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Class of 1976 L–R: David Stone (trustee), Norm Shanklin(former trustee), Ruth Glazer White, trustee (P ‘15), andA.J. O’Brien

1935Bradford Monk sent a note saying, “Thanksfor the memories! The academy is doingwell. I do appreciate the news annual. Have a great reunion! Sorry no ‘elm tree-shadedhillside.’”

1949Jay I. W. Moskow sent his greetings to all,along with his apologies for not being able tomake it back for Reunion 2011, as he wasstill in Florida.

1953Robert Grey returned a note with hisGolden Alumni postcard explaining that hewould not be able to make it to reunion2011 as his granddaughter was graduatingfrom college, but he sent along his regards.

1954David MacKenzie responded to the goldeninvitation with: “I will be unable to attendbecause of a previous commitment. Sorry!”He has been to LA several times duringworking days and shared, “I enjoyed LA’s experience!”

1956Jay Beades is still coordinating business seminars, conventions and trade shows inBoston while keeping his commercial real estate business active. He writes, “Keeping intouch with Mike Robinson, Duke Adams,Guy Marcote, “Sonny” Weiner, Paul

Wennik, Ken Rice, and Jack McCarthy asmuch as possible. Also keep Ann Evans(Buzz’s widow) and Debbie Tyrell (Kirb’sdaughter) informed as to LA ’56 doings. The young ‘pup’ from ’57, Warren Reich, isallowed to join us.” Jay was recognized thispast May at Reunion Weekend 2011, wherehe received the Amos Lawrence Award for allhis hard work in keeping his class connected.

1961Randall Whitehead was elected to the NewHampshire House of Representatives lastNovember from District 26, South Nashua.

1964Paul Husted was part of a group, filmed byChronicle, shown paddling the rapids on theMerrimack River in Manchester, N.H. Theshow aired on WCVB-TV on May 23, 2011.

1975Ted Russell writes, “Last year’s reunion wasa blast, even though I was only able to makeit for a day. Since then, lots has happened. Ilost my job in July due to an acquisition andstaff consolidation (RIF), so I’ve been intransition and actively pursuing my job search.My goal is to land a logistics managementposition, preferably in the print media sector.Lately, a couple of new opportunities havesurfaced, and I’m beginning a two-monthconsulting arrangement with a client, whichwill keep me busy and visible in the industry.If any LA classmate out there has contacts in

print, publishing, or logistics circles, I wouldbe happy to speak with you. Also last summer,our eldest son moved to New York City fromCharlotte with Bank of America, and we’reenjoying having closer access to him. Hecomes home to New Jersey occasionally for a weekend to rest and eat a home-cookedmeal. We love to drive into the city and meethim and his pals at a local pub. Ah, to be 25 again!

“My vote for favorite teacher is also DaveSmith! Great memories of his dorm and lifeon campus. One thing that’s unfortunate isnot being there to wish Joe Shep well on hisretirement. He’s an institution at LA whowill be missed. I’ll always remember fondlythe days of singing barbershop around thepiano with Shep, Sparky, Bob Boucher andClark Sutton. Like you, who could also forgetthe musicals in the theater and him barkingat us, ‘Louder!’ from behind the keys?”

Sandy Sweeney Gallo has been a frequentvisitor to Massachusetts all the way fromCalifornia to attend functions at LA and to

Class of 1961 Front row, L–R: John Houlihan, Richmond Baker (P ‘74) (former faculty), Richard Gagné (former faculty)(P ‘85), Mal Fraser; second row, L–R: Shaun Gurry ‘60, Gib Colesworthy, Dick Perry, Douglas Murphy, Chip LaPlaca,Jim Gurry ‘60, Dick Jodka, Ken Penza ‘59, Gary Cross, and Dick Jeffers (P ‘84, ‘86)

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Class of 1961 tree planting L-R, Kent Damon, Mal Fraser, Gib Colesworthy, and Douglas Murphy

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visit all her LA friends. All those visits provedworthwhile, as she is now employed at LA asthe new Director of Alumni! (See “MovingIn.”) “There is nothing better than friend-ship that transcends time and distance,” saysSandy. “We always find a reason to throw aparty! Robin Martin Adams ’75 graciouslyhosted this gathering of Lawrence alums ather home in Needham, Mass.”

