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A PUBLICATION OF FOXCROFT ACADEMY for ALUMNI & FRIENDS
Volume No. XXXVII Fall/Winter 2009
Foxcroft Academy975 West Main Street Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 Change Service Requested
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MEPermit No. 46
Class of 2009 College Destinations
www.foxcroftacademy.org
Of the 78 members of the Class of 2009 who submitted plans before graduation, twelve elected to attend one of the several colleges in the University of Maine system. Many other colleges were represented in the class selections including Husson University, the University of Arizona, Syracuse University, Colby-Sawyer College, Wellesley, Bates, Bowdoin, Boston, and Colby Colleges, the Rochester Institute of Technology, Maine Maritime Academy, the University of Arkansas, Wentworth Institute, Rutgers, the University of New Hampshire, the University of Vermont, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, McGill, SUNY Buffalo, and Indiana University.
With 109 members in the Class of 2009, this represents a rate of more than 75% who chose to attend two and four-year colleges after graduation.
Alumnus Named Head Football Coach See article on page 1
ALUMNI WEEKEND 2009 REPORT
M ore than 260 alumni and friends were in at-tendance at the 109th
Annual Alumni Banquet heldat Foxcroft Academy Satur-day, August 1, 2009.
Emcee Bob White ’66 announced award winner Gary Wakeland who was honored as the recipient of the Tillson D. Thomas Award given to a former faculty member as chosen by alum-ni ballot. Dr. Arthur “Skip” Hanson ’62 received the Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award given to an outstanding alumnus in their chosen profession.
A record number of alumni and friends played in the Alumni Golf Scramble held at the Foxcroft Golf Club on Saturday afternoon and 85 runners competed in the annual 5K Road Race Saturday morning.
Forty classmates and their guests attended the 1959 50th reunion organized by class agents Steve Howard and Blaine Rideout. Other reunions included 1979 organized by Peter Chase and Anthony Phillips, 1969 organized by Tinker Shepardson, Mary Ellen Bouley Eastman, and Janet Green Hayes, and 1964 organized by Betty Jane Stanhope Meader.
Preceding the Alumni Banquet on Friday night was an open house at the Academy’s newest residence hall with more than 150 people from Dover-Foxcroft and the region touring the new facility. The Foxcroft Academy Jazz Combo, under the direction of Shane Ellis, entertained guests during the open house. The new facility will house 48 students and six faculty families.
All Alumni: If you have news or photos, we’d love to pass them along. Send information to: Foxcroft Academy, 975 West Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 OR you may call: (207)564-8664 E-Mail address: [email protected] All digital photos e-mailed must be a minimum size of 700KB Fax: (207)564-8394 Website address: http://www.foxcroftacademy.org
Retired Alumni: Be sure to send both your winter/summer addresses.
Parents: Help us keep track of alumni: notify us of address changes of your children.
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Foxcroft AcademyBoard of Trustees
President, Peter W. Culley ’61Vice President, Kenneth A. Hews ’65
Secretary, Jane Hibbard-MerrillTreasurer, Donna L. Hathaway ’66
Susan M. AlmyWilliam C. Bisbee
Ralph GabarroEdgar E. Gammon ’47H. Thomas Gerrish ’52Jane Hibbard-Merrill
Thomas K. LizotteDavid S. Ruksznis ’65Glenda Brown SmithKevin L. Stitham ’70
Richard B. SwettJohn E. WentworthJohn E. Wiles ’51
Honorary TrusteesDoris G. Coy ’64
William C. Forbes IIIElizabeth H. Harvey
Louis O. HiltonWayne O. Huff
Frederick E. Hutchinson ’48Martha G. Rollins ’37Lois W. Reynolds ’54Douglas M. Smith ’65
Murray M. Stanhope ’37Helen D. Stitham
FoxcroftFall/Winter 2009
Editor: Ted RandallDirector of Development
Associate Editor: Cathy HallAssistant Director of
Development/Alumni Relations
The Foxcroft is published twice a year for alumni and friends of Foxcroft Academy. If you are receiving duplicate copies of the
Foxcroft or have a change of address, please contact the Foxcroft Academy
Alumni/Development Office at 975 W. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426.
E arly last summer, I was appointed Head of School while the trustees conduct a formal search for a permanent Head. Having served in this capacity once before, I am pleased to be able to help again. Foxcroft Academy has always been a special place to me.
I had three children attend the Academy, been a trustee and a student here myself. I am looking forward to helping this year in any way that I can.
The 2009-10 school year got off to a great start. We have 440 students, 82 of whom are boarding students from Europe, Asia and South America. They add a remarkable dimension to the educational experience at Foxcroft Academy and mark the beginning of a 24-hour seven-day-a-week program on campus with the opening of the new residence hall on the hill. Day program enrollment has declined to levels not seen since 1997. So, as the boarding program grows, the Academy is able to sustain the breadth and depth of our offerings in spite of the decline in local tuition support.
Adding to our strength are the gifts from our alumni and friends highlighted in this report. Last year, 456 contributed more than $235,000 to the endowment, operations, and special funds of the Academy. This is a remarkable sum. I cannot thank our alumni and friends enough for helping to provide the resources necessary to support the learning experience here at Foxcroft Academy.
I especially look forward to using my experience as a financial officer with our family business, Pride Manufacturing, for more than 20 years. My first priority this year is to support our outstanding faculty and programs. I hope to reach this goal through the prudent deployment of our resources, by developing programs that will generate income for the Academy and serve the needs of our community, by seeking secure investments for our endowment, and encouraging individuals to contribute to the growth of the endowment to ensure its permanence and the quality of our programs and facilities.
These being no small challenges, I encourage alumni to consider including Foxcroft Academy in their will, or other estate plans. If you need any help with this, please let me know. And I hope everyone will begin or continue to give to the annual appeal. Much of what we have today was funded by the generous gifts of our founders. I do hope that spirit of generosity continues into, and well beyond the 21st century.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with your own thoughts and memories. I would be pleased to hear from you. I can be reached at [email protected]
Until then, to all those who sent their support this year, thank you for your gifts. In a year marked by financial turmoil, we are honored that you chose and were able to give to Foxcroft Academy.
Sincerely,
Vandy Ellis Hewett ’75 Head of School
Dear Friends and Alumni,
Class of ‘59
On the cover: FA Ponies undefeated through first half of season. Pictured is a team captain Ryan Stroud ’10.
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Mrs. Jamie Gaudion attended the Frost Place Con-ference on Poetry and Teaching held in Franconia, NH. The Frost family farm, located deep within the White Mountains National
Forest, is on the historic national register. Attending the conference were poets and fellow teachers from throughout the country, all with the common goal of fostering writing in the classroom and sharing teaching techniques to literature. “It was a week of intensive listening, sharing and writing, rounded out with evening lectures by professional writers.”
I am grateful to the Horizon Scholarship Program for encouraging and making it possible for both students and teachers to participate in opportunities beyond the classroom.”
History Depart-ment Head Mr. Thomas along with Mr. Willette attended a two-day Maine Department of Education spon-sored Advanced Placement American History workshop
at Colby College in August. The workshop was designed to highlight the latest trends in teaching Advanced Placement American History.
Mrs. Julie Willcott attended a week-long Physics Institute at Bates College last August. This annual event attracts physics and chemistry teachers from throughout Maine and New
England. Sessions included demonstrations on electrical circuitry, how to incorporate graphing into the physics curriculum, and using “clickers” to get immediate feedback
on student learning. She also participated in a lab demonstrating how various metals react to stress.
Mark and Stephanie Chevalier joined the Foxcroft Academy faculty this fall. Mark holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Bowdoin, Boston University and Fatih University(Istanbul) in English, Economics and Journalism. He will be teaching in the English department. Stephanie has been teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) for seven years both overseas
in South Korea, Spain, and Turkey and in the U.S. She and Mark serve as dormitory masters in the new residence hall.
This past fall, art instructor Mrs. Jane Blay attended the Advanced Placement Profes-sional Learning Collaborative in Northport, Maine, Among the items on the agenda were
project ideas, scoring and evaluation of student work, use of on-line materials and options for Advanced Placement Studio Art in the classroom.
Ruby and Rob Canning attended a course for teachers of Chinese this summer at Husson University. Ruby works in the admissions office with international students and Rob
teaches English and Chinese. They are dorm parents in the Honors Dorm.
Faculty News and PursuitsFaculty News
Jamie Gaudion
Mark Chevalier
Rusty Willette
Julie Willcott
Stephanie Chevalier
Rob Canning
Jane Blay
WHITE NAMED PONIES HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Danny White ’03 hails from a family of talented athletes. His grandfather was the first to score 1,000 car-eer points in the late 1930’s. Uncles David and Trey Anderson along with his father Jere White ’72 played
football. His brother David, who graduated from FA in 2007, was also a football player. So when the Academy needed a football coach this fall, White was a natural.
Danny was a stand-out in football, basketball and baseball at FA. As he said, “I started playing football in 6th grade.” He went on to play baseball at Husson University, graduating in 2007 with a degree in business administration.
He has served as assistant basketball coach at FA for three years and was assistant football coach last year. This helped prepare him for the head coach spot he stepped into this fall.
Of his style, he says it’s all about getting the best out of his team. They need to be “mentally prepared,” he added. “First and foremost, of course, is their education. Most of our players will never go on to NCAA Division I or the NFL. They are in high school once. That should be their priority right now,” White added.
White inherited five co-captains, exper-ienced players on a mission to capture the title this year, along with veteran coaches Gary Worthing, Tom Nason ’80, Mark Stroud and Joe Champeon ’78. Stroud’s and Champeon’s sons are captains on the team.
The Ponies have been fortunate, he said. ‘We’ve always had a good core of leader-ship.” “Filling holes left by graduating seniors always is a challenge,” White said. “But each year we have players willing to step up and continue the great Pony tradition”.
This year the team is looking to repeat their 2003 Division Championship perform-ance. That was the year Danny was named Class “C” MVP as a running back for the Ponies.
“This year’s team feels like they are on a mission --something to make up for when they went down to Division champions John Bapst in a close match last year,” White said. “There’s a lot of spirit. They want that trophy.”
When he is not on the practice field, Danny is in leadership training at Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union. He will spend part of next summer in their executive training program in Wisconsin. He and his wife Tara Stone ’03, live in Sebec.
