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in this issue: City as Our Campus Exploring new frontiers Commencement 2008 Off on life’s journey Rebecca King Teacher, administrator, spreader of peace and love

Winchester Thurston School Autumn/Winter 2008 ThistleTALK MAGAZINE

Volume 36 • Number 1 Autumn/Winter 2008

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Copyright © 2008 Winchester Thurston School. Congratulations to this year’s Malone Scholars (from top, clockwise) Hannah Strong ’09, All Rights Reserved. Alexander Zukoff ’12, Noah Vito ’12, Kyle Czurko ’14, and Alexa Yu ’11. These outstanding students received this distinction as the result of a $2 million grant from the Malone Family Foundation in recognition of WT’s rigorous academic program that serves the needs of gifted and talented students. This national foundation selected Winchester Thurston as one of three top independent schools in the country to be awarded a grant in 2007. VOL. 36 • NO.1 AUTUMN/WINTER 2008 inside

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innovative teaching: Features awakening the imagination 2 FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Gary J. Niels city as our campus Proposals for new strategic initiatives 4 new faces on the board 3 COVER STORY: Innovative Teaching: wt today 16 Reimagining the learning experience 7 SCHOOL NEWS Leadership Personified ... Poland, A Powerful Jouney into the Past ... Being Good Sports ... Tents Raise Hopes for Darfur ... Student Art Shines PROFILE: in Gallery Show ... Immersed in Underwater Learning ... Rebecca King Pioneer Day ... WT Athletics Her influence continues to be felt at WT 14 development news 28 Commencement 2008 Reunion 2008 ... Miss Mitchell Society “…there is nothing left to do that can’t be done.” 17 class notes 31 2007-2008 annual giving report 40

About the Cover: Parents, faculty, and children came together for a weekend of work—and play—building the new natural playground at WT's North Hills Campus.

www.winchesterthurston.org 1 Gary J. Niels Innovative teaching: awakening the imagination from the head of school

his fall I have been shed further light on the vitality and Heidi Hayes Jacobs, an education reflecting on the theme of centrality of imagination and its close professor at Columbia University, has change that is resonating intellectual relatives. reminded us of what Daniel Goleman’s in our culture now, as we In his book Creating Minds, Gardner landmark book, Emotional Intelligence, at Winchester Thurston says, “In science, mathematics, and the demonstrated conclusively: “It’s not just Tcontinue to challenge ourselves to arts, there is widespread recognition of the ability to remember things and feed prepare our students to thrive in an the significant place occupied by intu- them back on tests that determines how uncertain world. ition, unconscious promptings, inexpli- well you're going to do in life. It’s the Change is a product of innovation, ability to solve problems and reflect and and innovation is a product of imagina- to, in fact, think critically.” tion. As we look to a more hopeful future Imagination Certainly great schools teach it will be the imagination that yields “ foundational knowledge, but great solutions and discoveries in the realms disposes of everything; schools also call upon students to use of renewable energy, global health, and it creates beauty, that foundational knowledge in service education. In discussing the future of to their imaginations. At Winchester our school, our region, and our world, justice, and happiness, Thurston, we’ve worked to foster our members of WT’s Advisory Board have which are everything in students’ imaginations in myriad impressed upon us that our students ways, because we know through direct face an unscripted future. Little will be the world. experience that it will lead them to more important to them, and to the — Blaise Pascal” develop critical thinking skills, creativity, world’s fate, than their imaginations, perseverance, and integrity. As you read fully developed and unleashed. this edition of Thistletalk you will see Over the centuries wise thinkers cable insights, and the sudden awareness some vivid examples of how Winchester have paid homage to imagination. of relationships. Scientific discovery and Thurston fosters the development of the Blaise Pascal, one of the world's great artistic creations are hardly the result imagination. The stories are beautiful mathematical and scientific geniuses, solely of rational considerations.” and inspirational, and represent the ways said, “Imagination disposes of everything; Maxine Greene, the brilliant in which our faculty members ignite our it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, philosopher and aesthete at Columbia students’ passion for learning and guide which are everything in the world.” University, has noted that “Without them in using their imaginations as More recently, groundbreaking the release of the imagination, human important tools for discernment, delight, work on brain functioning by Harvard beings may be trapped in literalism, in and intellectual engagement. researcher Howard Gardner has blind factuality.”

Excerpts taken from Gary J. Niels’ article, “Teach to the Brain,” published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Henry Posner III New Faces on the Board President

Dusty Elias Kirk is a partner in the Pittsburgh office of Pepper Ralph L. Bangs Hamilton, LLP. She is co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Vice President Group and chair of the Sustainability and Climate Change Team. She concentrates her practice on all aspects of real estate development Kathleen Buechel with an emphasis on real estate litigation, including real estate tax Vice President assessment appeals, land use and zoning appeals, and eminent domain Simin Yazdgerdi Curtis proceedings. She also counsels her clients on an array of sustainability Vice President issues. Prior to joining Pepper in 1998, Kirk was a shareholder in the firm of Frank, Bails, Kirk, Murcko and Toal, PC, in Pittsburgh, where Douglas A. Campbell she was a founding member and president. Treasurer

Kirk is chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Allegheny Regional Asset District Board, a Deepak Kotwal member of the Board of Governors of the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA), and serves on Secretary the gender equality task force sub-committee. She is secretary of the Council for the Real Property Section of the ACBA, and a member of the Women in the Profession Committee of the Pennsylvania Gary J. Niels Bar Association. She is also on the steering committee of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Head of School Development Network, a part of Sustainable Pittsburgh. She was recently appointed to the Transportation Action Partnership, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Ronald J. Bartlett Barbara Abney Bolger ’52 Kirk is chair of the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, and nomi- John B. Christie-Searles nating chair of the Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Western Pennsylvania. Dan Cohen Kirk has two children, a son, David, who attends Central Catholic High School, and a daughter, Robert I. Glimcher Jeannie, who is a member of the WT Class of 2013. She also has a step-daughter, Alyssa Caroselli, who Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 ◊ graduated from WT as a member of the Class of 1994. Diane Holder Elizabeth S. Hurtt ’74 Ian James Marty Powell is president of The Design Alliance Architects, having Dusty E. Kirk joined the firm in 1978. His architectural design experience includes Steve Loevner numerous projects for companies, universities, and schools in our A. D. Lupariello region. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects. Warner N. Macklin III Powell received his Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1973 from Carole Oswald Markus ’57 ◊ Cornell University, where he graduated first in his class, and went on Linnea Pearson McQuiston ’69 to obtain a M.B.A. from Duquesne University in 1980. Douglas H. Ostrow Powell serves as board member of the Independent School Martin E. Powell Chairpersons Association and as a trustee of Shadyside Presbyterian Stephen G. Robinson Church. He served as president of the Winchester Thurston Board of Susan Santa Cruz ’60 Trustees for four years, from 2001 to 2005. Nancy T. Scott Stephen B. Thomas Powell and his wife, Deborah, have a daughter, Elspeth, a 2008 graduate of Winchester Thurston. Jane Arensberg Thompson ’57 ◊ She is now a freshman in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

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www.winchesterthurston.org 3 citycover as story our campus Winchester Thurston School Advisory Board Carol R. Brown, Former (Retired) President and CEO, Vision 2020: WT Advisory Board Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Susan Brownlee, Executive Considers Enhanced Strategic Programs Director, Fine Foundation Esther L. Bush, President and Second Meeting of Regional Leaders Focuses on City as Our Campus CEO, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh elping Winchester Thurston to have coalesced into a framework that places Ronald Cole-Turner, H. Parker envision the potential of its unique students at the center, surrounded by the value Sharp Chair of Theology HCity as Our Campus program, the of experiential learning,” explains WT Trustee and Ethics, Pittsburgh WT Advisory Board engaged in a lively brain- Kathleen Buechel. “Focusing on City as Our Theological Seminary storming session on October 16, 2008, that Campus, we continue our advisory process Thomas Detre, Emeritus by considering proposals for new strategic yielded exciting results. Distinguished Senior Vice initiatives assessed against Chancellor for Health that framework.” Sciences, UPMC Advisory Board members, Aradhna Dhanda, President together with WT Trustees and and CEO, Leadership faculty members representing Pittsburgh Inc. the full spectrum of academic Nathaniel Doyno ‘02, disciplines, met in small groups Executive Director, to consider four key questions: Steel City Biofuels How can a school contribute Patrick Dowd, Member of to the re-invigoration and City Council, Pittsburgh revitalization of a city? How City Council District 7 might WT use its City as Our Lee B. Foster, President and Campus initiative to continue CEO, L.B. Foster Company to add vitality to our students’ Tori Haring-Smith, President, educational experience? What Washington and Jefferson could WT bring to City as College For the past four years, with support from Our Campus partners that would help them to John T. S. Keeler, Dean the E.E. Ford Foundation, entrepreneurial add vitality to their organizations, programs, and Professor, University of faculty members have formed connections with missions? And, how could other schools replicate Pittsburgh Graduate School regional resources, including the Pittsburgh these ideas or concepts? of Public and International Zoo, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Carnegie A mosaic of concepts and ideas emerged, Affairs Mellon University, the Carnegie Museum of Art, ranging from a course on urban policy that could Indira Nair, Vice Provost for the Carnegie Science Center, the Archives of the be offered in partnership with other schools, to Education, Carnegie Mellon Industrialist Society, and others. By incorporating science- and economics-based micro-enterprises, University these resources into their courses and units, to a virtual conservatory of the arts, to an Urban Jim Roddey, Chairman, teachers have found unique and transformative Laboratory program that looks at the city as Allegheny County Republican ways for students to apply knowledge, deepen a system. Some will be further developed in Committee; Former Chief understanding, discover passions, and broaden a multi-year strategy to grow the City as Our Executive, Allegheny County their perspectives. The Advisory Board’s meeting Campus program. Alan J. Russell, Director, focused on how the school can take City as Our “With Advisory Board’s help we’re working McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Campus to a more comprehensive level. now to shape ideas for enhanced City as Our Central to the discussion was to find ways to Campus programs that not only enrich our Lisa Schroeder, Executive build more experiential learning into the college students’ educational and cultural knowledge Director, Riverlife Task Force preparatory curriculum, an idea encouraged by and experiences, but also contribute significantly Tom Sokolowski, Director, the Advisory Board at its March 2008 meeting. to the broader community and city in which we The Andy Warhol Museum “The concepts and thoughts from the live, work, and learn,” concludes Head of School Jane Werner, Executive [Advisory Board’s] inaugural meeting in March Gary J. Niels. Director, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

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City as Our Campus Receives WT and MCG-Jazz: Grant from broadening the reach National he jazz plays on, and John Maione to include all three school divisions. In Foundation T can’t contain his excitement. February 2009, composer, jazz guitarist, “It’s going to be a music-filled year… native Pittsburgher, and “Handyman Winchester Thurston’s City as Our yeah, yeah, yeah!” Campus initiative has grown to become Still going strong a defining element of the curriculum. The in its third year is initiative supports directly the school’s WT’s partnership with Manchester Craftsmen’s intention to graduate students with Guild (MCG) Jazz, an intellectual curiosity, independence, exemplary model of the City and initiative, by providing experiential as Our Campus initiative. learning opportunities that broaden their Maione, Middle and Upper educational horizons beyond the confines School performing arts of the classroom walls. This summer, teacher, coordinates a Benedict Foundation for Independent full slate of events that Schools, a national foundation, awarded bring jazz masters into the Winchester Thurston a matching $25,000 school for workshops and grant to continue the evolution and performances—such as the growth of this important program. visit from the Gerald Clayton “We are honored to have the Benedict Trio in October 2008 and the Pancho Sanchez Latin Jazz Foundation’s support and thrilled to Band planned for April 2009. In addition, Negri” of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” have the resources necessary to enhance MCG Jazz provides opportunities for Joe Negri, will present an in-school and grow this program. This is another students to learn with world-class concert for Middle and Upper School important endorsement of Winchester musicians at MCG’s state-of-the-art students. Following the concert, Negri Thurston School’s unique program,” says facilities—such as the “side-by-side” will visit grades 1 and 2 to introduce Gary J. Niels, Head of School. rehearsal scheduled for April 2009, in them to jazz, accompanied on guitar by In 2004, City as Our Campus was which WT Upper School musicians will Maione. For the third year in a row, the recognized through a prestigious play along with the Trinity Jazz Orchestra, third-grade class will travel to MCG for a matching grant from The Edward E. Ford a professional repertory jazz orchestra, jazz program designed especially for their Foundation. These funds were used to prior to performances at MCG. grade level in April 2009. compensate faculty for the development But what really has Maione humming “We’re finding of new courses, units of study, and this year is the broadening of offerings programs that have been added to our exciting new ways school’s offerings. to bring these The Benedict Foundation for experiences to all Independent Schools funds projects to improve education programs at grade levels.” independent secondary schools, including “The younger you expose kids to academic improvement projects, jazz—and all forms of music, for that scholarship aid, construction, faculty matter—the better,” enthuses Maione. salaries and faculty summer workshops. “Although the partnership began with “City as Our Campus is a differentiator an Upper School focus on providing culturally enriching and transformative that bolsters WT’s image and identity in experiences, we’re finding exciting new the community,” says Niels. “We believe ways to bring these experiences to all that, as this program expands, it has the grade levels.” potential to serve as a model for other independent schools.” Jazz pianist Gerald Clayton with John Maione.

www.winchesterthurston.org 5 citycover as story our campus Crash Course on Big Bang T physics students were trans- at CERN, the world’s ported 14 billion years back to largest particle physics W the beginning of time during laboratory, located in an extraordinary assembly on September Geneva, Switzerland. 26, courtesy of Dr. Vladimir Savinov, Dr. Savinov is one of particle physics expert, whose work for 1,700 scientists from the Large Hadron Collider, or LHC, in 37 countries united Switzerland has propelled him into the in their work on the stratosphere of scientists. ATLAS experiment Savinov—whose energy on energy for the LHC, a particle was palpable—sent imaginations soaring accelerator used to with insights on the Big Bang, dark study the smallest matter, dark energy, and more. “It was known particles. It is monumental,” said Thomas Holmes ’12. the largest scientific “A scientist such as Dr. Savinov is not experiment in the someone that you have the chance to history of mankind. meet every day of your life.” “[This experiment] could turn of WT parent Paula Holmes, brought Savinov, Associate Professor of particle physics on its head,” said Sharon Savinov to WT. “To have somebody here Physics at the University of Pittsburgh, is Goughnour, Upper School science and in Pittsburgh actually involved in that involved with groundbreaking research mathematics teacher who, with the help is extraordinary.” Art Attack! hen “Life on Mars,” Laura explains, “Getting lost in a work the 2008 Carnegie by yourself or with others is by far the best W International, was part. When you look at a work extensively, launched last May, Morgan silently, mini-epiphanies sprout again and Gilbreath ’09, Destiny McKnight again, ultimately leading up to a major revelation. Once I reach revelation-level, ’09, and Laura Short ’09 were an eternal relationship with the work among a constellation of lucky is formed. Even if I do not see the work students beamed into its orbit for a few weeks, when I return, it is like via Zero Gravity, the Carnegie catching up and reminiscing. When Museum of Art’s groundbreaking discussing with a group, a relationship internship program. “I love being forms with those with whom you have in the galleries and meeting so discussed it. That type of dynamic truly many incredible people,” says makes the internship what it is.” Morgan. “It makes you think very differently. It’s so beautiful and influential and mesmerizing.”

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Great teaching is the strengthen their sense of lifeblood of Winchester responsibility to the natural Thurston School, and the world; connect them to most critical element in learning opportunities preparing our students regionally, nationally, and for college and for life in globally; and open their the 21st century. Great eyes to new careers, new teaching is synonymous technologies, and new ways with innovation—a blend of learning. of creativity and passion, As a college preparatory a willingness and ability school, Winchester Thurston to build fresh connections, create new spaces, to prepares students to thrive in an unscripted, rapidly engage students as scientists, artists, historians, changing, diverse, and collaborative world. Their and writers. knowledge and discernment, and their ability to apply In the pages ahead, you will read about teachers multidisciplinary critical thinking and problem-solving who have created inspired programs, lessons, and skills, will be crucial not only to their success, but to the experiences that ignite students’ imaginations; well-being of society.

www.winchesterthurston.org 7 Natural World, Infinite Wonder

hether engaging young children in studying bugs in and pea gravel; a building area featuring real tools and natural a tree stump, crafting elaborate meals of twigs and construction materials; a natural art center, with its ready W fallen leaves, or slaying dragons on an open air stage, abundance of supplies; a stage, replete with costumes and WT North’s new natural playground has ignited students’ musical instruments; adjacent butterfly and children’s gardens; imagination. “It’s changing the nature of play,” says Nancy even a composter, complete with worms. Rogers, North Hills Campus Director. “I like jumping off the rocks because it’s kind of challenging. Developed largely by North Hills Campus teachers Brock It’s fun to jump off the high log near the rocks,” says third grader Perkins (grade 5) and Lynne Raphael (Kindergarten), the natural Natalie Rhoades. “Lauren, Mattie, and I sit on the log and we playground expands play options for all students while realizing slide backwards and it’s really fun!” the importance of connecting children with nature. Self-Directed Play, Community Connection Fresh Air and Fantasy “The children seem drawn to things they can act on and change,” Nurturing wonder is inherent to the new playground, which says Raphael. “They love having options on the playground and immerses students in nature while they explore its diverse are engaged in a variety of ways on different days. The circuit areas: the climbing circuit, composed of boulders encircled with rocks may be a general gathering and conversing area by smooth tree trunks; digging areas filled with sand, mulch, some days, while at other times it is the center of very focused

8 Thistletalk Autumn/Winter 2008 cover story Natural World, Infinite Wonder balancing as children go round and round testing themselves on Safety First, Fun Follows different parts. The first day, a Kindergartner crawled around “Safety was at the core of everything we considered and on his hands and knees—not very comfortable—but by the implemented,” affirms Lee Bares. “We utilized current next day, he was on his feet declining any help. He is now very playground safety standards and recommendations principally confident in his balancing ability, and this mastery seems to from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and also carry over into the classroom. In the first week, several of the the National Program for Playground Safety and the Arbor first and second graders helped the Kindergartners to balance Day Foundation.” She adds, “The hours we personally spent by holding their hands. There was almost an unspoken badge are uncounted and will forever remain a joy to us. One of the of honor for helping the ‘little ones,’ and it was a wonderful greatest parts of this project was the two days when [everyone] moment demonstrating the care resulting from our Responsive came together for the massive installation effort…where people Classroom approach.” showed up and did whatever was needed or asked and kept coming back for more. We are left wishing there could be more Turning Point to do; it has been that much fun!” Ideas for the natural playground began taking shape more than “In some ways, I think [the playground] will always be a two years ago, but the project gained serious momentum last work in progress,” muses Rogers, revealing that a playhouse April. “Based on the great turnout for our Earth Day Work Day, made from tree trunks and parts, designed by Lee Bares, will we knew we had the interest,” says Perkins. Soon after, plans be constructed this spring. began in earnest, fueled by research on playground designs that Research suggests myriad benefits to children exposed “involve children with natural materials, not just the plastic and to natural environments, including better concentration and metal structures produced by different manufacturers.” self-discipline; more advanced motor fitness and improved Last summer, Perkins and Raphael won the 2008 Mary cognitive development; greater imaginative and creative play; Houston Griffin Award for Excellence in Teaching for their and the fostering of language and collaborative skills. But as far proposal to enrich North’s existing playground with a variety as students are concerned, the biggest benefit is quite simple: of natural playground areas. The award, which provides funds “No matter what we do out there, we’re having fun,” says third to WT faculty to enhance teaching and service to students, grader Lexi Thompson. enabled construction to begin at last. “There wasn’t funding otherwise,” explains Rogers. “We set up goggles and sawhorses, and we had a work day,” she continues. “Everyone came: parents, faculty, children. We built, hammered out corners, took all the rough bark off. Even the materials for our building area—the tree cookies, logs and blocks—were sawed that day either by parents or students. We worked all weekend, actually.” WT parents John and Lee Bares, both engineers, supervised the effort, and the playground debuted this fall. “The Bares’ leadership and expertise were invaluable,” states Rogers. “They gave an enormous amount of time, before and after the weekend. Everything was analyzed, designed, and built with the safety of the children, and how they would use the playground, in mind.”

www.winchesterthurston.org 9 The Magic of Monarchs

ach fall, millions of monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles to Mexico for the winter— E some bearing tags applied right here at WT. “We are doing real science that can make a difference to the long-term survival of a species,” says Kelly Vignale, City Campus Lower School science and technology teacher. “Thanks to tagging, in 1975 it was first discovered that monarchs migrate from as far north as Canada to Michoacan, Mexico,” explains Vignale, adding that she and Heather Capezzuti, North Hills Erica Sweeney ’18, Isel Pollock ’18, and Jonathan Campus science teacher, have Roman ’18 release a tagged monarch butterfly. worked with WT third graders to tag hundreds of butterflies on to the database of Monarch Watch, over the past three years. “The an organization dedicated to the study tagging helps us to keep track of of monarch butterflies. “We record the butterfly populations in the wild. number on the tag, the date released, Although monarchs are doing well whether it’s male or female, and if it’s right now, they are very vulnerable wild caught or reared in captivity,” explains due to their picky eating habits as Vignale. “If one of our butterflies is found and caterpillars and the small space they occupy in Mexico reported, they will send us a certificate. We haven’t had one during the winter.” reported yet, but (one day) I hope one is. I would shout it from Science Takes Wing the rooftops!” Students are involved from start to finish, continues Meaning and Magic Vignale, “raising monarchs from eggs that arrive by mail, Though it’s mainly third graders who are involved, students in then feeding the larvae, or caterpillars, fresh milkweed from other grades delight in the butterflies, too. our butterfly garden. They clean their homes for about two “This is the first year I have found monarch eggs with my weeks, then watch the chrysalis until the adult butterflies students in the garden at WT,” says Vignale. “We found nine one hatch, or eclose.” day and gave them to the Kindergarteners to care for. And when Next, they’re put into a large net for observation, the first graders practiced microscopes, we used some of the carefully tagged (“by putting the tag on a toothpick and caterpillars for observation.” rolling it onto the butterfly’s wing on the dorsal scale”), and For teachers and students alike, it’s a project filled with released into the butterfly garden, where they begin their meaning and magic. historic migration southward. Says Vignale, “To see the students’ excitement is exhilarating Tagging and Tracking for me. Sometimes they don’t want to let their butterflies go!” Not only do the students care for the butterflies and assist For more information on monarch butterflies and in their release, they also record real, solid data that’s logged their migration, including tagging and tracking, visit www. monarchwatch.org and www.learner.org/jnorth.

