ST. GEORGE’Swinter Bulletin2010
St. George’s SchoolP.O. Box 1910Newport, RI 02840-0190
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In this issue:
COVER STORY:
RememberingHeadmaster Emeritus Charles A. Hamblet (1941-2010)BY SUZANNE L. MCGRADY
Tenth headmaster of St. George’s,Charles A. Hamblet, dies at 68BY SUZANNE L. MCGRADY
Becoming Mary BY SUZANNE L. MCGRADY
Generous in many ways: Lewis N. Madeira ’39
Former Science Department ChairGilbert Burnett Jr. to be memorialized
Chapel talks:Life lessons from Pops BY POLLY MURRAY ’10
A place to call home BY SABRA WILSON ’10
Community Service: Spotlight on Camp Ramleh
Reunion Weekend 2010
Class Notes
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April 2010Reception in Seoul, KoreaContact Events coordinator Ann Weston [email protected] or 401.842.6731 for details
Thurs., April 15Princeton, N.J.At the home ofEdward and Marie Matthews P’87Tues., April 27Fairfield, Conn.At the home ofVirginia and Jim Dean ’72, P’11Tues., May 4Gladstone, N.J.At the home of Betsy Michel P’85, ’89
You’re invited:Regional Receptions
St. George’s School admits male and
female students of any religion, race, color,
sexual orientation, and national or ethnic
origin to all the programs and activities gener-
ally accorded or made available to students at
the school. It does not discriminate on the
basis of religion, gender, race, color, sexual
orientation, or national or ethnic origin in the
administration of its educational policies,
scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and
other school-administered programs. In addi-
tion, the school welcomes visits from disabled
applicants.
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In 1896, the Rev. John Byron Diman,
founder of St. George’s School, wrote in his
“Purposes of the School” that “the specific
objectives of St. George’s are to give its stu-
dents the opportunity of developing to the
fullest extent possible the particular gifts that
are theirs and to encourage in them the desire
to do so. Their immediate job after leaving
school is to handle successfully the demands
of college; later it is hoped that their lives will
be ones of constructive service to the world
and to God.”
In the 21st century, we continue to teach
young women and men the value of learning
and achievement, service to others, and respect
for the individual. We believe that these goals
can best be accomplished by exposing students
to a wide range of ideas and choices in the
context of a rigorous curriculum and a sup-
portive residential community.
Therefore, we welcome students and teach-
ers of various talents and backgrounds, and we
encourage their dedication to a multiplicity
of pursuits —intellectual, spiritual, and physi-
cal—that will enable them to succeed in and
contribute to a complex, changing world.
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Fri., April 23St. George’s Day Celebration for Friends of the ChapelFri., May 14 - Sun., May 16Reunion WeekendSat., May 29Spring Dance ConcertMon., May 31Prize DayTues., Sept. 7, 5:30 p.m.Day Student Family PicnicMon., Sept. 13, 8 a.m.Convocation chapel and classes beginFri., Oct. 22 - Sat., Oct. 23Parents Weekend
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From the editor’s desk ........................................................................................................................................2
Tenth headmaster of St. George’s, Charles A. Hamblet, dies at 68 BY SUZANNE L. MCGRADY ..............3
Becoming Mary BY SUZANNE L. MCGRADY..........................................................................................................12
Remembering former trustee Lewis N. Madeira ’39 ................................................................................22
Former Science Department Chair Gilbert Burnett Jr. to be memorialized ........................................24
Chapel talks:
Life lessons from Pops BY POLLY MURRAY ’10 ..........................................................................................26
A place to call home BY SABRA WILSON ’10 ............................................................................................29
Faculty/staff notes............................................................................................................................................31
SG Zone - Athletics ............................................................................................................................................33
Highlights: Student achievements ................................................................................................................38
Global outreach ..................................................................................................................................................43
On the web ..........................................................................................................................................................45
Arts ........................................................................................................................................................................48
Classrooms ..........................................................................................................................................................52
Community service: Spotlight on Camp Ramleh ......................................................................................56
Traditions ..............................................................................................................................................................61
Geronimo ..............................................................................................................................................................64
In brief ..................................................................................................................................................................66
Campus happenings ..........................................................................................................................................67
Post Hilltop ..........................................................................................................................................................71
Giving back: News from the Alumni/ae office ..........................................................................................73
Around campus ..................................................................................................................................................74
Reunion Weekend 2010....................................................................................................................................77
Class Notes ..........................................................................................................................................................79
Students gather in the front hall of Old
School prior to the winter formal.
PHOTO BY RAY WOISHEK ’89
On the cover:
The Headmaster’s Office in Old School.
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RAY WOISHEK ’89
On the back cover:
Patrick McGinnis ’11, who broke the
school record in the 50-yard freestyle,
is among a number of impressive
athletes on the SG swim team.
PHOTO BY ANDREA HANSEN
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This edition is dedicated to the memory of our
former headmaster, Chuck Hamblet, who died
Jan. 13, 2010.
I’ve been told that at the end of his life, Chuck
knew he would be remembered for the way the St.
George’s campus was transformed under his leader-
ship. New dormitories, upgraded athletic facilities, a
new arts center and campus center all were constructed
under his reign.He could often be seen
holding a groundbreaking shovel, stand-
ing at a podium delivering a welcome to
the crowd.
That, however, is the Chuck for the
next installment of the St. George’s
School history.“The 1990s: Hamblet era
marked by campus infrastructure
improvements.”Chuck on paper.
I will remember Chuck for the
man he was: friendly, fair, considerate,
honorable.
I can’t claim to have known him well.
I worked for him, sat in the chair next to
him every week at Administrative Com-
mittee meetings. I helped him out with a
few speeches.
When someone dies, you remember
how he or she made you feel. Chuck was
the opposite of a snob. Sure, he had high standards. He
wanted us to be our best, and the way he went about it
was by being approachable, kind and supportive.
When he caught my eye before a special event, he
would give me one of his trademark smiles and a wink
just to say,“OK, here we go. This is our show. This is
going to be good.”
Carol, we hope it brings you some comfort to see
all the wonderful ways in which he’s remembered here.
Chuck loved kids, and so I like to think he would
appreciate the main feature of this edition: a story
about adoption. Chuck’s grandson Nathan is adopted,
and along with his granddaughter, Nicole, and grand-
son, Alexander, gave him somuch joy.
The feature here, “BecomingMary” (p. 12), came
about after Mary Behan ’10 delivered a chapel talk in
January about her search for her own identity as a girl
born in China—and raised in an Irish Catholic family
in Rhode Island. Afterward, I couldn’t help thinking:
What is her mother’s story? Thank you sincerely to
Tish Behan P’10, who was so warm and accepting of
my story idea, and who opened up her heart in my
reporting of it.
Two chapel talks in this edition also speak to issues
of family and home.Home schooled as a youngster,
SabraWilson ’10 (p. 29) says she’s learned to appreciate
now the many places she feels comfortable and sup-
ported outside her native town of Lake Clear, N.Y.
And “Life lessons from Pops” (p. 26) is senior
Polly Murray’s essay on what she’s learned from her
87-year-old grandfather. There are lessons in there
for all of us about confronting change: “First, be
stubborn and refuse to let go of what’s familiar.
Then, consider the positive aspects of the change.
And finally, agree to change and notice only the new-
found benefits.” I like that.
Speaking of change, this winter also marks the
public announcement that one of our veteran admin-
istrators, Joe Gould, will leave his post as the school’s
director of development and spend his last years at St.
George’s as director of global programs, a subject
close to his heart. Joe, a close associate and friend of
Chuck Hamblet’s who began his career alongside
Chuck at Phillips Exeter Academy, has been traveling
to Asia both for the school and as a more personal
passion for more than a decade. Stepping back from
his fund-raising role will allow Joe to step into the
classroom for the first time in his decades-long inde-
pendent school career.
Like Pops, we predict he’ll “consider the positive
aspects of the change… and agree to notice only the
newfound benefits.”
Good luck, Joe.
St. George’sF r o m t h e e d i t o r ’ s d e s k
Connor and I take in the view on thedocks in Watch Hill, R.I.
Suzanne McGrady
Bulletin Editor
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Charles A. HambletHeadmaster Emeritus
1941-2010
Headmaster Emeritus Charles A.Hamblet, the
gentlemanly leader with a broad smile who
led St. George’s through an unprecedented
era of growth and prosperity from 1989-2004, died Jan.
9 at his home in St.Marys, Georgia. Chuck had battled
a brain tumor courageously for nearly two years. He
was 68.With him was his family, including his wife,
Carol, who served the school as our coordinator of
student services and who also was by Chuck’s side—
collegially and devotedly—for all the major events in
the life of the school during their tenure.
The 10th headmaster of the school, and the second-
longest serving in our history, Chuck presided over a
period in which St. George’s established itself firmly as
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“Chuck was … a true gentleman and consummate educator.
He will be sorely missed, but his legacy lives on in the schools
he served so well.”
—Deirdre Ling, former Head of Middlesex School
Tenth headmaster of St. George’s,‘a warm and wise presence,’ dies at 68
a national leader among coeducational boarding
schools, one in which boys and girls learned, lived, and
competed together in state-of-the-art facilities. He was
an unfailing advocate for teachers, determined to sup-
port them in their efforts with our students in many
ways, not the least of which was through competitive
compensation rivaling the best of our peer schools.
The Centennial Celebration in 1996 and the $36.6
million Centennial Campaign were hallmarks of
Chuck’s tenure.While students and teachers were
always his priorities, his legacy is also marked by the
dramatic expansion of campus facilities. Construction
began in 1992 with Buell and Wheeler dormitories and
continued nearly nonstop until 2004 with the dedica-
tion of the Charles A. and Carol J. Hamblet Campus
Center, appropriately named in the Hamblets’ honor
after their retirement. In addition, during the Hamblet
era the school added the Hoopes Squash Center, the
newVan Beuren Gymnasium, the Hersey Track, the
Ford Fitness Center, the new Geronimo, the
Drury/Grosvenor Center for the Arts, the Cabot/Har-
man Ice Center, the Taverner Archives, East and Zane
dormitories, and the Hoyt Pool.
Beyond physical facilities, under Chuck’s leader-
ship a host of academic and other school programs also
were expanded: in diversity, administrative and aca-
demic technology,Asian culture and Chinese language,
and financial aid. Chuck and Carol believed in a holis-
tic approach to student wellness and academic success.
Together, they established a team of school health
professionals and administrators, The Health Group,
which continues to meet each week to discuss student
issues, and to support the health and emotional well-
being of the students.
Beyond St. George’s, Chuck served on numerous
boards and education committees. Until recently he
was a trustee at Bridgton Academy, near the Hamblets’
summer home in Casco,Maine.He was also an influ-
ential board member and leader with the International
Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame and A Better Chance.
Most recently, Chuck was inducted into the New
England Basketball Hall of Fame.
Chuck was born April 21, 1941, and grew up in
Lawrence,Mass. He graduated from Baldwin-Wallace
College in Berea, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland, close
to where his grandparents lived.He earned a master’s
degree in education from Rutgers University in New
Brunswick, N.J., and taught in a public school nearby,
where he met Carol, who also was a teacher. Chuck
earned another master’s degree, in mathematics, at
Brown University and entered prep school teaching at
Governor Dummer Academy (now the Governor’s
Academy) in Byfield,Massachusetts.
Chuck came to St. George’s in 1989 from Phillips
Exeter Academy where, following his tenure at Gover-
nor Dummer, he had established himself for 19 years as
a talented teacher, coach and leader, director of the
summer school, chairman of the math department,
dormitory parent, and coach of the varsity boys
basketball team. Chuck became known at Exeter as a
well-rounded educator who always kept students at the
heart of his priorities. A program he developed to bring
Native American students to independent schools was
nationally recognized.
Chuck was a friendly presence to students at St.
George’s, where he was a devoted fan of all the sports
teams, traveling from sideline to sideline cheering on
the athletes. His office open door policy frequently
found him at his desk helping students with math
problems or chatting with them about their day-to-
day lives.
Chuck and Carol moved to Florida after their
retirement from St. George’s, but after two years, Chuck
was called out of retirement and was asked to serve for
a year as interim headmaster at Westchester Country
Day School, a private K-12 day school, in High Point,
N.C. It would turn into a more long-term relationship:
he became a beloved figure on campus, was asked to
stay on as headmaster, and only stepped aside, due to
his illness, last spring.
In addition to Carol, Chuck is survived by his son
Rick, his daughter-in-law Lesley, and their children,
Nathan and Nicole, as well as by his son Todd, his
daughter-in-law Lauren, and their son Alexander.
A memorial service was held on Jan. 16 in the St.
George’s Chapel.
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Mr.Hamblet provided me with the
first of many lessons I would learn
on the Hilltop during a simple
game of “Horse.”
I was 12 years old and decided to tag
along to SG with my father (Sylvester ’69)
who happened to be giving the keynote
speech on Prize Day. At some point during
my stay, Mr. Hamblet invited me down to the
Dorrance fieldhouse to shoot some hoops. I
was pretty excited about the opportunity to
show off the skills I’d been honing for the last
couple of years. And what better way to do so
against what most boys from the south side of
Chicago would refer to as “an old white man.”
Granted, we ended up only playing a game of
“Horse,” but I was still both excited and confi-
dent. Needless to say, what would transpire
next I did not see coming. Mr. Hamblet DID
NOT MISS ONE SHOT. Jason Monroe DID
NOT HIT ONE SHOT. Need I say more?
There I was: a disappointed 12-year-old, still
in a state of shock and confusion over what
just happened.All I could think of was how I
would tell my friends back in Chicago and Los
Angeles that “an old white man”beat me in a
game of “Horse.”And that was an understate-
ment. Mr. Hamblet wasn’t the type to rub it in
either. He didn’t need to. His actions on the
court did his talking. For him, it was really a
moment to teach and provide feedback on
what I could do differently, what I could do to
be better. The respect was instant. I knew what
I had to do from that point on.
Fast forward a year or so. I am the starting
point guard on the Hilltop and, like Mr.Ham-
blet, I let my“game”do the talking for the next
four years.Not to mention, I graduated as the
senior prefect.
That game of “Horse”meant a lot to me.
The lessons learned from the game mean even
more and transcend well beyond the context of
a“game.”Words like“persistence,”“work ethic,”
“sportsmanship,”“leadership,”“open-minded,”
“receptive,”“competitive,” and“humble”come
to mind as takeaways from what was otherwise
a sound defeat.Over the course of my four
years on the Hilltop, I became a better athlete. I
no longer focused on just basketball. I became
a better student. I became a leader. I considered
myself to be well rounded at last.…
It’s amazing what a simple game of
“Horse” can do.
Thanks,Mr.Hamblet!
‘Horse’ withHamblet
BY JASON MONROE ’95
Editor’s note: Upon the death of Headmaster Emeritus
Chuck Hamblet, who ran the school from 1989-2004,
we contacted several former senior prefects during his
tenure to get their recollections of his spirit and influence.
Following are some of their memories.
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I remember well an overall sense I developed from
my many interactions with [Mr.Hamblet] while I was
Senior Prefect, namely that he cared deeply about the
students at the school and was a very good listener. I re-
member in particular the prefect lunches we would have
in his office. These usually consisted of the five of us talk-
ing to Mr.Hamblet about the various things that were
going on at the school, including giving voice to any
complaints or grievances students may have had about
one thing or another.And I remember always feeling that
he was listening to what we said. Even when he would
deny a request or explain why something could not be
done, he invariably did it in a way that was not at all dis-
missive and instead showed that he understood the stu-
dents’ perspective.As a result, he and I had a very good
relationship and, I believe, he did as well with the other
prefects.
—Charles Barzun ’93
For over a decade, Charles Hamblet was the friendly
face of St George’s that greeted eager new students em-
barking on the first step of their young lives.He was a
firm presence for three of my four wonderful years on
the Hilltop.When I think of him, I see him standing tall
with a warm smile in the front hall or at the front of
assembly asking us all to quiet down so we can hear the
day’s announcements.He worked tirelessly for the cause
of St. George’s. Everywhere there is evidence of his hard
work—new dorms and new facilities.When I was one of
the senior prefects I remember being included in the de-
sign meetings for the new dorm.Mr.Hamblet always
wanted to hear what we thought.He also felt it was im-
portant to reach out far and wide to increase the student
base.My small class of 80 came from the east, west,
north, south, Europe and even the Middle East.He be-
lieved in an education that extended outside the class-
room—a place where we could meet people from every
walk of life so that we could all learn from each other.
He left the Hilltop a better place than he found it. It
is something that we all strive for—and, in his case, he
succeeded.Charles Hamblet affected generations of
Dragons who can say that he made a difference in their
lives. It is an impressive legacy. I thank him for all the
time he gave for our benefit—time he was seen on the
sidelines at games, time he spent working with students
in the classroom, time he took to meet people in his of-
fice or off-campus. Thank you to his family for sharing
him with so many.Our thoughts are with you now as
you suffer through this loss. Take comfort in the fact that
he lives on in a million ways—in all the accomplishments
of the lives he touched that go on all over the world.
—Sara Ely Hulse ’92
I remember Mr.Hamblet was always approachable
and smiling, knowing students’ names when they didn’t
think he did. I had the opportunity to work closely with
him as senior prefect and I always felt comfortable run-
ning issues by him and respected his opinion.On a little
side note,my sister also went to St.George’s and she and
her friends won a sleepover at the Hamblets’ house. She
told me it was really fun and they made cookies for them
and rented movies! They made St.George’s feel like
home and Mr.Hamblet will truly be missed.
—Liv (Wilson) Thompson ’99
When he became headmaster in our sixth-form year,
Mr.Hamblet mentioned that he missed his role as a
teacher; he missed having direct interaction with stu-
dents. Perhaps this was why he was entirely open to dis-
cussing any issue with any student at even the most
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inconvenient hour. In dealing with thorny issues he also
had a deft ability to be simultaneously frank and gra-
cious. Mr.Hamblet may have forfeited being a teacher,
but he took on the demanding role of a mentor, and in
doing so he was a powerful educator.He possessed the
exact qualities that the school needed to lead the 350 stu-
dents and staff who had endured the uncertainty of three
headmasters in as many years.
—Josh Gillespie ’90
In the beginning of my sophomore year, I remember
receiving my class list and discovering that I had been as-
signed Mr.Hamblet as myAlgebra 2 instructor.Now, at
that time, you might as well have told me that I had been
given a semester-long pass to proctored study hall. I
thought to myself: I have the headmaster of the school as
my teacher?! This can’t be good.Of course, it was one of
the best classes I ever had and it had everything to do
with Mr.Hamblet. I looked forward to class.He inspired
me to believe in my potential and myself.
Charles was a great mentor and teacher, and I will
forever be indebted to him for his constant encourage-
ment and guidance during my time on the Hilltop.He
will be greatly missed.
—Jacob Jeffries-Steele ’97
I remember him fondly as a father to all students.
My time as senior prefect led me to understand what a
tough role he had to play with respect to being headmas-
ter/head of discipline. Like a father, he was put in the po-
sition of both desiring us all to be able to freely make our
own mistakes because he knew this would be how we
would learn our lifelong lessons, but yet he also sincerely
wished he could convince us all that minding the rules
would lead us to success without having to bear the con-
sequences.We grew up into young adults under his guid-
ance whether we recognized it or not; I know he thought
of us all as his children.
I will never forget his advice and guidance during
our lunch meetings each week.
—Anika Leerssen ’96
Mr. Hamblet was a remarkable leader and men-
tor. As senior prefect, I was inspired by his dedication
to the SG family. He helped me grasp the importance
of service leadership, as he established bonds with
everyone that he served (students, faculty and staff).
He learned our names, attended games, assisted with
math assignments, participated in form meetings, and
always offered guidance and words of encouragement.
As our leader, he understood that each class and stu-
dent was unique and respected our differences.
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Though we will miss Mr. Hamblet, we’ll continue to
celebrate the memories we shared with him.
—Tiffani Thomas ’00
As senior prefect (’94) I had many interactions
with Mr. Hamblet, both in my duties as prefect and
through his frequent visits to the basketball court to
cheer us on (and, on occasion, to remind the team of
his timeless three-point shot). As a prefect, I recall
very specifically the amount of respect he showed me.
