Winter 2014 - Manlius Pebble Hill School

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reflections
WINTER 2014
T H E A LU M N I M AG A Z I N E O F M A N L I U S P E B B L E H I L L S C H O O L
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Celebrating the classes of
The Manlius School,
Pebble Hill School, and
Manlius Pebble Hill School
ending in 5 or 0.
Friday, May 29 - Saturday, May 30, 2015
Friday, May 29 Events
• 16th Annual Alumni Golf Outing
• Fourth & Fifth Grade Pen Pal Reception with The Manlius School and
Pebble Hill School 50th Reunion celebrants (Class of 1965) –
Featuring student-led tours of MPH
• The Manlius School Barbecue and Pebble Hill School Barbecue
• 70’s Party (Classes of 1971 – 1976)
• “Cocktails with Curtis” MPH Class of 2010, 5th reunion party
Saturday, May 30 Events
• The Verbeck Family Memorial Service at The Manlius School campus
• Guided walking-tours of The Manlius School campus
• THE CLAMB
KE 2 P.M. – 6 P.M. (By popular request, we are offering
two prices for Clambake – with and without clams.)
Individual reunion class dinners/events will be arranged throughout the weekend.
For more information on any of the events or to volunteer as a class reunion chair, contact
Maureen Anderson, Director of Alumni Relations, at [email protected] or 315/446-2452, ext. 136.
clambake weekend 2015
Head of School
Scott Wiggins
Lead Editor
Lyndsay Hollis, Interim Director of Communications
Contributing Writers
Maureen Anderson, Director of Alumni Relations
Peter Carmen
Nicole Cicoria, Director of Admissions
Ted Curtis, Senior Administrative Dean
Kathleen Curtis
Trish Kinneally, Spanish Teacher
Tina Morgan, Director of Advancement
Kelly Gillis-Rose, Director of Development
Board of Trustees
John Mezzalingua ’85, President
Suzette M. Meléndez, Vice President
Jennifer Hicks, Treasurer
Shannon Magari Leggat, Secretary
Jamie Sutphen, Immediate Past President
D. Scott Wiggins, Head of School
Members
Sharon Adderley-Jones
Regina Church
Christine (Woodcock) Dettor ’88
Deborah A. Freund
Eric Fung
Regina Jones
Mary Lerner
Peter G. Manolakos
Richard T. Mason
Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72
Dawn Paciorek
Nathaniel C. Reidel ’65
Philippe (Roth) Schwimmer ’92
Steve Von Deak ’01
The Alumni Association Board
David Temes ’97, President
Members at Large
Trent Amond ’74
Jon Budelmann ’85
Bill Darrin ’63HQ
Tom Denton ’65
John Ellis ’67HQ
Matt Ferro ’96
T.J. Gunerman ’05
Mark Hayes ’02
Peter Livshin ’64
Chandler Ralph ’70
Sondra Roberts ’91
Paul Silverstein ’67B
Eric Spevak ’77
Alison Theis ’04
Hilary Yeager ’95
Reflections is published for the alumni and friends of Manlius Pebble Hill
School, 5300 Jamesville Road, Syracuse, NY 13214, Phone: 315/446-2452,
Fax: 315/446-7359, Email: [email protected], Web: www.mph.net,
Twitter: @MPHSchool.
Our Mission...
to inspire our students
to think critically, act responsibly,
and discover a passion for
lifelong learning
Our Motto
Manners Makyth Man
Our Alma Mater
Long Live Manlius Pebble Hill,
Loud we raise the chorus;
And our motto we’ll fulfill,
While we’ve life before us.
We will win high praise for you,
To your honor we’ll be true,
As we sing, “Manners makyth man,”
As we sing, “Manners makyth man.”
Here we stand in loyalty,
Dedication, victory;
We will never lose our pride,
Though the years may pass us by.
We will set examples now,
For respect we’ll always bow;
As we go on through the years
Friendships hold whether far or near.
Lyrics by
Joyce Robertson and
Julie Heer Chamberlain, MPH ’72
Cover Photo: The Phoenix Student Center
Table of Contents
1
Letters to the Editor
3
New Building Projects
8
Malone Online Network
9
Strategic Planning
15
Athletic Hall of Fame
Class of 2014
20
Mission Miracles
22
Faculty Spotlight...
Saying Goodbye
24
Model United Nations
25
2014 Distinguished
Alumni Award
26
Meet Our New Trustees
28
Why I Give
29
Why I Gave For the First Time
30
MPH Commencement 2014
31
Student Voices for the Windmill
32
Adjusting to College Life
34
Teaching to Greatness
The 2013-14 Annual Report (Insert)
35
Word from Admissions
36
Alumni Clambake Weekend 2014
42
Then and Now –
A Collection of Photos
46
Goodyear Burlingame Reunion
48
What Will Your Legacy Be?
50
Alumni Events
58
Lunch with Alumni
60
Alumni Notes
69
Fund-A-Need Giving Feature
MPH REFLECTIONS 2014
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Letters
TO THE
EDITOR
“The terrific issue of Reflections just arrived, and I marvel at how much
information it contained. Thanks for the personal moments captured in
photographs. Sending love to all.”
Sue Bahner
“Another excellent issue of Reflections. Congrats to all involved.”
Tom Denton
“It was great to have our Goodyear Burlingame Reunion spread in Reflections,
wonderful!”
Judy Oplinger ’59
“I was at a family party and met Richard Will Sr. ’42 and we were very
impressed with the new issue of Reflections. It was a great magazine that was
extremely well done.”
Nat Reidel ’65
“Thank you for the latest edition of Reflections. It is always great to see what is
going on at MPH. I must say however that I truly miss the ‘Letters to the Editor
column.’ Without that column I would have not had many phone calls from
friends and associates from Manlius. Best wishes to everyone.”
Ken Matthews ’68A
“The magazine is extremely well done. Every issue really does “reflect” the
ideals of The Manlius School and provide a window to the past while inspiring
the young men and woman of Manlius Pebble Hill to stay connected to values
which are timeless.
I have so much respect for the administration of the school, the investment
required to publish this magazine, and the commitment to
excellence which this document provides to
all who have a genuine interest in the
educational integrity of the Manlius
Pebble Hill School.
Bill Koss ’61C
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NEW BUILDINGS & RENOVATED SPACES
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Domino
A
Effect
T MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL it truly
takes a village to educate our students. From our
faithful crossing guards, to our Head of School, the
faculty, staff, administration, students and parents work
together each day to make MPH such a transformative
With a Marly floor, a Smart TV, and sound system, the new
dance studio occupies the same dimensions of the theater
stage allowing for dance instruction, and providing an extra
rehearsal space for plays and musicals.
place. As such, it was no surprise that the recent
construction projects followed suit this past summer.
In June of 2014 our Head of School, Scott Wiggins, was faced with a
dilemma. The existing library was moving to The Bradley McNeil ’93
Learning Commons and he had to decide what would occupy the
vacated space. In typical “Mr. Wiggins-style,” he sought feedback from
MPH stakeholders who expressed an interest in occupying the space.
The two strong proposals that were born from that meeting, a request
for performing arts space and a request for visual arts space, left him
with a lot to consider.
Before he reached a conclusion, Jennifer Baker, chair of visual arts
and graphic design, withdrew her request because she thought
performing arts needed the old library space more. In lieu, Ms. Baker
asked if the School would consider allowing the visual arts department
to move into the Lehman modulars, a space many considered less than
desirable. The move of the visual arts department would actually give
performing arts additional space as the room formerly occupied by
Upper School art (a.k.a. Linda Salter’s space) would allow for Lower
School music to move in across the hall from the old library to create
an entire performing arts wing.
As a result, the former library space has been divided in half with a
full size dance studio on one side and a chorus room on the other.
Lower School music teacher Mr. Copps moved his room across the hall
bringing Lower, Middle, and Upper School performing arts together in
once space.
The chorus room has built in risers and a wall of windows that
let in natural light.
The Lower School music room is a bright room with plenty of
space for singing, moving around, and playing musical
instruments.
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The fab lab makerspace is a place where students
come to bring their visions to life.
Lower School art.
The four/five Bridge helps transition fourth and
fifth graders to the Middle School environment with
specialized teaching and spaces for STEM and
humanities classes.
At the same time, Ms. Baker, the maintenance crew, and a team of student volunteers
started boxing up the Middle and Upper School art rooms in Amos, and the Lower
School art room in Bradlee. Before they could move into Lehman, the Lower School
classrooms had to be moved into the vacated Bradlee and Amos classrooms. Two PODS
and countless boxes later, the modular and Bradlee classrooms were emptied out and
rehabbed to serve their new purposes. The results were nothing short of spectacular.
Several Bradlee and Amos classrooms have been transformed into Lower School
spaces, including STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) classrooms and Lower
School World Language instruction. This brings grades one through five into our main
academic buildings and contributes to a more cohesive Lower School environment.
Middle School art.
“I believe a library is
more than simply a place
to access information. It
is also a place to reflect,
to meditate, to think. It is
a place to socialize, a
place to share knowledge
and to work cooperatively
on projects. Libraries, like
schools, lend themselves
to intellectualism.”
Baxter F. Ball
Head of School, 1990-2011
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THE BAXTER F. BALL TRIBUTE WALL
History teacher Matt Twomey-Smith corrects
papers in the Baxter Ball Memorial Area.
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Librarian Liza Morrison and Ed McNeil during the
building unveiling in August 2014.
estled into a quiet alcove of the library, there is a special space that pays homage to the
man whose vision inspired the creation of The Bradley McNeil ’93 Learning Commons –
Baxter F. Ball. Framed by bookshelves from the former MPH and Manlius School libraries, a
working fireplace warms the space and the leather chairs from Baxter’s office beckon students
and faculty alike to take a few minutes out of their busy day and relax.
Librarian Liza Morrison carefully selected the books to display, reflecting some of Baxter’s
passions, such as history, and of course, education. You can browse through a collection of
Baxter’s writings and read through the hundreds of tributes to Baxter that came in after his
passing. The portrait of Baxter that hangs above the fireplace captures the twinkle in his eye that
could be seen when he spoke about enabling our students to find the fire within.
T
HE BRADLEY
MCNEIL ’93
LEARNING COMMONS
AND THE PHOENIX
STUDENT CENTER are open!
The final two building projects
in the School’s fourth capital
campaign have significantly
enhanced our campus and
students’ learning experiences.
The Learning Commons overlooks Jean-Paul field and has fulfilled its vision of
becoming the academic heart of our School. With plenty of space to accommodate
students from prekindergarten through twelfth grade, the building is in constant use.
Walking into The Learning Commons from the McNeil science building, you will
journey through “Verbeck Hall” which contains beautiful new restroom facilities, and exit
to Jean-Paul Field. The Rubenstein Distance Learning Classroom is housed in The
Commons and allows us to offer an expanded curriculum of online, real-time classes from
schools across the country. (For more information see the article on MPH’s partnership
with fellow Malone Schools.)
Continuing through Verbeck Hall into the main library space you may feel as if you
stepped onto a college campus. The library was designed for 21st century learning, and
with flexibility as a key component. There are rooms for students and faculty to
collaborate as well as quiet carrels for independent study. The Allyn Computer Classroom
has 20 new computers ideal for group instruction or for individual use.
Lower School students are treated to their own space complete with the Statler Story
Room, and a restroom designed just for them. With gorgeous views of the rolling hills of
Central New York to inspire them, students and faculty gravitate to the library.
TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF!
The Learning Commons Computer Classroom.
A beautiful ampitheater adorns the courtyard entrance to The Learning
Commons.
One of the two collaborate study rooms. Up to eight students are able to
connect their personal devices into the Smart TV to collaborate on projects.
The library encompasses a significant portion of The Learning Commons
and has separate spaces tailored to the needs of each of division.
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There is plenty of space to spread out in the new Learning Commons.
Upper School students gather in an alcove for group discussion.
Our youngest students have their own area around the Statler Lower
School Story Room that includes a Smart TV and a fish tank.
The Statler Lower School Story Room is ready for second grade activities.
The Phoenix Student Center
T
he Phoenix rises again at our School! From the reconstruction of
The Manlius School campus after the 1903 fire to the 2014
campus-wide makeover, Manlius Pebble Hill School has continued to
change and grow to best serve the needs of today’s students. With the
2014 construction of The Phoenix Student Center, the phoenix symbol
makes its way into the annuals of our School’s history as both a literal
and symbolic reminder of our proud heritage.
The Phoenix Student Center is designed to resemble The Phoenix
Tavern on the former Manlius Campus, which served as the School’s
student center from the mid-1950s through 1973. It was a center of
student activity, where proprietor Charlie Parsons served many cadets
and early MPH students as they took a break from their rigorous
academic schedule.
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As you enter the new Phoenix Student Center, on the right you will notice the
“grill” or as aptly named for today’s students, the Phoenix Crossing “PX.” The PX
campus shop and café is open each day from 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Mostly run by
parent volunteers, the PX does employ one staff member, Ray Johnson, who takes
the daily 3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. shift and also runs the PX for every home basketball
and volleyball game. Be sure to stop by and meet today’s Charlie Parsons.
Visitors will also notice a blending of the new with the old as they browse the
memorabilia and furnishing that fill The Phoenix Student Center. The original
benches from Knox Hall and the wingback chairs from the Phoenix Tavern have
been repurposed for today’s students along with the addition of new high-top
stools and cushioned window seats.
While a picture is worth a thousand words, nothing beats seeing these spaces
in person. Alumni, parents of alumni, former trustees, and all MPH community
members are welcome to stop by for a tour.
Look out the front of The Phoenix Student Center at
The Manlius School flag pole, which has proudly
waved the American flag for generations.
The health center has moved from The Barn to The Phoenix Student Center.
Students waiting to be seen can rest on a restored Knox Hall bench.
Dear MPH,
It is gratifying to know that the Phoenix rose again in the
form of a new “Phoenix Tavern” on the MPH campus.
I fondly recall spending many happy hours in the original
tavern with friends and family.
My room, as a cadet, in “B” company (Hadley Hall)
overlooked the back (side door) of the tavern and after it
closed at night Charlie and his wife would pass leftover food
to my roommate and I, (we were always hungry and so
grateful).
I know that the MPH students will also spend many joyful
hours in the new “Phoenix Tavern.”My heartfelt
congratulations to all who were influential in bringing back
the memories.
Aaron Krakower ’53B
Students enjoying the new “PX” in The Phoenix Student Center.
Proprietor Ray Johnson is pictured wearing a hat. Many thanks to the
Sussman family for graciously underwriting the PX and for naming it
in honor of our military history.
The Bahner family refurnished the
bench in honor of Charlie Parson, the
proprietor of the Phoenix Tavern on
The Manlius School campus.
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Malone Online
Network Classes
COME TO MPH
A
s a vibrant independent day school that thrives on relationships between
teachers and students, and that is blessed with children of all ages who
have passionate interests in wide-ranging, sometimes esoteric topics, you would
like to be able to feed those student passions as fully as you possibly can.
For exaple, a student has completed math courses through Advanced Calculus BC and
is only a Junior? You want to be able to offer more advanced math, but Calculus
BC is the most advanced course offered. A couple of students have expressed an
interest |in Arabic? You would like to be able to offer Arabic, but it would be
difficult to fund a part-time teacher for just one or two students. What about
Advanced Chinese? Meteorology? Organic Chemistry?
This is the challenge that has faced
MPH for years: our students have diverse
and varied interests, and they want to
pursue them in an academic
environment, but the School simply did
not possess the resources to put these
students in front of a teacher who could
teach that material. For years we
struggled to find answers to challenges
like these. There are opportunities at our
local institutions of higher learning, but
finding an appropriate class at Syracuse
University or Le Moyne College presents
obstacles in tuition, scheduling and
transportation. Independent study is
another option, however encouraging
independent study puts pressure on
already busy teachers and may not be
ideal for every school. The need is there;
how can we find a way to say “Yes”?
This year, for the first time, we can say
“yes” to many of these requests through
Manlius Pebble Hill’s membership in the
Malone Schools Online Network. In our
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new Distance Learning Classroom, part
of The Bradley McNeil `93 Learning
Commons, students enrolled in Ancient
Greek, Advanced Chemistry, Arabic I
and additional courses meet in “realtime” with a teacher and students from
as many as four different schools. They
use videoconferencing equipment and
software to converse, look at each other,
ask questions, and engage with a
talented teacher who may be in Texas,
Connecticut or elsewhere.
The Malone courses are taught in the
customized Distance Learning
Classroom. Here, dedicated 60-inch
“smart” televisions, state-of-the-art video
conferencing hardware and software, all
under the able direction of Technology
Coordinator and teacher Abraham
Guerrero, combine to make an experience
for MPH students that is unlike any
other available here. Connecting with
students in 15 different locations and
teachers located across the United States
makes for a unique educational
experience - even by MPH standards.
The students are thrilled with the
ability to take new classes online.
Senior Kira Moodliar is taking Organic
Chemistry through the Malone Network.
She says that the class is quite
comprehensive, “Everything is taught in
such a way that we are able to get it [the
material] from the textbook, from videos,
and able to get it in class whether through a
small lecture or through discussion among
your peers.” She continues, “When we
have questions we are able to ask them in a
strange but very efficient face-to-face
manner,” and Kira enjoys “interacting with
other students across the continent, which is
just an amazing experience.” Devin
Harrington is taking History of Art and
said, “I absolutely love the new Malone
Art History course. It’s a different style of
learning. Learning from a teacher who is
all the way out in Texas offers a different
point of view.”
As a member of a consortium of
schools offering these online courses,
Manlius Pebble Hill School stands to be
in the forefront of schools offering
educational opportunities in this exciting
new format. The future of this form of
instruction is exciting, but unknown.
For now, however, students who are
excited to take Arabic, Organic Chemistry
and History of Art from teachers all
across the United States can do so just
by walking into the Learning Commons
at MPH.
The MPH Strategic Plan 2014-2017
Last August, MPH emailed community members a link to our 2014-17
Strategic Plan and posted it on the School’s website (www.mph.net).
The important role this plan is playing in guiding our School’s future over
the next three years, bears reprinting it for our Fall 2014 Reflections.
August 2014
Dear MPH Community,
It is with great pride that we share with you, through this document, the
culmination of two years of work by the Strategic Planning Steering Committee,
the Board of Trustees, four Task Forces, and the MPH administration. The
comprehensive process, led by trustee and parent Jayne R. Charlamb ’87,
produced this strategic plan, which was approved by the Board of Trustees in
June and focuses on four critical areas: Teaching the Whole Child, Admissions and
Enrollment, Buildings and Grounds, and Advancement.
In the spring of 2013, the MPH Board of Trustees adopted a pivotal set of core
values and a compelling mission statement, actions that followed a year of phaseone strategic planning and encompassed broad participation from constituencies
within our MPH community. The Strategic Planning Steering Committee, guided
by our strategic planning consultant Maggie Szymanek, continued its work on
the second phase of the strategic planning process during the 2013-14 school
year. Listening sessions for all stakeholder groups were held, significant data was
gathered, and anonymous surveys were conducted to obtain as many viewpoints
from our constituents as possible around the four critical areas. Next, task forces
were formed to study the four critical areas of school ethos and operations, and to
distill suggestions for enhancing the MPH experience for the students who come
here to learn and grow, and for tapping into a broader base of motivated student
applicants who would thrive here at MPH.
It is important that MPH continually assess how existing campus facilities are
meeting our changing needs. In September, The Bradley McNeil ’93 Learning
Commons will become the heart of the MPH campus and the intellectual center
of our challenging, vigorous academic program with state-of-the-art library space
designed for the way students gather information and learn in the 21st century.
We will continue to explore new funding opportunities in order to address future
phases of campus facilities through a master plan.
As we prepare to implement this ambitious plan, we know the key to MPH’s
success has always been its people – faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and
grandparents – working together as one community. We are excited about the
outcome of the strategic planning process and are delighted to share the results
with you. With continued persistence and optimism, together we will continue to
make great strides toward achieving MPH’s goals for the future.
Sincerely,
Jayne R. Charlamb ’87, Chair, Strategic Planning Steering Committee
Peter D. Carmen
Scott Wiggins, Head of School
MPH REFLECTIONS 2 01 4
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Teaching
THE
Whole Child
“MPH nurtures the
social, intellectual, and
creative development of
children. Our students
know that what they
think really matters
Rationale
MPH intentionally teaches the whole child – from Pre-K
through grade twelve. Six major qualities are most important
in addressing how this occurs:
1) Intellectual proficiency and passion
2) Social competence
3) Moral integrity
4) Physical health
5) Emotional well-being
here so they love coming
6) Citizenship
to school – and I love
The MPH culture includes spontaneous behavior by teachers
such as modeling and use of teachable moments, as well as
institutional features such as the advisory program and small
class sizes to allow for whole child teaching. We also believe,
however, that there are ways the school could enhance its
deliberate approach to teaching our students through each of
the six whole child qualities.
seeing them grow into
confident, capable
learners who can
express their own ideas
and navigate life.”
MPH ADMINISTRATOR
Goal
Foster greater intentionality in teaching the whole child
that permeates the entire MPH experience.
Strategies
• Foster and embrace a shared understanding of the
six elements of teaching the whole child – intellectual
proficiency and passion; social competence; moral
integrity; physical health; emotional well-being; citizenship
– as a whole school community.
• Create and articulate an intentional program to teach the
whole child within and across school divisions.
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Admissions
AND
Enrollment
Rationale
Strategies
MPH holds a unique place in the Central New
York educational community. It is a school for
students and families who wholly embrace
MPH’s mission of inspiring students to think
critically, act responsibly, and discover their
passion for lifelong learning. Our admissions
program must be focused upon identifying,
recruiting, and enrolling those students who
share the school’s ideals. We must educate
families about the role and value of an MPH
education, and embolden its stakeholders –
students, faculty, alumni and their families
– to be ambassadors for MPH in the broader
community.
• Create a financially sustainable tuition
income model for the admission and
enrollment of students.
• Determine the appropriate enrollment
goals for each grade.
• Expand the applicant pool to increase
selectivity and diversity and have the
opportunity to create a waiting list.
• Determine the sufficiency of current
initiatives to a) convert inquiries to
applicants, b) matriculate admitted
students and c) retain currently enrolled
students.
Goal
• Partner with the Communications Team
to create an integrated communications
plan geared toward admissions.
Meet the enrollment goals for all grades with
qualified students who are ready to embrace
the core values of MPH.
• Annually review administrative
processes to ensure that they support
the goals and strategies.
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Advancement
PHILIPPE SCHWIMMER ’92
Rationale
Goal 1
As MPH Head of School, Scott Wiggins,
Strengthen and diversify non-tuition sources of
revenue to help enhance the school’s financial
stability.
frequently says, “It takes fuel to
launch a rocket.” The only limit to
MPH’s potential is the ability to fund
the resources it needs to continue
improving. Tuition revenue alone
cannot support MPH, and steep tuition
increases will strain the affordability
of an MPH education for current and
potential members of our community.
MPH depends on development of non-
Strategies
• Produce and apply a “return on investment”
assessment for every current fund development
function and community program.
• Grow existing and develop new non-tuition revenue
sources each year for three years.
tuition revenue sources to sustain and
Goal 2
enhance its distinguishable programs.
Enhance the awareness and the appeal of MPH in
the greater Syracuse community in measurable
amounts.
In furtherance of that goal, the school
must strengthen its messaging
and visibility in the community to
showcase all of the benefits of an
MPH education. Through collaborative
efforts among all members of the MPH
community, we can build partnerships
throughout the greater Syracuse area
that will strengthen the school’s ability
to continue providing its exemplary
education to students.
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“My father instilled in me the belief that the highest level of
personal accomplishment is the ability to give back to the
community. Jeremy and I could have named the playground
after my father but decided to include our children in the name
and therefore transfer the belief to them that the greatest gift
is to give back. A playground is about the future, so what better
way to insure my children will understand the importance of
philanthropy than to include them in the gift.”
Strategies
• Create a comprehensive branding, marketing, and
internal/external communications plan that reflects
the school’s mission and positions MPH for growth.
• Forge strategic relationships in the community
to enhance people’s awareness of MPH and the
school’s reputation as a leader in independent
education.
• Increase opportunities for the school, students,
faculty/staff and families to work collaboratively
to foster the school’s mission and core values and
promote MPH in the greater community.
Buildings
Grounds
AND
Rationale
MPH’s campus fosters a sense of close community
and freedom for our students, faculty and families.
That is an atmosphere worth preserving. At the
same time, we recognize the need to ensure that
our students are safe and secure, and that our
campus is maintained in a way that supports the
MPH mission. Recent campus building projects
have improved MPH’s learning environment, but
there is much more work to be done. The school
must consistently examine the safety, efficiency and
comfort of existing space to ensure it is conducive
to the MPH learning environment and make
thoughtful and affordable improvements wherever
necessary to support this goal.
Goal
Provide the MPH community with a campus and
facilities that offer a safe, mission supportive, and
welcoming environment. Strategies
•Identify and address campus-wide deferred
maintenance needs as the highest priority.
•Develop a multi-stage, multi-year plan to improve
and develop the campus.
• Create and sustain a Technology Plan.
