Also in thi s issue:

On the Campaign Trail page 3

Sowing Seeds of Peace page 18

images fromthe interiorSenior Kiley Hagerty’s photo journalof her trip to Laos and Burma page 7

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Images from the InteriorEquipped with her camera, Kiley Hagerty ’09traveled to remote Lao villages, crossed theBurmese boarder, and searched for magic stonesfor her senior Four Point project.

SPRING 2009

HEAD OF SCHOOLDan Kunkle

EDITORTucker Kimball

CLASS NOTES COORDINATORBecky Cummings

PHOTOGRAPHYM. Dirk MacKnight

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard H. Packard ’66, PresidentWendy E. Penley, Vice PresidentPhilip H. Grantham, TreasurerChristine S. Teague ’66, SecretaryRichard H. Ramage ’61, Member at LargeJohn J. Riley III, Member at LargeDeborah F. Hammond ’61, Member Ex-officioSven-Olof S. BödenforsTheodore W. Brown II ’85 Dr. Donald M. Christie, Jr. ’60 Régis A. de Ramel ’93C. Conway Felton IIIBetsey B. FitzgeraldJohann H. GouwsCharles A. Jacobs ’66Suzanne W. LaniganDr. Frank D. LeeDr. Glen W. McLaughlin ’88Paul F. Mickey, Jr.Stephanie W. MontgomeryLeslie B. OttenH. Bradlee PerryMarsha G. PlantingHope SchroyMargaret M. SchubertKimberly A. Siebert ’73Jan L. Skelton ’84 Stephen M. WilkinsElizabeth W. WinderEdward J. Yasko III

The Gazette is published twice a year by theCommunications Office at Gould Academy. We welcome your letters, story ideas and photos.

TO CONTACT THE EDITOR:Tucker Kimball | Director of Communications 39 Church Street | P.O. Box 860 | Bethel, ME 04217kimballt@gouldacademy.org | (207) 824-7778

ON THE COVER: A Hmong brother and sister outsideof Vang Vieng in Laos. Photo by Kiley Hagerty ’09.

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On the Campaign TrailLaura Hunter ’90 shares her story on what itwas like to quit her journalism job in New YorkCity, move to Chicago, and work for an up andcoming State Senator named Barack Obama.

Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2The Annual Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-25In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Sowing Seeds of Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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LETTERSDear Friends of Gould,

There is unprecedented concern about our economy and uncertainty about its future. The questionthat I am sure is on the mind of everyone is: Will Gould be able to sustain what matters most to usand stay the course despite the murky economic waters churning around us? The answer is aresounding yes. Our community has an unwavering commitment to preserving the integrity of what we offer

every student here every day. We have no intention of pulling back, of compromising on quality or our commitment to our mission. The whole person. The whole world. One student at a time.This will stand. As I told parents, students, faculty, and trustees assembled in Bingham Auditoriumon the morning of February 7 it is important – vital – to make it clear to the entire GouldCommunity that what I see, what I believe, what I know is this:Gould will stay on course andkeep moving forward.We know today that our endowment has suffered significant market depletion and that its recovery

will take time. Oddly enough – and you will excuse me if I say this with a somewhat wry smile –things could be worse. Because if we had a larger endowment, we would be more dependent on it!Where many schools and colleges have depended on endowment to fund 30, 40 or even 50% of theirprograms, in recent years we have relied on endowment funding for only 8% of ours. Nonetheless byany measure, the impact of our endowment losses has been significant and will create an $800,000gap in our budget of approximately $10 million.However, we will cope with this loss and remain true to our mission by standing together. Our

success and our strength are rooted deeply in the relationships within this community and theschool we love and value so deeply. We will do what we have to do. In order to cover the loss ofendowment support that I have described, we have enacted the following budget policies for the2009-2010 Fiscal Year:

n All wages and salaries will be frozen for one year. This represents a crucial contribution from 100 teachers, administrators, and staff members and will close a significant portion of the $800,000 gap.

n Boarding and day tuitions have been increased by 5%. This represents a contribution from families that is commensurate with that of the faculty and other employees, closing a second, sizeable portion of the $800,000 gap.

n We have accelerated our efforts to liquidate our capital debt, which will have an immediate and powerful impact on our operating budget, closing the remainder of the $800,000 gap.

However it all goes in the coming year – whether the waters begin to calm or become even moreagitated – we know that the course ahead will test us. As with any Gould endeavor, we will meet thischallenge head on with fierce determination. I know this community will find the strength to moveforward with confidence and conviction.

Sincerely,

Dan KunkleHead of School

So, I went back to New York City, closed the dooron a decade-long career in television news, managingbreaking financial and political news coverage, andmoved to Chicago three weeks later. I don’t think Iknew what I was in for. Nor did I realize that afterworking in Washington, D.C. right out of college,politics were about to re-enter my life, and the man Iwould soon work for would end up becoming thePresident of the United States. A day or two after arriving in Chicago, I was invited

by a lawyer friend to a political fundraiser at theChicago Yacht Club. The fundraiser was actually a “debtparty” to help the candidate who had just lost a U.S.

Congressional race. The host, David Wilhelm, an Ohionative, was a well-known businessman and politicalstrategist with many successful political campaignsunder his belt, including U.S. Senators Paul Simonand Joe Biden, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley andBill Clinton’s successful run for President in 1992. By 1994 he was named Chairman of the Democratic

National Committee. David had been working in andaround Chicago politics for the past 20 years, wasplugged into Democratic politics and would soonbecome a political mentor.Standing next to David was Dan Shomon. Dan was

very direct, friendly and intense. It turns out “Danno,” asI now know him, was a Georgetown grad originally fromTexas, and a former journalist himself. He’d moved toIllinois a decade earlier and was now working for theIllinois State Senate. Danno was there, working for thelosing candidate whose debt party we were attending,then State Senator and civil rights lawyer, Barack Obama.When I met Barack that night, I noticed his firm

handshake, easy smile, and optimistic personality. But itwas his intelligence, charisma and self confidence thatI’d gotten to know as the mark of success for people I’dmet in power, be it in Washington or on Wall Street,and could see it in this State Senator too. You could tellhe was meant for grander things. Despite a big loss andan uncertain future, he seemed un-phased.

