PALLIUMTHE MAGAZINE OF

CANTERBURY SCHOOL

VOL. 30, NO. 1

PALLIUMVol. 30, No. 1 2013

PALLIUMA circular band about two inches wide, a pallium is made of white wool and worn over the chasuble around the neck, breast, and shoulders. With its two pendants draping down in the back and front, respectively, a pallium is also marked by six black crosses of silk. The wearing of the pallium dates to the Fourth Century. It was first given to St. Augustine by Pope Gregory the Great, and each successive archbishop has worn one. A representation of the pallium appears in the center of the School seal, as well as in the School’s logotype.

Editor, Photographer, Designer: Marc Vanasse ’73

On the cover: Math teacher and Director of Studies Sue Roberts conducts Calculus class using a SMARTboard controlled by Sixth Former Josephine Purdy via an iPad.

How to Reach UsThe Pallium encourages its readers to communicate with the School.Mail: Pallium Editor, Canterbury School, 101 Aspetuck Avenue, New Milford, CT 06776E-Mail: pallium@cbury.org • Fax: (available 24 hours a day): 860-350-4425 Call: 860-210-3800 (Switchboard), 1-800-526-1710 www.cbury.org

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The Canterbury Classsroom in the 21st CenturyBy Lou MandlerHow Canterbury teachers are preparing their students to enter an increasingly technological and global world as educated citizens and leaders.

Turning the PageBy Wright DanenbargerTossing out the traditional weighty American Literature tome, the English Department is harnesssing technology to customize its own American Literature iBook with which students interact on their iPads.

Fall with FriendsThe David C. Copley ’70 Library was transformed into a festive autumn setting for Canterbury’s first benefit auction, “Fall with Friends,” sponsored by the Parents Association.

Homecoming DayUpon their return to campus, graduates enjoy picture-perfect weather.

Campus LifeNews of the School and photos.

Numbers GaloreThink you know math? Veteran Canterbury math teacher Jack McCabe takes the reader of his book on a joyful ride through perfect numbers, prime numbers, Pythagorean triples, and twin primes.

Canterbury Marks 20 Years of Pilgrimages to LourdesPhoto essay by Marc Vanasse ’73

Remembering Walter F. SheehanBy William E. KnoxFrom a chapter of his memoir, Deerfield Academy’s William E. Knox recalls the influence his English teacher had on him–three years before the teacher became Canterbury’s second Headmaster.

Class NotesNews, photos, and more

Grandparents’ DayMay 7

Parents’ WeekendMay 9-10

College Fair & WorkshopsMay 9

Honor Society DinnerMay 12

Athletic DinnerMay 21

Academic Awards AssemblyMay 22

Graduation DayMay 27

Reunion 2014June 6-8

Mark Your Calendar

Canterbury School, founded in 1915 by Roman Catholic laymen, is a coeducational, boarding and day school of approximately 355 students, grades 9-12. The Roman Catholic commitment of the School remains central.

Canterbury School is a non-profit institution that seeks and admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, and does not discriminate in the administration of its programs and policies.

The Canterbury Observer is a regular feature of the Pallium. It is a forum for any and all alumni, faculty, and friends of Canterbury to share their thoughts and interests. Views do not necessarily express the philosophy of Canterbury School.

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How Canterbury teachers are preparing their students to enter an increasingly technological and global world as educated citizens and leaders.

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Theology teacher Amy Omaña 86 works with some of her World Religions students.

W from the class of 1980 or even 2000 to spend a day as students in the Canterbury classroom of 2013-2014, they would experience a remarkably different learning environment.

Most students begin the day’s work the night before in the dorm or at home checking Podium, Canterbury’s online academic platform, to confirm their assignments for the next day. Students in all math classes, American Literature, and biology can access their homework through e-texts rather than heavy, cumbersome traditional texts. Some assignments require students to watch a video clip posted on Podium or consult information on a LibGuide, which a teacher has created on the David C. Copley ’70 Library home page. Students might also check the online gradebook to see if recent quizzes or assignments have been graded and the grades posted.

A Fifth Former might begin her day in Mandarin class, where teacher Sylvia Wang uses Twitter for question and answer, enabling every student to respond to every question. Progressing to Paul Dolan’s American Literature class,

she uses an iPad to access the iAnnotate app, where her teacher and classmates have annotated the text of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown.” Before lunch, she works with three other students at a whiteboard to solve problems in Dr. Wessel’s physics class. During part of lunch break, she sends Mom a quick text to announce a high grade on her recent physics test. After lunch, in Pre-Calculus, Prescott Hagen uses

the GeoGebra app to help students better understand trig ratios. In American History, students have posted online responses to a question posed by Ryan Bailey. In class, he pulls up all the responses as a basis for the class discussion.

In other classrooms that day, students have turned in their English essays online viaTurnitin.com.; language students are being reminded to keep up with their online Rosetta Stone assignments; and students in Mr. Roberts’ “flipped” math class are working through their homework problems in class after viewing their teacher’s explanations through a video “homework” assignment the night before.

Canterbury’s classroom environment results from many factors, but the technology revolution and the focus on 21st Century skills have influenced it greatly.

Paul Cauchon introduced computers to Canterbury’s classroom in the 1970s when he taught a computer class. He also gave in-service classes to the likes of the late Bill D’Alton ’42, Jules Viau, and Jean Hebert in the 1980s. Just seven years ago, laptops and SMARTboards were

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the centerpieces of Canterbury’s application of technology in the classroom. Today, Canterbury is preparing its students to enter an increasingly technological and global world as educated citizens and leaders. Apple TVs, iPads, more sophisticated web-based academic platforms, and even social media such as Twitter are tools in this endeavor. At the college level, there is much buzz about MOOCs (massive open online courses); at the secondary level, the discussion is more about blended learning (a combination of online and face-to-face instruction.)

Does more technology really produce a better educated student? What about Canterbury’s mission pledge to “forge lasting relationships between faculty and students”? These are important questions which administrators and teachers at Canterbury have considered as we teach 21st Century students.

Canterbury has always had great teachers. JP Mandler describes teaching in a classroom next to Rod Clarke in the 1970s, and when JP’s class was busy working on an essay, JP would eavesdrop as Rod issued dramatic descriptions about such historical events as the demise

of the Empress Elizabeth of the Hapsburg dynasty. As he neared the age of 80, Patrick Hemingway still remembered Ed Mack as a remarkable history teacher.

The teacher still matters. A good teacher is still the most important ingredient in a student’s education. Technology is not an end in itself; however, judicious use of technology promotes the acquisition of skills commonly referred to as 21st Century skills --those judged to be especially important in this century’s culture. Major 21st Century skills include collaboration and communication; experiential and project based learning; critical thinking skills; research, media, and technology literacy, and global awareness.

Canterbury art teacher Marsha Doran plans to develop an inter-school art history project with a peer teacher in San Diego, CA, a venture made possible by using various social media platforms. When Sue Roberts’ calculus students created tutorial videos on iPads, they developed many more skills than had they been asked simply to memorize formulas. Students in Jeff Johnson’s U.S. History classes routinely develop their critical thinking skills by watching a video clip and then

“Today, we are preparing our students to enter

an increasingly technological and global world as

educated citizens and leaders. Apple TVs,

iPads, more sophisticated web-based academic

platforms, and even social media such as

Twitter are tools in this endeavor.”

Ryan Bailey helps his American History students, Alex Petersen ’15, Dylan Morris ’15, and Wade Jones ’15, do research for a project.

Sixth Formers Jenny Waegelein and Olivia Korth collaborate on math problems.

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courses, Dr. Tania Wessel’s honors physics course and Jonathan Diamond’s AP U.S. History course are blended learning courses in that a portion of the courses are delivered online while they continue to hold regular face-to-face classes. The 21st century committee is discussing the development of a pilot blended learning course that will replace two class periods a week with online exercises and information.

Significant change in education brings losses as well as gains. Faculty member Jen Chandler ’84 appreciates Java programs that

analyzing and synthesizing the issue presented. Teachers today demand more of their students than memorization.

Canterbury is responding to the current revolution in education with a resolve to change as necessary to give our students an excellent education that prepares them for college and the workplace while maintaining the individualized and personal atmosphere that is an essential element of our identity.

Given the importance of good teachers and the crucial role they play in creating innovative classroom techniques, Canterbury is committed to providing the necessary professional development for its faculty. Last summer, Susan Hodge Withers ’77, parent of Katie ’15, generously donated funds to supplement the professional development budget, enabling faculty members to take online courses in online learning. Our in-service days this year will address technology, online learning, and 21st Century skills.

As a result of their summer

simulate experiments, videos that give a detailed analysis of difficult conceptual material, and the fact that all notes are written on the SMARTboard and thus preserved. However, she finds that students entering Canterbury from middle schools with no physical lab experience have no knowledge of how to handle equipment. She has observed that when schools rely on electronic versions of labs, students have reduced confidence and independence in real lab situations. Science labs are an experience that technology will not replace at Canterbury.