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2012-14 Strategic Planning
Steering Committee
A N D Task Forces
STRATEGIC PLANNING
STEERING COMMITTEE
(SPSC)
Elizabeth Appleby
Peter Carmen
Jayne R. Charlamb ‘87
Joseph Colombo
Peter Englot
ADMISSIONS AND
ENROLLMENT
ADVANCEMENT
Task Force
Chair: Peter Englot, Trustee, SPSC,
Parent of Alumni
Chair: Karen Spina, Trustee, SPSC,
Parent
Sharon Adderley-Jones, Trustee,
Parent of Alumni
Tracy Frank
Will Cardamone, Director of College
Counseling, Parent
Eric Fung
Nicole Cicoria, Director of Admissions Shannon Magari Leggat
Christine Woodcock Dettor ‘88, Trustee Richard Mason
Saralyn Lawn, Head of Lower School
Sinan Mimaroglu
Sue Leahey, Director of Community
Programs
Mandi Neave
Dawn Paciorek
Nat Reidel ’65
Karen Spina
Joy Strickland
Scott Wiggins
Mandi Neave, Lower School faculty,
SPSC
Dawn Paciorek, Trustee, SPSC, Parent Ex-Officio Members
of all Task Forces:
Peter Carmen, MPH Board of
Trustees Chair, SPSC, Parent
Jayne R. Charlamb ’87, Strategic
Planning Steering Committee
Chair, Trustee, Parent
Tracy Frank, Chief Financial
Officer, SPSC
Scott Wiggins, Head of School,
SPSC
Maggie Szymanek, Uncommon
Consulting, Consultant
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Ted Curtis, Head of Upper School
Patrick Danial ‘98, Former Trustee
Susan Gullo, Director of
Communications
Mary Lerner, Trustee
Richard Mason, Trustee, SPSC,
Parent
Tina Morgan, Director of
Advancement
Andrew Sussman, Parent
Richard Sykes, Jr. ‘93
David Temes ‘97
Nancy Rothschild, Parent of Alumni
Rabbi Charles Sherman, Parent of Alumni BUILDINGS AND
GROUNDS
TEACHING THE
WHOLE CHILD
Task Force
Maggie Szymanek
Task Force Members
Task Force
Task Force
Co-chair: Eric Fung, SPSC, Trustee, Parent
Co-chair: Peter Manolakos, Trustee,
Parent of Alumni
Amy Abdo, Lower School Faculty
Pete Cannavo, Parent
Sue Foster, Science Department Chair
Chair: Sinan Mimaroglu, Trustee,
SPSC, Parent
Elizabeth Appleby, Director of Upper
School Operations, SPSC, Parent of
Alumni
David Hinshaw, Parent
Michele Koziara, Performing Arts
Department Chair
Sue Heitzman ‘66
Shannon Magari Leggat, SPSC,
Parent
Kendall Hoekstra, Head of Middle School
Jeff Mangram, History Faculty
Alex Leclercq, Dean of Students
Nat Reidel ‘65, Trustee, SPSC
Suzette Melendez, Trustee, Parent
Don Ridall, Director of Athletics
Gary Slutzky, Former Trustee, Parent
of Alumni
Andrew Russo, Parent
Gary Winslow, Director of Facilities
Joy Strickland, Director of Counseling,
SPSC
Derek Wolfanger, Physical Education
Faculty
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2014
M
anlius Pebble Hill School is extremely proud of our athletic
tradition and continues to recognize the importance of athletics
in our commitment to educating the whole child. The School was proud
to induct the following athletes of the Class of 2014 into the Athletic Hall
of Fame on Saturday, May 31. During the ceremony, special Athletic Hall
of Fame banners for our previous classes were unveiled.
A special thank you to our dedicated Athletic Hall of
Fame chair, Eric Spevak ’77, whose enthusiasm,
vision, and energy have been the cornerstones of our
Hall of Fame celebrations and traditions since its
2010 inception.
Eric Spevak ’77 and Coach Ginny
Coates Barrett.
Guest speaker Marty Byrnes played basketball for
Syracuse University from 1974-78 and was a first
round NBA draft pick when he graduated. He went
on to play four seasons in the NBA which included
winning the 1980 NBA championship as a member
of the Los Angeles Lakers. Marty’s son Dan graduated
this past June and is playing basketball for St.
Lawrence University.
Individual Inductees, Class of 2014 with our guest speaker, Marty
Byrnes. L-R Front: Townsend Clarke ’63B, Richard Sargent ’60, Wally
Habel, Coach. L-R Back: Paul Morton ’59A, Gioia Gensini ’74, Marty
Byrnes, Tony Kyasky ’65A and Steve Nathan accepting the award for
Chuck Richards ’59A and ’60HQ.
SUBMIT YOUR
NOMINATIONS
for the
2016
Athletic Hall
of Fame
Manlius Pebble Hill School is
seeking nominations for the
2016 Hall of Fame induction.
Nominations can be submitted
online via our website or by
contacting Maureen Anderson,
Director of Alumni Relations,
at 315/446-2452, ext. 136 or
[email protected]. For
details, please visit our
website, www.mph.net, click
on “Alumni,” and then on
“Athletic Hall of Fame.” Submit
by September 1, 2015.
Dan Byrnes ’14, Jeanne Holstein, mother of Dan and former Chair of the
Art Department, Marty Byrnes, Scott Wiggins, Head of School
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“Sandy and I just can’t
thank you enough for your
kind hospitality during
our recent visit to MPH.
I was honored to be
recognized this year and it
was especially gratifying
to have our sons in
attendance. As usual,
you made all alumni feel
“special & thanks for
the great weekend.”
Paul Morton ’59A
Townsend Clarke ’63B - Townsend’s athletic abilities
were clear from the moment he stepped on campus.
A leader on and off the field, Townsend was not only a
gifted football player, but also played varsity basketball
and baseball. Townsend was named the 1963 “Best
All-Around Athlete” by The Manlius School and after
graduation the defensive linebacker went on to West
Point, where he became an All-American football star.
At West Point, Townsend was Army’s single team
Captain in Tom Cahill’s inaugural year, where he
Shannon and Patricia Clarke, Betsy Cahill and
helped lead Army to an 8-2 record. While a member
Townsend Clarke ’63B.
of the Black Knights, Townsend was named All-East,
All-American, and a Sports Illustrated Player of the
Week. Townsend dominated his position for three years, and played in the Coaches All-American game
his senior year. Betsy Cahill, the daughter of Townsend’s former coach, presented him with the honor.
____ • • • ____
“What a great experience
for everyone. Thanks so
much for all the extended
efforts to make it special.
Thank you for recognition
and honored by your
selection. All of our team
was really happy to be
there. Everyone loved the
reconnection and so
appreciative of attention to
detail. Paul obviously was
really touched by all of this.
He and I both will cherish
our moment standing
together receiving the
Distinguished Alumni
Award. What a thoughtful
surprise for us both.
Hope you will stay in touch.
Manlius Pebble Hill has a
bright and exciting future.”
Bill Koss ’61C
____ • • • ____
Fun weekend. Hope you
all are breathing easier
for the summer!
Bill Rezak ’59A
Chuck Beeler ’54, Gioia Gensini ’74, and
Brad Garrity ’66C.
Gioia Gensini ’74 is one of those athletes whose versatile skills
made her excel in many sports. While a student at Manlius
Pebble Hill, she earned an impressive 16 varsity letters. Gioia
was a member of the field hockey, basketball, track and
cheerleading teams and captained both the basketball and
cheerleading squads. In her Senior year, she earned the coveted
Most Valuable Player award in basketball. Gioia’s leadership
extended beyond the playing field and her name is on several
plaques in the Falcone Dining Hall, including the Headmaster’s
Service Cup - awarded to the female student that best exhibits
the academic and character traits expected of an MPH Student and the Harvard Award, for excellence in scholarship and
strength of character. Her former coaches Chuck Beeler ’54
and Brad Garrity ’66C, inducted Gioia.
Coach Wally Habel was a varsity baseball and
basketball coach at Pebble Hill School from 1955 to
1960. A beloved mentor and coach to his students,
Wally was himself an impressive athlete. As a shortstop
for Geneva High School in Geneva, N.Y., he helped his
school to four Finger Lakes league titles, batting .400
each year that he started. He was drafted by the
Philadelphia Phillies and played in the team’s minor
league system for five years. He later became a scout
for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wally has been inducted
into both the Geneva Sports of Hall of Fame and the
Schenectady Hall of Fame. Wally’s award was presented
by Don Ridall, MPH Athletic Director.
Scott Wiggins, Head of School, Coach Wally
Habel, and Athletic Director Don Ridall.
Chuck Richards ’59A & ’60HQ -The Manlius School,
Basketball; West Point and Syracuse University,
Basketball.
Marty Byrnes presented Chuck with his award and
said, “I discovered a connection with Chuck Richards.
(Continued on page 19)
Scott Wiggins, Head of School, Steve and Mary Jane Nathan, and
Marty Byrnes accepting the award on Chuck Richards behalf.
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Not only did we both play hoops for Syracuse University, he with Coach Boeheim, and me under
Coach Boeheim, but we are now connected through Manlius Pebble Hill. He was co-captain of both
the 1963-64 and 1964-65 SU basketball teams. During his SU career, he played with former NBA All
Star Dave Bing and Collegiate Hall of Fame Coach Jim Boeheim, averaging 18.1 points per game and
amassing one of the highest shooting percentages in school history – 57.6%. In 2000, Richards was
honored as a Syracuse Letterwinner of Distinction. Three years after graduating from SU, Chuck joined
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He served more than 27 years as a Special Agent with the FBI truly a remarkable man on and off the court.”
Dick Sargent ’60 – Coach Wally Habel says, “Dick
was Pebble Hill School’s “Best All-Around Athlete” in
1958, 1959 and 1960 where he played an impressive
five years of varsity football, basketball, baseball, and
track. Dick was the recipient of the Kem and Jack
Branin Trophy for track. Captain of the Pebble Hill
football team in 1960, he went on to play football for
four years at Hamilton College where he helped
Hamilton’s 1963 team reach a 7-1 record. Dick
graduated from Syracuse University Law School and
is still a practicing attorney. I remember him being a
coachable, serious player who had a great desire to
succeed. Not only was he an outstanding athlete,
Dick is also a pleasure to be associated with, as a
man of great character.”
“Thank you for a wonderful
event at the Athletic Hall of
Fame Induction. I enjoyed the
opportunity to be part of the
celebration of the great
1960-61 basketball team.
I appreciated the opportunity
to recall my association with
Whitey, a kind and caring
coach dedicated to bringing
out the best in all those
on his teams.”
Rick Dower ’62HQ
____ • • • ____
Scott Wiggins, Head of School, Richard Sargent ’60,
and Wally Habel.
The Manlius School,
1961 Basketball Team
Coach Whitey Anderson often
referred to the 1960-1961
Manlius Basketball Team as his
“finest squad.” While the team
had a season record of 16-3
and saw three of its players go
on to play Division I
basketball, the stories that
made up the season best
capture the spirit of this team.
We have Bill Koss to thank for
recording those snapshots from
the 60-61 season. Stories such
as Cohane opening up his
L-R Front: Tim Cohane ’61B, Bill Koss ’61C, Philip Allen ’62A.
Manlius
career with a 31 point
L-R Back: Bron Robinson ’61HQ, Dale Stewart ’61A, Ed Foehl ’61C, George
night
against
Auburn, but
Reisinger ’62B, Rick Dower ’62HQ, Mike Cavotta ’63C, and Bob Maguire ’61C.
giving the game ball to Maguire
who had 15 assists. Cohane
would continue his incredible scoring streak in game two, tempered by the talks from Koss and Allen
about the importance of team play. The talk must have taken as in game three all nine players scored
in the Red Knights victory over RPI’s freshmen team. During game seven against Hartwick Freshmen,
Koss had a career high 28 points, with Cohane, Allen, and Maguire also scoring in double digits. In
game 12, the team set a school record scoring 95 points for a victory over Hobart College. Koss led
with 21 points, Cohane and Maguire had double/doubles, Allen scored 18, and Foehl with 11 points
rounded out the double digit scoring. And once again, all nine Manlius players scored in the game.
Everyone from team manager Rick Dower, to Head Coach Whitey Anderson and assistant Coach Capt.
Curtis had a hand in this team’s success.
“It was a distinct honor to
be included in the MPH
Athletic Sports Hall of Fame.
Thank you so much.”
Wally Habel
____ • • • ____
“Just a quick note to thank
you for all your efforts
at MPH. You did a fabulous
job and I hope you can get
some R&R after graduation.
It is always good to see you.
Enjoy your summer.”
Mary Rulison ’73
____ • • • ____
“I very much enjoyed the
Athletic Hall of Fame. Each
honoree was very impressive.
I certainly got a kick out the
accomplishments of Gioia and
the 1972 field hockey team.
I think Paul Morton mentioned
the importance of structure and
detail. It all went very well.”
Steve Nathan
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“I just wanted to thank you
for such a lovely time at the
Hall of Fame dinner. It was
like stepping into a time
machine and being able to
conjure up so many
memories — naturally not all
of my own memories but
those of my parents who told
us so many stories of their
time with companies B & C.”
Betsy Cahill
Former Faculty,
Tom Cahill’s Daughter
____ • • • ____
“I wanted to thank you
for all that you did to
make our visit enjoyable.
The personal note waiting for
us at the Holiday Inn Express
was such a nice touch, with
the calendar of event
details for the weekend.
Manlius Pebble Hill School,
1972 Field Hockey Team
Coach Ginny Coates Barrett said, “It is fun to
be back connecting with my “girls” as we
commemorate MPH’s first undefeated field
hockey team! When I came to work at
Manlius Pebble Hill in the early 70s, the
School had come through the 1970 merger
of The Manlius School and Pebble Hill
School. The Upper School was being run out
of the Manlius Campus and the introduction
of girls into this former male domain was
interesting to say the least! While much has
changed, much has remained the same. I see
the same faculty-student connections, and
the same familial bonds that connected us
those forty-some years ago. The 1971-72
MPH field hockey team had a 5-0-2
L-R Front: Gioia Gensini ’74, Coach Ginny Coates Barrett, Claire
undefeated season – the first in the School’s
Myers-Usiatynski ’72. L-R Center: Wendy McGrath Mouille ’74,
history. It was a team of fun-loving, but
Cindy Hodgkins Schallmo ’72. L-R Back: Elizabeth Hamilton
competitive girls. One of the major highlights
Namy ’74, Mary Rulison ’73, Marion Hancock Fish ’72.
of the season was our 3-0 shutout of FM!
I still remember how great that felt!”
It’s clear that even years later, the 1972 team has plenty of MPH spirit! It was a wonderful reunion that
gave all the former players a chance to become reacquainted with each other and with their coach.
Also, you were awesome in
putting that last minute photo
(which I sent you on Thursday
night, I believe) into the slide
show on Saturday night.
I know that the field hockey
players were excited to see
photos of them -– and they
certainly enjoyed the evening.
Again, thank you for all that
you did (and continue to do)
to make MPH a special
experience for all. Best of
luck to MPH and to you!”
Ginny Barrett
Photos from the reception
and ceremony are online:
www.mph.net along
with the listings and
accomplisments of all
our inductees.
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Laura Lavine ’73, Marion Hancock Fish ’72, and
Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72 enjoying Ginny’s
presentation.
Spontaneous team cheer!
Coach Ginny
Coates Barratt.
Mary Rulison ’73
accepting the
award on behalf
of the team.
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The John Lenore
Legend Award
The John Lenore
Legacy Award
Honoring the School’s greatest athletic and life achievers.
The award is named in honor of John Lenore ’47A,
a 2010 recipient. This lifetime achievement award
is the pinnacle of the Hall of Fame ceremony.
Lenore Legacy Award Winners are inducted posthumously.
Scott Wiggins, Head of School, Tina Morgan, Director of
Advancement, Paul Morton ’59A, and Bill Koss ’61C.
Paul Morton ’59A
The Manlius School, Basketball;
University of Florida, Basketball
An outstanding multi-sport athlete who earned eight
letters in three sports – basketball, football, and
baseball. Paul was co-captain (with fellow inductee
Chuck Richards) of the Manlius Red Knights Basketball
Team, coached by Whitey Anderson. He earned 410
points during the 1960 season (his post-graduate year)
and, with Chuck, scored more than 65 percent of the
Red Knights’ points that season. At the University of
Florida, Paul was the leading scorer on the Gators’
freshman basketball team and captained the basketball
team his senior year, when he set a single season free
throw record of .802. The Gators’ media guide
described him that year as an “extremely tough
competitor and one who gives 110 percent all the time
- his leadership is a vital ingredient in the program’s
success.” Paul remains in the top 10 percent of senior
free throw shooters in university history. During his
professional career, Paul worked for organizations
including Trans World Airlines and Stanley Dancer
(one of the world’s most successful harness racing
breeders) and, for almost 20 years, he was the chief
corporate pilot for Pfizer Pharmaceutical. He has flown
over 14,000 hours as a pilot and has made numerous
trips around the world. For many years, he served with
notable aircraft industry specialists on the advisory
board of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.
Robert Kyasky ’53A
The Manlius School,
Football; West Point,
Football; Army Athletic
Association Award
Recipient
Presented by his
brother Tony Kyasky
’65A “My brother
Bob Kyasky was a
Michael Pelaccia with his uncle Tony
gifted and talented
Kyasky ’65A.
individual who left
us at way too early an age – he was 46 years old when he
passed away from a heart attack. Bob grew up in Ansonia,
Connecticut and attended Ansonia High School. In his
senior year, 1951, he was named to the Connecticut All
State Football Team. He was a running back with exceptional
speed. Because of that speed he picked up the nickname
“Bullet Bob.” Bob was not a large running back compared to
today’s standards. He was 5’11” and weighed in at 180
pounds. To achieve his strong desire of attending the United
States Military Academy, Bob came to The Manlius School
for a year of postgraduate study. Here at Manlius he was able
to enhance both his athletic ability and academic performance.
Although playing multiple sports, football was always his
primary love. The Haversack yearbook reported that while
playing on the 1953 Manlius Varsity Football Team, Bob
scored five times in one game for a modern record in
Manlius football and “gave a demonstration of running the
likes of which has not been seen here for many years.” Much
of the success on the field here at Manlius can be attributed
to Coach Tom Cahill. Upon graduating, Bob attended the
United States Military Academy. He was a two sport star in
both football and track. In football he was coached by the
legendary Earl “Red” Blaik. As a senior he lead the Black
Knights in rushing, carrying the ball 129 times for 707
yards and a 5.5 yard per carry average while scoring 11
touchdowns. Bob was named an All-American football
player and, in 1957, received the highly prestigious Army
Athletic Association Award for “providing the most valuable
service to intercollegiate athletics during a career as a cadet.”
In 1955 he set a new Army track record for the 200 meters
in 20.8 seconds. It’s hard to believe, but that records still
stands today, 59 years later. Accepting the award in Bob
Kyasky’s name is his grandson Michael Pelaccia.
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MPH AND THE
MISSION OF
MIRACLES
TEAM
“The true beauty of
a language is in
communication and
the education that
communication brings.”
– UNKNOWN
F
or three years now Manlius Pebble Hill School has been
involved in the Mission of Miracles trip to El Salvador.
Bonnie Adams, MPH school nurse, was one of the founders of the
Mission of Miracles group and has been a vital part in leading 11
successful medical mission trips to El Salvador. The purpose of the
Mission of Miracles team is to serve as a voluntary organization
that works in partnership with the people of the Episcopal Diocese
of El Salvador. Our team from the United States consists of
doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, lay assistants, translators,
medical students and MPH students. Once in El Salvador, a group
of about 50 people embark on a week-long medical campaign that
provides care to underserved communities. Our work is focused
on health promotion, education and treatment of disease by
providing medical, dental, vision and mental health care to the
villagers. Mission of Miracles prides itself on being a sustainable
mission: our organization supports the ongoing mission of the
Diocese of El Salvador health team that provides care to many
remote villages of El Salvador throughout the year.
Three years ago, Bonnie reached out to the MPH community
and invited six seniors and a Spanish teacher to join the mission.
Since then, it has become a tradition for MPH to be involved in
the mission trip; allowing
for a handful of seniors to participate in this life-changing
adventure.
Though not medically trained professionals, MPH students play
a vital role on the mission trip; their role is perhaps the most allencompassing on the team. Our students take the height and
weight of each person seeking medical care; they are “runners,”
which means that they escort patients from one area of care to the
next; they perform basic eye exams and fit patients for reading
glasses; they teach CPR to the health promoters in the villages;
they present skits to children and their families that teach them the
benefits of good hygiene and eating habits and sing songs that
show the kids how to brush their teeth and wash their hands. Our
students utilize their language skills and engage in conversations
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2012: Lyn Watts, Maggie Elder, Alex Verbeck,
Max Bregande, Morgan Gelfand, Anna Rupert,
and Mrs. Ryzewski with the vision team
providers from El Salvador.
2013: Jamie Brownback, Christina Cerio and
Sarah Malavenda perform a skit about good
eating habits to the community of Las Bromas.
with the villagers, they entertain the children, play soccer
with them and teach them new things, they converse
with the women waiting in the long lines for their
children to receive medical attention, and they offer their
arms and hands to the elderly that need assistance. Our
students effortlessly give so much love and energy to the
team and to the people of
El Salvador. They realize the greatness of their impact
when they receive many words of gratitude from the
mothers and fathers, hugs and kisses from the elderly
and the smiles and freshly-picked flowers from the
children.
Many team members have complimented me on the
“Our work is focused on health
2013: MPH School Nurse, Bonnie
Adams, and Dr. Barb Connor catch up
with a good friend.
promotion, education and
treatment of disease by providing
medical, dental, vision and mental
health care to the villagers.”
kids that I bring from MPH. They say that having MPH
students on the mission is their favorite part of the trip,
in regard to the team dynamic. The truth is, I cannot
take credit for the respectful, mature young adults that
they have grown into; I am simply blessed that I get to
share in this adventure with them and witness their
greatness that fills me with so much pride to be a
Spanish teacher at MPH. The world needs more learners
like these kids. Learners that possess a selfless passion for
learning and that have the ability to positively affect the
lives of others through their education and experience.
MPH looks forward to its fourth mission trip this
February!
2014: Alexia Melendez-Martineau, Nika
Jonas, Miss Kinneally (Spanish Faculty),
and Jinhong Lee with some of their new
friends in Las Bromas.
Trish Kinneally
MPH Spanish Teacher
2014: Alexia Melendez-Martineau ’14
teaches the children of the village how
to brush their teeth and has some help
from an eager volunteer!
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faculty spotlights...
Manlius Pebble Hill
School is a tightly
woven community
whose mission to
cultivate lifelong
learners is centered
on faculty-student
mentorships. Working
at Manlius Pebble Hill
Tracy Frank
During Tracy Frank’s tenure at Manlius Pebble Hill School, those
who were fortunate enough to cross her path found an
insightful, kind, and invested partner. Not only did Tracy lead the
School financially as our CFO, but as Interim Head of School,
she also helped facilitate a smooth transition in leadership at a
time when MPH was facing tremendous challenges. We know
that she will continue to soar in her new position asf Director of
Finance at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse,. NY.
is more than a job,
it is a lifestyle - where
going above and
beyond is the norm,
not the exception.
Our teachers, staff
members, and
administrators exude
passion, dedication,
and loyalty evidenced
by the fact that the
average tenure for
Susan Gullo
Susan Gullo has worn many hats at Manlius Pebble Hill
School - parent, trustee, parent of alumni, and Director of
Communications. The past nine years Susan served as our
Director of Communications and was the face behind the News
Digest, The Week Ahead, and countless other MPH-related
correspondence. She cultivated relationships with local media
outlets in order to promote all the wonderful accomplishments
of our students and faculty. Our entire School community owes
Susan a debt of gratitude for her unwavering dedication to
Manlius Pebble Hill.
current employees is
13.5 years!
This past year, MPH bid
bon voyage to several
long-standing faculty
members as they
entered the next phase
of their lives; Tracy
Frank, Susan Gullo,
Laurie Hadlick, Jeanne
Holstein, Jeff Mangram,
and Linda Salter.
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Laurie Hadlick
Serving MPH since 1977, Laurie Hadlick (aka Senora Hadlick)
has taught generations of MPH students, including some of her
former students’ children! Bringing her love of Spanish language
and culture to our hallways, Laurie has not only been a valuable
member of our teaching staff, but also stepped up to serve in
various administrative roles over the years. This past April,
instead of coasting into retirement, Laurie graciously and
expertly took the reins (again) of the Middle School when our
current Middle School Head was out on maternity leave. In
honor of her career, Don Ridall relinquished the role of Marshall
at Commencement to Laurie to lead last year’s graduating class
into commencement. Buena Suerte Senora! You will be missed.
saying goodbye
Jeanne Holstein
Jeanne Holstein has been a member of the MPH community since 1994 as an integral part of our of
our visual arts faculty. Always ready with a smile and a solution, Jeanne was also beloved for her role
as faculty advisor to the prom committee. Under Jeanne’s guidance, MPH proms were always beautiful
and special for our students. A talented artist herself, Jeanne has a remarkable ability to connect with
students and inspire their creativity. She has also been a contributing artist to our Spring Gala event
for many years. Jeanne’s three children - Erin ’99, Chelsea ’04, and Dan ’14 - attended MPH. As she
heads into the next chapter of her life, MPH wishes her well and knows she will continue to bring
sunshine wherever she goes.
Jeff Mangram
Whenever Dr. Mangram is on campus, you know it. Jeff Mangram’s passion for MPH and education
comes through in each lesson he teaches. Disciplined in his own studies, Jeff held his students to the
same expectations and standards. Taking a class from Dr. Mangram meant hard work, and excellence
in all areas. Jeff started at MPH in 1995 as a history teacher and also served as Chair of the History
Department. In 1996, Jeff began to captain MPH’s Model United Nation’s program (MUN), a role for
which he is most remembered. Referring to MUN as “athletics for the mind,” Jeff added a character
component a few years back. Those core values, or the “5 C’s” - character, caring, chemistry,
commitment, and competence – were the guiding principles of his philosophy. While Jeff may have
moved on from MPH, his bonds remain strong and his work as an educator continues as he currently
works full-time at Syracuse University. Jeff’s two children, Jon ’10 and Briana ’07 graduated from MPH
and we certainly expect to see him back at alumni events!
Linda Salter
For decades of students, Linda Salter’s classroom has not only been a source of learning, but it has
also been an oasis of calm and peace in a rigorous academic environment. Nationally known for her
artistic abilities, especially her detailed work with cloisonné enamel, Linda was an extremely skilled
part of our art department. Combined with an unwavering affection for MPH and its community,
Linda had a rare gift of connecting with people and helping them find their inner artist. She was also
the first to volunteer her talents to help MPH in any way she could, whether it meant designing the
MPH holiday card or making a special gift for an alumnus/a. Her beautiful depiction of The Bradley
McNeil ’93 Learning Commons before it was built gave life to that vision. Her MPH family sends her
sincere gratitude and warm wishes as she begins her retirement.
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Model
United Nations
I
t was an emotional day last
May, when Dr. Jeff Mangram
told his Model United Nations
students he was stepping down
from the program. Students
were upset, even the seniors
who would not be directly
affected by Mangram’s departure.
Mangram, a professor of
education at the Syracuse
University School of Education,
had led the Manlius Pebble Hill
School Model United Nations
program for more than a decade,
winning dozens of awards,
including a “Best Delegation
Award” in London just last
spring. “What a ride,” says
Mangram. “In 13 years, we built
a pretty powerful program.”
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Students enrolled in Model U.N. at
MPH generally begin the program in
ninth grade. They take Model U.N. as a
class and beyond classwork, prepare for
conventions held throughout the year
where they compete with other schools’
Model U.N. teams.
Several years ago, Mangram says he
had to do some soul searching, as the
MPH team, while very successful,
seemed focused too much on the
awards. “We had to take a step back.
We stopped talking about winning,”
Mangram says, “We started talking about
answering the next, more important
question: Who am I?” Mangram began
stressing empathy as well as discipline.
He focused on five core values (five C’s):
Character, Caring, Chemistry,
Commitment and Competence. “If
we strayed from our five C’s – it didn’t
matter if we won,” he says. And the
team, more cohesive, and perhaps more
thoughtful, continued to thrive.