1979Thomas Fitz was the chairman of the 2011 Institute on Lake Superior Geology andhosted the annual meeting of the Institute inAshland, Wisconsin, in May. Tom also ledthree geology field trips as part of the meeting.

1980Maria Rodale was the keynote speaker atBioFach, a trade fair for the global organicindustry held in Germany this past February.She discussed her book that came out lastyear, titled Organic Manifesto: How Organic

Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed theWorld, and Keep Us Safe.

1983Sam Pelham writes, “Enjoyed a recent visitfrom friend and classmate Scott Sloan, whowas in San Diego on business. Scott and I took advantage of a beautiful, sunny,Southern California day to go to the beach,boogie board, and work up an appetite forsome famous fish tacos!”

1986David Bresnahan has been named Presidentof Lexington Insurance Company.

Daniela Borgialli received her Masters ofFine Arts degree in dance from Arizona StateUniversity, where she is now teaching a two-credit class in Argentine tango to about100 students each semester. After earning aBA in French language and literature fromBoston University, she worked in the business world for several years before devot-ing herself to her true passion, dance. Shealso performs and takes students to BuenosAires for her annual Cultural ImmersionTango Tour. “And I sell tango shoes,” sheadds. “Life is good!”

1987“The last eight months have been a whirlwind,” explains Nancy Hamilton.“Diane and I just returned from the FancyFood Show in Washington, DC, where wesaw the latest trends in food and met with

top people in the industry. We are doing thefarmers’ market circuit this summer. Peoplecan find us at Waltham on Saturdays, Bedford on Mondays, and Copley Square in Boston on Tuesdays. We finally found amanufacturing facility to help us make oursauces in bulk, and we have a distributor, soI can finally stop delivering out of the backof my Jeep. Now that we have the ability tomake large batches and distribute, I canfocus on getting us into more stores. Theplan is to be in 20 more stores this fall.”

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Class of 1981 L–R: Cindy Chamberlain Smith, ScottLane, and Elizabeth Jones

Vicki Lamb ’73 volunteersfor Ukraine Peace Corps

Helping a small rural community inCrimea relate to independence after 70 years of Soviet rule, Vicki BowersLamb ’73, Parent ’96, Trustee ’10 is currently serving as a Community Development Volunteer for the PeaceCorps in Ukraine. Her projects includeHIV/Aids awareness, prevention, and tolerance throughout Ukraine;leadership training; human traffickingprevention; promoting tourism; andeven coaching baseball! Her latestproject, an English Language ResourceCenter can be found by searching athttp://www.peacecorps.gov.

Vicki Bowers Lamb ‘73 (R) at her swearing-in ceremony

Robin Martin Adams ‘75 graciously hosted this gathering of Lawrence alums at her home in Needham, MA. L–R: Sandy Sweeney Gallo ‘75, Tony Sampas ‘74, Patrick Warner ‘80, Robin Martin Adams ‘75, Tom Fahey ‘74, Carol Bolger Esposito ‘75, Rich Johnson ‘74, and Kathy Maynes ‘74


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You can find KICK! TWIST! ZING! andBURST! at Zabars in NYC, at Verrill Farmand Provisions in Concord, Mass., or at FernsCountry Store in Carlisle, Mass. They will beavailable for online sale in September 2011.Check out www.smilingsauce.com

Mark MacAuley writes, “I started a data center company with three partners this year,and we acquired our first facility in Marylandon June 2nd of this year. We are expandingto other markets across the U.S., whichhopefully gives me time to look up other LA alumni across the U.S. I just saw Jennifer(Danis) Carter on a trip to Seattle, and I fishwith Michael Desmarais—a fellow Class of’87 alum—on a regular basis. I also stay intouch with a ton of classmates on Facebookdaily. I am still living in York, Maine.”

1988Jennifer Riemer Rosado sent a note to JudyClark sharing the news that “Steve and I hada baby this winter—she is named Amelia andwas born on January 31. I was also promotedto Clinical Director at the prison (yes, I amstill there), so I am busy as usual! Missing allon the Alumni Council but will try to dropin sometime!

“P.S. She [Amelia] is just gorgeous—a futureLA student.”

1989Jesse Cooper exchanged wedding vows withSarah Bradford Wallace of Andover, on December 18 at The Barn at Gibbet Hill in

Groton. Following the reception, the couplehoneymooned in Riviera Maya, Mexico.They reside in Haverhill. Sarah is a teacherin the Andover school system, and Jesse isemployed by LogMeIn, in Woburn.

