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FALL 2020 REPORT OF GIVING HEBRON FALL 2020 COMMUNICATIONS Devin Harrington Andrea Savignano DESIGN Dianne Lewis Design DEVELOPMENT Jen Gronros Beverly Roy Judy Roy Mary Warner PHOTOGRAPHY Caddy Brooks Devin Harrington John McKeith Jill Piper WRITERS Amanda Miller David Ruiz Andrea Savignano Mary Warner HEBRON is published by the Hebron Academy Communications and Development Offices. Letters and corrections are welcome. Please send your feedback to Beverly Roy at [email protected] Hebron Academy affirms its longstanding policy of nondiscriminatory admission of students on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. We do not discriminate in the administration of our educational policies, admissions practices, scholarship programs and athletic or other school-administered programs. Hebron Academy is an equal opportunity employer. © Copyright 2020 by Hebron Academy www.hebronacademy.org 2 • HEBRON • FALL 2020 7 14 2 FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL 4 COMMENCEMENT 7 THANK YOU MITZI & DAVE! 8 NEW FACES 10 Q & A WITH DAVID RUIZ 12 SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS’ SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL HEALTH 14 HEBRON’S INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY SAFETY 16 CLASS OF 1970 OUTDOOR CENTER 18 HEBRON MOUNTAIN BIKING TRAIL EXPANSION 19 REPORT OF GIVING 34 CLASS NOTES 37 OBITUARIES Hebron Academy inspires and guides students to reach their highest potential 16 in mind, body and spirit. HEBRONACADEMY.ORG • 1 FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL e are so proud of our students and honored by the dedica- here for you too. Although we did not host Homecoming on Wtion, commitment and caring of our faculty and staff. What campus this year, out of an abundance of caution for our a mountain to climb—to open school safely and responsibly, with community, and for your health and safety as well, we encourage students on campus for in person learning alongside their peers you to stay in touch—with us and your fellow classmates. As soon participating through online classes. And we did it! Students came as it is safe to do so, we will welcome you on campus with open through isolation and started classes, ready to learn, faculty not arms, and perhaps hand sanitizer. only learned new protocols, they invented new ways to In the midst of the new and unprecedented times, some things communicate, teach, and advise their students. Staff members remain the same. We welcomed our students—new and worked through challenges and kept this community on track. returning—on campus for the school year. There are new faces We are grateful to all of them. amongst the faculty who share our enthusiasm for teaching and Something I think about is how do you maintain a close-knit have already become an integral part of the Hebron community. community when you cannot be physically close to one another? Our dedication to our students, and to Hebron, endures as will we. Our mantra for the school year ahead is quite simply We are all in Stay safe, stay healthy, stay in touch. this together. Although high-fives, hugs and handshakes are on hold, the camaraderie and support will be as strong as ever, perhaps even stronger, as we live this particular shared experience. Hebron is here for our students, as it has always been. Hebron is Dan Marchetti, Head of School 2 • HEBRON • FALL 2020 AT THE ACADEMY From the Chair Hebron Board of Trustees William G. Becker ‘87 Dear Friends of Hebron, Falmouth, ME ebron has a lot on its plate but I can assure you that we are laser-focused on the issues at Felica W. Coney P’18 Hhand. I continue to believe that we have positive momentum and that Hebron will endure Waxhaw, NC as it has through numerous crises over the past 216 years. Clement S. Dwyer, Jr. ‘66 We are pleased to welcome 220 students to Hebron this year, with most students on campus Portsmouth, NH and 39 enrolled in remote learning. Some will join us on campus when they are able and the rest Jamie M. Fey ’02 will participate in distance learning for the year. Portland, ME Head of School Dan Marchetti and his entire staff and faculty opened the school with the prevailing theme that “Health and Safety” are our guiding principles. The theme for the commu- Wende Fox-Lawson P’15 Chicago, IL nity for the year is that “We are all in this together.” Students will leave campus in November for Thanksgiving break, followed by two weeks of Dr. Robert C. Greaves ‘82 remote learning, and then winter break. The plan is to welcome them back in January. It is Charleston, SC impossible to predict how things will play out for the remainder of the school year and we Jane Harris Ash ‘79 cannot control all of the variables. For now, school is in session and there is a feeling of normal- Dartmouth, MA cy and routine amid the new health and safety protocols. Wallace E. Higgins I would also like to take this time to offer heartfelt thanks to Devon Biondi ‘96 for her years Newton, MA of service