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In this issue: Learning Across the Grade LevelsA Vision for Peace: Nicholas Porter ’79

Taste of Nations

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What keeps you at Fay?

I really enjoy the people I work with and the Fay community—and the students are terrific. Despite the fact that I’ve been here20 years, when each September rolls around, it always seemsnew—and that’s always exciting. And I’ve been lucky to havebeen presented with great opportunities for growth and newchallenges along the way.

What do you love about Fay students?

There’s an incredible diversity here, with so many students whoare enthusiastic about learning and hungry for sophisticatedideas. I’m looking forward to teaching sixth grade again nextyear—it’s such a great age group. The students have wonderfulenergy, they’re well prepared from fifth grade, and they’re ready tojump in and take on critical thinking challenges. I enjoy helpingthem make those leaps and make the connections across the disciplines.

How do you define a “teachable moment”?

We have some great conversations in my class. Some of the bestmoments are when the students make a connection betweensomething we’re studying and the world today. That’s one of thereasons I’ve enjoyed teaching about Ancient Rome—there aresignificant parallels that the students are frequently able to identify. These are the moments that aren’t planned or scripted—but sometimes the informal moments are the most memorable.

Why do you choose to live on campus?

My family has lived in the dorms for all but four of the years thatI’ve worked here. I love the impact that we as dorm parents canhave on the students’ lives. We build strong relationships thatcarry over into the classroom and the playing field. We get to seeanother side of the kids—and those strong connections that wemake are so rewarding, for us as well as the students.

Faculty Profile: Q&AFaculty Profile: Q&Awith Bruce Chauncey with Bruce Chauncey

This year, faculty member Bruce Chauncey celebratedhis twentieth year of dedicated service to Fay. A gradu-ate of Dickinson College who had worked at EagleHill School and Dexter School, Bruce came to Fay in1992 as a dorm parent and coach.

Since then, he has served in numerous capacities atFay—as an admission officer, the Director ofFinancial Aid, and as a teacher in the Wellnessdepartment, the history department, and theInternational Student Program. Bruce is now enteringhis third year as chair of the history department; thisyear, he has particularly enjoyed collaborating withLatin teacher Dan Blanchard on the Ancient Greekand Roman history course, which is now offered to alleighth graders.

FACULTY PROFILE

Fay School48 Main StreetSouthborough, MA 01772-9106Phone: 508.485.0100Fax: 508.481.7872www.fayschool.org

Robert J. Gustavson, Jr.Head of School

Marie R.B. BeamDirector of Advancement

Gail Duffney CirilloDirector of Annual Giving

Michael VoûteDirector of Alumni Relations

Rob CrawfordDirector of Marketing and Public Relations

Erin Ash SullivanEditor, Director of Communications

Christina MetcalfStephanie LevinePublications Associates

Magazine DesignMichele PageDesign Communication

PhotographyTyler AuerPeter FeareyEllen HarasimowiczA.J. Purcell III ’77Erin Ash Sullivan

Fay School Magazine© 2012

On the cover: Sixth graders AlexTegan, Catherine Diamond, and LouisScumaci check the connections on a robot,as part of a new robotics unit being pilotedin the sixth grade science curriculum.

4 When We Teach, We Learn: Shared Learning Across the Grade Levels How multi-age learning activities help all students to learn—and to lead

8 A Vision for Peace: Nicholas Porter ’79 Can one man make a difference in the Middle East? Meet Reverend Nicholas Porter ’79, world traveler, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport, Connecticut—and founder of a camp that brings together Israeli, Palestinian, and American teenagers

12 Photo Essay: Under ConstructionBuilding and architecture take center stage across the divisions, from Pre-K construction aficionados to geometry students studying ancient Roman arches

16 A Tasty Trip Around the World: Taste of Nations 201231 countries represented, and many delicacies consumed, at this year’s event

18 Dedicated Service: This Year’s Service Learning TripsFay’s upper school students make a difference in the Dominican Republic and New Mexico

20 “The Little Things in Life” Read the winning speech from this year’s speech contest, by Joe Harrington ’15

30 Celebrating 50 Years of Service: Campbell Steward ’48 A grateful thank you to dedicated alumnus and board memberCampbell Steward ’48

32 Class NotesA pheasant shoot, a Malawi adventure, and some pretty amazing Formula 1 race cars

38 In MemoriamRemembering Dick Upjohn and Barbara Dumont

Also in this issue:

2 Head’s Notebook

14 Fay in Brief

24 Sports Spotlight

28 Campus Scrapbook

Contents

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Similar to businesses and other kinds of non-profit organi-zations, most independent schools to have a strategic planin place to set priorities and guide decision making. Fay'scurrent strategic plan was created in 1999 and revisedtwice, in 2004 and 2007. Many of the benefits our stu-dents now enjoy are the result of proposals outlined in thisplan, including the addition of Pre-Kindergarten andKindergarten; the construction of the Primary School,Village Dorms, Wellness Center, and Athletic Campus; anda number of other key initiatives.

As the dramatic transformation of our campus attests, landacquisition and building projects have been particular areasof focus in recent years. Now that these projects are com-plete, and following our self-study and re-accreditation bythe Association of Independent Schools in New England(AISNE) last summer, the time has come for us to formu-late a new strategic plan for Fay. The approach of theSchool's 150th anniversary also provides a unique opportu-nity to articulate where Fay has been, where we are now,and where we want to go.

Throughout the past year I have been working with theBoard of Trustees to develop a new five-year plan thatdescribes how we envision the future of Fay and explain-swhat we must do to make that vision a reality. We beganby identifying critical issues, many of which emergedthrough reflection and assessment by faculty and staff

during our self-study process and via recommendations wereceived in the accreditation report from AISNE. In orderto structure our discussions, we grouped these issues intofive long-term objectives that represent fundamental aspectsof successful performance over time:

• Attracting and retaining excellent faculty, staff, and administrators

• Enrolling qualified, well-matched students

• Offering a broad, balanced, and challenging program

• Providing facilities that support program and enhance quality of life

• Ensuring financial sustainability

In early December we hosted a strategic planning summitattended by key members of the Fay community, includingfaculty, current and past parents, alumni, and trustees.

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A Message from Rob Gustavson, Head of School

The approach of the School's 150th anniversary provides a uniqueopportunity to articulate where Fay has been, where we are now, and where we want to go.

Head’s Notebook

Ensuring ExcellenceA new plan for Fay’s future

The group reviewed the list of critical issues and convert-ed each issue into a specific goal. These preliminary goalswere presented to faculty and staff for their feedback andsuggestions during a professional day in January, and theywere shared in an information session for parents inMarch. Trustee committees are now working to identifyoutcomes for each goal and are formulating strategies toachieve them. At the end of this process, the Board willapprove a new strategic plan in its spring meeting.

Our new plan will not change the mission of Fay; instead,it will articulate the steps we must take to ensure institu-tional excellence in the coming years, providing a usefulroadmap that will enable us to achieve our mission. Wewill monitor progress on an ongoing basis and will makeadjustments in response to changing conditions. Thus,our plan will be clear yet flexible, dynamic rather than

definitive. I’m pleased we have engaged in this thoughtfulprocess and am excited about undertaking important newinitiatives. I look forward to sharing the results of ourwork in the coming months.

Our new strategic plan will not changethe mission of Fay; instead, it will artic-ulate the steps we must take to ensureinstitutional excellence in the comingyears, providing a useful roadmap thatwill enable us to achieve our mission.

Walk through the hallways of the Primary, Lower,and Upper school divisions, and you’ll find students fully immersed in the “serious fun” of

learning at Fay as they work with engaging teachers. But lookclosely: sometimes, you’ll be surprised to discover that thoseteachers are actually older students.

“Shared learning”—projects that bring together students in different grades—occurs across the disciplines at Fay, whetherit’s in the casual context of upper school students visiting thePrimary School to read aloud to Pre-K students or a morestructured setting where students team up to learn a specificmath or science concept.

The benefits of bringing together students of different ages arenumerous, says Assistant Head of School David Liebmann.Younger students love working with the older students, whom

they view as role models. They learn to collaborate and buildessential communication skills as they interact with their older“idols.” Through structured activities, they also practice ques-tioning and develop their critical thinking skills.

Meanwhile, the older students, placed in the role of teacher, arechallenged to synthesize and crystallize their thinking as theyhelp younger students understand new concepts. “The olderstudents develop empathy, practice patience, and build leader-ship skills that serve them well as they move on to secondaryschool,” David says.

Adolescents always surprise you—and that’s one of the most wonderful elements of shared learning. Sometimes the best student teachers are the ones you’d least expect—the enormousquarterback, the reserved bookworm. “These opportunities to leadand help others bring out the best in every student,” David says.


When We Teach, We Learn: Shared Learning Across the Grade Levels

There are a lot of words to describe the students on Fay’s campus: Mathematician. Scientist. Writer. Athlete. Artist. Musician.

And one you might not expect: Teacher.

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FEATURE

MEAN, MEDIAN, MODE,MEASUREMENT…AND IPADS

Earlier this winter, second graders partnered with upper schoolalgebra students to explore measurement and statistics.

