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H E B R O N A C A D E M YH E B R O N A C A D E M YH E B R O N A C A D E M Y

This campus in Maine holds a world of diversity and opportunity. At Hebron, students can be themselves while becoming part of a greater community. Open a world of

opportunities for a student you know. Refer him or her to Hebron Academy.

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Bahamas California Colorado Brazil ConnecticutFlorida Canada Georgia Hawaii China Illinois

Iowa Germany Louisiana Maine Korea MarylandMassachusetts Latvia Michigan New HampshirePhilippines New Jersey New York Spain North

Carolina Oregon Sweden Rhode Island TexasTaiwan Vermont Virginia Ukraine

Tell a Friend

It’s

interesting that the thing

we have in common at Hebron is

that everyone has a different experi-

ence, different background. People here

are open, friendly and non-judgmental and

before long you are a part of it. Within weeks I felt

at home at Hebron, comfortable and with friends.

The attention you get from teachers and other

students in a small school is very different. I

miss my home, but I am not homesick. I like

my classes. I love the dorm. There is

always someone to talk to. It is as

good as I hoped for.

YutoSawaki

’10Philippines

Being

a part of an inter-

national community,

you learn about differ-

ent cultures and people

have different things to share.

My first day in Atwood, we had

a group of us in the bowl playing soc-

cer and getting to know each other.

My good friends this year are

from the Bahamas and

Maine.

MadeleineÖun ’09

GarrettVan Wie

’11

Being

from Maine and attend-

ing a school with such interna-

tional diversity, I have become more

aware of world perspectives. My family

hosts international students which is

always fun, and we often end up playing

soccer with my little brother. Friendships

at Hebron are lasting, no matter where

you come from. Uta was at Hebron

for one year and I still get weekly

emails from Germany.

RosaVan Wie

’08Maine

Sweden

Hebronianamembers of the club

The Academynews, events, arts, athletics, and more

Alumni et Alumnaenotes, unions, new arrivals, obituaries

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Coaching Lifewhat really makes athletics work

Break a Legsenior class takes final bowby Charles Bartlett Cummings ’07

The Warm Heart of Africamaking a difference in Malawiby Sara Armstrong

Passion and Purposea portrait in wordsby Kayla Chadwick ’08

featuresSemesterH E B R O N A C A D E M Y

Tevye’s daughters Sprintze (Katya Planson ’09), Tzeitel (Mary Randall ’09), Hodel (Vika Planson ’07),

Bielke (Claire Cummings ’09) and Chava (Rosa Van Wie ’08) in Fiddler on the Roof.

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The girls’ JV soccer team takes a pre-game warm up run. Photo by DianaGriggs, Tannery Hill Studios, Inc.

The Semester is published twice eachyear by Hebron Academy, PO Box 309,Hebron ME 04238. 207-966-2100.

Issue No. 199

M I S S I O N

The Semester magazine’s mission is tocontinue the Hebron family’s intellectualand emotional engagement with theAcademy by conveying news, preservingthe heritage and memories of the schooland chronicling the accomplishments ofits alumni, faculty and students.

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Hebron Academy reaffirms its long-standing policy of nondiscriminatoryadmission of students on the basis ofrace, color, religion, gender, age, ances-try, national origin, physical or mentaldisability, or sexual orientation. We donot discriminate in the administration ofour educational policies, admissionspolicies, scholarship programs andathletic or other school-administeredprograms. Hebron Academy is an equalopportunity employer.

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Editor’s NoteToday We Are All Hokies

The Virginia Tech campus lies in a quiet valley in southwestern Virginia, nestledbetween the ancient Shenandoah mountains and the small college town of

Blacksburg. At its heart is a large grassy area—the Drill Field—ringed with historicbuildings faced in a locally-quarried multi-hued limestone. But you knew that.

On April 16, 2007, we all watched the tragedy at Virginia Tech take over every newsoutlet. It was painful to see the campus I once called home caught in the national mediaspotlight. I haven’t been back to Tech since I graduated 23 years ago, and only thethinnest of orange threads still connected me to that time and that place.

But as the horrific story unfolded, I felt that slender thread grow thicker. My pride inthe university, in the faculty and in the students grew. At the end of that terrible week,Tech alumni everywhere asked their friends and family to wear orange and maroon in ashow of support for the university. I sent a campus-wide e-mail and on Friday was deeplymoved by the number of people—faculty and students alike—who put aside theirHebron green and white to proudly wear Hokie colors.

On that day in April, we were all Hokies here at Hebron—in the foothills of Maine’sancient Appalachian mountains, on our campus of historic buildings made of local brickand granite circling a central grassy area—connected to each other by a strong ribbon ofburnt orange and Chicago maroon.

Jennifer F. Adams, [email protected]

September 28 and 29, 2007Reunions for

1957 • 1962 • 1967 • 1972 • 19771982 • 1987 • 1992 • 1997 • 2002

• Catch up with classmates and old friends

• Cheer on Hebron’s teams

• Take part in activities for the whole family: road race,

art exhibit, Alumni Convocation, music, games for

kids, athletics and more

For more information, please call or e-mail Beverly Roy at 207-966-5266, [email protected] or visit our web site:


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And then the earth moved.” With

apologies to Ernest Hemingway, that

famous phrase defines and signifies

the height of emotional relationship

for Robert Jordan and Maria in For

Whom the Bell Tolls. Finding mean-

ing, learning and growing through

the profound impact that teachers,

coaches and advisors have on stu-

dents is fundamental to the Hebron

experience. You will read about

some of those wonderful relation-

ships in this issue of Semester. It is

the emotion, anticipation and

momentum from those relationships

and the general spirit of Hebron

Academy—even as we say the

poignant good-byes of graduation—

which sets our school in such a

strong position today.

“And then the earth moved”—I

cite Hemingway’s description in a

more literal way than his emotional

metaphor: at Hebron we are moving

earth. It is an aphorism among

school people that a sure sign of

the good health of a school is the

movement of dirt—any kind of

building activity. I would amplify

that thought to come closer to

Hemingway’s metaphorical emo-

tional pinnacle. The caring teaching,

coaching and friendship among our

teachers and students, the support

and endorsement of our parents

and alumni, growth in enrollment,

the fiscal good health of the school,

and the spirit that grows in competi-

tive classrooms, athletic programs

and a lively, busy campus commu-

nity, has made Board of Trustees

reach the achievable goals and

future for Hebron. Humbling,

though, is the knowledge that we

have much work to do together to

continue Hebron’s positive momen-

tum, to raise the funds to build the

endowment and support those

future projects and plans. We have

made a good start, but now, as

always, it takes all of us, the people

of Hebron Academy to secure our

school’s future for today’s and

tomorrow’s students.

We’ve moved much earth already

this summer, in advance of the offi-

cial Athletic Center groundbreaking.

A new faculty house from Schiavi

Homes will be sited soon and the

tennis court refurbishment is well

underway, as is the septic system

renovation. Inside, dormitory bath-

rooms are being renovated.

Come visit campus in the fall to

see all that is happening at Hebron.

And while you’re here, you can see

the earth movement and construc-

tion activity, too.

John J. King

Head of School

A Note From John King

Earth Movers

The tennis courts are being replacedthis summer as part of the overall

movement of dirt this summer.

confident in commissioning the first

new building project in 32 years at

Hebron, the new Athletic Center

project described by trustee Paul

Goodof ’67on the next page.

This milestone undertaking will

address many critical needs of the

school. Primarily an indoor recre-

ational and fitness area for the whole

school—students, faculty, staff and

families—the center will support the

athletic program with much-needed

indoor practice space and, most

importantly, will provide immediate

opportunity for the subsequent con-

version of Sargent Gymnasium into

full-time arts, music, theater, audito-

rium and classroom space in the

Lepage Arts Center, and for future

student social facilities in lower

Sturtevant Home.

Equally important to

recognize is that this

symbolic indicator of

the stability and

progress of the school

is directly the result

and offspring of the human, emo-

tional and educational growth of the

school—the Hebron education that is

its people and the commitment they

have made to our school.

Read about the students and fac-

ulty who are traveling to Africa to

work in a Malawian orphanage; the

impact and creative opportunity of

the musical Fiddler on the Roof and

the student-directed plays; the New

England and national success of the

Hebron Academy math team, whose

talent, like our sports teams’, comes

from all parts of the world. Under-

stand the significance of the newly

inaugurated Leyden Award, pre-

a sure sign of the goodhealth of a school is the movement of dirt

sented at graduation to a senior who

has overcome obstacles and become

one of those familiar “Hebron suc-

cess stories” that the Leyden family

have been helping to come true for

more than 30 years. Recognize, as I

do, that everything we accomplish at

Hebron is based on the success of

individual student-teacher relation-

ships and the inspiration of dedi-

cated faculty, staff and supporters

who are so committed

to the young people

who come to Hebron.

The faculty, stu-

dents, and trustees of

the Building Commit-

tee, led by Paul

Goodof ’67 with the engineering

advice of Jim Hill ’90, have dedi-

cated many hours and months of

work to the planning and design of

the project with architects and con-

struction managers. Business

Manager Jim Bisesti, the Finance

Committee of the Board, bankers,

lawyers and the Finance Authority

of Maine have produced detailed

analysis and an intense level of

financial projection and validation of

Hebron’s readiness for the bond

financing of the project. Early lead-

ership gift support from several key

benefactors has inspired us and the

momentum of endowment gift

growth reinforces our confidence to

it takes all of us tosecure our school’s

future for our students

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Hebron Academy’s strategic plan, adopted by thetrustees in 2002, identified a core set of institutional

priorities, and substantial and noteworthy progress onmany of them has been the subject of reports on thesepages in previous issues. It is my privilege, as chair of thebuilding committee, to give you an update on the excitingfirst stage of implementation of the Campus Master Plan.

Athletic Center Update

On Our Way to Breaking Ground

A year ago, a committee ofstudents, faculty and trusteesbegan serious exploration of anathletic facility to replace theaging and dated Sargent Gym-nasium (which will become thenew campus arts center in thesecond phase of the plan). Ablyled by Athletic Director LeslieGuenther, the group—MooseCurtis, Alex Godomsky, TiffanyBichrest ’07, Charlie Cummings’07, Michael Hughes, JimBisesti, Robert Caldwell (ex offi-cio) and John King; and trusteesBill Golden ’66, Jim Hill ’90and Susan Gendron—identifiedthe program elements importantto the Academy, defined a stan-dard for the building, and inter-viewed a number of architec-tural and planning firms.

In October, acting on thatcommittee’s recommendation,the trustees engaged the servicesof SMRT, Inc., of Portland, thesuccessor firm of John CalvinStevens who designed many ofHebron’s buildings, and coinci-dentally currently headed byStevens’s great-grandson.Furthermore, the lead architectis one of Hebron’s own: LynneHoller ’80. Over the course ofthe first several months of designand planning, SMRT developeda concept for a structure to belocated just south of Halford,and thanks to thoughtful andcontinuing input from all mem-bers of the campus community,it has been refined in the lastfour or five months into therenderings you see here.

The view from the field side, also knownas the “Hebron beach” elevation.

Images courtesy SMRT.

While the “field house”component—for basketball,indoor tennis, and spring prac-tice areas for baseball andlacrosse—is necessarily thelargest single element of thebuilding, all of the pieces ofthis structure are designed toencourage fitness and the lifesports so critical to Hebron’smission. An elevated runningtrack will complement a relo-cated and expanded LepageWellness Center and a multi-purpose room for aerobics; a

climbing wall will challengeboth individuals and teams;two squash courts will intro-duce many students to a life-long activity; and up-to-datelocker and team meeting roomswill serve both home and visit-ing teams far better than we’vebeen able to do in many years.Coupled with a new competi-tion athletic field and viewingarea, and full resurfacing of theAcademy’s tennis courts, thisproject will effectively andattractively take care of theneeds of generations of Hebronstudents and staff to come.

I salute all members of theplanning team for a jobimmensely well done—Hebroncouldn’t have been betterserved!—and look forward tocongratulating all of them atthe groundbreaking in Augustand the ribbon-cutting atHomecoming in 2008.

Paul S. Goodof ’67, trusteeBuilding Committee Chair

The main entrance, on the corner nearest Robinson Arena.


t h e a c a d e m yA Student’s Perspective

Thank You, Mr. Leyden

“I am close to the luckiest guy in theworld,” Mr. Leyden claimed boldlyat the 2007 Baccalaureate, duringthe first formal speech I’ve everheard him present. His words weresofter than usual and he stated hisdiscomfort with speaking in front ofa crowd. The funny thing is, he doesit every day. Seven forty-five on thedot he stands at the front of theroom, tells a bad joke, reminds us togo to classes and be there on time.

“You may never know if you aresomebody’s hero,” Mr. Leyden saidas he continued to hold the eyes ofthe room. “This is okay. By model-ing responsible and appropriatebehavior and by sharing your pas-sion with others, you are making adifference in people’s lives.”

I wonder if Mr. Leyden knows thathe is a hero. I do not wish to makehim seem godlike or out of reachbecause the lack of these elementsis why I look up to him. At Bacca-laureate he grabbed a music standso that he could remain on thefloor, on the same level as us.

An endlessly busy man, one canfind him examining the roads fromevery direction at 4:00 am on a

stormy day, checking locks on win-dows, and picking up dining hallforks that kids have taken outside. AsMr. King said, it is perplexing how healways knows what’s going on andeven better, what’s going to happen.

Inspired by his father to reach outto people and treat them withrespect, he admires the entire actof teaching. As one of the passion-ate people devoted to the well-being of others, he calls the workput forth towards kids as heroic andfinds the results of such selfless actsmore gratifying than the promise ofmoney that a big business CEO cancount on. His heroes are also thedining hall staff and the mainte-nance crew. The individual relation-ships he establishes are somethingto admire and strive for. His door isalways open except when it’s notand in those cases he’s on the tele-phone assisting somebody else.Wait your turn. He might be able toreach out to many, but only one ata time. He told me he likes to keepit simple.