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ed by Middle School science teacher Tracy Valenty and Lower School science and technology teacher Kelly L Vignale, students got up-close and personal with sundry hairy-legged insects and arachnids thanks to Bugscope, an educational outreach program of the Beckman Institute’s Imaging Technology Group. WT third, fifth, and sixth graders, immersed in one science unit on insects and another on microscopes, collected a wide variety of bugs and shipped them to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; during a series of “virtual field trips” to the university, WT students were able to examine their specimens A Bug’s through an environmental electron scanning microscope at the university. Students gathered in computer labs and used remote access to link directly to the powerful microscope. In real time, students Eye View were able to “drive” the microscope, choosing from an array of their own specimens, and magnify objects as much as 200,000 careers in science, and this exposure just broadens their sense times their normal size. They were also able to ask questions of of the scope of opportunities out there.” a number of scientific experts at the university, who were also Winchester Thurston students’ experience with Bugscope logged on to dialog with the students. was featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Tuesday, “The students were very excited about this project,” November 4, 2008, in an article entitled, “Sixth-Graders Get to commented Valenty. “Engaging them in the Bugscope program Look into Eye of What Bugs Them.” will help build their appreciation for the world of insects and for scientific research in general. We have been talking about

s. e m ti 00 ,0 20 fied gni ma Insect specimen

Teacher Kelly Vignale coaches Connor Colombo ’16, Max Zissu ’15, and others on “driving” the microscope.

www.winchesterthurston.org 11 Students (left to right) Ari Schuman ’11, Stern Herd ’09, and Hadley Armstrong ’09 have taken part in the PPT collaboration, which is spearheaded by teachers Barbara and John Holmes.

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TECHNICAL THEATER TAKES TOP BILLING!

inchester Thurston’s Technical Theater program state-of-the-art equipment and how it’s used. When they’re hanging takes top billing this year, thanks to an innovative lights, they’re hanging 300-plus lights, and it’s all computerized.” W partnership with Pittsburgh Public Theater (PPT). The In contrast, says John Holmes, “Here we have 40 lights, and collaboration—the first of its kind for both WT and PPT, made students think that’s a challenge!” possible by a generous grant from an anonymous benefactor— Disparate Disciplines significantly expands the reach ofCity as Our Campus by taking Encompassing all aspects of production, technical theater carefully students behind the scenes of professional theater production. synthesizes a large and seemingly disparate variety of disciplines, skills, and interests, from art and history to sound design and From Concept to Closing Night vintage clothing. “Pittsburgh Public Theater is one of the best and oldest theaters “Anyone working in technical theater needs to know how to in Pittsburgh,” says Barbara Holmes, Upper School performing research, because to find or make props, to design the set in the arts and English language arts teacher. “It’s extraordinary for time period, you have to read the history of that time period,” us to be able to have a partnership with an institution like PPT. explains John Holmes. “What were the economics? How were Most partnerships involving schools and theaters are limited to people dressing? PPT will help us understand how to better observing shows, but we wanted to go a step further and enable research these things.” our students to tap into what really goes on there.” “Projects like this—taking a real theatrical production, Through visits to PPT’s costume and scene shops; monitoring going behind the scenes, being at the actress’ ready—are greatly dress and technical rehearsals; studying stage combat, stage valuable to students at WT,” says Ari Schuman ’11. “I got to go management, and set design; and partaking in a range of seminars, behind the scenes of a real one-woman show, and I was quite workshops, and consultations at PPT and WT, students are gaining literally the only high school student there. This helped to show an in-depth look at the creation of professional theater from me how WT performing arts can integrate new techniques into concept to closing night, with technical theater always the star. our rehearsals.” “The students get to see who’s making the artistic decisions, Spotlight on the Future who’s collaborating on those decisions, who has a voice in every Not only do students glean practical information from the aspect of the production,” says Rob Zellers, PPT’s Director of experience, they, and the faculty, now have ongoing access to PPT’s Education and Outreach. professional expertise. Says senior Hadley Armstrong, stage manager of WT’s major “If we have a concept and need help researching or figuring productions, “I love that I get to see the work I do with Winchester out how to realize it, how to achieve realistic costumes or a set, Thurston on a professional level and on a much larger scale. Their we can go to them,” says John Holmes. “We can say, this is what stage manager’s work really inspired me—especially as I am we’re trying to do, but we’re stuck, and they’ll say, well, why don’t thinking about colleges and majors—to consider doing professional you try this, we’ve done this in the past and it’s worked.” theater for a living.” In the future, the focus may expand to include writing, directing Season Debut and acting. Encore partnerships depend on additional funding. But The partnership debuted in September with a workshop at WT. for now, technical theater proudly occupies center stage. “Rob Zellers brought various staff here—the stage manager, “For six years we’ve been putting more focus on the tech resident props person, a producer, electrician, sound designer, and program, and we’ve built up a little core group of students, but we sound engineer,” says Barbara Holmes. “They talked about what want to expand the group further,” says Barbara Holmes. we wanted to do, and described their roles in the theater.” “We’re also striving to show how critical technical theater is “The woman who does props brought in props,” continues to production,” adds John Holmes. “People don’t realize that tech John Holmes, WT’s Technical Theater Director, “and the lighting is just as important as the actors.” guy came in with a lighting plot. The kids were amazed.” Concludes Hadley, “We already have such a great drama “That’s another key aspect,” adds Barbara Holmes. “We’re program here, and it would be fantastic for more and more students limited in our facility and our equipment and what we have here, to join our theater’s already dedicated team of passionate students but when they go to the Pittsburgh Public Theater, they can see the and faculty.”

www.winchesterthurston.org 13 cover story Beloved King’s Reign Remembered

14 Thistletalk Autumn/Winter 2008 Rebecca King recently reflected on her 22-year career at Winchester Thurston School. An integral and influential member of the WT community, King spent 11 years as Kindergarten teacher and another 11 as Director of Admission. This year she retired, but her influence continues to be felt at WT.

A new adventure “We had a peace table in our room with a huge poster of Gandhi looming over it, and children would go there to On a summer evening in 1986, Rebecca King sat on the stoop of write, draw, or talk about a tussle they were having, and her new apartment in Bloomfield and contemplated her next it was amazing how they would use that often and with big adventure: teaching Kindergarten at independence. You give them the WT. “I feel like it was only yesterday,” tools and the space to take action. she remembers. “The sun was going They can figure it out, and they want down, and I was...looking at the list of to figure it out. Little children have my students’ names, thinking, ‘who are big thoughts, and they like to talk these little people? What am I going to about them!” do for them?’” Through it all, King—the 1994 After 15 years at the Amherst Day recipient of the Jane L. Scarborough School, first as teacher, then as director, Award for Excellence in Teaching, King had decided to pull up stakes. A Winchester Thurston’s highest friend—whom she would eventually teaching honor—tried to make every marry—talked her into sending resumes day extraordinary. to schools in Pittsburgh, and several “We had a lot of fun. We were months later, here she was. “I was impressed that WT put goofy. We sang ‘Mellow Yellow’ and Beatles songs, and I’d its trust in me and in my educational expertise and instincts. play guitar and piano.” King smiles at the memories, then That engaged me in such a way that I knew I could serve a chuckles, “Kindergarten is like a petri dish of the entire human new population, a new school, a new community.” experience. That’s what we step into every day!” “At Winchester I was permitted to create what I thought was best,” she says. “I was able to try out what I thought was “All Kids Deserve This” most appropriate practice in education. That seed is sown through WT’s culture, and teachers are really given the In 1997 King decided to leave the classroom and step into chance to put themselves into this culture. There’s a piece the role of Director of Admission at WT. of your soul in each classroom.” “I believed in the school so much because of my experience as a teacher,” King says. She points to specific initiatives, such The Petri Dish of Kindergarten as the Responsive Classroom, the Academic Enrichment and Challenge program, and the Transitional Classroom as King quickly became known in the WT community as a important ways of individualizing each student’s learning, gifted educator, and her students today still point to her building on strengths, and addressing challenges. “[This] is, as an important influence. “She taught us about peace and I believe, the way a school should operate. “I wish it could justice and conflict resolution,” says Rasika Teredesai ’00. “I be the public model,” she says earnestly. “I think all kids know that this was part of the root of my own passionate deserve this.” interest in peace and justice, which is why I’ve chosen to go into law. When I was in the eighth grade she spoke to Another Chapter us about the civil rights movement and similar work that Two years ago, King announced that she would phase out she had been involved with. Later, she gave me a book with of her position at WT and eventually retire. King had come quotes about the importance of freedom, which I still use to realize that “life was hurtling by,” and she wanted to slow as inspiration.” down. “I’d like to see where else I might be needed…perhaps Elspeth Powell ’08 comments, “The encouraging and working with a vulnerable population—inner city kids, loving spirit in a teacher like Miss King makes kids want to the frail elderly. There’s an equivalent way of being with come to school. Even when she was not my teacher she was young folks and old folks; I’m enthralled with sitting in a still interested in my well-being.” Kindergarten class, and I love playing bingo with the old King reflects, “I took the role of being a teacher as folks, too.” a responsibility for the development of the whole child: “It’s been a great 22 years,” she says, thoughtfully. “I’m emotional, social, physical, academic, intellectual and, to most proud that through WT’s faith and trust in me, I grew some extent, spiritual. It isn’t just teaching a child to read; in confidence personally and professionally. I tried to bring it’s teaching him or her how to be a human being. to children what I know to be important and true in life, and hopefully it made a difference to them.”

www.winchesterthurston.org 15 wt today Leadership Personified General Joseph P. Franklin and Constance Smith Franklin ’51 Inspire Next Great Generation

school news uty, perseverance, character, the mirror, of self-reflection—and I was led a battalion of combat engineers. compassion: These aren’t just looking at myself as being a leader of He later served as Army Staff Group D words, they are ways of life for the school, and thinking, have I done my Executive for the Chairman of the Joint General Joseph P. Franklin and his wife duty? Have I served my people the way Chiefs of Staff. In 1979, General Franklin Constance Smith Franklin ’51. Their that they want to be served? How can became Commandant of Cadets at West credo was forged at West Point and fine- I improve not only as a leader, but as a Point, and in 1983, he was appointed tuned on assignments around the world. person?” Chief of the Joint U.S. Military Assistance “I thought it would and Advisory Group in Spain to assist be great to start off the that country’s transition from dictator- year thinking about the ship to democracy. topic of leadership with the students,” says Gary J. “The only sure way to fail is to Niels, Head of School. “The give up. I’d bet my life on it, and Franklins asserted that all I have—a number of times.” WT Middle and Upper —General Franklin School students are among the next great generation As General Franklin rose in rank, of leaders, and challenged Mrs. Franklin’s responsibilities grew. them to embrace the “I took on the responsibility of role—and the privilege—of helping young officers and their families serving others. adjust to military life, sometimes in a Even as students, foreign country. At West Point, I coached both Franklins displayed the first women’s tennis team, which gave (Left to right) General Joseph P. Franklin, Constance Smith Franklin ’51, Gary J. Niels, leadership that continues me a special relationship that I used to Stern Herd ’09, Scarlett Austin ’09, Micah Monah ’13, and Callee Bradley ’13. to this day. One of Mrs. advise the first women to attend West Franklin’s first challenges Point. Then in Spain, our life as leaders in Recently, WT students were enthralled was gaining admission to WT for her both the military and diplomatic service by their inspiring example. junior year. “After poor preparation from required an active commitment that put From battlefield to boardroom, my local high school, I was challenged by me right in the center of the relationship retired General Franklin is widely hailed the headmistress, Mary F. Philput, and we were building with Spain as that as a leader’s leader, and Mrs. Franklin, required to attend summer school and country became a new member of NATO,” keeps pace as a respected leader in her tutoring. I accepted this challenge and says Mrs. Franklin. own right. In assemblies of Upper and ultimately gained entrance to WT and, During their visit to WT, the Middle School students on September 10, later, to Vassar College. I was very pleased Franklins openly discussed a wide range of General Franklin, a former Commandant that I had proven the headmistress right topics, including the Iraq War, democracy of Cadets at West Point, and author of in taking that risk.” and their nearly 12 years in Spain, world Building Leaders the West Point Way, Mrs. Franklin graduated from Vassar, history, weapons of mass destruction, and discussed key leadership principles, while General Franklin graduated from General Franklin’s post-military career. saying, “Discipline is a form of control. West Point, then from MIT with master’s “General Franklin made me want to Before you can discipline anyone—that degrees in civil and nuclear engineering, do more in the leadership aspect of every- is, lead them—you’re going to have to enabling him to oversee the Army’s thing,” says sixth grader Mia Rosenfeld. take care of the most unruly subordinate design of the world’s first floating nuclear “It seems like if he can do something this that you’ll ever have: yourself.” power plant. Following that, he directed big…then maybe I can, too.” That message struck home with the dismantling of a portable nuclear Jimyse Brown ’10. “He talked about power plant on the Greenland icecap. In the concept of looking at yourself in Cambodia and Vietnam, General Franklin

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CLASS OF 2008 unday, June 8, 2008, marked the 121st Commencement exercises privateComm musicenc coordinator,ement 2008 was the 2007 S at Winchester Thurston School recipient of the Jane L. Scarborough as the 44 members of the Class of Award. Letting his instrument do the 2008“…there processed forth is to receive nothing their talking, left he began to with do a moving that guitar can’t be done.” diplomas before proud parents, faculty, solo, then went on to speak about life’s trustees, friends,Sunday, June and 8, Upper 2008, markedSchool thejourney, 121st Commencement evoking the lyrics ofSenior myriad Class Vice President Kassandra Humberson underclassmen.exercises at Winchester Thurstonsingers School and songwriters as the 44 includingintroduced Bob the graduation speaker, John Maione. Maione, Seniormembers Class ofPresident the Class of Alec 2008 processedDylan, John forth Lennon, to receive and Paulperforming McCartney. arts teacher and private music coordinator, Silberblatttheir welcomed diplomas guests before with proud a parents,Accompanied faculty, bytrustees, the orchestra, was theMaione 2007 recipient of the Jane L. Scarborough witty andfriends, exuberant and Uppercheer, School “When underclassmen. I concluded with another Award.fitting Lettingsong his instrument do the talking, he began say Dub, you saySenior T—Dub-T, Class President Dub-T!” Alec he Silberblatt composed, welcomed having been with inspired a moving by guitar solo, then went on to speak about Student speakerguests Hillary with a Ramsey witty and likened exuberant words cheer, written “When to him I say long life’sago on journey, a 21st evoking the lyrics of myriad songwriters, her class’s educationalDub, you say journey T—Dub-T, at WT Dub-T!” to birthdayStudent speaker card: “Godspeed Hillary including and peace Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney. a marriage and concluded, “We are WT Ramsey likened her class’s educationalwhen day journey is done.” at WT Accompanied by the orchestra, Maione concluded with graduates, ‘til death do us part.” Student to a marriage and concluded, “We are WT graduates, ’til another fitting song he composed, having been inspired speaker Eric Schuman offered this death do us part.” Student speaker Eric Schuman offered by words written to him long ago on a 21st birthday card: advice: “Grab the future by the collar, and force itthis to obeyadvice: you.” “Grab the future by the collar, and force it to “Godspeed and peace when day is done.” Seniorobey Class you.” Vice President Kassandra Humberson introduced the graduation speaker, John Maione. Maione, performing arts teacher and

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Nine Seniors Inducted into Cum Laude Society In January 2008 Winchester Thurston School inducted nine members of the Class of 2008 into the Cum Laude Society, an organization dedicated to recognizing academic achievement in secondary schools. Founded in 1906, Cum Laude was modeled after Phi Beta Kappa and has grown to 350 chapters, most of which are located in independent schools. The nine outstanding members of the class of 2008 selected for induction were:

Jon-Paul Berexa Emily Pantalone Samuel Wyatt Ida Posner Peter Curtis Amelia Possanza Alexandra Dixon-Ernst Sophia Ward-Vetrano Yin Yin Ou

Dr. David Seward, Director of College Counseling, comments that, “Induction is a very selective award limited to the top 20% of a given class, and is a purely academic honor.” The students selected Dr. Michael Naragon, Chair of WT’s History Department, to speak at their induction. Dr. Naragon delivered a moving, eloquent tribute to the Upper School students. He noted that each of the nine inductees embody char- acter, honor, and integrity in his or her own unique way, and that “these commonalities transform [the] moment, elevating it from a celebration of what these young men and women have done to one in which we can begin to imagine the types of leaders these same young men and women will be.” Naragon urged students to look to history as one guide on the path toward a “world in which we expect those who lead communities, corporations, and countries to be revered for their honesty and sagacity as well as their intellect,” and to learn from history as they go out into the world to make their own.

