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Worcester Academy Marketing and Participation Board of Trustees President Donald E HILLTOPPER WA’s Strategic Plan + CAMPUS MASTER PLAN FACULTY PERSPECTIVE REUNION WEEKEND COMMENCEMENT 2019 REPORT ON ANNUAL GIVING BRIAN O’CONNELL REMEMBERED winter 2019–2020 VOLUME XXVIII / ISSUE 1 CONTENTS 4 unveiling our strategic plan 16 introducing our master plan WINTER 2019–2020 contents 24 faculty perspective: part II 28 reunion weekend 2019 44 meet head monitor Carlin Stewart ’20 52 departments commencement 2019 34 ALUMNI NEWS 40 ON THE HILLTOP 49 THE MIDDLE 51 WA ATHLETICS 56 GIVING NEWS 59 CHECKING IN 40 70 PASSINGS coach Jamie Sullivan is 76 in the neighborhood report on annual giving the HILLTOPPER BOARD OF TRUSTEES winter 2019–2020 officers & members VOLUME XXVIII / ISSUE 1 President James J. Pietro ’81, P’11,’14,’19 Head of School Ronald M. Cino P’21,’22,’24 First Vice President Sarah Sullivan Pulsifer ’91 Treasurer Jonathan S. Stuart ’86 Hilltopper Editor Neil R. Isakson P’15,’19 Benny Sato Ambush ’69 Graphic Designer Good Design LLC 2015 Case DI Sava Berhané, J.D. ’03 Bronze Award Jamie Lavin Buzzard ’02 Photography Alexander Aghjayan ’11 Courtney Carr Ursula Arello ’85, P’21 winner for Best Henry Dormitzer III ’88 David Barron, Oxygen Group Designed Magazine R. Victor Fields ’71 Drew Forsberg ’91 Matthew Finkle ’87 Alicia Figueiredo David P. Forsberg ’65, P’91,’94 Barbara Gould 2016 CASE DI Silver Michal Grabias ’11 Hockmeyer With Barksdale Photography Award winner for J. Michael Grenon ’88 Neil Isakson P’15,’19 William Haddad ’92 Tom Kates Photography General Excellence, Susan Weagly Jacobs, J.D. P’03 Mike Nyman Photography Independent School Dana R. Levenson ’75, P’18,’21 Taylor Perry, New England Photo Booth Magazines Andrew B. O’Donnell, Esq. ’73, Kim Stone P’03,’05,’07,’10 Megan O’Leary P’20,’22 Advancement Office Kim Stone, Director of Development Jacqueline Peterson Ursula A. Arello ’85, P’21, Director of Donor and Alumni Engagement Susan Puryear P’19,’21 Frank R. Callahan ’71, Director of Planned Giving Robert Scumaci P’15,’18 Alicia Figueiredo, Manager of Alumni Programs and Events David V. Shamoian ’70 Neil R. Isakson P’15,’19, Director of Operations Luke M. Vaillancourt ’01 and External Communications Mark E. Lufkin, Senior Development Officer Anette Macintire P’22, Development Database Coordinator Dexter P. Morse, Headmaster Emeritus Katherine E. Morse, Communications Editorial Assistant ON THE COVER Erica Driscoll Ribeiro P’20,’24, Director of Annual Giving Worcester Academy Marketing and Participation Board of Trustees President Donald E. “Dee” Rowe ’47, GP’12,’17,’19, James Pietro ’81, P’11,’14,’19 Special Assistant to the Head of School and Head of School Ron Cino P’21,’22,’24. Contributing Writers Cheryl Bardoe is a visiting educator, author, and a frequent writer in the (Tom Kates Photography) educational field. She contributed to both the Strategic Plan and Master Plan feature stories in this issue. Vy Nguyen ’19 worked in the Development Office while completing her Worcester Academy Graduation Project. She is now a freshman at Northeastern University. MISSION Worcester Academy exists to instill in its students the desire to learn Caroline Reich P’06,’08 is a former development staffer for Worcester throughout life, to engage passionately with the world around them, Academy. She and her husband, Joel Reich, are benefactors of the Summer and to be honorable persons of strong and resourceful character. Scholars Program, which serves children living in the WA neighborhood. CORE VALUES We are a community—curious, thoughtful, generous, and thriving in our The Hilltopper is published twice yearly by Worcester Academy. diversity. We embrace each of our core values as essential to the mission Reader comment, as well as information of interest, is always welcome. of Worcester Academy and as testimony of our beliefs and commitments. Please write to Neil R. Isakson, Director of Operations and External Communications, at Worcester Academy, 81 Providence St., HONOR | RESPECT | COMMUNITY | PERSONAL GROWTH | CHALLENGE Worcester, MA 01604, or email [email protected]. 