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ShadySideAcademy www.shadysideacademy.org MAGA ZINE SUMMER 2006 COMMENCEMENT AND GRADUATION 2006 ROWE HALL Construction Progress SPECIAL PHOTO SECTION: SSA Steeler Nation Form II students at Middle School Graduation 2006 President’s Message Dear Shady Side Academy Community: I t has been an extraordinary year at Shady Side Academy. It has been a time of transition and transformation — themes that you will see throughout this issue of Shady Side Academy Magazine. On June 11, 2005, the day after the Senior School Commencement, the “green” transformation of the Rowe Hall Complex began. Our Buildings and Grounds staff and the Technology team ensured that classrooms and computers were ready for faculty and staff in September. Faculty and students spent the school-year in improvised classrooms located in dormitory base2 Shady Side Academy Magazine ments, conference rooms and even the dining hall. The community-wide effort to accommodate the temporary loss of our primary learning space was overall seamless and to our faculty, staff and students I say a very hearty “thank you” for your patience, perseverance and good grace during this transition. We look forward to the ceremonial Ribbon Cutting in celebration of the reopening of Rowe Hall during Homecoming weekend, October 13 and 14. There is much exciting news in this issue of the Magazine. From our “feverish” and successful Gala to our 2006 Cum Laude Society inductees, we hope you enjoy reading about our many happenings — including our special photo section “SSA/Steelers Nation,” a Shady Side Academy salute to the 2006 World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. We’re also thrilled to announce a performing arts series at the Hillman Center for Performing Arts, launching October 6 with a performance by the Golden Dragon Acrobats in the Richard E. Rauh Theater. This event will also kick off two weeks of our “end of Capital Campaign” festivities! We celebrate graduations in this issue, as each student transitions from the current year to a school year full of new opportunities and challenges. Congratulations to the Class of 2006, as they leave to attend the best colleges and universities both nationally and internationally. We’re proud of their accomplishments. As we draw to the close of “This, Our Golden Opportunity: The Campaign for Shady Side Academy,” I am profoundly moved by the enduring commitment that trustees, alumni/ae, current and past parents and friends have shown toward the Academy throughout the campaign. We are on the brink of completing by far the most successful Capital Campaign in Shady Side Academy’s history and we are deeply grateful for the ongoing philanthropical support demonstrated by our community; support In this issue… 2 4 14 15 18 22 34 39 40 14 22 44 46 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 62 President’s Message Capital Campaign Update Hillman Center Curtain Rises on Extraordinary Talent Gala 2006 Cum Laude Society Commencement and Graduation 2006 Sports Briefs Summer Reading Announcing Our New Pre-Kindergarten Program “Squash ALS” Charity Squash Tournament Hurricane Katrina Day of Outreach Parkin Fellowships Awarded Posner Award Winners Founders Society Event New Trustees Board of Visitors Alumni/ae Events SSA Steeler Nation Alumni Profile Class News In Memoriam The following are corrections from the previous edi- that has given us the Hillman Center for Performing Arts, Rowe Hall as a model of “green” sustainability, technological improvements and most importantly, the increase in compensation we can offer faculty through your generous gifts to the endowed Faculty Fund for compensation and benefits. We hope you will join us this fall on Homecoming Weekend to celebrate the success we have accomplished through our working together on behalf of the future of Shady Side Academy. Enjoy a safe and relaxing summer! With every good wish, I am, Sincerely, Thomas N. Southard President tion of Shady Side Academy Magazine. We apologize for all errors and omissions. 54 In the Annual Report section, Phyllis Feinert should have been listed next to her husband Philip. On page 16, Jim Hamilton and Henry Hoffstot were celebrating their 70th reunion, not their 65th. Congratulations! On page 14 in the 40th reunion photo, the gentleman in the back row, second from the right is Fred Colen. In the Sports Briefs we inadvertently omitted the captains of the Field Hockey Team. They were Alex Caritis and Allison Weinstock. In the Annual Report section the following should have been included as 20-year givers: Theresa and Edwin F. Scheetz, Jr., Betsy and Chuck Watkins and Leon Thorpe. On our front cover: Form II students enjoy their final moments as Middle School students prior to the graduation ceremony at the Roy McKnight Hockey Center. Editorial Assistance and Contributors: Jamie Brush ’98, Gene Deal, Karen Fedusa, Bob Grandizio, Erica Headlee ’04, David Liebmann, Tron McConnell ’71, Katie Mihm ’83, Melinda Miller, Rick Munroe ’84, Sandy Renaldi, Tom Southard, Denny Thimons, Tom Trigg, Karyn Vella. Photography: Maggie Dauer, Jamie Brush ’98, John Landreth, Tron McConnell ’71, Melinda Miller, Dudley Parr, Jack Wolf. Thank you especially to our faculty who contribute regularly to our photo archive. Many of their photos are included in the magazine. Class News photos are submitted by alumni/ae. Design Consultant: Peggy Warnock Printed by: Knepper Press Shady Side Academy Magazine is published by Shady Side Academy for its alumni, parents and friends of the school. Letters and suggestions are welcomed and should be sent to Melinda Miller, Shady Side Academy, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. Address corrections should be sent to The Alumni Office, Shady Side Academy, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. Junior School, 400 S. Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, 412-473-4400 Middle School, 500 Squaw Run Rd. East, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, 412-968-3100 Senior School, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, 412-968-3000 www.shadysideacademy.org CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE FACULTY FUND FOR ENDOWMENT CONTINUES TO GROW It is easy to honor a faculty member by making a gift to the Faculty Fund for Endowment, just as the Scheid Family has. The Scheids recently made a gift in honor of Senior School Science teacher and Shady Side Academy Head Boys’ and Girls’ Swimming Coach John Landreth. “Supporting faculty is important. We made the gift because our sons respect Mr. Landreth for his knowledge of swimming, his coaching abilities and for his knowledge of chemistry. But really, there are so many teachers who have had an impact on our sons Tyler ’05 and Trevor ’08 including Mr. Gable, Mrs. Krauland, Mrs. Ament, and Ms. Banwell, Ms. Irvine, and Ms. Serdy to name just a few who come to mind.” Gifts have also been given in honor of Athletic Director Gene Deal. “We could have picked any number of teachers including Coach Deal,” explained Dave Yaccino ’86, “That’s really why we’re doing this. When Tommy Worrall ’87 and I realized, 20 years after graduation, that we could both easily list 10 or more teachers and coaches who had a powerful impact on our lives, we wanted to be a part of increasing the Faculty Fund for Endowment.” Mr. Worrall and Mr. Yaccino have committed to raising $25,000 through an affinity fund for Gene Deal. Both serve on the Board of Visitors. A MODEL FOR ALL WHO KNOW HIM In addition to teaching history, Mr. F. Walter Jones, Jr., a.k.a. “Mr. Shady Side,” coached varsity basketball for 43 consecutive years, coached football, track and cross country. He gained the respect of his students through being fair and consistent. Said Mr. Jones, “It was important that students saw in faculty the kind of person they’d want their children to be.” It is in his honor that the Academy seeks to establish the Jones Chair in History. “Walter Jones was a model for all men, most notably young men, to follow. He embodied every trait that could contribute to a successful life,” said Bill Stitt ’48. Please consider making a one-time gift in honor of Walter Jones, or a lead gift to the Jones Chair in History with a 2-3 year pledge. We still need to raise $170,000 to fund the Jones Chair in History. THE HONOR ROLL KEEPS GROWING Since May 2006, more than 100 names have been added to the growing list of contributors to the Capital Campaign. The donors include individuals, families, friends, corporations, and foundations who have supported ‘This, Our Golden Opportunity: The Campaign for Shady Side Academy.’ We are deeply grateful for the extraordinary generosity of our donors for their contributions to the Faculty Fund for Endowment, Rowe Hall Complex, Hillman Center for Performing Arts, Academic Programs, Technology, Deferred Capital Projects and for Unrestricted Gifts as the Campaign draws to a close this summer. 4 Shady Side Academy Magazine The following “Honor Roll” of donors includes names of individuals, families, friends, corporations, and foundations who have supported ‘This, Our Golden Opportunity: The Campaign for Shady Side Academy.’ There are still opportunities to give before the close of the campaign this fall. Please contact Rick Munroe, Vice President for Development at 412-968-3044 or [email protected]. All Campaign donors (including donors to the Annual Fund who are not listed here) will be recognized again during the post-campaign celebrations this fall. ANONYMOUS Stacey and Michael Abernethy Barbara and Alan Ackerman Kaukab and Afaq Ahmad Mary and Scott Aiken Jennifer and Harry Alexander James S. Allan Joy and David Allen Marjorie and Joseph E. Allon Sue and Harvey Allon Carlin F. Aloe Katrina S. and William B. Ames Marciann and David Anderson Gregory Anthony Robert Anthony Jean F. Armstrong Joanne Artz Christine and Julian Asenjo Fareed Awan Nicole Basta Awan The Babcock Charitable Trust Ann and Dennis Baglier Douglas J. Baglier James A. Baglier John A. Baglier Louanne Baily Anne and Richard Baker, Jr. Albert J. Banes Carole and James Baran Mary and Alfred Barbour Cari and David Batchelar William E. Bates Cheryl and Kenneth Beall Inez and Charles Beares Shawn M. Becket Dotty and G. Nicholas Beckwith III Paul G. Benedum, Jr. Charlotte and David Bennett Sherle and Michael Berger Henry A. Bergstrom, Jr. The Allen H. & Selma W. Berkman Foundation Carol E. & Myles P. Berkman Foundation Toni Seidl and Richard Berkman McKey W. and James S. Berkman Pamela and David Berkman Barbara and Ron Berkowitz The Daniel Berkowitz Family The Edwin J. and Barbara R. Berkowitz Family Foundation Nancy and Robert Bernstein Michelle and Charles Bitzer Astrid J. and John F. Bitzer III Mary and Donald Block Susan and Charles Bloom Laura and A. Joseph Borelli, Jr. Courtney and Carl Borntraeger Lili and Jon Bosse Edward A. Bowman Kathleen and James Braham Carol and Robert Brand Edward Bream, Jr. Pamela Rollings and Neal Brendel Penny and Daniel E. Brill Diane and Jon Brillman Anne and Frederick Broad Ronda and Mitchell Brourman Dorothy and Ellsworth Brown Maura and Frank Brown Jessica and Jeffery Brown Patricia and Marvin Brown Anne and N. Bruce Browne, Jr. Nancy and John Brownell, Jr. Agnes and E. Bayley Buchanan Mary B. and Thomas G. Buchanan Edison C. Buchanan The Buhl Foundation Bramble and David Buran Jill and David Buran Wendy and Albert Burchfield IV Laura and Charles Burke, Jr. Sylvia and Sidney Busis Jenni and Marty Calihan Brenda and Joseph Calihan Alan R. Cantor Elizabeth Caplan Jacquelyn and Robert Capretto Ann Carey M. Timothy Carey William Carpenter Slo and Michael Casey Gloria and Donald Casey Jennifer and Jay Chang Miles Charest Beverly and Arthur Cherry Shelley and John Chesley Donna and Richard Christner Jean and Duk Chun Chris Church Elinore H. Cochran Hillary and Carl Cohen Nancy and Steven Cohen Ellen and Jeffrey Cohen Cathy and Harry Cohen Nancy Colbaugh Marcia and Frank R. B. Collins The Community Involvement Foundation Elizabeth and Michael Concordia Rita and Aims C. Coney, Jr. R. A. Cook Barbara and James Cook, Jr. Jane and Donald Cookson Marcelo N. Corpuz Mary Ellen and Frank Costa Antoinette Costa Mary K. and Alfonso A. Costa Carol and Gary Cozen Sherley F. Craig Shirley and Peter Crane Ellie and Richard S. Cuda Laurie and John Culbertson Eileen and David Cunningham Ann and James Curran Jan and Paul Daniels Peter B. Daniels Brian H. Davis Leslie and Stephen Davis Richard G. Davis Mary and John P. Davis, Jr. Laura and Bill Dawson Jacqueline and Anthony Demetris Janet and John Demmler Nancy and John Dennis Patrice and Edward Diamond, III Kathy and Samuel DiBiase Debra and James Diggs Janet and William Donahue Frances and Thomas Donahue Maribeth and Harry Donnelly, II Kevin M. Draper Matthew Draper Marie and Speros Drelles Viki and John Duff, Jr. Amanda Barlow and David Easler Eden Hall Foundation Mary Jane and Richard Edwards Anne and George Egan Ann and Robert Egan Lisa and J. Murray Egan William Egan David H. Ehrenwerth Jerome M. Ellis Lori and Peter Ellis Elizabeth and Scott Evans Ellen Surloff and Charles Falk Daniel M. Fawcett Gregory Fedak Karen and Anthony Fedusa Phyllis and Philip Feinert Pamela and Richard Feinstein Judith and Robert Ferree Arthur Fidel Barbara and Richard Fisher Caroline Fisher Diane and John Fisher Grace K. Fisher Linda C. Fisher Jessie and John Fitchwell Stephanie and Thomas Flannery Barbara and Harry Fleishman Robert W. Fletcher Julie and George Follansbee Susie Follansbee George Follansbee, Jr. Marcia and Arthur Forbes, Jr. George Forker Todd A. Foster Fountainhead Foundation Franco Corporation Susan and David French Jean Freytag Bart Friedman Joyce L. Fu Kathryn A. Fuhrer Elizabeth and William Furey II Diane and Richard Gable Sally and William P. Getty Nancy and Ronald Giallonardo Emmeline M. Gilbert Richard Gilbert Susan and Mallory Gilbert Ellen Bidwell and Lawrence Gilberti Betsy and Thomas Gillespie Olive Gilliand Marianne and Aubrey Gladstone Kathryn and James Gleason Gretchen and James Gockley Lauren and Philip Goldblum, Esquire Ellen R. Goodman Marcy and David Gookin, Sr. Nancy and Brian Gordon Laurie and Michael Gottlieb Sally and George Graham, Jr. Beata Graham Myron C. Grauer Dana and Richard Green Phyllis and Samuel Greene George Greer Cullen K. Griffith Julia and Charles Grimstad Dodi Walker Gross Betsy and Ronald Grzymkowski The Gumberg Family Gurrentz Family Foundation Rodger B. Gurrentz Kay and William Gurtin Bonne and William Gurzenda Sara and James Guttman Cheri and Daniel Haas Peggy and Peter Haesler June and Kenneth Hall Bernard M. Halpern Halpern Foundation Linda and Stephen Halpern Judith and Michael Hannon Frances C. and James H. Hardie Theodore and Lois Harley Anne and John Harmon Leslie Chapman and John S. Harrison, Jr. Rosanne and Anthony Harrison Leslie and Ronald Hartman Polly and William Hawkins Nancy S. Hazlett E. M. Hecklinger Daniel Heit Sharon and Eugene Helsel, Jr. Christine and Edward Hendel Elizabeth and Michael Hepler-Smith Sarah and C. Talbot Heppenstall, Jr. Ann and Philip Heymann Jackie and Robert Heyward Joseph M. Hilbish Dorothy and William Hill, II Jacquelyn and Bruce Hill, Jr. John H. Hill Nancy C. and Paul S. Hill Elsie and Henry L. Hillman The Henry L. Hillman Foundation R. Gregg Hillman Tekla and Peter Hilton Douglas P. Hinds The Hofmann Family Foundation Mitzi and Mark Hofmann Barbara and James Holding III Michael F. Holt Susan and Edward Hoopes Jean and William Houston Arthur L. Howard Howard Hanna Realty Debbie and E. Alexander Howson Kathleen and William Hughes, Jr. Aura R. Hulme Milton G. Hulme Charitable Foundation Susanne Humphrey The Roy A. Hunt Foundation Torrence M. Hunt, Sr. Mary Caroline and Torrence Hunt, Jr. Mary and David Hunter Philip Huss Edward A. Irvin Estate Allyson and Lawrence Jacobs Linda L. Wolf and Jack J. Jamison William J. Jasper Alice Jane and Paul Jenkins Summer 2006 5 THE HONOR ROLL KEEPS GROWING (continued) Gail and Marten Jenkins Holly and Edward Jenkins Laura and Walter Jenkins Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation Rosemarie and Edward Jew, Jr. Jewish Community Endowment Fdn. Roberta and B. Edwin Johnson, Jr. John M. Jones Allison and Jose Juves Lorina and Thomas Kadar Jillian S. Kaechele Bernadette and Robert Kaelin Betsy and David Kain Joan and Samuel P. Kamin Deborah Perry and William Kanarek Ellen and Gregg Kander Wendy and Thomas Kaplan William and Tricia Kassling Ann and Thomas Kasunich Autumn and Joseph Katarincic Peggy and Richard Katz Ellen and David Kay Connie and Dennis Keller Ruth and Hans Kellner Claudia and Kevin Kelly Virginia and Arthur Kerr, Jr. Ellen and Jack Kessler Sally and David Ketchum Nancy and Donald King Ruthie and William King Kathryn and Cary Klein William J. Knepper Mary Anne and Verne Koch Penny and John Kramer James A. Kuhns Natalie Robbins and Carl Kurlander Betty C. Labun Patricia and Lance Labun Valerie and Patrick Lally Linda M. LaMagna Leslie and Steven Latterman Sharon R. and J. Stephen Lee Kathleen and James Lee J. Mi Lee Haisman and Jonathan Haisman Mary Beth and Christopher Leech John Lehoczky Orville H. Lerch Nancy and Eric Letsinger Tracy and Jon Levy Anne and Edward Lewis Sissy and William Lieberman David Liebmann and Anna Catone Cheryl and Robert Little Susan Livingston John F. Lockhart Patrick J. Loughney Susie and David Lovejoy 6 Shady Side Academy Magazine Carley and Kenneth MacDonald Gordon G. MacVean Margaret and George Magovern Azra and Arshad Mahmood John K. Maitland Patricia Malinowski Gillian and Michael Malley Judy and Eugene Maloney Paul D. Maloney Linda and Daniel Mancosh Kathy and Douglas G. Mancosh Mary Jo and Donald M. Mancosh Rose Marie and David Mancosh Carol R. and Jay R. Mangold John D. Margolis Barbara and Bernard Mars Wendy and Peter Mars Grant Mason Linda and Jeffrey Mates Carol H. and Peter F. Mathieson Helen Mathieson Ann and Andy Mathieson Patricia and Jeff McCarroll Robert C. McCarthy, Jr. Anne F. McCloskey Ann and S. Richard McClure, II Kiki and Bill McConnel Tricia and James McCormick Yvonne and John W. McCredie Rosalee and David McCullough Pamela and Michael McDonald Mary Elizabeth and John McElravey McFeely-Rogers Foundation Sharon E. and John P. McGee, II Rebecca F. and W. T. McGough, Jr. Margaret J. McGowan Carol-Jean McGreevy-Morales and Jorge Morales Quentin C. McKenna Peggy and Stephen McKnight J. Sherman McLaughlin Mary Lou and Aloysius McLaughlin Melissa M. McSwigan Richard King Mellon Foundation Ann R. and Richard B. Meyer Penny P. and William A. Meyer, Jr. Patricia and Glenn Meyer Jane A. Meyer Gary E. Middleton Katie and Frank Mihm Claudia Mihm Henry Mihm Matthew Miller Vesna Prasnikar and Robert Miller Amy and Jeffrey Mindlin Sara M. Mineo Deborah and Stephen Modzelewski Brenda Moffitt Margaret and William Mooney Donald P. Moore Helene S. and Richard W. Moore Laurin and Jon Moore Laurie and David Moran Susan and James Morris, Jr. Grant Morrow, III Mrs. Wm. B. Mosle, Jr. Brooke and Robert Mullin Mary and Gregg Mullins Dolores and Henry F. Munnikhuysen Cooper and Richard Munroe Debbie and Lloyd Myers Denise and John Nairn Tamara and Thomas Nary Nathan J. Nassif Rose Marie and Joseph Natoli Maite and Michel Nederlof Rhoda and Richard Neft Julie Cohen and Bryan Neft Lois and William Nelson Kennedy and B. Gordon Nelson III Dan H. Nguyen Elaine and Lawrence Niemann, Jr. Kris W. and Lawrence B. Niemann Frances and Desmond O'Connor J. L. O'Nan John S. Osterweis Donna R. and John G. Osthaus Gladys and William H. Overly Alka and Sharad D. Palekar Joseph A. Paletta Rosemarie Papincak Wendy and Fred Parkin Ellen Jane and James S. Pasman, Jr. Lee and Joseph P. Pavlovich Myra A. Pearson Rosemary and Frank Perrone Gloria Peters Jan and Charles Petredis Nadya and Robert F. Phillips Romulus A. Picciotti Barbara Pippin and Ngoc Thai The Pittsburgh Foundation Pittsburgh Steelers Mary B. and Richard R. Pivirotto Lori and Louis Plung Carol and David Porter Helen and Henry Posner, Jr. Henry Posner III '73 John M. Przyborski Andrew M. Quinn Nancy L. and William H. Rackoff Richard E. Rauh Judith and Richard L. Ray Elizabeth