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legacy LegacyLies Our Future. Miss Porter’s School educates young women to become informed, bold, resourceful and ethical global citizens. We expect our graduates to shape a changing world. The Moonbeams Circle Years may come and years may go, future all unknown, but there is a way that you can help ensure that the future of the school is more certain. Join in the legacy of visionary leadership that has been the school’s tradition since its found ing by becoming a member of the Moonbeams Circle.

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TheMiss Bulletin Porter’s of MissSchool Porter’s 60 Main Street | Farmington,School CT 06032 Phone: (860) 409-3500Volume 35, | Fax: Number (860) 2 409-3517 www.porters.org HeadMiss Porter’s of School School Katherine Gladstone60 Main Windsor,Street Ed.D Farmington, CT 06032 DirectorPhone: of Communications(860) 409-3500 SiobhanFax: (860)Federici, 409-3517 editor www.porters.org Senior Director, InstitutionalHead Advancementof School KatherineJulia Gladstone J. McCormack Windsor, Ed.D CommunicationsDirector of Communications Assistant SiobhanJennifer Federici, Eburg editor Communications Photographer SeniorChris Director,Noll InstitutionalGraphic DesignAdvancement CEH Design,Julia J. Inc.,McCormack Bethel, CT The BulletinDirector welcomes of reader Alumnae submissions. Send your letters to the editor, article suggestions and photosand to the Reunion Communications Programs Office via email to [email protected] MacColl Walker or by mail to the school’s address. We lookDirector forward ofto hearingGift Planning from you! and Operations ©2011 Miss Porter’s School Catherine Wejchert

miss porter’sCommunications school Assistant On the cover: bulletinJenniferSUMMER 2011 Eburg, coordinator Seniors Susanna Jivotovski and CommunicationsSarah Photographer Cottone, as Chrisphotographed Noll by their classmate GraphicEmmie Design Skinner ’11, CEH Design, onInc. the Bethel, grounds CT of the

Within Our Hill-Stead Museum. LegacyTheLies OurBulletin Future. welcomes reader submissions. Send your letters to the editor, article suggestions, creative writing, and photos to the Communications Office via email to New Commitments of $25,000 or [email protected] or november 22, 2011 to June 7, 2011 by mail to the school’s address. We look forward to hearing from you! Mr. and Mrs. david J. cadenhead P’13 elisabeth nicholson Holmes ’54 diana russell terlato ’86 anne cox chambers ’38 Mimi colgate Kirk ’57 Joan©2010 Paton Miss tilney Porter’s ’46 School Mr. and Mrs. Philip deSantis P’12 lisa J. Kunstadter ’70 catherine Whitney Welles ’79 isobel l. ellis ’81 roxanne Mccormick leighton ’63 Ms. Barbara S. Wells valerie greene Flynn ’81 Mr. and Mrs. regis B. lippert P’03 lillian S. Wells Foundation carolyn cutler goodman ’61 Sally Hill lloyd ’66 estate of Margaret c. Whitman gP’02 dianne t. goodnow ’77 darcy S. Mauro ’83 Jean Hudson Witmer ’73 Mr. John K. greene P’81, gP’12, ’14 dr. and Mrs. J. Michael McQuade P’11 Mr. and Mrs. John c. Wilcox P’10 Mary ann Bondurant Hodgkins ’54 anne Stillman nordeman ’65 Judith Milliken Holden ’68 Marnie Stuart Pillsbury ’61 deming Pratt Holleran ’61 Katrina Weiss ryan ’98 Ania Dulnik ’10, one of the co-heads of the Literature Club, catches up on her reading. For the Literature Club’s read- ing list, please turn to page 28. 2 porter’s|headlines I of Collective Effort The CompoundingEffect in doingso,serve asthefinestambassadorsofourschool. Thank youtoour Ancients whoexemplify ourmissionand their daughtersthegiftofaMiss Porter’s Schooleducation. be every day. Thank youtoourparentswhobelieve ingiving mission andmake every greateffort tobethebestthey can Thank youtoourstudentswhoacceptthechallengeof foresight andwithfortitude. as thankfulforthosewhoaretakingtheleadtodaywith leadership ofthosewhocamebeforeus,weareequally is gratefuleveryday forthelegacy provided tousbythe future. And, justastheMissPorter’s Schoolcommunity fleeting moment—whatwedonow canandwillaffect the Our predecessorshave taughtusthat todayisnomere continuity. Porter’s visionforherschoolwillprogresswithunwavering a girls’school. Together, ourcollective effort ensuresSarah well asunanimousbeliefinthetransformative power of hard work, event participation,andfinancialsupport,as contributions toMissPorter’s Schoolthroughgiftsoftime, that thereisnotimelike thepresenttooffer ourvery best collective effort. We learnfromthosewhocamebeforeus century, wemustbelieve inthecompoundingeffect ofour Miss Porter’s Schoolastheleadinggirls’schoolin21st cannot meetthevast needsoftheschool,but toadvance Too often,webelieve thatourindividual contributions provides avaluable lesson. to afford foroursuccessasanexemplary girls’schooland School remainsmeaningfultoday. Their work continues these individuals whosepastwork onbehalfofMissPorter’s For generations,ourschoolhasreliedonthecontributions of and parentsalike; thoseonwhoseshoulderswestandtoday. came beforeus—students,faculty, staff, trustees, Ancients The essenceofourwork serves asatribute tothosewho feature titled,“Within OurLegacy LiesOurFuture.” The Bulletinsharestheoutcomesofthiswork inaspecial Porter’s School.Iampleasedtoannouncethat thisissueof work onastrategic processtoplanforthefutureofMiss news thattheschoolandboardoftrusteeshadbegun n the Winter 2010issueofTheBulletin,Isharedthe

Head ofSchool Katherine Gladstone Windsor, Ed.D the answerisclear:power ofonecanempower usall. the legacy ofourschool. When wehearFarmington’s call, can influenceothers;ourcollective contributions canassure many, andweshouldbeinspiredtoinspiring.Ouractions influence, andimpactwhencombinedwiththeefforts of Our individual contributions gain even morestrength, Porter’s vision. staff whoaretheheartandsoulofourschoolSarah ethically andresourcefully. Thank youtoourfaculty and Thank youtoourtrusteeswhoboldlyleadschool beneath thephototribute toformerheadsofMissPorter's School. Elizabeth (Liddy)Renner’14takes abreak intheMainParlors,

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with ample charm, there may be no more perfect season | headlines in Farmington than spring. Springtime at Miss Porter’s School means classes held on stretches of green lawn, first cookouts on the patio, breakfasts of strawberries and cream, gardens enchanted by girls lifting their voices in song, shiny rings gracing New Girls’ fingers, and many special moments leading up to graduation. Springtime events nicely suit this issue of The Bulletin, which shares the message of “Within Our Legacy Lies Our Future,” for they too remind us that as things change, the more they stay the same. Girls still gather in friendship Happy reading! with their classmates, teachers alongside, to mark the traditions held dear by the school for generations before us and generations to come. They reflect on the relationships Siobhan Federici made here; ones they know will pass the test of time. Director of Communications I hope you enjoy this issue in the same fashion. Please www.porters.org/publications consider The Bulletin just one example of your ongoing P.S. Since our last issue, senior Emily Harris was named relationship with Miss Porter’s School. Share news with a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program school or send a class note; for you are remembered in and went on to earn a National Merit Scholarship. Farmington, and we want to hear from you. Congratulations to Emily!

Farmington Women Honoring Farmington Women

Head of School Kate Windsor was among those honored at a Farmington Historical Society luncheon titled “Farmington Women Honoring Farmington Women.” The event, now in its second year, honors Farmington women who have made contributions in the arts, health care, politics, education, business, civic organizations, athletics, and other fields. Dr. Windsor was recognized as a frequent lecturer on leadership and single-sex education who “advances the opportunities available to Dr. Windsor is in good company. In 2010, Sarah Porter was posthumously honored at young women by championing their ability to become informed, the Farmington Historical Society luncheon bold, resourceful and ethical global citizens who will shape a as a “visionary of her time who championed the importance of women receiving educations changing world.” equal to those available to men.” Within Our

LegacyLies Our Future Outcomes of Miss Porter’s School’s Strategic Planning Process

From the very beginning of Miss Porter’s School, Sarah Porter balanced tradition with innovation to provide a rigorous and dynamic education for young women. In doing so, she set her school on a course that continues to allow it to serve as the clear leader among girls’ schools. Now more than ever, Miss Porter’s School possesses a unique position Fin history and in the independent school market as the premier girls’ boarding and day school in the country. To continue to advance the work of our founder, it is our responsibility to assert our legacy and our vision for the future. To fulfill this responsibility, faculty, administrators and trustees engaged in a comprehensive strategic planning process during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years to identify goals for the future of Miss Porter’s School. The work of this group determined the following outcomes: the school’s core characteristics, mission, vision and diversity statements, educational philosophy, and goals for the future. 5

t Miss Porter’s School, students develop their innate gifts and discover new talents. AThey grow, reach out, and connect with others who share their potential to stand out in any field, to make a difference in any community, and to make lasting contributions to the world. This is the most important feature of a girls’ school.

Our Core Characteristics Define Our Community The Miss Porter's School community cultivates and commends the following core characteristics:

• Intellectual Curiosity • Integrity • Leadership • Courage • Global Citizenship 6

ere, young women refine their abilities Has scholars, artists, athletes and friends. Through their experiences in the classroom, in the arts studio, on the athletic field or stage, and by their service to others and engagement with the wider world, our students become self-motivated. Their vision and purpose is captured in their focus, passion and voices as they demonstrate their ability to lead.

Our Mission Statement Shares Our Purpose Miss Porter's School educates young women to become informed, bold, resourceful and ethical global citizens. We expect our graduates to shape a changing world.

Our Vision Statement Guides Our Work In keeping with our founder's vision, Miss Porter's School joins tradition with innovation to provide an exemplary education to young women. Generation after generation, our leadership is defined by our ability to articulate how young women think, how young women learn, and why gender matters. Within our legacy lies our future. 7

ur community—adults and students alike—is comprised of individuals from OConnecticut, the United States and around the world, all of whom share ideas, opinions and experiences freely. Each Porter’s student is encouraged to be fully herself so the school community can benefit from a variety of viewpoints.

Our Diversity Statement Inspires Awareness At Miss Porter’s School, the world is welcomed and invited in. We value diverse perspectives and individual voices. Our academic, extra-curricular, residential and professional programs foster the productive exchange of ideas and encourage personal growth. As we learn about ourselves and each other, we strengthen our community of students and their families, faculty, staff, administrators, Ancients and trustees.

hen Sarah Porter founded her school, she was determined to create a superior Weducational environment for girls. Today, her visionary leadership lives on in current students as they step confidently into the larger world, bolstered by a tradition of lifelong commitment to education and a deep understanding of global issues.

Our Educational Philosophy States Our Promise Miss Porter’s School provides young women with a rigorous and excellent liberal arts education. Our community commits to mutual respect and high standards of achievement. Our curriculum challenges students to think and work collaboratively and creatively, make connections among disciplines, and apply knowledge to increasingly complex problems. Our students think critically and analytically, communicate authentically, and develop the strategies necessary to become competent, confident, and compassionate leaders in a global environment. Miss Porter’s School empowers young women to become the architects of their own experience. 8 iss Porter’s School sets the standard—through our programs, by our practices, and Mwith our people. We have the opportunity, the ability and the responsibility to leverage our unique legacy and proven practice for preparing girls to shape a changing world.

The strategic planning process has informed our ability to lead Miss Porter’s School well into the future while ensuring we equip our students with the tools and habits of mind they need to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

Visionary Goals To achieve all of our goals for our school, we will embrace three visionary strands in the years ahead. We will: • Become intellectual leaders in women’s education and advocacy • Embrace globalization and the creation of meaningful partnerships • Advance our technological resources and education These visionary strands define our institution uniquely as we continue to best prepare our students for the future. These strands will support the best practices of the school while inspiring our strategic actions. Strategic Actions To achieve our visionary goals, we will implement the following strategic actions: • We will partner with the Center for the Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives. • We will develop the Sarah Porter Leadership Institute into a center for both students and adults. • We will hold leadership positions with the National Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Principals of Girls’ Schools, as well as lead and participate in mentoring programs. • We will continue to study and implement research findings of the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools. • We will welcome scholars in residence, particularly to study our vast archives. • We will grow to understand, establish and leverage our relationships with others around the world, including our vast network of Ancients. • We will become a consortium member of Online School for Girls. • We will institute a new graduation requirement for all students to participate in an online course. • We will become a device school.

Our Best Practices The most forward-looking planning assumes the school will embrace and execute best practices for foundational work and function on an annual basis. With a commitment to best practices in place, the school is able to be visionary in determining strategic actions. These best practices articulate what the school will continue to achieve daily, monthly, and annually. • The board of trustees will ensure mission is central; vision is achieved. • The academic program will align with the school’s mission and vision. • The academic program will make certain each student has reached her potential effectively. • The school will commit to recruiting, rewarding and retaining excellent faculty and staff. • The school will recruit and enroll students who benefit from and contribute to the community. • The school will engage alumnae, parents, and friends to support and promote our mission. • The school will exercise fiscal responsibility. • The school will support current and future needs of our historic campus. • The school will be an inclusive community. • The school will maintain the traditions that are part of our history. 9 Strategic porter’s | Partner features Trustee Judy Milliken Holden ’68 Chairs the Strategic Directions Committee By ceSeli dillingHaM FOSter ’60

udy Milliken Holden ’68 wants young women to have a Jstrong, single-sex education available to them, with all of the necessary resources. As a trustee, Judy makes sure Miss Porter’s School provides just that type of opportunity.

