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THE MARVELWOOD SCHOOL MAGAZINEFALL 2015

Leadership57th CommencementReunion 2015Annual Report of Giving

2015-2016 Board of TrusteesTimothy K. Carpenter ’71, ChairArthur F. Goodearl Jr., Head of School

Robert H. Bayne III ’81William W. Dennett, Admissions Committee ChairPatrick G. Duffy ’80, P’17Mark Esposito P’11, Vice Chair,

Advancement Committee ChairEun Ok Han P’11, ’15Richard L. Hoddeson P’15Ellen McAllister P’14Frank Moore P’14, Treasurer, Finance Committee ChairAnn Street P’16, Parents Association PresidentPeter TacyAnn Wurzer Thomson ’83

Trustee EmeritusAlfred C. BrooksWilliam J. Edwards ’63James R. SamartiniThomas SebringStephen B. Smith ’59Robert O. Swanson P’93

Honorary TrusteeJacque Connor P’12

BLUE&WHITEPublished byThe Marvelwood School476 Skiff Mountain RoadKent, CT 06757860-927-0047 www.marvelwood.org

Editorial BoardDIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONSCaitlin Lynch P’13

CONTRIBUTORSFiona Dai ’15, Valentin Dumitrascu P’19, Arthur F. Goodearl, Jr.,Heather Hastings, Erin Hussey ’16, Misty Jordan, Wendi Love,Caitlin Lynch P’13, Dana Mason, Elizabeth Radday, AndrewRomanowski ’08, John Russell ’88, Paul J. Tines, Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19, Matt Walters ’97, Jennifer Aschaffenberg Williamson ’86

PROOFREADINGBlythe Everett P’14, ’16, David Mogle ’09, Shannon Nelson, ToniPresti, Elizabeth Radday

PHOTOGRAPHYLaurie Doss, Bob Falcetti, Ian Johnson, Tom Kates, Bobby Love,Caitlin Lynch P’13, Randy O’Rourke

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DESIGNJohn Johnson Art Direction and Design

Coming HomeDuring Reunion Weekend 2015, fifty-one Marvelwood alumni came home. On a beautifulSaturday afternoon, alumni from the classes of 1980 through 2011 listened to the ringingof the Piper Victory Bell and marched in the first annual Parade of Classes, led by aScottish bagpiper. Alfredo Vollmer ’80, as the oldest alumnus in attendance, proudlycarried the Marvelwood flag.

As a Marvelwood faculty member and former Athletic Director, I have marched tothe tune of a Scottish bagpipe in twenty-five commencement processionals, and have rungthat bell more times than I can count. I get nostalgic during these times, but I can onlyimagine the kinds of emotions these traditions raise for new graduates at commencement;happy to have finished high school, but nervous about the future. The bell celebratesvictory and accomplishment; the piper leads us forward. We continue these traditions atReunion for all alums; whether from Kent or Cornwall, it’s what ties all of us together.

Marvelwood is a small, supportive, and caring school whose core values and missionhave remained the same throughout its 59-year history. It is a place where faculty, family,and friends guide young people through their formative high school years. At the end ofthose years, we all march to the tune of a Scottish bagpiper and ring the Piper Victory Bell.In that spirit, there is truly just one Marvelwood School, a place to call home.

Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19Director of Alumni RelationsAnnual Fund Director

The Marvelwood School does not discriminate against students on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation,national origin, ancestry or disability. This policy applies to, but is not limited to, admission, financial aid, use of School facilities andparticipation in School activities.

Director of Alumni Relations and long-time faculty member Glenn Sanchez P'18, '19rang the Piper Victory Bell on Saturday afternoon of Reunion 2015 to kick off the officialwelcome and Marvelwood's first annual Parade of Classes.

On the cover: Alums from across the years enthusiastically and proudly participated in the School’sfirst annual Parade of Classes at Reunion 2015.

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2 Message from the Head of School4 Commencement10 Tim Carpenter ’71 — “Leadership”12 Faculty Spotlight: The Love Family14 Student Spotlight: Molleigh Sanes ’1516 Leading by Example24 Student Life26 The Year in Pictures28 Athletics30 Outdoor Adventures31 Civic Life Project32 Parents Association — Moonlight in the Garden34 On the Road36 Reunion42 Prism Days44 Advancement Update45 The Bodkin Society48 “Then & Now”50 Annual Report 2014–201555 Class Notes

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It was Marvelwood’s great good fortuneto have been founded by an iconic educational leader. Bob Bodkin had a vision

for his school, an ability to articulate that vision, and the skill to assemble a team

of educators to bring that vision to life. The hallmark of his leadership style was

to inspire, to challenge, and to affirm — all of which lies at the core of our

school today.

That said, we recall that American culture has had a bittersweet love affair with

the very concept of leadership. The framers of our Constitution aimed to create a

government, which would be very hard to operate, the better to guard against

tyranny. George Washington was truly the American Cincinnatus, a towering

figure who laid down his plow to take up the sword and, with humility when the

task was completed, laid down the sword and returned to the plow. The watchword

of the day was, “that government is best which governs least.”

One of the most profound developments in our history has been the steady growth

of executive power. Those who exercise that power, whether in business or in

government, are held as models of potential excellence, from whom much is

expected. For educators, though, the challenge is to identify a model of leadership,

which better befits the maturational dynamic of our students.

The world appears to many adolescents today as a formidable environment within

which they must find a connection. Many feel powerless and experience anxiety at

the thought that they might struggle to find their way. At Marvelwood, we aim to

inspire our students to act — to try, and not fear failure. It is through reasonable

risk taking and reflecting upon the results of those initiatives that abiding personal

values take root.

Hence, we see leadership as being any action, large or small, seen or unseen, which

has a positive effect on the life of someone else. Leadership is within reach for all.

Economists speak of the “zero sum game.” One person’s gain is another’s loss. At

Marvelwood, leadership is a “positive sum game.” All have the potential to be

winners.

Arthur F. Goodearl, Jr. Head of School

LeadershipM E S S A G E F R O M

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Hence, we see leadership as being any action,

large or small, seen or unseen, which has a

positive effect on the life of someone else.


Marvelwood’s 57th AnnualCommencement


On May 30th, 47 students from eight states andeight countries celebrated their graduation atMarvelwood’s 57th Annual Commencementceremony. Bagpiper and faculty member Jesse Ofgang led faculty and graduates from the CalhounSchoolhouse to the Burton Alumni Gymnasium,

with underclassmen lining the processional route.Nicholas Benson ’83, a third-generation stone carver,calligrapher, and designer, addressed the graduates.Following the ceremony, the Class of 2015 was treatedto a commemorative white dove release before thetraditional ringing of the Piper Victory Bell.


Excerpts from Commencement SpeechesArthur F. Goodearl, Jr.Head of School

As Marvelwood’s sixth Head of School, this was Mr. Goodearl’s fourthcommencement address.

“Marvelwood had been your real world — filled with moments of excitement and triumph

balanced by moments of rascality and drama. You have had to contend with all of that

and you’ve emerged strong. Here, you have been given the gift of stress, and you’ve

found ways to cope — to stand your ground, to prioritize, to accomplish a task at hand,

and to offer solace to a classmate when she needed support. I promise that lots of stress

lies ahead, and that you will be more ready than ever to manage it.”

Keyuan (Fiona) Dai ’15Valedictorian

In addition to being the top scholar for the Class of 2015, Fiona, a four-year senior fromShanghai, China, was Student Body President, Dorm Prefect, Admissions Tour Guide,and a member of the volleyball team. She is currently attending UCLA.

“Often in life, it is easy to desire and wish for the things that we don’t possess, but it’s hard

to appreciate the things that we already have. When I think of things we should be grateful

to have, the first ones that popped into my mind are our parents. They are the ones who

brought us into the world and nurtured us. They are the ones who are on our sides no

matter what happens. As a result, they are the most valued treasure we’ve got. I want to say

‘thank you’ to every parent.”

Nicholas J. Benson ’83Nick is a third-generation stone carver, calligrapher, designer and owner of the JohnStevens Shop in Newport, Rhode Island, which was established in 1705 and acquired bythe Benson family in the 1920s. In 2010, Nick was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship fromthe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He is committed to teaching youngartisans, to help ensure that the legacy of this centuries-old artistic practice endures.

“A sense of self…this is one of the biggest challenges you will have to cope with next year,

and, when it comes right down to it, it is one of the keys to happiness AND success. Human

interaction is one of the greatest gifts that higher education, and society as a whole, has to

offer. According to my connections in the Marvelwood administration, you will all end up

attending college, maybe not next year for some, but in the not too distant future you will all

be there. You are going to be scrambling to wrap your heads around just how big and

overwhelming university life will be compared to the last several years you’ve spent up here

on Skiff Mountain. But once the dust settles and you get your bearings, you’ll meet people

that you’ll have quite a lot in common with, and the discussions that you have with your peers

won’t be about meeting your professor’s expectations of you, but about YOUR opinions of the

subjects you are studying…your sense of self in this world!”


Allegany College of Maryland*

Arcadia University

Arizona State University

Bentley University

Binghamton University*

Boston University

Brandeis University

Bridgewater State University*

Buffalo State College of SUNY

Central Connecticut State University

Champlain College*

Clark University

Colby-Sawyer College*

Curry College*

Drew University

Drexel University

Earlham College

Elmira College

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison

Franklin Pierce University

Goucher College*

Hampshire College

Hartwick College

Haverford College*

High Point University

Hiram College

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hofstra University*

Hunter College of CUNY

Iona College

Iowa State University

Ithaca College

Keene State College

Keuka College

Lesley University*

Lynchburg College

Lynn University

Manhattanville College*

Marist College

McDaniel College

Mitchell College

Mount Holyoke College

Muhlenberg College*

New England College

New York University*

Nichols College

Parsons The New School for Design*

Purdue University

Quinnipiac University*

Rhode Island College

Rider University

Roger Williams University*

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Sacred Heart University

Salve Regina University*

Savannah College of Art and Design*

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Visual Arts*

Skidmore College

Southern New Hampshire University

Suffolk University*

SUNY Delhi

Susquehanna University

Syracuse University*

The Ohio State University

The University of Arizona

The University of Scranton

Unity College*

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles*

University of California, Merced

University of California, Riverside

University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Connecticut*

University of Delaware

University of Hartford*

University of Massachusetts, Amherst*

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

University of Miami

University of New Haven

University of Tennessee, Knoxville*

University of Vermont*

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Wagner College

Warren Wilson College*

Washington College

* Indicates matriculation

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES —Class of 2015

CLASS NIGHT was hosted by Director ofAlumni Relations and Annual Fund DirectorGlenn Sanchez P’18, ’19 and featured studentperformances, the Senior Video, and thetraditional senior readings with manyremembrances from the Class of 2015.


DESMOND LETSIE MPHENYEKE AWARD The Desmond Letsie Mphenyeke Award ispresented to the student (or students) whohas contributed to the community at all levelsand whose presence on campus has helped topromote tolerance and understanding amongdifferent groups of people. It is a memorial toDesmond Letsie Mphenyeke ’90, who came toMarvelwood over 25 years ago from Soweto,near Johannesburg, in South Africa, and diedof congenital heart failure on Easter Sunday,April 3rd, 1988.

This year’s award goes to two seniors,who, during their tenure at Marvelwood, havenot only crossed cultural bridges themselves,but have also helped others to cross these

bridges. Their spirit for life, energy,compassion, and acceptance of others havefunctioned as beacons on Skiff Mountain, andhelping their peers navigate the challengingworld of adolescence. Like Desmond, thesetwo students are full of enthusiasm andcuriosity about the world. They enjoycelebrating the diversity of our student bodyand demonstrate respect for all. Thesestudents have been wonderful ambassadors forMarvelwood, both on and off campus. Theymake friends easily, and their smiles helpbrighten a world that can be darkened attimes by the cloud of prejudice.

Keyuan (Fiona) Dai ’15 Kendale Sheffield ’15

THE RONSHAUGEN COMMUNITYSERVICE CUPThe Community Service Award goes to astudent who shows exemplary character intheir work and enthusiasm for Marvelwood’sCommunity Service program. Reliability,coupled with a strong work ethic, are essentialcomponents of earning this recognition. Thework of the awarded student demonstrates thecommendable act of serving others andcreating positive relationships betweenthemselves, our community, and TheMarvelwood School.

Noah Shernow ’15

At PRIZE DAY on May 29th, over 75 academic, athletic and communityservice prizes were awarded to 67 students. Three seniors and five juniors wereinducted into the National Honor Society; 15 students earned honor rollawards, and seven students earned a place on the Woodeard High Honor Rollplaque. In addition, the Bodkin Memorial Scholarship was awarded to risingsenior Brittany Broberg (see page 9). Top awards included:

Recognizing StudentAchievement

Keyuan (Fiona) Dai ’15 — Desmond Mphenyke Award

Charlie Reznikoff ’15 — Male Athlete

Molleigh Sanes ’15 — Foote Cup

Emma Devanny ’16 — Female Athlete

Walter Lockhart ’15 — Neary Cup

Harikrishnan Chennattu ’15 — Tacy Cup

Noah Shernow ’15 — Ronshaugen Community Service Cup

Qijun (Sean) Yu ’16 — Prefect Cup


Kendale Xavien Sheffield ’15 — Bodkin Award

Molleigh Caye Sanes ’15 — Johnson Cup

Keyuan (Fiona) Dai ’15 and William Deaton Jones ’15 — Headmaster’s Cup

Sheriff Drammeh ’15 and Brittany Broberg ’16 —Bodkin Scholars

Sheriff Drammeh ’15 — Wittenberg Cup

THE EDWARD M. FOOTE, JR. CUP This award is presented to a student who bydedication and spirit, regardless of ability, usedthe experience of athletics to the greatestadvantage, in the truest sense of Marvelwoodathletics.

Molleigh Sanes ’15

THE NEARY CUPThe Neary Cup goes to the student / athletewho best represents The Marvelwood Schoolon the field of play through a combination ofcompetitive determination and exemplarysportsmanship.

Walter Lockhart ’15

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ATHLETE:Emma Devanny ’16

OUTSTANDING MALE ATHLETE:Charlie Reznikoff ’15

THE CARL “SKIP” TUCKER CUPThe Carl “Skip” Tucker Cup is awarded bythe senior class to a member of Marvelwood’steaching faculty. This cup recognizes theTeacher of the Year.

The recipient of this award is not just agreat classroom teacher, but someone whoclearly loves the school and the students,takes great pride in her work in the classroom,in the dorm, and on the fields, never quitsuntil the job is done, and always strives forexcellence, is an active, enthusiastic supporterof students and student events, and isdedicated to serving the school community.Dr. Radday was recently awarded a FulbrightDistinguished Awards in Teaching grant toconduct research in Finland. She and herfamily will live abroad for six monthsbeginning in January, 2016.

Dr. Elizabeth Radday

THE ROBERT AND CORNELIA BODKINMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPThe Robert and Cornelia Bodkin MemorialScholarship provides full financial assistancefor one year to a student who has met specificacademic and leadership criteria. The studentis designated a Bodkin Scholar.

Sheriff Drammeh ’15 — recipient of the 2014Bodkin Scholarship

Brittany Broberg ’16 — 2015 recipient

PREFECT CUP

Qijun (Sean) Yu ’16

HIGHEST AWARDS

THE JOHNSON CUPThe Henry and Ruby Johnson Cup is awardedto that senior who has achieved the mostsubstantial progress in personal growth in hisor her time at Marvelwood.

Molleigh Caye Sanes ’15

THE BODKIN AWARDAwarded to that senior whose positive andenthusiastic love of school most clearlyreflects the affirmative character of Bob andCornelia Bodkin.

Kendale Xavien Sheffield ’15

THE WITTENBERG CUPAwarded to that senior who has demonstratedconspicuous excellence in all areas of schoollife, scholarship, athletics, residential life andextra-curricular activities.

Sheriff Drammeh ’15

THE HEADMASTER’S CUPAwarded to a student (or students) whodemonstrates inspirational strength of character.

Keyuan (Fiona) Dai ’15

William Deaton Jones ’15


L E A D E R S H I P

Tim Carpenter ’71 remembers HeadmasterRobert Bodkin as an extremely patient man,with the ability to communicate in anintellectual and respectful way. With just acouple of months until graduation, Tim’sfriend Bill Hazen was dismissed from schoolfor bringing a girl back to his dorm during adance. Tim decided to organize a series ofprotests, including a sit-in in the CalhounBuilding. “It was after dinner,” recalls Tim,“and Mr. and Mrs. Bodkin came in and theyhad to step around us — about 30 students.The students were told to disperse by Mr. Kayand Mr. Van Buren, which they did, but thenI was called into Bodkin’s office at about 10o’clock that night. He interrogated me, butwas very understanding. He didn’t get stirredup, didn’t get emotional, but took the time toexplain the ramifications of our actions andour requests.” Bill Hazen did not come back,but Tim and his fellow students felt heard.

Tim’s parents had met the Bodkins onMartha’s Vineyard and were intrigued by themission of the School. Their oldest child,Edward Prindle ’62, was having a less than

stellar experience at public high school inWestchester County, so they enrolled him atMarvelwood, where he got a fresh start. Whenit was time to think about schools for Tim,Marvelwood was the only option. “The thingthat really helped someone like me — comingfrom public school to boarding — was thelearning community: team sports, dorm life,the individual attention, and a lot ofaccountability. You couldn’t get away withmuch, and the teachers made sure of that.They weren’t push-overs at all.” Tim, an avidathlete, thrived on the soccer and lacrosseteams; he recalls that Bob Bodkin wasabsolutely insane about lacrosse, “he lived hisday for it.” Algebra, however, never mademuch sense to Tim. He struggled throughAlgebra 2 with Mr. Pennel his senior year, andafter the final exam, wasn’t sure hisperformance was enough to pass the course.Graduation seemed to be in jeopardy, and asTim thought about how to tell his parents,Mr. Pennel called him into his office and toldhim he hadn’t looked at the exam, and thathe wasn’t going to. “I trust that you’ve learned

enough here at Marvelwood and that you’llapply yourself in college and understand thatyou need to buckle down and take things likealgebra more seriously,” he told a very gratefulTim, who took this advice quite seriously anddid indeed get serious about his studies incollege.

Engaging all students by recognizing theirindividual talents and abilities is a thread

Harnessing the Confidence Learned at MarvelwoodBY CAITL IN LYNCH P ’13

The School was, and is much

more so today, very unique in

challenging the child to learn.

Headmaster Robert Bodkin at graduation

Tim Carpenter ’71Chair, Board of Trustees President, Tischler Und Sohn

that’s run through the Marvelwoodexperience since its founding. “Bob Bodkinwas a visionary, very much like Art(Goodearl). Kids are not really that different.I would venture to guess that Bodkin andGoodearl would have a lot in common in howthey treat each instance of challenge with achild; they really, truly, seem to get that aspectof active teaching rather than just telling.” Ingetting to know the faculty at Marvelwoodtoday, Tim says there is a lot of similarity towhat he experienced in the early 70s. Tim satin on Glenn Sanchez’s AP U.S. History class,and was impressed with the interaction, thedialog, and the curiosity that permeated the class.