Smith and Bayard Rea Elaine and John Rea Deborah and Malcolm Reed, Jr. Angela and Michael Reilly F. C. Reinhardt Walter P. Rhodes, Jr. Martha A. and William S. Rial III May and George Richardson Perry N. Ritenour Joseph L. Roberts, Jr. Judith and Robert Robinson Susan and Joseph Robinson, Jr. The Rockwell Foundation Betsy H. and William Y. Rodewald Ann and Alvin Rogal Frances Rollman Patricia and Daniel M. Rooney Greta and Art Rooney II Margie and Dave Root Margaret and Willson Ropp Linda and James P. Rosenbloom Zivi Aviraz and Leonardo Rosenfeld Karen and Tony Ross Jeanne and Henry Roth Anne and James Rothenberg Fran and Philip Rouse, II Elizabeth Rouse Mardi and James M. Royston Richard M. Royston Debra and Richard Rua Louisa and James Rudolph Edmund M. Ruffin Jay S. Ruffner Peggy S. and Robert G. Runnette Elinor and S. Murray Rust, Jr. Shirley B. and S. Murray Rust III Abby and Reid Ruttenberg Fern A. and Joseph H. Safier Lisa and Ozzy Samad Amy and Francesco Santucci Amanda and Peter Sauer Sandra Sauereisen and Mark Taylor Jennifer R. Sauers and Joel M. Westbrook Anne L. and W. Andrew Sayles Nancy and William Sayles Holly and Edwin Scheetz III Theresa and Edwin F. Scheetz, Jr. Peter L. Scheetz Susan and Edward R. Scheid Mikell and A. William Schenck, III Steve and Cathy Schmid Charles Schreiber Joliane Schroeder Christine and Alex Scott Cindy and W. Grant Scott Rachel and Don Share Lisa Simone and Paul Shea Michele and David Shea Rhoda Shear Neft Judith and Christopher Shelby Grant M. Shipley Estate G. D. Shrum, Jr. Patricia and Alan Siger Leonard Silk Amy L. Silverman Gayle and William Simpson Laurie and Paul Singer Nancy and Edward H. Sipe Natalie and Walter Sloan David C. Slonaker Elizabeth and Robert Smith Beth and C. Donald Smith Marcia and Hunter Smith Leslie and Richard Snow Rebecca Cost Snyder Barry D. Snyder Joy Soeder Teri and R. Damien Soffer Donna and Thomas N. Southard Spang & Company Elizabeth and Jonathan Spatz Doris and Brownlow Speer Mary Jo Sprague Carol Ann and W. Kenneth Squires SSA Senior School Parents' Association Miroya and Merrill Stabile Cindy and Gregory Stadtlander Meg and Kurt Stahlfeld Kathryn Stanitski Cathleen and Thomas Stanton Peter J. Stephens Susan and George L. Stewart II Jo Ann and Robert B. Stiffler Guy M. Stofman Jane Strauss and Michael Levine Randolph T. Struk Patricia Dalby and Harry Stump Stuyvesant Family Bethany and Augustus Succop, III Jo Ann and Thomas C. Succop David Sufrin Linda and Martin Supowitz Hilary Stroud and John Sutula John Swacus Ellen and Russell Swank III Carol Swinston Robert W. Swinston Amy and David Szlachetka Elizabeth A. Taaffe Gary S. Tell Norman Templeton Ashley and David Tesone II Eileen and Dennis Thimons Elizabeth and Michael Thompson Carolyn and George Tippins Tippins Foundation Susan M. Dunmire, MD and Samuel A. Tisherman, MD Susie and Burt Todd Ann and Jeffrey Todd Lisa and Bob Tourek Sara and Thomas Trigg United Jewish Federation James S. Urda Lucie and Hugh Van der Veer Hannah and Neil Y. Van Horn Laura and Jeff Varadi Cydra R. Vaux Karyn and Joseph Vella JoAnne and E. Kenneth Vey Ann C. and Thomas J. Vilsack Catherine Vodrey and Michael Klein Susan and William Vodrey Wabtec Corporation Lawrence S. Wagner, Jr. Hartley P. Walker Iris Walker Suzanne and William Wallace Louise and B. Warden Sean C. Warren Robert S. Waters Charitable Trust Betsy and Charles Watkins Raymond J. Wean III The Raymond John Wean Foundation Susanne and John Wean Phyllis and Lawrence Wechsler Jeanne and Richard L. Wechsler Ann and Ronald Weikers Susan and Bruce Weiner S. Rand Werrin J. G. Westerberg Lois Wholey Barbara and Bruce Wiegand, Esq. Betsy and Frank Wiegand, III Janine and Thomas Wiese Mark D. Wilkins Roslynne and E. Clair Wilson The Phillip H. and Betty L. Wimmer Family Foundation William J. Winterburn Thomas A. Winterburn James R. Winterburn Campbell Witherspoon Ann L. Witt Lee and John Wolf Nancy and James Wolf Martha and John Wolf, Jr. Lucia and Paul Woodruff Carolyn and V. Thomas Worrall III Wendy M. and V. Thomas Worrall IV Lillian Wu Christine and David Yaccino John G. Zimmerman, Jr. Darlene Berkovitz and Robert Zinn Jonathan L. Zittrain Ruth A. Zittrain Carla and David Zorub Every effort has been made to include gifts to the Capital Campaign received by the Academy between July 1, 2001 and July 1, 2006. If your name is missing or misspelled, we apologize and hope you will contact the Development Office at 412-968-3011. For more information about joining the “Honor Roll,” contact the Development office at 412.968.3044 or email Rick Munroe ’84, Vice President for Development at [email protected]. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE NAMED GIFTS FOR ROWE HALL RENOVATION With reconstruction on Rowe Hall nearing completion (see timeline of construction on pages 8 through 13) we are very honored to announce the following “Named Gifts” for the newly renovated Rowe Hall. Paul G. Benedum Jr. Student Center Kassling College Counseling Center Scott Commons Egan Family Student Life Center David A. Mancosh Reading Room Babcock Infirmary Avner Room The Parkin Tuck Shop The Academy is grateful for each of these gifts as they ensure that Rowe’s historic legacy will serve students well into the twenty-first century. There are still naming opportunities available: New Entrance Courtyard $500,000 Departmental Offices $125,000 (English & History) Head’s Office & Administration Wing $250,000 Rowe Hall Classrooms $100,000 Commons Courtyard $250,000 Student Commons Areas (4) $25,000 OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE There still are many opportunities to be a part of ‘This, Our Golden Opportunity: The Campaign for Shady Side Academy’ before the campaign draws to a close this summer. Your gift in any amount makes a difference. For more information contact Rick Munroe ’84, Vice President for Development at 412-968-3044 or email at [email protected]. Summer 2006 7 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AUGUST 9, 2005 The West face of Rowe Hall, showing the building at the start of the project. Construction fencing has just been installed to protect the work site. UPDATE ROWE HALL TRANSFORMATION There is no more tangible proof of our 'green' renovation of Rowe Hall than driving past the backhoes that have been resident on the Senior School Campus since last fall. Fenced off last summer, gutted last fall, the reconstruction and transformation of Rowe Hall into a school center of sustainability is well under way and on track for completion by this fall. On the morning of October 14, 2006 Rowe Hall will be officially reopened at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony during Homecoming Weekend. When the decision was made to not only renovate the Senior Campus main classroom building, but to go ‘green,’ the unparalleled generosity of our community gave legs to the project. Paul G. Benedum, Jr. ’50 gave a lead gift of $1 million for the Paul G. Benedum, Jr. Student Center, the Richard King Mellon Foundation provided us with a grant of $900,000, past parents Bill (former SSA Trustee) and Tricia Kassling have made a very generous gift to name the new Kassling College Counseling Center. Alex and Christine Scott made a very generous lead gift to name the new Scott Commons. ROWE RECONSTRUCTION TIMELINE Reconstruction and renovation of Rowe Hall began in the summer of 2005. During the majority of the school year, classes continued to be held in the SC Wing. However, at the beginning of Spring Break 2006, demolition and reconstruction work began on the SC Wing. Conversion to a “green” facility has required gutting both buildings to their walls, removal of all existing systems, and finally, reconstruction, including the installation of new electrical, plumbing, environmental, and data systems, as well as new insulation and the replacement of all windows. The following sequence of photos gives an overview of some aspects of the work performed between August 2005 and June 2006. The project is estimated to be completed in August 2006. 8 Shady Side Academy Magazine AUGUST 2005 AUGUST 22, 2005 Just prior to the start of major interior demolition, the North (“switchboard”) end of the 1st floor of Rowe. Note the coverings that have been installed on the door frames to protect the original woodwork, which will be refinished as part of the reuse of existing materials. AUGUST 22, 2005 The Tuck Shop and underformer student lounge area in the basement of Rowe Hall (looking Northwest from the opening to the main basement hallway), just prior to the start of demolition. Lockers and furniture have been removed. NOVEMBER 17, 2005 Interior demolition on the East side of the 3rd floor of Rowe having been completed, this photo shows the start of the installation of the new steel framing to define the classroom and mechanical room spaces on that side of the building. The dark line down the center of the floor indicates the location of the former East wall of the 3rd floor corridor, giving a sense of how much wider this corridor will be upon completion of the renovation. AUGUST 31, 2005 Just after the start of demolition in Rowe Commons, showing the space after the removal of the dropped ceiling and lighting fixtures, the first step in the conversion of this space to the new Kassling College Counseling Center. NOVEMBER 2005 SEPTEMBER 2005 DECEMBER 2005 SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 Demolition on the West side of Rowe Hall’s basement is nearly complete. This view, looking North through “the Pit” and the Tuck Shop all the way to the North wall of the basement, was taken from the former faculty work room. The space shown in this photo will become new restrooms (the trenches for the new sanitary drains being visible in the foreground), a classroom, and a locker alcove. The North basement exit door, visible at the left rear of the photo, will eventually be blocked in. DECEMBER 6, 2005 As part of the effort to bring Rowe Hall into compliance with ADA accessibility guidelines, an elevator is being installed. This photo shows the excavation of the elevator pit in the basement of Rowe and the freshly poured concrete footer that will support the block walls of the elevator shaft. The elevator is located next to the South stairwell and will, of course, serve all four floors. SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 Excavation at the Northwest corner of the foundation, in preparation for waterproofing the foundation wall and installing new french drains which will collect surface water and direct this water to a 5000 gallon cistern for reuse in flushing the bathroom toilets. It is interesting to note in this photo the excavation has exposed the concrete footer below the foundation wall, thereby allowing the french drains to be installed as deeply as possible. At this point in the project, similar excavation has been performed on the East, North, and West sides of Rowe. The North side of the SC Wing will be similarly excavated and waterproofed. Summer 2006 9 ROWE RENOVATION QUICK FACTS Constructed: 1922 Named for: Wallace H. Rowe, President of Pittsburgh Steel who, with his wife, contributed and enabled the purchase of the 125 acre Senior School campus. Main Building Use: Rowe Hall is the main classroom building for the Shady Side Academy Senior School (grades 9-12). The building has been in continual use since 1922. Estimated Project Completion: Fall 2006 Features that may be submitted as part of the LEED certification application include: •Significant natural daylight into classrooms and offices •Significant fresh air to classroom areas •Integration of green systems into student curriculum •Expected 30% cost savings due to mechanical and electrical systems •Water efficient fixtures •Plan for low-impact janitorial maintenance •HVAC system with no ozone-damaging CFC’s or HCFC’s •Rainwater capture for toilet flushing •Significant use of regional materials, materials with recycled content and of sustainably harvested wood •Increased storm water retention •Native landscaping that requires no irrigation •Significant use of existing building structure •Potential for vermiculture for biodegradable wastes •Courtyard to have deciduous plantings and design for low-maintenance. FEBRUARY 2006 FEBRUARY 6, 2006 On the South side of Rowe Hall, a new entrance and the Scott Commons are being constructed. This photo shows the excavation and previously poured footer for the Southeast corner of the Scott Commons. Reinforcing rods for the soon-to-be-poured foundation wall are visible. The new entrance will be to the right of the structure shown in this photo. FEBRUARY 14, 2006 Installation of the concrete forms for the foundation wall at the Southeast corner of the Scott Commons. Benefits of green buildings can include: •Increased daylighting in classroom can help increase the progress of learning by up to 20% •Availability of fresh air also impacts attention and study with availability of fresh air shown to have a positive impact on students and teachers •Rowe Hall will be a laboratory for environmental science •Healthier classroom environment helping reduce respiratory illnesses Technology Improvements: •Smart Boards and projectors in every classroom, multimedia ready •Hardwire access points throughout building FEBRUARY 15, 2006 While work proceeds on the exterior of Rowe Hall, the interior is progressing as well. This photo, taken from inside the new Kassling College Counseling Center shows the framing of the arch for the new entrance to the Center, and installation of the air conditioning ductwork that will be above the ceiling. In the background, the front door of Rowe is visible, along with temporary shoring that has been installed until new steel beams are installed in a load-bearing wall in the basement of Rowe. 10 Shady Side Academy Magazine MARCH 10, 2006 On the South face of Rowe Hall, the foundation of the Scott Commons has been completed, and the foundation blocks that will support the exposed brick façade around the base of the Scott Commons have been laid up. MARCH 2006 FEBRUARY 20, 2006 The East roof of Rowe Hall has been opened up to allow the installation of a large dormer. The space enclosed by this dormer will accommodate a classroom, a mechanical equipment room, and a locker alcove. In this photo, temporary plastic sheeting is being installed over the opening to prevent weather damage. FEBRUARY 28, 2006 The steel beams that frame the structure of the new dormer on the East roof of Rowe Hall have been installed. MARCH 30, 2006 By the end of Spring Break 2006, interior demolition of the SC Wing was, for the most part, complete. This view, looking Northwest from the Southeast corner of the SC Wing, shows the spaces that will become the Nurse’s Office, Deans’ Offices, and (in the background) the main entrance lobby. The Southwest corner of Memorial Hall, and the double door leading to the Memorial Hall lobby, are visible to the right side of the photo. MARCH 21, 2006 The new dormer on the East roof of Rowe Hall has now been completely enclosed, including the installation of the new energy efficient windows in the classroom and locker alcove spaces. The mechanical equipment room, in the middle of the dormer, awaits the installation of air intake louvers for the air handling unit. Summer 2006 11 ROWE RECONSTRUCTION TIMELINE (continued) APRIL 2006 APRIL 12, 2006 The most significant exterior demolition of the SC Wing, shown here, created the opening for the new main entrance for the Rowe/SC Wing complex. MAY 2006 APRIL 26, 2006 Interior work in the SC Wing proceeds. This photo shows the ceiling-level steel framing in the Paul G. Benedum, Jr. Student Center, where this 3-bay area with vaulted ceilings was created by combing the spaces formerly occupied by two classrooms and the Dean’s Office. MAY 3, 2006 Along the North face of the SC Wing, the foundation is backfilled and tamped after the installation of new waterproofing and French drains. MAY 31, 2006 With some areas of Rowe Hall nearing completion, the final installation of lighting fixtures can be started. Here, in the 1st floor hallway, the ceiling chandeliers have been installed and are connected to power, thereby allowing the removal of the temporary construction lighting. APRIL 27, 2006 At the South face of Rowe Hall, the forms for the concrete steps leading up to the new Scott Commons entrance have been put in place. 12 Shady Side Academy Magazine MAY 23, 2006 On the South face of Rowe Hall, the Scott Commons starts to take shape. Here, the structural steel has been erected and the roof decking installed. The openings into the South end of the 1st floor corridor of Rowe and into the space that had formerly been the Counseling Office can just be seen in the South wall of Rowe Hall. JUNE 4, 2006 This photo shows the 5000-gallon cistern tank just after delivery. This tank will collect rainwater from the roof of Rowe Hall and surface water from the french drains to be used for the flushing of toilets, thereby conserving potable water. JUNE 6, 2006 With the arrival of consistently good weather, the roofers proceed with the installation of the new slate roof. This photo shows the work on the North and East roofs of Rowe Hall. JUNE 2006 VERY SPECIAL THANKS to Tron McConnell ’71 for documenting the project and providing the introduction and photo captions for this article. JUNE 8, 2006 The West face of Rowe Hall, showing the roofer’s scaffolding across the length of this face of the building. At this point in the project, all of the new, energy efficient windows have been installed from the basement up through the 3rd floor. Window installation was preceded, where necessary, by replacement of the steel lintels above the window openings. In addition, the brickwork around the basement windows was modified by laying new bricks to provide a consistent façade appearance, since the basement windows will now be exposed to provide natural lighting to the basement classrooms and locker alcoves. Summer 2006 13 Hillman Center Curtain Rises on Extraordinary Talent By David Liebmann, Director of Programs A group of alumni, including Pat Getty ’63, Paul Jenkins ’50, Vice President for Development Rick Munroe ’84, current and past parents, President Tom Southard, Arts Department Chair Mary Beth Gray, World Languages Chair Carol-Jean McGreevy-Morales, and local artists and arts’ presenters met this spring to brainstorm about future directions for the Hillman Center for Performing Arts. The Hillman Center is a wonderful space, and the Academy sees it as a strategic asset in many ways. First and foremost, the Hillman Center is a world-class teaching space. Mary Beth Gray, Dan Brill, Stan Nevola, and Fred Gigler offer courses in acting, vocal and instrumental music, and technical theater. Senior School students must fulfill an arts requirement to graduate, and the Hillman Center and its teachers offer many ways to do it. The Hillman Center also is a classroom for the whole Academy. Twice each week, all Senior School students and teachers gather to share news and accomplishments, hear visiting speakers, or enjoy a brief performance. The Middle School produces concerts and performances in the space. Parent groups K-12 meet there. This community-building time is a second benefit of the Hillman Center. As a third advantage, when the Gargoyle Society presents its fall play or spring musical, or when Middle or Senior students perform in choir, strings, or instrumental concerts, the Hillman Center is a great way to showcase our talents to the public. Families in the admissions process see our students at their best, and local alumni/ae, friends of the Academy, and neighbors from across Pittsburgh attend. Often, first-time visitors say, “I’ve never been to this school before, but it is extraordinary!” Those who have benefited from a Shady Side Academy education know the truth in that statement. The brainstorming group that met considered ways to further develop the capacity of the Hillman Center. The suggestions are exciting for the Academy and the greater community: beginning this fall, the Academy will organize and present three to five