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alm each P B Mr. Billy Peebles...... page 2 ay cademy The Bridge D A Mission Possible...... page 3 Mr. Billy Peebles, Interim Head of School Magazine Mandel-Palagye Dedication...... page 5 Ms. Sarah Kemeness, Head of Upper School Commencement 2018...... page 6 & 7 Mrs. Martha Bjorklund, Head of Lower School Spring 2019 Mr. William Coyle, Director of Finance and Operations Alumni Spotlight...... page 9-11 Mrs. Meghan Albanese, Director of Admission Mrs. Dorothea Cvelbar, Associate Director of Admission Corporate Sponsor Appreciation...... page 15 Mr. Richard Tummon, Director of Communications Fanning Hearon...... page 16 & 17 Mrs. Adrienne Arp ‘92, Development Mr. Paul Cicio, Athletic Director Mr. Greco’s 50th Year...... page 19 A Culture of Thinking...... page 20 & 21 Board of Trustees - 2018 - 19 Mrs. Lourdes Fanjul, President Legacy Bulldogs...... page 24 & 25 Mr. William Matthews ‘67 Vice President Coral Project...... page 26 & 27 Mrs. Stephanie Carden ‘79, Secretary Mr. Grant Mashek ‘95, Treasurer Timeline PBDA...... page 28 & 29 Mr. Ben Alexander Mrs. Gita Costa Field Day 2019...... page 30 & 31 Mrs. Caroline Forrest ‘92 PBDA’s Formula...... page 32 & 33 Mrs. Juliana Gendelman Mr. David Gochman Mrs. Andrea Kosoy Mr. Kevin Lamb Mr. Matthew Lorentzen Mr. James McCann Mr. Timothy Mullen Mr. Christopher Orthwein ‘85 Mrs. Sue Patterson Mrs. Caroline Rafferty Mr. Joseph Sambuco Mr. Charles Schumacher Mr. Christopher Vecellio Mrs. Maura Ziska Honorary Mr. Michael Ainslie Mr. Scott Johnson ‘79 Mr. Paul Leone Mrs. Anne Metzger Mr. Ambrose Monell Ex Officio Mr. Billy Peebles, Interim Head of School Ms. Lyanne Azqueta ‘84, Pres. Parent School Council

Parent School Council - 2018-19 Ms. Lyanne Azqueta ‘84, President Mrs. Amy Lagae, Vice President - Upper Campus Mrs. Allyson Mashek Vice President - Lower Campus Mrs. Christina Macfarland, Secretary Mrs. Maite Jabour, Program Coordinator Mrs.Tara Vecellio, Pre-Pri. & Primary Representative “A Bugz Holiday” December 13, 2018 Mrs. Brandie Herbst, K-3 Representative Palm Beach Day Academy Mrs. Jennifer Johnson, 4-9 Representative Mrs. Caroline Rafferty,Board Liaison Upper Campus Mrs. Lindsey Kosarek, Lower Campus Faculty Representative 241 Seaview Avenue Photography Credits: Mrs. Annette Johnson, Upper Campus Faculty Representative Palm Beach, FL 33480 Mrs. Amy Middleton, Past President (561) 655-1188 Erika Handley Mr. Billy Peebles, Interim Head of School Fifth Annual Tracy Kramm ’80 The Bridge is published by Palm Beach Day Hatching Ceremony Richard Tummon Academy to inform its community of the activities of Lower Campus the school, its students, faculty and parents. September 28, 2018 1901 South Flagler Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33401 The www.pbday.org (561) 832-8815 Bridge Magazine 2019 1

Contents Message from Interim Head of School, Billy Peebles

s I write this piece, I am midway And there is that strong sense of community, through my interim year at which we see evidenced every day in and Palm Beach Day Academy. It has out of school—at Flag assemblies and Abeen a privilege to be a part of Upper Campus assemblies, on Bulldog this special community, which has so many T.V., in classroom discussions and debates, Why PBDA? important and inspiring qualities including: on trips, in plays and musicals, in holiday performances, and in many other settings. Palm Beach Day Academy 1. A noble mission focused on the timeless This is a place where our business as a ebruary 21st marked the the contributions we have received, which are Lead volunteers, Tara Vecellio and Andrea Kosoy principles of integrity, school is complemented by— creates confident learners. first ever day of giving for essential to supporting our faculty, students and excellence, resilience, and strengthened by—a spirit of Serving Palm Beach County’s Palm Beach Day Academy. programs,” said Billy Peebles, Interim Head of compassion; care for one another and sense Primary through 9th Grade Armed with a $250,000 School. “Each donor’s benevolence has allowed 2. A thoughtful balancing of of wonder that permeate all commitment from the Board us to become the outstanding school we are students, Palm Beach Day Fof Trustees, we launched Mission Possible, a today, and as we approach Palm Beach Day tradition and innovation that we do. It is a delight to be carried out by teachers a part of such a community Academy has found the fundraising challenge presented to the PBDA Academy’s 100th birthday, we are thankful for always committed to and I thank you for that right balance of challenging community to match the collective donation the ongoing commitment of this great community growing and to being at the opportunity. from the board. More than 200 parents, to nurturing excellence in all areas of school forefront of their profession academics and individual faculty, administrators and board members, life: academics, the arts, athletics, service and and disciplines; I know that Fanning and support, the right balance of along with incoming Head of School Fanning character.” 3. Faculty and staff who Christy Hearon are thrilled personal achievement and Hearon III and his wife Christy, gathered in Board of Trustees Development Committee tirelessly and lovingly to be coming to such a place. the Halmos Activity Center on the Upper Chair, Andrea Kosoy, Board of Trustees President, support and encourage And, I have assured them that social awareness, and the Campus for a fun and festive cocktail party Lourdes Fanjul and lead volunteer Tara Vecellio their students and always the PBDA community—just as right balance of disciplined to kick off the 24 hour online giving period. thank all those who attended the party and challenge them to reach for you have done for me—will Supporters were invited to make a gift online contributed to Mission Possible. their best selves; welcome them, support them, encourage structure and individual and encourage others to do the same in the 4. Students who work every day to them. creativity. spirit of raising the most funds in just one For a continually updated list of donors, please visit embrace our overall purpose and our day. “We are profoundly appreciative of pbday.org/MPupdate. Spike greets former PBDA Headmaster, Jack Thompson daily focus on working hard, being 561-832-8815 To make a donation to Mission Possible, please contact Adrienne Arp at [email protected]. kind, and being honest; 5. Parents, Trustees, Alumni, pbday.org Grandparents, and Friends partnering with us, pulling for us, supporting us.

William S. Peebles IV was appointed the Interim Head of School for the 2018-2019 academic year in the spring of 2018. “Billy,” as he is known, had just completed a distinguished 15-year tenure as Headmaster of the Lovett School, a K-12 school in Atlanta, Georgia. Lovett is one of the largest independent schools in the country and in his 15 years of leadership there Billy grew to be one of Board of Trustees President, Lourdes Fanjul, Head of the most respected and recognized independent school leaders in the nation. School Elect, Fanning Hearon III, and Board of Trustees Development Committee Chair, Andrea Kosoy In total, Billy brought 37 years of exceptional experience to Palm Beach Day Academy. He started his career in independent education as a young teacher/administrator at Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, Virginia. Billy began his school leadership career as Headmaster of the Powhatan School, a K-8 independent school in Boyce, Virginia. He then served as pbday.org/my-pbda/summerquest/ Headmaster of the Asheville School in North Carolina, before joining Lovett.

Billy holds a bachelor’s degree in politics from where he was captain of the Princeton Rugby Team for two years. He completed his Master of Business Administration at PBDA’s the Darden School of the University of Virginia. Billy is a graduate of Episcopal High School where he was Head Monitor and where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees. His other Summer professional associations are too numerous to list them all. However, they include Board of Trustees membership for the Virginia Episcopal School, St. Catherine’s School, and the Center for Camp Jennifer & Matti Anttila, Todd & Brandie Herbst, Dr. Sandy & Stephanie Carden, Board of Trustees Head of School Elect, Fanning Hearon, Christy Hearon Beverage Sponsors Beverage Sponsors Secretary, and Lead Donor Christopher Orthwein and Board of Trustees member Will Matthews Spiritual and Ethical Education. Program Billy joined our community full-time in mid-August 2018 and will be with us until Mr. Fanning Hearon takes the reins this summer. Then, Billy and his wife Penny return to Virginia for 3yr Olds to for a busy retirement. entering 6th Grade The Palm Beach Day Academy community joins in thanking Billy for his year of steady guidance. JUNE 17-21

