Spring 2012 - Dublin School

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the
Dubliner
Building the
Leaders of Tomorrow
DUBLIN SCHOOL • SPRING 2012 ISSUE
Dublin School
Board of Trustees 2011 - 2012
President, Peter Imhoff P’13
Dublin, NH
Co-Vice President, Michael J. Mullins ’93
Boston, MA
Co-Vice President, L. Phillips Runyon III P ’88, ’92
Peterborough, NH
Treasurer, George B. Foote, Jr.
Dublin, NH
Secretary, Sharron Smith P ’92
Hinsdale, NH
William A. Barker P ’85, Dublin, NH
Bradford D. Bates, (ex-officio),
Head of School, Dublin, NH
Robert C. English ’86, Washington, DC
Patricia Fletcher H ’05, Worcester, MA
Joseph C. Gibson P ’12, Waterford, VA
David E. Howe H ’95, Marlborough, NH
Carleton R. Ladd ’60, P ’87, ’88, Milton, MA
Michelle Lange P ’14 (ex-officio)
Parents’ Association, Nelson, NH
Jason D. Potts ’96, Boston, MA
Brett S. Smith ’88, New York, NY
Jason E. Smith ’92 (ex-officio)
Alumni Association, Bermuda
William C. Spencer ’86, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Alexander T. Sprague ’87, Castro Valley, CA
Timothy Steele P ’11, ’13, Hancock, NH
Nicholas S. Thacher, Dedham, MA
Susanne K. Vogel, Dublin, NH
Carl Von Mertens, Peterborough, NH
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Life Trustees
Louisa L. Birch ’57, Dublin, NH
Carlos E. Bosch ’46, P ’78, ’79, ’83, Hamilton, Bermuda
Judith Hoyt Goddard H’11, Chatham, MA
Paul S. Horovitz P ’92, Litchfield, CT
Margaret A. Johnson, Hanover, NH
Table of Contents
Message from the Head of School.....................................2
Academics at Dublin School................................................4
H. Gilman Nichols, Jr. ’46, Brunswick, ME
Spotlighting our Newest Faculty Members.........................6
Edward F. Whitney H’91, Durham, NH
My First Year at Dublin School............................................8
Ashley’s Visit.........................................................................9
the Dubliner is published by
Student Spotlights............................................................ 11
Dublin School
P.O. Box 522
18 Lehmann Way
Dublin, New Hampshire 03444
603.563.8584
www.dublinschool.org
A Visit to Costa Rica.......................................................... 13
Reflections on India.......................................................... 14
Noteworthy Events............................................................ 16
From Campus to College................................................... 18
For the Love of Flying........................................................ 20
The Privilege of a Lifetime................................................ 24
Dublin School Alumni:
Leading Extraordinary Lives........................................... 26
On the Road with Erika..................................................... 28
In Memory Of..................................................................... 31
Director of Development & Alumni Affairs: Erika L. Rogers
Director of Annual Fund: Lucy Shonk
Editors: Erika L. Rogers, Donna Stone
Copy Editors: Jan Haman P ’80, ’82, ’83, GP ’15, Anne Mackey,
Dorine Ryner
Design & Printing: R. C. Brayshaw & Company, Warner, NH
Photography: Caroline Doenmez ’02, Bill Gnade, Tyson Laa-Deng ’13,
Anne Mackey, Eric Nemitz, Alison Poirier ’12, Donna Stone and
Larry Maglott
On the cover: Visiting with the students of the Himalaya Public School
In compiling this issue we have made every effort to ensure that it is
accurate. Please send any comments, omissions, or corrections to Erika
L. Rogers, Director of Development and Alumni Affairs, Dublin School,
P.O. Box 522, Dublin, NH 03444.
A message from
the Head of School
Granite State of Mind
T
his winter English teacher Henry Walters,
during a community discussion about the
universal lure of Mount Monadnock, read
the following piece from Henry David Thoreau’s
journals.
November 13, 1851. To Fair Haven Hill.
Now is there nothing, not even the cold beauty of
ice crystals and snowy architecture, nothing but the
echo of your steps over the frozen ground, no voice
of birds nor frogs. You are dry as a farrow cow. The
earth will not admit a spade. All fields lie fallow.
I see snow on the Peterboro hills, reflecting the sun.
It is pleasant thus to look from afar into winter.
We look at a condition which we have not reached.
Notwithstanding the poverty of the immediate
landscape, in the horizon it is simplicity and grandeur.
I look into valleys white with snow and now lit up
by the sun, while all this country is in shade.
I grew up in Concord, Massachusetts not far from
Thoreau’s cabin and Fair Haven Hill and can relate
to his longing for the promise and beauty of the
hills to the north. Unlike Thoreau, I eventually
left Concord and moved to the “Peterboro hills” to
live amongst the “simplicity and grandeur” of this
area that Dublin School calls home. As a teenager, I
remember leaving Concord every Friday afternoon
in winter to drive up to New Hampshire with my
family for various ski adventures. There is a spot on
Route 3, when you leave Massachusetts, where the
road bends through Nashua, briefly turns west, and
reveals the Peterborough hills around Dublin to the
west. Whenever I have rounded that bend heading
north, from age twelve until today, I find myself
leaving behind the stress of the urban environment,
and the excitement and sense of possibility build
inside of me.
These feelings do not simply flow from the
landscape, the mountains, forests, fields and lakes
of the Monadnock Region; they emanate from
the people who are drawn to the area and the
communities these individuals and families have
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built. Paul Lehmann was onto something when he
decided over seventy-five years ago to locate his
school here on a commanding hill with stunning,
endless views. Our students and faculty arrive here
each fall from around the world, some enthralled
by the natural beauty and others terrified by the
abundance of grass and trees, but the place works
on us in sometimes subtle ways, and at others it
hits us like the pop of a splitting oak tree during an
ice storm.
A Dublin alumnus from the late 1950’s recently
spoke to me about how our location has created
a spirit unique to our school. In his mind he
associates Dublin with entrepreneurialism, a can-do
spirit, a perfect blend of independent thinking and
collaborative work. His remark reminded me of a
quote in New Hampshire Magazine from one of our
state’s leading inventors, Dean Kamen:
“Intellectually, New Hampshire is the perfect size.
It’s small enough you can have access to the people
that make decisions and you can help affect those
decisions, but it’s big enough that it has significant
resources, people and property that you can
accomplish big things.”
This statement about our state very much captures
the way I feel about Dublin School. Dublin is the
most nimble, active, and collaborative place I
have lived or worked. This culture of innovation,
pragmatism, and self-sufficiency starts with our
Board of Trustees who will go to all lengths to
support an idea that flows from our mission and
is intended to fuel the growth of our students. If
you view our recent academic guide you will see
that our Academic Dean Sarah Doenmez will do
just about anything to support the first line of our
Mission Statement, “we strive to awaken a curiosity
for knowledge and a passion for learning.” Working
with our dedicated faculty, Sarah has brought our
mission to life by creating courses and independent
studies beyond our traditional curriculum with
titles like: Legacy of the Atom Bomb, Culture of
Islam, Journalism, Harlem Renaissance, Applied
Computer Programming, Vector Space Geometry,
Renewable Energy, Our Angry Earth, Turkish, Native Americans on
Film, Sculpture, and Music Theory.
Our new Gillespie Hall stands as a testament to this spirit of Dublin
School. Charlie Gillespie did everything at Dublin from dispensing
medications to the infirmed students, to driving the tractor, to teaching
Latin, to reading old English out loud in Morning Meeting, to running the
rope tow, and turning out the last light every night. His name will honor
a building that was built with Dublin hands and minds. Our Board and
staff have spent thousands of hours planning and designing the building,
literally building all of the cabinetry and furniture for the interior, hiring
subcontractors, and getting it ready for its opening this spring. It was a
team effort and the kind of collaboration that I believe one could only find
at Dublin School. This same spirit of entrepreneurialism can be found in
our recent trip to establish a relationship with a school in India, in the
creation of our new mountain biking team, in the blossoming of ideas to
strengthen our traditional work gangs or in the development of our new
advanced music laboratory ensemble. Every day we strive to fulfill our
mission to “instill the values of meaningful work that are necessary for
the good of self and community.”
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal titled “How Big Cities Can
Lead to Small Thoughts” revealed what many of us have come to
suspect: that cities “risk becoming incubators of groupthink.” While
people think of cities as diverse places swirling with new ideas,
the article suggests that they actually provide people with more
opportunities to surround themselves with people who have surprisingly
similar ideas to their own. Fast Company magazine co-founder William
Taylor points out that “you’re not going to learn faster (or deeper) than
everyone else if you seek inspiration from the same sources as everyone
else.” Intentionally designed smaller communities like Dublin School are
created to counteract the dangers of “groupthink,” to avoid the allure of
the amnesiac mimicry that can often cripple independent schools, and
instead to create a community of learners by embracing experiences
that challenge our assumptions and predispositions and lead to new
understandings and new ideas. Our Mission Statement states that
we “respect the individual learning style and unique potential each
student brings to our School.” We are not trying to create a “Dublin
Man” or “Dublin Woman” among our graduates. By inviting students
to this campus, surrounding them with inspiring people with different
perspectives from their own, challenging them to participate and try
new things, celebrating their strengths, and by harnessing the unique
natural, physical and intellectual resources of the Monadnock region,
we hope to encourage them to follow the advice of another Concordian,
Ralph Waldo Emerson, who urged mankind to not only “look at the
world with new eyes” but to “build, therefore, your own world.”
Head of
School
Wish List
Endowment
Endowed Academic Chairs $1,000,000
Endowed Boarding Student
Scholarship • $1,000,000
Endowed Day Student Scholarship
$600,000
Endowed Student International
Travel Fund • $100,000
Capital Projects
Dormitory Expansion • $750,000
Faculty Housing • $400,000
Wood Gymnasium Floor • $75,000
Boat House Renovation • $30,000
On-Campus Machine Shop • $10,000
Equipment & Supplies
AP Chemistry & Physics Equipment
$10,000
Maple Sugaring Equipment
$10,000
Life Science Laboratory Equipment
$5,000
Recording Studio Equipment
$5,000
Athletic Training Room Equipment
$2,000
Smaller gifts to any of these needs
are always appreciated. Naming
opportunities begin at $50,000
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Science & Technology
Advanced Programming
Anatomy and Physiology
Astronomy
Computer Programming
First Robotics
Flash Animation
Marine Science
Meteorology
Psychology
Renewable Energy
Sports Medicine
Web Design
English
I
s a new publication put together this year by Jill Hutchins and
the Admissions Office illustrating the academic program at
Dublin School. You can view it on the Dublin School website at
www.dublinschool.org/viewbook/
Every aspect of the academic program is covered, including current
course listings. With a list like this - What would you elect?
