Last week I sent out a Harley Haiku to inspire our alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends to support this year's Harley Fund:
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Joy In Learning means
Challenge, question, friends, wonder.
It's The Harley School!
--Anonymous
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Here are two Harley Haiku that I received in return:
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Ethol Wadsworth's students'
Far reaching endeavors thrive,
raised to learn in joy.
By Margaret Drake '75 (non-graduate) |
Little acorns turn
Learning, Changing, Growing, Green
Into big oak trees
By Shalonda Schickling '15
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June 30th marks the end of our fiscal year. Please consider a gift to the Harley Fund. Harley Fund gifts make a huge difference in the lives of our students.
This is our last edition for the school year. Have a great summer and I'll "see" you in September!
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The Harley School 90th Commencement
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| Bob Marley's "One Love" performed by the Class of 2016 |
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| Brighid Smith '16 with Anna Baronos '16 (daughter of Lily Sinha Baronos '87) |
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| Max Bednarcyk '16 and his mom, Nursery teacher Kim Bednarcyk - "Miss. B" to many! |
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| Members of the Class of 2016: Dylan Wainwright (front left), Gil Smolyak, Dom Liotti, and Rob Kellogg |
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| Katianna Conde writing a note to her fellow graduate. |
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| Board President, Jack Baron giving the welcome speech. |
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The senior song: "One Love" by
Bob Marley. |
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The accompanying bass and guitar: Dylan Wainwright '16 and
Leo Zhang '16 |
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The accompanying drum:
Ginny Munson '16 |
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Senior Class President, Maelys
Lossa '16 presents the speakers |
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Nate Knauf '16 gave one of the
student addresses |
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Dom Liotti '16 also gave a
student address |
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| Bill Schara, History Department teacher, gave the faculty address |
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| Handing down the class banner to a rising first grader |
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| Congratulations Harley Class of 2016! |
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Reunion
Friday night at Rohrbach Beer Hall and Black Button Distilling
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| Anne Townsend, Jim Townsend '61, and Sarah Townsend '01 |
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| Class of 2001: Ashley Rice, Meghan Byrnes Chapman, Jim Towsend '61, Greg Shear, Sarah Townsend, Hannah Maher Murphy, Tara Miller-Schreiner Whitehurst, and Jeff Knight |
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| Class of 2006: Steven Jackson, Nick Cinquino, Luke Lennox, and Andrew Ragazzo |
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| A tour at Black Button Distilling |
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Former English teacher, David Schickler stopped in to see the
Class of 2001 |
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| More Class of 2006: Colin Quinsland, Kevin Murphy, Stewart Laird, Paul McIntyre |
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| Jay Stetzer, Meg Malone Sternowski '06, and Olga Zvinyatskovskaya '06 |
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| Mike and Meg Malone Sternowski '06 and Marissa Malone '11 |
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| Connor Rice, Joshua Whitehurst, and Tara Miller-Schreiner Whitehurst '01 |
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| Laura Morse Hayden '76 with Ward Ghory and Anne Ghory-Goodman |
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| Rick Millard '76, Paula Baker '76, Jim Chapman '76, and Karen Chapman |
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| Liz Skiba '06 and Bailey Smith '06 |
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| Donald Kitchen '70, Brendan Larrabee '06, and fiancée Meaghan Bircher |
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| Lee Pitts '91 and Alisa Stetzer '91 |
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| Class of 1986: Michael Zaretsky, John Glassman, Kathryn Atkins, Kevin Watkins, Marjie Goldman McKone, David Shechter with his wife, Michelle |
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| John Glassman '86, David Shechter '86 and Michelle Shechter |
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| Jim '76 and Beth Stormont, Phil Mulligan '76, Paula Baker '76, Donna and Alan Wasserman '76 |
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| Anna Kieburtz '06 and Kirsten Allen Reader '90 |
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| Brendan Larrabee '06 and Meaghan Bircher |
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| Hannah Maher Murphy '01 and Jeff Knight '01 |
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| Eddy Wang '12, Jeff Einhaus '11, J.P. Fauchet '11, and Nate August '11 |
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| Christina Martinez, Kevin Murphy '06, Olga Zvinyatskovskaya '06, Caitlin Hermann Posey '06, Nick Cinquino '06, and Luke Lennox '06 |
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| Class of 2006 representing |
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| Michelle and David '86 Shechter |
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Reunion
Saturday: HAC Soccer, 1966 Remembrance, BBQ, and School Tours
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Annual HAC Alumni Soccer Game at Allendale Columbia
Class of 1966 Remembrance Service
The Class of 1966 gathered together to remember classmates that have passed away,
Peter Beckerman,
John Briggs,
F. Michael Jedd,
David Smith,
Douglas Smith, and
Lucretia Taylor. It was a touching and beautiful ceremony.
David Tuthill '67, Peter's best friend,
Murray Beckerman, Peter's father, and
Peter Briggs '70, John's brother, were able to join the class.
The class is donating an oak tree to the Harley Lower School playground in honor of their late classmates.
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| Melinda Moyer Whitbeck '66, Paul Whitbeck, and Barbara Andrew '66 |
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Murray Beckerman hugging
David Tuthill '67 |
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| Liz Vick '66 speaking to her classmates in the Beckerman Center |
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| A candle to represent each classmate |
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| Murray and Renee Beckerman with Ward Ghory |
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| Liz presenting Ward Ghory with a plaque to hang from their class tree |
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Peter Briggs '70 speaking with
David Tuthill '67 |
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| Barbara Andrew '66 reading the poem "The Layers" by Stanley Kunitz |
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BBQ and Tours
Alumni enjoyed a Dinosaur BBQ lunch on the front lawn, tours of the school, and an update in The Commons.