As I write this article, teachers continue to explore still more ways to make learning exciting, introduce students to ways to access information, develop higher level thinking and collaboration skills, and connect to today’s global culture. Students on the Canterbury hill continue to enjoy the community life and physical beauty of our campus while accessing the world beyond in a way that students of past decades did not.

Chemistry teacher Jen Lee Chandler ’84 explains a lab experiment about light with students Francesca Piccolo ’16 and Vladimir Papov ’16, who uses his iPad to take notes.

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Math teacher Chris Roberts controls his SMARTboard through his iPad while assisting Olivia Brasloff ’15 and Kelley Deshaies ’14.

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About eight years ago, the teachers of American Literature decided to stop teaching the course chronologically in favor of a thematic approach that would better enable the students to articulate what makes the nation’s literature distinctly “American.” We found that the new course worked well for our aims, but teaching thematically left us with one new problem: our anthology, chronologically organized as most are, did not present the texts to suit our new method. Moreover, we soon found the textbook market offered nothing for us either. We were left with only one viable option: write our own American literature textbook.

It was an idea that excited us, and since we had the content of the course fairly well mapped out, we knew what we wanted it to look like. Canterbury’s librarian, Nancy Florio, helped us secure those texts that are not yet in the public domain, and we cobbled together an electronic version of our thematic anthology which we gave to the students as a PDF file.

It worked well. Students appreciated that they no longer had to lug around a heavy, 2,000-page, densely packed volume, and many of them took quickly to the idea of annotating with a stylus or a keypad. I, too, liked bringing just my iPad to class, which I mirror on the screen with the use of Apple TV, a device now installed in every classroom.

Turning a PageTossing out the traditional weighty American Literature tome, the English Department is harnessing technology to customize its own American Literature iBook withwhich students interact on their iPads.

Wright Danenbarger, English Department Chair, uses his iPad to teach his Honors American Literature students. He wrote an iBook, which is customized for the specific thematic grouping of texts.

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Can you then imagine my enthusiasm upon opening the catalogue for the Taft Summer Program this past May to find a course titled “Writing the iBook”? It was a course that taught teachers how to use iBook Author, a program to create interactive books. I signed up, and thanks to Canterbury’s commitment to professional development, I spent a week of full days commuting to Watertown with science teacher Cammy Roffe to learn how to make an interactive iBook.

What, exactly, is an iBook and why might I want to use it in class? The iBook Author program allows teachers to embed videos, hyperlinks, captioned images, three-dimensional images and a host of other features that make use of the touch-screen capabilities of an iPad. The new Am Lit iBook has a table of contents with page numbers in it, but why bother when all one has to do is touch the title and be taken immediately to the start of the story? The text of Walt Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” now has a video of the poem being read accompanied by images associated with the narrative. The student needs merely to touch the play icon and can stop the film at his or her pleasure and return to the printed page. As the students read John Updike’s short story masterpiece “Separating,” they can touch on

boldfaced words and up will pop a window with the word defined. At the end of the story, they can touch an underlined hyperlink that takes them to the website “Quizlet,” where they can create a host of varied study guides for the words I have selected from Updike’s fiction. Hyperlinks in William Bradford’s “Of Plymouth Plantation” allow the student to shoot to the footnotes page to decipher some of the biblical allusions or to the Bible passages themselves in context. Ever wonder what Ralph Waldo Emerson meant when he said he became a “transparent eyeball” while out on a bare common at night? Now you can manipulate a 3-D eyeball embedded in the text of his Transcendentalist text Nature. I’m not sure this will allow the “currents of the Universal Being to circulate” through our students, as they did for Emerson, but I can’t help but feel there is something transcendent about this new phase in our technological present.

Our American Literature text, in the words of my instructor, is more “robust,” and the students who have iPads in class are now touching, swiping, and listening to their textbook. I’d like to tell you that the Canterbury English Department has turned a page, but that expression is one our students may soon have to look up by touching a hyperlink.

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FALL WITH FRIENDSThe David C. Copley ’70 Library was transformed into a festive autumn

setting for Canterbury’s first benefit auction, “Fall with Friends,” sponsored

by the Parents Association. On October 18, 2013, graduates, parents,

and friends gathered for a fun-filled evening of dining and bidding on a

wide range of items in both silent and live auctions. All proceeds from the

evening will support Canterbury’s educational programs. The event was

a smashing success by every measure and will definitely lead to future

gatherings to strengthen our community. Many thanks to all who made the

evening possible.

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Christine Steiner, parent of Olivia ’14 and Sam ’17,enjoys bidding.

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Elaine Cox, parent of Debra ’16 and Sarah ’17, served tirelessly on the auction committee.

David and Robin Weber, parents ofChristopher ’04 and Annie ’05, chat withDean of Students Peter LaVigne.

Lyn and Steve Dyott, parents of Christine ’01, Stephen ’04, Katharine ’06, Alison ’10, and Sarah ’14, chat with Tom Sheehy.

Headmaster Tom Sheehy and wife Betsy, parents of TJ ’92, Patrick ’04, and Molly ’98, chat with Matt Hoeniger, parent of Luke ’14.

Chris Manning, parent of Alexandra ’16, bids on one of great live auction items.

This guitar wasone of many silent auction items.

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Kelly Anne Murphy, parent of Alana ’16 and Bridget ’17, surveys the silentauction items.

Christina Jenkins ’14, Yu Chun “Patricia” Peng ’15, Angus Li ’16, and Marlene Berke ’15, members of the Chamber Ensemble, provide entertainment at the auction. (Eun Bin Kim ’17 not shown.) The Jazz Combo, comprised of James Kilberg ’14, Cole Jaeger ’14, Dylan Morris ’15, and Eun Bin Kim ’17, also performed.

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Liz Mard, with son Ken ’99 and his wife Allyson McFerren Mard, and Patricia Carrera, parent of Johnny Dorio ’17.

Carol Papov, parent of Vladimir ’16, converses with Tom and Betsy Sheehy.

Trustee Doug Famigletti ’90. Faculty member Keiko Mathewson.

Helen Bergner, parent of Billy ’09,Doug ’10, and Peter ’14, displays the iPad she won.

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Bill & Helen BergnerSusan BerryPatricia CarreraElaine CoxTina DavisLyn DyottMadeline FromageotFred & Shannon GreeneAmy Hoeniger

Susan HollandAndrea KeoghDavid LaManna & Colleen ScottHeather LeonardShari MahonChristie ManningRegina MannixKelly Anne MurphyRicky & Danielle Perkins

Kara PfeiferLisa PiccoloCindy RioDeirdre Finn-O’DonnellGriselle SantosSue SheehyRenee SherrickRick SkarzenskiVirginia TurnbullEllen Wilson

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Rurchutar and Wattanachai Anurattaphun, parents of Jirath ’15, peruse the auction program.

David LaManna, parent of Mack ’12 and Skylar ’15, served as auctioneer.

James Kilberg ’14, a member of the Jazz Combo.

Current parent Kevin Cox, center, husband of Elaine Cox, enjoys talking to former Trustee Steve Dyott and Christopher Weldon, parent of Chris ’12 and Grace ’15.

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Three generations of Duffys: Patrick, son of Kevin ’91, John ’59, Kevin.

HOMECOMING DAYUpon their return to campus, graduates enjoy picture-perfect weather.

John Krossen ’08 and friend.

Sue Moffitt Delegan ’96, winner of the iPad mini raffle, with HeadmasterTom Sheehy.

Will Finn ’07 and classmate Jonathan Zheng.

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Canterbury chaplain Fr. Sebastian Leonard, O.S.B., greets Cam, son of Marco ’01 and Lauren Michael Falcone ’01. Fr. Sebastian married Marco and Lauren on October 15, 2011, in the School’s Chapel of Our Lady.

Tim Shea ’56 with Sue and Ward O’Neill ’56. Bob Fullan ’39 and wife Ann.

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Members of the Class of 2013: Sydney Trezza, Stephanie Hester, Christina Cotte, Kinsey Chandler, Amy Bortey,Taylor Jendras.

Cory Salatino ’12 with veteran faculty member Guy Simonelli. Retired faculty member Jules Viau.

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Director of Admission Matt Mulhern ’95 and trustee Doug Famigletti ’90.

Trustee Mike Carretta ’71 and Board President Bob Steers ’71.

Bridget Heaton ’07 with classmate Alessia Gagnon.

Patrick Devlin ’00 with daughter Lyra.

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Dana Myjak ’01 and Hatch.

L-r: William, Lila, Sue Allingham Tanamli ’87, and husband Sharif.

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At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, Canterbury welcomed four exchange students from the San Cayetano School in Palma de Mallorca, Spain: Pau Pont, Julia Triay, Pablo Campins, and Marie Gehrig. During their six-week stay, the students lived with host families, attended classes, and took trips to interesting locations around New England and New York to deepen their cultural understanding of America and to strengthen their English language skills. Language teacher Julio Omaña organized the exchange and played the role of chauffeur and tour guide. Their excursions included a visit to the Norman Rockwell Museum, where the students learned about Rockwell and his art.

