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Volume XXIV No. II Fall/Winter 2002 You can... Boost your Income and Cut your Taxes while Supporting Foxcroft Academy with a Foxcroft Academy Charitable Gift Annuity

oxcroft Academy began offering charitable gift annuities to alumni and friends Calculations for a $10,000 of the Academy in July of 1997. Since then, alumni like Muriel Philpot Watson Single Life Annuity* F’25 and Priscilla Berberian ‘48 have made gifts ranging from $8,000 to $130,000 in gift annuity contracts. A Foxcroft Academy annuity is a wonderful opportunity ($5,000 minimum investment) to receive a generous fixed income for life, cut taxes, and help students at Foxcroft Rate of Annual Tax-Free T a x a b l e Academy as well. To date, the Academy has received over $370,000 in gifts which Charitable have been given through a gift annuity. Age Return Payment Portion Portion Deduction A Foxcroft Academy Gift Annuity provides you with a generous income for life. 55 6.0 $600 $255 $ 3 4 5 The payment rate on gift annuities is established by the American Council on $2,735 Gift Annuities. 60 6.4 $640 $294 $ 3 5 6 ! $2,916 65 6.7 $670 $334 $ 3 3 6 I am interested in receiving, at no obligation, calculations showing the $3,346 income and tax benefits of a Foxcroft Academy gift annuity. Please base the calculations on a potential agreement in the amount of $ * The Academy also offers two life annuities. Charitable deductions vary month to month based upon federal interest rate formulas. Please First Life (Date of Birth): Month Day Year: consult your attorney or tax advisor for professional counsel. For more information, please contact Jay Brennan, Associate Headmaster, Second Life (Date of Birth): Month Day Year: Foxcroft Academy, 975 West Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME, 04426. Name: Telephone: (207) 564-8664. E-Mail: jbrennan@foxcroftacademy. org. Or complete the form on the left and mail to the Development Office at Foxcroft Academy. You may also access the Academy’s Address: planned giving website at www.foxcroftacademy.org City: State: Zip:

Non-Profit Foxcroft Academy Organization 975 West Main Street U.S. Postage Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 PAID Bangor ME Permit No. 46 Change Service Requested A Publication of Foxcroft Academy for Alumni & Friends In this Issue: Mapping the Future pg. 1 Modern & Classical Languages pg. 7 Arts Alive pg. 8 Welcome to our New Headmaster A Call For Nominations his year at Foxcroft Academy, Trustees, faculty, and students began the new school Alumni Awards year by welcoming Mr. Robert Coffill as the Academy’s new headmaster. In addition, the TTrustees also elected a new President of their Board, Mrs. Vandy Ellis Hewett ’75, who The Alumni Advisory Board, made up of class representatives from each of the classes, will meet next year to nominate, and later vote on, the replaces Judge Kevin Stitham, the Board’s President since 1991. 2003 recipients of the Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award and the Tillson D. Thomas Award. These two awards are presented each year at the Alumni Mr. Coffill was first a principal in his 20’s and since then has served as a superintendent of Banquet. (The Trustees also present the Oakes Family Award and the James S. Holmes Award.) four different school districts in four different states. Most recently he has served as a consultant to Nominees for the Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award should be an alumnus of Foxcroft Academy who has distinguished him/herself in their schools and educators as well as teaching education and leadership courses at Salem State College. particular vocational field. Include with your nominations a little information on the accomplishments of your nominee so that the Alumni Advisory He and his wife Patricia and their son Michael have lived in Andover, MA, for the last several years. Board has some background information upon which to make their selection. Patricia is also an educator working with elementary age children. Their son Michael is in his sophomore year of high school. Foxcroft Academy The Tillson D. Thomas Award recognizes a past faculty or staff member who, in the opinion of their former students, has served the students of Mr. Coffill, or as the students call him, Mr. “C”, has brought with him an infectious Foxcroft Academy with the highest degree of professionalism. Nominees to the Tillson Thomas Award need not be an alumnus, but they must have enthusiasm for life, learning, and empowering students. His love of kids matched with his high Board of Trustees been a member of the Foxcroft Academy faculty or staff at one time. energy level frequently finds him with students at the YMCA as early as 6:30 in the morning and Please use the Send Us Your News form below to submit your nominations. President visiting with parents and students in their homes as late as 10:00 P.M. His commitment to “leave , Vandy E. Hewett ’75 Vice President, Douglas M. Smith ’65 no child behind” and the special place in his heart he holds for those students who sometimes Secretary, Lois W. Reynolds ’54 You can read class notes online now at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/classnews.htm struggle at being successful in school, finds him tutoring students early in the morning in the Treasurer, Donna L. Hathaway ’66 You can submit class notes online at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/classsnotes_form.htm Pride Student Center, eating lunch with special education students in the dining hall, finding Eric L. Annis ’74 jobs in the community for students who need work, and counseling and encouraging students William C. Bisbee as they drop by his office. Peter W. Culley ’61 Rebecca Rowe Engdahl ’52 As Mr. “C” makes his way to attend a soccer or field hockey game, it’s not uncommon to SEND US YO UR NEWS Edgar E. Gammon ’47 find an entourage of students escorting him. He has quickly become the “pied piper” of Foxcroft H. Thomas Gerrish ’52 All Alumni: If you have news or photos, we’d love to pass them along (photos will be returned if requested). Academy. Local community leaders have appreciated his hands-on approach to working with Wayne O. Huff Send information to: Foxcroft Academy Alumni Magazine, 975 West Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 students of all levels and his involvement in the community. Most recently, Mr. Coffill has been Frederick E. Hutchinson ’48 (207)564-8664 E-Mail address: [email protected] Fax: (207)564-8394 Alumni E-Mail Directory http://www.foxcroftacademy.org asked to serve on the board of the YMCA, an opportunity he graciously accepted. Frank T. Knaut ’70 New Alumni: Send school addresses. After graduation, let us know where you are. Administrators and faculty have found Mr. Coffill’s style of leadership to be very focused David R. Perkins Glenda Brown Smith Retired Alumni: Be sure to send both your winter/summer addresses. and empowering. Under Mr. Coffill’s guidance, fellow administrators are assessing and Richard B. Swett Parents: Help us keep track of alumni; notify us of address changes. collaborating on curriculum and standards work, the current semester scheduling, alternative John E. Wentworth education program for students, addition- John E. Wiles ’51 al student services, and more effective Name: teacher evaluation tools. In addition, all Honorary Trustees Philip S. Annis ’41 Maiden Name: Class: administrators have been given a role in Doris G. Coy ’64 working with Trustees in developing a William C. Forbes III Address: long range strategic plan for the school. Elizabeth H. Harvey Mrs. Hewett has served as a member Louis O. Hilton Telephone: Spouse’s Name: Woodrow E. Page # of the Board of Trustees since 1990. Dur- Children’s Names and Ages: ing the past eleven years she has served Martha G. Rollins ’37 Murray M. Stanhope ’37 E-Mail Address: as Secretary and since 1997 as Vice-Presi- Helen D. Stitham dent of the Board. Most of her professional Kevin L. Stitham ’70 career has been with Pride Manufacturing Muriel P. Watson ’25 News/Comments (names of children, grandchildren, place of work, hobbies, travel adventures, births, deaths, marriages, Co., where she most recently had served accomplishments, awards etc.): as their Chief Financial Officer. Mrs. Hewett Foxcroft Volume No. XXIV is married to Russell Hewett ’73 and they Fall/ Winter 2002 have three children. Mr. Coffill becomes the 68th head- Editor: Jay Brennan, master to serve the Academy since its Associate Headmaster founding in 1823 and Mrs. Hewett be- Associate Editor: Cathy Hall Nominations for awards: comes the 36th Board President. To- The Foxcroft is published two times each year for gether they look forward to many years alumni and friends of Foxcroft Academy. If you are of serving the Academy and its students. receiving duplicate copies of the Foxcroft or have a change of address, please contact the Foxcroft Academy Alumni/Development Office at 975 W. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426. You may read the Foxcroft online at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/magazine.html Please send me a copy of Effective Year End Tax Planning o Foxcroft News Mapping the Future of Foxcroft Academy

