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These medals “ were made from Cushing.” MEGHAN DUGGAN ‘06

CUSHING’S 144TH COMMENCEMENT OLYMPIAN MEGHAN DUGGAN ’06 DOREEN NANIBAA McPAUL ’91 Dr. Mark Huddleston gives keynote Addresses Girls in Sport Leadership Elected Attorney General of address to the Class of 2019 Summit and Diversity Forum Navajo NationSUMMER 2019 1 CushingToday

Cushing Academy exists for students and develops curious, creative, and confident learners and leaders.

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Head of School Dr. Randy R. Bertin P ’21, ’22

Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Brett Torrey ’85

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2 A LETTER FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL DR. RANDY BERTIN

3 COMMENCEMENT 2019

6 HONORING RETIRING SILVER PENGUINS

7 NEW DORMITORY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

PENGUIN PROFILES

8 William Troy 9 Manisah Islam ’20

ON CAMPUS

10 Spring Break 11 Athletics Highlights 12 Visual Arts Highlights 13 Performing Arts in Review 14 Inspiring Change: Meghan Duggan ’06 16 A Semester in Social Media

PENGUIN NATION

18 Reunion 2019 20 Q&A with Doreen Nanibaa (Hobson) McPaul ’91 22 Research Earns U.S. Patent 23 Past Cushing Parents: Why We Give 24 Penguin Nation On the Road 28 Class Notes 30 In Memoriam

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on the cover: Meghan Duggan ’06 displays her three Olympic medals during her April visit to campus.

SUMMER 2019 1 Dear Cushing Friends,

t seems impossible that my year of Cushing “firsts” has already come to a close. Bookended by Convocation in September and Commencement in May, my first year as Head of School was an extraordinary one. What I’ve seen brings to life what students, faculty and staff, alumni, and parents have told me: Cushing impacts and transforms students’ lives. In and out of the classroom, I each aspect of the Cushing experience has reinforced my appreciation for the deep commitment that our faculty and staff bring to helping our students write their own stories, on the way to becoming “curious, creative and confident learners and leaders.”

 Over the course of the year, we have worked to fulfill and continually assess the school’s strategic plan, which was adopted in 2017. The first four strategic initiatives in the plan focus on the experience we provide to our students: developing a student-centered culture; developing our students’ sense of self-esteem and achievement through visual arts, performing arts, and athletics; enabling students with diverse learning styles to excel developmentally and academically; and providing facilities to support the Academy’s academic and student life programs. I am proud of the progress that we have made in each area and of our ongoing focus on continual improvement.

Somewhat behind the scenes, we have met major mileposts in our crucial strategic initiative to build the foundation for long-term financial sustainability, including careful attention to business operations and expenses. Additionally, we have made great strides this year by also having better than expected financial performance through our admissions and development offices having exceeded their targets. We have solid ground on which to move forward together and advance the school even further. I look forward to updating our greater community about the progress of the strategic plan during the coming academic year.

Perhaps most immediately visible, the campus and each member of our community continue to benefit from the ongoing improvements generously funded by the E.G. Watkins Family Foundation. This month, another project will launch with the demolition of Cooke Hall,  which will be replaced by a residence for 60 students with four faculty apartments. Expected completion will be in Fall 2021. We have known for some time that Cooke would need to be replaced due to long-range structural issues, and we are grateful to the Watkins Family Foundation for making possible this new facility which will further strengthen our residential life offerings and programs.

What comes next? We will continue to work on creating opportunities to optimize our students’ education and experiences. We will remain focused on building long-term financial sustainability. And, as a continuation of the listening project that I embarked on in my first year (with the goal of meeting with every member of the faculty and staff, trustees, students, and as many alumni and parents as possible), my door is always open for you to share your thoughts, experiences and questions.

I offer my sincere thanks for your support of Cushing this year: through your financial contributions of all sizes, through your admission referrals, and through your support of our students, faculty and staff. I look forward to the coming year and, together, to reaching new heights for Cushing.

Sincerely,

Randy R. Bertin, Ed.D. Head of School

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Commencement 2019

Under a bright May sky, 116 graduates of the Class of 2019, their “...I have every confidence that you can and will answer the call. families and friends, and the Cushing community celebrated the ...The world you enter today is full of good, hard-working people Academy’s 144th Commencement. The community was honored to who will welcome, and celebrate, the hope and talent and creativity welcome Dr. Mark Huddleston, President Emeritus of the University you bring to it. The entire Cushing community is so proud of you. of New Hampshire, to deliver the Commencement address. And today, we rejoice in all that you are, and will be.”

Assessing today’s often-negative news environment, Dr. Valedictorian Haoran “Simba” Xu shared his own perspective on Huddleston noted, “Today, I would like to offer the Class of 2019 a what the future will hold for the Class of 2019, saying “The process brighter, and more realistic, picture of the world. The fact is, there of getting to know the unbelievable talents that exist in this school are many good things, very good things, unprecedentedly good makes me so proud of everybody here and allows me to see a future things, happening right now, all around us, though they hardly from an angle not presented to me before. The challenges of the ever make it into our media feeds...” world are coming closer to us, posing more problems, but so are chances, chances to discover more about ourselves in the context “Challenges there are, but the world is getting better…exactly of the world, chances to make a difference. because most people in the world are fundamentally good by nature.” Referencing author Steven Pinker ‘s book, The Better Angels Time is short but the world is too big. There’s no time to waste. of Our Nature, he continued, “Throughout history, Pinker says, good And while we are young and brash, dream. Go break the world…” people have been changing the world for the better. Good people have toppled tyrants and ended wars... identified threats to public Reminding the graduates that they have left their mark and that health and found cures for diseases...helped lift whole populations they will always be a part of this community, Dr. Bertin encouraged out of bondage and poverty...crusaded for equality and justice and them to…”keep Cushing Academy in your hearts and minds, as made it possible to bring more and more people from the margins you dedicate yourselves to meaningful new roles in a world that so into the mainstream of our communities. So, inspired by Stephen desperately needs you. Congratulations, and good luck.” Pinker, the message I offer the Class of 2019 today is one of hope and well-founded optimism.”  A recording of Commencement 2019 is on our YouTube channel.

SUMMER 2019 3 CLASS OF 2019 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Sara Katharine Abrahamson Brendan Gregory Samson Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Edward G. Watkins 1956 Scholar Athlete Award Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Arielle Elise Anastasia Auringer Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Yuanyuan Shen Mona Irvine Rice Dance Award Felix Bailly Holden 1888 Prize Victoria M. Slattery Mann Family Award for Excellence in the Arts Dominique Irene Biron Deborah Rhoten 1990 Award Jillian M. Stone Edward G. Watkins 1956 Scholar Athlete Award Deborah Evans 1974 Award Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Mona Irvine Rice Dance Award Wayne F. Sanborn Award Senator Marcus A. Coolidge Award