I don’t remember meeting Mr.Leyden, because I must have showed

up late in the middle of our first con-versation. That’s a joke we havetogether because of my inability toshow up on time and Mr. Leyden’scountless reminders. I was scaredwhen he first called me by name toconfront me about my tardiness.“Three strikes and you’re in deten-tion,” had been the policy at mymiddle school, but I soon learnedthat Mr. Leyden would be different.Instead of avoiding his intimidating

shadow I sometimes found myselfgoing to apologize for a morning fail-ure. I actually cared that I was late.

I often see Mr. Leyden pulling kidsaside in lunch, tapping his penagainst his hand and opening hiseyes wide with a smile on his face toconfront them with their absences.There’s something about the mannerin which he approaches studentsthat provides for a healthy environ-ment. For the most part kids knowwhen they’ve messed up and willeither apologize or declare theirpunishment before he can evenbegin to question them. Just theother day he was after me for miss-ing an advisee meeting... and I meanliterally after me. I knew he wascoming because his golf cart’s buzzincreased in volume. Soon I was run-ning as he cut across the grass andchased me around the lawn in frontof the dining hall. It was fun until itwas hot. I had to stop.

Where were you during advisoriesthis morning?

Uhh, I don’t know what to sayyy…Well, you know what I’m going

to say! Haha! (ZZOOOMMMMM)And he was off.

Jennifer Duguay ’08

Above: Sheriff Leyden in 1998.

Left: At morning meeting in 2006.

The second of three generations of Leydens to serve Hebron Academy,Associate Head of School Jack Leyden is moving on after 18 years.Presented here are excerpts from a profile of Mr. Leyden written by aHebron student. We think she captured him perfectly.

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On January 22, 2007, Bill Chase’s Inter-national Relations class got a crash course

in outsourcing. The class of 12 students had justfinished reading Thomas Friedman’s The Worldis Flat, a novel discussing the aspects of aninterconnected, global society. Friedman usesthe term “flatteners” to describe the elementscreating a level playing field for all societies andcountries competing in the global marketplace.

Syllabus

Outsourcing an Essay?

specializes in consulting withlarge businesses in the greaterNew York City area on ways toreduce energy consumption.Nick is in charge of coordinat-ing a tool of ConsumerPowerline dubbed “Power-Desk”. PowerDesk is an inter-net-based platform used tocommunicate with ConsumerPowerline’s backbone—a firmlocated in Bangladesh, India.PowerDesk’s Indian team

Nick Planson ’01 gives Mr. Chase’s International Relations class a real-world tasteof global outsourcing.

processes data, maintainsConsumer Powerline’s websiteand completes reports on com-piled information sent to themthrough PowerDesk. Instead ofpaying for five full-timeemployees to perform non-spe-cialized, clerical work in NewYork, Consumer Powerline out-sources this portion of theircompany to a firm located onthe other side of the worldwhich can complete the workmore cheaply.

In addition to Nick’s pre-sentation, the class calledRohit, PowerDesk’s coordinatorin India. Rohit spoke to theclass about his experience withworking with American firmsand his view on outsourcing oras Rohit likes to call it, “co-sourcing”. Both men were veryenthusiastic on the positivesaspects of using India to sup-plement firms located acrossthe globe. Outsourcing jobs

across the globe providesneeded jobs to many parts ofIndia, saves American firmsmillions of dollars per year andwhile the American company isclosed for the night, the teamsin India are crunching away attheir newly assigned work.

As a conclusion to the pre-sentation, the class, havingbeen assigned an essay dis-cussing Friedman’s novel,logged onto the PowerDeskplatform and outsourced theiressay topic to Rohit and histeam. Within seconds, Rohitwas reviewing the newly postedassignment. His team of fivewere to write on the technolog-ical flatteners which Friedmandiscusses, just like the class.Within two days, the assign-ment had been completed. AHebron Academy class had justoutsourced their essay to India.

Noah Love ’07

As a final wrap-up of thenovel, Nick Planson ’01,brother of current IR studentVika Planson ’07, made a pre-sentation on his job and thecomponents of working glob-ally. Sitting in HebronAcademy’s new “global” confer-ence room, the students lis-tened to Nick discuss his posi-tion at a company based out ofNew York city calledConsumer Powerline which

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International DinnerWhets Appetite for MoreHebron Academy’s international students recently hosted their

first International Night, open to all and held in the school’sdining room. The idea for the event began with InternationalProgram director Sarah Bryan and student organizer Tae Hoh Park’08, from Korea, who worked with students to plan, shop, and cookfor this special occasion.

This year Hebron has stu-dents from Brazil, China,Canada, Germany, Japan, Korea,Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine andSpain. International Night givesinternational students an oppor-tunity to share their culturesand to open a window for dis-cussion and cultural exchange.

International food has muchflavor and variety. Cooks takeadvantage of a wide range andcombination of ingredientswhich may be unfamiliar toAmerican students. Approachingthe dining hall the night of thedinner, one could smell wonder-ful aromas even before enteringthe building. Students presentedtheir food in unique and creativeways. Our international chefsprepared such savory treats asdumplings, fried rice, Koreanbarbecue and Japanese sushi.German, Spanish and SouthAmerican pasta were popular, as

were Canadian cheese curds andFrench fries with gravy. Brazilianpudding disappeared as soon asit was displayed.

“International Night wasamazing,” said Rachael Cooper’08. “It was a great way toincorporate the cultures of inter-national students with that ofthe Americans. In addition tothis, the food was spectacular!”

“Ms. Bryan and the studentsworked very hard to make thishappen,” said English teacherDonna Inglehart. “It was a gen-uine celebration of Hebron’scultural diversity.”

Maria Peral ’09 from Spainhoped that in future the eventmight include music and gamesfrom each of the countries.International Night is destinedto become a Hebron Academytradition. Next year’s event isalready beckoning!

Chen-Hsun Hsia ’07, Taiwan

Math Team Takes First Place

Improving upon last year’s second place finish, the Hebron Academy

Math Team placed first in Class D in this year’s Maine Math Meet,

held at the Bangor Auditorium in April. The meet is the largest com-

petitive high school gathering in the state—academic or athletic—

involving some 1,300 students. The meet consists of a series of six

rounds of individual questions, followed by a relay race in which teams

work to compile a cumulative score.

Within its division, Hebron bested second-place finisher St. Dominic

Regional High School by a score of 473 to 350. Individual standouts

included Ho In Na ’10, who placed eleventh overall and third among

freshmen. Joon Sung Lee ’09 finished 23rd overall, fifth among sopho-

mores. Both students represented Maine at a national competition

organized by the American Regions Math League and held at

Pennsylvania State University.

Charlie Cummings ’07, Ku Young Jeong ’08 and Halsey Keiler ’07.

Forest Perkins ’55Marks 25th YearAfter 25 years, it is satisfying for Fine

Arts department chair Forest Perkins

to reflect on his department’s hum-

ble beginnings in “two unpainted

dusty rooms” in the basement of

Atwood Hall. From his first ensemble

of piano, oboe and trumpet, the musi-

cal offerings have grown to include

orchestra, chorus and jazz band, in addi-

tion to classroom courses in music apprecia-

tion, classic jazz and theory. Mr. Perkins is a firm believer in the impor-

tance of the arts in the development of balanced, well-educated

members of society. “It is one of the few disciplines that invokes both the

emotions and the intellect,” he said. The fine arts faculty nurtures the cre-

ative spirits of their students and helps to make them more sensitive to

the world around them. “We teach them to take the time to look and to

listen,” Mr. Perkins said. “And we help them connect the arts to other

disciplines.” While still in a basement, now in Sturtevant Home, the

department is a warm and welcoming place. Student artwork hangs on

the long corridor walls and Mr. Perkins’s office is a popular hangout for

students during free periods and between classes. And although there is

more room than in Atwood, the prospect of a dedicated fine arts center

in Sargent Gymnasium is something that students and teachers alike are

looking forward to. For 25 years, Mr. Perkins has provided the “sound-

track” for community meetings and special events. He thinks that he’s

played the school hymn close to 1000 times. “But I couldn’t sing it with-

out the words in front of me!” he laughs.

Other Milestones •• 5 Years • Robert Caldwell • Julie Middleton • Steve

Middleton • Andy Stephenson ’96 • Paul Thibeault •• 10 Years • Ron Brooks

• Alex Godomsky •• 20 Years • Sheila Kyllonen • Cynthia Reedy • Gail

Trundy •• 30 Years • Bobbi Bumps • Carole Smith •• 35 Years • Bill Chase

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FabulousFiddler

Scenes from Fiddler on theRoof. Clockwise from above:Tevye (Dave Delgado ’08) andLazar Wolfe (CharlieCummings ’08) toast eachother in “L’Chaim.” CalvinMoisan ’09 as Motel the tailor.Cassandra Benson-Abrams ’08as Yente the matchmaker. TheRussians: Sasha Romanenko’07, Josh Shanbaum ’07, JonMyles ’08, Ku Young Jeong’08, Jay Goodman ’08 andDima Naida ’07. Papas PaulBrouwer, Noah Love and GinoValeriani in “Tradition.” VikaPlanson ’07 as Hodel. DaveHoffberger ’07 as Perchik thestudent. Tevye and Golde(Kelsey Jordan ’07) sing “DoYou Love Me?”

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Art Gallery

Han Sol Kim ’07, multimedia

Lauren Tardif ’07, oil

Danny Sommer ’08, photo illustration

Tiffany Bichrest ’07, pastels

Diamond Duryea ’07, oil

Kwon Ho Seo ’07, prismacolor marker and Photoshop

Artwork by Hebron Academy students that appeared in this year’sedition of Etchings, the school’s art and literary magazine.

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Cum LaudeSociety 2007

Front row: Kelsey Jordan ’07*,Erin Fraser ’07, Rosa Van Wie’08, Katie Leyden ’08, TiffanyBichrest ’07, Katherine Cole’07*, Taylor Fey ’07, VikaPlanson ’07, Allison Maidman’07, Sara Powers ’07*.

Back row: speaker ChrisPinchbeck ’87, Han Sol Kim’07, Ji Yun Seo ’08, Tae HohPark ’08, Josh Taylor ’07, SilasLeavitt ’08, CameronThompson ’07, GabeRubinstein ’08, Brian Simms’07, Je Won Hong ’07*.

*Elected last year.

New Assistant Head of School Appointed

Meet Mike MunhallALong Island native,

Michael Munhall gradu-ated from Monmouth College(Illinois) in 1971, and beganhis career at the LeelanauSchool—a boarding and dayschool in Glen Arbor,Michigan—where he servedvariously as a teacher, coach,house parent, athletic director,dean (of students and faculty)and advisor. AttendingMichigan State University inthe summers, he received amaster’s degree in educationaladministration in 1982, andwent on to head Leelanau foranother six years.

Mr. Munhall then movedeast to head Cape Cod Academy,a day school in Osterville,Massachusetts, where he createda middle school and initiatedcommunity service and outdooreducation programs. Followingheadships at The Wellington

School in Columbus, Ohio, andthe Pike School in Andover,Massachusetts, he became headof the South Shore CharterPublic School in Norwell,Massachusetts.

The move to Hebron repre-sents the completion of a circlefor him. “I didn’t want a bigschool,” he said. “I’ve learned alot about education sinceLeelanau, and Hebron is achance for me to reconnect tothe boarding experience.”

Calling himself a “student’sadministrator,” he focuses onunderstanding education fromthe perspective of those whoreceive it. “You only go throughschool once, and there is a lot ofreward in helping kids findthemselves in the process.”

Hebron’s prospects areappealing as well. “Hebron is aschool on the move. John[King] needed somebody who

has run a school, and I’ve run anumber of them.”

“Mike’s extensive experiencefirst drew us to his resume, saidDean of Faculty Cilla Potter.“His approachable demeanorhooked us when he came tovisit. We were curious why hesought a job at this level ofadministration and he said hemisses working directly withstudents and faculty. That wasa fit! We also thought it mightbe a jarring adjustment tomove from a high-rise on theCharles River to Hebron,Maine, but the schools whereMike worked early in his careerwere even more rural thanHebron and he really enjoyedthose environments.”

And what about the chal-lenge of taking over from JackLeyden, who will end his eigh-teen-year career at Hebron inJune? Mr. Munhall hopes that“people will allow me a graceperiod to let me establishmyself. And I only hope I canconvey the same dedicationthat Jack has shown.”

A widower whose wife diedin 1984, Mr. Munhall is thefather of two sons, Trevor, 26,who currently teaches English atthe Derryfield School, and Matt,24, who is entering his finalyear of college. Mr. Munhall isan avid photographer as well assailor, bicyclist and swimmer.Other interests include antiques,gardening and travel.

Mike Munhall, who will take over fromJack Leyden in July, already looks rightat home in the School Building.


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Hebron’s scores are listed first.

Boys’ Varsity Basketball11/29 Tilton 69 8112/3 St. Andrews 50 8512/6 Pingree 57 6612/8 Kents Hill 72 5412/12 Lee Academy 57 68Kingswood Oxford Tournament12/15 vs. Hopkins 61 5412/16 vs. St. Luke’s 54 4012/17 vs. Kingswood Oxfd 57 47St. Sebastian’s Tournament12/28 vs. Masters 57 4412/28 vs. Belmont Hill 56 5112/29 vs. Nobles & Grngh 47 541/5 St. Mark’s 54 691/10 New Hampton “B” 74 591/12 St. Andrews 39 671/13 Marianapolis 56 651/17 Brewster “B” 65 741/19 Hyde 71 501/20 Exeter 68 571/24 Kents Hill 82 631/27 NMH 63 891/30 Bridgton 63 1321/31 Brewster “B” 65 622/2 Vermont Academy 80 662/7 Hyde 71 602/9 Gould 80 472/10 KUA @Exeter 44 562/16 BB&N 46 512/17 Middlesex 68 612/21 Holderness 66 582/24 Tilton 55 66

The boys finished the season+.500 and earned their fourthconsecutive MAISAD title.