ill dorms or some form of an expand- ed boarding program return to Foxcroft WAcademy? Will the state create a vouch- er system making the Academy more accessible to students from neighboring towns? In light of the state’s projections of a declining school age population in Maine and the projected loss in tuition revenue for the Academy, can the school’s relatively small endowment support the current breadth of educational programming? In January of 2002 the Board of Trustees launched a long range strategic planning process to examine these and a host of other issues, ranging from how we can help all students meet the higher academic standards of the Academy to how we maintain and improve the manage- Alumni who gathered in Portland to kick off the strategic planning process ment of our facilities. Trustees are seeking input into the planning process from a wide More recently, eight committees made up of local alumni, parents, range of constituent groups. Over twenty alumni gathered in Portland students, faculty, community members, business and civic leaders, in May to kick off the process. These alumni travelled from various and Trustees began meeting to discuss the issues and put into place parts of eastern U.S. to meet with administrators and Trustees, lending recommendations that can be brought to the Board of Trustees for their expertise in business and education to the first phase of this plan- their review. The eight areas of focus being covered by the commit- ning. Additional alumni met with administrators and Trustees over tees are: Organizational Leadership, Academic Programming, Enroll- Alumni Weekend in early August to examine the issues. ment Management, Finances, Community and Parents, Student Life, Faculty, and Plant and Facilities. The Long Range Strategic Plan that was conducted in 1996 led to the implementation of a standards driven curriculum as well as the launching of the Securing the Tradition Capital Campaign in 1998. The current planning process will most likely also bring changes to the Academy. It is for this reason that the Trustees have created an inclusive process that allows stakeholders to share ideas and concerns and be actively involved in assisting the Trustees to determine a competitive strategy to achieve the mission of the school. If you would like to provide input into the current planning process, you may e-mail your concerns or ideas to Jay Brennan, Associate Headmaster, at: [email protected] or you may write to Mr. Brennan at Foxcroft Academy, 975 West Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426. Recommendations from the planning Left: Bob White ‘66, Skip Hanson ‘62, and Fred Hutchinson ‘48 work together process will be made to the Board of Trustees early in 2003. on issues related to organizational leadership

Fall 2002 1 Annual Fund 2001-2002 Annual Fund THANK YOU . . . . To the alumni, parents, faculty, staff, Trustees, and community members who contributed to Foxcroft Academy a total of $109,689 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002. This includes $35,283 from the Foxcroft Academy Scholarship Association to the Trustees to create the Foxcroft Academy Scholarship Association Horizon Fund to benefit students while they are attending Foxcroft Academy. Because of these charitable gifts, Foxcroft Academy is able to maintain our “margin of excellence” in educating our students. Please notify us of any errors.

Presidents’ Club ($2,500+) Mr. John J. Klimavicz Mrs. Bertha W. Fitzgerald Mrs. Linda H. Cohen Mrs. Gail W. Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frederick Mr. John Cotton Mrs. Wilma Andrews Mr. David McClure Mr. Mark W. Grant Mr. Broderick A. Davis Estate of John Arnold Mrs. Ann M. McNamara Miss Dorothy E. Gray Mrs. Marjorie Devine Mrs. Joyce Dean Mrs. Ruth W. Nason Ms. Bethany Harrington Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Doore Mrs. Beatrice G. Gellerson Mr. Woodrow E. Page Mr. Thomas A. Harvey Mrs. Rachel Dustin SAPPI, Inc. Mr. Chad Perkins Mrs. Ethel Hersey Mrs. Patricia Eldridge Mrs. Muriel Watson Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Pomeroy Mrs. Marilyn Hill Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Ellis Founders’ Club ($1,000+) Mr. Frederick J. Robbins International Paper Co. Foundation Mrs. Gwen M. Ferrigno Anonymous Rowell’s Garage Mr. Frank T. Knaut Dr. David P. Frasz Alfond Foundation Mr. David Ruksznis Ms. Rebecca Maynard and Dr. Lesley M. Fernow Mr. Eric Annis Sheldon Slate Products Co., Inc. Mrs. Betty-Jane Meader Dr. Renae Freid Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Engdahl Jr. Skowhegan Savings Bank Mr. Aubrey Merrill Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garniss Mr. and Mrs. Dana W. Freese Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oldis Mr. H. Thomas Gerrish Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Hintz Mr. Decker A. Todd Drs. Usha and Challa Reddy Ms. Janis G. Glover Dr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Hutchinson Mr. James Williams Mrs. Lois W. Reynolds Mr. William G. Glover Jr. Mrs. Barbara Morrison Architects’ Club ($250+) Mrs. Margaret M. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. William Gorham Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Swett Mrs. Martha G. Rollins Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grant Mr. and Mrs. James Annis Mrs. Marion B. Smith and family Graves Shop ‘N’ Save Headmaster’s Club ($500+) AT & T Foundation Dr. Sean Stitham Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Harvey Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John Brennan III Mr. Reinhold D. Wappler Ms. Sara Hayes Mrs. Annie Ansur Lee Mrs. Constance Brown Mr. and Mrs. Philip Weatherbee Mr. and Mrs. John E. Henderson Mrs. Sally Applegate Mr. Frederick C. Campbell Mrs. Phyllis D. Weatherbee Mrs. Lillian Herring Mr. Ev Decker Mr. Kwun Hung Chan Mr. and Mrs. W. Ward Webber Ms. Lydia A. Herring Dr. and Mrs. John W. Ellery ChevronTexaco, Inc. Mr. John E. Wiles Mr. and Mrs. Edward Imbert Mr. Dean Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cody Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Ingraham Mr. Timothy A. Hanson Mr. Roderick E. Collette Builders’ Club ($100+) Mr. Peter C. Ingraham Mrs. Donna L. Hathaway Mrs. Alexis Cunningham Mr. William C. Allen Mrs. Joan Janke Mr. and Mrs. Wayne O. Huff Mr. Ewen Davison Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Almy Lt. Col. Daniel Joyce Mr. Ernest W. Judkins III Mr. John J. Dolphin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Annis Captain Robert E. Annis and Ms. Gail Glover Mr. Gilman L. Arnold Jr. Junior Cosmopolitan Club Dr. and Mrs. Robert Bach LCDR Albert C. Kinney Dr. Jane E. Barker Mrs. Laurie G. Lachance Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bisbee Mrs. Hope A. Lacourciere Mr. Millard O. Boss Mr. Robert N. Ladd Mrs. Virginia W. Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lizotte Mrs. Helen G. Brown Dr. Wendy Love Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Mr. Robert E. MacNevin Mrs. Joline L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Meyer Dr. and Mrs. Peter M. Buerger Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Mountain Ms. Johannah Burdin Mr. David S. Mulherin Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Campbell Mr. Terry Mulherin Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy S. Carey Mr. Kenneth D. Murch Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Champeon Mrs. Cathryn Nelson Mr. Gordon Clark Mr. and Mrs. William R. Orton Mrs. Shirley Clark Mrs. Mabel W. Parkman Honorary Trustee Muriel Philpot Watson ‘25 cutting the ribbon to the entrance Mr. and Mrs. David Clement Mr. and Mrs. Paul Paydos of the Watson Library with the help of her great niece Nancy King Setzer ‘65 Mrs. Merrill Ann Clukey Mr. and Mrs. David R. Perkins

