the bulletinStoneleigh-Burnham SchoolFall/Winter 2009

Trailblazers

2008-09 Annual Giving Report Issue

{ }Head of SchoolSally L. Mixsell

EditorHolly N. Mott

ContributorsLauren CunniffeLiz FeeleyDr. Regina E. MooneyCarly NartowiczBethany O’ConnellTod Pleasant

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNAE RELATIONS

Dr. Regina E. MooneyDirector of Development & Alumnae Relations

Liz FeeleyAssistant Director of Development for Alumnae Relations

Bethany O’ConnellAssistant Director of Development for Annual Giving

Stephanie SmithDevelopment Office Manager

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

Holly N. MottDirector of Communications

Carly N. NartowiczCommunications Office Assistant

COVER PHOTO:Bree Wisniewski ’11 on the trail to the top of Mount Holyoke, Mountain Day (fall 2009). Photo by Holly Mott.

OPPOSITE PAGE PHOTO: Students at the Mary A. Burnham School enjoying the Mountain Day tradition (c. 1940). Photo courtesy the Stoneleigh-Burnham Archives.

The email address for letters to the editor is hmott@sbschool.org, and for class notes, alumnae@sbschool.org. Changes in address should be emailed to slsmith@sbschool.org or mailed to the address listed below.

STONELEIGH-BURNHAM SCHOOL574 Bernardston RoadGreenfield, Massachusetts 01301(413) 774-2711alumnae@sbschool.orgwww.sbschool.org

STONELEIGH-BURNHAM SCHOOLThe Bulletin • Fall/Winter 2009

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Email: alumnae@sbschool.org

Mail to: The Bulletin Stoneleigh-Burnham School 574 Bernardston Road Greenfield, MA 01301

Student poem pleases alumnaJust a couple quick comments on the most recent alumnae Bulletin publication. First - It is a treat to read what is going on at SBS. I applaud you for “going green” and using environmentally responsible ink & paper!

Second - please let Audrey Lewis ’09 know how outstanding her [poem] “Once We Were Young” is. I am happy to see that poetry and writing are still an active part of the curriculum. Please relay to Audrey that a former poetry nerd and winner of the “Nancy Hodermarsky Poetry Award” just adores her except from Minerva.

Rachael McClellan Leonard ’93

In This IssueFeatures5 College Bound by Lauren Cunniffe College Counselor Lauren Cunniffe’s account of her summer college bike tour

6 Trailblazers Stories of alumnae and students blazing their own trails 7 Sonya Lamonakis ’93 by Liz Feeley A Champion in the Ring and in the Classroom 8 Emily Hewlings ’12 by Holly Mott Defying Silence and Finding Her Voice

10 Gypsy da Silva ’59B by Bethany O’Connell Words Do Not Deceive Her

12 Around the World in Ten Days Excerpts from Head of School Sally Mixsell’s travel journal from Asia

Departments2 Do One Thing Each Day That Scares You by Sally L. Mixsell, Head of School

4 Who We Are: The Newest Stoneleigh-Burnham Girls

14 2008-2009 Annual Giving Report

15 A Solid Foundation by Regina E. Mooney, Ph.D.

22 Alumnae Pages 23 Class Notes 26 Alumnae Getting Together 28 In Memoriam 29 Nell Fallon Tribute 31 Giving is a Family Affair

The MissionStoneleigh-Burnham School is an academic community that inspires girls to pursue meaningful lives based on honor, respect, and intellectual curiosity. Each student is challenged to discover her best self and graduate with the confidence to think independently and act ethically, secure in the knowledge that her voice will be heard.

The Board of TrusteesShayna Appel ’78, P’04, Chair

Kathy Seyffer Opdycke ’70, Vice Chair

Rich Hubbard P’00,’02,’05, Secretary

Jacque Waxenberg ’77, Treasurer

Dr. John Barrengos

Annette A. Cazenave ’74

Nancy Corsiglia ’74

Anne Quantrell Dennen ’70

Kimberly Eldridge ’92

Charles Gledhill P’13

Allison Porter ’89

Tal Rappleyea P’08

Laura B. Richards ’60S

Helene A. Robbins

Elizabeth T. Stout ’61B

Luis Viada P’06

Taffy Bassett-Fox ’88, Ex-officio

Sally Leach Mixsell ’69, Ex-officio

Nancy L. Diver ’53B, Emeritus

Michael F. Donohue Jr. P’78, Emeritus

Elinor Johnstone Ferdon ’54B, P’76,’78,’82, Emeritus

Benn W. Jesser P’63, GP’81,’94,’06, Emeritus

John McNear P’79, Emeritus

Since my arrival as head of school a little over a year ago, we have clung to this adage as a goal for ourselves, as adult role models in a community of learners, and for our girls, as those we are entrusted to teach. As educators, we work to present challenges that will be appropriately “scary” for our students, as they work to understand themselves both as learners and as members of a community.

As I write this note on a rainy, autumn Sunday afternoon, our debate team is hosting eleven schools here on campus for the annual Stoneleigh-Burnham School Public Speaking Tournament, and our most experienced debaters will compete next week in the annual International Debate Tournament against English-speaking schools from around the world. We have four riders in Northampton this weekend who have qualified for the Massachusetts Finals for hunter-jumpers, and our own fields are dotted today with cross country riders competing in our Fall Horse Trials. These, and so many other events of the year, are the kinds of opportunities that challenge our girls to be their best selves and grow as a result.

In this issue of The Bulletin we offer several stories of alumnae and students whose lives embody the kind of “guts” that such challenges require – and in turn engender. As a school for twelve to eighteen-year-olds, we strive to assist our emerging young women to become active agents of their own destiny. It is one thing to boost self-esteem; it is quite another to encourage strong will. We believe that the stories told here are representative of many Burnham, Stoneleigh and Stoneleigh-Burnham graduates – women whose self-esteem and strong will have allowed them to do things every day that scare them.

Enjoy!

Do One Thing Each Day That Scares Youby Sally L. Mixsell, Head of School

Eleanor Roosevelt once suggested, “Do one thing each day that scares you.” She did not mean for us to take unnecessary or illegal risk but rather to go to the edges of what we think is possible and give it our best try. In other words, do something “scary” in order to grow.

It is one thing to boost self-esteem; it is quite another to encourage strong will.

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Sally L. Mixsell at Commencement 2009. Photo by Paul Franz.

As we were going to press with this issue of The Bulletin we learned of the death of one of Stoneleigh-Burnham’s most beloved figures, Mrs. Miriam Emerson Peters, on October 29, 2009 at the age of 100. Although we could not do her justice in this one page, we did not feel right going ahead without including mention of her passing. In her letter to alumnae in the days that followed the news of Mrs. Peters’ death, Sally Mixsell shared,

It is hard to imagine the entirety of her influence on so many Burnham and Stoneleigh-Burnham alumnae; she was certainly a woman of substance who commanded enormous respect. Even in her retirement she was sincerely interested in the lives of her “girls” from Burnham and in the education of young women in general. I can say for myself that I feel the heady responsibility of carrying on her legacy at the school and am grateful for having known her, both as a student and recently as head of school. Her life has inspired me to be better at mine.

As you may remember, we commemorated Mrs. Peters’ 100th birthday last June at Reunion. Mrs. Peters was passionate about travel and culture, so when I asked her how she would like to be honored in this milestone year, she chose the general theme of international understandings. With gifts from a number of Burnham alumnae we were able to launch the Miriam Emerson Peters Speaker Series in Global Awareness as a part of that celebration.

In an untimely coincidence, the inaugural speaker series event took place the week following Mrs. Peters’ death. Sally Mixsell opened by sharing her thoughts on the event’s poignancy before introducing guest speaker Mary Wilson, professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an expert in the area of Middle Eastern studies.

Mrs. Miriam Emerson Peters will be remembered in the spring issue of The Bulletin. She will be sadly missed, and in the words of Sally Mixsell,

May the contributions of Miriam Emerson Peters be inscribed in our hearts and in Stoneleigh-Burnham School for generations to come.

A Remarkable Woman:An Extraordinary Life

Who We AreThe Newest Stoneleigh-Burnham Girls

1997is the year the youngest

members of the class of

2015 (this year’s 7th

grade class) were born.

4:30 a.m.was the earliest arrival time for one of our new international students.

twelve

is the number of

countries our girls

represent including the

United States, Thailand,

Korea, China, Japan,

Mexico, Bermuda, St.

Martin, Canada, Côte

d’Ivoire, Rwanda and

Russia.

6,814is the number of miles from Seoul, South Korea to

Greenfield, Massachusetts. The average air miles

traveled by one of our South Korean students each year

is 27,256.

forty-two

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students who received

academic honors at their

previous schools. It is

also the number of new

students who joined

the SBS community this

year.

threenew students this year are legacies.

nineteennew students speak two or more languages.

eight

is the total number of

languages spoken by our

new students.

A Stoneleigh-Burnham senior displays her school spirit and the “peace” symbol, now less associated with the counter-culture movement of the American 60s and more often associated with the Asian symbol for peace and happiness. Photo by the SBS yearbook staff.

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For two weeks this past July I had the opportunity to join a group of college counselors from seven different states as we pedaled our way through three Mid-Atlantic states visiting about a dozen colleges and universities. This adventure, complete with remarkably perfect summer weather, afforded us a unique chance to view these schools from, as Jacques Steinberg of the New York Times put it in his article about us, “the open-air perch of a bike saddle.” We all rode bikes and carried our own gear; in my case I pulled a small trailer equipped with an eye-catching yellow flag that billowed happily over nearly 500 miles of sun-baked roads, from quiet, shaded bike paths to the din of downtown Baltimore’s traffic and construction zones.

Approaching a college campus by bike allows a fresh vantage point that isn’t visible from a car. The group took in buildings and landscapes from a slow-moving perspective that let us spend time, far removed from glossy brochures and internet connections, reflecting on which of our students we could imagine walking around that campus. Later, on each formal tour, we did what any college tour group does: we watched the tour guide walk backwards and listened to the speech, sometimes rehearsed, sometimes refreshingly candid, about the college. We saw the dorms, the classrooms, the library and the

athletic facilities. We then checked out the downtown area for student cafes, shopping and music spots. We ate meals in the dining halls and we slept in the dorm rooms and came away with the certain knowledge that every single college offers something valuable and unique to its population; the real trick is looking beyond the name of the school and taking a close look at what it offers to its students.

That, for me, was the most valuable part of this experience: spending time with counselors, from both small, independent and large, public high schools, who all share the goal of finding the best fit for the students with whom they work. I’ve been asked if there were any real standouts or any disappointments among the schools I saw. There were no disappointments because every college I saw aims to provide a unique educational opportunity and no single college closely resembled the one I saw the previous day.

As a new cycle of college applications begins this fall, I plan to counsel each student to immerse herself in the process much as I did in the bike tour: setting off on a new adventure, armed with plenty of knowledge and support, but prepared to pedal her own bicycle on that journey towards the college that suits her best.

College Bound by Lauren Cunniffe

As any Stoneleigh-Burnham athlete learns in her years here, the common bonds forged through riding, dancing and team practices are strong and enduring. These athletes find that the experience of working together in a group engages both the mind and body and produces lasting and, sometimes, surprising results.

“[...] the real trick is looking beyond the name of the school and taking a close look at what it offers to its students.”

College Counselor Lauren Cunniffe (in yellow at center) with fellow college counselors in July 2009.

8Read the full New York Times article. Find the link at twitter.com/sbschoolorg.

Trailblazers

Sonya Lamonakis ’93 is called “Amtrak” in boxing circles because she always moves forward in the ring. Photo by Joe Daly.

“I run my classroom very similarly to how I fight. Not so much aggressively, but I have to command attention.”

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Stoneleigh-Burnham alumnae and students are taking charge of their destinies and blazing their own trails in pursuit of their best selves every day. In this section we share a few of those stories that have captured our attention as of late.

The desks were set up in a square formation, about the size of a boxing ring. The students were listening intently and the teacher was alternating between a whisper and an authoritative tone as she was stepping into the center of the square, bobbing and weaving her way from desk to desk. Similarly to commanding respect in the boxing ring, Sonya Lamonakis ’93 was commanding respect in the classroom.

As if the challenge of becoming the number one ranked amateur super heavyweight boxer in the country is not a challenge great enough, Ms. Lamonakis teaches seventh grade at Family Academy in Harlem, New York. Boxing is Sonya’s hobby. Educating children is her career.

Sitting at a small desk in an undersized chair at a public school in the heart of Harlem, I witnessed the tough love of this extraordinary teacher. Ms. Lamonakis was clearly reaching this group of seventh graders that any other teacher could rightly label ‘difficult.’ She cares, and her students know it. In five short minutes it was clear that the class was aware of Ms. Lamonakis’ high expectations and that they appreciated her for holding them to a high standard of behavior. “Kids want structure and discipline,” Sonya shares. “I run my classroom very similarly to how I fight. Not so much aggressively, but I have to command attention.”

Commanding attention is not new to Sonya. After taking up boxing at the age of 27, in seven short years, Sonya has won an unprecedented four consecutive Golden Gloves titles at Madison Square Garden, two New England Golden Gloves titles, a World Title in Kansas City, Missouri and two National Golden Gloves titles. Now she has a new challenge, turning pro. “I will probably turn pro,” a pause, then a sigh, “but the problem is that if I have a fight in Florida on a Saturday, I will need to be there for a weigh-in on Friday so I need to leave on Thursday. These kids need me here and that will be difficult.” Ms. Diana Diaz, Principal of Family Academy, remembers hiring Ms. Lamonakis, “Sonya said she’ll have to be out of school for a week for a fight in Colorado and I told her that the only way I am going to let you go is if you come back a winner!”

Ms. Lamonakis loves a challenge. She graduated from Stoneleigh-Burnham School as a Post Graduate in 1993,

received a degree in communication disorders from Springfield College and a master’s degree from American International College in elementary education. She is currently working on a degree in special education and taking classes toward a degree in administration. Sonya was looking for a new challenge to replace the competitive athletic experience at Stoneleigh-Burnham and Springfield College. She found that challenge when a friend introduced her to boxing in Chicopee. From her first moment in the ring Sonya knew she had found her home.