Tim graduated from Nasson College inSpringvale, Maine in 1975 and startedworking in the field of spectrophotometricsfor a company that manufacturedinstrumentation used by the computerindustry for measuring circuitry on chips, aswell as forensics. He describes being “veryinvolved with the Connecticut State Police indeveloping ways to identify trace evidence ata crime to match victims with perpetrators.”Tim was on the verge of moving to Atlantawith wife and young son to head up a newdivision of the company, when he wasintroduced to the owner of Tischler UndSohn, a custom window and door companybased in Hamburg, Germany. The owner, whowas looking to expand into new markets,brought Tim over to Germany to see theoperation. Tim was, “totally impressed withthe precision, cleanliness, attitude, andcommitment to quality,” and after doing someresearch, developed a marketing plan, and wasgiven the opportunity to buy into the

company. Thirty years later, Tischler UndSohn (USA) is a thriving company,headquartered in downtown Stamford,Connecticut in the former Suburban Club, anarchitecturally significant neo-federal stylebuilding. The company sells custom-madewooden windows and doors to high-endclients all over the world, including Russia,India, and the Caribbean, as well asthroughout the United States. All productsare manufactured in Hamburg and shippeddirectly to the jobsite, where trainedprofessionals install them. The majority ofTischler’s business is residential — twentythousand square foot homes and up — as wellas some boutique hotels. They are, says Tim,“a truly engineered product, especially inregards to static load, or the ability towithstand very high winds and water pressure.They were the first wood window to attainDade County certification against hurricanesand their impact.” One challenge of bringingTischler products to the United States andother markets was that European architecturewas historically much plainer: square orrectangular windows with little variation inform or function. He credits his Germancounterparts with a high degree of open-mindedness to adapt to the Americanmentality of ‘this is what I want and just makeit happen’, and as such, they have become theindustry leaders in innovation. Imagine a 55'retractable door — just under the distancefrom a pitchers mound to home plate — thatpockets into a 10' high wall. Tischler inventedthe energy efficient and sound protective

simulated divided light muntin system, whichthey brought over from Europe, but failed topatent in the United States. “I might bearriving at Marvelwood for meetings viahelicopter, if we had,” Tim says wistfully.

Tim is also a lay minister and activemember of Christ Church in Greenwich. AsChair of the Long Range PlanningCommittee, he oversaw a Capital Campaignwhich raised over ten million dollars for therestoration and preservation of the historicchurch. He and his wife, Susan, live inDarien, Connecticut with their threechildren. Tim says he is very grateful for whathe’s learned and what he has. In reflectingback, he says that it was his time atMarvelwood, more so than college, whichinstilled in him the importance of life-longlearning and fellowship. He also developedthe confidence and ability to communicatewith all different types of people, withopenness and understanding. “Back then,”Tim recalls, “there wasn’t a lot of emphasis onlearning disabilities, but Bodkin was very bigon learning disabilities. I don’t know if I hadan LD or not, or if I just didn’t like to learn.My interest was history, but mostly sports andother fun things. The School was, and ismuch more so today, very unique inchallenging the child to learn. Glenn’s classwas not a tutorial — it was him talking withthe students and getting them to articulateabout what they had read and what theythought about it. It’s all about teacherschallenging students to think.”


Tim was an avid athlete while at Marvelwood in the late 60s and early 70s.

Sitting in on Glenn Sanchez’s AP U.S. History class


A Breakfast Conversationwith the Love FamilyBY CAITL IN LYNCH P ’13

“Good morning my little pterodactyls!” ishow Wendi Love likes to get everyone’sattention during morning meetings. And ifyou’ve ever been there when she’s at themicrophone, you know that Mrs. Love ishard to ignore. Energetic and exuberant,Mrs. Love’s announcements are very oftenabout fun things: prom, winter warm upweek, dances and dress-down days, to name afew. As the Director of Student Activities,she takes fun seriously, and makes sure thatall students get involved in her activities.

2016 marks Wendi’s 10th year with theSchool. She and her then fiancé, Bobby, hadmoved to the area when he took a job at GECapital in Danbury. Having taught 5th gradein public schools, as well as been a socialworker, Wendi was looking for a public orprivate school teaching position. She metwith Henry Woodward, Dean of Faculty atthe time, who offered her a job in the ESLdepartment, working with the newlyappointed chair, Marie Gold. Wendi cameon as a full-time faculty member, complete with coaching and studyhall duties, but she and Bobby didn’t initially live on campus. Havinggrown up in Nebraska, Bobby had visions of an austere place like Boy’sTown, which is the one and only boarding school in Nebraska. Neither

of them truly knew what to expect, but eventually jumped into thecommunity living that is Marvelwood. They now live on campus withtheir two boys, Noah, age 6 and Nicholas, age 3, and appreciate theopportunity to raise the boys with such a large extended family,including 16 other faculty children and their families, as well as thestudents, who, in the boy’s eyes, are really adults, and act as role modelsfor the young children. With a busy boarding school calendar,including athletics, concerts, plays and musicals, and special events likethe Lunar New Year celebration, the boys are exposed to a variety ofactivities and experiences throughout the school year.

“I live with 160 teenagers,” is Bobby Love’s icebreaker whengiving presentations. At GE Capital, he leads a ‘Process InnovationLeaders’ team, which was formed directly in response to the companybeing designated a systemically important financial institution by thegovernment after the crisis of 2008. As a faculty spouse, Bobby enjoysgetting to know the students and has established a weekly, often quiteepic, flag football game. Bobby says, “I’ve never seen an institution ingeneral where you have so much diversity of people from all walks oflife. It’s an environment of respect for everybody. That’s one of thosethings that’s in the culture of the place — you can’t force that tohappen.”

Noah says his favorite part about Marvelwood is his house andthat his mother works here. Nicholas was a little harder to pin down onthis question, but throughout the conversation with his family, he was

F A C U LT Y S P O T L I G H T

Faculty member Wendi Love with her husband Bobby and their children, Nicholas and Noah

Wendi working with Stella Kim ’15


Life in a Boys’ Dorm BY HEATHER HASTINGS

DEAN FOR PARENTS, ASSOCIATE DEAN OF STUDENTS – DEAN FOR G IRLS ,

DORM HEAD – STAR DORM

Nine months out of the year, I am ‘school mom’ to forty teenage boys. Think about that for a moment —everything your teenage boy does and is, multiplied by forty: dirty socks under the bed, homework avoidance,forgotten homework, locker room humor, resistance to bedtime, deafness to the morning alarm, pretending theybrushed their teeth when they didn’t, pretending they showered when they didn’t, and on and on. You wouldn’tbelieve how often a teenage boy can misplace his room key and needs his door to be unlocked! Some days it issheer chaos in Star Dorm, home to the majority of ourfreshman boys and other underclassmen.

As much as the challenging traits and tendenciesare part of the experience, so, too, are the many greatparts about being their ‘school mom’. Food is currencyin a dormitory — bring out a few boxes of cereal with agallon of milk at 10 pm and watch how quickly you’vegot their attention! Dorm meetings are great fun, as aredance parties in the common room, mug nights forhot chocolate or soup, movie nights with popcorn,Mario Brothers tournaments, snowball fights, ice-skating on the pond, and griping together about February andyet another snowstorm. The feeling I get when they hold a door for me or carry my groceries in from the car, andhow happy they are to greet or even walk my dogs — it’s truly priceless.

Homesick boys who miss their moms are a theme in September, as well as moms who miss their boysthroughout the year, and call me apologetically just to check in. We experience so much together over the courseof their year or years with me in Star Dorm — the finer points of laundry, such as realizing that it needs to bedone prior to 8:00 a.m. on a school day, sewing on buttons, late night talks about broken hearts, lots of Tums forthe boys who think they can eat anything they want when mom isn’t there to say no, why a vacuum needs to beemptied periodically, soaking a dish makes it easier to wash (but not for a week), homework really is moremanageable if you write down your assignments in class and shut off your phone during study hall, how to tie atie, how to tie a bowtie, and one that we revisit fairly frequently: no, you cannot keep a pet in your dorm room.

I get to be there for all that is life as a Dorm Parent — the small and big moments. It’s non-stop for ninemonths, and I wouldn’t change any of it.up and down and all around the snack bar,

finally landing on a tall stool, where heemphatically and repeatedly announced, “Iam here, I am here, I am KING!” Both boysare clearly comfortable interacting with somany people each day; they are respectful offaculty, appreciative of attention fromstudents, and gleeful with their peers. Thedinner routine for the Love family, and allboarding school faculty children, is truly likeno other.

For Wendi, the best part of her job as anESL teacher is when the students get theirears; “sometimes it takes six days, sometimes it takes six months; but there’s this moment— and you can see it — that their ears turnon to the language, and they can have aconversation — beyond the basicconversation, and they become immersed in the culture.” She works to inspire a love of learning, and especially a love of literature, which will be with themthroughout their lives.

The Loves love getting all decked out for theMarvelwood Auction!

Before Marvelwood, things were hectic forMolleigh. She didn’t do well in school, didn’thave many friends, and her ADD wasunchecked.

Molleigh had been placed in theMassachusetts foster care system at birth, andlived with four different foster families beforethe age of seven. Scott and Cherri Sanes wereworking with the foster system in hopes ofadopting a girl. Their biological son, Jache,was 10 at the time. The family had movedfrom Houston to western Massachusetts sothat Jache, who has severe autism, couldparticipate in the Son-Rise Program at theOption Institute. The Sanes got a call fromMolleigh’s long-time social worker, Amy, who persuaded them to meet with her, eventhough she was older than what they wereplanning for. They met for the first time atFriendly’s and went to a local playground after lunch.

Scott had brought along a baseball gloveand some balls. Molleigh, never having playedany kind of organized sports, threw 90 feetstraight on the line the very first time, andcontinued to demonstrate accurate andcontrolled throwing and catching. It was thefirst of many things Molleigh would learnabout herself after meeting Scott and Cherri.

On November 18, 2006, Scott andCherri formally adopted Molleigh in aceremony attended by her social worker, her

half sister, Sara, her adopted brother Jache,Scott’s parents, Cherri’s mom, her aunts,friends and even a few former teachers.During the ceremony through tears, Amy toldMolleigh, “You made this happen. It was allyou. Nobody else did this. I’m very proud.”

But it wasn’t an easy path to thatceremony. When Molleigh moved into theSanes home, into what she describes as a“beautiful bedroom with a canopy bed, treehouse over the closet and a little deck outsidethe door,” she assumed it “would be justanother stop along the way.” Molleigh fullyexpected another move to a different homeand family, and says she did everything in herpower to make sure that she wouldn’t stay.Cherri said, “Molleigh was constantly sayingthat if she was around the following year wemight do something we were discussing. It washard for her to understand that we were herforever family.”

According to Scott, “she was a resentfuland angry child. Her past continued to followher into elementary school and she hadtrouble forging relationships, difficulty withacademics, and relied primarily on herathletic ability to bring her any sort ofcomfort.” Molleigh freely admits that she was,“very, very difficult, and bad: lying, stealingand acting out regularly.” With the patientcommitment of the adults in her life, whorecognized that Molleigh fully expected to be

‘thrown away’, she started to trust that herhome life was stable, and that she had somevery real talents, both academically andathletically. Having been at summer camp formany years, Molleigh and her parentsrecognized that she thrived in a boardingcommunity. In coming to Marvelwood,Molleigh got a fresh start.

Cherri wanted to make sure that thetransition to Marvelwood went well. She said,“It was a hard decision to send Molleigh awayto high school after so much moving aroundwhen she was younger. Immediately afterMolleigh began life as a Marvelwood student,I became very active in the MarvelwoodParents Association. After spending a lot oftime on campus while involved in variousactivities, I quickly saw first-hand thatMarvelwood was the perfect school for mydaughter. The warm, positive, nurturingenvironment and belief in each student’sabilities by the faculty and staff was just whatMolleigh needed! She quickly began toblossom, and the Marvelwood “magic” wassoon able to take effect! We all still believeafter four years that this was one of the bestdecisions we could have ever made.” Atgraduation, Molleigh was awarded one of theSchool's top prizes, the Henry and RubyJohnson Cup (see page 9), further testimonyto her success at Marvelwood.

Molleigh Sanes ’15

Profile of aFour-YearStudentBY CAITL IN LYNCH P ’13


S T U D E N T S P O T L I G H T

Molleigh is a favorite among the faculty children.


Scott recently wrote:To everyone’s surprise, Molleigh’s transitionto Marvelwood was surprisingly smooth.Within weeks we were getting a lot of positivefeedback from her teachers and coaches. Wewere thrilled, but worried it was just thehoneymoon period. If it was just ahoneymoon, it still isn’t over! Molleigh hasbeen very successful throughout her four yearsat Marvelwood. She has received numerousacademic and athletic awards, and has takenseveral AP and honors level courses. Hertransformation has allowed her to helpchildren who come from similar challengingbackgrounds, participating in communityservice at Head Start each week where sheinteracts with young children of every raceand economic level. For her senior year, shewas chosen to be a dorm prefect.

A key player on the courts and fields,Molleigh was elected co-captain of the girl’svarsity basketball and softball teams. Mostimportantly, her passion for learning grewwith each passing year. During Molleigh’s fouryears at Marvelwood, she has not onlysucceeded academically, she has also foundher self-worth. She now knows that nothingabout her past will keep her from succeedingin the future and nothing will stop her fromattaining her dreams as long as she continuesto work hard. Molleigh’s path to success inhigh school hasn’t always been a smooth one,but because of the passion and dedication ofthe Marvelwood teachers and staff, it is ajourney that makes us all proud.

Her advisor, Dr. Elizabeth Radday, wrote:I’ve been able to witness first-hand the growthMolleigh has made over four years, althoughthe years have not been without some bumps.Her parents warned me in our very firstmeeting that Molleigh was going to be achallenge, but assured me that if I would justbe patient and stick with her the rewardswould be great. They were certainly rightabout the rewards!

Molleigh had the same difficulties manystudents have adjusting to the freedom ofboarding school. Molleigh and I had to havereal heart-to-heart talks about her behavior inthe classroom, on the court and fields, or inthe dorm; but more often, the talks wereabout all of the things that were going rightfor her. There were far more reasons for me topraise Molleigh than to reprimand her. By theend of freshman year, it was evident that inaddition to being a naturally talented athlete,she was also a bright and capable student. Byjunior year, she was fully invested andconfident in her academic ability, and chosechallenging course loads, including AP andhonors classes.

It’s hard to believe that the immatureand somewhat unwieldy girl that came to usin the fall of 2011 is the accomplished andmotivated young lady who’s graduating thisspring with an early acceptance to UMassAmherst, the most selective school in theUMass system.

Molleigh is a favorite among facultychildren for her kindness, respect and sense

of fun. Over the four years, Molleigh has become close with my family and our twodaughters, both of whom are also adopted.She has always been very candid about her experiences, and a tremendous resource to our family. The role of advisor is one of my favorite parts of my job at Marvelwood;it’s students like Molleigh who make it such a truly rewarding experience.

Throughout her time atMarvelwood, Molleighreceived support andencouragement, but she is the one who took it and ran with it, transforming herself into a confident, motivated and self-assured young woman.

Scott and Cherri Sanes with Molleigh at the annual Prom Parade.

A natural athlete, Molleigh is a passionate basketball player, and was the recipient of the EdwardM. Foote, Jr. Cup at Prize Day (see page 8)


Prefect ProgramBY HEATHER HASTINGS

DEAN FOR PARENTS, ASSOCIATE DEAN OF STUDENTS – DEAN FOR G IRLS,

DORM HEAD – STAR DORM

An important part of the boarding school experience is the studentleadership programs. While systems and titles vary from school to school,the goals are similar: ethical decision-making, independent living andthinking, teamwork, dealing with peer pressure, and self-awareness.

The Prefect Program is a major component of student leadershipat Marvelwood. Dorm Prefects are generally in their junior or senioryear, and are chosen in the spring term following an application andinterview process. Dorm Prefects are expected to be role models totheir peers — in good standing with the Deans’ and Academic officesand involved members of the School community. This does not meanthat they are expected to be perfect; we believethat leadership can be developed in many formsand that everyone has that potential in them.The process is as valuable as the result.Ultimately, four to six students are selected foreach dorm, for a total team of about twentyprefects.

The development of our student leadersbegins prior to the start of the school year through the Prefect Trainingprogram, and continues throughout the year. Prefects return to campusseveral days before their peers to train with dorm parents and theDeans, and to assist in preparing dorms for the new school year. Prefecttraining is jam-packed with team building activities, first aid and CPRtraining, conflict resolution skills, diversity awareness, strategies tobuild rapport and respect within the dorm community, drug andalcohol awareness, and many guided discussions on what defines us asleaders and what characteristics to strive for.

On registration day, our prefects can be found in the dorms and atthe registration tables — ready to assist families as they move in and findtheir way. On a day that can be stressful for new families, the prefects

help make it a positive and welcomingexperience for everyone.

Throughout the year, prefects will meetregularly with their dorm parents to discussongoing concerns, questions that come up, andstrategize on how best to address issues orconflicts. They will also meet periodically as an

entire group for further training or to discuss community-wide concernsand to support each other with strategies that may have been tried inone dorm but not in another.

The role of a prefect is challenging — many of the situations thatarise for a prefect to respond to happen only when adults are notactively present. The prefects must walk that line of knowing when toseek assistance from faculty and when to mediate a situation amongstthemselves. They must learn to lead by example, and with fairness andmutual respect. In the initial interview process, applicants often citetheir experiences as underclassman with their own prefects as theirmotivation to want to serve in that role. They seek to be thememorable influence to others that was a benefit to them.

L E A D I N G B Y E X A M P L E L E A D I N G B Y E X A M P L E L E A D I N G B Y E X A M P L E L E A D I N G B Y E X A M P L E

The prefects must walk that line of

knowing when to seek assistance

from faculty and when to mediate a

situation amongst themselves.

Kent Senior CenterBY WENDI LOVE, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIV IT I ES

Marvelwood students returned to the Town of Kent’s Senior Center thisyear to help serve weekly lunches. First Selectman Bruce Adams hascoordinated a lunch program with Kent’s three private schools —Marvelwood, South Kent School and Kent School — to take turnspreparing and serving a homemade meal each Friday to the senior citizensof Kent. When it’s our turn, Marvelwood faculty and Sage Dining helpprepare the meal; our signature is a favorite among the seniors: bakedham, homemade macaroni & cheese, salad, bread, and a fabulous homebaked dessert. A small group of students set up and serve the meal at theKent Senior Center, and have the opportunity to socialize and even heara bit of living history. It is a treasured time by the seniors and our students.


Peer Mediation ProgramBY CAITL IN LYNCH P ’13 WITH PAIGE ROOT, FORMER PEER

MEDIATION ADVI SOR

Marvelwood’s Peer Mediation Program seeks to promote peacefulconflict resolution within the student population. Through ongoingtraining, student mediators learn to mediate conflict between theirpeers, without faculty presence. Students are encouraged to voluntarilyseek out mediation to try to solve a problem before it escalates and goesto the Dean’s Office. “The real strength of the program, though,” saysfaculty advisor Paige Root, “is that students are using their training andskills as Prefects and community leaders, not just in a mediationsetting.” While at the University of New Hampshire, Paige was aDormitory Resident Advisor (RA), and SHARP (Sexual Harassmentand Rape Prevention) volunteer, for which she took calls from peoplein crisis. In the extensive training for these two roles, she says shelearned what’s helpful in different situations, especially listening skills.She also did a semester-long NOLS (National Outdoor LeadershipSchool), in which dialog and debriefing were important dailycomponents of the program.