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Mrs. Mary Jane Smith Mr. and Mrs. Brent Martin Mr. Ryan Smith and Ms. Liza Pembroke Mrs. Patricia B. Marvin Mrs. Marion L. Sparrow Mr. Bradley Maxim Mrs. Helen P. Strock Mrs. Justine R. McKusick Miss Clara Swan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Milton Mrs. Evangelyn Tenney Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore Mr. Robert T. Trefethen Mr. Derrick R. Nutter Mrs. Jessica Verrill Mrs. Carolyn Olson Mrs. Katherine A. Wells Mrs. Luella D. Ostrofsky Mr. Michael Weymouth Mrs. Margaret Patzner Mr. and Mrs. Jere C. White Mrs. Amber Pinkerton Ms. Katrina Wilcox Mr. and Mrs. Virgil S. Pratt Mrs. Beverly M. Wolf Mr. Gary H. Preble Ponies’ Club ($25+) Mr. Edgar C. Prouty Sr Mrs. Phyllis J. Rankin Mr. Thomas Allen Mr. and Mrs. William Rayfield Mr. and Mrs. Milton Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ringle Mr. Bradley Ashley and Ms. Janet Allison Champeon studies density trends in elements in a CPA chemistry lab Mr. Clifton Roberts Warner-Ashley Mr. and Mrs. Amasa Salley Jr. Mrs. Brenda G. Avery Phillips Electronics North America Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beaulieu Mr. and Mrs. Tony Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Luis Ayala Corporation LCDR Carmel M. Belanger Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schissler Mrs. Ethel Ayres Mr. and Mrs. Neil Postlewaite Mr. and Mrs. Alton Brown Ms. Suzanne Stacy Mr. Keith T. Bailey Dr. and Mrs. W. James Roberts Mrs. Marilyn M. Cameron Mr. and Mrs. John M. Tatko III Mrs. Phyllis A. Berce Mr. Ronald E. Ruksznis Champion International Corp. Mr. Matthew A. Tibbetts Ms. Meredith T. Bickmore Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ryder Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chase Ms. Sylvia C. Tibbetts Mrs. Carrie Blood Mr. Benjamin Sandler Mr. and Mrs. Kendall F. Chase Mr. and Mrs. David W. Walker Mr. Carl A. Bosworth Mr. and Mrs. Barry Schrager Mr. Edward C. Craine Mr. and Mrs. George Warren Mrs. Maureen F. Briggs Mr. and Mrs. John Smith Ms. Rebecca L. Doty Mr. and Mrs. Ken Wehrle Mr. Terry J. Chase Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Smith Mrs. Sandra Dwyer Mr. Frederick T. Weston Mrs. Julie A. Chickering Mr. and Mrs. Murray Stanhope Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Flowers Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wiers Mr. Robert Clark Mr. Wayne Strout Mr. Robert Folsom Mr. and Mrs. Paul Withee Mr. and Mrs. Peter Classen Mrs. Helen D. Thomas Ms. Rebecca Foreman Mr. Arthur M. York Mr. Ronald A. Coffin Dr. Robert L. Thomas Mrs. Jane Francis Mr. Raymond F. Young Mrs. Heather Cox Mr. William Thomas Mr. Jason W. Frederick Mrs. Greta B. Ellis Friends of F.A. Mrs. Ethelyn Treworgy Mr. Robert C. Freese Mrs. Sonia W. Emery Mr. Dwight T. Campbell Mrs. Sylvia L. Turner Mr. Michael Fuller Mr. Stephen G. Emery Ms. Eleanor Campbell Mr. Peter Van Aken Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Everett Mr. Julian Campbell Mr. Rex Varnum Mrs. Frances R. Glover Mrs. Lois Farr Mrs. Elizabeth Connors Mr. Richard W. Washburn PhD Mrs. Donna J. Grout Mr. Alfred H. Fortier Mrs. Ellen Gilley Mr. Robert F. Washburn Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hackett Mrs. Karen D. Fraser Ms. Roberta L. Gordon Mrs. Ruth C. Weatherbee Mr. John D. Hesketh Mrs. Jamie C. Gaudion Mr. and Mrs. John Hews Mr. and Mrs. John Wentworth Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hewett Mrs. Elizabeth Gerrish-Renzetti Mrs. Nancy R. Jordan Mrs. Van D. Wentworth Mrs. Rowena M. Hinds Mrs. Kathrine C. Green Ms. Amy Kimball Ms. Evelyn G. Weston Mr. John A. King III Mrs. Jean K. Grinnell Mr. John Kimball Mrs. Priscilla White Mrs. Ruth E. Kirby Mrs. Bonnie G. Guyotte Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Leighton Mrs. Anne Whittaker Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lang Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hall Mrs. Elsie London Mr. Clifford L. Wiley Mr. and Mrs. Gary Larson Mrs. Farolyn Hanscom Mr. Richard Nutting Mr. Earl M. Wiley Mr. Paul Levensalor and Mrs. Elaine Heath Mrs. Charlotte Harrington Mrs. Amy Poors Mr. Robert W. Wiley Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Littlefield Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hartley Mr. Richard Preble Mrs. Marie G. Woodbrey Mrs. Doris M. Moran Mrs. Mary Hartnett Mr. Gary J. Raymond Mrs. Metella G. Woodworth Mrs. Pauline Norwood Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hitchcock Mr. Derek Smith Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wright Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Page John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Stevens Mrs. Marilyn A. Young Mrs. Annette D. Peabody Mr. Randy J. King Mrs. Gail Stutzman Benefactors Club ($50+) Ms. Georgeine Philpot Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kupreance Mrs. Tracy S. Stutzman Anonymous Mrs. Elsa J. Sanborn Mrs. Eileen Lind Ms. Mena Topjian Mrs. Beverly Anderson Mr. William R. Sawtell Mr. Curt E. Lombard Mr. Jack Warren Mr. Craig M. Andrews Jr. Mr. Stephen S. Sawyer Mrs. Gwendolyn Luke Ms. Julie Washington Mr. William S. Babash Mrs. Eva D. Smith Mr. Dennis R. Lyford Mrs. Corinne Bearce Mrs. Glenda B. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyford

Fall 2002 3 Memorial Gifts Gifts to Foxcroft Academy in Memory of a Loved One:

Central Grange #121: Miss Dorothy Gray: Stanton Lee ’34 David Libby ’64 Northern N.E. Chapter Field Mrs. Kathrine Green: Gifts in Memory of Former Faculty Veterans’ Assoc. Met Life: Edwin Green ’38 John Dolphin, Sr. Mrs. Jean Grinnell: Member John Arnold ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Neale Adams: Sumner ’25 and Faye Ward ’23 Jerry Stitham Ms. Daina Allen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hall: Mrs. Beverly Anderson: Douglas Ryder ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cawley Jerry Stitham Central Grange #121 Ms. Bethany Harrington: Mr. Marvin Ash: Stuart Harrington ’50 Mrs. Cecile A. Clark Helen Clark Garrett ’32 Mr. and Mrs. Dave E. Darwin Mr. John King III: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bean: John King, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dean Helen Clark Garrett ’32 Ms. Diane A. Dussault Mrs. Gail Lincoln: Mrs. Corinne Bearce: Jon Weatherbee ’73 Trustees, faculty and staff of Foxcroft Academy her son Charles Bearce ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garniss Mr. Daniel McDonald: Mrs. Phyllis Berce: Helen Clark Garrett ’32 Mrs. Beatrice G. Gellerson Harold Berce ’34 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Charles Milton: Mrs. Carrie Blood: Evelyn Hall Johnston ’28 Mrs. Jacqueline Iaconeta her daughter Mr. and Mrs. Jules Lerner Bonnie Blood Tetreault ’64 Mrs. Hazel Moore: Helen Clark Garrett ’32 Mrs. Betty Long Mr. Carl Bosworth: Ms. Dawn MacPherson-Allen Loren Bickmore ’56 Mr. David Mulherin: Joseph Ramos ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. McLaughlin Mrs. Helen Brown: Miriam Chapter No. 40 O.E.S. Thomas Gammon Mrs. Cathryn Nelson: John Dolphin, Sr. Mosaic Lodge No. 52 A.F. & A.M. Mrs. Marilyn Cameron: Mr. Jerry Packard Avis Doore Mayhew ’30 Mrs. Annette Peabody: her husband Gerard Peabody ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Page Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Campbell: Piscataquis County Democratic Committee Walter and Millie Ebersteen Mrs. Phyllis Rankin: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ryder Gordon Andrews Charles S. Coe Jerry Stitham Arthur Hanson ’38 Mr. and Mrs. Granville I. Smith Mr. Jonathan C. Stock Mr. Robert Clark: Mrs. Martha Rollins: his mother Inez Day Clark ’25 Mildred Mann Wilson ’37 Mr. Peter Van Aken Mrs. Shirley Mae Warren Mrs. Alexis Cunningham: Ms. Robyn Rudgers: Earl ’44 and Shirley Annis ’46 Helen Clark Garrett ’32 Rev. Kathryn Dessureau: Mr. Bryan Rudgers: Helen Clark Garrett ’32 Helen Clark Garrett ’32 Mr. John Dolphin, Jr.: Mrs. Helen Strock: John Dolphin, Sr. her husband Robert F. Strock Mrs. Patricia Eldridge: Mr. Rex Varnum: her husband Warren Eldridge ’41 his wife Beatrice Hill Varnum ’37 Mrs. Greta Ellis: Mr. Robert Washburn: her husband Ken Ellis ’45 Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Washburn Mrs. Lois Farr: Mr. and Mrs. Philip Weatherbee: Margaret Sheldon ’39 Jon Weatherbee ’73 Mrs. Berta Fitzgerald: Mrs. Katherine Wells: in loving memory of Fred her Dad Johnny King and Hattie Washburn Mrs. Marie Woodbrey: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gilmore: Henry and Louise Gerrish “all who have passed away and gave so much of themselves to improve the education On behalf of the estate of John Arnold, Bonnie Nelson presents a check of FA students” for $50,000 to President of the Board Vandy Hewett

