Welcome Class of 2015 to your first alumni newsletter! We start off with your rendition of the Alma Mater at Commencement. This is the last newsletter of the school year. Expect the next one in September. Have a wonderful summer everyone!
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| Singing of the Alma Mater |
Alma Mater
To thee, O Harley,
We our voices raise,
Long may the green and white
Before us blaze.
As the great oak
Must from the acorn start,
So be our endeavor,
Become what thou art!
Dear Alma Mater,
Thee we stand before,
Pledging our loyalty
Forevermore.
Words by the Class of 1941
Music by Samuel Webbe (1740-1816)
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Commencement 2015
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We had a beautiful celebration last Thursday to commemorate The Harley School's 89th Commencement. The evening started out with a video of school year highlights, and continued with the class singing (and dancing to) their version of
Ain't No Mountain High Enough. The student speeches started with a clever presentation of speakers by
Kristina Benjamin '15, and funny and thoughtful student addresses by
Robert Smith '15 and
Amos Frye '15. This year's faculty address was magnificently spoken by
James Aldrich-Moodie. The passing of the Dragon class banner was beautiful and the students paraded off the stage in style. Congratulations Class of 2015!
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| Photos of the graduates in the Gallery for friends to sign |
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| Class of 2015 college choices |
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| Dragon Banner and Allison Jordan '15 |
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| Board President Mark Zupan; speaker and teacher James Aldrich-Moodie; Head of Upper School Larry Frye, and Head of School Ward Ghory |
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| Members of the class of 2015 playing for Ain't No Mountain High Enough |
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| Ain't No Mountain High Enough |
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Presentation of Speakers by Kristina
Benjamin '15 |
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| Student address by Robert Smith '15 |
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| Student address by Amos Frye '15 |
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| Passing of the class banner |
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| Elsa Stern '19, Helen Stern '15, David Stern '81 and Mana Stern |
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| Sandy Foster with Lydia Brown '15 and Kennedy Jason '15 |
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This is just a small sample of the photographs taken at Commencement. Here is a link to a zip file of the photos taken by our photographer, Jim Dolan.
Banner Bearers Run in the Family
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| Conger Gabel '61, with 2015 Commencement banner bearer and granddaughter, Julia Gabel '27, and son Jon Gabel '94 |
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| Jon Gabel '94 as banner bearer in 1982 with Susie Mees '82 |
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| Jon Gabel '94, as a rising first grader |
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Alumni Reunion Weekend 2015
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This year's Alumni Reunion Weekend was amazing and full of activities for everyone. We began the weekend at Commencement and continued with a Friday Reunion Kick-Off Reception at City Grill in Rochester.
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| Joe Maurici '04 and Liz Marion '04 |
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Kate Turner Jacus '92 and Charlene Kaiser
Costello '91 |
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| Burt Kleinman and Marti Lestin Kleinman '73 |
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| Cat Everett '10, Austin Czubara '10, and Jasmine Simmons '10 |
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| Nathan Dobson '10, Will Zupan '10, Conroy Campbell '11, Will Willsea '10, and Jonathan Benjamin '09 |
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Julie White and
Dana Platt '05 |
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| Debra Schaller Willsea '73 and Peter Willsea '72 |
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| Sybil Prince '00, Dan Yeoman '10, Beth Bafford, Kate Benesch Housand '10, Ginna Speciale '00 |
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| Debra Weiss Walker '83, Susan Perry Ertsgaard '85, and Cathy Neilon '85 |
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| Tony Kim '11, Erik Chesonis '10, and Tessa Chesonis '11 |
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Back row: Erik Chesonis '10, Austin Czubara '10, Jonathan Gamble '10
Middle row: Will Willsea '10, Emily Andrews '10, Cat Everett '10
Front row: Peter Sahasrabudhe '10, Jasmine Simmons '10, Will Zupan '10, and Nathan Dobson '10 |
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| Chris Ritchie '75, Don Nielsen '75, and Jenna Wainwright |
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| Kirsten Allen Reader '90 with members of the Class of 2009, 2010, and 2011 |
We began our day on Saturday with a memorial service for Edna Deutsch. Edna taught mathematics at Harley from 1978-2004 and ran Harley's Scottish Exchange. John Deutsch, Karin Deutsch Karlekar '89, Erik Deutsch '92, their families, and friends gathered to celebrate Edna's life.
Terry Fonda Smith, Head of the Lower School, included Edna's service, with additional photos, in her recent Commons Blog.
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| Karin '89 welcoming everyone |
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| Edna's grandchildren, Maya, James (hiding), and Soraya |
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| Erik '92, and Karin '89 with Edna in the background |
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| Kate Barnes '84, a speaker at the service, and Karin '89 |
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| Kate Barnes '84, Karin '89, and Sarah Kemp '84. Sarah came in from China to speak at Edna's service. |
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| Sarah Kemp '84 and Natalie Hewitt Pincus '84 |
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Karin '89 with her daughter, Maya, Sylvie Beauvais, and Deidre Chacchia
Mapstone '89 |
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| Karin with her daughters, Maya and Soraya |
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| Karin '89 and Erik '90 Deutsch |
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We raised over $25,000 in memory of Edna and her love for travel. The money was put into an endowment to give up to $1,000 annually to a student in need. This opportunity will be offered to senior students in order to fund travel that will enhance their education. Students will be asked to write an essay that will be submitted to a small committee of teachers and members of the Deutsch family. Thank you to everyone that participated in this special endeavor!
Around the corner at Allendale-Columbia, Harley and Allendale-Columbia alumni gathered to participate in the annual
Mark von Bucher Memorial HAC Alumni Soccer Game
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It was a hard fought game. The final score was 4-1!