The group also toured Yale University. During the visit, they learned about life at an American university. After the tour, the group had a burger at historic Louis' Lunch, established in 1895 and reportedly the birthplace of the hamburger sandwich. After lunch, the group met Clare Fitzpatrick ‘09, who is currently Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Yale. Clare graciously took the students on a detailed tour, which included the women's basketball locker room, the pool, the squash facility, and the rowing center.

Finally, the four exchange students and two of their hosts made the trip to Connecticut's capital, Hartford, to visit the Capitol building and the Supreme Court. There they learned about how ideas become laws and how laws are enforced through the judicial process. In October, the group of intrepid travelers received a special treat. They met the state's governor, Dannel Malloy, uncle of Carolyn Malloy ’06, who helped arrange the visit. Governor Malloy spent fifteen minutes with the group, during which they asked and answered questions.

In addition to learning about Rockwell's paintings, the history of New Haven and Yale, and about Connecticut’s Governor Malloy, the students enjoyed typical American foods and did a little shopping.

This spring, four students, Claire Cardillo '16, Amelia Haynes '16, Nick Chamberlin '16, and Ken Hansen '15 will attend classes for six weeks at San Cayetano.

The photo, taken at the State Capitol, includes, l-r: Pau Pont, Julia Triay, host Claire Cardillo ’16, Governor Dannel Malloy, Pablo Campins, host Nick Chamberlain ’16, Marie Gehrig, Julio Omaña.

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Loretta Clairborne Delivers Inspirational Message

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On Parents’ Weekend, Sixth Formers Mason Page, left, and Seth Menghi raised $900 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation by selling hotdogs and hamburgers. The Foundation sent Seth, who has lupus, and his mom to the Bahamas in March 2011.

Loretta Claiborne, a Special Olympian since 1970, delivered a message of inspiration and hope to Canterbury students in Maguire Auditorium on October 7. Loretta spoke about being the middle of seven children in a poor, single-parent family. Born partially blind and intellectually challenged, she was unable to walk or talk until age 4. Eventually, though, she began to run. And before she knew it, she had crossed the finish line of 25 marathons, twice placing among the top 100 women in the Boston Marathon. She's carried the torch in the International Special Olympics, has won medals in dozens of its events, and holds the current women's record in her age group for the 5000 meters at 17 minutes.

Today, Claiborne is a celebrated athlete who was honored in 1996 with ESPN's ESPY Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. Her life is recounted in the film “The Loretta Claiborne Story” and in the biography “In Her Stride.”

"I figured if my story could change a person's mind about another person, or especially a child's mind about another child, then it was the right thing to do," Claiborne says. In her message to students, Loretta recalled a time when children taunted her for being different and how the taunting turned her into an angry young woman who was expelled from high school and fired from a job. Although she loved to run and used her speed and strength to protect herself in fights against cruel classmates, she credits the Special Olympics with helping her realize that her tremendous athletic talent could be used to do good.

Claiborne was first introduced to Special Olympics by social worker Janet McFarland. She credits McFarland and her own family, community, educators, Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver (wife of Canterbury alumnus Sargent Shriver ’34), and her own strong spirituality with giving her the confidence necessary to become a world-class runner.

"If it weren't for sports, I wouldn't be the person I am today. I was very angry before and sports was the arena that turned that around for me," Claiborne says. She also holds a black belt in karate, communicates in four languages, including sign language, and holds honorary doctorate degrees from Quinnipiac College and Villanova University. She is the first person with an intellectual disability known to receive such honors, according to the Special Olympics organization.

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Honor Society Inducts New Members

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New members of the Canterbury Honor Society were inducted on October 17.L-r: Sixth Formers Anna Romanova, Alice Bouchard, Antonio Capanna, Duk San Jang, Young Ho “David” Kang, Aobei “Albert” Cheng, Josephine Purdy. (Fallon Oeser was also inducted.)

In June, Fourth Formers Eva Yao, Chesi Piccolo, and Nick Chamberlin, and Sixth Formers Emily Sammartino and Rose Skarzenski spent a week with Spanish teacher Ellen Wilson volunteering at Save a Sato, a dog rescue organization, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The objective of the trip was for students to volunteer at the shelter by doing any tasks they could to support the organization’s mission. Before they signed up for the trip, Ellen told the students, “Don’t commit to this trip if you just want to play with puppies or are looking for a beach vacation.” This warning turned out to be very accurate, because there were so many dogs and only a few regular volunteers to clean all of the cages each day, and to provide food, fresh water, and, in some cases, medication.

Ellen’s favorite parts of the trip were seeing the compassion with which Canterbury students treated the dogs and the personal growth of each

student volunteer during the week. According to Save a Sato’s web site

(www.saveasato.org), “We rescue Satos (Puerto Rican slang term for street dogs) from the streets and beaches, give them medical care, food and shelter, and plenty of love. When they are healthy, we send them to one of our partner shelters for adoption into loving homes.” These partner shelters are all no-kill shelters in the States. Save a Sato is just one of the many organizations on the island whose mission is to alleviate the suffering of the island’s homeless dog and cat population.

The trip changed the lives of each participant forever. Two dogs’ lives were also changed forever. Tanzie found a new home with Emily Sammartino, and Manolo, the very shy pup that stole Ellen’s heart, is now living the good life with her new mother.

Ellen is planning to chaperone a second trip to Save a Sato.

Students Volunteer at Save a Sato in Puerto Rico

Nick Chamberlain ’16 was one of five students who volunteered at a dog rescue shelter in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this summer.

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Emily Dolan Assumes New Role as AssistantDean of Students

Tucked away in a corner of the David Casey Copley ’70 Library awaits the open door of The Writing Lab, where students strengthen their writing skills. For many students looking to improve, the Writing Lab has become a vital rung on the academic support ladder. Dr. Marija Stankus-Saulaitis founded the current iteration of the Writing Lab and for the last few years has been helping a growing number of students with essays for English and History classes, college admissions, and SAT, ACT, and AP preparation. Each year the demand has grown, so in the fall of 2013, Lindsay Mulhern and Paul Dolan joined the staff to continue the work that Dr. Stankus-Saulaitis began.

Generally, teachers, advisors, and academic counselors refer students to the lab. On their own, students may schedule appointments with the tutors. The staff is also available for weekly drop-in hours. The Lab has always worked to meet the needs of the student body, so this year the staff has begun to help students with study skills and organization. The staff invites every student to schedule an appointment. During every one-on-one, forty-minute appointment, students make measurable progress. A step into the lab is a step in the “write” direction.

The Writing Lab is a Great Resource

After six years at Canterbury, Emily Dolan has a new perspective this year – a new window into the lives of the students at Canterbury. That window is located in the

Steele Hall lobby, behind the couches and sandwiched between the vending machines and student mailboxes. From the Assistant Dean of Students’ office, she is ideally positioned in the thick of student life as it occurs on campus between classes. She can enjoy the Spanish batted around by exchange students, and boarders playing FIFA soccer on their tablets after school meeting. She can catch Day Student Leaders to remind them about proctoring the library during dinner time or about their weekly lunch meeting to plan ways to involve more younger day students in all-school events. She can grab an advisee who should be meeting with a teacher for extra help or the student that needs to deal with attendance issues before going away on an overnight. Emily can also spot dress code violations, but she has a small stash of emergency dress-code wear in her office for just such occasions. Though she has spent the last six years teaching, coaching, running a dorm, and advising various student publications, Emily’s perspective on student life from the Assistant Dean of Students’ office is more full and colorful than it has ever been.

Fall College Night is a Big Success

Fifth Formers Christopher Krotz and Connor Lynch make the rounds at this fall’s college night. More than 40 colleges and universities visited campus. The event is a great opportunity for Fifth and Sixth Formers to collect information about schools to which they may be interested in applying.

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Taking place at Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford, the Third Form Retreat offered first-year students an opportunity to become acquainted with each other and reflect on their start at Canterbury. Above, l-r: Quinn Helmig, Thomas Mason, Ally Eggleton, and Christina Thomson work on one of the retreat’s spiritual exercises.

Fourth Form Retreat Supports New Milford Food Bank

Anthony Perkins makes an entry in his retreat journal.

Fourth Formers purchased food and non-perishables at Big Y Supermarket. Students then walked their purchases to the New Milford Food Bank and stocked the shelves of the pantry. Above, l-r: Christine Fromageot, Sacristan Alice Bouchard, Hsu-Lun “Aaron” Kan, Matthew Sherrick, Nick Chamberlain, Juncheng “Matty” Li, Claire Cardillo, Ben Grissmer, and Zach McGovern prepare for the walk to New Milford’s food bank on the town’s Green.

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Montana Leadership Program Builds Team Spirit

Under the experienced eyes of Trustee John ’59 and Dana Donovan, 12 Sixth Formers spent a week in Montana, with the Donovans’ home as base camp. Students are selected by science teacher Sandy Behan based on essays applicants submit. Participants learned map reading and orienteering, white water rafting, and how to spot and pull invasive weeds. They also camped along the Flathead River. Above, seated, l-r: Tyler DeJesus, Victoria Rio. Standing, l-r: James Kilberg, Scott Carusillo, Michael Decker, Jack Elsas, Erin McCarthy, Katie Bradley, Samantha Trezza, Sarah Dyott, Alice Bouchard, Madeleine Holland, Chelsie Davis (non-Canterbury student).