Mangram’s increasing commitments at
Syracuse University as a tenured
professor, in terms of teaching as well
as research and publishing, necessitated
his departure from the program. “I was
devastated I had to let MPH go,”
Mangram says of the move. “The
students are great. They are all highly
competitive but also highly cooperative,”
Mangram says. “They will be fine.”
Stepping in to oversee the program is
Bruce Dayton, research professor in the
Department of Political Science at the
Maxwell School of Syracuse University.
Dayton is also the Associate Director of
the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
He teaches M.U.N. on Day 2 of the class
cycle. MPH History Teacher Sarah
Chhablani and Instructor Mary Elizabeth
Bongiovanni teach on Days 4 and 6,
when students work more on their
research and preparing for upcoming
conferences.
“The students are so impressive,”
Dayton says. Upperclassmen have
helped with the transition and are taking
on a leadership role with the younger
students. During Dayton’s class time, he
concentrates less on the actual Model
U.N. events, and more on how the
international political system works,
negotiation theory and the practice of
negotiating. “I told them the first day,
I haven’t done anything but teach
college, and that’s how I am going to
teach. If you need me to slow down,
please come and talk to me.” But the
students have risen to the challenge.
“That says a lot,” Dayton states.
With all three instructors new to
Model U.N., Dayton says they are
relying on the experienced team
members to train the younger students.
Dayton is struck by the value of the
program and the maturity and work
ethic required of high school students.
“I see this mainly as training for
leadership,” Dayton says. “The students
are learning to speak confidently in
public, make well-informed arguments,
and conduct college-level research on
complex global issues.”
DISTINGUISHED
Alumni
Awards 2014
L
ifelong friends Paul Morton ’59A and Bill Koss ’61C
each thought they were going to pull the wool over the
eyes of the other. Contacted by the Alumni Office a few
months prior to Clambake, each learned that the other had
been nominated for the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award
and were asked if they could keep that secret and help
Manlius Pebble Hill School present the award during
Clambake.
Paul and Bill were each delighted that their dear friend had
been chosen for this honor and were more than happy to say a
few words during the presentation. Now, the challenge - could
they keep that secret? Men of honor, Bill and Paul arrived with
families in tow and speeches hidden in pockets. When the time
came for the ceremony, Head of School, Scott Wiggins, called
both up to the podium and with a twinkle in his eye asked if they
knew why they were here. Pointing at each other it started to
dawn on them that they had played right into our hands and that
both had dual roles that day – presenter and recipient.
Bill Koss ’61C presenting Paul Morton ’59A with his Distinguished
Alumni Award.
Successful in their professional careers, Paul and Bill
attribute that success in part to the dedicated faculty
members they had while at The Manlius School - especially
Coach Whitey Anderson. Paul and Bill pledged to help
endow a scholarship for their coach, the Harold "Whitey"
Anderson Scholarship. It originally stood as an $8,000
scholarship, and today is over $80,000. They are both
extremely grateful for all of the support from their fellow
alumni. MPH is thankful for Paul and Bill's dedication to
their Alma Mater and joins with their classmates in
congratulating them on their award.
Bill Koss ’61C and Paul Morton
’59A, Distinguished Alumni Award
recipients celebrating at the
Athletic Hall of Fame.
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OUR NEW
Christine
Woodcock Dettor ’88
CHRISTINE WOODCOCK
DETTOR uses one word to sum up
her experience as a student at
Manlius Pebble Hill School:
transformative. “I would not be the
person I am today if I had not gone
to MPH,” she says. “It built my intellect and it gave me
confidence.” Dettor, who graduated in 1988, was an involved
student, playing on the soccer and tennis teams, and serving
on student council. She was a student at MPH when the
school began its Model United Nations program and she
traveled with the team on its first international trip, which
was to The Hague.
Christine graduated from Wellesley College and went on
to study at the Syracuse University College of Law. She is an
Eric Fung
ERIC, an otolaryngologist, is the
father of two sons, Maxwell, who is
in sixth grade, and Alexander, a
fourth-grader. Both boys began at
MPH as kindergartners. “I have really
enjoyed the time my kids have been
at MPH,” Eric says. “The teachers are
amazing. I feel like they are a direct extension of our
parenting. They seem to really know our children, and to
care deeply about them.”
As a member of the MPH Strategic Planning Committee,
Eric was assigned to a group focusing on “Teaching the
Whole Child.” It was a great fit for Eric, as he believes a
major strength of the school is what it offers beyond the
academics. “I think of MPH as more than a college-
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TRUSTEES
attorney at the law firm of Bousquet and Holstein, PLLC,
where she specializes in trusts and estates and estate
planning. She also represents a number of not-for-profit
organizations. Christine serves on the board of Loretto
Management Corporation and is chair of the professional
advisors council of the Central New York Community
Foundation.
A member of the Admissions and Enrollment task force of
the Strategic Planning Committee, Christine sees enrollment
as an ongoing challenge for the School, given population
trends in the area, competition, and the fact that families are
understandably concerned about costs for secondary
education as well as college. At the same time, she knows
first-hand about the value of an MPH education.
“I owe the MPH community quite a lot,” Christine says,
“I want to offer whatever I can in terms of my professional
experience and my experience on others boards. Anything
I can do to make MPH a better place – that’s what I want to do.”
preparatory school,” he says. “I think of it as a lifepreparatory school.” He appreciates the fact that beyond the
class work, MPH students are learning solid communication
skills, problem solving, and getting along with all kinds of
people. “A lot of traditional schooling seems to focus on just
the academics, and the idea is you go to college and that’s
where you learn how to learn,’” Fung says. “But I feel like,
why do we have to wait to go to college for that?”
A native of the Buffalo, N.Y. area, Eric received his
bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and his medical
degree from SUNY Buffalo. He came to Syracuse, N.Y. for his
medical residency.
As a new board member, Eric is looking forward to
seeing the strategic plan implemented, and making a great
school even better. “I really believe in what we’re doing at
MPH,” Eric says.
Shannon Magari Leggat
SHANNON got to know Manlius
Pebble Hill School as a parent, when
her daughter Audrey, now a fifth
grader, began Pre K. Right away,
Shannon felt she had found the right
school. “I could tell the teachers were
teaching children how to love
learning,” Shannon says. “It sounds trite, but it’s kind of a hard
thing to do these days.” Shannon is the step-mother of
Graham Leggat ’13, who is a sophomore at Hobart William
Smith College, and Emily Leggat ’16.
A native of Baldwinsville, N.Y., Shannon spent over 10 years
in New England, pursuing education and working. “I came
back to Central New York because it is so beautiful,” she says.
Shannon is the Principal Owner of Colden Corporation, an
occupational health, safety and environmental consulting firm.
Philippe
Roth Schwimmer ’92
PHILIPPE ROTH SCHWIMMER
laughs that she has worn every hat at
Manlius Pebble Hill School. She was a
student, from first grade through her
graduation in 1992; she was an
employee, teaching creative writing;
she was a parent, as daughter Sydney attended MPH for
kindergarten and first grade, and now she is a member of the
board. “I don’t think there are any more hats,” she says.
Experiencing MPH from these different vantage points has
given Philippe a unique insight into the school that helped
shape her. As an only child, Philippe says she became close to
her teachers, who were almost like aunts and uncles to her,
and to her classmates, some of whom felt like siblings.
Steve VonDeak ’01
STEVE VONDEAK’S association
with Manlius Pebble Hill School
stretches back to the end of third
grade. Steve had been enrolled in
an enrichment program at his
public school and learned the
program was going to be cut.
Steve says his father remembers him asking if the family could
check out MPH. Steve enrolled as a fourth grader – a move
that that certainly was fortuitous, even beyond the academics.
He met and began dating his future wife, Tiffany Babiaraz ’01,
while they were classmates at MPH. Steve and Tiffany live in
Fayetteville, N.Y. and have a two-year old daughter, Isabella.
After graduating from MPH in 2001, Steve went on to earn a
She received a Bachelor’s Degree in bioengineering from
Syracuse University, a Master of Science degree in engineering
science from Dartmouth College, a Master of Public Health in
epidemiology and biostatistics from Boston University, and
Doctor of Science in environmental health from Harvard
University.
Shannon was a member of the Strategic Planning
Committee, serving on the Buildings and Grounds Task Force,
and lending her training and expertise as the group studied
issues such as indoor air quality, OSHA compliance issues, and
chemical use and storage. While her engineering training no
doubt will be useful in her contributions to the board,
Shannon focuses on the core mission of the School, its
teachers, and something she took note of early on as a parent.
“The teachers were fostering curiosity. My parents did that
for me, growing up, and I wanted to have that kind of setting
for my daughter.”
Philippe studied Religion at George Washington University
and went on to earn a MFA in Poetry from Mills College. She
and her family recently relocated to New York City, but she
will stay in close touch through participating in board
meetings via telephone or video conferencing.
“Every nonprofit in Syracuse faces huge challenges,”
Philippe says. “Schools are not above that.” She feels excellent
public relations will help with those challenges. “I think the
School needs to develop a clear and consistent message about
what role it plays in the community,” Philippe says.
It seems Philippe’s positive experience at the School will not
be far from her mind throughout her work on the board.
“MPH is not just about where it can take you,” she says. “It is
in and of itself a great experience – it is a wonderful, nurturing
place to be when you’re young. The board will never let that
change.”
Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Rochester, and a J.D.
from the Syracuse University College of Law. An attorney and
entrepreneur, he is a founder of Rounded, a digital product
company focusing on large-scale web and mobile applications.
The company has offices in Syracuse and San Francisco, CA.
“MPH was a special place for me,” Steve says. He has stayed
active as a member of the alumni association, and looks
forward to his time on the board. “One thing I really
appreciated is the experience of the student body and the
teachers. There is a lot of interaction between them. I still
remember my teachers and think about them. I run into
them sometimes, and they remember me.”
As a board member and a young alumnus, Steve hopes to
help with marketing the School to young families in the
community, and sharing the message of MPH.
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Why I give...
As is seen in all areas of philanthropy, each donor
has their own personal reasons for supporting a
cause. Those that have chosen to support Manlius
Pebble Hill School follow suit. Some of our donors
have graciously offered to share their personal
motivation for supporting MPH.
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144 th Annual Commencement
S u n d ay, J u n e 8 , 2 0 1 4
Inioluwa Oguntola ’15 presents the colors.
Class of 2014
Mary Morocco ’15 leading the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Laurie Hadlick, Marshall, Academic Procession.
Commencement Speaker,
alumnus Alan Marcum ’74.
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Jesse Sgambati ’14, President of the Senior Class
wrote and performed a song for the Class of 2014
accompanied by Ted Curtis, Senior Administrative
Dean.
Ishaaq Miller ’14 Senior Elected Representative
addresses the Class of 2014.
Class of 2014 - Celebrating!
Student Voices from
THE WINDMILL
The following is reprinted from the fall 2014 edition of The Windmill, our student literary magazine.
Counting the Beats
Mani
AbigAil Hodge ’16
KirA MoodliAr ’15
Your heart fell out of your backpack and fluttered to a stop at my feet. I lifted it
between my thumb and forefinger from the cold tile floor. It moved like an agitated
hummingbird in my grasp, the edges expanding and contracting. It was like nothing
I had ever seen.
I didn’t know if someone had given it to you, or if you were planning in
presenting it to your secret admiree. Maybe you would have placed it furtively on
her desk, accompanied by a note written in clumsy cursive, or a few tinfoil-wrapped
kisses. Not much time had been put into the heart itself–it was cut sloppily from red
construction paper, decorated with frayed bits of lace stuck around the edge – so I
didn’t think you would miss it very much. After all, you had let it fall unsecured and
unprotected from your care and into mine.
Despite its flaws, your heart was beautiful, and clearly had some form of magic
flowing through it.
I blinked out of my bewildered trance and into the ebb and flow of the hallway.
Shoulders and elbows jabbed into me sharply, urging me to rejoin the river of my
peers. I did so, slipping into the mass of hurrying students, and tucking your heart
carefully between the pages of my textbook.
That night I returned home and lifted your heart out of its safe place, holding it as
gingerly as if it were a delicious, delicate piece of spun-sugar. It pulsed lightly in my
hand and smelled of hyacinths and iron. The lace curled over my fingers like a nest
of friendly snakes, wrapping up and around my wrist, tickling my arm lightly.
The next day you held hands with a smiling girl with bouncing golden curls, her
hair tied back from her face with a little blue bow. When I snuck a peek at your
heart during lunch, it had turned the same moss green shade as her eyes.
Your heart was the most fascinating thing I had ever seen, and I vowed from then
on to treasure it, keeping it close to me at all times, writing down its changes,
observing how they corresponded to your activities.
It wasn’t love for you, or anything akin to it. It was a fascinated adoration with
the physical manifestation of your heart, and I didn’t really care about the person to
whom it was attached.
Apparently the girl with the blue bow didn’t either, because a month after I
started watching your heart, it turned gray and limp. I poked and prodded it gently,
fearing that my experiment had been destroyed.
But my worry was for nothing, because your heart soon returned to its usual red.
You moved on with your life, and soon the short fling became nothing more than a
fond memory, the green of the girl’s eyes tucked gently into the corner of the paper
valentine.
Years went on, and I lost track of you. But I still had your heart in my
safekeeping. One day I came home and found that it had once again changed. It lay
black and unmoving in the bottom of its case, the scent of iron and hyacinths never
to return.
I have seen and drawn a thousand
hands but they are never the same.
The hand of a baby is soft without a
mark, trying to reach and close;
The measure of their hand to their
father’s is large, with the father’s long
calloused fingers big enough to have
one fit in the baby’s small red palm,
The hand grows, with the joints
becoming more flexible and used;
The lines become more prominent and
the color red fades to the brown of the
skin,
The fingers elongate, reaching to the
tips of the father’s hand and gripping
the things that were not gripped
before;
The palm slowly roughens and the old
movements leave their marks and the
fingers of the father’s no longer fit in
the palm,
The nails change from soft things to
harder things, going through many
phases, colors, and lengths;
The hand flexes to match that of the
father’s, mirroring their lives, their
pursuits and their battles.
Some hands have ink splotches; some
have ink paintings; some have colored
names and some have phone numbers
and calculations.
The hand loses its warmth and the soft
finger tips become padded,
Innocence is lost, and when that is
gone, there is experience.
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ADJUSTING
TO
College Life
Recently, Ted Curtis, Senior Administrative Dean,
caught up with Cassie Pruitt ’14, who is a
freshman at Williams College. Here are some
highlights from their exchange.
T: Hi Cassie! How are you settling
in at Williams?
C: I’m writing this from the beautiful
new Sawyer Library at Williams – a
building that is quickly becoming a
favorite study spot for me (and it
makes up for missing out on MPH’s
own wonderful new library). I can’t
believe we’ve only had two weeks of
classes: college is already beginning
to feel like home and I feel like I’m
really getting into the swing of
college life. Williams’ first-years
(freshmen) begin their time at
Williams with ten days of orientation
activities, including various trips:
I chose an advanced backpacking
trip, hiking about 35 miles of the
Appalachian Trail with a small group
of other “frosh” and two sophomore
leaders. For me this was an amazing
opportunity to push my own limits,
form close bonds with other
students, and explore the physical
location of the college.
semester, I’m taking Biology 101,
The Novel in Theory (English 240),
Intermediate Latin (Classics 201)
and Buddhism: Ideas and Practices
(Religion 255). All of my classes are
fascinating and highly demanding,
but I think in many ways the
academics at MPH have prepared me
well for the challenges of high-level
college coursework. The small
classes and level of class
participation expected at MPH has
helped me dive into discussions and
come to class prepared to examine
the readings, ask meaningful
questions, and debate ideas with
peers and professors. I also believe
that the standard for academic
writing set at MPH has helped me
come to college with a strong set of
skills that will help me in both
humanities and science classes.
T: Tell me about what you’re doing
outside the classroom.
C: In addition to classes, I’m
T: Sounds busy! How are your
classes going?
C: We’ve plunged into classes! This
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continuing to play flute in the
Student Symphony here at Williams
(thanks to my experiences with
music in the MPH wind ensemble,
pit orchestra, and concert chorale)
and I will be a coxswain for the
women’s crew team. This reminds
me of another way MPH prepared
me for college life — through my
experience with my Senior Thesis
Project. Last weekend, the coach of
the crew team unexpectedly asked
me to lead the team exercises on
land while she took another group
out on the lake to row. As a first year
with no previous crew experience,
I wasn’t exactly prepared for this
level of leadership. But, as you may
remember, last year as my STP I led
a series of yoga classes for MPH
students and faculty, so I drew from
this experience to give me the
knowledge and confidence necessary.
Afterward, a number of teammates
thanked me and told me I’d done a
great job, and I was again grateful
that my STP experience had pushed
me out of my comfort zone and
acted as a sort of stepping stone to
more challenging leadership
situations.
T: What particular classes at MPH
have felt like good preparation
for college?
C: The opportunity to study two
languages at the AP level in high
school; four years of Mr. O’Malley’s
excellent Latin instruction; Ms.
Krauss’ dedication and passion for
biology; the intellectual challenge
and worldview expansion of AP
Literature and AP Language; the
vitality and sophistication of history
classes with Mr. Stegeman and Mr.
Twomey-Smith… all of these and
more prepared me well for higher
education. In addition, taking five
AP classes last year forced me to
cultivate study habits that are (even
more) necessary in college.
Another aspect of MPH culture that
I never really appreciated until I
got to Williams is the collegial
relationships that MPH students
form with faculty. This dynamic
helped me feel comfortable getting
to know my professors,
recommending books to my advisor,
and much more.
T: We were all excited that you were
awarded a Tyng Scholarship at
Williams. What can you tell me
about that?
C: The Tyng Scholarship is awarded to
a few Williams students every year:
in addition to the full cost of
attendance for 4 undergraduate
years, it covers three years of
graduate study following Williams
(be that grad school, medical school
or some other path). The Tyng
Scholarship also gives me funding
for my three undergraduate
summers, which yields the freedom
to pursue research and internships
based on my interest in a particular
field or program without worrying
about making money, and helps
offset the costs of travel or living
expenses involved. Finally, the Tyng
relieves me of the responsibility of
holding a campus job during the
school year, allowing me to focus on
my academics and extracurricular
activities.
I am incredibly grateful to have this
rare and amazing opportunity. The
Tyng Scholarship offers the freedom
to explore and pursue my academic
passions and interests both during
and after my undergraduate
education without being limited by
financial concerns.
GIVING BACK...
The MPH Patriot Club
S
INCE THE DAYS OF GENERAL VERBECK and
Charles Bradlee, our School has been encouraging
students to consider ways in which they can support
those less fortunate. At Manlius Pebble Hill School,
student philanthropy is another way our students “act
responsibly,” and Senior Mary Morocco is a shining
example of how one student’s passion can impact our
world.
The daughter of two Naval Academy
graduates, Mary grew up in a
serviceminded home where she set her
own sights on attending Navy. As a junior,
she started thinking about ways her
respect for the Armed Services could be
translated into action. Mary found a faculty
mentor, recruited some friends and
Mary Morocco ’15
founded “The Patriot Club.” The Patriot
Club’s mission is to promote patriotic
awareness in our school community and provide volunteer
services to local veteran organizations.
This holiday season, the club is making red and white
paracord bracelets to sell. Proceeds from the bracelets will be
donated to the local Clear Path for Veterans, a local non-profit
dedicated to supporting veterans and their families. Mary’s hard
work and leadership abilities not only serve others, but they
also earned an appointment to the Naval Academy. When Mary
walks across our commencement stage this June to join the
Navy Class of 2019, we know she will continue to do herself,
her family, her alma mater and her country proud.
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Teaching to
GREATNESS
S
ince moving to Syracuse from the Boston area in 2012, I have been
captivated by the impassioned public push back here in CNY on
State-mandated accountability testing – high stakes testing that is lately
driven by an approach to elementary and secondary education known
as the Common Core Standards.
The stated goals of the Common Core
are admirable and worthy – to ensure that
students graduating from high school
have acquired the requisite skills and
knowledge in English language arts and
mathematics to enable them to succeed
academically in college course work or in
workforce training programs. That said,
there is a growing number of educational
scholars who have questioned the Common
Core because of its “one size fits all”
approach that seems targeted to mediocrity.
One such scholar is Yong Zhao, the
Associate Dean for Global Education in
the College of Education at the University
of Oregon, and an internationally
recognized expert on the implications
of globalization and technology on
education.
I had the distinct pleasure of hearing Dr.
Zhao speak about education at a
conference for New York heads of
independent schools in November 2013.
Dr. Zhao noted that America’s schools are
falling behind their international peers
because the majority of our schools teach
to “Good Enoughness” rather than
“Greatness.” Dr. Zhao specifically
referenced the potential dangers the
Common Core has in becoming that new
standard.
Citing author Daniel Coyle and The
New York Times bestseller The Talent Code
(2009), Dr. Zhao notes that there are
three essential elements that lead to
cultivating greatness — time, passion, and
feedback. By way of example, he described
the despair his newly licensed teenage
daughter expressed when she executed a
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less-than-perfect turn on her way home
from getting her driver’s license. How
could one so new to the art of driving
expect to be great at it without more
practice, he observed. And practice, he
emphasized, takes time. Time to do a
thing and do it again until it is done to
perfection.
The next ingredient in cultivating
greatness is passion. A doer must be
passionate about what he or she is
undertaking.
And finally, add the third element –
feedback – to the mix and one has a
complete recipe for greatness. By way of
example, Dr. Zhao showed a slide of a
beautifully drawn butterfly created by a
sixth grade boy in art class. The next slide
showed the first attempt the boy had
made at drawing the butterfly. It was
rudimentary and ill proportioned. Based
upon feedback provided by the boy’s art
teacher, the boy’s next few iterations of
the butterfly were much improved and
eventually became an exquisite drawing,
resulting from a deliberate commitment to
greatness on everyone’s part.
Having explained the precursors to
greatness, Dr. Zhao went on to note that
the Common Core, quite contrary to its
intended purpose, is spurring curricula in
the public sector that are long on breadth
and short on depth primarily because
they are accountability-test driven. As
such, the Common Core is proving
incongruous for cultivating greatness.
First, the Common Core is being used to
set up a race to “cover” large quantities of
content in a relatively short period of
time. When the exposure to content is
cursory and short lived, the time that is
needed to drill down on it and the
opportunity to get transformative
feedback is not available to students. And
what about passion? The palpable
growing public dissatisfaction with the
race to “cover” material so that students
can produce on state mandated tests is
borne of the discontent of students and
parents who are stressed and
disenchanted with test-driven learning.
During my 30+ years in education as a
teacher, a coach, and an administrator, it
has become clear to me that great teaching
and learning come from the process of
taking deep dives into topics and ideas. As
implemented in the public sector to date,
the Common Core Standards are not
achieving their intended result.
As the Head of School at Manlius
Pebble Hill, I have the privilege of
working alongside a faculty that is given
the independence to create and power
MPH’s unique curriculum – one that does
not teach to standardized tests nor is
driven by a “one-size-fits-all” approach.
Our faculty members are able to stimulate
the intellectual, social, and physical
development of our students in a way that
assures academic investment and success.
MPH is undeniably “uncommon to the
core.” It is displayed each and every day
through our students’ experiences.
It is time for elementary and secondary
education in this country to embrace anew
the critical aspects of time, passion, and
feedback in our quest to teach to greatness.
Those of us in the independent school
world have the freedom to do this. My
fondest hope is that our public school
brethren will someday soon be similarly
situated.
Scott Wiggins
Head of School
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TRADITION
OF
A N N U A L
Giving...
R E P O R T
O F
D O N O R S
Recognition of and appreciation for those people who made a gift to support
the students of Manlius Pebble Hill School between July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
T H A N K Y O U to all the alumni, parents, grandparents, faculty, and friends who chose to
continue our long tradition of giving by making a gift last year. Whether you supported the
capital campaign, an endowment fund, or the annual campaign, your support is an
investment in our students!
Your generosity has supported our student’s
experiences here at MPH. See below for some
highlights from the past year:
• Two members of the Junior class were invited to
attend the Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles after winning
the top prize at a local, regional, state and national
science fair.
• The MPH six-member golf team finished its most
successful golf season in the School’s history, which
also earned them the title of 2014 OHSL Patriot
League Champions.
• Based on their exceptional auditions, five Upper
School dancers were accepted into a week-long
repertory workshop with Diavolo Dance Theater, the
acclaimed modern acrobatic dance company that
conducted a dance residency at Syracuse University.
• An MPH Sophomore received the 2014 Award for
Aspirations in Computing from the National Center
for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT).
The student was recognized for her work with the
Korean War Veterans Digital Memorial Foundation,
a nonprofit organization that collects interviews and
artifacts of Korean War veterans, preserves them in
a database, and makes them available online.
• The MPH Lower School transitioned to a new
math curriculum – Singapore Math. All Lower
School faculty received extensive professional
development in this area and MPH purchased new
manipulatives to assist students’ understanding
of mathematical concepts.
• The Rolling Stone, Manlius Pebble Hill’s student
newspaper, earned an incredible 34 awards –
including a record-breaking 19 gold awards – at
the 2013 conference of the Empire State Scholastic
Press Association (ESSPA). Some 75 high schools
from across New York State participated in the
conference and competition, held at Syracuse
University’s Newhouse School of Public
Communications.
On behalf of all those who spend their days on this
campus, whether to work or to learn, I thank you
for making all this possible!
Appreciatively,
Tina Morgan
Director of Advancement
Great care was taken to ensure the accuracy of this Annual Report. Should you notice an error or omission, please contact
Kelly Gillis-Rose, Director of Development, at 315.446.2452, ext. 112 or [email protected].
MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL 2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT
A
A TRADITION OF GIVING...
THE MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL
Endowment and Investment Fund
MPH’s Endowment and Investment “Fund” refers
to the investment accounts comprising the MPH
Investment Portfolio. This includes the Restricted
General Endowment Fund, the Donor Restricted
Endowment Fund, and the Unrestricted General
Institutional Fund.
The School’s Board of Trustees oversees the
investment of monies in this fund, interest from
which is used to support needs such as financial
aid, faculty chairs, and program development.
At present, this fund is small by private school
standards, which suggest a fund at least three
times a school’s operating budget – for MPH that
would be almost $27 million. It is the growth of
this fund that will protect the School in the event
of an unforeseen catastrophic event or
emergency situation, and what will ensure that
the School continues as a vital educational
institution for future generations of students.
Within the Donor Restricted Endowment Fund,
there are numerous individual funds and
scholarships, which are listed below in
alphabetical order. Some of these funds were
initiated in the 1970s and 1980s upon the
retirement or passing of former faculty members,
alumni, or friends. In some cases, we are unable
to ascertain from old records the exact amount of
the gifts made to establish a particular fund.