2 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS
James S. Holmes Society ($10,000+)Mr. and Mrs. Stanley PrideMr. Frederick J. Robbins
1823 Society ($5,000+)Oak Grove School Foundation
President’s Society ($2,500+)Mr. and Mrs. Chae Kook NaMrs. Margaret S. Webber
Founders Society ($1,000+)Mrs. Ann M. BittingMr. and Mrs. John J. Brennan IIIDr. Hillary and Mr. Joseph P. CarusoMr. and Mrs. Bruce B. CohenMr. and Mrs. Herbert F. CroninMr. Peter W. CulleyMr. Elwood Edgerly*Mrs. Betty J. FriendMrs. Donna L. HathawayMr. and Mrs. Russell HewettMrs. Ardith JudkinsMr. Dae ok Kim*Mrs. Yoriko McClureDr. and Mrs. David B. McDermottMr. and Mrs. Charles MerrillDr. and Mrs. Richard B. SwettMrs. Bevin St. Charles Mr. Reinhold D. Wappler
Headmaster’s Society ($500+)Bank of America Mrs. Priscilla BerberianMr. Charles BradfordMr. Broderick A. DavisMr. and Mrs. Dana W. Freese Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ralph GabarroMr. Edgar E. GammonMr. Timothy A. HansonMr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. HewsMr. and Mrs. Wayne O. HuffMr. David L. IrelandMr. Ernest W. Judkins IIIMr. and Mrs. Thomas K. LizotteMr. Larry S. MitchellMr. Donald P. PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Neil PostlewaiteMr. and Mrs. Robert B. PrideDr. and Mrs. Dennis A. RuksznisMrs. Ferreshte SimonMr. and Mrs. Douglas M. SmithHon. and Mrs. Kevin L. StithamSYSCO of Northern New EnglandMr. and Mrs. Richard ThomasMr. and Mrs. Peter Van AkenMr. Raymond P. Webb PhD and Ms. Julie Haskell-WebbMr. James L. WilliamsMrs. Betty J. Wilson
Architects Society ($250+)Mrs. Jane AnnisMr. and Mrs. William BisbeeMr. Donald BittingMr. and Mrs. Kyung-Hee ChangMrs. Merrill Ann ClukeyMr. and Mrs. Robert F. Cody Jr.Mr. Roderick ColletteMr. and Mrs. David DeanDr. John DurhamDr. John W. ElleryMrs. Zelma GorhamMiss Dorothy E. GrayMr. and Mrs. Clair HallMrs. Elizabeth HarveyMr. Stan Higgins*Mr. and Mrs. Kwang Yeul HwangMr. Peter C. IngrahamMr. and Mrs. Junghong JunMr. and Mrs. Youn-Koung JungDr. and Mrs. George KousaieMr. and Mrs. Jang-Hee LeeMr. and Mrs. Jong-Kwang LeeMs. Rebecca A. MaynardMrs. Ann M. McNamaraMrs. Betty-Jane MeaderMr. Aubrey J. MerrillMr. and Mrs. Frank A. OldisMrs. Martha G. RollinsMr. Deron SmithMrs. Glenda B. SmithDr. Robert L. ThomasMrs. Shirleen VainioMr. and Mrs. John E. WentworthMr. John E. WilesMr. and Mrs. Chun Suk YangMr. and Mrs. Byoung Kwon Yoo
Builders Society ($100+)Mrs. Mary G. AdamsMiss Madge E. AmesCaptain Robert E. AnnisMrs. Susan A. BabashMr. William S. BabashMrs. Donna BakerMr. David BamfordDr. Jane E. BarkerMr. and Mrs. Robert D. BeekLCDR Ret. Carmel M. BelangerMr. and Mrs. Carl BickfordMr. Harold V. BloodMrs. Helen G. BrownMrs. Joline L. BrownMrs. Joyce BrownMr. Steven E. BrownMrs. Roxie BurachynskiMrs. Marilyn M. CameronMr. Louis F. CampbellMr. and Mrs. Wayne ChampeonMr. and Mrs. Peter ChaseMr. Terry J. ChaseDr. Kevin P. ChasseMrs. Shirley ClarkMr. Duane E. CrabtreeMr. Edward C. Craine
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas CummingsSgt. Richard H. Curtis Jr.Mrs. Joyce J. DeanMrs. Kelly I. DennisMr. Edward H. DodgeMr. Merle E. DooreMr. Michael P. DooreMrs. Deborah J. DunhamDr. Wayne L. EmersonMr. David L. FinleyMr. Lendall FlandersMr. and Mrs. Paul FlandersDr. David P. Frasz and Dr. Lesley M. FernowFA Class of 1958Mr. and Mrs. Thomas FrederickMr. Robert C. FreeseMr. and Mrs. Howard GarnissMr. H. Thomas GerrishMrs. Elizabeth B. GouldGreenway Equipment SalesMrs. Mary Lou HattMr. Fred L. HayesMrs. Julie W. HeyDr. and Mrs. Norman HillMr. and Mrs. John IngrahamMr. John C. IrelandMr. Timothy JamesMrs. Rebecca Foreman-JanjicMs. Kelly A. KeenanMs. Sarah C. KeenanMrs. Hilary KendallMr. John J. KlimaviczMrs. Laurie G. LachanceMs. Hope A. Lacourciere
Mr. Camille J. LevasseurMr. and Mrs. Douglas LyfordMr. Robert E. MacNevinMr. and Mrs. William MacomberMagic Hour CommunicationsMr. Victor L. McAllisterMrs. Amie W. McGrahamMr. Philip J. MitchellMr. James B. MoirMr. Terry MulherinMr. Kenneth D. MurchMr. Jay E. Nutter Sr.Ohiopyle Prints, Inc.Mrs. Mabel W. ParkmanMrs. Carol H. PatenaudeMrs. Margaret A. PatznerMrs. Anna F. PerkinsMrs. Amber PinkertonMrs. Margaret G. PoulinMr. and Mrs. Jonathan PrattMr. Ted C. RandallMr. and Mrs. John Raymond Jr.Dr. Usha Reddy and Dr. Challa ReddyMrs. Lois W. ReynoldsMr. Ronald E. RuksznisMr. Kevin M. SaundersMr. William H. Shaw Jr.Ms. Amy R. SmithMrs. Miriam F. SmithMr. and Mrs. Ryan C. SmithMr. and Mrs. Terry SnowMiss Barbara M. StanhopeMr. Murray StanhopeMr. Jeffrey H. StanleyMr. Ronald Stevens
Report of Charitable GivingJuly 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009
Annual Fund
Members of Founders Society of Donors Receive Founders Circle pins
Receiving Founders Society pins at a ceremony held in the lounge area at the new dorm last reunion weekend, August 1 were (l-r) Jay Brennan, Rick Davis ’68, trustee Donna Hathaway ’66, Vandy Hewett ’75, Liza and Stanley Pride.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hyung Suk SuhMrs. Helen D. ThomasMr. Robert T. TrefethenDr. Nina TumosaMr. Virgil A. WarrenMr. and Mrs. David WeatherbeeMs. Pam WeatherbeeMrs. Van D. WentworthMr. Gene A. WhiteWight’s Sporting GoodsMr. Clifford L. WileyMr. Jay C. WileyMr. and Mrs. Victor A. WoodbreyMrs. Metella G. WoodworthMrs. Marilyn A. YoungMrs. Mary YudienMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Zilinsky
Benefactors Society ($50+)Mr. Richard E. AlbeeMr. George H. AmesMr. Silas C. Ames Jr.Mr. Amos ApplegateMrs. Susan ArenstamMr. and Mrs. Walter BeaulieuMrs. Leigh-Ayer BillingMr. and Mrs. Don BoyerMr. and Mrs. James BrownMrs. Leona E. ButlerMs. Julie A. CampbellMrs. Lorna A. CarrollMrs. June W. CassidyMr. Jack J. ClukeyMr. Ronald A. CoffinMr. Richard L. ConnerMrs. Greta B. EllisMrs. Gwen M. FerrignoMr. Roland G. FinleyMrs. Betty FowlesMr. Jason W. FrederickMr. Michael D. FreeseMrs. Irmadel F. GoodellMrs. Jean K. GrinnellMrs. Donna J. GroutMr. Troy W. Hartley PhDMrs. Mary K. HartnettRev. Betty L. HigginsMr. Scott A. Hughes and Ms. Karen M. JohnsonMs. Suzanne HumphriesMrs. Edith L. HusseyDr. Jacob J. Iannetta D.C.Ms. Donna J. JonesJosten’sLt. Col. Daniel O. Joyce and Ms. Gail E. GloverMr. and Mrs. Gary LarsonMr. and Mrs. Onie LougeeMr. and Mrs. Reuben T. LumbraDr. Susan L. LuthinMr. Raymond E. LyfordMrs. Carolyn W. OlsonMrs. Sally H. PageMr. Dwight E. PattersonMrs. Annette D. PeabodyMr. Virgil S. PrattMr. Lawrence M. Pray
Mr. Gary H. PrebleMr. and Mrs. Bruce RaymondMr. Gary J. RaymondMr. David L. RobertsDr. and Mrs. W. James RobertsMr. Roderick Salley
Mr. Stephen S. Sawyer Jr.Mr. Lewis ShepardsonMr. Kenneth L. SmithMrs. Marion B. SmithMr. Timothy G. SmithMs. Suzanne C. StacyMr. Edric P. StarbirdMs. Stacy O. StithamMrs. Autumn M. StorozukMrs. Sandra SwartsMs. Sylvia C. TibbettsMr. William C. TracyMrs. Sylvia L. TurnerMr. Duane WarrenMr. and Mrs. George W. WarrenMrs. Ruth C. WeatherbeeMrs. Katherine A. WellsMrs. Maryanne WhittenMr. Gerald E. WilesMrs. Beverly M. WolfMr. Gary Worthing and Ms. Lori RosebushMr. Arthur M. YorkMr. Raymond F. Young
Ponies’ Club ($25+)Miss Rachel AldenMrs. Judith F. AlexaMrs. Beverley E. AndersonMr. and Mrs. James D. AnnisMrs. Brenda G. AveryAwards, Signage & TrophiesDr. and Mrs. Robert D. BachMr. Keith T. BaileyMs. Meredith T. BickmoreMs. Jane S. BlayMrs. Shirley H. BookerMr. and Mrs. Robert J. BraganMrs. Lorinda BrodyMs. Sayward I. Carolin-SalazarMrs. Lucille P. ChaseMrs. Beverly H. ChurchMr. Errol R. ClevelandMr. and Mrs. Dale J. Clukey Jr.Mr. David L. ClukeyMs. Gloria M. CollinsMrs. Kimberly CrowellMrs. Elaine CurnowMr. Ev DeckerMrs. Phoebe DiSantoMr. Shane F. EllisMrs. Ruth C. EllsMrs. Doreen EmersonMrs. Sonia W. Emery
Mrs. Karen D. FraserMrs. Jamie C. GaudionMs. Roberta L. GordonMs. Dagmar A. GreenleafMrs. Deborah A. GrimmigMrs. Bonnie G. GuyotteMr. Jeffery A. HallMrs. Farolyn W. HanscomMrs. Charlotte T. HarringtonMrs. Ethel L. HerseyMr. Roger W. HewettMrs. Jean P. HitchcockMrs. Gladys J. HuntingtonMrs. Amber L. JansenMrs. Roberta L. JohnstonMrs. Nancy R. JordanMr. John KimballMs. Amy LeightonMr. and Mrs. Patrick L. LeightonMrs. Donna LindsayMr. Paul R. LovejoyMr. Dennis R. LyfordMs. Tana L. ManchesterMr. Richard P. Preble Sr.Mrs. Phyllis J. RankinMrs. Rozilla M. RobertsMrs. Kristen D. SantoroMr. and Mrs. Carroll A. SaundersMrs. Martha A. SchwarzMrs. Ruth ShumanMs. Alyssa M. SnowMrs. Linda S. SteigerMrs. Gail M. StutzmanMrs. Tracy S. Stutzman PhDMr. Gary SylvesterMrs. Amy VacchianoMr. Jeffrey R. WeatherbeeMr. Robert WeberMr. and Mrs. Ken WehrleMr. Frederick T. WestonReverend Leroy WeymouthMrs. Elizabeth G. Wiers
