Lamplighter

THE ALLEN-STEVENSON SCHOOL MAGAZINE SPRING 2011

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!"#$"%&'() *+,+-*+,,BOARD OF TRUSTEESRonald S. Rolfe ’60, President Thomas H. Lister, Vice President & TreasurerDean I. Landis ’78, SecretaryJeffrey G. Beers ’71, Assistant Treasurer David R. Trower h’95, Headmaster

Marie Bitetti*Susan de MenilMolly O’Neil FrankAlexander G. Gellert ’79Michael GouldJohn J. HannanJoshua HarrisPeter B. Kellner ’84Michael S. KleinDavid H. KochPaul A. LeffPablo G. LegorretaDuane A. NicholsonDang T. PhanAmy L. RobbinsAlexander RoepersSuellyn Preston ScullLisa Pagliaro SelzSimon D. Wasserberger ’85*Leonard A. Wilf* member ex officio

TRUSTEES EMERITIMildred J. BerendsenMarian R. BicksJane Phillips DonaldsonRichard N. FosterD. Ross HamiltonSusan B. HirschhornKaren T. HughesJohn R. Hupper '40E. William JudsonRobert J. KatzGeorge A. KellnerRobert Liberman ’58Peter deF. MillardRichard C. Perry ’70Joe L. RobyAndrew P. Steffan

ALUMNI COUNCILSimon D. Wasserberger ’85, PresidentDavid W. Herzberg ’89, Vice-PresidentJames A. Magid ’91, Vice-President Marc N. Rice ’84, Vice-President

Ian Adler ’87Theodore D. Agbi ’10Charles W. Allen ’91Basil Lloyd Anderson ’08Andrew Robert Arias ’92Zach T. Axelrod ’95Neil E. Bader ’79 Anthony Paul Bonan ’93Pierre A. Bonan ’89 Robert B. Buehler ’78 Robert Dana Burge ’76*Alfred Paul Burger ’87 Andrew Alan Burger ’59John T. Carr III ’76Erik A. Cliette ’81Brooke Bayard Connell ’86Adam James Phillips Donaldson ’05Maurice Fahrie Edelson ’78Jason M. Farkas ’97Michael Feinberg ’84R. Vanneman Furniss ’91Alexander G. Gellert ’79 Harlan E. Goldberg ’90Evan R. Goldfischer ’81Christopher Scott Goodman ’86Michael H. Grady ’91Christopher J. Hallows ’87Schuyler Havens ’88 Michael W. Hedges Jr. ’77John C. Henry Jr. ’84John Baird Hersey ’09David Riklis Hirschfeld ’99Patrick D. R. Horan ’85Tristan Howard ’96C. Andrew Hughes ’98Alex A. Ingram ’03Clinton V.P. Johnson ’79Stephen H. Judson ’76William H. Judson ’78A. Reed Katz ’03Kenneth LaFreniere ’90Dean I. Landis ’78*Paul J. Mancuso ’03Colin McCabe ’90Timothy C. McCabe ’94Kenneth J. McCauley ’93Liam R. Millhiser ’96Ross R. Millhiser IV ’94Richard C. Perry ’70* Christopher Persley ’88Vincent Peterson ’74Philip N. Pilmar ’01

Roger Raines ’80Harlan Reinhardt ’83Ronald S. Rolfe ’60*Eric Rosas ’06Berton Rose ’97John Rose ’90Louis Rose ’86*Henry Jay Rosenwach ’04Eric E. Rothstein ’81*Dean E. Sanborn ’61Alessandro Meyer Santoro ’07Randolph R. A. Schrade ’76Yoshiki Shimada ’75Alexander Boucher Shipper ’02Denton Alexander Smith ’94Khalid Antonio Taylor ’10Michael Tiedemann ’86 Andrew W. Vogelstein ’81Noel Eric Volpe ’85Alexandre von Furstenberg ’85Mark Wasserberger ’82Dewey S. Wigod ’77Hans L. Wydler ’81Clifton G. York ’78Andrew Etess Zimmerman ’00*president emeritus

PARENTS ASSOCIATIONMarie Bitetti, PresidentShiuan Wu, Vice PresidentAnne Schnitzer, TreasurerCristina Morris, Recording SecretaryAmy Bader, Corresponding SecretaryLinda Barnett, AdvisoryConstance Cornish, AdvisoryKim Dickstein, AdvisorySuzanne Freind, AdvisorySusan Morgenstein, AdvisoryAlix O’Mara, AdvisoryLisa Pagliaro Selz, AdvisoryLucia Smith, AdvisoryPat Verrilli, Advisory

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMDavid R. Trower h’95, HeadmasterSusan Etess, Lower School HeadKimberly Kyte, Middle School HeadNeal Kamsler, Upper School HeadRichard Alifano, Director, P.E. and AthleticsCasper Caldarola, Director of CommunicationsMichelle Demko, Music Department HeadRonnie R. Jankoff, Director of AdmissionsGlenn Lieberman, Director of TechnologyAnne Russo Meyer, Director of Learning ResourcesMary Richter, Director of DevelopmentC. Harris Stein, Business Manager

THE ALLEN-STEVENSON SCHOOL MAGAZINE SPRING 2011

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Contributing WritersRICH ALIFANO

TONY D’ITRIBILLY DRANSFIELDRYANN GALLOWAY

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Table of Contents

In this issue

Headmaster’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Cover Story: Athletics at A-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Scholarship Fund Benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

As I See It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Alumni Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

In every issue

Making a Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Around A-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Of Interest... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

A-S News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Did You Know? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

HEADMASTER’S

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Allen-Stevenson’s three-fold educationalprogram is based on a curricular foundationof Academics, Athletics, and the Arts,where each domain must engage boys vigorously to succeed. This Lamplighterhighlights one of these “3 A’s”—Athletics—in a series of short articles on physical education, team sports, wellness anddance. You will detect that a major goal ofAllen-Stevenson’s athletics program is todevelop healthy life-long habits and posi-tive attitudes towards physical fitness.

As a child who did not think of himself asan athlete, I would have benefitted fromAllen-Stevenson’s approach, where boys ofall levels and abilities can find a place andfeel included. My self-esteem was fine,because I knew I had lots of other strengthsand interests. However, I never reallyseemed to acquire the skills needed to succeed at sports, especially football, basketball and baseball. I played tennis andsoccer, I hiked and camped, and I ran andswam passably. But I still yearned to beexpert at something athletic.

Not until my first teaching job did I realizethat I was actually pretty good at lots ofphysical activities—just not football, basketball or baseball. As a young teacherat Exeter, I was assigned to coach intramuralteams, and I liked the fact that it got me to

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the gym on a regular basis. Moreover, I ranvirtually every day, and I took up squashand cross-country skiing. In addition, Ihelped to start a program based onOutward Bound. These new passions led me to understand my physical being differently. Not surprisingly, I also felt better, and I had more energy.

As a result of these experiences, I believethat Allen-Stevenson’s athletic programmust include a variety of opportunities forevery boy. Like the other two A’s, athleticsencourages students to develop those valueswe prize in the Allen-Stevenson Code. Aswe say, “At Allen-Stevenson we inspireboys to become Thoughtful, Responsible,Generous, Respectful, Studious,Enthusiastic, Determined, Creative, Good.”These values connect Academics, Athleticsand the Arts in ways that are fundamentalto all good learning.

Over the last quarter-century, educatorshave come to broaden the concept of intelligence to encompass the domain ofathletics. Professor Howard Gardner’s theory of “multiple intelligences,” for example, maps at least eight forms of ability, one of which he calls the “bodily-kinesthetic” intelligence. It includes “expertise in using one’s whole body toexpress ideas and feelings (e.g., as an

actor, a mime, an athlete, or a dancer) andfacility in using one’s hands to produce ortransform things (e.g., as a craftsperson,sculptor, mechanic, or surgeon).”(1) Specificskills of Gardner’s bodily-kinesthetic intelli-gence would include coordination, balance,dexterity, strength, flexibility and speed.(2)

To this list I would add focus, concentrationand attention—often unconscious qualitiesof the mind, not just the body, that can becultivated by athletics. In his fascinatingnew book The Social Animal, David Brooksoffers the example of Erica, a competitivetennis player, to show how much the unconscious mind influences success.Brooks writes:

Once on the court, Erica had strict rules forherself. There were two locales in her universe: on the court and off the court. Offthe court is for thinking about the past andfuture; on the court is for thinking about thepresent. When Erica was about to serve, shethought about three things: spin, location,and velocity. If she found herself thinkingabout something else, she would step backbounce the ball a few times, and thenresume.(3)

You can probably offer similar examples frompersonal experience to illustrate the necessityof focus, concentration and attention.

We feel fortunate at Allen-Stevenson to support a fantastic athletic program that isstaffed by coaches and teachers who knowhow to work with a variety of boys. Goodtraining brings out all their potential, whatever their athletic ability or interest.Along with all the other worthwhile articlesin this Lamplighter, I hope that you willenjoy reading about the variety, quality anddepth of Allen-Stevenson’s program.

Fortiter et Recte,

David R. TrowerHeadmaster

(1) Thomas Armstrong, Multiple Intelligences in

the Classroom, p. 7.

(2) Gardner’s other seven intelligences are:

Linguistic, Logical-mathematical, Spatial, Musical,

Interpersonal, Intrapersonal and Naturalist.

(3) Brooks, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources

of Love, Character, and Achievement, p. 130.

The Importance of Community

Allen-Stevenson places great value in its community.A strong community also benefits the individualswithin it. We’re lucky at Allen-Stevenson becausethere are many opportunities to get together at theSchool and to get to know the many people that makeup our enthusiastic and diverse community.

Our all-school events include: the Picnic, the IceSkating Party, the International Festival, and theFamily Benefit.

Making A Difference highlights some of the many ways in which people give to The Allen-Stevenson School.

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This January, over 400 students, family members and faculty braved thecold to attend Allen-Stevenson's annual Ice Skating Party. Despite thefreezing weather, students and parents thronged the rink and had a greattime skating and socializing.

The 2011 International Festival was attended by over 500 people, with 28different nations represented both by country and cuisine. This phenome-nal community-wide event included various forms of entertainment, exoticfoods, and information about the many cultures represented.

Parents Association volunteers, faculty and staff work hard to ensure thatthese all-school events are a great deal of fun for all. Helping out is

another excellent way to meet the peoplewithin your community.

Relationship-building opportunities canalso be found by attending some of theother many Allen-Stevenson events,which include: PA Parent Chats, theFathers Dinner, concerts, plays, sportingevents, science festivals, breakfasts,Alumni Reunions, and Grandparents &Special Friends Day.

What a wonderful community to whichwe belong!

