Reflections v4 - Manlius Pebble Hill School

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sPRing 2013
The Official alumni magazine Of manlius Pebble hill schOOl
Yesterday,
Today, and
Tomorrow
Clambake Weekend 20138
Friday, May 31 – Saturday, June 1, 2013
CL AMBAKE CHAIR: CL AIRE M YER S - USIAT YNSK I ’72
ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS SERVING ON THE CLAMBAKE COMMITTEE:
Jim Amodio ’65, David Temes ’97, Trent Amond ’74, Bill Darrin ’63HQ, Tom Denton ’65, John Ellis ’67HQ,
Mark Hayes ’02, Sondra Roberts ’91, Paul Silverstein ’67B, Alison Theis ’04 and Steve Von Deak ’02
F RI DAY , MAY 3 1 EVE NTS 8
 14th Annual Alumni Golf Outing – 18 holes.
 Reunion Lunch - All Alumni Welcome!
Celebrating our reunion classes – years
ending in 3 or 8.
 4th & 5th Grade Pen Pal reception with
NEW
SATURDAY , JUN E 1 EVE NTS 8
 The Verbeck Memorial Service at
The Manlius Campus.
 Guided walking tours of The Manlius School
Campus, followed by light refreshments served
in Thomson Hall.
Manlius and Pebble Hill 50th Reunion
celebrants (Class of 1963) Featuring
student-led tours of MPH.
eMPHasis Technology highlighting alumni in the
 Student led tours of MPH for all alumni.
(By request we are offering two prices for
Clambake, one with and one without clams.)
 ”Alumni Have Class.” Interact with our current
technology field.
THE CLAMBAKE – 4 p.m.
faculty during these engaging mini-sessions.
 The Manlius School Barbecue and Pebble Hill
Barbecue.
NEW
 Manlius Pebble Hill School Alumni Party hosted
by Pat Danial ’98 at Terakeet, Armory Square
 70’s Party (Classes of 1970 – 1976) hosted by
Gioia Gensini ’74.
Manlius Pebble Hill
CLAMB KE
Alumni Weekend 2013
Scan this QR Code into your smart device to go directly
to the Clambake Registration or type
http://www.mph.net/alumni/clambake into your internet browser.
For more information or to register by phone, call Maureen
Anderson, director of alumni relations, at 315/446-2452, ext. 136.
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Head of School
D. Scott Wiggins
Lead Editor
Kelly Rose, Associate Director of Development
Editors
Maureen Anderson, Director of Alumni Relations
Susan Gullo, Director of Communications
Tina Morgan, Director of Advancement
Board of Trustees
Peter D. Carmen, President
Jayne R. Charlamb ’87, Vice President
Jennifer L. Hicks, Treasurer
Daniel S. Jonas, Assistant Treasurer
Janis Hampton, Secretary
Jamie Sutphen, Immediate Past President
D. Scott Wiggins, Head of School
Sharon Adderley-Jones
Regina Church
Patrick Danial ’98
Deborah A. Freund
Regina Jones
Mary Lerner
Peter G. Manolakos
Richard T. Mason
Suzette M. Meléndez
John Mezzalingua ’85
Sinan Mimaroglu
Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72
Karen J. Spina
Jon. S. Verbeck
Nat C. Reidel ’65,
Alumni Association Representative
Dawn Paciorek, Parents’ Association Representative
The Alumni Association Board
Nat Reidel ’65, President
Executive Board Members:
Jim Amodio ’65
David Temes ’97
Hilary Yeager ’95
Members at large:
Trent Amond ’74
Jon Budelmann ’85
Bill Darrin ’63HQ
Tom Denton ’65
John Ellis ’67HQ
Matt Ferro ’96
Stew Gaumer ’64HQ
T.J. Gunerman ’05
Mark Hayes ’02
Peter Livshin ’64
Chandler Ralph ’70
Sondra Roberts ’91
Paul Silverstein ’67B
Eric Spevak ’77
Alison Theis ’04
Steve Von Deak ’02
Cover photo art by Joelle Rotella ’12
www.jrotellaphotography.com
Reflections is published for the alumni and friends of Manlius Pebble Hill
School, 5300 Jamesville Road, DeWitt, NY 13214, Phone: 315/446-2452,
Email: [email protected], Web: www.mph.net.
Our Mission
Our Motto
Manlius Pebble Hill School is an
independent, nonsectarian,
coeducational, college preparatory
school dedicated to the pursuit of
academic excellence in a diverse
setting. Our Pre-kindergarten through
Grade 12 curriculum challenges
students to become inquisitive and
independent learners. We provide
opportunities for intellectual and
creative exploration within a caring
and trusting environment. Manlius
Pebble Hill fosters self-confidence,
respect, integrity, and strength of
character in our students to help
them become responsible citizens in
the local and global community.
Manners Makyth Man
When The Manlius School and
Pebble Hill merged in 1970, faculty
and students brought many traditions
with them. One of these was The
Manlius School motto, “Manners
Makyth Man,” which remains MPH’s
official motto.
Our Mascot
The MPH Trojan
Table of Contents
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MPH: On the Move
5
2013 Commencement Speaker
Brian Thomas ’95
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Bend it Like Bentley
10
2012 Distinguished Alumni Award
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Why I Give!
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Why I Gave... For the First Time!
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A Day in the Life...
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Out of the Archives
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Everything Old is New Again!
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Alumni Events
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Senior Snack...
A New MPH Tradition
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Then and Now
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Campus Life: Then and Now
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Alumni Snapshots
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Alumni Notes
Our Alma Mater
Long Live Manlius Pebble Hill,
Loud we raise the chorus;
And our motto we’ll fulfill,
While we’ve life before us.
We will win high praise for you,
To your honor we’ll be true,
As we sing, “Manners makyth man,”
As we sing, “Manners makyth man.”
Here we stand in loyalty,
Dedication, victory;
We will never lose our pride,
Though the years may pass us by.
We will set examples now,
For respect we’ll always bow;
As we go on through the years
Friendships hold whether far or near.
Lyrics by
Joyce Robertson and
Julie Heer Chamberlain, MPH ‘72
MPH REFLECTIONS 2013
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DEAR
ALUMNI,
This past July, I was
given the honor of
beginning my term as
president of Manlius
Pebble Hill’s Board of
Trustees. The opportunity to serve a
school with such a proud tradition is
a privilege, and I continue to enjoy
every moment of it.
The Board of Trustees viewed the
arrival of Scott Wiggins, our terrific new
head of school, as an appropriate occasion
for MPH to undertake our School’s most
comprehensive strategic planning process
in years. Strategic planning is the
trustees’ most significant undertaking
this year, and we are well under way.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Loved the last issue of Reflections. It was
the best yet…keep the old and the new
stories coming. Had Fuller ’66A
I was so pleased to receive the latest issue
of Reflections. It brought back so many
good memories and it is so good to see
the School is still carrying on its mission.
Dick Kallet ’46B
Great job on the Alumni Mag!!! Eric
Spevak ’77
I was quite surprised to see my picture in
the latest Reflections issue, being the
second snare drummer (the shortest one)
from the right in the percussion section
picture in the “David S. Bahner Memorial
Award” article on page 27. The calf skin
heads were difficult to keep tuned due to
changing weather conditions. If it was
damp the heads got loose. If it got hot the
heads would tighten and could break.
Hence, the term “tight as a drum” came
from the French & Indian War period,
1750s. I am a French & Indian War
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All independent schools – indeed, all well
run organizations – are wise to regularly
step back and reassess what they do and
why they do it and whether their
endeavors are mission-directed and
effective. Smart organizations periodically
examine the landscape: they assess their
competition and the changes in their
fields to determine what they need to do
and want to do to move most successfully
into the future.
I have been impressed by how fully the
MPH community has embraced and
engaged in the strategic planning. We’ve
had listening sessions, comment periods
and connections to every constituency,
including our incredibly loyal alumni.
The results so far have shaped some
immediate decisions which have helped
to improve our financial stability and
distill our institutional identity. The
planning process, however, is just that –
a process – and it will continue beyond
this academic year and conclude with a
clear vision of why MPH exists, what we
do best, and how we want to do it. The
result will be a stronger School on sound
financial footing that is a respected
community resource and a leader in
educational innovation.
Participating in the strategic planning
and, more broadly, in my leadership role,
has afforded me a side benefit: meeting
so many interesting alumni who serve key
roles in their home communities and
make invaluable contributions to MPH.
It is my pleasure to participate with you
at such an exciting time in the life of your
alma mater. Please let me know if there’s
anything I can do to help enhance your
alumni experience.
reenactor and I have and use a custom
made, period correct, rope drum. It
would be interesting to once again see the
rope drums I once played. My rope drum
is not as ornate as the ones Gen. Barker
got from England. It represents the 18th
century period (1750s) when we were all
British and the equipment that the
Pennsylvania provincials received were
bare bones but serviceable. Another duty
of the 18th century drummer was that,
besides playing all the calls, there were
no voice commands in camp or on the
battlefield, so he was the keeper of the
cat-o-nine tails. The drummer did the
flogging of any soldier who needed
discipline. When the soldiers in the camp
saw the drummer with his “cat,” they
knew something was up. This is where
the saying, “the cat is out of the bag”
originated. Interesting, isn’t it? James
Bolich ’55HQ
I just received the copy of Reflections.
WOW!! You talk about MEMORIES. I am
sitting here with Daniel Bean ’68A and it
is like a VOYAGE TO THE PAST!! I
cannot thank you enough for this.
Kenneth Matthews ’68A
Great issue of Reflections. The article on
the Manlius School drums did a nice job
of capturing the spirit of the day they
were discovered. Sue Bahner
Great Spring 2012 Reflections, so pleased
to hear Whitey Anderson was being
inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame.
John Wilson ’63B
Warm regards,
Pete Carmen
President, MPH Board of Trustees
Current Parent
I received Reflections today. I like it very
much. Good job. Jean Stinchcombe,
former parent.
I was just reading the Spring Reflections,
the new Headmaster looks like a great
choice! Mackenzie Bell ’05
You do a great job as editor of Reflections.
I’ll have to raise my game! Vic Hanson
’51C
Love the alumni magazine. Ceme Curly
former trustee
It was good to read that Vic A Hanson
’23A is being inducted into the MPH
Athletic Hall of Fame. He may well be
the greatest scholar-athlete to attend
The Manlius School. Fay “Mac” McCarthy
– the Old Boys barber, confidant and best
friend noted Vic was first in his class
academically. Keep up the good work,
Reflections! You are a worthy successor to
the Old Boys’ Bulletin. David Zwirn
’60HQ
MPH:
On the Move
BY D. SCOT T WIGGINS, HE AD OF SCHOOL
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rom the vantage point of six months into my first year as head of
school, I see the future of MPH come into sharper focus. With
strategic planning in full swing as we seek to coalesce our institutional
identity going forward and chart a course to fiscal sustainability, MPH is
poised to engage new avenues of learning in the digital age, reassert our
preeminence as an outstanding independent school islanded in a vast sea of
public school choices, and expand and rejuvenate our campus facilities.
In 2010, after a rigorous and exacting
application/proving process, MPH was
selected as a Malone Family Foundation
School, garnering a $2 million endowment grant to be used for scholarship for
future enrollees and establishing an active
collaboration with other Malone
Foundation Schools. This is a group of
50 of the most highly regarded and
prestigious independent schools nationwide, one college, and the Stanford
University Online High School (OHS).
Within the past 18 months, a consortium
of Malone Schools has worked closely
with the Stanford University OHS to
develop the Malone Schools Online
Network, which will launch in the fall of
2013. The MSON will provide students
at participating Malone Schools the
opportunity to take courses for credit
online – in real-time seminars – from
teachers at member schools.
The advantages of the MSON are
powerful. First, the opportunity for
students to engage in active learning with
classmates in different schools across the
country creates a collaboration that will
become the order of the day in the future
as the digital age transforms the
landscape of government, commerce, and
human interaction. Second, one of the
limiting factors many independent
schools face today is inadequate funding
to provide an expansive range of
academic offerings that require unique
instructor expertise or that appeal to a
finite number of students. In sharing
teacher expertise and in populating
courses with a few students from a
number of Malone Schools, full enrollment can be achieved at a very
handsome cost savings. The opportunity
for students in Malone Schools to take
interesting and unique course electives
will greatly enhance their academic
experience. It will also prove a major
factor of distinction for MPH in Central
New York.
One of the great advantages of existing
as an independent pre-K - 12 school in
Central New York is that MPH is the only
show in town. There are, of course,
parochial schools that serve as
alternatives to public schools, but the
religiously steeped ethos and programmatic agenda of these schools are quite
different from what we offer and focus on
at MPH. Moreover, unlike MPH,
parochial schools abdicate the most
transformative aspect of their statuses
when they eschew “independent” to align
their curricula with the New York State
Regents curriculum and submit their
students to state accountability testing.
At our most recent admissions open
house on January 6, our new director of
admissions, Nicole Cicoria, unveiled a
program for attendees that captured the
“ah ha” realization that many potential
MPH families have no idea how an
independent school differs from a public
school. Certainly, if paying tuition were
the only perceived difference, then our
admissions funnel would be small
indeed. And so, our focus at that open
house began with explaining to attendees
how independent schools are truly
different from public schools.
One of those differences inheres in the
fact that you are now reading a letter in a
magazine that is designed for you as an
alumnus of The Manlius School or
Pebble Hill School or Manlius Pebble Hill
School. Being myself a product of public
school, I have never received a note or
letter or call from my high school seeking
to keep me connected to it, and I
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MPH:
On the Move
(Continued from page 4)
recognize that when I graduated, I left
the school forever.
In independent schools, students are
not cast away after they graduate. Rather,
they assume a different status in the
continuum. We care about our Manlius,
Pebble Hill and MPH graduates and we
want them to care about the MPH
students who follow after them. The
school that today’s new students
encounter when first entering MPH was
built and made possible, in part, by the
stewardship and support of alumni who
came before. It is a sacred responsibility
to take on the mantle of doing for others
what was done for you. When I sign
letters to alumni donors to MPH, one of
the things I frequently add is the
following: “Thank you for investing in
the MPH students of today!” This
recognizes a distinctive characteristic of
MPH – the continuing connection
between the School’s former and current
students.
There are, of course, many other
important advantages to being an
independent school. Freedom from
having to teach to an accountability test
is chief among them. As an independent
school, we have the autonomy to adopt
and pursue curricula that emphasize
problem solving and thinking skills
rather than rote memorization. We focus
on helping students learn how to learn
and to value that enterprise as a life
pursuit they will embrace forever. Our
no-cut policy in athletics allows every
student the joy and opportunity to
participate in team sports – an
opportunity that is limited in public
schools with large numbers.
As most of you know already, almost
all students who graduate from MPH
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move on to four-year colleges and
universities. As such, the focus here is
not on “whether” college, but, instead, on
“which” college. And another key
advantage of an MPH education is that
when our graduates arrive at college,
they are prepared to do the work, to
advocate for themselves with professors,
and to manage their time so that they can
perform well academically and
participate in the extracurricular life of
their schools with purpose and
dedication.
Perhaps the most powerful advantage
of an MPH education lies in the
transformative relationships that develop
between students and faculty. Faculty
members and administrators here at
MPH delight in knowing the students
they teach and work with on more than
an academic level. The character
development that is so pivotal to an MPH
education is imparted holistically, bit by
bit, on a continual basis by faculty and
administrators who avail themselves
selflessly of the multitude of teachable
moments that present themselves each
day. From these powerful relationships,
students derive inspiration to reach for
higher goals and are sustained in the
satisfying exercise of stretching
themselves. I personally spent 13 years
as a student in public school and in all
those years, I had one truly transformative teacher. I am proud to say that we
have transformative teachers aplenty here
at MPH and that they relish doing that
important work.