The JUNE 24-28 Faculty members Tina Barbieri & Barbara Close Interim Head of School, The 24 Bridge Bridge 2 2019 Magazine Faculty member Ralph Greco with Millie & Eric Levine and Helene Lorentzen with Head of Lower School Martha Bjorklund Billy Peebles Magazine 2019 3 Mandel-Palagye Education Center Ribbon Cutting Friday, September 14

alm Beach Day Academy’s located on the east end of the school’s existing School, Mrs. Martha Bjorklund. Of her Mandel-Palagye Education two–story Lloyd-Roman Elementary Building. first weeks in the new building, Martha Center’s Grand Opening The two structures are linked together by an said, “I am tremendously excited about Pceremony, was held on Friday, enclosed second-floor bridge, named by the the endless educational opportunities our September 14th, to honor donors, families, Fanjul Family, that provides a beautiful view of new Mandel-Palagye Education Center and the community members who have the playground and green spaces below. provides. This incredible building, with supported this incredible facility for the The Fisher Family Media Center and The state-of-the-art classrooms and wide open school’s Lower Campus. Lead donors George F. Merck Family Innovation Lab are two spaces is specifically designed to create the Morton and Barbara Mandel, and their spaces on the second floor where children enjoy best possible learning environment. The daughter and son-in-law, Stacy and Keith reading, building and creating. The Fisher Mandel-Palagye Education Center promotes Palagye were guests of honor at the event. Family Media Center has a sweeping view of inclusive and collaborative teaching The entire student body, two years old the Intracoastal and provides many comfortable activities, optimizing the full potential of through ninth grade, were in attendance locations for children to enjoy reading and our students to become more curious and for this celebratory occasion. Ninth grader studying in this beautiful space, which is named creative thinkers.” Dhru Patel, a “lifer”who has attended in honor of Frances and Jeffrey Fisher and their Interim Head of School, Mr. Billy Peebles since he was two years old, was the master family. The George F. Merck Family Innovation said “The Grand Opening of this Mandel- of ceremonies. Gail Coniglio, Mayor of Lab is named by Dede, an alumna, and Laddy Palagye Education Center is a celebration the Town of Palm Beach, offered her Merck, past parents and long-time generous of a wonderful addition to an excellent congratulatory wishes to the community. supporters of Palm Beach Day Academy. educational institution that is now in its Other guests included Christina Lambert, The three first-floor Primary level classrooms, 98th year. The Ribbon Cutting is a moment West Palm Beach City Commissioner, as each with ample windows that fill the spaces to be especially proud of that history. well as members of the school’s Board with natural light, can be opened to extend the Students now and in the future will fill of Trustees, parents, faculty, alumni and classrooms outdoors. Also on the first floor, these halls with enthusiasm, questions, members of the community. is the Discovery Area, a large flexible space deep thought, laughter and joy. We are Palm Beach Day Academy has completed that opens to the Flag Commons and the field thrilled to be here and we thank all of the construction of its 16,000 total square beyond, as well as the Main Office, a Wellness the donors who participated in the Great foot building consisting of two floors Center, and an office for the Head of the Lower Expectations campaign which began with the development of the Matthews Center for Performing Arts and culminated with this artha Bjorklund is in her first numerous awards over the years for her leadership incredible space on our lower campus.” year as PBDA’s Head of Lower and teaching, specifically for working in early “Our families are honored to be able to MSchool. She previously served as the childhood support Palm Beach Day Academy as Assistant Head of Lower School at Allendale- education and it nears its 100 year anniversary,” said Columbia School, Rochester, NY, where she had curriculum Stacy Palagye. “Our children, ages 26 to been for 15 years. While there, she was also Head development. 7, have attended PBDA for 21 years, with of the school’s Pre-Primary Division, a First Martha has another ten or so to go. We are completely Grade teacher, and admissions evaluator. Prior also presented invested in the mission of the school and to her time at Allendale, Martha was a First before many are especially pleased to be a part of a large Grade teacher and reading specialist at Saint professional group of donors who have given to the new David’s School, NYC for many years. conferences, education center. It is a brilliant design - a such as Learning and the Brain, Association of comprehensive, state of the art building Martha received her B.S. in Elementary Mathematics Teachers of NY, Early Childhood for our youngest students. It’s worth every Education from Skidmore College, Saratoga Division of NY Association of Independent Schools, penny that has been spent on its creation.” Springs, NY; and a M.S. in Reading from and National Science Teachers Association, to name Fordham University, NYC. She has received a few. The The 24 Bridge Bridge 4 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 5 Outstanding Students

9th Grade English Isabella Pargiolas Pre-Calculus Isabella Pargiolas Biology Isabella Pargiolas History Ricardo Maduro Vollmer Spanish Ricardo Maduro Vollmer French India Lalor Mandarin Alejandra Chun-Morales 8th Grade English Carter Levine Albebra I Stephanie Lucchesi Albebra II Amelia Pottash Geometry Ainsley Balda Pre-Chemistry Lolagrace Torres History Carter Levine French Athena Burger Spanish Avery Emmer Mandarin Amelia Pottash 7th Grade English Caroline Ghirardini Class of 2019 Algebra I Jackson Moross Science Lucy Newmyer History Caroline Ghirardini French Emily Li Spanish Lucy Newmyer & Caroline Ghirardini n the morning of Susick. The John L. Thompson Research Paper memory by Colonel and Mrs. Robert F. Hunt, school’s admiration for the graduates they Mandarin Jackson Moross Commencement, June 8, Award went to Isabella Pargiolas. Jr. Bertie Azqueta received the Fletcher Hunt know so well. 6th Grade 2018, PBDA’s 8th and 9th The Upper School 7th – 9th Grade Memorial Cup for 2018. Long-time faculty members Kelly Zingaro English Scout Balda O Graders spent their last Improvement Prize was established by the The 1958 Cup was established by the and Heather Fanberg honored our “Lifers” Pre-Algebra Bertie Azqueta few minutes together as a group. Some school to recognize the student who has shown Class of 1958 to be awarded to the Upper – those students who have been with Palm Science Scout Balda had shared their entire lives with these the most overall growth as a scholar and as School student who has set an outstanding Beach Day Academy from pre-school. History Bertie Azqueta friends and even those who had joined more a school citizen. Ava Farahani received this example for his or her classmates. This award Eighth Grader, Frankie Labow spoke on Spanish Roger Ramos recently felt the connection. The teachers year’s 7 – 9th Grade Improvement Award. embodies such qualities as responsibility behalf of her fellow graduates before India French Sydney Steffee who mingled with the students also felt The William H. Davis, Jr. Science and and willingness to serve, concern for Lalor presented the 9th Grade Class Gift of Mandarin Bertie Azqueta excitement for the beginnings and sadness Mathematics Award was established in the others, personal integrity, and excellence in Bulldog Pride signs for the locker room. for the endings. They had shared hundreds memory of William Davis. It is considered the citizenship, scholarship and sportsmanship. Billy Coyle honored Shana Dutkewych Amory L. Haskell Dramatics Award of moments of growth, frustration, triumph, school’s highest honor in the complimentary Ainsley Balda was presented the 1958 Cup. with the 13th annual presentation of the Adele Nicole Berger embarrassment, and success with these fine disciplines of mathematics and science. This The Faculty Cup was donated Shook Merck Excellence in Teaching Award. Carol M. Bayless Computer Award students. On the last day that they would year’s awards were presented to Isabella anonymously by a parent who wished to Danielle Aaronson had been honored as the Alex Diament all be together, students, teachers, parents, Pargiolas & Ainsley Balda. provide a high academic goal for the school’s Adele Shook Merck Excellence in Teaching grandparents and friends assembled in the The Amory L. Haskell Cup honors the superior students. It is awarded each year to Award for the Lower Campus a day earlier at David K. Daniels Fine Arts Award Smith Family Theater to honor our 8th and winning Walter H. Butler Field Day captains. the Upper School student with the highest the Bridge Ceremony. Lauren Schram 9th Graders and all that their years at PBDA Pelican Captains, Lauren Susick and Teddy academic average for the year, provided the Board of Trustees Vice President, Will Music Award represent. Tarone, were called to receive the Amory average is 90 or above. Isabella Pargiolas Matthews, and outgoing Head of School, Dr. Isabella Knight Ninth Grader Isabella Pargiolas led “The Haskell Cup. earned the Faculty Cup this year. Gordon, presented diplomas to the Eighth Pledge of Allegiance” before 8th Grader Dhru Lauren Susick & India Lalor received The Holder Cup was given to the school Graders – The Class of 2019. Michael F. Matthews Pi Award Patel took the podium to offer a welcome to the Alumni Award. The Alumni Award, by Mrs. Holder to perpetuate the memory Eighth Grader, Avery Emmer, gave a tribute Cameron Emmer parents, friends and faculty. established by the alumni committee in 1989, of Dan Holder and to serve as a source of to teacher, Ralph Greco, to recognize him for Publications Award Head of Upper School, Sarah Kemeness, recognizes the graduate who has consistently inspiration to boys and girls in the Upper his 50 years of teaching at Palm Beach Day Caitlyn Gruber conducted the Presentation of the Cup demonstrated consideration for his or her School. Dan Holder was a member of the Academy and to introduce a special video Awards which are indicators of the personal fellow students, the faculty and the school. faculty from 1949 until his sudden death in presentation honoring his distinguished Speech & Debate Award qualities valued by the school. The Essay The Robert W. Bayless Scholar/Athlete 1952. The Cup is awarded “for the student tenure. Christina Taylor Cup was donated to the school by Mr. and Award was established by the Bayless family who, through his integrity, school spirit, The faculty presented each 9th Grader for Playwriting Award Mrs. Oscar Jose in honor of their daughter in memory of Robert Bayless, Director of scholastic endeavor and good sportsmanship, graduation individually. Ninth Grader, Lauren Harry Cramer Polly, a former PBDA student. The Cup is Athletics and Chairman of the English has contributed most to the life of the Susick, offered the closing remarks to thank offered to encourage good writing among the Department from 1958 until his death in 1973. school.” The Holder Cup is considered to be parents and teachers on behalf of her 8th and 7th Grade Writing Award students in the Upper School and is awarded The award recognizes an outstanding student Palm Beach Day Academy’s highest award. 9th Grade classmates. (Monologue) to the students who have submitted the most in the Upper School for a combination of Isabella Pargiolas is this year’s recipient. Faculty, family, alumni and friends joined Tatiana 1Georgas outstanding educational autobiography, Honor Roll academics and athletic endeavor. Ninth Grader Ricardo Maduro Vollmer in saluting the winners of the commencement Chapin Cup research paper and character sketch during Isabella Pargiolas and Carter Levine were the introduced Board of Trustees Vice President, awards and in honoring our 8th and 9th the year. The Katie Tummon ‘03 Educational recipients of the Scholar/Athlete Award this Will Matthews, who recognized departing Graders. These fine students are the ones who (Outstanding 5th or 6th Grader) Autobiography Awards went to Frankie year. Head of School, Dr. Edwin Gordon. uphold our school’s traditions of excellence. Bertie Azqueta Labow & Avery Emmer. The award for 9th The Fletcher Hunt Memorial Cup was Faculty member, Richard Tummon, Grade Character Sketch went to Lauren presented to the school in Fletcher Hunt’s spoke on behalf of the faculty to express the The The 24 Bridge Bridge 6 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 7

