FOXCROFTVolume No. XXVII Fall/Winter 2004

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

A Code of Ethics for Faculty and Students p. 1

Jackson Laboratory Offers Opportunity for Staff and Students p. 2

Alumni Weekend p. 8-9

Class Notes p. 10

....and more!

A PUBLICATION OF FOXCROFT ACADEMY for ALUMNI & FRIENDS

Dear Friends of Foxcroft Academy:

his September I looked forward to the first morning of school when I, along with faculty and staff, welcomed new and return- T ing families and their students to our campus at Foxcroft Academy. This year, my second at Foxcroft Academy, it was a pleasure to greet 370 local day students as well as 61 students whose fam- ilies or towns pay tuition directly to the Academy, among which Foxcroft Academy are 26 boarding students, both domestic and international. Board of Trustees I would like to say to our families: thank you for the privilege of educating your children. As an independent school we understand President, Vandy E. Hewett ’75 that we must earn the right to educate the students who attend Vice President, Peter W. Culley ’61 Foxcroft Academy. While historically Foxcroft, and then Dover, and more Secretary, Lois W. Reynolds ’54 recently, Monson, Charleston, and Sebec have chosen to send their students Treasurer, Donna L. Hathaway ’66 to the Academy, we never take for granted this tremendous privilege given to us by the Susan M. Almy families and towns who have Foxcroft Academy as their school of choice. William C. Bisbee Others too have recognized the quality of education provided by the Academy because Rebecca R. Engdahl ’52 Edgar E. Gammon ’47 in recent years a number of families and students from neighboring towns with their own H. Thomas Gerrish ’52 public high school have expressed an interest in attending Foxcroft Academy. Students and Kenneth A. Hews '65 families are attracted to the Academy in large measure due to the breadth of our academic Jane Hibbard-Merrill program, including our Advanced Placement courses. Unfortunately, many of these parents Wayne O. Huff Frank T. Knaut ’70 can't afford tuition payments. Recognizing this need, Paul and Genie Dillon created the Azure David R. Perkins Dillon Academic Aspirations Scholarship Fund in memory of their daughter who was killed Glenda B. Smith in a tragic automobile accident in her senior year. The fund awarded its first scholarship this Richard B. Swett year to assist a family with tuition payments so that their child could attend Foxcroft Acad- John E. Wentworth emy. Recently, alumna Barbara Livermore Morrison '36 left a portion of her estate as a bequest John E. Wiles ’51 to the Academy to establish the Barbara Livermore Morrison Academic Aspirations Scholar- Honorary Trustees ship Fund. We are grateful for these friends and alumni of Foxcroft Academy who are helping to Doris G. Coy ’64 make it possible for more young men and women to experience a Foxcroft Academy education. William C. Forbes III With other educational options available nearby, the Academy is held to the highest level Elizabeth H. Harvey of accountability as it is evaluated in the marketplace every day. Families keenly perceive the Louis O. Hilton Frederick E. Hutchinson ’48 value in a Foxcroft Academy education, for which we are grateful. As you read this issue of Woodrow E. Page the Foxcroft, you will learn of the wonderful work of our faculty and students in implement- Martha G. Rollins ’37 ing a school-wide code of ethics, our developing relationship with Jackson Laboratory, and Douglas M. Smith, Esq. '65 various students' achievements in the classroom as well as on the athletic fields. Murray M. Stanhope ’37 My thanks to all supporters, past and present, whose charitable gifts continue to make Helen D. Stitham Kevin L. Stitham ’70 the Academy a school of distinction. A special thanks to the classes of 1937, 1952, and 1954, Muriel P. Watson ’25 for their newly established class endowment funds. With leadership and vision like this, our future is filled with optimistic hopes and dreams. Foxcroft Volume No. XXVII Sincerely, Fall/Winter 2004 Allen Adriance, Headmaster Editor: Jay Brennan Associate Headmaster Associate Editor: Cathy Hall

The Foxcroft is published two times each year for Pictured on Cover: Upstairs (l-r); Rachel Surette, Mr. Adriance, Hannah Knowlton, alumni and friends of Foxcroft Academy. Mitch Sawyer, Brad Bellemare If you are receiving duplicate copies of the Foxcroft or have a change of address, please contact the Downstairs (l-r): Ian Imbert, Lindsay Chase, Julie Earnest, Mary Faith Duncan Foxcroft Academy Alumni Office at 975 W. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426. You may read the Foxcroft online at: www.foxcrofta- cademy.org/magazine.html

Foxcroft Academy News A Code of Ethics for Faculty and Students

hile Foxcroft Academy has been on the cutting edge in tion and individuals say we believe. These 45 student leaders in turn Maine and New England in developing a standards-based have had the opportunity to lead the entire Academy student body, W curriculum that raises academic standards for all students, divided up into 28 small groups, through the ethical problem solving the standards now being talked about among faculty, students, admin- model over a six-week period. The work will continue this year and cul- istration and Trustees are not strictly academic in nature. minate in students proposing the adoption of a student code of ethics. Over the past five years, beginning in 1999, the administration The ethics training, as one staff member observed, “Caused stu- and faculty have been working at developing their own code of ethics dent leaders to do some soul searching and self-examination. Like all as professionals. This work was in part supported by a collaborative of us, they are not perfect and perhaps don’t always act in harmony relationship with the Institute of Global Ethics located in Camden, with their values. But they have had the determination, the strength Maine. While the work is ongoing, a written code of ethics was adopted of character to persevere, and the responsibility to follow through. in 2002 and today is part of the school handbook which governs how They deserve recognition for their service to our school and for lead- faculty, staff and administrators are to conduct themselves with each ing the way and taking a risk in helping to make Foxcroft Academy a other, students and others with whom they serve. better place for all students.” In the spring of 2004 Foxcroft Academy took the next significant step forward in providing students an opportunity to begin the pro- cess of defining a code of ethics which will guide their conduct as students and community members. Staff members conducting the training have explained to students, “When we think about schools and what should be taught in them, of course we think that academ- ics should be the main focus. But it is hard to learn in a place without a common core of values that makes it a safe place and one that en- sures equal treatment for all students. Although teachers and admin- istrators should be the model for such behavior, they alone are not responsible for making schools such a place. Students have an obliga- tion to each other to uphold treatment that delivers respect.” From a historical perspective, the Academy has always viewed its educational mission very “holistically”, in fact, as recently as 1972 Foxcroft Academy had as a part of its mission statement phrases such as “social consciousness” and “moral obligations” and the student handbook even included the statement, “promotion of literature, science, morality, and piety….based on the teaching of Jesus Christ.” While today Foxcroft serves as a non-sectarian independent school, the Academy remains true to its historic mission as it focuses on the development of a common code of ethics which can guide the conduct and behavior of administration, faculty, and students. Toward this end, staff members have provided 45 students with training over a period of several months in an ethical problem solving model which has taught them to examine their own personal values, think before they act, and act in harmony with what we as an institu- Colleen Grover leading ethics workshop for Trustees

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Foxcroft News Jackson Laboratory Offers Opportunity for Staff and Students

his past summer, as part of the Academy’s continuing relation- One of the projects that Foxcroft Academy is preparing to part- ship with The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Ms. Jessica ner with Jackson Lab on is under the direction of Dr. David Harrison, TWentworth, a science instructor at Foxcroft Academy, partici- whose area of research at the lab has been genetic and endocrine pated in an eight-week intensive project involving animal stem cell mechanisms of aging. The specific research project for which Academy research. The Jackson Laboratory is internationally recognized as one students would prepare and collect data on tissue cultures is known the world’s leading mammalian genetic research facilities. as: Pluripotency of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Adult Mouse Ms. Wentworth’s summer research under the sponsorship of Marrow. Ms. Wentworth’s training this summer was in preparation Dr. David Harrison is in preparation for a research project for her leadership with Aca- that Academy students will participate in during the demy students in next few years at the Academy. Her project collecting data for included work with mice embryon- this research. ic stem cells (ES cells). According to To put this re- Ms. Wentworth, “The goal of my work was to have the ES cells differ- search piece in place, Fox- entiate to become hematopoietic stem cells, which are cells that can croft Academy will need to replicate indefinitely and can differentiate into other cells; specifically, create a sterile environment into the formation of blood or blood cells.” Ms. Wentworth worked to conduct tissue culture de- on her project with additional help from Dr. Jane Barker, a 1953 alum- velopment. To fund all the na of Foxcroft Academy and Senior Scientist with Jackson Lab, who necessary equipment for this demonstrated the specific dissection of the embryonic mice. research, Foxcroft Academy Ms. Wentworth also served as one of the resident assistants for will need to raise approxi- the lab’s summer program for students, involving 34 students from mately $34,000. Those inter- Kevin Park taking measurements in the all over the world, including Ireland and Malta. The students each ested in additional informa- chemistry lab have their own research sponsor at the lab and are required to write tion or making a charitable contribution to help create this tissue project proposals, give seminars about their projects, and write a culture lab, please contact Jay Brennan at Foxcroft Academy at final paper, as well as give a lecture at the final symposium. (207)564-8664 or [email protected].