major performances a year. Groups will be selected based on their artistic excellence and “fit” with both our Arts and World Languages curricula. During the school day, students will have the opportunity to enjoy performances by the Golden Dragon Acrobats (October 6, 2006), the River City Brass Band (January 12, 2007), and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (April 25, 2007). In addition, these groups will offer evening performances for the general public, helping to make the Hillman Center and Shady Side Academy even more of a renowned arts destination. The first evening of “The Hillman Center Presents” will showcase the talents of the Golden Dragon Acrobats. The New York Times wrote: The Golden Dragon Acrobats have arrived. From the central Chinese city of Xian, the troupe consists of jugglers, contortionists and 14 Shady Side Academy Magazine Golden Dragon Acrobats in action. prize-winning acrobats, some still in their teens. A good deal of imagination has gone into devising colorful ways to use their skills and take advantage of their apparent total lack of fear.... “How did they do that?” a small boy asked his mother, so intrigued by the mechanics of it all that he nearly didn’t make it out for an intermission brownie at the theater’s concession stand. (NYT, 11/21/05) The Golden Dragon Acrobats were chosen to highlight our Chinese program, led by Mei-wang Shao and now in its twentieth year, the only Chinese language and culture program of its kind in the region. Future events will provide artistic compliments to our programs in Spanish, French, German, and Latin. Shady Side’s language and exchange programs bring a larger, more diverse world to our students, even as their studies and these performances prepare them to lead in that world. As internal and public programming for the Hillman Center moves ahead, we will continue to celebrate great talent. Already, artists have graced the Hillman Center stage from Owen Young ’82, cellist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Courtney Hershey Bress ’92, principal harpist with the Colorado Symphony, and Candace Otto ’98, vocalist and former Miss Pennsylvania to mezzo-contralto and SSA past parent Susan Toth Shafer, in addition to our own students in a variety of theatrical and musical productions. Look for more information, including details about the Golden Dragon Acrobats, on our website soon! Gala 2006 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER T he Roy McKnight Hockey Center was once again the home to the annual Shady Side Academy Gala. On April 22, the Hockey Center was turned into a huge (and fantastic!!) discothèque reminiscent of the 1970s. Mirrored disco balls reflected varicolored lights over the dance floor, the ceiling, and the silver and black tablecloths throughout the venue. The cool, funky band Redline had the place rockin’ with the dance music so identifiable with that unforgettable era. Big collars, gold chains, high heels, dancing, dining and major bidding on items in the silent and live auctions carried the evening. This exciting occasion was held this year in honor of the wonderful faculty and staff of Shady Side Academy. With over 450 in attendance, including over 100 faculty, staff and spouses, the Shady Side community of alumni, parents, friends and administrators were able to say “thank you” in an exceptionally personal and meaningful way. Alluring auction items and “big time boogie down times” had by all, assured larger-than-ever proceeds. To that end, over $120,000 net was raised from Gala 2006, and will be divided equally between the Parents’ Associations and the Capital Campaign’s Faculty Fund for Endowment. A very special thank you for the leadership and incredible efforts of the Gala Chairs, Amy Elias and Amy Spear, as well as Auction Chairs Kara Conomikes, Mary Ellen Costa and Denise Rabe, with decorations by Josita Person, who all pulled together with the Gala Committee for a fantastic evening! Current Parents Nancy and Steve Cohen ’79 sport their best disco attire. Current Parents Larry (Academy Trustee) and Ina Gumberg chat with Current Parents Brian and Jamie Jacobs. Current Parents Christine Farrell, Emily Medine and Autumn Katarincic. Current Parents Mimi and Michael Colville with Rob Dauer ’82 and Steve Lebovitz ’82. Alumni Council Member Jeff ’85 and Ann Todd with Past Parents Barbara and Harry Fleishman. Harry is also a member of the Junior School Faculty. Current Parents Steve ’70 (Former Academy Trustee) and Peggy McKnight. Summer 2006 15 Gala 2006 continued Current Parents Dean Conomikes, Academy Trustee Jay Katarincic ’83, Joe Anania and Frank Fuhrer. Current Parents Amy Spear, Beth Ann Fuhrer, Kara Conomikes ’87, Denise Rabe, Linda Halpern and Amy Elias. Current Parent Beth Ann Fuhrer with Past Parents Pat Siger and Kate Fuhrer. Faculty Emeriti, Joe Pavlovich, Bill Sayles and Walter Jones. 16 Shady Side Academy Magazine Past Parent Dr. Mark Wholey with Current Parents Susan and Dr. Marc Laufe. Current Parents Dr. Saul and Barbara Silver were the highest bidders on the trip to Pirates Fantasy Baseball Camp. Academy President Tom Southard with his wife Donna and Current Parent and Trustee Mike Farrell. Retired Middle School Head and Vice President for Development Betsy Watkins with Board of Visitor and Founder of Distinguished Writer Series and Parkin Fellowships, Fred Parkin ’59 and his wife Wendy. CUM LAUDE SOCIETY 2006 Cum Laude Inductee Ceremony F ounded in 1906, the Cum Laude Society recognizes academic achievement in secondary schools for the purpose of promoting excellence (Areté), justice (Diké) and honor (Timé). Each spring, Shady Side Academy inducts new members to the society. Currently attending Columbia University in New York City, Christine Hyungjin Lim ’04, gave the address at the 2006 Cum Laude Society induction ceremony held on April 13, 2006. A resident of Upper St. Clair, Ms. Lim attended the Senior School and was inducted into the Cum Laude Society prior to her graduation in 2004. At Shady Side Academy, she was involved in Varsity Tennis, Symphonic Band, the Shady Side Academy News, and PE Dance Dance Revolution. Ms. Lim currently studies Film and Creative Writing. She is the Media Director of a Columbia Christian ministry, the Program Assistant of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and has been involved in Columbia University film pro18 Shady Side Academy Magazine Christine Lim ’04 (center), Cum Laude speaker, with her parents. ductions and Columbia Club Tennis. She plans to work at a film production company in either New York or Los Angeles this summer. In her free time, Christine enjoys sour jelly beans and zucchini bread. Ms. Lim is the youngest Cum Laude Society member to speak at the induction ceremony. Her presentation was filled with poignant humor, and thoughtful admonitions. Following is her speech. Cum Laude Society Induction Ceremony Speech 2006 By Christine Hyungjin Lim ’04 ”I ’d like to warn you that I am a wannabe philosopher and that I’ve come up with a lot of…interesting…philosophies, which I will soon share with you. Usually, philosophers are old, most of them are dead, and all of them actually study philosophy. But I am only 20 years old, and I’m studying film and creative writing, which, for my mother, translates into Blockbuster Video and trashy magazines. I grew up in Upper St Clair, in the South Hills, and I came to Shady Side for high school. I was involved in the Shady Side Academy News and I was a percussionist in the symphonic band. As for sports, I played tennis and PE Dance Dance Revolution (or DDR). DDR is a game of Asian origin. There is another acronym that is commonly associated with Asian people and that is S-A-T. If you are Asian, your life has been something like this: You asked for a pony and you got an SAT book. You asked for a baby brother, and you got an SAT book. You asked, “mom, what’s for dinner?” and you got an SAT book. If you’re not Asian, and you don’t have a shelf full of SAT books, don’t worry about it, because your Asian friend has a few dozen to spare. DDR and SATs are two stereotypical interests of Asian people, coming right after playing violin and piano, being good at math, and being quiet and reserved. I needed inspiration for this speech, so I looked at the slogans of successful companies hoping that a slogan might be good speech material: • Taco Bell — Think outside the bun. • American Airlines — Something special in the air. • Papa John’s — Better Ingredients. Better pizza. These slogans are nice, but totally irrelevant, so I kept looking. And I found this: “With over 50,000 employees, Merrill Lynch, an investment banking and stock brokerage company, is one of the largest financial management and advisory companies in the world.” However, while browsing their website, I was shocked to discover something not scary, something very human. And I find it to be one of life’s ultimate truths: Commitment is good. Passion is better. Maybe you’ve committed to volunteering at a hospital or serving at a soup kitchen. Maybe you were accepted into a college and you are committed to matriculate there. Commitment is good. A s students, we commit to waking up in the morning to go to school. We commit to writing the dreaded double-digit U.S. History Paper. Athletes and musicians commit to practicing. Commitment implies duty, but it does not imply energy or priority. And ultimately, commitments can be made without enjoyment and without passion. Passion, however, implies commitment and enjoyment. I think it is impossible to be passionate about something without enjoying it and being committed to it. That’s pretty much the definition of passion. We can commit to a college or to a job without being passionate about it, but we can’t be passionate about anything without being committed to it. I believe that society puts greater emphasis on commitment than it does passion, even though passion is better. In high school, we are told to get good grades, be involved in extracurricular activities, but not too many. We are told to commit to things even though we don’t want to. We are often overwhelmed by academic commitments and we are led to believe that passion can only be pursued after all of our commitments are fulfilled, after we “settle down in life.” But when does that settling down really happen? I thought I would feel settled after high school, but I was wrong. I think I will feel settled after college, but I’ll be wrong again. When we ONLY have commitments, when we ONLY have routine obligations, we will feel unsettled. I think the point of life is to find your passion and pursue it in the midst of all your commitments, without giving up on commitments. When I told my college friends and professors what this speech is about, they suggested that it is too mature for high school students. High school students aren’t ready to think about passion and purpose. But I told them they are wrong, and I hope you will agree. “I think the point of life is to find your passion and pursue it in the midst of all your commitments, without giving up on commitments.” — Christine Hyungjin Lim ’04 W hen we want to pursue passion, it is so tempting to give up on commitments. I often question if the time and energy I spend on commitments is worth it since they are just commitments, not passions. The best example of this is found in the unlovable SATs. I know you are all sick of SATs. So am I. But I MUST tell a SAT story. I started taking the SATs in 7th grade, which is really disturbing, I know. I studied the SATs on and off for a few years, and in junior year I wanted to take them ONCE and then never again. So I took the exam. I got a 1420. And I thought, “Hooray! A 1420, I quit!” I was really happy with my score. And at the time, it was my passion to be DONE with the SATs. But my mom said “No, take the SATs again.” We argued and of course she won. So I forced myself to study — I made investments of time, energy, and brain space, and I took the SATs again. This time I got a score of 1420! That’s right, I got the same exact score. I thought, “Oh my gosh, this is ridiculous. The past few months of studying and investing were a complete waste. I really, really quit this time.” But my mom said, “No, take the SATs again.” I responded, “What the heck? No way!” I felt that no matter how much I studied, my score wouldn’t get any better; it would probably get worse. It would just be a bad investment of time, energy, and brain space. And I just did not want to study the SATs anymore, gosh! But because my Mom is the boss, I studied once again. The results came out and I did a lot better. The commitment was painful, but it paid off. I gave, and I received. I wasn’t guaranteed to do better, but if I didn’t give anything, I wouldn’t get anything. You don’t know until you try. This applies to commitment and passion. So Merrill Lynch says, “Commitment is good, passion is better” and it is no surprise that they are one of the most successful investment banking firms in the world; investments MAXIMIZE commitContinued on page 20 ments and passion. Summer 2006 19 Continued from page 19 P CUM LAUDE INDUCTEES 2006 Avik Batra — Murraysville Samantha Lily Marx — Fox Chapel Alexa Currie Bensy — Fox Chapel Grant Stevens May — Fox Chapel Samuel Karp Berkowitz — Pittsburgh Allison Lee McLaughlin — Fox Chapel Lyndsey Barbour Billings — Pittsburgh Constance Belle Parham — Glenshaw Sara Elizabeth Brown — Penn Hills Jill Melissa Portnoy — Fox Chapel Hillary Brooke Busis — Pittsburgh Matthew Christopher Quinlan — Cheswick Matthew Straub Diehl — Butler Charles Frederick Shafer — New Wilmington, PA Marjorie Stephens Harmon — Fox Chapel Edward Jay Silberman — Pittsburgh Zachary David Horne — Hampton Michael Elliot Stern — Pittsburgh Elizabeth Pelton John — Pittsburgh Deirdre Beth Sutula — Gibsonia Smita Johar Kumar — Butler Hilary Michelle Weingarden — Fox Chapel Phyllis Marie Lally — Unity Township Allison Kaye Weinstock — Fox Chapel Remy Elyse Mars — Fox Chapel James Anthony Zona — Hampton 20 Shady Side Academy Magazine erhaps because I am studying film and creative writing, I ALWAYS THINK in IMAGES and METAPHORS. This is a metaphor from a book I’m reading: “Picture in your mind a tall ladder leaning against a wall. Now think about your life as a process of climbing that ladder. Wouldn’t it be a tragedy to get to the top of the ladder and find that you placed it against the wrong wall?” Right now, you have so many opportunities to not just follow commitments, but to follow passion. There are so many walls you can lean your ladder against. If you want to be an astronaut, you can. If you want to throw stones all day long, you can. If you want to work on Wall Street, you can. And if you mess up, you have time to try, try again. As for me, I’ve leaned my ladder against a lot of walls. Some of the walls were good, but not the best. For example, ever since my youth, I was very committed to math and science — maybe because I’m Asian. Embarrassing as it is, I even went to computer camp. And I dreamed of making robots at MIT and wearing lab goggles for the rest of my life. I really didn’t care for literary or visual arts. But, in my junior year, I took an English elective with Ms. Angela Irvine and my life changed. All of a sudden, I liked reading and I liked theater and I joined the Shady Side News. I was beginning to fall in love. I wanted to climb down the math and science ladder, but I hesitated because I was comfortable and good at what I did. Pursuing passion often means taking risks and investing in a stock you are not sure of. During my past two years at Columbia, I’ve been investing in the liberal arts, devoting myself to film and writing. So far, so good. I’ve had a nice return on my investments. There is nothing I would rather study; these are my academic passions. S ometimes, investments and passion are hard to keep constant, especially if they make you crash and burn. In 1976, Steve Jobs co-created Apple Computer. Ten years later, when Apple was worth $2 billion, Steve Jobs hired someone to be the CEO. The new CEO had problems with Jobs’ personality — he suggested that Jobs was JUST TOO passionate — so Steve Jobs was FIRED. Steve Jobs says of the experience, “something slowly began to dawn on me — I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.” S 2006 Cum Laude inductee Sara Brown with her parents. Holding on to his passion, he founded two new companies: one company was actually bought by Apple. So after a 10-year separation, Jobs was back on the job, and is now the rightful CEO of Apple. The other company he created, Pixar, produced Toy Story, the first computer animated feature film. After falling from the top of the ladder to the bottom, Jobs started climbing up again, driven by his passion and driven toward his passion. He didn’t have to move his ladder to a new wall; he just had to start climbing again. Even though his investments crashed once, even though he was utterly discouraged, he just kept investing in his passion. Jobs had a lot of FAITH in his passion. Faith is believing in something even if it’s not rational, even if you can’t see it, and especially if others don’t see it. Passion is believing in what you do and pursuing it even if it persecutes you. As you grow older, society will continually discourage you from following your passion. Now, people say, you won’t understand, it’s too mature for high school students. In college, your advisor will tell you your grades aren’t good enough for medical school. After college, your coworker will say, “it’s because you’re a girl” or “Steve Jobs, we don’t want you to work for your own company anymore.” “Your commitments have brought you this far — all of you. Ultimately, passion will take you the farthest, but only with proper investments.” — Christine Hyungjin Lim ’04 Society will put limits on you and commit you to stereotypes about your age, race, gender, personality, intelligence and anything else it can think of. But if you follow your passion, which is limitless, you won’t fit into a stereotype. In fact, you CAN’T fit into a stereotype because passion is completely unique. Even if your passion is to be a quiet Asian person who plays DDR and violin at the same time after studying your SATs and being good at math,it is still a unique passion. Nothing beats passion. A college friend shared this quote with me: Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because WHAT the world needs is people who have come alive. o we have to come alive, right? Yeah! We have to find our passion and pursue it, right? Yeah! And that’s all, right? No, not quite. KNOWING is good. Being WILLING is better, but that’s not even enough. Nothing will come without DOING. We won’t come alive by just thinking about it or being willing. We really have to do something. Life makes room for passion, even though society doesn’t, but only if we take action and make investments. Passion starts with costly investments. And passion continues with continued investments. And, it gets better, neither investment nor passion will happen without action — without doing something. I think that there are three kinds of people in the world: 1. those who make things happen 2. those who watch things happen 3. and those who ask, “what just happened?” If you make investments, you can MAKE things happen. You aren’t GUARANTEED to make things happen, but at least you have the chance. After being fired from Apple, if Steve Jobs stopped investing in his passion for technology, he wouldn’t be where he is today-with the whole world in his pocket, right next to his ipod. Picture this: you have a bucket and passion keep flowing into the bucket. The problem is that there are holes in your bucket. So the passion flows in, but then it leaks out. Something needs to plug the holes — investments need to plug the holes. Only then can you maintain and grow your passion. If you have a holy bucket in one hand and something to plug the holes with in the other hand, what do you have to DO? Actively plug the bucket. Y our commitments have brought you this far-all of you. Ultimately, passion will take you the farthest, but only with proper investments. I encourage everyone — myself included, and my mom and your mom — to be proactive about commitments, passion, and investments. But let’s face it, I’m 20 years old. My life has been pretty short. I’m not a girl, not yet a woman. Where do I get off saying all this philosophical theoretical stuff about life and passion? How can I say that nothing is possible without investment? Well, I don’t know for a FACT, but I have FAITH that life rewards our investments. Society will challenge you and your commitments, your passion, and your investments. Society will ask you, “Why are you studying that? Why are you working there? Can’t you make this ipod smaller?” In return, let’s challenge society. Let’s say, “Hey society, get off my back. I’m investing in my passions and my commitments too. I wont let you be the boss of me, society. I wont be limited by you.” Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because WHAT the world needs is people who have come alive. If you ARE feeling alive, have FAITH that you will ALWAYS be alive and that you have the potential to feel even MORE alive. If you are not feeling alive, maybe it’s because your ladder is leaning against the wrong wall. Climb down, dude, there’s a better wall for you. If you are not feeling alive, maybe you are being suffocated by your commitments, even though they are good. Passion will help you breathe. If you are not feeling alive, maybe your bucket is leaking; make some investments and plug the holes in your bucket. If you are not feeling alive, have FAITH that you will.” Summer 2006 21 Current Parents Adam and Melissa Murphy Brown took home the Soarway Diver Seal Kobold Watch. Faculty member Paul Ejzak ’89 (foreground) and Athletic Director Gene Deal dance with their wives Joanie and Cheryl. Gala Chairs and Current Parents Amy Elias and Amy Spear with Academy President Tom Southard. Amy Elias and Amy Spear show their appreciation to Current Parent Josita Person for designing the decorations for Gala 2006. Current Parents Debbie and Alumni Council Member Shawn ’78 Flaherty. The Third Grade won the Junior School Sleepover thanks to the Tesones. From left to right: Current Parent and Faculty Member Tekla Hilton ’77, Current Parent Ashley Tesone, friend Mickey Tesone, Faculty Member Jennifer Riscili and Current Parent David Tesone. Current Parents Jay (Academy Trustee) and Carol Mangold. Current Parent Mary Beth Leech with Junior School Faculty members Jennifer Riscili and Maggie Dauer. Current Parent Anissa Tillman with her mother Academy Administrator, Andrea Lovelace and Current Parent Dr. Lorna Abbott. Summer 2006 17 Senior School COMMENCEMENT 2006 Sara Brown ’06 delivers the Senior Speech The Class of 2006 22 Shady Side Academy Magazine 2006 Lifers Graduating Seniors enjoy their last moments as Shady Side Academy students. Senior School Faculty Members assemble prior to the ceremony. 2006 Senior School COMMENCEMENT PRIZE WINNERS First Honor Student in Senior Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant Stevens May Second Honor Student in Senior Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avik Batra Raymond F. Arnheim Memorial Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Lee McLaughlin The Alfred C. Dickey Memorial Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Robert O’Donovan The Richard S. ’39 and Kenneth L. ’71 Simon Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura McFarland Jones The Princeton Alumni Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Terrar Foster Joshua Louis Kalla Kyle Robert O’Donovan The John H. Cohen Family Improvement Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory Leo Bidula Sarah Marie DeFeo Logan Seth Handelsman The Joseph Bole Hare Steffey Memorial Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitney Ilyse Menarcheck The Edward Ernest Ebbert Memorial Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marjorie Stephens Harmon The Ruth and F. Walter Jones Service Prize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Lowry The All-Round Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Kaye Weinstock The Todd Drelles Memorial Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Frederick Shafer The Lowell Innes Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitney Ilyse Menarcheck Procession to the Senior Quad. The President’s Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Kaye Weinstock Summer 2006 23 Senior School COMMENCEMENT 2006 The students and their college choices listed here are those for whom Shady Side Academy Magazine received permission to print. Andrew Mark Abranovic University of Pennsylvania Gregory Thomas Allen Tulane University Karl Edward Analo Duke University Terrel Davon Andrews University of North Carolina at Charlotte Miriam Monique Aziz Colgate University Yasmin Ninette Aziz Colgate University Avik Batra Carnegie Mellon University Alexa Currie Bensy Wake Forest University Samuel Karp Berkowitz University of Chicago Sheila Sue Bhardwaj Claremont McKenna College Lyndsey Barbour Billings Brown University Bartholomew Wells Blystone Dickinson College Maggie Lynn Bodenlos Allegheny College Leah Ann Briston College of Wooster Cortlyn Wilhelmina Brown University of Chicago Sara Elizabeth Brown Brown University Hillary Brooke Busis Columbia University Daniel Joseph Callaghan III Boston College David Francis Cannon University of Richmond Alexandra Condo Caritis Washington and Lee University Elizabeth Carroll Casey Catholic University Anita Shalini Chandra Johns Hopkins University Justin Jin Woong Choi University of Chicago Christina Marie Costa Fordham University Maxwell Reyer Craig University of Pittsburgh David Anthony Cunningham Bucknell University Camille Raquel Davidson University of Southern California Margaret Carmela Elizabeth Della Vecchia Dickinson College Matthew Straub Diehl University of Miami 24 Shady Side Academy Magazine Friends and family look on from the shade. Seated from left: Michael ’70, Elizabeth ’06, Slo and Ruth Casey. Standing from left: Sarah ’03, Kevin and Patrick Casey ’10. Seated from left: David ’51 and Barbara Hiles, Dana Giallonardo ’06, Nancy and Ron Giallonardo. Standing from left: James ’79 and Deane Hiles, Davey Hiles, Emily Hiles, Susan (Hiles) Giallonardo ’78 and Mark Giallonardo ’79, Lindsay Giallonardo and Andy Giallonardo ’08. Seated from left: Bob, Christopher ’06 and former Trustee Lisa (Struk) Tourek ’76. Standing: R.T. Tourek ’05 The 2006 Commencement speaker was Mr. Eduardo RamosGomez. Currently Mr. Ramos Gomez practices international and corporate law as a partner at Duane Morris LLP in New York City. He serves on the Commission on Globalization World Forum, is president of the U.S Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chair of the Mexican Law Committee, member of the New York State Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the Inter-Pacific Bar Association. Walter Jones with Bruce Lowry, recipient of The Ruth and F. Walter Jones Service Prize. Procession to the Senior Quad. Summer 2006 25 Senior School COMMENCEMENT 2006 Kathleen Mary Frances Donahue University of Notre Dame Andrew Raymond Fitchwell University of Delaware Douglas Daniel Fletcher, Jr. University of Virginia Bhaskara Michael Ganti University of Pittsburgh Alexa Paige Geistman University of Delaware Morgan Tate Geistman Syracuse University Miquel Alexa Geller Wellesley College Dana Marie Giallonardo Lehigh University Elizabeth Leigh Ginsberg Wheaton College Urvit Goel Carnegie Mellon University Brittany Korri Grant Dickinson College Zachary Tyler Gray Allegheny College Timothy Andrew Griffin College of Rutgers Marjorie Stephens Harmon Davidson College Alexandra Mary Harris University of Chicago Thomas Anthony Hatzilabrou University of Pittsburgh Honors College Jordan Louise Headlee University of Richmond Nicole Elizabeth Herman Mount Holyoke College David Crandall Hirsch Colby College Amy Elizabeth Holet University of Dayton Zachary David Horne George Washington University Zara Zainab Husaini Drexel University Honors Program Elizabeth Pelton John Cornell University Laura McFarland Jones Indiana University - Bloomington Mark William Kinsella The Pennsylvania State University Rebecca Gayle Klein University of Michigan Zachary Philip Kuba New York University Smita Johar Kumar Carnegie Mellon University Carolyn Elizabeth Cramer Lackey Syracuse University Phyllis Marie Lally Duke University James Edward Lee II James Madison University Faculty Members listen to the Senior Speech given by Sara Brown ’06. Seated from left: Daniel Berkowitz, Samuel Berkowitz ’06 and Middle School Faculty Member Martha Banwell. Standing from left: Barbara and Ed Berkowitz and Jackie Bremridge. Form IV students distribute water amongst the Commencement audience. 26 Shady Side Academy Magazine From left: Jeffrey ’72, Erica ’04, Jordan ’06 and Helen Headlee. The Senior School Faculty leads the recessional to the main quad for a reception. A graduate embraces Ms. Sue Whitney, Senior School math teacher. Graduating Seniors enjoy their last moments as Shady Side Academy students. Seated from left: Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Steve Lee ’77, James Lee ’06 and Sharon Lee. Standing from left: Jennifer Lee ’04, Kathleen and James Lee and Katherine Lee ’07. Mr. Dave Szlachetka, Dean of Students congratulates a graduate. Summer 2006 27 Senior School COMMENCEMENT 2006 Marston McDaniel Leff College of the Atlantic Sarah Forbes Lemonick Colorado College Nathalie Aurora Lister Schiller International University - Paris Jay Reid Mangold, Jr. Colby College Remy Elyse Mars Northwestern University Samantha Lily Marx University of Pennsylvania Grant Stevens May Yale University Allison Lee McLaughlin Yale University Megan Hart Mears University of Rochester Whitney Ilyse Menarcheck Richmond, The American International University in London Jon Robert Miller Carnegie Mellon University Michael Andrew Miller Carnegie Mellon University Casey Bovaird Mindlin University of Colorado — Boulder John Irwin Mitchell Wittenberg University Lindsay Elizabeth Mullen University of North Carolina at Wilmington Vijay Patrick Murali University of Pittsburgh Honors Program Kelly Christine Orr Furman University Risa Elden Panichelle Connecticut College Constance Belle Parham Georgetown University Randy John Paris Wake Forest University Arjun Mohan Patel Carnegie Mellon University Mihir Bhagwat Patel Drexel University Charles William Petredis The Pennsylvania State University — Smeal College of Business Sapphire Program Taylor McKinney Phillips University of New Hampshire Jill Melissa Portnoy University of Pennsylvania Matthew Christopher Quinlan Davidson College Douglas Warren Ray Bates College Rima Arumalla Reddy University of Southern California Jacob Cardille Rogal University of Delaware Eric Henry Roll Wake Forest University 28 Shady Side Academy Magazine Seated from left: Ann Rogal, Lori Cardille Rogal, Jacob Rogal ’06 and Louise Cardille. Standing from left: James Rogal ’70, Kate Rogal and Alvin Rogal ’41. From left: Zachary Snyder ’03, Sidney Snyder ’06 and Becky Cost ’78. Seated from left: Mary Ellen Harmon, Marjorie Harmon ’06, Anne Harmon and Barbara Lechner. Standing from left: Emily Harmon ’08, B.J. Lechner, John Harmon, Roy Harmon and Susan Harmon. Seated from left: Head of Middle School, Amy Mindlin, Casey Mindlin ’06 and Jeff Mindlin ’72. Standing from left: Luke Mindlin ’05 and Samuel Mindlin. Seated from left: Senior School Faculty Member, Dr. John Sutula, Deirdre Sutula ’06 and Hilary Stroud. Standing from left: Melanie Sutula and Glen Sutula ’08. Graduating Seniors await their diplomas Ian Andrew Rutkowski Western Washington University Alison Marie Ryan University of Pittsburgh Anastasia Rygle Chatham College Patrick Craig Scott College of the Holy Cross Charles Frederick Shafer Williams College Amit Ashok Shetty University of Notre Dame Edward Jay Silberman Middlebury College Michael Marion Slinkard Grove City College Sydney Anne Snyder Pace University Jonathan Alan Spero Carnegie Mellon University Constance Panayiota Stamoolis Case Western Reserve University Michael Elliot Stern Swarthmore College Melissa Catherine Strelec Northwestern University Deirdre Beth Sutula Dartmouth College Justin Lee Swartzlander The George Washington University Michael Taccino III Case Western Reserve University Amar Pradip Teredesai Columbia University Justin Francis Thomas College of Wooster Brittany Marissa Thompson Spelman College Christopher Phillip Taylor Tourek Lafayette College Sara Marie Wagoner Grove City College Justin Ryan Weinberg University of Massachusetts Hilary Michelle Weingarden Tufts University Allison Kaye Weinstock Dartmouth College Eric Spencer Weiss Duke University Jonathan Matthew Wilson Johns Hopkins University Pamela Kate Wilson University of Pittsburgh Honors Program Stephanie Anne Woelfel Rollins College Justin Lee Young Susquehanna University Muryum Yasmin Zaheen Chatham College James Anthony Zona Northwestern University Charles Robert Zuzak II University of Pittsburgh Honors Program Summer 2006 29 Middle School GRADUATION 2006 Mr. Paul Bodnarchuk with Form II students. Ms. Martha Banwell, recipient of the 2006 Posner Award with her students. Mrs. Amy Mindlin, Head of the Middle School addresses the Class of 2010. Form II class president speaks to her classmates. Mr. Randal Broker conducts the Form I Band. The Giel Family The Ellis Family The Dawson Family The Gumberg Family 30 Shady Side Academy Magazine The Class of 2010 Lifers The Mathias Family Dr. Mike O'Neil with his students. 2006Middle School GRADUATION PRIZE WINNERS Sixth Grade Academic Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vivek U. Nimgaonkar The Betty C. Labun Citizenship Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reginald L. Mitchell Blanche C. Wick Mathematics Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vivek U. Nimgaonkar Erwin W. Cole Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuad T. Ibrahim Madame Nelly Michel-Jones with her students. Form I Improvement Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob S. Faigen David McNaugher Marsh Memorial Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine C. Prochownik Ildra H. Eller French Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren A. Rabe Willard E. Mead English Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison M. Rath Charles P. Shriver Mathematics Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katrina E. Jueng Robert B. Stiffler Athletic Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer L. Cozen Nicholas A. Rossi Betsy H. Watkins Form II Improvement Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew B. Mathias E. Bruce Hill Memorial Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison M. Rath David A. Mancosh Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mahima V. Chablani Form II Ethics Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth R. Diggs Kenneth M. Vasko Memorial Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent P. Dinoso The Barnes and Johnson Family Summer 2006 31 Junior School GRADUATION 2006 Fifth Graders perform during the Junior School Closing Exercises. Next year’s Sixth Graders enjoy the sunshine and refreshments on their last day at the Junior School. 32 Shady Side Academy Magazine The passing of gavel from the graduating 5th graders to next year's fifth graders. The Michael Family The Sarner Family The McLaughlin Family The Brill Family The Fedusa Family The Ross Family The Leech and McLaughlin Family The McDonald Family Summer 2006 33 Sports BRIEFS Winter Sports Round-Up T he pride of the Shady Side Academy athletic program was evident in the play of the 2005-2006 winter sport athletes. The pace and grind of the winter athletic season seemed to bring out the best in all who chose to compete. Participation at the younger levels remains strong and these young athletes are ready to carry on the tradition of excellence in the classroom and playing arena. Girls’ and Boys’ Swimming Swimming remains the cornerstone of success for the winter sport teams. Team captains Kelly Orr, Kathleen Donahue, Lizzie Ginsburg, Tim Griffin, David Hirsch, and Chuck Shafer provided quality leadership. The boys’ team won another WPIAL Championship and the girls’ team had a strong swim to finish in 7th place. The WPIAL Champions were the following: Colby Capretto — 50 Free; Max Ginsberg, 34 Shady Side Academy Magazine Chuck Shafer, Tim Griffin, Trevor Scheid — 200 Free Relay; David Hirsch, Tim Griffin, Trevor Scheid, Max Ginsburg — 400 Free Relay. Trevor Scheid set a new team record in the 500 Free with a time of 4:37.80. The tradition looks to continue as Coach John Landreth and his top assistants, Kim Disbrow and Karen Serdy, anticipate great things from next year’s team. Wrestling The wrestling team looks forward to climbing back to the top of the WPIAL. Finishing the year with a winning season and a young roster had Coach Tim Giel excited for the future. Captains David Cunningham, Zak Klinvex, and Chris Tourek provided the steady guidance necessary for a young team to remain confident. Cunningham and Klinvex surpassed the 100 win milestone this year. Dane Johnson (WPIAL Champion), Zak Klinvex (WPIAL 4th Place) will lead a hungry group of wrestlers to the championship next year. Girls’ Basketball Girls’ Basketball continued their championship success with an outstanding 24-5 record. Seniors Maggie Bodenlos, Sara Brown, and Stephanie Woelfel were the key pieces to an excellent team. Teamwork, dedication and pride propelled the team to new heights. The team advanced to the PIAA Quarterfinals for the first time in school history. Stephanie Woelfel was voted player of the year in the Finest Fifteen All-Star voting for the Section, and she became the second female basketball player to go over 1,000 points in a career at Shady Side Academy. Boys’ Basketball Boys’ Basketball had an outstanding year. Captains Zach Kuba (Finest Fifteen Player of the Year) and Hunter McKain, along with fellow seniors Karl Analo, Craig Maxwell, Matthew Diehl, Jay Mangold, Randy Paris, Justin Weinberg and Justin Young helped the team with a Section Championship. The competition in Boys AA WPIAL playoffs was at an all-time high and the team lost a heart breaker to Farrell High School in the playoffs. Zach Kuba finished his career with 1,605 points, a tremendous accomplishment. Squash The Squash team played its most competitive schedule to date and faired quite well. Sophomore David Edwards played number one and he had a record of eight wins and two losses in dual matches. Senior Captains Mark Kinsella, James Lee, and Patrick Scott along with Junior Dan Wolf and Sophomore Alex Petraglia round out the top six on the ladder. Girls’ and Boys’ Prep Hockey Playing the most competitive schedules in the entire athletic program were the Boys’ and Girls’ Prep Ice Hockey teams. Both teams travel to play the best teams in the region and the country. Each program continues to improve and have experienced growing pains as we progress. Student participation remains strong as witnessed by the formation of the Boys Varsity and Girls JV teams. The following students were named the 2006 hockey award winners: Elizabeth Lackey — Britton Award; Charles Mitchell — Richard Gregory Award; Justin Thomas — Randy Shriver Award; and Casey Mindlin — Jason Neidt Award. 