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Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • SportsmanshipBOARD OF TRUSTEES • Honesty 2017 – 2018 • Curiosity • IndividualityMISSION STATEMENT • Character • Respect • Perseverance Executive Board: • CreativityDana Bratti, • Co-PresidentLove Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • IndividualityKristin Dennehy, • Co-PresidentCharacter • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • CooperationKevin Mercier, Vice• Sportsmanship President • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Doug Arthur ’69, Treasurer RespectCharlotte • Perseverance Saliou, Secretary • Creativity • LoveOUR MISSION Of Learning AT EAST WOODS • Cooperation SCHOOL IS • Sportsmanship • HonestyLaura Kang,• Curiosity Head of School • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity Jennifer Casey, Executive Committee • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • SportsmanshipTO FOSTER STRENGTH • Honesty OF CHARACTER • Curiosity AND • Individuality • CharacterMembers: • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • SportsmanshipMonique Hill Alexander • Honesty ’98 • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance John Amato ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WHILE DEVELOPING • CreativityKerry Ceriello • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • IndividualityBeth Godsell • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning Cary Goodwin AND ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY, INTELLECTUAL • CooperationSandra Graham • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • RespectMagda • Perseverance Labonté • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • HonestyJonathan • Curiosity Leonard • Individuality • CharacterCURIOSITY, AND • ARespect LIFELONG PASSION • Perseverance • Creativity Alexandra Galston Murray ’87 • Love GideonOf Learning Pollach • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • CharacterJi Wang • Respect • Perseverance •FOR Creativity LEARNING. • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • HonestyWE ARE • A NURTURINGCuriosity COMMUNITY • Individuality THAT • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship

• Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • CharacterCELEBRATES THE • RespectDIFFERENCES • AMONG Perseverance US AND • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • East Woods School LEADS BY EXAMPLE THROUGH CITIZENSHIP Sportsmanship31 Yellow Cote • Road Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality Character • Respect • Perseverance • CreativityOyster Bay, • New Love York 11771Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity www.eastwoods.org • Individuality • Character • Respect •AND Perseverance SERVICE TO OTHERS. • Creativity • Love Of Learning East Woods School is incorporated and • Cooperationoperated on a not-for-profit • Sportsmanship basis by • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • an appointed Board of Trustees. It is Respectchartered • Perseverance by the Board of Regents of the• Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship University of the State of New York. The • HonestySchool is• accredited Curiosity by the New •York Individuality State • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity Association of Independent Schools and is • Love aOf member Learning of the National Association• Cooperation of • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • CharacterIndependent • Schools. Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance Table Of Contents

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Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Letters 3 Annual Report of Giving 2016-2017 56 Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance Mrs. Laura Kang, Head of School Letter from the Head of School • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity The Fund for East Woods Donor List Alumni/ae Giving by Class Year • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning Parent Participation by Grade • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • New and Noteworthy at East Woods 4 Operating Budget Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship Knowing our Students Well is the Key to Success Donor List for the Dinner Dance • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity Advisory Program and Spring Fair Weekend Upper School Literature Memorial and Honorary Gifts • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality 2017 Book Cover Contest Gifts by Corporations and Matching Gifts • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Parents’ Association Special Gifts in Kind Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance Faculty & Staff Additions Faculty, Staff, Administration Faculty Milestones Faculty Appreciation Luncheon • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity Welcome to the New Members of the Board • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning of Trustees • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship SAVE THE DATE • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity Spring Celebrations at East Woods School 16 Spring Dinner Dance and Spring Fair Weekend • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality YELLOW COTE PLAYERS Kindergarten Play • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2018 Upper School Play 2:00PM AND 7:00PM Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance East Woods Celebrates 71st Commencement OLD GYM • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity Faculty Speaker

James E. Gay Award Presentation • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning SPRING DINNER DANCE Awarding of Diplomas THE HARBOR CLUB • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Graduation Awards HUNTINGTON, NY Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship Honor Roll FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2018 • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity French Poetry Competition Foreign Language Awards • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality SPRING FAIR Sports Awards SATURDAY, MAY 19 AND • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • NYSSMA and All County Awards Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality Character • Respect • Perseverance SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018 • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity COMMENCEMENT FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018 • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning Alumni News and Notes 42 4:30PM • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Catching Up with Classmates Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship Alumni Share A Common Love And • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity Respect For EWS East Woods Traditions • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality In Memoriam • Character • Respect • Perseverance • Creativity • Love Of Learning • Cooperation • Yellow Cote Players Sportsmanship • Honesty • Curiosity • Individuality • Character • Respect • Perseverance NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR EAST WOODS

Dear Parents, Faculty and Friends,

We are pleased to announce that Laura Kang, the current Head of Mizzentop Day School in Pawling, New York, has accepted the invitation of the Board of Trustees to be the next Head of East Woods School effective July 1, 2017.

Beginning in September the Search Committee, worked with our search consultants from Educators’ Collaborative and reviewed the credentials of candidates from all parts of the country and abroad. Following preliminary confidential interviews three of these applicants were then invited to visit the school, where they met at length with the Search Advisory Committee (representing faculty, parents, and past-parents/alumni) and with the full Search Committee as well as with students, parents, faculty and the administration team in various forums. The community provided valuable feedback to the Search Committee on each candidate as part of the process. The active participation and feedback demonstrates the commitment of this community to East Woods.

Following these visits, the Search Committee evaluated all of the feedback received from the community and voted unanimously to recommend the appointment of Laura Kang as the next Head of School to the full Board of Trustees. At a meeting on January 16th, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept the recommendation of the Search Committee.

Laura Kang has spent thirty-four years in education. In addition to her current position, she has served as Head of Mizzentop Day School in Pawling, New York and Head of Eagle Cove/Gibson Island Country School in Pasadena, Maryland. Prior to that she was a teacher, Assistant Head and then Head of the Middle School at the Severn School from 1986-2008. She began her career at Cynthia Warner School in Takoma Park, Maryland, where she served as an English teacher and Dean of Students from 1982-86. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas and a Master’s degree in Education from Loyola College. Laura is the mother of twins, Maya and Parker, age 15, who reside with their father and attend ninth grade near Annapolis, Maryland.

We are confident that Laura’s warmth, breadth of experience, and intimate knowledge of Nursery-8th grade education uniquely positions her to serve as East Woods’ next Head of School. Laura commented, “I’m thrilled to have been chosen to lead East Woods School. The incredible array of talents, skills, energies, hearts and minds within the East Woods community together constitute a powerful force that will propel us into the next decade and beyond.”

I would like to especially thank Kristin Dennehy for chairing the Search Committee and the other members of the Committee, Doug Arthur, Dana Bratti, Jennifer Casey, Cynthia Hemley and Kevin Mercier, who devoted countless hours and great care to the search process to ensure its successful outcome. I would like to thank the faculty, staff, students, parents, past-parents and alumni that participated in the search process and provided valuable feedback to the Search Committee. And finally, I would also like to thank our current Head of School, Matt Bradley, for his assistance in the search process and his leadership of our school through a time of renewed focus on curriculum, character, and community - the hallmarks of the East Woods mission.

The selection of the Head of School is one of the greatest responsibilities of trusteeship, and all of us in the East Woods family can be proud not only that Laura has accepted the appointment, but also that the scope of the search was so extensive and the qualities of the interested candidates so outstanding. We are delighted with the outcome and look forward to welcoming Laura to our community.

Sincerely,

Brian G. Sweeney President, Board of Trustees From the Head of School

Dear Parents, Alumni, and Friends,

I am honored and delighted to have been named the Head of School for East Woods. Since I began last July 1st, I have gotten to know a warm and welcoming community of families, alumni, past parents, and friends who have a steadfast commitment to East Woods and the students we educate. From the fall family barbecue and new parent reception, to gatherings of alumni and past parents, I have heard and seen a love for an institution that has provided a superior education to generations of students. In November, I invited the past presidents of our Board of Trustees to join me and our current co-presidents for dinner in the Rousmaniere Library to discuss their experiences and knowledge of East Woods. I am so grateful to them for sharing and guiding with such wisdom and ongoing dedication.

This year, our focus is on excellence and kindness. These two simple yet profound words signify what I believe is at the foundation of our school and what will carry us forward for decades to come. As you know, East Woods School was founded by a small group of parents who wanted the very best education for their children. Excellence was at the core of their commitment to their children and to the institution. Today, the results of their founding work is demonstrated in the success of our alumni and in the solid grounding of our current students. Kindness underscores the enduring commitment of East Woods to community service. From an early age, our students learn about the community and world in which they live. They understand how fortunate they are to attend East Woods, and they develop a sense of caring for one another and for those outside our school.

Most important, East Woods is a family. Each and every one of our students, parents, alumni, past parents, and friends play an important role in the life of East Woods – both for today and tomorrow. Just as our founding parents put their heart and soul into our school, so too do I ask that you join me to continue our important work to provide a superior education and to renew our programs and our facilities for years to come.

I hope you enjoy reading this issue of On the Hill and I look forward to our continued year of excellence and kindness.

With my best wishes for 2018!

Sincerely,

Laura Kang Head of School New and Noteworthy at East Woods Knowing Our Students Well Is The Key To Success

A subtle yet noteworthy enhancement in both program delivery and parent communication has taken place this school year under the direction of new Head of School, Mrs. Laura Kang, and Division Heads, Mr. Alex Carter and Mrs. Gen Marvin.

Guided by East Woods’ longstanding mission to traditional model of nurturing each child is not provide an education characterized by exemplary lost but enhanced. academics and character development that celebrates the differences among our students, Parent communication is also heightened this approach is personalized, purposeful, with the objective of creating strong parent and powerful. This year at East Woods there is partnerships to collaboratively support a renewed commitment to student-centered each child’s specific passions, strengths, and learning, which was planned well before the first challenges. Our teachers want to facilitate home day of school in September. communication between students and parents with regular and deeper parent communication. Driven by a highly motivated faculty, the Dinner table conversation that supports approach is intentionally personalized and classroom instruction is highly valuable in both informed by regular assessment—that is not parent-children relationships as well as those to say more tests and quizzes. Indeed teachers between parents and teachers and teacher and hone in on each students’ hard and soft student. So far the results are quite positive, interests and skills. Teachers want to understand as the enriched program delivery has fueled what each student is passionate about, what positive gains in student success and happiness kind of learner are they, how well they work across all grades. As East Woods continues its in teams or independently, and how well they commitment to each individual child, you collaborate. These are just a few of the key can expect these and other best practices to “assessment” data points that help to guide continue to enhance our students’ entire instructional delivery for each student uniquely. educational experience. Teachers then create holistic experiences and learning environments to foster optimal understanding and growth. Data is gathered and evaluated on knowledge accumulation and comprehension that informs classroom instruction. Teachers can pivot instruction modules, driven by real-time data, so that a greater depth of understanding, success, 4 and learning passion is achieved. Indeed, our 5 Nicole K. Miller, PhD, Upper School teacher The New Upper School Advisory Program

In addition to the vital importance of academic skills and content learning, a crucial component of childhood development is the establishment and reinforcement of social-emotional skills; this is true for children of all ages, but is particularly critical in the middle school years.

This year, East Woods School’s Upper School implemented a new advisory program, SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: written specifically by, and for, our school. After discussions last year with faculty and •Footsteps - a conflict resolution strategy in administration, some key areas were identified which students truly listen to each other’s as essential characteristics we would like to see perspectives and “stand in each other’s shoes” present in our students. It was with this in mind, as they use empathy to solve the conflict that the new program was born. •Active Listening/Mindfulness - a silent walk Designed around the central elements of through the grounds of East Woods noticing empathy and clear communication, the what we observe with all of our senses. new advisory program is designed to cover: organizational and study skills, interpersonal •The Blind Men and the Elephant (Seeing the communication, conflict resolution, self- Whole Picture)- the Lower School students will confidence, identity and inspiration, compassion demonstrate that sometimes we need to see the for self and others, how to deal with worry and whole picture before we decide what we know stress, healthy friendships, and more. There is and don’t know about someone or a situation. also a change to the buddy program. This year, there will be a number of buddy classes which •Mr. Carter’s 10-Second Rule - Sometimes it is will involve (under the supervision of their valuable to pause and consider your thoughts teachers) the Upper School buddies guiding and your response before reacting to a person or their Lower School buddies through some of the situation rashly. lessons they have learned, and even one buddy class in which the Lower School buddies and •Choosing a Meaningful Quote - on an their teachers will offer an advisory lesson to the individual basis (twice a year) and as a class, Upper School students. decide on a quote that inspires you or resonates with you and share this quote with your peers.

6 It is hoped that this comprehensive program can grow and adapt, each year, as the perceived needs of our students flourish and change. So far, the program has been a success, though often we wish for more time in each session to delve deeper into the topics, and to return to some that warrant follow-up attention in order to reinforce the concepts learned. It is a work-in-progress that we hope will lead to even more thriving school A Glimpse Into experience, as well as set our students on a path for a great success in their lives beyond East The Upper School Woods, both personally and interpersonally. Literature Program:

By: Nicole K. Miller, PhD, ABOUT DR. MILLER: Upper School teacher

Upper School literature and writing should be both challenging and fun. It is with Nicole K. Miller, PhD joined the faculty last year this in mind, that we choose books that as an Upper School Humanities Teacher, and are on or, more often, above grade-level, this year took on the additional role of Social- and then construct activities that will Emotional Learning Coordinator. After receiving teach varied reading and writing skills and her Masters of Elementary Education in 1999, Dr. employ higher level thinking abilities. For Miller has taught K-8 classes in London, Hawaii, example, when my Sixth Grade reads “The New York, and California, led community service Giver”, by Lois Lowry, they go on to learn programs, created meaningful peer mediation about Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” and programs, and consulted on, and has written, write an analytical essay comparing the two curriculum for peace studies and advisory in concept and examples. Another such programs. An adjunct college professor for over example of this is my Seventh Grade unit six years in Classics and Humanities, Dr. Miller on “The Hobbit”, by J.R.R. Tolkien. While has offered workshops, lectures, and presented reading the novel, the students learn about papers at over 13 conferences locally, nationally, Joseph Campbell’s mono-myth theory, the and internationally. Her outside work includes “Hero Journey.” They then not only analyze experience as a life coach, and is the founder of the novel based on this structure, but they The Unstoried Self. go on to write extensive short stories of ten to twenty pages in length using this structure, and publish them in a volume of class short stories. Their resulting sense of accomplishment at having written such a long story, and having a professionally printed, published volume in their hands, is so inspiring and gratifying to see. 2017 Book Cover Contest

The Book Cover contest is open to students in Kindergarten through 8th grades, and there are winning entries in each grade and division. Students create an original illustration based upon their interpretation of a book they read.

2017 Book Cover Contest Winners

KINDERGARTEN First Place: Mason Roberts Second Place: Coleman Goodwin

FIRST GRADE First Place: Riley Lewis Second Place: Lyric DeJesu

SECOND GRADE First Place (tie): Kincaid Goodwin First Place (tie): Charlotte Ziegler

THIRD GRADE First Place: Katie Purdy Second Place: Veronika Martinkova

FOURTH GRADE First Place: Landon Cedrone Overall Grand Winner: Isabelle White Second Place (tie): Lilah Black Second Place (tie): Ben Segal

FIFTH GRADE Congratulations to all of our First Place: Emma Sordi Second Place: Willa Wang winners and to the Overall UPPER SCHOOL First Place: Gianna Cedrone Second Place: Corinne Sweeney Grand Winner, Isabelle White!

BOOKFACE PHOTO First Place: Jaden Bethel

8 Sweeney family Parents’ Association

Since the founding days of East Woods School in 1946, parents have been leaders, supporters, and advocates of our school’s mission.

“I have experienced East Woods School from Nursery through Eighth Grade–cherishing every moment. The best of East Woods is what happens when students graduate: An East Woods’ graduate has the ability to navigate complex academic and social worlds and has the positive vision to see what they can become and how they can serve their greater community. I am proud to be an EWS parent and to have the honor of serving as Parents’ Association President.” —Mrs. Debbie Sweeney

Today, our parent community remains at the commitment to our school, students, faculty and center of school life, providing thoughtful staff. Thank you! and meaningful support of our programs and initiatives. Parents nurture the legacy of East This year, we are so fortunate that Mrs. Debbie Woods with spirit and resources and they form Sweeney has graciously volunteered to steer our our community in wonderful and joyful ways. Parents’ Association. In this role, Mrs. Sweeney How privileged we are. continues the same considerate and selfless advocacy and work of our founding parents. With deep appreciation, we extend our deep As the mother of eight children, Mrs. Sweeney gratitude to the 2016-2017 Co-Chairs of the clearly has many obligations and demands on Parents’ Association, Mrs. Kim Leonard and her time. The entire school community expresses Mrs. Diana Salsone. They provided an example our deepest thanks to her for her steadfast efforts of warmth, leadership, and generosity that for the betterment of the East Woods community we will not forget. We are so grateful for their and the education of all of our children.