TheImportance of theScholarshipFund at Allen-StevensonIn our policy statement about community we say,“Allen-Stevenson promotes diverse perspectives, honest dialogue, and mutual respect.” Diversity comesin many forms, of course, among them race, ethnicity, fami-ly structure, religion, and socioeconomic background.Although we believe that literally everyone at Allen-Stevensoncontributes to a diverse community, our goal to educate deservingstudents from a variety of backgrounds is fundamental to the School’s mission. Though not all families need direct financial assistance for their sons tobecome or remain part of the Allen-Stevenson community, financial aid can make the difference. As the costs of an education increase, the need for financial aid funding becomes more essential.

At present, about 13% of our student body receives financial aid. Those families are given assistance with non-tuition costs such as Alligator Soup, music lessons, tutoring, field trips, and community activities. The 2010-11financial aid budget is $1,833,281, making the average grant $30,000 per student, among the highest of ourpeers.

The endowed Francis Bellows Allen Scholarship Fund is supported annually by the Parents Association, primarily through the Benefit, which was held this year on April 11, 2011. This year’s Benefit will yield nearly$350,000 for the Scholarship Fund. Because it is an endowed fund, the School spends only a small amount ofthe fund each year. That specific amount is 4% of the average of twelve quarters (in other words, an average of the endowment total taken at 12 times over a three-year period). This use of endowment dollars protects theSchool’s budget from drastic dips or peaks in the endowment because of volatility in the financial markets, and it also means that the amount we spend each year errs on the conservative side.

All of us at Allen-Stevenson were moved by the outpouring of support for financial assistance demonstrated bycontributions made to the Scholarship Fund Benefit. Your commitment to the Scholarship Fund strengthens ourentire school community and will benefit all of our students.

Several alumni reflections were included in a film shown at this year’s Benefit which will be available for viewing on the website this Spring. Alumni from 1943-2010 spoke about their love for the School because oftheir exposure and access to the arts, lifelong friendships, preparedness, and confidence. A sentiment sharedby all of them was that Allen-Stevenson played an integral role in shaping them to be the men they are today.

We are grateful to the entire Allen-Stevenson community for recognizing the importance of making this educa-tion accessible to all families, thereby helping to shape the lives of so many more people.


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around A-S Lower School

FIRST GRADERS LEARN TO USE VOICETHREAD

All of the First Grade boys have been learning how touse VoiceThread, which allows them to comment on pic-tures as well as make drawn notations in real time.Using this technology, the boys in 1R told "WaterStories" as part of their water curriculum. ErikResurreccion, Head Teacher for 1R, took pictures ofdrawings the boys had made about water and created aVoiceThread for the class. The boys spoke about theirdrawings, and then listened to what everyone else hadto say. This VoiceThread will be embedded on the 1Rwebsite.

KINDERGARTEN BEARS PROJECT

The Kindergarten boys embarked on a collaborative pro-ject with their teachers and the Lower School librarian,Bonnie Tucker. The overall objective was for the boys tounderstand what the word "research" means and tocomplete a project using the skills of listening, observ-ing and identifying facts.

For this exercise, the boys learned about four differenttypes of bears: Polar Bears, Black Bears, BrownBears/Grizzly Bears and Panda Bears. Materials usedfor research included: books (fiction and non-fiction),periodicals, videos and the Internet. Each boy record-ed the information he learned about each bear into hisown "Bears Book." During the project, boys strung"Bear Necklaces" with bear claws and beads. Thesenecklaces were for each boy to wear throughout TheBears Project.


Lower SchoolSECOND GRADERS HOLD A POW WOW

The Second Grade held a Pow Wow as part of its study of Native Americans. A PowWow is a gathering of tribes to share cultures, as explained by Ms. Kathy Allen'ssecond grade class. To emulate a real Pow Wow the second grade boys were divid-ed across the grade into different tribes, some of which included: the Algonquinand Iroquois Nations which consisted of five tribes: Mohawk, Onandaga, Oneida,Cayuga and Seneca.

There were many cultural activities for the “Native Americans” to enjoy. Theycould make medicine masks, which many of them said was one their favorite cul-tural activities during the Pow Wow. Working together, they created a longhouse,the type of home in which the Iroquois lived. Beautifully colored beads werethreaded to make wampum necklaces. There were puzzles to build, which includeda scene of Native Americans at a Thanksgiving Feast and a Native American poem.The tribes also learned a game called snow snake, which is usually played with astick (the snake) near a well-iced snow bank.

To learn more about the Native American tribes, the boys did some fact-findingand discovered the following:Some tribes wrote in shapes.The Native Americans made cups out of horns.The game of lacrosse originated from the Native Americans.The Algonquins lived in wigwams, while the Iroquois lived in longhouses.

THIRD GRADE INVENTION CONVENTION

Invention Convention, which took place on the first two Fridaysin March, is an annual second and third grade event that isdesigned to promote problem-solving and creative-thinkingskills in A-S boys. The boys are required to invent a new productor to develop a new or improved way of doing something. Eachstudent follows a step-by-step process, which includes: learn-ing about inventions; finding an idea; researching and planning;and constructing an invention.

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around A-S Middle School

Agora Festival

Many weeks of concentrated effort inmultiple disciplines went into the FifthGrade’s creation of this entirely self-generated project. Support andencouragement was given by the ArtDepartment in the making of propsand store backdrops, and by theMusic and Drama Departments in thedevelopment of dances, music, andcharacter speeches. In Homeroom,boys wrote creative essays on a dayin their life as an Ancient Athenian citizen. A tremendous amount oflearning took place while boys foundways to showcase their particular talents.

P.S. 83 Visits A-S

The First Grade from P.S. 83 cameto visit the Allen-Stevenson SixthGraders. The students shared aspecial snack and played Bingo,Tic-Tac-Toe, Simon Says, andother fun games created by theSixth Grade especially for theirguests. Several Sixth Grade musi-cians then treated the studentsfrom P.S. 83, and the A-S Fifthand Sixth Grades, to a wonderful instrumental assembly.


Middle School

The Middle School Geography Bowl

The Blue Team, consisting ofWilliam Buehler, Trevor Jensen,Davis Lister, Ignacio Lopez-Gaffney,Kathan Mally, and Beau Peterson,defeated the Gold Team consistingof Daniel Belfer, Benjamin Edelson,Hugh Esterson, Justin Robbins,Nicholas Silberman, and PepeVillamil. Mr. David Kersey h’98, whoofficiated the Bowl, asked the teamsquestions which covered a myriadof topics such as Mountain Rangesand Peaks, Oceans, HistoricalGeography, Native Animals,Spelling, and World Capitals.

David de Rothschild Shares His Plastiki Adventures

David de Rothschild described to the Middle School boys atAllen-Stevenson his creation of and his journey on thePlastiki, a sailing vessel made out of reclaimed plastic bottlesand other recycled PET plastic and waste products. Henamed the boat Plastiki in honor of Thor Heyerdahl's Kon Tikibalsa wood raft expedition across the Pacific in 1947.

David de Rothschild, who has been very involved in creatingawareness of global environmental issues, sailed the boatfrom San Francisco, California, to Sydney, Australia, bringingattention to the effect of plastics on various areas of thePacific Ocean. Scientists estimate that every year at least onemillion seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtlesdie when they entangle themselves in plastic pollution oringest it. Fifteen billion pounds of plastic are produced in theU.S. every year, and only one billion pounds are recycled.

For more information on the Plastiki go to:www.theplastiki.com

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around A-S Upper School

Bill Konigsberg ’86 Speaks at a Monday Morning MeetingMr. Konigsberg is a sports writer, the authorof a young adult book, Out of the Pocket, and awriting professor at Arizona State University.His talk at MMM focused on bullying, his feel-ing different and being treated differently atA-S, and his being gay.

Following MMM, the Upper School boys were given20 minutes to reflect and write about Mr.Konigsberg’s talk. The boys then met in theTown Center to continue the conversation withhim.

Mr. Konigsberg also met with faculty members totalk about various follow-up strategies theycould use when speaking with the boys afterthis particular MMM. Mr. Konigsberg believes inthe power of writing as part of the learningprocess and had created a series of questionsthe boys could consider as they reflected onhis presentation.

A New Student Newspaper, "The Unicorn’s Horn," is LaunchedThe recent term has seen the creation of "TheUnicorn’s Horn," our new student run school newspaper. The paper gives the Upper School achance to write about something in the School andthe world we care about or feel is significant.Some background on the paper itself: the idea was conceived by the Editor in Chief, JustinLambroza, towards the end of last year when hebegan to feel like students weren’t getting enoughinformation; the newspaper now has twelve studentwriters and is advised by Seventh Grade Englishteacher, Ms. Pickens. We published our first fullissue on February 8th and a preview issue justbefore winter break. We are hoping to get ournext issue out no later than the first week ofMarch. As a writer on the paper myself I couldn’tbe happier with the way things are going so far.

by Matthew Schnitzer '13


Upper School

Romeo and JulietActors from Allen-Stevenson and Nightingale-Bamfordstaged three marvelous performances of WilliamShakespeare's great tragedy of star-crossed teenagelovers, Romeo and Juliet. The play, set in post-KatrinaNew Orleans, was directed by Meg MacCary (NBS '87) andDavid Kersey h’98, and included several fight scenesand a masked Mardi Gras ball, all choreographed byKristina King. Technical support was provided by a teamof boys under the leadership of new faculty member,Stacy Donovan. In all, 45 Eighth and Ninth grade boysand girls were involved in the production.

The company of actors began work on the production inSeptember during elective periods and on Saturdays. Inaddition, A-S eighth graders studied the play in theirEnglish classes with teacher Susan Lukas. Mr. Kerseyfelt that the classroom work made an enormous differ-ence in the actors' understanding of the play and theirmastery of the language. "How wonderful for them to beable to read it with Mrs. Lukas and then take it tothe stage." Kersey, who has been directing Shakespeareat the School since 1981, added, "Shakespeare is a goodchoice for school productions because his plays havelots of parts, and besides, if you’re going to ask aneighth grader to memorize great chunks of language, itmight as well be the bard’s!"

Academic BowlThe 41st Annual Academic Bowl was held onJanuary 10th. The Allen and Stevensonteams competed to answer various ques-tions on a wide range of subjects,including history, math, geography,English, French, Spanish, music, sports,and many more. A new video feature wasincluded this year. Mr. Pariseau offici-ated, for what will sadly be his lastAcademic Bowl, while Mr. Kersey and pastfaculty member, Mr. Holt, were thejudges.

Congratulations to the Allen Team on itswin! And, thank you to Mr. Pariseau forhis many years of officiating this event.