Full Year Courses:
English 9: Classical Literature
English 10: World Literature
English 11: American Literature
English 12: British Literature
AP English 11:
Language and Composition
AP English 12: Literature
World History I, II
U.S. History
AP U.S. History
Algebra I
Algebra II/Trigonometry
Geometry
Precalculus
Statistics
AP Calculus
Advanced Topics in Math
Physical Science
Biology
Chemistry
AP Physics
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AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
Spanish I, II, III, IV
French I, II, III, IV
Latin I, II, III, IV
English as a Second Language (ESL) I, II
Recent Electives:
History
American Civil Rights
Art History
Cultural History of the 50’s
Culture of Islam
Culture of the 60’s
Economics
Government
History of Latin America
History of Warfare
The Holocaust
Introduction to World Religions
The Islamic World
Issues of Poverty and Development
Legacy of the Atom Bomb
Maritime History
Modern China
20th Century Ireland
Women in 20th Century America
A Critical Approach to
Children’s Literature
Arthurian Literature
Autobiography
Black Poets/Slamming
Contemporary Fiction
Creative Writing
Harlem Renaissance
Literature of the Devil and Hell
Science Fiction in Literature
Shakespeare’s Comedies
Women in Drama
Arts
AP Music Theory
Art History
Ceramics
Choral Society
Classical Ensemble
Drawing I: Line and Shape
Drawing II: Value and Texture
History by Hollywood
Intro to Music: Theory and History
Intro to Music: Theory and Performance
Jam Band
Jazz Rock Combo
Junior/Senior Portfolio Seminar
Native Americans on Film
Page to the Stage
Painting
Photography
Sculpture
Theatre Workshop for Freshmen
“I ask students to ‘seek’ more fully.
Not to hurry to conclusions or
answers, but to ask questions…then
more questions, and then spend time
listening. The process can matter
even more than the result.”
- Sarah Doenmez, Academic Dean
Winter Trimester
{2011-2012 Honor Students}
HIGH HONORS
(GPA of 3.667 or higher and
with no grade lower than an A-)
Lukas Barth ’13 (Nurnberg, Germany)
Paige Brnger ’12 (Munsonville, NH)
Elizabeth Davis ’13 (Bethesda, MD)
Sydney De Tomaso ’13 (Santa Barbara, CA)
Stephanie Janetos ’13 (Peterborough, NH)
Woo Jun Nam ’13 (Daejeon, Korea)
Patrick Nichols ’13 (North Bethesda, MD)
Reef Rogers ’15 (Dublin, NH)
Mengziying Tu ’12 (Shanghai, China)
William Utzschneider ’15 (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Tymira Holman ’15 (Rosedale, NY)
Katharine Houde ’13 (North Woodstock, NH)
Charles Imhoff ’13 (Dublin, NH)
Min Young Jeong ’12 (Seoul, Korea)
Alyssa Jones ’14( Jaffrey, NH)
Myles Jones ’12 (Brooklyn, NY)
Tyler Jones ’14 (Brooklyn, NY)
Marc Krumbein ’12 (Annandale, VA)
Tyson Laa Deng ’13 (Cairo, Egypt)
Alexander Lange ’13 (Nelson, NH )
John Lewtas ’13 (Hancock, NH)
Ya Qiao Li ’12 (Shenzhen, China)
Hannah Whitesel ’15 (Jaffrey, NH)
Shutong Luo ’13 (Shenzhen, China)
Peng Zhang ’12 (Jiangxi Province, China)
MeKenzie Mattheson ’15 (Jaffrey, NH)
Kendall-Brennen Navedo ’14 (Washington, NJ)
HONORS
Yiran Ouyang ’14 (Shenzhen, China)
(GPA of 3.0 or higher and
with no grade lower than a B-)
Alexis Andrus ’13 (Spofford, NH)
Ashley Arana ’12 (Trenton, NJ)
Atsede Assayehgen ’14 (Cambridge, MA)
Emily Bascom ’15 (Greenfield, NH)
Peter Bascom ’13 (Greenfield, NH)
Emily Beaupre ’13 (Cincinnati, OH)
Jeffrey Brathwaite ’13 (Brooklyn, NY)
Wenzhi Cai ’13 (Zhejiang Province, China)
Chien-Hui Chen ’12 (Taipei, China)
Mekhi Crooks ’14 (Brooklyn, NY)
Brendan Palmer ’14 (Dublin, NH)
Zhiyu Pan ’14 (Shanghai, China)
Benjamin Phillips ’14 (Norwell, MA)
Benjamin Pierce ’13 (Dublin, NH)
Colin Rogers ’13 (Windsor, MA)
Madeleine Rousseau ’15 (Nelson, NH)
Jessica Scharf ’13 (Greenfield, NH)
Karion Smith ’13 (Brooklyn, NY)
Myles Spencer ’15 (Harrisville, NH)
Ja’Naya Stacey ’12 (Staten Island, NY)
Leah Star ’15 (Lexington, MA)
Kelsa Danforth ’15 (Francestown, NH)
Jillian Steele ’13 (Rindge, NH)
Tucker DeSisto ’15 (Cohasset, MA)
Ji Yoon Sung ’12 (Incheon, Korea)
Peter Dopp ’12 (Bethesda, MD)
Julie Swanson ’12 (Peterborough, NH)
Mylisha Drayton ’14 (Bronx, NY)
Elizabeth Takyi ’13 (Newark, NJ)
Peter Dunphy ’14 (Fairfax, VA)
Erin Tourgee ’15 (Sharon, NH)
Yuan Feng ’14 (Shenzhen, China)
Joo Hee Ui ’12 (Seoul, Korea)
Stephanie Figueroa ’14 (Lawrence, MA)
Ikea Wadsworth ’14 (Pleasant Valley, NY)
Jesse Garrett-Larsen ’15 (Dublin, NH)
Aliyah Westbrook ’13 (Brooklyn, NY)
Douglas Gibson ’12 (Waterford, VA)
Tucker Wheeler ’12 (Osterville, MA)
Maya Harrington ’12 (Francestown, NH)
Molly Witten ’14 (Potomac, MD)
Spotlighting our Newest
Faculty Members
John Adams, a recent graduate of Bates College, is currently teaching
Geometry and Algebra I and is already known for his versatile teaching
style. Recently, a student nominated him for a “Shamrock Shirt”
because, “He is always trying to fit his teaching style to our needs. He
always asks what would help us learn better, and even puts together
videos for us to watch as we work on our homework.” A former captain
of the Bates Men’s Lacrosse Team, John is also transforming the Men’s
Lacrosse team with assistant coach L.P. Runyon ’88. Because of John’s
initiative, the team had its first ever pre-season camp, which is already
seeing the results of that effort on the field this Spring.
Bill and Shelly Farrell, veteran boarding school faculty members from
Tilton School and Kimball Union Academy, have brought a wealth of skills,
experience and energy to our campus this year. Shelly, with over 20 years’
experience as a learning skills specialist, has transitioned seamlessly into
Dublin’s Learning Skills program and is especially talented in working with
students on writing skills. Bill, a hands-on physics and precalculus teacher, has
a rare talent for making the abstract more concrete and can be seen regularly
outside or at the lab bench illustrating any number of mathematical concepts
to students. Bill is also Dublin’s new Director of Snow Sports and has launched
the School’s new mountain biking program as well. As a professional athlete in
both of the sports, Bill is the perfect choice for expanding and integrating these
two areas of endurance sports into Dublin’s athletic program.
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Mario Flores is delivering what he promised Brad Bates when he
was hired this Fall - to have our students playing professional music all
over campus! A professional musician/composer himself, Mario earned
his BA in Music Performance/Theory from Brown University and his
Master’s degree in Music Composition and Education from Columbia.
With over 15 years’ experience teaching secondary school music,
Mario is transforming Dublin’s music program and adding challenging
courses such as Chamber Chorus, Classical Ensemble and Advanced
Music Lab.
Sam Peyton-Levine’05 returned to Dublin School
this year to teach Mathematics after earning his
B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Oregon.
An avid outdoorsman, Sam has planned and led
14-21 day canoe trips with Northwaters Wilderness
Programs in Temagami, Ontario, CA since 2008 and
is a Wilderness First Responder. Sam says, “To me
the canoe is the ultimate tool to create a bonding,
lasting experience in one’s life.” In addition to
teaching Algebra II and Statistics, dorm parenting,
and assisting with JV Soccer, snowboarding and rock
band, Sam plans to lead some of our own students on
a canoe trip this summer.
L.P. Runyon ’88 continues to work part-time
as an athletic coach and arts instructor. L.P. is
an incredibly versatile coach, working with our
Men’s Varsity Soccer, Alpine Skiing, and Men’s
Lacrosse teams. L.P. also taught sculpture
this year, utilizing his BFA in Sculpture from
Maine College of Art and his own extensive
background in metal work, which he does
professionally throughout the year.
Matt Talley, our new Athletic Trainer and New
Hampshire native, has been an indispensable
part of our athletic program this year. A graduate
of Keene State College, Matt has accumulated
thousands of clinical hours working with student
athletes and is an efficient clinician. Recently
a student remarked how, “Mr. Talley is the man
behind the scenes of our athletic program and has
helped many players get back on their feet and
back out here to play and do what they love.”
year to this day, I was getting a real sense for what
this place was truly about... investment, intelligence
and intention. Dublin School knows who it is.
My First
Year at
Dublin
School
By JILL HUTCHINS
I
feel incredibly fortunate to be a part of this
wonderful community. Dublin is a school that
fosters deep learning, important relationships
and appropriate risk taking. The thirst of the
students and the excitement of the faculty and staff
are unmatched. Everyone wants to be here!
When I first heard about this position and started
to think about Dublin, my only knowledge of the
school was that it was small. Everything I had
heard about it had the word small in it and in
comparison to where I was, it was small. When I
was invited to interview I was told to come to the
School House. In my mind I started to think, “... is
this a one building school?”
As I walked onto campus my preconceived
assumptions started to transform. Dublin School
is much more than small! The campus impressed
me right away. The shingle styled architecture in
the shadow of Mount Monadnock with a large quad
in the center made an immediate impact. As an
admissions professional, I am always looking for the
gems. I was encountering several! The rest of that
day was a bit blurry as I met with many people.
With each relationship that started, almost one
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During the year those initial impressions have not
changed. Every day I come to the School House
(which I now know, houses the Admissions Office,
was raised by a Work Gang, and has some of the
most iconic small school classrooms ever) with
the charge of enrolling the school. It is such a
pleasure to meet the right families who I know
will keep the traditions, purpose, and meaningful
engagement of Dublin School moving forward.
One of the greatest gifts of having experience at
other schools is that I bring a healthy sense of
comparison. It is so apparent to me that Dublin’s
strength is its balance of academics, variety of
program offerings, and ‘right’ size, which work
together to create a nimble tight-run ship with an
organic structure that is hard to beat! Our goal in
the Admissions Office is to make sure that we are
delivering this message.