Marvelwood’s Peer Mediation program is a hybrid, borrowingheavily from Quaker beliefs. In weekly, yearlong training sessions,students discuss what peace is, why it’s hard to achieve peace, whymediation is important, and the range in acts of violence — from theseemingly mild such as not recycling, to the overt, such as physicalaggression. In addition to some very intense philosophical discussions,the group enjoys role-playing, and develops a tremendous amount ofsupport and respect for each other throughout the year. Students arerecommended for mediation training by faculty, and are then asked toapply. While mediators can and should bring different skills andpersonality strengths to the group, such as empathy, humor and quietauthority, Paige says the key for her is confidentiality: “I look for peoplewho I believe can maintain confidentiality. That’s almost the mostimportant part, especially in a boarding community.” Open-mindedness and the ability to put biases aside are also importantqualities for peer mediators, but Paige says she looks for a mixed bag

when putting the group together because different situations call fordifferent types of mediators. One of the most natural mediators she’sworked with is Jack Harding ’17; “Jack is an amazing mediator; verypersonal. He has a gentle tone, which makes it seem like a very naturalexperience, more like a conversation. Disputants need to feel that theperson is sincere.” In looking ahead to next year’s group, Paigedescribes a particular freshman as a potential mediator, whom she saysis a very well-respected member of the community, a good listener, anda quiet and rational authority. She also notes, however, that studentswho occasionally get into trouble themselves sometimes make goodmediators because they can get right to the heart of the matter; in thebest scenario, they’re able to use the mediation training to reflect ontheir own digressions and work to improve their behavior.

A formal mediation involves seven steps:

1. Opening statement in which the mediator explains the groundrules, what mediation is, and what the disputants can expect fromthe process.

2. Each disputant then has the opportunity, without interruption, to say what he or she feels has happened and what the issue is.The mediator speaks only to act as a referee, as needed.

3. The mediator gathers information and asks for clarification fromeach disputant. The goal of this step is to get the two peoplespeaking to each other rather than to and through the mediator.

4. A ‘Problem List’ is developed by the mediator in steps two andthree.

5. In the ‘Solution Making’ stage, disputants develop a plan forresolution, with guidance from the mediator, as needed.

6. The agreement is written down, as simply and concisely aspossible, for example, “We agree to ____ so that ____ doesn’thappen”

7. Both parties sign the agreement and copies are given to programadvisor, each disputant, and the Dean’s Office.

There’s some debate about the origins of the program atMarvelwood. Most agree that it was created by Nat Corwin, a veteranfaculty member in the 80s and 90s who taught history, oversaw CollegeGuidance, and was a practicing Quaker. At the end of the 2014-2015school year, Paige left Marvelwood to teach in Latin America, but theprogram continues with Liza Maizel, math teacher and girls’ varsitysoccer coach, as its advisor.


Peer mediator Jack Harding ’17


Yale Model United NationsBY GLENN SANCHEZ P ’18 , ’19H I STORY DEPARTMENT CHAIR

Marvelwood sent 31 student delegates tothe annual Yale Model United Nations(YMUN XLI) at Yale University in NewHaven, Connecticut. YMUN is a four-dayconference with over 1,700 studentdelegates from eighty schools from aroundthe country and the world, including China,England, South Korea, Turkey, Sweden,Russia, and Mexico. The MarvelwoodDelegation included students fromAdvanced Placement European History andAdvanced Placement U.S. History, andrepresented the countries of Azerbaijan,Barbados, Montenegro, and Uganda. ErinHussey ’16 served as the Marvelwood HeadDelegate. Opening ceremonies in Yale’sWoolsey Hall featured a keynote speech by arenowned Yale professor on the importance ofincreased international cooperation.

Student delegates were required to conduct research about theirassigned country, write position papers on various international topics,and submit these papers to YMUN moderators. During conferencesessions, student delegates spoke on topics such as global warming,weapons in space, and the long-term prospects of social, political, andeconomic stability in sub-Saharan Africa. Public speaking andcoalition building are important aspects of the conference, and ourdelegates did a fantastic job with both.

Student delegates also spent time exploring Yale University andNew Haven, having the opportunity to take tours of the university, sitin on classes, and have lunch with professors. The Peabody ScienceMuseum, the Center for British Art, and the Yale University Museum

of Art were all within a short walking distance of the hotel. The groupviewed one of the few remaining Gutenberg Bibles in existence in theBeinecke Rare Book Library, and some of the group perused theextensive Shakespearean library in The Elizabethan Club. We alsoenjoyed great dining in the city including Chinese, Japanese, Korean,French, Italian, Mexican, and Indian cuisine.

The Yale Model United Nations is an extremely valuableexperience for our students. They learn a great deal aboutparliamentary procedure and how the United Nations functions, andhave the opportunity to interact and work with people from around thecountry and the world. I am very proud of this delegation, and I lookforward to YMUN XLII in 2016.


The 2015 Delegates — Alyssa Abrash ‘15, Emily Berry ‘15, Nick Blue ‘16, Hannah Bocker ‘16, Brittany Broberg ‘16, FionaDai ‘15, Tim Deng ‘15, Emma Devanny ‘16, Dayne DiSesa ‘15, Sheriff Drammeh ‘15, Maggie Everett ‘16, Kristen Field‘16, Zoe Hopper ‘16, Erin Hussey ’16, Lauren Janecek ‘16, William Jones ‘15, Stella Kim ‘15, Seth Kuntz ‘15, WalterLockhart ‘15, Gabriella Martinez ‘16, Kevin Meiselman ‘16, Danielle Nappi ‘16, Jacob Renkert ‘16, Charlie Reznikoff ‘15,Victoria Sanchez ’18, Molleigh Sanes ‘15, Kendale Sheffield ‘15, Elliott Sirchio ‘15, Ian Steely ‘16, Polina Tsarenkova ’15,Hadley Zuse ’16.

Student Government at MarvelwoodBY KEYUAN (F IONA) DAI ’15 — JANUARY, 2015

Marvelwood is a small, but diverse community with many cultural backgrounds. As aninternational student, I always try my best to understand different cultures, to reachacross the borders, and cross the lines. As the Student Body President, I represent thevoice of the entire student body. It’s important for me to know and understand mypeers’ opinions, and to work together with them to improve our community. My goal isto be a “bridge” between students and the School. Marvelwood has given me manyopportunities and wonderful experiences that I probably would not have had at anotherschool, including a trip to Panama and being a Dorm Prefect. Under my leadership, Iwant the student body to give ideas and inspiration back to Marvelwood.

Fiona was the 2015 valedictorian and is currentlyattending UCLA


UConn Model United Nations ConferenceBY VALENTIN DUMITRASCU P ’19 , FACULTY MEMBER, H I STORY TEACHER

For the first time, a group of delegates represented Marvelwood at the Model United NationsConference at the University of Connecticut (UCMUN). It was a wonderful opportunity forstudents to experience being responsible citizens of the world. Our delegation was truly areflection of the School’s cultural diversity, as our students represented six nationalities.

UCMUN’s three days of committee sessions and debates were intense. Marvelwooddelegates participated in a range of committees, including the Security Council, GeneralAssembly, International Law Commission, and UNESCO. Within these simulated committeesessions, students discussed global issues, proposed motions, and offered solutions. Thecommittee sessions offered all participants the chance to experience and understand the value of diversity, cooperation and compromise.

Throughout the conference, I enjoyedlistening to the students’ impressions andobservations of their work in the sessions. Theywere truly engaged in finding solutions to theproblems of the world, even if in a simulatedenvironment. On the first day of the conference,Jonathan Buika ’16, running through the hallways,was asked if something had gone wrong. He replied, “I’m having so much fun in my committee;I don’t want to miss anything!” Isaiah Hicks ’16 said of the experience, “I met so many newpeople and learned a lot.” Maxwell Casper ’16 commented, “It was an amazing experience and Ireally enjoyed the people I got to work with.” Antonella Moya ’17, the youngest member of ourdelegation, observed, “being part of the Commission on the Status of Women was enlighteningto me; it gave me a sense of real world problems and how they can be solved with people fromdifferent backgrounds.”

For Lazarus Musavyi ’16 and Jeremiah Callahan ’15, being at the Model UN was an eyeopener. When asked about their committee experience, Lazarus replied, “I felt that I needed toknow more about world events; my committee members knew a lot more than I did.” Jeremiahagreed with Lazarus and remarked, “Being at the Conference made me think that there are somany things I want to know more about.”

Xuenan (Lexie) Chen ’16 and Jingjing (Nicki) Xu ’16 felt challenged in their committees,but in a different way; Lexie said, “at the beginning of the Conference, I felt overwhelmedbecause of some language barriers. My committee sessions were very intense and I had to listenvery carefully and then propose solutions. Yet, by the end, I felt a lot more confident in myabilities to lead a discussion in public. Participating in the Model UN Conference felt like athree day TOEFL prep session.” Nicki Xu, like Lexie, initially felt uneasy due to the languagebarrier, and because her committee topic — maritime disputes between Chile and Peru — wasnot an easy one. Nicki said that, “after the Model UN experience, I feel a lot more confidentspeaking in public and I can discuss my topic with anybody.”


“Participating at the

Model UN Conference felt like a

three day TOEFL prep session.”

-Xuenan Chen ‘16 Community ServiceSpotlight: RecyclingBY AARON ZWE IG,

COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR

The arrival of a single-stream recyclingdumpster on campus made it much easierfor the Marvelwood community to recycle,but created a dilemma. What was ourCommunity Service Recycling Crew to doon Wednesdays? Headed by faculty memberMichelle Borsavage, the crew became anadvocacy group to increase recyclingawareness on campus. Peter Paranicas ’17,Will Jones ’15, Annie Huang ’16 and JackHarding ’17 became an integral part ofcreating artful posters, signs and videos topromote recycling. The students alsopresented at morning meetings theimportance of managing our waste in the21st century. They strategically placedrecycling containers around campus and indorms, with clear instructions on how torecycle individual products. Onlinesurveys were created for the MarvelwoodCommunity. There are also videos thatthe team posted on Marvelwood’sFacebook page. Feel free to take a look;they are not only educational, butthoroughly entertaining. The recyclingteam recommends the documentaryTapped, which is available on Netflix, tolearn more about recycling. We remindeveryone: reduce — reuse — recycle!

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is a federal agency that focuses on the conditions of the major water systems and the effects on the atmosphere. This group works towards

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Over the last few years, media coverage regarding the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ began surfacing across the world. Statistics like “the patch grew to the size of Greenland” and “an island the size of a continent, reaching 30 meters underwater” were startling, yet contradictory misconceptions.

Recycling Revolution

Keepin’ the Sea Free of Debris

So Now What? Preventing further damage and pollution will help sustain the oceans from more severe future destruction. Get educated and advocate!

The Truth Behind the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’

• There is no “island” of trash floating around the Pacific Ocean that can be seen via satellite

• There are high concentrations of microplastics (plastic shards) suspended in the ocean waters

• Fish, birds, and other sea life are affected by this pollution through:

• consumption • suffocation • loss of habitat

• The cost of clean-up of 1% of the North Pacific Ocean gyre is estimated $122 million.

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The Ambassador ProgramBY MISTY JORDANDIRECTOR OF RES IDENTIAL L I F E

A few years ago, we began the AmbassadorProgram to help identify and developyounger student leaders. Ambassadors andDormitory Prefects go through a three-daytraining session prior to the start of school,which includes role-playing, drug andalcohol education, mediation training, andtips on how to support each other as studentleaders. Throughout the year, Ambassadorsact as representatives of the School forvisitors by acting as Admission Tour Guidesand serving on student panels. They alsoassist new students during their transition inthe community.

One of our very first Ambassadors wasWill Connor ’12, who was awarded Residentof the Year last year at Curry College. Willsays that he learned the importance ofactively contributing to residential lifethrough his experiences at Marvelwood,particularly the Ambassador program. Willwas the Residential Life Intern for theMarvelwood Summer School last year.


Leadership in the Arts BY ER IN HUSSEY ‘16

Students become leaders at Marvelwood by being passionate. Whetherin the arts, sports, academics, or dorm life, student leaders truly careabout what they’re doing, and that’s what makes them so extraordinary.After all, the role of a leader is not only to achieve great thingspersonally, but to inspire others to achieve as well. We are drawn tothose who believe in their work, and those are the people who will setthe example for others.

I have always been passionate about theater, and I have been inevery show since arriving at Marvelwood. A cast is most effective whenit works in unison, thus it is the job of the experienced cast members tomake sure that everyone feels included and supported. I am thrilledwhen younger members ask for my opinion or help, because I love towatch them succeed and enjoy themselves. Leadership in theater hastaught me responsibility and pride for the work of myself and my fellowcast-mates. It is enthusiasm that can make or break a show, and I havefound that the passion of one actor can inspire many others.

Ambassadors and Dormitory Prefects

go through a three-day training

session prior to the start of school,

which includes role-playing, drug and

alcohol education, mediation

training, and tips on how to support

each other as student leaders.



P R O F I L E :

Mary Lina Foulkes Goodearl WIFE OF HEAD OF SCHOOL, ARTHUR F. GOODEARL, JR.

BY CAITL IN LYNCH P ’13

Mary Lina Foulkes Goodearl was raised in the Boston suburb ofWinthrop, Massachusetts. Called “Nine” by her mother, she was taughtto set a good and positive example, particularly for her two youngerbrothers, Edmond and James. Mary remembersWinthrop as a tight-knit community whereshe developed her love of music, history andliterature. The Foulkes family’s life revolvedaround the Methodist Church; Maryparticipated in the church choir and youthgroup. During her teen years, Mary was amember the Rainbow Girls, a Masonic youthservice organization that teaches leadershiptraining through community service. In highschool, Mary played flute as well as theglockenspiel in the marching band, and was junior prom queen andhomecoming princess. She and Art now own the home she grew up in,built by her great grandparents, James and Lucetta MacDougal, andMary serves on the Winthrop Historic committee. An avid genealogist,Mary is happy to offer assistance toanyone in getting started with theirfamily genealogy.

Mary was introduced to Art inthe summer of 1966 by a mutual friendat a local shop, Kennedy Butter andEggs. For their first date, they saw thecampy comedy, The Russians areComing, The Russians are Coming!Before the movie, Art gave Mary atour of the Harvard campus, where he was a student. Mary and Art weremarried in 1969, during Art’s senioryear at Harvard; “Art’s family opened up a larger family for me. My grandparents had all passed awaywhen I was very young; it was nice tohave a large family,” recalls Mary.

For 31 years, Mary and Artworked and lived at Choate RosemaryHall in Wallingford, CT, where theyraised three children: Tom, Jenna andDavid. Mary was a technical librarianfor many years, and served for a fewyears as the Executive Assistant to theExecutive Director of the Paul MellonArts Center, Paul J. Tines, who is now

the Assistant Head of School for Advancement and Dean of the Artsat Marvelwood.

The Goodearls arrived at Marvelwood in July 2011 when Artbecame the School’s sixth Head of School. As the Assistant Librarian,Mary has spent many arduous hours organizing the Bodkin Library andconverting it from Dewey Decimal to the Library of Congress Catalogsystem. During Community Service Wednesdays, a small team ofstudents assist Mary in the library, which is reminiscent of when sheherself was a teenager. Mary has worked in a library at every place she’slived, including two in Wallingford, having volunteered at herchildren’s elementary school.

The Goodearls have two grandchildren,Emma, age 10, and Catherine Mary Lina, age13, who is named for her grandmother.Catherine is a competitive swimmer and liveson Cape Cod. Emma enjoys bird banding withLaurie Doss, and recently moved to Kent withher parents. Emma’s mother, Jenna, joined theMarvelwood faculty, bringing many years ofteaching and curriculum developmentexperience.

Each year, Mary hosts three popularevents: a holiday party for faculty children, the Town Holiday Party forlocal friends and neighbors, and the Valentine’s Luncheon for mothersand grandmothers. Mary says, “This is by far the kindest and mostthoughtful community; I feel at home here.”

As the Assistant Librarian, Mary has

spent many arduous hours organizing

the Bodkin Library and converting it

from Dewey Decimal to the Library of

Congress Catalog system.


Marvelwood and Round SquareBY JOHN RUSSELL ‘88 , DEAN OF STUDENTS

In August of 1953, a 7.2 earthquake magnitude struck the IonianIslands of Greece devastating the infrastructure across many of theislands. On one island only two buildings survived the earthquake. Thefollowing year, an international team of boarding school students andtheir teachers arrived on the Greek island of Cephalonia to provideservice to others. But the educators behind the project had anadditional goal in mind that derived from the emerging practices ofeducational philosopher, Kurt Hahn. Hahn, who is now considered tobe the father of experiential education, felt strongly that studentsshould be prepared for life by having them face it directly andexperience it in ways that would demand courage, generosity,imagination, principle and resolution. Without much skill orknowledge, the students began working with their teachers and localsto reconstruct a home for the elderly that had been heavily damaged inthe quake. In many ways the project was a first-of-its-kind and carriedimmense lasting significance not only for the townspeople whobenefited tremendously, but for the students and teachers as well.

My former Marvelwood English teacher and Headmaster, PeterTacy, in his book, Ideals at Work, documents the history of the RoundSquare Conference and its very unique educational mission. The bookbegins by describing the student expedition to Cephalonia and the

challenging work for all involved. Tacy adds, “...what transpired duringthe project astonished adult observers...It was clear that a majorlearning event had occurred.” It turns out that the student's work inCephalonia, although a product of Hahn’s teachings, was to be thebirthplace of the Round Square idea.

Since then, Round Square has grown to become a worldwidenetwork of 150 innovative schools in 40 countries across fivecontinents. These schools, including Marvelwood, share a holisticapproach to learning built around six principles of learning known asthe Pillars of Round Square and comprise the word IDEALS:

I nternational understanding and tolerance of others D emocratic governance and justice E nvironmental stewardship A dventure through self-discovery L eadership S ervice to others

In 1987, Tavia LaFollette ’88 and I were accepted into a month-long Round Square program on the Flathead Indian Reservation justnorth of Missoula, Montana. “Flathead” is the anglicized name for the

The Round Square building was where the first meeting and founding of Round Square took place at the

Gordonstoun School, Scotland.



Salish and Kootenai Tribes, who now identify themselves as aconfederated nation — not as Flatheads. Most American Indianreservations in this country face an endless struggle against poverty andthe many social afflictions that come with it, including the erosion oftheir cultural identity and rampant substance abuse. As part of theirefforts, the Salish elders organized a family camp in the forested hillsnear the town of Arlee, Montana, where tribal members and anyoneelse could ‘retreat’ from their jobs on the weekends or just theirstruggles of daily life. Reconnecting with ancestral traditions andrebuilding community were important goals of the camp, which hadstrict rules prohibiting alcohol.

Much like the students on Cephalonia,Tavia and I were to join with a dozen or soother students from other Round Squareschools for an experience that was slightlydifferent in context, but equally formative.Our work included planning activities for thechildren of families as well as travelingthroughout the reservation to help the elderly.One of our bigger projects was to beginrefurbishing an abandoned hotel along theshores of Flathead Lake. The tribe hadpurchased this property with the hope ofturning it into a substance-abuse recoverycenter. In this regard, there again is asimilarity with those pioneering RoundSquare students in Cephalonia who weredoing their best to help rebuild a damaged nation.

When we were not working, we were back at the campconnecting with and learning from our Salish hosts, who enjoyedsharing their cultural traditions with us. We learned to bead bracelets,and I had the unusual opportunity to learn how to tan a bear hide.Activities with the children often led to squeals of laughter, running,tumbling and playing. Later, we would sit in a circle with the childrento learn a new craft from a Salish elder. Linda, one of our Salishmentors, loved to repeat Salish pearls of wisdom that I, to this day, liketo pass on to students. “Remember,” she would remind us with a smile,“what is essential is often invisible to the eye.” Among the Salish, Ialso found it was customary to say, instead of “goodbye” when wishingsomeone farewell, “walk in the light.”

A few weeks after Tavia and I completed our Round Squareproject with the Salish we returned to Marvelwood for our senior year.Prior to my Round Square experience, I had been facing my ownstruggles with growing angst toward my own elders for trying to contain

and shelter me from the realities of the wider world; the confines of aboarding school and four-sided classrooms can do that to a teenager.However, it was those same elders who had correctly determined that itwas time for Tavia and me to leave shelter and more so, in the words ofHahn, prepare for life by facing it directly and experiencing it in waysthat would foster character.