To understand Judy Milliken Holden’s contributions, one most first understand that Judy is not simply an enthusiastic champion “ If, as a volunteer, you ever get of Miss Porter’s School, but a volunteer who brings a wealth of experience and leadership to her role. tired or feel unmotivated, spend some time with those you are A graduate of Hollins College, Judy earned her Master of Science helping.” degree in economics from the New School before working for —Judy Milliken Holden ’68 Sotheby’s International. In 1977, Judy dedicated herself to a vocation of volunteering in Greenwich, Conn. She became very involved in the Junior League and was elected as its president. For the past two years, Judy has served as the board’s secretary Understanding that education is the key to success, Judy ran and led the board’s Strategic Directions Committee. The work of a Junior League program to train others on how to write grant the committee was to engage the school community in looking proposals. Later, she and a group of friends co-founded a program forward. In collaboration with Head of School Kate Windsor, now known as “Kids in Crisis,” a very successful youth shelter Judy and the committee designed and oversaw the strategic program in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1990, Judy became directions process on campus, with Judy actively involving the director of development for the Greenwich Library. full board of trustees in strategic directions exercises during their board meetings. In 1998, Judy founded McKelvey & Holden, a strategic consulting firm designed to help nonprofit and educational institutions with Judy is excited to see Porter’s claim its leadership as the premier strategic action plans, annual and capital campaigns, research girls’ school. She believes she received a first-class education at and diversification of funding sources, and major gift programs. Porter’s and in the benefit of a single-sex education. However, she During her nine years with McKelvey & Holden, Judy continued recalls the late sixties as a complicated time during which students volunteering as a board member with the United Way and Porter’s. were limited in where they could go and what they could do. This is a sharp contrast from today’s student experience—of which Judy’s first engagements with school came through her service Judy got a first-hand glimpse when she joined the school service to the Nominating Committee and Alumnae Board, of which trip to the Olof Palme Orphanage in Tanzania in 2009. she served as president. She also volunteered as the Alumnae Annual Fund chair and for the school’s reaccreditation committee. “…Watching Porter’s young women rally to the occasion and try A member of the board of trustees since 2004, Judy is on to understand and process the incredible circumstances the African the Campaign, Nominating, and Executive Committees, the young women were dealing with was clearly watching the Porter’s Committee on Trustees, and previous responsibilities included mission at work,” Judy recalls. “They were strong, caring for each her time as co-chair of the first phase of the current capital other, and so anxious to shape a changing world.” And through her campaign from 2004 to 2008 and co-chair of the Marketing work at Porter’s, the same can be said of Judy Milliken Holden ’68. Committee from 2008-2009. 10 porter’s|features T of Trustees President of theBoard Weeks ’77Retires as Anita (Penny) Barker Lot ofChange Can Makea One Penny and Penny’s nephew Alex Barker. Weeks ’77,Penny’s sonPeter Weeks, hermother, Anita Barker, From lefttoright: Trustee Clover Drinkwater’64,Penny Barker Reunion andGiftCommittees,chair, branch extensively forschoolasamemberofthePlannedGiving, and Investment Committees,andshehasvolunteered president in2003.Previously, shechairedtheFinance 1998, shebecameafullboardmemberandwas named officio memberasco-presidentofthe AlumnaeBoard.In began herboardwork in1995byservingasanex- A memberoftheboardtrusteesfor16years,Penny member. Barbara isalsoarecipient ofad r also served theschoolasaclass representative, branch president, service, sheworked closelywithPenny Barker Weeks ’77. Shehas served ontheboard oftrustees from 1998to 2009, and duringthis trustees, beginningin the2011-2012 schoolyear. Barbara previously Barbara Higginse Board leadership 2011-2012 eunion chair, r he January2011boardmeetingweekend began gatheredgathered tohonor tohonor Anita (Penny)Anita (Penny) Barker Barker WeeksWeeks ’77. ’77. with afestivewith afestive startastrustees andspecialguests startastrustees andspecialguests eunion giftchair, andn pifanio ’79 hasbeenelected to leadtheboard of ominating aisy Pin,thehighest c ommittee former headofschool, andHeadofSchool KatherineG. Windsor. In hertenure, Penny Barker Weeks ’77worked closelywithM.Burch Tracy Ford, Fraser BennettBeede ’81,treasurer Judy milliken holden ’68,secretary anne stillman nordeman ’65,vice-president Barbara higginsepifanio ’79, president incoming officers for 2011-2012 are listed below: honor theschoolcanbestow uponana her dedicatedservice. a changingworld.” MissPorter’s School thanksPenny for as ameaningfulmemoryforbothofthemthey “shaped Penny asmembersoftheschool’s Tanzanian servicetrip Judy Milliken Holden’68recounted herexperience with colleagues inaseriesoftoasts.Inherremarks, Trustee trustees. Penny was alsocongratulatedbyseveral ofher gavel inrecognitionof her leadershipoftheboard for thecourseshechartedFarmington andanantique years ofservice:asterlingsilver compasstothankher She was presentedwithtwo giftstocommemorateher dedication andcommitmenttoMissPorter’s School. At herretirementparty, Penny was celebratedforher successful andstablefutureofMissPorter’s School.” trustees have worked tobuild astrongfoundationforthe “Along withourheadofschool,Penny andtheboardof Director ofInstitutional Advancement JuliaMcCormack. endowment grew toexceed $100million,” statesSenior During heryearsofleadership,MissPorter’s School’s is hercommitmenttoafiscalfocusforourschool. “The hallmarkofPenny’s tenureontheboardoftrustees Alumnet member. officer, classrepresentative, Farmington Finderand ncient. ncient.

11 Good-bye porter’s WavingFlags fly in farewell for Associate Head of School Laura Danforth | fter ten years of service, Associate Laura’s farewell celebration was features AHead of School Laura Danforth conceptualized by Kate Doemland, has decided this year will be her last chair of the English department, and at Miss Porter’s School. Her leaving Susan Reeder Moss, art teacher. “We is bittersweet, notes Head of School wanted to honor and thank Laura with Kate Windsor: “Laura will be greatly a gift that spoke to her generous spirit missed. But, our good-bye is a of compassion and the meaningful celebration of Laura as well as her connections she has fostered with each accomplishments and contributions of us: students, staff, parents, trustees, to Porter’s. All of us wish her well and Ancients,” said Ms. Doemland. as she delves into her next exciting To achieve this goal, members of the story, poem, blessing, or well-wishes opportunities.” community were invited to share a for Laura in the style of a Tibetan prayer flag. In this ancient tradition, small colorful squares of cloth are hung together on a line, printed with Buddhist prayers, mantras, and symbols for happiness and good fortune, and offered to the wind to lift and spread to all beings. “We wanted to give a farewell gift that came from the heart: a full representation of our school and the unique stories of our connections and relationships with Laura,” explained After the presentation, the individual flags were collected and presented to Laura to keep as a collective gift from school. Ms. Reeder Moss. “We pictured varied paper flags strung together, carrying wishes and stories for Laura as we introducing carol santos gathered here on campus to express our carol Santos has been appointed the associate head of Miss Porter’s School with an anticipated gratitude and wish her well.” start date of July 1, 2011. “Everyone is an artist when it comes currently the assistant head of groton School, to expressing gratitude,” noted Ms. Ms. Santos has served as assistant director of Doemland. Indeed, for a multitude admission, director of diversity, dean of students, and interim director of studies at Westover of flags were submitted by every School in addition to teaching, advising, and group within the campus community coaching. She is a graduate of the University and ranged in style from colorful to of Pennsylvania, and she earned her teaching subdued; sentimental to sparkly. But, certification at Sacred Heart University. in 2009, she earned her ed.M. in Private School leadership at columbia University as the flags were unfurled on campus teachers college, Klingenstein center. on May 16, they were uniquely their through her academic preparation, her work history, her references and the own while uniformly sincere in their interview process, Ms. Santos earned the respect of the Porter’s community. gratitude for Laura. We look forward to welcoming her to campus this summer. 12 porter’s|features

We community atthe sametimeyouareworking.”; “Peopleare is raretofind a placewhereyoucanhave thefeeling of read, “Ifeelvalued personally andprofessionally…it work community unitedinonegoal. A samplingofresponses Results oftheemployee survey supporttheconceptof a students thebesteducational experience.” of ouremployees andtheirsatisfaction inordertooffer our our mission,andweplacesignificant value onthe experience future,” notes HeadofSchoolKate Windsor. “We believe in a communitythatknows itshistoryandlooksforward toits exceptional isourstrongsenseofinstitutionalpride. We are “One ofthethingsthatmake“One ofthethingsthatmake Miss Porter’s Miss Porter’s School School on theanonymous surveys completedbyemployees. companies andthefinalrankingwith extra weightplaced in Connecticut. The combinedscoresdeterminedthetop the two-part processtodeterminetheBestPlaces Work Porter’s joinedcompaniesfromacrossthestate inentering economy, itsworkforce andbusinesses. places ofemployment inConnecticut,benefitingthestate’s awards programidentifies,recognizesandhonorsthebest and BestCompaniesGroup. This statewide survey and Work inConnecticut2011bytheHartford BusinessJournal Miss Porter’s Schoolwas namedoneoftheBestPlacesto to Work! Best Place

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20, and30-plusyears.” employees whohave worked atMissPorter’s Schoolfor10, why, duringourannualserviceawards, weroutinelyapplaud appreciation, andpositive relationships,” henotes.“Thisis they areultimatelyretained byourcultureofrespect, are attractedbyvigorousrecruitmentandgenerousbenefits, opinions expressed inthe survey. “Whilethebestemployees Chief FinancialOfficer MichaelBergin agreeswiththe learn andgrow whileinFarmington.” feel valued, challengedandempowered tohelpourstudents driven organization inwhichIcanthrive asanemployee. I women.”; and“MissPorter’s Schoolprovides amission- people aroundthemandhow toimpactthelives ofyoung truly thoughtfulaboutthework they do,how itaffects the determine thefinal rankings. and alsoanalyzed thedata andusedtheirexpertise to overall registration andsurvey process inconnecticut total evaluation. Best companies group managedthe the process was worth approximately 75 percent ofthe survey to measure theemployee experience. this part of the second partconsisted ofananonymous employee worth approximately 25percent ofthe total evaluation. by aschool representative. this partoftheprocess was workplace policies,practices anddemographics asshared part consisted ofevaluating eachnominated company’s community participated inatwo-part evaluation. the first to beconsidered asaBest Place to Work, thePorter’s spoken the people have 13 porter’s | Sarah Porter features Scholar Dr. Louise Stevenson ’66 Addresses Students on Founder’s Day

Founder’s Day celebrates different times in the history of Miss Porter’s School and in February, Porter’s welcomed Ancient Louise Stevenson ’66 as Head of School Katherine G. Windsor with Dr. Louise Stevenson ’66. Founder’s Day speaker. Dr. Stevenson pursuits after Farmington and elements of her scholarly has written extensively on the history of research on Sarah Porter. Miss Porter’s School and has published In a light-hearted moment following the presentation, Head of School Kate Windsor presented Louise with varsity letters several articles about Sarah Porter. in recognition of her athletic achievements when she was a student. Dr. Windsor noted Louise had waited quite long fter graduating from Miss Porter’s School, Louise enough; the letters were supposed to have been mailed to her AStevenson earned a bachelor’s degree from Barnard after her graduation! College, a master’s degree from New York University, and Miss Porter’s School looks forward to welcoming Louise to a doctorate in American studies from Boston University. campus again this fall for her 45th Reunion. She has taught at Franklin & Marshall College since 1982, where she is professor of history and American studies. She has chaired the history department and the women’s studies program and has been the campus representative for the James Madison Fellowship Foundation scholarship competition for the past 11 years. Louise has written extensively on American higher education and nineteenth century cultural and intellectual life in scholarly reviews and articles. During her visit, Louise engaged students by addressing the community at a school-wide assembly, attending classes, and participating in a dinner discussion. During her presentation, she spoke about her experiences as a student, her educational Dr. Stevenson engages students in AP U.S. History. 14 porter’s|features and criticsalike. Postmistress , thathasresonatedwithreaders York Times. Butitishersecondnovel, The paperback in August 2001by The New House, was nameda“New andNoteworthy” Girls, andtwo novels. Herfirst,Grange of poems,FullTurn, Sarah Blake ’78istheauthorofachapbook Making History wracked withterror—with adeftsenseofcharacter andplot, a naïve nationindenialand,acrosstheocean,acontinent successful endeavor: “Blake captures two different worlds— in war-torn Europe, was describedbyPublishers Weekly asa live inasmallMassachusettstown andone portrayal ofthesewomen, two ofwhom lives ofwomen,” explains Sarah.Sarah’s the battlefieldandthatcenteredon to writeawar novel thattookplaceoff lives arelooselyintertwined.“Iwanted stories ofthreeyoungwomen whose Set in1940,ThePostmistress tellsthe paperback fictionbestsellerlistwhereitremainstodate. Her Stories 2011, thesoft-cover editionearnedaspotontheir 2011, thesoft-cover editionearnedaspotontheir A Postmistress inthebeginning of2001 and handed in the final draft eight years and handedinthefinaldrafteightyears later,” sheshares.Herwork isproof that goodthingsareworth thewait; The Postmistress spentfourweeksonThe New YorkTimes fiction list in 2010. In February fiction listin2010.InFebruary Runaway an artistbook,Runaway love forSarah.“IstartedThe Postmistress was alaborof work ofhistoricalfiction,The bestseller hardcover and that centered on the and thatcenteredonthe place off the battlefield place offthebattlefield a war novel thattook “I wanted towrite lives ofwomen.”

but nothingasyetofanything concrete,” notesSarah. the booktofindlifeonscreen; there’s beenalotoftalk has beensomediscussionabout itsfilmadaptation.“I’d love Reader’s Choice Boeke PrizeinSeptember2010,and there iterations toarrive intheformit’s innow,” shesays.“Never book tooksuchalongtimeandwentthroughsomany been dumbfounding.It’s amazing!Especiallybecausethis reception tobeespeciallymeaningful.“Theresponsehas After yearsofwork onthenovel, Sarahfindsitspositive such asthemeritsoftruthandtruth-tellinginwartime.” and aperfectwillingnesstotake onbig,complex questions,

sold in16countries.Itwon South Africa’s lists inCanadaandEngland, and hasbeen The Postmistress alsoreachedbestseller finish. To hearthem makes itrealforme!” about thebookIstruggledsohardto humbling andsoinspiringtotalkpeople would findsomany readers.It’s beenso in mywildestdreamsdidIimagineit The Postmistress. her latest novel, earns acclaim for Sarah Blake ’78 15 porter’s

myself to a vast array of writing and paying close the apprentice attention. Sarah Blake ’78 reflects on her What appeals to you the most about your work? the career with The Bulletin. chance to vanish into another world, a world that is made | features How did your interest in writing develop? Did it flourish up. the chance to write blindly toward what i don’t know in Farmington? i have been writing since i was about and find out what the images in my head are adding up to. eight, little stories and poems, scenes. rennie McQuilken What advice would you give would-be writers? read, pushed me to think about language—about words and read, read and read. and try and snatch writing time loving words—in a way that was invaluable for a growing every single day—half an hour, fifteen minutes even. writer. i was on the literary magazine at Farmington and think of writing like a muscle that has to be stretched remember vividly the Prescott talks of Jerzy Kosinski and toned. i’ve found that the more i write, the easier it and Maya angelou, so i was thinking of myself as an is to dive back down into the world i’m writing, almost apprentice in some way or another even as i sat in as though my imagination—like a muscle holding the the auditorium. memory of how to bend or extend—holds its own How did Porter’s prepare you for college? i learned from memory, holds its own place. Brendan Burns and Shirley langhauser how to write What do you know now that you wish you knew while analytical, well-organized research papers. i learned how a student at Porter’s? i have learned—finally—how to be to read well, and read closely, from alice delana. patient. if something isn’t coming right away, i’ve learned Did the focus of your advanced studies influence your to walk away and come back to the problem. writing? i majored in english at yale, and got a doctorate What did you learn at Porter’s that you have carried in victorian literature at new york University, so i pretty with you throughout your life? i think, in hindsight, that much focused on reading, writing, and words. i loved Farmington taught me how to have fun intellectually. i nothing more than losing myself in big, fat books and was challenged by great teachers, but also i remember then talking about them. there were some great literature laughing a lot. there was a playfulness about Shirley professors at yale who taught poetry, and in some ways, langhauser and alice delana and rennie McQuilken my apprenticeship as a growing writer was in poetry that somehow got into my bones. More than anything, and in imitating the great poets. that’s how writing was i think this habit of serious fun underscores and validates taught—through imitation. i think because of that, i really a desire to wade into strange territory—like writing a did learn how to get great prose rhythms inside my World War ii novel when you know next to nothing own work because i had to internalize the structures about the period! of the masters.