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2017-2018 Faculty and Staff Additions

East Woods welcomed two new faculty members this year and an administrator took on additional responsibilities. Our faculty and staff are at the core of our mission to foster strength of character and academic excellence. We are grateful for all they do. Welcome and thank you!

Ryan Antovel joined East Woods this year Wig Club. He attended both the Klingenstein as IT Manager with the roles of both network Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers at administrator for the school’s technology Columbia University and the New and Aspiring infrastructure and as technical director in our School Leaders program at the Graduate School theatre arts program. Ryan works closely with of Education at Harvard University. Joshua is a Laura Sacco, our Director of Technology, and wonderful addition to our faculty. Bienvenidos Orlando Peña, Drama Director. and welcome!

Joshua Brenner, originally from Chicago, Melissa Cedrone, our Business Manager, took joined East Woods this year as our Spanish on the additional role of Director of Admissions. Teacher Grades 3-8 and as head coach of Melissa acted as Director of Admissions once the Junior Varsity Boys Soccer team. Joshua before and had a strong track record in this role. graduated with honors from the University We are grateful to her for her dedication to East of Pennsylvania as a Spanish major where Woods in this capacity. he performed with the prestigious Mask and

PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW FACULTY TO THE EAST WOODS COMMUNITY!

10 Ryan Antovel Joshua Brenner Melissa Cedrone Joe Graham Nikki Cotter Marie Ucci

Faculty Milestones

Teachers and staff at East Woods School play a critical role in preparing our students for their future in education, career, service, and society. We honor their commitment to East Woods and to our children. We recognize especially those members of the faculty and staff who have completed milestone years of service to East Woods School in 2017.

Five Years school activities including the daunting task Joe Graham completed five years as a member of creating the set for the upper school musical. of our maintenance staff. Easy going and good In recognition of completing twenty years of natured, Joe is someone who can be depended service, Marie’s photograph has been hung upon to anticipate what is needed and to always on the Wall of Fame in the front hall of the do whatever it takes to get a job done. We are so main building. grateful to Joe for his service and friendship. Twenty Five Years Fifteen Years Susan Stevenson celebrated twenty-five Nikki Cotter taught at East Woods for fourteen years on the East Woods faculty last year. As a years before leaving to take care of a family member of the Pre-Kindergarten team, Susan is member and then worked in two school districts an expert at guiding her students through a year before returning to East Woods. As a member of immense growth as they explore both their of the fifth grade team, she helps shepherd her innate abilities and the world around them, and students’ transition into the Upper School. And learn to tell their own stories. Susan is also a her English students in both 5th and 7th grades talented artist and craftsperson, and is primarily are indebted to her for the writing skills that will responsible for guiding the beautiful artwork serve them well throughout their lives. that Pre-K’ers create throughout the year. Outside of school, she shares her crafting talents Twenty Years with the world through a popular blog site Marie Ucci joined the East Woods faculty in and was featured on an episode of HGTV’s Flea 1997 and East Woods is incredibly fortunate to Market Flip. We are grateful to Susan for sharing have had an artist and educator of her caliber her many talents with this community over the these past twenty years. Marie does not just past twenty-five years. teach art, but is a collaborator who works with her colleagues to integrate art with other Thirty Years curricular areas across many grade levels. Marie John Connolly started his career at East Woods also creates memorable experiences for students, in 1987. He could probably tell tales about how including trips to view special exhibits, both in much accounting software has changed since museums and in unique locations throughout then, but one thing that has not changed is the 12 the city. She plays a central role in many other attention to detail that John gives to every facet Susan Stevenson John Connolly Pam Schuster

of his work, for which we are all grateful. John is Woods children and we are confident in saying also an avid fan of the New York Giants and the that they are all the better for having been in now-Los Angeles Dodgers and an incredibly kind her care - each one having learned a wealth of fan of our students and school. Thank you, John, information and skills in a loving, nurturing for your loyalty to East Woods School. environment. Along the way, Pam has also raised two of her own children who are now proud Pam Schuster started her career at East Woods EWS alums. Pam is also a proud member of the teaching our Nursery class and she has loved it Yellow Cote Players, where she has lit up the stage so much – and is so good at it – that for thirty with her singing and dramatic talents. On behalf years she has made it her professional home. of all of our students, thank you for thirty years Pam has taught literally hundreds of East of devotion to East Woods.

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Board of Trustees

Among the primary jobs of the Board of Trustees of East Woods School include its role to shape and uphold the school mission, guide the school’s strategic direction, support the Head of School, and to ensure the fiscal sustainability of the institution.

These are important and demanding responsibilities school much like East Woods, which fostered her and are those upon which East Woods was built. appreciation for the many special opportunities East Woods is grateful to the following trustees provided by and independent school education. who joined the Board this past year. She attended high school at the Masters School, then received her undergraduate degree from John Amato Harvard University and her J.D. from NYU John and his wife Katherine are the parents of Liv in School of Law. Sandra practiced corporate law Pre-Nursery, and John in Kindergarten. John is the for several years at Jones Day Reavis & Pogue President of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter. before moving to M&A investment banking at JP He oversees revenue, strategy and operations for Morgan. She later returned to legal practice as the the two entertainment media outlets. Previously, general counsel for GiftCertificates.com, before Amato was chairman and CEO of Backstage LLC leaving the corporate world to work for eight and oversaw the company’s December 2013 sale years as the Managing Director of the Rattlestick to RZ Capital, a private-equity firm based in New Playwrights Theater, a seasonal producer of York. In 2011, he orchestrated the buyout of new off-Broadway plays. Sandra now works as a Backstage from Prometheus Global Media and led freelance photographer and independent theater the company’s operations and strategic direction, producer. She is the President of the Oyster including the 2013 acquisition of Sonicbids. Prior Bay Main Street Association and the Frederic to Backstage, Amato was president and co-founder R. Coudert Foundation, and also serves on the of Show Media, the nation’s premier transit-based boards of the Cancer Research Institute, the out-of-home advertising company. Amato Theodore Roosevelt Legacy Partnership, and attended Loyola Marymount University, where the NYU School of Law Alumni Board. Sandra is he studied economics. very excited to have joined the board and to be working with Head of School Laura Kang to make Sandra Coudert Graham East Woods the best it can be. Sandra and her husband Todd are the parents of twin boys, John and James, in Pre-Kindergarten. Magda Labonté Sandra grew up spending time between Magda is the mother of Channing who is in Westchester County and Oyster Bay, NY. For the second grade and came to East Woods in grade school, she went to the Rippowam Cisqua Kindergarten. Magda is an Associate Attorney 14 School in Bedford, NY, a small K-9 independent with the Law Offices of Regina Skyer & He taught theology and oversaw the school’s local and international community service programs. During the summers he served as a Priest-in-Charge at Emmanuel Church in Dublin, NH. Prior to EHS, he served as curate at St Bart’s in NYC, where he was responsible for young adult ministries. Gideon attended high school at St. Albans School in Washington, DC Rev. Gideon L.K. Pollach and Trinity College, Hartford, CT, where he majored in music, graduating in 1996. Upon graduating he was awarded a Thomas Watson Foundation Fellowship to study the practices of English Cathedrals at Cambridge University. He received his Masters of Divinity at General Associates, a firm that specializes in guiding Theological Seminary (cum laude). Gideon is parents of children with special needs through married to Sarah, a geriatric nurse practitioner, every aspect of the special education process in who was born and raised in Virginia. They have NYC and surrounding suburban areas in New three young children, ages 3 to 8, and a 16 year York State. Magda graduated from Wesleyan old daughter from Kenya. Gideon is delighted University in May of 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts to serve in his capacity as Rector of St. John’s degree in Political Theory and Theater. Upon Church on the Board of Trustees of East Woods. graduation, she worked as an Associate Teacher at an independent school in Manhattan. Afterward, she pursued a degree in Drama Therapy from OUR DEEP THANKS TO THOSE TRUSTEES New York University and graduated with a Master WHO RETIRED IN JUNE 2017 of Arts in 2005. Seeking to fulfill her passion to teach children with special needs, Magda went Cynthia Hemley, Dean Pappas, on to join the New York City Teaching Fellows Brian Sweeney, Perry Youngwall Program. Through this program, she pursued a Master of Science in Teaching in both General Education and Students with Disabilities for grades 1-6 while simultaneously teaching in NYC A Special Word of Gratitude Department of Education’s District 75 program. She graduated in September of 2007. She later Thank you, Mr. Brian Sweeney went on to teach self-contained and Integrated Past Board President Co-Teaching classes in the community school setting. In order to further her career and serve as an advocate for students with special needs, she decided to pursue a law degree from St. John’s University School of Law while continuing to work as an educator. After earning her Juris Doctor in 2012, Magda accepted the role as a special education administrator at a NYC charter high school. In July of 2014, Magda accepted a position with the NYC Department of Education within its Impartial Hearing Representation On behalf of the entire East Woods School Office. As an Impartial Hearing Representative, community of parents, alumni, past parents, Magda was provided with the foundation needed and friends, we extend a heartfelt word of to pursue a career in Special Education Law. She thanks to Mr. Brian Sweeney for his dedication joined the Law Offices of Regina Skyer in 2016. to the school community for his service as President of the Board of Trustees. Your The Rev. Gideon L. K. Pollach commitment as a steward of the East Woods Gideon has been the Rector of St. John’s mission was remarkable and highly valued. We Church in Cold Spring Harbor since August will forever be grateful to you for all you have 2016. Previously he served as the Chaplain of done and continue to do for 15 Episcopal High School (EHS) in Alexandria, VA. East Woods School. Spring Celebrations at East Woods Dinner Dance and Fair Celebrate In Style

Each year East Woods parents, alumni, faculty magical event. To top it off an extra special guest, and staff, and friends join together for the Andy Grammer, the singer and songwriter, put school’s annual Dinner Dance. March 10, 2017 on a performance that was second to none. The was a particularly special occasion as the school evening was a resounding success! The Spring celebrated its 70th anniversary in distinctive Fair was its usual delight with additional special style at The Paramount in Huntington. A highly young children’s activities this year as well as a popular live entertainment venue, arriving pie toss, live music, food trucks, the annual estate at The Paramount was akin to walking down sale, the vendor boutique, bake sale, BBQ, and the red carpet of a famed Hollywood award plant sale. We express a heartfelt thanks to our ceremony. The evening’s theme of the Roaring committee and its chairpersons and all of our 20s added additional flare and style to this volunteers for their hard work and enthusiasm.

16 2017 Spring Committee Chairpersons

Dinner Dance Dinner Dance Committee Chairpersons: Katie Amato, Willow Goodwin, Kingsley Toye Dinner Dance Auction: Dana Bratti, Beth Godsell, Diana Salsone Marketing and Promotions: Kim Leonard and Alex Whelehan Parents’ Association: Kim Leonard and Diana Salsone Accounting: Melissa Cedrone Journal: Katie Amato and Charlotte Saliou Graphic Design: Katie Amato

Spring Fair Spring Fair Co-Chairs: Kerry Ceriello, Kim Leonard, and Susan Viscuso Auction Chairs: Kate Meier and Angela Khanamirian Bake Sale Chairs: Andrea Shelowitz and Jana Martinkova Bistro Chair: Anthony Ceriello and Morgan Dennehy Estate Sale Chairs: Lovelee Vetri, Jen Ben-Shetrit and Heidi Palmieri Finance Chair: Melissa Cedrone and Doug Arthur Gazebo Chair: Jen Casey and Marianne Taylor Student Chance Chair: Meline Purdy Ticket Booth Chair: Pat Catalano Kiddie Carnival Chairs: Tanya Glen, Sandra Graham and Alexis Pagano Vendor Chair: Suzanne Adelhardt

25 Kindergarten Play: Have You Seen My Little Lamb?

Under the gentle loving guidance of Mrs. Grace Gardner and Ms. Lisa La Bella, our beloved Kindergarten students presented a series of the most delightful nursery rhymes and songs from eighteenth and nineteenth century England at our annual Kindergarten play.

Costumed to play their special parts, students sang songs and recited rhymes with magical THE CAST: (In order of appearance) charm and appeal. We give a special thanks to music teacher Ms. Cara Brown for her Announcer and Old MacDonald: Dustin Nesis accompaniment and support, Mr. de’Venau for helping with technical support, Mr. Knight for Mary: Elena Maravel being our videographer, and Mr. Bill France and the entire maintenance team. Of course, we Lucy Locket: Lyric DeJesu thank our parents for their enthusiasm and support! Little Bo Peep: Riley Lewis

Jack: Chase Mahoney SONGS Jill: Susan Wang “Mary Had a Little Lamb” “Lucy Locket” The Muffin Man: Tripp Cirelli “Little Bo Peep” “Old MacDonald” Little Miss Muffet: Julianna Ben-Shetrit “Jack and Jill” “Do You Know the Muffin Man?” Old King Cole: Fitch Toye “Little Miss Muffet” “Old King Cole” Little Boy Blue: Atticus Meier “Little Boy Blue” “We’re Havin’ a Party”

SAVE THE DATE 2018 KINDERGARDEN PLAY FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018 9:00AM 18

Upper School Play: The Music Man

“Seventy six trombones led the big parade With a hundred and ten cornets close at hand. They were followed by rows and rows of the finest virtuosos, The cream of ev’ry famous band.”

Upper School students merrily participated in The students, dressed in colorful costumes, sang the annual Upper School musical last spring and tunes from the 1957 production including the delighted audiences by performing the six-time, famed Seventy-Six Trombones. We are especially Tony Award-winning musical comedy, The Music grateful to Ms. Marie Ucci, for set design; Musical Man with assured flair and energy. The Music Director, Mr. Orlando Peña; the East Woods Band Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, under the direction of Mr. Brian Genua; and Mr. Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Tom Knight for set construction. Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, in spite of the fact that he has no musical inclination himself. His plans to skip town with SAVE THE DATE the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the 2018 UPPER SCHOOL PLAY librarian, who transforms him into a respectable THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2018 7:00PM citizen. Directed and choreographed by Artistic FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 10:00AM AND 7:00PM Director, Orlando Peña, the play was performed on the main stage in the Old Gym at East Woods.

71st Commencement Celebrations

The threat of rain did not hinder the splendid commencement proceedings of the seventy first graduating class of East Woods School.

Indeed the annual ceremony in the late Anne Kraft Thompson ’70 to present The James afternoon on the north lawn of the Georgian E. Gay Awards for this year. Mr. Bradley noted brick home once called “Baywood”, was filled that these awards are presented annually to with tradition and pride as Mr. Matthew an alumnus and an alumna “who have shown Bradley, Head of School, and Mr. Brian Sweeney, a sense of commitment and dedication to a President of the Board of Trustees presided over personal challenge. These qualities typify the life the proceedings. Students processed up the of Jim Gay who devoted his energies to being an center aisle as the band played Aspire, Achieve. outstanding teacher and a close friend to three They were followed by faculty and staff as family generations of East Woods students, parents, and members, alumni, and friends looked on. The alumni/ae.” This year’s award winners were Ellen school band then played America the Beautiful Wilson Lukens ’54 and Socrates Kakoulides ’94. which was followed by the invocation by Cantor Talya Smilowitz of Congregation L’Vor D’Vor in Following the presentation of The James E. Oyster Bay. Gay Awards, Mr. Bradley recognized faculty members with Milestone Awards for years of Matthew H. Bradley, Head of School, made service and then introduced Commencement opening remarks noting the theme of the Faculty Speaker, Mr. Alex Carter, Assistant commencement which was about time and Head of School. Before diplomas and student transitions. He said that we look backward with achievement awards, the Upper School Chorus fondness and appreciation for what has come presented, I Was Here. before. Mr. Bradley said that we would celebrate the accomplishments of this school year and cherish the present moment. He added that we would look to the future with eager anticipation of the promise that it holds for us all. Mr. Bradley SAVE THE DATE invited students to look ahead, to the kind 2018 COMMENCEMENT of future that awaits our students when they FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018 become alumni.