Sonya credits her parents, Stephen and Sharon Lamonakis of Turners Falls, MA, her English teacher Dan Verdery and Dr. Paul Bassett for introducing her to Stoneleigh-Burnham School. At Stoneleigh-Burnham she learned self-discipline and confidence while maturing as a student and person. Sonya reflects, “You get a tour of the world there at Stoneleigh. It’s like riding the Eurorail. You get to meet all different kinds of people and learn about different cultures from around the world.”

Whether it is in the boxing ring or in that square arrangement of desks in a seventh grade classroom in Harlem, NY, Sonya has found herself. “I tell my students, go do what you want to do. There are no things that are only for girls or only for boys. Do what you want to do! I give them an example of choice.”

So, the teaching career is fulfilling, but the question of turning pro as a boxer? Sonya confidently admits, “I believe in my heart that I can be a world champion.”

And if you ask a group of seventh graders from Family Academy in Harlem, New York, Ms. Lamonakis is already a World Champion.

Sonya Lamonakis ’93: A Champion in the Ring and in the Classroom by Liz Feeley

Entitled “Deadly,” Emily’s poem captures the anger, frustration and suffering that exists for the families and loved ones of Alzheimer’s sufferers. “I really admire this poem, and Emily’s eloquent and powerful articulation of what it means and feels like to watch a family member be taken by this disease,” commented Ms. Durrett. The work is poignant, moving, and evocative. Simply put, it will make you cry.

Emily’s grasp of the art of poetry is impressive, having been written by a then high school freshman, the piece is sophisticated and masterful. Emily loves the English language and has always wanted to be a writer, but what makes her story unique is that she was born into a world of silence. Emily was born deaf and at the age of two received a Cochlear Implant, a small device that helps to provide a sense of sound to those who are profoundly deaf. Emily’s processor is discreetly implanted behind her right ear, and it has enabled her to live in a hearing world. An excerpt from “Just One of You,” an essay of Emily’s published in the 2009 issue of Minerva, reads,

I once read somewhere that everyone has some kind of disability in some way and is able to hide it from others, whereas some people have to reveal theirs with no chance of ever concealing it from society. It’s there, like graffiti on the brick walls along the city streets. [...] I’m one of those people who can’t hide their disability.

Emily came to Stoneleigh-Burnham from the Clarke School in Northampton, Massachusetts, a school for the deaf that was established in 1867. She had been in public schools before, but after the supportive environment of Clarke, Emily’s reentry into the mainstream hearing world loomed large for her. She was worried about adapting to the hearing world again. She knew there would be obstacles but was hopeful that Stoneleigh-Burnham’s inclusive environment would allow her to overcome them. Certain things will forever remain difficult for Emily, like hearing in a large crowd or deciphering sounds in situations with a lot of ambient noise. Emily’s implant doesn’t actually provide her “normal” hearing, it doesn’t fix the underlying

Emily Hewlings ’12: Defying Silence and Finding Her Voice

Last spring, English teacher Shawn Durrett learned of a poem written by Emily Hewlings, then a first-year freshman at Stoneleigh-Burnham. The poem, written about Emily’s grandmother who was living with Alzheimer’s, caught Ms. Durrett’s attention, and with the Trailblazers theme already in the works for this issue, it seemed a fitting place to share Emily’s story.

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by Holly Mott

I was nine when it took hold of you,your brain, your memories.It was only the first stageand I did not know about itat that time.You were already forgetting some things,but that was what old people do, right?Forget things, I mean.I did not think much of it.I did not knowthat this thingas it wrapped its deadly fingers around your mind,would cause meeverybodyyourselfsome painyears later.I was twelve whenyou started to repeat storiesover and over again:your parents’ marriage,your thirteen brothers and sisters,the town in which you grew up.I thought that this was what old people did.Repeat stories, I mean.Normal, right?By the time I was a teenager,I finally understoodthis deadly thingthat was taking over your mind.“How is school?”You would ask me,over and over again.“How are you?”“How old are you?”“Are you being a good girl?”On the verge of adulthood,I’m watching you vanishbefore my eyes.Your body,sunken in the wheelchairno energy left.Your eyes,a flickering light.Your hands,Small, soft, wrinkledno longer reaching out to hold mine.You don’t recognize your own grandchildrenanymore.Not your son, your children.Everybody is someone new to you.For seven years,the deadly thingslowly,selectively,consumed your thoughts,your memories,your existence from the last eighty-three years.You are a blackboardwith chalk written on it.Minutes, seconds later,the chalk is wiped offuntil the blackboardis blank again.

DeadlyBy Emily Hewlings ’12

problems that keep her from hearing, but according to her that is not what’s important, “What matters is that I hear it [sound], and what it’s coming from.”

Emily’s appetite for learning is insatiable. She lights up when she talks about the classes she’s taking and the books she’s reading. Although her first love is creative writing, Emily is also interested in journalism. She is intrigued by the process of finding the facts and putting them together to make a story. As an athlete, Emily faces her own limitations head on. She’s an enthusiastic player on the soccer field, basketball court and softball field. Emily doesn’t want to be known as “the deaf girl” but she also doesn’t mind having to acknowledge and explain her deafness. Another excerpt from “Just One of You” reads,

I view life as full of excitement and a gift. Being hearing-impaired has made me mature and responsible and ready to accomplish anything in life. Josh Swiller, author of The Unheard, a member of the Peace Corps, and someone who also has a hearing loss, once said, “Deafness makes some things harder but it also makes everything richer.” It’s so true. […] Each challenge that I go through, as it would for you, makes me a better person. I’m ready to accomplish anything. I want to succeed.

Emily is quick to attribute her success to her parents’ hard work and determination. After she was fitted with a Cochlear Implant at age two, her parents worked with her daily to improve her speech. Even after Emily entered elementary school and was working with a speech therapist, her parents continued to work with her to ensure that she would one day be able to make her own choices in life.

My parents taught me to be determined. When they first learned that I had a hearing loss when I was six weeks old, they immediately researched anything that they could get their hands on to find out the best possible resources for me. They did all this with one specific goal in mind: to allow me to be able to communicate with others and, once I’ve gotten older, to make my own choices. […] Determination, I learned, is the key to success. Through my mother and father’s determination, I learned to face challenges without hesitation. They are the main reason I am who I am today.

To learn more about the Cochlear Implant visit the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at www.nidcd.nih.gov.

Emily’s poem “Deadly” was written about her grandmother Shirley Minshall Hewlings, who sadly passed away in August of 2009. While at Clarke, Emily’s family established the Shirley Minshall Hewlings Award for Creative Writing in Shirley’s honor. Emily assists the school’s principals in selecting the recipients each year.

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Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Gypsy spent most of her childhood being whisked off to Maryland, Japan and Iran as her family followed her father, a trade specialist for the U.S. government. Her father was expecting a posting to Latin America in the middle of her tenth grade year when Gypsy decided to take her educational future into her own hands and apply to the Mary A. Burnham School. Although her name suggests a drifting nature, even as a teenager Gypsy kept her feet on solid ground, convincing her parents that she needed to create a consistent résumé for her college applications by ceasing to move around the world. She finds it amusing that, when pictures were taken for the school yearbook, the Embur, she was asked to pose with the international students.

Her interests as a student at Burnham were much more indicative of her future career, as Gypsy quickly became involved in the Speakers and Writers Club, the literary staff of the Embur, and the Current Events Club. She credits Miss Nancy Jenkins, her history teacher, and Dr. Mildred Prince, her English teacher, and Mrs. Seely, her science teacher, with teaching her good composition, research methods and presentation skills. Whether she was preparing her “Oral Monday” speech or doing the New York Times crossword puzzle and reading Arthur Krock’s column, Gypsy’s future success in the world of publishing took root at Burnham.

After graduating from Burnham, one of Gypsy’s professors from Fairleigh Dickinson University encouraged her to apply for a job at Condé Nast. During a time when most executive roles were dominated by men, success did not always come easily; she didn’t get the job. Instead, she found a position as assistant to the director of copyediting at Simon and Schuster. Even when she received her first promotion to the role of managing editor, the title was changed because she was a woman. “When I became administrative editor in 1969,” she remembers, “they told me that only men in my position could have the title of managing editor.” When she left Simon and Schuster seven years later, she worked freelance for a year, then spent ten years as director of copyediting for the Putnam Publishing Group.

Today, back at Simon and Schuster as associate director of copyediting, Gypsy continues to teach and write eloquently about her love of books. In her essay entitled The Copy Editor and the Author, she writes modestly, “We copy editors know what we contribute––silently, almost always anonymously––to the finished book, but we do not fool ourselves. The author is the hero.”

During Reunion 2009 at Stoneleigh-Burnham School, Gypsy recounted the time she did poorly on a grammar

Words Do Not Deceive HerThe Legendary Gypsy da Silva ’59Bby Bethany O’Connell

Being a copy editor for a well-known publisher wasn’t necessarily part of Gypsy da Silva’s master plan. Gradually though, the gravitational pull of the publishing world became irresistible. During a recent interview I had the opportunity to learn more about her life and career path.

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quiz, which made her teacher cry. Dr. Prince had a heartfelt love of the subject. Gypsy had to remind Dr. Prince that before she ever had a chance to learn the vocabulary of grammar, her family had always moved on to the next school. Gypsy never failed another grammar quiz. Rather, she declared with characteristic conviction that the next year and a half at Mary A. Burnham “served me in good stead.”

Playing off the sometimes adversarial relationship between the author and the copy editor, New York Times columnist William Safire described Gypsy [March 4, 2004] as “the legendary copy editor at Simon & Schuster.” He offered penance for the abuse journalists customarily heap on her profession, quoting a joke by Gypsy herself:

Upon arrival at the Pearly Gates, a reporter is issued a harp and wings by St. Peter. But the journalist wonders why the wings are on the small side. ‘Wing size is determined by the amount of abuse you have had to take in your lifetime,’ St. Peter says. ‘See these tiny butterfly wings? I give these to publishers, who take hardly any abuse from anybody.’ When the reporter pointed to a pair of wings with the spread of a condor, the heavenly gatekeeper said, ‘Those are for night editors.’ Suddenly a roar could be heard from a huge jumbo jet approaching, and St. Peter said, ‘Duck––here comes a copy editor.’

As a veteran copy editor and pioneering woman in the field of publishing, the wingspan of Gypsy da Silva is indeed wide.

“When I became administrative editor in 1969, they told me that only men in my position could have the title of managing editor.”

8 Listen to Gypsy da Silva’s recorded oral history at www.sbschool.org.

Opposite page: Gypsy da Silva from the 1959 Burnham yearbook Embur; This page: Gypsy before recording her oral history at her 50th reunion, June 2009.

Around the World in Ten DaysStoneleigh-Burnham Travels to Asia

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Nonetheless, Sally Mixsell kept an updated blog of the trip along the way, sharing hers and Andrea Patt’s adventures throughout Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan. Some interesting cuisine, many photographs and one very bad typhoon later, Sally and Andy returned to Greenfield in mid-August, already planning for the next visit.

What follows are headlines and excerpts from Sally’s blog Thoughts from Coleman House:

People, People Everywhere, And No Directions To Follow Posted July 31, 2009 from Tokyo, JapanWe feel the importance of this trip more and more, and I imagine that our feelings will be affirmed once we have our [alumnae] event tomorrow night. Certainly, the consultants we saw today all underscored the meaning of this trip, both for building a profile in this part of the world and for networking with alumnae and families. We’re excited!

A Day Of Tourism With A Great EndingPosted August 1, 2009 from Tokyo, JapanIt was about 3:00 p.m. and our gathering would start at 6:30. When it was time we went to the 47th floor, the site of our event, and it wasn’t long before the first guests arrived. True to SBS graduates, the squealing of excitement at seeing each other was abound; it was a true reunion! We had thirteen alumnae and two current families, plus a consultant/school head. It turned out that he had taught two of the alumnae present when they were at Japanese International School for elementary and middle school. Small world; it had been he who had encouraged them to attend SBS.

A Thwarted Trip To TaiwanPosted August 6, 2009 from Seoul, South KoreaNot long afterwards, the same gentleman came by again to tell us that the flight had now been canceled; there is a typhoon moving into the Taipei area. He told us where to go to make ticket changes so we moved once again with all our luggage. At that counter we learned that it could be two days before we get out of Seoul and were given a number to call for up-to-date information about the flight. Andy and I were impressed by the humanitarian gestures made toward us and couldn’t imagine anyone taking such good care of foreigners at our own American airports. We are grateful for the Korean sense of hospitality. Gansa Hamnida!

Excerpts From ShenzhenPosted August 11, 2009 from Shenzhen, ChinaHave had two great days in Shenzhen. Shiyun’s parents are adorable and they have really bent over backwards to be generous and kind hosts to us. Last night’s event was amazing - five new students and their parents came, and they are so excited, and their parents were so relieved to meet Andy and me. One girl told me that we have “kind faces” and she never thought the head of her school would be nice.

Thwarted By The Typhoon, But We Finally Made It To TaiPei, TaiwanPosted August 18, 2009 after arriving back in the USLisa, Chi-Hung and Eudora insisted that we join them after the reception for a trip to the Night Market, an invitation we couldn’t resist! And I am so glad we went; it was a riot. First, a trip to the incredible food area where one can buy any kind of food you can think of. We tasted some fried chicken and an oyster omelet, both of which were delicious. Of course, the girls bought some requisite Bubble Tea.

From there, we headed to the many rows of shopping booths -again, where you can seemingly find anything you can think of. My favorite part of the evening was when we took pictures of ourselves in a little booth and then decorated our creations in another machine.

On Our Way Home Posted by Sally’s husband Hank August 12, 2009 In a very brief email before leaving Hong Kong at 6:15 p.m. (arriving Newark 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug 13), Sally reports that she plans to spend all day in bed Friday in an attempt to compensate for the jet lag she will undoubtedly endure. She arrives here before she left China!

This past summer, Head of School Sally Mixsell and Director of International Programs Andrea Patt traveled to Asia for what would be Stoneleigh-Burnham’s first official visit in decades. With a packed agenda full of events and visits with alumnae, consultants, students and their families, there was hardly a moment to spare.