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share a bit about that experience? For me, writing comes in her career, Sarah has had the opportunity to hand in hand with reading. teaching is the best way to work with fellow ancients—even a classmate. Her learn how to read really well and deeply, how to keep book, Runaway Girls, is a collaboration with her going back to a work and re-see it. So the teaching i did classmate and great friend artist robin Kahn ’78, (high school english for five years, and college english for and Stephanie cabot ’81 currently represents Sarah five years) was another great apprenticeship, harnessing as her literary agent.

Perhaps the success of this novel can be attributed to Sarah’s resume also includes writing essays and reviews for Good assessment of her own evolution as a writer. “I think I am Housekeeping, US News and World Report, and The Chicago beginning to learn how to layer images in a way that builds Tribune, and she has taught fiction workshops at the Fine emotional resonance,” she reflects. “That makes me most Arts Works Center in Provincetown, Mass., The Writer’s happy because it’s the concatenations of feeling that go off Center, in Bethesda, Md., The University of Maryland, and throughout a piece of writing that I most admire in the work The George Washington University. What’s next for this of my heroes: Virginia Woolf, Alice Munro, George Eliot.” Ancient author? “I’m working on another novel,” Sarah Sarah lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, the says enthusiastically, and her readers are sure to be just poet Joshua Weiner, and their two sons. Her impressive as enthused. 16 porter’s|features The Heart remembers SarahCottone’11. “We reallyhadfuntogether I didn’t thinkaboutitmuchafterthatfirstintroduction,” schools thatPorter’s was theonlyhighschoolgroup, but “On thefirstday, Habitatpointedouttoalltheparticipating the hotweatherandlimitedamountofbreaks.” took thework seriouslyandtherewere nocomplaints,despite quickly, andwanted tobehandsonintheiruseoftools. They hard daysandthey wereamazing. They wereeager, learned we werethere,” notesMs.Petrillo.“Thegirlsworked long, “Porter’s was theonlyhighschoolgrouppresentattime power drills,nailguns,androuters. became skillfulintheiruseofcircular, tableandmitersaws, Habitat’s safetyorientationwereputtogooduseasstudents tackling framingandroofing work. Thelessonstaughtat trip, studentsaidedwithlandscapingandplantingtreesbefore a variety ofpower toolstoachieve theirtasks.Laterinthe the groupinstalledcabinets,trim,doorknobsandstops,using completion duringtheirservice.Duringfirstdaysonsite, were abletowork onfourhomesindiffering stagesof built orinprogressatthetimeofPorter’s visit.Students Tierra Prometidaisacommunityof50houses,withnearly20 planned communitybeingconstructedinLaredo. week assistingat“Tierra Prometida,” or“PromisedLand,” a ’12, LillianCormanandKelly Hires’12spentonefull Sarah-Palmer Garrett’12, EricaBilodeau’12,MairiPoisson L Porter’s students spendspringbreak withHabitat for HumanityinLaredo, Texas. Julia Shelzi’11,NikiKovacs ’11,SarahCottone for Humanityefforts. Susanna(Suzy)Jivotovski ’11, students headedto Texas inMarchtosupportHabitat ed byfaculty advisorCindyPetrillo,ninePorter’s of Texas each other.” common goal,wefoundnew friends andbecamecloserwith Prometida community,” recallsSuzy. “Inworking towards a and mostimportantly, asenseofequalityamongthe Tierra power tools,anewfound fluidityinourSpanish-speaking, “By theendofweek,weboastedaknowledge of made ourwork morepersonaland meaningful.” construction. Knowing herstoryandhow thankfulshewas told usaboutherdaughtersandasked usquestionsaboutthe house,” shares Suzy. “We spoke withherinSpanishand she rewarding—she was soexcited tosee theprogressonher reaction totheinstallationofcabinetsandblindswas homeowner ofthebuilding paidusavisit. Watching her “Almost every daywewereonthework site,thefuture real importance.” students wereabletoseethatwhatthey weredoinghada and thereisafinishedproduct,” statesMs.Petrillo.“Our homeowners areonsite,they seetheeffects oftheirefforts, They meetthepeoplewho they arehelpingasfuture “Habitat isagreatorganization forkidstobeablehelp. our trip.” supervisor, ortheHabitat administratorswhocoordinated without ourpartnervolunteers fromMinnesota,ourwork site “The work weaccomplishedwould nothave beenpossible united byacommoncause,” explains SuzyJivotovski ’11. “We werepartofanextremely diverse groupofpeople from andhow oldwewerereallywasn’t relevant.” and gottoknow someincrediblepeople—wherewewere Students atTierra Prometida.

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Almost at the summit! Students pause on their climb of Volcan Chico. MELISSA COURTEMANCHE MELISSA COURTEMANCHE SpringSpring BrBrEEakak ScholarScholarSS ighteen students traveled to from the Inter-American Children’s Ecuador during spring break for Institute to the Inter-American the 18 student Ethe school’s annual participation travelers & Commission on Hemispheric Security. in the Harvard Association Cultivating advisors The group experienced incredible Inter-American (HACIA) Democracy spring Break scholars success at the summit: Lauren Roemke, Summit. Following the conference, rebecca aklilu ’11, graciela arango ’12, Celia Sobelman, Rebecca Aklilu, alexandra (alex) Bayer ’11, Mallory the group went on to explore the living Brown ’11, alyssa calder ’12, and Graciella Arango were named laboratory of the Galapagos Islands. andrea consuegra ’12, clare junior chairs; Annie Hill, Charlotte deSantis ’12, Sarah goldman ’12, The HACIA Democracy organization charlotte grove ’12, anne (annie) Grove, and Maura McQuade each Hill ‘12, natascha lamprecht ’12, earned best delegate awards for their describes the annual summit as “a Maura McQuade ’11, Brandie Morris unique opportunity for students ’11, lauren roemke ’11, christen (Kiki) committee work; Alyssa Calder and Safko ’12, celia Sobelman ’11, emily Em Surprenant were recognized as across the continent to learn about the (em) Surprenant ’11, Sarah Walker ’12 outstanding delegates, and special problems that affect the region and thus advisors prepare them to be the future leaders of Heather and robert Mooney, recognition went to Alex Bayer and tricia davol, and Andrea Consuegra for participating in the Americas.” Similar to a Model U.N. Melissa courtemanche program, participating students are their committee debates in Spanish. assigned a country among the Americas Following the conference, the group whose interests they will represent traveled 600 miles off the coast of during committee sessions on topics South America to the Galapagos relevant to the region. Islands. The Galapagos archipelago was Porter’s students had varied created from a volcanic eruption in the assignments, representing countries Pacific Ocean and consists of 13 major such as Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad islands and 17 smaller ones, which have and Tobago, Chile and Peru, in never been part of a continent. This MELISSA COURTEMANCHE MELISSA COURTEMANCHE combination of unique characteristics conferences on topics which varied Em Surprenant ’11 presents to the Pan American Health Organization Committee. 19 porter’s | features ANNIE HILL MELISSA COURTEMANCHE MELISSA COURTEMANCHE Turtle Encounter: Charlotte Grove ’12, Andrea Consuegra ’12, Students receive a geology lesson on the island of Isabela. Sarah Walker ’12 and Gracieia Arango ’12. LAUREN ROEMKE LAUREN Visiting Volcan Sierra Negra: Charlotte Grove ’12, Annie Hill ’12, Lauren Roemke ’11, Natascha Lamprecht ’12, Em Suprenant ’11 and Rebecca Akilu ’11. LAUREN ROEMKE LAUREN Clare DeSantis ’12 and Lauren Roemke ’11 (upper right corner) with the Committee on Hemisphere Security. have made the Galapagos Islands Sarah Goldman ’12 and a sanctuary for exotic animals and I had gotten to know the islands, and it Natascha Lamprecht ’11 plants, and the perfect spot for Porter’s made me happy to share some of my ex- pose by the statue of Charles Darwin. students to gain a greater understanding perience with them, especially Sarah.” of biology, botany, geology and The group’s Galapagos Islands visit also environmental science. included incredible excursions. Students hiked the Sierra Negra Volcano, visited On hand to welcome the group was Tortuga Bay to see marine iguanas, Amy Mallozzi ’08. Amy, who was snorkeled in the Concha Perla to exam- participating in a University of Miami ine marine turtles and a variety of fish, marine biology program, served as the explored the Charles Darwin Research perfect island guide as her course of Station, climbed the Frigate Bird Hill, study included classes such as political traveled to Isla de Lobos to swim with and marine ecology, terrestrial biology, young sea lions, and examined the and geology. She joined the group for remains of an underground volcano at dinner one evening before spending a Kicker Rock. day with Sarah Goldman ’12, who ac- companied Amy to her classes. “It was Our spring break scholars enjoyed their great to see the girls from Porter’s,” says experiences in diplomacy and scientific Amy. “Giving the MPS group a brief discovery, and they eagerly await their introduction made me realize how well next adventures. SARAH GODLMAN 20 reporter|academics alr Alyssa Mallory prestigious scholarship. later, aPorter’s studenthas earnedthis a finalistposition.Now, justtwo years year, Ancient DeirdreDlugoleskiearned school in2008,andourinaugural was invited tobecomeanominating official nominatingschools.Porter’s Morehead-Cain Foundation tobecome secondary schoolsareinvited bythe in non-academicareas.Onlyselect positive andmeaningfulinfluence of theirclassacademically, andexert and communities,ranknearthetop are dynamicleadersintheirschools seeks tophighschoolstudentswho The Morehead-CainFoundation and physical vigor. scholarship, moralforceofcharacter, achievement infourcriteria: leadership, school studentswithdemonstrated States. The award isgiven totophigh program establishedintheUnited Chapel Hillisthefirstmeritscholarship the University ofNorth Carolinaat Morehead-Cain ScholarsProgramat 2011 Morehead-CainScholar. The selected seniorMalloryBrown asa The Morehead-CainFoundation Morehead-Cain Scholar Mallory Brown ’11Named Stellar Seniors Miss Porter’s very well!” sponsor her…[Alyssa] hasrepresented have been abletogetknow herand local Farmington chapteristhrilledto announcement ofthisaward, and our certainly inanelitegroupwith the scholarship,” shestates.“Alyssa is applicants have beenawarded the less thanninepercentofthenational scholarship—over thepasttwo years, award. “Thisisahighlycompetitive note thesignificanceof Alyssa’s PEO’s SarahBurnswas clearto future success. service, academicsandpotentialfor extracurricular activities, community and exhibit excellence inleadership, pursue post-secondaryeducation school seniorwomen whowishto provides a$2,500award tohigh opportunities. The STAR Scholarship women bypromotingeducational that celebratestheadvancement of philanthropic educationalorganization Organization (PEO),aninternational the PhilanthropicEducational awarded aSTAR Scholarshipby Senior Alyssa Calderhasbeen STAR Scholarship Alyssa Calder’11Earns

Scholar as aGates Millennium Ayanna Hall ’11Selected professional growth opportunities. with distinctive personal,academicand and leadershipdevelopment programs mathematics, publichealthor science, education, engineering,library science, in theareasofcomputerscience, continuing GatesMillenniumScholars progress; graduateschoolfundingfor maintaining satisfactory academic awards forGatesMillenniumScholars need andself-helpaid;renewable cost ofeducationbycovering unmet scholarship provides supportforthe Melinda GatesFoundation. The $1 billiongrantfromtheBill& and was initiallyfundedbya program was establishedin1999 The GatesMillenniumScholars who applied. out ofmorethan23,000students 1,000 studentsselectedforthisaward achievements. Ayanna isoneofjust community serviceandacademic recognition ofherstrongleadership, a GatesMillenniumScholarin Ayanna Hall’11hasbeennamed Ayanna

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By SUSanna JivOtOvSKi ’11 reporter Those waxy feathers rise and fall with grace My wings beat fast and wind sweeps past my face To fly the line between our sky and sea | Is something altogether new to me. academics Swing too low and ocean salt will harden My means of transport; something Dad won’t pardon. My wings will melt if I soar up too high The hot sun shows no mercy, and so I Am sealed in fate by wax stamps and thereby Am sure to fail my father—I will die. Perhaps this means that men cannot be birds Dreamers can only seize the clouds with words. First Place Poet Universal laws of gravitation Keep us from attaining aviation. Senior Susanna (Suzy) Jivotovski earned So here I am (or here I was): a sign, first place in the Connecticut Poetry Society’s Lynn DeCaro Poetry Contest for high I’m martyred by the golden rays that shine school students. I serve to warn the thinkers—those who try Suzy's poem, "Daedalus and Icarus: Demise of To scheme and plan and dream of ways to fly. the Dreamers," earned high praise from contest We’ll have our hours in the sky, but not judge Elaine Zimmerman who evaluated it as Until we breathe our last and turn to rot. "a well-crafted poem with depth and lyricism. It’s then that we’ll find peace among the clouds The language is poignant and the ultimate To dance with angels, gods, heavenly crowds. message is strong." Suzy's poem will be published in the Connecticut Poetry Society For now we turn our gaze to worlds above publication Long River Run. We envy sparrows, crows, the owl, the dove.