18 Thistletalk Autumn/WinterAutumn 2008 2008 Students Honored on Class Day 2008 Louis Caplan Human Relations Award Students Honored with Winchester Thurston Awards 2008 Hermine Harrison Student Diversity Build A Bridge Senior English Award Mimi Burke Book Prize Leadership Recognition Competition Recognition Amelia Possanza Scarlett Austin Christopher Bangs Julianna Schroeger Plaid Recognition Ashley Jones Williams College Dance Award Hermine Harrison Rosaleen Mahorter Kassandra Humberson Sophia Ward-Vetrano Alumni Book Prize Khalipha Misawa Katharine Vidt Mireille Ngokion Drama Award Thistledown Recognition Katharine Vidt Alec Silberblatt Gabrielle DeMarchi Winchester Thurston Award for Independent Thinking Female Athlete Technical Theater Award Visual Arts Achievement Award Katharine Vidt of the Year Award Amelia Possanza Morgan Gilbreath Scarlett Austin Performing Arts Service Award Excellence in Spanish Award Zelda Wilmurt Drama Prize Samuel Wyatt Hadley Armstrong Julia Fields Male Athlete of the Year Award Louis Armstrong Jazz Award Morgan Gilbreath Wadhwa Community Nikolay Karagyozov Bennett Washburn Excellence in Latin Award Service Award Cassie Richards Athlete Michael McCarthy Laura Short Mireille Ngokion of the Year Award Joe Negri Guitar Ensemble Award Excellence in French Award Benjamin Charley Sophia Ward-Vetrano Emily Pantalone Haley Surti Award National School Orchestra Award Yin Yin Ou Benjamin Charley Yin Yin Ou Genevieve Yagodkin Patricia Schuerger Michael McCarthy Foreign Language Award Mathematics Award National School Choral Award Barbara Johnson Samuel Wyatt Jeremy Ernstoff Virginia Ann Sheppard History Prize Emily Pantalone Students Honored at Commencement 2008 The Pursuit of Science Mary A. Campbell Award Ruth S. Gamsby Award Ryan Kalanish Amelia Possanza Emily Pantalone Westinghouse Science Honors Mary A. Graham Mitchell Award Nina Wadhwa Student Council Award Institute Recognition Yin Yin Ou Michael McCarthy Scarlett Austin Alice M. Thurston Award Emily E. Dorrance Award Ashwin Chandra Michael McCarthy Eliza Hens-Greco Ryan Kalanish Kevin Nguyen Andrew Persky Julianna Schroeger

College Choices for the Class of 2008 Lucy Ainsman Miami University (Ohio) Kassandra Humberson Ohio University Anna Albrecht Oberlin College Nikolay Karagyozov Roanoke College Robert Allan North Carolina School of the Arts Alexis Lambrou Rochester Institute of Technology Matthew Arffa Oberlin College Sam Loevner The College of Wooster Jon-Paul Berexa Carnegie Mellon University Michael McCarthy Case Western Reserve University Samuel Wyatt Carnegie Mellon University Yin Yin Ou Stanford University Ryan Bopp University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Emily Pantalone Tufts University Helen Cestra John Carroll University Kristopher Pepper Philadelphia University Benjamin Charley Marietta College Ida Posner Princeton University Elisabeth Clauss Allegheny College Amelia Possanza Swarthmore College Taylor Croft Stetson University Elspeth Powell New York University, Tisch School Peter Curtis Harvard University Hillary Ramsey University of Pittsburgh Ian Davidson Rochester Institute of Technology Alexander Rogers Hiram College Phallon DePante Hiram College Adam Saad The College of Wooster Alexandra Dixon-ErnstCarnegie Mellon University Eric Schuman Vassar College Daniel Eller Case Western Reserve University Alec Silberblatt Univerity of Cincinnati Jeremy Ernstoff University of Hartford Reid Snyder Rollins College Julia Fields Vassar College Andrew Thurman Sarah Lawrence College Matthew Froehlke St. Vincent College Ogochukwu Umeh Kent State University Sarah Galos Boston University Alexa Vitalie University of Colorado at Boulder Hermine Harrison University of Heidelberg (Germany) Sophia Ward-Vetrano University of Rochester Eliza Hens-Greco Earlham College Bennett Washburn University of Rochester www.winchesterthurston.org 19 wt today

Poland: A Powerful Journey into the Past ast summer, Upper School English that full, and you think, how many more someone who has been so courageous teacher Jill Kazmierczak, Library people could you have stuffed in here? himself, I feel doubly blessed. school news L clerical assistant Susan Ernstoff, Jacob: Who should go on a trip like sophomores Jacob Rayzberg, Zachary this? The answer is, everyone, because Mound of Ashes Ernstoff, and Isaac Rudich, and junior the Holocaust wasn’t just concerning by Zachary Ernstoff Rachel Dougherty traveled to Poland Jews, it concerned gypsies, it concerned +1 more to the six million Jews under the auspices of the Agency for homosexuals, it concerned cripples, tons my brother Jewish Learning (AJL). Along with other of other races, ways of life and religions. I was scared and sad Kazmierczak: My brother During each main Would have been in the gas chambers phase of the trip, the Warsaw ghetto, Sobibor, He wouldn’t understand Why Majdanek, Wodz, and Hitler was doing what he was doing Auschwitz-Berkinau, the group paused for a He would’ve closed himself memorial service. We Off From the world and the experience sang songs, recited poems and prayers, and said the I was frightened to see the Kaddish. At the end of Pile of ashes the last memorial service, Because he would’ve been in it Manny raised his hands, I would change places with offering a blessing to the My brother group, telling us to be It’s not fair that he would strong and have courage. Die students and educators from various Having this blessing extended by Because of Asperger’s Pittsburgh area schools, and led by Dr Zipora Gur of the AJL, they took a powerful journey into the past with Holocaust survivors Michael Kaftori and Being Good Sports Manny Kolski. They shared some of their hrough a collaboration with impressions and reflections. ProjectEDUCATE’s athletics Isaac: Sobibor was hard, because it T equipment drive entitled, was so nice I wasn’t expecting anything, “Being Good Sports,” WT Middle and then you walk out into a clearing and School students collected sporting there was a huge pile of ashes. goods and donations throughout the Zachary: I never saw so much fall for children of Zambia, where barbed wire. They came in cattle cars athletics programs are virtually like cattle, they were herded like cattle, non-existent due to limited access to they were treated like cattle. The cattle equipment and supplies. “This drive cars are still there, and…you don’t know is a great opportunity for WT to get they’re there until you walk around the involved in the global community,” corner and it hurts you. You turn the says eighth grader Miller Schulman. corner and they’re there. “We are really fortunate to have Laura Jean Searles '15 and Miller Schulman '13. Rachel: And to be able to go and all the facilities we do, and it’s our touch something, or walk the path responsibility to help schools that are over dozens of helmets, gloves, sticks, that everyone took, or to stand in a less fortunate than ours.” bats, balls, and other sporting goods to boxcar…even when we put all 40 of us in The drive concluded in December, ProjectEDUCATE. one boxcar at one time, it didn’t even feel and students look forward to turning

20 Thistletalk Autumn/Winter 2008 wt today Tents Raise Hope for Darfur

another panel features a scene of African savanna. The design allowed us to express ourselves as a community, as well as reach out to those who will eventually use the tent for shelter.” On October 28, members of WT Amnesty International pitched their tent at Pittsburgh’s City-County building at the invitation of City Council, which recognized their efforts and those of other local Tents of Hope activists. The students, along with Dr. Michael Naragon, Upper School social studies teacher, Department Chair, and Advisor to the WT Amnesty International group, and Upper School Dean of Students Dan Sadowski, also answered questions about the project and collected signatures for the national Million Voices for Darfur campaign. ur students really do of the genocide,” says Katharine. “We “We hit the pavement, asking people ‘think also of the comfort really wanted to show this film because to please sign postcards,” says Mireille. and the rights of others,’” it involves such graphic, vivid, horrifying “O “The eight of us managed to get 330 says WT senior Mireille Ngokion, “even imagery—you see real people, up close signatures.” if [the ‘others’] are across the globe.” and in your face, suffering and asking The WT effort didn’t end there, Her classmate, Katharine Vidt, for help.” however. On November 9, Mireille agrees. “Human rights not only matter, Andrew Glick ’09, a member of WT and others erected the tent on the they are our responsibility to protect,” Amnesty International, says, “Everyone National Mall in Washington, D. C., she adds, explaining the impetus for the was just shocked by what they saw; at the national Tents of Hope gath- Tent Event hosted by WT’s Amnesty it helped a lot of us learn what is ering. Afterward, WT’s tent joined International group. happening there” others being sent to Darfur to help The Tent Event, which took place Following the film, members of shelter refugees. at WT on October 18 and 19 and helped Amnesty International led a group Sadowski says, “As Dean of launch Pittsburgh’s participation in discussion so that students could better Students, I am able to witness the drive the national Tents of Hope campaign, understand and process the movie’s and commitment of students who truly supported relief efforts toward ending message. “We wanted to give students want to give what they can to help a the five-year genocide in Darfur. a chance to express themselves, to share world very much in need.” Spearheaded by group leaders their feelings and reactions,” explains Katharine concludes, “We have a Mireille and Katharine, the Tent Event Katharine, “not just hit them with duty to give back. It would be easy to sleepover drew nearly 90 students. terrifying information, then ask them to just live our lives in perpetual luxury Raising awareness, as well as funds, keep it inside.” without ever contemplating the world the evening featured a walk-a-thon, At the heart of the national outside our little bubble of WT. But basketball tournament, games, and a campaign are actual tents, decorated by it’s important that we take the time to letter-writing campaign. Amnesty groups nationwide to represent recognize that others in the world are “The highlight of the event was the the tragedy of Darfur and its refugees. suffering. Awareness, aid, and acknowl- Laura Jean Searles '15 and Miller Schulman '13. movie we showed, The Devil Came on “Our group’s tent design was edgement are the least we can do.” Horseback, which follows the story of a carefully planned, mixing symbols from For more information on Darfur former American military officer who home with symbols from Africa,” says and how to help, please visit www. went to Darfur as an unarmed military Katharine. “One side features three pittsburghdarfur.org. observer and came back with evidence rivers and the Pittsburgh skyline, while

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Student Art Shines

school news in Gallery Show

Watercolor collage by Katherine Ann Rishel ’21.

Collage by Rachel Woods ’10.

Each visual arts teacher at WT’s City and North Hills Campuses chose pieces for the all-inclusive show that represent the broad spectrum of work Basswood carving by Earl Hord ’11. they do with each grade level. Together, they form a colorful, tactile mosaic of watercolor and acrylic paintings, pen and ink sketches, collages, fabric Drawing by arts, prints, photographs, bas reliefs, Phoebe Thompson ’16. ceramics, metal works, jewelry, and he first-ever WT art show of wood carvings. student work spanning Pre- With a dedicated gallery space and T Kindergarten through grade curator, WT now has the resources to 12 featured the creations of nearly 50 present such a show. Allswede adds, artists this fall in the WT Art Gallery. “We’re lucky to have an art gallery; this Art Gallery curator Lisa Allswede space makes us unique among many explains, “We wanted a show that schools in this area that don’t have a really reflects the diverse and dynamic gallery, let alone a curator.” artistic talents of our students across all Student artists and their families campuses and divisions.” were on hand to celebrate the show at its closing on November 21, 2008.

22 Thistletalk Autumn/Winter 2008 wt today Immersed in Underwater Learning While snorkeling in mangroves, reef channels, back reef, and deep as well as shallow water, the group saw myriad sea creatures. “I really enjoyed seeing the squids,” says eighth grader Julia Netzer, explaining how the group learned to make a circle to observe them, gradually moving in closer and closer. “They were in the middle and they got scared and started changing color. It was really cool!” The trip complements oceanography and marine biology units the students study in eighth grade science, but the benefits go far beyond school walls. For many students, the trip was not just a chance to learn about marine life and another culture, it was a chance to stretch their boundaries, and lassrooms can exist anywhere, Most of the trip was spent on learn about themselves. “It was terrifying,” even underwater, as 11 Middle Ambergris Caye, an island off the coast said eighth grader Olivia Price, of night C School students discovered last of Belize. Before each snorkel trip, expedi- diving. “(Julia and I) held hands the whole summer in Belize. tion leader Dr. Ken Mattes, a marine time!” But she emerged from the water From July 25 through August 2, biologist, briefed the group, and didn’t feeling, she says, “really accomplished.” 2008, the students—along with Middle stop teaching once they were at sea. Ultimately, says Crowley, “this type School science teacher Peter Frischmann Eighth grader Connor Uretsky observes, of experience teaches students that the and Middle School math teacher Heather “When you go snorkeling, you learn with world is a classroom and that learning is a Crowley—immersed themselves in each new creature you encounter, each lifelong experience.” marine life amidst the world’s second new site you explore.” longest barrier reef.

Cooking over an open fre, loom weaving, building an outdoor shelter, riding the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon, playing pioneer games. On October 30, Winchester Thurston City and North Hills Campus third graders kicked off their study of the cultures, history, and geography of America during the 18th- and 19th-century westward exploration and migration with a day-long event that has been a Winchester Thurston tradition since 1996.

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WT Runner Makes State the team generally training in and around nearby Schenley Park. When asked what he school news Championship likes best about the sport, Adam points to For only the second time in several factors. Winchester Thurston history a “It’s hard to enjoy the actual running, runner qualified for the Pennsylvania but I do nevertheless find some enjoyment Interscholastic Athletic Association in doing cross country. It is fun to be (PIAA) State Championship. with friends and my coach, because we

with her father has turned into a highly successful athletic journey. While Miranda has represented WT at the WPIALs (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) for three years in a row, she is the first golfer in school history to earn a spot in the state championship. In early October, Miranda took seventh place in the WPIAL Girls Individual Championship. The top 12 players, including Miranda, advanced to the PIAA Western Regional match, held on October 15, 2008. Having come in sixth place with a score of 80, she quali- fied for states and advanced to the PIAA Championship, held on October 21 and 22 in York, Pennsylvania, where she finished 18th in the state, shooting a two-round total of 165. Sophomore Adam Eller, who quali- really have a blast. I also enjoy the feeling Miranda began playing competitive fied for states by finishing 31st in the personal achievement every time I reach golf at the age of 13 and has improved Class AA boys’ bracket, competed in the my goals. Running is also a good way to with every passing year. She currently championship in Hershey, Pennsylvania, clear my head of stress and take my mind plays in the tri-state PGA tournaments; in on November 1, 2008, finishing in 188th off of school.” the Western Pennsylvania Women’s Golf place out of a field of nearly 300. An avid athlete, Adam is also a Association Junior events and in interclub “It was a very exciting experience member of the WT Boys’ Basketball team. matches on her country club’s team. to be part of the state meet,” says When asked what she thinks about Adam. “I had never seen so many Golfer Makes State while playing, she says, “There are dozens people running at one time. It was a of things to consider and analyze before great learning experience for the future, Championship each and every shot, like course condi- because it is obviously very difficult to “I started playing golf with my dad when tions, ball lie, wind direction and speed, run for the first time as a sophomore in I was six. Back then it was just fun to etc., but once I visualize my options, and a state race.” ride in the cart and spend time with then commit to the type of shot I want Adam started running in sixth him,” says WT junior Miranda Santucci. to hit, I select a club and execute with a grade for Winchester Thurston, with What started as a fun way to spend time clear mind.”

24 Thistletalk Autumn/Winter 2008 Middle School Soccer Tennis Player Ranked Team Achieves Nationally Unprecedented Success Sophomore Daniel “D.J.” Goldblum has The Middle School Soccer team proved been playing tennis since the age of that they are a force to be reckoned with, seven, having been inspired by his uncle, finishing the season with a record of 14- Aaron Krickstein, who was once ranked 2-2, and an undefeated B team coming in as a Top Ten Player in the world. with a 6-0-2 record. Having come in second place in The teams have experienced an the WPIAL tournament last year, D.J. unprecedented, successful season and currently plays in both sectional and have a bright outlook for the future. Head national tournaments, competing in the Coach Jeff Cronauer comments, “[The middle states section, which covers a athletes] have developed a sense of trust four-state region. Over the summer he in each other’s ability that allows them qualified for the middle states “zone” Emily Dressen ’10 competes on winning Girls Varsity Tennis team. to play with a sense that they control the team, which takes the top players from Varsity Tennis Team Makes Playoffs WT celebrates the Girls Varsity Tennis team, which, for the first time since joining the WPIAL in 2001, made it to the second round of playoffs with a record of 8-3 for the season. Under coach Jane Famili’s leadership, the team has grown from eight players four years ago to 16 this year. Director of Athletics Kevin Miller says, “This is the most excitement and success we have seen in our tennis program since I became the Director of Athletics in 2003. The team has been working very hard over the past few years to get where they are today.” Coach Famili works for Pittsburgh tempo of every game they’re in.” middle states to compete against other Citiparks and was a strong contributor With a large turnout for this year’s sectional teams from across the country. to the first annual Bob O’Connor Tennis squad, 35 in total, the team expects big D.J. is ranked highly in the section and Tournament in 2007. As an active things for the future, while the Upper ranked in the top 250 nationally. member of the larger tennis circuit of School should ready itself to welcome D.J. would love to play at the college Pittsburgh, Famili is able to offer her WT some great freshman soccer players level, and recruiting services have already team opportunities to play and compete next year. ranked him as a four-star recruit. in the off season, which has proved to be extremely beneficial in building a stronger team.

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How does a school prepare Consumer Price Index, and students for the unscripted the Prime Interest Rate. They realities of the 21st century? are currently exploring fiscal The most powerful way is for policy decisions, the effects of teachers to engage students taxing and spending, the pres- faculty highlights in the world’s problems now, ident’s Council of Economic which requires agility, flex- Advisors, and historical ibility, responsiveness, and a trends and current concerns dose of inspiration. about budget surpluses and This fall, Maurice Bajcz saw in deficits. They will also look the unfolding global economic at monetary policy and the crisis an opportunity for his Federal Reserve and the Advanced Placement (AP) banking system. economics students. He decided to flip the Finally, recognizing that the economy does course sequence, focusing first on macroeco- not operate in a vacuum, they will discuss nomics, so the class could use the subprime globalization. Bajcz adds, “With any luck, we mortgage crisis, stock market volatility, and can get these students some jobs in the new the recession in their study of key aspects of administration soon!” the economy, such as GDP, unemployment, the

in grades 4 through 8 participated in this year’s historic election by casting their own votes on November 4. Greenwald says, “The project was a great way for the eighth graders to demonstrate their leadership skills. They were responsible for running every aspect of the project. This included the panelists who researched their Against the backdrop of the topics as they prepared to portray McCain, 2008 presidential campaign Obama, Palin, or Biden, to the students who and election, Middle School created and ran the voting system. We had social studies teachers students taking exit polls and students who Amanda Greenwald and documented the entire process through photo- Kira Senedak worked with eighth graders and immigration. The eighth graders also graphs and video. The eighth graders got to on a leadership election project, in which devised a voting system and simulated the experience our electoral process in action while the students simulated the electoral process. presidential election on November 4. Students studying the relevant current events issues.” The students planned and organized a town- meeting style debate in the school auditorium on November 3, with students in grades 4 through 8 assembled to hear both Democratic and Republican candidates’ positions on such major issues as energy policy, health care,

26 Thistletalk Autumn/Winter 2008 wt today parents association highlights parents Applefest a Sunny Success

inchester Thurston’s beautiful North Hills Campus was the perfect setting Won a brilliant autumn day for Applefest, hosted each year by the WT Parents Association. The beloved North Hills Campus tradition was held on Saturday, October 11, 2008, and attracted a crowd of more than 750 parents and children, who enjoyed myriad activities in an “old time” country atmosphere. The event featured hay rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, a puppet show, live entertainment, an obstacle course, crafts, and indoor and outdoor games and attractions. Demonstrations included a spinner, cooper, blacksmith, and beekeeper. Pumpkins, apples, baked goods, and great raffle prizes rounded out the cornucopia of offerings. “We’re truly blessed with a wonderful community that turned out in record numbers for Applefest,” says Deesha Philyaw, Parents Associa- tion president. “The event raised more than $7,000 for the school. The many hardworking volunteers who make this happen every year are to thank for our success.”

Save the Date! WT’s Annual Spring Benefit MARCH 7 2009

www.winchesterthurston.org 27 More than 130 alums attended reunion weekend, October 17-18, 2008, which Reunion2008began with a luncheon for the 50th reunion class, hosted by Gary J. Niels. Alums then sat in on classes and were treated to a jazz concert as part of WT’s City as Our Campus collaboration with MCG Jazz. Later, a cocktail party in the Upper School provided the greatest draw of alums and was also attended by a number of beloved former and current faculty members. All enjoyed the festivities amidst displays of old photos and memorabilia as they reveled in the excite- ment of reconnecting. On Saturday, twelfth graders shared their stories about WT today and engaged alums in a dialog comparing experiences. The sun shone brightly at our beautiful North Hills Campus, where alums travelled

for lunch and tours. view the media gallery on

Class of ’98 Front Row l-r: Lacey Jordan Driggars, Sara Ginsburg, Tatyana Margolin, Sara Ruth Kerr. Second Row: Mariel Isaacson, Sarah Farkas, Azi Masalehdan, Antoinette Oliver, Anna Purinton. Class of ’93 Ann Stanton Adams, Sakena Patterson, Third Row: Zach Hefferen, Sarah Arnold, Jen Ames, and Elisabeth Bennington with Gary J. Niels Toby McChesney, Alex Feigel, Neena Kumar.

Class of ’48 Nancy Queer McSorley, Mary Cosgrove, and Joan Heppenstall Sieber Class of ’73 Front l-r: Joanne Ross Simon, Barbara Lichtenstul Lippman, Molly Alpert Blasier. Back row: Liz Pentin, Lisa Henninger Jackson, Marsha Regenstein, Lisa Braun Corna, Victoria Dym.

Class of ’78 Front Row l-r: Susan Klein Mondry, Amy Kamin, Robin Levine Lebovitz, Ellen Binstock. Second Row: Susan Gillinger Kersey, Janice Birrell French, Julie Jubelirer, Janet Irvin Steitz, Anna Marie Pollice Caulkins, Lisa Posvar Rossi. Third Row: Jennifer Hetzel Gear, Joan Tauberg Gurrentz, Kaaren Haabestad, Caprice Pierucci, Jan Mermelstein Shaw.

Class of ’68 Sharon Lampl, Terry Donaldson, Katy Rich Sherman, Jan Coco Groft, Patty Watson Kammerer, and Nancy Walton Succop.