1 Brandon Love ‘04 “The Bridge” asked five distinguished PBDA alumni to recall their time here Regional Academic Director, EF Education at school, share the experiences they’ve had on the way to their careers and First, Shanghai, China offer some advice to our current students. s a member of PBDA’s class of 2004 (Go Flamingos!), I understand now, better than Cyrus Massoumi ‘91 English class and my life changed forever. His AI did then, the importance Managing Partner & Founder - humbition reputation, of course, preceded him and I was of my time there. afraid of letting him down. Every Monday he Looking back, graduated from the Palm Beach gave us a vocabulary test, and every Sunday my memories Day School back I spent my entire day preparing of this time are in 1991, when the for it. I’d never worked so hard on mostly filled with Ionly phone students anything. the happiness of were allowed to use was friendship, and a public telephone in the At the end of the year I was the excitement of stairwell near the lunch relieved that the vocabulary tests learning. From room. Afterward, I attended were ending so I could go back becoming Theodore Andover, Wharton, and to playing Legends of Zelda on Roosevelt for before Sundays. When Commencement the President’s starting a few companies, all came, I remember tuning out as Assembly and of them failures until Zocdoc. my sister, Lila, and my peers won Perseus for the various awards. Then I heard Mr. Banquet of the Zocdoc is a company that Thompson announce the award for Gods, to hearing helps people instantly book 7th grade English, followed by my Mr. Caruso’s doctor appointments across own name. I was shocked. It was shouted advice the U.S. I started it after having difficulty the first time I’d won something so significant from inside my finding a doctor and wanting to solve this on my own. sweaty lacrosse helmet, one memorable problem for others. Now I run a venture peak moment after another was created for capital fund called humbition that invests in In that moment, I learned the link between hard us by the amazing teachers at PBDA. New York City founders. work and success. Ultimately, it didn’t matter that I wasn’t naturally smart or athletic - I From my current perspective, however, If you were to look at my academic and could do anything I wanted as long as I worked I know that the most notable takeaways professional careers, you might assume I hard enough for it. Even later, when I started from PBDA were the high standards and was a star student at the Day School, but companies that failed, I used my experience expectations of the school, which taught you’d be wrong. For many of those years, I from those failures to succeed in a way I never us to work hard to achieve our goals. We was…well, mediocre at best. I had trouble had before. were taught that nothing is impossible - a learning how to read and to this day I can’t mentality that finds its way into every hold a pen correctly. I remember being To every student at the PBDA, especially the student who walks the halls of PBDA. This frustrated that I didn’t have the intellect or mediocre ones: you might fail once, twice, or gave us the confidence to move forward athletic prowess of fellow classmates. more, but eventually, with enough hard work and up, which was immediately applicable and perseverance, you can succeed at just about for me in secondary school and then at the But then I walked into Mr. Greco’s 7th grade anything. University of Florida (Go Gators!).

Cyrus Massoumi After majoring in Linguistics at UF, I PBDS ‘91 (Pelican) decided to move abroad and took a job at a Swedish education company in China. Over 4 years later, I am now responsible for creating and maintaining all academic systems for online education in the China region. As a relatively new field, Continued next page

The The 24 Bridge Bridge 8 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 9 9th Grade most vivid memories are of my teachers. As a left-hander, I was excited to discover If I were to give advice to current students Mr. Greco and his incredibly valuable my 4th grade teacher, Ms. Terens, was also Playwriting at Palm Beach Day, I would tell them to take quizzes, reading assignments, speeches…and left handed. She taught me to embrace what advantage of the full range of opportunities beating me at tennis. Mrs. Bayless and her was different about me as something that n Thursday, November provided to expand your horizons. Get out encouragement in math and computers. Mrs. made me special. I was a Pelican and scored 8th, the Ninth Graders of your comfort zone and try new things, Close’s inspiring me to love math. Mr. Sarko the only soccer goal I have ever scored on a read excerpts from thirteen even if you are not particularly good at them, and the trip to Cape Canaveral. Mrs. Greco, fateful Field Day. Ooriginal 10 minute plays because we learn more from failure than we Mr. Bayless, and so many other great teachers. that they had written in Jan-Marie Cook’s Continued from previous page do from success. I am still very grateful to this day. I am Mrs. Close’s daughter, Mrs. Bayless’ play writing class. At the invitation of Gary this requires a great deal of drive and granddaughter, and Mr. Bayless’ niece. Cadwallader, the Education Director at creativity – both of which were standard Nick Halmos One incredibly Rather than attempt to navigate school with Palm Beach DramaWorks, each of the plays expectations during my time at PBDA. I’m PBDS ‘95 (Pelican) important lesson I took family as teachers, I spent the remainder of has also been entered into the DramaWorks not sure I appreciated those expectations with me was the value my middle and high school education at local Play Competition, open to all 9-12th grade at the time, but I’m glad now that my of working hard both public schools. In my first year out of PBDS, teachers knew what they were doing and Christian Miller ‘92 inside and outside I received the same grammar book I had stuck with me. A.C. Reid Professor of Philosophy, Wake of the classroom. learned from three years earlier. Soon after, I Forrest University Having a teacher like won the grammar competition. These are a Living in a foreign country, I have also Mr. Greco meant that just a few examples of how far ahead PBDS been afforded invaluable opportunities to y parents moved to Palm Beach a lot was expected (War and Peace in the had pushed me academically early on. travel and experience unfamiliar cultures. in 1984, so I started at PBDS summer!), and there is no doubt that I grew PBDA was one of the first influences in second grade and stayed all in perseverance, dedication, and grit. This has While I can recall very few individuals from to create this hunger for adventure. the way through ninth. Then served me extremely well every step of the middle school, I have been in contact with That was especially true for me during Mit was on to Benjamin, followed by Princeton way since. many of my grammar school classmates. This “Discovery Days” when our teachers for college. In high school I got really is a testament to the lifelong community that created special experiences that pushed us interested in philosophy thanks to authors If I could give one piece of advice, it would is fostered by PBDS. out of our comfort zones. like C.S. Lewis, and that became my major at be to be very cautious about smart phones Princeton. and social media. Study after study is coming I later attended Duke University, where I out about their damaging effects mentally, majored in chemistry, and the University students in Palm Beach County Schools. From Two years ago, I was fortunate to join graduating from , I attended especially in the middle school years. As a of Florida, where I all entries, 20 semi-finalists were selected, the PBDA China Partnership group as Vanderbilt Law School from 2005 – 2008. I college professor, I am seeing some of the completed my medical and 9th Graders Isabella Knight, Danny Beck, they traveled in China for 10 days. This started Cityblooms (originally founded in my troubling downstream consequences. degree. I continued Taylor Handley, Parker Costa, and Peter opportunity allowed me to relive the Brown dorm room) in 2012. Cityblooms is my medical training Panagoulias were among those 20 this year. experiences of my time at PBDA - with some an agriculture technology company focused Christian Miller at the University of Each student received professional feedback of the same teachers I’d had years ago. It was on using technology to grow food to feed a PBDS ‘92 (Flamingo) Florida, ultimately followed by a week to make revisions before a a new persepctive, seeing the impact that rapidly expanding population. I am currently joining the faculty as panel of playwrights and theater practitioners PBDA was having on the lives of another living in Santa Cruz, CA. with my wife Emily a medical oncologist. selected the 10 winning plays. Both Danny generation of children. and our two children, Leena (3 years old) and Throughout my career, Beck and Taylor Handley reached the top 10, Zephyr (8 months). Julia Close ‘90 Looking back now, 15 years later, my advice Associate Dean of Graduate Medical I have focused on medical education. My and their plays were assigned a professional Education at the University of Florida love of education has its roots in watching director and actors who staged a live reading to current students of PBDA would be this: My fondest memories of my time at PBD College of Medicine my mom and “Gamma” (Mrs. Bayless) teach at Palm Beach DramaWorks’ Playwriting While it may not seem like it right now, undoubtedly revolve around the lifelong while I waited patiently in the computer Festival on February 26th. Parker Costa everything that you experience at school is friends I made there and the many great attended PBDS during my lower school lab between their classrooms. I recently received a Runner-Up award, which included to prepare you for a future that is ripe with extracurricular experiences the school offered From there it was on to graduate school to years. During that time, I have fond transitioned to the role of Associate Dean of a monetary prize and certificate. Danny and opportunities – and to ensure that you have that allowed me to develop a wide range of earn my Ph.D. in philosophy. I studied at memories Graduate Medical Education and Designated Taylor received a $250 prize and had their all of the tools needed to take advantage of non-academic interests. Further, the school’s Notre Dame, with a focus on ethics and the of the Institutional Official at the University of plays published in an anthology. them. unique traditions, such question of whether morality is objective or supportive Florida College of Medicine, where I oversee Our Ninth Graders began the process by as Field Day, also stand I culturally relative (answer: objective). I was and caring all of the physician trainee programs. learning basic playwriting formatting and Brandon Love out in my memory. PBDS ‘04 (Flamingo) extremely fortunate to be hired at Wake Forest environment concepts using a variety of exercises and University, where I have been ever since for created by so In reflecting on my recent achievements, prompts, and by reading original plays When I look back over the past 15 years. This has been an incredible many teachers. I cannot help but give credit to PBDS for written by the class of 2018. Once first drafts my years at PBDA, blessing in many ways. My students are My clearest instilling in me a love of learning and the were written, re-writing began during round Nick Halmos ‘95 hands down, the great. I met my wife here, and we have three memory is importance of community. As I considered table discussions. The critics around the table Founder - Cityblooms superb and dedicated children (6, 4, and 2 – life is very busy at the passing out in options for my own childrens’ education, I didn’t hold back, and offered constructive teaching staff were moment!). My research has been on the topic the hallway selected a small local private school, hoping criticism and advice on authenticity as only attended Palm Beach Day Academy what contributed most of character and virtue in recent years, with a while I was in to give my children the same great start PBDS teenage friends can. from 1st – 9th grade and graduated heavily to who I have major project (www.thecharacterproject.com) 3rd grade - and gave me. At the presentation of the plays before in 1995. I went on to The Taft School become. Although I did not fully appreciate it and the publication of 6 books. The Character hearing all the an audience of parents and teachers, each from 1995-1997 and completed at the time, I now understand, as I am looking I Gap: How Good Are We?, is my first book for other students Julia Close playwright turned his or her creation over a semester abroad in the fall of 1997 in for options to educate my own children, what Beijing, China. From there I attended Brown a popular audience, and it came out a year yelling, “Julia PBDS ‘95 (Pelican) to fellow classmates turned actors for the a wonderful environment PBDA provided. ago. is dead!” (I reading. In the process, they experienced University and took full advantage of I have had so many great teachers over the was not dead, nor was I ever found to have what all playwrights must go through. They Brown’s unique open curriculum by taking years, but people like Mr. Greco and Mr. At PBDS, I was a Flamingo, loved BASIC any physiologic explanation for this spell.) heard their own carefully crafted words classes in 18 academic departments. I was Piltch really made a profound impact on who computer programming, and was grateful Mr. Young kindly carried me to the nurse. interpreted and brought to life by others also captain of the varsity sailing team. After I am today. that I didn’t have to play lacrosse. But my before an audience that was hearing them for the first time.

