The Pike School Magazine Fall 2006

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In my Eighth Grade American History class, I have to remind my students that in the 1700s, it took weeks or months for information to spread across the Atlantic or from Massachusetts to Georgia. It is always a jarring concept for them because they have grown up in an era when news travels around the globe in mere seconds. Another example of changing times involves family communication. When I was in college, I made a collect call home once a week to speak to my parents, and I rarely if ever talked to my siblings. Today, my children, who are spread out over hundreds of miles, communicate with each other virtually every day, whether by text message, cell phone calls, or instant messaging. The challenge we all face today is understanding that our ability to contact each other more easily does not automatically translate into better communication.

At Pike, we have always emphasized the importance of good communication. In my opening remarks to new families each spring, I stress one of the values attached to our mission statement that says, “We believe children develop best when there is an active and willing partnership between school and family.” On the front page of a recent Chronicle of Higher Education, a headline read “The Medium is the Message.” There were two stories connected to the headline. The first was entitled “E-mail is for old people” and explained how college students were ignoring traditional email in favor of text messages or communication through their MySpace pages. The other article, “Hot Button Recruiting” described how college coaches, who are not allowed to call recruits, are flooding them with text messages. These two examples show how we can be swept away by the rising tide of technology. How many of us are spending longer hours on the job because of the hundreds of emails that pop up on our computers? How many of our emails, voicemails, text messages, etc. are important and help us do our work? How do we at Pike plan to use the tools at our disposal most effectively?

As you will see in this issue of The Quill, we are not opposed to using electronic forms of communication to share information about the school. We know you will find our new Website more informative and user friendly than its predecessor. I want to call your attention to a link on the Head of School page that will serve as a way to get answers to quick questions you may have or to make suggestions for the Admin Team to consider. We are confident that our director of communications, Cliff Hauptman, will see that our site remains vibrant and alive. We believe that this form of communication is useful for conveying factual information and a feeling for the school to prospective families.

There are many issues that electronic communication does not address effectively. We build in meeting time for our teams of teachers because we feel conversations are the best way to share information and plan for the needs of our students. We are fortunate that our parent body is so willing to be part of the conversation about their children that they make the time to be here for Back to School Nights, conference days, concerts, and much more. This year we have asked parents to identify topics they would like to learn more about in discussion groups. We are looking forward to all of these conversations, as we believe that by meeting and talking face to face, we can more effectively work together and understand each other better.

Enjoy this issue of The Quill, and welcome to the conversation.

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Volume 13 No. 2Fall 2006

The Quill is a publication of The Pike School Office of Development, Alumni Affairs, and Communications.

Office of Development,Alumni Affairs, and CommunicationsTara L. McCabeDirector

Cliff HauptmanDirector of Communications

Christen HazelDirector of Annual Givingand Alumni Outreach

Alison BrandiDevelopment Associate

Our MissionThe Pike School seeks to develop within its community a life-long love of learning, respect for others, the joy of physical activity and a creative spirit. A Pike education is a journey that prepares students to be independent learners and responsible citizens.

Editor-in-ChiefCliff Hauptman

Contributing WritersDebbie AndersonBo BairdBetsy DeVriesJan DraginChristen HazelSusanna Poland ’04Joan ReganLaura Russell

Design/LayoutCliff Hauptman

The Pike School34 Sunset Rock RoadAndover, MA 01810Tel: 978-475-1197Fax: 978-475-3014alumni@pikeschool.orgwww.pikeschool.org

On the cover: Students raise the new Pike flag on Pike Pride Day.(Photo: Cliff Hauptman)

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Graduation ‘06

The Ninth at Pike by Susanna Poland ’04, Joan Regan, and Betsy DeVries

An Alumni Event for the Ages by Christen Hazel

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Middle School News

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Young adolescents have a strong desire to explore their identity and their place in the community. Part of a young person’s identity is connected to their heritage or cultural background. Starting this fall, students have two kinds of forums in which to explore these issues. Open to all students in Upper School and led by Mary Crockett and Amy Salvatore, the Multicultural Group provides an opportunity for students of all backgrounds to discuss the issues that affect all of us with regard to race, ethnicity, and culture. For students of color, the Affinity Group provides a safe place to discuss their individual experiences in the community. This group is led by Kavita Mundra and Betsy DeVries.

Last spring vacation, English, math and biology teacher Tina Morris was invited to work with Dr. Frank Sulloway, an expert on Darwin and evolution, and scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, on a research project in the Galapagos Islands. She studied the Galapagos hawk and its adaptation to the changes in vegetation that have occurred in the past fifty years. The trip enabled her to bring back material to use in her Grade 9 biology class when they study evolutionary adaptations and biodiversity of organisms, as well as Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Two summers ago, Jacob Shack ’07 met with Larry Robertson, director of fine arts, and Laura Russell, head of Upper School, to propose starting an Upper School orchestra. Jacob polled Upper School students to see how many would be interested and if they would be willing to commit to regular early morning rehearsals. Students from Grades 6-8 responded enthusiastically to Jacob’s call, and all year this group of musicians rehearsed under the direction of Mr. Robertson and Fran Mellin, librarian. Different configurations of the ensemble performed at several events during the year, including the Grade 9 and Grade 8 plays and Closing Exercises.

In order to demonstrate the real-world applications of math to their students, Grade 6 math teachers Lori Lindsay and Liza Waters took the entire class on a “Math Walk” through the town of Andover last spring. Designed by Miss Lindsay, the walk challenged the students to decipher clues, interview businesspeople, and solve problems in order to make their way through town.

Pike School Orchestra Makes Its Debut

Affinity Groups Launched

Math in the “Real World”

Traveling to the Galapagos

The strings section of The Pike School Orchestra rehearses at an early-morning practice session.

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In March, three Upper School teachers traveled to Boston to the annual conference of the National Association of Independent Schools to present Pike’s advisory program to independent school educators from around the United States and the world. The presentation was entitled “Designing and Implementing an Effective Middle School Advisory Program: Getting Beyond Snacks.” Advisory design team members Judith Lais, Paul Heinze, and Lisa Galluzzo shared the process the Upper School faculty used to develop Pike’s effective, thoughtful, and comprehensive advisor program. The presentation was well-attended, attesting to the fact that many independent schools are looking for better ways to serve their students’ affective needs. After the presentation, Upper School head, Laura Russell, received follow-up phone calls from several of those who attended the presentation and others who had heard about the presentation through word of mouth.

The Pike Speech Team, led by Middle School Speech Coach of the Year Bob Hutchings, took first prize in speech in the national speech and debate competition for the second year in a row. Seven students represented Pike’s passion for speech by taking home numerous individual prizes from the Claremont, California, competition. All during the school year, the 40 team members prepare, rehearse, and perform different types of speeches. They compete in several different genres, including interpretation events and public address speeches.

As we become more connected to the global community, we would like our students to have greater opportunity to learn about other countries and the issues we face as global citizens. This fall, the Upper School offers a Model United Nations club, which provides students with an opportunity to research, discuss, and debate the issues different countries face in the global community. Students assumed the role of a representative of a particular country and then researched and prepared briefs, which they presented at a regional Middle School Model UN conference on December 2 at Northeastern University.

Upper School Student Council members found out that some kids their age who live only 20 minutes away face some very different challenges from Pike kids. With the guidance of council advisor Judith Elefante and director of development and alumni relations Tara McCabe, the student council researched philanthropies that might be able to use the funds the group would raise during the year. In the spring, the council concluded that the monies they raised from bake sales, “dress-down” days, and other activities would benefit the Growing Responsibility and Independence in People Project (GRIP). Located in Lowell, GRIP serves homeless teenagers, helping them develop the resources and lifetime skills to be independent and responsible citizens. The Pike students instinctively understood that this program’s mission closely matched the values taught at Pike. When GRIP’s director, Rachel McNamara, accepted the student council’s check at last year’s Closing Exercises, the audience was clearly moved by the way the Pike students and their faculty advisor had connected to such an important program.

Traveling to the Galapagos

Speech Team Does It Again

Model UN

NAIS Presentation

Student Council Takes GRIP on Social Action

GRIP Director Rachel McNamara (left) with Pike Student Council members and Council Advisor Judith Elefante (far right).

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Middle School NewsFor the past year, faculty and students have been working to make sure that recess is enjoyable for everyone. Rather than imposing teachers’ rules, the Middle School faculty want students to take responsibility for making recess work. This fall, students created their own list of recess guidelines to make recess fun and safe for everyone. Here are a few:Remember the Golden Rule: “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” Include others so no one feels left out. Make rules clear and stick to them. Talk out problems instead of fighting. Win and lose gracefully.

Faculty help students live by these guidelines, and it does take practice. Recess is an opportunity for students to apply the problem-solving skills they learn in Open Circle. Pike wants to be sure that every child has recess niches where he or she can blow off steam, compete for the NFL, or chat on a bench with a friend. To expand opportunities, teachers lead activities such as blob tag and kickball each lunch recess to teach new games and draw a variety of students from different grades. But an essential aspect of recess is the chance for children to play independently. A stroll around morning recess will show them playing tag around the play structure, shooting baskets, and playing with magic cards. New this year are guitar sessions by the grandstands. And a few groupies hang out with them. Recess does rule.

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Interns in TurnDividing their time between Middle and Lower School, six new interns join Pike:

Nyvette Grady is one of the recipients of The Pike School Intern Scholar Grant. She was born and raised in Holyoke, MA, and during secondary school attended Northfield Mount Hermon School. For the past four years, she has dedicated herself to educating college women outside of the classroom in her position as resident director at Wellesley College. She is

passionate about social justice issues and was certified to be a counselor at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center last summer. Nyvette’s interest in teaching was sparked through her work at the Butler Center, a high-security juvenile detention facility for teenage boys in Westborough, MA. She will be interning in the Lower and Middle School art room as well as in Grade 3.Rachel Kellar joins us after recently graduating from Bates College where she earned her BA in Sociology. While at Bates,

Rachel gained classroom experience working each semester in a local elementary school. Rachel loves to travel and spent the fall of her junior year studying in Wellington, New Zealand. Originally from the Hudson Valley area in New York, Rachel will be interning in Grades 4 and 1.Carolyn Kenney was graduated from Boston College where she majored in theology and music. After college, she spent a year in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps as the director of social services at a church

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A student who arrived late at school asked, “Where is my class?” Her science class was nowhere to be seen. When she walked out back, she heard high-pitched voices from the woods. Emerging from the undergrowth were Tina Morris and her Ninth Grade science students. Had they seen a Fourth Grade science class? No. Voices still in the woods they identified as Mr. Arsenault’s Seventh Grade class high on the ropes course. So her search continued. At the corner of the lower soccer field she saw what looked like Mrs. Miller and her merry band. Shovels and trowels were exhuming soil samples for close inspection on a tarp. Beneath the grass they discovered grubs, earthworms, stones, and flecks of mica. This unit on the properties of soil is the result of the close collaboration this summer between Becky Miller, Ed Santella, and Ian Foster, the three Middle School science teachers. They, along with PE teacher and naturalist Joan Regan, built bridges between their programs. Studying water in Third Grade, soil and birds in Fourth, and landforms in Fifth enable the Pike campus to be a wonderful laboratory for investigation. Students learn the skills of observation and measurement as well as interpreting data. Our hope is for a new generation of environmentalists.