Rita Adler-Everett, HAC sports photographer, board member, and Harley parent to Galen Everett '15 and Alitzia Everett '18, took some amazing shots at the soccer game. Take a look!
The day included brunch and tours of the School,
with a special slide show for the Class of 1965
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| Special boards put together for our Reunion classes |
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| Archives boards for our alumni |
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| Brunch in Beckerman Center |
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| The class of 1965 gathering for their tour in Flag Hall |
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| Stopping to see the photographs of the former Heads of School |
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| Lee Sherwood McDermott '64 invited us to her classroom to watch a student video |
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| Nicholas Rowntree '65 online from Kosovo with his classmates |
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| Ward Ghory and Marc Smith '65 give a blanket and plaque to Paul Snyder '65 to thank him for the slides, taken while he was a student at Harley, that he donated to the School archives |
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| The class of 1965 gathers to watch the slideshow featuring over 400 of Paul's slides. |
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| Happy 50th Reunion Class of 1965! |
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Saturday afternoon featured a Commons Speaker Series with John Voelcker '77
Your Next Car: Cleaner, Greener, Safer, and Better for the Planet
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John being interviewed by Katrina Irwin of WROC-TV (channel 8) for their
"Go Green" report
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John Voelcker '77, Sarah Lunt '77,
Bob Skuse '77 before the talk begins
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John speaking to the group
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A slide from Green Car Reports
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Terry Fonda Smith, Head of the Lower School, wrote a great synopsis and posted more photos from John's talk on her Commons Blog.
Following John's talk we finished the evening with an Alumni Reception in the
Beckerman Center.
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Diana Tomb Carter '75 and her husband Jim
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Marc Smith '65 and his wife Bonnie
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John Voelcker '77, Bob Skuse, '77, and Sarah Lunt '77
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JT Jacus and Kate Turner
Jacus '92
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Meg Malone Sternowski '06 and Barbara Willard
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Kali, Charlotte, and Jonathan LaRue '00
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Mike Sternowski, Meg Malone Sternowski '06, Marissa
Malone '11
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Ginna Speciale '00, Len Wilcox, Alex DeSantis, Kate Benesch Housand '00, Sybil Prince '00, Dan Yeoman '00, John Dolan, and Jon
LaRue '00 |
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David O'Brien '05 and Katie McDonald '05
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Judith Johnstone Smith '65, Alison Dye '65, Connez Todd '65, Lisa Smith Adams '65
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Lisa Smith Adams '65 and her brother Marc Smith '65
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Nathan Dobson '10, Cat Everett '10, Jasmine Simmons '10, Sarah Kramer '10, and Austin
Czubara '10
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| Carolyn Green Backus '75, Mike Frame '75, Diana Tomb Carter '75, Don Nielsen '75, Josh Cohen '75, and David Dunn '75 |
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| Marc Smith '65, Bonnie Smith, Tom White '65, Lisa Smith Adams '65, Connez Todd '65, Alison Dye '65, Judith Johnstone Smith '65, and Larry Atkins '65 |
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Ward speaking to the group about our new Mission Statement
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David O'Brien '05, Katie McDonald '05, and James D'Amanda '05
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Sarah Kramer '10, Nathan Dobson '10, and Tim Crumley '09
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Sybil Prince '00, Alex DeSantis, Ginna Speciale '00, and Kate Benesch
Housand '00
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Herb Voelcker, John Voelcker '77, and Len Wilcox
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Marissa Malone '11 and Meg Malone Sternowski '06
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Sarah Hotz Hoefer '80 and Alex DeSantis
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Lora Foran '06 and Joe
Maurici '04
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Here is another zip file of additional photos from our professional photographer, Jim Dolan.
A huge thank you to everyone who came back this past weekend to celebrate Reunion. I hope it brings you good thoughts about Harley for years to come!
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Alumni Visitors and Updates
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When
Bill Dalton first started at Harley in 1971, he was given a key to "open the curtain" when people wanted to use the stage. This helped to spark an interest in theater for Bill and he went on to direct and design many Upper and Middle
school plays at Harley for almost a decade. Bill came to visit me recently to talk about a special group:
The Ratz. The Ratz was small group of students that worked with Bill behind the scenes to build and design sets, arrange the lighting, and more. They were involved with every play and musical at the School from 1972-1981. It started with Hugh Butler '75 and David Dunn '75 and grew from there.
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| Bill Dalton and Anne Townsend |
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| Bill Dalton speaking with Ward Ghory and Chris Hartman '93 |
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| David Dunn '75 and Bill Dalton at Reunion |
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| Jocie Kopfman '09 and Alex De Santis |
Jocie Kopfman '09 spoke with Alex and me about her Alumni Cup and McKee Athletic Trophy wins. Jocie has been working at Harley the past year with Chris Hartman '93 as a "Leader In Residence" for The Commons. Next year she will join us as an assistant to the co-director of The Commons.
More Harley Alumni Writers!
Writer
Will Widger '00 has recently been chosen to write a live-action comic for 20th Century Fox. Read more about it on
The Wrap website, a site featuring up-and-coming news in Hollywood.
This past April,
Peter Brown '80's book
How Real Estate Developers Think: Design, Profits, and Community (The City in the Twenty-First Century) became available on
Amazon.
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Harley Fund Countdown
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We need 106 more alumni to donate to this year's Harley Fund in order to beat last year's participation record! We have less than two weeks. Let's DO THIS! Go to www.harleyschool.org/give to make your gift today!
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