8 Read more about Sally’s trip to Asia! Visit her blog at http://smixsell.blogspot.com.

Opposite page from left: Andrea Patt and Sally Mixsell with current student Kyra Kojaku’14 (far right) and her mother Mie in Hakone, Japan. This page: Andrea Patt and Sally Mixsell seated in front of current student Shiyun Zheng’11 (fourth from left) and her extended family in Shenzhen, China.

This Annual Report lists all gifts received between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. The Office of Development and Alumnae Relations has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of information contained in this report. If an error has been made, please contact the Development Office so that we may correct our records. The names listed in these pages represent those who strengthen Stoneleigh-Burnham School through their generous gifts to the Annual Fund, including endowment gifts, capital gifts and gifts-in-kind. We are truly thankful for each and every gift received from July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009.

2008 - 2009 Annual Giving Report

FINANCIAL SUMMARY TABLE:July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009

Market Value of Endowment $ 1,815,572

Received Annual Fund Gifts $ 265,853 Capital/Endowment Gifts $ 247,425 Total Cash Received $ 513,278

Pledges FY10-13 Annual Fund $ 36,192 Capital/Endowment $ 257,727 Total Pledges $ 293,919

Total Giving $ 807,197

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2008 - 2009 Annual Giving ReportEach time the girls return to campus for the next school year, I love to see the excitement of renewed connections, hear the stories of summer spent, and I watch like a hawk to see how they each will seize the year for themselves. Will they use their time wisely? Will they invite new students into their friendship circles? How will their growth in body, mind and spirit be demonstrated as they continue along toward their goals? Then I sit down with them at dinner after a long day of classes, sports and lessons and realize how each year is such an opportunity for renewal. A few, believing they haven’t found their stride yet, want to “start over.” Some want to try one thing new that they never thought of attempting before. Others want to squeeze in opportunities before they go off to college.

All that is new, though, is somehow hinged to what is old. What each girl knows upon her return to campus is this: this place is hers, her friends are still her friends, and familiarity becomes the solid ground on which new ideas are forged. The routine that has become “old hat” simultaneously breeds new possibilities.

Growing our endowment and providing for the ongoing needs of Stoneleigh-Burnham School can be viewed in much the same way. The Endowment Fund is the familiar ground upon which we build new programs, bring in new students, and attend to the ongoing rejuvenation of the School. Old buildings are

renewed and new ones constructed with your generosity to a fund that perpetuates itself with both sound investment policies and your contributions. Our new International Baccalaureate Program will require a solid endowment footing, while the Miriam Emerson Peters Speaker Series is already growing as its own program in the Endowment Fund. The Annual Fund, now called The Fund for Stoneleigh-Burnham, keeps the operations

going and students supported. To these tried and true ways of participating in the School’s mission I want to add the opportunity to construct your own estate plans to include Stoneleigh-Burnham School. Planned gifts, which are donations in the form of bequests, trusts and annuities, will be realized at a later date, and are a meaningful way to secure the future of the School.

From the Annual Report included in this issue you can see that even in difficult economic times we have been able to increase the number of new donors. When times become tough, Mary

Burnham, Stoneleigh-Prospect Hill and Stoneleigh-Burnham alumnae have answered the call to step up, reach out and show great strength toward the School’s need. It is a strength we have come to recognize, a strength that is old and familiar; a strength which, like the students returning to campus, brings renewal and excitement to this vibrant campus. Thank you for your continuing generosity.

It is a strength we have come to recognize, a strength that is old and familiar; a strength which, like the students returning to campus, brings renewal and excitement to this vibrant campus.

A Solid Foundationby Regina E. Mooney, Ph.D.Director of Development and Alumnae Relations

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GIVING SOCIETIESThe 1869 Society (ò)Gifts of $1,000 +

The Southwick Society (S)Gifts of $500 - $999

The Clock Tower Society (CT)Gifts of $250 - $499

The Founder’s Society (F)Gifts of $130 - $249

The Owl’s Nest Society (ON)Gifts of $50 - $129 from young alumnae classes 1998-2008

THE 1869 SOCIETYRecognizes those who generously support Stoneleigh-Burnham School with gifts of $1,000 or more.

- The Head’s Circle- The Trustees’ Circle- The Faculty Circle- The Scholars’ Circle

The Head’s Circle ($10,000 +)AnonymousLaura B. Richards ’60SAnne Quantrell Dennen ’70The Fowler Family Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Fowler III P’95 Robin Fowler ’95 Lin Janelle Loen ’47BJohn and Anne McNear P’79Elizabeth Stout ’61BWattles Family FoundationHelen Fischer Wattles ’50S*

The Trustees’ Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)Ms. Shayna Appel ’78 and Ms. Robin Lunn P’04Mr. and Mrs. John Brunetti, Jr. P’11Lynn Schultz Kehoe ’77Sally Leach Mixsell ’69Darcy McCormick Tarbell ’70 Tarbell Family Foundation

The Faculty Circle ($2,500 - $4,999)AnonymousCharitable Gift FundMr. Sang Jin Choi and Mrs. Hyun Sook Park P’10Elizabeth H. Engel ’86Mrs. Jane V. Engel P’86Linda Kim-Park P’12Sandra Mowry ’56SRobert G. & Jane V. Engel FoundationSchultz-Giller FoundationMr. and Mrs. Gilbert Steward, Jr. P’83,’85

The Scholars’ Circle ($1,000 - $2,499)Dr. John BarrengosDr. Paul Bassett and Mrs. Elizabeth Bassett P’85,’88,’11 Phoebe Knapp Belcher ’89Channing and Marie Bete P’88,’89Mrs. Leslie Brown P’98

Amanda Burr ’66BMary Ann P. Cofrin P’07,’10Chip and Sharlene Cormie P’93Nancy Corsiglia ’74Teresa DeVito ’69Melissa Leach Dickson ’72Thomas and Anne Echeverria P’98Kimberly J. Eldridge ’92Elinor Johnstone Ferdon ’54B, P’76,’78,’82Mr. and Mrs. Chiung Fong P’13Alexandra Eadie-Friedmann ’69 Sharon Lewis Gaffey ’68SCharles and Linda Gledhill P’13Beverly Lockwood Hechler ’57BKalamazoo FoundationMrs. Isabel C. Leach P’69,’72Abbe Janov Litvack ’74Johanna Loring ’74Tamar Cooke Luck ’90Mary Maloney ’69Charlotte Newton ’71 Katherine Seyffer Opdycke ’70Amy Patt ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Tal Rappleyea P’08Virginia Nielsen Robitaille ’69Mr. Stuart Rose and Ms. Margie Topf P’03Nancy Robbins Schrader ’69Loraine Sherman ’69Ms. Satoko Shisai P’10Robert and Sally Spencer P’03Susan K. Tangney ’78The Williams Companies, Inc.Mrs. Erma Jean Tracy P’97Joanne Hall Von Culin ’63BMr. Charles WattlesSandra Williams White ’52BPamela Coffin Williams ’70

TRUE BLUE DONORSRecognizes consistent donor support of Stoneleigh-Burnham School.

40 + Consecutive Years of GivingMelinda Barrows Bloodgood ’55BSusie Hine ’67SLaura B. Richards ’60SDr. William Trice and Dr. Mildred Trice P’72

35+ Consecutive Years of GivingLynn Gage Lochhead ’65Yvette Mencoff Nathans ’49BSally Leach Mixsell ’69 Catherine Dowling Sanderson ’57B

30+ Consecutive Years of GivingHeather Walker Wentworth ’64BMr. and Mrs. Donald Hart, Jr. P’71Deborah Thiele Nadjadi ’74Carol Somerville ’69Adelaide Warner Minott ’50S

25+ Consecutive Years of GivingMargaret Leonhardt Conger ’71Marie Allen Finston ’42BMarina Rubezanin Lillard ’52BMr. and Mrs. George Lunt P’85 Janet Stewart Barrell ’47SNathaniel and Jayne Huggins P’85Ann Shepard Stevens ’55SLea Guyer Gordon ’46BJoan C. Kauttu ’57BMeredith Lang ’65B

20+ Consecutive Years of GivingHelen Witter Boyd ’69Mr. and Mrs. James F. Lucey P’89Susan Fleming Roberts ’51BBarbara Sullivan Birney ’51BMartha Reynolds Coffin ’47B, P’70Ann Chmielewski Dillon ’86Cynthia Perkins Inman ’55BSandra Mowry ’56S, P’81 Barbara Baran Nittolo ’68BJanet M. Remington ’55SJoan McDonald Delmore ’54BSusan D. Grubb ’61BClarita Kushelevitch Kaufman ’56BJamesina Bathgate Peirce ’54BSusanne Hall Alford ’64SLinda Floyd Anderson ’63SBarbara Schaff Blumenthal ’52SPhyllis Ruszenas Pickett ’46SCatharine Symington Walsh ’51B

15+ Consecutive Years of GivingDorothy Calcagno Caten ’38BTeresa DeVito ’69Elizabeth T. Stout ’61BMr. and Mrs. Barry Tessler P’94Lynn Schultz Kehoe ’77Herbert and Jacqueline Peterson P’92 Ruth Sawyer Staley ’62BJoanne Hall Von Culin ’63BVictoria Askerberg ’69Susan Cummings Campbell ’59BDeborah McDonnell Colwell ’69Mary Ann Jergens Hays ’54BBonnie Orshal Milner P’96 Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bruch, Jr. P’69Elizabeth Smith La Fever ’54BHelen Fischer Wattles ’50SLouisa Goss Clark P’98Thomas and Anne Echeverria P’98Colleen Pearl ’94Judith Howard Whitney-Terry ’56B, P’77

10+ Consecutive Years of GivingSarah Wood Post ’63BSchultz-Giller FoundationSusan Lund Stephens ’53BCarol Carson ’64SDr. and Mrs. Michael J. Enders P’95Elizabeth H. Engel ’86Robert G. & Jane V. Engel FoundationKarin F. Whittemore ’72Carol Kederich Broden ’49SGioia Browne ’69Constance Madeira Clark ’65SAnne F. Heisler ’46BJudith Fries Olsson ’69Mr. and Mrs. David Short P’01,’10 Gretchen Friedrich Allen ’38BPhoebe Liebman Ballard ’37S, P’71Jill Chamberlain ’67SMr. & Mrs. C. S. ConningtonMr. W. Cotton Damon IIJoyce Domling Dawkins ’55BMelissa Leach Dickson ’72Barbara Beck Donovan ’46BRoberta Lee Gerber ’57BMartha Wardwell Goodnow ’75Tamar Cooke Luck ’90Patricia Naigles Lyons ’53BCheryl Smith and Bernard J. Morzuch P’01,’03 Priscilla Lougee Rizzo ’69Sally Richardson Roberts ’69

Bruce and Elizabeth Shapiro P’86Magdelaine A. Smith ’60BMr. Roger Turton and Ms. Kaichan ChanMrs. Jane V. Engel P’86Stephen and Evvie Jakub P’02Ms. Mary R. Pearl P’94Ann Wolcott Sullivan ’47S, P’78

The Mary A. Burnham SchoolClass of 1921Dorothy K. Howerton, Ph.D.

Class of 1938Gretchen Friedrich Allen Dorothy Calcagno CatenNatalie Judd Knudson

Class of 1941Helen G. Fritts Allon Holloway Pierce Ruth Rosenfelt Wharton, M.D.* S

Class of 1942Dariel Keith Belcher Marie Allen Finston F Maurine H. Lee

Class of 1943Audrey Willgoos Meehan Virginia Nodine Moulton

Class of 1944Dorothy Minty Dilts Dorothy Horowitz Ludwig

Class of 1945Margaret Sawyer Bodeur Nancy Mackay Coffin Bonnie Barrack DeVos Ursula Adams Rowse

Class of 1946Barbara Beck Donovan Lea Guyer Gordon Anne F. Heisler Susan Wilkoff Vest CT

Class of 1947Martha Reynolds Coffin SLin Janelle Loen ò

Class of 1948Betty Wright Follett Audrey Kellogg Lampe SMary Lee Wright Weeks

Class of 1949Pamela Scott IvaniJacqueline Oothouse Mitchell Yvette Mencoff Nathans

Class of 1950Sara Carlson Drew Mary Hough Fry FEmily Cooper Stephenson

Class of 1951Barbara Sullivan Birney CTSuzanne Howe Cardwell Patricia S. Friedman Carol O’Brien Irvine CTSusan Fleming Roberts CTCatharine Symington Walsh CTJane Monroe White

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Class of 1952Derith Black Buzby Sandra Bainbridge Cunningham SRuth Black Henchey F Marina Rubezanin Lillard CTJaimie Trautman Sandra Williams White ò

Class of 1953Elizabeth Field Erwin Elaine F. Gilman Cynthia Clarridge Handelsman Patricia Naigles Lyons Fern Tyler Rizzo Mary Mott ScullSusan Lund Stephens SRita Moose Thomas Judith Chase Waddell

Class of 1954Marcia Potter Crocker Joan McDonald Delmore Elinor Johnstone Ferdon òMiriam Smith Hardy Mary Ann Jergens Hays FElizabeth Smith La Fever Barbara Miale MacNamee Dorinda Larkin McNamara Sandra Krebs Meagher CTJamesina Bathgate Peirce Susan Hawley PowellDiane Dunbar Wimer

Class of 1955Thayer Reisner Adams Melinda Barrows Bloodgood Helen Coonley Colcord Joyce Domling Dawkins Cynthia Perkins Inman FCarole Weeks Pratt Elena Scott Whiteside Barbara Misuk Yeaton

Class of 1956Judith Park Coyne Ursula Kendrtarvich Hogan Jean MacLean Jankowski Clarita Kushelevitch Kaufman Penelope Rockwell Meek Jacqueline Morrison Miller Sandra MacDonald Wemmerus Judith Thompson Wheatley Judith Howard Whitney-Terry F

Class of 1957Lynette Almen Engelke Roberta Lee Gerber Beverly Lockwood Hechler òJoan C. Kauttu Patricia Thomas Raichel Catherine Dowling Sanderson