With respect to the rejuvenation and
expansion of campus facilities, I am
pleased to report that MPH will have a
shovel in the ground early this coming
summer (2013) to launch the construction of our new Bradley McNeil ’93
Learning Commons. Spurred to completion by a historical, anonymous, $3
million gift, the capital campaign that
began in 2007 has run a most successful
course, particularly in the past nine
months. In addition to the Learning
Commons, which will house a new
library, the plans also call for the old,
tired Breezeway connecting the Bradlee
Building to the gymnasium and Falcone
Dining Hall to be transformed into the
new Phoenix – a student center where
students can gather, relax, and get a
snack, much as the cadets at The Manlius
School did in the original Phoenix
Tavern.
Following the completion of the
Learning Commons and the Phoenix
Student Center, the campus master plan
has us replacing the Lehman temporary
classroom structure (circa 1973) with a
new, state-of-the-art classroom building,
for which fundraising has already begun.
It is possible that fundraising for the new
classroom building could advance at a
swift enough pace to include this phase
of construction in the work that will
begin this summer. Needless to say,
these transformative campus improvements are sorely needed and come at a
pivotal juncture when MPH is on the
move and retaking its position as a
beacon of educational excellence in
Central New York.
It is especially exciting to be a member
of the MPH community as we engage the
future with confidence and excitement.
As head of school, I feel privileged to be
leading an active community of learners
who will become the future alumni of
MPH. Our innovative academic plans,
our ability to provide the educational
programs that we want to provide, and
the shoring up of our campus facilities all
bode well for the future success of this
wonderful School.
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rian Thomas ’95 has built his career
in a field so highly specialized that it
wasn’t until he appeared in a National
Geographic television special last year
that most of us got our first glimpse into
the kind of work he does.
The Manlius Pebble Hill School
graduate is a Coast Guard marine salvage
engineer. It was his uncommon expertise
in dissecting and analyzing marine
casualties that led him more than a year
ago to play a key role in a National
Geographic investigation into undoubtedly the most famous marine
casualty in history – the 1912 sinking of
the Titanic.
Brian was one of eight experts – naval
architects, engineers, historians, and
artists among them – tapped by Oscarwinning director and National
Geographic Explorer-in-Residence James
Cameron as his “Titanic Dream Team.”
The team was assembled to determine
what really caused the supposedly
unsinkable Titanic to sink. The team’s
conclusions were revealed in a two-hour
National Geographic television special,
“Titanic: The Final Word with James
Cameron,” which aired April 8, 2012
(and can still be seen online).
Brian became involved in the Titanic
project through a colleague at the Naval
Academy, Commander Jeffrey Stettler,
who was another member of Cameron’s
team of experts. Stettler had been
working with Cameron for some time to
identify very precise sinking timelines
and do structural analyses.
Brian explains that Stettler asked him
to look at some of his research “because
he wasn’t able to get the speed and
accuracy in his flooding model that he
wanted.” Brian offered to address the
research using a computer tool with
which he was familiar – General
HydroStatics or GHS.
“As it turned out, my method worked
pretty well and it allowed us to make
small changes in the arrangement of the
ship and see the results in near real time.
Apparently, that capability was exactly
what Cameron was looking for and I
ended up in the middle of his documentary,” Brian says.
“It was obviously flattering to be invited to participate in National Geographic’s
project,” Brian notes. “However, my main
interest has always been centered around
developing better tools and models to
analyze marine casualties.”
He and Stettler have published their
work on the Titanic to demonstrate the
use of modern computer tools in
analyzing shipwrecks. It was presented at
the Marine Forensics Symposium last
April and was just recently published in
the industry journal, “Ships and Offshore
Structures.”
“I will be most honored,” Brian says,
“if the tools that we publish(ed) are used
to help save some future ship in peril, its
cargo, its passengers or the environment.”
Brian’s career began taking shape soon
after he graduated from MPH. He attended the Coast Guard Academy, graduating
in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in
naval architecture and marine engineering. He received his commission and
served in the engineering department on
the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, then was
assigned to the Coast Guard Engineering
Logistics Center in Baltimore.
Since 2005, after earning master’s
degrees in both naval architecture and
marine engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brian has
worked as senior salvage engineer for the
Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Center in
Washington, D.C.
“I’ve been doing a lot of marine casualty
response work, both during the casualty,
as well as after the fact, in a more forensic
manner,” he says. He is particularly proud
of his work on the Coast Guard’s investigation into the 2008 sinking of the Alaska
Ranger west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska and
the successful righting of the vessel Cougar
Ace, which capsized in July of 2006 in the
Aleutian Islands. Brian built the computer
model that was used in the imperiled
ship’s salvage.
He most recently has been involved in
the salvage of the Kulluk, a drill barge
that ran aground on New Year’s Eve off
Sitkalidak Island in the Gulf of Alaska.
There are only a handful of
experienced salvage engineers in the
country. Brian says, “It is a small community and we all know each other
pretty well. Salvage engineering and
marine casualty work in general is, for
me, the coolest branch of naval architecture. Rather than designing something
that may or may not be built someday,
salvage engineers always face open-ended
problems, where the vessel is far outside
the conditions the designer anticipated.
The work matters and it’s real time –
when the ship is sinking, you can’t wait
for a perfect answer; you have to do what
you can with what you have.”
As rewarding as he finds his current
work, Brian expects to soon leave the
Marine Safety Center in Washington to
move back to Central New York. He and
his wife Mimi have already purchased a
home in the area in anticipation of
returning as soon as the spring of 2014
with their young son and a second child,
due shortly. Yet, even before becoming a
Central New Yorker once again, Brian
will be connecting with current MPH
Seniors – he will be the speaker at the
commencement exercises for the Class of
2013 on June 9.
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Goodyear-Burlingame Reunion
MAY 1, 2012
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n Tuesday, May 1, Manlius Pebble Hill
welcomed 11 Goodyear-Burlingame ladies to
their annual reunion.
After a delightful lunch, they greatly enjoyed being
serenaded by the MPH Barber Shop Sextet and then
sang the Goodyear songs to the accompaniment of
Gelene Terpening Lewis on the piano. The ladies also
had the opportunity to talk with Interim Head of
School Tracy Frank about the upcoming year and
about future plans for Manlius Pebble Hill School.
The Goodyear-Burlingame School Scholarship Fund
continues to grow with the support of the Goodyear
ladies. The fund currently stands at just over $16,000.
In order to distribute scholarship money from this
fund, the corpus must reach a minimum of $50,000.
This will ensure that there are adequate earnings to
distribute each year for generations to come.
While $50,000 seems like a large goal, many
scholarship funds similar to this one have been
endowed through annual contributions, as well as
through planned gifts. If you wish to help us reach
that goal, you can make a gift anytime. Please contact
Kelly Gillis-Rose at 315/446-2452, ext. 112 if you
would like additional information.
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Susan Hawley Albright ’41, Lucia Martin Albright ’46,
Jane Benham Friedel ’47 and Martha Dolan Wason ’46.
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Bea Monroe Eberst ’46, Ruth Pass Hancock ’40,
Mary Ellen Ryan ’40 and Dorothy Monnoyer Jordan ’43.
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Gelene Terpening Lewis plays the piano as the
Goodyear-Burlingame songs are sung.
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Barbara Finley (guest), Fay Finley Rudolph ’50,
Lorie Rudolph ’72 and Judy Oplinger ’59.
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The Goodyear-Burlingame ladies enjoy listening to the
MPH Barber Shop Sextet: L-R Max Alaghband,
Parker McQueeney ’12, Aaron Hicks, Jesse Sgambati,
Tristan Amond ’12 and Jordan Olinsky.
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Jane Benham Friedel ’47 celebrates her 65th reunion.
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Thank You
FROM
RUTH HANCOCK
Dear Maureen,
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You set just the right tone for the
Goodyear luncheon. (The girls all
love you!) Maybe it wasn’t such a
large turn out as might have been,
but those who were there were
having a lovely time together.
We are all so appreciative of MPH’s
taking us poor orphans under
their wing – otherwise where
would we be? Special kudos to the
Barbershop singers! Keep up those
wonderful good spirits and warm
smile of yours.
Cheers!
Ruth
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Known for her catchy expressions and
eclectic taste in music, varsity soccer coach
and English teacher Patricia Bentley Hoke leads
students on the field and in the classroom.
Reprinted from The Rolling Stone, December 2012
By Willie Kniesner ’13, Editor
Photo courtesy of Patricia Bentley Hoke
B Y W I L L I E K N I E S N E R ’ 13
A
few hours before the beginning of
the sectional-finals match against
Bishop Grimes, everybody on the girls’
varsity team is tense. About to face top
seeded Bishop Grimes, a team that they
split victories with during the regular
season, each player sat against the gym
wall, reflecting upon the season up to this
point. The Black Eyed Peas’ Let’s Get It
Started blasted in the background, filling
the whole gym with beats. With thoughts
racing, the players looked, the music
stopped and head coach Patricia Bentley
Hoke, known around the school as “Mrs.
B,” began to speak to the girls. “Play
consistent and come out hard,” Bentley
said. “I know that we are going to win
this game.” Her optimism began to quell
the anxiety as the players stopped jittering
and smiles began to replace worried, tense
expressions.
Mrs. Bentley, a talented English teacher
and beloved and trusted coach, possesses
that kind of power over students and
athletes, and this year’s winning season
demonstrates those abilities. “She’s an
outstanding coach and an even more
outstanding person,” says Don Ridall,
director of athletics. “She is very caring
and concerned and willing to do all of the
extra things and put in all of the time and
energy. She’s the type of coach and teacher
that you want to kids to have.”
With a final record of 16 and 3, the
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girls’ varsity soccer team finished with an
11-0 record in their league and won
sectionals, beating opposing teams by
more than three goals per game. “They are
a great group of kids who try so hard and
care so much,” Mrs. Bentley says.
“Additionally, I give a lot of complements
to our seniors. They did not lose focus,
they completely undid the myth that they
can get distracted, and they kept focused
over the whole season. Our seniors were a
very talented group.”
Mrs. Bentley understands the challenges of being a focused athlete. She’s
been on a court or on a field since she
was kid. She played basketball throughout school and was the captain of her
varsity basketball team. During her junior
year, her team was crowned state champs.
“I actually held the assist record at my
high school for quite a while,” Mrs.
Bentley says. “It was because I was the
point guard on a team with an excellent
6’2” player who could shoot from
anywhere.”
She also played club soccer for many
years and went on play at Williams
College, where she served as the captain
for her schools women’s soccer team. A
talented defender and a skilled player,
Mrs. Bentley played both left defender
and defensive center midfielder in college.
Her experience as a player is part of what
makes her such a great coach. “If you
make a mistake, she is not afraid to tell
you and help you fix it,” says senior Katie
Blanford, a forward for the Lady Trojans
this past season. “She always gives you a
solution to your mistake and a way to
prevent it in the future.”
“She provides great guidance,” says
senior Terry Netusil. “She’s also calm,
kind, genuine and patient.”
Beyond sports, the other constant in
Mrs. Bentley life has been a passion for
English. At Williams College, a school
rated as one of the top liberal arts college
by U.S. News Magazine, Bentley majored
in comparative literature. After a brief
stint at Bloomberg Business News and as a
swim instructor, Bentley’s love of working
with kids prompted her to pursue being a
teacher, and she landed an interview at
MPH. She joined the faculty in 1993 and
ultimately met her future husband, who
was a math teacher at the school at the
time. Mrs. Bentley has two children who
attend M.P.H. (Simon, a fifth grader, and
Jay, a second grader). Currently, Bentley
teaches 7th and 10th grade English. And
even in her 18th year as an English
teacher at MPH, Bentley still loves it.
“I think something that is pretty unique is
kids are very interested in what they are
learning. They enjoy being smart,” she
says. “I also love my colleagues. They are
smart and very talented.” Her fellow
English teachers frequently mention Mrs.
Bentley’s great attitude and sense of
humor when they talk about what she
brings to the department. “She has been
one of the most supportive colleagues that
I have ever met,” says Matthew TwomeySmith, who joined the school last year
and who teaches 11th grade English.
“She brings a real enthusiasm to the
classroom says English teacher Mr.
Preston. She’s someone who enjoys
reading and talking about what she’s read.
She’s a real intellectual, and I like to get
her perspective on literature that I haven’t
read. She also has a big sense of humor.”
Furthermore, as this past season was
her 18th at the helm, Mrs. Bentley has
learned about coaching from teaching.
“When I first started, there was a big
distinction between my teaching style and
coaching style. I think this has changed as
I have become more comfortable and
confident in coaching and teaching,” she
says. “I do learn a lot of teaching through
coaching and vice-versa and being a
teacher is very valuable for coaching.”
Specifically, she says that over the years
she learned how to balance realistic praise
with constructive criticism and to identify
strengths and weaknesses of individual
players and students and figure out how
best to communicate with each one.
Students also take great pleasure in
identifying the idiosyncrasies that serve as
hallmarks of Mrs. Bentley’s personality.
When asked, players from the soccer team
enjoy talking about “Mrs. B.isms”
MRS. B.ISMS:
Here is a list of some of the girl
soccer players’ favorite ones.
“It’s not going to be a cake walk.”
CHRISTY MURPHY ’13
”You’re such a goober.”
VICKY GREGORY ’13
“It’s a game damnit.”
TERRY NETUSIL ’13
“Shut up and let me finish the
directions.”
SAMMY APPLEBY ’13
“Fill your partners emotional
buckets.”
KATIE BLANFORD ’13
common expressions that she uses as a
coach and teacher (see sidebar for
examples) – although Mrs. Bentley claims
these do not exist. She also is famous
among students for her diverse taste in
music, including her love of the Wu-Tang
Then and Now... COACHES
Coaches have long been an important part of our School. Leaders on and off
the field/court, they are role models and mentors. Manlius coach, Jack Lewis
stopped by the Kreitzberg Family Alumni Lodge recently and followed up on
his visit with the below letter about his days as a Manlius coach.
Dear Alumni Lodge:
You asked about the “water bucket” and I think I can still
feel the pain and remember the incident like it was yesterday.
I coached the Red Squires which was the high school level football
team and I scouted for and helped coach the Red Knights which
was the college freshman level team.
The Red Squires were on the road playing a team which I can
not remember but I do remember that the game was one of those
which we would need to grind out because nothing was going
easy. It was just before half time and we were up by a touchdown
with a few minutes to go. The ball was on about our own 35 with
a fourth down and we needed to punt the ball and go into the
locker room with a lead. I sent our punter in to kick the ball and
the next thing I see is him tucking the ball under his arm and
trying to run for a fist down. He was an excellent punter but
not a runner and naturally didn’t make the necessary yardage.
Clan, the rap group from Staten Island,
N.Y, which she discovered in college. “I
got into the Wu-Tang Clan from a friend
of mine who liked them in college,” says
Mrs. Bentley. “But overall I listen to a lot
of different stuff. I listen to rock, hiphop. Ska is also a favorite of mine.”
Music even helped conclude her team’s
successful season. As the final minutes of
the game against Bishop Grimes wound
down, Mrs. Bentley stood nervously on
the sideline with her hands rapped
behind her head, pleading with her team
to clear the ball. The final whistle blew,
and all the players rushed to the middle
of the field to celebrate. Many of the
players – especially the seniors, many of
whom Mrs. Bentley has known for most
of their careers at M.P.H. – rushed to
embrace her. Walking off the field, a
smile began to stretch across her face.
Later, on the bus, the players sung
Queen’s We Are The Champions. But
before the final verse, Mrs. Bentley
interrupted the victory anthem with a
question. “Do you guys want this extra
pizza?” she yelled. The players responded
with a loud “no.” Mrs. Bentley shook her
head in disbelief, plopped back down in
her seat and took a moment to relax.