We have more and more families visiting campus
during the school year. Most visitors spend a
significant amount of time in our Head of School’s
office, something they always comment on favorably
when they return to the School House. The other
comment that I love to hear (and hear often) is how
happy the current students seem, and that they
all look our visitors in the eyes and are willing to
engage them in conversation. Most families leave
Dublin campus with a very positive impression and
a promise to apply.
As this season comes to a close, I am pleased to
report that we have a wonderful group of students
joining us in the Fall and others who are anxious
to come off the waitlist. We have so much to offer
and it is evident from our high yield of accepted
students that people are talking about us in a very
positive light. As many of these initial inquiries
come from friends of the school, please help
continue to spread the word!
Ashley’s Visit
By Caroline Doenmez ’05
“I
don’t know how she gets the courage to
speak about all the things she described;
her life. It was amazing and touching.” This
was one of the comments made by Tyson Laa-Deng
’13 while reflecting on a class in October that was
fully run by Ashley Arana ’12. Ashley visited a
section of Spanish II to share her family’s story of
coming to the United States from El Salvador and
Guatemala. Spanish II has been focusing on issues
of Central American immigration and deportation
as part of the cultural component of the class,
and the myriad perspectives, controversies, and
meanings surrounding these topics. Ashley’s visit
illuminated these conversations and gave them a
human dimension.
Ashley described how her mother, one of seventeen
children, and her grandmother came to this
country after the earthquake in El Salvador in
1986, and lived in Texas and California before
settling in Trenton, New Jersey, where Ashley was
born and raised. Her mother met her father there.
Much of Ashley’s extended family also lives in
Trenton, which has a significant Central American
population.
Ashley’s presentation included descriptions of the
deportations of her father, when she was nine,
and her aunt, when she was seven. Ashley’s father
was deported during a restaurant raid at his job;
Ashley’s aunt, who had been granted refugee status
because of the earthquake, had not completed
necessary paperwork to stay in the country. Ashley
described being present at the deportation of her
aunt: waking up early in the morning to police
raiding the house and taking her aunt away. The
experience was degrading, terrifying and resulted
in Ashley’s young cousin suddenly finding herself
without a mother. Two of Ashley’s uncles were also
deported. Both were murdered upon returning
to Guatemala, which has been ranked as a the 4th
most dangerous country in the world due to its
murder rate.
The students in Spanish II asked Ashley a variety
of questions. One of the first was: “What do you and
other Guatemalans living in the US miss about
home?” Ashley responded: “We miss the lifestyle…
everything in Guatemala is more slow-paced, more
focused on the true meaning of life, taking the time
to enjoy and appreciate each other and the things
around you. Here, everyone is always working,
working, working, and in a hurry. Even in terms of
the way we greet each other, there’s a difference;
back home, when you enter a room, you have to go
up to every person and kiss their cheek. Here, people
usually just say hi and walk past each other or wave
from a distance. We also miss our code of morals.
At home, we have great respect for our elders; we
can’t be rude to our parents, or call them by their
first names. When I see or hear kids in this country
talking to their parents, I’m shocked. We also love
our grandparents and would never take them for
granted or put them in a nursing home. The way we
see it, the elders hold the spirit of the family.”
Another student asked, “How has deportation
defined you or your family’s experiences?” Ashley
replied: “I wouldn’t say it’s defined me, but it’s
definitely affected me. Basically what it comes down
to are broken families; me growing up without my
dad, my cousin growing up without her mom. You
learn to move on, but that has changed your life.”
Ashley, a high-honors student and 2-year proctor,
said that one of the worst aspects of being Latino in
this country is the way in which people assume that
she is somehow less worthy or less competent than
any other person: “Sometimes people have talked
to me as if I were stupid or I didn’t understand
English. I think this doesn’t only apply to Latinos,
it happens to other minorities as well, but we often
feel that as a whole we are treated less equally,
given less opportunity, and considered less capable
than a ‘white’ person. That’s one reason I get so
angry when I see other Latinos at home making
mistakes, getting involved in crime, or joining
gangs, or not trying for something better– it reflects
badly on all Hispanics and makes it harder for
us to be taken seriously and get ahead. We as a
community, all Latinos, need to work together as a
group, not be divided and bring each other down. At
the end of the day, I’ll tell anyone where I’m from,
and I’m proud to be Guatemalan.”
Ashley’s Arts-Threaded project for the Art of Autobiography class.
The Spanish II students responded to Ashley’s visit in writing.
Excerpts from their responses include the following:
“The story that touched me the most was that of her
uncles’ deportations. I found it interesting how much
the deportation changed the course of their lives. When
she told us how they were shot when they went back,
I wondered how different their lives could have been
if they stayed in America…One question I had going
into the talk was, ‘Is the pain worth it? Is American
all it is said to be’ Before I even was able to ask it, she
answered it by saying both yes and no…Yes in terms
of the education you can receive and the safety; but no
when it comes to the culture and customs you lose by
leaving Guatemala.”
- Tyler Jones ’14
“All of the stories she illustrated about gang violence
and children eating off of piles of garbage [back in
Guatemala]- make me so angry that people have to
live that way. The most obvious questions like, ‘Why
can’t we all just work together,’ are the most difficult to
answer…Most people can relate to compassion. I think
if we made a bigger effort to shed light on the reality of
how people are living in other countries, more people
would support each other.”
- Jessica Scharf ’13
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“The one argument that was always on my mind when
Ashley was talking is related to work and jobs. That
illegal immigrants and legal immigrants can bring
gang violence and supposedly take our jobs. That is
what all the Americans are arguing about, but the truth
is, “we” don’t want most of the jobs that they have…We
also assume that immigrants are all in gangs and are
increasing violence in America. This is not true at all.
There are people like Ashley all around us, I bet.”
- Reef Rogers ’15
“Ashley’s visit to our class was really inspiring. When
hearing about the troubles of immigrants through stories
or through movies you really don’t get it. At first you are
shocked, but because it’s a story you put it in the back
of your mind, and think that it doesn’t really happen. I
believe that most Americans do pass off the horrific tales
that they hear about immigrants and the border as just
stories. Ashley’s coming to our class and being able to talk
to us about the troubles her family experienced was really
amazing. Because she came and talked to us it finally
clicked in my head that things like this really happen to
people every day, and we are just completely blind to it
because we choose to be.”
- Ikea Wadsworth ’14
Student
Spotlights
TYSON LAA-DENG ’13
Where are you from?
I am from South Sudan,
but I was born in the
North of Sudan. I moved
to Maadi, a suburb of
Cairo, Egypt when I was
five; my family still lives
there.
Which teacher has had the most impact on
you and why? Mrs. Doenmez, because she pushes
you to do something you think you can’t do. I
remember that from my experience writing papers
with her last year; for example, I wrote a 13-page
paper about creating my own civilization- I couldn’t
believe I wrote that much! As a matter of fact, I still
have the paper.
What is something new that you’ve done
at Dublin that you would never have done
otherwise? There’s a lot of things! Snowboarding,
Cross-Country Skiing, Telemark skiing down Mt.
Washington- a lot of snow activities. Also, I never
thought I would play lacrosse, but I played it last
spring. This year, I’m trying crew. Also, hiking- I
used to hate hiking, but now I like it. Since the
campus and this area is so hilly, you really have no
choice other than to hike.
SYDNEY DE TOMASO ’13
Where are you from?
Monterey, CA.
Which teacher has
had the most impact
on you and why?
Mrs. Johnson, who has
coached me in basketball
and lacrosse, and Mr. Weis, who is my advisor and
Algebra II teacher. They both helped me through a
lot and helped me to grow as a person. I can talk to
them about anything.
What is something new that you’ve done
at Dublin that you would never have done
otherwise? New sports; I only played volleyball
before coming here. Now I play soccer, basketball
and lacrosse. Another “new” aspect of being here is
that I used to be really shy before I came here, but
that’s changed, too. Everyone here is themselves
and no one’s going to make fun of you for being who
you are.
MIN YOUNG JEONG ’12
Where are you from?
I am from Seoul, South
Korea.
Where are you going
to college next
year? University of
Pennsylvania; I am very
excited.
you and why? I owe a lot to every single teacher
I had in Dublin. Among them, Mr. Imhoff and Ms.
Doenmez have had the most impact on me, due to
who they are, not necessarily what they taught; it’s
symbolic. From them, I learned the wisdoms of life.
I can’t describe in specific terms; it’s more abstract.
It’s the feeling of “In the long term, this man or
woman changed me.”
What are you going to miss the most about
Dublin when you leave? Its warmth. Dublin
embraced every part of me, my individuality. People
here care about other people. In real life, it’s tough
to find that. If I go on to big schools, I’ll really
miss that warmth. I will miss a lot of this. On the
other hand, I feel like I should not be too sad about
leaving, I should be looking to my next challenge,
just like how birds leave their parents in order to fly
higher.”
ALEXANDER LANGE ’13
Where are you from?
I am from Nelson, NH. I
found Dublin because Mr.
Bates went on one of his
first visit to my school
as the newly appointed
Head of School and got
me excited about Dublin.
What are your
favorite academic subjects? Why? My favorite
academic subjects are by far history and science.
History appeals to me because there’s so much
to learn from past events that prepare us for the
future. I enjoy science because it’s a field where so
many things can be discovered.
Do you have any role models on the Dublin
campus? If so, who are they and why? My role
models on campus are Mr. Johnson and Jan. Both of
them have exemplified strong leadership to me and
I owe them a lot of what I have learned over the
past years.
What are you going to miss the most about
Dublin when you leave? How easy it was to move
between different kinds of people. It’s so easy in
such a small school. If I feel like hanging out with
any group of people, I can; I can talk to anyone I
want to. At the root of it, it’s easier to make friends
in small places.
MYLES JONES ’12
Where are you
from? Brooklyn, NY.
How did you find
Dublin? Because of Mr.
[A.B.] Whitfield– when
I was a student at the
Trey-Whitfield School
in New York, I sang in
the choir, which visits Dublin School every year on
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to perform in morning
meeting. I came here every year since fourth grade,
and my older brother Blair went here. When I came
to visit him, seeing Winterfest was what got me.
Everyone was into it. Being from New York, all of
the snow games seemed like so much fun - we can’t
just play in the snow like that where I’m from!
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What are your favorite academic subjects?
Why? Besides AP Environmental Science, my
favorite class right now is the American Presidency
elective with Brooks Johnson. We get to share our
opinions, and listen to other opinions; it’s really
discussion based, which I love. Plus, I’ve gotten to
meet two Presidential candidates!
What is your best quality as a human being and as a student proctor? Optimism. I’d rather
smile and be outgoing any day than be sad or stay
in my room. As a proctor, I try to involve people in
a lot of ways; in conversation, in creating events, in
bringing people out for things on the weekends, or
just going to play in the gym.
