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Breaking Ground & Groundbreaking!

Newark Academy, Then & Now

Passion & Profession

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Remembering the Past, Anchoring the Future$1 Million Gift From Philip Kaltenbacher ’55 Creates a Centerpiece for the Upper School Academic Center

From Breaking Ground to GroundbreakingOpening of the New Upper School Academic Center

Goooaaaaaal!Joe McGrath ’81 Leads the Way in Creation of Kacur Field

Newark Academy on the Move in 1929by Garrett Caldwell, Humanities Faculty

Passion & ProfessionHaving Fun at Workby Elizabeth Barbato LaPadula, D.Litt.

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Engaged individuals with a passion for

learning, an internalized standard of

excellence, and a generosity of spirit –

these are the kinds of students

we hope to send out into the world.

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Donald M. AustinHead of School

Lisa E. GriderDirector of Institutional Advancement

E D I T O R SDebra W. Marr

Director of Communications

Marci KahwatyCommunications Associate

C O N T R I B U T O R SJohn Bess ’69 Sam Huber

Garrett Caldwell Elizabeth Barbato LaPadulaMatthew Gertler ’90 Blackie Parlin

Ted Gilbreath Kristin WalpoleJacob Wieseneck ’14

B O A R D O F T R U S T E E SJonathan D. Olesky ’74, Chairman

Executive Board

Patricia Budziak Wayne D. Kent ’85Nancy Baird Harwood ’75 Joseph P. McGrath, Jr. ’81

Kim Hirsh ’80 David D. McGraw ’77Bobby Jett Jane Wilf

Trustees

Donald M. Austin Kristen KolekJohn Bess ’69 Philip McNeal

Betsy Dollinger Bernstein ’86 Sandra PeinadoWilliam Bloom Richard Redmond ’77

Lawrence G. Cetrulo ’67 Mark RosenbaumJeffrey Cohen ’81 Ajay Sawhney

Samuel W. Croll, III ’68 Evangeline TrossLaura White Dillon Joshua WeinreichLauren Hedvat ’01 Larry S. Wieseneck

Jeffrey Kaplan Suzanne Willian

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Louis V. Aronson II ’41 K. Kelly Marx ’51Paul Busse ’38 John L. McGraw ’49

Robert Del Tufo ’51 Robert S. Puder ’38William D. Hardin ’44 Gary Rose

William T. Wachenfeld ’44

A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N B O A R D O F G O V E R N O R S John Bess ’69

President

Van Stevens ’65 Vice President

Sean Allen ’03 Benjamin Purkert ’03Neal Buchalter ’84 David Rattner ’03Patrick Ciccone ’62 Jed Rosenthal ’93

Jacqueline Lipsius Fleysher ’93 Lara Samet ’01Noah Franzblau ’86 Glenn Waldorf ’90

Lauren Jacobs-Lazer ’98 Arthur Williams IV ’81Kathy Loesberg ’95 Arthur Wynne ’79

Brian Zucker ’84

EmeritiLance Aronson ’74 William C. H. Stroh III ’48

J. Richard Beltram ’41 Richard M. Watson ’50

Newark AcademyOffice of Institutional Advancement

91 South Orange Avenue • Livingston, New Jersey 07039Telephone: 973.992.7000, Fax: 973.992.8962

E-mail: dmarr@newarka.edu • Website: www.newarka.edu

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his mission statement, approved last year by ourBoard of Trustees, sets our institutional courseand reminds us of our long-term goals at Newark

Academy. Such school mission statements are not easyto compose; they must be crafted broadly enough to bemeaningful and aspirational, while remaining true to thedistinctive identity of the school. We believe that thisone-sentence statement successfully distills the singularidentity and values of Newark Academy.

First and foremost, we intend our graduates to be“engaged individuals.” Newark Academy must serveevery student by providing each of them with opportunities to participate in and contribute to ourschool community, both as a rewarding end in itselfand as an apprenticeship to becoming productive,engaged members of society. We intend also that ourstudents emerge from our halls more confident in their individuality. I often tell prospective familiesthat while we are academically rigorous, we are not a cookie-cutter school. Instead, we have long celebratedthe personalities and idiosyncrasies of our teachers and students. We are all the richer for them.

In our admissions process at Newark Academy, we lookfor academic achievement and potential in our applicants,but we are also searching for signs that they are curiousabout their world and enjoy learning. Once accepted,those students find themselves with teachers who striveto awaken in them a genuine “passion for learning”that transcends skill acquisition, success on standardizedtests, and college admission. This phrase in our missionstatement reflects the values of the Enlightenment –knowledge and the pursuit of it provide incalculablebenefits to both society and the individual.

The “standard of excellence” cited in the missionstatement is one that each Newark Academy student

internalizes and makes his or her own, thanks to theirrange of experiences here. Those experiences comprisechallenging courses under the guidance of superbteachers, as well as participation in teams, bands andtheater troupes, immersion experiences, and leadershiproles. The bar is held high in every endeavor, and ultimately, the students hold it high for themselves.This standard of excellence also carries over into thedevelopment of qualities of character, such as honesty,integrity, fairness, and resilience, which are of chiefimportance in our school community and beyond.

Surely the most ambitious element of what we aspireto instill in students is a “generosity of spirit.” To setthat goal for self-absorbed adolescents, in a societywhere Me is king, may seem naïvely idealistic, but thetruth is that our students do absorb this aspect of ourschool culture and are more generous of spirit thanmost. Our programs teach them that service to othersis a vital aspect of community life; student-run clubshelp disadvantaged and suffering people all over theworld, students perform required community serviceoutside of school, and faculty witness innumerable actsof kindness within the building. True generosity ofspirit must be practiced over many years to take hold,but there is ample evidence that the practice of serviceinculcates values of compassion and generosity thatcan endure over a lifetime.

Engaged individuals with a passion for learning, aninternalized standard of excellence, and a generosity of spirit – these are the kinds of students we hope tosend out into the world. The academic content of aneducation here is assumed; the mission statementexpresses our most essential goals, those that lie at the heart of an education at Newark Academy. Becausethe best kind of education does more than fill a mindwith facts; it forms the character as well.

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Our Mission “Newark Academy will contribute to the world engaged individuals instilled with a

passion for learning, a standard of excellence, and a generosity of spirit.”

PERSPECTIVESby Donald M. Austin, Head of School

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$1 MILLION GIFT FROM PHILIP KALTENBACHER ’55 CREATES A CENTERPIECE FOR THE UPPER SCHOOL ACADEMIC CENTER

Remembering the Past, ANCHORING THE FUTURE

Philip Kaltenbacher knows that it takes more than fond memories to maintain and nurture a world-class

school. A graduate of the Class of 1955, Kaltenbacher has always known of Newark Academy’s excellence,

academic rigor and values, having heard his father, Joseph ’24, share stories of student days from the early

1920s. To help ensure NA’s continued strength, Kaltenbacher has supported the school for nearly 30 years.

His gifts have helped build the McGraw Arts Center, establish an Endowed Chair in memory of beloved

faculty member Catherine D. Lynham and supported annual operating costs. In 2010, Kaltenbacher made a

substantial gift of closely held securities, giving NA stock in a nascent pharmaceutical company.

Grace Thompson ’13, Philip Kaltenbacher ’55,Nate Feinberg ’13 and Christian Pinto ’13

hanks to his nephew and NA parent Alex Friend,Kaltenbacher was kept up to date on plans being formulated for the Upper School Academic Center.

Praising NA leadership for its planning, Kaltenbachernoted that the octagonal shaped lecture hall in the facility’sfloor plans caught his eye.

“I wanted to do two things – give back to Newark Academyand join with my wonderful sister, Jo Ann Carr – whosegranddaughter Nicole Friend graduated from NA in 2012 –to honor our late father Joseph who was NA Class of 1924(Cornell ’28).”

In June 2011, Kaltenbacher told Head of School Don Austinthat the Kaltenbacher Family Foundation intended to

make a gift of $1 million in support of the Upper SchoolAcademic Center’s construction. “Given Phil’s long-timeloyalty and tremendous generosity to Newark Academy, wewere delighted to offer him and his family the opportunityto name the largest room in the new wing after his father,”said Austin. “We’re hoping the name Kaltenbacher Hallsoon becomes a regular part of the NA vernacular.”

Having attended the Construction Kick-Off event just over a year ago, Kaltenbacher recently visited the schoolagain with his daughter Gail Kurz, to take a look at hisnamesake room in its completed form. “I think the room isexquisite and outstanding – in design and functionality,” he said. “I especially like the windows that show off thenatural setting.”

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While on campus, Kaltenbacher spent time with seniorsGrace Thompson ’13, Nate Feinberg ’13 and Christian Pinto ’13. Christian explained how one of the first gatheringsin Kaltenbacher Hall was the IB Extended Essay eveningswhen more than 120 students, parents and faculty cametogether to hear students present and defend research on achosen topic. “He seemed to be genuinely excited about howthe room was being used,” Grace said. “We laughed with him about how hard it is to pronounce the name right, but it was fun to show off the room and to say ‘thanks’ to the person who helped make it happen.”

Kaltenbacher enjoyed the visit which included joking, as hesaid hello to Head of School Don Austin, that “I’m finally not shaking when I meet with the Headmaster.” As a NewarkAcademy student, Kaltenbacher’s early years at NA werenotable for him earning both high honor roll and disciplinaryprobation. He recalled that Headmaster Donald Miller senthis beleaguered parents a letter saying that “Phil has to decidewhether to be a leader or a ringleader.” Choosing the formeroption, he went on to be elected Class President and wastabbed by his class as Most Well-Rounded – recognizing himfor his scholarship, athletic accomplishments and role in student leadership.

Kaltenbacher went on to attend Yale College and Yale LawSchool before launching a successful career in business andpublic service. He served as Chairman and CEO of SetonCompany, a major supplier to the auto industry. Recently

retired after selling the company, Kaltenbacher remains activeas a developer and investor in a range of real estate venturesincluding shopping malls, senior housing, hotel-condominiumprojects and land development. From 1985 to 1993, he wasCommissioner of The Port Authority of New York and NewJersey and served as that organization’s Chairman from 1985to 1990. Previously, Kaltenbacher served in the New JerseyGeneral Assembly and as Chairman of the New JerseyRepublican State Committee.

Honored by numerous organizations including the BoyScouts of America, Catholic Charities and the March ofDimes, Kaltenbacher received the Newark Academy AlumniAchievement Award in 1987. He and his wife, Unni, nowreside in Sarasota, Florida and Martha’s Vineyard. His

daughters, Dr. Laura Ross and Gail Kurz, live in New Yorkand New Vernon, New Jersey respectively, and he has fivegrandchildren, ranging in age from 10 to 16.

“Newark Academy’s principles – excellence, hard work,honor, decency, fair play, love of country, duty to serve and to give back – have been shared with students through theyears and continue to be at the core of the Newark Academy experience,” Kaltenbacher said. “We were taught to ‘get inthe thick of it’ – and to help make things happen.”

In the coming days, a plaque will be placed near the entranceto the state-of-the-art multi-purpose room which will read:

Kaltenbacher Hall

in memory ofJoseph C. Kaltenbacher ’24

a gift from his sonPhilip ’55

and the Kaltenbacher Family

“WE’RE HOPING THE NAME KALTENBACHER HALL SOONBECOMES A REGULAR PART OF THE NA VERNACULAR”

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he facility feels bright and airy with large classroomsand lots of light. The wood-paneled walls in thehallways feel warm and inviting and there are

comfortable nooks and other areas for collaboration amongstudents between classes.

FIRST CUTThe Upper School Academic Center opened on the firstday of school. The ribbon-cutting ceremony included anaddress by Blackie Parlin, a faculty member since 1959.Parlin, present for the 1964 opening of the new campus,set the scene of the Livingston campus opening. “We werein the middle of a presidential campaign that year, too –between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater.” In a nod tothe amazing technology capabilities that the new academic

center offers, Parlin describedthe equipment that

students

arrived with in 1964, “… #2 Ticonderoga pencils andpurple erasers.”

The similarities between the 1964 and 2012 openingswere more enduring than the differences. “As always, students return to school to meet old friends and makenew ones,” Parlin remarked. “And as always, our purposehere is to increase the sphere of our knowledge and wisdom, and to continue bringing graduates of worth tothe community.”

TAKING THE LEED ON SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTSThe sustainable elements of the building’s constructioninclude recycled fiber rugs, furniture with recycled materialsand environmentally-friendly heating and cooling systems.These elements are also designed to enhance each experiencein the building.

Take a walk in the hallways. The low-maintenance rubbercork floors absorb shock and noise as you walk. You

From Breaking Ground to GroundbreakingNewark Academy recently celebrated the grand opening of the new Upper School Academic

Center, marking a milestone for the school. It’s Newark Academy’s first new academic building

since moving to the Livingston campus in 1964.

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won’t find that “new paint smell” in the Upper SchoolAcademic Center either. The low VOC paints don’t emitthe chemicals that cause that familiar and unpleasantodor. If the lights shut off in an un-occupied room asyou pass by, don’t worry. The building isn’t haunted.The classrooms are equipped with occupancy sensorsto save energy.

The building is on track for certification by the USGreen Building Council as LEED-compliant (Leadershipin Energy and Environmental Design). LEED is aninternationally recognized building certification systemwhich focuses on a structure’s energy savings; waterefficiency; CO2 emissions reduction; improved indoorenvironmental quality; and stewardship of resourcesand sensitivity to their impacts. The design of theUpper School Academic Center already met the requiredstandards and the final certification level of the completed building will be announced in early 2013. NA

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE NEW UPPER SCHOOLACADEMIC CENTER

Remember the overhead projector, with its proprietary

plastic sheets? Or even projectors that were tied to

a specific computer? Enter BrightLink, the latest in

wireless classroom projection systems. Faculty can

bring their own devices to the classroom and set up

interactive presentations quickly and easily.

Newark Academy’s technology team has implemented

BrightLink throughout the new Upper School Academic

Center.

The projector effectively turns most surfaces into

interactive whiteboards. The projector is wireless and

teachers can use it with their own devices — computers,

iPads, etc., and write over the image as if it were on

a blackboard.

One of the biggest advantages to using this platform

is that it adapts to the technology that faculty and

students are already using. They don’t have to

implement specific software or use designated

computers. Teachers can change lesson plans on

the go and transfer them easily if they have to teach

in multiple classrooms.

Marquis Scott, director of information technology,

attributed the success of the BrightLink solution to

the partnership between the technology department

and NA faculty. It’s up to the technology team to

monitor, assess, and evaluate trends in evolving

21st-century classroom technologies. By gathering

input from NA faculty the team can choose and

implement solutions that complement teaching and

maximize learning.

Teachers want to focus on their students — not spend

precious time setting up technology. Now they can

take advantage of the latest in interactive classroom

technology in every classroom of the Upper School

Academic Center. And the feedback? “It just works.”

That is, teachers can count on BrightLink to promote

interactivity and flexibility so that they can focus on

their curriculum.

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s. Morin, a humanities teacher and head of the Upper School Design Committee, led aboard room full of administrators, a handful of

faculty members and six student representatives, of whichI was the youngest. We entered the meeting as differentindividuals with varying identities and levels of power inthe Newark Academy community. However, what struckme after the first few meetings was that despite each ofthe members’ obviously different roles in the school, all of our ideas were seen, taken and valued as equivalent.Teachers and students worked hand in hand, day by day,to develop a finished product that would be optimal forour school community.

Our goal of creating the “Newark Academy of the future”was a yearlong process. Our work consisted of manymeetings that started before, or lasted long after, the schoolday. We took several field trips to modern, innovativeschools throughout the area. These trips were our hands-on“research” to design a “21st century classroom” that wouldfit the needs of our diverse and evolving educationalinstitution. The balance of our work focused on a varietyof topics, from the shape of classrooms that produce themost comfortable learning space to the effects of carpet ortile on the atmosphere of a room.