Class of 1958Faye Burnham GourlieKaren Preefer HanauerAndrea Lewis HigginsLynn Dender Kelly Ellen Lorensen FValerie Brenhouse MaceGail Shinn Nyholt Suzanne Bagg Orsillo Marcia Watt Walsh Linda Nims Weaver

Class of 1959Susan Cummings Campbell CTMartha Parker Chamberlin Katharine Bates Desai SMargaret Hohmann Ferland Judith Mott Lyons Sandra Spencer Wiley

Class of 1960Barbara Babcock Broadbent Martha Parsons Paine Joanne Vlecides Schroeder CTCynthia Poltrack Skinner Magdelaine A. Smith

Class of 1961Susan Abbe Susan D. Grubb CTJulie DuCharme Haynes Christine Dunbar Kuhn Elizabeth Stout òSusan Robbins Wetherill Barbara Bergeron Wheaton

Class of 1962Susan Wilson Ashcom Althea Prescott Cranton Jane Konheim KasovKathrine Conathan Reardon Ruth Sawyer Staley

Class of 1963Sarah Wood Post Joanne Hall Von Culin òJanet Conathan WrightnourMary Jane Champlin Wurster

Class of 1964Mary Beebe Konieczny Terina Clarke Miller Heather Walker Wentworth Malinda Cowles Wright

Class of 1965Judith Arnold CTBetsy Harford Barrett Patricia Morner Case Susan K. Errickson Linde McCabe Gee Laurie Hoffacker Kaneb Meredith Lang Lynn Gage LochheadKathleen Blauvelt Loving Linda Damuck Valentine Jenny Chappell Way

Class of 1966Kiki BlackAmanda Burr òHansell Patterson

Class of 1967Barbara Cleveland Hollie Uong Courage Sally Pecora DunnNancy Booth Woodworth

Class of 1968Carolyn Austin SBarbara Baran Nittolo CT

Stoneleigh-Prospect Hill SchoolClass of 1936Miriam Wight MacKenna

Class of 1937Phoebe Liebman Ballard

Class of 1939Karolyn Kemp

Class of 1940Marguerite Gardner Hanson F

Class of 1941Bette Schein MacDonald F

Class of 1946Susan B. Blair Deborah Wiggin Cameron Elizabeth McLean McLain Phyllis Ruszenas Pickett Carmany Rulofson Rulofson

Class of 1947Janet Stewart Barrell FShirley Beebe Davis FJoan Hutton Landis Jean Hill Macht Carol Morrissey Patterson Ann Wolcott Sullivan CT

Class of 1948Louise Hall DavisJacqueline Paulding Hauser Jacqueline Wieber Woods

Class of 1949Carolyn Virkler Brink Carol Kederich Broden Elizabeth Abercrombie Flynn

Class of 1950Adelaide Warner Minott Janet Spencer FHelen Fischer Wattles* ò

Class of 1951Joan Walthers Parks Marjorie Billings Prentiss

Class of 1952Barbara Schaff Blumenthal Judith Dickinson Taylor Elaine Budarz Wiatrowski

Class of 1954Edith Swain BullockDenyse Duval Higgins Joan Pendleton HuettnerLinda Jennings Kraus F

Class of 1955Janet M. Remington Ann Shepard Stevens

Class of 1956Sandra Mowry òJane McSweeney Wishart

Students cheer on the home team with the Stoneleigh-Burnham owl at Fall Family Weekend in October. Photo by Carly Nartowicz.

* indicates deceased

Class of 1957Gail Robison Brodie

Class of 1959Beverly Mack Hall FBarbara Meistrell LindSusan Perlo Magee Hatsy Moore S

Class of 1960Binnie Brady ChaseMargery L. Cooper Gretchen Hotz Kantor Janet Mottershead O’Donnell Laura B. Richards òCecelia Ament Roberge

Class of 1961Drew Lucas Atherton Pat Lincks Gagne Sherry Roth Meehan

Class of 1962Lynne Sannella Hamilton Susan McHorney Charlot Martin Taylor Anne L. Walsh

Class of 1963Linda Floyd Anderson FAshley Ahlborn Peterson Theodora Jones St. Lawrence

Class of 1964Susanne Hall Alford Pamela Brewster Bensen SCarol Carson FDeborah Bechtol Dyer Jean Finney Haberman CTPenelope White Morrill Christine Pinney Honor Fox Sage CTMarilyn Wood F

Class of 1965Constance Madeira Clark FRuth Hoopes Frangopoulos SBarbara Betner Lang

Roccena Ahlborn Lawatch FLaura Elizabeth Parr Patricia Roberts

Class of 1966Suzanne Gras Althoff FMarlice Ford Brown Anne Handley

Class of 1967Lucia Sanders Beer SJill Chamberlain Pamela Eggert Gentry Susie HineMary Jackson Powell Julie Steiner Stone CT

Class of 1968Cassandra Conahay Freund Sharon Lewis Gaffey ò

Stoneleigh-Burnham SchoolClass of 1969Anonymous òVictoria Askerberg Helen Witter Boyd Bonnie Briskin Gioia Browne SDeborah Swift CarterDeborah L. Chamberlain Martha Niden ColemanDeborah McDonnell Colwell Teresa DeVito òAlexandra Eadie-Friedmann òAdelene James CTShelley Jones Henrietta Buschman Jordan Jeanne Frawley Knecht FRobin Lincoln Natalie Cole Lynn SMary Maloney òSally Leach Mixsell òKarin Newhouse Susan M. Noonan Judith Fries Olsson CTPriscilla Lougee Rizzo CTSally Richardson Roberts CTVirginia Nielsen Robitaille ò

Sue Ellen Rothery Nancy Robbins Schrader òLoraine Sherman òCarol Somerville Nancy Williams Ward Sandra Wettingfeld Meg Long White SFly Janov Williams F

Class of 1970Anne Quantrell Dennen òCrystelle Hibbard Margaret Reuter Huber Holly Burns Johnson Katherine Seyffer Opdycke òNancy Reardon Sayer SSally Watts Set Dorothy McCormick Tarbell òPamela Coffin Williams ò

Class of 1971Helen Off Arnold Kathryn Breech-RaftMargaret Leonhardt Conger SLynda Decker Gallagher Suzanne Green FNancy Haight Charlotte Newton ò

Class of 1972Sharon Calkins-Hubley CTMelissa Leach Dickson òSuzanne Bell FraserCharlotte Lewis-Hankus SMargaret Altmiller McIntosh Elizabeth M. PriceKarin Whittemore Cinda Savage Yaremo

Class of 1973Suzanne Crowley Birchard FCarolyn Foley Bonnie McCouch Katharine Ashenden Thomas

Class of 1974Ninette Gratiot Barr CTAnnette A. Cazenave S

Tenley Morse Chevalier Barbara Cochran Cocherell Nancy Corsiglia òMimi Gridley Patricia Faulkner Hamre Kacey Konwiser Gigi Kurth Abbe Janov Litvack òJohanna Loring òCarol Contino Lutters Elizabeth McDowell Deborah Thiele Nadjadi Constance Hall Saffelle Nancy Notman SchenckVictoria Zialcita Strousse Gay Busk ThornSarah Turner CT

Class of 1975Martha Wardwell Goodnow

Class of 1977Sarah Bohrer CaldwellMary Ann Cramer Sarah Finney CTLynn Schultz Kehoe òFleuri Meek MacIntyre CTKathryn Whitney Mansfield FMary Beth Margo Sullivan

Class of 1978Shayna Appel òAmelia Payne Cooper Charlotte Ingersoll Martin-Ely Ann Marie Pardee Susan K. Tangney ò

Class of 1979Nancy Farwell French Rachel Blakey Westerlund SLeslie Laub White

Class of 1980Cathryn Kishbaugh MacLean STina Pike Spellman

Class of 1981Lisa Russell

Class of 1983Regina Basemore-PriceChristine Lincoln BlazisGeorgia A. de Nolfo Courtney Longaker HadleyJodi Sojka Villani

Class of 1984Sarah Mettler Cecil SMeredith Meryman Landis Rebecca Kreston McKinnon

Class of 1985Stephanie Barnes Sharon Barbour Petrecca Marion Pomeroy Lindsay Hunt Zagarri

Class of 1986Ann Chmielewski Dillon Elizabeth H. Engel òHeather Shapiro-Lander Jamie Marie Rose

Class of 1987Lisa Zewinski Adams Amy Patt ò

Parents’ Association members Gina Cote P’14, Linda Gledhill P’13 and Angie Reynolds P’12 sell raffle tickets for this year’s 50/50 Raffle during the opening days of the 2009-10 school year.

Class of 1988Taffy Bassett-Fox Jenn Bete-Brown FAnna DavyMartha M. Dellenback SE. Kimberly Leegstra STravis Stewart SRebecca J. Warshow FKelsa L. Zereski CT

Class of 1989Phoebe Knapp Belcher òBrooke Reynolds Cheney Melissa Weisberg Donovan CTMarcela Sanchez Grover Julia Gunther Rachel Hoffman-Kelley Ellet Kidd Jones Nora Sulzmann Kenneway Whitney Bright Malak CTSamantha Loud Migon Allison PorterDiane Finneran Proctor

Class of 1990Tamar Cooke Luck òTeresa Williams-Yetming F

Class of 1991Lee W. Bender Becki Whiting Harr Renee Franklin Weiskopf

Class of 1992Kimberly J. Eldridge òWiebke Brewer HanniganLisa Vincent Taylor Ashley Guertin Whitney

Class of 1993Heatherle Clingerman

Class of 1994Laurie Kwolek BristerAmie Tessler Butman Kimberly Cartier Dome Colleen Pearl

Class of 1995Kelly BrownKelley Stiles Le BlancRobin Fowler òWinfrey Amis Mandarino Paige Sutton CTEmily Clarke Whitney Orli Zuchovitsky

Class of 1996Sara Dodson

Class of 1997Rebecca T. Plough F

Class of 1998Kate Echeverria Sara Brown Gibbons SMaura Gillon Maegan Lawrence Strunk

Class of 1999Anne Delauney Alexandra Slack Hindle ONMary McMahon

Class of 2000Kaylan A. Hubbard

Melannie McVeyKendra Trainor

Class of 2001Naomi GendronAshley Green Anna Griniuk Katherine Short ON

Class of 2002Bethany Hubbard

Class of 2003Ying-Ju Chen ONMary Dooley

Class of 2004Laura LavalleeAmanda McLaneLena Rosen ON

Class of 2005Morgan Gould Amy Klegarth ONErica Marback ON

Class of 2006Kendra Fleming CTEmily A. Palmer ONElizabeth Smith

Class of 2007Janelle Batta

Class of 2008Caroline Marsden

Class of 2009 I-Ting Tsai

Class of 2010Ashley Daigle

Current ParentsClass Of 2009Ms. Rose AgbedeMs. Desiree BallMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mangan FMrs. Dorothy MattiaMs. Lauren Cunniffe and Mr. Douglas Reid FMr. and Mrs. John RittallJeanne and Steve Thomas

Class Of 2010Mr. and Mrs. Stewart BalkMr. and Mrs. Kenneth BordewieckMr. Sang Jin Choi and Mrs. Hyun Sook Park òMary Ann P. Cofrin òBrian and Colleen Daigle CTOona Kingston Ms. Gayle McGinnis Cameron MillerMr. and Mrs. Charles Odei Shaw-Merrigan FamilyMs. Satoko Shisai òMr. and Mrs. David ShortO’Brian Tomalin

Class Of 2011Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Athey IIIDr. Paul Bassett and Mrs. Elizabeth Bassett òMs. Karen Bremar SMr. and Mrs. Todd Brown

Mr. and Mrs. John Brunetti, Jr. òCathryn Kishbaugh MacLean ’80 SMr. Kermit Dunkelberg and Ms. Kim MancusoElisabeth O. Kotte FMr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Mitchell CT

Class Of 2012Jane and Moses Alexander FMr. and Mrs. Stewart Balk Mr. and Mrs. Chiung Fong òMr. and Mrs. David Hewlings Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mangan FLinda Kim-Park òMr. and Mrs. Reynolds FDr. Mark and Nora WisniewskiMs. Catherine Zatyrka

Class Of 2013AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Chiung Fong òCharles and Linda Gledhill òMr. and Mrs. Timothy KelleherMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S RoyMs. Judith A. SullivanMr. and Mrs. Eric Swartzentruber FSeonbok Yi and Eunhee Kim CT

Class Of 2014Mr. and Mrs. Jason AmesMr. and Mrs. Marc Cote SMr. Damon Douglas and Mrs. Therese Ross

Current GrandparentsMr. and Mrs. William Ames For Emily Miller ’10Mr. and Mrs. John Ball F For Audrey Lewis ’09 Ms. Anne Schenck CT For Emily Crooks ’09Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Short CT For Julia Short ’10Ms. Helen E. Zatyrka For Claire Callahan ’12

Past Parents and GrandparentsAnonymous òMr. and Mrs. Ahbel P’06The Allards P’00William and Barbara Anderson P’85Ms. Shayna Appel ’78 and Ms. Robin Lunn P’04 òMr. and Mrs. Eugene Balazs GP’05Stephen and Martha Balazs P’05Phoebe Liebman Ballard ’37S, P’71 Dr. Paul Bassett and Mrs. Elizabeth Bassett P’85,’88,’11 òLucia Sanders Beer ’67S, P’96 SPamela Brewster Bensen ’64S, P’89 SChanning and Marie Bete P’88,’89 òMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bordewieck P’07,’10Dr. and Mrs. Bove GP’03Mrs. Leslie Brown P’98 òMr. and Mrs. John L. Bruch, Jr. P’69Jock and Kitty Burns P’99Louisa Goss Clark P’98Amy and Doug Clarke P’95,’00 The Reverend Claire A. Clingerman P’93Martha Reynolds Coffin ’47B, P’70 SMary Ann P. Cofrin P’07,’10 òJames and Susan Colgan P’94 Chip and Sharlene Cormie P’93 òMr. and Mrs. Charles F. Crone P’89