ELIZABETH TAKYI ’13
Where are you from?
Newark, NJ
What clubs are you
part of? I’m a member
of Amnesty International,
the Orchestra, and Girls’
Club. This year, I’m
running the Hip-Hop
Dance club, which I’ve wanted to start since last
year. It was my idea, and Tyson Laa-Deng cofounded the club with me. Even people from outside
the school have come to some of our sessions.
How did you learn how to dance? I’ve never
been in a dance class. It just comes naturally to me.
When I see someone do a move, I want to try it. It’s
in my blood. I think to be a dancer you have to have
the “music ear.” When you feel a certain rhythm,
emotion or movement through music or beat, you
know you’re a dancer!
you and why? This is a very hard question for
me to answer because every teacher who has ever
taught me here at Dublin has had an impact on
me, but if I had to choose, I would have to say Jan
Haman. This is not just because she is my advisor,
but because ever since my first elective class with
Jan my freshman year, I have learned a lot about
real life situations instead of just lessons from a
textbook. Jan has shared many stories about her
life with me. Also, she keeps me in line (as an
advisor) she makes sure I’m on top of my game at
all times. (I dare not do anything to disappoint her
because she is sometimes terrifying!)
A Visit to
Costa Rica
Not Your Average Trip
By Rodrigo Villaamil
F
aculty member Caroline Doenmez ’05 and
I took nine students on a unique linguistic
and cultural immersion experience in
Costa Rica during the School’s March break this
year. We arrived in Sámara, a beach town on the
Pacific coast, during a particularly hot week of
weather. We stayed with host families in the little
neighborhood called “Cangrejal,” (translation:
“where the crabs are”). There we were able to
experience the local way of life, communicate
in Spanish, and in some ways, adjust to a less
comfortable lifestyle.
The trip was a good balance between adventure
and community service. We had the opportunity to
try surfing, zip-lining, and visiting hidden beaches,
but we also engaged in several Costa Rican style
“work gang projects.” These included painting trees
to protect them from insects and diseases, beach
cleaning, and teaching lacrosse to local elementary
students.
All of the Dublin students did very well,
particularly Charley Neisner ’14, who fully
embraced the experience by engaging with his
host family and participating actively in all the
community service projects. Charley pointed out to
me that the fact that we were all together in the
same neighborhood helped us to fit in very well.
People there were extremely friendly and all homes
were open to visitors.
I would like to express a special thank you to
Sydney, Katie, Jessica, Riley, Atsede, Eli, Doug,
Charley, and Jonas; Miss Doenmez and I could
not have asked for a better group of students with
whom to share this adventure!
A travel blog of the trip can be read by scrolling
down the posts located on the home page of the
Dublin School website - www.dublinschool.org/home
Reflections on
India
By Eric Nemitz
O
n the way to India, our group’s collective
From the moment that Jay Hardikar (founder of
luggage was pushing the limits of the
the Peterborough-based Himalayan Education
airline’s allotment for international travel,
Foundation) and I first met in early September
weighed down by the many books, art supplies, and
to begin planning, it was evident that this trip
pieces of Dublin School apparel that we intended
would require high levels of adaptability and opento leave as gifts for the Himalaya Public School
mindedness of its participants. There would be no
(HPS). On the way home
detailed itineraries, no
from India, the things
mints on our pillows, and
I’ll spare you the poetics, the India trip was the
we carried could not be
no surefire sense of just
hardest,
longest,
shortest,
scariest,
most
alien,
stuffed into backpacks or
exactly how we would fill
beautiful, mind-bogglingly insane, best trip I have
duffle bags, nor could they
each of our days in the
ever departed on. I see everything slightly different
be easily quantified into
hilltop village of Chaukori.
now, and that is both frightening and extremely
tidy units like kilograms
In fact, the entire trip was
important as I grow up. No matter what I end up
on some airport scale. As
really just one elaborate
doing in life, be it in politics, teaching, programing,
far as I know, there was
exercise in trust. Based on
acting, writing, or anything else, I see myself
constantly using this trip as a jumping off point
no place on the customs
his previous visits there,
for
many
of
my
viewpoints,
morals,
and
ideas.
form to include “lasting
Jay was placing his in the
-Charlie Imhoff ’13
friendships, pride in
kindness and hospitality
our students, and some
of the people at HPS. I,
much needed perspective”
meanwhile, was placing
among the goods I wished to declare. Long after the
mine in what I knew to be the strong character of
clothes have been washed and souvenirs doled out
the seven Dublin students we would be taking with
to friends and family, the students and I now find
us. Perhaps the most impressive exhibition of trust,
ourselves left with the more difficult task of figuring
however, came from the parents of those students
out how exactly to unpack the lessons we learned
by willingly offering their children as guinea pigs
during our 17-day adventure.
for such a groundbreaking journey. In the end,
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everyone’s good faith
was rewarded in spades,
as the two schools came
together in what was an
impressively natural fit.
and cultures only
India overall is an amazing country, the culture
deepened our mutual
and its people are all unique. The hospitality we all
curiosity, ultimately
received from the people of the school was something
serving as catalysts to
that I doubt we could ever repay, their kindness and
reveal our profound
humility won many of our hearts. It is definitely a trip
commonality. Venturing
that I recommend to every current and future student
As much as we enjoyed
outside the bounds
of Dublin, it is something that I will never forget!
the elephant rides,
of any textbooks, set
-Ashley Arana ’12
photo ops at the Taj
curricula, or classroom
Mahal, and countless
walls, both groups
bands of roadside monkeys along the way, it was
had the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the
the relationships we forged in India, particularly
purely altruistic side of education, learning for the
at HPS, that made this trip so meaningful and
simple joy of better understanding and relating to
unique. It is one thing to watch a segment about
our fellow humans. I can’t help but think of what
the Holi festival on the Travel Channel, but it is
great strides our own country might make if only
quite another to find yourself suddenly doused with
a few of our key leaders and public figures would
cold spring water and vibrant pigments by a group
go spend a week or two at the Himalaya Public
of young Indian boys who, until that moment, had
School. (I daresay a bucket bath or two might do
been entirely good-mannered and unnervingly
them some good). But rather than waiting for that
deferential. Even a sight as intrinsically aweunlikely scenario, it appears that Dublin School will
inspiring as the Himalayas took on a special beauty
just have to continue a more proactive approach,
th
when viewed from the back yard of an 11 -grade
investing in the leadership of tomorrow, seven
day student named Hemlata, who was kind enough
brave students at a time.
to show us around her home for a glimpse of her
family’s daily routine.
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude
for everyone who helped to make this experience
Back at the school itself, our hosts (students and
possible, especially Ashley, Alison, Maya, Ja ’Naya,
adults alike) did an incredible job of making us feel
Tucker, Charlie, Alyssa, and Jay. May it be the first
at ease in what was an obviously foreign setting.
of many trips to come!
Through shared conversation, music, dance, games,
cuisine, and innumerable cups of tea, we quickly
A complete travel blog of the trip can be found at
learned that any differences between our schools
the Dublin School Website www.dublinschool.org.
Noteworthy
Events
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The Power of Work Gang
Work Gangs loomed large this year,
with several “all school” marathons
taking place. In late September, two
major projects were undertaken on
one Saturday morning, consisting
of planting an apple orchard on the
slopes leading down to Alumni Field
and the creation of a trail between
the Art Studio and the summit of
the Norm Wight Ski Slope. At the
completion of the new trail, Mr. Bates
dedicated it to trustee, Peter Imhoff.
Scholastic
Art Competi
tion
Also in J
anuary, our a
rt
students won
a record
number of aw
ards
in the Schola
stic Art
Competition.
Ten Dublin
students wer
e awarded
30 gold and si
lver keys
and several h
onorable
mentions. Th
e standout
artist was se
nior, Joo
Hee Ui, who
won 3 silver
keys, 5 gold
keys, a gold k
ey for her por
tfolio and 1
American Vis
ion Awards (o
nly 5
given to best
of show in th
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state of arou
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Meeting Mary
One of the most unforgettable
highlights of the year was having
“Mary” and Henry Walters as part
of our community. Mary came to
us through Henry Walters, English
teacher, who served his falconry
apprenticeship in Ireland and has
been working with birds of prey
for several years. Mr. Walters, who
had been looking to catch his own
hawk out of the wild, was given this
hawk by an acquaintance who had
held her in captivity since she was
very young. Throughout the year,
Mary has lived in a special home
called a “mews” at the base of the
Norm Wight Ski Slope and
thanks to the steadfast care
of Mr. Walters, has learned
to hunt and fly on her own.
Throughout the year, Mary
and Mr. Walters have shared
their unique bond with the
Dublin School students and
faculty, as well as the local
Dublin community, through
numerous hunting trips,
lectures and presentations. It was
bittersweet when Mary was set free
this May, but her time with us has
truly been a remarkable gift.
Play
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of several Ton
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and crew of 3
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and several fa
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A New
School
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Robotics
In March, our robotics team, Team #1729
built an original robot and competed in the
FIRST® Regional Competition in Manchester,
New Hampshire. FIRST® (For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and Technology) is a not-forprofit organization founded by Dean Kamen. The
Dublin team was one of 900 high
school teams taking part in the
competition, which required the
robots to play basketball! Team
mentor, Jason Cox, and Director
of Development, Erika Rogers,
attended the FIRST® kickoff
celebration at Dean Kamen’s
home this past winter.
From Campus
to college
Vanessa Martinez,
Class of 2007
College: Mount Holyoke College
Class of 2011
Major: Spanish and Theater
Graduate School: Simmons
College
After Dublin, Vanessa went on to
Mount Holyoke College where she
majored in Spanish and minored in Theater. While
in college, she went abroad to Seville, Spain, worked
as a Resident Assistant, and interned at “Teach for
America” and “The Atlantic Theater Company.” She
has always loved the performing arts, specifically
theater, and was fortunate to have had the
opportunity to intern at two theater companies,
where she was able to explore the inner workings
of arts management. Currently, she is acquiring
her Master’s in Communications Management at
Simmons College in preparation for a career in Arts
Management.
She says, “I carry so many great memories with me
from Dublin. When I hear the words Dublin School
I think of my four years in Lehmann with Mrs.
Doenmez and Ms. Yun as dorm parents, Jan Haman
and her May Pole Day and Mrs. Rogers and the
dance team. Dublin School is a magical place that
only a few will be fortunate enough to experience!”