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Foxcroft News Welcome! New Music and Counseling Staff

oxcroft Academy was pleased to welcome this fall Mrs. Lee tor in the Guilford school sys- Pearsall as its new Director of Counseling Services. She re- tem,will take over responsibil- F places Colleen Grover who provided the Academy with nine ities as the Academy’s band years of exemplary service. Mrs. Pearsall is the former Director of director and will oversee the Counseling Services at PCHS in Guilford. She earned her masters pep and jazz bands. He is a degree in counseling at the University of North Dakota and has graduate of UMO’s school of served as a family and adolescent counselor at the Ozark Guidance music and has also previous- Center in Berryville, Arkansas. Counseling services also welcomed ly served as band director in Ms. Sadie Faulkner, a recent graduate from the masters program at MSAD #45. the University of Maryland, College Park, and she replaces Kandi A music advisory com- Grant Martin ’93 who decided to become a full-time mom to her two mittee is being formed to sup- children. Ann Kendall Erickson ’82, an alumna of Husson College and port the work of the two new graduate student at the UMO, will assume the responsibility for the music staff members and Academy’s alternative education program. provide input for long range plans of the music program. Two outstanding mem- Music student Mary Beth Clement bers of this committee will be alumna Linda Gammon ’71 who was recently awarded the Scroll of Excellence by the Women Band Directors’ International Association and is currently the director of the middle school music department at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, VA. Mr. Robert Thorne, band director at Foxcroft from 1959-1976, and an active musician, has also agreed to join this committee. We welcome these new faculty members to Foxcroft Academy!

New counselors Sadie Faulkner and Lee Pearsall

Two new appointments were made to fill the part-time music director position vacated by Mr. Arnold Poland after 27 years of excel- lent service. According to Mr. Adriance, “While the Academy pursues a national search for a new music director, we have been fortunate to find two highly qualified music educators who have agreed to step in for the 2004-05 school year to provide leadership to our music pro- gram.” Mrs. Pat Hinkley, who for the past several years has served as a volunteer and substitute teacher in the music program, will be as- suming responsibilities for the choral program. Mrs. Hinkley is a grad- uate of North Central College (Illinois) and George Mason University (Virginia). Mr. Jason Brown, who had been serving as a music instruc- Music instructors Pat Hinkley and Jason Brown

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Charitable Giving Report of Charitable Giving July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004

Dear Friends, On behalf of Foxcroft Academy’s Board of Trustees, I want to thank you for your participation in this year’s annual giving program. Your gift shows your understanding of the challenges inherent in funding independent school education as well as playing a critical role in bridging the gap between tuition revenues and the true cost of an FA education. We exceeded this year’s goal raising $61,000 in unrestricted gifts which directly supported the instructional budget. This expression of your confidence in Foxcroft Academy is essential as we look to maintain the breadth of our academic programming while local tuition revenues decline. In addition, $137,336 in charitable cash gifts were received to support specific academic, athletic, and scholarship programs. We also received in-kind gifts valued at over $60,000. Again, thank you for your generosity to Foxcroft Academy. Vandy Ellis Hewett ’75 President, Board of Trustees

James S. Holmes Society LCDR Albert Kinney Dr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown II Mr. John Klimavicz Mr. and Mrs. Philip Weatherbee Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown Sr. ($10,000+) Dr. and Mrs. David McDermott Mr. and Mrs. W. Ward Webber Anonymous Mrs. Marilyn Cameron Mrs. Ann McNamara Mr. John Wiles Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hewett* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carleton Mr. Woodrow Page Mr. James Williams Microsoft Corporation* Mr. James Cartwright Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pomeroy Oak Grove School Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cartwright Jr. Mr. Frederick Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Champeon Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Smith Mr. Kwun Hung Chan Presidents’ Club ($2,500+) Mr. John Spieker and Mrs. Shirley Clark Plum Creek Foundation Ms. Kim Thebault* Mrs. Merrill Ann Clukey SAPPI, Inc. Mr. Decker Todd Mr. Richard Coburn Mrs. Van Wentworth Mr. Roderick Collette Founders Club ($1,000+) Creative Print Services Mr. Michael Boyson Architects’ Club ($250+) Mr. Broderick Davis Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hintz Anonymous Mrs. Kathryn Dean Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Hutchinson Mr. and Mrs. John Brennan III Dr. Marjorie Devine Mr. and Mrs. G. Merle Libby Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Mr. Edward Dodge Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lougee* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown II* Mr. John Dolphin Jr. Mr. Raymond Lyford Dr. and Mrs. Peter Buerger Mrs. Deborah Dunham Mrs. Yoriko McClure Mr. Frederick Campbell Mrs. Rachel Dustin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merrill Mr. and Mrs. David Case Mrs. Patricia Eldridge Mr. Glenn Rebne ChevronTexaco, Inc. Mrs. Teresa Farrar Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Rideout* Mr. Peter Culley Mrs. Gwen Ferrigno Rowell’s Garage Mr. and Mrs. David Dean Mr. David Finley Solomon Smith-Barney Mrs. Dawn Duncan Ms. Rebecca Foreman Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Steinke Mrs. Beatrice Gellerson Dr. and Mrs. John Ellery Faculty member Gary Larson Dr. and Mrs. Richard Swett Mrs. Bertha Fitzgerald Mr. H. Thomas Gerrish Mr. Robert Washburn Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frederick addressing Class of 2004 Mr. William Glover Jr. Mrs. Muriel Watson Ms. Janis Glover Mrs. Zelma Gorham Miss Dorothy Gray Builders Club ($100+ ) Gossamer Press Headmaster’s Club ($500+) Hardwood Products Co. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Almy Ms. Margret Grant Acorn Foundation Mrs. Norma Harris Mrs. Wilma Andrews Mr. Mark Grant Mr. Allen Adriance Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey Captain Robert Annis Graves Supermarkets, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Annis Dr. Thomas Harvey AT & T Foundation Ms. Stephanie Hall Mrs. Annie Ansur Lee Dr. and Mrs. Norman Hill* Awards, Signage & Trophies Dr. Arthur Hanson Mrs. Sally Applegate Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Huff Mrs. Ethel Ayres Mr. Timothy Hanson Civil Engineering Services* Mr. Frank Knaut Dr. Jane Barker Mr. Peter Hartel Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cronin Ms. Dawn MacPherson-Allen LCDR Carmel Belanger Dr. and Mrs. Norman Hill Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Ellis Mrs. Betty-Jane Meader Mr. and Mrs. William Bisbee Mr. and Mrs. John Ingraham Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Engdahl Jr. Mr. Richard Millett Ms. Jane Blay Mr. Peter Ingraham Mr. and Mrs. Dana Freese Jr. Mrs. Ruth Nason Mrs. Brenda Brown Mrs. Velma Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gammon Mrs. Lois Reynolds Mrs. Helen Brown Mrs. Laurie Lachance Mrs. Donna Hathaway Mrs. Martha Rollins Mrs. Joline Brown Mrs. Hope Lacourciere Mr. Ernest Judkins III Mr. and Mrs. John Smith Mr. Noel Brown Mr. and Mrs. Gary Larson