Friends of FAMs. Emily J. AustinMr. Frederick BrawnPastor R. Lenbert CheneyMrs. Marion S. CollinsMrs. Ellen S. GilleyMrs. Elsie M. LondonMr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. SeaveyMr. and Mrs. Lester A. StevensMs. Julie WashingtonMrs. Shawn G. Wheaton
Annual Fund
Special GiftsDr. and Mrs. Robert Bach
in honor of Dick and Carolyn Swett
Mrs. Lorna Carrollin honor of
Class of 1958
Dr. Wayne Emersonin honor of his mother
Leona Emerson Butler ’32
Dr. and Mrs. George Kousaiein honor of their daughters Lauren ’09 and Lindsey ’11
Mr. Larry Mitchellin honor of
Dr. Renae Mitchell Freid ’88
Mr. William Tracyin honor of
David R. Pratt ’59class valedictorian
This listing is for gifts received from 7/1/08 through 6/30/09. If there has been an error in listing, please notify Cathy Hall in the Alumni/Development Office at (207)564-6542.
* indicates in-kind gift(s)
Total Dollars Given $235,260Where Our Donations Went
Last Three YearsAnnual Giving Campaigns
4 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS
The 2nd Airlift Squad Flight Engineers
Nancy Setzer King ’65
Miss Rachel AldenVirginia Weston Bradford ’37
Miss Madge Ames Dorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mrs. Jane AnnisPhilip S. Annis ’41
Mr. Amos Applegate Sally Applegate-Lane
Mrs. Joyce ArnoldElizabeth Smith Stanhope ’38
Mrs. Ethel AyresMargaret Gray Libby ’35
Mr. David BamfordJohn, Dana & Steve Danforth
Bangor Savings Foundation Elizabeth Smith Stanhope ’38
Dr. Jane BarkerJanice Ellery
Mrs. Ann BittingWarren Eldridge ’41
Mr. Harold BloodBetty Cooper Levensalor
Mr. Joseph BaldacciAzure Dillon
Bob’s SugarhouseNancy King Setzer ’65
Mr. Charles BradfordVirginia Weston Bradford ’37
Mr. & Mrs. Robert BraganJames Edward Baird ’92
Mr. & Mrs. Jamie BrayHoward Ryder
Mrs. Helen BrownMarjorie Gammon Eldridge ’50
Jean Fay
Ms. Anna BrunoCarrie Goodell Blood ’30
Mrs. Roxie BurachynskiDorothy Crossman Lewis ’42
Mr. Louis CampbellDonald and Helen Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. John CampbellNancy King Setzer ’65
Ms. Julie CampbellAunt Gloria Dyer McGill ’65
Mr. & Mrs. John CauseyNancy King Setzer ’65
Pastor R. Lenbert CheneyPriscilla Cheney Easler ’37
Mrs. Shirley ClarkRobert F. Leighton ’51
Mr. Errol ClevelandCharlene Huntington Cleveland ’45
Mr. Ronald Coffindec. members of the Class of 1964
Mrs. Marion CollinsHarland E. Collins ’41
Mr. Richard ConnerJohn Whitcomb
Mr. Duane CrabtreeSarah Ann Crabtree McCaffrey
Sgt. Richard Curtis Jr.Josh Lander
Mr. & Mrs. Fred DavidNancy King Setzer ’65
Mrs. Joyce DeanAmy Pingree Hodsdon ’50
Dr. Marjorie DevineDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Dexter Regional High SchoolNancy King Setzer ’65
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey DicksonElizabeth Smith Stanhope ’38
Mr. Edward DodgeCharlene Meisner Dodge ’45
Dover-Foxcroft HousingDevelopment Corp.Richard Schmand
Mrs. Beryl DowDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mr. & Mrs. John P. DowDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm DowDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mrs. Greta EllisKenneth Ellis ’45
FA Class of 1959Steve Weymouth & Steve Danforth
FA Class of 1962Nancy King Setzer ’65
Mr. Lendall FlandersArdell Flanders ’38Galen Flanders ’56
Mrs. Madeline FloydElizabeth Smith Stanhope ’38
Mr. & Mrs. James FlynnElizabeth Smith Stanhope ’38
Mrs. Betty FowlesArthur Fowles Jr. ’44
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas FrederickDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mr. & Mrs. George Fritz Jr.Nancy King Setzer ’65
Mr. & Mrs. Robert GergelyRichard Schmand
Mrs. Irmadel GoodellRuth Washburn Flanders ’38
Mrs. Elizabeth GouldVirginia Weston Bradford ’37
Miss Dorothy GrayRuth Washburn Flanders ’38
Ardell Flanders ’38Elizabeth Smith Stanhope ’38
Mrs. Deborah GrimmigJoann Easton
Mrs. Kristen GurallNancy King Setzer ’65
Rev. & Mrs. Bernard HammondHoward Ryder
Mrs. Farolyn HanscomPhyllis Wiley
Mrs. Mary Lou HattDonald Hatt ’48
Ms. Sara Hayes & Mr. Jim ChuteJean Fay
Mrs. Ethel HerseyHarold Hersey ’38
Mr. Roger HewettCharlene Woodard Hewett ’42
Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur HillAzure Dillon
George E. Howard Insurance Co.Dorothy Dow Warren ’37
Dr. Ellen HowardDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mrs. Gladys HuntingtonHoward Huntington ’44
Dr. & Mrs. Donald HeynemanJean Fay
Ms. Donna JonesMarjorie Smart Brown ’37
Mrs. Hilary KendallDouglas Ryder ’80
the William Keyte FamilyNancy King Setzer ’65
Ms. Patricia KilpatrickJean Fay
Mr. & Mrs. James KerschnerElizabeth Smith Stanhope ’38
Memorial Giving
Gifts Made to Foxcroft Academy in Memory of a Loved OneFoxcroft Academy gratefully acknowledges the following donors who have given in memory of a friend or relative.
Mathew Brown ‘10 during homecoming competition held October 9.
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Mrs. Hope LacourciereFaith Austin Holland ’45
Mrs. Nancy LambDorothy Dow Warren ’37
LCDR Ret. Camille LevasseurArthur Levasseur ’50
Mrs. Donna LindsayEarl Albee ’38
Mrs. Elsie LondonDerek Quiet ’88
Mrs. Yoriko McClureDavid McClure ’42
Mrs. Betty-Jane MeaderElizabeth Stanhope Meader ’38
Mr. Dwight MerrillDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mrs. Barbara MillerNancy King Setzer ’65
Mr. & Mrs. Robert MooreNancy King Setzer ’65
Mr. Joseph MorrisonAzure Dillon
Numberall, Inc.Richard Schmand
Mrs. Carolyn OlsonMrs. Metella Woodworth
Mrs. Mabel ParkmanFred & Hattie Washburn
Frank Washburn
Mrs. Carol PatenaudeGraham Alden Higgins ’86
Mr. Dwight PattersonJames Ruksznis ’61
Mrs. Margaret PatznerVirginia Weston Bradford ’37
Mrs. Annette PeabodyGerard Peabody ’52
Mr. & Mrs. Aubrey PhilpotNancy King Setzer ’65
Mrs. Amber PinkertonGary Pinkerton
Mrs. Margaret PoulinShirley Rowell Gammon ’50
Mr. Virgil PrattSandra Huntington Pratt ’64
Mr. & Mrs. William Rayfield Sr.Dorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mrs. Barbara RichardsJocelyn Faucher Moore ’74
Mrs. Rozilla RobertsDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas RolfeElizabeth Smith Stanhope ’38
Mrs. Martha RollinsPriscilla Cheney Esler ’37
Victor McAllister ’37Dorothy Dow Warren ’37
Ms. Edna RussmannJean Fay
Mrs. Ruth ShumanCharlene Woodard Hewett ’42
Mr. Kenneth SmithDavid Smith ’58
Mrs. Liza Smithformer staff member
and grandfather Clifford “Buzz” Pembroke
Aunt Annette Pembroke Whicher ’69
Mr. Ryan SmithDavid Smith ’58
Mrs. Marion SmithFrancis Smith ’37
Miss Barbara StanhopeDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mrs. Flora StanleyElizabeth Smith Stanhope ’38
Mr. Jeff StanleyPhilip Stanley ’68
Mrs. Helen StithamDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Hon. & Mrs. Kevin SithamJean Fay
Dr. Sean StithamDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Dr. Robert ThomasTillson and Ruth Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. George WarrenDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mrs. Ruth WeatherbeeBob Weatherbee ’38
Mrs. Margaret WebberDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mrs. Phylis WebsterDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mrs. Ann WestonDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mr. Fred WestonDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mr. & Mrs. John WestonDorothy Dow Warren ’37
Mr. & Mrs. Robert WhiteElizabeth Smith Stanhope ’38
Nancy King Setzer ’65
Mrs. Anne WhittakerJean Fay
Mr. & Mrs. John WilesJune Roderick Collette ’33
Mr. Cliff WileyClair Wiley ’39
Mr. Jay WileyWanda Wiley
Mr. Arthur YorkEnglish teacher, Miss Bessie Cooper
Mrs. Marilyn YoungCarrie Goodell Blood ’30
Memorial Giving
Gifts Made to Foxcroft Academy in Memory of a Loved One
Foxcroft AcademyLegacy Circle
The following alumni and friends of the Academy have chosen to remember their alma mater with an estate gift. Each estate gift is an investment in the future of our historic mission of serving students as an independent school.
