poly prep's 2010-2011 annual report

Annual Report

Letter from the Headmaster 5

2010 - 2011 Accomplishments 7

Academic Highlights

Arts Highlights

Athletic Highlights

Service and Community Highlights

Financials 14

Giving Report 17

Parent Giving

Alumni Giving

Volunteers

Parents’ Association 29

Alumni Board of Governors 30

Poly Prep Country Day SchoolBOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS

Scott M. Smith ’75 — Chairman

John B. Madden Jr., Esq. ’72 — Vice Chairman

David M. Womack P’14, ’16 — Treasurer

Grace M. Sawyer P’82 — Secretary

BOARD MEMBERS

Robin L. Bramwell-Stewart ’86, P’16

Cynthia Capone ’88

Michael Clark P’01

Michael A. Correra ’87

Elizabeth Comerford P’09, ’11,’ 14

Charles M. Diker ’52

Susanna Furfaro, M.D. P’13, ’15

Karen E. Burke Goulandris, M.D., Ph.D. P’15

Andrew F. Gurley ’55

Jennifer Jordan Gorman ’99

Kristerfor T. Mastronardi ’95

Thomas H. Parker ’65

John J. Regan ’86

Robert G. Sabbagh ’87

Phyllis Serino P’08, ’13

Ellen Taubman P’12

Malcolm P. Travelstead P’93, ’96

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Clifford Barr, Esq. ’48

Harry J. Petchesky, Esq. ’55

Front Cover: Poly students form a rainbow on the back fields

to demonstrate how Poly celebrates diversity

Photo Credit: Guy Devyatkin (Science)

Annual Report Design: Pam Pollack Design

In this Report

Poly Prep Country Day School | Annual Report 2011 page 3

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

Malcolm G. Farley, Director of Communications

Rebecca Grossfield, Associate Director of Communications

Ilana Dubrovsky, Development Communications Associate

Linda Busetti, Communications Associate

Ann-Marie Werner, Archivist

Letter from the Headmaster


Last academic year, 2 Poly students were

invited to the White House, 3 Poly students became

National Merit Semi-Finalists, 41 Poly students won

Advanced Placement Scholar honors, and the Class of

2011 received offers of admission from many of the

nation’s top colleges and universities.

Left: A Poly teacher and student work to release a fingerling into the wild after it was hatched at Poly during last year’s Middle School Trout Project

DearPoly Community:Looking back at the 2010-11

academic year fills me with

pride. It should fill you with pride,

too. The achievements of so

many of our students—Poly’s 41

Advanced Placement Scholar

honorees, our three National

Merit Semi-Finalists and many

other National Merit awardees; the Class of 2011’s great

college acceptances, and the many league championships

and other honors our athletes earned—were the result of

hard work and true dedication. Our faculty, coaches, and

students deserve sustained accolades for these notable

successes.

Poly etched some notches on its bragging pole in other

regards, too. Two of our students were invited to the White

House, for example. The first was Nia Froome ’11, who

won a highly competitive young entrepreneurship contest

and met the President as part of her award. The other was

Khail Bryant ‘17 who participated in a young Alvin Ailey

dance performance for the First Lady.

Khail also had the distinction of performing on Broadway

as the Young Nala in The Lion King at the same time as

two Poly alumnae—Grace Gummer ‘04 and Alyssa Gold

‘08—appeared in the acclaimed revival of Tom Stoppard’s

Arcadia. Three members of our community appearing

simultaneously on the “Great White Way” is a Poly first, to

my knowledge.

Happily, this good news barely scratches the surface of

our teachers’, coaches’ and students’ accomplishments last

academic year. In the pages that follow, we detail some of

last year’s highlights in academics, arts, and athletics. I urge

you to review them and remind yourselves what a special

educational community you belong to.

Last year’s successes played a big role in our fundraising totals,

too, I suspect. In fact, I am pleased to report that we raised

$3,540,181 during Poly’s Fiscal Year 2011 (July 1, 2010

to June 30, 2011). This figure includes the Poly Fund, senior

parent gifts, and other annual giving, as well as endowment

and scholarship gifts, planned gifts, and capital gifts.

Your generosity put us $715,284 ahead of our fundraising

goals for the last fiscal year. It also helped to create the

momentum we will need this year as we seek to increase

giving to the Poly Fund and support new strategic initiatives

from learning enrichment and support to school-wide

science programs.