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Charitable Giving

Dr. Kelly Larson-Brunner Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beaulieu Mr. Paul Smith Mr. Aubrey Mallett Jr. Mrs. Gail Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bickford Mr. Edric Starbird Mrs. Kandi Martin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lizotte Mr. Timothy Caldwell Mr. Louis Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Richard McPhee Mr. and Mrs. Onie Lougee Mr. and Mrs. Scott Catell Mrs. Helen Stitham Mr. Richard Merrill Dr. Wendy Love Mrs. Kimberly Cavanaugh Dr. Mark Stitham Mr. Lee Milizia Mrs. Carol Lovett Mr. Terry Chase Mr. Ryan Stitham Mrs. Violet Murch Mr. Robert MacNevin Mr. and Mrs. David Clement Dr. Sean Stitham Mrs. Cindy Obrey Mrs. Judith Marshall Mr. Ronald Coffin Mrs. Helen Strock Mrs. Carolyn Olson Mr. Theodore Marshall Mrs. Marion Collins Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Sweetland Mr. and Mrs. Roger Page Mr. Aubrey Merrill Mr. Richard Conner Ms. Diana Swett Mr. Dwight Patterson Mrs. Barbara Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Conway Mr. and Mrs. Louis Thibeault Mr. Jesse Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mountain Ms. Diane Correia Mr. Robert Trefethen Mrs. Susan Perkins Mr. Terry Mulherin Mrs. Ruth Crowley Mrs. Ethelyn Treworgy Mrs. Amber Pinkerton Mr. Kenneth Murch Mr. and Mrs. Derry Decker Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Valence Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Polyot Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oldis Dover Auto Parts Mr. Ryan Varnum Mr. Richard Preble Mr. and Mrs. William Orton Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dow Mrs. Jessica Verrill Captain and Mrs. Alfred Pride Mrs. Mabel Parkman Mrs. Doris Dyer Mr. and Mrs. David Walker Mr. and Mrs. Alan Randall Mrs. Margaret Patzner Mr. Stephen Emery Mrs. Katherine Wells Mrs. Phyllis Rankin Mr. and Mrs. Paul Paydos Mr. and Mrs. Dana Fadley Mrs. Priscilla White Mr. Gary Raymond Mr. and Mrs. Robert White Mrs. Rozilla Roberts Mr. Robert Wiley Mr. and Mrs. George Rolleston Mr. Gary Worthing Mr. and Mrs. Tony Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wright Mrs. Jane Schissler Mr. Raymond Young Mrs. Madaline Seames Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Severance Ponies’ Club ($25+) Mr. Lewis Shepardson Mr. Thomas Allen Shoreham Telephone Co., Inc. Mrs. Beverly Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Smeaton Mr. and Mrs. Milton Anderson Mrs. Jean Smith Mr. Keith Bailey Lt. Col. Matthew Smith Ms. Meredith Bickmore Mr. Chad Soucie Mr. Timothy Blakely Mrs. Marion Sparrow Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bombero Ms. Stacy Stitham Mr. Carl Bosworth Mrs. Gail Stutzman Mrs. Mary Bray Mrs. Tracy Stutzman Mr. David Buck Ms. Sylvia Tibbetts Mrs. Leona Butler Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Tudor Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cawley Mr. and Mrs. George Warren Mrs. June Collette Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Weatherbee Tom Harvey ‘68, Astrid Cronin ‘54, Peter Ingraham ‘80, Herb Cronin and Mrs. Heather Cox Mr. and Mrs. Ken Wehrle Troy Hartley ‘82 at Portland Alumni Planning Meeting Mrs. Anne Dow Mr. Frederick Weston Mr. Scott Dyer Mr. and Mrs. Jere White Mr. and Mrs. David Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Paul Flanders Mr. and Mrs. Richard Eberbach Mrs. Elizabeth Wiers Mrs. Elizabeth Postlewaite Mrs. Jane Francis Mrs. Greta Ellis Mr. Andrew Witmer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pride Mrs. Cynthia Freeman-Cyr Mrs. Doreen Emerson Mr. Arthur York Dr. and Mrs. W. James Roberts Mr. Robert Freese Mrs. Sonia Emery Mr. David Ruksznis Dr. Renae Freid Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Flowers Friend of F.A. Mr. Ronald Ruksznis Ms. Gretchen Garniss Mr. Alfred Fortier Mrs. Beverly Adkins Mr. William Sawtell Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garniss Mrs. Karen Fraser Mr. Royce Albert Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Sawyer Mrs. Frances Glover Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Luis Ayala Sherwin-Williams Foundation Mr. Dean Goodwin Mrs. Cynthia Goding Mrs. Carrie Blood Ms. Amy Smith Mrs. Jean Grinnell Ms. Roberta Gordon Mr. Stephen Caldwell Mrs. Bevin St. Charles Mrs. Donna Grout Mrs. Kathrine Green Mr. Dwight Campbell Hon. and Mrs. Kevin Stitham Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hall Mr. Ben Hamblen II Ms. Eleanor Campbell Mr. and Mrs. John Tatko III Mrs. Mary Hartnett Rev. and Mrs. Bernard Hammond Mr. Julian Campbell Mrs. Helen Thomas Mr. Paul Levensalor and Mrs. Farolyn Hanscom Mr. Jack Clukey Mrs. Sylvia Turner Mrs. Elaine Heath Mrs. Charlotte Harrington Mrs. Elizabeth Connors Mrs. Shirleen Vainio Mrs. Julie Hey Mrs. Elaine Hartley Mrs. Jamie Gaudion Mr. Rex Varnum Mrs. Rowena Hinds Mr. Troy Hartley PhD Mrs. Ellen Gilley Mr. Richard Washburn PhD Mr. Neal Homer Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hayes Mr. Adam Harvey Ms. Pamela Weatherbee Mrs. Edith Hussey Mr. John Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hitchcock Jr. Mrs. Phyllis Weatherbee Mrs. Joan Janke Mrs. Ethel Hersey Mrs. Nancy Jordan Mr. and Mrs. John Wentworth Josten’s Mrs. Charlene Hewett Dr. and Mrs. Charles Lightbody Ms. Evelyn Weston SPC Sarah Keenan Mr. Roger Hewett Mrs. Elsie London Mrs. Anne Whittaker Mrs. Grace Langley Mr. Brian Howe Mrs. Patricia Marvin Mr. Earl Wiley Mrs. Lori Lewis Mrs. Roberta Johnston Mr. William Miles Mr. Roger Willis Mr. Dwight Merrill Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jonah* Mr. Alton Miller Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Woodbrey Mrs. Doris Moran Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones Mrs. Judith Millett Mrs. Marilyn Young Mr. and Mrs. Richard Page Mrs. Robin Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. John Roussel Mrs. Annette Peabody Mr. and Mrs. Gary Killam Mr. Derek Smith Benefactors Club ($50+ ) Mrs. Phyllis Pelosi Mr. and Mrs. Keith Libby Mr. and Mrs. Lester Stevens Mr. George Ames Ms. Mirna Reyes-Henderson Mrs. Eileen Lind Ms. Julie Titcomb Anonymous Mrs. Elsa Sanborn Mrs. Gwendolyn Luke Ms. Sandra Tumosa Mrs. Brenda Avery Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Sands Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Lumbra Ms. Julie Washington Mr. William Babash Mrs. Glenda Smith Ms. Lanna Maheux Mrs. Helen Zilinsky * indicates in-kind gift(s)

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Memorial Gifts Gifts Made to Foxcroft Academy in Memory of a Loved One

