FALL 2015 THE ALUMNI JOURNAL IN THIS ISSUE Hall of Fame Dinner HALL OF FAME DINNER AND INDUCTION CEREMONY and Induction Ceremony ........ .1 Thanksgiving Day Breakfast he AACHS 2015 Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony will take and Football Game ............. .1 Tplace on Thursday, October 29 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Editors’ Message ................... .2 1201 Market Street. We invite you to join your fellow alumni in honoring the Association President’s Message .... .2 extraordinary group of inductees which includes: From the CHS President ............. 3 Joseph M. Field L.L.B., D.M. (192) Plus ça change …? .................. 3 From the Archives .................. .4 Leo Braudy, Ph.D. (211) And Now, The Envelope, Please ...... .4 Marvin Samson (211) Need to Update Your Address? ...... .4 Lancer Helps Build a Better Hon. Jed S. Rakoff (214) Philadelphia — and a Better Arthur Shapiro, Ph.D. (220) Football Team .................. .5 Alma Matters ....................... 6 Ralph Horwitz, M.D. (223) Board Member Cynthia Lee (263) Arnold M. Eisen, Ph.D. (228) Announces Engagement to Classmate Greg Lech ............ .7 Neil Powe, M.D., M.P.H. (231) You Owe It to Yourself ............... 7 The evening begins with cocktails at 5:30 P.M. followed by dinner at 6:00 P.M. Column A .......................... .8 Ryan Smith (247) Writers’ Corner ..................... .9 with the induction ceremony to follow. , an ABC News corre- Reunion Update ................... 10 spondent and legal analyst for ABC and ESPN, will be the master of ceremonies. AACHS Calendar of Events ......... 10 The cost of $175 per person covers cocktails, dinner and dessert. Please consider Poets’ Corner ...................... .11 sponsoring a student to attend the event at $30. To register for the evening and In Memoriam ...................... 12 to purchase an advertisement in the Commemorative Program Book, please Take Your Seats, Please! ............ 12 visit the Alumni website, centralhighalumni.com. Establishment of Graduation Award in Memory of Faculty Member Debra Cooperstein ............. 12 Faculty Hall of Fame Members ...... 13 Thanksgiving Day Breakfast and Football Game Coupon. 13 THANKSGIVING DAY BREAKFAST AND FOOTBALL GAME Class Reps ........................ 14 Artists’ Corner ..................... 15 et your tickets to the annual AACHS Thanksgiving Day breakfast, Thursday, November 26. For the special price G The Associated Alumni of the of $25, you get a complete buffet breakfast at Jack’s Deli, 8500 Central High School of Philadelphia Bustleton Avenue, and a ticket to the Central–Northeast football P.O. Box 26580 • Philadelphia, PA 19141-6580 game. Buffet breakfast begins at 9:00 A.M. and the game kicks off (215) 927-9550 • Fax: (215) 276-5823 at 10:30. Please make your check payable to AACHS and mail it [email protected] [email protected] to Theodore G. Rothman, 57 Kanon Court, Newtown, PA 18940. centralhighalumni.com Questions? Please contact Ted at (267) 269-7045. Proceeds benefit Editor: Stephen Chappell, 209 Central Athletics. Editor: Merrill Freedman, 208 Editor Emeritus: Gerald S. Kates, 194 GO LANCERS! SEE PAGE 13 FOR COUPON Editor Emerita: Yvonne Dennis, 246 2 EDITORS’ MESSAGE ASSOCIATION Merrill Freedman, 208 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Steve Chappell, 209 Jeffrey Muldawer, 225 Editors, The Alumni Journal President, AACHS his fall issue of the Alumni Journal n behalf of AACHS, I am was written and assembled dur- T O pleased to welcome formally ing the heat of the summer. When th the members of the 278 class to you read it, although the heat will Central High School. According still be with us, this is the time of to a member of the 242 who has a daughter in the 278, year when our school comes alive the welcoming began in May when a program was held with students, and our alumni begin for incoming students. As the new students entered the looking forward to important events, building with their parents, current students gave them beginning with the Hall of Fame in- a rousing welcome, making them feel immediately at duction dinner. home. We expect great accomplishments from this in- For many, during the summer, little coming class, which was selected from four thousand thought is given to school or work, applicants. and more on vacation. Aside from With school now open, there is plenty of work to keep announcing upcoming events, the AACHS occupied. The Alumni Association provides Journal fortunately relies less on news of the moment needed support to the students and staff at Central on than on the fascinating stories you provide. In this edi- a regular basis. Our help is even more crucial in these tion, we are proud to include samples of art work by days of constant conflict between the School Reform two of our alumni, poetry by two others and the work Commission and the State Legislature. of three