Patrick Borella Yifei Tang Eaton 1900-Dunn 1899 Prize Herbert Hwa-Sen Chen 1960 Prize Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Adam E. Canfield Wayne F. Sanborn Award Daman Tate Holden 1888 Prize Brianna Estelle Coppinger Arthur G. Johanningsmeier Biology Award Yuzhe Wang Mary Graham Fern Award Alumni Salutatorian Award Mildred Dunn Beebe 1936 and Clifford Beebe Prize Fred D. Lane 1908 Prize Webster Moulton 1944 Award Robert Alexander Blauner 1995 Technology Prize Robert B. Taylor Spanish Prize Stewart Deleon Thamnoon Wanglee English as a Second Language Prize Pliny A. Boyd 1894 Award Gabrielle Elena Wexler Anna Eileen Fitzgerald Paul F. Dowling Award for Mathematics Emily Fisher Landau Language Development Prize Jieyi Wu Mamoun Ismail Mohamed Elgzouli Helen Greenwood Prize Pliny A. Boyd 1894 Prize Haoran Xu Holden James Fry Ellen E. Osgood Prize Senator Marcus A. Coolidge Award Frank Prentice Rand 1908 History Prize Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Josephine Veinot Cook 1933 Valedictorian Award Allison Margaret Green Marguerite Sawyer French Prize Deborah Rhoten 1990 Award Marion Huse Barstow 1915 Art Prize Rhode Island School of Art and Design Prize Avery Simon Heinz Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Telegram and Gazette Student Achiever Award Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Xinling Yu Zhexuan Hu Catherine Mary Kenney Butler Advanced Visual Arts Department Award for Painting Mathematics Award

Patrick John Keegan Jr. Jeanette Powell Curry Visual Arts Department Award Pliny A. Boyd 1894 Prize 2019 CUM LAUDE SOCIETY MEMBERS Soonjae Kwon Rosabelle Temple Prize SENIORS JUNIORS Trent Joseph Madigan Adam Canfield Diyan Gao Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Brianna Coppinger* Avery Heinz Jacob Green Mollee Ames Malboeuf Christopher Maskas Manisah Islam Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Brendan Samson Kyra Parris Wayne F. Sanborn Award Yuanyuan Shen Louisa Kristina McGrath Yifei Tang Vincent V.R. Booth 1923 Award Yuzhe Wang* Haoran Xu Folakemi Olorode Bowen Zhang Eaton 1900-Dunn 1899 Prize Qinming Zhang Yaoxiang Zhuang *Inducted as a Junior

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CLASS OF 2019 COLLEGE MATRICULATIONS

American University Drew University Saint Michael’s College University of California, Irvine Anna Maria College Emerson College Salve Regina University University of California, Santa Barbara Assumption College Emmanuel College Savannah College of Art and Design University of California, Santa Cruz Babson College Endicott College* Seneca College of Applied Arts & University of Massachusetts, Amherst Bard College Fairfield University Technology, Canada University of Massachusetts, Boston Bentley University* Fashion Institute of Technology Seton Hall University University of Mississippi Berklee College of Music Fisher College Skidmore College* University of Nevada, Reno Boston College Franklin & Marshall College Springfield College University of Puget Sound Boston University* Franklin Pierce University St. Olaf College University of Rhode Island Brandeis University* High Point University Stanford University University of San Diego Bryn Mawr College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Stonehill College University of Southern California Bucknell University Marist College Stony Brook University University of the Pacific Carnegie Mellon University Mount Holyoke College Suffolk University* University of Utah Chapman University Mount Wachusett Community College The New School University of Victoria, Canada Cincinnati Christian University New York University* The University of Alabama* University of Washington* Clark University* Northeastern University The University of Arizona Vanderbilt University Clarkson University Pace University, New York City* The University of Iowa Virginia Military Institute Clemson University Pratt Institute Tulane University Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Colgate University Providence College Ulster County Community College College of the Holy Cross Queen’s University, Canada Union College (New York) Colorado Mesa University Quinnipiac University University of California, Berkeley Connecticut College Saint Anselm College University of California, Davis *Multiple students

SUMMER 2019 5 Honoring Retiring Silver Penguins

During Graduation, Dr. Bertin recognized these retiring faculty as honorary members of the Class of 2019, with the following citation:

“Known as Silver Penguins, our longest-serving faculty members are at the heart of our community. This year three of these much-loved teachers retired after dedicated service to Cushing: Joan Hathaway, Dr. Susie Carlisle, and Peggy Lee. Each leaves an indelible mark:

Joan, as a member of the Visual Arts faculty Susie, for twenty-three years you have Peggy, first a much-loved teacher of English for twenty-two years, you have taught your served as a beloved teacher of English and as a Second Language, in your thirty-five students not simply the art of ceramics of art, and as dean of academics. Penguin years here you have also been a cherished and photography, but how to create beauty Meghan Duggan, Class of 2006 writes, mentor and outstanding leader as academic and how to discover it all around. Former “Truly one of a kind, Sooz is so much dean, summer session director, and interim student Kat Lemieux, Class of 2015, wrote, more than a dean, a teacher, an advisor, a co-head of school. Former faculty member Dr. “Joan Hathaway changed my life. I simply mentor, a friend — she is a life changer. She Norm Carey captured your impact here over cannot put into words what an incredible has enriched the Cushing community in so thirty-five years when he said of you at the teacher, mentor, friend and human being many ways with her brilliance, kindness, dedication of Lee House, “We all—colleagues, she is.” acceptance, and genuine loving spirit.” students, parents, and alumni—owe her a debt that cannot ever be properly repaid.”

Cushing is better because of each of you. We salute you and offer our deep gratitude. Having earned the respect and admiration of all, your dedication and devotion to this community make it only fitting that you be forever recognized as honorary members of the Class of 2019.”

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New Dormitory Under Construction

Continuing the progress on our multi-year facilities renewal plan, a renovation of Price Hall is nearing completion, and work has begun on a new dormitory to replace the existing Cooke Hall.

Built as the Academy’s infirmary in 1959, Price later became a dormitory. The revamping underway includes new paint and carpet throughout, with renovated bathrooms. Price will house 32 students in 16 double rooms. The three faculty apartments have also been reconfigured, with increased living space. Completion is slated for August 2019.

Demolition work on Cooke Hall, built in 1961 and facing long- term structural challenges, has begun. The new dormitory, with an expanded footprint on the perimeter of Drew Common, will house 60 students in 30 double rooms, along with four faculty apartments. Designed by EYP, Inc. (Boston), the dormitory is expected to be completed in 2021.

“Because of the E.G. Watkins Family Foundation’s vision and leadership in our ongoing campus renewal,” noted Dr. Bertin, “we are creating an unparalleled residential community in support of Cushing’s mission. We are deeply grateful for their outstanding generosity and commitment.”

Images provided by EYP, Inc.

SUMMER 2019 7 William Troy RUNNING FOR GOOD

For Associate Director of Admissions and Assistant Varsity Boys’ Hockey Coach Bill Troy, 2019 marked his 20th year of running the legendary Boston Marathon. While that is an accomplishment that places him in a very small group of athletes by any measure, the impact of his running is even more remarkable. As part of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team, Bill has raised funds each year to support groundbreaking cancer research. And this year was special for crossing another threshold: having raised more than $100,000 to date for DFMC.

Why did you first partner with Dana-Farber? Santos ’06, as well as faculty members Jess Devin,

My family has a long relationship with Dana- Emily Roller, Rebecca Pressman, Gary Sousa, and Farber. My dad was treated by doctors there in 1976 Brad Caswell.

and 1977, before his death from cancer in 1977. My Completing a marathon has got to be an amazing feeling mom was treated there in 2012 and 2013, before her of accomplishment. What is it like to do so on behalf of DFMC? own death, also from cancer. The best feeling in the world. I remember my What’s been the driving force behind your efforts? parents and friends we lost to cancer. 1998 Giving back. And I love to run and compete. I How does it feel to cross the finish line of one of the enjoy running in winter during tough conditions. most challenging courses?

What year was your first Boston Marathon? Exhaustion. Exhilaration. My wife Sue gives out the finishers’ medals, and I always look forward to My first was in 1998, and this year marked my 20th. (I was unable to run in 2003 and 2004 due to injuries.) receiving mine from her.