So much so that I often felt as though I was his peer.
For example, each day when he would transition the
school assembly to me to lead the student announce-
ments. His confidence in me was critical during an
important stage of my life and I will always remem-
ber his contributions to my development into adult-
hood. As a team, Mr. and Mrs. Hamblet defined what
it meant to be a Dragon: unwavering school pride
and constant support of one another. I am very grate-
ful for having had the opportunity to be a student at
SG during the Hamblets’ tenure and I offer my deep-
est sympathies to their family.
—FredHouse ’94
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Hundreds journeyed to St. George’s on a cold, sunny Saturday,
Jan. 16, 2010, for a memorial service for Headmaster Emeri-
tus Chuck Hamblet in the St. George’s Chapel to recall
the 10th headmaster of the school as a man of integrity, unfailingly
committed to his family and to his schools.
Among the three eulogists at the service were former chair of the
Board of Trustees Betsy Michel, Chuck’s son Todd, and Chris Harlow, a
45-year friend of Chuck’s who called him“the best kind of friend a
person could hope to have.”
Harlow and Chuck had known each other since they attended
graduate school in New Jersey in the 1960s, and shared time with their
respective families each summer in Maine.
“The usual agenda of the night was laughter,”Harlow said of those
summer evenings,“… but besides the great times we had together, the
one thing I saw was integrity, a deep commitment to core values: gen-
erosity, compassion, commitment.”
“He was a lifelong learner, a master teacher.When he talked about
the students at his school, he always talked about their countless oppor-
tunities.”
Michel met Chuck in May 1988, when she was the chair of the
search committee to hire a new headmaster. She recalled getting the
names of more than two dozen of Hamblet’s colleagues as references.
“I called them all,”Michel said.“And 30 pages of notes made clear
that if we were lucky to get him, Chuck was our guy.”
Michel said the school wanted“an insider who would enlighten
the school, who would understand the potential and strengths of a
small school.”
“I knew almost right away that we were in good hands,” she said.
When Todd Hamblet ascended to the lectern, he first thanked those
in attendance for “an incredible outpouring of support,” and then
turned to his mother, Carol Hamblet, who served St. George’s as direc-
tor of student services. Carol and Chuck were married for 42 years.
Memorial service forHamblet recalls a‘compassionate leader’
Hundreds return to St. George’s toremember our former headmaster
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“Mom, you worked tirelessly to support Dad throughout his
career,” he said.“Thank you.”
Todd recalled his father as a sage advisor, a consummate teacher
who taught his children—Todd and his older brother Rick—to be
proud of their accomplishments “but never to gloat,” and to seek fair-
ness in all situations. He also taught them a series of life lessons—11 of
which he wanted to reveal at the memorial service.“And Dad would’ve
been quick to point out that’s a prime number,”he said of Hamblet,
who spent his career before and during his headmasterships as a math
teacher.
The list was a mixture of the humorous and the poignant.
“Dad said you can never get to the airport early enough to catch
your flight,” he said.
On the golf course, his father “never met a mulligan he didn’t like.”
He was also a man who lived his life believing that if you“take care
of the little things, the big things will take care of themselves—and dad
took care of the little things,” he said. On Sundays the gentlemanly
Hamblet could often be seen walking the St. George’s campus with
Carol and his dog Opal, picking up pieces of litter left on the playing
fields from the games the day before.
He was a basketball player, Todd said, who knew“a drop shot from
the baseline was demoralizing to your opponent,” and that if he was
watching TV, someone soon“would be more than happy to get up and
get a bowl of ice cream” for him.
Throughout their lives, Todd said, his father taught him and his
brother—and all his students—to be their best.
And he always, always put family first.
At the end of his illness—an inoperable brain tumor—he“refused
to stop traveling to see his grandchildren.”
Todd looked up.“Dad,”he said.“We miss you, we love you—and
we’ll take care of Mom for you.”
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Adopted by an Irish-Catholicfamily, a girl born in Chinareconnects with her past
BY SUZANNE MCGRADYSt. George’s Bulletin Editor
MaryMary, at age 2, chases rabbits at the fosterhome where she lived in Fuzhou, China.Her foster mother, Mei Ling, looks on.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARY BEHAN ’10.
Becoming
1992, Jiangxi Province, Southeast China—
She was a mother looking for
another mother to care for her
baby girl—and so she crept
through the growing darkness and
left her baby, warmly swaddled, in
plain sight, on the steps of a public
building in Fuzhou. Someone will
find her, she thought. Someone will
give her a good life…
The story of how Mary Katherine Behan came
to the United States is not unlike that of many
others. From 1985-2008, Americans adopted
67,842 children from China, according to the U.S.
Department of State. Still, adoption, especially
from a country as culturally unique and distant as
China, has all the emotional intensity as most
other life-altering events. And unless you’ve been
on the inside, you may not really know the chal-
lenges and joys these families have experienced.
Here’s one mother’s story:
Tish Curtis Behan always wanted a big family. She
is one of four children in her family, an Irish Catholic
brood that settled in Newport and Portsmouth.Her
husband,Mike, is one of 12.However somemedical
challenges were getting in the way.After nine pregnan-
cies and the death of an infant daughter, the Behans
were blessed with two boys: Michael and Garrett. Still,
Tish andMike couldn’t let go of their dream.“It came
to us very easily that we wanted to adopt,”Tish recalls.
In 1994, the couple decided to initiate the adoption
process. At the time, their sons were 4-years old and 10
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BY MARY BEHAN ’10Following is a chapel talk delivered on Dec. 1, 2009.
Four Irish-Americans and a Chinese girl walked into a restaurant.…
If you are waiting for a punchline, that wasn’t a joke: It’s just my
family whenever we go out to dinner.
For those of you who don’t knowme,my
name is Mary and I was adopted from China
when I was two and a half.
I’ve always wondered what people think
whenmy family and I are out together. Do they
see what I see—two parents and their three
children? Or do they see two Americans, their
two sons, andmentally check me off as my
older or younger brother’s girlfriend? Do they even think about what
they see, or am I just obsessing over the minor details?
For a long time, I hoped I was just obsessing, because it was those
sorts of questions that mademe feel insecure about my place in my
family. Those questions made me doubt myself, and, as cliché as it
seems, they mademe wonder about my identity.
It began with exasperated sarcasm.
“Wait, so, are you Japanese or Chinese?”
“Neither,” I would say,“I’m Irish.”
There would be a pause.
And then,“Wait, really?”
My general answer to The Question was, “No, not really,” but
if I was feeling particularly irritated, I would say, “What—you
couldn’t tell?”
Eventually the sardonic remark, accompanied by a roll of the eyes
and perfected deadpan, becamemy way of ignoring a question that, for
some reason, bothered me.
It botheredme because even though I was a Chinese girl adopted by
an Irish-Catholic family, I did not want to be categorized as“Asian” by
other people when, for the better part of my life, I did not even catego-
rizemyself as Asian. Friends’ lighthearted comments aboutmy“Asian-
ness”were actually funny, but when someone, in all seriousness, asked
me aboutmy nationality, I always felt offended on some level—I did not
care what I was, so what gave other people the right to question?
In the summer of 2007, after my freshman year, I traveled to
Beijing to study with a Choate Rosemary Hall program. There, while
all of my white American friends called me Fu Ping,my
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months. The agency they were working with connected
American families with children from Romania,
Uzbekistan or Belarus. The Behans wanted a toddler,
aged 2 or 3, between the two boys.
Meanwhile in China, a One Child Policy, imple-
mented by the Chinese Government in 1979, was
having devastating effects on the social and economic
structure of the country. Hundreds of thousands of
baby girls, most just days old, were being abandoned in
public places— busy streets, railway stations, and in
front of public buildings—so that they would quickly
be found. Baby boys were prized because they would
carry on the ancestral name—and take care of their
parents in their old age.And so the abandoned baby
girls were being shuttled off to orphanages, now burst-
ing at the seams. In places like Fuzhou, where many
families lived a hardscrabble life in one- and two-room
rowhouses without indoor plumbing, the orphanages
employed foster mothers in the neighborhood to help
take care of the children.
Some of the children were being adopted interna-
tionally, however the road was still relatively untrod-
den when the agency the Behans were working with
called Tish in January 1995 to say they’d just been
cleared to arrange adoptions from China.Would they
be interested?
Tish andMike had to think about it.
“Now when the five of us walked down the street
it would be pretty obvious we had an adopted child,”
she said.
Tish was aware the dynamic would likely bring
some challenges.“But it didn’t take us 24 hours to
decide,” she says.
It took four weeks to redo the paperwork to apply
for a Chinese adoption.On Feb 28, 1995, the govern-
ment had the Behans’ application.
At the time, Tish was a guidance counselor at the
Forest Ave. Elementary School; Mike was growing his
construction business, Behan Bros. Inc. on Aquidneck
Ave., in Middletown.
Tish says she was on the phone almost daily with
the adoption agency.
Then came Tuesday,March 28, 1995.
Above:In 2009, Tish Behanand her daughterMary traveled toChina, where Marymet her foster familyfor the first time.
Opposite page:The Wang familynever forgot Mary,whom they calledJing Dan.
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Tish was inMike’s office when the fax came
through. The woman at the adoption agency said it was
coming…
A tiny round face engulfed in quilted clothing.
Sparkly dark eyes. A baby halfway around the world in
Jiangxi Province, China (population: 40 million).
As she headed to work at the local orphanage,Mei
Ling’s husbandYin Fa picked up Jing Dan,meaning
“smart crystal,” from the yard where she was playing
with the rabbits, and headed out into the fields with her
in a sling across his back. The baby, who’d come into
the orphanage just a day old, as most, loved to chase the
rabbits around the yard. Still, she was eager to join Yin
Fa in the fields, where she would help him place the
harvested vegetables into baskets, or sit and play among
the plants.
Jing Dan was the first baby from the local orphan-
age theWangs had taken care of. She had been called Fu
Ping by the orphanage workers, but the foster family
immediately made her their own, renaming her, and
soon she and her personality—her desires and
demands—became a part of their everyday lives. Still,
they weren’t prepared for howmuch they would love
her as their own, how seamless their affections would
become. The family’s own children—son Qiang, 10,
and daughter JunMing, 8—had quickly become
attached to the girl. Little Jing Dan was a bright spirit in
the tiny house, with one main room and two tiny bed-
rooms—no kitchen, no bathroom,where they could
hear the neighbors on both sides of the row house
through thin walls. As she grew into a toddler, Jing Dan
would climb up next to the children and pretend to
help them with their homework.At night Mei Ling and
Yin Fa would let Jing Dan climb into bed with them.
Jing Dan was always itchy andYin Fa would put her to
sleep by scratching her back. Unlike another infant girl
whom they took care of for a short while until she was
adopted, Jing Dan would always be theirs, they thought.
She was 2 now, no longer a baby—a little girl. No one
in America would be asking after her now…
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Chinese host family insisted on calling meMary. It was their
attempt to make me seemmore American despite my obvious
Chinese appearance, because having an American in the home
was “exotic.” I had grown up in a Roman-Catholic middle
school, where, to my classmates, everything about me
screamed“Asian!;” this was the first time I had ever met anyone
who considered me just plain American. It was a strange con-
cept andmore than a little odd, but I liked it.
When I came home from China that summer, I experi-
enced another “first” in regards to my race. It was my cousin’s wedding,
and someone I had never seen before, but who knewmy large adopted
family, decided to go down the line of cousins with whom I was sitting
and play guess-the-parents. Tomy cousins, she said,“You’re Bridget’s,
right? You are, too.And you’re Susan and Chris’s,”while my younger
brother received a,“You’re Tish andMike’s.”
She stopped at me.Her blank stare and hesitation lasted only a
moment, but it was a moment too long.
“Tish andMike’s,” I supplied hastily.
“Oh.”
She couldn’t tell… But then, I tried to tell myself,why should she be
able to? I mean, it’s not like I was ever going to hear,“You have your
father’s eyes,”or “You look just like yourmother” from anyone. Despite
knowing all this intellectually, I still felt hurt, rather than annoyed or
uncomfortable. That one incident kept replaying inmymind; I was
incapable of just letting it go as I didmost other comments aboutmy race.
It made me think.
What am I?
I came closer to answering that question the summer after my
sophomore year, when I learned through awkward conversation and
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May 1995, Fuzhou, China—The day they never
imagined has come.With tears in their eyes,Mei Ling
and JunMing pack Jing Dan into the car and the
orphanage director drives the three down the rambling
dirt road from Fuzhou to Nanchang where they will
turn over Jing Dan to her new family. It takes seven
hours to get to the hotel.
After leaving the States April 26, Tish andMike
take four flights,meet a translator fromOhio in Hong
Kong, then take another short flight into Nanchang.
The hotel where the Behans arrive is bustling and
noisy. All the signs are inMandarin. Settling into their
room, Tish lays out some toys on the bed and hears a
knock on the door.
Three adults—Mei Ling and JunMing and the
orphanage director—enter with Jing Dan, who imme-
diately goes to the bed. She has the biggest dimples Tish
has ever seen. Jing Dan offers her new acquaintances
raisins out of a box. Everyone heads down to the hotel
lobby where they find a place for lunch.
Lunch is pleasant, Tish recalls, and she gets to play
with Jing Dan on her lap.
Later, the six head back to the hotel elevator, where
they ascend to their respective floors. Tish is carrying
Jing Dan, whom the couple has already decided to
nameMary, in her arms. The foster mother and sister
are also staying the night in the hotel, on another floor.
When the Behans reach their floor, the orphanage
director pushes Mike and Tish into the hallway. She
pushes Mei Ling back as the woman screams hysteri-
cally. JunMing and Jing Dan begin to cry…
Above:The Wang familytook care of Mary(middle) until shewas 2 and a half.
Opposite page: Marylooks at old picturesafter meeting herfoster mother, MeiLing (right), andfoster sister, JunMing (with herdaughter, left) forthe first time inChina last summer.
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Back in the hotel room, Tish wants to give her new
baby a bath. The water is terrifying. Jing Dan has never
been submerged in water before, but Tish doesn’t know
it, and the baby is crying at the top of her lungs.Mean-
while JunMing is wandering the halls trying to find
Jing Dan. She hears her crying and knocks on the
Behans’ hotel room door. Tish allows her to come in
and help give the toddler a sponge bath.
It’ll be like this for years.“She definitely experienced
post-traumatic stress syndrome. She screamed and
screamed at doors for a long time,” Tish says of the first
year Mary was in the United States. “That’s how she
would go to sleep. Just screaming and crying at a door.”
The night terrors were incessant: five nights a week, for
more than 10 years. No one could really help. The family
got used to hearing Mary scream in the night.
August 2008, Middletown, R.I.— After being
hired by Tish, Bruce Yu, a private investigator in
Nanchang, reports back that he’s found Mary’s
foster family in Fuzhou.
With the help of St. George’s student Huanmin Hu
’10, a one-year student from Beijing who can serve as a
translator, the families start to correspond.Mary wants
to know:“What was I like?What did I eat?What did I
like to play?”
The letters Tish andMary get back, however, are
not the usual pen-pal fare.“Why do they love you?” the
foster mother asks Mary in one correspondence.“Why
do they want you?”
“They had an eerie quality,”Tish says.“We didn’t
have any idea the trauma they went through after
Mary left.”
Something aches in Tish, as well, when she thinks
about the family’s suffering. She remembers her own
andMike’s dreams: that they got what they wanted—
they got to be whole, they got to loveMary, and get love
back, because they got to takeMary home.
Bruce Yu tells Tish the foster mother didn’t eat
properly for months after Mary left. The whole vil-
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random speculation that my roommate at theMiddlebury
Monterey Language Academy was from the same orphanage as
I was. Later, when I returned home from camp,mymom and I
set out to see if we could find other girls frommy orphanage—
ormaybe even from the foster family that took care of me after
my brief stint as a newborn in the orphanage. Our investiga-
tion, including the exchange of part-English, part-Chinese,
and part-Babelfish Online Translator emails, ended with a trip
to China at the beginning of last summer, and a foray into the
first two-and-a-half years of my life there.We planned to visit the rela-
tively small city of Fuzhou, in Jiangxi Province.
While there, I foundmemories of a toddler who chased rabbits,
pretended to do schoolwork with her elder siblings and practiced mak-
ing sad faces. I heard tales of a girl who knew she was leaving and told
her daddy she was going to America to make a lot of money to buy him
a drink, and stories of a newly adopted child who sat at the hotel door
and screamed until she cried herself to sleep.
I came face-to-face with the forgotten—with the physical remnants
of my past. I found an old, one-story cement house riddled with over-
grown weeds and traditional good-luck signs pasted on the sides of the
door in faded red. I saw a broken crib kept long after its occupant
departed for America, and a garden through which a toddler used to
traipse under the illusion she was helping to grow things.
And, finally, I met a family so full of love, that even after they
endured the pain of watching me leave, they cared for 13 more infants,
ending with a girl they found on their doorstep. I met a mother, a
father, and two older siblings who despite 14 years and a language
barrier still called me their daughter and sister. I met a family that made
me feel unbearably guilty: I wanted to be able to tell them I loved them
and remembered them, because they so obviously loved and remem-
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lage was in mourning. The foster grandmother died
six months later; the family claims it was from a
“broken heart.”
June 2009, en route to Fuzhou, China—Mary is
ready to go back. NowMary and Tish, along with
Huanmin, are on a journey back toMary’s birthplace.
June 2009, Fuzhou, China—Mei Ling begins the
journey to see her beloved Jing Dan. She hasn’t seen the
baby she cared for since that day in the Nanchang hotel
when the orphanage director held her back in the eleva-
tor, the doors closed on a whole chapter of her life, and the
crushing pain set in. Now she knows she’s out there, so
close. She must see her as soon as she’s within reach. It
doesn’t matter that the ride from Fuzhou to Beijing will
take 30 hours, and that she can only afford the car with a
wooden bench for a seat.
June 2009, Beijing, China—Huanmin and her
mother,Wendy, acting as liaisons, reserve a room at a
local Beijing restaurant for the reunion to take place. A
highly respected Chinese family with means, education,
and enormous hearts, the Hus are just the right people
to help the Behans navigate the complicated cultural
territory between New England and rural China.
JunMing, nowmarried with a 2-year-old of her
own, will come with her baby. She’s been living in
Beijing, where she studied English specifically so that
she could try one day to find Jing Dan.
Mei Ling will have her adopted daughter, a 6-
year-old the family has taken in—another baby girl,
who was left out in the middle of the street when
she was born.
She’ll be carsick the entire journey from Fuzhou.
The restaurant table is set with starched white
linens and the Behans and Hus have arrived first. Then,
travel-weary, but eager,Mei Ling appears in the door.
Tish realizes she hasn’t really changed in 15 years, since
Above:Mary takes her firstChinese languageclass at St. George’s.
Opposite page:Mary and her fostermother, Mei Ling,visited the GreatWall last summer. Itwas the first timeMei Ling had beenthere.
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she too last saw her at the hotel elevator, crying.
Mary is shy, but gets up to greet the woman who
still loves her, the child she once was.
Mei Ling surroundsMary with a hug, but Mary’s
body stiffens against the affection.
The day is filled with sightseeing: Mei Ling, though
now in her 60s, has never seen the GreatWall. They say
goodbye the next day.Mei Ling will travel the 30 hours
back home with her daughter, but the reunion is not
over. The day after tomorrow, Tish,Mary and Huan-
min are scheduled to spend three days in Fuzhou.
June 2009, Downtown Fuzhou, China—Travel in
China has improved immensely since Tish was last
in the country 14 years ago. In fact, the road from
Nanchang to Fuzhou is now a highway, and Tish,
Mary and Huanmin can easily take a plane from
Beijing to Fuzhou.
Qiang, the foster brotherMary lived with until she
was 2, picks up the three from a hotel in the inner city. It
doesn’t take long to get back to the place whereMary
once chased the rabbits around the yard.Qiang is mar-
ried now and has a baby of his own.He owns the fam-
ily’s first car and has a home with a bathroom inside.
The car arrives in the driveway of the son’s new
house, just down the street from where the family once
lived withMary in the red apartment, now
abandoned—thoughMary’s crib, 16 years later, still
rests in the corner. It doesn’t take long for a small crowd
to gather. JunMing has made the journey from Beijing.
