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Milestones Under the Tent

June 1 marked both the last official school day for THE MAGAZINE OF NOBLE AND GREENOUGH SCHOOL members of the Class of 2018p. 42 and the first Nobles graduation for Head of School Dr. Catherine J. Hall.

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May 16, 2018

Abigail Roberts and Ben Clarke, both ’22, celebrate winning a preliminary heat during the solar car races. Thirty teams of Class V students designed and built cars to harness the power of the sun on their quest for the fastest car.

PHOTO BY KIM NEAL

Dedication Standing in front of the portrait of his father, Eliot Putnam ’57 spoke at the rededication ceremony for the new Putnam Library during reunion weekend.

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IN EVERY ISSUE

2 Letter from the Head

3 Reflections What Nobles folks are saying on campus and online

4 The Bulletin News and notes

18 Development John Gifford ’86 speaks at the annual Head of School Dinner

19 By the Numbers If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck...

20 Sports Boys lax captures title

22 Off the Shelf All about the books we read and write

24 Perspective Father and mother know best?

40 Graduate News What, when, where, FEATURES why and how Nobles grads are doing 26 The Pivot 36 How-to Guide Pivot, swivel, swerve. When grads Nobles faculty give need-to-know 64 Archive go boldly, anything can happen. tips and tricks on coffee, costumes, An Outing Club creativity and more. flashback to 1983

Cover Photograph by Toma Kostygina letter from the head Nobles FALL 2018

Editor Heather Sullivan Sharing Our Stories DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Editors Kim Neal MY SCHOOL YEAR BEGAN with members of the Class of 2018 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS during their retreat last August. As I listened to them that day, Ben Heider my own story at Nobles began. As I have continued to witness DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCER/WRITER their stories throughout the year, and as I have experienced their Alexis Sullivan extraordinary talent, humor, kindness and joy, I am honored to have WRITER/CONTENT MANAGER

the Class of 2018 as my first graduating class as head of school. Design While I know their lives after Nobles will take them in myriad 2COMMUNIQUÉ directions, I made one request of them during graduation. I asked WWW.2COMMUNIQUE.COM them to engage. Photography Below are excerpts from my graduation address to the Class of 2018. Tim Carey Dan Cutrona Kathleen Dooher I ask that you seek to understand, listen, learn and then find your own voice and what leadership for the Michael Dwyer public good means for you. Joel Haskell Ben Heider We are all aware of how discourse across our country has become increasingly disrespectful and Toma Kostygina polarizing, how a rhetoric of hate has become frighteningly common, and how what used to feel like simple Leah LaRiccia Kim Neal discussions now feel entangled in high-stakes outcomes. Mirabel Pictures What worries me more than the unhealthy discourse is the resulting silence that has emerged. There Emily Qualey 5iveleaf Photography is silence where there used to be discussion, silence where there used to be questions, and silence where there used to be learning. The Editorial Committee Brooke Asnis ’90 At Nobles, we need to do our part to end the silence and to contribute to a climate of engaged discussion, John Gifford ’86 one that promotes intellectually rigorous and respectful conversation, that builds rather than tears down. Tilesy Harrington We need to do this in a way that guides without answering, and encourages a diversity of ideas. There is Bill Kehlenbeck nothing partisan about this. It is simply about engagement and optimism. Nobles is published three times a year for graduates, past and As graduates of Nobles, I need you to go out and engage. What does this look like? current parents and grandparents, Start by asking questions. A lot of questions. Ask questions to learn facts, questions to elicit someone’s students and supporters of Noble and Greenough School. perspective, questions to make it clear you are interested in listening, questions to help you better understand Nobles is a co-educational, non-sectarian day and five-day what you believe. Be curious, even if you think you know the answer. What could you ask that might chal- boarding school for students lenge your certainty? in grades seven (Class VI) through 12 (Class I). Noble and Do not allow a fear of seeming ignorant to stop your curiosity. Sincere curiosity is a sign of a growth Greenough School is a rigorous mindset, not ignorance. If you do not know, ask. academic community that strives for excellence in its Next, what is probably the hardest part, is to listen. To truly listen takes patience, an authentic belief classroom teaching, intellectual growth in its students and that you can learn from what the other person is saying, comfort in being uncomfortable, and a willingness commitment to the arts, to shift your perspective. It means you are engaged in a conversation not to win an argument, but to collabo- athletics and service to others. rate in the creation of ideas. For further information and up-to-the-minute graduate Lastly, and most importantly, I ask you to find your voice and to use it to define how you will lead for news, visit www.nobles.edu. the public good. Leadership for the public good is not a calling just for some of you. It is a calling for every Letters and comments may single one of you. Quiet voices can be as impactful as loud ones. Those in the back of the room can make as be emailed to Heather_Sullivan@ nobles.edu. We also welcome much of a difference as those at the podium. old-fashioned mail sent c/o The Nobles mission statement is free of judgment and full of inspiration and encouragement. All voices Noble and Greenough School, 10 Campus Drive, Dedham, MA are needed to make a difference, and yours is needed. 02026. The office may be As you leave this tent, you will be surrounded by the faculty who have dedicated their lives to your reached at 781-320-7268. education. They have cared about you, pushed you, believed in you, and advocated for you in your years at © Noble and Greenough School 2018 Nobles. Now, as we send you off today, we are inspired by you. We will celebrate your journey ahead with tremendous optimism and pride. —CATHERINE J. HALL, PH.D., HEAD OF SCHOOL

2 Nobles FALL 2018 Next year is our year! —OWEN ASNIS ’19, NEW SLC CO-PRESIDENT, IN THE SCHOOL YEAR’S FINAL ASSEMBLY

Acting as an effective leader doesn’t require any This school, led by you all, is attempting public acclaim or acknowledgement. to open difficult conversations about controversial topics. There are so —MARK SPENCE, DEAN OF STUDENTS, ON “THE DIFFERENT FACES OF many reasons why this is important. LEADERSHIP,” IN THE MAY 2018 PARENTS’ NEWSLETTER Obviously, we are preparing you to enter the world beyond these walls. A great teacher, lawyer, investor and senator will have to work well with people who are vastly different. Beyond our search If you’re lucky enough to be at the table, you for excellence in the future, these difficult conversations actually help us have an obligation to speak up for those who to form a stronger community, right here, right now, and build relationships aren’t. ... Don’t let history happen at you. that are characterized by authenticity, —NICK DICARLO ’03, ACCEPTING THE YOUNG wholeness and fairness. GRADUATE AWARD, IN ASSEMBLY —ERICA PERNELL, DEAN OF DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, IN ASSEMBLY

My teacher With the events I may or may not going on on campus sent a note today, go with your home to have lost a bet. heart and be kind. my mom —WILLIE GRIFFIN ’19, BEFORE PERFORMING THE NAPOLEON DYNAMITE DANCE —DANNY MONAGHAN ’18, because SCENE, IN ASSEMBLY SHARING HIS MOTHER’S ADVICE BEFORE THE she thought NATIONAL SCHOOL there was WALKOUT, IN ASSEMBLY something wrong with me.

—TALYA SOKOLL, LIBRARIAN, ON HER EARLY PREFERENCE APRIL 13, VIA FACEBOOK APRIL 26, VIA INSTAGRAM FOR READING OVER Joy Marzolf ’86 brought reptilian Head of School Cathy Hall and SOCIALIZING, IN ASSEMBLY friends for a visit after assembly. the bulldog on Rally Day

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Left: Michael Freeman speaks of his experience shadowing orthopedic surgeon Mininder Kocher. Top Right: Izzy Kocher and Bailey Turner play back their vocal recordings. Bottom right: Liam Dorsey shows off his ceramic masterpieces.

Projects for the Public Good

IN THE MONTH OF MAY, Class I students courses or afternoon programs. Stu- tice Nobles’ mission: leadership for the are notoriously cheerful and laid back dents partake in internships, execute public good. as their Nobles careers come to a close, research projects, create artwork, or On May 29, parents, faculty and but their work ethic has not dissipated. engage in independent study. At the underclassmen walked the halls of A majority of seniors take on projects culmination of these eight weeks, stu- Shattuck to see what Class I students during the final eight weeks of the school dents showcase their projects at Class I had produced. The event was held in year, exploring interests and passions Projects Night, where they demonstrate three sessions, with projects organized they did not get a chance to in standard how they have used their time to prac- by subject. In Gleason, Holden Corcoran

tes yeux.” Or, “Do you Jackson’s P.Y.T. Day serenade. Maund ’18 and Jill assembly highlights have a map? I am (Pretty Young Thing), Radley ’18 competed Dans Tes Yeux pickup lines, includ- lost in your eyes.” the Nobleonians The Dating Game for the heart of a blind- The French Club ing gems like “Est-ce honored Mikaela “Esteemed bach- folded Toby Urell ’20. debuted its collection que tu as un plan? Je P.Y.T. Martin ’19 with their elorettes” Caroline Radley won with the of favorite French me suis perdu dans Singing Michael annual Valentine’s Kinghorn ’19, Adia “aphrodisiac” powers

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talked woodworking with parents as they examined the chess set he crafted at ACADEMIC ACROBATICS the Dedham Country Day School. In an English classroom, Lizzy Rueppel handed On May 8, Samantha Alves ’18 was named a member of the 2018 U.S. out copies of the magazine she created, Presidential Scholar class. Of more than 5,000 qualifying students, only which compiled a thorough history of one other student in Massachusetts and 160 other students nationwide The Nobleman and its evolution into what earned the award this year. it is today. In the same room, Charlotte The award acknowledges her perfect score on the ACT and her essay MacDonald and Michael Freeman about her experiences as a trapeze acrobat. U.S. Secretary of Education spoke to their classmates about their Betsy DeVos announced the award winners saying, “These students experience interning with and shadowing have pushed themselves to be the best they can be, and I am certain that orthopedic surgeon and Nobles parent devotion will serve them well as they continue their learning journeys.” Mininder Kocher ’18. Projects covered a This year’s class of Presidential Scholars was honored in Washington, D.C., range of fields including law, engineering, on June 24. education, finance, photography, music, Alves also earned recognition as a National Merit Scholar, another sports and biology. prestigious academic award. In assembly on May 11, Head of School This year’s senior class also produced Catherine Hall recognized the accomplishment: “Out of 1.6 million material that served the greater com- entrants . . . only 7,500 are actually awarded National Merit Scholars.” munity. By documenting the opinions Alves thanked Nobles science faculty member Christine Pasterczyk and experiences of Nobles students who with a nomination for the 2018 class of the U.S. Presidential Scholars have studied abroad, Katie Grogan will Program’s Distinguished Teachers. The community recognized the help future Nobles students who are academic accomplishments of both teacher and student with standing considering studying away. Caroline ovations in assembly. Collins-Pisano’s work for the MIT AgeLab will continue to help senior citizens who suffer from isolationism. Dr. Hall recognizes Sami Alves ’18 in assembly for her Katia Rozenberg’s and Rachel Thomas’ nomination into the 2018 U.S. artwork will brighten the days of many Presidential Scholar class. who go through Boston Children’s Hospital. Not only did parents, faculty and outside mentors enjoy watching their children and students present such meaningful work at Class I Projects Night, but seniors had the opportunity to engage with one another and learn what passions and investigations had con- sumed the last eight weeks of their time at Nobles.

of the dining hall’s Rocking the Clarinet Clarinet Concerto. Immersed in Istanbul “One of my favorite Your Favorite Song chocolate pudding and Caroline Collins- Tomas O’Brien ’18 Students who traveled things about the trip Ali Castro ’20 crooned her chosen super- Pisano ’18 commented, “That to Istanbul during the was seeing Istanbul Corinne Bailey Rae’s power: “the ability to impressed with her was awesome.” break shared their through the eyes Put Your Records On. enter Toby’s dreams.” performance of Carl experiences. Julia of someone who Maria von Weber’s Temple ’20 said, actually lives there.”

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Faculty member John Hirsch speaks to students from Nobles and Dorchester’s John Winthrop Elementary School at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

’Families’ Forging Friendships

LAST SPRING, the photography exhibit perspectives of the works, offering their the museum, the group tested differ- “(un)expected families” at the Museum honest—and often humorous—inter- ent perspectives on Josiah McElheny’s of Fine Arts Boston explored the vari- pretations. As they walked, Nobles and installation “Endlessly Repeating ety of relationships within American Winthrop students chatted about their Twentieth Century Modernism.” families. On March 28, Nobles AP families, friends and school experiences. Nobles and Winthrop students came Photography students and Dorchester’s The groups divided for age-appro- together at the “(un)expected families” John Winthrop Elementary School priate tours of the museum’s interior. exhibit, where students of all ages drew fourth- and fifth-graders forged their Docent Laura Becker led one group of connections between the artwork on the own unexpected connections after a Nobles photography students through walls and their own photography. Alex joint field trip to the exhibit. the museum. She began in the “(un) Poole ’19 connected her work to Nicholas The addition of the excited elemen- expected families” exhibit with Tina Nixon’s “Tammy Hindle” through a tary school students enlivened the bus Barney’s “Thanksgiving” and selections shared focus on grief. Winthrop student of Nobles upper school students with from Carrie Mae Weems’ “The Kitchen Draeleen Mondelus found a photograph laughter and songs as the group trav- Table Series.” The group then enjoyed of twins and was delighted to connect eled together to the MFA. The tour Warren and Lucia Prosperi’s “Museum the work to her own unexpected family, began with a walk around the build- Epiphany III,” a painting in the Penny which includes a set of triplets. ing, with Nobles faculty member John and Jeff Vinik Gallery depicting museum On May 2, the Winthrop students Hirsch and Winthrop teacher Richard visitors in that same gallery. “It’s like visited Nobles for an “in-house field Perkins prompting discussions about Inception,” the students laughed as they trip.” They toured Foster Gallery, where the artwork. The elementary school realized the painting was mimicking visi- John Hirsch led them through the AP students led the charge to enjoy closer tors like themselves. Moving on through Art Show.

In Honor Lacrosse Game under the McCrae Williams Maley introduced and this has always from Kid President, Sam Montgomery and the lights at Harvard Foundation. a video promoting meant a lot to me.” counselor Rick Wilson Jett Dziama, both ’18, against St. Sebastian’s. the Marathon Fund, explained, “It’s that announced the first All proceeds from Distance for Dollars saying, “I was a Time to be Awesome time of year when we annual McCrae James sales and a raffle at Chief Advancement scholarship kid in high After showing a video all need a pep talk. Williams Memorial the game went to Officer George school and college, of encouraging quotes We just want to help

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TRAVELIN’ BAND

When final exams came to a close this past June, 50 Nobles orchestra and chamber singers, along with eight Nobles faculty members, traveled to Santa Marta, Colombia, to kick off their summers with a week of musical performances and cultural immersion. The Nobles musicians performed in a total of four concerts over the course of the week, both alongside local student-artists and for local audiences. When they put their instruments down and rested their voices, they spent time tasting Colombian cuisine, meeting Colombian students, and exploring historical landmarks such as Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino. The trip was a perfect archetype of cul- tural exchange—Nobles artists witnessed Colombian street dancers and sipped five flavors of lemonade, and Garagoa students asked to have their pictures taken with Nobles students after they performed the song “La Piragua” for the school. “They were like rock stars. They signed autographs and took pictures—it was awesome,” said Director of Music Michael Turner. This trip was Nobles orchestra and chamber singers’ fourth consecutive tour, having traveled to Bermuda in 2015, Montreal in 2016 and New York in 2017. The tradition began when an anonymous donor established an endowed fund for the Nobles Performing Arts program that has since funded the trips. The experience allows students to display their talents beyond Lawrence Auditorium, moving into venues such as Teatro Cajamag Pepe Vives Campo, Colegio Distrital Garagoa, and Catedral Basílica de Santa Marta, with audiences as large as 600 people. They also gain the opportunity to collaborate with other artists, allowing them to grow as musicians and travelers. “I was surprised by how much people really appreciated our music. Even if it was a song we deemed ‘easy’ to play or basic, the crowd always supported us and Castle in Pastel genuinely enjoyed our performances,” reflected Talia Kee ’18 on the 2018 trip. “The people of Santa Marta believe music is important to a strong commu- In late fall 2017, guest artist Susanne nity and show this through their investment in music. . . . The positive environ- Strater led a workshop in Betsy VanOot’s ment made us play really well and made us passionate about our music,” added AP Drawing class. She made rough Niki Apostolicas ’21. sketches of the Castle and painted three After the first concert of the tour, Nobles students and faculty saw just pastel variations based on her sketches— how central music is to the Santa Marta community when Nobles Director of one with a blue-green palette, one in red- Instrumental Music Antonio Berdugo was honored by the city. Berdugo, who orange and a third in muted gray tones. is from Santa Marta originally, received an award for his contributions to the Strater is aunt to Lily ’12 and Anya ’15 Ham city’s art and culture. His family was able to attend the concert, meet his col- and works out of the Motherbrook Arts leagues, and listen to the orchestra he has led at Nobles. This example of worlds and Community Center in Dedham, along colliding through music perfectly summarizes the whole trip for many Nobles with VanOot and English faculty member students and faculty. Julia Russell, who is also a painter.

you keep it positive she revealed her informative talk on Program welcomed Magdalena Blaise take that opportunity. for the home stretch.” unique bracelet—a reptile conservation. students to anony- ’18 explained that living snake. Nobles’ mously post secrets she often says “I love Bello, Bello Snakes on a Stage Environmental Always Say around the hallways you” to her friends Noa Fay ’19 stunned Joy Marzolf ’86 Action Committee “I Love You” to “show students after seeing a secret with her perfor- elicited gasps when hosted her for an The Peer Help they’re not alone.” cautioning to always mance of Giacomo

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Sayonara, Sensei

A PINK-CHEEKED LITTLE GIRL of 10 peeks out Graham earned a bachelor’s in Later she taught at the University from her rural mountain home in Okute, English from Nanzan University in of Massachusetts-Amherst, Smith in the Japanese Alps. The early-morning Nagoya, Japan, and a master’s in College, Yale University and Middlebury sun is casting a rosy glow over the rice teaching English as a second language College. When she taught at MIT, she paddies, and she’s antsy with anticipation. from the State University of New York developed an interactive campuswide It’s 6:30, time for her daily English radio at Albany. After starting her teaching digital program for Japanese. That program. “My mind just flew to the other career in Kyoto, she said “no, thank was also when her children, Peter ’07, side of the globe, where people are speak- you” to her parents’ traditional idea Hannah ’10 and Katie ’15 were born. ing this wonderful language. That was my of an arranged marriage. She and Nobles was the next and longest stop starting point to connect to the outside her American husband, Bob, on Graham’s journey; this year marks world,” recalls Japanese faculty member moved to Hartford, Connecticut, her 20th. She remembers her 1998 Tomoko Graham. “And I always wanted where she taught high interview with now-Director of EXCEL to be a teacher.” school Japanese. Ben Snyder, whom she told: “I have a mission here. I feel it.” She longed to work with younger students, whose curiosity inspired her more than her more jaded college co-eds. “I think this positivity was always in me. In the classroom, even when students don’t feel like doing anything (yeah, it happens, even at Nobles!) I still try every day. ‘C’mon, let’s go. Let’s stand up and learn!’” At Nobles, Graham has taught Japanese to middle and upper school students, including to all of her own children. She coordinated a Japanese exchange program with a high school in Sapporo and organized eight inter- disciplinary immersion trips to Japan. She launched Nobles’ Asian Culture Club and oversaw the Fund for Asian Studies, which supports cultural and academic resources and opportunities related to the Asian languages. Language Department Chair Margaret Robertson says, “Tomoko is energetic (have you seen her teach?).

Puccini’s aria O Mio knitted,” said English share their passions. out, students planned opposing perspectives ensembles combined Babbino Caro. faculty member their participation in on the student-led pro- for the first time to Vicky Seelen, who National School and responses to the test of gun violence. perform Where Is the Meta Knitting showed pictures of Walkout event. Noa Fay ’19 and Love, by the Black “Here I am, knitting a her knitting projects The day before the Patrick McElroy ’18 re- Young Talent Eyed Peas, with lead sweater in a sweater I to encourage others to National School Walk- spectfully offered their All five middle school vocals by Ava Neal

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Tomoko is passionate (she revitalized Graham has continued to innovate Graham will continue to delight students the Japanese program and practically and present new teaching methods: Her at Harvard University starting this fall. had groupies). Tomoko is quixotic (fun research interests include online lan- Graham says she’ll miss learning from and quirky, she embodies the Japanese guage learning and curriculum design. Nobles colleagues. “You learn how to concept of wabi sabi). There will be a She received the 2017 AATJ Teacher teach and how to be, as a social being. terrible void at Nobles when Tomoko Award (K-12 category), and at Nobles, Those personal relationships are so sets off for her next adventure at the Vernon L. Greene Award for Faculty special at Nobles. Even after people Harvard. . . We know she will bring joy Excellence in 2007. In 2011, she was move away, they stay connected with us, and light to another group of teachers appointed School Language Chair. right?” We’ll hold you to that promise, and students.” As Nobles’ Japanese program ends, Tomoko-san.

Keys and Strings

Nobles instrumentalists are racking up recognition for their Violin Concerto 3rd movement. Violist Gyu Choi ’20 placed artistry. Pianist Jennifer Do-Dai ’21 won the American Fine Arts first in the category for students 13-18 in the 2018 American Festival Competition and will perform at Carnegie Hall this fall. Protégé International Concerto Competition. The prestigious Violinist Talia Kee ’18 won the 2018 Young Artist Concerto competition is designed for promising young musicians, Competition and was featured at a March concert with the actors and singers from all over the globe. Choi performed Seven Hills Symphony, where she played Tchaikovsky’s at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on April 21.

and Lagene Jones promotional video Turning Twins through aerials on to test her unusual Fest is bananas.” Richardson, both ’23. for the annual AP Art Twins Grace and their way back. talent of pronounc- Show in Foster Gallery: Olivia Hayward ing words backward. Hope in Habits Art, for the Win “Folks, this is our ’21 walked across Airdnohcotim She breezed through In a NED Talk, Bella Riehl ’18 championship game.” the stage on their Emma London ’18 “mitochondria,” Desmond Herzfelder introduced a hands, then flipped invited the audience “spatula” and “Fringe ’19 shared his struggle

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Out with a Bang

WHILE STUDENTS GATHERED AROUND Kern came to Nobles 40 years ago, themselves for you,” Kern says. science faculty member Bob Kern, fresh out of graduate school. After “I was very fortunate to end up in a modern languages faculty member earning a bachelor’s degree at College place like this.” Violet Richard snapped her camera’s of the Holy Cross, he entered a doctoral Sculco became Kern’s mentor early in shutter and captured what Kern calls program at Brandeis University, special- his career, back when Kern would script “the one moment in time that I would izing in organic synthesis. The life of classes, anticipating student responses. go back to, if I could.” The photo a researcher is a lonely one, as Kern Kern laughs, “I realized that nobody (above) shows Kern’s classroom as soon realized, so he went looking for was following my script!” He learned he hopes students will remember it: a teaching position instead. He met the value of wrong answers: “When the engaging, educational, fun. As science former Nobles science department kids are wrong, it shows you exactly department chair Jen Craft says, chair Fred Sculco on a Friday in late June what they’re missing in the argument.” “There’s an art to the demonstration, 1978. By that Monday, Kern had a job. He remembers telling a student he and he is the master.” “I think sometimes your decisions make would likely stay until that student was

with depression, struggle with depres- Lives Rendered of her family: her her little girl—the raised awareness which he manages sion,” he said. “I hope Anonymous mother, who “works one who didn’t make of human traffick- through improved that this talk gives English faculty mem- with the dead to help it—a headstone.” ing’s presence in habits. “Not talking someone else hope.” ber Kim Libby read the living see again,” Massachusetts and about it didn’t and her personal narrative and her grandmother, In Our Backyard named resources doesn’t change that I about the matriarchs who “couldn’t give Samantha Alves ’18 combating the issue

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a senior—six years: “But six years came and went and came and went many, CHEF ELISE KORNACK ’05 many times.” Now Kern is taking the opportunity to HAS A RECIPE: DECENCY retire while he can still travel and volun- teer. His retirement plan includes travel- In January 2018, Food & Wine magazine published an essay by chef Elise ing to South America, volunteer teaching Kornack ’05. In the midst of the #metoo movement, which touched all at local Boston schools, and singing in his industries, including the restaurant industry, Kornack offeredFood & church choir. He also plans to continue Wine’s readership a unique perspective: Harassment is not always behind coaching cross country at Nobles. the scenes, and sometimes it’s the customers who are abusive. Kern retires feeling grateful for the “The highs and lows we experienced while owning and operating Take people he met along the way. He remem- Root are largely due to these customer interactions,” wrote Kornack. bers his own high school teacher Laura “There are too many to mention, but a few stand out significantly, and in Moore, who “made chemistry practical the wake of restaurant harassment stories, Anna and I have recalled many and was very caring and helpful.” He is unsettling events that occurred while working at Take Root. None of these grateful for the help of his parents: his were perpetrated by a power-hungry male owner or an inappropriately father, who made equipment for Kern’s behaving chef; the offenders were all customers, and the victims were only labs, and his mother, who sewed the ever my wife or myself. school’s first cross country directional “In the conversation of creating a healthier, more civilized restaurant flags. As for colleagues, Kern names “the environment, why are we not putting more responsibility on the whole science department and all the consumer? Why are we not asking ourselves how we can protect our people who have been here forever—I staff from utter abuse and mistreatment while honoring our goal to really feel close with all of them.” be hospitable? While there won’t ever be one swift strike to eliminate In turn, colleagues and friends say behavioral patterns that are decades old, we can begin by sharing our goodbye to Kern with feelings of gratitude stories, hold the diners and affection. Craft thinks of Kern as accountable when necessary, “always committed, always supportive. and propose a new language He’s been that mentor to all of us.” She to correct the antiquated describes the wonder he brings to his saying that ‘the customers work and reflects, “His joy is our collective are always right.’” rock.” Kern’s friend and modern language Kornack is the former chef faculty member Mark Sheeran echoes and co-owner of Brooklyn’s Craft: “If you need a hand, he gives his. If Take Root, which she ran with you need advice, he offers his. If you need her wife, Anna Hieronimus. a moment, he finds the time.” Take Root received a coveted As Kern leaves Nobles, he remembers Michelin star from 2015 to the students’ energy and the community’s 2017, and Kornack has been support. “I didn’t do a lot of planning to a semifinalist for the “James get to Nobles,” he says, “but I think I was Beard Rising Star Chef” award meant to be here. I think God had a lot to for three years running and do with sending me to Nobles.” received other major accolades.

including Amirah, My faculty member Fly Away sisters, Alexandra to the stage with his Barry-as-Denning Life My Choice, and Amadou Seck and Adia Maund and Maund and Michaela impeccable impres- exclaimed, “Spring Demand Abolition. Henry Dolgoff ’19 Olivia Thompson, Thompson, both ’15. sion of Head of Upper can be a time when performed David both ’18, performed School Michael you want to slack off, Africa, My Africa Diop’s poem “Africa.” Tracy Chapman’s Fast “So Excited!” Denning. In a white and I’m here to tell Modern language Car along with their Tim Barry ’16 returned button-down and tie, you—you can’t!”

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of technology and blended learning into our program,” she said. Weir also over- saw the tech infrastructure, including phones, file servers, emergency systems and the updates to Wi-Fi. “The thing that I’ve enjoyed most about Nobles is the team itself,” Weir said. “Being able to bring in the right people and put them in situations where they have the freedom to make decisions has been a joy. We have some really remarkable talent there.” The admiration is mutual. On May 31, Database Manager Tessy Smith and her colleagues in Information Systems and Support feted Weir, presenting him with a book of remembrances. Bob Henderson ’76, former head of school, said that under Weir’s leadership, the school made rapid and sustained progress. “He insisted upon a service ethic for his department that made his staff approachable, easy to communicate with and effective in the fulfillment of tech needs across the school.” Weir also reinvigorated the computer science department. “Dan supported the students who worked in technol- Wired by Weir ogy,” Provost Bill Bussey said. “Many of these students marched to their own “THE WORD BITTERSWEET is the word to use “The school has benefited from the drummer, and Dan Weir understood and in situations like this,” said Dan Weir, diversity of Dan’s previous experience encouraged them.” who retires as chief information officer at Tufts and MIT, and from his personal “Mr. Weir was such a positive influ- after 16 years. “I certainly will miss approach to meeting Nobles’ mission,” ence on me as a young person interested Nobles. I’ll miss the people of Nobles said Head of School Catherine Hall. in technology,” said Christian Hatch ’11, and the job—but I’m also excited,” he “On the academic support front, a winner of the Slawsby Award, a student said, noting plans to spend time with his Dan’s team has offered tools to comple- award for innovation in technology. “I grandchildren and pursue a new busi- ment traditional pedagogy and has fondly remember all the times going ness opportunity. focused on encouraging the integration into Mr. Weir’s office to ask about a

Poetic Projects poem about a black white man’s.” Amoah’s controls from God Drama and the Flute A Family Jelinda Metelus and man named “Bobby poetry reflected on and fixed them to Annika Harrington ’18 Lacrosse captains Manuela Amoah, both Fitzpatrick.” “My black the recent losses in your liking so that I performed Ian Clarke’s Hayden Cheek and ’18, debuted their man’s vernacular is the Nobles commu- know you are here.” intense flute solo “The Nick Loring, both ’18, senior poetry project. not respected,” she nity, saying, “You’ve Great Train Race.” presented the team’s Metelus read her said, “so I learned the taken the remote first ISL championship

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technology question and ending up chat- partnered with areas from development, hanging out with the grandkids. I have a ting about technology news and current to buildings and grounds, to FLIK, the blast with them. events, or the new iPads or other novel school’s food-service provider. “I’m also thinking of starting a and forward-thinking technologies.” Weir entered the tech world in 1982. business … helping seniors with the “We’ve built a very solid computer “I started coding and writing financial complexities they have to struggle with— science department with more than 70 software and doing technical support Medicare, Medicaid, getting funding and students in our program last year,” said back in the mainframe days,” he said. understanding what services are avail- Weir. “We’ve also introduced a consider- “My first email account was in 1986. able to them. If you’re rich, you get lots able amount of academic integration, Then I went to work at MIT. That’s when of things. If you’re poor, you get lots of working with teachers to integrate tech- the floodgates opened.” things. It’s the middle class seniors who nology in the classroom.” And new possibilities continue are often struggling. He notes that his team has also to emerge for Weir. “I’ll certainly be “I’d like to help them.”

Outbreaks and Intruders

BANKER WHITE INTRODUCES SURVIVORS the film at the Shanghai International Film Festival, kicking off what Banker White ’91 produced and directed looks to be an exciting festival tour. We can’t wait to share this Survivors, a documentary film following Sierra brave and important work with the world.” Leoneans working to eradicate Ebola. The film is part of the PBS series POV, which kicked off CRAIG PERRY PROVES THEM WRONG its 31st season in June. The world premiere of Women in Hollywood are making it clear that Survivors was at the Encounters South African they are a force to be reckoned with. Breaking International Documentary Film Festival on In, a thriller co-produced by Craig Perry ’86, June 2, 2018. features Gabrielle Union at her fiercest. When Survivors is the result of a collaboration that was almost a decade she and her kids spend a weekend tying up loose in the making. White met Sierra Leonean filmmakers Arthur Pratt ends at her late dad’s remote, high-tech estate, and Barmmy Boy in January 2009 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, while they’re besieged by armed robbers angling to looking for local media makers to co-teach a digital storytelling find hidden cash. But when the kids are taken workshop, he said. WeOwnTV Freetown Media Center, a result of captive, she unleashes her fight skills and more than holds her the collaboration, supports individual artists and journalists. own. The key, Perry says, is that the crooks underestimate her “With Survivors, we could not be more proud of what the team intelligence and potential, dismissing her as “just a mom.” in Freetown has produced and how it underscores the importance In a May 2018 interview with The Movie Times, Perry said, “One of African media,” said White. “The film brings a much-needed of the things that drew me to this material was that it was about depth and perspective to the issue of the Ebola outbreak, and motherhood, and creating a forum and environment where the least more broadly, how we understand the reality of living in modern appreciated people in our world, mothers and women, who most Africa today.” In 2013, White produced The Genius of Marian, which people just disregard or underestimate—that there’s a platform explored his mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s. by which we can prove everybody wrong. Don’t poke mama bear, “Following Encounters, our whole team will travel to present because she will come back 10 times at you.”

trophy won in 12 years proud of you,” Dianne Sean McDonough at Nobles that makes I’ve Learned you all love this place . to Chris and Dianne told the young men. welcomed Quinton you successful in Hall began the last . . and I’ve learned how Williams, parents Abrecht ’18 to the our program,” said assembly with her much I love this place.” of the late McCrae The Real Patriots program. “There’s McDonough, who also reflections on the year: Williams ’17. “I know Representing the something special welcomed Pat Murray “First and foremost, McCrae would be so ROTC program at MIT, that you have here ’16 two years ago. I’ve learned how much

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Men on Boats

RIVER EXPEDITION ADVENTURE FEATURES ALL-FEMALE CAST The Nobles Theatre Collective’s production of Jaclyn Backhaus’ Men on Boats opened May 16 in Vinik Theatre. The play, directed by faculty member Todd Morton with set design by Erik Diaz, featured an all-female cast to share the story of John Wesley Powell’s 1869 expedition exploring the Green and Colorado rivers. Pictured are Samantha Walkey ‘20 and Marijke Perry ’18.

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Congratulations, Class of 2018!

ON JUNE 1, NOBLE AND GREENOUGH SCHOOL GRADUATED 114 mem- acknowledged his role as Detention Czar, suggesting that, by bers of the Class of 2018. inviting him to speak at their graduation, the Class of 2018 was The final morning assembly for the class kicked off with a penalizing him for doling out the detentions. rendition of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” performed on saxo- De Leon encouraged students to take the time to really see phone and guitar by Caroline and Courtney Collins-Pisano. people. “The truth is we all are nuanced—there are different The celebrations continued with awards, student speakers and aspects to our story, and all of it makes us who we are.” the granting of diplomas to the first graduating class under the Jill Radley and Danny Monaghan were selected by their leadership of Dr. Catherine Hall, head of school. classmates to speak on the dais. Radley’s speech featured a School Life Council co-presidents Uche Ndukwe and heartfelt thank you to the DMV for failing her on her driver’s Emma Majernik were among the first to address the audi- test. “At Nobles, it is not too often we hear the words ‘You ence. Ndukwe told the audience how the Nobles community failed,’” she said. “Sure, we’ve all bombed a test or quiz . . . been kept him grounded after an Achilles injury paused his athletic cut from a team, or declined a role we really wanted, but no one career and disrupted his sense of identity. Nobles stands there on the other side waiting to stamp faculty members, including Vicky Seelen and ‘failed’ on your face. . . It is so easy to let your fail- Mark Spence, wrote him notes of encourage- “It is so easy ures identify you, but it is what you do after said ment. “Don’t get down, my friend,” Seelen wrote. ‘failure’ that makes up who you choose to be.” to let your “The healing happens, and you will have gained Monaghan recounted driving past the wall something. Consider the gifts.” Kate Ramsdell failures outside Nobles years ago, wondering what lay encouraged him to focus on his work as a musi- identify you, beyond. He shared how his father had faith in him, cian, middle school mentor, church member and but it is what which gave him faith in himself to find out what helper at his parents’ restaurant, he said. you do after was on the other side of that wall engraved with Majernik shared a personal milestone: learn- said ‘failure’ “Noble and Greenough School.” He described his ing to waterski. She explained that the most love of his mother and how his mentors at Nobles, that makes difficult aspect was learning “to leave your arms including advisor Brad Becker, helped him regain straight and relaxed” rather than hold on tight, up who you hope after the loss of McCrae Williams ’17. pulling them protectively into your chest. choose to be.” “As individuals, we decide the role faith will “Much like waterskiing, it is now the moment —JILL RADLEY ’18 play in our lives, how much hope to grab on to and where we must fight the urge to pull in. Together how hard we’ll love,” he said. we will allow our arms to reach out in front of us. He left his classmates with a simple thought to However, it is not an act of completely letting go; it’s the decision hold on to when faith, hope and love feel less sure: “If it is to be, to allow for some distance, to explore what lies ahead.” it is up to me,” he said. In addressing the Class of 2018, Hall, who became Nobles’ Head of School Cathy Hall announced the awards that were seventh head of school last summer, told the audience that accepted by students the previous evening. The ceremony also the Class of 2018 would always be special as her first Nobles included the awarding of the Head of School Prize to Olivia class. Hall made one simple request of the class: “I ask that you Thompson and Patrick Stevenson; the Russell B. Stearns engage,” she said. Achievement Award to Jelinda Metelus and Danny Monaghan; Before introducing faculty speaker Edgar De Leon ’04, Hall the Trustees’ Prize for Scholarship to Samantha Alves; the Bond presented the Vernon Greene Award for excellence in teaching Prize for Improvement to Adia Maund; the Miller Medal to to Steve Toubman. Ryan Flynn; and the Gleason Award for Academic Excellence to “The consummate teacher-coach-advisor at Nobles, Mr. Paul Apostolicas. Toubman served as a full-time teacher while leading our wres- After accepting their diplomas, the graduates greeted and tling program with tremendous success for 35 years,” Hall said. thanked faculty and family members. Among the ceremony’s “Noble and Greenough School has benefited from his talent, musical performances was the First Class Ensemble with hard work, dedication, kindness, quirky humor and optimism.” “Noble and Strong,” composed by faculty member Michael Edgar De Leon, associate dean of students, said that he Turner with lyrics by Sam Forman ’95. The pair wrote the song has only two fears: roller coasters and public speaking. He in honor of Nobles’ sesquicentennial.

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The Tradition Continues

AT THE APRIL 12 HEAD OF SCHOOL DINNER, Assistant Head of School and Head of the Middle School John Gifford ’86 addressed more than 200 of Nobles’ strongest supporters at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. Gifford’s talk focused on anxiety—and how we have become anxious about anxiety itself. He asked the audience to consider the effects of a generation of parents who try to “manage” their children’s anxiety. “There is no life devoid of discomfort and uncertainty,” Gifford said. “If we do not have experience with inevitable uncertainty and discomfort, we treat many of life’s curveballs—small and large—as if that tiger were approaching [and a fight-or-flight response is required].” Gifford suggested to parents and others in the audience that growth and understanding come when we learn to forge ahead after a setback. “We need to normalize the typical struggles of life,” he said. “We need to learn to live with inevitable uncertainty.” Head of School Catherine Hall hosted the annual event—her first as head—in appreciation of the extraordinary support of Nobles parents and graduates.

Freeman Dinner

Students of color in Classes I and II were joined by their families this past May for the 21st annual Freeman Legacy Dinner. The event honors longtime Nobles arts faculty member and champion for diver- sity Bob Freeman and his wife Bettye. While at Nobles, they provided support for all students and also were steadfast supporters of the school’s increasing diversity. Speakers at the event included Nobles Dean of Diversity and Inclusion Erica Pernell and Juli Fernandez ’18.

18 Nobles FALL 2018 by the numbers NOBLES MAKES WAY FOR THE DUCKLINGS

Last spring, a mallard mother chose to nest and incubate her ducklings a few steps from the Castle pathway. After campuswide anticipation, the ducklings left their nest on May 16, waddling in a 11 row to the small lake next to the tennis courts. ducklings 47 mph Average mallard flight speed 816 hours (34 days) The ducklings’ incubation period

11,903 The average number of feathers on a mallard duck

PLEASE DRIVE QUARTERS SLOWLY 1758 The weight of the Year of the average duckling first known 5 mention of PLEASE WATCH the mallard FOR MOTHER MALLARD & HER

DUCKLINGS Number of community (hatching soon) THANKS! members who passed the nest every day on their way to and from lunch Signs science faculty 732 28 member Deb Harrison posted warning to “Make Way for the Ducklings” 4,084 DUCKLING STEPS from the nest to the water.