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of interest....

Despite these difficulties, refusing to be deterred by my undistinguished record as a son or afather, I persisted and asked myself what insight I could possibly give to the topic of fathersand sons, and I suddenly realized that, while I have received no formal training in fatherhoodor sonship, I am a trained English teacher, with degrees from prestigious universities provingthat I know how to read. Surely, I could find a book about fathers and sons and share itsuplifting wisdom with you.

So, like any traditionally educated English major, I started with Shakespeare…. and quicklyrealized that the bard must have had an unhappy family life, for he certainly does not offermany positive parenting portraits – his most noteworthy parent portrait is that of dysfunction-al daddy Lear, whose misunderstanding of his three children destroys him, his family, and hiskingdom.

Then I tried Dickens…. No success there….think Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Pip….Dickens is preoccupied with children literally and figuratively orphaned from their parents.

I turned to American Lit – William Faulkner, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, AliceWalker….and found tales of incest and domestic rape.

In short, everywhere I turned, I found a literature of family dysfunction, confirming theinsight and artistic implications of Leo Tolstoy’s observation that “Happy families are allalike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Despairing that I could find exem-plary parents and children in literature, I turned to popular culture and wasn’t much more suc-cessful. Exploring movie possibilities, for example, I realized that there is a thriving sub-genre of gangster shows, from The Godfather through The Sopranos and The Road toPerdition, devoted to the theme of fathers corrupting children.

FATHERS DINNER WITH JOHN C. ALLMANHEAD OF TRINITY SCHOOLFEBRUARY 2011

I’m honored to be here. But I’ve also found itdaunting to try to imagine what of value Imight have to say to this accomplished audi-ence of fathers and sons.

Of course, the very first topic I imagined fortonight was, unimaginatively enough, fathersand sons. And almost immediately, as I tried topursue the topic, I was confronted with difficul-ties.

First of all, let me start with a painful confes-sion. I am neither a distinguished son nor a dis-tinguished father. From my father’s perspective,I was a good enough son -- but, for decades, hewas troubled by my choice of profession, andwas quite willing to share with me his percep-tion that, by devoting myself to teaching andcoaching, I was squandering the expensiveindependent education he had financed. And Iam confident that, if my wife and three sonswere here tonight, they could speak at lengthabout my many limitations as a father.Guessing that their commentary would not besufficiently uplifting for this occasion, I havechosen not to share their views with you.


In seeking material for this talk, what I hadstumbled across is one of the great challengesof parenthood, and that is the absence of mod-els – certainly publicly shared models thatoffer us ways to be good fathers and sons.

For better and for worse, depending on ourcircumstances, I think most of us end up rely-ing on our own experiences as sons to guideour efforts as fathers, and these experiencescan be empowering and limiting.

As an aside -- ultimately, I found one moviethat expressed a positive truth about fathersand sons that rang true to me, a movie thatmany of the younger sons here tonight mayknow – the 2003 movie Finding Nemo. Howmany of you remember the movie? It featuresthe adventurous son, Nemo; and his Dad,Marlin, the over protective clownfish.

To me, the story of Marlin and Nemo capturesthe most poignant moments I’ve enjoyed as afather, the moments when my own children’sacts of courage had made me mindful of justhow much more daring they are than I was oram, and I have been able to delight in the real-ization that genetics are not destiny, that mychildren are not doomed to repeat the failingsand mistakes of their father. In the case of myeldest son, for example, I have marveled at thepoise and skill he displayed in musical theater,displaying onstage talents unlike anything Icould have ever possibly imagined for myself.Similarly, I have admired the strength of mymiddle son (very different from his olderbrother) as he has travelled across theNortheast for the past two summers to com-pete against all comers at dozens of lacrosserecruiting camps. Their example has inspiredme and humbled me. My sons have educatedme about the meaning growth through chal-lenge, just as Nemo educated his father aboutrisk and courage.

Rather than try to continue to pontificate onparenting, using cartoons and clownfish todrive home my insights, I’d like to talk aboutsomething I know a little more about --schools. Specifically, I’d like to disclose toyou The Secret To Successful Schooling, and,believe it or not, that secret will lead us to oneprofoundly useful insight about the microcom-munity we call a family. For someone like me,who entered school at five years old and hasnever left, schools have been a second home;my classmates, a band of brothers and sisters;my teachers, another set of parents, and so, tome, it seems natural to look to schools to dis-cover truths about family.

To uncover this secret, I’d like to conduct athought experiment with you right now.

Picture yourself at a school known nationallyfor its academic prowess, populated with stu-dents of proven academic ability, intellectualcuriosity, and tenacity. Its reputation as an aca-demic powerhouse is legendary; the averageSAT of its seniors hovers in the mid-2000s,

and, year in and year out, its graduates matric-ulate to the finest colleges in the country.Unashamedly demanding in its academic stan-dards, it boldly describes itself in its missionstatement as an academy of "exactinginquiry." No soft talk of nurture and care inthis school's vision of itself.

Picture yourself in such a school. Let's call itThe School.

Into this picture introduce a respected psychi-atrist of national prominence. He has beeninvited onto the campus of The School toanswer the following question: what factorshave the greatest influence on the success andhappiness of the students in this highly chal-lenging academic environment?

To answer this question, this psychiatristspends weeks on campus, interviewing hun-dreds of students, parents, and teachers. Inaddition, the entire school community com-pletes surveys assessing a wide range of vari-ables, including common categories such asrace or religion or income as well as othervariables such as self-esteem, feelings aboutthe future, IQ, and grade-point average.

What do you think such a study would reveal?What most determines students’ success andhappiness at a school filled with the best andbrightest? What answer would you give?What do you think is most important to suc-cess and happiness in high school?

As you may have guessed by now, the sce-nario I've just presented is based on fact, notfiction. The school is Exeter; the psychiatristis ADD expert Ned Hallowell, an alumnus ofExeter.

What are the keys to success and happiness ina school filled with the Best and the Brightest– a school like Exeter, a school not unlikeTrinity or Allen-Stevenson? IQ? G.P.A.? Hereis what Hallowell discovered:

“From the huge amount of data, one factoremerged as the most telling: connectedness.Those students who did well had it, whilethose who didn't lacked it. “We defined con-nectedness as a feeling of being a part ofsomething larger than yourself...On everymeasure of mental health and happiness thatwe used, as well as every measure of achieve-ment, the students who did the best were theconnected students. Those who were in dis-tress were the disconnected.

“Specifically, the connected students were theleast depressed, had the highest self-esteem,felt most comfortable with their families, weremost positive about their education, used theleast drugs or alcohol, felt the least stress, andhad the highest grade-point averages.”

In a second study that examined family life inaddition to school life, Hallowell argues thatconnectedness is the essential ingredient in a

healthy family with happy, resilient children:“In assessing connectedness, what matteredwas the adolescent's perception, not someconcrete prescription of what makes for aconnected family or school. There was nounique formula for creating feelings of con-nectedness. No one kind of school was best.All that mattered was that the student feltconnected. Both parents did not have to livein the same home, nor did the family have toeat dinner together. The family simply had todo whatever it needed to do to create the feel-ing of connectedness.” (Edward Hallowell,Connect)

Hallowell’s thesis is that the key to successand happiness, on campus or off, for childrenand adults, in schools and homes, is connect-edness -- the feeling that you are a part ofsomething larger than yourself -- a friendship,a marriage, a team, a school, an activity youlove, a country, a cause, a set of ideals orprinciples, or a belief system, like a religion.It is the sum total of these connections tothings larger than yourself that creates thefeeling of connectedness -- the sense that youare an important part of something that reallymatters.

In times of crisis, it is this sense of connect-edness, or transcendence, that sustains uswhen we suffer loss, and amid the routines ofeveryday life, it is this same sense of connect-edness that redeems the mundane. Ultimately,Hallowell’s findings suggest that we don’thave to choose between self and others, thatself-fulfillment derives from an attentivenessto others. In this way, Hallowell offers com-pelling secular support for religion’s repeatedinsistence that our highest calling as humansis to connect with others, to subordinate ourneeds and desires to the needs of others, todedicate the self to transcendent purposesbeyond the self.

Interestingly, when I ask Trinity alumni to tellme what they have valued most about theirTrinity experience, they most often talk aboutthe human dimensions of their Trinity experi-ence, about wonderful relationships with theirclassmates and their teachers, especiallyteachers who lavished students with individ-ual attention, both inside and beyond theclassroom. And I would guess thatHeadmaster Trower hears similar reports fromhis Alumni.

From my perspective, connectedness is thehallmark of a great school, and of a strongfamily.

Thank you so much for giving me this won-derful opportunity to connect with the Allen-Stevenson community. I am grateful for yourattention.

of interest....

An exciting new feature has appeared in the Main Hall of Allen-Stevenson right outside the Nurse’soffice. Two interactive displays have been installed to allow the A-S community to search through athletic team photos. The photos are from the current school year going back to the 1960s showing thehistory of athletics at Allen-Stevenson.

This project came about because there were a large number of photos of athletic teams lining the stairwells that had to be removed when the School underwent its renovation several years ago. Thesephotos were put into storage to await a decision on how best to display them when the renovation wascomplete. It was decided that an electronic display would be the best choice, since it provided for ameans to continually add to the collection.

Allen-Stevenson has been working with RedyRef, which produces displays for buildings and directoriesfor college campuses. Redy Ref adapted its product to meet the needs of Allen-Stevenson.

The interactive displays consist of two screens displaying a continual slideshow of team photos. A person can pause it to search for specific photos by either NAME, SPORT or DECADE, thus bringingup the team picture or pictures.

The beautiful wood display cases have been designed by the maintenance department at Allen-Stevenson both to look aesthetically pleasing and to keep with the design of the School and the surrounding hallway.

INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT ATHLETIC TEAM PHOTOS

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ALLEN-STEVENSON AWARDED

EPA’S ENERGY STAR FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Allen-Stevenson has been awarded the prestigious Energy Star by the United States Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA). This is the third consecutive year that the School has achieved this award. You can visit the EnergyStar website to see our building profile.

Thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor, the School completed a state of the art lighting control project in 2010 consisting of dimming fluorescent fixtures, occupancy sensors, and daylight harvesting.

This new system is allowing us to save between 40 and 60 percent on our energy usage per room, and we areenormously grateful for this gift.

You can see our real time meters at:http://myclassroom.lutron.com (You will be prompted to download Silverlight to view this.)

Username: [email protected]: allen

ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energyhelping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.