Donor Name In Memory Of: Donor Name In Memory Of: Mrs. Ethel Ayres Phyllis P. Perkins Mr. Peter Van Aken John Nelson Arnold ’59 Dr. Jane Barker David E., Harold O., and Mr. Rex Varnum Beatrice Hill Varnum ’37 Kenneth W. Barker Mr. Ryan Varnum Beatrice Hill Varnum ’37 Ms. Meredith Bickmore Clara Thomas Mr. Robert Washburn Norma Washburn Mr. and Mrs. William Bisbee Jiman Duncan Mr. Richard Washburn PhD Fred and Hattie Washburn Mrs. Carrie Blood Bonnie Blood Tetrault ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Philip Weatherbee Patricia and Jon Weatherbee Mr. Noel Brown Mrs. Constance Page Mrs. Phyllis Weatherbee Kermit R. Weatherbee ’40 Mrs. Helen Brown Marjorie Gammon Eldridge ’50 Mrs. Katherine Wells John King Jr. ’45 Mrs. Leona Butler deceased classmates Mrs. Priscilla White Heather Crozier Mrs. Shirley Clark Robert F. Leighton ’51 Mr. Earl Wiley Clair Wiley ’39 and Mr. and Mrs. David Clement Mary Beth Dean ’69 Cathryn Wiley Greene ’31 Mrs. June Collette deceased classmates Mr. James Williams Everett M. Fairbrother Mrs. Marion Collins Harland E. Collins ’41 Mrs. Helen Zilinsky Anthony J. Zilinsky ’26 Mr. Richard Conner deceased classmates Mrs. Kathryn Dean Barry Omar Merrill, Gifts to Honor a Loved One: Waldo “Joe” Merrill, Omar B. Merrill, Mrs. Beverly Adkins Muriel Philpot Watson ’25 Joshua R. Lander, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bombero Helen Warren Grey ’35 Leo M. Dean, Mary Beth Dean Mr. & Mrs. Peter Chase Joshua Chase ’02 Mr. Edward Dodge Charlene Meisner Dodge ’45 Mr. & Mrs. Dana Freese Jr. Robert ’97 & Michael Freese ’04 Mrs. Anne Dow Paul True ’40 Mr. & Mrs. Howard Garniss Elizabeth Green Ellis ’58 Mrs. Rachel Dustin Leon and Philip Speed Mrs. Yoriko McClure 1942 Natl. X-Country Mrs. Doris Dyer James E. Dyer Championship Team Mrs. Patricia Eldridge Warren D. Eldridge ’41 Mrs. Betty-Jane Meader Mrs. Barbara MadisonStanhope ’37 Mrs. Greta Ellis Kenneth C. Ellis ’45 Mr. and Mrs. Dana Fadley Thomas D. Fadley Azure Dillon Academic Aspirations Scholarship Fund Mrs. Bertha Fitzgerald Frank Washburn Mr. Douglas Briggs Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Flowers David Barker (Jane’s Dad) Mrs. Ruth Currier Mrs. Zelma Gorham William B. Gorham ’38 Fischer Financial Services Mrs. Kathrine Green Edwin A. Green ’38 Heart of Maine RC & D, Inc. Mrs. Jean Grinnell Mary Beth Dean ’69 Rev. & Mrs. Ronald Libby Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hall Douglas Ryder ’80 Ms. Kelly Martin Mrs. Mary Hartnett Pauline McSorley Lyford ’32 Mr. and Mrs. Dale Pineo Dr. Thomas Harvey Sheldon “Ted” Harvey ’41 Mr. and Mrs. David Walker Mrs. Ethel Hersey Harold Hersey ’38 Mrs. Charlene Hewett Charles Hewett ’42 Mrs. Velma Johnston Neil C. Johnston ’34 Class of 1937 Endowed Fund Mrs. Eileen Lind Phyllis Kimball in memory of Bill Davis ’37 Mr. Raymond Lyford Margaret Lyford Harter ’25 Mrs. Pauline Albee Mrs. Violet Murch Frank Murch ’45 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oldis Mary Beth Dean ’69 Mr. Noel Brown Mr. and Mrs. Richard Page Constance Witham Page Mr. Broderick Davis Mrs. Mabel Parkman Mr. and Mrs. Fred Washburn Mr. & Mrs. Roland Finley Mr. Dwight Patterson Victor Miller ’79 Mrs. Jean Grinnell Mrs. Annette Peabody Gerard Peabody ’52 Mrs. Norma Harris Mrs. Susan Perkins Doris Doore Herring ’26 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hatt Ms. Georgeine Philpot Mary Beth Dean ’69 Mr. Benjamin Howard Mrs. Phyllis Rankin Charles S. Coe Mrs. Harriet Moen Mrs. Dorothy Speed Philip C. Speed ’36 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Monroe Hon. & Mrs. Kevin Stitham Philip Annis ’41 Mosaic Lodge No. 52 A.F. & A.M. Mrs. Helen Strock Beryl Palmer Shaw ’29 and Mrs. Martha Rollins Beth Palmer Lanpher ’31 Mrs. Marion Smith Mr. and Mrs. Louis Thibeault Ron Crockett Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Warren Dr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Tillson and Ruth Thomas Mr. Philip Warren Mrs. Ethelyn Treworgy Henry and Louise Gerrish Mr. & Mrs. W. Ward Webber

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Memorial Gifts

An Opportunity to Remember Memorial Donations Given by Friends or Honor a Loved One and Family of Angus Mountain to Jon Weatherbee Scholarship Fund Name a Pride Manfacturing Student Center Chair or Table The following people chose to remember or honor a loved one On May 4, 2004, Angus Houston Mountain of the Foxcroft Academy with a generous gift of $250 or more to the Annual Giving Campaign, Class of 1972 passed away with his wife Nicky by his side. He grad- while at the same time helping to support academic programs. A brass uated from UMO in 1977 and began his accounting career at Arthur nameplate has been placed on a chair in the Pride Manufacturing Stu- Young and Co. He became a CPA in 1979 and later became a principal dent Center with the wording of their choice. These nameplates also at the firm of Baker Newman & Noyes in Portland, ME. Angus was a serve in helping students understand the importance of philanthropy dedicated and successful businessman in the Portland and Manchester, in the life of a school such as Foxcroft. Another option would be to NH areas. name a chair to honor a faculty member who had an important impact In his generosity, he wished that memorial donations come to his on your life. With a gift of $1,000 you may name one of the tables in childhood friend’s scholarship fund. Jon Weatherbee and Angus were the Pride Student Center. It’s as easy as checking one of the boxes on best friends throughout high school and when Jon was killed tragical- the contribution envelope in which you return your gift and the De- ly in 1973, his family set up a scholarship fund in his memory. The velopment Office will contact you for more specific instructions. following is a list of donors to that fund in memory of Angus.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Agrodnia Mr. and Mrs. George Lambert Mrs. Jane D. Annis Mr. Woodrow Evans Page Mr. and Mrs. Philip Latini in memory of Philip S. Annis ’41 in memory of Phyllis Spear Page Ms. Thelma Anderson President and Constance Witham Page Aroostook Medical Center Mr. and Mrs. Paul Letalien Foxcroft Academy, Board of Trustees Benefits Logistics & Design Mrs. Gail Lincoln Dan and Beth Steinke 1983 - 1991 C.M. Bowker Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lockman in memory of Wilbur Steinke Mr. and Mrs. John Brennan Mr. and Mrs. James Caron MacDonald, Page, Schatz, Fletcher in honor of their daughter The Stitham Family Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chatto & Co. LLC in honor of Susan Stitham ’61 Ellen Caldwell Jacott ’94 Creative Mold Co. LLC Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Macomber teacher/coach 1965 - 1967 Mr. James Brown Crotched Mountain Foundation Maine Hospital Association in honor of his wife Barbara Mr. Decker Todd Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Doble Mr. Joseph Manning and in honor of Donovan Todd Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Donatello Jr. Ms. Linda Jacobs Mr. Peter Culley Joyce Fern Elaine Todd in memory of Kathryn B. Culley Drummond, Woodsum & MacMahon Mr. and Mrs. Edward McNamara Mr. Peter Van Aken Fairchild Semiconductor Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Mohr Mrs. Dawn Duncan in memory of John N. Arnold ’59 Falmouth Country Club Nappi Distributors in memory of Coach Duncan Mrs. Muriel Watson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Fritzson Olympia Equity Investors Mrs. Rachel Dustin in memory of Louis Philpot ’30 Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gammon Pierce, Atwood in memory of Philip C. Speed Mr. and Mrs. John Wiles Mr. Allen G. Gerry Mr. and Mrs. Dane Powell Mrs. Bertha Fitzgerald in memory of Bob Leighton ’51 Ms. Eunice Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Robinson in memory of Fred F. Washburn and Margaret Ward Allen ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Philip Grondin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roderick Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Sanborn Dr. Thomas Harvey Mr. James Williams Ms. Bonita Hahn in memory of Sheldon “Ted” Harvey in memory of Everett Fairbrother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hahn Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Sanborn teacher, mentor, friend Mr. and Mrs. A. Ricker Hamilton Saunders Brothers Mrs. Judith Marshall Ms. Lyn Hardy Sebasticook Valley Hospital in memory of Sumner Ward ’25 Mrs. Betty Wilson in memory of B. James Wilson Mr. and Mrs. J. Charles Hickson Silvex Surface Technology Mr. and Mrs. David McClure Ms. Ruth Houston Honorable and Mrs. Kevin Stitham in honor of the 1942 National Cross Mr. and Mrs. Barry Howgate Ms. Linda Swallow Country Championship Team Others who have donated: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hunt Ms. Susan B. Tartre Mrs. Betty-Jane Meader Mr. Allen Adriance Mr. Michael Ianno and Ms. Kelly Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Philip Weatherbee in honor of Barbara Stanhope ’37 David Case/Horace Mann Insurance Mr. and Mrs. David Koocher Ms. Pamela Weatherbee Mr. Sheldon “Bob” Nelson Mr. John Klimavicz Mr. and Mrs. Scott Koocher Mr. and Mrs. James Wescott in memory of J. Francis Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pride Mr. and Mrs. James Ladd Ms. Betty Willett