A brief description of each of the named funds
follows, along with the total amount of
accumulated capital for each. (We have also
recognized any new donations made in the
2013-2014 year.)
A minimum of $50,000 is required to start a
new named fund. For information about naming
a Donor Restricted Endowment Fund or scholarship, please contact Tina Morgan, Director of
Advancement, at 315/446-2452, ext. 124.
Endowment and Investment Fund Growth
$6,000,000
$5,675,225
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
2,500,000
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Gifts to this fund are used to help
insure the long-term success of
the School and provide a Boardspecified annual distribution to
the School’s operating income to
support academic programs and
scholarships.
These gifts are a powerful way to
honor friends and loved ones and
provide lasting support to future
generations of Manlius Pebble
Hill students.
Kent Gillis ’62B and Joy Gillis
James Inglis ’59B and Charlotte Inglis
W. Robert Maguire ’61C and
Melinda Maguire
Henry Moran Jr. ’59HQ and Holly Moran
Paul Morton II ’59A and Sandy Morton
William Rezak ’59A and
Diane Freedman
Charles Richards ’59A and
Carol Richards
Guido Verbeck III
Accumulated capital: $70,143
(does not reflect pledges, only paid gifts.)
The David Bahner Fund
The Amos Scholarship
Given in support of Native
American students with an initial
gift of $50,000 from John Amos
’33. Mr. Amos’ gift was later
matched by Manlius Pebble Hill
School.
Named in October 1987 in
memory of David Bahner, a
former music teacher and band
director at The Manlius School. In
recognition of this fund, an award
is made to a Middle School
instrumental student at closing
ceremonies each June.
The Harold J. “Whitey”
Anderson Scholarship
The David Edwards
Scholarship
This scholarship was established
in the spring of 1977 to honor
Coach “Whitey” Anderson on the
occasion of his retirement from
Manlius Pebble Hill. The Whitey
Anderson Scholarship is given to
an Upper School athlete in a team
sport who reflects the qualities of
a great teammate, demonstrates
sportsmanship, possesses high
ideals and personal character
and excels in his/her ability to
effect winning outcomes in the
team’s games. The recipient will
also maintain academic standing
that is characterized by
responsible attention to his/her
school work, which qualifies the
athlete to participate in Manlius
Pebble Hill team sports.
Created in the spring of 1977 to
honor David Edwards, former
head of the English Department,
on the occasion of his retirement.
Mr. Edwards passed away in
December of 1990 and, in
December of 1995, Mrs. Edwards
passed away. In both their
memories, a scholarship is given
each year to an Upper School
student who excels in his or her
study of English.
Thomas Cahill ’68C
Timothy Cohane ’61B
Richard Dower ’62HQ and Lenna Dower
Stewart Gaumer Jr. ’64HQ and
Carolyn Gaumer
professional development of
faculty and staff. Friends of the
School matched the original
grant. The Edward E. Ford
Foundation later made another
gift to this fund.
The Flag Scholarship
Originated in 1998 to provide
scholarship assistance
specifically for the children of
alumni of The Manlius School,
Pebble Hill School, or Manlius
Pebble Hill to attend Manlius
Pebble Hill. As part of this
scholarship campaign, the
Manlius School flagpole was
moved to the Manlius Pebble Hill
campus in 1999.
Emmett Greenleaf ’53HQ and
Sharon Greenleaf
The Glynis George Fund
Initiated in October of 1980 in
memory of young Glynis George
Kelly, a former student at
Manlius Pebble Hill who was
tragically killed in a motorcycle
accident. In honor of this fund, an
award is given each year to an
Upper School student who shows
particular aptitude for creative
writing.
Elizabeth (Pickett) O’Sullivan ’76 and
John O’Sullivan
Accumulated Capital: $1,220
Donald Byles ’66HQ and Ann Byles
David Cole ’57HQ and Bevra Cole
The Faculty
Development Fund
Initiated in 1983 with a gift from
the Edward E. Ford Foundation to
provide lasting funds for the
continued education and
The Goodyear-Burlingame
Scholarship
Established in May of 2001 in
honor of The GoodyearBurlingame School, a local private
school, which closed in 1951.
Alumni from this school have been
making gifts to this fund with the
hope that sufficient funds could be
collected to endow a scholarship in
the name of Goodyear-
General Memorial Fund
Burlingame. At the end of the
2014 academic year, this hope
was realized and the GoodyearBurlingame Scholarship can now
be awarded to a deserving MPH
student.
Anonymous
Marilyn (Clark) Alberding and
Richard Alberding
Lucia (Martin) Albright ’46
Sarah (Benham) Alden ’44
Sandy (Soule) Ashley
Jo Ann (Lowman) Bock ’41 and
John Bock
Louise (Getman) Bristol
John Cirando
Lucy (Tickner) Couleur ’47
Adelaide (Pass) Curran
Louise (Powelson) Dudley
Beatrice (Monroe) Eberst ’46
Harold Edwards Jr. ’40 and
Susan Welch-Edwards
Katherine Flattery ’32
The Martha L Heer
Citizenship Fund
Awarded to the Senior who best
exemplifies the “5 Cs” –
cooperation, consideration,
confidence, concern, and
courtesy. This award is presented
in honor of former Lower School
Head Martha Heer, who was the
embodiment of the “5 Cs” and
who initiated their integration into
MPH culture. Following her
passing, Mrs. Heer’s family and
friends established the memorial
fund that makes this award
possible. Mrs. Heer devoted more
than three decades of her life to
the education of MPH students,
and it is the School’s hope that
contributions to this fund will
enable it to grow into a fullyendowed MPH scholarship.
Jane (Benham) Friedel ’47 and
Peter Friedel
Eric Gardner *
Polly (Butler) Gardner ’43
The Major James R. Jacobs
Scholarship
Joan (Smith) McShane ’48 and
John McShane
Established in December of 2000
through a gift made by Robert J.
Smutny, former faculty member
of The Manlius School. A
scholarship is presented each
year in memory of Major James
R. Jacobs, also a former faculty
member of The Manlius School.
Ann (Ross) Melvin
Ruth (Pass) Hancock ’40
Margaret (Frey) Hastings ’51
Eunice (Pennock) Kaymen
Pat (McCarthy) Korry
Gelene (Terpening) Lewis Dorr and
Patrick Dorr
Susan (Dolan) Moran ’45
Judith Oplinger ’59
Sarah (Lombardi) Pietrafesa ’45 and
Richard Pietrafesa
Nancy (Bentley) Ridings ’51 and
David Ridings
The James Henry
Knox ’34C Scholarship
Hill. An award is given each year
to a Manlius Pebble Hill student
who excels in music.
Accumulated capital: $825
The John P. Lenore ’47A
Scholarship
Established in November of 2007
by John Lenore, an alumnus of
The Manlius School, in gratitude
for the education he received at
Manlius. This scholarship is
awarded to a young man of great
promise who may not otherwise
have the resources to attend
Manlius Pebble Hill School.
Preference is given to a student
from the state of West Virginia.
The Lewis Memorial Fund
Created in memory of Philip and
Andrew Lewis, former Manlius
Pebble Hill students. Two awards
are given each year through this
fund: one to a student excelling in
the area of computer science and
one to a student excelling in
photography.
R.B. Lewis, a 1945 graduate of
Pebble Hill School and the father
of Philip and Andrew Lewis,
passed away on April 15, 2012. It
is the wish of R.B.’s wife, Gelene
Lewis Dorr, that this fund not only
serve as a memorial for her late
sons, but now for R.B. as well.
Charles Lewis ’79 and Janet Lewis
Created in April of 1989 by
Elizabeth Knox in memory of her
husband, James Henry Knox,
alumnus of The Manlius School.
Patrick Dorr
Joelle (Kane) Wood
The David Lauffer Fund
Established in April of 1978 in
memory of young David Lauffer, a
former student at Manlius Pebble
The Malone Family
Foundation Scholarship
Jacqueline Sampsell
Martha (Dolan) Wason ’46
Karlene (Vincette) Webster and
Jim Webster
John Marsellus ’56 and
Candace Marsellus ’57
Susan Welch-Edwards and
Harold Edwards Jr.’40
In May of 2010, Manlius Pebble
Hill School was awarded a $2
Accumulated capital: $2,482,233
The Fay McCarthy
Scholarship
Established in October of 1980 to
honor the former barber at The
Manlius School, Fay “Mac”
McCarthy. Through this fund, an
award to Manlius Pebble Hill is
given to a student who
exemplifies the ideals of Manlius
The Porter Family Fund
Established in March of 1989 by
William and Carol Porter.
The Rugh/Lawrence
Classics Chair Fund
Established in December of 2002
in honor of Torrance Rugh,
former faculty member and coach
at The Manlius School, and Jim
Lawrence, former faculty
member and chair of the World
Languages Department.
made gifts to this fund with the
hope that sufficient funds can be
collected to endow a scholarship
in Captain Sedgwick’s name.
In July 2009, the estate of Guido F.
Verbeck, Jr. ’32E generously
made a $100,000 gift to endow
this fund.
The Bernard Shaw
History Award &
Scholarship
The Voorhees Fund
Created in June of 1995 in
memory of Bernard Shaw, former
Head of the History Department
at The Manlius School and at
Manlius Pebble Hill. The Bernard
Shaw Honors in History Award is
given to an Upper School student
each year as the top department
award for academic excellence in
History. A scholarship is also
awarded through this fund.
Established through a bequest
made to Manlius Pebble Hill
School in the early 1970s
J.R. Clancy
Scholarship
Established in the spring of 1998
with a gift from J.R. Clancy. An
award is given each year to a
student with exceptional promise
in the area of performing arts.
The James W. Songster
Scholarship
The Jack Wells ’60B
School Service Award
Established in the spring of 1990
in honor of former Headmaster
James W. Songster as he left the
School. Each year, an award is
given in honor of Mr. Songster to
a graduating senior who has best
met his or her potential both in
academic and extracurricular
areas.
This award was established on
the occasion of the 50th reunion of
Jack Wells, a 1960 alumnus of
The Manlius School. Over the past
several decades, Jack has
worked tirelessly to revive and
grow a now thriving alumni
program. The award is given to a
graduating Senior who has given
greatly to MPH in time, spirit, and
service in Jack’s honor.
J. Allan Pryor
The Leibert D. Sedgwick
Scholarship
Established in June, 2003
following the passing of Leibert
D. Sedgwick, former Headmaster
and faculty member from both
The Manlius School and Manlius
Pebble Hill School. Alumni have
The Verbeck Scholarship
Initiated in January of 1997
following the death of Samuel S.
Verbeck, a former teacher at The
Manlius School. Each year, the
Verbeck Scholarship is given in
honor of the many contributions
made by the entire Verbeck family
over the life of both The Manlius
School and Manlius Pebble Hill.
Richard J. and Elaine S.
Zerveck Scholarship Fund
Endowed in the fall of 2013 with
an estate gift from Elaine and
Richard Zerveck ’37B, the
Zerveck Scholarship is awarded
to an Upper School student
Richard Zerveck ’37B & Elaine Zerveck*
million endowment grant by The
Malone Family Foundation. The
grant is used exclusively to
provide scholarships to new
students in Grades 7 – 12 who
are in the top five percent of their
class and in need of financial
assistance.
Dear MPH Community,
The last 12 months were spectacular for
Manlius Pebble Hill School! We closed the
books on the most successful capital campaign
in our School’s history, raising over $10 million
for new buildings and endowment growth. Our
campus was transformed through the incredible
generosity of our community. The two additional
buildings associated with this ambitious
fundraising effort – The Phoenix Student Center
and The Bradley McNeil ’93 Learning Commons
- have been constructed and are being utilized
by our students as I write this letter. It has truly
been an amazing year.
Each building built during the course of this
Campaign – The Laurie Mezzalingua ’86 Center
for Early Learning, The Bradley McNeil ’93
Learning Commons and The Phoenix Student
Center were developed with our student’s
needs at the forefront of our minds. We were
mindful of creating spaces that would support
collaboration, not only between students, but
among students and faculty as well. The bonds
formed between students and faculty have long
been the basis of stories retold to me by our
alumni. Many of these stories aided me when
requesting additional support for these very
buildings and have allowed these transformative
relationships to continue to be fostered at MPH.
Given how much MPH has changed in the past
five years, including new faculty and
administrators, new buildings, new classes,
etc., I am not surprised when people ask the
question: “all the new things are great, but has
the ethos of MPH changed?” It is easy for me to
answer unequivocally “no!” Who we are and
what we stand for continues to be what makes
MPH great. I see evidence of it every day and it’s
what keeps my colleagues and me passionate
about working at MPH!
Yes, our new buildings are impressive and yes,
they have provided a great deal for those of us
that learn and work on-campus; however they
have not changed what’s at the heart of MPH.
I encourage you to pay us a visit if you haven’t
been back in a while, to reconnect and share
your MPH, Manlius or Pebble Hill School stories
with us. We’d love to learn more about what this
special place means to each to you.
To each and every one listed in the following
pages, thank you for your support of the most
successful campaign in MPH’s history! Our
students truly know and appreciate how their
experience has been impacted by your past
and continued generosity.
We did it!
Tina Morgan
Director of Advancement
A $ 1 0 M I L L I O N C A M PA I G N FO R M A N L I U S P E B B L E H I L L S C H O O L
Below lists the generous donors that helped make this historic campaign for our School
possible. Thank you all!
Gifts of $1,000,000
or more
Gifts of $50,000 - $99,999
Gifts of $24,000 - $49,999
William Allyn and Penny Allyn
Anonymous
William Bisgrove
Roland Anderson, Jr. ’66B and
Tacie Anderson
Peter Carmen and Mary Beth Carmen
Curt Andersson and Susan Andersson
CNY Community Foundation
Baxter F. Ball
Richard Doust ’61 and Joan Doust
Gifts to The Baxter F. Ball
Memorial Fund
Gifts of $250,000 or more
John Lenore ’47A and Dorothy Lenore
Michael Falcone and Noreen Falcone
Jamie Lenore and Michelle Lenore
The Edward E. Ford Foundation
Edward W. McNeil
Tom Kniesner and Debbie Freund
Daniel Mezzalingua ’56C and
Kathy Mezzalingua
William Futera and Cheryl Futera
Robert J. Smutny
Gifts of $100,000 or more
MacLaren Cummings ’97
Patrick J. Danial ’98
Hadwen Fuller ’66A and Corinne Fuller
Walter Keating
Paul Sack and Sarah Sack
Jeremy Schwimmer and
Philippe (Roth) Schwimmer ’92
Robert Goldman and Karen Goldman
Baird Hansen ’71 and Muffy Hansen
Frederick B. Benedict ’58A
Steven Brechin and Nancy Cantor
James Bright and Cynthia Bright
Larry Charlamb and
Jayne (Rubenstein) Charlamb ’87
Elizabeth L. Knox
Leslie Deming ’46A and
Marsha Deming
Peter Kuniholm and Eleanor Kuniholm
Donald Blair and Nancy L. Dock
Peter Manolakos and Susan Manolakos
Thomas Gunerman and
Penny Gunerman
Shawn Marshall ’92 and
Katherine Marshall
Dan Bingham and Gail Hamner
John Ramsey ’59A and
Jo-Anne Sheldon
Daniel Jonas and Alexandra Epsilanty
Thomas Rhoades ’59A and
Trudy Rhoades
The Miller Family Foundation
Elaine Rubenstein
Estate of Guido Verbeck, Jr. ’32E and
Carolyn Verbeck
Joseph Scuderi and Julie Scuderi
Stephen Wynn ’59HQ
James Stoneman ’44B and
Thea Stoneman
Syd Silverman ’50C and Joan Silverman
Robert Miller and Lynn F. Miller
Sinan Mimaroglu and Debra Mimaroglu
Paul Morton II ’59A and Sandy Morton
Eric Mower and Judith C. Mower
Radhika Reddy and Narayana P. Reddy
Schwab Charitable Fund
Andrew Sussman and
Caroline Sussman
James Shake and Elizabeth Shake
Richard Zerveck USAF ’37B and
Elaine Zerveck
Kyle Storie and Cheryl Storie
Jon M. Statler ’68A
Lydia Arnold
George Urist and M.J. Urist
Lawrence Van Der Bogart and
Wendy Van Der Bogart ’74
Jack Wells, Jr. ’60B and
Claudette Wells
(Continued on next page)
Pledges Toward Our Promise to the Future:
Gifts of $9,999 and Below
Edward Foehl ’61C
Larry Adams ’59A
James Ford and Sara (Regan) Ford ’89
Sharon Adderley-Jones and
Dennis Jones
Susan Foster and Vin Maresco
David Allard and Lynne E. Allard
William Futera and Cheryl Futera
Philip Allen ’62A
Andy Gallery and Nancy Gallery
Charles Beach and Beth Beach
Kwame Amankwah and
Allison Wadsworth
Francis Garn ’53C and Joanne Garn
Eugene J. Chappell
Maureen Anderson
Charitable Gift Fund
Raymond Appleby and
Elizabeth W. Appleby
Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
Mark Adelson and Kathy Adelson
Scott Allyn and Laura Allyn
Russell Andrews ’64 and Linda Henley
Chester Amond and Lee Amond
George Clune ’43C*
Community Foundation of
Collier County
Gale Arnold
Jamie Frank and Tracy Frank
Keith Gatling and Cheryl Gatling
Allison Garza and Anthony Garza
Stewart C. Gaumer, Jr. ’64HQ and
Carolyn Gaumer
Angela Glickstein and Barry Glickstein
Douglas Craig ’89 and Amanda Craig
Richard Beckwith ’50B and
Sally Beckwith
Peter A. Dames ’56B
Charles Beeler ’54 and Joan Beeler
William Goff ’59B and Catherine Goff
John Danial and Andrea Danial
Bentley & Hoke, LLC
Edward Green and Joan Green
George Dundon and Mimi Dundon
Donald Berger and Heidi Berger
Nancy Green and Anthony Marschall
Howell Estes ’60HQ and Jordana Estes
Cherie Bisnett
Chad Gregory and Annmarie Gregory
Stuart Grossman ’56 and
Marty Sorensen
Peter Blanck and Wendy Blanck
Gary Grossman and Bonnie Grossman
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Susan S. Gullo
John Hancock* ’31 and
Frances Hancock
Thomas Brandon ’66B and
Pamela Brandon
T.J. Gunerman ’05
Jennifer L. Hicks
Donald Brang and Karen S. Brang
Tom Hadlick and Laurie Hadlick
Stuart Hirsch ’63B and Ellen Hirsch
Burrows Little Falls Foundation
Bob Hampton and Jan Hampton
Alexander Holstein and
Charlotte Holstein
Ralph Burrows and Marcia Burrows
Hancock & Estabrook, LLP
Christopher Cadin and Albertine Cadin
Bill Harmand and Kathy Harmand
Tyler S. Cagwin ’98
Charles Heer, Jr. ’64 and Sylvia Heer
Martha D. Cameron
Joline Hemminger and Sandy Kraker
Gary Carpenter and Carla Carpenter
Chris Hempel and Kristin Hempel
Robert Connell and Janice Carr
Andrew Church and Regina Church
Stuart Hirsch ’63B and
Ellen Hirsch
Margot Clark and Mark Rupert
John Hogan and Amy Hogan
Charles Clarkson and Sharon Clarkson
Brian Hoke and Patricia Hoke
Class of 2008
Phil Holstein and Alyse L. Holstein
Timothy Cohane ’61B
David Holstein and Jeanne Holstein
Joseph Colombo and Therese Colombo
Andy Howard and
Heather (Sinn) Howard ’89
Paul Kardjian
Cheryl Kardjian
Jim Lutton and Barbara Lutton
John Marsellus and Candace Marsellus
Rick Mason and Grace Mason
Lance McKee and Susan McKee
Claire A. Myers-Usiatynski ’72
Richard Nowak ’60B and Marie Nowak
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
William Preston and Patricia Preston
Paul Shanahan, Esq. ’76 and
Cheryl Shanahan
Jason Sherr and
Donna M. (Blount) Sherr ’89
Carter Strickland and Nan H. Strickland
John Sutphen ’74 and Jamie Sutphen
Robert Theis ’67B and Sarah Theis
William Uyeda and Marcia Burkey
Guido F. Verbeck III
Jon Verbeck and Kathy Verbeck
Joshua Wells ’89 and Allison Wells
Howard Williams and Linda Morris
Michael Copps and Susan Copps
Sonia Cruz
Edward Curtis and Kathleen Curtis
Marsha Deming
Mark Godleski and Kasha M. Godleski
David Gwynn ’60A
The Hussman Foundation
John Hyatt ’59C and Nancy Hyatt
Ronald Jackson and Maria Jackson
Andrey Jackson
Thomas Denton ’65 and Jan Denton
Jin Woo Jang and Seunghee Chung
Louis Dettor and
The Jewish Community Foundation
Bruce Dew and Lynn K. Dew
Stephen Johnson ’62 and
Diane Johnson
Vincent DiMento and Mary Jo DiMento
Edward Jordan and Laura Jordan
Christopher Dooher and
Silviana Medina-Dooher
Geoff Kershner and Melissa Kershner
Jesse Dowdell and
Barbara Fanning-Dowdell
Noël King ’71 and Manon King
Richard Driscoll and Therese Driscoll
Alexander Koziara and Michele Koziara
Sherry Eckstein
Donna Kiddney and Harry Kiddney
William Koss ’61C and Mary Koss
Walter Neuhauser and
Donna Neuhauser
James Sonneborn and
Marcene S. Sonneborn
Gary J. Lavine and Madaline S. Kudisch
Dave Neuner and Jenn Neuner
Matt Spear and Karen Spear
James C. Lawrence
New York Life Foundation
Robert Spearing
Jeffrey Layhew and Vicki Layhew
Northwestern Mutual Life
Pam Steele
William Leahey and Susan B. Leahey
Joseph O’Brien and Mary Kate O’Brien
Bob Stewart and Pamela Stewart
Alexandre Leclerq and
Christina Limpert
Cahmlo Olive and Lyndsey Weiner
Carol Stone
William O’Malley and Deborah O’Malley
Brian Lee and Warin Lee
David O’Reilly and Shelly O’Reilly
John Sullivan ’59HQ and
Anne Tyler-Sullivan
David Lester and Kathryn Lester
Susan Osgood and
Lloyd Osgood ’67 HQ*
David Temes ’97 and Sara Temes ’96
Robert Ostrander and
Marjorie Ostrander
Peter Terry and Sylvie Terry
In memory of Mrs. Nancy Parker
Alex Leclerq and Christina Limpert
Ralph Torrillo, Jr. ’98 and Kimily Torrillo
Jim Perry and Paula Perry
James Loedel and Susan Loedel
William Porter and Carol Porter
Ronald Turner and
Cynthia L. (Hawkins) Turner ’78
Nathan Lutz
William Preston and Nancy R. Preston
Forbes S. Tuttle ’42 and Sally Tuttle
John Lewis and Roberta Lewis
William Preston and Patricia Preston
John S. Tuttle
Alisa S. (deRosa) Magidoff ’89
Thomas Pritchard and Killeen Pritchard
Anne E. Unis
W. Robert Maguire ’61C
Earl Redding and
Marna (Suarez) Redding ’96
Eric Verley and Mirielle J. Verley
Craig Regan and Kathleen R. Regan
Elizabeth Vural
Nat Reidel ’65 and
Dee Burlingame Reidel ’64
Jay Wason ’74 and
Sara (Deming) Wason ’74
William Rezak ’59A and
Diane Freedman
Nolan Weidner and Karen L. Weidner
Robert Lewis ’45 and
Gelene (Terpening) Lewis
Jonathan Lichtman ’70 and
Betsy Lichtman
Andre Martineau and Suzette Melendez
Mark McDade ’67B and
Michele Ann McDade
Matthew McGinley and Linda McGinley
James McGinty and Noxolo Sephuma
Luke McKenney ’80 and
Penny McKenney
Rebecca Rhody and Joe Rhody
Sandy Temes and Delia C. Temes
Time Inc. Time to Give Back Campaign
Matt Vural
Len Weiner and Kathy Kelly
Jon Wells and
Elizabeth (Craig) Wells ’93
John Miles ’61C and Emily Miles
Charles Richards ’59A and
Carol Richards
John Miller and Ellen Miller
Donald Ridall and Loraine Ridall
Ahmet Mimaroglu and
Hayriye Mimaroglu
Joseph Roach and Barbara G. Roach
Stephen Mintz and Maureen Mintz
David Rufo and Laura Spring
James Williams ’49C and
Mary Williams
Thomas and Lucy Mirante
Michael Salter and Linda Salter
John Wilson ’63B
Fred Montas and Kristen
Montas Graves
Joshua B. Saltman ’00
Virginia Satterfield
Derek Wolfanger and
Carolyn Wolfanger
David L. Montgomery and
Deana Montgomery
Scott Taylor and Carolyn Sawin
Ed Woodworth and Chris Woodworth
Harold W. Schwartz ’62HQ and
Linda Schwartz
David Worth and Leslie W. Forbes
Mark Stanbro and Beth Scott
Joseph Zirkman and Carolyn Frani
Timothy Meehan and Donna J. Meehan
Stephen Montgomery and
Melissa Montgomery
Henry Moran, Jr. ’59HQ and
Holly Moran
Hannah Roth ’89 and Kathleen Early
Grace E. Wentworth
Craig Westfall and Beryl L. Westfall
Stephen Wheeler and Jane Metcalf
Peter Wozniak
Brian Sichol ’63A
David Slocum ’48HQ and Ruth Slocum
Norman Mordue ’61A and
Christina Mordue
Benjamin Slutzky ’09
Tina Morgan
Gary Slutzky and Amy Slutzky
Liza T. Morrison
Ruth (Villency) Small ’60
Richard Moseson and
Christianne Moseson
David Smith and Sherilyn Smith
** As endowment was an important component of this capital campaign, this listing includes gifts to named funds that reside in the
Donor Restricted Institutional Fund during the campaign timeframe (i.e. The Whitey Anderson Scholarship, Goodyear Burlingame
Scholarship, etc.)