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PHYSICAL EDUCATIONPhysical education at Allen-Stevenson plays an integral role in developing thewhole child. We promote the health and well being of all students by offeringmultiple opportunities for physical movement. Students enjoy physical educationin our gymnasium, dance in the Landis Assembly Hall, and outdoor play on theSchool roof or on Randall’s Island. It is our belief that boys who are healthy andactive have a greater focus in the classroom and thus a richer learning experience.

Our Kindergarten program channels the endless energy of five-year olds into cre-ative expressions of movement. We encourage the boys to discover how their bod-ies can move: focusing on directionality, levels, spatial awareness, balance, agility,and speed. Our goal is for them to participate in a variety of loco-motor skills andbody management skills. Through these types of activities we not only develop thebody and mind, but we also establish the foundation to build social skills.

Developing social skills is a theme that runs throughout our physical educationand athletics program. Through movement and collaborative games, we begin tobuild a greater understanding and appreciation for teamwork and sportsmanship.These activities teach respect, responsibility, cooperation, collaboration, and com-munication.

All of our boys in grades Kindergarten through second have physical education fivedays a week. Each student enjoys a balance of classes in the gymnasium, roof,Landis Assembly Hall, Central Park or Randall’s Island.

First and Second Grade boys leave our program with the ability to use a variety ofmanipulative skills. These include tossing, catching, and kicking. Also in theirrepertoire is the ability to combine loco-motor and non loco-motor skills intomovement themes, for example, supporting body weight, bridges, and balancing.We expect the boys to be able to perform basic gymnastic skills such as animalwalks, body rolls, and simple balances. Lastly, all of our boys in grades first andsecond use their skills to participate in modified games that require dodging, run-ning, evading, and stopping.

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As the boys reachThird and FourthGrade they begin torefine their move-ments and skills. Third graders partake ina variety of lead up games that assist in thedevelopment of sport specific skills. Forexample, basketball (dribble, pass andshoot), football (catching and throwing),baseball (throwing, catching and hitting),and soccer (passing and receiving). Theseskills represent just a glimpse of the manyskills our third graders are expected to per-form. As a natural progression, our fourthgraders participate in a Sports EducationProgram. The boys are placed on teamsand asked to take full responsibility for thesuccess of the team. Although the gamesare played on modified fields and withsome modification to the rules, each teammember is expected to assist in the team’ssuccess. This means learning the skills andstrategies for the sport, being respectfuland responsible, communicating effectivelywith teammates and teachers, and buildingan overall sense of fun and excitement forthe team.

K-4 physical education at Allen-Stevensonprovides a solid foundation of skills; social,loco-motor and non loco-motor, all of whichprepare our boys for success in our athleticsprogram.

by Frank Peduto and Tony D’Itri

VARSITY SOCCER JV WRESTLING

Athletic Associate Frank Peduto with Ethan Wasserberger ’19

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ATHLETICSBeginning in Fifth Grade, an Allen-Stevenson boy immerses himself into theafter school athletics program. Two and ahalf hours a day, four days a week, theboys hone their skills and fitness in avariety of sports. Choosing from football,soccer, wrestling, basketball, ice hockey,track, lacrosse, and baseball, every boyhas an opportunity for success.

Fifth Grade boys participate in an intra-scholastic athletics program. They chooseone sport per season and practice andplay games amongst themselves. This istheir introduction to the responsibilitiesthat come with playing after schoolsports at A-S. They learn valuable lessonsabout time management, equipmentmanagement, travel, and most impor-tantly, safety. Although the practices andgames are fun, it is important for thisgroup of boys to understand the rulesand expectations that come with beingmembers of our athletics program. As

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sixth graders, the teams practice in anticipation for games against peerschools. Practices and expectations rise in the eyes of the players and coach-es. With these expectations comes a sense of balance and appropriatenesswith regard to competition. While we want our boys to experience competi-tion and how to prepare for it, there is a clear understanding amongst teach-ers that this is a time for every boy to have opportunity and success. To thatend we do not cut, and we strive to get each member of the team meaningfulplaying time. Building confidence and self-esteem is a major goal at thislevel. Through practice, participation, and encouragement, we believe everyboy can feel good about their experience as an A-S athlete.

Upper School athletics provides every player the opportunity to find a goodfit as a competitor. As is tradition in most schools, our boys participate oneither a varsity or junior varsity team. While both teams play competitivegames and have similar schedules, varsity coaches are more selective withplaying time than junior varsity. However, each team is conducted in such away that we continue to build social, motor, and psychomotor skills alongwith a greater understanding of strategy and technique. It is important tonote that throughout the time a student is in the Upper School, he has theopportunity to participate in an intramural program. This type of programprovides vigorous activity without the fierce competition amongst schools. It is yet another way that we account for the development of the whole child.We believe every boy develops at his own pace, therefore, it is important tooffer a variety of experiences that build character, courage, and confidence.

by Rich Alifano

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WELLNESSOur Wellness Center is the hub forequipping our students with theknowledge and skills they need tolead more healthful lives by choosingnutritious diets and being physicallyactive for life. The Wellness Programconsiders the health and well-beingof the whole child – the physical,social, emotional, and intellectualdimensions.

Upper School students participate ina dynamic program of strengthtraining, nutrition, and speed, agility,and quickness training. The boys areintroduced to the misconceptionsand facts about strength training.The importance of safety and propertechnique is paramount to the suc-cess of the program.

A typical week in the WellnessProgram includes strength trainingwith free weights, life fitness strengthmachines, TRX bands, agility laddersand hurdles, bio-mechanics of sprint-ing and running, and discussions oneither minerals, vitamins, proteinsand fats.

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DANCEDance class is fun. When I firststarted teaching at Allen-Stevenson I was certain that I wasgoing to spend my days trying toconvince boys of the validity ofthat statement. Building a dancecurriculum in an all-boys school isa daunting experience. But now,three years later, as I walk intorehearsal for Allen-Stevenson’sdance company I realize the gen-tlemen of A-S no longer need con-vincing.

Dance class is a place whereintense physical activity combineswith artistic expression. Ideally, anA-S gentleman will come out of thedance program as a well-roundedathlete with a strong knowledge ofdance fundamentals. The curricu-lum is vigorous yet enjoyable andincorporates everything from flexi-bility exercises and core training todance vocabulary, dance games,and dance combinations.

In the Lower School, dance classfocuses mainly on sustaining free-dom of movement and finding asense of rhythm. Throughout First and Second Grades, we concentrate on maintaining flexi-

Allen-Stevenson’s Dance Crew

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Please support the Allen-Stevenson Annual Fund as generously as you can. With your support, Allen-Stevenson is able to provide boys with

the finest education possible.

The Annual Fund helps to bridge the difference between what is charged for tuition and what it truly costs to educate each boy. The largest budgetary

items are scholarships and faculty compensation.

We cannot reach our $2.2 million goal without you.Thank you in advance for your support.

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BEFORE IT CLOSES ON JUNE 30th.

Every gift makes a difference!

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bility through stretching, finding the beat, andlearning the ‘8’ count. We play an array ofgames that combine a “dance like no one iswatching” philosophy with exercises that workon beat identification. When the boys enterThird Grade they are ready to start building onthe ‘8’ count by learning basic choreographedcombinations.

In Middle School, an A-S boy begins what wewould think of as "formal" dance training.Basic ballet tech-nique is introducedthroughout thewarm up in an effortto help the develop-ment of hip flexibili-ty and anklestrength. Each stu-dent is expected tomaster across-the-floor traveling com-binations throughoutthe year in the hopeof increasing bal-ance and coordina-tion. Most importantly, the boys have classevery week instead of the rotation that is insti-tuted in the Lower School. This freedom allowsthem to learn a combination every week andgives them the opportunity to choreographtheir own pieces. If a Fifth or Sixth Grade boydiscovers he has a passion for dance and wantsto pursue this love further, he can audition forthe Allen-Stevenson Dance Crew.

As the snow began to fall this January,rehearsals were heating up for the winter castof the 2011 Allen-Stevenson Dance Crew(ASDC). Select boys from the Fifth and SixthGrades worked tirelessly after school perfect-ing moves for the first show of the ASDC sea-son. Rehearsals began in early January on ashow that remained top secret until the velvet

rope opened on February 28th. The show was designed bya dream team of upper school students under the master-ful direction of Ms. Stacy Donovan. This collaborationbetween theater and dance from the Middle to UpperSchool has produced an aesthetic throwback of style andswagger.

The ASDC was excited to welcome twelve rookies thiswinter season. Joining the group from the Fifth Gradewere Teddy Friedman, Connor Bird, Jonathan Harris,Brandon Amplo, Stuart Harris, Ryan Claffey, Xander

Peterson, Jason Kreloff,Jack Posner, JonathanKatz, DerrickSimmons, and FallouBabou. We were veryproud to welcome backveterans Vince Cone,Henry Liu, BryanNicholson, MatthewDemmler, KathanMally, Max Watson,and dance captains,Alex Mercurio andNicholas Silberman.

As dance flourishes throughout the Fifth and SixthGrades, the fourth graders have organized together toform their own fourth grade dance crew. The FourthGrade crew will act as a preparatory program to helpready the boys for their ASDC auditions. The veteransixth graders will help mentor the fourth grade dancersas we work together to prepare for an end of the yearshow. I look forward to embarking on this journey.

In my short time here at A-S I’ve managed to learn a fewcrucial lessons when it comes to teaching boys the art ofdance. Ballet isn’t that bad if you are allowed to plié to aMichael Jackson song. Freeze dance heals all wounds.Pop culture always works. And yes, to the gentlemen ofAllen-Stevenson, dance class is fun.

by Kristina King

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athletic

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By leading through example, thisyoung athlete demonstrates apride in the School and has theability to make his teammates better. He makes good choices and puts his team ahead of hisown individual goals.

“This award goes to a boy wholeaves Allen-Stevenson with thebest representation of howathletics, one of many key A-S experiences, shapes the wholechild,” said Rich Alifano, Directorof Athletics.