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On theCampaign

TrailBy Laura Hunter ’90

I moved to Chicago in J

une of

2000. I had visited my brother

and his fiancée there for th

e

first time a month earlier and

fell in love with the city. 

Danno, who knew I was new in town and didn’t havea real job yet, saw I had skills he could put to work: Iknew politics, was a self-starter/producer-type, andwould be good at communications. And I had thickskin, having worked in the notoriously competitivenews business, which would make for a solid Chicagopolitico. He also recognized that my attempt to start amedia consulting firm in a city where I barely knew asoul was pretty ambitious, and he kindly offered to giveme something to do. Besides, it was a good exchange;I’d work for free and he’d introduce me to peoplearound Chicago. As Barack’s Political Director, Danno was responsible

for two main things: raising Barack’s profile, andrunning the engine of all things political – fundraising.He asked me to help him with Barack that night. Littledid I know I’d begin to help Barack at a key politicalturning point in his career – the beginning. Barack was technically a Chicago political outsider, as

were Wilhelm and Danno, and if all three had successfulcareers in politics, I could too. I also related to theirintense desire for public service and was inspired by theirsuccess in doing it. My first introduction to public servicewas Habitat for Humanity at Gould, in 1988. The

concept of working forthe “greater good” lit afire in my soul andwould continue to be acentral theme in my life.

I’d worked in politics before but never on a campaignor doing grass roots political work. Within days Ilaunched full-tilt into the life of a political operative,helping get Barack’s progressive message out. It wasnon-stop grass roots organizing: golf outings,fundraisers, senior centers, churches and neighborhoodgatherings. He was little known then, outside Chicago’sDemocratic political circles, and we spent days, nightsand Sundays over the next couple of years helping toheighten his profile any way we could. Every countychair, every local elected official, every member of aVFW Hall across Illinois would soon meet Barack andthere was always a handful of us who were there tosupport his efforts. At this point in his career, Barackhad yet to determine what his specific political aspirations were, but we made sure he was well positioned for whatever he would do next. I put together his first official “Women’s Lunch,”

to empower, excite and galvanize some successfulChicago women, a few of whom were already engagedin his emerging political career. This is where I firstmet Barack’s wife, Michelle, and fell in love with herright away. She was amazing: strong, smart, and asuccessful businesswoman, and I noticed she was ofgreat strength to her husband. She kept it all togetherat home while he nurtured his political aspirations. Next we organized the “Lakefront Liberals,” the

educated, wealthy Chicago Lakefront supporters, whowere amongst his fiercest supporters in the years tocome. Then to the South Side and then onto the rest of

the state: the Quad Cities,

When I met Barack that night, I noticed his firm handshake,

easy smile, and optimistic personality. But it was his intelligence,

charisma and self confidence that I’d gotten to know as the

mark of success for people I’d met in power, be it inWashington or on Wall Street, and could see it in this State

Senator too. You could tell he was meant for grander things.

< Photo: Laura (right) with friends future President Barack Obama and

Deanne Benos at a U.S. Senate fundraiser in October 2003.

Rockford, Peoria and East St. Louis, Champaign andall points in between. Barack’s strategy was to focus onhis message of reform and fundraising, while wefocused all the nitty-gritty details: how is he getting tothe pancake breakfast, could we get 30 people to attenda coffee, who’s hosting the next event? Interestingly, in and amongst it all, he had the same

level of cautiousness and decorum you see from himtoday. For appearances sake I never drove alone in a carwith Barack to or from events; he was always intentionalabout not causing any unnecessary challenges. He wasjust as steady and even-tempered back then as he is inthe White House today. On April 15, 2003, the political ground started to

move. Illinois Republican incumbent, U.S. Senator PeterFitzgerald, announced he would not seek re-election.His predecessor, Democrat Carol Moseley Braun, alsodeclined to run. Suddenly, there was an open seat andBarack believed it was his time. Both the Democraticand Republican primaries were the following March 16,2004, and soon the race included a total of 15 candidates,seven Democrats and eight Republicans. It would be themost expensive U.S. Senate primary race in history. In the spring of 2004, only three days before the

March primary, there was an event later seen as asmall but important moment in the campaign. A largegroup of us had just marched with Barack in theChicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The next day wasthe South Side Irish Day Parade. This parade wasimportant to candidates because it attracted hundreds ofthousands people - important exposure, especially threedays out. But Barack’s campaign manager made astrategic decision to send him to Metro East, near St.Louis, instead, so we were on our own. It was going to be a tough go with or without Barack,

since we were at ground zero for another primarycandidate, Dan Hynes, and his supporters. Somewondered if we should even bother with a presencethere at all. But, the attendance was at least 200,000strong and it was a fun, exciting challenge. Despite theodds, ten of us assembled a “sticker brigade” and got outon the parade route to sticker people with “O’Bama”stickers. That way, even if Barack wasn’t marching inthe parade, we’d get his name out. We knew it would behostile; the race was down to the wire. And we werefeeling the pressure of a win as we got closer to electionday. But despite the odds, the overwhelming challengejust generated excitement for us. With reams of stickersat our disposal, we put one – maybe two – on everyman woman and child who would let us. We ran up and

down the east side of the street along the sidewalk thenback down on the west, up and back, up and back,stickering as many of the parade goers as we could. The next day the local paper, The Daily Southtown,