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lumni Weekend 2004 began with the Lawn Party on Friday night, August 6. The 30th reunion of the Rom- A anian Band Exchange Trip was celebrated and many fascinating stories were recounted by those in attendance. Most of the alumni sporting events were held on Satur- day and included, 5K Race, soccer, field hockey, basketball, and the traditional golf scramble with over 130 alumni com- peting in the various events. However, on Friday night, the Irene Engstrom Chase ‘70, Joanne Strout Sincyr ‘69, first ever alumni ice hockey game was held at the Alfond Jack Sincyr, Earlene Engstrom Hartford ‘70 Area in Orono. Nearly 30 past players showed up to play in what is hoped to become an annual event. Ice for the alumni Louise T. Dow ‘54, Irmadel F. Goodell ‘54, Lois W. Reynolds ‘54 game was donated by the law office of Jim Austin. The Alumni Banquet on Saturday night was attended by about 220 people, with the Class of 1979 having a large repre- sentation of about 35 classmates and spouses. Presentations of the alumni awards were made with Mrs. Madelyn Ballard Betts ’30 receiving the Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award, given to an alumnus who has distinguished him/herself in their chosen profession. Ironically, Mrs. Betts was instrumental in organizing the Mary Chandler Lowell collections at the Class of 1954 Float Thompson Free Library, and the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society continues to use her book Old Foxcroft as a refer- ence bible for many historical and genealogical inquiries. Edie Allen, Gene Gammon ‘47, Shirley Rowell Gammon ‘50 Awarded the Tillson Thomas Award for her 12 years of service to Foxcroft Academy was Mrs. Gwendolyn Trefethen Haynes. From 1949 - 1961 she was known as Mrs. Trefethen, whose son Bob was a member of the Class of 1954. Mrs. Trefethen taught Latin and French and was the only foreign language teacher here at that time. She also coached the girls’ basketball team and served as a class advisor to a number of classes. In addition, she directed “Class Day” programs for several graduating classes, including the class of 1952’s production of Alice in Wonderland. Mrs. Haynes, now 94 years old, is in a nursing home and her son Bob graciously accepted the award for her. Class of 1964 The Sunday morning brunch in the Pride Manufactur- ing Student Center was well attended and the numbers continue to grow each year. It’s a great way for classes to wrap up their reunion weekend.

Bob Washburn ‘36 taking Class of 1954: Back Row (l-r); Bob Taylor, Farolyn Hanscom, Bob his place in the parade Trefethen, Dave Mossler, Gaylon Richards, Richard Carleton Middle Row (l-r); Gerry Wiles, Jean Grinnell, Sondra Whitworth, Hoppy 8 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS Conner, Nathan Hall Front Row (l-r); Astrid Cronin, Barry Esler, Lois Reynolds, Irmadel Flanders, Janece Day, Donne Carleton

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Lois W. Reynolds ‘54 Madelyn B. Betts and Allen Adriance Bob Trefethen ‘54 with classmate 1974 Romania Band Trip Reunion

well Gammon ‘50 Cathy Hall registering alumni for banquet Peter Chase ‘79, Roxanne Chase and Steve Smith ‘79 Class of 1954

Tom Coy ‘61 practicing his putting stroke

Breakfast in dining hall

r, Farolyn Hanscom, Bob Alumni Girls Field Hockey Bob Trefethen ‘54 and Jay Brennan Richard Carleton Middle ndra Whitworth, Hoppy rid Cronin, Barry Esler, FALL/WINTER 2004 9 Day, Donne Carleton

Class Notes Class Notes

cal engineering, and Tatiana, a Class of 1986 senior in high school. Ann re- Lance and Logan Forrest are cently went on an Alaskan the sons of Paul ’83 and Kristen cruise with her sisters Sharon Speed Forrest and both attend Miller VanVu ’74 and Betty Miller FA. Kristen is a bookkeeper at ’75. Betsy Brigham Schmidt was McKusick Petroleum Co. and disappointed that on her trip Paul is a diesel mechanic at back to Dover-Foxcroft this past MMA Railroad. summer she didn’t see anyone from her Academy years. She Class of 1988 comes back every summer for Inez Strom Stock and her hus- a visit and hopes next year to band Stephen have three chil- catch up with some classmates. dren: Christina, 13, Marion, 6, Although Theresa Small Sneed and Stephanie, 3. loves living in hot Arizona, her “Maine goal in life is to be a Class of 1989 Class of 1955 mini-reunion held March of 2004 in Merritt Island, FL snowbird and spend summers In March of 2004, Janelle Catlin Front Row L-R: Dawn Small Richards, Shirley Dyer Clark, in the most beautiful state in Dunn and her husband Fred Carolyn Greene Lemmings, Joline Dow Brown, Mary Nutting had a baby boy, Alexander Back Row L-R: Nancy Crossman Haley, Stan Haley, Ruth Nutting Oblack the union!” Class of 1977 James, and have also purchased Class of 1966 a new home in Durham, ME. affiliate of Apex Media Tuscon. Homeschooling her two chil- Sheila Bragg and Hayden is currently on Jeff Stanley He an his wife Anabel Venott dren since 2002, Rebecca Doty Merrill ’86 would like to an- active duty with the US Navy Gray ’70 enjoyed attending the is, as she puts it, “still a bit of nounce the birth of their sec- at the European Command Alumni Banquet this summer. a non-conforming/non-tradi- ond son Carter Bryce Merrill, Plans & Operations Center in tional kinda person.” She find born 6/3/04, weighing 9 lbs. 1 Stuttgart, Germany. He has a Class of 1970 that being in her forties, life is oz. He joins big brother Mason grandson Kaine, 5, and a new Married for 29 years in June the best it has been. She re- and the family resides in Bow- granddaughter Alexis, 8 mos. 2004, Tom Levensalor and his cently discovered that Terry erbank by Sebec Lake. This Lorraine Buck Catlin teaches wife Donna have their first Prevatt ’76 lives only about a past April, Victoria Conner, Spanish & French at Leavitt grandson, Dylan, born Decem- mile from she and her hus- MTV Director of National On- Area High School in Turner, ber of 2003. band John and their children Air Contests, was here for our ME, where her husband Jim Class of 1972 attend the same school and Career Day and gave the key- serves as the town manager. many activities together. note address. She also present- Christine Herring Raymond ed each FA student an MTV T- Class of 1967 and her husband Guy have a- Class of 1979 shirt. A Captain in the US Army, For the past three winters, dopted their 10-year-old grand- Steve Shapleigh was married has just complet- has done medical daughter Samantha. They have Bruce Drake Ann Chase on 8/23/03 and has two step- ed a deployment in Iraq in sup- mission work in S. America three children of their own: daughters: Brittany and Amber port of Operation Iraqi Freedom. and the Carribean. She loves , who has a son Ethan, April ’92 Ware, both students at FA. He and his wife Marti have giving back some of her many , who has twin daugh- Aaron ’92 three sons: Daniel, Adam and life’s blessings to impover- ters Kaitlyn & Kassandra and Class of 1982 Jack, and live at Aberdeen Prov- ished people. Retired from ac- 5-year-old Tiffani. Zachary, 10 and Isaiah, 7, are ing Ground, MD. tive duty in the Air Force after Class of 1975 the names of the sons of Bryan 31 years, Roger Sands is a geo- Rudgers and his wife Jennifer. Class of 1990 and desist with the National Geo- Jim Herring Eileen Hughes Bryan is a commodity logistics is a were married on 7/4/03 and they Sarah McMorrow Brooks spatial Intelligence Agency, De- contractor for the US Dept. of CRCS for the Charlotte White make their home in Bangor, ME. partment of Defense, at Patrick Defense. Center in Dover-Foxcroft. She Since retiring from the Air Force AFB, FL. He invites classmates and her husband have two chil- in 1995, has worked Class of 1985 to “come on down.” Tim King dren and reside in Corinth. for a family owned English com- Hilary Ryder Kendall and her Class of 1969 pany that manufactures hard- husband Keith had a baby girl Gretchen Leighton Drinkwater asks for prayers as her hus- After 30 years of running TV wood floor sanding equipment. born 6/21/04, Elizabeth Beverly. band Chris will be deployed stations and moving every 2-3 He and his wife They have two other children: Annie Miller to Iraq in December. years, Robb Gray has started King ’76 have three children: Ryan, 16, and Cameron, 2. She his own company,TV-SOS (Sales, Jenny in the Army, David at- stays at home and Keith owns Opportunities & Solutions), an tending SUNY in bio-mechani- an electrical business.