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On the Playing Fields

US Rowing Youth Nationals: Nobles rowing): Stephanie Nomicos VARSITY BASEBALL 1st Crew: 10th Place ’18. AC “Clint” Allen Bowl (for competi- Overall Record: 11-5 National Schools’ Championship Regatta: tive, tough spirit in rowing): Ellie Jester ISL Record: 11-4 1st Place ’18. Jill Walsh Award (for exemplary All-ISL: Jack Schwartz ’19, Ben Rice ’18, Awards: The Taylor Shield Award leadership and mentorship): Caroline Jason Medeiros ’18 (for sportsmanship in rowing): Jamie Patterson ’18 Honorable Mention: Dylan McNary ’18, Patterson ’18. The Watson Medal (for 2019 Captains: Caroline Kinghorn, Alex Ryan Flynn ’18, James Welch ’18, John overall contribution to rowing): Lachlan Poole, Julia Trull, all ’19 Grady ’19 MacKenzie ’18 Awards: John Eliot Cooke Award (for 2019 Captains: Adam Qu, Sarah Jubber VARSITY GOLF significant improvement, devotion to the and Riley Kramer, all ’19 team and a genuine love for the game): Overall Record: 8-7 James Welch ’18 and Ryan Flynn ’18. The ISL Record: 8-7 GIRLS VARSITY CREW Lovett Medal (for excellence in baseball): Kingman Championship Tournament: 6th Ben Rice ’18 and Jack Schwartz ’19 New England Championship Results: Place 2019 Captains: Jack Schwartz ’19, John 1st Crew: 1st Place All-ISL: Jason Temel ’19 Grady ’19, Owen O’Connor ’20 2nd Crew: 4th Place Award: Dewey Golf Award (for overall 3rd Crew: 2nd Place contribution to golf): Ryan Santoro ’18 4th Crew: 4th Place 2019 Captains: TBD BOYS VARSITY CREW US Rowing Youth Nationals: New England Championship Results: 1st Four: 8th Place BOYS VARSITY LACROSSE 1st Crew: 4th Place Girls Pair: 10th Place 2nd Crew: 3rd Place Awards: The Janice L. Mabley Award Overall Record: 16-4 3rd Crew: 4th Place (to the oarswoman whose spirit and ISL Record: 14-1 (1st place in ISL) 4th Crew: 3rd Place dedication exemplify the ideals of All-ISL: Hayden Cheek ’18, John Dixon

Season Highlights

■■ The Greg Monack Passing of the Shield Tradition (recognizes ■■ The Tom Resor Coaching Excellence Award: Adam Cluff the long-standing importance of athletic camaraderie, ■■ The Davis Cup (to members of Class I for sportsmanship competition and sportsmanship in the overall life of the and consistent work in athletics): Stephanie Nomicos school): Aislinn McCarthy and Will Zink, both ’19 and James Welch, both ’18 ■■ The George Washington Copp Noble Cup (to athletes ■■ ISL Award of Excellence (for exhibiting integrity, sportsman- in Classes V and VI, for sportsmanship in athletics): Sophie ship, fair play and good citizenship, while participating as Majernik ’23, Zachary Myers ’23, Rebecca Janfaza ’22 multi-sport athletes): Olly Gill and David Yeh, both ’18 and James Lapsley ’22 ■■ The Nobles Shield (to the most respected athlete whose ■■ The John Paine Award (to junior varsity or third-level skill, sportsmanship and competitive spirit have personified participants for sportsmanship and consistent work in excellence and the ideals of Nobles athletics): Maya athletics): Alex Burmeister and Toby Welo, both ’21 Keenan-Gallagher and Hayden Cheek, both ’18 ■■ The Robert J. Agostini Award (presented with the support ■■ Miller Medal (for excellence in scholarship and athletics): of coaches and captains of Nobles teams for the greatest Ryan Flynn ’18 contribution to the school’s athletics program other than as a competitor): Blair Crawford

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Julia Trull ’19, Alex Poole ’19, Caroline Kinghorn ’19, Sarah Averill ’19 and Sammi Janower ’19

Hayden Cheek and Nick Loring, both ’18

Varsity baseball players celebrate their senior day win over Rivers.

’20, Jett Dziama ’18, Nick Loring ’18, All-ISL: Maya Keenan-Gallagher ’18, Trevor Spence ’18, Will Zink ’19 Adrie Luster ’18, Aislinn McCarthy ’19 Honorable Mention: Quinton Abrecht ’18, Honorable Mention: Olly Gill ’18, Ollie Bernstein ’20, Will Dixon ’18, Dan Susan Rowley ’19, Becca Gill ’20 Donahue ’20, Andrew Johnson ’19, Sam All-American: Aislinn McCarthy ’19 2019 Captains: Calli Bianchi ’19, Addy Montgomery ’18 Award: Girls Lacrosse Bowl (for Sewack ’20 ISL MVP: Hayden Cheek ’18 significant contribution in spirit and Boston Globe All-Scholastic: Hayden performance): Adrie Luster ’18 BOYS VARSITY TENNIS Cheek ’18 2019 Captains: Susan Rowley, Schuyler All-American: Hayden Cheek ’18 Edie and Aislinn McCarthy, all ’19 Overall Record: 12-4 Academic All-American: Nick Loring ’18 ISL-Record: 11-4 Awards: Arnold Lacrosse Prize (to Award: The Rice Cup (for enthusiasm, VARSITY SOFTBALL the player whose skill, dedication and skill and sportsmanship): Rithik enthusiasm most reflect a love of the Overall Record: 13-1 Alluri ’19 sport): Nick Loring and Jett Dziama, ISL Record: 9-1 2019 Captains: Rithik Alluri and both ’18. Samuel P. Dawson Award (for All-ISL: Courtney Collins-Pisano and Ryan Bern, both ’19 significant improvement, sportsmanship Morgan Hartranft, both ’18 and a genuine love for the game): Trevor Honorable Mention: Addy Sewack ’20 GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS Spence ’18 ISL MVP: Morgan Hartranft ’18 2019 Captains: Andrew Johnson and Will Boston Globe All-Scholastic: Morgan Overall Record: 14-2 Zink, both ’19 Hartranft ’18 ISL Record: 11-1 Big East All-Tournament: Courtney NEPSAC Class A Tournament Semifinalists Collins-Pisano ’18 All-ISL: Allie Yi ’21, Grayson Welo ’19, GIRLS VARSITY LACROSSE Award: The Bird Bowl (for the great- Sarah Mansour ’19, Abby Holding ’21 Overall Record: 14-4 est contribution to the softball team): 2019 Captains: Grayson Welo and Nicole ISL Record: 9-3; ISL Tournament Courtney Collins-Pisano and Morgan Weinsten, both ’19 Champions Hartranft, both ’18

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Questions of Culture

In Open Mic Night in Moscow, author from a Kazakh cowboy. Afghanistan’s border, and witnesses over and comedian Audrey Murray ’05 docu- However, it is in the moments when and over “something touching about ments her solo trek through the former she is left looking for the lesson that the watching everyone follow unwritten Soviet Union with hard-won wisdom book shines with honesty. Housed alone rules dictated by culture.” She stands and natural wit. On a plane destined for in the desert of Uzbekistan, the world’s at a breathtaking lookout in the Pamir Kazakhstan, Murray realizes, “I’m the second-largest collection of Russian Mountains of Tajikistan, taking in the only woman traveling alone, and I’m avant-garde paintings presents “land- “black lake wrapped around undulating certainly the only 28-year-old woman scapes, deconstructed; faces, chopped peaks colored deep blues and purples.” following her heart and harboring vague up and reassembled; portraits barely And through it all, she’s consistently aspirations of ‘finding herself.’” recognizable as such; here are vibrant funny. Her descriptions of Sergey, her It’s a realization she has repeatedly bursts of color, scenes of daily life; here is Russian athletic trainer in Shanghai, throughout her trip, where locals are a woman, here is a man, here is a mood, are hilarious, as is her commentary on shocked to learn that not only is she idea, intimation. Here is a collection the fashion decisions of a cape-wearing traveling alone, but also that she has no of art that overwhelms the space it’s Lenin statue in Novosibirsk. husband to eagerly await her return. in.” She reflects, “Sometimes it’s worth If she doesn’t ultimately find herself, taking a taxi to the middle of the desert This book is at times beautiful, at other times Murray at least learns quite a bit. Among and coming away without any concrete terrifying, and is always amusing. Published details about foreign embassies, kidnap- answers but an interest in trying to by William Morrow, an imprint of Harper pers and black markets, she learns about understand.” Collins, look for it on Amazon or in your shared humanity from a Frenchman and She haggles with taxicab drivers, nearest bookstore. about recovering after a major mistake sees an American Army base from

22 Nobles FALL 2018 THE HUMAN WEB: my books... UPHEAVAL AND RESILIENCE

BY CHRISTINE PASTERCZYK, SCIENCE FACULTY MEMBER

This spring, I had the great fortune of spending three days with my 17-year-old nephew, Tripp, whom I hadn’t seen in 10 years. I was delighted to witness the young man he’d become and was happy he and I had the opportunity to converse about what I knew to be a shared interest: history.

Over a crispy taco one evening, I asked Tripp what it was about or her voice, this poetic narrative explores the pain of untold stories history that so captivated him. His reply was immediate, and his and the intergenerational nature of trauma, while inviting us to bear enthusiasm was infectious: “What’s not to love? It’s the story of witness and consider how we become whole. the human web: who we are, how we got here, the forces that have changed us [and how] and who we might [yet] become.” A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA, The gravitational tug of historical fiction is difficult for me to BY ANTHONY MARRA resist. I’m always drawn to narratives rooted in the human story, If you read no other book, you might consider this one. I could say chronicles that invite me to experience the depth and scope of it describes the history of the central Asian republic of Chechnya human emotion, tales that develop around events that people not in the 20th century. More poignantly, however, Constellation only have lived through, but do live through. While not entirely his- develops over the course of five days in the life of an 8-year-old torical in every facet, “art is the lie that tells the truth.” Right? girl, Havaa, who is orphaned by Chechnya’s second civil war in My favorite story of all time is Boris Pasternak’s Dr. Zhivago. 2004; and five days, too, in the lives of seven other characters— When people who haven’t heard of Zhivago (who are these peo- individuals whose histories and current circumstances ultimately ple?!) ask what it’s about, my reply is always the same: “What’s it braid together, defining the form and texture of Havaa’s life. At its not about?” It’s an epic tale of innocence, love, loss and fatherhood; heart, Constellation is a tale of love, loss, sacrifice, honor and what it of revolution, loyalty, infidelity and starvation; of isolation, deser- means to be family. tion, abandonment and potatoes. But most of all: resilience. Many who casually know Dr. Zhivago would describe it as a love THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE, BY JULIE ORRINGER story. For me, however, Pasternak’s novel—replete with symbolism This sweeping novel describes the intertwined experiences of two and tension—is (at its heart) the story of a girl (Tanya Komarova) Jewish families during the catastrophe of the Hungarian Holocaust. who is all but lost to historical forces but ends up being found. The dreams of three close brothers (Andras, Matyas and Tibor Levi) In addition to Dr. Zhivago, the collection of titles here includes are disrupted by World War II when it breaks out in Hungary and other stories that have moved me deeply in the past four years. France. Meanwhile, Klara Hasz, a ballet teacher with secrets to hide, Each is difficult in its own way, but each has played a significant is living an innocent life in Paris. Until she’s not. Moving back and role in helping me understand myself. forth through space and time between Budapest, the Latin Quarter, the Hungarian countryside and the desolation of several Carpathian DR. ZHIVAGO, BORIS PASTERNAK winters, this novel’s unforgettable characters will find their way into Told against the backdrop of the Russian revolution, the novel your heart. Reader beware: You have to get past the love story in the unfolds as the tides of personal and political history rise against first 300 pages before reaching the really good part. Tanya’s forebears. Contrary to all odds, Tanya is born in the far East to a mother (Larisa Antipova) who’s fleeing the suspicion of what will INCENDIES, A FILM BY DENIS VILLENEUVE eventually become the Soviet secret police. Lost by her (supposed) Ok, I’m cheating ... because this isn’t a book. But it could have been! father during a firefight in Mongolia, Tanya is eventually found—not Nawal Marwan dies. Born to a Christian Arab family in an unnamed only thriving but also in love—by her (real) father’s family. Middle Eastern country that’s likely Lebanon, she leaves a pair of letters to her twin children: one to be delivered (by the son) to THE SPEED OF LIGHT, BY ELIZABETH ROSNER the brother they didn’t know they had; the other to be delivered A Latina woman is haunted by trauma, and her story interweaves (by the daughter) to the father they thought was already dead. with those of two siblings in their late 20s whose father survived What unfurls is a gripping political and emotional story of mystery, the Holocaust in Hungary. As each character struggles to find his discovery, truth and redemption.

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‘Father and Mother Know Best?’ Lessons on Listening BY MICHAEL DENNING, HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

The Wall was not brought down by Washington, Bonn or Moscow. It was razed to the ground by the courageous and intrepid people, from both the East and the West. — GERHARD SCHRÖDER, GERMAN CHANCELLOR 1998–2005, AT THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

anging in my office is an The spring, summer and fall of 1989 across the political landscape—folks enlarged photograph were dynamic times. During the weeks who could agree on almost nothing of German citizens, leading up to my college graduation else—seemed to concur that “the Wall,” from East and West in May, student protesters in Poland, and, by extension, two Germanies and Germany, euphorically East Germany, Hungary, South Africa a divided Europe, would be around for Hdancing atop the newly opened Berlin and, of course, Beijing’s Tiananmen generations to come. They were wrong: Wall. A present from my mother to Square captured our imaginations Thousands of young people, many of commemorate the years I spent studying with their bravery and resolve. At our them student leaders demanding change in Germany and Austria, and the commencement, the renowned Harvard in places like Leipzig, Dresden, Budapest, exciting days I spent in Berlin during historian Oscar Handlin scrapped Prague, East Berlin and other cities and this historic period, this iconic photo his prepared remarks in order to towns had a different future in mind. has come to represent much more acknowledge what he described as “once- On a cold November evening in than when I first hung it in my office in-a-generation, historic moments.” And 1989, a communist East German more than a quarter-century ago. yet, as I spent the late summer traveling government in disarray (and no longer Upon graduating from college in through East and West Germany, talking possessing Soviet backing) heeded the 1989, I had the tremendous privilege with scholars, journalists, policymakers call of its young people and opened of starting my graduate studies at and ordinary citizens on the right, the the Berlin Wall. Less than a year later, the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms- left and seemingly everywhere along the German Democratic Republic Universität in Bonn, a historic university the political spectrum, there was near was ended, and a new generation of town along the Rhine that had become unanimous affirmation (and, in many politicians from East and West brought the capital of the Federal Republic cases, reluctant acceptance) of the forth a reunified Germany and a new of Germany after World War II. My East German premier Erich Honeker’s Europe. It was the spring of springs in scholarship also came with an internship aphorism from earlier that year: “The 1990, and I was lucky to have a front- in the Bundestag, Germany’s Federal Wall will be standing in 50 and even row seat to history being made. Parliament. I could not have been more in 100 years.” Indeed, adult leaders As someone who had been raised to excited or fortunate. from both sides of the Iron Curtain and respect and honor the wisdom of elders, I was startled by how wrong so many of our leaders had been. How could they “It was the spring of springs in 1990, and I was lucky to have not seen what was happening and coming? These questions haunt me have a front-row seat to history being made.” today more than ever, particularly as my —MICHAEL DENNING contemporaries and I reach the age of the experts and leaders who had been

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so confident that the Wall—and the I find it ironic that at a point in across our country who are finding divisions it fostered and represented— history when technology affords us more their voices, challenging the status quo, was there to stay. I continue to ask methods of communication than ever demonstrating leadership for the public myself: How could they have missed before, listening and hearing seem to be good, and demanding a different future the changes that were happening right at a nadir. On April 20, Nobles students and a “more perfect union,” I found before their eyes? Could they have gathered across our campus to transcend myself wondering whether or not our been so steeped and mired in their own this development and to discuss difficult generation might also be guilty of not ideologies, assumptions, convictions issues important to them. As I listened listening and not hearing our younger and beliefs that they could not see, hear to the exchange of ideas—views that citizens (and their good ideas). Indeed, or respect another’s point of view, set of spanned the political spectrum—and I wonder: What walls do we think will values, aspirations and dreams? thought about the students here and never come down?

ILLUSTRATION BY DAN PAGE FALL 2018 Nobles 25 Leaving the court, the firm and the deals behind, these graduates shed established identities to try something totally new.

So far, so good.

26 Nobles FALL 2018 FALL 2018 Nobles 27 Tucker Halpern ’09 and Sophie Hawley-Weld form the pop duo Sofi Tukker.

BY BEN HEIDER PHOTOGRAPH BY SHERVIN LAINEZ There are still signs of Tucker Halpern ’09 in the halls of Nobles. His name on the 1,000-points banner hanging in Rappaport Gymnasium. The 2009 graduation class photo where he stands back row center, half a head taller than everyone else. And lately, you can hear him too— reverberations of his beats and bass streaming out of iPhone and laptop speakers in the alcoves.

Then there’s the voice: shockingly deep Halpern took the devastating news it.’” She was planning on moving to Brazil yet electrifying. So complex that wine and focused his energy toward a new on a yoga fellowship, but Halpern talked terms seem the only apt descriptors: musical path. He bought a DJ setup to her out of it to move to New York City, full-bodied and earthy with a velvet facilitate his practice and started play- where The Knocks would let them use finish. Tucker has become Tukker, one ing parties and gigs, slowly making a their studio space. half of the electronic dance music duo name for himself around campus and During their last week of college, Sofi Tukker. And while those who knew expanding out into Providence. In the they wrote and recorded their first true him in high school claim his voice hasn’t fall of his senior year, he met Sophie collaboration, “Drinkee,” a dance pop changed, the medium certainly has. Hawley-Weld, who was playing in a song with lyrics in Portuguese adapted Halpern graduated from Nobles bossanova jazz trio at an event where he from the Brazilian poet Chacal. That a basketball standout, and his height was set to DJ later. Halpern immediately summer in New York, while figuring and high energy carried him to Brown noticed her talent and started remix- out how to operate in a professional University, where he played two seasons ing one of her songs with a dance beat, studio, they started to develop their as a reliable scorer for the Bears before encouraging her to just go with it. The sound as a duo. They slowly started falling ill with a mysterious strain of next morning, they met up and recorded making connections and working their the Epstein-Barr virus that left him it, and they slowly became friends by way up: opening for bands, playing to bedridden. Forced to take a year off collaborating for the rest of the year, nearly empty venues, headlining small from school and holed up in his child- with Hawley-Weld writing and singing clubs, and eventually breaking into the hood bedroom, he occupied himself by and Halpern producing the tracks. bottom listings on festival lineups. rediscovering a passion for music and Meanwhile, Halpern was continuing The breaks starting coming when started teaching himself to make beats his solo DJ gigs and ended up becoming Apple discovered “Drinkee” on the free and remixes via YouTube videos. With friends with the popular EDM duo The music-sharing site Soundcloud and bedrest, Halpern recovered enough to Knocks when he opened for them at the licensed it for an Apple Watch ad in 2015. return to Brown in 2012 and played his Colosseum club in Providence. With a After releasing their first EP in 2016, junior season. When symptoms resur- few weeks left of school, he sent them “Drinkee” was nominated for best dance faced and worsened, however, his doctor the songs that he and Hawley-Weld were recording at the 59th Annual Grammy warned him that he shouldn’t continue working on, and as Halpern remem- Awards. Their connection to the Apple- playing because his body couldn’t handle bers it, “They were like, ‘Yo, you should verse continued in 2017 with their smash the high-intensity workouts required pursue this. This is cool.’ And I was like, hit “Best Friend” serving as the backing of a top-level athlete. His professional ‘Whaaa! OK.’ That was enough for me. So track for the commercial for the new basketball aspirations were over. I called Sophie and I was like, ‘Let’s go for iPhone X. Earlier this year, they released

FALL 2018 Nobles 29 “I guess I come off as kind of ridiculous and crazy and colorful, but I really feel like I’m being myself.” —TUCKER HALPERN ’09

their first album,Treehouse, and Apple stage is decorated like a tropical island, used their single “That’s It (I’m Crazy)” and their eclectic outfits positively clash for the iPhone 8 (Red) commercial. with their musical mischief. They look Now firmly entrenched as Sofi Tukker like they’re having the time of their lives, with 3.5 million monthly Spotify listen- and the crowd is right there with them. ers, they are in the middle of headlining a Halpern describes their style and demanding international tour schedule. sound as emergent from musical tastes Often playing five shows a week with in conflict: “We both have such different the occasional 1 a.m. DJ set at a separate influences that it would be hard to make club following a concert, Halpern seems what we make if it was one brain. I think nonetheless energized. On a recent tour the key to the growth of our music is just stop at the Sinclair in Cambridge, their really being comfortable with making energy was on full display. In between what we love and not making anything songs, Halpern paused to soak in the for anyone else. Sophie and I have both crowd’s enthusiasm and said, “We played been coming to terms with who we are here two years ago opening for The and embracing it...to extremes. I guess I Knocks, and there were, like, 10 people come off as kind of ridiculous and crazy out there. So to come back and sell out and colorful, but I really feel like I’m two nights in a row is pretty wild for us. being myself.” Thank you so much.” After finishing their They’ve expressed a desire for their encore, the crowd wouldn’t stop chant- shows to be a unifying experience, and ing, and they surprised even themselves demonstrate that by pulling fans up on by coming back out for a second encore. stage to share in their choreographed Halpern reappeared saying, “Man, we dance moves and even jump into the really weren’t planning on this. I was audience to sing and dance with their already getting ready to ice my knees.” fans. Additionally, on this tour, they’ve Sofi Tukker’s stage presence is partnered with the nonprofit Plus1 commanding. They never stop moving, to donate a dollar to Planned Parent- with both starting on drums and rotat- hood for every ticket sold. Through ing through various instrumentation. the first 27 stops on the tour, they’ve Hawley-Weld primarily sticks to electric already raised $20,000. Halpern says, guitar and lead vocals, while Halpern “We feel really lucky being able to jumps among drum machine, bass guitar do what we do and we don’t want to and book tree—a homemade array of take it for granted, so we want to do as large hardback book covers embed- much good for the world as we can.” ded with microphones wired through a While his hair has changed colors and MIDI controller—which he plays like a he’s embraced a new clothing style that seven-foot-tall drum set. And, of course, fluctuates between ’90s nostalgia and there are his backing vocals. A YouTube fashion faux pas, Halpern too has shifted commenter on one of their music videos his priorities to excel with the ability writes, “That guy ... his voice makes me he is afforded. And he’s making a lot of feel odd. In a good way haha.” The entire people dance along with him.

30 Nobles FALL 2018 BY HEATHER SULLIVAN PHOTOGRAPH BY 5IVELEAF TERROIR

You could say that when Bettina Doulton ’82 bought an eclectically planted vineyard in Lincolnville, Maine—under a colorless winter sky, and on the cheery assurance of a local realtor—the idea was a little crazy. You might say it was kind of crazy if you didn’t know too much about Bettina Doulton. This is the same Bettina Doulton who there are buildings and all that stuff. But spent 21 years at Fidelity Investments in if the people that you want to [work] with Boston, becoming one of the firm’s most don’t choose to walk back in the door influential mutual fund managers—a again and host these guests as proudly as woman with a reputation as a “fixer” of I do, it really doesn’t work.” underperforming funds, with a quick She tells stories of her team members, ability to number crunch and an enthusi- pausing on one of the most colorful— asm for working 16-hour days. called Jilly Bean by her friends. “She’s But when Doulton got cancer in 2006, almost 70. She was a nun, and that didn’t her priorities shifted, she said. She still work out. She was a Delta flight attendant never missed a day of work. But what for 40 years, and she’s been with us for looked exceptional on paper didn’t feel five or six seasons. She’s a hoot.” right anymore and, more than a year She also appreciates the expertise after her diagnosis, Doulton pivoted. She others bring to the effort, particularly left an enviable career and a marriage her winemakers and the many others behind to buy Cellardoor Winery. who understand specialized aspects of the business. “Dad always said you hire CREATING CULTURE people smarter than you,” Doulton said. The 200-year-old post-and-beam barn, “I am more than happy not being the the main structure at Cellardoor Winery, smartest person in the building every has a storied history. The hobo symbol single day.” engraved on the barn door caught Doulton’s attention when she first saw MAKING WINE IN MAINE it. Legend has it that it meant travelers Maine might not be obvious “wine coun- CIRCLING BACK AND would be welcome and that hobos might try,” but about 30 wineries now call the PAYING IT FORWARD find shelter. That symbol, fittingly, state home. “We have 90 fewer growing Doulton points to a handsomely hewn became the winery’s logo. days than other regions like California,” bar area, constructed recently by the “If you watch our guests, their Doulton says. “That’s why you plant same team that helped her renovate shoulders drop when they walk in here,” these hybrids, because they’re designed the 1790s structures in 2007. In 2012, Doulton says. to grow in places that have less sun and Doulton invested in that company, Phi Doulton cringes if anyone calls her more cold winters.” Home Designs in Rockport, and became team members “employees” or “staff,” or Cellardoor is about four miles inland a partner. “It turns out I’m not a very her guests “customers,” saying that those from Penobscot Bay, and the soil—or good passive investor. I didn’t know terms indicate something purely trans- terroir—can be challenging but reward- anything about the construction busi- actional and that a visit to Cellardoor ing. Doulton’s team grows 5,000 vines ness, and so I’ve been on a sprint learning is more than that. It’s relaxing on the of North American cold-hardy hybrids, curve for the last six years and tried to porch, appreciating the view. It’s coming most of them developed in partnership contribute where I can.” for a food-and-wine event with local with the University of Minnesota. At Thompson’s Point in Portland, she chefs and farmers. It’s a little refresh They grow three varieties: Marquette, also opened a second Cellardoor loca- button on life. which is essential to Cellardoor’s tion, focused on events and wine tast- “This is just a happy place for me,” sparkling rosé, Vendange, and whites, ings. In addition, she rejoined Fidelity in said Doulton of the 68-acre property and Frontenac Blanc and Frontenac Gris. a board role. She says that running her its people. Members of her team are rock They also grow L’Acadie Blanc, a white own small business has given her insight stars, she says. “I remember one of my variety developed in Ontario and she lacked before. “You know, I think I’m bosses at Fidelity . . . saying that our most considered the premier grape of Nova probably a better listener than I used to important asset walks out the door every Scotia, according to the vineyard website be. We listen and we learn a lot from our night. Jack Welch always said the same (mainewine.com). For other varieties the guests every day.” thing at General Electric, and it’s true. vineyard produces, grapes from beyond If multiple business ventures weren’t “Sure, there’s wonderful wine. Sure, the estate contribute to the blends. enough, Doulton is committed to

32 Nobles FALL 2018 philanthropy in the counties where “I think people just settle, and that’s she lives and works in Maine. She first not good enough. If work is good, you “If both of concentrated on the arts but refocused can handle some stress at home. If home her efforts as she began to understand is great, you can handle some stress at them [home needs around homelessness and food work. If both of them start to feel like insecurity. She also works with the you’re trudging, fix it. and work] Maine Development Foundation “It’s also a reflection of wherever to consider strategies to build the I was and that the pieces weren’t start to feel Maine economy. clicking quite right anymore. There When Cellardoor’s previous owner were enough question marks there, like you’re sold the property, she called on Doulton and it was like, ‘You know what? I’m to do her part for the community. “She going to jump.’” said to me, ‘You’re a caretaker of a com- Doulton says she hopes that others trudging, munity farm. Don’t forget that.’ [How we realize that their skills are transferable, offer support has] evolved, just because and they can adapt and grow. “I am a fix it.” we’re in an era where the needs and the math dork, and I understand gross mar- requests are incredible.” gins and base points and all those stock —BETTINA DOULTON ’82 market- and economy-related things. WHEN LIFE IS ‘FINE’ “And, boy, I felt like Bambi out on the “I think I’m incredibly lucky I wake up ice for a long time. But you know what? every day in a good mood,” Doulton says. It’s OK to jump every once in a while. It “If life is ‘fine,’ or not good enough, makes the journey more fun.” [then] do something about it. When I was going through cancer, I realized that For more on making wine in Maine I was describing too many days as ‘fine.’ and touring the vineyards, go to You know? Fine is just fine. mainewineryguild.com.

FALL 2018 Nobles 33 Brothers Gary ’90 and Jeff Tulman left real estate behind to revive the historical Pairpoint Glass Company.

BY ALEXIS SULLIVAN PHOTOGRAPH BY DAN CUTRONA

While yet another nor’easter battered the shores of Cape Cod last March, Gary Tulman ’90 stood in the late-night darkness of a power outage firing a propane torch onto a pot of liquid glass. In the glassblowing industry, outages like these can be disastrous. If the furnace is allowed to cool, the glass inside hardens and expands, cracking the pot deep within the belly of the furnace. As the new owners of Pairpoint Glass Company, brothers Gary and Jeff Tulman have to solve these kinds of problems regularly. “Our challenge is to educate people about the process of glass making, the unique history it has in Massachusetts and especially on Cape Cod, The Tulmans never imagined they would and to produce real quality one day own a glass company, let alone the oldest one in the United States. Go back a few years, and both Tulmans were pieces, which are, in and of thriving as businessmen in downtown —GARY TULMAN ’90 Boston. Gary was reviving Back Bay real themselves, artwork.” estate while Jeff ran his own private equity fund. Then, in 2008, the market crashed. Their parents moved to Cape It was while he was discovering that the by Victorian parlor sitters and modern Cod, where their father learned of an previous owners had not calculated their socialites alike. opportunity for development through the production costs—at all—that he over- Before the Tulmans acquired the run-down glass company. The initial plan heard the receptionist on a phone call. company, other high-end glass compa- was to liquidate the business and develop The woman on the other end needed nies were selling “Pairpoint doorknobs” its canal-side location. her Pairpoint sconce shade replaced, as if they were legitimate. The broth- Then Gary began researching Pair- so the receptionist asked for a name to ers decided to recreate the doorknobs, point, and what he learned shocked him. search for the account. “Kennedy, Ethel.” staying as true to the original as possible, “I could not believe what I was seeing Tulman realized in that moment that using cut sheets from the Corning Muse- versus the history that had been written,” there is a true market for the sophisti- um of Glass in New York and the original he says. “There were fan websites and cated artistry Pairpoint once produced, mold, which they still had at the factory. collector websites. We were reading sto- before it began churning out sun catchers “We wanted to be sure that, if Pairpoint ries about Pairpoint lamps in the White to tourists below cost. knobs were being sold, they were being House, and they did this for the pope, and “The artists make Pairpoint what it is,” sold at the highest quality and were being Princess Grace of Monaco got a Pair- Gary says. Although their experience and made here.” They’re expensive to make, point Revere bowl for her wedding. All talent make it all look easy, their use of so the Tulmans initially worried about of these crazy stories. Meanwhile, here’s basic calipers and historical tools is any- finding a market for them. Pairpoint, a run-down building with a gas thing but. “Our challenge,” he explains, Then they received a call from a station next door.” “is to educate people about the process Doris Duke Preservation Award winner. Tulman met the famous glassblowers of glass making, the unique history it has Tulman remembers her saying, “I’ve been of the failing company and said, “If you’re in Massachusetts and especially on Cape looking for Pairpoint doorknobs for years, willing to go through with this, we’d love Cod, and to produce real quality pieces, and I can’t believe you guys are finally to give this a shot.” The Tulmans acquired which are, in and of themselves, artwork.” doing this again.” She ordered replace- the company, feeling excitement and a At Pairpoint, they are offering an ments for all the sets that originally humbling dose of fear. entirely different product than what adorned a Newport mansion, validating “This is much greater than us,” Gary most consumers are used to. Everything Pairpoint’s newest endeavor. As Gary says, “so we want to make sure we’re is handmade and is therefore heavier and says, “That was the social proof necessary doing justice to it.” higher quality. Their products dazzle in to say, ‘Okay, yes, they do get it.’” They began reviving the company, shades of Pairpoint’s famous hand-mixed Although he never saw himself owning with Gary employing techniques he colors of cobalt and amethyst. a glass company, learning about manu- learned during his real estate run. “As dif- The timeless design of their signature facturing and exercising his creativity ferent as glass manufacturing is compared product, the famous controlled glass through design, Tulman celebrates the to the real estate business, at the end of bubble doorknob, is what Tulman points opportunities that fate has given him. the day, the same principles apply. It’s to when he says they make “jewelry for With a smile, he asks, “How often does about getting a sense of your costs, know- the home.” At Pairpoint, they use the someone get the chance to take the oldest ing how your operation runs, and doing same mold from more than 100 years ago anything in the country and try to make your best to produce a quality product.” to achieve the bubble pattern beloved it work?” N

FALL 2018 Nobles 35 HOW-TO GUIDE

MINDFULNESS MAKE A QUICK, COMFORTABLE, SUPPLIES: EXPRESS INEXPENSIVE HALLOWEEN BY JEN HAMILTON, COSTUME FOR KIDS (OR ADULTS) DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING

BY KATE RAMSDELL, DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Knowing all of the great research that exists about mind- My mom and dad were proponents of the homemade fulness meditation (improved Halloween costume. They weren’t fancy or elaborate, but cognition and focus; increased they weren’t store-bought, either. Angel costume? An immune function; lower blood old sheet and some silver pipe cleaners. Clown? Dad’s pressure and heart rate; reduced pants, an old flannel shirt, a bow tie and suspenders, with anxiety; decreased depressive a little creative face paint. Football player? Good thing my symptoms), why is it so difficult brother played Pop Warner. You get the picture. For my for many of us to practice? older son’s first Halloween, I made a tiger costume. It took Three of the most common rea- five supplies: an orange hooded sweatsuit, black felt, scis- sons are 1) “I don’t have enough sors, a glue gun and black acrylic paint (for the cute nose time”, 2) “I’m worried that I and whiskers). Voila! won’t be able to clear my mind So when my own two kids started throwing ideas of all the busy thoughts,” and 3) at me the minute they could talk (and in rapid succes- “I don’t really understand where sion): “Purple butterfly!” No… “Harbor Seal!” No… “Blue to begin or what it’s all about.” Macaw!” No… “Wolf!” No… “Ruby-throated Humming- Here’s the good news: Even bird!” No… “Captain America!” No…. “Dragon!” though it does take some time to practice mindfulness medita- I SET THREE GROUND-RULES: tion, just a few minutes a day can reap huge benefits. Learning RULE 1: RULE 2: RULE 3: to catch yourself when your thoughts are wandering can ac- tually make you more efficient, Two weeks before It has to be built Have on hand in a saving you time in the long run. Halloween, your from sweatpants Tupperware: a glue final costume and a sweatshirt (or gun, large safety A QUICK HOW-TO: choice needs to be a long-sleeved T- pins, and a few made. No changes. shirt) and a hat that colors of one-inch- Find a spot that works It’s college Early can be repurposed wide elastic and felt. 1. for you. Whether it’s Decision applica- later. If I don’t have sitting up in bed first thing in tion season after all, the colors we need, And then, all you the morning or sitting for a and I will probably I’ll buy them. My need is a little few minutes in your car before have a number of kids still wear their imagination, you come back into the house, seniors needing bright green and patience and a anything goes! Just find a spot serious attention gray sweats regu- camera—because where you feel comfortable and in the run-up to larly (hummingbird clearly you’ll need a time when you are likely to November 1 (my and wolf, respec- to Instagram those have a few uninterrupted min- poor kids). tively). costumes, stat! utes. Start with three minutes and you can work up to five, 10 or more.

36 Nobles FALL 2018 Sit upright with your spine Focus. Each time you notice that FREE APPS: 2. straight. You can sit in a chair with 5. your mind has wandered away from your feet on the floor, or sit cross-legged the anchor of your breath, gently and non- Insight Timer: an easy-to- on the floor with a pillow under you for judgmentally choose to return your focus. use meditation timer as well support. Be comfortable, but alert. Repeat. If your mind wanders a hundred as thousands of guided meditations times, simply recenter yourself. The most of varying lengths Just breathe. Inhale deeply through important moment is when you choose to let 3. your nose, so that the air comes that thought go and return to your breath. Stop, Breathe and Think: all the way down into your belly (you prompts you to check in should feel it expand like a balloon), and Begin again. If you miss a day, about how you’re feeling before then exhale slowly. Repeat. Don’t worry 6. don’t worry about it. It’s never choosing an appropriate meditation about changing the pace of your breathing; too late to start over. for you—great for teens or adults just notice it. Breathing slowly and deeply will give you Headspace: a great 10-day Find your anchor. Focus in on the immediate benefits of feeling calmer. “learn to meditate” course 4. the spot in your body where you Learning to notice when you’ve become dis- are most aware of the in-and-out of your tracted and gently re-centering your atten- Buddhify: allows you to breath. It may be the feeling of the air tion onto your breath allows you to practice select the appropriate guided entering and leaving your nostrils, the refocusing, a skill that will certainly come in meditation for a variety of situations rise and fall of your chest, or the expanding handy “in the real world.” With practice, you and contracting of your belly. Wherever will likely find yourself feeling more present, Smiling Mind: a great choice you are most aware of breathing, try to attuned and connected in your everyday for younger kids and teens keep your focus there. life....and isn’t that what we all want?

ILLUSTRATIONS BY SHAW NIELSEN FALL 2018 Nobles 37 DEMYSTIFYING THE BULLET JOURNAL BY GIA BATTY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT

So, you think you might want to try bullet journaling? Here’s what you need to know to get started.

What is it? The bullet journal, 1. or “bujo” for short, is a pen-and- paper organization system developed by Ryder Carroll, a Brooklyn-based project designer, in 2013. It’s also an actual notebook that helps you keep track of things like schedules, projects and goals. Some journalers monitor habits like exercise and spending or keep lists of things they’re grateful for, books to read, or restaurants to try. You only need to keep track of what you want to, in a way that’s intuitive to you. You can do it with creativity and lots of color (as you may have seen on Instagram or Pinterest) or keep it simple, like Carroll’s original bullet journal.

Why is it good? Bullet journaling 2. gathers all of the tasks and notes we keep across apps and on various pieces of paper in one notebook. It’s a What do I need to get started? on that first page and don’t worry if it’s good system for people who are highly 3. You only need a notebook and perfect. One of the great things about a bullet organized or want to be more organized. something to write with. That’s it. journal is that the next page is always blank, It’s for people who like using pen and so you can take as little or as much space as paper over digital and anyone who needs How do I start? The best advice I you need to set things up. If you don’t like it, to keep track of multiple tasks. 4. have is to just do it. Get something you can try again on the next page.