ran an article stating there were as many Obamastickers as there were Hynes, and that we’d stymiedtheir efforts in their own backyard. It was a smallvictory, but it showed that his campaign was now aforce everywhere, even on his rival’s turf. Obama wonthe primary the following Tuesday with a landslidemargin of 29% over his closest Democratic rival. In fact,his vote total equaled the combined total of votes for alleight candidates in the Republican primary. From this point in 2004 on, it seems like the rest of

his story to the White House happened in a flash.Barack won the U.S. Senate primary in March, made ahistoric speech at the Democratic Convention in June,and then seemed to be on the cover of every magazine.His first book, once so obscure we couldn’t give it away,was now a best seller. In November, he won the generalelection and became a U.S. Senator.I didn’t get a chance to see Barack much in the days

and months that followed, as he spent most of histime in Washington. But 18 months into his Senateterm he took some time off to do a book tour topromote his new book, Audacity of Hope. The firsttime he went on “Larry King Live” I happened to bein New York and found him that night in front of myold office at CNN in his black-tinted SUV. It was along way from our days of chicken dinners at golfoutings, but he was still the same guy, just now had asecurity detail. He got out, threw his arm over myshoulder like a coach to a player, and we spent a fewminutes catching-up, talking about old times and lifeon the road. He was tired and missed his family, butseemed happy to see a familiar face. After he announced his run for the presidency in the

frigid February cold in Springfield, IL, we plunged inagain to make sure he’d have a solid run at the WhiteHouse. Every moment I could spare I worked at thecampaign headquarters in Chicago or was on thecampaign trail. By late 2007 we’d made several trips toIowa, our first and most important state. I was inDubuque, Iowa the night of January 3, 2008, in apacked high school gymnasium – three times as manypeople as they’d ever had vote before – when we wonthe Iowa Caucus. The excitement about Barack’scandidacy was intense and overwhelming. That’s whenit really started to sink in that the presidency was withinour reach.

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Several long months later he clinched the DemocraticNomination, and we were back out on trail focused onNovember. The summer and fall of 2008 were spenton the road working in the battleground states ofIndiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and anywhere the campaignneeded, organizing volunteers, events, or just walkingdoor-to-door.

Fast forward to November 4, 2008 - election night and Grant

Park. And as I’m standing there, overwhelmed with emotion,

watching Barack speak after we learned he’d won the election,

the past and the future were again both present. There was

my friend Barack, who worked so hard and overcame so many

obstacles in life and on the campaign trail to get to this

point, standing there with his wife and kids as the President

of the United States. It all came flooding back. All the

work, all the long nights and the speeches, the ups and the

downs of the battle. It had all ended in victory, and now he

was at a new beginning.(Laura Hunter ’90 is the president of the Hunter Group, a

Chicago based political consulting firm.)

Top photo: Laura (second from left) with friends at Grant Park in Chicago on election night,

November 4, 2008. Bottom photo: Laura (center) with friends on the Washington Mall for the "We

Are One" concert during Inaugural weekend, January 2009.

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For her Four Point project, senior Kiley Hagerty traveled to South East Asia with Rustic Pathways,

an organization that takes students all over the world to give them a greater global understanding.

Her mission: to capture the awe inspiring trip with her camera. It was a life changing experience and

one that has forged her future plans. “This trip made me want to study human rights, international

relations and global citizenship, while continuing with photography,” she said. “It helped me pick

Trinity College in Hartford, CT, becau se they have a strong human rights department – one of two

colleges to even offer it as a major.”

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We woke up and had breakfast at the hotel and immediately got into the

vans to go to Namngum. This village is on top of a mountain yet surrounded

by water. After some time in the village we took an hour or so boat ride to a

hill-tribe village of Hmong people. We were the first white people they had

ever seen. The simplicity, peacefulness, and smiles of the village were beautiful.

The children were so curious and followed us at a distance wherever we

went… We picked up a boy named Tsee from the village. We just met him

today – he’s 19 and has never left his village. He is going to come on the

rest of our trip with us. I can’t imagine what he feels, leaving absolutely

everything he knows… Tomorrow we are going to another village and then

we will make our trip up north to Luang Prabang to hopefully start the

magic stone mission.

June 21, 2008:Th e simplicity, peacefulness and smilesof th e village were beautiful.

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June 22, 2008:We got our first photography assignment...10 portraits.

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Today we went to visit another Hmong village outside of Vang Vieng…

It was bigger than yesterday’s. However, we were the first group of students

to ever go to the village… All of the village elders came to greet us. They

stopped all work for the day. The women prepared us a huge welcoming

meal (freshly slaughtered pork – oh my!) and of course, heaps and heaps of

rice. We got our first photography assignment too. It was to take 10

portraits. We were restricted to using a 55mm lens, which meant we had to

be no more than an arm’s length away from our subject. Right up close and

personal. I felt so awkward doing it, but I guess it was to teach us how to be

comfortable and make others comfortable with the camera. It was so exciting

again to see all of the kids’ reactions to being photographed and seeing their

own image.

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We took a boat ride two hours down the Mekong River to the village… We

got another photo assignment for this village – people without people. Our

job was to show the lives and culture of the people without actually having

the people in the photo… Tomorrow is another boating excursion. We are

going to go get David’s (the trip leader) magic stone back. A few months

back, he met a traveler who was banished from his village until he could pay

off a debt that was unfairly put on him. David gave him half of the money

he needed, plus a lucky stone. He had never seen anyone so appreciative.

The Thais and Laos are very spiritual and believe in luck, karma and spirits

so he was grateful for the stone. Two days ago, David got word that he made

it back to the village with his family, so we are going to go meet him.

June 24, 2008:Our assignment...show th e lives andculture of th e people without actuallyhaving th e people in th e photo.