4 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Faculty Pride Manufacturing Summertime Student Center Chair an opportunity to remember or honor a loved one for Faculty hat better way to honor or remember What do faculty members do during the summer? Wa loved one than to name one of the Some have fun - some continue to work. new solid ash Pride Manufacturing Student Here’s some samples: chairs. With your donation of $250, a brass Mirna Henderson - Spanish Instructor: nameplate will be engraved with the words spent two weeks in Honduras, one week in Nova Scotia. of your choosing and placed on the back of one of the chairs. The brass nameplates Colleen Grover - Counseling Services: also serve as an important educational tool kayaked, biked, gardened, and read! in helping students understand the impor- tance of philanthropy in the life a school John Sylvester - Vocational Technology Instructor: such as Foxcroft. You could also name a bought a ’77 Scout and enjoyed “cruisin’ the state topless” chair to honor a faculty member who had a (he adds - “the top of the scout comes off!”) large impact on your life. With a gift of $1,000 you may name one of the tables in the Pride Student Center in honor or Peter Hartel - Latin Instructor: memory of a loved one. Through their gift to the 2001-02 Annual Giving attended the 20th Annual Summer Institute of CANE (Classical Campaign, the following people chose to remember a loved one. Association of New England) at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. It was his third time attending the institute. Mrs. Wilma Andrews Mrs. Eunice Mitchell in memory of her husband Gordon in memory of her husband Brenda Brown - Special Services Instructor: Stephen “John” Mitchell ‘45 Mr. and Mrs. James Annis took a graduate course on “Teaching Students with Autism” at remembering Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oldis UMO. It gave her new insight into how the mind of a person with Susan Drysdale Annis ’33 remembering former Trustee Clifton Gray ’34 autism operates. She also enjoyed reading Thinking in Pictures, Mrs. Constance Brown remembering Dr. Usha Reddy written by Dr. Temple Grandin, an autistic woman with her Ph.D.. Barbara Gretchen Peakes ’09 and Dr. Challa Reddy in memory of Gary Larson, Dottie Brennan, Mr. John J. Brennan Mura Rani Kuntrapakam in honor of his wife Jen Gervais and Louise Clement: Dorothy M. Brennan Mrs. Margaret Robinson tackled a 100-mile trek of the Appalachian Trail from Monson to in memory of her Rod and Judy Collette husband Bud ’46 Katahdin. Some fared better than others...but lots of stories in memory of John Whitcomb Paul, Laura and Marion Smith and great memories. remembering Eva D. Smith ’18 Mr. Ewen Davison Jamie Gaudion - English Instructor: in memory of Dr. Sean Stitham Elroy Heyer Gross, Jr. ’44 in memory of attended the AP English Institute at St. Johnsbury Academy. Robert Mountford, Jr. ’72 Ms. Bethany Harrington She said she had a fabulous week of faculty development with in memory of her grandfather Mr. Reinhold Wappler the opportunity to share ideas and learn with some Stuart Harrington ’50 in memory of his mother Mary Danforth Wappler ’20 extraordinary teachers. Mrs. Ethel Hersey in memory of her Mrs. Phyllis Weatherbee husband Harold ’38 remembering her husband Kermit ’40 Mrs. Marilyn Hill remembering her Clifford, Earl, and Robert Wiley husband Walter ’48 in memory of their brother Clair ’39 Mr. John Klimavicz in memory of his three aunts Mr. James Williams who graduated from FA remembering Harley S. Williams Mr. David McClure Others who have donated: remembering Lloyd Blethen ’43, Mr. Eric Annis, Mrs. Ruth Nason, cross country champion 1942 Mrs. Betty-Jane Meader Gifts to Honor a Loved One: Mrs. Julie Chickering ...... Class of 1965 Mrs. Linda Cohen ...... her father Howard Huntington ’44 Ms. Rebecca Doty ...... her parents Aultman and Ritalee Doty Faculty members Louise Clement, Jen Gervais, Dottie Brennan, Gary Mrs. Bea Gellerson ...... all family graduates Larson, and Curt Lombard prepare for their Appalachian Trail journey Mr. and Mrs. Mark Grant ...... Herbert and Jane Grant

Fall 2002 5 Scholarships Horizon Scholarships Take Students Outside the Walls

his past year Trustees awarded over $7,000 in Horizon Schol- arships to 13 current students to assist them in providing Tlearning experiences that took them outside the walls of Foxcroft Academy. These students attended workshops on law in Washington, DC, travelled to Spain, enrolled in a creative writing class at Bates College, played and practiced with the Portland String Quartet, and much more. Three students enrolled in a five week program of studies at Phillips Exeter Academy. Dana Bisbee writes of her experience there: “My summer at Phillips Exeter Academy was one, if not the best experience of my life...the first day was an extreme shock with students from Turkey, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Greece, France, Japan, China, Spain and all of the 50 states. My classes during the five weeks were Harita Reddy, Dana Bisbee and Erica Kaufman enjoy five weeks of intensive biology, writing, and conversational Spanish. The technology of the study outside the walls of FA

were intensive. The climax of the week was a public reading of what the students had created in their week’s worth of work.” Katie is “extremely grateful to have been able to attend this program, to share my writing with others that share the same passion for the craft. I give great thanks to the Horizon Scholarship Program and David McClure ’45 for giving me this opportunity.” Laura Doore attended the Portland String Quartet Workshop at Colby College. “The majority of our days were spent rehearsing and performing in master classes, where we received very helpful advice. Working with them was both educational and inspiring. I am very glad and appreciative of the Horizon Scholarship I received that helped make this possible.” Dana and Harita enjoy a Spanish class as part of their summer studies at Phillips Exeter

Phelps Science Center was amazing and I feel more confident as I go into my Advanced Placement Biology class at FA this fall... the thing I miss most about Exeter is the diversity. So many cultures mixed into one amazing summer. I wish people could experience the passion for learning and life everyone had. All my thanks to alumni, parents and others who support the Horizon Scholarship program.” “I am not a pea and I do not have a pod; I am a robust cantaloupe,” writes Katie Walsh who attended Bates College Summer Writing Pro- gram. “The one week course was taught by Kate Kennedy, the published author of End Over End, and Dennis Gilbert, a poet and creative writing teacher at Bates. Our class schedule and writing lessons Laura Doore at Colby College with members of her string quartet

6 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Languages Modern and Classical Languages Thrive at Foxcroft Academy

A difficult decision was made this past spring. With an anticipated loss of tuition revenue due to a statewide decline of students matric- ulating into the ninth grade, and with future enrollment numbers only looking worse, the Latin program was cut. For reasons still not understood, enrollment numbers over the summer began to look more positive. In addition, parents and alumni called the school voic- ing their concern and wanting an opportunity to pledge their support for the reinstatement of Latin. In August, with enrollment numbers providing a little more breathing room and a pledge from the Alum- ni/Development Office Spanish instructor Mirna Henderson works with Spanish IV students to make parents and alumni aware of the ne of the distinctive characteristics that sets Foxcroft Academy critical need for addi- apart from many high schools in the State of Maine is that tional funding during Ohistorically it has offered students a wide range of foreign lan- the 2002-2003 Annual guage studies. In its early days, Foxcroft Academy was one of a small Giving Campaign, the handful of schools offering students studies in both Greek and Latin. administration made Today, Foxcroft Academy continues to maintain this strong tradition the decision to rein- in languages by offering both modern and classical language studies. state Latin. Students may choose from Spanish, French, or Latin, with some stu- The new Latin in- dents taking more than one language. A global economy has created structor, Mr. Peter Har- the need and interest in the modern languages. Spanish in par- tel, is a graduate of ticular has been popular with students so much so that the Academy Bridgewater State Col- employs two full-time Spanish teachers with a total enrollment of over lege and holds a Mas- 150 students. French, which has been taught at the Academy since ter’s Degree from the Peter Hartel provides Latin I students an early the early 1900’s, continues to enjoy strong interest among students. same. He has done post- lesson in the conjugation of verbs graduate work in Latin studies at Harvard, Dartmouth and Brown University and has been a Latin instructor for the past ten years in public and charter schools in Massachusetts. Most recently, Mr. Hartel was a Master Teacher of Latin at Sturgis Charter School in Hyannis, MA. Peter believes all students benefit from the study of Latin, not only those aspiring to competitive colleges. They benefit by receiving the foundational building blocks of their own language and attaining a strong reinforcement to their grammar skills. As Foxcroft Academy continues to forge ahead in creating higher academic standards for all students, faculty and administrators are examining the role of modern and classical languages in helping all students achieve success. Teresa Farrar chatting it up with her French III students