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wenty-six women from the Class of 1958, more than half travelling from out of Ttown and many on their first trip back to Pittsburgh since leaving for college, enjoyed a boisterous reconnection during reunion weekend 2008. WT’s talented a cappella ensemble enter- tained with the WT “Marching Song” and more before the class burst into a few songs of its own! The highlight was their visit to the old school building on Fifth Avenue, affectionately known as “the Pillared Portals.” Joanne Johnston Bowser arranged for the tour, led by Father Spizak. Although the building has been largely remod- eled to serve its current purpose as a retirement home for priests, everyone agreed that feeling the energy of that building, and seeing the prominent Class of ’58 Marilyn Wilson Bonner, Susan Pekruhn Glotfelty, Alex Navarro Alexander, Barbara Berkman Ackerman, staircase again, brought them right back to their Linda Ruttenberg Ackerman, Betsy Warne, and Judith Goldstein Marks. youth with all its joys and fears!

Class of ’58 cheer the old school Save the Date Class of ’58 at the pillared portals. Reunion 2009 October 16-17, 2009

Judith Goldstein Marks '58 on steps of old school. www.winchesterthurston.org 29 development news

Dorothy “Dee” Dodworth Scullin ’47

y mother, Dorothy Schellins W ’16, and I both were inspired by Mary A. Graham Mitchell. I will never “M cease to be grateful for what I received at Winchester Thurston: a sound foundation and, most importantly, a strong desire to learn. I hope to never stop learning.” “At WT I acquired the keys that opened the door to knowledge. I learned to be discerning, caring, and to live the motto.” Dee, an extremely talented artist, received degrees from Chatham College and the Rhode Island School of Design. Her many accomplishments as an artist and teacher led to her being named the first recipient of Winchester Thurston’s Distinguished Alumna Award in 1982. Dorothy “Dee” Dodworth Scullin ’47 While her classmates from WT remember Dee as a puppeteer and the illustrator of the yearbook, her most satisfying work was as a children’s librarian. She spent many years introducing youngsters to the world through books. In fact, Dee wrote and illustrated the Mrs. Doodlepunk series of books that sold hundreds of thousands of copies. In her work as puppeteer and art teacher she fostered the uses of art as a valuable tool for self-expression “As a children’s librarian and artist, despite having two degrees, I have never earned a lot of money. However, I have always been able to give back by doing for others. I became a charter member of the Miss Mitchell Society by making provisions for WT in my will because it feels important to me to give back what I can, when I can, to the school that I valued so much.”

Members of the Miss Mitchell Society

Marybert Englert Allen ’40* Ethel C. Goodreds ’22* Eleanor M. Reilly, Ann E. Armstrong T ’29* Edna Rieck Graham T ’11* Honorary Alumna* Loretta Lobes Benec ’88 Jeanne Logan Hardie ’34* Alan D. Riester* Barbara Abney Bolger ’52 Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 Dorothy Dodworth Scullin ’47 Arthur E. Braun* Lida B. Johnston* Bonnie Solomon ’48* Eleanor Harbison Bream ’31* Eugene S. Kerber Marianna Epstine Specter ’58* Herbert Briggs Jr.* James Craighead Kuhn* Janet L. Stevenson ’16* Marion Weis Cohen ’44 Lucille Showalter Leggett ’11* Molly Cannon Stevenson ’72 Marion Montgomery Colbourne ’52 Louise Baldridge Lytle ’51 Allyson Baird Sveda ’84 Nancy Steigerwalt Dwyer ’37 Jocelyn Hulme MacConnell ’43 F. Irene Thomas, Mary Campbell Eckhardt* Carole Oswald Markus ’57 Honorary Alumna Virginia A. Elliott T ’26* Gertrude Dally Massie W ’18* Ruth Weimer Tillar ’41 Eleanor Lanz Ericson T ’17* Anne Forncrook McCloskey ’45 Rosalie Morris Voorhis* Elizabeth Braun Ernst ’25* Edith Allerton Miller* Gaylen Westfall Harriet Adler Feldman ’57 Frances Alter Mitchell ’30* Carol Spear Williams ’57 Margaret J. Garner T ’18* Judy Apt Nathenson ’69* Norma Weis Wilner ’40* Mabel L. Gillespie* Jane Dunn Prejean ’36* *Deceased If you have included WT in your plans, please let us know so that you can be properly thanked and welcomed into the Miss Mitchell Society. For more information, contact Gaylen Westfall, Director of Development, at (412) 578-7530 or [email protected], or Alison Wolfson, Director of Alumnae/i Relations, at (412) 578-7529 or [email protected].

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Dorothy “Dee” Dodworth Scullin ’47 2008 talk show, “The Diane Rehm 2001 Italian and English Language Show.” Diane is a journalism Assistant. She is completing her Hermine Harrison was Angela Ambroz continues legend in Washington, DC. Master’s degree in Intercultural accepted to the oldest medical to work at the Pacific Don Mike is also keeping Communication and school in Germany, University Island Applied Geoscience up with theater and was Cooperation and plans to work of Heidelberg Medical Commission (SOPAC) in Suva, cast in his first supporting in the field of intercultural School, and began studying Fiji. She recently returned lead role in college as Ching exchange. Emily also works as in October. It is a seven-to- from a week-long research trip Ho in the fall production of a volunteer, assisting students eight year program that’s very to Niue, a neighboring island Thoroughly Modern Millie. He from the Congress-Bundestag hands-on. Hermine shared country. Angela survived a learned Chinese for the role. Youth Exchange for Young fun facts about Germany, three-day cross-island hiking [email protected]. Professionals adjust to their such as: the door knobs don’t trip through the interior of Viti edu new turn, so if you close the door Levu (Fiji’s main island). The Munich you’re automatically locked current was much stronger home for out; everything is closed on 2005 than it looks in the picture, a year. Sundays; and you can’t buy Emily Cordes was awarded where she had actually just milk by the gallon. the Elizabeth Drew Prize struggled her way back up [email protected] for Writing from Smith from floating downstream. College for her essay, “A 2007 Fresh Green Breast of a Flawed Girl: Deconstructing John Kanter attended emilylflechtner@googlemail. Gatsby’s Pastoral Dream.” the Allegheny County Fire com The Elizabeth Drew Prize is Academy in summer 2008 awarded in honor of Ms. Drew, and passed the certification Lauren Morelli moved west a famous female journalist. exam for firefighting. to Los Angeles more than [email protected] [email protected] a year ago and absolutely loves waking up to a blue sky Ian Sullivan graduated from Sonya Narla is pursuing an everyday after six years of New Sarah Lawrence College English/chemistry double York winters! She is working with a B.A. concentrating in major on the pre-med track at as the Personal Assistant to energy economics and has Case Western. She has always Tom Staggs, the CFO of the returned to the Pittsburgh leaned toward becoming a Walt Disney Company, and it’s area. He is currently employed physician, yet she is really honestly a dream come true. at Westinghouse Electric interested in journalism and [email protected] Company as a Planning law so she is “keeping her Specialist and is living in options open.” In summer Friendship. Sullivan.ian@ 2000 2008, Sonya took organic gmail.com chemistry and had an eight- Erinn Evans Andrews married week shadowing internship Christopher Andrews in May at UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA. 2003 Angela sold her first science 2008. She had a small group [email protected] fiction story to a magazine of 70 people in the backyard Malcolm Smith completed called Strange Horizons. It of her parents home in Palo two degrees from Colby– should be appearing in early Alto, CA. She left her job as Sawyer College: Business 2006 2009. She is still learning Hindi, Assistant Director in the Office Administration, and Exercise Don Mike Mendoza but hasn’t been able to watch of Undergraduate Admission at and Sport Sciences: Sport continues to work at 88.5 a Bollywood movie without Stanford University to return Management. He is currently WAMU at American the subtitles, a source of much to graduate school. In fall 2008 living in Binghamton, NY, and University and has been frustration. angela.ambroz@ Erinn started her Master’s in working for the Binghamton transferred from business gmail.com Education with a specialization Senators hockey team. smith_ administration to writing in Policy, Organization, and [email protected] scripts and producing content Emily Flechtner is working Leadership Studies. It is a for the nationally syndicated for a patent law firm in nine-month program, and she Munich, Germany, as an

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hopes to work for a non-profit, 1998 Stacey Stanczak Smith and foundation, or policy research Justin Smith ’94 continue Toby McChesney recently center in the Bay Area once to expand their family as they started a huge job as Director she graduates. were expecting their last little of the Professional MBA [email protected] girl in November 2008. Cassie, Grace, and Bailey are very excited to be big sisters and a big brother. They were able to visit with Meredith Deluzio Pettigrew and her family in July and it was great to catch up. Justin and Stacey visited her Master’s degree in acting. Mark Boleky and his wife in She has traveled all over the Orlando, FL, this summer to world studying various forms celebrate Mark’s 30th birthday. of theater, from Balinese [email protected] dance and mask work in Bali to the theatrical clown in Latika Ravi Signorelli Kristiansand, Norway. l-r: David Evans, Erinn Evans Andrews ’00, Christopher Andrews, met her future husband, [email protected] Lynnae Evans, and Brynn Evans ’98. Gianluca Signorelli, three years ago, while working in Jason Shavers’s career in Program at Georgia State Meredith DeLuzio Pettigrew Washington, DC. They were theater has been going well. University’s Robinson Business is the director of The King’s married in September amidst He recently debuted with School. He is in charge of Daughters’ School Center for the redwoods of the Santa the Pittsburgh Opera in their Admissions, Marketing, and Autism in Columbia, TN. Cruz Mountains. Gianluca’s production of Aida. He also Student Services for the PMBA It’s been an adjustment very good high school friend played Matthew Kumalo Program. He is very excited balancing being a wife, mom, officiated, and close friends and in Lost in the Stars with Opera about gaining management and director of a school. Kayla family surrounded them with Theater of Pittsburgh and and strategy experience. is growing fast and learning much love. They currently live also in Norfolk, VA, for the [email protected] so much. They visited Stacey in San Francisco and celebrated Virginia Arts Festival. He has Stanczak Smith and Justin a second wedding in India in been working for Pittsburgh Smith ’94 in Pittsburgh over 1997 November. Latika would love CLO in many capacities: the summer. Meredith and to hear from old classmates as a substitute teacher for Erika March Cutler is thrilled her husband, Ben, have some and teachers. A slideshow of the Academy of Musical to announce the arrival of her catching up to do with respect their California celebration is Theater, a performer in the to offspring numbers, but it posted at www.erinbeach.com/ Gallery of Heroes educational was sweet seeing their children Latika&Gianluca. touring show, a judge for play together. [email protected] the Gene Kelly Awards, and [email protected] just recently as the props master for the Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret production of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.... Jason has done extra/stand-in work on projects filming in Pittsburgh, including The Kill Point (along son, Ashton Ellington Cutler, with Kate Rogal ’02), Smart on June 18, 2008. People, and My Bloody [email protected] Valentine 3D. Finally, Jason is also a server at Jerome Bettis’ Leila Ghaznavi is in her Grille 36. [email protected] second year of graduate school at California Institute of the Arts, working toward Stacey holding Bailey, Cassie, and Grace; Meredith holding Kayla, and Ben

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based on her dissertation opportunities to engage with research and is also hoping others, and Moira encountered to continue practicing as some remarkable people. a certified birth doula. “I am She cannot wait to go back. so happy to have reconnected [email protected] with so many WT alums on Facebook! If you are an alum Rebecca Smith has been and not on FB, please join working at UPMC in and help WT!” Pittsburgh since 2006 and [email protected] was recently promoted. She is currently a project director overseeing a government 1992 Moira Regan spent two and Susan Scarborough (center), surrounded by Anindita a half amazing weeks in India Basu ’96 and husband, Andrew in summer 2008. She received a grant from her school, which Sarah Zeitler and her Currently, Sarah and Adam are allowed her to immerse herself husband, Dave, are pleased to living in Sydney, NSW. They in the culture and learn as announce that they became have a lovely apartment in much as possible to be able to a family on October 8, 2008, Darling Harbour and are enhance her teaching of a unit when their daughter, August enjoying the surf and sand. on India to her sixth graders. Valentine Gallo, was born. [email protected] She traveled to Delhi, Agra, [email protected] Varanasi, Goa, and Mumbai, Mattie McLaughlin where she was consistently amazed and awed by the 1995 Schloetzer left her position as Departmental Assistant people, the sights, and sounds Benjamin Brody and his in the Heinz Architectural (mostly cars honking). The wife, Lauren, are delighted to Center last summer to Taj Mahal was incredible. She announce the birth of their relocate in Washington, D. C., attended a ceremony on the healthcare information first son, William Davis, on where her husband accepted bank of the Ganges, went to technology project with a June 16, 2008. They enjoy a teaching position at Bollywood, and dipped in the staff of approximately 67 living in New York City, where Georgetown University. Arabian Sea, among countless programmers, doctors, and Lauren works as an editor at [email protected] other adventures. While subject matter experts. She Glamour magazine and Ben is a traveling alone was at first a bit resides in Irwin, PA, with her psychiatry resident at Cornell/ Kristin Trabucco finished up intimidating, it allowed more boyfriend, James, their dog, Payne Whitney (but they miss the movie she was working on Aiello’s pizza and Steelers in Pittsburgh and moved to games tremendously!) Los Angeles in June 2008. She [email protected] has worked as a production assistant on two westerns Sarah McLaughlin Lee has and did a few days on the TV been doing much traveling show, Kath & Kim. Kristin this year. In spring 2008, she says, “It is too sunny here, traveled to Chicago to present though, and I miss Pittsburgh!” a post titled “Survey of the [email protected] Role of the Burn Center Social Worker” at the 40th Annual 1994 Meeting of the American Burn Association. In summer 2008, Kate Masley lives in Sarah and husband traveled Menomonee Falls, WI, just to Norway for vacation. The outside of Milwaukee. She trip was a great adventure, is the coordinator for the and Sarah even improved Hispanic Nursing Project at her knitting skills with help Carroll University. In her spare Moira Regan in India. from some kind Norwegians. time, she hopes to write articles

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Oreo, and their cat, Kittie. She this year by PUMP/Pittsburgh 1989 1986 is a proud aunt to four nieces magazine. reshma_paranjpe@ Jennifer Gonzalez McComb Carol Pena recently moved and nephews, including a fourth hotmail.com and Paul welcomed Samuel with her husband, Gary, and child for Justin Smith ’94 and Alexander on August 25, their three-year-old daughter, Stacey Stanczak Smith ’97. Esther Long Ratajeski 2008. Big brother, Henry, two, Zia, from Guilford, CT, to [email protected] married Kent Ratajeski on July thinks little brothers are too Basking Ridge, NJ. Carol 11, 2008, in Lexington, KY. small to ride bikes. Jennifer 1991 recently finished a fellowship at Robin Saks Frankel and Adam Pitt in Pulmonary and Critical are enjoying life in Manhattan Care Medicine and accepted a with their son, Max, who was position as a physician in the intensive care units at West Penn and Forbes Hospitals. She is opening a pulmonary clinic at West Penn Hospital when she returns from maternity leave in early 2009. jengonzalez02@ hotmail.com Kent is a geology lecturer at the continues to work at Bayer University of Kentucky. HealthCare Pharmaceuticals. [email protected] 1988 Carol enjoys both work and Alexis Godlewski Jackman parenthood immensely. born on February 8, 2008. 1990 works in the Bronx at [email protected] [email protected] Albert Einstein College of Lissa Guttman writes that Medicine/Montefiore Medical Dana Sachs and husband, Rachel Graves and her April Lee and Ralph are Center where she is an Warren, welcomed Dylan husband, Steve, are the proud thrilled to announce the birth otolaryngologist. She lives in Samuel to the world on parents of twins, Charlie and of their second child, Lastella Manhattan and Greenwich, May 8, 2008. They are absolutely Paige. They live in NYC, and Lee Mazzola, on June 16, 2008. CT, because her husband thrilled to be parents and Lissa is thrilled to see them [email protected] refuses to commute downtown are basking in their love for often. [email protected] everyday, and she is too much him every day. Dana is at the Christine Gregory was of a country bumpkin (and selected as one of the teachers golf addict) to live full-time in who worked with scientists the city. If anyone else is in the on surface operations for area and wants to get together the Phoenix Lander on (or play golf), let her know. Mars. Following months [email protected] of preparation and special training, Chris and her students Jacqueline Marks Ledo, spent one week at the Science husband George, and daughters Operations Center (SOC) in Julia and Jenna, are expecting a new bundle of joy (a baby boy) Tucson, AZ, working with Lissa Guttman and Rachel Graves project scientists documenting December 30, 2008. Jackie’s the mission, doing data sister, Wendy Marks Pine ’90, University of Michigan doing analysis, and helping to create husband Bobby, and son, Brian, clinical work, teaching, and mission plans for coordinated are also expecting a baby boy research in dermatology. atmospheric observations in November 2008. Jacki6@aol. She sends her best to everyone with the Mars Reconnaissance com and looks forward to hearing Orbiter. [email protected] news from classmates. [email protected] Reshma Paranjpe was selected as one of the “40 Under 40”

Charlie and Paige Graves

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1983 and a cruise on the Nile in 1977 1974 March 2009. I am also getting Eileen L. Heller-Stading is Jean Hetzel and her family Wendy Hoechstetter ready to assist in coordinating a Pediatric Perfusionist in have been in Atlanta, GA, for recently restarted her private our 30th reunion next fall Portland, OR. She and her the last 23 years. She and her interior design practice. and look forward to catching partner have three incredible husband, Jeff, bought a small Her Web site, http://www. up with fellow classmates!” children, as Eileen gave birth Chicago hot dog restaurant hoechstetterinteriors.com, is [email protected] to twins in March 2008. Life called Mike’s Chicago Hot Dogs under construction, but keep is absolutely amazing, fun, and are trying to convince an eye out for it! She is in a Carolyn (Laurie) Kapner challenging, and hectic all most of Atlanta to increase fabulous relationship with an enjoys her life as a single at the same time! their hot dog intake. They have amazing man, and thankfully, mom to Daniel, six. On the [email protected] two daughters, Abby, 21, and the family all seem to be side (and full time), she is a Nancy, 17. Jean teaches second well. Her nephew, Ricky, 15, psychotherapist in private grade at their neighborhood is a freshman at WT, and her 1979 practice and an instructor at elementary school. “If you’re beloved old standard poodle, the University of Pittsburgh Ellen Krause Johnson was ever in the area, come by for a Fennel, is 14 and definitely School of Social Work. Almost diagnosed with Stage III/IV hot dog. According to Atlanta slowing down, but also blessedly daily, while driving to work, Ovarian Cancer in January 2008. Magazine, our hot dogs are the still with her. Wendy has Carolyn gets a kick out of She completed chemotherapy best in Atlanta!” been actively involved in the seeing Ellen Silverman Garvin and received a clean bill of [email protected] leadership of the grassroots and Jodi Cohen Klein out health in August. “I want to opposition to proposed and walking. Carolyn would love thank all my WT comrades who existing anticompetitive to hear from any classmates 1976 have been my cheerleaders and interior design legislation. In and looks forward to seeing who supported me through Stacy Jannis Tamerlani is May 2008, California Designers everyone at the next reunion. my journey! I am now busy working on media exhibits Against Legislation (CADAL) [email protected] volunteering for the Ovarian for the Grammy Museum, (http://www.cadal-info.org) Cancer Alliance of Arizona, scheduled to open in Los which she started, helped a subgroup of the Ovarian 1978 Angeles later this year. Her defeat a proposed practice act Cancer National Alliance. Our son, Eric Tamerlani, graduated in California that would have Cindy Bulik reports from goal is to reach one million from the Barrie School in Silver put thousands of people out of Chapel Hill, NC, where she Arizona women to inform Spring, MD, and attends DePaul work. She even testified before is a Distinguished Professor them of the symptoms of University. jannisprods@ the state senate’s Business of Eating Disorders in the earthlink.net and Professions Committee in Department of Psychiatry, Professor of Nutrition, and Director of the UNC Eating Disorders Program. Her eldest, Brendan, just started his freshman year at the University of California at Berkeley, where he is studying chemistry and Spanish. Younger daughters Emily (14) and Natalie (12) are still in Chapel Hill with Cindy and Pat. Cindy has a new book coming out in Ellen and Annette Leal Mattern, President of February 2009, Crave: Why the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Arizona You Binge Eat and How to ovarian cancer, leading to early Stop (Walker), as well as a Jane Goldstein Haas ’72, Susan Klein Salter ’72, diagnosis and more effective new textbook, Abnormal treatment. For information Psychology (Beidel, Bulik & and Dinnie Klein Herron ’69. and ovarian cancer symptoms, Stanley; Prentiss Hall). “Life’s please go to the OCNA Web site an adventure with the Bulik- at www.ovariancancer.org. On Sullivan clan. I love hearing a lighter note, we’re looking from my old WT classmates forward to our trip to Egypt and friends!” [email protected]