Then, from out of nowhere, fireworks explode
along the ground and everybody is screaming
because they don’t know what it is. In China, fire-
works are usually saved for the arrival of important
political figures—so everyone’s emotional, with tears.
Mary’s overwhelmed by the attention. Her shyness
creeps back in and she stands behind Tish, who’s
hugging everyone. “I’m not even aware of what’s
going on, but she keeps staying farther and farther
behind me,” Tish remembers.
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beredme. I wanted them to be more than strangers to me so
badly that I cried when I knew no one was watching.
And yet…
There was something missing.As selfish as it makes me
seem, there was a whisper of disappointment that only I was
able to sense, a feeling that some integral part of what I was
looking for just wasn’t there.
When I went to visit my foster family, I was told many
things about myself—but I was not told who I was. I realized,
after the trip, that I should not have expected to find the answer to my
question of self-identity with my foster family. They could not tell me if
I was Chinese, or American, or perhaps even half-Chinese and half-
Leprechaun; that was something only I could figure out.
But I did not know where to begin.
Strangely enough, the beginning of enlightenment came later in
the summer, as the start of school drew close and I finally picked upmy
copy of “Confucius Lives Next Door.”
It was ultimately a conversation with mymother about the sum-
mer reading book and the campus speaker Cathy Bao Bean that really
settled things for me. The conversation went something like this:
“So, I heard there was a speaker,”mymom said casually while I was
impatiently trying to hang up the phone on her.
“Yeah,” I said unenthusiastically.“Cathy Bao Bean.”
“Well, what did she talk about?”
“I don’t know. Being Chinese and American?”
“Well,Mary,”mymom said in that reproachful tone of hers,“don’t
you think that’s kind of pertinent to you?”
I thought about it. Cathy Bao Bean is Chinese. I’m Chinese. Cathy
Bao Bean is an American citizen. So am I. Therefore, two plus two
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“We approach the apartment and they have water-
melon and vegetables, and they’re so happy to see us—
andMary’s withdrawing at every moment, getting
deeper and deeper.”
As Tish andMary walk four blocks, back into the
poorer section, to the red building with the crib,Mei
Ling andYin Fa shout out to neighbors,“Jing Dan is
back! Jing Dan is back!” Seventy- and 80-year-old
people rush out to get a glimpse of Mary; they all
remember her. Tish,Mary and Huanmin stop at many
of the open houses which look like open-door garages
and sit down on primitive stools. Strangers offer them
cucumbers, raw eggplants. They just want to touch
Mary and take pictures with her.
“She’s not white!”
“Why isn’t she taller? they ask each other.
“Why hasn’t she become American?”
Tish, Mary and Huanmin spend three days
traveling back and forth between the hotel in the
inner city, sightseeing with the foster family and
sharing some meals. One night there’s a big dinner
for Mary at the new house in Fuzhou. The grandfa-
ther, 90 years old and nearly blind, climbs four
flights of stairs to see Mary. Everyone wants to know
if Mary is OK. Does she go to school? What kind of a
house does she live in? Does her family have a car?
Mary happily shows them photos of St. George’s, of
the family home, the car. They seem comforted
now—if not in awe.
Back in the hotel room that night,Mary begins to
cry. She says she feels no connection.“I was so moved
by howmuch they really, really loved her, so it was
painful,”Tish recalls.
Mary just wanted to go home.
Above:The Behan familyChristmas 2009:Michael, Tish, Mary,Garrett and Mike.
Opposite page:Huanmin Hu ’10(right) from Beijingwho studied at St.George’s in the2008-09 school year,accompanied Maryand Tish on theirtrip back to Chinain 2009. Hu’smother, Wen,arranged the lunchin Beijing whereMary met her fostermother and sisterfor the first time inmany years.
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“I knew she was going to face some sort of identity
crisis.” says Tish.“Most children do with adoption—
wanting to know, ‘Who am I?What am I?’”
ForMary to come to terms with her history now is
a blessing, Tish says.
“Even though it’s been very painful, and I’ve been
sad a lot with it, I also feel really fortunate that there is
some resolution. I feel she’s more at peace than what
she was.
“She feels good about who she is right now.”
Middletown, R.I., August 2009—Mary Katherine Behan is in
her bedroom: the teenage sanctuaryof a bookish 17-year-old, withnovels of every era packing theshelves, and notes tacked to abulletin board on her closet.The computer is shut off.Her college essay is done—approximately 1,200 wordsabout the American life she’sliving and the Chinese life shedoesn’t much remember.
The night terrors have subsided.
She falls peacefully asleep.
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must equal—
“No,” I told mymom frankly.“Not really. She’s actually
Chinese.”
What I meant was, Cathy Bao Bean grew up in a Chinese
household, and she learned those Confucian values that Reid
writes about in “Confucius Lives Next Door.”
AHA! mymind all but screamed at me. So this is the answer,
it continued.This is who you are.
Perhaps it seems narrow-minded, but I don’t identify with
the Chinese, socially or culturally. Like many Americans, I don’t even
fully understand their society or their culture—I just look like them.
So I would like to thank the author of “Confucius Lives Next Door,”
Cathy Bao Bean, andmymom for guiding me to that elusive identity of
mine: I amMary Katherine Behan, which is about as Irish a name as
you can get. I stand at an intimidating height of four-feet-eleven-
inches—and, just like the rest of my family, I amAmerican.
Embodied inmy idea of being an American is that I have the
capacity to be whoever Iwant to be, regardless of what I look like. The
world can assume I speak fluent Chinese, or Japanese, or Korean, or
am good at math, simply for the fact that I am of Asian descent. I don’t
mind anymore—because I know who I am.
A few weeks ago, Garrett (Sider ’10) posed the question “What are
wemade of?”Now, I hope what I have had to say has gotten you to
think “Who are we?”Your answer might not come to you dramatically,
and once you stumble upon it, it might change.
Who knows?Maybe next year’s summer reading assignment will
tell you who you are.
MMaarryy BBeehhaann ’10 is a day student from Middletown, R.I. She can be
reached at [email protected].
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Ifirst met Lew Madeira in the late 80s – shortly
after I joined the St. George’s Board of Trustees.
I got to know him after I became Chair of the
Board in 1989. That was when I truly became a
“member of the club.” Though like some others, he
may at first have felt it odd that a woman would
chair the board of his old boys’ school, he, like so
many of you who preceded me, welcomed me,
looked after me, supported me and became my
lifelong friend.
Lew joined the Board of Trustees in 1965. He
served as chair of the building and grounds commit-
tee, as treasurer and as president. He served as an
honorary trustee from 1980 until his death last Sep-
tember. In his case, however, “honorary” certainly
didn’t mean out to pasture. In all the years that I knew
him, he was a towering presence at this school both
literally and figuratively.
Lew was, as we all know, wonderfully generous to
St. George’s – much more than anyone knew. I’m quite
sure he had the thickest file of all in the Development
Office – most of a whole file drawer all to himself. I’ve
seen it. It’s full of copies of thank you notes, though he
never sought public acclaim or even recognition for all
that he did for the school.
Many of Lew’s gifts were relatively small, timely,
crucial – not at all glamorous. He chaired the Building
and Grounds Committee and was justifiably proud of
his very practical knowledge of things like plumbing
and heating – knowledge gleaned from his experiences
with Amtrol, the company he led until his retirement in
1991. In fact, he may have been most at home toiling in
Former Chair of theBoard of TrusteesBetsy Michel, thelate HeadmasterEmeritus ChuckHamblet and LewisMadeira ’39 atthe CentennialCelebration in 1996.
Longtime friend and colleague Betsy
Michel P’85, ’89, former chair of the
St. George’s Board of Trustees, delivered
the following eulogy at a memorial
service for Lew Madeira on Saturday,
Dec. 12, in the St. George’s Chapel.
“Lew was, as we all know,wonderfully generous to St.
George’s – much more than anyoneknew ... though he never sought
public acclaim or even recognitionfor all that he did for the school.”
Lewis N.Madeira ’39Trustee
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the boiler room with Ray Ottiano, his good friend who
was for many years the school’s director of mainte-
nance. I’m not even sure what the phrase means, but
I’m told that Lew bragged he could “sweat a mean
joint”with the best of them.
Other gifts were big gifts – just as timely, just as
crucial. In 1988, as we were starting a search for a new
head of school, the board determined it was necessary
to build a separate Head’s residence.We didn’t have the
money. I think the entire endowment back then was
only $9 million or thereabouts.We just knew we
needed the house – and needed to make the decision
public. It was Lew who – completely unsolicited –
stepped up with the gift that enabled us to build Mer-
rick House right away.And it was Lew who in 1992
created a remainder trust that will one day endow the
salaries of the Head of School and the Chaplain. It was
the first big gift, the launch really, of the Centennial
Campaign, and we hadn’t even asked him for anything.
Early in the game, he walked into Chuck’s office, told
Chuck to sit down, told him what he planned to do –
then changed the subject and they went for a walk.
Lew was direct – he always got right to the point.
He didn’t want a lot of fuss – maybe it embarrassed
him a little. He had a nose for seeing what needed to be
done and then doing it – that was satisfaction enough. I
know he was pleased, but I know too that it took a bit
of arm twisting to get him to agree to have the theater
in the Arts Center named in his honor.
Lew, as well, was wonderfully generous to people. I
used to call on Marge Wheeler – she and her husband
George had spent a lifetime at the school.Marge could-
n’t get around on her own – she required a wheel-chair.
On one occasion, she told me that Lew had come in
earlier in the afternoon – right after a board meeting –
and she was still in shock.“Marge, what you need to get
around better is a van and I’m getting you one.”No
discussion, he didn’t stay long.He knew what was
needed and that’s what he did.
Lew was generous too in his support of me and of
Chuck and the school – even when he didn’t always
agree with a course of action. That’s often not easy –
certainly not a given. You always knew where he stood.
I know, for example, that he didn’t like the design of
the then proposed new dormitories to the north along
the athletic fields. He said they reminded him of a
stable – a fancy stable, but a stable nonetheless. He
went out and hired his own architect with a different,
more traditional, scheme to present to the board
meeting at which a final vote on the dorms was sched-
uled. We considered his plans and voted for the stable
– and Lew supported us. No small thing. I always
appreciated and never took that support for granted –
nor did Chuck.
Especially, Lew was fun. He
was irreverent at times, utterly
unpretentious, with what one
friend has characterized as “an
earthy view of social customs.” I
remember his telling me when
the Reed family was trying to
sell the “public” property on
Jupiter Island that they were
asking much too much money.
“The only thing worth any-
thing down here is the ambi-
ence – and that’s us.” I enjoyed
the visits to Florida – we played golf or just hung
out. Sometimes a quiet dinner – sometimes he and
Joanie would host a St. George’s gathering. She had
married into St. George’s but took us on gracefully
and warmly. There was something about Lew that lit
up the room when he was happy. I loved his smile
and his twinkle – the private wink when someone
did or said something funny. He was a good man
with a great big heart.
Chuck and Carol can’t be here today. I visited with
them earlier this fall. Remembering Lew, we have been
sad together, and we have talked about this memorial
service – about what I might say for all of us.We
agreed, and I don’t think it is an exaggeration to state
that St. George’s would not be the school it is today
were it not for Lew Madeira. That’s the fact and we will
be ever grateful. As I was driving to Newport yesterday
I couldn’t help but think how very appropriate to say
goodbye in this Chapel that he loved – at this school
that he loved. In this place on the Hilltop where so
many loved him right back.
Thank you, Lewie – thanks for it all.
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Gilbert Burnett, Jr., Vincent Astor ’10 Chair inScience and Head of the Science Department
(1958-1960, 1966-1990), Emeritus1921-2009
Our esteemed former faculty member and
dedicated member of the St. George’s
community, Gilbert Burnett, Jr., died in
his beloved home across the street from campus on
Sunday, Sept. 13. He was 88.
Mr. Burnett, Vincent Astor ’10 Chair in Science
and Head of the Science Department emeritus,
served the school loyally for nearly 30 years, from
1958-1960 and from 1966-1990. But he was so much
more than an esteemed former faculty member.
Always the idealist, a true patriot to the core,
Mr. Burnett was an ardent environmentalist who
loved his country and our school with a full heart.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 5, 1921, he
graduated from Princeton University in 1943. A
valiant member of what journalist Tom Brokaw
dubbed “the Greatest Generation,” he served as an
intelligence officer in the Office of Strategic Services
and worked behind Japanese lines in China and
Indochina. He later joined the CIA, where he was
“He demanded intellectualcuriosity and excellencefrom his students.”
Remembering Mr. Burnett
“My first introduction to Mr. Burnett
was a note in my mailbox. It was on one of
the small strips of yellow paper he used to
write on with a blue felt-tip marker. He was
applauding my performance in the school
musical. Each morning during the play, there
was another small piece of fan mail in my
box! Thus began a life-long friendship of
notes and letters written in his nearly illegible
scrawl. As a teacher, he demanded intellectual
curiosity and excellence from his students.
He insisted I take his psychology course and
that I do well in it, so I did. I spent many
evenings in the Burnetts’ living room enjoy-
ing great conversation and drinking Hu Kwa
tea. He wrote to me at college with lists of
what courses I MUST take! Later on when I
was up to my ears in childrearing, he sent me
recommendations of what “I must absolutely
read if I wanted to be “in-the-know” at all.”
For many years I took my kids to Newport
and we would all go to the beach together. He
was the teacher that changed my life forever.
He was a loving, generous, brilliant, wonder-
ful friend and I will really, really miss him.”
—Edie Woodland Lodi ’76
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engaged in scientific intelligence operations world-
wide. He frequently held court among his
colleagues, pronouncing his ideas about the state of
the nation, world affairs and environmental respon-
sibility. He was a teacher at several independent
schools, including Punahou School, Hawaii
Preparatory School, and Phillips Andover Academy,
before he came to St. George’s.
Many, especially those who shared his passions,
looked to him for guidance, and respected him for
his experience.
To his students, Mr. Burnett was a serious and
revered figure, whose exacting nature and high
standards often inspired peak performance.
Upon his retirement in 1990, several of his former
students honored him with the establishment of a fund
to support a series of annual talks on the environment,
the Burnett Lecture Series, which continues to educate
students about threats to the health of the planet and
strategies for preserving the balance of nature.
The lectures were a continuing source of pride
and interest to Gil, who faithfully attended each one
up until and including last year’s talk by U.S. Sen.
Sheldon Whitehouse P’12 on global warming.
He himself served as head of SG’s “Arts and
Lectures” series, bringing a number of notable
speakers, including the Russian dissident poet
Alexander Ginsburg and Carter Brown of the
National Gallery, to campus. On the night before
Prize Day each year, he presided over the induction
of new members of the St. George’s Chapter of the
Cum Laude Society.
To those on the St. George’s campus in recent
years, Mr. Burnett in his retirement was a beloved
figure who visited campus frequently for special
events and who walked across the fields and past
our stately buildings with a nostalgic grace.
Mr. Burnett is survived by two sons, Jefferson
Burnett ’75 and Mike Burnett; and a daughter, Hildy
Potts. He was predeceased by his wife Daphne
Burnett, who died in 2004.
A memorial service for Mr. Burnett will take
place in the St. George’s Chapel on Saturday, May
15, 2010, during Reunion Weekend.
BY POLLY MURRAY ’10
Following is a chapel talk delivered on Jan. 12, 2010.
Heraclitus once said,“The only constant is
change.”This dumbfounded me, and I
refused to let the opposite of consistency be
the only constant in my life.
I have realized over time however, that whether it’s
a new year, a new class, or a switch from white bread to
wheat bread, whether we’re getting our license at 16, or
having it taken away at 87, change is always there for us
if we’re willing to take advantage of it.
I call my grandfather Pops. Not like,“Yo, Pops!”—
just Pops. I’m not sure exactly why, but I always have. I
guess it fits nicely with my name for my grandmother.
To everyone except my older brother and me, she is
Polly, but we call her “VooVoo.”Those of you who
speak Portuguese may be wondering why I call her
“grandfather.”Again, it’s hard to say why, but I suspect
she thought it would be hilarious. Pops used to call my
brother and me“chief.” I don’t recall ever hearing him
mutter the name Polly, but somehow I always know
when he’s trying to talk to me.He leans in and says,
“Now when I was in the Navy…”—and I’m captured
from there.
Pops is 87. From his shuffle of a walk and his brand
new pacemaker, his years are apparent, but if you were
to simply hold a conversation with him, you wouldn’t
be so sure. Over Christmas, I got to hear numerous
stories of his days in the Navy, and while I tend to
forget the details, there is one thing about his stories
that strikes me each time.He remembers everything—
absolutely every detail of every breakfast in the Battle of
Polly Murray ’10and her grandfather,Davis C. Howes.
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Life lessons from Pops
Normandy. I can only remember what I had for break-
fast because I usually have the same thing. So while to
nearly every person who encounters Pops he seems to
be the stereotypical “senior citizen,”he has been able to
take advantage of the pieces of his life that are still in
prime condition, and that is something I think we
could all benefit from. The great thing about St.
George’s is that it gives us the chance to do so many
different things. I would have picked a more exciting
word than“things,” but it’s the only word that fits with
everything we do here.Where else can you sing in a
choir of 100 right after a hockey practice and a calculus
class? While such a busy schedule is daunting to some, I
find it exhilarating, albeit stressful.We spend so little
time here, in the big picture, that it would be a waste to
let it pass us by. So go out and in the words of Nike,
“Just do it.”
The best rating Pops is willing to give a meal is “not
bad.”But he firmly believes that all dessert is junk. That
is, until it gets to the table. He has his elbows out, spoon
in hand, ready to stealthily take more than his share of
the communal dessert.We don’t mind though.Weigh-
ing in at too skinny and over six feet tall he can use any
extra food he can get his hands on. Of all the things I
remember about him, this one trait stands out the
most. It’s not greed or hunger or embarrassment. He’s
not lying to us or ashamed of how much he secretly
loves chocolate. He’s simply being himself. He’s being
Pops. He does what he likes, and that is an extremely
admirable quality.Why spend your time in a class you
don’t enjoy, or playing a sport that makes you miser-
able? It’s OK to change what you want. I know I have.
When I first enrolled here, I had a plan. I would
become an athlete: a field hockey, ice hockey and
lacrosse star. Academics would be my next priority, but
I would never be in another play, and I would never,
EVER join choir.Well, I’m not quite the athlete I hoped
to be, but I am playing two sports I love competitively,
though only hockey overlaps with my freshman-year
plan. I have no problem spending part of Saturday
night studying, but only part. I’ll even admit that I
enjoyed being “Mrs.Yang” [in “The Good Person of
Szechuan”] this fall. And I think everyone knows I look
forward to choir. So, in the words of the Life is Good
Co.,“Do what you like. Like what you do.”
As we drive home from Padanaram, the small
village my grandparents call home, in the armpit of
Massachusetts, we recount our day. Usually, we all have
a story about Pops to share. His stories have been
repeated for years, a trait that passed right down to me,
and it’s always great entertainment to compare the
conversations he has with each of us. Listening to his
stories about the Battle of Normandy or how he used to
illegally drive a quarter of a block down the street as a
wild 13-year-old made me realize something. I think
Dr. Seuss put it quite well when he said,“Today you are
You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is
Youer thanYou.”There has never been and never will
be someone who is the same as you. From our path
through life, to our relationships with other people,
and right down to our DNA (Right Mr. Evans?), we
each have our own story. This is how I think about it.
The Earth does not revolve around you, but your world
does. Everything you know is centered on one person
alone. Others can have a similar pattern, but no two
will ever be the same. So take time to listen to the paths
of your family and friends, you might just learn some-
thing about yourself. After all, they are the planets
revolving around your world.
My final lesson of the day,my last nugget of wis-
dom, if you will, is about change. I don’t have a story
about my family for this one, because change isn’t just a
single story. I can’t point out the first time I knew what
death was or the first time I discovered who I was or
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“There has never been and
never will be someone who is
the same as you.”Polly Murray ’10
where I belonged. For me, it’s been a gradual process.
I’m a Murray, but I’m also a Howes. Pops is my grand-
father, and as I’ve grown older, he’s taught me valuable
life lessons, some of which I didn’t realize until now.