In my frustration, I turned around and
kicked the water bucket. The opposing team
was filming the game from a tower behind our
bench and the water from the compressed
bucket flew into the air and soaked them.
They were not pleased with being wet
and proceeded to insult my ancestry.
I was sure that I broke my foot but I could
not show the guys on the tower or my players
The “bucket”
that I was in severe pain because of my
stupidity so I walked around like nothing had
happened and tried to run to the locker room at half time
without a limp. We did win the game but with more difficulty
than necessary and the punter told me after the game that he
wanted to be a hero and run for the first down.
The next time I saw the water bucket was hanging in the
middle of our locker room where it remained till the end of the
season. At the awards ceremony after the season the team
presented me with the bucket with the writing you see in the
photo. Through time I have lost track of the bucket but am
pleased that it is recoded for posterity in the Haversack. By the
way I did not break my foot (although I should have).
Best regards,
Jack Lewis, Manlius Coach 1959-1963
9
2012
T
HE HONORABLE ERIC
SPEVAK ’77 seems to
epitomize the saying, “The busier
I am, the more I find time to do.”
Eric, who was honored by Manlius
Pebble Hill School as the recipient of its
2012 Distinguished Alumni Award,
devotes time not only to his family and
his profession, but to the support of his
alma mater, members of the military,
and his community.
A graduate of MPH, Hobart College,
and the Villanova University School of
Law, Eric was nominated by former New
Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and confirmed
by the New Jersey Senate in January
2010 as a New Jersey State Court Judge.
He serves in Camden, N.J., where he was
an officer of the Camden County Bar
Association, the second largest in the
state, with over 2,500 attorney members,
from 2002 to 2007. Eric was inducted as
the 81st president of the Camden County
Bar Association in 2008 on the Battleship
New Jersey, docked in Camden.
As a respected legal scholar, he has
appeared as a legal commentator for NBC,
MSNBC, CNN, FOX, Court TV, and other
cable networks. He has also been
recognized by the State of New Jersey, the
U.S. House of Representatives, The U.S.
Department of Defense, the National
Guard, and numerous professional
organizations with a lengthy and evergrowing list of awards and accolades.
The Philadelphia 76ers is next in line
after MPH to honor Eric. This basketball
season, the organization is presenting
him with the 76ers Hometown Hero
Award, which pays tribute to citizens of
the Delaware Valley who, “through their
unique commitment and humanitarian
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Alumni AwArD
spirit, have made exceptional, overwhelming, and lasting contributions to
the community.”
The 76ers chose Eric as recipient of the
Hometown Hero award because of his
“commendable and admirable” work in
support of the men and women of the
military. Each year since 2001, Eric and
his family entertain and host an annual
Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving
Day for 350 soldiers from the Joint Base
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, which draws
1,000 cheering citizens as the buses from
the base arrive. He also coordinates an
annual initiative he dubbed “Operation
Slam Dunk,” through which more than
1,000 soldiers from the Joint Base are
able to attend NBA basketball games each
year in Philadelphia.
Eric’s contributions to MPH, both as a
student and an alumnus, have been
equally impressive. He was valedictorian
of the Class of l977 and that year was a
high school soccer All-American and the
New York State High School Athletic
Association Table Tennis Singles
Champion. While at MPH, he also played
tennis and basketball and had the unique
distinction of being the quarterback of
the School’s last football team. He also
received our School’s All-Around Best
Athlete Award as a Junior and Senior.
In college, he lettered in tennis at Hobart
College.
Eric has been a member of Manlius
Pebble Hill’s Alumni Board since 2009.
It was in October of that year that he
proposed the idea of creating a hall of
fame to recognize outstanding athletes,
coaches, and sports teams of The Manlius
School, Pebble Hill School, and MPH.
Thanks to his enthusiastic and capable
leadership, the inaugural induction
ceremony of the MPH Athletic Hall of
Fame was held the following June.
“Eric not only came up with the idea
for our Hall of Fame, he made it
happen,” says Maureen Anderson, the
School’s director of alumni relations.
“It was really because of his energy and
excitement and his experience in running
events that it became a reality!”
Two years later, Eric chaired the
second MPH Athletic Hall of Fame
induction ceremony and dinner.
“Eric Spevak is one of those truly
special alumni whose dedication and
generosity to MPH makes such a
difference. He inspires us with his
enthusiasm and innovative ideas; it is
because of his energy and expertise that
we are able to host such a special event
allowing us to recognize our alumni at
the Athletic Hall of Fame. On behalf of
the School and its alumni, we are
enormously thankful to him,” says
Maureen.
Eric’s achievements in the world of law
and his tireless efforts on behalf of his
community and MPH set a wonderful
example for our young alumni. We were
extremely proud to honor him with our
2012 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Nominations Needed!
Help us select the next recipient of
the Distinguished Alumni Award by
nominating an alumnus/a you
believe has made a personal
contribution by volunteering his or
her time, talent and treasure to
enrich our alumni program at
Manlius Pebble Hill School.
Email Maureen Anderson at
[email protected] or call her at
315/446-2452, ext. 136. The
honoree will be announced at
Alumni Weekend 2013 –
Saturday, June 1.
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The life at Manlius
initially was difficult,
but with time became wonderful. The educational
process was directed toward the development of the
necessary study techniques which, combined with a
top notch faculty, provided the building blocks for my
future success. I have always felt strongly about
supporting the Manlius Alumni Annual Campaign.
Alumni support allows Manlius Pebble Hill to remain
one of the top private secondary schools in the
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back. Ed and I never really examined our motives. Giving
back just seemed the right thing to do. Ed and I have been
together since we were teenagers. He was fortunate
enough to have been given the privilege of attending
Manlius military from the age of 13. In those days the
atmosphere was rigid, and demanding. I attended a large
public school in nearby Utica and clearly saw the
advantages a small, private school afforded its students.
It is evident to us both that, though the face of Manlius has
changed, the principles remain steadfast in the education
MPH is providing today. It will challenge, encourage, and
groom its future graduates, preparing them for what lies
ahead. Therefore, we choose to support MPH, hoping its
graduates will carry forward those values which have been
instilled in them by such a special institution.”
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A
day in the life...
A look back at what life was like for a Manlius Cadet, and a
glimpse into the daily lives of two 2012 MPH graduates currently
in their first year at Virginia Military Institute and West Point.
The Honorable
Norman Mordue ’61A –
The Manlius School
What did your
typical day
consist of?
At 6:30 a.m. each
morning we were
woken up to
reveille. We had
to quickly get out
of bed, get
dressed in our
uniforms and be in front of our
dormitories for Roll Call. During that
same time, a quick inspection took place.
From there, we marched to the dining
facility by company for breakfast. Once
inside the dining facility, we’d each
remain standing until we were given the
command to be seated. All mealtimes
followed this same protocol. During the
week, our days were filled with classes
and athletic practice or matches. All
Manlius cadets were required to
participate in athletics in some form.
They felt participating in athletics not
only helped us remain in shape, but that
participating in athletics actually helped
us academically as well.
After dinner from 7-9 p.m. each evening,
all cadets were required to be at their
desks studying. This time could not be
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used for anything other than studying.
We could not read a magazine, write
letters home, speak to our roommates, or
even listen to the radio.
What was the most difficult part of
life at Manlius to adjust to?
I would say the regimentation was the
most difficult adjustment. However, it did
not take long to become accustomed to it.
You know there is a light at the end of the
tunnel and that made it easier.
How did you come to attend
Manlius?
I only attended Manlius for one year.
I played football in high school and had
been recruited to attend Syracuse
University on a football scholarship.
However, during my high school years,
I did not pay as much attention as I
should have to my academics and
therefore those who recruited me at
Syracuse University encouraged me to
attend a prep school for a year before
enrolling at the University.
What was the dress code?
We had several different uniform styles
that were issued to us. Each day we’d
receive the Blotter and it informed us as
to which uniform we were to wear that
day.
Inspections?
What did they consist of?
There was a quick inspection of our
rooms each morning after reveille. Then,
on each Saturday, there was a serious indepth inspection of our rooms. They’d
come into our rooms and you would
need to have all your brass polished on
your uniform, your shoes polished and
your room neat and orderly.
Looking back, what has been the
most beneficial aspect of the
education you received at Manlius?
I received a very well-rounded education
during my year at Manlius. The
mandatory study time period from 7-9
p.m. was not something I enjoyed but it
did teach me that if you spend two hours
per night focused on studying anything,
you will absorb the material. The study
skills I learned from the strictly enforced
study hours at Manlius helped me
throughout my undergraduate education,
as well as law school. The military
training at Manlius helped me with my
ROTC training at Syracuse University
where I graduated a distinguished
military student, and graduate and I was
commissioned into the regular Army. My
ultimate goal was to be a career officer.
Unfortunately I was unable to achieve this
goal because of a combat wound I
received while serving in Vietnam as an
infantry platoon leader.
Can you speak a bit about the
relationships you formed with
your fellow cadets?
The discipline and regimentation at
Manlius was difficult and uncomfortable
for everyone, but we were all
experiencing the same things. Going
through difficult circumstances together
forms extremely strong, lifelong bonds.
Is there anything else you’d like
to add about your time spent at
Manlius?
The Manlius School had excellent
professors and coaches. The classes were
small so you could always get extra
attention if needed. Outside of the bonds
I formed with my fellow cadets, my
memories of the professors and coaches
are some of my fondest.
Photo taken in the Kreitzberg Family Alumni Lodge.
Emily Bierut ’12,
MPH Graduate –
Virginia Military Institute Cadet
What does your typical day
consist of?
The alarm goes off at 0600, I get up and
shut it off for the room, and we all get
up. All four of us have to get dressed, roll
up our hays and stack our racks. We call
the thin mattresses we sleep on hays, and
the wooden cots, racks. Then we have to
clean the room. The sink, mirror and
floor are cleaned every day and the trash
is taken out. Then we each check our
own wall lockers, then leave to go to our
dykes’ rooms. (A dyke is a term for a
senior cadet who mentors new students.)
I put up my dyke’s rack. Then I go to
BRC (breakfast roll call formation) at
0655. The formation is called to attention
at 0700, and we all come to attention
and salute as reveille is played and the
flags go up. After that, we all march
down to the mess hall in formation to
eat. As a rat (a term for freshmen
students) I eat with my cadre, so when
they are done, so are we. The rats form
up in a platoon outside the mess hall
after breakfast and march back to
barracks. Once we are dismissed, I go
back to my dyke’s room and do the same
chores in her room I did in mine. Usually
I only have to do one thing because my
co-dykes will do the others. A co-dyke
is another rat in your dyke room. By this
point it is about 0745, and I head off
to class.
I go back to my dyke’s room at noon to
put her rack back down. It is an upperclass privilege to have your rack down at
noon. Rats are not allowed to put their
racks down until 2300 (11 p.m.). Once
her rack is down, one or more of the
three dykes in the room will take the rats
down to lunch. We can eat normally with
them, and when we are with them we
don’t have to walk the ratline, and we
can talk outside. After lunch I go back to
class for the afternoon. There is almost
always something happening at 1600
(4 p.m.) for rats. Today we have parade
practice for the inaugural parade on
Monday. We are dismissed from whatever
is happening by 1800 (6 p.m.) in order
to get ready for SRC (supper roll call
formation). We form up for SRC at 1900,
and since it gets dark early now, the flags
come down earlier so we just form up
and march down. We eat dinner with
cadre and then they march us back to
barracks. Once we are dismissed, the rest
of the night is ours to study. Taps is
played at 2330 sharp every night, which
is lights out for rats.
What was the most difficult part
of life at VMI to adjust to?
The hardest part for me was the yelling
during Hell Week. I will never, ever
forget meeting cadre for the first time.
They yell at the smallest things, and we
had to ask permission for everything.
We couldn’t scratch an itch, adjust a
uniform, or move your eyes without
permission. It was also hard for me to
understand that they were not yelling at
me personally, they were yelling at Rat
Bierut. It was all constructive, just in the
harshest way possible.
Why did you choose VMI?
I honestly can’t remember why exactly I
chose VMI. I liked the rigor, the discipline
and the prestige. During Hell Week, I had
no idea what I was thinking, and how
could I have made such a mistake.
Gradually though, as time went on and
classes started, things changed. VMI just
started to make sense to me. The rules,
the uniforms, and the restrictions became
second nature. I think I came because it
seemed like a cool thing to do, but what
has really kept me here is that now I
know it is not only cool and challenging,
but worthwhile as well.
What is the dress code?
There is no dress code, we have different
uniforms for different things. We are not
allowed to have any civilian clothes at any
time, and we are told what uniform to
wear when. It makes getting dressed in
the morning really easy but I miss my
sweat pants, and real pajamas. We sleep
in the shorts and t-shirts that we were
issued as gym clothes.
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What are your future plans
at this point?
As of now, I am thinking about commissioning into the Navy. If that is where I go,
then once I get out of the Navy, I want to
work for the Department of Defense or
the FBI. If I chose not to go into the Navy,
then I would go straight into the
Department of Defense or the FBI.
Inspections?
What do they consist of?
A formal room inspection means all the
boxes on top of our wall lockers have to
come down. These have to be open to
check for prohibited items and make sure
the box is organized. It also involves a
crazy amount of cleaning to ensure that
there is not dust or dirt anywhere in the
room. An MI inspection is one we are
liable to get any day of the week. It’s
Military Order, and it’s not as detailed.
The inspector makes sure that the chores
are done, sweeping, mirror sink and
windows. The inspector also checks each
person’s wall locker to make sure
everything is where it should be. My
company gets MI inspections at least
twice a week. The worst weeks we had
it four times. If something is not where it
is supposed to be, then the person will
get boned. A bone almost always
translates to a demerit.
Honor Code and how it's put into
practice at VMI?
The Honor Code is A cadet will not lie,
cheat, steal nor tolerate those who do. This
code is enforced by the Honor Court,
which is mainly composed of firstclassmen (seniors). Any violations of the
code can be reported to any member of
the HC (Honor Court). If the HC thinks
that there might be some credence to the
story, then they open an investigation. If
the person accused is found guilty, then
they will be drummed out of the institute
and any record of their attendance will
be erased, including scratching his or her
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name out of the matriculation book. The
matriculation book is a book to which
everyone who has ever matriculated at
VMI has signed their name. No one in
barracks is allowed to say the name of
anyone who was drummed out. It ends
up being like they never even attended
this school. Also, it is just as likely for a
person to get drummed out if they see
someone do something and don’t report
it. We have had five drum outs so far
this year.
What has been the most beneficial
aspect of a VMI education thus far?
While I know I am getting a very good
education, that’s not the best thing that
VMI has done for me. After Hell Week,
and getting this far in the Ratline, nothing
seems impossible to me anymore. If I can
make it here, I can do anything. So while
the academics are important, it’s some of
the non-academic things that have made
the biggest impressions.
What is the process to become an
officer? Is that something you are
interested in?
This depends on which ROTC a person
is in. I am currently in Naval ROTC, so
the ways for me to get a commission are
to either get an NROTC scholarship or
to sign a contract with the Navy.
Please feel free to add anything
additional that you think would be
interesting about your experience
at VMI.
One of the things that I learned here is
that as much as being a rat really sucks,
there are good moments mixed in. I do
have some really good memories from the
ratline so far, and the friends I have made
are ones I know I will have for the rest of
my life. This place is full of tradition and
history. It is impossible to go anywhere
on post without seeing a memorial or a
monument.
David Oliver ’12 and his brother Adam Oliver ’15.
David Oliver ’12,
MPH Graduate –
West Point Cadet
What does your typical day
consist of?