Would you take a snake from this charming fellow? Sharon Libront and Bo Baird declined during their stay in Pakistan this summer, where they ran a week’s workshop in Karachi for educators ranging from classroom teachers to college professors to members of the national assessment board.

A close partnership is building between Pike and the Aga Khan Primary School in

Karachi WorkshopUganda. Sharon Libront, Carolyn Fugalli, and Katie Dulong led a workshop in Nairobi this summer with faculty from the primary school. Attendees came from East Africa, India, and Pakistan. A common project between our two schools is in the works. Stay tuned as we help students to understand that they are global citizens.

Science Collaborations

on the West Side of San Antonio, TX. For the past 2 years, Carolyn has been teaching religion at St. John’s Prep School in Danvers, MA. She will be interning in Grades 2 and 4. Kimberly Orefice was graduated from Fairfield University where she earned her B.A. in Communications. Having always gravitated towards children, it is no surprise that she is pursuing a career in elementary education. Kimberly will be interning in Grades 1 and 3.Anita Pahuja is the second of this year’s recipients of The Pike School Intern

Scholar Grant. She studied biology and environmental policy at Brown University and worked in environmental policy consulting at Abt Associates in Cambridge, MA, following college. In addition to her interest in science, she has always enjoyed teaching. Her prior experiences include working at an environmental education center, tutoring adult English language learners, and serving as a reading buddy. Anita will be interning in Grades 5 and 1 this year.

Stefanie Tetreault joins us after spending the last ten years in corporate America. During that time, she worked as a legal assistant in Boston and as a personal assistant in Los Angeles. While working, Stefanie attended Lesley University through the adult baccalaureate program, graduating with her B.A. in American Studies. Stefanie will be spending this year in Kindergarten and Grade 3.

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There’s nothing simple about a simple sentence from a young child’s point of view. Children need to master numerous skills before they can write a simple sentence independently. They need to recognize letter symbols, associate the symbols with sounds, discriminate between similar configurations, manipulate a pencil to form letters legibly, and blend sounds together, all while holding an idea in their head.

As students try to integrate all the skills inherent in the writing process, how can teachers help them recognize that they are growing steadily as writers? Pike’s permanent journals provide children with a mirror that reflects their growth over time. At Pike, students begin making two or three entries a year in their permanent journals, beginning in Pre-Kindergarten and continue this practice through the end of Fifth Grade.

When Carolyn Tobey asked this year’s First Graders if they remembered from Kindergarten what permanent journals are used for, Helen answered, “To write in and draw pictures so that you can remember what it was like when you were little.” What a wonderful concept! Carolyn agreed with Helen and encouraged her students to enjoy their earlier entries before writing new ones. “What’s fun,” she told her class, “is looking back at your writing or drawing. You’re able to see how you’ve gotten better as a writer.”

As First Graders flip through earlier entries, excited voices say, “Want to see my second picture?” and “Look at these!” Meandering through their writing from earlier grades, students see their growth reflected back to them in easily recognizable form, a mirror on their development.

Ruth E. Wight Caron1950 ~ 2006

After a courageous seven-year battle with breast cancer, Ruth Wight Caron died on November 17th. Trained as a school psychologist, Ruth joined Pike’s faculty as the Lower School learning specialist in 1999. She met regularly with colleagues to discuss children’s needs and led discussion groups for faculty on a variety of topics related to learning styles. Ruth enjoyed meeting with parents and led parent workshops on friendship, learning styles, and Open Circle. Over her seven years at Pike, Ruth’s presence contributed to a higher level of understanding of children’s needs and how they learn. She is greatly missed.

Ruth is survived by her husband of twenty-four years, Richard E. Caron; her son, Jamey Caron, a Pike graduate of the Class of 2003; her mother, Reverend Helen Wight; her uncle, Joseph Rogers; her aunt, Ruth Rogers; and many other relatives and friends. Donations in her memory can be made to the American Cancer Society or to Grace Chapel Children’s Ministries, Grace Chapel, Lexington, Massachusetts.

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designed orientation meetings for parents about the value of hands-on learning in the classroom.

Sarah’s work in Tanzania has strengthened her belief in the importance of global partnerships in which we develop better understandings of one another. She continues to share her experiences with Pike faculty and students through meetings and assemblies, and is hopeful that there will be an opportunity for Pike to host visiting teachers at the Lower School level in the future.

While at the AKNS, Sarah worked with children, parents, and teachers. She team taught in nine different classrooms, planned lessons, designed learning centers, and developed literature lessons. Collaborating with the AKNS librarian, she organized nursery-level books and library materials to make them more accessible to young children. They also worked together to help teachers use the library and its resources more effectively with children. Sarah presented workshops for the AKNS faculty on classroom management and age-appropriate assessments. She also

“I have always been passionate about global and humanitarian issues. As an educator, my interest is in engaging the spirit and challenging the intellect of my students,” wrote Sarah Bardo, Pike Pre-Kindergarten teacher. Sarah returned to Pike this fall after consulting and teaching for five months at the Aga Khan Nursery School (AKNS) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, through the International Academic Partnership (IAP) program. Sarah was the first early childhood teacher to spend time at the AKNS through the IAP.

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returning students shot up to share that it’s Latin and means “Not for oneself alone”. When he asked if anyone had walked in The Hike for Hope in the past, hands flew up again. Mr. Waters told the Lower Schoolers that participation in that event is one way that Pike families choose to help others and live out our motto, Non Sibi Solum.

Building awareness of the importance of service to others begins in Pre-Kindergarten at Pike and continues for the duration of each child’s educational experience here. Mr. Waters, Head of School, attends a Lower School assembly each September at which he teaches the children the meaning of the school motto, Non Sibi Solum. This year his visit was on the morning after Pike Pride Day. He began by asking if anyone knew the language or meaning of the school’s motto. While new students listened, hands of many

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In the photo above, Sarah Bardo is seen teaching a class at the Aga Khan Nursery School in Tanzania. At right, she shows her Pre-K class at Pike mementos of her trip, including the above photo.

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The Pike School held its 70th graduation exercises Wednesday, June 14 for a class of 70 eighth- and ninth-graders, “a wonderfully poetic coincidence,” remarked Head of School John “Muddy” Waters.

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Attended by about 350 family members and friends of the graduates, the Closing Exercises were held in Harding Gymnasium, festooned with blossoms in the traditional peach, white, and green of Pike graduation ceremonies. The procession of faculty and students entered with appropriate pomp and circumstance to the accompaniment of Elgar’s stirring composition played by the Cantabrigia Brass.

Welcoming remarks by Waters reminded the audience that “much has changed in our world” since the graduating students entered Pike as Pre-Kindergarteners, “but not much has changed as much as the students sitting before you have in the last 11 years.” Recalling that he used to enjoy reading to them before they acquired the skill to read to themselves, Waters read to them one last time, selecting passages from Robert Fulghum’s All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. He told them “The Pike School’s mission is to develop within its community a lifelong love of learning, respect for others, the joy of physical activity, and a creative spirit. Many of the ideas from Mr. Fulghum’s book fit into those categories, and we are proud of all of you for having learned those important lessons. You eighth- and ninth-graders are living proof of our commitment to our mission.”

In addition to a number of academic and athletic awards presented to graduating students on the evening of Friday, June 9, six additional awards were presented at Wednesday’s ceremonies.

• Francis Hamilton of Andover received the A. Daniel Phelan Award for meeting life’s experiences with a positive spirit and good humor, thereby becoming an inspiration to the Pike community. The prize is named for Dan Phelan, a Pike teacher from 1990-1996. Hamilton will attend Lawrence Academy.• Nicholas Poland of Andover was awarded the Nicholas Grieco Prize, which honors one of Pike’s most loyal families and is given to the ninth grade student who, in the opinion of the Upper School faculty, has achieved notable academic improvement and personal growth at Pike, having been a positive influence on fellow students. He will attend Phillips Academy in Andover.• Christine Goglia of Andover received the Alumni Prize, established to honor Pike alumni and awarded to the eighth grader who, in the opinion of the Upper School faculty, has achieved notable academic improvement, demonstrated an ability to assume responsibility, and displayed friendliness to faculty and fellow students. She will attend Governor Dummer Academy.

• Talene Bilazarian of Andover was the recipient of the Margaret J. Little Award, given to the student who best demonstrates integrity, generosity, and thoughtfulness, thus exemplifying the spirit of The Pike School. The award commemorates Margaret Little, teacher and Pike’s second Head of School. Bilazarian will attend Concord Academy.• Phillip Picardi of North Andover received the David A. Frothingham Award for contributing with distinction to the betterment of the school and/or community. Established in 1994, this award honors Pike’s sixth Head of School. Picardi is expecting to attend Central Catholic High School.• Carolyn Calabrese of North Andover was given the Head of School Award for exhibiting unusual qualities of leadership in non-academic affairs, while setting a school standard for scholarship. She will attend Phillips Academy in Andover.

This year’s graduation speaker was alumnus Ali Siddiqi of the Pike Class of 2003. Siddiqi, who was graduated this year from Phillips Academy, was the Academy’s school president and a speaker at his own graduation. “Actually,” he told the Pike audience, “I think my dad was more excited for this graduation than he was for my own.”

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Siddiqi’s speech echoed Waters’s in its theme of change and durability. “We all share this great school that connects us, makes us one,” Siddiqi told the new graduates. But “buildings and classrooms come and go....people come and go….the world around us is constantly changing….What gives me comfort…strength…and faith in this institution is that despite these changes, there is always a constant….It stays in the halls, it stays in those fields, and it stays in the gym. And that is the mission of this school. This school was founded to bring kids here and give them the best, most comprehensive education possible….It seeks to bring you here while instilling in each of you the beautiful trait of Non Sibi Solum, not for oneself alone.