The lesson began with a real-world question about measure-ment: how are age and height related? Each algebra studentintroduced the concepts of mean, median, and mode to a smallgroup of second graders, and then the groups collected data bymeasuring the height of each of the group members.

Teams recorded their data on iPads, using GoogleDocs spread-sheets so they could share their information with each other,and then the algebra students showed the second graders howto display their data as a line graph on the iPad and identify aline of best fit.

The lesson was part of an ongoing project by new math depart-ment chair Julie Porrazzo to pair older and younger students for

math learning and enrichment. Throughout the year, she hasbeen identifying meaningful ways to integrate math instructionacross the divisions.

In one recent lesson, second graders and algebra studentsworked together to create “virtual wampum belts”: the secondgraders shared what they learned about wampum shells fromtheir Native American studies, while the algebra students con-nected the shell patterns to algebraic equations.

In another partnership, sixth graders used software calledScratch to program their own animations explaining basenumeral systems, which they later shared with third graders justembarking on an exploration of these concepts.

A great deal of effort goes into multi-age math lessons, as Julieand the other teachers work hard to make sure that meaningfullearning is taking place for all involved—but the lively engage-ment that results makes it all worth it: “Everyone benefits fromthese learning experiences,” Julie says.


DRAMATIS PERSONAE: THE LATIN PUPPET SHOW

Some classics of antiquity came to the Primary School this winter, when Emily Gifford’s sixth and seventh grade Latin students created and performed a series of puppet shows basedon stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The upper school students had read selections from Ovid’s work as part of theirexploration of the culture and history of ancient Rome.

The student plays featured adap-tations of some of Ovid’s best-known creation myths: Narcissusand Echo, Daphne and Apollo,Bacchus and Philemon, andPyramus and Thisbe.

Turning an English translation ofOvid into a child-friendly puppetshow is no small task. Emilyexplains that after reading thestories, students wrote scriptadaptations, taking into accountthe limitations of their “theater”(an overturned table in theMultipurpose room)—and their “actors” (handmade sockpuppets).

The process of adaptation,rehearsal, and even building agoogly-eyed, yarn-haired puppetthat could accurately represent amythical character all served tosolidify the students’ under-standing of the material. “Asstudents condensed the stories,they had to focus on the majorthemes and figure out how toconvey the most importantideas,” Emily says.

And as far as the primary stu-dents were concerned, it was aTony-winning performance: they watched, rapt, as each storyunfolded.

“It was a great project,” notes Emily. “The upper school students loved the opportunity to express themselves creativelyand connect with the younger children.”

“As the Latin students condensed the myths, theyhad to focus on the major themes and figure outhow to convey the most important ideas.”

- Latin teacher Emily Gifford

FANTASY FESTIVAL: EXPLORING GENRE IN THE LOWER SCHOOL

Guest authors are nothingnew at Fay—but somethingspecial happened this pastFebruary, when fifth gradewriters visited the thirdgrade classrooms to sharetheir creative efforts.

Language arts teacherDevan FitzPatrick works with fifth graders on their writing, and her students have explored a variety of styles and genresthroughout the year. As they began a creative writing projectfocusing on the fantasy genre this winter, Devan realized that the fifth graders’ work dovetailed nicely with that of the third graders, who were also exploring the fantasy genre in their reading.

Using GoogleDocs as a collaborative tool, fifth graders workedin pairs to write fantasy stories that met specific criteria estab-lished by the class at the beginning of the unit. The completedstories were shared at a “Fantasy Festival,” where third gradersbroke into small groups to enjoy fifth grade author readings and discuss the elements of fantasy that they recognized in each story.

“When the students talk about the elements of literature, it’sespecially powerful if they can make connections to their ownwriting or to that of their peers,” Devan says.

Fay’s faculty value the essential skills that all students developwhen they participate in multi-age learning—critical thinking,questioning, and analysis, just to name a few. But there’s noarguing that these lessons are also just plain fun—wonderfulopportunities for teachers to collaborate and develop creativecurriculum, and for students to develop the sense of communi-ty that makes Fay such a unique place to learn and grow.

“It felt great to share our stories! It was really exciting to present them to other students—and I loved seeing their faces during the intriguing or exciting parts.”

–fifth grader Kian Behjat, on reading aloud to third graders during the Fantasy Festival

Nicholas Porter is very much a citizen of the world. Anordained priest in the Episcopal Church, he has servedcongregations in Jerusalem, Paris, Geneva, andSouthport, Connecticut. His time abroad—and particu-

larly his time at St. George’s Cathedral and College in Jerusalem—instilled in him a passion for world affairs and a deep-seated belief thatcommunication and shared understanding were essential—and possi-ble—when envisioning a peaceful future in the Middle East.

And this commitment to peace is what has led him and his wife,Dorothy, to establish a peace camp for teenagers at their Brattleborofarm. Jerusalem Ministries at Acer Farm celebrated its inaugural campsession during the summer of 2011. Twelve Palestinian, Israeli, andAmerican teenagers gathered for two weeks to participate in tradition-al—and not so traditional—camp activities, all with the goal of build-ing bonds of friendship and understanding.

The project has been years in the making. Nicholas and Dorothy pur-chased Acer Farm in Brattleboro back in 1994. “As soon as we saw it,”he says, “we realized this would be a perfect place for a camp. Andthen we managed to procrastinate for about 18 years.”

It wasn’t until 2009 that the doors began to open. Nicholas andDorothy established a partnership with Kids4Peace USA, an organiza-tion that brings together Jewish, Christian, and Muslim children from


It’s a common scene across NewEngland in the summer: teenagers arriv-ing for camp, lugging heavy bags intocabins, meeting counselors and fellow campers, getting ready for a fewweeks of challenge and fun.

Only this camp is different. For thenext two weeks, Acer Farm inBrattleboro, Vermont, will be home to

12 teenagers—Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans—as they struggle to communicate their perspectivesand explore the possibility of peace in Jerusalem.

A Vision for Peace: Nicholas Porter ’79

Nicholas Porter ’79, top row, second from left,with campers and staff at Acer Farm.

by Erin Ash Sullivan

Jerusalem and the United States for American summer campexperiences. Their vision was to make Acer Farm a “capstone”program for the youths who had participated in Kids4Peace overthe years, a two-week period when 15- and 16 year-olds couldconnect in fun contexts but also have the difficult conversationsthat would lead to a deeper appreciation of each other’s culturesand traditions.

“It was a two-year process going from concept to execution,”Nicholas explains, “as we hired counselors, built a curriculum,and recruited speakers and religious leaders to animate that curriculum.”

The response from the local community and further afield was overwhelming, Nicholas says. “The camp had such a clearmission. It touched a nerve for people, and so many individualspitched in to make it all happen.” The camp, which runs on an extremely lean budget, is almost completely funded by individual donations.

As the details of the program crystallized, Nicholas, Dorothy, and the other camp organizers realized that the success of theprogram would rely on some careful choreography. “We scheduled activities to create bonding, then stress, then re-bonding. We wanted to build a sense of cohesion and then stress that cohesion, with the hope that the ‘muscle memory’would help bring the cohesion back.”

Cohesion took the form of clas-sic camp fun: shared accommo-dations in a cozy cabin in thewoods, canoeing, horsebackriding, home-cooked meals,trips for ice cream.

The stress was provided by a most unusual “camp counselor”:retired Ambassador Phil Wilcox, who during his career servedoverseas in Laos, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Jerusalem, and whonow serves as president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace.Ambassador Wilcox led conversations with the teens that encour-aged them to share their experiences and perspectives, toacknowledge their own misperceptions, and to reach a newunderstanding about the conflict in their homeland. The conver-sations were not easy ones, as teens shared personal and heart-wrenching tales of how the conflict has affected their lives.

“Our intimate setting is what made these challenging conversa-tions possible,” Nicholas explains. “We worked to create a safespace where the kids could debrief and revisit the more intense

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Center: Dorothy and Nicholas Porter, with Josh Thomas ofKids4PeaceUSA (far left) and Ann Lynn of American Friends ofthe Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (far right).

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“History teaches us that thehistory of Jerusalem is the historhistory of the world, and whathappens in Jhappens in Jererusalem is whatusalem is whathappens in the wider world.happens in the wider world.TTo givo give up on the Ie up on the Israeli andsraeli andPPalestinian conflict is to givalestinian conflict is to giveeup on ourselvup on ourselves.es.” ”

- - NNicholas Picholas Pororter ’79ter ’79

NICHOLASPORTER AT FAY

Nicholas knows first-hand

from his own experiences as

a student at Fay how impor-

tant it can be as a teenager

to connect with young people from different cultures

and traditions.As a boarder at Fay for seventh and

eighth grade, Nicholas lived and studied with students

from around the world. In many ways, that international

experience laid the groundwork for his future adven-

tures abroad. Nicholas points out that Fay established

an academic foundation, as well: “I loved the challenge of

Ancient History with Dick Upjohn,” he says.“It made it

possible for me to sail through my ancient history

course at Andover.”

parts of the day, whether it was chopping tomatoes for dinner inthe kitchen or sitting around a campfire at night.”