Last year, overall participation rates in annual giving also

increased, a sign that more members of our community are

investing in our success. Indeed, no independent school can

thrive without such investment. For this increased support—

and for fostering a culture of giving among parents and

alumni—we owe a crucial debt of gratitude to the tireless

efforts of our Poly Fund Committee, our Class Agents and

Special Reunion Chairs, and the countless other parents

and alumni who stepped up to the plate last year and

encouraged their peers to give.

Most of all, however, I must acknowledge the support we

receive from each of you. We recognize that choosing

Poly—whether as the school for your child’s education or as

the beneficiary of a charitable gift—is a major decision.

Without your commitment and help, we could not attract

and enroll many of New York City’s best and brightest,

maintain our beautiful and historic campuses, hire so many

caring and highly-qualified teachers, or offer such an

outstanding program of arts, academics, and athletics.

Once again, thank you.

David B. Harman

Headmaster


On the following pages are some highlights of our accomplishments in teaching,

learning, and service during the 2010-11 academic year. This is by no means an

exhaustive list. Last academic year, there were countless shining moments—in the

classroom, laboratory, art studio, stage and rehearsal space, gym and pool, and

on our playing fields—when teachers helped students discover new ideas, skills,

talents, and mastery. They are at the heart of the Poly experience each day.

For our report below, we have focused primarily on a few key

achievements from external assessments, tests, competitions,

tournaments, championships, and other outside measures.*

The Class of 2011 Received Top College Acceptances

Despite last year’s highly competitive college process, the

Class of 2011 still achieved excellent college results. Our

116 seniors gained admission to over 157 colleges (and

one post-graduate program). Over 30% are now attending

schools ranked in the Top 50 universities by US News and

World Report.

22 are currently attending schools ranked in the Top

20, led by Cornell (5), Penn (3), Chicago, Dartmouth,

Georgetown, Johns Hopkins and Yale (2 at each), and 1

each to Brown, Duke, Northwestern, and Notre Dame,

among others.

33% of the class is now attending schools ranked in the

Top 50 liberal arts colleges, with 15 graduates attending

schools in the Top 25. That group is led by Hamilton (6),

Oberlin, Vassar, and Wesleyan (2 at each), and 1 each

going to Haverford, West Point, and Williams.

Poly Students Won 21 PSAT/NMSQT National Merit Honors

The Class of 2011 earned 3 National Merit Semi-Finalist

slots; 11 National Merit Commendations; and 2 National

Achievement Scholarships while 6 others were designated

National Achievement Program Outstanding Participants.

Poly Students Won 41 AP Scholars Honors

41 Poly students earned Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar

honors and continued to score extremely well in a range

of challenging AP tests including: Art History, Biology,

Computer Science, English Literature, English Language,

European History, Latin Literature, Physics, Spanish

Language, Spanish Literature, U.S. History, World History,

among other subjects.

*Note: For reasons of space, no individual students are named in the following summaries.

The Class of 2011

is now attending colleges

including Brown, Cornell,

Duke, Penn, the University

of Chicago, Dartmouth,

Georgetown, Johns Hopkins,

Oberlin, Vassar, Wesleyan,

and Yale, among many

others.Above: At Poly’s Lower School, two students and a teacher explore an iPad together

2010-2011 Accomplishments

Academic Highlights

Left: Visiting artist during last year’s “Week of the Arts ”

Below: Middle schoolers learn

about buoyancy and displacement in a

science lab


Below are highlights of Poly student performers during the 2010-2011 academic year.

2 Upper School Students Competed at Gershwin Musical Theatre Awards

Two Poly seniors represented Poly as finalists in the

Gershwin Musical Theatre Award competitions, a citywide

contest for excellence in high school musical theatre

performance.

A Poly First: 10 Students in State-wide Vocal Contest

For the first time in Poly history, 7

Upper School students attended

the New York State School Music

Association (NYSSMA) adjudication.

Every student scored in the “A” rating

range and 3 of them received perfect

scores.

1 Poly Student Performed on Broadway; 4 Poly Students Performed in Radio City Music Hall Concert

1 Poly Middle School student performed on Broadway in

The Lion King during 2010-2011, while 4 other Middle

School students performed in the Lord of the Rings: The Two

Towers at Radio City Music Hall in October 2010.