Fall 2002 7 During a recent phonathon, student Fondest Memories of Foxcroft Academy though it was just yesterday they we

Joan White Mostler ’56 - Going to school Sonia Weymouth Emery ’38 and Martha The FA football team of 1940 was undefeated with a great group of kids and a teacher Green Rollins ’37 were recently reminisc- and Russell Dow ’41 was proud of be part that came from Belgium and taught French. ing over the good teachers they had at FA. of it. She also remembers from her freshmen Among them were Betty Cooper and The class trip to Montreal with Mr. Arnold year a sophomore boy named Peter who Elizabeth Eames. The basketball teams and Mrs. Bradford was Jenifer Ambler’s ’79 helped her out immensely in Algebra II. they played on were lots of fun, too! fondest memory. Myra Clark Salley ’74 - Spirit Speaking Anne Bonsey Dow ’43 remembers well the Lou Campbell ’64 remembers well all the foot- with Mrs. White and Mrs. Bradford. basketball tournament in 1943 and is very ball games, especially beating Stearns in 1963. proud to have graduated from FA.

Rowena Meisner Hinds ’39 remembers the Duane Warren ’72 remembers his class do- debating team winning the New England nating money to help him after he had been title in New Hampshire. hit with a javelin. “Ernest Lary was a good teacher and coach and helped me a lot.” The Class of 1962 went on their class trip amidst a big snow storm on 4/13/62. Priscilla Cheney Easler ’37 remembers Sylvia Cummings Tibbetts remembers the how Clara Swan would bring in ice cream bus sliding around in the snow. and candy after school for the students. Alice Chase Veno ’39 enjoyed her 60th class reunion and fondly remembers faculty member Clara Swan who was her Many more memories were given to our student basketball coach and business teacher. 8 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS volunteers during the phonathon. More will be published in the next issue of the Foxcroft. Left: 1939 Debate Team t volunteers asked alumni for their fondest memory of their high school days. Some couldn’t remember high school at all, while others felt as ere in the halls of FA. We thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane to give younger alumni a sense of FA’s history.

Madaline Dyer Decato ’40 used to walk 8 Putting a pie into Mr. Buck’s face and the Dee Thomas Bickmore ’61 remembers miles to school from Atkinson every day. She basketball games are what David Mulherin with much fondness that Dover-Foxcroft also has fond memories of playing softball. ’81 remembers about his high school years. was a great place to grow up. Sneaking into closets, audio taping teachers and Howard Huntington ’44 is proud to have Several teachers meant a lot to Kitty King making fun of them with D.M. and D.T., and been part of the 1942 cross country nation- Wells ’62, especially Lap Lary, who all the football and basketball games are al championship team. inspired her as a young woman that she just a few of her memories. could do anything. She also enjoyed Mrs. Walking in the snow to the bus stop is a White’s approach to Latin - “she made it fond memory for Ruth Dyer Kirby ’60. easy to learn.” Foxcroft Academy Ponies ~ Piscataquis County Champions

Students at Foxcroft Academy enjoy a wide selection of courses and co-curricular activities in the visual and performing arts. The Visual and Performing Arts curriculum is designed to provide students the opportunity to learn how to communicate and cre- atively express their ideas and feelings. The program also helps students understand the social, ethical, political and religious dimensions of the arts. Each student is taught the skill of reflecting and assessing the characteristics and merits of art works. Students begin their art education at Foxcroft Academy in Art I. They continue into Ad- vanced Art and in their senior year at FA, they can complete their art experience by taking Advanced Placement Art, which is approved by the College Board. Within a program within physical education as well the program students study the works of as a co-curricular activity. It has often been such artists as Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, the practice of the Creative Dance Ensemble Kandinsky, Stella, and Georgia O’Keefe. to perform at area schools. Students also survey calligraphy based on Musical theater is always a highlight of the Chinese use of it, as well as crafting pot- each year involving 60-70 students, as scen- tery and making jewelry. ery design and art work is coupled with In music, students still enjoy the band, dance, music, and drama. In the past, the FA chorus, and jazz band, but most recently theater group has performed such plays as have been given the opportunity to study The Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof, Guys music theory and composition. Dance, a recent and Dolls, West Side Story, Grease and Lil addition to the Academy, is offered both as Abner.