1995Kellian Garrity Adams ’95, daughter ofRobin Martin Adams ’75 and Thomas Garrity ’73, married Brian Thomas Pletcheron Sunday, June 19, 2011 in Salem, Mass.The wedding ceremony took place in theTabernacle Congregational Church, with areception at the Peabody Essex Museum. Tocomplement Kellian’s and Brian’s love of big

Class of 1991 Front row, L–R: Anita Olkkola Taylor, Adrien Cavanagh Duncan, John Yates, Kari Bornhorst McHugh,Tori Lambert DeMaio, Paige Bingley Johnson, and Lauren Rome Goorno; back row, L–R: Meg Anderson Lavoi, JedLavoie, Melissa Blechman Ulrich, Caroline Noble Ahl, Kim Hazzard Wojtalewicz, Peter Marston, and Chris Ward

Kellian Adams Pletcher ’95 and her husband BrianPletcher on their wedding day.

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Class of 1986 Standing, L–R: Doc Haman (P ‘02, ‘04, ‘09), Dan & Mame Bisaccio (former faculty), Pete Hazzard (P ‘98, ‘01, ‘03), John Curran (P ‘07), Bob Hargraves, Ed and Ruth White, Rob Moore (P ‘04, ‘06, ‘09), Brecky Peabody and husband Mark Peabody, Jamie Maloney, Chris Nunez, Ned Mitchell (P ‘91), Lara Conforti Seavey, CynthiaTripp, former faculty (P ‘93), Jodi MacMillan, Laura Crapo, and Rebecca Keller; Front row; kneeling, L–R: Ginny Morrison and daughter, Sue Meenan Barron (P ‘14), Jon Paulding, Kristin Rothrock, Dave Bresnahan, Steve Janes, Kelly Hurstack, Daniela Borgialli, and Noelle Slattery in front


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band swing dancing, the entire wedding ceremony and reception had a 1940s theme,from guests’ attire to big band music anddances of the era, accompanied by an 18-piece orchestra! The couple celebratedtheir nuptials with a honeymoon tripthrough Southeast Asia.

Catie Floyd McMenamin ’97 shared news of her brother, Chris Floyd ’95: “ThankfullyChris and his wife Jennifer weren’t allowedto take the baby home until he had aname—otherwise he may still be name-less!—but they decided on Kieran JamesFloyd, and they are all settling in well athome and even got outside yesterday for ashort walk.”

Brad Mayer and his wife Lucy welcomedBruce Allan Mayer into the world in January.Another recent milestone in his life has beenbecoming a world champion hog wrestler inTexas. The picture says it all.

1996Chuck and Sara Rinaldo had a baby girl,Alyssa Renee Rinaldo, on April 9, 2011. Sheweighed 8 lbs. 14 oz. and was 21 inches longat birth.

David M. McCuinhas been a professionalphotographer for 10years. David worksexclusively with Panfoto and returnsonce a year to LA for the All SchoolPhotograph. Whenhe’s not taking groups,he enjoys scenic andnight photography.You can see much ofhis work under the

Scenics tab on www.panfoto.com, and previewand purchase his book, “Intimacy Issues”, at www.adoramapix.com/adarknight.

1997Elena Beleno Carney, her wife Karin, andtheir daughter Sofia just welcomed a newmember to their family. Esben William Beleno Carney was born June 28, 2011, and everyone is healthy and happy!

Lara DePietro is working with her family atthe Squire Tarbox Inn in Maine. She writes,“I want to start offering classes to guests, likecheese-making or a fermentation class or aweight-loss class that focuses on the joy ofhealthy eating instead of the drudgery, canning, and basic nutrition.” She will begoing to Switzerland when the inn closes forthe winter “to brush up on my cooking skillswith an apprenticeship with my uncle, whois a great chef!”

Lara can be reached for now at 1181 MainRd., Westport Island, Maine 04578. Herphone is 207-882-7693 at the inn, and her cellis 541-991-1181. She notes that they wouldlike to offer off-season rates to all Lawrenceparents and alumni if space is available.

1998Rhianna Cohen will be running the WaltDisney World Marathon this January to raisemoney for Team Hope for the Warriors, anonprofit organization whose mission is toenhance the quality of life for U.S. service members and their families nationwide whohave been adversely affected by injuries ordeath in the line of duty.