National Latin Exams: 82 Awards Received

261 Middle & Upper Schoolers took the National Latin

Exams and received 82 awards, including 2 Gold Summa

Cum Laude, 10 Silver Maxima Cum Laude, and 22

Magna Cum Laude prizes.

New York Math League Performance: A Poly Best

Poly students placed 2nd in Brooklyn in the 2010-11

New York Math League contest, with over 50 students

participating. During the final round of competition in

March 2011, 3 Poly students earned perfect scores.

The Polygon Won a Silver Medal

Poly’s student newspaper, The Polygon, won a silver

medal from The Columbia Scholastic Press Association—

an awards and educational program administered by

Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Right: At Poly, art, music, and song

foster the imagination and spark creativity

among students of all ages

Arts Highlights

3 Poly Seniors Won Top Honors in City-wide Science & Engineering Competition

3 Poly seniors—all senior research fellows in Poly’s Science

Research class—took home awards from the prestigious

New York City Science and Engineering Fair, and had the

opportunity to meet President Obama, who was present for

a portion of the competition.

1 Poly Senior Won a National Writing Award

A Poly student won a prestigious, nation-wide NCTE

“Certificate for Superior Writing,” and was both the only

award recipient for any Brooklyn school last year, and one

of only 4 students in all of New York City to receive the

award.



Below are highlights of the outstanding performance of Poly sports teams during the 2010-2011 athletic season.

All-Team Championships/Finalists

Baseball – Ivy Champions, NYSAISAA Champions

Boys’ Basketball – Ivy Champions, NYSAISAA Finalist

Boys’ Lacrosse – NYSAISAA Champions

Boys’ Soccer – NYSAISAA Finalist

Girls’ Basketball – Ivy Champions

Girls’ Indoor Track – Ivy Champions

Girls’ Lacrosse – NYSAISAA Finalist

Girls’ Swimming – Ivy Champions

Softball – NYSAISAA Champions (6th in a row)

35 Poly Athletes Earn “All League” Slots

The following Poly teams had members who earned

“All League” slots during 2010-2011.

Baseball – 5

Boys’ Basketball – 3

Boys’ Lacrosse – 3

Boys’ Soccer – 2

Boys’ Squash – 1

Boys’ Swim – 5

Boys’ Tennis – 1

Girls’ Basketball – 3

Girls’ Lacrosse – 3

Girls’ Soccer – 1

Girls’ Swim – 7

Volleyball – 3

Other Championship Results

Boys’ Indoor Track

5 Ivy Individual Event Champions

2 (additional) All Ivy as Top 2 in various events

4 Federation Qualifier (NYSAISAA) Individual Champions

Boys’ Outdoor Track


5 (additional) All Ivy as Top 3 in various events

Girls’ Cross Country

1 All Ivy

Girls’ Indoor Track

Ivy Champions


4 (additional) All Ivy Placements as Top 2 in various events

3 Federation Qualifier (NYSAISAA) Individual Champions

Girls’ Outdoor Track


2 (additional) All Ivy as Top 3-in-1 event

Girls’ Tennis

2 All Ivy

Softball

3 All Ivy

1 All Brooklyn Team

Wrestling

4 Ivy League Champions

4 State Champions

1 Mayor’s Cup Champion

Athletic Highlights

Character & Service Highlights


Below are highlights of the outstanding service performed by Poly students during the 2010-2011 academic year. Service and service learning are a key part of Poly’s program of character education.

Poly Students Raise Over $25,000 for Charity

During the 2010-2011 academic year, Poly students in

all 3 divisions (Lower, Middle, and Upper) raised over

$25,000 for charities and service organizations including:

AIDS Walk New York; the Japan Society (for earthquake

relief); UNICEF; War Child (for Haitian earthquake relief);

the Mitapeap School (our sister school in Cambodia); the

Susan B. Komen/”Race for the Cure;” and many other

causes.

Students Collect Other In-Kind Donations

Poly students also collected countless in-kind donations last

year including: 500 used books for Project Cicero; 29 pints

of blood for Poly’s annual blood drive; 20 boxes of athletic

uniforms and equipment for a South African athletic charity

founded by a Poly student; many boxes of canned goods

for local food pantries; winter coats; and other items for

various charities.