Fall 2002 9 Class Notes Class Notes Class of 1939 Corinth, ME. Aubrey Philpot and his wife Norma Neal Phil- A great grandson Alex was born pot ’45 now reside at Thayer on Florence Hodsdon Bean’s Parkway in Dover-Foxcroft. birthday last December. She is Harriet Salley Moen is happy very proud of her grandson who she can golf all year round now is an architect working in Port- as she spends her winters in land, who recently designed his Fullerton, CA. During the sum- new home. Sheldon Nelson and mer of 2001, members of the his wife Alice have played golf class that could, met once a Retired faculty Marilyn Bryant, Evelyn Belanger, and Frances Wells. at least once in all of the fifty month for lunch in Dover-Fox- states! croft. They really enjoyed the Class of 1949 staying at Garland Pond. John ran in the 5K Alumni Race this reminiscing. Charlene Hunting- Roberta Gordon is working Class of 1942 past summer. Mac Blanchard ton Cleveland and her husband part-time teaching English as After 13 years as a nanny to and his wife Dot summer at Errol celebrated their 55th a second language. two children, Laura Salley Tyler wedding anniversary last year. their cottage at Sebec Lake. has retired. She enjoys knitting, They have three great grand- Class of 1952 Patricia Love Whittemore and crocheting, reading, other crafts, her husband Bruce visited at daughters. Phyllis Miller Molnar will be and life in general! She resides Sebec Lake from FL this past doing some traveling as she with her son in South Port- summer. The class sadly reports Class of 1948 and her husband are selling land, ME. the departing of two class- Wallace and Elizabeth Warren their house in New Mexico. mates: Joan Libby Littlefield Hewett of Venice, FL, celebrat- She has been gone from Maine Class of 1945 ed 50 years of marriage on and George Butterfield. After living in Melbourne, FL, for 40 years. 6/22/02. Their three children Class of 1956 for 48 years, Barbara Lunt Tyson and six grandchildren helped Class of 1953 has come home to Dover-Fox- to celebrate the occasion with Although she “retired” 1 1/2 Received a note from Joan croft. She recently filled the them. The months of August years ago, Joan White Mostler Libby Littlefield’s daughter, no- Alumni Office in on some of her and September last year were works about three days a week tifying us of Joan’s passing in classmates. Charlotte Burgess spent traveling across the coun- at a speech and hearing cen- March of 2002. She said that Sanborn’s husband John ’42 try, visiting Elizabeth’s sister ter for children. She also volun- her mother would be buried passed away in June. Sally Gel- Patt Chase Skiffington ’43 in teers at the All Saints School just above the “Academy” and lerson Bartram is now a resi- Washington state and Wallace’s in Bangor. noted how much she loved it dent of Hibbard Nursing Home sister Margarette Hewett Jeffer- and her class reunions. The in Dover-Foxcroft. A published, ies ’53 in CA. Beverly Eldridge Class of 1959 free-lance author, Verna Leven- Anderson is proud of her grand- Class of 1953 was responsible Charlotte Andrews Mayhew is salor Thornton and her hus- daughter Darcie White ’95 who for the bell and it always held proud of her and Steve’s ’56 two band Frank divide their time will be married on 7/12/03 to such a special memory for her sons. Both are scientists - one between Zephyrhills, FL, and Seth Sands ’97. mother. Ann Hall Weston has a Hubble designer. 19 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Yvonne Robin- Class of 1964 son Brown recently retired and On 5/31/02, Lance Meader, son is enjoying her 3 children, 8 of Dick and Betty-Jane Stanhope grandchildren, and spending Meader, opened a sports bar winters in the south. Bill Chase and grill, Rivalries, in Portland, who lives in CA with his wife ME. Their other son Daren and Chandea, retired this year and his wife Jen have a son Drew came to Maine for a visit this and another son Bode born on past summer. Paul Levensalor’s 7/22/02. Great grandparents are daughter Cindy visited this sum- Murray ’37 and Elizabeth Smith mer and enjoyed her 25th re- Stanhope ’38. Earl Robinson has union. Paul has 5 grandchildren. moved to Black Hawk, CO, and Janet Earley Forrester comes to is working for Gilpin County Dover every summer form Bain- as a road and bridge engineer. bridge, GA. John Klimavicz He is very proud of his five and his wife visit each sum- grandchildren. Lou Campbell mer from Baton Rouge, LA, recently traveled to Utah. Class of 1952 10 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Class of 1965 Class of 1973 Stone Center as an RN, BSN, Class of 1983 CRLS, and BMO. They have four Arthur Kimball would like to Located through classmates.com, Currently assigned as an Exec- children: Jonathen, 20, Cher- express his disappointment in Peter Easton is alive and well in utive Officer to Naval Security iece, 15, Amber 11, and Mar- the participation of his local Harriman, TN. He says of life af- Group Activity in Yokosuka, cus, 9. Currently working on her classmates at their reunions. ter graduating, “A pirate looked Japan, LCDR Butch Kinney com- Associate’s Degree in business “Getting alums together is a past 40, and survived!” (with pleted his Master’s Degree in management, Debbie Seavey good reason to read the alum- his apologies to Jimmy Buffett) electrical engineering at the Warren will soon be building a ni magazine”, says Julie Ander- Naval Postgraduate School in new home in Sebec with her son Chickering. She saw in Class of 1974 Monterey, CA. He and his wife husband Joe. Their son Jason one issue that Peggy Bradford Myra Clark Salley visited her Pam have four children: Emma- graduated from FA this past Patzner had moved to Reno sister Gail Clark Henderson ’63 Faith, 2, Grace, 4, Creighton, 6, June. Dave Mulherin will soon and on a recent trip there Julie in Venice, FL, last year. and Caleb their oldest gradu- be leaving the Dominican Re- contacted her. They had not ated from high school this public and changing careers. seen each other for 33 years Class of 1976 past June. but had a wonderful time get- Patsy Larsen Holmquist’s son ting together. James graduated from high Class of 1982 Class of 1985 school on 6/7/02. He is attend- Scott Arno is a detective with Living in Etna, ME, Michael Class of 1966 ing UMPI with a major in sec- the Dover-Foxcroft Police De- Billington has been working partment. He has three children: Linda Lunt Whitten is enjoying ondary education. for Lane Construction for nine the laid back lifestyle of Wades- years and is now taking class- boro, NC. She moved there last es in E.M.S. and doing well. He fall along with her brother has three children: Mitchel 11, Jerry ’60 and her mother. Charleen, 12, and Cecelia, 10. On Linda works as an RN in the 3/17/02, Hilary Ryder Kendall emergency room of the local and her husband Keith had a hospital. baby boy, Cameron Douglas. She also has a son Ryan, 14. Class of 1967 Ralph Turner is working as a Class of 1988 LAN administrator for Interna- Kathleen Hughes Grant and tional Paper in Jay, ME. His her husband Matthew have daughter Diana recently re- added a third daughter to ceived her Master’s Degree from their family. Born 11/22/01 USM. She is a rehabilition em- was Emelia Rae. ployment counselor for the state. After 31 years of employ- Class of 1989 Former faculty member and headmaster James Steenstra receives the Tillson Living in Golden, CO, Kristin ment with Verizon, Bob Mitchell D. Thomas Award from alumni for his contributions as an excellent teacher retired on 12/29/01. Alan Smith’s Pullen recently earned her Mas- daughter Samantha Smith Green- ter’s Degree in social work and is employed as a school social law ’92 is expecting a baby in Adrianna, Whitney and Blake. Class of 1977 worker. She and her husband November. Scott has an AS Degree in re- Pam Ames Parson’s daughter Cory recently bought their first source and business manage- Class of 1968 Sarah graduated from Hampden house. Academy this past June. ment and an AS Degree in legal Brian Gammon Brown, son of technology. He is currently pur- Class of 1990 Helen Gammon Brown and her suing a Bachelor’s Degree in Class of 1980 Jason Kennedy is married to husband Rick, was married on criminal justice at Husson Col- Mary Ann Hews Bjork re- Julianne Rowe ’95 and lives in 6/8/02 to Stacy zumBrunnen at lege in Bangor. On 4/17/02, ceived her Black Belt in Tae Loris, SC. They have two chil- Ft. Collins, CO. Brian is an ap- Linda Blais Falconi gave birth Kwon Do in April 2002, after dren: Taylor and Tanner. Navy plications engineer at Inverse to twin girls, Dakota and Drew. training in the martial arts for Ensign Robert Carr has re- Lighting and the couple resides She also has Devonte, 3, Kyla, four years. She is married to ceived his commission as a in Chandler, AZ. 14, and Kristen, 21. Bruce White Dr. David Bjork ’75, a chiro- naval officer after completing and his wife Kathy recently Class of 1972 practor, and they have two chil- Officer Candidate School in moved into their new home Presently attending college and dren: Matt, 14 and Olivia, 10. Pensacola, FL. Lorenzo “Mark” on Sebec Lake. He is enrolled working at a day care center, Curtis works for Sephone Inter- in the electrical program at Thomasine Turner Copeland Class of 1981 net Solutions in Bangor, ME, a EMTC. Their son Bruce gradu- and her husband Ron have Making her home in St. Peters- computer firm with web site ated from FA this past June. four children and five beauti- burg, FL, with her husband Dan, designers, application develop- ful grandchildren. Mary Gallant-Roman is em- ers, and network engineers. He ployed by the Bay Area Renal makes his home in Buckport.

Fall 2002 11 Class Notes Cont’d...

Class of 1991 Class of 1994 Class of 1995 Faloon and her family ventured to GA to visit her sister Gretchen Shawn Merrill and his wife Jada Married on 10/12/02 were Tom Moonlight graduated from Leighton Drinkwater ’90 at Ft. have a new son, Zachary Ben- Poppy Minder and Ryan Clark UMO with a BS in engineering Stewart. nett Merrill, born 4/12/02 weigh- ’96. Ryan works for National and is presently working at ing 9 lbs. 4 oz. Shawn received Semi-Conductor and has a BS Sensor Research & Develop- his grader’s license and is still in mechanical engineering and ment Corp. in Orono, ME. Class of 1997 employed at Pleasant River Poppy has a BA in psychology Kelly McKenney was married Alicia Jonah and her fiance Lumber in Dover-Foxcroft. and works for Anthem Blue on 8/24/00 to Kylie Smith. He Keith Downs had a son Tyler Cross/Blue Shield. They make works for ADT Security as a on 3/18/01 and have bought a Class of 1993 their home in Buxton, ME. service technician and they home in Bangor. They plan to wed in May of 2003. Richard Jennifer Moonlight Meserve is Amber Sands is the director of make their home in Fredericks- Orton was the cover story for teaching third grade in East the childcare center at Berwick burg, VA. Christine Jennings the Dalhousie University alum- Millinocket, ME. Her husband Academy in South Berwick, was married on 12/10/99 to ni magazine last fall. Upon grad- Barry is a state trooper and they ME. A self-employed freelance Courtney Ferrier. They have uating he went to Korea to make their home in Lincoln writer and graphic designer, two daughters: Skyler Rain born teach English to school-aged along with their daughter Kay- Andrea Huff Rose and her hus- 8/10/99, and Jayden Snow born children for several months. lee Eve. A second daughter band Tom had a son Nathan 4/14/01. Christine is using her He is now in living and work- Megan Nicole was born to Cavanaugh Rose born 7/5/01. artistic ability in creating One- ing in Portland, ME. Angie Chambers Beckwith and Dalton Robert Clark was the of-a-Kind Barbie dolls (repaint- her husband Jay on 3/5/02. name chosen for Don ’86 and ing the face, restyling or cut- Big sister Rachel was born Amanda Parker Clark’s son ting the hair and making new Class of 1998 1/12/01. Tim Caldwell is en- born 1/5/02. They have been outfits for them), and then Juli Maddocks was wed on gaged to be married to Megan married for four years and Don selling them. They make their 9/29/01 in Guilford, ME, to Eric Walmsley on 8/23/03. Tim has is employed as a supervisor at home in GA. Leighton ’94. They make their just taken a new management Pride Manufacturing Co. in Guil- home in Charleston. Melissa position with Quest Diagnos- ford. Jennifer Michaud is at- Class of 1996 Tibbetts is employed by Health tics in Cambridge, MA. Anna tending the medical program For those of you who remem- Net, Inc. in Bangor as a network Walker Cox is the name given at Lake Erie College of Osteo- ber, Virginia Roberts was part support specialist. Helen Hatch to the daughter of Heather pathic Medicine in Erie, PA. of an exchange with students was married on 6/22/02 to Brian Walker Cox born 5/10/02. She Ellen Caldwell Jacott is expect- in Omsk, Siberia. Her host sis- Drisko of Hampden, ME. They has bright blue eyes, straw- ing her third child in the spring ter, Olga Kouminsky, stayed with make their home in North Vas- berry blond hair, lot of energy of 2003. She and her husband the Roberts here on a visit and salboro and Helen is employed and loves nearly everything John and their sons Caius and was recently married. The two by Maine General Hospital in about her new world except Lucius are living in CA but hope families still stay in touch. Last Augusta. Studying to receive going to sleep! to move back east soon. April vacation, Kim Leighton her Master’s Degree in envi- ronmental science and policy, Sarah Lovell is attending Clark University. She graduated from WPI with a BS in biology and biotechnology this past May. Josh Higgins was married this past June to Rebekah Irving of Portland, ME. They both attend UMO. Brock Hartford is currently attending Florida South- ern College and is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Sarah Austin will be finishing up her degree in ocean science from Maine Maritime Academy in May of 2003. John Brennan graduated from Bentley College in finance and is currently working at Mortgage Network in Danvers, MA. Steve Caldwell graduated from WPI in electrical engineering and is working in Rhode Island at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. Some alumni relaxing together after the alumni soccer and field hockey games