Jack Elsas and Victoria Rio remove invasive plant species.

James Kilberg and Madeleine Holland.

Students participate in a scavenger hunt and GeoQuest. Front row, l-r: Michael Decker, Jack Elsas, Tyler DeJesus, Scott Carusillo. Back row, l-r: Madeleine Holland, James Kilberg.

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L-r: Drew Spyzinski ’14 (Dogberry), Thomas Horner ’15 (Verges), Justin Jaeger ’14 (George), Connor Lynch ’14 (1st Officer), Lucy Sowerby ’15 (2nd Officer).

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Brian Lopez ’15 (Benedick).

Robin Chandler ’16 (Sexton).

L-r: Sam Portelance ’15 (Claudio), Allyson LaVigne, Angel Santos ’15 (Don Pedro), Neil Costa ’14 (Leonato).

Shane Sellar ’15 (Leonato’s brother).

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The eclectic work of 4th generation artist Matang Gonzales opened the Edward J. Duffy Gallery on September 19. His interests range from illustration to kinetic sculpture. Above, Matang chats with Fine Arts Chair Kim Tester and Tyler DeJesus ’14.

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During fall Parents’ Weekend, The Duffy Gallery featured the work of students in Intro. to Art, Digital Photography I, Printmaking, Drawing, Advanced Drawing, Advanced Ceramics, and AP Studio Art.

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Emily Sammartino ’14, Cassie Bielmeier ’17 and Natalie Tikhomirova ’15, members of the Canterbury Chorale, perform a program of classic and popular music in the Chapel of Our Lady on Parents’ Weekend.

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The Fourth Form saw the New Milford Food Bank firsthand when they delivered their non-perishables after the September “Walk A Mile” event. They heard the employees talk about the use of the food bank and how many families are helped on a

weekly basis. In a discussion after the “Walk A Mile” event, many students commented that they didn’t know that hunger was an issue so close to home.

During a school meeting, students watched a portion of the documentary film, A Place at the Table, where they saw how hunger is a problem in our own country, affecting rural and city dwellers alike. “I noticed the students were silent as they left our viewing,” says Keiko Mathewson, Director of Community Service and Spanish teacher. “I hope this film stirred something within our students.

“Making a difference in the

community is easy, and now the students have seen how far even a little gesture of kindness will go.”

Remarked Carly Andersen ’15, “We’re now aware. How can you ignore the problem of hunger? The students learned a valuable lesson: make a difference today for a better tomorrow.”

Students and faculty also participated in the annual fast. Money saved from serving breakfast and lunch on Nov. 21 was donated to Oxfam.

A Generous Portion of Community Service

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Volleyball Sponsors Third Annual “Pink Out” to Support Breast Cancer Research

A large, vocal, and enthusiastic crowd supported Varsity Volleyball at the third annual Pink Out to support breast cancer research. Above, Jenna Wilson ’13 leads a team cheer. The event, organized by Head Volleyball coach EJ Soifersmith, raised $1,200.

Post-SeasonAthletic Honors

Keith Rado ’17 takes the lead pull in the tug of war contest.

Form vs. Form Pep Rally BoostsCampus Spirit

Girls’ Varsity Soccer Katie Bradley ’14 and Olivia Steiner ’14 named Western New England All-Stars.

Boys’ Varsity Soccer Hyeon Jong “Ray” Ki ’14 and Andrew Bortey ’16 named Western New England All-Stars.

Varsity Volleyball Tanner Tardie ’15 named a New England All-Star.

Varsity Field Hockey Emma Hannan ’14 and Fallon Oeser ’14 named Western New England All-Stars.

Varsity Football All-New England selection: Noah Rak ’14. All-Colonial First team: Noah Rak ’14 and Da’Sean Downey ’14. All-Colonial Second team: Steve Randazzo ’14 and Ezra Holmes ’14.

Boys’ Varsity Cross Country Hythem Al-Mulla ’14 named All-New England.

Hythem Al-Mulla ’14Boys’ Varsity Cross Country

Andrew Bortey ’16Boys’ Varsity Soccer

Pablo CampinsBoys’ J.V. Soccer

Conor Cassidy ’16Boys’ Varsity Cross Country

Iman Dervisevic ’15Girls’ Varsity Cross Country

Rachel Gaglio ’15Varsity Volleyball

Royale Jamison ’15Varsity Football

Christina Jenkins ’14Girls’ Varsity Cross Country

Wade Jones ’15Varsity Crew

Hsu-Lun “Aaron” Kan ’16Boys’ Third Soccer

Mary LaVigne ’16Varsity Field Hockey

Alexandra Limas ’17Girls’ Varsity Cross Country

Erin McCarthy ’14Varsity Field Hockey

Sarah McFarland ’14Varsity Field Hockey

Sophie Menges ’17J.V. Field Hockey

Juliana Oliaro ’15Girls’ Varsity Soccer

Alanis Perez ’15Girls’ Varsity Cross Country

Kenzi Pfeifer ’17Girls’ Varsity Soccer

Noah Rak ’14Varsity Football

Owen Reinhard ’17Boys’ J.V. Soccer

Logan Tormey ’14Varsity Water Polo

Devon Wall ’17J.V. Football

Patrick Wolber ’14Boys’ Varsity Soccer

Yifan “Eva” Yao ’16Girls’ J.V. Soccer

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J.V. FOOTBALLCoach’s Award: Devon Wall ’14,Michael Carioscia ’17

GIRLS’ VARSITY SOCCERCoach’s Award: Victoria Rio ’14 M.V.P.: Olivia Steiner ’14

GIRLS’ J.V. SOCCERCoach’s Award: Charlotte Dibb ’14,Hannah Liebman ’15

BOYS’ VARSITY SOCCERCoach’s Award: Andrew Bortey ’16,Mac Stephens ’14M.V.P.: Patrick Wolber ’14

BOYS’ J.V. SOCCERCoach’s Award: Luis Jimenez ’17

BOYS’ THIRDS SOCCERCoach’s Award: Sam Hannan ’17,Hsu-Lun “Aaron” Kan ’16

WATER POLOCoach’s Award: Aaron Gattinoni ’15M.V.P.: Logan Tormey ’14, Thomas Horner ’14

VARSITY CREWCoach’s Award: Cameron Murray ’14, Caroline Stolfi ’15

J.V. CREWCoach’s Award: John Murray ’17,Olivia Binzen ’16

VARSITY FIELD HOCKEYCoach’s Award: Jeanette Waegelein ’14, Fallon Oeser ’14M.V.P.: Carly Anderson ’15

J.V. FIELD HOCKEYCoach’s Award: Natalie Tikhomirova ’15

BOYS’ VARSITY CROSS COUNTRYCoach’s Award: Sam Portelance ’14,Angel Santos ’15M.V.P.: Hythem Al-Mulla ’14

BOYS’ J.V. CROSS COUNTRYCoach’s Award: Jonah LaVigne ’17

VARSITY VOLLEYBALLCoach’s Award: Jackie Williams ’15,Tristan Izzo ’14M.V.P.: Tanner Tardi ’15

J.V. VOLLEYBALLCoach’s Award: Fakrat Alapa ’15

THIRDS VOLLEYBALLCoach’s Award: Alana Murphy ’16

GIRLS’ VARSITY CROSS COUNTRYCoach’s Award: Christina Jenkins ’14, Liz Helmig ’14, Abby Jones ’14 M.V.P.: Gillian Wilson ’14, Iman Dervisevic ’15

VARSITY FOOTBALLCoach’s Award: Casey Fuller ’14,Steve Randazzo ’14 M.V.P.: Noah Rak ’14

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NUMBERS GALOREThink you know math? Veteran Canterbury math teacher Jack McCabe takes the reader of his book on a joyful ride through perfect numbers, prime numbers, Pythagorean triples, and twin primes.

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The first time I felt really excited about mathematics was when I learned how to program a computer. I had already earned undergraduate and graduate degree in mathematics, and completed all coursework towards a PhD. I needed only to choose a topic and to write a dissertation, but that was not to be. I was not confident that I could discover and prove an original theorem. I lacked the motivation required to first study other mathematician’s work and then add a small piece to the puzzle. But most importantly, I felt no passion for the subject.

Computer programming gave me the means to explore math in a way that was so different from learning from textbooks. I became an artist, teaching the computer to do all the boring stuff that is a natural part of mathematics. This process of teaching appealed to my heretofore lazy approach to doing math. I taught the computer to carry out the numerical processes that I was required to perform by hand in my earlier studies, and then thefun began.

Computer programming inspired me to ask questions and to create methods for determining possible answers, and it became my hobby. Like a woodworker or model builder, I sought out projects on which to practice my programming skills. Eventually, I discovered that simple numbers held countless mysteries worthy of exploration.