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We all boarded three long slow boats and ventured two hours up river to a

village where David’s magic stone was.When we found the man, he was

very surprised – he never thought he would see David again, especially in

his village no less. We also found out that the money that David gave him

before, he had to spend in order to find work. He couldn’t find any, so he

can’t support his wife and baby, and is still 1,400,000 kip ($140) in debt.

David decided to pay it all and free him of the burden. We all touched the

money so it made it a gift from all of us. He came to each of us and touched

our hands with tears in his eyes. David offered him work in Luang Prabang,

so he is now with us so he can earn money to feed his wife and adorable

baby. She is nearly 18 months old and is still only breastfeeding because

they can’t afford to feed her. David is letting him keep the lucky stone. Su,

the man, truly believed in its magic and that it helped him.

June 25, 2008:He came to each of us and touch ed ourhands with tears in his eyes.

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We drove, and then took a boat ride upriver to the village. This is the Karen

culture, where the women wear weighted metal coils to elongate their necks.

Each coil weighs 6 kilos (2lbs)! The weight suppresses their shoulders to

make their necks appear longer. Long necks were a sign of beauty and

regality, and this village still finds it very important to adhere to their beliefs

and culture… Tomorrow, we will start our journey back along the Burmese

border, and hopefully be able to hop it to get in and see some refugee camps.

It’s looking pretty promising.

June 29, 2008:Th e weight suppresses th eir shoulders tomake th eir necks appear longer.

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We crossed into Burma. The border is very tight, lots of military men around

to keep everything under control. It cost us 500 baht per person to get let in,

and we were followed around by government and militant workers who will

report everything we did back to border patrol and the government. We had

to stay within the border town, which is a “show” town to make it appear

nice – not sick, poor and war torn which the rest of the country in fact is…

Military men roamed the streets with their rifles slung over their shoulders.

Many hung near either side of the river where a lot of illegal crossing and

trading occurs… We went to a temple, which was occupied by many

orphans. Many of their parents have been killed in the war. They all looked

so sad and scared as they maintained the temple. We gave a few of them

some money… Taking pictures was a sketchy business too. You get very

serious looks from the military workers who worry what you’re photographing.

Pictures near the border were strictly forbidden. There were areas where

David told us to put our cameras away completely.

July 1, 2008:We went to a temple, which was occupiedby many orphans.

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The Annual Fund2009-2010Elyse & Joe - 2009

Please give to the Annual Fund.

You may give online at our secure web site: give.gouldacademy.org.Or, call Director of Annual Giving, Carry Fiske at 207-824-7768.

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continue to help students become the best versions of

themselves everyday. In fact, we’ve been doing that

for nearly 175 years.

In one way or another, you have personally experienced

what Gould is all about and the difference it can

make in a student’s life. We invite you to share in the

experience once again.

By giving to the Annual Fund, you can deliver a Gould

education and help make that difference for a student

today and tomorrow.

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Seeds of Peace International Campwas conceived by a man named

John Wallach in 1993. He believedthat if young people from regionsin conflict could meet their peersfrom the other side of the conflict

in a completely non-hostile environment, then when they grewup to lead their generations, therewould be less hatred in the world.In its first year, Seeds of Peace had

less than fifty campers. Today, there are thousands of alumni outmaking a difference in the world.

Seeds of Peace has two sessions each summer; the first is for theIndia-Pakistan conflict, and the second is for the Israel-Palestineconflict. I attended the second session on the shores of PleasantLake in Otisfield, Maine. Its scenic and serene setting is ideal forpeace camp. If you arrived mid-day you might not notice at firstthat it is anything but a typical camp. We would swim, play sports,games, and music, eat questionable food in the dining hall, and raceto the showers. Then little things would start to show up. Boys andgirls would swim at different beaches in respect of the religionsrepresented at camp. Lunch often involved curry and rice, andmany wore their yarmulkes or head scarves.There were six delegations for the second session: Israeli, Palestinian,

Egyptian, Jordanian, American, and members of the Maine SeedsProgram. There were around thirty kids in each delegation, includingtwo to four returning campers for each who were called ‘PeerSupports’. The delegations were very integrated, mixing in cabinsand during meals and activities to encourage dialogue.

SowingSeeds of Peace By Gianna DeJoy ’11

Dialogue sets Seeds of Peace apart from other international camps. Every day, campers from Egypt,Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and America gathered inlittle huts and discuss the conflict. They talked abouthow it affects them, its most important factors, and what could be done to help foster peace. The Americans were there to gather a firsthand understanding of what it’s like, and to mediate thediscussions along with two adult facilitators who were also from the conflict areas. The Maine Seeds had a separate dialogue program

where we discussed issues in Maine and how to solvethem. I arrived at camp thinking that I would beparticipating in the Middle Eastern dialogues, and feltvery dubious upon hearing that I would be havingdialogue with other kids from Maine, about Maineissues. Issues in Maine? Here I was, living with kidswho spent hours going through checkpoints, who hadseen people killed in front of them, who had maybeeven almost been killed themselves, and we weretalking about Maine’s issues? Surprisingly, it turnedout to be one of the most enlightening and interestingexperiences of my life. We talked about the economy,the environment, racism and immigrants, Plum Creek,education and school consolidation. Maine’s issues maynot be as glaring as the ones in the Middle East, butthey are legitimate. Seeds of Peace is not about covering up an issue and

hoping it will go away. It is a camp for bringing anissue out into the open, and examining and testing itfrom every possible angle until the fear, anger, andstereotypes that it is based on fall apart. It is a campwhere kids can go and realize that even though they are all different people with different backgrounds and stories, different religions and different languages,different heroes and leaders, when you strip that allaway they are all very much the same. Something Iheard at camp and have heard since is Ghandi’s, “Bethe change you wish to see in the world.” While notevery one of those campers is going to go home andlead some incredible revolution, (though I fully believeit is completely within some of their capacities) everysingle one of them is going to go home knowing thatthere are hundreds more people out there who havethe same interests, the same hopes, and the samedreams as they do.