My day usually starts around 6:15 when
I have to get up to get ready for morning
formation. I usually get washed up and
dressed pretty quickly and then spend a
few minutes trying to get the room
presentable for AM Inspection. We have
formations before breakfast and lunch to
get accountability and dinners are usually
optional and served cafeteria style. West
Point is on a two-day system similar to
Manlius Pebble Hill. The day each class
takes place does not change, but I have
half my classes day one and half of them
day two. Classes go from 7:30 until 4:00
so depending on your schedule and credit
hours, you have the possibility of time off
during the day. After 4:00, if you are on
a varsity or club sport, you would go
practice with them. If we have a parade
coming up, that is when you would have
parade practice. If there are no parades
and you are not on a team, then it is
usually up to your company commander’s
discretion what the company does.
Frequently, individual exercise time is the
fallback. I am on the Sandhurst team, so
that is when we have practice.
What was the most difficult part of
life at West Point to adjust to?
What are your future plans
at this point?
There are not a lot of freedoms at West
Point, even for the seniors (Firsties).
Most high school seniors have more
freedoms than the seniors here. Freshmen (Plebes) are not allowed to talk
outside of their rooms or classrooms, they
have to keep their hands “cupped” (in a
fist), have to walk along the walls in
buildings and walk as though marching
and they have to greet all of the upperclassmen by rank. However, that all
stops after your first year.
I do not have very detailed plans
currently that extend beyond graduation
from West Point. I am hoping to enter
the branch Aviation and I think I will
major in International Relations.
Why did you choose West Point?
I got the opportunity to go to China for a
few weeks one summer as part of an
NSLI-Y program through MPH. While I
was in China, I saw some awesome things
and met some cool people. I also saw
armed SWAT teams on most corners, and
the people were not willing to talk about
the government. It seemed to me that it
is very easy to enjoy the freedoms we
have without doing anything to defend
them. I chose West Point because it
seemed important that people continue to
volunteer to serve.
What is the dress code?
We have a number of different uniforms
that we wear depending on the circumstance and season. Most weekdays we
wear “As For Class,” which consists of
grey pants, a dark grey shirt and a black
tie. If it is cold, we wear either the issued
jacket or parka. During the summer, for
training events, spirit events and on
Thursdays, we wear Army Combat
Uniforms, which is the standard uniform
that the Army wears. We have several
more formal uniform items, too, like Full
Dress and Dress Gray, but those are
usually worn for parades or other events.
Inspections?
What do they consist of?
We have a number of different inspections. The most relaxed is PM Inspection
and your room should always be to this
standard. It just requires that your room
is neat and clean and that your bed is
made. The next is AM Inspection and it is
in effect from 7:30 to 9:30. Unlike PMI,
the door of your room must remain open
and you cannot have anything out;
everything needs to be away, organized
and cleaned. The most severe is Saturday
AM Inspection. It consists of a two- page
checklist of things that have to be to
standard. We only have two per semester
and unlike the other inspections, failing
them is a big deal and requires doing the
whole thing over again or potentially
getting punished. It is a literal white glove
inspection and most cadets spend hours
cleaning for it. The most recent SAMI, my
roommates and I cleaned from 9 until 4 in
the morning. Thankfully, we passed.
Honor Code and how it's put into
practice at West Point?
The honor code is a big part of daily life
at West Point. We have frequent classes
called Professional Military Ethics classes
that are taught by upperclassmen to
explain the code and how it is applied.
Currently, we are only learning about the
honor code and how it is applied at the
academy. As we get to be upperclassmen,
the education will shift more to how the
honor code and its values should be
applied in the “Big Army.”
What has been the most
beneficial aspect of a West Point
education thus far?
The academy really does teach about
leadership. It starts on the small scale,
just introducing you to leading your
peers by putting you in charge of duties.
It expands from there, putting you in
charge of a squad, a platoon, or a
company. There are also summer
leadership details that put cadets in
charge of each other’s training.
What is the process to become an
officer? Is that something you are
interested in?
We become Second Lieutenants upon
graduation from West Point.
Please feel free to add anything
additional that you think would be
interesting about your experience at
West Point.
West Point has many opportunities for its
students to take part in cool experiences.
A lot of people study overseas, work with
other Army units abroad, work with the
Department of Defense, or spend
exchange semesters at foreign military
academies. For example, this past
weekend, I got the honor of being one of
the cadets to march in the Presidential
Inauguration. A friend of mine is
working with the Department of Defense
on a cyber security project over the
summer. An upperclassman in my
company just got back from Israel where
he was spending time working with
Israeli Army members and policy makers.
You can do a number of awesome things
if you want to.
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Out
Archives
of the
Manlius Pebble Hill has an extensive collection of memorabilia from The Manlius
School, Pebble Hill School, and Manlius Pebble Hill School. Below are some of the
recent stories we have uncovered. Have an old sports jersey, newspaper,
yearbook, or other piece of our history taking up space? Don’t throw it away,
please send it our way.
A History of The Windmill
By: Major H.C. Durston, Reprinted from
The Windmill, June 29, 1941
T
he student
paper at St.
John’s School was
a manuscript
production from
1888 to 1886. It was
known as the “Eagle”
and it consisted of
one copy only, which
was read to the
student body by the
Cadet Adjutant.
Major Harry Durston, Class of
In 1889 two of the
1899, School Quartermaster to
former editors made
1907, School Adjutant to 1926,
selections of the
Alumni Secretary through
most interesting
1935, Honorary OB’s President
to 1946
material and these
were published in
printed form and
distributed to the alumni.
The Eagle then became a printed
quarterly and continued intermittently
until 1891.
In the meantime, a sub-rose
publication came into being. Again, the
edition consisted of one hand-written
copy which was surreptitiously passed
bout the study hall. When the Faculty
discovered this journalistic production,
they decided to encourage the publication
of a regular student paper and thus the
“Blatter” is considered to be the
forerunner of the Wind Mill. Before this
new project came into being, however,
one manuscript issue of the “Bugle” made
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its appearance in January 1892.
Volume I, Number 1 on of The Wind
Mill was issued on February 27, 1892.
There were six pages, 7 x 8 ½ inches.
The editors were Rix, Leland, and
Warren. Number 2 appeared on March
17, 1892, on green paper in honor of St.
Patrick’s Day. Sharpstein was added to the
editorial staff. Number 3 was issued on
April 1, 1892. No copy of Number 4 has
been preserved. Number 5 was issued on
April 30. This was an eight-page issue
and contained paid advertisements. No. 6
is missing from the files, but on June 18,
a double issue, Number 7 and 8 came
out. This appears to have been printed
after Commencement, as, in addition to
the news of the Spring Term, an account
of the commencement exercises was
included.
Within a few years, the Wind Mill
expanded to a slightly larger size with a
colored cover on coated paper, and prior
to the founding of the “Haversack” in
1909, there were several annual issues.
In 1907, the Wind Mill became more
of a literary publication with stories and
serious articles, and the size and form
were changed to approximately 7 x 10
inches. During this period, which
continued for some fifteen years, there
were printed many excellent articles and
stories, and some very meritorious
drawings.
In 1916 the editors conceived the idea
of issuing a Professional Number, and
drawings were solicited from the leading
newspaper and magazine artists of the
day. Seventy of these artists responded,
and the result was a very beautifully
illustrated issue of one-hundred and
twenty pages, with a beautiful girl in
colors on the front cover, and a football
player, by J.C. Leyendecker, on the back
cover. This experiment was repeated in
1920, using the best of the old pictures
and a large number of new ones, with a
colored cover by Harrison Fisher. A little
later the Wind Mill changed to a
newspaper form, which has continued to
the present time, with changes in size.
Throughout its career, the Wind Mill
has been a bi-weekly, a monthly, and a
quarterly, and in general, a high standard
has been maintained with the emphasis
varying from time to time on news or
literary productions. Here is sufficient
wealth of these latter in the files to justify
the publication sometime in the future, or
one or more volumes of “Selections from
the Wind mill” in the same spirit as
“Selections from the Eagle.:
Among rival publications of the Wind
Mill, all of which eventually expired or
were absorbed by consolidation with the
Wind Mill, were the “review”, 1897, or
which the editor-in-chief was Cadet Harry
C. Durston; the “Let’s Go”, 1919, in
newspaper form; the “Eaglet”, a strictly
news sheet, printed on one side of the
paper only; the “Bugle Call Rag”, another
one copy publication, typewritten on
cloth and edited by Cadet Robert Lowry;
and the “Soak Pad”, a mimeograph
production inspired and conducted by
Jim Denig.
Prior to the founding of the “Manlius
Old Boys’ Bulletin” in 1925, the Wind
Mill included news and notes of the
Alumni, and had wide circulation among
the Old Boys.
Editor’s Note:
I imagine that Mr. Durston would be
proud to know that The Windmill continues
to thrive well into the 21st century. In its
current iteration, The Windmill is back to
being the School’s student literary journal
with The Rolling Stone serving as the School’s
newspaper.
Since The Windmill enjoyed a history as
both a newspaper and a literary journal, the
School decided a good “merger” compromise
would be to keep the Pebble Hill newspaper
name (Rolling Stone) and name the literary
journal The Windmill.
Meet Matt, the Newest Member of the
ALUMNI BOARD
Matthew Ferro ’96
Matt began his time at Manlius Pebble Hill in 1985 when he
joined the Third Grade. After graduating from MPH in 1996, he
went on to attend Le Moyne College, graduating in 2001 with a
B.S. in biology. Matt’s professional career has been spent as a
login section supervisor at Galson Laboratories in Syracuse, N.Y.
In 2004, Matt married his wife Wendy, and together they are
raising four four-legged “children” (three dogs and a cat) who
manage to take up large chunks of their free time. Matt and
Wendy currently reside in Jamesville, N.Y.
Matt recounted many memories of his time on campus. Some
of his fondest recollections: Red and White Day; taking class
field trips during Lower School to his parents’ farm, where the
class got to look for fossils; and tutoring the Kindergarten Class
Pebble Hill
Winter
Campus
Carnival
while in Fifth
Grade. His most
memorable
experiences from
Middle and
Wendy and Matt Ferro ’96
Upper School
include Winter
Carnival being a member of the tennis team, set crew for
musicals, Science Olympiad, and Model United Nations.
Matt has been giving back to MPH since he walked across the
commencement stage. He has continued to share his time, talent
and treasure with MPH because of his gratitude to the School
that “gave me the foundation to build a successful, healthy life.”
Winter Carnival is a long-standing School tradition that started back at The Manlius School in
1937. But according to the February 1956 Rolling Stone, Pebble Hill also had its own Winter
Carnival.
January 27 and 28 Pebble Hill had something new in an extra school activity. The school sponsored a
“Winter Carnival” with guests from Park School of Buffalo. The affair started with a varsity basketball
game on Friday afternoon and ended with a tug-of-war on Saturday.
The guests for the weekend were boys and girls from Park, a private country day school in our athletic
competition league.
After the game, the guests had supper at the homes of individual “Hillians.” That evening was the
coronation of King Richard Stinziano and the Queen Ann Rudolph of the Winter Carnival preceding the
upper school dance in the gym.
The following morning, Saturday, the faculty served and
prepared breakfast in the dining room for all. After breakfast, the
snow sculpturing was judged by Sheriff Stone, Sergeant Beebee, and
Mr. Willis, Head of the Onondaga Youth Bureau.
The school was divided into teams which competed against one
another for a prize. Then came games on the skating rink and
sliding on the hill. Two hours of fun and frolic. Jack Fitzgibbons
was master of ceremonies and announcer.
The last event on the agenda was the tug-of-war, an intraschool match, the Greens against the Whites. The Greens won
by dragging the Whites through a mound of snow. Thus
concluded the weekend at Pebble Hill. Everyone affiliated
with the weekend had fun.
The weather couldn’t have been better. The whole affair was
very successful, well worth the combined efforts of the organizers.
Reprinted from the February 1956 Rolling Stone
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MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL
The Past, A Prologue to the Future
M
PH asked Mr. Barter to reflect on the article he penned, The Case for Private
Education, in 1972 while he was the Head of School. His response on his
past work is detailed below...
Forty years later I find the prose of a
young man, like a premium whiskey, has
aged well and improved greatly! I believe
Baxter Ball would paraphrase Albert
Schweitzer and say that at MPH “success is
not the key to happiness, but rather
happiness is the key to success.” Regardless,
today a very successful school stands tall,
happily and confidentially confronts a rapidly
changing future.
As I look at independent schools in the
21st Century I continue to believe that the
common characteristic of a successful school
continues to be freedom. Freedom thrives
at MPH.
Freedom for dedicated teachers to deepen
their skills in a place where career, in and out
of the classroom, is respected and can
flourish.
Freedom to invest in ways to become
better at what they do and to share the joy
of learning with colleagues in the cause of
education
Freedom to guide all students to acquire
exceptional skills in reading, the portal to
virtually all learning; the emphasis on
writing skills to acquire a lifetime competitive
edge; and the strong numeracy skills
required to navigate in modern life
Freedom to maintain core moral and
ethical values in young adults, as well the
personal courage not to be afraid.
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Freedom to teach practical life skills
including a solid understanding of time
management and technical competency.
MPH, as all schools, has entered into a
new era that requires schools to respond to
the challenges of a changing society and a
profoundly changing world culture. The
greatest challenge will be the capacity for
change: to change existing premises and to
challenge, excite, and embrace all members
of the community to embark on a great
journey forward into a brave new universe.
The new millennium has proven to be a
milestone in the journey toward renewed
institutional vigor and personal excellence.
Future generations will be grateful for your
vision and your courage to hold fast to that
which is good and not thinking that all
things can or should be measured. Effective
schools will maintain the important
connections of a “good” life and ensure that
the dynamics of human renewal flourish
throughout the school community. I urge you
to confront this challenge knowing that your
successful past does serve as an effective
prelude to an uncertain future. The ability to
nurture and mold the hearts and minds of
MPH students will continue to be an
essential key for the long and sustained
success at MPH.
Richard F. Bar ter
Everything
old NEW
IS
Again!
BELOVED
BUILDINGS AND
TRADITIONS
CONTINUE TO
GROW AND
THRIVE AT MPH
The Knox Farmhouse
The Knox Farmhouse is one of the most beloved symbols of our School. Showcased
on our logo and featured in countless campus photos, this iconic building has served as
everything from a home to headmasters to the school’s dining hall. In its current
iteration, the Farmhouse is home to administrative offices including Admissions and the
Head of School’s office.
Like all old buildings, the Farmhouse needs careful tending to ensure that “old” does
not equal outdated. A few years ago, two new bathrooms were added to the upstairs
and an entry way created to connect the second floor offices to the old “servant
quarters” above the Farmhouse classroom.
This year, the first floor received some attention as the 1950s kitchen and Mower
boardroom were joined to create a spacious new meeting space complete with a
modern kitchenette. The addition of two bathrooms and a hallway to connect the front
and back entrances optimizes the space and improves the building’s traffic flow.
Bricks and mortar weren’t the only things moving in the Farmhouse this summer.
The Admission Office is now located on the first floor and serves as a welcoming,
eloquent introduction for prospective families. Head of School Scott Wiggins resides on
the second floor office that overlooks Jamesville Road.
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Kreitzberg Family Alumni Lodge
Similar in design to the King Club building on the former
Manlius campus, the Alumni Lodge is a cozy building that is the
home to MPH’s Advancement Team (alumni relations,
development, and special events.)
This summer, The Lodge received a modest makeover to better
highlight memorabilia and enhance the experience of its frequent
student, parent, and alumni visitors.
The main room sports a new coat of a deep gray paint that
nicely complements the red of Manlius and MPH, and the green
of Pebble Hill. The kitchen received a sporty coat of “MPH-red”
paint, a new floor, and a new cabinet/countertop. To finish the
makeover, memorabilia was cataloged, re-framed, and hung to
outfit all corners of the building.