One aspect of the program that Nicholas was most excitedabout—and that he hopes to develop for future camp sessions—is helping teens to share the most meaningful aspects of their religious traditions with each other. “It’s easy for us to focus onthe commonalities—that Christianity, Judaism, and Islam allrevere the sanctity of human life, that they share a heritage aschildren of Abraham. But one thing that got the kids most energized was the opportunity to share the unique componentsof their religions with each other. As the alien becomes known,then it’s not scary anymore—and this is what ultimately bringsthem closer together.”

Nicholas, who is also the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church inSouthport, Connecticut, and the father of three children, has afull plate, as he and Dorothy make their plans for the comingsummer. The 12 teenagers who will be staying at Acer Farm have

been selected, and Nicholas and Dorothy are busy laying thegroundwork for another session of hard work, communication,and fun. Despite the busy pace, Nicholas is energized by the mis-sion of the peace camp and his hope that it will inspire youngpeople to return to their own communities to effect change.

“History teaches us that the history of Jerusalem is the history ofthe world, and what happens in Jerusalem is what happens in thewider world,” he says. “To give up on the Israeli and Palestinianconflict is to give up on ourselves.”

Scan this QR code to see ashort film about Acer Farm.


Fay may have already completed some major campusconstruction projects, but building is still very muchpart of the learning process in every division. Here’s alook at how students in Pre-Kindergarten, fifth grade,and the upper school geometry class all took part inwinter projects related to building and architecture.

Fifth graders and their parents teamed up again this year for the annual Science FamilyCollaborative on bridge architecture. The projectintegrates material from the Museum of Science’sEngineering is Elementary program, where students learn the basic vocabulary of bridge construction and spend their time testing thestrength and stability of different bridges, payingattention to materials and cost. After generatinginitial designs during their class time, studentsspent a morning working with their parents to implement and test their ideas.

5TH GRADE SCIENCE FAMILY COLLABORATIVE: REINVENTING THE BRIDGE

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PRE-KINDERGARTEN: TOOL INQUIRY

Fay’s Pre-Kindergarten teachers use aninquiry-based approach in creating curricu-lum, so when the Pre-K children expressedinterest in building and tools, it was a perfectopportunity to explore in more depth. Thechildren embarked on a tool inquiry, learningabout different kinds of tools and how theywork. Children conducted research by read-ing books and interviewing “experts” such asDirector of Facilities Colleen McCaw ’77,who demonstrated some of her team’s toolsfor the children down at the MaintenanceBuilding. There was also plenty of hands-onbuilding in the classroom at specially-designed workbenches where children prac-ticed using tools like hammers, screwdrivers,sand paper, saws—and safety goggles!

UPPER SCHOOL

GEOMETRY: THE ANGLES OF

ARCHITECTURE

Geometry in the Upper School ishands-on and heads-up! Students inMarina Whall’s and JonathanEdwards’ geometry classesresearched, designed, and builtarches to complement their study ofthe properties of trapezoids. Afterlearning how classical arches werebuilt, students put their knowledgeto the test by designing their ownarches. They calculated the anglesfor trapezoidal blocks, built theblocks out of cardboard and tape,and then assembled an arch in theRoot Building hallway to test theirwork.

Construction

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Fay students made their mark at theMetroWest chapter of the MathCountscompetition on February 11 at theMeadowbrook School in Weston. The competition brought together middleschool students from 23 local independentand public schools. All participants tookpart in three rounds of math challenges—sprint, target, and team—as well as a final“countdown round,” when competitorswent head-to-head in 45-second challenges.

Two members of the Fay team—DianaKim ’15 (grade six) and Chiho Im ’13(grade eight)—received scores that placedthem among the top five competitors thatday. Both Diana and Chiho moved on tothe state competition on March 3.Congratulations to them both, and to allmembers of Fay’s MathCounts team!

On December 6, Fay’s eighth graders participatedin a morning of hands-on workshops, games, anddiscussions focused on what it means to be a goodfriend and a good citizen.

Eighth grade dean and history teacher EmilyCallahan explains that the key goals of the daywere to help students appreciate the diversity ofbackgrounds and experiences at Fay; to considerwhat it means to be a good citizen; and to build

empathy and understanding for disabilities and differences in the Fay communityand in the world at large.

Highlights from the day included an art activity where students created collagesexpressing personal experiences; a trivia game where students learned more aboutFay’s faculty members; a hands-on activity where students filmed public serviceannouncements about being responsible with technology; a discussion about what itmeans to feel included in the Fay community; and a workshop with middle schoolstudents from The Learning Center for the Deaf focusing on understanding forindividuals with disabilities.

Students loved the opportunities they found throughout the morning to reflect ontheir own experiences and learn more about members of the Fay community.


Eighth Graders Take Part in a Eighth Graders Take Part in a Day of New Perspectives Day of New Perspectives

Lower School Faculty Member PublishesArticle in National Magazine

Lower School science teacher Cecilia Owens has just published an articlein Science & Children, the National ScienceTeachers Association’s journal for elementaryteachers. The article, “Reinventingthe…Bridge,” was co-written with Erin AshSullivan, Fay’s Director of Communications.The article describes Fay’s Science FamilyCollaborative as a meaningful alternative tothe traditional science fair and a way to con-nect families to the science curriculum. (Youcan read more about Fay’s Science FamilyCollaborative on page 12 of this issue.)

Fay in BriefFay in Brief

Fay Office of Admission ReportsLarge Pool of Applicants

Beth Whitney, Fay’s Director of Admission, is delighted toreport that it has been a busy and productive admission seasonat Fay. The number of parent inquiries about admission atevery grade level is far greater than in previous years, and thenumber of applicants for most grades far exceeds the number ofavailable spots. “We’re extremely pleased that so many familiesare exploring Fay as an option,” Beth says, noting that familiesinterested in sending their children to Fay in future yearsshould plan to apply for Pre-K or grades 5-7, as these fourgrade levels will now be the main entry points for all students.As always, Fay will continue to welcome applicants for ourboarding program on a "rolling" basis throughout the spring.

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Fay’s faculty and administrators continue their prepara-tions for next year’s divisional shift, when grade six willmove to the Lower School. Lower School Head LainieSchuster has been working closely with teachers in all thedisciplines to craft a program that will best meet the sixthgraders’ needs and facilitate their transition to UpperSchool in grade seven.

Among the changes for next year is the exciting news thatdepartment chairs Bruce Chauncey (history) and JuliePorrazzo (math) will both be teaching in the LowerSchool, as will longtime upper school Spanish teacherKara Mertz. All three are veteran teachers experienced

with teaching sixth graders. As department chairs, Bruceand Julie are both excited about the prospect of teachingin the LowerSchool, knowingthat it will broadentheir understandingof how to create aseamless programfor Fay studentsfrom Pre-Kindergartenthrough grade nine.

Preparations Continue for Sixth Grade Move to Lower School

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It was the biggest and best celebration yet: Tasteof Nations 2012 featured cuisine from 31

different countries and all seven continents(if you include the snow cone machinerepresenting Antarctica). And despite aSaturday snowstorm that made for oneof the few bad-weather days of the winter, hundreds of membersof the Fay community turned out to enjoy some delicious treatsand celebrate the diversity of traditions on our campus.

Parent Association Vice President of Student Services LaurieStudent P ’15, ’17 was delighted with the outcome and was so

appreciative of the efforts of the many people who worked hard toensure the evening’s success, including PA event co-chairs Samira

Menon P’18 and Maryellen Papelian P’11, ’16, World Languages teacherSarah Ripton, and Assistant to the

Head of School Fiona Carr.

Dozens of parents helped to make it all possi-ble, from set up to clean up, including 38 families who

volunteered to prepare a wonderful variety of ethnic foods to share at the event. In addition, 18 faculty members and staff gave their time and opened theirhomes to help coordinate cooking projects for the International Student Program and boarding students. “Each year, the event becomes more robust,” Laurie says. “It’s a wonderful celebration of multiculturalism in our community.”

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Sixteen seventh graders headed for the Southwest on February14, accompanied by faculty members Elizabeth Senecal, PeterFearey, and Corie Fogg. Their destination: Navajo PreparatorySchool in Farmington, New Mexico. Their mission: to work withstudents and staff from Navajo Preparatory School to completeprojects to benefit the school as well as local aid organizations.

According to Peter Fearey, the students jumped right in andembraced the spirit of the trip, which was to work hard—andhave fun. One project was to paint a fence at Navajo Ministries, ahome for underserved children; another was to clean out anabandoned administration building at Navajo Prep. The students

also spent time repainting theinterior of a two-bedroomapartment at New Beginnings,a shelter for women and chil-dren located near the school.

In addition to their work, thestudents went on excursions tolearn more about the historyand culture of the Navajo people. The students touredSanta Fe, rode the SandiaTram, and visited Shiprock, arock formation rising nearly

1,600 feet in the desert. They spent time with a Navajo medicineman who gave them an introduction to Navajo life, whichincluded a visit to a hogan, a traditional Navajo meal of mutton,and a Navajo dance performance.

The students also had a memorable day with Matt Rembe ’85,owner of Los Poblanos in Albuquerque, an historic inn andorganic farm that has been in the Rembe family for three genera-tions. Matt generously provided a delicious lunch (made fromorganic food grown on the farm) and took the students on atour, where he spoke to them about sustainability and even gotstudents involved in a composting project.