The act of creating something that emerges first in the mind is a most joyful experience. Composers, writers, painters, and programmers

all have this experience “The first requirement for programming is a passion for the work, a deep need to probe the mysterious space between human desires and how machines might satisfy them.” Those are the words of Ellen Ullman, author of Close to the Machine, and best express how I felt when I discovered an algorithm necessary to teach the computer.

Reading a variety of sources led me to Pythagoras, Euclid, and Fermat, ancient mathematicians whose names I had heard, but whose works I had not studied. Two things struck me regarding their discoveries. Their interest in numbers was not prompted by any practical need, and they had no technology to aid them in their searches. They were driven by a passion to discover the logic that would reveal some hidden abstract truth about numbers. They treated numbers as mental stuff on which to ponder and with which to experiment. Learning about their discoveries gave me much joy and a first reason to write this book.

Mathematicians have always been artists. They create proofs and sometimes they create new methods of proof. Pythagoras was the first to require proof. Three centuries later, Euclid gave us the first axioms and the method of proof by contradiction. More than a millennium later, Fermat demonstrated infinite-descent, another original method of reasoning.

College students who decide to major in mathematics must acquire an understanding of how one goes about proving a theorem. Revealing the various methods of mathematical proof became a second reason for writing the book. Some readers will prefer to read only the early theorems and proofs. Then, as the material delves deeper, they might read only the statement of proofs. This is understandable, because reading a mathematical proof is hard work that requires patience and concentration. One must often read a proof several times to completely understand the logic being used.

Mathematics is a human endeavor, and thus the history of mathematics is a story about individual contributors. The story began long ago, so it is next to impossible to understand the daily life of Pythagoras and Euclid, and what inspired them to study the properties of numbers. Fermat, Euler, and Gauss lived after 1500 AD, so their lives are better understood. Much has been written about Kurt Godel and Paul Erdos, recent mathematicians you will meet toward the end of the book. I hope the historical perspective will help readers maintain an interest in this story.

In the text, I creep close to the edge of mathematical research. I have never taken a course in number theory, but I have perused some related textbooks. Many of my readers will be young and with limited mathematical maturity, so I intentionally wrote as an amateur mathematician, avoiding the esoteric language of classical number theory.

As an amateur mathematician, I acknowledge my limitations. All mistakes and mathematical misunderstandings are mine. I leave it to the professional number theorists to determine if I have discovered any math of significance.

In truth, I wrote this book for me. One friend expressed such writing as a “memory dump” – all that stuff in your head that has to find another place to reside. Just getting all this down on paper was a success for me, and the book will be a further success if it inspires some budding mathematician to discover a passion for finding some hidden truth about numbers.

“One of the most amazing things about mathematics is the people who do math aren’t usually interested in application, because mathematics itself is truly a beautiful art form. It’s structures and patterns, and that’s what we love, and that’s what we get off on.”–Danica McKellar

After earning both a B.S. (Florida State University) and M.A. (Rutgers) in mathematics, Jack worked toward a PhD (SUNY Buffalo). He completed all but the dissertation. Jack has spent 40-plus years teaching mathematics at the high school and college levels. Since 1995, he has continued to find great joy teaching advanced mathematics at Canterbury. His book, Numbers Galore, is available on Amazon.com.

The following is the introduction to Jack’s book, excerpted with permission.

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From its humble beginning in 1994, Canterbury’s annual pilgrimage to Lourdes now attracts up to 19 students. For a week in August, these pilgrims and their chaperones assist the elderly in countless ways.

This year’s Lourdes pilgrims. Front row, l-r: Jenny Waegelein ’14, Yadi “Bonnie” Deng ’15, Aining “Echo” Ma ’14, Molly Russo ’15, Lulu Nwokeafor-Laz ’15, Yuyan “Diana” Liu ’15, Chris Wilson ’14. Middle row, l-r: Grace Weldon ’15, Caroline Stolfi ’15, Nicole Jodan ’15, Juliana Oliaro ’15, Paul Gangi ’15, Margot Davis ’14, Vinny Turnbull ’14. Back row, l-r: DooA Kim ’12, Leslie Carter (wife of Rich Carter ’95), faculty member Julio Omaña, Doug Bergner ’10, Kevin Hansen ’14, Emmett Pooler ’14, Casey Yardis ’14, Alana Murphy ’16, DooYoung Kim ’11, Viv Simonelli, faculty member Guy Simonelli, faculty member Marc Vanasse ’73.

A blind boy holds his grandparents’ hands during a Mass of the Annointing of the Sick.

A tired yet joyful volunteer takes a break from her work.

Chris Wilson ’14 attentively assists a malade.

Jenny Waegelein ’14 pulls a “voiture” into position.

Alana Murphy ’16 assists a malade to a waiting bus.

Margot Davis ’14, Vinny Turnbull ’14, and Paul Gangi ’15 lead the group in procession.

Molly Russo ’15 pushes a malade to a waiting bus. Bonnie Deng ’15 reflects during a candlelight procession.

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1998. Top,front row, l-r: Hope Carter, Guy Simonelli, Viv Simonelli, Nikki Smith ’99, Max Riley ’00. Back row, l-r: Joe Bulmer ’00, Mark Simonelli ’99, Marc Vanasse ’73. Bottom left: Max Riley works at the train station. Botton right: Nikki Smith and former faculty member Linda Groves assist at an international Mass.

2000. James Farrell ’02 on crowd control.

2006. Chris Cocce ’07, Phil Petrosky ’07, Mark Simonelli ’99, and Christie Dachille ’08 prepare to participate in a candlelight procession.

2002. Michael Henry ’05 pushes a malade to a waiting train.

2003. Brian Bachyrycz ’04 assists a malade.

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Walter F. Sheehan’s whimsy baffled me the whole academic year. It was my sophomore year at Deerfield Academy. Getting a read on him was hard, and I never did overcome my hesitancy in his class. On the first call of the roll in September 1945 my name came up – William Knox [Deerfield ’48].

“Here,” I replied. Later, as he spoke to each of us,

somehow I had become John.I hesitated to bring my new

teacher up short, and so, slowly raised my hand.

“Yes, John?” he said.“My name is Bill,” I appealed.“Very well, William.”To me he looked like a cat

that had pounced on the canary. I thought he had branded me a John Knox, the founder of Presbyterianism and vituperative anti-Catholic. Perhaps he had associated my name with William of Orange, who had won the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 over James Stuart, who failed to become James II.

In our second class meeting, Mr. Sheehan again addressed me as John with a great deadpan.

This time I blurted out, “Sir, my name is Bill.”

The retort, “Very well, Frank.” Frank Knox was then Secretary of the Navy. My classmates were mildly amused that I had been renamed twice against my will.

But for the rest of the year, Mr. Sheehan never failed to call me John. I shut up, resigned to being trumped. Marshall Keating, a Catholic of Irish descent and my close chum then was forever after, to me, John.

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From a chapter of his memoir, Deerfield Academy’s William E. Knox recalls the influence his English teacher had on him – three years before the teacher became Canterbury’s second Headmaster.

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It wasn’t so bad after all for a shy kid like me to have some kind of distinction in the eyes of my peers, for I needed a boost. I imagined I was a special project of Mr. Sheehan, but probably so did most of the boys. No other teacher ever got to my classmates and me on quite the same charming wavelength. He was tall but not a giant. He had a high and open forehead, dark eyes, black hair, elfin, Irish. He moved with a lithe grace on the basketball court. He was a dead shot from the floor. His ball handling was smooth and his passing accurate. He had starred at Deerfield and Williams College and now coached varsity basketball with Mr. Boyden, the headmaster. Behind his silver rimmed spectacles, his dark eyes often sparkled with wit as he addressed his class. He enjoyed himself on the court and in the classroom, too. He was light-hearted and deft and kept teasing the best out of us with his delightful manner.

Washington Irving stories were among the classics we read. At one point, Irving had hinted of a nascent sexual interest between two characters.

“Ahem, there, now, Washington,” said Sheehan.

We boys exploded into guffaws as Sheehan punctured Irving’s inhibited manner. Sheehan beamed at his triumph.

Early in the school year at the start of class, Mr. Sheehan announced it was his birthday. Then he asked us when middle age started. The class consensus was 30.

“Well,” he said, crestfallen, today is my 30th birthday.” This moment tickled us into subdued snickers and giggles. This nearly irrepressible man was practically melancholic the rest of the hour, but how could he have known he was to live 53 more years?

That year, I reported in class on a biography of Mr. Justice Louis Brandeis. A weakness of the book, I observed, was that it didn’t discuss his private life, Sheehan gently derided me and stated that we didn’t have to know what kind of toothpaste a man used to

understand the man’s aims, his ideas. This was a lesson I never forgot. Now, whenever I peek at gossip sheets like People magazine, I am the voyeur and have a little frisson of self-loathing.