Aaron Krakower ’53B and
Helen Krakower
Annual Giving
CAMPAIGN DONORS
MPH GIVING CLUBS
1869 Society
$5,000 or greater
Circle of Excellence
$2,000-$4,999
Friends of the
Head of School
Eleanor Kuniholm and
Peter Kuniholm
John Leggat Jr. and
Shannon Magari Leggat
Peter Manolakos and
Susan Manolakos
John Mezzalingua ’85 and
Kimberly Mezzalingua
Beverly Roy
Schwab Charitable Fund
Barry Spevak ’78
Kyle Storie and Cheryl Storie
Robert Theis Jr. ’67B and
Sally Theis
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
Rielly (Andrews) Vlassis ’97 and
Dax Vlassis
$1,000-$1,999
Verbeck Society
$500-$999
Circle of Excellence
$2,000-$4,999.99
Pebble Hill Patrons
$100-$499
Red & White Club
Under $100
1869 Society
$5,000 or greater
Anonymous
Roland Anderson Jr. ’66B and
Tacie Anderson
Richard Bruno Jr. and Lisa Bruno
George Clune II* ’43C
CNY Community Foundation
Scott Davis and Kari Davis
Richard Doust ’61 and
Joan Doust
Evan Dreyfuss and
Elizabeth Dreyfuss
Noreen Falcone and
Michael Falcone
Ruth (Pass) Hancock ’40 and
Stewart Hancock Jr.* ’40
David Hummel and
Cindy Hummel
Daniel Jonas and
Alexandra Epsilanty
Edwin Kelley and Susan Kelley
Anonymous
Charles Amos ’64
Edward Amos ’79
Marcel Bingham and Gail Hamner
Peter Carmen and
Mary Beth Carmen
Jayne (Rubenstein) Charlamb ’87
and Larry Charlamb
CONMED Corporation
Peter Englot and Anne Englot
Baird Hansen ’71 and
Sarah Hansen
Mary Lerner and Dennis Lerner
Alan Marcum ’74 and
Barbara Marcum
in memory of Sue Marcum
in memory of Walter Strauss
Andre Martineau and
Suzette Melendez
Richard Mason and Grace Mason
Walter Melnikow and
Lauren Melnikow
Sinan Mimaroglu and
Debra Mimaroglu
Richard Nowak ’60B and
Marie Nowak
Donald Oliver and Leslie Oliver
Dawn Paciorek
Nathaniel Reidel ’65 and
Diane Burlingame Reidel ’64
Elaine Rubenstein
Eric Spina and Karen Spina
James Stoneman ’44B and
Thea Stoneman
Jamie Sutphen and
John Sutphen ’74
Richard Sykes and Christine Sykes
Jack Wells Jr. ’60B and
Claudette Wells
D. Scott Wiggins and
Susan Wiggins
Friends of the
Head of School
$1,000-$1,999.99
Sharon Adderley-Jones and
Dennis Jones
Neal Allen ’51A and Joan Allen
Richard Barter and Patricia Barter
Peter Cannavo and Helen Jacoby
Jon Castle ’57HQ and Jean Castle
Andrew Church and Regina Church
George Dundon and Mimi Dundon
Wendy Flanagan ’82 and
Chris O’Malley
Amy Gross
Christine Jenkins ’02
Stephen Johnson ’62 and
Diane Johnson
Alan Keim and Gail Keim
Benjamin Kram ’95
Maine Community Foundation
John Marsellus ’56 and
Candace (Castle) Marsellus ’57
Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72
Edward Nathan ’61HQ and
Sandi Nathan
Jillian Packer and William Packer
John Paradis and Mona Paradis
Jeffrey Pisciarino and
Shelbi Pisciarino
John Sager ’64 and Gail Sager
James Schautz ’53A
Duncan Somerville ’60C
Nan Strickland and
Carter Strickland
Paul Sutphin ’78 and
Catherine Sutphin
Tamas Szombathy and
Zsuzsa Szombathyne Meszaros
George Urist and M.J. Urist
Harold Schwartz ’62HQ and
Linda Schwartz
$500-$999.99
Jonathan Solomon and
Yuki Solomon
Anonymous
Fadi Abdallah and
Vincenzina Racana
Eric Spevak ’77 and
Barbara Spevak
Alexander Bearman ’98
Dorald Beasley ’64B and
Trudy Teutsch
Bentley & Hoke, LLC
Penelope (Peterson) Black ’60
Strategic Financial Services
Ernest Bockli ’48C and
Marge Bockli
Target Corporation
Christina Bouvia
Richard Beckwith ’50B and
Sally Beckwith
Alexander Torelli ’65 and
Cynthia Torelli
Conor Branagan ’07
Richard Bundy Jr. ’60B
Robert Weber ’63C and
Carrie Weber
Richard Armstrong ’54C and
Lynne Armstrong
Joyce Carmen
Jerry Cerf ’59B
Andrew Craig ’50C and
Virginia Craig
Edward Curtis and Kathleen Curtis
John Danial and Andrea Danial
William Darrin Jr. ’63HQ and
Vicky Taloni
Marsha Deming
Jack Branin Sr. ’54 and R.
Ellen Branin
Nicki Weeden ’69
L. Earle Bretz Jr. ’49C and
Barbara Bretz
Stephen Wheeler and Jane Metcalf
Harold Bristol and Noni Bristol
Barry Wishengrad and
D. Wishengrad
Stephen Brown and Edie Brown
Jinwei Xia and Qingjun Xu
in honor of Zezheng Xu ’17
Lei Yu and Fanhua Li
in honor of Jiayi Li ’17
Patrick Calvey ’46C and
Rita Calvey
Martha Cameron
Gary Carpenter and
Carla Carpenter
Peter DeRosa ’91
Zhigang Ding and Liyen Zhai
in honor of Yihuan Ding ’18
Robert Casciola ’54A and
Janet Casciola
Robert Fearon Jr. ’45C and
Ada May Fearon
Ming Zhao and Honghua Fan
in honor of Yujun Zhao ’16
Charles Cauper ’67C
Frank Frani and Joan Frani
Xiaoping Zhu and Zhengming Sun
in honor of Guanghao Sun ’17
Deborah Freund and
Thomas Kniesner
Robert Goldman and
Karen Goldman
Robert Gregory ’78 and
Eva Gregory
Stephen Herron ’03
Jennifer Hicks
Gandang Shi and Rong Zhou
in honor of Ruyi Shi ’16
Pebble Hill Patrons
$100-$499.99
Anonymous
Edward Jordan and Laura Jordan
William Albee ’60A
Daniel Klemperer ’02
Lee Albring and Susan Albring
KSP Painting of Syracuse, LTD.
Francis Alessi ’59C and
Pamela Alessi
Douglas Linquest and
Lisa Linquest
Lynne Allard and David Allard
Donald Allen ’43HQ
Peter Livshin ’64 and Joan Snihur
Stephen Alven ’52 and Susan Alven
Douglas Lopez ’69B and Gail Lopez
Kwame Amankwah and
Allison Wadsworth
Neil Mariados and Anita Mariados
Gerald Morse and Helga Morse
Restricted to the Faculty
Development Fund
Carl Cheney ’61 and
Patricia Cheney
Donald Chirlin ’55B and
Sally Chirlin
Roger Hilfiker ’53A
Alfred Lee ’51C and Marie Lee
Max Charlamb ’18
Marilyn Antos and Leo Antos
in honor of Julia E. Alfiere ’17
Nicole Cicoria and Ron Cicoria
Eric Cohane Jr. ’61HQ
Colleen Congel and
Daniel McIntyre
James Conrad ’50B and
Joanne Conrad
Donna Corley
Douglas Craig ’89 and
Amanda Craig
John Cryan ’59HQ and
Charlotte Chapman
Edward Curtis Jr. and
Claire Curtis
Lance Denno and Moira Kelly
and Louis Dettor
Silviu Pasniciuc and
Maria Pasniciuc
Peter Ault ’48B and Eloise Ault
Frank DiMento and Maria DiMento
Joshua Pletka and Jessica Pletka
Donald Baker and Marjorie Baker
Mark Dobkin ’74
Robert Pratt ’67HQ
Elizabeth Barlow and
James Dunaway
Patricia (King) Dorey ’83 and
Michael Dorey
Max Batki ’02
Chandler Ralph ’70 and
David Aldrich
William Rankin II ’59HQ and
Sally Rankin
Keith Batman and Barbara Post
Richard Dower ’62HQ and
Lenna Dower
Mary Kay Bauman
John Draper ’66B
Lisa Ryerson and
George Farenthold
Gary Beach ’74
Donald Drury ’58B and Doris Drury
Indicates Tree of Life Members
Verbeck Society
Pebble Hill Patrons
(Continued)
Harold Edwards Jr. ’40 and
Susan Welch-Edwards
in memory of Stewart F. Hancock
Jr. ’40
John Ellis ’67HQ and JoAnne Ellis
Colin Elman and Miriam Elman
Margaret Hastings and
John Hastings Jr.* ’40
Daniel Lear ’64HQ and
Rebecca Lear
Katherine Hastings ’78
William Leffingwell ’45C and
Joan Leffingwell
Margaret (Frey) Hastings ’51
Katherine Hedges ’97
Arthur Henahan ’45A and
Ruth Henahan
Frank Herron and Sandy Urie
Kathryn Lester and David Lester
Raymond Levato ’66B and
Joanne Curran
James Luke and Mary Jane Luke
Thomas Mafrici and
Elizabeth August
Richard Engel and Paula Engel
James Hewett and Sandra Hewett
in memory of Dennis Simas
Antonio Eppolito and
Nancy Eppolito
Kendall Hoekstra and Ryan Pipes
Robert McClinton ’43A and
Gunvor McClinton
Brian Hoke and
Patricia Bentley Hoke
Karen McGrath
in honor of William O’Malley
in honor of Brendan O’Malley
in honor of Megan O’Malley
Harold Erichs ’54C and
Valerie Erichs
Edmond Estabrook ’62C and
Barbara Estabrook
Gloria Eure ’73
David Fairchild Ed.D. ’43HQ
Alan Farrell ’64HQ and
Marcia Farrell
Kent Fellows ’62C and
Linda Fellows
Matthew Ferro ’96 and Wendy Ferro
Stewart Finkler ’49HQ and
Marian Finkler
Krista (Myers) Foley ’87 and
John Foley
Christopher Fortner and
Kathryn Fortner
Alexander Holstein Jr. and
Charlotte Holstein
Mark McQueeney and
A. Shane Ventura
Gloria Hooper-Rasberry
Mark Meisner and
Heather Sutherland
John Howard ’53HQ and
Ann Howard
Ann (Ross) Melvin
Gary Huested ’63B and
Tami Huested
Robert Miller ’53A and Sue Miller
Margot Hull and Tavery Hull ’20
in memory of William Hull
Giampaolo Huober and
Judith Huober
Jared Miller ’00
Maureen Mintz and Stephen Mintz
Thomas Mirante and
Lucy Mirante
MLS Cleaning Service LTD
Susan Hynds and Susan Scharoun
Fred Montas and Josette Montas
John Ippolito ’64HQ and
Sherry Ippolito
Michael Moran ’66HQ and
Gale Moran
Jon Ives ’55C and Ann Ives
David Morgan and Mary Morgan
Gertrude Jacoby
Patrick Morocco and
Peggy Morocco
Russell Jahn ’59A and
Ingeborg Jahn
David Morris and Karen Morris
Ronald Jennings and
Deborah Reale
Philip Morse ’62 and Amy Morse
John Joiner ’57
Clifford Muller ’64B
Helen Jones
Shelia Murphy and Roger Lund
Michael Geiss III and Tina Taggart
Regina Jones
Richard Myers and Janet Myers
Peter Getzler ’68A
Sitaram Josyula and
Elaine Kowansky
John Nicholson and
Joan Nicholson
Marlene Kabza and Karl Kabza
Elwood Obrig ’59C and
Bernadette Chantayan
A. Bruce French ’58HQ and
Nancy French
Robert Gardner and
Margaret Fritton
Richard Gingold ’59B
Michael Goldsmith ’71C and
Linda Goldsmith
in memory of Ann
Goldsmith Barr
Ellen Gorra ’03
Nancy Green and
Anthony Marschall
William Greene Jr. and
Katherine Greene
Raymond Grinstead ’51B
Gertrude Katchmar
Alan Katz and Laura Katz
Danielle Katz
Jackie Keady
in honor of Oliver Dreyfuss ’23
Jack Kokoletsos ’51B
David Koss and Wilma Koss
in honor of Benjamin Koss ’17
in honor of Lauren Koss ’18
Thomas Gunerman ’05
David Kovarik and Heidi Kovarik
Jon Haacke ’64 and Mary Haacke
Joshua Kristoff ’03 and
Kassandra Kristoff
Michael Hanna ’64B and
Mary Anne Hanna
Robert Kulesh ’55A and Ela Kulesh
W. Link Mossop ’52C
C. Douglas Obrist ’58C and
Mary Obrist
William O’Malley Jr. and
Deborah O’Malley
Susan (Szasz) Palmer ’73 and
Larry Palmer
Dean Picton ’40A and Bebe Picton
Robert Pierson ’50B and
Elizabeth Pierson
Nathan Podkaminer and
Jane Podkaminer
Dennis Poe ’74 and Milja Poe
Robert Harrington Jr. ’51C
Steven LaKamp ’64HQ
Thomas Potter ’67B and
Mary Margaret O’Dowd
Donaldo Hart ’61HQ
William Laney and Luella Laney
Azzy Reckess and Paula Reckess
*Deceased
George Tamblyn ’55A and
Sue Tamblyn
William Boucek II ’64B and
Gail Boucek
Henry Reed and Brenda Reed
David Temes ’97 and
Sara Temes ’96
Stephen Brace ’72
LaVonda Reed
N. Kem Branin ’56 and
Mary Branin
Peter Rekstis ’59C and
Bonnie Rekstis
Samuel Temes ’03
Thomas Rhoades III ’59A and
Trudy Rhoades
Anthony Terpolilli ’66B
David Brown ’69C and
Sandra Brown
Christine Thiaville
Brian Bruce ’68HQ
Andrew Robinson ’94 and
Hilary Yeager ’95
Phillip Thorpe ’54B and
Linda Thorpe
Timothy Burback ’68B and
Paula Burback
Kelly (Gillis) Rose and Jeremy Rose
Walter Tunnessen III ’84
Zhanwen Chen ’12
Margot (Hunter) Rowland ’66 and
Lawrence Rowland
Jennifer Tuozzolo ’97
Donald Cross ’67HQ and
Heidi Cross
Mary Rulison ’73
Marilyn and Michael Rutner
Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas
Jewish Community Foundation
James Sanders ’58B and
Sharon Sanders
Richard Sargent ’60 and
Jill Sargent
George Scholderer ’61HQ and
Sally Scholderer
Richard Schond and
Martha Schond
Sandy Temes and Delia Temes
L. Turner-Harrington and
Mary Frances TurnerHarrington
Michael Varrasse and
Shernaz Hurlong
Joel Warburton ’94 and
Rebecca Warburton
Thomas Dolan III ’50 and
Shannon Dolan ’67
Duane Weldon ’64HQ and
Kathleen Weldon
Richard Driscoll and
Therese Driscoll
John White and Martha White
Thomas Dwyer and
Kathleen Harrington
Brewster Shaw ’46A and
Marian Shaw
Stanley Wright ’54C and
Ann Wright
Nicholas Shayler ’08
Paul Silverstein ’67B
John Sleeth ’60HQ and
Nancy Sleeth
Annie DeRegis
Barbara Vural
Steven Wojslaw ’98
John Sheppard and Rebecca Dalton
Philip Demeree ’50C and
Gloria Demeree
Shannon (Barr) Dolan ’67 and
Thomas Dolan III ’50
Guido Verbeck III
Dustin Sellon ’91 and Sarah Sellon
Mary (Sheldon) SheldonMcKenzie ’64
Gerald Davis ’54B
Red and White Club
Under $100
Lynn (Townsend) Feindel ’72 and
David Feindel
Hadassah Fendius
Sarah FrazziniKendrick and
Benjamin FrazziniKendrick
Matthew Freedman ’87
Alex Friedman ’08
Anonymous
Fruit of Repentance Fellowship
Amy Abdo and Jonathan Abdo
Bradford Garrity ’66C and
Laurel Garrity
David Slocum ’48HQ and
Ruth Slocum
Trent Amond ’74 and
Janet Amond ’78
Benjamin Slutzky ’09
Reginald Ballantyne ’41HQ and
Connie Ballantyne
Benjamin Greenblatt and
Rebecca Greenblatt
A. Baner * ’51
Abby Grossman ’08
Mary Ann Baner
Wayne Grove and Suzanne Mettler
Carmine Baratta ’53C
Bernie Guinto and Brenda Guinto
Nicholas Stahl ’77
John Beckerman ’64
John Staiger and Karen Kukla
Geoffrey Bender and Jennifer
Gross
John Haberstock and
Lynne Haberstock
Gary Slutzky and Amy Slutzky
John Spear and Lorraine Spear
Walter “Rick” Spofford ’57HQ and
Kaye Spofford
John Stegeman and
Laura Stegeman
Joseph Stevens ’63HQ
William Stone Jr. ’55 and Kay Stone
Michael Stoogenke and
Darcy Sachs
Joy Strickland
Richard Sykes Jr. ’93 and
Megan Sykes
George Taggart and Liela Taggart
Romilda Bernazzani
William Bernhard M.D. ’42B and
June Bernhard
Harold Gibbs and K. Gibbs
Sarah (Warburton) Halliday ’88 and
Andrew Halliday
Elizabeth (Belden) Handler ’68 and
Richard Handler Jr.
Maryellen (Songster) Berry ’79
Sally (Cameron) Hart ’58 and
Edward Hart
Patrick Berry and
Sho-Yin Chen-Berry
Robert Hills Jr. ’50HQ and
Mary Farley
Robert Berwick and Susan Kelsey
in memory of James W. Songster
David Hinshaw and
Mindy Epstein-Hinshaw
Eliza Bliss-Moreau ’98
J.G. Hiss Jr. ’50 and Marialyce Hiss
Karen Bobrow ’99
John Hoeko ’67HQ
Marna (Suarez) Redding ’96 and
Earl Redding
William Mulhern and Eliza Mulhern
The Trustees of Amherst College
in memory of
Robert B. Simonton ’50
John Hollister ’60
David Murphy ’51A
Meredith Theis ’02
Erin Holstein ’05
Nellie Tinio and Wilfrido Tinio
Gregory Holstein ’03
David Murphy ’68 and
Kathleen Murphy
Peter Hovell ’52C and
Margaret Hovell
Russell Nemecek and
Mary Ann Niemczura
Susan Turner ’69
Franklin Huff
Jennifer Neuner and David Neuner
John Hyatt ’59C and Nancy Hyatt
T. Olney ’50C and Miche Olney
Jose Varon ’68A and
Phyllis Greene
James Inglis ’59B and
Charlotte Inglis
William O’Malley Sr. and
Kathleen O’Malley
Barbara (Harter) Walker
Timothy Jones and
Charmaine Jones
Minturn Osborne ’78 and
Starr Osborne
William Weinbender USA ’50A and
Cecelia Hawkins
Jennifer Jordan ’07
in memory of
Cynthia L. Davis ’76
Donald Palmer ’56 and
Shelia Palmer
Robert West II
William Parker III ’55C
Leeland Whitted and
Tanya Williamson
Mary Judd
Charles Patrick ’79 and
Anne Patrick
Michael Wolff ’97
Red and White Club
(Continued)
Jack Kabza ’99
Richard Kallet ’46B and Jean Kallet
Ronald Kasserman ’50B
Melissa Kershner and
Geoffrey Kershner
Charlotte (Sweeney) Knowles ’67
and Michael Knowles
Kimberlee Kusiak ’78 and
Thomas Greenough
Juhee (Kothari) LaHaye and
Matt LaHaye
Paul Landrigan ’60A
Amy (Rath) Leibeck
Jane Leichter ’70
Jason Lesch and Leah Lesch
Laura Lesswing ’01
Richard Moseson and
Christianne Moseson
Leonard Pfeifer ’53A and
Muriel Pfeifer
Mercena Pratt
Mark Rakov ’75 and Jo Anne Rakov
David Reckess and Sarah Reckess
Rebecca (Bisnett) Rhody and
Joseph Rhody
Robert Rush ’70B and
Frances Rush
Mildred Sampson
in honor of
Elizabeth Preston ’03
in honor of Annie Preston ’08
in honor of Leigh Preston ’14
Mark Scarlett ’63A and
Louise Scarlett
Patrick Dorr
Hilliard Seaker ’39B
Theodore Link Jr. and Danielle Link
in honor of Bryce A. Link ’20
Donna (Blount) Sherr ’89 and
Jason Sherr
Carolyn Lobkowicz
Ron Lucas and Barb Lucas
Avery Sinclair Jr. ’56HQ and
Kathleen Sinclair
Ian Manly ’09
Ruth (Villency) Small ’60
John Manly and Julia Demse-Manly
Jason Smorol and Rachel Smorol
Augustus Mazzocca ’58C
James Spoelstra
Augustus Means III
Carlton Strempel and
Patricia Strempel
Stephen Meyer and
Eileen Strempel
Margaret Shaw ’71
Frances Sullivan
Frank Milliman
Robert Swaney ’58B
William Mitchell ’49 and
Sally Mitchell
Katherine Swimm ’02
Tina Morgan
Mark Terrero ’75
Morgan Stanley
Peter Terry and Sylvie Terry
Moris Tcath ’49A and Beverly Tcath
JoAnn Trebotich
Pamela Usiatynski ’05
John Warren and Jennifer Warren
Daniel Woodworth ’57HQ and
Carol Woodworth
Richard Yenoff ’68C
Matching Gift
Companies
18th Annual Silent Auction
31st Annual Spring Gala:
Carnival
Chair: Rene Hunter
The Grand Tour
Chair: Caroline Sussman
Gross Income: $50,970
Gross Income: $63,184
Total Given: $10,225.00
America’s Charities
Bank of America Matching Gifts
CONMED Corporation
Dominion Foundation Matching Gift Program
Google Matching Gifts Program
IBM
J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation
KEY Foundation
LPL Financial
Northwestern Mutual Life
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Susquehanna International Group
United Technologies Matching Gifts Program
Gift-In-Kind
Donations
Sue Bahner
Non-cash contributions to
Manlius Pebble Hill are classified as
gift-in-kind donations.
Carl Cheney ’61 and Patricia Cheney
Gary Beach ’74
Denise Cambs
Preston Cambs ’13
Deborah Freund and Thomas Kniesner
William Harbottle ’58HQ
James Inglis ’59B and Charlotte Inglis
Alston Johnson
Daniel Jonas and Alexandra Epsilanty
Stephen Klein ’55A
Douglas Linquest and Lisa Linquest
Peter Mires Ph.D.’71 and Kim Mires
Claire (Myers) Myers-Usiatynski ’72
Albert Pu and Dorothy Pu
Adam Segal
Stephanie Steiner and Anthony Steiner
Andrew Sussman and Caroline Sussman
Vernon Weiss ’69C and Jane Weiss
D. Scott Wiggins and Susan Wiggins
Peter Wynyard ’74 and Debra Wynyard
Richard Yenoff ’68C
Parents’
Association
Events
Tree of Life Society
AS OF 10/30/2014
By naming Manlius Pebble Hill School in your will or including the School in your estate plans, you can
become a member of the Tree of Life Society. This society, founded in June of 1995, recognizes anyone
who has chosen to leave a legacy gift to Manlius Pebble Hill.
Anonymous
Kathy and Mark Adelson
(iho Virginia Satterfield)
Michael P. Alford ’63
Mary Ellen M. Andrews
Phillip M. Andrews ’99
Russ Andrews ’64
Lydia P. Arnold
Wheeler Carr Bachman *
Baxter F. Ball *
Mr. Edward Barber *
Elisabeth Barker ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Don Barter
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barter
Daniel S. Baum ’65
Charles W. Beach
Frederick B. Benedict ’58A *
Hugh I. Biele ’60HQ *
Bill Bisgrove *
Donald Blair and Nancy Dock
Col. John M. Brooks (Ret.) ’39C
Eugene Chappell
Paul Clark ’52B
George Clune ’43C *
Robert J. Costa ’53B
Virginia “Jake” and Andy Craig ’50C
Doug Craig ’89
Peg Cram *
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Cryan ’59HQ
Jim and Ceme Curley
Patrick Danial ’98
Mr. and Mrs. James Dawley *
Mr. and Mrs. Les Deming ’46A
Tom Denton ’65
Richard and Therese Driscoll
Anna Thomson Dodge *
Anne and John Endries
Edward W. Foley, Jr. ’28 *
Friedman/Heavenrich Family
Karl Gates ’77
John Gibson *
Stuart R. Grossman ’56
Tom and Penny Gunerman
Bob and Jan Hampton
Honorable and
Mrs. Stewart F. Hancock, Jr. ’40
Jack M. Hastings, Jr. ’40* and
Peggy Hastings
Martha L. Heer *
Jennifer Hicks
Charlotte and Alexander Holstein
Tami and Gary Huested ’63B
Charlotte and Jim Inglis ’59B
Dan S. Jonas and
Alexandra C. Epsilanty
Laura and Ed Jordan
Walter Keating ’48B *
Elspeth and George Kerr ’51B *
Dr. and Mrs. David Kunz
Laura Lavine ’73
Bill and Sue Leahey
Elizabeth and Reginald Lenna ’32B *
Mary (Rugh) Lerner –
in memory of J. T. Rugh, Jr.
Gelene and Robert B. Lewis ’45
Charles A. Lewis ’79
Susan and Peter Manolakos
William M. Marcussen ’43B
John F. Marsellus ’32 *
George McCrillis *
Edward W. McNeil
Mr. and Mrs. Crandall Melvin III ’74
Kathy and Dan Mezzalingua ’56C
Lynn F. and Robert I. Miller
Melissa and Stephen Montgomery
Tina and Shawn Morgan
A. Boyd Pixley 1908HQ*
Susan Platner ’66
William and Carol Porter
Robert H. Reakirt *
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rhoades ’59A
Seymour Roth *
Elaine Rubenstein
Kathy Ruscitto
Virginia P. Satterfield
Elizabeth W. Shake
James C. Shake
Jason and Donna (Blount) Sherr ’89
Maryon Simmons *
Robert Simonton ’50 * and Tanya
Simonton (iho Peter Manolakos,
Alex and Chuckie Holstein,
Fran Gates, and Tina Morgan)
Elwyn L. Smith, Jr. ’37 *
Robert Smutny*
Jon Statler ’68A
William V. Stone, Jr. ’55
Jamie Sutphen
Sara (Lewis) Temes ’96 and
David Temes ’97
Robert J. Theis, Jr. ’67B
Terry Turnipseed
George and MJ Urist
Pamela Marie Usiatynski ’05
Rielly (Andrews) Vlassis ’97
Estate of Carolyn W. and
Guido Verbeck, Jr. ’32E*
Charles Verbeck ’48C *
Kathy and Jon Verbeck
Claudie and Jack Wells ’60B
Orrin B. Werntz ’21C *
Dorothy Witherill *
Leba Zaborny
Elaine S. and
Richard J. Zerveck ’37B *
Brahim Zogby
“The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”
WILLIAM JAMES (1842-1910)
Psychologist, Philosopher, Author
Awordfrom
AN
“EVENT”-FUL
YEAR IN THE
ADMISSIONS
T
he most exciting part of working in the Office of Admissions is
being able to introduce prospective families to all of the exciting
things happening on campus at Manlius Pebble Hill School.