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Annette U. Rickel Foundation Gunster (current PBDA parent) Palm Beach Spine and Benitz Building LLC Diagnostic Institute (former PBDA parent) Hanley Foundation (former PBDA parent, (PBDA alumnus) current PBDA grandparent) Margit Brandt (current PBDA parent) Hartman Windows and Doors Paris Ceramics Bruce Gendelman Harvard Jolley Architecture Premier Estate Properties – Insurance Services Jim McCann (current PBDA grandparent, Hedrick Brothers (former PBDA parent, current PBDA parent) Construction Co., Inc current PBDA trustee) (current PBDA parent) Christian Angle Real Estate Private Cask Imports Hive Home, Gift & Garden Corcoran Group Dana Koch (former PBDA parent, Property Matters (PBDA alumnus, current PBDA board member) (current PBDA parent) current PBDA parent) Iberia Bank Properties Rocco’s Tacos Greg Coleman (current PBDA parent) (current PBDA parent) J.P. Morgan Securities Saltwater Brewery Dailey Janssen John C. Cassidy Architects, P.A. Air Conditioning Schumacher Auto Group, Inc. (former PBDA parent) (PBDA alumnus) (current PBDA board member, former PBDA parent) Fernando Wong Jones, Foster, Outdoor Living Design Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. Sterling Organization (PBDA board member, (current PBDA board member, First Republic Bank current parent) current parent)

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Fisher Kochman & Ziska PLC The Breakers (current PBDA grandparent, former (PBDA board member, (former PBDA board president, PBDA parent, former PBDA board current parent) former parent) member) The Colony Hotel Lilly Pulitzer Fisher, Potter, Hodas PL The Palm Beach Post Margaritaville Holdings & Ideabar Florida Crystals Corporation (former PBDA parent (current PBDA parent) (PBDA alumni) and trustee) The Royal Poinciana Plaza – Glidden Spina & MHK Architecture & Planning Up Markets Partners Architecture (PBDA alumna, and Interior Design board member, Tory Burch (former PBDA parent) current parent) Wells Fargo Grain & Barrel Spirits O’Connor Capital Partners (current PBDA parent) (current PBDA parent)

