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The Friends Academy Magazine for Alumni, Parents & Friends The Meeting House Winter/Spring 2014 u THE ALUMNI u Cover Photographs by Kathryn Abbe ARTISTS ISSUE u FA Trustee, Parent and Quaker, 1920 - 2014 Friends Academy Board of Trustees, 2013-2014 Co-Presidents Thomas Hawkins ’78 Scott Rechler Treasurer Francis Ingrassia Board Members Strong Minds. Carl Ashkin Kind Hearts. Peggy Brucia Jeff Daniels ’90 The Friends Academy Mission Debra Del Vecchio Steve Fortuna Founded in 1876 by Gideon Frost for “the children Conchita Heffron Elizabeth McCaul Ingrassia of Friends and those similarly sentimented,” Friends Andrew Menzin ’81 Academy is a Quaker, coeducational, independent, Victoria Quesada Moore college preparatory school serving 775 students Joe Podbela from age three through twelfth grade. Robert Rosenbaum George Tsunis The school’s philosophy is based on the Quaker Robin Wachtler ’83 Craig White ’61 principles of integrity, simplicity, patience, moderation, peaceful resolution of conflict, and a Head of School belief that the silence and simple ministry of the William G. Morris Jr. “gathered meeting” brings the presence of God into the midst of busy lives. Friends Academy is Friends Academy Alumni Association, 2013-2014 committed to developing a diverse community whose President Peter Stein ’79 members value excellence in learning and growth in knowledge and skill, a genuine commitment to Vice President service and ethical action, and a realization that Penelope Wylie Mayer ’75 every life is to be explored, celebrated, and enjoyed in the spirit of the Religious Society of Friends. Secretary Thomas Pascarella ’95 The Meeting House Alumni Board Members Editorial Board, 2013-2014 Craig White ’61 Amanda Fisk ’99 Barbara Shoen Brundige ’63 Kathy Fox Thomas Hawkins ’78 Natalia Porcelli Good ’93 Elisabeth Dillof Dreizen ’78 Hayley Kucich ’03 Kathryn Hawkins Schneider ’86 Penelope Wylie Mayer ’75 Elizabeth Siris Winchester ’91 Andrea Miller Colleen Doyle Moran ’91 Jennifer Ryan Woods ’99 Alana Teutonico Brock ’94 Courtney Devon Taylor ’01 Salwa Touma ’01 Jenna McCann ’06 Rebecca Pacchiano ’07 President Emeritus James R. Greene ‘74 Alumni Office Alumni Affairs Coordinator, Kathy Fox The Meeting House | Fall 2009 From the Head of School William G. Morris Jr. Friends, alisl eugiam velenis dolor sendipisi. Tum duis nibh eu feuiscin ulputat etum autate Vendiam ver at aliquis dit vulla feuisis cillaortio duisi. od dolortis ex endignit ad magnit utat. 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Above, English teacher Jean Stubbs guides her students through a lesson. Left, English teacher Edward Herscher guides his students through Hawthorne’s classic, “The Scarlet Letter.” ds academy archives academy ds N frie of courtesy Chalk diagrams. Animated group discussions. Out-of-the-classroom experiences. SmartBoard lessons. We’ve heard from so many alumni over the years how Friends Academy teachers changed you for the better, gave you direction and strengthened your self-confidence. Now we’d like to seek out those of you who were inspired to literally walk in their footsteps. Were you were inspired by your FA teacher to become a teacher yourself? If so, we’d love to hear from you for an upcoming story. Please contact [email protected] or call (516) 465-1796. The Meeting House | Winter/Spring 2014 The (Modern) Wild West Between 2006 and 2013, Lucas Foglia ’01 traveled throughout rural idaho, montana, Nevada, New mexico, texas and Wyoming documenting the modern american West. this photograph and others were just published in his second book, Frontcountry. Read more about Lucas and other Friends Academy alumni artists in our Alumni Artists Issue, starting on page 24. PHoTogrAPH by LuCAS FogLiA ’01 insideVol. 49, No. 2 Meeting House Letters. 