As I See It
Dear Alumni,
Let’s begin with what sounds like a math problem: I have forty-five seventh grade history students this year. Remarkably, eight of them are parts of Allen-Stevenson brother trios. What is the probability of this? How many times have I had so many brothers (oldest, middle, or youngest) of such trios in the same grade? Never, I think. I had three boys of a triple last year, but as I look back, I can only remember a few. Eight in one grade! Wait, there’s more. There are ten boys in the class who are halves of two-brother acts; also, one first cousin of an alumnus; three sons of alumni; and one grandson of an alumnus. What am I to make of all these numbers? What is the sum of all this consanguinity?
Does it pull them together? While I only know them remotely, on a screen, and in groups of eleven or twelve, they do seem to get on well - as brothers do - when engaged; and as we take up American history in a more teched-up way, they are ever helpful and patient with each other. This morning, for example, one of my students was having computer issues in calling up the document he needed for our class work. He was getting increasingly upset. The other boys calmly and quickly rallied around him and gave him the support he needed.
Ah, that’s it. After all my carrying on about the math of brother constellations, this is what I really want you to know: Like A-S seventh graders before them whose lives were upended by epidemic or war, these boys are looking out for one another, brothers, in the best of ways.
Fortiter et Recte,
David Kersey h'98
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The Heart of A-S: Community, Volunteerism and Generosity
Click here for a message from our Development Committee Co-Chairs, current parent Anu Poole and parent of alumni Lisa Selz.
In the spirit of giving, we humbly ask you to consider making a gift to our school at this unprecedented time.
Thank you for supporting our Scholars and Gentlemen!
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Join Allen-Stevenson Alumni LinkedIn!
The Allen-Stevenson Alumni Association Group is a great opportunity for members of our community to come together, share professional successes, network, and connect with Allen-Stevenson.
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Virtual Open House
Thursday, November 19
6:30-7:30 PM
The Allen-Stevenson Admissions Office will be hosting a Virtual Open House on Thursday, November 19 from 6:30-7:30 PM. You will have the opportunity to hear from a panel of faculty members about our educational program. We hope you'll join us if you are applying your son to Allen-Stevenson this fall. Please feel free to share this with friends too!
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Young Alumni Homecoming: Classes of 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
Thursday, December 3
4:30-5:30 PM
Join fellow High School alumni for a fun afternoon reminiscing and catching up with your favorite teachers and friends.
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A Message from
the Head of School
On November 4, Head of School David Trower h'95 sent an email to the Allen-Stevenson community about the 2020 presidential election.
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Benjy Sarlin '00 and Will Rahn '02 spoke to students about the Presidential Election
Benjy Sarlin '00 of NBC and Will Rahn '02 of Yahoo News, political reporters on the national scene, visited Middle and Upper School students for a live discussion and Q&A on the presidential election.
They spoke to the boys about what it means to be a political reporter and how to remain unbiased.
The boys came away from this exercise well informed about our country’s political system and why every voice is important.
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Alumni of Color Join
BOCAS Meeting
This week our Boys of Color at Allen-Stevenson (BOCAS) affinity group hosted their weekly meeting. They discussed current events and were joined by alumni Ralph Rella '93, Paul Coverdale '98, Clarence Agbi '02, and Hasani Figueroa '10.
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Jamal Salmon '05, Senior VP of theatrical marketing analytics of Paramount Pictures, was recently featured in Variety as one of Hollywood's new leaders.
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The family of Richard Brill '29 recently shared some of his report cards from 1920. The picture above shows that Richard received an 'A' in arithmetic or mathematics.
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