In the early 1990s, Marvelwood withdrew its membership fromRound Square for a variety of reasons. After some prompting fromsome friends of the school, however, Marvelwood reapplied formembership and, just this spring, was accepted back as a member

school. We’ve never taken the ideals ofexchange, democracy, environment,adventure, leadership and service to others,very lightly. In many respects, our return toRound Square is a way of our own returninghome to some of our core beliefs. This becameeven more evident upon learning of thetheme of a recent international Round Squareconference in Scotland: Plus est en Vous.There is more in you.

https://www.roundsquare.org/

John Russell ’88 has been Marvelwood’s Deanof Students since 2011. In 2008, he organizedthe Senior Service Trip where seniors returnto Washington D.C. each spring to serve thosein low-income neighborhoods as well asorganizations that foster rebuilding in theD.C. metro area.

Author’s Note: Tavia Lafollette is Founder and Executive Director of Art-Up, a collaboration of artists with the mission to build a language of peacethrough the actions of art. (http://www.artup.org/) Recently she collaboratedon a project called Sites of Passage involving American and Palestinian artistsresponding to issues and experiences surrounding three words — borders,walls and citizenship. www.sitesofpassage.org.


“Remember,” she would remind

us with a smile, “what is essential is

often invisible to the eye.”

“There is more in you than you think.”— KURT HAHN


What a fantastically fun year we had onSkiff Mountain! Student Life — whichcombines both Residential Life and StudentActivities — began the 2014-2015 schoolyear with our annual BACK TO SCHOOLBASH, sponsored by the Marvelwood ParentsAssociation, featuring music, food, andactivities, including an axe thrower, dunktank, and water slide. It was a great way towelcome everyone to the new school year!

In collaboration with Women’s SupportServices of Sharon, we held our secondOPERATION JUNGLE RED (OJR), whichwas enthusiastically supported by thecommunity. Participants painted pinky nails“jungle red” to serve as a visible marker to

draw attention and spark discussion aboutviolence and how to stop it. Our PRINCESSTEA PARTY raised nearly $1,500 for theMake-A-Wish Foundation. Area familieswere invited to bring their own princes andprincesses to meet their favorite charactersand enjoy snacks and entertainment.

The annual WINTER WARM-UP WEEK,including the Club Marvelwood dance,Pajama Day, Blue and White Day, Pasta-to-Order by faculty, and the popular Twin Day,always helps beat the mid-winter blues onSkiff Mountain. This year’s TWIN DAYcontest saw the crowning of new facultywinners, Mrs. Hastings & Mr. Johnson, whobeat out two-time winners, Mrs. Nappi and

Mrs. Hunt, despite a very patriotic effort!With record snows on Skiff Mountain,SNOWFEST 2015 featured student andfaculty-built snow sculptures, a campus-widesnow-ball fight, and hot cocoa andmarshmallow roasting over an outdoor fire.Too much snow? Never!

MARVELWOOD IDOL returned to the stagein April. Students were treated toperformances by Adam Shapiro ’11, whoperforms professionally as Kid Karma andbegan rapping while a student at Marvelwood,and Anthony Troy ’11, who teaches guitarlocally. Six student acts were critiqued by apanel of outspoken and animated judges, andvoted on by the audience. The Revenge, a

Student LifeBROUGHT TO YOU BY:

M ISTY JORDAN, DIRECTOR OF RES IDENTIAL L I F E

WENDI LOVE, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIV IT I ES

2014-2015


lively and well-rehearsed dance team, won thetop prize and, in an unprecedented andimpressive gesture, donated their winnings tothe Arts Center Capital Campaign.

MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAIN,Marvelwood’s open mic series, had its thirdhugely successful season. Many students,faculty and even some community memberstook to the MOTM stage with song, poetry,comedy, story-telling and a few surprises.Student Government sold food and drinksand used the funds in various ways throughoutthe year.

It was a beautiful evening for this year’sPROM on May 3rd. After the annual Prom

Parade, which is one of the highlights ofFamily Weekend, students danced the nightaway at the nearby Club at River Oaks. In atradition started last year, seniors were treatedto a surprise lock-in. After a s’more party atThe Farmhouse, hosted by Assistant Head ofSchool for Advancement Paul Tines, theClass of 2015 loaded onto buses and wastaken to a local sports arena where theyplayed games, danced, ate, and enjoyed beingtogether until the wee hours of the morning.Student Life ended the school year withanother new tradition, the END OF YEARBASH, featuring a food truck, fortune teller,caricaturist, and water slide. Studentscelebrated the end of the school year andprepared to bid farewell to the seniors and

say goodbye their friends for the summer.There was LOTS of fun to be had atMarvelwood this year!

Student Life team and prom planners extraordinaire,Misty Jordan and Wendi Love


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The Year in SportsBY DANA MASON, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

The Marvelwood Pterodactyls enjoyed three successful seasons of sports! In the fall,the Girls Varsity Soccer team, led by 1st team All-HVAL Emma Devanny ’16, wonmore games than they had in several years; William Jones ’15 of the Boys Varsityteam was selected to the All-State team. Girls Varsity Volleyball was muchimproved this year and the Cross Country team had more runners than in pastyears, with Kevin Meiselman ’16 placing in the top 10 in every race.

During the winter term, all three varsity teams had strong records. The Girls Varsity Basketball team battled in the most difficult conference with thedefending New England champions, Wooster School, and for the third straight yearwas invited to the New England Tournament. The team was led by All-HVAL and All-New England guard, Danielle Nappi ’16, and a great supporting group of players whoare almost all returning next year to make the push for a championship banner asseniors. The Boys Varsity Basketball team battled injuries all season but finishedthird in the conference, rallying behind the 3-point sharp shooting of 2nd team All-HVAL guard Kevin Meiselman ’16, and 1st team All-HVAL and 1st team All-NewEngland forward Charlie Reznikoff ’15! Charlie is the first Marvelwood basketballplayer that I know of to be voted 1st team All-New England. Charlie also broke theSchool record for rebounds in a game with 18 this year, previously held by Alex Nunez’95. Kevin Meiselman ’16 made seven 3’s in a game multiple times this season andbroke, and in one case shattered, all of the existing 3-point shooting records. With atotal of 68 3-point shots for the season, he broke the single season record of 31,previously held by Jeremy Ehman ’94; as a junior, he has already broken theMarvelwood career record for 3-point shots with 86, previously held by Josh Sessoms’96 with 78. The Wrestling team also had a successful season highlighted by IvanLearner ’16, Simon Winter ’17, and Christopher Lane ’17. Ivan Lerner ’16 placedhimself in an elite group of 10 Marvelwood wrestlers who placed 6th at the WNEISWAState Championships.

The spring term culminated with several of our teams battling for HVAL titles; the Girls Varsity Softball team defeating three-time defending championsPoughkeepsie Day School on their own field to bring home the banner! The team wasled by the powerful hitting of Molleigh Sanes ’15, Emma Devanney ’16, and the strongpitching of Lauren Janecek ’16. On the Lacrosse field, Sherriff Dremmah ’15 wasselected to the New England AllStar team and received the Academic All-Americanaward. We’re thrilled that three of our 2015 varsity athletes are playing at the collegelevel. Daniel Wendelboe is playing golf at Allegany College of Maryland, EnzoBertolotti is at Lesley University playing Division III soccer, and Charlie Reznikoff is alsoat Lesley University, playing Division III basketball for the Lynx. To celebrate theseaccomplishments, we held our first annual ‘signing day’ ceremony. Congratulations toall the athletes and coaches for another great year of sports.

Coaching for 12 years, being the Assistant Athletic Director for six, and theAthletic Director for the past three, has been a wonderful and rewarding experience.There are so many great memories. I would like to thank everyone who helped mealong the way, especially former Athletic Director Glenn Sanchez.

We wish veteran faculty member Dana Mason well ashe leaves the School to begin married life in RhodeIsland. Dana has taught English and French, andcoached basketball, volleyball and golf. Last year, Danacoached the Boys Varsity Basketball team, which wasawarded the prestigious James Logan Jr. Award forsportsmanship by league officials. This is a testament toDana’s leadership as Athletic Director, and the wayMarvelwood approaches all of its athletic programs.



It was an epic year for OA (Outdoor Adventures)with the introduction of new programs and activities. Thefall season kicked off with intense day hikes, a zombie-apocalypse survival week, and culminated in the design,construction, and successful launch (relatively successful)of a primitive raft. We also did some rock climbing,camping, and learned a few survival skills such as animaltracking, fire building and knot tying.

Our whitewater canoeing season in the spring wasinteresting. Plagued by a winter that just wouldn’t quit,and ice that stayed thick on the ponds throughout April,our canoe squad was not deterred! With shovels, pickaxes, and a hatchet or two, we chopped through the iceon the ponds and practiced paddling techniques. The icyconditions also gave us the opportunity to practice icesafety and ice safety rescue situations. When the watersfinally opened up, we spent the last few weeks of schoolpaddling down the beautiful Housatonic, tipping eachother’s boats and getting in a lot of fishing.

With many very enthusiastic returning participants, the2015-2016 OA is sure to be 10 times as epic! We’ll revisitthe popular activities, plus add a few surprises. Staytuned to learn more about our exciting adventures! Andlook for photos on Marvelwood Today!

OutdoorAdventures BY MATT WALTERS ‘97 ,

OUTDOOR EDUCATION COORDINATOR


In 2012, the FBI arrested four East Haven police officers fordiscrimination. Since that time, Connecticut law enforcementbranches have been under public scrutiny and are under pressure tochange the way officers interact with non-white communities aroundthe state. Marvelwood’s 2015 Civic Life Project set out to discover ifany procedural changes had been implemented since 2012, and whatimpact, if any, these changes have had within the police culture andthe communities they serve. Specifically, the student filmmakerslooked into the alleged persistent issue of police discrimination andtreatment of Hispanic citizens in Connecticut. To highlight factual andhistorical information, the students spoke with police chiefs andhuman rights advocates. To research and support their topic, theygathered stories from residents. Their film, To Protect and Profile, madeits debut on Monday, May 18th in the Marvelwood Performing ArtsCenter. Following the screening, the student filmmakers addressed theaudience and answered questions.

The film was also shown on June 7th at the Millerton Moviehouseas part of the Salisbury Forum’s screening of Civic Life Project filmsfrom around the state, and at the Connecticut State House. The CivicLife Project has been making documentary films with students fromacross Connecticut for over four years. Students select a topic that theyfeel a personal connection to, or one that is affecting their community.They then spend the school year working with their teachers and CivicLife staff to develop their topic into a documentary film. Studentsconduct interviews with people at the center of their issue includingactivists, and community leaders. Throughout the process, Civic Life

Project mentors work closely with students to help them to produceprofessional quality work.

Marvelwood has participated in the Civic Life Project for threeyears. Past documentaries include Guns Under Our Noses and Eye of theEagle, and are available for viewing on the Marvelwood YouTubeChannel.

This year’s project advisors were Tina Babarovic, a former networknews producer, who worked on ABC World News Tonight, Nightlineand Good Morning America, and was based overseas in ABC’s Londonbureau for 13 years, and Ben Willis, who serves as the ProductionCoordinator for the Civic Life Project. Prior to joining the Civic LifeProject, Ben was an associate producer on the award-winning

documentary Best Worst Movie, and worked recently for NBC onthe documentary, The American Scream.

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To Protect and ProfileBY CAITL IN LYNCH P ’13 WITH T INA BABAROVIC , CLP ADVI SOR

Students select a topic that they

feel a personal connection to, or

one that is affecting their

community. They then spend the

school year working with their

teachers and Civic Life staff to

develop their topic into a

documentary film.

The To Protect and Profile team: Elliot Sirchio ’15, Jeremiah Callahan ’15,Isaiah Hickes ’16, Hadley Zuse ’16 andMax Casper ’16


BY GLENN SANCHEZ P ’18 , ‘19

DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS, ANNUAL FUND DIRECTOR

On a clear spring evening, Marvelwood hosted Moonlight in theGarden, our annual auction. In and around a large white tentoverlooking the Berkshire foothills, under the gentle glow ofethereal light, nearly two hundred guests enjoyed a spectacularevening as a string quartet played soft music, and a full moon roseover the valley.

The auction is a fundraising event sponsored by Marvelwood’sAdvancement Office and supported by the Parents Association.The event supports the School’s Annual Fund and provides a socialfocal point that is the cornerstone of Spring Family Weekend.

Event Co-Chair and Décor Coordinator Deb Chabrian P’16and her team of volunteers, including her husband Ed Martinez,created a sublimely beautiful and enchanting atmosphere, both inthe tent and leading up to it. A walkway, built with the help offaculty member Dennis White and theatre tech students, was linedand illuminated with hand-decorated lanterns. Co-Chair andProcurement Coordinator Sarah Marshall P’18, ’19 and her team ofparents, friends and neighbors provided a wide variety of fun andinteresting items for both the silent and live auctions, includingvacation getaways to Park City, Utah, Aruba, and the Outer Banks,a stunning Judith Leiber handbag, tickets to a Yankees game,

Moonlight in the Garden

ANNUAL AUCTION


Patagonia outerwear, gift certificates to manylocal businesses, and the always popularTrustees wine basket. Faculty donations werea big hit as well, from Ms. Lynch’s custom-made cakes and Mr. Cuff’s BBQ dinners, to atour of the Kent Volunteer Fire Departmentand ride on one of the trucks with Mr. Russell,and a mani-pedi party with Mrs. Love. Headof School Arthur Goodearl reprised his role asauctioneer and kept the live auction quitelively.

It is through the tireless efforts of manypeople that this event was possible, includingmembers of the Marvelwood faculty, staff andcommunity. Parents Association PresidentAnn Street P’16 provided invaluable guidanceand advice throughout the entire process fromplanning to execution. For the first time, wehad a sizable team of students who helped incountless ways from beginning to end. Truly,this was a community-wide effort.


Marvelwood on the RoadMID-WINTER NEW YORK CITY GATHERING On Thursday, February 12, Marvelwood hosted a gathering in NewYork City at Manhattan Proper, owned by Will Strozier ’00, who

generously sponsored the event. It was wonderful to see so manyalums, ranging from 1973 to 2008, as well as friends of the School,who came out for the event on a snowy winter evening. Head ofSchool Arthur F. Goodearl, Jr., Assistant Head of School for

Advancement Paul J. Tines, and theAdvancement Team welcomed guests. Facultymembers John Russell ’88, Mike Cuff, andMichelle Borsavage were also in attendance.Everyone enjoyed the chance to catch up andshare Marvelwood stories. The next New YorkCity reception will be Thursday, February 11,2016 at Sheffield Haworth, 777 3rd Avenue.We hope you’ll join us! Be sure to check theAlumni section of the website for up-to-dateinformation on events in your area!

FIRST ANNUAL GOLF OUTINGMarvelwood held its first annual Golf Outingat the Bull’s Bridge Golf Club in South Kenton Friday, May 1st as part of the SpringFamily Weekend festivities. The eventbrought in $6,400, which went to support theAnnual Fund. Sixteen golfers, includingalumni, board members, faculty, parents, and acurrent student, participated in a scramblewith teams of four playing the long ball. Headof School Arthur Goodearl and AssistantHead of School for Advancement Paul Tinesjoined the group for lunch at the clubhouse,which overlooks the stunningly beautifulmountaintop course. The team who took firstplace was made up of three faculty membersand the one student: Chris Becker, ZachMaizel ’04, Kane Szydlowski, and DanielWendelboe ’15. Music Department ChairJesse Ofgang, despite being a novice, won theprize for hitting the ball closest to the pin onthe 5th hole. The second place team consistedof Board Chair Tim Carpenter ’71, Board VicePresident Mark Esposito P’11, PeterSommerfield ’90, and Jens Wendleboe P’15.Peter reports that he looks forward to enlistingmore alums to participate next year!

The winning team of Christian Becker, Zach Maizel ’04,and Kane Szydlowski (standing), and closest to the pinwinner Jesse Ofgang.

The golfers included Kane Szydlowski, Christian Becker, Zach Maizel ’04, Jesse Ofgang, Ray Maizel P’04, Ian Johnson,Mark Esposito P’11, Mike Cuff, Liza Maizel, Alan Sanchez GP’18, ’19, Peter Sommerfield ’90, Dana Mason, ArtGoodearl, Tim Carpenter ’71, Greg Zorthian P’16, Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19, and Daniel Wendelboe ’15

Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19 with his father Alan SanchezGP’18, ’19

Alumni, faculty and friends at Manhattan Properin New York City.


REUNIONS IN HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, AND BEIJINGBY PAUL J . T INES , ASS I STANT HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR ADVANCEMENT, DEAN OF THE ARTS

One of The Marvelwood School’s many strengths is the diversity of itsstudent body. Students from all over the world interact every day. OnJuly 11, I left on a trip to China to host Marvelwood summer partiesand reunions in Shanghai and Beijing for current and new students,their parents, and alums. The trip began in Hong Kong, where I spenttwo days meeting with Marvelwood friends and alums, includingLeonard Tam ’05 and Ian Powers ’96, updating them on the manyhappenings at the School.

Next stop was Shanghai where Marvelwood faculty member Dr.Grace Lin joined me. She attended all events in both Shanghai andBeijing, acting as translator, guide, and representative of the School.Between July 15 and 22, we had multiple lunches and dinners withparents, students, and friends of the School, as well as severaleducational consultants. Parents had many questions about classes,next year’s school schedule, teachers, colleges, and the general state ofthe School, and were very happy that we could fill them in socompletely.

The Shanghai party was held at the historic Peace Hotel on TheBung, which is a spectacular waterfront area in central Shanghai. Aftera delicious traditional Chinese meal, we showed a video featuring awarm welcome from the Head of School Arthur F. Goodearl, Jr.Following that we showed two additional videos — “WhyMarvelwood” and “Marvelwood Today” — with conversations andquestions in between. Next was a presentation regarding the ArtsCenter Capital Campaign. Guests got to see slides of the new artscenter and showed great interest and enthusiasm for the project.

Our week in Beijing, July 22–28, also featured private lunches anddinners with parents andstudents. The Beijing party washeld at the Raffles Hotel, wherePresident Nixon stayed duringhis historic trip to Beijing in1972.

New studentsand parents at boththe Shanghai andBeijing events hadthe opportunity tomeet current studentsand parents, creatingfriendships that willmake the transition toMarvelwood in thefall easier and morerelaxing. As always,our Chinese parentsand students wereincredibly graciousduring our visit, offering Dr. Lin and me what we both agreed was someof the finest Chinese cuisine we have ever had. The hospitality wastouching and heartfelt. Parents and students toured us around bothcities, offering us glimpses of rarely seen places.

Parents repeatedly thanked the School for giving their childrenthe best education possible, and for taking such good care of them.Throughout the trip, the theme we heard from the parents was, “Weare so grateful, we trust the School, and our children are so happy.”Indeed, Marvelwood has an outstanding reputation in China andabroad. Parents were so appreciative of the ways in which the Schoolguides and empowers their children. In our conversations, Dr. Lin and Ioften heard, “We are Marvelwood!” from parents, students, and alums.There was great respect paid to the School this summer, with everyonetaking great pride in being associated with Marvelwood.

Dr. Lin and I thank our Chinese friends and families for thewarmth and respect that they showed us throughout our trip. TheAdmission and Advancement Offices will be returning to China in latefall, hosting dinners for parents and consultants in Hong Kong,Shanghai, Beijing, and Seoul. Dr. Lin is a native of China and this wasmy ninth visit to China.

The Beijing gathering at the Raffles Hotel.