Priscilla Ames Berberian ’48Herb & Astrid Peterson Cronin ’54
John ElleryBertha Washburn Fitzgerald ’39
Dr. Paul Gates ’20*Donna Libby Hathaway ’66
Frank Knaut ’70*Olive Lee ’23*
David & Yoriko McClure ’45Barbara Livermore Morrison ’36*
Woodrow E. Page*Margaret Bradford Patzner ’65
Louis Philpot ’30*Lois Ward Reynolds ’54Frederick Robbins ’41Douglas M. Smith ’65
Miriam F. SmithHelen D. Stitham
The Hon. & Mrs. Kevin Stitham ’70 & ’73Muriel Philpot Watson ’25*
Judge & Mrs. Matthew Williams*James Williams ’51
* indicates deceased
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Scaling New HeightsBy Elissa McNeil ’10
Though I wasn’t sure about applying for a Horizon Scholarship to join Outward Bound last summer, I said, “You can do this. Don’t worry.” So I did.
There were a couple of reasons why. The most important was that it would be a challenge. Of course, getting in shape would be a bonus, but I had no idea that climbing Big Spencer Mountain in the north woods of Maine could do such damage to your legs!
Our group camped at the summit and I have never seen anything so beautiful as the sunset that day. The next day we hiked, or should I say, bushwhacked through the woods. It took two days to get back to Spencer Bay on Moosehead Lake.
All the while, storms flooded the rivers and blocked trails. But we finally made it. From Spencer Bay we canoed five or six hours every day until we reached Duck Cove. That was the beginning of our “solo.”
The idea of the “solo” journey is to get in touch with ourselves. I thought about my life, how I often take things for granted – especially my dad. He is the reason I keep going when times get tough. Then I thought about my senior year at Foxcroft Academy and how this is the year I’ve been waiting for and how much fun I’m going to have.
After my “solo,” I rejoined the group. The final challenge was a four-mile run at which I mostly walked. In our camp circle that night, we shared our experiences. Many said they saw me as a leader, something which I could never see myself as.
There are many things I thought I could not do until I made this journey. It showed me that I could do anything I really wanted if I tried. I came out with scars, muscle aches and pains, tanned legs, new friends and experiences and skills I hope I will have for the rest of my life.
Student Attends Harvard Course via the InternetBy Paige Miles ’10
The Horizon Scholarship opened up a great opportunity for me! I was able to take an online class through Harvard about Neurobiology. The class covered the biology, anatomy and chemistry of the brain and nervous system. It brought together how this works in an interesting manner. The Professor, Dr. Murphy, taught my classmates and I about the different parts of
the brain and nervous system. This class enabled me to expand my horizons and look into a subject field which I one day hope to receive a doctorate in. The class also showed me how rigorous college work can be and what one has to do to pass. The three exams that were given during the course were taken at Harvard. This allowed me to see the
campus and what a real college classroom is like. The exams were both exciting and nerve racking. The scholarship has allowed me to gain a once in a lifetime experience and I am very appreciative of it! I would like to thank the families of Everett & Evelyn Hall Johnston ’28 who gave to make this experience possible.
Student News
Horizon Scholars Report
Paige Miles at Harvard University
Each year students are invited to apply for a Horizon Scholarship so that they may participate in a unique learning experience outside the walls of Foxcroft Academy. Several funds in the Academy’s endowment support these awards. Among them are the A. Steward Bush Horizon Fund, the Myron Dean Fund, the Shirley Gammon Horizon Fund, the Everett & Evelyn Johnston Horizon Fund, the Gordon Andrews Horizon Fund and the Jim Brown Memorial Horizon Fund.
Elissa all smiles as she scales new heights
“The scholarship has allowed me to gain a once in a lifetime experience and I am very appreciative of it!”
Paige Miles ’10
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Mrs. Susan Shaskan Arenstam ’81Mrs. Virginia BarrowsMr. & Mrs. Robert BeekMr. & Mrs. Alden D. BentMr. & Mrs. William C. Bisbee PA-CBrann & IsaacsonMr. Steven Brown ’68Mr. & Mrs. Darrell W. Buzzell ’70 & ’72Mr. & Mrs. Wayne ChampeonMr. & Mrs. David ClementMr. & Mrs. Jack Clukey ’88Ms. Kimberly L. CollinsSgt. Richard H. Curtis Jr. ’93Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Coy ’61 & ’64Ms. Margaret L. CruikshankMr. & Mrs. Douglas CummingsMr. & Mrs. Brian J. DevineDexter Regional High SchoolMs. Lucille DuclosMrs. Faith Brayton Duplessie CPS ’70Mrs. Gwen Clement Ferrigno ’89FA Classes of 1982 & 2003Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Frederick ’67Mr. & Mrs. Dana W. Freese Jr.Mr. Michael Freese ’04Mr. Edgar E. Gammon ’47Mrs. Judith A. Gilbert
Mr. Brian F. GuthrieMr. & Mrs. Clair Hall ’77Rev. & Mrs. Bernard R. HammondMs. Sara J. Hayes ’70 & Mr. Jim Chute Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Hews ’65Ms. Deborah Wiley Hillman ’70Hogan TireMr. & Mrs. John IngrahamMrs. Janine Cottle Jewell ’77Mr. Andrew Johnston ’82 & Ms. Melissa Mallett ’87Mrs. Hilary Ryder Kendall ’85Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. KirwinMr. & Mrs. Gary LarsonLou Silver, Inc.Ms. Tana Manchester ’99Mr. & Mrs. Damiano MarraccinoMr. Kerry A. McBrideDr. & Mrs. David B. McDermottMr. & Mrs. Paul McKinnonMr. & Mrs. Dermott J. McNelisMr. & Mrs. Philip A. O’Connell Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Sahag OhanesianMr. & Mrs. Frank OldisMrs. Margaret Bradford Patzner ’65Mr. & Mrs. Neil G. PiperPiscataquis Community High School
Mr. & Mrs. Neil PostlewaiteMs. Kathleen A. ReganReeds Brook Middle SchoolMrs. Martha Green Rollins ’37Mr. Rick Salley ’70Ms. Ermite SantanaSeven Islands Land Co.Ms. Amy Smith ’97Ms. Suzanne Stacy ’62Mr. Ronald Stevens ’79St. Francis of Assisi SchoolHon. & Mrs. Kevin L. Stitham ’70 & ’73Ms. Stacy Stitham ’98Mrs. Autumn Ronco Storozuk ’99Ms. Lois A. TaylorMr. & Mrs. Donovan Todd IIIMrs. Amy Charles Vacchiano ’94Ms. Patricia O. WakefieldMr. & Mrs. Ken WehrleMr. Matthew C. WeldMs. Cheryl A. WhalenMr. & Mrs. Kevin WhalenMrs. Priscilla Hathorn White ’38Mr. Gary Worthing & Ms. Lori RosebushMr. & Mrs. Peter A. Wright ’81 & ’80
Endowment News
O n the morning of November 8, 2008, Foxcroft Academy lost one of our treasured faculty members of the English Department, Jim Brown, also an alumnus of the Class of 1970. At the request of his family, a memorial fund was established to benefit a student wishing to pursue a learning opportunity outside the walls of Foxcroft Academy, otherwise known as a Horizon
Scholarship. This past year the Jim Brown Horizon Scholarship was presented to Elissa McNeil ’10 allowing her to participate in an Outward Bound program here in Maine. (see article pg. 6)
Mr. Brown was again honored at a faculty meeting held this past September. Jim’s wife, Barbara Brown, was presented with a trustee chair honoring Jim’s years of service by trustee Donna Hathaway. Mrs. Hathaway recalled how, for 34 years, Mr. Brown inspired generations of students. She ended her presentation by reciting the essay by Lynn Keyworth, How Do You Measure the Worth of a Man?
Following the ceremony, faculty members greeted Mrs. Brown with their own recollections of Jim and expressed their appreciation for all he had done to help his students as well as the community where he lived, taught, and raised their family.
The following is a list of donors who gave to that fund as well as those who gave to the 2008-09 Annual Giving Campaign in memory of Mr. Brown.
Scholarship Fund in memory of Jim Brown Helps Student Attend Outward Bound
Libby Family Establishes FundIn the summer of 2008, the Glenn Merle and Margaret G. Libby Fund was established through the bequests of Glenn Merle and
Margaret G. Libby and dedicated to the general endowment of Foxcroft Academy. This Fund joins others created by the Libby family including the David O. Libby Fund established in 1997 in memory of their son, David ’64, as well as the Foster and Theodora Gray Fund established by the bequests of Foster and Theodora Gray, brother and sister-in-law of Margaret G. Libby.
The Libby and Gray families have been supporters of education at Foxcroft Academy for many years. Margaret graduated in 1935 and her sister Dorothy in 1938. Her father Clair and brother Foster did not graduate for personal reasons, but Glenn moved from the area before graduation. Members of the Gray and Libby families also gave generously to the campaign to construct the gymnasium.
The trustees of Foxcroft Academy are grateful for the care and thought demonstrated by the Libby family and for their gifts that will be used to preserve the quality of programs and assist those who manage them at Foxcroft Academy in perpetuity.