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It is a camp for bringing anissue out into the open, and

examining and testing it fromevery possible angle until the

fear, anger, and stereotypes thatit is based on fall apart.

“Kids realize that even though they are all different people with different backgrounds they are all verymuch the same,” writes Gianna (left).

1951Class Agent: Alberta Merrillamerrill@megalink.netAlberta Merrill and Rod Harrington ’50have been in Florida for a few monthsthis winter. They have visited theThomas Edison Museum in Fort Myers,The Ringling Bros. Museum in Sarasota,the Myakka River State Park, and theState Park in Punta Gorda where theyrehabilitate injured birds including owls,hawks, eagles, blue heron, both brownand white pelicans, egrets, etc. It wasvery interesting. They have been enjoyingthe much warmer weather and the pooland learning to play shuffleboard. It isgreat to be able to go out withoutworrying about falling on the ice!

Lawrence ’49 and Chris Willard Bennettand Rod Harrington ’50 and AlbertaMerrill hosted a dinner party for Francis(Hi) ’44 and Marylou Chapman Berry ’45at their winter home in Englewood.Marylou’s two daughters, Rhonda andMarylou and her husband also attended.They all enjoyed a delicious dinner andhad a wonderful time reminiscing aboutthe “good old days.” Lawrence andMarylou go way back as their respectivefathers had businesses directly across thestreet from one another – Bennett’s Garageand the bowling alleys and taxi service.

1955Class Agent NeededNancy Willard reports, “Our 55threunion will be Sept. 25, 26, 27. NanStickney, Betty Ann Hastings, BabeBartlett and I have had some discussionsabout planning. But first, we want you toknow that we hope you are planning toattend. Also, we would love to hearsuggestions from any and all as to whatshould be included in the plans. We arethinking of making reservations fordinner on Saturday at the Rooster RoadHouse. Does this sound ok? Lookforward to seeing you!”

1956Class Agent: Ann Hastings Mortondamorton@megalink.netMembers of the class have found severalreasons to gather in small or large groupsthis year. Peg and David Willard, Nancyand John Manter, and Dave and AnnHastings Morton went on a cruisethrough the Panama Canal. Planning forthe cruise began at the 50th reunion, andthe GOULD banner was seen in severalcountries and on board the IslandPrincess. David Willard sang the Gouldfight song over the PA system as the“Gould Galleon” was launched in theship’s pool in the ship-building contest.

Mary Jane Spinney Gaudreau, GloriaWilson, Merle White, Arlene Greenleaf,and Ann Hastings Morton enjoyed a daywith Sue and Howard West at theirlakeside home and a sightseeing cruisearound Conway Lake in the boatHoward built.

Anna Caswell-Chandler came to Mainefor her grandson’s birth, which was allthe reason 19 classmates needed togather with her for lunch at Cole Farmin New Gloucester. The baby arrivedafter she left, so she made another quicktrip back to see him before leaving forthe winter to Florida.

Others enjoying the warm winter inFlorida are Carolyn ChadbourneO’Brien and Norm Hill. Gloria Wilsonand Merle White spend their winter inMesa, Arizona, where Dave and AnnHastings Morton visited and joinedthem for golf. Beryl and Jeff Dibiasoenjoy their winter in Myrtle Beach andsummers in New Hampshire.

David Willard returned to Bethel inJanuary and attended three GouldAcademy basketball games. Severalclassmates joined him to see the gameplayed on the new basketball court in theField House.

Harold and Mary Jane SpinneyGaudreau and Mike and CletaWaldron Stockwell celebrated their

50th wedding anniversaries in 2008.Congratulations!

1958Class Agent: Michael Stowellstowellone@aol.comMichael Stowell sent us this news:“What a surprise yesterday afternoonwhen our classmate, Jon Day, appearedat my front door! As many of you know,Jon lost his wife, Barbara, to cancer in2005 and has been RVing around thecountry ever since. He still has his homeis South Bristol, Maine as well. Jon, andhis new wife, Dolores, spent a few hourswith us and we had such a great timecatching up on Gould and mutualfriends. Although I had talked withhim over the years in my role as ClassAgent, I hadn’t set eyes upon him sincegraduation. He has not aged as poorly asI have. Still has most of his black hair weremember from 1958. Dolores is fromVirginia so they spend a few weeks a yearthere; summers are spent in S. Bristol,Maine at his land based home. The restof the time, they travel about enjoyingour wonderful country. Jon did promiseto visit again next winter if not before!”

1959 Class Agent: DJ Bigos LavoieBobndj@comcast.netLeroy Brown plans to attend the AlumniWeekend & Reunion celebration inSeptember but in the meantime, hecontinues to work in Norfolk, VA, afterretiring from the Navy. He returns toMaine to ski at Sunday River wheneverhe can. “I love to ski there!,” he says.

DJ Bigos Lavoie says that retirement inNew London, NH, continues to be anadventure and a great place to live. Shemanages to get to California to visit theirdaughter a couple of times a year. Rightnow, she and Bob are planning theirthird trip to Mount Washington laterthis winter as volunteers for a week withthe Mt. Washington Observatory. Oncethere, they are chief cooks and bottlewashers (and anything else needed) for

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the Observatory staff. “It is an awesomeexperience to be on the “rockpile” for awhole week experiencing the incredibleweather and learning what goes on upthere. The staff is so enthusiastic and funto be around. A great place for takingfascinating pictures and hiking!,” he says.