But right now Pops is going through some serious
changes. I’m not sure what the next year will hold for
him, and I’m not sure what the next year will hold for
me. But so far, he’s taken each change with this atti-
tude: First, be stubborn and refuse to let go of what’s
familiar. Then, consider the positive aspects of the
change. And finally, agree to change and notice only
the newfound benefits.
It’s 2010. This is a big year for those of us sitting up
front.My other grandfather, we call him Grandpa, calls
this the “transition year”—I think: His handwriting is a
little hard to read.We’re at the edge of the comfy St.
George’s nest we’ve called home for two, three or four
years. Change is coming at us, and I hope that we can
all go out and make the best of it. If winter’s not your
thing, just remember that it’ll soon be spring, and the
warmth is so much better after the cold. If Mondays
stress you out, consider how often we get Monday
classes cancelled because of a holiday. I can guarantee
that every situation you’ll find yourself in has a silver
lining. Find the best parts of everything that comes
your way, no matter how terrible it may seem, and I
think you’ll find that if you take advantage of what’s
around you, and do what makes you happy, you can
handle any change that’s thrown your way.
PPoollllyy MMuurrrraayy ’10 is from Cohasset, Mass. She can
be reached at [email protected].
Polly as Mrs. Yang[in “The Good Person of Szechuan”]this fall.
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BY SABRA WILSON ’10Following is a chapel talk delivered on Dec. 15, 2009.
Iam an extraordinarily average person. Most people
can get up here and pinpoint one specific event or
even a series of events that changed their lives. I
mean, it’s not like I can’t point out a few things that
have changed my life: there was the day I got accepted
to SG, for one. Many seniors, I’ve noticed, talk about a
disease or injury that has taught them something. I’ve
had an operation in which I lost a significant amount
of hearing in my right ear, but I can’t say that the oper-
ation changed my life drastically. There have been
periods in my life that have been difficult, and there
have been great times, too. I’m sure my parents would
prefer if I did not go into details about the years when I
was homeschooled, because my opinion of home-
schooling is not a positive one. My years here at SG, on
the other hand, have been the best of my life. So many
seniors have spoken about the one thing they’ve
learned here. I can sum it up in five words: Be yourself
and be positive. It’s a variation of what almost every
senior has said while standing in this chapel giving
their speech. It is probably going to come up in my
speech. So, you might be asking yourself (and you can
be sure that I was when I was writing this), what is she
going to talk about? My answer? I want to tell you
about my various homes.
Unlike an increasing number of my classmates, I
have been extremely blessed in that my parents are still
A place to call homeIt may not be a traditional “home” at all
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together. Until I reached the age of 14, I considered my
home the one that I had grown up in. From the day
that my mother brought me home from the hospital
until the day I went off to my first-ever boarding school
experience in the summer of 2006, the longest time I
had ever spent away from home was a week at sleep-
away camp. And even then, I was surrounded by
friends—and even my sister in later years. I considered
“home” to be the house where my life was based. When
people asked where I was from, I proudly stated my
street address in a remote part of upstate New York. I
knew where home was.
As soon as I arrived on the St. George’s campus at
the very impressionable age of 14, I knew I had another
home. The thing that I did not realize at the time was
that it was possible to have more than one home. After
spending a month here doing what I love best—call me
a nerd, but it’s learning—I had a hard time readjusting
to my first home, with my parents. I had tasted inde-
pendence and I really resented my parents’ attempts to
keep me safe and part of the family. My parents wanted
me to participate in family activities. I wanted to sit in
my room for hours on end and mope because I wasn’t
with my friends from the summer session, whom I had
begun to look upon as my “real” family. It took a very
long time for me to come to an agreement with my
parents, but I finally settled into a routine at yet
another home: my local public school.
Our town’s public high school was not one of the
awful ones that I had always heard about. Granted,
since it took everyone in my age group, there were
some completely uninspired students, but then again,
there were some brilliant ones as well. I was able to put
my love of learning to good use, but at the same time, I
was able to pass classes and get good grades (with the
exception of Phys Ed) without much effort. I am still
grateful for the fact that there was no effort mark sys-
tem at that school. The high school setting also offered
me some independence, although nothing close to
what I had experienced in the boarding school setting. I
did not make friends quickly that year, maybe because I
was the newcomer—everyone else had known each
other from preschool—and maybe because I was hop-
ing to move on. I found some friends among the
upperclassmen, whom I still maintain contact with
today. But for the most part, I stuck to my studying and
books. Everyone knew to look for me in the library.
That library became another home for me, as did the
choir room and various favorite classrooms. I think I
realized during that time that I was going through a
rebellious period; nearly the only prerequisite for a
“home” during that period was that my parents and
other family members were not there. I must have
caused some grief for my parents—I really don’t know.
I do know that I was mourning the loss of my SG
home. I also know that I was elated when I got the
acceptance from St. George’s because I finally felt that I
would be going home.
What I’ve learned here, that I want to share more
than anything else, is that it’s good to feel at home in
many diverse places. Don’t feel like you have to define
any one place as home. It’s possible and completely fine
to have multiple homes, multiple places where you feel
comfortable. This is not to say that home is in your
comfort zone. At SG, for example, I have been chal-
lenged, many times, to step out of my comfort zone
and do something useful. I still feel that SG is my home,
however. It’s good to have a home wherever you go, or
if you don’t have one, it’s good to feel comfortable
creating one. Don’t be afraid or ashamed of where
you’re from. One thing I have learned is that the vast
majority of people will not judge you by your child-
hood home. Revel in what you have learned from your
origins, but don’t let them define or limit who you
want to become.
Although today I still feel like I have many
homes—almost any library, the home I grew up in,
various high schools, and even some colleges that have
now made my list—I look on this as a good thing, not
something that tears apart my life. I can’t deny that SG
is one of my favorite places to be, but I am not
ashamed of where I’m from, or my background. My
home is St. George’s School, a boarding school in
Middletown, Rhode Island. My home is also Lake
Clear, a little neighborhood in the Adirondack Park
in upstate New York. Maybe if you ask me in a year,
I’ll tell you a third one.
SSaabbrraa WWiillssoonn ’10 can be reached at her Internet
home at [email protected].
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Faculty/Staff Notes
GGlloobbaall cchhaannggeess::Gould takes over Global Programs
Tony and Lucia Jaccaci head to Shanghai
Goldstein will teach Global Seminar
Three longtime faculty members are making major transitions in their lives—with big impact on the St. George’s community
After overseeing the fundraising
operation of the school for 19 years,
Assistant Head of
School for Exter-
nal Affairs Joe
Gould will be
stepping aside
from his role in
development and
heading into the
classroom—and
beyond.
Gould will become the new Director
of Global Programs, a role now held by
Tony Jaccaci, who leaves the school at the
end of June to serve as head of a school
in China.
Gould, who for many years has been a
devoted liaison for Korean families who
are part of the school community, is a
fitting choice as Jaccaci’s successor, Head
of School Eric Peterson said.
“Given his longstanding interest in
world affairs and his championing of our
commitment to global engagement, Joe is
a natural fit for the role,” Peterson
announced to the community.
Gould also will be playing an impor-
tant “of counsel” role to the development
office and to his successor, according to
Peterson, as the school moves ever closer
to a new capital campaign.
A national search is now under way
for Gould’s
successor.
Gould will
teach several
sections of classes,
and assist in after-
noon and evening
activities. He also
will be heading up
a feasibility study
to determine
whether the
school should
consider the
opportunity to
open up a satellite
campus on Jeju
Island in Korea. In
July 2008, the
Korean government announced plans to
“establish an English education complex
on the island of Jeju,” according to ESL
Daily, an English language newspaper in
Korea. The complex will cost an
estimated $1.4 billion dollars, and the
plan is to build four elementary schools,
five middle schools and three high
schools, which can host 9,000 students, all
studying in English. The Jeju Develop-
ment Center is now in talks with several
U.S. and British schools, including St.
George’s, to see
which ones may
want to join them
in the project.
Meanwhile, Jaccaci
and his wife, his-
tory teacher Lucia
Jaccaci, will move
to Shanghai this
summer with their
sons, Nick, Sam and Ben. Jaccaci has
accepted the position of executive princi-
pal of the YK Pao Secondary School, a
bilingual (Chinese/English) school in
Shanghai, China. The school, which had
been serving students aged 5-11, is
expanding to offer middle and high
school curriculums.
Complementing Joe in his new role
as Director of Global Programs will be
Jeremy Goldstein, who will teach the
Global Studies Seminar, a course
designed by Jaccaci that features an
extended visit to a foreign country for
research in March. “An experienced
teacher and anthropologist who has trav-
eled and lived all around the world, Gold-
stein is eminently well prepared for this
new teaching challenge,” Peterson said.
Joe Gould Tony Jaccaci
Lucia Jaccaci
Jeremy Goldstein
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Assistant Head of School for External
Affairs JJooee GGoouulldd was a featured speaker at
the C.A.S.E. (Council for the Advancement
and Support of Education) Conference in
New York Jan. 24-26. Gould, along with Ed
Hu, chief advancement officer at Harvard-
Westlake School in Los Angeles, discussed
different approaches to continuous
fundraising programs in a talk entitled
“Major Gifts and Insiders.”
After six years of directing our own
end-of-the-school-year yard sale,
Alumni/ae Office assistants TToonniiCCiiaannyy and GGaallee BBoooonnee have lots
of advice to pass on. And so the
two were popular speakers at
the fifth annual Bioneers by the Bay: Con-
necting for Change Conference held in New
Bedford, Mass., in October. The talk, titled,
“Graceful Exit: How to Leave Your Campus
Lean and Green When the School Year
Ends” focused on the June sale in the SG ice
rink that offers for sale dorm furniture,
household items, sports equipment and
clothes that students no longer want. The
Bioneers conference attracted more than
2,000 students, teachers, business leaders,
scientists and community leaders who
discussed “the environment, sustainability
efforts, and other innovative approaches to
greening the economy.” All SG Yard Sale
proceeds go to Camp Ramleh, the SG-spon-
sored summer camp for underprivileged
Newport County children. Over $24,000
has been raised over the six years the yard
sale has been held. This year’s sale will be
held on Saturday, June 12.
Dr. KKiimm BBuulllloocckkwas the recipient of
the 2009 Educational
Award Nov. 7 when
the Newport County
Branch of the
National Association
for the Advancement
of Colored People
(NAACP) held its 90th annual
Awards Celebration Dinner. The
award is presented each year to a
local teacher dedicated to the profession and
support of diversity. Bullock, SG’s director of
diversity, is also a science teacher and faculty
advisor to the student diversity club, Insight.
After 18 years of service to the school,
housekeeper DDeelloorreess BBuuddlloonngg spent her last
day on the Hilltop on Aug. 28. For years, she
served the girls in Blue and Zane dormito-
ries and made the daily coffees and teas and
placed the cookies in the faculty lounge.
Beyond that, Delores was a friendly and
compassionate presence to students and a
dear companion to many on the staff.
Director of Housekeeping Luis A. Car-
rion remarked, “I have often told some of my
departing employees that one of the most
difficult things that I have to do is to move
their personnel documents from the ‘active’ to
‘inactive’ file. This is one such case where the
mere physical act of moving the files from
one cabinet to another will be hard on me.
She was a wonderful and dedicated employee
and she is an equally great person.”
Dr. Kim Bullock
Members of the housekeeping staff Ana Costa,Delores Budlong, Maria Demello and AngelaVargas on Budlong’s last day at SG.
Dean of Faculty BBoobb WWeessttoonn, alongwith the late Headmaster EmeritusCChhuucckk HHaammbblleett, were among 151coaches, administrators and officialsinducted into the New EnglandBasketball Hall of Fame Oct. 9 atMohegan Sun. Both Weston andHamblet were inducted in theScholar-Athlete category: Weston forhis play at Amherst, and Hamblet for his play at Baldwin-Wallace.
PPEETTEERRSSOONN EELLEECCTTEEDD TTOO HHEEAADDMMAASSTTEERRSS’’ AASSSSOOCCIIAATTIIOONN
According to its charter, written more than 100 years ago,
the Headmasters’ Association brings together “the distinguished
leaders of the nation’s distinguished schools.” And so it was a
great honor when our own Head of School EErriicc FF.. PPeetteerrssoonn was
elected to the organization this month.
This election “acknowledges the many talents your colleagues
have seen in you,” the head of the association wrote in a letter to Peterson.
Peterson accepted the honor during The Headmasters’ Association’s annual meeting
at the ACE conference center in Lafayette Center, Pa., Feb. 3-5.
Throughout its long existence, the Headmasters’ Association has represented a
wide variety of schools—urban, suburban and rural; public, private and parochial;
boarding and day—and tackled a broad range of educational issues, including institu-
tional leadership, teaching techniques, gender and racial equality, standardized testing,
technology and school safety.
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Coaches Julie Butler (top left) and Katie Titus (top right) and members of the Girls’ Varsity Basketball team—(back row) Annetta O’Leru’12, Caroline O’Connor ’10, Jordan Watson ’10, D.J. Wilson ’12, Oona Pritchard ’13, Kelly Miller ’11, Mary O’Connor ’11 and LaurenHilton ’10; and (front row) Laura Lowry ’10, Anna Carr ’11, Joy Bullock ’12, Jessie Hom ’13 and Theresa Salud ’13.
Rahil Fazelbhoy ’13,U.S. No. 1 squashplayer Julian Illing-worth and MaxRichards ’10.
The top-ranked American male squash profes-
sional in the world, Julian Illingworth, hit the Hoopes
Squash Center courts Nov. 20-22 when SG hosted this
year’s Rhode Island Open.No surprise: Illingworth
won the tournament, even though many other highly
ranked international pros were also here.
The Open is a one-star Professional Squash Asso-
cation tournament, with 16 world-class squash players,
and this year awarded a $10,000 purse. Amateurs—
including members of the varsity boys squash team
MMaaxx RRiicchhaarrddss ’10, whose father TTiimm RRiicchhaarrddss coaches
the team, and our newest player from India, RRaahhiillFFaazzeellbbhhooyy ’13—took part in the tournament as well.
Illingworth had a very successful collegiate career
at Yale University. As a professional, Julian has had
success on the national and international levels. Last
March, he won his fifth consecutive SL Green National
Championship and has been participating on the PSA
tour for three years.
Former St. George’s football standout MMiikkee TTaayylloorr’06, who recently completed a season as undefeated
Amherst College’s senior inside linebacker, earned a
spot on the All-District First Team for District 1 by the
College Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA).
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Boys varsity soccer’s Ian Tigh ’10 made the NEPSSASenior All-Star team.
Varsity footballplayers, No. 58 BenLewis ’10 and No. 7Emil Henry ’11.
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An economics major with a cumulative GPA of
3.60, Taylor was selected for his academic success, the
directors said, along with “his athletic achievements
from the 2009 season and his career highlights on the
football field.”
Of the 25 student-athletes named to the District 1
First Team, Taylor was one of only 11 defensive players.
During the 2009 season Taylor, of Evanston, Ill.,
was twice named the NESCAC Football Defensive Co-
Player of the Week—once for his performance during
the team’s Oct. 31 13-3 win over Tufts University and
for a second time after recording 16 total tackles during
an Nov. 3 win over Bowdoin.
Coverage of the Lord Jeff ’s season-ending game
against rival Williams was prolific in Western Massa-
chusetts. In front of a crowd of nearly 8,000, the Jeffs
beat the Ephs 26-21 Nov. 14 on the road in
Williamstown for the first time since 1985.
Words Unlimited, Rhode Island’s media organiza-
tion of sports writers, sportscasters and sports publi-
cists, named MMaaddddiiee CCaarrrreellllaass ’09 as Rhode Island’s
Schoolgirl Athlete of the Year. She was scheduled to be
honored at the group’s 64th annual dinner, Feb. 21, at
the Radisson Hotel in Warwick.
Carrellas, a freshman at the College of the Holy
Cross, in Worcester, Mass., was a three-varsity-sport
(field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse) standout at St.
George’s. A midfielder, she earned All-America honors
last spring.
We should have photos back soon from the
alumni/ae hockey game, which took place on Feb. 13,
with our own Associate Director of Admission and
former Washington Capitals’ right wing RRyyaann MMuullhheerrnn’91 organizing. Among the approximately 20 former
team members expected to attend were BBiillllBBaattcchheellddeerr ’61, WWiillll SSeeiiffeerrtt ’99, BBrreetttt SSaanniiddaass ’84,TTiimm LLiinneeaawweeaavveerr ’75, SStteevviiee CCoonnnneetttt ’86, DDaannWWooiisshheekk ’91, JJaayy KKeennddrriicckk ’04, CCaamm DDyymmeenntt ’04, RRaayy WWooiisshheekk ’89, JJeerrrryy KKiirrbbyy ’74, DDaavviidd MMiittcchheellll ’00,GGeeoorrggee SSaarrggeenntt ’00, GGrreegg FFeerrgguussoonn ’85, RRiicchh DDeemmsseeyy ’92, and RRyyaann MMuullhheerrnn ’91. Perhaps next year
Clarkson University grad and New York Islanders draft
pick SShheeaa GGuutthhrriiee ’05 will make an appearance?
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IImmaann DDaavviiss ’06 became the Emmanuel College women’s basketball
program’s all-time leading scorer Feb. 3 in an 88-82 win over Wesleyan
University. Davis entered the game with
1,611 career points, just 15 points shy of
the Emmanuel program’s career scoring
record. In just 21 minutes of action, the
senior guard poured in 21 points and in
doing so became the program’s new all-
time leading scorer.
Davis surpassed the mark of 1,626
points set by All-American Lesa Dennis,
who played for the Saints from 1984-1988.
Davis is “one of the best players ever to suit
up as a Saint,” the sports office at
Emmanuel reports. At presstime, Davis
also held triple-figure career totals in three
other categories, including: rebounds
(693), assists (378) and steals (372).
In fact, Davis is one of Emmanuel’s all-
time most decorated student-athletes. She
was named the Great Northeast Athletic
Conference’s Player of the Year both as a
sophomore and a junior. Along with her
player-of-the-year honors, Davis has also
been named to ECAC and D3hoops.com All-New England region teams.
Davis was chosen a pre-season All-American this year and has helped lead
the Saints to their current NCAA ranking of fourth in New England.
Mike Taylor ’06 was a top defensive player in theN.E. Small College Athletic Conference this year.