“You see,” Siddiqi explained, “you can have your athletic achievements, make honor roll for the rest of your life, and stay friends with Pike classmates until you are old men and women. But when you come back to this place after having graduated from The Pike School, it is the transcending principle of ‘not for oneself alone’ that will make you proud. And that is a part of this school that will never change.”

Preceding and following Siddiqi’s speech, The Pike School Orchestra and Graduation Chorus, led by Fine Arts Department Chair Larry Robertson, performed. Head of Upper School Laura Russell, Eighth Grade Team Leader Susan Cameron, Ninth Grade Team Leader Betsy DeVries, Pike Board Chair Gary Campbell, and Waters presented the certificates of graduation to the students:

Ninth GradeWilliam Abisalih (Latin Prize and Boys Athletic Award winner)Liza BrecherCarolyn Calabrese Alexander Cope (Cynthia E. Pike Award winner)Alexander Matses (Kerri Kattar Athletic Award cowinner)Sinead Oliver Phillip Picardi Nicholas Poland Ellen Rullo Analise Saab

Eighth Grade Taylor AnglesAnnie Arnzen Kaitlyn Barnett Lara Bhaiwala (Spanish Prize winner) Talene Bilazarian Shane Bouchard Cameron BrienCalvin ChaoSarah ClarksonTaylor CollitonKelly ComolliShannon ComolliLeonel ContrerasBenjamin CormanRainer Crosett (Alice L. Jablonski Science Prize winner)David DleskZainab DoctorKyle DohertyHilary Evans Meredith Farahmand Mary FrenchDavid Gilbert Christine GogliaAlice Grant (Girls Athletic Award winner)Hilary Greene Frances Hamilton Julie Helmers (English Prize winner and French Prize cowinner)Tennyson Hunt Penelope JonesKatherine Koppel Stone Lauderdale Caroline Leed

Head of School Muddy Waters (top) and alumnus Ali Siddiqi ’03 address the Pike community at last May’s Closing Excercises. Left: Award-winning graduates pose with Muddy Waters and Board Chair Gary Campbell ’69.

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Dana Hall School Groton SchoolHolderness SchoolNorth Andover High SchoolTabor AcademySt. John’s Preparatory School St. Mark’s SchoolSummit Country Day School in Ohio

Alexander LetwinMichael Levenson Max Lindauer Danielle Loranger Iain MacNaughton Ryan McKinnonMari Miyachi (History Prize cowinner) Marina Moschitto (Kerri Kattar Athletic Award cowinner) Taggart Muggia Morgan PearceCameron Poole Vinay Rajur Carly Rauh Sarah Reilly Spenser Rose Alexa Sarmanian Erik ScottGregory Serrao Jacob ShackSahil Singhal Eric Sirakian (History Prize winner and French Prize cowinner) Naomi Smith Emma SundbergPeterThompson Liam White Julie Xie John Yang-Sammataro James Yuschik

From top: The Ninth Grade; the Pike Chorus performs at Closing Excercises; Graduates receive congratulations from Board Chair Gary Campbell ‘69 and Eighth Grade Team Leader Susan Cameron; Awards are handed out by Head of School Muddy Waters.

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“Usually when I go canoeing I paddle away from the dock, and at the end of my trip I paddle back to the exact same dock. On this trip we are leaving the dock and not coming back! We are finishing somewhere else completely. All on our own out here in the middle of nowhere! This is really a different thing altogether.” Joe, a Pike graduate, articulated his groups’ shared realization during the Ninth Grade St. Croix River trip. This weeklong voyage, which opens the year for the Ninth Grade each September, not only binds the students together as a team, but also serves as a metaphor for the entire year. Just as the St. Croix River provides a passage between Canada and the United States; so does the Ninth Grade year at Pike provide a steppingstone between middle and secondary school. During the trip the students learn to take care of themselves. They cook their own meals, gather their own firewood, pitch their own tents, and

navigate class I and II rapids. Like the river, the Ninth Grade year is a journey.

The Ninth Grade year focuses on guiding students towards academic independence. On the St. Croix, the students practice balancing self-reliance with teamwork. To build fires, cook meals, wash dishes, pitch the tents, and paddle their canoes in challenging waters, each student is forced to push beyond their own limits while relying heavily upon their peers for support. In the classroom the students must use the same skills as they face the challenges of freshmen courses. Because the course work is at high school intensity, it earns them the same academic credits in their next school. Biology, geometry, humanities, art and language include primary source work, independent study, and active participation. Small classes leave no room for slacking or passivity. A network of nurturing teachers provides a springboard from which the young adults launch into independence.

Students conduct biological field work in three separate outdoor sites, analyze the historical themes of the 20th century around the Harkness Round Table in humanities, develop their own photographs in the dark room, design and teach their own lessons in geometry, and create a play highlighting the musical, artistic, and theatrical talents of each performer. They are the scientists, the scholars, and the artists learning from real-time experience.

Because the grade is small (the past few years have seen between 7 and 10 students per class), teachers are able to mold the courses to meet the needs and appeal to the interests of the individual students. Susannah ’04 remarked, “I loved bio class, and was really eager to do some lab work when we were studying anatomy. I remember jokingly pestering Mrs. Morris about this, and a few days later she had a whole lobster—she had picked

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it up at the grocery store on her way to school that morning—and we made a class of dissecting it!” The Ninth Grade musical also draws heavily from student individuality. The show is a culmination of the music and theatre curriculums in which students write scripts, design sets, create characters, and produce their own show. In some measure because they are the oldest in the school rather than the youngest as they might have been elsewhere, they have both permission and opportunity to step out of their comfort zone. In art the students are encouraged daily to develop their creativity in a rich visual arts program which often works in concert with the themes in the 20th Century humanities course. Last year, the Ninth Graders had a unique opportunity to meet with Ernest Withers, renowned Civil Rights photographer, and discuss his art and how through art he affected history. The number of students, the tight student-teacher relationships, and the inter-departmental communication and cooperation give the Ninth Grade program its flexibility to explore and deepen understanding. Given the opportunity to own their identity because of the small class size, students emerge with a distinct sense of self.

Out of the classroom, Ninth Graders are considered the student leaders of the school, and are asked to put community-minded ideas into action. The advisor program encourages students to take charge of an area of school life in which they have a personal interest and put their ideas into action. An initiative might involve working with the head of the Upper School to plan assemblies, creating a cartoon on recycling to promote ecological awareness, or working on a school literary publication.

It is the explicit intent of this program to provide the students as many opportunities as possible to explore and experience the world outside of Pike. Throughout the year, students reach out to veterans, scientists, and artists in the Boston area, as it supports their coursework. The small group and high teacher/student ratio also permit frequent field trips. These include expeditions into the region to explore the differences between barrier islands, planted pine plantations, old orchards, and wetlands. For January physical education, they make weekly trips to a nearby indoor rock gym. Rock climbing builds problem solving skills, balance, agility, strength, teamwork, and determination. Like the river in the fall, the rocks in the winter provide a microcosm of the year. Students learn to explore their fear, to try again, to support one another, and to dare to do more. Trips to museums result from the collaboration of the art and history curriculums, supporting the idea of artists as social barometers. Socially, the Ninth Grade program is not typical of middle or high school environments. The innate intimacy of the group reduces the pressure of cliques that often define Eighth Grade friendships, and because students work closely as a group, they get to know each of their classmates well. Social ties that existed in previous years are replaced by a network of students working together. Simultaneously, as students delve into their individual interests, they have the freedom to be independent. Regarded as older and often off doing ‘older things’, they tend to form “older sibling” relationships with students in other grades. Correspondence with friends outside of school varies the social scene as well, so friendship possibilities are no longer limited to school. “I kept up

with a bunch of my friends who graduated after Eighth [Grade],” comments Nick ’06, “and actually my best friends just live in my neighborhood.”

The secondary school application process for Ninth Graders differs in significant ways from that of Eighth Graders. Those who are repeating the process often remark that not only have their ambitions changed, but their added experience facilitates articulating these ambitions to admissions folk. Familiarity can also make the application process less stressful. More accustomed to speaking up and asking good questions in small discussion classes, a Ninth Grader presents as an articulate and poised candidate. Some choose to enter high school as tenth graders who have fulfilled their ninth grade requirements. Others choose to repeat freshman year in their next school. Students who opt for the latter option get greater flexibility in their course selections (already having fulfilled basic requirements) and an advantage on sports teams. In each path, the graduates carry the necessary preparation for the transitions. Because they are a year older regardless of which grade they matriculate into, they get to skip much of the freshman fog.

Ninth Grade students leave Pike feeling strong. Each June, the group reflects upon hopes and fears people had entering the year, and the conclusions always carry the same themes: as budding adults they grow personally, strengthen academically, and form strong relationships that anchor the experience. Graduates emerge better prepared to lead, to explore, and to question.

Participation in outdoor and performance experiences provide a distinctive team-and self-confidence building aspect to the Ninth Grade at Pike.

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An Alumni Event for the Ages

The Main Attraction...On April 28, 2006, Pike celebrated two milestones...80 Years of Academic Excellence and our first official Downtown Boston Alumni Reunion. Thanks to an active and energetic Alumni Council, over 100 alumni and former faculty journeyed to The Hampshire House in Boston and bonded with others sharing a common interest...our Pike experience.

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Backdrop...Mingling in “The Library” of the Hampshire House, alumni perused the stacks of yearbooks, old photo albums, and other relics of the past (including the jeans that Renee Kellan Page ’79 wore in Godspell!). Easels displayed enlargements of black and white photographs from Pike’s archives. One poster, of girls in gingham dresses and boys in plaid shirts and striped ties, all smiling and squinting in the sunlight on the lawn in front of the administrative building in Shawsheen, echoed a time in Pike’s far distant past. Other images included the balloon launch in the Upper School field on Sunset Rock Road, 3 boys getting ready for an upcoming potato sack race, young students posing with a wheelbarrow full of buckets and shovels on Arbor Day, and Mrs. Palmer preparing a student for his role in Grease.