After that first marathon, could you have imagined What has it meant to surpass $100K in fundraising? completing twenty? It’s been my goal since I started, so I was very No. The first one is always tougher. You do not pleased and excited. There are lots of people to know what to expect. You do not know the course. thank. April Winter, an athletic trainer at Cushing, You do not know what clothing to wear. has been a big support and great help organizing the “Pink the Rink” fundraiser each year. The What has been your biggest challenge? entire community is supportive, and each year 75 Training in winter. Although I love it and love the of our students volunteer for Dana-Farber (below) challenge of winter running, it can be tough at times. as runner guides at the finish line, a Cushing

Can you take a guess at approximately how many miles tradition since 2004.

you’ve put in training over 20 years? What are your favorite pre-race rituals? Since FitBit, it’s easy: 48,000 - 50,000 miles. Speaking at Assembly to help inform our

What have been the most memorable moments? community. And attending the DFMC pasta dinner the night before the race! Being cheered on by my wife Sue and our children Brian ’10 and Alison ’11, and running with Brian and After meeting these inspiring milestones, what is next?

with other Cushing alumni, including Ana Edwards My new goal is to run 25 Boston Marathons and Morel ’09, Hayley Moore ’04, and colleague Aaron 2019 raise an additional $50,000.

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Manisah Islam ’20

A random conversation halfway around the skills. This is especially important in a school Discussing another favorite, Mandarin, with world led Manisah Islam ’20 to Ashburnham. like Jaago because most of the children come Dr. Qiao, she adds, “I have learned so much Intrigued by what she heard about Cushing’s from families where the parents have never in these past two years, and I’m so grateful well-rounded educational opportunities, she had any formal schooling or do not speak to have such an intelligent, caring and added it to her list, and after an extensive English, and so they do not have the privilege insightful person as my teacher.” school search, Manisah left her home in of using their English vocabulary at home.“ Dhaka, Bangladesh to enroll as a sophomore. She adds, “I also hope to interview some of the Reflecting on the upcoming year, Manisah A dedicated and enthusiastic leader, she has children about their stories and experiences notes that she watched the Class of 2019’s excelled in the classroom and has immersed and how a Jaago education has impacted graduation with a mix of excitement and herself in activities across campus, including them so far, maybe for later publishing.” nervousness, knowing that it will soon be her basketball, JV soccer, track & field, dance, a While on summer break, Manisah also plans turn. While it is still early, she has her eye cappella, TEDx, book club, peer tutoring, and to work with Kotha, which she explains is on schools in a city or large town - possibly serving as a tour guide. an intervention program that “addresses the in warmer climates - and is considering attitudes, behaviors, and conditions that majoring in Economics with a minor in Manisah’s summer internships with the support, condone and lead to sexual violence.” English or Finance. She adds, “And then some Jaago Foundation in Bangladesh exemplify day - way, way into the future - I might want her strong commitment to giving back. With In addition to her charitable work, Manisa is to do law...but I’m not going to go there now. a goal of reducing poverty through education, committed to her academic life at Cushing. What I really hope to do is be able to come back the foundation pairs children with sponsors Asked to describe her favorite Cushing to Bangladesh after my education and work a who support their education. She explains, classes, she reports that she has had a few: “I job which allows me to impact the people and “Last summer, I worked with their Child loved English both my sophomore year with society around me in positive ways. Hopefully Sponsorship Department, which serves as the Mr. Q (Joshua Quinones) and my junior year at that point I will be better equipped to make ‘middle man’ between the sponsors and the with Mr. (Raja) Bala. In Mr. Q’s class there a real difference!!” children and their families. I wrote emails was a creative writing project which I really to sponsors regarding school performance, enjoyed, as I felt like I could express myself And in the meantime? Among her goals for the and also wrote profiles regarding the child/ freely. Mr. Bala’s class taught me to broaden coming year: “To branch out more, meet new family background for potential sponsors. my perspective and has actually changed the people! Why? Because people are fascinating. This summer, I am teaching a conversation way I read books. I’m now much more aware The people I’m around have always played a class, which is meant to be a class where of the nuances in language and how they can huge role in shaping my experiences.” students practice their English speaking impact a story, so thanks for that, Mr. Bala!”

SUMMER 2019 9 Spring Break

 Spring Break was synonymous with spring training for a number of our dedicated athletes. This year’s preseason was an invaluable opportunity to hone skills and strengthen team bonds in new environments. Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse traveled to New Jersey, Varsity Baseball spent their trip in Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce, FL, Varsity Softball stayed at the Madeira Beach Complex in Tampa Bay, FL, and Varsity Girls’ Lacrosse found themselves at Disney’s Pop Century Resort. Teams participated in scrimmages, competed in exciting preseason games, and trained in daily practices. In addition to these productive activities, there was also time for memorable excursions including a spring training Cardinals vs. Astros baseball game, a Princeton vs. Yale men’s lacrosse game, and Disney World’s Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Magic Kingdom!

 Our Performing Arts department journeyed all the way to England and Ireland during the second week of break. While on the road, Harry Harmon '21 wrote to us, "Amazing trip! Every adventure is better than the last. We enjoyed five fantastic shows in London as well as a tour of the original Harry Potter studio, a Globe Theatre tour, and a behind the scenes tour at the National Theatre." Other highlights included a stop at Buckingham Palace, rides on classic double-decker buses, museum visits, and traditional high teas, which featured delectable British sweets. The experience was a perfect balance of historic UK, engaging theatrical productions, and fun.

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Athletics Highlights

Penguin Nation cheered an amazing array of teams on to post-season play this year:

• Varsity Field Hockey led the way, earning a spot in the NEPSAC quarterfinals. Dominique Biron ’19, Kyla Bourque ’20, Sarah Potter ’20 and two-time award winners Brianna Coppinger ’19 and Amy Zhang ’19 were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association High School National Academic Squad, which recognizes scholar-athletes.

• Varsity Girls’ Hockey secured a well-earned spot in the championship game during the Edward G. Watkins ’56 Girls’ Invitational Hockey Tournament.

• Varsity Boys’ Hockey bested Thayer in the championship game during the Edward G. Watkins ’56 Boys’ Invitational Hockey Tournament.

• Cushing Ski Team competed in the NEPSAC Class C Championships, with Boys’ Ski placing 2nd in the championships, and Girls’ Ski placing 3rd. Ethan Whitney ’21 and Mackenzie Whitney ’22, both won the Giant Slalom and the Slalom, and Oliver Wang ’19 took 8th and 9th.

• During a single weekend, two teams headed to NEPSAC Championship games after great seasons: Varsity Boys’ Basketball as NEPSAC AA Finalists, and Varsity Boys’ Hockey as NEPSAC Large School Finalists.

• Varsity “B” Boys’ Hockey captured the Bob Rust Memorial Hockey Tournament Cup for the second straight year, after a win against Salisbury.

• Six Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse players were honored by league coaches: Adam Canfield ’19 (Academic All American); Braydan Walker ’20 and Trent Madigan ’19 (1st Team All NNELL); Garrett Young ’19, Steven Jackson ’19, and Matt Pinckney ’20 (Honorable Mention All NNELL).

• Varsity Boys’ and Girls’ Track & Field competed at the NEPSTA Division II Championships. Leading the Girls’ team to a 5th place finish among the 14 schools present, Dom Biron ’19 brought home two gold medals, one silver and one bronze.

• Capping a terrific season, Varsity Softball advanced to the Western New England Class B championship game. Abby Boudreau ’21 (Pitcher) and Alyssa Wironen ’21 (Catcher) were named WNEPSGSBA All Stars.