Listed below are all the recipientsand the year they received thisaward:

ATHLETIC AWARD WINNERS1950 William K. Burgess 1951 Franz George 1952 Trowbridge Callaway III 1953 Peter Bradford Benchley 1954 Peter Lee Monroe1955 John O. Field1956 J.L. Barker1956 Michael D. Eisner ’571957 Jeffery L. Barker1958 Peter M. Barnet1959 Peter H. Harris ’60

Coach Rich Alifano and Hasani G.K. Figueroa ’10

1960 Bruce A. Barnet1960 Ronald S. Rolfe1961 August Westall Boehm1962 Neil Adams McFadden1963 William L. Walker III ’64 1964 Dixon Sory Daniel1965 T. Glenn Johnston ’66 1966 John A. Faure1967 Stephen T. Merritt1968 Marc F. Giattini1969 Andrew B. Susskind1970 Richard C. Perry1970 Pedro Rivera, Jr.1971 Richard H. Pershan1972 Paul E. Garner, Jr.1973 Laurence E. Soler1974 Timothy G. Seiden1975 Dwight G. Davis1976 Landon Hilliard IV1977 David Hilliard1978 Glenn Robinson1979 Michael Joukowsky ’801980 Jason Anderson ’811981 Jason Anderson1981 Erik Cliette1982 Peter Siskind ’831983 Peter Siskind

1984 Robert Zuckert 1985 Charles Schenck1986 Art (Aram) Cookson ’871987 David Gillespie1988 Christopher Persley1989 Adam Kelker1990 Mark O’Carroll1991 Giathang Doa 1992 Matthew Liamero1993 Kevin Stroman1994 Ross Millhiser1995 Taroo Yasuzawa1996 Victor Sanders1997 Sean Durkin 1998 Michael N. Faherty1999 Brandon Ramcheran2000 Daniel Casanas2001 Kendrick Wu2002 John H. Lyden2003 Paul J. Mancuso2004 Henry J. Rosenwach2005 Jonathan Tomashoff2006 Michael Maloney2007 Michael Salik ’082008 Dylan Fowler ’092009 Alex Tomashoff2010 Hasani Figueroa

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Rich Alifano

Rob Wiseman

RICH ALIFANOAthletics has been an important part of my life.Through my participation in ath-letics I developed life-longfriendships, an appreciation forbeing physically active, and anunderstanding of how to win andlose gracefully.

PHIL AMPLOPlaying sports has played amajor role in my life. After myfather died when I was twelveyears old, sports provided mewith an outlet for my frustra-tions and kept me from focusingon my situation. Playing sports,especially hockey, is what ulti-mately led to my career choice ofcoaching and teaching physicaleducation. As an adult I still con-tinue to play hockey, basketball,and softball which all provideme with a way to stay fit andhealthy.

ANTONIO D'ITRII was not the most physically active teenager, butwhen the need to get in shape and change my lifecame, two things were there for me: running andmartial arts. Although I was probably the slowest boyin my school, my high school track coach gave me achance and allowed me to run and train with theteam. He encouraged me whole-heartedly. I havenever forgotten the opportunity Mr. Mangione gave

me that year. Since then I have run 9 marathons andover 120 road races. I have been training martial artsfor over 13 years and now hold a black belt in TaeKwon Do and other belts in other styles. Physical fit-ness has become an integral part of my life and eventhough I never excelled at team sports, I found indi-vidual sports allowed me to be confident, dedicatedand focused in my everyday life. Without athleticsand physical fitness I would not have become theperson I am today.

BILLY DRANSFIELDAthletics has played a major role in my life and how I live each day. I began being physically active at avery young age and never stopped. I really enjoybeing active, because it helps me to feel good aboutmyself and to keep healthy. I took great pleasure inathletics as a boy; I played football at a very youngage and continued in high school. My favorite sportis lacrosse, which I played in high school and in col-lege. I’m very active today and enjoy participating inmany different types of activities, with my friends,boys at A-S, and my family.

MERRILL HUGHESIt has helped shape my life in many ways. It has ledme to many places, introduced me to many peopleand eventually led to my teaching career. Athleticswas my way of being creative and healthy, havingcompeted in various sports since early childhood. Tothis day a very large group of my friends andacquaintances are from earlier sports, health andathletic endeavors. I'm thankful for the many experi-ences in my life that were athletically initiated. Ilook forward to continuing in my athletic pursuits foras long as possible.


Rich AlifanoDirector of Athletics

Phil Amplo6th Grade Football, Varsity Hockey

Jaison Correa-Spain ’97JV Basketball, 5th & 6th Grade Lacrosse

Tony D’itri 6th Soccer, 5th& 6th Grade Wrestling and Varsity Wrestling, 5th & 6th Grades Track

Billy Dransfield Varsity Football, Varsity Lacrosse

Andre Duncan JV and Varsity Basketball

Merrill HughesIntramurals

Mary LeonardVarsity Track

Kristina King Dance Crew

Frank Peduto 6th Grade Soccer, 6th Grade Basketball, 6th Grade Baseball

Ray Seeback 5th Grade Football, 5th & 6th Grade Hockey,Varsity Baseball

Robert Wiseman Varsity Soccer, Varsity Basketball,Intramurals

Robert Wynn JV Soccer, 5th Grade Basketball, Track

FRANK PEDUTOI played sports throughout my childhood and teenageyears. I have many great memories of playing baseball,football, and hockey, both recreationally and competi-tively. My true passion for being physically active didnot happen until high school. I struggled with my weight in highschool, but I had one great coach who introduced me to weight lifting.My father purchased my first weight set and within three months Ilost 75 lbs from weight lifting and dieting. From that moment on I fellin love with exercising and becoming as strong as I could be. In mysecond year of college I decided to become a personal trainer andworked at Equinox where I was able tohelp a lot of people achieve their fit-ness goals. As a trainer I knew I want-ed to help people become physicallyactive and live a healthier lifestyle.Being physically active is a big part ofmy life and I do my best to share mypassion with others.

ROB WISEMANWhen I think of allthe benefits frombeing physicallyactive over thecourse of my life, Iwould have to putmy personalhealth as the num-ber one reward. Ihave been playingbasketball for overthirty years andbecause of myenjoyment withcompeting, I havemaintained ahealthy lifestyle.Playing on basket-ball teams in highschool and collegeas well as othersports through-out my life has

enabled me to beproactive with mychildren’s varioussporting events.Furthermore, I amhappily involved incoaching my daugh-ter’s basketball teamas well as my son’ssoccer team.

Phil AmploBob Wynn and Mary Leonard

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IAN LAMONT ([email protected]): For the past 4 years, Ihave been the Director ofAthletics for LakeridgeHigh School (with 1,100kids) in Lake Oswego,Oregon, a suburb ofPortland, Oregon. Imoved out here 15 yearsago, taught English for 8years and coached BoysVarsity Lacrosse team to5 state championships.In my tenure as Co-HeadCoach, we had over tenAll-Americans and anumber who went on to have successful careers inD1 Programs. Our most notable graduate isConnor Martin (aka ‘Con Bro Chill’ of YouTubeand internet fame or infamy) who graduated fromChapman University and was drafted by theDenver Outlaws of the MLL. He is now playingindoor for the Colorado Mammoth of the NLL.

PAT LAPPIN([email protected]): I am currentlyExecutive Vice Presidentof Hampshire House(www.150CPS.com) aswell as Managing Partnerof my real estate compa-ny (www.avalonpartner-sltd.com). My fondestmemories are those thatinvolve the family stylemeals where we were ableto interact with the stu-dents in a less structuredatmosphere. To tradejokes, share stories, andenjoy each other’s company in a purely organicway. We were all able to relax, break bread andform true fellowships.

RICK COLUMBO([email protected]): I amcurrently the Head of theMiddle School at theGreenwich Country DaySchool. I also teach 6thgrade math, coach GirlsVarsity hockey andlacrosse, baseball andsoftball. As my first truejob out of college, I willalways remember fondlymy days at Allen-Stevenson. The spirit, joyand energy of the childrenand the love and friendship of my colleaguesmade A-S the ideal place to spend my days.Fortiter et recte!

DAVID CUNNINGHAM([email protected]):Since leaving A-S in 1990, Ihave been teaching atSantapogue ElementarySchool, in West Babylon,New York. I currentlyteach 5th grade atSantapogue. I also servedas a JV football coach atWest Babylon High Schoolfrom 1990 through 1995. Iserved as a JV lacrossecoach from 1990 through1995 at West Babylon,where I later served as the Head Varsity lacrossecoach from 1996 through 2003. I now work as aboys lacrosse official when I'm not watching mydaughter, Maggie, (14) or my son, Brendan, (17)play sports.

CAESAR FABELLA([email protected]): Iam currently a member ofthe History Department atPoly Prep Country DaySchool. I am on my tenthyear of teaching there; Iwent to Poly after A-S. Icurrently teach Grade 6History which is AncientHistory - the same cur-riculum as I used to teachat A-S. Most of the boys atthe reunion rememberedfondly the weekly Met Museum tours we madeon Wednesdays after lunch.

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BILLY MCBRIDE([email protected]):I am the Assistant AthleticDirector and Director ofDiversity and Inclusion atAmherst College. I earnedCoach of the Year forwomen’s basketball dur-ing the 2000–2001. I serveas a liaison to the admis-sions office, dean’s office,Center for CommunityEngagement and humanresources office. In theearly portion of my career, I succeeded as an athlete inboth college basketball and professional football. Inow do a lot of public speaking and community out-reach for the university; recently I spoke about GeorgeBellows’ boxing imagery in the artist’s lithographs atAmherst’s Mead Art Museum.

TIMOTHY NICHOLS H '78 ([email protected]), formerhistory teacher andlacrosse coach, lives inAnnapolis, MD. He contin-ues to coach lacrosse pri-vately and is writing a bookabout the roots of theIsraeli-Palestinian situation(covering the years of1868-1939). In addition toteaching and coaching theA-S lacrosse team to ninelacross league champi-onships, Tim was also Director of Admissions foreight years and advisor to student publications (A-SNews, Yearbook). My A-S days were the happiestyears of my life.

CARMINE SKRINE ([email protected]):Presently, I am teachingPhysical Education atMonroe Academy of VisualArts and Design on theJames Monroe Campus inthe Bronx, New York. Inaddition, I am also JVCoach for the MonroeEagles Baseball Program.

DOMINICK TRALLI([email protected]): I recentlyretired from the NYC FireDepartment where I was aHazardous Materials Specialistin Haz-Mat Company One (a citywide Special Operations Unit).In January, my wife, Rhonda andI moved to New Hampshire tobegin a new chapter in life.Seeing former students at thereunion was great. I thought thatI would have trouble putting aname to the face, but I was able to connect bothpretty quickly.

DANIEL VENEZIA ([email protected]): I amcurrently the owner and CEO ofEvery Boys Dream, a baseballprogram here in New York City.At Every Boys Dream we teachyoungsters more than how to hitand field better. We focus on theintangible life skills that theseboys will need long after theystop playing baseball such ashonesty, respect, sportsmanship,teamwork, hustle and resiliency.In addition to running camps and clinics and giv-ing lectures and private lessons, I am also a per-sonal trainer.

Allen-Stevenson has a tradition of teaching boyshow to become men. The coaches are a greatgroup of guys who really care about developingtheir players. I am glad I was able to be a part ofan exceptional school -- one that sets its standardshigh. We know that when children have high stan-dards they have an opportunity to achieve extraor-dinary results. It is evident that Allen-Stevenson isdoing a great job at creating quality human beings.I enjoyed all nine years.