The experience of serving on the Upper School DesignCommittee was eye-opening for a Middle School student.I was transformed from simply the youngest person on

the committee to a working member of the group, withimportant responsibilities unimaginable for students in anyother school. My experience with the Design Committeehighlighted several unique aspects of the Newark Academycommunity that we may take for granted each day. My

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Collaboration by DesignA REFLECTION BY JAKE WIESENECK ’14

My role in the Upper School Academic Center process began in 2010,

at the end of 8th grade, with an application to the Upper School Design Committee. The

exciting journey then evolved into an 18,000-square-foot, LEED-certified, state-of-the-art,

academic center that forever transformed Newark Academy and changed me as well. I

was an intimidated 8th grade student, with a ton of ideas swirling in the back of my head,

when I walked into my first meeting. At that time, I did not know what to expect, what role

I really had on the committee and if my voice could truly make a difference to the future

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involvement demonstrated the importance of the student’svoice throughout the school and in turn, how the studentbody’s opinions shape many decisions throughout theinstitution. It showcased the strong bonds between students,faculty and administrators and how all three groups seeeye to eye and can come together to leave ourmark on the Academy for future generations.Lastly, it highlighted Newark Academy’s commitment to the modern world of

education and its goal to be a leader in the field. Theschool’s Board of Trustees, faculty, administrators and students all strive to set an example to be followed, notjust in terms of the school’s edifice, but in all aspects oflife at the Academy. NA

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Jacqueline AciernoWake Forest University

Nikita AgrawalCase WesternUniversity

John AhluwaliaMcGill University

Benjamin AikenWashington Universityin St. Louis

Molly AlterHarvard University

Sydney AltschulerCornell University

Jessie ArnellCarleton College

Benjamin AustinBeloit College

Emma BeecherBowdoin College

Christopher BenoitCornell University

Veronica BernardoNew Jersey Instituteof Technology

Jordan BraunsteinCornell University

Andrew BrummerColgate University

John Dane BurroughRice University

Steven CatenaBucknell University

Michael CelenteLehigh University

Christine ChaoNortheasternUniversity

Alexandra CohenMiddlebury College

Elizabeth CosciaGeorgetown University

Justin CrellCornell University

Christopher DavisMiddlebury College

Paul DillonUniversity of Chicago

Rachel DrobnerUniversity of Michigan

Zachary DrobnerDartmouth College

Joshua FaberYale University

Kendall Fawcett Bentley University

Phoebe FeinbergUniversity of SouthernCalifornia

Jessica GibiliscoGeorge WashingtonUniversity

Robin GilesGeorgetown University

Griffin GlattMacalester College

Marc GoldbergWashington Universityin St. Louis

Jacqueline GoldmanUniversity of Tampa

Carly GruenbergHamilton College

Lila GyoryUniversity ofCalifornia at Davis

Leila HaririUniversity ofPennsylvania

Loryn HelfmannYale University

Mia HutchinsonStanford University

Robert Iverson IVBrown University

Erica JacobsUnion College

Pranav KattiLehigh University

Nitika KaulGeorge WashingtonUniversity

Rahul KaulGeorgetown University

Randall KeurClemson University

Trishna KumarRutgers University

Matthew KundlaUniversity of Michigan

Matthew LaraColby College

Charlotte LillGeorge WashingtonUniversity

Yasmin DeOliveira-LoPreteFranklin and MarshallCollege

Heather LuingJames MadisonUniversity

Thomas John LutzLafayette College

Navya MaddaliNortheasternUniversity

Carly MangerUniversity ofWisconsin, Madison

Benjamin Martin-KatzDartmouth College

Christopher MatturriLafayette College

Joseph McGrathSt. LawrenceUniversity

Elizabeth McNeelyCarleton College

Sean MulliganUniversity of Miami

Alistair MurrayNorthwesternUniversity

Monica MurthyAmerican University

Shane NeibartDuke University

Jake OkinowLehigh University

Shelby OzerWashington Universityin St. Louis

Shama PandiriUniversity of Chicago

Nikita ParekhGeorgetown University

Priyam ParikhUniversity of SouthernCalifornia

Michael PellicaneHamilton College

Jeffrey PengBoston College

William PheloungRensselaerPolytechnic Institute

Theodore RapanuTufts University

Ian RavinDickinson College

Elizabeth ReisenSkidmore College

Nicholas RinaldiSt. Joseph’s University

Andre RiveraRutgers University

Brianne RobertsonGeorgia Institute ofTechnology

Brandon RothmanBowdoin College

VaragunanSatchithanandanWashington Universityin St. Louis

Alexander SerratelliUniversity of Chicago

Priya ShahBoston University

Carissa SzlosekUniversity ofWisconsin, Madison

Zachary TaffetUniversity ofRichmond

Melanie TaubCarleton College

Sharika TharaniUniversity of Miami

Anne TvetenstrandSwarthmore College

Steven UberoiCornell University

Sanjana UmaraleNew York University

Sravya VallapureddyEmory University –Oxford College

Jacqueline ViolaCornell University

Jessica WaggonerUniversity of Coloradoat Boulder

Conrad WehnerYale University

Chantelle WestlockUniversity ofPennsylvania

Isaac WidmannGap Year

Zaire WilliamsSt. Michael’s College

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COMMENCEMENTJust the Beginning for the Class of 2012

Renowned editor, publisher and literary phenomenon Amy Einhorn ’85 gave an inspirationalkeynote address to the Class of 2012 during NewarkAcademy’s Commencement Ceremony on Sunday,June 10. Following the keynote address, the 93 membersof the Class of 2012 received their diplomas to thunderousapplause and support from family members, faculty,staff and friends.

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LAWRENCE G. CETRULO, ESQ. ’67 is a founding partner of Boston-based law firm Cetrulo &Capone LLP. He holds a BA from Harvard College; a master’s degree in education from HarvardUniversity; and a JD from Northeastern University. Cetrulo is a member of the Board of Directorsof the Harvard University Varsity Club. He was inducted into the Harvard University AthleticHall of Fame and serves as Chairman of the Friends of Harvard Fencing.

He is married to Lynn Cetrulo, a psychoanalyst in private practice. The couple has four children:Lara, Lauren, Nicholas, and Kate Ellena. The Cetrulos are longstanding NA supporters. Manyfamily members have attended NA and have served as coaches or faculty members.

SAMUEL W. CROLL III ’68 is the CEO of Croll Reynolds, an engineering firm that specializesin the design of Process Vacuum and Air Pollution Control equipment. Croll holds a BA fromSkidmore College and an MA from Yale University. He is a John Jay Heritage Center trustee andtrustee emeritus of the Skidmore College Board of Trustees.

His wife Ann is a former teacher and director of admission at the Stanwich School inGreenwich, Connecticut. Son Harrison is in his first year at Middlebury College.

LAUREN HEDVAT ’01 is an associate on the securitized products origination team at BarclaysCapital. She earned a BS in engineering and a BA in economics from the University ofPennsylvania. She also holds an MSE in systems engineering from UPenn.

Hedvat is part of the Barclays’ Women’s Initiative Network steering committee. She helped startthe New York chapter of 30 Years After, a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading politicalawareness and philanthropic endeavors in the Persian Jewish American community. She alsoserves on the Young Patrons of Lincoln Center board.

PHILIP McNEAL is a banker in the JP Morgan Private Bank, managing a team focused on thefinancial interests of ultra-high net worth clients. Philip has twice been named a Top African-American on Wall Street by Black Enterprise magazine. He holds a BS in mechanical engineeringfrom the University of Missouri-Rolla.

McNeal has served on the boards of the University of Missouri-Rolla and The MontclairKimberley Academy. He is president of the board of the Human Needs Food Pantry of EssexCounty, New Jersey.

McNeal’s wife Glenda is an executive with American Express. They have two children: Sydney,a sophomore at Boston College; and Carter, in seventh grade at Newark Academy.

MARK ROSENBAUM is president, chief investment officer, and portfolio manager for NewYork-based Privet Capital LLC, an asset management firm. He also served as chief financial officerfor Goelet Investment Company, a privately held investment and management company.Rosenbaum holds a BBA from Pace University.

He and wife Karen have five children, two at Newark Academy. Samuel and Hannah are in sev-enth and ninth grades, respectively.

WELCOME NEW TRUSTEESThe Newark Academy Board of Trustees recently welcomed five new trustees:

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ACCOLADES

Each year at Convocation, outstanding members of the faculty are recognized for their most important contributions to the NA community. This year, honorees included: William Hobson for the Catherine Lynham Academic Chair; Julius Tolentino for the Ripps Faculty Award; Debra Tavares for the Ernest Allsopp Award; Robert Bitler for the

Innovation in Teaching Award; and Dan Erlandson for the Ohaus Chair.

Amy Hone, Cathy Pursell and Bill Blaskopf were honored with Head of School Awards.

Congratulations to all for their innovative teaching!

MILESTONES

Congratulations to

Robert Mallalieu and

Scott Jacoby for

30 years at Newark

Academy; and to

Stephanie Acquadro

for 25 years at NA!

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FACULTY FOCUS

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

Tom Ashburn, Middle School Principal, earned an MA in

educational leadership from the College of St. Elizabeth.

Bill Blaskopf, Mathematics, received The Max Sobel Award

from the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New

Jersey. Given annually, the award recognizes an educator

in New Jersey for his/her outstanding work in math

education. Dr. Max Sobel is considered one of the foremost

mathematics educators in New Jersey.

Viraj Lal, Choral Director, earned an MA in choral music

education from Florida State University (FSU). Master’s

degree candidates spend the final summer of the program

at FSU’s campus in downtown London, taking advantage

of the choral music history and resources in Britain.

Manny Morelli, Humanities, was accepted into the “9/11 and

American Memory” seminar for teachers, a joint offering

from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and

the 9/11 Memorial. The seminar, held in July at the offices

of the 9/11 Memorial, examined the nature and meaning

of historical memory, as well as the historical impact and

legacies of the September 11 attacks.

Elana Snow, English, and co-researchers from the

Harvard Graduate School of Education, published their

research article “An Analysis of Instructional Discourse

and an Argument for an Integrative Assessment Framework”

in the “American Educational Research Journal.”

NEW FACULTY AND STAFF

Twelve new educators joined the Newark Academy faculty this year: Rayna Lifson (Humanities); ElisaBateman, Calina Lee, Sonia Martinez, Aaron Weissand Erin Zabukovec (Language); Amanda Addison ’06and Rebecca Gordon (Mathematics); Sarah Gordonand Paul Libassi (Arts); Kaley Rode and DianaSantos (Health).

Stacey Clark has joined Newark Academy as a learning specialist. Stephanie Rusen has joined thetechnology team as an educational technologist.Karissa Feiton and Marci Kahwaty joined the institutional advancement team as assistant director of annual giving and communications associate,respectively.

Amy Hone, Cathy Pursell and Bill BlaskopfWilliam Hobson, Julius Tolentino, Debra Tavares, Robert Bitler and Dan Erlandson

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CONVOCATION 2012IT TAKES A VILLAGE

The Newark Academy community enjoyed a time-honored academictradition during the school’s Convocation Ceremony on Monday,September 10. Head of School Donald Austin formally welcomedstudents and faculty to a new academic year as he led the opening

ceremony in the Rose Auditorium.

The morning’s speeches centered on a common theme:the enduring impact of students’ relationships withNewark Academy faculty.

School Council President Nicole Andrzejewski ’13offered a current student’s perspective:

“Psychiatrist Carl Jung once said ‘One looks back withappreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to

those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so muchnecessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growingplant and for the soul of the child.’

We are really lucky that our teachers are both – brilliant educators andwarm mentors. These people are exactly what make Newark Academy so special.”

John Bess ’69, president of the NA Alumni Board of Governors, presented the convocation address. Bess reflected on and recountedthose aspects of his own life that were shaped by his years at NA. He fondly remembered the teachers, friends and coaches:

“Perhaps you’ve heard the expression, ‘It takes a village.’ Well, a lot of myvillage was here. I recognize it may not always be easy for each of you todeal with the day-to-day pressures and realities of school and growing upin 2012. So embrace the village that is Newark Academy and take fulladvantage of everyone here who is investing so much time in your currentand future success.

One day you will realize what NA has meant to you and that a part ofwho you are was shaped here at NA. It’s a wonderful moment of recognition,when the deep emotional connection you have to this place comes fully tothe surface in a profound and enduring way.”

A YEAR IN BELLA ITALIA

Neil Stourton, English faculty member and IB

coordinator; and Kirsti Morin, Humanities

faculty member and their two children spent

the 2011-2012 academic year in Viterbo, Italy

with School Year Abroad (SYA). The family

enjoyed the opportunity to live in Italy while

Stourton taught classical literature to juniors

and seniors at SYA Italy.

Newark Academy is part of the School Year

Abroad association, a consortium of 43 top

U.S. independent high schools who have

demonstrated a strong commitment to foreign

language instruction and global education.

“At NA we challenge our students to immerse

themselves in entirely new surroundings. It

was wonderful to challenge ourselves as a

family the same way,” said Stourton.

The city of Viterbo is 50 miles north of Rome

but it felt like it was a million miles from

home at first. “We went through some initial

homesickness,” Stourton admitted. “But as

we made friends, picked up the language, and

found the best cappuccino, it soon became

home for us; the real culture shock was

coming back!”

Stourton and Morin describe the experience

as professionally re-energizing and returned

eager to share their experiences in the

classroom. They took the long way home,

traveling through India and China, so they have

plenty of stories to share with NA/SYA alums.

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Nine Days in JuneNewark Academy’s inaugural June Term was

an unmitigated success. Approximately 270

students in grades 9-11 enrolled in one of 20

course offerings.

ach course met all day for nine days, allowing studentsand their teachers to immerse themselves in an intensive learning experience of their choosing. The

courses were marked by co-teaching, student collaboration,field trips, guest speakers, real-world problem-solving and the creation of a culminating product, such as a play, a sculpture, a website, a nature journal or a mock jury trial. More than 90 percent of students enjoyedtheir June Term experience and said they wouldrecommend their course to others. There is greatanticipation for June Term 2013 when severalnew courses will debut!

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oth the boys’ and girls’ teams put experiencedgroups determined to accomplish big thingsin the Super Essex Conference and the State

Prep tournament – onto Newark Academy’s brandnew turf field (named for recently retired facultymember and coach, Jeff Kacur). They did so withthe shining example of United States forward MayaHayes’ FIFA Under Twenty Women’s World Cupvictory motivating them to pursue championshipsof their own.

Seniors Nick Williams and Charlie Bushnell highlighted a senior-laden cast that was identifiedby the Star Ledger as a contender for the Prep BState Championship. The boys finished 11-9-1 lastseason and fell in the state semifinals to HawthorneChristian. This season, Coach James Morris’ squadhung their hopes on a prolific offense that includedWilliams, Bushnell and senior Greg Ruda. Whenthat offense let down, the Minutemen relied ongoalie Matt Cowen and defenders Matt Press andJosh and Seth Wilensky. As of press time, the boys were on the verge of both Prep and Statechampionship glory, having knocked off PrincetonDay School, and Hudson Catholic and avengedtheir 2011 loss to Hawthorne Christian to advanceto the Prep Semifinals and the Non-Public NorthSectional State Championship game.

Coach Jay Torson’s girls’ team returned all but oneplayer from a team that captured the 2011 S.E.C.Liberty Division crown. After their annual pre-seasontrek to New Hampshire, “N.A.G.S.” (Newark AcademyGirls’ Soccer – for the uninitiated) returned tocampus, focused and ready to defend their crown.The girls also had the good fortune of being seniorheavy, and hoped that the talented foot of Ashlyn

Heller ’13 and the defense of Jordyn Kronick ’13and Kendra Damodaran ’13 would allow themto repeat as division champs and add a prepcrown to their trophy case. The girls advanced in both tournaments, falling in the semifinals of the state tournament to a talented VillaWalsh side, and to arch rival MKA in the PrepState Championship game.

Across the Pacific, a former Minuteman wasadding to her already glittering collection ofaccolades as Maya Hayes, a junior at PennState, helped the United States to its thirdUnder-Twenty World Cup Title. The UnitedStates defeated Germany 1-0 on September 8and Hayes was the team’s leading scorer. Hayesreturns to a Penn State team that is ranked 8thin the nation and eyeing a Big Ten title. As asophomore a year ago, Hayes, an All-American,led the nation in goals, set a PSU and Big Ten record for points and was a finalist for theHermann Award, given annually to the nation’stop male and female soccer players.