Congratulations to all our outstanding athletes and coaches on a wonderful year!

 Visit our athletics page at cushing.org/athletics  View photos of games at cushing.org/photo  Enjoy LIVE webcasts of select games

SUMMER 2019 11 Visual Arts Highlights

After receiving Gold Key Regional Awards, Art Portfolio students Simba Xu ’19 and  Mya Yang ’20 were announced as winners in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Simba received a Gold Medal for his portfolio submission, one of the highest awards given. Mya’s painting titled “Hair Dye” received the Silver Medal, an achievement demonstrating high honors in a competition that saw nearly 340,000 submissions of art and writing!

Simba was one of only sixteen students in the nation to take home the Gold Medal Portfolio Award, which includes a $10,000 scholarship. He was recognized in early June at an award ceremony at Carnegie Hall for fellow portfolio award winners, which Dr. Bertin attended. Out of the eight art pieces in his portfolio, three works will be on display in a traveling exhibit for Scholastic over the next two years.

Mya, Judy Song ’22 and Alex Oh ’21 were each awarded a cash prize for their work at the 36th Annual Regional Exhibit of High School Art at Mount Wachusett Community College. Congratulations to all these talented artists!

A very rare and special gift for our Visual Arts department arrived on campus at the dawn of 2019. Tom Elliot ’92, a longtime gemologist and jeweler, sent Visual Arts Department Chair Bob Johnson two boxes full of rough-cut turquoise stones from New Mexico. Mr. Johnson opened this unique donation for the first time with his class present to much excitement and awe. Over the course of the spring semester, Advanced Metalsmithing students had the opportunity to create extraordinary pieces of jewelry that incorporated these stunning turquoise. In fact, it’s estimated by the Visual Arts department that this donation will be used by students for two years. Our many thanks to Tom Elliot ‘92 for this highly generous and impactful gift!

 Enjoy incredible student artwork and read more about our exceptional Visual Arts program in the 2019 Visual Arts Magazine.

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Performing Arts in Review Music Students Enter Spring on a High Note

 After being admitted to the Massachusetts Central District ensembles in late fall and having attended a series of lengthy rehearsals in mid- January, juniors Ray Duan and Margaret Riley had the honor of performing at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Mass., on January 19. The duo was joined by several Cushing students and faculty members who traveled in the fan van to support their fellow Penguins on performance day.

David Kwon ’19 (who was in both MA Central District and All-State Choruses last year) went on to perform in the All-Eastern Chorus, which included students from across the northeast, in April. This was Cushing’s first representation at the regional level. On the Chapel Stage

Our winter musical West Side Story showcased stunning vocals, energetic choreography, and outstanding performances. Coinciding with Winter Family Weekend, this production of the much-loved classic enjoyed full houses for every performance and featured the Cushing Theatre debut of Dr. Randy Bertin, as Doc. Honoring the play’s setting in the Puerto Rican immigrant community in New York City, half of the proceeds from a raffle and from program advertisements were donated to hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico.

The spring dance concert SECRETS featured choreography by juniors Ashleigh Reid, Manisah Islam and Kyra Parris, as well as senior work by Jillian Stone and Selina Shen. Eclectic presentations included dance in the styles of hip-hop, modern, contemporary, ballet, and Denishawn.

The busy spring term also included recitals, a talent show, the chamber music concert, and To Give Voice To, a student-driven, eclectic evening of performance art. Congratulations to all for an outstanding term of music, drama and dance!

THE EXTENDED CUSHING COMMUNITY IS ALWAYS WELCOME AT OUR PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS!

Select events are also live streamed at You can see some of our past performances Visit cushing.org/photo for more photos of  cushing.org/live-events.  on Cushing’s YouTube channel.  West Side Story, SECRETS, and other performances.

SUMMER 2019 13 ON CAMPUS Inspiring Change

The Second Annual Girls in Sport Leadership Summit and the third Diversity Forum of 2018-2019 took place on campus on April 23. Olympian Meghan Duggan ‘06 joined us as a keynote speaker for both events, lending her perspective and sharing lessons learned.

Over 50 young women representing 15 New England boarding schools Said Cushing faculty member and event organizer Dr. Jennifer Willis, came together at Cushing in late April for an empowering celebration “Now in its second year, the Summit proved to be a powerful day in of female leadership during the 2019 Girls in Sport Leadership Summit. which young leaders capitalized on the opportunity to hear from strong female role models and received affirmation for the contributions they The day began with a keynote from three-time U.S. Olympic women’s are making to strengthen their teams and their schools.” hockey medalist and 2018 team captain Meghan Duggan ’06, who demonstrated strength, humor, and vulnerability as she shared Rounding out her day on campus, it was a true honor to welcome personal stories of goal-setting, reflection, passion, and perseverance, Meghan as the keynote speaker for the final Diversity Forum of the both on and off the ice. academic year, which focused on the power of voices. The all-school assembly was followed by small group breakout sessions to further Outlining her guiding principles for leadership, Meghan urged explore and exchange ideas, opinions, and opportunities to support attendees to work from the ground up: take time to envision goals; one another through action and understanding. communicate with others; pause to reassess or redirect; and execute together. “As a captain, you need to find different ways to communicate Introducing the four-year Penguin to today’s student body, Dr. Susie with your teammates to be effective. Pay attention to body language and Carlisle reflected on Meghan’s Cushing days and the impression she continue to listen… When you recognize a problem and there needs to made early in her academic career. “From the moment she arrived be change, don’t be afraid to pull the cord and ‘stop the line.’ Go back to at Cushing, Meghan Duggan was intent on making the most of her communicating. Go back to that vision. Assess and move forward.” time here. She was eager, determined, and driven in all aspects of her experience. She challenged herself academically; she pushed her During a Q&A session following her address, Meghan reflected on her already comfortable limits on the ice, and we all know where the latter own path as an athlete and as a leader. “I’ve had a lot of great mentors has led her – amazing accolades at Wisconsin, her tenure on and as along the way and I’ve learned that if you are willing to work, you’ll be captain of the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team (two silvers and a given opportunities.” gold), and perhaps most important, her fight to gain equitable pay and recognition from USA Hockey. But Meghan doesn’t stop here. She The participants then attended a series of three interactive workshops uses her voice to support the Women’s Sport Foundation, which allows on topics such as conflict management, sacrifice, and promoting young female athletes to find their way through athletics. She fights positive team culture. A dynamic lunch panel offered the students fiercely for gender equality. She’s generous. Kind. Self-assured. Self- an opportunity to hear more from three of the workshop leaders who effacing. And, in all of my years of teaching this particular concept, addressed sport-specialization, the importance of developing self- she has an amazing sense of self and place. She knows who she is. She awareness, and the process of building trust with teammates. knows how to use this sense of self to empower and support others.”

 View more photos from the 2019 Girls in Sport Leadership Summit

14 CUSHING TODAY “ I’m so proud to be part of a community that celebrates and takes action surrounding topics such as girls/women in sports and diversity and inclusion. Having the opportunity to come back to campus and speak to the students about these topics so close to my heart was incredibly special and powerful. Cushing is a community built on acceptance, integrity, honor, leadership, and excellence and while I hope I played a small part in contributing to the group that day, I personally felt incredibly enriched when I left by my interactions and conversations with everyone throughout the day.” - Meghan Duggan ‘06

“When I think of diversity and inclusion, I think of who I am and how I got here,” said Meghan. “I think intensely about Cushing and the role it played in my journey. Cushing opened my eyes to a world of diversity and to this day I am grateful.” Stressing the importance of leadership, persistence, and standing up for what’s right, she encouraged members of the community to seek new relationships, learn about one another, challenge each other, and focus on what’s most important in life. “Taking a stand against something isn’t risky when you see it as necessary. Take time to educate yourself. Limit your own biases. Speak up. Stand up. Set an example. Inspire change.”