James Kirk,
Class of 2008
College: Worcester
Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor’s in
Robotics Engineering
Graduate School:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Currently working on a Master’s in Mechanical
Engineering and Management James Kirk is
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finishing up his Bachelor’s degree in Robotics
Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
(WPI) and will continue at WPI to pursue
his Master’s in Mechanical Engineering and
Management. His Master’s thesis is focused on the
controls and dynamics of bipedal walking robots. He
says, “Robotics has always been an interest of mine,
and I’m excited by how quickly the field is growing
and advances are being made. We just finished up
our capstone senior design project and it was an
immensely satisfying accomplishment. Our team
developed helicopter robots that were capable of
landing on and taking off from a ground robot. It
took all year to develop, but it’s been an enormously
educational experience.” He is a member of the
college fraternity, TKE, where he just finished the
year as president.
James says, “The best advice I can give a
graduating senior is, do not be afraid to try new
things once you get to college. Any campus has
so much to offer, trying new ones is the best way
to learn what you really enjoy and meet some
friends along the way. Lots of things can defy your
expectation and often for the best. I never pictured
myself as a “frat boy,” a ballroom dancer, a lacrosse
or soccer player, or a barbershop singer but college
would never have been the same experience if I
hadn’t tried.”
Jen Zakrzewski, Class of 2009
College: Amherst College
Major: Psychology
Currently a junior
at Amherst College,
Jen Zakrzewski is
majoring in
Psychology and
studying abroard in Vienna, Austria. Jen is active
in various extracurricular activities, including
fencing, equestrian teams and several community
service groups. When she arrived at Amherst she
decided to try something new to her: fencing. She
is now part of the team and competes in several
tournaments a semester. She says, “This is another
reason to try new things: it will help you connect
with people and find where you fit in, something
that becomes harder when you leave the small
Dublin community.”
Jen recalls, “I remember various things from my
time at Dublin, anything from Winterfest to the
yearly musical to morning meetings. No matter
what the specific memory, I think of the sense of
community. I love Dublin’s small size, the close
friends I made and the fact that those friends come
from all over the country and the world. No matter
what the specific memory, I think of the sense
of community. Being a small school, and being a
boarding school, even as a day student I felt the
closeness of this group of people. We all shared in
experiences, and we all looked out for each other.
That closeness, and knowing every single person
you run into, is what I consider to be one of Dublin’s
greatest strengths.”
Zak Doenmez,
Class of 2010
College: Clark
University
Major: Political Science
Zak Doenmez is
working on a degree in
Political Science from
Clark University with
a concentration on American Politics. He says,
“Trying to juggle my academics, my social life
and sports, I have definitely been staying busy.”
Currently doing a semester in Washington, D.C.,
Zak is taking an intensive American Politics
seminar that is associated with American
University. He also is interning for New Hampshire
Senator Jeanne Shaheen; both of which have been
amazing experiences.
He recalls, his most exciting memory of Dublin
School is when Mrs. Doenmez (his mom), Mr. Bates
and Mr. Marquis tried Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies”
dance in morning meeting for no apparent reason.
Zak says, “The fact that the three most powerful
people in the school didn’t take themselves too
seriously to do crazy dances in front of everybody
says a lot about Dublin, and the kind of community
it is.” To the Class of 2012, Zak says, “Always keep
the big picture in mind. It is definitely easy to forget
to have fun. It’s not that life after college can’t be
fun, but I think that in reality the stresses of being
in the working world are far greater. Because of
this, I think you would regret it if you forgot to
really enjoy yourself along the way, and meet as
many people as you possibly can.”
Meredith
Hoffman,
Class of 2011
College: Rhode
Island School of
Design
Major: Painting
Meredith Hoffman
is a freshman at
the Rhode Island
School of Design,
majoring in painting. This year RISD held its
Foundation Studies Triennial Art Show for work
from the freshman class and Meredith’s project
was selected for the show. She says, “It was one of
the most bizarre projects I have ever done and was
completely unexpected, but I was satisfied with the
results.” Her passion for painting began at Dublin.
She says, “Mr. Schofield taught me everything I
know about painting, and he greatly influenced the
path I have chosen. Mr. Schofield was the one who
realized that a paintbrush is a natural tool for me.”
Last summer Meredith was a camp counselor for
the Aloha Foundation having previously attended
as a camper. She says, “As a camper I learned life
skills, like fire building and problem solving. As a
counselor I have learned about William Glassar’s
Choice Theory and a problem-solving technique
developed by one of the camp directors based on
this theory. Because of camp I have learned that
any situation is exactly what you make it, and
that you are in complete control of life, your place,
and your passions. My advice would be, do not
take Dublin for granted. It will teach you more
life lessons than you could possibly expect. After
Dublin, get out there! This doesn’t mean Velcro your
face to technology. Get out of your room, turn off
your phone, and go watch that sorry excuse for a
mascot dance around the field during half time. If
you’re as lucky as I am, you have an absurd mascot
and you will not regret this.”
Dublin
For the love of Flying
R
ight before graduation last spring, Erik
Steele ’11 shared with us an essay on
learning to fly (see insert). The essay got
us thinking about the number of Dublin alumni
who have chosen to pursue a career or pastime in
aviation. We soon realized that the number of pilots
seemed almost disproportionate for the size of our
School. So we starting contacting flying Dubliners,
asking questions about how they became inspired to
fly. Here’s what we learned….
In Mr. Lehmann’s 1975 memoir about the School,
Henry “Pete” Hoyt ’41 wrote, “I recall as
yesterday driving with Boris Holmes to the old
Keene Airport and making the first solo flight in a
Piper Cub. For some reason or other I was in your
(PWL) bad graces that afternoon and thought it
prudent not to mention this event at supper that
night lest I compound the problem. However, Boris
let the cat out of the bag, and all was well.”
Pete Hoyt also describes how in 1944, three years
out of Dublin, he gained hero status when “In the
late winter of 1944, now a Second Lieutenant in the
Army Air Corps. I was enroute from McCook field
Nebraska to Suffolk, England in a B24 liberator
bomber to join the 8th Air Force. Our routing took
me to Grenier Field, Manchester, NH, and a lay-over
of several days for final tune-up before leaving for
Goose Bay, Labrador, Iceland and the North Atlantic
route to England. I took this occasion to fulfill what
the famous cartoonist H.T. Webster called “the
thrill that comes once in a lifetime.” Throttles wide
open on four Pratt and Whitneys, props in high
RPM, up the old road from Peterborough toward
the Dublin church steeple, right on the deck and
over school. Try and explain to a Kansas co-pilot
what a New England prep school is! I remember
being worried lest Red Smith, state trooper, might
get my numbers, but rationalized the worst they
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could do to me was send me to combat and that’s
where I was headed anyway. There was the whole
school assembled on the lawn on my second pass up
the Harrisville Road and to hell with Red Smith.
Two days later I was having breakfast with an air
transport pilot in Iceland, eastbound, who carried
a message to Orv Emmons, now in A.T.C. at La
Guardia, with a message to my family on a paper
napkin which they still have. Thus the long arm of
Dublin across the North Atlantic. I was delighted
that P.W.L. gave a holiday in honor of this event
after I returned to Dublin safe and sound.”
When asked, “When did you first begin to
dream about flying?” Michael Light ’81 wrote:
“I first began to dream about flying at an early age,
about 8 or so. Aviation suffused my family, in an
intense and immediate way. My father, who died
when I was a freshman at Amherst College in 1981,
was a bombardier-navigator in World War II. At the
age of 20 he was shot down over France in an A-24,
six days before D-Day, one of two survivors, and
was very lucky to survive. He spent the remainder
of the war in German prison camps and his epic
fall and the aftermath became the seminal story of
his life. My stepfather was a private pilot and had
a four-seater Beechcraft Bonanza that he would fly
around the U.S., occasionally with me in it. Last but
not least, the patriarch of the family, my great-uncle
Richard Light, was an explorer, geographer and
the first person to fly around the world in a private
seaplane, which he did a few years after Lindbergh
crossed the Atlantic. My grandfather died when I
was very young, so Dick stepped in and filled that
role. As you might imagine, aspects of his life – not
least the flying – were incredibly romantic to a little
boy, and he cast a very long shadow.”
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Mike Pilert ’67 also flew for the first time while
at Dublin School when a faculty member who had a
private pilot’s license invited him and a classmate
on an adventure. “We went to Keene Airport and
rented a single-engine Cessna, and flew all around
Mt. Monadnock and Dublin Lake. Beautiful!”
Mike says, “Another flying inspiration has been my
lifelong sky diving experience. I began sky diving
while at the University of Northern Colorado and
still today am an avid skydiver, averaging about
100 dives a year. My father had been a B-17 bomber
pilot in WWII, over Germany, so that was another
influence that led me towards the sky.”
David Fountain ’73 has had his pilot’s license
since 1977, just about the time he graduated from
Dartmouth College. It was there that Dave first
began flying gliders; and in fact, proudly “earned
physical education credit for doing so!” While at
Dublin School, David says, “I wanted to have as
many adventures as possible: flying, parachuting,
scuba diving. I wanted to do it all.”
lying has been one of my favorite things
ever since I can remember and now at
the age of 19 I am really taking big steps
towards getting my private pilot’s license. I am
currently taking flight lessons at Monadnock
Aviation out of Keene airport. Today was a flight
lesson I will never forget. This lesson required
me to miss a crew practice, so I decided that I
would ask my instructor, Rick, if we could fly
over the Dublin boats, and he said, “Sure.” Then,
I got an even better idea: I would drop a package
from the plane as I flew over! I ran to my car
and pulled out a dark red bandanna and two
parachutes. (Yes I always have this in my car). I
quickly put it all together, with 15 minutes left
till my next class, I had to test it so I went to the
top of the stairwell in the science building and
threw it out the window. The parachutes opened
up perfectly! I added in some “stress ball” like
material along the sides to help it float, but that
was not tested. With 5 minutes before class, I ran
to the bathroom filled up the sink and dropped it
in. It did float!
At 2:35 p.m. I went to the lake and looked at
the boat I was aiming for, it was the only bright
yellow one. I told the crew of that boat to keep
a look-out for me around 4:45-5:00 p.m. I then
drove to Keene airport, where I asked Rick if we
could drop the package when we flew over the
lake. He said, “O.K.” but we had to follow the
FAA rules for air drops. The rules are “Don’t hit
anyone.” There was a very strong wind coming
from the west that day, so strong that I even was
wondering if we still would fly. We took off and I
navigated us to Dublin over-flying the school at
an altitude of 3000msl (above sea level). I could
now see Thorndike Pond, I started the descent
and we began looking for the boats. Once we
were at about 1000 feet from the ground, I could
Billy Tiernan ’00 is based out of Florida and ever
since his Dublin days has been smitten with flying.
“While at Dublin School I remember playing soccer
on the Upper Field, and I saw Military aircraft fly
overhead every once in a while. It may be a training
route. Sailing with Skip Collins was helpful in
learning to fly: some aspects are transferable. I
know Skip offered to get me into flying lessons,
which was a very nice offer, but I wasn’t ready for
that yet. Dublin gives you some freedom to learn
what you want to learn which is great. I grew up
around airplanes. My parents had a Mooney, a
single engine airplane. I flew in it a lot and loved it.