Mr. Bradley then introduced alumna, Robin 22 Gimbel Senior ’68, who was accompanied by

Mr. Alex Carter, Assistant Head of School Commencement Address

Dear Board of Trustees, Administration, Faculty, Question #1. “How many golf balls can fit in a Parents, and Students (Especially the 8th school bus?” Do you have an answer? graders), I am very fortunate and pleased to be Question #2. “There are 8 balls. Seven of them speaking with all of you today. Since I have been weigh the same, but one is heavier. Using a at East Woods for a number of years, I know that balance scale, how do you find the heavier ball there is no time limit on giving this speech. So, with just two weighing’s? when I started writing, I figure there are three parts to the speech, so it should take about You see today more than ever, companies like 30 minutes. Obviously I am joking. If it were Google are concerned with your answer because 30 minutes, I think the 8th graders would do it will tell them what type of thinker you are and something worse than the roughly 500 Post it the process you are going to follow to answer notes that made it onto my car Wednesday. Now the question. Just a side note, if you answer “I that was a good prank from the 8th Grade group. do not know,” your interview is over. These questions are all fine and dandy, but listening Some of what I am going to say today is a review to webcasts and reading more about these in a sense. There are a lot of lessons learned types of companies, you will find out they are throughout a school year, and the lessons are equally concerned with hiring people who are taught teacher to student and also student to collaborators. They actually not only encourage teacher. As educators, all of us are constantly it, but it is mandatory. They do not want smart learning, and some of that learning curve comes people sitting in a closed office by themselves. from our very own students. I start every year The more collaboration, the better the work by telling my class, I am going to learn more environment, the better innovation. If I reflect from you than you will from me. Because a true back on your years at East Woods, so much of education is not just what is in a book or on a what we do is preparing you to collaborate and website, but much can be gained by listening get ready for the “real world.” The education here and communicating with people, which just so is not just out of a book or teaching toward a test. happens to lead me to part 1 of my speech. Just a few examples of the collaboration are the countless cooperative learning projects, science The company Google is thought of as the ideal lab experiments, the Upper School play and of place to work for many people. They have a course playing on sports teams. There is a reason game room, allow you to play, give you free food why all of these are part of the curriculum. Why and pay you well. It sounds like a wonderful you ask? We are laying the foundation for you environment, but how do you get to a place to get ready for the next phase of your life as a like that? Obviously they want smart people collaborator. So, the take away for the 8th grade who are innovative. Just listen to the following students is work hard, of course, but do not be questions that have been asked in interviews a singular entity. Join clubs, be part of the play, given by Google. They appeared in an article, play on a sports team, or be part of the band. Inside Google’s Culture of Success and Employee By doing these things it will help you grow as a Happiness from Zach Bulygo, who is a blogger person and become engaged in the community for Kismetrics. and pave a brighter future for you. The more you 24 collaborate, the better education you will get. And, when you get into the work force, you will walk in the park filled with bliss and pleasure be able to articulate and communicate better, and excitement around every corner. But, if which will make you a more attractive candidate I delivered that message here today, I would to companies because you will have been be giving you a false sense of hope. You must collaborating your whole life. mentally and physically persevere through the circumstances that you are dealt. Whatever you All of this sounds easy, but it will not be easy. do in life, do not quit! Harriet Beecher Stowe put Work hard, collaborate, join some things... it quite well when she said, “When you get into check the boxes and I am going to be successful. a tight place and everything goes against you, However, part 2 of my speech...you are going to till it seems as though you could not hang on a be challenged all along the way. minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” Stay So when something terrible happens and strong and persevere. everything becomes a failure, this is when you must kick in the internal drive or the skill of And, finally part 3 of my speech. I know by now perseverance. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I the 8th graders are thinking I am the teacher guess everyone looks at things differently, you from Charlie Brown....Whonwhonwhonwhon. are going to fail or something in your life is going But, seriously, 8th graders please let me have to go horribly wrong. At the beginning of the your undivided attention. This last part is very year, we had a presentation from John Halligan important, and it is called my 10 second rule. called Ryan’s Story. I believe everyone remembers You live in a very privileged environment and the story he told of his son and the tragedy that have been protected by an imaginary bubble consumed his family. Still to this day, it has had which is about ready to be burst. For all intents the single most impact on the students in the and purposes, you are going out into the real Upper School. When there was a break after world. There are many pitfalls in the real world. telling his son’s story before questions, there So, before you take that ride with the cute guy was not one sound from over 80 people in the or girl, take something from anyone or try audience. After I asked John how he made it anything, please take a brief moment to think for through his day, he replied every day I do it for 10 seconds. And in those 10 seconds, ask yourself Ryan. I push myself to reach students so this does the following questions: What is the worst thing not happen again. His drive to persevere for his that could happen by doing this? And on the flip family and to stop bullying around the world side, what is the best thing that could happen is remarkable. by doing this? If you weigh the quick results in your head, I will guarantee that if you use the In addition to Ryan’s Story, I told the students 10 second rule, you will avoid some of the most of a man by the name of Matt Long. I met Matt egregious pitfalls in your young adult life. So use at a benefit in NYC. Matt was a member of the the 10 second rule, it will save you a lot of grief in FDNY and during a transit strike, he decided your life. to ride his bike to work. Matt was a top notch athlete, so this would not be out of the norm. All right, you are moments away from leaving On that day, he was struck by a bus. He was in a East Woods and crossing the finish line and coma for a month and was given a 1% chance of starting a new race in your life. Now, remember living. As you can imagine, his life was severely to get involved at your next school. Be someone altered on that one day. After 43 surgeries and who is collaborating with a host of different countless hospital visits, he made a recovery people. And, when it gets tough, and it will, and since then, he has run marathons and even do not turn around and quit, but persevere. competed in an Iron Man. Matt’s message, which Challenge yourself to continue on. Finally, use I would like to echo to our 8th graders, is if you the 10 second rule. I know it sounds funny, but think positively and if you think every day is it will really impact your life and keep you on going to be great, 9/10 times it will be a great day. the right path. Oh, I almost forgot, audience However, he also discusses perseverance in the get ready for the smiles...8th graders, after the physical sense and also the mental sense. As you ceremony, there will be one more final tray of can imagine, Matt persevered through some of milk and cookies for you compliments of East the most difficult circumstances anyone could Woods School, but you are on your own after live through both physically and mentally. 8th that. Thank you! 25 graders, I wish I could say life is going to be a Ms. Ellen Wilson Lukens ’54 and Mr. Socrates Vasilios Kakoulides ’94

James E. Gay Award

Robin Gimbel Senior ’68 introduced our two award winners this year, Ellen Wilson Lukens ’54 and Socrates Vasilios Kakoulides ’94. Robin read the following comments sent by Ellen and then made remarks to introduce Socrates.

Ellen Wilson Lukens ’54, writes: After much deliberation and effort, I obtained “It is so unfortunate that I could not be with you my MSW in 1984 and was fortunate to do today to formally say thank you for this honor. very rewarding work at an agency dedicated to East Woods made such a difference to my life and independent living of the elderly. Most clients I hope most of you graduating will have the same were on Medicaid. The primary goal was to affection for it after so many years as I do. facilitate client-driven care, so that he or she could remain in the environment of choice. Although I was into sports and music at the time, This was achieved by organizing a care plan and Mrs. Porter, whom almost all here today won’t advocating for the client. It was a very strenuous remember, sparked a deep interest in literature but fulfilling job. and a desire to write well. She also was willing to discuss ethical and other important issues. Mr. By the end of the 1990s both my husband Strongin made choral music come alive, as Mr. and I retired. However, we both got involved Knight did with physics. in several local environmental organizations, both public and private. We had always been Reminiscences aside, my life initially reflects the enthusiastic, although mediocre birdwatchers. liberal, Republican, upper-middle class model I still remain involved in local conservation and most dominant at the school -- Oyster Bay and environmental advocacy projects. The most Cold Spring Harbor -- at the time. I went on to memorable contribution I, with others were attend Miss Porter’s School and then Wheaton able to make, resulted in the preservation of over College. In the 1980s I obtained a Masters in 1,000 acres in Middletown since 1990. It doesn’t Social Work at the University of Connecticut. seem like much, but for a small, poor city, this conservation makes a real difference in keeping With my husband of over 50 years, we raised some of its “rural character.” four children in Middletown and Haddam, Connecticut. He was professor in the Molecular I have also volunteered for a strings program for Biology and Biochemistry Department at local elementary school students, half of whom Wesleyan University for 34 years. Initially Iwas a have scholarship aid, and done some mental stay-at-home mother, but did get involved in our health advocacy. children’s elementary school, the local Audubon 26 Society, and Visiting Nurse Association. Now my life has slowly developed into a Film Festival and won a Bronze Lion Award at the conventional one -- although I am a committed Cannes Lion International Festival. Democrat. I savor and remember friends and relatives, both living and dead, as well as While working for the United Nations, he institutions such as East Woods. My husband completed his cardiology fellowship and will be and I are now able to help others and receive help joining the faculty as an attending physical at as we age. Mount Sinai. He is the proud father of two young children, Anouk Zoe and George, who are Like so many, I am hopeful that your generation here today. will make sure that our Democracy survives, and that we remain dedicated to the values that were Socrates has many happy East Woods memories. impressed upon us by Jim Gay.” It gives me great pleasure to present the James E. Gay Award to Socrates Kakoulides. James E. Gay Award Socrates Vasilios Kakoulides is a 1994 graduate of East Woods School. After East Woods, Socrates went to Phillips Academy Andover and then to Yale where he received a Bachelor’s degree A REQUEST FOR ALL ALUMNI/AE in Economics and Film Studies. After Yale, he worked with the United Nations to direct documentaries including one titled “Uncertain Soil,” on the successes and failures of United Nations Peacekeeping missions in Sierra Leone, Bosnia and Cyprus. He left filmmaking for Submit your nomination for candidates to be medical school at Stony Brook Medical School and then completed his internal medicine considered for the James E. Gay Award. residency and cardiology fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital. He continued to work with the United Nations on media projects and produced an immersive virtual reality documentary titled James E. Gay Award is given to an alum “Clouds Over Sidra” with the director Chris Milk. “who has shown a sense of commitment and Putting on a headset, the documentary transported viewers to a camp for Syrian refugees dedication to a personal challenge. These where they experienced the day in the life on a young girl living there. He showed the qualities typify the life of Jim Gay who devoted documentary to dignitaries and leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland his energies to being an outstanding teacher and and the United Nations used the documentary as part of global campaign to help raise billions of a close friend to three generations of East Woods dollars for Syrian refugees. “Clouds Over Sidra” was recognized internationally for its innovative students, parents, and alumni/ae.” use of immersive video technology and won the Best Interactive Documentary Award at the Sheffield Documentary Film Festival in 2015. Send nominations to Again working with the United Nations, Socrates produced an immersive video documentary on Sean Collins at [email protected] Ebola Survivors titled “Waves of Grace.” The movie took viewers to Liberia where they were brought face to face with a young woman who survived Ebola and used her acquired immunity to help children who were orphaned by the disease. The United Nations used the movie as part of a global advocacy campaign for Ebola survivors. It also was screened at the Sundance 27 Mr. Socrates Vasilios Kakoulides ’94 East Woods Is A Special Place

“Thank you, Robin, for your introduction. You are my role models for the most important job I have raised four amazing daughters. Your eldest, have in life, that of parent. Tailer, has been my companion for three decades of U2 concerts (most recently this past Sunday) My dad came to America as a refugee from and is the best friend a guy could ask for. I was Crimea and my mom as an orphan from Cyprus. four when I came to East Woods and fifteen They knew little about the American education when I left. It’s been twenty-three years since system, but wanted us to have opportunities I graduated, and at the time I couldn’t wait to that they didn’t. When my parents applied for leave what felt like a small pond. I had to prove us to attend East Woods, Jim Adams, who was myself and set out to sail a great ocean. But as Headmaster at the time, not only let all four of my good friend, classmate, and former navy kids of us in, but together with the East Woods midshipman Mike Kolodner taught me, the community embraced us as one of their own. ocean has a way of humbling you. For a family so new to this place, that meant everything. When I asked my mom why she Coming back, I feel a bit like the prodigal son. loved East Woods so much, she said it reminded I am well-battered, I have lost a lot of hair, and her of her village in Cyprus where everyone without my deserving it, you, East Woods, have knew each other and everyone looked out for put a ring on my finger, made me a banquet, and one another. said welcome home. Thank you. This is a special place. Congratulations graduates (True as ever to the prodigal story, when I for making it through. I am sure you will move told my older brother George I was receiving on to great things. I am sure you will move on to this recognition his first reaction was, “It bigger things. But you will have to search hard to was rigged!!!”) find a place as kind and generous as East Woods.

I am grateful to all my teachers who I see here Remember to come back. I wish you all of God’s today: Mrs. Rogers, my Kindergarten teacher grace as you go out into the world.” who taught me how to read, Mr. Huneke, my history teacher and coach who gave me a sense of purpose on the basketball court I have found in few other places, Mrs. Faivre, my fifth grade teacher who taught us to love the sea and the Congratulations! creatures in it. Who in all her classes and by her example taught us the most essential of all Class of 2017 lessons: love thy neighbor. Alumni Representatives I want to recognize my folks who gave so much of Spencer Kriegstein themselves when we were here. I want to thank William Hunter my father who worked tirelessly to send four kids to great schools, and my mom who worked even 28 harder to make sure we were raised right. They As elected by their classmates. East Woods Is A Special Place Awarding of Diplomas

Class of 2017 Secondary School Placement

Isabel Adelhardt: Cold Spring Harbor High School Grady Nesis: St. Anthony’s High School Jack Glen: Chaminade High School Jacqueline Oruci: Sacred Heart Academy Ajai Gosine: Portledge School Christopher Pappas: Chaminade High School William Hunter: Friends Academy Maxim Syomin: Commack High School Zamiya Jean: Lawrence Woodmere Academy Jon Alexander Tyus: St. Anthony’s High School Marcel Juguet: Chaminade High School Parys Tyus: St. Anthony’s High School Spencer Kriegstein: Friends Academy Jack Viscuso: Chaminade High School Christian Mastacciuola: Portledge School William Wan: Long Island Lutheran High School William McClellan: Chaminade High School Ziwei Liu: London, England

26 Awarding of Diplomas Graduation Awards

ART Winner for Chorus: Awarded for outstanding effort, interest and Isabelle White achievement in various aspects of art. SHOP Honorable Mention: For cooperation, interest and proficiency Corinne Sweeney in Shop. Winner: William Jiahao Wan Winner: Jared Hemley COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARD Recognizes that student who has demonstrated JAMES F. ADAMS GEOGRAPHY AWARD outstanding effort and interest in mastering Jim Adams was Headmaster of East Woods for computer technology and demonstrated 17 years in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Established in outstanding ability and achievement in the use honor of his love of and interest in geography, of computer technology. the James F. Adams Geography Prize is awarded to that student who has demonstrated that same Winner: interest and love for geography throughout the Jack Glen academic year.

DRAMA Winner: For outstanding achievement in acting. William Hunter

Winner: GORDON M. FERGUSON HISTORY AWARD Jack Viscuso The Gordon M. Ferguson Award is for excellence in history. Mr. Ferguson was a highly regarded DRAMA history teacher in the 1950’s. For outstanding achievement in backstage management. Honorable Mention: Isabel Adelhardt Winner: Christian Mastacciuola Spencer Kriegstein Winners: Spencer Kriegstein PATRICK DRISCOLL AWARD FOR Jack Viscuso OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC LANGDON G. RANKIN LATIN PRIZE Honorable Mention for Band: The Langdon G. Rankin Latin Prize is given for Christian Mastacciuola excellence in Latin. Mr. Rankin was Headmaster for 14 years in the 1950’s and 1960’s and he Winner for Band: taught Latin as well. Spencer Towse 31 Winners: READING William Hunter For the quality and quantity of the books read as Spencer Kriegstein well as outstanding interest in reading.

SPANISH Honorable Mention: For outstanding achievement in Spanish Isabella Caramadre language. Winner: Nicholas DiStefano Honorable Mention: Spencer Kriegstein JESSE KNIGHT, JR. MATHEMATICS PRIZE Winner: For outstanding ability, interest and William Hunter achievement.