WoBei (Larry) Yu ’17, his mother Jianping Du, Paul Tines, Dr. Grace Lin and her son,David, in Shanghai

Xiaowei (Echo) Jiang ’18 and her parents, Yinhua Tangand Rongfang Jiang with Paul Tines and Grace Lin inShanghai

Chun Bo Wang P’16 and Paul Tinesenjoying an afternoon of boating on alake near Beijing.


Reunion 2015BACK TO SCHOOL

Reunion 2015: Back to School welcomed alums andfriends to campus and kicked off new traditions. On Saturdayafternoon, Director of Alumni Relations Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19called everyone together with the ringing of the Piper VictoryBell, and attendees were officially greeted by Head of SchoolArthur Goodearl and Assistant Head of School forAdvancement Paul Tines. After class photos, the first annualParade of Classes made its way around campus, led by a bagpiper,which for most Marvelwood alums is the way they marched intograduation. The most senior alum present, Alfredo Vollmer ’80,carried the Marvelwood flag and walked just behind the bagpiper.

Other highlights of the weekend included a luncheon in thebarn at the top of Coltsfoot Valley for Cornwall-era alums, andclassroom workshops with veteran Marvelwood faculty,including Glenn Sanchez’s popular elective, Harry Potter &Philosophy, and Science Department Chair Laurie Doss’s BirdsDo It Too. After a lovely dinner at the Head of School’sresidence, guests enjoyed a special reunion video, shown on agiant outdoor screen in the center of campus, followed by pitfires by Lucy’s Pond with s’mores, a beverage golf cart, andcandlelit lily pads floating across the pond.



“If you haven’t come back, come back.There was a time that I didn’t visit the “new” Kent campus because I was

sure that I wouldn’t feel “connected.” But you don’t need a campus to

connect! You need a few friends that you haven't seen in 20-plus years to

connect you to some of the most amazing years of your life.

And guess what? Cornwall is still there. The big red barn across

from campus with a view over the valley is where our lunch has been

hosted for the past two years. It’s breathtaking. Walk around the village,

see former dorms, the church where we graduated, the Town Hall, tell

one million stories, learn something about your friends that you never

knew, and love it. In Kent, see teachers you love (former teachers come

back too!), admire what your school has to offer its current students (a

gym…a performing arts center!), enjoy dinner, the lake, stay in a dorm,

laugh until your cheeks hurt, cry for those who aren’t here anymore, and

HUG! You don’t need your whole class to come back. This year I spent

the weekend with one friend from my class, two from the year after me,

and one who was at Marvelwood for just one year. One year changes your life.

One year. You can always come back. I’ll be back for sure.”

Alexandra Pechkis ‘89

Alex (left) with Ana Bessy Cassidy ’90 and Latesia Crippen ’90




Reunion 2015: Reflections by Jennifer Aschaffenburg Williamson ’86

“All of a sudden I want to go home.” This was a text message I sentto a friend. All of the planning and conversations included manyquestions regarding who would make the trip. Here I was, in a NewYork City hotel room, getting ready to drive to Kent with two of mydearest and oldest friends, to attend the Marvelwood Reunion.Suddenly, my heart was not up for it; I simply didn’t want to go.

Why go? To see friends, most of whom I had not seen sincegraduation? Reminisce about high school? I have moved on to awonderful life in New Orleans, with my husband, beautiful daughterand many new friends. I thought to myself, “Just call JetBlue and youcan be home for dinner; there’s no need to go to Kent.”

These were all of the thoughts that were swirling through my mindon that Friday morning. Before I knew it, however, I was in a car withKathrine (Butler ’85) and Laura (McClendon ’85) — friends with whomI truly had shared ‘life after Marvelwood’. This included college, marriages,children, loss of parents, natural disasters, moves, and career changes.These were friends who meant the world to me and here we were, togetherin a car with a driver who had a difficult time fitting all of the luggage,on our way back to school, back to Marvelwood. It felt just like 1985!

By the time we arrived on Skiff Mountain, an overwhelmingfeeling of calm had begun to set in.

I had visited Marvelwood’s ‘new’ campus twice before. Oddlyenough, my dear friend and former colleague, Paul Tines, was now atMarvelwood as the Assistant Head of School for Advancement andDean of the Arts. When we arrived on campus, Paul and Head ofSchool Art Goodearl were there to greet us and welcome us back.There was not a cloud in the sky, and the air was cool and crisp, whichwas actually downright cold for this southern girl. Gone were the daysof thinking I was “cool”, never to be seen with my coat zipped up!

Our crew started to arrive. There were lots of hugs and smiles ofanticipation of what the weekend had in store for us. Then, it all justfell into place, effortlessly, like no time had passed. At the kick-offdinner at the Goodearl’s, Art’s warmth, intelligence and love forMarvelwood was clear. It was obvious that he is the right leader tosustain and expand Marvelwood’s excellent and positive momentum.He and his wife Mary both took so much interest in listening to ourstories. And there were many stories about our days together inCornwall! We also enjoyed hearing Art and Mary describe currentstudents and life on campus.

On Saturday, at the luncheon in Cornwall overlooking ColtsfootValley, Mother Nature once again took care of providing pictureperfect weather. Marvelwood’s second Head of School, Peter Tacy andhis wife Barbara, looking ageless, remembered every detail of life witheach of us. Clearly, they cared about us back then, and still do.

After lunch, we strolled around the village, taking it all in. MillerDorm is gone. Trustees Dorm and the Calhoun building are now lovelysingle-family homes. Laigle’s barn, where we had lunch, has beencompletely renovated, with a charming home built into it. There arestill a few cows in the valley, and the view is still spectacular. Walkingaround with friends, some of whom I had not seen in 30 years, waswonderful. We had conversations that flowed like water from KentFalls. The conversations were not just about our time spent together asclassmates but real conversations about life — the happy times, the sadand sometimes tragic times, marriage, divorce, parenting, jobs, travel,hobbies, etc. From that moment on, I knew if any of us needed eachother, we would be right there for support, or to at least share a goodrecipe.

Finally, I had my answer. I did not really want to return to NewOrleans on that Friday morning. I was apprehensive about going backto my Marvelwood days, but I am so glad that I did! Cornwall or Kent,it doesn’t matter. Marvelwood is our school! I can’t wait to continuethe tradition of reconnecting with friends and making new ones, goingback to the place I have always said I spent the happiest four years ofmy life, until I met my husband Tim. This special place is and willalways be our Marvelwood home!

We had conversations that flowed like

water from Kent Falls. The conversations

were not just about our time spent

together as classmates but real

conversations about life — the happy

times, the sad and sometimes tragic

times, marriage, divorce, parenting,

jobs, travel, hobbies, etc.

Jenny (left) in the Parade of Classes


Prism DayBY GLENN SANCHEZ P ’18 , ’19

In April, Marvelwood’s Advancement Office kicked off a new tradition: Prism Day, namedafter the School’s yearbook. Actually, Prism Day occurred over three days, as we took theseniors, juniors, and sophomores/freshmen on three separate days. Students and faculty traveledto Cornwall in a large yellow school bus, which parked next to the old tennis courts andThurber Dorm, from where we broke up into smaller groups. Each group was led by a facultymember who had either taught on the Cornwall campus or had attended as a student, includingLaurie Doss, Pam West, John Kennedy, John Russell ’88, Matt Walters ’97, and myself. As wewalked around, we explained to the students what life was like when Marvelwood was in themiddle of this quaint New England village. Caitlin Lynch P’13 took many pictures of theproceedings, and a few current faculty members who had never been to the old campus taggedalong. After the walking tour, we enjoyed a boxed lunch at Foote Fields. Next year, and everyyear thereafter, all students new to the school will participate in Prism Day as part of orientationin the fall.

I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of leading groups around the old campus. As wewalked down Pine Street towards the former site of RPR Dorm, I explained how I spent threeyears in the faculty apartment upstairs, and how I often threw lacrosse balls around with thestudents in the backyard. I showed them Piper Dorm, Dunn House, and the softball field, whichI used to line as Athletic Director. We even went into the Cornwall Town Hall where long-timeFirst Selectman Gordon Ridgeway told us about the town and that his father was Marvelwood’sbusiness manager in the 80s. We walked down School Street to the Congregational Churchwhere graduations were held each year. Turning at the corner we walked around Rumsey Circle,

The Class of 2016 in front of Calhoun

John Kennedy reminiscing with seniors about hisyears in Cornwall.

Glenn Sanchez and members of the freshman classin front of the Congregational Church

Harper Pratt ’15 with Seth Kuntz ’15, whose father,Doug, graduated from the Cornwall campus in 1994


where I described my first athletic practices as the girls soccer coach. I showed them whereMiller Dorm used to be, with my first campus apartment. I showed them Trustees Dorm, with its porch where students and faculty used to gather and enjoy the view of the spectacularColtsfoot Valley.

We wrapped up the tour standing in front of Calhoun, the School’s main building, now abeautifully restored private home. In front of that building, at the corner of Pine and BoltonStreets, I talked about the Bodkin Library, Mohawk Mountain, the Cathedral Pines,Dudleytown, and Coltsfoot Mountain. I talked about teaching history and math in Monroe. Ipointed to the barn, which housed our dining hall and theatre. I showed them where the PiperVictory Bell used to stand, where graduation photos were taken, and where the school sign oncestood. I reminisced that it was in Calhoun, on a spring day in 1990, that Head of School MarkJohnson hired me, still an undergraduate weeks from graduation. I explained that my first officewas in Calhoun, and how I spent many hours in the stately wood-paneled faculty lounge,working in pen and paper in the days before computers. It was in that room that I first met mywife, Sarah Marshall P’18, ’19, in the spring of 1993.

For me, Prism Days were absolutely wonderful. I had the opportunity to share bothMarvelwood and personal history with the student body, and enjoy their reactions andquestions. More importantly, the Prism Day tradition serves to forge a link among allMarvelwood alums, whether from Cornwall or Kent. More than a few students exclaimed, “This place is great!” Indeed it was. And still is. Thanks for the memories.

As we walked around, we

explained to the students what life

was like when Marvelwood was in

the middle of this quaint New

England village.Caitlin Lynch took

many pictures of the proceedings,

and a few current faculty

members who had never been to

the old campus tagged along.

After the walking tour, we enjoyed

a boxed lunch at Foote Fields.

Pam West describes life in the Village to the Class of 2016 Glenn Sanchez and the Class of 2015 in front of Coltsfoot Mountain

Laurie Doss doing her best pterodactylimpersonation

Pam West, Laurie Doss and the Class of 2016 in front on the Congregational Church, where Cornwall graduations were held


This is an exciting time to be at The Marvelwood School, and I amdelighted to report a banner year in the Advancement Office. Wehope you will enjoy the many articles that members of theAdvancement Team have written for The Blue & White, hopefullycapturing the spirit and essence of the School.

Head of School Arthur F. Goodearl, Jr. has just completed hisfourth year. During Art’s tenure, he has overseen many initiatives,including the Bodkin Blue communication system, appointment ofthe Dean for Parents, a revised daily class schedule, redesignedevening study hours, a new tutorial center and improved languagelearning lab, new dormitory windows and roof insulation, privacyfencing throughout the campus, upgraded internet capacity, and anew responsive-design website. When visitors tour Marvelwood theysee an inviting, pristine and well-tended campus.

The Advancement Office has also initiated several new programsand traditions. These include Prism Day, student phone-a-thons,Class Agents, and senior dessert and s’more parties. Rituals areimportant to a community; they create a sense of place. New traditionsintroduced at Reunion 2015 included the gathering of alumni at thePiper Victory Bell for the ringing of the Bell, the first Alumni Parade ofClasses, led by a bagpiper, and alumni meeting at the edge of Lucy’sPond Saturday night reminiscing about Marvelwood around a fire pit.

The Parents Association auction — Moonlight in the Garden —was a wonderful success. The event was held under a tent thatoverlooked the valley, with 180 friends of the School in attendance.The School is ever grateful to the Parents Association for theircommitment to our community, as well as for their constantenthusiasm and support.

We are currently in the quiet phase of the Arts Center CapitalCampaign. The Arts Advisory Board is comprised of 14 outstandingindividuals in all areas of the arts, and the Arts Center CapitalCampaign Committee is being chaired by Thomas Sebring, TrusteeEmeritus. Campaign materials have been mailed to constituents of theSchool. If you did receive campaign materials and wish to contribute,please contact our office.

The Bodkin Society is being relaunched this summer with thefocus on increasing the number of Society members. The Society playsa significant role in the School's future and the stability of our mission.Please see the article on page 46.

This fall, the School is launching a student college survey,tracking Marvelwood graduates through their college years, and givingus pertinent data about their preparedness for college. The survey willtrack both academic achievement and social engagement, and the datawill inform us how well Marvelwood has prepared students for collegeand how they are doing, as well as help clarify the strengths and anyweaknesses in our academic and student life programs. We expect thatwe will be able to use much of the data to market the School.

Marvelwood is always striving to be the best it can be and iscommitted to advancing academic excellence. The School attractsfaculty with a wide range of background and expertise, with richacademic and social experience. With our membership in RoundSquare (see page 22) renewed, and a focus on community service, weare committed to making global connections a priority. The Dean ofAcademics and Department Chairs are in ongoing conversations aboutexamining and redefining the curricula to ensure a balanced andcomprehensive educational experience.

The Advancement Team has traveled to visit alumni, parents, and friends of the School in Boston, New York City, Baltimore,Washington, D.C., Chicago, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Beijing,Shanghai, Seoul, and countless towns in Connecticut. It is alwayslovely to reconnect with the Marvelwood family. This coming year,alumni events will be held in many of the cities mentioned.

We have many exciting challenges ahead of us in theAdvancement Office. The School needs to substantially build theendowment to ensure its future. Our endowment is one of the smallestamong private schools, and we need your to help to lead the way toincreasing it significantly. When you give to Marvelwood’sendowment, it represents your commitment to the School.

Both the Annual Fund, which supplements the School’s operatingbudget, and the Parents Association Auction, which additionally fundsspecial programs, also need increased participation and larger gifts. Weask everyone to help us meet these challenges in the coming year.

Finally, this past year has seen two changes in the AdvancementOffice. Annual Fund Director Glenn Sanchez has also taken on therole of Director of Alumni Relations, and David Mogle ’09 is our firstAdvancement and Communication Fellow. He joined our team on July 1.

Wishing you a lovely fall from the campus on Skiff Mountain.

Advancement Office Update

Marvelwood Ascendant: Building a Stronger SchoolBY PAUL J . T INES , ASS I STANT HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR ADVANCEMENT, DEAN OF THE ARTS

Paul J. Tines at Reunion 2015

The Marvelwood Summer School is designed to

prepare students for academic challenges, with an

emphasis on personal attention, study skills, and

summer-time fun!

This year, eighteen students in grades 8-12 participated inthe four-week program, eleven of whom will be attendingMarvelwood in the fall. Summer classes included English,ESL, Spanish, mathematics, philosophy, and art; all studentsread The Old Man and the Sea, which was the MarvelwoodSummer Reading selection. In the afternoons, Matt Walters’97 and Zach Maizel ’04 supervised a variety of activities,including soccer, rock climbing on the nearby St. John’sledges, canoeing on the Housatonic River, and swimming inlocal lakes. On the weekends, participants went to a minorleague baseball game, Lake Compounce Amusement Park,ConnectiCon comic book convention in Hartford, andenjoyed a surprise day trip to New York City. The group wasalso treated to cookouts by faculty member Mike Cuff, whosebrisket and pulled pork are legendary in the Marvelwoodcommunity. Teddy Neer ’13, Melissa Hartlipp ’14, KendaleSheffield ’15, and Enzo Bertolotti ’15 were summer internsand did a terrific job supervising evening study hall andoverseeing residential life in the dorms.

BY GLENN SANCHEZ P ’18 , ’19 AND KANE SZYDLOWSKI

SUMMER SCHOOL CO -DIRECTORS


Summer School 2015


BY PAUL J . T INES , ASS I STANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

FOR ADVANCEMENT, DEAN OF THE ARTS

The Bodkin Society was established in memory of Robert Bodkin, theSchool’s Co-Founder, to mark Marvelwood’s 50th Anniversary. TheSociety honors those Marvelwood supporters who have made plannedgift provisions for the School. As we look to the future, there are anumber of opportunities for additional members of the MarvelwoodFamily to join The Bodkin Society to strengthen the School’s financialresources and to help build the School’s endowment.

Since its founding, Marvelwood’s mission has remained constant:“to provide the path that leads to personal growth and academicsuccess for young people willing to get involved in their own educationand committed to the challenge of preparing for college. The school isan optimistic place that provides a structured, supportive andchallenging environment, celebrates diversity, and awakens untappedpotential.” Founder Robert Bodkin would be proud to know thatMarvelwood is today a leader among independent boarding schools.

The Bodkin Society honors the alumni, grandparents, parents ofalumni, current parents, faculty and staff who remember Marvelwoodin an estate or financial plan. The Society plays a significant role in theSchool’s future, including the Arts Center Capital Campaign, and thestability of our mission. The legacy of Robert Bodkin is one that isadmired by our entire community. Members of The Bodkin Society,like all donors to the School, are recognized in the School’s annualreport each year and receive special invitations to campus events inrecognition of their support.

Your gift of a lifetime will create a personal legacy, educating andinspiring students for their entire lives. Marvelwood is a school thatchanges lives, and we need your support. Please consider a gift today.Unlike so many of our sister schools, our endowment is miniscule; werely on tuition and the Annual Fund to cover the costs of running theSchool. Ways to build the School’s endowment include bequests andplanned giving. Create a legacy during your lifetime for the greaterMarvelwood community through retirement plans, appreciatedsecurities, real estate, personal property, or retained life estate. Bequestsfrom thoughtful alumni, parents, and friends will provide importantand transformational financial resources for our School.

We thank all of our donors for their generosity and support and fortheir belief in The Marvelwood School.

Bodkin Society Member Bruce Loomis ’64

BY ANDREW ROMANOWSKI ’08

Bruce Loomis ’64 has considerable respect for the Marvelwoodmission and legacy. Mr. Loomis was able to experience the earlyMarvelwood of Robert Bodkin, whose dream Marvelwoodcontinues to honor with its commitment to a growing cultivationof the performing arts and investment in student activities.Loomis remembers the Marvelwood of Cornwall and Bodkin as a special place where be found important academic support,excelled as an athlete, and clarified his career goals.

After graduating, Mr. Loomis went on to find success in auto services management. Since childhood Loomis has beenenthusiastic about the roaring engines of cars, and found wonderin their phenomenal speed and velocity. “As a kid I was workingon cars before I had my drivers license,” he remembers. But it washis Marvelwood education that he credits with giving him thediscipline, values and support needed to transform the interests of his youth into a great career. Loomis claims that prior toMarvelwood he, “had trouble focusing in public school, anddidn’t have good study skills,” Marvelwood helped him developthem. This ability to focus and analyze detail has served him well in building his unique expertise.

Loomis attributes his success at Marvelwood to the closebond of the community members — “It was almost like a family.We were not only school mates. There were few rivalries.Marvelwood was the town in the village.”

Loomis found the teacher-student connection to beinvaluable and quickly got to know the faculty. “The AssociateDorm Master was Don Gilotti who was also a math and physicsteacher. He lived in the room right across the hall from mine. Ihad a good relationship with the Spanish teacher, Mr. Hernandezwho was also the assistant soccer coach,” he recalls. He is glad tosee that even with the new expanded campus, such teacher-student intimacy continues to be a Marvelwood trademark.