The The 24 Bridge Bridge 14 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 15 everyone is working towards a shared vision of excellence. It also means that there needs to be an emphasis on effective communication and organizational process. I look forward to working closely with the Parent School Council at PBDA, a great group of people who obviously love the school and support it he appointment of Fanning M. Assistant Head of School and Academic so generously year after year. Hearon III was announced to Dean at Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, I am most excited about getting to know the the Palm Beach Day Academy Vermont for five years. Fanning also spent school and the community. As we approach Tcommunity on Tuesday, October thirteen years at the Brunswick School in the school’s centennial, I am honored to be a 18 following a five-month Greenwich, Connecticut, part of it. national search led by where he was an AP Spanish In my first year, I want to listen a lot and Peter Philip and Peter teacher, lacrosse coach, make authentic connections within the O’Neill of Carney, Sandoe Class Dean and Chair of community. I know that I will not be able to & Associates. The Search the Modern Languages accomplish much of anything if I come down Committee, appointed by Department. Fanning to Florida with a predetermined vision for the Board of Trustees last began his 27 year career the school’s future. I am humble enough to spring, reviewed dozens in independent school admit that I don’t have all the answers and Head of School of resumes and met with education at his alma mater, that I need time to do a lot of homework if I top tier candidates before the Woodberry Forest School want to get this right. The future course for Search Committee presenting three finalists in Virginia, where he served PBDA needs to be set with input from all Grant Mashek ‘95 to the Palm Beach Day as a teacher, coach, dorm constituents. (Search Committee Chair) Academy community of parent, Director of the WFS I believe I am collaborative and inclusive. Ben Alexander parents, alumni, faculty, Summer School in Spain I love spending time with the students and Lyanne Azqueta ‘84 students and friends. After program and Assistant teachers and working hard to create a positive Stephanie Carden ‘79 considering the community Director of Admissions. learning environment. I prefer a “team Heather Fanberg survey responses to each approach” and enjoy supporting all members Caroline Forrest ‘92 candidate, the Search In October, Mr. Hearon of the faculty as a mentor and colleague. I also Jim Gramentine Committee recommended answered some questions about know that the Head of School has to be an William Matthews ‘67 to the Board of Trustees that his history, goals and beliefs for effective communicator and cheerleader. Todd Savage Mr. Hearon be offered the The Bridge. Here are excerpts I enjoy being a head of school; it is a job that Head of School position. from his answers. teaches you a lot about yourself and your Search Advisory The Board voted unanimously to extend the leadership style. I think staying balanced Lourdes Fanjul and maintaining positive relationships in the offer, which was accepted. “The first thing about Palm Beach Day (President - Board of Trustees) community are two key priorities for me as a Mr. Hearon’s education and experience Academy that caught my attention was Juliana Gendelman as a teacher and administrator more than the school’s Mission Statement and how leader. The best part of the job is undoubtedly qualified him to lead a school of PBDA’s much those words resonated with me as an being around the students and watching their Caroline Cummings Rafferty quality. Among the candidates who entered educator. I knew this was a possible perfect fit academic and social growth each year. Being the inclusive search process, Fanning was once I understood that the school had a focus around a positive learning environment like Once we push our students to lose themselves chosen because an overwhelming majority of on academic excellence in a compassion-rich we have at PBDA makes you want to be a Fanning Hearon - Educational Philosophy in the experience, to engage fully in their those who met him believed his warm and environment. good leader. If you aren’t trying really hard surroundings and learning environment, they will gentle character was complimented by an What I love about PBDA is that it is a school to make your school the best school possible begin the process of exploring their own identity. energy and enthusiasm that would inspire that strives to achieve its mission on a daily - with a huge appreciative smile on your face My philosophy on teaching is simple. It is not being utterly lost in a foreign land. In all honesty, In my humble opinion, the best teachers were our community. basis. The students and faculty are engaged, - then something is definitely wrong!” based on theory, but rather practice. The best I am the poster boy for the abroad “experience.” once lost students themselves. That experience Fanning, who currently serves as Head of happy, and proud of their school. I also love teacher is a trail, steep and long. It will teach you One trip to Spain as a sophomore at Woodberry of being ”lost,“ no matter how difficult, is the School at Maple Street School in Manchester, that PBDA is a “family” school, and it is To read a complete version of the questions and more than you ever want to know about yourself. Forest School and I was hooked. The proverbial most valuable lesson of all. Students, especially Vermont, will begin his service here in July, one of the characteristics of the school that answers, visit pbday.org/HearonQandA It will push you to your limits, make you swear torch was now lit. I loved the challenge of being in today’s tech age, need to be pushed out of their 2019. attracted me to it originally. I interpret this like a sailor, make you think that you are a fool for “lost,” and I wanted to lose myself as much as comfort zone. Be it in class, on the stage, or on the He was appointed Head of School at Maple as meaning there is a strong partnership even trying. The best trail is one that ends on a possible in the language, the culture and in the athletic field, students need powerful experiences Street School in 2016, prior to which he was between the school and the parent body, and cloud-covered peak, no view except your muddy experience. Never could I have known then that and inspiring mentors who will challenge them boots on the rocks, no sound except the howling this period in my life - this enlightenment - would to ponder their own identity and their place on wind, no protection whatsoever from the driving shape me as a compassionate and empathetic this planet. What is gained from these experiences rain. The best lesson of all is being lost, completely educator. Make no mistake about it: the trail to ultimately is a combination of empathy and self- out of one’s comfort zone and struggling to make Spanish fluency was arduous. I struggled with knowledge, elusive traits for many young people sense of the situation at hand. Such experiences, advanced grammar and literature, demanding these days. on the trail or in the classroom, ultimately end up Middlebury teachers, and a grueling Masters inspiring and forging one’s true identity. thesis. However, with time and effort, I was I believe deeply in the power of self-knowledge, able to overcome these obstacles and thrive as in the fact that you cannot help another person, I am indeed fortunate, for all my trails have been a student, something I had never completely or be an effective educator, if you do not fully welcome life adventures. The fact that an awkward experienced when I was younger. To be able to know yourself first. I hope that by providing teenager from Westchester County ended up reflect on my own educational maturity and share students with authentic life experiences in and falling madly in love with Spain (and the language this story with my students has been invaluable. out of the classroom that they begin the essential and the people and the history) is a cute story that I now consider my successive trips to Spain to process of knowing who they really are. Based on masks the great difficulty I had in discovering be the cornerstone of my personal educational my experiences as a teacher and administrator, I myself as a student. Any shred of intellectual philosophy, one that revolves entirely around the believe that allowing children to explore and form curiosity that presently pervades my being I owe power of experience. their own identity amidst an inspiring educational to the streets of Madrid, to the poetry of García– climate is the true gift of an independent school Lorca, to the novels of García–Márquez, and to education. The The 24 Bridge Bridge 16 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 17 Faculty Tribute Mr. Ralph Greco Each year, PBDA’s faculty take a moment to recognize the years of service of fellow faculty 50 Years members by offering brief tributes to those who have reached significant anniversaries. Below is alph Greco’s first day at Palm Beach Day School was September 5, what was said of Mr. Greco at the conclusion of 1967. Gasoline cost 33 cents per gallon, the Green Bay Packers were his 50th year. the reigning Super Bowl I champions, the Beatles had just released R“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” and “Bonnie and Clyde” hen I first met Ralph Greco I was was playing at The Florida Theater on Clematis Street. afraid of him – just as all of you were Wand some probably still are. Back in the 90s - that’s the 1990s not the 1890s, just to clarify – Ralph and his long-time friend Bobby had side-by-side classrooms on the long-gone balcony between the theater and the library and they stood there together during passing periods to observe and occasionally correct the passersby. What they thought of a newcomer from was anybody’s guess, and I never asked. But, I couldn’t wait for my children to get inside Ralph’s classroom. My children weren’t so sure. As the time grew nearer and the mystique loomed larger, they wondered what deeply mysterious magic took place in there. And then one day it was their turn to enter that chamber of secrets armed only with a new notebook and a pencil case, as so many before them had done for decades. Would he slash his red pencil through a dangling modifier, or worse, would he catch them red-handed writing a fragment or run- on? Would their construction be too horrifyingly un-parallel to ever be forgiven or would they never Almost no one can remember a time when Mr. Greco wasn’t in his room presiding learn to use an introductory adverbial phrase? over rows of young writers laboring beneath the “red sign.” Or sometimes he was Would he actually eat their homework? Were they in the back of the room judging a speaker who had to have 90% eye contact with ready for a year of such terror? the audience, and end within 30 seconds on either side of 10 minutes. Or sometimes What they didn’t expect was to be inspired. To he could be found in there alone, evaluating a stack of 5,000 word Educational finally understand when to use “who” and “whom,” Autobiographies over March Break, or writing and really care about that troublesome detail. To secondary school recommendations. discover the depth of meaning in “The Count of Exactly how he was able to make generations Monte Cristo,” and build their own personalities of students care about avoiding fragments and and values around the lessons they found there. run-on sentences might be a mystery to those They didn’t expect to gain the power to write who haven’t met him. Really, the answer is thoughtfully thorough arguments that supported simple. Students who sit in his class know he their own positions on real topics. And they didn’t loves being there and know he cares about their expect to tuck away so complete an understanding progress - really cares. They know they risk of grammar that they would never, ever undercut being put in the hallway to complete unfinished their own point’s validity with sloppy writing. homework if they dare enter without it. But, they But mostly, they didn’t expect to feel so loved and fear disappointing him more than they fear the valued and respected. They didn’t expect to be hallway. guided so warmly and thoughtfully, or be given so Besides, what goes on in the class is not to be missed. “This paper reeks of much freedom to think for themselves. They didn’t mediocrity,” might sound like an insult, especially when bellowed for all the class to expect to feel so at home and personally connected hear, unless you witness the kindness and encouragement that follows. “Don’t look to their gruffly gentle, timeless teacher. They didn’t at me in that tone of voice” is just an effective way of telling students to speak up for expect those days in that chamber to shape them themselves. And, “This is the sort of Tomfoolery up with so profoundly and permanently. But that’s what which I shall not put” is a reminder that grammar happened – for my children and generations of rules need to be obeyed but not carried to extremes. others. And, by association, that’s what’s happened No one is really sure what message is conveyed for many of us. by “I opened the window and influenza.” Of all What a gift and what luck for all whose middle the “Ralphisms” that have been heard through school years have coincided with Ralph Greco’s 50 the years, Mr. Greco’s entire philosphy of – and counting. So, I’m going to leave it at that and education is summed up in this one - say thank you Ralph. Thank you for your wisdom “Breaking grammar rules in the pool hall and friendship and for all the personal confidence won’t hurt your reputation and could that you somehow incubated in that mysterious even enhance it, but you’ll need to be chamber for 50 years – so far. able to speak correctly when you want to, and write correctly every time.” Richard Tummon Colleague & Friend The The 24 Bridge Bridge 18 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 19 alm Beach Day Academy, like received a great education at our school. in the same way that develop their ability to think critically as Even Kindergarteners, who are not usually because children have built-in developmental all schools, is in the business Frequently they tell us that it wasn’t until math, English, history and their knowledge base grows. The process is thought of as critical thinkers, quickly become milestones to pass along the way to becoming of educating children and we after they left PBDA and ran into students science are taught. Those subjects require simple and steady. At every level, children familiar with these expectations, follow them deep thinkers. It requires reading and more Pthink we’re pretty good at it. who were educated elsewhere that they understanding, memorization, acceptance, are expected to explain their thinking. When comfortably, and then keep using them with reading. It requires hundreds of classroom On any given day during the school year, realized just how well educated they really repetition and practice. Mastering math used frequently, questions like “What makes greater effect each year. As students get older, discussions and re-writes of expository over 400 PBDA students are busy “getting were. Over and over again, we hear from our facts, phonics, spelling, fractions, algebraic you think that?” build a classroom culture content driven questions and discussions compositions. And, mostly, it requires an education.” But, what, exactly, are they graduates that they felt better prepared with formulae, grammar rules, or even the in which children know they can and should become more complex, but by then, the that our students are challenged to discuss getting? What does it mean to have a Palm knowledge and skills than the majority of principles of coding is best accomplished have a reason for what they say. Carefully understanding that thoughts must have and demonstrate and support and defend Beach Day Academy education? their new, post PBDA classmates. But, most without much analysis, argument or points of listening teachers and students can ask evidence and that new evidence can change their thinking in the presence of adults A simple answer doesn’t spring to mind important to us, they tell us that they were view. However, careful analysis, thoughtful follow-up questions and even challenge thinking is well established. and classmates who are critical thinkers because any education is a complex prepared to process and express complex arguments and supportable points of view those reasons. Is this a new and innovative Through the years, the culture of thinking themselves. collection of things known, ideas ideas – they had become critical thinkers. definitely require a solid foundation in all teaching technique? Hardly! But, it becomes teaches our students that even the most well- What does it mean to have a Palm Beach understood, facts memorized, subtleties “Critical Thinking” is a term that often finds those skills and more. The more solidly the exceptionally powerful when the whole reasoned ideas are only useful if they can Day Academy education? It means its considered, beliefs questioned, literature its way into school brochures. Educators foundation of skills is built, the stronger school culture is built around the expectation be clearly expressed. They know that their owner can draw on that collection of things absorbed, art appreciated and ambiguities everywhere talk about it, and, true or not, critical thinking becomes. To be a critical that thoughts, opinions and points of view critical thinking depends on their ability to known, understood, memorized, considered, accepted. Additionally, it is difficult to claim to be teaching it at all levels. How? thinker, a student must first be an eager are only valid when they are explained. read to comprehend, and their ability to write questioned, absorbed, appreciated and say with any certainty at which moments What goes on in a critical thinking lesson? learner. A healthy culture of thinking provides to be comprehended. Development of those accepted, apply that information to organized during the school day or year those things At PBDA, critical thinking has been a With this understanding of the relationship students with the freedom to take the next twin skills begins in Kindergarten and earlier, critical thinking, and finally use well-honed are happening for any individual child. Yet, cornerstone of the program for ninety-seven between knowledge, skills and thinking, step and say, “I used to think . . ., but now and it involves a fair amount of memorization skills to express ideas powerfully and we know they do happen, partly because years and includes foundational elements Palm Beach Day Academy can confidently I think . . .”. Critical thinkers change their and drill along the way. A Culture of Thinking articulately. we can measure them with tests, but mostly that begin in Kindergarten and even earlier, claim to have built a “Culture of Thinking” views and positions as new information is relies on everyone mastering the rules of because our graduates tell us that they but it’s not actually taught – at least not that steadily guides individual students to learned or as stronger arguments are heard. grammar. The whole process takes time