2006 Winter Sports Records Varsity Sports Win Loss Tie PCT. Boys’ Basketball 20 5 0 0.800 Section Co-Champions Girls’ Basketball 24 5 0 0.828 Section Champions Wrestling 8 7 0 0.533 Boys’ Swimming 8 5 0 0.615 WPIAL Champions 7th Place in WPIAL Girls’ Swimming 8 6 0 0.571 Boys’ Prep Ice Hockey 8 27 3 0.229 Girls’ Prep Ice Hockey 5 9 2 0.357 Boys’ Varsity Ice Hockey 6 13 2 0.316 Prep Squash 5 5 0 0.500 Totals 92 82 7 0.529 League Standing Junior Varsity and Freshman Sports JV Boys’ Basketball 18 4 0 0.818 JV Girls’ Basketball 10 14 0 0.416 Freshman Boys’ Basketball 16 2 0 0.888 JV Girls’ Ice Hockey 2 6 0 0.250 Totals 46 26 0 0.638 Summer 2006 35 Sports BRIEFS Spring Season 2006 T he 2006 spring athletic season was highlighted by some outstanding individual performances on every spring team. Team accolades go to Boys’ Tennis, Baseball and Girls’ Lacrosse for finishing second place in their respective sections and qualifying for the playoffs. Boys’ Tennis Jon Spero, a member of the Boys’ Tennis team, concluded a wonderful tennis career which includes a PIAA State Team Championship (2003), WPIAL Singles Champion (2004), and WPIAL Singles Runner-up (2006). Jon finished his stellar career by making it to the PIAA quarterfinals in Hershey, PA. Jon and Co-Captain Eric Weiss led the Boys’ Tennis team to a second place finish in the Section and lost to eventual winner, Upper St. Clair, in the WPIAL playoff. The Boys’ Tennis team remains a top contender in Division 1 WPIAL. Boys’ Track The Boys’ Track team, led by Co-Captains Jay Mangold and Hunter McKain, had a solid year. Hunter McKain took first place in the high jump at the WPIAL Individual Championships and he placed third at the PIAA State Meet in Shippensburg. The boys’ team lost two meets by a combined 36 Shady Side Academy Magazine total of 10 points that prevented them from making a run at the playoffs. Girls’ Track The Girls’ Track team demonstrated steady improvement throughout the season. A new school record was set by Sara Wagoner, Leah Schwartz, Taylor Glenn and Kelsey Olander in the 4x100M relay. Sophomore Kelsey Olander set a new school record in the 400 meter dash at the PIAA Championship meet. Kelsey finished in seventh place at the PIAA meet. Captains Alexa Bensy, Sheila Bhardwaj, Sara Wagoner and Stephanie Woelfel pass the torch to Juniors Kim Nederlof, Leah Schwartz and Katie Sheerer who hold a bright future for the girls’ team. Baseball Baseball started the year with a 1-5 record, but closed the season going 7-4 to make for a good year. Team MVP Justin Thomas, and Most Improved Player Max Craig, led the way in hitting and pitching. Seniors Mike Miller, Charles Petridas and Chuck Zuzak provided timely hitting and fielding to insure a productive season. Justin Thomas was selected to play in the WPIAL All-Star game where he earned MVP honors. Softball Senior Softball Captains Maggie Bodenlos, Sara Brown and Alex Caritis were instrumental in helping the softball team have a successful season. The team ended the year with a two-game winning streak. The team batted hard every game and finished the year strong, setting a positive tone for the future. Boys’ Lacrosse Boys’ Lacrosse is also looking to the future, but will miss the outstanding contributions of Jake Rogal, Michael Stern, Doug Fletcher, Zach Gray, Zach Horne, Mihir Patel, Patrick Scott. The young team worked hard to meet the challenge of a difficult season. Winning three critical games allowed the team to qualify for the WPSLA playoffs, a feat all the seniors and coaches can be proud to have accomplished. Girls’ Lacrosse Girls’ Lacrosse finished the year with a strong run into the playoffs. The team won eight of their last ten games and defeated section rival Sewickley in a great lacrosse game 7-6. The team was led by CoOutstanding Female Lacrosse Players, Ali Harris and Allison Weinstock. Positive senior leadership of Lyndsey Billings, Liz Casey, Ali Harris, Phyllis Lally and Allison Weinstock played an integral role in the fabulous finish for the team. 2006 Spring Sports Records Varsity Sports Win Loss Tie PCT. League Standing Baseball 8 9 0 0.471 Tied for Runner-up in Section Softball 5 11 0 0.313 Runner-up in Section Boys’ Tennis 11 5 0 0.688 Boys’ Track 4 5 0 0.444 Girls’ Track 4 5 0 0.444 Boys’ Lacrosse 4 14 0 0.222 Girls’ Lacrosse 11 10 0 0.524 Totals 47 59 0 0.443 JV Baseball 9 3 0 0.750 JV Softball 1 5 0 0.166 JV Boys’ Tennis 5 6 0 0.455 JV Boys’ Lacrosse 5 3 1 0.625 JV Girls’ Lacrosse 7 7 0 0.500 Totals 28 24 1 0.538 Runner-up in Section Junior Varsity Sports Summer 2006 37 Junior SCHOOL EVENTS Field and Picnic Day Lynne Volpe Reed Day Celebration 38 Shady Side Academy Magazine Senior School "Lifers" joined students at the Junior School for an afternoon of carnival games and fun. Junior SCHOOL EVENTS Grandparents Day Join our Faculty and Students in Some Summer Reading “A n excellent school is a learning environment — everything about it furthers reflection, improvement, and adaptive thinking. A learning attitude among faculty is less likely a derivative of a healthy school than it is a foundation from which the health and vigor of the school rise,” said Associate President of the Academy and Interim Head of the Senior School, Tom Trigg. “It’s important to show students that our faculty is intellectually engaged because we expect no less of our students — it’s central to our core philosophy of being life-long learners. Engaged and productive adults are always learning and reading — both within our knowledge base and without it,” explained Trigg. The selections chosen for the Senior School faculty were made by a group of teachers and include Rowe Hall-inspired books on ecoconsciousness, books that help us to reconsider our methods of problem solving and books about expanding our mindset and looking at what kinds of thinking we value. Typically Grades Two through Six and Forms I - VI are also provided with summer reading lists. Following is a selection from those lists. Junior School students are encouraged to read every day during summer and to join the summer reading program at the student’s local library. In Grade Six, Forms I and II, students and faculty write “teasers” about each book for use in future reading lists. In the upper Forms, students are asked to keep a journal about issues raised in the books, ideas and feelings about what they are reading. ✄ Shady Side Academy Summer Reading We hope you will join us in reading or re-reading one or two of the following selections from our summer reading lists. Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything by James Gleick (Forms V & VI) The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer (Grade 6) A is for Alibie by Sue Grafton (Form II) Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough & Michael Braungart (Senior School Faculty) A Little Shopping by Cynthia Rylant (Grade 2) The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Form I) Dracula by Bram Stoker (Forms III and IV) A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age by Daniel Pink (Senior School Faculty) Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan (Grade 6) Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World (Grade 3) Red Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang (Form I) A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine (Senior School Faculty) The Best American Sports Writing 2005, edited by Mike Lupica (Forms III & IV) A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines (Form II) Faith and the Electric Dogs by Patrick Jennings (Grade 4) Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (Forms V, VI and Senior School Faculty) Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (Forms V & VI) Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Grade 5) Summer 2006 39 ANNOUCNING OUR NEW PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM Architect Paul Shea’s ’79 model of the new Pre-Kindergarten building, to be located on the Junior School Campus. W ith great excitement and eager anticipation we are pleased to introduce Shady Side Academy’s Pre-Kindergarten program. This new program will begin in the Fall of 2007, and it will become an integral part of the Shady Side Academy experience PK-12th. The Shady Side Academy Pre-Kindergarten program will help younger children to learn through active exploration in a nurturing, child-centered, and home-like environment. Confidence and creativity will be encouraged through participating in collaborative classwork such as cooking and art projects. Activities like singing, shape recognition and listening to children's literature are planned each day. The program will be staffed by certified early childhood educators. A special Pre-K Open House is scheduled for Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 7:00 PM at the Junior School. For more information about the upcoming Open House and Visit dates contact: Harry Fleishman, Admission Coordinator at 412-473-4400 or via email at [email protected] 40 Shady Side Academy Magazine PROGRAM INFORMATION When: • Beginning Fall 2007 • Daily Schedule: Full and Part-Time Schedules will be offered • Part Time: 8:25 – 11:30 AM, Monday - Friday • Full Time: 8:25 AM – 3:05 PM, Monday - Friday • Extended Day will also offered from 7:30 AM – 6 PM, Monday - Friday Where: • A new stand-alone Pre-Kindergarten building on the campus of the Shady Side Academy Junior School. • Students will have access to the Junior School gymnasium, library, computer and science lab, and our school nurse. Program Goals: • Meet each child’s intellectual, social, emotional and physical needs. • Provide developmentally appropriate activities based on each student’s unique learning style and ability. • Provide a base of experiences upon which each child can build. • Promote a love of learning through positive experiences. • Develop each child’s positive self-image. A Day At Shady Side Academy Pre-K Might Include: • Creating a clay dinosaur in the art studio • Helping feed the class hamster • Finding a shark picture on the computer • Exploring in the outdoor educational garden and pond • Reading with a parent volunteer • Experimenting with sand and water tables • Investigating bubbles in the science lab • Measuring ingredients for cookies • Playing on the swings and slide Tuition and Transportation • At this time, tuition is still being calculated but will be commensurate with Shady Side Academy Kindergarten tuition. • Transportation must be provided by the parents. Junior SCHOOL EVENTS Moving Up Day Middle SCHOOL EVENTS Spring Musical — Aladdin Summer 2006 41 Middle SCHOOL EVENTS Grandparents Day 42 Shady Side Academy Magazine Middle SCHOOL EVENTS Middle and Junior School Concert Senior SCHOOL EVENTS Choral and Strings Senior Honors Concert Performing Arts Club Recital Summer 2006 43 “Squash ALS” Charity Squash Tournament Squash professional Duilio Costa and members of the BI&P Society at the Rivers Club in One Oxford Centre during the Squash ALS Tournament. STUDENTS PLAN TOURNAMENT TO “SQUASH” LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE by Kyle O'Donovan D uring 2005-2006 school year, The Business, Investment and Philanthropic Society, a student-run philanthropic organization at Shady Side Academy, spearheaded its first “Squash ALS” Charity Squash Tournament. With over thirty paying participants and a host of sponsors, the inaugural event raised in excess of $10,000, which was given directly to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association during the community assembly on April 18. The event itself was held April 7 and 8 at the River’s Club in One Oxford Centre in Pittsburgh — which also sponsored the event — and featured a silent auction that grossed about $2,500. The tournament was billed as an official United States Squash and Racquets Association (USSRA) sanctioned event, meaning that players’ performances would count toward their rankings. As such, it attracted players from a wide range of ages and skill levels and even included players from Ohio and West Virginia in addition to those who lived in the Pittsburgh area. The fantastic turnout and generous patronage of sponsors helped this year’s event exceed expectations and laid the foundations for what looks to be a promising tradition. The Business, Investment and Philanthropic Society, founded during the Fall of 2004, is a completely student-run organization. The initial goal of the BI&P Society was to create an organization that would enable its members to learn about, and to become more acclimated with, today's business environment and the stock market, while simultaneously serving as a philanthropic foundation. As part of the educational opportunity provided by this organization, the members of the BI&P Society — after careful scrutiny of current companies and the trends of today’s stock market — carefully invest the money that they raise before making their final donation. This not only allows the students to augment their charitable contributions, but it also provides them with a unique, hands-on learning experience that is otherwise unavailable. Last year, the BI&P Society traveled to New York City, where it toured first-hand the New York Stock Exchange and even met with renowned business executives, including some from Goldman Sachs. 44 Shady Side Academy Magazine Members of the BI&P Society present the money raised from their charity tournament to the president of the ALS Association during a Senior School community assembly. 2005-2006 members include: Kyle O’Donovan, Benjamin Lewis, Ross Brendel, Alfonso Costa, Daniel Wolf, James Royston, Jesse Rudolph, David Edwards, Andy Weitz and Tyler Balson. The sponsors are Senior School faculty members Mr. Dudley Parr and Mr. David Liebmann. Today, the foundation raises money for its two beneficiaries, namely the ALS Association and the Shady Side Academy Faculty Fund for Endowment through various ventures. Past BI&P fundraisers include an Apple iPod raffle in 2004 and a raffle for a signed Clark’s guitar during last year’s “Untucked” concert. The $3,000 raised from those raffles is now in the investment stage, and careful research is being conducted for a conservative yet gainful investment approach. The society is currently in the process of planning its next major event and hopes to raise support from the school community in order to ensure its existence in the future and to solidify its position as the most successful student-run, philanthropic organization at Shady Side Academy. For more information contact Mr. Parr at [email protected] or Mr. Liebmann at [email protected] Senior SCHOOL EVENTS Untucked On Saturday, May 20 the fourth annual Untucked Benefit Festival was held in the Roy McKnight Hockey Center featuring Robert Randolph and the Family Band who appeared on the 2006 Grammy Awards. Proceeds from the festival benefit ChildWatch of Pittsburgh and the Shady Side Academy Faculty Fund for Endowment. Spring Musical — South Pacific Summer 2006 45 Hurricane Katrina Day of Outreach EFFORTS HELP FUND MOBILE LIBRARY IN HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI remaining branches were able to re-open within weeks of the hurricanes and offered Internet access, satellite telephones and disaster recovery information for area residents. The Hancock County Library headquarters building was also used by the Mississippi Human Resources to register people and hand out food stamp cards. According to Mary Perkins, Public Affairs and Development Officer for the organization, more than 6,400 people received aid at the library the first week it was re-opened. The Pearlington Branch was operated out of the local school so the Hancock County Library System is waiting to see whether the school rebuilds. The Library Foundation of Hancock County decided to use the money contributed by Shady Side Academy to help fund a bookmobile. In late May, the bookmobile was painted, equipped with a computer and stocked with 4,000 books in time to launch the county’s summer reading program in early June. Other recent Hancock County Library progress includes volunteers beginning the process of replacing damaged sheet-rock in the 18,000 square-foot Hancock Library Headquarters building. Additional challenges faced by Hancock County residents include the loss of a major thoroughfare bridge. Now, in order to access a grocery store, residents must travel at least 40 minutes. Mrs. Perkins added, “While the situation has posed many challenges, not only the local community but people from across the country have been generous and caring. Thank you for your caring and concern for us. Even after nine months, things are still depressing. There are miles of real estate with nothing but slabs on them.” In addition to the $30,000 contributed to the Hancock County Library System, Shady Side Academy has been able to donate more than $4,000 to aid families who have relocated to the Pittsburgh region after the hurricanes. Through the organization Family Resources, the money will be used to help fund summer camp experiences for children of the relocated families. Library volunteers and staffers in Hancock County, Mississippi, help stock the bookmobile funded, in part, by funds raised during the Shady Side Academy “Day of Outreach”. I n the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Shady Side Academy, like many schools, community and religious organizations, raised funds to help aid in rebuilding efforts. Last October, Academy students at each of our three campuses participated in “Hurricane Katrina Day of Outreach.” Students, faculty, staff and friends were able to raise more than $30,000. Through the Mississippi Library Commission we learned of a community/school library in Pearlington, MS, a small rural town a few miles inland from the coast and just across the border from Slidell, LA. The Pearlington Library is part of the Hancock County Library System. While Hancock County has been able to re-open its headquarters and one of its library branches, both the Pearlington and Waveland branches will need to be rebuilt or relocated due to damage from the hurricanes. The two 46 Shady Side Academy Magazine The freshly painted Hancock County Bookmobile, ready to go on the road with their summer reading program. Parkin Fellowship Fund T hanks to the foresight and generosity of alumnus Fred H. Parkin ’59, there has hereby been established the Parkin Fellowship Fund effective June 15, 2006. Parkin Fellowships are designed to award travel grant money the summer of each year to assist students in the funding of service or environmental projects around the globe. It is expected that the experiences will not only make an impact through service or environmental impact to others, but that the stories the recipients will share of their projects upon their return will enrich the Shady Side community while they inspire others to make a difference throughout the world. Applicants must be a Form IV-Form V student in good standing with the Academy and whose passion it is to make a difference in the world through an international service project or through engaging in an international project focused upon sustaining or enhancing the global environment. Congratulations to the Parkin Fellows. Look for details on their travels in the fall issue of the Shady Side Academy Magazine. Academy President Tom Southard (back row) and Fred Parkin ’59 with the 2006 Parkin Fellows. Missing from photo: Laura Daigneau and Carlie Marous. Following are the 2006 Parkin Fellows: Laura Bagamery ’08 Project: Community service in Chenalho region of Chiapas, Mexico (10 days). Laura Daigneau ’07 Project: 3-week international community and environmental service in the British Virgin Islands. Josh Falk ’08 Project: Community service in Chenalho region of Chiapas, Mexico (10 days). Vijay Kadar ’08 Project: 3-week Costa Rica environmental project Turtle Research & Ecology Expedition. Mara Leff ’07 Project: 4-week service/volunteer project in Kenya doing community service, helping to build a school and teaching English. Carlie Marous ’07 Project: 1-week service/volunteer project in Antiqua and Patzun, Guatemala with Surgicorp. Surgicorp provides surgical services to people in developing nations. Elizabeth Modoono ’08 Project: 4-week community service project in Costa Rica. Senior SCHOOL EVENTS Service Learning Rebuilding Pittsburgh Summer 2006 47 Academy President Tom Southard congratulates Posner Award Recipient Middle School English Teacher Martha Banwell. Third Annual POSNER AWARD GRANTED TO TWO SHADY SIDE ACADEMY FACULTY MEMBERS T he Posner Award lifts up the excellence of instruction from all at Shady Side Academy through the celebration of the accomplishments of one or two faculty each given year. With the utmost appreciation to Henry (’37) and Helen Posner and the Posner family, there has been established, though endowed funds, The Posner Award for Meritorious Faculty Performance at Shady Side Academy. The purpose of this Award is to recognize, inspire, and reward those faculty members at Shady Side Academy who, through their special “gift of teaching” and mentoring, have made a significant impact in the learning, development, and lives of their students. This Award assumes quality teaching, but is also designed to celebrate all faculty through a faculty member who has had a uniquely beneficial and enduring impact on the academic and personal lives of students. Nominations are submitted by students, parents, alumni/ae and administrators of Shady Side Academy. There are up to two recipients Senior School Science Teacher Bill Diehl celebrates his Posner Award with Academy President Tom Southard at the Senior School Commencement. 