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| Class of 1966: Kate Hinrichs, Margaret Hickman Mitchell, Melinda Moyer Whitbeck, Barbara Andrews, Peter Good, and Liz Vick |
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| Joshua Whitehurst and Tara Miller-Schreiner Whitehurst '01 with their sons, Tristan and Beckett, on a tour of the School |
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| Class of 1976: John Trow, Jenny Merritt-Hackel, Rick Millard, Tim Wiest, Lisa Hamlin Skinner, Tim Feldman, and Priscilla Rockwell Wiest |
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| Class of 1981: Rebecca Weiner |
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| Class of 1986: Michael Zaretsky, Marjie Goldman McKone, and David Ford |
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| Class of 1991: David Lebowitz, Alisa Stetzer, and Duke Steamer |
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| Class of 1956: Judy Whiting Ireland. Nancy Webber, Truman Bullard, and Douglas Knight |
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| Class of 1965: Connez Todd |
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| Class of 2001: Tara Miller-Schreiner Whitehurst |
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1986: Lee Goldman and
Susan Plano-Faber |
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Class of 2006: At table is Paul McIntyre, Steven Jackson, Jennifer McIntyre, Alisa Stetzer '91
In back: Thomas Maurici, Andrew Ragazzo, Liz Skiba, Christina Martinez, Kevin Murphy, Justin Woodward, Stewart Laird, Caty Hermann Posy, Vikki Lomaglio, and Olga Zvinyatskovskaya |
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| Jesse Bartolis, Lora Foran '06, Jessica Bonds '06, and Sandy Foster |
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| An update on The Commons in the Briggs Center for Civic Engagement |
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| Class of 1966 looking through the memorabilia out at Reunion. |
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Reunion
Saturday: Alumni Garden Party and
Class of 1976 gathering at Oak Hill Country Club
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Alumni Garden Party
This year's Alumni Garden Party was hosted by
Nelson Thomas '86. Thank you, Nelson, for opening your home to former faculty, classmates, and fellow alumni for this beautiful gathering.
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Michael Weiss, Ashley Rice '01, and
Connor Rice |
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| Jennifer and Paul McIntyre '06, Jesse Bartolis, Lora Foran '06, Thomas '06, and Teresa Maurici |
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Class of 1986: John Glassman, David Ford, Michael Zaretsky, Marjie Goldman McKone, Ron Richardson (former faculty), Nelson Thomas, Heather Case, Lee Goldman, Eric Blackman, Beth Soanes O'Brien, Susan
Plano-Faber, and Kathryn Atkins |
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| Our afternoon music featuring Harley music teacher Mike Kaupa on trumpet |
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| Class of 2011: Jahna Humphrey, Marissa Malone, Amanda Johnson, and Indiadora Nicholson |
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| Class of 2011 time capsule, letters to their future selves |
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| Contents of the time capsule box |
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| Liz Vick '66, Alex DeSantis, Deb Weiss Walker '83, and Michael Lasser |
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| John Glassman '86, Gale McGuire, Susan Plano-Faber '86, and John Trow '76 |
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| Class of 1956: Richard Cerasani, Judy Whiting Ireland, and Truman Bullard |
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| Peter Willsea '72 and Deb Schaller Willsea '73 |
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| Former faculty Ron Richardson, Alex DeSantis, and Michael Lasser |
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| Doug Knight '56, his wife Rosmarie, Nancy Webber '56, and Truman Bullard '56 |
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| Class of 1983: Deb Weiss Walker, Laura Joslyn, and Rob Gulick |
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| Charlene Kaiser Costello '91 and Michael Lasser |
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| Helen and Al Soanes with their daughter Beth Soanes O'Brien '86 |
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| Judy Whiting Ireland '56 speaking with Richard Cerasani '56 |
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| Ward Ghory giving 50th Reunion Sumner Circle pins to Barbara Andrew '66 and Liz Vick '66 |
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| Nelson Thomas '86 and Eddy Wang '12 |
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| Anna '22 and Andrew '20 Thomas |
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Class of 1976 Gathering
The Class of 1976 pulled together for their 40th Reunion and gifted a new flagpole to the front of The Harley School. A huge thank you to
Tim Wiest '76 for this tremendous idea,
Rob Sands '76 for hosting the group at Oak Hill, and to the class for their support!
Members of the Class of '76 in front of the new flagpole: John Trow, Rick Millard, Tim Feldman, Lisa Hamlin Skinner, Jenny Merritt-Hackel, Tim Wiest, and Priscilla Rockwell Wiest
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| Tim Wiest '76 presenting the American flag to Ward Ghory on behalf of the Class of 1976. |
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| Ward Ghory presenting the top of the old flagpole to Tim. |
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Back row: Kim Meagher Salisbury, Susan Briggs Kitchen, Phil Mulligan, Paula Baker, Meg Klein Trull, Lisa Hamlin Skinner, Kathy Durfee D'Amanda, Rick Millard, Laura Morse Hayden, Ward Ghory, Tim Feldman, Tim Wiest, Chris Oddleifson, Priscilla Rockwell Wiest, and John Trow.
Front Row: Jenny Merritt-Hackel, Bill Sykes, Rob Sands, Dave Osborn, and Jim Stormont. |
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Commons Speaker Series
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We had an outstanding visit from Karin Deutsch Karlekar '89 at the end of May. She not only spoke at our last Commons Speaker Series of the school year, but she was able to spend some quality time with the students as well. Click here to read the Commons Blog post about Karin's visit.
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