Traditionally, MPH hosted two Open Houses for prospective families to
wander through our halls, engage with our community and learn more
about what MPH can offer their children. These Open Houses, held on
MPH OFFICE OF
ADMISSIONS
NICOLE CICORIA
Director of Admissions
Sunday afternoons in November and January, helped generate over 100
applications to the School this year.
Yet, the one thing the Open House lacked was the ability to give guests a glimpse
into the daily life of MPH, which is the best way to help a prospective family truly
understand our values and what we offer. Watching our students engage with
teachers inside the classroom might just be the most compelling sight a prospective
parent can witness. With that in mind, the Office of Admissions has launched a new
series of Admissions events, designed to help prospective families capture the
essence of MPH in the most authentic manner possible.
The most popular event has been “Breakfast with Admissions,” small-group
informational sessions held every other Tuesday morning from January-May. During
these sessions we provide information about the School over a continental breakfast
and then hold tours through the MPH campus to observe our community in action.
Throughout the spring, over 25 families attending our breakfasts submitted an
application for admission.
Another new event offered this year was our Admissions STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Math) Reception held in conjunction with the MPH STEM
Fair. The Admissions Office was transformed into a STEM Gallery, which showcased
student projects from past years. Faculty and students were on hand to talk to
prospective families about the STEM experience at MPH. After the reception,
families were given VIP passes to tour the STEM Fair in the Gym and Falcone
Dining Hall. It was a terrific event that showcased one of MPH’s greatest strengths,
and we plan to host this annually.
On a Saturday morning in early April, we hosted the inaugural “Center for Early
Learning Open House” designed for prospective Prekindergarten and Kindergarten
families to learn more about the benefits of “starting smart” at MPH. Nearly 15
families attended this event, despite the blustery Syracuse winter weather that just
wouldn’t quit! Outside, it was a serene, snowy day, but inside the Center for Early
Learning, the atmosphere was festive and fun! The classrooms were full of energy
with parents and faculty chatting and young ones interacting with each other as
they engaged in a variety of activities.
During the 2014-15 school year, we plan to continue hosting these events that were
so successful, while adding in a few new opportunities for prospective families. Some
of our new ideas include a “Lunch on Us” event in the new Phoenix Student Center
and an interactive information session in our new Distance Learning Classroom.
Have an idea for an Admissions event? Share it with us! We’d love to hear your
thoughts. Send us a note to [email protected].
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Golf
Note from our
Clambake Chair:
Cazenovia Golf Club, Cazenovia,
N.Y. Eight foursomes participated.
CLAIRE MYERS-USIATYNSKI ’72
Kirk Marinich ’94, Richard Sykes ’93,
Joel Warburton ’94, and Josh Solomon
’94. Joel Warburton ’94 won for the
longest drive.
Hello Alumni! Summer is behind us, so I
guess it’s time to wrap up the year that just
flew by. I know that all those who attended
had a wonderful time at the Alumni
Weekend events. Many of you visited the
campus and talked with students (one
advantage of having moved the event up one
weekend). We changed up our golfing
location and enjoyed the sunshine in
Cazenovia, N.Y. Friday evening’s barbecues,
gatherings, and dinners were a great time to
catch up with old friends. The Verbeck
Memorial Service on Saturday morning was a
time of remembrance and reflection before
starting off the afternoon with the Clambake
and finishing the evening with the induction
of the Class of 2014 at the Athletic Hall of
Fame. WOW, what a jam-packed weekend!
There was a place for everyone to find their
nitch – just like at the Manlius Pebble Hill
School.
Time goes by quickly, so graduating classes
ending with “0” and “5,” start contacting
your former classmates now for your best
reunion EVER! When you return to campus
you will be able to tour The Bradley McNeil
’93 Learning Commons and stroll down
memory mane as you enter The Phoenix
Student Center.
Jim Kingsley ’69A,
Dick Perry ’69HQ, Jon
Tice ’69HQ, Carl Gibbs
’69C, Chris Blitman
’70, Douglas
Wynyard ’68HQ, and
Wayne Mizerak
’69HQ.
Pete Livshin ’64, Joan
Snihur, John Sager ’64,
and Peter Ten Eyck ’69.
Ed Coye, Ken Sterritt’64C,
Dorald Beasley ’64B, and
Cliff Muller ’64B. This group
won most honest!
Until May 29, 2015, best always for a happy
and health year.
Claire
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Brad Roy ’72, Bob Nasiff (MPH
Chess Coach,) Paul Shanahan ’76,
and Bill Darrin ’63HQ. The winning
foursome with the lowest score, 64.
Alumni
Welcome Lunch
Seniors at the “Lunch with Alumni:” L-R: Julia Dighe, Leigh Preston, Emmi Reiter,
Elizabeth Spizuoco, Tevin Johnson, Hamish Gibbs, Shay Resnick-Gertz, Elizabeth
Scharoun, Phillip Maier, Hannah Lukow, Wahhaj Beg, Michelle Bevilacqua, Adhana Asfaw,
Matt Parker, John Alley, Leah Miller, Alex Downey, Tae-Jun Kim, Michael Berger, Joseph
Binder, Tyler Griffin, Cassie Pruitt, Annie Simmonds, Sam Woodward, and Simon Bruno.
The Class of 2014 shaking hands
with current alumni as they are
welcomed into the Alumni
Association.
50th Reunion Classes (1964) - Pen Pals with the 4th and 5th Grade
The MPH fourth and fifth-grade students write to members of each year’s 50th reunion
celebrants throughout the year, and a reception is held for them to meet their pen pals in
person during Alumni Clambake Weekend.
Matthew
Roberson, Jon
Haacke ’64, Jack
Hogan, and Ryan
Kinane.
Pen Pal
Reunion
The 50th
reunion pen
pals with
some of the
fourth and
fifth grade.
The fourth
grade learning
about the
history of The
Manlius School
from John Ellis
’67HQ in the
Kreitzberg
Family Alumni
Lodge.
MPH fourth and fifth-graders with Guido F. Verbeck and
Robert Gere ’64 after touring MPH.
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Manlius BBQ
Kelly Gillis- Rose, Director of
Development, Jon Tice ’69HQ, Jim
Kingsley ’69A, Carl Gibbs ’69C, Tina
Morgan, Director of Advancement,
Jim Inglis ’59B, and Dick Perry
’69HQ sporting their new Manlius
sweatshirts!
Douglas Wynyard ’68HQ in his
Manlius jacket.
Paul Silverstein ’67B in
conversation with Bob Oberst ’59B.
An award was presented for the first time at The Manlius
School BBQ to the highest number of attendees in one
company. This year HQ Company won! John Sleeth ’60HQ,
Suzi Bahner Harriff, Don Cross ’67HQ, Jon Tice ’69HQ,
Wayne Mizerak ’69HQ, John Ellis ’67HQ, Sue Bahner, Chris
Ellis ’68HQ, Bob Pratt ’67HQ, Douglas Wynyard ’68HQ,
Caryl Bahner-Guhin and Dick Perry ’69HQ.
the
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for
work that you did
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seeing notices
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Weekends, it was great to actuall
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many years. I was happy to rec
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Jon Haacke ’64 Pebble Hill
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NEW for 2014 – Company Spirit
Award given to the Company with
the highest number of attendees
at the Manlius BBQ.
Pebble Hill
BBQ
Bruce Bicknell ’49B and Paul Clark ’52B.
Jon Haacke ’64, Louise Schwarzer Harrison ’64,
Pete Livshin ’64 and Mary J. Sheldon-McKenzie
’64 celebrating their 50th reunion.
70’s Party
L-R Back: Dennis Poe ’74, Gary Beach ’74, Chris Cheney ’74,
John Ralph ’74 and Jurgens Bauer ’74.
L-R Middle: Peter Wynyard ’74, Bitsy Hamilton Namy ’74,
Trent Amond ’74, Chip Melvin ’74 and Jay Wason ’74.
L-R – Front: Sara Wason ’74, Cindy Hodgkins Schallmo ’74,
Gioia Gensini ’74, Wendy McGrath Mouille ’74, Wes Fleming
’74 and Mark Dobkin ’74.
Hosted by Jay and
Sara Wason ’74 at
their home in
Manlius, N.Y.
John Ralph ’74, Wes Fleming ’74, Mark Dobkin ’74,
Brad Wheler ’72 and Jay Wason ’74.
Verbeck
Service
Verbeck Memorial Service and
tour of the Manlius Campus
The Rev. Guido F. Verbeck,
Mary Verbeck Pomeroy, and
Jon Verbeck, former trustee
and parent to Alex Verbeck ’12.
Jim Inglis ’59B with MPH student Ayo Oguntola ’19
who played Taps at The Verbeck Memorial Service.
The Verbeck Memorial Service.
Tina Morgan, Director of Advancement, leading the tour of
The Manlius Campus.
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Order of
The Phoenix
Conversation with Scott Wiggins,
Head of School
Conversation with our Head of School, Scott Wiggins, who
led an MPH student panel discussion with alumni.
Order of the Phoenix awards presented at The Alumni Clambake Weekend:
Donna Meehan, faculty, Paul Morton ’59A, Laurie Hadlick, faculty, Philippe Roth
Schwimmer ’92, Bill Koss ’61C, Rebecca Rhody, Community Programs, Dan
Lear ’64HQ, Paul Clark ’52B, Ron Osborn, former faculty, Sara Wason ’74, and
Jay Wason ’74.
The
Clambake
Bobby Llewellyn ’69, John
Sager ’64, Pete Livshin ’64,
Joan Snihur, Dusty Heer ’64,
Nat Reidel ’65, Jim Amodio
’65, Louise Schwarzer
Harrison ‘64, Mary Jane
Sheldon-McKenzie ’64, Russ
Andrews ’64, Jon Haacke
’64, and Dee Burlingame
Reidel ’64.
Celebrating their 55th Reunion: Jim Inglis ’59B, Bill
Rezak ’59A, Pete Rekstis ’59C, and Woody Obrig ’59C.
Claire MyersUsiatynski
’72, chair of
the Clambake
talking with
Carl Gibbs
’69C.
Celebrating their 50th Reunion: John Sager ’64, Dusty Heer ’64,
Louise Schwarzer Harrison ’64, Jon Haacke ’64, Pete Livshin ’64,
Dee Burlingame Reidel ’64, Russ Andrews ’64, and Mary Jane
Sheldon-McKenzie ’64.
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Alan Farrell ’64HQ and Dan Lear ’64HQ enjoying the Clams!
Families at the
Clambake
enjoying our new
Schwimmer
Family
Playground.
Celebrating their 50th Reunion: Dan Lear ’64HQ, Pete Willis ’64C,
Tim Edwards ’64B, and Fran Pordum ’64C.
Patrick Calvey ’46C,
Bruce Bicknell ’49B
celebrating his 65th
Reunion and Philip
Demeree ’50C.
Mary Rulison ’73, Chuck Beeler ’54, Joan Beeler, and
Betsy Barker ’69.
y ‘thank you’
“Just a note to sa
fantastic
for putting on a
ni Weekend
Clambake / Alum
, simply
festivity. Brilliant
the staff out did
brilliant. You and
again and your
yourselves once
are very much
efforts were and
as nice to see
appreciated. It w
faces from both
some of the old
anlius. The
Pebble Hill and M
combination of
Clambake was a
good food. The
a good time and
and Pen Pal
Welcome Lunch
a nice touch and
Reception were
d educating.
very enjoyable an
mer.”
Have a good sum
Q
Tim Edwards ’64H
John Danial, Jeanne Holstein, former
Fine Arts Chair, Kent Gillis ’62B, and
Cristina Danial ’01.
Paul Morton III and Chris Morton, sons of Paul
Morton ’59A viewing the Manlius Head Boy marble
plaques at MPH.
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Thenand
Now
A collection of pictures
from the past and present
Farmer Hall in the mid- stages of its construction on
The Manlius School campus in 1954.
Construction
On-Campus
Construction workers laying the foundation
on the Mezzalingua Humanities building at
Manlius Pebble Hill School.
The Phoenix Student Center being
constructed on the MPH campus
during the summer of 2014.
Leigh Preston ’14
and Will Maresco ’15
work behind the
scenes of a theater
performance during
the 2013-2014
academic year.
Behind
The Scenes
Preparations for the foundation of The
Bradley McNeil ’93 Learning Commons in the
fall of 2013.
Commander Rugh
instructing cadets
at The Manlius
School in 1964.
Students
testing
equipment
in the MPH
on-campus
radio station
in 1978.
Language
Commander Rugh’s daughter Mary
Lerner, currently serves on the Board
of Trustees at MPH.
Four MPH students practicing Chinese
characters in their Chinese language course
during the 2013-2014 academic year.
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Three members of the
Class of 2014 enjoy
Senior Snack in the
Kreitzberg Family Alumni
Lodge during the 20132014 academic year.
Friends...
MPH students smiling
for the camera during
their senior year,
spring 1997.
Two MPH students
during in the
winter of 1974.
Two MPH students, Julia Walsh ’17 &
Lizzie Matrici ’17 walking through
campus in the spring of 2013.
Cadets sharing
a laugh in
Huntington Hall.
A MPH student
cozying up with a
good book in the
new Bradley McNeil
’93 Learning
Commons.
Two Pebble Hill
Lower School
girls searching
for the perfect
book to read.
Library
Time
Two MPH Lower School students reading books from
the new guided reading library in 2013.
A Manlius School
Cadet working in
the School’s library
on September 13,
1952.
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1972 - MPH student, Kip
Hawley completing school
work in the Phoenix
Tavern on The Manlius
Campus after The Pebble
Hill School and The
Manlius School merged.
The
Phoenix
The Phoenix Tavern on The
Manlius School Campus.
Four MPH Upper
School students
working together
on a group project
in the new Phoenix
Student Center in
September 2014.
The completed
Phoenix Student
Center on the MPH
campus in
September 2014.
“Inasmuch as you have referred to Manlius as my home,
remember that it was your home for a period of time as well,
and that you are always welcome at ‘Home.’ In the years to
come do not forget Manlius and the lessons we have tried to
instill. Please return to visit us as often as your schedule
will permit. Be assured that all of us at Manlius, and our
successors, will be waiting to welcome you.”
Commandant of Cadets
Dean Sedgwick in 1964
Dean of
Students
MPH Kindergarten
students working with
their teacher, Mrs. DiMento,
on a math visual recognition
game in September 2014.
Lower School
“Educating young people bears a heavy
responsibility. At Manlius Pebble Hill School,
we participate in building the intellectual and
ethical foundations on which much of your
adult lives will depend. When you return to
MPH as alumni, we love to hear your stories
of growth, of self-affirmation, of struggle and
success, of making friends with all kinds of
people, and of moving your communities
forward, as they all started here, humbly, in
the company of caring teachers and
classmates.”
Alex Leclerq
Dean of Students at MPH
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Pebble Hill Lower School students engaging in a
lesson in their classroom in 1965.
MPH varsity
soccer team
member,
Wahhaj Beg
’14, playing
during a
game in the
fall of 2013.
MPH Girls
Varsity Soccer
team picture
taken in the
fall of 2013.
Athletics
Four members of the MPH track team pictured after
placing 1st in the girl’s 4x800 meter relay in the spring
of 2014.
Pebble Hill School’s Boys Varsity soccer team
picture during the fall 1964 season.
Athletics...
continued
The Manlius School
Varsity basketball team,
led by Coach Clark, pose
for their team photo
during the 1941 – 1942
season.
MPH varsity basketball player, Dan
Byrnes ’14 heads towards the basket
during a game in the winter of 2014.
Last year the team had a record of 13-6
and were one of 16 of our athletic
teams that made the Sectionals during
their season.
The Manlius School varsity
basketball team competes
in the Dodge gymnasium on
March 3, 1956.
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Goodyear-Burlingame
REUNION
M
ay 6, 2014 was a glorious sunny
afternoon for the GoodyearBurlingame ladies to gather for afternoon tea
at the home Marilyn and Dick Alberding.
Every year new memories surface and
humorous stories are shared about their time
at Goodyear-Burlingame.
The flowers for the tea were donated
by alumnus A.J. Torelli ’65 in loving
memory of his mother, Geege
Tardy Torelli ’40.
Marilyn Clark
Alberding and
Ruth Pass
Hancock ’40.
Sally Benham
Alden ’44 and
Jane Benham
Friedel ’47.
Jane Benham Friedel ’47, JoAnn Lowman Bock ’41,
and Sally Benham Alden ’44.
Russ Andrews
’64, Scott
Wiggins, Head
of School,
and John
Cirando.
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15
Goodyear-Burlingame
REUNION
Joelle Kane Wood and
Mary Salisbury Hale.
Save the Date!
Letty
Meacham
Murray ’36.
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WEDNESDAY,
MAY 6, 2015
Attention
GoodyeAr
Girls!
Joan Carpenter Scott
and Gelene Terpening
Lewis-Dorr.
Very exciting news! In response to the generous
$10,000 challenge match from an anonymous donor,
we have not only met the goal, but exceeded it! The
Goodyear Burlingame Scholarship Fund has reached
over $50,000, is now endowed, and can be awarded
to selected MPH students.
Nancy Hicks
Proctor and
Joelle Kane
Wood.
Peggy Frey Hastings ’51
and Ann Ross Melvin.
Thank you to all who supported this fund in years
past. A special thank you to those who stretched this
spring to help us meet our challenge match goal.
Several Goodyear Girls made two gifts this year,
others made their first gift ever to this fund and some
significantly increased their giving level to make this
possible! When the fund was started in 2001, folks
doubted we would see the endowment established in
our lifetime. The outpouring of support is truly
humbling. “Thank you” just doesn’t do it justice,
however, THANK YOU!
Again, as always, thank you for your support of
Goodyear and Manlius Pebble Hill School.
Appreciatively,
Ruth(Pass)Hancock
John
Cirando and
Ruth Pass
Hancock
’40.
Kelly Gillis-Rose
Director of Development
Manlius Pebble Hill School
On October 1, 2014 five Goodyear-Burlingame alumnae
visited MPH to see our new buildings. L-R: Margot Clark,
Lower School Librarian, Judy Oplinger, Gelene Lewis Dorr,
former faculty, Mary Lee Muench, former faculty, Sally
Benham Alden, Liza Morrison, Director of Information
Services, Jane Benham Friedel, Scott Wiggins, Head of
School, and Ruth Pass Hancock.
If you missed this tour and would like to visit MPH please
call Maureen Anderson, 315-446-2452 and she will be
delighted to show you around. You are always welcome.
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What will
your
Legacy be?
I
nspired by the stories you see in Reflections? Thankful for the education you or your
children received? Have you considered making a planned gift to Manlius Pebble Hill
School to help ensure the continuation of our School’s legacy?
Listed below are a variety of ways that benefit both you and MPH. Consult with your financial
planner about which planned gift best matches your goals.
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IF YOUR GOALS IS TO:
THEN YOU CAN:
AND YOUR BENEFITS ARE:
Secure a fixed income while avoiding
market risks
Establish a charitable gift annuity
Tax benefits and often a higher rate
rate of return from assets
Defer a gift until after your lifetime
Put a bequest in your will
(cash, specific property, or a
share of the residue)
Estate tax deduction and you
keep assets in your name during
lifetime
Maximize heir’s inheritance while
benefiting MPH
Name MPH as beneficiary of
your retirement plan, leave
other assets to family
Reduced estate and income tax
Make a large gift with little cost
Create a new life insurance policy
or give a life insurance policy
you no longer need
Current and possible future
income tax deductions
Give all or a percent of your personal
residence or farm but retain life use
Create a charitable gift while
while continuing to enjoy
your home
A charitable deduction and a
reduction in the value of your estate
Create a hedge against inflation over
the long-term
Establish a charitable remainder
unitrust
A variable income stream for life
and tax benefits
Reduce gift and estate taxes on assets
you pass to your children and
grandchildren
Create a charitable lead trust that
pays income to MPH for a specific
term of years
A gift or estate tax deduction
your family keeps the assets
and any appreciation
Make a revocable gift during your
life time
Name MPH as the beneficiary of
assets in a living trust
Full control of the trust and
its assets for your lifetime
Tree of Life Society
as of 10/30/2014
Anonymous
Kathy and Mark Adelson
(iho Virginia Satterfield)
Michael P. Alford ’63
Mary Ellen M. Andrews
Phillip M. Andrews ’99
Russ Andrews ’64
Lydia P. Arnold
Wheeler Carr Bachman *
Baxter F. Ball *
Mr. Edward Barber *
Elisabeth Barker ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Don Barter
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barter
Daniel S. Baum ’65
Charles W. Beach
Frederick B. Benedict ’58A *
Hugh I. Biele ’60HQ *
Bill Bisgrove *
Donald Blair and Nancy Dock
Col. John M. Brooks (Ret.) ’39C
Eugene Chappell
Paul Clark ’52B
George Clune ’43C *
Robert J. Costa ’53B
Virginia “Jake” and Andy Craig ’50C
Doug Craig ’89
Peg Cram *
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Cryan ’59HQ
Jim and Ceme Curley
Patrick Danial ’98
Mr. and Mrs. James Dawley *
Mr. and Mrs. Les Deming ’46A
Tom Denton ’65
Richard and Therese Driscoll
Anna Thomson Dodge *
Anne and John Endries
Edward W. Foley, Jr. ’28 *
Friedman/Heavenrich Family
Karl Gates ’77
John Gibson *
Stuart R. Grossman ’56
Tom and Penny Gunerman
Bob and Jan Hampton
Honorable and Mrs.
Stewart F. Hancock, Jr. ’40
Jack M. Hastings, Jr. ’40* and
Peggy Hastings
Martha L. Heer *
Jennifer Hicks
Charlotte and Alexander Holstein
Tami and Gary Huested ’63B
Charlotte and Jim Inglis ’59B
Dan S. Jonas and Alexandra C. Epsilanty
Laura and Ed Jordan
Walter Keating ’48B *
Elspeth and George Kerr ’51B *
Dr. and Mrs. David Kunz
Laura Lavine ’73
Bill and Sue Leahey
Elizabeth and Reginald Lenna ’32B *
Mary (Rugh) Lerner –
in memory of J. T. Rugh, Jr.
Gelene and Robert B. Lewis ’45
Charles A. Lewis ’79
Susan and Peter Manolakos
William M. Marcussen ’43B
John F. Marsellus ’32 *
George McCrillis *
Edward W. McNeil
Mr. and Mrs. Crandall Melvin III ’74
Kathy and Dan Mezzalingua ’56C
Lynn F. and Robert I. Miller
Melissa and Stephen Montgomery
Tina Morgan
A. Boyd Pixley 1908HQ*
Susan Platner ’66
William and Carol Porter
Robert H. Reakirt *
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rhoades ’59A
Seymour Roth *
Elaine Rubenstein
Kathy Ruscitto
Virginia P. Satterfield
Elizabeth W. Shake
James C. Shake
Jason and Donna (Blount) Sherr ’89
Maryon Simmons *
Robert Simonton ’50 * and Tanya Simonton
(iho Peter Manolakos, Alex and Chuckie
Holstein, Fran Gates, and Tina Morgan)
Elwyn L. Smith, Jr. ’37 *
Robert Smutny*
Jon Statler ’68A
William V. Stone, Jr. ’55
Jamie Sutphen
Sara (Lewis) Temes ’96 and
David Temes ’97
Robert J. Theis, Jr. ’67B
Terry Turnipseed
George and MJ Urist
Pamela Marie Usiatynski ’05
Rielly (Andrews) Vlassis ’97
Estate of Carolyn W. and
Guido Verbeck, Jr. ’32E*
Charles Verbeck ’48C *
Kathy and Jon Verbeck
Claudie and Jack Wells ’60B
Orrin B. Werntz ’21C *
Dorothy Witherill *
Leba Zaborny
Elaine S. and Richard J. Zerveck ’37B *
Brahim Zogby
*deceased
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ALUMNI
HOLIDAY GATHERING
Events
2013-14
Class of 2012: Back L-R:
Lyn Watts, Morgan Gelfand,
Tristan Amond, Jon Koss,
David Oliver, Mike Slutzky,
Polly Englot, Anna Driscoll,
and Anna Rupert.
Front L-R: Hannah
Bevilacqua, Cindy Shehatou,
Kacey Jervis, Emily Bierut,
and Joelle Rotella.
On Monday, December 23, 2013 eighty
six alumni, faculty, former faculty, and
their guests gathered at Small Plates in
Syracuse, NY. It was a great evening, with
many stories and much laughter.
Fred Pollard ’96,
Ted Curtis, Senior
Administrative
Dean, and
Shreyas Roy ’96.
Devin Sullivan ‘06, Matt Thomas ’01, and Liza
Morrison, Director of Information Services and
Librarian.
Naomi Ostrander Scanlon ’00, Alanna
Ostrander Abreu ’04, and Rebecca
Mitchell ’04.
Annie Preston ’08, Kate Scheibel ’08, Katia
Koziara ’08, and Yoni Hochstein, Middle School
After-Hours Director.
Christine Goldman ’06, Makeda McGowan ’08, Michele
Koziara, Performing Arts Department Chair, Alex
Koziara, Stage Design, Katia Koziara ’08, and Elizabeth
Sutphen ’08.
Sue Foster, Science
Department Chair, and
Andrea Danial, former Head
of Lower and Middle School.
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Ben Bragdon
’02 and Chris
Bianchi ’00.
David Katz
’11 and
Isaac
Signorelli
’11.
Elizabeth
Sutphen ’08,
Katia
Koziara ’08,
Scott
Meehan ’08,
Adam
Bersani ’08,
and Annie
Preston ’08.
MPH ALUMNI HAPPY HOUR
Tiffany Babiarz VonDeak
’01, Steve VonDeak ’01,
and Richard Sykes ’93.
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 thirty one alumni,
guests, and faculty attended the MPH Alumni Happy
Hour, courtesy of Richard Sykes ’93 at the newly-opened
Residence Inn Hotel in Syracuse. Those in attendance
enjoyed this opportunity to connect with local alumni. A
big thank you to Richard Sykes ’93, Brian McKee ‘93 and
Steve Von Deak ’01 for generously underwriting the open
bar. The event was sponsored by the Alumni Board.
Phil Rothschild ’79,
Had Fuller ’66A,
Claire MyersUsiatynski ’72,
and Dick Perry
’69HQ.
Scott Wiggins, Head of School, Susan Wiggins,
and Had Fuller ’66A.
The “MPH Cocktail” of the evening!
Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72 and Marjie
Wason Tormey ’73.
MPH Alumni Happy Hour at The Residence Inn, Syracuse, NY.