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Heart: Solo Piano Pieces by Kathryn Rich and husband, Margie Balter, was named the Fred Sherman, live near winner of “Piano Album of the WT. Katy’s oldest, Elizabeth Year” by the LA Music Awards Beaman (Vanderbilt ’00), is 2008. Her CD was recently Vice President of American added to the playlist of XM Paintings at Sotheby’s in NY. Radio, on Fine Tuning (channel Daughter Madeline Whitehill, 76) hosted by Ben Smith, and is a full-time caregiver at The was also featured in “the A-list” School for Blind Children and of the October issue of the part-time Chatham University Verdugo Monthly. Margie’s student. Alexis Sherman track “First Baywatch” can now (Skidmore ’06) is finishing also be heard on Women of a Master’s degree in Middle Substance radio. Please show Eastern studies at BU, and your support by listening to the Nate Sherman ’04 and recent Catherine Widgery ’71, Gary J. Niels and Kathy Zillweger station at: http://www.live365. graduate of Clark University, Putnam ’71 in Boston. com/stations/breenoble lives in AZ. Katy is an interior [email protected] decorator and Fred, who April—an amazing experience, 1969 works at Magee and Children’s and an incredible eye-opener Wendy Franklin is delighted Alice May Succop Burger Hospitals as a pediatric/fetal about how the legislative to have been recently re-found writes, “Our 40th reunion is cardiologist, is the honoree process works. by WT and looks forward fast approaching!! I have been for The Children’s Home gala [email protected] to being in touch. She has lived back in Pittsburgh for 25 in March 2009. katyrich@ in NYC since 1981 and has years and am in touch with earthlink.net recently resigned from a 20- 1972 classmates Joanie Musgrave plus year career in investment Wickham, Sheila Rollit 1967 Molly Cannon Stevenson and banking. Apparently not a Tetler, Mimi McCloskey, her husband, Bill, are looking day too soon! She specialized Suzanne Gurzenda highly Linnea McQuiston forward to new chapters in in financing public sector recommends Vanuatu as Pearson, Peggy Thomas their work lives, as well as an transportation projects such as a cruising destination. It McKnight, and Susie Simon adventure! Bill has had two airports, toll roads, highways, would make an interesting Weiner. Several times a year hip surgeries with very good and mass transit. Over the vacation spot, but some of the I have lunch with our history results. He is now walking summer, Wendy decided that places have pretty primitive teacher, Miss Ginny Sheppard without pain and major the “writing on the wall” was accommodations. The volcano ’41, who lives near me. In disability. His department was getting pretty large and that, if (Mt. Yasur) on Tanna is June 2008 my oldest daughter, eliminated after 25 years with she was serious about trying for amazing. They stood on the Alissa, graduated from Knox the same employer. Molly is a second career, she had better rim and watched as it erupted. College, and Meredith, my still consulting and providing get started. She jumped at an “I guess there are no lawyers youngest, graduated from interim management to opportunity to help out at an in Vanuatu!” The snorkeling Mount Lebanon high school. nonprofits. Her company has organization called Surgeons and diving were incredible! Our home continues to be a new affiliation with Skystone of Hope (a direct offshoot [email protected] full with our dogs, Morrie and Ryan, a national fundraising of Doctors without Borders Lucy. My husband, Elmer, and consulting firm. Her daughter, established to do pediatric Margaret “Mouse” I just celebrated 34 years of Sophie, is in Kindergarten; her cardiac surgery in poor McDowell Lofberg reports marriage. And yes....I am still daughter, Mamie, is a freshman countries). She is a full-time that all the McDowell girls, working as a CRNP/CNS. Hope at Reed College in Portland, volunteer four days a week Lucy McDowell Karys ’68, to see many of you in 2009.” OR; and her son, Will, is in the and finds the work completely Barbara McDowell ’69, [email protected] music industry in Sacramento, fascinating. She has become a and Martha McDowell ’73, CA. “Classmates: Please let me flyfisher and continues to love attended the June 21, 2008, know if you are going to be in 1968 living in New York. wedding of her oldest son, Colorado. I thought that our Margie Balter is thrilled that [email protected]. John Putnam Lofberg, to Lisa class reunion was delightful!” her debut CD, Music from My Kristianna Mack. Sadly, Coco [email protected]

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(Susanna) Corbett ’66 died children. Her daughter, Bailey, on October 10 in San Diego with is a junior at the University her husband, David Santiago, by of Maryland. Her son, Zack, her side. Susie Montgomery graduated from the U. S. Harris ’67 lives with her Naval Academy last May husband, Carl, in Hingham, MA, and is attending Nuclear and has retired from Houghton Power School. Jane spent a Mifflin after 30 years. Her oldest weekend with Alice Wallace daughter, Annie Harris, 31, is Belhumeur in Richmond, VA. engaged to be married. [email protected] [email protected] 1965 1966 Carolyn Slease Frahm Barb Fink lives in Columbus, and Mary Sturm Albright OH, where she is an R.N. and visited at Mary’s home in York, Members of the Class of ’57: Carole Oswald Markus, practices in home health. She ME, in August. Carolyn and Sally Guy Stone-Worsing, Janie Arensberg Thompson, has been in health care for Mary had gone to Hillsdale and Jane Sachs Radoff. around 20 years and worked in College together in Hillsdale, many different areas. Although MI, and they were roommates she obtained a Bachelor’s for three out of four years in 1958 1957 degree at the University of college. Carolyn then headed Linda Lear’s biography of Judy Rohrer Davis can’t Wisconsin-Madison, where to Ligonier, PA, to her mother’s Rachel Carson, Witness for believe that her big 50th she lived for 10 years, her graveside service. Eleanor Nature, will be republished in reunion was one year ago! R.N. is an Associate’s degree, Cunningham Slease died the spring of 2009 by Houghton They added a new baby to the which she received in Ohio. June 9 in Midlothian, VA. Mifflin Harcourt, in time for family in May: Tim and Ruth She is currently enrolled in an Her husband, Clyde Harold Women’s History Month and had another daughter, Reika online B.S.N. program with Slease, died in January of 2005. the 2012 celebration of the 50th Judith Jacqueline Davis. Judy the University of Phoenix. She Both were supporters anniversary of Silent Spring. enjoys babysitting her and continues to be very involved of Winchester Thurston. Linda’s latest biography, Beatrix her big sister, Alexa. Rick and with her church, Xenos [email protected] Potter: A Life in Nature, won Leisa have two little ones, Christian Fellowship, and an the Lakeland Book of the Year too—Nathaniel, 3, and Emmie, international ministry that 1959 prize in the UK, the first time 1. Brooks, who is in first grade, focuses upon outreach to O.S.U. the award was ever given to an and Matthew live in Mt. students and their families. Mary Lowenthal Felstiner American. [email protected] Pleasant, SC (Charleston). Judy She has a little house with a big is writing a murder mystery had a fun time this summer yard, gardens, two cats, and a with ecological overtones. It’s Sandra Lee Shephard Lord on a Mississippi River dog. [email protected] about love, lust, and plywood. survived Hurricane Ike with cruise, starting in Minneapolis/ Aside from that, she’s teaching minimal discomfort and St. Paul and paddling down Jane Soxman is still in private a course on the Holocaust every damage and is still going to St. Louis on the American practice as a pediatric dentist, year as visiting professor of strong 50 years after Queen, with stops along the writing for dental journals, history at Stanford. This was graduating from WT. She way. [email protected] and speaking nationally. She supposed to be her retirement. owns and operates a tour recently accepted a position [email protected] company in Houston, TX— as Chief Clinical Officer for Discover Houston Tours—and the National Children’s Oral Lyn (Carolyn) Clark Pegg is enjoys showing her adopted Health Foundation, whose eagerly looking forward to her hometown to folks from all sole involvement, energy, 50th reunion! “Let’s make a over the world. She has a and resources are directed great showing!” daughter, Alexandra, who is an to providing dental care for [email protected] accountant in San Antonio, and economically disadvantaged a granddaughter, Aryelle, who is a sophomore at East Early College High School in Houston. [email protected]

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Caribbean cruise with the as well as being a lay pastoral whole family, consisting of visitor and greeter for the son Brad and his wife, Peggy, early service. She recently had with their sons, Jeff, 16, and breakfast with Jean MacIntyre Ben, 13; daughter Kathy and and thinks they are both her husband, David, and their aging (or staying young) well! girls, Skyler, 11, and Allyson, [email protected] 8; and our youngest son Scott, and his wife, Mary Jo, and 1947 their son, Chase, 5. There were enough activities for all ages Gwen Chenoweth Swaney on the brand new ship “Liberty worked tirelessly over two of the Seas.” Mary Ann feels years to find a home for the blessed that all the children live eight magnificent Percheron within 20 minutes of them, so horses that were used to pull Gaylen Westfall and Sandra Metz Qureshi ’54 in Arizona they get to attend lots of their the H.J. Heinz Co.’s promotional in August 2008. concerts and sporting events. Her volunteer work continues 1955 to have many windows pop with PEO, deacons (currently out like popcorn. We had some moderator), Make-A-Wish, Mary Minor Evans was chosen water damage but nothing like book club, and a women’s from a dozen nominees for Port our neighbor, who lost all the handbell team at church. Cities Woman of the Year. The bricks and windows on one Mary Ann would love to hear Duluth Woman’s Club and the side of her house. I think many from everyone from the class. Duluth League of Women Voters of us are still in recovery and [email protected] nominated her for the volunteer trying to help those who lost work with them and the many everything in Galveston. We other organizations and causes 1952 ask everyone to keep Houston she has supported over the and Galveston folks in their Marion Montgomery years. All year long, Mary and prayers.” [email protected] Colbourne finds it hard Bob celebrated their 50 years of to believe that her eldest marriage. A highlight was a party 1953 grandson has just completed given by their four sons who his first full year in the US Air also gave them a sail boat, since Mary Ann Rowe Wucher Force, and her “Canadian” they originally met while sailing. reports that Fred has had some grandson entered his first year wagon at special events such as [email protected] health “bumps in the road” of university. She is still on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day lately, but they are doing fine. her condo’s Board of Directors Parade in NYC. Now, instead 1954 They celebrated their 50th and again is a member of the of trotting down the cobbled anniversary with a week’s Leadership Council at church, Jeanne Arthur Roth wrote, stones of Main Street America, “Although we had been through the horses work at Arlington a hurricane before and several National Cemetery, where tropical storms, we were really they pull the burial caissons not prepared for ‘Ike.’ It was honoring fallen heroes from the larger than anyone expected, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. covering the Gulf Coast from An avid equestrian and animal Corpus Christi to Alabama with lover, Gwen worked with the an ‘eye’ larger than we have ever horses’ trainer to ensure that experienced. There must have the horses have a long and been small tornados as part of successful future. The horses the incredible wind, uprooting are also used as therapy for trees and causing our tallest returning troops who often ride downtown building, Chase Bank, them to regain strength in their Janie Lou McCaslin Bergmark ’52 and Peggy Jackman arms and legs. Metzger ’53 visit with Gaylen Westfall in Arizona in August, 2008.

38 Thistletalk Autumn/Winter 2008 In Memoriam The following members of the WT community will be missed by their classmates, friends, students, and colleagues. We offer sincere condolences to their families.

Jean Hansen Stirling ’37, September 30, 2008

Mary Cooper Dunn ’38, September 13, 2008

Margaret Moore Mills ’49, summer, 2007

Constance Blum Marstine ’55, June 5, 2008 Mary Cunningham Bailey ’44 toured WT’s Upper School with Jean Forncrook Armstrong ’44. Anne Sauers Brassert ’57, August 28, 2008 Ann Schofield Mullin-Renshaw ’58, May 1, 2008 1941 Honorary Alums Coco (Susanna) Corbett ’66, October 10, 2008 Ruth Weimer Tillar had a wonderful two-week trip to Italy in June with her son, Tom. She enjoyed going to football Condolences game weekends at William and To Gretchen Biesecker ’86 on the death of her Mary and Virginia Tech, and mother, R. Carol Biesecker, May 2008 attending meetings for the DAR and the Hospital Auxiliary in To Lisa Whitcomb Capra ’76 on the death of her Richmond. Ruth attends WWII mother, Dot Whitcomb, June 8, 2008 seminars each month at W&M. To Julie Tarasevich Dever ’85, on the death of One of her favorite projects her mother, Millie Tarasevich, June 14, 2008 in Emporia is working with a group on saving an old school To Carolyn Slease Frahm ’65 on the death of her auditorium for a civic center. Head of School Pam Shaw with William Healy, Mayor of Canton, mother, Eleanor Cunningham Slease, June 2008 [email protected] Ohio. The mayor was the guest To Jean Harchelroad ’71 on the death of her speaker at Pinwheels for Peace, father, Fred P. Harchelroad, March 13, 2008 1940 Canton Country Day School’s celebration of the United Nations To Bryan Holland-Minkley ’96 on the death of Jane Blattner Kreimer visited International Day of Peace on Pittsburgh in September and September 22nd. his mother, Florence Holland, April 25, 2008 enjoyed lunch with her cousins, To Jane Blattner Kreimer ’40, on the death of Joan Frank Apt ’44 and Lois her husband, Milton Kreimer, March 9, 2007 Kaplan Finkel ’39. Jane says, “Time hasn’t changed us one Class Notes To Randy Lyon Mayes ’75 on the death of her little bit. We are the same as we mother, Mary Lou Lyon, May 15, 2008 Please send us your news and have always been—just a little photos! Send information to To Nancy Packer ’79 and Patty Packer creakier.” Her son, A.J., came to Alison Wolfson, Director of Suhody ’75, on the death of their mother, Pittsburgh to visit for a couple Alumnae/i Relations, Betty Jane Packer, October 20, 2008 of days from Moorestown, NJ. Winchester Thurston School, They had dinner parties every 555 Morewood Avenue, To Janet Marstine Polishook ’77, on the death night, which does not happen Pittsburgh, PA 15213 of her mother, Constance Blum Marstine ’55, to Jane in Fort Lauderdale. or wolfsona@ June 5, 2008 She keeps in touch with Ann winchesterthurston.org.

Gare Keck ’42. “Those Class notes do not necessarily reflect the To Corey Powell ’85 on the death of her mother, close associations with opinions of Winchester Thurston School Karline Powell, October 3, 2008 Winchester girls never die. I or the editors of Thistletalk. just love it! We moved to Fort To Stacey White ’99 and former Trustee Lauderdale in 1980. They say Karen Farmer White, on the death of their you can’t go back home, but I father and husband respectively, Dwight White, have not found that to be true. June 6, 2008. I am thinking of moving back to Pittsburgh in a few years.” [email protected] www.winchesterthurston.org 39 Winchester Thurston School Annual Giving Report 07-08

Thanks for your generosity

Breaking all previous records for annual support, the alumnae/i, current and past parents, grandparents, employees, and friends of Winchester Thurston gave over $1,000,000 in 2007-2008. Motivated by the success of WT in educating students who are intelligent, confident, and engaged, our donors broke the million dollar threshold, endorsing WT’s mission and direction in graduating world-ready students. Each gift helped in some way to ensure that each student is known as an individual and challenged to excel intellectually, creatively, athletically, and to contribute vigorously to the learning community. The WT Fund, the annual giving campaign, raised $850,817; a special trustee appeal that resulted in a one-time 100% increase in trustee giving raised an additional $152,540. In total, the community contributed $1,003,357. Average size of gifts for each constituent group—trustees, alumnae/i, parents, past parents, and employees—increased. Notable was a 67% increase in the average parent gift. In addition to individual giving, business friends of WT donated Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) gifts of $179,575; and the Parents Association donated over $100,000 to the WT Fund through the annual benefit, WT Airlines, the Only Way to Fly, Applefest, and Spring Fling. Congratulations to the many volunteers who worked to achieve this year’s spectacular results. Thank you to each donor who made Winchester Thurston one of their philanthropic priorities.

Gifts recorded are those received between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this report. Should you find any discrepancies, please notify Dionne Brelsford, Director of Annual Giving, (412) 578-7533.

40 Annual Giving Report WT FUND GIFTS: 07 – 08 SCHOOL YEAR

By Giving Clubs Marianna Epstine Specter ’58* Gerald & Barbara Chait Carol & Ian James The McFeely-Rogers Foundation Drs. Margaret & John Charley Love, Scherle, & Bauer, P.C. Leadership Society Jane Arensberg Thompson ’57 & Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Anne (Rooney) Forncrook Harry Thompson Kathy Buechel & Fred Egler McCloskey ’45 Gifts of $25,000+ Trau & Loevner Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Kathleen L. Metinko ’91 & Anonymous Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Jan R. Kniffen Confluence Technologies, Inc. Carole King Milton G. Hulme Charitable Foundation Susan Sharp Dorrance A ’63 & 2nd century club Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Kuhn Roy Dorrance Elsa Limbach Drs. John & Sandra Newman Gifts of $5,000+ Anne M. Molloy & Linnea Pearson McQuiston ’69 & REMAX North Realtors Henry Posner III Mr. C. Wesley McQuiston James C. & Lori Cardille Rogal Schneider Downs WT Parents Association Renee & Ron Bartlett Pittsburgh Crankshaft Service, Inc. Hilary Tyson ’70 & Charles Porter Barbara Abney Bolger ’52 Pittsburgh Gynecologic Oncology, Inc. Bonny & Paul Weiner Jennifer & Martin Calihan PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Thistle Club Dusty Elias Kirk & Gifts of $15,000+ William R. Caroselli Anita Prizio ’81 & John Betzler fifth avenue club James C. & Lori Cardille Rogal Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Crivella Gifts of $1,000+ Anonymous Gregory & Simin Curtis Victor & Marcia Roque Allegheny Technologies Selene & Arnold Davis Ms. Nancy Bernstein & Anonymous (2) Dr. Robert Schoen Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Egler, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. George W. Baehr Lynn Beckstrom & Brian Schreiber Highmark First National Bank Roxana F. Barad, M.D. The Design Alliance Architects Highmark Casualty Dr. Gerald & Ms. Diane Holder Suzanne LeClere Barley ’52 Insurance Company Andrew Washburn & Emme Parker Kozloff ’80 Jean Bottcher ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Glimcher Kathy McCauley Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Kuhn Dionne & Jonathan Brelsford Carole Oswald Markus ’57 Jocelyn Hulme MacConnell ’43 Pamela Schaper Cabalka ’72 UPMC Health Plan Mellon Bank, N.A. Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Canedy portal club Mr. Gary J. Niels & Sally Mars Carey ’66 Ms. Elizabeth B. Patterson Gifts of $1,500+ Ms. Robin Ziegler & founders club Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Ostrow Dr. Clifford Chen Anonymous Gifts of $10,000+ Philadelphia Insurance Companies Shirley Seubert Chewning ’43 Allegheny Financial Group - Mr. & Mrs. David L. Porges Mr. & Mrs. John B. Christie-Searles Anonymous Allegheny Investments Deborah & Martin Powell Drs. Mary Sheehan-Counihan & Douglas Campbell & Bartlett Products, LLC Kathy Zillweger Putnam ’71 & Peter Counihan Shelley Bould Campbell Mr. & Mrs. C. Michael Blackwood George Putnam Kathryn Roeder & Bernie Devlin Dr. Sita Chandra & Mr. & Mrs. Mark G. Bozzone Robert S. Waters Charitable Trust Dick Corporation Dr. Ramesh Chandra Jim & Bea Bradley Stephen G. Robinson Anna-Stina Ericson ’44 Howard Hanna Ms. Jeanianne Brody Mr. Kevin Smith & Maura Farrell Real Estate Services Ms. Robin Ziegler & Mrs. Jennifer Schwalbach-Smith Francine Gitnick Franke ’64 Ellen & Jack Kessler Dr. Clifford Chen WesBanco Dr. Jennifer Grandis & Leed’s Cochran Family Dr. Donald Grandis India & Steve Loevner Sheila & Bill Colombo Marjorie B. Haller ’69 A.D. Lupariello, MD & Stephen & Sharon D’Angelo Dr. Rhonda M. Johnson & Mary Jean Rusak 1887 club Eileen Mauclair D’Appolonia ’61 Mr. Vincent O. Johnson Henry Posner, Jr. & Gifts of $2,500+ Kathy & Chip Dougherty Laura B. Jordan & Helen M. Posner Annie Hanna Engel ’89 & David & Sandi Andrews Charles M. Humphrey Letitia Emilie Rieck ’43 F. August Engel Bartlett Products, LLC Dean M. Julian Constance Smith Franklin ’51 Sally & Russell Boehner Kristi A. Kerins A ’67 Jane Gault Greer ’56 & Deepak & Nirmal Kotwal Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh George Greer Christine & Alfred LeVasseur Annie & Dennis Cestra Natalie Glance & David Hull * denotes deceased Dr. & Mrs. Paul Lieber (W) denotes Winchester (A) denotes Associate Alum