My mom found out I could fly for free when I was
a kid so I went on tons of flights as a baby. I was
named after my grandfather who was a World War
II pilot. He flew 39 missions over Japan in a B-29.
After the war he bought his own airplane. My uncle
was a great aerobatic pilot and I was lucky enough
to fly with him. Flying aerobatics with my uncle
was definitely a real motivator to learn to fly.”
When asked, “How did you come to finally
realize the dream of flying?” The pilots’
answers were varied Said Michael Light, “A
classic geek with a small body, big mind, and loud
mouth, I started to build radio-controlled model
aircraft in middle school, mentored by a pilot who
flew corporate aircraft for Doubleday Publishing.
It was only natural to make the jump from models
to the actual thing, and at age 14 and a Dublin
freshman, I soloed in my first engineless aircraft, a
Schweitzer 1-26. By the age of 16, I was a fully FAA
certified private pilot with a glider rating. I was a
private pilot with all rights and privileges before I
could legally drive a car. Thankfully the year after
I soloed I grew 12 inches at Dublin, but I kept the
loud mouth and geek part through graduation,
alas.”
Mike Pilert pursued his desire to fly when a friend
who flew ski patrol in a Piper Cub encouraged
him; eventually he obtained a commercial license
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at the age of 30. He has flown air ambulances,
Lear Jets for corporations, charter flights, and
many light aircrafts over the years. These days he
earns his wings as a flight instructor. His advice to
young wanna-be-pilots, “You have to stick with it.
Myth #1 is that pilots make a lot of money. Most
commercial pilots must work their way up combing
charters and flight instruction.” He had spent 13
years flying overseas humanitarian services in Asia
and Africa, where he moved refugees and supplies
for charitable NGOs. He served several years in
Mozambique after the civil war there destroyed
99% of that country’s infrastructure and US aid was
needed.
Since obtaining that first license, David Fountain
has continually worked at upgrading his training
with regard to instrumentation and specific
aircraft. David emphasizes that his is a private
pilot’s license, not a commercial one. He says he
loves flying because of “the escape factor” and the
convenience, “especially since 9/11.” He speaks
enthusiastically about the many smaller airports in
the US that are not commercial but allow access to
all sorts of interesting places.
These days Brett Smith ’88 flies frequently for
work, but also loves the accessibility flying affords
him, and the convenience and freedom that private
flight allows, and flies 15-20 hours a month, mostly
up and down the East coast. Brett is the founder
of Propeller Investments LLC and is currently
involved in a plan to develop a second airport in
Atlanta.
“Most of my training,” says Billy Tiernan, “was at
Lynn University. After college, I worked flying a
Super Cub towing banners all over the country
including NASCAR Races, NFL games, MLB games,
California and New York beaches, also Florida
and New Jersey. It was amazing flying all over the
country in a Cub. I worked as a flight instructor
and flew my airplane to the Bahamas all the time.
Now I fly a Lear Jet, mostly ambulance, and some
executive flights. It has been amazing so far. I have
flown to Brazil, Canada, Peru, Mexico, Cayman
Islands, Jamaica, Barbados, St. Kitts, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador and all over the USA.”
When asked about their current flying
adventures, Michael Light wrote: “While at
Dublin photography also began to loom large in
my life, and along with Amherst College and its
concerns – would subsume my budding interest in
aviation for a decade or more. I finally wound up
coming back to it after getting a Master’s degree in
fine art photography from the San Francisco Art
Institute, when the aerial photographic perspective
kept on coming back into my artwork from 1993
or so onwards. In 2000 I began renting planes and
pilots to fly them and making my own aerial images
in a quest to find a kind of ‘planetary landscape.’
So in 2003 I began searching for a strutless aircraft
with removable doors that my studio could own.
My search for the perfect aerial photographic
platform was solved with the FlighDesign CTSW, a
cantilever-wing, strutless, carbon-fiber Light Sport
Aircraft designed in Germany and built in the
Ukraine with very low operating costs. I happened
to also do a consulting deal with a Hollywood IMAX
film at the same time, and that paid for the aircraft.
It seats two, has a 100 hp engine, weighs about 600
pounds unloaded, and can fly from San Francisco to
Albuquerque in about seven hours. It’s a great little
craft. Emphasis on little! I took delivery in May
2005, and that April added a single-engine powered
rating to my still-valid (though long unused)
engineless private pilot’s license that I’d gotten
when at Dublin in the late 70’s. I now have about
500 hours in powered aircraft, mostly my own.”
David Fountain’s newest plane is his third Pilatus
PC-12, a single engine turbo prop that can fly a pilot
and five passengers, 1500 nm and lands with 100
nm NBAA IFR reserves. Aviation Week reported
on David’s purchase of this aircraft because it was
the 1000 unit to roll off the Pilatus assembly line.
He and his family traveled to Switzerland to take
delivery of the plane and celebrate the 1000th Pilatus
with the company’s employees. “We had a great time;
it was a big milestone that took 16 years to happen,
so there was quite a bit of celebrating,” he said.
Says Billy Tiernan, “I love flying for many reasons:
the speed, going to new places, the technology and
challenge it provides. There are so many different
jobs in aviation, such as crop dusting, skydiving,
patrol, helicopters, airlines, military, corporate,
ambulance, sea planes, and sight-seeing tours. The
use of airplanes is so grand!”
see the crew team all lined up at the far side
of the lake, about to start a race. Rick took the
controls while I got ready to drop the package.
He then asked what boat I was aiming for. I
pointed out the yellow one. He brought us around
and over-flew the docks and then went above the
Boy Scout Camp. We were right where I wanted
to be, so I grabbed the package, stuck my hand
out as far as I could. I threw it as hard as I could
and I saw through the back window that the
parachutes had opened. Rick then brought us
around the lake and we tried to spot it falling. At
first, we could not see it at all. Then I noticed one
of the crew boats hauling towards the east bank,
and I spotted the marker buoy and a small pink
dot, maybe 50ft to the northwest of it. That was
the drop! Now two more boats were racing to pick
it up. Throughout, all of this, Rick was staying low
and at one point went right over the two boats
and gave the plane full power and then rolled into
a 60 degree bank and then flew over the docks.
(Those pilots out there know why a 60-degree
bank is such a big deal.) After that Rick and I
went back to the airport and did some crosswind
landing practice and called it a day. The flight was
a complete success. Oh, the drop? Candy!
– Erik Steele ’11
Finally, when asked, “What advice would you
give Dublin students and recent alums who
might be considering flying?” Billy’s advice
to Dublin students contemplating aviation was,
“Becoming a pilot is fun but is very challenging
and expensive. Getting qualified for the job you
want can be frustrating. Working nights, weekends,
holidays, it’s not for everyone. However, if you really
like to fly and stick with it, the forecasted need for
pilots in the future is looking very good.”
Brett Smith’s advice to aspiring pilots is, “The
present is a good time to start thinking about flight
instruction because there will soon be a shortage of
pilots. Thirty to forty percent of current pilots will
be retiring in the next 5 years.” He says, “Follow
your dreams, kids, and maybe your passion and
profession might become one!”
From Michael Light comes this: “For all Dubliners,
listen to what keeps you awake at night, pursue
hunches till they become revelations, be disciplined
and focused but also loose and exploratory,
allow yourself to jump off the occasional cliff so
terrifyingly high you think you’ve lost your mind,
and don’t forget to read the Classics.”
The privilege of a
I
’m always a little sheepish when somehow a
conversation leads around to where I went
to high school. I don’t have the typical high
school stories to tell, about the prom, or trying out
for the cheerleading squad. So when I say I went
to a private school, a boarding school no less, I
immediately feel the need to clear up the inevitable
assumptions.
“I went to a boarding school,” I’ll say, “but it wasn’t
that kind of a boarding school.” Even so, I see
people’s faces betray their imagination: a country
club for teenagers, an ivory tower of elegance and
privilege.
Dublin wasn’t a cushy place, I try to explain if
they’re still listening. We cleaned toilets. We
cleared ski slopes. It was so cold down in the Wing
and Hollow dorm on a February night, that my
drink of choice at the time - a can of TAB - often
began to freeze on my bedside table when my alarm
summoned me to breakfast in the morning.
The water pressure in the showers was pitiful. We
crowded into the Main House for breakfast, blearyeyed and sleepy, most of us in rag wool sweaters,
our breath visible in the cold morning air— and this
was inside the dining room. Upon close inspection,
bits of crinkled fall leaves could be found in any
one of those sweaters, remnants of a frisbee game,
a hike up Monadnock, or a nap on the schoolhouse
lawn. The high fashion footwear came in two styles:
Timberland or LL Bean.
I try to dispel the illusions of elegance, of white
linen lunches and polo ponies. Elegant, it was not.
But a privilege? It was the privilege of a lifetime.
I have no doubt that the academic education
provided to me at Dublin was rigorous and excellent
— it provided me with a foundation to excel in
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lifetime
By Penelope Perri ’82
college, graduate school and in my career. But
what I have carried with me from Dublin School,
and what have served me most profoundly, are the
things I learned outside of the classroom.
I’m surely not the first Dubliner to give thanks,
belatedly, for Peter Benes and his devotion to the
value of hard work. However I cursed and poked
fun at him during those Saturday morning work
gang outings, something immensely valuable was
happening to me. A work ethic was infused
into my character, almost at a cellular level,
like muscle memory. Mr. Benes often appeared
to us an aging relic of Calvinist history, but he was
actually ahead of his time. When the Nike tag line
“Just do it” was emblazoned across every T-shirt
and television commercial a decade later, I was
reminded of him, and what I could now appreciate
as his wisdom.
Besides my work ethic, another value learned at
Dublin has served me well in every aspect of my
life. Eleanor Roosevelt has often been credited
with the quote “Never, never, never give up,” but
the person who taught me this was a handsome
Colombian soccer player in a three piece suit. Like
many faculty who “adopted” me during my time at
Dublin, he always had time and a listening ear for
my adolescent struggles and bewilderments. Most
of these conversations ended with his words, (please
pronounce this with the thickest Colombian accent
you can muster) “Always remember..............and no
one can take that away from you.” I don’t precisely
recall the varied combinations of words in the
middle of that sentence. But I know in my bones
that he was talking about attitude, perseverance,
and dignity. I did always remember, Señor, and I
always will.
It’s ironic that the person responsible for
teaching me about fiction and the production of
artifice through theatre is also the person who
demonstrated to me the value of authenticity.
Stretched out across her desk dressed as a
caterpillar smoking a hookah as we prepared for
our sojourn with Alice in Wonderland in freshman
English, pushing us past clichés and trite platitudes
in our writing, or allowing us to witness her
grief or her joy as she shared something (always
passionately) in school meeting, Jan was steadfastly
true to her own quirky, wonderful self. Truth and
Courage are the words on Dublin’s insignia; but it
was Jan who showed me what it looks like when
one has the courage to tell the truth.