After a few questions from the audience, photos with fans, and student selfies with Olympic medals, Meghan met with members of our girls’ hockey program to learn more about their experiences as student- athletes and to share advice on leading teams, the importance of communication, and finding the best in every opportunity.

 View more photos from Meghan’s visit to campus

SUMMER 2019 15 A Semester in Social Media FOLLOW OR SUBSCRIBE TO CUSHING ACADEMY ON YOUR FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SO THAT YOU NEVER MISS THE LATEST NEWS FROM CUSHING!

Brock Brings the Farm to our Table Civil Society Class #TBT Class of 1919

Civil Society Class

#Latergram of our visit to Mr. Macioci’s Civil We’ve turned back the clock 100 years for today’s Society class, where the annual City Hall Project #ThrowbackThursday. Pictured is the Class of 1919 challenged students to assume the roles of mayor, at their Senior Class Dance. city council members, and citizens of a mid-sized American city. There were even a few faculty and staff members who acted as citizens in the Robotics in Action audience, including Dr. Bertin!

Chinese New Year

We had the chance to take a peek at Cushing Robotics as they finished up their season last week!

Advisory Selfies Cushing parents, students, faculty, and staff prepared 1,500 handmade dumplings and decorated the dining hall in celebration of Lunar New Year, the Year of the Pig.

Headmaster’s Holiday

Something new has sprouted at Cushing Academy thanks to a partnership between our food service provider Brock & Company, Inc. and local farm Sid Wainer & Son. Today we received our first weekly delivery of fresh, living greens that we’ll use in our That feeling when Dr. Bertin surprises the whole community’s dining menu! school with a day off from classes! It’s a great time to catch up on work, relax, and to take a morning ride on the Dunkin’ shuttle, of course!

Smiling faces during the final advisory meeting

before Spring Break!

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Penguin Attack is Back! Tony Fisher Day

Instead of heading to classes today, students and faculty are making a difference in the local community and beyond through our annual Tony Fisher Day of Service to Others. We, along with the extended community, are grateful for our students’ energy and dedication to lending a hand!

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Congrats and welcome to our newest Penguins!!!

Penguin Attack is a just-for-fun game, similar to tag, that gets the community out and about during the springtime. Competition is fierce... may the best Penguin win!

SUMMER 2019 17 Reunion 2019

Reunion 2019 brought together 221 alumni, guests, and current and past faculty on campus. With all alumni welcome, classes ending in 3, 8, 4 and 9 celebrated their milestone reunions. Old and new friends, a wide range of events, and a festive Ferris wheel on Drew Common set the stage for a fantastic weekend!

Early arrivals took part in a metalsmithing workshop on Friday morning with Visual Arts Department Chair Bob Johnson. Later that afternoon, everyone enjoyed the opening of the art show featuring the works of talented artists Cullen Concannon ’89, Andrew Hobson ’93 and Bob Johnson. An Honor Roll reception at Jewett House and an opening reception on the library terrace rounded out the day’s events.

Highlights on Saturday morning included Mini-Mountain Day, the Gold Key Society breakfast, the alumni memorial service, open skate and gym time, and co-ed alumni hoops. After the traditional barbecue on Drew Common, a conversation with Dr. Bertin, and the evening’s Grand Reunion Celebration, guests enjoyed an evening bonfire or nightcap. On Sunday, there was time for a farewell brunch before guests headed home.

Special thanks to 25th reunion celebrants Norma Silsby Dean ’94 and E.J. Dean ’94 for generously providing the Ferris wheel on Drew Common. The views were breathtaking!

Picture-perfect weather and the celebration of friendships and memories, both enduring and new, ensured that Penguin Nation’s biggest party of the year was one for the books.

We hope to see you all at Reunion 2020: June 5-7, 2020!

 View more photos of Reunion 2019

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SUMMER 2019 19 Q&A WITH DOREEN NANIBAA (HOBSON) McPAUL ’91

Ms. McPaul was confirmed as Attorney General of the Navajo Nation in April, a post she has held since January of this year. office, which has an important enforcement role in A graduate of Cushing Academy, Princeton University public safety. The DOJ has six units to perform the legal and Arizona State University School of Law, McPaul work of the Nation, everything from natural resources, brings to her position 18 years of experience in tribal tax, water rights, health care, economic development, law, providing legal counsel and leadership to several gaming issues, housing, land issues, code drafting, tribes before returning to serve her own community. In contract review, employment and personnel issues, law her position as Attorney General she serves as the Chief enforcement and public safety. DOJ also initiates and Legal Officer and manages the Department of Justice defends a fair amount of litigation on a wide variety of for the Navajo Nation. In that capacity, she represents matters, including issues related to jurisdiction, sovereign the Nation in legal matters. Doreen came to Cushing immunity, employment, and child dependency matters. in part because of the NAPS program (Native American These cases arise in tribal, state, and federal courts. Preparatory School), a joint program between Cushing and the Navajo Nation, developed to both prepare What do you value most about your position? Native American students for independent school I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to be life while emphasizing the contributions of Navajo home on the reservation, surrounded by my culture and culture. Cushing has maintained a commitment to community. I am confident that I have a skill set and Native American students, many of whom attend extensive experience to make a positive difference for my Cushing’s Summer Session to this day (including own tribe and my own people. But to effectively do that McPaul’s nephews!). requires a certain level of trust from the Navajo Nation government clients. I’m rebuilding relationships. The Navajo Nation is comparable in size to West Virginia and spans across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, and the Navajo population One part of DOJ that I’m especially excited about and exceeds 350,000. As Attorney General your responsibility is to that is pretty unique at Navajo DOJ is our litigation unit. represent the Nation’s interests in an expansive array of legal We handle a healthy amount of litigation in-house and matters. What kinds of issues does your office deal with? continue to develop litigation expertise internally at DOJ. I oversee the Navajo Nation Department of Justice (DOJ). The Navajo Nation DOJ is responsible for representing I’m also excited about DOJ’s use of advocates, which is long- the legal interests of the Navajo Nation government, standing, not just at DOJ but within the Navajo legal system including its three branches of government, executive as a whole. Advocates are lay people that take the bar exam, branch divisions, 110 chapters, and various entities. and then are licensed to practice law on the Navajo Nation. The Department of Justice also oversees the prosecutor’s At DOJ we have advocates that work as attorneys in our