A Star-Studded Cast of Characters...Some alumni traveled from as far away as Pennsylvania (Bill Drake ’69 and Robert Jablonski ’68), Maine (Allan Breed ’69) Connecticut (Claire Coward Wilkes ’81), New Hampshire (Jennifer Fines Jones ’92 and Dan Miner ’69) and New York (Catriona Logan Sangster ’83) and as close as a few city blocks (Matt Shaer ’97 and Karen Queen Stern ’88). Alumni who were graduated in the 1940s and ’50s traded stories with alumni who graduated in the 1970s. Alumni who attended Pike in the 1990s shared a few laughs with their former teachers. Those who remember the “old” Pike located on the corner of Hidden and Porter Roads reminisced with others who “made the move” to the school’s current location on Sunset Rock Road. Many teaching legends also attended, including Theda Logan, Diana Appleton, Steve Batzell, Carolyn Tobey, and Pam Palmer.

Enter Stage Right...During a brief program at the podium, Alumni Council Chair Renee Kellan Page ’79 welcomed everyone to the event. As director of alumni outreach, I mentioned how eager Pike is to reconnect with alumni and provide an enriching series of events for our graduates. Head of School Muddy Waters spoke of how wonderful it is to see so many alumni at a Pike event for the first time. Chair of the Board of Trustees Gary Campbell ’69 offered his perspective on Pike yesterday, today, and tomorrow. While much has

changed in terms of the facilities, the core value of a Pike education remains strong.

Behind the Scenes...The overwhelming success of this reunion is a direct result of Pike’s enthusiastic Alumni Council which includes all class agents and other alumni committed to reconnecting alumni to Pike and each other. Thanks to a ton of outreach efforts, a buzz about this event ensued. In the months leading up to the event, a dedicated group of eleven alumni from all decades met twice a month to sign invitations, plan the details, and call their fellow classmates. A flurry of emails, phone calls, and written replies flooded Pike’s Office of Alumni Affairs during the week of the reunion. The rest is history and, we hope, prelude.

The Encore...The plans for another exciting Downtown Boston Alumni Event in Spring 2007 are well underway. Look for upcoming details on our new alumni section of the Website

2006 Event CommitteeRenee Kellan Page ’79Gary Campbell ’69Leslie Stecker Dumont ’70Stephanie Gardner Ginsberg ’81Joyce Nassar Leary ’56Connie Weldon LeMaitre ’49Dana Limanni-Tarlow ’81Paula Muto-Gordon ’76JoAnn Kalogianis Nikolopoulos ’84Kristin Tomaselli ’87Dana Willis ’64

(coming in early 2007) at www.pikeschool.org. If you’re interested in joining the Council or helping to plan this event, please contact me at 978-475-1197 x207 or chazel@pikeschool.org. Whether it’s been seven years or sixty-seven years, we look forward to seeing all of you.

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Christopher Andrews 1969Diana AppletonJohn Barker 1983Suzanne Goldberg Barnhart 1981Stephen BatzellVanessa Bogosian 1998Mae Concemi Bradshaw 1958Allan Breed 1969Benjamin Brown 1994Oliver Brown 1997Lyman Bullard 1969Gary Campbell 1969Matthew Clark 1994Suzanne Costello 1998Alyssa Daigle 1992Lisa Demeri 1981Kimberly Depelteau-Tracey 1981Denault Donovan 1972William Drake 1969Leslie Stecker Dumont 1970Craig Durrett 1978Mark Elefante 1984Pam Ford

Brian Fore 1948Stephanie Gardner Ginsberg 1981Timothy Haarmann 1988Justin Harper 1990John Howard 1983Robert Jablonski 1968Mark Jaklovsky 1990Nolden Johnson 1981Jennifer Johnson 1987Jennifer Fines Jones 1992David Kagan 1981Karen Kagan 1983Shawn Kravetz 1983Joyce Nassar Leary 1956Thomas Lebach 1957Linda Wilkinson Lebach 1959Cornelia Weldon LeMaitre 1949Theda LoganLynne Tatian Lynch 1966Edna Maggio 1989Edna Studley Margraff 1955Daniel Miner 1969Paula Muto-Gordon 1977

JoAnn Kalogianis Nikolopoulos 1984Renee Kellan Page 1979Pamela PalmerYogi Pappas Pappadopoulos 1971Folly Patterson 1978Allan Reeder 1984Miriam Ganem ReederPatrick Riordan 1983Christopher Rogers 1969Barry Rowland 1948Renee Sanft 1975Catriona Logan Sangster 1983Matthew Shaer 1997George Stern 1955Wendy Stern 1959Karen Queen Stern 1988Dana Limanni Tarlow 1981Tom Tavenner 1977Robin Leary Taylor 1988Carolyn TobeyKristin Tomaselli 1987Claire Coward Wilkes 1981Dana Willis 1964

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1Former faculty Steve Batzell, Paula Muto-Gordon ’77, former faculty Pam Palmer, Renee Kellan Page ’79.

2Claire Coward Wilkes ’81, Stephanie Gardner Ginsberg ’81, Dana Limanni-Tarlow ’81, Suzanne Goldberg Barnhart ’81, Christine McCarthy Moeller ’79

3Robin Leary Taylor ’88, Karen Queen Stern ’88, Bojay Taylor, Ben Stern.

4Oliver Brown ’97, Matthew Clark ’94, Benjamin Brown ’94, Former faculty Diana Appleton, Former faculty Theda Logan, and Matthew Shaer ’97.

5Wendy Stern ’59, George Stern ’55, Connie Weldon LeMaitre ’49, Joyce Nassar Leary ’56.

6Catriona Logan Sangster ’83, Mark Elefante ’84, Shawn Kravetz ’83, John Barker ’83.

7Bill Drake ’69, Dan Miner ’69, Chris Andrews ’69, Gary Campbell ’69, Allan Breed ’69.

8Linda Wilkinson Lebach ’59, Thomas Lebach ’57, Mae Concemi Bradshaw ’58.

9Barry Rowland ’48 and Wendy Rowland

10Dana Willis ’64, Christopher Andrews ’69, Lyman Bullard ’69

11Paula Muto-Gordon ’77, Tom Tavenner ’77, Kim Samson, Folly Patterson ’78

12Linda Wilkinson Lebach ’59, Wendy Stern ’59, Edna Studley Margraff ’55, Lynne Tatian Lynch ’66

13Head of School Muddy Waters, Renee Kellan Page ’79, Gary Campbell ’69

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When I left Pike in 1993, I never dreamed that I would return more than a decade later to take my place alongside previous teachers and participate in educating future Pike graduates. I was filled with a genuine love of learning, a passion for social justice, and a belief that I could achieve anything I set my mind to. These were qualities that were nurtured in me by a dedicated and compassionate staff (along with, of course, my very loving and supportive parents). I was taught that effort and hard work are inherently valuable and that I had gifts that the world could benefit from. When I decided to pursue a career as an educator, there were myriad paths to consider. However, as I pondered how to advance towards my professional goals, it seemed natural to return to the very place where my affinity for school had first been cultivated.

Pike is part of an elite group of schools that participate in Lesley University’s Collaborative Teacher Training Program, which enables would-be educators to pursue advanced degrees while immersing themselves full-time (culturally and professionally) in an academic institution. I enrolled in this program filled with enthusiasm and was endlessly excited to return to Pike as a teacher. When I first arrived back in the community, I had to adjust to a vastly different (and much improved) physical environment from the one I left. After I figured out how to negotiate the terrain, there was the matter of calling my old teachers by their first names. I was amazed at how many of them were still at Pike, and after getting over the awkwardness of conversing with them as contemporaries, I was overwhelmed with a sense of privilege to be considered their colleague.

My internship exposed me to the inner-workings of the Pike professional community. As a Pike student, I could not appreciate

the level of dedication that my teachers had. As a graduate student, I was vastly impressed by their commitment not only to their students, but also to their craft. Pedagogically, they are on the cutting edge. Walk into any classroom and you will see evidence of differentiated instruction, multicultural curriculum, and inquiry-based learning. And the students are the better for it. The school is preparing them to be critical thinkers with compassionate hearts. It is empowering them with the notion that they are endowed with unique capacities that will enable them to operate as responsible citizens in their local and global communities. It is equipping them with the skills they will need to be savvy in a technologically sophisticated world. And while the students benefit greatly from Pike’s passionate dedication to their success, the teachers do also. They are a part of a professional circle that believes in the strength of its vision and the clarity of its purpose.

Pike is empowering teachers to attend the conferences and workshops that permit them to stay current on the latest educational theories. It is encouraging them to be participants at professional meetings that allow them to network with other educators and expand their own teaching repertoires. It is providing them with funds

to obtain the resources required to educate the “whole” child. It offers a forum for teachers to candidly voice their concerns about both the school’s present and its future. The dialogue is frank and ongoing and lending itself to the advancement of Pike’s mission.

For another moment in time, I was a member of this remarkable community. I got to be a part of its evolution and part of its history. I have always been grateful for the academic and social foundation that Pike afforded me, and my gratitude has grown immeasurably since I was given an opportunity to experience my own education from a different vantage point. My most fervent hope is that I was able to give back in some small way.

I cannot end without thanking my lead teachers, Ed Santella and Mimi Addesa, and the director of the Pike collaborative program, Margaret Szegvari. Their tutelage and support enriched my thinking and my practice. Pike’s partnership with Lesley University (and its participation in the collaborative program) speaks to its commitment to providing success for children vis-à-vis the training and professional development of high-quality educators. Once again, I am indebted and truly touched. Thank you, thank you, a million times: thank you!

Jessica Hellman Solomon ’94 with the Third Grade class she now teaches at the Rashi School in Brookline, MA.

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Roberta Waterston Britton ’51by Jan Dragin

Roberta Waterston Britton is a multi-media artist, a former Pike School art instructor and parent of Pike alumna Christine (Kerry) P. Corcoran ‘78. Her late mother Alice Atkinson Waterston was also a former Pike art teacher.

Q.: In 2004 you exhibited in a three-person show at the Holderness School’s Edwards Art Gallery with your mother and daughter. Your multi-media pieces featured sticks. You said then that you’d been influenced by colors and textures you’d seen on a trip to China in 2000, while you were in a printmaking program at Massachusetts College of Art.

RWB: I’m still working in sticks. What fascinates me about them: you have to go out and look for your sticks. I go to the

beach and walk through the woods. Just that experience is wonderful. It becomes part of the process. You find interesting shapes. Going through beaches, the wood is already smoothed out by water and has a nice patina on its own and sometimes I leave it bare without color added. Now I’m thinking of moving on, using wood burning tools instead of painting the sticks. It’s exciting knowing I’m going to try this. I’m eager.