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Class Notes

Class of 1991 an almost one-year-old daugh- ment Center in Charleston. Class of 1997 ter Justice Noelle. Jared says would earned Carrie Ingram Burger on October Angel Allen Nadeau love to hear from old friends Jayme Brennan her degree from Wilma Boyd she is the “most precious thing 30th married David Chenoweth at [email protected] She and School of Tourism in Pittsburgh, on earth.” An RN at Mercy Hos- of Danbury, CT, where they will her husband Mark are finally PA. She and her husband Steve pital in Portland, ME, Jessica make their home. settled back in the states with Justin Dow were married in 1997 and along Pierson Biron and her husband is a staff accountant at Blinn their two sons Tristan and with working at Interface Fab- Tim have a daughter Hannah Associates in Milo, ME. He grad- Devin. Carrie manages a gift rics in Guilford she is a Tupper- born 3/24/03. They have just uated from UMO in May 2004 shop in Ft. Gaines, GA. Maken- ware consultant. In 1997, built a new house in Gray, ME. with a BS in business adminis- Katie zie Lin was the name given to graduated from UMO Born 6/18/04, Lillian Janeane tration and a concentration in Noble the baby girl of and with a BS in pre-veterinary sci- Verrill is the daughter of Seth ’97 accounting. He and his wife Jessica , born and her husband Darcie White Sands Rheanna have a one-year-old ence, then worked at Jackson Chase Verrill 3/24/04, weighing 6 lbs. 3 oz. son Hyrum. In pursuit of her Lab in Bar Harbor where she Cory. Jamie Jordan is very and Jere ’72 Candy Anderson modeling career, met her husband Gary Churchill proud to be serving our great and Cathy and Shannon Niles White ’71 Tom is a spokesmodel for Le- PhD, a scientist at the lab. She nation in the US Air Force, sta- are estatic with their Hicks Sands ’70 Radu of Paris. She and her hus- has a son Avery born 4/28/02, tioned in Iraq as an electrical new granddaughter. Toby and band Glenn have two daugh- along with two stepchildren. power production craftsman. have Miranda Johnson Nelson ters: Kaylee, 3, and Rebekah, 1, His homestation is Spangdah- a new son, Joseph Alan, born Class of 1992 and they own a successful con- lem AFB, Germany. 9/9/04, weighing 6 lbs. 3 oz. A payroll coordinator and pat- Adam struction company, GH Enter- has three children: and 19” long. ent fee processor, Melanie Kneeland prises, and make their home in Baird makes her home in Port- Class of 1996 Corinna, ME. Mickey Anderson land, OR. Currently a represent- suffered some terrible injuries ative for Gatorade and Tropi- Amanda Fisher is while stationed in Iraq in July attending Cape Cod cana on the east coast, Roland of 2003. He almost lost his left Community College Geary and his wife Tyra have leg, shattering both bones, and a new daughter born 4/20/04 and hopes to grad- will probably never fully recov- named Arwyn Kay Elizabeth. uate in June of 2006. er. On 9/11/01 his first son In May of 2003, James Edward was born and Class of 1993 Liza Pembroke on 8/23/03,a second one, Micah An investment representative Smith graduated Lee. Nadine Thomsen would be for Edward Jones Investments cum laude from happy to receive e-mails from in Brewer, ME, Mike Hardy is UMO with a BS in any people she knew at FA. She married to Jacquelyn Saggese Mike and April Allen Ditzel ’94 and daughter Autumn Zoe elementary edu- is still a student in Berlin, Ger- ’94. Bryan Grant has relocated born 4/23/04 cation. She was many, studying history and art to Hampden, ME, and started selected for mem- history. Her e-mail address is working at International Paper William Kendrick, born bership in Kappa Delta Pi, an [email protected] Co. in Bucksport as a power 8/22/98, Braydon Alistair, born international honor society Class of 1998 engineer. His wife Michelle is 3/23/00, and Kade Emory, born and is currently teaching 2nd is teaching in working at EMMC and finishing 10/18/01. grade at Garland Elementary Amber Eliason Orlando, FL. A firewall adminis- her masters’ degree in Decem- School. She and her husband Class of 1995 trator, is at the ber. Jason Avery and his wife make their home in Jon Stevens You can see photos and news of Ryan ’95 Pacific Air Force Network Op- Amy have a baby boy, Jacob Dover-Foxcroft. In May of 1999, William, born 1/24/04. A third Chad Soucie and his family at erations & Security Center at Carolyn West graduated from son, Connor Mason, was born http://chadandjanel.soucies.com Hickam AFB, Hawaii. Residing Beal College with an associ- to and his wife Kim They have a new daughter in the picturesque Nahant, MA, Trey Prouty ates degree in paralegal stud- on 2/23/04. Rachel born in January of 2004 Sarah Lovell has accepted a and joins big sister Megan, al- ies. She was married on 1/30/99 position at Tetra Tech FW in to Heath Worthen of Corinna Class of 1994 most 3. June Tuller Blakely is Boston as an assistant risk as- A freelance writer, Andrea Huff going to college in Presque Isle, and they have two children: sessor. She has plans to attain Rose and her husband Tom had ME, then transferring to EMCC Brian, 2, and Kara Lynn, born a second masters degree in a baby girl on 5/17/03, Cameron in the medical radiography pro- 1/12/04. She is currently a stay- public health and toxology, as Chloe Rose. Earning a BS this gram. Heidi Weymouth spent at-home Mom. A fall 2006 wed- well as receive her EMT certifi- past May in multidisciplinary the fall football season coach- ding is planned for Dani Dyer cation. Andrew Caruso is the as- studies with a concentration in ing the FA cheerleaders. She is and Ron Goddard. They reside sistant superintendent at Kebo religion and psychology, Jared also the office coordinator at in Raymond, ME, with Ron’s 9- Valley Country Club in Bar Har- Young and his wife Anna have Mountain View Youth Develop- year-old son. bor, ME.