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Danielski P’82,’84 Linda C. Dempster P’05,’07Mr. and Mrs. Dale Descavich P’08Dr. Henry East-Trou and Ms. Gretchen Krull P’07Thomas and Anne Echeverria P’98 òMr. and Mrs. Russell H. Edes P’94Robert N. Elkins P’05Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Enders P’95 CTMrs. Jane V. Engel P’86 òTom and Cindy Engle P’99Gail Factor-Wilkinson P’98Elinor Johnstone Ferdon ’54B, P’76,’78,’82 òBernhard and Jeanne Fleming P’06 CTMr. and Mrs. Robert R. Fowler III P’95 Mr. Mark Freise and Ms. Margaret Burgess-Freise P’08Mrs. Gloria Gagnon P’89,’97Elaine F. Gilman ’53B, P’76Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Girard P’02Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goessling, Jr. P’87Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gore P’07Larry and Karen Gould P’05Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hart, Jr. P’71Mrs. and Mr. Hathaway P’05Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Henderson P’07 Denyse Duval Higgins ’54S, P’74Richard and Julia Hubbard P’00,’02,’05 CTNathaniel and Jayne Huggins P’85 CTMr. and Mrs. G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. P’91 FStephen and Evvie Jakub P’02Mary and Minkailu Jalloh P’01,’03Duplissie - Johnson Family P ’06Ms. Pamela Keller Kasnet P’05Mike and Lisa Keller P’08Gigi Kurth ’74, P’00Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larsen P’08Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lazzara P’97Mrs. Isabel C. Leach P’69,’72 òNancy M. Lee P’68SMr. and Mrs. Paul Lipka P’86Mr. and Mrs. James F. Lucey P’89Mr. and Mrs. George Lunt P’85 FMr. and Mrs. Albert Macchi P’02Valerie Brenhouse Mace ’58B, P’80Susan Perlo Magee ’59S, P’88 Mr. and Mrs. John Margo P’77Mr. and Mrs. Ben Marsden P’08Margery S. McCrum, M.D. P’05Mr. and Mrs. Mark McKusick P’04John and Anne McNear P’79 òMr. Samuel Meek, Jr. P’77 CTMr. and Mrs. William Meese P’04Bonnie Orshal Milner P’96Hatsy Moore ’59S, P’90 Rachel F. Moore P’07Mary Ellen Kelly and Steve Morgan P’07Cheryl Smith and Bernard J. Morzuch P’01,’03 FSandra Mowry ’56S, P’81 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Mundy P’86 CTDr. and Mrs. James Muntz P’95 CTMarjorie Nederlander P’71Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Nussdorfer P’99Maggie Hawn and Paul O’Connor P’03Mr. and Mrs. John O’Donnell P’83Mrs. Andrea Patt P’87

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Mr. and Mrs. H. Morse Payne P’78Ms. Mary R. Pearl P’94 Herbert and Jacqueline Peterson P’92 SChristine Pinney ’64S, P’00,’02Mr. and Mrs. Tal Rappleyea P’08 òMs. Ruth Rodgers P’60BMr. Stuart Rose and Ms. Margie Topf P’03 òDr. Joseph Rosen and Ms. Marcia Stahl-Rosen P’04Carmany Rulofson ’46S, P’73Mrs. R.J. Schaefer III P’78,’80,’81 SBruce and Elizabeth Shapiro P’86Shaw-Merrigan Family P’07,’10 Kathryn and Travis Shaw P’07Mr. and Mrs. David Short P’01,’10 CTMr. and Mrs. Winthrop Short P’01,’10 FMr. and Mrs. Daniel Brainard Slack P’99Ms. Margaret Slichter P’10 FCharles and Martha Smith P’06Henry and Diane Smith P’04Mr. and Mrs. Skip Sorvino P’01Robert and Sally Spencer P’03Lee T. Sprague P’90Marie Squires GP’94Mrs. Jane S. Stagg P’73Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Steward, Jr. P’83,’85 òMr. and Mrs. Robert Stiles P’95Ann Wolcott Sullivan ’47S, P’78 CTPatricia Szulborski P’85,’88Mr. and Mrs. Barry Tessler P’94Bill and Susan Timmermeister P’87Ms. Lisa Todman P’97 FMrs. Erma Jean Tracy P’97 òMr. and Mrs. R. Bryan Trainor P’00William A. Trebilcock P’85 SDr. William Trice and Dr. Mildred Trice P’72 FMs. Claire Troiano P’07Jennifer Van Anda P’00Dr. John Walsh and Dr. Marie Walsh P’04 CTMr. and Mrs. Fredrick B. Wardwell P’75Mary Lee Wright Weeks ’48B, P’70Sandra Williams White ’52B, P’75 òCheryl D. Whiting P’91Judith Howard Whitney-Terry ’56B, P’77 FMrs. Bonnie-Lou Wicklund P’92 FDr. J. Thomas Williams, Jr. P’82,’83David and Monica Witty P’04,’08 Larry and Caron Yost P’90Mrs. Norma Zuchovitsky P’95

Current and Past Faculty and StaffDr. Paul Bassett and Mrs. Elizabeth Bassett P’83,’85,’11 òTaffy Bassett-Fox ’88Ms. Linda BeaudoinPamela Brewster Bensen ’64S, P’89 SMrs. Leslie Brown P’98 òJock and Kitty Burns P’99Ms. Ellen J. CarterMs. Jennifer Chylack and Mr. Anthony Dinsmore CTAmelia Payne Cooper ’78Chip and Sharlene Cormie P’93 òMs. Lauren Cunniffe and Mr. Douglas Reid P’09

Mr. and Mrs. Charles DanielskiJeremy DeasonMs. Natalie Demers FMr. Kermit Dunkelberg and Ms. Kim MancusoMs. Shawn Durrett and Mr. Ben AnhaltKara FaganMr. and Mrs. Matthew Fisher FCarolyn FlowerPete and Catherine GaynorSara Brown Gibbons ’98 SMr. Clifton F. Giles, Jr.Ms. Martha GriswoldMr. Tom Iampietro and Mrs. Candace Cahn Iampietro FBill IveyMinhee KangMr. Christopher KuipersGail LaChanceJohn Larson FNancy M. Lee P’68SMs. Xiujun LiuMs. Aileen Logan-TysonLinda MahoneyMr. and Mrs. William Meese P’04Regina E. Mooney CTHolly Mott FRoxanne Beardsley NilesMs. Judith Nuno CTBethany and Michael O’Connell FMrs. PattRebecca Plona PetersonMs. Jessica PhillipsMiriam Przybyla-BaumKatherine Short ’01Ms. Stephanie SmithMr. Greg Snedeker FAnn and Skip Sorvino P’01Marie Squires GP’94Ms. Beth StinchfieldMr. and Mrs. Eric Swartzentruber P’13 FEvelyn ThibaultRoger Turton and Kaichan Chan SMs. Cathy WarrenEmily Clarke Whitney ’95

Friends of SBSAnonymous òAll Souls Church

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce T. AmsbaryDr. John Barrengos òMrs. Rosemary BaggishKathleen BurnhamRobert S. and Mary W. Cohn FMr. and Mrs. C. S. Connington FMr. W. Cotton Damon IIMs. Shari Gliedman FAdele Coleman LeeKerry MurphyMs. Laura PloudreMs. Pamela PorterMarjorie and John TurtonCharles Wattles ò

Business, Foundation and Trust SupportAnonymous òAEC Trust òBenevolinkCharitable Gift Fund òCommunity Foundation of Western North Carolina SThe Fowler Family Foundation Inc.G. James and Sarah J. Caldwell TrustKalamazoo Foundation òMeek Foundation CTRobert G. & Jane V. Engel Foundation òRohit and Katharine Desai Family Foundation SSchultz-Giller Foundation òTarbell Family Foundation òWattles Family Foundation òWm. C. Bullock, Jr. Family Fund

Auction SupportA New Face Day SpaAliber’s Bridal ShopAndy’s & The Oak ShoppeAnimal CrackersBart’s CafeBasketball Hall of FameBig YBoston Red SoxBrandt HouseDakor CenterDover SaddleryEco+Plan LLCEquine Journal

Fallon Fine ArtGreenfield Co-operative BankGreenfield Garden CinemasHope & OliveKatalyst KombuchaLeader Distribution Systems, Inc.MauricesMegan’s TreasuresMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonNew England AquariumP.F. Chang’s China BistroPoetry Ridge Bed and BreakfastRichardson’s Candy KitchenRyan and CaseyStop & ShopSweenor’s ChocolatesTargetThe Cheshire HorseThe People’s PintThe Perry Egress Group @ Smith BarneyVansWilliams Farm, Inc.World Eye Bookshop

Matching Gift CompaniesConocoPhillips SGE FoundationGenworth Financial CTISO New England Inc.Mobil Retiree Matching Gift ProgramNew York TimesNortheast Utilities SystemPhoenix Foundation, Inc. SThe Williams Companies, Inc òUS Bancorp Foundation

Horse DonationsMr. John Adamik Ace of Hearts Jukka Lipponen Little Miss May Mr. Ray Quirk Cajun Midnight (Express) Ms. Edith Anderson Well SpentMs. Maryellen Sardella Alli Ms. Ellin Alexander It’s A Kinda Magic (Patrick)

Students, faculty and staff walked in the first annual Rays of Hope: A Walk Toward the Cure of Breast Cancer on a sunny October Sunday. Stoneleigh-Burnham raised almost $4,000 for the organization and brought the largest team to the event.

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Birch Hill Investments Inc Risky Business (Tui)Ms. Samantha Lindquist Believe in Bailey (Bailey)Ms. Nina Morey Incamera (Kodak)Ms. Lucia Zachowski Catch Me If You Can (Flash)

New DonorsAnonymousJohn AdamikEllin AlexanderJane and Moses Alexander P’12 FMr. and Mrs. Jason Ames P’14Ms. Edith AndersonAnimal CrackersMrs. Rosemary BaggishBart’s CafeRegina Basemore-Price ’83 Big YBirch Hill Investments Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Todd Brown P’11Ying-Ju Chen ’03Mr. Sang Jin Choi and Mrs. Hyun Sook Park P’10 òMr. and Mrs. Marc Cote P’14Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cote P’11Dakor CenterGeorgia A. de Nolfo ’83Mr. Damon Douglas and Mrs. Therese Ross P’14Dover SaddlerySally Pecora Dunn ’67BEquine JournalFireside True ValueMr. and Mrs. Gerald Girard P’ 02Ms. Shari Gliedman FJim GornallAshley Green ’01Greenfield Co-operative BankGreenfield Garden CinemasEmilee Henderson ’07Ms. Nancy Henderson and Mr. Peter AdamsMr. and Mrs. David Hewlings P’12 Hope & OliveMaLinda HowesMinhee KangKatalyst KombuchaLinda Kim-Park P’12 òOona Kingston P’ 10Elisabeth O. Kotte P’11John Larson FLeader Distribution Systems, Inc.Ms. Merrilyn LewisChristine Lincoln Blazis ’83 Ms. Samantha LindquistJukka LipponenMs. Xiujun LiuMaureen LyonsErica Marback ’05Mrs. Dorothy Mattia P’09MauricesAmanda McLane ’04Melannie McVey ’00Cameron Miller P ’10Mobil Retiree Matching Gift ProgramRegina E. Mooney CTMs. Nina MoreyKerry MurphyP.F. Chang’s China BistroMs. Laura PloudreMs. Pamela Porter

Elizabeth M. Price ’72 and Leonardo Diaz CTRay QuirkR&R Hair DesignMr. and Mrs. Reynolds P’12 Richardson’s Candy KitchenRohit and Katharine Desai Family Foundation SRyan and CaseyMaryellen SardellaAnne Schenck GP’09 CTMs. Satoko Shisai P’10 òStop & ShopMr. and Mrs. Eric Swartzentruber P’13 FSweenor’s ChocolatesThe Cheshire HorseThe People’s PintThe Perry Egress Group @ Smith BarneyThe Williams Companies, IncMr. O’Brian Tomalin P’10Mrs. Erma Jean Tracy P’97 òMs. Yvette TsaiVansWilliams Farm, Inc.World Eye BookshopSeonbok Yi and Eunhee Kim P’13 CTLindsay Hunt Zagarri ’85

Memorial and Honorary GiftsIn Honor of the Class of 1959BSandra Spencer Wiley ’59B

In Memory of Ann Rowse Allen ’49BYvette Mencoff Nathans ’49B

In Honor of Dr. Paul Bassett P’85,’88,’11 Robert N. Elkins P’05Mrs. Norma Zuchovitsky P’95

In Honor of Stephanie Bassett-Fox ’88 Patricia Szulborski, P ’85,’88

In Honor of Pam Brewster Bensen ’64S, P’89Elizabeth M. Price ’72 and Leonardo Diaz CT

In Memory of Grace BurnhamKathleen Burnham

In Honor of the Class of 2003Mary Dooley ’03

In Honor of the Class of 1974Tenley Morse Chevalier ’74Deborah Thiele Nadjadi ’74

In Memory of Elijah ColemanAdele Coleman Lee

In Honor of Mina Payne Cooper ’78 Kelsa L. Zereski ’88, CFRE CT

In Memory of Mara L. Cormie ’93 Chip and Sharlene Cormie P’93 ò

In Honor of Cassandra Coughlin ’05Margery S. McCrum, M.D. P’05

In Honor of Kate Echeverria ’98 Ms. Nancy Henderson and Mr. Peter Adams

In Memory of Mr. Edward EmersonJanet M. Remington ’55SLinda Jennings Kraus ’54S FSandra Bainbridge Cunningham ’52B CTAnne Handley Handley ’66S