INSIDER’S GUIDE TO SEEING LIVE THEATRE more likely to feel fresh and energized. Many BY DAN HALPERIN, DIRECTOR OF THEATRE more Bostonians saw Waitress at the cavern- ous Opera House as part of the high-priced When it comes to the theatre, if you want companies whose work you’ve enjoyed in Broadway in Boston program than saw the to see the next big thing before it becomes the past or heard good things about. world premiere run (of essentially the same huge, do your research and take risks. If New York is in a league of its own, not production) at the A.R.T. in Cambridge. you wait until a show is widely acclaimed only on Broadway but also off. In Boston, In New York, it’s the Public Theatre that to get your tickets, you either won’t be able I urge theatregoers to focus on local com- is most likely to produce the next massive to see it or you’ll pay a lot. Go early, go panies like the American Repertory Theater, hit. Recent commercial crossovers include often, and be ready to see the Huntington Theater Company, or the Sweat, Eclipsed, Fun Home and Hamilton. some mediocre productions SpeakEasy Stage, rather than on Broadway I’ve also fallen in love with the work coming in your quest to see the tours. At these local companies, you’ll pay through the Armory on Park. In Boston best. Trust in the writers, less, be in smaller audiences with better right now, it’s the A.R.T. that’s cranking out directors and theatre seats, and see productions when they’re pre-Broadway hits such as The Great Comet,

38 Nobles FALL 2018 ART CREDIT BASIC ASPECTS OF A BULLET JOURNAL FRENCHPRESSIVE COFFEE

Index: A list at the beginning that BY MICHAEL HOE, DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT works like a table of contents. Nothing is more classic than a pot of French Press coffee. The direct contact Future log: A two-page, yearlong of water onto the beans, then into the cup, brings out all kinds of oils, flavors calendar spread for big stuff like birth- and profiles that you won’t find in traditional drip coffee. A lot of people are days and important appointments. intimidated by a French Press, but it’s the simplest type of coffee to make. Just follow these easy steps below. (Note: These instructions are specific Monthly log: A blank monthly to the traditional 34 oz. French Press. For smaller or larger pots, adjust the calendar where you’ll add the big coffee-water ratio accordingly.) stuff from your future log, plus more details about what’s going on that month. SUPPLIES:

Weekly and/or daily spreads: For ■■ 34 oz. French Press even more detail about the week or ■■ 10-11 tablespoons of fresh the day, also where your schedule whole-bean coffee and to-do lists will go. ■■ Boiling water ■■ Wooden spoon or chopstick Habit tracker: A visual tool used to ■■ Timer track anything from exercise habits to being nicer to your spouse.

Collections: For any specific project FOLLOW THESE SIX STEPS: or list. For example, I have a collec- tion of books I want to read, a collec- Make sure you have fresh Use a 1:12 coffee-to-water tion of ideas for my English class and 1. coffee. Ideally, you want 4. ratio and begin your “bloom.” a list of ice cream shops I want to coffee that is within a week of its Grind 10-11 tablespoons of coffee (or check out across the country. roasting date. If that’s not possible, 58 grams if you have a scale) and put just make sure that the beans aren’t it into the glass carafe. Pour boiling Don’t be scared: The initial set-up overly oily. Some people mistakenly water into the carafe until it is half full. time is less than a hour, and after think that oily beans are good beans, Stir with a wooden spoon or chopstick that you can spend as little or as but the more oily they are, the more until all the beans are wet. Let this much time on it as you want. Just get scorched they are (and will give you bloom for 1 minute. Pour some hot started—you’re going to love it! a charred/burnt taste). Even a super- water into your mug to warm the mug. dark fresh French or Italian roast done properly will yield very little oil Fill the rest and let it sit. on the beans. 5. After 1 minute, pour water until it reaches the bottom of the high- Make sure you have a good est silver band of your French Press. Finding Neverland, Waitress and (possibly) 2. coffee grinder. Burr grinders Put the top on, but do not plunge it. Let Jagged Little Pill. are best because they ensure uniform it sit for another 3 minutes. The short version is that where there’s a grinds. You can buy a simple hand will, there’s usually a way. Advance planning grinder for less than $30. Plunge, pour and enjoy. When makes almost all things possible. Try to see 6. your timer hits 4 minutes, things before they get to Broadway as that’s Grind your own beans. gently plunge the French Press and when prices skyrocket. Most off-Broadway, 3. Don’t buy preground beans. pour the coffee into a carafe. (If you regional and local theatres offer free tickets That zaps all the flavor. Instead, get leave the water in the French Press to ushers. Even sold-out shows usually whole-bean coffee and make sure you after plunging, the beans will continue have “rush tickets” available at the door for grind on a coarse setting—the coffee to brew and you’ll overextract the cof- whoever arrives the earliest that day. Apps grounds should resemble the size of fee!) Dump out the hot water in your like TodaysTix (available for Boston, New coarse sea salt crystals. mug, pour some coffee in, and enjoy! N York and other major cities) also have some special deals.

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1940 in September, which will pass my Many congratulations to the Class which just goes to show that no third as of this May. Good to hear of 1952 for their 100 percent one in these two classes will ever CLASS CORRESPONDENT from you, Stew. giving participation on their turn down an excellent (and free) Percy Nelson 65th anniversary celebration, as dinner and drinks at the school’s 617-244-4126 1948 illustrated in the latest spring issue beautiful Castle. [email protected] of Nobles magazine. Of course, I’m told that 1952 class CLASS CORRESPONDENT class agent Ben Taylor led the president Bob Cumings gave his 1942 Bill Bliss charge, but it just goes to show usual erudite and enjoyable speech 781-326-1062 how much everyone’s Nobles to all in attendance, so some CLASS CORRESPONDENT NEEDED [email protected] experiences meant to them, and things in life never change. Also, on how giving the Class of 1952 really Saturday evening, David Thibodeau 1946 1949 is. I know that David Thibodeau is entertained and sprung for dinner trying hard to get the Class of ’53 at the Dedham Country & Polo CLASS CORRESPONDENT CLASS CORRESPONDENT NEEDED to reach that same goal, so those Club for everyone (including Emmie Gregg Bemis of you who hear from him, please Newell), so wonders never cease, 505-983-7094 1950 give Tib some help so as to keep and life is good and giving with the [email protected] up with the Class of ’52. Class of ’53 class agent. CLASS CORRESPONDENT NEEDED After many, many years, I Unfortunately and sadly, the At long last, we have heard missed the school’s Friday night Class of ’52 & ’53 survival rate for from Stew Clifford, who is alive 1951 May reunion dinner due to a few 2018 took a significant turn for and well living in Palm Beach in fractured back vertebrae (which the worse with the multiple losses the winter and Duxbury in the CLASS CORRESPONDENT have since been Super-Glued of Galen Clough, Bob Prasch, summer. He has left NYC behind, Galt Grant together in an amazing procedure), Sam Bartlett (all graduates of has worked his way out of most 781-383-0854 but the usual stalwart members Dartmouth College) and Hal of his NFP organizations, and [email protected] of the Class of ’52 & ’53 were in Knapp. All of these classmates has retained his admiration for attendance, which included ’52’s were wonderful and enjoyable Nobles, which he and so many 1952 & 1953 Bob Cumings and Terry and David class members, and just the members of his family attended. Horton and ’53’s Jean and John mention of their names brings In the competition for great- CLASS CORRESPONDENT Childs, Susan and Bob Hoffman, back many happy memories, grandchildren, he is approaching Winston “Hooley” Perry Jack Farlow, Syddie and Jim so now there are 16 members the lead, as he expects his fourth [email protected] Sowles, and David Thibodeau, left in each class on the right side of the grass. Some of their obituaries appear in this issue of the magazine. They all were great contributors to the school. Graduate Notes Policy: I had a wonderful and infor- mative conversation with Peter ■■ Send graduate updates and photographs to ■■ For more information, please visit the “Benuch” Bennett ’52 and got class correspondents if you have one. Graduate Notes submission page on our all caught up with his travels and ■■ Digital photographs must be high-resolution website at www.nobles.edu/community/ his and Nancy’s numerous health JPEG images (1MB+) to appear in print. graduates/ issues. No matter who you talk to, ■■ Editorial staff reserves the right to ■■ Contact us if you’re interested in becoming it seems that health issues are the edit, format and select all materials for a class correspondent, to collect and number-one topic of conversation, publication, to accommodate eight decades compile news of your classmates to share. and then second, where they have of classes in the magazine. traveled to (or plan to visit) in this big old world of ours. “Benuch”

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informed me that he only has one some of the most intense and Postscript: Jewels, Etc.,” the latest news is kidney (which is really all that dangerous firefights imaginable You may (or may not) recall in that after 20 years, Andrea and I you need) and that he wears a when rescuing downed fighter the 2013 winter edition of Nobles decided to finally sell the business pacemaker, so like all Navy men, pilots and/or wounded Army per- magazine, I wrote about the very and relax for the foreseeable he’s well prepared and in it for the sonnel in the jungle. So the next strange loss of my 1952 Nobles future. I have no idea how it got long haul. time you talk to him, thank Pete class ring. Well, as many things there, but while cleaning out our On this New Year’s Eve for his heroic service saving lives did, it all started with Louis many, many boxes of jewelry from 2017, we had a slimmed-down under unbelievably dangerous Newell’s chance meeting with an the store, lo and behold, Andrea Homosassa Redneck Reunion conditions. It’s because of brave old girlfriend of mine at a Harvard found my Nobles class ring among dinner for four at our home, con- warriors like Peter that we live in Reunion who asked about my all of the jewelry. So I had it sisting of myself and Andrea, and the land of the free and home of whereabouts, because she thought polished and finally presented it to Carol and Peter Hallett. Some the brave. she had a class ring of mine that Andrea as a token of our undying things you can count on, and Our new director of graduate she wanted to return to me. As it love. She wears it constantly, so needless to say, our celebration affairs,Kate Treitman Brown ’99, turned out, she and her husband love reigns supreme in the Perry did not last long enough for us has hit the ground running, and lived in Savannah, Georgia, and household, as it always has. to watch the ball drop in Times since her family has a summer after numerous texts, Andrea and Don’t you just love to read love Square. Pete and Carol are still home in Vermont, she took the I drove to Savannah and retrieved stories with a happy ending? spending their summers in time to visit with Bill Badger ’53 (what I and she thought was) my New Hampshire and the winters at his home in South Royalton, class ring. And this is where it gets 1954 in Florida, but I’m told that the Vermont. She also very kindly rather strange, so pay attention, long drive up and down the East sent me a picture of her and her because there will be a test. CLASS CORRESPONDENT Coast, with stops at Peg and young son alongside Bill “The After returning to Homosassa, Peter Partridge Wink Childs’ home on Amelia Codger,” who looks absolutely I closely examined the ring and 508-548-9418 Island, Florida, and Gail and Lee great and younger than most of found that it had the initials “RED” [email protected] Burgess’ home in Charlotte, North us look, so I guess his Vermont engraved on the inside of the ring, Carolina, is becoming too long active outdoor living works and so it could only belong to Robert 1955 of a road trip, so plans are in the is very much to his liking. Edmund Dymsza (aka “Dizzy”). As works for Pete and Carol to make During the quest for hockey’s it turned out, Dizzy had dated this CLASS CORRESPONDENT Florida their home base sometime Stanley Cup, it so happened that vivacious young lady one summer Bob Chellis in the near future. And as they the Tampa Bay Lightning played on Nantucket and gave her his ring. 781-237-9436 say, “There goes the neighbor- the Boston Bruins. “Stretch” Dizzy insisted that I keep it, but as [email protected] hood.” Pete also told me that, Cumings was so sure that the we all were taught by Eliot Putnam, as a result of some strange and Bruins would be victorious that you do the right thing always, 1956 unusual hospital cocktails that we bet a tall, cold vodka martini therefore I sent the ring to “The Wink is taking, he has lost all of on its outcome. Well, needless to Diz,” and peace reigned supreme CLASS CORRESPONDENT what is left of his hair on his head. say, Tampa Bay won the series, so at the Dymsza household as Dizzy Gren “Rocky” Whitman So if you happen to be playing golf now Stretch has to figure out how was able to finally give his class 443-691-9370 anywhere on Amelia Island, if you to safely mail me an ice cold mar- ring to his beautiful wife, Trini, as [email protected] see a guy with a bowling ball for a tini to a very warm Florida. Yum! a token of their undying love. So head, it would be Wink swinging And with that thought in mind, the question still remained: Where A poem by Bob Bach: for his usual hoped-for hole-in- I’m off to the TV to watch the was my class ring? one. I also had the opportunity to outcome of the Belmont Stakes. Well, for many of you who “Reflections at Mass talk to Peter about his three tours Many happy thoughts to y’all, and were fortunate enough to attend General Hospital” of duty in Vietnam as a helicopter weather willing, I’ll hopefully see a “Homosassa Redneck Reunion,” pilot in the Air Rescue Squadron, everyone in Plymouth sometime in and for your wives to shop at our I am lying in bed at MGH where he experienced firsthand September. jewelry store “Ritzy Rags & Glitzy looking out my window

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“No need of surgery” Our thoughts are with our I just heard them say classmate John Raye, who wrote: Both [Charles Wiggins ’57] and his I have dodged “Paula, my dear wife of 54 years, Another bullet died on May 2 after a 16-year brother, Greg ’59, were full of energy More lives than a cat battle with Parkinson’s disease. and fun to be with, and I think back to I’ve heard my son say I married her nine weeks after myriad adventures with them, boating meeting her, and neither of us ever and playing in the woods, and visiting Did fate bring me here regretted our outlandish behavior. Was it meant to be I will remain here in Chatham and them in Maine or at their place in I will never know am trying to figure out what the Westport, Connecticut.” But it was clear hell I do now!” —ELIOT PUTNAM ’57 “I’m still hanging on to my Grace had appeared skipjack, but it is getting harder,” Family had gathered reports class president Fred Wells. Trimmed their sails Rocky Whitman reports: Grandchildren and trips seem to Charlie Wig. I, of course, had For the same wind “My wife and I—with others, of to be appealing goals for our next the great good fortune of having course!—helped Marylanders to decade, taking the lead from him as a cousin, and thus someone I hear the water lap Prevent Gun Violence steer four Bob Macleod, who has now who was in my life well before he Gently against the hull firearms safety bills through our spent many a winter bicycling came to Nobles for our 5th class No longer at the helm state’s General Assembly last win- in countries around the globe. year in September 1952. Both he Relaxed in peace. ter, and all were signed into law by Infected by this devil-may-care and his brother, Greg ’59, were full Governor Larry Hogan. Who says spirit, I took my bride for an of energy and fun to be with, and Dave Hoffman writes: “After nothing can be done to reduce gun overnight in Brattleboro, Vermont, I think back to myriad adventures four generations of Hoffmans mayhem and deaths?” this month. It’s a good time to with them, boating and playing in enjoying Cape Cod summers since stay in touch. Excelsior. the woods, and visiting them in 1960, a turning point has occurred. 1957 From Eliot Putnam, about Maine or at their place in West- The three Hoffman graduates— our classmate and friend port, Connecticut. Charlie was a Bob ’53, Charlie and I—are the CLASS CORRESPONDENT Charles Wiggins: fun-loving guy, always good for owners of two houses on Scraggy John Valentine “Before he slips too far into the a dare, and good with his hands, Neck, Cape Cod, handed down 268 W. Pelham Road realm of warm memory, it seems which he used to construct various by our parents. Charlie’s widow, Shutesbury, MA 01072 fitting to actively think about our floating craft that he launched on Patti, has maintained the 413-256-6676 classmate Charlie Wiggins, who adventures large and small. partnership. In spring 2018, we [email protected] died in early April. When he died, Charlie’s piece in our 50th decided to sell the properties he was living in northern New Reunion Report evokes his because our 10 children could With the splendid celebration Jersey near his son, Sam, and devotion to education. He often not possibly manage in the future of our 60th Reunion, our class grandson, Charles Wiggins, and talked about his memories of from their widespread geographic rounded the final turn and is his life partner, the novelist ‘Bev’ serving with the U.S. Army in homes. It has been a wonderful cantering down the home stretch. Gologorsky. In his last year, he had Asmara, Ethiopia. Hating the family journey for 58 years. By the time you read this, the become physically incapacitated military life, he drew satisfaction Sarah and I and our family Gallaghers will have traveled to due to damage to his hip and knees and pride in teaching history and wanted to keep one of the houses, the Mediterranean town where and had as well become quite English to Ethiopian students in so I obtained the shares from Bob they honeymooned 50 years disoriented, such that he had been local institutions. This led him to and Patti. There are many fond ago. John Damon will have admitted to a nursing home shortly get a master’s degree in education memories of our time on the Neck, traveled to the Netherlands for before his death. I am not sure of from Columbia, and to the high especially with our three children, the Dutchmasters and sailed on the final cause of death, but that point of his career, teaching Karen ’84, Stephanie and Dave Jr., a tall ship to Tahiti as an advisor seems inconsequential. Looking history, anthropology and which we hope will continue. to a young college-age group back at the life of our classmate is government at a big, multiethnic Each has two children to carry who belong to the Sea Education much more joyful. urban high school in Norwalk, on the vacation fun.” Association. Joyful is a good word to attach Connecticut. Our classmate

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Lance Grandone, on hearing and have watched grands play England. Not only we, but our Friends of old and yet to be of Charlie’s death, wrote of the more hockey, football, lacrosse, grandchildren, are also growing Beauty is there at every nook warmth and ‘positive spirit’ that X-country games as well as older, it seems, and we don’t want Love that’s ours if we’d just look. always characterized Charlie’s crew meets than can possibly be to miss any more of that fun. relationships with others. It is imagined. It’s great to support Meanwhile, our lives remain full 1960 easy to imagine that that same them all. Had a nice lunch with to bursting with teaching, spirit and love of life endeared Wade Williams recently. Great to community activity, public CLASS CORRESPONDENT him to legions of students who catch up with him. Angela and I activism on climate change and Albert Vandam had the good fortune to inhabit send our best to all!” justice work, a recent visit with [email protected] his classrooms. Robert McElwain reports, our daughter’s family living in In his later years, Charlie “After a rough New England Rome, and my own ongoing Lenny Holmes writes that his researched and was working on winter—three northeasters in bryophotography and engagement “retirement career” is being a a book about the life of Sir Fer- three weeks lashed the coast, with the local art gallery.” tour guide in San Francisco. His dinando Gorges, a noted British keeping everyone close to home— groups include cruise ship excur- figure in the early colonization of Mary Lou and I are glad to be out 1959 sions, student tours, and inbound New England. Classmate John and about with trips in the New domestic and international Valentine worked with Charlie England area. It’s the time of year CLASS CORRESPONDENTS charters, all of which create a on his manuscript. Always a when Albert Camus comes to Whit Bond healthy mix of diverse attendees. voracious reader and a person this teacher’s mind: ‘Au milieu de [email protected] A favorite anecdote is the fact who loved discussing intellectual l’hiver, j’apprenais enfin qu’il y that extraordinary real estate topics, Charlie took special pride avait en moi un été invincible.’ Buzz Gagnebin prices preclude families with small in Bev’s success as a novelist. One A bientôt, mes amis.” [email protected] children from living in the city. As of her best known works is The After more than a half-century a result, there are more dogs regis- Things We Do to Make It Home, in the marine publishing business, John Gibson tered than school-age children. a novel about women who lived Nim Marsh reports that he’s [email protected] with Vietnam veterans. thrown in the towel, leaving Points 1961 Charlie loved to engage, East magazine after 13 years as From Buzz Gagnebin: “I am whether intellectually or, as editor. One of the great pleasures submitting this poem I entered in CLASS CORRESPONDENT many of us will remember, on the of this last post, he writes, was the Cambridge poetry competi- Jim Newell wrestling mat. That engagement working with his Nobles second- tion in memory of Robert Frost, 802-467-3555 was limited by the fact that he crew bowman, Peter Partridge the subject of my senior English [email protected] did not have a cell phone and was ’54, who brought a stout measure paper at Nobles. It reflects all of not on email. But those of us who of Headmaster Putnam’s ‘Spartan our frustrations with the people we 1962 were in direct contact with him, spirit’ to the staff. Peter and his meet on the sidewalks with their mostly in his ramshackle home wife, Gretchen, remain essential heads buried in their cell phones CLASS CORRESPONDENT NEEDED in Sargentville, Maine, for most crew at Points East.” or with earplugs preventing them of the last 20 years, always came from hearing your ‘hello.’” 1963 away a bit richer for the contact. 1958 It is, and will remain, very, very “HI” CLASS CORRESPONDENT easy to miss Charlie Wig.” CLASS CORRESPONDENT Jim Lehan From Warren Lyman: Chris Morss Why’s our gaze fixed to our 508-520-1373 “Turned 79 a few days ago and [email protected] phone [email protected] feel fortunate I have the gift of Walking down the street alone bonus days ahead after being on Larry Daloz writes, “After more We cannot hear any hello 1964 death’s door in 2016, to enjoy 10 than two decades of ecstatic life With ears so plugged we’ll grandkids, five of whom are in in the green juice of the Pacific never know CLASS CORRESPONDENT high/private school. I am playing Northwest, Sharon and I are Ned Bigelow tennis three to four times a week beginning to think about a return There’s so much more for us 781-704-4304 to regain my prior physicality to the Old Country of New to see [email protected]

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gether throughout Europe, so the re- a blast scrambling around ruins, union in Santo Domingo was a 50th exploring ancient churches, and anniversary of our memorable trip. feasting on pasta and seafood. Our In June, I was joined by Eric other adventure, building a house in Pape, Dick Byrd and his brother, Needham, is coming along mostly Levy, as we cheered on the Sox to glitch-free, and if we can keep up beat Detroit. (Photo at left) with writing the myocardial infarc- tion–inducing monthly checks, we 1968 should be able to move back to Massachusetts in September.” CLASS CORRESPONDENT Nothing so exotic for me. In Andy Lord addition to my usual trips to the ski 617-899-3948 hills of Vermont and the ocean off of [email protected] Massachusetts and Maine, I got as far as Maryland this year. If you’ve 1969 been somewhere or are strictly an armchair traveler, drop me a note CLASS CORRESPONDENT and tell me where life’s taken you. Peter Pach 860-267-9701 1970 [email protected] CLASS CORRESPONDENT The wanderlust has struck, as Levy Byrd classmates report trips to South 781-449-7555 Top: Drew Sullivan, Eric Pape and Dick Byrd,’67 America and Europe. [email protected] classmates, cheering on the Sox on June 5. Bottom: Tod Whittemore reports on 1967 A ’67 mini-reunion in the Dominican Republic: (left to right) Sam VanDam, an unidentified stand-in for Duncan Dwinell, Jean- what seems like a wonderful trip: 1971 Marie Burgaud (the Class of 1967’s senior year AFS student) and Eric Pape. “I spent 10 days in Peru, hiking on the Inca Trail near Lares. Most of CLASS CORRESPONDENTS the trekking was at 14,000 feet. Harry Blackman Unlike the Inca Trail to Machu [email protected] 1965 In February 2018, some Nobles Picchu, which we did two years ’67ers traveled to the Dominican ago, the Lares Trek travels through John Dewey CLASS CORRESPONDENT Republic to escape the dismal villages and agricultural areas with [email protected] Jim Summers New England winter. llamas, alpacas, goats, sheep and [email protected] In the photo at above, from potatoes, with natives tending Nick Mittell left to right, are Sam VanDam, an them. One night, a family opened [email protected] 1966 unidentified stand-in forDuncan their home to us for an unexpected Dwinell, Jean-Marie Burgaud and and delightful evening and cultural Win Perkins CLASS CORRESPONDENT Eric Pape. experience—a life-changing experi- [email protected] Ned Reece Jean-Marie, our AFS exchange ence. I was sorry to see it end.” [email protected] student in our senior year, cur- Brad Wilkinson and his wife 1972 rently lives in the Dominican were also on the move: “This 1967 Republic with his pop-star wife, March, for the first time in over 40 CLASS CORRESPONDENT NEEDED Adalgisa Pantaleón. years, we went on a trip that wasn’t CLASS CORRESPONDENT In the spring and summer of either with children or going to see George Colt writes, “My latest Drew Sullivan 1968, the four of us, including the children. Mary and I spent 12 days book, The Game: Harvard, Yale and 781-461-1477 real Duncan Dwinell and Jean- driving around Sicily. Although America in 1968, will be published [email protected] Marie’s brother, Yanick, traveled to- the weather was crappy, we had by Scribner in October 2018.”

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1973 St. Jude, and is the immediate 1979 1980 past chair of the ALSAC board. CLASS CORRESPONDENT NEEDED Recently, he and daughter Lizzie Dan Rodgers CLASS CORRESPONDENT Ayoub ’12 published Inspire 212-423-0374 Rob Capone 1974 Me!, a father-daughter book of [email protected] 781-326-7142 quotations to motivate, teach and [email protected] CLASS CORRESPONDENT inspire, the profits from which are And so it came to pass that Kevin McCarthy being donated entirely to St. Jude. I missed some important 1981 617-480-6344 news in my last installment. [email protected] 1975 So, let’s get to it. CLASS CORRESPONDENT First and foremost, and Kim Rossi Stagliano Paul Ayoub, a partner at Boston- CLASS CORRESPONDENTS although you may have already 203-610-1750 based law firm Nutter, has been Andrea Pape Truitt seen the pictures in a prior edition [email protected] named the incoming chairman 609-646-5361 of this here magazine, Fiona and of the board of directors for [email protected] David Roman’s daughter Hannah 1982 the Greater Boston Chamber of Roman ’09 got married. Hannah Commerce, a leading business Jed Dawson and lucky guy Max (Belmont Hill CLASS CORRESPONDENT association for the greater Boston 508-735-9663 ’08) were married June 17, 2017, Holly Malkasian Staudinger region. Paul commences his two- [email protected] at the First Parish in Weston 914-925-2340 year term on July 1, 2018. (where Fiona and I attended [email protected] In his new role, Ayoub will Doug Floyd church growing up in Weston). preside over a board of directors 781-788-0020 Following Nobles and Belmont From Fred Clifford: that includes some of the most [email protected] Hill, they met at Tulane and now Hi Holly, prominent and influential busi- live and work in Manhattan. A funny thing happened on my ness leaders in Greater Boston. Hannah works for the Rockefeller way to becoming an alcohol and He will work with the chamber 1976 Foundation, and Max works drug counselor. … The Common- and its board to advance the for Columbia University. wealth has revived my careers organization’s mission to make CLASS CORRESPONDENTS Congratulations, belatedly, to in communications and public Greater Boston the best place for Tom Bartlett the Roman clan! And my deepest service. I joined the Department of businesses and people to thrive. +44 1908 647196 apologies for not including this in Public Health, Bureau of Sub- Paul was also recently named [email protected] the class notes earlier this year. stance Addiction Services, last fall president of the board of the And in other news ... in a newly created communica- Real Estate Finance Association. Rob Piana Social gadflyWyc Grousbeck, tions manager position, largely in He is a member of the Greater 617-491-7499 spied John Hoagland in LaGuardia response to the opioid epidemic Boston Real Estate Board and the [email protected] airport recently. After a brief chase and the substantial communica- Board of Incorporators of the Bos- and struggle, John agreed to pose tions demand on DPH that has ton Local Development Corpora- 1977 for a picture. John and wife Robin resulted. Essentially, I translate tion. He is a former co-chair of the live in the Back Bay and the Cape, complex programmatic jargon Real Estate Finance and Workout/ CLASS CORRESPONDENT while Wyc and wife Emilia (they and data into consumable mes- Foreclosure Section of the Mas- Linda Rheingold eloped in Vegas in 2017) split sages for the media, the public, sachusetts Bar Association’s Real [email protected] time between Beacon Hill and legislators and stakeholders. It is Estate Section. He chairs the Manhattan. Wyc and John send the quintessential joining of an old building committee of the board 1978 regards to all. career with a new one. It was great of trustees at Nobles. And in an amazing coincidence, to see everyone last year, and I Ayoub serves on the national CLASS CORRESPONDENT later that same day, Wyc saw Phil hope all are well. board of directors of St. Jude Christopher Reynolds Rueppel and daughters Elise ’23 From Clift Georgaklis: “Send- Children’s Research Hospital Cell: 800-444-0004 and Lizzy ’18 at the Celtics game. ing some news, as our class notes and ALSAC, the fundraising Home: 508-358-7757 The question is: How much golf is have been dwindling as of late, I and awareness organization for [email protected] Rueps playing these days? noticed. After having lunch with

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John Tayer’s dad, who is an father had taken back in the day. weekend, I feel really lucky to be Wayne State University in Detroit orthodontist, sometime in 1991, So many great memories! We part of such a great class of caring, has named the new dean of the I learned about sanding in are working on making this video thinking, thoughtful, hard-working, College of Liberal Arts and between teeth and the then- available to all classmates. We will good people! Not sure if you feel Sciences: our own Stephanie unconventional extracting of a keep you posted. this way, but as the years go on, I Hartwell! She will begin work in lower incisor to make space. In These are the classmates appreciate my Nobles education Wayne State’s largest college on the years that followed, based who made it to the reunion this and each one of you more and August 1, 2018, leaving her posi- on this and other modalities, I year—so happy to see everyone. more. I’m very grateful to be part tion at UMass Boston as a sociol- founded six-month braces. It is Thank you for being here, espe- of the class of 1983. Thank you ogy professor, and most recently, copied throughout the country cially first-timerKieran Sheehan. for keeping in touch. Until next interim dean of the College of now and is the main focus of my You all look wonderful, even time, cheers. Public and Community Service and Brookline dental practice with my better than when we were in Marianna McKim writes: “Life associate dean of the College of wife. More recently, we have been high school. Everyone is doing in rural New Hampshire contin- Liberal Arts, as well as an adjunct doing Botox, fillers and implants. well and thriving: Haley Clifford ues to treat us well. My husband professor of psychiatry at UMass I enjoy seeing Hendo, Davidson Adams, Hilary Whitman Allinson, recently retired from Dartmouth Medical School. and Lelon from time to time here. Peter Amory, Amy McCulloch and takes care of things at home “As an expert in evaluation Maria and I have two kids at Brown, Jim Cabot, Kelly Keyes while I tend to multiple responsi- and social problems with a keen Vanderbilt and two at Brookline Carey, Nancy Sarkis Corcoran, bilities at Kimball Union Academy: interest in social justice, I know High School. Cheers to the best Steve Corcoran, Sarah Thibodeau library director, advisor—some- Stephanie has the ability to class ever at Nobles.” Deck, Kristen Forsberg Diebus, times weekend bus driver! Every galvanize the College of Liberal Jane Fogg, Davis Fulkerson, day is different. Emma is now 12 Arts and Sciences to best serve 1983 Seth Goldman, Hilary Harrison, and in sixth grade. She’s an avid our students and community,” Jim Jelin, Margot MacArthur, XC skier and now trying track provost Keith Whitfield said. CLASS CORRESPONDENT Lou Moses Mizgerd, Betsy and field.” As a community-based Nancy Sarkis Corcoran Morris Rosen, Muffy King mental health services researcher, [email protected] O’Day, Lindsey Plexico, Deb 1984 Hartwell conducts both large- Paine Sabin, Nancy Lavin and small-scale research and Our 35th reunion is over, and it Sheerer, Jeff Schwartz, Kieran CLASS CORRESPONDENT evaluation projects focusing on was great! Thanks to everyone Sheehan, Greg Williams and Christine Todd transitions from institutions to who made the effort to be here. Mark Young. [email protected] the community, with an empha- Here’s a recap in case you couldn’t Lots of classmates wrote sis on vulnerable populations, make it. Sorry, I don’t have any saying they were sorry they 1985 including formerly incarcerated pictures. We were too busy catch- couldn’t make it this time around, persons released from correc- ing up and having fun! including Todd Chisholm (son’s CLASS CORRESPONDENT NEEDED tions and victims of gun violence Big thank you to John ’83 college graduation), Chris with mental health and substance and Susan (Carlson) Kirk ’82 for McCusker (daughter’s prom), 1986 abuse issues. She has published hosting a wonderful cocktail party Rob Finlay (daughter’s birthday), more than 45 peer-reviewed on Friday night at their beautiful Larry Shaw, Terry Perry, Kwame CLASS CORRESPONDENTS articles and chapters, and has home in Needham. Delicious food Dixon, Kristin Vinios Marken, Heather Markey Zink been awarded approximately and drinks served poolside. On Jocelyn Webster Doughty, Wendy 508-359-9553 $8 million in grants to fund her Saturday night, we gathered in the Riseborough and Marianna [email protected] research. Hartwell currently Castle for dinner and drinks. It was McKim. Hope we’ll see even more serves on the ROCA evaluation great seeing math teachers Bill classmates at our 40th! Jessica Tyler advisory board, in addition to Kehlenbeck and Steve Toubman, Maybe I’m feeling more 781-934-6321 her leadership roles with the who stopped by to say hello. emotional than usual since Holden [email protected] American Sociological Asso- Both nights, we played the will graduate from Nobles in a few ciation, the Society for the Study video that Mark Young made for weeks (as I write this in mid- Eliza Kelly Beaulac of Social Problems, and the our 25th reunion, which included May), but I just have to say, after 703-476-4442 International Academy of Law and lots of football footage that his seeing everyone and chatting this [email protected] Mental Health.

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1987 the NHL Nashville Predators. Representing the D.C. area were CLASS CORRESPONDENTS Jay Grandin, James Lewis and Julie Emily Gallagher Byrne (Longobardi) Sosnitsky. 781-721-4444 Jen Silvester and her husband, [email protected] Seth, live in Pelham, New York, with their daughter, Sadie (11), and son, Elise Gustafson Jackson (7). Jen is the director of [email protected] circus arts at a local summer camp, volunteers with various youth 1988 organizations, and teaches knitting. Emily Purdy is living in Vermont CLASS CORRESPONDENT NEEDED with her husband, Andy, and their two children, Ava (12) and Tobin During the Nobles reunion weekend alumni lax game, ’88 was celebrating its 30th (2). She is the children’s librarian 1989 reunion and had a great turnout for the game: (left to right) Chris Pastore, Craig Pfannenstiehl, John McManus, Curt Stevenson, John Hauck and Kevin Capone. at the Greensboro Free Library CLASS CORRESPONDENT and works and lives at Wheelock Rachel Spencer Mountain Farm, making maple 917-921-5916 Legacy Place. On Saturday, not live in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with syrup and homesteading. [email protected] only did we close down reunion their two daughters, Maren (10) Also coming down from the [email protected] on campus, but a merry group and Elsa (7). He says, “Look us up if north were Marina Tal (Burlington, of us proceeded to close down your travels take you to the island!” Vermont) and Alison (Comite) 1990 Waterford’s (the old Olde Irish Our West Coast attendees Brennan (Exeter, New Hampshire). Alehouse) afterward. Here is a were Allie (Kinney) Borg, Coming up from the South CLASS CORRESPONDENT NEEDED recap of the attendees: Kristen Cashman, Jamie Damon Shore were Glenn Forger, Gregg For the second major reunion and Chris Gaither. Forger and Kevin Sullivan. 1991 in a row, Stephan Seiffert flew in Jeb Bentley came in from Greg Ginsburg lives in Newton from Germany for the weekend. Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, where with his wife, Lesley, and two young CLASS CORRESPONDENT Not to be outdone, Jon he lives with his wife, Maija, and children. He is an anesthesiologist Kelly Doherty Laferriere Bartlett made Dedham his lay- four kids. at Mass General Hospital. [email protected] over destination while traveling Bill Bickford and his wife, Lucy, Sam Jackson is a regional back to the States from Saudi live in Lake Forest, Illinois, with director of operations with LCB 1992 Arabia. He and his wife have been their three daughters, Eloise (7), Senior Living, covering their in Atlanta for 10 years and have Annabelle (5) and Daisy (2). Bill is northern Massachusetts territory. CLASS CORRESPONDENT two kids, ages 12 and 10. He has a founding partner of Northworks He and his wife, Nicole, live in Lynne Dumas Davis spent the past couple of years Architects, based in Chicago. Andover, Massachusetts, with their 703-623-4211 working as a strategy consultant Also coming in from the Mid- son, Brooks (14), and daughter, [email protected] for Jacobs Engineering, going back west (Michigan) was Tim Damon. Maeve (12). Brooks is heading off to and forth to the Middle East. He Tyler Barrett is an associate St. John’s Prep in the fall. 1993 adds, “I welcome any old friends professor and medical director Brian Roberts is a partner at passing through Atlanta to drop of the emergency department NEPC, an institutional investment CLASS CORRESPONDENT a line and let me take you out for at Vanderbilt University Medical consulting firm based in Boston. His Sam Jackson some barbecue and local beer.” Center. He and his wife, Kelly, live wife, Becky, is currently a middle 978-409-9444 Chris Irwin also lives in the in Nashville, Tennessee, with their school English teacher at Montrose [email protected] Atlanta area and made sons, Ryan (12) and Jack (9). When School. They moved back from an appearance. not at work, Tyler spends most of Denver 10 years ago and now live The Class of 1993 came out in full Jeb Besser is a managing his time at the ice rink with his son’s in Medfield, Massachusetts, with force for our 25th reunion. It all member at Manchester Manage- youth travel hockey and as a team their 11-year-old twin boys, Owen started with a late-night Friday at ment PR. He and his wife, Jenny, emergency medicine physician for and Fisher.

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Brian was not the only Med- numbers and email. If you are in- ’78, a true stalwart and kid Elena Raptopoulos Orselli field resident in attendance. Join- terested in being included, please magnet, has been so supportive writes: “My husband, Francesco, ing him were Joe Branca, Brian email Sam. It will be great for as well. They’re even helping and I welcomed Scarlett Penelope Grimm and Tom Ruzzo. when we travel, and we can catch me get back on the ice to coach on November 9, 2017. We are Other local attendees up in various cities. middle school boys’ hockey.” still in Scarsdale, New York, and (including some last-minute Sebastian will be 4 in August. I surprises!) were Kara (Delahunt) 1994 1997 started a real estate investment Bobrov, Craig Capodilupo, company two years ago, which has Jeremy Delinsky, Carolyn Flynn, CLASS CORRESPONDENT CLASS CORRESPONDENTS also been an amazing life change.” Meaghen (Keaveny) Gallucci, Annie Stephenson Murphy Bobbi Oldfield Wegner Kate Treitman Brown is Scott Key, Adam Lis, Lauryn 415-377-4466 617-980-1412 back working at Nobles as the Mittleman, Grayson Moore, [email protected] [email protected] director of graduate affairs. She Caroline (Haskell) Odden and and her husband, Malcolm Brown, Marco Schiavo. 1995 Jessie Sandell Achterhof moved back to the Boston area in Unable to attend, Nim Shah 781-990-3353 November and live in Cambridge. wrote: “Hi, all! Many apologies for CLASS CORRESPONDENTS [email protected] They welcomed their first child, missing reunion. With two little Molly Haverty Huck Brown, on September 14, ones, the journey east from San [email protected] 1998 2017. He has already had several Diego is just too tough. Plus, we’re playdates with the Hayes boys and prepping for a move to the Bay Amy Sheridan CLASS CORRESPONDENT with Scarlett Orselli. Area. In any case, have fun. [email protected] Dave Klivans Amanda Green Helming Hopefully see you next time!” [email protected] writes: “Sarah Grayson Helming Julie (Scoville) Cifuni just Molly Haverty joins the Class of was born on January 4, 2018. opened up Axiom Cycling Studio 1995 class correspondent team 1999 Grayson joins big brother Teddy, in Durango, Colorado (while along with Amy Sheridan and who could not be more excited to also continuing to work as an reports, “I have recently moved to CLASS CORRESPONDENTS have a little sister.” emergency room nurse), so the Portland and work at Nike. Amy Stephanie Trussell Driscoll Meagan Rock married Andrew timing didn’t work out. She is also works at Nike, and I have [email protected] Painter on November 11, 2017. already planning to come out found (through the Nobles app) They are super excited to be for our 30th. Matt Plitch ’04 also works at Nike. Gabriela Herman welcoming their first baby girl Liz (Travers) Bronson writes, Amy and I are having a meet-and- [email protected] in August 2018. In July, they are “I’ve had Liz Bronson Consulting greet lunch with Matt soon—trying moving across the country to for five years, offering recruiting to establish ‘Nobles at Nike.’ Fun!” My husband, Pat Driscoll, and I California. Andrew is a chief petty services to start-ups and large welcomed our third child, Samantha officer in the United States Coast companies, mostly in Silicon 1996 Mae Driscoll, on January 12, 2017. Guard and will be transferring to Valley. My love of volunteering that Sam joins siblings Benjamin (3) and a base in Petaluma to work as an began at Nobles has continued CLASS CORRESPONDENT Bailey (5). If anyone is going to be instructor—hence the move. Big with board service here in Austin Alex Slawsby near the Seacoast this summer, we change! Please visit us! Meagan with a local nonprofit called [email protected] would love to see you. has a job in San Francisco as a Generation SERVE, which helps Amanda Tripp Hayes and veterinary dermatologist. She sits kids ages 3-17 volunteer with more Kate Wade writes, “I’m excited Ryan Hayes welcomed Hunter her specialty boards to become than 100 local organizations. Life to share that, after a wonderful Tripp Hayes on May 4, 2017. Older a board certified veterinary in Austin with my husband and 15 years at the Rivers School, I’ve brother Holden Hayes is 4. dermatologist in November (no two kids is fantastic—come visit!” accepted the position of English Olivia Achtmeyer Boger and big deal with a 2-month-old, As a group, many of us Department chair at the Fenn Andy Boger now have three boys. right?). Wish her luck! discussed better ways to keep in School in Concord. I couldn’t be George MacMillen Boger was born Beth Curley Summers wel- touch. We do have our Facebook happier to join the stellar team of on March 22, joining older broth- comed her third baby, Cooper, in page but have also decided to incoming head and Nobles grad ers Stuart (3) and Jackson (2), and March 2017, to join older sisters start a class directory with cell Derek Boonisar ’89. Rob Morrison their 13-year-old dog, Tucker (ha!). Claire and Elle.