12 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Class Notes Cont’d...

Class of 1999 Jason Maddocks and his wife have a son, Izaiah David, born 6/28/02. Courtney Dean is al- Class of 1937 Celebrates 65 Years ready making plans for gradu- embers and guests of the Class of 1937 gathered at the Gerrish-Warren Center on 8/3/02 for ate school at Wake Forest Uni- versity after she graduates in Man afternoon of socializing and reminiscing. May of 2003 from UNE in her Attending were: Priscilla Cleaves, Anna Stone, Barbara Stanhope, Dot Warren, Mary Horne, major of exercise science. At- Virginia and Charles Bradford, Elizabeth and Murray Stanhope, Martha Rollins, Clara Swan, Madelyn tending New York University Betts, Colleen Glidden, and Arline Dean. Letters were received from Bill Davis and Ferne White. and working at WNYU radio Members voted to donate to the Academy’s Annual Giving Campaign a sum of money in mem- station in New York, Cheyanne Baird is majoring in English ory of deceased classmates. and American Literature, with It was inspiring to hear both Clara and Madelyn tell about their 90th birthday celebrations a minor in journalism and mass with such excitment and enthusiasm. communications. In the spring of 2003 she is planning to study abroad in Prague. The following is an excerpt of an e-mail received from Sarah Rieger, international student in 1998- 99: “In 1998-99 I was an international student at Foxcroft Acad- emy. I learned a lot and though it wasn’t always an easy year, I really enjoyed my stay there. The things I especially liked were the school, the relation- ship between the teachers and the students and all the extra- curricular activities. Back in Members or spouses of the Class of 1942: (l-r) Laura Salley Tyler, Germany, I still had two more Gertrude Kirkpatrick, Charlene Hewett, and Marion Haggstrom Smith years of school to go. It was very hard for me at first to go from FA to my school with more Class of 1942 Gathering Hosted than 1300 students from 5th to 13th grade again. Nonetheless, by Marion Smith I finally graduated in June of n Saturday afternoon of Alumni Weekend, Marion Smith and her family hosted the class’ 60th 2001.” In the summer of 2001 reunion at their home on Sebec Lake. Conversation flowed as they covered various happen- Sarah came back and visited . O ings and events in their lives since the last reunion. They said that time flew! Class of 2000 The class attended the Alumni Banquet Saturday night and it was fun for them to see mem- Married on 9/8/01 to Shane bers of other classes there. On Sunday morning the class gathered for breakfast and a tour at the Ricker, Becky Sternal makes Pride Manufacturing Student Center. They said it was a good thing since they all went to the old her home in Harmony, ME, Academy and they would have been lost! All in all they had a great weekend! and works at the New Balance Factory in Norridgewock.

Alumni, please send us your news! Getting married? New career? Back to school? New grandchildren? Exciting vacation? Adventure? Please send your submissions with the form Or, e-mail: [email protected] on the back page of this magazine to: Read ClassNotes on line at: Alumni Magazine Foxcroft Academy www.foxcroftacademy.org/classnews.htm 975 W. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 (207)564-8664 Deadlines for submissions are March 15 and September 15.

Fall 2002 13 FA Alumni Dana Frasz ’01 Volunteers in Southeast Asia

nstead of immediately heading off to college, Dana Frasz decided she would spend a year traveling and working with people from a different part of the Iworld. So last fall and just prior to 9/11, Dana took off for Southeast Asia. We will let her tell the rest in her own words. “It’s been difficult to put my life-changing experiences in Southeast Asia last fall into words. I have so much to say, so many stories to tell. I left the country on September 7th with a group of young strangers who would become my family for the next four months. Little did I know that just four days later we’d be holding each other and weeping together. The trip only got more intense. I’ll never forget my first day in India. We were thrown directly into the pover- ty and chaos of Calcutta, the ‘City of Angels’. I worked in Mother Theresa’s clinics both in Calcutta and Varanasi for a while. I held armless babies, sang songs with homeless children, washed mentally ill women and my eyes and heart were opened more than ever before. We began in the Philippines where we lived with local families and ventured to a local school daily to paint the walls as well as a colorful mural. The 8th won- der of the world, the Banaue Rice Terraces, welcomed us next and we hiked for four days through the vast mountainous jungle. More beautiful land and people welcomed us into Thailand. We worked hard for a week living with families, painting a world map in a school and teaching the children about the environment. Following our hard work, we relaxed on a gor- Dana and others building stone steps to a tiny mountain village geous beach and enjoyed the amazing underwater world through scuba diving. school in Nepal The visit to Nepal was amazing, cold, and unfortunately cut short by the Maoist uprising. After a few splendid days in Katmandu, a family in a tiny mountain village opened their arms to me. I slept on a picnic table in their barn that overlooked the entire Himalayan range. I worked hard every day building stone steps to the tiny two room schoolhouse. I’d never gone so long without a shower and certainly never eaten so much rice. I’ll never forget the experiences I’ve had and the things I’ve seen. The pover- ty, the incredible faith and love of the people, the hands of the ill women, the beautiful smiles of all the children, having tea with the Dalai Lama, and all the stimulating conversations: it was all so wonderful. High school was fabulous and I know college will be exhilarating, but I’ve never learned so much about people, life and myself.”

Dana spent part of her travels in Thailand where she met many school children such as these

14 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Class Reunions

45 Years Later for the Class of 1957

ary Gellerson Adams recently e-mailed us with Msome info on the Class of 1957 reunion. She said that it was very successful and 17 classmates plus some spouses met Friday night of Alumni Weekend at the home of David and Sylvia Richards Dean. On Sunday afternoon at the Covered Bridge Restaurant, three more joined the group. Sarah Severance managed to contact and account for most of the class. She prepared a book- let for the classmates from bios which she solicited from them. The class really appreciated her time and effort Class of 1957 First Row: Mary Bearce Mallett, Mary Gellerson Adams, Dorothy Anderson spent in preparation for the reunion. Blanchard, Sylvia Richards Dean Second Row: Stephen Emery, Georgeanne Howard Dow, Sarah Steadman Severance, Charlene Lunt French, Jim Anderson. Third Row: Richard Washburn, Carlson Williams, Dorothea Pratt Willard, Alice Bickmore Richardson, Rosalie Green Durgin, Marlene Thurston Lyford, Nancy Nelson Burgoyne, Duane Mallett Class of 1982 Enjoys “Catching Up” The Class of 1982 met for their 20th reunion at the American Legion Hall in Dover-Foxcroft on Alumni Weekend. Thirty or so classmates dropped in to catch up with old friends. Some classmates brought their spouses and children along for the gathering. The evening was filled with familiar voices remembering the years when they walked the halls of FA. A few brought yearbooks to look back through and others brought pictures from those days and from the 10th reunion. As the group left the hall to enjoy the fireworks and other evening events, there were hugs and promises to keep in touch.