Boys’ JV Basketball12/8 Elan 22 6912/9 Gould 12 461/6 Kents Hill 21 571/12 Buckfield 36 371/16 Buckfield 38 531/20 Hyde 19 651/24 Kents Hill 21 471/26 Berwick 46 411/27 Elan 28 521/31 Gould (OT) 35 332/7 Hyde 16 60

Girls’ Basketball12/8 Elan 42 2012/9 Gould 30 1612/12 GP Christian 46 251/5 Kents Hill 44 171/10 Gould 30 231/13 Proctor 16 651/17 Richmond 16 301/19 Berwick 32 511/20 Hyde 18 501/24 Rangeley H.S. 8 391/27 Elan 46 311/31 GP Christian (OT) 36 342/1 Hyde 25 392/7 Kents Hill 31 222/9 Highview Christian 39 22MPA Class D Tournament2/13 Preliminary

vs. Seacoast Christ. 39 372/19 Quarterfinal

vs. Rangeley HS 27 37

The girls made their first MPAtournament appearance ever,advancing to the quarterfinalround on the hardwood inAugusta.

Boys’ Varsity HockeyTilton Showcase11/26 vs. Tilton 6 211/26 vs. KUA 3 011/26 vs. Northwood 3 511/29 Holderness (OT) 2 112/2 Worcester 7 112/8 Acad. St. Louis 6 1St. Mark’s Tournament12/15 vs. Middlesex (OT) 2 112/16 vs. Worcester (OT) 3 412/16 vs. Prnctn Cntry Day 6 0BB&N Tournament12/29 vs. Tilton 4 112/29 vs. Thayer 1 212/30 vs. BB&N 4 11/3 Boston Bulldogs 0 71/5 Bridgton 6 41/10 Middlesex 7 21/13 Brewster 5 4

Boys’ JV Hockey12/2 New Hampton 7 112/6 St. Dom’s 4 512/8 Academie St. Louis 2 512/9 Academie St. Louis 0 61/6 New Hampton 6 21/10 Kents Hill 4 61/12 Tilton 0 91/13 Eaglebrook

@ Civic Center loss1/17 Kents Hill 6 41/19 Academie St. Louis 1 31/20 Academie St. Louis 1 21/22 OHCHS 4 11/24 NYA 4 41/31 St. Dom’s 5 12/1 Kents Hill 2 62/7 Brewster 5 22/9 Holderness 1 22/12 NYA 4 12/13 OHCHS 4 32/15 Maine Renegades 6 22/16 NYA

The Sports Pages

Winter Wrap-UpThough the winter snows came late in the season,

Hebron skiers and snowboarders hit the slopesregularly and the weather rarely impacted other teams’schedules and travel plans.

1/14 Stanstead 1 41/17 Pingree (OT) 3 21/19 Wyoming Sem. (OT) 3 21/20 New Hampton 2 11/22 Brewster 2 41/24 NYA 12 11/26 Berwick 2 01/27 Kents Hill 4 01/31 Kents Hill 4 22/2 Berwick 2 42/7 NYA 9 22/10 Proctor 5 12/16 Brunswick 4 22/17 Proctor 7 12/18 Hoosac 4 22/21 Bridgton (OT) 1 22/24 Pingree 7 0New England Div. 2 Tournament2/28 vs. St. Mark’s 4 03/3 vs. Vermont 1 4

The boys earned the #1 seed andadvanced to the semifinal roundof the Division II New Englandchampionship tournament.

Sara Powers ’07 with a Rangeley oppo-nent at the MPA semi-final in Augusta.

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Girls’ Hockey11/29 Exeter 7 412/2 Pingree 8 012/6 Governor’s Acad. 4 312/8 Greenwich

@ St. Mark’s 6 612/9 Gunnery (OT) 2 312/10 Gunnery 1 2St. George’s Tournament12/15 vs. Millbrook 8 312/15 vs. St. George’s (OT) 3 412/16 vs. Holderness 1 3Northwood Tournament12/31 vs. Alaska 1 31/1 vs. Princeton 2 31/1 vs. Northwood 4 31/2 vs. BB&N 6 21/5 St. Mark’s 2 31/6 Leo Hayes HS 2 01/10 Kents Hill 5 41/12 Tabor Academy 3 91/13 BB&N 1 21/17 NYA 4 11/20 Proctor 3 41/21 NAHA 1 51/24 New Hampton 6 01/26 ME Mosquitos 7 41/31 Holderness 4 22/2 Middlesex 1 32/9 NYA 4 12/10 NEWHL 9 2

2/14 Proctor 5 62/17 New Hampton 3 22/19 Kents Hill 5 22/21 Exeter (OT) 3 42/24 Kngswd Oxfrd (OT) 3 2

The girls narrowly missed a bid tothe New England tournament thisyear.

Skiing1/10 SL @ Kents Hill1/17 GS @ Sugarloaf1/19 GS @ Sunday River1/31 GS @ Shawnee Peak2/7 SL @ Kents Hill2/9 SL @ Sunday River2/16 MAISAD C’ship

SL and GS @ Shawnee Peak2/28 New Englands

Jamie Tyler ’07 and Ross Thayer ’08tied to place first in the overallMAISAD points standings for boys,while Vika Planson ’07 topped thegirls’ standings. Two other skiersfinished in the top 10: Kelly Phillips’09 in 6th and John Bedette ’08 in9th.

The JV boys also placed well in theoverall standings: Francisco Alcon’08—2nd, Charlie Hiller ’08—6th,

Dani Freund ’08—9th and Je WonHong ’07—10th.

The varsity had an excellent individ-ual and team showing at the NewEngland Class B championship. Thegirls’ and boys’ teams finished sec-ond and third respectively, andJamie Tyler, Ross Thayer, IsabelKannegieser ’12, Vika Planson, andKelly Phillips earned “All NewEngland” distinction for their top-ten individual finishes.

Snowboarding1/17 SS @ Sugarloaf1/24 SS @ Sunday River1/31 BA @ Kents Hill2/7 HP @ Sugarloaf2/9 HP @ Sunday River2/14 BA @ Kents Hill2/16 SS/HP @ Sunday River

Katherine Cole ’07 earned thegirls’ silver medal for her secondplace finish in overall MAISAD

points. Four other Hebron ridersfinished in the top 10 in the over-all MAISAD points standings: MiriamScarpino ’07—3rd, Kevin Keough’10—2nd, Gabe Rubinstein ’08—5th, Leo Paquette ’09—9th.

The girls’ team also placed first inthe MAISAD championship meet.

Swimming12/1 Lewiston/EL Relays12/8 Lewiston1/5 Edward Little1/10 HA/St. Dom’s/Hyde1/16 Boothbay H.S.1/24 Hebron/St. Dom’s1/31 Exeter2/9 KVACs2/10 KVACs

Two Hebron swimmers qualifiedfor the MPA state meet—RachelRogers ’10 finished 10th in the200-yard freestyle, while TimSmith ’09 finished 16th in the 100-yard butterfly.

April 17, 2007.

Steph Roy ’07, Jay Goodman ’08 and

Tiffany Bichrest ’07 go for a paddle in the Bowl.

One week later the snow was gone, the grass was

green, and the Middle School was playing baseball.

Could this be a new between-seasons sport?


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April Snows…We returned from spring break to a week of warm,

dry weather before the April snows descended.Though the unexpected weather kept us inside until mid-April, Hebron teams continued to keep up their spiritsdespite being forced to practice indoors.

Hebron’s scores are listed first.

Baseball4/20 Kents Hill 6 34/24 Bridgton 3 154/25 Gould 14 45/1 Bridgton 0 165/2 New Hampton 1 135/5 Kents Hill 8 75/9 Gould 11 135/11 Kents Hill 13 105/16 MAISAD semifinal—bye5/19 MAISAD championship

vs. Kents Hill 6 3

Four-time MAISAD champs!

JV Baseball4/23 Buckfield 16 64/25 Gould 16 44/28 Kents Hill 19 125/2 Gould 35 175/7 Kents Hill 16 155/9 New Hampton 3 175/14 Buckfield 17 7

Boys’ Lacrosse03/31 Nashua Jamboree4/7 Winchendon 13 74/20 Gould 13 24/22 Kents Hill 14 24/25 New Hampton 18 34/26 Hyde 14 94/27 Kents Hill 12 65/2 Tilton 13 25/5 Gould 21 25/7 NYA 9 105/9 Hyde 9 85/11 Brewster 4 125/12 KUA 5 105/16 MAISAD semifinal

vs. Gould 13 55/19 MAISAD championship

vs. Hyde 8 45/23 NE quarterfinal

vs. Lexington Chrst. 11 35/25 NE final

vs. Berwick 10 12

After earning the MAISAD title, theboys’ team received a thirdstraight bid to the New Englandsmall schools lacrosse tourna-

ment, advancing to the semifinalround before falling in a veryclose game to eventual championBerwick Academy.

Jon Gendron ’07 was named tothe Maine High School LacrosseAll-Star team. Carmine Zegarelli’07 and Bobby Thoits ’08 werenamed to the All Northern NewEngland Prep Second Team. FirstTeam and All-Star honors went toCameron Lao-Gosney ’07, RomanLao-Gosney ’07 and BlairCampbell. In addition, Cameronwas named All Northern NewEngland Lacrosse Prep ScholasticPlayer of the Year and Coach JayKeough was named Prep-SchoolMan of the Year.

Boys’ JV Lacrosse4/22 Kents Hill 8 14/25 Gould 9 14/26 Hyde 6 54/28 Kents Hill 5 05/2 Berwick 5 85/5 Gould 7 05/7 NYA 3 05/9 Hyde 3 55/19 MAISAD round-robin

Girls’ Lacrosse4/22 Kents Hill 11 74/24 Oxford Hills 11 54/25 New Hampton 8 194/27 Gould 13 84/28 Kents Hill 14 75/2 Tilton 16 55/4 NYA 14 25/5 Gould 10 65/8 Hyde 16 55/9 Hyde 9 85/11 Kents Hill 8 75/12 Berwick 6 75/16 MAISAD semifinal

vs. Hyde 16 65/19 MAISAD championship

vs. Gould 14 4


Girls’ JV Tennis4/20 NYA 0 54/23 Oxford Hills playdate5/2 Berwick 0 55/9 Berwick 0 55/11 Kents Hill 0 55/23 Oxford Hills 6 3

Track and Field4/14 Exeter Invitational4/21 Hyde Invitational4/28 Hebron Invitational5/5 Seacoast/Elan @ Hyde5/12 MAISAD championship

@ Hebron5/19 New Englands

The girls had an exceptional sea-son, taking the MAISAD title andfinishing fourth out of 15 teams atthe New England meet. JasmineWebber ’07 placed first in boththe 100m and 300m hurdles, whileLiz Davis ’07 won the 100m dash.

Pitcher Brandon Rolfe ’07.

Softball4/18 Lewiston play date4/20 Kents Hill play date4/25 Exeter 10 15/1 Gould 16 05/2 Telstar 2 35/5 Kents Hill 9 85/9 Berwick 7 65/10 Kents Hill 12 25/12 Gould 6 45/16 MAISAD semifinal—bye5/19 MAISAD championship

vs. Kents Hill 9 2


Boys’ Tennis4/14 Hyde 1 44/20 NYA 1 44/23 Bridgton 1 44/25 Kents Hill 0 54/28 Gould 2 35/1 Bridgton 0 55/2 Kents Hill 0 55/5 Gould 1 45/9 Hyde 2 35/16 MAISAD singles5/19 MAISAD doubles

Boys’ JV Tennis4/20 NYA 4 14/25 Gould 1 44/27 Kents Hill 0 55/3 Fryeburg 1 45/7 Kents Hill 1 45/9 Gould 1 4

Girls’ Tennis4/11 Gould 1 44/20 NYA 1 44/25 Gould 1 44/28 Kents Hill 3 25/2 Berwick 0 55/4 Kents Hill 3 25/7 Fryeburg 3 25/14 KHS 2 35/16 MAISAD singles5/19 MAISAD doubles

Lauren Tardif ’07 won a secondconsecutive MAISAD singles title.


Welcome. Welcome parents, grandparents,family, friends, trustees and honored guests,faculty, and most importantly, the class of2007. Many people are uncomfortable giv-ing speeches. I’m not. I’m an actor. Are you?

As Jaques says in Shakespeare’s As YouLike It:

All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances,And one man in his time plays many parts,

(2.7.139–142)

This past winter, over fifty members ofthe Hebron Academy community wereplayers in our production of Fiddler on theRoof. And in that play, there were many

parts. Tevye, Golde, the papas, the mamas,the sons and the daughters, the people ofAnatevka. Like the characters in that play,we all play roles, not only on the stage, butalso in real life. At Hebron Academy, weare all actors; every one of us has a partthat we play. Some of us are stars on thesports fields; others are stars in the class-room; artists, musicians, proctors, membersof community service, tour guides, friends.Some seem to be stars in all their endeav-ors—some seem to struggle to shine at all.Yet, I feel all of us have had momentswhen we have shone with a special andpersonal light.

Every play has its stars, but what arethese stars without the role-players. A role-

player gives depth and meaning to a play.Who would King Lear be without hisFool? Or Juliet without her chidingNurse? Can you imagine C3PO withoutR2D2? Our Wiz would have been a bit lesswonderful without the Munchkins, espe-cially our six-foot-six munchkin, Mr.Kaufman! These characters (and we arecharacters!) are called the ensemble.“Ensemble” comes from the French andmeans “together”. Ensemble actors are justas important to the success of the play asits stars. Without them, a play cannot hap-pen. As a class, our ensemble has accom-plished much “together”—we have 28four-year students, numerous maisadchampionships, hundreds of hours of com-

The Class of 2007 takes center stage

Break a Leg


munity service, and we have created a bondwhich will last for many years. In a play,the ensemble works together, but often thetension between characters provides themost meaningful aspects of the production.

In many plays, there are characterscalled foils. A foil acts as a contrast to thehero. Many times a foil brings tension orconflict to the play. Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat would have been arather uninteresting play without those

misguided brothers as foils for Joseph. Butfoils are not always bad. The noble Macduffbrings about the ruin of the evil Macbeth.And to return to my Star Wars metaphor,the roguish Han Solo is the perfect foil forthe clean-cut Luke Skywalker.

We all must have foils in our lives.Through tension and conflict, our foilspush us to be more than we normally thinkwe could. Everyone can remember a foilfrom freshman year. Think back…it wasthe guy who made you carry the water bot-tles at practice…it was the person whotook your favorite seat in Ms. Armstrong’sclass…or maybe it was a coach screamingyour name across the field (I forgive you,Stevo). Over the years, these foils havehelped to shape us into who we are today.

