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Mx2 Meeting Goals, Moving Forward MiddlesexFall 2015 Mx2 Meeting Goals, Moving Forward MIDDLESEX FALL 2015 i From the Head of School A Thriving Community It has been a whirlwind fall on campus after the responsibility of continual school im- a summer that saw the completion of the provement, and a two-year self-study, con- Clay House renovation, the installation of ducted by a faculty steering committee, is the geothermal heating and cooling system the heart of this effort. This process invites for our new Music and Campus Center, and and requires a school to consider and recon- the beginning of the foundation for Landry sider everything it does, from mission to House on the rise across from Clay. While student and faculty experience to infrastruc- I anticipated a great deal of enthusiasm for ture; it requires hours of committee and these projects, I did not anticipate the energy subcommittee time, surveys and data collec- and optimism they would infuse into the tion, analysis and consensus-building. All community. of this work is designed to invest the energy It’s exciting to solve some long-standing of the faculty and the entire community in problems; it’s exciting to watch the transfor- strengthening a school for the benefit of mation of the old steam plant into a beautiful, its students. green home for academics and—finally!—for Our steering committee (Ken Risley, music. And it is wonderful to watch—from chair; Terry Cunningham, Tom Kane, Kerry close range at the Head’s House—the new dorm Magee, and Ashok Pillai) organized a compre- taking shape, all the more so as the dorm is hensive, highly professional effort, and the a testament to the lifelong friendship that result was a self-study report that aligned Middlesex started at Middlesex between Victor Atkins closely with our strategic plan but with its Fall 2015 ’63 and Kevin Landry ’62, and that developed own independence and reasoning. When Head of School further as the Landry children—Chris ’88, the visiting committee members arrived, Kathleen Carroll Giles Kim ’89, and Jen ’94—attended Middlesex they affirmed all of our recommendations Director of Development Heather Parker and engaged their parents, Barrie and Kevin, and commended the School for the high Director of Advancement even more deeply in the School. That Landry degree of integration of mission into George Noble Editor House will also have a beautiful common everything we do; the close, supportive Maria Lindberg room, given as a 50th reunion gift by the relationships between teachers and students Design Class of 1962, is yet another testament to (especially in advising); and the attainment NonprofitDesign.com Photography the enduring strength of these lifelong rela- of a happy, healthy, thriving school. Joel Haskell, Tim Morse, tionships that took root in the earliest days When one takes into consideration Robert D. Perachio, Tony Rinaldo of adolescence. It is a great pleasure to watch the full range of activity and work going on Letters to the Editor Letters to the the campus coming together for the next at Middlesex today—in our classrooms, on editor are welcome and may be edited for clarity and space. Please send your century in these ways, still retaining the our fields and stages, in the houses, and in letters to Editor, Middlesex Bulletin, feeling of timeless grace we love so much. our relationships—that final praise, “happy, 1400 Lowell Road, Concord, MA 01742, or e-mail [email protected]. This fall, we also welcomed a visiting healthy, and thriving,” is the best assessment Alumni News We welcome news from committee as the final stage of our ten-year for which anyone might hope. That’s the alumni, parents, and friends of Middle- sex School. Please send your news and reaccreditation work with the Commission school we want to be. labeled photographs to Alumni News, Middlesex School, 1400 Lowell Road, on Independent Schools of the New England Concord, MA 01742, or e-mail alumni@ mxschool.edu. Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Address Corrections Please notify Accreditation through NEASC carries with it us of your change of address. Write to Middlesex School, 1400 Lowell Road, Concord, MA 01742 or e-mail alumni@ mxschool.edu. Parents of Alumni If this magazine is addressed to a son or daughter who no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, please advise us of his or her new address. Thank you! Contents Mission Statement Features 16 Mx2: Meeting Goals, Moving Forward Middlesex School is an independent, non-denominational, residential, With committed funds now surpassing $170 college-preparatory school that, for million, Mx2: The Campaign for Middlesex has over 100 years, has been committed met its residential life goals and is gathering to excellence in the intellectual, momentum as it moves into its final year. ethical, creative, and physical devel- opment of young people. We honor 20 Alumni Weekend the ideal, articulated by our