authors. Please visit the “Corners” devoted to each. We sought out some these works; others were Accordingly, we must make another appeal for con- submitted to us. In the future, we hope that you would tributions, financial and otherwise. This edition of the consider submitting samples of your artistic endeavors Journal is being published in a printed version as well that we might choose to include in the Journal. as being available on-line. Please make use of the at- tached contribution envelope or donate via our website, We know that this one-time printed issue will reach centralhighalumni.com to help our cause. many more of our readers than the on-line version. We’ve always found this difficult to understand, but In August, at the CHS football field, football alumni so be it. If you choose to not provide your email ad- gathered to watch the CHS varsity scrimmage Lincoln dress, you can always find us on the alumni website: High and to participate in a Flag Football game. Money centralhighalumni.com. Many past issues are also avail- raised at this event will be used for renovating the locker able on the site. room (already in progress) and paving the path from the field to the locker room. The latter will enable players to Clear communication is key to any organization, and clean their shoes, helping to keep the locker room clean. our Alumni Association is no different. Those of us Football alumni would appreciate additional contribu- who have chosen, to one degree or another, to be ac- tions. The contact person for donations is David Mack; tive in the Alumni Association know that Central High you can reach him at [email protected]. School seems always to get better. Current students are as serious about success as we were, but you should The first major AACHS event of the fall will be the see for yourselves. You have an open invitation to re- Alumni Hall of Fame Dinner, to be held on Wednesday, 2015 turn — especially, but not restricted to, reunions. October 29 at the Philadelphia Marriott, 1201 Market Street. Induction of eight illustrious alumni into our With the Journal, the website and occasional emails, we ALL Hall of Fame will take place that evening. Please come will try to keep you up to date with events and hap- F out to support AACHS and to honor these individuals penings, both at school and with the lives of our fellow L who have made CHS proud. Use the registration form A alumni. Your job is to communicate with us so we can in this Journal, or reserve your place by using the web- communicate with the alumni at large. C site. Note that you can sponsor a student’s attendance at the dessert. This deadline is October 22. OURN Another way to give back to Central is to participate J WHEN SUBMITTING ALMA MATTERS, PLEASE in Career Day on Tuesday, November 24. Since 1999, INCLUDE YOUR NAME, GRADUATING CLASS many alums have returned to Ogontz and Olney on the AND EMAIL ADDRESS. Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The range of occupations to describe and discuss with students has expanded LUMNI AACHS over the years, and we are always looking for new P.O. BOX 26580 A presenters. If you are interested, please contact me at PHILADELPHIA, PA 19141-6580 [email protected]. C HE [email protected] T FROM THE CHS PRESIDENT Alumni Board of Managers 3 Timothy J. McKenna President Jeffrey A. Muldawer, Esq., 225 President, Central High School Vice-Presidents Barry W. Rosenberg, Esq., 229 e enter the 2015–2016 school year with tremendous Peter E. Forjohn, Jr., 235 Woptimism. Our incoming class, the 278, arrived in Robert Del Femine, 235 mid-August to participate in our freshmen orientation Stephen C. Chappell, Esq., 209 program. They were welcomed and indoctrinated into Treasurer the tradition of Central High School. Ms. Kristen Haskins, Bruce S. Marks, C.P.A., 226 Freshmen Class Sponsor, and 95 current students led in- Recording Secretary formational sessions. Members of the 278 learned school rules and policies, Mark Lipshutz, 224 information about the many athletic and extra-curricular opportunities that our Corresponding Secretary school offers, expectations of the academic program and, of course, they were Yvonne Dennis, 246 taught our school song. It is always motivating for me to see our students lead Archivist/Historian these informational sessions. The energy and pride that our current students David R. Kahn, 220 displayed during freshmen orientation was inspiring. We continue to develop Term Expiring June 30, 2016 young people who are difference makers in our world because our commitment Karima I.A. Bouchenafa, 249 Stephen L. Burnstein, D.O., 222 to excellence is unwavering. I made it clear to our new students that our program Hon. Mark B. Cohen, 225 is very difficult, but it is difficult for the right reasons. If they make the necessary Robert L. Glenn, Jr., 242 commitment they will be prepared for college and become members of the finest Dr.