From Ryan Donovan:“On Monday, June 27,2011, we welcomedDalton Bruin Donovaninto this wonderfulworld of fishermen and-women. He was bornin Cabo San Lucas to the very proud parents. Both Momand Bruin (as he willgo by) are doing great.Our plans are to gethim out fishing soon and setting some worldrecords.” This is Ryan’s biggest ‘catch’ ever.

Chuck Rinaldo ’96 with his wife Sara Rinaldo and theirfirst baby, Alyssa Renee Rinaldo, born on April 9, 2011.

Thanks to LA’s own Carl Anderson, who was golfingwith Bruins’ Assistant Coach Geoff Ward, Catie (Floyd) ‘97 and Matt McMenamin got some alone timewith the Stanley Cup.

Brad Mayer ‘95 with wifeLois and their son BruceAllan Mayer, and friends.And on right is the belt buckle which Brad won in the“world champion” hog wrestling competition whichtook place in Texas.

Jerry Mead ‘96 and wife Jessica Moschella on theirwedding day

Photographer David McCuin ‘96

Hockey teammates Renee Franchi ‘04 and Elena BelanoCarney ‘97, and Elana with her new baby, Esben WilliamBelano Carney, “who already looks a lot different, ofcourse :)”



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1999The past few years have been quite busy for Cameron Fadjo. After graduating fromBerklee College of Music, he spent sometime working for a technology companythat, at the time, was on the rebound (AppleComputer). He also taught middle school inNew Hampshire for one or two more years,and then moved to New York to start a newchapter of his life. On the verge of completinghis Ph.D. at Columbia University in CognitiveStudies in Education, Cameron spends a fairamount of time working on a multitude ofnumerous education-related technology ventures, researching and exploring cognitionin the classroom, and meeting an array of interesting people as he travels the country.He is also excited to be a co-president, alongwith Liz Kendall Carroll ’00, of the newly-formed LA Young Alumni Committee.

Michelle McAteer is entering her second season as the Head Hockey Coach of Augsburg

College, a Division 3 school in Minneapolis,Minnesota. Previously, Michelle served as anassistant coach at Harvard University and atthe University of Minnesota–Duluth(UMD), winning a national title in 2010with the UMD Bulldogs.

Jessica Knapp finished her Master’s of Business Administration in December 2010and is currently an associate at Design Partnership of Cambridge. She oversees themarketing and business development effortsof the firm.

Annette Schumann is getting married thisSeptember. She has been coaching lacrosseon the national level in Germany.

Jen Robillard Moore is organizing theM.U.R.B.S. Project in memory of the latefaculty member Terry Murbach. TheM.U.R.B.S. Project, or Make Use of RecycledBooks, combines Murbs’ love for Englishand reading with his goal for his students to

have an impact on others. Books will be collected and brought to local shelters andhospitals in the Standish, Maine, area. Gently used books can be mailed to: Moore Photography, 111 Ossipee Trail, East Standish, ME 04084.

Chase Hoyt just launched his WineDoctorwebsite and finally has products for sale! Hewrites, “It’s an inexpensive wine preserverthat saves your wine more efficiently thananything on the market. Great Mother’s Daygift too! Here it is: savethewine.com. Pleaseorder one of these kits for yourself, and by allmeans please spread the word to all yourfriends and family. I’ve put my whole lifesavings into this project, so your order willreally help!

Jamie Monahan Coppens and her husbandMike Coppens welcomed their little girl, EllaRae, into the world on June 12. She ishealthy and happy, and they are enjoyingevery second of it!

2000Colin Cook continues to compete as a hardcore triathlete. In addition to racing, heis coaching a number of athletes to help themprepare for their own races. You can followhis training at www.peaktricoaching.com.

Chris Milmoe has stepped down from thefootball sidelines and taken the mantle ofAthletic Director at the Saint James School.While he is sad to leave his players, he looksforward to providing direction to the coachesat Saint James.

Andrew Klopfer was married to Laura MarxKlopfer this past April.

2002“Hey, Class of 2002! This is Nina Sheff ’02,and I hope everyone is doing well! Here aresome updates about what others in our classand surrounding years have been up to thisyear ... with our 10th reunion right aroundthe corner, let’s stay in touch!