FRENCH Winner: For outstanding achievement in French Spencer Kriegstein language. JOHN R. REESE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Honorable Mention: The John R. Reese Sportsmanship Award is Marcel Juguet presented to a girl and a boy from the varsity Winners: athletic teams who best exemplify good Isabel Adelhardt sportsmanship throughout this school year. Jack Viscuso The varsity coaches recognize these students for their ability to accept defeat without complaint SCIENCE and victory in good grace. The coaches further For outstanding ability, interest and achievement recognize these students for treating teammates in science. as well as opponents with fairness, generosity and courtesy. Mr. Reese is a past parent and was Winner: President of the Board from 1980-1984. Jack Viscuso Winners: INFORMATION LITERACY Girl: Parys Tyus For outstanding effort and proficiency in inquiry- Boy: Jack Glen based research and for effective communication of information. CHARLES BARTLETT AWARD This award goes to the sixth through eighth Winner: grade student who has, according to the faculty, Jack Viscuso brought the most happiness and cheerfulness to the school during the academic year. Mr. MARCIA CRADEN CREATIVE WRITING AWARD Bartlett was a history teacher and then Assistant The Creative Writing Award is given in memory Headmaster from 1954-1988. of Marcia Craden, who taught English and Ancient History for 30 years. Winner: Isabel Szarfarc Honorable Mention: Abby Smith ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD Winner: The Environmental Award is given to recognize Jack Viscuso an eighth grade student who has exhibited en- vironmental responsibility and demonstrated a EXPOSITORY WRITING commitment to our environmental program and Mrs. Porter and Mr. Andrews, both English “green” practices. teachers in the 1950’s and 1960’s, were the originators of these awards. Winner: Spencer Kriegstein Winners: William Hunter 32 Spencer Kriegstein FACULTY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING EAST WOODS SCHOLARS COMMUNITY SERVICE Since 2003, the East Woods School Scholars The Faculty Award for Outstanding Community Award has been awarded to the 8th grade Service recognizes the sixth through eighth graduates who have achieved Academic Honors grade student who best exemplifies East Woods’ in each term during their Upper School tenure. ideal of service to others. Isabel Adelhardt Jack Glen Winner: William Hunter Christian Mastacciuola Marcel Juguet Spencer Kriegstein PETER WESTERLING EFFORT AWARD Christian Mastacciuola This prize goes to a student in sixth through Jacqueline Oruci eighth grade who, in the eyes of the faculty, Christopher Pappas demonstrates consistent and commendable Jack Viscuso effort. This prize was instituted as a result of the class gift of the graduating class of 1962. In 1986, THE JAMES C. FERRER AWARD it was named in memory of Peter Westerling who Mr. Jim Ferrer was East Woods School’s sixth graduated from East Woods in 1983. Headmaster, serving from 1990 to 2002. The James C. Ferrer Award is given to the 8th Winner: grade boy or girl who has best demonstrated William Jiahao Wan a commitment to the values of “Studium et Voluntas” – Eagerness and Willingness. The JAMES F. ADAMS CITIZENSHIP AWARD recipient of this award is to be one who best The James F. Adams Award is given to the fifth exemplifies an enthusiasm for learning, a caring grade student who consistently demonstrates the for others in the community, and who best qualities of a good citizen. represents those qualities of East Woods School both on and off the campus. Winner: Anna Martinkova Winner: Spencer Kriegstein FACULTY AWARD FOR CITIZENSHIP The Faculty Award for Citizenship recognizes TRUSTEES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN students in 6th grade and above who have SCHOLARSHIP best exemplified East Woods School’s ideals of The Trustee Award for Excellence in Scholarship citizenship throughout the year. is presented to the student in the 6th through 8th grades who has achieved the highest Winners: academic average for the year. 6th: Elodie Saliou 7th: Caroline Dennehy Winner: 8th: Christian Mastacciuola Spencer Kriegstein Honor Roll

6 Nicholas DiStefano 2016-2017 Medals of Excellence Christopher Dolan These sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students received High Eli Kalimian Effort Honors, High Academic Honors, and Citizenship Honors for all trimesters during the 2016-2017 school year. 7 Christopher Clinton Ani Hefter Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Sean Sweeney Elodie Saliou Ines Juguet William Hunter Yan Zhou Spencer Towse Corinne Sweeney Spencer Kriegstein Helen Sweeney Christian Mastacciuola 8 Zamiya Jean Isabel Szarfarc Grady Nesis Isabelle White Christopher Pappas Max Syomin Parys Tyus Jiahao Wan FALL 2016 Ashley Richard High Academic Honors- Julienne Saliou High Effort Honors- 5 Isabella Caramadre Nicolas Saliou 5 Isabella Caramadre Alexander Catalano Abigail Smith Gianna Cedrone Gianna Cedrone Corinne Sweeney Anna Martinkova Ben Ciuffetelli Helen Sweeney Michelle Oh Anna Martinkova Isabel Szarfarc Michelle Oh Isabelle White 6 Henry Mercier Jonathan Pappas 6 Jack Ceriello 8 Isabel Adelhardt Sarah Richard Daniel Gambella Jack Glen Elodie Saliou Joseph McCartan William Hunter Spencer Towse George Mercier Marcel Juguet Henry Mercier Spencer Kriegstein 7 Caroline Dennehy Jonathan Pappas Christian Mastacciuola Ines Juguet Sarah Richard Jacqueline Oruci Sophie Laserson Elodie Saliou Jack Viscuso Julienne Saliou Spencer Towse Corinne Sweeney Academic Honors- Helen Sweeney 7 Henry Alvarez 5 James Belfi Isabel Szarfarc Jaden Bethel Samuel Laserson Isabelle White James Bradley Hannah Richard Caroline Dennehy Qining Yang 8 William Hunter Brooke Godsell Zamiya Jean Ines Juguet Marcel Juguet 34 Sophie Laserson Spencer Kriegstein Christian Mastacciuola Isabel Szarfarc Michelle Oh Jack Viscuso Isabelle White Devin Sweeney Jiahao Wan Qining Yang 8 Isabel Adelhardt Effort Honors- William Hunter 6 Michael Byrne 5 James Belfi Zamiya Jean Jack Ceriello Alexander Catalano Spencer Kriegstein Nicholas DiStefano Ben Ciuffetelli Christian Mastacciuola Christopher Dolan Samuel Laserson Grady Nesis Eli Kalimian Hannah Richard Jacqueline Oruci Qining Yang Parys Tyus 7 Caroline Dennehy Jack Viscuso Ani Hefter 6 Jack Ceriello Ashley Richard Xilin Cheng Nicolas Saliou Nicholas DiStefano WINTER 2017 Abigail Smith Christopher Dolan High Academic Honors- Sean Sweeney Daniel Gambella 5 Isabella Caramadre Boyu Zheng Xin Hu Alexander Catalano Eli Kalimian Gianna Cedrone 8 Ajai Gosine Joseph McCartan Ben Ciuffetelli Zamiya Jean George Mercier Anna Martinkova Marcel Juguet Jon Tyus 7 Henry Alvarez 6 Daniel Gambella Parys Tyus Jaden Bethel Joseph McCartan Jiahao Wan James Bradley George Mercier Christopher Clinton Henry Mercier High Effort Honors- Brooke Godsell Jonathan Pappas 5 Isabella Caramadre Ani Hefter Sarah Richard Gianna Cedrone Ashley Richard Elodie Saliou Anna Martinkova Nicolas Saliou Spencer Towse Abigail Smith 6 Michael Byrne Yan Zhou 7 Henry Alvarez Daniel Gambella Jaden Bethel Elodie Saliou 8 Isabel Adelhardt James Bradley Spencer Towse Jack Glen Christopher Clinton William McClellan Brooke Godsell 7 Caroline Dennehy Grady Nesis Ines Juguet Ines Juguet Max Syomin Sophie Laserson Sophie Laserson Parys Tyus Julienne Saliou Julienne Saliou Corinne Sweeney Corinne Sweeney Citizenship Honors- Helen Sweeney Helen Sweeney 6 Daniel Gambella Isabel Szarfarc Isabel Szarfarc Eli Kalimian Isabelle White Isabelle White Joseph McCartan Yan Zhou Henry Mercier 8 Isabel Adelhardt Sarah Richard 8 Isabel Adelhardt William Hunter Elodie Saliou Jack Glen Spencer Kriegstein Spencer Towse William Hunter Christian Mastacciuola Spencer Kriegstein Jacqueline Oruci 7 James Bradley Christian Mastacciuola Jack Viscuso Caroline Dennehy Jacqueline Oruci Ani Hefter Jack Viscuso Effort Honors- Ines Juguet 5 James Belfi Corrine Sweeney Academic Honors- Alexander Catalano Helen Sweeney 5 Samuel Laserson Samuel Laserson 35 Maxwell Leonard Michelle Oh Hannah Richard SPRING 2017 6 Michael Byrne Devin Sweeney High Academic Honors- Jack Ceriello 5 Isabella Caramadre Daniel Gambella 6 Jack Ceriello Gianna Cedrone Henry Mercier Wenzheng Li Ben Ciuffetelli Elodie Saliou Joseph McCartan Anna Martinkova Spencer Towse George Mercier Jonathan Pappas 6 Jack Ceriello 7 Caroline Dennehy Sarah Richard Daniel Gambella Ines Juguet Joseph McCartan Julienne Saliou 7 Henry Alvarez George Mercier Corinne Sweeney Jaden Bethel Henry Mercier Helen Sweeney James Bradley Jonathan Pappas Isabel Szarfarc Christopher Clinton Sarah Richard Isabelle White Brooke Godsell Elodie Saliou Boyu Zheng Ani Hefter Spencer Towse Ashley Richard 8 Isabel Adelhardt Abigail Smith 7 Henry Alvarez Jack Glen Boyu Zheng Jaden Bethel William Hunter Yan Zhou Ines Juguet Spencer Kriegstein Sophie Laserson Christian Mastacciuola 8 Jack Glen Julienne Saliou Jacqueline Oruci Zamiya Jean Corinne Sweeney Jiahao Wan Marcel Juguet Helen Sweeney William McClellan Isabel Szarfarc Effort Honors- Grady Nesis Isabelle White 5 Alexander Catalano Christopher Pappas Ben Ciuffetelli Parys Tyus Academic Honors- Samuel Laerson Jiahao Wan 6 Michael Byrne Michelle Oh Nicholas DiStefano Hannah Richard Citizenship Honors- Eli Kalimian Devin Sweeney 6 Michael Byrne Qining Yang Jack Ceriello 7 James Bradley Jonathan Pappas Christopher Clinton 6 Nicholas DiStefano Elodie Saliou Caroline Dennehy Eli Kalimian Spencer Towse Brooke Godsell Joseph McCartan Ani Hefter George Mercier 7 Caroline Dennehy Ashley Richard Jonathan Pappas Ani Hefter Nicolas Saliou Sarah Richard Ines Juguet Abigail Smith Sophie Laserson Sean Sweeney 7 Jaden Bethel Julienne Saliou Boyu Zheng James Bradley Corrine Sweeney Yan Zhou Christopher Clinton Helen Sweeney Ani Hefter Isabel Szarfarc 8 Ajai Gosine Sophie Laserson Isabelle White Zamiya Jean Ashley Richard Yan Zhou Grady Nesis Nicolas Saliou Christopher Pappas Abigail Smith 8 Isabel Adelhardt Parys Tyus Yan Zhou William Hunter Jiahao Wan Zamiya Jean 8 Zamiya Jean Spencer Kriegstein High Effort Honors- Marcel Juguet Christian Mastacciuola 5 Isabella Caramadre Parys Tyus Jacqueline Oruci Gianna Cedrone Jack Viscuso Parys Tyus Anna Martinkova 36 Jiahao Wan Citizenship Honors- Julienne Saliou 6 Michael Byrne Nicolas Saliou Jack Ceriello Corinne Sweeney Daniel Gambella Helen Sweeney Eli Kalimian Isabel Szarfarc Joseph McCartan Isabelle White Henry Mercier Boyu Zheng Jonathan Pappas Yan Zhou Sarah Richard Elodie Saliou 8 Isabel Adelhardt Spencer Towse William Hunter Spencer Kriegstein 7 Caroline Dennehy Christian Mastacciuola Ines Juguet Parys Tyus Sophie Laserson Jiahao Wan

37 Madame Martine Tawaji, French Teacher French Poetry Competition

The Nassau Chapter of the while playing with words, rhythm, and sounds American Association of with the recommendation to speak from Teachers of French organizes their heart. a French Poetry competition every year and for the past On Wednesday, March 29th, the students twelve years, on many different participated in the round of the recitation. levels, our school’s participation The criteria for judging the recitation are has been an amazing pronunciation and intonation, delivery and educational experience for poise, and overall interpretation. Since it is our students. an oral interpretation and not a dramatic interpretation, props cannot to be used. Hand East Woods School competes and facial gestures are encouraged, but full body against public and independent movement must be confined to a narrow radius. schools from Nassau County, including a French school, and the competition Due to the level of preparation involved and has two categories Recitation and Original Poetry. the challenge, the Nassau Association of teachers of French awards in each category and at For the original poetry part of the competition, each level, a first and a second prize and students write only in French, creating poetry, honorable mention.

ORIGINAL RECITATION

Level 1A Level 1A First Prize: Elodie Saliou First Prize: Elodie Saliou 1st Honorable Mention: Jack Ceriello 1st Honorable Mention: Jack Ceriello 2nd Honorable Mention: Nicholas DiStefano 2nd Honorable Mention: Spencer Towse

Level 1B Level 1B First Prize: Nicolas Saliou First Prize: Isabelle White Second Prize: Julienne Saliou 2nd Honorable Mention: Sophie Laserson 2nd Honorable Mention: Isabelle White 3rd Honorable Mention: Ines Juguet 3rd Honorable Mention: Sophie Laserson (Native Category)

Level 1C Level 1C 1st Honorable Mention: Isabel Adelhardt First Prize: Marcel Juguet 3rd Honorable Mention: Marcel Juguet Second Prize: Jack Viscuso (Native Category) 1st Honorable Mention: Isabel Adelhardt 38 3rd Honorable Mention: Jack Glen Salut Hola Salve

Foreign Language Awards

SPANISH LANGUAGE AWARDS Honorable Mention winners The National Spanish Exam is used to Ani Hefter, Sophie Laserson, Isabelle White determine student proficiency in high school Spanish courses; highest scorers in each level Eighth Grade are recognized at the chapter (state) levels and Platinum placement winner national levels. Students are recognized in the Marcel Juguet following categories: Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention Silver placement winners Isabel Adelhardt, Jack Viscuso Seventh Grade Silver placement winner Bronze placement winner Jaden Bethel Zamiya Jean

Honorable Mention winners Honorable Mention winners Isabel Szarfarc, Corinne Sweeney, Helen Sweeney Jack Glen, Ajai Gosine, William McClellan

Eighth Grade LATIN LANGUAGE AWARDS Gold placement winner National Latin Exam Spencer Kriegstein The National Latin Exam is a 40 question multiple choice exam, testing students on Silver placement winner general knowledge questions pertaining to William Hunter ancient Roman culture and mythology, as well as Latin grammar and translation. Honorable Mention winners Grady Nesis, Jacqueline Oruci Seventh Grade Certificate Winners FRENCH LANGUAGE AWARDS Jaden Bethel, James Bradley, Julienne Saliou, Grand Concours Corinne Sweeney, Isabelle White Organized by the American Association of Teachers of French, Nassau Chapter, Eighth Grade this competition consists of a listening Gold Summa Cum Laude comprehension segment and a multiple choice Spencer Kriegstein segment done in a limited time. Silver Maxima Cum Laude Seventh Grade William Hunter, Jacqueline Oruci, Jack Viscuso Gold placement winners Ines Juguet, Julienne Saliou Magna Cum Laude Jack Glen Bronze placement winners James Bradley, Nicolas Saliou Cum Laude 39 Zamiya Jean, Christian Mastacciuola Varsity Girls Soccer Sports Awards

2016 FALL SPORTS AWARDS Varsity Girls Basketball Varsity Cross Country MVP: Jacqueline Oruci MVP: Spencer Kriegstein MIP: Ines Juguet MIP: Christian Mastacciuola Sportsmanship: Julienne Saliou Sportsmanship: Isabelle White JV Boys Basketball JV Cross Country MVP: Christian Thomas MVP: Mia Bratti MIP: Michael DiStefano MIP: James Godsell Sportsmanship: Samuel Laserson Sportsmanship: Kierstin Lore JV Girls Basketball Varsity Boys Soccer MVP: Sarah Richard MVP: Grady Nesis MIP: Anna Martinkova MIP: William Hunter Sportsmanship: Elodie Saliou Sportsmanship: Jack Viscuso Varsity Ice Hockey JV Boys Soccer “White” MVP: Jack Glen MVP: Spencer Towse MIP: Spencer Kriegstein MIP: Eli Kalimian Sportsmanship: Helen Sweeney Sportsmanship: Joseph McCartan JV Ice Hockey JV Boys Soccer “Green” MVP: Devin Sweeney MVP: Christian Thomas MIP: Jack Ceriello MIP: Joseph Fox Sportsmanship: Joseph McCartan Sportsmanship: Samuel Laserson Dance: Varsity Girls Soccer Most Valuable Dancer: Isabel Adelhardt MVP: Parys Tyus Most Improved Dancer: Parys Tyus MIP: Isabel Adelhardt Sportsmanship: Michelle Oh Sportsmanship: Corinne Sweeney

JV Girls Soccer 2017 SPRING SPORTS AWARDS MVP: Elodie Saliou Varsity Baseball MIP: Isabella Caramadre MVP: Jack Glen Sportsmanship: Gianna Cedrone MIP: William Jiahao Wan Sportsmanship: Christian Mastacciuola 2016-2017 WINTER SPORTS AWARDS Varsity Boys Basketball JV Baseball MVP: Grady Nesis MVP: Henry Mercier MIP: Marcel Juguet MIP: James Fagan 40 Sportsmanship: William Hunter Sportsmanship: Andrew McCartan NYSSMA and All County Awards

NYSSMA Participation 2017 Amy Gu Gianna Cedrone Willa Wang JV Boys Soccer Wynne Wang Catherine Ziegler Adam Shelowitz Nathan Shelowitz Varsity Lacrosse Isabelle White MVP: Jack Viscuso Ines Juguet MIP: James Bradley Sportsmanship: Marcel Juguet Alice Yang Michelle Oh JV Lacrosse Emma Sordi MVP: Joseph McCartan Christian Mastacciuola MIP: Camden Carter MIP: Wilder Finkel Michael Byrne Sportsmanship: Michael Byrne Isabella Caramadre Lily Caramadre JV Softball Jackie Oruci MVP: Elodie Saliou Isabel Adelhardt MIP: Mia Bratti Sportsmanship: Kierstin Lore Spencer Towse Isabelle White Varsity Softball: MVP: Jacqueline Oruci MIP: Corinne Sweeney MIP: Nancy Zheng Sportsmanship: Isabel Szarfarc PEAK Festival Participation 2017 William Bradley Mia Bratti Kierstin Lore

Varsity Girls Soccer Emma Sordi

All County Festival Participation 2017 Division 1 Band - Gianna Cedrone Division 1 Chorus - Isabella Caramadre, Anna Martinkova Division 1 Orchestra - Michelle Oh Division 2 Chorus - Elodie Saliou Division 2 Jazz Band - Spencer Towse Division 3 Band - Christian Mastacciuola Division 3 Chorus - Isabelle White 55 Division 3 Orchestra - Isabel Adelhardt, Jackie Oruci East Woods School is deeply grateful

to all of its alumni for their continued

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Alumni News And Notes Catching Up With Your Classmates

Alumni of East Woods School play a vital role in our history, traditions, and excellence. The Board of Trustees, Head of School, administration, faculty, and staff highly value and appreciate the ongoing relationship of the school with its graduates.