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School News
Egyptian Museum Director Returns to Visit Foxcroft Academy
Dr. Wafaa El Saddik, Director of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and mother of Foxcroft senior Hadi El Rabbat, spent five days at the Academy last spring during which she gave presentations on topics ranging from the Egyptian Museum’s permanent collection to the exhibit there on Tutankhamun and the lost City of Atlantis. Dr. El Saddik also lectured on the Islamic faith and added several pieces to the Academy’s collection of replica artifacts contained in the Egyptian Museum, a collection she began during her visit last year. While at the Academy, Dr. El Saddik’s husband, Dr. Azmy El Rabbat, lectured in science classes on the medicine of ancient Egypt and mummification.
Hewett Appointed Head of School
Peter Culley ’61, President of Foxcroft Academy’s Board of Trustees, announced that the board has appointed Vandy Ellis Hewett ’75 as the new Head of School. Earlier the
board accepted the resignation of Dr. Raymond Webb who served as Head since 2005. In addition to being an alumna and parent, Mrs. Hewett has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 1990. As a trustee, she served as President, Vice-Presi-dent, Secretary, Chair of Superintending Committee, Chair of Scholarship Committee, and a member of both the Buildings and Grounds and Finance Committees. Prior to beginning her new duties, Mrs. Hewett was the chief financial officer at Pride Manufac-turing for 17 years and worked in Bangor at Abundant Life Church as its Treasurer. Mrs. Hewett lives in Dover Foxcroft with her husband Russ Hewett ’73 who will be teaching part-time in the music department.
Alumna Recognized for Volunteer Service
Foxcroft Academy welcomed Nancy Stone Page ’60 back to school this fall. Nancy worked as a guidance counselor at Foxcroft Academy between 1978 and1985. Last summer, Jay Brennan, Associate Head for Admissions and Residential Life, asked Nancy if she would like to help out in the new dorm with the arrival of a new class of international students. Nancy thought it would be wonderful opportunity and has been coming one or two evenings each week helping students with their studies during the dorm “structured study time.” During the day, Nancy has been helping out in the main office and in counseling services. “It’s great to see alumni helping around the Academy”, said Vandy Hewett, Head of School. “We will miss Nancy when she and husband Rick ’60 return to Florida for the winter. But are looking forward to her return next May. We already have a list of items needing Nancy’s special attention,” Hewett added.
Students Attend Model U.N.Nineteen Foxcroft Academy students in
the International Relations class participat-ed in the Maine Model United Nations Con-ference held at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham last spring. They worked on many of the issues facing the UN includ-ing international peace and security.
Two members of the Class of 2009, Lauren Kousaie and Stephanie Hassenfus, were voted head delegate and best delegate respectively by their peers at the Assembly.
Foxcroft Academy was the only school in Central and Northern Maine to send delegates to the conference.
Advanced Placement Scholars Recognized
Nine members of the Foxcroft Academy Class of 2009 received special recognition from the College Board for their exceptional achievement on the Advanced Placement Program exams last spring. In all, 67 students
took advanced placement exams in May after completing Advanced Placement courses at Foxcroft Academy. Lauren Kousaie and Shenying Zhu qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by completing five or more AP Exams with an average score of 3.5 out of 5 on all their exams. Lauren Day-Smith, Graham Pearsall and Abigail Ruksznis received Honor Awards by earning an average grade of at least 3.25. Christopher Bridges, Molly Cyr, Stephanie Hasenfus and Suzanna Richards earned Scholar Awards with grades of 3.0 or higher. Advanced Placement credit is accepted by more than 3,600 colleges and universities worldwide. Foxcroft Academy offers Advanced Placement classes in Biology, Chemistry, Calculus, American History, Statistics, English Literature, Physics, and Art along with 13 online courses. This year, 137 students are enrolled in advanced placement courses at the Academy. Several are taking more than one, according to Jon Pratt, Foxcroft’s Academic Dean.
Spring SportsBoys baseball finished the regular
season with a loss to Mattanawcook. Named to the all-conference team were
Jamie Nason ’09, second team outfield, Ian Champeon ’10, honorable mention pitcher, and Josiah Richard, honorable mention shortstop.
Softball finished the regular season 10-6. All conference nominees included Courtney Withee ’10, first team outfield and Kelsey Boss ’10, second team pitcher.
Girls tracked finished 15th at the state meet. Emily Panciera ’11 was fourth in the 400 meter and finished sixth in the 200 meter. Shee-Ann Sergeant ’11 finished fifth in the 100 meter.
Boys track placed 11th at the State meet with Dan Moriarty ’09 first in the shot put and Graham Pearsall ’09 sixth in the 3200 meter and 9th in the 1600 meter.
Girls tennis finished the regular season with five wins and seven losses. Boys were 6-6. Boys beat Old Town in the preliminary round, but lost to Presque Isle in the quarterfinals.
Around the Academy
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headed by James K. Bonney of Educators Collaborative will identify candidates and help guide the search. The Board hopes to announce the appointment of a new Head of School by January 2010.
1937 Class Endowment Nears Completion
A few years ago, Martha Green Rollins and classmates Murray Stanhope and Margaret Sanborn Webber got together to talk about establishing an endowment fund to honor the Class of 1937. With Martha’s able assistance as class secretary, the class has been meeting every five years since their tenth reunion in 1947. By the 65th reunion in 2002, only a few were still able to return. When classmate Bill Davis passed away in 2003, it was the suggestion of his son Rick ’68 to begin an endowment to honor the memory of his father and other deceased members of the class. The
idea took off. Martha got the word out. To date, more than $4,800 has been received toward the goal of $5,000 needed to name the fund. “I only wish we had started earlier,” Martha said of their efforts. “But it looks like we’ll make it for sure now.”
An option for classmates to consider would be to name the 1937 Fund in their will. Gifts will be placed in the Fund as part of the Academy’s permanent endowment. After the Fund reaches the goal of $5,000, only interest income will be spent to benefit Foxcroft Academy.
“If every class did something like this, it would be enormously helpful to the Academy,” said Ted Randall, Director of Development and Alumni. “And it’s so easy to do,” he added.
For more information about the Class of 1937 Endowment, or how to set up an endowment fund to honor or memorialize your class, call the Alumni Office at Foxcroft Academy (207) 564-6542.
Around the Academy
Lucy McDermott ’12, Meghan Keane ’10 and Mrs. Hall tour dorm
Bird’s Eye View of the CampusMany thanks to Bud Prouty of Prouty Ford who volunteered his float plane to take a photographer up for aerial views of the campus. The photos taken on a perfect day this fall will be used in the Academy’s new viewbook which is used for recruiting new students. Bud has offered his plane and piloting skills in the past and we are deeply grateful for his assistance and his love of flying.
Day Students Tour New Residence Hall
Area day students were invited to tour the new residence hall during the opening days of school in September. Residents in the new hall represent eleven countries and comprise slightly more than half the 82 international student population enrolled at the Academy in the fall term.
Designed by Portland architects Scott Simons, the new hall is home to 48 students and six faculty families. 24 boys and 24 girls occupy the east and west wings of the building respectively. Faculty families live in apartments at each end of the building. Wondering if they could visit their boarding friends in the new hall, Director of Residential Life and Admissions Jay Brennan invited and encouraged them to visit as often as they like. After the tour, day student comments ranged from, “what a beautiful building” to, “I wish I had a room like that.”
Head of School Search Committee Outlines Steps
Over the next several months, the trustees of Foxcroft Academy will be con-ducting a search for a new Head of School.Leading that effort will be board Vice-Chair Ken Hews ’65. The first step in the process was to develop a description of the skills and competencies the Academy is seeking in its next leader. This information was gathered in conversations with all the constituencies that make up the Foxcroft Academy community including faculty, staff and students in September. Then a team
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Class of 1942Class Agent: Norma Anderson [email protected]
Ruth Bean Bell is the proud great-grandmother of Abby born to granddaughter Melissa. Retired from the Manchester (CT) Board of Education, Ruth lives in Hartford, CT.
Class of 1943Class Agent: Doug [email protected]
Pat Chase Skiffington reports that her husband Sid, and brother of Lloyd Skiffington, died 5/7/09 in Olympia, WA. Sid was a P.O.W. during WW II and will be buried in Gray Cemetery in Dover-Foxcroft.
Class of 1961Class Agent: Tom Coy(207) 564-7026
Mike Crawford & Joyce Andrews Crawford ’68 visited their son Kyle last spring while he was stationed in the U.S. Navy at a NATO base in England. Kyle will be joining General Dynamics inGermany after leaving the service.
Class of 1966Class Agents: David and Marie Heath [email protected]
Gerri Lee Shorey Drake was wed on 6/20/09 at the Crystal Wesleyan Church to Cedric J. Campbell Jr.
Class of 1972Class Agent: Suzanne Cox [email protected]
Linda Lindie Wooster is very proud of her daughter Faith, 20, who graduated from KVVC with an Associate’s degree in speech/language. She is now an ed. tech. in the Albion, ME, school system, as well as holding a second job of a personal service specialist.
Class of 1979Class Agent: Peter [email protected]
A CB handle of “Bonecrusher” became the nickname of Brian Nutting on the Discovery Channel show American Loggers, the story of the logging Pelletier family in the Northern Maine Woods.
Class of 1987Class Agent: Heather O’Brien [email protected]
Army Spec. Keith Flewelling recently graduated from nine weeks of basic training in Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC.
Class of 1989Class Agent: Caroline O’Brien [email protected]
Debbie Brennan Boyd has been appointed Executive Director of the Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce. She served most recently as the regional manager
for U.S. Cellular and owner of The Learning Tree, a preschool in Dover-Foxcroft. She holds a busi-ness administration degree from the University of Southern Maine.
Class of 1991Class Agent: Jen Bickford [email protected]
Frank Drake Jr. and wife Jamie welcomed their son, Frank Francis Drake III on 2/17/09. Paternal grandparents are Gerri Lee Shorey Drake Campbell ’66 and the deceased Frank Drake Sr. ’56.