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Class Notes Cont’d. . . Foxcroft loses Former Class of 1999 versity in Utah. Kelly Nolan is a dental assistant for Dr. Spek- lives in Ex- Maynard Larrabee hardt Family Dentistry in Ban- eter, ME, and works as a truck Trustee and Friend gor, ME. , a grad- driver for Dennis Paper. He has Nicole Perkins uate of UMPI with a degree in two sons: Austin Michael, born sports medicine, was married n April 30, 2004, Honorary Trustee and former President of 4/24/02, and Kyle Hunter, born on 8/14/04 to Andrew King of the Board of Trustees, Philip S. Annis, ’41 finished life’s jour- 3/24/03. Dustin Shorey is an as- Oney at a local nursing home. He was born Jan. 11, 1922, in Easton, ME. sistant manager at Eckerd Drug Dover-Foxcroft, the son of Ralph and Estelle (Sands) Annis. A 1941 in Jacksonville, FL. On May 22, Class of 2001 graduate of Foxcroft Academy, he served with the 308th Medical Billi Jo Cox was married to worked at Mead Battalion of the 83rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army in the European Michael Mooers. They make Chris Walker Westvaco in Rumford, ME, this Theater during World War II. He reached Normandy on D-12 Day their home in Dexter, ME. past summer. He is attending Living in Storrs, CT, and also served in the Battle of the Bulge. He attended Eckels Col- Andrea UMO, majoring in mechanical attends UConn lege of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia, graduating in 1946. He Zimmerman engineering with a minor in bus- and will graduate in May of married the former Jane A. Doble of Milo in 1947. He purchased iness administration.On 4/24/04 2005 with a masters degree. Lary Funeral Home from his former employer in 1957. He owned was awarded Graduating from Husson Col- Brittany Fariel and operated the ambulance service as part of the Lary Funeral the George & Helen Weston lege this past spring with a Home, covering southern Piscataquis County until 1971. He owned Scholarship for Excellence in masters degree in physical and operated the ambulance service as part of the Lary Funeral Mathematics. She has a triple therapy, works Home, covering southern Piscataquis County until 1971. He became Tanya Stinson major while attending UMO: at Bayview Physical Therapy a member of the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church in 1941, math, secondary and elemen- in Ellsworth, ME. where he served as deacon and trustee. He served 26 years as a tary education. PFC Josh Colson Piscataquis County Commissioner, many of those as chairman. He Class of 2000 joined the US Army in October was a member of the Maine County Commissioners Association, Ashley Warren has graduated of 2003. In April of 2004 he com- from Eastern Nazarene College pleted his medic training and and its president in 1979-1980. An honorary trustee of Foxcroft with her BA in English. A 2004 is now stationed with the US Academy, he was an active member of the Board of Trustees from graduate of Vanderbilt Univer- Military Academy and is a med- 1964-1991, and president from 1983-1991. He was a member of the sity with a BS in both physics ic at Keller Army Community Maine Funeral Directors Association and served as president in andphilosophy, Alden“Skipper” Hospital at Westpoint. 1961. He served on the Maine State Board of Funeral Service from Smith was commissioned as an 1963-1969. He was a member of the Katahdin Area Boy Scout Coun- ensign in the US Navy and is Class of 2002 cil, serving as president from 1971-1973. He became a member of now a student to the Navy Nuc- Levi Rollins is a specialist in the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club in 1946 and served as president, lear Power Training Command the US Army and has already secretary and treasurer and also as Lieutenant Governor of the in Charleston, SC. He will begin had a tour of duty in Iraq and 9th Division in 1951. He received the George F. Hixson Award. He training as an officer on nuclear returned home. He expects an- was a trustee and Executive Board member of Northeast Bank of powered subs. Patience Allen other sometime next year. Grad- Guilford, and later a member of the Board of Directors of Fleet was recently hired as a soft- uating from Full Sail in 2004 Bank. He was a member of the Board of Eastern Maine Develop- with an associates degree in re- ware engineer for Raytheon. ment Corporation of which he was chairman in 1983-1984, re- and her hus- cording arts, Amber Larrabee Corey Beaulieu ceiving the Ronald MacFadden Award in 1974 for outstanding band is playing guitar in the metal Alden Tibbetts ’98 achievement and participation in total community development. spent their first anniversary in band Trivium. The band re- He also had served on the Piscataquis YMCA Board of Directors. a hot air balloon floating over cently signed a recording deal Philadelphia, PA. Eric Dow is and are now on tour all over Throughout Phil’s very active life, community service ranked as a attending Brigham Young Uni- the world for 13-15 months. high priority. He brought an acute business sense to the boards he served on, and the wisdom he acquired over the years benefit- ed the many programs to which he was committed. Phil’s commit- ment to his family was unparalleled. He was a devoted husband, father, brother, and grandfather. He especially enjoyed spending time at the family cottage on Sebec Lake. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jane of Dover-Foxcroft; a daughter, Lorinda Annis Schrager and her husband, Barry, of Upper Montclair, N.J.; a son, Eric L. Annis of Dover-Foxcroft; also an AFS daughter, Marit Storeng of Oslo, Norway; three grandchildren, Kate Schrager of Upper Montclair, N.J.; Emily Annis of South Mills, N.C. and Ethan Annis of Dover-Foxcroft; a sister, Zelma Gorham of Manor, Texas; two sisters -in-law, Barbara Doble of Milo, and Mary Doble of Burlington, Conn.; a brother-in-law, James Bates of Burlington, Vt.; several nieces and nephews. Madison Earnest III and Danielle Hutchinson, 2004 graduates

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Student News Page Heading Academy’s Brandon Hall Wins New England Title

randon Hall ’04, son of Gordon and Missy Merrill Hall ’84, placed first in the high jump at the annual New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track and BField Championship held in Plymouth, MA. Brandon was one of only two Mainers to win a New England championship, winning the title with a jump of 6-8. During Brandon’s career at Foxcroft, he won 7 individual state champion- ships, three in high jump, two in the long jump and two in the triple jump. He won 5 conference titles and 1 regional title. He holds the PVC high jump record at 6-8 1/4 and the State Class C record at the same height, a feat he achieved at this spring’s Class C State Championship Track and Field meet hosted by Foxcroft Academy. He barely missed on his second try at 6-10 1/4, which would have been the best jump in state history for all classes. This meet also produced six state records and two triple-event winners, with Brandon sweeping the long, triple and high jumps for the second straight year, including his 6- 8 1/4 in the high jump. Brandon Hall ‘04 wins New England title FA Students attend Summer Program at Bates College

hree Foxcroft Academy students: Danielle Tudor, Dustin Colbry and Caitlyn Walsh spent part of their summer at Bates College where T they participated in the Edmund S. Muskie Scholars Program. This program offers two weeks of intensive college-level instruction to outstanding upcoming high school seniors who have a strong interest in U.S. political history since World War II. Participants in the program live on the Bates College campus. During their two weeks of residence, Dustin, Danielle and Caitlyn examined in depth such topics as the civil rights move- ment, the emergence of environmentalism, the U.S. economy, U.S. foreign policy, the Vietnam War and Watergate. At the same time, their studies allowed them to develop an historical perspective on contemporary polit- ical events and developments. As in college, Muskie Scholars attend lectures, engage in small-group Danielle Tudor, Dustin Colbry and Caitlyn Walsh discussions and in-class exercises, and make use of the rich instructional resources of the college, including more than 600,000 volumes in the Ladd Library. A key feature of the program is a substantive assignment that demands research within the papers of Edmund S. Muskie in the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, one of the largest collections in the nation on a political figure. These students were part of Rusty Willette’s Advanced Placement American History class, one of six Advanced Placement courses of- fered at Foxcroft Academy. Two of these students received scholarships from the Foxcroft Academy Scholarship Association to aid in the tuition cost of the program.