OUR ABILITY TO REMAIN CONNECTED WITH EAST WOODS ALUMNI IS GREATLY FACILITATED BY LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS THAT WERE BORN WITHIN THE SCHOOL WALLS AND ON ITS FIELDS.

CLASS OF 1954 She also does floral arrangements for her church Ellen Wilson Lukens ’54 says she was so and for other local venues. Watercolor painting sorry not to have been able to come in person and gardening are also some of her passions. She to the graduation ceremony of 2017. She hopes says she’s lucky to have a son, Michael, who lives to return for their 65th reunion. Family news: in Bermuda with his family and really enjoys one child lives nearby and others far flung-in visiting there. Her son Terry Neff ’68 was in healthcare policy, law, and bioinfomatics. She Vt. for her 75th (yikes) birthday celebration and her husband remain in their house still. this summer, as was son Steward Neff ’73 and “Aging in Place.” Like so many, she hopes that daughter, Laura, who lives in Portsmouth R.I. these discouraging times in government don’t along with 4 of her 8 grandchildren. last and cooler, wiser, and kinder heads prevail. CLASS OF 1957 CLASS OF 1956 Patty Billman Frothingham ’57 reports that Mimi Dubois Neff, ’56 (East Woods first class she and David had a wonderful time with Susie when boys and girls graduated together}, before Trotman ’58 and her husband, Stanley, and Susie that, there were only 2 classes of girls who Page in Savannah just before Thanksgiving. They graduated. She still lives in Vermont where she Patty and David also enjoyed a lovely dinner at has been for almost 40 years and still loves her life Susie Page’s on Hilton Head Island with John there. She misses sailing, but has managed to fit and Millie (Hewitt) Merrill ’57 recently. Patty it in on vacations over the years. After giving up says, “it is always special to catch up with East dairy farming and working as a bovine artificial Woods friends!” inseminator, she has been working with her Labradors taking them to agility and obedience Millie Hewitt Merrill ’57 says that Mollie trials. Her dogs are also Therapy dogs and go to Page Hewitt was her mother and she had 3 42 Assisted Living homes to cheer up the residents. brothers, Walter, Arthur and John. There were Hewitt-Page cousins. The top row is L-R: Art Page, Anita Page Hennessey, Roger Page, Jinny Page Mallinson, Robert (Lube) Page. Middle row: Rick Page, Connie Hewitt Ruth, Julia Page, John Page. Front Row: Mark Page, Susie (Doozle) Page Trotman, Emily (Millie) Hewitt Merrill, Walter Page.

17 in the next generation all of whom attended or graduated from East Woods. They had 75 Page relatives, 4 generations, with over a 90 years span in ages led by Susie C. Page, (Mrs. John Page), down to some 18 month old new members of the clan together in Stowe Vermont for a celebration of our Grand Parents, Arthur W and Molly (Happy) Page. It would have been his 134th Birthday. We spoke of many memories and of course East Woods School played a big role on those so we took this picture to share with you. You’ll see a picture of the clan here as well…. Missing is Cary Hewitt Grayson. Deceased but having attended East Woods School Nan Hewitt, Penny Hewitt and Vicky Hewitt. There were 17 first cousins who all went to East Woods in the early years.

CLASS OF 1960 Livingston Miller ’60 says that he is enjoying Margo Davis ’63 with her great nieces Rebecca a second career (at 71) as the President of Pelleri and Julia Mazzini. Ultima Replenisher. This is a healthy electrolyte hydration drink that is growing like crazy due to the overwhelming desire for natural foods of flamingos fly across the moon (concert across all demographic sectors. was outside).

CLASS OF 1961 After this she flew to Germany, picked up her David Bannard ’61 reports that he is still sister, Alice, and drove to Prague in the Chez hitting the golf ball, still (and always) cheering Republic. Fabulous city! Once considered the for the Yankees, and still misbehaving with Ed capital of Europe! So, back home, hello to all. Bartlett ’61. CLASS OF 1965 CLASS OF 1963 Sarita Weekes Beebe ’65 says all is status quo Margo Davis ’63 says she had another busy with her life. Loving retirement, have learned to trip to Italy in June. She went To Florence, enjoy boredom more than the hectic rat race Italy to pick up her niece and great niece to of working! take them to Sardinia where Giulia my great niece was playing in a harp concert with other Geoff Churchill ’65 writes that he is actively children from all over Italy. Giulia is only 8 retired, including volunteer consulting as a years old! Beautiful location. Saw in the middle chemist and a Christian mission-work-team this 43 of the concert a full moon rise and a flock spring in Bulgaria. Kathie and Geoff have three Evelyn Peña (Travis’ daughter) and Justin Peña (Austin’s son)

grown, married children and four grandchildren (younger son) left his job with Strategy & in – all of whom are a great joy. October and has joined a start-up consulting firm specializing in energy. He will remain in CLASS OF 1966 Houston, which is still trying to recover from the Janet (von Briesen) Peña, ’66 says another wrath of Hurricane Harvey. He and her sister- year, another year older, etc, etc....Janet says in-law were fortunate; both were surrounded by it’s been a quiet one for her and Ernesto. Travis devastation, but made it through unscathed. Austin, wife Cate and toddler Justin lead busy lives in New York. Austin is still at Blackstone on the Real Estate Debt Strategies team. Cate, at Mt. Sinai, recently received a significant grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her research on the effects of early life stress on the brain. Justin started pre-school at his dad’s Alma Mater in September and is loving it. On a sad note, my very dear friend and East Woods classmate since Kindergarten, Diana Pittis, passed away in July after a fierce and heroic battle with cancer. In October, she and her brother Ted (Class of 1964) drove to her home in West Virginia for a Celebration of Life gathering. All the Pittis sisters were there, along with other family members and many friends. It was a wonderful tribute to a very special person. Diana would have been pleased.

CLASS OF 1968 Robin Gimbel Senior ’68 and her husband of 40 years, Enrique Senior, have a growing number of grandchildren. Pictured left to right: Hudson Senior son of Fern Senior ’97 and Kristin Thomas-Senior, Finn Monroe son of Heather Senior Monroe ’96 and Jamison Monroe and Felix Mora son of Tailer Senior Mora ’94 and Andres Mora. Fern and Kristin live close by and Hudson is in the twos program at EWS. He may be the first third generation child to attend East Woods! Fern works as Sr. Manager, National Acquisition Marketing at Showtime in NYC. The Monroes live in Nashville. Heather is Director of Robin Gimbel Senior ’68, Enrique Senior and their grandchildren Program Development for Newport Academy, Whitney Rogers Malkiel ’87, Ali Galston Murray ’87, Weezie Parsons ’87 Barry and Chauncey Babcock Montesano ’87

a chain of healing centers for adolescents Elizabeth’s in Melville. I still remain active on struggling with mental health issues. Her articles the board of the Youth and Family Counseling are often picked up in online publications. As an Agency OB-EN and spend whatever part of the example see https://www.mindbodygreen.com/ winter possible (in between visits to children and articles/are-your-boundaries-healthy-heres-how- grandchildren) in Palm Beach. to-find-out. The Moras live in Miami where Tailer works as Sr. Director, Digital Design Strategy CLASS OF 1972 at Univision. Seanna Senior ’03 graduated Ted Flanigan ’72 says that he is building with honors in May from Harvard Business carbon-free microgrids in Monterey County – six School and moved to Seattle this fall taking a school sites in solar and storage….possible to position as Sr. Product Manager - Technical at “stand” indefinitely. See www.ecomotion.us. Amazon. Enrique refuses to retire and continues as a partner at Allen & Co. For the past 8 years CLASS OF 1974 I have taught Theology each fall to adults at St Cynthia Mayer Benfield ’74 says that all is well in Mystic, CT. She and Dan continue to work locally. Teddy is in Boston at graduate school at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, graduating in May 2018 and Thomas completed his undergraduate degree at The New School in Manhattan in December 2017!

CLASS OF 1975 David Jay ’75 tells us life is good in Watertown, Massachusetts. He launches a rowing shell in front of his house for a row on the Charles before breakfast and then bikes to work on the river paths (ski when there’s snow). His Landscape Architecture work is varied and interesting. His wife Margo is a joy and their kids are doing them proud at Northwestern (theater and history) and Worcester Polytech (robotics and music). There’s been plenty of time to play on Nantucket and the coast of Maine, and to participate in community theater, an interest he inherited from his children (ingoodcompanytheater.org). [email protected]

CLASS OF 1987 Sitting L to R: Jamie Deming, Patricia Bell-Thomson, Phyllis Weekes, Alexandra (Galston) Murray ’87 tells us Lisa Schiff, Olga Duke. Standing L to R: Robin Senior ’68, Lexie Howard that she and her EWS classmates, Whitney ’63, Consuelo Lacroze, Sally Ingraham ’63, Lel Gimbel Rogers Malkiel, Weezie Parsons Parry, East Woods’ alums at the wedding of Natasha LaBranche ‘02

and Chauncey Babcock Monte-Sano came together in November on the occasion of the memorial service for Chauncey’s brother, Ian James ’82.

CLASS OF 1990 Ray H. Morrison (Ham) ’90 reports that he and Mimi are doing well. They are enjoying their children, Mary Lynn, 3, and Hamilton, 2. Mimi and her brother and mom continue to throw really fun parties and Ham is still in the real estate property management business. He says to “come visit Charleston.” He adds that he saw Jesse Laserson ’90 recently and Billy Holmberg ’90. Both are well and happy.

CLASS OF 1994 Teddy Schiff ’94 – says we are now suburbanites! After 16 years in NYC Molly, their two girls and Teddy moved out to Greenwich, CT as we are expecting a baby boy any day now. Green grass, BBQs and clean air are treating them well. If anyone is ever in the Fairfield county area, please come visit.

CLASS OF 1996 Richard “Chard” Weir IV ’96 and Maggie Weir welcomed a daughter Kathryn “Kit” Davenport Weir on July 26th. Kit joins big sister Tabor (12) who is quickly becoming an excellent babysitter. They reside in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

CLASS OF 2001 Alessandra Echeverria ’01 is very happy living in Atlanta with her dogs. She’s proud to share that she is the Director of AmeriCorps Residency Programs at the Relay Graduate School of Education. She manages Relay’s AmeriCorps program across 7 states and 11 Teddy Schiff ’94 and family campuses which gives her the opportunity to Natasha LaBranche Goodwyn ’02 and Milena Duke Natasha LaBranche ’02 marries Brandon Goodwyn Holmes ’02

travel a lot, meeting with state commissions and Natasha LaBranche ’02 write that she and their 600+ members. her new husband Brandon Goodwyn moved to Venice, CA in August. Brandon is working CLASS OF 2002 for Amazon and Natasha is working remotely Chauncey Kerr Hamilton ’02 has lived in the for a DC-based investment bank focused on Bay Area for several years and is now a Partner emerging markets. They live about 10 minutes and Operations Manager at First Round Capital. away from her brother Alex and are loving LA so far. Nicholas ’08, Luke ’01 and Chloe ’04 are living in NYC. Chloe is still working on her comedy and Luke is in finance.Sam’08 is living in Denver working at an asset management firm. Harrison ’12 is a sophomore at SMU in Dallas.

Gib Ott ’02 Ever the globetrotter, Gib continues to run his successful travel blog called God Save The Points for which he has been featured in dozens of online and print publications including several live TV appearances such as Good Morning America. Gib recently married his longtime girlfriend, Laura Burns at a ceremony in London with friends and family. As of this fall, the pair have officially relocated to the UK where Laura is originally from.

CLASS OF 2003 Olivia Howell ’03 is currently residing on Long Island, where she lives with her husband Eric, and two sons, Weston (4) and Wyatt (1). She runs Howell Media House, a social media marketing and full service media company; she works with many local Long Island shops and women- owned businesses. She keeps up with Debra Wenof, and Dodie Press (Dodie’s son and my second were born the same week!) and is looking forward to visiting EWS soon!

Seanna Senior ’03 says that she graduated from Harvard Business School last May, did some traveling last summer in Nepal and Europe and then moved to Seattle to start a new job as a Richard ’96 and Maggie Weir with daughters Kit and Tabor (12) Product Manager at Amazon. Sons of Olivia Howell ’03, Weston and Wyatt Howell

CLASS OF 2005 Schumer, Louis C.K., and Bill Burr’s tours, John Jillian Doyle ’05 continues to run the Mulaney and Nick Kroll’s Broadway debut, and Marketing Department as Tour Marketing Kevin Hart’s upcoming world arena tour. Jillian Director at APA; a full service talent agency in serves on the Board of The Ladies of Comedy New York City. Jillian’s team works with the Organization; a bi-coastal networking group world’s biggest comedians in the entertainment dedicated to advancing the careers of 450 women industry. This year, she worked hard for Amy in the business of comedy. Recently, Jillian joined the Boston College GOLD Leadership Council, where she represents her 2012 class to ensure her classmates and friends take active roles in the life and future of Boston College.

CLASS OF 2006 Rebecca Ashby-Colon ’06 says her life is the same! She lives in Brooklyn and works in the photography department at David Zwirner Gallery in Manhattan.

Laura Bagdziunas ’06 is currently dancing, acting and teaching all over Long Island and the city. She is a visiting lecturer at Long Island High School for the Arts, and the lead choreographer for CPSM at Queens College. She is part of the Peconic Ballet Theater Dance company located out east and is one of the directors and creators of a “ShakespeARTS,” a theater company located in the Hamptons.

Danny Freeman ’06 is enjoying his new life on the west coast! Though always a New Yorker at heart, he has found a great group of friends and community in Bakersfield, where he works as a reporter. He spends plenty of time with longtime friends in San Francisco and Los Angeles as well. October proved to be a challenge and intense month as Danny covered the tragic shooting in Las Vegas and the deadly wildfires in northern California. Danny will be rooting for the Dodgers in the World Series, but he is always a Mets fan first. Seanna Senior ’03 Luke Doyle ’12 and John Henry Hanson ’12

John Hambrook ’06 is now a member of the Director of Business Development for Cumming FDNY in Brooklyn after having become Oyster Corporation, an international construction Bay’s very own hometown hero as the Deputy consulting firm. Some exciting local projects Chief of OBFD. they’re currently working on are the Waldorf Astoria, Hudson Yards, and 432 Park. Mike lives Mike McCloskey ’06 says that he is working in midtown and in his free time he looks for an in midtown Manhattan as the east coast open billiards table or a golf course.