Q.: What was it like to have a gifted artist for a mother? How did she influence you?

RWB: My mother taught at Pike herself. At one point I decided, no, I’ll never be an artist because my mother was. I went on to pursue a major in art history instead but had been painting from an early age with my mother. It was passed down to me, and now to my daughter. Kerry is a printmaker.

At Pike I painted with her there when she taught. I never went out painting with my mother except maybe once. More than anything I was influenced by her work. We have many of her work in our family homes. What I remember about my mother was her discipline and that she was very prolific. She got up and painted almost every day.

Q.: What have you learned from your daughter?

RWB: Kerry draws beautifully. Very loose. There’s a quality in her drawing that’s exceptional. That was informative to me, to be looser.

Q.: For a number of years you were head of the art department of The Governor’s Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) in Byfield, Massachusetts. You’ve given private instruction, taught at Waterville Valley Elementary School and at The Pike School. You’ve studied art history, art education, painting at the Haystack School, pottery, sculpture, silverwork in San Miguel D’Allende. What forces and experiences shaped you as a student at Pike?

RWB: I was under the guidance of an easygoing, wonderful art teacher who gave

me space to go where I wanted. If I had crazy ideas, she said, “Oh, go ahead and try it.” Pike felt art was important.

Q.: When did you decide to pursue art extensively?

RWB: I think it happened when I was married and living in Aspen with my husband and child. I started painting there and thought. “I’d like to do this.” When we moved to Waterville Valley to open a ski resort, I got an external degree at Goddard.

Q, Your brother Sam Waterston is one of our most beloved actors. Your father was a linguist in the British Intelligence Service leading up to the German rearmament in 1930. He immigrated to New York City, was an editor for Oxford University Press, taught modern languages at the Brooks School in North Andover, went on to earn a doctorate at the University of Paris, and became an intelligence officer for the British air force during World War II. He returned to teaching in New England. He was a mountaineer. What inspiration! What about the rest of your family?

RWB: My father also was very interested in drama and theater. My whole family was involved and interested in the arts, which had a profound influence on us. My younger sister Ellen Waterston is a writer and poet, who published a book And Then There Was No Mountain. Her poetry has been in many publications. She leads writing workshops. My other brother, George, followed my father in linguistics.

Q.: Paint the canvas of your life.

RWB: I’m almost seventy. You wonder how life passes by so quickly. I had a health scare. That woke me up in many ways. You start to appreciate even more what you have– although an artist typically does appreciate life and one’s environment deeply and emotionally. Philosophically, what I believe in is that the environment is the most important thing we have. Art is a deeper way to become connected to your environment, the world around you, or your own inner soul, to help you connect to who you are.

Artist Roberta Waterston Britton ’59 and her husband, David Britton. Background image: detail of “Vieques Sticks,” 2004, by Roberta Waterston Britton.

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Quill interviewed Pike alumnus, film producer, and writer Doug Segal from his home in Los Angeles. His credits as an associate producer, co-producer, and producer include: Angus (1995), starring Charlie Talbert as Angus, Kathy Bates and George C. Scott; City of Angels (1998), with Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan; Three Kings (1999), with George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Ice Cube; and Bulletproof Monk (2003), with Yun-Fat Chow and Seann William Scott.

what I mean. I was playing this villain and she was my henchwoman. I’m telling her my villainous plot, and I remember while I was telling her this, the audience began to laugh. I couldn’t figure it out until I realized my eyes were right at her breasts. I got it at that moment, then played it more, like a gag. They laughed more. “This feels good,” I thought.

Q.: And you never looked back?

D.S.: After Pike, at Phillips Andover, I did more theater. I went to the University of Colorado for a year, mostly for the skiing. As a liberal arts major, I did a couple of theater pieces. I decided I’d pursue acting and transferred back East. My father wasn’t happy about my choice. He said, “Why pick acting? You could do anything you want in life. Why struggle?” I kept at it and, when he became very ill, I told him, “I want to tell you why I want to pursue acting. It’s because of you, seeing you entertain and make people laugh.” I don’t know that he was ever happy about it, but I do think it was a secret wish of his, too.

I went on to New York University as a drama student and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. I never felt good as an actor, so I started writing and directing. In my senior year, I wrote a musical that I also produced and directed. After I graduated NYU, Anna Strasberg asked me to teach acting in their youth program, a great opportunity. I liked the alternative musicals and started writing these shows for the kids.

Q. How did you make the jump to Los Angeles, to films?

D.S.: By the late 80s my wife, Susan, an actress, and I had lived in New York about 11 years. We decided, “Let’s never wonder ‘what if ’” and moved to LA. Our neighbor in LA ran a temp agency and sent us out on jobs. I got sent to Disney and other studios working as an assistant.

Q: And that’s how you met Dawn Steel?

D.S.: Right. Dawn was the first woman to run a major Hollywood film studio. I began working with Dawn as a full time assistant, although I’d told her I wanted to

be in development. She was a tough cookie but said, “I like you. We’ll see if we can find something.” In 1991 she gave me the exiting development director’s position on Cool Runnings, about the Jamaican bobsled team in the 1987-88 Olympics. After that, I was associate producer and directed the additional audio with George C. Scott and Kathy Bates for Angus.

Q: How did you come to work on City of Angels?

D.S.: Dawn had remake rights to the movie Wings of Desire, which she was developing as a romantic comedy. At this time my brother was dying of AIDS, and based on his illness and my father’s death, I was a big advocate of the notion that life is short and we should live it to its fullest. I went to Dawn and said, “This movie should be a romantic tragedy, not a comedy. All the angel wants to do is experience life– taste, touch, love. But with that, he also has to experience pain because that’s part of the beauty of life.”

Dawn resonated with this because she’d studied Buddhism. In Buddhist philosophy the human soul only grows through pain or love. Dana Stevens wrote the screenplay with two endings. In one Meg Ryan’s character lives, in the other she dies. To say what we really wanted to say in the movie, we knew, as unpopular as it might be, that she had to die. We pitched it to Dawn and that became City of Angels. The irony of it all is that, while we were making the movie, Dawn was diagnosed with a brain tumor and she died without ever seeing the finished film.

Q.: And now your work is taking another turn—back to the future?

I’ve gone back to doing more writing. Two years ago I cowrote and produced a television pilot for Fox. Now I’m pitching a new show of my own and writing a prequel to The Lion King for Disney. I see myself shifting away from producing and returning to the thing that was always the greater interest to me, the creative. It’s a tough business, and having a sense of what people are looking for can be an asset. But in the end, I have to write what I really want to write and hope it finds its audience.

Doug Segal ’75by Jan Dragin

Q. Who or what was your first muse?

D.S.: Four of us kids grew up in North Andover. My dad had a huge influence on me creatively. He was a great host of parties and very funny. I remember watching him as a kid, how he captivated a room, how all eyes went to him.

Q.: When were you first aware of your own creativity?

D.S.: At Pike, I remember doing a school play, No, No, A Million Times No, probably about Sixth Grade. I was playing across from Wendy Bixby, I think. She was taller than I and generally more developed, if you know

Doug Segal ’75. Background image: artwork from City of Angels promotional poster.

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Allan Breed ’69by Jan Dragin

Allan Breed makes museum quality reproduction American 18th century furniture, using traditional tools and techniques. He is considered a national expert in the field, consults with museums, auctioneers and collectors, is widely published, lectures at museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Winterthur, and teaches others his craft from his Berwick, Maine studio and the Breed School.

Q.: We saw an article in the May 2002 “Maine Antique Digest” that described a custom copy you made of a Nicholas Brown secretary. Your piece sold for $40,000. How does that compare to the original?

A.B.: Well, the original Nicholas Brown piece is valued at $12.1 million.

Q.: Clearly a fine copy might be more attainable for more people than an original Brown piece. But what about the value of reproductions—even fine reproductions?

A.B.: They are a good investment for those who can’t afford originals but want the same quality craftsmanship and appearance of the original. It’s also a fairly common practice for those who have originals to commission a copy to be made if they sell the original. Others may be collecting things that are hard to find, such as complete sets of chairs. A copy may be the only way to have a complete set.

A well-known family sold a lot of furniture at Sotheby’s recently. One tea table sold for $8 million. I’m making a copy of it for $10,000. Most people won’t know the difference. It will last forever.

So you can either find an original for $8 million or get someone like me to make one for $10,000. A Ferarri that acts like a Ferrari for a 50th of the cost.

Q.: And the Breed woodworking school? How did you decide to teach others to make period furniture?

A.B.: For years, I would lecture at a symposium or a Sotheby’s in New York and teaching a couple times a year. But I decided I’d start teaching people how to make this stuff. I started a school in my shop, teaching classes of six to eight people at a time. I offer six classes on different period pieces, with historical background and discussion on design and construction, then woodworking experience in making the pieces, such as a Newport ogee-skirt tea table, a Massachusetts Federal tall post bed, and carving in the Newport style.

Q.:Your work has been exhibited at galleries and is in the permanent collections of museums throughout New England. But your history with museums goes back even further.

A.B.: When I was 19, I was the youngest person to work in the restoration lab of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. After The Pike School, and Northfield-Mt. Hermon

School, I’d gone to the University of New Hampshire as a history major and took courses in history, art, art history and architecture.

In the summer of my freshman year, in 1973, I went to the MFA and asked if I could get a job working on furniture. I wanted to learn about restoration. Like museums usually do, they asked if I could volunteer. I worked that summer at the MFA and the following summer, at which point they paid me. I got to know a lot of the museum people and learned a lot about American furniture, but it was just me and their Italian cabinetmaker Vinnie working, and Vinnie taught me about traditional cabinetmaking as he’d learned it in Italy. I loved it.

Q.: Did you also take formal courses in furniture making?

A.B.: I taught myself. When you fix it, you take it apart. I’d have to make a leg or a drawer as a replacement on pieces. You have to be really observant, look really closely, with a magnifying glass. You have to let the piece tell you what to do The pieces themselves taught me how to make things.After UNH, I started doing restoration. What I’d learned at the MFA also told me what the dealers needed. I got referrals. Dealers began coming to me. I was doing extensive restoration for private clients and for museums by the time I was 20.

Q: Must be in the genes?