But a play only lasts a few hours on thestage. In the course of our lives, our roles areever shifting and often we go from foil tofriend and back many times. The person whowas once a nemesis may become an ally. Foras Jaques says, “one man in his time doesindeed play many parts.” In my opinion, oneof the nicest things about Hebron, is thathere you can play many different roles.

In our time here, we have learned howto play the roles of student and teacher,winner and loser, commuter and boarder.Role upon role, the list expands. In Fiddleron the Roof, many of us participated on stageand backstage, but over two hundred others

were the most vital part of the production,the audience. As the saying goes, it takes avillage to raise a child; well, it takes anaudience to put on a play. And, as we seetoday, it takes a family to honor a graduate.

We have come to this moment; the casting isdone. Now, on with the show!

“Tomorrow at break. 6:30 in the Fine ArtsCenter. G period on the stage. Everyone for

just five minutes after morning meet-ing.” I can’t tell you how sick I got ofthose announcements, but as we allknow, “practice makes perfect!” Whatis a school if not practice for real life?

To perform well, the cast mustpractice both individually and collec-tively. There are six essential elementsto practice: actors must learn to mas-

ter their lines and master their bodies.They must know the context of their playand be able to communicate its emotionand passion. Most importantly, they mustplace their in trust in the other actors andtake a risk: they must believe in the magicof the whole.

We master our lines when we study anddo our homework, when we compose anessay or look through a microscope, whenwe solve an algebraic equation or play ascale on the violin. And we don’t practiceour lines alone: we recite our soliloquieswith our roommates, we review for our his-tory test with our classmates, we jam withour friends in the Fine Arts Center.

To fully perform his role, not only mustan actor learn his lines, he must learn tomaster his movements as well. We masterour movements when we run the cross-country loop or work out in the gym, whenMr. Brouwer drags us up yet another moun-tain or makes us paddle across MarshallPond, when we shape a beautiful bowl froma “formless lump of clay” or when we strokea paintbrush across a bare canvas.

Top right: Hebron Cup winner Sara Powers.

Middle right: inaugural Leyden Award winner Jamie Tyler with departing Associate

Head of School Jack Leyden.

Bottom right: piper Chris Pinchbeck ’87 leads the procession across campus.

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Baccalaureate Awards

National Society of Women EngineersJi-Yun Seo ’08

Entrepreneurship Program Challenge “Business with the Most Profit Potential”Hebron Poster: Gregory Colarusso ’08,Austin Grande ’08, Han Sol Kim ’07 and

Katherine Stewart ’08

Entrepreneurial Program Challenge“Most Profitable and

Most Creative Business”One Stop: Jennifer Duguay ’08, Jason

Goodman ’08, Ji-Yun Seo ’08 and CoreySanders-Frison ’07

Hebron Academy Parents’ Association Artist Recognition

Emma Jahoda-Brown ’07

Charlotte R. Stonebraker Community ScholarshipBrent Coy Landry ’10

Eric Rodriguez ’08

L. Edward Willard Prize in EnglishSilas Pratt Leavitt ’08

Compton Prize in LanguagesSilas Pratt Leavitt ’08

Cum Laude Geometry PrizeBess Ellen Curtis ’10

Dr. Louis Friedman Mathematics PrizeTae Hoh Park ’08

Academic Excellence in Religion & EthicsMary McRae Randall ’09

Renssaeler Polytechnic Institute MedalMichael Robert Simms 08

Middlebury Book AwardKayla Anne Chadwick ’08

Smith Book AwardRosa Phillips Van Wie ’08

Dartmouth Book AwardJi-Yun Seo ’08

Williams Book AwardKathryn Phyllis Leyden ’08

Harvard Book PrizesSilas Pratt Leavitt ’08

Tae Hoh Park ’08

Thirteen-year senior Charlie Cummings (left), whodelivered the Commencement address, with twelve-year senior Chris Roy.

Kelsey Jordan with science teachers Bruce and Betsy Found.

Math teacher Merry Shore with Je Won Hong.

To draw the audience in, the actorsmust know the context of their play. Theymust perform with passion and elicit emo-tion from the audience. Last summer sev-eral of our classmates journeyed to Africawhere they lived and worked at an orphan-age. Social studies was no longer just aclass—suddenly, it had become real life.The words “malnutrition” and“poverty” took on new mean-ings, and the nameless faces inphotographs became our friends.Their daily trials became ourtrials. We learn from our seriouslife experiences, but real life canbe fun as well. Just last week,Mr. V’s physics classes spent along, hard day experiencing physics first-hand at…Funtown. Excalibur, Dragon’sDescent, and Tilt-A-Whirl made the class-room a carnival.

By understanding the context, we canadd emotion and passion to our perfor-mance. Mr. Perkins once told me that trueart conveys an emotion. We can find thispassion in paintings in the gallery or in apoem that makes us cry. There is emotion ina solo at Vespers and in a last-minute touch-down attempt. There is passion when a stu-dent edits and rewrites an essay and whenan athlete practices free throws over andover and over again. When a person investstime, effort, and commitment to something,

there is passion, and with this the finishedproduct takes on greater meaning.

The most important element of theater isthe ability to put your trust in other peopleand to take risks with the other actors. In ourHebron community, we see this as teamwork.This is readily apparent on the athletic fields,but it can also be seen in the Entrepreneur-

ship program. The students have to worktogether to come up with a product and aninnovative way to market that product. Inchemistry class, you have to trust your labpartner to measure out the correct amount ofa hazardous material. At Camp Kieve, welearned to trust our classmates as they sus-pended us fifty feet above the ground. Thetrust that we have in one another unites us—it is a bond that ties us together.

Mastery of the lines, mastery of thebody, knowing the context, providing thepassion, trusting in each other—the cumu-lative effect of these elements results in themagic which is the Hebron experience.

our parts areending but our

lives are opening


Commencement Awards

Art ..........................................Han Sol KimEnglish.................Katherine Winslow ColeFrench .........................Stéphanie Lise RoyHistory ...........................Sara Joan PowersMathematics.....................Jae Hyung ParkMusic .............................Sara Joan PowersNatural Sciences.........................Allison Michelle MaidmanPhysical Sciences .................Je Won HongSpanish................Katherine Winslow Cole

and Erin Moreau Fraser

Drama AwardDavid Andrés Delgado

Noah Samuel Taylor Love

Outdoor Leadership PrizeCameron Stuart Thompson

Reed AwardsAlysia Lynn Goldman

Roman Nicholas Lao-Gosney

Bessie Fenn AwardTaylor Leigh Fey

Athletic AwardJose Alex Gumbs

Bernat Memorial AwardVictoria Planson

Senior Scholarship PrizeLaurel Kelsey Jordan

Louise Lorimer Scholarship PrizeLaurel Kelsey Jordan

Regis R. Lepage Scholarship PrizeCharles Bartlett Cummings

The MelMac Education Foundation ofMaine (Maine Principals’ Association Award)

Jasmine Ann Webber ’07

Leyden AwardJames Henry Tyler

Edward Tate II Green Key AwardLatoya L. Wright

Ernest Sherman AwardDavid Andrés Delgado

Charles and Amy Dwyer Memorial Award

Tiffany Jean Bichrest

Milton G. Wheeler Good Fellowship Award

Noah Samuel Taylor Love

Phemister AwardJoshua A. Taylor

Risman Honor AwardKatherine Winslow Cole

Hebron Academy CupSara Joan Powers

The curtains open, the lights come on. Don’tworry—it’s just the dress rehearsal!

The director gives you your final notesbefore you step on stage. The stage man-ager whispers your cue. The lighting crewturns on the spotlight. The music director,following your lead, adjusts the tempo ofthe music. These people have worked withyou and trained you for this moment. Eventhough you walk onto the stage alone, theyare right there behind you. Off stage, thesepeople are our teachers, our coaches, ourparents, our family, and our friends. Afterour “opening night” these supporters arenot going to disappear; they will always bewith us. They are with us when we earngreat reviews and with us as well when weget panned.

Ask anyone from the Fiddler on the Roofcast, and they will tell you that our dressrehearsal was not perfect. Ask anyone in oursenior class, and they will tell you that oursenior year was also, not perfect. We mayhave slipped along the way once or twice,but in the end, we have all made it here tothis opening. This year has been our dressrehearsal, our practice for the big show. Injust a few short minutes we will make ourdebut. As each one of us climbs the steps ofthis stage to receive the Hebron diploma,we will be stepping into a special spotlight.

We will become for one brief moment thestars of the show.

It will be a brief moment, and themoments of our time together are closingas well. As Prospero says in The Tempest,Shakespeare’s farewell to the theater:

Our revels now are ended. These our actors,As I foretold you, were all spirits andAre melted into air, into thin air;And like the baseless fabric of this vision,The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,The solemn temples, the great globe itself, yea,All which it inherit, shall dissolve,And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuffAs dreams are made on. (4.1.165–174)

Class of 2007, we are the stuff ofdreams, and though our moment at Hebronis just a passing scene, there are many moreto come. Our parts here are ending, but ourlives are opening. As we go on to play otherroles, on other stages both great and small,I am confident in our ability to master theroles we will play in our lives ahead.

Five minutes to curtain! And now, Class of2007, as we say in theater, “Break a leg!”

Charles Bartlett CummingsClass of 2007

Josh Taylor with outgoing Admissions Counselor andhockey coach Rob Gagnon.

Laurisa Barthen and English teacher Carnie Burns.


220students

29teams

15sports

13league titles

5New England-level contests

396individual contests

Numbers are one thing, but what really makes an athletic program run? The coaches.

A generation of Hebron players will recognize Coach Moose Curtis and his ever-present whistle.

It’s easy to speak of athletics by the numbers, the statistics, the records ofwins and losses, the championships won and tournaments entered. Athleticsat Hebron are integral to the school’s mission, but what does the program

really teach? Why should students devote so much time to the pursuit of sportactivity and fitness? Some answers are obvious—fitness for life, a sense ofaccomplishment and appropriate challenge, an opportunity for growth. Othersare less tangible, more value-oriented. Through sports, among other experi-ences, Hebron students come to value respect, fair play, time management,perseverance, teamwork, fitness, skill, leadership, confidence. And they arehelped in these areas by teammates and by coaches.

Indeed, “coach” has become a particu-larly ubiquitous word. We recognize sportand fitness coaches, certainly, those whoteach particular movement skills and tac-tics for sport activities. But current culturesuggests as well our potential need forbirth coaches, acting coaches, businesscoaches, spiritual coaches and life coaches.The concept of “coaching” may suggest acurious amalgam of teacher, advisor, confi-dante and counselor. However the word hasevolved in use, the core of coachingremains a bond of persons, of coach andperformer. That bond of past and presentexperience, of what the coach has knownand done and what the person coachedaspires to perform comprise the powerfulconnection manifested daily on Hebron’sfields, slopes, courts and rink.

Hebron Academy, like many independentschools, makes sport a major component

of school life and asks a lot of its teacher-coaches. Most carry a full load of four classes,take rotating duties in the dorms, library orstudy hall and have four to six advisees inaddition to their athletic assignments. For anoutsider, it’s hard to imagine how to balancethese different responsibilities.

“You just do it,” said Jess Keeley, his-tory teacher and three-season coach. “It’sjust like when I was a student at Tabor andTrinity. I still have homework and I stillhave practice.” Each is a part of the dailyroutine, yet each is also a part of a lifestyle. For chemistry teacher and long-timefootball coach Moose Curtis, the place ofcoaching is simply a matter of setting pri-orities. “During the fall, Sunday is footballday,” he said. “I use that day to review

Saturday’s game and to plan for theupcoming week.”

“Coaching is a different aspect of dailyschool life,” Mr. Curtis continued. “If I’vehad a lousy day, it’s great to get out in thefresh air on the sidelines or the ski slopeand leave all that behind.” Coaches seeHebron’s students in a different light andshare time in a different setting.

Ms. Keeley agreed. “Practice is thera-peutic. It’s two hours of the day when youcan focus on just one thing and leave theclassroom up the hill.” Focus can be thenecessity of drills to master technique,tactical situations repeated again and againuntil the strokes and passes are secondnature. Such practice is both tedious andfun. The confidence displayed in competi-tion is nurtured in practice, in the smallermoments shared by coach and athlete.



Hebron’s program begins at the middleschool level with soccer, skiing and

baseball in addition to a scheduled physicaleducation class. “We work on having agreat team experience and learning how toplay,” said veteran teacher Kathy Leyden.“In the Middle School, everyone is a win-ner.” First experiences become the founda-tion for the future. Fun is mingled withlearning self-discipline, learning to give upa bit of the “I” for the good of the group.

In the Upper School, the PE require-ment is fulfilled by requiring every studentto participate in a team sport, outdoor edu-cation or personal fitness for at least twoseasons. “There is a place for everyone onour teams,” said Athletic Director LeslieGuenther. “The sub-varsity teams focus onskill development and participation.Varsity teams are more competition-ori-ented. We promote lifelong physical fitnessand healthy activity, foster teamwork andcamaraderie, and teach good sportsmanshipand fair play.” Those goals, rooted inHebron’s tradition and in the language ofits athletic awards, define the place of ath-letics in the mission of the school.

“It’s all about our mission—inspiringand guiding each student to reach his orher highest potential in mind, body,spirit,” said Head of School John King.“The spatial and strategic challenges ofsport test the mind, the fitness that isenhanced by athletic activity strengthensthe body, and the experience of sharingboth success and disappointment in sport

Boys’ hockey coach Rob Gagnon gets the team going with some words of advice.

touches the spirit of each individual stu-dent and ultimately the school itself.”

Coaches are the persons who work thechemistry, or the magic if you will, of

combining sport and life values, of helpingyoung athletes see beyond the immediacyof skills, practice, performance and out-comes to applications for themselves andfor the future. There are as many coachingstyles as there are coaches, but most willagree that they are role models.