The The 24 Bridge Bridge 20 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 21 The The Bridge Bridge 22 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 23 1 Lucy Pateman 38 Rachel Petrelli 2 Lily Arp 39 Ariana Petrelli 3 Reiko Koons 40 Grace Macfarland 4 Lucy Pulitzer 41 Thomas Forrest 5 Griffin Arp 42 Mason Lazzara 7 Andrew Stambaugh 43 Eloise Forrest 6 Ava Tarone 44 Charlie Briggs 8 Rowan Morris 45 Peyton Norton 9 Carter Savage 46 Elle Mashek 10 Annabelle Savage 47 Payton Carroll 11 Tate Webster 48 Riley Norton 12 Virginia Keen 49 Lucien Duriez 13 Chloe Levine 50 Reed Beall 14 Alexis Koch 51 Colt Miller 15 Tabitha Webster 52 Teo Azqueta 16 Garvey Beall 53 Hugo Duriez 17 Jack Dillon 54 Ryder Lazzara 18 Brooks Beall 55 Brooks Bonner 19 Wesley Gruber 56 Jean Louise Macfarland 20 Teddy Orthwein 57 Hunter Weston 21 Bertie Azqueta 58 Mary Britton Ferguson 22 Griffin Miller 59 Cricket Cook 23 Alex Kassatly 60 Skyla Isaacs 24 Simon Stambaugh 61 Ines Duriez 25 Mary Arp 62 Georgia Carroll 26 Giles Stambaugh 63 Sydney Sonderman 27 Gavin Norton 64 Southern Koons 29 William Carroll 65 Mia Isaacs 28 Asher Isaacs 66 Ford Mashek 30 Wylder Weston 67 TK Cook 31 Ashey Petrelli 68 Bode Miller 32 Olivia Koch 69 Cole Toufanian 33 Lian Azqueta 70 Royal Douglass 34 Piper Cook 71 Delphine Duriez 35 Topher Cook 72 Jack Coleman 36 Fox Weston 73 Charlie Coleman 37 Wyatt Orthwein 74 Louie Brandt Absent from photograph: Rafe Cochran, Cook Ferguson, Casper Macfarland, LegacyLegacy BulldogsBulldogs Charlotte Neville, Madison Oatley

12 hen you’re looking for evidence that Palm Beach Day Academy is truly a family 10 17 20 22 13 15 school, here it is. The students pictured above are the children of PBDA alumni, 4 6 8 25 16 19 21 23 24 2 9 11 18 27 who have chosen to give their children the same experience and education that 1 7 14 26 5 they had. Collectively, these families make up nearly 20% of our current school 29 3 37 38 family and that percentage has been growing. Add to that the fact that more than 35 36 39 40 30 W10% of the faculty and trustees are former students, and the evidence grows even more solid. Consider 28 31 32 33 34 also, that in some cases, these children are in the same classrooms with the same teachers that their 50 51 52 41 42 53 parents had. 43 49 44 46 47 48 45 55 There is a reason that so many people make this school a permanent and important part of their lives. 54 59 61 62 63 56 57 58 It is home. Like a family, PBDA has a long living history that is personally know to many - toddlers to 60 74 grandparents. 64 65 66 68 69 70 71 72 67 73

The The 24 Bridge Bridge 24 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 25 Plastic Free Tree Design Challenge

ounded in 2007, the Coral Restoration Foundation has been developing methods to rapidly grow and “outplant” staghorn and elkhorn coral to restore Florida’s Freefs. By attaching small fragments of coral to coral “trees” suspended underwater in optimum conditions, coral growth can be accelerated. The original coral trees are made of PVC pipe which becomes a pollutant if they become detached during storms. The search for an alternative to plastic resulted in The Plastic Free Tree Design Challenge that invites citizens to submit tested designs. Palm Beach Day Academy’s 8th and 9th Graders have joined the effort and are actively testing a bamboo design. The tests involve determining how bamboo reacts to long-term submersion in ocean water. Later this year, the students will submit their well-tested design with the hopes that it will be one of the trees that will replace the plastic version, and contribute to the effort to restore Florida’s coral reefs and others world-wide. Annette Urso Rickel Foundation Supports PBDA’s Coral Project The Reef Institute Provides Scientific Guidance alm Beach Day Academy science coral lab adjacent to the science lab. Student Aside from participating in a real-world race students have joined the world- volunteers and alumni, under the direction against time to understand and rescue coral, wide emergency rescue effort of Mrs. Hollern and marine biologists at the PBDA will be part of an equally important Pto save the planet’s coral reefs, Reef Institute aided with the installation effort to focus attention on the plight of reefs. starting right here in Palm Beach. PBDA of reef tanks and aquaria before joining a All that the students do – all the successes, master biology teacher, Ashley Hollern, bucket brigade to deliver the hundreds of failures, breakthroughs, frustrations and aware of the stress that climate change is gallons of seawater required to fill the 9 triumphs will become part of a documentary placing on coral reefs, realized that she new tanks. While Ashley and her students film produced by PBDA’s videographer, and her students were perfectly situated are responsible for the day-to-day care Jonathan Paine, and Ashley Hollern. Jonathan to become involved in solving a real and maintenance of the tanks, Dr. Gregory teaches history and video production at problem that exists just steps away from monitors the health of the animals in PBDA’s PBDA. His cameras are capturing the their classroom. She contacted the Annette care. progress of the project and discoveries of Urso Rickel Foundation to seek a grant to Throughout the school year, students will the students. “As an educator, it’s always build a coral lab in her classroom and to learn how to care for coral and collect data gratifying to see students exhibit enthusiasm create a documentary of her students’ work. for the ongoing research. They will do much about a particular global issue and take action The Rickel Foundation, a philanthropic more than follow directions and complete to resolve it,” Jonathan said. “But when you organization, headed by Dr. Annette Rickle, chores. The students will be responsible can capture this passion on film, it’s magical.” who supports the advancement of math and for understanding the maintenance of You can follow Palm Beach Day science teaching, responded enthusiastically. artificial marine environments and will Academy’s Coral Project’s progress When Dr. Rickel visited with the students in make decisions about their care based on by visiting the project’s website at the newly installed coral lab she stated, “I’m research and observations with the help of palmbeachdayacademycoralproject.com delighted to be here and learn about the Coral their science teacher and scientists from the On Monday, January 28, the 9th Graders Project, and to see young people so involved Reef Institute. Ultimately, their goal is three and Mrs. Hollern held a special assembly in making a difference.” fold: to provide growth-rate data about three to honor Dr. Annette Rickel and her son Jay Ashley then turned to Dr. Charles Gregory, species of stony coral, to raise “assisted coral” Rickel and thank them for the support of the Marine Veterinarian at the Reef Institute, for that may one day be introduced to the Florida Coral Project’s founding sponsor, the Annette guidance. The Reef Institute is a non-profit ocean, and to teach PBDA’s students that they Urso Rickel Foundation. The Coral Project organization that is actively changing the can and must become involved in solving real was officially introduced and explained future of Florida’s coral reefs by restoring problems. in a video presentation created by PBDA’s damaged coral and encouraging resilient Considering those goals, Ashley reminds us videographers Jonathan and Nicolee Paine. strains of the tiny animals. The Reef Institute that, “Human perspective is shaped by what https://youtu.be/vxqKe444tv0 immediately recognized an opportunity to we experience in our lifetime. Today more engage young students in important research than ever it is imperative that our students Coral Project Merchandise and the PBDA Coral Project was born. see the powerful dynamic of interdisciplinary Addressing the students in an early meeting, approaches to solving problems. It is these ales of PBDA’s Coral Project merchandise helps Dr. Gregory said, “Welcome to the future. We real problems with genuine consequences support the students’ work and the efforts of are going to grow food, recycle nutrients, and that they will face in the future. By allowing Sthe Coral Restoration Foundation. invest in coral research that will help protect our students to engage in a research program our coastline and encourage ongoing tourism that relies on applied STEAM skills in a pbday.org/my-pbda/coral-project/ in Florida.” purposeful way, they will gain the skills to tackle tomorrow’s problems as innovative The first step was to prepare the future 9th Grader, Dhru Patel, Jay Rickel, The and empathetic leaders.” The 24 Bridge Dr. Annette Rickel, & 8th Grader Tabitha Webster Bridge 26 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 27 Timeline PBDA