Aside from Hayes, Newark Academy alums hitthe field on numerous collegiate teams andseveral of the current seniors are poised to jointhem. With the 2012 teamsthriving, a state-of-the-art facility that is beingdescribed as one of the finest soccer fields in thecounty, and alumni shining in the collegiate ranks, soccer is clearly one of the signature programs at Newark Academy. NA

Soccer SchoolBy Ted Gilbreath, Director of Athletics

While there was a tremendous amount of positive energy around all of the fall

teams as play began last August, there seemed to be some extra buzz around

Newark Academy’s soccer programs both on campus and as far away as Japan.

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RED & BLACK ON THE ATTACK!

Newark Academy’s successful fall athletic

season ended with some exciting victories!

Winter team practices have now begun and

players are working hard to reach their full

potential during the upcoming season. Get

the full rundown of current scores and news

at www.newarka.edu/athletics.

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cGrath, a member of the Board of Trustees,has long advocated for improvements to theMinutemen’s outdoor facilities and he directed

his gift to be used to provide artificial turf, lighting, spectator seating and a new scoreboard for the varsitysoccer field at NA. Such a level of generosity is typicallyrecognized by naming a facility in the donor’s honor butMcGrath was not interested in seeing his family’s name in lights. Instead he asked that the newly refurbishedfield be named Kacur Field, in recognition of Jeff Kacur’s32 years of service at Newark Academy.

Taking his leadership role to yet another level, McGrathbegan reaching out in the summer of 2012 to his formerteammates, former Kacur players and NA soccer lovers,

encouraging them to add their gifts to his to completethe funding for the facility. This “Kacur Field Challenge”resulted in additional donations of nearly $400,000.Bobby McTamaney ’86, varsity soccer co-captain in1985, was the first one on board. Others soon followedincluding Jeff Heller ’81, Pete Gruenberg ’81, Jeff Jacobs ’83,Scott Bevans ’78 and Noah Franzblau ’86. Several currentNewark Academy families also supported the effortincluding Dave and Mary Bushnell, Evan and SusanRatner, Mitch and Holly Cox, Jordan and Susan Glatt,and Tim and Carolyn Simpson.

Kacur Field was officially dedicated and named at a half-time ceremony for the boys’ varsity soccer game onHomecoming Day in October. McGrath shared his

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Joe McGrath ’81 Leads the Way in Creation of Kacur FieldWhen Newark Academy alumni gather it only takes a few minutes for

talk to turn to a favorite teacher or coach. Words like “beloved,” “amazing,” “influential,”

and “inspiring” are tossed around. For Class of ’81 graduate Joe McGrath, words simply

are not enough for his favorite. Instead, McGrath and his wife Christine (who are also

NA parents) made a leadership gift of $620,000 toward the planned improvements to

the Academy’s outdoor athletic facilities and used the naming opportunity that came

with the gift to honor former teacher and soccer coach Jeff Kacur.

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reasoning for the field’s name with the audience saying,“To make sure that our student-athletes never forgetthat character matters – that win or lose – NewarkAcademy teams are grounded in sportsmanship,respect and love for the game, we’re putting someone’sname on this facility who taught those values ... JeffKacur taught us that suiting up for your school was something to be proud of and that each time you take the field you have an opportunity to learn something. Hetaught us that playing as a team was more important andmore valuable than anything we could do individually.The final score certainly mattered to Jeff – but he taughtus that equally important was how we reacted to thosenumbers. And when the final score didn’t go NA’s way, wecould always count on Coach Kacur to respond in waysthat still resonate with me and many of my teammates.Resilience, optimism, confidence – these are the gifts thatCoach Kacur shared with us.”

NA student-athletes for years to come will be able to compete and excel thanks to the gifts provided by a group of alumni led by Joe McGrath and the man whoinspired them.

For information on how you can support the ongoing efforts to improve Newark Academy’s outdoor athletics facilities, contact Lisa Grider, Director of Institutional Advancement(lgrider@newarka.edu or (973) 992-7000, ext. 320).

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HOMECOMING HIGHLIGHTS!

October 13, 2012

The bright sunny skies and crisp

autumn weather was the perfect

backdrop for a fun-filled day at NA.

Alumni, students, parents and friends

gathered to celebrate Homecoming

with athletic events, a tailgate party,

and the dedication of the new

turf field named in honor of Coach

Jeff Kacur. A good time was had by all!

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ewark Academy’s non-faculty coaches are allexceptionally well versed in their chosen games,having honed their craft as professionals or at

the college level. Curtis is a P.G.A. professional, andMorris played professional soccer in England for theBury Football Club. Dasti has made baseball his fulltime job as well, owning and operating the Strike Zone training facility. Coach Gerrish coached atCatawba College, while Wallace’s extensive collegeexperience includes stops at St. Peter’s College, PaceUniversity and Drew University. Minutemen athletes

reap the benefits of this experience on a daily basiswhen they take to the gyms and practice fields to prepare for competition.

Almost all of these exceptional coaches arrived atNewark Academy having already established themselvesas high school coaches. Rodriguez arrived at NA havingbeen a head basketball coach at Cliffside Park and anassistant softball coach at Essex County powerhouseMount Saint Dominic. Dasti’s resume includes, amongother honors, a Star-Ledger Coach of the Year Award as the head coach at nearby Millburn High School.Tavormina guided lacrosse at the Academy of SaintElizabeth for years, directing that team to its first statetournament wins. Gerrish previously coached atBordentown and Wayne Hills; Luchetti at West Windsorand Plainsboro high schools; and Morris at prep rivalMorristown-Beard. While turnover in high schoolcoaching ranks high, it is a feather in Newark Academy’scap that so many veteran coaches have chosen to setup shop on South Orange Avenue.

In the changing landscape of high school sports, club or travel programs have assumed a much more

Team SpiritNA’S NON-FACULTY ATHLETICS COACHES

While many of Newark Academy’s athletic teams are coached

by full-time faculty members, a third of the varsity offerings

are coached by outside, or non-faculty coaches. In the fall,

Welshman James Morris helms the boys’ soccer program. When

the winter sports start, James Wallace leads boys’ basketball,

Ivanka Luchetti directs both boys’ and girls’ fencing and Jay Gerrish

returns for his 17th year steering the wrestling program. Finally, when the snow

melts and temperatures climb, Meghan Tavormina coaches girls’ lacrosse, and

Robin Curtis mentors the golf team while Sergio Rodriguez and Frank Dasti direct

softball and baseball, respectively. This diverse group of professionals is united by several

common characteristics; a depth of experience in their chosen sport, and a desire to

see Newark Academy athletics achieve new heights.

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prominent role. Many top athletes opt to play for clubprograms in order to compete against better competitionand to be seen by college coaches. Almost all of Newark Academy’s non-facultycoaches have extensive experience withthese club programs. Rodriguez foundedthe New Jersey Heist softball team. Dasticoaches with the New Jersey Cardinals.Luchetti runs her own fencing club. Morriscoaches with the Jersey United Soccer club and Wallace directs the Raritan Roundballers. Tavorminaformerly coached with T3 Lacrosse in Bernardsville.

Add the expertise of this group to a roster of veteran faculty coaches like Jay Torson, Carol Spooner and ArkyCrook, and it becomes clear that Newark Academy’s athletes are in capable hands and can look forward toexcellent opportunities. Whether they teach in the building,or arrive ready to go at 3:30 p.m., Newark Academy’scoaches are dedicated to making sure that our studentathletes are having the best experience possible. NA

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SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOCIAL GOODClaire Diaz-Ortiz Opens Global Speaker Series

Twitter’s Claire Diaz-Ortiz was the first in this year’sGlobal Speaker Series. Claire leads social innovation atTwitter, Inc. She manages Twitter’s philanthropic, socialgood, and cause-marketing initiatives.

Diaz-Ortiz urged students to use the power of social mediawisely, giving poignant examples of just how far the reachof an online comment can be. She told the story of a youngman from Kenya living in the U.S., who almost posted astatus update on Facebook about how much he had eatenat a large meal – until he thought better of it when heconsidered how his friends and family still suffering indrought-stricken Kenya would feel if they read it.

Diaz-Ortiz also provided numerous cases of philanthropicinitiatives that benefitted from thoughtful, sensitive use ofsocial media platforms, like the filmmaker who posts films

of homeless people on YouTubeto shed light on their situationsand gather donations and support.

During breakout sessions, Diaz-Ortiz connected with students and got them think-ing and talking about using social media responsibly, ana-lyzing social media habits and using social platforms toparticipate in causes and fundraisers.

Named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Businessby Fast Company, Claire Diaz-Ortiz is the author ofTwitter for Good: Change the World, One Tweet at a Time,her second book.

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ON PARENTS, PALS AND POPULARITYVisit from Common Ground speaker Michael Thompson, Ph.D.

Michael Thompson, Ph.D., has spent the past 35 years studying children’s behavior as a clinical psychologist, school consultant and international speaker on the subjects of children, schools and parenting. He has written nine books,including “Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help A Child Grow;” and the “New York Times” bestseller“Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys.” He is a sought-after speaker, traveling the world to talk to students,school leaders and families.

During his visit to Newark Academy in October, Thompson discussed the issues facing bright, motivated, driven studentswho are trying to balance their academic and social lives. He spoke with students, faculty and parents about the elementsshaping and impacting students’ social lives and academic careers.

Thompson’s visit was part of Common Ground II, a collaborative effort of the parents’ associations of nine area independent schools. Each school year, Common Ground sponsors a free lecture series featuring distinguished speakerswho address topics related to child development, parenting and education.

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Upper School Fall Drama“FORTINBRAS“

Based on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” playwright Lee Blessing

picks up where “Hamlet” ends. The play is written from the

point of view of Fortinbras, a very minor character. Quickly

paced, this production directed by arts faculty member

Scott M. Jacoby, was enjoyed not only by those familiar with

Shakespeare’s tragedy, but by all of the audience members

who appreciated the verbal wordplay, ghosts, quick repartee,

and Hamlet — who was trapped in a television set.

THREE IN ONEAcclaimed Photojournalist andFilmmaker Sara Terry Visits NA

For the first time, one artist served as NA Artist-in-Residence,Global Speaker and exhibiting artist, when acclaimed photo-journalist and activist Sara Terry visited Newark Academy.

In addition to creating her own photo work, Terry is thefounder of The Aftermath Project, a non-profit organizationthat helps photographers tell the stories of what happens to people living with the aftermath of the violence anddestruction of war.

She also directed the groundbreaking film Fambul Tok, a documentary focused on the work of John Caulker, a SierraLeonean with a vision of peace for his country. He is the creator and director of a reconciliation program that brings

perpetrators and victims face-to-face in truth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies. The film premiered at the 2011 Southby Southwest Film Festival and has gone on to screen in more than forty festivals around the world.

As artist-in-residence, Terry spent several days at NA, conducting workshops with students in arts, English andhumanities classes. She donned her global speaker hat for a screening and discussion of her film. And examples ofher photo work were displayed in the McGraw Art Gallery throughout the month of November.

Photograph by Sara Terry: Welcome Ceremony, Sierra Leone

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THE QUESTION

“What skills do we teach inMiddle School?” NewarkAcademy’s Middle Schoolfaculty has long believedthat NA’s style of middle-level education is distinctive and unique.

So they set out to definethe differences and illustrate

the special experience of theearly years of a Newark Academy

career – to provide a structure thatwould inform the Middle School curriculum

going forward.

THE ANSWER: THE TREE

The visual representation of a tree to describe the essentialqualities and goals that contribute to the success of theMiddle School program.

The tree represents the interrelatedness of the many partsof a students’ experience: a healthy tree depends uponthe strength and vitality of all its parts. Similarly, a valuablemiddle school education depends on attention to the

many facets of the development of young adolescents.Rooted in the academic disciplines that provide intellectualmaterial to work with, Newark Academy’s Middle Schoolprogram develops a substantial trunk of community values and attitudes supporting the branching analyticand communications skills necessary to a healthycanopy of topical studies and investigations.

NOURISHMENT FOR LIFELONG SKILLS

DEVELOPMENT

It is important for students moving from the MiddleSchool to the Upper School to know how to apply abroad range of skills to situations they will encounterboth in and out of the classroom. While our MiddleSchool graduates need to be familiar with essentialtouchstones of cultural literacy, we strive above all tomake sure that students know how to learn in any circumstances, and that they come away from these earlyyears with the confidence, the personal resources, andthe motivation to make the most of learning in highschool and beyond.

We believe the tree captures the essential qualities thatguide us in what we do, and highlights both the beautyand complexity of our purpose. NA

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f course, offering financial assistance to help make NAmore accessible for bright and accomplished students

is not a new occurrence at the Academy. Currently, NewarkAcademy commits approximately $2 million of its annualbudget to providing 16 percent of the student body withsome level of financial aid. Funds for financial aid come fromthree sources – the NA general endowment fund, individualand foundation donors, and a percentage of tuition revenues.

Despite these resources, NA finds itself with a financial aidwaiting list each year. Approximately one-third of the students placed on the waiting list hail from the City ofNewark. According to Director of Admission Willard Taylor,“These are students who are, by all measures, fully admissibleto NA with a high likelihood of success. But when we putthem on the financial aid waiting list, they often leaveNewark – and New Jersey – for boarding schools which areable to cover not only tuition costs, but all ancillary expenses.It’s tough to compete with that.”

In response to this need and opportunity, Head of SchoolDon Austin appointed an ad-hoc committee of faculty andstaff to create the parameters of the Newark Scholars Programin 2010. Perhaps most significant among the committee’s recommendations was that each scholar be given a “full-rideplus” scholarship. “This means that for the first time, theAcademy will be able to provide aid packages that include the cost of tuition, books, transportation, equipment, fieldtrips, summer enrichment programs, pre-season trips – anything associated with their experience at NA,” explainedAustin. “This recommendation seemed a fitting manner inwhich to honor and extend an ongoing commitment to ourfounding city, and a perfect way to keep Newark’s best andbrightest right here in Essex County.”

Of course, such an undertaking would not come without acost. Director of Institutional Advancement Lisa Griderexplained: “As the parameters of the program took shape, wedid the math and determined that fully endowing the Newark

This is the talented group of young students who comprise the first class of Newark Scholars.

They are the beneficiaries of a new financial aid program, launched this fall, that offers

comprehensive scholarships to top students from the City of Newark.

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A participant in a NASA-organized science competition who calls

his father his greatest role model;

an A+ student who was president of her school’s student government,

editor of its online magazine and is an elite athlete;

a voracious reader who spent two summers at the Johns Hopkins Center

for Talented Youth where her ethics presentation on “designer babies”

was a standout;

a soccer-playing scholar who “does it all,” including serving as a peer

tutor, editor of her school paper, soprano in the chorus, and a member

of the student council;

a bi-lingual, straight-A student passionate about soccer, robotics and

engineering, and writing.

From the City Where It All BeganNA WELCOMES NEWARK SCHOLARS

Scholars Program – something we knew we wanted to do –would cost $5 million. We projected that it would take aboutfive years to raise the funds.”

As it turned out, NA did not have to wait that long.

Newark Academy alumnus Brian Maher ’65 and his wife Sandrahave long supported the educational goals of ambitious butunderserved students in the City of Newark and its surroundingneighborhoods. During a visit to his alma mater, Maher learnedof the plans for the Newark Scholars program and he and hiswife wanted to be a part of it.

“But they didn’t want this program to launch four or five yearsdown the road,” said Grider. “They saw an immediate need forthis kind of financial aid assistance and wanted to make a giftthat would provide us with operating funds to launch the program in fall of 2012 and sustain it for five years as we workto secure the gifts that will fully endow the program.”

Thanks to Brian and Sandra Maher’s generosity and their deepcommitment to the students of the City of Newark – not tomention the work of the Newark Scholars Program committee –NA was able to move forward with its vision for the program,resulting in an exciting opportunity for both the Academy andthe first class of Newark Scholars.