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unit representing the Navajo Nation government and we also have to pursue education and obtain a degree, but also a responsibility to advocates working as prosecutors. Advocates are generally Navajo and my family, my extended family, my clan relatives, community, and speak the Navajo language and serve as a bridge between Western law to my tribe. practice and Navajo customary law. There is something about the Navajo lands that draw you back here. As a young student, back in Ashburnham, could you imagine that you’d be Like most Navajos, my belly button is buried in the earth here. And representing the Navajo Nation in such a meaningful way? because of that, I have a profound sense of connection and belonging I knew I would come home, but I didn’t know it would be in the here. legal profession. I come from a family of educators and so college was an expectation; it wasn’t an option not to go. As an undergraduate What were you like as a student and can you link your experiences at student I majored in English and completed Princeton’s teacher prep Cushing to where you find yourself today? Did you have a teacher or mentor at program. So I was certified to teach when I graduated. I did return Cushing who “made a difference”? home to teach, but while in my first couple of years home I learned I was a “tomboy.” I played varsity volleyball and softball. It was of the Navajo Fellowship Program, a partnership between the Navajo through sports that I met Coach Cindy Merrill, who would become Nation and ASU College of Law to grow Navajo lawyers. I also learned such an important person to me at Cushing. Coach Merrill was so about the Pre-Law Summer Institute (PLSI), a summer program caring, so involved, and was always positive. She made a point to get for Native American students in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I still to know her students and still stays in touch with many of us today! I wasn’t convinced I wanted to be a lawyer, but after attending the also managed the wrestling team in the winter months and worked PLSI program I knew I really enjoyed learning about the law, legal in the mailroom at Cushing. analysis and advocacy. Throughout my legal career, I’ve continued to teach and mentor. I am now the first graduate of the fellowship Academically, I was stronger in math and began college as an program to return to the Navajo Nation as the Attorney General. I engineering major before turning to English. What was interesting to became a lawyer because of the foresight and initiative of my tribe, me is that before Cushing I of course knew how to read, but at Cushing and I’m proud of where my law degree has taken me over the last two I learned how to read for comprehension and literary analysis. There decades, and I’m extremely grateful that it has brought me home. was an enthusiasm for reading here at Cushing that I enjoyed. I also remember Mr. Dave Walton playing a guitar in math class! What was it like to come to Cushing for the first time? It often seems like leadership is a quality that is part of Cushing culture, that One thing that was so was comforting about my arrival at Cushing many of our alumni like yourself are leaders in their community. Is there anything was that my brother Andrew (Andrew Keedah Hobson ’93) was you could seize upon from your time at Cushing that might explain this quality? already there. I came after the school year began and just before my 16th birthday in October. I was a junior and Andrew was there Cushing certainly provided a solid foundation to be successful. A as a freshman. My senior year, my younger sister Denise Yanibah Cushing student learns to juggle a college-like schedule with gaps Hobson Ryan ’94 also attended Cushing. But I remember arriving on during the day that enable you to plan well. You experience these campus when it was late and dark. When I woke up it was foggy and pockets of personal growth all the time. I learned foundational things, there was all of this greenery! It was magical and mystical and like like independence, building relationships, teamwork, planning, another world for me, coming from Arizona! At first my friends were hard work and more. Leadership comes from these foundations. my brother’s friends, as well my roommate Caroline Peterson ’91—we actually both got back to campus for our 20th Reunion! Both of my I also can’t talk about my positive experience with CA without siblings returned to Cushing this summer for their 25th Reunions! expressing my gratitude to the Ettinger Family and their commitment to the NAPS program and to Cushing. Coincidentally As young people away from home, be it a boarding school like Cushing Matthew Ettinger ’91 and I were classmates and friends and he or college, there can be this classic narrative of wanting to break free from walked at my side at Graduation. The late Dr. Curry and the “home,” to leave one’s childhood places behind. Did you feel that way? Hancock and Henry families were also important in my transition As much as I loved Cushing, I hadn’t planned on staying in the to Cushing. Having a sibling at Cushing (and another sibling my east for college. My college counselor Mr. Ed Wall encouraged me to senior year) and other Native American students made it easy to go, apply to some Ivy League colleges, including Princeton University. I to not be homesick. I still remember us Native American kids flying give him so much credit for encouraging me in that direction. out together—usually getting stuck in Chicago in bad weather.

But after college, I returned home to the reservation and taught at Women in positions of political leadership are still fewer in number than their the middle school I attended. I also returned home after law school male counterparts in the United States; is that the case with the Navajo Nation? early on in my career to work as a staff attorney in the trial court of Navajo culture is historically a matriarchal culture, with women my community. Each time I left the reservation, it was to pursue holding significant and sacred roles. In fact, the very first Attorney education or gain experience. Growing up within the Navajo culture General of the Navajo Nation was a woman! I learned early on about my responsibilities - a personal responsibility

SUMMER 2019 21 Penguin NATION Research Earns U.S. Patent

Cushing Academy is now the proud holder of U.S. Patent No. 10,149,830, discussing these disciplines to further deepen our understanding issued on December 11, 2018 for an anticancer compound. Titled within the exciting field of medicinal discovery. Such involvement Pharmaceutical Agents and Methods Relating Thereto, the patent was granted with research opportunities provides an exciting introduction into for the findings of former faculty member Dr. William R. Sponholtz, the world of science, which stimulates intellectual curiosity while III P ’09, who is listed as its inventor and was assisted in his research by preparing the student for the demands of college. I sure do miss all Cushing Academy students. We applaud their work to discover, isolate, of the students that helped me in the laboratory every afternoon!” and characterize this promising compound, which took approximately eight years. While over thirty students worked in Dr. Sponholtz’s The patent’s summary notes that it was awarded for, “identification teaching/research laboratory over that eight-year period, two students and characterization of certain compounds of interest, and in particular stand out for their assistance particularly of certain compounds with to Dr. Sponholtz: Kwonil Kobe Ko ’16 and antiproliferative activities....among other Shaylah O’Connor ’14. things, compositions comprising such compounds and also methods of making, A chemistry teacher and coach at Cushing using, identifying, and or characterizing for 18 years, Dr. Sponholtz shared with such compounds....Particularly provided his students his passion for research and herein are methods for treating one or more for discovering novel pharmaceutical proliferative conditions using a compound lead compounds and applications, aided or composition as described herein.” The by many trips to the Peruvian rain forest background information further notes, with his student researchers to learn “Undesirable cell proliferation contributes from shaman and other tribal elders as to a variety of diseases, disorders, and to how they use plants as medicines. The conditions, including, for example, cancer, extinction of plant and animal species as autoimmune diseases, inflammatory mankind encroaches on natural habitats disorders, microbial infections, etc. represents lost and irreplaceable sources (collectively “proliferative conditions”). for medicinal compounds, creating Effective anti-proliferative agents have a greater sense of urgency to isolate great utility in various contexts.” medicinal compounds from these depleting natural resources. The goal of Dr. Sponholtz and his family now live in this project was to isolate new natural North Carolina, where he continues to products that will be of therapeutic develop Augmented and Virtual Reality use in medicine and to determine the (AR/VR) Organic Chemistry software at structure of a natural product that has possible or known medicinal the Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem, as well as value from tropical rain forests and other various locations. Dr. continuing his passion for teaching at Forsythe Country Day School. Sponholtz commented, “Our experimental design provided the Dr. Sponholtz is the parent of Ryan Gardner ’09. students with exposure to an authentic research project, which was interdisciplinary, drawing on Biology, Ecology, Biochemistry, Congratulations to Dr. Sponholtz and our Penguin researchers for this Chemistry, and, most importantly, Natural Products Chemistry. In accomplishment and these promising results! addition to many days in the laboratory, we also spent the afternoons

Celebrating Faculty and Staff Milestones 25 YEARS 30 YEARS 35 YEARS 45 YEARS Lynn Breau Deborah Gustafson Lora McEvoy Margaret Lee Robert Johnson Mark Burke Cathleen Melanson Cynthia Merrill Jessica Devin Beth Stone Colleen Fay

22 CUSHING TODAY Past Cushing Parents: Why We Give Whether it’s family weekends, live-streamed games, musical performances, animated conversations over breaks, or those heady days leading up to Graduation, it can be easy for a parent of a current Cushing student to feel deeply connected to the Cushing community.