A.B.: My great uncle was a woodcarver from Sweden. He did a lot of restoration work at places like the Old North Church. When I was really small, Dad belonged to Massachusetts Archeological Society. He’d take me on digs. I had a little trowel. I’d sit and dig, pulling old stuff out of the ground. It was about what came before you. I just realized that fairly recently. I chose to do what I love: I tell my kids, “Do what you really love and you’ll be good at it.”

Allan Breed ’69 instructing a student at his school in Maine. Background image: detail of a bedpost carved by Breed. See his Web site at www.allanbreed.com. for more about the school and examples of his work.

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J.M.: I believe my architectural work strives for a certain kind of timelessness, creating a complete unity between the built-form and the landscape. I hope to create places offering a kind of tranquility—a refuge from the jagged edges of life. Some say that today we should subscribe to the chaos theory because it more accurately represents the way we actually live. I don’t follow that thinking. I believe that platonic forms are more inherently attractive and enduring as an architectural standard. It represents the kind of higher ideal to which we all aspire.

Q. Why did you go into architecture?

J.M.: Some go into architecture because they like to build, to create places that transcend mere function, or to leave legacies. But I think many architects also need to find ways to order their personal chaos. Some may even have learning disabilities and conquer them by ordering the environments around them. I was always a slow reader and gravitated towards things symmetrical and well balanced. This evolved into a recurring pattern in my architectural designs. In my firm we always consider the architecture, the interiors, and the garden design as a unity. We never conceive a building plopped on the ground and then just turn away.

Q.: When did you know you wanted to be an architect?

J.M.: I’ve always had a sense of purpose. Pike emphasized that. In Second Grade I knew I wanted to be an architect. I took all the equivalent courses at Pike such as art and drafting. In part, my father and mother planted that sense of purpose in me. She earned her Masters in history while raising a family. He was a popular humanities professor at Boston University and a practicing artist. He’d teach Moby Dick on one day, art history another day, and music appreciation on another. He’d tie them all together in his infamous lectures that would wow people into an epiphany.

Q.: Your family was what you’ve described as turbulent—and profusely artistic.

J.M.: With my father a professor, our means were modest, but our house was full of music and art, artists, educators, and musicians. My three half-sisters are all involved in the arts or education. My half-brother, Hal Curtis, also a graduate of Pike and an avid athlete, had his own brand of artistic talent.

Q.: Your architectural illustrations and watercolor landscapes that tend to be quite small compared to the scope of some of your architectural projects.Had you ever painted in large format?

J.M.: My art teacher in Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools at Pike was Marietta Amy. Mrs. Amy saw my capabilities and suggested I participate in a project with other Pike students to paint a large mural at Lawrence General Hospital for a nursery. I believe the mural is still there to this day. After the hospital murals, Mr. Clark, our drama teacher, asked if I’d like to do the set design for Guys and Dolls. My architectural interest emerged as the painting assignment required that I cover large areas very quickly. There I learned about scale and the proper solution to fit the need.

I was always in a supporting role. I was never the one on stage. I wasn’t going to be the James Spader (my classmate for ten years at Pike) in Wind in the Willows, driving a little car down through the audience and bringing everyone to their feet because of his uncanny stage presence.

Q.: You designed your previous oceanfront home in Beverly Farms in that expansive, unified environmental vernacular—described by the Boston Globe as a villa.

J.M.: It was conceived as an entirely new house on a one-and-a-half acre property sited on the Atlantic. I had to make the home stand up to the surrounding estate properties. Traditional in design, it also had contemporary bones, but with 18th century Directoire influences. The entire composition inside and out was based on the Golden Section. I started at the ocean and built back, with lawn and gardens on three levels.

Q.: You’re renovating another house now. And you’ve moved your practice from Boston to Beverly Farms. How do you view your career: No longing for the top of the marquis?

J.M.: We’re at a time right now when a lot of architects are like celebrity chefs. I may never be that, but this seems to be the path I’ve chosen: being integral to the process without having to play the celebrity role. I want to continue leading my life towards an enduring legacy of creativity. The Pike School nurtured that in everyone who passed through her doors.

John P. Margolis ’75, AIAby Jan Dragin

John Margolis ’75. Background image: detail of hall in Margolis-designed home. View more of his work at www.margolisinc.com

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The Pike School has been in operation since 1926 and was incorporated in 1944. Today, it maintains its status as a 501(c)(3) public charity that serves the general community. That status allows us to be exempt from corporate income tax; it also allows individuals to make charitable contributions to Pike and deduct them from their federal income taxes.

Even though some regulatory oversight of Pike comes from both the Andover School Board and the state of Massachusetts, ultimate responsibility rests with the Board of Trustees. The Board is analogous to the Board of Directors of a for-profit corporation, but instead of answering to shareholders, our Board answers to the community at large via the Attorney General’s office of Massachusetts.

The Board of Trustees has three major functions. The first is to create the mission of the school and then craft a strategic plan that ensures that the mission is fulfilled. Our current strategic plan was written in 2001, and even though we have achieved many of its objectives, there are still others that remain unrealized. Every year we

refine our strategic goals and make sure they remain aligned with our mission. This is something that is done through the Board as a whole, although we have, in the past, created ad hoc strategic planning committees.

The second function is to ensure that the school has the fiscal resources available to achieve our strategic goals. The Board approves the yearly budget, which sets both tuition and expense increases for the following years. This work is done first through the Finance Committee of the Board, and then specific proposals are voted on by the Board as a whole. The Finance Committee also sets the investment policy for the school and makes recommendations on capital structure. An increasing percentage of income derives from fundraising, which is overseen by the Development Committee. This committee helps organize the Annual Fund, the Golf Tournament, the Alumni Council, and any major Capital Campaigns that the Board approves. Board leadership is absolutely crucial to the success of any fundraising initiative. The work of the Facilities Committee also comes into play here, since

it constantly assesses the need for physical plant improvements and recommends capital expenditures to the Board. Lastly, the Audit Committee of the Board engages the school’s auditors, ensuring that all applicable state and federal laws are obeyed regarding finances and that our financial statements reflect acceptable accounting practices.

The Board of Trustees also selects, supports, nurtures, evaluates, and sets compensation for the Head of School. This is a vitally important relationship, and the best schools exhibit a true partnership here. The Board is responsible for setting strategy, and the Head is in charge of operations. It is crucial that the Board respect this boundary. We can never attempt to micromanage, as it would undermine the Head and cause great dysfunction of the institution. The Committee on Trustees is responsible for this part of the Board’s work, also making sure that the Board evaluates itself, recruits and assimilates new trustees, and provides for the succession of new officers.

The Board also has an Executive Committee made up of the four officers and the Chair of the Committee on Trustees. This committee acts on behalf of the full Board between meetings and sets the agenda for upcoming meetings.

Finally, the Outreach Committee offers assistance on the school’s communications, admission, and marketing policies and makes sure they are consistent with the mission.

If any member of the Pike community has questions about how the Board functions, please do not hesitate to get in touch through the school.

NewsTrustee

The newest Pike Board members are, left to right: Larry Keene, Marcy Barker, Konse Skrivanos, and Andrew Chaban.

What is The Pike School Board of Trustees?by Gary Campbell ’69, Chair, The Pike School Board of Trustees

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Cool of Marblehead, the most luscious perennial garden in the universe. She writes, “Summer by the water, amidst the flowers, ferns, grasses, and what-have-you has been a dream.”

1960Marc Garnick ’60 is actively practicing medicine and teaching at Harvard Medical School and Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center. He is a professor of medicine at Harvard. He was recently named editor-in-chief of Harvard’s Perspectives on Prostate Diseases. He is married to Bubbi Kates Garnick and they have two sons, Alex and Nathaniel. Marc is on the trustee board of Bowdoin College and the University of Pennsylvania.

1963Jean Haley Hogan ’63 earned her associate bachelor’s from Mount Holyoke and her M.A. in architectural preservation at Boston University. She is divorced with 3 children in college. She is the owner of Jean Hogan Interiors. Jean is active at the Concord Museum where she is currently president of the board.

Tara ’76, Tiffany ’96, and Tim Horne ’51 enjoying an evening at the world-famous Hotel Spendido located on a hillside in Portofino.

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1942Margaret Howe Ewing ’42 wrote: “As we drove by Lawrence and Shawsheen this summer on 495, I wondered what has happened to Pike classmates i.e. Ann Weston, Alan Titcomb, Harry Dow, and others. Those were innocent and fun-loving days, and the school was the center of our lives. Weren’t we lucky?

1944Elizabeth Howard ’44 wrote: “I was in the first or second graduating 8th grade and still in the Insurance building in Shawsheen. My classmates were Nancy Eliad, Frank O’Reilly, and Salley McCartney, as I recall. I went to Miss Butler’s Kindergarten and all the way through the 8th grade. I loved the 75th anniversary book. Burnham Riggs ’44 just turned 72 years. He says, “I can not believe it! Life today is so different than it was in those days at Pike so be sure you enjoy them all. Believe me, life is a fast mover...but be smart, articulate, kind, and be ready for all possibilties. I also think strongly that you all should join a military branch for 2 years. It will be fun and enjoyment if you let yourself stay loose. I feel strongly that stipulation should be part of your growth. You may think that its not a meaningful activity, but it is and will be a very useful time spent.”

1951Timothy Horne ’51 recently returned from a family trip with daughters Tara ’76 and Tiffany ’96 who, along with other friends, spent a wonderful 10 days at a villa in Portofino, Italy, followed by a week-long

private cruise to Croatia. He writes, “The beauty of Croatia, along with the Dalmatian Coast, is bound to attract many tourists in the future as the word spreads. It combines a rugged mountainous landscape with pristine medieval cities and villages, perfect weather, with the lovely Adriatic Sea all around. Our trip ended with a stay in Dubrovnik, a wonderful walled medieval city, and, I believe, the second largest city in Croatia.” Unfortunately, Tiffany ’96 had to cut her visit short in order to return to classes at Boston College where she is pursuing her Masters Degree in Social Work.” Nancy Eastham Iacobucci ’51 and her husband Frank retired from the Supreme Court of Canada, and moved back to Toronto (2004). She writes, “He is now working harder than ever —‘retirement’ is not a word he knows! He is with a large law firm and is also chair of a major newspaper publishing company, among other activities. But he does take time to enjoy our six grandchildren (age 8 months to almost 5 years) - they are the delight of our lives.”