As it currently stands, the Newark Scholars program can provide “full-ride plus” packages for up to six students in agiven year. Scholars are selected from qualified admissions

“ ”NA was able to move forward with its vision for theprogram resulting in an exciting opportunity for boththe Academy and the first class of Newark Scholars.

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THE PERFECT MATCH A Grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation

Newark Academy is honored to be the recipient of a $50,000

grant from the prestigious E.E. Ford Foundation. The funds, which

must be matched by Academy supporters at a 2:1 ratio, will be used

to underwrite support services for students admitted to Newark

Academy through the competitive Newark Scholars program.

NA’s Newark Scholars program provides full scholarships, covering

all costs and expenses associated with an independent school

education, to top students residing or attending school in the City of

Newark. As scholarship recipients make the transition to a suburban

independent school environment the new Newark Scholars Support

Services program, made possible by the generosity of the E.E.

Ford Foundation, will provide these exceptional students and their

families with resources that promote academic excellence and

social success.

The grant, for which $100,000 in matching funds is currently

being sought, will enable NA to provide Newark Scholars with:

NEWARK SCHOLARS SUMMER INSTITUTE

Before their first semester at NA, Newark Scholars will participate

in a four-week program that provides access to Newark Academy’s

summer academic courses and support workshops and will help

familiarize them with the campus community, academic cycle and

calendar, and extra-curricular opportunities. Scholars will also

receive laptops for use throughout their academic careers.

ONGOING ACADEMIC YEAR SUPPORT

Newark Scholars Support Services will host meetings with NA’s

diversity coordinator to address any issues that arise during the

year. Members of the Parents of Color Committee will be paired

with parents of Newark Scholars to act as family mentors and the

Parents of Color Committee will coordinate an annual panel

discussion about relevant educational and socio-economic issues

each year. Tutoring assistance through NA faculty members will

also be made available when needed.

IN-COLLEGE MENTORING AND RESOURCES

Newark Scholars Support Services will continue to offer programs

for Newark Scholars throughout their undergraduate studies.

Bi-annual lunch gatherings and other events will be hosted for

scholars and their families while they are enrolled in college.

The E.E. Ford Foundation is a long-time supporter of NewarkAcademy, providing periodic endowment and capital grants since 1971. The Foundation’s mission is to strengthen and support independent secondary schools and to challenge and inspire them toleverage their unique talents, expertise and resources to advanceteaching and learning throughout the country. Most awards madeby the Foundation require matching contributions to demonstratethat the receiving institution has a “personal investment” in theprogram or project being funded.

The current grant for Newark Scholars Support Services must bematched at a 2-to-1 ratio by July 2013. To contribute to the matchingchallenge, please contact Kristin Walpole at (973) 992-7000, ext. 321 or kwalpole@newarka.edu

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our of John Redmond’s sons – Jack ’73, Rob ’74, Rick ’77and Paul ’79 – and one daughter, Ruth Redmond Bloom ’80

followed in one another’s footsteps to Newark Academy. Redmondset the example for involvement by serving on the NewarkAcademy Board of Trustees through most of the years that hischildren were in school and by giving to NA generously formore than 35 consecutive years. He also could be found onthe sidelines at untold numbers of soccer, football, hockey,fencing, cross country and lacrosse events. He continued as apresence in and around Newark Academy while the next generation of Redmonds enrolled, ultimately seeing eight of his

grandchildren wear the red and black of NA. Two sons, Rob andRick, and one son-in-law, Billy Bloom, have served or currentlyserve on the Board of Trustees, son Jack served on the AlumniBoard of Governors, son Paul served for many years as the1979 Class Representative and daughter, Ruth, has served as a volunteer for the NAPA Red and Black fundraising event.

Jack’s son Rick ’77, currently atrustee, recalled that his father wasadamant that the NA graduates in the family support the school.“Dad always monitored the giving stats,” Rick said, “and, backin the day, if one of us missed a gift – the phone would ringand we’d hear about it. He didn’t care about the amount wegave, but he wanted us to participate every year.”

A model of generosity to Newark Academy through much of his life, Redmond gave a final demonstration of his commitmentby making NA the beneficiary of a long-held life insurance policy. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2011, Mr. Redmondpassed away – surrounded by his family – on March 28, 2012.The proceeds for his life insurance policy have been directed toNewark Academy’s general endowment fund.

Redmond’s life insurance gift ensures that his legacy of commitment to Newark Academy will always be remembered.If you are interested in learning more about how you can makea gift intention to Newark Academy through a life insurancepolicy or your will, please contact Director of InstitutionalAdvancement Lisa Grider (lgrider@newarka.edu or (973)992-7000, ext. 320). NA

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John R. Redmond, Sr. led by example. As the father of six, he instilled in his

children a love of learning and the importance of a high-quality education.

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applicants in grades 6-9 who reside in, or attend school in,the City of Newark. Once named a Newark Scholar, the student will retain that support throughout his/her academiccareer at NA, assuming the student remains in good academicstanding. Through a grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation,Newark Scholars will have the benefit of a wide range of academic and social resources through the newly establishedNewark Scholars Support Services.

“As our 240th anniversary approaches, Newark Academy ispleased and proud to have the opportunity to offer these phenomenal aid packages to the best and brightest studentsin Newark,” said Austin. “We know that our curriculum andprograms have a lot to offer these students, but we are evenmore excited by the contributions that students of this caliberwill contribute to the community.” NA

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ast summer, I spent a wonderful

afternoon with my family at the

Newark Museum. As we were leaving the

museum, I suggested to my wife that we

drive by the old First Street site of Newark

Academy, where the school was located

from 1929-1964. Liz looked at me, then

at our three kids in tow, one an

infant, and then back at me

with eyebrows raised and

chin lowered, an expression

I know quite well. “Baby Emma was

so good in the museum, surely she’d

enjoy the ride,” I said optimistically.

Liz didn’t buy that but she did agree

to go. She knows all too well that I

had spent the last semester digging

through the Newark Academy archives,

conducting research for my

graduate thesis on Newark

Academy and the postwar

crisis of private schools.

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Finding the intersection of First and Orange Streets

was easy enough. The man I asked for directions

suggested we simply follow the signs for Route 280.

We did just that and arrived a few minutes later.

While briefly surveying the old site from underneath

the massive shadow cast by the highway and its web

of on- and off-ramps, I thought of the numerous

Newark Academy trustee meeting minutes from the

1950s that I had been reading lately. In addition to

the movement of NA families and prospects to the

suburbs and concerns about neighborhood decline,

trustees referred to the proposed construction of

Route 280 as one of three compelling reasons to

relocate to Livingston. The trustees were concerned,

unnecessarily as it turned out, that Route 280 would

lop a substantial corner piece off the four-acre school

property. Pushing my luck a bit, I asked Liz if she

could pull over so I could get out and take a few

pictures. “Good one,” she said mockingly as she sped

off. On this occasion I’d have to settle for a glimpse.

There are two large high-rise apartments where the

First Street school building used to be. Newark, like

other urban areas in the north and west, built many

structures like this in the 1960s and 1970s as a

political response to decline and lack of affordable,

clean and safe housing. The two buildings seemed in

decent condition. Families enjoyed themselves in the

adjacent playground. Shops nearby were open for

business. However, an expansive low-rise apartment

complex lay abandoned and in ruins a few blocks

away. Roads and many homes and buildings in the

area were in obvious disrepair. This clearly was not

one of the more attractive parts of Newark. It was by

no means the worst either.

hey were mostly “old” Protestant families from

northern and western Europe and “new” Jewish

and Catholic families from western, eastern and

southern Europe. There was a growing black

community but at the time it was small. The Hispanic

presence would become more significant after the

1960s. Newark, before the Great Depression was an

industrial powerhouse. Manufacturing jobs abounded.

Leather, brewing and shipping industries did

particularly well. Newark’s central business district

included many high-powered law and accounting

firms. Skyscrapers were beginning to mark the skyline.

Newark, like most other American cities, was at the

tail end of a decades-long boom. The transformative

events of the Great Depression, World War II, and

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IN CENTRAL NEWARK TO FIRST STREET ON THE NORTHERN SIDE,

THE CITY’S INHABITANTS WERE VERY DIFFERENT THAN THOSE OF TODAY.

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Newark Academy’s move to First Street had much to

do with the half-century of economic expansion that

followed the Civil War. Because of the rise in the

number of wealthy Newark businessmen who could

afford private school education for their children,

there was a much larger pool of prospective students.

Public high schools in Newark were generally good,

but the city’s elite wanted a more secure path to the

best colleges for their children. Newark Academy’s

historic connections with Princeton meant that, for

the school’s graduates, the door to the Ivy League

was wide open. (Indeed, up until the 1930s, most

graduates did go to Princeton.) So, the school had

outgrown its charming but cramped High Street

home. With enrollment way up and many qualified

prospects being turned away, the school clearly

needed more space.

Headmaster Wilson Farrand: Rugged Individual

There was more to the story, though, than Industrial

Revolution residue. The role of Headmaster Wilson

Farrand was key. Important also was the social

milieu of the time, a period popularly known as the

Progressive Era. Upon becoming co-Headmaster with

his father, Samuel Farrand, in 1901, the younger

Farrand made it his mission to move Newark

Academy to a more modern building. Though not

very spacious, the High Street building was generally

considered to be a fine one. But for Farrand, fine

wouldn’t cut it. Newark Academy had for decades

been considered one of the best schools in the nation.

Farrand wanted the school to be number one, or at

the very least, to maintain indefinitely its reputation

City of Newark in the 1920s

Newark Academy on High Street: the 50-year-old building was too small and pedagogically outmoded

. . . THE YOUNGER FARRAND MADE IT HIS MISSION TO MOVE NEWARK ACADEMY TO A MORE MODERN BUILDING.

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for excellence. For Farrand

and other progressives,

to stay still, to be content

with the status quo, was

to slowly die. One thing

in particular Farrand

wanted from the move,

other than accessibility

by train, was better space

to accommodate the school’s investment in athletics

and science and physical education.

The importance of science education at the high

school level grew at the expense of other subjects

like Greek and Latin. Farrand demanded the modern

space and state-of-the-art equipment conducive to

sophisticated laboratory work. In addition to the

50-year-old High Street building being too small, it

was also pedagogically outmoded. The teaching of

science required specially designed science classrooms.

The popularity of science education, it should be noted,

did not simply result from industry’s demand for more

students of science. Progressives like Farrand believed

in the application of rational, scientific principles in

solving social problems caused by poverty, alcoholism,

mass immigration and the like. Moral, mental and

physical degeneracy were perceived by progressives

to be widespread problems, ones that could only be

alleviated by rational, scientific planning. It wasn’t

just non-white and non-Christian peoples at the time

who were thought to be of lesser stock; many of those

hardworking and successful 19th century Protestant

industrialists firmly believed that their sons were soft

and effeminate. Private schools like Newark Academy,

which enrolled only boys at the time, would make

them men.

Progressive Christianity called for rugged, vigorous, and

righteous individuals. The term “rugged individual,”

still popular today, came out of this era. Think of

Woodrow Wilson, the political scientist and stern

Presbyterian who presided at Princeton, governed

New Jersey and then led America into the Great War.

Or of Teddy Roosevelt, who overcame debilitating

childhood illnesses to lead New York City’s police

department, fight in the Spanish-American War, hunt

big game out west, and as president enact reforms

at least as influential as Wilson’s. Both believed that

social evils could be wiped out through an activist

government committed to clear thinking, rational

planning, and scientifically precise execution. Wilson

Farrand, on a lesser scale, seems a mix of the two:

Farrand, the Woodrow Wilson-like scholar, is obvious

to anyone who has read the various histories written

about Newark Academy, dipped into the school

The importance of science education was escalating

FARRAND DEMANDED THE MODERN SPACE AND STATE-OF-THE-ART

EQUIPMENT CONDUCIVE TO SOPHISTICATED LABORATORY WORK.

Headmaster Wilson Farrand

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archives, or perused his numerous published works

in the leading education and scholarly periodicals of

the time. Farrand, the Teddy Roosevelt-like man of

action, is less obvious. We see this characteristic of

him in his commitment to Newark Academy athletics

and physical education.

The High Street location had no gymnasium or outdoor

athletic field. The school’s athletic teams, formed in

the 1880s under Samuel Farrand, played in various

venues around Newark. The football team played on

the First Street property after NA trustees purchased

it in 1906. There was no space for physical education

classes or for intramural sports, two programs that

Wilson Farrand desired. Pingry, then located in

Elizabeth, had the facilities for athletics and physical

education. For a competitor like Pingry to be a step

ahead was unacceptable to Farrand. The High Street

location simply would not do. Farrand expected that

Newark Academy boys would engage in competitive

sports and rigorous fitness programs after their day

of working through hard academic subjects. It is not

insignificant that, during the 1930 celebratory

reception of the new school on First Street, Farrand

praised it for “completeness of its [classroom]

arrangements and equipment” and for its having the

“largest and most completely equipped gymnasium in

any school in New Jersey.” Farrand would make sure

that Newark Academy boys would indeed become

men – strong, fit, science-minded and virtuous.

Funding the Epoch Initiative

By the early 1900s, enrollment was at an all time

high with more than 300 students. With the elder

Farrand in California in 1902 tending to his ill

health, the younger Farrand proposed to the trustees

the idea of relocating. All were aware of the lack of

space at the current High Street location. It wasn’t

a hard sell. The issue was, of course, money. There

was still a substantial mortgage on the High Street

property. The trustees backed Farrand and went to

the stockholders for a vote. Historian Suzanne Geissler

related the details of the

1903 annual meeting in

A Widening Sphere of

Usefulness: Newark

Academy 1774-1993.

“The present,” stated

the trustees at the

meeting, “is really a

crisis. Shall we go

forward or shall we

drop behind? If

[a move] could be

Space for physical education and intramural sports were critical components of Farrand’s vision for the new campus

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accomplished it would be an epoch in the history of

the Academy establishing it for all time in its usefulness

and in its prominence before the country as at the

head of Secondary Schools.” The phrasing was pure

Farrand. Both father and son lived to be useful to

society and to strive for excellence, encouraging others

to do the same.

From Geissler’s work, we are familiar with the lengthy

and frustrating process involved with the 1929 move.

The trustees’ proposal was well received at the meeting

by the stockholders but was not acted upon in its

entirety. (One of the main fundraising initiatives for

NA at the time was to sell stock to the public. A

stockholder had no financial stake in the school,

though, only voting rights.) The trustees began the

amendment process, via the state legislature, in order

to legalize the relocation. They chose the First Street

site over other potential sites. By 1906, enough money

($30,000) had been pledged from NA friends and

families to cover most of the cost of the land. The

trustees made a down payment of $20,000 on the land

and delayed further action until more pledge money

came in. They were still far away from hitting the

$200,000 needed for construction of the new building.

The economy tanked in 1908, though. Pledges stopped

coming in. Enrollment declined steadily to just over

200 by 1918. With America joining the war in 1917,

the plan to relocate was temporarily shelved yet again.

But Farrand would not be deterred. Once the economy

recovered in the early 1920s, Farrand rounded up the

trustees and pushed again for the move. The suburbs

were considered briefly and rejected. Farrand had

done his own study of the school’s demographics in

1924 and found that a majority of students lived

outside of Newark. Most resided in the Oranges.

Others lived in towns like Essex Fells, Montclair,

Belleville and Nutley. But the First Street location

in Newark seemed to Farrand to be the best option.

Besides the fact that the school already owned the land,

the site had one thing that Farrand thought absolutely

necessary: a train stop. He considered automobile

accessibility to be important but secondary.

New Decade, New Campus

The last five years of the 1920s was a particularly

active time for Farrand and the trustees. The

architectural firm, Guilbert and Betell of Newark,

was hired to design the new school building. The

style would be colonial, much like Nassau Hall at

Princeton, not surprising since Farrand and his

father were Princeton alums. Trustee president

Frederick W. Ball oversaw the purchase from the

Lackawanna Railroad of additional land that was

BY 1906, ENOUGH MONEY…HAD BEEN PLEDGED FROM NA FRIENDS AND FAMILIES TO COVERMOST OF THE COST OF THE LAND.