Mark Hayes ’02 and Tina Morgan, Director
of Advancement.
Janet Amond ’78, Chip Melvin ’74, Trent Amond ’74, and John
Sutphen ’74.
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OSPREY, FLORIDA
On a beautiful St. Patrick’s Day, Sally and Bob Theis ’67B
graciously hosted a reunion for alumni living in the greater
Sarasota area. Twelve alumni and their guests enjoyed an elegant
lunch, with a special St. Patrick’s Day dessert few could resist! A
heartfelt thank you to the Theis’ family for opening their home
to our alumni and making us all feel so welcome.
John Ramsey ’59A, John
Sullivan ’59HQ, and Ann
Sullivan.
Lee Hirschey ’53C, John Ramsey ’59A, John Sullivan ’59HQ, Scott
Wiggins, Head of School, Rich Garrett ’69B, Earle Bretz ’49C, and Bob
Theis ’67B.
Florida
Bob Theis ’67B, Debbie
Hirschey, and Lee
Hirschey ’53C.
NAPLES, FLORIDA
On March 18, 2014 eleven alumni, a former trustee and their guests enjoyed a
delicious lunch overlooking the ocean from the Bay Colony Beach Club, Naples,
FL graciously hosted by Kathy and Dan Mezzalingua ’56C. Conversations
flowed and those living in the area were delighted to meet other alumni, many
not realizing they were neighbors and in such close proximity to one another.
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Bob Fearon
’45C
Dan Mezzalingua ’56C, Scott
Wiggins, Head of School, and
Pablo Pick ’61C.
Maureen Anderson, Director of Alumni Relations,
Jake and Andy Craig ’50C, and Scott Wiggins,
Head of School, enjoyed dinner together courtesy
of the Craigs at the Royal Poinciana Golf Club,
Naples, Florida.
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Bob Fearon ’45C and Chuck Hoyt ’44A.
Bill Allyn, current grandparent, Ted
Shiro ’47A, and Bob Fearon ’45C.
Jeff Randall, former trustee, Donna Randall, Kathy
Mezzalingua, and Dan Mezzalingua ’56C.
NEW YORK CITY
REUNION
Thirty alumni and their guests enjoyed
an evening at The Lounge at Elmo in
New York City, chaired by Sondra
Roberts ’91 and Philippe Roth
Schwimmer ’92. Our younger alumni
were so pleased that two of our more
senior Manlius alumni joined us: Paul
Spenadel ’42C (who continues to teach)
and Leonard Pfeifer ’53A. They
thoroughly enjoyed speaking with and
meeting our MPH alumni. Many thanks
to Sondra and Philippe.
Philippe Roth Schwimmer ’92
and Sondra Roberts ’91.
New York Reunion April 2014.
Tim Goldman
’11 and
Keagan
Tefler ’08.
Delilah Rothenberg ’00, Tiffany Rothenberg ’02,
Christine Jenkins ’02, and Claire Dwyer
Schneider ’03.
Paul Spenadel ’42C and Leo Pfiefer ’53A.
Jessica Lewis
Doran ’99 and
Sam Temes ’03.
NYC
Ariel Sealing ’07, Peter Cambs ’08, and Will
Buniak ’08.
Rebecca Gregory Shields ’09, Tim Shields,
Suzy Englot ’09, and Ariel Sealing ’07.
Elliott Regan ’07 and Streater Kelley ’06.
Erin Vella ’03, Christine Jenkins ’02, and Claire
Dwyer Schneider ’03.
Tali Konsens Seinfeld ’94, Sondra Roberts
’91, and Philippe Roth Schwimmer ’92.
“Muriel and I thor
oughly enjoyed th
e
NYC reunion and
we were left with
one impression. “W
ith Scott Wiggins
as Head of School,
we have a winner
!”
Thanks again for
an enjoyable
evening.”
Adam Zee, Toni Torrillo Zee ’95, and Erin
Vella ’03.
Leo Pfiefer ’53A
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ALUMNI PARTICIPATE AS
EVALUATORS IN THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL STEM FAIR
The MPH STEM Fair, a noncompetitive event, is unique
in providing students the opportunity to explain their
work to evaluators from our parent, alumni, faculty, and
local communities. As they each spoke with two of the
evaluators about their investigations in the areas of
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, it
was clear that the kids “knew their stuff.”
Matt Ferro ’96
and Colleen
Eade ’03.
Kaitlin Mahar ’12, Colleen Eade ’03, Martha Williams ’57, Beth Stewart ’99,
Courtney Stewart ’05, John Ellis’ 67HQ, Kim Smolen ’91, Claire Myers-Usiatynski
’72, and Jim Amodio ’65.
Chad Gregory, science
faculty, with Edward
Doherty ’01.
STEM FAIR
MPH SPRING GALA
Alumni that attended the MPH Annual Spring Gala on
April 12, 2014 at the Lincklean House, Cazenovia, NY.
SENIOR SNACK
.
Chris Johnson ’99, Kate Flocken Johnson ’94 Pre-Kindergarten
faculty, Joshua and Jessica Pletka, MPH parents.
SPRING GALA
Class of 2015, our future alumni on the Theis Terrace at
their first Senior Snack for the 2014-2015 school year.
Jayne Rubenstein Charlamb ’86, Larry
Charlamb, and Neil Mariados, MPH parents.
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SENIOR
SNACK
COLLEGE BOUND BBQ
On Thursday, July 31, 2014, MPH hosted our
annual College Bound BBQ on the new Theis
Terrace, outside of The Kreitzberg Family
Alumni Lodge. This event celebrates the
beginning and continuation of the Classes of
2012 – 2014 college life/careers. With Ted
Curtis serving up hot dogs and burgers hot off
the grill, everyone enjoyed a beautiful relaxed
summer evening together. It was great for the
Class of 2014 to talk with and see those from
the classes of 2013 and 2012 who were able
to answer their questions about college, and
for all present to share their stories and
experiences with faculty.
College Bound BBQ 2014 attendees’ L-R Front Row: Aurek Ransom ’13, Zain Nizam ’13, Jenn
Neuner, Director of Special Events, Michelle Bevilacqua ’14, Leigh Preston ’14, Nika Jonas
’14, Aoife Andrews ’13, Elizabeth Dean ’13, Julia Curtis ’13, Hannah Lukow ’14, Kathryn
Spoelstra ’12, Katie Stomps ’13, Kelly Gillis-Rose, Director of Development, and Maureen
Anderson, Director of Alumni Relations.
L-R Back Row: Scott Wiggins, Head of School, Ryan Zlomek, technology instructor, John
Alley ’14, John Stegeman, Head of Upper School, Zack Mitchell ’13, Aaron Hicks ’13, Zach
Mahar ’12, Matt Parker ’14, Ketan Reddy ’13, Julia Lendy ’14, John Ochoa, Interim Chief
Financial Officer, Soleil Young ’13, Wahhaj Beg ’14, Alex Downey ’14, Tina Morgan, Director
of Advancement, Derek Wolfanger, Assistant Athletic Director, Hannah Rosenstein ’13, Joy
Strickland, Director of Counseling, and Ted Curtis, Senior Administrative Dean.
Katie Stomps ’13, Hannah Rosenstein ’13,
Tina Morgan, Director of Advancement and
Kathryn Spoelstra ’12.
Elizabeth Dean ’13 and Leigh
Preston ’14.
COLLEGE
BOUND BBQ
Derek Wolfanger, Assistant Athletic Director, Michelle
Bevilacqua ’14, Matt Parker ’14, Nika Jonas ’14, Leigh
Preston ’14, Phillip Maier ’14, Alex Downey ’14, and
Wahhaj Beg ’14.
John Stegeman, Head of Upper School, and
Ted Curtis, Senior Administrative Dean.
Aaron Hicks ’13,
Ketan Reddy ’13,
Zain Nizam ’13,
and Aoife
Andrews ’13.
Phillip Maier ’14, Alex
Downey ’14, and
Wahhaj Beg ’14.
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ROCHESTER ALUMNI REUNION
On October 15, 2014 twenty eight alumni and their guests enjoyed
a leisurely lunch at The Woodcliff Hotel in Fairport, N.Y. hosted
and generously underwritten by Paul Shanahan ’76. It was a
delightful afternoon with a wonderful mixture of alumni from all
three schools. Ed Barnard from the Pebble Hill Class of 1938 was
our most senior member present. Thank you to David Gwynn ’60A
for touching base with many of our alumni in Rochester, NY. Our
numbers continue to grow! We hope even more alumni join us for
the October 2015 Reunion in Rochester, N.Y.
John Walsh ’54HQ, Carolyn Walsh and Dick Devereaux ’52A.
Stefania Ianno
’05, Tina
Morgan,
Director of
Advancement,
and Tabitha
Coppola
Bufffery ’94.
Jim Pluta ’66B, Ray Levato ’66B, Paul Shanahan ’76 and sitting
Pete Schwarz ’43C.
Mike Hanna ’64B, Ray Levato ’66B, Dick Devereaux ’52A, Jim Pluta ’66B and
Paul Shanahan ’76.
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Ed Barnard ’38PH, Jim Inglis ’59B and Stan Wright ’54HQ.
David Gwynn ’60A and Vivian Sciarabba browsing
through the Haversack yearbook.
ROCHESTER
REUNION
Guy Ward ’62B, Scott Makin ’61B, Kent Fellows ’62C, Kent Schneider ’68A, Elaine
Schwarz, and Pete Schwarz ’43C.
Guy Ward ’62B and Scott Makin ’61B.
Mike Hanna 64B, Scott Wiggins, Head of School, Tina Morgan, Director of
Advancement, Jim Inglis ‘59B, Vivian Sciarabba, David Gwynn 60A and Will
Cardamone, Director of College Counseling.
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and
E-mail Address
Stay connected.
Make sure the Alumni Office has your most
up-to-date e-mail address and cell phone number.
Send all updates to [email protected].
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Lunch
with
Alumni
T
his year Maureen Anderson, Director of Alumni Relations, and Alex Leclercq, Dean of Students, began a
series of alumni-student lunches. Students who would like to have lunch with alumni are asked to sign up
in the Dean of School’s Office.
If you would like to come and have lunch with our students please email Maureen Anderson at
[email protected] with your area of interest and biography.
Sijia Zhang ’15, Jesse Sgambati ’14, Maya Stevens-Uninsky ’10, Emmi Reiter ’14, Shay
Resnick Gertz ’14, and Wahhaj Beg ’14.
Maya Stevens-Uninsky ’10 had lunch
in the Falcone Dining Hall with a group
of interested Upper School students on
Thursday, December 12, 2013. She
talked about her experiences since
graduating from MPH and about taking
advantage of opportunities in college to
study abroad and to perform service
work as a volunteer.
A senior at McGill University, Maya spent
a semester abroad in South Africa and
worked in a medical clinic there for six
weeks the following summer. In January
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Jeff Mangram, former faculty, Josh Kristoff ’03, Chris King ’14, and
Joseph Binder ’14. Josh was an M.U.N. student while at MPH.
2014, Maya worked for two weeks in
Haiti with a volunteer organization.
Josh Kristoff ’03 joined with Upper
School students for lunch on Monday,
December 16, 2013. Josh, a 2007
graduate of the Naval Academy, led more
than 50 sailors during his first two ship
assignments. He served as an aide to a
two-star general and returned not long
ago from Bahrain, where he led a 200man team charged with maintaining
harbor security. Having resigned from the
Navy in October, Josh is now
transitioning to life out of uniform.
Delilah Rothenberg ’00 had lunch with
our students in April 2014. She is the
Managing Director of Development
Capital Strategies (DCS), an advisory firm
specializing in sustainable business
development and investment in
undercapitalized areas of the world, with
a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa.
She also serves as the Director of Business
Development for Tiossan, the first highend, natural skin care company inspired
by African traditional healing
formulations.
Hannah Lukow ’14, Joseph Binder ’14, Hamish Gibbs ’14, Cole Meier ’15,
Delilah Rothenberg ’00, Sijia Zhang ’15, and Kira Moodliar ’15.
Delilah’s past experiences include
institutional equities at Bear, Stearns &
Co, emerging markets private equity with
Zephyr Management, investment research
with Gerson Lehrman Group and
sustainable business development for
several multinational and foreign direct
investors (corporate and financial). In
particular, her work has largely focused
on consumer industries.
She serves on the Business Council for
Peace (Bpeace) Executive Council and
Board of Directors, is the founder of their
Young Professionals Committee, and was
on their founding mission to Rwanda.
Through Bpeace, Ms. Rothenberg focuses
on small-and-medium-sized enterprise
(SME) development in conflict-affected
countries. Delilah has a B.A. in History,
Politics, and Africa Studies from New
York University, where she also studied
Swahili.
Her work has been featured in the New
York Times, on CNN, and NPR, among
other media outlets, and she has been
asked to speak by institutions such as the
South African Chamber of Commerce
and Harvard Business School on private
equity, venture capital and SMEs in
Africa.
Jeongyoon Han ’17, Pat Bentley-Hoke, English faculty, and girls varsity soccer
coach, Karen Weidner, math faculty, Donna Meehan, Mathematics Department
Chair, Sijia Zhang ’15, Tiffany Rothenberg ’02, and Joseph Binder ’14.
Tiffany Rothenberg ’02 had lunch with
our students in April 2014. She is
currently a defense attorney for the Legal
Aid Society in New York, NY. She has
been licensed by the New York State Bar
Association since 2012, and has been
practicing criminal defense since
graduating from CUNY School of Law in
2011. In law school Tiffany focused her
studies on public criminal defense and
immigration deportation defense. Prior
to attending law school, Tiffany was a
lobbyist for a Healthcare Association of
New York State (HANYS), advocating for
state legislation to protect the interests of
non-profit hospitals throughout New
York. Tiffany attended undergrad at the
University at Albany, and graduated in
2006 with a B.A. in Political Science and
Judaic Studies. Tiffany was an active
participant in Model United Nations
while attending MPH.
Shannon Smith ’09 had lunch with our
students in May 2014. She graduated
from St. Lawrence University in May
2013, majoring in biology with a focus in
ecology and natural systems. During her
time at St. Lawrence she worked in two
different professor’s labs, taking part in
both lab and field-based projects
Shannon
Smith ’09.
including spearheading a year-long
research project on the freshwater
invasion of the round goby in Upstate
New York. She spent a summer with the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration on the Chesapeake Bay
collecting data on local fisheries and
habitat restoration. She also interned
with the Adirondack Chapter of The
Nature Conservancy working on
mapping conservation easement
boundaries with Geographic Information
Systems (GIS). Shannon has been
accepted into Eastern Illinois University
and has started working on a Master’s
Degree in freshwater fisheries ecology.
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If you have memories of school
life, amusing anecdotes or stories of
memorable teachers, please share them
with us! Have you celebrated a birth,
engagement, marriage, anniversary, or
special occasion? We would love to see a
photo! We also welcome old class photos
with captions attached. Please continue
to send them and we will share them in
future issues. Thank you!
MAY 29, 2015
5:00 P.M.
THE PHOENIX
STUDENT
CENTER
Come and celebrate The Phoenix Rising at
our school as we host The Manlius School
BBQ in our new Phoenix Student Center.
Sample some of Charlie Parson's favorite
menu items while enjoying a drink with
friends.
This event typically draws over 60 Manlius
alumni and their guests and has become an
Alumni Weekend favorite of our Old Boys.
Enjoy time reconnecting with your fellow
Manlius alumni while enjoying a barbecue!
Richard Beckwith ’50B, of Nantucket,
MA writes: “Best school year of my life. I
enjoyed playing football, basketball and
baseball, and was recognized with the Best
All Round Athlete Award.” I have been living
in Nantucket since 1990. After graduation
I served two years in the Air Force,
coached baseball and football teams and
supervised officers and NCO clubs.”
The Manlius School
Did you know?
Col. Julian G. Hearne ’22C alumnus who
attended Manlius 1920-1922 wrote the
words and music for “The Infantry Song”
for orchestra. He also composed the song
“West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home” in
1947. It was declared the first official state
song in 1961. Col. Julian G. Hearne, Jr.,
was a Wheeling PA native, attorney, and
career military officer.
Jim Geer ’42C, of Dunedin, FL writes:
“I really miss going back to reunions at
Manlius but my doctor tells me I can no
longer travel, so it really made my year
when our children made the big sacrifice
and all came down to Boca Grande,
Florida to help me celebrate my 90th
birthday!!! Pat’s and my son Christopher
and his wife Kelly and their two children
Maverick James (1 ½ years) and McKinley
Isabella (3 months) flew in from Boston
and while they were here McKinley
Isabella was christened at St. Andrews
Episcopal Church in Boca. My son
Michael and his wife, Marina, flew in from
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The Geer family celebrating Jim’s 90th
Birthday.
San Francisco to be god parents and my
daughter Suzanne and her husband
Michael also flew in from Boston to
celebrate.”
David Fairchild ’43HQ, of Eastchester, NY.
“My only news is that at 89, I am still
driving to New York twice a week to teach
voice at my studio on 72nd St. My musical
career was greatly aided by my time in
Headquarters Company at The Manlius
School. My acting was advanced at
Manlius working with John Hemmerly,
one of the English teachers, who was the
director of the dramatic productions. Bob
McClinton, also Class of ’43, remembers as
he was in them, too.”
Jim Conrad ’50B, of Highland Village, TX
wrote in: “Since 2011 I have been legally
blind due to a stroke of the optic nerve.
I still get around fairly well with the loving
care and assistance from my loving spouse,
Joanne, she is the best! I continue to walk
6 miles, 16,000 steps, 5 days a week to
keep active. I hope to attend my 70th
reunion in 2020! I have fond memories of
my years at Manlius, my last as Captain of
“B” Company.”
Victor Capone ’53A, of Oswego, NY.
Thanks for the Reflections, I enjoyed going
to Manlius. Life was going great until 2001
when my wife Sharon was diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s. She is now in her late stages.
Tom Manley ’53C, of Norwich, NY shared
information about his cousin Robert Wait
’48C. “Cousin Bob Wait finished high
school at Manlius in 1948. With his
parents’ permission, Bob entered the US
Army at sixteen, trained in the UK, and
was fifth wave at Omaha Beach. As an
Mark DeLancey ’57B, of Seoul, Korea:
“My wife, Rebecca, and daughter,
Margarette continue to live and work in
Seoul, Korea. We took a summer trip to
the Canary Islands, the Azores, Morocco,
and the USA.”
Robert Wait ’48C, his aunt Dorothy Wait
Manley and his father Robert S. Wait.
infantry man with Patton’s 80th Division, a
highlight of his service was fighting for the
liberation of Bastogne. Bob walked in with
a tank battalion through a very narrow
corridor to get the 101st out. Bob was
wounded twice and sent home soon after.”
Bob Miller ’53A, of New Port Richey, FL is
now a great grandfather. His great
grandson was born on October 26, 2013.
He also had his second “Hole in One” on
December 17, 2013.
Bob Casciola ’54A, of Scottsdale, AZ
writes: “As I look back on my life and
career, my year at Manlius was so
significant and meaningful. My first time
away from home was a great opportunity.
I played with a talented group of athletes
on Coach Tom Cahill’s best and undefeated
football team, and was exposed to a
wonderful group of dedicated teachers,
particularly Mr. Dave Edwards and Frank
Milliman. How fortunate I was, thank you
Manlius!!”
Len Gereau ’55A, of Bedford, VA. Len has
written a book about his hometown,
Tahawus, NY. Included is a section about
his own boyhood, a mention and photos
of his time at Manlius. Tahawus Memories
1941-1963 tells the story of Tahawus, New
York, a unique Adirondack community
which existed for only twenty-two years.
Created from the urgency of World War II
demands, Tahawus was at one time the
site of the world’s largest titanium mine.
The book, containing over 500
photographs, recounts community life
through the recollections of former
residents and contemporary news
accounts. Len has gathered information
from numerous sources to provide a
glimpse into the surprising array of
activities in his very special hometown.
Bill Rankin ’59HQ, of Tiburon, CA wrote
about GAIA’s continuing work in Africa:
“Recently we added 84 new midwifery
students in Africa to our nursing
scholarship program and have deployed
mobile health clinics six and seven in
Malawi. I feel good about how that work is
going.” On May 8, 2014 Bill was presented
with the “Distinguished Alumnus” award
from the Episcopal Divinity School in
Cambridge, MA, for the AIDS, TB, and
Malaria prevention and care work GAIA
does in Malawi, Central Africa.
Jack Wells ’60B, of Pinehurst, NC writes:
“I have already written in the dates for
Alumni Weekend 2015 in my calendar:
May 29-30. That’s the 55th reunion year of
the Class of ’60. I’ll be there and hope to
see “B” Company, the “Color Company,”
well represented - A, C and HQ as well.”
Donaldo Hart ’61HQ and Don Jahn ’61HQ.
Donaldo Hart ’61HQ, of Washington, D.C.
has been active in consulting work for the
Geneva-based World Trade Organization
(WTO). From April through June he
conducted WTO assessments in Tunisia,
Morocco, Albania, Kosovo, and Yemen,
and he is returning soon to Tunisia. But
the exciting news is that he, Don Jahn
’61HQ, and their spouses/partners are
taking a 7-day Seabourn Cruise together in
May 2015 from Rome to Barcelona. All
four have become fast friends. Don and
Donaldo roomed together in HQ their last
semester at Manlius.
challenge, particularly
since Captain
Sedgwick did not
want to be seen as
showing any
favoritism. From my
perspective, it
worked this way.
Remember the tables that would
seat 10 of us? (It still amazes me to think
that they could feed 300 plus teenagers in
about 20 minutes and that included Grace.
How many of us still remember and use
that blessing before meals?) Remember
that The Wedge showed up at breakfast
time almost every day and would wander
around the mess hall? Well, when he got
to my table, he would say good morning
to every cadet at the table, starting with
the cadet immediately to my left or right
and go around the table using the first
name of each. “Good morning, Ed; good
morning, George; good morning Harold
….” Until he got to me and then it would
be “Good morning, Sedgwick.” No
favoritism there. However, I did not know
I had a first name until I was a sophomore
in college.”
Alumni
Notes
Jim Phelps ’64B, of Guntersville, AL. Jim
attended Golden Gate University in San
Francisco, CA and graduated with a B.A.
in Business Administration.
Favorite teachers: Phil Roesch, math, Paul
Vang, french, and Paul Cassidy, biology.
After PH and Manlius first through tenth
grade, Jim completed his junior year at
Nottingham HS and Senior Year at
Onondaga Valley Academy. He went to
OCC for one year and enlisted in USAF,
became a Pararescuemen, also known as
PJs (Pararescue Jumpers). PJs are United
States Air Force Special Operations
Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat
Command (ACC) operatives tasked with
recovery and medical treatment of
personnel in humanitarian and combat
environments. Jim served in the
Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and
Northern California. After leaving the Air
Force, Jim went to work for the Veterans
Administration and had a career as a
wage/hour investigator. He married Wendy
in 1980 and moved to PA in 1983. He
retired in June 2011. Jim now lives in
Guntersville, AL where he volunteer
teaches and substitute teaches. His main
hobby is stargazing.
Dean Sedgwick ’61HQ, of Stafford, VA
shares with us: “As the son of the
Commandant of Cadets, it was always a
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football and fenced. Dave also would like
to hear from his class:
[email protected].
Pebble Hill School
Battalion Staff 1965: Front: Capt. W. Edwards,
Adjutant, Lt. Col. R. Byles, Battalion
Commander; Major R. Cole, Executive Officer,
Back: Lt. C. Ely, Capt. R. Murphy, Lt. C.
Palamar, Lt. G. Marks.
William Edwards ’65B, of West Chester,
PA. Bob and I remain good friends and
communicate now and again. I have many
fond memories of Manlius, as my brother,
Tim Edwards ’64B, and I virtually grew up
on the Manlius campus along with our
sister, Anne. Dad (Dave Edwards) was
Head of the English Department and our
mother participated in many of the school
events. I even attended Pebble Hill School
in DeWitt for fourth and fifth grades.
Guess that makes me a thoroughbred!”
Jim Peeke ’66A of Pattersonville, NY. Jim
retired in 2012 after a 37-year career with
50th
REUNION
Class of 1965
Fellow boat club members are also fellow old
boys. Jim Peeke ’66A (left) and Dave Slocum
’71B (right) stand next to Dave’s boat
“Adventure” at the Schenectady Yacht Club
on the Mohawk river in Rexford, NY.
The Gorman Group in Port of Albany, NY.
They are suppliers of asphalt and road
maintenance products and technologies.
Jim’s current interests include boating (NY
State captain’s license, U.S. Coast Guard
captain’s license), and is a member of the
National Ski Patrol at Maple Ski Ridge,
Rotterdam, NY. While at The Manlius
School, Jim played football and softball.
He would love to hear from his fellow
alumni. [email protected]
Dave Slocum ’71B of Niskayuna, NY.
Dave retired from the U.S. Army after 24
years. He just retired from the New York
State Police. Dave’s interests include
boating and now he is retired traveling in
his RV. While at Manlius Dave played
Manlius Reunion Chair:
Bob Byles ’65HQ
It’s hard to believe 50 years
have passed so quickly!
HHH 50th REUNION HHH
50th
REUNION
Class of 1965
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Michael H Stone ’49, of New York, NY
attended Pebble Hill School for two years:
1943-1944. He wrote, “The principal at
that time was Mr. Bradley a kindly
gentleman who took me under his wing.
The teachers were uniformly excellent: Mr.
Grant, English, Mr. Cullen, Latin, and
Prof. Herbert Levy, chemistry. I later went
to Cornell for college. I majored in Latin
and Greek, thanks to the inspiration I
received at Pebble Hill. As for the next
seventy years, after I attended Cornell,
medical school (also at Cornell), internal
medical residency at Bellevue and Sloan
Kettering in NYC, psychiatric residency
and then psychoanalytic training – both at
Columbia – followed by an academic
career in psychiatry and recently forensic
psychiatry. Current title: Professor of
Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia. Still hard at
work!”
Pebble Hill Reunion Chair:
Tom Denton ’65
We look forward to becoming
reacquainted and reminiscing about
our school days. Please join us
for this special occasion!
John Hamel ’57 with Elizabeth McGuire ’07
beside the piano, which his mother donated
in 1958.
John Hamel ’57, of Jackson, MI. John and
his son Scott Hamel visited MPH this
September spending an afternoon in the
School. They were very impressed with
our new buildings. John was thrilled that
his mother’s gift of the grand piano that
currently resides in McNeil continues to
play an important daily role at MPH. John
Hamel’s grandfather William McKenzie
was an original trustee of Pebble Hill
School. He was involved in the purchase
of the land for Pebble Hill in 1927.
The Pebble
Hill School
Barbecue
FRIDAY,
MAY 29, 2015
5:00 P.M.