48 Shady Side Academy Magazine each year from among our Kindergarten through 12th grade faculty. Each Award carries a $25,000 stipend with the honor. This year, two recipients were selected, Martha Banwell, Middle School English teacher and Bill Diehl, Senior School Science teacher. A parent said of Ms. Banwell, “she is exceptional because she works to inspire the student who may not be yet ‘self inspired;’ she gives confidence to this student whose confidence can otherwise be compromised. This teacher makes learning enjoyable and ultimately she grows the student in the critical middle years rather than allowing her/him to become frustrated or discouraged. She has shown us how a teacher makes a difference.” An appreciative student and parents stated, “Ms. Banwell is engaged in character building on a daily basis. She understands that to mentor is a full-time job. She sees her students as people, complex young people, and her knowledge base is so extensive, so deep and so broad, that she almost seems to know where children are going before they get there. This teacher insists upon success and sees the quest as an important partnership. She has instilled in my children a drive for excellence, she has helped them locate their intellectual gifts, while at the same time, helping them discover that they have an emotional strength and support to manage challenges most children don’t manage in a lifetime!” Another parent shares that “she makes her class interesting; she turned her room into a magical forest so that A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream could be understood in a new and different way. She personalizes the stories for her students by finding ways that the students can relate to the characters in the stories. The time this teacher gave to my child has increased her capabilities and self esteem greatly and have improved her performance in other classes.” She stands as a model of what students need and deserve, she not only teaches her subject and prepares children for what comes next, she prepares them for the rest of their lives. About Mr. Diehl, one of his nominators suggested, “At a school like Shady Side, it is good to remember the past, but this teacher doesn’t live in the past as he uses his experience to makes it a better place to be for teachers and the students.” Bill Diehl believes in and promotes community while modeling the guiding principles of the Academy. As a coach, his nominators suggest that “he is always there for his players, not just physically, but also emotionally.” A student who nominated Mr. Diehl shared, “What makes Shady Side the amazing place it is are the teachers who dedicate so much of their time and lives to the school and its students. They’re all so special yet this teacher is so very, very passionate about what he teaches and those to whom he teaches, the passion spread to his students; students like me.” Another student shared: “In Ninth Grade Biology, it would not be unusual to find the entire class up at the chalk board working together to solve an extremely difficult equation. It would not be unusual to see a student up in front of the class teaching a class on a subject on which they’d done extensive research. In his class, you had to and wanted to know the material. There was no escape for slackers. It was a difficult class and only the best was expected from each student. However, this distinguished teacher isn’t a teacher you call ‘hard or in anyway uncaring;’ he ran his class with passion and excitement, an excitement which spread throughout the classroom.” Described as one who is “there for his students in class or anything/anywhere in which they participate,” “the reason I have accomplished so much of what I have in my career,” “a wonderful advisor,” “a friend to all,” “a humble man and gentleman, scholar, and trustworthy colleague.” Senior SCHOOL EVENTS Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble Seniors Concert Summer 2006 49 SUPERINTENDENT OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPEAKS AT FOUNDERS SOCIETY EVENT Mark Roosevelt, Superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools, speaks at the Founders Society event. Academy President Tom Southard and wife Donna with Founders event hosts and current parents Robert and Jackie Capretto. Current Parents Sharon and Vincent Schiavoni with Current Parent Bill Dawson. M Past parent Pat Siger with current parents David and Ashley Tesone. embers of the Shady Side Academy Founders Society were invited to enjoy a reception in their honor hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Capretto and President and Donna Southard at the Capretto home on May 16. The event, which drew over 90 guests, featured invited guest speaker, Mark Roosevelt, Superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools, who shared his vision for the public schools and took questions from our Shady Side alumni/ae, parents, past parents, and friends. Although Mr. Roosevelt’s message was clearly one of urgency and serious- 50 Shady Side Academy Magazine ness, his presentation was humorous and quite enjoyable, inspiring a dialogue about the importance of and challenges inherent to addressing change in education in the greater Pittsburgh area. Shady Side Academy Founders Society members during 2004-2005 and 20052006 have collectively contributed over $1 million to the Annual Fund. Their gifts of $1,000 or more in one fiscal year represent the foundation of the Annual Fund and help the Academy sustain and enhance the excellence we associate with Shady Side. Thank you! Shady Side wishes to thank Bob Capretto and Gretchen Gockley for serving as our Founders Society Co-Chairs this year. We are extremely grateful to Suzie (’78) and Mark Giallonardo (’79) and Laurie and Paul Singer who have agreed to be new the Founders Society Chairs for upcoming the 2006-2007 Annual Fund year. We would also like to further recognize and thank Slo and Mike Casey (’70), for agreeing to be the 2006-2007 Annual Fund Chairs, a position that will be new for the Academy next year! NEW TRUSTEES Disabilities. He is married to Rachel and they have a son, Horace, who is starting 3rd grade at the Junior School in the fall. J. BRENDAN MCLAUGHLIN ’86 LAURIE STERN SINGER Brendan McLaughlin is a Senior Account Executive with SEEC, Inc., a software company that provides solutions to the insurance and financial services sector. Previously, Mr. McLaughlin was Global Account Manager with FreeMarkets/Ariba. He received a B.S. in Environmental Studies and Biology from St. Lawrence University and a M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from University of Pittsburgh. While attending Shady Side Academy, Mr. McLaughlin was a two-time captain of the swimming team in 1985 and 1986. He has remained an active alum and has been a member of the Alumni Council since 1998, and now serves as President of the Council. Mr. McLaughlin is married to Susie and they have three children, Brendan, Ryan and Caroline. Laurie Singer is the President of Allegheny Valley Development Corporation as well as the Director of the First Commonwealth Financial Corporation. Ms. Singer received a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Wayne State University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors at Alle-Kiski Medical Center and in the past, she has served on Boards for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce and the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association. Ms. Singer is married to Paul and they have a son, Drew, who will be a junior at the Senior School this fall. JEFFREY B. TODD ’85 HORACE P. PAYNE, JR. Barry ’54 and Marge Leonard. Horace Payne currently serves as Senior Counsel for Dominion Resources, Inc. Mr. Payne graduated Cum Laude from CulverStockton College with a B.A. in Economics and History. He went on to receive a J.D. and M.P.A. from Syracuse University. Mr. Payne serves on the Board of Trustees at Thiel College, the Board of Trustees for the Homeless Children’s Education Fund and the Board of Directors for the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Jeff Todd is a Senior Vice President and Senior Banking Advisor at Fifth Third Bank. Mr. Todd was previously employed as a Vice President at PNC Advisors. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from Richmond University and a M.B.A. in Finance from the Katz School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Todd is active in many professional and community organizations including Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Duquesne Club, Fox Chapel Golf Club and the Ross Mountain Club. He resides in Fox Chapel with his wife Ann and their three children, Chester, Adeline and Wilson. Summer 2006 51 BOARD OF VISITORS Board of Visitors members examine construction in Rowe. From left, Dick Pivirotto ’48, John Kramer ’57, Margaret Hazlett ’84, Jim Wolf ’70 and Rick Munroe ’84, Vice President for Development. O ur Board of Visitors is an advisory committee of alumni/ae who have, among other activities, hosted events in cities around the country giving Academy President Tom Southard the opportunity to talk directly to alumni/ae about the many wonderful goals and accomplishments of Shady Side Academy. Now in its fifth year, the Board of Visitors came to Pittsburgh this past April and met with students, heard updates from Academy staff and took a hardhat tour of the Rowe Hall “green” renovation project. (see renovation timeline on page 8). Members of the Board of Visitors help the Academy develop strategies to engage alumni/ae through efforts such as developing affinity funds for the Capital Campaign (see Campaign Update page 4), to hosting alumni/ae gatherings in cities across the country. The Board of Visitors also hopes to offer insights on the “major issue” in front of the Board and President each year. With the addition of a Pre-K program, public performances at the Hillman Center for Performing Arts scheduled, new initiatives 52 Shady Side Academy Magazine for alumni/ae engagement, admissions and financial aid, to name just a few, the Board of Visitors provides a complimentary outlook to those offered by the board and school administration. The Board of Visitors brings invaluable perspective to the Academy, offering feed- back, suggestions and fresh insights to the goals of the school. The Academy is grateful for their feedback and service. Their dedication, both individually and collectively, also has made a tremendous impact in helping to raise gifts for ‘This Our Golden Opportunity: The Campaign for Shady Side Academy.’ Board of Visitors Tours Rowe Hall. From left: John Margolis ’59, John Duff ’59, John Kramer ’57 and David Yaccino ’86. Alumni EVENTS Palm Beach Reception at the Breakers. Hosted by Richard ’76 and Jodi Wentley. Marne Obernauer ’37 and Academy President, Tom Southard. Cindi and Drew McGeary ’98 with Lauren (Shuman) Floyd ’93 and Tim Floyd. Academy President, Tom Southard, Reception hosts, Richard ’76 and Jodi Wentley and Alumni Relations Director, Bob Grandizio, Sr. Tom ’66 and Julia Siciliano(foreground) listen to Tom Southard’s comments with Susan and Ed Reick ’74. 2005-2006 Alumni Council Closing Dinner James Guttman ’68 and S. John Whitehill ’68. Associate President of the Academy and the Interim Head of the Senior School Tom Trigg and Paul Shea ’79. Kate Sphar ’90 and Kambra McConnel ’92. Academy President, Tom Southard and Don Shaw ’70. Summer 2006 53 1 2 6 7 BLUE AND GOLD FOR THE BLACK AND GOLD! 1. Andrea (Reichel) Kunkel ’85 and her husband George hosted a Steelers party at their home in Houston, Texas. Their four children, Nicole (age 9), Alex (age 8), and Katherine and Caroline (age 2) dressed for the occasion to cheer on their mom’s hometown team. 2. Stewart Golomb ’81, Jose Juves ’89 and Andrew Golomb ’85 celebrated the Super Bowl victory in Boston where Stewart prepared Primanti-style sandwiches for the party. 3. Andrew Ross ’98 and his father Jim Ross ’70 celebrate a Steelers victory at Super Bowl XL. 4. Bo ’82 and Bramble Buran stop for a photo on their way into Ford Field. 5. Ted Jenkins ’80 with his son Bryce enjoys the Steelers’ Super Bowl victory at Ford Field. 6. Margaret (McKnight) Ropp ’80 with her young Steeler fans Will, Elizabeth, Susie and Tommy in Darien, CT. 7. Senior School Faculty member Paul Ejzak ’89 with Jennifer Tony and her husband Rick Tony, Senior School Faculty member on their way into Super Bowl XL. 8. Ronen Gal-Or ’98 and Andy Seguin ’98 were both on teaching assignments in China during Super Bowl XL. The game began at 7:30 a.m. there and they had a hard time finding a broadcast in English. After the victory they celebrated by visiting the Great Wall with their Terrible Towels. 9. Bill and Constance Pantone Oehmler ’85 covered the windows of their Manhattan apartment with a Steelers’ sign. 11 13 12 16 17 54 Shady Side Academy Magazine 3 4 5 9 8 10 Since the Steelers Super Bowl XL victory in February the Shady Side Academy Magazine has been busy collecting photos from alumni/ae that show how you and your fellow classmates prepared for and celebrated the “one for the thumb”. Thank you for all your photo submissions. HERE WE GO STEELERS! 10. A view from the street of the Oehmler’s sign. 11. Linda (Chung) Quarles ’90 and Jack Quarles sent in this photo. After 30 hours of labor, Ava Sunhee Quarles was born on Super Bowl Sunday just six hours before kickoff. 12. Brothers Ben ’00 and Jason Antin ’04 experience firsthand the ’one for the thumb’. 13. Brothers Chet ’00 and Chirag ’97 Devaskar inside Ford Field on Super Bowl Sunday. 14. Lauren Pinsker ’96 and her father Bernard made the trip to Detroit to witness the Steelers win. 15. Sisters Kathleen (McKinney) Liston ’87, Karen (McKinney) Werstil ’90 and Mary McKinney ’98 pose for a family photo during warm-ups at Ford Field. 16. Karyn Kovalik ’04 and Lindsay Hittner ’04 show off their black and gold at Denison University in Granville, OH. 17. Tammy and Steve Albitz ’83 won tickets to the Super Bowl at a scholarship fundraiser in November. Little did they know that the Steelers would make it to the big game. 18. President of Alumni Council Wally Jenkins ’84 with his nephew Bryce cheering on the Steelers in Detroit. 19. Sue Willis Connors ’78 spent the Super Bowl cheering on the Steelers and manning an ambulance in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. 20. Rajiv Patnam ’01 and Jessica Shoemaker ’01 watching the Super Bowl with friends in Arlington, VA. 14 15 19 20 18 Summer 2006 55 Henry Posner, Jr. '37 recently returned from a week-long visit to Iran with his host John Ghaznavi, an Iranian-American Pittsburgher. Mr. Posner is pictured here (front row, fifth from left) next to his host, Mr. Ghaznavi and surrounded by members of Mr. Ghaznavi’s family. The two visited Qom, Iran's holiest city, as well as Rahagh, the host's native village. about 40, spoke excellent English. Exceptionally well informed, he was a warm and lively conversationalist who engaged me immediately. I learned later that when he was young he had been imprisoned for four years — and beaten in prison — after being caught reading forbidden political material with a friend. The friend was executed. The next day, with Ali driving, John and I left for Qom, Kasan and Rahag, and later Isfahan. To avoid the impenetrable traffic of Tehran and the 105° midday temperatures, we had risen at 5 AM. Even at dawn a substantial proportion of Iran’s 70 million people — more than France or Italy — appeared to be on the road. Since Tehran, with 18 million people, is larger than any U.S. city except Los Angeles, I should perhaps have been less surprised. At the wheel, Ali had the disconcerting habit of looking at the passenger he was Alumni PROFILE A Taste of Iran During the summer of 2005, Henry Posner, Jr. ’37, T he first thing we saw when the plane landed was a dark armored vehicle with a swivel-mount automatic machine gun manned by a helmeted soldier. Close to the driver were two more soldiers, clutching automatic weapons pointed outward. They were already at speed, some 50 yards off our port wing, when we spotted them moments after our Iran Air jet touched down at Tehran airport. As the plane slowed and turned toward its gate, the vehicle maintained its position on our flank. When we stepped out of the plane into the 86° heat of a July night, there they were, our military escort, even more impressively armed than I had realized from my window seat. It was to be a recurrent realization over the next seven days. I had accepted the invitation of an Iranian-American friend, John Ghaznavi, to join him on a trip from Pittsburgh, where we both live and work, to his native village, Rahagh, near the city of Kashan in central Iran. We had traveled together to Doha, Qatar the year before on an institutional mission, and I knew him for a lively and resourceful travel companion. John proved himself within minutes now. The Iranian “paperwork” for my visa had not cleared, said the uniformed customs officer in the 56 Shady Side Academy Magazine terminal; so, after 30 hours en route, I could not be permitted to enter the country. John, whose father was a tribal chief and community leader in his region many years ago, has been generous with his former villagers and is frequently called for consultation by Iranian government officials. Now he reached for his phone and called the Iranian Foreign Minister, rousing him from bed. Within the hour we were on our way. Our reception at John’s sister’s house in Tehran couldn’t have been more different. Mitra, a younger sister, met us at the door and led us inside. Joined by her family, we sipped aromatic tea, a sugar cube clenched (precariously in my case) between the teeth according to custom. Everyone wanted to talk — in Farsi — but although it was now past midnight, we proceeded to a vast dinner of fruits, nuts, rice, fava beans, chiraz leaf and onion salad, chicken, lamb kabobs and beef, the meats cooked long and slowly so they could be pulled apart with only a fork and spoon (knives not being used). After dinner the conversation and tea continued…until 3 AM. The hour, which I took to be the consequence of our arrival, proved instead to be the pattern. Rarely did we get more than four hours of sleep. Mitra’s son, Ali, whom I guessed to be addressing, regardless of speed, traffic or seating arrangements — while simultaneously talking on his cell phone. Other drivers appeared to be doing the same. Thankfully, the highways were broad and modern, although the price of gasoline, 40 cents a gallon, seemed all too encouraging. I was particularly surprised to notice that signs, street signs, billboards and others, were in English as well as Farsi. That implicit embrace of western culture, I came to realize, pervades Iran in ways that are not peculiar to John’s relatives or an American’s presence. It isn’t just that the women wear western clothes and jewelry at home, donning the chador only to go out in public. Or that alcohol is freely available in homes, but never in public places. American tee shirts, American music and other western styles are manifestly popular with the people in the streets. And those people are overwhelmingly young. Despite their 4,000-year-old lineage from Aryan tribes pushed south by an ice age in the Siberian steppes, Iranians are a young people: two-thirds of the population is under 26. More striking than their age, though, was a readiness to distinguish between the personal and governmental. I repeatedly got the sense that the Iranians like Americans — but not the American government. One of our stops was at a small school in Kashan for abandoned girls, one of two that John founded and continues to support. Many, though not at all, of the girls were physically or mentally handicapped. John knows how harsh life in Iran can be. More than 20 years ago, he and his American wife found a sickly baby girl by the roadside, where she had been left to die. With great protracted difficulty they managed to bring her to the U. S. for medical treatment. Now their healthy adopted daughter, she lives in Los Angeles and works in the film industry. It was hot when we arrived at the family farm in Rahagh, but so was the welcoming tea, served by John’s older sister, Fati. John’s grandfather had 15 wives, so there was no shortage of relatives on hand to greet us. A widow, Fati manages the farm, which employs as many as 80 at harvest time. Once word got out that John was there, the elders traveled to Iran. By Henry Posner, Jr.’37 from nearby villages came to pay formal respects, drink tea, and ask for favors. Such traditional rituals notwithstanding, the television was always on, as at Mirtra’s house, usually turned to one of the 17 Iranian channels from the U. S. received via satellite. The embracing receptions and the palpable enjoyment of things American was oddly out of synch with official signs and signals I had seen along our route, on billboards, in the papers, from a government that seemed perpetually angry. Police, conspicuously armed, were virtually everywhere. The walls of many city buildings bore huge portraits of the dead from the Iran-Iraq war, adding a military, funereal scrim to the public scenery. On the highways we passed TV towers and TV station buildings, all with armed guards and gun emplacements, and a nuclear facility guarded by soldiers and heavy weapons. But those reminders of official, governmental presence seemed strangely detached from the life I encountered. Along with usual souvenirs of this harsh, beautiful and endearing land, such as pictures delicately painted on camel bone, I brought home the recollection of warm tea and eagerness for engagement. January 3, 2006 Class NEWS Included in this section are news items received through June 20, 2006. 