The Bodkin SocietyA Reason to Give — Then • Now • Forever

The Importance of Planned Giving—and an Opportunity for Marvelwood Alumni


Gifts to The Bodkin Society mayinclude, but are not limited to:

BEQUESTSThe simplest and most traditional way is through abequest under your will, either as a specific sum, aspecific percentage of your estate, or the rest andremainder of your estate after debts, taxes, expenses,and specific bequests to your heirs.

In addition, there are a number of instruments youcould utilize to benefit you and your family, as well asMarvelwood. With many of these vehicles, you can havethe satisfaction of seeing your gift go to work for you,and for Marvelwood, within a very short time.

CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTSYou might consider a charitable remainder trust withMarvelwood as the beneficiary. A charitable remaindertrust is created when you irrevocably transfer cash,securities, or other property to a trustee, who may beyourself, the school, a bank, or another individual. Thistrust provides you with income during your lifetime.Upon termination of the trust, the principal would pass toMarvelwood.

CHARITABLE LEAD TRUSTA charitable lead trust might be the appropriate vehiclefor you. A charitable lead trust provides for the paymentof income to Marvelwood and /or charitable beneficiariesselected by you for a period of years. Upon expiration ofthe trust, the remainder reverts to you or to members ofyour family, as you choose.

OTHER PLANNED GIVING OPTIONSYou might also consider naming Marvelwood abeneficiary of the remainder of a pension fund or an IRA;transferring ownership of a life insurance policy toMarvelwood; or donating art, a home, or other propertyto the School.

The Bodkin Society BoardWould you be willing to be a member of the BodkinSociety Board and help solicit gifts? Please contact theAdvancement Office: 860-927-0047 x1013/[email protected]

We hope you will include Marvelwood when you areconsidering your lifelong financial planning priorities. Ifyou would like more information on how to makeMarvelwood part of your plans, we can provide you withguidance on how to get started. We also encourage youto consult your own financial planner or legal counselwhen considering any type of planned gift. For moreinformation about making a bequest or to learn aboutother arrangements that can enhance your support ofMarvelwood, please contact Assistant Head of School forAdvancement Paul J. Tines at 860-927-0047 x1016.

Mr. Loomis is pleased by the recentdevelopments in Marvelwood arts andcommunity service, which he describes as “an important part of any education.”Marvelwood is proud that accomplishedalumni can look back at their experience with fondness and that they retain theirenthusiasm for Marvelwood’s unique brand of academic mentoring. The Marvelwoodtradition continues with new facilities andservices, but the commitment to theindividual student remains the same.

Bruce chose to honor Marvelwood with a bequest from his estate which will helpensure the financial health of our School for years to come.

“It was almost like a family.

We were not only school mates. There were few rivalries.

Marvelwood was the town in the village.”

Bruce Loomis ’64, as a Marvelwood student in theearly 60s, and at his 50th Reunion in 2014. Thegroup is posing in front of the Cornwall CoveredBridge, a stop on the trolley tour of the area.


“Then & Now”

On May 26, 2018, Marvelwood willcelebrate its 60th graduating class. Founded in1956 by Robert A. Bodkin and Ian Hanna,The Marvelwood School has grown from justfour students to one hundred and sixty-five.The School has remained true to its mission,“to provide the path that leads to personalgrowth and academic success for young peoplewilling to get involved in their own educationand committed to the challenge of preparingfor college. The school is an optimistic placethat provides a structured, supportive andchallenging environment, celebrates diversity,and awakens untapped potential.”

I have just completed my first year atMarvelwood. From the moment I arrived on

campus last July 1st, I knew I was entering acaring, nurturing, supportive, andcollaborative community — a school thatempowers every student. The MarvelwoodSchool changes lives. We see the growth andchange everyday, as students navigate theirway through adolescence. Our students takegreat pride in their School, celebrating theirvictories and learning from their defeats.

Marvelwood has earned — through hardwork and perseverance — a place among theother preparatory schools. As our Head ofSchool Arthur F. Goodearl, Jr. has often said,“Our goal is to establish Marvelwood as themost excellent secondary school in thenation. We will achieve that goal as we

execute our mission better than other schools execute their missions.” There is anelectricity, an energy on campus that visitorsfeel when they tour. Every day, students andfaculty collaborate in the classrooms, on theathletic fields, in the art studios and rehearsalhalls, and in the dormitories, striving toembrace the School’s four core values:Honesty — Respect — Responsibility —Service to Others. By living these core valuesas a community, we are executing our mission.

If Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Hanna could visitMarvelwood today, what would they say?When writing The Marvelwood School—AHistory for the New England Association ofSchools and Colleges report ten years ago,

Celebrating Marvelwood


Senior Dean for Academics and CurricularDevelopment Blythe Everett wrote, “Duringits first decade, in the first of several attemptsto more narrowly define the school’s missionas well as to capture its unique essence,Marvelwood redefined itself as a schoolintended to benefit the intelligent youngperson who has not yet discovered how tomake the most of himself as a student and as aperson.” I believe Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Hannawould be proud of how the School has beennurtured and tended. As board members,administrators, teachers, and staff, we areentrusted to care for the institution, to ensureits future, for the next generation.

To celebrate the 60th graduating class in2018, the School will publish a coffee tablebook — The First Sixty Years — incommemoration of this historic milestone.Many special events are planned for ReunionWeekend, June 2 & 3, 2018, which we expectwill include the groundbreaking ceremony forthe Arts Center, the Bodkin Society dinner,as well as special lectures and visitors. TheBodkin Society was established in memory ofRobert Bodkin and honors those Marvelwoodsupporters who have made planned giftprovisions for the School.

The School is positioned to be a nationalleader in how we educate students, with

signature programs such as the Civic LifeProject, Community Service, ESL, FoodStudies, Ornithology, and the Panama trip, aswell as six outstanding departments thatchallenge our students every day. The futureArts Center will allow the School to lead inthe arts at a national level, creating an artsconcentration program and summer programsin dance, playwriting, musical theater, and thevisual arts. Our graduates are proud of theBlue and White colors and proud to callMarvelwood home. We are committed tobeing the very best school and to honoringthe legacy of our founders.

60 Years of Excellence

BY PAUL J . T INES ,

ASS I STANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

FOR ADVANCEMENT, DEAN OF THE ARTS


The Marvelwood Annual FundBY GLENN SANCHEZ P ’18 , ‘19

The Annual Fund provides critical resources that enhanceeducational experiences at The Marvelwood School, and runs eachyear from July 1 through June 30. It is supported by a variety ofconstituencies including alumni, parents, former parents, grandparents,board members, faculty, staff, friends, trusts, and corporations. TheFund also adds to the operating budget and allows the school to utilizeit as needed throughout the year. With the assistance of many generousdonors, as well as funds raised through special events such as theauction, Moonlight in the Garden, and the first annual Golf Outing, thisyear’s Annual Fund reached $275,000. As a long-time faculty memberand more recently, parent of a rising sophomore and freshman, I knowfirst-hand how important a healthy Annual Fund is to each and everystudent. Your support — no matter how large or small — is vital andvery much appreciated.

If you have any questions or suggestions, I would love to hear from you:(860) 927-0047 X1045 / [email protected].

Thank you for your support!Glenn and his wife, Sarah Marshall, auction co-chair, at Moonlight in the Garden. Theirdaughter, Victoria, is sophomore at Marvelwood, and their son, Alex, is a freshman.

“The goals of the Advancement Office are to keep

the entire Marvelwood family connected through

a variety of means and to facilitate ways to help

our constituency support the School both

voluntarily and financially.”


CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE($25,000 + )Mr. and Mrs. Robert Y. Casper P’16Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMr. and Mrs. Mark Zurack P’17

THE BODKIN COUNCIL($10,000–$24,999)Mr. and Mrs. John B. Carpenter ’72GE FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard Hoddeson P’15Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Jones III P’15Mr. Wei Ma and Ms. Rongjun Li P’15Mr. Yong Yu and Mrs. Jianping Du P’16

HEAD OF SCHOOL’S COUNCIL($5,000–$9,999)Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Carpenter ’71Chester Kitchings Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Mark Esposito P’11Mr. Peter Grossman and Mr. Lawrence Timmins

Ms. Pamela Hussey P’16Mr. and Mrs. Collin McNeil P’15Mrs. Mary Mozingo ’95 and Michael Mozingo Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Mueller P’17Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramMr. and Mrs. John A. Sargent ’64Schwab Charitable FundMr. and Mrs. Peter B. Sommerfield ’90Mr. King Hing Tam ’05Mr. Tedman Zuse and Ms. Ann Street P’16

HILLTOPPERS($1,000–$4,999)Andron Construction CompanyMr. Mark Aspinwall ’67Mr. and Mrs. A. Gregory Bachmann P ’11, ’14Mr. Richard BeckerMr. Alfred Brooks and Dr. Peter LombardoMr. Keven CarpenterMs. Jill Darrow P’15Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. GoodearlMr. and Mrs. Charles Greiner P’18Mr. Andre Greller and Ms. Ann Glickman P’14Mr. David C. Howell ’65Mrs. Louise Grey Huyck ’82 and Mr. Tim Huyck

Mr. and Mrs. Franco Indomenico P’15Jewish Communal FundMr. Burton R. Kassell P’16Mr. Min Geun Kim and Ms. Eun Ok Han P’11, ’15

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Klein P’09Ms. Lucy Klingenstein P’18Ms. Patricia Kogan P’15Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Lewis II P’91Dr. Peter Lombardo and Mr. Alfred BrooksMr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Loomis ’64Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Love

Mr. and Mrs. John Lowry P’14Mr. Brian Maier P’12Mrs. Ellen McAllister P’14Mr. and Mrs. John McAvityMrs. Laura McClendon ’85Mr. and Mrs. Ken Meiselman P’16Ms. Susan Miller P’17Mr. Frank Moore and Dr. Nichola Bott P’14Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Global ImpactFunding Trust, Inc

Mr. William PerottiMr. and Mrs. Phillip Plotnick P’18Mr. and Mrs. William R. Pouch ’82Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pratt P’15Mr. and Ms. Laurence Reffold P’16Mrs. Ray Riess P’82Salisbury Bank and TrustMr. and Mrs. Alan Sanchez GP’18, ’19Mr. Glenn Sanchez and Ms. Sarah Marshall P’18, ’19

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy ScottMr. Thomas Sebring and Mr. Steve VaughnMr. and Mrs. Steve Steckler P’17Mr. and Mrs. Peter TacyThe Lucy FundThe New York Community TrustMr. Michael ThomasMr. Paul J. TinesMr. and Mrs. Maarten R. van Hengel ’71Washington Fine Properties, LLCWells Fargo Educational Matching GiftProgram

Mr. and Mrs. Jens Wendelboe P’15Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Winter P’17, ’19Mrs. Amy Yang P’17

SKIFFERS($500–$999)Mr. Kurt Abrahamson P’16Mr. and Mrs. Clifford G. Baker P’00Mr. and Mrs. Warren Butler ’85Mr. and Mrs. Allen Carver ’00Mr. and Dr. Rajeev Chennattu P’15Mr. Thomas S. Cowles ’67Mr. Richard Creighton and Ms. Jane Ottenberg P’97

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Edwards ’63Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fusaro P’17Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Gersten P’17Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Janecek P’06, ’10, ’13, ’16Mr. and Mrs. Bradley KochMr. Nathan Kolodny and Ms. Georganne Bensh

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Lounsbury P’14Mr. Edward Martinez and Ms. Deborah Chabrian P’16

New England Private Wealth Advisors, LLCMr. and Mrs. Robert F. Ober Jr.Drs. Paris and Lorri Perry P’18

Preferred Building Maintenance LLCMr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Raleigh P’14Sage Dining ServicesMr. and Mrs. William Steely P’17Mr. Jian Yi Xu and Ms. Yun Liu P’11Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Zorthian P’16

HOUSATONICS($250–$499)Mr. and Mrs. Ross Abrash P’15Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Auchincloss ’58Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blue P’16Mr. and Mrs. George W. Browning ’60Mrs. Marian Browning P’15Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Carey ’81Mr. and Mrs. John CaseyMr. Xianping Dai and Ms. Suqin Zheng P’15Mrs. Jaquelin G. Dennehy ’91Ms. Suzanne DossMr. Patrick G. Duffy ’80, P’17Dr. E. Michael EllovichMr. and Mrs. Stephen Fendler P’11Mr. and Mrs. William Field P’16Mr. and Mrs. James Fischer P’16Mr. and Mrs. L. Elliot Freifeld P’89Ms. Jenny Irwin P’17Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jaffe P’16John Wiley & Sons Inc.Mr. John R. JohnsonDr. Walter R. KaneMr. and Mrs. Edmund W. Keeley Jr. P’85Ms. Karen Keeley ’85Mr. Raymond E. Lounsbury ’14Ms. Caitlin Lynch P’13

Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Maizel P’04Mr. David B. Mogle and Mrs. Deborah Ajak Mogle P’09

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pase P’13Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Renkert P’16Mr. John M. Reznikoff P’15Mr. and Mrs. David RosenbergMr. and Mrs. Scott Sanes P’15Mr. and Mrs. Ira SmithMr. and Mrs. Sidney H. Yarbrough IV ’84

PTERODACTYLS($249 or less)Ms. Alyssa Y. Abrash ’15Mr. and Mrs. Robert AebersoldMr. and Mrs. David AlmquistMr. and Mrs. L. Elvin Ambler P’99Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Amin P’15Ms. Margaret Austell P’16, ’18Mr. and Mrs. Gil AvilesMs. Bryn Bachmann ’14Mr. Connor O. Bachmann ’11Mr. Harding Bancroft and Ms. Eliza KloseMs. Jennifer C. Barstow ’92Bell Electrical Contractors, LLCMr. Robert W. Bland ’03Mr. and Mrs. Wilton E. Bland III P’03Mr. and Mrs. Daryl E. BohningMs. Michelle L. BorsavageBottini FuelMrs. Anita BreanMr. and Mrs. Lee A. Brewda P’03Ms. Austin BrownMr. Garrett Brown P’00

2014-2015 Annual ReportDonor Categories Report


Mr. and Mrs. Wesley BrownMr. Peter E. Burke ’82Mr. and Mrs. John Burton Jr. P’91Mr. John F. Burton III ’91Mr. and Mrs. James ByrnesMr. and Mrs. Alex Cannon P’12Mr. John CareyMs. Sayzie CarrMr. and Mrs. Williston B. Case Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Sean Cassidy P’13Mr. Theodore Cassidy ’13Mr. Kenneth J. Cavanagh and Ms. Deborah Hamlin P’09

Mr. Harikrishnan R. Chennattu ’15Chestnut Woodworking & Antiques Co. LLCMr. Edward B. Christie ’77Mr. John Conk and Ms. Mary Fellows P’15Honorable Margaret Cooley P’92, GP’17Ms. Emma S. Creighton ’97Mr. Michael CuffMr. David E. Curtis ’81Mrs. V. Kay Curtis P’81Ms. Keyuan Dai ’15Mr. Brandon T. Denmark ’03Mr. and Mrs. Leon B. Denmark P’03Mr. and Mrs. William W. DennettMr. and Mrs. Joe Devanny P’16Mr. and Mrs. Donald DeVitaMr. Brian D’Iorio ’10Mr. and Mrs. Michael D’Iorio P’10Mr. and Mrs. J.Drew DiSesa P’15Ms. Laurie K. DossMr. Eric J. Driver ’06Ms. Angela M. Eastwick ’02Mrs. Emily Eastwick P’02Mr. Adam Ehrman-Shapiro ’11Mr. Michael A. Esposito ’11Mr. and Mrs. Michael Everett P’14, ’16Ms. Cleo Fellows-Conk ’15Mr. Brian Fendler ’11Mr. Abner M. Finley ’89Ms. Ann B. Fisher Esq. P’10

Mr. Thomas Fisher ’10Mr. and Mrs. Ryan FooteMr. and Mrs. James J. Ford Jr. P’12Ms. Lillian Ford ’12Mr. and Mrs. John Forneris P’86Mr. Stephen Forneris ’86Ms. Kristin FredricksonMs. Jill I. Freifeld ’89Mr. Peter F. Fuller ’78Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Fuller P’78Mr. and Mrs. William GoldMr. and Mrs. Howard Greiner GP’17Mr. Timothy Greller ’14Mr. Matthew D. Hamlin-Cavanagh ’09Mr. Mark HanleyDr. Carol Hartnett P’09Mr. and Mrs. John HaskellMr. and Mrs. Brian HastingsMr. and Mrs. Richard HerringtonMr. and Mrs. Robert HockMr. Michael Hopper and Ms. Ainslie Wallace P’16

Ms. Anne A. HubbardMs. Duaigues Ivanow ’14Mr. and Mrs. Ted JarzynkaMr. and Mrs. Wayne JenkinsMr. and Mrs. Ian JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Mark T. Johnson ’69Ms. Julie Jones P’12Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kamen P’05Mr. Nicholas R. Kamen ’05Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kauffman Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Paul KellerMr. and Mrs. George KennaKent Wine and SpiritDr. and Mrs. Terrence A. Kuhlmann P’98Mr. Terrence B. Kuhlmann ’98Mr. Seth A. Kuntz ’15Dr. Bruce C. Latelle P’90Mr. David J. Latelle ’90Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Latelle GP’90Ms. Jamie Levitt

Mr. Andrew D. Lewis ’91Laura Tyson Li ’81Ms. Myriam A. Limage P’08Dr. Grace LinMr. Walter Lockhart ’15Mr. and Mrs. Bill LoveMr. and Mrs. John E. Lynch GP’13Ms. Donna MahanMr. Zachary H. Maizel ’04Mrs. Melissa Makris Mr. and Mrs. Stephen MalinowskiMr. and Mrs. Joseph Malyndziak GP’10Mr. Robert Markowitz and Ms. Susan ForbesMr. and Mrs. Edward Matson P’17Mr. Oliver Midgley ’13Mr. David B. Mogle II '09Dr. and Mrs. Michael G. Monsarrat DDMMr. Brett P. Moyer ’89Mr. and Mrs. James Muncey GP’13, ’16Ms. Stella Mwangi P’14Mr. and Mrs. John Nappi P’13, ’16Mr. Taylor Nappi ’13Mr. and Mrs. John NonemanMrs. Sharon O’BrienMr. Brian P. O’Connor ’96Mrs. Valerie S. O’Connor P’96Mr. Thomas O’DellOld Drovers InnMs. Regina Olson and Mr. Robert Friedman P’18

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oros ’90Mr. William M. Oros Jr. ’92Mr. and Mrs. William M. Oros Sr. P’90, ’92Mr. and Mrs. Randy O’RourkeOur FundMs. Mary Paranicas P’17Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Patterson P’04, ’11Mr. and Mrs. James O. Payne Jr. ’84Pearson EducationMr. and Mrs. Joseph Pelech P’99Phillips- Van Heusen Calvin Klein, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. John L. Picton ’64

Mr. Benjamin Pieciak ’07Mr. and Mrs. David Pieciak P’07Mr. and Mrs. Everett Post ’60Mr. and Mrs. George PottsMs. Toni Presti Judge and Mrs. John Pursel P’90Mr. John D. Pursel ’90Mr. and Mrs. Joe RacitiMr. and Dr. Adam RaddayMr. Blake Raleigh ’14Mr. and Mrs. Reno B. Renfrew ’89Ms. Susan Renfrew P’89Mr. Charles Reznikoff ’15Mr. Chad W. Rivard ’09Mrs. Ryan Robbins ’00Robert’s AutoMr. A. Christian Romano ’08Mr. Arthur Romano P’08Mrs. Elisabeth Russell P’88Mr. and Mrs. John D. Russell ’88Ms. Carola SchmidtMs. Elizabeth Scruton ’13Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shernow P’15Mrs. Sandra SingcoMs. Marion Smith and Mr. Sergio VillaschiMs. Lynne Streeter GP’14Mr. Dylan S. Stroup ’06Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Stroup P’06Mrs. Cecile Tebo ’78Ms. Mirabelle F. Thevenin ’08Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Thomson ’83Timex CorporationMs. Doriane D. TippetMr. and Mrs. Joseph G. TobinUBS Employee Giving ProgramsUnited Way of Northern New JerseyMr. Oscar Villanueva and Mrs. Maria Valiente P’14