2007 - 2008 41 Mr. Don Linzer & East End Athletic Association Dorothy Dodworth Scullin ’47 Debbie & Michael Conway Dr. Helane Linzer Andrew & Andrea Eller Carolyn B. Levine & L. Virginia Crawford ’64 Alice McKnight Mackroth W’34 Constance King Faasse ’81 Holger W. Sieg Cynthia Costa Davis ’68 Barbara Foster Mars ’41 Dr. & Mrs. John Frechione Elisa Lynch Simmons ’60 Joan Clark Davis ’65 Susan Hopkins Martin ’60 Mrs. Charles M. Gaines, Jr. Heidi Hageman Smith ’81 Nancy L. Davis W’32 Peggy Thomas McKnight ’69 Andrea Kann Gassner ’86 The Shadyside Action Coalition Dr. & Mrs. Timothey Denko Dr. & Mrs. Robert Mitro Amy & Mick Gee Ms. Allison M. Thompson Suzie Desai A ’91 Bee Jee Epstine Morrison ’56 & Jean Ballard George ’44 Elizabeth & Michael Thompson Barbara & Mark DeWitt Perry Morrison Annekathryn Goodman ’74 Jon & Janet Waters Jean Curran Donley ’46 Carol & Richard Nathenson Rita J. Gould ’46 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weinstein Virginia Wicks Douglas ’44 Joel Persky & Michelle Browne Rachel Graves ’90 Alison Wolfson Joan Borden Drury ’43 & Ellen S. Wilson & Fredric V. Price Amy Smith Gunn ’89 Tacie H. Yoon ’78 Francis Drury Drs. Sandra Quinn & Mor Harchol-Balter Gail Kuller Enda ’79 Stephen Thomas Ms. Judith Gregg Holden & kiltie club Dr. Catherine Farinet ’84 Tamar* & Todd Rosenfeld Mr. Kevin Holden Harriet Adler Feldman ’57 Gifts of $250+ Dr. Dan & Mrs. Simone Rubin Sheila & David Holzer Kitti Fenk Ms. Loretta A. Stanish & Janelle Austin Humbert ’67 Anonymous Lois Kaplan Finkel ’39 Mr. Richard A. Russell Wendy & Timothy Husni Sue Ellen Silverblatt Alderman ’72 Susan Gromis Flynn Susan Criep Santa-Cruz ’60 Jane Hooton Ince ’56 & Mark Alderman Mrs. Susanne Fox Richard & Nancy Santucci Lindsey & Jonathan Isaacson Sally & Bob Allan Dr. Christopher Genovese & Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Scott Ms. Marguerite Jarrett Marks Nancy Riester Allen ’55 Dr. Marsha Lovett Betty Cohen Sikov W’35 Linda Johnson & The Allswede Family Dolores Kaufman Gluck ’44 Jay Silberblatt & Lori Sisson David McLaughlin John Apostolides Dr. Harold E. Gordon Lynne Crookston Stull ’56 Lynn Johnson ’71 Paulette Apostolides Barbara Graves ’93 Phil & Susan Sweeney Ann Kalla ’73 Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Debbie Levy Green Ms. Carol L. Tabas Debra Durr Ladley ’81 Mary Arcuri Elaine Kauffman Haid ’52 Ruth Weimer Tillar ’41 Allison Levy ’75 Jane Callomon Arkus ’46 Susan Montgomery Harris ’67 Unionvale Coal Company Karen & David Littman Ty & Helen Bae Jacquelyn Freeborn-Herst ’68 Barb & Chuck Weinstock Louise Baldridge Lytle ’51 Mary Cunningham Bailey ’44 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Herward Gaylen & Larry Westfall Janet Rothman Markel ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Baird Al & Laurie Hirschman Thomas B. McChesney, Jr. ’98 Katharine Bartlett ’07 Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hoffman morewood club Mildred Stewart McGough ’58 Elizabeth Brittain ’65 Georgia McKee Holmberg ’64 Leslie Ann Meredith ’74 Roberta & David Brody Leslie Gross Huff ’70 & Gifts of $500+ Jane Michaels ’64 Dr. & Mrs. Klaus M. Bron Frederick P. Huff Anonymous (2) Abby & Mark Miller Gayle Shaw Camden ’64 Elizabeth Forstall Keen ’55 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Acer Brenda Wise Moffitt ’54 Louise Gillespie Cannon ’72 Suzanne Dressler Kellar ’55 Mr. & Mrs. David Ainsman Rose & David Molder Lisa Whitcomb Capra ’76 David & Sally Ketchum Jean Forncrook Armstrong ’44 Mary Kay & Sudhir Narla Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Atkinson Nikki N. Navta Ralph L. Bangs Susan & Thomas Netzer The WT Fund: Six-Year Giving History Loretta Lobes Benec ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Noftz $900,000 $850,816 Mr. & Mrs. George Bernard, Jr. Dr. Ulka Sachdev & $800,000 Katherine MacDonald Blenko ’46 Dr. Michael Ost $691,991 & Don B. Blenko Jane Dressler Page ’48 $700,000 $667,432 Seema Pollack-Gross $610,219 $609,781 $600,372* Winifred Schultz Carr ’43 $600,000 Drs. Joan Vondra & Frances Hoffman Puntereri ’68 Thomas Chang Lynne Raphael $500,000 H. Perry Chapman ’71 Tom & Tracey Reading $400,000

Dr. Annie S. Menzel & Mary Jayne Whipkey $300,000 Mr. John Charney Redenbaugh ’37 Stacy & Dan Cohen Sara Viviano Rolley ’68 $200,000 Lynda Stern Coslov ’64 & Janice Greenberg Rosenberg ’53 $100,000 Joel Coslov Daniel A. Sadowski, Jr. Julie Tarasevich Dever ’85 Mark Scheatzle & 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 *$726,248 raised Jenifer Lee & Howard Dubner Kimberly Harrigal ($125,876 for for capital campaign)

42 Annual Giving Report Kathryn W. Kruse ’58 bear CLUB 1939 1945 Dr. Janet Harrison Kuzmishin ’87 Gifts of $100 - $249, for alumnae/i who Lois Kaplan Finkel Elizabeth Wright Anderson & Mr. John Kuzmishin have graduated in the last ten years Mary Lou Kountz Groover Elizabeth Ann Leggett Black Sharon Lauer & Jerome Joseph Nancy Crook Tishler Claire Bloom Hahn April Lee ’91 Nathaniel Doyno ’01 Frances Lyne Heiner * Jill & Philip Lehman Michael McCarthy ’08 1940 Esther Speidel Jack Thelma Levin Levine ’46 Andrew Santelli ’00 Barbara Keebler Linn Shirley Kerr Kennard Mr. Walter Limbach Andrew Wickerham ’06 June Hahn Whitehill-Dukehart Margery Succop McCarthy Virginia Hofer Loesch ’72 Anne (Rooney) Forncrook Janine Frazier Macklin & 1941 McCloskey Warner Macklin III Jean Clark Yount Randy Lyon Mayes ’75 By Constituency Mary Lou Richardson Brock Britta Ericson Chambers Beverlee Simboli McFadden ’55 1946 Susan McGowan ’66 alumnae/i Virginia Ann Sheppard Enola Sargent Almany Eleanor Donehoo McIntire ’56 by class year Ruth Weimer Tillar Jane Callomon Arkus Mary McSorley ’66 Honorary Alumnae/i Katherine MacDonald Blenko Eleanore Meredith ’77 1942 Caroline Abraham Delavan Nancy Clever Middleton ’65 Betty Murray Price Ruth Speidel Dalzell-McMillan Jean Curran Donley Cheryl Moore & Stan Levenson Jane L. Scarborough Enid Mitchell Dunmire Rita Gould Dr. & Mrs. Leroy Moore Ruth Donnelly Egler Marion Thompson Kerwin Lenore Corey Hanson June & Forozan Navid J. Sherman McLaughlin Gertrude Kneil Mary Meyer Johns Michelle Kane O’Donnell ’75 Pamela Shaw Patricia Marlin Laird Heather Palonder ’87 Susan Clement Scarborough 1943 Thelma Levin Levine Nancy Patton Winifred Schultz Carr 1931 Rita Gottlieb Levis Geri Anderson Potter ’77 Shirley Seubert Chewning Amy Comins Lowenstein Betty M. Price Betty Thompson Reif Joan Borden Drury Jean Ayars Pohli Bill & Nancy Rackoff Janet Donaldson Gilmore Marcia Miller Weiss Mary Lee Friday Rafferty ’58 1932 Jessie Butler Herdic Abigail Robinson ’03 Jean Davis Janet Eisenbeis Johnson 1947 Ms. Judy Robinson Nancy Davis Sally Doerschuk Ketchum Katharine Bancroft Nancy & Craig Rogers Margaret Niedringhaus Palmer Jocelyn Hulme MacConnell Barbara Bennett Blum Dr. & Ms. Bryan Routledge Antoinette Vilsack Seifert Letitia Emilie Rieck Betty Bradshaw Caesar Betsy Riddle Ruderfer ’53 Rachel Heppenstall Shingler Ann Franklin Hazlett Derwin & Darlene Rushing 1933 Joyce Runk Wenston Norma Sue Glinn Madden Eleanor Hewitt Rushworth ’47 Elizabeth Bradley Marguerite Tabor Yates Kimberly Farinet Sailer ’87 Eleanor Hewitt Rushworth Dorothy Dodworth Scullin Kathryn Cable Sandell ’56 1934 1944 Gwen Chenoweth Swaney JoAnn Goble Schaub ’76 Joan Frank Apt Alice McKnight Mackroth Gerda Rice Whitman Leland Schermer & Jean Forncrook Armstrong Janice Faller Schermer 1935 Mary Cunningham Bailey 1948 Christine & Duane Seppi Marion Weis Cohen Betty Cohen Sikov Suzanne Birmingham Dr. & Mrs. Prabhat Seth Marcia Phillips Cornell Virginia Ann Sheppard ’41 Virginia Jack Claxon 1936 Alice Pitcher Dibble Mary Cosgrove The Rev. Dr. Richard E. Sigler Virginia Wicks Douglas Helen McNair Sinnett Gloria Palmer Fuller Nate & Rebecca Simon Anna-Stina Ericson Elizabeth Jackman Jeannie Murdoch Smith ’55 Jean Ballard George 1937 Nancy Queer McSorley Ms. Patricia Mooney & Dolores Kaufman Gluck Mr. Alan Steinberg Nancy Steigerwalt Dwyer Betty Jean Rayburn Ogren Ann Meckel Hendry Dr. Guy M. Stofman Jane Brooke Farnsworth Jane Dressler Page Murray Armstrong James Sally Guy Stone-Worsing ’57 Mary George Gast Joan Heppenstall Sieber Elizabeth Ricketts Knott Lois Graham Tingler ’51 Mary Jayne Whipkey Redenbaugh Valerie Roemer Lynn Dr. & Mrs. Steven Uretsky 1949 Nancy Succop Schroeder Jeanne & Axel VanBriesen 1938 Patricia Conner Schulte Dr. Margaret Smith Wenzel Dr. Howard D. & Dr. Mary Wactlar Charlotte Rush Brown Margaret Edgar Sellers Gina & Scott Watson Mary Jane Harter Forker Sally Smith Williams Gretchen Bohna Weissner ’77 Mary Lou Armstrong Mele Shelby & Michael Wherry Phyllis Keister Semple Jean Clark Yount ’45

2007 - 2008 43 1950 Sally Lewis Horner Sally Guy Stone-Worsing Susan Criep Santa-Cruz Nancy Ray Copp Graves Judith Marshall Lauer Cordelia Westervelt Swinton Alison Pedicord Schleifer Carol Straub Guilbert Janet Rothman Markel Jane Arensberg Thompson Elisa Lynch Simmons Caryl Amshel Halpern Zenaide White Marshall Elizabeth Smelzer Winslow Adlyn Hollearn Hickey Anne (Kiki) Bahr McConnel 1961 Marilyn Sugerman Latterman Dana Spicer McCown 1958 Barbara Nickel Beisel Margaret Ewart Riter Brenda Wise Moffitt Barbara Berkman Ackerman Eileen Mauclair D’Appolonia Susan Frankenstein Shapera Roberta Blackburn Muenzmay Linda Ruttenberg Ackerman Sally Colbaugh Marks Mary Jane Langham Walling Mary Christner Mullins Katherine Horner Anderson Sandra Hawkins Miller Sally Helsel Price Jean Bottcher Dorothy Hart Murray 1951 Sandra Metz Qureshi Joanne Johnston Bowser Holiday Hulme Shoup Patricia McClay Boggs Elisabeth Mirsky Ruchkin Linda Isaly Coughlin Cathleen McSorley Stanton Carol Crookston Close Barbara Messer Steinfirst Susan Pekruhn Glotfelty Sally Bloom Cohen Kathryn Kruse 1962 1955 Ruth O’Brien Collura Claire Evans Martin Francie Johnston Brentzel Constance Smith Franklin Nancy Riester Allen Mildred Stewart McGough Aline Massey Sallie Gottlieb Korman Melinda Brown Beard Mary Lee Friday Rafferty Elizabeth Middleton Louise Baldridge Lytle Lucile Thompson Cruickshank Josette Neubauer Rolley Marjorie Reed Olson Faith Wertz Eastwood Shore Linda Crandall Smith 1963 Nancy Bair Peacock Mary Minor Evans Marsha Swiss Susan Sharp Dorrance A Lois Graham Tingler Marlene Berman Haus Elizabeth Warne Annette Moser Hodess Gail Wainwright Tseckares Nancy Stimmel Herpin Carolyn Riviere Worrall Frances Blasdell Hubbell 1959 1952 Elizabeth Forstall Keen Linda Kramer Berk 1964 Suzanne Dressler Kellar Suzanne LeClere Barley Carolyn Marzke Braun Judy Ruben Alpert Linda Goorin Marcus Janine McCaslin Bergmark Katherine Staley Clarkson Gayle Shaw Camden Beverlee Simboli McFadden Barbara Abney Bolger Helen Crozier-Breed Lynda Stern Coslov Barbara Feldman Rogal Marion Montgomery Colbourne Mary Lowenthal Felstiner L. Virginia Crawford Jeannie Murdoch Smith Elaine Kauffman Haid Alexandra Brittain Knox Carol Martin Crook Marcia Smith Wilder Jacquelyn Wilson Hill Carolyn Clark Pegg Jennifer Davies Nancy Martin Donna Gow Taylor Carole Haskell Epstein 1956 Barbara Givan Missimer Judith Getty Treadwell Francine Gitnick Franke Caroline O’Nan Holly Carlson Campbell Georgia McKee Holmberg Jane Gault Greer 1960 Marga Matheny 1953 Sara Barker Hanan Joy Duquette Engroff Jane Michaels Anne Ballard Dunlap Rosanne Isay Harrison Elizabeth Booth Ezerman Becky Sweet O’Connor Jane Blough French Jane Hooton Ince Christiana Hoffman Hirshberg Jeanne Horner Pote Ann Ross Heymann Jane Marshall Lohman Donne Erving Holden Christine Raisig Susanna Biddle Kecskemethy Eleanor Donehoo McIntire Elizabeth Hackett Huffine Nancy Herron Ruben Virginia Simboli Leary Myrna Katz Morris Bebe Dorrance Marchal Susan Finkel Wechsler Dorothy Jones Menges Beatrice Epstine Morrison Susan Hopkins Martin Nancy Hickox Wright Margaret Jackman Metzger Barbara Probst Roth Judith Mosenson McCord Carolyn Yates A Ann Livingston Reed Kathryn Cable Sandell Barbara Safier Shoag Janice Greenberg Rosenberg The WT Fund: One of Four Sources Barbara Silver Rosenthal Lynne Crookston Stull Betsy Riddle Ruderfer of Yearly Revenue 1957 Judith Blough Wentz WT Fund and other gifts and grants 10% Tuition and Fees 79% Victoria Crane Williams Virginia Willey Birmingham Investment Income 4% Phyllis Chinlund Auxiliary Revenue 7% 1954 Judith Bond Clarke Louise Waterman Bailey Judith Rohrer Davis Sarah Buchanan Braun Harriet Adler Feldman Elizabeth Gott Byerly Marilyn King Jessen Diane Willey Green Carole Oswald Markus Victoria Brittain Seckel Elaine Dupertuis Seibert

44 Annual Giving Report 1965 Janice Coco Groft Joan Clarkson Crowell Janet Marstine Polishook Mary Sturm Albright Jacquelyn Freeborn Herst Jane Goldstein Haas Geri Anderson Potter Emily Amerman Patricia Watson Kammerer Susan Hunter Lindsay McKean Scott R. Victoria Berg Barbara Krause Virginia Hofer Loesch Gretchen Bohna Weissner Daryl Massey Bladen E. Patricia Constantin Orringer Leslie McKinley Elizabeth Brittain Braun Frances Hoffman Puntereri Mary Pivirotto Murley 1978 Mary Hamilton Burroughs Sara Viviano Rolley Susan Reel-Panish Randi Coffey Julie Hibbard Crittenden Marilyn Griffin Solomon Carolyn Cramer Sanford A Tacie Yoon Joan Clark Davis Nancy Walton Succop Jean Silvestri Nancy Clever Middleton 1979 Lynn Gerrick Miller 1969 1973 Catherine Allegra Helen Mar Parkin Beth Fisher Sara Ann Kalla Gail Kuller Enda Margaret Riehl Peabody Marjorie Haller Lynn Kronzek Ellen Silverman Garvin Myrna Klee Robinson Christine McGowan Hess Barbara Lichtenstul Lippman Kate Taylor Golightly Ann Barber Smith Juliet Landon Lescynski Peggy Lowenstein Mason McKean Hoeller Joyce Kloss Teese Patricia Maykuth Amy B. Nixon Ellen Krause Johnson Beth Wright Elsie Heard McAdoo Pamela Price Pryor Mary McKenna Peggy Thomas McKnight Joanne Ross Simon Helene Stone Prince 1966 Linnea Pearson McQuiston Helenbeth Reiss Reynolds Martha Lynn Berg Barbara Whalen Miller 1974 Carol Levy Wilson Chris Haberstick Biedenbach Linda Zerbe Pitner Anonymous Sally Mars Carey Ann Sutton Carolyn Fine Friedman 1980 Susan Whitmer Craft Joan Musgrave Wickham Eleanor Agnew Giriyappa Jennifer Smith Cochran Martha Hunter-Elmer Annekathryn Goodman Elizabeth Baker Keffer Margaret Keck 1970 Elizabeth Hurtt Emme Parker Kozloff Lenore Mardis-McClintock Joanne Thomas Asbill Leisel Locke Lengyel Linda Crone Metlay Susan McGowan Kimberley Zillweger Beck Margery McKinley Lesa Morrison Mary McSorley Jane Cauley Leslie Meredith Anne O’Dair-Holovacs Margaret Gezon Meltz Joeta Klimoski D’Este Christina Kalaris Sfanos Susan Cohen Myrick Megan Hall Dooley Margaret McKean Taylor 1981 Anne Parkin Pierpont Melissa Armstrong Fallon Lori Adelson Derman Ann Haber Schelbe Susan Nill Flynn 1975 Constance King Faasse Jane Soxman Sally Weigler Golden Laura Wechsler Broff Marti Kavaler Fischer Judith Uptegraff Spaeth Susan Crump Hammond Cynthia Cramer Lackey Cynthia Rom Glickert Martha Jane Nims Valent Jane Nash Holland Allison Levy Marcie Slotsky Katzen Lindsay Yates Leslie Gross Huff Randy Lyon Mayes Debra Durr Ladley Lynn Wechsler Kramer Angela Beldecos Natale Anita Prizio 1967 Mary Navarro Michelle Kane O’Donnell Pamela Scully Gerry Garland Cooper Elva Merry Pawle Sarah Ann Pietsch A Heidi Hageman Smith Patricia Kinney Gross Anne Peters 1976 Julie Felman Wagner Susan Montgomery Harris Jane Appleyard Roel Lisa Sorce Aiba Janelle Austin Humbert Stephane Trent Amy Hodgson Babcock 1982 Hilary Tyson Susan Chamovitz Kapp Pamela Donley Buongiorno Anna Avery Kristi Kerins A Lisa Whitcomb Capra Beth Beebe Blackwood The WT Fund: One of Four Sources 1971 Diana Lemley Susan Davis Claus Christina Clarkson Gentilcore of Yearly Revenue Eleanor Schatz Magyar Kimmel Henninger Blackmar Susan Dunmire Audrey Geer Masalehdan H. Perry Chapman Carol Hydovitz 1983 Joan Chapman Wendy Newstetter Mary Odom Edith Raphael Brotman Mary Gregg Judith Craig Sutton JoAnn Goble Schaub Emily Hetzel Lynn Johnson Virginia Reed Weidner Lynn Snyderman Melissa Reynolds Rizer Kathy Zillweger Putnam Lori Sobol 1968 Paula Becker Vito 1977 Jeannette Locke Wellman Jennie W. Berg Andrea Beldecos Lisa Altman Young Linda Hildebrand Case 1972 Cindy Deskins Brickley L. Melissa Crump Cook Sue Ellen Silverblatt Alderman Sharon Ross Hardie Cynthia Costa Davis Pamela Schaper Cabalka Jean Hetzel Sally Feinman Garson Louise Gillespie Cannon Eleanore Meredith