1940 Robert M. Thompson, Sr., reports that he has been raising two granddaughters ages 11 and 13 and continues to chair reunions for WWII Bombardiers which he has been doing since 1999. Harvard. That led to a career in the forest industry that took me all over the world; mostly to Asia, Europe, Canada and the U.S. Kay and I live in West Vancouver. I’ve been retired since 1991 and enjoying it, and I have hopes of showing my classmates this part of the world. If anyone plans to come to the 2010 Winter Olympics let me know. I have a ski shack at Whistler/Blackcomb where they are being held.” [Information excerpted from correspondence between Roger Wiewel and James Knox ’45] 1946 1942 John Rea writes: “Elaine and I became octogenarians early this year, myself in February, Elaine in March. We knew we had to move to a retirement home while we still could make a move. Wonderfully we ‘found’ Hollenbeck Palms, founded in 1890, the first licensed retirement and health care facility in California. It is three miles south of the USC medical school and hospitals. The food is super gourmet-style (far better than my cooking for the past 6–8 years, since Elaine is handicapped and bed-confined).” Alexander Reed reports: “David Bennett and Tom Gillespie have joined Ed Crump, Bud McGrath, Sandy Reed, and Bill Humphreys in the class of 1942’s active, vig- orous, humorous, informative, often cornball email exchanges. Pretty good for the often computer illiterate over 80 crowd.” 1944 News from Pat McCurdy: “Happy to say Eiko’s mother continues her life in Tokyo at 102+, and Eiko is hoping to visit her once again. Other big news of our 12 grandchildren: 1st Lt. Tina is serving in Iraq near Baghdad on convoy duty; and her husband Lt. Colin has come off National Guard duty in Iowa supporting our Iraq mission. David entered West Point after one year at WP Prep School. Brett, a champ wrestler, graduated from Germantown Academy and has entered the University of Pennsylvania. Nikki, Brett’s sister, is doing well at soccer and lacrosse and has her eyes on colleges around Philadelphia. David’s brother Adam has been accepted at the University of Iowa. Alex has been accepted at Rutgers University. Meanwhile other grandchildren — Jeffrey, Megan, Hayley, Brody and twins, Ronnie and Eiko are waiting in the wings. Daughter-in-law Karen was promoted to Colonel in the Army Reserves. Our 4 children — Alan (& Sheila), Wendy, Alec (& Karen), and Jeff (& Bard) continue to lead very active lives.” Frank R. Bailey writes: “The journal of the Amateur Yacht Research Society, The Catalyst, has my paper ‘Drawing Long Radius Curves or The Trammel Revisited.’ It appears the trammel generates a true arc of a circle.” 1947 Aims C. Coney, John Barbour, Jim Hardie, and Arch Irvin were honored by the Allegheny County Bar Association as Fifty-year practitioners in November 2005. J. Murray Egan is happy to report that they are adding five grandchildren to the Egan list of SSA alums — Marney ’03, Kathryn ’05, D.J. ’07, Jamie (girl) ’08, and Tim ’09. 1945 Roger Wiewel reports: “After almost three years in the U.S. Navy, the G.I. Bill took me through engineering and an MBA at 1949 Donald Conner’s fifth granddaughter, Brooke Isabella Romanowski was born September 13, 2005. Bob Gatter writes: “Still practicing rheumatology/pain management part time. Marilyn and I have been married 49 years. Summer 2006 57 Class NEWS 1957 Alan J. Tapper has retired from medical practice and is now a full-time art student. Bob Gatter continued Son, Rob, is a professor and an Associate Dean at Penn State University, Law School. Daughter, Anne, is a project manager in industrial facilities design. All of us are well. Enjoying 3 lovely grandchildren.” 1951 James Feldman reports: “Sara and I cele- brated our golden wedding anniversary last September over the Labor Day weekend. The final event was a 58-mile bicycle ride from Newton, MA to Connecticut.” John C. Reichenbach writes: “It is now almost six years since I left Pittsburgh for retirement in New Bern, North Carolina, and on this day in late February I am glad to be here where the sun is shining and the temperature is in the mid-60s. Golf is playable year-round and, in addition to that, I am a volunteer at our regional hospital where my wife, Jean, is a staff pharmacist. Last summer we welcomed the birth of our eighth grandchild so, all in all, the family continues to grow and life is, thankfully, very good!” 1952 Lou Friedman writes: “Years go by, but my memories of all my years at SSA (4th through 12th grade) remain so very vivid. So many teachers…so many moments helped very dramatically to shape my life. I have been an ambassador for Shady Side all over the world where my wife Judi and I have been privileged to work. We have been deeply engaged in matters of environment and world peace. I am currently very focused on stopping nuclear proliferation: domestic energy, military, and space. All my friends…be well. I send my love.” 1954 Edwin F. Scheetz Jr., after serving as a Lehigh University trustee for the past twoand-a-half decades, received the L-in-Life Award on April 25, 2006. This award was established in 1939 to recognize a Lehigh alumnus for outstanding achievements in their professional life and for “continued devotion” and loyal service to the university. 58 Shady Side Academy Magazine 1958 Michael Holt writes: “The picture of Bob Abercrombie on the brochure — and the sad news that he had died this fall — reminded me of what a stimulating teacher he was. But in a Third Form version of a western civilization course, Walter Jones taught me a skill that has been central my entire career — how to take notes on reading and lectures in outline form. The need to present my own lectures in a form that allows such note taking has shaped every lecture I have given over a career that is now in its 42 year.” future. Filista returned to the Renal program at UPMC (where she trained). She continues to teach and practice Nephrology. Our two daughters found it hard to leave their beloved home of 12 years in Morgantown WV, but are gradually adjusting, discovering new friends and opportunities along the way. We look forward to reconnecting with our friends in Pittsburgh.” 1975 Dee Linnell Blank writes: “I am living in Northwest Montana and getting to do lots of backpacking and photography. Last spring, a book of my photography and writing, Montana Wildflowers, was published by Farcountry Press.” 1977 1959 John Duff hosted an alumni reception at The Pacific-Union Club in San Francisco on January 26, 2006 1961 Harvey Golomb writes: “I just completed 7 years as chairman of Medicine at University of Chicago in May 2005; began new job as Dean of Clinical Affairs also at University of Chicago. Continue to teach and see patients with oncology problems.” Paul Woodruff reports: “Our daughter Kate now has a daughter, and we are grandparents. A fine way to be.” 1966 Rich LaMagna writes that his family moved back to the D.C. area in July 2005 where they are happy to be closer to family, friends and SSA. 1972 Reverend Chris Bender reports: “2005 brought many changes to the Bender household. In August, I accepted a new assignment to a much larger parish closer to Pittsburgh, in Aliquippa, PA. For all its location in a ‘depressed’ economic region, it is a busy, dynamic congregation with a bright Scott C. Evans has been named Executive Vice President of TIAA-CREF’s newly created Asset Management area and Chief Executive Officer of investment advisory subsidiaries, Teachers Advisors Inc. and TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC. 1978 News from Bill Gurtin: “My wife Kay and I, along with our two children, Grant, age 16, and Kuza, age 12, moved to Rancho Santa Fe, CA after 22 years in Chicago. If any SSA alums are in San Diego, please give me a call.” Bill Tisherman continues to drink wine, write and speak for a living. See more at wineforall.com 1979 Benjamin Sterling Succop and his wife Sara Lou are pleased to announce the birth of Sara Byrd Succop on July 26, 2005. She weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces. Sara is the 43rd grandchild in the Succop family. She joins her proud big brother Benjamin, Jr. who is now seven years old. Richard Walker writes: “Jamie and I are proud to announce the birth of our daughter Natalie on October 30, 2005.” 1980 Andrew Shenkan has been promoted to 1990 President and General Manager of KATCTV/DT, the ABC affiliate in Lafayette, Louisiana. 1981 Jamie Grebosky writes: “We are doing well. I am in a Masters of Healthcare Management and Policy program at Harvard and my wife’s company Kiwi Industries is growing. Hope to make it to the reunion.” 1983 Shana (Swimmer) Weissfeld and husband Richard of Los Angeles, California, announce the birth of their daughter, Manya Pauline on February 16, 2005. After 30 hours of labor, Ava Sunhee Quarles, daughter of Linda (Chung) Quarles and Jack Quarles, was born on Super Bowl Sunday. She weighed in at a whopping 9 pounds 4 ounces. 1984 Trish and Gar Prebor would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Sylvia Jane Prebor. 1985 1987 Erica (Merkow) Strauss and her husband Aaron Strauss ’91 announce the birth of Steve Jolliffe is chair of English at the Linsly School in Wheeling, WV. He is married to wife Onia and has two daughters Siri and Emerson. their daughter Dani, on June 13, 2005. Dani and her big brother, Noah, enjoyed playing with Ann (Stanitski) Stachowicz’s son, William, and Wendy (Fruehauf) Fogg’s children, Caroline and Davis. Amy (Bair) Johnson writes: “I am still liv- ing in sunny St. Petersburg, FL with my husband Scott and our 3 children: Brie, age 14, Paige, age 12, and Kai, age 10. I’d love to hear from old friends.” 1988 Pamela Hoopes reports: “Our 20th ance on CNBC’s Closing Bell program in November of 2005 to give a live report on the state of the economy. reunion was the best. We had so much fun! It was wonderful to have Amy Foster, Joanne Shaunessey, Leslie Schamer, Laurie Troutman, and everyone there to catch up and celebrate.” 1986 Penny Asherman and her husband are expecting baby number three — a boy! [Information received from phonathon] Brendan McLaughlin writes “At 12:40 a.m. on November 22, 2005 the lovely, redheaded Caroline Anne McLaughlin came into the world. She was 7 pounds 14 ounces and 19.5 inches long. Mom, dad, and baby are perfectly healthy.” Don Durfee made his quarterly TV appear- [Information received from family] 1989 1990 Jamie Beckerman has a new television show airing on ABC in the fall of 2006 called “Let’s Rob…” Britt (Speyer) Fleming is now a Member of the Washington, DC-based law firm of Van Ness Feldman. She previously served as an Associate of the firm. Phil Huss writes: “As a prep school teacher and coach at the Community School in Sun Valley, ID, I contribute to the Faculty Fund out of respect and appreciation for all the Shady Side Academy teachers and coaches who made me want to dedicate my life to education. While Harry Fleishman, Jeff Miller, Mr. Pavlovich, and Tom Johnson come to mind, it was the integrity, passion, and excellence I experienced in each class and on the fields and courts that has remained as a motivation for me as an educator. Thank you SSA.” 1993 Tunde Adebimpe and his band TV on the Radio debuted their new album Return to Cookie Mountain from the stage of the Institute for Contemporary Art in London. The album is a collection of hypnotic, shape-shifting tunes that has already earned raves from their buddy David Bowie. [Information from Rolling Stone Magazine, April 6, 2006] Summer 2006 59 1999 Alison Cherry will be starting business school at the University of Maryland in the fall of 2006. 2000 Caroline Potter writes: “This May, I earned my M.Ed in Secondary English from Boston College. After two years of studying and student-teaching high school English, I have even more respect, admiration and gratitude for my own English teachers at SSA. I am living in Boston and send regards to everyone back on the echoing greens of Shady Side Academy.” 1993 Lauren Shuman ’93 and Tim Floyd were married in Waitsfield, Vermont on September 10, 2005. Friends and family from Shady Side included, from left: Richard Byerly ’93, Dr. Richard S. Chalfant ’64, Joseph D. Shuman ’60, Daniel Olds, Jeremy Smerd ’93, and Andrew Holly Sphar. Lauren and Tim live in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where Lauren is a marine biologist and Tim is a chef and restaurant manager. 1996 1997 Christina J. Murdoch graduated with honors Beth Appleman is doing a residency in from the University of Michigan Law School in May 2005. She was admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Illinois in November 2005. She is employed as a staff attorney at the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago. internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology at University of Pennsylvania. She graduated from the vet school in 2004. Lauren Pinsker ran in the New York Marathon on Sunday, November 6, 2005. It was her first marathon and raised $1,500 for leukemia and lymphoma research. Over 38,000 runners participated and Lauren, with a time of 3 hours and 38 minutes, finished in the top 5% of all women and the top 10% of all runners. Classmates and SSA alums, Laura Bromberg and Kate Brillman, along with Laura’s parents and a large group of friends were there to cheer her on. Jenn Steinfeld was named in the cover story of the January 2006 issue of Rhode Island Monthly magazine as one of the “25 Movers and Shakers,” people to watch in 2006 for her work with Project Reach in HIV prevention and with Marriage Equality RI, seeking legal recognition for same-sex couples. [Information received from family] 60 Shady Side Academy Magazine Thanya (Chinakarn) Lee writes: I am cur- rently practicing pediatrics in Henderson, Nevada. My husband just got out of the Air Force and works as an Emergency Medicine Physician in Vegas. We love our new home and would love to hear from Alumni visiting Vegas. Katie (Mooney) Minister and Ben Minister welcomed a baby boy, George Patrick, on October 21, 2005 in Columbus, OH. He weighed in at 8 pounds 8 ounces and was 21 inches long. 1998 Patrick Herward continues to have success as a banker in the Retail Development Program at National City Bank in Pittsburgh. In the first quarter of 2005, Patrick brought more than $1 million in core deposits to his branch in Monroeville. Sarah Steinfeld was awarded “Student Leader” by Choice USA for her work in reproductive rights. Sarah also won the Comfort Starr Prize in Sociology from Oberlin College, from where she graduated on May 29, 2006. 2001 Erin Cobain is a first-year medical student at the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. She graduated in May 2005 from the Davidson College in North Carolina. Cameron Lister has recorded and released his debut album entitled “Shades of London.” Shady Side Academy’s Stanley Nevola states, “The CD provides the listener a range of emotions from sweet to powerful and dissonant. The performances are the quality one would expect from Berklee. I Enjoy the CD more every time I put it in the player!” Dawn Teele, a recent graduate of Reed College, was selected as one of 50 seniors around the country to receive the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship award, granting her a year of independent travel outside of the U.S. for a project of her choice. Her project, entitled “Balancing Interests in PostTsunami Reconstruction” will take her to Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia to investigate and help with the reconstruction of the cities affected by the tsunami in December 2004. In May 2005, Nicholas Reise graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown’s 2006 1996 Nick Hartner ’96, married Ana Sirouzi in Pittsburgh in June 2006. Front row from left: Brendan Lupetin ’96, Nick Hartner ’96, Josh Feira ’96, Lacey Cass ’97 and Blake Stanton ’96. Row 2 from left: Bill Semins ’89, Ben Hartner ’95, Damon Dlubak ’98, Steve Ward ’97, Ernie Hartner ’98, Jim Skipwith ’96, Jimil Wilson ’96 and Eve Semins ’97. Back row from left: Chris Ward ’96, Fran Wymard ’96, Will Charley ’98, David Petett ’97, Chris Kane ’96, Lauren Kane ’00 and Academy Director of Health and Safety, Tim Giel. The Academy wishes to thank the following members of the Class of 2006 who have stepped up to serve as the leaders for their class during the next five years. Individually and collectively, they have been resilient in the face of much change and they have also helped launch the new Class Correspondent program which will run parallel to the Class Agent program. The Class Agents for the Class of 2006 are: Maggie Bodenlos, Camille Davidson, Liz Lackey, Whitney Menarcheck, and Allison Weinstock. The inaugural Class Correspondents are Hunter McKain and Stephanie Woelfel. Please send news about your summer to Hunter or Stephanie at: [email protected] and [email protected], respectively. Faculty & Staff NEWS School of Foreign Service with a degree in International Political Economy, minor in African Studies. Currently, he is working in Latin American Debt Structuring at Citigroup in New York City. She was the only Penn State Lady Icer to earn All-American honors. In addition, Dana was awarded the 2006 Defensive Player of the Year Award and the 2006 Player’s Player Award from the Penn State Lady Icer Women’s Ice Hockey Team. Dana Sherman is currently working in the Motion Picture Division of the William Morris Agency in Los Angeles. [Information received from family] 2002 Ian Dew-Becker will be working at the National Bureau of Economic Research in the fall of 2006 and applying to graduate school in economics. He was recently recognized for his research on the “Economist Focus” page in the Economist. 