The Porter’s Playwright Sophomore Alaina (Ali) Demopoulos was selected as a winner in two writing competitions: the Hartford Stage's annual Write On Young Playwrights' Competition and The Edith Wharton Writing Competition. Each year, the Hartford Stage invites student playwrights to submit their own ten-minute plays in their Write On Competition. Six winners are given the opportunity to work on their scripts with a professional playwright and have professional actors perform their plays as part of Hartford Stage's annual Brand:NEW Fall Festival of New Work. Ali's play, "Unfinished Business," was performed at the Hartford Stage on Monday, May 2. The Edith Wharton Writing Competition is an annual creative writing competition featuring categories in fiction and poetry. Ali was awarded first prize in fiction in the ninth and tenth grade category. An award ceremony was held at The Mount, Edith Wharton's estate, on Saturday, April 30. 22 porter’s|academics poetry attheconference. confidence inmy own writingabilities.” Carolineplanstoconcentrate on my writing,inspirationfrompeers,andagenerallygreatknowledge and in October. "Throughtheconference,Ihopetogain moretipsforimproving am thrilledtobegoing,"sharesCaroline,whobegan theapplicationprocess “I amvery excited tohave thehonorofbeingaccepted[toconference]and their selectedtopicofstudy. to attendadditionalworkshops toexplore areasofcreative writingoutsideof writers andotherstudentsattendingtheconference.Studentshave theoption meet one-on-onewithworkshop leaders,andexperience readingsfromnoted students attendworkshops ledbyprofessionalwritersintheirtopicofchoice, Conference atMiddlebury College's BreadLoafCampus. At theconference, Junior CarolineMcCancewillattendtheNew England Young Writers' The l Olympiad tournament isfullofyells, cheers,andenthusiasm.” n at thetournament. a and where theactualcompetitive project runs,labs,orwritten events are done competition where cooperation withinsmallgroups ofstudents isessential, a award, was absolutely fantastic andshouldbeproud ofwhat shedid!” l a d c i c science education through conducting competitive science tournaments. t Science Stars amprecht ’12feels that enthusiasm.“e ccording to Science Olympiad’s website, “Science Olympiad isateam ulu he Science Olympiadisanationwide organization dedicated to promoting arina Benadiva ’11 danna ana Fry’11 ompetitors included: Olympiad competition, heldat theUniversity ofc n o a uyang ’11 pril, agroup of15Porter’s students headedto the2011 Science i ronnah ’11

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p Science mce k ortella ’13 s im ’14 eol ’13 lheny ’13 competition, earningfirst place. dazzled intheoptics Dana Fry andKoeun Seol 23 dance! porter’s Dance Workshop made their Arts Week performance debut with accompaniment from Porter’s Advanced | arts Performance Ensemble. The musical group provided the score for the first performance of the evening, entitled “Musings.”

(right) Maddie Murphy ’14, Larkin Meehan ’14 and Emily Saulnier ’14 perform "All Over,” choreographed by Emily Saulnier. (far right) Clare Grady ’14 and Emily Saulnier ’14 perform “Only You,” choreographed by Larkin Meehan ’14.

High Praise for Porter’s Photographers Virginia (Daisy) Hilliard ’12 was awarded third place in Drexel University’s College of Media Arts and Design Photography High School Contest. Daisy’s photograph (pictured on the left) will be exhibited in the Drexel University High School Contest exhibition. More than 1,600 images from across the United States were submitted to the contest, with just 140 images chosen for the exhibit. Emmie Skinner ’11 and Isobella Stanton ’13 also submitted entries, and each had a photograph chosen for display in the exhibition. 24 arts | Puppet Masters reporter

iss Porter’s School’s Players/ Mandolin Performance Troupe M presented Metamorphoses as their winter production. Based on the myths of Ovid, the play, written by Mary Zimmerman, used a combination of The puppetry master classes were funded by a generous live actors and puppetry to tell the ancient stories of the donation from Regis and Diane Lippert, parents of Angelina transformative power of love. Lippert '03. “Mr. Bell’s work with the students gave striking To prepare, students participated in campus workshops examples of the power of gesture to communicate meaning, led by John Bell, an internationally renowned puppeteer, the value of stillness, and the way movement and text can professor, and historian successfully reinforce each other," says Mr. Ort, reflecting on of puppet theater and the impact of the Lipperts' gift on the students' performance. director of the University “I was remarkably impressed with how much the girls of Connecticut’s Ballard learned through the rehearsal process. They took Mr. Bell’s Institute and Museum of instruction to heart and found moments, big and small, and Puppetry. invested them with powerful meaning." Mr. Bell accepted the Mr. Bell also found value in his partnership with Porter’s. invitation extended by "It was a pleasure to work with Eric Ort and his talented Director of Theater Eric colleagues (the puppets were designed and executed Ort. “One show each year, beautifully), and his great students,” he shares. “I was very we invite a master teacher impressed with the level of work they achieved, despite to have a workshop never having performed with puppets before. I hope [the on a performance skill Ballard Institute] can collaborate again with Eric and Miss related to that performance,” shares Mr. Ort. “Mr. Bell’s Porter's School!" visit was an enriching opportunity for students to learn On this page: Students attend workshops led by puppeteer John Bell. about a performing art to which they would likely have little On next page: Students offer a captivating performance. exposure.” 25 reporter | arts

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Rowers Reflect on Their Path to Division I Competition athletics

| New Recruits Corinne (Coco) Schoeller ’11 “The DI recruiting process is long, tiring, and hard. Few Brown University people have a perfect recruiting process, but it almost makes Coco, a sixth-generation legacy the ride more interesting when you don't know where it will student and past USRowing Junior take you. Being recruited is similar to life—you get out of it what you put into it, and the best things come with time.

reporter Women’s National Team CanAmMex Selection Camp participant, is off to Brown really is the best thing for me, and all of the work it Brown University this fall to row for took me to get there was well worth it. their varsity crew team. “My team has helped me foster my love of this sport, and “I am incredibly excited and honored Head Coach Jennifer Wrobel-Sybert ’03 taught me how to be rowing for Brown next year. Olympians have come out important it is to push expectations and how success is only of this program, and I look forward to practicing with that achieved after failure. Miss Porter’s School has taught me caliber of athlete beginning day one of my collegiate carrier. how to manage my time, be a leader, and achieve my goals. Brown has also won more NCAA DI crew championship Most importantly, I've learned how to be a well-rounded titles than any other team in the country, and I can't wait to person. I can go from class to the water without skipping a reach my full potential with that kind of team. beat and have the ability to do well in both.”

Alexis Bowen ’11 “Rowing is my passion and I am thrilled to be able to pursue University of MiaMi it at the highest collegiate level possible. It's what I've always Alexis, a Porter’s varsity crew team wanted. Being able to be a DI athlete means so much to captain, heads to the Hurricanes; she me and it's a commitment I feel privileged to be able to will attend the University of Miami make. My coaches have done an amazing job of preparing next year. me for the next level. My coach of three years, Jennifer Wrobel-Sybert ’03, pushed me out of my comfort zone and “The college recruiting process was challenged me to be a better rower, even when it was really very involved, time consuming, hard for me. Even now as a senior and captain, I'm still and difficult at times. I had to talk learning and growing, and I can thank my team for that. to coaches, visit schools, and make hard decisions while continuing to perform my best at my sport and school. But, “It was a privilege to work with such a great group of girls when the student and faculty body heard about my recruiting and experienced, passionate coaches. When I go to Miami, trips and the interest I received from colleges, their pride and I will try to recreate the unity and bond that welcomed me to happiness for my success was the best support in the world. the team here and continue to push myself like my coaches I felt like my entire class was right there with me throughout have for the past four years.” the process and felt the same elation when I finally signed my letter of intent; that is the most amazing feeling.

calling all ancient athletes Are you a graduate of the last ten years who played sports in college? We Want to hear From you!

We list “alumnae in athletics” at www.porters.org/collegeathletes and the list will not be complete without your information. accomplishments. We will add your name to the list on Please email the communications Office at the website. ancients who graduated prior to 2001 who [email protected] to share your name, went on to pursue a career in athletics are also invited the college sport you played, or details of your athletic to contact us with your career information. 27 Genelle Green ’12 and Lexi Menard ’12 reporter Named All Stars Juniors Genelle Green and Alexa (Lexi) Menard were voted New

England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) basketball | athletics All Stars. Genelle received the second-highest number of votes in New England, and Lexi received the most votes for a point guard in Class A/B. Genelle and Lexi represented Porter’s in the NEPSAC All-Star basketball game in March. “Both Lexi and Genelle felt it was an honor to be selected to the All-Star team,” recalls Head Coach Joe Chetelat. “They were excellent representatives for our school, our team and our athletic program.” Genelle Green Alexa (Lexi) Menard June Conti ’13 Earns PGA Scholarship Sophomore June Conti has earned two golf scholarships: a PGA Ryder Cup Junior Golf Academy Scholarship and an American Junior Golf Association Achieving Competitive Excellence scholarship. June was one of two athletes selected by the PGA Connecticut Section to receive the PGA Ryder Cup Junior Golf Academy Scholarship. The week-long program will be held at the PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance in Port St. Lucie, Fla. June also received a scholarship from the American Junior Golf Association ACE Grant program, to be used towards expenses while participating in the elite AJGA. The program provides talented young golfers with the opportunity to participate in AJGA events, regardless of financial resources. June participated in three Junior Golf Association events in 2010 and is a June Conti member of Porter's varsity golf team. Heather Flynn ’14 Competes in IEA National Finals Freshman Heather Flynn competed in the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals competition in Upper Marlboro, Md. Heather qualified for Region 4 Finals for jumping and flat early in the season, and won her flat class at Regionals to move on to Zone 1 Finals. She then placed third at Zones, qualifying her for Nationals. “Heather spent countless hours training and practicing for Regionals, Zones, and Nationals,” shares Porter’s equestrian coordinator and head coach of the varsity equestrian team DeeDee Wilbur. “She prepared and perfected her skills and position with her trainers.” Heather Flynn 28 Keigwin + Company The Suzannah Ryan Wilkie ’53 and Janet Norton Bilkey ’53 Program (known campus

| as the Wilkie-Bilkey) was established in 1988 by the Class of 1953 in honor of their 35th Reunion. The fund supports an annual performance from the world of on dance, drama, or live performance. On January 7, Porter’s welcomed Keigwin + Company as this year’s Wilkie-Bilkey performer. While on campus, Larry Keigwin, founder and artistic director, offered a master dance class in the Gaines Dance Barn, and Keigwin + Company gave an evening performance in the Hacker Theater.

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We ♥ Facebook on | Admission’s head tour guides posed for campus this Valentine’s Day greeting which was shared on the school’s Facebook page. It quickly earned a top spot as a fan favorite. Interested? Check out our Hold page at www.porters.org/facebook. We’re hoping to reach 2011 people who like our page in honor of our graduates. ♥Help us reach this goal this summer! Freedom Walk Life Lessons In April, Porter’s partnered with the Not For Sale organization to host a Porter’s welcomed financial journalist Freedom Walk to raise funds and Stacey Tisdale to campus as keynote awareness to fight human trafficking. speaker for Financial Literacy Day. Ms. Porter’s provided a home base for Tisdale has reported for CNN and was a the walk, with the school’s Christian business correspondent for CBS’ Market Fellowship club offering assistance with registration and handing out Watch, The Early Show, CBS Evening water and other supplies to the News, and CBS Radio. Ms. Tisdale walkers. The 1.7 mile walk featured currently appears as a financial expert on

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A personal experiences shared by a woman who was rescued from human syndicated show on PBS. She is also the U.S. contributor for Shattered: Breaking trafficking. “Here at Porter’s, we pride the Glass Ceiling, a magazine for professional women, and is the author of The ourselves in being globally aware and True Cost of Happiness: The Real Story Behind Managing Your Money. shaping a changing world, and events Following Ms. Tisdale’s presentation, students attended a variety of workshops. like this give us ways to do that,” shares Christian Fellowship club head Juniors and seniors benefited from the counsel of Ancients. Karen Staib ’90, Anna Preston ’13. a partner at the law firm of Shipman & Goodwin LLP; Shakira Ramos ’98, a technical analyst at Pratt & Whitney; Maura Droney ’01, an associate at Halloran & Sage LLP; and Jennifer Wrobel-Sybert ’03, manager of the annual fund at Miss Porter’s School, offered advice based on their financial and career experiences while Trustee Nancy Wheeler ’90 provided a detailed overview of key considerations for income earners.

Orchestra of Voices This year’s Fritzinger Concert on Friday, April 8, featured Grammy Award- winning Chanticleer. Called “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker, and named Ensemble of the Year by Musical America in 2008, Chanticleer is the only full-time classical vocal ensemble in the United States. Based in San Francisco, Chanticleer is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for the seamless blend of its twelve male voices ranging from countertenor to bass and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz, and from gospel to venturesome new music. 30 on|campus S around atrack orpathduringthe 24-hourevent. Because cancer neversleeps,Relay teamscampoutand taketurnswalkingor running those whofacecancer willbesupported,andthatonedaycancer willbeeliminated. Relay ForLiferepresents thehopethatthoselosttocancerwillnever beforgotten,that Cancer Society’s RelayforLife. pring atMissPorter’s Schoolmeans campusinvolvementintheannualAmerican Relay for Life Life 31 on | campus

Coordinated in partnership with Avon Old Farms School, the event has been held on Brooks Fields for the last two years and has garnered great support among students, teachers, and the entire school community. This year’s Relay For Life was held at Avon Old Farms School, and students raised a staggering $76,000! This total broke their previous record of $50,000, which had earned them recognition as the number one youth mini-relay in New England in 2010. 32

back Events and Receptions Enjoy more photos from Porter’s events at www.porters.org/events

London, December 2010 giving | Catherine Prevost Heeschen ’85 and Andreas Heeschen hosted a reception for Head of School Kate Windsor at their home in London, England on December 8, 2010.

Washington, D.C., February 2011 Ancients, parents, and friends gathered for a reception at The Sulgrave Club on February 22.