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BOYS CROSS COUNTRYGalvin Cross Country Award .................................................. EEvvaann RReeaaddCross Country Coaches’ Cup .......................................... DDaavviidd VVaassqquueezzCross Country Most Improved .................................. HHyytthheemm AAll--MMuullllaaAll-County .............. HHyytthheemm AAll--MMuullllaa,, HHeennddrriikk KKiittss vvaann HHeeyynniinnggeenn,,.............................................. CChhaadd LLaarrccoomm,, EEvvaann RReeaadd,, DDaavviidd VVaassqquueezzCaptain-elect ........................................................................ CChhaadd LLaarrccoomm
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRYGalvin Cross Country Award .......................................... SSuuzzyy RReeyynnoollddssCross Country Coaches’ Cup .................................... SSoopphhiiee DDoommaannsskkiiCross Country Most Improved.................................................. JJuulliiaa OOaakkAll-County ........................................ CCaaiittlliinn CCoonnnneerrnneeyy,, KKeeeellyy CCoonnwwaayy,,.............................. LLooggaann HHeennddrriixx,, EEvveellyynn MMaallddoonnaaddoo,, MMaaddddiiee PPaarrkkeerrCaptains-elect........................................ AAnniiaassee KKaanniimmbbaa,, HHiillllaarryy WWeeiinn
FIELD HOCKEYWalsh Field Hockey Bowl .............................................. CCoouurrttnneeyy JJoonneessField Hockey Coaches’ Cup ...................................... CChhaarrlloottttee DDeeaavveerrssField Hockey Most Improved Player ...................... MMaarryy KKlliimmaasseewwiisskkiiAll-ISL, first team ........................................................ CChhaarrlloottttee DDeeaavveerrssAll-ISL, honorable mention.............................................. VVeerroonniiccaa SSccoottttCaptains-elect .......................................... TTaayylloorr RRiisslleeyy,, VVeerroonniiccaa SSccootttt
FOOTBALLThayer Football Cup .............................................................. TTeeddddyy SSwwiiffttClaggett Football Award.......................................................... BBeenn LLeewwiissFootball Most Improved Player........................................ MMiikkee AAllmmbbeerrggAll-ISL, first team.................................................................... TTeeddddyy SSwwiiffttAll-ISL, honorable mention.... DDrreeww BBooyydd,, BBeenn LLeewwiiss,, BBrreetttt PPaasssseemmaattooCaptain-elect .................................................................. BBrreetttt PPaasssseemmaattoo
BOYS SOCCERSoccer Most Valuable Player Award............................ GGrraahhaamm KKnniisslleeyySoccer Coaches’ Cup............................................................ GGaarrrreetttt SSiiddeerrMcIlhinny Most Improved Award .............................. GGuunnnnaarr BBjjoorrnnssoonnAll-America candidate .................................................. GGrraahhaamm KKnniisslleeyyBoston Globe All-Scholastic MVP ................................ GGrraahhaamm KKnniisslleeyyAll-New England ............................................................ GGrraahhaamm KKnniisslleeyyNEPSSA Senior All-Star Game .................... GGrraahhaamm KKnniisslleeyy,, IIaann TTiigghhAll-ISL, first team................................ MMiicchhaaeell CCaasseeyy,, GGrraahhaamm KKnniisslleeyyAll-ISL, honorable mention .................. VVaallddaaiirr LLooppeess,, JJaakkee SShhiimmmmeell,,................................................................................................ MMiikkee VViioolleetttteeCaptain-elect ...................................................................... MMiicchhaaeell CCaasseeyy
GIRLS SOCCERSoccer Most Valuable Player Award ............................ LLiinnddsseeyy BBrrooookkssSoccer Coaches’ Cup.......................................................... JJeessssee PPaacchheeccooSoccer Most Improved Player ................................................ JJooyy BBuulllloocckkAll-ISL, honorable mention ........................ LLiinnddsseeyy BBrrooookkss,, AAnnnnaa CCaarrrrCaptains-elect .................. JJuulliiaa CCaarrrreellllaass,, MMaarryy OO’’CCoonnnnoorr,, AAnnnnaa CCaarrrr
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Varsity field hockey player VeronicaScott ’12 received All-ISL, honorablemention honors last season.
Graham Knisley ’10 was Varsity Boys’ Soccer’sMost Valuable Player.
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The Providence Journal awarded All-Star status to
several of our fall athletes: boys varsity soccer team
co-captain GGrraahhaamm KKnniisslleeyy ’10 and fellow teammates
MMiikkee CCaasseeyy ’11 and VVaallddaaiirr LLooppeess ’12; field hockey
player CChhaarrlloottttee DDeeaavveerrss ’10; Varsity Girls Soccer
team co-captain LLiinnddsseeyy BBrrooookkss ’10 and football team
captain TTeeddddyy SSwwiifftt ’10.
Academic and athletic standout PPhhiill RRooyyeerr ’09 ranan 8:30.5 3,000-meter to finish third at the Dartmouth
Relays on Jan. 10. He was the top college finisher, with
two professional runners taking first and second.
Royer is now a member of the the Big Green men’s
track and field team, which hosted the 41st annual relays
at the Leverone Field House. The three-day meet con-
sisted of high school, masters, open and college events.
Men’s head coach Barry Harwick told his school’s
newspaper he was pleased with his team’s performance.
“I was very proud of how hard our team worked at
the meet,” he told The Dartmouth. “Putting on a huge
three-day event like this would be impossible without
the help of all 100 members of the squad and they
really came through for us.” Of course, we already knew
Royer was a team player.
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Pearson Potts ’12 races his Laser Radial during the ISSA High SchoolSingle-Handed Championship in Corpus Christi, Texas, in October.
SG Sailing standout PPeeaarrssoonn PPoottttss ’12 showed his off-season dedicationto the sport when he got the chance to participate in the National Single-Handed Championships held in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the end ofOctober. Potts impressed attendees with an 11th place finish in LaserRadial competition. To get to the Nationals, Potts had placed third in theNew England Single-Handed Championships in September. Potts is awell-traveled sailor. Among his journeys: In July 2008, he traveled toCesme, Turkey, to sail in Ilica Bay. In 2007, he finished 50th among 252sailors at the world championship in Cagliari on the island of Sardinia,Italy; and in 2006, he finished 65th out of 239 at the world championshipin Montevideo, Uruguay.
A parent caught this terrific photo at the girls varsitycross-country N.E. Championships at Groton inNovember. Getting drenched are Dragons SuzyReynolds ’10, Evelyn Maldonado ’11, Keely Conway’13 and Joanna Xu ’13.
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Afeature story in the Korea Herald last fall
featured the work of a group of 27 Korean
high school students, including our own
LLaanneeyy YYaanngg ’10, who are volunteering in their home
country to help underprivileged young people and
promote human rights.
The group, officially named Step Forward, volun-
teers its time to teach English to children from low-
income families and stage street campaigns to raise
awareness of child abuse in Korea. The group was
formed in May 2009.
Last summer, group members hosted an English
camp at a social welfare center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi
Province. They developed special programs to offer free
English lessons to elementary school students whose
parents were both working.
Group members, 16 of whom are studying in the
United States, have known one another since their
kindergarten days and say they organized the group “to
pursue something meaningful for society.”
Members say they believe prompt action needs to
be taken to address child abuse cases that are largely
neglected in Korea.
To get a better understanding, they visited Good
Neighbors, a nongovernmental charity organization,
and a child protection center in Gyeonggi Province
in July.
“Since Korean society has a relatively lenient
viewpoint on child abuse than other advanced coun-
tries, many children are suffering from it,” Yang told
the newspaper.
To raise public awareness group members staged
street campaigns in August, encouraging passers-by to
sign up in support of the Child Protection Law, which
would require teachers and doctors to report child
abuse cases to authorities.
Members have also written letters to lawmakers
and government officials urging them to support
the amendment.
During school vacations, the group plans to regu-
larly organize free English classes and to continue their
volunteer work.
“Save me. Help me,”reads a poster held byLaney Yang ’10 during a campaign to raiseawareness of child abuse in Korea.
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Highlights...CCaarroolliinnee AAlleexxaannddeerr ’12 was presented with an
Areté Award—which recognizes student work of truly
exceptional creative or intel-
lectual merit—for a first-rate
project on Japanese literature
she completed in November.
English teacher Patricia
Lothrop awarded the Areté to
Alexander “for her initiative,
creativity, and analysis in her
computer animation, original poems, and explication
responding to the Japanese classic, “Genji monogatari.”
The St. George’s Chapter of the National Chinese
Honor Society inducted eight new members into its
ranks this fall. Seniors SStteepphhaanniiee JJoohhnnssoonn, MMaarryyBBeehhaann, TToonnyy KKiimm, CChhrriissttyy LLeeee, JJuulliiaa OOaakk, JJeesssseePPaacchheeccoo, TTaaoo JJaattuussrriippiittaakk and KKaatthheerriinnee SShheekk all
earned a grade of A- or higher in Chinese at the end of
each of the past two years.
EEssii OOzzeemmeebbhhooyyaa ’11, AAnnnneettttaa OO’’LLeerruu ’12, VVaall--ddaaiirr LLooppeess ’12 and DD..JJ.. WWiillssoonn ’12 attended the Stu-
dent Diversity Leadership Conference with Director of
Diversity KKiimm BBuulllloocckk in Denver, Colo., in December.
Part of the National Association of Independent
Schools’ People of Color Conference, the student
gathering focused on the theme, “Mine, Yours, and
Ours: The Responsibility to Navigate the Rapids of
Change.” Keynote speakers for the group conference,
which attracted close to 2,500 teachers, students and
administrators, included: John Quiñones, co-anchor
of ABC TV’s “Primetime” and correspondent for
“20/20”; Jehane Noujaim, photographer and film-
maker; Kenji Yoshino, Yale Law School professor; and
Marcia Gillespie, former editor-in-chief of Essence
and Ms. magazines.
One of several talented artists at SG, JJeesssseePPaacchheeccoo ’10 designed the 2009 annual Christmas
card—an inventive scene of the chapel inside a tradi-
tional “snow globe.” The card, a hot seller on campus,
also scored Pacheco $100, the annual prize for the
student chosen to create the card.
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GGrraaccee AAllzzaaiibbaakk ’12 and EEssii OOzzhheemmeebbhhooyyaa ’11
emerged victorious in the final round of the annual all-
school debate that took place on Nov. 20 in Madeira
Hall. The topic? The same issue the nation has been
focused on: health care, or more exactly: “Resolved:
that the federal government should guarantee compre-
hensive national health insurance to all United States
citizens.” Debate challengers put on a strong perform-
ance as well. Alzaibak debated SSeebbaassttiiaann FFrruuggoonnee ’12
in the final round, while Ozhemebhoya edged out
TTiimmoonn WWaattkkiinnss ’11.
Jesse Pacheco ’10Julia Oak ’10
This T-shirt, designed by Julia Oak ’10and Jesse Pacheco ’10, helped kick off the 2010 Green Cup Challenge, a multi-school competition aimed at raisingawareness of energy conservation.
Grace Alzaibak ’12,Esi Ozemebhoya ’11and Timon Watkins’11 were finalists in this year’s All-School Debate.
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III FormRyan James AndradeWyatt Belin BramhallJosephine Rose CannellJohn Garvoille CoatyRichard Ryan ConlogueRebecca Warren CutlerNico Cyril DeLuca-VerleySophia Elisabeth DenUylKelly Frances DugganRahil Karim Aliff FazelbhoyWilliam Russell FlemingMarianne Casey Foss-SkiftesvikBethany Lynn FowlerMichael Stephen HoffmanDavid Larimer KehoePeter KohlerEfstathios KyriakidesNicholas King LarsonHannah McCormackAlana Claire McMahonChanjoon (C.J.) ParkMadeleine Emelia ParkerDaniel Perry, IIIOona Carolena PritchardCallie Victoria ReisTheresa Anne SaludJae Young ShinDaniel Edmond TobinSienna Warriner TurecamoHan (Joanna) Xu
IV FormKatherine Pond AdamsCaroline Elizabeth AlexanderGrace George AlzaibakAlexandra Elena BallatoAubrey Joan BaumbachBrice James BergClaire Emily ChalifourWoo Sung (Justin) ChunRobert Joseph Citrino, IVEliza Duncan CoverHarriet Peabody DavisonCasey Elizabeth DeLucaEmily DerecktorKatherine Mitchell DesrosiersDavid Alexander ElronAnna Spencer EricksonMegan Hope EverettEmma Dane Garfield
Honor Roll Matthew Field GilbertEllen Abigail GranoffAmanda Marie HanselJamison Campbell HarringtonTucker Bailey HarringtonErin Sumi HendrixLogan Yoshi HendrixHalsey Clay HuthTrisha-Joy JacksonJustin JaikissoonJonathan Kearney JanuszewskiErin Elizabeth KilleavyMichael J. KimSoojin KimSophie Barksdale LaytonStephanie Jimin LeeErin Kelly LeistEmily Jeanne LewisValdair Corsino LopesCharles Webb MacaulayJoseph Matrone MackElizabeth Todd ManningAlana Marie McCarthySadie Ruth McQuilkinCornelius A. MillaneAlexandra Rose PaindirisPearson Bahan Potts, Jr.Evan Parker ReadVeronica Gabrielle ScottJohn Ingalls Snow, IVRachel Charlene SungCharlotte Anne von MeisterAnna Pierce Williams
V FormEmily Thayer AdamsVirginia Merrill AdamsGraham Thomas AndersonMatthew Eric ArcherRachel Grosvenor AsbelSebastian Alexander Bierman-LytleSarah Collum BurdickJulia Stanton CarrellasMichael Patrick CaseyGraham Dean CochraneHaley Anne CongdonBrittany Noelle CorsoVanessa Keane de HorseyNiall James DevaneyIsabelle Ross DoveSophie Carol FlynnOlivia Isabella Beatriz GebeleinPolina Victorivna GodzCaroline Lauren Gummo
Katherine Brooks HarrisDaniel Alan JohnsonAnaise Umubyeyi KanimbaMacLean Robert KirkwoodAnh Viet LaL’Oreal McKenna LampleyCharles Bayard LarcomVictoria Kathryne LeonardMadeline White LucasHeydi MalavéEvelyn Dawn MaldonadoPhoebe Saran ManningJohn J. McCabeKatherine Hume McCormackAvery Lynn McDonaldGeorge Grove MencoffKelly McPhillips MillerAbigail MoatzMaia Maude MonellEverett Richard Gray MuzzyLilias Juanita NoesenMary Elizabeth O’ConnorJeremy Thomas PhillipsKyle Joseph PowersKatharine Rose PutnamVirginia Randolph ReynoldsManon Cameron RichardsTaylor Anne RisleySharnell Chory RobinsonE. William RosenRachel Elizabeth SellstoneSeton Stabler TaltyCarolyn Cooper UhleinDavid J. VasquezMartin VentosoHillary Louise WeinKatherine Steel WilkinsonTaylor Marion WilliamsHuck Joon (Scott) Yang
VI FormChristopher Mathew BarronAlexandra Gifford BarrowsRamona Frates BassPhilip Dylan BausElizabeth Forbes BayneMary Katherine BehanMilan BosciaLindsey Cadien BrooksLoretta BuAndrew Joseph ColacchioShealagh Anne CoughlinCharlotte Mary DeaversSophie Martha Domanski
Charlotte Kathryn EdsonChristopher Ryan EllisKathleen Rose FitzGeraldMaria Cristina Arguimbau GebeleinEliza Roberts GhriskeySeymour Parker Gilbert, IIICasey Christine HanselAlexander Charlton HareKinyette HendersonNapon (Tao) JatusripitakEric Galloway JerniganTanapong (Nont) JiarathanakulStephanie Pamela JohnsonCourtney Bolling JonesJohn Scott KarolKyungmin KimTae Kyung (Tony) KimHendrik Keating Kits van HeyningenGraham Stedman KnisleyClaire Noelle KudenholdtYoo Jeong (Christy) LeeBenjamin Douglas LewisSamuel Dunbar LivingstonLaura Elizabeth LowryTaylor Bell McElhinnyLara Ailis McLeodBarbara Benson MurrayHenry Ainsworth MyersOksana NagornukaCarl William NightingaleKatherine Branin O’BrienCaroline Elizabeth O’ConnorLauren Angela O’HalloranJulia Elizabeth Pinkham OakWilliam Fraser OslerGrace Alexandra Owens-StivelyJessenia PachecoHenry Charles PetersonPavinee PraneeprachachonSuzanne Louise ReynoldsMaxwell Kiely RichardsWilliam Oscar Riiska, Jr.Peter William RugoKatherine Leigh ShekJacob Clark ShimmelCampbell E. ShufordGarrett Maxwell SiderIan S.N. TighMichael James VioletteJordan Alyssa WatsonSabra Adele WilsonAshley-Anne Hamilton WinslowLela Alexandra WulsinEsme Louise Yozell
Head of School Commendation for Academic ExcellenceThe Head of School Commendation for Academic Excellence is St. George’s highest bi-annual honor.
These students received no grade below an A- during the 2009-10 first semester:
Matthew Eric Archer ’11Mary Katherine Behan ’10Sebastian Alexander Bierman-Lytle ’11Loretta Bu ’10
Bethany Lynn Fowler ’13Polina Victorivna Godz ’11Tae Kyung (Tony) Kim ’10Hendrik Keating Kits van Heyningen ’10
Sophie Barksdale Layton ’12Yoo Jeong (Christy) Lee ’10Joseph Matrone Mack ’12Grace Alexandra Owens-Stively ’10
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College Acceptances (as of Feb. 17)
81 of the 89 members of the Class of 2010 have an acceptance in hand.The remaining students are waiting for decisions in the regular round in March and April
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ED/ EA Acceptances
43 students have decided to attend:
Barnard College
Carnegie Mellon University
Colby College
College of New Jersey
College of Wooster
Colorado College
Connecticut College (2)
Cornell University (2)
Duke University (2)
Embry-RiddleAeronautical University
Emory University
George Washington University (2)
Gettysburg College (2)
Hamilton College – NY (3)
Haverford College
Middlebury College (2)
New York University
St. Lawrence University
Trinity College (3)
Tufts University (2)
University of Pennsylvania (3)
University of St. Andrews (Scotland) (2)
University of Vermont
Vanderbilt University (2)
Wake Forest University
Washington & Lee University
Wesleyan University
Yale University
Additional AcceptancesOther students are choosing among:
American University of Paris
Babson College (3)
Bard College (2)
Bentley University
Boston College
Catholic University of America
Chapman University (2)
College of Charleston (3)
Colorado College (7)
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Elon University
Emory University (Scholars Program)
Fairfield University
Fordham University
Gordon College
Hampton University
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Howard University
Indiana University at Bloomington
James Madison University
Lawrence University
Miami University, Oxford
Northeastern University (2)
Pennsylvania State University
Pratt Institute
Quinnipiac University (3)
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhodes College
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Sewanee: The University of the South
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University of Colorado at Boulder
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Washington and Jefferson College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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C O M M U N I T Y M E M B E R S G E T A W O R L D V I E WGlobal outreach
When Konberg Ngai, a veteran Chinese language
teacher from Chinese International School in Hong
Kong visited St. George’s in October, he
appeared to be a happy-go-lucky older
man. Here as part of the ongoing fac-
ulty exchange between the two schools,
Ngai had a sunny outlook, a ready smile.
While here, Mr. Ngai did the usual: He attended
chapel and sat in on assembly, shared meals with
faculty members and students, visited classes, did a
bit of Newport sightseeing, even taught a Chinese
class. He told many about his 23-year-long career at
CIS, a 1,400-student day school in the heart of an
international city.
However, relatively few people probably heard
where Mr. Ngai had really come from: Ngai had a
Visiting Chinese teacher had a ‘backstory’Exchange programs bring those with diverse experiences to the Hilltop
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bigger story to tell.
Born and raised until the age of 16 in Java, Indone-
sia, Ngai and his family experienced much discrimina-
tion in his early years.
Ngai had relatives whose homes were set on fire
because they were Chinese. “There were lots of kidnap-
pings and robberies in the big cities. Lots of awful
things happened,” he said.“There was a large anti-
Chinese movement in Indonesia.”
Ngai’s Chinese parents owned a chocolate candy
company, which they were later forced to close because
of the danger. His parents, he said, sold the piano he’d
learned to play because they feared that criminals
would find out they had it and assume the family was
wealthy—a prime target for robbery.
His family wanted to give Ngai a better life, and so
he was sent back to China alone at 16 to attend board-
ing school. It was an irreversible decision. The move
would cost him his Indonesian citizenship, so he could
never return home.
Feeling homesick was useless. “For me it was
hopeless to think about this, because it was impossible
for me to go home to Indonesia,” he said.
By himself in Xiamen, China—a coastal city in
Southeast China—Ngai’s only goal was to study. Wake-
up time was early. “The day started with exercise in a
grass field, all the students, with music,” he said. Every
day: Same music, same exercise. Then class.
“We knew we needed to work hard. We needed to
get into a university. Otherwise we would not get a
job,” he said.
At the time, he lived a sparce life, with few
luxuries—and yet he still feels indebted to his
ancestral home.
“My parents didn’t support me very regularly. The
Chinese government supported me every month,” he
said. “It’s still in my heart.”
After high school, Ngai, became a teacher—but
not before spending a mandatory year in military
service—a depraved year living in harsh conditions.
After a brutal train ride, Ngai and his fellow
draftees were transferred to an Army truck. “We spent
about four or five hours reaching a small village and
there was a very simple camp for us and then we spent
one year there,” he said. “It was tough, real tough.”
Luckily for him, he had a talent that after about six
months, spared him from some of the more grueling
assignments: Though he had lost his childhood piano,
Ngai later studied and became proficient at the accor-
dion. He and about 30 of his fellow soldiers were picked
to take part in an orchestra, instead of taking part in
military training exercises in the remote wilderness.
After his year of service, Ngai went on to receive his
bachelor’s degree at Huaqiao University, in Quanzhou,
China, near Xiamen. He taught in elementary schools,
and got married.
After the Cultural Revolution in 1978, Ngai and his
wife decided to apply for the necessary travel permits to
go to Hong Kong.