1931-1942 1959 1965 1981 1995 2003 2018 Headmasters of Palm Beach Walter C. Palm Beach Private Children’s House of the Palm The Children’s House becomes Michael Papa begins PBDA celebrates Ralph Greco’s Private Monaghan School becomes Beaches is founded under the the Academy his 4 year tenure as 50th year ‘31-‘35 Major Johnson Hyde Boxing Trophy is Palm Beach Day direction of Barbara Durrer. of the Palm head of The Academy ‘35-‘42 Karl B. Dearborn established and School Founding Directors were Mr. & Beaches of the Palm Beaches 1921 ‘42-‘52 Charles E. Parrish the first recipient Mrs. H. Loy Anderson, Mr. & School founded – Palm Beach is Henry Atterbury Perry 1965 Mrs. Murray Goodman, Mr. & 2000 2006 School for Girls – headed by Ada 1946 Walter H. Butler Mrs. A. Faxon Henderson, and Prosser Fine Arts Building is Palm Beach Day E. Davis Chapin Cup is established and 1960 Jr. begins his 23 Mr. & Mrs. John F. Koons built with support from Dawn & School and The Palm Beach School for Boys – the first recipient is Nicholas Amory L. Haskell year tenure as Jeffrey Prosser Academy of the Palm headed by Willard W. Ferguson Tiney Athletic Cup named Headmaster of Palm 1983 Beaches join forces and Edward M. Shields in honor of Amory Beach Day School Upper School Science Center 2001 to become Palm Beach Day 2018 1952 Haskell is created with support from Halmos Academy William S. Peebles Donald E. W. 1967 Joan & Murray Gymnasium IV serves as Interim Niemann begins his 1960 Last High School graduating Goodman is built with 2007 Head of Palm Beach 10 year tenure as 1930 Fletcher Hunt Cup is established class support from Dr. Rebecca Day Academy Headmaster The two schools merge to form and the first recipient is Cornelia 1986 Vicki & Peter Halmos van der Bogert Palm Beach Private School Spencer Love First Palm Beach begins her 9 year 1957 Day School 2001 tenure as Head of 2018 Holder Cup is established and 1931 1962 Auction Lower Campus Academic Palm Beach Day The Mandel-Palagye Education the first recipient is Lucille Field Day is established Donald M. Lay Building with Academy Center on the Lower Campus Vanderbilt Pelican Captains: becomes Headmaster a Library and is built with support from the Alice Wyeth & Wiley R. of Palm Beach Private 1988 Media Lab 2013 Barbara & Morton Mandel and Reynolds Jr. 1958 School until 1965 John L. (Jack) is built. The Matthews Center for the Stacy & Keith Palagye families. Flamingo Captains: Faculty Cup and the Class of ’58 Thompson Library & Performing Arts – Tracy & Matt Marie Bassett & Frank Quigley Cup are established and the first 1971 begins his 19 Media center were constructed Smith Family Theater dedicated recipient is John R. Miller Upper Campus year tenure as with support from William I. 1931 1964 Wean Library is Headmaster of Koch. The classroom portion was Architect Bulldog becomes the school built with support Palm Beach Day School later named by the Lloyd-Roman Marion Sims mascot of the Raymond J. Family Wyeth designs Wean Foundation 1991-2003 the Deco Academy of the Palm Beaches 2002 Moderne 1981 operates under the Direction of Lower Campus Primary Building building at 241 The Bayless ’91-’94 Dr. Helena is purchased 2014 Seaview Avenue Scholar/Athlete Cup is Valedejulli-Butler and renovated First Flamingo / Pelican 2018 – landmarked in established and the first ’94-’95 Dr. Lenore Farrah with support Hatching Ceremony Fanning M. 1991 1959 recipients are J.B. Murray & ’97-’00 Donna Ross & from the Hearon III is Matthews Auditorium is built Joette Sambaugh Nikki Morrow William H. Pitt 2016 appointed 14th with support from Mrs. Jean ’00-’03 Dr. Sallie Harris Foundation Dr. Edwin P. Head of Palm Flagler Matthews in honor of Gordon begins his 2 Beach Day her three sons George, Robert year tenure as Head Academy and William Matthews of Palm Beach Day The Academy The 24 Bridge Bridge 28 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 29 Individual Field Day Results - 2019 5-6 Girls 40-yard dash – Sophia Smerling (F), Samantha Conrad (P), Gabby Kosoy (F) 5-6 Boys 40-yard dash – Tyler Leidy (F), Grady Goodman (P), Dutch Doyle (P) 7-9 Girls 40-yard dash – Samantha Bauer (F), Tabitha Webster (F), Sophia Wandoff (F) 7-9 Boys 40-yard dash – Luke Cicio (P), Peter Panagoulias (P), Werner Salminen (F) 5-6 Girls 50-yard dash – Olivia Vipond (P), Carlisle Alexander (F), Rachel Petrelli (P) 5-6 Boys 50-yard dash – John George (P), Cameron Gregory (P), Sammy Pargiolas (F) 7-9 Girls 50-yard dash – Makenzie Kelly (F), Rowan Morris (F), Sterling Malnick (F) 7-9 Boys 50-yard dash – Garvey Beall (P), Dhru Patel (P), Jackson Moross (P) 5-6 Girls 100-yard dash – Jackie Turner (F), Angelique Pottash (F), Boa Lee (F) 5-6 Boys 100-yard dash – Lucas Andreon (F), John Lagae (F), Kiko Tomeu (F) 7-9 Girls 100-yard dash – Madisen Williams (F), Ella Pastore (F), Abby Steffee (F) 7-9 Boys 100-yard dash – Roger Ramos (F), Jay Wexler (P), Wesley Gruber (P) 5-6 Girls standing broad jump – Cate Goddeau-Hall (F), Mary Arp (P), Emery Ordway (P) 5-6 Boys standing broad jump – Jack Bartlett (P), Evan Fanberg (F), Finn Lorentzen (F) 7-9 Girls standing broad jump – Halle Colbert (P), Jasmine Lotfi (P), Tatiana Georgas (P) 7-9 Boys standing broad jump – Femi Dare (F), Roger Ramos (F), Tyler Lamm (P) he 88th Walter H. Butler Field Day, sponsored by Over the years, Field Day has become Palm Beach Day Academy’s 5-6 Girls running broad jump – Maxine Wexler* (P), Chloe Osborn (F), Jada McDonald (P) Schumacher Automotive Group, ended with the Pelicans most beloved tradition. Families take pride in their team affiliations, 5-6 Boys running broad jump – Griffin Miller* (P), Thaddy Huainigg (F), Micah Kapp (F) 7-9 Girls running broad jump – Ava Tarone* (P), Caroline Ghirardini (F), Kate Griffin (F) winning with a score of 264 - 237. The day did not start which they pass on from generation to generation. Alumni of all ages T 7-9 Boys running broad jump – Charlie Scotto* (P), Jameson Hocher (F), Jonathan Schramm (P) out well for the Pelicans, however. The Flamingo Alumni trounced return annually to cheer on their team and participate in a nostalgic 5-6 Girls softball throw – Lauren Miller (P), Harlow Klann (P), Grace Zingaro (F) the Pelicans in the Alumni Tug-O-War. The Flamingo Flag runners alumni tug-o-war to kick off the day’s events. At the beginning of 5-6 Boys football throw – Dutch Doyle (P), Grady Goodman (P), Peyton Hollern (F) each year, new students learn of their team affiliations in a much 7-9 Girls softball throw – Lucy Pulitzer (F), Claire Wille (P), Ava Gronberg (P) outran the Pelicans to start the games. For a time early in the day, the 7-9 Boys football throw – Tyler Aronson* (F), Danny Beck (F), Leo Byrne (P) Flamingo score was double the Pelican score. But, the Pelicans added anticipated Hatching Ceremony where they open their gold egg to 5-6 Girls 300-yard run – Not Run This Year points steadily throughout the day and outperformed the Flamingos in find inside either a blue Pelican or yellow Flamingo wristband. Even 5-6 Boys 300-yard run – Christopher Ordway (P), Thaddy Huainigg (F), Jack Bartlett (P) the running events. As the teams entered the tugs-o-war, the Pelicans our youngest Bulldogs, ages 2 - 5, got into the spirit in separate Field 7-9 Girls 300-yard run – Ella Womble (F), Halle Colbert (P), Marina Steinle (P) 7-9 Boys 300-yard run – Not Run This Year needed only to win one of the four tugs to win the day. They won Day events on Thursday, February 20. 5-6 Girl/Boy 800-yard relay – (P) Gabby Lotfi, Griffin Miller*, Berkay Ozgenc, Maxine Wexler* two and entered the final contest of the day, the 7-9th Grade boys’ On the day before Field Day, the 30th Knowledge Bowl was held in 7-9 Girl/Boy 800-yard relay – (F) Tyler Aronson*, Caroline Ghirardini, Kate Griffin, Jameson Hocher tug, with a score of 264 to 227. Although they didn’t know it at the the Halmos Activities Center. The Pelicans won Knowledge Bowl 5-6 Girls 800-yard relay – (P) Mary Arp, Kate Frost, Jada McDonald, Chloe Petrovics 5-6 Boys 800-yard relay – (P) Brooks Beall, Ryan Bieneman, Aiden Conde, Drew Lamm time, they had already won Field Day. The final tug was the hardest 7-9 Girls 800-yard relay – (P) Jasmine Lotfi, Brooke Semler, Ava Tarone*, Claire Wille fought of the day with both teams gaining and losing as the voices of 7-9 Boys 800-yard relay – (P) Hudson Byrne, Gavin Handley, Tyler Lamm, Charlie Scotto* *Maddock Award Winners cheering students and parents rose with the tension. The Flamingos pulled the Pelicans over the line for the victory and added ten points to their score. Not enough. When Interim Head of School Billy Peebles Maddock Awards Earned by student athletes who placed 1st in two events - individual or relay announced the score, it was the Pelicans who took the victory lap for Griffin Miller (P) 5-6 Grade Boys running broad jump / 5-6 Grade Girl/Boy 800yd relay the 46th time in Field Day’s 88 years. Maxine Wexler (P) 5-6 Grade Girls running broad jump / 5-6 Grade Girl/Boy 800yd relay The Pelicans and Flamingos were led by their elected captains. The Tyler Aronson (F) 7-9 Grade Boys Football Throw / 7-9 Grade Girl/Boy 800yd relay official captains included 7-9 Flamingos:Danny Beck, Virginia Keen, Charlie Scotto (P) 7-9 Grade Boys running broad jump / 7-9 Grade Boys 800yd relay Ava Tarone (P) 7-9 Grade Girls running broad jump / 7-9 Grade Girls 800yd relay Daniela Russo; 7-9 Pelicans: Dhru Patel, Ava Tarone; 6th Flamingos: Alex Kassatly, Grace Zingaro; and 6th Pelicans: Griffin Miller, Maxine Wexler. This year’s Walter H. Butler Field Day was held on the Oxbridge Academy campus in West Palm Beach. The high school graciously offered to host the event as the usual Field Day venue, the Palm Beach Recreation Center field, is unavailable through Fall 2019 due to a massive construction project that is currently underway. The Walter H. Butler Field Day began in 1931 when the school was with a score of 1240 to 740. The Pelican team consisted of 5th & only 10 years old. The Flamingo Captains were Marie Bassett and 6th Graders Mary Arp, Christopher Ordway, Maxine Wexler, and Frank Quigley, while Pelican Captains were Alice Wyeth and Wiley alternate Rangeley Newmyer. The Flamingo 5th & 6th Graders were R. Reynolds. For the first 30 years until the 1960s, parents joined Evan Fanberg, Alexa Lignelli, Grace Zingaro, and alternate Allie the competition alongside their children with family competitions Kosoy. The 7-9th Grade Pelican team consisted of Jackson Moross, including wheelbarrow, three-legged and sack races, and parent-child Jonathan Schramm, Mei Visconti, and alternate Lucy Newmyer. relay races. In 1994, Field Day was named in honor of Walter H. Butler, The Flamingo 7-9th Grade team included Jack Dillon, Caroline the Head of School from 1965 to 1988. Ghirardini, Virginia Keen, and alternate Colin Nicoletti.

