VISIONSSpring 2014 COE-BROWN NORTHWOOD ACADEMY CBNA welcomes inductees into its Coe-Brown Northwood Academy inducted two new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame at the annual CBNA Alumni Basketball Games last December. CBNA Athletic Director Matt Skidds introduced the inductees, reading a profile of each one. CBNA Trustee Lori Bassett then presented each inductee with a commemorative plaque. HallAthletic of Fame nomination forms for Hall 2014 are currently available ofon the CBNA Fame web site, www.coebrown.org. Stephen R. Johnston ‘75 A three-sport athlete, Stephen Johnston played soccer, basketball and baseball during all four of his years at Coe-Brown. He was an all-state soccer goalie and a starting pitcher and shortstop on Coe-Brown’s 1974 and 1975 state championship baseball teams. Steve played baseball for two years at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, until an injury sidelined him. He continued his education at the University of New Hampshire. Steve played under fellow inductee Coach Peter Riel, and credits Coach Riel with much of his success. “He encouraged me to use the ability I was given,” says Steve. “You didn’t want to let Coach Riel down, or disappoint him.” Steve’s college roommates and teammates were Joe Lefebvre, who played for the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies, and Brian Sabean, current 18-year general manager of the San Francisco Giants. Mr. Sabean asked Steve where he learned his curve ball and Steve responded, “Coach Riel taught me.” Brian Sabean once said that Stephen Johnston “could throw a curve ball through a car wash without it getting wet.” CBNA Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Stephen According to Coach Riel, Steve was a hardworking player “who could hit the ball a country Johnston ‘75, his daughter Molly, and CBNA mile. During one game the field was wet and when Steve went in to field a bunt he slipped into a Athletic Director Matt Skidds sitting position but still managed to field the ball and throw the ball to first base for the out.” Continued on page 3. Coach Peter A. Riel Peter grew up and attended public schools in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. He graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1966 and attended the University of New Hampshire, graduating in 1970 with a degree in Physical Education and Biology. Peter had a successful baseball career in both high school and college. At Pittsfield High School his varsity baseball team won the 1965 Class M State Championship title when he pitched all three tournament games. Peter and his wife, Priscilla (Candy) Rollins ’73, married in 1973 and have two sons, Nathan and Aaron. Both sons attended Coe-Brown and played on the varsity soccer, basketball and baseball teams. Peter was hired as Coe-Brown’s first physical education teacher in 1971, when he also became Athletic Director. In the classroom he taught biology, college biology, and anatomy. While at Coe-Brown Peter coached boys varsity baseball, boys and girls varsity basketball, and girls volleyball. He led the baseball team to consecutive Class S State Championships in 1974 and 1975 and was named Coach of the Year by the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association in 1975. His baseball team was also Class S runner-up in 1977. After leaving Coe-Brown, Peter spent a number of years coaching CBNA Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Peter Riel with his wife, Little League and Babe Ruth teams in Center Barnstead as well as Babe Ruth Priscilla (Candy) ‘73, son Nate ‘97 and granddaughter Abby and high school varsity baseball in Pittsfield. He returned to Coe-Brown as an assistant coach for eight years while his sons played on the varsity baseball teams. In 1997 his son Nate’s team was Class M runner-up and in 2002 he helped coach his son Aaron’s team to the Class I State Championship. Peter is still active in baseball as an assistant coach at Pittsfield High School for the past nine years, winning a Division IV State Championship in 2013. Continued on page 3. Congratulations! COE-BROWN NORTHWOOD ACADEMY 907 First New Hampshire Turnpike Northwood, New Hampshire 03261 603-942-5531 VISIONS VOL. 22 Vidimus, Videmus & Videbimus THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE www.coebrown.org 2013-2014 CBNA Board of Trustees: (front row, left to right) Judy Sanderson, Duane Ford, Jim Colburn, Barbara Scannell Headmaster: David S. Smith ’79, Lee Mason, Tim Joslin, (back row, left to right) Bunny Assistant Headmaster: Paul W. Davis, Jr. Behm, JB Cullen, Rob Porter, Bernice Raffaele, Bob Bailey ’45 Assistant Headmaster: Caryn Lasky and Lori Bassett. Missing from photo are Roberta Stearns ’57, Jim Grant and Carl Olsson. BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2013-2014: James Colburn, President Timothy Joslin, Vice President Contents J.B. Cullen, Secretary Duane Ford, Treasurer A Letter from Headmaster Smith ............................................... Page 2 Robert Bailey ’45 Ambar Mercedes - Poetry Out Loud State Finals ........................ Page 3 Lori Bassett Bunny Behm News from Around the Academy ................................................ Page4 James Grant Coe-Brown Announces Top Ten Graduates .................................. Page 5 B. Lee Mason Class Notes ....................................................................................... Page 8 Carl Olsson Robert Porter Benjamin Kelley Named one of NH’s “40 Under 40” ........ Page 10 Bernice Raffaele Adi Rule ’97 Publishes Her First Book .................................... Page 10 Judith Sanderson, Past President From the Archives ........................................................................ Page 11 Barbara Marshall Scannell ’79 Roberta Stearns, Ph.D. ’57, Past President Class of 2014 College Acceptances ......................................... Page 12 Sheri DeTrude ’73, Trustee Emeritus Visions Annual Campaign 2014 ............................Inside Back Cover Robert Grant ’53, Trustee Emeritus William Lord, Trustee Emeritus The CBNA Paul Guptill ’52 Alumni & Friends David Whitcher, Trustee Emeritus Golf Tournament 2014 ......................................Inside Back Cover ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 2013-2014: Rebecca Paine ’09, President Nancy Wilson Tasker ’78, Vice President Editor: Margaret M. Joyce Jessica Marden Weeks ’00, Recording Secretary Amy Stanley Paine ’78, Treasurer Associate Editor: Roberta Wallace Stearns ’57 Julie Smith Clarke ’89, Corresponding Secretary Design: Beverly A. Hodsdon, Joyce Design Solutions, LLC Heidi Reinhold ’74, Scholarship Chairperson Printing: RAM Printing, Inc. Coral Magoon Nieder ’62, Historical Preservation Chair Visions is published twice a year for the alumni, parents and friends of ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERS-AT-LARGE: Coe-Brown Northwood Academy. Debbie Burklund Marden ’75 Suzi Cummings Falcone ’74 ON THE COVER: Sophomore Janais Axelrod as Chava and senior John Dodge ’71 Gwyn Horne as Golde in CBNA’s recent production of Fiddler on the Roof. Visions — Spring 2014 1 HEADMASTER SMITH A Letter fromDear Friends, I am proud to announce that Coe-Brown Northwood Academy tied for first in the state (out of 86 high schools) in Reading and placed second in Writing and sixth in Math in the latest New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) exams. NECAP is administered in October in grade 11 in Mathematics, Reading and Writing. Science is administered during the last three weeks of May, so we don’t have those results yet. Ninety-five percent of our students met the standard in Reading, versus 77 percent statewide; 83 percent of our students met the standard in Writing, versus 54 percent statewide; and 54 percent of our students met the standard in Mathematics, versus 36 percent statewide. Congratulations to both the students and the faculty on this achievement! We also extend our congratulations to the members of the Class of 2014, who have certainly David S. Smith made their mark on the Academy during their time here. We look forward to hearing about your accomplishments in the future and wish you the best in the next phase of your life, whether it be college, the military or the workforce. It has truly been a pleasure watching your growth over these past four years. Summer promises to be busy here at Coe-Brown, with summer school, sports camps and construction work. The Gerrish lobby will be receiving a facelift over the next couple of months—visit our Facebook page for photos of our progress and of the finished product at the start of the upcoming school year. As always, thank you to everyone in the CBNA community for your ongoing support: students, faculty, staff, coaches, parents, community members and, of course, alumni. Many of the programs and activities that we enjoy here at the Academy are made possible through your generosity. We strive to provide the best possible academic environment to our students, but it is often a challenge to meet the ever-growing needs of our student body given these difficult financial times. Your Annual Campaign donations and gifts to Academics, Athletics, Arts, and Vocational Education programs are deeply appreciated and always put to good use! Sincerely, David S. Smith Who was your class valedictorian? Donald MacCallum ’17 recently shared with the Academy his grandfather’s high school yearbook. His grandfather, also named Donald MacCallum, graduated from the Academy in 1951. Donald ’17 also pointed out that his grandfather was voted “best looking” and that he is the “spitting image” of his grandfather! From the class history section of the 1951 Chronicle we learned that the Class Valedictorian was Jacqueline Laprise and that the Salutatorian