1958Mae Concemi Bradshaw ’58 went to Abbot and then Connecticut College “For Women” and then Suffolk Law School. She is an attorney licensed in MA, NH, ME, and FL. She concentrates her practice in estate planning, estate settlement and litigation, and small business. She writes, “I love what I do. I live at the Harbor in Rye.” Frank Hirsch ’58 retired from teaching after 40 years in Bedford, MA. Barrie Hogan Landry ’58 has been involved in an institute to build a girl’s leadership school in Rwanda. Before that she worked at an inner city school for girls. She has 3 grown children (2 girls and a boy) and 4 grandsons. She is still married to the boy next door, who also grew up in Andover.

1959Adair Miller ’59 would be delighted to see old classmates for a cocktail reunion—low key—“before we all retire into the sunset.” He is still working full time in Manhattan for Citigroup, living an hour away. Sharon Seeche Rich ’59 has created, with the help of Ellen

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1966Guy Randlett ’66 writes, “I always remember the best teacher I ever had—Mrs. Hornidge...not to mention Mrs. Somers, Mr. King, and Mrs. Dunbar—all great, too. In spite of their best efforts, I’ve raised a family of lobstering and guiding hunters! www.mainetrophymoose.com.

1967John Petralito ’67 presently resides in Ocala, FL with his wife Ellen. Theye are parents of 4 children and 3 grandchildren. He is the owner of a small business in Ocala, FL, and his wife is a nurse with the local hospice organization there.

1968Martha Rogers Gurry ’68 is married to Kevin Gurry and has two children–Abigail is a senior at Holy Cross and Jay is a freshman at the U.S. Naval Academy. Both graduated from Brooks School. They are members at the North Andover Country Club in North Andover, MA, the Abenaqui Country Club in Rye, NH, and the Ocean Reel Club in Key Largo, FL. She writes, “I love to play golf!!”

1969Christopher Andrews ’69 writes in September, “Liz and I are headed to Italy for two weeks. My first time there, and I’m really looking forward to it.” Raymond Stecker ’69 runs a wealth management firm, Boston Research & Management in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. He has 2 daughters, Kelly (a sophomore at Harvard) and Hadley (a sophomore at Middlesex) and a wife named Candy. His sister Leslie Dumont ’70 currently

enrolled in the Midwestern Talent Search program at Northwestern University. Kevin and his wife are hoping they will have a genius NFL football player on their hands!! He writes, “I fondly tell him of my days at Pike and how much fun Pike was. I remember a teacher by the name of Mr. Palmer. We learned a lot and played a lot (basketball in the pit was always fun).”

1978George LeMaitre ’78 is working in Burlington, MA, at his dad’s medical device company, LeMaitre Vascular. Keith Rauseo ’78 is director of operations at Entegrity Solutions Corp., Nashua, NH; member of Tewksbury School Committee (current chair); chair, Tewksbury Scholarship and Education Fund Committees; member, Tewksbury Historical Commission; and director, Tewksbury Historical Society. He and his wife, Maura, have 3 sons: Jefferson (13), Matthew (12), and Benjamin (9).

1980Bradley Winer ’80 is married with 2 kids and is living in Charlotte, NC. They bought a house on Cape Cod and spend their summers up there.

1981David Kagan ’81 and his wife, Gatey, are new parents. Kipley Chase Kagan was born on June 1, 2006. The photo (next page) shows Kipley at two weeks old with her bunk mate, Gus Kagan, age 10.

minutes away and my parents still live in the same house on Sunset Rock—still bring my kids to Pike to run around the fields and playgrounds!” She sees Amy Burns ’77 a lot and they have plans to meet up with Lynn McKusick ’76, whom they haven’t seen for 30 years. She writes, “Are we really that old?!”

1977Kevin O’Meara ’77 spent 9.5 years in the US Army and over 12 years with Schneider National (largest logistics and truckload firm in North America). He recently accepted a new position with the Whirlpool Corporation. At Whirlpool, he is the director of supply chain operations for North America and is responsible for ensuring all those beautiful Kitchenaid and Whirlpool appliances get to your home on time and damage free! He has over 600 people who report into his organization and is traveling quite a bit. He recently returned from a great trip to Hong Kong and China where he was working with suppliers to one of their divisions. He writes, “It is an amazing event to see that part of the world go through the modernization transformation in a very short time.” His family (wife Barbara and son Kyle) recently located to Saint Joseph, MI, which is a great small town right on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan. They are ninety minutes north of Chicago, which provides great access to one of America’s most active and exciting cities. His son, Kyle, is now 13 (the age Kevin was when he was at Pike) and loves football. He also took his SATs this year and is

has 2 daughters at Pike. He writes, “I have seen quite a few Pike alums over the years–usually on playing fields of secondary schools. All the best.”

1970Leslie Stecker Dumont ’70 is living in North Andover with her husband Bill and two daughters, not far from where she grew up in Boxford. Her daughters Sarah and Emily are at Pike. She writes, “They love the school as I did.” Bill works for Remax Partners in Andover, and she is a senior project manager for a company in Salem N.H. She writes, “Hi to all. Come back and visit!”

1975Jill Kwass ’75 writes, “Great logo!”

1976John Donahue ’76 went to Austin Prep, Bridgton Academy, and U. Maine, Orono. He is married and living in Lowell with his wife, Wendy, and 5 children...two sets of twins...Dan and Liam (7), Brendan and Katherine (13) and Jonathan (16). He writes, “Did I say I was quite busy?” He is a senior VP at Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, the 7th largest insurance intermediary in the country. He has worked at HRH for the past 21 years with responsibilities for commercial account development. Jodi Ristuccia Kemos ’76 lives in Dracut, MA, with her husband and three children. She has a daughter who is a junior at Bishop Guertin High School and a son, Jimmy, in 8th grade and another son, Zakary, in 6th grade—both at a catholic school. Kathleen LeMaitre ’76 writes, “I love not straying far from Pike, as I live just 40

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A visual greeting from artist Lisa Demeri ’81

Kipley Chase Kagan, daughter of David Kagan ’81, at two weeks old with her bunk mate Gus Kagan, age 10

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1986Ashley MacVaugh ’86 has continued her equestrian career placing 5th at the Pan American Games in 3-day eventing, and placing 20th at the Rolex Kentucky 4-Star event. She is running a teaching, training, and sales business in South Hamilton, MA.

1987Kristin Tomaselli ’87 is doing well. She enjoyed reconnecting

daughters, Kate (5), Ally (3) and newest addition Emily, who was born September 8, 2006.

1985Kendell Longo Quarles ’85 works as the director of public health for the town of Boxford and was recently married in June 2006. She has two stepchildren, Tanja (14) and Jacob (9). Monica Mullick Stallings ’85 writes, “Friendships that begin at Pike run deep. Just last weekend my nursery school pal Andi Gardner Fern ’85 and her family spent the afternoon at our home in PA. It was heartwarming to see our children play together as we once did.” She is currently a fifth year doctoral student at Wharton Buisness School and her husband, Scott, is a first year MBA. They look forward to graduating together in 2008 with their children in tow: William (3) and Amelia (1.5)

1982Shelley Sim Sim-Herold ’82 is a senior V.P. officer institutional equity at A.G. Edwards.

1983David Sullivan ’83 sees George McCarthy ’82 and Chris Twomey ’93 often. He has friends in common with his old teacher and JV basketball coach, Kent Damon, and sees him a few times a year. Nicole Grieco Butterfield ’82 and David had a long talk at a 25th Andover Reunion.

1984Kurt Ehrig ’84 was married in August of 2004 to Kristina Castelli. They are still happily married, have bought a house on Long Island in New York, and have a happy and healthy 6-month-old son, Alessandro. He is still working in finance at Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor in Rockefeller Center. He writes, “212-382-8592 if anyone wants to catch up!” Daniel Gordon ’84 just got married 9/9/2006! Paula McCarthy Haas ’84 and her husband, Greg, live in West Newbury. They have 3

with Pike friends over the last year. She saw Pete Longo ’87 at the gym. It was 6 am! He is doing well. She hopes all her Pike friends are well. She reconnected with Amy Elefante ’86 who is living in NYC. She writes, “I need to make a trip there to her, too! Hugs!”

1988Naima Amirian Amirian-White ’88 got her DVM from Oklahoma State in 1999 and undergrad in equine science from Colorado State University. She practices vet medicine in NC and serves as regional public health trainer for USDA. She lives with husband Nick on a farm with 10 horses, 6 dogs, and 1 cat. Kier Byrnes ’88 and his band, Three Day Threshold, was invited to record at Camp Street Studios, formerly known as Fort Apache Studios, where Radiohead, Hole, The Pixies, and Uncle Tupelo record. Look for a CD out this fall (more info at www.myspace.com/threedaythreshold). Closer to home, he just saw Nick LaPierre ’88 and is trying to recruit him

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Three generations of the McDonald family have strong ties to Pike. Miriam McDonald, second from left, is a former Pike trustee and the mother of Shaunielle McDonald ’90, far left, and Raegan McDonald-Mosley ’92,here with her husband, Damian Mosley, and their five-month-old son. In front, is Shaunielle’s daughter, Naimah ’16.

to get in and play drums on occasion.

1989Katie Baldwin ’89 is currently living and working in York, Maine and would love to hear from some Pike friends! She writes, “Susan Sullivan ’89 - I’m not too far away!” Katieb@maine.rr.com Martha Previte Previte-Botten ’89 is living in San Diego with her husband and their dog Indy. She is a staff attorney with the San Diego Superior Court and her husband is an archeologist at the Scripps Research Institute.

1990In May 2005, Tyler Leeds ’90 and his wife and celebrated the birth of their son, Cameron. He is currently working for Fidelity Investments in Merrimack, NH and residing in Derry, NH. He hopes all is well with the class of 1989. Shaunielle McDonald ’90 is doing well and is working with her mother in the RE business locally. Her daughter, Naimah, is in her second year at Pike- WOW. She is loving Kindergarten. Shaunielle is still very involved with music and singing. She is currently directing 2 choirs, including Brooks School Gospel Choir and performing as much as possible. She writes, “It’s great to be back at Pike- albeit differently as a parent. I’d love to hear from classmates who are local.” Sisters Raegan ’92 and Tiffany ’89 are doing well. Tiff and her husband Jamal reside in Atlanta. Raegan and her husband Damian live in Harlem, NY and have a 5 month old son- future Pike class of ??