2 the HILLTOPPER : winter 2019–2020 Oluwadamilola “Josh” Ogundele ’20 outside the St. John’s Church Food Pantry in Worcester where Worcester Academy students regularly volunteer their time. 4 the HILLTOPPER : winter 2019–2020 Unveiling Our Strategic Plan 2019–2024 It is with great satisfaction and appreciation that we present In the coming pages, you will find our five key priorities, our Strategic Plan, which is rooted in the best practices of our each delineated with a specific set of goals. In addition, the field. This vision challenges us to clarify what a Worcester committee co-chairs for developing each priority elaborate “This is what Academy education represents and how to align our pedagogy on how the goals fit into the life of our school. The priorities to fit the future. At the same time, it reinforces our commit- are tightly integrated in such a way that progress on any one excellence looks ment to maintaining the best of our time-tested traditions and point feeds the others. Campus enhancements brought about values. This is what excellence looks like in a school—and it through Organizational Alignment, for example, directly like in a school— radiates through our academics and the character of our fac- relate to our goals for reinforcing community in Our Culture. ulty, students, and alumni! Developing a new schedule to impact the educational experi- and it radiates The Strategic Plan is the result of a thorough, thoughtful pro- ence will also support our initiatives in Urban Leadership. cess that included all WA constituencies. Our Board of Trustees And, so on. through our identified five priorities for consideration, each of which had a Since 1834, WA has been sending alumni into the world dedicated committee of faculty, staff, and trustees. We incorpo- with the skills, inspiration, and core values to “Achieve the academics and the rated the perspectives of students and parents through surveys Honorable.” This Strategic Plan strengthens our ability to serve and other outreach. We also conducted in-depth research of current and future generations of students. Much of this work character of our demographic trends, the educational landscape, and what eco- is already underway. Through ongoing professional develop- nomic leaders recognize as critical skills that students need for ment and program evolution, we have laid a solid foundation faculty, students, their futures. Implementing this plan will also be a truly collab- for achieving our goals. We are highly motivated and in a state orative endeavor. Strategic planning is an ongoing exercise with of readiness to go even deeper in fulfilling the promise of our and alumni!” regular opportunities to seek feedback and assess progress. This mission throughout the 21st century. We are grateful to you for is an innovative process that becomes enmeshed in the daily joining us on this journey and embracing this bold, dynamic work of being responsive to our WA students and community. vision for Worcester Academy. Ronald M. Cino, Head of School James J. Pietro ’81, President, Board of Trustees 2019–2024Worcester Academy 5 GOALS 1. Create an innovative plan of study that builds mastery and deep understanding of our core curriculum and develops the core skills of problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, Educational collaboration, communication, and cultural competence. 2. Align our educational goals with 1 research to ensure our students’ success at WA and to prepare Experience our graduates for the challenges and opportunities they will have in college and in their careers. STRATEGIC PRIORITY 3. Ensure that our educational experience is equitable and inclusive, diverse in perspectives, and rich in Worcester Academy students will graduate prepared to lead conversations about our world. and thrive in a highly competitive, rapidly evolving world 4. Develop a schoolwide calendar and daily schedule that is fluid and flexible, having gained critical knowledge and skills from a rigorous, facilitates deeper student and adult engagement inside and outside of distinctive, and transformative educational program. the classroom, improves the quality of community life, and is true to our educational mission and goals. 6 the HILLTOPPER : winter 2019–2020 PERSPECTIVE At WA, we believe that learning can—and should—happen latest educational research. Last year, we piloted Professional anywhere, any time. We offer a rigorous education that reaches Learning Groups, during which all faculty met with peers across disciplines, beyond classroom walls, through multiple around one of 12 topics, including assessments and grading, modalities. With the guiding principles of our Portrait of a student voice, and integrating technology into the classroom. Learner, we cultivate global citizens with a growth mindset. This has become one of many ways faculty stay abreast of The Strategic Plan strengthens our resolve to offer an innovative current educational trends as we provide the highest quality curriculum that emphasizes problem solving, critical thinking, education for WA students. This work also informs our plan- collaboration, communication and cultural competence. ning and preparation to deliver an educational experience that Our faculty already think outside the box to make learning is equitable and inclusive of the diverse perspectives and back- active and relevant. Ninth-grade English and history teachers grounds that students bring to the hilltop from nearly 100 local are collaborating
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