2007 - 2008 45 1984 1991 parents Dr. Marla Ripoll & Dr. Daniele Coen-Pirani Lisa Baldwin-Youngblood Suzie Desai A Anonymous (2) Randi Coffey ’78 Mary Elko Comfort April Lee Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S Acer Stacy & Dan Cohen Catherine Farinet Kathleen Metinko Mr. & Mrs. David Ainsman Sheila & Bill Colombo Lori Feinman Jennifer Staley Mr. Harry Alexander Mimi & Steve Cooper Cynthia Scully Sally & Bob Allan Elizabeth & Richard Costa Allyson Baird Sveda 1992 The Allswede Family Anne King Unger Drs. Mary Sheehan-Counihan & Andria Barnes David & Sandi Andrews Peter Counihan Lisa Gonsenheimer Naveh A John Apostolides 1985 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Crivella Paulette Apostolides Dr. Justin Crowley & Tracey Cohen 1993 Dr. & Mrs. Timothy D. Averch Dr. Brooke McCartney Julie Tarasevich Dever Ann Stanton Adams Dr. Kyongtae Bae & Ms. Gregory & Simin Curtis Jodi Greenwald Golomb Jennifer Ames Hyonyoung Moon Stephen & Sharon D’Angelo Deborah Tenenouser Hochman Barbara Graves Lisa Baldwin-Youngblood ’84 & Jim Daniels & Kristin Kovacic Marlon Youngblood Amy Goldstein Jaffe Ms. Hannah Krause & Gena Volas-Redd 1994 Ralph L. Bangs Mr. Jose de San Martin Dr. Roxana F. Barad Kate Masley Jane & Jon Delano Mr. & Mrs. John E. Bares 1986 Erin Herward Thurston Dr. & Mrs. Timothey Denko Amy Dameshek Brumbaugh Mr. & Mrs. Leonce Bargeron Kathryn Roeder & Bernie Devlin Renee & Ron Bartlett Andrea Kann Gassner 1995 Mr. & Mrs. J. Philip DiPietro Dr. & Mrs. P. Michael Bauer Elizabeth Samet Lauren Ames Kathy & Chip Dougherty Jordan Solow Sweeting Janice & Lee Belitsky Jenifer Lee & Howard Dubner Dr. George G. Bellios Amy Danovitz Tanen 1996 Hela & Leon Edelsack Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bernstein Kathy Buechel & Fred Egler Sarah Gross Fife 1987 Mr. & Mrs. C. Michael Blackwood Andrew & Andrea Eller Dr. & Mrs. Josh Blatter Janet Harrison Kuzmishin Julie A. Erickson 1997 Mr. Brian Boeglin & Heather Palonder L. Ernst & C. Dixon-Ernst Adam Witt Mr. Brett Akers Susan & Brian Ernstoff Lauren Raphael Sally & Russell Boehner Dr. Felice Esposito & Kimberly Farinet Sailer 1998 Charmaine & Michael Booker Dr. Christina Esposito Lisa & Ronald Bopp 1988 Thomas (Toby) McChesney Mark & Jenifer Evans Lee Erica Moses A Mr. & Mrs. Mark G. Bozzone Amy & David Farnsworth Loretta Lobes Benec Jim & Bea Bradley Maura Farrell Gail Unger Fryncko 2000 Mrs. Amy Kerber-Brancati & Susan & Tom Ferguson Eva Kolodner Mr. Joseph J. Brancati Andrew Santelli The Fierstein Family Mary Martin Dionne & Jonathan Brelsford Jacqueline Swansinger & Bonnie Barrett Wymard 2001 Dr. Jeffrey L. Brodsky & Del Findley Ms. Nancy J. Knowles Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Fingeret 1989 Nathaniel Doyno Ms. Jeanianne Brody Mr. & Mrs. Matt Fluster Elizabeth Miller Buchanan Jennifer & Martin Calihan 2003 Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Canedy Laura Bostick Collins Susan Gromis Flynn Danielle Chalfant Heather & David Capezzuti Annie Hanna Engel Mr. & Mrs. William Fox Amy Smith Gunn Abigail Robinson Dusty Elias Kirk & William R. Caroselli Holly Hatcher-Frazier & Dina Rebecca Kaplan A Evan Frazier 2004 Annie & Dennis Cestra Craig & Susan Frischman Gerald & Barbara Chait 1990 Ian Sullivan Ms. Elizabeth Gebhardt Dr. Sita Chandra & Rachel Graves Amy & Mick Gee 2006 Dr. Ramesh Chandra Drs. Margaret & John Charley Dr. Christopher Genovese & Andrew Wickerham Dr. Marsha Lovett Dr. Annie S. Menzel & Mr. John Charney Ms. Lynn A. Schraf & 2007 Mr. David R. Gilbreath Ms. Robin Ziegler & Katharine Bartlett Dr. Clifford Chen Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Glimcher Lindsay Machen Dr. Laura Childress-Hazen Mr. & Mrs. Scott Goldsmith Siobhan Mahorter Monika Kassyk & Emile Chreky Monica & Bradley Graham Mr. & Mrs John Christie-Searles Dr. Jennifer Grandis & Dr. Donald Grandis Cochran Family

46 Annual Giving Report Debbie Levy Green Ken & Sharon Lee Mr. & Mrs. C. Prentiss Orr Wallace & Dee Scott Amanda & Jason Greenwald Ann Lehman Dr. Ulka Sachdev & Kate & John Sereno Mr. & Mrs. Adam Grodin Jill & Philip Lehman Dr. Michael Ost Dr. & Mrs. Prabhat Seth Carol, Evan, & Rayna Gross Mr. Adam Koe Leong & Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Ostrow Oleg Shigiltchoff & Mor Harchol-Balter Ms. Audrey Glickman Lynn Epstein & Craig Otto Natalia Kabanova Stacey Dowden & Scott Hare Christine & Alfred LeVasseur Mr. & Mrs. Terrell Patillo Ms. Lynn Shiner Mr. Glenn M. Harlow Dr. & Mrs. Paul Lieber Ms. Yanbing Ye & Carolyn B. Levine & Holger W. Sieg Mary Lou & Edward Harrison Elsa Limbach Dr. Hairong Peng Jay Silberblatt & Lori Sisson Yona Harvey & Terrance Hayes Mr. Don Linzer & Kathryn & Jeff Pepper Nate & Rebecca Simon Freeman B. Hazen Dr. Helane Linzer Joel Persky & Michelle Browne Mr. & Mrs. Robert Simpson Laurie Heinricher Karen & David Littman Ms. Deesha Philyaw Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Snyder David Herndon & Cindy Kirsch India & Steve Loevner Ronda & John Pindzola Lynn Snyderman ’76 & Emily Hetzel ’83 & John Schulman Ms. Lilya Lorrin Stella & Scott Pipitone Lewis Hyman Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hoffman A.D. Lupariello, MD & Seema Pollack-Gross & Lisa M. Sobek Stephen Gross Ms. Judith Gregg Holden & Mary Jean Rusak Ms. Patricia Mooney & Mr. Kevin Holden Ms. Amy Fields & Mr. James Lynch Mr. & Mrs. David L. Porges Mr. Alan Steinberg Dr. Gerald & Ms. Diane Holder Mr. & Mrs. Michael Machen Jaime Porter Ann & Greg Steiner Sheila & David Holzer Janine Frazier Macklin & Anne M. Molloy & Dr. Guy M. Stofman Henry Posner III Mr. & Mrs. David Hopper Warner Macklin III Mrs. Baohong Sun & Deborah & Martin Powell Mr. Henry H. Cao Dr. & Mrs. Carl A. Hubel Ellen Freise March & Lewis March Dr. & Mrs. Ari Pressman Allyson Baird Sveda ’84 & Natalie Glance & David Hull Mrs. Mary Martin ’88 & Mr. Luqman Abdul-Salaam Ellen S. Wilson & Fredric V. Price John Sveda Wendy & Timothy Husni Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Fred Rabner Phil & Susan Sweeney Lindsey & Jonathan Isaacson Dr. Patty Metosky & Dr. & Dr. D. Raja Mr. & Mrs. Michael Syme Carol & Ian James Ms. Gail Amshel Dr. & Mrs. Makum Ramesh Ms. Carol L. Tabas Ms. Marguerite Jarrett Marks Abby & Mark Miller Zo & Mark Re Dr. Stasa Tadic & Barbara & Rick Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Minard Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Reading Dr. Gijsberta Van Londen Dr. Rhonda M. Johnson & Dr. & Mrs. Buba Misawa Ms. Nancy Thenthongkham Mr. Vincent O. Johnson Karla & Randy Rhoades Dr. & Mrs. Robert Mitro Elizabeth & Michael Thompson Laura B. Jordan & Mr. Seth Roberts & Ms. Allison M. Thompson Charles M. Humphrey Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mizera Ms. Alison Laevey Mr. & Mrs. William C. Thompson Mr. Thomas Juring & Rose & David Molder Mr. & Mrs. Michael Roe Ms. Mary Crossley Cheryl Moore & Stan Levenson Nancy & Craig Rogers Trevor & Noreen Tompkins Plamen Karagyozov Dr. & Mrs. Leroy Moore Mr. & Mrs. Sanford D.K. Roman Deborah & John M. Tomson Jill K. Kazmierczak Michele & Michael Morris Victor & Marcia Roque Mr. Kan Torii & Mrs. Michiyo Torii Lonna Wilkinson & Bill Keller Steven & Lisa Nakamura Tamar* & Todd Rosenfeld Ms. Pamela Twyman Jack & Kasey Kennedy Dr. & Mrs. Michael D. Naragon Dr. & Ms. Bryan Routledge Dr. & Mrs. Steven Uretsky Carole King Mr. & Mrs. Mohammad Navadeh Dr. Dan & Mrs. Simone Rubin The Uribe Family Jennifer Kraar & Mark Possanza June & Forozan Navid Derwin & Darlene Durrwachter Jeanne & Axel VanBriesen Alexandra Kreps Nikki N. Navta Rushing Ms. Beverly Varnay Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Kuhn Susan & Thomas Netzer Ms. Loretta A. Stanish & Mary Louise Vetrano & Mr. Richard A. Russell Timothy Ward Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Kuhn Drs. John & Sandra Newman Dr. Bina Toor-Sandhu & Andrew Washburn & Dr. Janet Harrison Kuzmishin ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Thong T. Nguyen Dr. Rajinder Sandhu Kathy McCauley & Mr. John Kuzmishin Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Noftz Richard & Nancy Santucci Jon & Janet Waters Mrs. Diane J. Lambrou Shelly & Dan Onorato Ms. Linda Turner & Gina & Scott Watson Mr. Eric Schatzman Bonny & Paul Weiner Mark Scheatzle & Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weinstein The WT Fund: Support by Constituency Kimberly Harrigal Barb & Chuck Weinstock Leland Schermer & Mr. & Mrs. Dhana Wilojanapa Trustees 19% Organizations 32% Janice Faller Schermer Kate Stainton & Chuck Winschel* Peg Schmidt & Wilma Palombo Alumnae/i 16% Mr. & Mrs. William H. Winslow Mr. Martin Schmidt & Ms. Jean Deborah Witte & John O’Brion Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wojnaroski, Jr. Ms. Nancy Bernstein & Dr. Robert Schoen Mr. Jun Yu Lynn Beckstrom & Brian Schreiber Leonoor & Lisle Zehner Other Individuals 14% Dr. Nuria M. Pastor-Soler & Parents 19% Chris Scott Mr. Stephen A. Zerby

2007 - 2008 47 alumnae/i parents Mrs. Fred P. Harchelroad Mr. & Mrs. Howard M. Rom Dotti & Alan Silberman Anonymous (3) Rosanne Isay Harrison ‘56 & Dr. Dr. & Mrs. Raif K. Sabeh Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Steinberg Anthony M. Harrison Barbara Berkman Ackerman ’58 & Margaret & Joseph Santelli Dr. & Mrs. Mervin Stewart Alan L. Ackerman Susan & Michael Harter Mrs.Virginia W. Schatz Mrs. Jean Sweeney Sally & Bob Allan Shirley & David Hercules Mr. & Mrs. Dean Schron Jane Arensberg Thompson ’57 & Mr. & Mrs. George W. Baehr Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Herward Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Scott Harry Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Baird Mrs. Nancy Hetzel Christine & Duane Seppi Mr. & Mrs. Richard Tompkins Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Baker Al & Laurie Hirschman Wendy & Greg Smith Mr. & Mrs. Allan Zytnick Annette & Bishop Baldwin Mrs. Wilbur D. Hockensmith Pat Hargest & Peter Sullivan Suzanne LeClere Barley ’52 Mr. & Mrs. James Holland Matthew Teplitz & Sue Challinor FACULTY & STAFF Barbara & John Holmes Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Thomas Renee & Ron Bartlett Brenda M. Abbey Mary & David Hunter Jane Arensberg Thompson ’57 & Florian Bechtold Robert & Sally Allan Martha Lynn Berg ’66 Linda Johnson & David Harry Thompson McLaughlin The Allswede Family Mr. & Mrs. George Bernard, Jr. Judith Getty Treadwell ’59 Laura B. Jordan & Mary Arcuri Mrs. R. Carol Biesecker John L. Tunney Charles M. Humphrey Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Atkinson Charmaine & Michael Booker Mary T. Tymeson Victoria & Joseph Katrencik Diane J. Barbarino David L. Bostick Dr. & Mrs. Steven Uretsky Sally Doerschuk Ketchum ’43 & Susan Brand Roberta & David Brody Andrew Washburn & David Ketchum Kathy McCauley Dionne & Jonathan Brelsford Dr. & Mrs. Klaus M. Bron Deepak & Nirmal Kotwal Mr. & Mrs. James D. Williams Adam & Lise-Ann Brownold The Buchser Family Jennifer Kraar & Mark Possanza Barbara & Michael Wollman Megan Burnett Mr. & Mrs. Charles Burke Ms. Sue Friedberg & Mr. & Mrs. Chester Zombeck Heather & David Capezzuti Douglas & Shelley Bould Campbell Dr. Dean Kross Brenda L. Carnahan Dusty Elias Kirk & Mrs. Diane J. Lambrou Jan Chalfant William R. Caroselli grandparents Sharon Lauer & Jerome Joseph Danielle Chalfant ’03 Jan Chalfant Mr. & Mrs. Duane D. Lindemer Mrs. Judy Andrews Dr. Annie S. Menzel & Mr. & Mrs. James C. Chaplin Mr. & Mrs. Michael Machen Robert D. Austin Mr. John Charney Drs. Margaret & John Charley Mr. & Mrs. James C. Malone Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Baird Randi Coffey ’78 Katherine Staley Clarkson ’59 Mrs. Ellen E. March & Annette & Bishop Baldwin Marie Cooper Mrs. William R. Clarkson Dr. Lewis E. March Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bozzone Jeff Cronauer Debbie & Michael Conway Annette & Ronald Marks Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Brelsford Heather & Richard Crowley Lynda Stern Coslov ’64 & Audrey Geer Masalehdan ’67 & Mr. & Mrs. Rex Dowden Michael B. Davidson Joel Coslov Dr. Ali Masalehdan Mr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Egler, Sr. Katherine Dunlop Maudleen & William Cottrell Dr. & Mrs. Donald R. Mattison Mrs. Susanne Fox Hela & Leon Edelsack Mary Jo & Charles Cwenar Jami-Rae McGovern Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Glance Susan & Brian Ernstoff Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Danaher Susan Moore McJunkin Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Gordon Kirsten Faas Eileen Mauclair D’Appolonia ’61 Mr. J. Sherman McLaughlin, Ms. Mary Graham Aimee Fantazier Selene & Arnold Davis Hon Alum & Mrs. Suzanne David Handler Maura Farrell Mr. & Mrs. Michael Della Vecchia McLaughlin Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Michele Ciara Farrell Barbara & Mark DeWitt Mrs. Linnea Pearson McQuiston Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Mrs. Linet Feigel Susan Sharp Dorrance A ’63 & ’69 & Mr. C. Wesley McQuiston Mrs. Nancy Hetzel Susan & Tom Ferguson Roy Dorrance Mr. & Mrs. F. S. Meredith, Jr. Mr. Walter Limbach Christopher L. Fetter Mrs. Enid Mitchell Dunmire ’42 & Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Minno Dr. Lester Dunmire Dr. & Mrs. Ross H. Musgrave Ms. Carolyn P. Lorrin Aida T. Filippini Kathy Buechel & Fred Egler Mary Kay & Sudhir Narla Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Menzel William & Rhonda Fitch & family Mr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Egler, Sr. Margo Naus Henry Posner, Jr. & Anne Flanagan Helen M. Posner Linda & Sanford Ehrenreich Amy B. Nixon ’73 The Flechtner Family Mr. Edgar J. Powell Michael Elko Anne & Neil Paylor Mr. & Mrs. Matt Fluster Vito & Florence Re L. Ernst & C. Dixon-Ernst Kathryn & Jeff Pepper Marc Fogel Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Ridgway Maura Farrell Ruth & William Peterman The Forst Family Ms. Judy Robinson Linet Feigel Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Pett-Ridge Theresa Fox Jerry & Barbara Rosenberg Lois Kaplan Finkel ’39 Ellyn S. Roth & Harold A. Pincus Holly Hatcher-Frazier & Dr. & Mrs. Lester Rosenbloom Evan Frazier The Flechtner Family Anne M. Molloy & Mr. & Mrs. Jack Scheatzle Peter Frischmann Dr. & Mrs. John Frechione Henry Posner III Mr. & Mrs. George Schellenberger Cheryl & Gary Gaal Mrs. Charles M. Gaines, Jr. Betty M. Price, Honorary Alumna Mr. & Mrs. Herman Schoen Kathryn Gaertner Drs. Mary & Rohan Ganguli Drs. Sandra Quinn & Mrs. Marie Scott Karen & Chris Gaul Karen W. Gist Stephen Thomas Mr. & Mrs. H. Searles Amy & Mick Gee Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Greenfield Bill & Nancy Rackoff Mildred & Michel Sidorow Kristen Graham Deborah & David Hallas Stephen G. Robinson

