SPRING 2014 CushingCUSHING ACADEMY MAGAZINE Today A RICH LIFE HIGH PERFORMANCE ALUMNI PROFILES A tribute to retiring teacher Cushing’s music program is Brooke Goodnow ’07: Richard Henry alive and well Envisioning a better world ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Cushing or call978-827-7400. them [email protected] andfriends.Please send alumni/ae, parents, storyphotographs, ideas,andcommentsby Cushing Today Allied PrintingServices, Inc. Printing Cheney &Company Hopkins Andrea Design Stephanie Martin ’14 Katherine Lemieux’15 ’14 Keeley Frost Phil Wexler Ostroth Amy Tim Morse Kates Tom Photography Klein Jennifer Mary Judith Tierney Ostroth Amy Contributing Writers Mary Judith Tierney Programs Alumni andParent of Director Heather Hill’90 ofMarketingandCommunications Director Ostroth Amy Cushing Today Caitlin O’Brien ofDevelopment Director Catherine Pollock Associate HeadofSchool Christopher Torino Headmaster Alumni Programs. and Office ofDevelopment Cushing Today thatendure. build confidence,andinstillvalues college preparatory curriculum,teachskillsthat ademanding offer andlearning.We oflife areas participation active andpromote inall process, support excellenceinevery aspectofthelearning challengeeachindividual, we diverse, and culturally and women.Inacommunitythatisacademically andnurturing men ofyoung thecreativity character, dedicatedtoeducatingthemind,shaping are We andtheirpersonaldevelopment. academic growth students,their schoolin1865,existsfor boarding asacoeducational founded Academy, Cushing S PR ING 2014 welcomes classnotes, welcomes Editor Academy’s is apublicationofCushing Today February 2014 blanketed insnow, campus Cushing’s ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 22 17 14 38 2 A Alumni In This Issue FEATURES DEPARTMENTS Brooke Goodnow ’07: Envisioning aBetterWorld Brooke Goodnow’07:Envisioning Cushing Their Rootsat AlumniReturnto Young Jaime Hancock’02:GivingBacktotheCommunity toRichard Henry Tribute A Remembrances In Memoriam Class Notes Alumni News Corner International Good Sports Work Show Your Art ofGiving Along SchoolStreet From theHeadmaster On Campus amI? What Historical Legacy In theClassroom view of Cushing’s bell view ofCushing’s ON THE COVE ON lumni Profiles R An interesting An interesting 1 SPRING 2014 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ to find out if you’re right. to findoutifyou’re full story onpage22 coaches? favorite do withoneof campus andwhatithasto itison knowwhere you of C What an you identifythispiece an you C ushing’s history? ushing’s A m I? C ushing’s ushing’s Read the T hink From theHeadmaster From Academy. The poem describes the ebb and flow of the life of a farmer who works hardandmindfully The poemdescribestheebbandflowoflifeafarmerwhoworks United States andasfar asChina,gettingtoknowmembersoftheextendedCushing United States cheered on our school’s athletic teams and arts performers. I’ve worked with our wonderful withourwonderful worked I’ve teamsandartsperformers. athletic cheered onourschool’s DonaldHall. PoetLaureate apoembyUnitedStates Man,” “Ox-Cart community thestory of of our labors, do we celebrate with an event named for a beginning? As for the ox-cart theox-cart abeginning?Asfor namedfor withanevent celebrate of ourlabors,dowe chapters stilltobewritten. intothe community whowillwritetheirownCushingstorieswhile writingthemselves be great. Our convocation back in September was a celebration of what we were beginning were we ofwhat backinSeptemberwasacelebration Ourconvocation be great. and the growth they’ve realized here, and that their experiences will inform their theirexperienceswill inform and thegrowththey’ve realizedhere,andthat family. My family and I had fun alongside students during Cushing Olympics events and MyfamilyandIhadfunalongsidestudentsduringCushingOlympics events family. faculty, getting to know their many strengths. It’s been a busy and gratifying year. strengths.It’s beenabusyandgratifying getting toknowtheirmany faculty, year. following Isharedwithour convocation, theAcademy’s at lastSeptember, On abeautifulSunday Gidding”: “We shall not cease from exploration/ Andtheendofallourexploring/Willbe “We shallnotceasefromexploration/ Gidding”: future paths. Of course, just as we say goodbye tostudents—andfacultymemberslike goodbye say Ofcourse,justaswe future paths. the Headmaster’s Holiday. I’ve spent time in advisory meetings and assemblies, and I’ve spenttimeinadvisory meetingsandassemblies,I’ve I’ve the Headmaster’s Holiday. wasthenaheadofus. ofwhat together, willberequired,therewards whilemucheffort knowingthat to getdownwork, throughout the year before selling the fruit of his labor and beginning his work anewthe sellingthe fruit ofhislaborandbeginningwork before throughout theyear to arrive where we started/ And know the place for thefirsttime.” started/Andknowtheplacefor wherewe to arrive to be part of the Cushing story, andIamconfidentoptimisticaboutthoseCushing to bepartoftheCushingstory, the extraordinary newmembersintoour RichHenry—next willseeuswelcoming year school’s history, just as generations before have. Such is the brilliant cycle at Cushing at Suchisthebrilliantcycle have. before justasgenerations history, school’s new phase of the journey. Ihopetheytakewiththemthelearningthey’ve accomplished new phaseofthejourney. man, one year’s effort cycles into the next. T.S. Eliot observed the same in his poem “Little Eliotobservedthesameinhispoem T.S. intothenext. cycles effort man, oneyear’s The analogy is an appropriate one for Cushing. We begin each year withanexcitement begineachyear Cushing.We onefor The analogyisanappropriate As each member of the Class of 2014 moves onfromCushing,sheorhewillbegina As eachmemberoftheClass2014moves Here’s tothepast,present,andfuture, Here’s Christopher Torino, Headmaster Christopher Torino, In the months that have passed since, I’ve traveled fromAshburnham,around the traveled passedsince,I’ve have In themonthsthat I look forward to the celebration of our students’ successes. I am honored and grateful ofourstudents’successes.Iamhonoredand grateful tothecelebration I lookforward Soon, I will participate in my first commencement at the Academy. 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Benny backintimeduringatributeto In addition,theCushingScholarswent • • • • • • thescholarsinclude: for Highlights ofrecentevents dance, andmuseumvisits. inoff-campus excursionssuchastheatre, discussions andparticipate students meetwithspeakersandvisitingscholarsinspecialsmall-group The inanexcitingrangeofintellectualandartisticexperiences. pation furtherenrichmentthroughpartici program providesanopportunityfor The CushingScholars tothe2013–2014CushingScholars! Congratulations 2013–2014 Cushing Concord, N.H. Concord, OneMan Watching PoetsinKeene,N.H. Seeing theMayhem A visittotheBroadInstituteinCambridge,Mass.