Mr. Sheehan was light-hearted when he assigned me George Meredith’s The Ordeal of Richard Feveril. I struggled to slog through it. I saw the whole book as impenetrable and verbose, full of obscure aphorisms. I did a crash report, a charade, the night before. It was about a boy oppressed by his father’s rules and expectations, but I didn’t fully understand this. Was this assignment part of Sheehan’s uncanny design to hold Richard up as mirror to my family and me? Or was he just challenging me with a knotty book?

In May came the kid of balmy warm day that mesmerized the Romantic poets. “New England weather” or “Kodak as you go” was how Deerfield’s Head, Frank Boyden, often put it. Mr. Sheehan called on me to give a three-minute extemporaneous floor talk called “Spring.” My stomach knotted as I stammered “ums” and “ahs” between the silences. Hoping for inspiration, I stared out the window. In word and bearing I was so much solid concrete. All I could talk of was flowers and trees bursting into bloom and birds and bees buzzing around with nary a

mention of a young man’s fancy to love. Much to the merriment of the other boys, Mr. Sheehan gently chided me afterward about the omission. Ironically, by the next August, I was in the dark despair of my first great crush with no appetite and anguished longing.

Charity began in Sheehan’s classroom: not only did I pass, by my final mark was fairly distinguished.

Many years later, I became a spontaneous and sometimes even bold public speaker, perhaps even too glib. But it wasn’t until my twenties that I started to discover insouciance and flamboyance as antidotes to the gnawing of stage fright. I found the gift of getting audiences to laugh. In the middle of my university career, a fellow faculty member called me “an irreverent” wit. Hardly anyone now believes I was once so shy, so awkward. Whatever wit I may have shown later was helped early on by a fine example. In the 1970s, one of my students said to me, “Man, you take a lot of getting used to.” So did Mr. Sheehan to a slow learner.

As I approached my eightieth, I finally got it. Twit was what the other teachers called him, and Twit’s spirit had embedded itself in me. It suited him better than his given names: Walter Francis. Of course, he was like an exorcist, twitting me to help me vanquish my demons. He probably never learned about how my battle against fears turned out. At the same time, he was evidently flourishing, admired, and loved.

He was the second Head of the private Catholic Canterbury School, the role he retained until the end of his career [in 1973]. There is now a Sheehan House and a Sheehan Cup for the winner of the Canterbury-Berkshire game day.

The School must have been in a state of merry grace for a generation.

I imagined I was a special project of Mr.

Sheehan, but probably so did most of the boys. No other teacher ever got to my classmates and me on quite the

same charming wave- length. He was tall but not a giant. He had a

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elfin, Irish.

This piece is reprinted with permission of William E. Knox, a professor Emeritus Sociology, UNC-Greensboro, where he currently resides.

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Liz and Walter Burke, a retired Canterbury math teacher, had dinner with Alvaro “Red”Arias ’75 and his wife Angela, whose brother Ernesto DeDiego graduated in 1975. The meeting took place this fall at a restaurant in Wellesley, MA.

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1949Donald Street, 83, is still racing the 75-year-old wooden Dragon in the Glandore Dragon Fleet. 1965Read McNamara tells the PALLIUM that his second attempt at retirement has derailed because of a promotion to Managing Director, Career Management and Corporate Affairs at Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.1979The board of directors of the California Historical Radio Society, the Bay Area Radio Museum, and the Broadcast Legends have announced that San Jose Sharks radio play-by-play announcer Dan Rusanowsky has been elected to the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in the sports category. A 34-year veteran of hockey broadcasting at all levels, Dan is responsible for producing all Sharks radio broadcasts, directing and

administering the multi-station Sharks Radio Network, and overseeing the relationship with flagship station KFOX. 1983Ken Kurtz as been named president of BAI, a financial services association and leading industry partner for breakthrough information and intelligence. 1992Lindsay and TJ Sheehy completed New York City’s Marathon as part of a team to raise money for B’CURED, a Greenwich organization fighting brain cancer. Lindsay’s mother died of brain cancer days before the race.1997Susan Sienkiewicz Bradford has begun working as an attending physician at the Women’s Care Ob/Gyn in Saratoga Springs, NY.2002Rouven Dresselhaus reports to the PALLIUM that he has a passion for entrepreneurship. Visit

www.dresselhaus.com to experience his website. 2003Ally Mavelli Doyon recently won an Excellence in Teaching Award for her work as a member of the history faculty at Fountain Valley School in Colorado, along with her husband, former Canterbury faculty member Joshua Doyon. In addition, she was honored with the Don Kardock Coach of the Year award for her work with the School’s lacrosse and equestrian programs. 2006In May 2013, Chad Walker graduated from Arizona State University with a Masters in Higher Education.2007After a stint working in Shanghai as a marketing specialist for the Shanghai Sharks, Jonathan Zheng is now pursuing a career in advertising in New York City. Christa Rotolo works as a civil engineer for Tishman.

2008Tom Nailor recently started a new job with Achieving Independence Center in Philadelphia as a coach/case manager with youth ages 16-21 who are aging out of the foster care system.2009Mike Morgan graduated in 2013 from Emmanuel College with a B.S. in Business Management. Andrew Abbate graduated from Boston College in 2013. He now attends Drexel University’s School of Medicine.2010Elizabeth Dooley and classmate Sally Mensching recently completed a summer internship with The Kellogg Company. Elizabeth was a sales intern positioned in Minneapolis, and Sally was a finance intern positioned in Lancaster, PA. Says Elizabeth, “It was very unique and exciting to have two Canterbury graduates in the same class

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I am a member of the Class of 1968, which was a tumultuous year in the U.S. The Vietnam War was raging and the draft was prominent in the minds of all kids our age. 1968 saw the murders of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr, anti-war protests and race riots. Nixon was elected president. Our class was aware but safe at Canterbury School.

It sounds like a long time ago, but it seems like yesterday. Canterbury itself had changed little in the four years we had been there, but we had changed a lot. Now I appreciate how important those changes were. I recognize what I did not know then that we had changed by slowly adopting the ideals that Canterbury is founded upon. I now appreciate the contribution of the School in making my classmates the good people they became, and I treat my classmates with particular affection.

And so it was that we had lived our grand events at the School. It’s hard to tell which grand event was truly the best. The great games we played (down 22-6 at the half to the Kent football team, and beat ’em!), the trouble we got into in NYC while waiting for the E.J. Kelley bus to pick us all up after our vacations, or the memories surrounding those wonderful teachers at the School. We were lucky. Many of the faculty we knew stayed at the School for decades and made Canterbury their lives. Canterbury was better for it, and we returned and saw them each year, as they became living illustrations of our Canterbury memories. They were family to us. Viau, Hebert, Coffin, Burke, Martiska, Shea, Vanasse, D’Alton, Martin, and Clarke. They knew us better than our parents did during our time at Canterbury.

One enduring memory for us in the Class of ’68 involves the cows. It all began for me when Billy Connelly ’68 invited me to a planning session for the class prank. One night, after dinner, we gathered next to Middle House. There, in the evening air of a beautiful spring night, sat nearly half the Class of ’68.

One of those who came by, however, was neither invited nor a member of our class. He was Bob Wray, the Head of Discipline. At a hefty 6’4”, he cut an imposing figure, complete with the nickname “the Sheriff.” I am sure the size of the group caught Mr. Wray’s eye as he walked up the small road from North House to Middle House. His lumbering figure was not noticed by anyone until suddenly he was upon us. The discussion promptly came to a halt as he looked us over. We were already guilty of something – he just needed to find out what. He mumbled words of admonishment about pranks gone bad, and guys who failed to graduate, but even he knew few of us were listening.

Shortly thereafter, the discussion was on, and the cow idea surfaced. We would go to the farm adjoining the School and collect three cows. We would place one of them in three different buildings on campus. The second floor bathroom of the Fifth Form dorm in South House was an immediate destination. Someone authoritatively announced that cows will go up a set of stairs, but not down. I am sure some of us had a fleeting vision of a sad but necessary euthanasia followed by extra-large hamburgers at the graduation day barbecue. Another good place for a cow was the dining room, then located in North House. Cows eventually wind up in the dining room anyway, but it’s normally after it has been to the butcher – we simply got the order wrong. Another would go to the Common Room in Middle House, the Sixth Form dorm, so that the relatives and friends of the Class of ’68 would be

greeted on graduation day with firsthand evidence of our success at Canterbury – a cow we swiped. Someone said he had some rope! All seemed reasonable and would be easily accomplished we were sure.

We collected near the hockey rink at 3 a.m. on graduation day. My classmates reported sightings of Sheriff Bob. We headed off toward the farm, having ropes but no particular plan. We found cows at one end of a ten-acre parcel. We hopped over a low stacked rock wall and approached the herd probably saying things like, “Come here, cow” or “Nice cow.” The herd immediately fled across the ten acres into a corral at the other end of the pasture, so back we went. This time, we approached them from outside the enclosure with a view toward lassoing them. After all, it looked pretty easy on TV. But cows are pretty smart, or at least capable of normal learning. One looked at us, and they fled back to the other end of the pasture. We repeated this exercise once or twice before one of us suggested that the next time the cows went into the corral, we might close the gate. We soon had two cows under rope. Why not three, you ask? We had only two ropes.