Class of 2001 Front row, L–R: Jeff Sullivan, Amanda Champagne, David Carter, Brendan McGuire, Todd Moore, andMatt Greene; back row, L–R: Gus Labelle, Jon Gilboy, Gerald Croteau, Darius Masalehdan, Laura Hazzard Levine,Jen Wheeler, Stephanie Blackburn, Sara Jurga Tortorici, and Ian Paradies

Liz Kendall Carroll ‘00and Bill Carroll ‘00welcomed the birth of their son ThomasRobert Carroll onJune 16.

Jamie Monahan Coppens ’99 and husband Mike welcomed Ella Rae into the world on June 12.

Eliana Phoebe Sagor, daughter of Josh ‘98 and TaraSagor, born on June 2, 2011.

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“I am living in Boston and working for anon-profit called the Steppingstone Foundation. I’m living with Liz Friel ’02,who manages her family’s golf courses onCape Cod and in southern New Hampshire.

“Kristin Achtmeyer ’02 has been living inBoston for the summer doing wardrobe forAdam Sandler’s new movie, which is filminghere ... she’s a pretty big deal! Nell Achtmeyer’s ’02 life is quite exciting, too.She’s living in Portland, Oregon, working for the school district planning outdoor education curriculum. She was in Bostonback in April to run the Boston Marathon.

“Recently I’ve run into lots of other alums,including Brett Hardy ’03, Andrew Lurvey ’03, Lindsay Murdock ’02, SarahKlopfer ’02, Talia Rosenblum ’02, andRyan ’05 and Kris ’03 Ansin... Boston is abit of a small world, but it helps that Brettand I are neighbors, and Sarah lives veryclose. Brett is a proud Boston firefighter, although currently wearing a boot on his legfor a workplace injury, so I see him frequently!Talia is living in Miami, Florida, and workingat a hotel. Her sister, Shiri Rosenblum Spear ’00, lives fairly close, so Talia is happyto get to spend time with her nieces!

“At my five-year college reunion I caught upwith fellow alum Stef Middleton Marcoux ’02,who is a high school English teacher andmarried with two dogs! Back in December, Iattended Larissa Ezzio’s ’02 wedding! Laura Gustavson ’02 was there ... She’s living inHouston, Texas, and working for Shlumberger.Although she’s not a huge fan of Texas, sheloves the travel that she gets to do as part ofher job. Speaking of weddings, big congrats toBrendon Davis ’02 and Jamas Lafreniere ’02,who also recently got engaged not to each other)!

“Sarah Klopfer attended her brother Andrew’s ’00 wedding recently, with a bunchof other LA alumni. Oh, how we’ve allgrown up. Sarah’s living in Boston and stillworking for Fidelity and will complete herfirst half triathlon of the summer soon!

“In other sports-related news, over MemorialDay weekend I caught up with DeaconSwift ’03, who was sailing in Nantucket’s

Figawi Race. Although the weather was notideal for sailing, they had a great time. EmilyBentinck-Smith ’04 and I have caught upseveral times at her current job as a counselorat Boston University Academy. She receivedher MSW from BU before continuing onwith the Academy and is having a great experience working with students.

“Jason Harris’ parents sent along an updatesharing that he is working at Solidvision inLittleton and living in Westford.

“Larissa Ezzio got married in December andis living in southern New Hampshire. Sheowns a pharmacy near Lawrence with hermother. Local alums should check it out!”

2003Maya Turner Singh is a founding member ofGlobal Empowerment Theatre (GETheatre),a non-profit educational theatre organizationbased in New York City that provides Englishliteracy through theatre workshops to disadvantaged students in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and Bangalore, India. In the summerof 2010, Maya traveled to Zanzibar with colleagues she met while pursing her master’sin Educational Theatre at NYU. Whilethere, they conducted a two-week workshopwith secondary school students using theatreto improve English language literacy, fostercritical thinking skills, explore creative self-expression, and develop a sense of worldcitizenship. After that experience, GETheatrewas founded and Maya initiated a partnershipwith The Parikrma Foundation in Bangalore,a school providing free education to thecity’s slum children and orphans. GETheatre recently returned from their fifth year ofworkshops in Zanzibar (second year asGETheatre), where students performed aspart of the Zanzibar International Film Festival.GETheatre is now planningfor a second partnership withParikrma in January 2012 anda new partnership with TheDome Project in New YorkCity, an organization that provides young people “opportunities to both prevent at-risk youth from involvement with criminal activity and keep young offenders from repeat deviantbehavior,” according toMelissa Levine. Maya serves asthe Director of Development

at GETheatre and can be reached [email protected] (www.GETheatre.org).