The The 24 Bridge Bridge 30 2019 Magazine Magazine 2019 31 The PBDA Formula . . . because they will have earned their successes, and because of intellectual opportunities in high school encouraged, and squabbles are settled as they remembered for a lifetime. pleasure and frustration of both. They will they will know how to strive and persist toward future goals, and college if they have a solid foundation of would be in a loving family. This aspect of With the full and generous support of know that their school has the academic our students will leave with the most powerful trait a person skills, knowledge, reasoning and confidence. Palm Beach Day Academy cannot be over- school families, the children, teachers, authority and integrity to evaluate their can possess - quiet and thoughtful confidence. The teachers also understand that, despite the stated and its character-building effects and parents experience Palm Beach Day performance thoughtfully, compassionately, constant pressure to join the latest educational should not be under-estimated. Academy as a way of living. The entire and honestly, leaving them with realistic e believe our school grade, the system is arranged to allow teams trends and innovations, there are no shortcuts PBDA’s culture is well displayed by its community cooperates to give its children confidence that is free of self-doubt implanted provides students with of teachers to identify those various levels to a solid foundation. In that regard, Palm long-standing traditions, which include happy and productive childhoods. Together by inflated praise. four basic ingredients and personal challenges and adjust to them Beach Day Academy is traditional and selects unique grand events such as The Walter H. the teachers and parents provide PBDA’s They will have been challenged to consider for personal success so that all children move on as they should – educational methods for their effectiveness Butler Field Day, Knowledge Bowl, a deeply students with the tools and personal strength their personal values. They will have been – skills, knowledge, none on hold, none hurried. Experience has and not for their current popularity. For personal Commencement Ceremony, The to confidently choose and create their own exposed to thought about the core values reasoningW ability, and confidence. Our taught our teachers that a child’s struggle in Flag Ceremony, the Hatching Ceremony, futures. As they gain those strengths they embraced by all civilizations and they will example, Palm Beach Day Academy believes graduates agree. Ninety-eight percent 2nd grade reading or 6th grade math only that genuine critical thinking relies on and Friday Assemblies. However, the will come to understand that nothing of have lived among examples of care, humility, of them are accepted to their first choice becomes permanent if the child believes it experience, knowledge, and skills that take traditions also include more subtle bits of value can be easily accomplished. They compassion and respect. secondary schools. Then ninety-two percent has. PBDA’s teachers don’t let that belief time to acquire. It is a skill that is learned school lore - such as the thorough grammar will have had the experience of achieving They will have experienced a community are accepted to competitive colleges and take hold. With whatever combination of over years, not in a trendy unit on critical program that is the heart of our writing goals through sustained effort. They will that respects individualities and focuses on universities. They return to tell us that encouragement, patience, or toughness the thinking. Therefore, the school proudly takes process, the Teddy Bear Picnic, daily athletics, have had hundreds of opportunities to empowering rather than molding, on freeing they found themselves to be among the situation requires, teachers and students the long view of intellectual development Service Above Self, the Spring Musical, the process ideas completely and they will have rather than controlling, and on reflecting most prepared in high school and beyond. tackle and resolve those struggles, either and leaves many of the temporarily exciting ringing of the Varsity Bell, the confidence experienced the complexities of subtleties rather than judging. And because they will Specifically, they report that, more than quickly or over time. Similarly, students trends and fads to others. producing 8th Grade speech program, the and nuance. They will have been expected have earned their successes, and because they their classmates, they were at ease with who are ready for the next step receive the The effectiveness of any school is deeply Poetry Contest, the 3rd Grade Trial – all to separate knowledge from belief. They will know how to strive and persist toward sustained effort, they were confident when opportunity to take it. All students find influenced by its culture. Therefore, the moments that students and parents are will have gained the ability to express their future goals, they will leave with the most speaking publicly, they were recognized as themselves in partnerships with adults teachers, parents and administration at proud to have experienced. All of them ideas articulately, accurately, thoroughly powerful trait a person can possess - quiet superior writers, and they were better able to on whom they can rely. That partnership Palm Beach Day Academy put substantial provide opportunities for public success and powerfully. They will have worked and thoughtful confidence. interact comfortably with their teachers and extends well beyond the regular school day, thought, effort and resources into building a and acknowledgement and all of them are alone and collaborated in teams and felt the professors. from early morning extra help to after-school culture that encourages, respects and rewards How is that outcome achieved? Palm Beach projects and into the evening and even personal effort, progress, achievement and Day Academy has four perennial qualities weekends and holidays through on-line character. PBDA refers to itself as a “family that make those student experiences possible. projects, emailed questions and answers, and school” which means that the members of • Experienced and dedicated teachers more. the community function as a healthy family • A culture that expects and honors Palm Beach Day Academy’s faculty and does with mutual respect, forgiveness, personal effort, achievement, and character administration have a nuanced view of understanding, affection, expectations, • Meaningful institutional traditions innovation. While the school is continually discipline and caring. Our school is a happy • Involved families investigating educational techniques and place where teachers and students are in developments, it has a strong belief in its agreement that their work together should be Palm Beach Day Academy’s faculty is own methods of steady preparation. The hard and pleasant at the same time. Successes experienced at finding the proper balance of teachers understand that as children mature, are honored, struggles are supported, failures challenge and support for each child. In each they will be better able to take advantage are forgiven, effort is respected, risks are

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