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adjacent to the original property purchased 20 years

earlier. Nearly five acres large, the property was big

enough to accommodate athletics. Trustee Robert H.

McCarter led the fundraising committee and made

what was then an innovative move (for private

schools, at least). He hired a professional fundraiser,

Maud L. Johnstone. Johnstone helped raise over

$200,000 for construction of the building. Fred

Kilgus, Inc., a local construction company, was hired.

It would cost nearly $500,000 to build the school,

twice as much as the school’s cash on hand. But

times were good, and Farrand and the trustees were

optimistic that enrollment would increase and

donations would continue coming in. Under the

guidance of new trustee president, Charles W. Holton,

construction proceeded quickly in 1929 and was

completed by December of that year. The new 400-

student capacity Newark Academy opened its doors

in January 1930. It took Farrand 30 years, but he

finally got his modern school.

The Great Depression, another world war, and

dramatic demographic changes dampened the

enthusiasm for the new location and building during

the next two decades. The retirement of Wilson

Farrand in 1935 and his passing in 1942 were blows

to the school community. Successive headmasters

gave it their all but struggled mightily with various

internal and external crises. As a result, the

administrative structure of Newark Academy changed

significantly. Trustees were called upon to take a

more active role in the school’s affairs. Professional

public relations experts gradually assumed

responsibility for marketing the school to the public.

The role of the headmaster narrowed to one more

focused on academic policy.

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arrand would also be impressed by the enthusiasm

and dedication of the Newark Academy team, made

up of alumni, trustees, administrators, faculty, staff,

families and friends of the school, that have made

this expansion a reality. Much about Newark Academy

has changed since the 1929 move. But perhaps

Farrand would be more taken aback by the continuity

rather than change of history: a convenient train stop

then, and now, a well-designed parking lot; laboratory

equipment and better designed classroom space and

amenities then, and now, state-of-the-art electronic

projection equipment and bigger and brighter

classroom, conference and hallway spaces; a grass

athletic field and modern gymnasium then, and now,

a multi-sport turf field complete with lights and a new

scoreboard. What will Newark Academy be like, say,

17 years from now? Hard to say exactly, but if history

is any kind of forecast, we can be fairly certain that in

the year 2030 the school will exist, it will be modern

and competitive, it will hold itself to a Farrand-like

standard of excellence, and it will turn out hardworking,

well-adjusted and happy students.

In June of that year, as I watch “baby” Emma don cap

and robe and graduate from Newark Academy, images

of her childhood will surely permeate my thoughts.

I will have experienced this momentous parental

event before with my other two children, but I’ll

marvel all over again, I’m sure, at how time flies and

how things change. Liz will be a wreck, no doubt. But

in that emotionally charged moment, there will be at

least one comforting thought for me: Emma will always

be my little girl. Some things never change, and thank

God for that. NA

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2012: FARRAND WOULD BE PROUD

WITH THE CURRENT EXPANSION OF NEWARK ACADEMY, HEAD OF SCHOOL DON AUSTIN PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE – A ROLE

THAT FARRAND, IF HE WERE AROUND TODAY, WOULD APPROVE OF.

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Early in Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part I, the adolescent Prince Hal

defends his hard-partying ways by declaring, “if all the year were

playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work.”

He goes on to say that “when [holidays] seldom come, they wished-for come, And

nothing pleaseth but rare accidents.” It’s change, Hal believes, that makes for fun –

after all, even his life in the pub with the irrepressible Falstaff seems to have become

nothing more to him than an uninteresting job. Perhaps the prince’s equation of

tedium and work may be true for the vast majority of people, but some seem to have

found a way to turn work into play by engaging with those things that make each

day feel truly different than the one before.

In order to turn work into play, therefore, it must consist of “rare accidents” – it

must feel different, challenging, and unfamiliar in a very real sense. I set out to find

graduates of Newark Academy whose careers make it seem as if they are having

fun at work, to test this theory born from Shakespeare. What I found were people

whose working lives consist of the sorts of challenges that allow them to say work

is not a grind, but a delight, something that allows them to discover new things

about themselves every day.

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By Elizabeth Barbato LaPadula, D. Litt.

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“Those of us in the food industry are people-pleasers – we want to spread happiness, and we’re junkies for that feeling,” says Archana Rao.

But when she first met the man who would become her mentor, restaurateur

Floyd Cardoz, she wasn’t sure he would be happy with her at all. This was heady stuff

for a young woman who had just graduated with a literature degree from NYU in the spring of

2002 and was searching for direction and self-hood. Cardoz put her in the lowest level of the kitchen at his restaurant

Tabla – after all, she hadn’t even been to culinary school. After about a month, however, she was moved to the pastry

department, and that’s when she knew she was home. She

blossomed, and he offered her a full-time position. She went

on to study at the Culinary Institute of America, where she

met her future husband on the first day of classes, and then

apprenticed at two of Manhattan’s most successful cake

boutiques before opening her own business, Love Street

Cakes, in 2009. She does not yet have a storefront, since

her business isn’t dependent on walk-in customers. From

designs inspired by traditional intricate Indian textiles, to

lifelike magnolias crafted from fondant, to cleanly modern

graphics, Rao’s cakes are works of art. What is just as

important to Rao, however, is how they taste – something

that can get left behind in the contemporary world of pastry

decorating. “Cake decorators aren’t necessarily bakers –

I understand the science and principles of how to make

something taste good – if you spend the time and buy

the best ingredients, it shows. And if you give your work

everything you have, then good things will come.”

Life is Sweet for Archana Rao ’98

...if you give your work

everything you have,

then good thingswill come.

Archana Rao creates confections for

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Ben Bressler considers crawling into a polar bear den outside Churchill, Manitoba

Asha Talwar on the hunt for new fragrance ingredients

Bressler comments that he was uniquely unqualified to do any career he could thinkof, so he invented his own. “Twenty-five years ago, the company was created out ofthe fact that nobody would hire me to do anything else,” Bressler laughs. And he’screated something special … Natural Habitat Tours is one of Travel and Leisure’sTop Ten Tour Operators Worldwide, one of National Geographic Traveler’s Top TenTravel Companies, and Outside magazine’s #1 place to work from 2008-2011. Howdoes he do it? “I keep employees feeling like they are part of a family … they arehappy and motivated because of the product we sell.” But of course Bressler isn’tselling a product, per se, but an experience. He quips, “After all, someone couldbuy a Lexus, or go on an African safari.” Those who choose to go on the safari willultimately possess something ineffable and very personal, a connection to naturewe all glimpse on occasion, but which is intensified on the tripshe organizes to places like Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands,Papua New Guinea, or Borneo. He believes that engagement –

the sort of interest Amy Hone sparked in him all thoseyears ago – allows him to deepen and share

his connection to our planet and all ofits inhabitants.

Having specialized inglobal brand management

for Clarins, Estée Lauder,and Coty Prestige, she nowworks for Symrise, where she

organizes hunts for trends in fragrances and flavors. Becausea typical fragrance can have 30 to 40 ingredients, perfumersgo on treks throughout the world – especially, these days, toplaces like China, where they bring back ingredients whollynew to western consumers. Talwar’s job is to tell the story ofthe ingredient, and take her clients on the journey by creatingmulti-sensory product installations, which she says sometimesmake her office feel very similar to NA’s Black Box Theatre! Herstrategy centers on immersion; she loves to take her team tomuseums and ask them to consider how to make olfactory

representations of visual images. The flip side of all this creativeand philosophical thought is a lighthearted attitude – for instance,she is delighted that she is required to go to fashion showsand read magazines like Vogue for work. Talwar’s “Call MeMaybe” parody video, featuring everyone in her fragrance team(including the Global President of the company), went viral and had the industry buzzing. They now use it to introducethemselves to new clients. Talwar is the first to admit that thereare jobs that might hold more societal heft, but to her, thebeauty industry is ultimately about raising the self-esteem ofthe consumer: “I make people feel better about themselves.”Up next for Talwar is a greater focus on eco-conscious, naturalingredients, understanding consumers in other cultures fromthe inside out, and creating ways “to show that initiative andinnovation are fun.”

Asha Talwar ’99: Sensory Experience

When an executive at Ralph Lauren asked Asha Talwar what she thought of their fragrance, Ralph, she was just a student at Newark Academy doing her senior project,

but she has never forgotten the wonderful feeling of being asked her opinion atsuch a young age – nor did she lose her interest in the beauty industry.

Ben Bressler and son Cole hike through a

Ugandan village trackingmountain gorillas

On Tour with Ben Bressler ’80

Ben Bressler counts Amy Hagen Hone’s science class at Newark Academy as inspirational to him as a student and a person, because “she saw beyond worksheets and grades.”

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Shah’s current focus is the “rock on” side – she sings andplays keyboards in her husband’s band, My Pet Dragon,which she also manages. The other side – peace, love,and respect – shows in her choices of theatrical parts toplay. She was the voice of Sita in the award-winning animated feature, Sita Sings the Blues, an animated musical interpretation of the Indian epic The Ramayana,and she danced for rotoscope sections of the film. Shewas able to travel to Peru to discuss the film as part of theAmerican Film Institute’s Project 20/20. “I always knew

I would get to Macchu Picchu someday,”Shah reflects. “Whenever I really envisionsomething, it actually happens. If you areopen to whatever the universe puts yourway, it comes.” That’s part of why shedoesn’t remain in one artistic medium –she has a holistic outlook. During her

band’s most recent tour,she managed to teachIndian dance classes atCaramoor in between performance dates. Being asouth Asian woman holds a lot of weight in her life, though she’squick to point out, “It’s not my responsibilityto represent all of that area of the world – but for thetimes when I do represent my heritage, it makes meproud.” Shah’s enthusiasm comes through in everythingshe does – and her positive attitude toward life showswhy she’s so happily engaged in so many pursuits: “It’sokay to feel uncomfortable, nervous, or scared … justgive yourself a chance to breathe; take a step back.There’s no one right way to do anything … create yourown path in life.”

Reena Shah ’95 Rocks On

Reena Shah’s motto, “rock on with peace, love, and respect always,” typifiesthe two aspects of her career as a multidisciplinary performing artist.

Reena Shah leads an Interactive Indian Dance workshop in Peruwhile traveling with the American Film Institute’s Project 20/20.

Even at Newark Academy, she was a “sit-in-the-back-and-watch kind of kid.” Allthat observation paid off in her career, which began with public policy, and whichnow centers on philanthropy. Arnold is the creator, founder, and director of Heart’sDelight Wine Tasting and Auction, an annual event that takes place over four days in Washington, DC, and which has raised over $11 million for The American HeartAssociation over the past 13 years. She’s humbled by the amount of time andmoney given to the cause, and loves working with volunteers. “Everything is aboutrelationships, about keeping people happy and engaged – knowing peoples’ expectations, and then exceeding them.” That engagement includes attracting some of the world’s top chefs and the best chateaux in Bordeaux for the event.

Although she knows that many people like boundaries in their lives, including knowingwhat work will look like every day, Arnold thrives on the new – the sort of “rare accidents”

Prince Hal longed for so intensely. “The little emergencies are what I like,” she laughs, remembering a time when a former employer “threw me into a position I was not qualified for and just let me go for it!” Her success under firepropelled her to the position she enjoys today, with all of its challenges and excitement. “I can’t operate on peopleand save lives, but I can do this,” she says.

Heidi Arnold ’87: A “Spirited” Adventure

Heidi Arnold has always known there was a path for her in life, one that herlove of “working behind the scenes to make things happen” would determine.

Wine tasting and philanthropy are a perfect pairing for Heidi Arnold.

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Attorney, university lecturer, and actor Mark Belnick calls hisyears of working in the legal field “paying his dues.” He alsobelieves that “a litigator is an actor who earns a steady living.”

Though he was Deputy Chief Counsel of the U.S. Senate Iran-

Contra Investigation, general counsel at Tyco, Inc., and a senior

litigation partner for 20 years at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind

Wharton & Garrison, one of his most challenging moments came

when he enrolled in the William Esper Acting School six years ago:

“I was the oldest person in my classes, and soon found out that

it would not be a breeze. Courtrooms had not prepared me for

the heavy water with which I was doused.” He has always

known how to navigate heavy water, though – after all, it was

the 12-year-old Belnick who convinced his parents he needed

to go to private school, just as he convinced them to let him go into

New York City by himself and talk his way into theatres by handing out programs. On the day he

interviewed with Newark Academy Headmaster Robert Butler, he told him he wanted to be an

actor, much to his father’s chagrin. As soon as he came to Newark Academy, though, he says,

“The liberty that I sought was not just the ability to act. I found other stages … I saw other scenery

that I had been looking for but couldn’t see. I saw what history meant, what philosophy was ...

teachers like T.C. Abbey and Blackie Parlin opened

up worlds for me I never knew existed.” So he acted at NA, loved

going to Cornell, and then chose law school in New York to be near

the theatre. But over the years, the desperation to become a real

actor stuck with him, and while he still lectures at Princeton and, this

year, was invited by Pepperdine Law School to serve as a visiting

professor and help create a Ninth Circuit Clinic, he is most

enthusiastic about his work as an actor. Though his first real

adult role was a whopping six lines, and he and his fellow

actors played “to packed houses of one, three, or five

people,” in a sweltering outdoor theatre, he has since

played the leads in the Los Angeles revivals of

Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and Neil

Simon’s Prisoner of Second Avenue. He most recently produced and acted in

the West Coast premiere of Teresa Rebeck’s Our House, and now looks forward

to directing the Wendy Kesselman revision of The Diary of Anne Frank in

collaboration with the Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance.

Mark Belnick ’64: His Second Act

...teachers like T.C. Abbey and

Blackie Parlin opened up

worlds for me I never knew

existed.

Mark Belnick as Mel Edison

in Neil Simon’s “The Prisoner ofSecond Avenue.”

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Even though the challenges of being a professional musician aremany – working odd hours, including holidays, spending manysolitary hours practicing, and being under pressure to performwell – Peter Solomon wouldn’t be anything else:

“The most fun thing about my job is the ability to work and travel at

the same time.” He credits NA faculty member Amy Emelianoff with

his career direction: “Not only did she convince me to start playing the

horn but her dedication, passion, and love for music was a constant

inspiration. She worked tirelessly to develop the music program at NA,

and I was a direct beneficiary of it.”

After graduating from NA, he studied at the New England Conservatory/Tufts Dual

Degree program, majoring in English and French Horn Performance, but took a year

off in the middle to study music in Hamburg, Germany,

where he met his wife, and had his first professional gig.

“I became a regular sub for Disney’s musical, Der Koenig

der Loewen (The Lion King). If listening to Elton John in German

isn’t fun, I don’t know what is,” Solomon laughs. He finished his degrees and

graduated from both schools in 2006, and worked professionally as a full-time

freelancer. Solomon remembers his freelance days fondly: “I was fortunate enough

to play a few times with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which had been my

dream since I first decided I wanted to become a professional musician. The quality of

musicianship and ability to play in such a rewarding environment has to be my all-time

career highlight – something I will never forget.” Eventually Solomon landed a job

with an orchestra in South Korea, and is now

about to begin work for the Shanghai Symphony

Orchestra. As much as he loves music, however,

the most fulfilling aspect of Solomon’s life now is

as a new father. “Watching my son grow has been

an absolute joy, and far surpasses the joy I get from

playing music – as difficult as that might seem.

Thankfully, though, I can do both, which makes life

even better.”

Peter Solomon accepts his appointment to the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

The most fun thing about my

job is the ability to work and

travel at the same time.

Peter Solomon ’00: Young Man

With a Horn

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&Though the bigger picture of the Shakespeare quotation with which I began this article is about

a certain deception Prince Hal perpetuates – the role he’s playing of a bored and idle fool – the

ultimate point of the speech is about redeeming time and keeping promises. The Prince knows

he must eventually reveal his true nature and become a responsible leader, much like these alumni

have done in their various fields. As Mark Belnick reflects, “I felt I had permission to reveal myself,

even though revealing myself made me vulnerable.” Perhaps the best way to redeem time, or to

make the most of life, is to find one’s place in something larger than oneself – a trait the people in

this article share. Whether through philanthropy, performance, or the creation of new products and

experiences, these graduates all take joy in self-discovery;

the secret for turning a profession into a passion.