Chaperone Peter Fearey was impressed by the effort and passionthat the Fay students invested in the trip, and he has no doubtthat they came away changed by their journey. “Everywhere wewent, people commented on how well mannered, kind, and posi-tive our students were,” he says. “I was so proud to share thisexperience with them.”

THIRTY-SIX UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS SPENT A WEEK THIS PAST FEBRUARY ENJOYING

ADVENTURES—AND DOING GOOD—AS THEY PARTICIPATED IN SERVICE TRIPS TO

IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

New MexicoNew Mexico

Dedicated Service: Fay’s Core Values in Action

Photos by Peter Fearey

The students spent time with a

Navajo medicine man who gave

them an introduction to Navajo

life, which included a visit to a

hogan, a traditional Navajo meal

of mutton, and a Navajo dance

performance.

PROGRAM UPDATE

Twenty eighth graders par-ticipated in a life-changingadventure on their servicetrip to Monte Cristi in theDominican Republic. Thetrip was coordinated inconjunction with Outreach360, an agency that focuseson English education as apath to increased opportu-nities and improved voca-tional futures.

For the week they were there, the Fay students became teachers:in the morning, they planned and taught English classes to stu-dents in the local public school, and in the afternoons, theyworked with students at Outreach 360’s English institute. TheDominican students ranged from ages five to fifteen, and eachday included a mix of whole-class teaching, small-group work,and one-on-one tutoring.

“Between planning and teaching, the Fay students had incrediblyfull days,” says Director of Student Life Scott LeBrun, who chap-eroned the trip along with teachers Emily Callahan and AmyMohn. “By the time the school day was over, it was already timeto prepare material for the next day.”

The Dominican Republic

In a short time, Fay students became fully immersed in the life ofthe community. They slept at the local community center (whichfor some meant open-walled dorms and bunks covered by mos-quito netting), and evenings were spent at the park across thestreet, where they enjoyed pick-up games of kickball or volleyballwith the neighborhood children.

During their time there, says Scott, the students developed amuch deeper appreciation for the struggles of the local commu-nity as well as those of the neighboring Haitians. On their lastday there, the students visited the border and watched asHaitians streamed through the gate to make what purchases theycould. “At that moment,” says Scott, “our students saw the differ-ence between poverty and pure survival.”

Scott notes that the trip to the Dominican Republic marks thefifth year of Fay’s international service trips (after two years toPeru and two years to Chile). He is passionate about what theseexperiences offer the upper schoolers. “Fay students get a chanceto see and experience different cultures first-hand, along with adirect lesson in what it means tomake a difference in someone’s life.The students come back tired,because they’ve worked hard, butalso empowered, because they realize that they can have an impactin the world.”

PROGRAM UPDATE


by Joe Harrington ’15

“What do you mean you don’t like salmon?”

While this may not sound comical to you, to my family it’s hilarious. Several years ago,my family was planning a trip to Ireland. The hotel we were going to sent us a DVD featuring their famous five-star restaurant. In one of the scenes, an Irish chef with a hugescowl on his face swings around holding a giant smoked salmon in his outstretchedhands. My dad interjected, “What do you mean you don’t like salmon?” and we all burstinto instant laughter. Now, whenever we are at a restaurant and there is salmon on themenu, one of us has to say, “What do you mean you don’t like salmon?”

We usually measure the passage of time in our lives with milestones—graduations, weddings, births, and deaths. However, these events are rather few and far between.It is the little things that happen every day that we must cherish and embrace to givemeaning to our lives. Family jokes, stories, and anecdotes are an important part of the“little things.” It is these shared memories that make up the rich fabric of our lives, thatknowing wink that reminds us of our inside joke.

Another one of our family stories happened when my little brother Owen was in histerrible twos. As all children occasionally do, he was giving my parents a hard time.My exasperated father finally said, “Owen, you’re a tyrant!” Owen stood up with hishands on his hips, looking almost insulted from my dad’s comment as he replied, “Inot a tyrant, I a baby!” My parents jokingly remind us of this tale any time we arebeing difficult.

As is always the case, the night of

Fay’s speech contest finals was one

to remember, as sixteen finalists

presented remarks that were

thoughtful, creative, humorous,

and articulate. We are delighted

to share the winning speech,

presented by sixth grader Joe

Harrington ’15.

The Little Things in Life: The Many Roles of Family Anecdotes

Family anecdotes canoffer more than just agood laugh: they can alsobe used to remind us ofour values and provideencouragement.

A few years ago on afamily vacation, we werewaiting for our turn atthe rock climbing wall.

The proud mother of the girl climbing the wall at that time stood below shoutingencouragement to her daughter. Because of her accent, we quick-ly realized she was from New York. She yelled, “Oh my Gawd!Jocelyn you’re a star!!! Don’t look down! Look up, Jocelyn, lookup! Think about what you can do, not what you can’t do!! Ohmy Gawd! You’re a star, a star, Jocelyn! Go!”

While we were trying to hold in our laughter, we realized all this drama was simply a mother encouraging her child. Now,every time we need that extra push to accomplish somethingchallenging, my parents are bound to say “Jocelyn, you’re a star!”even though they might sound ridiculous saying it.

These family stories can also be used to deal with sad times.

Many years ago, the father of my grandma’s good friend wasdying. Their house was a very sad and quiet place. One day her father had had enough. He walked up to their attic and

rummaged through his old things. He walked down the stairswearing his top hat from the 1800s. He sat down at the table forbreakfast and everyone in the house started laughing hysterically.He had brought laughter back to the house, and even though helater passed away, things were not quite as sad. Now, every timesomething bad happens in that home, someone is bound to say,“It’s time for a trip to the attic.”

Robert Brault, an American writer, once wrote, “Enjoy the littlethings, for one day you may look back and realize they were thebig things.” This quote explains how the big things don’t happenevery day. It may takeyears for a big thingto happen. The littlethings can be muchmore important.They happen everyday, but we just needto notice them. Iwant all of you to gohome and seize theopportunity to findthe joy in everydaylife and cherish it,always.


Congratulations to all our our speech contestwinners! Left to right: Speech winners JoeHarrington ’15 (first place), Jimmy Zhou ’13(honorable mention), Joey Caradimitropoulo ’13(third place), and CameronTurnbull ’13 (second place).Scan the QR code to read thespeeches by Cameron, Joey,and Jimmy.

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Fay athletics is all about having fun, improving skills,and honoring the game…but it’s also nice to win!And Fay athletes celebrated a winning season thiswinter, amassing a 76-50-3 record overall.

Athletes playing all three winter sports—basketball,wrestling, and hockey—experienced thrilling games andgreat tournaments.

Nine different basketball teams, from fifth grade through varsity, represented Fay on the court this winter, with terrificresults. The boys’ sixth grade team placed second at the

Meadowbrook Tournament, and girls’ varsity placed secondat the Nashoba Tournament. Atthe annual Park Hoopfest, wherethe teams played Meadowbrook,Park, and Applewild, both theboys’ and girls’ varsity teamsclaimed first place.

Fay’s wrestlers also shonethroughout the season. A tradition continued with the31st Annual Fay Invitational

Wrestling Tournament, where over 100 wrestlersin grades five through seven from 12 local independent schools participated in the event.Fay wrestlers maintained their reputation asskilled and tenacious competitors: EduardoZhang ’14 placed first in his weight class, withDoug Robbins ’14 placing second in the sameweight class. Other noteworthy victories includ-ed those of Louie Lyons ’16, who placed first inhis weight class; David Moon ’14, who placedsecond in his weight class; and Joseph Pape ’14,who placed fourth in his weight class in his firstmatch of the year.

This season saw some new traditions along withthe old, in the form of two hockey tournamentshosted by Fay. Athletes from Fenn, Fessenden,and Belmont Hill gathered in late January forthe Third Annual Fay Boys’ Hockey InvitationalTournament. Fay won its first game against Fessyin a heartstopping victory, coming back from a

4-1 deficit to win 5-4. The second game of the tournamentwas against Belmont Hill, and the two teams went into over-time, with Fay losing 5-4 on a sudden death goal. Fay lost toFenn 2-0 in the semifinal, and Fessenden, who had lost theirfirst three games in the tournament, defeated Belmont Hillin the championship game.

January also saw the Second Annual Fay Girls’ HockeyInvitational, with teams from Fay, Noble and GreenoughSchool, and Dedham Country Day competing. Fay endedthe day as tournament runner-up, losing in the final toNobles. Coaches from all three schools selected Fay ninthgrader Amy Tournas as Most Outstanding Player of thetournament.

Stay tuned for the spring update: with baseball, softball,lacrosse, and track in the mix, it promises to be an excitingseason!


Photos by A..J Purcell III ’77 and Ellen Harasimowicz


SPORTS SPOTLIGHT

ON THE CONTINUITY OF FAY’SPRE-K – 9TH GRADE PROGRAM:

One thing that makes Fay’s program greatis that we embrace each developmentalstage, so there’s a steady progression ofskill acquisition from Pre-Kindergartenthrough ninth grade. The youngest stu-dents in the Primary School explore andpractice different locomotor skills. Inthird and fourth grade, students learn toapply those skills and movements to asports setting and receive instruction in

specific sports. By fifth grade, students arerefining their skills and beginning tocompete interscholastically.