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wagner IIIMr. Matthew T. Walters ’97Ms. Johanna C. Walton P’14Washington MontessoriMr. John D. Watson ’62Mr. and Mrs. Warren Watters P’78Ms. Pamela WestReverend Roger B. WhiteMr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Williams P’03Mr. Justin R. Williams ’03Mr. and Mrs. Tim Williamson ’86Ms. Darilyn WoodsMr. Zhijie Xu ’11Mr. and Mrs. Masayuki Yabe P’14Mr. and Mrs. Casimir A. Yost ’64Mrs. Anne Zapletal

AUCTION DONORSMr. Kurt Abrahamson P’16Mr. and Mrs. Ross Abrash P’15Ms. Margaret Alcala GP’18Mr. and Mrs. David AlmquistAndron Construction CompanyMr. and Mrs. Gil AvilesMr. and Mrs. A. Gregory Bachmann P’11, ’14Backcountry Outfitters/Annie Bananie Ice Cream

Mr. Richard BeckerBest Tile


Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blue P’16Mr. and Mrs. Daryl E. BohningMs. Michelle L. BorsavageMr. and Mrs. Douglas Branson P’18Mr. and Mrs. Harry BrennanMrs. Marian Browning P’15Mr. and Mrs. James ByrnesCanaan TileCandlewood Animal HospitalMr. Keven CarpenterMr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Carpenter ’71Ms. Sayzie CarrMr. and Mrs. Williston B. Case Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John CaseyMr. and Mrs. Robert Y. Casper P’16Mr. and Dr. Rajeev Chennattu P’15Chestnut Woodworking & Antiques Co. LLCMr. John Conk and Ms. Mary Fellows P’15Country ClothesMr. Michael CuffMr. and Mrs. Michael D’Iorio P’10David Gavin SalonDavis IGAMr. and Mrs. William W. DennettMr. and Mrs. Joe Devanny P’16Mr. and Mrs. Donald DeVitaMr. and Mrs. J. Drew DiSesa P’15Ms. Laurie K. DossMs. Suzanne DossMr. Patrick G. Duffy ’80, P’17E & R Laundry and Dry CleanersEquilibrium BodyworksMr. and Mrs. Mark Esposito P’11Mr. and Mrs. Michael Everett P’14, ’16Falls Village Feed and Gift StoreFalls Village InnFife and DrumMr. and Mrs. James Fischer P’16Mr. and Mrs. Ryan FooteForeign Cargo and The Gallery UpstairsMr. and Mrs. Milos FormanFour Brothers Pizza InnMs. Kristin FredricksonMr. and Mrs. Peter Fusaro P’17Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Gershman P’16Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Gersten P’17Gifford’s RestaurantMr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Goodearl, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greiner P’18Mr. and Mrs. Howard Greiner GP’18H.A. Dunne & Co.Hair DiMr. Mark HanleyMr. and Mrs. John HaskellMr. and Ms. Brian HastingsHealing Arts by KristinHeron American Craft GalleryMr. and Mrs. Richard HerringtonMr. and Mrs. Richard Hoddeson P’15Mr. Michael Hopper and Ms. Ainslie Wallace P’16

House of BooksMs. Pamela Hussey P’16Mr. and Mrs. Franco Indomenico P’15Inn at Kent FallsMs. Jenny Irwin P’17J.J. Grogan’s

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jaffe P’16Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Janecek P’06, ’10, ’13, ’16Mr. and Mrs. Ted JarzynkaMr. and Mrs. Wayne JenkinsJewish Communal FundJoe’s SalonMr. and Mrs. Reginald Jones III P’15Dr. Walter R. KaneMr. Burton R. Kassell P’16Mr. and Mrs. George KennaKent ApothecaryKent Biomedical AcupunctureKent FabricsKent Hair StudioKent InteriorsKent Wine and SpiritKentPresentsMr. Min Geun Kim and Ms. Eun Ok Han P’11, ’15

Kingsley TavernMr. and Mrs. Bradley KochMs. Patricia Kogan P’16Mr. Nathan Kolodny and Ms. Georganne Bensh

Laigle Floor Covering and DesignDr. Twan LeendersMs. Jamie LevittDr. Grace LinMr. and Mrs. Richard E. Lounsbury P’14Mr. and Mrs. Bill LoveMr. and Mrs. Bobby LoveMr. and Mrs. John Lowry P’14Ms. Caitlin Lynch P’13Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lynch GP ’13Ms. Donna MahanMain Street AntiquesMr. Zachary H. Maizel ’04Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maniaci GP’17Mr. Edward Martinez and Ms. Deborah Chabrian P’16

The Marvelwood SchoolMr. and Mrs. Edward Matson P’17Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mauri P’16Mrs. Ellen McAllister P’14Mr. and Mrs. Collin McNeil P’15Mr. and Mrs. Ken Meiselman P’16Mohawk Mountain Ski AreaMr. Frank Moore and Dr. Nichola Bott P’14Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Morrell P’16Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Muncey P’13, ’16N.M. Watson Wild Bird SupplyMr. and Mrs. Vaziyad Nagarwalla P’16Mr. and Mrs. John Nappi P’13, ’16New England Private Wealth Advisors, LLCNew Morning MarketMr. and Mrs. Randy O’RourkeMr. and Mrs. Robert F. Ober Jr.Oblong TileOld Drovers InnPanini CafeMs. Mary Paranicas P’17Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pase P’13Mr. William PerottiDrs. Paris and Lori Perry P’18Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramMr. and Mrs. Phillip Plotnick P’18Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pratt P’15

Preferred Building Maintenance LLCMs. Toni Presti Mr. and Dr. Adam RaddayMr. and Mrs. Christopher M. RaleighP’14

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Reffold P’16Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. RenkertP’16

Mr. John M. Reznikoff P’15Rhythmic Integration CenterRiver Rhymes YogaRobert’s AutoRolling River AntiquesMr. and Mrs. David RosenbergMr. and Mrs. John D. Russell ’88Salisbury Bank and TrustMr. Glenn Sanchez and Ms. Sarah Marshall P’18, ’19

Ms. Robbyn SanchezMr. and Mrs. Scott Sanes P’15Mr. Thomas Sebring and Mr. SteveVaughn

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shernow P’15Mrs. Sandra SingcoMs. Marion Smith and Mr. Sergio VillaschiMr. and Mrs. Ira SmithStarbuck InnMr. and Mrs. Steve Steckler P’17Mr. and Mrs. William Steely P’16Ms. Lynne Streeter GP’14Sundog Shoe & LeatherSwank on BankMr. and Mrs. Peter TacyThe Spirit Horse FarmThe White Horse Country PubMr. Michael ThomasMr. and Mrs. Caleb Thomson ’83Mr. Paul J. TinesMr. and Mrs. Joseph G. TobinTri State Center For The Arts Inc.Unsurpassed Chocolate SauceMr. Matthew T. Walters ’97Ms. Johanna C. Walton P’14Ms. Hanyang Wang ’15Washington MontessoriMr. and Mrs. Jens Wendelboe P’15Ms. Pamela WestMr. and Mrs. Morgan Whittier P’18Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Winter P’17, ’19Ms. Darilyn WoodsMr. and Mrs. Gregory Zorthian P’16Mr. Tedman Zuse and Ms. Ann Street P’16Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Zweig

ALUMNI DONORSMr. Mark Aspinwall ’67Mr. Thomas Auchincloss ’58Mr. Connor O. Bachmann ’11Ms. Jennifer C. Barstow ’92Mr. Robert H. Bayne III ’85Mr. Peter C. Becker ’95Mr. Robert W. Bland ’03Mr. Sosori Borrey ’10Mr. Warren E. Brown ’84Mr. George W. Browning ’60Mr. Peter E. Burke ’82Mr. John F. Burton III ’91

Mr. Wayne R. Butler ’07Mrs. Kathrine Butler ’85Mrs. Donna Carey ’81Mr. Timothy K. Carpenter ’71Mr. John B. Carpenter ’72Mrs. Amy E. Carver ’00Mr. Theodore Cassidy ’13Mr. Edward B. Christie ’77Mr. Thomas S. Cowles ’67Ms. Emma S. Creighton ’97Mr. David E. Curtis ’81Mr. Brandon T. Denmark ’03Mr. Matthew J. Dickinson ’05Mr. Brian D’Iorio ’10Mr. Eric J. Driver ’06Mr. Patrick G. Duffy ’80, P’17Ms. Angela M. Eastwick ’02Mr. William J. Edwards ’63Mr. Adam Ehrman-Shapiro ’11Mr. Michael A. Esposito ’11Mr. Brian Fendler ’11Mr. Abner M. Finley ’89Mr. Thomas Fisher ’10Mr. Iain D. Forbes ’05Ms. Lillian Ford ’12Mr. James J. Ford Jr. ’68Mr. Stephen Forneris ’86Mr. Michael J. Franco Jr. ’07Ms. Jill I. Freifeld ’89Mr. Peter F. Fuller ’78Mr. Andrew H. Gombert ’97Mr. Sean P. Graesser ’08Mr. Kevin Green ’85Mr. Matthew R. Gudwin ’03Mr. Matthew D. Hamlin-Cavanagh ’09Mr. Ira Hochberg ’85Ms. Latesia V. Horton ’90Mr. David C. Howell ’65Mrs. Louise Huyck ’82Mr. Mark T. Johnson ’69Mr. Nicholas R. Kamen ’05Mr. Ben Kauffman Jr. ’66Ms. Karen Keeley ’85Mr. Terrence B. Kuhlmann ’98Mr. David J. Latelle ’90


Mr. Andrew D. Lewis ’91Laura Tyson Li ’81Mr. Bruce G. Loomis ’64Ms. Rebecca J. Love ’05Mr. Zachary H. Maizel ’04Mrs. Melissa Makris ’85Mrs. Laura McClendon ’85Ms. Ashley Melendez ’10Mr. Oliver Midgley ’13Mr. David B. Mogle II ’09Mr. Brett P. Moyer ’89Mrs. Mary L. Mozingo ’95Mr. Taylor Nappi ’13Mr. Brian P. O’Connor ’96Mr. Joseph Oros ’90Mr. James O. Payne Jr. ’84Mr. John L. Picton ’64Mr. Benjamin Pieciak ’07Mr. Everett Post ’60Mr. William R. Pouch ’82Mr. John D. Pursel ’90Mr. Reno B. Renfrew ’89Mr. Jason A. Ridgley ’95Mr. Chad W. Rivard ’09Mrs. Ryan Robbins ’00Mr. A. Christian Romano ’08Mr. John D. Russell ’88Mr. John A. Sargent ’64Mr. Warren B. Schatz ’05Ms. Elizabeth Scruton ’13Mr. Peter B. Sommerfield ’90Mr. William C. Squire ’90Mr. Dylan S. Stroup ’06Mr. King Hing Tam ’05Mrs. Cecile Tebo ’78Ms. Mirabelle F. Thevenin ’08Mrs. Ann W. Thomson ’83Mr. Jeffrey Totten ’84Mr. Maarten R. van Hengel ’71Mr. Alfredo I. Vollmer ’80Mr. Matthew T. Walters ’97Mr. John D. Watson ’62Mr. Michael E. Wiley ’95Mr. Justin R. Williams ’03Mrs. Jennifer A. Williamson ’86Mr. Zhijie Xu ’11Mr. Sidney H. Yarbrough IV ’84Mr. Casimir A. Yost ’64

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Ms. Ahreun Cho ’17Mr. and Mrs. William E. Connor II P’12

Ms. Emma Devanny ’16Mr. and Mrs. Mark Esposito P’11Ms. Margaret Everett ’16Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMr. Peter Grossman and Mr. Lawrence Timmins

Mr. Jian Huang and Ms. Bin Ai P’16Mr. In Joon Hwang and Ms. Min Joong Lee P’15

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Jones III P’15Mr. Hongchan Kim and Ms. Soowan Han P’16

Mr. Min Geun Kim and Ms. Eun Ok Han P’11, ’15

Mr. Wei Ma and Ms. Rongjun Li P’15Mrs. Ellen McAllister P’14Ms. Wendy McAllisterMr. Frank Moore and Dr. Nichola Bott P’14Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey P. Robillard P’13, 14Mr. and Mrs. James SamartiniThe GB Knecht FoundationUBS Employee Giving ProgramsMr. and Mrs. Gordon WoodwardMs. Jingjing Xu ’16Mr. Hansung Yoo ’15Mr. Janghyun Yoo and Ms. Jimin Kim P’15Ms. Tong Yu ’16Mr. Yong Yu and Mrs. Jianping Du P’17

HONOR/MEMORY GIFTS

In honor of John Marks’ GraduationMs. Jill Darrow P’15

In honor of Ronald Pincourt ’82Mr. and Mrs. William R. Pouch ’82

In memory of H.Wardwell Howell P’65Mr. David C. Howell ’65

In memory of Robert and Cornelia Bodkin Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Brown

GIFTS IN KINDMr. Fred Elliott and Ms. Marie Davias GP’17Mr. and Mrs. Stephen MalinowskiMr. Thomas Sebring and Mr. Steve VaughnMr. Tedman Zuse and Ms. Ann Street P’16Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blue P’16Ms. Sayzie CarrMr. David M. NeeMr. and Mrs. Dale A. Baker ’69

Mark Your Calendarsfor Reunion 2016!

Special Celebration for the Classes of 1961, 1966*, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991*, 1996,

2001, 2006, 2011

All are welcome• Cornwall luncheon and tour• Luncheon and activities on the Skiff Mountain Campus• Workshops led by veteran Marvelwood faculty• Ringing of the Piper Victory Bell and 2nd Annual Parade of Classes• Reunion Dinner and late night at Lucy’s Pond• Complimentary dormitory accommodations• Special events to honor our 60th ANNIVERSARY and the

*25th (1991) and *50th (1966) reunion classes

For more information, contact the Advancement Office860-927-0047 ext. [email protected] www.marvelwood.org/reunion

ComingHome

JUNE 4 — 5

Paul J. Tines,Assistant Head of School forAdvancementDean of the Arts

Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19Director of Alumni RelationsAnnual Fund Director

Caitlin Lynch P’13Director of Marketing andCommunicationsEvents Coordinator

Karin Nappi P’13, ’16Advancement Associate

David Mogle ’09Advancement and Communications Fellow

Marvelwood Advancement Office


1980s Alfredo Vollmer ’80Alfredo resides in Venezuela with his wife Valentina andtheir son, Alfredo Jose ’16, who attended theMarvelwood Summer Program this year and is currentlyenrolled as a senior. Due to his work as Vice President ofC.A. Agricola Yaritagua, Alfredo travels extensivelythroughout the United States. In 2015, he returned for his35th reunion and, as the senior alumni in attendance,proudly carried the Marvelwood flag in the first annualParade of Classes. He also enjoyed visiting Cornwall andattending Glenn Sanchez’s Harry Potter and Philosophyclass during Reunion weekend.

Susan Doughty Swanson ’81Susan is a deputy tax collector in Yarmouth, Maine. Shelives in Bath with her husband Jon and daughtersElizabeth and Lynn. In her spare time she enjoys knitting,yoga, and volunteering at the local animal shelter. Shereturned for Reunion 2015, during which she recountedthat one of her top Marvelwood memories was gettinglost on Coltsfoot Mountain with a small group of fellowstudents. Faculty member Joe Neary initiated a searchparty, but the group somehow managed to find theirway back to campus. In an email following Reunion,Susan wrote, “This is the first time since I graduated that Iofficially attended a reunion at Marvelwood. I am veryglad that I came, and it was great to meet everyone.There have been times in the past when I felt thatMarvelwood had lost Mr. Bodkin’s vision, but aftercoming back I can see that the vision is still there but hasbeen tweaked to fit the times. I want to thank everyonefor letting me be a part of Marvelwood again.”

Jenny Aschaffenburg Williamson ’86Jenny lives in New Orleans with her husband Tim andtheir eight-year-old daughter Katie Blair. She is the MajorGifts Officer at Isidore Newman School and worked forseveral years with our own Assistant Head of School forAdvancement Paul J. Tines. Jenny visited the campus inthe summer of 2014, and had a wonderful time atReunion 2015 (see story on page 41). Jenny told Directorof Alumni Relations Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19 that thegathering at the Piper Victory Bell and the bagpiper-ledParade of Classes made a tremendous impression onher. As the sun set over Reunion 2015 on Saturday night,Jenny and Glenn chatted about the world ofadvancement by the fire at Lucy’s Pond. One of Jenny’sfavorite memories of Marvelwood was jumping intoCalhoun Pond before graduation, but she resisted theurge to do so during Reunion!

Tavia La Follette ’88Tavia is currently the Artist-in-Residence at CREATE laband was the first Artist-in-Residence at the Center for Artsin Society at Carnegie Mellon University. She has a BFA intheatre arts from Antioch College, an MFA from theUniversity of Pittsburgh in performance pedagogy, and aPhD from Antioch University in leadership and changethrough culture and the arts. She is founder and directorof ArtUp, where artists and companies explore the inter-relationships of theatre, visual arts, movement, media,and sound. Tavia’s work has toured around the countryand the world and has been the subject of articles inpublications such as the Economist, the New York Times,and Rolling Stone. In the fall of 2014 she joined TheTheatre School at De Paul University as visiting professorof Multicultural Performance; in August she joinedTowson University in Baltimore to teach and mentorgraduate students in its MFA program.

1990sMollie Michie-Lepp ’92While Mollie keeps in touch with many Marvelwoodalumni via Facebook, the last actual encounter was in2013 when she brought her children (Jack, 12, andPenelope, 8) to visit the Kent campus as part of ReunionWeekend. Mollie has strong ties to Connecticut; havinggrown up in West Hartford, she now works for LincolnFinancial Group based in Hartford as an interviewer intheir Teleapp department. She and her family, however,live in Reno, Nevada, where she tele-commutes. Mollie’shusband Anthony Shank works as a high school mathteacher and just received his Master’s degree in specialeducation. The family will be relocating to the Portland,Oregon area. In the meantime, Mollie is busy driving kidsto swim team and water polo, coaching soccer,organizing Girl Scout events, taking the kids to concerts,binge watching Netflix and/or Hulu, as well as developingscreenplays with her husband.

Susan Doughty Swanson ’81, Laura Tyson Li ’81 andAlfredo Vollmer ’80 at Reunion 2015

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Jenny Aschaffenburg Williamson ‘86, after receiving herClass Agent hat at Reunion 2015.

Mollie Michie-Lepp ’92 with her husband Anthony, andtheir children, Penelope and Jack.


Amy Goldstein Staub ’92After Marvelwood and college, Amy moved to New YorkCity for a career in print, radio, and web advertising sales.In 2002, she moved to London to attend the London Schoolof Economics where she earned her MS in industrialrelations and human resources management. Since then,Amy has worked as a communication skills coach/consultant for ExecComm in New York. Amy and herhusband Brian will celebrate their twelfth weddinganniversary in the fall. They have two boys, Charlie, age 9,and Oliver, age 6. In Amy’s ’spare’ time she enjoys running,Broadway shows, travelling to new and sunny places,connecting with new and old friends, and taking advantageof the fabulous restaurants and culture of New York.