As always, alumni and encouraged to stop by the alumni lodge
for a campus visit and tour!
Guido F. Verbeck Named Honorary
Old Boy at Our Las Vegas Reunion
At The Manlius School, current cadets were referred to
as “New Boys” until they graduated and assumed the title
of “Old Boys.” The Manlius “Old Boy Association” was
similar in purpose to our current MPH Alumni
Head of School Scott Wiggins, reads the Honorary Old Boy Solicitation to Guido.
Association, as it fostered alumni connections in support
of the School.
Occasionally at Manlius, a non-alumnus would be so engaged in the life of the School that he would earn the title “Honorary
Old Boy” and be entitled to all the rights and privileges of the Old Boys Association. At our recent Las Vegas reunion, Manlius
Pebble Hill inferred the title of honorary Old Boy on Guido Verbeck III., a man whose family roots at our School date back to
1888.
The Reverend Guido Verbeck III is the great- grandson of the General William Verbeck, head of school from 1888-1930.
Although not a graduate himself, Guido is a proud supporter of Manlius Pebble Hill today because he believes our mission still
aligns with his great-grandfather’s vision. Guido has helped the School to preserve the Verbeck Legacy by connecting it to our
bright future. As such, Manlius Pebble Hill is proud to welcome Guido to our alumni ranks. His Honorary Old Boy citation is
below:
In honor of your loyal service to our School and dedicated research and recording of the history of the Verbeck Family.
You, Guido Verbeck, have reflected the highest credit upon yourself, your family, and Manlius Pebble Hill School. In humble
recognition, the Alumni Association of Manlius Pebble Hill confers upon you the distinction of Honorary Old Boy.
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The Order of the Phoenix
The Order of the Phoenix is an award society that was
established in 1908 by the president of The Manlius School,
General William Verbeck. It was founded as a means of
recognizing service to School and the accomplishments of its
students, alumni, faculty, and friends.
The Order of the Phoenix was continuously awarded at our
School until 1973, first at the St. John’s School, then The Manlius
School, and finally as Manlius Pebble Hill. The Order was revived
during the 2010 Clambake Weekend and has henceforth been
awarded annually to students, alumni, faculty, and friends of
Manlius, Pebble Hill, and Manlius Pebble Hill School.
The established precedent for membership involved one or both
of the following definite qualifications:
1. Loyalty to and interest in Manlius Pebble Hill School.
2. Outstanding achievement within the School or in public life.
New Order of the Phoenix members inducted during our Las Vegas
reunion, From left to right: Adam Fratto ’86 (companion), Bob Cryan
’59HQ (companion), Scott Wiggins, (Chancellor of the Order),
Sandi Nathan (companion), Andrea Wynn (companion).
There were traditionally three levels of honors for the Order of
the Phoenix: Companion, Officer, and Commander (in order of
least to greatest.) Currently, we have two levels for the Order of
the Phoenix: Companion and Commander.
While all are “full” members of the Order of the Phoenix,
Companion recipients receive the lapel pin, and Commander
recipients receive a custom Order of the Phoenix gold insignia
medal suspended from a gold and brown ribbon and worn
around the neck. Commanders also receive a gold insignia pin.
All members of the Order of the Phoenix receive special lifetime
benefits, which include:
• A custom Order of the Phoenix medal and/or lapel pin
• Order of the Phoenix rate at various MPH events
• Invitation to MPH’s annual Leadership Recognition Dinner
• Inclusion at special Order of the Phoenix events
Order of the Phoenix inductees from the 2012 Clambake Weekend.
From left to right: Andy Robinson ’94, Col. Gerry Morse - former faculty
(second award), Helga Morse - friend, Jamie Lenore - friend, Bob Tallgren ’54B,
Bob Casciola ’54B, Laura Jordan – faculty, John Ellis ’67HQ – Recorder of the
Order, Don Ridall – faculty, Ted Curtis – faculty, Scott Wiggins – head of school,
Linda Salter – faculty, Chuck Beeler ’54PH, Charlie Petrolawicz ’67 HQ
(third award), Mark McDade ’67B. Not pictured, Howell Estes ’60HQ
(fifth award), Kent Gillis ’62B, and Patrick Danial ’98.
Since its inception, over 1150 members have been inducted
and a complete listing can be found on our School’s website. The
School extends heartfelt thanks to John Ellis ’67HQ, our School
historian, for his work in cataloging the Order of the Phoenix
records and his efforts in reviving the Society.
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alumni events
STATE OF THE SCHOOL
On March 6, 2012 alumni gathered
before the Annual State of the School
address.
Alumni who attended were: Jim Amodio ’65;
Russ Andrews ’64; Nat Reidel ’65; Sue
Bishop Heitzman ’66; Larry Adams ’59A;
John Ellis ’67HQ; Sue Bahner, wife of
former faculty member Dave Bahner;
former MPH parent Suzi Bahner Harriff;
Jayne Rubenstein Charlamb ’87; Matt Ferro
’9; and Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72.
Suzi Bahner Harriff and Larry Adams ’59A.
Nat Reidel ’65 and Sue Bishop Heitzman ’65.
Alan
Marcum ’74
visiting with
Ryan
Zlomek’s
technology
class in
January,
2013.
Alumni: On Campus
Brad Garrity
’66C and
former faculty
member (19711973) visits
with Laura
Lavine ’73.
Peter Wynyard ’74, Alan Marcum ’74, Sara Deming Wason ’74,
Gioia Gensini ’74, Janet Day Amond ’78, Terry Carmen ’75
and Trent Amond ’74.
John
Haacke
’64PH
makes his
first visit
back since
graduation.
Brad Garrity
’66C donating a
Manlius School
clip board to our
Memorabilia
Collection. Here
Brad’s posing
with Tina
Morgan, Director
of Advancement.
Don Delevan ’55 PH visit.
Jim Inglis ’59B
and Zena visit the
Alumni Lodge .
Kent Gillis ’62B,
Order of the Phoenix
Award, with his
daughter Katrina
and wife Joy.
Peter Montgomery ’07 demonstrates use of his
3D printer to Middle School students during an
assembly in October 2012.
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Don Fida ’42HQ talking with the Fifth
Grade at MPH.
alumni events • alumni events • alumni events
Joe Dzminski ’48C, Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72,
Eric Brodie ’00 and Maureen Anderson enjoy
“Claire’s Cocktails” in Pompano Beach, Florida
REGIONAL REUNIONS
Florida 2012
Joining us for dinner in Sarasota were:
John Ramsey ’59A, Earle Ludlow Bretz
’49C and his wife Barbara, Jon Castle
’57HQ, John Sullivan ’59HQ and his
wife Anne, Bob Lynn ’47A and his wife
Coralynn.
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Lunch in Naples with Chuck Hoyt
’44A, Joe Mazzola ’47A, Toni Lapi
’65C, Andy Craig ’50C, Ted Shiro
’47A and Bob Fearon ’45C
Dear Maureen, I want to thank you for the
lovely luncheon that you so kindly hosted at
Ridgway Bar and Grill here in Naples. It was
good to see a couple of new faces and a couple
of old familiar faces and, of course it was great
to see your young and vibrant face.
Jim Geer ’42C and Elwood
“Woody” Obrig ’59C enjoy lunch
together in Port Richey, Florida.
Also attending Susan Loedel,
former faculty member, and
Patricia Geer.
Most appreciateively – Bob Fearon ’45C
Rochester, October 2012
Eleven alumni gathered at Horizon’s restaurant,
Pittsford, to enjoy a lovely lunch together. It was
great to see so many familiar faces at our traditional
fall luncheon. Rochester area alumni: Plan on
joining us next October! The more the merrier!
Rochester Reunion: Jim Kingsley ’69A,
Jim Inglis ’59B, Stan Wright ’54C,
Ray Levato ’66B, Head of School,
Scott Wiggins, Paul Shanahan ’76,
Scott Makin ’61B, George Clune ’43C,
Pete Schwarz ’43C, Guy Ward ’62B,
Caitlin Meives ’01, and Terry Morris ’56HQ.
Photo by Jim Inglis ’59B.
Scott Wiggins, Ray Levato ’66B, Pete Schwarz ’43C and Caitlin
Mieves ’01 browsing through the yearbooks. Photo by Jim Inglis ’59B.
Ray Levato ’66B shared stories
and mementos from his time at
The Manlius School.
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SUMMER AT MPH
A number of our young
alumni were either in the
audience or performed for
“Aquarius,” the MPH
Summer Stock theater
production: Zach Lorenz
’09, Noah Kellman ’09, Joe
Sopchak ’12, Steve Barash
’09, Nick Frenay ’09,
Cody Stahl ’09, director
AnneMarie Gregory,
Maryam Seraji ’10, and
Carl Stanbro ’10.
Alumni who return to campus to work in our summer programs
enjoy a pizza lunch in the Kreitzberg Family Alumni Lodge.
Kaitlin Mahar ’12, Tim Goldman ’11, Baird Hansen ’11,
Tom Harris ’11, Alex Urist ’11, Jordan Meier ’12 and
Abby Grossman ’08.
Class of 2012 Barbecue – A New
August Tradition for College Bound Alumni
MPH faculty
members,
Matt Vural,
Linda and
Michael Salter,
Chad Gregory
and Joy
Strickland.
Joe Sopchak ’12, Hannah Lee ’12,
Chris Lane ’12, Alex FrenchLawyer ’12, Justin Oh ’12, Zach
Maher ’12, Jon Koss ’12 and
Morgan Gelfand ’12.
Head of Upper School,
Ted Curtis on the grill.
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Carlee Coutu ’12, Hannah Bevilacqua ’12, Joelle Rotella ’12, Anna Driscoll ’12,
Alaina McGinley ’12 and Anna Rupert ’12. In the back left to right: Tristan
Amond ’12, Tia Tummino ’12, Parker McQueeney ’12, Susan Wiggins
(wife of head of School Scott Wiggins), Csilla Baksai ’12, Owen Woodward ’12,
Jon Koss ’12 and Charlie McDonald ’12.
• alumni events • alumni events • alumni events
FORT DRUM – August 7, 2012
John Sly ’52A, his
daughter Joanne Sly,
John Ellis ’67HQ, Jim
Strenkert, friend of
Bruce Badger ’53A,
Director of
Advancement Tina
Morgan, Jack
Edgerton ’61C, Tia
Tummino ’12, Tristan
Amond ’12 and Jim
Schwabenbauer ’62A.
Eleven of us toured Fort Drum in New York.
During the tour we had the opportunity to try
out the Apache helicopter simulator! We also
were able to test our marksmanship at the M16
virtual firing range and tour the Humvee rollover facility and classroom training facility.
After which we enjoyed lunch in the officer’s
mess hall.
John Sly ’52A, wrote this before the trip:
“I would love to be on that tour as I was an
instructor in climbing, skiing and survival in
what was left of the 10th after WWII. I was at
Camp Hale in Colorado (the original home of
the 10th) and later at the mountain and cold
weather unit in Japan”. Below are John’s
thoughts after we returned, “Thanks for all you
did for us – we had a blast! It was a special
week visiting friends and relatives and the
highlight was being with you all at Fort Drum.”
Jack Edgerton ’61C in Humvee at Fort Drum.
On returning from Fort Drum, Maureen
visited with Jean and Tom Crenshaw ’60A
at their camp in Henderson Harbor.
WEST POINT TAILGATE 2012
T
his past September, MPH put a modern spin on The Manlius School tradition of
West Point football! While none of us actually played this time around, we were
in the stands cheering during the game and were treated to delicious pre- and postgame munchies.
David Oliver ’12, MPH alumnus and
West Point plebe, marched in the cadet
parade with his company. After a nailbiting Army loss, David met the group
and took us on a campus tour. David’s
grandfather, Richard Armstrong ’54C,
was among the alumni in attendance.
Everyone agreed it was an event worth
repeating!
Manlius Alumni Share
Recollections of Trips to West Point
Each year, Manlius bused the entire cadet
battalion down to West Point to watch the
Red Knights take on the West Point plebes.
MPH's recent tailgate trip to West Point
sparked some alumni to share their
memories with us. Anyone else recall these
West Point trip experiences?
Tom Manley '53C remembers being
woken up in the middle of the night by
Coach Cahill to deal with the "mystery of
the missing cake." It seemed that a fellow
cadet's birthday cake had been pilfered
and Coach Cahill was determined to
flush the culprit out. In Tom's words:
"I was CQ that day, and after night mess,
toward 0100 check in, Capt. Cahill came
up from C Company's bottom floor to
my CQ station and said, "Manley, check
the company out on the top floor." So,
our entire C company personnel lined up
at 15-minute intervals of attention on the
top floor until two or three guys finally
confessed to stealing the cake.
We checked back into our rooms at 0200
and only had a couple of hours of sleep
until we left for West Point. While the
trip down to West Point and the game
went O K, we beat the Plebes; the trip
back on the bus went a bit less smoothly.
Our exhaustion getting the best of us a
few fights broke out on the ride home, all
because of one stolen birthday cake.
Dean Sedgwick ’61HQ I certainly
remember the song we sang to the bus
driver as we got off back in Manlius and
it started with “Three Cheers to the bus
driver, bus driver, bus driver....”
(Continued on page 28)
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departure time somewhere
between 6:00 and 7:00 a.m.
Day students had the option of
either relying on parental
generosity to get them to the
campus in time for the
departure or spending the
evening before the trip on
campus in one of the dorms.
Mark Fursman ’62HQ, John Ellis ’67HQ,
John Murray ’59HQ, Chris Ellis ’68HQ and
Richard Armstrong ’54C.
WEST POINT
TAILGATE 2012
(Continued from page 27)
Chris Ellis ’68HQ took some time to
share his memories of the Manlius/West
Point Plebes football games: The trips
were always on a Friday, which meant
that they were a school holiday more
than a field trip. Also, it was a change of
pace...a break in the routine. They
also represented the unofficial start to
the holiday season. The West Point
game was always on the first Friday
in November. This meant that
Thanksgiving was only three weeks
away with even bigger holidays (and
longer vacations) just around the
corner. Also just around the corner
was the end of the fall schedule of
drill and parades. They ended with
Thanksgiving, not to reappear until
the end of Spring Break. So, the
West Point trip was not only
something good, it was the
harbinger of even better things
rapidly approaching.
The day started early. We were
awakened an hour early in order to
get ourselves up, dressed, shevelled,
and breakfasted in time for a
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The buses weren’t school
buses. They were chartered
from Syracuse and Oswego
Bus Lines, an interurban
coach company that I believe was taken
over by Centro. The school would
charter six of them. They were state-ofthe-art for the mid 60s, which means
that they didn’t have some of the
amenities of today’s coaches (like
restrooms), but they were made for long
highway travel, and were pretty
comfortable. We were required to wear
our “A” uniforms, as was so often the
case when we left the campus, but once
we were on the buses, jackets were
removed, which made things comfortable. The first picture that came to
mind when I started thinking about the
trip was a bus full of white shirts and
black ties.
Snuck-on contraband wasn’t an issue
either. We were all given box lunches,
and no one cared about an added snack
or two. Also, we made two stops in each
direction at Thruway rest stops, where
further goodies were obtained. The
biggest contraband issue was tobacco.
Seniors over 18 were allowed to smoke
on campus, and there were no prohibitions in place yet regarding smoking on
intercity bus trips. However, the atmosphere was so relaxed (not to mention
hazy), that many an underclassman took
advantage of the opportunity to light up
on the bus that cigarette which he
normally had to sneak into the woods
behind Farmer Hall to enjoy.
I don’t recall much organized (or even
unorganized) singing. There was a lot of
chatter on the trip down, although a few
hardy souls tried to get some reading in.
The trip back was usually quiet, mainly
because by the time we boarded the
buses after the game, it was already dark,
and we had all been up for 13 hours
already with a six hour bus ride still
facing us.