Class of 1994Class Agent: Amy Charles [email protected]
Jennifer Michaud Finch grad-uated in June from the Internal Medicine Residency program at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in
Class of 1996Class Agent: Angie Snow [email protected]
Angie reports that her husband Scott ’88 has reported for active duty in Iraq. Sad to report that on 5/28/09, Alyssa Marie Buzzard, five year-old daughter of William “Billy” Buzzard, died tragically in an automobile accident. A mem-orial fund has been established in her name at Maine Savings, P.O. Box 247, Corinth, ME 04427. She is survived by her parents Bill and Crystal, and two siblings Caden and Jacoby. Scott and Jessica McBride Brown wel-comed Matthew James Brown, born 4/4/09, joining big brother Jack. The family resides in Bar Mills, ME. Adam Levensalor and his wife Tonya Clukey ’03 are the parents of Taryn May, born 7/14/09. Paternal grandparents are Donna and Jim Levensalor ’62.
Class of 1997Class Agent: Kelly Dow [email protected]
Kelly is thrilled that she and her husband Jake welcomed daughter Brynnan Lucy Anderson on 3/13/09, weighing 9 lbs. 4 oz. Maternal grandparents are Ben ’73 and Sue Dow and aunt is Ashlee ’99. Laura Cochran Seaman was featured in the Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer for her service in Iraq. You can read the story on the newspaper website www.cincinnati.com under the
In Touch
Class of 1958 at 50th reunion
Class Notes
Future basketball star Brynnan Lucy Anderson born 3/13/09
Burlington, MA. Jennifer will enter a cardiology program following her chief resident year at Lahey next year. She and her husband Andy and their two children, Drew and Emma, reside in Newbury-port, MA. David Hovencamp has a son born 6/25/06, Russell Anthony. Amber Sands Jansen and her husband Sean live in Salisbury, MA, and are currently training for the Disney Marathon in 2010. Her parents Cathy and Tom Sands ’70 (who is doing the ½ marathon) along with Sean’s parents are all getting excited for the challenge.
Amy Kimball & Adam Tambone married in Bermuda on 10/8/08
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headline The Battle Comes Home. Laura is pictured in the photo gallery with three other soldiers. The story appeared the day before Memorial Day.
Class of 1998Class Agent: Jessica [email protected]
Allison Sherman Sands and husband Wes welcomed their first baby Brailey Isabella Sands on 4/4/09. Maternal grandparents are Stubby and Joyce Sherman and paternal grandparents are Joe ’73 and Connie Sands.
York City after being admitted to the New York bar. Andy is the son of trustee Tom Lizotte and Leslie Hall Lizotte ’70, as well as the brother of Pat Lizotte ’02. Patty Blockler Nutter and husband Derrick ’99 announce the birth of their daughter Hailey Grace Nutter born 6/28/09. Pater-nal grandparents are Mark ’77 and Denise Thebarge Nutter ’78. Maternal grandmother is Sharon Bonsey Blockler ’60. Married on 8/8/09, Lindsey Hill and her husband Eric Lessard live in Somerville, MA, where Lindsey is employed with EF Tours of Boston. They were married this past August in a late afternoon ceremony at Point Lookout Resort in Northport, ME, overlooking Penobscot Bay.
Class of 2002Class Agent: Josh [email protected]
Chelsey Killam and David Brennan ’01 were married aboard the Katahdin on Moosehead Lake in Greenville, ME, on 8/15/09. David’s father Jay Brennan officiated. In October Matt Hackett was married and in August was set to take the law boards for pharmacy. If all came out well, he is a fully certified Doctor of Pharmacy.
Class of 2003Class Agent: Needed
Jessica Robinson is an outdoor instructor at the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre in New Zealand teaching the likes of surfing, archery, rock climbing, marine education and other outdoor activities. Previously, Jessica worked in London helping to publish a directory of private companies in the Arab and Gulf region for the wealth management industry. While living in London, Jessica backpacked through Europe and Morocco. Next year she plans to be living and working in Australia! Tyler Adkins has left Dover-Foxcroft to pursue his Master’s degree in environmental studies and sustainability at the Univer-
sity of Lund in Sweden. A graduate of St. Michael’s College in Vermont, Tyler previously studied and worked in Copenhagen.
Class of 2004Class Agent Needed
A graduate of Maine Maritime Academy in June, Brandon Hall is working at a nuclear power plant in Florida near Homestead where he lives with his fiancé Vanessa and his daughter Payson Joe born 3/25/09. Maternal grandparents are Becky and Rick Getchell ’77. Paternal grandparents are Gordon ’84 and Missy Merrill Hall ’84. Great grandparents are Jeff ’65 and Nora Bradbury Merrill ’66. Great great grandparents are Kathryn Decker Merrill ’42 and Omar Merrill ’39. Jeremiah Molinaro graduated from UMO with a BA in psychology. This fall he is beginning a doctoral program in neuroscience at Arizona State where he has received a fellow-ship. Fire Control Technician Second Class Michael L. Ogden has been awarded the Army Achievement Medal from the Secretary of the Army. He received this honor for excep-tionally meritorious achievement for being recognized as a “hero of the battle” during the task
force 3-3 air defense artillery mission rehearsal exercise. This is Mike’s fifth year in the Army. The Alumni Office recently heard from Madison Earnest that he has moved to Gallatin, TN, wherehe is a research and evaluation assistant at Edvantia, Inc., a company that delivers research, evaluation, professional develop-ment, and technical assistance to state, district, and local educators.
Class of 2005Class Agent Needed
Bowdoin graduate Tamlyn Frederick was named Academic All-American last year for her participation on the Bowdoin College championship field hockey team.
Class of 2006Class Agent Needed
Sami Hall graduated from Capilos Institute in Augusta and is now a licensed cosmetologist working in Portland, ME. Kelsey Hill placed sixth in the Novice Flat Division at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Asso-ciation National Championships last April in Tennessee. A senior at Stonehill College, she is majoring in biochemistry and was chosen captain of the 2010 Stonehill equestrian team.
Class Notes
Wes & Allie Sands welcomed baby girl Brailey Isabella on 4/9/09
Young alums at the 5K Race held Alumni Weekend
Jodie Nelson married Nathan Burkhard of Rugby, ND, in Monson, ME, on 6/27/09. Parents of the bride are Shawn ’72 and Lynn Nelson. Jodie is a 2003 graduate of the University of Maine @ Farmington and is employed as the recreation director for the city of Old Town.
Class of 2000Class Agent: Needed
Andrew Lizotte received his law degree summa cum laude on 5/17/09 from Syracuse University College of Law. A 2004 graduate of Colby College, Andy received the Cornelius W. Wickersham Jr. Award, given to the student with the highest rank in the field of Constitutional Law at Syracuse University. Andy plans to serve in the Legal Aid Office of New
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Dr. Mary Chandler-Lowell Award Recipient 2009 Arthur “Skip” Hanson ’62
The Dr. Mary Chandler-Lowell Award is named for one of the first women to earn the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Law and Doctor of Jurisprudence. When describing Foxcroft Acad-emy in her book Old Foxcroft she states, “She (Foxcroft Academy) has experienced her anxieties, perplexities, indeed earnest struggles; but her children have kept their faith and been loyal in her support, and her Board of Trustees have labored fearlessly.” As recipient of this award, Skip joins Dave Mallett ’69, Susan Stitham ’61, and last year’s award winner, Lt. Col. Daniel Joyce ’77.
Skip Hanson ’62 earned his BS in education from the University of Maine at Presque Isle and subsequently his Master’s from UMO. He received his doctorate in education from the Nova Southeastern University and went on to post-doctoral studies at Harvard University.
In 1967 he began his teaching career at Higgins Classical Institute in Charleston, Maine, and in 1969 entered the halls of Foxcroft Academy as a teacher, coach, assistant head and athletic director, a position he held until 1980. In 2008, Skip retired as superintendent of schools in Exeter, NH, after 11 years. Throughout his career he oversaw both new construction and renovations to many schools, as well as co-founding two charter schools in Exeter.
However, in the historical annals of Foxcroft Academy, Skip is perhaps best known for coaching the 1975 State Class B cham-pionship team. He remains close with many members of that team today including Kevin Nelson, David Ingraham, Jeff Dunn, and Dick Hatt, to name a few.
Skip had many family members in attendance at the Alumni Banquet to see him receive his award. They include his wife Peg; son and daughter-in-law Chad and Joy; his granddaughter Reagan; his two sisters Rhonda Hanson Weaver ’67 and her husband Lloyd and Sharon Hanson Young ’60; as well as his mother Jean and two grandsons Thomas and Kyle. Also joining the Hanson table was a familiar face to the 70’s grads of FA: Rusty Clukey and his wife Bonnie. Rusty taught, was assistant football coach, head wrestling coach, and assisted Skip with his 1975 championship basketball team. Rusty is currently in the cabinet of the county school district in Naples, Florida.
Alumni Weekend 2009
Alumni Awards Presented
Members of the Wakeland family ranging from a member of the Class of ’29 Alice Dow Shepardson to a member of the Class of ’85, Tami Wakeland Flanders
Mr. Gary Wakeland Presented the Tillson D. Thomas Award
Retired faculty member Gary Wakeland was presented the Tillson D. Thomas Award, given to a former faculty or staff member who, in the opinion of their former students, have served the students of Foxcroft Academy with the highest degree of profes-sionalism. Gary joins other award winners: Bob Beek, Constance MacPherson, and Dick Millett. Gary was nominated in 2005 by a member of the Class of 1989 Capt. Bruce M. Drake, United States Army, who said “his love of government and history helped fuel his desire to serve his country.” Very fitting given that our award winner is a retired Air Force veteran who ended his military career with a rank of major. After that, he entered the field of education.
Bruce was contacted by the Alumni Office for any further com-ments regarding his former teacher and here is what he said: “His willingness to give his time to me and the many other young men and women who have attended FA has created a legacy that has extended far beyond the tiled walls of FA.” “Knowledge is Power” still rever-berates through my own mind when I counsel young soldiers when they wonder what they will do in their future.” Capt. Drake is sched-uled to retire in 2013 and has an agreement to teach US History and Earth Science at a small community college in the Atlanta area.
Gary was head coach of the wrestling team, along with assisting with varsity track. In 2000-01 he had five state champion wrestlers. He also coached JV boys’ basketball. For years he and his wife Peg sold football tickets when we had the old field with no fence. They are the parents of four children: Teri Wakeland Mace, Tim Wakeland, Tami Wakeland Flanders ’85, and Ted Wakeland ’86. Two of their granddaughters play basketball for the Academy, something they enjoy following when not in Florida.