Campbell McNicol ’06 is still based in New York City where she is a freelance writer and digital marketing consultant. Over the summer, she gave in to her ever-present wanderlust with a few weeks traveling across Iceland before coming home and heading out to California to visit her aunt, Clare Luce Abbey ’74, at her home in the Napa Valley. While in California, Campbell caught up with Samantha Kerr ’05 who moved out to San Francisco over the summer after accepting a job as an analyst at Rich Talent Group.

Molly Miller ’06 made the move to the Upper East Side this year where she continues to practice French at Manhattan’s French Institute. She also sits as the Events Committee Chair on the Breakthrough New York Young Professional’s Board. This marks her third year working in consumer research and insights.

Lianna Murphy ’06 works at Time Inc, where she recently moved to the financial planning team for InStyle and Entertainment Weekly magazines. She was lucky enough to travel to the Oscars Red Carpet for a 3rd consecutive year to help run a People subscriber event. She is still singing with the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus and performed at Carnegie Hall.

Laura Ott ’06 is still at Winton Capital - now in a new department (Investor Relations). Monica Moszczyc ’07, Marissa Moszczyc ’10 and their grand uncle Lucy Wallace ’06 is currently living on the Upper East side with fellow EWS Alum Laura Ott. She works on the digital fundraising team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) where she also volunteers in pediatrics. She’s gearing up for her 3rd NYC marathon and raising money for MSK’s pediatric cancer research. In her free time, she plays a lot of soccer and regularly sees quite a few of her EWS friends!

CLASS OF 2007 Monica Moszczyc ’07 says she just started her third year as a 1st grade CoTeacher at the Greenwich Country Day School, taking on greater responsibilities in the classroom while her Head teacher is out on maternity leave and also outside of the classroom as Coordinator of the After School Program and CoTeacher Liaison. She is also finishing up her last graduate school class this semester at Manhattanville College, where she is pursuing a dual Masters and certification in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. This past summer she traveled to Poland with her sister, Marissa Moszczyc ’10, and her boyfriend Kenny, to visit their family outside of Krakow.

CLASS OF 2009 Hammy Wallace ’09 -- After graduating from Tulane University with a degree in Finance, Hammy spent several weeks traveling throughout Southeast Asia. One of the highlights of his time abroad included a motorbike trip that took him and a few equally adventurous friends across northern Vietnam for over 300 miles - by themselves. Once safely back on home soil towards the end of the summer, Hammy moved down to Florida where he is now a managing Lucy Wallace ’06 coming in hot to hug supporters (Campbell McNicol, member of a growing home health care agency Lianna Murphy, Laura Ott and other friends) somewhere along the called My Halo. Based in Boca Grande, the final 5 miles of last year’s NYC marathon agency provides non-medical living assistance Members of the Class of 2006. Laura Ott, Michael McCloskey, Danny Freeman, Campbell McNicol, Lucy Wallace, and Lianna Murphy in NYC last January.

for seniors living across three surrounding Reginal Tournaments at Boston University and counties. On a daily basis, Hammy oversees UMass-Amherst. Luke has developed a passion everything from business development to new for the music industry, taking a ‘Writing about talent recruitment and training. Popular Music’ class with Boston Globe, NY Times, and Rolling Stone journalist, Maura CLASS OF 2010 Johnston. This past summer, Luke interned at Kristie Kelly ’10 says says East Woods School The Paramount in Huntington, NY. He also prepared her in many ways: Through after enjoyed driving down the coast of California and school sports she learned about teamwork and spending time in Martha’s Vineyard. communication, her math and science classes challenged her to brainstorm and problem-solve, Spencer Woods ’12 is enjoying his sophomore and her time served on student council as green year at University at Buffalo majoring in team captain and co-president provided her with Economics and Political Science with a focus leadership skills that she uses every day. on Pre-Law and minoring in Spanish. Spencer is Her interest in engineering, however, truly active with his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, of developed in ALPs (the Advanced Learning which he is a founding father of the new chapter Program) run by Jane Powel. She participated of the Buffalo Colony. He spent his summer in this program from third grade to ninth as a Legislative Intern for Councilman Mark grade, and through a variety of hands-on Cuthbertson at Huntington Town Hall. experiments and labs which introduced her to a world of exploring, experimenting, building, and creating. She remembers dissecting a cows eye and a sheep’s heart, building bridges out of toothpicks and glue, replicating Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium, and leading the first ever interschool Rube Goldberg Competition.

The unique programs and opportunities at EWS allowed Kristie to explore her interests in a positive and encouraging environment. She is so grateful to still be in touch with her teachers, coaches, and mentors at EWS who gave and continue to give her the confidence to continue the journey she is on.

CLASS OF 2012 Luke Doyle ’12 is currently a sophomore at Boston College majoring in Economics and Communications. As a freshman, Luke made the Club Basketball Team, competing nationally 51 during the regular season as well as the NIRSA Alumni Share A Common Love And Respect For EWS

In June 2016, Christie Luce McNicol ’73 My answer is always the same…”If you believe in received the James E. Gay Award. After a long, an organization and love it…it’s very easy to ask hard-fought health challenge, it was more than others to support it along with you.” wonderful to see Christie back in her usual form East Woods is so much more than just teachers which always includes a love for East Woods and and students. It’s an entire community of a buoyant enthusiasm for her fellow alumni/ae. dedicated staff, teachers, students, coaches, Her remarks are worth repeating. parents, past parents and alums. It is the combination of all of those people which makes “Hello graduates, friends and families! This is a East Woods so special. happy day for all of you and I am very happy to be with you (…you have no idea how happy) and So here’s your first pitch from an alumni I am honored to receive this alumni award on contact…”Please stay in touch with the your big day. School after you leave.” Tell us what you are doing, where you are doing it and why you are You will be relieved to know that I am not going doing it. Send us pictures for the Newsletter to try to impart any wisdom on you today. I just of your travels, of your get togethers with want to talk for a minute about East Woods and your classmates, of your adventures and about being a proud East Woods alum. As you misadventures. We all want to keep track of you know, there are all types of East Woods alumni… and stay connected. and you are all about to cross over into this important status. Many of you have been here for 8 or 9 years, so this wonderful red brick building up on the hill There are great and powerful alumni; there is so much more a part of your life than you may are meek and mild alumni. There are poets, realize. You will all be telling East Woods stories authors, painters and sculptors. There are for many years to come…and if my classmates doctors, lawyers, politicians and scientists. There and I are any indication, those stories only are airline pilots, engineers, Olympic athletes, become greater (and less fact bound) with age. and educators. The one thing they all share is a Within the hour you will all become part of a common love and respect for East Woods. much bigger East Woods group, The Alumni I expect and hope that in the years to come all of Association. So let me be the first to congratulate you will share in that common love and respect you and to say “welcome aboard”. for this special school and that you will enjoy East Woods as graduates as so many of us have. I can’t promise that I will never ask you for In my case, I have expressed my allegiance to money on behalf of East Woods…but not today. EWS in part by fundraising with Alumni for over Today is for celebrating what you have all 25 years. achieved and experienced here and to wish you great happiness and success in the next chapter People ask me…”How can you keep asking for of your lives. Thank you.” money year after year? I don’t know how you do it?” 52 Alumni Share A Common Love And Respect For EWS East Woods Traditions

Rebecca Ashby-Colon ’06 says some favorite Jack Viscuso ’17 says his favorite memory of an EWS traditions would include finding and taking East Woods tradition was Father’s Visiting Day, home Chocolate the Bear; departing 9th Graders held every fall. This day provided an opportunity graffiti-ing the wall in Ms. Ucci’s room. to show your father daily life at East Woods and allow him to get an inside look at our school Alessandra Echeverria ’01 tells us her favorite day. The highlight of the day was undoubtedly East Woods tradition is the whole school coming the father and son/daughter soccer games. The together to sing Christmas carols. games provided a great opportunity to enjoy a competitive and exhilarating match with the Mimi Dubois Neff ’56 says her favorite dads. Most of the time it was evenly contested memory of East Woods is and always will be Mr. and the fathers give us a run for our money. My Bartlett! He was an amazing educator and East favorite match was in seventh grade when the Woods was so fortunate to have him and the fathers held a commanding 2-0 lead and we values he instilled in us during the early years of scored 3 unanswered goals to secure a victory. a great school. Father’s Visiting Day is a memorable East Woods tradition!

Legacy Giving

Consider a bequest to East Woods in your estate planning

Abby Milton O’Neill Remembers EWS

In 2017, East Woods School was the grateful benefactor of a legacy gift from the Estate of Abby Milton O’Neill. Mrs. O’Neill, who is survived by her husband, George, was a champion of East Woods School. Her fondness, leadership, and guidance since our founding days formed the foundation of excellence at East Woods that continues to this day. We will be eternally grateful for all Abby has done and continues to do for East Woods School.

If you have remembered East Woods in your estate plans, please let us know by emailing Sean Collins at [email protected] so that you may be listed in our Legacy Society. Lindsay. He attended North Country School, In Memoriam Milton Academy, and graduated from the University of Vermont with a BA in the History of Religion. He then attended Dutchess East Woods School remembers with sadness our Community College and graduated with an friends who passed away this past year. Associate’s Degree in Nursing and became licensed as a Registered Nurse. MEMORIALS: Ian James ’82 passed away peacefully Over the years, he graciously aided thousands on Friday, October 20 in Boulder, Colorado. He of patients throughout the Hudson Valley at was 50 years old. He was diagnosed with cancer Westchester Medical Center, Sharon Hospital, in January and lived the remainder of the year on and Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Later in his his terms. Ian was a loving father, brother, and career, Ted cared for hundreds of campers and son. We will miss him. In a note from Ian’s sister, students at Camp Treetops in Lake Placid and at Chauncy Monte-Sano (née Babcock ’87) she the Millbrook School. asks that memorial donations be made to East Woods School. He will be remembered for his generous spirit, his irreverent sense of humor, and his deep devotion Steve Morris, Class of Graduating Boys from to family. Ted lived in Millbrook, New York for 1957 and Girls of 1958, died on July 19, 2017, most of his adult life in the home he built with after a brave fight against prostate cancer. His Nan, his wife of over 30 years. Together they wonderful wife, Vickie, reported that his fondest cherished hosting family and friends with grace memories and many of his closest friends were and hospitality. from his East Woods years! His three brothers: Pete ’55, Fred, ’60 and Dan’70 spoke at his Ted delighted in acting, dancing, and memorial service as well as two East Woods storytelling, but was most known for his skill and classmates: Jeff Miller and Charlie Stone. creativity as a ceramic artist, giving life to hand- Other East Woods classmates there included: thrown mugs, bowls, and sculpture pieces. His Marshall Bartlett, Vicki Macy and Susie artistic nature carried over into his passionate Page Trotman. Steve went to St. Paul’s, Yale dedication to gardening, food, baking-and every and Harvard Business School and had two cat who crossed his path. great children, Robin and Chris, and 4 special grandchildren. His working years as head of He was also committed to the Millbrook the Maxwell House coffee division at General community, serving nine years on the Millbrook Foods and as CEO of Arbitron were successful, School Board, and was a longtime member but perhaps even more rewarding for him was of Grace Episcopal Church, where he taught his involvement with things outside work like Sunday school. Stetson, Welches Grapes, New York Theater Workshop, Parsons Dance, Neighbors Link Ted will be dearly missed by his wife Nancy and New York Public Radio. He loved his huge Brennan Lindsay, daughters Morgan Carey vegetable garden and his John Deere Tractor, Lindsay and Dana Austin Lindsay, and three and we all have such happy memories of Steve! siblings Eleanor “Elly” Lindsay of Dallas TX, He was the “glue” that bound many of us Marion “Marney” Morrison of Charlottesville, VA, together (as his brothers said)! and David Lindsay Jr. of Hamden CT, as well as a large loving family and extended community. Rita R. Weekes, passed away on August 29th at the age of 95. She was a huge supporter of East Ted was preceded in death by his parents and Woods and the education it provides for so grandparents Marion Roberts Austin & Edwin many children. She will be missed. Charles Austin and F. Eleanor Vliet Lindsay & George Nelson Lindsay. Edward “Ted” Austin Lindsay ’72 died August 7, 2017 at the age of 61 from a sudden Anita Higgins Salembier passed away cardiac event at his home in Millbrook, on February 1, 2018. She was the mother New York. Ted was born March 28, 1956 in and grandmother of many EWS alumni - the Huntington, New York to parents Elizabeth Townsend family children and grandchildren 54 “Libby” Austin Lindsay and David Alexander and leaves behind a great legacy.

Yellow Cote Players Regale East Woods

See parents and faculty in a Sondheim. It is sure to be a show that unifies all music styles and hits a happy, uplifting, cord in different light… us all!

A long time East Woods tradition of music, dance, and charming performance, the Yellow SAVE THE DATE Cote Players performed a wonderful selection 2018 Yellow Cote Players of simply beautiful and charming music and Saturday, March 3, 2018 dance acts in a performance called Simply and it 2:00PM and 7:00PM was…simply wonderful! Under the direction of Orlando Peña, this year’s production, called Club Majik, will include a variety of tunes including those composed by Duke Ellington and Stephen

55 Annual Report of Giving 2016-2017 Letter From the Head of School

January 2018

Dear East Woods School Community,

With heartfelt appreciation, I write to thank you for your wonderful kindness and generosity. I was welcomed to the East Woods School community with open arms by our parents, alumni, past parents, faculty and staff, and special friends. The most warming welcome I received in September andU each day since is from our students. To see andA feelS ST DI T their enthusiasm and care for each other andU our school is so gratifying. UIt isN the spirit of generosity at East Woods that forms the foundationM of the affectionO thatL is inherent in our school culture and community and which carries our EmissionT forward.V I am also go grateful to all of you who share your financial resources with East Woods. Your contributions directly impact our students and the implementation of our program. They support the work of our faculty whose daily objective is aligned with our school mission to deliver an education that combines exemplary academics and character development. By all accounts we have achieved that mission since we were founded more than seventy years ago.

As you know, there are two main sources of income by which we run our school - they are tuition and charitable gifts. Our relatively small student population has clear benefits in our ability to personalize education for each student and to know our students’ passions, strengths, and interests. However, it also challenges us to work effectively and efficiently within a tight budget. Therein lies the vital importance of the charitable gifts that we receive from you, the East Woods family. Your contributions enrich our program by providing funds to support professional development of our faculty, the maintenance of our buildings and grounds, our student field trips, and our daily programs. Every gift you give to East Woods has a meaningful impact on the daily lives of our students. Thank you.

On the following pages, you will see the names of so many contributors to the East Woods School mission. I cannot thank you enough for your generosity and trust. With so much more to be done for our students and for the enrichment of our mission, I hope we can count on your continued support.