ON SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND

SUCCESS ON THE FIELD:

It’s not all about winning, of course—but it’s great when we do win! Fay’steams had a winning season overall, andI credit our coaches, who do such a greatjob of setting effort-based (rather thanachievement-based) goals for their ath-

letes. This approach helps all athletes,whether they’re novices or playing at anelite level, to focus on what they can

control—their own effort—and in doingso, to keep developing their skills andhelp their teams be successful.

ON HONORING THE GAME:

Our partnership with Positive CoachingAlliance (PCA) has been incredibly successful so far. This year, we’ve provided training and guidance tocoaches, parents, and students on whatgood sportsmanship means and howyouth sports is fundamentally aboutbeing supportive of your classmates andstriving for a goal. A huge benefit ofFay’s sports program is how it buildsindividual confidence as well as bondsamong students. Because Fay’s upperschoolers are required to play one sporteach season, everyone has opportunitiesto grow. These are the experiences stu-dents take with them into adulthood,knowing they have the strength to faceany new challenge.


A Conversation with Rob Feingold, Director of Athletics

A huge benefit of Fay’ssports program is how it builds bonds among students as well as individual confidence.

Fay welcomed Director of Athletics Rob Feingold this fall. A graduate of Lewis and Clark College with

a master’s degree in education from Boston University, Rob was Middle School Athletic Director and

Admission Officer at Noble and Greenough School, and prior to that he was Assistant Director of

Admission and a math teacher at Fenn School. Rob has enjoyed learning about Fay and getting to know the

students this year—and he’s excited about the opportunities ahead for Fay’s athletics program.


SPORTS SPOTLIGHT

Alumni Athlete Profile:Catching Up With Connor Light ’10

Andover’s hockey team has had a strong season thisyear—and that’s due in part to the efforts of Fay alumnus Connor Light ’10. At 6’5” and nearly 200pounds, Connor is an imposing presence, and this year,

he’s one of the team’s starting defensemen and an integral memberof the team’s power play unit.

Connor has been a member of the 24-man team since coming toAndover in ninth grade, and he has enjoyed the process of comingup through the ranks over the years. “When you’re 14, you’re playing with kids who are 19, even 20 years old. You really have tofocus and work on getting stronger and faster,” he says. “I learned alot about how to become more physical, how to overcome thoseboundaries between me and the older, stronger players.”

Now one of the senior players on the team, Connor enjoys men-toring the younger athletes. “It’s been fun building that reputationas a leader,” he says, “and then taking over the reins.”

Connor looks back fondly on his time playing hockey at Fay—hewas a key member of the school’s team while also playing for localleagues. “I loved being on the ice with my classmates,” he says.“Those were the kids I shared classes and meals with—and thosebonds we built outside the rink transferred to the ice.”

At Fay, Connor took the opportunity to expand his horizons ath-letically and focus on other sports. “I also played football andlacrosse,” he says, “which meant that I built a strong athletic baseand strengthened my skills as an all-around athlete.”

Reflecting on team sports at Fay, Connor adds, “One of the funthings I personally enjoyed was the ability to play at different levels.With all the teams available—from thirds through varsity—wewere matched with athletes of similar ability, as opposed to gettingstuck with much better players and not getting as much playingtime. Fay gave all of us a place to play and enjoy ourselves.”


Lower School students at this year’s Winter Concert.

Third grader Michael Greyston shares his geography project with RobGustavson: a cookie in the shape of a country, with edible map features.

Eighth graders Kolbi Bradley, Simrun Jaggi, Joey Caradimitropoulo,and Grace Cheng check the results on their boiling and freezingexperiments.

Left: Noelle Morgan ’15and Suzy Shin ’14 in thewinter drama production.Above: Victoria Waterfall’16 at Cradles to Crayons.

Pre-Kindergarten student Nikhil Shah collaborates on a building project.

KindergartenersJacob Morse,Victor Longinov,and ChristianBrown don theircolorful best forPlaid Day, inhonor of Mr.Upjohn.

Tony Abbott ’49 speaks to Corie Fogg’s ninth grade English classabout his novel, Leaving Maggie Hope.

Campus Scrapbook

Kindergarteners Nicholas Haseotes andVaidhu Moorthy.

All dressed up for Plaid Day, in honor ofMr. Upjohn: Mary O’Sullivan ’12 andIlianna Santangelo ’12.

Shivam Sharma ’15 tests a programmablerobot.

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Fay CelebratesChinese New Year

Third graders Jillian Robertson andRobyn Campos at a special assembly featuring the Bamidele Dancers.

Faculty and staff present “We Are the World” for Multicultural Week.

Kindergarten students Daniela Carvajal andLulu Mohn explore math concepts with iPads.

Fay parents put together a wonderfulChinese New Year celebration for kindergarten students, with stories, slide shows, projects, and treats.

Kenley Giblin ’21. Members of the cast of How the Grinch StoleChristmas: Elise Bergman ’13, Jumaane Ford ’12,Starr Phillips ’12, and Chiho Im ’13.

At a special ceremony this winter, current and formerboard members gathered to thank Campbell Steward’48 for his vision, guidance, and leadership during his50 years of dedicated service to Fay School.

Campbell’s connection with Fay began in 1944, when he firstcame to Fay as a fifth grader. After graduating in 1948, heattended Groton, Harvard, and the Georgetown UniversitySchool of Foreign Service.

In 1961, Campbell joined Fay’s board as a junior trustee; hewas elected a full trustee in 1965 and became president of theboard in 1969. Over the next twelve years, he helped to guideFay through significant changes and growth, including the1973 vote for coeducation and the construction of both theReinke Building and Steward Dormitory (which was named inhis honor in 1978).

Over the years,Campbell has beeninstrumental inensuring that theboard take on amore active role infacilitating theSchool’s growth.He established the

current committee structure, which enables trustees to focus indepth on a specific area of growth of the School, such as program, facilities, or fundraising. He also increased the number of day parents on the board, making possible a broaderrepresentation of the parent community. “Today,” Campbell says,“we have an excellent board, whose members have a wide rangeof talents to support the School.”

Campbell has certainly seen enormous changes over the years,but he is also proud that the School has successfully held on tothose elements that are “essentially Fay”: “The School hasalways kept up with the times while retaining its traditional values, the emphasis on a well-rounded education, and theeffort system,” he says.

Campbell is also confident in Fay’s future and how well theSchool is positioned to move forward as it meets the needs of21st-century learners. “I’ve always been impressed by the fact thatFay has always had the kind of headmaster it needed for thetimes,” he says. “With educational programs at the fore, andexcellent teaching such a priority, it has been perfect to have RobGustavson at the helm—he has assembled a team that’s particu-larly able to pursue what’s needed today, and the educational program has been advancing by leaps and bounds.”


Celebrating 50 Years of Service:Campbell Steward ’48

“Changes don’t just happen. It takes leadership, understanding, many meetings,patience, guidance, and wisdom...Campbellhas been the guiding force to see to it thatFay continues its important role in the education of children.”

–Former Head of School A. Brooks Harlow, Jr. ’49,

October 21, 1978


Make your reservations directly with the Doubletree HotelBoston/Westborough at (508) 366.5511 or (800) 222.TREE.Be sure to mention the reservation is part of Fay School’sFounders’ Weekend room block.

Questions about Founders’ Weekend or interested in helping with your class’ reunion plans? Contact Mike Voûte, Director of Alumni Relations, at +1-508-490-8205 [email protected].

We hope you'll come back to

Southborough on Saturday, May 5 to

celebrate Fay's Founders' Weekend.

This year, it's your chance to relive your Color

Competition glory days, with the Alumni Color

Games. Try your hand at events like the

Lacrosse/Soccer Shootout, Dorm Room

Inspection, Upjohn Eraser Toss, Waiter Obstacle

Course, and Academic Trivia Challenge!

We will also be remembering the late

Richard V. "Dick" Upjohn and Barbara

Dumont, two dedicated mem-

bers of Fay's faculty and staff. This year, Mr. Upjohn and Mrs.

Dumont are the recipients of the Alumni Council Faculty

Recognition Award, in honor of their commitment to Fay's

core values and their unsurpassed commitment to Fay's students.

Founders’ Weekend and Reunion CelebrationsSaturday, May 5, 2012

Whether or not it is your reunion year, we hope you'll join us for a day of fun and celebration!

Schedule of Events

Accommodations

9:00 am - 4:00 pm Registration

9:30 am – 11:00 am Student Color Competition: Reds vs. Whites

11:30 am – 12:30 pm All School Picnic

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Remembering Mr. Upjohn and Mrs. Dumont

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Alumni Color Games: Reds vs. Whites!