Skip Hanson receiving the Dr. Mary Chandler-Lowell Award from alumni banquet host Bob White ’66
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Alumni Weekend 2009
Horse Drawn Wagon Carries Class of ’64 in Homecoming Parade
Thanks to Irene Tumosa Thomas, members of the Class of ’64 were able to ride in the parade, dishing out over 15 pounds of candy. Then, ten classmates gathered at the Stanhope camp on Sebec Lake for reminiscing and eating. Sixteen classmates attended the Alumni Banquet followed by another gathering at the lake to watch the fireworks. As Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader said, “Needless to say, we have a great weekend renewing friendships.”
Class of ’59 Celebrates in Grand Style
Thirty-five classmates gathered to ride a float booming out 50’s music in the Homecoming Parade. They met again for a luncheon at Thayer Parkway and celebrated their class advisor Mrs. Priscilla White. Priscilla reminded the class how hard they worked to earn money for their class trip to NYC and Washington DC. The afternoon was spent visiting and many attended the alumni banquet. The class offers many thanks to the planning committee: Blaine Rideout, Steve Howard, Clyde Whitten, Priscilla Adams, Martha Lary, and Jim Robinson who supplied the float; Jake Arno who provide the luncheon; and all the classmates who donated to the class fund.
Peter Chase and Committee Report Another Successful Reunion for ‘79
The DJ played loud and Dewey can still dance! The “Bonecrusher” Brian Nutting, from the Discovery Channel’s American Loggers series was in attendance. Approximately 50 classmates made appearances between the Alumni Banquet and the gathering at the fairgrounds after the banquet. A great time was had by all.
The reunion committee was Gerri Ancell Elderkin, Jeff Stevens, Peter Chase, Anthony Philllips, Cara Dyer Connors, Sharon Lord, and Dewey Patterson.
Forty Years for the Class of 1969
Class representative Mary-Ellen Bouley Eastman said that she and Janet Green Hayes and Lewis “Tinker” Shepardson were very pleased with the turnout at Tink’s camp on Sebec for the class’ 40th reunion.
Thirty-five classmates arrived at Tink’s on the afternoon of August 1. Everyone had a great time and saw classmates they hadn’t seen in years! Some had never come to a reunion before. The two people who traveled the farthest to attend the Alumni Banquet were from this class: Ryan Varnum and Joan Cross Forester. Thank you to all for making it a great 40th!
Members of the Class of 1964 at their 45th reunion
Class of 1959
Class of 1979
Class of 1969
14 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS
Class of ’30George Warren
Class of ’31Helen Dow Thomas
Class of ’32Leona Emerson Butler
Class of ’33Arthur YorkRaymond Young
Class of ’34Melba Merrill Warren
Class of ’36Virgil Warren
Class of ’37Madge AmesHarold V. BloodZelma Annis GorhamVictor McAllisterMartha Green RollinsBarbara StanhopeMargaret Sanborn Webber
Class of ’38Rachel AldenSonia Weymouth EmeryDorothy GrayMetella Washburn Woodworth
Class of ’39Raymond Lyford
Class of ’40Shirley Hewett BookerRuth Woodard Shuman
Class of ’41George AmesLucille Pierce ChaseMabel Washburn ParkmanFred RobbinsCliff WileyBetty Wood Wilson
Class of ’42Roland FinleyLawrence PrayMarion Haggstrom Smith
Class of ’43Ed CraineRuth Comeau Weatherbee
Class of ’45June Warren CassidyRuth Crockett EllsCarolyn Washburn Olson
Class of ’46Betty Brawn FowlesHope Austin LacourciereCamille LevasseurElsie LondonAnna Fisher Perkins
Class of ’47R. Lenbert CheneyGene GammonMary Lou Wotton HattEdie Ladd HusseySylvia Shorey TurnerFred Weston
Class of ’48Bev Eldridge AndersonPriscilla Ames BerberianEdric Starbird
Class of ’49Ellen Stillings GilleyRoberta GordonPaul LovejoyAmber Shorey PinkertonBeverly Steeves WolfMarie Gerrish Woodbrey
Class of ’50David ClukeyJoyce Johnston DeanGreta Burtchell EllisCharlotte Tripp Harrington
Class of ’51Richard Preble Sr.Phyllis Kitchin RankinJohn WilesJim Williams
Class of ’52Marilyn Mayhew CameronRod ColletteGloria CollinsBetty Cail FriendTom GerrishBob MacNevin
Class of ’53Judy Boone AlexaJane BarkerWayne EmersonJohn Klimavicz
Class of ’54Richard ConnerAstrid Peterson CroninDel Flanders GoodellJean King GrinnellFarolyn Wilson HanscomLois Ward ReynoldsBob TrefethenGerald Wiles
Class of ’55Joline Dow BrownShirley Dyer ClarkMerrill Ann Warren ClukeyMary Weston HartnettBetty HigginsMarilyn Gray Young
Class of ’56Merle DooreDoug LyfordMaggie Gammon PoulinDave RobertsBob Thomas
Class of ’57Mary Gellerson AdamsBeverly Hall ChurchSylvia Richards DeanMarlene Thurston LyfordKen Murch
Class of ’58Lorna Wilson CarrollElaine Small CurnowDuane CrabtreePhoebe Kalel DiSantoJoan Brewster GarnissDavid IrelandJane Mealey MacomberKenneth SmithMaryanne Trottier Whitten
Class of ’59Dave BamfordTerry ChaseBill MacomberTerry MulherinPeter Van Aken
Class of ’60Charlie MerrillRick & Nancy Stone PageBill Shaw Jr.
Class of ’61Dee Thomas BickmorePeter CulleyJohn IrelandLinda Smith SteigerTom & Dorna Varnum Zilinsky
Class of ’62Dick AlbeeSue Haber BabashDonna Hamel BakerLorinda Sands BrodyRoxie Lewis BurachynskiLendall FlandersSue Kinney HumphriesDennis LyfordJim MoirPhil MitchellVirg PrattGary PrebleSuzanne StacySandy Hebb SwartsSylvia Cummings TibbettsKitty King Wells
Class of ’63Bob BraganBonnie Gerry GuyotteJulie Warren HeyRon Ruksznis
Class of ’64Carla Baird BraganLou CampbellRon CoffinBetty-Jane Stanhope MeaderSally Hichborn Page
Class of ’65David FinleyKen & Linda Knowlton HewsErnest JudkinsDonna Albee LindsayPeg Bradford PatznerDoug SmithGail Merrill Stutzman
Class of ’66Bob AnnisMurray “Ev” DeckerElizabeth Bradford GouldDonna Libby HathawayAubrey MerrillLarry MitchellDonald PhillipsJeff StanleyDave & Marie Heath WeatherbeeJeff WeatherbeeLeroy Weymouth
Class of ’67Keith BaileyLinda Huntington CohenMary Webber FrederickPat & Judy Collins LeightonRebecca MaynardLibby Glover Wiers
2008-09 ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN(Gifts received between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009)
Alumni Participation
Giving Percentage by Constituency
Fall/Winter 2009 15
Class of ’68Brenda Gagnon AveryHelen Gammon BrownSteve BrownRick DavisFred HayesMary Beaudry Yudien
Class of ’69Gary RaymondSteve SawyerLewis ShepardsonNina Tumosa
Class of ’70Jim Brown Leslie Hall LizotteBruce RaymondRick SalleyKevin Stitham
Class of ’71Fred BrawnJay Nutter Sr.Julie Ambrose Washington
Class of ’72Carmel BelangerElwood EdgerlyDebbie Gordon GrimmigNancy Rollins JordanJohn KimballSuzanne Cox RaymondDuane WarrenShawn Gray Wheaton
Class of ’73Russ HewettTerry & Judy Richardson SnowJane Hayes Stitham
Class of ’74Ann O’Connor McNamaraKevin Saunders
Class of ’75Roger HewettVandy Ellis Hewett
Class of ’76John DurhamDonna Dority EdgerlyTim HansonBob & Ellen Beek PridePam Weatherbee
Class of ’77Clair HallScott Hughes & Karen JohnsonDan Joyce & Gail Glover
Class of ’78Roxanne Davis Chase
Class of ’79Julie CampbellPeter Chase
Deborah Cookson DunhamKaren Dunn FraserJeff HallLaurie Gagnon LachanceDewey PattersonRonald StevensGene WhiteJay Wiley
Class of ’80Chuck AmesPeter IngrahamCarol Higgins Patenaude
Class of ’81Sue Shaskan Arenstam
Class of ’82Bill BabashChip Clukey Donna Allen GroutTroy HartleyAmie Shenton McGrahamShirleen Stone Vainio
Class of ’84Bill Tracy
Class of ’85Tami Wakeland FlandersHilary Ryder Kendall
Class of ’86Paul Flanders
Class of ’87Tim Smith
Class of ’88Carl BickfordJack Clukey
Class of ’89Gwen Clement FerrignoRebecca Foreman JanjicJohn & Kerri Leland Raymond
Class of ’90Nancy Hathaway Seavey
Class of ’91Amos ApplegateJen Carey Bickford
Class of ’92Kelly Keenan Tracy Michaud Stutzman
Class of ’93Richard Curtis Jr.Richard Thomas
Class of ’94Tom AllenLeigh-Ayer Rayfield BillingJason FrederickAmber Sands JansenBevin Kelly St. CharlesGary SylvesterAmy Charles Vacchiano
Class of ’95Kim Niland CrowellDeron SmithRyan Smith
Class of ’96Joe & Hillary Steinke Caruso Kristen Bisbee SantoroLiza Pembroke Smith
Class of ’97Rob FreeseSarah KeenanAmy Smith
Class of ’98Sayward Carolin-SalazarStacy Stitham
Class of ’99Kelly Chase DennisTana ManchesterAutumn Ronco Storozuk
Class of ’01Mike DooreJake IannettaAlyssa Snow
Class of ’03Emily Austin
Class of ’04Mike Freese
THANK YOU to Class Agents
Many thanks to the following class agents who gave of their time in sending a letter of appeal to their classmates. Because of their efforts, 98 gifts totalling over $15,000 were contributed to the 2008-09 Annual Giving Campaign from these classes. If you are interested in representing your class, contact Cathy Hall in the Development Office at (207)564-6542 or [email protected]
Fred Brawn ’71Joline Dow Brown ’55
Yvonne Robinson Brown ’53Tim Caldwell ’93
Tom Coy ’61Astrid Peterson Cronin ’54
Mike Doore ’01Rob Freese ’97
Gene Gammon ’47Joan Brewster Garniss ’58
Tom Gerrish ’52Cathie Thomas Goodine ’68
Troy Hartley ’82Russ Hewett ’73
Peter Ingraham ’80Laurie Gagnon Lachance ’79Hope Austin Lacourciere ’46Marlene Thurston Lyford ’57
Ted Marshall ’50Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader ’64
Barbara Beede Moore ’62Lorene Annis Patterson ’56Suzanne Cox Raymond ’72
Blaine Rideout ’59Martha Green Rollins ’37
Myra Clark Salley ’74Deron Smith ’95Tim Smith ’87
Casey Scott Spencer ’99Amy CharlesVacchiano ’94
Peg Shepardson Wakeland ’60David and Marie Heath
Weatherbee ’66Priscilla Hathorn White ’38
John Wiles ’51Cliff Wiley ’41
Alumni Participation
Class agents at appeciation dinner
16 FOXCROFT ACADEMY ALUMNUS
Reunion 2010
Mark Your CalendarsFA is Coming to Your Town in 2010
Florida March 5,6,7 Boston April 3
Portland May 7,8Invitations will be sent out with the exact details
of the events. Please contact the Alumni Office for further information at (207)564-6542.