“I get frustrated with officials who don’trespect our kids,” Mr. Curtis said. “It goesboth ways. Treat your players with respectand they will respect you.” Respect the game.Respect each other. Respect yourself. For Ms.Keeley, faith in the team is paramount.“Andy McPhee was my hockey coach atTrinity. We struggled, but he was one of thebest coaches I’ve ever had. Even though welost, we never felt like he lost faith in us.”

Admissions Counselor Rob Gagnonbelieves in building confidence. “I once hada difficult coach who stripped me and othersof our confidence. Because of that experience,I try to build confidence. If a player makes amistake during a game, I may be in his faceto tell him what he did wrong, but I alwaysfinish up by telling him what he did right.In the long run, I’m teaching more about lifethan about how to win a hockey game.”

Middle School math teacher and coach Kathy Leydenstretching with seventh grader Bekah Jett.


Lacrosse all-stars Cameron Lao-Gosney ’07, Roman Lao-Gosney ’07 and Blair Campbell ’07 with their coach,Prep-School Man of the Year Jay Keough, whose passion for the sport inspired his team to take the MAISAD titleand earn a New England tournament berth.

Equally important for coaches and playersalike is pure love for their sport. Coacheshave been there, done that. In the cliché ofthe time, the best coaches can “talk the talk”because in other places and in other times,they have already “walked the walk.” Theirexperiences, their learning are part of therespect and devotion for sport that is passedfrom coach to player, attitudes and valuesthat can inspire a lifetime interest.

Craig Clark ’70 considers his athleticexperiences to be among the most impor-tant of his Hebron years. “At the beginningof my senior year, I was the #1 goalie on theJV ice hockey team. After the season began,the number two goalie on the varsity teamleft and Coach Bruce Gardner asked me tojoin the varsity squad. I wasn’t very goodand didn’t want to hurt the team, but hetold me I’d do fine and he needed a secondgoalie so they could scrimmage. As the sea-son progressed, Coach Gardner taught memany of the skills I needed to be a bettergoalie. I finally got to play in the Lewistongame and, well, it didn’t go all that well.

“At the awards ceremony after our 16-3-0season, he gave Hebron letters to deservingplayers. And then he said ‘And last but not

Former player Jamie Fey ’02 (left) returned to Hebronthis year to teach and coach. In the fall she joinedJess Keeley at the helm of the field hockey team.

least, I am giving a letter to Craig Clark forhis participation.’ I was dazed as I did notexpect to get a letter but appreciated hiskind words. “This was the second of mythree senior year letters and one I havealways been most proud of receiving. CoachGardner helped me to grow that season, andhis love of the game is one of the reasons Istill play hockey in men’s leagues.”

At Hebron, coaches are teachers first,but the relationships forged on court,

field or rink enhance the classroom experi-ence. “You get to know your students on adifferent level,” said Mr. Curtis. “I knowwhen they are doing their best, how muchto push them, and when to back off.”

“My coaches saw me at my worst,” Ms.Keeley said. “They got to know my family,picked me up when we lost, celebratedwhen we won, and kept me honest. Myfield hockey coach at Trinity was tough,but she taught me the best lessons aboutlife and coaching.”

Tiffany Bichrest ‘07 echoes her coach’swords. “It’s pretty cool to have your coachesbe your teachers or in your dorm. You getto know them in a whole different way.They know what you can do and can pushyou in the classroom. You can’t get awaywith anything!” As Tiffany aspires to playcollegiate sport, her experiences with CoachKeeley become the shared stuff of one whohas already been there. For Hebron athletes,making that next step to college athletics isaided by coaches who know both the oppor-tunities and the demands of college sport,coaches who can prepare school athletessoundly on the field and in the classroomfor college and for life.


There is no doubt that Hebron’s athleticprogram is comprehensive and com-

plex. Athletic Director Guenther is particu-larly pleased that with the addition of girls’hockey in 1998, the overall programachieved parity. The number of teams,leagues and contests surpasses anything inHebron’s history. At times, travel commit-ments and scheduling seem daunting. Ms.Guenther cites the ever-present challenge ofstriking a balance of academics and athleticsin the experience of a Hebron student. Eachis a vital component of the Hebron experi-ence. Each provides the venue in whichHebron’s multi-talented adults “inspire andguide” each young student athlete.

The construction of Hebron’s new ath-letic facility will further that balance andprovide a place for all in the community toshare. As Ms. Guenther noted, “The newbuilding is for the whole campus commu-nity, not just the athletes.” For Mr. King,“The new building is not just a way toenhance particular programs but will be aplace for everyone to be able to do a varietyof indoor activities during bad weather, aplace for walking and jogging; aerobics,dance and fitness; weight-training and con-ditioning; rock climbing, tennis andsquash. The new facility will have tremen-dous impact; I can’t wait!” It is a senti-ment shared by all.

The love of the game. Coach Middleton with Zac Creps ’10, Aaron Paiton ’10, Geoff Newitt ’08 (kneeling), JeWon Hong ’07 (kneeling) and Matt Desgrosseilliers ’09.

Coaches Heather Ferrenbach (far right) and Janet Littlefield enjoy the girls’ basketball team’s MPA quarterfinal game with players Emma Leavitt ’09, Amanda de Sena ’08, Emily Kuhn ’09, Jennifer Duguay ’08, Erin Fraser ’07, Emily Minigell ’09, Michelle Monaco ’07 and Emily Powers ’10.

context of sport and living, introduced us topeople and places we might not have encoun-tered and provided dreams and memories onwhich further experience grew. Hebron’s cur-rent coaches continue that tradition of givingand inspiring. They build on the legacy ofCharlie Dwyer, Eddie Jeremiah, “Cappy”Hollis and Nat Harris—known to genera-tions of Hebron players simply as “Coach.”

Yet as much as a new facility will enhancethe experience of Hebron athletes, as much ascompetitive schedules and a tradition ofexcellent competition play a role in formingour school, the heart of the program isunchanging. All of us remember an experi-ence with “Coach.” For many, those experi-ences gave us feelings of worth and accom-plishment, led us to see our place in a larger


ack in 1998 when Madonna was winningMTV awards for a Sanskrit-infused discoalbum called “Ray of Light,” Skidmore

College senior Janet Littlefield received a call thatchanged the direction of her life. Her U.S. PeaceCorps recruiter phoned to ask if she was interested ina placement in Malawi, Africa. “OK,” she repliedwith no hesitation. “Uh, let me get a map.” Thisquick-to-agree-let-me-figure-out-the-details-laterspirit is the guiding force behind the creation of anorphanage that now serves over 60 youngsters, manyof them orphaned by the AIDS epidemic, in thisimpoverished African nation.

The Republic of Malawi is a small, land-locked country in sub-Saharan Africa, bor-dered by Zambia, Mozambique andTanzania. It has had a relatively peacefulexistence without tribal or religious con-flict and, for this reason, Ms. Littlefieldsays that before her volunteer assignmentshe, like many others, had never heard ofthe country dubbed “the warm heart ofAfrica” because it was rarely in the news.Of course, in recent months the very publicand somewhat controversial adoption of ayoung Malawian by that aforementionedpop star, as well as other news about thework of UN Millennium DevelopmentProject Director Jeffrey Sachs has madeMalawi more familiar. It is consistentlylisted in the top ten poorest nations in theworld with over half of its population liv-ing on less than one American dollar a day.Although its economy is agriculturallybased, less than half of its terrain is suit-able for crops. It, like many other Africannations, has been devastated by AIDS andHIV. Published life expectancy figures inMalawi range from 37 to 42 years. Thenumber of children orphaned by AIDS hasgrown exponentially and it has been onlyin recent years that the government ofMalawi has publicly recognized the scourgeof AIDS.

Ms. Littlefield admits that she knewlittle of this before getting on a plane toAfrica with her group of fellow education

volunteers. Her childhood in the smalltown of Union, Maine, provided littleopportunity to interact with others fromdifferent racial or ethnic backgrounds. Shedid have a strong desire to travel and vol-unteer abroad, and the Peace Corps pro-vided this opportunity. After training inbeginning Chichewa (an official languageof Malawi along with English) cross-cul-tural understanding, teaching methodol-ogy, health and safety, Ms. Littlefield beganher service in the Ntaja Distance EducationCenter (DEC), a public secondary schoolwhere she was to teach science. The schoolserved students ages 16 to 22, many board-ing on the campus as it was too far fromtheir villages for most to travel by foot.

All of the teachers had housing in theschool compound and Ms. Littlefield livedin a simple cement house with the school’sheadmaster for a few months before mov-ing into her own home. Resources werefew. The area had no electricity and waterneeded to be drawn and filtered. Class sizeoften ran to 130 students with the teacherhaving the only textbook available and stu-dents sitting on the floor. Ms. Littlefieldadmits that much of the time in the class-room was taken up by students copyinglarge amounts of information teachers hadwritten on blackboards. She found that oneof the most difficult parts of teaching atthe Ntaja DEC was the cultural differencein the interactions of teachers and students.

Although she had some students close toher own age, pupils were required to showtheir respect to her—and their other teach-ers—by not making eye contact and, whenspeaking directly to a teacher, sometimeseven getting down on their knees.

While teaching in Ntaja, three signifi-cant factors affected the course of Ms.Littlefield’s life to come. First, after school, asmall group of students began to congregateregularly at her home for what became aninformal ESL (English as Second Language)class. Ms. Littlefield says it was during thesesessions that she learned that she was reallycalled to be a teacher. Then a young mannamed Shaibu Kaliati approached her with aproposition: in exchange for running errandsand helping around her home, would she bewilling to help with his school fees as hewas orphaned and had no family to assisthim. Secondary education in Malawi is notfree and can cost from $300 to $1000, astaggering amount for most Malawians. Ms.Littlefield agreed to pay Shaibu’s school fees,and the connection that grew between thetwo of them became a key element in theunfolding story of Ms. Littlefield’s work inMalawi. Finally, the combination of thedeath of a close family friend back in the

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The girls’ house at Little Field Home was the first major building project. Now there is a

boys’ house as well as a food storage facility,two baths and two toilets.


States and Ms. Littlefield’s struggles withillness caused her to make a difficult deci-sion—she returned home to Maine beforethe end of her two-year service period. Shesays now that leaving early had a profoundeffect on her. “I knew I was not done thereyet. I was unsettled about it. I just kepthaving this feeling that I was meant to dobigger and better things for the people ofMalawi.”

s. Littlefield could not predictwhat those “bigger things”were, but she was right. She

became a science teacher at The LandmarkSchool in Massachusetts, but kept in touchwith some former Malawian colleagues andstudents through letters. In 2000, a yearafter leaving Ntaja, she returned for a visitduring her school spring break, bringingscience teaching resources and making con-tact with Shaibu once again. Against theodds, he had passed the high schoolnational exams and now qualified to takecollege courses. Ms. Littlefield again agreedto fund his education and he began classesin business and computer technology.Shaibu now had access to the internet andwhen Ms. Littlefield returned to Landmark,they began emailing on a regular basis.Over time, they had intense exchangesabout global poverty and its effects, espe-cially on children, and Shaibu shared stories

about his home village, Chigamba, and theincredible needs there.

“There are these huge and overwhelm-ing world problems, but I believe stronglythat an individual can make a difference,”Ms. Littlefield said. “So I kept askingmyself, ‘What can I do?’ I knew the answerwas to focus on one small community.” In2003, an opportunity pre-sented itself. Shaibu told Ms.Littlefield that there weretwenty orphans living in hishome village. The villagerswere helping these youngchildren but there really wasno system in place and justnot enough space for them. So she asked,“If we built a hut, could they sleep there?”Shaibu seemed to hesitate just a bit, won-dering just what she was asking. So sheasked again. He told her that yes, theorphans could sleep there and, in fact,building on the village’s land would not bea problem because he was sure he could getthe village chief’s permission. “Howmuch?” her next question came quickly.Shaibu researched the answer, findingbuilders. “$800,” he replied. And just likethe first time she responded to her PeaceCorps recruiter’s query about going toMalawi, with no hesitation she said, “I’llsend it to you next week.” And she did,figuring out the details later.

Janet Littlefield and Shaibu Kaliatibecame inspired. While her funds financedthe building of the orphans’ home withShaibu overseeing, Ms. Littlefield soonrealized that shelter was only the first need.Villagers had been sharing their food butthey were all struggling. She decided tosend money for food on a regular basis

using a portion of her teaching salary.Recognizing the limits her salary couldprovide, she began fundraising in earnest.She enlisted some Landmark colleagues andthey held a five-course dinner for studentsat $25 a plate, cooking, serving and earn-ing $1000. Friends donated items for amassive yard sale, netting $2400. Whennot teaching, grading, coaching, advisingor doing dorm duty, Ms. Littlefielddreamed up ways to raise funds for theChigamba orphans.

Meanwhile in Malawi, Shaibu enlistedhelp from two elderly villagers to becomethe children’s caretakers as the number oforphans was growing. AIDS caused thenumber to more than double, and in 2005,


the orphanage was serving 49 children.Now more established, Shaibu said that thehome needed a name. Ms. Littlefield askedhim to please do the honors. “We found aname,” he wrote in his next email, “LittleField Home.” Ms. Littlefield blushes whenrelating this detail. “Actually, it is prettyfunny. They painted a sign calling it LittleField Home—two words, not one—and wenever corrected it because the truth is it isin a little field.”

n the fall of 2005, after six years atLandmark, Ms. Littlefield came toHebron Academy. She was happy to

return to Maine and it was an importanttime to be close to family while her fatherbattled terminal cancer. Her new students,colleagues and parents began asking hermore and more about her work in Malawi,and it was then that she realized that LittleField Home was bigger than anything sheor Shaibu had originally anticipated. It wastime to put some permanent structures inplace to support it.

The Hebron Academy community ral-lied. Hebron parent and trustee SusanGeismar connected Ms. Littlefield withHebron alumnus and lawyer Chip Hedrick’91 who, pro bono, helped Ms. Littlefield gainnon-profit status for her newly-named orga-nization, Friends of Little Field Home, andjust this past October, a 501(C)3 designa-tion. Ms. Littlefield recruited two Hebron

colleagues to serve on the executive board,English teachers Bill Flynn and CourtneyAdkinson. Students and staff participated invarious fundraisers such as making potteryto fill with ice cream and sell during thewinter musical, participating in a walk-a-thon on the Hebron trails, and knittingblankets to send to the orphans. Recently,sophomore Andy Churchill ran his ownfundraiser, a jump-rope-a-thon, held atOxford Hills High School, raising $2000,while his cousin in Pennsylvania held adance-a-thon, adding another $2300..