Poly Students Volunteer Over 3,500 Hours for Non-Profits

Collectively, Poly students volunteered over 3,500 hours,

here and abroad, during the 2010-2011 academic year.

Below is just a partial listing of the non-profit organizations

to which they contributed a substantial amount of their time

and skills.

The Ali Forney Center—Housing for Homeless LGBT Youth

An orphanage in Cambodia

Brooklyn Arts Exchange

Housing Works

Lutheran Medical Center

Mount Sinai Hospital

National Geographic Program in Peru

New York Community Hospital

Oratory Church of St. Boniface

Project Unleashed (Girls’ Leadership and Dog Rescue)

Prospect Park Alliance

Prospect Park Zoo

Staten Island University Hospital

Last year, Poly

students raised more than

$25,000 for charity and

volunteered over 3,500

hours for non-profit

organizations.

Above: Middle School student presents a $9,000 check to the Japan Society for earthquake relief


Below: Upper School students participate

in Poly’s recycling program

Left: Middle School students form a pink ribbon for “Breast Cancer Awareness” day

Financials

Poly Prep’s Financials: Fiscal Year 2011(July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011)

Poly Prep is a careful shepherd of its finances. We are

determined to meet our educational mission efficiently,

now and in the future.

The school also strategically budgets its expenditures.

For example, during Fiscal Year 2011, we directed 95%

of our annual expenditures towards our programs and

teaching, teacher and staff salaries and benefits,

financial aid, and our physical plant and depreciation,

while only 5% were absorbed by administrative costs.

Prudent financial management enables us to offer

outstanding academics, athletics, arts, and two beautiful

historic campuses while attracting and retaining a

dedicated and highly-qualified faculty and a gifted and

diverse student body.

Income

Tuition & Fees 79%

Poly Fund 6%

Ancillary Programs 9%

Endowment & Investments 4%

Other Revenue 2%

TOTAL $36,674,741

Expenses

Financial Aid 15% ■

Salaries & Benefits 52%

Programs & Teaching 15% ■

Administrative 5% ■

Physical Plant & Depreciation 13% ■

TOTAL $35,669,787

$29,113,408

$2,058,542

$3,192,562

$1,450,667

$859,562

$5,295,157

$18,684,155

$5,472,857

$1,683,796

$4,533,816

Poly’s endowment, consisting of prudently managed funds, ensures our future fiscal health and provides us with both the crucial flexibility for long-term planning and the ability to attract and retain a gifted and diverse student body.

Endowment Market Value as of June 30, 2011: $21,413,618

Endowment Gifts During Fiscal Year 2011: $1,451,835*

*Gifts of Cash, Securities, and Transfers

Poly’s Endowment

Endowment

Faculty Development 10%

Other 15%

Scholarship 26%

Unrestricted 49%

TOTAL $21,413,618

$10,504,327

$2,070,677

$3,164,778

$5,673,836



Giving Report

Poly Prep expresses deep gratitude to the parents, alumni, past parents, grandparents, and other supporters of our school for their generous donations.

Your gifts both sustain excellence at Poly and demonstrate to the entire Poly community that you have invested in the success of our students. Thank you.

Contributed Income for Fiscal Year 2011 (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011)

1) ANNUAL GIVING (The Poly Fund) $1,782,184

Alumni Annual Giving $441,155

Parent Annual Giving $581,661

Restricted Annual Giving $628,464

Corporate Scholars $1,000

Senior Parents $129,904

2) ENDOWMENT GIFTS (Unrestricted and Scholarships) $1,296,173

3) CAPITAL GIFTS $461,824

TOTAL : $3,540,181*

*Cash, Securities, and Pledges as of June 30, 2011

Note: See page 14 for a summary of Poly Prep’s Audited Financials for Fiscal Year 2011.

Contributed Income Fiscal Year 2011

Above: Varsity boys’ soccer competes on Poly’s Dyker Heights campus

Right: Poly Prep’s Lower School located

in Park Slope

Top 3 Parent Years By Dollar Amounts

Top 3 Parent Years By Participation Rates


Parent Giving (Poly Fund)

Giving Report

2022 2024 20250

20

40

60

80

100% 97%

81%

71%

2014 2013 2015

$178,800

$93,025

$54,765

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

Dear Poly Community:

Letter from the Headmaster


Parent Giving 2010 - 2011 (Poly Fund) Participation Rates and Dollar Amounts

Year Participation Rate Dollar Amount

2012 42% $46,935

2013 54% $93,025

2014 41% $178,800

2015 40% $54,765

2016 55% $46,280

2017 36% $44,980

2018 53% $19,700

2019 42% $9,300

2020 59% $17,850

2021 68% $12,425

2022 97% $26,440

2023 57% $24,950

2024 81% $36,700

2025 71% $20,985

Parent Giving continued

Why I Give

“ The Poly Fund is an opportunity for people to do what they can to fill the gap between the actual cost of edu-cating children and

the budget.”