If Bobby Oboodi is smilinghe must be winning!

He talks about his 2011 World PokerTour win at the Borgata Casino

in Atlantic City with the samelevel-headed attitude with

which he talks about thefirst online transfer ofmoney he ever madeplaying the game (all ofsix dollars). Of course,the 2011 win was for$922,441. So what didthe young poker champ

do with all that money?He held on to it. “To me,

poker is a lucrative form ofchess … but it can always go

either way. You can lose a hand toa bad player.” He’s ultimately interested

in the long haul, and reflects that his way of earning a living “keeps you mentally on your feet. Youhave to keep evolving – there are a lot of smart kidscoming up – 21-year-olds who have been playing

online for years and who have seen just as manyhands as I have.” The summer before his senior yearat Newark Academy, Oboodi was one of those smartkids, who saw poker being played on television andbecame interested in the game. “I’m naturally a competitive person and the math and logic of thegame were appealing to me,” he remembers. “I eventually started becoming better at the game thanmy friends, but the amount of money I won was notimportant. The game was so fascinating, and I wasjust trying to learn the intricacies of it.” At his NewarkAcademy senior dinner, Oboodi listened carefully toEnglish department member Kent Motland’s speech, in which he advised students to “find something you’regood at and stick to it.” So what happened to Oboodiat the Borgata this year? He came in 112th – one ortwo spots from the big money payoffs – but is, asalways, unfazed. “I could have folded my way into thebig money, but I thought I could make a run for thewhole thing, so I went all in. I wouldn’t be a competitorif I became complacent about losing. I’m thinkingabout the bigger picture, always.”

Bobby Oboodi ’05 Plays the Hand He’s DealtBeing a professional poker player requires a level of emotional coolness most of us will never experience, but which Bobby Oboodi possesses (wait for it!) in spades.

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NEWARK ACADEMY

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f all of the construction projects at the school,the most gutsy was the decision to move fromNewark to suburban Livingston. I didn’t fully

appreciate just how gutsy the decision was until anepisode years after the 1964 move. In a conversationwith Mr. Butler and a group of trustees, I recalled howMr. Butler had gotten angry at a remark made by me inabout 1960. He and I were having a brown bag supperin the dining room of the school on First Street inNewark. Making conversation, and with no thought ofbeing unpleasant, I noted that I’d been associated withthree schools which had building plans on paper buthad not built anything. I told Mr. Butler that this mademe skeptical that Newark Academy would succeed inits plans to move. When I later noted to the trustees

that Mr. Butler had been annoyed by my statement ofskepticism, the trustees present all laughed uproariously.Years later the laughter was explained to me: At thetime of my remark to Mr. Butler in 1960, these trusteeshad also been skeptical that the move could be made. I now realize how bold Mr. Butler and the trustees wereto decide to re-establish Newark Academy in Livingstonat a time when many other schools had folded.

The property purchased in Livingston had been a farm. With my wife and children I walked around thenewly acquired property, and the lines and foundationsof a long defunct farm were still visible. There was no mall, of course; South Orange Avenue seemed like a rural highway. It seemed like we were building in

the wilderness.

When the new school opened in 1964, the interiorwas lifeless and the grounds barren. Pingry students mocked the “Livingston A&P” school,because the classical Georgian front stood starklyin the ground, without any landscape planting. I always give John Strahan credit for personallycutting the rank ragweed that grew up aroundthe building and then personally planting the first trees on the campus periphery.

Shortly after the 1964 move, I wrote a memowhich is still extant. I said, “It is unlikely that we will see the erection of a new wing for a considerable time.” I recommended that we create a faculty room, a suggestion which I amglad was never implemented – faculty rooms tendto separate teachers from students. I also spoke of a student lounge, another suggestion wisely

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The opening of the new academic wing brings memories of earlier chapters in the expansion

of Newark Academy. I recall with amusement the sign put up by former arts faculty member,

Paul Aspell, on the construction site of the arts wing: “If you build it, they will come.” (The

community agreed to forgive Mr. Aspell for plagiarizing from “Field of Dreams.”)

not followed – better to have decentralized areas wherestudents can get together – spaces like the sitting area inthe new academic wing and attractive outdoor spaces. My most forceful point in this early memo said: “Much of the academic area of the school is cold, boring and undecorative. One student expressed this effectively bysaying that Newark Academy was a series of “long, dull,straight lines.”

Anybody coming into the school now would see how far we have come. We have never had a philosophical discussion at Newark Academy about the appropriatedecoration of a school. I’ve always believed that a schoolshould have some features of a museum. Yes, studentwork and accomplishment should be on display. But, ideally, the school environment should celebrate the best

of humankind’s creativity and accomplishment in art, science, and engineering. Exposure to the best creativitythrough the ages gives inspiration for the future. LesByrnes’ beautiful front lobby display of the history ofNewark Academy and private school education is anexample, and when challenged by a colleague to produce, I created a display of the history of cameras. But, the bestexample of this vision of a school’s décor is the gallery, anidea of Elaine Brodie and Paul Aspell. Ms. Brodie in herrole of curator has arranged outstanding displays of theworks of contemporary artists. Displays of great creativitydo not detract from displays of fine work by students.Such displays provide inspiration and aspirational goals.

We are the beneficiaries of school heads and trustees whohave established, expanded and enhanced our school. I trust that the school will not rest with the feeling thatnow we have it. We have a continuing need of a newauditorium to better serve our drama, music and danceprograms. And I continue to hope that the school will see the museum-education role with displays of therecord of human ingenuity and creativity. NA

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RUMOR HAS IT. . .

There was a rumor in the 1960s that Newark Academy,

when planning to move to the suburbs, considered

the purchase of the Vanderpohl Castle in Chatham.

The building was ultimately torn down to make way

for the Route 24 cloverleaf by the Mall at Short Hills.

ARCHIVAL DONATION

Hampton Abney, former faculty member, enjoyed

saying that he “came with the building.” Indeed he

began his inaugural year at NA when the doors to

the Livingston campus opened for the first time. A

longtime teacher of Spanish, Abney is remembered

for his leadership of the drama club and for directing

NA productions from variety shows to dramatic

performances and musicals.

Abney recently bestowed upon

NA an archival treasure —

a vivid record of NA’s

theatrical performances

during that period,

meticulously documented

in a voluminous scrapbook

that is now housed in the

NA archives.

We are the beneficiaries of school heads

and trustees who have established,

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MESSAGE FROM JOHN BESS ’69President, Alumni Board of Governors

Emotional connection. It is a major reason

why people stay engaged with institutions

that have been a meaningful part of

their lives.

It is this dynamic that NA’s Alumni

Board of Governors will be focusing on

in the coming year as part of our effort

to strengthen alumni engagement with

the school and keep all of you connected

to this incredible place.

I know my own personal experience is not unique

when it comes to the emotional connection I have to NA.

It is powerful and operates on a deeply emotional level.

I have so many strong and vivid memories of my years at

the school. To name just a few: the friends I made who

I am still connected to; the faculty that invested so much

in me personally and taught me the discipline and critical

thinking skills that continue to pay strong dividends

decades later; and the values, embodied by this institution,

that were instilled in me as a student.

Hopefully, my own feelings resonate with you. I bet I’m

typical of so many of the men and women who have been

lucky enough to get an education at NA. It has certainly

been a strong motivator for my staying connected to NA all

these years.

As I take over the role of President of the Alumni Board of

Governors, I’m honored to lead a terrific group of people

committed to keeping our alumni, both students and former

faculty, engaged with NA across a number of geographies

via an array of wonderful events and activities.

Our commitment to you in the coming year is to continue

to seek new and more impactful ways to keep you informed

of all that is going on this year. And we hope to get as

many of you personally involved in one or more activities

that will sustain or rekindle the deep emotional connections

you have to the Academy.

On behalf of the full board, we look forward to welcoming

you to the school or to one of many planned offsite

events in the coming year. Please make it a point to get

engaged. NA is proud of its alumni, and we want to see as

many of you as possible.

NEWARK ACADEMY

NA HOSTED THE 4TH ANNUAL CLASS REPRESENTATIVE BREAKFAST at Homecoming on Saturday, October 13

The breakfast was a great success with attendees

representing classes from 1946 to 2012. Class Reps had

the opportunity to meet face-to-face with one another

and the advancement staff, as well as hear about NA’s

latest alumni initiative, “1 in 4.” The 1 in 4 Campaign is

the annual fund committee’s effort to build on the alumni

giving momentum of last year and reach 25 percent

alumni participation.

Newark Academy presents two alumni awards each

year to classes that truly stand out in their annual

fund participation.

Congratulations to the Classes of 1962 and 2007!

Class of 1962Winner of the 1903 Cup

Trustee Betsy Dollinger Bernstein ’86 presented the award to Class Rep

Bud D’Avella ’62

Class of 2007Winner of the Ad Lumen Award

Class Rep Emily Simon ’07

Class Reps play an integral part in NA’s alumni outreach bykeeping alumni connected to the school. If you are interestedin becoming a Class Rep, please contact Karissa K. Feiton,Assistant Director of Annual Giving at (973) 992-7000,ext. 322 or kfeiton@newarka.edu.

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

IN-COLLEGENETWORKING NIGHTNewark Academy • January 9, 2013

NETWORKING NIGHTNew York City • January 10, 2013

NA HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONNewark Academy • February 22, 2013

ALUMNI COCKTAIL PARTYNew York City • May 30, 2013

ALUMNI LACROSSENewark Academy • June 1, 2013

OLD GUARD RECEPTION AT COMMENCEMENTNewark Academy • June 9, 2013

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ALUMNI AWARDS

At Reunion 2012, we celebrated the achievements of several accomplished alumni.

Thomas E. Hennigan ’77FULTON MACARTHUR AWARD

Jennifer Choe Groves ’87Joseph Scarlett, Jr. ’62ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Norman Schafler, Ph.D.DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD

For more information about the achievements

of our honorees, please visit alumni.newarka.edu

Please visit alumni.newarka.edu for more events, details and updates!

Matt Gertler ’90 and Thomas Hennigan ’77 Jennifer Choe Groves ’87

Joseph Scarlett ’62 and Bud D’Avella ’62 Norman “Doc” Schafler

Congratulations!

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WOMEN OF NA HONOREES

Debra Herzog ’72 is a special assistantUnited States attorney in Los Angeles and senior attorney in the Office of theInspector General of the United StatesPostal Service. She is also an adjunctinstructor at the Federal Law EnforcementTraining Center.

Arlene Jachim, served as a teacher, advisor, mentor and coach at NewarkAcademy for 32 years, retiring in June2012. Arlene was selected to the 1976U.S. Field Hockey team and in 1982 was inducted into the Kean UniversityAthletic Hall of Fame.

Madeline Vazquez, M.D. ’77 is recognized internationally as an expert in cytopathology of the breast and lung.Currently, she is the Director of theDepartment of Integrated Diagnostics at CBLPath, Inc. Madeline served as a member of the Newark Academy Board of Trustees from 2001-2004.

WOMEN OF DISTINCTION

Jennifer Key ’82 is a counsel with theWashington office of Steptoe & JohnsonLLP, where she is a member of the firm’sRegulatory and Industry Affairs Department.The primary focus of Jennifer’s practice is the representation of electric utilitiesbefore the Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission.

Margaret S. Kim ’87 is currently vice president at GE Capital Corporation. Shealso serves as an adjunct professor forGolden Gate University’s MBA program.

Emily Shillingburg Palus ’92 is a heritagepreservationist specializing in NativeAmerican cultural property issues. Emilycurrently serves as the Deputy DivisionChief for Cultural, PaleontologicalResources, and Tribal Consultation at the Bureau of Land Management, U.S.Department of the Interior.

Provi Caraballo ’97 is a visiting lecturerat the Universidad Del Desarrollo Schoolof Government and serves as consultantto the United Nations Office of the HighCommissioner for Human Rights inSantiago, Chile. A long-time human rights defender, Provi’s work has led her to servevulnerable communities in Africa and LatinAmerica where she has focused on advocacyprojects for the protection of children fromslavery and human sacrifice, the rights ofrefugees and detainees, and LGBT rights.

Lyndsey Scott ’02 is widely recognized asone of the world’s top models. In 2009,Lyndsey became the first African-Americanmodel to sign an exclusive contract withCalvin Klein. She then went on to work fortop designers around the world includingPrada, Gucci, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy,Vera Wang, Diane von Furstenberg, DKNY,Victoria’s Secret, and many more.

Gillian Javetski ’07 is a program analystfor Dimagi, a technology company inCambridge, Massachusetts, that createsmobile solutions to improve health inmore than 25 countries. Gillian majoredin international relations and communityhealth at Tufts University, where she alsocompleted her master’s degree in publichealth in 2012.

The 4th Annual Women of NA Luncheon on October 13, 2012Celebrated and Recognized the

Achievements of Newark Academy Alumnae Luminaries

Jennifer Key ’82 andArlene Jachim

Madeline Vazquez, M.D. ’77

Margaret S. Kim ’87 and Jennifer ChoeGroves ’87

Allison Leba, Gillian Javetski ’07 and Bill Javetski

NEWARK ACADEMY CELEBRATES THE WOMEN OF NA

Matthew Palus and Emily Shillingburg Palus ’92

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Two outstanding Newark Academy seniors also participated in the eventand are recognized for their stellar contributions both to the event and to the current NA community:

Nicole Andrzejewski ’13, president of the

NA School Council, had prepared to present

an award to honoree and keynote speaker,

Debra Herzog ’72. Debra, unfortunately, was

unable to attend the celebration due to

illness. Nicole shared excerpts from Debra’s

speech that included important advice:

“For those pursuing or engaged in a career,

maintain your integrity at any cost. In the

words of R. Buckminster Fuller — ‘Integrity

is the essence of everything successful.‘”

SaVonne Anderson ’13 president of Umojja,

NA’s leading organization promoting racial

and ethnic diversity, delivered a moving

address which proved to be one of the

afternoon’s many highlights. She extolled

the shared values of NA women: courage,

ambition and a desire to make the world

a better place, thanking those who have

“paved the way.”

Lisa Grider, Director of InstitutionalAdvancement

Jon Olesky ’74, Chairman, Board of Trustees Nancy Baird Harwood ’75, Board of Trustees

Jennifer Mandelbaum ’11

Nicole Andrzejewski ’13

Lauren Hedvat ’01, Board of Trustees

SaVonne Anderson ’13

(Back) Gillian Javetski ’07, Emily Shillingburg Palus ’92, Arlene Jachim, Mrs. Caraballo, Mr. Caraballo, Jennifer Key ’82 (Front) Nicole Andrzejewski ’13, SaVonne Anderson ’13,Madeline Vazquez, M.D. ’77

Jacqueline Lipsius Fleyscher ’93,Board of Governors

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The Classes of 1952 and

1962 enjoyed a wonderful

evening of reminiscing

at their Reunion Dinner

held in Kaltenbacher Hall

in the new Upper School

Academic Center.

REUNION 2012

CLASS OF 1952

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the familiar but decked

out Dining Hall at NA.

CLASS OF 2002

CLASS OF 1997

CLASS OF 1967

CLASS OF 1992

CLASS OF 1987

CLASS OF 2007

1935Class Representative

Nathaniel Rosengarten ’35

1938Class Representative

Paul Busse ’38

1944Edward Atkins released his book,On Which We Serve, which is alsoavailable as an eBook. The bookdetails the life of an Airdale aboard anaircraft carrier during World War II,but Edward cautions that the book is not about “warfare” but about“wartime” in an era when NewarkAcademy grads went their separateways into the armed services. You canpreview the book at www.on-which-we-serve.com, or borrow a copy fromthe NA library under its previoustitle Flight Deck, A Pictorial Essay of aDay in the Life of an Airdale. Edwardresides in Rockville, Maryland.

1946Class Representative

Robert Cronheim ’46rdc@cronheim.com

1947Class Representative

Marvin Rothman ’47mrothman1@aol.com

1948Class Representative

William Stroh III ’48

1949Class Representative

Kenneth Baum ’49jackieandken@comcast.net

1951Class Representative

K. Kelly Marx ’51nanlowmar@aol.com

1952Class Representative

William Van Winkle ’52billvw7334@aol.com

1954Class Representative

Henri Gordon ’54

1955Class Representative

Edward Levitt ’55fasteddie@koog.com

Neal Schlendorf reports that heretired last June.