My singling out these faculty in no way diminishes
my gratitude toward so many others who took the
time to know me, and saw potential in me that I
didn’t see myself. Unlike other boarding schools,
Dublin wasn’t about competition or reputation;
its singular focus was the individual student, and
fostering social and emotional growth was just as
important as academic achievement.
Dublin’s unique size in and of itself was
transformative for me, for it instilled in me
a value of connection, and the power of a
group of individuals. Dublin was too small
to be divided into the typical high school
cliques; as much as our emerging adolescent
identities sought that out, in the end we were
all in it together. Whether as a human chain
hauling wood out of the lower valley, or in
collective silence bearing witness to the death
of John Lennon, the power of our connection
to each other was ever present in the Dublin
experience.
And then of course, there is the place itself: its
epicenter a red house on a mountainside. From
the physical environment at Dublin, I developed
an appreciation of nature that borders on
dependence. It is where I find solace and joy,
respite and recovery. It is the reason I returned
to New Hampshire after years of travel and living
elsewhere. There is an intimacy with the natural
world here that I treasure, and that value came to
me at Dublin School. Dublin forever ruined me for
any sort of suburban existence.
And what of all these values, these riches bestowed
upon me? I have tried not to squander them.
Perhaps they were the most dear to me in my
thirties, when I fought the battle of my life with
ovarian cancer. Thankfully that is a distant
memory now, and they serve me well in my career
as a teacher and social worker, where I have tried
to assist people in finding their own inner strength,
perseverance and authenticity.
Now I face the daunting task of passing these same
values on to my two little boys. Perhaps one day
they’ll find themselves clipping a Dublin ski slope
on a cold Saturday morning. They’ll probably be
cursing it too....for a while.
Penni Perri ’82 is currently a clinical social worker
at Concord Hospital, in Concord, NH. After 10
years of teaching, Penni earned a Master’s degree
in Social Work. She lives in Concord, NH with her
husband, Ted, and their two sons, Simon age 10,
and Abe age 9.
Dublin School Alumni:
leading extraordinary lives
at NRL, contributed to the early development work
of the fiber optic sensors which are now deployed
on the Virginia Class Submarines, and made
critical contributions to today’s most advanced fiber
optic sensor array systems. Yet despite all of these
accomplishments, Jim considers being married to
his wife Diane for over 40 years, his most satisfying
accomplishment.
Jim Cole ’66
Jim Cole ’66 says that as an 18-year-old just out
of Dublin, he made “the right choice for the wrong
reasons.” He switched his major from Chemical
Engineering at Bucknell University, to Physics,
“Because the lab schedule for Chemical Engineering
was brutal.” When asked how “The Road Chosen”
has made a difference in his life, Jim says, “The
Roads Chosen have been my life work: 1st Road
Chosen – Physics, 2nd Road Chosen – Fiber Optics.”
When asked: At some point in your life, did you
hear yourself saying: When I was at Dublin . . .
Jim said, “I experienced a “mountain day” that was
incredible. Overnight Dublin had been hit by an
ice storm. PWL’s holiday hat appeared on a bright
sunny morning. Terry Pratt, Dave Sharp and I
chose to cross country ski and climb to the first
ridge of Mount Monadnock. Although the storm
was devastating to the area, the tree branches were
covered with about an eighth of an inch of ice. The
sun was in the eastern sky and from the ridge,
the refraction of the light by the ice made each
tree appear as a rainbow. Anyone who questions
the existence of a higher power could not have
experienced that display of nature.”
The advice Jim gives to Dublin seniors is “to find
a profession that you love; if you don’t enjoy going
to work nearly every day, you must continue your
personal search.”
Desert Horse-Grant ’96
Jim has been a research physicist since earning
his Master’s degree in Physics from Pennsylvania
State University in 1972. He has worked for TRW
the space systems division, and later co-founded
his own company, the Dylor Corporation, from 1986
to 1999. Having worked for the Naval Research
Laboratory (NRL) from 1978-1986, he has since
returned to NRL where he continues to do research
on fiber optic sensors. Jim has received multiple
Navy Awards for patents obtained during his tenure
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Desert Horse-Grant has traveled all over the
world, including Dubai, England, Turkey, Greece,
Italy, Japan, Croatia, France and the Caribbean. A
graduate of Stanford University, Desert works at
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New
York City, where she partners with a physician/
scientist and together they run a Brain Tumor
Center that they created in 2007. Desert says, “It
is great work in all aspects of cancer research,
including blending math and physics. I am
Todd Williams ’75
Deset Grant in South Dakota with Board Member, Tatewin Means
(the daughter of Russell Means), speaking with middle school Native
students about their careers in law and science.
surrounded by students and post docs and am
able to make an impact by awarding funds raised
through successful grant requests to organizations
such as the National Institutes of Health.”
Desert and her sister Cherese H. Grant-Giordano
have founded the Give K’U Foundation, a non-profit
organization which contributes to the needs of the
Oglala Lakota (Sioux) children on the Pine Ridge
Indian Reservation. Many of those children live
in poverty and have limited capability to complete
their education. Cherese and Desert were able to
provide a playground at Red Shirt Elementary
School on the Pine Ridge Reservation, and recently
returned from a trip to Red Shirt.
When asked about her memories of Dublin, Desert
replied, “When I was at Dublin, I loved being
in Spanish class with my friends. I loved doing
the makeup for our plays and being around Jan
Haman’s energy; I loved the calmness and grace
of Carl Von Mertens, who taught but also built a
number of things on campus. I loved the weekends,
of course, and skiing, and girl talk with Tsege
Barros ’96 in our dorm. It was a time of snow
storms, adventure, dreaming and learning.”
If you would like more information on the Give K’U
Foundation go to www.giveku.org.
Todd Williams ’75 is a research professor in the
Chemistry Department at the University of Kansas
(KU) where he is the director of an analytical
service lab specializing in mass spectrometry.
He received his BA in chemistry and biology at
Middlebury College, his PhD in Chemistry from
the University of Maine and was a Post-Doctoral
fellow at the University of California/Berkeley. His
wife, Kristine, is a professor of nursing at KU, and
according to Todd is “smarter than me.” Todd and
Kristine have three children: Zachary is attending
Missouri Science and Technology, Aaron is a grad
student at KU, and their daughter, Leah, has been
in a premiere soccer league since the age of 8.
Todd considers raising his children to be his most
satisfying accomplishment.
Todd says that when he thinks of Dublin, he
remembers work gang and wood working with
John Wight and he remembers John’s father, Norm,
jumping off the South Slope on his cross-country
skis. Math teacher Gerry Lawler once told Todd
that he should go into research. “Interesting,” says
Todd, “that he recognized that in me in 1974.” When
asked what teacher has the most influence in his
after Dublin life, he says, “Bonnie Allen Riley, who
taught me how to write an essay. I’ve used that all
my life.”
“One of the best things I learned at Dublin was to
keep kids busy in the afternoon with sports. I saw
my children coming home from school at 2:00 every
afternoon, and I thought that’s not a good idea.
Keep ’em busy! So I put them right into sports!”
On the Road with erika
Visiting with friends across the country
By Erika Rogers
I
have had a wonderful year traveling across the
country visiting with Dublin School alumni,
parents, and friends. Brad Bates and Michelle
Lange, President of the Parent Association, joined
me for many of these gatherings and we were
consistently impressed by the amazing lives our
alumni are leading and the many fond memories
they have of Dublin School.
These gatherings often included alumni who
span 60 years of Dublin School’s 75-year history.
However, I am constantly struck by how the shared
experience of being a student at Dublin bridges all
gaps of time or space. At each event, we talked,
laughed, shared old stories, got caught up on the
latest news, and by the end of the evening, we were
toasting like old friends. What a wonderful gift
it is to know that each of our graduates can find
supportive friends all over the world! If you would
like to help arrange a gathering for us in your area
next year, please contact me. With the new Alumni
Directory, finding each other should be easier than
ever!