1991Marcel Faulring ’91 and his wife Megan were married in Dec. 2004. They reside in Salisbury, MD. He graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1997 with a B.S. in Aeronautics. He is currently a Captain at Piedmont Airlines (US Airways Express). He writes, “Please keep in touch!” Courtney Peck Kenaley ’91 is working at a 24hr. emergency veterinary hospital.

1992Anthony Correnti ’92 is living in Long Island, NY with his wife, Noel. He is doing his last year of ophthalmology residency and currently pursuing a fellowship, hopefully back in the Boston area.

1993Allison Lowrie Sowers ’93 is living and working in Chicago. She was recently elected class president at the 10th year reunion at Exeter. Travis Jacobs ’93 is attending his final year of law school. He did an internship at the U.S. Mission to the EU this summer

and a certificate program in international law at the London School of Economics. Travis is playing rugby and competing in trial advocacy competitions. Lorraine Montopoli Caiazzo ’94 married her husband, Matthew Caiazzo, on 9/25/2004. Their first baby is due on 10/12/2006 (it’s a boy)! She is working as a software developer in Burlington, VT. In May 2006, Matthew Clark ’94 and his fellow ’94 classmate Ben Brown graduated from Tufts Dental School in Boston. Ben will be doing public health dentistry in Oregon, and Matt will be at a residency program for one year at UMASS in Worcester. Heather Kellett ’94 is back in the U.S. after spending six years in Frankfurt and Amsterdam. She is working with KPMG Transaction Services in NYC and lives near Vanessa Buia ’94 in Chelsea and sees her often. She looks forward to meeting up with other Pike grads in NYC!

1994Vanessa Buia ’94 writes, “Things are great here. BUIA Galleries is entering into its 4th season and everything is going strong and developing beautifully. Otherwise, I’m enjoying a fantastic start of fall in NYC.” Gina Finocchiaro ’94 is now an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and serving as the associate pastor of a congregation in Madison, CT - where she focuses her ministering to youth, families and children - with lots of other pastoral duties mixed in! She writes, “Always got me busy!”

1995Weston Lowrie ’95 is in the Graduate School of Aeronautics/Astronautics at the University of Washington in Seattle.

1996Erin Fitzpatrick ’96 graduated from Phillips Andover 1999, Boston College 2003 and George Washington University 2005 with an M.A. in International Relations. Lisa Kletjian ’96 has been living in NYC for 3 years and working in the tv/film industry. She is currently a video editor with the

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History Channel, in addition to being an independent curator for avant-garde film screenings. Christina O’Neill ’96 has had a busy past year! She has been working as a consultant for Keane in Boston while pursuing her global MBA at Suffolk. She has also recently gotten engaged and is planning to wed in September 2008. Gillian Parr ’96 Recently moved with her fiance Johan Bjarneman from Toronto to Luzern, Switzerland where they are making the most of the beautiful Alps. After a year of Tsunami Rehabilitation work at a non-profit in South India, Shalini Umapathy ’96 has returned to the U.S. to start the MBA program at University of Chicago and is excited to reconnect with old friends.

1997Matthew Sullivan ’97 is a Navy Lieutenant stationed in Mayport, FL.

1998Elizabeth Edmonds ’98 has taken a job as a futurist at Faith Popcorn’s Brain Reserve (a marketing and public relations firm) in New York City. She recently ran into Luke LaSaffre ’98 at a party and in July had dinner with Sara Lentini ’98 who is studying intellectual property law. She writes, All the best, E.E.” Sarah Wilkens ’98 was graduated in 2002 from Concord Academy. She was graduated magna cum laude from Regis in ’06 and is now a full-time student at Suffolk Law School. During her junior year at Regis, she attended the American University in Washington, DC, and interned for Congressman Marty Meehan. Justin Foster

’98 is working as an in-house cinematographer at NBC where he shoots film and video for NBC’s on-air promos.

1999Ariel Axelrod-Hahn ’99 just graduated from Wellesley College with a B.A. in Russian area studies and is currently in a post-bac program at The University of the Arts studying ceramics. She writes, “No spouse. No children, although my family did recently acquire a new cat. I will possibly be returning to the Boston area next year. Don’t ask for money. Do feel free to call me if you are in the Philly Center City area.” Arlen Galloway ’99 is in his first year as an assistant basketball coach at Washington College. He graduated from Kenyon College with a B.A. in political science. While at Kenyon, he was a Merit List Scholar. During the summers, he spent two of them working as a basketball coach and counselor for Sportszone Basketball Camps in Derry, NH, and two as a program director for New England Frontier Camp in Lovell, ME. Sasha Parr ’99 just graduated from the University of Richmond in ’06 in French/International Studies/Russian and moved to Arlington, VA, to work. Jarrett Wetherell ’99 was graduated from Phillips Academy in June 2002 and from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2006. William Waters ’99 graduated from Bowdoin in May. After a summer-long job hunt, he ended up at Kent School teaching US History and coaching. “Sounds familiar I bet...,” he writes.

2000Laura Denison ’00 is studying abroad at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Zoe Lantelme ’00 is currently enrolled at Scripps College in CA. She takes half her classes there and the other half at Pomona. She writes, “I love it here - the sun, water and hot dry weather is where I like to be!” She is majoring in Women’s Gender Studies and Film and will be studying abroad in New Zealand come Spring.

2001Bethany Gostanian ’01 is currently a junior at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, and majoring in the classics. She is spending the fall semester in Athens, Greece, at Arcadia University’s Center for Hellenic Studies and Research. Allison LeSaffre ’01 is a junior at New York University dancing Broadway dance NYC. She is working as a teacher assistant in the NY public schools and majoring in communications/broadcasting. She is having the time of her life in the city. Julia Wetherell ’01 was graduated from Loomis Chaffee School in 2004 and is now a junior at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Rachel Shack ’01 is a junior at Duke University, member of the women’s lacrosse team, and selected as a Baldwin Scholar. She spent the summer in Washington, DC, completing an internship at Octagon Worldwide, a sports marketing and entertainment agency.

2002Melanie Kress ’02 is currently a sophomore at Barnard College in New York City. She is studying art history, mathematics, and sculpture and is doing an internship with a fashion house. She is the assistant director at Columbia’s fashion show, continuing a job she had done at Phillips Andover.

2003Colin Calabrese ’03 is at Cornell University’s College of Engineering. He may major in chemical engineering. Amy Campbell ’03 is currently a freshman at Colby College playing field hockey and lacrosse. Sara Snyder ’03 was graduated from Noble & Greenough School and is now at Stanford University, class of 2010. Emilie Lantelme ’03 graduated this past May with honors from Lawrence Academy. She is currently attending University of Denver. She is looking forward to the skiing and hockey season there. She saw Todd Eudaily ’03 the other day - he too is at DU. David Shack ’03 is in his first year at U Richmond Honors Law Program. He is enjoying all aspects of college life. David graduated from GDA in 2006 and was elected to Cum Laude Society, recipient of AP Scholar Award, and GDA Animation Award.

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2005James Campbell ’05 is currently a junior at Brooks School. Lydia Dallett ’05 had a fabulous summer volunteering at a soccer camp in Dorchester. She learned some great dance moves. Now she is finally back at Phillips for what she thinks is going to be an exciting year. Especially because she just made varsity soccer!! Oh yes, and she and her friend are pulling a team together for a diabetes walk on Oct. 15th through Six Flags. Kevin Kress ’05 is enjoying the “small school in the big outdoors.” He is enjoying cross country and downhill, mountain biking, and trail maintenance. He is studying wilderness first responder and orienteering. He is looking forward to skiing 5 days a week and an avalanche forecasting trip to Jackson, WY. Max LeSaffre ’05 is a junior at Governor’s Academy. He is enjoying high school and all that it has to offer. He is playing basketball and golfing with his classmates. He writes, “Looking forward to the college hunt.”

Anna O’Neal ’05 is starting sophmore year at the Governor’s Academy and loves it! She made select chorus and over the summer traveled to Iceland with ten friends. She is playing soccer and will be doing a musical in the winter. She writes, “Come and see me!”

2006For 5 weeks in the summer, Scott Dzialo ’06 was an exchange student in China. He lived with a host family in Beijing. For the first four weeks, he studied Chinese, and the last week he traveled around the south of China. It was the best trip he has ever taken. Audrey Wilson ’06 is still attending Pingree. She misses talking to everyone from Pike, but not too much has happened with her life. She writes, “And, I like the new logo, but I miss the ‘fighting quills!!’” Jamie Aponas ’06 is in her sophmore year at Lawrence Academy in Groton. She is having a lot of fun and learning a lot. She is playing JV soccer and enjoying the season. She writes, “I’m missing Pike and all my friends there. I can’t wait for the Thanksgiving concert reunion at Pike!” Alina Pechacek ’06 says hello to everyone. This year she transferred to Phillips Academy Andover as a new 10th grader. School is going really well, and she is enjoying it. Alina is playing JV1 Field Hockey this fall and hopes to try squash in the winter.

2007Shane Bouchard ’07 writes, “P.A. is great! Just started classes a few weeks ago, and they are really fun! I had a good summer too.” He went on an Outward Bound course out of Boston Harbor and on a church mission trip to Middlebury, VT, both of which

were great experiences. He is in the orchestra at P.A. and is continuing with the speech team with Mr. Hutch. He is also rowing in crew this fall—really fun! He writes, “Overall, life is good and I can’t wait for the first Pike reunion! See you then!” Cameron Brien ’07 is studying at Tabor, working on the crew of the Tabor Boy schooner and sailing on Buzzard’s Bay. Alice Grant ’07 writes, “Things are great here at Brooks, I love it! Classes are fine. Sports are good too, I’m playing varsity soccer with Marina Moschitto ’07. We’re the only freshmen. Can’t wait ‘til revisit day!” Naomi Smith ’07 is at Brooks right now and loves it! She writes, “It’s definitely the right place for me. What’s funny for me about the new Pike logo is after 10 years I was at Pike, the year after I graduated they changed the colors. And Brooks colors are also green and white so green and white will be my school colors for 14 years in a row.” Jacob Shack ’07 is now a freshman at Phillips Academy and very involved in the music program. He is participating in the PA Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra. He is also teaching Lawrence middle school students to play violin. Jacob is a member of the New England Conservatory’s Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and is going on a tour with this group to China in June.

The Pike School’s new Web site is in the making and will be launched early in 2007.

In it you will find information about the school, its denizens, and its happenings kept current to an unprecedented degree.

It will be useful, informative, and entertaining.

It will make you proud to be a member of the Pike community.

It will be a most rare and welcome site.

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