Front, from left to right: Darcy Mauro ’83, Ania Front, from left to right: Pam Gadsden Dahill ’81, Cataline Keilhauer ’86, Isobel Dulnik ’10, Penny Ratsey Hunt ’54, Elisabeth Ellis ’81, Sana Hussein ’00, Kathleen Holmes P’14, Page Vietor Winstead ’69, Anita Brillembourgh ’71, Georgina Cooke Philipps ’69, Bhatt ’87, Betsy Terry ’59, Mary Mendle Bird ’60, Madhavi Rao ’98. Jody Haller Catherine Prevost Heeschen ’85, Lisa Belshaw Ham Drake ’73, Alexa Jurczak ’04, Ariana Baldomero ’08, Caroline Puckowski ’09, ’78, Libby Pierpont Engstrom ’77, Sarah McMillan Nicole Fleury ’10. ’04, Amy Hutchings ’01; Rear, from left to right: Claire Van Cleave Brainerd ’82, Stephen Zinser, Middle, from left to right: Katie Rae Mulvey ’05, Barbara Waberski Braffett ’98, Cristina Quazzo ’82, Marie-Denise Dormis ’97, Merrielle MacLeod ’98, Alexandra Rankin Macgill ’98, Katherine Boisture Julie Oyogoa ’00, Kate Rowland ’86, Kate Windsor, Pippert ’96, Elizabeth Barrett Silva de Balboa ’89, Nisha Kapur ’07, Jeff Tignor, Victoria Greene Guillaume ’84, Kelly Ashton Barel Jim Garrett, Juliana Garcia-Uribe ’99, Laurie Barth ’08, Joanne Espanol Csedrik ’92, di Sant Albano ’83, Kris Moller Henley ’85, Andrew Ana Dimen Kiss ’90, Kate Windsor, Vivian Trinidad Diamond ’90, Giny Mitchell Henley, Peter Ham, Margaret Cox Abbott ’67, Hunter ’43, Louise Vietor Oliver ’62, Kemi Ogidan Tignor ’94, Edie Hoyt Garrett ’63, Matthew Guillaume, Kathy Boyle Stewart ’77, Henk Lauriel Flower Dalier ’86. Van Halle, David Goldman, Kate Brett Goldman ’95 Rear, first row, from left to right: Kelly O’Brien ’05, Alden Tullis O’Brien ’80, Missing from Photo: Geoffrey Abbott, Missy Evans Elisabeth Nicholson Holmes ’54. Grose ’61, Tom Grose, Andreas Heeschen, Malcolm Rear, second row, from left to right: Robin Rowan Clarke ’56, Jorge Stewart. Garcia-Garcia P’99, Trustee Mimi Kirk ’57.

Vero Beach, March 2011 Farmington, March 2011 Ancients gathered in Vero Beach, Fla. for On Saturday, March 26, the Alumnae Board welcomed singer and songwriter a luncheon. Susan Kean Cattaneo ’82, engineer Shakira A. Ramos ’98, photographer and From left to right: Mary (Molly) Slocum Harris ’47, founder of The Wolf School Mary C. Sloane ’75, P’13, and animal behavior Joan Jessup Eddy ’47, Nancy Pardue Scheerer ’47, specialist Sara Seigle Matters ’79 as speakers for their annual Imagining Life Nancy Bryan Taylor ’47, Isabel (Izzie) Bryan program. More than 35 junior and senior students participated in the program. Leib ’46 33 Familiar Faces in New Places giving | The Alumnae/Development Office recently announced new Parents for

assignments for current administrators. The Bulletin caught Porter’s back up with Susan MacColl Walker and Allison Coleman Frey to donations made by parents in learn more about their new responsibilities. support of the annual Fund reflect their belief in the mission of Miss Porter’s School. the support After nineteen years of service as director of alumnae relations provided by families of both current and reunion programs, susan MacColl walker has assumed and past students is essential to the the position of director of planned giving and stewardship. continued success of the school. this Susan, a graduate of Wheaton College, counts among her new year, under the leadership of Sharon responsibilities sharing information with donors on how to and Michael McQuade, parents of support Miss Porter’s School through their estate planning, Maura ’11, the Parents’ Fund is poised thanking those who have already done so, and communicating to raise $300,000 with 65 percent with donors of established endowed funds about the ways their participation from current families. Washington, D.C., February 2011 Susan MacColl Walker gifts contribute to the mission of the school. Ancients, parents, and friends gathered for a reception at The Sulgrave “As director of planned giving and stewardship, I am very eager to understand Club on February 22. donors’ aspirations and to help them meet the goals they have for themselves, their families, and Miss Porter’s School,” Susan shares. “There is tremendous potential to use estate planning to support the school in ways they may never have imagined and at a level they may not have thought possible.” She continues, “Just as importantly, I want to be able to thank donors right now for their commitment to the school’s mission and future success.” Susan welcomes the opportunity to connect with members of the Miss Porter’s School community who wish to learn more about planned giving or want to notify the school of an existing planned gift. She can be reached at Mrs. and Dr. J. Michael McQuade 860-409-3626 or [email protected]. Parent Leadership Committee 2010-2011 allison Coleman frey is the school’s new director of dr. and Mrs. J. Michael McQuade, chairs alumnae relations and reunion programs. dr. and Ms. claudio a. Benadiva P’11 Allison, a graduate of Middlebury College, has served Mr. and Mrs. donald r. Blakelock P’11, ’12 as assistant director of annual giving for the past two Mr. edward childs and years. As alumnae director, her primary responsibilities Mrs. anita dunlap P’13 include planning the school’s annual Reunion celebration, Mr. and Mrs. dave a. cyr P’13 collaborating with Alumnae Board and Nominating Mr. and Mrs. William l. davis P’14 Committee volunteers, and arranging events and Mr. and Mrs. Philip deSantis P’12 opportunities for Ancients to connect with each other Mr. and Mrs. Henry g. dillingham ii P’12 Allison Coleman Frey and the school. Mr. and Mrs. richard Foyle P’14 For Allison, building relationships is the very heart of her work, and the component Mr. and Mrs. david B. Hill P’12 that is most rewarding for her and for Ancients. “I am forging relationships and Mr. and Mrs. lyle B. Himebaugh iii P’14 deepening connections with and between Ancients who know Miss Porter’s School Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hires P’12 as their home,” she shares. “I want to help each of them and the unique Porter’s Mr. and Mrs. thomas ives P’08, ’12, ’14 community of which they are a part—whether by class or by region—remember Mr. and Mrs. lawrence J. levere P’12 where they have been and define where they can go together.” drs. gerard and dawn Murphy P’14 Mr. and Mrs. douglas g. Oberg P’11 Allison invites Ancients who are interested in Reunion planning, branch Mr. and Mrs. James a. Skinner iii P’11 events, and other school programs to contact her at 860-409-3635 or [email protected]. 34 GIVING|back Why IGive giving, “Putinyourwillthoseinstitutions thatmadeadifference She advisesotherstoreflecton theiropportunitiesforplanned amount infuturewills,but it’s importanttomake a start.” me. It’s notthatIcan’t changethe numberofinstitutionsorthe I’ve madeprovisions fororganizations thatmeansomethingto off ofthoseleftbehindbylettingthemknow whatyouvalue. expression ofwhatissignificanttoyou, but ittakes thepressure planning atayoungage:“A willisimportant.Notonlyitan It isNancy’s hopethatpeople recognizethevalue ofestate opportunity toformthelasting,closefriendshipsthatIdid.” I would like tohonorthroughmybequestisgiving girlsan themselves.” Shecontinues,“Theotherpartofthatenvironment taught andcreative andflexible inallowing studentsto express the teachersIhadatPorter’s werepassionateaboutwhatthey intends forhercontribution tohonorthefaculty, “Many of Through aplannedgiftbequestthatisnotedinherwill,Nancy charitable organization sheever includedinherestateplanning. in mylife,” Nancy shares,andassuch,theschoolwas thefirst caring environment. “It’s aninstitutionthatmadeabigdifference School andtheteacherswhoprovided anintellectually safeand appreciates boththeclosefriendshipssheformedatMissPorter’s Like many Ancients, Nancy KlingensteinSimpkins’73 Moonbeams Circle Member Nancy KlingensteinSimpkins’73 MeM W member oftheMoonbeamsCircle. been theschool’s historysinceits founding bybecominga You toomayjoininthelegacy ofvisionaryleadershipthathas chosen toensurethatthefutureofschoolismorecertain. future allunknown,” MoonbeamsCirclemembershave Although the“Years maycomeandyearsgo, Moonbeams Circle. school’s plannedgiving societyhasbeenrenamed their estateplans,the gift through meaningful who have madeanespeciallypersonaland recognize thoseforward-thinking individuals To honorthismeaningfultradition,andto young women. 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respond to.” an incubator, aplaceforgirlstogrow inwhatever directionthey nurtured like Iwas,” saysNancy. “IthinkPorter’s isacrucible, to come.“Ireallywant othergirlstohave theopportunitytofeel providing fortheschool’s future andforstudentsgenerations For Nancy, herplannedgifthonorsPorter’s memorieswhile process. We caneasetheburden ofthatprocess.” ability toprojectfuturerevenue issoimportant totheplanning incredibly challenging,andthe finances ofrunningaschoolare she states.“We know thatthe for schooltobeableplan,” with theschool.“Itisimportant will tosharethisgoodnews have namedtheschoolintheir Nancy encouragesthosewho the girlsoffuture.” it’s ourturntopayitforward to those whocamebeforeus.Now benefited fromthegenerosityof in yourlife. We have each A plannedgifttoMissPorter’s Schoolstrengthenstheschool’s information aboutplannedgiftoptions.) (Editor’s Note: Turn totheinsideback cover formore Walker [email protected]. Director ofPlannedGiving andStewardship SusanMacColl “ flourish.” a varietyofflowers, and Porter’s allows them allto Miss Porter’s School islike agardencomposedof future whileproviding youwiththesatisfaction that school ofanexisting plannedgift,pleasecontact you arelinkingarmswithinanextraordinary request more information or to notify the request moreinformationortonotifythe circle ofsupport.Itmayalsohelplower your your supportofMissPorter’s School. To tax burden and/orprovide amorereliable In every case,aplannedgiftcelebrates income stream. It is important that you let income stream.Itisimportantthatyoulet your wishesareclear. order forustothankyouandmake sure school know ofexisting plannedgiftsin –Nancy KlingensteinSimpkins ’73

35 GIVING | The Moonbeams Circle of Miss Porter’s school The following members of the Miss Porter’s School community have joined in a legacy of visionary leadership by becoming members of the Moonbeams Circle. back

aNCIeNTs Judith Milliken Holden ’68 Nancy Klingenstein Simpkins ’73 Margaret Cox Abbott ’67 Deming Pratt Holleran ’61 Anne Dodge Simpson ’53 Augusta Robinson Alsop ’42 Pauline Kammer Hudson ’61 Margot Hawley Spelman ’53 Barbara Babcock ’55 Ginevra Mitchell Hunter ’43, P’71 Martha McKown Spofford ’55, P’78, ’81 Lucille Parsons Balcom ’30 Eleanor Koehler Ingersoll ’49, Marcia Dines Strickland ’50, P’77 Edith McBride Bass ’50, P’75, ’76, GP’07 P’71, ’73, ’78 Milbrey Rennie Taylor ’64 Elizabeth Collin Biddle ’47, P’73, GP’13 Emily Graves Jones ’60 Chartis Bell Tebbetts ’58 Mary Mendle Bird ’60 Virginia Lowry Kalat ’39, P’67 Elizabeth Terry ’59 Elizabeth Kilcullen Blake ’69 Marie B. Kalat ’67 Susan D. Thomas ’54, P’82 Susan Robinson Bowers ’59 Katharine Daniels Kane ’52 Susan Fisher Thorness ’66 Sandra Bramhall ’54 AnnaRose M. King ’04 Barbara Burke Tilley ’35 Nancy Pierce Briggs ’50 P’76 Mimi Colgate Kirk ’57, GP’11 Marilen Grosjean Tilt ’60 Dale Pirie Cabot ’49, P’77 Isabel Bryan Leib ’46 Katharine Richmond Trotman ’60 Deborah Winston Callard ’56 Phyllis Holbrook Lichtenstein ’60 Josephine Ross Turner ’42, P’65 Nora Leake Cameron ’60 Sally Shepley Lilly ’51 Marjorie Greenleaf Valliere ’61 Elisabeth Cole Carpentieri ’57 Margery Jones MacMillan ’37, P’62, ’65 Marcia Doherty Vermillion ’47 Anne Cox Chambers ’38, GP’87 Caroline Morgan Macomber ’50, P’81 Ruth Robinson Warner ’45, P’77 Jean Marckwald Chapin ’56, P’82 Lois Cochran Marshall ’58, P’87 Anita Barker Weeks ’77 NancyBell Coe ’66 Barbara Loether Mathieu ’68 Nancy White Wheeler ’90 Nancy Tenney Coleman ’38, P’62, ’80 Katrina Kanzler Maxtone-Graham ’52 Magrieta Livingston Willard ’66 Hope Stout Connors ’55, P’81 Evelyn B. McVeigh ’59 Patricia Plum Wylde ’58 Marjorie Wyckoff Cook ’44, P’69 Elizabeth Mead Merck ’38, P’65 Six Ancients who prefer to remain anonymous Cynthia Laughlin Cooper ’47, P’75, ’77 Nancy Snow Middleton ’44 PareNTs aNd GraNdPareNTs Mary Martin Craigmyle ’55, P’75 Edwina Shea Millington ’49 Mr. Bruce B. Bates P’75, GP’05 Emily Ridgway Crisp ’59, P’83, ’87 Binney White Nast ’55 Mr. Thomas C. Clarke GP’13 Lucy Pulling Cutting ’54, P’78, ’81 Sherley Smith Newell ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Clear P’03 Maude S. Davis ’52 Adelaide McAlpin Nicholson ’40, P’66 Mrs. Jerri Clear GP’03 Alexandra F. Ehret ’56 Diane A. Nixon ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Dettmer P’78, ’81 Judith Peck Erdman ’44 Ann Oberrender Noyes ’76 Mr. John K. Greene P’81, GP’12, ’14 Mary Ellen Nichols Fahs ’54 Theodora Oakes O’Hara ’43, P’71, ’73, Mr. Henry R. Horsey P’78, ’80, GP’10, ’12 Cynthia Greenleaf Fanton ’65 GP’98, ’02, ’04 Ellen McCance Parker ’54, P’96 Mr. H. Gates Lloyd P’70, ’73, Ann Posey Ferguson ’56, P’85 AR sister ’52 Susan Bissell Parker ’60 Paulette Bragg Fownes ’42, P’68 Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael McQuade P’11 Jean Hamilton Pearman ’59, P’79 Charlotte Johnson Frisbie ’58, P’86, ’90 Dr. William A. Petit, Jr. P’07 Margaret Taylor Phelps ’44, P’68 Peggy Nash Gifford ’48, GP’11 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Sherwood GP ’02, ’06 Marnie Stuart Pillsbury ’61 Linda Boyer Gillies ’57 Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox P’10 Carolyn Cutler Goodman ’61 Ann Ellis Powel ’38 Jean McBride Greene ’51, P’81, GP’12, ’14 Victoire Griffin Rankin ’60 relaTIVes of aNCIeNTs & frIeNds Joan Wyeth Greer ’51 Nina S. Reeves ’73 Dr. Samuel F. Babbitt; mother, Margaret Fisher Babbitt ’14 Ann Richards Gridley ’58 Emily Parsons Ridgway ’29, P’59, ’67, GP’83, ’87 Dr. Thomas L. Lincoln; Jingle Igleheart Hagey ’65 Letitia Roberts ’60 sister Jean Lincoln ’52, Kirke Hoffman Hall ’89 Sarah Finnie Robinson ’74 nieces Katherine Clark ’80, Margaret Taube Harper ’53 Fiona Clark ’84 Eleanor Perkins Robinson ’76, P’09 Mary Slocum Harris ’47 One Friend who prefers to remain anonymous Carlin Whitney Scherer ’52 Jane Snow Hatch ’53 Tina Shapleigh Schmid ’66 Joanne Fleming Hayes ’64 forMer eMPloyees of sChool Lisa Townson Seaman ’77 Alice M. DeLana Lucile Walker Hays ’56, GP’09 Barbara Bates Sedoric ’75, P’05 M. Burch Tracy Ford Kris Moller Henley ’85 Leslie Powell Siggs ’57 Sheila Lewis Henry ’60 Lisa A. Silhanek ’77 Diana Ferris Hobson ’60 Anne Larsen Simonson ’47, P’71 * Members as of 6/7/11 Mary Ann BonDurant Hodgkins ’54 36 giVing BacK:

