Life-Long Learning Pingree Teachers Are Life-Long Learners Bringing New Perspectives of the World Around Them Into Their Lives and Into Their Classrooms
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BULLETIN FALL/WINTER 07–08 Life-Long Learning PINGREE TEACHERS ARE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS BRINGING NEW PERSPECTIVES OF THE WORLD AROUND THEM INTO THEIR LIVES AND INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. Pegasus PEGASUS SOCietY Board of Trustees 2006–07 Jane Blake Riley ’77, p ’05 Make a Gift President contents James D. Smeallie p ’05, ’09 to Pingree with Vice President Keith C. Shaughnessy p ’04, ’08, ’10 Lasting Value TreasUrer William Pingree p ’04, ’08 SecretarY Peter M. Cowen For many of us, Pingree holds a special place S Headmaster in our hearts. Who can forget the thrill of On Being a Teacher ociety Profile Cover Story: Nina S. Anderson ’77, p ’09 Reflections: seeing the campus for the first time, cheer- Living Proof Richard C. Bane p ’04, ’05 from Headmaster ing on the home team during Wheeler Day, Kirk C. Bishop p ’06, ’06, ’08 Peter M. Cowen or watching a loved one receive his or her di- Tamie Thompson Burke ’76, p ’09 12 ploma in the Hedge Garden? What better Patricia Castraberti p ’08 2 Malcolm Coates p ’01 way to honor that legacy than by making Frederick Glore p ’04 Pingree the beneficiary of your will or trust. Philip G. Lake ’85 Therese Melden p ’09, ’11 Through your generosity, you will be provid- Theodore E. Ober ing permanent support to the School, and in Mary Puma p ’05, ’07, ’10 Leslie Reichert p ’02, ’07 Alumni exchange receive the satisfaction of knowing Binkley C. Shorts p ’95, ’00 22 Gatherings that you are helping to ensure that future Augusta Stanislaw p ’01, ’02, ’08 generations of students benefit from a Joyce W. Swagerty Sandra Williamson p ’08, ’09, ’10 Pingree education. What could be a better Susan Winthrop p ’90, ’96, ’99 return on your investment? Brucie B. Wright By informing the School of your intentions, Ed Halsted p ’08 Parents Association President WIT New Faculty & Staff you qualify for immediate membership in William K. Ryan ’96 18 the Pegasus Society, established in 1994 to ALUmni Leadership Board President recognize and honor donors who have made 4 provisions for Pingree in their estate plans. THE CASTRABERTI FAMILY LEGACY Board of Overseers Alice Blodgett p ’78, ’81, ’82 We gratefully thank the following Pegasus Pingree parents Steve and Trish Castraberti p’08 have been long and generous sup- 26 Susan B. Brown ’70 Fall Sports Society members for creating a lasting lega- porters of the school. Beginning with their son, Andrew’s, matriculation in the fall John R. Chandler p ’92, ’97 Awards cy at Pingree School. of 2004, the Castraberti family has provided an unending supply of pizza, hosted in- Herbert F. Collins p ’80, ’84, ’86 James C. Deveney, Jr. numerable team and grade dinners at their Saugus restaurant, and initiated count- Judith Adamson ’67 Alice Dietrich ’68 less friend-raising events for parents, often held at their comedy club, Giggles. In John Drislane p ’90, ’93 Anonymous (2) addition to their tangible contributions to Pingree, Trish has given limitless hours of Mimi Davis Emmons ’64 p ’87, ’90 Amy Blodgett ’82 Richard Harte, Jr. p ’69, ’74, ’77 Notes from volunteer support, including serving as President of the Parents Association and Scot R. Bradstreet ’79 Richard C. Kennedy p ’75, ’76, ’78 20 Barbara Wilcox DiLorenzo’s ’93 Art Show Chair of a Pingree Parent Auction. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees. Anne H. Kneisel ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. Buck Jr. p ’02 Susanne Phippen p ’75, ’78, ’80, ’82 T he Pingree School BUlletin is PUblished twice Y earlY for alUmni, PA R EN T S, Ellie Cabot Recently, the Castrabertis informed Pingree that they had made provision for the Charles W. Pingree p ’78 and friends of the School . Please send address changes and other commUnications to: Trisha and Steven Castraberti p ’08 School in their estate plans. Steve commented, “Still to this day, as we drive down the John R. Pingree p ’74 Charles P. Rimmer, Jr. p ’86 Marketing & Communications Office Mark Comunale ’76 driveway toward the School and admire the spectacular surroundings, we feel the Edward P. Roberts * p ’68, ’72 Pingree School, 537 Highland Street, South Hamilton, MA 01982-1399 James S. Craig ’80 gratitude of being a part of such a great institution. Your freshman enters Pingree as William S. Rogers p ’68, ’70 Phone: 978.468.4415 • Fax: 978.468.3758 Alice Roberts Dietrich ’68 a child and your senior graduates as an inspired and confident adult ready to face the Edward S. Rowland p ’77, ’80, ’82 Web Address: www.pingree.org Gilbert L. Steward, Jr. p ’83 Alumni e-mail: [email protected] Mr. and