Desperately hoping for a Manlius win?
Yes that was there big time.
Photo Group: left to right: Mark Fursman ’62HQ;
Seventh Grader Haley Morgan; Mark Fursman II; First Grader Joey Morgan; Director of Advancement Tina Morgan;
Fifth Grader Abby Morgan; Mike Fursman; John Ellis ’67HQ; Alex Fursman; John Murray ’59HQ and his wife Joyce;
Chris Ellis ’68HQ; AJ, Charlie, Nancy and Scott Priscu; Donald Oliver; Sean Morgan; Richard Armstrong ’54C; Leslie
Oliver; and Director of Alumni Relations Maureen Anderson. Photo by Adam Oliver ’16.
HOLIDAY GATHERING
The Alumni Holiday Gathering continues to grow in popularity,
with over 75 alumni, guests and faculty members attending in
2012. Tim Bahia ’04 came in from Japan where he is currently
working, and others returned from every corner of the U.S. It was
wonderful to see everyone! Yearbooks were put to good use as
alumni reminisced with much humor about times at MPH. A
special “thank you” for the help of Alumni Association board
members Mark Hayes ’02 and Allie Theis ’04.
Gilbert
Glickstein ’07,
Dan El Hassan
’07, Derek
Montroy ’07,
Conor Branagan
’07 and Tim
Moon ’07.
Courtney Stewart ’05, Dan Lester ’05
and Kiley Sotomayor ’06.
Gabby Fanning Dowdell ’06, Ainsley Meehan ’06,
Scott Meehan ’08, Derek Wolfanger and Donna
Meehan.
Don Ridall, Meghan Crawford ’08.
Leah Adelson ’07, Cara Adelson ’11
and Wes Davis ’07.
Katia Koziara ’08, Alexander
Koziara, Kate Scheibel ’08,
Annie Preston ’08 and Jordan
Ostrander ’08.
Pam Usiatynski ’05, Rob Bahia ’05, Stefania Ianno ’05,
Josh Gruenberg ’04 and Tim Bahia ’04.
John Fusco (guest), Hilary Nitka
’04, Matt Vural, Ted Curtis.
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COMMENCEMENT
The Verbeck Family at Commencement, June 2012. General Howell M.
Estes III, commencement speaker. Alex Verbeck ’12 was in the graduating
class.
Jon Verbeck, Kathy Verbeck, General Howell Estes III, Alexandra Verbeck, Dr.
Guido F. Verbeck IV, Jane Verbeck (widow of Brig. General K. Channing
Verbeck), Gennie Verbeck, Annah Verbeck, Isabella Verbeck, Mary Verbeck
Pomeroy and The Rev. Guido F. Verbeck III. The bronze is the bust of General
William Verbeck, president of The Manlius School, 1888-1930.
CLAMBAKE WEEKEND 2012
With over 400 alumni, faculty, former faculty and guests attending various events during
Clambake weekend, the occasion continues to grow in popularity! Save the date for this year:
Friday, May 31 – Saturday, June 1, 2013. School will be in session on Friday and you can enjoy
a student-led tour of MPH. Our Third and Fourth Grade students last year wowed the 50th
reunion classes with their tours of the campus!
Golfing at Green Lakes
Steve Burchesky ’66C, Had Fuller
’66A, Dave Corcoran ’67B and Pete
Livshin ’64PH.
Enjoying the Pebble Hill School Barbecue
Gelene Lewis, Diane and Steve Johnson ’62, Linda and Carl Cheney
’61, Andrew Diefendorf ’62, Susan Bishop Heitzman ’66 and Nat
Reidel ’65 Alumni Board President.
50th Reunion Celebrants
Enjoy The Manlius Barbecue
Mike Beaudrias ’62C, Betty Beaudrias, Kent Gillis ’62B
and Peter Van Alstine ’62A celebrate their 50th reunion.
The 70s Party,
Hosted by Marion
Hancock Fish ’72
Steve Klimczak ’72,
Delia Grace, Tom
Randolph ’72 and
Steve Brace ’72.
Paul Spenadel ’42C
celebrates his 70th
reunion.
Friday,
June 8, 2012
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MPH Barbecue
Bruce Carter ’87, Leah Adelson ’07, Robin Acevedo ’07, Mark Hayes
’07, Felicia Lawrence ’07, Alana Hampton ’07, Paul Sonneborn ’02,
Jennifer Jordan ’07, Elliott Regan ’07, Stephanie Appleby’07, Dan
Holstein ’02 and Abby Grossman ’08.
Mike Beaudrias ’62C and
Steve Johnson ’62PH.
Class of 1967 Breakfast,
Hosted by the Theis’s
L-R Jim Cotter ’67A, David Underwood ’67C,
Jack Wells ’60B, Tom Potter ’67B, Head of School
Scott Wiggins, John Bayle ’67B, Mark McDade
’67B, Don Cross ’67HQ, Col. Gerry Morse
P.M.S.T., John Ellis ’67HQ, Bob Theis ’67B, and
Chris Ellis ’68HQ. Anna Cotter, Mary Margaret
O’Dowd, Claudie Wells, Helga Morse, Sally Theis,
Michelle McDade.
Saturday,
June 8, 2012
Verbeck Service
In spite of the torrential rain, over 65 Old Boys and their
guests attended the Verbeck Memorial Service led by The
Rev. Suzi Harriff and The Rev. Guido F. Verbeck III and
afterwards toured The Manlius Campus.
The Manlius School 50th Reunion - Class of 1962
Gary Samson ’62B, Guy Ward ’62B,
Richard Zuckerwar ’62HQ, Kent
Fellows ’62C, Mike Beaudrias ’62C,
Kent Gillis ’62B, Penn Estabrook ’62C,
Dick Dower ’62HQ, Bob Greenwood
’62A and Jim Schwabenbauer ’62A.
The
Clambake
Pebble Hill School - 55th Reunion Class of 1957
John Joiner ’57, N. Kem Branin ’56, Martha Ives
Williams ’57, Bill Stone ’55 and John Hamel ’57.
The Manlius School 45th Reunion - Class of 1967
Charlie Cauper ’67C, Paul Silverstein
’67B, Dave Corcoran ’67B, Scott Clark
’67HQ, Charlie Petrolawicz ’67HQ, John
Ellis ’67HQ, John Bayle ’67B, Mark
McDade ’67B, Jim Cotter ’67A, Bob Pratt
’67HQ, Tom Potter ’67B, David
Underwood ’67C and Bob Theis ’67B.
Pebble Hill School - 50th Reunion - Class of 1962
William Hatch ’62, Frani Bickert ’62, Andrew Diefendorf
’62, Philip Morse ’62, Manoutcher Senehi ’62 and Steve
Johnson ’62.
MPH – 40th Reunion - Class of 1972
Nancy Coye ’72, Steve Brace ’72, Kurt Hallock ’72,
Jerry Dellas ’72, Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72 and
Tom Randolph ’72.
Bruce Carter ’87, Jon Carmen ’87, Jayne
Rubenstein Charlamb ’87, Alison Wells ’87,
Melissa Abell Hill ’87 and Patrick Mahar ’87.
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MPH - 10th Reunion Class of 2002
Ashlea Palladino ’02, Paul
Sonneborn ’02, Dan Holstein
’02, Mark Hayes ’02, Dan
Klemperer ’02, Stacey
Greenberg ’02, Meredith Theis
’02, Omar Muakkassa ’02,
Monica Fruscello ’02, Derek
Norcross ’02, Carrie
Manolakos ’02, Caleb
Consenstein ’02 and Erin
Cropper Roberts ’02.
Saturday,
June 8, 2012
Erin Rotondo Horton ’92, Aakif Ahmed ’92 and
Jackie Sorci ’92.
Our Newest Alumni
at the Clambake
Anna Driscoll ’12, David Oliver ’12, Joe Sopchak ’12
and Tristan Amond ’12.
L – R back: Laura Chapman
Lozada ’02, Ashlea Palladino ’02,
Adam Saltman ’02, Meredith Theis
’02, Dan Klemperer ’02, Nattha
Chutinthranond ’02, Monica
Fruscello ’02, Omar Muakkassa
’02, Derek Norcross ’02, Mark
Hayes ’02 and Paul Sonnenborn
’02. L – R front: Stacey Greenberg
’02, Dan Holstein ’02 and Tiffany
Rothenberg ’02.
5th Reunion - Class of 2007
Briana Mangram ’07, Joe Vella ’07, Felicia Lawrence ’07, Dimitrios
Telonis ’07, Robin Acevedo ’07, Naji Muakkassa ’07, Lexi Watson ’07,
Matthew Guinto ’07, Leah Adelson ’07, Conor Branagan ’07, Jennifer
Jordan ’07 and Elliott Regan ’07.
The
Clambake
Some of the Current and Former Faculty and Staff who enjoyed the
Clambake: Will O’Malley, Trent Amond ’74, Michael Salter, Edward
Jordan, Head of School Scott Wiggins, Tracy Frank, Cherie Bisnett,
Laura Jordan, Carol Stone, Tom Denton, Linda Salter, Michele
Koziara, Lynne Allard, Don Ridall, Donna Meehan, Alex Koziara,
Matt Vural, Martha Cameron and Joe Longdon.
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MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME 2012
In June 2012, MPH welcomed the Class of 2012
Athletic Hall of Fame inductees.
Nancy Rothschild, Phil Rothschild ’79, Ryan Woldoff,
Michelle Spevak (daughter of Eric), and Eric Spevak ’77, chair of the
Athletic Hall of Fame.
Individual 2012 inductees with some of the presenters.
L-R Back: Bob Casciola ’54A The Manlius School; Jack Branin ’54 Pebble Hill School;
Jamie Lenore, son of John Lenore ’47A The Manlius School; Julie Heer Chamberlain ’72
MPH; Col. Gerry Morse P.M.S.T., former faculty, The Manlius School;
L-R Front: Wally Habel, former coach, Pebble Hill School; N. Kem Branin ’56 Pebble
Hill School; Chuck Beeler ’54 Pebble Hill School; Paul Silverstein’67B The Manlius
School; and guest speaker Mike Hanna ’64B The Manlius School and current athletic
director at Hobart College.
Tom Denton, former faculty
member, with Julie Heer
Chamberlain ’72, prior to her
induction into the Hall of Fame.
The 1972 Tennis Team.
Back L-R: Brad Wheler ’72, Bill Capps ’73, Jurgens Bauer ’74, and Tom Randolph ’72.
Front L-R: Chip Melvin ’74, Steve Brace ’72, John Ralph ’74, and Kurt Hallock ’72
Jack Branin ’54 and N. Kem
Branin ’56 enjoy the moment!
“Words cannot explain how
thrilled I was to be inducted into
the Hall of Fame, along with my
brother Jack Branin ’54 and
Chuck Beeler ’54, to represent
Pebble Hill School. Fond
memories of our athletic
accomplishments will never be
forgotten, along with our love for
our school.” Kem Branin ’56
“Fellow Inductees, after 40 years, it was fun to see our tennis team all together again.
Our 1972 accomplishments were little known at the time, but our 2012 Athletic Hall of
Fame induction gave us the perfect reason to reconvene and reflect upon all of those
high school experiences that helped shape the individuals we are today - amazing!”
Bill Capps ’73
“Getting together with our tennis team and receiving the award was certainly one of the
highlights of my 2012. Who would think that such a group of misfits (then and possibly
still now) who were basically out just to have fun would actually achieve something so
memorable! Of course, the others may want to dispute this version…” Tom Randolph
’72 “Well put, Tom.” Brad Wheler ’72
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ATHLETIC HALL
OF FAME 2012
Helga Morse and Col. Gerry Morse P.M.S.T.
John Ralph ’74 and Jurgens Bauer ’74 on the
“Red Carpet” for the Hall of Fame!
“I was proud. I was grateful to even be considered, but
I was extremely proud. Returning to MPH to be among
friends I had not seen in many years caused me to
pause and remember so much that I hadn't thought
about for years. It provided me the opportunity to
reflect back upon that point in my life and upon the
advantages and benefits I received from attending our
school. I enjoyed meeting other alums and sharing our
experiences. It was an uplifting experience and one
which enabled me to better appreciate the people who
make MPH so special. Thank you.” Jurgens Bauer ’74
Jamie Lenore presents the John Lenore
’47A Legend Award to Chuck Beeler ’54
Chair Eric Spevak ’77, who played on Don Ridall’s first soccer
team, congratulates him on his 500 wins. Present also were the
2011 soccer team captains, Mark Regin, first assistant coach,
and Tony Venezia, current assistant soccer coach.
Jimmy Gavigan ’12 (center) poses with the ’60-’61 Manlius
basketball starters. Jimmy was the 2011-12 Whitey Anderson
Scholarship recipient. Started in honor of Whitey's 1977
retirement from MPH. Renewed efforts to raise money for
this fund began at the 2009 Clambake. Total pledges to this
fund now stand at over $80,000.
Mike Hanna ’64B, a member of the Athletic
Hall of Fame, Class of 2010 (and now
athletic director at Hobart) inducts Paul
Silverstein ’67B
MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL
ATHLETIC HALL
OF FAME
2014
Submit Your Nominations
for the 2014 Athletic Hall of Fame
Celebrating the induction of Coach Whitey Anderson are his grandchildren and
the starters of The Manlius School’s ’60-’61 basketball team. L-R: Mark
Knowlton; Ed Foehl ’61C; Heather Lewis, great granddaughter; Laurie Lewis,
granddaughter; Bill Koss ’61C; Tim Cohane ’61B; Alice Walts; Stephen Walts,
grandson; Philip Allen ’62A, and Bob Maguire ’61C.
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MPH is seeking nominations for the 2014 Hall of Fame
Induction. Nominations can be submitted online via our
website or by contacting Maureen Anderson, director of alumni
relations, at 315/446-2452, ext. 136 or [email protected].
For details, please visit our website (www.mph.net), click on
"Alumni," and then on "Athletic Hall of Fame."
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
Alumni Director Maureen Anderson with Bob Casciola ’54A and
Bob Tallgren ’54B, chairs of the football team induction. Fifteen of the
original team of 29 players were present.
This team of 29 highly motivated, well conditioned athletes went
undefeated in its seven games, with perhaps its proudest victory being
a win over West Point in the final game of the season. Teammate
Bob Casciola ’54A says of this team: “Little did any of us suspect that
destiny would take us on a phenomenal journey together. In the
lifetime of any institution or university, the term “special” is usually
reserved for extraordinary accomplishments. Surely, Hall of Fame
Coach Tom Cahill’s 1953 Team, his greatest team, was a very “special”
group of athletes whose outstanding achievements reflect great credit
upon themselves, their team and The Manlius School.”
CLASS OF 2010
CLASS OF 2012
Coach Tom Cahill
Mary Rulison ’73
John Brockington ’67C
1963 Manlius Red Knights Football Team
2000 MPH Boys Varsity Soccer Team
The John Lenore ’47A Legend Award
John Lenore ’47A
The 1944-1946 Manlius Big Red
Football Teams
Coach Harold “Whitey” Anderson
Julie Heer Chamberlain ’72
Jack Branin ’54 and N. Kem Branin ’56
Paul Silverstein ’67B
1953 Manlius Red Knights Football Team
1972 MPH Boys Varsity Tennis Team
The John Lenore ’47A Legend Award
Chuck Beeler ’56
Bob Casciola ’54A
Col. Gerry Morse P.M.S.T.
The John Lenore ’47A Legacy Award
Ludlow Earle Bretz ’14C
Vic Hanson ’23A
Presenting the 1953 Red Knights Football
team for induction into the Athletic Hall of
Fame are Coach Cahill’s family – Tom Cahill
’68C and his sister Betsy Cahill. Eric Spevak
’77, chair of the Athletic Hall of Fame, is at
the podium.