3:00 pmUpper School Musical matinée performance: Aladdin

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm An Update on the Strategic Plan for Fay’s Next Ten Yearswith Head of School Rob Gustavson

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Young Alumni Dinner (for Class of 2007 - 2011)

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Cocktails (for alumni 21 and older and guests)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Founders’ Dinner and presentation of the Alumni Council Faculty Recognition Award

For more information and to register online for Founders’ Weekend events, please visit www.fayschool.org/founders

1936News from JOHN BERMINGHAM:“In the University of Denver's "Life-long Learning" program, I am present-ing The Bursting of Humanity's Bubbleand the Myth of Sustainability—aneight-week course that meets for twohours each week. I wonder if anyoneat Fay is talking about this future,teaching about it, or even thinkingabout it.” FAIR GOODALE writes,“A dull but happy report. My entirefamily is well and all will be visiting inthe next few months.”

1947 65th Reunion

Responding to sports news from Fay,PETER MILLARD writes, “I wish Ilived closer to Southborough so I couldparticipate…but I opted for Hawaii. Iplayed a lot of hockey starting at Fayand through college, so the thought ofwatching the present day kids play isenticing!”

1959TED GREEN has this update: “I hadtwo books on Global AIDS publishedin 2011: Broken Promises: How theAIDS Establishment Has Betrayed theDeveloping World and (with AllisonRuark) AIDS, Behavior, and Culture. Iam currently director of The NewParadigm Fund, and I hold anappointment at the Johns HopkinsUniversity School of Public Health. Iwas in Indonesia recently to begin astudy of AIDS and injecting drugaddicts. I am also on Facebook thesedays.”

1964News from TOM KANE: “Stilldefending the faith, selling trade creditinsurance from my home in Quito,Ecuador.”

1973JEFFREY JAY writes, “On January17, I co-hosted a reception for MittRomney in New York City. I was withMitt and Ann Romney for theRepublican debate in Jacksonvillebefore the Florida primary. I ran intoKRIS AND TUSHARACANEKERATNE P’11, ’12 at theSuper Bowl. They were there with theirboys, and we all were disappointedwith the fourth quarter results.”


CLASS NOTES

Jeffrey Jay ’73 (pictured right) at a pheasant and partridge shoot in Scotlandthis fall.

1975ALICE HARLOW RONCONIwrites, “I recently connected via thephone with fellow Fay alumnusDAVID PAQUETTE ’87 after read-ing about his Biba brand of beveragethat was featured in Fay Magazine. It'salso been marvelous to be in touchwith other Fay alumni on Facebook. Iencourage any member of the class of1975 to connect and be a part of theongoing conversation. I'm also Skypingon a fairly regular basis with classmateMark Posselius. It's fantastic how tech-nology can be leveraged! I was also soproud of the Fay School Alumni Awardthat was given to my dad, A. BROOKS HARLOW, JR. '49.”

1981TOM FLEMING checked in with thisupdate: “I am the executive director inthe West Central Florida Area of aworldwide company called BNI. Oneof our company mantras is, “Changingthe way the world does business”—lastyear, members of this worldwideorganization generated $2.3 billionworth of business for each otherthrough a culture of what we call R-A-P (results-oriented, accountable andpassionate). These are the values bywhich we pursue “excellence” in thespirit of continuous improvement…We have about 50 team players herein the West Central Florida area thatsupport our 1700 members. I was soenthralled with Mr. Gustavson’s com-munication regarding “An Expectationof Excellence” [in our previous issue ofFay Magazine] that I had to share itwith our team via email to read andcomment on. In future months, at ourmonthly team meeting, I will be hand-ing the article out to everyone so wecan have a focused discussion aroundthe article. My reasoning is that if wetoo as a team can continue to embracethe ideals so well said in this article we

will continue to make a massive differ-ence in people’s lives. This is just myway of saying that so many years later,Fay School continues to impact my lifeand the lives of others around me. Fay’simpact is not on just those of us whoattended and who are now alumni—Fay’s impact is felt by the people whoselives we touch as well.”

1983

Here’s the latest from ISABELPEDRAZA: “Well, I guess I finallyhave something I can contribute, sinceit's been a pretty eventful year. I hadmy first baby, Keegan Carlos PedrazaSinger, on September 30. We boughtour first house in September andmoved in almost two months later,

which was pretty ambitious (and crazy)of us to do. We live in the HollywoodHills, almost underneath theHollywood sign, in a mid-centuryhouse with great floor to ceiling win-dows and redwoods in our backyard—which is great, because we never getout of the house anymore except towork. But our little one is fabulous,even if he's trying to break us by sleepdeprivation (we call him our little ter-rorist).”

1985We heard this news from RICHARD NEDLIN: “Great to seesome names from the past. I havemade my home in Aspen, Colorado,with my wife and two daughters, agesthree and eight. I still keep in touchwith CHRISTIAN BAGSHAW andunfortunately have lost touch with oth-ers. I am the deputy district attorney intown and having a blast. If anyonecomes to town, feel free to send me anote or just drop by the courthouseand stop into my office. Hope every-one is well!” BURTON GRAY writes,“Yardley and I are still in DC. Ourdaughters Courson (CC) and Abigailare now eight and six, in grade threeand grade one at St. Patrick's EpiscopalDay School.”

1987 25th Reunion

BEN FERNANDEZ writes, “I havelived in Chicago for the past two years.My wife Carmen and I have three girls(ages four, two, and eight months). InMay, we are going to open a newrestaurant in downtown Chicago calledCaza Mezcal by Black Coffee Gallery.”GARY EICHELBERGER writes, “Inearly March, my wife, Kacey, and I willbe traveling to Lilongwe, Malawi withour two young children, Virginia andJack, and will be spending three


CLASS NOTESCLASS NOTES

Keep in Touch!Send your news and

photos to Erin Ash Sullivan,

Director of Communications, at

[email protected].

Isabel Pedraza ‘83 with husband and son, Keegan.

months there. Kacey will be doingobstetrical care and maternal healthresearch, and I will be teaching theolo-gy and serving in the Anglican Dioceseof Lake Malawi. (I am still a lawyerbut am in the process of becoming anEpiscopal priest.) Over ten years ago,Kacey and I spent a year living andworking in Zimbabwe, which is notfar from Malawi, and we are eager tointroduce our children to this part ofthe world.”

1988ANGELA WONG has this news:“My husband, Lawrence, and I arehappily settled in San Francisco, rais-ing our two-year-old twins Amelia andAidan. I work as a pediatrician withKaiser and would love to hear newsfrom old Fay friends!”

1991SETH MARTIN writes, “I was mar-ried to Sasha Dizard in October of thisyear. Attending the wedding wereNICK CONIARIS in the weddingparty; my best man, MICHAELMARTIN '88; and Fay teachers pastand current including STUROSENWALD, LEANNBREWITT, LILY GOLDFARB, andof course my mother MARYMARTIN.” ANDREW KELLARshares, “My wife and I decided to start

our kids on an online schooling pro-gram so we could open their minds tonew cultures by traveling to Nicaraguafor part of the winter for family surftrip. We are also starting to getinvolved in the community down hereand are excited to call this home forthe winter.”

1992 20th Reunion

TERI GOTGART ANDERSEN andher husband Derek recently welcomedtheir second daughter, Esah Joy, intotheir family, joining her big sisterChloe Mae, who was born in 2004.LIZA DENNY ONEGLIA writes,“My husband, Dan, and I welcomedour second child, Andrew Sterling, onOctober 15, 2011. We hope to bringhim and his big sister, Beatrice to visitFay sometime soon!” From AMBIBOWO: “We are currently living inSan Francisco. My wife, Thesia, and Iare blessed with three girls: Almira, agenine; Jameela, age seven; and Aleema,age three. While Thesia and I areworking in the furniture/art business,two of our girls go to an all-girlsschool whose philosophy and

mission/vision remind me so much ofFay! When I look back at my time as aboarding student at Fay, far from myfamily, I really appreciate my timethere. I still remember my weekendtrips, basketball games, my dinners atStu Rosenwald's home, family-stylemeals with other international stu-dents, the Red/White competition…gosh, there are so many great memories there. Hopefully this yearwe'll be able to make our way to goodold Southborough...my girls have beenasking to visit the school that I'vetalked so much about!”

1993AMY TRUMBULL reports that shereceived a doctorate in physical thera-py from Simmons College in 2010and is working at Beth IsraelDeaconess Medical Center in Boston.MARIA DANTOS has this excitingnews to share:“My husband andI had a baby boyon November 30.His name isTheodoreAlexanderKatsaros, and weare overjoyed.”

Andrew Kellar ’91’s winter home inNicaragua.

Theodore AlexanderKatsaros, son ofMaria Dantos ’93.

Ambi Bowo ’92 and family.



Bev LaFoley, the mother ofM.J. LAFOLEY ’92 , invitesall Fay alumni to participate inMJ's Race, which takes placeFriday March 23, 2012 inWaterville Valley, NH. Youcan come join other alumnion the hill or afterwards atCoyote Grill. If you have anyquestions, contact Bev [email protected] ormjfoundation.org.

Seth Martin ’91 with wife Sasha Dizardand mother Mary Martin.



Jimmy Gibson ’54 has had just a few adven-tures in his years since Fay: he’s worked as a graphic designer for Raymond Lowy,

founded an ad agency, established the NationalFederation of Commercial Fisherman, successfully lobbied Congress to obtain the200-mile limit for commercial fisherman, written and published a book (Tell It Goodbye,Kiddo, about the decline of the New Englandoffshore fishing industry), sailed competitively,and run a company that helps organizationsprocure energy at reduced prices.