“Our lives were extremely poor at the time in
Xiamen,” he said.
Hong Kong gave him a new life.
Ngai joined the faculty at CIS in 1987, just four
years after its founding. He’s been there ever since.
Today, he says his profession allows him a good life,
and he gets to travel often, and thoroughly enjoyed his
visit to St. George’s. “Everyone greeted me with smiles,”
he remarked.
Indeed, Ngai finds pleasure in the simple things.
Asked what his favorite place is to visit when he
comes to the United States, he replied easily:
“Niagara Falls.”
Why?
“The sound,” he said. “That’s God’s music.”
Global outreach
Java, Indonesia,circa. 1960
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A D D I T I O N A L C O N T E N T O N T H E I N T E R N E TOn the web
update
CHAPEL RESTORATION UPDATE
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Check out the Capital Projects page of the St. George’s web site for photos
of the ongoing restoration of the St. George’s Chapel.
As work continues, all major renovation projects—including the replacement
of the towering signature window above the altar—will be documented.
Get to the photos by selecting the “Support SG” tab at
www.stgeorges.edu, and then the “Capital Projects” tab from the pull-down menu.
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Molly Boyd ’10 visitswith local school-children in SouthAfrica during anexchange last summer.
C O M M U N I T Y M E M B E R S G E T A W O R L D V I E WGlobal outreach
Molly Boyd ’10 and Jake Riiska ’10 visited South
Africa last summer as part of a new student exchange
with two Capetown schools—the all-boys
Bishops school and the all-girls St.
Cyprian’s. The two attended classes in
tradition uniforms, visited dramatic parts
of the countryside (see the beach shot opposite page,
right) and historic sites. They even got to meet with
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, thanks to the Rt. Rev. Dr.
Hays Rockwell, our trustee and former bishop of
Missouri. In the 1970s, Rockwell was the rector of St.
James Church in Manhattan and befriended Tutu on
his many early visits to the United States.
This past fall, the exhange continued with a
visit from two South African students to our
campus in October.
Campbell Frost ’12 and Chisomo Mwanamvekha
’12 spent a few weeks on campus experiencing the
American boarding school life, taking classes and
doing some local sightseeing.
More from South Africa
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Jane Goldstone Sarouhan ’89 (left)stopped by St. George’s in the fallto meet with students and lan-guage faculty members about thestudent travel program she directscalled Global Routes. GlobalRoutes offers teen summer com-munity service programs for highschool students finishing the ninththrough 12th grades and gap-yearand semester teaching internshipsfor students 17 years of age andolder in Belize, Cambodia, CostaRica, the Dominican Republic,Ecuador, Ghana, India, Nepal,Peru, Tanzania, and Thailand.Meeting with Sarouhan here areChinese teacher Zhoulin Wang,Director of Global Programs TonyJaccaci, French and Religionteacher Jeremy Goldstein, andHead of the French DepartmentAlison de Horsey.
Clockwise from top left: Illegal settlements in thetownships; Molly Boyd ’10, South African BishopDesmond Tutu and Jake Riiska ’10, South AfricaExchange Students Campbell Frost ’12 and ChisomoMwanamvekha ’12; and Jake Riiska ’10 horsebackriding on a South African beach.
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C R E A T I V I T Y O N T H E H I L L T O PArts
Don’t expect to see CCaasseeyy HHaannsseell’10 sitting around reading Vogue
magazine: She’s not a fashion follower. She
is, however, a fashion creator.
Hansel scored the local art student version of a
Golden Globe this winter when she was awarded an
American Vision Award for her fashion entry, “Pur-
ple Prom Dress” during Rhode Island Scholastic Art
Award judging in January.
The “Vision” awards were given to just five
students in the state, from thousands of entries.
Hansel’s dress, made of trash bags woven
through aluminum can tabs, scored points for cre-
ativity, as well as execution. But it wasn’t a first
attempt. Hansel said she’s been exploring making
apparel from unexpected materials for some time. “I
started collecting plastic bags, plastic bottles, and
aluminum pull tabs a few years ago because I was
hoping that I would make something out of them,”
she said.
She tried a few different methods of connecting
them and finally landed on knitting, already a skill
of hers.
During the 2009 spring extracurricular/athletic
season, Hansel completed a special project in which
she produced a coat made entirely from plastic bags
and a dress made from
crocheted plastic bags on the bottom and aluminum
pull tabs on the top.
That was a turning point. “To me, the most
interesting part of the dress that I made was the top
with the aluminum pull tabs,” she said. “That gave
me the idea to make a dress entirely out of plastic
bags woven through aluminum pull tabs.”
Last summer she ordered a roll of purple plastic
trash can bags and began experimenting. “I finally
found a method that I liked and started creating the
dress,” she said.
She wasn’t trying to emulate Dolce&Gabbana
or Kate Spade.
“I haven’t really based my designs off of any-
thing other than my own imagination,” she said.
Fitting was by trial and error. Hansel admitted:
“The most difficult part was fitting it to myself while
I was wearing it.”
Turned out fine: Hansel wore the dress to the
annual Christmas Formal in Newport in December.
Dressed to impress … the recyclersSixth former turns found objects into fashion
This award-winning dress,made by Casey Hansel ’10, is constructed with knittedplastic bags and aluminumpull tabs.
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The “Spooky Halloween Show”was performed bytheater students
in Wheeler Courtyard Oct. 29.
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Arts news...Along with CCaasseeyy HHaannsseell ’10, winner of an
American Visions Award at the Rhode Island Scholas-
tic Art competition this winter, nine other SG stu-
dents received gold key awards in the competition.
Seven won top prizes for drawing—LLaauurreenn HHiillttoonn ’10,AAmmaannddaa HHaannsseell ’12, HHeennrryy YYoouunngg ’12, MMaarriiaaGGeebbeelleeiinn ’10 , KKyyuunnggmmiinn KKiimm ’10, CChhrriissttyy LLeeee ’10 andLLaauurreenn OO’’HHaalllloorraann ’10—and two for sculpture JJoohhnnKKaarrooll ’10 and MMoorriittzz PPeettrree ’10.
Four students won silver keys: CCllaaiirree CChhaalliiffoouurr’12, TThheerreessaa SSaalluudd ’13 and JJeesssseenniiaa PPaacchheeccoo ’10 fordrawing; and AAlleexx HHaarree ’10 for sculpture.
The opening ceremony for all Rhode Island
Scholastic Art Award winners took place Sunday, Jan.
24, at Salve Regina University in Newport. The show
ran through Feb. 12.
For their first semester final on Jan. 15, students
in BBeettssyy DDuurrnniinngg’s Voice in Speech & Acting Classpresented scenes from David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-
winning play, “Proof.”
Participating actors were: VViiccttoorriiaa LLeeoonnaarrdd ’11,
JJooee GGrriimmeehh ’13, BBrriiccee BBeerrgg ’12, LLoorreettttaa BBuu ’10,DDoommiinniiqquuee SSaammuueell ’13, NNiikkkkii YYoouunngg ’13, RRaammoonnaaBBaassss ’10, JJooaannnnaa XXuu ’13, VVaallddaaiirr LLooppeess ’12, SSoopphhiieeDDeennUUyyll ’13, CCaarroolliinnee AAlleexxaannddeerr ’12, BBeetthhaannyy FFoowwlleerr’13, TToorrii CCuunnnniinngghhaamm ’13, KKyyllee PPeeaarrssoonn ’12, LLaanneeyyYYaanngg ’10, DD..JJ.. WWiillssoonn ’12, AAnnhh LLaa ’11, MMoollllyy BBooyydd ’10and EErriinn LLeeiisstt ’12.
At presstime, the theater department was gearing
up for performances of the Winter Musical, “Urine-
town,” the hit Broadway production that won Tony
Awards for best director and best musical score in 2002.
Hard at work on their lead roles were Senior Prefect
SStteepphhaanniiee JJoohhnnssoonn ’10 (Little Sally), KKeellttyy OO’’BBrriieenn ’10(Barrel), SSeebbaassttiiaann BBiieerrmmaann--LLyyttllee ’11 (Cladwell) LL’’OOrreeaallLLaammpplleeyy ’11 (McQueen), GGrraahhaamm AAnnddeerrssoonn ’11 (Sena-tor Fipp), AAlllliiee BBaarrrroowwss ’10 (Hope), CChhrriiss CChheeww ’11(Bobby), LLaarraa MMccLLeeoodd ’10 (Penny), GGrraaccee OOwweennss--SSttiivveellyy ’10 (Little Becky), BBrriiccee BBeerrgg ’12 (Hot B Harry),MMiirriiaamm EEllhhaajjii ’13 (Josephine), and VVaallddaaiirr LLooppeess ’12(Old Man Strong).
Along with a large ensemble cast, the performers
are set to stage shows for the public on Feb. 27 and 28.
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Above: Cast membersgather on the set of arestaurant during theperformance of the fall play.
Left: Lara McLeod ’10 (in the window), TimonWatkins ’11 (below), alongwith L’Oreal Lampley ’11,D.J. Wilson ’12 andAnnetta O’Leru ’12.
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Caroline Alexander ’12, Everett Muzzy ’11, Sam Peterson ’11, Lara McLeod ’10 and Polly Murray ’10 perform in the fall play.
Hunter Gallery h i g h l i g h t s
Top: Henry Peterson ’10 performs outside the Hunter Galleryon the opening night of Joe McHendry’s exhibit in November.Bottom: Karen O’Roarke talks with students Liza Scholle ’13,Marianne Foss-Skiftesvik ’13 and Brooke Burrowes ’11 abouther painting exhibit in September.
PHOTOS BY RAY WOISHEK ’89
If you haven’t been to the Hunter Gallery for an opening night
reception, you may want to mark your calendar. Along with viewing
the terrific art, you also get a chance to talk to the artist, and take in
some student music performances. Gallery director and art teacher
LLiissaa HHaannsseell organizes the openings, which are a vibrant support of the arts.
This year’s events included shows by Karen Roarke (“Bubbles”),
Joe McKendry (“Beneath the Streets of Boston”), Robert Booth
(“Explorations and Annotations: Marker Marks and Memories”)
and a faculty show, featuring art by Lisa and her husband, sculptor
MMiikkee HHaannsseell ’76, photographer KKaatthhrryynn LLeemmaayy, and designer RRaayyWWooiisshheekk ’89, the school’s web manager who teaches Visual Founda-tions and video.
Future events will include an opening reception for artist
Susan Lyman on April 1, alumnus photographer DDaann MMeeaadd ’65(May 3 – May 16) and the SSeenniioorr AArrtt SShhoowwMay 17.
Saxophonist HHeennrryy PPeetteerrssoonn ’10, pianist HHeennddrriikk KKiittss vvaannHHeeyynniinnggeenn ’10 and violinist LLaanneeyy YYaanngg ’10 have been among featured performers at the receptions.
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Above: Art studentswork on drawings inthe Visual Foundationsclass.
Right: Math teacherLinda Evans reviewsassignments with LizHaskell ’12 and C.J.Park ’13.
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Above: Polina Godz’11, a new student
from Kharkiv,Ukraine, takes abreak in Dragon
Quad before headingto class.
Left: Liza Scholle’13, Andrew Harris
’13 and JustinJaikissoon ’12 workon their laptops ingeometry class.
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Seventy-nine English and drama students got to
take in some local theater—and advance their under-
standing of Shakespeare—when they went on a field
trip in September.
The group got to see
“Much Ado About Noth-
ing” performed at the
critically acclaimed San-
dra Feinstein-Gamm
Theatre in Pawtucket, R.I.
(The Gamm) was
founded in 1984 as Alias
Stage by seven members of the graduating class of
Trinity Rep Conservatory Theatre in Providence.The
trip was organized by English and drama teacher BBeettssyyDDuurrnniinngg. Several English classes were also scheduled tosee a performance of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” at
Trinity Rep. on Feb. 19.
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Opposite page (top): Graham Knisley ’10 looks on as Hannah Coffin ’10, Molly Boyd ’10
and Campbell Shuford ’10 launch a potato in a physics class.
Opposite page (bottom): Carine Kanimba ’12.
Above: New student and fourth former Alex Elron ’12 reviews his schedule
on the first day of school.
A newly created Writing Lab offering free writinghelp for all students is a big success, offering 90conferences since its inception in September.Under the leadership of English teacher AAlleexxMMyyeerrss and staffed by members of the EnglishDepartment, the lab saw 14 third formers, 13fourth formers, 29 fifth formers and 34 sixth formersin its first two months of operation—and contin-ues to offer dozens of appointments each month.College application essays have been a hot topic.
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BY LISA CONWAY
Camp Ramleh provides a summercamping experience for underprivileged
children from Newport County
and the surrounding area, and
has done so for more than 80
years. The campers, ages 6-12,
are referred by schools, past and current
campers’ parents, and social service agen-
cies including the Martin Luther King Jr.
Center and the Florence Gray Center. The
camp serves approximately 50 children
each summer in three 5-day sessions: two
for girls and one for boys. Some children
are second- and even third-generation
campers, and many return year after year.
The program for each child includes a
week of overnight camping in tents at the
Aquapaug Reservation in South Kings -
town, R.I., a site owned and operated by
the Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts
of America. The campers, counselors and
directors sleep in platform tents at the
bottom of the hill (each tent holds up to
six campers, plus one or two counselors).
Food is prepared at the top of the hill—
about a half mile walk—in a kitchen trailer
owned by Camp Ramleh. The top of the
hill also has a large playing field, three
shelters with picnic tables, a new bathroom
facility with electricity and running water
(absolute luxury compared to Ramleh’s
earlier days), and a small cabin.
At camp, children learn how to live
outdoors and how to respect and work
closely with their peers. For many, Camp
Ramleh provides their first extended stay
away from their homes and families, and
their first experience with “roughing it,”
living in tents and bathing in a pond. While
at camp, the children are expected to con-
tribute to the camp community by helping
with meal set-up and clean-up, keeping
their tents and personal bunks tidy, and
Celebrating more than 80 years of enriching the lives of urban youth
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HH II SS TT OORR YYThe 1927 Lance first reported the inau-
gural season of Camp Ramleh. “The summerof 1926 marked the opening of a new schoolactivity, the operation of a summer camp forcity boys otherwise unable to enjoy an out-ing in the country,” the report began.
William A. Buell ’14 volunteered hisservices as director and Dr. William P.Buffum ’06, donated the use of land onLake Yawgoo, three miles west ofKingston, R.I.
According to Mr. Buell’s son, WilliamBuell ’42, Buell would become a dedi-
cated, compassionate presence at the camp for the next 25 years.
He became known to the campers as“Gramps,” Buell wrote. “When the elderlycook, Ed King, was struck down by diabetesin the 1940s, “Gramps” took over thoseduties (in a tiny, sweltering kitchen), draft-ing St. George’s graduates, including histhree sons, to take on the camp directorship.”
Others who served in that capacitywere Tim King ’35, Harry Dixon ’36, JimmyCongdon ’41, and Ivan Obolensky ’43,according to Buell.
On site was an old cabin—and alumni,
parents, and members of the faculty donatedmoney to construct an addition, and to buythe necessary equipment, which ranged fromtents to boats.
“At the same time, the boys con -tributed readily to a second fund for oper-ating the camp, individual gifts beingsupplemented by the proceeds of the Paintand Powder club and the sale of ice creamat the baseball games and school picnics,”the Lance reported.
Fifteen boys from Providence, the firstcampers, arrived in Kingston on July 12,marking the official opening of the camp.
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participating in all camp activities. In
addition, the campers are offered lessons in
swimming, arts and crafts, and sports, and
the older campers are encouraged to take
on leadership roles with their peers. We
hope and expect that these skills and values
will be carried back with the campers to
their families and communities.
Camp activities include swimming at
our waterfront on Worden Pond, canoeing,
kayaking, fishing, hiking, arts and crafts,
sports (basketball, baseball, soccer, kick-
ball, spud), dancing, campfires, and talent
shows. Scavenger hunts, all-camp activities,
picnic lunches, and evenings at the local
park are frequently planned. There is one
special outing each session (bowling and
roller skating are popular choices), plus
weekly trips to Burlingame State Park and
a barbecue on the last night of camp.
Camp traditions include stories of “Krazy
Kate” (a fictitious, frightening recluse who
lives on an island across the lake and gets
angry if campers are noisy at bedtime),
frog hunting in the BB field, roasting
marshmallows and telling stories around
the campfire, and the Levey Awards, named
for a former director and given to each
camper on the last day of camp to recog-
nize such talents and accomplishments as
“best hip-hop dancer,” “most improved
swimmer,” “best frog-catcher,” “bravest
camper,” and “coolest hairdo.”
The Camp Ramleh experience affects
everyone involved, and St. George’s stu-
dents who choose to participate have an
enormous impact on the program. Each
summer, 10-12 counselors are hired to
share their enthusiasm, talents, and leader-
ship skills with the group. Counselors work
tirelessly to design and implement the
camp program, to be role models for the
campers, and to insure that camp activities
are safe and fun.
LLiissaa CCoonnwwaayy is the executive director of
Camp Ramleh. She can be reached at
“I can’t remember anyone ever feeling sorry he’d been involved with Camp Ramleh.”
William Buell ’42, former counselor and director, and son of Camp Ramleh’s founder
CCaann yyoouu hheellpp??CCaammpp RRaammlleehh is supported at St. George’s by
the Used Bookstore, Chapel donations, dramaticproduction proceeds, vending machine sales, various student fundraisers, and by the annual year-endrummage sale. Our program is also largely funded byprivate donations and by local and national grants.
For more information on the Camp Ramlehprogram, to contribute your own stories to the nextCamp Ramleh newsletter, or to inquire about staffpositions for future Camp Ramleh seasons, pleasecontact Lisa Conway, Executive Director, [email protected] or (401) 842-6746.
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At Camp Ramleh, my favorite activities are roller skating and swimming and playing with
my friends at the lake. My favorite counselor is Leigh, because every night that she sleeps in the
tent she keeps the flashlight on all night because I am scared. She also reads lots of books. My
favorite meal is BLT sandwiches. Krazy Kate lives across the lake in a red house on a little island
and is scary. Mad Max is a nice person who protects little kids and brings us marshmallows and
s’mores. Last year on a mystery hunt we went to Mad Max’s house, but didn’t go upstairs. I drew
a picture of his house in my nature book. Camp Ramleh has taught me to be nice to friends and
to respect each other.
—Selena Colon, age 10, current camper
For me, attending Ramleh as a camper was life-changing. Several of the counselors took
me under their wing and were like big brothers. They also encouraged me to apply to St.
George’s, which frankly was not a realistic option for someone from my background. My
biggest supporter during the first summer was Martin Slusser. He dared me to dream big and
he had so much faith in me that I eventually started to believe in myself. Marty would actu-
ally make me study vocabulary words after lunch to prepare for my SSATs and made me run
with him in the morning to get in shape and build character. More importantly, he taught me
how to set goals and strive for a better life. The torch was passed the next summer to John
Zane and Peter Massey who took it upon themselves to drive to Maine and convince then
Headmaster Tony Zane to give me a chance. According to Massey, he told Mr. Zane “Kettelle
might not be that bright, but he’ll work hard and has a lot of heart.” Evidently, they were good
salesmen and I did get in. A lot of the good things that have happened to me wouldn’t have
come to fruition if it weren’t for a group of counselors that took an interest. To me, that is
what Camp Ramleh is all about.
—Joe Kettelle ’78, former camper and counselor
‘Striving for a better life’
‘Making a difference’Counselors at Camp Ramleh help create memories of a lifetime
Throughout my first summer working at
Ramleh, I knew that my hard work was mak-
ing a difference in the lives of the campers.
However, it wasn’t until that last day that I
realized how much my efforts had a lasting
impression on their lives. We were driving the
vans back to school after successfully finish-
ing camp. All of the counselors were
exhausted and just the mere thought of show-
ers ahead kept us going. We crossed the New-
port Bridge and were driving on the highway
by Walmart when I saw three young girls
walking along the side of the busy street. I
thought they looked like campers from two
sessions before, but I was not sure. As we
drove closer, Diane, Stephanie, and Victoria
immediately saw the familiar SG vans driving
on the highway. They stopped walking and
waved excitedly and blew kisses to us. They
started jumping up and down and reaching
out for air hugs to our bus. I watched them
from the back window until they were out of
my vision. I wanted to jump out of the car
and make sure they were safe walking along a
road that I would never think of walking on.