1956Class Representative

Everett Schuldt ’56E.Schuldt@yahoo.com

Arthur Block reports that he recentlyreceived a visit at his West PalmBeach residence from his youngerdaughter Karin Anna, a professor ofgeochemistry at CUNY, along withher husband and daughter Rose (2).His older daughter is currently inreal estate sales and development inPuerto Rico. Arthur and his wife alsoenjoyed a vacation in October to thenorth coast of Spain and Portugal.

1957 Art Meyers stopped by NA and tooka tour of the school after nearly 30years since his last visit. He wasamazed at how much the school haschanged and reminisced about hisFirst Street days.

1959Class Representatives

Robert Soare ’59soare@uchicago.edu

Douglas Slade ’59Dslade542@aol.com

Doug Slade is a pilates instructor,works out three days a week, setsmarks for the sailboat racing crowdon Wednesdays and on weekends,plays to a 14 handicap at golf.

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Alumni Relations Director Matt Gertler ’90 visits with Art Meyers ’57

For information on our upcoming events or to submit class notes, log on to

the alumni community at alumni.newarka.edu. There you can share your

news and photos, update your information, register for events or simply

network with fellow alums. We want to hear from you!

He also builds segmented woodbowls and agrees with folks who saythat “youth is wasted on the young.”

1960Class Representative

Frederick Katz, Jr. ’60katzjr@optonline.net

Bill Beebee, who is retired, is enjoying spending time with his wifeof 45 years and his five grandchil-dren, as well as his involvement withchurch and social work, and politicalcampaigning. He does volunteer policy research for three candidateson the national political stage andfinds it to be very challenging.

1961Class Representatives

Curtis Cetrulo ’61Curt.Cetrulo@gmail.com

Peter Papademetriou ’61papadem@njit.edu

MacKinnon Simpson ’61MacKinnon808@gmail.com

REMEMBERING PAUL DESERIO, JR. ’45, Beloved Coach and Teacher, 1954-1961by Whitney C. Russell, Jr. ’62

I recently connected with Coach DeSerio to convey my appreciation for his many

contributions to my life. He taught and coached at Newark Academy during my First

Street years from 1955-1962. His many efforts advanced the Academy and he became

a hero of mine.

Coach passed away last February after a brief illness and an enterprising career.

After graduating from NA in 1945 and Williams College in 1949, he was a tennis

success in the U.S Army. After the Korean War, he returned to civilian life as a tennis

pro and a Newark Academy coach with Udell Stallings in football, basketball, tennis,

track, fencing, volleyball and gymnastics. Under the administration of Dr. Miller and

Mr. Butler, athletic programs expanded and Coach DeSerio led them to great success.

Bob Hendrickson, his assistant from 1957-61, recalled, “Paul DeSerio knew we had

young men with intelligence and character and that we could win with complex

strategies and conditioning to offset our small numbers.” Nothing proved this better

than the 1957 Delbarton football game when we sprinted and dazzled our way to a

26-0 halftime lead.

Curtis Cetrulo ’61, a five-sport star in his upper school years said, “Coach DeSerio was

the most innovative of his coaching peers or even collegians of the era. He designed

and taught great multiple offensive and defensive formations and techniques.”

“He was ahead of his time in training, conditioning, and strategies,” said Elmer

Herrmann ’58. Mike Winick ’62, Marty King ’59, Wade Nixdorff ’56, and Wally Pattyson ’60,

recalled some of Coach DeSerio’s many techniques for successfully motivating players

and teams, including his use of game films, scouting, and organization.

Memories varied, but the facts remain: In seven years, Coach

DeSerio’s teams won six basketball championships, three

football titles, and four trophies in tennis. He reinvigorated

programs in track, volleyball, and field day; and his

won-lost records in basketball and football were 86-24

and 37-12-3, respectively. Track athlete Tom Keith ’62

remembered Coach saying, “In life, it is far more

important to finish a race than to win it.” Coach DeSerio

always tried to convince us to be the best we could be.

We FondlyRemember

Richard L. Scott ’43May 5, 2012

Edward Echikson ’45August 6, 2012

Herbert Pick ’48June 18, 2012

Philip A. Caruso, M.D. ’56November 10, 2012

Edward Papalia ’01June 5, 2012

Roger Flax has been busy since welast checked. He is currently writinga Broadway musical. Roger also competes in tennis tournaments andis ranked #3 in USA Senior PlatformTennis. He is in the midst of writingseveral motivational, how-to bookson business. He has been married to Dr. Judy Flax for almost 40 yearsand they have three sons: Kenny (inhis third year at Mount Sinai MedicalSchool; Charlie (owner of PropellerCommunications); and Jonathan(entrepreneur, JC Bloom, Inc.) Headds, “Fond memories of NA ...midget sports teams, tennis, Gidge,and the guys! Life’s been great, andI’m a very thankful person!”

1962Class Representative

Bernard D’Avella, Jr. ’62bdavella@comcast.net

1964Class Representative

Michael Yogg ’64michaelyogg@gmail.com

1965Class Representative

Van Stevens ’65drvanstevens@comcast.net

Lanny Davis must be very proud of his son Seth. Seth is known tomillions of readers and viewers forhis work as a golf and basketballwriter for Sports Illustrated and college basketball analyst for CBSsports, including the “MarchMadness” of the NCAA basketballtournament.

1966Class Representative

Jonathan Epstein ’66jonathan.epstein@dbr.com

1967Class Representative

Matthew Leone ’67mleone@colgate.edu

In January 2012, Eric Rosenbergretired from practice at Delaney

Radiologists where he had beenworking since 1984.

Carl Andersen is now living inMontana and Jerry West is a neighbor. He writes that he is notplaying golf anymore but hopes toresume skiing after undergoing a hip replacement last October.

1968Class Representatives

Stephan Kravitz ’68sgk@prodigy.net

Franklin Phifer, Jr. ’68fphifer@hecht.com

Joel Glucksman reports that he andhis wife Freddie recently celebratedtheir 40th wedding anniversary bysearching for the spiritual vortices in Sedona, Arizona. They didn’t findvortices but Joel highly recommendsthe local wines. Joel and Freddie met at a basketball game in MadisonSquare Garden during their freshmenyear in college.

Nick Nicholson lives in Wellfleet,Massachusetts (Cape Cod) andworks as a real estate broker andcontractor. He still finds time for theoccasional fishing trip. He recentlycaught a tuna but on a subsequenttrip was forced to settle for a pair of stripers. Nick still wonders whatbecame of Randy Phillips and if

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WASHINGTON, D.C.NA traveled to Washington D.C. to take in a Nationals game during theirstorybook season. The Nats beat the Mets with some late game heroics andall who attended had a great time.

David Rattner ’03, Ben Purkert ’03, Matt Gertler ’90, Sanjay Doraiswamy ’04,Scott Algeier ’91, Anita Wellen, Bob Wellen ’64

Randy still remembers going off theroad on the back of his Honda 305.

Peter Schwartz and his wife, Leigh,welcomed the latest addition to their family last April. Tegan LiliaClarke is the daughter of Micah andRachael Clarke (Schwartz). Peter’stwo other children, Jonathan and his wife, Onna, in Ann Arbor; andJeffrey and his wife, Makiko, inOsaka, Japan, are both expectingnew additions as well. Peter remainsemployed as associate medical directorat Ann’s Choice, an Erickson Livingretirement community of 2,000 residents north of Philadelphia.

1969Class Representative

Leo Gordon ’69gordon43b@gmail.com

1971Class Representatives

William D. Hardin, Jr. ’71whardin@ptd.net

Mark Menza ’71menza613ha1@aol.com

1972Class Representatives

Daniel Cronheim ’72dan@cronheim.com

Harry Hazelwood III ’72Hazelwood_MD.MPH@JHU.edu

Kent Leonhardt ran for West VirginiaCommissioner of Agriculture. WestVirginia is one of 14 states that electsuch a representative. Kent invitesinterested alums to visit him onFacebook.

1973Class Representative

Stuart M. Flaum ’73stuartflaum@gmail.com

Paul Krieger writes that he is entering his 10th year as Headmasterat Christ School, an all-boys boarding school in Asheville, NorthCarolina. He and his wife, Beth, havebecome empty nesters this fall astheir youngest headed off to PurdueUniversity. Beth and Paul are enjoyingliving on campus in a thriving community that keeps them young,at least at heart.

1974Class Representative

Lance T. Aronson ’74lancetrezevant@aol.com

1975Class Representative

Eric Williams III ’75estonewilliams@aol.com

David Smith was recently selectedas the nuclear security coordinator(forensics) for the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inVienna, Austria. He is responsible for assisting the IAEA’s 154 memberstates to develop technical capabilities in nuclear forensics tocombat the illicit trafficking ofnuclear and other radioactive materials worldwide. Working within the United Nations systemand with senior ministerial officials,his work is focused on identifyingand eliminating nuclear security vulnerabilities. He has lived in Viennafor three years while on leave fromhis post as a counter-terrorism advisor to the U.S. Department ofState and U.S. National NuclearSecurity Administration. He spendsleave time during the summer onCape Cod and skiing during the winter in Tyrol. Over the past year he has visited with several NewarkAcademy alumni in Europe andCalifornia.

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We are always adding to our archives. Plainly put, we love stories told

from the perspective of those who were there. We especially like hearing

about those First Street days. Share your stories and anecdotes about

classmates and teachers. E-mail your contributions to Matt Gertler,

mgertler@newarka.edu or mail them the way we used to do it, to NA in

care of the Director of Alumni Relations.

HAVE SOME STORIES FROM THE GLORY DAYS AT NA?

1976Class Representatives

Donald DeFabio ’76drdefabio@aol.com

Robin Lechter Frank ’76ontheqt1231@aol.com

Peter Marx (Slutsker) has taken anew position as business developmentmanager at Kyyba, Inc., a Detroit-based engineering and IT businesssolutions company, and is headingup the northeast office. His olderdaughter Amanda ’08 graduatedwith honors from NYU last May atYankee Stadium (Peter defiantly wore his Mets hat!) and Callie ’11just started her sophomore year atDickinson College. Peter is veryproud and thanks Newark Academy.

Kate Brower Solisti and fiancé,Marcus Kurek, bought a “fixer-upper”in the hills between Lyons and EstesPark, Colorado. She reports thattheir neighbors are elk, mule deer,chickadees, hummingbirds, wildturkeys with chicks and a gray fox.Marcus has a degree in psychotherapyand is busy at the University ofColorado Hospital in Denver. Kate’sdaughter Miranda is a biology majorat Oregon State University. For thepast 20 years, Kate has been counseling people with companionanimals of many species. Her bookshave been published in seven languages and she is currently working with a health technologybreakthrough that is dealing withreverse aging in animals.

1977Class Representative

Thomas Hennigan ’77njtomh@gmail.com

MOUNTAINS TO CLIMBDavid Pashman ’90

In his final year at Newark Academy,

David Pashman chose to spend his

senior project doing research at a law

firm in northern New Jersey rather than

rafting along the Green River in southern

Utah. It was a decision that David now recalls

with “profound disbelief.” In the years that followed,

Dave has atoned for that mistake. He has made a point of spending less

time in law firms and more time outdoors hiking, climbing and backpack-

ing around the world.

One outdoor destination he had long considered out of his reach was

Mount Kilimanjaro. Recently, however, that changed when Dave organized

a fundraising climb to that majestic mountain as a board member for

Camp Interactive, a New York based non-profit organization that empow-

ers underprivileged teenagers through technology education and outdoor

adventures. After six months of logistical planning, recruiting, fundrais-

ing, and training, Dave found himself leading a group of seven climbers

(including his cousin Dan Corman ’08) from New York to Tanzania to climb

the tallest mountain in Africa.

The first four days of hiking offered magnificent landscapes, bizarre flora,

and delightful interactions with the local porters. But this was abruptly

left behind at midnight of the fifth day when they began their summit

attempt amidst overwhelming darkness, below-freezing temperatures

and oxygen-depleted air. Dave remembers climbing in the pre-dawn hours,

when the only thing he

could see was a small

patch of loose rock at

his feet illuminated by

his headlamp. Likewise,

the only sound was the

steady assault of the

wind whipping against

the hood of his parka.

After seven hours of

trudging up the seem-

ingly endless slope, they

reached Uhuru Point and

stood atop the summit

of Mount Kilimanjaro.

At 19,341 feet above sea

level Dave had reached

his highest altitude

ever — a personal best.

Most important, the

climb raised more than $40,000 for the students of Camp Interactive,

who will now benefit through technology instruction and opportunities to

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1979Class Representative

Michael Schneck ’79 mschneck@schneckholtzman.com

Sy Baranoff, father of Seth Baranoff,passed away on April 11, 2011. Sethappreciates the condolences he hasreceived from his classmates at NA.

1980Class Representatives

Jane Florin Langendorff ’80jane@mundiwestport.com

Kim Hirsh ’80khirsh@ujcnj.org

1981Class Representative

Arthur Williams IV ’81artiekid@aol.com

Sue Karlin writes: “I was among thepress throngs camped out overnightat the Jet Propulsion Laboratory inPasadena, CA covering the MarsRover landing in August. I wasreporting for Fast Company. It was an incredibly thrilling night. Everyonewas pulling for Curiosity to land successfully, and when she did, itwas sheer pandemonium in missioncontrol and the newsroom. I was

doing double duty writing and taking photos, and ended up puttingtogether my piece and slideshowbetween 1:00-5:00 a.m., then fellasleep in my car in the JPL parkinglot, and woke up to find my batterydrained from accidentally leaving my lights on. If only I could find anengineer to help jumpstart my car ...”

1982Class Representatives

Kristen Brask Martin ’82kbcolesfamily@comcast.net

Jeffrey J. Silverman ’82ejj44@aol.com

Julie Bick Weed lives in Seattle withher family and writes for the New YorkTimes and Seattle Times. Her latestseries is on “Teens, Tweens, andTechnology” for the Seattle Times.

1983Joe Hong and his family are enjoyinglife in New York City where they live and work. He has two sons,Robert (7) and Joe, Jr. (11). Joe haslived in New York since graduatingfrom Wharton Business School in1992. He continues to stay in touchwith NA friends Chris Condon ’84and Ken Demarest ’84.

Popular jazz vocalist Stacey Kentis currently touring for her latestalbum, Dreamer in Concert, recordedlive in Paris in spring 2011.

1984Class Representative

William Markstein ’84wemarkstein@yahoo.com

Jamie Silverman married NathanHersch on October 6, 2012.

1985Class Representative

Kimberley Griffinger Wachtel ’85kgwachtel@gmail.com

1986Class Representatives

Betsy Dollinger Bernstein ’86bdb1@mac.com

James Schachtel ’86Jschachtel@verizon.net

1987Loren Weiss Selig has two daughters, in kindergarten and insecond grade. Her husband, DurhamTown Manager Todd Selig has beenvery busy this election season. LastJanuary, Loren made a transition toColdwell Banker Residential Brokeragein Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She loves working in real estate as a sales agent, and even more as areferral resource. The opportunity

Jamie Silverman ’84 and husband NathanHersch

Loren Weiss Selig ’87 with husband ToddSue Karlin ’81 (right) on the beat

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to help friends all over the worldconnect with people or services that they need has been wonderful.She invites NA alums to contact herfor referrals.

1988Class Representative

Melissa Dollinger Shein ’88msheinus@yahoo.com

1990Class Representative

Matthew Gertler ’90mgertler@newarka.edu

After 15 years of teaching Japanese at New Providence High School,Michael Mitchell decided to take theSupervisor of Educational Technologyposition for the Flemington RaritanRegional School District.

Victoria (Tori) Agresti Hoehn,Marta Ravin, Bree Gelber-Heitenand Joelle Tutela recently showedup to surprise classmate MarisaFacciponte Tusche to celebrate her birthday.