But what compels a parent to continue their relationship to Cushing, to continue to attend events, visit campus, or make a yearly donation years after Graduation? These families shared their stories:

Ginny and Jim Unger Rhonda and Ed Pierce Parents of Anne ’17 Parents of Adam ’99 and Ashlee ’02

“Our daughter, Annie, had an amazing three years boarding at Cushing! "The education and the experience that both Adam and Ashlee received Living away from home truly helped her grow in so many ways. She made at Cushing Academy was extremely valuable in helping to establish new friends, played team sports, and received regular Academic Support, their life foundation and their future individual growth. They were which helped her grow into a more confident and eager student. She also able to start forming their own individual identities, and to develop discovered two new loves— ice hockey and metalsmithing. their own individual inner strength as wonderful human beings. The benefits of a Cushing education have become very evident in their We can't say enough about the genuine love and care Annie received young adult lives. from her advisor, Academic Support teacher, and many of the Cushing faculty and staff. The independence she experienced and the confidence The compassion, caring and concern that the Cushing teachers and the she gained at Cushing prepared her for the success she is now enjoying entire Cushing staff have for the Cushing students is outstanding." at the University of Alabama. This is why we give. Thank you, Cushing!"

Nancy and Magnus Ryde Mini and Marty Young Parents of Erik ’04 Parents of Philip ’13, Devon ’13, and Caroline ’16

“Cushing Academy provided an outstanding high school experience for “The word family comes to mind when we think about why we continue Erik and gave him excellent preparation for a very successful university to support Cushing. As difficult as it was to allow our kids to attenda career. We are pleased to be able to continue to donate to Cushing school more than six hours away, it was the sense of family, and home, because we believe in supporting institutions we think highly of. We that made leaving them a little easier each time. We made life-long want the next generation of students to reap the benefits of an excellent friends at Cushing, all of us, not just the kids. And we have families and education and a supportive school community.” faculty that we are still in close touch with!”

SUMMER 2019 23 Penguin NATION #PenguinNation On the Road

Members of the Cushing community continue to generously host events across the country and around the world. Thank you to all of our hosts for their time and commitment to Cushing Academy and for welcoming Penguins past, present, and future with such warmth and hospitality!

Be sure to check our Penguin Nation Facebook group and upcoming event details – we’d love to connect with you while we’re on the road!

The Office of Alumni Relations can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 978-827-7400.

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A Warm Welcome for Dr. Bertin in Asia Dr. Bertin enjoyed an extremely successful trip to Asia where he met with over 30 families of current and newly enrolled students along with Cushing alumni in Seoul, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing. Our sincere thanks to all for their gracious hospitality and never-ending show of Penguin Pride! 1

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SUMMER 2019 25 Supporting the Bourque 7th Annual Golf Tournament Brings Family Foundation Gala Several members of Penguin Nation swapped out their skates in favor of more formal attire to attend the Penguins Together on Cape Cod Bourque Family Foundation’s inaugural Black and White Gala held at the Boston Harbor hotel in late January. Cushing Academy’s 7th Annual Golf Tournament saw over 105 players hitting the links at The Bourque Family Foundation strives to continue the beautiful Ridge Club in Sandwich, Mass on June 24, 2019. Since its beginning, the the impact made through Ray Bourque’s leadership by tournament has raised over $340,000 for Cushing’s Annual Fund and athletics programs. supporting a wide variety of different charitable and educational endeavors. Throughout Bourque’s time This year’s participants featured hockey notables including auctioneer Olympic Gold with both the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche, Medalist Meghan Duggan ’06, Deputy Commissioner of the National Women’s Hockey he became not only an accomplished athlete but also a League Hayley Moore ’04, Buffalo Sabre Conor Sheary ’10, and former NHL player Tom leader in the community. He has helped to contribute over $20 million to over 1,000 different organizations Poti ’96. We were also joined in the morning by the legendary Bobby Orr. that vary in missions, from providing after school The success of the tournament has been a team effort. George Sullivan P ’11 has been the programs to famine relief and everything in between. tournament’s title sponsor for several years. He’s been joined by fellow sponsors Mark Parent of Chris ’04 and Ryan ’09, Ray Bourque has been an active member of the Cushing community, attending Warsofsky P’07,’09 and M&M Transport; Tony Mallozzi ’01 and Anthony Joseph Real events and lending his coaching skills to Cushing’s Estate; Kevin Jacobs ’90; Conor ’10 and Jordan ’11 Sheary; and Brock & Company, Inc. hockey program. In addition, several alumni, friends, and parents sponsored holes including 1st American Home Loans; Ashburnham Wine and Spirits; BCG; Blackbaud; Christian Party Rental; D’Arrigo Foods; Colette de Labry; EYP Architecture and Engineering; Golden Cannoli and Val Bono ’97; Kristen Kelly Fisher; Teddy Iorio ’95; Lauren Kelly ’11, John Kelly ’13, Ryan Kelly ’17, and Phub Dorji ’14; Mahoney’s Garden Center; Matt Siegel ’82 and National Pipe; Mylec; RSM; and Brian Teixeira ’99 and TIAA.

We’re grateful for the generosity of our donors and their ongoing support of the Academy and its students.

Please save June 22, 2020, for the 8th Annual Cushing Academy Golf Tournament!

26 CUSHING TODAY CALL FOR CLASS NOTES

Please send your news, notes, and photos to be included in the next issue of Cushing Today. Professional milestones, family news, fun facts, mini CA reunions — let your fellow Penguins know what you’ve been up to!

Email your submissions to [email protected]. (Be sure to include your full name and class year!)

SUMMER 2019 27 Class Notes

1941 from Emerson College in 1989, with a degree in parks, zoo, and just being outside this summer. My Journalism. I worked at the Boston Globe until kids are all over the place! So busy, but fun to watch Our sincere condolences to the family and 2007 in the Circulation Department. I married and play with. Dani is talking up a storm and Eddie classmates of John Jennings, who passed away last my wife Tanya in 2006. I have 2 children and 7 understands everything... so hopefully his words year. His obituary can be found here. grandchildren. I currently work as a Transportation will come soon! I hope everyone is doing well.” 1947 Administrator for Mass Health. writes, “As a WWII veteran, I did Robert Bond I lived in Roxbury until 2014 when a fire destroyed a year of high school post graduate at Cushing. 1995 my apartment, forcing me and my family to Last December, John Cena was awarded the Greetings to my classmates.” relocate to Quincy and now Randoph, Mass. I Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award attended the reunion in 2014 and 2015 and will in honor of his leadership in philanthropy. In 1949 be at the 2020 one.” addition to his support of military families Dwight Damon writes, “One more book coming and cancer research, Cena is the most prolific out this spring! #11 or #12.” 1989 celebrity in the history of the Make-A-Wish “Shedding expectations and embracing life’s Foundation and has granted nearly 600 wishes 1951 disruptions are the ways to find the creativity in for critically ill children across the country. Raymond Freeman, Jr. and his wife, Mary, enjoyed the chaos,” said Will Day during his TEDxCU talk in skiing in Steamboat Springs, Vail, and Sun Valley April. Will was one of 10 speakers chosen to share Read more about Cena’s career and his this year. They just returned from a month in Italy, stories of defeat, perseverance, and growth for  receipt of the award in the December France, and Spain. this year’s theme, “Push & Pull”. The independently 17-24 issue of Sports Illustrated. organized TED event was held at the University of Colorado Boulder. 2005 Watch Will’s talk and hear more about his Jenna Lashley is a health & fitness teacher at  journey to becoming a professional artist. Concord High School in Concord, Mass. She is on maternity leave now. Julian Marcus Lashley-Adams 1990 was born on December 18, 2018. Jenn Paxman Bernard reunited with her Cushing roommate, Rie Kato, who was on 2005, 2008, 2010 campus to attend her daughter’s graduation. “It Spring Break and other travels allowed for a number feels like old times,” said Jenn. “I don’t want to of mini CA reunions with Penguins and members of leave her side!” Rie and her family live in Madrid. Penguin Nation involved in professional athletics.