Margaret Schilling P’22, ‘24Poly Fund Lower School Co-Chair

Above: A landscape created by a student in an Upper School Advanced Drawing class


Giving Report

Top 5 Alumni Years By Dollar Amounts

Top 5 Alumni Years By Participation Rates

Alumni Giving (Poly Fund)

1951 1954 1957 1975 1987

$40,847$39,410

$33,650

$27,250$25,825

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

1956 1944 1951 1954 1953

42%

40%

33%32%

30%

0

10

20

30

40

50%

Above: Marie Corkhill (Science), Gail Karpf (English), and Kate Flahive (Math) greet alumni at Special Reunion 2011

Right: Alumni catch up at Special Reunion

2011

Alumni Fund Giving 2010 - 2011 (Poly Fund) Participation Rates and Dollar Amounts


1932 25% $25

1933 17% $250

1934 2% $200

1935 16% $650

1936 6% $50

1937 17% $275

1938 8% $1,800

1939 16% $1,350

1940 15% $275

1941 14% $550

1942 27% $2,530

1943 16% $3,415

1944 40% $5,325

1945 15% $3,425

1946 20% $9,050

1947 18% $960

1948 26% $21,200

1949 24% $4,693

1950 27% $5,878

1951 33% $40,847

1952 20% $8,975

1953 30% $4,575

1954 32% $39,410

1955 7% $4,900

1956 42% $16,975

1957 13% $33,650

1958 22% $6,230

1959 13% $3,335

1960 14% $3,900

1961 28% $9,850

1962 17% $2,752

1963 11% $1,168

1964 14% $5,125

1965 21% $6,907

1966 20% $6,250

1967 8% $2,800

1968 11% $6,075

1969 9% $1,000

1970 11% $1,575

1971 15% $1,945

Alumni Giving continued


1972 14% $3,325

1973 11% $5,350

1974 14% $3,750

1975 12% $27,250

1976 7% $2,850

1977 3% $150

1978 11% $7,000

1979 8% $3,050

1980 3% $2,400

1981 10% $6,536

1982 5% $7,700

1983 11% $3,202

1984 5% $2,975

1985 7% $5,970

1986 17% $10,553

1987 7% $25,825

1988 10% $14,858

1989 5% $2,400

1990 4% $1,600

1991 11% $840

1992 5% $3,513

1993 2% $400

1994 6% $3,050

1995 10% $11,575

1996 7% $750

1997 5% $533

1998 5% $225

1999 4% $1,125

2000 6% $1,607

2001 13% $1,000

2002 5% $250

2003 7% $1,595

2004 4% $377

2005 8% $655

2006 7% $1,200

2007 9% $2,635

2008 4% $625

2009 6% $255

2010 4% $100


Giving Report

Poly Prep is deeply

grateful for the leadership,

imagination, and many

hours of hard work from our

volunteers. Thank you.