Chris Reilly is a member of the popularband “Welcome to Florida.” Chris and hisbandmates have just released a new album titled Make it Work, which is available oniTunes. Welcome to Florida frequently playsshows around New England. More information on Welcome to Florida andtheir upcoming show schedule can be foundon their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/welcometoflorida.

On June 18, Eliza Brown married DanielGoehry in Topsfield, Mass. By her side wereher two bridesmaids: fellow Spartans andclassmates Ann Steward and Laurie Gilmore.Mary Vallely ‘04, Michael Ball ’03, Sean Ball ’03, Brendan McGuire ’01, and Adam Kolloff ’02 were among the happy attendees at the event.

Laurie Gilmore Fairchild ’03, Sean Ball ’03, Eliza BrownGoehry ’03, Mike Ball ’03, Brendan McGuire ’01, MaryVallely ’04, Adam Kolloff ’02, and Annie Steward ’03 atEliza’s wedding.

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Ryan Vear has registered and is training forhis first Ironman triathlon, a race that requiresa 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a26.2-mile run. The event will take place inCozumel, Mexico, on November 27. He hascompeted in three half-Ironman triathlonsthis past year and enjoys training with hisfriends in Washington, DC.

2004Andrew Milmoe is “living it up big time” inWashington, DC. His beautiful apartmenthas a view of the Capitol building.

2005“My band is in the process of recording,”shares Darren Erikson. “I am doing all theparts myself in the studio and am being produced by an ’80s hair, rock, metal, glamscene producer named Eddie Marini, whohas played with nearly everyone in the business,including Tom Petty and Rick James. Thealbum is set to be released sometime in thelate fall/early winter. It is best described as“translucent metal” with a hip-hop foundation.The band is called ““E.n.z.y.t.e...”” and isout of my hometown, Hollis, N.H.”

Joshua Harris is graduating from SyracuseUniversity in May, according to a note sentin by his parents.

2007Nina Serach was inducted into Beta Beta Betaat St. Lawrence University. Beta Beta Beta defines itself as “an honor and professional society for students of biological sciences.”

Allison Backman has won a Fulbright Scholarship. Upon her graduation from

Pitzer College this June, she will be travelingto Vietnam to teach English.

2008Amanda Sibley’s father shared the news that“Amanda is doing great in her junior year atBentley; she is actually in Barcelona for thissemester. Her years at LA have certainlyhelped to prepare her for this experience. Aday doesn’t go by that I don’t think abouthow much your school gave to her to enableher to go to LA.”

2009Logan Gillis is playing on the Nashua SilverKnights baseball team this summer. Thepresident and GM of the Lowell Spinners,who manages the summer college leagueteam, told alum Paul Husted ’64 that Loganis the most popular player on the team.

2010Baylie Lamarre, a first-year defender, experi-enced the thrill of winning a national icehockey championship after the NorwichUniversity Cadets knocked off top-rankedRochester Institute of Technology, 5-2, inthe NCAA Division III title game.

2011For their most recent venture, Anna andKelly Banker went to the Dominican Republic to volunteer for the MariposaFoundation teaching theatre, English, artsand crafts, reading, and swimming lessons.They created a performance from start to finish and blogged about their whole experience. Read their blog at http://emotionalcreaturesdr.blogspot.com/.

Class of 2006 Front row, L–R: Hayley Didriksen, Beckie Moses, Laura Pickrell, Brianna Bakow, Arpan Bhattacherjee;back row, L–R: Kyle Hutton, Vatche Manoukian, Matt Egan, Alex Mayer, Quentin Smith, and Danny Roop

Siblings Cory ‘07 and Jess Peterson ‘10 on Mt. Monadnock

Ian McWilliams ’10 welcomed into United

States Military Academy

Ian McWilliams ’10 of Concord, Mass., returned to LA on June 1, toshare a momentous occasion withfamily and friends. In a brief ceremonyin the College Office, he was welcomedinto the United States Military Academyat West Point. A representative fromWest Point congratulated Ian, on behalf of the President of the UnitedStates, on joining the ranks of the“commissioned leaders of charactercommitted to the values of duty, honor,and country.” Ian was one of only 22students selected to the Class of 2015from the state of Massachusetts.

Ian McWilliams with his grandparents andhis father, Andrew



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