founding Whether marking 80 years since graduation Head Master, of “finding the promise” or just five, Middlesex alumni returned in record in every student, and we work numbers to celebrate with their longtime friends together in an atmosphere of mutual at their familiar campus home. trust and shared responsibility to help students bring their talents to 24 A Fond Farewell fruition as knowledgeable, capable, After 35 years of teaching English and serving responsible, and moral citizens the School in a variety of roles, Jim Beaton has of the world. As a community, we respect the individual interests, decided to enjoy his well-deserved retirement. strengths, and needs of each stu- dent. We also value the rich diversity 26 Graduation of belief and experience each of The class of 2015 showed its true colors, us brings to the School. braving the rain and joyfully celebrating their achievements, despite the inclement weather. We expect that each student will bring his or her best efforts to the shared endeavor of learning and that the School, through its faculty, will engage and encourage each Departments student’s growth, happiness, and well-being. We aspire for all 2 Life 360 Middlesex students to develop New Colleagues; Endowed Chairs Designated; personal integrity, intellectual New Trustees; Embracing Service; Growing Good vitality and discipline, and respect Food; Concord’s Changing Climate; International for themselves and for others. Immersion; Ragtime We expect each student to engage energetically and cooperatively in the life of the School, and we seek 10 Middlesex People to inspire in all students the desire Graduation Speaker Eric Kester ’04; Mentoring to seek understanding of them- Mindfulness; Distinguished Alumnus Ned selves and the larger world, Seligman ’65; Kara Johnson ’91 Opens STEM both now and in their futures. Series; 40 Years of Middlesex Alumnae 14 Team Highlights On the Cover A Track Championship and a Lacrosse The last dormitory slated All-American marked the 2015 spring season. for renovation, Clay House— with a new dormer and main 29 Alumni Notes and News entrance —was ready for Class Notes; In Memoriam occupancy in September. Photo by Joel Haskell. 48 Back Story Recovery MIDDLESEX FALL 2015 1 360° Life on the Circle Katie will coach field hockey, ice hockey, and—of course—lacrosse, helping the girls’ program while her uncle, Ned Herter ’73, continues to lead the boys’ varsity. Serving as the director of multicultural and community development, Pascale Musto is a seasoned teacher, coach, dorm parent, and administrator. For the past three years, he was the dean of students and school life at Tilton School, where he oversaw resi- dential life, coordinated student government, and designed curriculum and community programs. A graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall and Salve Regina University, Pascale is teaching history. Rebecca Smedley has taken on the role of director of spiritual and ethical education. At Haverford School for the last 11 years, she taught English and served in a variety of advisory roles. In prior appointments, Rebecca has served as a school chaplain Among this year’s new faculty and dorm parent. A graduate of Agnes Irwin are (from left to right) Caroline Introducing New O’Donnell ’11, Will Cronin, Emily School and Wellesley College, she earned her Jones, Jasmin Baek, Pascale Faculty and Staff M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary. Musto, Katie Herter, and Rebecca is teaching English and electives Stephen Koelz. Along with all the new students who matric- in religious studies. ulated in September, Middlesex happily The English department also welcomed welcomed 11 colleagues to the school three full-time colleagues. Will Cronin began community. his teaching career at Berkshire School after A graduate of Phillips Academy and graduating from Williams College. Having MIT, Jasmin Baek brings her understanding just earned an M.A. in English at Fordham of adolescents and schools to the admissions University, he returns to the classroom and office. After serving as an educational consul- the athletic field, coaching football and base- tant in Korea, she earned her Ed.M. at Harvard ball. Emily Jones recently completed an Graduate School of Education and interned M.A. in English at Georgetown University, in the admissions offices of MIT and Harvard’s where, as an undergraduate, she was a two- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. year co-captain of the cross-country and With experience teaching English and math, track teams—and led the 2011 squad to a Jasmin may take on a math section next Division I National Cross-Country Champion- spring. ship. An All-American in cross-country and Katie Herter is teaching math and classics, Indoor Track’s MVP in 2011, Emily will sup- having taught both subjects at McDonogh port both Middlesex programs and live in School. An accomplished athlete, Katie was a Kravis House.
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