With sincere gratitude,

Laura Kang 56 Head of School

STUD TAS IU UN M L ET VO The Fund for East Woods Donor List

1946 SOCIETY Mr. Thomas Nammack ’73 $25,000 and Above Mrs. Susan Page Trotman ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dolan and Mr. Stanley S. Trotman Mr. and Mrs. James L. Dolan Mr. and Ms. Guang Yuan Wang Dr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Mercier Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sweeney GREEN & WHITE TEAM Mr. Ji Wang and Mrs. Na Wei $1,000 - $2,499 Ms. Christine Gulotta Youngwall Mrs. Cynthia Mayer Benfield ’74 Mr. Perry Youngwall and Mr. Daniel Benfield Mr. Chris Bond and Ms. Carmela Nuzzi FOUNDERS SOCIETY Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Catalano $15,000 - $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Ceriello Mr. William C. Denby III ’69 EAST WOODS CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. Luan Doan $10,000 - $14,999 Ms. Cathleen Mayer Kennedy ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Todd Graham Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kriegstein Dr. and Mrs. Dean P. Pappas Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lanza Mr. Gerald G. Mayer ’79 HEAD OF SCHOOL’S SOCIETY and Mrs. Elizabeth Mayer $5,000 - $9,999 Mrs. Christena Luce McNicol ’71 Mr. Douglas Arthur ’69 and Mrs. Lisa Arthur and Mr. Paul McNicol Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Bragoli Mr. and Mrs. Brian Meier Rev. and Dr. Patrick Daymond Mrs. Gail Price Messiqua ’54 Mrs. Alexandra Murray ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Mullen and Mr. Matthew Murray Mr. and Mrs. Al Notarnicola Mr. and Mrs. George D. O’Neill Mrs. Deborah Mayer O’Brien ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Richard and Mr. Dennis O’Brien Mrs. Robin Gimbel Senior ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Vito Pagano and Mr. Enrique Senior Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pollaci Mr. Hugh Whipple ’67 and Dr. Margaret Wiff Mr. Paul Posillico ’88 and Mrs. Tracy Posillico Mr. William Riegel ’70 and Ms. Elizabeth Lyman SHIELD SOCIETY Dr. and Mrs. Claude Saliou $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. Peter G. Schiff ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Keith P. Bratti and Mrs. Elizabeth Peters Schiff Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Cedrone Mr. and Mrs. Charles Towers Mr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Dennehy Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Viscuso Mr. and Mrs. John Godsell Mr. Bradford Weekes ’61 and Mrs. Phyllis Weekes Mr. and Mrs. Cary L. Goodwin Mrs. Alexandra Whelehan Mr. and Mrs. Seth B. Hemley and Mr. Brian Whelehan ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. White 57 Mr. Robert Lindsay ’69 and Mrs. Terry Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Jia Zhou Mrs. Sarita Weekes Beebe ’65 and Mr. John Beebe Dr. Samuel T. Ziegler and Dr. Laura Somma Mr. and Ms. Peter R. Bellermann Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ben-Shetrit SPARTAN’S SOCIETY Ms. Carmela J. Bernacchio $500 - $999 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bethel Mr. and Mrs. Michael Allegra Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blue Mr. and Mrs. William J. Alvarez Ms. Mary Beth Bowden Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bedard Dr. and Mrs. James Bowman Mrs. Catharine O’Neill Broderick ’73 Mrs. Susan Churchill Bowman ’69 and Mr. and Mr. Kevin Broderick Charles W. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Byrne Mr. C. Harvey Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Corwen Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bradley Mrs. Christine Farrington ’60 Mr. Matthew H. and Mr. Carl Farrington and Mrs. Melinda Wenner Bradley Mr. Andrew Ferrer ’95 and Mrs. Sophie Ferrer Ms. Cara Brown Mr. Frank J. Hawley III ’78 Mrs. Michele Burke Mr. and Mrs. Chanhong Hu Mr. and Mrs. Alvah S. Burlingame Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Iovino Ms. Patricia Butt Mr. and Mrs. Olivier L. Juguet Ms. Samantha Cajade Mr. Garrett Kirk, Jr. Ms. Kaitlyn Callahan Mr. Jesse Laserson ’90 and Mrs. Amanda Laserson Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Carter Mr. Radek Martinek and Mrs. Jana Martinkova Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Caselnova Mr. Ian McCurdy ’63 Ms. Jennifer Casey and Mrs. Jane Byrd McCurdy Mr. and Mrs. James W. Catacosinos Mr. and Dr. Jordan Mindich Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Cella Mr. Stewart Neff ’73 Ms. Sophia Ceriello ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nesis Mrs. Wendy Wardell Chamberlin ’57 and Mr. Mr. David O’Neill ’72 and Mrs. Connie O’Neill Larry Chamberlin Mr. Peter O’Neill ’78 Mr. Anthony Cirelli Ms. Louise Parsons Parry ’87 and Mr. Brian Parry Ms. Katherine Cirelli Mr. Richard C. Pisano, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David W. Clark, Jr. Mr. Guy Riegel ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Abram Claude III Dr. Luis Davila Santini and Dr. Lisa Dos Santos Mrs. Elizabeth Powers Clothier ’73 Mrs. Mary Smith ’60 and Mr. Baldwin Smith and Mr. I.H. Clothier Mr. Richard E. Straughn Mr. and Mrs. Sean Collins Mr. and Mrs. Caleigh Toye Mr. John Connolly Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vetri Mr. and Mrs. Kevin B. Costello Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zekraus Mr. and Mrs. James P. Cotter Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Zilkha Dr. Edward V. Cox III ’57 and Mrs. Carole Cox Mr. Andrew Darrell ’78 CENTURY CIRCLE Ms. Margo D. Davis ’63 Up to $499 Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Delano Mr. and Mrs. David A. Adelhardt Ms. Caroline J. Dennehy Ms. Virginia Storrs Akabane ’61 Ms. Charlotte A. Dennehy Mrs. Monique Hill Alexander ’98 and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. James Dennehy Lawrence Alexander Mr. Michael de’Venau Ms. Ramsey Murray Alexander ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dillon Mrs. Heidi Allen ’92 and Mr. Brett Allen Dr. Rosina Berry Dixon ’57 Mr. P. Foerd Ames ’72 and Mr. Richard Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ammirata Mrs. Remsen Weir Dooley ’99 Ms. Joan Garver Anderson ’54 and Mr. Timothy Dooley Mrs. Kate Cirelli Aquilino ’87 Mr. William T. Downer ‘68 and Mr. Neil Aquilino Ms. Jillian Doyle ’05 Mr. David Bannard ’61 Mr. Dexter Earle ’56 and Mrs. Carol Earle and Mrs. Auguste Bannard Mr. Robert Feimer 58 Mr. and Mrs. Marshall P. Bartlett Ms. Hailey Feldman ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Feldman Mrs. Marieke Bosch Larose ’88 Mr. Mack Feldman ’08 and Mr. Francois Larose Mr. and Mrs. James C. Ferrer Mr. and Mrs. Mike Laserson Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Fiero Mr. Wilmer Lazo and Mrs. Yessica Guevara Mr. and Mrs. Micah Finkel Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Leahy Mr. and Mrs. George Fischer Rev. and Mrs. T. Carleton Lee Mr. Russell Flanigan ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald I. Lemberger Mr. Ted Flanigan ’72 and Ms. Terry Chan Mr. and Mrs. David Levine Ms. Amy Forman Mr. Whitney Lewis and Mrs. Laura Schumm Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Fox Ms. Cameron Lindsay ’66 Mr. and Mrs. William France Ms. Eleanor Lindsay ’63 Ms. Ashley M. Friedman ’08 Mr. George Lindsay III ‘62 and Ms. Nancy Metz Ms. Courtney J. Friedman ’11 Mrs. Mary Lindsay Mr. Peter Frisch Mr. Peter V. Lindsay ’69 Mrs. Patty Billman Frothingham ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Marc Lohser and Mr. David Frothingham Mr. and Mrs. Aron Lorbert Mrs. Grace Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Erick Lore Mr. John Garver ’58 Mrs. Ellen Wilson Lukens ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Geiger Ms. Christina Maass Mr. Brian Genua Mr. and Mrs. Gary Mackiewicz Mrs. Priscilla Press Gildart ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Macy and Mr. Corey Gildart Dr. and Mrs. Michael Mahoney Dr. and Mrs. Dulaney Glen Mr. and Mrs. David Mainland Mr. Joseph Graham Ms. Martha Makanna Mr. Cheng Gu and Dr. Xin Cheng Ms. Rosana Marabotto-Ries Mrs. Alice Warden Guida ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marvin and Mr. James Guida Mrs. Martha Miller Massey ’59 Mr. John Hagan and Mr. Calvin Massey Mr. Richard Hamburger and Ms. Lisa Greene Mr. Cole F. Mastacciuola ’14 Mrs. Lucy Hanafourde ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Mastacciuola and Mr. Bradley Hanafourde Ms. Roslyn Mays ’99 Mr. Gordon S. Hargraves, Jr. ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. McCartan III Mrs. Margaret M. Hargraves Mr. and Mrs. William T. McClellan Mr. Augustin S. Hart ’60 and Mrs. Becky Hart Mrs. Sheila McCurdy ’68 Ms. Joyce Hartmann Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McGann Mr. Christian Havemeyer ’62 Dr. Angus McIntyre ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Bryan J. Hogan and Mrs. Jannett Downer McIntyre Ms. Marion Hopkinson ’12 Mrs. Elinor Dwyer McKenna ’71 Mr. Phillips Hopkinson ’11 and Mr. John McKenna Mrs. Alexandra Miller Howard ’63 Ms. Campbell McNicol ’06 and Mr. George Howard Mr. Boris Meditch Mr. Wayne Huneke and Mrs. Lea Brunetti Mrs. Emily Hewitt Merrill ’57 Mr. David Jay ’75 and Mrs. Margo Jay and Mr. John Merrill Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jean Mr. and Mrs. George Mickus Mr. Timothy Johnson ’62 Mr. D. Livingston Miller ’60 Mr. Antoine Kemper ’77 and Mrs. Tracy Kemper Mr. Jeffrey Miller ’57 and Mrs. Susanne Miller Mrs. Wendy deClairville Kemper ’54 Dr. Nicole Miller and Mr. Claude Kemper Mrs. Lisa Mintz and Mr. Brian Land Mr. and Mrs. Brad Ketcher Ms. Anne Moffitt ’57 Mr. Thomas Knight and Dr. Catherine Knight Mrs. Tailer Senior Mora ’94 and Mr. Andres Mora Mrs. Katherine Knight Mr. Frederic Morris ’60 and Mrs. Elizabeth Morris Ms. Lisa La Bella Mr. Ray Morrison III ’90 and Mrs. Mimi Morrison Ms. Magda Labonte Mr. F. Wisner Murray ’72 Mr. Russell W. Landon ’72 and Mrs. Betts Howes Murray Ms. Lee Arthur LaPlante ’77 Mr. Rem Myers, Jr. ’74 59 Mrs. Ursula Nehrt ’73 and Mr. Chad Nehrt Mr. Robert M. Noyes ’68 Mrs. Magnolia Thomas Mrs. Susan O’Connor Mrs. Anne Kraft Thompson ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy F. O’Shea Mr. Anthony V. Thompson ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert R. Ott, Jr. Mr. James Townsend ’68 Mr. Arthur B. Page ’65 and Mrs. Mary Gay Miller Townsend Ms. Julia Page ’63 and Mr. Pat Ford Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tully Mr. Mark Page ’62 and Mrs. Laura Page Ms. Marie Ucci Mrs. Elizabeth Parkinson ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Valenza Mr. Charles Parsons ’84 and Ms. Susan Parsons Ms. Kelly Walsh ’03 Ms. Sarah Pascucci ’15 Ms. Megan E. Walsh ’11 Mr. William H. Peck III ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh III Dr. Nathaniel W. Peirce and Dr. Anne G. Peirce Mr. Charles W. B. Wardell IV ’94 Mr. Orlando Peña Dr. and Mrs. James D. Watson Mr. James Pendry ’69 Mrs. Hester Eggert Weeden ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Philip and Mr. Charles Weeden Mrs. Adrienne Pileski Mr. Ralph Jean Pierre and Mrs. Jill Werblin Mr. James Pirtle III ’78 Mrs. Mary Middendorf Wilson ’77 Ms. Gina Pollaci Mrs. Susan Nolte Wist ‘65 and Mr. Andrew Wist Mrs. Elizabeth Leigh Porter-Ball ’59 Ms. Margaret Sands Witham ’81 Mrs. Marcia Meserve Poutiatine ’59 Ms. Celia Woolverton ’75 and Mr. Eric MacLeish Ms. Diana C. Powers ’63 Mr. and Mrs. John Wylie Mrs. Joan Callaway Pratt ’54 Mr. and Mrs. John Zgurzynski Mrs. Priscilla C. Press Ms. Chase Zuzzolo Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Purdy Ms. Paige Zuzzolo Mrs. Lisa Hall Reed ‘72 and Mr. L. Keith Reed Ms. Sonia Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Scott Rosenthal Ms. Marie Rosenwald Mr. Arthur Rousmaniere ’72 CLASS OF 1954 and Mrs. Jennifer Rousmaniere Mr. John Rousmaniere ’58 and Mrs. Leah Rousmaniere Mrs. Kate Rousmaniere ’73 and Mr. John Berchant Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sacco Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Salsone Mr. John Schieffelin ’62 and Mrs. Linda Schieffelin Mr. Lindsay Schieffelin ’59 Mr. James D. Schuster ’08 Ms. Sydnie C. Schuster ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Schuster Mr. Irwin Seeman Ms. Fern Senior ’97 and Ms. Kristin Thomas Ms. Lauren C. Serota ’95 Mrs. Joan Shepard Mrs. Carley Eldredge Smith ’59 and Dr. Barry Smith Mrs. Sarah Wilbur Sprayregen ’64 Mr. and Mrs. James E. Stevenson Mr. David K. Storrs ’58 Ms. Nancy Storrs ’65 Mr. Harold E. Sulger and Ms. Sheryl G. Ross Mrs. Virginia Peck Sullivan ’65 and Mr. Paul Sullivan 60 Mr. and Mrs. Jean Tawaji Alumni/ae Giving By Class Year

Ms. Joan Garver Anderson Mr. D. Livingston Miller CLASS OF 1967 Mrs. Gwendolyn deClairville Mr. Frederic Morris Mr. Abram Claude III Kemper Mr. William H. Peck III Mrs. Jannett McIntyre Mrs. Ellen Wilson Lukens Mrs. Mary Stone Smith Mr. Hugh Whipple Mrs. Gail Price Messiqua Mrs. Joan Callaway Pratt CLASS OF 1961 CLASS OF 1968 Ms. Virginia Storrs Akabane Mr. William T. Downer CLASS OF 1956 Mr. David Bannard Mrs. Sheila McCurdy Mr. Dexter D. Earle Mr. Bradford G. Weekes III Mr. Robert M. Noyes Mrs. Robin Gimbel Senior CLASS OF 1957 CLASS OF 1962 Mr. James B. Townsend Mr. Marshall P. Bartlett Mr. Christian Havemeyer Mrs. Wendy Wardell Mr. Timothy W. Johnson CLASS OF 1969 Chamberlin Mr. George Lindsay III Mr. Douglas M. Arthur Dr. Edward V. Cox III Mr. Mark N. Page Mrs. Susan Churchill Bowman Dr. Rosina Berry Dixon Mr. John S. Schieffelin Mr. William C. Denby III Mrs. Patty Billman Ms. Cathleen Mayer Kennedy Frothingham CLASS OF 1963 Mr. Peter V. Lindsay Mrs. Lucy Hurry Hanafourde Ms. Margo D. Davis Mr. Robert D. Lindsay Mrs. Emily Hewitt Merrill Mrs. Alexandra Miller Howard Mr. James Pendry Mr. Jeffrey Miller Ms. Eleanor Lindsay Ms. Anne Moffitt Mr. Ian McCurdy CLASS OF 1970 Ms. Julia Page Ms. Ramsey Murray Alexander CLASS OF 1958 Ms. Diana C. Powers Mrs. Deborah Mayer O’Brien Mr. John Garver Mrs. Hester Eggert Weeden Mrs. Elizabeth Parkinson Mr. John Rousmaniere Mr. William Riegel, Jr. Mr. David K. Storrs CLASS OF 1964 Mrs. Anne Kraft Thompson Mrs. Susan Page Trotman Mrs. Sarah Wilbur Sprayregen CLASS OF 1971 CLASS OF 1959 CLASS OF 1965 Mrs. Elinor Dwyer McKenna Mrs. Elizabeth Porter Ball Mrs. Sarita Weekes Beebe Mrs. Christena Luce McNicol Mrs. Martha Miller Massey Mrs. Alice Warden Guida Mrs. Marcia Meserve Mr. Arthur B. Page CLASS OF 1972 Poutiatine Ms. Nancy Storrs Mr. P. Foerd Ames Mr. Lindsay Schieffelin Mrs. Virginia Peck Sullivan Mr. Ted Flanigan Mrs. Carley Eldredge Smith Mrs. Susan Nolte Wist Mr. Russell W. Landon Mr. F. Wisner Murray IV CLASS OF 1960 CLASS OF 1966 Mr. David O’Neill Mrs. Christine Whipple Ms. Cameron Lindsay Mrs. Lisa Hall Reed Farrington Dr. Angus P. McIntyre, Jr. Mr. Arthur S. Rousmaniere 61 Mr. Augustin S. Hart III Mr. Peter G. Schiff CLASS OF 1973 Mr. Peter O’Neill CLASS OF 1992

Mrs. Catharine O’Neill Mr. James Pirtle III Mrs. Heidi Howard Allen 100% Broderick Mrs. Elizabeth Powers Clothier CLASS OF 1979 CLASS OF 1994 90 Mr. Thomas Nammack Mr. Gerald G. Mayer Mrs. Tailer Senior Mora 80

Mr. Stewart Neff Mr. Anthony V. Thompson Mr. Charles W. B. Wardell IV 70

Mrs. Ursula Mathers Nehrt 60 Mr. Guy Riegel CLASS OF 1981 CLASS OF 1995 50 Mrs. Kate Rousmaniere Ms. Margaret Witham Mr. Andrew Ferrer 40 30 Ms. Lauren Serota 20 CLASS OF 1974 CLASS OF 1984 10

Mrs. Cynthia Mayer Benfield Mr. Charles B. Parsons CLASS OF 1997 Pre N Mr. Rem Myers, Jr. Ms. Fern Senior 8 N CLASS OF 1986 7 Pre K Family