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2011 Scholarship Fund Benefitat 583 Park Avenue

Thank you to the hundreds of members of the Allen-Stevenson community who supported our ParentsAssociation Scholarship Fund Benefit, “Oh, the Places They’llGo!” The evening’s program, incorporating entertainment byalumni, was designed to highlight the diverse accomplish-ments of many of the School’s alumni throughout the years.A fabulous time was had by all, and the event raised a record-breaking amount of money for the Scholarship Fund.

Special thanks to all of our Benefit volunteers, especiallyevent chairs Pam Esterson, Pamela Mitchell and BariSchlesinger, PA President Marie Bitetti, and ScholarshipFund Chairs Josh and Marjorie Harris and Dan and NannaStern whose leadership and generosity were essential to theevening’s success. We are grateful to the Scholarship FundCommittee for underwriting the expenses of the evening andinspiring hundreds to make donations to the event. DecorChairs, Mindy Feinberg, Trish Goldsmith, Victoria O'Haraand Kate Peck, ensured that the space was beautifullydecorated, and Invitation Chairs, Lori Arndt andTyana Kurtz, inspired festive and creative materialswith the Communications Office. And thanks toMargarita Benacerraf, Julie Bernstein, MelissaConstantinides and Natasha Stowe for helping to wel-come guests.

Thank you also for the many donations for facultyand staff tickets, which were greatly appreciated andmeant our community gathering was more complete.

Alumni entertainment for the evening included:

Jorge Ramon ’85, Master of CeremoniesThe Fuego QuartetFreddy ‘Fuego’ Gonzalez ’01, Trombone/Flute

Compton Robinson, DrumsJustin Williams, BassSam Yulsman, Piano

Hottie$ GaloreTristan Howard ’96,John Cockcroft and Joe Leone

A film directed by Alana Campbell, with assistance fromAdam Kaufman and Ryan Robbins, was a huge hit. Ourthanks to Alex Wallace, Kenny Creed, Erika Greff and TerryKass for making it possible, and of course, to the twentyalumni who participated in the film.

Benefit proceeds will support the Francis Bellows AllenScholarship Fund that helps to provide approximately $1.8million in scholarship assistance to over 60 students annually.

Benefit Chairs Bari Schlesinger, Pamela Mitchell and Pam Esterson

Lucia Smith, Alix O’Mara, Marie Bitetti and Patricia Verrilli

Tamela Greene, Simon Wasserberger ’85, Terence Greene, Cynthia Wasserberger and Kyle Clark


Oh, the Places They’ll Go!

Rochelle Silpe, Matthew Silpe, Erik Resurreccion and Alice Heminway

The Fuego Quartet with Freddy ‘Fuego’ Gonzalez ’01 in the center

Erika Greff, Ipek Kaya-Savasoglu, Miyoko Demay and Donald Demay

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Matthew Goldstein

Thomas Terzulli

ROLANDE AND ROBERT SCHRADE gave a

musical salute to the love that keeps this world

going, on the Sunday before Valentine's Day,

February 13th. They performed Edward Elgar's

"Salut D'Amour," for piano four-hands, at the

Liederkrantz Foundation's concert hall, sharing

with a heart-warming audience the love and

music-making equated with their names for the

62 years of their marriage! (Rolee Schrade taught

music at A-S throughout the 70s and 80s, and

Robert Schrade gave Stan Gauger a breather in 1968 by taking over the orchestra, cho-

rus and all the classroom music and recorder lessons.) They made 86 and 83 years old

look fabulously good!

From “Borderland”

Daniela Macias

GENA GOLDSTEIN, Executive Assistant to the Headmaster, became a grandmother.

New grandson, Matthew, was born to parents, Jordan Goldstein and Ilana Goldman, on

November 17, 2010.

Salad Chef, HECTOR MACIAS, and his wife, Maria, are the proud parents of Daniela,

born on February 2, and weighing 7lbs 3oz.

The art of technology teacher, ADAM SHECTER, was in a show this spring, called

"Borderland" at 420 Broome Street. It is a 24-hour broadcast of public access TV shows,

and included segments from his animated art videos. Adam will also have his second

solo show at the Eleven Rivington Gallery at the end of May. It is an animation inspired

by science fiction called "Last Men."

Second Grade teacher, MELISSA TREPETA, and her husband, Tom Terzulli, welcomed

Thomas Antonio Terzulli, on December 28, at 5:23am. He was 6lbs 15oz.

Rolee and Robert Schrade


Controversy is the catchword of the season with November electionsaround the corner. Appropriately enough, English teachers, Susan Lukas,Alan Cashdollar and Carol Pickens have had the eighth graders dis-cussing the ongoing dispute about the building of a mosque near GroundZero. They have read articles on both sides, analyzed the often inflamma-tory and slanted editorials that have been written on the subject, and,finally, they have written position papers reflecting their own views. Ms.Lukas has been struck by the boys' open-minded, changeable responses tothe argument often in the face of strongly held views at home. "I've heardfrom parents who, themselves, have been impressed and surprised at theirson’s ability to support an opinion that differs from their own with regardto the mosque debate."

Meanwhile, the Third Grade, led by teachers Kristin Filling, Abby Levinand Andre Duncan, have had Robin Hood on trial (in absentia) for steal-ing from the rich and…well, you know the rest… The proceeding tookplace in the Assembly Hall with third grade advocates speaking for andagainst the accused and the First and Second Grade sitting as jury. Allwas presided over by the formidable Mr. Duncan, who stands six foot

seven. When the jury returned to their classrooms on the thirdfloor to deliberate, there was apparently overwhelming sup-port for acquittal, and Robin dodged yet another bullet. Asone third grader put it, "He took from the rich, who had toomuch, and gave to the poor, who had too little, and noweveryone has what he needs and it’s fair."

Not everyone has roiled in controversy. The Sixth Gradeboys, dance instructor, Kristina King, and I have been marching up Fifth Avenue to Nightingale every Monday andFriday afternoon since September to rehearse a musical version of Alice in Wonderland. We go up this week. Those of you in the class of 1997 (Grease), and those of you whofollowed, will remember all the pre-teen madness.

David Kersey h'98, member of our faculty since [email protected]

Catch up on all the latest alumni news, events and highlights. Blue & Gold is our monthly alumni newsletter. Please make sure we have your emailaddress. Contact [email protected] or call the Development Office at 212-606-0890.

“As I See It,”a column by David Kersey h’98 is featured monthly in

our alumni newsletter, Blue & Gold.This column is reprinted

from November 2010.

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On December 10th, eighteen alumni and current parents gathered at Chelsea Piers for the annual Alumni Hockey Game. It was a friendly, but spirited, competition that ended with a score of 2-0. Many thanks to Coach Phil Amplo, the players, and spectators at this year’s game.

On November 30, 2010, a few Los Angeles alumni reconnected over drinks at restaurant Citizen Smith in Hollywood.

Theophilus Agbi ’08, Joseph Weintraub ’10, Tyrel White ’10, NicholasSchroth ’10, Johann Fitzpatrick ’10, Theodore Agbi ’10, and Jon Linen ’10

Nicholas O’Mara ’09, Alexander Selz ’09, Ravi Popat ’09, Dmitri Mortsakis ’09,Taylor Bennett ’09, Ben Straus ’09

On November 24, 2010, more than 65 high school and college students (Classes 2004-2011) returned to Allen-Stevenson and visited with each other and current faculty and staff. After a delicious breakfast and visit from the A-S Unicorn, alumni and the current ninth grade boys played pick-up games of basketball in the gym.


Nick Schutt '94 and Rich Scurry '94 Kunal Khaitani '02 and Mike Seiden '01

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1st Desmond Cole Honorary Reservoir RunAbout 20 alumni, friends and teachers ran the 1.8 mile bridle path around Central Park.

Reunion Weekend 2011

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Basketball in the Gym

Dodgeball on the Roof

Class of 1991- Casey Sloterbeck, Christopher Vanderpoel,Marcel Deans, Vanneman Furniss, Charles Allen

Caroline Berry and David Kersey h’98

Timothy Nichols h’78 and Jeff Beers ’71

The Main EventIn the evening, alumni joined by current and for-mer teachers had cocktails in the Assembly Hall.

They were entertained by a Celebration ofAthletics including remarks by current AthleticsDirector, Rich Alifano, a photo montage of team

photos, sports candids, and photos of former coach-es, as well as nine former coaches as special guests.

Richard Sills ’61, Andrew Burger ’59, James Fitzsimmons ’54

Noah Koeppel ’10, Alexander Mahedy ’11, Theodore Agbi ’10,William Tarzian-Britt ’11, Alexander Butler ’11,

Nicholas Curcio ’10, Hakeem Dixon ’10

Daytime Open House & Alumni SportsAlumni and relatives returned to theSchool for basketball, dodgeball, andkickball; tours and rehearsals ofGilbert and Sullivan’s “Patience.”

Liam Milhiser ’96 and Christopher Hamilton ‘96

Mike Faherty ’98, Rich Alifano, Alex Faherty ’98

Class of 1991: Drew Gutstein, James Magid, Christopher Vanderpoel,Michael Grady, Casey Sloterbeck, Vanneman Furniss

Class of 1981: Eric Rothstein, Nicholas Kotsonis, Evan Goldfischer, Adam Leong, Lawrence Sweet

Class of 2001: Peter Nicolardi, Michael Melnitzky, Jesse Freedman, Jonathan Waldrip, Benjamin Ross, William Milne, Patrick Blauner.

Class of 1976: Back: John Carr, Charles Ashdown, John Pariseau h'98,William Boyce, Randy Schrade.

Front: Landon Hilliard, Robert Burge, John Burdell.

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Former A-S Coaches: Rick Columbo, Peter Haarmann, Caesar Fabella, Daniel Venezia,Dominick Tralli, Eric Guss, David Kersey h‘98. Front: Carmine Skrine,

David Weiner, Timothy Nichols h’78, David Cunningham.

Current A-S Coaches: Back: Frank Peduto, Anthony D’Itri, Andre Duncan, MaryLeonard, Neal Kamsler, Richard Alifano, Kristina King. Front: William Dransfield,

Robert Wynn, Philip Amplo, Robert Wiseman, Jaison Correa-Spain ’97.

Class of 1986: Back: William Konigsberg, John Vietor, Brooke Connell, Erik Peterson, Anthony Woods. Front: Clement Hill, Peechee Duria,

Adam Feinberg, Christopher Goodman.


Please send Alumni News for the Lamplighter to [email protected] or call the Development Office at 212-606-0890.