THE FARMHOUSE
This event typically draws over
30 Pebble Hill alumni and their
guests. It has become a favorite
for our Pebble Hill alumni.
By popular request, you will have
your own location for the Pebble Hill
Barbecue again this year:
The Farmhouse!
Human Resources Systems. Greg Pacicca
and I will celebrate our 25th wedding
anniversary on November 24, 2014.
Tom Vogt ’67, of Osterville, MA writes, “I
am the proud grandfather to Ryan Patrick
Bosse born on July 16, to my daughter
Amy Vogt Bosse ’00. All is well and they
live nearby which is wonderful.”
Randy Woessner ’68 and his wife Mary
Marty Margeson ’64 and Maureen Anderson,
Director of Alumni Relations, met in
Anchorage, Alaska and spent an evening
together.
Joanne Ridley
Pacicca and Greg
Pacicca
Joanne Ridley
Pacicca ’66, of
Solvay, NY. I am a
Master’s Level
Certified
Rehabilitation
Counselor, planning on extensive study to
garner N.Y.S. certification as a Substance
Abuse Counselor while making the
transition from working in the private
sector to Public Human Services or Risk
Management to include counseling with
moved to Niskayuna, NY to be closer to
their grandchildren. Randy recently retired
after a 43 year career in
telecommunications. After taking the
summer off, Randy will be joining the
Maple Ridge Ski Patrol and exploring
opportunities in Telecomm. consulting.
Randy is also the VP and Field Day
Chairman for the Albany Amateur Radio
Association. Randy and Mary just
celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary.
Randy shared a memory with us: “Al
Getman, Middle School Math teacher at
Pebble Hill from the 60’s, had one saying
which he repeated every time a bunch of
us missed our homework. It went as
follows:
“I am going to nail you birds.”
“And we are going ‘round and round and
round and guess who is going to come out
on top...... ME!” We used to groan, but in
retrospect, it is pretty funny. (Maybe you
had to be there!)
Manlius
Pebble
Hill School
Christopher A.
Brown ’70, of
Alumni
Notes
Worcester, MA, a
Mechanical Engineer at WPI. Last year he
traveled internationally to Oslo as the
second opponent on a doctoral exam on
course setting in world cup ski racing and
a seminar at the Norwegian Institute of
Sports Science. He visited the University of
Nottingham (England) presenting work on
surface integrity and using multi-scale
curvature characterization to understand
the influence of surface roughness on the
fatigue limit of steel. Then Chris headed to
Dubrovnik for the meeting of the
European Society of Precision Engineers
and presented work on surfaces produced
by micro electric discharges. Please give
everyone my best.
Bradford Wheler ’72, of Cazenovia, NY.
Wheler, an author, announces the release
of his new Archaeological mystery thriller:
Inca’s Death Cave. A 500-year-old puzzle
catapults an archaeology professor and his
brilliant grad student into the adventure of
a lifetime. This assiduously researched,
fast-paced novel brings the Incas and their
ancestors to life against the backdrop of
the Peruvian Andes.
Suzy Szasz Palmer ’73, of Richmond,
VA. “I’m the VP/President Elect of the
Virginia Library Association. My
presidential year begins October 24.”
On October
31, Paul
spoke with
some of our
Upper
School and
Model
United
Nations students about what it's like to work
for the State Department, current Middle East
crises (Syria being a hot topic right now), and
foreign affairs.
Paul Sutphin ’78, of Alexandria, VA,
currently is the Director for the Office of
Levant Affairs (Syria, Jordan, Lebanon) in
the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.
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Previously he served as Director for the
Middle East Partnership Initiative since
August 2013; he provides policy and
operational guidance to MEPI’s
Washington headquarters and to its
regional offices in Tunis and Abu Dhabi.
He was previously U.S. Consul General in
Erbil, Iraq. A career member of the Senior
Foreign Service, his most recent
Washington assignment prior to MEPI was
as Director of the Office of Israel and
Palestinian Affairs in the Department of
State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. He
has served as Consul General in Dubai
and the Northern Emirates, UAE, where
he also served on the Board of Trustees of
the American School of Dubai. Other
Washington postings include Deputy
Director of the Office of Iraq /
Political Affairs and Acting Director of the
NEA Office of Regional Affairs, as well as
positions dealing with Arab-Israeli peace
issues, terrorism and South Asia. He has
served overseas in the United Kingdom
(as liaison with the UK government on all
Middle Eastern and South Asian issues);
as well as in Jerusalem, Denmark and
Guyana.
Born in Syracuse, NY, Mr. Sutphin is an
honors graduate of the Georgetown
University School of Foreign Service and
has a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies
from the National War College in
Washington, D.C. He speaks Danish,
French, and Arabic, and is a multiple
recipient of the Department of State’s
Superior Honor Award. He is married to
Catherine Kaputa Sutphin and has two
children..
Laurie Halse Anderson ’79, of Mexico,
NY, a Central New York author, released in
her latest book in 2014, “The Impossible
Knife of Memory,” a young adult novel.
Kathleen Backus Alibrandi ’81 of
Jamesville, NY. “Many years after
graduating from Manlius Pebble Hill
School, I have had the pleasure of
reconnecting with both the campus and
the community of MPH. This past spring,
my 16-year-old daughter and I took a
creative writing class at the school. What
memories walking the halls for the first
time in so many years! Each door I passed
brought a name and a face of the teacher
that inhabited that room. My daughter is
now taking Driver’s Education at the
school as well, so we have had ample
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opportunity to witness the amazing
transformation that is taking place on
campus!
As for me, after a number of years in the
South, I found myself back in my native
Syracuse in 2008, and brought my art and
framing business along. I established
Gallery One Fourteen in the fall of 2009 in
the Sedgwick area of Syracuse. The focus
of the business is not only custom framing
of art and objects, but residential and
corporate art consulting. We have had the
privilege of working with a wide range of
local companies and firms to assist with
their wall décor and design needs.”
as my first teacher. Even though I had
forgotten most of the rules, it was
enormously helpful to be able to tell a
noun from a verb and know which
endings went together. And glancing over
my kids’ vocabulary lists, I found out that
I had forgotten less than I thought, which
came in extremely handy when they
needed help studying. Since I could
remember a lot of the words, I could quiz
them while playing badminton or bike
riding or hiking through the woods. In our
family, Latin vocabulary lists have become
a standard item in the backpack we take
on outings - all thanks to Mr. Lawrence.”
Sherry Lehr Foehr ’85 of Heidelberg,
Germany. “I started at MPH at the
beginning of eleventh grade and because
the sequence of required courses was
different at my old school, it turned out
that it was impossible for me to take the
Spanish class I needed. Since I loathed
study halls (not knowing that hanging out
in the lounge was so much more fun than
the study halls I was used to at my old
school), I signed up for Latin. The first
day, Mr. Lawrence heard that I lived in
Tully and promptly dubbed me “Tullia”,
which was not the name I would have
chosen. We started right in on Latin roots,
declinations and conjugations and I left
that first period wondering what I had
gotten myself into. Mr. Lawrence was very
demanding and he had a way of figuring
out exactly who hadn’t prepared well for
class just by looking at us. It was rather
daunting, to say the least. After a few
weeks, though, the structure of the
language began to make sense to me and I
came to really appreciate Mr. Lawrence’s
insistence on perfection. It was clear he
loved the language and that excitement
showed through. I was pretty sure one
year of Latin wouldn’t be much benefit in
the long run, but Mr. Lawrence inspired
me to work hard at it.
Little did I know how useful that one year
of Latin would turn out to be! When I got
to college and started German, I soon
realized how helpful it was to have already
learned what it meant to decline a noun
and why case, number and gender had to
match. It made it so much easier to learn
the language. Much later, when my own
kids started taking Latin, I realized again
how lucky I was to have had Mr. Lawrence
6th grade photo of the Class of 1986 sent in
by Joe Kolinski ’86.
Aakif Ahmed ’92, of Fairfax, VA. In April
of 2014 TEDx posted a video of a TEDx
Talk Aakif gave titled “Turning
Disagreements into Solutions: Fixing
Gridlock.” It is a talk about a way to
embrace difference and utilize it to drive
action rather than be stuck in paralysis.
I wanted to share it with you. It’s getting
very positive feedback. The video is found
on YouTube.
Skylar Juliette Pritchett.
Kim McCammon Pritchett ’95 of
Alexandria, VA welcomed her third
daughter, Skylar Juliette, to our family on
May 12.
stay in higher
education, or perhaps
I’ll return to the
private secondary
level as a Dean or
Upper School Head.”
Alumni
Notes
Erez Sherman ’00,
Matt Ferro ’96, Jenny Hall ’96 and Kenji
Ransom ’96 enjoying their time together at
the Clambake. Photo taken by The Rev. Suzi
Harriff.
Robert and Elizabeth Ellis Pietrafesa ’97 with
their children Rocco (8) and Giana (6). Photo
taken while waiting with their grandfather
John Ellis ‘67HQ,
Hilary Yeager ’95 of North Greenbush,
NY reports that she accepted a position in
January as a Compliance Analyst with the
New York State Common Retirement
Fund. The fund holds assets in trust for
more than one million employees from
New York State and local governments,
and is a part of the New York State Office
of the State Comptroller. Hilary and
Andrew Robinson ’94 live in North
Greenbush with their cats Ellie and Hitch.
Claude Dallas ’00 emailed us: “I’m
deployed to Afghanistan again, 3rd trip
here, and have been here for almost 8
months. I’m taking care of VIPs when they
visit Afghanistan. For example, I was
helping Governor Cuomo just yesterday as
he met with troops from NY. Mostly, my
office takes care of generals and admirals,
but every so often we get governors, the
President, or celebrities who come over to
meet/entertain the troops like the Duck
Dynasty guys and Ginuwine. I should be
back in the U.S. by the mid-late October
timeframe.”
of West Hills CA serves as a Rabbi at Sinai
Temple in Los Angeles, with his wife Rabbi
Nicole Guzik. Erez is the musical director
of Friday Night Live, a Sabbath service for
hundreds of young professionals. They have
two children, Annie, 2, and Zachary, 1.
Jason Autore ’01, of Brookline MA. On
November 10, 2013, I got married to
Alana Balasanova, a psychiatry resident in
the Boston Medical Center system. I also
began studying for my MBA at Boston
University in January, 2013, and plan on
concentrating in marketing.
Josh Kristoff ’03, of Liverpool, NY. Josh
joined Midstate Spring Inc. a Syracuse
manufacturer of precision springs and
wire forms, as operations manager. Josh
spent the last six years as an officer in the
US Navy. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in
quantitative economics from the US Naval
Academy.
Jessica Holzer ’00, of Long Beach, NY.
Wedding photo of Nick Crounse ’97 and Sita
Legac.
Nick Crounse ’97, of Albany, N. married
Sita Legac in Lake Placid, NY, on March
12, 2014.
Amanda Bass Zubek ’97, of New Haven,
CT completed her residency training in
dermatology this spring. She is currently a
Clinical Instructor and Postdoctoral Fellow
at Yale, dividing her time between
researching skin and hair development and
practicing clinical dermatology. She lives in
New Haven, with her husband, Richard
Zubek and 3 year old son, Henry Zubek.
“I’ve just started a position at Hofstra
University as an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Health Professions. I’m
teaching in the undergraduate program for
the department and have been having a
blast so far. My boyfriend, Tom, dog, Ella,
and I moved to Long Beach, NY in August
so I could start this position and so far, the
beach life is treating us well. Anyone at
MPH who’s interested in Hofstra is
welcome to contact me!”
Zach Sanzone ’00, of Boston, MA. “After
teaching English, Psychology, and Film for
two years at a private school in southern
Georgia, I was accepted into three doctoral
programs at Columbia University, Boston
University, and Fordham University. I
chose Boston University because they
offered me a Glenn Fellowship that covers
my tuition and gives me a stipend. I’m in
my first year at BU now working on my
Ed.D in English Education. I anticipate
that it will take me about four years to
complete my work, after which I might
Delia Temes, Sam Temes ’03, Laura Temes,
Dave Temes ’97, Sara Lewis Temes ’96 and
Sandy Temes, with Sam’s niece and nephew,
Lilah and Jacob Temes.
Sam Temes ’03, of New York, NY
married Laura Silverman, a fellow 2007
Middlebury College grad, on June 7 at the
Mountain Top Inn and Resort in
Chittenden, VT.
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Alanna Ostrander Abreu ’04, of Syracuse,
NY has been appointed president of the
CNY Chapter of the Accounting &
Financial Women’s Alliance. Alanna has
been a member since December 2010,
and previously served as vice president.
She is an audit senior with Dannible &
McKee, LLP, and has been with the firm
since 2007. Abreu graduated from Le
Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in
Accounting. She currently serves on the
board of the YCPA Syracuse. Reprinted
from Syracuse.com
Ryan
Guerra ’04,
of Houston,
TX is
engaged to
Rose Xie, a
Ph.D.
student at
the Baylor
College of
Medicine.
Their
wedding is
planned for
April 18,
2015 in
Engagement photo of Ryan
Galveston,
Guerra ’04 and Rose Xie.
TX. In other
news, while
still a Ph.D. student at Rice, I started a
company with two other partners to
develop and market TV-band white space
radios called Volo Wireless:
http://www.volowireless.com. We’ve had
some early success with development kits
for researchers.
performing the works of Sidra Bell,
Jacqulyn Buglisi, Karen Gayle, and MichMash, directed by Micheline Heal. This
past year she was adjunct faculty at
Manhattan School of Music, guiding
masters’ students on the design of multimedia performance. Elizabeth aims to
create work that is both visceral and
dynamic, while remaining accessible to all
types of audiences! Through ToUch she
has found that voice, and continues to
explore movement as a collaborative
medium. She believes dance can be an
impactful and expressive visual
communication for viewers and
performers alike, and is honored to
continue to experiment on such work with
the ToUch Performance Art family.
www.touchperformanceart.com
huckleberry patch as he was “fattening up”
for winter. He graciously allowed me to
photograph him, though I kept the Jeep
between us with the motor running. I
continually encourage friends and
acquaintances to “visit America first”- there
is so much to see and enjoy and it makes
our history come alive.”
Kelly Harrington
’10, of Lafayette,
NY graduated
from Vassar with a
Bachelor of Arts in
Neuroscience and
Behavior with
General and
Departmental
Honors. She has
accepted a
position as Assistant Director of
Admissions as well as Lab Manager of the
Emotions and Psychophysiology
Laboratory at Vassar.
Former Faculty
Diane Broberg of Rochester, NY is the
eleventh and twelfth grade Dean of
Student Affairs with Allendale Columbia
School, in Rochester, NY
Fond Memories: Hugh Snyder and
Marsha Gerhart. MUN trips to The Hague,
Holland in 1986 and 1987.
Honorary “Old Boys”
Guido F. Verbeck III, of Shreveport, LA.
Alexandra Resnick Poterack ’05, of
Providence, RI is currently working as the
programs coordinator at the RISD Museum
in Providence.
Elizabeth McGuire ’07, of New York, NY.
Director of Dance at ToUch, Elizabeth has
been resident choreographer and coartistic director for ToUch Performance Art
since its inception. Originally from
Cazenovia, New York, she trained as both
a classical pianist and concert dancer, and
eventually received her BFA in Dance
Performance from Boston Conservatory.
Elizabeth currently resides in New York
City, and works as a dancer,
choreographer, and teacher in a multitude
of projects. She has had the honor of
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“My annual visit to Manlius Pebble Hill
again was the beginning of several months
on the road – first to Lake Massawepie in
the Adirondacks, where Manlius cadets
went for summer camp in the early 1920’s,
and then exploring the beauty of the high
plains and mountains of America’s
northwest. Five weeks were spent in and
around Cody, Wyoming, with side trips up
through Montana, Northern Idaho and out
to Portland, Oregon, to visit my Aunt Anne
on her 96th birthday. I got good use out of
my Senior Pass which allowed free entry
into Yellowstone and Grand Teton National
Parks, the Badlands of both North and
South Dakota, and Devil’s Tower National
Monument. It was in Yellowstone where I
came upon a Grizzly Bear feasting in a
MUN Hague Delegation from the 1987
yearbook
MUN from the 1986 yearbook.
Marsha Gerhart wrote: The MUN club at
MPH was only a few years old when Hugh
Snyder and I took over as advisors. We
came to go to The Hague because Bob
Slentz, Department Head of Science had
taught at the American school in The
Hague and it was he who encouraged us
apply for the conference. We had ten
delegates the first year. We worked hard on
fund raising, an auction, candy sales, and
the usual stuff. Our flights were super
cheap, $99 because we flew on the shortlived People airlines. For many in our
group, the overseas flight was a first time
experience. We flew to Brussels, toured the
Peace Palace and took a day trip to Bruges
before attending the conference in The
Hague. Before being assigned Botswana, few
of us had ever heard of the African country.
The second year we represented Israel
which required much more preparation.
On that trip we flew to Amsterdam and
toured the sights there including the Van
Gogh Museum and Ann Frank House. Dr
Hugh Snyder and I made a good team - he
was the expert on all things political and
historical while I was the organizer, details
person. I have fond memories of our
MUN conferences and trips. It was always
a pleasure to stand on the sidelines and
watch our MPH delegates’ debate..
Donald Braasch ’52B
of Derby, NY died on
June 18, 2013
Antonio Arce ’53B of
Miami, FL died on
April 22, 2014
Bruce Badger ’53A died on May15,
2014
Richard Englander ’53C of Albany, NY
died on February 6, 2014
Susan and Michael Copps with Michael’s
sister Rose Russell in Alaska.
Michael Copps enjoyed a special vacation
this summer in Alaska: “a most stunning
visual experience!”
Final Roll Call
As of November 20, 2914
Individual obituaries can be found online
at www.mph.net/alumni.
Clark Wilcox ’59A of Branford, CT died on
Nick Verro ’61B of Des Moines, IA died on
August 7, 2014
Joseph “Chip” Vaccarino ’64C of
Wilmington, DE died on June 29, 2014
on May 14, 2014
THE MANLIUS SCHOOL
Jay Brown ’65HQ of Belle Haven, VA died
Jacob Albrecht ’34C of Utica, NY died on
on November 21, 2012
April 14, 2014
Denney Hemens ’65B of Napa, CA died
Theodore Mowry ’42C of Rome NY died
on July 19, 2012
on June 5, 2013
Gerald Pepin ’65HQ of Midland, MI died
Lynch Davidson “David” Smyth ’42C of
on September 28, 2011
Houston, TX, died on September 6, 2014
Eben Page ’43C of Syracuse, NY died on
October 2, 2014
PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL
Cleland Ross ’43HQ of Los Angeles, Calif.
H. Robert Hamel ’36 of West Covina, CA
Curent Faculty
Don Lester ’47A of Sarasota, FL died on
22nd year here at MPH and I’ve finally
taken a student teacher! Tyler Turner from
Syracuse University will be here through
the middle of November and is teaching
my two sections of general physics (my
other sections are Fundamentals of
Physics, AP Physics C: Mechanics, and AP
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism).”
John Stilwell ’58B of Apopka, FL died on
July 11, 2013
Roger Cook ’65C of Port Isabel, TX died
longtime resident of Rochester, NY died on
July 23, 2014
Chad Gregory shared with us: “It’s my
Ralph Faxon ’54HQ of Blue Mountain
Lake, NY died November 20, 2013
February 13, 2008
Delia Temes of Manlius NY. “Not much
‘news,’ I guess but I continue to enjoy
retirement, especially the time I can spend
with my grandchildren. Sandy and I have
done a bit of traveling and love the ability
to spend the winters someplace sunnier
and warmer than here! I had the great
opportunity to substitute teach for a few
days this fall and was just awed by the
new spaces at MPH. The Bradley McNeil
’93 Learning Commons, the new Phoenix
Student Center housing the health office,
and student lounge are simply spectacular.
It’s hard to remember the Breezeway now!
Stop in and see it!”
Alumni
Notes
December 21, 2013
Wesley Hall ’47C of Lafayette, NY died on
January 29, 2014
William Ziebarth ’47C of Sarasota FL died
Stewart F. Hancock ’40 of Cazenovia, NY
Jim McKechnie ’63 of Chicago, IL died
on January 9, 2014
Robert Steinberg ’65 of Syracuse, NY
died on August 5, 2012
on January 4, 2014
Marshall Brenner ’51C of Poughkeepsie,
NY died on July 8, 2014
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Cynthia Palmer Davis ’76 of Cazenovia,
NY died on January 12, 2014
Make sure to “like” MPH’s Facebook page
to stay connected to current happenings!
Catherine McNair-Vasquez ’95 of
https://www.facebook.com/mphschool
Syracuse, NY died on June 28, 2013
Stuart Taylor Davis ’07 of Charlotte, NC
died on May 22, 2014
GOODYEAR-BURLINGAME
Mary Elizabeth McCarthy Coffin of
Lenox, MA died January 26, 2014. Her
father Percy McCarthy was head of The
Manlius School in the early 40’s.
Merle Cooper of Syracuse, NY died
We did it! We reached 1,000 likes!
Now help us to reach 1,500 likes!
There are also special alumni groups on Facebook – they’re a great way
to connect with each other! These groups, Manlius Pebble Hill Alumni,
The Manlius School and Pebble Hill School Alumni, feature alumni
give-a-ways, photos from our archives, information about alumni
activities and accomplishments, and much, much more!
Search for these groups on Facebook or use the following URL.
December 2, 1992
n Manlius Pebble Hill Alumni (827 members strong):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/22099320235/
Oliver Edwards of Santa Fe, NM died on
November 6, 2013
n Manlius School Alumni (49 members and growing):
Trudy Southworth Eiler of Pittsburgh, PA
n Pebble Hill (10 members and growing):
died in January 2014
Joan White Loomis of Seminole, FL died
on April 21, 2009
Don’t have a Facebook account? Consider signing up today.
www.facebook.com. All you need is an email address.
Linda Ann Meneilly of Manlius, NY died
on December 10, 2013
June Skidmore of Greenville, NY died on
August 22, 2011
Former Employees
David DeForest of Syracuse, NY died on
May 21, 2014
Carol Stone of Syracuse, NY died on
January 29, 2014
FormerTrustees
H. F. Hodgkins of Cazenovia, NY. The
Pebble Hill alumnus, former parent and
former trustee 1971-1977 died on
September 7, 2014.
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A personal invitation to all alumni
to visit our campus.
You are always welcome to visit with us at MPH, join us at the The
Krietzberg Family Alumni Lodge and tour our campus. We have many
visitors and we hope you will stop in if you are traveling through
Syracuse. Have you just recently left MPH and would like to see the new
buildings? Please drop in! We have numerous yearbooks, photos and
memorabilia which you are welcome to come browse through.
Need a home for your memorabilia? Contact the alumni office,
[email protected] or 315-446-2452, ext. 136.
Maureen Anderson, Director of Alumni Relations.
Fund a Need
Y
our gift helps
support the Manlius
Pebble Hill School
experience by preserving
the past and investing in
the future.
Ensure the legacy of the
MPH experience by making
a gift today:
1 Visit
www.mph.net/giving
to make a gift or
pledge online.
2 Call Kelly Gillis-Rose,
Director of
Development,
315.446.2452, ext.
112 to make a gift over
the phone OR to
gather information
regarding gifting
securities.
3 Mail your gift in the
envelope enclosed
within this publication.
Our students
thank you!
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$40
Your gift at this level will help us purchase a heart rate
monitor for a use in a physical education course –
taught daily at MPH through eighth grade.
u
$100
DNA Fingerprinting kit to be used by our Upper
School students taking forensics, a Science
Department elective.
u
$150
Your gift of $150 helps off-set the travel costs for our
athletic teams’ away games throughout the year. Last
year 16 of our athletic teams made it to Sectionals!
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$250
With your gift of $250, we are able to purchase a light
table to be used in our newly-renovated Visual Arts and
Design Center’s Fab Lab. Light tables have a wide array
of uses for our students from sketching and illustration
to drafting.
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$500
Your $500 gift to the Annual Campaign can stretch a
long way to support our student actors and our
theater department’s production of two large-scale
shows each year.
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$750
Our alumni program continues to grow with more
events added to the calendar each year. Support our
alumni program by making a gift that can be used to
underwrite an alumni networking or social event.
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$1,000
A gift of $1,000 can purchase a Plasma, LED smart TV screen for one of the Interactive
Learning Classrooms in the new Bradley McNeil ’93 Learning Commons.
u
$1,500
Your gift of $1,500 a year, OR $125 a month, can support professional development
opportunities for our faculty and staff so they remain on the cutting-edge of trends in 21st
century Independent Education.
u
$2,000
A Circle of Excellence level gift can fund the purchase of new uniforms for one of our many
athletic teams. Thanks to a generous Circle of Excellence donor last year our boys’ varsity
soccer team received new home and away jerseys.
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$5,000
Your gift of $5,000 can support the Malone School’s Online Network. Currently, MPH offers
several courses through the distance learning program – advanced computer programming,
multi-variable calculus, critical reading and argumentation, organic chemistry, advanced
topics in chemistry, bioEthics, art history, music history, advanced abstract math, ottoman
history, etymology of scientific terms, modern physics, meteorology, Arabic, and ancient
Greek. Your gift of $417 per month can help us expand those offerings for next year’s
students.
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$10,000
Digitizing Manlius records. A gift of $10,000 will allow MPH to begin the much-needed process
of digitizing The Manlius School cadet records that we currently possess dating back to the early
1900’s. These records are a precious part of our School’s history and with each passing year they
unfortunately continue to deteriorate. Our hope is to digitize all of The Manlius School, Pebble
Hill School, and MPH records to retain these precious pieces of history!
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Fund a Student
For a total gift of $19,000 or a monthly gift of $1,583 you could fund a deserving student’s
MPH education.
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
~ WINSTON CHURCHILL
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Manlius Pebble Hill School • 5300 Jamesville Road • Syracuse, New York 13214 • 315/446-2452 • MPH accepts students without regard to race, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin.
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Saturday, May 30
2 P.M. - 6 P.M.
Save the Date & Mark
Your Calendars!
We have a great weekened of festivies planned
with special reunion-year events.
We are continuing to make this a family-friendly
event, and alumni guests and families
are always welcome!
2015
February 13
Winter Carnival
March 13-15
Upper School Musical
March 20-21
Upper School Musical
March 28
MPH Spring Gala
May 6
Goodyear Burlingame Reunion
May 15
Red and White Day
May 29-30
May 30
The Clambake
June 8
Commencement
August 7
College-Bound BBQ
Classes of 2013-2015
October 2015
Rochester Regional Reunion
All alumni are welcome and encouraged to
visit us at MPH and attend alumni events!

Winter 2014 - Manlius Pebble Hill School

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