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CLASS CORRESPONDENT Lisa Marx Corn [email protected]

Kate (O’Donnell) Wyatt shared: “Aaron and I and now almost- 3-year-old big sister, Harper, welcomed baby girl Hope Hearty Wyatt on November 5, 2017. We also finally gave up city living and moved to Westwood.”

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CLASS CORRESPONDENT Lauren Kenney Murphy [email protected]

Elizabeth (Beedy) Wendorf lives in Natick with her husband, Matt, son, Ethan (2), and daughter, Adelaide (8 months). She teaches math and economics at the Rivers School. Jake Clapton and his wife, Sarah, welcomed Jackson Dow Clapton on May 5, 2018. Lisa (Griswold) Robbins is expecting a baby boy on June 22, 2018. He will join big sister Madeline.

2002

CLASS CORRESPONDENT William N. Duffey III 617-893-1040 Clockwise from top left: [email protected] Mariah Sabir, Kasib 2003 Sabir ’03, faculty member Ben Snyder, former faculty member Sarah Snyder; Megan Herzog ’03, Ali Henren ’03, Danielle 2003 and Josh Fillman ’03; Ian Graham ’03, Lyman Johnson ’03, Laura Garcia ’03, Brendan Syron, CLASS CORRESPONDENT Martin Garcia, Aaron Mason ’03, Julianna Manzi Laura (Marholin) Garcia Syron ’03; Jennifer Helfrich, James Paci ’03, [email protected] Laura Lacayo, Heather Peterson ’03, Andrew Tibbetts ’03, Josh Fillman ’03, Danielle Fillman; Alison Mackle, Jeff Egizi ’03, Megan Oppen- Nobles Class of ’03 had a great heimer, Justin Oppenheimer ’03 turnout at the 15-year reunion.

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(From left to right) Lydia Paine Hagtvedt, Caroline Holland, Janna Herman, Erin Bruynell, E.B. Bartels 2006 and Krysten Keches Smilkov (all ’06) gathered at Panera in Boston before seeing Harry Aspinwall ’06 in Chefs: A Sizzling Kitchen Showdown. (From left to right) Loris Toribio, Erin Bruynell, Caroline Holland, Krysten Keches Smilkov, Janna Herman and E.B. Bartels (all ’06) try to maintain their composure while watching Harry Aspinwall ’06 in Chefs: A Sizzling Kitchen Showdown. Harry Aspinwall ’06 (center, not shirt- less) recently starred in Chefs: A Sizzling Kitchen Showdown. No, he is not the voice of Mr. Monopoly. Sorry, everyone. Harry Aspinwall ’06 was pleasantly surprised/totally horrified to learn that a group of his high school class- mates came to see him in Chefs: A Sizzling Kitchen Showdown. Harry (center) is pictured here post-production with (from left to right) Caroline Holland, Erin Bruynell, Krysten Keches Smilkov, Janna Herman, E.B. Bartels and Loris Toribio (all ’06). Greg Croak and Cory Rosenfield, both ’06, got together for a beer in Seattle to cheer on the Red Sox. Don’t worry, they haven’t become Mariners fans (yet).

Kristin Hurley was recognized continued with dinner in Emily Holick, Kristin Hurley, Tibbetts and Ashley Wood. with the Young Graduate the Arts Center. Attendees Lyman Johnson, Amy Joyce, Award for her work in New York included: Ashwin Advani, Lucy Kessler, David Kehlenbeck, 2004 City’s public school system. Sarah Brooks, Christine Tim Kistner, Annette Lamb, The class enjoyed catching up DeVirgilio, Micaila Donovan, Julianna Manzi, Aaron Mason, CLASS CORRESPONDENT over drinks in the Castle, which Jeff Egizi, Jamie Ferguson, Justin Oppenheimer, James Carolyn Sheehan Wintner has certainly changed since Josh Fillman, Laura Garcia, Paci, Heather Peterson, Kasib 781-801-3742 we once dined there. The party Ian Graham, Ali Hendren, Sabir, David Sherin, Andrew [email protected]

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■ 2005 ■ Enjoying quality time together. 2008 Thoughtful. I’m about to release ■■ Cheering on the Seattle Mari- a book project called How to CLASS CORRESPONDENT ners because they are both now CLASS CORRESPONDENT Be Cool and Thoughtful, which Saul Gorman West Coast guys. Aditya Mukerjee uses aesthetics and practices of 617-447-3444 I heard from Courtney 212-935-5637 self-awareness to help redefine [email protected] Stockmal who wanted to [email protected] ‘cool.’ I could go on for days about share that: this! I miss you all more and more ■ Brittany Hatfield (nee Oliver) ■ She will be spending the 2009 as the years go by, so if you find writes: “The last few months summer in Moscow, Russia. yourself in New York, feel free have been a total blur, but we ■■ She is directing the FIFA CLASS CORRESPONDENT to reach out. Would love to see welcomed our baby boy, Oliver World Cup for FOX Sports. Liz Rappaport some of you and catch up.” Jonathan Hatfield, five weeks ■■ She hates sports. 617-413-6070 Mollie Young writes: “Mark early on Christmas Day. It was Meanwhile, Mariel Novas [email protected] (Hourihan) and I got engaged an interesting end to 2017, says that she: in March and feel so grateful for ■ but we have a happy, healthy ■ Finished year one of her 2010 all the outpouring of love from boy who is growing like crazy doctoral program. the Nobles community. We have and is adapting to life as an ■■ Will be working at City Hall CLASS CORRESPONDENT spent the past few months cel- infant living in the big city.” this summer at the Mayor’s Holly Foster ebrating with family and friends Tom Southworth writes, “Emily Office for Immigrant 508-404-4616 and look forward to our wedding and I welcomed little Charlie Advancement. [email protected] next summer. We are still living Southworth to the world in March. ■■ Is preparing her campaign to in NYC and love seeing Nobles He’s already rocking Nobles tees oust Betsy DeVos as the Hello, Class of 2010! Hope you friends around the city.” and full of school spirit!” Secretary of Education. are all well and are having a Kirsten Karis writes: “On Harry Aspinwall writes in to let us great year so far. Please find the my flight to Charleston from 2006 know that he has been: following notes from members of Boston, the gentleman sitting ■■ Stripping across the country. our class. As always, please reach next to me started some small CLASS CORRESPONDENT ■■ Producing a show about orcs out if you have any updates— talk while we waited for takeoff, E.B. Bartels living in New York City. always great to hear from you. and in less than five minutes, [email protected] ■■ Doing the voice of Kerrin Smith writes: “Greet- we realized we were both Nobles Mr. Monopoly. ings from Crown Heights! I graduates (1984 and 2010), How well do you know your Additionally, a group of ’06 ladies left Claremont for New York grew up around Boston (he in classmates? Let’s play two (see photos on page 50) got several years ago and now call Wellesley, me in Southborough), truths and a lie. together to: Brooklyn home. Still running a and that was the tip of the ice- First up is Greg Croak, who ■■ Have a wholesome dinner at lot (some things never change) berg for small-world connections. writes to us from Seattle: Panera in Boston. and use those long runs to think We talked for the entire 2.5-hour ■■ I am working as a fundraiser ■■ Watch a not-so-wholesome the- about two questions: 1) How flight and had a great conversa- for the Seattle University atre production at the Wilbur, can we use enterprises for ve- tion about everything from School of Dentistry. featuring Harry Aspinwall. hicles for new ideas? and 2) Nobles teachers, college recruit- ■■ One of my main responsibilities ■■ Drink with the cast of Chefs: What would the world look like ing and all sorts of things. We is to procure real human skulls. A Sizzling Kitchen Showdown if we understood ‘cool’ to mean both remarked how important ■■ A donor recently mailed me a at their afterparty. being empathetic and engaged our teachers at Nobles had been box of loose teeth with the note, Oh, wait, my bad: The last one instead of narcissistic and rebel- in our lives and attributed our “Want these?” ... and we did. was three truths. lious? When I’m not running, ease of conversation to a lot of Greg also sent me a great these inquiries translate into a the lessons we learned there. He photo of him and Cory Rosenfield 2007 dream job at a boutique strategy still has family in the Boston area (see page 50). Here they are: and management consulting but now lives in Charleston with ■■ Watching the Red Sox CLASS CORRESPONDENT firm called Incandescent, and his wife and children. We are even crush the Yankees in a Boston Kat Sargent a side hustle (read: firstborn planning to meet in Charleston bar in Seattle. [email protected] child), a project called Cool and later this month when my mom

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in memoriam

Lockwood Churchill Barr ’60 passed away April 22 at age 75. At Nobles he was on the soccer, wrestling and tennis teams. He also was a member of the Student Council, Noble- man board, the Nobleonians, Quartets, Glee Club and choir. A resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, “Woody” graduated from Dartmouth College and the Harvard Gradu- ate School of Education. Left: Kirsten Karis ’10 met up in Charleston with fellow grad Edward Fenno ’84, He taught German and after coincidentally meeting on a flight and finding out their Nobles connection. psychology and was a school Here, they’re pictured at his in-laws’ historic home. Right: Ted Steinberg ’12 has received an endorsement for Massachusetts State House of Representatives 13th counselor, starting at the Norfolk District from progressive grassroots organization Run for Something. Bancroft School in Boston. His career included teaching and coaching girls’ soccer at the and I are in the city. You never solutions rather than accept the American International School know where you’re going to run stagnant status quo. I’m honored in Vienna, Austria, for 19 years. into a Nobles grad! His name is to receive an endorsement from Barr also taught for two years Edward Fenno ’84.” Run for Something, a group at the John F. Kennedy Elemen- dedicated to bringing politics back tary School in West Berlin. 2011 to the people and moving our His family said Barr touched country forward one local election countless lives with his com- CLASS CORRESPONDENT at a time,” Ted said. passion, deep intellect and Katie Puccio “RFS endorses candidates surpassing wit, and he was a 508-446-0726 on two major criteria: heart champion of the less fortunate. [email protected] and hustle. That’s what defines Barr met his wife Ingrid viability to us,” said Ross Morales (Bloch) when she worked at an 2012 Rocketto, RFS co-founder. “These American Army base in Munich, are candidates who are going Germany, and he was attached CLASS CORRESPONDENT to work hard to run grassroots, to an Army intelligence unit. Coco Woeltz community-led campaigns. We An avid skier and hiker who [email protected] are at a critical time in history, and always had a camera with him as the momentum these candidates he hit the slopes in Europe and Ted Steinberg has received an generate will have a lasting impact New Hampshire, he also kay- endorsement for Massachusetts for years to come.” aked on the Danube River and State House of Representatives at Pierce Island in Portsmouth. 13th Norfolk District from Run for 2013-2017 Barr also served on the Something (RFS), an organization board and provided photographs that recruits and supports strong CLASS CORRESPONDENTS NEEDED for Unlimited Possibilities in voices in the next generation of New Hampshire, a worldwide progressive leadership. charitable organization. “It’s time for elected officials In that role, he built handi- who are ready to work toward capped access ramps, pro-

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vided turkeys for families at After retiring from the State Air Force because of his love nel who resided in Austin for Thanksgiving, and assembled Department in 1986, he was cor- of flying. He was a competitive 47 years, Goessling was a a ropes course for Friedreich’s porate secretary to the Amoskeag race car driver who also restored member of the 187th Airborne Ataxia patients. The illness Company in Boston and then several Alfa Romeo automobiles. Regimental Combat Team and causes progressive damage worked for the Massachusetts Fogg also sold foreign cars a forward artillery observer to the nervous system. Bureau of Substance Abuse. In before joining his father’s financial during the Korean War. In addition to his wife, Barr retirement, he volunteered in firm in Boston. Goessling worked at the leaves a son, Alex; a daughter, the addiction field and arranged Fogg enjoyed boating, both Pentagon from 1965-67 in Katherine; a sister, Betsy; and his family “hut-to-hut” hikes in the motor and sail, and had an eye research and development, then step-brothers, Peter and Thomas. White Mountains, and lobster- for the fine arts. He also had a served a second tour in Korea. ing and fishing expeditions in taste for Italian furniture and He retired from the service in Samuel B. Bartlett ’53 passed the cove in front of his home sculpture, and their restora- 1970 and worked at the gover- away March 31 at age 82. At in Plymouth, Massachusetts. tion and conservation. nor’s office in Austin as coor- Nobles he played on the 1951 He is survived by his wife, He was a member of the dinator of natural resources. undefeated-untied football Joan; his son, Tom ’76; his Country Club in Brookline, the He brought his considerable team and was captain his senior daughters, Molly and Mary Duxbury Yacht Club and the Vin- leadership skills and work ethic year. He was also on the hockey ’82; and eight grandchildren. tage Sports Car Club of America. to volunteering in Austin for the and baseball teams and was a In addition to his daughter and Settlement Club and Settlement member of the Student Council, George Parsons Fogg III ’48 grandson, he is survived by his Home, and at St. Matthew’s Glee Club, Quartets, Nobleo- passed away April 28 at age wife, Jane; his brother, David; his Episcopal Church, where he and nians and Debating Club. 88. At Nobles he participated daughter, Harriet; four grandchil- his wife, Elaine, were congregants. Bartlett’s “spirited humor” in soccer, hockey and crew, dren; and a great-granddaughter. Goessling’s younger brother, and ability to “flatten” unfor- and he was a member of the the late Charles Francis Goessling tunate gridiron opponents Classbook Committee. He was Ward Currey Goessling Jr. ’44 ’44, was his Nobles classmate were noted in his Classbook. recipient of the Shillito Cup for passed away May 27, 2017, at and football and track teammate. A 1957 graduate of Dartmouth Photography his senior year. age 91. He attended Nobles his In addition to Elaine, he is College, he served in the Na- “His composure and efficiency senior year and was a mem- survived by his sons, Ward III and tional Guard, then graduated from have commanded the respect ber of the football and track Scott; his daughters, Gretchen Harvard Law School and joined of the masters and boys alike,” teams, the crew squad and and Karen; four grandchildren; the family law firm, Ely Bartlett his Classbook entry noted. “His the Classbook Committee. and two great-granddaughters. Brown and Procter, before enter- ability to tackle calmly any He resided in four states ing the Foreign Service in 1965. problem, no matter how difficult, before moving to Massachusetts. Robert E. Prasch ’53 passed He served in Paris, the Hague, will carry him to the top.” On December 7, 1941, he was at away March 22 at age 83. At Cebu, Ottawa, San Salvador A lifelong resident of Chestnut Pearl Harbor, where his father, Nobles, “Prascho” played on and Belfast, and at the State Hill, Massachusetts, and the an Army officer, was stationed at the football and basketball Department in Washington, D.C. second of four generations of his the time of the Japanese attack. teams and was a member of the Bartlett was as comfortable family to attend Nobles, Fogg Goessling enlisted in the crew squad, Quartets, Library at an elegant reception in Paris maintained lifelong friendships Army after graduating Nobles Committee, Student Council as he was at a barrio fiesta in the with his classmates and was and graduated from the United and Deutsche Verein, and was Philippines and was a consum- beloved for his sense of humor. States Military Academy in Debating Club president. mate diplomat with a biting wit His father, George Jr., 1949. He received a Master of He played on the undefeated- and ability to get along with was Class of 1918; his daugh- Electrical Engineering degree untied 1951 football team that individuals from all walks of life. ter, Jane, was Class of ’83; from the University of Okla- in 2010 was inducted into Bartlett maintained his and his grandson, Arthur, homa and a Master of Environ- Nobles’ Athletic Hall of Fame. competitive fire as a sailor is a Nobles sophomore. mental Engineering from the His classbook noted Prasch in international competition Fogg attended Harvard University of Texas in Austin. “works with boundless enthu- and on the tennis court. University and served in the A retired lieutenant colo- siasm and high spirits and you

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in memoriam may be sure he gives every- Her report card at Nobles be- Charles Wiggins ’57 passed Before leaving Ethiopia, thing he has. No matter what gan: “Ellen has contributed charm, away April 11 at age 80. He he also founded a volun- business he chooses for later goodwill, humor and thoughtful was the grandson of Charles teer organization that had life, he will be triumphant.” effort to her endeavor this year.” Wiggins (Nobles headmaster 40 teachers working at 10 Prasch graduated from Dart- Quinlan specialized in from 1920–1943) and the nephew schools and noted, “That’s mouth College with former Nobles early childhood education and of Eliot T. Putnam (Nobles how I found my profession.” football teammates and class- was a child-life specialist at headmaster from 1943–1971). Wiggins received a master’s mates Sam Bartlett and Pittsburgh, (Pa.) Children’s At Nobles, Wiggins was on degree in 1967 from Columbia Galen Clough. Prasch sub- Hospital and at the UMass the football and tennis teams University Teachers College, sequently earned a degree Medical Center in Worcester. and also on the wrestling team, where the idealism of the antiwar in civil engineering at the Quinlan also managed private the sport he was most passion- movement inspired him. University of Maryland. day-care centers and was former ate about. In his 50th reunion Wiggins taught in the After graduation, he was director of human resources at the report, Wiggins reflected upon Connecticut suburbs includ- a first lieutenant in the Army League School of Greater Boston. his years at Nobles and the im- ing a 28-year career at the and then worked for a New Her passions included portance of the school in his life. Brien McMahon High School, York–based aerial survey- extensive worldwide travel, but “One thing I know about my- in Norwalk, Connecticut. ing firm in Nicaragua on civil also to the beaches at Green Hill, self,” he wrote, “is the need He had been a guest lecturer engineering projects. He then Rhode Island, where she spent to participate, to be in the middle on Ethiopia at the high school, worked on USAID-funded summers as a youth. Quinlan of the action. Playing linebacker where he recalled “the halls were civil engineering projects in enjoyed fine dining in Boston- on the football squad, trying alive with Afro-Americans, His- sub-Saharan Africa and Egypt. area restaurants, re-creating to stop the runner, or being on panics and southern Europeans. Prasch moved on to Chicago those dishes in her own kitchen. Mr. Storer’s wrestling team, … Their energy and diversity with Schal Associates, a construc- Quinlan loved her West out there on the mat with my yanked me away from the lily- tion management firm, where he Highland White Terrier, opponent, trying to pin him, white plutocracy of Wilton was in charge of the expansion Dawson, which she found at developed this tendency.” High School to the ethnicities of O’Hare International Airport. the New Bedford–based Westie Wiggins graduated from and realities of Norwalk.” He retired to Grand Isle, Rescue of New England. Colby College in 1962, where he At McMahon High, Wiggins Vermont, where he enjoyed She enjoyed her summer recalled reading Jack Kerouac’s taught anthropology, govern- improving and renovating his garden at home in West Roxbury, On the Road and hitchhik- ment and ancient history, and 22-acre lakefront property, Massachusetts, which included ing to places like the slums of ran programs ranging from including installing an under- orchids and tomatoes, and she Chicago, the streets of New mock trial and mock United ground drainage system. There, attended Grateful Dead concerts Orleans, the blackberry fields of Nations to culture building and Prasch welcomed friends and with her Nobles classmates northeastern Texas, the cotton school government. He was also family for bonfires and barbe- years after graduation. fields of the Rio Grande and the the school’s union steward. cues and relished the challenge Whether you met her orchards of San Joaquin Valley. After retirement in 1998, of a difficult crossword puzzle. just once, knew her for a few “In upending the prescription Wiggins moved to Sedgwick, Prasch is survived by his years, worked with her, cruised for how to grow up,” he said, Maine, where he served as a wife, Carolyn; his daughter, with her, or lived with her, her “I realized the privilege of selectman and researched the Sandra; and two grandchildren. daughter, Courtney, said she a Nobles education.” life of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, “the was your friend—kind, empa- Wiggins joined the U.S. father of American colonization.” Ellen A. Quinlan ’75 passed thetic and often hilarious. Army Security Agency and was His Nobles classmate and away March 18 at age 60. She Quinlan fulfilled a bucket list stationed in Asmara, Ethiopia. cousin Eliot Putnam said was a member of the first co-ed dream, traveling with Courtney During that time, through a Wiggins was “a warm, welcom- graduating class at Nobles. Prior to Cuba in 2016 while in a wheel- Franciscan monk, he taught ing soul intensely interested in to Nobles, she attended Beaver chair. medieval history at Santa Fam- what you had to say and what Country Day School. She was a She is also survived by her iglia University and English at St. was happening in your life. He 1979 graduate of Wheelock College. mother, Anne. Joseph Mission to orphan boys. was sentimental to the core, a

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Lasalle and was most recently or simply bringing a positive a project manager at Trinity Fi- outlook to a difficult conversa- nancial, a commercial real estate tion. Marzuq did it all with development firm focused on integrity, humility and kindness.” transformative urban multifam- In the 2017 Achieve annual ily and mixed-use projects. report, Muhammad said of When Muhammad received the the program’s students: “They Nobles Young Graduate Award become the trendsetters in their in 2012, he was described as schools and the leaders of the Marzuq Umar Robert Charles Wiggins ’57 Muhammad ’01 “passionate and laser-focused, future.” He himself was such fun-loving and purposeful, a leader. He devoted his life to gentle and fiercely determined.” serving others and to leadership true lover of life who added great Development teaching assistant. He said, “I believe that you can for the public good, especially richness to the lives of others.” He excelled at football, rowing pursue your passion within your helping underserved urban com- Wiggins’ father, John, and wrestling. Friend and modern 9-to-5 job and work to make the munities and youth. He was an was Nobles Class of ’28; his languages faculty member positive difference right now.” active member of his mosque, uncle, Charles Wiggins, was Amadou Seck, who lived in the Despite the demands of his Masjid Al-Quran. He volunteered Class of ’31; and his brother, Castle at the same time as the business career, Muhammad at Citizen Schools and served on Greg, was Class of ’59. Muhammad twins, remembers: dedicated his time, creativity and several committees, including He is survived by his part- “During Ramadan, Marzuq, his intellect to advancing Nobles as a the Roxbury Strategic Master ner, author Beverly; his son, brother and another Nobles member of the board of trustees Plan Oversight Committee, the Sam; his daughter, Christy; graduate, Kasib Sabir, came to my (2012–2018) and Achieve Com- development committee for and his grandson, Charles. apartment every morning to share mittee. As a member of the Build- Southwest Boston Community the last meal before daybreak. ing Committee, he worked on Development Corporation, and The following obituary includes We prayed together and started the Castle and Baker renovations the Fairmount Indigo Planning excerpts from the obituary published a new day of fasting. This is one as well as the academic center Initiative (FIPI) Corridor-wide by the family of Marzuq Muhammad vivid and intimate recollection project. He co-chaired the Gradu- Advisory Group. He also served ’01, as well as the Globe’s May I have about Marzuq’s dedica- ates of Color Committee and on the board of trustees at the 28 article and various profiles tion to his faith, and a connec- served on the Graduates Council. Boston Renaissance Charter and quotes collected by Nobles. tion I will cherish forever.” At Muhammad’s repass on Public School and the Museum After graduating from Dart- May 23, Board President Beth of African-American History. Marzuq Umar Robert mouth College in 2005 with a Reilly ’87 said, “Marzuq used Muhammad will be forever Muhammad ’01 passed away B.A. in geography, Muhammad to talk about what Nobles did remembered by his loving May 20 at age 35. From the taught for a year in the Republic for him, but it doesn’t compare wife, Mary, and their sons, time he entered Nobles with of the Marshall Islands and then to what he did for Nobles.” Amir and Amari; his parents, his twin brother, Mujihad, he returned to Nobles as a teach- Achieve Director Nora Abdullah Alif and Janean; his was inspiring, charismatic and ing fellow for middle school Dowley-Liebowitz said, “Marzuq in-laws, Francois and Mathilde deeply loyal to Nobles. His social studies, also coaching JV was a man with a deep sense Alexandre; his grandmother faith, family and communities lacrosse and wrestling, and as- of purpose. His commitment to Georgiana Varona; his siblings, have always been the most sisting with diversity initiatives. Achieve was clear and inten- Nadirah, Raushanah, Sahirah, important pillars of his life. After leaving Nobles again, tional. I’ve never worked with a Quadir, Wadi and his twin At Nobles, Muhammad Muhammad made a name for board member more devoted brother Mujihad. Muhammad participated in the Multicultural himself as a promising trailblazer to the mission and more willing also leaves a host of relatives, Student Association, Brother to in Boston’s real estate develop- to work with the community at including his uncle, aunts, Brother and Shield. He served as ment community, especially in every level—volunteering with cousins, nieces, nephews, other a dorm RA, a freshman mentor his Roxbury neighborhood. He students, speaking at events, extended family and friends to and a middle school Personal started his career at Jones Lang bringing on new board members, cherish his memories.

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1. Mollie Young and fiancé Mark Hourihan, both ’10. 2. Samantha Driscoll, daughter of Stephanie Driscoll ’99. 3. Amanda Tripp Hayes ’99 and husband Ryan with sons Holden (4) and baby Hunter. 4. George Boger, son of Olivia Boger ’99. 5. Huck Brown, son of Director of Graduate Affairs Kate Treitman Brown ’99. 6. Sarah Grayson Helming, daughter of Amanda Green Helming ’99. 7. Olivia and James Wynalek, children of Lindsay (Curtis) Wynalek ’99. 8. Kate (O’Donnell) Wyatt, husband Aaron and daughter Harper welcomed Hope Hearty Wyatt on November 5, 2017. 9. Jackson Dow Clapton, son of Jake Clapton ’01. 10. Oliver Jonathan Hatfield, son of Brittany Hatfield ’05. 11. Tom Southworth ’05 with son Charlie, born in March.

announcements Marriages New Arrivals Meagan Rock ’99 married Andrew Painter Stephanie (Trussell) Driscoll ’99 and husband Engagements on November 11, 2018; Hannah Roman ’09 Pat welcomed their third child, Samantha Mae Mollie Young ’10 got engaged to Mark married Max Pasterczyk on June 17, 2017. Driscoll, on January 12, 2017; Amanda Tripp Hourihan ’10 in March. Hayes ’99 and husband Ryan welcomed Hunter Tripp Hayes on May 4, 2017. Olivia Achtmeyer

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Boger ’99 and Andy Boger welcomed their 2017; Amanda Green Helming ’99 and husband Jake Clapton ’01 and wife Sarah welcomed third child, George MacMillen Boger, on March Andrew welcomed daughter Sarah Grayson Jackson Dow Clapton on May 5, 2018. 22, 2018; Elena Raptopoulos Orselli ’99 and Helming on January 4, 2018; Beth Curley Brittany (Oliver) Hatfield ’05 and husband husband Francesco welcomed daughter Scarlett Summers ’99 and husband Craig welcomed a Cody welcomed a baby boy, Oliver Jonathan Penelope on November 9, 2017; Kate Treitman third child, Cooper, in March 2017; Elizabeth Hatfield, on Christmas Day 2017;Tom Brown ’99 and husband Malcolm welcomed (Beedy) Wendorf ’01 and husband Matt wel- Southworth ’05 and wife Emily welcomed son their first child, Huck Brown, on September 14, comed daughter Adelaide on January 1, 2018; Charlie Southworth to the world in March.

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Past Visits Present

REUNION 2018 WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS, with more than 600 graduates returning to campus to catch up with friends. Strolling through campus and exploring new spaces such as the academic center and renovated Baker Science Building, graduates were able to revisit their high school memories while experiencing what life is like at Nobles today. The weekend began on Friday, May 11, with a full day of activities for the 50th reunion class. The day came to a close with the Noblest Dinner in the Castle for graduates who have already celebrated their 50th reunion. Noblest gradu- ates were treated to a phenomenal a cappella performance by Greensleeves, as well as remembrances of former faculty member Tim Coggeshall, who recently passed away. Graduates braved unseasonal weather on Saturday morn- ing, May 12, to participate in graduate sporting events, as well 3. as to honor the new Nobles Athletics Hall of Fame inductees: Rick Pinderhughes ’73, Jenna Gomez ’04, Sarah Plumb ’08, former coach Ceci Clark and the 2007 football team. The newly revamped graduates assembly took place in Lawrence, re-creating the assembly experience everyone so fondly remembered. The program included two student perfor- mances as well as award presentations. Beth Reilly ’87 received the Coggeshall Award from the Class of 1993, while Tom Sargent ’78 was awarded the Lawson Service Award. Kristin Hurley ’03 won the Young Graduate Award for her work in the New York public school system, and Sam Flood ’79 was announced as the 2018 Distinguished Graduate for his work as executive producer for NBC Sports. The evening came to a close with class dinners, where plenty of fun was had by all. 6.

1. Nina Freeman Hanlon ’98 and Head of School Catherine Hall. 2. Athletics Hall of Fame recipient Jenna Gomez ’04 and Dean of Faculty Maura Sullivan. 3. Jeff Alpaugh ’85 and Kellen Benjamin ’02. 4. Bob MacDonald, Jim Lehan and John Watson, all ’63, celebrate their 55th Reunion. 5. Head of School Catherine Hall congratulates Ryan Ederle ‘08 on the induction of the 2007 football team into the Athletics Hall of Fame. 6. 2018 Women’s Graduate Soccer Game. 7. Bob Lawrence ’44 and Chris Morss ’58 at the Putnam Library Rededication. 8. Becca Margolis ’08, Katy Monaghan ’08, and Lindiwe Gararirimo ’08 celebrate their 10th reunion.

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1958 60TH REUNION

(L–R): Bob Bland, Charlie Long, Bill Russell, Peter Wadsworth, Peter Horton, Chris Morss, Peter Norstrand, Bob Puffer, Michael Whitman

1963 55TH REUNION

(L–R): Jim Lehan, Bob MacDonald, Ken Mallory, Rip Cunningham, John Watson, Peter Waldinger, Thomas 1958 Seiffert, Bob Kretschmar 1968 50TH REUNION

Front Row (L-R): Jim Esten, Scott Brown, Rob Lawrence, Ham Clark, Andy Fisher. Middle Row (L-R): Nick Travis, Steve Joyce, Nejat Duzgunes, Rafe Lowell, Andy Lord, Peter Gerrity. Back Row (L-R): Rick Storer, Rob Woods, Bob Frazee, Larry Bowers

1973 45TH REUNION

Front Row (L-R): Lewis Bryant, Chip Norton, Rick Pinderhughes, Sam Bennett. Back Row (L-R): John Cross, 1963 Bob Chandler, Peter Kistner, Dexter Cooper, Rob Hennemuth

1978 40TH REUNION

Front Row (L-R): Tom Sargent, Harvey Thayer, Ben Dawson, Amy Tillotson, Pam Thibodeau Lasher, Annie Thomas Hyder, Deb Sturtevant White, Wendy Fay, Tom Brace. Second Row (L-R): Sarah McOsker, Nancy Pratt Hurley ‘79, Laura Hewitt-Riley, Nancy Nayor Hadaegh, Deb Lavin Strzetelski, Cary Bickley, Jay Wallace, Thaddeus Herrick, Deb Gates Allen, Bill Elcock, 1968 Seth Nichols, Josh Tower, Rick Brown, David Cabot. Back Row (L-R):

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Philip King, Mike Hyder (spouse of Annie Thomas Hyder), Mark Taylor, Bill Messing, Chris Reynolds, Peter Strzetelski, Scott McCartney, John Connelly, Sam Howe Verhovek

1983 35TH REUNION

Front Row (L-R): Stephen Corcoran, Debbie Pain Sabin, Sarah Thibodeau Deck, Haley Clifford Adams. Back Row (L-R): Seth Goldman, Kieran Sheehan, Jeff Schwartz, Lindsey Plexico, Nancy Lavin Scheerer, 1973 Nancy Sarkis Corcoran, Mark Young, Betsy Morris Rosen, Lou Moses Mizgerd, Hilary Whitman Allinson

1988 30TH REUNION

On the Floor (L-R): Steve Spengler, John McManus. Front Row Seated (L-R): Stephanie Stamatos, Liz Power Lydon, Kevin Capone, Dave Aznavorian, Curt Stevenson, Brian Cullen, Katrina Newbury, Heather Partridge Kolva. Second Row (L-R): Holly Haynsworth Loew, Kelly Sullivan Troy, Jennifer Lane, Ben Saunders, Maia Merrill Gosselin, David Gerber, John Hauck, Melissa 1978 Daniels Madden, Janis Voldins, Emi Bague Wieczorek, Jaime Saenz- Denis, Craig Pfannenstiehl, Piper Fowler Sheer, Bekah Ham, Therese Flynn Eckford

1993 25TH REUNION

Front Row Seated (L-R): Front row: Craig Capodilupo, Jeb Bentley, Allie Borg, Elizabeth Will Capodilupo, Gregg Forger, Marina Tal, Carolyn Flynn, Grayson Moore, Xiomara Pique Hart, Jeremy Delinsky, Sam Jackson, Tim Damon; Second Row: Meaghen Gallucci, Chris Irwin, 1983 Kristen Cashman, Emily Clifford, Lauryn Mittleman, Bill Bickford;

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Third row: Jen Silvester, Alison Brennan, Caroline Haskell Odden, Kara Delahunt Bobrov, Jeb Besser; Fourth row: Jonathan Bartlett, Tyler Barrett, Chris Gaither, Julie Longobardi, Brad Sherman; Fifth row: James Lewis, Jamie Damon, Greg Ginsburg, Brian Roberts; Back row: Stephan Seiffert, Glenn Forger, Scott Key, Adam Lis, John Grandin, Brian Grimm

1998 20TH REUNION 1988 Front Row (L-R): Greg Jennison, Zack Tuck, Maura MacLeod, Rachel Eisenhaure, Hillary Weinblatt Chapman, Justin Cambria, Steve Gardos, Jessica London Rand, Kate Serafini Cox, Adam Taub. Back Row (L-R): Tom O’Brien, John O’Connor, Alexis Kant Yetwin, Nina Freeman Hanlon, Tim Lane, Sarah Lenehan Coyne, Lisa Cardito Oliver, Dusty Fahie, Amy Lodge Wall, Dan Flannery, Ron Hanlon, Alex Bellanton, Nick Vrabel, Bobby Gordon

2003 15TH REUNION 1993 (L-R): Heather Peterson, Lyman Johnson, Andrew Tibbetts, Ian Graham, Emily Holick, Ashwin Advani, Jeff Egizi, James Paci, Aaron Mason, Sarah Brooks, Ashley Wood, Annette Lamb, David Kehlenbeck, Christine Moynihan DeVirgilio, Amy Joyce, Kasib Sabir, Micaila Donovan, Julianna Manzi Syron, Lucy Emerson-Bell Kessler, Laura Garcia, Brendan Syron, Martin Garcia, Justin Oppenheimer, Josh Fillman

2008 10TH REUNION 1998 Back Row (L-R): Elike Kumahia, Mike Turcotte, Ryan Ederle, Emily Gates,

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Kelley Collins, Matt Bezreh, Mike Samuels. Third from Back (L-R): Kylie Gleason, Dayna Mudge, Liz Johnson, Michael Polebaum, Kelsey Grousbeck, Joel Feske, Amarilice Young, Sarah Malone, Colin Zwanziger, Ben Norment, Nihal Shrinath, David Snyder, Kelsey Fraser, Louisa Harrison, Shannyn Gaughan, Nick Resor, Bo Harrington, Matt Marshall, Todd Haylon, Tim Nelson, Nick Zhao, Madison Riley, Rick Goode, Ryan Strehlke, Nat Cooper, David 2003 Masterman, Jan Trnka-Amrhein, Lara Press, Rob Schlesinger, Pat Noone, Aaron Roth, Simon Reale, Andrew Leonard, Will Murphy, Michaela Goode, Jillian Anderson, Aditya Mukerjee, Jonathan Navarro, Lindsey Allen, Lindiwe Gararirimo, Meghan Weiler, Jen Rappaport Coassin, Sarah Plumb, Ellie Hession, Shivani Kumar, Alex Lang, Stephanie Gill Steele, Ana Victoria Alvarado, Christina Matulis, Chris Steele and Mark Gormley ’07

2013 5TH REUNION

Back Row (L-R): Victoria O’Connor, 2008 Kate Maroni, Sarah Puccio, Sophie Jacobs, Alex Dunne, Diana Smith, Cat Dickinson, Kayla Viriyabontorn, Savannah Horton, Caleb Kirshner. Second Row (L-R): Jett Oristaglio, Matt McGill, Drew Walker, Maya Getter, Samantha Rosen, Matt DeAngelis, Kimmy Ganong, Jonathan Sands, Emily Goins, Emily London, Mary McDonald, Ashley Conley, Cam Chapman, Matthew Edgerley, John Sargent. Front Row (L-R): Sophie Mussafer, Emma Magidson, Cat Beer, Helen Kirk, Natasha Rachlin, Charlotte Thorndike, Emily McEvoy, Ali 2013 Grogan, Sarah Haylon, Caroline Thayer, Patrick Toomey, Natalie Behr

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KAYAKING AT THE CASTLE

A photo found in the 1983 yearbook shows the Outing Club, a group led by Senior Master Nick Nickerson that has existed for decades. Appearing in this photo from left to right are: Spike O’Keeffe ’85, Abbott Lowell ’85, Peter Grant ’80, Nickerson, Kris Rosado ’85, J. R. Flather ’85, John Glass ’83 and Kevin Jones ’83. The club published this caption next to their photo in the yearbook: “Life is a 5.7—the moves aren’t that difficult once you know where the holds are.”

Nickerson continues to lead trips for Nobles students, and the fun and elaborate nature with which he advertises these trips in assembly is reflected in this photo he staged for the club 35 years ago.