1930s

Huntington Lyman ’39 of Niantic, CT, and Falmouth, MA, “shuffled offthis mortal coil on November 17, 2010,”according to a death notice in the New YorkTimes. “He was the beloved husband of San,father of Huntington and Charlotte, and grand-father of Christian. A graduate and devotedalumnus of Groton School and Yale University,Tony was dedicated to his family, the Old BlackPoint community, poetry, song, and crosswordpuzzles. We will remember his gentle manners,his kindness, his indomitable spirit, and hisbuoyant sense of humor. A Memorial Servicewill be held in June in Connecticut.”

1950s

Samuel Riker ’51 died on July 16, 2010, in Bermuda, where hehad been living for over 40 years.

Logan Fulrath ’52 ([email protected]) writes that he continues“his practice of law in wills, trusts, and theadministration of estates at 445 Park Avenue.”

Robert Riker ’54 ([email protected]) lives in Vilas, NorthCarolina. “One of these years, we may getback to NYC. I think the last time that I was inthe city was in 1974, and I don't think that Ihave been back to 78th Street since the 1950's!My wife, Lucretia, aka “Lucky,” went to Chapinso we have two reasons to visit the city.”

Philip Proctor ’55 ([email protected]) writes: “I just finisheda tour of the Hawaiian Islands, performing aone-man reading of “Don Quixote” with theL.A. Guitar Quartet after a west coast tour withthe “Fire Sign Theatre.”

Michael Eisner '57 published Working Together: Why GreatPartnerships Succeed and references friendJohn Angelo ’56 as part of one of the magicalpartnerships. He also launched FameTown, asocial-media-based game.

James Buff ’59 died on November 17, 2010. Classmate AndrewBurger remembers him as an avid chess player.

1960s

Ernie Norris ’64

([email protected]) is an owner of theShibley Day Camp in Roslyn, Long Island, andspends his remaining time at the MysterEStudio, where he creates music and narrationfor various projects.

Richard Thomas ’66 starred in a new production of Shakespeare's“Timon of Athens" at the Public Theater.

Chan Lowe '67 ([email protected]) designed the A-Scartoon logo for the Alumni Reunion this year.Lowe has been the South Florida SunSentinel’s first and only editorial cartoonist forthe past twenty-seven years. His work has wonnumerous awards; he has also been a finalistfor the Pulitzer Prize. His cartoons are syndicat-ed nationally and he has been writing anaward-winning blog, The Lowe-Down, since2008. See his work at www.sun-sentinel.com/chan.

1970s

Tom Currier '73 ([email protected])and A-S parent Adrian MacKay (parent of Harry’20) both completed the Montauk Ocean Swim

Challenge on July 26, 2010 in conditionsdescribed as “exciting.” Of 34 swimmers in thetwo mile event, Adrian finished third with a timeof 38 minutes while Tom finished 23rd overalland first in his age group with a time of 59 min-utes. Tom noted: “Adrian and I both swim regu-larly at Chelsea Piers. Only recently did we dis-cover that we also now have A-S in common.”

Thomas Frank List ’75([email protected]) has been in thehotel business for years and recently boughtThe Kedron Valley Inn in Woodstock, Vermont:www.kedronvalleyinn.com.

Tim Leonard '76 ([email protected]) wrote by email: “My wife and I have justreturned from a grand adventure that we’vebeen planning for over a year which coincideswith my 50th birthday. I felt we should dosomething memorable for the event of becom-ing a ‘demi-centenarian’! Starting in January,we sailed on a cruise ship from San Franciscothrough Hawaii, Polynesia, Tonga, and NewZealand, and then down the east coast of NewZealand, ending up for a few days in Sydney.We were very lucky we didn’t encounter muchtectonic activity since we visited many poten-tially active sights. The most active was NewZealand’s newest volcano, White Island. It wasbillowing sulfur gases 150 yards from our bal-cony and made you think about what wouldhappen if it had a really big belch. Even theTasman Sea, which is notoriously rough, waskind to us. The only rough weather we hadwas going from Tasmania (yes we saw thedevil) to Melbourne. The Bass Strait was beinghit by an extra-tropical typhoon and that madethe swells about 8 meters. The Captain askedus to stay comfy in our suites and our veran-dah furniture was all tied down. It wasn’t reallybad since we were lying on our bed, watchingthe sea from our windows - kind of excitingactually. In that position it was a lot like lyingin a hammock swaying in the breeze. It gaveme time to start work on my 3,000+ photos thatI’d taken.”

Christopher Rowland '77([email protected]) is Washington, DC,bureau chief for The Boston Globe.

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Roberto De Vido ’78 ([email protected])lives in Kanagawa, Japan, and is founder ofNear Futures, which provides communitydevelopment assessment and solutions ser-vices to communities and businesses in Japan.He writes occasionally for The Japan TimesOnline, Tucson Sentinel, and his blog,www.politcomix.net. He and his family livedthrough the recent earthquake and tsunami inJapan.

“The quake was big where we live (an hour orso southwest of Tokyo) but of course nowherenear as big as up near the epicenter, and therewas no quake damage to our home or in ourvillage (or really, in Tokyo itself). I had a chanceto go up to Sendai (the major city in the quakezone) a few days afterwards, to shepherd aFinnish television journalist around (driving,fixing, interpreting) and the devastation wasstunning. You've seen it on TV, but of course inperson it was very different.

After the quake the reactor problems emerged,and when it appeared the plant operator wasnot in control of the situation, and unwilling todiscuss the worst case scenario(s), my wifeand I (and many others) decided it might besafer and more comfortable for the kids if wespent some time a bit further away from anycloud of radioactivity that might emerge fromthe site. We had offers of refuge from friendsas far as New York and Stockholm, but wedecided that for the time being we'd stick clos-er to home, and we moved to a friend's place inKyoto (an additional 500km further southwest).Mizue brought the kids on the train immediate-ly, and I followed with the car and a bunch ofstuff a couple of days later. I was there nearly a week; Mizue and the kids nearly two. [Themove (not ours specifically, but leaving Tokyoin general) was a subject of controversy withinthe foreign community here, and I wrote some-thing else, for the Japan Times.The kids are fine ... Saya is much too young(just turned three) to have any real understand-ing of what's gone on, and Taiyo (coming up onsix) understands in the abstract, but hasn'treally seen his life affected, so he's fine aswell. It's been good to get them out of the after-shock zone (there have been nearly 1,000major aftershocks since the main quake) andour area will see rolling power blackouts for atleast a year, it seems, since the nuclear powerplant was an important part of the Tokyo area

ing movies, and playing games (including “ver-bal sword play”), as well as cattle ranching.

Peter Kellner '84 ([email protected]) His non-profit organization, Endeavor, was featured inWSJ Magazine. Endeavor seeks to equip LatinAmerican entrepreneurs with the tools theyneed to expand.

Jorge Ramon '85

([email protected]) is the co-host of “TheLook” on mun2 (Channel 42 in NYC), alsoviewable online atwww.holamun2.com/thelook. Jorge emceedthe Parents Association Scholarship FundBenefit for Allen-Stevenson on April 11, 2011.

Matthew K. Smith ’86([email protected]) was honored as an

Ultimate CEO for Palm Beach by the SouthFlorida Business Journal. Matt runs Shoes forCrews, a business started by his father in theirNew York apartment. Shoes for Crews is aleading manufacturer and direct marketer ofslip-resistant footwear and slip-resistant floormats for more than 100,000 workplaces in theU.S., Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australiaand Asia.

power supply, so it's been good to avoid thathassle as well. We're all back home now, andSaya's first day of school (ever!) is today.”

Ned Solot ’78 ([email protected])

dropped by the School on a recent trip. Helives in LA with his wife and two children. Healso visited classmate, Luis Ubiñas '78,President of the Ford Foundation.

1980sTaylor Burr ’81 ([email protected]) emailed: “I work forMerrill Corporation in St. Paul, MN; I am inmarketing in our legal solutions and financialservices divisions. I also own a commercialand residential real estate company in the twincities. I am still writing and performing my ownmusic and will launchwww.taylorburrmusic.com this year. You canfind me on YouTube if you search ‘taylorbur-rmusic’ (all one word).” He and his wife,Suzanne, have two sons, Caswell (13) andZachary (9), and a daughter, Theodora (7).

Evan Goldfischer, MD ’81([email protected]) is CEO of PremierMedical Group of the Hudson Valley.

Larry Greer ’81 ([email protected])is an NBA advance scout for the Portland TrailBlazers.

Dwight “Gus” Hemion ’81 passed away on November 10, 2010. He hadworked in television production, including FoxSports Television. He moved to Alma, WI, tocare and work for his grandfather on his ranch.He married Aimee Ebersold in June 2009. Hisinterests included reading (especially sciencefiction), photography, listening to music, watch-

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Polo Dobkin ’87 [[email protected]], chef at threeBrooklyn restaurants (Dressler, Dumont andDumont Burger) has been nominated again bythe James Beard Foundation in the Best Chef:NYC category. If you haven’t been to one of hisrestaurants yet, you are missing out! Polo’srecipes are also featured in the New BrooklynCookbook.

Thatcher Wine '87

([email protected]), a former internetentrepreneur, now creates custom book collec-tions and decorative “book solutions.” He isbased out of Boulder, CO, and was recently fea-tured on the front page of the Home section ofThe New York Times.

U.S. Army Major Christopher Hallows '87

([email protected]) engaged our NinthGraders last November in a rich discussion onU.S. foreign policy. The group considered themultiple interests of different stakeholders suchas: the military, State Department, aid organiza-tions, and investors. Chris has deployed ninetimes, to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo withthe U.S. Army, and currently is based inSavannah, Georgia, with the 1st Ranger

Battalion and just returned from Afghanistan atthe end of October. In the Army, commandingduty is rotated with staff duty. Currently, Chrisis serving as the Assistant Operations Officerfor 1/75. He will likely be deployed overseasagain in the late spring. Chris and his wife,Heather, have a 7-year-old son, Michael.

Class of 1987 classmates Jason Joseph, ShuuiHosoi, Alfred Burger, Zach Levin, CharltonRugg and John Kirby got together with ChrisHallows at an Irish pub on the Lower WestSide. Chris notes: “John Kirby brought some ofour old A-S yearbooks which added to the funand helped to draw out some long lost tales ofmischief and mayhem. We all agreed that Allen-Stevenson was, and is, an incredible schoolthat gave us the foundation we needed to besuccessful in life.”

David Herzberg '89

([email protected]) and his wife,Elizabeth, have a new baby girl, Kate NinaHerzberg, born December 7th, 2010.