In Memory of Mr. And Mrs. EPamela Brewster Bensen ’64S, P’89 S

In Memory of Charles R. FowlerGretchen Friedrich Allen ’38B

In Honor of Kate O’Connor ’03 Maggie Hawn and Paul O’Connor P’03

In Honor of Becki Whiting Harr ’91 Cheryl D. Whiting P’91

In Memory of Audrey Kreston P’84Rebecca Kreston McKinnon ’84

In Honor of Linda Lewis ’71Phoebe Liebman Ballard ’37S, P’71

In Memory of Mary Marks Lincoln ’59SBeverly Mack Hall ’59S F

In Memory of Sylvia LoughnanSuzanne Bell Fraser ’72

In Honor of Sally Leach Mixsell ’69 Carolyn Austin ’68BPamela Brewster Bensen ’64S, P’89 SHeatherle Clingerman ’93 Annette A. Cazenave ’74Mary E. Dooley ’03 Kim Eldridge ’92Sharon Lewis Gaffey ’68S òAbbe Janov Litvack ’74 Laura Richards ’60SJanet Spencer ’50S FMr. and Mrs. Eric Swartzentruber P’13 FMeg Long White ’69Nancy Williams Ward ’69Deborah Swift Carter ’69Valerie Brenhouse Mace ’58B, P’80Suzanne Green ’71 F

In Honor of Elizabeth Morzuch ’01 Cheryl Smith and Bernard J. Morzuch P’01,’03 F

In Honor of Emma Morzuch ’03 Cheryl Smith and Bernard J. Morzuch P’01,’03 F

In Memory of Terri Rodgers O’Dea ’60BMs. Ruth Rodgers P’60B

In Memory of Charles PecoraSally Pecora Dunn ’67B

In Honor of Mrs. Macdonald PetersPamela Brewster Bensen ’64S, P’89 SAnne F. Heisler ’46BCarol Somerville ’69Amanda Burr ’66B òNancy Williams Ward ’69Carole O’Brien Irvine ’51B CTDeborah L. Chamberlain ’69Thayer Reisner Adams ’55B

In Honor of Elizabeth Peterson ’92 Herbert and Jacqueline Peterson P’92 S

In Honor of Rebecca T. Plough ’97 Ms. Lisa Todman P’97

In Honor of Miriam Przybyla-BaumMs. Cathy Warren

In Honor of Jennifer Bassett Sheehan ’85 Patricia Szulborski P ’85,’88

In Memory of Grandmother SpauldingThe Reverend Claire A. Clingerman P’93

In Memory of Amy Spencer ’03AnonymousRobert and Sally Spencer P’03 ò

In Memory of Nancy Mason ’46SElizabeth McLean McLain ’46S

In Memory of Mr. Thomas J. Tracy, Sr. P’97 Mrs. Erma Jean Tracy P’97 ò

In Memory of Dan VerderyJamie Marie Rose ’86Mr. Clifton F. Giles, Jr.Larry and Caron Yost P’90Rebecca T. Plough ’97 FMs. Lisa Todman P’97 F Jenn Bete-Brown ’88 FAmanda McLane ’04

In Honor of Lyndsey Walsh ’04 Dr. John Walsh and Dr. Marie Walsh P’04 CT

In Honor of Carole WilliamsDr. J. Thomas Williams, Jr. P’82,’83

In Honor of Diane WilliamsDr. J. Thomas Williams, Jr. P’82,’83

In Honor of Amelia WinshipDr. and Mrs. Bove GP’03

In Memory of Helen WoodhullBeverly Mack Hall ’59S F

In Memory of C. Robert WrayMr. Clifton F. Giles, Jr.Mr. Tom Iampietro and Mrs. Candace Cahn IampietroLaura B. Richards ’60S òColleen Pearl ’94

Thank you for your generous support!

Alumnae PagesClass NotesIn MemoriamEvents

Members of the Mary A. Burnham Class of 1962: Elizabeth Montague Mundy, Patricia Wood Cochran and Rebecca Ellis in Paris, August 2009.

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CLASS NOTESClass Agents are needed for the following years: 1943S, 1944B, 1944S, 1947B, 1948S, 1951B, 1964S, 1968S, 1979

Contact the Alumnae Office if you are interested in being a Class Agent!

1943B Class Agent: Jane Swift Wood - 4231 Grattan Price Dr, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

1945B 65th Reunion!Class Agent: Patricia Birt Morse - 735 Riomar Dr, Vero Beach, FL 32963, tmorse997@aol.com

1945S 65th Reunion! Class Agent: Connie Johnson Corsiglia - 101 Country Side Rd, Greenfield, MA 01301 1946B Class Agent: Barbara Cox Sileo - 8963 Oldham Way, West Palm Beach, FL 33412, jimbarb63@bellsouth.net

1946S Class Agent: Elizabeth McLean McLain -12725 Via Nasca, San Diego, CA 92128-1572

1947S Class Agents: Jean Hill Macht - 2005Woodland Rd, Abington, PA 19001; Joan Hutton Landis - 450 Osage Lane, Media, PA 19063, jlandis1@swarthmore.eduDear Classmates,Shortly prior to the holiday season, I received a note from MaryEm Bodman Kenner ’49S asking if I would be willing to contact each of you of the class of 1947 in the hope of coaxing you to a “Cluster Reunion.” MaryEm along with some volunteers like myself are reaching out to classes 1945-1952 inclusive. Cluster class reunions have been better attended and, of course, much more fun.The reunion dates this year are June 11, 12 and 13. So please try to join us. Another good reason to come would be to meet the new Head of School, Sally Mixsell ’69. She is so lovely and accomplished and a superb choice to lead the school forward. And not incidentally, she is the first Head of School to be a Stoneleigh-Burnham graduate. We can all be proud of this while thinking it’s about time. Also for those of you who have not returned, the various building projects and expansion of programs will be a treat to see and be informed about.I was able to go back for the first time for our 50th and again for our 60th. Shirley Beebe (just the same) Rachael Abadi, Janet Byron and I were there for our 50th. It was fun and interesting to see their youthful faces bleed through the inevitable aging. Each recognizable in seconds. For our 60th, I was the only one to return. I contacted each of you and did so appreciate the phone calls and e-mails despite the fact that none of you were able to make the pilgrimage. Nevertheless, so many wonderful women, young and old, embraced me in warmth and friendship that I returned again last year and now serve on the Alumnae Board. I might add that as an educator and from my own experiences as a student, I have grown to

appreciate the role of single-sex education and its importance to the fabric of education available. It may be a dying breed needed to be rescued.I couldn’t conclude this communication without a comment regarding MaryEm. No one, at least from our era, has done more to keep the spirit of Stoneleigh alive by staying in touch with so many graduates. A year has rarely passed that I have not heard from her with more news than The Bulletin is able to muster. What a vote of thanks we owe her. Please try to make it for yourself and as a tribute to MaryEm. I don’t think you’ll regret it. Besides, I’d love to see you.

1948B Class Agent: Joan Fenton Clark - 313 Tally Ho Dr, Indian Trail, NC 28079, jclark020@carolina.rr.com

1949B Class Agent: Jacqueline Oothouse Mitchell - 131 Cumberland Rd, Burlington, VT 05408, jacqmitch@comcast.net

1949S Class Agent: Sue Heubisch Milkey - 27076 Kindlewood Ln, Bonita Springs, FL 34134MaryEm Bodman Kenner writes: I was delighted to be back at the school in June for the 60th Reunion of the 49ers and to see those who were able to return. Unfortunately several graduates who hoped to attend were not able to at the last minute. However, I heard from quite a few for the first time in many years, including Brownie (Anne Brown Stallworth ’50S) and Berta Abril Avello ’50S. I had a lovely visit with Betsy Abercrombie Flynn and her husband prior to Alumnae Weekend and did some research locating the 1835 homestead of my great-grandfather, Lewis Bodman, in nearby Williamsburg, MA. My grandfather was his 13th child!

1950B 60th Reunion! Class Agent: Emily Cooper Stephenson - PO Box 957, Carmel, CA 93921, emilystephenson@sbcglobal.net

1950S 60th Reunion! Class Agent: Addie Warner Minott - 2518 Stage Rd, Guilford, VT 05301, pulpitfm@myfairpoint.net 1951S Class Agent: Joan Walthers Parks - 37 Church St, Westminster, MA 01473, bowtie-1@mindspring.com.

1952B Class Agent: Sandra Williams White - PO Box 790, Franconia, NH 03580

1952S Class Agent: Barbara Schaff Blumenthal - 36 Sullivan Dr, West Redding, CT 06896, Barbglea@aol.com

1953B Class Agents: Gaye Alexander Cavanaugh - cjcava1@aol.com; Jane McGrath Packer - jpacker796@comline.com

1953S Class Agents: Pat Birge Johnson - 4130 SW 25th Pl, Cape Coral, FL 33914

1954B Class Agent: Jill Crawford Stoll - spunkygram57@aol.com

1954S Class Agent: Linda Jennings Kraus - 58 Judson Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824-6655

1955B 55th Reunion! Class Agent: Pat Reinking McBane - dpmcbane@aol.com

1955S 55th Reunion! Class Agent: Anne Shepard Stevens - shep24@comcast.net 1956B Class Agent: Judith Howard Whitney-Terry - judith.whitney@gmail.com

1956S Class Agent: Linda Maiuzzo Budd - linnieb13@hotmail.com

1957B Class Agent: Roberta Lee Gerber - 47 9th St, Bonita Springs, FL 34134, rlgerber@me.com

1957S Class Agent: Winnie Steel Walker - 14 Honey Corners Rd, West Topsham, VT 05086

1958B Class Agent: Karen Preefer Hanauer - khanauer@optonline.net

1958S Class Agent: Anita Smiley Bailey - PO Box 83, Boyce, VA 22620

1959B Class Agent: Susan Cummings Campbell - beachrosedesigns@comcast.net

Ivy Wahl Riley ’50S with her youngest daughter.

1959S Class Agents: Betsy Barry Beaudin – betsy@beaudins.com; Joannah Hall Glass – jhallglass@aol.com

1960B 50th Reunion! Class Agents: Rachael Chamberlain Schlegel – rcs4335@aol.com; Cynthia Poltrack Skinner – cynth6@earthlink.net

1960S 50th Reunion! Class Agents: Margery Lawton Cooper – mtlcooper@yahoo.com; Laura Richards – lrichards102@gmail.com

1961B Class Agents: Judy Vandeveer McDermott – judithmc33@aol.com; Toni Schust Zegras – tzegras@optonline.net

1961S Class Agent: Barbara Tamburri Grossbaum - btbigtree@aol.com; Julie Stephens Wyman – julie4cats@gmail.com

1962B Class Agent: Kathy Conathan Reardon – kathyr1230@aol.comKathy Conathan Reardon writes: Our group on Facebook is growing. It is such a great way to touch base with one another, plus share pictures of our families, trips and other adventures. We even have a group MAB’62 and friends. I think we have about ten members now.Chris Kovacs Durkin has been retired from the education field for five years. She divides her time between her homes in Danbury, Connecticut and Scottsdale, Arizona. Both of her daughters live in the Danbury area. She loves having all five grandchildren ranging in age from ten to two living nearby.Beverly Burgess Williams writes: My two grandchildren are starting 6th and 7th grades and are very busy. I just love following all their activities. Living so close is a real blessing. I guess this is the year that we all face Medicare. I can’t believe it. MAB just doesn’t seem that long ago, and I can remember so much of those days. (Mostly the social and less of the academic). Bev and I did try to get together on one of my many trips to Boston, but it just didn’t work out, we will just have to keep on trying.Althea Prescott Cranton graduated from Gordon College in May with a Master’s in education. Her daughter Hannah graduated the same day from Salem State College with a BFA in performance. Althea writes, “While I am beginning to wind down, teaching likely being my last career before I retire, Hannah is just beginning to find her way as an actress, song writer and singer. My mother is 96 and lives near Jon and me.”Betsy Robbins Strasser is back in Florida from her travels, and about to start another trip in October. She and Bob plan to go to Italy, Croatia, Montenegro and Greece. When I talked to her she was waiting for her first Grandchild to be born. Her son Ben and daughter-in-law Tish are expecting Logan Jacob at any moment. Betsy and Louise Bradley Fraungruber live quite close by, and we see each other frequently. Louise’s daughter Pim is a graduate student in Marine Biology at the University of Maine in Orano.I also talked to Heidi Simoneau Hennessey. Heidi lives in Ipswich, MA with her husband Dick. She

has three children, five grandchildren and another one on the way. Her two sons live in Vermont, and her daughter lives in Tucson. Heidi is retired and has started a new career making necklaces with semi- precious stones. She loves it, and has been quite successful. She and Ruth Sawyer Staley are off on a big adventure… a wonderful trip to Italy. Heidi has promised a picture for our next class notes.Jane Konheim Kasov has had a busy summer. She started off by going to Stoneleigh-Burnham reunion with Libby Apfel Sanderson. They had a wonderful time, and loved seeing the class of ’59 celebrating their 50th. Many of that class were very special to us when we were freshman. They helped us navigate those first few months, very difficult for a few of us. Jane is very busy with her art and singing. She has a few pictures of paintings on Facebook and they are wonderful. Jane wanted to share an experience she had this summer with us, “When Camilla, my young Brazilian second cousin, became engaged, she asked me to sing the Ave Maria of Schubert in her late July church wedding ceremony, with the Baccarelli Orchestra, in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. While I had a lot of trepidation about how I would do in a far-flung land, I also was determined to add as much as I could to the beauty of Camilla’s day. The performance of the Ave Maria proved to be as blissful an experience as I’ve ever had as a singer. For my American family, my being a real singer was a revelation. My husband kept me calm for the days preceding the wedding, and he couldn’t stop smiling with relief after hearing my song float over the congregation. For me, there was immense satisfaction, just in having been part of the wedding. Camilla was pleased too! When we left the mild winter of Sao Paulo, we were ready to relax and enjoy summer again.”Libby Montague Mundy, Rebecca Ellis and Pat Wood Cochran are just back from a week in Paris. To quote Libby, “Pat is the energizer bunny and we honestly walked about 12 miles a day. I felt like all the bones in my feet were fractured, but I kept up. Becky walks daily so she did much better. We ate many croissants and now I feel/look like one.”Another Libby was in Paris this summer, Libby Apfel Sanderson had a wonderful trip to Paris and Provence in July. Jack and I are off to Duxbury for the Island Creek Oyster Festival in the middle of September. Then I plan on some quality time with my grandson. Hope to catch up with some classmates when I am in Boston.Again, a plea, I would love to hear from more Classmates. Our 50th is not that far away!!!