2003 Ben Portman was elected as the Interfraternity Council President at Bucknell University. 2005 Jamie Jackson has joined the paid staff of WHSV Channel 3, the ABC affiliate in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he serves as a producer and reporter. He continues to pursue his studies at James Madison University. Jessica Cohen was reported to have a spectacular freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania and was one of the very few women on the advisory board for the Wharton School. [Information received from family] Dana K. Voelker was a 2006 recipient of Lorraine Stump a squash player at Hobart the Evan Pugh Scholar Award at Penn State University. The award is given to juniors and seniors who are in the upper 0.5% of their classes. Dana was also named along with 26 others from across the country to the 2006 American Collegiate Hockey Association Academic All-American Team. and William Smith College received “Rookie of the Week” two weeks in a row in November of 2005. Her team also won the first place seeding in the Walker Cup at Harvard in February of 2006. She also received honors as a Helen Heath Scholar her first semester. Miles Charest (faculty member from 19641971) writes: “Have enjoyed Nationals’ baseball games and meals with Sean McCarthy ’65 and Rich Feinstein ’70 and their families, and in New York with Ed Strauss ’68 and his family.” CALL TO ALL CLASS CORRESPONDENTS! We are launching a new Class Correspondent program in an effort to keep all of you connected with your classmates through news published in the magazine. The magazine is published three times a year and Class Correspondent(s) will work with the Alumni/ae and Development Office staff to collect news and updated information via email, snail mail, or phone prior to the deadline. The Class Correspondent(s) for each class will also help disseminate information from the Academy to the class for reunion planning or other event planning. If you have been an active class agent and would like to do both roles simultaneously, you are encouraged to do so; many of you already do both and we would like to recognize you! If you are interested, please contact, Karyn Vella at [email protected] Summer 2006 61 IN MEMORIUM The Academy expresses deepest sympathy to the families of the following Shady Side Academy alumni/ae and friends. Although we are unable to include remembrances of all, we sincerely value their special involvement in and contributions to the Shady Side Academy community during their lives. These listings are current through July 10, 2006. 62 Shady Side Academy Magazine Alumni Mary Edwards Foster, mother of Peter B. Foster ’57 and Howard K. Foster ’63. Zachary S. Billotte ’02 John W. Church, Jr. ’50 Thomas P. Cole III ’91 Joe Eisaman ’43 Burt Todd Kerr ’42 William M. Laird III ’39 Ralph Lynch, Jr. ’46 Richard William Moore ’51 Deborah Jones Rose ’76 John H. Richards, Jr. ’43 Richard S. Sturtevant ’52 Alexander Trowbridge ’47 Thomas Warner ’51 William Whigham III ’41 Grant E. Friday, husband of former Senior School Librarian, Harriet Friday. Family and Friends Robert Little, father-in-law of Cheryl Little, Head of the Junior School. Alice Gordon Abbett, former Academy Faculty Member Victor R. Adebimpe, father of Seyi Adebimpe ’90, Tunde Adebimpe ’93, and Jumoke Adebimpe ’96. Louis L. Avner, father of Robin Avner ’78. Geraldine Blake, wife of Barry Tyler Blake ’64. Diane Burger, mother of Brian Burger, member of the Academy Buildings and Grounds Staff. Adella Davis, mother Bob McGinnis, Senior School Faculty Member. Katherine M. Detre, mother of John A. Detre ’77 and Tony Detre ’83. Richard Dilworth Edwards, former Middle School Student and former Chair of the Board of Trustees. Father of David Edwards ’67, John Edwards ’70 and Michael Edwards ’72, James Edwards ’74 and Janet Edwards. Stepfather of William Guy ’64, David Guy ’66 and Russell Guy ’73. Bernard M. Halpern, brother of Irving Halpern ’45 and father of Richard Halpern ’67 Melita J. Herrmann, wife of Carl Herrmann III ’48 and mother of Carl (Guy) Herrmann IV ’78. Jean Jakela, mother of Nancy Blubaugh, College Counseling Administrative Assistant. Casimir Kuchta, father-in-law of Ed Mitesser, member of the Academy Building and Grounds Staff. Elisa Lynch, mother of Thomas Lynch IV ’61. Henrietta L. Mindlin, mother of Jeffrey M. Mindlin ’72 and mother-in-law of Amy Mindlin, Head of the Middle School and grandmother of Samuel, Lucas ’05 and Casey Mindlin ’06. Byrd M. Mitchell, mother of David M. Mitchell ’58. Robert Owen, Brother of Cindy Mino, Academy Manager of Compensation and Benefits. William Pelger, father of Diane Myers, Middle School Faculty Member. Marie Rainka, mother-in-law of Past Parent Bill Lieberman ’65, mother of Past Parent Sissy Lieberman and grandmother of Anne Lieberman ’05. Rafael Rocha, father of Beatriz Compare, Co-Director of the Senior School International Program. Constance T. Rockwell, mother of S. Kent Rockwell ’62. Dorothy M. Englert, mother of Daniel Kamin ’60 and Robert Kamin ’62. David L. Rosencrans, father of Alan Rosencrans ’73 and Andrew Rosencrans ’76. Jeanne Fermine, mother of Nelly MichelJones, Middle School Faculty Member. Byron L. Ross, brother of Middle School Faculty Member, Ira Ross. Joseph “Leo” Sandora, brother-in-law of Karen Sandora, Junior School Faculty Member. James A. Soeder, father of Philip Soeder, ’08 Carolyn Steigerwalt, step-mother of Robert D. Steigerwalt ’67 and George F. Steigerwalt ’69. Richard Thompson, Junior School Head Custodian. Chris J. Witting, father of Leland Witting ’60. Audrey Wood, mother of Middle School Librarian, Audrey Ashworth. ZACHARY S. BILLOTTE ’02 Zachary S. Billotte, age 22 of Upper St. Clair, unexpectedly died on Monday, January 2, 2006; beloved son of Raymond L. and Janice A. Billotte; loving brother of Lauren and Mary Kate Billotte; cherished grandson of James and Arlene Fitzpatrick and Donald and Lois Billotte; also survived by many cousins, aunts, uncles and countless friends. Zack graduated from Shady Side Academy in 2002. He was in his senior year at Catholic University in Washington D.C. as a Political Science major. Zack was an avid sports fan and was co-captain of his high school baseball team. He found his real love in discussing politics and world affairs. [Information excepted from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] JOHN W. CHURCH, JR. ’50 John W. Church Jr., 73, of West Chester, a retired trust company vice president and civic activist, died of multiple myeloma at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Mr. Church joined Glenmede Trust Co. in Philadelphia in 1979 as chief investment officer. He retired in 1997 as executive vice president. He then was an investment officer and consultant with Girard Partners. Before joining Glenmede, he had been a portfolio manager for 17 years with Girard Bank. [Information from the Philadelphia Inquirer] Summer 2006 63 IN MEMORIUM THOMAS P. COLE III ’91 Thomas Porter Cole, III, 32, of Colorado, formerly of Greensburg, passed away in Douglas County, Colorado, recently. He is the son of Thomas P. Cole, II and Sandra L. Cole of Greensburg, PA. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Nancy Cole, and a son, Ayden Thomas Cole. [Information from the Denver Post-News] JOE EISAMAN ’43 Joe R. Eisaman, an important figure in the history and development of Los Angeles ad agencies, died of cancer at the age of 81. After graduation from Dartmouth in 1948, Joe moved to Los Angeles with a boyhood friend, Jess Johns, to start an advertising agency with no accounts and no business contacts. Their early clients were small retailers — and retail taught them effective advertising quickly. In time, Eisaman-Johns landed a major account, Pennzoil Motor Oil. After Bob Laws joined the agency, they opened offices in the East, Midwest and Southwest. Eisaman, Johns and Laws developed a unique ability to build strong brand images, while at the same time increasing sales. They blended “image” advertising with retail immediacy that they learned in the early days of the agency. Following the sale of the agency several years ago, Joe moved to business development for other advertising agencies. Joe had also served as speaker for American Advertising Federation an advisor on the Monty McKinney Committee for LAAAA; PR consultant to the Magazine Representatives Association; California State University, Northridge Endowment Development; YMCA Lifestyle Committee; J. Paul Getty Museum Volunteer; advisor, City of Beverly Hills Communications Department. And in 1999 was awarded the Magazine Representatives Association of Southern California’s first Lifetime Achieve-ment Award. He is survived by his wife Karren of 37 years, and their children Kari and Liv. By Joe’s first marriage to Darthea Woodling, he is survived 64 Shady Side Academy Magazine by George, Cindy, and Elizabeth. In all, there are eight grandchildren who adored him. [Information received from family] BURT TODD KERR ’42 Burt Kerr Todd — businessman, adventurer, world traveler and seam-busting personality — died of lung cancer at the age of 81. Mr. Todd was born in 1924 to a wealthy Pittsburgh steel family. After World War II he was trained as a pilot, and spent most of his service training other pilots. He talked his way into Oxford University in England, where he befriended the future queen of Bhutan and the future king of Fiji, along with various well-born English students. After graduation, he and two friends decided to take a two-year, low-budget world tour, using their Oxford connections to make ties with British embassies and the potentates of various countries. Back in Pittsburgh, Mr. Todd worked briefly for a glass company before heading for Bhutan at the invitation of the royal family. The Himalayan country was at the time almost impossibly backward, inaccessible by road, making his story a perfect fit for National Geographic magazine, which published his account in 1952. He fell in love with the country, and returned for a yearlong honeymoon in 1955 — his wife, Frances “Susie” Hays Todd, was the first Western woman to visit the country. Those travels launched a life in which Mr. Todd, from a base in Pittsburgh, traveled the Pacific and Asia several times a year. Mr. Todd is survived by his wife, Frances Hays Todd, and their daughters Frances Todd Stewart of Ligonier and Laura Todd Widing of Ligonier, as well as five grandchildren. [Information excepted from the Pittsburgh PostGazette] WILLIAM M. LAIRD III ’39 Bill Laird, an engineering and mathematics professor with a passion for sailing, died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 84. Mr. Laird, of Valencia and previously of Oakland, spent his childhood summers at Lake Chautauqua, NY, where he learned to fly and sail, and where he kept returning as an adult to indulge his love of sailing. Mr. Laird graduated from Shady Side Academy in 1939 and received a bachelor’s in aeronautical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1943. Though he had a pilot’s license, bad eyesight disqualified him from flying for the Army Air Corps during World War II. Instead, he served as an air traffic controller in Europe, attaining the rank of first lieutenant. Years later at 422nd Night Fighter Squadron reunions, veterans recognized him from the distinctive voice that had guided them back to base, according to his wife, Patricia Marlin Laird. After the war he worked at Gulf Research and earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Tech in 1949, and a doctorate in math from the University of Pittsburgh in 1957. He taught engineering at Pitt and math at Fredonia State College, Pitt’s Bradford campus, La Roche College and Carlow College. Besides his wife and daughter Ellen Good of Ompah, Ontario, he is survived by another daughter, Susan Succop of Richardson, Texas; and son Walter of Richmond, VA. [Information excepted from the Pittsburgh PostGazette] RALPH LYNCH JR. ’46 Ralph Lynch Jr. died peacefully on Monday, November 7, 2005. Beloved husband of Millicent M. Lynch and the late Judy Follansbee Lynch. Father of Carol Mustone (Paul), Cindy Graham, Debbie McManus (Brendan) and Michael Lynch (Margie). Brother of Hugh Lynch and the late David and Hilary Lynch. Also, survived by 10 grandchildren, one great-grandson and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Lynch was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and a graduate of Shady Side Academy, Dartmouth College and the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Law. He was a veteran of the Army and a distinguished athlete. Mr. Lynch served as a city solicitor for the City of Pittsburgh and was a nationally recognized public finance attorney. [Information received from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review] RICHARD WILLIAM MOORE ’51 Richard Moore age 72, of Laughlintown, formerly of Pittsburgh, died April 28, 2006 in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born Thursday, May 25, 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA, a son of the late George Harold and Helen Covalt Moore. Mr. Moore had previously been employed by IBM and most recently operated his own business as a financial planner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Sixth Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh and attended St. Michael’s of the Valley in Rector. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Helene Scholes Moore, two sons, David and his wife Ana Kogl Moore of Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Brian R. Moore of Johnstown, a granddaughter, Sydney Moore, and a brother, Donald and his wife Peggy Moore of Ormond Beach, FL. JOHN H. RICHARDS, JR. ’43 John H. Richards, Jr. passed away on March 6, 2005. RICHARD S. STURTEVANT ’52 WILLIAM WHIGHAM, III ’41 Richard Sturtevant, age 71 died after a short illness at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ on March 19, 2006. He was born to the late Beatrice and John Sturtevant of Pittsburgh. Mr. Sturtevant worked as a mechanical engineer for Reynolds Aluminum in Muscle Shoals, AL for more than 37 years before retiring in 1999. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology and was a faithful member of Grace Episcopal Church in Sheffield, AL. Mr. Sturtevant proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife Patricia, two sons, John of Barton, AL and Edward and his wife Mary of Wantage, NJ, one daughter, Miriam Ellis and her husband Paul of Muscle Shoals, AL, one brother, Allan Sturtevant of Lake Havasu, AZ, seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. William Whigham, age 82 of Wilmington, DE, died on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at Wilmington Hospital, surrounded by the love of his family, when the Lord took him home. He was born September 19, 1923 in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from Shady Side Academy in June 1941. His college career at Lehigh University was interrupted by World War II, during which he served with the U.S. Army in Europe, during which he served with the US Army in Europe with the 13th Armored Division as a first lieutenant. After the war he returned to Lehigh, graduating with a B.S. degree in industrial engineering in 1947. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, where he served as chapter president. He worked with the DuPont Company for 21 years, working in the textile fibers department in Chattanooga, TN, Richmond, VA, Seaford, DE and Wilmington. He also served as director of occupational safety and health consultation service for the State of Delaware, retiring January 1, 1990. He was a member of the Delmarva Safety Association. He was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, serving as business administrator. He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Nancy D. Whigham; his grateful children, Judy W. Stoppel of Wilmington, William N. Whigham and his wife, Donna, of North East, MD, and David M. Whigham and his wife, Susan, of Ocean City, MD. He was a loving grandfather to his 6 grandchildren, David Stoppel, Travis and heather Whigham and David, Bethany and Tory Whigham. He is also survived by one sister, May W. Hargrave and her husband, Dick, of Somers, NY; and one brother, Biddle A. Whigham ’43 and his wife Pat, of Lancaster, PA. ALEXANDER TROWBRIDGE ’47 Mr. Trowbridge of Washington, DC died on Thursday, April 27, 2006. He is survived by his wife Eleanor Kann Hutzler Trowbridge; a sister Julie Cullen of Brooklin, ME; a stepsister Joya Cox of McLean, VA; three children from his first marriage, Stephen Chamberlain Trowbridge of Dallas, TX, Corrin Scott Trowbridge of Redwood City, CA, Kimberly Trowbridge Parent of Greenwich, CT; two stepchildren, Barbara Verdaguer of Mousterlin, France, Charles Hutzler of Beijing, China; and nine grandchildren. [Information received from the Washington Post] DEBORAH JONES ROSE ’76 Deborah Jones Rose, age 47, of New Bern, NC, died Wednesday, December 21, 2005. She was a 1982 graduate of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. She was predeceased by a brother Stephen Freeman Jones. THOMAS WARNER ’51 Tom Warner passed away on September 27, 2005. [Information received from family] [Information excepted from the Pittsburgh PostGazette] Summer 2006 65 Winter Scene by Sara Wagoner ’06. Penguins by Junior Schoolers. Your gift every year inspires students every day! Thank You! Cardinal by Alexandra Koi, Form II. The 2005-2006 Annual Fund received over $1 million again to meet the highest needs of the students and faculty at the Academy. It's a tradition of excellence in giving, thanks to you! Thank you for your volunteer and philanthropic support this year and every year! Important Dates to Remember August 25, 5:30 PM Alumni Soccer Game and Picnic Varsity Soccer Field August 31 Academy Opening Day All Three Schools September 4 Labor Day Academy Closed September 6, 6:00 PM Alumni Council Opening Dinner Senior School Campus September 10, 5:00-7:00 PM Annual Fund Volunteer Kick-off Reception Rowe Hall September, 25, 7:00 PM Media Literacy Project Richard E. Rauh Theater in the Hillman Center for Performing Arts October 2 Yom Kippur Academy Closed October 10 and 24, 9:15 AM and November 9, 7:00 PM Junior School Open House Junior School Campus October 13-14 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Senior School Campus October 14, 10:30 AM Capital Campaign Closing Ceremony Senior School Campus October 14, 10:30 AM Rowe Hall Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Senior School Campus October 16 -17, 6:00-9:00 PM Fall Phonathon Senior School Campus October 17 Alumni Council Business Meeting October 27 Senior School Grandparents Day Senior School Campus October 28, 11:00 AM Senior School Open House Senior School Campus November 8, 7:00 PM Middle School Open House Middle School Campus November 8 Middle School Book Fair Middle School Campus November 9, 10 and 11, 7:30 PM Gargoyle Production Richard E. Rauh Theater in the Hillman Center for Performing Arts November 13-16, 6:00-9:00 PM Fall Marathon Phonathon Peter J. Kountz Blackbox Theater November 13-17 Junior School Book Fair and Bake Sale Junior School Campus November 15 Alumni Council Meeting and Phonathon November 16, 11:45 AM Fall Downtown Lunch Allegheny HYP Club November 22-26 Thanksgiving Holiday Academy Closed November 24 Alumni Hockey Game and Reception Roy McKnight Hockey Center December 7 Fides Awards Assembly Richard E. Rauh Theater in the Hillman Center for Performing Arts December 9 Skating Party for prospective students and families Roy McKnight Hockey Center December 14, 5:30 PM Alumni Basketball Game Mellon Gymnasium December 21, 11:00 AM In-College Brunch McCune Dining Hall December 26, 6:00 PM Young Alumni/ae Holiday Party William Penn Tavern Summer 2006 67 Shady Side Academy 423 Fox Chapel Road Pittsburgh, PA 15238 www.shadysideacademy.org Address Service Requested Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID Pittsburgh, PA Permit No. 609