back Alice Hamblin Williams ’79 and Sloan Frazer Pendleton ’85

by Ceseli Dillingham Foster ’60 GIVING | The new presidents of the Alumnae Board believe Miss Porter’s School is the best girls’ school in the country and share a desire for maintaining high standards while remaining open to changes and new ideas.

lice Hamblin Williams is a native of Shaker Heights, Ohio, but moved to Waterville Valley, N.H. when she was entering fifth grade. Her school was just one room with A “Miss Porter’s School was always my first choice,” confides under 25 students. (The town had 96 inhabitants…until Alice’s Sloan Frazer Pendleton, who came to Porter’s from Del Ray family arrived, and the population leapt to 100!) When it came Beach, Fla. A number of girls had gone to Farmington from time to go to high school, Alice was eager for new horizons and neighboring towns, and Sloan too wished to branch out of her she chose Farmington. resort town to find a greater diversity in her peers and in ideas. A four-year senior whose freshman class had just fourteen A perfect fit from the start, Sloan was so happy at school. She students, Alice graduated with 116 other girls, still the largest immediately felt her classmates and friends were a sisterhood in class to graduate from Porter’s. Alice appreciated the education which everyone got along with everyone else. Perhaps her class she received as well as the opportunity to meet girls from all was unusually close, but Sloan happily notes that they remain so. over the United States and Mexico. Alice believes the school In her junior year, Sloan spent a year abroad in Nice, France, gave her not only a great education, but a diversity of friends. where she solidified her love of the French language. Sloan She shares that other than her family, Porter’s has had the most taught French to young students until she had children of her influence on her life and still does today. own, and she now teaches part-time. She also helps out at her “The school gave each student the ability to see whom she children’s school as a room parent. wanted to be,” says Alice. “It instilled in its students the idea that Four years ago, Sloan joined the Alumnae Board after a fifteen each girl was capable and able to accomplish things in life.” For year period as a class representative and a three-time Reunion Alice, one of the things she accomplished was remaining close volunteer. She became the chair of friend-raising initiatives and to Miss Porter’s School. She has been involved with every one is truly passionate about the importance of the school being in of her Reunions since she graduated, recently attending her 30th, touch with Ancients. Members of the Alumnae Board call or which she loved. email Ancients, and through said contacts the caller determines Alice’s volunteer experience broadened when her daughter, not only the Ancient’s life information but how the school can be Lucy ’10, began at Porter’s. At first, Lucy had no interest in of any service. Farmington, until a visit at her mother’s urging on one rainy Sloan loves to meet people and to hear their stories, while day. Lucy fell in love and enrolled. Alice chaired the Parents’ reminding those Ancients they are part of a greater whole. “It is Committee in 2006, and joined the Alumnae Board later the important to reach out and important to let people know that they same year. The Parents’ Committee gave her a wonderful chance are part of a family,” she says. to get to know other parents, school employees and Head of School Kate Windsor. She valued this work, sharing, “Porter’s is Being a co-president of the Alumnae Board requires excellent the best educational institution for girls in the country. Giving to leadership, and Alice and Sloan certainly fit the bill. Both also the school gives many young girls the opportunity to enjoy the possess great enthusiasm and love for Miss Porter’s School, Givingbest girls’ school there is.” Backtraits which will suit them well in their roles! 37 2011 annual fund GIVING |

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1937 1973 1989 2005 Class Representative Class Representatives Class Representatives Class Representatives Margery Jones MacMillan Patricia A. Kuchar Celina Moore Barton Jordan E. Dudeck Nina S. Reeves Kirke Hoffman Hall Kelly O’Brien 1947 Rita Ingersoll Seltzer Lisa Rahe Hough Emily M. Taylor Class Representative Katherine Cassidy Sutherland Nancy Bryan Taylor 1974 2007 Class Representatives 1992 Class Representatives 1948 Alice Mauran Freed Class Representatives Ana D. Calciano Class Representatives Patricia H. Mueller Heather Anderson Heuston Sarah B Cummings Barbara Mitchell Erskine Megan C. Lane Caroline M. L. Dean Peggy Nash Gifford 1975 Alexandra M. Hashemi Class Representatives 1993 Nisha Kapur 1952 Lynne Sillcox Stewart Class Representatives Cordelia M. Sklansky Class Representative Julie Westcott Maria Ginebra Chase Carlin Whitney Scherer Joli A. Moniz 2008 1977 Class Representatives 1954 Class Representatives 1997 Class Representatives Madison J. Kenda Allison Cooper Hamilton Class Representatives Anne Meserve Davis Muryum K. E. Khalid Lucy Eyre Lindeyer Lorie McGee Ogbar Elisabeth Nicholson Holmes Sarah C. Lummis Elizabeth A. Olear Ellen McCance Parker Lauren C. McCay 1979 Katherine F. Osterman Class Representatives Samantha A. Milbauer 1955 Paige Jones Benedict 1998 Allison E. Miller Class Representatives Anne Lundy Paisley Class Representatives Catherine A. Rizzoni Pamela Yardley Paul Bridgid Godbout Joseph Beverley Waud Sutherland 2009 1982 Anita Foden Mierisch Class Representatives Class Representatives 1960 Gwendolyn Hornblow Homicki 2000 Maria L. Anselmi Class Representative Cameron McConnell Sperry Class Representatives Andree H. L. Dean Marilen Grosjean Tilt Kristin M. Alberti Gillian M. Dudeck 1983 1962 Stephanie Higgins Bealing Alexandra D. Ley Class Representatives Rachel A. McGrath Class Representatives Jennifer Stone Grimes 2002 Hanah Y. Suh Nancy Dewey Hoppin Audrey L. Klein Class Representatives Diana Hamilton Stockton Susan Cassidy Maronde Caroline K. Holden 2010 1963 Leslie Moseley Rioux Kelley B. Mooney Class Representatives Kathleen M. Cronin Class Representatives Catherine D. Pearson 1987 Nira A. P. Gonçalves Sheila M. Coy Class Representatives 2003 Melissa C. Picon Brenda Cravens Samantha Haine Jensen Class Representatives Lucia K. Williams 1964 Rebecca Kaufman Schonman Kate E. Clifford Charlotte C. Cowles Class Representatives 1988 Abigail Bingham Endicott Class Representatives 2004 Sally Dodge Mole R. Lanier Allen Class Representatives 1972 Melissa Grey Jones Francesca S. Brewer-Krebs Class Representative Carolyn Meltzer Simons Gizelle L. Clemens Mary Willis Thompson Beverley M. Sutherland AnnaRose M. King 38 us and bryan is just down the road! I am taking a Norway, etc., cruise in June

notes with and | Class| Nancy Pierce briggs ’50 notes husband. Life has been very kind to us!”

Nancy Pardue scheerer writes, “I I have an active and healthy 14-year- C lass am still very involved with prisoners old Yorkshire terrier, Toby, and two and their kids through Offender Aid beautiful canaries. With snow on the 34 and Restoration in Newark, N.J. It’s Marjorie starr frazier writes, “I am ground they are especially appreciated something I love and have been doing still in my own house and can do some with such beautiful song. My daughter since 1985.” garden work, walk my dog, and visit in Maine teaches voice to 25 students, with friends.” and my granddaughter Renee (17) will Nancy l. Tuckerman was recently go to college next fall. Hard to believe. featured on the Faith Middleton Show, The years—where have they gone? My where she was interviewed about son Randy works in telecommunications Dear Mrs. Kennedy, a new book of 36 for Global Crossing in Manhattan. I will condolence letters sent after JFK’s 75Th reunion always have fond memories of my years death. She also spoke about her role in at MPS.” the White House and friendship with Jacqueline bouvier onassis ’47. Ms. writes, Marion (Taddy) Taylor dann Tuckerman also recently gave a talk at “I still consider Audubon’s Beaver the Hotchkiss Library as part of the First 41 Meadow Nature Center my second Family Sunday in Sharon, Conn., where 70Th reunion home and my dog, Zack, my faithful she spoke about her friendship with Ms. reunion Chair companion! Life is busy and good!” Patricia Landon Kauders Onassis and the Kennedy family. Mary (Molly) slocum harris writes, “I enjoy having anne Gibb 46 MacKenzie ’49 around the corner from 65Th reunion Class| notes GuI delINes reunion Chair Share your class note by emailing [email protected]. Joan Paton Tilney You may also share your class note online by visiting www.porters.org/ancients. Iris Jennings Vail writes, “Still Class notes submitted online will be reprinted in The Bulletin. counting my blessings. I’m still living such a utopian life! Tom and I hopefully PhoTo subMIssIoN will have our 60th wedding anniversary Please provide the full names of every Ancient in the in September. We have one son and one photo (from left to right) and the date and location of the occasion. daughter in their mid-fifties and three Wedding photos should show the bride with other Ancients or grandsons, ages 21, 18, and 8!” faculty members. Please supply the date and location of the wedding or commitment ceremony and the full names of every person in the photo (from left to right). Please indicate the relationships of the Ancients to the bride. 47 Photos will be published as space and photo quality permit. Grace dyer aarons writes, “It has been Please send photos as email attachments to [email protected]. a while since I last jotted down a few Digital photos are preferred. We can only reproduce hard copies lines, just to let you know I am still of photos submitted as traditional prints on glossy paper. kicking and doing the things I can, what with sore knees and a few other health We reserve the right to limit photographs to those issues—nothing major. I have been of two or more Ancients. blessed with a very understanding friend Thank you for sharing your news with Miss Porter’s School. and companion for over 20 years, and 39