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May 16, 2018

Abigail Roberts and Ben Clarke, both ’22, celebrate winning a preliminary heat during the solar car races. Thirty teams of Class V students designed and built cars to harness the power of the sun on their quest for the fastest car.

PHOTO BY KIM NEAL

Dedication Standing in front of the portrait of his father, Eliot Putnam ’57 spoke at the rededication ceremony for the new Putnam Library during reunion weekend.

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NoblesTHE MAGAZINE OF NOBLE AND GREENOUGH SCHOOL FALL 2018

Milestones Under the Tent

June 1 marked both the last official school day for THE MAGAZINE OF NOBLE AND GREENOUGH SCHOOL members of the Class of 2018p. 42 and the first Nobles graduation for Head of School Dr. Catherine J. Hall.

The Pivot

2018 University. Yale attends Flynn

will continue her basketball career.. career.. basketball her continue will and the Volkmann Medal for excellence in Spanish. Spanish. in excellence for Medal Volkmann the and

contribution to the basketball program. She attends Boston College, where she she where College, Boston attends She program. basketball the to contribution Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics, athletics, and scholarship in excellence for Medal

for the eighth consecutive year. As a senior, she won the Seadale Bowl for her her for Bowl Seadale the won she senior, a As year. consecutive eighth the for also wrestled and played football. He won the Miller Miller the won He football. played and wrestled also the graduating class of class graduating the

become ISL Champions for the 14th consecutive year and NEPSAC Champions Champions NEPSAC and year consecutive 14th the for Champions ISL become program. He was captain of the baseball team and and team baseball the of captain was He program.

and All-New England both years playing for Nobles. She helped the team team the helped She Nobles. for playing years both England All-New and his senior project to reevaluate the Saturday tutoring tutoring Saturday the reevaluate to project senior his

and scored her milestone of 1,000 points in basketball. She was All-League All-League was She basketball. in points 1,000 of milestone her scored and was a senior prefect and volunteer with Achieve, using using Achieve, with volunteer and prefect senior a was

earned the Harvard Book Prize, won Wiggins Dormitory’s citizenship award, award, citizenship Dormitory’s Wiggins won Prize, Book Harvard the earned Greece, South Africa, New Orleans and Guatemala. He He Guatemala. and Orleans New Africa, South Greece,

Speaking to Garraud’s balance as a student-athlete, in her junior year, she she year, junior her in student-athlete, a as balance Garraud’s to Speaking In his six years at Nobles, Flynn went on four EXCEL trips to to trips EXCEL four on went Flynn Nobles, at years six his In

teammates support me. support teammates room in darkness. in room

1,000 points. That was really cool. It was really fun to see my my see to fun really was It cool. really was That points. 1,000 when Mr. Chung shut all the blinds and immersed the the immersed and blinds the all shut Chung Mr. when

comfortable right away. And every basketball player wants to score score to wants player basketball every And away. right comfortable first demonstration in the dark. Everyone was just in awe awe in just was Everyone dark. the in demonstration first

doing bad doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate somebody else. I felt felt I else. somebody celebrate can’t you that mean doesn’t bad doing class. The coolest thing was back in the fall, when we did our our did we when fall, the in back was thing coolest The class.

player. Whoever is doing good is doing good, and just because you’re you’re because just and good, doing is good doing is Whoever player. I struggle a little bit, so naturally AP physics has been a really fun fun really a been has physics AP naturally so bit, little a struggle I

Everybody raises you up, no matter if they’re the 13th player or the first first the or player 13th the they’re if matter no up, you raises Everybody sequence our own DNA. It’s been unbelievable. I like doing problems where where problems doing like I unbelievable. been It’s DNA. own our sequence

other teams, there’s drama and jealousy. There is none of that at Nobles. Nobles. at that of none is There jealousy. and drama there’s teams, other neuroscience as a high schooler, and in biology last year we were able to to able were we year last biology in and schooler, high a as neuroscience

played for a team like the Nobles basketball team. In In team. basketball Nobles the like team a for played never have I And experiment, studying biofuels with algae. I had the opportunity to take take to opportunity the had I algae. with biofuels studying experiment,

most special thing I’m a part of here. of part a I’m thing special most research lab, and David Yeh and I had amazing resources to do our own own our do to resources amazing had I and Yeh David and lab, research

people you’re always around, especially if you’re away from home. It’s the the It’s home. from away you’re if especially around, always you’re people building renovation has been amazing. In bio-chem, we got to use the new new the use to got we bio-chem, In amazing. been has renovation building

or playing around. It’s like having more siblings. It’s good to have a group of of group a have to good It’s siblings. more having like It’s around. playing or I’ve doubled up on science classes the past two years, and the science science the and years, two past the classes science on up doubled I’ve

going on in the common room, even if it’s just a group of us watching TV TV watching us of group a just it’s if even room, common the in on going person here. person

especially, I just loved having a place for all of us. There’s always something something always There’s us. of all for place a having loved just I especially, were a part of my same sphere. Everyone is such a different and creative creative and different a such is Everyone sphere. same my of part a were

with teachers and students and I want to make the most of it. In the dorms dorms the In it. of most the make to want I and students and teachers with just talk to and get along with all these new kids who I didn’t even realize realize even didn’t I who kids new these all with along get and to talk just

grateful to be here. There are so many opportunities for me to connect connect to me for opportunities many so are There here. be to grateful kids in the class that I hadn’t even met. It was a really fun opportunity to to opportunity fun really a was It met. even hadn’t I that class the in kids

People say the first thing they notice about me is my smile. I’m just so so just I’m smile. my is me about notice they thing first the say People I went on the New Orleans trip in 10th grade, and there were still a lot of of lot a still were there and grade, 10th in trip Orleans New the on went I

Marnelle Garraud Garraud Marnelle Ryan Flynn Flynn Ryan

Georgetown University. Georgetown

outreach trips for the Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Initiative. Thomas attends attends Thomas Initiative. Jobs Youth Summer Healthy the for trips outreach

chief of community engagement last summer, helping to lead community community lead to helping summer, last engagement community of chief

course. She’s also been involved in community service, working for Boston’s Boston’s for working service, community in involved been also She’s course.

the Brookline Arts Center and MassArt, where she completed a pre-college pre-college a completed she where MassArt, and Center Arts Brookline the

of ’98 Award. He attends Harvard College. Harvard attends He Award. ’98 of is a visual artist who has taken courses at Nobles, the Museum of Fine Arts, Arts, Fine of Museum the Nobles, at courses taken has who artist visual a is

excellence. Apostolicas’ classmates selected him for the Class Class the for him selected classmates Apostolicas’ excellence. . She She . Middletown including productions, Collective Theatre Nobles many to

Mandarin and the Edward Stone Gleason Award for academic academic for Award Gleason Stone Edward the and Mandarin She was on the multimedia staff of of staff multimedia the on was She . She also contributed contributed also She . Nobleman The

for excellence in history, the Volkmann Medal for excellence in in excellence for Medal Volkmann the history, in excellence for Thomas played the viola for the orchestra throughout her Nobles career. career. Nobles her throughout orchestra the for viola the played Thomas

the Dufault Prize and, upon graduation, he earned the Alumni Prize Prize Alumni the earned he graduation, upon and, Prize Dufault the

really take risks. risks. take really sixth consecutive league championship. As a junior, Apostolicas won won Apostolicas junior, a As championship. league consecutive sixth

of the environment she’s created, we’re able to grow and and grow to able we’re created, she’s environment the of Cogito. He led the Debate and Model UN Club, and the chess team to its its to team chess the and Club, UN Model and Debate the led He Cogito.

judged. She doesn’t underestimate her students. Because Because students. her underestimate doesn’t She judged. Apostolicas co-founded the International Affairs Club and the publication publication the and Club Affairs International the co-founded Apostolicas

speaking, everyone really feels heard and understood and not not and understood and heard feels really everyone speaking,

and for my career to hold meaning and benefit others on a global scale. global a on others benefit and meaning hold to career my for and listening. She treats her students with respect. When we’re we’re When respect. with students her treats She listening.

adhere to the Nobles mission statement of “leadership for the public good,” good,” public the for “leadership of statement mission Nobles the to adhere modernism class with Ms. [Jess] Brennan also taught me about about me taught also Brennan [Jess] Ms. with class modernism

that I hold true to the values that I’ve learned from my family. I hope to to hope I family. my from learned I’ve that values the to true hold I that is saying and think about how to respond and build on that. My My that. on build and respond to how about think and saying is

I hope that I continue the work and growth that I’ve done at Nobles and and Nobles at done I’ve that growth and work the continue I that hope I to relax and then also to listen to what my opponent or partner partner or opponent my what to listen to also then and relax to

into discussions while grounding their ideas in logic and reason. and logic in ideas their grounding discussions while into Public speaking doesn’t necessarily come easily to me. I learned learned I me. to easily come necessarily doesn’t speaking Public

people involved. It’s interesting to see people add their personal experiences experiences personal their people add see involved. It’s interesting to people just so much more comfortable in my own voice than I used to be. be. to used I than voice own my in comfortable more much so just

International Affairs Club has been all of the different backgrounds of the the of backgrounds different the of all been has Club Affairs International when I’m speaking at the stand during the Model UN conference, I’m I’m conference, UN Model the during stand the at speaking I’m when

Affairs Club to the next level. One of my favorite aspects of the of the aspects favorite my of One level. next the to Club Affairs taking the risk and putting myself out there. So when I’m in a debate or or debate a in I’m when So there. out myself putting and risk the taking

to take the discussion we had in the International International the in had we discussion the take to Cogito published We sense of self has been strengthened by it, and I feel really proud of of proud really feel I and it, by strengthened been has self of sense

occur, because they don’t occur in a vacuum. a in occur don’t they because occur, and debate my sophomore year at Nobles. I’m so grateful because my my because grateful so I’m Nobles. at year sophomore my debate and

international affairs but also the historical backdrop for which all events events all which for backdrop historical the also but affairs international place for me. It has a great political science program. I joined Model UN UN Model joined I program. science political great a has It me. for place

, we wanted to not only provide strong analysis of of analysis strong provide only not to wanted we , Cogito publishing With community in whatever way I can. Georgetown seemed like the perfect perfect the like seemed Georgetown can. I way whatever in community

I think we should recognize that the world neither begins nor ends with us. us. with ends nor begins neither world the that recognize should we think I I have an interest in government and nonprofit work—just working for the the for working work—just nonprofit and government in interest an have I

Paulie Apostolicas Apostolicas Paulie Rachel Thomas Thomas Rachel

Jill Radley Jelinda Metelus David Yeh Uche Ndukwe

I had a lot of anxiety freshman and sophomore year; I put a lot of pressure I came to see Hairspray at Nobles when my sister was in it. That was Winning a New England title is a huge thing to say you’ve done. My junior My mom always said, “You don’t need to be more popular than anybody on myself. Homework was all I could think about, even when I didn’t have the catalyst for everything: I wanted to be up there. I love that I can feel year, I lost in the wrestling finals. To come that far and then to lose—by one else.” When that’s not an issue, you can just talk to people for the sake of it. I sought help from [counselor] Mr. Spence, and my family encouraged myself growing onstage. I remember the first duet I did with Imani was so point—was just like, “Oh, man, next year I have to win it.” it. I’ve always liked hearing what people’s lives are like. A lot of kids get me to see my doctor. I learned that if a test was hard, it was hard for intimidating. Now when I perform, my voice no longer shakes. I’m really That loss motivated me to get better. The biggest jump I had caught up on the idea of popularity, and it makes friendships less authentic. everyone. If I was in a situation where it wasn’t time to be thinking about proud of myself for getting to that point. in wrestling skill was from my junior to senior year. It was the To me, it’s easier to be yourself and be genuine than to anticipate how school, I would force myself to be part of the conversation. It happens In my neighborhood, so many kids are capable of so much but have highlight of my wrestling career—losing and then coming someone else wants you to act. without you realizing it: You start to become yourself. I was able to laugh no one telling them that. I was blessed to have people around me who back. When I finally had that, when I could finally say, “I’m Becoming School Life Council co-president wasn’t as important to me and make other people laugh. Those interactions feed your brain— believed I could do anything I put my mind to. I always thought, I’m going a New England champ,” it meant so much more. as working with the rest of the team. I like to talk to a wide range of people scientifically, it’s healthier. to be that for other people. When I heard Bryan Stevenson, founder of On the India trip, we met a group of seventh grade and connect with them. The best leader can balance their own opinions I started going to the musical with friends instead of getting ahead the Equal Justice Initiative, speak at the Student Diversity Leadership boys at this school called Kiplani. I told them I wrestled, with the feelings of the people they’re leading. If someone asks you to lead, on my reading. In math class junior year, we had a test, and everyone Conference, I thought maybe I could advocate for children. and they all asked me to do push ups and wanted to they want your ideas, creativity and personality—but you have to recognize was freaking out, but that’s how I’d been feeling for a year and a half. I am big on speaking my mind when there’s something I believe in or if wrestle me. Even though we only spent a few days the position isn’t really about you. I do my best to listen and make sure Absolute value was on the test, and I joked, “We’ve gotta take the something isn’t right. The walkout [April 20 nationwide] was one of the there, the kids and I became really close. that what I’m presenting is not always what I’m thinking. There are a lot of absolute value to turn negative energy into positive.” That’s where I proudest moments I’ve ever had at Nobles. People really listened to one Leaving that area was really hard. I remember similarities between leading the school or the football team or orchestra. got the idea for my NED talk. Desmond Herzfelder ’19 was in my class; another; we learned from people’s stories. I’m not growing if I’m in an there was this one little kid named Rohan. We had a It’s about holding people accountable and being willing to let them hold he told me he was starting a club [Nobles Heads Together] to give echo chamber. I believe in learning history so we don’t repeat our secret handshake that we did the whole week. As I you accountable too. I tell my little sister and other younger kids an outlet to talk about mental health. He was one of the reasons mistakes. If you say, “There’s nothing for me to do,” you’re not was saying goodbye, he tapped me on the back and students: Be willing to step out. I became a senior leader for CALM [Come and Learn Mindfulness]. looking hard enough. held out his hand to do the handshake one more I got to the point where I could separate my academic success from time. I just started bawling. Ndukwe received the Harvard Book Prize his junior year. He led the the “fun me” with the positive attitude. People finally saw that in me. Metelus received the Deb Harrison Prize in 2016 for her impact on the boarding student body as co-president of the SLC and co-captained both community at Nobles. She served as a senior prefect. She was a Peer Help Yeh served as a varsity captain three times at Nobles—twice varsity football and basketball. He also works in his mother’s Radley was elected by her classmates to speak at graduation, and she served as a Program leader, shield head and a leader of Sister 2 Sister. She was a core for the wrestling team and once for the cross-country team. restaurant, Nzuko. For nearly a decade, Ndukwe played bass senior prefect. She was a staff writer and webmaster for The Nobleman. As a Class III member of SURJE, Nobles’ social justice and equity initiative. Metelus was Equally committed in the classroom, Yeh excelled in the most with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra through its student, she earned the prize for the best U.S. history research essay. She co-captained also involved in Advanced Dance Ensemble, the Nobles Theatre Collective, rigorous course load available to him. He attends Williams Intensive Community Program for young musicians from varsity softball and JV ice hockey this past year and also performed with the Nobles and received the Sid Eaton Prize for excellence in theater in 2018. She also College, where he will continue his wrestling career.. underserved communities around Boston; he is now Theatre Collective. She volunteered as an Achieve tutor and at Camp Sunshine during received the Stearns Achievement Award. She sang in her Dorchester parish a mentor with the program. He attends Princeton her time at Nobles. She attends Northwestern University. and several Nobles ensembles. She attends Dartmouth College. University, where he will play football.

Danny Monaghan Sami Alves Marijke Perry Holden Corcoran

I love Wiggins. Some of the strongest relationships I’ve formed at this I’ve been a flyer on the trapeze since I was 11. It’s really fun because I When I first got to Nobles, I had a hard time interacting with others, and I didn’t really envision myself being on the Nobleman staff when place have been with fellow Wiggins Hall members. I feel like when can try all sorts of crazy stuff. Circus is all about testing the limits of I relied heavily on who was in my classes and in my advisory. But as time I came to Nobles. Journalism was not something I had ever you fully immerse yourself in something—when every ounce of you is what people can do. has gone by, I’ve made really close friends. I feel like I’ve become a more done, but when I was a freshman, I started to look forward to committed to doing something and giving everything you have—special When I was writing my paper for Mr. [Doug] Jankey’s class, I started open person since I came to Nobles. new issues coming out and would read them. It’s funny that things can happen. The dorm parents do a great job of instilling that in with something I knew I could find information for, but I just wasn’t feeling I think Nobles has taught me to love myself. I don’t know if love is the I became editor of the paper because I don’t really like the the kids who live here. it. So I decided to switch to something that, even if it might not make a good right word—I am happy about myself, and I have more confidence than I writing aspect of it that much. What I really enjoyed was the The football team has evolved big-time over the past three years. It paper, I’d at least have fun in the process. I started researching the circus. think I would have if I hadn’t gone here. I have more friends. I have more group aspect—being able to talk with new people. Our staff, started out with a team of athletes from all different sports, but over the The whole thing was a big risk because, for all I knew, I would spend a happiness. I have loved every day that I was here. I think that Nobles gave especially, was such a diverse group of people from different past year especially, I’d say we’ve become a football team. It’s not about month researching and never find anything interesting to write about. I had me a joy of learning. walks of life. I also really enjoyed being able to connect with specialization or only playing one sport, but it’s more a shift in focus to the to really trust Mr. Jankey and trust the process that I would actually have a I’m going to Brown University. It is my intention to at least major people through interviews. I was able to interview Mr. [Bob] understanding that, during the fall, you’re a football player. We’ve become paper at the end. in classics, but one of the draws of Brown for me is that it will Henderson twice before he retired. I was able to interview Dr. more of a family, and that unity all came from Coach Murray’s leadership. I started looking at all sorts of old circus posters and noticed that they be possible to double-major in music and, if I were feeling [Cathy] Hall at the start of the year and again at the end of If I hadn’t come to Nobles, I honestly don’t think I would have gone were awfully similar to a lot of propaganda I’d seen. I wrote about the particularly motivated, I would hope to triple-major in her first year. Through interviews, we’re talking to teachers and to college. I probably would have gone into the military. I didn’t have the ways a mass media form like the circus can influence public opinion. I’m music, classics and theater. other people about really interesting topics. It’s been a fantastic grades or the guidance. But now I’m more than prepared, not just to get really glad I ended up switching topics. There’s so much happening experience, and I’ll probably say the best thing that I’ve done at in and be there, but to succeed at Brown next year, both academically when I’m flying that I never thought to research what I was doing. I Perry won the Scudder Medal for excellence in fine arts, the Dixwell Nobles. I’ve learned to think about what’s acceptable and think a and athletically. That’s a big difference from where I was at 16 to didn’t even realize what I was a part of. Medal for classics, the Volkmann Medal for Japanese and the lot about audience and how people will interpret the things that we where I am now. public speaking prize. At Nobles, Perry danced, sang in Chamber publish. We definitely tried to push the envelope a little bit in terms Alves jokes that she is a “say yes” kind of person, which explains her Singers and other groups, and held numerous roles in Nobles of what we did with opinion pieces. I’ve learned so much from both Monaghan transferred to Nobles his sophomore year and boarded all three involvement in MIT’s Beaver Works Summer Institute, her time in Spain Theatre Collective productions, including the lead role in Mr. Kinard and Mr. Hirsch [who advise the newspaper staff]. years. He was a senior prefect, member of the disciplinary committee studying medieval history in Spanish, and her participation in West Men on Boats in spring 2018. She also rowed crew and was and two-year captain of the varsity football team. He won the Russell Point’s leadership program. She served as Nobles Theatre Collective’s president of Spectrum, Nobles’ alliance for diversity of gender Corcoran was Editor in Chief of The Nobleman and an editor of Cogito, a 50-page student journal B. Stearns Achievement Award for improvement in academics and playwriting director and communications director. The paper that Alves and sexual orientation. that has tackled such topics as the crisis in Syria, the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the was selected to speak at graduation. Outside of school, Monaghan references received high honors and the Nobles award for best U.S. escalation of tensions in the South China Sea. While at Nobles, Corcoran served as a counselor has gained varied work experience in plumbing, HVAC maintenance, history research essay. She attends Yale University. for the Nobles Summer Community Service camp. Corcoran played varsity squash and served as landscaping and farming. Monaghan attends Brown University, where captain of the ultimate frisbee team. Corcoran attends Georgetown University. he will play football.

2018 University. Yale attends Flynn

will continue her basketball career.. career.. basketball her continue will and the Volkmann Medal for excellence in Spanish. Spanish. in excellence for Medal Volkmann the and

contribution to the basketball program. She attends Boston College, where she she where College, Boston attends She program. basketball the to contribution Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics, athletics, and scholarship in excellence for Medal

for the eighth consecutive year. As a senior, she won the Seadale Bowl for her her for Bowl Seadale the won she senior, a As year. consecutive eighth the for also wrestled and played football. He won the Miller Miller the won He football. played and wrestled also the graduating class of class graduating the

become ISL Champions for the 14th consecutive year and NEPSAC Champions Champions NEPSAC and year consecutive 14th the for Champions ISL become program. He was captain of the baseball team and and team baseball the of captain was He program.

and All-New England both years playing for Nobles. She helped the team team the helped She Nobles. for playing years both England All-New and his senior project to reevaluate the Saturday tutoring tutoring Saturday the reevaluate to project senior his

and scored her milestone of 1,000 points in basketball. She was All-League All-League was She basketball. in points 1,000 of milestone her scored and was a senior prefect and volunteer with Achieve, using using Achieve, with volunteer and prefect senior a was

earned the Harvard Book Prize, won Wiggins Dormitory’s citizenship award, award, citizenship Dormitory’s Wiggins won Prize, Book Harvard the earned Greece, South Africa, New Orleans and Guatemala. He He Guatemala. and Orleans New Africa, South Greece,

Speaking to Garraud’s balance as a student-athlete, in her junior year, she she year, junior her in student-athlete, a as balance Garraud’s to Speaking In his six years at Nobles, Flynn went on four EXCEL trips to to trips EXCEL four on went Flynn Nobles, at years six his In

teammates support me. support teammates room in darkness. in room

1,000 points. That was really cool. It was really fun to see my my see to fun really was It cool. really was That points. 1,000 when Mr. Chung shut all the blinds and immersed the the immersed and blinds the all shut Chung Mr. when

comfortable right away. And every basketball player wants to score score to wants player basketball every And away. right comfortable first demonstration in the dark. Everyone was just in awe awe in just was Everyone dark. the in demonstration first

doing bad doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate somebody else. I felt felt I else. somebody celebrate can’t you that mean doesn’t bad doing class. The coolest thing was back in the fall, when we did our our did we when fall, the in back was thing coolest The class.

player. Whoever is doing good is doing good, and just because you’re you’re because just and good, doing is good doing is Whoever player. I struggle a little bit, so naturally AP physics has been a really fun fun really a been has physics AP naturally so bit, little a struggle I

Everybody raises you up, no matter if they’re the 13th player or the first first the or player 13th the they’re if matter no up, you raises Everybody sequence our own DNA. It’s been unbelievable. I like doing problems where where problems doing like I unbelievable. been It’s DNA. own our sequence

other teams, there’s drama and jealousy. There is none of that at Nobles. Nobles. at that of none is There jealousy. and drama there’s teams, other neuroscience as a high schooler, and in biology last year we were able to to able were we year last biology in and schooler, high a as neuroscience

played for a team like the Nobles basketball team. In In team. basketball Nobles the like team a for played never have I And experiment, studying biofuels with algae. I had the opportunity to take take to opportunity the had I algae. with biofuels studying experiment,

most special thing I’m a part of here. of part a I’m thing special most research lab, and David Yeh and I had amazing resources to do our own own our do to resources amazing had I and Yeh David and lab, research

people you’re always around, especially if you’re away from home. It’s the the It’s home. from away you’re if especially around, always you’re people building renovation has been amazing. In bio-chem, we got to use the new new the use to got we bio-chem, In amazing. been has renovation building

or playing around. It’s like having more siblings. It’s good to have a group of of group a have to good It’s siblings. more having like It’s around. playing or I’ve doubled up on science classes the past two years, and the science science the and years, two past the classes science on up doubled I’ve

going on in the common room, even if it’s just a group of us watching TV TV watching us of group a just it’s if even room, common the in on going person here. person

especially, I just loved having a place for all of us. There’s always something something always There’s us. of all for place a having loved just I especially, were a part of my same sphere. Everyone is such a different and creative creative and different a such is Everyone sphere. same my of part a were

with teachers and students and I want to make the most of it. In the dorms dorms the In it. of most the make to want I and students and teachers with just talk to and get along with all these new kids who I didn’t even realize realize even didn’t I who kids new these all with along get and to talk just

grateful to be here. There are so many opportunities for me to connect connect to me for opportunities many so are There here. be to grateful kids in the class that I hadn’t even met. It was a really fun opportunity to to opportunity fun really a was It met. even hadn’t I that class the in kids

People say the first thing they notice about me is my smile. I’m just so so just I’m smile. my is me about notice they thing first the say People I went on the New Orleans trip in 10th grade, and there were still a lot of of lot a still were there and grade, 10th in trip Orleans New the on went I

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Georgetown University. Georgetown

outreach trips for the Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Initiative. Thomas attends attends Thomas Initiative. Jobs Youth Summer Healthy the for trips outreach

chief of community engagement last summer, helping to lead community community lead to helping summer, last engagement community of chief

course. She’s also been involved in community service, working for Boston’s Boston’s for working service, community in involved been also She’s course.

the Brookline Arts Center and MassArt, where she completed a pre-college pre-college a completed she where MassArt, and Center Arts Brookline the

of ’98 Award. He attends Harvard College. Harvard attends He Award. ’98 of is a visual artist who has taken courses at Nobles, the Museum of Fine Arts, Arts, Fine of Museum the Nobles, at courses taken has who artist visual a is

excellence. Apostolicas’ classmates selected him for the Class Class the for him selected classmates Apostolicas’ excellence. . She She . Middletown including productions, Collective Theatre Nobles many to

Mandarin and the Edward Stone Gleason Award for academic academic for Award Gleason Stone Edward the and Mandarin She was on the multimedia staff of of staff multimedia the on was She . She also contributed contributed also She . Nobleman The

for excellence in history, the Volkmann Medal for excellence in in excellence for Medal Volkmann the history, in excellence for Thomas played the viola for the orchestra throughout her Nobles career. career. Nobles her throughout orchestra the for viola the played Thomas

the Dufault Prize and, upon graduation, he earned the Alumni Prize Prize Alumni the earned he graduation, upon and, Prize Dufault the

really take risks. risks. take really sixth consecutive league championship. As a junior, Apostolicas won won Apostolicas junior, a As championship. league consecutive sixth

of the environment she’s created, we’re able to grow and and grow to able we’re created, she’s environment the of Cogito. He led the Debate and Model UN Club, and the chess team to its its to team chess the and Club, UN Model and Debate the led He Cogito.

judged. She doesn’t underestimate her students. Because Because students. her underestimate doesn’t She judged. Apostolicas co-founded the International Affairs Club and the publication publication the and Club Affairs International the co-founded Apostolicas

speaking, everyone really feels heard and understood and not not and understood and heard feels really everyone speaking,

and for my career to hold meaning and benefit others on a global scale. global a on others benefit and meaning hold to career my for and listening. She treats her students with respect. When we’re we’re When respect. with students her treats She listening.

adhere to the Nobles mission statement of “leadership for the public good,” good,” public the for “leadership of statement mission Nobles the to adhere modernism class with Ms. [Jess] Brennan also taught me about about me taught also Brennan [Jess] Ms. with class modernism

that I hold true to the values that I’ve learned from my family. I hope to to hope I family. my from learned I’ve that values the to true hold I that is saying and think about how to respond and build on that. My My that. on build and respond to how about think and saying is

I hope that I continue the work and growth that I’ve done at Nobles and and Nobles at done I’ve that growth and work the continue I that hope I to relax and then also to listen to what my opponent or partner partner or opponent my what to listen to also then and relax to

into discussions while grounding their ideas in logic and reason. and logic in ideas their grounding discussions while into Public speaking doesn’t necessarily come easily to me. I learned learned I me. to easily come necessarily doesn’t speaking Public

people involved. It’s interesting to see people add their personal experiences experiences personal their people add see involved. It’s interesting to people just so much more comfortable in my own voice than I used to be. be. to used I than voice own my in comfortable more much so just

International Affairs Club has been all of the different backgrounds of the the of backgrounds different the of all been has Club Affairs International when I’m speaking at the stand during the Model UN conference, I’m I’m conference, UN Model the during stand the at speaking I’m when

Affairs Club to the next level. One of my favorite aspects of the of the aspects favorite my of One level. next the to Club Affairs taking the risk and putting myself out there. So when I’m in a debate or or debate a in I’m when So there. out myself putting and risk the taking

to take the discussion we had in the International International the in had we discussion the take to Cogito published We sense of self has been strengthened by it, and I feel really proud of of proud really feel I and it, by strengthened been has self of sense

occur, because they don’t occur in a vacuum. a in occur don’t they because occur, and debate my sophomore year at Nobles. I’m so grateful because my my because grateful so I’m Nobles. at year sophomore my debate and

international affairs but also the historical backdrop for which all events events all which for backdrop historical the also but affairs international place for me. It has a great political science program. I joined Model UN UN Model joined I program. science political great a has It me. for place

, we wanted to not only provide strong analysis of of analysis strong provide only not to wanted we , Cogito publishing With community in whatever way I can. Georgetown seemed like the perfect perfect the like seemed Georgetown can. I way whatever in community

I think we should recognize that the world neither begins nor ends with us. us. with ends nor begins neither world the that recognize should we think I I have an interest in government and nonprofit work—just working for the the for working work—just nonprofit and government in interest an have I

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Jill Radley Jelinda Metelus David Yeh Uche Ndukwe

I had a lot of anxiety freshman and sophomore year; I put a lot of pressure I came to see Hairspray at Nobles when my sister was in it. That was Winning a New England title is a huge thing to say you’ve done. My junior My mom always said, “You don’t need to be more popular than anybody on myself. Homework was all I could think about, even when I didn’t have the catalyst for everything: I wanted to be up there. I love that I can feel year, I lost in the wrestling finals. To come that far and then to lose—by one else.” When that’s not an issue, you can just talk to people for the sake of it. I sought help from [counselor] Mr. Spence, and my family encouraged myself growing onstage. I remember the first duet I did with Imani was so point—was just like, “Oh, man, next year I have to win it.” it. I’ve always liked hearing what people’s lives are like. A lot of kids get me to see my doctor. I learned that if a test was hard, it was hard for intimidating. Now when I perform, my voice no longer shakes. I’m really That loss motivated me to get better. The biggest jump I had caught up on the idea of popularity, and it makes friendships less authentic. everyone. If I was in a situation where it wasn’t time to be thinking about proud of myself for getting to that point. in wrestling skill was from my junior to senior year. It was the To me, it’s easier to be yourself and be genuine than to anticipate how school, I would force myself to be part of the conversation. It happens In my neighborhood, so many kids are capable of so much but have highlight of my wrestling career—losing and then coming someone else wants you to act. without you realizing it: You start to become yourself. I was able to laugh no one telling them that. I was blessed to have people around me who back. When I finally had that, when I could finally say, “I’m Becoming School Life Council co-president wasn’t as important to me and make other people laugh. Those interactions feed your brain— believed I could do anything I put my mind to. I always thought, I’m going a New England champ,” it meant so much more. as working with the rest of the team. I like to talk to a wide range of people scientifically, it’s healthier. to be that for other people. When I heard Bryan Stevenson, founder of On the India trip, we met a group of seventh grade and connect with them. The best leader can balance their own opinions I started going to the musical with friends instead of getting ahead the Equal Justice Initiative, speak at the Student Diversity Leadership boys at this school called Kiplani. I told them I wrestled, with the feelings of the people they’re leading. If someone asks you to lead, on my reading. In math class junior year, we had a test, and everyone Conference, I thought maybe I could advocate for children. and they all asked me to do push ups and wanted to they want your ideas, creativity and personality—but you have to recognize was freaking out, but that’s how I’d been feeling for a year and a half. I am big on speaking my mind when there’s something I believe in or if wrestle me. Even though we only spent a few days the position isn’t really about you. I do my best to listen and make sure Absolute value was on the test, and I joked, “We’ve gotta take the something isn’t right. The walkout [April 20 nationwide] was one of the there, the kids and I became really close. that what I’m presenting is not always what I’m thinking. There are a lot of absolute value to turn negative energy into positive.” That’s where I proudest moments I’ve ever had at Nobles. People really listened to one Leaving that area was really hard. I remember similarities between leading the school or the football team or orchestra. got the idea for my NED talk. Desmond Herzfelder ’19 was in my class; another; we learned from people’s stories. I’m not growing if I’m in an there was this one little kid named Rohan. We had a It’s about holding people accountable and being willing to let them hold he told me he was starting a club [Nobles Heads Together] to give echo chamber. I believe in learning history so we don’t repeat our secret handshake that we did the whole week. As I you accountable too. I tell my little sister and other younger kids an outlet to talk about mental health. He was one of the reasons mistakes. If you say, “There’s nothing for me to do,” you’re not was saying goodbye, he tapped me on the back and students: Be willing to step out. I became a senior leader for CALM [Come and Learn Mindfulness]. looking hard enough. held out his hand to do the handshake one more I got to the point where I could separate my academic success from time. I just started bawling. Ndukwe received the Harvard Book Prize his junior year. He led the the “fun me” with the positive attitude. People finally saw that in me. Metelus received the Deb Harrison Prize in 2016 for her impact on the boarding student body as co-president of the SLC and co-captained both community at Nobles. She served as a senior prefect. She was a Peer Help Yeh served as a varsity captain three times at Nobles—twice varsity football and basketball. He also works in his mother’s Radley was elected by her classmates to speak at graduation, and she served as a Program leader, shield head and a leader of Sister 2 Sister. She was a core for the wrestling team and once for the cross-country team. restaurant, Nzuko. For nearly a decade, Ndukwe played bass senior prefect. She was a staff writer and webmaster for The Nobleman. As a Class III member of SURJE, Nobles’ social justice and equity initiative. Metelus was Equally committed in the classroom, Yeh excelled in the most with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra through its student, she earned the prize for the best U.S. history research essay. She co-captained also involved in Advanced Dance Ensemble, the Nobles Theatre Collective, rigorous course load available to him. He attends Williams Intensive Community Program for young musicians from varsity softball and JV ice hockey this past year and also performed with the Nobles and received the Sid Eaton Prize for excellence in theater in 2018. She also College, where he will continue his wrestling career.. underserved communities around Boston; he is now Theatre Collective. She volunteered as an Achieve tutor and at Camp Sunshine during received the Stearns Achievement Award. She sang in her Dorchester parish a mentor with the program. He attends Princeton her time at Nobles. She attends Northwestern University. and several Nobles ensembles. She attends Dartmouth College. University, where he will play football.

Danny Monaghan Sami Alves Marijke Perry Holden Corcoran

I love Wiggins. Some of the strongest relationships I’ve formed at this I’ve been a flyer on the trapeze since I was 11. It’s really fun because I When I first got to Nobles, I had a hard time interacting with others, and I didn’t really envision myself being on the Nobleman staff when place have been with fellow Wiggins Hall members. I feel like when can try all sorts of crazy stuff. Circus is all about testing the limits of I relied heavily on who was in my classes and in my advisory. But as time I came to Nobles. Journalism was not something I had ever you fully immerse yourself in something—when every ounce of you is what people can do. has gone by, I’ve made really close friends. I feel like I’ve become a more done, but when I was a freshman, I started to look forward to committed to doing something and giving everything you have—special When I was writing my paper for Mr. [Doug] Jankey’s class, I started open person since I came to Nobles. new issues coming out and would read them. It’s funny that things can happen. The dorm parents do a great job of instilling that in with something I knew I could find information for, but I just wasn’t feeling I think Nobles has taught me to love myself. I don’t know if love is the I became editor of the paper because I don’t really like the the kids who live here. it. So I decided to switch to something that, even if it might not make a good right word—I am happy about myself, and I have more confidence than I writing aspect of it that much. What I really enjoyed was the The football team has evolved big-time over the past three years. It paper, I’d at least have fun in the process. I started researching the circus. think I would have if I hadn’t gone here. I have more friends. I have more group aspect—being able to talk with new people. Our staff, started out with a team of athletes from all different sports, but over the The whole thing was a big risk because, for all I knew, I would spend a happiness. I have loved every day that I was here. I think that Nobles gave especially, was such a diverse group of people from different past year especially, I’d say we’ve become a football team. It’s not about month researching and never find anything interesting to write about. I had me a joy of learning. walks of life. I also really enjoyed being able to connect with specialization or only playing one sport, but it’s more a shift in focus to the to really trust Mr. Jankey and trust the process that I would actually have a I’m going to Brown University. It is my intention to at least major people through interviews. I was able to interview Mr. [Bob] understanding that, during the fall, you’re a football player. We’ve become paper at the end. in classics, but one of the draws of Brown for me is that it will Henderson twice before he retired. I was able to interview Dr. more of a family, and that unity all came from Coach Murray’s leadership. I started looking at all sorts of old circus posters and noticed that they be possible to double-major in music and, if I were feeling [Cathy] Hall at the start of the year and again at the end of If I hadn’t come to Nobles, I honestly don’t think I would have gone were awfully similar to a lot of propaganda I’d seen. I wrote about the particularly motivated, I would hope to triple-major in her first year. Through interviews, we’re talking to teachers and to college. I probably would have gone into the military. I didn’t have the ways a mass media form like the circus can influence public opinion. I’m music, classics and theater. other people about really interesting topics. It’s been a fantastic grades or the guidance. But now I’m more than prepared, not just to get really glad I ended up switching topics. There’s so much happening experience, and I’ll probably say the best thing that I’ve done at in and be there, but to succeed at Brown next year, both academically when I’m flying that I never thought to research what I was doing. I Perry won the Scudder Medal for excellence in fine arts, the Dixwell Nobles. I’ve learned to think about what’s acceptable and think a and athletically. That’s a big difference from where I was at 16 to didn’t even realize what I was a part of. Medal for classics, the Volkmann Medal for Japanese and the lot about audience and how people will interpret the things that we where I am now. public speaking prize. At Nobles, Perry danced, sang in Chamber publish. We definitely tried to push the envelope a little bit in terms Alves jokes that she is a “say yes” kind of person, which explains her Singers and other groups, and held numerous roles in Nobles of what we did with opinion pieces. I’ve learned so much from both Monaghan transferred to Nobles his sophomore year and boarded all three involvement in MIT’s Beaver Works Summer Institute, her time in Spain Theatre Collective productions, including the lead role in Mr. Kinard and Mr. Hirsch [who advise the newspaper staff]. years. He was a senior prefect, member of the disciplinary committee studying medieval history in Spanish, and her participation in West Men on Boats in spring 2018. She also rowed crew and was and two-year captain of the varsity football team. He won the Russell Point’s leadership program. She served as Nobles Theatre Collective’s president of Spectrum, Nobles’ alliance for diversity of gender Corcoran was Editor in Chief of The Nobleman and an editor of Cogito, a 50-page student journal B. Stearns Achievement Award for improvement in academics and playwriting director and communications director. The paper that Alves and sexual orientation. that has tackled such topics as the crisis in Syria, the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the was selected to speak at graduation. Outside of school, Monaghan references received high honors and the Nobles award for best U.S. escalation of tensions in the South China Sea. While at Nobles, Corcoran served as a counselor has gained varied work experience in plumbing, HVAC maintenance, history research essay. She attends Yale University. for the Nobles Summer Community Service camp. Corcoran played varsity squash and served as landscaping and farming. Monaghan attends Brown University, where captain of the ultimate frisbee team. Corcoran attends Georgetown University. he will play football.