Class of 1977 Holds 25th chicken barbecue was held on 8/2/02 at Athe Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds to celebrate the Class of 1977’s 25th reunion. Approx- imately 35 classmates plus spouses and guests were in attendance. Lots of reminiscing, pic- ture sharing and laughs entertained the group. Old yearbooks circulated around and the “great football game of 1974” was of course discussed by all the old jocks. The following day the group gathered at the camp of Jerry and Janet Colbry for an afternoon of sun and relaxing. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time.

Fall 2002 15 Reunion 2003

Plan Now to Celebrate Alumni Weekend ’03 With Your Classmates Alumni Weekend Schedule August 1 - 3, 2003

Friday, August 1st Lawn Party with Alumni Dance Band - 6:30 p.m.

Alumni Field Hockey Saturday, August 2nd Alumni 5K Race - 8 a.m. Alumni Soccer and Field Hockey Games - 9 a.m. Community Parade - 10 a.m. Golf Scramble -10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Class Gatherings 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Alumni Banquet - 5:30 - 7 p.m. Street Dance - 8 p.m. Fireworks - 9 p.m.

Sunday, August 3rd 8-10 a.m. - Breakfast by reservation in FA Pride Student Center Hors d’oeuvre prior to Alumni Banquet See full schedule on-line at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/events.htm

Class of 1953 Planning Ahead The Alumni Office recently heard from Yvonne Robinson Brown and their class is already in the planning stages of their 50th reunion. Here is the tentative schedule for Alumni Weekend ’03. Friday night, August 1 cookout at Paul Levensalor’s Saturday morning, August 2 Alumni Soccer float in parade Saturday night, August 2 Alumni Banquet Sunday morning, August 3 breakfast buffet at FA

If you have any questions you should contact the following people: Yvonne Brown Connie Johnston Chase 1 Winter St. 59 Cedar St. Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 (207) 564-2319 (207) 564-7521 Janet Earley Forrester will be compiling a memory book and will be mailing you a letter for information. Class Gatherings

16 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Welcome to our New Headmaster A Call For Nominations his year at Foxcroft Academy, Trustees, faculty, and students began the new school Alumni Awards year by welcoming Mr. Robert Coffill as the Academy’s new headmaster. In addition, the TTrustees also elected a new President of their Board, Mrs. Vandy Ellis Hewett ’75, who The Alumni Advisory Board, made up of class representatives from each of the classes, will meet next year to nominate, and later vote on, the replaces Judge Kevin Stitham, the Board’s President since 1991. 2003 recipients of the Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award and the Tillson D. Thomas Award. These two awards are presented each year at the Alumni Mr. Coffill was first a principal in his 20’s and since then has served as a superintendent of Banquet. (The Trustees also present the Oakes Family Award and the James S. Holmes Award.) four different school districts in four different states. Most recently he has served as a consultant to Nominees for the Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award should be an alumnus of Foxcroft Academy who has distinguished him/herself in their schools and educators as well as teaching education and leadership courses at Salem State College. particular vocational field. Include with your nominations a little information on the accomplishments of your nominee so that the Alumni Advisory He and his wife Patricia and their son Michael have lived in Andover, MA, for the last several years. Board has some background information upon which to make their selection. Patricia is also an educator working with elementary age children. Their son Michael is in his sophomore year of high school. Foxcroft Academy The Tillson D. Thomas Award recognizes a past faculty or staff member who, in the opinion of their former students, has served the students of Mr. Coffill, or as the students call him, Mr. “C”, has brought with him an infectious Foxcroft Academy with the highest degree of professionalism. Nominees to the Tillson Thomas Award need not be an alumnus, but they must have enthusiasm for life, learning, and empowering students. His love of kids matched with his high Board of Trustees been a member of the Foxcroft Academy faculty or staff at one time. energy level frequently finds him with students at the YMCA as early as 6:30 in the morning and Please use the Send Us Your News form below to submit your nominations. President visiting with parents and students in their homes as late as 10:00 P.M. His commitment to “leave , Vandy E. Hewett ’75 Vice President, Douglas M. Smith ’65 no child behind” and the special place in his heart he holds for those students who sometimes Secretary, Lois W. Reynolds ’54 You can read class notes online now at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/classnews.htm struggle at being successful in school, finds him tutoring students early in the morning in the Treasurer, Donna L. Hathaway ’66 You can submit class notes online at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/classsnotes_form.htm Pride Student Center, eating lunch with special education students in the dining hall, finding Eric L. Annis ’74 jobs in the community for students who need work, and counseling and encouraging students William C. Bisbee as they drop by his office. Peter W. Culley ’61 Rebecca Rowe Engdahl ’52 As Mr. “C” makes his way to attend a soccer or field hockey game, it’s not uncommon to SEND US YO UR NEWS Edgar E. Gammon ’47 find an entourage of students escorting him. He has quickly become the “pied piper” of Foxcroft H. Thomas Gerrish ’52 All Alumni: If you have news or photos, we’d love to pass them along (photos will be returned if requested). Academy. Local community leaders have appreciated his hands-on approach to working with Wayne O. Huff Send information to: Foxcroft Academy Alumni Magazine, 975 West Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 students of all levels and his involvement in the community. Most recently, Mr. Coffill has been Frederick E. Hutchinson ’48 (207)564-8664 E-Mail address: [email protected] Fax: (207)564-8394 Alumni E-Mail Directory http://www.foxcroftacademy.org asked to serve on the board of the YMCA, an opportunity he graciously accepted. Frank T. Knaut ’70 New Alumni: Send school addresses. After graduation, let us know where you are. Administrators and faculty have found Mr. Coffill’s style of leadership to be very focused David R. Perkins Glenda Brown Smith Retired Alumni: Be sure to send both your winter/summer addresses. and empowering. Under Mr. Coffill’s guidance, fellow administrators are assessing and Richard B. Swett Parents: Help us keep track of alumni; notify us of address changes. collaborating on curriculum and standards work, the current semester scheduling, alternative John E. Wentworth education program for students, addition- John E. Wiles ’51 al student services, and more effective Name: teacher evaluation tools. In addition, all Honorary Trustees Philip S. Annis ’41 Maiden Name: Class: administrators have been given a role in Doris G. Coy ’64 working with Trustees in developing a William C. Forbes III Address: long range strategic plan for the school. Elizabeth H. Harvey Mrs. Hewett has served as a member Louis O. Hilton Telephone: Spouse’s Name: Woodrow E. Page # of the Board of Trustees since 1990. Dur- Children’s Names and Ages: ing the past eleven years she has served Martha G. Rollins ’37 Murray M. Stanhope ’37 E-Mail Address: as Secretary and since 1997 as Vice-Presi- Helen D. Stitham dent of the Board. Most of her professional Kevin L. Stitham ’70 career has been with Pride Manufacturing Muriel P. Watson ’25 News/Comments (names of children, grandchildren, place of work, hobbies, travel adventures, births, deaths, marriages, Co., where she most recently had served accomplishments, awards etc.): as their Chief Financial Officer. Mrs. Hewett Foxcroft Volume No. XXIV is married to Russell Hewett ’73 and they Fall/ Winter 2002 have three children. Mr. Coffill becomes the 68th head- Editor: Jay Brennan, master to serve the Academy since its Associate Headmaster founding in 1823 and Mrs. Hewett be- Associate Editor: Cathy Hall Nominations for awards: comes the 36th Board President. To- The Foxcroft is published two times each year for gether they look forward to many years alumni and friends of Foxcroft Academy. If you are of serving the Academy and its students. receiving duplicate copies of the Foxcroft or have a change of address, please contact the Foxcroft Academy Alumni/Development Office at 975 W. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426. You may read the Foxcroft online at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/magazine.html Please send me a copy of Effective Year End Tax Planning o Volume XXIV No. II Fall/Winter 2002 You can... Boost your Income and Cut your Taxes while Supporting Foxcroft Academy with a Foxcroft Academy Charitable Gift Annuity