1990sColin McCabe '90 ([email protected]) has been dubbed the"Willy Wonka of salads" by Edible Manhattan, amagazine published by his classmate, BrianHalweil ’90. McCabe co-founded Chop't, a chainof restaurants that primarily serves salads.Colin shared his enthusiasm for healthful eat-ing with the A-S boys at a Monday MorningMeeting with Monica Matthew, Food & NutritionDirector at Allen-Stevenson. At Chop't, fresh-ness has been a mission. There is nothingprocessed. No trans fats. No pre-cut or shred-ded anything. Its philosophy is: "Better TastesBetter.™"

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Wesley Stanton ’92 ([email protected]) married NatalieMcClurg in December 2010.

Winslow Ross Randolph Millhiser was born to

Ross Millhiser ’94 ([email protected]) andhis wife, Aaron, on December 16th, 2010. Hejoins sister, Jasset.

Nicolai Shuman '95 ([email protected]) is currently living inMadrid, Spain, pursuing an MBA at IE BusinessSchool.

Steve McCauley '96([email protected]) has moved toWashington, DC, where he is working as anarchitect librarian on a contract for the EPA.He's part of a team redesigning the EPA's web-site to make it more user-friendly and morelogical.

Matthew Ferraro ’97([email protected]) sent greetingsfrom sunny Palo Alto: “After nearly five yearsof working for the Federal government innational security affairs, I recently moved toCalifornia to attend law school at Stanford.”

Nick Kinsey ’98 and Wyndham Boylan Garnett’98 have self-released their first singles digital-ly as part of the new band Diamond Doves, andare embarking on their initial tour in support ofThe Felice Brothers. You can follow them onTwitter.com/diamonddoves.

Jason Kraus '98 ([email protected]) is currently living andworking in NYC as a visual artist.

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Freddy “Fuego” Gonzalez ’01([email protected]) is performing regu-larly at the Bowery Poetry Club, leading theFuego Quartet, which performed at the ParentsAssociation Scholarship Benefit in April. Heplayed on NBCNY on All Night with JoeyReynolds in March and at Fontana's onEldridge Street and with 3wb at the Bitter Endon Bleecker Street. Congratulations to Freddy,who will have an album out this summer.Check out www.myspace.com/freddyfuego orwww.facebook.com/freddyfuego for updates onperformances and the album’s release.

Stefan Simkovics ’01 ([email protected]) joined the Navy twoyears ago. He is currently a Lieutenant JuniorGrade and was recently accepted to the NavySEAL program. Stefan writes: “I currently livein Virginia Beach, VA. It is a nice humble placeand the people are really nice. I am very excit-ed to get out to San Diego to start my newtraining -- Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALTraining (BUD/s) – late summer/early fall.”

John Gerard ’02([email protected]) is working in Houston inthe "oil patch" for Nobel Energy. He's currentlyin the finance department in cost accounting,but is about to go out into the field.

Rudolph Pica '02 ([email protected]) is working for JP MorganSecurities and happily reports he completedhis licensing requirements for the industry.

Timothy Johnson ’04([email protected]) is graduating fromNorth Carolina State University in May and ispursuing a position in New York in financial ser-vices.

Benjamin Kraus '04 ([email protected]) writes: “I am about tograduate with honors in mathematics and eco-nomics from Claremont McKenna College as aRobert Day scholar. I start at Morgan Stanleyas an equity volatility trader in July.”

Alex Appel ’99

([email protected]) is running multi-ple Ultra Marathons to support an organizationhe started called Ultras to End Alzheimer's(www.ultrastoendalzheimers.org). He recentlycame in first in the Iron Horse 100K with a timeof 10 hours and 5 minutes.

Maximilian Warncke ’99([email protected]), a sailor andmerchant marine, just returned from the watersoff Japan with Military Sealift Command – whichended up giving relief to the Japanese after therecent earthquake. He reported, “We were 200miles south of Tokyo-wan when the earthquakehit. We headed up the coast of Honshu so thatonce we got the state department OK our heli-copters could start to bring relief shore side.The sea state was unbelievable; we were forcedto navigate around Conex boxes [40’ portablestorage units], TEUs [20’ x 40’ transport boxes],pieces of houses, and upended and abandonedships. It certainly made underway replenish-ment with our aircraft carrier interesting.

To make matters worse we received intelligencethat the nuclear power plant in Fukushima washaving problems. We were forced to take defen-sive measures including turning out our chemi-cal biological radiological defense CBRD gear. Itis training we have but don't ever want to use."Max was originally on a billet crossing thePacific Ocean from Washington state to Sasebo,Japan, by way of Hawaii and Guam. In May, Maxis shipping out to the Baltic. Then, he’s comingback to finish his thesis for a masters at SUNYMaritime College.

Ed Stautberg '99 ([email protected]): "This year I am run-ning the half marathon with Team Challenge inthe fight against Crohn's disease. This cause isimportant to me because I suffer from the dis-ease. Read my story atwww.active.com/donate/virginia11nyc/TCEStautb.”

Tom Zipser ’99 ([email protected]) ran into Blake Morrison’99 ([email protected]) whileshooting in Millbrook, NY. Tom reports Blakeis building and designing “green” rooftops.

2000s

Benjy Sarlin ’00 ([email protected]), formerly political corre-spondent for The Daily Beast, recently joinedTalking Points Memo as a reporter; he lives inWashington, DC.

Etienne Vazquez '00([email protected]) and his longtime partner, Sarah Ortiz-Elejalde, were marriedin a small, intimate setting on the night ofDecember 31, 2009. Etienne and Sarah haverelocated to St. John's Wood in London. Etienneis currently working at a start-up investmentfirm; Sarah works as a caregiver while pursuingthe field of early childhood education.

Christopher Baker ’01([email protected]) is performing reg-ularly in New York and Los Angeles. You canlook for news of his performances and musicvideos at www.facebook.com/bakermusicofficialor http://twitter.com/BAKERmusic.

Brandon Cohen '01([email protected]) works inprogram development for truTV (formerly CourtTV). It is a cable network owned by Turner thatspecializes in reality programming. "In short - Ibasically come up with reality shows! If youknow of any interesting worlds, professions,subcultures or people that you think would beworthy of a reality show please feel free toemail me at [email protected]."

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Legacy Admissions: We are delighted to note an increase of interest in Allen-Stevenson among alumni who have sons of school age. Because of this situation, the School has developed a policy to handle Legacy Status: alumni may request an earlyadmissions decision although Legacy Status does not mean an automatic or guaranteed acceptance. Alumni who are interestedin applying their sons should call the Admissions Office at 212-606-0884.

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Steven R. McQueen,

formerly known as Steven Robitaille ’04,stars as Jeremy Gilbert, a troubled teen on adangerous and self-destructive path afterthe death of his parents, in The CW's drama,"The Vampire Diaries."

Andrew Loeshelle ’07 ([email protected]) starts at Bucknell inthe fall of 2011 with an Arts MeritScholarship.

Brian Knott '08

([email protected]) will be attendingStanford University in the fall where he wasrecruited to the gymnastics team (ranked the#1 college men’s gymnastics team). Brianplaced 20th All Around in the U.S. after twodays of competition at the Junior OlympicNationals 2010. He won the USA GymnasticsJoseph Chichetti Memorial Award as the topsenior gymnast in New York State; hereceived a scholarship with it.

The five former A-S wrestlers pictured here were excited to reunite atthe Prep School Nationals, where they wrestled against competitorsfrom across the country.

“It is extremely exciting for me to know that these boys have contin-ued to wrestle after leaving Allen-Stevenson,” said Glenn Rodriguezwho trained them all as wrestlers while at Allen-Stevenson. About athird of the wrestlers at A-S continue in secondary school, and sever-al wrestlers from the class of 2008 will be wrestling in college pro-grams next year. To become a national qualifier, athletes must placein either their state tournament or the New England tournament,depending on what school they attend. To qualify is a notableaccomplishment.

Everyone wrestled hard in the national tournament, with two A-Salums coming within one match of reaching all-American status.Theophilus Agbi and Danny Evangelakos both lost close matchesthat decided whether they would place within the top eight wrestlersin their weight class.

One wrestler from this group, William Evangelakos (brother of Dannyand teammate of Elliot Frank), has one year remaining at SuffieldAcademy.

Coach Rodriguez, who has run the wrestling program at Allen-Stevenson since 2004, is very enthusiastic about the sport.“Wrestling is a rigorous sport, which tests a boy’s focus, strength andspirit. It is the ultimate character builder!”

Coach Rodriguez says that our alumni inspire current A-S wrestlersby showing them what’s possible through their participation in theAllen-Stevenson Wrestling Program. When Mr. Rodriguez began in2004 there were 20 boys wrestling in the Middle and Upper Schools.Now there are 65. Mr. Rodriguez is also bringing along LowerSchool boys in his after school and summer program, Grapplin’Gorillas. A-S alumni, including several pictured above, return to helpcoach the summer camp.

by Glenn Rodriguez

2009 classmates Adam Silverman, MaxElgart and Owen Rosenberg helped keepDaniel Locker company at his sister’s batmitzvah.

In Memoriam

Huntington Lyman ’39Samuel Riker ’51Richard Jones ’53

James Buff ’59Jonathan Lynton ’65

Dwight “Gus” Hemion ’81

William Evangelakos ’08, Harry Frank ’08, Theophilus Agbi ’08, Elliot Frank ’08, and Danny Evangelakos ’08Owen Rosenberg ’09, Daniel Locker ’09,

Adam Silverman ’09, and Max Elgart ’09,

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ASpiresASpires, a blog that celebrates the talented faculty and staff at Allen-Stevenson, was launched in December 2010.

It includes: jewelry, photography, poetry, short stories, and art. Below are just a few examples of faculty and staff work.Visit ASpires at: http://aspires2010.blogspot.com

THE LAMPLIGHTER WILL NOW HIGHLIGHT FACULTY AND STAFF INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF ALLEN-STEVENSON.

Julia Kunin, Porcelain

Elsa Wilkis, Oil

Nancy E. Mitchell, Photograph

Glenn Lieberman, Photograph Jeffrey Herschenhous, Photograph

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAID

NEW YORK, NYPERMIT NO. 8048

THE ALLEN-STEVENSON SCHOOL132 EAST 78TH STREETNEW YORK, NY 10075-0381

SAVE THE DATE FORREUNION WEEKEND March 9 & 10, 2012All alumni are invited to the 2012 alumni reunion weekend.

Classes celebrating milestone reunions are:1932 1937 1942 1947 1952 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007

The weekend is full of events, including:• Class parties • Gilbert & Sullivan rehearsal • Open House & student-led tours • Cocktail reception & buffet dinner

For details or to help, contact Monique Lowitt, alumni director, [email protected] or 212-933-5240

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