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Dear Alumni and Friends,
As the school year has started, it has been simply wonderful to see the campus blanketed with smiling faces of students, faculty, and staff! All the beautiful aspects that accompany the opening of school: New and returning students and their parents being greeted by Mr. Man as they head into registration, community assemblies, sit-down meals, sports teams on the fields and the courts, thespians at work in the Jake Cloobeck Theater, and the optimistic energy of wonder and creativity permeating the campus. The presence of community and excellence established by John and Julia Forman almost a century ago is clearly alive and well. Forman continues to flourish as a leader in the world of education and serving young people in finding their passion and purpose in life and beyond. We could not be more proud of the School we are and continue to grow to be. Please feel free to reach out to us with updates, news, or to schedule a meet-up for an epic run or bike ride with our very own Scott McCarty ’76, P’02, P’05!
As the excitement grows with the start of the year, I am also excited and privileged to announce some new members of the Advancement and Alumni Team:
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Duncan Marshall '67 - Director of Stewardship and Planned Giving
Duncan is an icon in the history of Forman from his days on campus as a schoolboy to serving Forman over the years in administrative positions from Advancement to Admissions. Duncan’s passion and care for Forman is a standard that we use as a benchmark in our community and we are lucky to have him home! We are eager to have Duncan serving in this new role and he eagerly looks forward to reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. Please feel free to reach out to Duncan to say hello, reconnect, or set up a time to get together at duncan.marshall@formanschool.org or 631.897.2555.
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Heather Ford - Director of Parent and Alumni Programs
Heather returns to the Forman community where she previously served as a dorm parent, teacher, and coach along with her husband, Chris Ford, formally the Math Department Chair and Director of the Ingenuity Program, now called the Promethean Program, here at Forman. Heather brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and we are ecstatic to have her back at Forman! Please feel free to reach out to Heather at heather.ford@formanschool.org or 860.567.2847.
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Ashli Langill - Advancement Coordinator and Communications Liaison
Ashli has been a member of the Forman community for the last 10 years and served in a number of roles from a tutor to a faculty member in our Summer Program, and most recently, as an Associate in our Communications Office. We are thrilled to have Ashli join the Advancement and Alumni Office and she is excited to connect with all of you! Please feel free to email or reach out to Ashli at ashli.langill@formanschool.org or 860.567.2826.
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Students had their first day of classes on Monday, September 13th. Head of School Adam K. Man P'15 addressed students, faculty, and staff at the first All-School Assembly of the year. Mr. Man discussed what it takes to thrive and flourish at Forman, including connection in our community, motivation, remembering your superpower, and pride in yourself and our community. “We put these four things in play,” he said. “The research will tell us you are going to have an absolutely amazing year, you’re going to have an incredibly successful year, you’re going to have the best year of your life…and that’s my goal.”
Forman welcomed 101 new students this year, bringing total enrollment to 192 boarding students and 49 day students. The student body now represents 31 states and nine countries.
Click the link above to view photos from the first week of the 2021-22 school year, students moving in, athletic practices, and more.
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We hope to see many of you at Alumni Homecoming on October 9th, 2021. The schedule includes a campus tour, athletic games, a gathering at the Head of School’s house, a reception hosted by Scott McCarty ‘76, P’02, P’05, and more. Please R.S.V.P to alumni@formanschool.org or call 860.567.2826 by October 2nd, 2021. We are requiring all attendees to be fully vaccinated. Please send a copy of your vaccination card with your R.S.V.P. or show it upon arrival. Masks must be worn inside buildings on campus. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to seeing you! | |
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As Forman’s academic year gets off to a successful start, I am hopeful we will have a year full of alumni visits and events, both on and off campus. It is always so special to catch up with fellow alumni and hear about what is going on in their lives. Just recently, we had a very nice visit from Emre Erguder '20 and Kyle Hochenberger '19 (top photo L-R). They are both doing great and were happy to be back on campus. The week before that, a small group of us – Rebecca Valen Kintzley '94, Meredith McClean Fontaine '94, Scott Brady '84, Scott McCarty '76, P'02, P'05, and Allison Herron Gsell '95 (bottom photo L-R) – got together in town at the Marketplace restaurant, which some of us may remember as the old jailhouse. The evening was filled with Forman stories from decades past. My hope is to have many more Forman meetups throughout the year. So, my message to all of you alumni out there is if you are in the area or if you want to have a small get-together near you, please reach out to me!
Best,
Sean Maguire '89, P'22, P'23
Director of the Annual Fund
sean.maguire@formanschool.org
860.567.2848
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Click here to find the schedules of upcoming athletic games and competitions. This season, we plan to live stream boys’ varsity soccer, girls’ varsity soccer, football home and away games, and girls’ varsity volleyball home matches with the potential to stream away matches. We will also stream the boys' junior varsity soccer games and girls' junior varsity volleyball matches depending on availability. Click here to access the live streams. | |
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Forman has launched a new initiative called Truth, Respect, and Kindness expedition (TReK). Each grade will go on a specific TReK, and in a student’s tenure at Forman, they will complete all TReKs. This past weekend, 9th graders participated in activities that encapsulate Forman’s core values and camped on the fields on campus, while the seniors camped off campus and went whitewater rafting and zip-lining. The sophomores and juniors will participate in their TReKs this weekend. | |
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Forman welcomed 19 new faculty members to our community, as well as several new staff members. Click here for an overview and introduction to the new faculty members. And click here for a full list of all faculty and staff complete with their biographies. | |
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