CLASS OF 1975 Mr. Brian D. Whelehan CLASS OF 1998 100% 10 20 30 40 50 90 60 80 Participation 70 70 80 60 90 50 40 30 20 10 6 K Mr. David W. Clark, Jr. Mrs. Monique Hill Alexander 100% By Mr. Russell Flanigan CLASS OF 1987 Grade Level 5 1 Mr. David Jay Mrs. Kate Cirelli Aquilino CLASS OF 1999 4 2 Ms. Celia Woolverton Mrs. Alexandra Galston Murray Mrs. Remsen Weir Dooley 3 Ms. Louise Parsons Parry Ms. Roslyn Mays 10 CLASS OF 1977 20 Mr. Antoine C. Kemper, Jr. CLASS OF 1988 CLASS OF 2000 30 40 Ms. Lee Arthur LaPlante Mrs. Marieke Bosch Larose Mrs. Priscilla Press Gildart 50

Mrs. Mary Middendorf Wilson Mr. Paul Posillico 60

CLASS OF 2003 70 CLASS OF 1978 CLASS OF 1990 Ms. Kelly Walsh 80 Mr. Andrew Darrell Mr. Jesse Laserson Mr. Gordon S. Hargraves, Jr. Mr. Ray H. Morrison III CLASS OF 2005 90

Mr. Frank J. Hawley III Ms. Jillian Doyle 100% Ms. Hailey Feldman

CLASS OF 2006 Ms. Campbell McNicol

CLASS OF 2008 Mr. Mack Feldman Ms. Ashley M. Friedman Mr. James D. Schuster

CLASS OF 2011 Ms. Courtney J. Friedman Mr. Phillips Hopkinson Ms. Sydnie C. Schuster Ms. Megan E. Walsh

CLASS OF 2012 Ms. Marion Hopkinson

CLASS OF 2014 Mr. Cole F. Mastacciuola

CLASS OF 2015 Ms. Sarah Pascucci

CLASS OF 2016 68 Ms. Sophia Ceriello THE FUND 100%

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55%50 65% 53% 40 30 20 10 61% Pre N 58% 8 N

7 Pre K Family56% 100% 10 20 30 40 50 90 60 80 Participation 70 70 80 60 90 59%50 40 30 20 10 6 PARTICIPATION K 100% By 90% Grade Level 5 1 4 2 3 56% 67% 10 20 30 40 65% 57%50 60 82% 70

80 PARENT PARTICIPATION

90 BY CLASS

100%

OPERATING BUDGET 2016-2017

BUILDING OPERATIONS 1.5% SUMMER PROGRAM & MAINTENANCE 9.1% GENERAL 6.8% FUNDRAISING 10.1% ADMINISTRATION

INSTRUCTIONAL 10.2% COSTS 24.3% AUXILIARY AND OTHER

SALARIES & 14.9% FINANCIAL AID TUITION & FEES 67.4% BENEFITS 55.6%

ACTUAL REVENUES ACTUAL EXPENSES Dinner Dance and Spring Fair Weekend

With gratitude to all those who supported the 71st Anniversary Soirée Dinner Dance and Auction and the Spring Fair weekend.

DINNER DANCE AND SPRING FAIR Mr. and Mrs. Brian Meier UNDERWRITERS Dr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Mercier Mrs. Monique Hill Alexander ’98 and Mr. Mrs. Alexandra Galston Murray ’87 and Mr. Lawrence Alexander Matthew Murray Mr. and Mrs. William J. Alvarez Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nesis Mr. and Mrs. John Amato Mr. and Mrs. Al Notarnicola Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Vito Pagano Mr. Douglas Arthur ’69 and Mrs. Lisa Arthur Dr. and Mrs. Dean P. Pappas Dr. and Mrs. James Bowman Ms. Gina Pollaci Mr. and Mrs. Keith P. Bratti Mr. Paul Posillico ’88 and Mrs. Tracy Posillico Mrs. Michele Burke Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sacco Ms. Jennifer Casey Dr. and Mrs. Claude Saliou Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Catalano Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Ceriello Mr. and Mrs. Caleigh Toye Mr. Peter Chomyonk and Ms. Grace Tam Mrs. Susan Page Trotman ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Sean Collins and Mr. Stanley S. Trotman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Cornish Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Viscuso Mr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Dennehy Mr. Ji Wang and Mrs. Na Wei Mr. and Mrs. Luan Doan Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Weiss Mr. and Mrs. James L. Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zekraus Fiero Collision, Inc. Dr. Samuel T. Ziegler and Dr. Laura Somma Mr. and Mrs. John Godsell Mr. and Mrs. Cary L. Goodwin DINNER DANCE SPONSORS Mr. and Mrs. Todd Graham Founders Ms. Christine Gulotta Youngwall Mr. and Mrs. Peter Richard Mr. Perry Youngwall Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Seth B. Hemley Mr. and Mrs. Brad Ketcher Green & White Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kriegstein Mr. and Mrs. Cary L. Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Leonard Ms. Christine Gulotta Youngwall 64 Mr. Robert Lindsay ’69 and Mrs. Terry Lindsay Mr. Perry Youngwall Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hopkinson Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Byrne Mr. and Mrs. Brian Meier Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Caramadre Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Rudis Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Carter Mr. and Mrs. Caleigh Toye Ms. Jennifer Casey Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Viscuso Mr. and Mrs. James W. Catacosinos Mr. Ji Wang and Mrs. Na Wei Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Catalano Dr. Samuel T. Ziegler and Dr. Laura Somma Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Cedrone Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Ceriello Journal Advertisers Mr. Peter Chomyonk and Ms. Grace Tam 3M Security LLC Mr. Robert Clinton All Weather Guard and Mrs. Roberta Parrino-Clinton Mr. and Mrs. John Amato Mr. and Mrs. Keith D’Agostino Austin & Co. Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Dennehy Mrs. Michele Burke Mr. and Mrs. Luan Doan Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Ceriello Mr. and Mrs. James L. Dolan Culinary Management Dr. Daniel Gambella Mr. and Mrs. Keith D’Agostino and Dr. Allison Napoli-Gambella Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Mr. and Mrs. John Godsell Mr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Dennehy Mr. and Mrs. Cary L. Goodwin Don Refrigeration Co., Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Todd Graham East-Nor Cesspool Service Ms. Christine Gulotta Youngwall Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fagan III Mr. Perry Youngwall Fiero Collision, Inc. Mr. John Hagan Dr. Inna Gellerman, DDS-Children and Adult Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Hefter Orthodontics Mr. and Mrs. Seth B. Hemley Mr. and Mrs. Cary L. Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Bryan J. Hogan Jaco Transportation Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hopkinson Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kriegstein Mr. and Mrs. Olivier L. Juguet Metro Building Care, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Brad Ketcher Minuteman Press Mr. Thomas and Dr. Catherine Knight Munro Music Inc. Mr. Jesse Laserson ’90 and Mrs. Amanda Laserson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nesis Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Leonard Oyster Bay-East Norwich Soccer Club Mr. Whitney Lewis and Mrs. Laura Schumm Printers 3 Mr. and Mrs. Marc Lohser Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Richard Mr. and Mrs. Erick Lore Dr. and Mrs. Claude Saliou Mr. Radek Martinek and Mrs. Jana Martinkova St. Dominic R.C. Church Mr. and Mrs. Bradford J. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. McCartan III Syosset Limousine Service Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Meier Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Taylor Dr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Mercier Mrs. Susan Page Trotman ’58 and Mr. Stanley S. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Moy Trotman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nesis Tully Law, P.C. Mrs. Susan O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. White Mr. and Mrs. Michael Palmieri Dr. and Mrs. Dean P. Pappas Auction Buyers Mr. Orlando Peña Mr. and Mrs. William J. Alvarez Mr. and Mrs. Sean F. Perrotta Mr. and Mrs. John Amato Ms. Gina Pollaci Mrs. Kate Aquilino ’87 and Mr. Neil Aquilino Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Purdy Mr. Douglas Arthur ’69 and Mrs. Lisa Arthur Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sacco Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bedard Dr. and Mrs. Claude Saliou Mr. and Mrs. Eric Belfi Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Salsone Mr. Matthew H. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Schuster and Mrs. Melinda Wenner Bradley Ms. Fern Senior ’97 and Ms. Kristin Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sweeney 65 Mrs. Michele Burke Mr. and Mrs. Howard Szarfarc Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Taylo Botticelli Portrait Studios Mr. and Mrs. Caleigh Toye Bowlmor Lanes Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Ubertini Bravo Nader Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Viscuso Brooks Brothers Mr. Ji Wang and Mrs. Na Wei Christina Vitiello Mrs. Alexandra Whelehan Cold Spring Harbor Wine Shoppe and Mr. Brian Whelehan ‘86 CryptIQ Inc. Dr. Samuel T. Ziegler and Dr. Laura Somma Deepdale Golf Club Deirdre Ventura DINNER DANCE AND SPRING FAIR Designer Sunglasses WEEKEND CONTRIBUTORS Dynasty Restaurant (donated items/services to Live and Silent Auctions Enchanted Chambers and Spring Fair Weekend) Field of View Gambella-Napoli Dental Families and Friends Gold Medal Gymnastics Mr. and Mrs. David A. Adelhardt Gourmet Whaler Mr. and Mrs. John Amato Gramercy Park Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bedard Harbor Hound Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Ceriello Joy of Acupuncture Mr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Dennehy Just Escape East Woods Faculty Kadampa Meditation Center Eighth Grade Families Lisa Sparkles Ballroom First Grade Families Madison Square Garden Fifth Grade Families Mid Island Air Service Ms. Amy Forman Montauk Salt Cave West Fourth Grade Families Oyster Bay Gallery Mr. William France Oyster Bay Yoga Mr. and Mrs. John Godsell The Palm Restaurant Mr. James Goldrick Papillon Salon Mr. Joseph Graham Paul Eliot Salon Kindergarten Families Dr. David Pincus Mr. Wilmer Lazo Portraits, Inc. Mr. Radek Martinek and Mrs. Jana Martinkova Salvatore Ferragamo Mr. and Mrs. Brian Meier Sandbar Mr. and Mrs. John M. Moy Southdown Coffee Mr. and Mrs. Al Notarnicola VAK Capital Nursery Families Walt Disney World Mr. Orlando Peña The Wine Special-List Ms. Jane Powel Woolworth House Pre-Nursery Families Pre-Kindergarten Families Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Richard Second Grade Families Seventh Grade Families Sixth Grade Families Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sweeney Third Grade Families Mr. and Mrs. Caleigh Toye

Businesses 11 Howard Hotel Atomic Tae Kwon Do Bartlett Tree Experts Botticelli Portrait Studio The Breakers Palm Beach 66 Bliss Studio Memorial and Honorary Gifts

In memory of Rosamond A. Dean In memory of Barbara Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cedrone Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blue Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Feldman Mr. C. Harvey Bradley Mr. and Mrs. George Fischer In memory of Sarah Feimer ‘54 Mr. Garrett Kirk, Jr. Mr. Robert Feimer Mrs. Katherine Knight Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Leahy In memory of Abby M. O’Neill Ms. Martha Makanna Mrs. Margaret M. Hargraves Mr. Boris Meditch Mr. and Mrs. Peter Philip Mr. Richard E. Straughn Mr. and Mrs. John Wylie Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Zilkha

Gifts by Corporations and Matching Funds

Goldman, Sachs. & Co. UBS The Johnson Company Your Cause, LLC William J. & Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation Hope Trumbull McCurdy Olmsted Endowment The McCurdy Family Foundation

Special Gifts and Gifts In Kind

Alumni Reception, Athletic Program, Buildings and Grounds, Drama Program, Holiday Decorations, Lunch on the Go Program, Marketing, Printing, Scoreboards, Stage Renovations, Technology

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brennan Ms. Kathryn C. Randolph ‘93 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Ceriello Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Richard Mr. and Mrs. John Godsell Dr. and Mrs. Claude Saliou Ms. Christine Gulotta Youngwall Mr. Edward Schiff ’94 and Mrs. Molly Schiff Mr. Perry Youngwall Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Hefter Mrs. Susan Page Trotman ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Seth B. Hemley and Mr. Stanley S. Trotman, Jr. Mrs. Christena Luce McNicol ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Viscuso and Mr. Paul McNicol Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Wade

67 100% annual giving participation Faculty, Staff and Administration THE FUND FOR EAST WOODS What is it? Why should I give? Mrs. Jillian Ammirata Mrs. Grace Gardner Mrs. Lisa Mintz Mrs. Kate Cirelli Aquilino ’87 Mrs. Kristin Geiger Mrs. Susan O’Connor Mrs. Kate Bedard Mr. Brian Genua Mrs. Jamie O’Shea Mr. Matthew H. Bradley Mr. Joseph Graham Ms. Sonia Rodriguez Ms. Cara Brown Mr. John Hagan Mrs. Danielle Rosenthal Mrs. Michele Burke Mr. Wayne Huneke Mrs. Laura Sacco Ms. Patricia Butt Mr. Thomas Knight Mrs. Laura Schumm Ms. Samantha Cajade Ms. Lisa La Bella Mrs. Pam Schuster Ms. Kaitlyn Callahan Mr. Wilmer Lazo Mrs. Susan Stevenson Mr. Alexander Carter Mrs. Ruth Lorbert Mrs. Martine Tawaji Mrs. Deborah Catacosinos Mrs. Jeanne Lore Mrs. Anne Kraft Thompson ‘70 Mrs. Melissa Cedrone Ms. Christina Maass Mrs. Ingrid Tully Mr. John Connolly Mrs. Jamie Mackiewicz Ms. Marie Ucci Mrs. Nikki Cotter Ms. Rosana Marabotto-Ries Mrs. Eileen Valenza Mr. Michael de’Venau Mrs. Genevieve Marvin Mrs. Jill Werblin Mrs. Maureen Dillon Mrs. Mary McGann Mrs. Alexandra Whelehan Ms. Amy Forman Mr. George Mickus Ms. Chase Zuzzolo Mr. William France Dr. Nicole Miller Ms. Paige Zuzzolo

Faculty Appreciation Luncheon

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Adelhardt Ms. Magda Labonté Mr. and Mrs. Michael Allegra Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lawton-Flatters Mr. and Mrs. William J. Alvarez Mr. and Mrs. Marc Lohser Mr. and Mrs. John Amato Mr. Radek Martinek and Mrs. Jana Martinkova Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bethel Dr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Mercier Dr. and Mrs. James Bowman Mr. and Mrs. John M. Moy Who gives to The Fund for East Woods? Mr. Matthew H. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Mullen and Mrs. Melinda Wenner Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nesis Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Cella Mr. and Mrs. Al Notarnicola Mr. Peter Chomyonk and Ms. Grace Tam Ms. Gina Pollaci Mr. Joseph DeJesu Mr. Paul Posillico ’88 and Mrs. Tracy Posillico and Mrs. Erica-Kim Sheriff DeJesu Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Salsone Mr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Dennehy Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Luan Doan Mr. and Mrs. Caleigh Toye Mr. and Mrs. James L. Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Tom Trocchio Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fagan III Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vetri Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Fiero Mr. Ji Wang and Mrs. Na Wei Mr. and Mrs. John Godsell Mrs. Alexandra Whelehan Mr. and Mrs. Cary L. Goodwin and Mr. Brian Whelehan ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. Todd Graham Mr. and Mrs. Jia Zhou Mr. Cheng Gu and Dr. Xin Cheng Dr. Samuel T. Ziegler and Dr. Laura Somma 68 Mr. and Mrs. Seth B. Hemley 100% annual giving participation THE FUND FOR EAST WOODS What is it? Why should I give?

of East Woods boys and girls benefit from your gift.

The cost to educate each East Woods student is greater than the tuition we charge. The Fund for East Woods helps to pay this difference. of your dollars directly support our students. OUROUR Why doesn’t tuition cover all of the GOALSGOALS education cost? Our Board of Trustees and Head of School strive to keep a competitive tuition level and to deliver the best possible program. This means keeping tuition as low as possible and asking parents and alumni to make a gift to close the gap. $400,000

How could my contribution make a difference?

p4 $5,000 buys one SmartBoard p4 $1,000 buys five Chromebook tablets p4 $500 buys the rights to perform the Upper School musical p4 $100 buys athletic uniforms p4 $50 buys art supplies

Who gives to The Fund for East Woods?

TRUSTEES FACULTY CURRENT ALUMNI GRANDPARENTS & STAFF PARENTS & FRIENDS

Can I pay over time?

Yes! You may make monthly JUNE EVERY gift counts toward our goal. All we ask is gift payments as long as the that you do the best within your means. It’s for full amount of your gift your child and our students and we have only one is made by our year-end, chance to give them the best education there is. June 30th. 30 NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID OYSTER BAY, NY 31 Yellow Cote Road PERMIT NO. 16 Oyster Bay, New York 11771 Address correction requested