POLY FUND COMMITTEE

Poly Fund Chair

Phyllis Serino P’08, ‘13

Parent Co-Chairs

Jonathan Levine

Michelle Bork P’13

Alumni Co-Chairs

Jacquin Fink ‘54

Andrew Gurley ‘55

Leadership Chair

Marc Triola P’24

Faculty & Staff Chair

Susan Beiles P’88, ‘90, ‘95

Lower School Faculty & Staff Chair

Peter Soto ‘01

Lower School Co-Chairs

Margaret Schilling P’22, ‘24

Dushana Triola P’24

Middle School Chair

Patrick Smith P’16

Upper School Chair

Donna Muoio P’13, ‘17

Committee

Alison Price Becker P’16

Crystal Behar P’17, ‘20

Debra Bogosian P’14

Christina Brown P’14, ’23

Janet Cush P’16

Nick Donovan P’20, ’24

Mark Gibian P’11

Anastasiya Gorelik P’25

Eustace Greaves P’12

Daniel Hunter P’25

Laura Lennon P’14, ’17

Mark Landrey P’22, ’24

Jodi Luby P’18

Erica Minnihan P’18

Caroline Press P’13

Carol Reneau P’22

Julie Rothschild P’21, ’24

Valerie Saunders P’22

Elizabeth Schnee P’10, ’14

Aaron & Shannon Simpson P’24

Bill Smith P’10

Dawn-Marie Walker P’13

Winston Wills P’13, ’15

AUCTION COMMITTEE

Omaira Aguirre P’13

Cynthia Arlia P’11

Debra Attori P’18

Eileen Avvocato P’12

Elaine Beery P’11

Carol Bell P’13, ‘15, ‘17

Lucille Blair P’13

Fran Boland P’11

Natalie Cadogan P’17

Mary Carroll French P’13

Michele Charles P’14

Betsy Comerford P’09, ‘11, ‘14

Fran Cugliari McCann P’14

Janet Cush P’16

Lisa Dempsey P’15

Deborah Drakes P’16

Dawn Ellwood P’15

Joanne Farley P’13

Mary Jean Farrell Halliday P’08, ‘14

Barbara Hart P’11, 13

Emily Fries P’14

Susanna Furfaro P’13, 15

Virginia Genereux P’22

Jodi Genovese P’13, ‘15

Eustace Greaves P’12

Michele Hern P’15

Sharon Hirschhorn Clayman P’12

Rosemary Kaplan P’14

Lauren Kapp P’25

Christine Kennedy P’13, ‘14

Jeannine Kerr P’21, ‘23

Caterina Laresca P’11

Laura Lennon P’14, ‘17

Jill Licata P’11, ‘14

Michael Malafronte P’14, ‘18

Jill Manny P’14

Cassandra Metz P’21

Lisa Meyer P’14

Doreen Mogavero P’15

Brenda November P’16

Rita Oussani P’11, ‘12

Bonnie Pearce P’11, ‘12, ‘17

Alison Price Becker P’16

Amie Ratajczak P’11

Marcia Reilly P’06, ‘07, ‘09, ‘15

Mary Reilly P’13

Angela Reinertsen P’10, ‘13

Mary Saputo P’12, ‘13

Valerie Saunders P’22

Margaret Schilling P’24


Kathy Shannon P’09, ‘14

Emily Sheridan P’10

Helen Silver P’14, ‘17

Beth Skelley P’12

Patrick Smith P’16

Caleb Terry P’16

Sherry-Ann Terry P’16

Dushana Triola P’24

Kristi Towey P’17

Mara Urshel

Anthea Walker P’13, ‘19

Claudia Warner P’09, ‘11

TENNIS COMMITTEE

David & Jacqueline Akselrad P’08, ‘11

Amie Block Ratajczak P’11

Susana Furfaro P’13, ‘15

Cindy Kadet P’13

David Kochman ‘77 & Marla Kochman P’09, ‘12

William & Christina Martire

Justine McGovern P’09, ‘13

Grace Sawyer P’82


Helen Silver P’14, ‘17

Anthea Walker P’13, ‘19

SPECIAL REUNION 2012 CHAIRS

Steven Andersen ‘71, P’13, ‘22

Eileen Ahasic ‘01

Mitchell Bernstein ‘66

Lori Cacace ‘06

Kenneth Dashow ‘76

Lisa Della Pietra ‘86

Kaitlin Donohue ‘06

Stephen Ehrlich ‘51

Edward Fuller II ‘56

Steven Goldberg ‘71, P’94, ‘96

Michael Junsch ‘71, P’94, ‘95

Philip Kelly ‘91

Andrew Koven ‘86

K. Eric Knutsen ‘56

Charles Kreines ‘76, P’08, ‘12

Peter Malkin ‘51

Nicholas Nakos ‘96

Stephen Pearlman ‘61

John Regan ‘86

Margo Rivera “01

Carla Sinatra ‘86

Frank Sinatra ‘76

Anthony Tagliagambe ‘71, P’11

Laura Torrado-Malley ‘86, P’16

Martin Valk ‘81

Volunteers

Above: Lower Schoolers work on a research project via both traditional means (a book) and a laptop

Right: Middle School theater students sing

during a performance of Charles Dickens’ A

Christmas Carol


Giving Report

The Advancement section in our Annual Report

recognizes donors for gifts made during Fiscal Year

2011 (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011).