Florida reunion 2009
Sheraton Four Points Offers Preferred Rate to FA Travelers
Four Points by Sheraton is offering a special $99 rate for parents and alumni of Foxcroft Academy at their location at the Bangor International Airport. Reservations can be made by calling their toll free number at 1-800-228-4609. Four Points recently underwent a major renovation with the addition of an exercise facility, all new dining area and new rooms. The Foxcroft Academy rate comes with a coupon for a free breakfast in the hotel restaurant and applies to a king or double room. Rates are for single or double occupancy and are subject to availability. Reservations need to be made in advance. Visit them on their website at
www.fourpointsbangorairport.com
Fifty Classmates for the 50th!Motto for the Class of 1960
By now many of you have heard from Danny Chase, Pep Squad Leader for the 50th reunion to be held August 6 – 9, 2010. He cleverly thought up the motto, hoping to have at least 50 class-mates in attendance. He has asked Walter Lougee and Cyrus Doore to plan a memorial display for the parade to honor classmates who have died. Steve Hall is finding something to ride on in the parade and planning the Friday night decorating fest. Joe Zilinksy is doing name tags. Charlie Merrill and his wife Jane are hosting a barbecue at their camp on Sebec Lake on Thursday night, August 6th. Nancy Stone Page is working on the creation of a class fund. Rick Page is organizing a breakfast at the Bear’s Den for Sunday morning. Danny already has verbal responses from many classmates who are planning on attending the reunion. For further info, contact Danny at (830)990-2980 or [email protected]
Plan Now to Celebrate
Alumni Weekend 2010August 6 - 8
Friday, August 5thClasses Without Quizzes - 4:00-5:30 p.m. Lawn Party with Alumni Dance Band - 6:00 p.m. Alumni Ice Hockey Game - TBA at Alfond Arena in Orono
Saturday, August 7thAlumni 5K Race - 8 a.m. starts at YMCAAlumni Soccer and Field Hockey Games - 9 a.m. at FAAlumni Basketball - 11:00 a.m. at Sedomocha Middle SchoolHomecoming Community Parade - 9:30 a.m.Golf Scramble -11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Alumni Banquet - 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 8thAlumni Brunch in FA Pride Student Center - 8-10 a.m
ALUMNI WEEKEND 2009 REPORT
M ore than 260 alumni and friends were in at-tendance at the 109th
Annual Alumni Banquet heldat Foxcroft Academy Satur-day, August 1, 2009.
Emcee Bob White ’66 announced award winner Gary Wakeland who was honored as the recipient of the Tillson D. Thomas Award given to a former faculty member as chosen by alum-ni ballot. Dr. Arthur “Skip” Hanson ’62 received the Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award given to an outstanding alumnus in their chosen profession.
A record number of alumni and friends played in the Alumni Golf Scramble held at the Foxcroft Golf Club on Saturday afternoon and 85 runners competed in the annual 5K Road Race Saturday morning.
Forty classmates and their guests attended the 1959 50th reunion organized by class agents Steve Howard and Blaine Rideout. Other reunions included 1979 organized by Peter Chase and Anthony Phillips, 1969 organized by Tinker Shepardson, Mary Ellen Bouley Eastman, and Janet Green Hayes, and 1964 organized by Betty Jane Stanhope Meader.
Preceding the Alumni Banquet on Friday night was an open house at the Academy’s newest residence hall with more than 150 people from Dover-Foxcroft and the region touring the new facility. The Foxcroft Academy Jazz Combo, under the direction of Shane Ellis, entertained guests during the open house. The new facility will house 48 students and six faculty families.
All Alumni: If you have news or photos, we’d love to pass them along. Send information to: Foxcroft Academy, 975 West Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 OR you may call: (207)564-8664 E-Mail address: [email protected] All digital photos e-mailed must be a minimum size of 700KB Fax: (207)564-8394 Website address: http://www.foxcroftacademy.org
Retired Alumni: Be sure to send both your winter/summer addresses.
Parents: Help us keep track of alumni: notify us of address changes of your children.
Name:
Maiden Name: Class:
Address:
Telephone: Spouse’s Name:
Children’s Names and Ages:
E-Mail Address:
NEWS/COMMENTS (names of children, grandchildren, place of work, hobbies, travel adventures, births, deaths, marriages,accomplishments, awards, etc.)
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Foxcroft AcademyBoard of Trustees
President, Peter W. Culley ’61Vice President, Kenneth A. Hews ’65
Secretary, Jane Hibbard-MerrillTreasurer, Donna L. Hathaway ’66
Susan M. AlmyWilliam C. Bisbee
Ralph GabarroEdgar E. Gammon ’47H. Thomas Gerrish ’52Jane Hibbard-Merrill
Thomas K. LizotteDavid S. Ruksznis ’65Glenda Brown SmithKevin L. Stitham ’70
Richard B. SwettJohn E. WentworthJohn E. Wiles ’51
Honorary TrusteesDoris G. Coy ’64
William C. Forbes IIIElizabeth H. Harvey
Louis O. HiltonWayne O. Huff
Frederick E. Hutchinson ’48Martha G. Rollins ’37Lois W. Reynolds ’54Douglas M. Smith ’65
Murray M. Stanhope ’37Helen D. Stitham
FoxcroftFall/Winter 2009
Editor: Ted RandallDirector of Development
Associate Editor: Cathy HallAssistant Director of
Development/Alumni Relations
The Foxcroft is published twice a year for alumni and friends of Foxcroft Academy. If you are receiving duplicate copies of the
Foxcroft or have a change of address, please contact the Foxcroft Academy
Alumni/Development Office at 975 W. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426.
E arly last summer, I was appointed Head of School while the trustees conduct a formal search for a permanent Head. Having served in this capacity once before, I am pleased to be able to help again. Foxcroft Academy has always been a special place to me.
I had three children attend the Academy, been a trustee and a student here myself. I am looking forward to helping this year in any way that I can.
The 2009-10 school year got off to a great start. We have 440 students, 82 of whom are boarding students from Europe, Asia and South America. They add a remarkable dimension to the educational experience at Foxcroft Academy and mark the beginning of a 24-hour seven-day-a-week program on campus with the opening of the new residence hall on the hill. Day program enrollment has declined to levels not seen since 1997. So, as the boarding program grows, the Academy is able to sustain the breadth and depth of our offerings in spite of the decline in local tuition support.
Adding to our strength are the gifts from our alumni and friends highlighted in this report. Last year, 456 contributed more than $235,000 to the endowment, operations, and special funds of the Academy. This is a remarkable sum. I cannot thank our alumni and friends enough for helping to provide the resources necessary to support the learning experience here at Foxcroft Academy.
I especially look forward to using my experience as a financial officer with our family business, Pride Manufacturing, for more than 20 years. My first priority this year is to support our outstanding faculty and programs. I hope to reach this goal through the prudent deployment of our resources, by developing programs that will generate income for the Academy and serve the needs of our community, by seeking secure investments for our endowment, and encouraging individuals to contribute to the growth of the endowment to ensure its permanence and the quality of our programs and facilities.
These being no small challenges, I encourage alumni to consider including Foxcroft Academy in their will, or other estate plans. If you need any help with this, please let me know. And I hope everyone will begin or continue to give to the annual appeal. Much of what we have today was funded by the generous gifts of our founders. I do hope that spirit of generosity continues into, and well beyond the 21st century.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with your own thoughts and memories. I would be pleased to hear from you. I can be reached at [email protected]
Until then, to all those who sent their support this year, thank you for your gifts. In a year marked by financial turmoil, we are honored that you chose and were able to give to Foxcroft Academy.
Sincerely,
Vandy Ellis Hewett ’75 Head of School
Dear Friends and Alumni,
Class of ‘59
On the cover: FA Ponies undefeated through first half of season. Pictured is a team captain Ryan Stroud ’10.
A PUBLICATION OF FOXCROFT ACADEMY for ALUMNI & FRIENDS
Volume No. XXXVII Fall/Winter 2009
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Class of 2009 College Destinations
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Of the 78 members of the Class of 2009 who submitted plans before graduation, twelve elected to attend one of the several colleges in the University of Maine system. Many other colleges were represented in the class selections including Husson University, the University of Arizona, Syracuse University, Colby-Sawyer College, Wellesley, Bates, Bowdoin, Boston, and Colby Colleges, the Rochester Institute of Technology, Maine Maritime Academy, the University of Arkansas, Wentworth Institute, Rutgers, the University of New Hampshire, the University of Vermont, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, McGill, SUNY Buffalo, and Indiana University.
With 109 members in the Class of 2009, this represents a rate of more than 75% who chose to attend two and four-year colleges after graduation.
Alumnus Named Head Football Coach See article on page 1