2018 University. Yale attends Flynn

will continue her basketball career.. career.. basketball her continue will and the Volkmann Medal for excellence in Spanish. Spanish. in excellence for Medal Volkmann the and

contribution to the basketball program. She attends Boston College, where she she where College, Boston attends She program. basketball the to contribution Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics, athletics, and scholarship in excellence for Medal

for the eighth consecutive year. As a senior, she won the Seadale Bowl for her her for Bowl Seadale the won she senior, a As year. consecutive eighth the for also wrestled and played football. He won the Miller Miller the won He football. played and wrestled also the graduating class of class graduating the

become ISL Champions for the 14th consecutive year and NEPSAC Champions Champions NEPSAC and year consecutive 14th the for Champions ISL become program. He was captain of the baseball team and and team baseball the of captain was He program.

and All-New England both years playing for Nobles. She helped the team team the helped She Nobles. for playing years both England All-New and his senior project to reevaluate the Saturday tutoring tutoring Saturday the reevaluate to project senior his

and scored her milestone of 1,000 points in basketball. She was All-League All-League was She basketball. in points 1,000 of milestone her scored and was a senior prefect and volunteer with Achieve, using using Achieve, with volunteer and prefect senior a was

earned the Harvard Book Prize, won Wiggins Dormitory’s citizenship award, award, citizenship Dormitory’s Wiggins won Prize, Book Harvard the earned Greece, South Africa, New Orleans and Guatemala. He He Guatemala. and Orleans New Africa, South Greece,

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teammates support me. support teammates room in darkness. in room

1,000 points. That was really cool. It was really fun to see my my see to fun really was It cool. really was That points. 1,000 when Mr. Chung shut all the blinds and immersed the the immersed and blinds the all shut Chung Mr. when

comfortable right away. And every basketball player wants to score score to wants player basketball every And away. right comfortable first demonstration in the dark. Everyone was just in awe awe in just was Everyone dark. the in demonstration first

doing bad doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate somebody else. I felt felt I else. somebody celebrate can’t you that mean doesn’t bad doing class. The coolest thing was back in the fall, when we did our our did we when fall, the in back was thing coolest The class.

player. Whoever is doing good is doing good, and just because you’re you’re because just and good, doing is good doing is Whoever player. I struggle a little bit, so naturally AP physics has been a really fun fun really a been has physics AP naturally so bit, little a struggle I

Everybody raises you up, no matter if they’re the 13th player or the first first the or player 13th the they’re if matter no up, you raises Everybody sequence our own DNA. It’s been unbelievable. I like doing problems where where problems doing like I unbelievable. been It’s DNA. own our sequence

other teams, there’s drama and jealousy. There is none of that at Nobles. Nobles. at that of none is There jealousy. and drama there’s teams, other neuroscience as a high schooler, and in biology last year we were able to to able were we year last biology in and schooler, high a as neuroscience

played for a team like the Nobles basketball team. In In team. basketball Nobles the like team a for played never have I And experiment, studying biofuels with algae. I had the opportunity to take take to opportunity the had I algae. with biofuels studying experiment,

most special thing I’m a part of here. of part a I’m thing special most research lab, and David Yeh and I had amazing resources to do our own own our do to resources amazing had I and Yeh David and lab, research

people you’re always around, especially if you’re away from home. It’s the the It’s home. from away you’re if especially around, always you’re people building renovation has been amazing. In bio-chem, we got to use the new new the use to got we bio-chem, In amazing. been has renovation building

or playing around. It’s like having more siblings. It’s good to have a group of of group a have to good It’s siblings. more having like It’s around. playing or I’ve doubled up on science classes the past two years, and the science science the and years, two past the classes science on up doubled I’ve

going on in the common room, even if it’s just a group of us watching TV TV watching us of group a just it’s if even room, common the in on going person here. person

especially, I just loved having a place for all of us. There’s always something something always There’s us. of all for place a having loved just I especially, were a part of my same sphere. Everyone is such a different and creative creative and different a such is Everyone sphere. same my of part a were

with teachers and students and I want to make the most of it. In the dorms dorms the In it. of most the make to want I and students and teachers with just talk to and get along with all these new kids who I didn’t even realize realize even didn’t I who kids new these all with along get and to talk just

grateful to be here. There are so many opportunities for me to connect connect to me for opportunities many so are There here. be to grateful kids in the class that I hadn’t even met. It was a really fun opportunity to to opportunity fun really a was It met. even hadn’t I that class the in kids

People say the first thing they notice about me is my smile. I’m just so so just I’m smile. my is me about notice they thing first the say People I went on the New Orleans trip in 10th grade, and there were still a lot of of lot a still were there and grade, 10th in trip Orleans New the on went I

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Georgetown University. Georgetown

outreach trips for the Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Initiative. Thomas attends attends Thomas Initiative. Jobs Youth Summer Healthy the for trips outreach

chief of community engagement last summer, helping to lead community community lead to helping summer, last engagement community of chief

course. She’s also been involved in community service, working for Boston’s Boston’s for working service, community in involved been also She’s course.

the Brookline Arts Center and MassArt, where she completed a pre-college pre-college a completed she where MassArt, and Center Arts Brookline the

of ’98 Award. He attends Harvard College. Harvard attends He Award. ’98 of is a visual artist who has taken courses at Nobles, the Museum of Fine Arts, Arts, Fine of Museum the Nobles, at courses taken has who artist visual a is

excellence. Apostolicas’ classmates selected him for the Class Class the for him selected classmates Apostolicas’ excellence. . She She . Middletown including productions, Collective Theatre Nobles many to

Mandarin and the Edward Stone Gleason Award for academic academic for Award Gleason Stone Edward the and Mandarin She was on the multimedia staff of of staff multimedia the on was She . She also contributed contributed also She . Nobleman The

for excellence in history, the Volkmann Medal for excellence in in excellence for Medal Volkmann the history, in excellence for Thomas played the viola for the orchestra throughout her Nobles career. career. Nobles her throughout orchestra the for viola the played Thomas

the Dufault Prize and, upon graduation, he earned the Alumni Prize Prize Alumni the earned he graduation, upon and, Prize Dufault the

really take risks. risks. take really sixth consecutive league championship. As a junior, Apostolicas won won Apostolicas junior, a As championship. league consecutive sixth

of the environment she’s created, we’re able to grow and and grow to able we’re created, she’s environment the of Cogito. He led the Debate and Model UN Club, and the chess team to its its to team chess the and Club, UN Model and Debate the led He Cogito.

judged. She doesn’t underestimate her students. Because Because students. her underestimate doesn’t She judged. Apostolicas co-founded the International Affairs Club and the publication publication the and Club Affairs International the co-founded Apostolicas

speaking, everyone really feels heard and understood and not not and understood and heard feels really everyone speaking,

and for my career to hold meaning and benefit others on a global scale. global a on others benefit and meaning hold to career my for and listening. She treats her students with respect. When we’re we’re When respect. with students her treats She listening.

adhere to the Nobles mission statement of “leadership for the public good,” good,” public the for “leadership of statement mission Nobles the to adhere modernism class with Ms. [Jess] Brennan also taught me about about me taught also Brennan [Jess] Ms. with class modernism

that I hold true to the values that I’ve learned from my family. I hope to to hope I family. my from learned I’ve that values the to true hold I that is saying and think about how to respond and build on that. My My that. on build and respond to how about think and saying is

I hope that I continue the work and growth that I’ve done at Nobles and and Nobles at done I’ve that growth and work the continue I that hope I to relax and then also to listen to what my opponent or partner partner or opponent my what to listen to also then and relax to

into discussions while grounding their ideas in logic and reason. and logic in ideas their grounding discussions while into Public speaking doesn’t necessarily come easily to me. I learned learned I me. to easily come necessarily doesn’t speaking Public

people involved. It’s interesting to see people add their personal experiences experiences personal their people add see involved. It’s interesting to people just so much more comfortable in my own voice than I used to be. be. to used I than voice own my in comfortable more much so just

International Affairs Club has been all of the different backgrounds of the the of backgrounds different the of all been has Club Affairs International when I’m speaking at the stand during the Model UN conference, I’m I’m conference, UN Model the during stand the at speaking I’m when

Affairs Club to the next level. One of my favorite aspects of the of the aspects favorite my of One level. next the to Club Affairs taking the risk and putting myself out there. So when I’m in a debate or or debate a in I’m when So there. out myself putting and risk the taking

to take the discussion we had in the International International the in had we discussion the take to Cogito published We sense of self has been strengthened by it, and I feel really proud of of proud really feel I and it, by strengthened been has self of sense

occur, because they don’t occur in a vacuum. a in occur don’t they because occur, and debate my sophomore year at Nobles. I’m so grateful because my my because grateful so I’m Nobles. at year sophomore my debate and

international affairs but also the historical backdrop for which all events events all which for backdrop historical the also but affairs international place for me. It has a great political science program. I joined Model UN UN Model joined I program. science political great a has It me. for place

, we wanted to not only provide strong analysis of of analysis strong provide only not to wanted we , Cogito publishing With community in whatever way I can. Georgetown seemed like the perfect perfect the like seemed Georgetown can. I way whatever in community

I think we should recognize that the world neither begins nor ends with us. us. with ends nor begins neither world the that recognize should we think I I have an interest in government and nonprofit work—just working for the the for working work—just nonprofit and government in interest an have I

Paulie Apostolicas Apostolicas Paulie Rachel Thomas Thomas Rachel

Jill Radley Jelinda Metelus David Yeh Uche Ndukwe

I had a lot of anxiety freshman and sophomore year; I put a lot of pressure I came to see Hairspray at Nobles when my sister was in it. That was Winning a New England title is a huge thing to say you’ve done. My junior My mom always said, “You don’t need to be more popular than anybody on myself. Homework was all I could think about, even when I didn’t have the catalyst for everything: I wanted to be up there. I love that I can feel year, I lost in the wrestling finals. To come that far and then to lose—by one else.” When that’s not an issue, you can just talk to people for the sake of it. I sought help from [counselor] Mr. Spence, and my family encouraged myself growing onstage. I remember the first duet I did with Imani was so point—was just like, “Oh, man, next year I have to win it.” it. I’ve always liked hearing what people’s lives are like. A lot of kids get me to see my doctor. I learned that if a test was hard, it was hard for intimidating. Now when I perform, my voice no longer shakes. I’m really That loss motivated me to get better. The biggest jump I had caught up on the idea of popularity, and it makes friendships less authentic. everyone. If I was in a situation where it wasn’t time to be thinking about proud of myself for getting to that point. in wrestling skill was from my junior to senior year. It was the To me, it’s easier to be yourself and be genuine than to anticipate how school, I would force myself to be part of the conversation. It happens In my neighborhood, so many kids are capable of so much but have highlight of my wrestling career—losing and then coming someone else wants you to act. without you realizing it: You start to become yourself. I was able to laugh no one telling them that. I was blessed to have people around me who back. When I finally had that, when I could finally say, “I’m Becoming School Life Council co-president wasn’t as important to me and make other people laugh. Those interactions feed your brain— believed I could do anything I put my mind to. I always thought, I’m going a New England champ,” it meant so much more. as working with the rest of the team. I like to talk to a wide range of people scientifically, it’s healthier. to be that for other people. When I heard Bryan Stevenson, founder of On the India trip, we met a group of seventh grade and connect with them. The best leader can balance their own opinions I started going to the musical with friends instead of getting ahead the Equal Justice Initiative, speak at the Student Diversity Leadership boys at this school called Kiplani. I told them I wrestled, with the feelings of the people they’re leading. If someone asks you to lead, on my reading. In math class junior year, we had a test, and everyone Conference, I thought maybe I could advocate for children. and they all asked me to do push ups and wanted to they want your ideas, creativity and personality—but you have to recognize was freaking out, but that’s how I’d been feeling for a year and a half. I am big on speaking my mind when there’s something I believe in or if wrestle me. Even though we only spent a few days the position isn’t really about you. I do my best to listen and make sure Absolute value was on the test, and I joked, “We’ve gotta take the something isn’t right. The walkout [April 20 nationwide] was one of the there, the kids and I became really close. that what I’m presenting is not always what I’m thinking. There are a lot of absolute value to turn negative energy into positive.” That’s where I proudest moments I’ve ever had at Nobles. People really listened to one Leaving that area was really hard. I remember similarities between leading the school or the football team or orchestra. got the idea for my NED talk. Desmond Herzfelder ’19 was in my class; another; we learned from people’s stories. I’m not growing if I’m in an there was this one little kid named Rohan. We had a It’s about holding people accountable and being willing to let them hold he told me he was starting a club [Nobles Heads Together] to give echo chamber. I believe in learning history so we don’t repeat our secret handshake that we did the whole week. As I you accountable too. I tell my little sister and other younger kids an outlet to talk about mental health. He was one of the reasons mistakes. If you say, “There’s nothing for me to do,” you’re not was saying goodbye, he tapped me on the back and students: Be willing to step out. I became a senior leader for CALM [Come and Learn Mindfulness]. looking hard enough. held out his hand to do the handshake one more I got to the point where I could separate my academic success from time. I just started bawling. Ndukwe received the Harvard Book Prize his junior year. He led the the “fun me” with the positive attitude. People finally saw that in me. Metelus received the Deb Harrison Prize in 2016 for her impact on the boarding student body as co-president of the SLC and co-captained both community at Nobles. She served as a senior prefect. She was a Peer Help Yeh served as a varsity captain three times at Nobles—twice varsity football and basketball. He also works in his mother’s Radley was elected by her classmates to speak at graduation, and she served as a Program leader, shield head and a leader of Sister 2 Sister. She was a core for the wrestling team and once for the cross-country team. restaurant, Nzuko. For nearly a decade, Ndukwe played bass senior prefect. She was a staff writer and webmaster for The Nobleman. As a Class III member of SURJE, Nobles’ social justice and equity initiative. Metelus was Equally committed in the classroom, Yeh excelled in the most with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra through its student, she earned the prize for the best U.S. history research essay. She co-captained also involved in Advanced Dance Ensemble, the Nobles Theatre Collective, rigorous course load available to him. He attends Williams Intensive Community Program for young musicians from varsity softball and JV ice hockey this past year and also performed with the Nobles and received the Sid Eaton Prize for excellence in theater in 2018. She also College, where he will continue his wrestling career.. underserved communities around Boston; he is now Theatre Collective. She volunteered as an Achieve tutor and at Camp Sunshine during received the Stearns Achievement Award. She sang in her Dorchester parish a mentor with the program. He attends Princeton her time at Nobles. She attends Northwestern University. and several Nobles ensembles. She attends Dartmouth College. University, where he will play football.

Danny Monaghan Sami Alves Marijke Perry Holden Corcoran

I love Wiggins. Some of the strongest relationships I’ve formed at this I’ve been a flyer on the trapeze since I was 11. It’s really fun because I When I first got to Nobles, I had a hard time interacting with others, and I didn’t really envision myself being on the Nobleman staff when place have been with fellow Wiggins Hall members. I feel like when can try all sorts of crazy stuff. Circus is all about testing the limits of I relied heavily on who was in my classes and in my advisory. But as time I came to Nobles. Journalism was not something I had ever you fully immerse yourself in something—when every ounce of you is what people can do. has gone by, I’ve made really close friends. I feel like I’ve become a more done, but when I was a freshman, I started to look forward to committed to doing something and giving everything you have—special When I was writing my paper for Mr. [Doug] Jankey’s class, I started open person since I came to Nobles. new issues coming out and would read them. It’s funny that things can happen. The dorm parents do a great job of instilling that in with something I knew I could find information for, but I just wasn’t feeling I think Nobles has taught me to love myself. I don’t know if love is the I became editor of the paper because I don’t really like the the kids who live here. it. So I decided to switch to something that, even if it might not make a good right word—I am happy about myself, and I have more confidence than I writing aspect of it that much. What I really enjoyed was the The football team has evolved big-time over the past three years. It paper, I’d at least have fun in the process. I started researching the circus. think I would have if I hadn’t gone here. I have more friends. I have more group aspect—being able to talk with new people. Our staff, started out with a team of athletes from all different sports, but over the The whole thing was a big risk because, for all I knew, I would spend a happiness. I have loved every day that I was here. I think that Nobles gave especially, was such a diverse group of people from different past year especially, I’d say we’ve become a football team. It’s not about month researching and never find anything interesting to write about. I had me a joy of learning. walks of life. I also really enjoyed being able to connect with specialization or only playing one sport, but it’s more a shift in focus to the to really trust Mr. Jankey and trust the process that I would actually have a I’m going to Brown University. It is my intention to at least major people through interviews. I was able to interview Mr. [Bob] understanding that, during the fall, you’re a football player. We’ve become paper at the end. in classics, but one of the draws of Brown for me is that it will Henderson twice before he retired. I was able to interview Dr. more of a family, and that unity all came from Coach Murray’s leadership. I started looking at all sorts of old circus posters and noticed that they be possible to double-major in music and, if I were feeling [Cathy] Hall at the start of the year and again at the end of If I hadn’t come to Nobles, I honestly don’t think I would have gone were awfully similar to a lot of propaganda I’d seen. I wrote about the particularly motivated, I would hope to triple-major in her first year. Through interviews, we’re talking to teachers and to college. I probably would have gone into the military. I didn’t have the ways a mass media form like the circus can influence public opinion. I’m music, classics and theater. other people about really interesting topics. It’s been a fantastic grades or the guidance. But now I’m more than prepared, not just to get really glad I ended up switching topics. There’s so much happening experience, and I’ll probably say the best thing that I’ve done at in and be there, but to succeed at Brown next year, both academically when I’m flying that I never thought to research what I was doing. I Perry won the Scudder Medal for excellence in fine arts, the Dixwell Nobles. I’ve learned to think about what’s acceptable and think a and athletically. That’s a big difference from where I was at 16 to didn’t even realize what I was a part of. Medal for classics, the Volkmann Medal for Japanese and the lot about audience and how people will interpret the things that we where I am now. public speaking prize. At Nobles, Perry danced, sang in Chamber publish. We definitely tried to push the envelope a little bit in terms Alves jokes that she is a “say yes” kind of person, which explains her Singers and other groups, and held numerous roles in Nobles of what we did with opinion pieces. I’ve learned so much from both Monaghan transferred to Nobles his sophomore year and boarded all three involvement in MIT’s Beaver Works Summer Institute, her time in Spain Theatre Collective productions, including the lead role in Mr. Kinard and Mr. Hirsch [who advise the newspaper staff]. years. He was a senior prefect, member of the disciplinary committee studying medieval history in Spanish, and her participation in West Men on Boats in spring 2018. She also rowed crew and was and two-year captain of the varsity football team. He won the Russell Point’s leadership program. She served as Nobles Theatre Collective’s president of Spectrum, Nobles’ alliance for diversity of gender Corcoran was Editor in Chief of The Nobleman and an editor of Cogito, a 50-page student journal B. Stearns Achievement Award for improvement in academics and playwriting director and communications director. The paper that Alves and sexual orientation. that has tackled such topics as the crisis in Syria, the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the was selected to speak at graduation. Outside of school, Monaghan references received high honors and the Nobles award for best U.S. escalation of tensions in the South China Sea. While at Nobles, Corcoran served as a counselor has gained varied work experience in plumbing, HVAC maintenance, history research essay. She attends Yale University. for the Nobles Summer Community Service camp. Corcoran played varsity squash and served as landscaping and farming. Monaghan attends Brown University, where captain of the ultimate frisbee team. Corcoran attends Georgetown University. he will play football.

2018 University. Yale attends Flynn

will continue her basketball career.. career.. basketball her continue will and the Volkmann Medal for excellence in Spanish. Spanish. in excellence for Medal Volkmann the and

contribution to the basketball program. She attends Boston College, where she she where College, Boston attends She program. basketball the to contribution Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics, athletics, and scholarship in excellence for Medal

for the eighth consecutive year. As a senior, she won the Seadale Bowl for her her for Bowl Seadale the won she senior, a As year. consecutive eighth the for also wrestled and played football. He won the Miller Miller the won He football. played and wrestled also the graduating class of class graduating the

become ISL Champions for the 14th consecutive year and NEPSAC Champions Champions NEPSAC and year consecutive 14th the for Champions ISL become program. He was captain of the baseball team and and team baseball the of captain was He program.

and All-New England both years playing for Nobles. She helped the team team the helped She Nobles. for playing years both England All-New and his senior project to reevaluate the Saturday tutoring tutoring Saturday the reevaluate to project senior his

and scored her milestone of 1,000 points in basketball. She was All-League All-League was She basketball. in points 1,000 of milestone her scored and was a senior prefect and volunteer with Achieve, using using Achieve, with volunteer and prefect senior a was

earned the Harvard Book Prize, won Wiggins Dormitory’s citizenship award, award, citizenship Dormitory’s Wiggins won Prize, Book Harvard the earned Greece, South Africa, New Orleans and Guatemala. He He Guatemala. and Orleans New Africa, South Greece,

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people you’re always around, especially if you’re away from home. It’s the the It’s home. from away you’re if especially around, always you’re people building renovation has been amazing. In bio-chem, we got to use the new new the use to got we bio-chem, In amazing. been has renovation building

or playing around. It’s like having more siblings. It’s good to have a group of of group a have to good It’s siblings. more having like It’s around. playing or I’ve doubled up on science classes the past two years, and the science science the and years, two past the classes science on up doubled I’ve

going on in the common room, even if it’s just a group of us watching TV TV watching us of group a just it’s if even room, common the in on going person here. person

especially, I just loved having a place for all of us. There’s always something something always There’s us. of all for place a having loved just I especially, were a part of my same sphere. Everyone is such a different and creative creative and different a such is Everyone sphere. same my of part a were

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grateful to be here. There are so many opportunities for me to connect connect to me for opportunities many so are There here. be to grateful kids in the class that I hadn’t even met. It was a really fun opportunity to to opportunity fun really a was It met. even hadn’t I that class the in kids

People say the first thing they notice about me is my smile. I’m just so so just I’m smile. my is me about notice they thing first the say People I went on the New Orleans trip in 10th grade, and there were still a lot of of lot a still were there and grade, 10th in trip Orleans New the on went I

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outreach trips for the Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Initiative. Thomas attends attends Thomas Initiative. Jobs Youth Summer Healthy the for trips outreach

chief of community engagement last summer, helping to lead community community lead to helping summer, last engagement community of chief

course. She’s also been involved in community service, working for Boston’s Boston’s for working service, community in involved been also She’s course.

the Brookline Arts Center and MassArt, where she completed a pre-college pre-college a completed she where MassArt, and Center Arts Brookline the

of ’98 Award. He attends Harvard College. Harvard attends He Award. ’98 of is a visual artist who has taken courses at Nobles, the Museum of Fine Arts, Arts, Fine of Museum the Nobles, at courses taken has who artist visual a is

excellence. Apostolicas’ classmates selected him for the Class Class the for him selected classmates Apostolicas’ excellence. . She She . Middletown including productions, Collective Theatre Nobles many to

Mandarin and the Edward Stone Gleason Award for academic academic for Award Gleason Stone Edward the and Mandarin She was on the multimedia staff of of staff multimedia the on was She . She also contributed contributed also She . Nobleman The

for excellence in history, the Volkmann Medal for excellence in in excellence for Medal Volkmann the history, in excellence for Thomas played the viola for the orchestra throughout her Nobles career. career. Nobles her throughout orchestra the for viola the played Thomas

the Dufault Prize and, upon graduation, he earned the Alumni Prize Prize Alumni the earned he graduation, upon and, Prize Dufault the

really take risks. risks. take really sixth consecutive league championship. As a junior, Apostolicas won won Apostolicas junior, a As championship. league consecutive sixth

of the environment she’s created, we’re able to grow and and grow to able we’re created, she’s environment the of Cogito. He led the Debate and Model UN Club, and the chess team to its its to team chess the and Club, UN Model and Debate the led He Cogito.

judged. She doesn’t underestimate her students. Because Because students. her underestimate doesn’t She judged. Apostolicas co-founded the International Affairs Club and the publication publication the and Club Affairs International the co-founded Apostolicas

speaking, everyone really feels heard and understood and not not and understood and heard feels really everyone speaking,

and for my career to hold meaning and benefit others on a global scale. global a on others benefit and meaning hold to career my for and listening. She treats her students with respect. When we’re we’re When respect. with students her treats She listening.

adhere to the Nobles mission statement of “leadership for the public good,” good,” public the for “leadership of statement mission Nobles the to adhere modernism class with Ms. [Jess] Brennan also taught me about about me taught also Brennan [Jess] Ms. with class modernism

that I hold true to the values that I’ve learned from my family. I hope to to hope I family. my from learned I’ve that values the to true hold I that is saying and think about how to respond and build on that. My My that. on build and respond to how about think and saying is

I hope that I continue the work and growth that I’ve done at Nobles and and Nobles at done I’ve that growth and work the continue I that hope I to relax and then also to listen to what my opponent or partner partner or opponent my what to listen to also then and relax to

into discussions while grounding their ideas in logic and reason. and logic in ideas their grounding discussions while into Public speaking doesn’t necessarily come easily to me. I learned learned I me. to easily come necessarily doesn’t speaking Public

people involved. It’s interesting to see people add their personal experiences experiences personal their people add see involved. It’s interesting to people just so much more comfortable in my own voice than I used to be. be. to used I than voice own my in comfortable more much so just

International Affairs Club has been all of the different backgrounds of the the of backgrounds different the of all been has Club Affairs International when I’m speaking at the stand during the Model UN conference, I’m I’m conference, UN Model the during stand the at speaking I’m when

Affairs Club to the next level. One of my favorite aspects of the of the aspects favorite my of One level. next the to Club Affairs taking the risk and putting myself out there. So when I’m in a debate or or debate a in I’m when So there. out myself putting and risk the taking

to take the discussion we had in the International International the in had we discussion the take to Cogito published We sense of self has been strengthened by it, and I feel really proud of of proud really feel I and it, by strengthened been has self of sense

occur, because they don’t occur in a vacuum. a in occur don’t they because occur, and debate my sophomore year at Nobles. I’m so grateful because my my because grateful so I’m Nobles. at year sophomore my debate and

international affairs but also the historical backdrop for which all events events all which for backdrop historical the also but affairs international place for me. It has a great political science program. I joined Model UN UN Model joined I program. science political great a has It me. for place

, we wanted to not only provide strong analysis of of analysis strong provide only not to wanted we , Cogito publishing With community in whatever way I can. Georgetown seemed like the perfect perfect the like seemed Georgetown can. I way whatever in community

I think we should recognize that the world neither begins nor ends with us. us. with ends nor begins neither world the that recognize should we think I I have an interest in government and nonprofit work—just working for the the for working work—just nonprofit and government in interest an have I

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Jill Radley Jelinda Metelus David Yeh Uche Ndukwe

I had a lot of anxiety freshman and sophomore year; I put a lot of pressure I came to see Hairspray at Nobles when my sister was in it. That was Winning a New England title is a huge thing to say you’ve done. My junior My mom always said, “You don’t need to be more popular than anybody on myself. Homework was all I could think about, even when I didn’t have the catalyst for everything: I wanted to be up there. I love that I can feel year, I lost in the wrestling finals. To come that far and then to lose—by one else.” When that’s not an issue, you can just talk to people for the sake of it. I sought help from [counselor] Mr. Spence, and my family encouraged myself growing onstage. I remember the first duet I did with Imani was so point—was just like, “Oh, man, next year I have to win it.” it. I’ve always liked hearing what people’s lives are like. A lot of kids get me to see my doctor. I learned that if a test was hard, it was hard for intimidating. Now when I perform, my voice no longer shakes. I’m really That loss motivated me to get better. The biggest jump I had caught up on the idea of popularity, and it makes friendships less authentic. everyone. If I was in a situation where it wasn’t time to be thinking about proud of myself for getting to that point. in wrestling skill was from my junior to senior year. It was the To me, it’s easier to be yourself and be genuine than to anticipate how school, I would force myself to be part of the conversation. It happens In my neighborhood, so many kids are capable of so much but have highlight of my wrestling career—losing and then coming someone else wants you to act. without you realizing it: You start to become yourself. I was able to laugh no one telling them that. I was blessed to have people around me who back. When I finally had that, when I could finally say, “I’m Becoming School Life Council co-president wasn’t as important to me and make other people laugh. Those interactions feed your brain— believed I could do anything I put my mind to. I always thought, I’m going a New England champ,” it meant so much more. as working with the rest of the team. I like to talk to a wide range of people scientifically, it’s healthier. to be that for other people. When I heard Bryan Stevenson, founder of On the India trip, we met a group of seventh grade and connect with them. The best leader can balance their own opinions I started going to the musical with friends instead of getting ahead the Equal Justice Initiative, speak at the Student Diversity Leadership boys at this school called Kiplani. I told them I wrestled, with the feelings of the people they’re leading. If someone asks you to lead, on my reading. In math class junior year, we had a test, and everyone Conference, I thought maybe I could advocate for children. and they all asked me to do push ups and wanted to they want your ideas, creativity and personality—but you have to recognize was freaking out, but that’s how I’d been feeling for a year and a half. I am big on speaking my mind when there’s something I believe in or if wrestle me. Even though we only spent a few days the position isn’t really about you. I do my best to listen and make sure Absolute value was on the test, and I joked, “We’ve gotta take the something isn’t right. The walkout [April 20 nationwide] was one of the there, the kids and I became really close. that what I’m presenting is not always what I’m thinking. There are a lot of absolute value to turn negative energy into positive.” That’s where I proudest moments I’ve ever had at Nobles. People really listened to one Leaving that area was really hard. I remember similarities between leading the school or the football team or orchestra. got the idea for my NED talk. Desmond Herzfelder ’19 was in my class; another; we learned from people’s stories. I’m not growing if I’m in an there was this one little kid named Rohan. We had a It’s about holding people accountable and being willing to let them hold he told me he was starting a club [Nobles Heads Together] to give echo chamber. I believe in learning history so we don’t repeat our secret handshake that we did the whole week. As I you accountable too. I tell my little sister and other younger kids an outlet to talk about mental health. He was one of the reasons mistakes. If you say, “There’s nothing for me to do,” you’re not was saying goodbye, he tapped me on the back and students: Be willing to step out. I became a senior leader for CALM [Come and Learn Mindfulness]. looking hard enough. held out his hand to do the handshake one more I got to the point where I could separate my academic success from time. I just started bawling. Ndukwe received the Harvard Book Prize his junior year. He led the the “fun me” with the positive attitude. People finally saw that in me. Metelus received the Deb Harrison Prize in 2016 for her impact on the boarding student body as co-president of the SLC and co-captained both community at Nobles. She served as a senior prefect. She was a Peer Help Yeh served as a varsity captain three times at Nobles—twice varsity football and basketball. He also works in his mother’s Radley was elected by her classmates to speak at graduation, and she served as a Program leader, shield head and a leader of Sister 2 Sister. She was a core for the wrestling team and once for the cross-country team. restaurant, Nzuko. For nearly a decade, Ndukwe played bass senior prefect. She was a staff writer and webmaster for The Nobleman. As a Class III member of SURJE, Nobles’ social justice and equity initiative. Metelus was Equally committed in the classroom, Yeh excelled in the most with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra through its student, she earned the prize for the best U.S. history research essay. She co-captained also involved in Advanced Dance Ensemble, the Nobles Theatre Collective, rigorous course load available to him. He attends Williams Intensive Community Program for young musicians from varsity softball and JV ice hockey this past year and also performed with the Nobles and received the Sid Eaton Prize for excellence in theater in 2018. She also College, where he will continue his wrestling career.. underserved communities around Boston; he is now Theatre Collective. She volunteered as an Achieve tutor and at Camp Sunshine during received the Stearns Achievement Award. She sang in her Dorchester parish a mentor with the program. He attends Princeton her time at Nobles. She attends Northwestern University. and several Nobles ensembles. She attends Dartmouth College. University, where he will play football.

Danny Monaghan Sami Alves Marijke Perry Holden Corcoran

I love Wiggins. Some of the strongest relationships I’ve formed at this I’ve been a flyer on the trapeze since I was 11. It’s really fun because I When I first got to Nobles, I had a hard time interacting with others, and I didn’t really envision myself being on the Nobleman staff when place have been with fellow Wiggins Hall members. I feel like when can try all sorts of crazy stuff. Circus is all about testing the limits of I relied heavily on who was in my classes and in my advisory. But as time I came to Nobles. Journalism was not something I had ever you fully immerse yourself in something—when every ounce of you is what people can do. has gone by, I’ve made really close friends. I feel like I’ve become a more done, but when I was a freshman, I started to look forward to committed to doing something and giving everything you have—special When I was writing my paper for Mr. [Doug] Jankey’s class, I started open person since I came to Nobles. new issues coming out and would read them. It’s funny that things can happen. The dorm parents do a great job of instilling that in with something I knew I could find information for, but I just wasn’t feeling I think Nobles has taught me to love myself. I don’t know if love is the I became editor of the paper because I don’t really like the the kids who live here. it. So I decided to switch to something that, even if it might not make a good right word—I am happy about myself, and I have more confidence than I writing aspect of it that much. What I really enjoyed was the The football team has evolved big-time over the past three years. It paper, I’d at least have fun in the process. I started researching the circus. think I would have if I hadn’t gone here. I have more friends. I have more group aspect—being able to talk with new people. Our staff, started out with a team of athletes from all different sports, but over the The whole thing was a big risk because, for all I knew, I would spend a happiness. I have loved every day that I was here. I think that Nobles gave especially, was such a diverse group of people from different past year especially, I’d say we’ve become a football team. It’s not about month researching and never find anything interesting to write about. I had me a joy of learning. walks of life. I also really enjoyed being able to connect with specialization or only playing one sport, but it’s more a shift in focus to the to really trust Mr. Jankey and trust the process that I would actually have a I’m going to Brown University. It is my intention to at least major people through interviews. I was able to interview Mr. [Bob] understanding that, during the fall, you’re a football player. We’ve become paper at the end. in classics, but one of the draws of Brown for me is that it will Henderson twice before he retired. I was able to interview Dr. more of a family, and that unity all came from Coach Murray’s leadership. I started looking at all sorts of old circus posters and noticed that they be possible to double-major in music and, if I were feeling [Cathy] Hall at the start of the year and again at the end of If I hadn’t come to Nobles, I honestly don’t think I would have gone were awfully similar to a lot of propaganda I’d seen. I wrote about the particularly motivated, I would hope to triple-major in her first year. Through interviews, we’re talking to teachers and to college. I probably would have gone into the military. I didn’t have the ways a mass media form like the circus can influence public opinion. I’m music, classics and theater. other people about really interesting topics. It’s been a fantastic grades or the guidance. But now I’m more than prepared, not just to get really glad I ended up switching topics. There’s so much happening experience, and I’ll probably say the best thing that I’ve done at in and be there, but to succeed at Brown next year, both academically when I’m flying that I never thought to research what I was doing. I Perry won the Scudder Medal for excellence in fine arts, the Dixwell Nobles. I’ve learned to think about what’s acceptable and think a and athletically. That’s a big difference from where I was at 16 to didn’t even realize what I was a part of. Medal for classics, the Volkmann Medal for Japanese and the lot about audience and how people will interpret the things that we where I am now. public speaking prize. At Nobles, Perry danced, sang in Chamber publish. We definitely tried to push the envelope a little bit in terms Alves jokes that she is a “say yes” kind of person, which explains her Singers and other groups, and held numerous roles in Nobles of what we did with opinion pieces. I’ve learned so much from both Monaghan transferred to Nobles his sophomore year and boarded all three involvement in MIT’s Beaver Works Summer Institute, her time in Spain Theatre Collective productions, including the lead role in Mr. Kinard and Mr. Hirsch [who advise the newspaper staff]. years. He was a senior prefect, member of the disciplinary committee studying medieval history in Spanish, and her participation in West Men on Boats in spring 2018. She also rowed crew and was and two-year captain of the varsity football team. He won the Russell Point’s leadership program. She served as Nobles Theatre Collective’s president of Spectrum, Nobles’ alliance for diversity of gender Corcoran was Editor in Chief of The Nobleman and an editor of Cogito, a 50-page student journal B. Stearns Achievement Award for improvement in academics and playwriting director and communications director. The paper that Alves and sexual orientation. that has tackled such topics as the crisis in Syria, the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the was selected to speak at graduation. Outside of school, Monaghan references received high honors and the Nobles award for best U.S. escalation of tensions in the South China Sea. While at Nobles, Corcoran served as a counselor has gained varied work experience in plumbing, HVAC maintenance, history research essay. She attends Yale University. for the Nobles Summer Community Service camp. Corcoran played varsity squash and served as landscaping and farming. Monaghan attends Brown University, where captain of the ultimate frisbee team. Corcoran attends Georgetown University. he will play football.