In November of Ms. Littlefield’s first yearat Hebron, Kelley Hilton ’06 approachedher about a possible trip to Chigamba dur-ing the spring break. Kelley, also a Mainenative, had never traveled abroad before, butwas interested in travel, children and servicework, thinking she might one day become adoctor and live and work in a developingnation. With her father dying, Ms. Little-field explained that the time was not right,but reconsidered a month after his Januarydeath, thinking it was important to have anew focus and goal. She had yet to travel toChigamba and see the Little Field Home inperson. She also felt strongly that this tripwould be important and transformative forthe Hebron students. “I believe, especiallyin today’s age, it is extremely important forstudents to make connections on a globallevel and to learn that one person can makea difference.” In February, she announced at

morning meeting that she would be travel-ing to Malawi that summer and invited stu-dents to join her. A number responded andbefore the school year ended, four were com-mitted to going: Kelley, Amanda Robinson’06, Sarah Irish ’07 and Laurisa Barthen ’07.

ver the course of the school year,Laurisa Barthen, from Lawrence-

ville, Georgia, had grown closeto her advisor, Ms. Littlefield, and wantedto make the trip. Laurisa’s parents were ini-tially unsure about letting her participate,but ultimately relented, making sure shehad the appropriate immunizations, a solidbackpack and the long skirts Malawi’s cul-tural expectations required. Laurisa, whohad never traveled outside the U.S. andCanada, says now, “I knew nothing,” andwas shocked after finally arriving inLilongwe, Malawi’s capital city—after 36hours of traveling—to find the airport didnot even have four walls. Exhausted andunsure of her decision, she was mostly quieton the six-hour drive it took to reachChigamba. However, when the travel-wearyvisitors reached the Little Field Home, theywere greeted with children singing. This isa moment Laurisa will never forget. “Iheard the kids singing, ‘We are happytoday. We are happy today. Welcome,’ and Iwas happy and knew it would be OK.”

Kelley Hilton was surprised by justhow impoverished Malawians are through-


out the whole country. “I used to watchthose televisions ads for care organizationshelping overseas and I also thought theyjust chose the ‘worst’ places to highlight.When I got to Malawi, I realized, those‘worst places’ in those TV ads were every-where.” She was not, however, put off bythe primitive conditions at the Little FieldHome. Nor was Buckfield, Maine, residentSarah Irish, “It was just like camping—except they do it year round.” In theirthree weeks in Chigamba, Ms. Littlefield,Mr. Flynn, who also made the trip, and thestudents all lived just as the orphans, theircaretakers, and the rest of the villagers did.They slept on the floor of a hut, cookedfood over an open fire, subsisted on a dietpredominated by nsima, a corn-meal paste,bathed themselves using a bucket of waterand a dipper, washed their clothes by hand,and survived without electricity.

Sarah admitted that culture shockkicked in and there were times she justneeded time away from the orphans andvillagers to sit quietly and read. “It becamedifficult not always being able to commu-nicate and it grew exhausting ‘being ondisplay’ all the time.... This was the firstplace I had traveled where I knew I would

stand out...but it was sometimes tough tocontend with the stereotypes aboutAmerica and Americans.”

Hebron resident Amanda Robinsonagreed. “Probably the hardestthing about being there, was,well, being stared at. For many ofthe children we were the firstwhite people they had ever seen,thus we were a novelty. Therewere a few children who neverwarmed up to us.”

The four students are all quick to pointout how incredibly friendly all theMalawians they met were. “Everywhere yougo, they all wave and smile. Despite beingimpoverished, they appear to be such happypeople,” Sarah said. Both Laurisa and Sarahshared a memorable experience of walkingto a neighboring village and being met byexcited women and girls. Despite the lan-guage barrier, they spent the next hoursplaying net ball and laughing and were allsorry to see the sun setting for it was timefor the two to return to Chigamba.

“My favorite part about being there wasthe dancing and singing,” Amanda said.“Some of the songs were in English andothers were in Chichewa but either waythey were stock full of energy and laughter.These were some of the happiest kids Ihave ever met and yet they have lost justabout everything. [It was] truly inspiring.”

The young women were impressed byhow resourceful the children are. “Theymade toys out of plastic bags and strings,”Laurisa said. Kelley talked about a group of

children who made another toy out of hercast-off flashlight packaging. After thisexperience, Kelley says that she is struck byhow wasteful we are in the States. “Whatwe consider trash, they find a use for.”

efore leaving the United States, andunder Ms. Littlefield’s guidance,the students chose, researched, and

prepared topics for workshops that theywould present to the villagers and orphansdealing with animal husbandry, nutrition,health and HIV/AIDS. Amanda, whobreeds and shows sheep at home, workedwith the villagers on successful breedingpractices for their goats. Kelley taught basichealth skills: washing hands, covering soresand using toothbrushes. Sarah’s topic wasnutrition—one highlight was going to themarket to buy local ingredients and teach-ing the villagers how to make guacamolesince avocados, tomatoes and onions were

Opposite page, from far left: Sarah Irish ’07 and anew friend; the shy but well-dressed Yassin; AmandaRobinson ’06 and Kelley Hilton ’06 prepare a meal.

Little Field Home director Shaibu Kaliati; Laurisa Barthen ’07 presents information about AIDS; Ms. Littlefield with Yamikani.


available and abundant. Perhaps, though,the workshop that made the most lastingimpression—on the Hebron students, atleast—was Laurisa’s lesson about HIV andAIDS. Before the trip, Laurisa spent timeresearching up-to-date information aboutthe disease and created posters that shefolded up and carried in her backpack.When it was her turn to present, she wasquite nervous given that this topic hadbeen culturally taboo in Malawi for manyyears. Shaibu Kaliati, now Little Field’sdirector, stood with her to translate. All thevillagers came and it was quite apparenthow much misinformation was out there.In a truly memorable moment, one villagerstood up to announce that she was sufferingfrom AIDS, a first, brave act in helping dis-pel some myths about the disease.

ll the students were profoundlyaffected by their time in Africa.Sarah returned home with a new

global perspective and changed hercollege application plans, ultimately choos-ing Ithaca College to study in a unique pro-gram called “Culture and Communications.”She also plans to minor in nutrition andhopes to become a Peace Corps volunteer.

Laurisa would also like to join the PeaceCorps after college. She knows she wants tostudy abroad and major in political science.“Before, I wanted to get rich to buy nice cars

and things, but now I want to get rich so Ican do good work with my money.” In fact,she was so inspired by her trip, as were herparents after hearing her accounts and seeingher photos, that she held a fundraiser in herhometown last summer. A local restaurantdonated space and gave herdiscounted rates for wineand appetizers. Shecharged individuals toattend, and with nearly 50people there, she auctionedwood carvings she hadbought in Malawi and pre-sented a slideshow of her trip, earning$1500.

Amanda was equally affected. “Nowthat I look back, I realize that I have a newthirst. I want to help, not only in Africa,but anywhere I can. I would still love to goback to Malawi just to see how well thechildren have grown. I have always wantedto travel but now I want to be more than atourist. I want to do something worth-while. I don’t know what that is yet, butI’ll find it soon enough.”

Kelley, too, has exciting plans. In July,she will return to Malawi, this time withlong-time Hebron teacher Kathy Leyden asa travel companion. There they will meet ahost of other volunteers working at theLittle Field Home throughout the summer,including four more Hebron students, ris-

ing seniors Kayla Chadwick, JenniferDuguay, David Gormley and RoseJohnson. Ms. Littlefield and Mr. Flynn willbe there again, as well as Ms. Adkinson,Mr. Flynn’s brother, Peter, two of Ms.Littlefield’s Landmark students, seven resi-

dents from her hometown of Union, andtwo Maine nurses.

Jennifer Duguay wants to make a differ-ence. “Ms. Littlefield says that childrenhave to walk 12 kilometers to go to aschool at which the chances of a roof [onthe school building] are slim—that alone isreason enough for me to get out there.”

“I’m looking forward to this trip as some-thing I’ll never forget, and I think interact-ing with people who have so little will beenlightening and put a lot in perspective,”said Kayla Chadwick.

Heavily involved in fundraising for theorphanage in the past two years, the tripmeans much for Ms. Adkinson as well. “Ifeel incredibly fortunate that Janet includedme on the Executive Board of the orphan-age. This summer, I will leave Malawi a few

The outdoor school room in Chigamba village.

days early to begin a course on InternationalEducation Reform in South Africa. I amhoping to use these studies to help improvethe educational experience of the children atthe Little Field Home and in the ChigambaVillage, and am thankful that Hebron hasencouraged me in this venture.”

s. Littlefield is amazed anddelighted by the growth infacilities and services that

Little Field Home is able to offer theorphans and other villagers. The home isnow staffed by fourteen workers who lookafter the 60 orphans who currently livethere, and the workers receive $35 and $60a month in addition to housing and food.Director Shaibu Kaliati, now 28 years old,earns a regular salary, equivalent to about$80 monthly.

A needs assessment resulted in a con-struction boom, and the compound nowincludes a girls’ home, a boys’ home, a foodstorage facility, two baths and two toilets.A medical clinic, to be staffed by theMalawian government, will be completedin June. The orphanage now owns a 14-passenger van that is used both for trans-port and as an income-generating project.

The bus makes a monthly trip to the capi-tal for HIV/AIDS testing and treatment. Itis also used as a taxi service that earns $25to $30 a day.

The Friends of Little Field Home orga-nization provides food for 30 Chigambafamilies in need and pays for the HIV med-icines of 28 villagers. The organization alsofunds the school fees for 13 secondary stu-dents, and hopes to build a communitycenter, library, and a school building, onewith walls and a roof, unlike the Chigambafacility now. In general, Ms. Littlefield, Mr.Flynn and Ms. Adkinson pay all operatingexpenses themselves, with one exception: a$500 computer projector to use in their fre-quent presentations about the orphanage.

Ms. Littlefield understands that a largereason for the orphanage’s success is herunique partnership with Shaibu Kaliati. Asa Malawian, he understands the culture andhas ties to the villagers and chiefs that anoutsider simply would not. An orphan him-self, he brings a unique perspective andgreat compassion to his work and the chil-dren he serves. Another factor in the home’ssuccess is the guiding principle in Ms.Littlefield’s approach to development. “I ask,‘What do you need us to do?’ instead of

simply imposing what I may think is goodand right, and that makes a difference.”

Ultimately, with all the necessary facili-ties in place, Ms. Littlefield would like tosee the Chigamba village thrive on its own,but realizes that there must be economicdevelopment there, and throughout all ofMalawi, before the Little Field Home andChigamba village can be self-sustaining. Inthe meantime, Ms. Littlefield and theFriends of Little Field Home remain com-mitted to raising funds to support theorphans of Chigamba and improve the livesof all the villagers. Back at home, theHebron students and community learnfrom this stunning example of what oneindividual can do, and even more so, howpowerful a group of people coming togetherin support of others in need can be.

Sara Armstrong met her husband, Hebronteacher and college counselor, Peter Crumlishwhile both were serving as U.S. Peace Corpsvolunteers in the Philippines. They often discussrejoining the Peace Corps once their three youngsons have grown.

Find more at www.littlefieldhome.org


When considering Julie Middleton’s obvious passion for herwork, taking her life before Hebron into account is help-

ful. Perhaps her appreciation for prospective students from afarstems from her own travel experiences, both as a child and as anadult. Probably her devotion to Hebron’s drama program comesdirectly from her college studies in theater. Her fierce dedicationtowards maintaining Hebron’s close-knit community might evencome from her experiences in her own blended family when shewas a child. What is not debatable is the fact that Ms. Mid iscompletely zealous about her work at Hebron Academy.

Born Julie Mason Poland in the mid-six-ties, Ms. Mid lived in Boston, Massachusetts,for the first few years of her life, before mov-ing to the South Shore town of Hull (hometo the largest wooden roller coaster in the USat the time). Her parents divorced when shewas only eleven, during a time when itseemed the entire block was separating, andboth remarried. Her mother, Emily MariaGleysteen Poland, married William PerryReeve, and though their marriage ended inanother divorce, Ms. Middleton’s father,Richard Thomas Poland, married SusanHurwitz and had two more children: NicoleAnne and Samuel Dustin. Between two step-parents, two half-siblings, and a full sister,Lucy Hunter Poland, it is fair to characterizeher family as a bit confusing.

Soon after the divorce, when Ms. Midwas thirteen, her family moved again, thistime to Newport, Rhode Island, wherethey stayed. She remained close to homefor college, attending first the University ofRhode Island at Kingston, majoring inFrench with a concentration in theater, andthen Johnson and Wales University in

Providence, where she studied travel andtourism.

While working at the LandingRestaurant in Newport in 1987, she metSteven Paul Middleton. He was as much ajokester then as he is today: teasing her,mixing up her drink orders, and “forget-ting” her name. Ms. Mid was charmed, andfell for him because of both his gift forhumor and his sensitivity, which, she says,she knew about immediately because of theway he talked about his mother. The twomet in June, and by the next February hadmoved to Block Island. They took a trip toEurope for two months that November,and were married three years later. Theirfirst child, Maxwell Asa Middleton, wasborn in 1994, and a daughter, CharlotteLucy Middleton joined the growing familyin 1995.

Around this time, there was a devastat-ing death in the family: Ms. Mid’s grand-mother, a musical woman who was passion-ate about learning, and a huge influence onher, passed away. The Middletons, bothworking fifty or so hours a week in

“Write a profile of 3500 words or more whichexplores the life of an adult you know.”

This seventeen word prompt became the summaryexperience for students in the AdvancedPlacement Language class. Having worked onrhetorical skills and sentence craft throughout theyear students put their skills to use in an extendedexercise that synthesized various modes of dis-course. They read and analyzed pieces whichaddressed events and issues by examining thelives of people. Gloria Steinem’s tribute to hermother, “Ruth’s Song—Because She Could NotSing It,” was followed by John McPhee’s accountof the lives of young family doctors in rural Maine,Heirs of General Practice. Studs Terkel’s Workingoffered glimpses into the routines of working peo-ple and their dreams beyond the workplace.