Siobhain Clancey Craemer ’93Siobhain lives in Harwinton, CT with her husbandTommy and daughters Kylee, age 11, and Tori, age 7. Lastfall, Director of Alumni Relations Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19attended a surprise birthday party for Siobhain,organized by her husband and friends. One highlight ofthe evening was a massive birthday cake inspired by herfavorite television shows The Walking Dead, Chicago Fire,and Downton Abbey. Siobhain is an office manager andadvocate for domestic violence and sexual assault

awareness at the at the Susan B. Anthony Project inTorrington. Siobhain enjoys hosting large block partieswith her friends most Saturdays.

Ben Foxx ’93Ben has lived in Brooklyn for the past decade and hasbeen a part of the music business in and around NewYork City for many years. Having started at the BerkleeCollege of Music, Ben completed training for audioproduction at The Institute of Audio Research. He alsoreceived a BA in English and Philosophy from SUNYOneonta. Ben has had eleven poems published, andrecently started his own record label and productioncompany. In 2013, he attended Reunion with many of hisclassmates to celebrate their 20th. Last fall, Ben met upwith Director of Alumni Relations Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19for coffee in New York City.

Esther Batista ’95Esther and herhusband AlvaroMarañon welcomedtheir first child, Alvaro,on February 20, 2015.The family lives inMadrid, Spain.

Pete Becker ’95After many years inNew York City workingwith Tuff City Records,Pete was looking for achange and decided tohead west. He is nowan audio engineer atthe Englert Theatre in Iowa City, Iowa. Still occasionallyworking for Tuff City, he is currently remixing andremastering early Parliament/Funkadelic material. In hisspare time he enjoys photography.

At Reunion 2015, Pete led the effort to find a timecapsule buried on Coltsfoot Mountain by the Class of1995, which was one of the last acts by Marvelwoodstudents in Cornwall before the move to Kent. Althoughthe intrepid group did not find it, they hope to continuethe search next year.

Priscilla Lindberg ’96Priscilla was named a National Endowment for theHumanities Summer Scholar and spent last summer inan intensive program at the University of Montanastudying the literature of indigenous peoples. The NEH isa federal agencycreated in 1965, whichgives grants to learninginstitutions such asmuseums, libraries,and schools. SummerScholars are awardedstipends to cover travelcosts, books, and livingexpenses for theteacher during theprogram.

Priscilla’s interestin the history of theconflicts betweenNative Americans andthe United Statesgovernment has beenwith her since she began her teaching career atMarvelwood: “One of my main goals is to learn how toteach the history of indigenous peoples in America betterand how to accurately represent their voices. I want tounderstand what it means to live life on a reservationtoday and what it means to be an indigenous person.”Priscilla has been teaching humanities at The NorthwestSchool in Seattle since 2011, and was a member of theMarvelwood faculty in the 2000s.

Pete Becker ’95 in Cornwall for Reunion 2015

Alvaro, son of Esther Batista ’95

Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19 with Ben Foxx ’93

Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19 with Siobhain ClanceyCraemer ’93

Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19 with Amy Goldstein Staub ’92

Priscilla Lindberg ’96


Vanessa Plant ’96Vanessa and Michael Ross welcomed their first child, LilyMae Plant Ross, on September 26, 2014, weighing in at 7 lbs., 14 oz., and 21 inches long. The family lives in Boston.

Andrew Gombert ’97Andrew lives in New York City with this wife, Alanna, andtheir two daughters, Lilly, age 3, and Vivienne, born inMay, 2015. As a freelance photojournalist, Andrew hastaken pictures at major events around the world,including many Super Bowls, the US Open, World Series,Olympics, and political rallies. The family attendedReunion 2015 shortly after Vivienne’s arrival!

Paul Silvestri ’97Congratulations to PaulSilvestri ’97 and wife,Kayrene, whowelcomed their firstchild, Luke Joseph, onDecember 3, 2014 Thefamily makes theirhome in Bozeman,Montana.

Jack Starr ’97After studying English at Hobart and William SmithColleges, Jack decided to pursue a career in acting, andwas a professional actor for ten years, doingcommercials, independent movies, as well as over fiftystage plays. He then went back to school and earnedboth a BA and MS in criminal justice. Jack is now aprivate investigator, specializing in animal and childabuse, for a large insurance company in Los Angeles.Jack says that Marvelwood was the best educationalexperience of his life, and prepared him for thechallenges involved with his many passions. He remainsvery grateful to all the teachers at Marvelwood whoinspired him.

Emily Isler ’99Emily graduated from Keene State University in NewHampshire with a degree in sociology. She currently livesin New York City and is a North American talent advisorat Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, she worked for BNPParibas. In the fall of 2014, Emily met up with Director ofAlumni Relations Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19 and threefellow alums for lunch at The Yale Club of New York City.Emily enjoys running with the Empire Triathlon Club.

2000sRosemary Stasko ’01Rosemary Stasko liveson Cape Cod with hertwo children, Anthony,age 10 and Claire, age7, and is studying to bea pharmaceuticaltechnician. Rosemaryreports that she lovesliving on the Cape,especially for thesunsets!

Jon Davis ’02Jon graduated from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania in2006 and worked for many years building and flippinghouses. Having recently completed a three-monthConnecticut Fire Academy training, Jon is a now a full-time firefighter with the Easton Fire Company.

Angela Eastwick ’02Angela and Jermelee Limoth welcomed their first child,Jesse Thomas Eastwick-Limoth, on New Year’s Eve 2014,

Angela Eastwick ’02 with Jermelee Limoth and theirson, Jesse.

Andrew Gombert ’97 with daughter, Lily, in Cornwall forReunion 2015

Anthony StaskoLuke Joseph Silvestri

Claire StaskoPaul Silvestri ’97 and his wife Kayrene

Jon Davis ’02 at his graduation from Fire Academytraining

Vanessa Plant ’96 with daughter Lily Mae


weighing 7 lbs., 4 oz. Angela, who was featured in the2014 Blue & White, continues to own and operate JuJuTours in Negril, Jamaica, which encourages visitors to “stepout of their resorts and out of their comfort zones.” Fivepercent of the company’s proceeds go to support Angela’snon-profit organization, The Good JuJu Charity Projects.

Pete Farrell ’04Pete lives in Boston where he works as a client directorfor Lux Research, a research and advisory firm focusingon emerging technologies in the physical, material, andlife sciences. Living in the North End of Boston, Peteenjoys the neighborhood’s phenomenal Italian food.Pete received a BA in history from UMass Amherst in2009, and an MBA from Indiana Institute of Technologyin 2011. At Indiana Tech, he worked as a lacrosse coachand was an assistant in the Athletic Department. Aftergraduation, he worked in Chicago at Zacks InvestmentManagement as part of its sales team until 2013.

Pete married Kathryn Brady on June 6th at LabelleWinery in Amherst, NH. While Pete reports that thewedding was a beautiful event, he is fairly certain that hislarge contingent of groomsmen are forever banned fromBedford, NH. No further details were forthcoming. Peteplays adult-league lacrosse and basketball, and enjoysskiing at Stowe in Vermont. He participates annually inthe Falmouth Road Race and the Nantucket HalfMarathon. This summer, he hopes to reel in a monstertuna on the high seas.

Carlos Santos ’05After working for many years as a manager at Staples inTorrington, CT, Carlos followed his dreams and openedCard Empire, a card and game shop specializing inMagic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Panini America DBZ,Warhammer 40k, Vanguard, and Buddy Fight. Carlosreports that he loves the flexibility of making his ownhours and doing something he truly loves. Director ofAlumni Relations Glenn Sanchez P’18, ’19 and facultymember Mike Cuff have run into Carlos at ConnectiCon.Carlos had a great time at his 10th reunion in June, andwas delighted to share the news that he and his wifeRachel were expecting their first baby.

Geoffrey Luecker ’06Geoffrey graduated from the University of Redlands in2010, and since then has worked in Los Angeles as anEMT, a 911 responder, and an emergency roomtechnician. He is now attending Touro University Collegeof Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo, California. Jeff and hiswife Stephanie, who were married in January 2015, livein Napa.

Nick Sceusa ’07Nick is an animation and VFX instructor, teaching classesin 3D animation, 2D flash, and motion graphics visualeffects. He is currently developing a course for creating asimple 3D game using Blender and Unity. In his personaltime, he recently finished putting together a 3D Mariomodel and rig, and is developing a YouTube channel toteach concepts and techniques of computer graphics,which he hopes to launch in the near future.

Sam Bainbridge ’09Sam graduated from Johnson & Wales University in 2014with a BA in Sports Management. After working as agroup sales intern for the Providence Bruins Ice Hockeyteam, he is now a sales assistant for Challenge Sail Clothin South Windsor, CT. He recently traveled extensivelyaround Europe and returned to campus to tell us abouthis many adventures.

Marissa Kleinberg ’09Marissa and her husband, Eliot Goldschmidt, weremarried at The Village Club at Lake Success in GreatNeck, NY. Classmate and best friend Caroline Gallagherwas one of seven bridesmaids. Marissa reports that it wasa wonderful day, filled with love, smiles, music, anddancing. Marissa and Caroline thank Marvelwood forbeing the starting point of their everlasting friendship. Marissa and Eliot live in New York City.

Ashley Melendez ’10Ashley studied clinical psychology at New EnglandCollege and is a teacher’s aide as well as a clinicalcaseworker at NFI North Midway Shelter in Bradford, NH.She recently vacationed in British Columbia in westernCanada, and returned to campus for Reunion 2015where she recounted some of her favorite Marvelwoodexperiences. These memories included the junior classtrip to Six Flags and the endless antics of the Sage kitchencrew. Ashley enjoys softball, reading, and playing videogames.

Carlos Santos ’05 (right) with Sean Graesser ’08 atReunion 2015

Geoffrey Luecker ‘06 and his wife, Stephanie, on theirwedding day.

Caroline Gallagher ’09 and Marissa Kleinberg ’09

Ashley Melendez ’10 and Thomas Fisher ’10 enjoyings’mores by Lucy’s Pond at Reunion 2015


Josiah Bates ’11Josiah graduated from Pennsylvania State University lastMay, majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring insociology. This fall he is headed to Columbia Universityto pursue a master’s degree in journalism withconcentrations in human rights, social justice, and crime.He continues to play basketball, which he started playingcompetitively while at Marvelwood. Josiah says that hewill always remember and be grateful for the friendshipshe developed and the mentors he had in his four yearsat Marvelwood.

2010sSoso Borrey ’10Soso graduated from New England College in 2015 andcurrently lives in New South Wales, Australia. Sosoreturned to campus in June for his fifth reunion andspoke fondly of his time playing soccer at Marvelwood.He says that being a team captain gave him theconfidence to succeed in college and beyond. Soso playsrugby and soccer in various men’s leagues, and travelsextensively around the world.

Elizabeth Hackney ’11Lizzy graduated from Stonehill College in 2014, andrecently returned from being an exchange student inHeidelberg, Germany where she studied German. In July,Lizzy began working as a group leader at a wildernessboarding school in Virginia, living in a tent five days aweek. At Reunion 2015, Lizzy described participating in“Skip Tucker” Earth Day and a field trip to Provincetownwith Science Department Chair Laurie Doss asparticularly memorable and fun experiences. In her freetime, Lizzy enjoys playing guitar and drawing.

Emily Zhang ’13Emily is currently enrolled at the Law School ofHumboldt University in Berlin, Germany. In 2015, shewas one only ten students accepted into the highlycompetitive “European Law School” program. Uponcompletion of the program in five years, she will havethree law degrees, one each from the German statesystem, Paris University, and King’s College in London.Emily misses Marvelwood a great deal and hopes toreturn for a reunion when her schedule permits.

Kyle Rowe Zarba ’13As a business major at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY,Kyle says he is much more serious about his studies thanhe was his freshman year. Now a junior, classes aregetting harder and he is committed to doing his best.Advancement Associate Mrs. Nappi P’13, ’16 visited Kyleand Patrick Mwangi ’14 last fall when she was in theOneonta area. Blythe Everett's Honors English class“totally prepared me for college English” even though hesays that he “cried the whole year taking it.” A memberof the 2013 championship baseball team, Kyle looksforward to visiting campus during baseball season andcatching up with his favorite teachers.

Sabrina Walton ’14Sabrina visited Marvelwood in the spring and reportedthat she had a wonderful first year at St. LawrenceUniversity in Canton, New York. As an archaeology major,she will be participating in a professional dig in Mexico,and is a member of the School’s women’s rowing team.She enjoys attending ice hockey games, and visitsCanada on a regular basis, which has helped her Frenchimprove a great deal!

Soso Borrey ’10 (left) with Adam Ehrman-Shapiro ’11at Reunion 2015

Lizzie Hackney ’11 happily reunited with Isla, daughter offaculty members Misty Jordan and Dennis White, atReunion 2015.

Sabrina Walton ’14 at an early morning rowing practice on the St. Lawrence River.

Advancement Associate Karin Nappi P’13, ’16 with KyleRowe Zarba ’13 (right) and Patrick Mwangi ’14.

Josiah Bates ’11 at his graduation from Penn State


Former FacultyMike Fitzgerald (Faculty 1992-1996)Mike Fitzgerald teaches middle school history at MICDSin St. Louis, MO, coaches track and continues to run verylong distances himself. His young sons Owen and Patrickare avid St. Louis Cardinals fans and spend timeattending as many games as possible, even following theteam to New York for the past two summers. In 2015,Mike returned to campus with his sons and visited withformer Marvelwood colleagues and friends.

Lilly Rand (Faculty 2008-2013)Lilly is a K-8 art teacher at Sharon Center School, inSharon, CT. She says that Marvelwood will always hold aspecial place in her heart as her first teaching job, and asthe school that solidified her love of teaching art. Lastsummer, Lilly married Isaac Barnett at her parents’ homein Salisbury, CT. Faculty member and long-time friendSunny Zweig was a bridesmaid.

Dick and Sue Walden (Faculty 1983-1990)Dick and Sue Walden live and work at St. JohnsburyAcademy in St. Johnsbury, VT. Dick teaches social studiesand Sue is a graphic designer. They remain active, enjoying skiing, hiking, golf, and tennis in the GreenMountains. Dick and Sue returned for Reunion 2015, andreminisced about running Miller Dorm and coachingGirls’ Soccer and Softball. Their former students greatlyappreciated the opportunity to visit with them!

Sue and Dick Walden (2nd and 3rd from left) with 1980s Cornwall alums at Reunion 2015.Mike Fitzgerald’s sons, Owen and Paddy

Marvelwood Class AgentsMarvelwood Class Agents are liaisons between theirformer classmates and the School. Agents keep alumniinformed about School events and encourage theiractive participation in the Marvelwood community byattending athletic contests or artistic performances,participating in reunion weekend in June, attendingregional gatherings, and supporting the Annual Fund.

The Marvelwood School experience does not end atgraduation! The Advancement Office seeks to supportour class agents in their efforts to keep alumni informedabout today’s Marvelwood and how they can activelyparticipate in the life of the School. Should you beinterested in becoming a class agent, please contact theAdvancement Office: [email protected] you!

Bold denotes special reunion year

1970 Richard Lavieri1971 David Woods, Richard Whitney1973 Bruce Byers1977 Kathy Place Clark, Gary Lanza1978 Cecile Tebow1980 Sara-Jane Tyler1981 Sue Swanson1982 David Ransom1983 Ann Wurzer Thomson1984 Skip Brown, Sid Yarborough1985 Kathrine Butler, Laura McClendon1986 Jenny Aschaffenburg Williamson1988 John Russell1989 Adam Skiff, Alex Brady Pechkis1990 Peter Sommerfield1991 David Dennehy1992 Robb Demarest, Mollie Michie-Lepp1993 Siobhain Clancey Craemer, Ben Foxx1994 Karim Badwan1995 Rachel Steier-White, Mary Pettit Mozingo,

Kelly Amaral Hunt

1996 Sarah Stackhouse Wayland1997 Matt Walters1998 Blair Patterson1999 Lori Pelech2000 Will Strozier2002 Angela Eastwick2003 Xan Chaves2004 Zach Maizel, Toni Bullock2005 Iain Forbes, Carlos Santos2006 Dylan Stroup, Julian Golfarini2007 Tessa Voegeli2008 Jade Brown2009 David Mogle, Chad Rivard2010 Karen Obadia, Thalia Longchamp2011 Josiah Bates, Lizzy Hackney, Sam Waldschmidt2012 Will Connor2013 Lizzy Pase, Taylor Nappi, Kyle Rowe-Zarba2014 Sam Everett, Nicole Kennedy2015 Kendale Sheffield, Sheriff Drammeh

In MemoriamLouis Lumaghi Frierson Jr. ‘84Louis Frierson Jr. ’84 died March 5, 2015. After graduatingfrom Marvelwood, Lou attended Hampden SydneyUniversity and Tulane University, and later studied at theColumbia College Film and Video School in Chicago. Louspent time in New Orleans, Chicago and Atlanta, workingin video and documentary production, as well asbroadcasting. At Reunion in June, former HeadmasterPeter Tacy and his wife Barbara, as well as alumni fromthe 1980s, paid tribute to Lou, remembering him for hisgreat compassion and sense of humor. Lou is survivedby his parents, Ruthie and Lou, and his bother, George.

Russell Taylor “Rusty” CheneyRusty, eldest son of long-time faculty member HughCheney and his wife Lynn, died April 10, 2015 in a smallplane crash near Challis, Idaho. Rusty, a graduate ofSalisbury School and Dartmouth College, was anaccomplished kayaker and outdoor enthusiast. He livedin Driggs, Idaho and held many diverse jobs includinghorse wrangler, cabinetmaker, hotshot firefighter andmost recently, solar energy design engineer. In July, apoignant and joyful celebration of Rusty’s life was held atthe Mohawk Mountain ski lodge. John Russell ’88, PeterSommerfield ’90, Anita Brean and Laurie Doss wereamong the Marvelwood faculty, staff and alumni whowere in attendance. Rusty is survived by his wife Anna,and their children Frank and Jesse.

“The legacy of Robert Bodkin is one that is admired by our entire community.”(see related article on page 46)

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Date EventThursday 9/24 Alumni Cocktail Party, Washington, D.C.

Friday 9/25 Music on the Mountain

Thursday 10/8 Alumni Cocktail Party, Newton, MA


Friday 10/16–Saturday 10/17 Fall Family Weekend

Thursday 11/5–Saturday 11/7 The Marvelwood Players Present: Into the Woods

Friday 11/6 Parents Association Reception

Wednesday 11/11 Admission Preview Day

Friday 12/4 Town Holiday Party

Friday 12/11 Music on the Mountain Holiday Edition

Friday 1/29 Winter Concert


Thursday 1/21–Sunday 1/24 Yale Model United Nations

Wednesday, 1/27-Tuesday, 2/9 Panama Trip

Thursday 2/11 Alumni Cocktail Party, New York City

Friday 2/12 Music on the Mountain Valentines Edition

Saturday 2/13 Valentines Luncheon

Saturday 2/13–Saturday 2/20 Winter Warm-Up Week

Date EventTo be announced Alumni Cocktail Party, North/South Carolina

To be announced Alumni Cocktail Party, Georgia

Friday 2/19 Parents Association Career Day

Friday 2/19–Saturday 2/20 The Marvelwood Players Drama Production

Friday 2/19 Parents Association Reception


Saturday 4/9 Admission Preview Day

Friday 4/29 2nd Annual Golf Outing

Saturday 4/30 Marvelwood Auction

Saturday 4/30–Sunday 5/1 Spring Family Weekend


Friday 5/13 Spring Concert

Thursday 5/19 Connecticut Envirothon Competition

Sunday 5/22–Thursday 5/26 Senior Service Trip

Friday 5/27 Prize Day, Class Night

Saturday 5/28 58th Annual Commencement Exercises

Saturday 6/4–Sunday 6/5 Reunion Weekend