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Student News Page Heading Foxcroft Academy Alum New Town Manager Jack Clukey, a 1988 graduate of Foxcroft Academy, was named the new town manager of Dover-Foxcroft this past summer. Jack replaces Owen Pratt, a 1963 alumnus of the Academy, who had served as town man- ager for the past 25 years. This spring the town celebrated Owen’s years of service with a gala celebration held in the gym of Foxcroft Acad- emy. Well over 200 residents and friends at- Travis Belanger, Steve Tatko, Kelsey Hill, Brian Erickson, Caitlyn Walsh tended the event, which became a friendly roast and recounted many memorable stories Academy Students Take First Place of Owen’s leadership of the town. Jack is a graduate of the University of Honors at State Science Fair Maine and formerly served as the town mana- Seven Foxcroft Academy students placed first in the 58th Annual Maine State Science and ger for Baileyville, ME. Jack and his wife Debbie Technology Fair held at the University of Maine, Orono. Collectively for Foxcroft Academy, fifty- have a daughter, Jenna. Welcome back Jack! one students presented forty-seven projects amounting to seven first place finishes, four sec- ond place finishes and six third place finishes. Foxcroft Academy seven first place finishers included Travis Belanger, Grades 9-10 Biology category with a project entitled “The Effects of Music on the Circulatory System”; Kelsey Hill, Grades 9-10 Consumer Biology category with a project entitled “Shade Changes in tooth Bleach- ing as it Relates to Depth Penetration in Tooth Structure”; Caitlyn Walsh, Grades 11-12 Psychol- ogy category with a project entitled “The Power of Suggestion in Relation to Memory and Relaxation”; and Steve Tatko, Grades 9-12 Technology category with a project entitled “Carnot Cycle heat Engine”. In the exhibits competition for Grades 9-10, Joanna Fricke won in the Biology -Zoology category with an exhibit entitled “Hand-Eye Coordination”; Mya Smith in the Psychology category with an exhibit entitled, “Biography or Policy?”; Danielle Tudor in the Consumer category with a exhibit entitled “The Strengthening of Hair by Pantene Pro-V.” Foxcroft Academy’s Tuition Rate for Publicly Tuitioned Students Compares Favorably

As a private secondary school, Foxcroft Academy accepts local rate, which is capped by the state legislature, was only $6,333. This day students whose families pay tuition directly to to the Academy, represented a 14% savings to the local school district. as well as boarding students who pay tuition room and board. How- In addition to tuition revenue, Foxcroft Academy has other ever, throughout its 181-year history, Foxcroft Academy has also sources of income to help support the educational programs of the provided an independent education at a reasonable tuition rate for school. These include charitable donations, beneficiary income, in- those towns or school district without a public high school. This vestment income, and other revenue such as the boarding program. tuition rate compares favorably with the per pupil costs of Maine’s As a result, in 2002-03, FA’s total per pupil expenditures was $6,975.75. public secondary schools with a similar enrollment to that of the This additional $642 per student in expenditures, beyond tax sup- Academy. According to figures from Maine’s Department of Educa- ported tuition revenue, is an added value to parents, students and tion, public high schools in Maine with an enrollment of between local taxpayers and reaffirms one of the advantages of an independ- 400-500 students had an average per pupil cost for 2002-03 of ent education. $7,361.96. Yet, in the same year, Foxcroft Academy’s per pupil tuition

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Alumni Gatherings 2005 Alumni Weekend Schedule August 5-7 , 2005

Friday, August 5th Lawn Party with Alumni Dance Band - 6:00 p.m. Alumni Ice Hockey Game - 6:30 p.m. at Alfond Arena in Orono

Saturday, August 6th Alumni 5K Race - 8 a.m. Alumni Soccer and Field Hockey Games - 9 a.m. Alumni Basketball - 11:00 a.m. at Sedomocha Middle School Community Parade - 9:30 a.m. Golf Scramble -10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Alumni Banquet - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Street Dance & Fireworks - 8 p.m.

Sunday, August 7th 8-10 a.m. - Alumni Brunch in FA Pride Student Center

Spring 2005 Alumni Gatherings

Make plans now to attend the following alumni gatherings in your area. These dates are tentative. Please contact the Alumni Office for further information.

Thursday, March 3, 2005 Concord Colonial Inn, Concord, MA

Friday, February 18, 2005 St. Petersburg, Florida

Saturday, February 19, 2005 Lakeland, Florida

Monday, February 21, 2005 Sarasota/Ft.Myers, Florida

Friday, April 29, 2005 Holiday Inn by the Bay, 2004 Florida Reunion in Lakeland Portland, Maine

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Alumni Reunions Page Heading

Class of 1949 Enjoys 55th Reunion

The 55th reunion of members of the class of 1949 was held Friday, August 6, at the home of Louis Stevens at his new residence at 451 Line Rd. in Sangerville. Attend- ing were Arthur and Janet (Richardson) Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Severance, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Buck, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pinkerton (Amber Shorey), Mr. and Mrs. Don Rice (Dorcas Blaich), Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Basil Andrews (Dorothy Eddy), Mr. and Mrs. Vic Woodbrey (Marie Gerrish), Jane (Mitchell) Waltz, Beverly (Steeves) Wolf, Jack Dinsmore, Maurice McKay, and Louis Stevens. The alumni dinner on Saturday and the breakfast on Sunday at FA’s dining hall were attended by members of the class. Coming the greatest distance for those two events was Brenda Palmer, widow of Charles, from Eng- land, and their two sons from Washington, D.C. and families. A reunion will be held next year on Friday after- noon, August 5, 2005, also at the Stevens home. Brenda Palmer, spouse of Charles Palmer (dec.), Lou Stevens and Bev Wolfe at Alumni Banquet

The Class of 1943 Holds Monthly Get-Togethers

Each month, members of the FA Class of 1943 hold a reunion luncheon meeting at the home or camp of one of their classmates. At the Fowler’s camp in July, they had fifteen people attend the noon meal with a large supply of “colossal” shrimp provided by Hesta Maynard and Ed Craine. They would like to express their condolences to those classmates who were un- able to attend. In August they met at the Maine State Museum with Anne Bonsey Dow for a tour with lunch in the caf- eteria following. Anne provided dessert at her resi- dence nearby. They continue to meet each month and enjoy rem- iniscing and catching up on new news. They love doing it and agree some other classes should try it. Back row: Arlene Knight, Hesta Maynard, Jane Grant, Anne Dow, Ruth Weatherbee Front row: Ed Craine, George Fowler, Jim Salley, Ed Blodgett

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Cast Your Vote Alumni Awards

Alumni may vote for 2005 recipients of the Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award and the Tillson D. Thomas Award by using the form below or e-mailing your vote to the Alumni Office. These two awards are presented each year at the Alumni Banquet. (The Trustees also present the Oakes Family Award and the James S. Holmes Award.) Candidates for the Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award should be an alumnus of Foxcroft Academy who has distinguished him/her- self in their particular vocational field. 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 Foxcroft Academy with the highest degree of professionalism. Nominees to the Tillson Thomas Award need not be an alumnus, but they must have been a member of the Foxcroft Academy faculty or staff at one time.

Please use the Send Us Your News form below to cast your vote or e-mail Cathy Hall in the Alumni Office at: chall@foxcroftacade- my.org

You can submit class notes on line at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/alumni_form.htm You can now use our Secure Online Giving form to make a donation using your credit card at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/donate.htm

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Founded in 1823 and located in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Foxcroft Academy is a private secondary school offering day stu- dents as well as boarding students a broad range of academic, interscholastic and co-curricular opportunities. Whether it is mastering your computer skills in the Philpot Multimedia Center, conjugating Latin verbs, taking an Advanced Placement biology course, pursuing forestry management in the Packard Center, or taking an art course in the Ebersteen Art Center, Foxcroft Academy offers something for every student. If you are looking for a distinctive and challenging educational experience, we invite you to discover Foxcroft Academy.

For more information you can contact Amy Smith, Director of Admissions, at (207)564-8351 or email her: amy.smith@fox- croftacademy.org. You may also visit our admissions page on the web at: www.foxcroftacademy.org/admissions.htm

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