Then the challenge began: to develop a lengthyprofile in the manner of Steinem or McPhee, utiliz-ing a variety of techniques to organize and presenta multi-faceted study of a unique person. KaylaChadwick chose Associate Director of AdmissionsJulie Middleton as her subject. Kayla first con-ducted an interview with Julie, assembled a vitae ofher life and then completed an short piece to intro-duce her subject and suggest threads that wouldbe followed in her inquiry. Next Kayla “stalked”Julie, observing her in several contexts around thecampus. These observations became the basis for alonger piece, “a microcosm,” which sought to cap-ture the spirit of the subject through physical obser-vation, objects or mannerisms associated with theperson and metaphors to serve as analogy. A thirdpart of the assignment asked students to listen totheir subjects, to find characteristic stories andanecdotes that would capture important experi-ences and core beliefs. When presenting these sto-ries, students imitated the approaches of Steinem,McPhee and Terkel to present embedded narra-tives, contrasting vignettes or selected languagethat captured essential aspects of their person.

Finally, the students figuratively laid all their cardson the table, selecting and assembling from all theevidence collected a profile which would hook thereader immediately, move through a variety of sub-jects, demonstrate multiple rhetorical strategies andcome, finally, to capture the spirit of the subject.

We think Kayla, this year’s Middlebury Book Awardwinner, succeeded admirably.

David W. Stonebraker

AP Language and Composition: A Portrait in Words

Passion and Purposeby Kayla Chadwick ’08


Newport, with Max and Charlotte in day-care, decided to buy a family farm inLivermore Falls, Maine. Their original planwas to go into business selling Maine prod-ucts online, but after a few months ofresearch they realized that an online shopwas just not practical with two infants. Fora while, Ms. Mid went to work for a high-end guitar maker, traveling across thecountry to deal with clients like AlisonKrauss and Ricky Skaggs, while Mr. Midtook on the job of “Mr. Mom,” a role heenjoyed and was successful with.

In 1998, the Middletons were offeredpositions at the Indian Mountain School, inLakeville, Connecticut, within miles ofschools like Hotchkiss, Salisbury, andBerkshire. Indian Mountain is a privateboarding school for children up to gradenine, and part of the job entailed living inthe dorm. Though a valuable experience,living with such young children alsoincluded “toothbrush duty,” a little likebabysitting, a job Ms. Mid had neverwarmed up to as a teenager.

The Middleton family spent four yearsat Indian Mountain before deciding to lookfor similar positions in Maine, where theirfamily farm house languished withoutthem. After looking at Kents Hill School,they interviewed at Hebron Academy,which immediately seemed like the betterfit. Ironically, the Head of School, Mr. JohnKing, was already acquainted with Ms.Mid: she had directed his daughter indrama productions at Indian Mountain,and he was interested in starting an all-school drama program at Hebron. Mr. Midwas offered a post teaching history in theMiddle School, and Ms. Mid became anAdmissions Counselor.

The Middletons moved their family intoan apartment in Halford, the girls’ dormi-tory, and began working in 2002. After ashort time, Ms. Mid was promoted to thepost of Associate Director of Admissions,her current title. Her office in the StanleyBuilding at Hebron is a tribute to impor-tant figures and events in her life.

While it might be hard for some toaccept the inevitable crossings over betweenpersonal and professional life that living oncampus invites, Ms. Mid has embracedthem. There is a couch along one wall, wel-coming any weary student passing through.The door is always left open;flyers from every one of herHebron musicals posted on itin chronological order. Thescreen-saver of her computerdisplays photos of her family,past and present students, andschool activities. The moststriking thing about Ms.Mid—and her office—is theobvious pride she has in her work and theschool.

It is clear that it is Hebron Academy’sinteresting mix of personalities that makesthe school so special to her, and she delightsin being an integral part of maintainingthat positive balance of eccentricities yearafter year. She loves meeting prospectivefamilies and students, and has a great senseof the types of people who will thrive andbe assets to the curious chemistry of theHebron community. She enjoys the chal-

lenges of her work, and is sometimes sur-prised by the candidates who chooseHebron.

For example, she says, to better preparestudents for Hebron we may ask them to“jump through hoops” like summer classes,

supplementary recommendations, or sec-ond interviews. She is always delightedwhen a student will still choose Hebron,even when other schools might not askthem to do those things. One of the great-est rewards is when a student with a non-traditional background succeeds here.Asked how she feels when students chooseto withdraw, she doesn’t hesitate: “It’s dev-astating,” though, she concedes that “[theadmissions process is] not a perfect process;it’s a human process.”

It is Hebron’s interesting mix of personalities that

makes the school so special.

Charlotte, Steve, Max and Julie Middleton on the steps of the Parsonage.


The sun is shining on this year’sGreen Key student tour guides picnic, andMs. Mid glows in the laughter of the stu-dents she organizes tours for. She giggles asshe gives out awards to tour guides forthings like “Longest Tour”—a Mr.Goodbar candy bar for a student’s two-hours-plus tour. The recipient of “LastMinute Where-Are-You Tour Guide” getsa set of toy handcuffs, eliciting a heartyguffaw from the crowd assembled on the

Stanley Building lawn. Perhaps thecrowd’s—and Ms. Middleton’s—favoriteaward is for “Most Stood-Up Tour Guide,”this year a tie. One boy had seven toursscheduled for him, and ended up with sixcancellations. A girl went three for nine.They each get deodorant as a gag gift, andMs. Mid assures each of them that this isall in fun, and thanks them for being goodsports, all while holding back a good-natured chuckle. While most of the stu-

dents drift off toward the dining roomafter all the awards are given, a handfullounge on the chairs and benches, talkingabout tours gone awry and eating. Ms. Midwalks around, stopping to engage severalgroups in conversation.

A tall, willowy woman, Mrs. Middletonloves talking to students, and clearly enjoysthe successes of each and every one, perhapsmost especially those she interviewed. Shestops to chat with a young man in Hebron

dress code—except per-haps for the sequinedsun hat perched jauntilyon his head—his awardfor being the tour guidealways “Most Dressedfor Success.”

“My mom dressesme,” he explains, half-jokingly, and Mrs.Middleton laughs

appreciatively, perhaps at the idea that anyeighteen year old boy would allow hismother to choose his clothing, or maybe atthe prospect of this particular boy’s mothercoming every day from a foreign country todress him. Ms. Mid asks if Hebron is likelyto see his younger brother, sounding ratherlike a collector looking for a rare item.When she hears that prospects for thebrother are doubtful, she is clearly disap-pointed, and wants to know why. Told that

the younger brother probably “wouldn’t fitwell” here, she jokes that the boy’s elderbrother said the same of him.

“Only joking,” she assures him, andthey both laugh. Her ability to speak solight-heartedly with the majority ofHebron students and keep a constant sin-cere smile on her face is astounding.

That smile is perhaps the staple of Ms.Middleton’s wardrobe, as it is the most pre-dictable accessory to her ensembles. Seeingher around campus is a delight to many ofthe female students, especially those mosttuned in to the fashion world. Consistingmostly of pants suits and long dresses andskirts, Ms. Mid’s wardrobe is nothing if notcreative. However, even while being adven-turesome with her clothing, she alwayslooks professional, striking a perfect balancebetween practical and stylish, and some-times even sending a message. For instance,the striped dress she wore to Fiddler on theRoof, the school musical, intoned “worldpeace,” not boldly, but tastefully, whileremaining primarily a pretty dress for anight at the theater. She wears her longishdark hair down and straight most days, sothat it compliments her dark eyes, whichare usually crinkled in laughter.

As they clean up after the picnic, sheand her admissions colleague JoeHemmings share a joke; both are clearlydelighted in the success of the Green Keyprogram. Ms. Middleton was pleased tohave such a high turnout: about forty-fivepercent of the school participates in touringprospective students, ensuring the continu-ity of a balanced community, somethingthat she seemingly values over any otheraspect of her job, except perhaps for hervaluable interactions with the students. Ifnothing else, Ms. Mid can be described as apresence on campus. Always encouraging,Ms. Mid is someone to approach with aproblem, concern, or just to say “hi.” Andshe is easy to find, because all year round,Ms. Mid is invested in campus life, and isperpetually, “around here somewhere.”

Ms. Mid backstage with Fiddler cast members Josh Shanbaum ’07, Brooks Schandelmeier ’08 andJe Won Hong ’07.

That smile is the staple of Ms. Middleton’s wardrobe—it is the most predictableaccessory to her ensembles.

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“When I saw Ms. Mid'sname I knew I wantedto interview her,” saidKayla Chadwick ’08. “Iwork with her in GreenKey and drama, shewas the person whointerviewed me, anddespite her protests, Iknow she has led aninteresting life. Writing a ten-page paper was botheasier and harder than I'd been led to believe: thepages flew by, but only because I was preparedbeforehand.” Kayla hails from Kearsarge, NewHampshire. An honor roll student, she plays fieldhockey, ice hockey and softball. She was amunchkin in the 2006 production of The Wiz and avillager in Fiddler on the Roof this year.


Almost without exception, Hebron stu-dents have a place in their hearts for Ms.Mid. When asked to relate a story or anec-dote about her, most students pause for amoment. They ponder the request, castabout for a suitable memory, and inevitablysmile and mention a personality trait.When they realize that “She always com-pliments everyone,” is not really a story,they rack their brains for a specificinstance, often failing to come up withone, because all of the times it happenedblend together, until each run-in with Ms.Middleton is like the other, if only becauseof the sheer pleasantness of the encounter.

If, by chance, they manage to come upwith a real anecdote, it can generally be putinto four categories: their interviews atHebron, conducted by Ms. Mid; somethinghaving to do with the winter musical, whichshe directs; something about Green Key, theGay/Straight Alliance, or another on-campusevent she oversees; or a fond memory of herin the dorm (the Middletons moved out ofHalford this fall, to the dismay of the girls,to better accommodate their family).

A typical admissions interview withMs. Mid goes something like this: A shortgirl walks into the admissions office after acampus tour and is directed into Ms. Mid’soffice. She asks the usual questions aboutschool, family, and the like, and the girl isstruck by how much she truly seems tocare about the answers to the questions,unlike many of the interviewers at otherprivate schools. The interview is comfort-able, much more like a conversation withan adult friend or mentor than an inquisi-tion. The girl notes how Ms. Mid seems tolight up when she talks about Hebron, par-ticularly the musical. When the intervie-wee mentions her experiences in musicaltheater, and especially her love of the musi-cal Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat, Ms. Mid is noticeably excited,as she elaborates on Hebron’s production ofit. “It was really fabulous,” she insists,glowing, and the girl believes her whole-heartedly, mostly because of the genuineexcitement emanating from her very pores.The talk turns to athletic interests, and thegirl mentions softball.

“Really?! My husband coaches softball!What position do you play?” The girlremarks that she has played in almost everyspot on the field, but that she prefers catcher,and Ms. Mid considers this for a moment.

“Are you sure you’re not a pitcher?” sheasks, “They can always use another one ofthose.” Told that thegirl pitched in ele-mentary school, Ms.Mid grins and assuresher that there will bea place for her on themaisad champi-onship team. The girlleaves the officeexcited about theprospect of attendingthe school. Excited students are rarely disap-pointed by Hebron, and those with lessenthusiasm are generally pleasantly sur-prised by their experiences here.

The few people who don’t interactwith Ms. Mid often mistake her ardor forthe theater program as condemnation ofother activities, but nothing could be fur-ther from the truth. In Mr. Mid, she mar-ried an athlete, and she herself is a hugeLumberjack fan, which can be attested to ifyou have seen some of the banners she haspaitned or if you stand next to her at agame. Each winter, Ms. Mid is delighted asthe winter musical becomes more and morediverse. For instance, in Fiddler on the Roof,this year’s musical, the Russian ensembleincluded two Canadians (one from Montrealand one from Ottawa), two Ukrainians(Kiev and Kharkiv, respectively), a Korean(Seoul) and a Mainer (Turner). Beyond theinternational aspect, each member of thecast has his or her own hobbies. Because stu-dent-athletes are encouraged to participatein the musical, the cast includes basketballplayers, skiers, swimmers, and hockey play-ers, all in addition to those who chose dramaas their after-school activity.

Clearly, Ms. Middleton loves her work,each and every aspect of it. She misses get-ting to know the girls in the dorm like sheused to, “unguardedly:” in and out of herapartment in their pajamas, or asking tocook in her kitchen. Even when the

Middletons were “off-duty” in Halford, sheliked to keep the door to her apartmentopen, an act which was perhaps more sym-bolic than she realizes. The Middletons livein their own house now, a hard decision,according to Ms. Mid, but ultimately theright one, as Max and Charlotte are grow-

ing up, and they now have more timetogether.

However, Ms. Middleton remains asopen as her door always was in Halford. Shebelieves that Hebron is at an “exciting placein its history,” and is ecstatic to be part of it.With enrollment growing on a yearly basis,and the new gymnasium project underwaythis summer, she predicts no end to thisupswing, and has as much enthusiasm forthe futures of individual students as shedoes for the school at large. Indeed, if thefuture of Hebron is as bright as JulieMiddleton’s demeanor as she goes smilinglyabout her business each and every day, thensurely the school has more to look forwardto than anyone ever thought possible.

She has as much enthusiasm for the futures

of individual students as shedoes for the school at large.

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2007 Reunions& Homecoming

Friday, September 28Saturday, September 29

Reunions for1957 • 1962 • 1967 •

1972 • 1977 • 1982 • 1987• 1992 • 1997 • 2002

• Catch up with classmates and old friends

• Cheer on Hebron’s teams

• Take part in activities for the wholefamily: road race, art exhibit, RainbowReunion, Alumni Convocation, music,games for kids, athletics and more

For more information, please call or e-mailBeverly Roy at 207-966-5266,

[email protected] or visit our web site:




of Michigan, earning a BS and an MS, andworking as a petroleum geologist. n Oursympathies go to Allan Chase on thedeath of his wife in June. n Karin andNorm Cole are moving back to thePittsburgh area. “Who knows,” saysNorm, “Maybe the Penna. lottery will bekinder than the Maine Megabucks!”