Troy Powell writes: “As the treasurer of the New Jersey StateFirefighters Mutual BenevolentAssociation, I have had the opportunity to testify before the New Jersey Assembly Law & PublicSafety Committee where I spoke onthe effect the two percent propertytax increase limit has had on thesafety of both residents and firstresponders. I have also been (reluctantly) appointed by theGovernor to the New Jersey PensionPlan Advisory Committee as a representative of labor, as we have fiveseats on the 10-person committee.”

Troy also reports that he participatedin several memorial 5K Runs to honorthose who paid the ultimate sacrificeon 9/11, including the Jimmy DMemorial 5K in New Brunswick, theFallen Heroes 5K in Lake Como(Belmar), the Tunnel to Towers 5K inNew York, and the Carlos NegronMemorial 5K in Liberty State Park.

1991Class Representative

Richard Worth ’91richardworth2001@yahoo.com

Richard Worth and his wife,Michelle, happily announced thebirth of their son, Lawrence Elliot, on March 8, 2012.

1992Adam Rose and his wife, Joanne,live in Brookline, Massachusetts with their four children, Leyvi (6),Noga (4), and twins Yehuda andHillel (7 months). Adam is workingat the Bedford VA Medical Center asa clinician and researcher. His mainarea of interest is quality of caremeasurement.

1993Class Representatives

Timothy Herburger ’93burgermac@mac.com

Jed Rosenthal ’93jedrosenthal@gmail.com

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Surprise! Joelle Tutela is joined by NA friends Marta Ravin, Tori Agresti Hoehn, MarisaFacciponte Tusche and Bree Gleber Heiten (all from the Class of 1990)

Children of Adam Rose ’92Lawrence Elliot, adorable son of Richard ’91and Michelle Worth

Troy Powell ’90 at the Tunnel to Towers Run

Michael Rosengart published hisfirst exercise book, The Runner’sToolbox, which is an illustrative training program for runners thatincorporates ‘Prehab’ techniques. He is also an assistant coach for theSanta Monica College football team.He works on their strength and conditioning program and assists the defense as they aspire to repeatas conference champions.

1994Class Representative

Pamela Helfant Vichengrad ’94pamelavich@hotmail.com

Carly Williams and John Masottiwere married on June 2, 2012 inNew York.

1995Class Representative

Rasheea Williams Hall ’95rasheea@hotmail.com

Justin Gimelstob and Cary KendallSinnott were married in LagunaNiguel, California on May 20, 2012.Justin is a broadcaster for the TennisChannel, CBS and NBC. He alsoowns Without Limits Productions, a television production company inLos Angeles, and is on the board of

directors of the Association of TennisProfessionals. Cary is a psychotherapistin private practice in Los Angeles.She graduated cum laude from theUniversity of Pennsylvania andreceived a Ph.D. in psychology fromCalifornia Graduate Institute of theChicago School in Los Angeles.

Kathleen Mangunay and JoshuaPergament were married last May at the Pleasantdale Chateau in WestOrange, New Jersey. They met asclassmates at Vassar College. SeemaPatel Sangani (also a newlywed),Stacey Dershewitz, and Amy Jain(best friends from NA) were

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An impressive winning streak came to an end for Newark Academy alumni lacrosse players when the 2012 squadof the NA lax team beat the alums at the annual Alumni Lacrosse Game, held on campus on June 2, 2012. Morethan a dozen former NA players — several of whom are currently playing at the collegiate level — arrived vocallyboasting of their plans to claim another victory. Their younger peers, however, after losing a heart breaker to numberone-seeded Pingry in tournament play just days earlier were not about to lose another one!

Friends from the Class of ’95 celebrate at Kathleen Mangunay’s bridal showerJohn Masotti and Carly Williams ’94

members of the wedding party. Josh Goldstein, Patrick Leibovich,and Andrew Kim also attended the wedding.

1996Class Representatives

Andrew Slutzky ’96andrewzky@gmail.com

Jason Granet ’96grizo1222@yahoo.com

Matt Gutman is a TV correspondentfor ABC News and can be seen regularly on Good Morning America,World News and Nightline. He hascovered the Haiti earthquake, theGulf oil spill, and the Treyvon Martincase and continues to travel andreport on breaking news events.

1997Class Representative

Amanda Rubinstein Black ’97amandahblack@gmail.com

Randal Vegter married GinnyHughes last May at Battery Gardensin New York. The couple took a honeymoon cruise through theGalapagos Islands and now resides in Brooklyn. Randal is a leadershipfacilitator at JetBlue Airlines in NewYork and Ginny is a freelance sciencejournalist.

Jesse Sanford from Bloomfield, NewYork asked Sharon Ochs to be hiswife while traveling in Guatemalalast March. The couple resides inBrooklyn. They’re planning a June2013 wedding.

1998Class Representative

Lisa Shah Sen ’98lisashahsen@gmail.com

Erica Baitler Berger, husband Darynand big sister Maisie were thrilled towelcome a baby girl, Lola, last June.

1999Class Representatives

John Gregory ’99Jcg681@gmail.com

Asha Talwar ’99asha.talwar@gmail.com

Evan Nisenson is assistant directorof alumni relations at New YorkUniversity. He is working on completing a master’s degree inentertainment business at NYU. Inhis spare time he works with clientsas a freelance social media consultant.

On September 1, 2012, Evan marriedthe lovely Lauren Carrescia. Theycurrently live in New York City.

Doug McNamara and his wife,Rachel, welcomed their first child,Ella, in September 2011. Doug hasalso changed careers and is nowteaching high school math in PrinceGeorges County, Maryland.

Adam Kaswiner, aka “ChefKas”owns and operates ChefKas LLC outof Las Vegas where he has resided for three years. ChefKas prepares,teaches, and lectures on “Food andCooking for Awesomeness,” and hascooked for noteworthy clienteleincluding Sheldon Adelson, JesseWaits, Mark Munoz and Erik Seidel.He is also practicing and instructingthe Brazilian martial art of Capoeirawhich he began nine years ago. NAalumni visiting Vegas should giveChefKas a shout.

Kumi Dikengil is an orthopedicphysical therapist practicing atMorristown Medical Center andMichael Kay is a major in theUnited States Army Special Forces,currently deployed in Afghanistan.They are thrilled to announce theirengagement. They will be married in New York in June 2013.

2000Class Representative

Alison Poole ’00akpoole@gmail.com

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Erica Baitler Berger ’98 and husbandDaryn with daughters Lola and Maisie

Congratulations to Lauren Carrescia andEvan Nisenson ’99

Adam Kaswiner ’99 cooks up somethingspecial

Little Ella, daughter of Doug McNamara ’99

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2001Class Representatives

Colin Griggs ’01cgriggs13@yahoo.com

Brian McGaughan ’01bmcgaughan@gmail.com

2002Class Representative

Alexander Senchak ’02alex.senchak@gmail.com

In July, David Rattner participatedin his third New York City Triathlonand his fourth overall. Says David, “I got into it through an organizationcalled Team in Training which organizes teams to enter enduranceraces and raises money for theLeukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Pria Talwar-Alpern and ZachAlpern welcomed their first child,Asher Raj Alpern, last June. He spent the first weeks of life enjoyingcuddles from fellow alums KrupaSavalia, Michelle Park and his loving aunt Asha Talwar ’99. Zachcontinues to work in finance andPria is completing a Ph.D. in clinicalpsychology in New York City.

Rachel Fendell Satinsky marriedJonathan Satinsky on March 24,2012. Fellow classmate KrupaSavalia was a bridesmaid. Followingthe wedding festivities, the newlywedsenjoyed their honeymoon in SouthAfrica, Botswana, and Zambia. The

couple met on a trip to Israel in 2006.Both practice law in Philadelphia.

Katie John graduated from GeorgeWashington University Law Schoolin May. She is now an associate atMcKenna Long & Aldridge in theirgovernment contracts practice.

2003Class Representatives

Lauren Anderson ’03lauren.h.anderson@gmail.com

David Mazzuca ’03david.mazzuca@gmail.com

Evan Sills ’03evan.sills@gmail.com

Arielle Goldfischer and JonathanNewcombe were married on June 3, 2012 at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston. Arielle is marketingand communication coordinator for Kasowitz, Benson, Torres &Friedman, LLP; and Jonathan is with Loeb & Troper, LLP, both inNew York. The couple resides inPark Slope, Brooklyn.

Evan Sills graduated from GeorgeWashington University Law Schoolin May. Evan is a legal fellow at theCyber Security Policy & ResearchInstitute.

2004Class Representatives

Louise Ball Schutte ’04louisehira@gmail.com

Stephanie Reingold ’04simma.reingold@gmail.com

Kathryn Pagos ’04katie.pagos@gmail.com

Danielle Gruenbaum White ’04dlsimon85@gmail.com

Stacey Gaspard is volunteering in theDominican Republic with Jehovah’sWitnesses and works part-time foran Internet-based custom jewelry company called Laurie Sarah Design.She is teaching the Bible to Haitianimmigrants/refugees working in theDominican Republic. Her parents areHaitian and she grew up in Irvington.She says her work is “heart-warming.”

Tiffany Shumate is in her fourthyear working and living inWashington, D.C. She is entering hersecond year as a special educationteacher at KIPP DC charter schooland will embark on a new leadershipposition as the school’s familyengagement coordinator. Tiffanyhopes to spend more time with family and friends and travel to theWest Coast this year. She has spenttime with the Grant family inVermont (David, Nancy, Ben ’02 andRob ’03), attended the wedding ofJessica George ’03 and has spokenwith Jaydeen DeCambre. WhileD.C. has become Tiffany’s new home,she still has a special place in herheart for Newark, New Jersey, herhometown, and hopes to returnsometime in the near future.

Peter Varela graduated fromPrinceton in 2008, travelled to China,and came back to New Jersey to opena family business. Peter is the CEOof Tiger Tutor (www.tigertutor.net) a test prep company in Parsippany.His business is growing and he hasadded another location in ShortHills. Peter and his brother are purchasing a building in Mountain

Lovely bride Arielle Goldfischer ’03 andgroom Jonathan Newcombe

Newlyweds Jonathan Satinsky and RachelFendell Satinsky ’02

Lakes and are hoping to expand tothat area as well. Peter is also workingon recruiting students from China toenroll at area high schools.

2005Class Representatives

Jonathan Allocca ’05jonathan.allocca@gmail.com

Bridget Duffy ’05BridgetPDuffy@gmail.com

Molly McGaughan ’05molly.mcgaughan@gmail.com

Gabriel Gaviola ’05gcg9@georgetown.edu

Emily Litwin began an MBA programat the Ross School of Business at theUniversity of Michigan.

Sarah Kirk is in her second year ingraduate school at the University of

North Carolina-Chapel Hill, whereshe is working toward a master’sdegree in city and regional planning,with a specialization in economicdevelopment.

2006Class Representatives

Sarah Marcus ’06sarahcmarcus@alumni.upenn.edu

Ilana Mandelbaum ’06ilana.mandelbaum@gmail.com

Jennifer Errico ’06errico.jenniferN@gmail.com

Asia Stewart ’06asiamstewart@gmail.com

Julia Appel ’06appel.julie@gmail.com

Jennifer Errico recently accepted a teaching position at the GeorgeJackson Academy in Manhattan, anindependent upper elementary andmiddle school for academically capable boys from lower-income andunderserved families. It was createdto engage bright, motivated boys at atime where they might be vulnerableto disengage from school.

Louis Neblett is very happy toreport that he has been appointedthe dean of students at the Harlem Prep Charter School on East 123rd Street in Manhattan.

Devika Daga is living in SanFrancisco and working at Google.She switched roles and is now working on “Google X” (Project Glass and Self-Driving Cars!). She is having a great time and lovesworking with the quirky – sometimessocially awkward – engineers. Shealso finished running in her fourthhalf marathon and trained for theNew York City Marathon.

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BOSTON

NA went on the road in

October to take in the

races at The Head Of The

Charles Regatta in Boston.

Several alums took the

time to visit with us at the

NA tent in Reunion Village.

Matt Gertler '90, Alex Senchak ’02, Emma Baumgartner ’11, Pat McMahon ’11,Jen Mandelbaum ’11, Dana Ellis ’08, Sophie Breen ’08

Alex Senchak ’02, Dana Ellis ’08, Rebecca Ellis ’11 and Matt Gertler ’90

Marc VanderElst ’90, with wife Laura,daughter Isabella and son Lucas.

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2007Class Representatives

David Doobin ’07doobind@gmail.com

Andrew Somberg ’07asomberg@gmail.com

Emily Simon ’07emily.c.simon@me.com

Catherine Pfeffer ’07catherine.pfeffer@gmail.com

Bobby MacTaggart is working in Manhattan at Imagine Software,located in the old Woolworth building. He tests financial management software.

2008Class Representatives

David Frank ’08dfrank5@u.rochester.edu

Lynn Olesky ’08lynnolesky@gmail.com

Maximilian Staiger ’08Mstaiger@Bowdoin.edu

Alexa Gruber ’08alexa.gruber@richmond.edu

Maxwell Frost ’08maxxaf@gmail.com

Ryan Keur was recently featured in a USA Today article discussing hisrecent success playing fantasy baseball. Using a daily and weeklyfantasy sports site, Ryan was able toturn a $60 deposit into $60,000!

Cori McGinn graduated from LoyolaUniversity New Orleans with a degreein music industry studies. She enteredNew York Law School this fall topursue a JD. She also plans to start a company to promote hearing pro-tection safety and awareness. Prior to graduating, Cori and a classmatestarted a program at Loyola called theHearing Protection Project and raisedmoney to help spread awarenessabout hearing safety and to providefree hearing tests and free earplugsfor the Loyola community.

2009Class Representatives

Andrew Binger ’09abinger1990@gmail.com

Rebecca Curwin ’09rebecca.curwin@gmail.com

Christina Colizza ’09christina.colizza@gmail.com

Shannon Lam ’09srlam17@embarqmail.com

Elise Javetski is in her sophomoreyear at Kenyon College. She is a double major in dance and anthropology. Elise recently performed and choreographed pieces for their seasonal concerts.She has danced and interned with a New York company and recentlyapplied for anthropological researchpositions. She also took part in a

Jordan Rose ’05 in Kenya

NEW YORK — YANKEE STADIUM

Over the summer, NA alums, teachers, friends, and parents gathered to see the Yankees play the Orioles at The Stadium.Many showed up but the home team did not, as the Yanks fell to the Orioles.

left: Rachel Newman ’06, Caroline Klapper ’06, Laura Schottland ’06

right: Brandon Hedvat ’06, Paul Rivenburgh, Lauren Hedvat ’01, Shannon Hedvat ’03

Rutgers evolutionary anthropologysummer abroad program called The Koobi Fora Field School. It is conducted in northern Kenya in theeastern region of Lake Turkana. Itoffers students an opportunity tolearn the basic principles and fieldmethods of paleoanthropology at oneof the world’s leading early hominidsites. The field school provides students with hands-on introductorytraining in all the disciplines within paleoanthropology. It was a great way to gain valuable knowledge in the field of archaeology and experience an exciting and enrichingpart of the world.

2010Class Representatives

Patrick Kelly ’10kellyzl@mail.bc.edu

Brian McHugh ’10mchughb1@msu.edu

Lisa Fischer ’10lfischer@gwmail.gwu.edu

Dudley Charles, currently at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, wasaccepted into the Mt. Sinai MedicalSchool via the Humanities andMedicine Early Acceptance Program.The program received more than 700 applications and Dudley wasone of 15 undergraduates chosen.

2011Class Representatives

Jourdan McGhee ’11jourdan.mcghee@gmail.com

Jordan Jett ’11JordanJett13@gmail.com

Jennifer Mandelbaum ’11jmande15@bu.edu

Adam Hyatt, Sydney Hershman,Carly Manger ’12, and CarissaSzlosek ’12 found some time to gettogether at the University of Wisconsinfootball opener against NorthernIowa. The Badgers won 26-21.

2012Class Representatives

Shane Neibart ’12ssneibart@gmail.com

Carissa Szlosek ’12szlosek@wisc.edu

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Carly Manger ’12, Carissa Szlosek ’12,Adam Hyatt ’11 and Sydney Hershman ’11

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