in spite of its recent political turn back. C lass The rugged coastline is interesting to explore (mostly by car these days) and 57 51 writes, fortunately I’m friendly towards all alice eaton schernthanner | notes 60Th reunion weather—even snow. All four offspring “The class of ’57 is getting smaller. reunion Committee are doing fine. One is an artist, one a I feel fortunate I’m still ventilating, Anne Firestone Ball lawyer, one a children’s book author, vertical and verbal. All our children Elizabeth N. Boyd and one in government in D.C.” are the same. We now have five Nancy Livingston Hopkins grandchildren. We are not very active Elizabeth Cushman Putnam Sarane Hickox Ross ‘grands’ but enjoy them all. The oldest Melissa Moffett Rumbough is 5 so a basket of toys graces our living room again! Neither Andy nor I ann Wigglesworth Clemmitt writes, 54 “I recently moved from Maryland anne Meserve davis writes, “We have fallen over anything YET. Wish I to a retirement community in New are expecting our fifth grandchild in could make it to Reunion but probably Hampshire. The retirement community July. We are hoping it will be our first won’t. I learned to learn at MPS. The difference between schooling and is called Kendal at Hanover. M. Virginia granddaughter. Chet and I went to educating! Very important lesson!” (Ginny) Cadbury lives here. Remember Botswana in May for 11 days. This was her husband, Mr. Cadbury, who taught our second trip there and our first in the laning (lanny) Pepper Thompson us at MPS?” Kalahari Desert section of the country.” writes, “I have grandchildren at last! Three girls now ages 3, 2 and 1. We’re Carol hardin henderson writes, “I susan (sally) d. Thomas writes, continue to teach flower arranging at the “I continue to enjoy the Lifelong all near Oakland, Calif., so I get to play Sunset Club in Seattle, and look forward Learning program at Harvard and all with them often. It was a long wait, but to exhibiting at the World Association the activity in Cambridge. I took all six well worth it!” of Flower Arrangers (the 10th World grandchildren to the Tetons this past debora Wolfe Tuck writes, “I finally Flower Show) in Boston in June 2011 at summer, which was very rewarding. took the plunge and had a joint the Seaport World Trade Center.” Holding body, soul, family and friends replacement in my right knee. Mobility together is my higher priority. My is better and now I spend my days going duane lloyd Patterson writes, “In eldest daughter finally got her Ph.D. 2010 I was lucky enough to participate to the YMCA. I look to connect with from Oxford this December. Triplet in two trips abroad. The first was to any who venture to Maine.” granddaughters are now 14. How did Yorkshire and Northumbria in August that happen? Best to all.” with a compatible group from Bellport. In October, I joined a Barnard group to Lake Como, which was gorgeous!” 60 Katherine houston bradford’s 56 paintings were featured in an exhibit at 55Th reunion Brick Walk Fine Art in West Hartford, 52 reunion Tri-Chairs Conn. Brick Walk Fine Art described Susan Thompson Buck Katherine’s pictures as “perfectly Maria-helene (Mia) Manville de laire Beulah Woolston Durfee balanced with a dream-like quality in writes, “I have moved to Boston and Nancy Niles Faesy have a fabulous view. I am looking the implied narratives.” reunion Gift Chair forward to seeing classmates who live Ann Posey Ferguson Mary T. emeny writes, “Well life gets here or near. I am in France usually better and better. My daughter Alicia robin rowan Clarke writes, “My from the end of April to mid-September graduates from medical school June 1 granddaughter Celia O’Brien is a every year.” and starts her residency in New Haven member of the class of 2013. It has in mid-June. Will have two babies, I’ll Jean G. lincoln writes, “I am still been great to reconnect with MPS be coming up as often as possible. My living comfortably in my house in our through her. Celia makes five sons are in New York City and Beijing. Two Echo Cohousing community. I am generations in my family to attend the Sustainable - actually regenerative also enjoying new friends and activities school!” in Brunswick and Bath. I do love Maine, community project is gaining traction and continually more interesting.” 40 Class|notes Magrieta Livingston Willard Louise L.Stevenson Tina Shapleigh Schmid Edith Townsend McGreevey Sally HillLloyd Susan Rath Latos May Humphreys Fox Brenda JohnsonDick NancyBell Coe reunion Committee Janet IshamField Gift Chair Susan SchneiderRiggins reunion Chair 45T 66 62 Marjorie Greenleaf Valliere Bonnie BoasScott Page Poinier Sanders Laura NeuhausPew Anne McCutcheon Lewis Carolyn CutlerGoodman Gay Moulton Georgi Mary JaneChurchill Dillon Candace R.Carlisle reunion Committee Kirk Dyett Huffard Planning Chair Susan BellMcIntosh Wendy Taylor Foulke Class Notes Co-Chairs Marnie Stuart Pillsbury Deming Pratt Holleran special GiftCo-Chairs Pauline Kammer Hudson reunion Chair 50T 61 Photo courtesyof Alice Delana. Provence, FranceinSeptember2010. former faculty member Alice Delanain h h 1 r r Tangley C.l eunion eunion loyd poses with poseswith looking forward toour45thReunion!” is awonderful additiontoourteam.I’m working withmeinasthmaresearchand themselves intown.” catch upwithany classmateswhofind are having agreattime. Would love to Ashley isinthefashion business. Both studying occupationaltherapy, and in New York City. LizisatColumbia daughters, Lizand Ashley, areliving more timeinDelrayBeach,Fla.Our D.C., but are spendingmoreand well withus. We’re stillin Washington, Foods; and lives inMill Valley working at Whole solar power allaroundtheBay;Justin Benjamin lives inSanta Cruzinstalling are allgrown andgone,thoughnearby. more timeonmyart.Ourthreechildren retire fromnursingin April andspend at UCSFMedicalCenter, withplansto winding upmorethan20yearsworking ICU. Mei-Ling introduced me to ICU. Mei-Lingintroducedmeto is working hereatUCinthepediatric graduated fromUSFnursingschooland a 68 Kelly Margaret 1 nne a s pence . Norsworthy ’04 s Mei-l . Cadbury s eidlitz ing C.Wong ’05 writes, “I’m writes, “I’m writes, “All’s , who’s now has has New YorkCity.” for CityCouncilmanDanGarodnickin Grace Farris. MysonDavid isworking a lawyer inBostonandismarriedtoDr. I ambackintheU.S.Myson Arthur is working fortheU.N.ineasternChad, (Kerry) wonderful visit. We missed laughing anddeliciousfare equaleda hiking mountain meadows and bigsky, Riding, sortingcows, tellingtales, slope oftheSierrasinDoyle, Calif. f (Jeannie) e 69 73 Susan Whipple Wald Eleanor IngersolllSylvestro Andrea Notman Sahin Christina Morris Raymond Lindsay Porter Diehl Bonnie Alexandre Emmons reunion Committee Sonia HoldenEvers reunion Gift Chair Jennifer Goff Goodspeed Delphine Espy Eberhart reunion Co-Chairs 40 71 and Ivisited 2 ielding liza Kimballwrites, T h 2 r e l ’s DDotRanchon theeastern . eunion ee h d udson Witmer inneen e f lizabeth . f ox ,

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and could not join us.” | notes 77 dianne (Tracy) T. Goodnow writes, 74 “I intended to write in early 2009 to update my class on recent developments 3 lydia Collins bailey writes, in life, but time seems to pass more “I received the 2010 Volunteer quickly the older I become. On 4 Administrator of the Year award for December 8, 2008, my longtime friend our region, from the Forum of Volunteer and companion Robert Lindsay Thayer Administrators.” died unexpectedly. He was 59 years of age. An antiquarian and picker- sarah finnie robinson writes, “This year I launched Practically Green, an extraordinaire who specialized in the online service that encourages people Federal Period, he is remembered for to take healthy and eco-friendly actions his kindness, wisdom, and sense of in their daily lives. Check it out at humor.” www.practicallygreen.com!” 4 lisa a. silhanek (left) and Christine a. Matava ’94 (right) at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Tents 79 76 in Lincoln Center. Photo provided by 35Th reunion Christine A. Matava. 5 Associate Director of reunion Tri-Chairs Admission Tricia Davol shared this Deborah Mathias Burton photo of Ancients in Panama. The Nina LeRoy Hunnewell photo was taken at the home of Maria Elizabeth Seacord 78 (Maruja) arosemena arango and her reunion Committee Miss Porter’s School was pleased to husband, Ricardo, who hosted the event. Mary D. Aarons learn that ann slimmon Woolsey Pictured from left to right: Linda N. Cabot ursula J. was appointed interim director of the Martha Russell Davis Galindo ’94, Carmen arosemena de Anne Melissa Dowling Museum of Art at Rhode Island School la Guardia ’78, Tricia Davol, Maria Erica Lindberg Gourd of Design in Providence, R.I., and was (Maruja) Arosemena Arango, sandra Jamie Johnson profiled in The Providence Sunday Kardonski Mendez ’77, and Graciela Eleanor Perkns Robinson Journal. Arango ’12. Eleanor Washburne Talburtt Elizabeth S. Turner Teresa Taggart Bogel 5 Former editor of The Bulletin Nancy Davis shared news of Julia smith Gould’s profile by Mainline Media News. The article noted that Julia would be stepping down as leader of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s Fresh Air Fund after volunteering with the organization for the past 13 years. The Fresh Air Fund provides free summer vacations in the country to New York 42 Class|notes that sheheard for news aboutNancyL. Tuckerman. Editor’s Note:Pleasesee Classof1947 straightforward andcharming.” Show, andfoundherto be“quite a 82 to besustainable. companies torecognizetheirefforts a nation-widecertificationfor receive itsGreenPluscertification, the firstcompany inPennsylvania to Year. Two yearsago,LaserPlusbecame the GreenPlusSmallBusinessof People’s Choice Award andwas named husband, received theGreen Plus company owned byMary andher that LaserPlus,theprintsustainability Elizabeth (Liddy)Renner’14shared Mary Weaver r Mercedese (e Ariel M.Zwang Melissa Wheeler Waud Sarah BuffumPrud’homme Elizabeth MarkhamMcLanahan Valerie Greene Flynn Fraser BennettBeede reunion Committee Heidi GoodmanSpizman Keith V. Darby Holly Spofford Bell reunion Tri-Chairs 30T 81 Kristin 80 with cancer.” away fromathree-and-a-halfyearfight November 16,2010,myhusbandpassed are growing so fast and thriving inthis Stowe hasbeenwonderful. The children ’47 shley JonesTagatac interviewed ontheFaith Middleton h r r yan eunion s Nancy llie) tockton enner r oane l ’s daughter . Tuckerman writes, “ On writes, “On writes, “Life in writes, “Lifein l arge shared shared 30th Reunion.Iwillbeworking with calming down abit.Ican’t wait forour lab, Ella,finallyturnedthecornerandis Green Tech spaceandourchocolate he cantry. Chrisisstillworking inthe Cameron is11andloving allthesports attend startingin9thgrade. We willsee. MPS summerprogramandhopesto town. Madelinewants toattendthe Carter SchmittLearnard Wendy T. Button Gift Committee Renee C.Triay Katherine Rowland Mary Stubbs Palmer Marjorie Prendergast O’Neal Lauren Hasenhuttl Eliza M.Doolittle Pippa Tubman Armerding reunion Committee Rosemary S.Walker dinner PlanningChair Felicia M.DeSanctis Class Notes Chair Tina M.Tong S. Gregg Renfrew Gift Co-Chairs Katherine Blaydes Mittelbusher Virginia GimbelMcLucas Alexandra D. Hare Angela Tilley Crates reunion Chairs 25 86 l 6 isa T asco-heads!” h r eunion Chris, werethere. husband, JK,flew infromD.C.,and d d threw measurprisebirthdaypartyand out ofthehouse.Myhusband,Gary, the winterwe’ve had!It’s goodtoget which hasbeenterrific,especiallywith Sophie (2).Iambackatwork parttime, with ourtwo children,Liam(4)and writes, “We continuetolive inBoston Katharine (Katy) Clemow 89 Karla Staib Streeter Jennifer Ross McNulty Catalina L.Keilhauer Suefan Wellons Johnson Saba S.Brelvi reunion Committee Elizabeth GlaserWhitley dinner PlanningChair Kristin N.Morrison Gift Chair Leslie White Siek Chandra R.Keyser reunion Co-Chairs 20T 91 that night.Hopealliswell.Bestwishes!” hours inasnow stormtotrybethere best friendaward fordriving eleven plus eborah ukin (Inne) Kimb h r eunion a . Kurnik Karla P. l and her husband, andherhusband, arber and her andher b ema arrett got the gotthe 43 94 7 C lass | notes 6 Christine a. Matava writes, “I have started a website, whomyouknow.com, which is focused on the best of Manhattan and excellence everywhere. It is named after our 10th grade English class with Mr. McQuilkin, whom I have interviewed in addition to Anna Wintour (twice), Mayor Bloomberg, Mayor Koch, Fern Mallis, and many more. We’ve written 6,000 posts since we started and are read in about 25 countries in 15 languages every day. I write under the pen name Peachy Deegan, and I have been recently honored to have had a drink named after me at Swifty’s. Surely 99 00 many Ancients have been to Swifty’s Tenysa Jayne Kennedy santiago stephanie higgins bealing writes, and to Mortimer’s before that! Cheers.” shared that her daughter Eloui Clare “My business, Replacement Lens Christine also recently attended Fashion was born on April 12, 2011. Eloui joins Express, won the HYPE (Hartford Tenysa, her husband, Roberto, and son Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs) Week, where she saw Ancients sarah Ryukicki. Entrepreneurship Award in the New Cichon douglas, Jean (GiGi) Newhard Business Launch category! It was an Mortimer ’79, Courtney Chamine incredibly surreal night of networking, Moss ’83, and lisa a. silhanek ’77. 7 leah M. Wright-rigueur Pictured from left to right: Sarah Cichon writes, “On October 9, 2010, I married presenting, and award winning at the Douglas and Christine A. Matava at the Philip Rigueur at Guastavino’s in New Hartford Science Center, and I was Andrew Buckler Star Vodka event for York City. I had a great time celebrating awarded a great trophy!” Fashion Week. with family members, including my darling Porter’s Girls! The class of 1999 was well represented—Tia M. benjamin was my maid of honor! It was amazing 01 96 to see everyone, and I can’t wait until 10Th reunion 15Th reunion the next MPS mini-reunion!” Pictured reunion Chair Cara A. Scotti reunion Chair from left to right: daja d.T. o’bryant, Emily B. Hartley Tia M. Benjamin, Leah M. Wright- dinner Planning Chair Alicia B. Sands dinner Planning Chair Rigueur, Michelle Kurnik, elizabeth Nydia Durand Shipman (bess) W. sorensen, roxanne Wadia, reunion Committee Maura A. Droney reunion Committee and ann harrison Pember. Not Eloise Saglio Patton pictured: deana Jones-Jean. Laura Beeler Vetter 8 Jennifer Watts labinski writes, “On October 2, 2010, I married the love of my life, Maciej Labinski. We were married at Calistoga Ranch in Napa Valley, Calif. We had a very small, intimate wedding weekend celebration. I was lucky enough to have my sister Jessica a. Watts ’03 as my maid of 44 Class|notes Labinski, a Zimmermann Manley b to right:Jessica A. Watts ’03, and friends.” Picturedfromleft blessed tohave suchwonderful family honor. MaciejandIfeelextremely 10 9 8 rittan . d roney , Cara l , and aura M.Wagstaff a . Jennifer (Jenny) s cotti 8 . , Jennifer Watts, , s Maura ophia ophia 02 to have many ofmywonderful Miss Madison, Conn.Iwas very fortunate married Mr. Evan Powell Bosin writes, “OnSeptember17,2010I 9 e lizabeth b urkhardt b os os Goddard andMallory A. Cushman. left toright:Margaret (Maggie)R. (Maggie) Alexandra D.Ley ’09. shared thehappy news thathersister Caroline K.Holden. Caroline Gottlieb to celebrate. Porter’s Schoolfriendsinattendance s 03 Megan 04 f e Burkhardt Bos, got achancetovisitwith “I was recentlyinLAforwork and Miraldi Pictured from left to right: Rose Calnin, Pictured fromlefttoright:RoseCalnin, to Germany forayearthis summer. have two calicocats,andwillmove The couplemetatKenyon College, on October9,2010,inGuilford,Conn. Matthew CurtisBurkholderZaremsky right: bridesmaids.” Picturedfromleftto for news aboutKelly A. Norsworthy. Editor’s Note:PleaseseeClassof1966 Cushman. Mallory A. left toright:SarahC.McMillan and almost togetheragain!” Picturedfrom for avisit…andcrepe! The triplewas getting herMaster’s attheCourtauld) came over fromLondon(whereshe’s Paris forwork and amantha J. l rancesca (Chessy) P. b lizabeth G.b 10 12 a 11 , mber C.b e b . Craig

a Mallorya eata r “The nextweekIwas in . Goddard lexandra Caroline K.h ey ooth u d , Caroline Gottlieb, and , CarolineGottlieb,and . Celejewski was marriedto inah erry weretwo ofmy s , SamanthaJ.Ley, arah C.McMillan . Cushman d .” Picturedfrom , l . s . l tory s rady Margaret ey ey aglio olden ’ , Elizabeth , Elizabeth 09 , and , and s cott , writes, writes, and and