2018 University. Yale attends Flynn

will continue her basketball career.. career.. basketball her continue will and the Volkmann Medal for excellence in Spanish. Spanish. in excellence for Medal Volkmann the and

contribution to the basketball program. She attends Boston College, where she she where College, Boston attends She program. basketball the to contribution Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics, athletics, and scholarship in excellence for Medal

for the eighth consecutive year. As a senior, she won the Seadale Bowl for her her for Bowl Seadale the won she senior, a As year. consecutive eighth the for also wrestled and played football. He won the Miller Miller the won He football. played and wrestled also the graduating class of class graduating the

become ISL Champions for the 14th consecutive year and NEPSAC Champions Champions NEPSAC and year consecutive 14th the for Champions ISL become program. He was captain of the baseball team and and team baseball the of captain was He program.

and All-New England both years playing for Nobles. She helped the team team the helped She Nobles. for playing years both England All-New and his senior project to reevaluate the Saturday tutoring tutoring Saturday the reevaluate to project senior his

and scored her milestone of 1,000 points in basketball. She was All-League All-League was She basketball. in points 1,000 of milestone her scored and was a senior prefect and volunteer with Achieve, using using Achieve, with volunteer and prefect senior a was

earned the Harvard Book Prize, won Wiggins Dormitory’s citizenship award, award, citizenship Dormitory’s Wiggins won Prize, Book Harvard the earned Greece, South Africa, New Orleans and Guatemala. He He Guatemala. and Orleans New Africa, South Greece,

Speaking to Garraud’s balance as a student-athlete, in her junior year, she she year, junior her in student-athlete, a as balance Garraud’s to Speaking In his six years at Nobles, Flynn went on four EXCEL trips to to trips EXCEL four on went Flynn Nobles, at years six his In

teammates support me. support teammates room in darkness. in room

1,000 points. That was really cool. It was really fun to see my my see to fun really was It cool. really was That points. 1,000 when Mr. Chung shut all the blinds and immersed the the immersed and blinds the all shut Chung Mr. when

comfortable right away. And every basketball player wants to score score to wants player basketball every And away. right comfortable first demonstration in the dark. Everyone was just in awe awe in just was Everyone dark. the in demonstration first

doing bad doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate somebody else. I felt felt I else. somebody celebrate can’t you that mean doesn’t bad doing class. The coolest thing was back in the fall, when we did our our did we when fall, the in back was thing coolest The class.

player. Whoever is doing good is doing good, and just because you’re you’re because just and good, doing is good doing is Whoever player. I struggle a little bit, so naturally AP physics has been a really fun fun really a been has physics AP naturally so bit, little a struggle I

Everybody raises you up, no matter if they’re the 13th player or the first first the or player 13th the they’re if matter no up, you raises Everybody sequence our own DNA. It’s been unbelievable. I like doing problems where where problems doing like I unbelievable. been It’s DNA. own our sequence

other teams, there’s drama and jealousy. There is none of that at Nobles. Nobles. at that of none is There jealousy. and drama there’s teams, other neuroscience as a high schooler, and in biology last year we were able to to able were we year last biology in and schooler, high a as neuroscience

played for a team like the Nobles basketball team. In In team. basketball Nobles the like team a for played never have I And experiment, studying biofuels with algae. I had the opportunity to take take to opportunity the had I algae. with biofuels studying experiment,

most special thing I’m a part of here. of part a I’m thing special most research lab, and David Yeh and I had amazing resources to do our own own our do to resources amazing had I and Yeh David and lab, research

people you’re always around, especially if you’re away from home. It’s the the It’s home. from away you’re if especially around, always you’re people building renovation has been amazing. In bio-chem, we got to use the new new the use to got we bio-chem, In amazing. been has renovation building

or playing around. It’s like having more siblings. It’s good to have a group of of group a have to good It’s siblings. more having like It’s around. playing or I’ve doubled up on science classes the past two years, and the science science the and years, two past the classes science on up doubled I’ve

going on in the common room, even if it’s just a group of us watching TV TV watching us of group a just it’s if even room, common the in on going person here. person

especially, I just loved having a place for all of us. There’s always something something always There’s us. of all for place a having loved just I especially, were a part of my same sphere. Everyone is such a different and creative creative and different a such is Everyone sphere. same my of part a were

with teachers and students and I want to make the most of it. In the dorms dorms the In it. of most the make to want I and students and teachers with just talk to and get along with all these new kids who I didn’t even realize realize even didn’t I who kids new these all with along get and to talk just

grateful to be here. There are so many opportunities for me to connect connect to me for opportunities many so are There here. be to grateful kids in the class that I hadn’t even met. It was a really fun opportunity to to opportunity fun really a was It met. even hadn’t I that class the in kids

People say the first thing they notice about me is my smile. I’m just so so just I’m smile. my is me about notice they thing first the say People I went on the New Orleans trip in 10th grade, and there were still a lot of of lot a still were there and grade, 10th in trip Orleans New the on went I

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outreach trips for the Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Initiative. Thomas attends attends Thomas Initiative. Jobs Youth Summer Healthy the for trips outreach

chief of community engagement last summer, helping to lead community community lead to helping summer, last engagement community of chief

course. She’s also been involved in community service, working for Boston’s Boston’s for working service, community in involved been also She’s course.

the Brookline Arts Center and MassArt, where she completed a pre-college pre-college a completed she where MassArt, and Center Arts Brookline the

of ’98 Award. He attends Harvard College. Harvard attends He Award. ’98 of is a visual artist who has taken courses at Nobles, the Museum of Fine Arts, Arts, Fine of Museum the Nobles, at courses taken has who artist visual a is

excellence. Apostolicas’ classmates selected him for the Class Class the for him selected classmates Apostolicas’ excellence. . She She . Middletown including productions, Collective Theatre Nobles many to

Mandarin and the Edward Stone Gleason Award for academic academic for Award Gleason Stone Edward the and Mandarin She was on the multimedia staff of of staff multimedia the on was She . She also contributed contributed also She . Nobleman The

for excellence in history, the Volkmann Medal for excellence in in excellence for Medal Volkmann the history, in excellence for Thomas played the viola for the orchestra throughout her Nobles career. career. Nobles her throughout orchestra the for viola the played Thomas

the Dufault Prize and, upon graduation, he earned the Alumni Prize Prize Alumni the earned he graduation, upon and, Prize Dufault the

really take risks. risks. take really sixth consecutive league championship. As a junior, Apostolicas won won Apostolicas junior, a As championship. league consecutive sixth

of the environment she’s created, we’re able to grow and and grow to able we’re created, she’s environment the of Cogito. He led the Debate and Model UN Club, and the chess team to its its to team chess the and Club, UN Model and Debate the led He Cogito.

judged. She doesn’t underestimate her students. Because Because students. her underestimate doesn’t She judged. Apostolicas co-founded the International Affairs Club and the publication publication the and Club Affairs International the co-founded Apostolicas

speaking, everyone really feels heard and understood and not not and understood and heard feels really everyone speaking,

and for my career to hold meaning and benefit others on a global scale. global a on others benefit and meaning hold to career my for and listening. She treats her students with respect. When we’re we’re When respect. with students her treats She listening.

adhere to the Nobles mission statement of “leadership for the public good,” good,” public the for “leadership of statement mission Nobles the to adhere modernism class with Ms. [Jess] Brennan also taught me about about me taught also Brennan [Jess] Ms. with class modernism

that I hold true to the values that I’ve learned from my family. I hope to to hope I family. my from learned I’ve that values the to true hold I that is saying and think about how to respond and build on that. My My that. on build and respond to how about think and saying is

I hope that I continue the work and growth that I’ve done at Nobles and and Nobles at done I’ve that growth and work the continue I that hope I to relax and then also to listen to what my opponent or partner partner or opponent my what to listen to also then and relax to

into discussions while grounding their ideas in logic and reason. and logic in ideas their grounding discussions while into Public speaking doesn’t necessarily come easily to me. I learned learned I me. to easily come necessarily doesn’t speaking Public

people involved. It’s interesting to see people add their personal experiences experiences personal their people add see involved. It’s interesting to people just so much more comfortable in my own voice than I used to be. be. to used I than voice own my in comfortable more much so just

International Affairs Club has been all of the different backgrounds of the the of backgrounds different the of all been has Club Affairs International when I’m speaking at the stand during the Model UN conference, I’m I’m conference, UN Model the during stand the at speaking I’m when

Affairs Club to the next level. One of my favorite aspects of the of the aspects favorite my of One level. next the to Club Affairs taking the risk and putting myself out there. So when I’m in a debate or or debate a in I’m when So there. out myself putting and risk the taking

to take the discussion we had in the International International the in had we discussion the take to Cogito published We sense of self has been strengthened by it, and I feel really proud of of proud really feel I and it, by strengthened been has self of sense

occur, because they don’t occur in a vacuum. a in occur don’t they because occur, and debate my sophomore year at Nobles. I’m so grateful because my my because grateful so I’m Nobles. at year sophomore my debate and

international affairs but also the historical backdrop for which all events events all which for backdrop historical the also but affairs international place for me. It has a great political science program. I joined Model UN UN Model joined I program. science political great a has It me. for place

, we wanted to not only provide strong analysis of of analysis strong provide only not to wanted we , Cogito publishing With community in whatever way I can. Georgetown seemed like the perfect perfect the like seemed Georgetown can. I way whatever in community

I think we should recognize that the world neither begins nor ends with us. us. with ends nor begins neither world the that recognize should we think I I have an interest in government and nonprofit work—just working for the the for working work—just nonprofit and government in interest an have I

Paulie Apostolicas Apostolicas Paulie Rachel Thomas Thomas Rachel

Jill Radley Jelinda Metelus David Yeh Uche Ndukwe

I had a lot of anxiety freshman and sophomore year; I put a lot of pressure I came to see Hairspray at Nobles when my sister was in it. That was Winning a New England title is a huge thing to say you’ve done. My junior My mom always said, “You don’t need to be more popular than anybody on myself. Homework was all I could think about, even when I didn’t have the catalyst for everything: I wanted to be up there. I love that I can feel year, I lost in the wrestling finals. To come that far and then to lose—by one else.” When that’s not an issue, you can just talk to people for the sake of it. I sought help from [counselor] Mr. Spence, and my family encouraged myself growing onstage. I remember the first duet I did with Imani was so point—was just like, “Oh, man, next year I have to win it.” it. I’ve always liked hearing what people’s lives are like. A lot of kids get me to see my doctor. I learned that if a test was hard, it was hard for intimidating. Now when I perform, my voice no longer shakes. I’m really That loss motivated me to get better. The biggest jump I had caught up on the idea of popularity, and it makes friendships less authentic. everyone. If I was in a situation where it wasn’t time to be thinking about proud of myself for getting to that point. in wrestling skill was from my junior to senior year. It was the To me, it’s easier to be yourself and be genuine than to anticipate how school, I would force myself to be part of the conversation. It happens In my neighborhood, so many kids are capable of so much but have highlight of my wrestling career—losing and then coming someone else wants you to act. without you realizing it: You start to become yourself. I was able to laugh no one telling them that. I was blessed to have people around me who back. When I finally had that, when I could finally say, “I’m Becoming School Life Council co-president wasn’t as important to me and make other people laugh. Those interactions feed your brain— believed I could do anything I put my mind to. I always thought, I’m going a New England champ,” it meant so much more. as working with the rest of the team. I like to talk to a wide range of people scientifically, it’s healthier. to be that for other people. When I heard Bryan Stevenson, founder of On the India trip, we met a group of seventh grade and connect with them. The best leader can balance their own opinions I started going to the musical with friends instead of getting ahead the Equal Justice Initiative, speak at the Student Diversity Leadership boys at this school called Kiplani. I told them I wrestled, with the feelings of the people they’re leading. If someone asks you to lead, on my reading. In math class junior year, we had a test, and everyone Conference, I thought maybe I could advocate for children. and they all asked me to do push ups and wanted to they want your ideas, creativity and personality—but you have to recognize was freaking out, but that’s how I’d been feeling for a year and a half. I am big on speaking my mind when there’s something I believe in or if wrestle me. Even though we only spent a few days the position isn’t really about you. I do my best to listen and make sure Absolute value was on the test, and I joked, “We’ve gotta take the something isn’t right. The walkout [April 20 nationwide] was one of the there, the kids and I became really close. that what I’m presenting is not always what I’m thinking. There are a lot of absolute value to turn negative energy into positive.” That’s where I proudest moments I’ve ever had at Nobles. People really listened to one Leaving that area was really hard. I remember similarities between leading the school or the football team or orchestra. got the idea for my NED talk. Desmond Herzfelder ’19 was in my class; another; we learned from people’s stories. I’m not growing if I’m in an there was this one little kid named Rohan. We had a It’s about holding people accountable and being willing to let them hold he told me he was starting a club [Nobles Heads Together] to give echo chamber. I believe in learning history so we don’t repeat our secret handshake that we did the whole week. As I you accountable too. I tell my little sister and other younger kids an outlet to talk about mental health. He was one of the reasons mistakes. If you say, “There’s nothing for me to do,” you’re not was saying goodbye, he tapped me on the back and students: Be willing to step out. I became a senior leader for CALM [Come and Learn Mindfulness]. looking hard enough. held out his hand to do the handshake one more I got to the point where I could separate my academic success from time. I just started bawling. Ndukwe received the Harvard Book Prize his junior year. He led the the “fun me” with the positive attitude. People finally saw that in me. Metelus received the Deb Harrison Prize in 2016 for her impact on the boarding student body as co-president of the SLC and co-captained both community at Nobles. She served as a senior prefect. She was a Peer Help Yeh served as a varsity captain three times at Nobles—twice varsity football and basketball. He also works in his mother’s Radley was elected by her classmates to speak at graduation, and she served as a Program leader, shield head and a leader of Sister 2 Sister. She was a core for the wrestling team and once for the cross-country team. restaurant, Nzuko. For nearly a decade, Ndukwe played bass senior prefect. She was a staff writer and webmaster for The Nobleman. As a Class III member of SURJE, Nobles’ social justice and equity initiative. Metelus was Equally committed in the classroom, Yeh excelled in the most with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra through its student, she earned the prize for the best U.S. history research essay. She co-captained also involved in Advanced Dance Ensemble, the Nobles Theatre Collective, rigorous course load available to him. He attends Williams Intensive Community Program for young musicians from varsity softball and JV ice hockey this past year and also performed with the Nobles and received the Sid Eaton Prize for excellence in theater in 2018. She also College, where he will continue his wrestling career.. underserved communities around Boston; he is now Theatre Collective. She volunteered as an Achieve tutor and at Camp Sunshine during received the Stearns Achievement Award. She sang in her Dorchester parish a mentor with the program. He attends Princeton her time at Nobles. She attends Northwestern University. and several Nobles ensembles. She attends Dartmouth College. University, where he will play football.

Danny Monaghan Sami Alves Marijke Perry Holden Corcoran

I love Wiggins. Some of the strongest relationships I’ve formed at this I’ve been a flyer on the trapeze since I was 11. It’s really fun because I When I first got to Nobles, I had a hard time interacting with others, and I didn’t really envision myself being on the Nobleman staff when place have been with fellow Wiggins Hall members. I feel like when can try all sorts of crazy stuff. Circus is all about testing the limits of I relied heavily on who was in my classes and in my advisory. But as time I came to Nobles. Journalism was not something I had ever you fully immerse yourself in something—when every ounce of you is what people can do. has gone by, I’ve made really close friends. I feel like I’ve become a more done, but when I was a freshman, I started to look forward to committed to doing something and giving everything you have—special When I was writing my paper for Mr. [Doug] Jankey’s class, I started open person since I came to Nobles. new issues coming out and would read them. It’s funny that things can happen. The dorm parents do a great job of instilling that in with something I knew I could find information for, but I just wasn’t feeling I think Nobles has taught me to love myself. I don’t know if love is the I became editor of the paper because I don’t really like the the kids who live here. it. So I decided to switch to something that, even if it might not make a good right word—I am happy about myself, and I have more confidence than I writing aspect of it that much. What I really enjoyed was the The football team has evolved big-time over the past three years. It paper, I’d at least have fun in the process. I started researching the circus. think I would have if I hadn’t gone here. I have more friends. I have more group aspect—being able to talk with new people. Our staff, started out with a team of athletes from all different sports, but over the The whole thing was a big risk because, for all I knew, I would spend a happiness. I have loved every day that I was here. I think that Nobles gave especially, was such a diverse group of people from different past year especially, I’d say we’ve become a football team. It’s not about month researching and never find anything interesting to write about. I had me a joy of learning. walks of life. I also really enjoyed being able to connect with specialization or only playing one sport, but it’s more a shift in focus to the to really trust Mr. Jankey and trust the process that I would actually have a I’m going to Brown University. It is my intention to at least major people through interviews. I was able to interview Mr. [Bob] understanding that, during the fall, you’re a football player. We’ve become paper at the end. in classics, but one of the draws of Brown for me is that it will Henderson twice before he retired. I was able to interview Dr. more of a family, and that unity all came from Coach Murray’s leadership. I started looking at all sorts of old circus posters and noticed that they be possible to double-major in music and, if I were feeling [Cathy] Hall at the start of the year and again at the end of If I hadn’t come to Nobles, I honestly don’t think I would have gone were awfully similar to a lot of propaganda I’d seen. I wrote about the particularly motivated, I would hope to triple-major in her first year. Through interviews, we’re talking to teachers and to college. I probably would have gone into the military. I didn’t have the ways a mass media form like the circus can influence public opinion. I’m music, classics and theater. other people about really interesting topics. It’s been a fantastic grades or the guidance. But now I’m more than prepared, not just to get really glad I ended up switching topics. There’s so much happening experience, and I’ll probably say the best thing that I’ve done at in and be there, but to succeed at Brown next year, both academically when I’m flying that I never thought to research what I was doing. I Perry won the Scudder Medal for excellence in fine arts, the Dixwell Nobles. I’ve learned to think about what’s acceptable and think a and athletically. That’s a big difference from where I was at 16 to didn’t even realize what I was a part of. Medal for classics, the Volkmann Medal for Japanese and the lot about audience and how people will interpret the things that we where I am now. public speaking prize. At Nobles, Perry danced, sang in Chamber publish. We definitely tried to push the envelope a little bit in terms Alves jokes that she is a “say yes” kind of person, which explains her Singers and other groups, and held numerous roles in Nobles of what we did with opinion pieces. I’ve learned so much from both Monaghan transferred to Nobles his sophomore year and boarded all three involvement in MIT’s Beaver Works Summer Institute, her time in Spain Theatre Collective productions, including the lead role in Mr. Kinard and Mr. Hirsch [who advise the newspaper staff]. years. He was a senior prefect, member of the disciplinary committee studying medieval history in Spanish, and her participation in West Men on Boats in spring 2018. She also rowed crew and was and two-year captain of the varsity football team. He won the Russell Point’s leadership program. She served as Nobles Theatre Collective’s president of Spectrum, Nobles’ alliance for diversity of gender Corcoran was Editor in Chief of The Nobleman and an editor of Cogito, a 50-page student journal B. Stearns Achievement Award for improvement in academics and playwriting director and communications director. The paper that Alves and sexual orientation. that has tackled such topics as the crisis in Syria, the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the was selected to speak at graduation. Outside of school, Monaghan references received high honors and the Nobles award for best U.S. escalation of tensions in the South China Sea. While at Nobles, Corcoran served as a counselor has gained varied work experience in plumbing, HVAC maintenance, history research essay. She attends Yale University. for the Nobles Summer Community Service camp. Corcoran played varsity squash and served as landscaping and farming. Monaghan attends Brown University, where captain of the ultimate frisbee team. Corcoran attends Georgetown University. he will play football.

2018 University. Yale attends Flynn

will continue her basketball career.. career.. basketball her continue will and the Volkmann Medal for excellence in Spanish. Spanish. in excellence for Medal Volkmann the and

contribution to the basketball program. She attends Boston College, where she she where College, Boston attends She program. basketball the to contribution Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics, athletics, and scholarship in excellence for Medal

for the eighth consecutive year. As a senior, she won the Seadale Bowl for her her for Bowl Seadale the won she senior, a As year. consecutive eighth the for also wrestled and played football. He won the Miller Miller the won He football. played and wrestled also the graduating class of class graduating the

become ISL Champions for the 14th consecutive year and NEPSAC Champions Champions NEPSAC and year consecutive 14th the for Champions ISL become program. He was captain of the baseball team and and team baseball the of captain was He program.

and All-New England both years playing for Nobles. She helped the team team the helped She Nobles. for playing years both England All-New and his senior project to reevaluate the Saturday tutoring tutoring Saturday the reevaluate to project senior his

and scored her milestone of 1,000 points in basketball. She was All-League All-League was She basketball. in points 1,000 of milestone her scored and was a senior prefect and volunteer with Achieve, using using Achieve, with volunteer and prefect senior a was

earned the Harvard Book Prize, won Wiggins Dormitory’s citizenship award, award, citizenship Dormitory’s Wiggins won Prize, Book Harvard the earned Greece, South Africa, New Orleans and Guatemala. He He Guatemala. and Orleans New Africa, South Greece,

Speaking to Garraud’s balance as a student-athlete, in her junior year, she she year, junior her in student-athlete, a as balance Garraud’s to Speaking In his six years at Nobles, Flynn went on four EXCEL trips to to trips EXCEL four on went Flynn Nobles, at years six his In

teammates support me. support teammates room in darkness. in room

1,000 points. That was really cool. It was really fun to see my my see to fun really was It cool. really was That points. 1,000 when Mr. Chung shut all the blinds and immersed the the immersed and blinds the all shut Chung Mr. when

comfortable right away. And every basketball player wants to score score to wants player basketball every And away. right comfortable first demonstration in the dark. Everyone was just in awe awe in just was Everyone dark. the in demonstration first

doing bad doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate somebody else. I felt felt I else. somebody celebrate can’t you that mean doesn’t bad doing class. The coolest thing was back in the fall, when we did our our did we when fall, the in back was thing coolest The class.

player. Whoever is doing good is doing good, and just because you’re you’re because just and good, doing is good doing is Whoever player. I struggle a little bit, so naturally AP physics has been a really fun fun really a been has physics AP naturally so bit, little a struggle I

Everybody raises you up, no matter if they’re the 13th player or the first first the or player 13th the they’re if matter no up, you raises Everybody sequence our own DNA. It’s been unbelievable. I like doing problems where where problems doing like I unbelievable. been It’s DNA. own our sequence

other teams, there’s drama and jealousy. There is none of that at Nobles. Nobles. at that of none is There jealousy. and drama there’s teams, other neuroscience as a high schooler, and in biology last year we were able to to able were we year last biology in and schooler, high a as neuroscience

played for a team like the Nobles basketball team. In In team. basketball Nobles the like team a for played never have I And experiment, studying biofuels with algae. I had the opportunity to take take to opportunity the had I algae. with biofuels studying experiment,

most special thing I’m a part of here. of part a I’m thing special most research lab, and David Yeh and I had amazing resources to do our own own our do to resources amazing had I and Yeh David and lab, research

people you’re always around, especially if you’re away from home. It’s the the It’s home. from away you’re if especially around, always you’re people building renovation has been amazing. In bio-chem, we got to use the new new the use to got we bio-chem, In amazing. been has renovation building

or playing around. It’s like having more siblings. It’s good to have a group of of group a have to good It’s siblings. more having like It’s around. playing or I’ve doubled up on science classes the past two years, and the science science the and years, two past the classes science on up doubled I’ve

going on in the common room, even if it’s just a group of us watching TV TV watching us of group a just it’s if even room, common the in on going person here. person

especially, I just loved having a place for all of us. There’s always something something always There’s us. of all for place a having loved just I especially, were a part of my same sphere. Everyone is such a different and creative creative and different a such is Everyone sphere. same my of part a were

with teachers and students and I want to make the most of it. In the dorms dorms the In it. of most the make to want I and students and teachers with just talk to and get along with all these new kids who I didn’t even realize realize even didn’t I who kids new these all with along get and to talk just

grateful to be here. There are so many opportunities for me to connect connect to me for opportunities many so are There here. be to grateful kids in the class that I hadn’t even met. It was a really fun opportunity to to opportunity fun really a was It met. even hadn’t I that class the in kids

People say the first thing they notice about me is my smile. I’m just so so just I’m smile. my is me about notice they thing first the say People I went on the New Orleans trip in 10th grade, and there were still a lot of of lot a still were there and grade, 10th in trip Orleans New the on went I

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Georgetown University. Georgetown

outreach trips for the Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Initiative. Thomas attends attends Thomas Initiative. Jobs Youth Summer Healthy the for trips outreach

chief of community engagement last summer, helping to lead community community lead to helping summer, last engagement community of chief

course. She’s also been involved in community service, working for Boston’s Boston’s for working service, community in involved been also She’s course.

the Brookline Arts Center and MassArt, where she completed a pre-college pre-college a completed she where MassArt, and Center Arts Brookline the

of ’98 Award. He attends Harvard College. Harvard attends He Award. ’98 of is a visual artist who has taken courses at Nobles, the Museum of Fine Arts, Arts, Fine of Museum the Nobles, at courses taken has who artist visual a is

excellence. Apostolicas’ classmates selected him for the Class Class the for him selected classmates Apostolicas’ excellence. . She She . Middletown including productions, Collective Theatre Nobles many to

Mandarin and the Edward Stone Gleason Award for academic academic for Award Gleason Stone Edward the and Mandarin She was on the multimedia staff of of staff multimedia the on was She . She also contributed contributed also She . Nobleman The

for excellence in history, the Volkmann Medal for excellence in in excellence for Medal Volkmann the history, in excellence for Thomas played the viola for the orchestra throughout her Nobles career. career. Nobles her throughout orchestra the for viola the played Thomas

the Dufault Prize and, upon graduation, he earned the Alumni Prize Prize Alumni the earned he graduation, upon and, Prize Dufault the

really take risks. risks. take really sixth consecutive league championship. As a junior, Apostolicas won won Apostolicas junior, a As championship. league consecutive sixth

of the environment she’s created, we’re able to grow and and grow to able we’re created, she’s environment the of Cogito. He led the Debate and Model UN Club, and the chess team to its its to team chess the and Club, UN Model and Debate the led He Cogito.

judged. She doesn’t underestimate her students. Because Because students. her underestimate doesn’t She judged. Apostolicas co-founded the International Affairs Club and the publication publication the and Club Affairs International the co-founded Apostolicas

speaking, everyone really feels heard and understood and not not and understood and heard feels really everyone speaking,

and for my career to hold meaning and benefit others on a global scale. global a on others benefit and meaning hold to career my for and listening. She treats her students with respect. When we’re we’re When respect. with students her treats She listening.

adhere to the Nobles mission statement of “leadership for the public good,” good,” public the for “leadership of statement mission Nobles the to adhere modernism class with Ms. [Jess] Brennan also taught me about about me taught also Brennan [Jess] Ms. with class modernism

that I hold true to the values that I’ve learned from my family. I hope to to hope I family. my from learned I’ve that values the to true hold I that is saying and think about how to respond and build on that. My My that. on build and respond to how about think and saying is

I hope that I continue the work and growth that I’ve done at Nobles and and Nobles at done I’ve that growth and work the continue I that hope I to relax and then also to listen to what my opponent or partner partner or opponent my what to listen to also then and relax to

into discussions while grounding their ideas in logic and reason. and logic in ideas their grounding discussions while into Public speaking doesn’t necessarily come easily to me. I learned learned I me. to easily come necessarily doesn’t speaking Public

people involved. It’s interesting to see people add their personal experiences experiences personal their people add see involved. It’s interesting to people just so much more comfortable in my own voice than I used to be. be. to used I than voice own my in comfortable more much so just

International Affairs Club has been all of the different backgrounds of the the of backgrounds different the of all been has Club Affairs International when I’m speaking at the stand during the Model UN conference, I’m I’m conference, UN Model the during stand the at speaking I’m when

Affairs Club to the next level. One of my favorite aspects of the of the aspects favorite my of One level. next the to Club Affairs taking the risk and putting myself out there. So when I’m in a debate or or debate a in I’m when So there. out myself putting and risk the taking

to take the discussion we had in the International International the in had we discussion the take to Cogito published We sense of self has been strengthened by it, and I feel really proud of of proud really feel I and it, by strengthened been has self of sense

occur, because they don’t occur in a vacuum. a in occur don’t they because occur, and debate my sophomore year at Nobles. I’m so grateful because my my because grateful so I’m Nobles. at year sophomore my debate and

international affairs but also the historical backdrop for which all events events all which for backdrop historical the also but affairs international place for me. It has a great political science program. I joined Model UN UN Model joined I program. science political great a has It me. for place

, we wanted to not only provide strong analysis of of analysis strong provide only not to wanted we , Cogito publishing With community in whatever way I can. Georgetown seemed like the perfect perfect the like seemed Georgetown can. I way whatever in community

I think we should recognize that the world neither begins nor ends with us. us. with ends nor begins neither world the that recognize should we think I I have an interest in government and nonprofit work—just working for the the for working work—just nonprofit and government in interest an have I

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Jill Radley Jelinda Metelus David Yeh Uche Ndukwe

I had a lot of anxiety freshman and sophomore year; I put a lot of pressure I came to see Hairspray at Nobles when my sister was in it. That was Winning a New England title is a huge thing to say you’ve done. My junior My mom always said, “You don’t need to be more popular than anybody on myself. Homework was all I could think about, even when I didn’t have the catalyst for everything: I wanted to be up there. I love that I can feel year, I lost in the wrestling finals. To come that far and then to lose—by one else.” When that’s not an issue, you can just talk to people for the sake of it. I sought help from [counselor] Mr. Spence, and my family encouraged myself growing onstage. I remember the first duet I did with Imani was so point—was just like, “Oh, man, next year I have to win it.” it. I’ve always liked hearing what people’s lives are like. A lot of kids get me to see my doctor. I learned that if a test was hard, it was hard for intimidating. Now when I perform, my voice no longer shakes. I’m really That loss motivated me to get better. The biggest jump I had caught up on the idea of popularity, and it makes friendships less authentic. everyone. If I was in a situation where it wasn’t time to be thinking about proud of myself for getting to that point. in wrestling skill was from my junior to senior year. It was the To me, it’s easier to be yourself and be genuine than to anticipate how school, I would force myself to be part of the conversation. It happens In my neighborhood, so many kids are capable of so much but have highlight of my wrestling career—losing and then coming someone else wants you to act. without you realizing it: You start to become yourself. I was able to laugh no one telling them that. I was blessed to have people around me who back. When I finally had that, when I could finally say, “I’m Becoming School Life Council co-president wasn’t as important to me and make other people laugh. Those interactions feed your brain— believed I could do anything I put my mind to. I always thought, I’m going a New England champ,” it meant so much more. as working with the rest of the team. I like to talk to a wide range of people scientifically, it’s healthier. to be that for other people. When I heard Bryan Stevenson, founder of On the India trip, we met a group of seventh grade and connect with them. The best leader can balance their own opinions I started going to the musical with friends instead of getting ahead the Equal Justice Initiative, speak at the Student Diversity Leadership boys at this school called Kiplani. I told them I wrestled, with the feelings of the people they’re leading. If someone asks you to lead, on my reading. In math class junior year, we had a test, and everyone Conference, I thought maybe I could advocate for children. and they all asked me to do push ups and wanted to they want your ideas, creativity and personality—but you have to recognize was freaking out, but that’s how I’d been feeling for a year and a half. I am big on speaking my mind when there’s something I believe in or if wrestle me. Even though we only spent a few days the position isn’t really about you. I do my best to listen and make sure Absolute value was on the test, and I joked, “We’ve gotta take the something isn’t right. The walkout [April 20 nationwide] was one of the there, the kids and I became really close. that what I’m presenting is not always what I’m thinking. There are a lot of absolute value to turn negative energy into positive.” That’s where I proudest moments I’ve ever had at Nobles. People really listened to one Leaving that area was really hard. I remember similarities between leading the school or the football team or orchestra. got the idea for my NED talk. Desmond Herzfelder ’19 was in my class; another; we learned from people’s stories. I’m not growing if I’m in an there was this one little kid named Rohan. We had a It’s about holding people accountable and being willing to let them hold he told me he was starting a club [Nobles Heads Together] to give echo chamber. I believe in learning history so we don’t repeat our secret handshake that we did the whole week. As I you accountable too. I tell my little sister and other younger kids an outlet to talk about mental health. He was one of the reasons mistakes. If you say, “There’s nothing for me to do,” you’re not was saying goodbye, he tapped me on the back and students: Be willing to step out. I became a senior leader for CALM [Come and Learn Mindfulness]. looking hard enough. held out his hand to do the handshake one more I got to the point where I could separate my academic success from time. I just started bawling. Ndukwe received the Harvard Book Prize his junior year. He led the the “fun me” with the positive attitude. People finally saw that in me. Metelus received the Deb Harrison Prize in 2016 for her impact on the boarding student body as co-president of the SLC and co-captained both community at Nobles. She served as a senior prefect. She was a Peer Help Yeh served as a varsity captain three times at Nobles—twice varsity football and basketball. He also works in his mother’s Radley was elected by her classmates to speak at graduation, and she served as a Program leader, shield head and a leader of Sister 2 Sister. She was a core for the wrestling team and once for the cross-country team. restaurant, Nzuko. For nearly a decade, Ndukwe played bass senior prefect. She was a staff writer and webmaster for The Nobleman. As a Class III member of SURJE, Nobles’ social justice and equity initiative. Metelus was Equally committed in the classroom, Yeh excelled in the most with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra through its student, she earned the prize for the best U.S. history research essay. She co-captained also involved in Advanced Dance Ensemble, the Nobles Theatre Collective, rigorous course load available to him. He attends Williams Intensive Community Program for young musicians from varsity softball and JV ice hockey this past year and also performed with the Nobles and received the Sid Eaton Prize for excellence in theater in 2018. She also College, where he will continue his wrestling career.. underserved communities around Boston; he is now Theatre Collective. She volunteered as an Achieve tutor and at Camp Sunshine during received the Stearns Achievement Award. She sang in her Dorchester parish a mentor with the program. He attends Princeton her time at Nobles. She attends Northwestern University. and several Nobles ensembles. She attends Dartmouth College. University, where he will play football.

Danny Monaghan Sami Alves Marijke Perry Holden Corcoran

I love Wiggins. Some of the strongest relationships I’ve formed at this I’ve been a flyer on the trapeze since I was 11. It’s really fun because I When I first got to Nobles, I had a hard time interacting with others, and I didn’t really envision myself being on the Nobleman staff when place have been with fellow Wiggins Hall members. I feel like when can try all sorts of crazy stuff. Circus is all about testing the limits of I relied heavily on who was in my classes and in my advisory. But as time I came to Nobles. Journalism was not something I had ever you fully immerse yourself in something—when every ounce of you is what people can do. has gone by, I’ve made really close friends. I feel like I’ve become a more done, but when I was a freshman, I started to look forward to committed to doing something and giving everything you have—special When I was writing my paper for Mr. [Doug] Jankey’s class, I started open person since I came to Nobles. new issues coming out and would read them. It’s funny that things can happen. The dorm parents do a great job of instilling that in with something I knew I could find information for, but I just wasn’t feeling I think Nobles has taught me to love myself. I don’t know if love is the I became editor of the paper because I don’t really like the the kids who live here. it. So I decided to switch to something that, even if it might not make a good right word—I am happy about myself, and I have more confidence than I writing aspect of it that much. What I really enjoyed was the The football team has evolved big-time over the past three years. It paper, I’d at least have fun in the process. I started researching the circus. think I would have if I hadn’t gone here. I have more friends. I have more group aspect—being able to talk with new people. Our staff, started out with a team of athletes from all different sports, but over the The whole thing was a big risk because, for all I knew, I would spend a happiness. I have loved every day that I was here. I think that Nobles gave especially, was such a diverse group of people from different past year especially, I’d say we’ve become a football team. It’s not about month researching and never find anything interesting to write about. I had me a joy of learning. walks of life. I also really enjoyed being able to connect with specialization or only playing one sport, but it’s more a shift in focus to the to really trust Mr. Jankey and trust the process that I would actually have a I’m going to Brown University. It is my intention to at least major people through interviews. I was able to interview Mr. [Bob] understanding that, during the fall, you’re a football player. We’ve become paper at the end. in classics, but one of the draws of Brown for me is that it will Henderson twice before he retired. I was able to interview Dr. more of a family, and that unity all came from Coach Murray’s leadership. I started looking at all sorts of old circus posters and noticed that they be possible to double-major in music and, if I were feeling [Cathy] Hall at the start of the year and again at the end of If I hadn’t come to Nobles, I honestly don’t think I would have gone were awfully similar to a lot of propaganda I’d seen. I wrote about the particularly motivated, I would hope to triple-major in her first year. Through interviews, we’re talking to teachers and to college. I probably would have gone into the military. I didn’t have the ways a mass media form like the circus can influence public opinion. I’m music, classics and theater. other people about really interesting topics. It’s been a fantastic grades or the guidance. But now I’m more than prepared, not just to get really glad I ended up switching topics. There’s so much happening experience, and I’ll probably say the best thing that I’ve done at in and be there, but to succeed at Brown next year, both academically when I’m flying that I never thought to research what I was doing. I Perry won the Scudder Medal for excellence in fine arts, the Dixwell Nobles. I’ve learned to think about what’s acceptable and think a and athletically. That’s a big difference from where I was at 16 to didn’t even realize what I was a part of. Medal for classics, the Volkmann Medal for Japanese and the lot about audience and how people will interpret the things that we where I am now. public speaking prize. At Nobles, Perry danced, sang in Chamber publish. We definitely tried to push the envelope a little bit in terms Alves jokes that she is a “say yes” kind of person, which explains her Singers and other groups, and held numerous roles in Nobles of what we did with opinion pieces. I’ve learned so much from both Monaghan transferred to Nobles his sophomore year and boarded all three involvement in MIT’s Beaver Works Summer Institute, her time in Spain Theatre Collective productions, including the lead role in Mr. Kinard and Mr. Hirsch [who advise the newspaper staff]. years. He was a senior prefect, member of the disciplinary committee studying medieval history in Spanish, and her participation in West Men on Boats in spring 2018. She also rowed crew and was and two-year captain of the varsity football team. He won the Russell Point’s leadership program. She served as Nobles Theatre Collective’s president of Spectrum, Nobles’ alliance for diversity of gender Corcoran was Editor in Chief of The Nobleman and an editor of Cogito, a 50-page student journal B. Stearns Achievement Award for improvement in academics and playwriting director and communications director. The paper that Alves and sexual orientation. that has tackled such topics as the crisis in Syria, the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the was selected to speak at graduation. Outside of school, Monaghan references received high honors and the Nobles award for best U.S. escalation of tensions in the South China Sea. While at Nobles, Corcoran served as a counselor has gained varied work experience in plumbing, HVAC maintenance, history research essay. She attends Yale University. for the Nobles Summer Community Service camp. Corcoran played varsity squash and served as landscaping and farming. Monaghan attends Brown University, where captain of the ultimate frisbee team. Corcoran attends Georgetown University. he will play football.