“What we achieved as a team 59 years ago has always made me feel a
sense of accomplishment. On being inducted into the hall of fame,
being reunited with all my friends, I came to the realization that we
never could have done it without each other. Thank you for
everything.” Dick Chester ’54C
“Now that we have experienced a good part of our lives, we can
appreciate more the truly ‘good times.’ Surely Manlius provided me
with experiences and friendships that are ‘highlights’ in my life.”
Bob Casciola '54A
“I so enjoyed my trip to Manlius, seeing the ‘guys’ after all these years,
what an absolute thrill.” Bob Tallgren ’54B
“It was a great evening, well done by the school to bring together and
honor a group that, for the most part haven't seen each other in 50+
years. This group exemplified the word "team" and proved it on and
off the field.” H. Ray Morey ’55C
“Memories are important this time in our life. To share these memories
with my teammates one more time was very rewarding. Thank you,
Manlius and teammates, for this privilege.” Hal Northrop ’55C
1953 Manlius Red Knights Football Team 59 years later!
Back L-R: Paul Cambo ’54C, Ray Morey ’55C, Fred Pordum ’55C, Bob Garn ’53C, Hal
Northrop ’54C, Don Chirlin ’55B, Bob Tallgren ’54B, Bruce Church ’54HQ, Steve Robinson
’54A. Front L-R: Dick Chester ’54C, Paul Stoecker ’54C, Al Wertheimer ’55C, Bob Casciola
’54A, Bob Renzi ’54A, and Al O’Neil 54A.
Family of Ludlow Earle Bretz ’14C. L-R: Brien Jason and fiancé Katie Devine Ahern,
great granddaughter; Kristen Buda, great granddaughter; Susanne McLaughlin,
granddaughter; Earle Bretz Jr., son; Jacob Bretz, great grandson; Charles Bretz,
grandson; and Pamela Ritchie; granddaughter.
“From the moment Sue, Katie and I piled in the car, I was excited for and curious
about this event. Being with family was special indeed, but to be with and see Uncle
Earle's emotions was priceless. A wonderful time of laughter, smiles and pride, along
with memories made and shared. I thank you for that opportunity.” Pamela Ritchie
“We are still in awe of the whole weekend and continue to thank you and the school
for making it possible to participate in a wonderful weekend of memories for all of us.”
L. Earle Bretz Jr. ’49C.
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ROLL CALL
LAS VEGAS IV
Jack Wells ’60B, Tom Rhoades
’59A, Dick Doust ’61PH and
Ed Nathan ’61HQ photo
courtesy of Jack Wells ’60B.
NOVEMBER 9-11, 2012
This past November, one hundred twelve alumni
and guests had an unforgettable time at our fourth
Las Vegas reunion. The excitement was palpable as
soon as guests started to arrive at Steve Wynn’s
luxurious Encore resort. Friends greeted friends and
Golf at The Wynn
picked up conversations they had begun fifty years ago.
Ed Nathan ’61HQ
Steve Wolf ’69HQ and
Unable to wait until Friday’s “official” reunion
Bob Theis ’67B.
kick-off, alumni gathered in the Eastside Lounge on
Jack Wells ’60B
Thursday night. Young alumni mingled with our
Bob Cryan ’59HQ
more-seasoned alumni and delighted in the connections they discovered.
Tom Rhoades ’59A Toasts were made and more than one business card exchanged.
The energy escalated throughout the weekend events, which included a round of
Innkeeper:
Steve Wynn ’59HQ golf, a VIP tour of Nellis Airforce base, and a magical performance of Le Rêve, and
culminated with Saturday’s dinner and presentations. No longer segmented by
company or class year, the room seemed to unite as a new cohort. A special video
history of the school produced by Syracuse’s YNN also highlighted the bigger picture, reminding us
that while our School is larger than any one of us, it is stronger because of each of us.
Leave it to Ed Nathan ’61HQ to bring some levity to the evening during his presentation to our
“innkeeper” Steve Wynn ’59HQ. He included both humor and poignancy in the presentation of
Steve’s new rank as Commander of the Phoenix.
Guy Ward ’62B, Mike Shea ’63HQ,
Michael Raymond ’62C and Sandi Raymond.
MPH is sincerely grateful for all the alumni and friends in attendence and extends its sincere
gratitude to reunion chairs, Ed Nathan ’61HQ, Jack Wells ’60B, Tom Rhoades ’59A, and Bob
Cryan ’59HQ for for making these moments possible. A special thank you is extended to our
gracious hosts, Andrea and Steve Wynn ’59HQ. Manners Makyth Man
continues to be our motto and our School spirit is alive and well.
Roll Call Las
Vegas IV
committee
Lynn Barrett,
Doris Drury,
Don Drury ’58B,
John Sullivan
’59HQ, Ann
Sullivan, and
Jim Barrett ’69C.
Friday evening reception and dinner
Woody Obrig ’59A, Pete Rekstis ’59C,
Bonnie Rekstis and Tony Tringale ’60C
The weekend was fantastic...
reuniting not with OLD friends, but
with friends OF LONG STANDING!
What was really special was visiting
with my Manlius roommate of 1958...
Pete Rekstis and his wife Bonnie,
Nellis AFB and Hoover Dam! Thanks
to everyone for making it a GREAT
WEEKEND!
Tony Tringale
’60C
Scott Wiggins, head
of school, Bruce
Church ’54HQ and
Woody Obrig ’59A
“The accommodations
were awesome. I
thoroughly enjoyed the Order of the Phoenix gathering, visiting
with old and new alumni and the evening at Le Rêve.”
Bruce Church ’54HQ
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Caryl Bahner-Guhin daughter of Sue Bahner, Debbie
Copeland, daughter of Gerry and Helga Morse, Helga
Morse and Sue Bahner with her daughter Suzi Harriff.
Jack Wells ’60B, Don Denton ’58A
and Barbara Denton.
Friday evening reception and dinner
Rev. Guido F. Verbeck III receiving
his “honorary Old boy” recognition
from Scott Wiggins, head of school
and Ed Nathan ’61HQ.
Photo courtesy of Guy Ward ’62B
William Timms ’45C, Patricia Timms, and
William Rondina ’45C our eldest alums in
attendance!
Nellis Air Force Base Tour
Le Rêve – the Dream. The lighting, special
effects, staging and water left everyone raving
about this phenomenal show, you have to see it!
Thank you Steve, it was a highlight of our trip.
Claudie and Jack Wells ’60B
in front of the Thunderbird
Museum.
Jim Barrett ’69C, Carl Gibbs ’69C, Richard Perry ’69HQ,
Claude Dallas ’00 and Guy Ward ’62B at Nellis Air
Force Base.
Alan Marcum at the “petting zoo” in a helicopter at
Nellis Air Force Base
“My most vivid memories of Roll Call Encore: The
Class of ‘59 photo shoot at dinner on Saturday, Le Rêve,
The air show at Nellis, and the Air Force’s treating me
as an honored guest.”
Order of The Phoenix Reception
Order of The Phoenix Reception: Being inducted into the Order of the Phoenix were: Adam Fratto ’86,
Bob Cryan ’59HQ, Sandi Nathan and Andrea Wynn, with MPH Head of School Scott Wiggins.
“For me, this particular “Roll Call” was the most enjoyable. All of the relaxed downtime and extended
socializing enabled me to spend huge amounts of “quality time” with all of my really cherished Old
Boy friends. Especially appreciated was the genuine kindness of Steve and Andrea to host us, comp us
and treat us to “over the top” food and entertainment. Ed Nathan’s total commitment to make this
event memorable will always stand out in my memory. And finally, being honored with the Order of
the Phoenix came as a complete surprise and, quite frankly, was the only award I never received that
I really wished I had. Joining all of those other Old Boys who got the “Order” makes me very proud!
NOW, on to Philly!” Bob Cryan ’59HQ
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alumni events • alumni events • alumni events
Nancy Sargent Hunterton ’65PH, Dick Doust ’61PH
and Martha Ives Williams ’57PH.
Saturday evening dinner
and presentations
Dick Bundy ’60B, Andrea Wynn, Harry Kushigian
’59C and Steve Wynn ’59HQ. Pete Rekstis ’59C
talking with Chuck Richards ’59A. Photo courtesy of
Alan Marcum ’74.
Steve Wynn ’59HQ
presenting lifelong
friend and alumnus,
Ed Nathan ’61HQ his
Editor in Chief hat.
Steve had just been
awarded the
Commander of the
Phoenix. Photo
courtesy of Alan
Marcum ’74.
Dick Doust ’61PH and
Russ Andrews ’64PH.
“Even tho I was a lowly “day
student”, we did line up for lunch
and march into Comstock (behind
the boarders). I do distinctly
remember Steve’s “A-Ten-shut: each
day... and I enjoyed his repeating it
for us in Vegas (almost as much as he
enjoyed it). What a generous Alum
he is to treat us so well.” Russ
Andrews ’64PH M and PH = MPH
Robert Kulesh ’55A, Jim Putnam ’58A and Melda Burleson.
Re Roll Call in Las Vegas – “I think that I left the
gathering realizing that although I only attended Manlius
School for one year that I am a very small part of a very
grand legacy, and it is only through the activities of MPH
and your team that this legacy can or will be preserved.”
Robert Kulesh ’55A
Mike Shea ’63HQ and Fran Pordum ’63C.
The Wynn hotel and casino was a very elegant
and pleasurable setting in which to meet new and
old friends. Share experiences from our days at
The Manlius School. I was most impressed that
Steve Wynn was such a down to earth person and
really cherished his experiences at Manlius and
was willing to share them with us. My wife Becky,
my brother Fred and his wife Jane, all had a
wonderful time. Fran Pordum ’63C
Carrie Manolakos
’02, Andreas
Wigand ’03,
Claude Dallas ’00,
Steve Herron ’03
and Jennifer
Leinbach.
Woody Obrig ’59A summed up the weekend:
The whole experience was electric. The Encore Resort and
trip to Nellis Air Force Base, courtesy of Retired General
Howell Estes and Steve Wynn, were truly memorable. The
best part was just enjoying old times with “old boys”. I was
impressed with Steve Wynn’s personal recollections and the
time he devoted to just being one of us, and making sure
he spent quality time with all his classmates. Thanks Steve,
Eddie Nathan, the alumni office and all my classmates.
Woody Obrig ’59A
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Chopin room at the Encore,
breakfast, Sunday morning.
Sharon hit a big jackpot on the
quarter machine and the food was
good. Emmett Greenleaf ’53HQ
The Class of 1959 in attendance
were: Harry Kushigian ’59C,
Woody Obrig ’59A, Carl Quinn
’59C, Bill Rezak ’59A, Chuck
Richards ’59 and HQ, Steve Wynn
’59HQ, John Sullivan ’59HQ, Tom
Rhoades ’59A, Pete Rekstis, ’59C,
Bob Cryan ’59HQ and Taylor
Devine ’59A. Photo courtesy of Alan
Marcum ’74 Alan’s comment:
“There was such remarkable energy
from that group during the shoot!”
Many more photos can be viewed on our website at:
http://www.mph.net/photos, alumni, Roll Call Las Vegas.
Senior Snack…
A New MPH Tradition
L-R Back Row: Meghan Capeling ’13, Elizabeth Dean ’13, Graham Leggat ’13,
William Kniesner ’13, Albert Blanck ’13 and Hannae Lee ’13.
L-R Front Row: Ketan Reddy ’13, Wesley Sandstrom ’13 and Soleil Young ’13
O
ne of the many wonderful things
about Manlius Pebble Hill School
is the upholding and creating of student
traditions. This past fall, the Alumni
Lodge staff created a new tradition,
beginning with the class of 2013 – the
first-ever Senior Snack.
Every Friday morning, Seniors are
invited to visit the Kreitzberg Family
Alumni Lodge and help themselves to
coffee and a variety of snacks.
“It’s nice to a have a place to go and
relax, stand by the fire and be with your
Christiane Murphy ’13, Allison Turner ’13 and
Terry Netusil ’13
classmates” said Elizabeth Dean ’13.
When asked what becoming a MPH
alumna means to her, she added, “In
the future, I hope I can help. It’s
important for alumni to get involved.
Once you are a member here you are
always an MPH kid.”
In a few short months, the class of
2013 will graduate and join their
predecessors as MPH alumni. Jamie
Brownback ’13 commented on his future
with the School: “It will be nice to come
back to my old stomping ground where
I found myself intellectually and socially.
It will be great to visit my underclassman friends and see what they are
accomplishing from an alumni
perspective.”
The Kreitzberg Family Alumni Lodge
will continue the tradition of Senior
Snack for future Seniors in the hope that
they take away the knowledge of what it
truly means to be a lasting part of the
MPH family.
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Then
AND
Now
MPH graduate David
Oliver ‘12 (third row,
third cadet from right),
marches with his West
Point classmates in the
2013 Inauguration
Parade of President
Barack Obama.
Manlius cadets marching up Pennsylvania Avenue during the
1909 inauguration of President Taft.
Presidential
Inauguration
Members of the 1957 graduating class pose with
Headmaster John Hodgdon at the 1957 Pebble
Hill School commencement ceremony.
Pebble Hill School, early 1960s.
From the left, Mr. Getman,
Head of Lower School and
Assistant Headmaster; Mr.
Parker, Upper School English
teacher; Mr. Draper,
Headmaster and Mr. Torelli,
Middle School teacher and
swimming coach.
Performing
Arts
Commencement
The five members of the 2012 Varsity Group performing at the
Leadership Dinner in June 2012. (L-R) Jordan Olinsky ’13,
Jesse Sgambati ’14, Parker McQueeny ’12, Tristan Amond ’12 and
Aaron Hicks ’13.
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Members of the Class of 2012 pose with commencement
speaker General Howell Estes III ’60HQ. (L-R) Kathryn
Spoelstra, Alex French-Lawyer, General Estes III, Tia
Tummino and Tristan Amond.
The Knox
Farmhouse
Triplets Graduate – The first complete set of triplets
known to have graduated from Manlius received diplomas
at the 90th Commencement. The were, left to right, James
P., Frederick E., and Nicholas D. Laino, sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Laino, Utica, N.Y. In 1954, Manlius
graduated two triplets, Charles E. and Henry M. Drake
of Syracuse, but the third member of the Drake triplets
was a girl, Alice.
The iconic red Farmhouse
before the merger of The
Manlius School and Pebble Hill
School.
The iconic red
Farmhouse, present day.
Triplets
On-Campus
Ski
Team
Emily, Jessica
and Madison
Neuner – current
Sixth Grade
students at MPH.
Members of The Manlius School soccer team playing
on Corbisello Field, where all soccer games were held
on the Manlius campus.
Manlius School students skiing on the Manlius Campus,
early 1900s.
A member of the MPH ski
team during a practice at
Song Mountain last year.
Theater
Soccer
A Manlius School production in Knox
Hall, early 1960s.
Current MPH student performers in the
2012 fall musical, “After Juliet.” From left
to right – Rupert Krueger ’15, Aurek
Ransom ’13, Maya Dwyer ’13, Chloe
Gingold ’13, Jessie Glies ’13, Jesse
Sgambati ’14 and Ishaaq Miller ’14.
The MPH Boys Varsity Soccer Team playing
the Syracuse Academy of Science at home in
2012. Albert Blanck (pictured), one of the
team captains.
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C AMP US LIFE: THEN AND NOW
A Glimpse at School Life Today and 50 Years Ago
E
ach year, our Fourth and Fifth Grade classes correspond during a pen pal
project with the 50th reunion celebrants from The Manlius School and Pebble
Hill School. Current students spend time learning about what life was like for
students five decades ago, send a letter to their new pen pal, and eagerly await a reply.