Janice Hague Schnarr still has her homein St. Louis and lives there from mid-April until October when they return toSarasota, FL. Janice’s parents lived fulltime in Florida when they retired in1974. When they passed away in 1999Janice and her husband were able toacquire the condo. It is small but theirview is awesome overlooking theSarasota Bay. They did not go back toSt. Louis this winter but went to theirdaughter’s for Christmas. She and herfamily live near Annapolis, MD. Janice’solder daughter lives in Indianapolis andshe and her family met in Maryland.They had their five grandchildren alltogether which is always a blessing. Theonly one missing was their son Stevewho lives near Columbia, MO.

John Cole asks, “Can it really be 50years? Well, it has been quite a ride.Currently, Linda and I split our timebetween downtown Chicago and RanchoMirage which is a desert community inSouthern California. I retired in 2004after 40 years in the healthcare industry.There were some great years and somethat were not so good. All in all I reallyenjoyed my career. We do the usualretirement stuff-travel, films, reading,biking, hiking, entertaining friends, and,of course, enjoying our six grandchildren.We are busy, happy, and thankfully, enjoygood health. I shall attend our 50th classreunion and am very much lookingforward to it.”

Debbie Doliver Sullivan retired fromteaching in 2003. Her husband, Tom,died in April of 2005 of pancreatic cancer.He lived almost three years beyond hisdiagnosis thanks to an innovative vaccinetreatment that he received at JohnsHopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Theyowned three Curves franchises at thetime. She is now down to one Curveswhich she would also like to sell. Debbiemet a wonderful man, Tony, two yearsago in Florida. He lives near DC. Hetold her he would teach her how to play

that horrific addictive game of golf sothey met half way between DC and NewJersey at a driving range in Maryland andhe began to teach her the basics of thegame. That was the start of a wonderfulrelationship and thanks to him they nowplay golf together regularly... he playswell and Debbie plays with mixedresults! Her older daughter lives inMacon, GA where she and her husbandare partners in their own law firm. Shehas two great step grandchildren who areso much fun to be with. This past August,her younger daughter had a fabulousCalifornia style wedding in LagunaBeach, CA. They are living in SanClemente, CA overlooking the ocean.She doesn’t see her kids or grandkidsnearly enough which is why she says sheneeds to be totally retired! Her plans areto sell the last Curves, then her house inNew Jersey and move to her condo in Ft.Myers, Florida. She and Tony will spendsix months in Florida playing golf andsix months in DC. They also plan totravel as much as they can and are goingto Italy in May for almost three weeks.

Sue Badgley Martin is in sunny, warmEleuthera, Bahamas until the end of Mayor into June. Contact her by email if youwould like to come to Eleuthera for a visit.

Judy Watson Ingram spent a week inNew Orleans’ Ninth Ward rebuilding ahome as part of the New EnglandMethodist Church Conference KatrinaRelief Program. Judy says, “It was anawesome experience and I plan to returnagain in November.”

David Lombard ’61:(see photo) David Lombard ’61 wasfeatured on the magazine cover of hisother alma mater, Nichols College.David appeared on the Fall 2008 issue.

1962Class Agent NeededElizabeth Vinton Powel reports, “Iworked summers with my father, BillVinton, Deer Country Kiln and debatingcoach at Gould yea these many yearsago, all the years I was at Gould (1962)and while attending college. After thePeace Corps, I married and started ourbusiness, Salt Marsh Pottery, here inDartmouth. Gould was good to me.”

1973Class Agent: Charles AultRichard Bedell helped open the TorontoStock Exchange on October 6, 2008.

1976Class Agent NeededJoe “Robert” Wise is happy to be backin touch with Gould. He has recentlyreconnected with Robert “Bob” Casellawho, along with William Garret ’75,were members of the Gould AcademyContemporary Music Organization(GACMO) in a band named Botein.They were under the direction andguidance of the wonderful faculty music director, Mr. Fiske. Joe is nowliving in Texas.

1977Class Agent: tish carrjourneysendfarm@roadrunner.comStefan Pakulski was spotted in thechorus of the show “The Mikado” thisfall at the Theater at Monmouth inMonmouth, ME. His program bio says,“As a music major at Kenyon College,Stefan sang in musicals and choralgroups. He’s sung with the San FranciscoSymphony Chorus, and in Maine withthe Downeast Singers and the JanuaryMen. Sefan lives with is family where hegrew up in Wayne, and is the ReadfieldTown Manager.”

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1978Class Agent: Glenn DwyerGlenn.dwyer96@gmail.comAmy Vogt Downie says, “Returning froma whirlwind weekend trip to Maine aweek or so ago, my hubby and I stoppedat Borders in Bangor for a coffee beforehitting the “airline,” and what a funsurprise to bump into Gina TeatorDeJoy! We’d been at last fall’s 30threunion with Glenn Dwyer and KarenEisenberg, where we all enjoyed catchingup with each other. Our class wasn’t toowell-connected back in the day but... asFacebook allows us to reconnect, I’dencourage us all to look toward attendingour 35th reunion!”

1979Class Agent: James Grimes grimes@suscom-maine.netSteffanie Morang Alexander tells us sheis a photographer and clinical socialworker. She just relocated back toPortland after a decade in Santa Fe, NewMexico. She has two websites; one for herphotography, www.steffanieohanlon.com,and one for her consulting business,www.steffaniealexander.com. Checkthem out!

1981Class Agent: Luke Markovichlukemarkovich@yahoo.comPam Carroll lives outside of Burlington,VT with her boyfriend Andrew Williams.They enjoy working out at the gym andfixing up their house, as well as outsideactivities. They belong to DragonheartVermont, Andy as Pam’s supporter andPam’s on the BCS team. Pam works forNational Retirement Plan Advisors, adivision of the National Life Group inMontpelier. If you live in the Burlington,Vermont area, or will be in the area, Pamwould like to hear from you. Her e-mailaddress is paddlin4fun@comcast.net.