Now, you can find online documentation of one of Jimmy’s earliest adventures, as a sports car and Formula 1 racing photographer.Jimmy’s new website, www.jimmygibsonpho-tographer.com, showcases images from racing’sgolden era of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

The images feature major drivers of the dayracing at circuits like Sebring, Bridgehampton,and Nassau, along with some of the most beautiful racing vehicles of the time, includingFerraris, Porsches, Cobras, and Alfa Romeos.

Jimmy’s vivid photos capture the ethos and

excitement of racing during this era—and hisown passion for the sport. “I got my first oppor-tunity to work in the pits for Lucky Casner[creator of Casner’s Camoradi] back in 1959,while I was still at St. Paul’s School,” he explains.“I graduated later that spring and went on toParsons School of Design, but I still managed to find my way down to Nassau Speed Weeks inDecember 1959.”

Today, more than 50 years later, Jimmy hasmade the images available on the Internet. Hehas enjoyed the process of converting the classicKodachrome images to digital scans and hasbeen amazed by the level of detail the scans provide. “Before scanning,” he says, “there wasn’ta way to print the old slides anymore, but nowthe scans provide incredibly sharp prints in largesizes.” From a moody shot of a white 2-literFerrari sitting in the rain to a picture of Phil Hillpushing his Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa to the grid,the photos truly capture a moment in time. AsJimmy notes on his website, his goal is to “bringyou so close to the action that only the sweetsmell of Castrol R wafting through the pitscould bring it any closer.”

Close to the Action: A Look Back at Racing’s Glory Days with Jimmy Gibson ’54

1995JUSTIN JAGHER married STACYSATTER JAGHER ’97 on June 4,2011, with DAN SATTER andJULIA PINSHAW ’97 as part of thebridal party (see entry for 1997).

1997 15th Reunion

ROB TRUMBULL shares that he iscurrently vice president at State StreetGlobal Advisors, Boston. STACYSATTER JAGHER writes with thisnews: “JUSTIN JAGHER ’95 and Iare very happy to share that we gotmarried on June 4, 2011! JULIAPINSHAW and my brother, DANSATTER '95, were part of our bridalparty.” NIKKI BROMMA ’02, sisterof JON BROMMA, wrote in withthis news of her brother: “Jon wasmarried on September 24, 2011 to hislovely and amazing wife SarahButterfield at Woodlawn, a graciousestate once part of Mount Vernon, inAlexandria, Virginia. Jon and Sarah

currently live in Washington, D.C.and work in Virginia (though Sarah isnow in a masters program atGeorgetown as well). LANREDOKUN was one of my brother'sgroomsmen (he spared a quick breakfrom his busy med school schedule),an obvious choice as he was Jonathan'sroommate at Fay and at St. Paul's. Aswe have some new family and oldfriends that were once our Fay rivals—some from Fenn, Dana Hall, andFessenden, even some Brookies, wejoked that it was a mini ISL confer-ence, as many more in the weddingparty attended St. Paul's, Middlesex(where Sarah attended school), but

many more schools were representedfrom along the east coast.” TOMMOSCHOS writes, “I will be gettingmarried down on the Cape inSeptember to Erin Hickey. We are veryexcited to be celebrating with friendsand family this fall.” KINSLEYBURRILL PERRY also has news:“Since my wedding in 2008, I havehad two precious little boys with myhusband Trevor. Jackson William Perrywas born on October 19, 2010, andDeclan James Perry was born onJanuary 11, 2012. I've also beeninvolved with a start-up online gamingbusiness: LeagueNation.com. I hopeeveryone at Fay is doing well. I lookforward to seeing some familiar facesin May.”

1998SARAH LONG COHEN reportsthat she continues to work as Directorof Risk Management for GovConHRbased out of Annapolis, Maryland. Sheand her husband welcomed their firstchild, a son, in April 2011.

1999CARLYN FITZGERALD writes,“Life is going great. In the fall, Imoved from Boston, MA to Wichita,to pursue a master’s degree in marriageand family therapies at FriendsUniversity. Wichita is beautiful—fullof the friendliest people I've ever met,along with some surprisingly amazingrestaurants! Hope everyone from Fay'99 is happy and healthy.”

2000LEICO WAKABAYASHI has thisgood news: “I got married at the endof 2011, and we will be flying to theMaldives for our honeymoon!”

2002 10th Reunion

Update from JONATHANDEMELLO: “I am currently attendingHarvard University and am roommateswith ADAM OCH '03 in Boston. I



Newlyweds Justin Jagher ’95 and StacySatter Jagher ’97.

Jackson and DeclanPerry, the sons ofKinsley Burrill Perry’97.

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Fay’s Alumni Council has created a page for alumni to re-

connect and catch up. Loginto facebook and search for

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work at Back Bay Social Club andlook forward to our 10th class reunionthis year.” Be sure to check outNIKKI BROMMA’S notes about thewedding of her brother, JONBROMMA ’97 (in the 1997 entry).

2004MIKE LEVANGIE has this news: “Igraduated from Lehigh University thispast December. This August, I ammoving to New York City to beginwork in the Health IndustriesAdvisory practice atPricewaterhouseCoopers. In the mean-time, I will be living in Hopkintonand doing some traveling before enter-ing the ‘real world.’”

2005JUSTIN BRODIE KOMMIT writes,“I am graduating from BucknellUniversity this year. After spending thesummer leading teen adventure trips

for WildernessVentures, I will bebeginning a PhD pro-gram at JohnsHopkins University incell, molecular, devel-opmental biology, andbiophysics (CMDB).”

2008 ERICA SHAY grad-uated from CushingAcademy and is currently a freshmanat Salve ReginaCollege in Newport,RI. Earlier this winter, she took part ina fundraiser and raised over $60,000for the Invisible Children’s ProtectionPlan, a non-profit organization thatworks towards ending the war inCentral Africa, rebuilding schools forchildren, and funding rehabilitationcenters. TALIA LESSER writes, “I'm

taking a gap year, living in California,working and learning a lot outside ofthe classroom.” SCOTT ISBELL, asinger who is attending BerkleeCollege of Music, just signed an artistdevelopment deal and production con-tract with veteran music executive andproducer Burnie Stevenson. Stevensonhas produced for artists such as KellyRowland of Destiny’s Child, Ray J,Dru Hill, and the production team ofSugarhill Records.

2009SEITU MOREL, a senior atNorthfield Mount Hermon, playedvarsity soccer this past fall and is playing varsity basketball this winter.

2010MADDIE BEECHER was named tothe Dean’s List for the fall term atChoate Rosemary Hall.

2011JANE CHIAVELLI reports that she’sin the fourth form at St. Marks, “stillriding and competing and enjoyingmy new English springer spanielpuppy, Sophia.”



Left to right: Members of the Class of 2011: Hannah Fuller,Sydney Howard, Emma Baumbach, Paige Crotty, and KatieFuller.

A. Brooks Harlow, Jr. ’49 Receives Fay School Alumni Award

A. Brooks Harlow Jr., ’49 has been selected by the Alumni Council as the2012 recipient of the Fay School Alumni Award. This prestigious award is presented each year by vote of the Council in recognition of actions exemplifying Fay School’s motto, Poteris Modo Velis, “You can if you will.”

Mr. Harlow’s unwavering commitment to Fay’s values and its community ofalumni, parents, students, and faculty is unrivaled. He opened Fay’s doors to ageneration of women, some of whom are now sending their daughters andsons to Fay, and he extended Fay's reach across the U.S. and around the world. Through their enthusiasm for building community, Mr. Harlow andhis late wife, Mimi, have long been the cornerstones of the Fay family for hundreds of grateful alumni.

This award was presented to Mr. Harlow at his home inFlorida on February 11 by Rob Gustavson, Head of School, and Steve White, former Head of School, on behalf of the Alumni Council.


In Memoriam

This winter, Fay mourned the loss of Richard V. “Dick”Upjohn, who died on January 4, 2012. A dedicatedmember of Fay’s faculty for 52 years, Mr. Upjohn influ-

enced the lives of generations of students with his intellect,warmth of spirit, and love of learning.

The son of Columbia University fine arts professor EverardUpjohn and his wife, Florence, Mr. Upjohn grew up inMinneapolis, New York City, and Rindge, New Hampshire(where the family maintained a summer home). He attendedKent School before graduating cum laude from HarvardUniversity in 1951 with a degree in American history.

Mr. Upjohn’s teaching career began at York Country DaySchool in York, Pennsylvania. In 1960 he accepted a position atFay, and over the years he taught history and served as historydepartment chair, athletics coach, and administrator. Mr.Upjohn officially retired from teaching duties in 1997, but, as

he noted in an interview with FayMagazine in 2009, “it didn’t stick.” Forthe next fourteen years, he continued towork in the Learning Center, superviseathletic activities with students, and heeven helped lead rigorous hiking trips upMount Monadnock each fall.