Safe Travels - Erika
[email protected] • (603) 563-1230
Bermuda Reception • Host: Jason Smith ’92 • October 5, 2011
Jung Yun ’02, Aryna Battle ’03 and Sabrina
DiMeglio ’03
Jung Yun ’02, Erika Rogers, Carlos E. Bosch
’46, Aryna Battle ’03, Jason Smith ’92 and
Nichola Littlejohn ’04
Carlos E. Bosch ’46, Carlos J. Bosch Jr. ’78,
and Erika Rogers
New York Reception • Host: Aryna Battle ’03 • January 12, 2012
Erika Rogers and Jim Porto ’78
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Tarvea John ’03 and Shatema Reedy ’02
Alexander Farrell ’08 and
Jonathan Connell ’03
Charles Moizeau ’50 and Rama Jaima ’02
Lauren Goodwin ’04, Tamara Berkeley ’04
and Richada Grant ’04
Maurice Willoughby ’84, Richard Seo ’99, Erika Rogers and
Rama Jaima ’02
Funke Emodi P ’11, Michelle Lange P ’13,
and Donna Brathwaite ’13
Christine Noel ’03, Sheila Bogan and Alexander Farrell ’08
San Francisco Reception • Host: Zander Sprague ’87 • February 7, 2012
Kevin Stephens ’94 and Connie
Matthew Allan ’96, Taylor Phillips-Hungerford
’05 and Rhea Cassell ’03
Zander Sprague ’87 and Nathaniel Foster ’98
Los Angeles Reception • February 8, 2012
Norm Kitching ’55 and wife Kathy
Yunan and John Mattson ’71 and Brad Bates
Joy Holmes ’94, Ellen Sollinger ’98 with
daughter and Mary Noxon
Los Angeles Reception • February 8, 2012
David Shiras ’50 and Peter Schenck ’50
Darryl Ouellette ’83 and Jack Sanderson ’84
Boston Reception • Host: Stu Laughlin ’48 • April 20, 2012
Tom Rockwell ’37 and Diane Huster
Lee Varon P ’13 and Clifford Pafford ’75
Denise and Lars Linden ’88 with Brad Bates
Karl Beck, Trustee, Mike Mullins ’93 and
Molly Phillips-Hungerford ’00
Tom Jackson ’58, Justin Cottes, and
Meghan Foucher ’99
Alumni & Development Associate, Lucy
Shonk and Parents’ Association President
Michelle Lange P ’13
Karen Limero P ’10 and Lisa Bates
Trustee, Mike Mullins ’93 and Jim Riley P ’10
in the background Mr. & Mrs. Limero P ’10
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Attended
Matthew Allan ’96 (CA)
Peter Antonellis & Susan Sedor P ’12 (MA)
Feleke Assayehgen & Abenet Habtemariam P ’14 (MA)
Ashley Bascom ’02 (NY)
Aryna Battle ’03: (Bermuda), (NY)
Carlos E. Bosch ’46 (Bermuda)
Carlos J. Bosch Jr. ’78 (Bermuda)
Elo & Donna Brathwaite P ’13 (NY)
David Brown ’53 (MA)
Mary Brown ’75 & Tove Matas(CA)
Martha Carol ’09 (CA)
Rhea Cassel ’03 (CA)
Alfred & Roma Connable ’48 (NY)
Jonathan Connell ’03 (NY)
Zanelia Chevalier P ’15 (NY)
Anthony & Rhonda Cutler P ’05 (MA)
Mike & Laura Dempsey P ’16 (MA)
Todd & Laura DeSisto P ’15 (MA)
Sabrina DiMeglio ’03 (Bermuda)
Roger & Suzanne Donahue ’73 (MA)
Funke Emodi P ’11 (NY)
Alexandria Farrell ’08 (NY)
Abbot Foote ’61 (CA)
Nathaniel Foster ’98 (CA)
Meghan Foucher ’99 & Justin Cottes (MA)
Chet & Betsy Gibson P ’12 (MA)
Lauren Goodwin ’04 (NY)
Brian & Cynthia Holman P ’15 (NY)
Joy Holmes ’94 (CA)
Joyce Hopkins ’96 (CA)
Spenser Horgan ’09 (MA)
John Huynh ’08 (MA)
Robin & Thomas Jackson ’58 (MA)
Felicitas & Rafi Jaima ’02 (NY)
Tareva John ’03 (NY)
Kenyatta Johnson ’13 (NY)
Junior & Leslie-Anne Jones P ’09, ’12, ’14 (NY)
Kathy & Norman Kitching ’55 (CA)
Michelle Lange P ’13: (NY), (MA)
Stu Laughlin ’49 (MA)
Michael Light ’81 (CA)
Karen & Bill Limero P ’10 (MA)
Denise & Lars Linden ’88 (MA)
Nichola Littlejohn ’04 (Bermuda)
John Mattson ’71 (CA)
Avery Maher P ’92 (MA)
Richard Maher ’92 (MA)
Gail & Charles Moizeau ’50 (NY)
Michael Mullins ’93 (MA)
Katherine Nagler ’06 (CA)
Christine Noel ’03 (NY)
Stephen
O’Neal ’83
Carlos
E. Bosch
’46,(CA)
Carlos J. Bosch Jr. ’78,
Darryl
Ouellette
and
Erika
Rogers’83 (CA)
Clifford Pafford ’75 (MA)
Scott Peterson ’84 (CA)
Catherine & Daniel Phillips P ’14 (MA)
Karl Beck & Molly Phillips-Hungerford ’00 (MA)
Taylor Phillips-Hungerford ’05 (CA)
Jim Porto ’78 (NY)
Charles Rathbone ’53 (MA)
Susan & James Riley P ’10 (MA)
Diane Huster & Thomas Rockwell ’37 (MA)
Jack Sanderson ’84 (CA)
Darren Sands ’01 (NY)
Peter Schenck ’50 (CA)
Rachel Schine P ’15 (MA)
Kateri Wright & John Scriven P ’16 (MA)
David Shiras ’50 (CA)
Brett Smith ’88 (NY)
Jason Smith ’92 (Bermuda)
Carlos
Bosch
NicoleE.Smith
’09’46,
(MA)Carlos J. Bosch Jr. ’78,
and
Erika &
Rogers
Michelle
Jay Snyder ’76 (MA)
Ellen Sollinger ’98 (CA)
Zander Sprague ’87 (CA)
Kevin Stephens ’94 (CA)
Catherine & Robert Utzschneider P ’15 (MA)
Lee Varon P ’13 (MA)
John White ’59 (CA)
Jung Yun ’02 (Bermuda)
In Memory Of
Charles Langshaw ’43,
passed away December 16,
2011 at the Hospice of the
Golden Isles, in Brunswick,
Georgia. He was 86. After
attending Dublin School, Mr.
Langshaw enlisted in the
United States Navy and saw
action in the Pacific theater
as a gunner’s mate with Motor Torpedo Squadron
27. Upon his return from the war, he married, had
two sons, Walter Seymour Langshaw and Coleman
Carnegie Langshaw ’76. He was employed by the
Cincinnati Milling Machine Company and later
retired after 25 years from AMF where he was
a project engineer in government contracts. He
belonged to a number of organizations nationally
and was a member of the Navy League in Camden
County, Georgia.
Ernest Dane ’51,
died at home with
his family beside
him on, August 8,
2011 at the age
of 78. Educated
at Dublin School,
Milton Academy and
Harvard College,
he received a Master’s degree from Cambridge
University. He served in the United States Navy as
Navigation Officer in the Near East before joining
the State Department, serving in Guinea, India,
Haiti and Washington, DC. Upon retirement, “Eb,”
as he was known by all, entered into educational
pursuits with energy and enthusiasm. He lectured
frequently at schools on the history of the Cold
War, as well as introducing young children to the
wonders of the myriad insect populations, and
promoting environmental issues and awareness. He
retained an unquenchable curiosity about the world
and the amazing fauna in it.
Reed Cushing ’60 of North Point, Florida,
passed away on May 3, 2011 at the age of 69. He
is survived by his wife Therese and two children,
Pascal Cushing and Therry Cushing, his brothers
Michael Cushing ’67 and Kirk Cushing. While at
Dublin, Reed played soccer, baseball and was a
member of the Glee Club. In the 1960 yearbook,
his profile ended with a fitting tribute, “Reed’s
effervescent personality will certainly be missed by
these who graduated with him.”
A. Taylor Baldwin, III ’76,
died on October 12, 2011. He
was 53. A message follows from
Martha Whelan ’76 who has a
unique story to share: “Many of
us enjoyed his company at the
reunion last May. Taylor and I
exchanged phone numbers that
night. After returning home he
and I started talking every day, and Taylor told me
he wanted to come to Cohasset where I grew up. He
arrived in June with a bag ready to stay a month!
During that time, we got together with Chris Tosi ’77
and Roger Hill ’79. Within two weeks of Taylor being
in Cohasset, he and I fell for each other, neither one
of us expecting this to happen! But on September
25th our lives changed drastically. That evening I
rushed him to the hospital and they admitted him
immediately. Taylor never got out of the hospital. We
came into each other’s lives for a reason. I know that
we all have our memories of Taylor - cherish them all.”
Joe Cavanaugh died peacefully on February
28, 2012, in his Dublin home. Joe and his wife V.
Jacqueline moved to Dublin in 1996, where his
love for restoration led to the improvement of the
town’s library, Town Hall, and Emmanuel Church.
He was also involved with the expansion of the
cemetery, the Lake Road project and the clean-up
of ice storm damage from town roads receiving
the Dublin’s Citizen of the Year Award in 2010
and the Outstanding Municipal Volunteer Award
from the local N.H. Government Center in 2008.
He served on the Select Board for the Town of
Dublin from 1999 to 2007 where he was involved
with many other town improvement projects and
was on many town committees. Before he became
a selectman he was a member of the Dublin School
Board of Trustees. We cannot thank him enough
for his generosity, time and service; he was a loyal
supporter of the School.
Norris G. Nims, 99, father of alumnus Norris
Nims Jr. ’55, passed away on August 12, 2011.
Norris was born in Keene, NH on October 25, 1911.
Norris graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and
Dartmouth College. Before starting a career in the
wholesale grocery business, he proudly served his
country in the Army in World War II. Norris was
predeceased by Barbara, his loving wife of 65 years.
He will be greatly missed by his daughter, Sydney;
son, Norris, Jr.; his grandchildren, Joshua (Lillian),
Seth Nims, Kelly (Mike) Ralph and Timothy McGurl
and his great-grandsons, Sean and Logan Ralph
and Jayden McGurl, along with several nieces and
nephews.
2012 Reunion
Oct0ber 5-7
Special Reunion Years: 1937-75th, 194270 , 1947-65 , 1952-60 ,1957-55 , 1962-50 ,
1967-45th, 1972-40th, 1977-35th, 1982-30th, 198725th, 1992-20th, 1997-15th, 2002-10th, 2007-5th
th
th
th
th
th
Plans are underway for a wonderful fall reunion;
a chance to reconnect with classmates, tour the
campus, meet current students, enjoy fall sports
and lots more.
Because this year’s Reunion will be held at
the height of fall foliage season, we strongly
encourage alumni, who will be staying in the area,
to make reservations NOW at the Woodbound
Inn in Jaffrey. www.woodbound.com, 603-532-8341
or 800-688-7770.
The Woodbound Inn has 36 lovely rooms plus
cabins. The Inn has a beautiful dining room, a large
separate bar, and its own par 3 golf course. We will
be having the Dinner/Dance in the Inn’s ballroom
on Saturday evening. It is about a 20-minute drive
from campus to the Woodbound.
There are also other lodging options listed on our
website at www.dublinschool.org
Questions? Call Lucy Shonk at
(603) 563-1232 or e-mail
[email protected]
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Here is a tentative schedule
for the weekend:
Friday, October 5, 2012
9:00- 4:00 Registration in the School House
2:00 Golf Outing
6:00 Dinner on campus or Class Reunion
Dinners (off campus) TBA by Class Agents
8:00-9:30 Contra Dance in FAB. Cider and Donuts
9:30 Perkin Observatory will be open
Saturday, October 6, 2012
9:00-4:00 Registration in the School House
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Work Gang-for all ages and abilities / with
students. Bring your gloves!
11:00 Bike Ride
12:00 Lunch in Lehmann / Class Agent lunch in
School House
11:00-2:00 Campus Tours
2:00 Sailing Race / Boat House reception
4:00 Soccer Game: Alumni vs. Students & Faculty
7:00-11:00 Dinner and Dance at the Woodbound Inn
Sunday, October 7, 2012
9:00 Brunch
10:00 Monadnock Climb
What does the Annual Fund pay for?
EVERYTHING – Every year!
Academics & Athletics • Faculty Development
Student Activities & Clubs • Buildings and Grounds Maintenance
Student Scholarships • Even Work Gang Supplies!
Your gift, at whatever amount you can afford, sends the message
that you believe in the academic experience Dublin School
provides each and every student, each and every day.
Please join the many alumni, parents and friends who support the
Annual Fund every year, and send in your contribution today!
Thank you for supporting Dublin School.
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Parents: If this is still coming to your son or
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their current address. Thank You.
Our Mission
At Dublin School, we strive to awaken a
curiosity for knowledge and a passion for
learning. We instill the values of discipline
and meaningful work that are necessary
for the good of self and community. We
respect the individual learning style and
unique potential each student brings to
our School. With our guidance, Dublin
students become men and women who seek
truth and act with courage.

Spring 2012 - Dublin School

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