1983Class Agent: Thomas Coletomcole@colecoastalrealty.comThomas Cole is busy! He tell us, “I ammarried with a daughter Hannah who is3 ½ and a son Thomas, now two years.

Thomas and Hannah are like twins.They both get very excited aboutHalloween. I have two stepdaughtersEmily 9 and Alisha 16. Needless to saythere is always something going on inour home. My wife Gina is an RN andworks for a pediatric office based atMidcoast Hospital in Brunswick. I havebeen in the real estate business for nineyears and last year I started my ownagency in Harpswell. I have two greatagents on board.”

1986Class Agent NeededChay Donnelly is living in the SunlightBasin in northwestern Wyoming on the7D Ranch. He is the corral boss duringthe summer months and winter caretakerthis time of year.

1990Class Agent NeededHeidi Van Winkle Gorton is living inBeverly, MA with her husband and twogirls (ages 4 and almost 1!) She is workingas director for Camp Wohelo in Maineduring the summers and part-time fromhome year round. Just as she earned herMasters in Early Childhood Educationshe took a leave of absence for hersecond child but plans to go back towork sometime. She enjoys road bikingnear home and taking windsurfing andskiing vacations afar. She hopes to catchup with everyone at the 20th reunion.

1991Class Agent: Stephanie Morin &Christopher Drakesmorin@fryeburgacademy.orgcdrake@maine.rr.comErik Janicki and Meg Foley welcomedtheir second child into the world on10-15-08. She weighed 8 lbs. and 10oz. and was 20 inches long. Elsa LangJanicki and older sister Ingrid seem likethey will be fast friends. Meg and Eriksuspect it is only a matter of time beforethe girls start conspiring against them!

Harman Stinson and his wife Jenniferwelcomed the first son, Harman FinnStinson on July 12, 2008

1993Class Agent: Nicole Halpenny CampN_halpenny@hotmail.comCarrie Alden Hanson writes, “I’m livingand working in Lebanon, NH with myhusband Peak, and our two elderly dogsElsa and Henry. I manage The Ranch atEtna Road, a large dog daycare,boarding, and retail business. Hopeeveryone is doing well, and look forwardto the next reunion. Boy are we old!”

Emilie Roy Sullivan says, “Hi everyone!I’m living in DC with my husband, Mattand our 2 girls Mia, age 5 and Peyton,age 3. I’m staying at home with the girlsright now but am looking to return backto work sometime this year. If anyonehas a job for me drop me a line :) Hopeyou are all well.”

Betsy Johnson Barton writes, “Hi all!Great to hear what everyone is up to. Asfor me, married 7 years to Damian(Australian) so I am fortunate that weget to spend time both here in Miamiand there. The light of my life is my 18month old son Jasper, my sweet old dognamed Inji and my day job as a cancerresearcher for the University of MiamiSchool of Medicine. And I agree withBekka about the weather, it was 70 todayand we are all in our Uggs andparkas...Take care!”

Kate Callahan-Snyder: So as far as myexciting life goes, I’m living in Denverwith my husband and dog expecting ourfirst child in March. We don’t knowwhat we are having. I work part-time ata stationary store and other than that lifeis pretty normal. I guess it’s about to get

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Elsa and Ingrid Janicki.

a lot more exciting, so I’m enjoying thequiet. We will have to plan somethingmaybe this summer to get together. Ihope all is well and the East Coastwinter isn’t too bad!”

Rebekka Kuzyk Stasny says, “Hieveryone! I live in Anna Maria, FL withmy husband, Danny and our dog Fisher.I teach 7th grade science at a magnetschool for creative and performing arts.This year I passed my National Boardsin Early Adolescent Science and wasnamed Science Department Chair. Welive about two blocks from the beach andI am so glad that I don’t have to shovelout my car in order to get to work. Ihope that everyone is keeping warm andhope to make it back to Bethel in timefor our next big reunion.”

Nicole E. Halpenny Camp is happilyliving outside of Boston with her husbandJamie and working as a psychologist at alocal high school while finishing up herdissertation. Please contact her withupdates and she’ll be sure to post themto the next issue. She can be reachedthrough Facebook or by email atn_halpenny@hotmail.com.

Juniper Richardson Krog, who lives onthe beautiful island of Oahu in Hawaii,writes that she and her husband Peter areexpecting their second child (a girl) inApril. Juniper plans to continue her workas a 5th and 6th grade teacher whilewaiting for the big day and then sheplans to take a year or so off to pursuemotherhood. Other than that, she’s “upto nothing too wild and crazy!” and hopesto get a babysitter for our 20th reunion!!!

1994Class Agent NeededDustin Sysko raced in the World CupRacing Competition held at SundayRiver, in February. Sysko raced Thursdayin the Parallel Giant Slalom event, anevent which pits riders head to head onside-by-side courses. Results are basedon time for qualification, and thenstraight up on who wins, head to head,in the finals. Unfortunately, his first-runtime of 47.05 wasn’t good enough to beamong the top 32 qualifiers, but Sysko

didn’t mind all that much. The fact thathe was out there at all was gratifying.

Luke Gray will be premiering an independent film in February, 2009 ofwhich he is the Director of Photography.It appears that Luke and his crew filmedin various locations around the globe,from Canada to the Virgin Islands andmany spots in the North East. The film is called “East by North East” and is considered a fly-fishing documentary/adventure film.

1995Class Agent: Benjamin KamilewiczMark Gosbee will be getting married inJune 2009 in Boulder, CO.

Shelley MacQuinn Jacobs and herhusband Brian are the proud parents of a daughter, Miah, who was born in November.

1998Class Agent NeededMarcy LaVallee Arnold and PhillipArnold are pleased to announce the birthof their son, Lewis Daniel Arnold, bornon Jan. 14, 2008. Lewis weighed 8 lbs 8 ozat birth. The proud maternal grandmotheris Elizabeth Sargent LaVallee ’67.