1962S Class Agents: Roby Akin Phillips – rphillips@worldtrav.com; Charlot Martin Taylor – PO Box 1333, Wainscott, NY 11975-1333

1963B Class Agent: Judith Whalen Dunbar – Judidunbar@aol.com

1963S Class Agent: Sally Miller Fuller – ImFuller@sopris.net

1964B Class Agents: Gail Martin Clock – GCLOCK@aol.com; Ellen Chello McFarland – ejmcfarland@snet.net

1965B 45th Reunion! Class Agent: Ann Mickelson de Brauw – amdebrauw@aol.com

1965S 45th Reunion! Class Agent: Patricia Roberts – proberts6@nyc.rr.com

1966B Class Agents: Kiki Black – henshaw66@yahoo.com; Mandy Burr – RevMandy@aol.com; Judy Arnold Conner – jmac333@comcast.net

1966S Class Agent: Beth Born Mellina – 710 Dartmoor, Westfield, NJ 07090

1967B Class Agents: Jody Geberhardt – jodyg@cableone.net; Judith Lilleston – lillestonj@hotmail.comCynnie “Mitchell” Bassett writes:I am still in Hershey, PA. Hope to win the lotto soon so that I can retire at the beach, preferably Stone Harbor, N.J. My son Sean has been in Afghanistan since May. His squadron, VAQ-134, is on loan to the Army. He has spent most of his Navy career on aircraft carriers so being on terra firma for any length of time is new to him. My daughter Brittany works for the Pennsylvania Housing Authority and counsels people on purchasing and keeping their homes. She has been very busy, to say the least. Lindsay, who is my youngest, looks and acts just like her mom! She’s a real free spirit living in Philly and loving it! I attended reunion weekend at SBS in June. There was a very good focus on Burnham this year and much appreciated by the Burnham ladies. The older I get, the more I appreciate my four years at MAB. Four of us were able to visit with Mrs. Peters. She is still the gracious and elegant lady that I remember. It was rather funny that we had to shout at her as she is hard of hearing. Mr. John is 95 and sharp as a tack. Talked a bit about his blue Caddy convertible.

Althea Prescott Cranton ’62B with husband Jon and daughter Hannah.

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Remember it? Would love to have another reunion with my classmates.

1967S Class Agent: Susie Hine – PO Box 96, East Dennis, MA 02641

1968B Class Agent: Joyce Cornish Suter – ljsuter@comcast.netSue Scull Trzcienski writes: Retirement is wonderful, it’s been 1 1/2 years and I am enjoying every moment. I am very active with the Marlborough Arts Center and am the treasurer of the town’s library, so plenty to keep me busy. Aime, our oldest, received her Ph.D. in cancer biology and is now working in Manhattan at Memorial Sloan Kettering. It is nice having her close by, and we really enjoy lots of time with the two grandsons, 4 1/2 and 2 1/2. Torrey is an emergency room nurse at Hartford Hospital and lives nearby, so it is nice seeing the “troops” every few weeks. I enjoyed seeing Carolyn Austin and others at the Burnham Brunch and was sorry I couldn’t have gotten up to Greenfield for the whole weekend. Bob and I are off to New Zealand again after the first of the year to visit our “exchange student daughters.” We have decided we are too old for New England’s winters so this will be our third trip down under. My best to all, and would love to hear from classmates.Nicole Durand says: I’d like to say I was sorry I couldn’t make the reunion this year, but hope to make future ones. Very busy trying to put together an engagement party for my daughter. Good thing the wedding is a year away!

1969 Class Agent: Bonnie Briskin – bonnieb351@yahoo.com; Deborah Chamberlain – dorchamb@aol.com; Meg Long White – megevents@gmail.comBarbara Llewellyn reports that Gail Cray was in California for a shower and the birth of her grandson Weston Goode.Meg White writes: Shortly before Sally left on her Asian excursion, several of us gathered at Mary Maloney’s house in Vermont for a hilarious weekend of eating, laughing and fast boats . It was great fun! Mary and her husband John Ferris are wonderful and generous hosts, their house is beautiful, and their daughters (their son was out of town) are adorable. Sally’s husband Hank and Fly Williams and her husband Rick were there to round out the crew. Although this was pretty late into July, it was the first truly summer-like weather of the year. It was grand. Thanks Melon for a fabulous time!Mary Merola writes: Thank you to the many, many people who worked so hard to make our 40th Reunion so much fun. The food was fabulous.Everyone was warm and welcoming, and seeing old friends and making new ones was best of all!

1970 40th Reunion! Class Agent: Kathy Seyffer Opdycke – wlpmom@comcast.netClass of 1970’s 40th reunion is coming up next June 11-13, 2010. I would encourage ALL of you to attend! Our school welcomes all alumni that weekend with open arms, events, opportunities to reconnect and a walk down memory lane. Now is the time to make your travel plans! It will be well worth your while.This past reunion weekend in June I had the

pleasure to spend time with Anne Sears who drove up from Virginia to attend the reunion. Anne is an avid golfer. As I am living in Richmond we hope to be seeing more of each other. It was great to see Wesey Lane Nichols last October when she attended the installation of Sally Leach Mixsell ’69 as Head of School. Who remembers that she was Wesey’s big sister? If any of you plan to be in the New England area, or if you live in New England or Maine please make plans to attend Anne Quantrell Dennen’s Alumnae Luncheon that is held every August at her home on the Maine coast in Camden. This past August’s event was attended by alumnae from classes as far back as 1943, thanks to Patsie Holloway Tucker ’43B! Despite the typical Maine fog that rolled in and out during the lunch of delicious lobsters rolls, a wonderful time was had by all and we look forward to next year’s event. Thanks Anne for hosting!I also attended the Alexandria, VA alumnae event held on May 1, 2009 at the home of Lynda Decker Gallagher ’71. It was great to see Lynda again, as well as Suzanne Green ’71 who flew in from Phoenix to attend the dinner. Thanks Suzanne for making the trip, and for Lynda’s gracious hospitality!I had a great time seeing Carol Somerville ’69 and Sue Bruch Muir ’69 at the alumnae event held at Hyperion Farm in Barboursville, Virginia, home of Vicky Castegren ’94. I am currently serving as Vice Chair of Stoneleigh-Burnham’s Board of Trustees. What a wonderful way to give back to my school, and a great excuse for me to visit New England during the year. Anne Quantrell Dennen also serves on the Board! Our school remains great, our students are enthusiastic and the energy pulsating through the corridors is addicting! Come and see for yourself! Hope to see many of you at our 40th reunion next June !

1971 Class Agent: Lynda Decker Gallagher – lyndadeckergallagher@gmail.com

1972 Class Agent: Melissa Leach Dickson – MelissaLDickson@gmail.comA small group from our class has connected on Facebook in the last several months. Melissa Leach Dickson (me), Nan Fisher (the two of us play a word game on Facebook (from CT to Santa Fe, NM and back), Amy Owens Sullivan, Patty Cuddihy Zimmerman, Kim Butcher, Jeanne Messinger Thoren, Joanne Porter Richardson, MaryLiz Lavieri Simons and Charlotte Lewis-Hankus, to name a few ( I know I left someone out - sorry). From ’73 we have connected with Lucy Pierpont, Anne Cheney and Mary Liz’s sister Jeanne.Ellen Easton and I got together for tea at Lady Mendl’s in NYC last spring. We hadn’t seen one another since our 20th reunion at SBS so we had fun catching up. Ellen is an expert on tea and etiquette, and has written books on the subjects. I think I behaved myself during our 5 course tea-time! On May 29, Ellen attended an intimate private afternoon reception in honor of HRH Prince Henry of Wales. Prince Harry, as he is better known, was visiting New York City for the first time. Ellen shares that despite being on a whirlwind schedule, Prince Harry “was relaxed, personable and charming to all.”

Also on Facebook I found Chata Robinson Smith who was Lindy King’s roommate. Here is a portion of Chata’s note to me about herself and some special words about Lindy: “My husband and I have been married 27 years and live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland near Wash.D.C. - right off the honeymoon boat to the farm! I see Leigh Stewart ’71 often; she is well and last summer I was trying to get a hold of Lindy because my daughter was going to be in Boston for the summer and needed her advice. I called many times - no answer - so I told Leigh. She then talked to someone in Lindy’s building in Fort Lauderdale and the tragic story of her death was explained. I would like to say the following about her... I believe it to be true that sometimes in this world a magnificent creature with a larger than life heart and a fine mind can find it hard to navigate. A supurb sailor, Lindy criss-crossed the Atlantic, she captained private yachts, could make or mend anything and from all walks of life people fascinated her. I miss her but know she is finally happy among the stars.”I had a great time attending my sister’s 40th reunion in June. With the class of ’69 guests at the Head’s, I slept with my sister to make room for those staying at Coleman House. As a testament to the age of technology, at 6:30 Saturday morning, I turned to Sally and said “Is that someone’s cell phone ringing?” She laughed and said, “No, that’s the horse in the barn behind us!”Thanks all for your news and the fun we’re having on Facebook. Keep sending me updates and photos!Sharon Calkins Hubley ’72 writes: My son graduates from Landmark in December of this year. And I am starting yet two new ventures. I have a business called UnBridaled Treasures which is all kinds of Vintage items - jewelry, hats, gloves, compacts and other sundry items. I have also opened up a selling booth in Frederick, Maryland at an Antiques Dealership called Old Glory. I know nothing about retail, but was encouraged by a friend. The booth has been up for two months now and I am addicted. Even though it is called The Vintage Cottage, I in private call it my life size doll house! It is so much fun rearranging it every

8 Tell us about yourself! Post a class note in the Alumnae Portal at www.sbschool.org.

HRH Prince Henry of Wales & Ellen Easton ’72 in New York City, May 29, 2009.

Camden, MaineJoining the festivities were (front row, from left) Board of Trustee members Anne Quantrell Dennen ’70 and Kathy Seyffer Opdycke ’70 and Board of Trustees Chair, Shayna Appel ’78; (second row) Liz Butler Bailey ’51B, Patsie Holloway Tucker ’43B, Regina Mooney - Director of Development for Alumnae Relations, Meredith Lang ’65B, Anne Farmer Meservey ’66B, Martha Temple ’65B, Barbara Tamburri Grossbaum ’61S; (back row) Don Bailey, Jo Hamp Wescott ’63S, Liz Feeley - Asst. Director of Development for Alumnae Relations and Robin Lunn P’04.

Barboursville, VirginiaPictured on the veranda adjacent to the indoor ring at Hyperion Farm are: (first row, from left) Carol Somerville ’69, Mina Payne Cooper ’78, Kathy Seyffer Opdycke ’70 (Trustee), Susan Bruch Muir ’69, Head of School Sally Mixsell ’69; (second row) Marguerite Murray ’96, Vicky Castegren ’94 (host) and Tracy Kilpatrick ’78.

Providence, Rhode IslandPictured from left are Bill and Cyndee Meese, Heatherle Clingerman ’94, Rachael Blake Elmaleh ’94, Judith Blake P’94, Meg Long White ’69;(not pictured): Alison Porter ’89, Tyese Bohan’93 and husband Mike. After the reception at Gracie’s Restaurant, everyone met for a delicious dinner at Broadway Bistro where they were joined by Tyese Bohan ’93 and her husband Mike. The spectacular lighting of Waterfire capped off the evening.

Alumnae Getting Together Alumnae AssociationRegional Events Journal

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Admissions Ambassadors are essential to Stoneleigh-Burnham’s recruitment efforts and we are fortunate to have so many loyal alumnae who support the School around the country and the world. To learn more about the Stoneleigh-Burnham Admissions Ambassadors program contact the Admissions Office at admissions@sbschool.org or call 413.774.2711 ext. 257.

week or so. My daughter Caroline is nearly 14 and will be entering the 8th grade at The Lab School of Washington this fall.From Sue Tuttle in California:The middle of June was the last weekend of my East Bay Open Studio event here in Oakland. I will be working on creating some new jewelry designs as well as note cards featuring my photographs.

1973 Class Agents: Susan McVie - 1731 Rose Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18018

1974 Class Agent: Victoria Claman Hewitt – vchewitt@aol.com

1975 35th Reunion! Class Agent: Susan Murphy Mulcahy – emeraldsm@sbcglobal.net

1976 Class Agents: Nancy Maurer Preston – npreston07@gmail.com; Susan Tyrrel – styrrel@cox.net

1977 Class Agent: Kathryn Whitney Mansfield - kat.mansfield@verizon.net

1978 Class Agent: Lynne Schulthess – SabrinaS@optonline.net

1980 30th Reunion! Class Agents: Kim Day - 403 Pacific Cir, Newbury Park, CA 91320; Dawn Slaney Hill - 303 Tutwiler Dr, Trussville, AL 35173; Cindi Grader Viola – jckviola@comcast.net

1981 Class Agent: Becky Rawson Aronson Weaver – baronson75206@yahoo.com

1982 Class Agent: Bridget O’Brien – bobrien@comcast.net

1983 Class Agent: Lois Kuiper Fuller – lcmfuller@comcast.net

1984 Class Agents: Susan Mahoney Casey –suem65@flash.netSusan Steele Entz shares: I’m married to Ken Entz with two girls Erika and Emily, 9 and 6. Ran away with the circus and spent six years on the road with Disney on Ice as a tour coordinator. Settled in Eliot, Maine. I now own a small fitness center with my husband and work for the University of New Hampshire as Director of Presidential Events and Programs.