An avid birdwatcher and Adirondack Forty-Sixer, Mr. Upjohnshared his love of hiking and the outdoors with his family andcountless Fay students. He spent many summers in KeeneValley, New York, in the heart of the high peaks region of theAdirondack Mountains. There, he managed Putnam Camp, asmall seasonal resort, often putting in a full day of physicallabor before taking off in the late afternoon for a quick climbup one of the region's many mountains. It was at Putnamwhere he met his wife, Sabra, and after retiring from his mana-gerial duties he continued to summer and hike in the regionfor the rest of his life.

RICHARD V. “DICK” UPJOHN

May the road rise up to meet you.May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face,the rains fall soft upon your fields.And, until we meet again,May God hold you in the palm of His hand.-Irish Blessing

“Whether it was the chalk hanging like a cigarette

from his upper lip as he rolled through Greek histo-

ry, the loving encouragement while climbing Mount

Monadnock, or his discoveries in economics along

with his students when teaching the course for the

first time, my two years in his classroom stand out as

the some of the smartest, warmest, most encouraging

times I had at Fay.” –David Panagore ’79

The Fay community was reminded ofone of its “traditions of old” this pastwinter, with the passing of Mrs.Barbara Dumont, Fay’s seamstress for41 years.

Mrs. Dumont, born Barbara Craig,graduated from Marlborough HighSchool in 1931 and married RaymondDumont. She spent the first part of heradult life as a housewife, mother, andBrownie and Girl Scout leader. The earlydeath of her husband in 1964 led her ona new path, and in in 1965, she beganworking as a seamstress at Fay.

But Mrs. Dumont was much more thana seamstress. As her official obituarynoted, she was also “laundry and pack-age monitor, lunch table mentor, teapourer, and unofficial grandmother toseveral generations of Fay students.”

Mrs. Dumont retired from Fay in 2006at the age of 93. She continued heractive life as deaconess at PilgrimChurch and enjoyed time at the cardtable in her living room, where she couldbe found playing cards or doing puzzles.

Mrs. Dumont was 98 when she died onDecember 9, 2011. She leaves her sister,Dorothea Brown; her son, RobertDumont; daughters Joan Clark andDonna Wilson; and many grandchildren(including grandson Brian Clark ’85),great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

A lifelong environmentalist, Mr. Upjohn was instrumental instarting a recycling program at Fay long before such activitieswere fashionable, and he served on the SouthboroughConservation Commission for many years until his death.

Mr. Upjohn was also known and beloved for riding his bicycleto and from campus regardless of the weather, and for his affini-ty for plaid blazers and pants. For those who spent their Fayyears with him, however, he is perhaps best known for his dexterity on the Dining Room chimes and his recitation of the“Irish Blessing” at important community meals.

At the age of 82, Dick’s life ended here at Fay, between classes, atone of the places he loved best—ever committed to his students,the School, and its motto, Poteris Modo Velis.

Mr. Upjohn leaves his wife, Sabra; his daughter, Emily Leist Vatis(a former member of Fay’s faculty); sons Richard Upjohn ’73 andStephen Upjohn ’78; and grandchildren Kate Leist ’04, ChrisLeist ’07, and Erin Leist ’09.


IN MEMORIAM

My grandfather was my first teacher—the one who

first instilled in me a love of wildlife, who taught me

to be fearless, who taught me that there was so much

more to history than facts in a textbook.”

—granddaughter Kate Leist ’04

“I had the honor of being a student of Mr. Upjohn as

well as a colleague at Fay. He modeled intellectual

curiosity, the most outstanding of work ethics, and

commitment to others and an institution.”

–Suzanne Walker Buck ’86

BARBARA DUMONT, BARBARA DUMONT, former staff, December 9, 2011former staff, December 9, 2011

ELISHA DYER, JR. '47

October 27, 2011

Elisha Dyer was born in New York Cityin 1932 to Katharine Whitaker andElisha Dyer. After Fay, he graduated fromSt. George's School in Newport, RhodeIsland, and earned a B.A. from BrownUniversity. He served in France for twoyears with the U.S. Army as a mechanicand later joined the investment firmClark Dodge in 1960, where he special-ized as an equity research analyst. In 1969he moved to Hilliard Lyons, representingthem on the American Stock Exchange,and he retired in 1997 as senior vice presi-dent. He was a past trustee of theWashington Montessori School andRumsey Hall School, treasurer of theStone Church in New Preston,Connecticut, and served on Washington'sGreenway Committee. He is survived byhis wife of 47 years, Natalie HubbardDyer, and three daughters.

THOMAS HENRY SAWYER ’51

June 11, 2011

Thomas Henry Sawyer was born inFramingham, Massachusetts, in 1935,the son of the late Albert E. and Ellen C.Sawyer. After Fay School, he attendedWestminster Academy and graduatedfrom the University of Maine in Orono,where he was a Sigma Chi. He alsoattended Williams College Trust School,

where he became a Certified LifeUnderwriter and a Certified FinancialPlanner. He was employed by Key Bankas Senior Vice-President of the TrustDivision for over 20 years. He alsoworked for Travelers Insurance and was ateacher and coach at Boothbay RegionalHigh School. Tom was a member of theAugusta Country Club and was an avidgolfer and fly fisherman. He was alsoactive in many civic organizations in theKennebec Valley, including Old FortWestern, Kennebec Historical Society,and the Republican Party. Tom is sur-vived by his wife of 53 years, Sara BoydSawyer, three daughters, and manygrandchildren.

PETER VON SCHILLINGSTANLEY '53

February 7, 2012

Peter Stanley was born in 1938, the sonof Sara von Schilling Stanley and JamesSelwyn Stanley. After Fay, he graduatedfrom The Governor’s Academy, and laterfrom Harvard with a degree in psycholo-gy. He served in the Army in Vietnamon a special assignment to study the psy-chological effects of guerrilla warfare andat Walter Reed Army Medical Centertraining monkeys for space missions.Later, he became a stockbroker, workingat Merrill Lynch, Wheat First Securities,Branch Cabell, and Scott & Stringfellow.For several years he was also an

alcoholism counselor with Region X inCharlottesville. A life-long musician, hehitchhiked with his guitar and sleepingbag around the U.S. collecting folk songswherever he could find them, and heengendered his love for music in all whoheard him sing and play his guitar andbanjo. An avid outdoorsman, he andclose friends reached the summit of Mt.McKinley in 1985, and with family andfriends he canoed rivers and lakes inVirginia, West Virginia, Canada andNorway. Peter is survived by his wife,Virginia Stanley, and their three sons.

READ ALBRIGHTformer faculty July 16, 2011

Read Albright was born in 1938, the sonof Fuller Albright and Claire BirgeAlbright. He attended Park School andDexter School, and he graduated fromMilton Academy in 1956. Read graduat-ed from Harvard in 1960 with a degreein English. Read taught at Fay from1962 to 1964; he also coached andserved as a dorm parent, living on thethird floor of the Dining Room with hiswife, JoAnne, and their first child. Afterleaving Fay, Read taught at Fenn School,where he remained for 39 years. Readleaves his wife, Joanne, a son and twodaughters, and six grandchildren.


IN MEMORIAM

What keeps you at Fay?

I really enjoy the people I work with and the Fay community—and the students are terrific. Despite the fact that I’ve been here20 years, when each September rolls around, it always seemsnew—and that’s always exciting. And I’ve been lucky to havebeen presented with great opportunities for growth and newchallenges along the way.

What do you love about Fay students?

There’s an incredible diversity here, with so many students whoare enthusiastic about learning and hungry for sophisticatedideas. I’m looking forward to teaching sixth grade again nextyear—it’s such a great age group. The students have wonderfulenergy, they’re well prepared from fifth grade, and they’re ready tojump in and take on critical thinking challenges. I enjoy helpingthem make those leaps and make the connections across the disciplines.

How do you define a “teachable moment”?

We have some great conversations in my class. Some of the bestmoments are when the students make a connection betweensomething we’re studying and the world today. That’s one of thereasons I’ve enjoyed teaching about Ancient Rome—there aresignificant parallels that the students are frequently able to identify. These are the moments that aren’t planned or scripted—but sometimes the informal moments are the most memorable.

Why do you choose to live on campus?

My family has lived in the dorms for all but four of the years thatI’ve worked here. I love the impact that we as dorm parents canhave on the students’ lives. We build strong relationships thatcarry over into the classroom and the playing field. We get to seeanother side of the kids—and those strong connections that wemake are so rewarding, for us as well as the students.

Faculty Profile: Q&AFaculty Profile: Q&Awith Bruce Chauncey with Bruce Chauncey

This year, faculty member Bruce Chauncey celebratedhis twentieth year of dedicated service to Fay. A gradu-ate of Dickinson College who had worked at EagleHill School and Dexter School, Bruce came to Fay in1992 as a dorm parent and coach.

Since then, he has served in numerous capacities atFay—as an admission officer, the Director ofFinancial Aid, and as a teacher in the Wellnessdepartment, the history department, and theInternational Student Program. Bruce is now enteringhis third year as chair of the history department; thisyear, he has particularly enjoyed collaborating withLatin teacher Dan Blanchard on the Ancient Greekand Roman history course, which is now offered to alleighth graders.

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