1999Class Agent: Allison Stevensallisonstevens56@gmail.comAllison Stevens has been busy makingplans for the class’ 10 year reunion. Sheis looking for photos from when youwere all at Gould for a 10 year videoproject that will be debuted duringAlumni Weekend 2009. If you have anyphotos to share, please email them ormail them to her at: 558 Tennyson Ave,Syracuse, NY 13204.

2001Class Agent NeededSamantha Peabody Warner tells us,“The last few years have been very busyfor me. I graduated from U. of NewEngland in 2005 with a MedicalBiology degree. I met Jarrad Warner,the love of my life, a couple years later,

and we were married July 20, 2008 inSugar Hill, NH, with Scott Roy ’99 andTim Hall ’01 attending. I have beenattending New Hampshire TechnicalInstitute in Concord, NH for Nursingand will graduate as an RN in May2009 and plan to work in Concord orLaconia, NH. While finishing myNursing degree, I am working as anLNA at Lakes Region General Hospitalin Laconia, NH. Future plans are undecided at the moment. I hope tobring my husband to an alumniweekend at some point in the future,whenever my schedule allows! My emailaddress is samanthapwarner@gmail.comand I would love to hear from anyoneI’ve lost touch with!”

Bob Bruce ’01: Bob Bruce ’01 went to Dartmouth afterhe left Gould and graduated with a degreein molecular biology and genetics. Overthe next four years he experiencedeverything from halibut fishing and guidingbear hunts to logging near Homer, Alaska.He returned to the Boston area in 2007.Working at Tufts Med in the laboratoriesand taking a couple of extension coursesat Harvard to get him ready for hisMCATs, Bob soon found himself admittedto Tufts Medical School for the fall classof 2009.

Bob had always wanted to be a Marine,but because of a slight head injury in his youth, the Corps did not find himmedically qualified. After acceptance tomed school, he visited the Army recruit-ing office in Boston to see what might beavailable. He found the chance to becommissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in theU.S. Army and to have the Army financehis medical schooling.

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Bob Bruce ’01 and John Todd ’60.

Bob leaped at the opportunity, and calledJohn Todd ’60 former Director ofDevelopment at Gould and a retired Navycommander, to ask him if he would journeyto Boston and administer his commissioningoath. John and Bob got to know eachother pretty well when Bob was an activemember of the Gould Woodsmen’s Teamand the Farm and Forest program, so itdidn’t take much persuading. John sworeBob in as a 2nd Lieutenant at theU.S.Army’s recruiting office in Boston onMarch 26, 2009. Bob looks forward toofficer’s boot camp in June (and he reallyis looking forward to it!), some last minutepersonal traveling in Europe during thesummer, and beginning his med schoolexperience at Tufts in late August.

Upon graduation, Bob will spend fouryears in medical residency with theArmy followed by another four yearsactive duty as a U.S. Army physician.

2003Class Agent NeededEric Bach has been working and travelingthe world for almost two years and he iscurrently living in Sydney Australia.

Kristen Murphy got back from aninternship with a Bordeaux winemakerin November. “I had a fabulous time andreally enjoyed learning the vinificationprocess. After I got back, I was a guest

on a video podcast called Wine LibraryTV. It is hosted by Gary Vaynerchuk,who is the owner of a 20,000 square footwine shop in Springfield, NJ right outsideof NYC. After speaking with Gary, hewas impressed with my credentials andoffered me a job at his shop. I will besplitting my time half on the shop floorsand the other half will be working on thesocial media aspect of Wine Library’sbusiness. In May, I’ll be finishing mythesis for the Professional French MastersProgram. I am writing on Bordeauxwines, Robert Parker’s influence, the riseof New World wineries, and how theseFrench vitners can keep up. I also have myown blog about wine, called Viticulture.

2004Class Agent NeededWe hear that Chris Soons has been inthe Navy for about three years.

2006Class Agent: Dan Farondanielfaron@gmail.comJorie Ohslon is participating in the BatesCollege Junior Semester Abroadprogram. Jorie is a psychology major andis studying in Arusha, Tanzania throughthe School for International Training.

Ben Fitzpatrick is spending the winter inKentucky and attending horseshoeingschool for four months. He is planning to beback in time for the alum lax game in May.

Let us know what youhave been up to!Alumni RelationsGould Academy39 Church Street, PO Box 860Bethel ME 04217email: alumni@gouldacademy.orgVisit the Gould alumni network onFacebook at www.mygould.org.

IN MEMORIAMAlumni/ae

Bertha Cross Foster ’33 3/25/2009

Barbara Heath Whitman ’33 2/5/2009

Rosalie Thurston Wight ’33 12/7/2008

Constance Philbrook Leger ’37 1/13/2009

Ada Cotton Cummings ’38 11/12/2008

John R. King ’38 12/13/2008

Arlene Greenleaf Brown ’39 2/17/2009

Evelyn Kimball Swanson ’39 11/16/2008

Murray W. Thurston ’39 11/25/2008

Virginia Davis Keniston ’40 3/10/2009

Leslie H. Wight ’41 3/18/2009

Emma Blake Page ’42 3/24/2009

Addison W. Saunders ’51 10/21/2008

Lindon U. Bartlett ’54 12/19/2008

Ruth E. Hall ’55 1/30/2009

Barbara Cummins Denison ’57 10/7/2008

Save the Date!

AlumniWeekend2009September 25-27Plan to be in Bethel the weekend

of September 25-27, 2009. Join

your friends and former classmates

to celebrate your time at Gould.

Registration material will be mailed

this summer, but now is the time

to start making plans. Hope to see

you all in Bethel this fall.

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