1985 25th Reunion! Class Agents: Sophie Aikman – sophieaikman@hotmail.com; Sharon Barbour Petrecca – spetrecca@cox.net; Suze Stutzman – suzedesigns@hotmail.com; Evelyn Trebilcock – Evelyn.Trebilcock@oprhp.state.ny.us

1986 Class Agents: Elizabeth Engel – eengel1241@aol.com; Liz Tichenor Percheson – elizabeth.percheson@pharna.com

1987 Class Agents: Damiane Adamczyk – dadamczyk@snet.com; Jenny West Pender – penderjenw@yahoo.com

1988 Class Agents: Linwood Bardusch Kenneally – buggie221@yahoo.com; Taffy Bassett-Fox – tbassettfox@hr-k12.org; Travis Stewart – travandboo@sbcglobal.net; Kelsa Fuller Zereski – kelsa96@aol.com

1989 Class Agents: Julie Gunther - julesgunther@yahoo.com; Sam Loud Migon – migons@bellsouth.net

1990 20th Reunion! Class Agents: Dionne Cason - 5904 Terry Parker Dr N, Jacksonville, FL 32211; Melanie McCusker Fenstersmaker – dmfence@aol.com; Tamar Cooke Luck – twnsrul@yahoo.com; Teresa Williams-Yetming – paris100@aol.com Tamar Cooke Luck writes: Aloha SBS sisters! We are still in Hawaii and while my husband Aaron has been deployed for the last year, we are doing very well here. Our twins boys (JD and Drew, 8) are loving it here as well. JD plays soccer (takes after his mom), surfs with me and is a Cub Scout. Drew does karate, is a Cub Scout too and he loves going to the beach to body surf! I am very active here and love being outdoors as much as I can. I have made some great friends here and our church family has been so good to us since Aaron has been in Iraq. I am hoping that we will stay here for another four years, Lord willing, but the Army and God could have different plans for us. If you ever find yourself

coming to Oahu, check in with me and we’ll show you around! Much Mahalo to SBS for all they do for these young ladies. Boy times sure have changed! Hope to see you all at Reunion, but not sure if a mainland trip is feasible next summer, but I am working on it! A hui hou (see you soon)!

1991 Class Agents: Amy Christiansen-Burton – ajchristiansen@aol.com; Rebecca Whiting Harr – rwharr2@aol.com; Brooke Harris – ebrooke326@yahoo.com

1992 Class Agents: Tracy Allison Evans - 1611 Prather Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63139; Leelee Harrison – leelee_harrison@yahoo.com

1993 Class Agents: Jennifer Anderson Hayes – jhayes36@yahoo.com; Sarah Johnson – sarahflies2004@yahoo.com Amy Morford Nebeker shares:Not too much going on since my last update. Our little Ashton is growing so fast and learning so much! He will be one year old on September 28th. I love him so much and we are so very blessed. Here is a picture of Ashton and me. It’s been so fun to read, on Facebook, what everyone is up to these days. Congratulations to Jen Anderson Hayes and Cristina Rubinaccio Freda on the new little additions to your families! Take care everyone.

1994 Class Agent: Amie Tessler Butman – amieb@cox.net

1995 15th Reunion! Class Agent: Emily Clarke Whitney - ewhitney@bement.org

1996 Class Agents: Marguerite Barrett - margueriteb@yahoo.com; Mary Ellen Hennessey Blake – mary_ellen_hennessey@hotmail.com

1997 Class Agents: Erin McDonald – emcdonald82@hotmail.com; Becky Plough – rtp9979@aol.com; Kilian Tracy – kiliantracy@yahoo.com

1998 Class Agents: Sara Brown Gibbons – sarambrown@hotmail.com; Melissa Hemming McWeeny – melissa5074@yahoo.com; Meg O’Brien – megoatc@hotmail.com

Candace Iampietro and Heather McDonald Whiteman ’86 at Reunion 2009.

Amy Morford Nebecker ’93 and son Ashton.

Tamar Cooke Luck ’90 with sons JD and Drew and husband Aaron.

Jessica Tudryn recently bought a home in Indiana. She works for Edy’s Ice Cream as a Quality Control Specialist.

1999 Class Agent: Alexandra Slack Hindle – alexandra.slack@gmail.com

2000 10th Reunion! Class Agent: Caisey Jefferson Kakascik– cjeff2@yahoo.com

2001 Class Agents: Joyhdae Albert - simply.joyhdae@gmail.com; Katelyn Morgan - kmorgan@hartford.edu

2002 Class Agent: Samantha Pleasant – sampleasant@gmail.comMelissaTudryn is a registered nurse working at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA in the cardiac unit.

2003 Class Agent: Jessica Fydenkevez – jess.fydenkevez@gmail.com

2004 Class Agent: Jessica Pleasant – jpleasan@student.umass.edu

2005 5th Reunion! Class Agent: Erika Marback - Wedges9@aol.comVeronique Hurley graduated, summacum laude, from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford in May 2009.

2006 Class Agent: Natalie Rosenstock – rosenstock_n@mitchell.edu; Marcy Segel – mwindy15@aol.com.

2007 Class Agents: Ashlee Houle – ashleehoule@gmail.com; Kirsten Porter – kirst.porter@gmail.com

2008 Class Agents: Martha Kingman – foremek@sover.net; Caroline Marsden – cmarsden@student.umass.eduLaryssa Witty had a great first year at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania: “I love my professors and have learned a lot from them. E-town has a strong Biology program. My French professor has helped me to grow stronger in my literary skills by forbidding me to use a dictionary whenever I read anything in French. Next year I’m looking forward to participating in the French Newspaper, History Club, FEAST - a future energy and sustainable technology engineering club, and leadership team for Campus Crusade for Christ. I’ve met some great people and am looking forward to being a sophomore.”Ramses Lonlack was named the best defensive player for women’s basketball and was honored for her 3.0 GPA at the University of Memphis.

2009 Class Agents: Audrey Lewis –alewis@sbschool.org ; Chi-Hung Liao - xurucj@hotmail.com; Colleen Mangan – cmangan@sbschool.org

In Memoriam

1941 MABRuth Rosenfelt Wharton

August 30, 2009

1948 MABJanice Shepardson Weisel

May 30, 2009

1950 SPHHelen Fischer WattlesSeptember 19, 2009

1954 MABNora Nugent Jaeschke

August 26, 2009

1956 SPHBrenda Cosseboom Mortensen

March 19, 2009

1962 SPHAnn Sturm Emerson

March 2, 2009

1965 MABMartha Sutton Temple

October 6, 2009

1973Eve McGuire Washburn

June 10, 2009

Faculty and StaffNell Fallon

September 8, 2009

Miriam Emerson PetersOctober 29, 2009

Francis PleasantJuly 23, 2009

Known for his smile and outgoing personality, Francis Pleasant was genuinely interested in the students whose lives he was entrusted to protect. He often showed up hours before his shift to attend students’ games, taking special care to cheer for those girls whose distant parents could not be there. While on duty he made an effort to learn how to say “hello” and “goodnight” in the native languages of the international students he encountered.

Of the awards and acknowledgements he received in his lifetime, none gave Francis Pleasant quite as much joy as the yearbook dedication by the class of 1997, in which they wrote, “He has touched the lives of many students... it is like we are his own daughters.”

Francis Pleasant served as a security guard at Stoneleigh-Burnham School from 1992 to 2008. During his tenure he saw four of his grand-daughters attend SBS; Rosie Lankowski Biancamano’00, Samantha Pleasant ’02, Jesi Pleasant ’04, and Haley Pleasant SBMS’06.

TRIBUTEFrancis Pleasant 1935-2009

Photo and article contributed by Tod Pleasant, SBS Director of Technology and proud son of Francis Pleasant.

Mrs. Fallon, second from left, with the Stoneleigh-Burnham School Development Council in 1968.

Nell Fallon was born on March 9, 1914 in Northampton, Massachusetts. She graduated from Smith College in 1934. Serving as Academic Director and College Counselor at the Mary A. Burnham School between 1951 and 1968, Mrs. Fallon worked to send students to the best possible colleges and universities. Jenny Chappell Way ’65B remembers, “I came from Texas to Burnham. She was so kind and made me feel welcome in a ‘foreign’ land. As a senior, she helped me find a college. I remember Mrs. Fallon well. She was a wonderful person.”

After the Merger in 1968, Nell Fallon continued to serve as College Counselor at Stoneleigh-Burnham School until 1981. She then served as Alumnae Director from 1981-1983. Lynne Zager ’72 reflects on her influence, “I remember Nell Fallon vividly. She provided guidance to me about which classes to take at Stoneleigh-Burnham. Mrs. Fallon inspired me in my own professional career as a licensed Clinical Psychologist.” Following her retirement, Nell volunteered for fundraising and alumnae events at Stoneleigh-Burnham for another twenty years.

Mrs. Fallon passed away on September 8, 2009. As per Mrs. Fallon’s own request, donations in her memory should be made to Stoneleigh-Burnham School.

“[...] a life to be celebrated and an inspiration to many of us who knew her.”

- Faye Gourlie ’58B

In appreciation and memory of Mrs. Nell Fallon 1914-2009

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In order to demonstrate the efficacy of its mission and highlight alumnae who express by example the values of integrity, determination and pursuit of the good, Stoneleigh-Burnham School is instituting a Distinguished Alumna Award. Given annually to an alumna who has pursued work in a particular field, served as a volunteer to organizations or has accomplished goals that have contributed to the enhancement of society, individuals and/or the environment, the award is also a way of giving institutional recognition to the contributions of alumnae beyond their years at Stoneleigh-Burnham.

In addition the Distinguished Alumna Award is intended to inspire students, alumnae and faculty alike to continue to “become their best selves,” as stated in our mission statement. The name of the alumna chosen will be announced at Reunion in June, and the award will be presented each year at the Reunion Luncheon. Nominations are welcomed and should include a strong statement of the nominee’s credentials for the award. With the strong pool of dedicated and accomplished alumnae, there is no doubt that the award will have plenty of worthy candidates. And what a way to pay tribute to one of our own and show us all how a Stoneleigh-Burnham education lives on strongly in the lives of our women and their worlds.

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Giving is a Family Affairby Regina E. Mooney

The Lewis family, from left: Charlotte Lewis-Hankus’72, Sis Lewis and Sharon Lewis Gaffey’68S. Photo by Holly Mott.

z “Giving together makes it fun! It also makes it possible to do more.”

“Every day of your life do something for someone else.” That is what Sis and Dick Lewis would say to their children as they were growing up in the 1950s. As she and I chatted recently, Sis Lewis explained, “That’s how I taught them to become philanthropic too; they all knew that they had an obligation to give.” Steeped in the philosophy that they were not raised to stroll through life but to help, the Lewis family has been giving to multiple charities for decades. Some of their giving has been individualized for each member’s personal interests. When it comes to Stoneleigh-Burnham School though, the women in the family pool their resources to make things happen.

Sharon Lewis Gaffey ’68S talks about collaborating with her sister, Charlotte Lewis-Hankus ’72, and her mother on gifts to Stoneleigh-Burnham, “Giving together makes it fun! It also makes it possible to do more.” Over the years, mom Sis, along with daughters Sharon and Charlotte have made decisions on how best to help the School with specific projects. As a result the photography classroom is named after husband and father Richard B. Lewis, who was an avid photographer. As Charlotte explained, “Our family is extremely close and to constantly remember my dad at a school that meant so much to him means so much to us.” Sis recalled how much he looked forward to

the Father-Daughter Weekend every year and even though Sis herself never attended, she always loved the stories he brought home from the weekend.

In another gift mother and sisters collaborated on the renovation of a dormitory room. Reflecting on the idea of giving together, Sharon noted, “When I think about how Charlotte and I lived in our rooms, with their regular traffic and activity, and knowing what it takes to maintain each room, we wanted to have a role in making sure each girl has what she needs when she’s away from home. So giving as a family stretches out what each of us does and brings us together more often.” What they’ve also learned is that participating is so important. While the big gifts can make big improvements, most of the philanthropic heavy lifting is accomplished by each one pitching in, honoring the institution that has given them so much. Or, as Sharon put it, “Our father showed us by example and by his word, that our best effort at anything would be our most important contribution, so Lewis’ make sure we always do all that we can.” Indeed the Lewis family is doing its part. Join them and others by strengthening the School with your gift to The Fund for Stoneleigh-Burnham.

This fall the Debate and Public Speaking Society started the year with a bang. Hosting the annual Stoneleigh-Burnham Public Speaking Tournament and competing at the International Independent Schools Public Speaking Competition (IISPSC) on back-to-back weekends, seniors Bryna Cofrin-Shaw, Kathleen Bordewieck and Sophie Dorsch took their competitors to task.

On Sunday, October 4th Cofrin-Shaw qualified for the 2010 World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships when she took second place among the American teams at the 28th IISPSC. The competition was host to 168 students and their coaches from 46 schools throughout the world – Bermuda, Canada, China, Cyprus, Jordan, Peru, the United Kingdom and the United States. Of the 21 American schools, Stoneleigh-Burnham, Deerfield Academy, Hotchkiss, Winsor, Roxbury Latin and Andover competed for the top four spots that would qualify them for the American Team to compete at the World Championships in Lithuania in Spring 2010.

The IISPSC focuses attention on the critical skills cultivated by public speaking: reflection, articulation, confidence and engagement. Cofrin-Shaw competed in three categories: Radio Newscast, Dramatic Interpretation and Persuasive Speaking.

Cofrin-Shaw’s accomplishments were truly a team effort, as she would not have been considered by the rules of the competition, if she had not come to it as part of a team. The support of her teammates, fellow seniors Kat Bordewieck and Sophie Dorsch, both of whom finished strong in the competition, was key to Cofrin-Shaw’s success. Also key to her success were coaches Dr. Paul Bassett and Cyndee Meese, whom combined have more than 50 years teaching at Stoneleigh-Burnham School.

This is not the first such honor for Stoneleigh-Burnham School, Cofrin-Shaw joins the ranks of nine other Stoneleigh-Burnham debaters and public speakers who have qualified and competed at the World Championships. Christine Claffey’88, Julie Bastarache’91, Dionis Gauvin’92, Stephanie McCusker’94, Kelley Stiles’95, Alexandra Madden’01, Emma Nolan-Thomas’04, Obehi Utubor’05 and Emily Palmer’06 all represented Stoneleigh-Burnham on the American Team. In 1994 McCusker was the top American speaker and the Stoneleigh-Burnham team was the top American team at the IISPSC.

From left: Coach Dr. Paul Bassett, Bryna Cofrin-Shaw ’10, Kathleen Bordewieck ’10 and coach Cyndee Meese at the 2009 Stoneleigh-Burnham Public Speaking Tournament. Photo by Holly Mott.

Stoneleigh-Burnham Senior Ranked as Top American Public Speaker

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