The experience culminates with a student-pen pal reception during Clambake
Weekend. The students are proud to tell their new “friends” what the School is like
today and eagerly tour them around the campus!
This year’s students have already written their first letters to The Manlius School
and Pebble Hill School Classes of 1963. An example of one of last year’s exchanges is
included below:
An MPH Fourth Grader reads a special citation that his
Manlius Pen Pal Paul Johnson ’61A shared with him at
the pen pal reception during Clambake Weekend.
Dr. Mr. Ives:
am in the fourth grade
My name is Olivia and I
hool. I am writing to you
at Manlius Pebble Hill Sc
pen pal project with the
because we are doing a
Hill
s of Manlius and Pebble
1962 graduating classe
Schools.
ut what life was like in
I have a few questions abo
?
y did you have to march
The Manlius School. Wh
use
to
e
ount of tim
Did you have a certain am
m home, like a game or
fro
t
something you brough
a radio?
us that if you wore
I heard from a past alumn
y would fog up when
glasses on cold days, the
to
lunch. Did this ever happen
marching in the cold to
t
tha
ting
I found it interes
you or people you knew?
couldn’t just break from
when they fogged up, you
? It doesn’t make sense
attention to wipe them off
.
just quickly wipe them off
to my why one couldn’t
nk
Tha
n.
soo
from you
I look forward to hearing
d my letter and
rea
to
e
you for taking the tim
hopefully respond.
Sincerely,
Olivia
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Dear Olivia:
Sorry about taking so
long to answer your lett
er. When you are as
old as I am, the days
go by very quickly wit
hout you realizing it.
Your pen pal project is
both interesting and wo
rthwhile. It will
teach you skills that wil
l serve you well for a
lifetime.
The marching question
is an appropriate one.
Because The
Manlius School was a
military based institutio
n then, all military
practices were the no
rm. The Manlius Schoo
l was considered a
preparatory school for
the service academies
(i.e. West Point, The
Naval Academy, The
Air Force Academy.) In
fact, my older brother
attended The Naval Ac
ademy in Annapolis, MD
, and retired as a
Rear Admiral (that’s a
very high rank) in the
Na
vy.
The reason why one cou
ldn’t wipe any fog, itch
one’s nose, or
move in any way was
to instill discipline. It
wa
s
a
sm
all part of the
large picture that milita
ry training and life req
uir
es.
There was little free tim
e as a Manlius cadet.
You rose to the
sound of reveille and
fell asleep to the sound
s of Taps at night. Your
day was well planned
and Saturday mornings
were weekly reviews
of your room, uniform
s, and everything had
to be perfect. If the
inspector (or any office
r) couldn’t bounce a qu
arter off your freshly
made bed, you hadn’t
done it right. Your life
was physically and
mentally demanding,
but the end product wo
uld astonish you.
Probably The Manlius
Pebble Hill School is
like that without the
military aspect.
I though your letter wa
s well thought out for
a fourth grader. It is
so important to be abl
e to communicate intelli
gen
tly. You should be
proud of your accompli
shments. Be sure to con
tinue in your school
training. Your teachers
are to be congratulate
d.
Most Sincerely,
Thomas M. Ives ’62HQ
ALUMNI
SNAPSHOTS
This year, we celebrate the classes of 2003
and 1998 on their respective 10th and
15th reunions. Curious to know what
some of our ’03 and ’98 alumni have
done since graduation? We asked them to
fill us in on their lives after MPH.
CLASS OF 2003
Class of 2003 – 10 Year Reunion
“We hope to see all members of the class
of 2003 at an evening gathering Saturday,
June 1! We can reconnect, share some
memories, and create some new ones!
Further details on the Reunion will be
sent directly to
class members
and will also be
posted on
Facebook, so
don’t forget to
“like” Manlius
Pebble Hill
Class of 2003’s
Nora Muakkassa ’03 and
page!” Carla
Carla Torrillo ’03 at the
Torrillo ’03.
Holiday Gathering.
Class of 2003 graduation
married at his home on Sunnyside Island
on the St. Lawrence River. They now live
in Portland, Ore. with their 18 month-old
son Constantine Kirchem-Butts.
Class of 2003
Micaela Baranello achieved an Upper
School-era dream by writing a piece for
the classical music section of The New
York Times. Her essay on Puccini was
published on January 6, 2013. She is still
working on her musicology dissertation at
Princeton.
Andrew Butts
was married
September 1 to
Abigail
Kirchem-Butts.
They were
Andrew Butts ’03,
Abigail Kirchem-Butts
and Constantine.
Steve and Kelly Copps wedding, including ushers
George Telonis ’03 (with beard) and, a bit further
back on the right, Julian Ferraldo ’03.
Steve Copps attended SUNY Fredonia,
graduating in 2007 with a B.FA. in
theater. He has since been very successfully pursuing a career in acting. He has
appeared in lead roles in “Bloodbrothers”
in Cincinnati, “Fame – The Musical” in
Lewiston, N.Y., and “Cabaret” and “Rent”
in Buffalo. He was nominated for an Artie
Award (Buffalo’s Professional Theater
Award) for Outstanding Supporting Actor
in a Play for his performance in “The
Seafarer.” He won the 2012 Lead Actor in
a Musical Artie for his leading role in the
musical, “Floyd Collins.” He has also
done local radio and national television
commercials. Recently married, he and
his wife Kelly are settling into married life
in Buffalo while pursuing their love of
acting.
Naomi
Handler
received her
B.S. in business
administration,
with a concentration in
international
business, in
June, 2008
from the
Naomi Handler Conti ’03
and Adam Conti
University of
North Carolina
at Wilmington. She spent her junior year
studying Japanese and business at Nagoya
Gakuin University in Nagoya, Japan and
remains conversational in Japanese.
Naomi eloped with Adam Conti in
December, 2008. They currently they live
in Nahant, Mass. Naomi works at
Harvard University where she is the office
manager for the Office of Sponsored
Programs. She is also pursuing a Master
of Liberal Arts in Finance at the Harvard
Extension School.
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Ellen Gorra has been living in Singapore
for almost two years. She is working at
Gerson Lehrman Group, a consulting
network. She tells us she enjoys living in
Singapore because it is warm and a great
place from which to visit other Asian
destinations.
Steve Herron ’03 and
Jennifer Leinbach at Roll
Call Las Vegas IV
Stephen Herron
is pursuing his
J.D./M.B.A. at the
University of
Texas in Austin.
He is also
currently
working for
Sentient
Ventures, an
investment firm
in Austin.
Ted Irving is currently living in London
with his wife and works for The McLaren
Group.
Sarah de Jong Kimmelman is currently
an EMT at the Fayetteville Fire Department, and is also back to school at
Le Moyne College, double majoring in
biology and psychology with the
intention of completing their physician
assistant program. She lives in DeWitt.
David Malling attended Syracuse
University and received a bachelor’s
degree in engineering physics in 2007.
At SU, he had his first physics research
experience working on the LIGO project
(www.ligo.caltech.edu). LIGO aims to
open up a new window on the universe
and add a new dimension to astronomy
and cosmology through the detection of
gravity waves. After graduating from SU,
he was accepted into the physics Ph.D.
program at Brown University. He is now
in his sixth year of the program, working
on the LUX dark matter experiment
(www.luxdarkmatter.org). He finds he
work is thrilling, and says the experiment
will run early this year. He is hoping to
complete his thesis by the end of the year.
Tom Mazur will finish his Ph.D. at The
University of Texas at Austin this year.
His research has focused on both basic
and applied problems in experimental
atomic physics.
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Bill Rose attended Le Moyne College,
focusing on accounting while simultaneously serving in the Army Reserves. In
his senior year of college (2008) Bill was
deployed to Afghanistan and spent a year
there with the 27th Infantry Brigade in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Upon his arrival home, Bill finished his
work at Le Moyne and received a B.S. in
accounting. Bill was immediately hired at
Carrols Corporation here in Syracuse and
was recently promoted to senior
accountant. Carrols Corporation is the
biggest franchisee of Burger King
Restaurants. Bill currently resides in
Syracuse. He and his wife are expecting
their first child.
Elizabeth
Ruscitto now
lives in San
Francisco and
is a manager
of User
Experience
and Developer
Relations at
www.leap
motion.com.
She has a dual
Elizabeth Ruscitto ’03
masters in
information management and eCommerce
from the iSchool at Syracuse University.
Elizabeth also serves as a global facilitator
for wwww.startupweekend.org and is a
mentor for startup accelerators in New
York City, London and San Francisco.
Sam
Temes is
living in
New York
City. He
works at
Google
and can
confirm
that the
perks are
as good as
they
are
Sam Temes ’03
said to be
- massages, food, self-driving cars and all!
He recently transitioned from ad
technology into a role on the Google
Maps team so that he can finally justify
his bachelor’s degree in geography!
CLASS OF 1998
Class of 1998 Washington, D.C.
Class of 1998 from the yearbook
Class of 1998 – 15 Year Reunion Friday, May 31 – Saturday, June 1
Tyler Cagwin has been working for the
past eight years for his family in Syracuse
at their mortgage bank, Commonfund
Mortgage. Tyler served on the Alumni
Association Board from 2005 to 2009. He
continues to enjoy sailing on a J24, which
he keeps in Oswego, N.Y., and recently
bought a small boat of his own.
James Distefano, Andy Torelli, Joey
Distefano ’00 and Chuck Helstein
recently met up in San Luis Obispo for
ing from Smith College, Jenn became a
Peace Corps volunteer in Guinea, West
Africa, where she taught 9th and 10th
grade math. She earned a M.A. from Johns
Hopkins in International Relations before
joining Catholic Relief Services, where she
worked for five years on humanitarian
relief and development issues.
James Distefano ’98, Andy Torelli ’98,
Joey Distefano ’00 and Chuck Helstein ’98.
James and Joanna’s wedding on October
14, 2012. Chuck enclosed a picture of
them at the wedding rehearsal. James, in
addition to getting hitched, has recently
opened an orthopedic practice in the San
Francisco Bay area.
Andy Torelli is currently a professor and
researcher at Bowling Green University.
Andy and his wife McKenzie recently
welcomed their third child to their family!
Chuck Helstein is the manager of
The Network Abuse Department at
Go Daddy and lives in Phoenix, Ariz.
with his wife Alejandra.
Jenn Denno Cisse is currently working
on a Ph.D. in agricultural economics at
Cornell. She lives in Ithaca with her
husband and two children. After graduat-
Share your
cell phone
number
and
email address
Deborah Chadwick Feldstein The
Feldstein family recently moved back to
Central New York. After living in three
big cities, (Philadelphia, Phoenix, and
Boston), they decided it was time to move
home. Deborah relocated through work
with Lockheed Martin in the contracts
department and brought Eric and the
kids, Rachel (5) and Samuel (19 months)
with her. “We are excited to be close to
family and friends again,” she says. The
family settled in DeWitt and Rachel
started kindergarten in the fall. Eric found
a job at Cazenovia College in the fitness
department. They continue to connect
with old friends who flow in and out of
town. Deborah urges you to email if you
want to catch up in person next time you
are in the area: [email protected].
Lauren Pugliese, D.V.M. is currently a
small animal (dogs and cats) surgery
resident at Ohio State University. She
graduated in 2008 from the College of
Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina
State University. In addition to her
residency, she is also enrolled in a master’s
degree program for which her thesis
research is about bone morphology as it
relates to total hip replacement for dogs.
“Olly, Olly, Oxen Free” sculpture by
Howard Sneider ’98 and Kiki Sciullo.
Howie Sneider has been living in
Providence, R.I. He earned a B.F.A. in
sculpture from the Rhode Island School
of Design in 2002 and has been a
practicing professional visual artist ever
since. He currently runs a public art
program foSteel Yard, a nonprofit
organization, and still pursues his own
work with exhibitions and installations.
In 2011, he returned to Central New
York for a residency at the Stone Quarry
Hill Art Park in Cazenovia and had the
privledge of creating a permanent sitespecific installation. He lives with his
partner Kiki Sciullo, their dog Garbo,
and cat Maude. He sent an image of a
collaborative sculpture he did jointly
with Kiki for a local sculpture park. It is
entitled “Olly, Olly, Oxen Free” and will
be on view at the four corners art center
in Tiverton, R.I. through June of 2013.
More information is available at
www.howiesneider.com.
Stay connected.
Make sure the Alumni Office has your
your email address and cell phone number.
Send it to [email protected].
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David M. Allyn
Tristan R. Amond
Csilla Baksai
Mark J. Berger
Hannah O. Bevilacqua
Manaslu Bhandari
Emily J. Bierut
Zhanwen Chen
Carlee J. Coutu
University of Delaware
Carnegie Mellon University
Returning to Hungary
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Nazareth College
Virginia Military Institute
Vassar College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Steven C. Dixon
Anna C. Driscoll
Margaret E. Elder
Pauline M. Englot
Adam R. Feiszli
John A.French-Lawyer
James R. Gavigan
Morgan E. Gelfand
Timothy M. Glass III
University of Rhode Island
Dartmouth College
The University of Scranton
Bucknell University
University of Rhode Island
Rochester Institute
of Technology
SUNY College at Geneseo
Drexel University - Westphal
College of Media and Design
Undecided
Tyler D. Greco
Alyssa M. Hunter
Robert H. Izquierdo
Sarah H. Jackson
Elizabeth A. Janke
Kacey D. Jervis
Audrey J. Kim
Younsol Kim
Jonathan D. Koss
Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business
Rochester Institute
of Technology
Alfred University
School of Art and Design
Alfred University
School of Art and Design
University of New Haven
Cazenovia College
Hartwick College
SUNY University at Buffalo
Case Western Reserve
University
CONGRATULATIONS
MPH CLASS
OF 2012!
Victoria A. LoRe
Alexis B. Lorenz
Kaitlin E. Mahar
Brevard College
High Point University
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
Parker O. McQueeney
Gabrielle A. McSherry
Jordan A. Meier
Hampshire College
Rhode Island School
of Design
Kenyon College
Christopher R. Lane
Hannah R. Lee
Rebecca A. Lillich
Syracuse University - College
of Visual and Performing Arts
McGill University
Dominican University
of California
These students have
been offered more
than $8,151,000 in
merit scholarships
from the colleges to
which they applied.
Zachary J. Maher
Charles R. McDonald
Alaina M. McGinley
Rochester Institute
of Technology
Colgate University
Mount Holyoke College
Elaine M. Mertens-Crough
Sidharth S. Murakoshi
Sung-Ho Justin Oh
David D. Oliver
Heejin Park
Benjamin E. Parks
SUNY College at Geneseo
Hampshire College
Brown University
United States Military Academy
Emory University
Princeton University
Phoebe A. Patrician
Joseph K. Richards
Joelle A.Rotella
John S. Rufo
Anna E. Rupert
Alec M. Sessa
Cindy T. Shehatou
Michael R. Slutzky
Amalie E. Sonneborn
SUNY Universtiy at Buffalo
Philadelphia University
Onondaga Community
College
Hamilton College
Goucher College
University of Vermont- School
of Business Administration
University of Rochester
Canisius College
St. Lawrence University
Joseph P. Sopchak
Kathryn A. Spoelstra
Kevin M. Stark
Tia A. Tummino
Alexandra O. Verbeck
Cheryl Lyn Watts
Owen Woodward
Vassar College
Fairfield University
National Outdoor
Leadership School
Colorado College
Fairfield University
Smith College
Goucher College
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By now, you’ve heard the news!
In just a few short months,
MPH will break ground on
the highly anticipated
Bradley McNeil ’93 Learning
Commons, followed by a
spring 2014 ground
breaking of the Phoenix
Student Center.
As a school community, we
have a lot to celebrate and
are thankful for the recordbreaking alumni support
that has helped us get here.
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