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emma s. labrot writes, “Hey girls! It | notes was so lovely to have seen some of you a few months ago at our Reunion! As some of you know, I’ve been working at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for the past year or so on prostate cancer and the research I have been helping with has been published in Nature! Hope everyone is doing well and I hope to see you all very soon!” 13 Editor’s Note: Please see Class of 1966 for news about Mei-Ling C. Wong. 06 5Th reunion reunion Co-Chairs Elizabeth M. Bohinc Sharifah S. Holder dinner Planning Chair Ashley K. Walker reunion Committee Lisa R. Albert Ashton R. Rohmer Hillary B. Vanaria

Kaitlin K. Van Wagner writes, “Having graduated from Dickinson College, I’ve returned to New York William Smith to finish her senior year She qualified to compete at the National where I’m currently working for and graduate with her class of 2012, and finals in Kentucky for individual open Transperfect Translations International then return to Dartmouth to finish her flat, individual open fences, and USEF as an account manager in their engineering degree in 2013. Emily spent Cacchione Cup.” consumer products group. I’m looking last summer at Hobart and William Smith in Geneva, N.Y., and worked as forward to returning for our fifth 13 The parents of allison e. part of a research team that took water Reunion.” Miller shared, “Since competing on the samples in lakes and streams in the varsity soccer, ski, and tennis teams at Finger Lakes region. Along with her Porter’s, Allie has taken up running and professor, John Halman, Emily traveled recently finished the Richmond, Va., 08 to Denver, Colo., to present their paper half marathon. This was her first official The parents of emily G. Cummings at the Geological Society of America’s race. When she isn’t running, she finds shared, “Emily started her third year annual meeting.” time at the University of Richmond at Dartmouth College after being The parents of brittany e. Johnson to participate in student government accepted in the dual degree engineering shared, “Brittany competed at Zone (she will serve as student president program at the Thayer School of Finals at St. Lawrence University. She of the University next year), serve on Engineering. She will complete one was first in the individual open flat and the steering committee for the Jepsen year at Dartmouth, return to Hobart and second in the individual open fences. School of Leadership Studies, volunteer 46 Class|notes 14 Miss Porter’s Schooladmits studentsofanyrace,color, nationaloriginorany otherclassprotectedbyrelevantlaw. Disc Our graduateswill shape achangingworld. Miss Porter’s School over how atourOpenHousesonOct. 10andNo Her F Our Foundation www.porters.org/admission • Farmington, Connecticut uture • Since 1843 v. 11 . left toright: Abigail Biddle, University—Abu Dhabi.Pictured from brainstorming sessionatNew York gave apresentationand facilitated a get moreinvolved inservice,andfinally speaking aboutempowering women to also attendedareceptionforwomen, service triptolocalmangroves. Pippa project planning,andjoinedaclean-up two workshops onyouthleadershipand American CommunitySchool,lead the GlobalIssuesConferenceat where shegave akeynote speechat recently traveled to Abu Dhabi,UAE, & Shoots, YouthYouth LeadershipFellow LeadershipFellow forRoots forRoots b 10 h According tothes 09 in college.” with preparingherforsuccess Gamma sorority. ShecreditsPorter’s and economicsisamemberofDelta is doublemajoringinleadershipstudies and tutorfellow studentsinwriting.She at ChurchHill Activities and Tutoring, r over FresnoState. trick inaUCDavis lacrossevictory iddle idgely annah P. Mirza 14 , Jane Goodall,Edward Biddle, h

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47 C lass faCulTy & sChool NeWs Miss Porter’s School was named as a Best Place to Work in Connecticut 2011 by the Hartford Business Journal. Faculty Member John Eells conducted the orchestra | of the New England High School Music Festival, held Miss Porter’s School was sorry to learn that Gloria notes in March. This was the second time Mr. Eells has been C. Gavert passed away on April 8, 2011. Ms. Gavert selected to conduct this orchestra. taught English for 22 years, serving for many years as department head. She also served as head of Archives for Diane Foley, director of the Colgate Health Center at 10 years. Miss Porter’s School for the past 25 years, earned the 2010 Award for Excellence from the Mental Health in Miss Porter’s School was sorry to learn that Rose Cone Independent School Communities organization. passed away in November 2010. Mrs. Cone was a house mother from 1982 to 1986, and her niece shared that she Faculty member Kate Henson will present at had very fond memories of her time at the school. “Advancing Girls in STEM: An NCGS Symposium” at Wellesley College. reMeMbraNCe ann flershem Gaylord ’29 Jane Pierce slick ’41 helen (Noonie) Zanetti Marx ’56 Mother of Nancy Gaylord Thompson ’55 Mother of Phyllis Slick Cowell ’64 1/12/11 Mother of Susan Gaylord Cooper ’57 Aunt of Patty Slick Beem ’65

Aunt of Barbara Gaylord Cousin of Juliana Seeligson ’74 Carolyn (lyn) elkins foster ’57 Daughter-in-law of Mary Johnson Blanchard ’55 † 5/16/11 Foster ’20 † 11/15/10 Nancy burroughs requardt ’45 1/4/11 Katherine dart Messick ’30 Cousin of Jane Williams Chisholm ’49 Cousin of Mia J. Prior ’72 5/14/11 laura (lollie) ford ’63 12/30/10 Daughter of Laura Evans Ford ’29 † olga Griscom Walsh ’46 Niece of Mary Holland Ford ’25 † elizabeth (billy) Vought Sister of Frances Griscom Brewer ’49 4/12/11 henshaw ’31 Aunt of Cynthia Brewer Capaci ’74 6/13/07 9/30/10 faith rogers lancereau ’63 Daughter of Beatrice Brown Carol Cosden Price ’36 Clarissa (babs) Cady leslie ’47 Guthrie ’36 † 1/26/11 10/6/10 Sister of Beatrice Rogers ’61 Virginia (Ginny) humphrey ada Weld osborn ’49 5/8/11 Grosscup ’37 Mother of Amanda S. Osborn ’81 Kendra P. Gamble ’64 Mother of Marguerite Jamison 11/3/10 Granddaughter of Pauline Foster Sisson ’57 barbara Chappell Copello ’51 Reed 1910 † 12/6/10 Daughter of Caroline Smith Daughter of Priscilla Reed Gamble ’36 † ruth humphreys brown ’38 Chappell ’30 † Niece of Rosamond Reed Wulsin ’39 † 12/30/10 Cousin of Adelaide Chappell Sister of Hathaway Gamble Barry ’68 Booth ’29 † Sister of Polly Gamble Cherner ’69 Marion (bonnie) Payne Tubbs ’38 Cousin of Ellen Stuart Poole ’26 † Cousin of R. Reed Wulsin ’74 Granddaughter of Marion Hillard Cousin of Elizabeth Chappell 10/26/10 Woodward 1883 † Reeves ’26 † Nancy rogers bowen ’66 Daughter of Marion Payne Cousin of Joan Stuart Niece of Beatrice Brown Guthrie ’36 † Woodward 1914 † Richardson ’24 † 4/29/11 Aunt of Marion (Quita) Atchley Cousin of Jean S. Chappell ’56 Schillhammer ’74 Cousin of Ann Chappell Nyhan ’62 Janice Chumbley ’67 Great-Aunt of Marion (Molly) W. Cousin of Lisette J. Bross ’89 12/30/10 Merrick ’02 Sister of Susan Chappell McCabe ’54 6/23/10 5/26/08 Kilby hickox Whitney ’70 2/12/11 Jane M. ober ’54 harriet M. Martin ’73 † deceased 11/7/10 4/15/09 48 MaIN|idea Porter’s School,plein airpaintingwas Around thetimeoffounding ofMiss varies fromoneday tothenext. is constantlychangingandthe weather of earth,air, andcolorwherethelight sensitivities tothe exhilarating feeling and light. They bringtheseschemataand of gesture,basicvolumes, spatialsystems, Students gooutintothelandscapemindful abstraction. figure, stilllife,landscape,andinventive of studyingthegenrespainting: At Porter’s, pleinairpaintingispart transcendent experience. in naturecanbeatransformingand in naturallight. The processofpainting a greatway toseenature,color, andspace Plein airpaintingisahealthy practiceand E t and Visual by Plainly PleinAir eaching Chair g working outsideintheopenair. n pleinairisaFrenchtermfor m rier argaret a Ma rts DepartmentDirector D e h l angley ow Wallace ’27 IN| t orrenCe idea making Farmington adistinctartresource. at Porter’s own Timothy Cowles House, Barney Library, atSt.JamesChurch,and permanently onview inFarmington atthe Brandegee’s andhisartistfriends’work is where Cassatt’s work canbeseentoday. what isnow theHill-SteadMuseum, lived justupthehillfromPorter’s in of Ancient Theodate Pope.Mrs.Pope in thosedayswas MaryCassatt,afriend Among theartistswhovisitedFarmington to work directlyfromnature. their colorstothefieldandallowed them 1843 whichenabledartiststotransport following theinvention oftubepaintin at theheightofPost-Impressionism of whichparadiseismade.” They painted place hedescribedasbeing“ofthestuff a colony ofartistshereinFarmington, a (including CharlesFoster) whoformed en pleinair. Hewas amongseveral artists Porter’s Schoolfrom1880-1903,painted Robert Brandegee, whotaughtatMiss in America, particularlyinFarmington. in France,theBarbizonForest, and widely practicedinEurope,especially Puellae venerunt,abieruntmulieres. since thebeginning ofour legacy. they continueatradition thathasexisted threshold intoaplace,“unpaysage”,as students inasensetopassthrough with theelementsofnatureinvites our forms forpersonalexpression. Creating And thelandscapepresentsthemwith from theabundant transiencebeforethem. relationships, aboutmakingselections themselves, aboutidentity, about Students reachtodiscover about wisdom. instructive, asatreedelineatesinfinite nature ishumblingandever wisely aesthetic experience. Uponreflection, conditions, awakens bothaphysical and the challengeofbeingoutsideinall students today, paintinglandscape, addition ofdigitalstudies.For Porter’s sensibility andoften,now, withthe today inFarmington withacontemporary The traditionofpaintingoutsidecontinues The Moonbeams Circle Years may come and years may go, future all unknown, but there is a way that you can help ensure that the future of the school is more certain. Join in the legacy of visionary leadership that has been the school’s tradition since its found ing by becoming a member of the Moonbeams Circle.

Ways to give a visionary gift

Vision Make a simple Avoid capital Make a gift that Receive a Provide immediate Provid e income Make a gift of an Make a gift and maximize gains tax liability does not affect guaranteed income to the for yourself or asset/property significant gift at the charitable on appreciated income and assets fixed income for school and leave another, leaving that is no longer a minimum cost. deduction securities. now. Defer yourself or another the principal the remainder to needed. significant gift until beneficiary, to your heirs. the school. after your lifetime. while making a Gift gift to the school. Type Cash Securities Bequest or Name Charitable Charitable Charitable Donate property to Paid-up Life Miss Porter’s Gift Annuity Lead Trust Remainder Trust the school Insurance Policy School as the beneficiary of your Ways retirement plan. to Give Send a check or Notify the Gifts Include Miss Create a charitable Create a charitable Create either a Property may be Make Miss make an online gift Administrator Porter’s School gift annuity lead trust by charitable donated outright Porter’s School with a credit card. that you wish to in your will, as a contract with the transferring assets remainder annuity or, with a gift of a the beneficiary transfer stocks. recipient of a school ($10,000 for at least 10 trust (fixed personal residence of a paid-up life percentage of your minimum) that years, naming payments with you may retain insurance policy estate, a specific pays a fixed the school as the a minimum payout lifetime use (called you no longer dollar amount, or amount based beneficiary of rate of 5%) or a “life estate”). need. a share of the on the age of the the trust income. unitrust (fixed residue. Name Miss beneficiary at the Part or all of the percentage of at Porter’s School time the annuity principal is least 5% of the summer 2011 Contents as the residual is established. retained for heirs. trust asset value). beneficiary of your retirement plan (such as an IRA, headlines ...... 2 reporter 401(K) or Keogh). Within our legacy Porter’S aCaDemiCS ...... 20 Benefits Gift is easy No tax on the Control of your You or your The trust income Receive income Receive a Receive a lies our Future ...... 4 Porter’S artS ...... 23 and provides a capital gains assets during your beneficiary (which immediately for life and a charitable income charitable income charitable income and provides a lifetime and a receives fixed benefits the school) charitable income tax deduction, tax deduction Porter’S atHletiCS ...... tax deduction charitable income donation that is payments at a is not taxable tax deduction for a avoid the capital and you have the Features 26 and you have the tax deduction exempt from estate high rate of return during the term of percentage of the gains if the satisfaction that satisfaction of and you have the tax. Making a gift for life. Reduces the trust. Reduces assets. You have property were your gift will StrategiC PartNer ...... 9 knowing your gift satisfaction of of your retirement current and future taxable estate. the satisfaction to be sold, and ultimately support on campus ...... 28 is going to work knowing your gift plan also saves the income taxes. Family may keep of knowing that remove the asset the school. HoNoriNg aNita BarKer WeeKS ’77 ....10 for the school is going to work estate the taxes You have the part or all of the the assets will from the estate (to giving Back immediately. for the school due on the satisfaction of assets, which ultimately come avoid estate taxes). WaviNg gooD-Bye ...... immediately. retirement plan. knowing that your reduces gift and to the school. You have the 11 You have the gift will ultimately estate tax. satis faction of familiar faCeS ...... 33 satisfaction of benefit the school. donating property We're a BeSt PlaCe to WorK ...... 12 Gift types are provided for sample k nowing your gift that the school will mooNBeamS CirCle ...... 34 illustration only. There are variations will be part of the either use, or sell, foUNDer'S Day WitH for most of these gift types and school’s future. with the proceeds volUNteer ProfileS ...... additional ways of giving that may benefitting the Dr. loUiSe SteveNSoN ’66...... 13 36 school. match your vision. maKiNg HiStory Her StorieS ...... 14 class notes...... 38 tHe Heart of teXaS ...... 16 FORFOR MORE MORE INFORMATION, INFORMATION, PLEASE PLEASE CONTACT CONTACT DIRECTORDIRECTOR OFOF PLANNEDPLANNED GIVING GIVING AND AND STEWARDSHIP STEWARDSHIP main idea...... 48 SUSANSUSAN MACCOLL MACCOLL WALKER WALKER ATAT 860-409-3626860-409-3636 OROR [email protected][email protected] SPriNg BreaK SCHolarS ...... 18 The Bulle The

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