2018 University. Yale attends Flynn

will continue her basketball career.. career.. basketball her continue will and the Volkmann Medal for excellence in Spanish. Spanish. in excellence for Medal Volkmann the and

contribution to the basketball program. She attends Boston College, where she she where College, Boston attends She program. basketball the to contribution Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics, athletics, and scholarship in excellence for Medal

for the eighth consecutive year. As a senior, she won the Seadale Bowl for her her for Bowl Seadale the won she senior, a As year. consecutive eighth the for also wrestled and played football. He won the Miller Miller the won He football. played and wrestled also the graduating class of class graduating the

become ISL Champions for the 14th consecutive year and NEPSAC Champions Champions NEPSAC and year consecutive 14th the for Champions ISL become program. He was captain of the baseball team and and team baseball the of captain was He program.

and All-New England both years playing for Nobles. She helped the team team the helped She Nobles. for playing years both England All-New and his senior project to reevaluate the Saturday tutoring tutoring Saturday the reevaluate to project senior his

and scored her milestone of 1,000 points in basketball. She was All-League All-League was She basketball. in points 1,000 of milestone her scored and was a senior prefect and volunteer with Achieve, using using Achieve, with volunteer and prefect senior a was

earned the Harvard Book Prize, won Wiggins Dormitory’s citizenship award, award, citizenship Dormitory’s Wiggins won Prize, Book Harvard the earned Greece, South Africa, New Orleans and Guatemala. He He Guatemala. and Orleans New Africa, South Greece,

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teammates support me. support teammates room in darkness. in room

1,000 points. That was really cool. It was really fun to see my my see to fun really was It cool. really was That points. 1,000 when Mr. Chung shut all the blinds and immersed the the immersed and blinds the all shut Chung Mr. when

comfortable right away. And every basketball player wants to score score to wants player basketball every And away. right comfortable first demonstration in the dark. Everyone was just in awe awe in just was Everyone dark. the in demonstration first

doing bad doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate somebody else. I felt felt I else. somebody celebrate can’t you that mean doesn’t bad doing class. The coolest thing was back in the fall, when we did our our did we when fall, the in back was thing coolest The class.

player. Whoever is doing good is doing good, and just because you’re you’re because just and good, doing is good doing is Whoever player. I struggle a little bit, so naturally AP physics has been a really fun fun really a been has physics AP naturally so bit, little a struggle I

Everybody raises you up, no matter if they’re the 13th player or the first first the or player 13th the they’re if matter no up, you raises Everybody sequence our own DNA. It’s been unbelievable. I like doing problems where where problems doing like I unbelievable. been It’s DNA. own our sequence

other teams, there’s drama and jealousy. There is none of that at Nobles. Nobles. at that of none is There jealousy. and drama there’s teams, other neuroscience as a high schooler, and in biology last year we were able to to able were we year last biology in and schooler, high a as neuroscience

played for a team like the Nobles basketball team. In In team. basketball Nobles the like team a for played never have I And experiment, studying biofuels with algae. I had the opportunity to take take to opportunity the had I algae. with biofuels studying experiment,

most special thing I’m a part of here. of part a I’m thing special most research lab, and David Yeh and I had amazing resources to do our own own our do to resources amazing had I and Yeh David and lab, research

people you’re always around, especially if you’re away from home. It’s the the It’s home. from away you’re if especially around, always you’re people building renovation has been amazing. In bio-chem, we got to use the new new the use to got we bio-chem, In amazing. been has renovation building

or playing around. It’s like having more siblings. It’s good to have a group of of group a have to good It’s siblings. more having like It’s around. playing or I’ve doubled up on science classes the past two years, and the science science the and years, two past the classes science on up doubled I’ve

going on in the common room, even if it’s just a group of us watching TV TV watching us of group a just it’s if even room, common the in on going person here. person

especially, I just loved having a place for all of us. There’s always something something always There’s us. of all for place a having loved just I especially, were a part of my same sphere. Everyone is such a different and creative creative and different a such is Everyone sphere. same my of part a were

with teachers and students and I want to make the most of it. In the dorms dorms the In it. of most the make to want I and students and teachers with just talk to and get along with all these new kids who I didn’t even realize realize even didn’t I who kids new these all with along get and to talk just

grateful to be here. There are so many opportunities for me to connect connect to me for opportunities many so are There here. be to grateful kids in the class that I hadn’t even met. It was a really fun opportunity to to opportunity fun really a was It met. even hadn’t I that class the in kids

People say the first thing they notice about me is my smile. I’m just so so just I’m smile. my is me about notice they thing first the say People I went on the New Orleans trip in 10th grade, and there were still a lot of of lot a still were there and grade, 10th in trip Orleans New the on went I

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Georgetown University. Georgetown

outreach trips for the Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Initiative. Thomas attends attends Thomas Initiative. Jobs Youth Summer Healthy the for trips outreach

chief of community engagement last summer, helping to lead community community lead to helping summer, last engagement community of chief

course. She’s also been involved in community service, working for Boston’s Boston’s for working service, community in involved been also She’s course.

the Brookline Arts Center and MassArt, where she completed a pre-college pre-college a completed she where MassArt, and Center Arts Brookline the

of ’98 Award. He attends Harvard College. Harvard attends He Award. ’98 of is a visual artist who has taken courses at Nobles, the Museum of Fine Arts, Arts, Fine of Museum the Nobles, at courses taken has who artist visual a is

excellence. Apostolicas’ classmates selected him for the Class Class the for him selected classmates Apostolicas’ excellence. . She She . Middletown including productions, Collective Theatre Nobles many to

Mandarin and the Edward Stone Gleason Award for academic academic for Award Gleason Stone Edward the and Mandarin She was on the multimedia staff of of staff multimedia the on was She . She also contributed contributed also She . Nobleman The

for excellence in history, the Volkmann Medal for excellence in in excellence for Medal Volkmann the history, in excellence for Thomas played the viola for the orchestra throughout her Nobles career. career. Nobles her throughout orchestra the for viola the played Thomas

the Dufault Prize and, upon graduation, he earned the Alumni Prize Prize Alumni the earned he graduation, upon and, Prize Dufault the

really take risks. risks. take really sixth consecutive league championship. As a junior, Apostolicas won won Apostolicas junior, a As championship. league consecutive sixth

of the environment she’s created, we’re able to grow and and grow to able we’re created, she’s environment the of Cogito. He led the Debate and Model UN Club, and the chess team to its its to team chess the and Club, UN Model and Debate the led He Cogito.

judged. She doesn’t underestimate her students. Because Because students. her underestimate doesn’t She judged. Apostolicas co-founded the International Affairs Club and the publication publication the and Club Affairs International the co-founded Apostolicas

speaking, everyone really feels heard and understood and not not and understood and heard feels really everyone speaking,

and for my career to hold meaning and benefit others on a global scale. global a on others benefit and meaning hold to career my for and listening. She treats her students with respect. When we’re we’re When respect. with students her treats She listening.

adhere to the Nobles mission statement of “leadership for the public good,” good,” public the for “leadership of statement mission Nobles the to adhere modernism class with Ms. [Jess] Brennan also taught me about about me taught also Brennan [Jess] Ms. with class modernism

that I hold true to the values that I’ve learned from my family. I hope to to hope I family. my from learned I’ve that values the to true hold I that is saying and think about how to respond and build on that. My My that. on build and respond to how about think and saying is

I hope that I continue the work and growth that I’ve done at Nobles and and Nobles at done I’ve that growth and work the continue I that hope I to relax and then also to listen to what my opponent or partner partner or opponent my what to listen to also then and relax to

into discussions while grounding their ideas in logic and reason. and logic in ideas their grounding discussions while into Public speaking doesn’t necessarily come easily to me. I learned learned I me. to easily come necessarily doesn’t speaking Public

people involved. It’s interesting to see people add their personal experiences experiences personal their people add see involved. It’s interesting to people just so much more comfortable in my own voice than I used to be. be. to used I than voice own my in comfortable more much so just

International Affairs Club has been all of the different backgrounds of the the of backgrounds different the of all been has Club Affairs International when I’m speaking at the stand during the Model UN conference, I’m I’m conference, UN Model the during stand the at speaking I’m when

Affairs Club to the next level. One of my favorite aspects of the of the aspects favorite my of One level. next the to Club Affairs taking the risk and putting myself out there. So when I’m in a debate or or debate a in I’m when So there. out myself putting and risk the taking

to take the discussion we had in the International International the in had we discussion the take to Cogito published We sense of self has been strengthened by it, and I feel really proud of of proud really feel I and it, by strengthened been has self of sense

occur, because they don’t occur in a vacuum. a in occur don’t they because occur, and debate my sophomore year at Nobles. I’m so grateful because my my because grateful so I’m Nobles. at year sophomore my debate and

international affairs but also the historical backdrop for which all events events all which for backdrop historical the also but affairs international place for me. It has a great political science program. I joined Model UN UN Model joined I program. science political great a has It me. for place

, we wanted to not only provide strong analysis of of analysis strong provide only not to wanted we , Cogito publishing With community in whatever way I can. Georgetown seemed like the perfect perfect the like seemed Georgetown can. I way whatever in community

I think we should recognize that the world neither begins nor ends with us. us. with ends nor begins neither world the that recognize should we think I I have an interest in government and nonprofit work—just working for the the for working work—just nonprofit and government in interest an have I

Paulie Apostolicas Apostolicas Paulie Rachel Thomas Thomas Rachel

Jill Radley Jelinda Metelus David Yeh Uche Ndukwe

I had a lot of anxiety freshman and sophomore year; I put a lot of pressure I came to see Hairspray at Nobles when my sister was in it. That was Winning a New England title is a huge thing to say you’ve done. My junior My mom always said, “You don’t need to be more popular than anybody on myself. Homework was all I could think about, even when I didn’t have the catalyst for everything: I wanted to be up there. I love that I can feel year, I lost in the wrestling finals. To come that far and then to lose—by one else.” When that’s not an issue, you can just talk to people for the sake of it. I sought help from [counselor] Mr. Spence, and my family encouraged myself growing onstage. I remember the first duet I did with Imani was so point—was just like, “Oh, man, next year I have to win it.” it. I’ve always liked hearing what people’s lives are like. A lot of kids get me to see my doctor. I learned that if a test was hard, it was hard for intimidating. Now when I perform, my voice no longer shakes. I’m really That loss motivated me to get better. The biggest jump I had caught up on the idea of popularity, and it makes friendships less authentic. everyone. If I was in a situation where it wasn’t time to be thinking about proud of myself for getting to that point. in wrestling skill was from my junior to senior year. It was the To me, it’s easier to be yourself and be genuine than to anticipate how school, I would force myself to be part of the conversation. It happens In my neighborhood, so many kids are capable of so much but have highlight of my wrestling career—losing and then coming someone else wants you to act. without you realizing it: You start to become yourself. I was able to laugh no one telling them that. I was blessed to have people around me who back. When I finally had that, when I could finally say, “I’m Becoming School Life Council co-president wasn’t as important to me and make other people laugh. Those interactions feed your brain— believed I could do anything I put my mind to. I always thought, I’m going a New England champ,” it meant so much more. as working with the rest of the team. I like to talk to a wide range of people scientifically, it’s healthier. to be that for other people. When I heard Bryan Stevenson, founder of On the India trip, we met a group of seventh grade and connect with them. The best leader can balance their own opinions I started going to the musical with friends instead of getting ahead the Equal Justice Initiative, speak at the Student Diversity Leadership boys at this school called Kiplani. I told them I wrestled, with the feelings of the people they’re leading. If someone asks you to lead, on my reading. In math class junior year, we had a test, and everyone Conference, I thought maybe I could advocate for children. and they all asked me to do push ups and wanted to they want your ideas, creativity and personality—but you have to recognize was freaking out, but that’s how I’d been feeling for a year and a half. I am big on speaking my mind when there’s something I believe in or if wrestle me. Even though we only spent a few days the position isn’t really about you. I do my best to listen and make sure Absolute value was on the test, and I joked, “We’ve gotta take the something isn’t right. The walkout [April 20 nationwide] was one of the there, the kids and I became really close. that what I’m presenting is not always what I’m thinking. There are a lot of absolute value to turn negative energy into positive.” That’s where I proudest moments I’ve ever had at Nobles. People really listened to one Leaving that area was really hard. I remember similarities between leading the school or the football team or orchestra. got the idea for my NED talk. Desmond Herzfelder ’19 was in my class; another; we learned from people’s stories. I’m not growing if I’m in an there was this one little kid named Rohan. We had a It’s about holding people accountable and being willing to let them hold he told me he was starting a club [Nobles Heads Together] to give echo chamber. I believe in learning history so we don’t repeat our secret handshake that we did the whole week. As I you accountable too. I tell my little sister and other younger kids an outlet to talk about mental health. He was one of the reasons mistakes. If you say, “There’s nothing for me to do,” you’re not was saying goodbye, he tapped me on the back and students: Be willing to step out. I became a senior leader for CALM [Come and Learn Mindfulness]. looking hard enough. held out his hand to do the handshake one more I got to the point where I could separate my academic success from time. I just started bawling. Ndukwe received the Harvard Book Prize his junior year. He led the the “fun me” with the positive attitude. People finally saw that in me. Metelus received the Deb Harrison Prize in 2016 for her impact on the boarding student body as co-president of the SLC and co-captained both community at Nobles. She served as a senior prefect. She was a Peer Help Yeh served as a varsity captain three times at Nobles—twice varsity football and basketball. He also works in his mother’s Radley was elected by her classmates to speak at graduation, and she served as a Program leader, shield head and a leader of Sister 2 Sister. She was a core for the wrestling team and once for the cross-country team. restaurant, Nzuko. For nearly a decade, Ndukwe played bass senior prefect. She was a staff writer and webmaster for The Nobleman. As a Class III member of SURJE, Nobles’ social justice and equity initiative. Metelus was Equally committed in the classroom, Yeh excelled in the most with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra through its student, she earned the prize for the best U.S. history research essay. She co-captained also involved in Advanced Dance Ensemble, the Nobles Theatre Collective, rigorous course load available to him. He attends Williams Intensive Community Program for young musicians from varsity softball and JV ice hockey this past year and also performed with the Nobles and received the Sid Eaton Prize for excellence in theater in 2018. She also College, where he will continue his wrestling career.. underserved communities around Boston; he is now Theatre Collective. She volunteered as an Achieve tutor and at Camp Sunshine during received the Stearns Achievement Award. She sang in her Dorchester parish a mentor with the program. He attends Princeton her time at Nobles. She attends Northwestern University. and several Nobles ensembles. She attends Dartmouth College. University, where he will play football.

Danny Monaghan Sami Alves Marijke Perry Holden Corcoran

I love Wiggins. Some of the strongest relationships I’ve formed at this I’ve been a flyer on the trapeze since I was 11. It’s really fun because I When I first got to Nobles, I had a hard time interacting with others, and I didn’t really envision myself being on the Nobleman staff when place have been with fellow Wiggins Hall members. I feel like when can try all sorts of crazy stuff. Circus is all about testing the limits of I relied heavily on who was in my classes and in my advisory. But as time I came to Nobles. Journalism was not something I had ever you fully immerse yourself in something—when every ounce of you is what people can do. has gone by, I’ve made really close friends. I feel like I’ve become a more done, but when I was a freshman, I started to look forward to committed to doing something and giving everything you have—special When I was writing my paper for Mr. [Doug] Jankey’s class, I started open person since I came to Nobles. new issues coming out and would read them. It’s funny that things can happen. The dorm parents do a great job of instilling that in with something I knew I could find information for, but I just wasn’t feeling I think Nobles has taught me to love myself. I don’t know if love is the I became editor of the paper because I don’t really like the the kids who live here. it. So I decided to switch to something that, even if it might not make a good right word—I am happy about myself, and I have more confidence than I writing aspect of it that much. What I really enjoyed was the The football team has evolved big-time over the past three years. It paper, I’d at least have fun in the process. I started researching the circus. think I would have if I hadn’t gone here. I have more friends. I have more group aspect—being able to talk with new people. Our staff, started out with a team of athletes from all different sports, but over the The whole thing was a big risk because, for all I knew, I would spend a happiness. I have loved every day that I was here. I think that Nobles gave especially, was such a diverse group of people from different past year especially, I’d say we’ve become a football team. It’s not about month researching and never find anything interesting to write about. I had me a joy of learning. walks of life. I also really enjoyed being able to connect with specialization or only playing one sport, but it’s more a shift in focus to the to really trust Mr. Jankey and trust the process that I would actually have a I’m going to Brown University. It is my intention to at least major people through interviews. I was able to interview Mr. [Bob] understanding that, during the fall, you’re a football player. We’ve become paper at the end. in classics, but one of the draws of Brown for me is that it will Henderson twice before he retired. I was able to interview Dr. more of a family, and that unity all came from Coach Murray’s leadership. I started looking at all sorts of old circus posters and noticed that they be possible to double-major in music and, if I were feeling [Cathy] Hall at the start of the year and again at the end of If I hadn’t come to Nobles, I honestly don’t think I would have gone were awfully similar to a lot of propaganda I’d seen. I wrote about the particularly motivated, I would hope to triple-major in her first year. Through interviews, we’re talking to teachers and to college. I probably would have gone into the military. I didn’t have the ways a mass media form like the circus can influence public opinion. I’m music, classics and theater. other people about really interesting topics. It’s been a fantastic grades or the guidance. But now I’m more than prepared, not just to get really glad I ended up switching topics. There’s so much happening experience, and I’ll probably say the best thing that I’ve done at in and be there, but to succeed at Brown next year, both academically when I’m flying that I never thought to research what I was doing. I Perry won the Scudder Medal for excellence in fine arts, the Dixwell Nobles. I’ve learned to think about what’s acceptable and think a and athletically. That’s a big difference from where I was at 16 to didn’t even realize what I was a part of. Medal for classics, the Volkmann Medal for Japanese and the lot about audience and how people will interpret the things that we where I am now. public speaking prize. At Nobles, Perry danced, sang in Chamber publish. We definitely tried to push the envelope a little bit in terms Alves jokes that she is a “say yes” kind of person, which explains her Singers and other groups, and held numerous roles in Nobles of what we did with opinion pieces. I’ve learned so much from both Monaghan transferred to Nobles his sophomore year and boarded all three involvement in MIT’s Beaver Works Summer Institute, her time in Spain Theatre Collective productions, including the lead role in Mr. Kinard and Mr. Hirsch [who advise the newspaper staff]. years. He was a senior prefect, member of the disciplinary committee studying medieval history in Spanish, and her participation in West Men on Boats in spring 2018. She also rowed crew and was and two-year captain of the varsity football team. He won the Russell Point’s leadership program. She served as Nobles Theatre Collective’s president of Spectrum, Nobles’ alliance for diversity of gender Corcoran was Editor in Chief of The Nobleman and an editor of Cogito, a 50-page student journal B. Stearns Achievement Award for improvement in academics and playwriting director and communications director. The paper that Alves and sexual orientation. that has tackled such topics as the crisis in Syria, the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the was selected to speak at graduation. Outside of school, Monaghan references received high honors and the Nobles award for best U.S. escalation of tensions in the South China Sea. While at Nobles, Corcoran served as a counselor has gained varied work experience in plumbing, HVAC maintenance, history research essay. She attends Yale University. for the Nobles Summer Community Service camp. Corcoran played varsity squash and served as landscaping and farming. Monaghan attends Brown University, where captain of the ultimate frisbee team. Corcoran attends Georgetown University. he will play football.

2018 University. Yale attends Flynn

will continue her basketball career.. career.. basketball her continue will and the Volkmann Medal for excellence in Spanish. Spanish. in excellence for Medal Volkmann the and

contribution to the basketball program. She attends Boston College, where she she where College, Boston attends She program. basketball the to contribution Medal for excellence in scholarship and athletics, athletics, and scholarship in excellence for Medal

for the eighth consecutive year. As a senior, she won the Seadale Bowl for her her for Bowl Seadale the won she senior, a As year. consecutive eighth the for also wrestled and played football. He won the Miller Miller the won He football. played and wrestled also the graduating class of class graduating the

become ISL Champions for the 14th consecutive year and NEPSAC Champions Champions NEPSAC and year consecutive 14th the for Champions ISL become program. He was captain of the baseball team and and team baseball the of captain was He program.

and All-New England both years playing for Nobles. She helped the team team the helped She Nobles. for playing years both England All-New and his senior project to reevaluate the Saturday tutoring tutoring Saturday the reevaluate to project senior his

and scored her milestone of 1,000 points in basketball. She was All-League All-League was She basketball. in points 1,000 of milestone her scored and was a senior prefect and volunteer with Achieve, using using Achieve, with volunteer and prefect senior a was

earned the Harvard Book Prize, won Wiggins Dormitory’s citizenship award, award, citizenship Dormitory’s Wiggins won Prize, Book Harvard the earned Greece, South Africa, New Orleans and Guatemala. He He Guatemala. and Orleans New Africa, South Greece,

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played for a team like the Nobles basketball team. In In team. basketball Nobles the like team a for played never have I And experiment, studying biofuels with algae. I had the opportunity to take take to opportunity the had I algae. with biofuels studying experiment,

most special thing I’m a part of here. of part a I’m thing special most research lab, and David Yeh and I had amazing resources to do our own own our do to resources amazing had I and Yeh David and lab, research

people you’re always around, especially if you’re away from home. It’s the the It’s home. from away you’re if especially around, always you’re people building renovation has been amazing. In bio-chem, we got to use the new new the use to got we bio-chem, In amazing. been has renovation building

or playing around. It’s like having more siblings. It’s good to have a group of of group a have to good It’s siblings. more having like It’s around. playing or I’ve doubled up on science classes the past two years, and the science science the and years, two past the classes science on up doubled I’ve

going on in the common room, even if it’s just a group of us watching TV TV watching us of group a just it’s if even room, common the in on going person here. person

especially, I just loved having a place for all of us. There’s always something something always There’s us. of all for place a having loved just I especially, were a part of my same sphere. Everyone is such a different and creative creative and different a such is Everyone sphere. same my of part a were

with teachers and students and I want to make the most of it. In the dorms dorms the In it. of most the make to want I and students and teachers with just talk to and get along with all these new kids who I didn’t even realize realize even didn’t I who kids new these all with along get and to talk just

grateful to be here. There are so many opportunities for me to connect connect to me for opportunities many so are There here. be to grateful kids in the class that I hadn’t even met. It was a really fun opportunity to to opportunity fun really a was It met. even hadn’t I that class the in kids

People say the first thing they notice about me is my smile. I’m just so so just I’m smile. my is me about notice they thing first the say People I went on the New Orleans trip in 10th grade, and there were still a lot of of lot a still were there and grade, 10th in trip Orleans New the on went I

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outreach trips for the Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Initiative. Thomas attends attends Thomas Initiative. Jobs Youth Summer Healthy the for trips outreach

chief of community engagement last summer, helping to lead community community lead to helping summer, last engagement community of chief

course. She’s also been involved in community service, working for Boston’s Boston’s for working service, community in involved been also She’s course.

the Brookline Arts Center and MassArt, where she completed a pre-college pre-college a completed she where MassArt, and Center Arts Brookline the

of ’98 Award. He attends Harvard College. Harvard attends He Award. ’98 of is a visual artist who has taken courses at Nobles, the Museum of Fine Arts, Arts, Fine of Museum the Nobles, at courses taken has who artist visual a is

excellence. Apostolicas’ classmates selected him for the Class Class the for him selected classmates Apostolicas’ excellence. . She She . Middletown including productions, Collective Theatre Nobles many to

Mandarin and the Edward Stone Gleason Award for academic academic for Award Gleason Stone Edward the and Mandarin She was on the multimedia staff of of staff multimedia the on was She . She also contributed contributed also She . Nobleman The

for excellence in history, the Volkmann Medal for excellence in in excellence for Medal Volkmann the history, in excellence for Thomas played the viola for the orchestra throughout her Nobles career. career. Nobles her throughout orchestra the for viola the played Thomas

the Dufault Prize and, upon graduation, he earned the Alumni Prize Prize Alumni the earned he graduation, upon and, Prize Dufault the

really take risks. risks. take really sixth consecutive league championship. As a junior, Apostolicas won won Apostolicas junior, a As championship. league consecutive sixth

of the environment she’s created, we’re able to grow and and grow to able we’re created, she’s environment the of Cogito. He led the Debate and Model UN Club, and the chess team to its its to team chess the and Club, UN Model and Debate the led He Cogito.

judged. She doesn’t underestimate her students. Because Because students. her underestimate doesn’t She judged. Apostolicas co-founded the International Affairs Club and the publication publication the and Club Affairs International the co-founded Apostolicas

speaking, everyone really feels heard and understood and not not and understood and heard feels really everyone speaking,

and for my career to hold meaning and benefit others on a global scale. global a on others benefit and meaning hold to career my for and listening. She treats her students with respect. When we’re we’re When respect. with students her treats She listening.

adhere to the Nobles mission statement of “leadership for the public good,” good,” public the for “leadership of statement mission Nobles the to adhere modernism class with Ms. [Jess] Brennan also taught me about about me taught also Brennan [Jess] Ms. with class modernism

that I hold true to the values that I’ve learned from my family. I hope to to hope I family. my from learned I’ve that values the to true hold I that is saying and think about how to respond and build on that. My My that. on build and respond to how about think and saying is

I hope that I continue the work and growth that I’ve done at Nobles and and Nobles at done I’ve that growth and work the continue I that hope I to relax and then also to listen to what my opponent or partner partner or opponent my what to listen to also then and relax to

into discussions while grounding their ideas in logic and reason. and logic in ideas their grounding discussions while into Public speaking doesn’t necessarily come easily to me. I learned learned I me. to easily come necessarily doesn’t speaking Public

people involved. It’s interesting to see people add their personal experiences experiences personal their people add see involved. It’s interesting to people just so much more comfortable in my own voice than I used to be. be. to used I than voice own my in comfortable more much so just

International Affairs Club has been all of the different backgrounds of the the of backgrounds different the of all been has Club Affairs International when I’m speaking at the stand during the Model UN conference, I’m I’m conference, UN Model the during stand the at speaking I’m when

Affairs Club to the next level. One of my favorite aspects of the of the aspects favorite my of One level. next the to Club Affairs taking the risk and putting myself out there. So when I’m in a debate or or debate a in I’m when So there. out myself putting and risk the taking

to take the discussion we had in the International International the in had we discussion the take to Cogito published We sense of self has been strengthened by it, and I feel really proud of of proud really feel I and it, by strengthened been has self of sense

occur, because they don’t occur in a vacuum. a in occur don’t they because occur, and debate my sophomore year at Nobles. I’m so grateful because my my because grateful so I’m Nobles. at year sophomore my debate and

international affairs but also the historical backdrop for which all events events all which for backdrop historical the also but affairs international place for me. It has a great political science program. I joined Model UN UN Model joined I program. science political great a has It me. for place

, we wanted to not only provide strong analysis of of analysis strong provide only not to wanted we , Cogito publishing With community in whatever way I can. Georgetown seemed like the perfect perfect the like seemed Georgetown can. I way whatever in community

I think we should recognize that the world neither begins nor ends with us. us. with ends nor begins neither world the that recognize should we think I I have an interest in government and nonprofit work—just working for the the for working work—just nonprofit and government in interest an have I

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Jill Radley Jelinda Metelus David Yeh Uche Ndukwe

I had a lot of anxiety freshman and sophomore year; I put a lot of pressure I came to see Hairspray at Nobles when my sister was in it. That was Winning a New England title is a huge thing to say you’ve done. My junior My mom always said, “You don’t need to be more popular than anybody on myself. Homework was all I could think about, even when I didn’t have the catalyst for everything: I wanted to be up there. I love that I can feel year, I lost in the wrestling finals. To come that far and then to lose—by one else.” When that’s not an issue, you can just talk to people for the sake of it. I sought help from [counselor] Mr. Spence, and my family encouraged myself growing onstage. I remember the first duet I did with Imani was so point—was just like, “Oh, man, next year I have to win it.” it. I’ve always liked hearing what people’s lives are like. A lot of kids get me to see my doctor. I learned that if a test was hard, it was hard for intimidating. Now when I perform, my voice no longer shakes. I’m really That loss motivated me to get better. The biggest jump I had caught up on the idea of popularity, and it makes friendships less authentic. everyone. If I was in a situation where it wasn’t time to be thinking about proud of myself for getting to that point. in wrestling skill was from my junior to senior year. It was the To me, it’s easier to be yourself and be genuine than to anticipate how school, I would force myself to be part of the conversation. It happens In my neighborhood, so many kids are capable of so much but have highlight of my wrestling career—losing and then coming someone else wants you to act. without you realizing it: You start to become yourself. I was able to laugh no one telling them that. I was blessed to have people around me who back. When I finally had that, when I could finally say, “I’m Becoming School Life Council co-president wasn’t as important to me and make other people laugh. Those interactions feed your brain— believed I could do anything I put my mind to. I always thought, I’m going a New England champ,” it meant so much more. as working with the rest of the team. I like to talk to a wide range of people scientifically, it’s healthier. to be that for other people. When I heard Bryan Stevenson, founder of On the India trip, we met a group of seventh grade and connect with them. The best leader can balance their own opinions I started going to the musical with friends instead of getting ahead the Equal Justice Initiative, speak at the Student Diversity Leadership boys at this school called Kiplani. I told them I wrestled, with the feelings of the people they’re leading. If someone asks you to lead, on my reading. In math class junior year, we had a test, and everyone Conference, I thought maybe I could advocate for children. and they all asked me to do push ups and wanted to they want your ideas, creativity and personality—but you have to recognize was freaking out, but that’s how I’d been feeling for a year and a half. I am big on speaking my mind when there’s something I believe in or if wrestle me. Even though we only spent a few days the position isn’t really about you. I do my best to listen and make sure Absolute value was on the test, and I joked, “We’ve gotta take the something isn’t right. The walkout [April 20 nationwide] was one of the there, the kids and I became really close. that what I’m presenting is not always what I’m thinking. There are a lot of absolute value to turn negative energy into positive.” That’s where I proudest moments I’ve ever had at Nobles. People really listened to one Leaving that area was really hard. I remember similarities between leading the school or the football team or orchestra. got the idea for my NED talk. Desmond Herzfelder ’19 was in my class; another; we learned from people’s stories. I’m not growing if I’m in an there was this one little kid named Rohan. We had a It’s about holding people accountable and being willing to let them hold he told me he was starting a club [Nobles Heads Together] to give echo chamber. I believe in learning history so we don’t repeat our secret handshake that we did the whole week. As I you accountable too. I tell my little sister and other younger kids an outlet to talk about mental health. He was one of the reasons mistakes. If you say, “There’s nothing for me to do,” you’re not was saying goodbye, he tapped me on the back and students: Be willing to step out. I became a senior leader for CALM [Come and Learn Mindfulness]. looking hard enough. held out his hand to do the handshake one more I got to the point where I could separate my academic success from time. I just started bawling. Ndukwe received the Harvard Book Prize his junior year. He led the the “fun me” with the positive attitude. People finally saw that in me. Metelus received the Deb Harrison Prize in 2016 for her impact on the boarding student body as co-president of the SLC and co-captained both community at Nobles. She served as a senior prefect. She was a Peer Help Yeh served as a varsity captain three times at Nobles—twice varsity football and basketball. He also works in his mother’s Radley was elected by her classmates to speak at graduation, and she served as a Program leader, shield head and a leader of Sister 2 Sister. She was a core for the wrestling team and once for the cross-country team. restaurant, Nzuko. For nearly a decade, Ndukwe played bass senior prefect. She was a staff writer and webmaster for The Nobleman. As a Class III member of SURJE, Nobles’ social justice and equity initiative. Metelus was Equally committed in the classroom, Yeh excelled in the most with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra through its student, she earned the prize for the best U.S. history research essay. She co-captained also involved in Advanced Dance Ensemble, the Nobles Theatre Collective, rigorous course load available to him. He attends Williams Intensive Community Program for young musicians from varsity softball and JV ice hockey this past year and also performed with the Nobles and received the Sid Eaton Prize for excellence in theater in 2018. She also College, where he will continue his wrestling career.. underserved communities around Boston; he is now Theatre Collective. She volunteered as an Achieve tutor and at Camp Sunshine during received the Stearns Achievement Award. She sang in her Dorchester parish a mentor with the program. He attends Princeton her time at Nobles. She attends Northwestern University. and several Nobles ensembles. She attends Dartmouth College. University, where he will play football.

Danny Monaghan Sami Alves Marijke Perry Holden Corcoran

I love Wiggins. Some of the strongest relationships I’ve formed at this I’ve been a flyer on the trapeze since I was 11. It’s really fun because I When I first got to Nobles, I had a hard time interacting with others, and I didn’t really envision myself being on the Nobleman staff when place have been with fellow Wiggins Hall members. I feel like when can try all sorts of crazy stuff. Circus is all about testing the limits of I relied heavily on who was in my classes and in my advisory. But as time I came to Nobles. Journalism was not something I had ever you fully immerse yourself in something—when every ounce of you is what people can do. has gone by, I’ve made really close friends. I feel like I’ve become a more done, but when I was a freshman, I started to look forward to committed to doing something and giving everything you have—special When I was writing my paper for Mr. [Doug] Jankey’s class, I started open person since I came to Nobles. new issues coming out and would read them. It’s funny that things can happen. The dorm parents do a great job of instilling that in with something I knew I could find information for, but I just wasn’t feeling I think Nobles has taught me to love myself. I don’t know if love is the I became editor of the paper because I don’t really like the the kids who live here. it. So I decided to switch to something that, even if it might not make a good right word—I am happy about myself, and I have more confidence than I writing aspect of it that much. What I really enjoyed was the The football team has evolved big-time over the past three years. It paper, I’d at least have fun in the process. I started researching the circus. think I would have if I hadn’t gone here. I have more friends. I have more group aspect—being able to talk with new people. Our staff, started out with a team of athletes from all different sports, but over the The whole thing was a big risk because, for all I knew, I would spend a happiness. I have loved every day that I was here. I think that Nobles gave especially, was such a diverse group of people from different past year especially, I’d say we’ve become a football team. It’s not about month researching and never find anything interesting to write about. I had me a joy of learning. walks of life. I also really enjoyed being able to connect with specialization or only playing one sport, but it’s more a shift in focus to the to really trust Mr. Jankey and trust the process that I would actually have a I’m going to Brown University. It is my intention to at least major people through interviews. I was able to interview Mr. [Bob] understanding that, during the fall, you’re a football player. We’ve become paper at the end. in classics, but one of the draws of Brown for me is that it will Henderson twice before he retired. I was able to interview Dr. more of a family, and that unity all came from Coach Murray’s leadership. I started looking at all sorts of old circus posters and noticed that they be possible to double-major in music and, if I were feeling [Cathy] Hall at the start of the year and again at the end of If I hadn’t come to Nobles, I honestly don’t think I would have gone were awfully similar to a lot of propaganda I’d seen. I wrote about the particularly motivated, I would hope to triple-major in her first year. Through interviews, we’re talking to teachers and to college. I probably would have gone into the military. I didn’t have the ways a mass media form like the circus can influence public opinion. I’m music, classics and theater. other people about really interesting topics. It’s been a fantastic grades or the guidance. But now I’m more than prepared, not just to get really glad I ended up switching topics. There’s so much happening experience, and I’ll probably say the best thing that I’ve done at in and be there, but to succeed at Brown next year, both academically when I’m flying that I never thought to research what I was doing. I Perry won the Scudder Medal for excellence in fine arts, the Dixwell Nobles. I’ve learned to think about what’s acceptable and think a and athletically. That’s a big difference from where I was at 16 to didn’t even realize what I was a part of. Medal for classics, the Volkmann Medal for Japanese and the lot about audience and how people will interpret the things that we where I am now. public speaking prize. At Nobles, Perry danced, sang in Chamber publish. We definitely tried to push the envelope a little bit in terms Alves jokes that she is a “say yes” kind of person, which explains her Singers and other groups, and held numerous roles in Nobles of what we did with opinion pieces. I’ve learned so much from both Monaghan transferred to Nobles his sophomore year and boarded all three involvement in MIT’s Beaver Works Summer Institute, her time in Spain Theatre Collective productions, including the lead role in Mr. Kinard and Mr. Hirsch [who advise the newspaper staff]. years. He was a senior prefect, member of the disciplinary committee studying medieval history in Spanish, and her participation in West Men on Boats in spring 2018. She also rowed crew and was and two-year captain of the varsity football team. He won the Russell Point’s leadership program. She served as Nobles Theatre Collective’s president of Spectrum, Nobles’ alliance for diversity of gender Corcoran was Editor in Chief of The Nobleman and an editor of Cogito, a 50-page student journal B. Stearns Achievement Award for improvement in academics and playwriting director and communications director. The paper that Alves and sexual orientation. that has tackled such topics as the crisis in Syria, the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the was selected to speak at graduation. Outside of school, Monaghan references received high honors and the Nobles award for best U.S. escalation of tensions in the South China Sea. While at Nobles, Corcoran served as a counselor has gained varied work experience in plumbing, HVAC maintenance, history research essay. She attends Yale University. for the Nobles Summer Community Service camp. Corcoran played varsity squash and served as landscaping and farming. Monaghan attends Brown University, where captain of the ultimate frisbee team. Corcoran attends Georgetown University. he will play football. 2018 awards and prizes All Class of 2018, unless otherwise stated

ALEXANDER D. SLAWSBY ’96 GREENOUGH PRIZE ROBERT J. AGOSTINI AWARD COMPUTER AWARD (for excellence in mathematics) (for athletic contribution as a non-competitor) Wyatt Ellison ’20 Gustave Ducrest Blair Crawford

ALUMNI PRIZE (for excellence in history) HARRINGTON BOARDER OF THE YEAR RUSSELL B. STEARNS Paul Apostolicas and Jason Tang Danny Monaghan ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Jelinda Metelus Danny Monaghan BRADLEY D. NASH 1919 MEDAL HARVARD BOOK PRIZE (for executive ability) Mikaela Martin ’19 Patrick Stevenson Lev Sandler ’19 SCUDDER MEDAL (for excellence in fine arts) Marijke Perry BRAMHALL-BRIDGE HEAD OF SCHOOL’S PRIZE PURCHASE PRIZE IN ART (formerly headmaster’s prize) Dani Abouhamad Patrick Stevenson and Olivia Thompson SHELDON PRIZE Liam Dorsey (for excellence in science) Ashley Ducharme Samantha Alves JOHN PAINE AWARD (for leadership, sportsmanship and CLASS OF ’98 AWARD commitment as a sub-varsity athlete) SHILLITO CUP (given, by the vote of the graduating class) Alexandra Burmeister ’21 (for excellence in photography) Paul Apostolicas Tobias Welo ’21 Nina Collins

COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARD LISA KIMBALL SUTHERLAND AWARD SIDNEY L. EATON PRIZE Cam Camacho Anya Cheng ’21 (for excellence in performing arts) Jelinda Metelus

DAVIS CUP (for sportsmanship) LITTLE MEMORIAL ESSAY AWARDS Stephanie Nomicos and James Welch Creative: Lily Hicks SWAYZE-MABLEY BOARDING Literary Analysis: Stephanie Nomicos ART AWARD Kajayla Boyd DEB HARRISON BOARDING PRIZE Cyan Jean ’19 MICHELE DUFAULT BOOK AWARD John Murray ’19 Liam Smith ’19 THOMAS S. RESOR COACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD Adam Cluff EDWARD L. BOND JR. PRIZE MILLER MEDAL (for improvement in scholarship) (excellence in scholarship and athletics) Class I: Adia Maund Ryan Flynn TRUSTEES’ PRIZE Class II: Matt DeVoy Class I: Samantha Alves Class III: Griffin Zink Class II: Nathaniel Birne Class IV: Ryan Swords NATHANIEL C. NASH PRIZE Class III: Kevin Chen Class V: Norah Jankey (for journalism) Class IV: Luvis Lu Class VI: Sam Soukas Lizzy Rueppel Class V: Claire Mao Class VI: Nitty Moore

EDWARD STONE GLEASON AWARD THE NOBLES DANCE PRIZE (for academic excellence) Magdalena Blaise VERNON L. GREENE PRIZE Paul Apostolicas FOR FACULTY EXCELLENCE Steve Toubman NOBLES SHIELD EPES SARGENT DIXWELL MEDAL (for most respected female and male athlete) (for excellence in Latin) Hayden Cheek VOLKMANN MEDAL Marijke Perry Maya Keenan-Gallagher Katia Rozenberg (excellence in French) Marijke Perry (excellence in Japanese) Paul Apostolicas (excellence in Mandarin) ERIKA AND DOUG GUY AWARD PETER KERNS AND WILLIAM Ryan Flynn (excellence in Spanish) Adia Maund WARREN ’77 PRIZE (for excellence in technical theatre) Serena Chen WIGGINS MEDALS G. L. BRIDGE AWARD Creative: Alice Sheehan ’19 (for excellence in ceramics) Literary Analysis: Chloe Lelon ’19 Hayden Cheek PUBLIC SPEAKING AWARD Marijke Perry WILLIAMS COLLEGE BOOK AWARD GRANDIN WISE AWARD Madeleine Charity ’19 (for excellence in community service) REGINALD DAVIDSON MUSIC AWARD Caroline Collins-Pisano Caroline Collins-Pisano Annika Harrington WISWELL PRIZE (for excellence in English) Talia Kee Lily Hicks class matriculation list

9 Brown University 3 Georgetown University One student is matriculating at 8 Dartmouth College 3 Hamilton College, New York each of the following institutions: 7 Williams College 3 Wesleyan University Bryn Mawr College 6 Harvard College 3 Yale University Colorado College 5 Boston College 2 Babson College Columbia University 5 Northeastern University 2 Bates College Lake Forest College 4 Middlebury College 2 Boston University Northwestern University 4 Tufts University 2 Cornell University University of Colorado—Boulder 4 University Massachusetts, Amherst 2 Johns Hopkins University University of Wisconsin—Madison 4 University of Virginia 2 Princeton University Villanova University 4 Wake Forest University 2 Tulane University Washington University in St. Louis 3 Amherst College 2 University of Michigan Worcester Polytechnic Institute 3 Colby College 2 University of Richmond 3 Duke University 2 University of Southern California