But, the driver pressed on and I gradually lost
their image.
Campers find a comforting, hopeful place at Ramleh
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This was a profound experience for me
and it really helped me understand how my
work as a counselor enabled the children to
have an experience that they might not other-
wise have been granted in their home experi-
ences. I was a bit shocked to see such young
girls walking along a highly traveled street
and I finally was able to realize that their
experience at camp was more than just a
chance to get away from the difficult home
environments; it was a chance to experience
hope and joy in life.
—Courtney Jones ’10, current counselor
Although the first glimpse I had of
“scenic” Camp Ramleh wasn’t exactly appeal-
ing, I soon learned to love the disintegrating
cabins, the monotonous menu, the pungent
smelling outhouses, two skits a day and, yes ...
even mud. I did have my doubts about
whether or not I could actually live on “beau-
tiful” Indian Lake for an entire month, but
after the first group of kids arrived on a cold,
rainy day, my whole perception changed.
None of the kids seemed to mind too much
that they couldn’t take showers or that they
had to sleep on “funky” mattresses, and when
they didn’t care, I didn’t mind either. Despite
the fact that they hit each other, swore (con-
stantly)… and never went to sleep, they all
made my summer a truly unforgettable one.
Sweet dreams ...
—Lyerly Spongberg ’85, contribution
written in 1983 for a Ramleh scrapbook
I have many great memories of Camp
Ramleh. My twin sister, Sandra Whitehouse,
Beth Johnson (Nixon) and I were trailblazers
as the first group of female counselors at the
camp. It was the summer of 1976 when we
made our way down the bumpy unpaved
road to Ramleh. We were given the “luxuri-
ous” bunk house to live in, which was a log
cabin equipped with old metal bunk beds.
The loo was an outhouse in the woods—not
too easy to navi-
gate in the dark.
We greeted our
first set of
campers on the
second day. Some returning campers viewed
the new “girl counselors” with skepticism but
we soon became friends or big sisters to the
boys. Our weeks at Ramleh were filled with
art projects, swims in the lake, softball games
and campfires. It was very difficult to say
goodbye to the campers at the end of the
sessions and to take them home to places that
just did not seem safe or welcoming. Even
years later my time spent at Ramleh remains
in my memory as an important part of my St.
George’s experience.
—Elena Kissel ’77, former counselor
In 1950, I was a counselor at Camp Ram-
leh and was shocked at all the cameras, radios
and equipment the boys (no girls then) had.
Weren’t they poor? But, then, perhaps in
other ways. I remember buying a pair of
shrink-to-fit jeans, and then volunteering to
help on the sailing program so I could get
them good and wet during the day so they
would dry at night. I was in charge of capsiz-
ing the sailboat and showing the kids how to
survive. We got soaked every day but wow
did those jeans fit well by the end of the
two-week session.
After graduating in 1952, I went back to
Ramleh for a month as the camp cook. Imag-
ine me as a cook. But, Headmaster Bill Buell
got a hold of me in the early spring and
floated the idea. I thought about it for maybe
one minute and said: “Dr. Buell, I haven’t the
slightest idea how to cook and besides the
stove in camp runs off of kerosene.” Dr. Buell
responded in typical fashion: “You’ll do well.
I’ll show you how.” (My eyes well up with
tears even now when I remember that saintly
man.) “Well! OK!” And he was there opening
day and spent that day and the next getting
me going. Then, he came back on Sunday and
we cooked a turkey in the oven of that
kerosene stove. It was delicious!
Dr. Buell’s son, Bill, was the head coun-
selor then and my job was to get up ahead of
everyone and make coffee with definite
instructions to bring a cup to Bill first and
after placing it by his head, to grab his foot
and shake it to wake him up. We all were up
early and to bed late so that coffee helped
carry us. My experiences there were wonder-
ful and I encourage SGers today to devote a
portion of their summer to working there.
—George Peterson ’52, former counselor
I was in the class of 1949 at St. George’s,
the one that just had its 60th reunion. I was a
counselor at Camp Ramleh in the summer of
1948, between my fifth- and sixth-form years
and I was both young for my class, 16, and
small for my age. So that is the setting.
It turns out that one of the campers, a
black kid who was bigger than I and I don’t
know his age, for some reason wanted to box
with me—bare-handed, of course. I suspect
he just wanted to beat the hell out of a coun-
selor and thought he could. I certainly
couldn’t back down, but I somewhat shared
his thoughts. What he didn’t know was that
my father had taught me how to box at a
young age, and I leveled him to the astonish-
ment of the entire Camp, which had gath-
ered at ringside. That kid and I got along
famously after that—a good growing-up
experience for both of us.
The entire Camp Ramleh experience is
one that I have treasured to this day. I am so
glad it continues to enrich the lives of all
involved.
—Tom McLane ’49, former counselor
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Community Service news...
Dress Down Days continue to be a major
source of support to local, national and inter-
national charities close to the hearts of com-
munity members. Among the entities
benefiting from the outpouring of generosity
from the sale of $3 DDD bracelets have been:
the family of Victoria Powell, a Middletown
10-year-old with a brain tumor and massive
medical expenses; Doctors Without Borders,
“an international independent medical
humanitarian organization that delivers emer-
gency aid to people affected by armed conflict,
epidemics, malnutrition, natural disasters, or
exclusion from health care in nearly 60 coun-
tries;” Partners in Health, which operated
health care clinics for the poor, including
Haiti; Child & Family Services of Newport
County; and TownshipHelp, formed in 2004
to help children in the townships in South
Africa have a chance for a better and secure
future. Dress Down Days are organized by the
Community Service Council, headed by
students CCaarrll NNiigghhttiinnggaallee ’10, RRaacchheell SSeellll--ssttoonnee ’11 and HHiillllaarryy WWeeiinn ’11, and facultymember LLuuccyy GGoollddsstteeiinn.
And that’s not all for the Community
Service Council. The council this year has
been busy on several fronts, including orches-
trating a change in our annual day of service,
which used to take place on Martin Luther
King Jr. Day in January. Now students will
spend St. George’s Day, April 23, working on
service projects, which, because of exams in
January, faculty advisor LLuuccyy GGoollddsstteeiinn saysis “more advantageous for student schedules,
as well as agencies we want to help.” The CSC
has also added two “Camp Ramleh Days” to
the schedule, during which we invite all the
Camp Ramleh campers to campus for a
Sunday of lunch, fun, and games with SG
students. They’ve partnered with the New-
port Education Foundation to publicize SG’s
free tutoring program for Newport and Mid-
dletown elementary kids.
Also with the help of the Community
Service Council, who coordinated the trip,
students and faculty will participate in the
fourth annual Habitat for Humanity trip
during Spring Break in March. Once again,
the group will travel to Mobile, Ala., to work
with Habitat for a week building houses and
exploring the area. The trip has been “a great
opportunity to help people, learn how to
build a house, and really connect with your
classmates and teachers outside of school,”
according to science teacher DDeevvoonn DDuucchhaarrmmee.Ducharme and Director of Operations
GGeeoorrggee SSttaapplleesswill lead this year’s trip.
A special “head of school’s Dress Down
Day,” called by Head of School EErriicc PPeetteerrssoonn,took place in October after it was learned
that St. George’s Church in Baghdad was
damaged in a bomb attack on Oct. 25. After
a 2008 visit to St. George’s from the church’s
leader, The Reverend Canon Andrew White,
St. George’s Baghdad holds a special place in
our hearts.
White reported that his church’s com-
pound, health clinic, bookshop, the school
rooms and other buildings sustained heavy
damage in the attack.
Outside the church, at least 132 people
were killed and more than 600 injured.
“Today was a terrible day for us. But
even in the blood and trauma and turmoil,
there are things for which we can, and
indeed must, praise our God,” White wrote
in a letter to friends and community mem-
bers. “The carnage was terrible, but it could
have been even worse. At 10:30 a.m. this
morning, when the bombs exploded, there
was no one in the church. If the bomb had
been just a few hours later, the glass from
the windows would have ripped through
the congregation causing terrible human
damage.”
The nearly $2,000 raised by the SG
community helped the church immensely,
White reported back.
Julia Carrellas ’11 and Katie McCormack ’11 with two local
school children at the annual Star KidsLearn-to-Skate program in the
Cabot/Harman Ice Center.
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Clockwise from top left:Dominique Samuel ’13 plays the Jester in the 2009 Christmas Festival;Evelyn Maldonado ’11, Polly Murray ’10 and Grace Owens-Stively ’10are angels; McKenzie Nagle ’13, a page, delivers notes in King Hall;Chris Chew ’11, Timon Watkins ’11 and Scott Yang ’11 play the rolesof the Three Kings in the Chapel.
C H R I S T M A S F E S T I V A L 2 0 0 9Traditions
Fifth-Form SkiWeekendJan. 23-25, 2010
LoonMountain, Lincoln, NH
Fifth-Form SkiWeekendJan. 23-25, 2010
LoonMountain, Lincoln, NH
Fifth formersMagdalena Franze-Soeln, KatherineWilkinson andHaley Congdonget ready to hitthe slopes.
Today’s juniors might not know it, but the
tradition of Fifth Form Ski Weekend dates
back to 1978. FFrreedd TTaayylloorr ’79 decided hewanted to do something for his class “that would
promote class unity and be fun.”
“Since I was from Colorado, naturally I chose a
ski trip to New Hampshire,” he says, “and made the
necessary calls and contacts to make it happen.”
Not that it was just that easy.
“The biggest obstacle was to convince ZZaannee,HHoolllliinnss and SScchheenncckk that it was a great idea,” he says.
The tradition continues, and Taylor, now the
principal of Northstar Investment Advisors in Den-
ver, says he’s thrilled.
“At the time I had no clue that we had started a
tradition, let alone one that would be going strong
32 years later!”
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Top: Race organizer Doug Lewis prepares runners forthe start of the Annual Pie Race.Above: Freshman Robbie Citrino get a piggybackfrom No. 66 Mack Feldman ’11.
51st annual
Pie Race
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Red & White Editor-in-Chief HHeennddrriikk KKiittss vvaann HHeeyynniinnggeenn ’10 doesn’tconsider writing headlines one of his favorite tasks, but
when he came up with this one, he practically got a
round of applause from his editorial staff: “Moore
needed more to chase Hatch at race finish.” OK, I
guess you had to be there. But it was right after the
annual Pie Race and CChhaassee HHaattcchh ’12 of Hingham,Mass. had just out-sprinted TTuucckkeerr MMoooorree ’10 of Bermuda
to claim victory. And all in all the results lent themselves well
to some wit from the community.
“Hatch, who completed the 1.1 mile course with a time of 6:34, led the
race from start to finish while being pushed by Moore, Emil Henry ’11
(third place) of Katonah, N.Y., and Kyle Pearson ’12 (fourth place) of Gar-
den City, N.Y.,” wrote Math Department Chair and race organizer Doug
Lewis. “Exchange student Campbell Frost ’12 of Capetown, South Africa,
finished fifth in a time of 7:04—and won the prize for being the fastest
finisher born south of the equator.”
And so goes the flurry of creativity among the more “math types” on
campus.
Hats off to legendary physics teacher and track coach Ted Hersey, who
devised the race back in 1959 as a way of bolstering school spirit. It’s not
every day we get such literary entertainment from the numbers brigade.
Wrapping up his end of race report, Lewis noted: “A total of 89 students,
teachers, staff members, faculty children, dogs, and ninjas finished this
year’s race.”
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Joe Mack ’12 takespart in one of thekey marine lifestudies of the Geronimo program:tagging sea turtlesfor biologicalresearch.
BY JOSEPH MACK ’12Note: The fall crew of Geronimo left Newport on Oct.
1 and returned from the Bahamas on Nov. 19. On the
boat with Captain Mike Dawson were Katie
Desrosiers ’12, Emma Garfield ’12, Olivia Gebelein
’11, Erin Hendrix ’12, Halsey Huth ’12, Joe Mack ’12,
Elizabeth Manning ’12 and Sadie McQuilkin ’12.
Having sailed on Geronimo for five weeks, we
were all pretty used to the experience of
being a Junior Watch Officer. When Captain
Mike Dawson first explained the concept to us we were
unfazed. Why couldn’t we operate the ship we had been
living on for more than a month? Captain Dawson was
always there to offer guidance: “What do you think
about that boat over there?” or “Is that a squall up
ahead?” But ultimately, we called the shots and took
responsibility for all the mistakes we made.
By the time we sailed into Warderick Wells we had
all been the JWO at least once and knew it to be a
stressful job. I still remember Captain Dawson’s advice:
“Be three, four, five steps ahead; Got a plan? Scrap it;
Make a new one; What happens if…” There were
always more questions than I had answers.
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HeartfeltvictoryNavigating through a narrow channel, the crew unites
N E W S F R O M G E R O N I M OOn board
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To get to our mooring we had to navigate through
a narrow channel edged by an island on our right and a
sandbar on our left. The wind was directly on our nose
along with a steadily growing current. Erin was the
JWO and I was on the jib sheet.
The command from Captain Dawson: “Erin, I
want to be able to throw a penny on the island before
we tack.” We crept closer and closer; Halsey and I were
on the jib winches and Olivia pulled the sheets in by
hand. With each inch our anxiety grew. Unable to
challenge our superior watch officer, yet concerned
with our ability to complete the tack fast enough, I kept
my mouth shut while my mind screamed in objection.
Finally, Erin gave the order:
“Ready about!” The instantaneous reply: “Ready!”
“Helm’s a-lee!”
My winch, which was ready to tack 100 meters ago,
buzzed. I could feel the blood pumping in my neck. My
hands became independent of my body, a tool with
which I could tame the billowing jib. I latched my hands
to the sheet and jerked my body backwards. Each jerk-
ing effort was contained by the force of the sail, causing
the line to slide through my numb hands. I added a final
wrap and started to crank on the winch.My hands
returned to my body, round and round they went as my
arms and shoulders burned. Faster and faster and then
relief finally came with Erin’s command:
“That’s well.”
Adrenaline had taken over. The command was no
longer questioned and the pain was cloaked by
excitement. Instead of worrying about when to tack,
I was consumed with the idea of executing a perfect
one. I shouted encouragement over the helm to
Halsey, my mirror on the port winch. He recipro-
cated with his own roars. The current was so strong
that, despite our increasingly efficient tacks, we were
moving backwards and were forced to finish the last
50 yards under diesel power. Hands blistered beyond
the belief of anyone without sailing experience and
muscles aching, it was a victory of heart. The accom-
plishment was in the bonding of crewmembers under
the absolute authority of the JWO.
JJoosseepphh MMaacckk ’12 is from Bristol, R.I. He can bereached at [email protected].
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Bahamas.Below: Joe Mack’ 12takes the helm while Erin Hendrix ’12takes a photo, and Elizabeth Manning
’12 and EmmaGarfield ’12 chartGeronimo’s course.
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With the founding of two Ocean
State schools on his resume, the
Rev. John Byron Diman was a
shoe-in for a recent posthumous honor:
induction into the Rhode Island Heritage
Hall of Fame.
Founded in March 1965 “to honor the
contributions of those whose efforts, in any
line of endeavor, have added significantly to
the heritage of the State of Rhode Island,” the
Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame doled
out the honor on Sunday, Nov. 15, noting
Diman’s educational achievements.
Head of School Eric Peterson attended
the ceremony to accept the citation.
Diman was the only child of J. Lewis
and Emily G. (Stimson) Diman, according
to “New England families, genealogical and
memorial” edited by William Richard Cut-
ter. “He graduated with a bachelor of arts
degree from Brown University in 1885 and
received an honorary master’s degree in
1903. He entered Cambridge Episcopal
Theological School, from which he gradu-
ated in 1888 with a bachelor of divinity
degree. He was ordained a deacon of the
Episcopal church at Providence in 1888 and
officiated as minister in charge of St.
Columba’s Chapel in Middletown in 1892.”
He received a master’s degree from Harvard
in 1896, the same year he founded St.
George’s School for Boys in Newport, later
moving to our current location.
Diman was a member of a prominent
Rhode Island family whose milestones were
often reported in the media. A Dec. 28, 1917,
New York Times news brief noted Diman’s
conversion to Catholicism. Byron, whose
headmastership at St. George’s ended in 1916,
was “on duty with the naval force of the Sec-
ond Naval District” at the time of the report.
Diman “has become a convert to the Catholic
religion and joined St. Joseph’s church,” the
news report noted.
He founded Portsmouth Priory, now
Portsmouth Abbey, in Portsmouth, R.I., in
1926. (He also founded Diman Regional, a
vocational technical high school in Fall
River, Mass.).
Portraits of inductees to the Heritage
Hall of Fame currently hang in the halls of
the Rhode Island Historical Society Museum
of Rhode Island History at Aldrich House,
110 Benevolent St., in Providence.
The Rev. John Byron Dimaninducted into R.I. hall of fame
E V E N T S A N D M I L E S T O N E SIn Brief
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Physics teacher BBoobb WWeeiinn, biologyteachers TToomm EEvvaannss and HHeeaatthh CCaappeelllloo, and
alums JJoonnaatthhaann IIsshhaamm,, JJrr.. ’78and KKeellllyy BBllyynnnn ’03 were thefeatured presenters for a newly-
established series of “Brown Bag
Lunches” organized this school year by
Science Department Chair HHoollllyy WWiilllliiaammss. Williams says she plans to offer a peri-
odic opportunity for members of the school
community to gather and discuss science
topics with guests offering expertise in
different areas of the field. So far the lunches
have included talks on engineering, AIDS
and the environment.
Wein reported on a summer program in
which he participated with 11 other Rhode
Island high-school science teachers to learn
about modern systems engineering. The
group, which spent several weeks at Para-
mount Solutions in Middletown, was tasked
with devising a scheme to make the control
center of a nuclear submarine operate more
efficiently. Evans reported on his work with
AIDS experts in helping to redesign the
curriculum for A.P. Biology. And Capello
gave a report on “Photosynthesis in the
Muddy Mississippi.”
Isham and Blynn teamed up to report
on the December Climate Conference in
Copenhagen. Isham, a Middlebury College
professor who was heading to the talks,
arranged a video conference with Blynn,
co-founder of the environment group
350.org and a former student of Isham’s, who
was in Denmark when the talk took place.
Science Department gatherings spark talk of contemporary issues
“Brown Bag Lunch” topicsincluded engineering, AIDS and the environment
Biology teacher Tom Evans discusses AIDS. Physics teacher Bob Wein describes anuclear submarine engineering project.
Biology teacher Heath Capello outines hisresearch of photosynthesis on the bayou.
Science Department Chair Holly Williams welcomes the crowd beforeTrustee Jonathan Isham, Jr. ’78 leads a discussion on the 2009 Climate Conference. Kelly Blynn ’03, in Copenhagen, appears via Skype.
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TToodddd CCrraaiigg, who graduated from St. George’s in1993 and continues to pursue his dreams as an author,
teacher and deejay—all while working toward a
Ph.D.—was the guest speaker in chapel for the annual
Martin Luther King Day service on Jan. 18.
Craig, whose 2008 novel “tor’cha” (Swank Publish-
ers, 2008) was accompanied by music tracks, said his
love of music inspired him to write, and his desire to
give back to his home community has inspired him
to teach.
Craig, a recipient of the scholarship program,
A Better Chance, grew up in the Ravenswood and
Queensbridge Housing projects in the New ork City
borough of Queens. He currently teaches English
Composition at Queensborough Community College.
“Without Queens, I simply would not be,” he once
wrote, “and there’s not a minute of it, good or bad, that
I would trade, switch or swap.”
“Tor’cha” tells the story of three city youths “as
they’re faced with the perils and hardships that run
rampant throughout the ghetto.”
Craig knows the turf: Coming to St. George’s was
an opportunity for Craig to escape the perils of his own
home neighborhood.
However, it wasn’t until he contracted a potentially
deadly infection, he said, that he realized he was truly
blessed.
Craig, who was diagnosed with a nearly fatal case
of meningitis as a fifth former at SG, said he would
never forget how the illness—“I remember the spinal
tap”—plucked him from his daily routine. “Now, I am
living the dream—the dream of life,” he said.