6 Around the Quad. 8 Believe. Share. Act. 2014 Peace Week FA wins “Best delegate” at model uN conference Responsive Classroom: Beyond 1,2,3s and ABCs middle school robotics team takes top honors Take a trip around the world Exploring their options redefining service The Arts. 14 this winter FA cut loose... “footloose!” Winter Sports: Go FA! 16 Faculty Milestones. 20 Alumni News. 22 Alumni Profiles. 24 Explore the lives of 17 alumni artists in our special Alumni Artists Issue, including chris milk ’91, Nina Stein Wolf ’64, James Boorstein ’73, Jennifer Briggs stanley ’88, Jeff davis ’65, michelle rabinowitz carney ’98, sarah Klass ’07, tom Pascarella ’95, Lawrence schimel ’95, meghan farrell ’02, Jeff hull ’73, robin d. Beckhard ’75, stephen Kunken ’89, Lucy Gould reitzfeld ’69, michael Poloukhine ’82, Lucas foglia ’01 and fernando Gutierrez de Jesus ’00 Class Notes. 44 In Memoriam. 65 The Meeting House Staff Editor Andrea Miller, Director of Communications and Marketing 516.393.4295 | [email protected] Writers Kathy Fox, Natalia Porcelli Good ’93, Hayley Kucich ’03, Andrea Miller and Jennifer Ryan Woods ’99 Photographers Michael Damm, Amanda Fisk ’99, Kathy Fox, Alan Quackenbush and Adam Weber ’04 on the cover SHE WAS FriENDS ACADEMy. Board of Trustee member, Quaker, Friends parent and photographer extraordinaire Kathryn Abbe documented decades of campus life at FA with her insightful and whimsical images. We chose our three favorites for a special cover ensemble. KATHRYN aBBe for frieNds academy MEETING HOUSE Thoughts, memories and reflections LETTERS from our readers ... you! The inspiration of Mr. Springsteed irst thought I’d let you know how Fmuch I enjoyed the recent issue of The Meeting House. Do the kids ever have regular classes? Kidding.... We never had all the Quaker Groups and people in charge of so many more “groups” of all kinds. We had French Club, etc. and Ser- vice Club (which seems now so elemen- tary compared to the complex “Com- munity Service”... it encompassed such KATHRYN aBBe for frieNds academy Two upper School students lose themselves (and their shoes) in their studies. a limited outreach). Reading this issue made me think I attended Clear and warm memories ... 65 years later a very primitive Friends Academy... and I loved it y brother and I came to FA as created wonderful, close and affectionate just as it was and glad I was students (me, 6th grade; my brother bonds. M there when I was. Bob, 8th grade) and my dad, Glen Hender- I could write a book about the mean- Well, as to my teaching son, who was the new head coach for the ings the Quaker Meetings had for me – the richard inspiration, I hadn’t planned boys. It was 1946. congealing of spirit, which although it Springsteed on it... had a liberal arts B.A. We lived in the dorms. My dad was one occurred often, I was not aware of then. majoring in Art, minoring in Music... and of the dorm proctors. My mom was study- My senior year I worked as an orderly then went on to get one of my Masters in ing voice in Europe, aspiring to be a Wagne- at Glen Cove Community Hospital on teaching...Art. Mr. Springsteed was my rian Dramatic Soprano most of those years. weekends, rode the ambulance, cleaned the instructor and he had such a wonderful, She had turned down a contract with The morgue, etc. Roommates making rockets, casual way of presenting and instructing, MET on the advice of her manager, who ad- my brother climbing out the dormer I know he had a lot to do with my teach- vised her to study and sing in Europe. Thus window after lights out to sneak into a ing career. FA was home for my dad, brother and me. friend’s room with ice on the slate shingles – Abbie Freedman ’59 On vacations we often were in our dorm in winter, knitting wool squares to make rooms even though the heat was turned off, blankets for the Dutch at war’s end.