Mrs. John P. Drislane p ’90, ’93 challenges of the world.” Alexander A. Uhle Publications e-mail: [email protected] Mimi Davis Emmons ’64, p ’87, ’90 “When I was young, I didn’t even know that schools like this existed,” remarked * deceased Betsy and Steve Fantone p ’01, ’05 Trish. “There are days when I just want to sit down in a classroom and be a student Director of Institutional Advancement: Kimberley C. Moore Ms. Katherine Nelson Greene ’65 again. I hope that each student at Pingree understands what a profound impact this Director of Marketing & Communications: Samantha Drislane Markowski ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Carroll J. Hebbel p ’82 journey will have on the rest of his or her life. Although Pingree was founded only 46 Director of Alumni Relations: Laurie Harding Polese ’84 Dana P. Jordan ’75 Director of Annual Fund & Parent Relations: Diana Batchelder Mathey years ago, our graduates have positively changed the world around us. Every Pingree Anne and Bill Kneisel Database Administrator: Paul Tetta graduate I have ever met is just a good person. We want Pingree to continue to ad- (Anne Hooper Kneisel ’66) Events Coordinator: Shelley McCloy Vassallo ’76 vance into the future and inspire its graduates to go out and make the world a little Development Office Coordinator: Donna Maggio Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood Merriman bit better for all of us.” Editor and Writer: Samantha Drislane Markowski ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt Morgan p ’78, ’80 gp ’08 Alumni Editors: Laurie Harding Polese ’84 and Shelley McCloy Vassallo ’76 Elizabeth W. Parker ’76 Photography: Blind Dog Photo, Dan Courter, Samantha Drislane Markowski ’93, David Pratt Photography, Sumner Pingree, Jr. Tracy Emanuel Photography, Ned Jackson, Mark Drury, Pingree School archives Design: Mark Drury, Percolator Design, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Purinton p ’74, ’82, ’88 Printing: Cricket Press Michael W. Robb ’76 * On the cover Madelyn M. Sheilds p ’91, ’92 Pingree School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not Mr. and Mrs. Binkley Shorts p ’95, ’00 Bottom row, left to right: Ailsa Steinert and June Jeswald. discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration policies, scholarship, and loan programs, and athletic and other School-administered programs. Kemp C. Stickney ’75 Middle row: John Glessner, Lynette Gray, Kirki Thompson, and Sarah Carpenter ’97. Top row: Eric Olson, Wendy Lawton, and Sean Hagon. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in the Pingree Bulletin is correct. Please direct any errors to the Marketing & Communications Office and accept our apologies. * deceased Community Service at Pingree On Being a Teacher THIS EDITION OF the PINGRee BUlletIN FocUses ON the coRE OF A PINGRee EDUcatION: teacheRS. OBVIOUslY, NPH Honduras: Where Kids Get to Stay Kids IT WIll be Replete WIth teachING AND leaRNING momeNts AND stoRIes as well, BUT what we PReseNT YOU Devon Tadler ’09 WIth heRE IS A potpoURRI OF FacUltY membeRS AND theIR woRLDS: what theY teach, whY theY teach, how theY teach, AND theIR loVE OF beING PINGRee teacheRS AND LIFE-loNG leaRNERS. NUestOS PEQUenOS HermanOS (nph) is a series of orphanages with locations all over Latin America and the Caribbean. NPH was founded in 1954. Currently, there are 3,100 children that are within its system, in As a teacher of 38 years, I have many per- corporates the term “master,” which is Chapter 3 countries such as Mexico, Peru, Nicaragua, and Honduras. In total, the spectives I could share with you on the British for teacher. Going to meetings, “The daily joy.” orphanages operate in seven different countries. The children in these teaching profession. Just thinking about asking people to support Pingree, work- I now have a group of 5 seniors that meet orphanages are non-adoptable. They are kids who have been abused, or- what I might share here has reminded me ing with Trustees, going to more meet- in my office for English class. They sit in Esperanza Academy phaned, and shuffled from different family members. NPH is a sanctu- of many exciting moments of teaching I ings, giving speeches, talking with par- Pingree chairs and on the couch. Some- Caroline Gerber ’08 ary for them, a place that they know they can stay and get an education have had as an educator at Pingree and ents, engaging with prospective parents, times we have a fire in the fireplace. Daily, Fear poured over me as I walked into to be able to eventually have lives elsewhere. going to more meetings >>> that is a big we try to have a fire in their cerebellums. the unfamiliar cafeteria swarming better than their parents. Hav- I think what I’d like to do, though, is part of what I do. It is quite adult-centered.