The cows were strangely calm as we walked them through the unfamiliar ground of the athletic fields, past the chapel, and down toward the main campus. We discussed details such as “How do we get the cow to go up the stairs at South House?” Someone mentioned that farmers sometimes twisted a cow’s tail to get it to go forward – key scientific information to be sure.

One group headed to South House and the other to North House. Mere minutes later, the cows were delivered. I was in South House. With a little inspiration, the cow lumbered up the stairs, into the second floor hallway. Armand Deuvaert, the Dorm Master whose room was on that floor, slumbered deeply as the cow was tied to a radiator in the bathroom. The cow in the dining room was tied securely as well, but to a table. The poor cow apparently dragged the table around the dining hall, bumping into the other tables which were piled up at one end when the staff arrived. There were other “piles” left behind, which evidenced the episode. Surprisingly enough, however, cows do descend stairs, and by 8 a.m. the cows were back in their pasture.

I recall that for us, an ominous air hung over the School on graduation day. The student body could not get enough of the story. Some said that several of the faculty members were outraged at the poor treatment we must have given the cows, and that the Sheriff was collecting names of the culprits from the witnesses in South House.

This was not good news, and a few of us even discussed the events of the night before. Maybe the Sheriff’s admonition was ringing in our ears. Had we gone too far? Could we actually get a diploma and depart before the axe fell? Certainly they wouldn’t cancel graduation, would they? I recall little else about graduation day, but I do recall hearing my name and walking across the floor in the gym. Headmaster Walter Sheehan handed me my diploma. “Congratulations, Mr. Mannix,” he said. He went on to say, “I heard this morning about cows at South House and at North House. Did you also hear about them?” Ever mindful of my duty not to delay the proceedings, I truthfully responded “Sir, I heard the rumors, but have not discussed this with anyone today,” and hurried on. I guess it’s all in how you ask a question.

A Graduate Recalls The Year of the CowBy Mike Mannix ’68

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Megan Meenan Anderson ’05, USAF, is deployed in the Middle East, serving as a Medical Service Corps Officer.

L-r: Will Hennessy 99, Ryan Sweeney ’99, Dan Truffini ’96, and Chris Truffini ’99 recently reunited at a friend’s wedding.

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Nick Ragland ’88 is the Chief Financial Officer of The Gorilla Glue Company. Nick began his working career at Gorilla Glue’s predecessor company Lutz File and Tool. He held positions in sales and accounting before settling into the position of COO in 2000. In 2008, he took on the responsibility of CFO as Gorilla

Glue entered a new phase in its business history.Nick graduated from DePauw University in 1992

with a B.A. in History and from Boston University in 1994 with B.S. in Journalism. He also earned an M.B.A. from Babson College.

Nick is married to Joelle, and they have two daughters, Alex, 12, and Sydney, 11. Nick currently serves on the Board of Trustees of The Children’s Home of Cincinnati (Treasurer and Finance Chair). He has also served on the Board of The Summit Country Day School (Past Chair), on the Investment Committee at The Beechwood Home, and on the Young Executive Committee at CISE (Catholic Inner-City Schools Education).

Outside of family and work, Nick has a passion for the Cincinnati Reds and Xavier basketball.

“I am truly honored to serve on the Board of Trustees,” says Nick. “Canterbury is a special place that made a tremendous impact on my life. During those formative high school years, Canterbury helped shape my intellect, further develop my faith, and successfully prepare me for college and life.”

Alums returned on September 28 to play field hockey on the new turf field. Front row, l-r: Joanna Wozniak ’02, Trista Johnson ’09, Stacie DeGrazia ’12, Sara Howard ’01. Back row, l-r: Lauren Daniels Jarmen ’05, Kerri Waegelein ’08, faculty member Sue Roberts, Samantha McDermott ’13, Head Varsity Field Hockey coach Cammy Roffe.

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Jack Kuenzle ’13 biked from Bish, Kyrgystan to Dushanbe, Uzbekistan, from June 4 to July 23, 2013. He covered more than 1,400 miles along the Pamir Highway and 300 miles along the Afganistan border.

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Faculty member Bob Potter and Chris Wiatr ’11 at the 79th Connecticut Open in July. Chris competed in the event.

have an internship with a great company.” Kellogg hired Sally as a Junior Financial Analyst. Kathleen Murray studied at Arcadia University in Dublin in the spring of 2013. She interned in the office of TD Denis Naughten.2011Alec Woodworth transferred to UMass Amherst. He is majoring in economics and finance. This past summer he was a marketing intern at Iron Mountain in Boston.2013Kingsley Amoako, a freshman at St. Lawrence University, was featured in the Bronx Boast, a publication of City Squash, an urban youth enrichment program. The broadsheet excerpted a section of Kingsley’s college essay, which recounts his connecting to his heritage on a summer visit to Ghana. n

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Rachel Kenney Koelzer ’98 and classmate Elise Godinez Kern at their 15th reunion in 2013.

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Ally Mavelli Doyon ’03 grew up in Redding, CT, thus she and her family were familiar with Canterbury. When it came time for her to apply to boarding schools, she applied to several of them and ultimately selected Canterbury. “Canterbury made college easy,” says Ally. “I remember that during my freshman year in college I had all my work done early while some of my classmates had to pull all-nighters. The School taught me how to manage my time as well, and after spending four years having to attend Saturday classes, having a two-day weekend seemed like way too much time. Because of the great relationships I had with my teachers at Canterbury, I found advocating for myself and talking to my professors easy.”

After graduation, Ally matriculated at Hobart and William Smith Colleges to play lacrosse, but an injury soon ended her plans. She transferred to Connecticut College, where she was captain of the equestrian team. After completing her undergraduate studies, Ally returned to Canterbury to work in the School’s Office of Admission for two years. She left Canterbury to pursue a Masters in History at the University of Colorado. With that completed, Ally began her career at Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, CO. While there, she has been an admission officer, and is currently a history teacher, house parent, advisor to six students, and lacrosse and equestrian coach. For her superior efforts, she recently won an Excellence in Teaching Award for her work as a history teacher, as did her husband, Joshua Doyon, a former Canterbury faculty member. In addition, she was honored with the Don Kardock Coach of the Year award for her work with the School’s lacrosse and equestrian programs.

When Ally recalls her years at Canterbury, she says she is grateful for the great teachers she had. “My favorite course, and the one that has had the most relevance in my life, was Mr. Sheehy’s Sixth Form elective, History Research,” says Ally. “That class solidified my love for history and for historical research, prompting me to major in history, earn a Masters in History, and teach history. Other extremely influential teachers included Paddy McCarthy ’94, Jack McCabe, the LaVignes, Sue Roberts, Emile Dukovac, Bev Lee, Marija Stankus-Saulaitis, and, of course, the Simonellis.”

Of Paddy McCarthy’s influence, Ally says, “He took time outside of class to fuel my love for history, lending me some amazing books, particularly on the Cold War. It was then that I realized I wanted to be that mentor to other students, and that is why I returned to the boarding school world after college.”

At Canterbury, Ally played Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Lacrosse (captain for two years), and J.V. Ice Hockey, was a tour guide and day student leader, and served as editor of The Tabard. In addition, at graduation she received the Latin Award and an Edward F. Mack Award for her work in the Office of Admission. In her Fifth Form year, she received the History Thesis Award and the Smith College Book Award for excellence in academics.

What’s next for Ally? She says that she has given some thought to pursuing a PhD. In the meantime, she has been working on her U.S. Hunter Jumper Association trainer certification to further her career as an English riding instructor.

On working at Canterbury, Ally says, “That was a great experience for me because it was a way of giving back to the School and sharing with prospective families and students what makes Canterbury so special.”

“Paddy McCarthy ’94 took time outside of class to fuel my love for history, lending me some amazing books,

particularly on the Cold War. It was then that I realized I wanted to be that mentor to

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For generations, Canterbury students have walked the path into and out of the Old Schoolhouse as part of the normal rhythm of every campus day. Now you have a chance to place a brick bearing your name, the name of a family member, or a beloved teacher on that very path for future generations to see.

Centennial Path will be a lasting tribute to the students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends of Canterbury and will help commemorate the School’s upcoming Centennial in 2015.

n Bricks come in three sizes and vary in price – between $250 and $1,000.

n This is a great way to leave your mark on Canterbury’s campus for the next 100 years!

n Construction will begin during the summer of 2014, so all brick orders must be received

by June 30, 2014.

n Order your piece of Canterbury history today by visiting www.brickmarkers.com/

donors/cbury.html

n If you have any questions regarding placing a brick order, contact the Alumni & Development Office at 800-526-1710 or alumnioffice@cbury.org

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In MemoriamGeorge E. Chase ’44Colonel Henry E. Strickland Jr. ’46Robert J. Cronin ’48Edward J. Kuntz Jr. ’49Arthur J. McCashin Jr. ’57Meredith B. DeCiucis ’93Breandan C. Fay ’05

The PALLIUM invites members of the Canterbury family to submit copies of obituaries, which we will edit for publication. If you wish to share memories of a deceased classmate for possible inclusion in this publication, please send them to the editor.