on the Board of Trustees. Devon joined the Board in 2014 and worked tirelessly on Matthew W. Johnson ‘93 behalf of Hebron. She served on the Admissions and Marketing Committee, as well as the Pittsburgh, PA Committee on Trustees. We will miss her insight and thoughtful participation. J. Matthew Lyness ‘76 Please reach out to me if you have questions, comments, or contributions to share. Bedford Corners, NY Best Regards, Barrett S. Mitchell ‘02 Boston, MA David S. Prout ‘83 J. Matthew Lyness ‘76 Baltimore, MD Chairman of the Board of Trustees Robert J. Ryan ‘77 Hebron Academy Houston, TX Robert E. Waite ‘68 Rockcliffe, ON Garvin L. Warner P’13 Windham, NH HEBRONACADEMY.ORG • 3 COMMENCEMENT 2020 HARRINGTON DEVIN or the Hebron Academy Class of 2020, a virtual event replaced gathered globally to celebrate the Class of 2020 and to announce the Fthe traditional Commencement Exercises scheduled for the Class many traditional honors and awards of the Hebron community. on the morning of Saturday, May 23, 2020. The Hebron community Commencement Awards Senior Awards for Senior Awards Academic Excellence The Lorimer Scholarship Prize The Hebron Academy Cup Keilah Embryana Strahan Kenneth Patrick Mills FINE ARTS: Chenyang Hahn The Bernat Memorial Award The Risman Honor Award DRAMA: Weiang Li Liliana Sophie Ball Ellena Lynn Frumiento ENGLISH: Liliana Sophie Ball The Regis A. Lepage Scholarship Prize FRENCH: Ellena Lynn Frumiento The Phemister Award Joseph Michael Godomsky HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES: Emily Elizabeth McCarthy The Tyler/Grandsmaison Scholarship Dang Minh Hanh Neely Shae Pittman The Milton G. Wheeler MATHEMATICS: Dazhen Chen Good Fellowship Award MUSIC: Kenneth Patrick Mills The Award for Humanity and Social Justice Aarti Pooran Singh SCIENCES: Dexuan Tang Oliver Toussaint Pittman The Charles and Amy Dwyer SPANISH: Adi Blum Hevron The Outdoor Leadership Prize Memorial Award Peter Alexander Porrino Lindsey Elizabeth Beiche Athletic Awards The International Prize The Athletic Award Mario Marquina Hernández The Ernest Sherman Award Jack Robert Kelley Benjamin Cabe Hathaway The Senior Scholarship Prize The Bessie Fenn Award Armandeep Singh The Edward Tate II Green Key Award Thekla Cila Wiede Jubinville Dang Minh Hanh The Reed Awards The Class of 2020 The Leyden Award Ainsley Adelaide King President Benjamin Cabe Hathaway Gwendolyn Kimball Randall Joseph Michael Godomsky President Emily Elizabeth McCarthy Vice President Ellena Lynn Frumiento* 4 • HEBRON • FALL 2020 COMMENCEMENT 2020 Kenneth Patrick Mills Ellena Lynn Frumiento Aarti Pooran Singh Lindsey Elizabeth Beiche Benjamin Cabe Hathaway Dang Minh Hanh Logan Victoria Arseneau Patrick McHugh Andres Diego Aybar Hermida Kenneth Patrick Mills* Liliana Sophie Ball Luis Mompo Calabuig Lindsey Elizabeth Beiche* André Reis Meira do Nascimento Adi Blum Hevron Roshan Vijay Patange Ryan Scott Bridgwood Bayleigh Elisabeth Patenaude Danielle Shira Chen Neely Shae Pittman Nicandro Díaz Butrón* Peter Alexander Porrino Sarah Rose Everett Michael Richard Potvin Alejandro Gallardo Viladrich Carter Thomas Richmond Ethan Ganley-Green Alden William Sawyer Esteban Gazaille Ignacio Serrano Zavala Joseph Michael Godomsky Aarti Pooran Singh Chenyang Han* Armandeep Singh* Han Huang Asher Cole Stidd Oliver Desrochers Jacques Keilah Embryana Strahan Thekla Cila Wiede Jubinville Yiuwa Tam Jordan Anthony Kahan Chenzhe Tang Gwendolyn Kimball Randall Jack Robert Kelley Dexuan Tang* Ainsley Adelaide King Trevor Scott Tardanico James Michael Kosiarski William Robb Tatge Secretary Dazhen Chen* Anthony Leblanc Samuel Prince Tebbutt Council Sophie Zoe Chu-O’Neil Thomas Levasseur Paula Ten Gutiérrez Council Đang Minh Hanh* Weiang Li Yifei Tian Council Oliver Toussaint Pittman* MengXin Liu Yanxiang Wang Council Gwendolyn Kimball Randall* Yanru Liu Brian Patrick Williams Andrew Anthony Airosus Yiru Liu Ozan Yildiz Shayne Alexander Enrico Beltran Madlangsakay, Jr. Noah Aaron Andrews Mario Marquina Hernández Daniel *member of the Cum Laude Society HEBRONACADEMY.ORG • 5 6 • HEBRON • FALL 2020 Thank you Mitzi & Dave! It’s hard to think of one without the other, and it may be even harder to think of Hebron without both of them! fter decades of service to Hebron Academy, Leslie She became the Athletic Director in the 1998/99 Aaka “Mitzi” aka “Ms. G.” Guenther and David academic year and was instrumental in the vision and Stonebraker have retired. planning of the Williams Athletic Center, a transformative Dave retired from teaching in 2015 but continued on in a component of the Academy’s campus. variety of roles including Special Assistant to the Head of Her attention to detail, including the notorious “two School, Archivist, Editor of the HEBRON Magazine, sub- shoe policy,” has kept our athletic center in pristine stitute teacher, coach, Trail Crew Chief, and many more. He condition. She kept track of everything– equipment, officially retired in 2020 after dedicating his life’s work to uniforms, schedules–and woe be it to the student who Hebron.