His mission since his brush with death has been to
pursue his love of the arts, while keeping “the barrel of
Queens close to his heart.”
“I escaped death, so shouldn’t I consider that the
dream?” he asked.
He urged students to remember the hopes of
Martin Luther King, Jr. in their own way. For him, he
said, it was partly to remember that without King,
“There would be no collective, no black and white
together.” But he also urged students to remember that
King’s dreams haven’t fully been realized.
“There’s still much work to do ... We can never be
satisfied,” he said.
He recalled that once, during his time at St.
George’s, he participated in a game of one-on-one
basketball with the late Headmaster Emeritus Chuck
Hamblet. “He told me, ‘Change is a slow-moving
ship,’” Craig said. “I said, ‘Let’s make it a fast-mov-
ing speedboat!’”
Craig hasn’t stopped working to see his own
dreams fulfilled either. In 1997, he received a bachelor’s
degree from Williams College in Williamstown, Mass.,
and was awarded a Rockefeller Brothers Fellowship to
attend Harvard University where he later received a
master’s degree in education.
He has traveled throughout the country to writing
residencies at the Ucross Foundation, Writers Colony at
Dairy Hollow and Jentel Foundation, and he was an
Associate Artist at Atlantic Center for the Arts with
Anne Waldman.
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Author/deejay/teacher Craig ’93 delivers MLK Day chapel talk“I am living the dream …”
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As a writer, Craig works in many genres including
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and screenplay
writing. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in English at St. John’s
University in New York. His dissertation will examine
hip-hop pedagogy and the function of the hip-hop DJ
in the English Composition classroom.
St. George’s, he said, offers the perfect foundation
for hope and fulfilling King’s dreams.
“I have faith that you are all equipped” to go out
into the world and keep alive those dreams, he said.
The MLK chapel service, organized by Director of
Diversity Kim Bullock and the members of the student
clubs Insight and the Multicultural Group, also fea-
tured several student music performances.
The performances also included the student a
cappella groups, the Snapdragons and the Hilltoppers.
A duet of “I Sing Because I’m Free,” by LL’’OOrreeaall LLaammpplleeyy’11 and LLaarraa MMccLLeeoodd ’10, to end the service prompted astanding ovation. Audio files of the service and musical
performances can be downloaded from the SG web site
log-in page at www.stgeorges.edu/podium.
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Donors in the Friends of the Chapel program
were treated to a special Service of Nine Lessons
and Carols for Christmas, which took place Friday,
Dec. 11, between performances for the school
and the community.
A special thanks for the special event went out to
members of the SG Choir and the Handbell Choir,
headed by faculty members CCllaarree GGeessuuaallddoo, SG choirmaster, and WWeennddyy DDrryyssddaallee, director of thehandbell choir.
“At the reception following the program,
every Friend I spoke with expressed absolute
delight with the music,” reported Assistant Head
of School for External Affairs JJooee GGoouulldd. “Oneformer parent, who had returned for the occasion,
said that she hoped never to miss Lessons and
Carols ever again.”
One particularly interested audience member was
chapel friend Nicholas Brown, the son of the donor of
the chapel, the late John Nicholas Brown ’18.
“Mr. Brown said how much he enjoyed seeing the
chapel filled with music and the spirit of Christmas,”
Gould said.
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With coordination from Head of the Music
Department CCllaarree GGeessuuaallddoo, the String Ensemblefrom the Dwight-Englewood School, an independ-
ent day school for pre-school to grade 12 in Engle-
wood, N.J., stopped at St. George’s on Thursday,
Jan. 28 for a performance during chapel. The group,
wowing those in attendance, was on a tour of the
Northeast. They performed two musical
selections—one Vivaldi, one Shubert—amid the
Lessons and the Offertory.
L’Oreal Lampley’11 andLara McLeod ’10 perform at the
Martin Luther King Day Chapel Service.
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John Adams ’73with his family,which include current studentsKatherine ’12 andVirginia ’11, attendsParents Weekend inOctober.
Students participate in a candlelight vigil to raiseawareness of global warming.
Left: Dr. Chris Thurber ofPhillips Exeter Academypresents a workshop to thefaculty entitled “CrackingKids’ Secret Code,” aboutways to communicate with students effectively.
Right: Author Cathy BaoBean discusses her book,“The Chopsticks-ForkPrinciple: A Memoir andManual,” about beingChinese in America.
Campus happenings
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The cast of the winter musical got an extra-special visit from a seasoned actor. BBiillll BBuueellll ’70, son of HonoraryTrustee WWiilllliiaamm AA.. BBuueellll ’42 and father of CChhaarrlliiee BBuueellll ’06, stopped by Madeira Hall in January. Bill Buell’s long list of stage and screen credits includes a role in the 2002 Tony Award-winning production of “Urinetown, the Musical,” which the St. George’s students are scheduled to perform for the public Feb. 27 and 28. Buell gave advice to the cast—along with a pep talk.
What TTuucckkeerr CCaarrllssoonn ’87 described back in May2009 as a “Right-Leaning Huffington Post” is now
the recently-launched online
news site “The Daily Caller.”
Carlson (whom we
personally adore for his
support of freedom of the
press in the world—and in
the Red & White) first made
public his new venture
after being hired by Fox-TV last spring.
His site (www.dailycaller.com), which went live
Jan. 11, features news, analysis and commentary
commissioned from hired writers and culled from
news sources across the U.S.
A recent check of headlines included stories
such as “Keith Olbermann is a serious journalist:
We watch, because we’re paid to” by the Call’s own
Ruth Graham, and “Former John Edwards aide
buries ex-boss in tell-all book” published by New
York magazine.
AAlllliiee SSiimmoonnss ’05 will be running in the 2010Boston Marathon in honor of classmate John
“Quatro” Kiley ’05, who drowned in waters off
Osterville, Mass., Aug. 23. Simons, who is running
for the Melanoma Team, can be reached at
At the time of his death, Kiley was a senior at
St. Edward’s University studying bioinformatics.
Services were held Aug. 28, with a gathering including
many of Quatro’s SG mates, at the Wianno Yacht Club
in Osterville. A procession of boats left the club and
headed toward Nantucket Sound to spread his ashes.
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A L U M N I / A E I N T H E N E W SPost Hilltop
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This photo, courtesyof ConservationFocus, a publicationof the NationalResources Conserva-tion Service, shows a farm in northernNew Mexico ownedby Sandy Milliken’65 after overgrowthwas cleared.
A L U M N I / A E I N T H E N E W SPost Hilltop
Forward-thinking conservation practices at
a farm in northern New Mexico owned by SSaannddyyMMiilllliikkeenn ’65 were featured this fall in ConservationFocus, a publication of the National Resources
Conservation Service.
Milliken’s farm, which puts a premium on earth-
friendly “watershed conservation, forest management,
cooperative conservation, and inclusion of the histori-
cally underserved” is a prime example of the good
things going on in the Tierra y Montes Soil & Water
Conservation District, land use experts said.
“When Milliken purchased the meandering
ranch near Las Vegas, N.M. four years ago, much
of its forest was clogged with overgrowth, and the
spread had just two wells that only pumped one
gallon per minute,” the newsletter reports. “After the
ranch was purchased, ranch manager Kenny Alderete
turned to an eager cadre of local, state, and federal
agencies, as well as relying on the ranch’s own
resources, and began the task of putting the best
conservation on the ground for the ranch.”
The agencies helped the farm initiate a forest stand
improvement thinning and aid as “water sources were
developed, pipeline laid and cross fencing installed.”
They also prescribed grazing management practices to
adopt, as the farm also raises cattle.
Now Milliken’s farm is not only “green,” but friendly,
as well: The ranch even makes firewood available to area
residents – “when energy prices are of concern.”
PPaattrriicckk EEhhaarrtt ’06 was in the lead photo in theBoston Globe Sept. 19, 2009, accompanying a story
about a class he’s taking at Babson College called “The
Ultimate Entrepreneurial Challenge” with Len Green,
adjunct professor of entrepreneurship. Ehart, a former
Red & White editor who started a bottled water busi-
ness on Cape Cod while at St. George’s, seemed des-
tined to continue on in his studies of business. The
class is modeled on Donald Trump’s reality TV show
“The Apprentice.” No word yet on whether Ehart has
heard Green utter, “You’re fired,” but we don’t think
it’s likely.
A new book by CCoorriinnnn CCoolluummppaarr ’88 called“Unsettling Sights: The Fourth World on Film” (South-
ern Illinois University Press) is due
out in March. Columpar, who
received her bachelor’s degree in
mathematical economics at Yale
University in 1992 and her Ph.D. in
women’s studies at Emory Univer-
sity in 2002, is now an associate
professor of cinema studies and
English at the University of Toronto. An anthology co-
edited by Columpar called “There She Goes: Feminist
Filmmaking and Beyond” was published in October.
The books are available at www.amazon.com.
BBaaiilleeyy SSeeyybboolltt ’04 has been appointed managingeditor of The Word, a glossy magazine based in Hanoi,
Vietnam. Found on the web at www.wordhcmc.com,
the magazine markets itself as “a guide to what’s going
on in Vietnam.”
“I’ve been writing for the Saigon-based magazine
for the last six months,” Seybolt reported in August,
“but I will be working for the new Hanoi-based maga-
zine we’re launching sometime this fall.”
Recent articles of Seybolt’s include a feature on a
new Hanoi restaurant called Don’s, operated by the
former Ritz-Carlton head chef, Donald Berger.
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It wasn’t your average year in fundraising—and
so when it came time on Oct. 2 to naming the
recipient of the Philip Murray ReynoldsAnnual
GivingVolunteer of theYearAward for 2009, the Devel-
opment Office decided to go alternative.Normally given
to“an individual whose leadership and enthusiasm has
had a profound effect on the year’s Annual Fund cam-
paign,” the award this year was given to all of the chal-
lengers who donated in the highly successful“Flat is the
New Up!”campaign,which helped St.George’s meet its
more than $2.2 millionAnnual Fund goal.
“This past year posed an extraordinary challenge to
fundraising and yet ourAnnual Fund still met its goal—a
goal established in February 2008, long before we under-
stood the depth of the economic crisis,”wroteAssistant
Head of School ExternalAffairs JJooee GGoouulldd. “While all
our individual volunteers made valiant efforts, our heroes
were those who stepped forward in early May when the
situation was most dire—the 25 parents and alumni/ae
who posed the “Flat is the New Up!” Challenge. Together,
they provided the wherewithal, commitment and enthu-
siasm to catapult our Annual Fund to success.”
Gould put the accomplishment into perspective:
“On April 24, the Annual Fund was short of its
$2,225,000 goal by $550,000 and gifts had slowed to a
trickle,” he noted. “The challenge idea was conceived
during the following week. By Thursday, May 14, our
FITNU Challengers had committed collectively
$250,000 and had offered a one-to-one challenge to our
entire St. George’s constituency. The “Flat is the New
Up!” Challenge was off and running and the FITNU
Challengers were our biggest cheerleaders, with their
e-mails, letters and telephone calls. By June 24, we had
maximized the Challenge with 651 gifts totaling
$250,000. By July 3, we had received 813 gifts bringing
our Annual Fund total (in cash) to $2,233,339.”
As a result of the “Flat is the New Up!” Challenge,
the School received gifts totaling almost $560,000,
exceeding its goal by $8,339, and only fell short of its
record-setting 2007-08 year by 1.4 percent. The 813
gifts received were an incredible 40 percent of the total
number of gifts for the entire year.
Among the challengers who were able to attend the
awards ceremony in October were SG Board of
Trustees Chair SSkkiipp BBrraanniinn ’65, board members BBoobbDDuuccoommmmuunn ’69, CChhrriiss EElliiaa ’92, LLeesslliiee HHeeaanneeyy ’92, JJooeeHHooooppeess ’62, WWeennddyy KKaauuffmmaann P’09, PPhhooeebbee MMuuzzzzyyP’06, ’09, ’11 and CChhaarrlliiee WWaattssoonn ’50, along with
Honorary Trustee AAll MMeerrcckk ’39, and parents LLiinnddaaSSttaabblleerr--TTaallttyy P’11 and PPeetteerr TTaallttyy P’11.
The Philip Murray Reynolds Annual Giving Volun-
teer of the Year Award was established in 1981, in
memory of PPhhiill RReeyynnoollddss ’42, the school’s director of
development and alumni/ae affairs from 1974 to 1979.
Chair of the SG Boardof Trustees Skip Branin’65 and Head of School
Eric Peterson accept the Reynolds Award on behalf of the 25
“Flat is the New Up!”campaign challengers.
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Twenty-five “Flat is the New Up” campaignchallengers receive 2009 volunteer award
N E W S F R O M T H E A L U M N I / A E O F F I C EGiving back
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Above: Move-in Day on the Hilltop featured some heavy lifting byseniors Stephanie Johnson, Kinyette Henderson, Shealagh Coughlin,Charlotte Deavers, Ramona Bass and Maria Gebelein.
Right: “No parking” signs come down in September on Diman Quad.
Below: Julia Carrellas ’11 runs the ball for the fifth formers during a popular “Powder Puff ” football game in November.
S E E N O N T H E H I L L T O PS E E N O N T H E H I L L T O PAround Campus
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John Karol ’10, Brice Berg ’12,
Michael Alberg ’11,and Tao Jatusripitak’10 perform in the
Rock Guild on Jan. 10, 2010. PH
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Leiter Colburn ’11, Maia Monell ’11 and Micah Kittel ’11 take a break on Diman Quad during the first day of school.
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Stone carving in the chapelUsing a mallet and chisel, Paul Russo carves
the lettering on the memorial stone in the St.
George’s Chapel dedicated to the memory of
former trustee HHeennrryy PPaattttoonn ’31. Russo is a
stone carver for the Brooke Roberts Studio of
Newport, which has designed all of our modern
memorial stones. Three memorial stones were
installed in January: for Patton, for parent and
trustee HHeennrryy HHaarrddeerr P’79, ’83, and for longtime
English teacher and swim coach NNoorrrriiee HHooyytt.The first stone carving in the chapel began
with the stone for founder John Byron Diman
and the coat-of-arms above the Bishop’s Door,
crafted by the famed stone carver John Howard
Benson, who purchased the John Stevens Shop
(founded in 1705 and located at 29 Thames
Street in Newport) in 1927.
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Our new Dining Service Director,LLeenn JJaacckkssoonn, and his staff fromSage Dining Services have gottenthe community to rethink ourfood choices after the companytook over the contract to runKing Hall this year. Sage, whichhas more than 150 clients, mostlyindependent schools, revolvesmenu choices around regionalspecialties and available freshproduce. Already carnivores, aswell as vegetarians—and evenvegans—are singing their praises.Braised kale, anyone?
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St. George’s School Reunion Weekend 2010
Home Athletic ContestsSaturday, May 15, 2010
J.V. Baseball vs. St. Paul’s2 p.m. (Elliott Field)
Boys Varsity & J.V. Lacrosse vs. St. Paul’s3:30 p.m. (North Field/Cliff Field)
Varsity Softball vs. St. Paul’s3:30 p.m. (The Softball Field, above North Field)
Girls Varsity & J.V. Tennis vs. St. Paul’s3:30 p.m. (Upper & Lower Tennis Courts)
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Mark your calendars for another great Reunion
Weekend in May, says Reunion Weekend coordinator
Ann Weston.
Scheduled events begin Friday, May 14, and are of
special note to reunion classes. As usual, the weekend
kicks off on Friday evening with the presentation of the
St. George’s distinguished alumnus/a award, the Diman
Award, which this year will be given to journalist KKaatteeZZeerrnniikkee ’86. A welcome reception as well as a variety of
evening events for individual reunion classes will
follow the Diman Award presentation.
Saturday’s activities include a memorial service
for former faculty member Gilbert Burnett Jr., Vin-
cent Astor ’10 Chair in Science and Head of the Sci-
ence Department emeritus, who died Sept. 13. Also on
tap are Chapel tours, class visits, student and faculty
panel discussions, a picnic lunch on the front lawn,
assorted home athletic contests, and a formal dinner
at the Stephen P. Cabot and Archer Harman Ice Cen-
ter. This festive dinner celebration is in honor of all
the reunion classes.
A special alumni/ae chapel service takes place on
Sunday morning, May 16.
Reunion class members will receive an invitation to
Reunion Weekend. Please visit our web site at
www.stgeorges.edu for Reunion Weekend registration,
hotel information, a weekend schedule and a list of
alumni/ae who have already registered.
Alumni/ae invitedback May 14-16
1935 • 75th
1940 • 70th
1945 • 65th
1950 • 60th
1955 • 55th
1960 • 50th
1965 • 45th
1970 • 40th
1975 • 35th
1980 • 30th
1985 • 25th
1990 • 20th
1995 • 15th
2000 • 10th
2005 • 5th
REUNION CL ASSES
R E C O N N E C T I N G O N T H E H I L L T O PReunion Weekend ’10
S E E N O N T H E H I L L T O P
Upcoming Events
April 2010Reception in Seoul, KoreaContact Events coordinator Ann Weston [email protected] or 401.842.6731 for details
Thurs., April 15Princeton, N.J.At the home ofEdward and Marie Matthews P’87Tues., April 27Fairfield, Conn.At the home ofVirginia and Jim Dean ’72, P’11Tues., May 4Gladstone, N.J.At the home of Betsy Michel P’85, ’89
You’re invited:Regional Receptions
St. George’s School admits male and
female students of any religion, race, color,
sexual orientation, and national or ethnic
origin to all the programs and activities gener-
ally accorded or made available to students at
the school. It does not discriminate on the
basis of religion, gender, race, color, sexual
orientation, or national or ethnic origin in the
administration of its educational policies,
scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and
other school-administered programs. In addi-
tion, the school welcomes visits from disabled
applicants.
SStt.. GGeeoorrggee’’ss PPoolliiccyy oonnNNoonn--DDiissccrriimmiinnaattiioonn
In 1896, the Rev. John Byron Diman,
founder of St. George’s School, wrote in his
“Purposes of the School” that “the specific
objectives of St. George’s are to give its stu-
dents the opportunity of developing to the
fullest extent possible the particular gifts that
are theirs and to encourage in them the desire
to do so. Their immediate job after leaving
school is to handle successfully the demands
of college; later it is hoped that their lives will
be ones of constructive service to the world
and to God.”
In the 21st century, we continue to teach
young women and men the value of learning
and achievement, service to others, and respect
for the individual. We believe that these goals
can best be accomplished by exposing students
to a wide range of ideas and choices in the
context of a rigorous curriculum and a sup-
portive residential community.
Therefore, we welcome students and teach-
ers of various talents and backgrounds, and we
encourage their dedication to a multiplicity
of pursuits —intellectual, spiritual, and physi-
cal—that will enable them to succeed in and
contribute to a complex, changing world.
SStt.. GGeeoorrggee’’ss SScchhoooollMMiissssiioonn SSttaatteemmeenntt
Fri., April 23St. George’s Day Celebration for Friends of the ChapelFri., May 14 - Sun., May 16Reunion WeekendSat., May 29Spring Dance ConcertMon., May 31Prize DayTues., Sept. 7, 5:30 p.m.Day Student Family PicnicMon., Sept. 13, 8 a.m.Convocation chapel and classes beginFri., Oct. 22 - Sat., Oct. 23Parents Weekend
ST. GEORGE’Swinter Bulletin2010
St. George’s SchoolP.O. Box 1910Newport, RI 02840-0190
Non-ProfitOrganizationU.S. Postage
PAIDSt. George’s School
In this issue:
COVER STORY:
RememberingHeadmaster Emeritus Charles A. Hamblet (1941-2010)BY SUZANNE L. MCGRADY
Tenth headmaster of St. George’s,Charles A. Hamblet, dies at 68BY SUZANNE L. MCGRADY
Becoming Mary BY SUZANNE L. MCGRADY
Generous in many ways: Lewis N. Madeira ’39
Former Science Department ChairGilbert Burnett Jr. to be memorialized
Chapel talks:Life lessons from Pops BY POLLY MURRAY ’10
A place to call home BY SABRA WILSON ’10
Community Service: Spotlight on Camp Ramleh
Reunion Weekend 2010
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