OBITUARIES

George E. Chase ’44One of the founders of the Atlanta Steeplechase, George died on September 16, 2013, of congestive heart failure. He was 87 years old. A memorial service was held Sept. 20 at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.

A lifelong horseman, the native of Connecticut moved to Atlanta in the 1950s. There he met his wife, Janet “Jan” Perdue Chase. As members of the Shakerag Hounds, the Chases enjoyed fox hunting with their children, and eventually established their Chase-A-Way Farm near Coweta County, GA. Chase-A-Way was the venue for several point-to-point races, hunt parties, and events. Through these involvements Chase and fellow hunt member John Wyat conceived the idea of bringing steeplechasing to Atlanta and made the idea a reality. With the help of a group of other friends and members of the hunt they established the Atlanta Steeplechase in 1966, an annual event first held at Wyat’s Farm Horsehoe Bend on the Chattahoochee River. Chase remained active in organizing the event and would later become a member of the Atlanta Steeplechase Board of Stewards. The event, which just had its 48th renewal, now takes place in April at Kingston Downs, between Rome and Cartersville, GA. Chase also owned stakes-winning steeplechaser Census, who he campaigned for six years. Census was the winner of the inaugural edition of the $250,000 Breeders' Cup Steeplechase, the richest steeplechase race at the time, at Maryland’s Fair Hills Race Course in 1986. Chase’s 8-year-old gelding, trained by Janet Elliot and ridden by Jeff Teter, won the 2 3/8-mile race by 1 1/2 -lengths in track record time of 4:27 3/5.

Chase is survived by his wife of 58 years, Janet; sons George Edmund Chase, Jr. and Paul Jerome Chase, both of Atlanta; daughter Janet Chase Pendergrast of Gordonsville, VA.; brother Peter Chase of Vero Beach, FL.; and six grandchildren.

Colonel Henry E. Strickland Jr. ’46Henry (Hank) passed away on December 20, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife, Muriel and two daughters, two sons, and seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by two daughters. Full military honors took place at Arlington National Cemetery.

Robert J. Cronin ’48Robert died on August 30, 2013. Beloved husband of Gail M. (Murphy) Cronin for 52 years. Devoted father of Suzanne N. Maitland and her husband, Kenneth Young, of Ashburnham, Peter M. Maitland and his partner, June Peckingham, of Upton, Robert J. Cronin, Jr. of Buzzards Bay, Johanna E. Cronin and her partner Rory Williamson of Land O’Lakes, FL, David M. Cronin of Sherborn, Diana H. Fiorino and her husband, Philip, of MA. Brother of Mary C. Kelly of Falmouth and the late Grover J. Cronin, Jr. and Paul J. Cronin. Also survived by six grandchildren. Robert was a graduate of The College of the Holy Cross, Class of 1952. Former president of Grover Cronin, Inc. of Waltham. Served in the U. S. Navy (UDT); member of the Boston Mycological Club and the Wine Dinner Group.

Edward J. Kuntz Jr. ’49Edward (Eddie) died on April 2, 2013, at Zusman Hospice at Wexner Heritage Village. He was the son of Edward J. Kuntz and Leona (Kling) Kuntz of Dayton. He attended Holy Angels School. After attending Canterbury, he graduated from St. Francis Preparatory School in Spring Grove, PA. He was a graduate of the University of Dayton and served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman in Korea.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years Jane (Shipman) Kuntz, three daughters, a brother, and several grandchildren.

Eddie was a devoted father and grandfather and loved spending time with his family. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoyed his Labrador retrievers, and was excellent at skeet. He became a realtor in 1960 and sold both residential and commercial properties until his retirement in 2002. Eddie sat on the board of the Kuntz Foundation, was a former member of the Miami Valley Hunt and Polo Club, the Moraine Country Club of Dayton, and the Columbus Beach Club in Indian River, MI.

Arthur J. McCashin Jr. ’57Arthur passed away on August 1, 2013.

John was a mentor, father figure, coach, trainer, teacher, and friend to many. A noted horseman, John founded the Davie County Animal Protection Society with Earl Hammer in 1971. He was a volunteer animal cruelty investigator for the Davie County Sheriff's Department from 1976-1986. In addition, he was race official for the National Steeplechase Association in North Carolina and South Caroline for more than 40 years. He was also one of the co-founders of the North Carolina Hunter Jumper in 1973 and a licensed “A” judge. John was the President of the National Horse Carrier’s Association for many years, having his own business with Carolina Horse Transportation for 18 years. He also served in the U.S. Army under the Modern Pentathlon Unit.

Most notably, John was the founder and co-owner of the Thoroughbred Training Center (TTC) with his wife in Mocksville. He built TTC from the ground up in 1973 and next to his family, TTC was his pride and joy.

John lived for travels out West to rodeos with his family and was actively supportive and involved in every aspect of his children’s lives. He was a remarkable father, husband, and caretaker to his family’s 13 dogs and countless horses.

He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Susan Beth McCashin, and two children.

Meredith B. DeCiucis ’93Meredith died on October 25, 2013, after a courageous 17-year battle with liver cancer.

She was a student at VCU School of Nursing and tried to complete her studies even during her period of illness. While at Canterbury School, she excelled as a scholar and athlete.

Meredith leaves behind her parents, Arlene and Vincent; her brothers, Vincent G. ’91 and David L.; her beloved aunt, Cynthia Adamo; her uncle, Alfred Adamo; her cousins, Robert, Lauren, John and Elizabeth; sisters-in-law, Sarah and Candace; several nieces and nephews; and her beloved Dachshund, Heath.

Breandan C. Fay ’05Canterbury received news that Breandan died on September 26, 2013. No additional information was available.

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NEW YORK CITY ALUMNI CHRISTMAS PARTY • DECEMBER 14 • UNION LEAGUE CLUB

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n The Benefits to YouThe Saints Society enables you to make ongoing monthly gifts that add up to significant support of Canterbury. And, once you are set up, you won’t receive any more Annual Fund solicitations.

Each month, a gift will be automatically charged to your credit card. That’s it – no pledges to fulfill, no remembering to give each year – and you can be confident that your personal information is completely secure.

n The Benefits to CanterburyRecurring gifts provide a steady and predictable revenue stream that is vital to the School’s operation. Electronic funds are put to work immediately, enhancing the Canterbury experience for today’s students.

The power is in your hands.You decide how much to give, when your gift starts, and when it ends.

Just look how your monthly gifts could add up…

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Ready to joinThe Saints Society?Go to www.cbury.org/giveand set up your recurring gift today!

Questions?Contact us via alumnioffice@cbury.orgor call 800-526-1710.

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CLASSNOTESREUNION CLASS PHOTOSNEW YORK CITY ALUMNI CHRISTMAS PARTY • DECEMBER 18 • UNION LEAGUE CLUB

Betsy Sheehy, Tralee McElroy ’10, Hillary Buzaid ’10. Nadia Najm ’06, Alyssa Najm ’10, Joe Najm ’12.

Tom Nailor ’08 with Viv and Guy Simonelli. 2013 classmates, l-r: Amy Bortey, Kinsey Chandler, Molly Elliot.

Front: Ray Zulauf ’06. Standing, l-r: Ryan Kupperman ’06, Warren Garceau ’06, Chris Cerbino ’09, Greg Szkop ’08, Jared Garceau ’08, Rob DiNicola ’07, Kurt Garceau ’06.

Jon Maloney ’00, Jesse McNeill ’00, Christina HarrisGenoveze ’01.

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2013 classmates, l-r: Lisa Parrino, Sam McDermott, Kathleen Mulvey, Ellie Haines, Christian Procaccino, Melissa Baia.

Macy Steers ’04, Charlie Steers ’69, Board President Bob Steers ’71, JP Steers ’11.

Kate Briscoe ’08, Christie Dachille ’08, Jonathan Zheng ’07. 2010 classmates, l-r: Eileen Bell, Rory Healy, Victoria Morini.

TJ Sheehy ’92, Conan Dolce, Samantha Romney (Jed’s friend), Jed Dolce ’01.

Trustee Jim Briggs ’56, Will Finn ’07.

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Ryan Petrarca ’08 reminisces with Billy Bergner ’09. Jack Buzaid ’09, Chloe Sigillito ’09, Doug Bergner ’10.

Evan Crean ’04, his friend Ashley Rhodes, BrittanyFalconer ’05.

Jack Ryan ’71 and Marty Rochford ’94.

Kit Carmody ’57 enjoys a laugh with Tom Sheehy. Carol Lovell, wife of Kit Carmody, and Monica Sheehan Bennett ’73 don winter hats they won in the evening’s raffle.

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Graduates, current students, faculty, and friends turned out for the 15th Annual Run for Joe on October 6. The event raises funds for the Giuseppe “Joe” Leto ’97 Scholarship.

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