As I See It
Dear Alumni,
Late February during Intercession the Upper Division took a division-wide look at food insecurity. The Seventh Grade was particularly interested in the All Souls Church food kitchen with which Allen-Stevenson has had a long association. Covid has put an end to boys serving the lunches; and yet the School maintained making and delivering Sun Butter sandwiches to the soup kitchen. The seventh graders wondered if they could do more and met with the administrative team at the soup kitchen, where they learned a good deal about their needs. The class turned community service into a contest: teams competed in devising “best ways” to help the soup kitchen in these difficult days. Mr. Trower, the Head of School, chose the winning proposal, which involved Allen-Stevenson boys performing for the soup-kitchen guests as they lined up on Lexington Avenue between 79th and 80th Streets. What a terrific idea!
The first performances took place this month when cellists seventh-grader Alexander and eighth-grader Emile played classical pieces—Bach, Vivaldi, the haunting Faure elegy---with one modern piece, a little variation, called “Sailing Down the River,” to the amusement of those in line—and those passing by. “If music be the food of love, play on . . .” right on Lexington Avenue.
All best,
D. Kersey
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Upcoming Events
Summer Socials
East Hampton
Friday, July 22
5-7 PM
Hosted by Lindsay and Adam Sklar P'28
Southampton
Thursday, August 11
6-8 PM
Hosted by Valia and Metin Negrin P'20, '22, '24
New York City
Tuesday, August 16
6-8 PM
The Allen-Stevenson School Rooftop Play Space
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With only 4 days left before the end of our fiscal year on June 30, your support of Allen-Stevenson is more important than ever.
We ask that you consider a gift to the Annual Fund, which supports our Academic, Arts and Athletic programming, as well as financial aid.
Every gift, of any amount, has an impact on our boys and faculty. The easiest way to make a 100% tax-deductible gift is online or by Venmo (@Allen-Stevenson)!
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Back to 78th Street for the Class of 2019
Last month, the Allen-Stevenson Class of 2019, along with their parents, returned to Allen-Stevenson to celebrate all of their accomplishments. Mr. Trower welcomed the alums back, and they enjoyed watching a slideshow of the class throughout their years at A-S.
Congratulations to our alums in their next steps which include attending college at Brown University, Duke University, Northeastern University, Tufts University, University of Pennsylvania and University of Southern California, as well as taking gap years and time to travel. We are so proud of them and wish them luck!
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Reunion 2022
On Friday, June 3, over 250 alumni, spouses, faculty and friends gathered at 583 Park for Reunion. Alumni and their parents caught up with faculty and friends, sharing memories from the classroom, performances, and sports practices and games.
Head of School, David Trower h'95, was honored for his 32 years of service to Allen-Stevenson. Also recognized were Julian Blaize, Greg Knespler, Julia Kunin and Rob Wiseman for their 25 year A-S anniversaries. Additionally, Robert Burge '76, P'17 was awarded the Ron Rolfe '60 Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
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Allen-Stevenson's third-grade students embarked upon a yearlong study of the United States, culminating in the spectacular annual Mr. America showcase. The boys researched, wrote, and delivered their own clever speeches. Check out the full performance here!
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Eighth-grade science students faced their final engineering design challenge of the year using their knowledge of forces, motion, simple machines, and energy to design and build catapults. |
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Last month, Max Esterson '18, sim racer, announced a new partnership for his racing with ButtKicker Haptics, the world’s leader in haptic feedback technology!
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‘Springsteen-On-Broadway,’ the one man show from Matt Butler '02 will be having another performance on July 13 at 7PM at Rockwood Music Hall. If you're interested in buying tickets, click here!
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Obituaries
We regret to say that Montague Hackett, Jr. '47 passed away on January 4, 2022. You can view his obituary here.
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