Founders' Day: Celebrating The Dunn Family
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Dear Alumni & Friends,
This year’s Founders’ Day reminded us of how the impact of service and dedication for the greater good resonates from our classrooms and out into the world. This year, the Dunn Family (Ray & Kelly,
Jay ’83
,
Marty ’85
,
Peter ’86
,
Margaret ’90
) received the Founders’ Day Award for contributions to LA and to the world. The Dunn Family created and funded the Greater Good Award and the Endowment Fund for Service, Social Justice, and Global Awareness, both of which have fueled our focus on global understanding, community awareness, and an attitude of service to the world around us. The Dunn Family’s commitment to LA’s Winterim at the Mariposa Foundation in the Dominican Republic has benefited hundreds of LA students and teachers over the last fifteen years [
GALLERY
].
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In their acceptance remarks, Jay and Marty both referred to the extraordinary teachers who inspired them to do well and do good. One of those teachers was Mr. John Curran (right), whose fifty years of service we recognized at this year’s Founders’ Day. Video-conferencing in from London to say congratulations to Mr. Curran was
John Patton ’88
, now an international financier. Mr. Curran’s dedication and service to LA has, indeed, shaped thousands of lives. I checked in with the legendary teacher, John Curran to talk about his fifty-year run [
VIDEO
].
It was amazing to witness graduates testifying about the power of their LA experiences in classes and Winterim, opportunities that opened their eyes to the world around them. And even more amazing was that our students had the privilege of learning that the same opportunities are available to them. Not only is Mr. Curran still teaching "Nukes" after 50 years, but faculty and staff like Tony Hawgood, who runs Winterim and teaches science, and Carine Aurelio, one of our librarians, support and inspire our students each and every day, students like
Roisin Casey ’20
, and
Kayli Grise ’20
.
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For their four-year commitment to Rise Against Hunger, Roisin and Kayli (right) were awarded "The Greater Good Award" recognizing those who use their education to make the community and the world a better place. Carine was awarded "The Kathy Peabody Memorial Book Award," which recognizes a non-teaching member of the school who makes the community a secure and positive place. Tony was awarded "The Departmental Chair Recognizing Innovation and Excellence in Teaching."
In other news on the hillside, we have finished up the fall classes and sports strongly. Arts Week was a tremendous success, as was a very well-attended LA Circle Event in Boston at the Liberty Hotel [
GALLERY
]. In January, we welcome our J. William Mees Visiting Scholar, Jamie Ducharme,
a journalist for
Time Magazine
, who specializes in health. She recently had two cover stories in Time, one on vaping and another on a face transplant. More info to follow!
From the hillside,
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Robinson Moore
Associate Head of School
BTW:
Reunion 2020 is June 5 - 6... Alumni,
please help us
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John Curran: Celebrating 50 Years At LA
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