48 Annual Giving Report Monica & Bradley Graham Amy L. Skelly Ms. Jeanianne Brody Ms. Elsa Limbach Amanda & Jason Greenwald Renee Skiba Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Calihan Ms. Lilya C Lorrin Deborah & David Hallas Pamela M. Slaby Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Chait Ms. Amy D. Fields Kristen M. Hannan Emily L. Sturman Dr. Annie S. Menzel & Mr. John Mrs. Mary Martin ’88 & Kathleen Henkel Nadine M. Suhan Charney Mr. Luqman Abdul-Salaam Barbara & John Holmes Brian T. Swauger Ms. Robin E. Ziegler & Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. McCarthy Ruby A. Holmes Lori Swensson Dr. Clifford Chen Dr. Patti Metosky & Mrs. Amy Hunt Stacey & Matthew Tegtmeier Mr. & Mrs. Rob Cochran Ms. Gail B. Amshel Bev Jones & Buzz Taylor Tracy & Mark Valenty Dr. Marla Ripoll & Dr. Daniele Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Mizera Sandy Joyce Taryn VanderWeele Coen-Pirani Mr. & Mrs. David M. Molder Dean M. Julian Mrs. Karyn B. Vella Mr. & Mrs. William J. Colombo Mr. & Ms. Mohammad Navadeh Victoria & Joseph Katrencik Kelly Vignale Mr. & Mrs. Richard F Costa Ms. Nikki Navta Jill K. Kazmierczak Mr. Andy Webster Ms. Hannah Krause & Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Noftz Mr. Martin de San Martin M. Veronica Kennedy Susan Finkel Wechsler ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas H. Ostrow Dr. & Mrs. Timothey Denko Anne Jacob Kerr Gaylen & Larry Westfall Ms. Deesha Philyaw Ms. Kathryn Roeder & Jennifer Kraar & Mark Possanza Deborah Witte & John O’Brion Mr. & Mrs. Scott Pipitone Mr. Bernard Devlin Mrs. Seema A. Pollack-Gross & Adriane LaRussa Alison Wolfson Dr. Jenifer Lee & Pat Leddy David Wollam Mr. Stephen Gross Dr. Howard Dubner Mr. & Mrs. David L. Porges Megan E. Lehman Dr. & Mrs. Andrew W. Eller Shannon & Scot Lorenzi Mr. Henry Posner III & FRIENDS Ms. Julie Ann Erickson Ms. Anne M. Molloy Kathy & Ken Lovasik Allegheny Financial Group - Ms. Christine Dixon-Ernst & Mr. & Mrs. Martin E. Powell Mr. & Mrs. Michael Machen Allegheny Investments Dr. Lauren Ernst Dr. & Mrs. Ari E. Pressman Judy & John Maione Argus Business Solutions Dr. Felice Esposito & Ms. Ellen Wilson & Ellen Freise-March & Lewis March Mr. & Mrs. Wolfgang Bitterolf Dr. Christina Esposito Dr. Fredric Price Connie Martin Dr. Jerry & Elna Campbell-Wade Mr. & Mrs. David Farnsworth Dr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Rubin Mrs. Mary Martin ’88 & Mrs. Dianne R. L. Cooney Ms. Jacqueline Swansinger & Dr. Bina Toor-Sandhu & Mr. Luqman Abdul-Salaam East End Athletic Association Mr. Del L. Findley Dr. Rajinder Sandhu Melissa Mathis Caroline C. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. William Fox Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Santucci Ms. Virginia M. McAuley Dr. Harold E. Gordon Ms. Holly S. Hatcher-Frazier & Dr. Mark Scheatzle & Ms. Amy & Kevin Miller Debby & Denny Grubbs Mr. Evan S. Frazier Kimberly Harrigal Lee Moses A’98 Ms. Freda M. Reed Ms. Elizabeth Gebhardt Ms. Lynn B. Beckstrom & Dr. & Mrs. Michael D. Naragon REMAX North Realtors Dr. Christopher Genovese & Mr. Brian C. Schreiber Ms. Megan E. Neumeister Ines Schaffer* & Juan Schaffer Dr. Marsha Lovett Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Scott Mr. Gary J. Niels & The Rev. Dr. Richard E. Sigler Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Glimcher Dr. & Mrs. Prabhat Seth Ms. Elizabeth B. Patterson Nathaniel Sobel Mrs. & Mr. Monica M. Graham Mr. Oleg Shigiltchoff & Mrs. Jessica Orr Ms. Margaret Vaughn Dr. Jennifer Grandis & Ms. Natalia Kabanova Dr. Donald Grandis Nancy Patton Mr. & Mrs. Milton Wakschlag Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Mrs. Amanda Greenwald Brock Perkins Shelby & Michael Wherry Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt Mr. & Mrs. Adam Grodin Tina Bell Plaks Colette Jousse Wilkins Mr. & Mrs. Robert Simpson Ms. Carol Sikov Gross Denise Pollack WT Parents Association Mr. & Mrs. Greg A. Steiner Megan Presnar Ms. Mor Harchol-Balter Mrs. Baohong Sun & Robert Probst & Family Mrs. Stacey Dowden & Mr. Henry H. Cao birthday books Mr. Scott Hare Lynne Raphael Allyson Baird Sveda ’84 & Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Acer Mr. Glenn M. Harlow Karla & Randy Rhoades John Sveda Mr. & Mrs. Harry R. Alexander Ms. Emily Hetzel ’83 & Nancy & Craig Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Michael Syme Mr. & Mrs. David M. Andrews Mr. John Schulman Daniel Rosenberg Dr. Stasa Tadic & Dr. & Mrs. Timothy D. Averch Dr. Gerald & Ms. Diane Holder Dr. Gijsberta Van Londen Kimberly Rovnan Dr. Roxana F. Barad Dr. Natalie Glance & Ms. Nancy Thenthongkham Kathy & Howard Russell Mr. & Mrs. Leonce Bargeron Dr. David Hull Mr. & Mrs. William C. Thompson Daniel A. Sadowski, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Belitsky Dr. Rhonda M. Johnson & Mr. & Dr. Trevor T. Tompkins Ms. Linda Turner & Dr. George G. Bellios Mr. Vincent O. Johnson Mr. Eric Schatzman Mr. & Mrs. John M. Tomson Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. John E. Kennedy Jane E. Schilling Dr. Jeanne VanBriesen & Dr. & Mrs. Josh Blatter Ms. Jennifer D. Kraar Mr. Axel VanBriesen Darrell C. Schmitt Mr. Brian Boeglin & Dr. Alexandra Kreps Dr. Janet & Jonathan Waters Kylie Schweitzer Mr. Brett Akers Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Kuhn Mr. & Mrs. Dhana Wilojanapa Chris Scott Mrs. Amy Kerber-Brancati & Dr. Janet Harrison Kuzmishin ’87 Mr. & Ms. William H. Winslow David Seward Mr. Joseph J. Brancati & Mr. John Kuzmishin Lt. Col. & Mrs. Edward P. Sally Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan H. Brelsford Mr. & Ms. Philip Lehman Wojnaroski Jr. Kay H. Simon Dr. Jeffrey L. Brodsky & Dr. & Mrs. Paul Lieber Dr. Nuria M. Pastor-Soler & Ms. Nancy J. Knowles Mr. Stephen A. Zerby

2007 - 2008 49 Donors through the Owen Brelsford ’19 Joanne Newstetter Heald ’43 Ida Posner’s 2008 Graduation Pennsylvania Educational Mr. Ronald Brelsford (author of WT alma mater) Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Tax Credit Act (EITC) Dr. Wendy Newstetter ’67 & Dr. Anthony Harrison Helen Cestra’s 2008 Graduation Mr. Paul Ford Allegheny Technologies Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Bartlett Products, LLC Elspeth Powell’s 2008 Dr. Anthony Harrison Peter Heinricher’s Teachers Graduation Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Laurie Heinricher Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Confluence Technologies, Inc. Peter Curtis’s 2008 Graduation Dr. Anthony Harrison First National Bank Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Nathaniel Hull’s Birthday Highmark Dr. Anthony Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Glance Emily Pressman’s Birthday Highmark Casualty Insurance Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Dr. & Mrs. Ari E. Pressman Company Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt Tristan Hull’s Birthday Howard Hanna Real Estate Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Glance Morgan, Audrey, & Bridget Re’s Services Alexander de San Martin ’19 10th, 7th & 5th grade year Gali Isaacson’s Birthday Leed’s Ms. Hannah Krause & Mr. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Vito Re de San Martin Mr. & Mrs. Alan Silberman Mellon Bank, N.A. Spencer & Blake Reading’s 7th Philadelphia Insurance Tommy de San Martin Ellis James’s Birthday & 10th grade years Companies Ms. Hannah Krause & Dr. & Mrs. Mervin Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Gordon Pittsburgh Crankshaft Service, Mr. Martin de San Martin Inc. Noah James’s Birthday Alex Rogers’s 2008 Graduation Pittsburgh Gynecologic Hazel Eaton (a special gift from Dr. & Mrs. Mervin Stewart Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Oncology, Inc. her grandparents) Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt PNC Financial Services Group, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Ridgway Nicholay Karagyozov’s 2008 Inc. Graduation Harry Rosenberg’s Birthday RDC Domestic Holdings Daniel Eller’s 2008 Graduation Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Mr. David Handler Corporation Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt The Design Alliance Architects Dr. Anthony Harrison Max Rosenbloom’s Birthday Charles Lehman’s Birthday Trau & Loevner Mr. & Mrs. Lester Rosenbloom Jeremy Ernstoff’s 2008 Mr. & Ms. Philip Lehman Unionvale Coal Company Graduation David Scheatzle’s Birthday UPMC Health Plan Sam Loevner’s 2008 Graduation Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Mr. & Mrs. Jack Scheatzle Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & GIFTS IN KIND Dr. Anthony Harrison Dayna Scott’s Birthday Nicole C. Prall Ms. Susan Maura Finkelpearl ’92 Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Mrs. Marie Scott Ms. Liz Berlin & Mr. Nathaniel Sobel Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt Mr. Michael Speranzo Laura Jean Searles ’15 William Fitch Ellen E. March Mr. & Mrs. Harry V. Searles First Grade Parents First Grade Parents in honor Themba A. Searles ’11 McKanna Graham’s Birthday Michael McCarthy’s Graduation Bobby Allan’s 2008 Graduation Mr. & Mrs. Harry V. Searles Ms. Mary Graham Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt Carly Simpson’s Birthday Dr. Anthony Harrison Morgan Graham’s Birthday Mr. & Mrs. Robert Simpson Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Ms. Mary Graham Mrs. Charles Miller Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Nico & Leon Sleator Aaronel Gruber’s 90th Birthday Mr. Jerome Apt Ms. Carolyn P. Lorrin Connor Andrews’s Birthday Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Mrs. Judy Andrews Mr. Jerome Apt Zachary Stanley Nathenson’s Nico Sleator’s Birthday Mr. & Mrs. George Schellenberger Birth Ms. Carolyn P. Lorrin Micayla Handler’s Birthday Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Nathenson Sidney Andrews’s Birthday Mr. David Handler Jared Steinberg’s 12th Birthday Mrs. Judy Andrews Kristopher Pepper’s 2008 Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Steinberg Elliot P. Hare’s Birthday Graduation Ryan Bopp’s 2008 Graduation Mr. & Mrs. Rex Dowden Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Erica Sweeney ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Bopp Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt Mrs. Jean Sweeney Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Justin Hare’s Birthday Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt Mr. & Mrs. Rex Dowden Max Pollack’s 5th Grade Year Lori Swensson Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Rosenberg First Grade Parents Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 on Joshua Brelsford ’17 Sam Pollack’s 8th Grade Year her special Birthday Middle School Boy’s Basketball Mr. Ronald Brelsford Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Rosenberg Mrs. Beatrice Epstine Morrison Team ’56 & Mr. Perry Morrison Lindsey & Jonathan Isaacson Seema Pollack-Gross & Stephen Gross

50 Annual Giving Report The WT Fund: Average Gift Size Carolyn Gillespie James Roth Mrs. Louise Gillespie Cannon ’72 Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & $819 & Mr. David Cannon Dr. Anthony Harrison $800 Frances Hodge Gordon ’35 Judith Kirkpatrick Sigler ’51 $700 Dr. Harold E. Gordon Reverend Dr. Richard E. Sigler $600 $600 Edgar Hirsh Marianna Epstein Specter ’58 $510 $500 Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Mrs. Barbara Berkman Ackerman $437 $442 $443 Mr. Jerome Apt ’58 & Mr. Alan Ackerman $400 Walter Howley Phyllis Thompson O’Keefe $300 Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Mr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Thompson Jerome Apt $200 Irving (Bud) Wechsler

$100 Arnold Kitzes Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Mr. Mr. Jerome Apt Jerome Apt 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Dorothy Brahm Whitcomb ’20 Susan Parker Livingston ’54 Mrs. Anne (Rooney) Forncrook Mrs. Anne ( Kiki) Bahr McConnel McCloskey ’45 Drew Thurman’s 2008 Maxine Block ’54 & Mr. William McConnel Graduation Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Helen Machen Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Mr. Jerome Apt Judy Apt Nathenson ’69 Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt Ms. Sue Friedberg & Early Childhood Dr. Dean E. Kross Mark Bluestone Endowment Fund Donors Cherisse Tompkins’s Birthday Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Constance Blum Marstine ’55 Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Dr. & Mrs. Richard Tompkins Mr. Jerome Apt Mrs. Jean Forncrook Armstrong ’44 Kitti Fenk Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Bennett Washburn’s 2008 Lynn Borgman Mrs. Odell Nathenson Dr. Anthony Harrison Graduation Ms. Susan Reel-Panish ’72 & Carol & Richard Nathenson Mrs. Nancy Hetzel Dr. Lori A. Sisson & Mr. Clifford Panish Mr. Jay N. Silberblatt Mrs. Louise Lytle ’51 Cary Campbell Mrs. Anne (Rooney) Forncrook Tamar Rosenfeld Collection Susan Wechsler Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & McCloskey ’45 of Cultural Studies Mr. & Mrs. Greg A. Steiner Dr. Anthony Harrison Janet Baer Moses ’39 Leah Ackner Sam Wyatt’s 2008 Graduation Lucille Cantini Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Marc J. Adelsheimer Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Dr. Anthony Harrison Dr. Kyongtae Bae & Ms. Dr. Anthony Harrison Mr. Jerome Apt Hyonyoung Moon Judy Apt Nathenson ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Ahmie Baum Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Ridgway Ann Wright Curran ’55 Max Nathenson Mr. & Mrs. Nadav N. Baum Anonymous Alexander Zerby’s Birthday Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Dr. Rae Baum Mr. Jerome Apt Dr. Nuria M. Pastor-Soler & Mr. Emily Dorrance ’93 Sara Baum Stephen A. Zerby Mr. Stephen Robinson Richard G. Beck Max Nathenson Mr. & Mrs. Rick Jackson Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Ben-David Alexa M. Zytnick ’15 Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Mr. Mr. David Berk & Ms. Sheri Mr. & Mrs. Allan Zytnick Mr. & Mrs. J. Sherman Jerome Apt McLaughlin Letwin Amanda L. Zytnick ’07 Mr. Gary J. Niels & A. Lynn Voelp Reed ’59 Jim & Bea Bradley Mr. & Mrs. Allan Zytnick Ms. Elizabeth B. Patterson Mrs. Judith Getty Treadwell ’59 & Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Brelsford Mr. & Mrs. Richard Scott Mr. John Treadwell Jessica & Jeff Brown Michael B. Zytnick ’05 Mrs. Cathleen McSorley Stanton Gerald & Barbara Chait Mr. & Mrs. Allan Zytnick ’61 & Mr. Thomas Stanton Ed Rieck Stacy & Dan Cohen Mrs. Jane Gault Greer ’56 & Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Steven & Stacey Edelstein Mr. George Greer Mr. Jerome Apt Mr. Brian S. Eglash Mrs. Lynda Stern Coslov ’64 & in memory Alvin Rogal Susan & Brian Ernstoff Mr. R. Joel Coslov Amy & David Farnsworth R. Carol Biesecker Mrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Maura Farrell Mrs. Amy Dameshek Brumbaugh Audrey Fetter Mr. Jerome Apt ’86 & Mr. Mark Brumbaugh Mrs. Carol Cushing Chaplin & Mr. Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Dr. Robert Fierstein Ms. Freda M. Reed James Chaplin Dr. Anthony Harrison Kitti Fenk Ms. Margaret Vaughn Mrs. Carole Oswald Markus ’57 & Kathryn Gaertner Mr. William Markus Mr. & Mrs. Milton Wakschlag

2007 - 2008 51 Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Glimcher Ms. Tamara Skirboll Steve Gartner Clarence B. Nixon, Jr. Mr. Mark & Dr. Amy Goldstein Lynn Snyderman ’76 & Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Ms. Ellen Goodman Lewis Hyman Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Ms. Joan Gray Lori Sobol ’83 Frances Hodge Gordon ’35 Phyllis Thompson O’Keefe Mr. & Mrs. Adam Grodin Mr. & Mrs. Edward Solomon Dr. Harold E. Gordon Jeffrey & Amy Spear Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Lori Guttman William C. Hurtt, Jr. Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Ms. Patricia Mooney & Mr .& Mrs. Steve Halpern Annie & Dennis Cestra Anne (Rooney) Forncrook Mr. Alan Steinberg Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Handelsman Gregory & Simin Curtis McCloskey ’45 The Class of 2020 Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hoffman Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Lindsey & Jonathan Isaacson Elizabeth & Michael Thompson Dr. Anthony M. Harrison James McLeod Perry, M.D Amy Rose Goldstein Jaffe ’85 Dr. Michelle C. Ultmann Ellen & Jack Kessler Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Dean M. Julian Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wein Carole Oswald Markus ’57 Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Barbara & David Kalla Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weinstein Anne M. Molloy & Gaylen & Larry Westfall Ms. Wendy Spector Kaplan Barbara Weizenbaum ’83 Henry Posner III Joseph Proietti Jack & Kasey Kennedy Rabbi Michael Werbow Jane Arensberg Thompson ’57 & Maura Farrell Ellen & Jack Kessler Gaylen & Larry Westfall Harry Thompson Natalie and Herbert Maxwell Rebecca King & Seth Rosenberg Shelby & Michael Wherry Gaylen & Larry Westfall Roni and Don Richardson Jennifer Kraar & Mark Possanza Alison Wolfson Diana Janetta’s Mother Gaylen & Larry Westfall Jane Aronson Kretzschmar Judy Yalowich Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Ken & Sharon Lee Mr. & Mrs. Joel Zytnick Lynn Raphael’s Mother Mary Beth McLaughlin Leech ’82 Sandy Joyce’s Mother Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Dr. & Chris Leech in memory from 2006-2007 Gaylen & Larry Westfall Anthony M. Harrison Jill & Philip Lehman (omitted from last year’s Report) Alison Wolfson Cantor Yaier Lehrer A. Lynn Voelp Reed ’59 Robert Anderson Elsa Limbach Judith Getty Treadwell ’59 Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt J. Edward “Bud” Juenemann Jr. Ms. Eva Mergner & Gaylen & Larry Westfall Mrs. Emma O. Sharp Mr. Eric Lauvenson Gertrude Caplan Alison Wolfson Maura Farrell Dr. & Mrs. Robert Mitro Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Anne M. Molloy & Cheryl Moore & Stan Levenson Tom and Suzanne Kapner Henry Posner III Sam Casey Pearl Moore Alison Wolfson Gaylen & Larry Westfall Scott Mummert Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Steven & Lisa Nakamura Irving “Kit” Kittredge William A. Sherman David D’Appolonia Susan & Thomas Netzer Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Carol & Richard Nathenson Barbara Berkman Ackerman ’58 & Drs. John & Sandra Newman Alan L. Ackerman Milton Kreimer Stephen L. Parker Ed Slagle Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Ms. Mary M. Passarello & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Mr. Richard M. Pearlman Morris Kross Ralph Taussig Ms. Sharon W. Perelman Jeffrey Davis Barbara & Bruce Booken Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Ms. Deesha Philyaw Ms. Betty J. Hill Peter Kross Stella & Scott Pipitone Dolores R. Solomon Betsy Thompson’s Hela Edelsack’s Mother Denise Pollack Jefferson Cardiology Assoc. Grandmother Gaylen & Larry Westfall Seema Pollack-Gross Drs. Bramowitz, Lemis, Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Zo & Mark Re Aimee Fantazier’s Grandfather Nathanson and Geskin Karen & Tony Ross Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Edward Lewis Susan Bancroft Voigt ’50 Dr. Dan & Mrs. Simone Rubin Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt John Voigt Kathy & Howard Russell Carole Oswald Markus ’57 Samuel Russell ’12 Fae G. MacCamy Jane Ratner Werrin Elliott W. Finkel Debbi & Tommy Samakow Amy Nixon Mindlin ’73 Carol & Richard Nathenson Ms. Linda Turner & Mr. Eric Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Schatzman Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Dorothy Oliver Mahaffey ’37 Norma Weis Wilner ’40 Leland & Janice Faller Schermer Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Mr. & Mrs. James C. Chaplin Marion Weis Cohen ’44 Ms. Nancy Bernstein & Gaylen & Larry Westfall Dr. Robert Schoen Judy Apt Nathenson Dotti & Alan Silberman Margaret McCann Garland ’44 Mr. & Mrs. Max Nathenson Mr. & Ms. Curtis Sims Anne and Bruce Browne Mr. Ron Skalsi Anne M. Grigg Mrs. Anne Steidle

52 Annual Giving Report In August 2008, we put a fresh face on a familiar address: www.winchesterthurston.org

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This issue of Thistletalk is printed on Reincarnation Matte from New Leaf Paper, 105# text (cover) which is made in North America using 100% recycled fiber and bleached without the use of chlorine compounds, and 70# text (text) which is 50% recycled, 50% post-consumer waste, and 50% processed chlorine free. In using this recycled paper versus using virgin fiber paper, Winchester Thurston saved 14 fully grown trees, 2,644 gallons of water, 6 million Btu energy, 671 pounds of solid waste, and 1,015 pounds of greenhouse gases. Naturally inspired Immersed in the beautiful, natural surroundings of the North Hills Campus, Kindergartners used crayon and paint to create colorful leaf pieces that turned the hallway of the Campus Center into an autumnal kaleidoscope. Pictured here is Jack Roberts’ creation.

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