Following a Los Angeles Kings vs. Florida Panthers game at the STAPLES Center; Keith Yandle ’05 (Panthers defenseman) and Chris Kingsley (LA Margery Van Keuren Winter (above) writes, Kings Head Athletic Trainer, former Cushing faculty “Relish my days at Cushing. Graduated from Russell member and trainer) met with Bill Troy and Head of Sage College Troy NY. Married John Winter, RPI. School Randy Bertin. 3 Children. Retirement Home in Wichita KS.”

Dr. Bertin (left) and Bill Troy (right) met up with (left 1958 to right) Zach Bogosian ‘08 (Buffalo Sabres #4), Kenneth T. Wheeler Jr. writes, “I am still playing Keith Yandle ‘05 (Florida Panthers #3), and Conor softball, hiking in the high western mountains and Sheary ‘10 (Buffalo Sabres #43) in Buffalo after the Jenn Paxman Bernard ’90, Alicia Martin Kato ’19, Rie Kato ‘90 writing my memoirs. I am looking forward to seeing three Penguins played against each other. as many of you as possible at the reunion in June.” 1994 1977 Erin Winski Greenwald writes, “Time flies! My husband and I are doing well being a mom and Steven Lemieux writes, “I got a new heart dad! My kids will be 17 months on the 19th. Dani 12/23/2018 and am happy to report that I’m doing is in the 50% for weight and height and Eddie in well and loving life with my wife Catherine 20% in weight and 50% in height. Which I don’t Lemieux down in North Fort Myers, FL.” get because there is a quarter difference in weight. But they are doing great. They will start an 18th 1985 month school program this fall. It will give me Robert Lee Morris writes, “Hello Everyone. Since some mommy time. It will be great to explore the graduating from Cushing Academy, I graduated

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2006 2010 Olivia De Dolori graduated from Syracuse University in May 2019 with a BFA in Drama, cum Aaron Santos and his wife, Lindsey, were married Marissa Martin writes, “Currently living in Rhode laude. She will live in New York City to pursue her last summer and are expecting the birth of their first Island working for ALEX AND ANI, I will be attending stage acting goals. child in November! In between these two exciting Rose Bruford College in London this fall for my MFA events, Aaron coached the Varsity Softball team to the in Collaborative Theater Making.” Western New England Class B championship game 2017 along with assistant coaches Christine DiMauro 2013 Wabissa Bede made it to the Sweet 16 bracket of and . Pawlikowski ’06 Mikala Malboeuf ’15 Molly O’Neil writes, “I recently got a new job as March Madness 2019 with the Virginia Tech Hokies. a digital brand manager for Romano Beverage, a Penguin Nation was proud to cheer Bede on with liquor distribution company in Chicago.” our signature #PenguinPride during that exciting time and we look forward to what the rest of his 2014 college career brings! Richey Boyd returned to campus just prior to graduation as this year’s Senior Class Breakfast speaker. Richey shared moments when he was forced to overcome adversity and detailed his struggles battling Crohn’s Disease while playing Division I college hockey.

Watch an interview during which Richey 2007  discusses his journey and determination Congratulations to Ryan Warsofsky on being to stay in the game. named the new head coach of the Charlotte Checkers, in the American Hockey League. The youngest coach in franchise history, Ryan was previously an assistant coach for the Checkers.

2018 Gloria Bilafer checked in from Orvieto, Italy, where she is studying abroad as part of her path to becoming a criminal justice major at Saint Anselm College. “It’s a trip of a lifetime!”

2008 2015 Tyler Little and Kelly Sprague were married last Joey Daccord signed a 2-year entry-level contract summer in Vermont surrounded by a great with the Ottawa Senators in April and started group of Penguins including: TJ Massie ’08, Torin in his first NHL game against the Buffalo Sabres Snydeman ’09, Broc Little ’07, Steve Oldfield ’08, and Cushing alum Conor Sheary ’10 on April 4th. Sarah Yeager ‘08, Dana Sprague ‘09, Kenyatta Daccord will return to ASU to finish up his junior Chambers ’07, Josh Bernard ‘08, Brian Troy ’10, year and head to his first NHL training camp Kenny Simon ‘09, and Bill Troy. starting in October.

Gloria Bilafer ’18, studying abroad this spring in Italy

FORMER FACULTY Guy Bramble writes, “Finishing my 31st year as headmaster at Heritage Hall School. I told the trustees I’m good for two more years - to June 30, 2021. And then…….”

SUMMER 2019 29 In Memoriam This list includes those whose passing we have learned of from December 3, 2018 to July 19, 2019. We extend our deepest sympathies to their families, classmates, and friends.

1940 1954 Sylvia Adasko Lilienthal Louis S. Holzman Carol Wadhams Wolcott 1956 1941 Robert W. Rolfe, Sr. Neil J. Bouchard, Jr. Francis E. Savage, Jr. William J. Tremblay John G. Jennings 1958 1942 David C. Kilbourn Richard A. Baker, Sr. Jean Rooney Bembridge Eleanor Laing Greenhalgh-Kitty 1962 Jefferson S. Brummer 1943 Eva F. Kubik David N. St. Cyr 1963 1944 Dennis N. Wood Nancy Stackpole Coffin 1968 Yang Ho Cho 1945 Peter M. Olson Jack N. Arnold Estelle Sanford Weir 1973 1948 David P. Cohen Beverly Newmark McCue 1974 1949 Herbert Dew, Jr. Robert T. Bouchard Carole Banks Gornish 2006 Nicholas A. Kwan 1950 Miguel A.L. Quintana Former Faculty and Staff Inyung Choi 1952 School Nurse and mother of Veronica Krath ‘75, Sandra Hasckel David Irena Choi Stern ‘76, Peter Choi ‘78, Monica Choi ‘81, and Anna Choi ‘82 1953 Elise Snow Aston Marjorie Heald Bosworth Maurice J. Cahill, Jr. Joyce Ferris Laurence F. Moran, Jr. Academic Dean and mother of David Ferris ‘81 Martha Roland Peach and Tanya Ferris ‘85

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What does it mean to leave a legacy? How will your legacy change lives?

WHEN YOU INCLUDE CUSHING ACADEMY IN YOUR LONG-TERM PLANS, YOU ADD TO OUR STORY AND CREATE YOUR LEGACY.

Thomas Parkman Cushing created his legacy when he founded Cushing Academy over one hundred and fifty years ago. Through his Last Will and Testament, he expressed his desire to establish a school for “rising and future generations,” and his story lives on in the generations of students that followed, their lives transformed by their education at Cushing. When you include Cushing Academy in your long-term plans, you add to that story and create your own legacy. Be a part of our story. But as we know, not every story is the same. We encourage you to reflect on your story and consider some of the following planned giving strategies in consultation with your tax and or legal advisors. An important part of leaving a legacy is to feel confident in its purpose and stewardship. Entrusting your legacy to Cushing Academy includes the certainty of knowing you are part of a long-standing tradition of philanthropy. Thomas Parkman Cushing may have begun the story, but your gift continues it.

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BE PART OF THE CUSHING ACADEMY STORY. For more information, please contact Cushing at 978-827-7400 or [email protected].

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Because of your generosity, the Cushing Academy Annual Fund had a record-setting year. We are deeply grateful for the support of the Cushing community.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THE CLIMB.

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