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of

this report. We apologize for any inadvertent errors or

omissions.

To report any inaccuracies in our donor listings, please

contact Gabrielle Gilliam, Director of Development, by

phone at 718-836-9800 extension 3240 or by email

at [email protected].

If you have any questions about giving to Poly Prep,

please contact Ms. Gilliam via any of the means listed

above.

Thank You

Above: Retiring teacher Bobbie Swain (Science) offers counsel about wearing “our inner hats” as she bids farewell to Poly during Commencement 2011

Above: Middle School English students celebrate during “Tom Sawyer Day ”

Right: Kindergartners gather in a reading

circle


Parents’ AssociationExecutive Board

Doreen Mogavero P’15 President

Michele Charles P’14 VP, Upper School

Anthea Walker P’13, ‘19 VP, Upper School

Michael Malafronte P’14, ‘18 VP, Middle School

April Agostino P’16, ‘18 VP, Middle School

Bridget Williams P’21 VP, Lower School

Jai Griem P’21, ‘24 VP, Lower School

Mary Fischer P’14 Secretary

Donna Muoio P’13, ‘17 Secretary

Achille Mogavero P’15 Treasurer

Grade Reps

Lisa Parson P’11 12th Grade (Form VI)

Noreen Axon P’03, ‘05, ‘12 11th Grade (Form V)

Margherita Caso P’09, ‘12 11th Grade (Form V)

Mary Reilly P’13 10th Grade (Form IV)

Jeanne-Marie Accetta P’13, ‘15 10th Grade (Form IV)

Mary Jean Farrell Halliday P’08, ‘14 9th Grade (Form III)

Dina Gambino P’11, ‘14 9th Grade (Form III)

Roberta Collins P’15 8th Grade (Form II)

Stacey Jerrold P’15 8th Grade (Form II)

Alison Price Becker P’16 7th Grade (Form I)

Kristin Mooney P’17 6th Grade

Laura Lennon P’14, ‘17 6th Grade

Stephanie Seto P’18, ‘21 5th Grade

Betty Chiang P’18 5th Grade

Angela Ortiz P’19, ‘22 4th Grade

Julie Baltimore P’20 3rd Grade

Cassandra Metz P’21 2nd Grade

Valerie Saunders P’22 1st Grade

Jeannine Kerr P’21, ‘23 Kindergarten

Tamara Ling P’24 Pre-K

Erin Texeira P’21, ‘25 Nursery

Right: Parents volunteer during a

Poly Fund phonathon

Executive Board

Hal Rose ‘74, P’04, ‘09 President, Alumni Board of Governors

Paul Zola ‘53 Vice President, Alumni Board of Governors

Matthew Walsh ‘92 Chair, ‘Awards Committee

Nicholas Gravante ‘78, P’20, ‘23 Chair, Fundraising Committee

John Artise ‘65 Chair, Networking and Mentoring Committee

Nadia Mastromichalis ‘94 Chair, New York Events Committee

Gil Feldman ‘42, P’83, ‘85 Vice President Emeritus

Board of Governors

Mark Ahasic ‘95

Eileen Ahasic ‘01

Steven Andersen ‘71, P’13, ‘22

Danielle Sabbagh Basso ‘90

William Basso ‘89

Harold Bernieri ‘85, P’15

Marianne Bertuna ‘94

Timothy Boardman ‘04

Nicole Bonica ‘93

Andrew Brandman ‘87

Lawrence Brandman ‘78

Francis Castellano ‘84, P’16

Shannon Cohall ‘10

Lisa Della Pietra ‘86

Samantha DiGennaro ‘88

Lawrence DiGiovanna ‘69

Qadir Forbes ‘11

Gary Hanna ‘84

Raymund Lansigan ‘00

Daniel Lempert ‘09

Anne Levine ‘09

Alexandra Maresca ‘00

Ayisha McHugh ‘12 (Student Member)

Courtney Nolan ‘08

Lawrence Patton ‘82

Wade Saadi ‘95

Gerald Scher ‘49

Andrew Schrijver ‘07

Martin Valk ‘81

John Verzosa ‘00

Right: The Class of 1996 at Special

Reunion 2011

Alumni Association Board of Governors

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