1943Class Agent: Gene Smith

[email protected]

Lester Bradford writes, “Life is prettymuch unchanged from year to year. Goodskiing in the North Cascades in winter, andtrail-building with the Pacific NorthwestTrail Association in other seasons. Also Ienjoy working with the local Habitat forHumanity crew—we’re on our 18th housein the county. And I’m teaching the alge-bra I learned at HA—to GED candidates.”

1947S I X T I E T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: Ernest [email protected]

1948Class Agent Needed!

Find out how you can get involvedwith your class. Call or e-mail Beverly Roy: 207-966-5266,[email protected]

Congratulations to Cam Niven, whorecently received a lifetime achievementaward from the Southern Midcoast MaineChamber of Commerce.

1949Class Agent: Bob Rich

[email protected]

Bob Rich was recently elected to his thirdterm as chair of the Goochland CountyPlanning Commission. Goochland Countyis a fast-growing area just west ofRichmond, VA.



William Fisher reports, “Just turned 74and remain active and healthy. Busier thanever but doing fun things that time prac-ticing medicine didn’t permit. Instead ofusing my hands fixing people, I’m wood-working, carving birds of prey, singing,playing the guitar and banjo, playing golf,sailing, reading all kinds of interestingthings non-medical, enjoying my six grand-children, travel, etc. Hebron prepared mewell for all aspects of work and play.”

1951Class Agent: Ted [email protected]

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Class Agent: Ken [email protected]

Neal Kurtgis writes, “Frequently converseby phone with Jose Cesteros ’51.Enjoying retirement and still skiing.” n

Richard Robbins writes, “Currently semi-retired. Teaching high school English part-time in Broward school system. DaughterMichelle recently gave birth to fourthgrandchild. Wife Beverley is teachingEnglish full time in the Broward system.”

1953Class Agent: Dean Ridlon

[email protected]



Manolie and Dick Jasper still own and oper-ate a discount health store. Dick also worksfull-time for K-Tec. “Add in 16 grandchil-dren, a quarter-acre garden, fruit and nuttrees, writing, and teaching yoga, health,meditation and cooking classes—our platesare full!” says Dick. “Out our way the toll-free number is 888-636-4372.” n LlewellynRoss reports, “With two young sons (15 and20) and two accompanying tuitions (oneprep school and one college), I am still activeevery day in business at Merrill Lynch. Newlarge accounts happily accepted!”

1955Class Agent: Richard [email protected]

Sam Dibbins continues to teach tennis at alocal club in Portland, OR. His wife Cynthiais still a horse trainer and competes with herown horse in three-day eventing.

1956Class Agent: Kenneth Mortimer

[email protected]

Richard Cutter writes, “I have had a goodyear. I recently completed four years of work-ing on the Seacoast Hospice House Project.It is now completed and open.” n JohnHales writes, “Enjoyed the 50th reunion andseeing ‘old’ classmates. Also the chance totalk with current students. A beautiful week-end. Staff to be congratulated on the prepa-ration and events for the weekend.” n ChrisRighter writes, “A great reunion weekend in‘Chamber of Commerce’ weather. So goodto see (and know) so many are still with us.”

1957F I F T I E T H R E U N I O N

SAVE THE DATESeptember 28 and 29, 2007

Don’t miss your one and only chanceto celebrate your 50th Hebron reunion!

If you have questions or suggestionsyou can contact Brownie Swartwood at

[email protected], MikeMentuck at [email protected], or

Beverly Roy in the Alumni Office at 207-966-5266, [email protected].

Make your reservations now atThe Grand Summit Hotel

Sunday River Resort800-207-2365 • $99 per night

Bruce McFarland is looking forward to see-ing classmates in September at the 50th!

Class Notes

Three generations of the Maidmanfamily celebrated at Commencementthis year: Mitchel ’82, Richard ’51,newly-minted alumna Allison ’07 andPatrick ’80, with Mitch’s son Harrison.

1935Harold Pearl writes, “At 91, I still havefond memories of my 4 years at Hebron.”

1937Bruce Van Fleet reports, “My wife,Marjorie, passed away on April 16, 2001. Iam living with my daughter, Barbara. OnDecember 12, 2006, I turned 90 years old.I am still driving my car and playing somegolf. I am a volunteer at St. Luke’s Hospitaland visit the sick members of our church.God has been very good to me.”

1939Bep Morse got together with Rose andEd Simonds to watch the Super Bowl.

1941Class Agent: John MacDonald

[email protected]

Mayland Lewis writes, “It doesn’t seempossible that 67 years have passed since Ienrolled at Hebron. I appreciate hearing allabout Hebron through mailings and emails.Going to Hebron was an important part ofmy life.” n Robert “Doc” Sanders reports,“Playing a little golf, shooting a little pool,keeping up with the grandchildren.”

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Class Agent: Norm [email protected]

Robert Bussey was a flight officer duringWorld War II. He went on to the University





Although retired, Chris Beardsley is work-ing part-time in the summer as the coordi-nator of the tourist information center inOrleans, MA. “Although I only attendedfor one year, Hebron was instrumental inteaching me how to learn and study whichhelped me so much later on,” Chris wrote.n Corey Hammond writes, “Consideringmy time in the Navy, having had aEuropean wife for 28 years and havingworked for a large corporation I havebeen many places and met many people.Now I am happy to have landed inBrunswick, ME.”

1959Class Agent: Bernard Helm

[email protected]

James Harberson writes, “Maggie and Iare enjoying visiting our granddaughterSophie. My son Justin is an M.D. atTemple Hospital in Philadelphia and Jim isa lawyer in Phoenix.”

1960Class Agent: Dave [email protected]

Joe Godard writes, “Can’t seem to retire(and don’t want to!). Have been workingwith a small group of IR radiologists inMacon (GA) for the past few years, andspend one out of three weeks working upthere (and two weeks down here at thebeach). No night calls, no committeemeetings, no business office worries (andmore challenging than crossword puzzlesor golf!).”

1961Acting Class Agent: Bernard Helm ‘59

[email protected]

Rick Peterson reports, “Still own and runone of the largest executive search firms inthe U.S., serving the brokerage industry.Currently building a new large home atthe new Fazio golf course in Woodlands,TX (near Houston)—large since we nowhave 7 grandchildren under the age of 5,including one set of twins. Life is terrific.We travel a great deal and just returnedfrom Antarctica. Also did China and south-east Asia in the fall.”

At the Hebron Academy AdvisoryCouncil Senior Dinner: Alysia Goldman,Annual Fund Director Pat Layman,Meredith Montgomery, CassandraBenson-Abrams, Steph Roy, HenryRines ’65, Liz Davis and Jazz Webber.

2007 Jay L. Woolsey Distinguished Service Award

Call for NominationsEstablished in 1984, The Distinguished Service Award is Hebron Academy’s highest award given outeach year to honor a person whose contributions to the Academy and/or society in general are felt tobe exemplary. In 2006, the award was renamed to honor retired teacher and trustee Jay L. Woolsey’sservice and dedication to Hebron Academy. The 2007 award will be presented at AlumniConvocation during Reunion and Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, September 29, 2007. Thedeadline for nominations is Friday August 24, 2007.

Distinguished Service Award Nomination Form

Name of nominee_________________________________________________________________

Home address __________________________ Business address __________________________

_____________________________________ _______________________________________

_____________________________________ _______________________________________

Why are you nominating this person for the Hebron Academy Distinguished Service Award? ______

______________________________________________________________________________

Please describe how this nominee meets the criteria listed above. ____________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Is there anything else about this nominee we should know? ________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

How have you come to know the nominee? _____________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Your name ____________________________ Class year _______________________________

Address ________________________________________________________________________

Home telephone ________________________ Business telephone ________________________

Email address____________________________________________________________________

Send completed nomination forms to: Robert M. Caldwell, Assistant Head for Advancement & External Relations,Hebron Academy, P.O. Box 309, Hebron, ME 04238. Fax: 207-966-2004. Email: [email protected]


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Plan to attend your 45th reunioncelebration on September 28 and 29,

2007! Stay tuned for details.

If you would like to help plan theweekend please contact the Alumni

Office at 207-966-5266 [email protected]

Jon Brooks writes, “Have left New Englandafter 45 years, following wife (who has had areal job these many years) to Maryland. I’vebeen paragliding and playing the banjo sincethe two kids grew up and are on their own.Sorry to miss tis reunion but am travelling(and flying) in September. Do students stillpick apples on the way to the soccer field?”

1963Class Agent: Will Harding

Will Harding recently won the AmericanHistoric Racing Motorcycle Association vin-tage heavyweight superbike national cham-pionship. Will is also the roadrace referee. Hestill helps coach cross country at East Lymehigh school and plays bluegrass bass. n KenSweezey reports, “I recently retired for thesecond time from the San Jose Sharks andam enjoying RV travel with Joyce, my wife of32 years, and our two dogs. Life is good!”

1964Class Agent: John Giger

[email protected]

Thomas N. Hull has completed his presi-dential appointment as ambassador toSierra Leone and has been named as theJoan M Warburg Professor of InternationalRelations at Simmons College in Boston.



Our sympathies go to Jeffrey Chase onthe loss of his mother in June. n JamesMorrill writes, “Granddaughter GraysonAnne Morrill was born in August. Our firstgrandchild!”

1966Class Agent: Harvey Lowd

[email protected]

Chris Buschmann is planning a cross-coun-try bicycle trip during the summer of 2008“to celebrate my 60 years of living.” Heenjoyed catching up with classmatesChuck Resevick, Reeve Bright and BruceBeard as well as other Hebronians atHomecoming.

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If you would like to help plan theweekend please contact the Alumni

Office at 207-966-5266 [email protected]

1968Class Agent: Robert Lowenthal

[email protected]

1969Class Agent: Jonathan Moll

[email protected]

Bill Burke writes, “I’m in my 17th year asheadmaster of St. Sebastian’s School.Patty and I will soon celebrate 31 years ofmarriage. Two of our four sons are mar-ried. Our grandson Liam will be 2 inMarch. I am in contact with Joe Kaknes,who has added stand-up comedian to hiswonderful repertoire. I am very proud ofthe job that former colleagues John andMarcia King are doing.”

1970Class Agent: Craig Clark

[email protected]

Ed Bell writes, “I’m sorry to tell you thatChip Baumer passed away in January, verysuddenly. He was a big part of my life atHebron and afterward. I’ll miss him.”

1971Class Agent: Harvey [email protected]

George Lesure writes, “Left EMS after 12years and am now VP of operations for asmall outdoor products design company.Debbie and I are now empty nesters andenjoying life fully.” n As president of theYankee Clipper Chorus of the BarbershopHarmony Society, Harvey Lipman acceptedthe trophy for “Best Great Small Chorus” incompetition with choruses from NewEngland, upstate New York and theCanadian Maritimes, from presenterCotton Damon, former Hebron businessmanager. Harvey has had visits from StevePollard and Doug Gordon recently. Hereports that his son Ben will attend UnityCollege in the fall.

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Class Agent: Steve [email protected]

John Chandler is the new fire chief inHolden, Maine.

1973Class Agent: Gregory Burns

[email protected]

Richard Potvin is now associated with theBrenda Fontaine Family Team of ERAWorden Realty in Auburn.



1975Class Agent: Ellen Augusta

[email protected]

Our thoughts are with Jessica Feeley onthe death of her mother in January, andwith Melinda Leighton on the loss of hermother in December. n Geoffrey Nashwrites, “I just finished editing a library ref-erence book series on geologic landformstargeted at a high school-level audience.Eight books: lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.We have two daughters at Mt. HolyokeCollege this year and a son in eighthgrade.”

1976Class Agent: Reed Chapman

[email protected]

Reed Chapman recently joined his father’sBowdoin classmates in a bicycle trip fromBoston to Bowdoin. He thanks DougHaartz for “essential assistance.” n MelNadeau reports, “My business is doingwell. Denise has 3 more courses to finishher master’s in nursing. We are off to St.Paul’s River to fish for salmon on July 1. Iam off to the President’s Cup in Montrealin September. Will meet up with FrasierBaikie and Billy Kaneb ’75.”

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Class Agent: Carolyn [email protected]

Our thoughts are with Jennifer FeeleyCappuccio on the death of her mother inJanuary, and with Bill Hathorne on the lossof his father in April. n Robert Ryan writes,“Left San Francisco in April to take the posi-tion of general counsel at Stallion OilfieldServices in Houston. Our motto is‘Everything but the rig.’ Getting used to the

Dave Delgado ’07 with his parents, Ivan ’76 and Mary.

Reunions & Homecoming 2007Friday, September 28 • Saturday, September 29

Reunions for Twos and Sevens • Alumni ConvocationAthletic Competitions • Kids Activities • Much more!



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Class Agent: Joy Dubin [email protected]

Roger Myers hopes to see classmates MarcDanesi, Tuck Cutler, Neil White, ToddHarmon, Mike Wolf and Beth Johnson atthe 25th this fall. n Rachel Stephenson-Tribuzio writes, “Mario and I are building asaltbox and hope to pour the foundationthis spring. I still work as a clinician atSweetser Children’s Services—in my fifthyear. My children—Lauren, Michael andMegan—are busier every year, which meansI am too! Where is Karen Thorburn?”

1983Class Agent:

Deb Beacham [email protected]

1984Class Agent: Deb Schiavi Cote

[email protected]

John Suitor will become head of school atLong Trail in Dorset, VT, in July. John, Gail,Elizabeth (12), Madison (6) and Catherine(2) are excited about moving back to thenortheast and they look forward to recon-necting with classmates and alumni in thearea.

1985Class Agent: Eric Shediac

[email protected]

Amanda Williams Norwood writes, “Stillin NC and keeping very busy withAlexander (9) and Ben (4) as well as withmy Southern Living at Home business.Would welcome news from classmates.Anyone passing through NC is welcome!”

1986Class Agent: Carl [email protected]

Tony Cox is working part time as commu-nity and economic developer for the townof Bowdoinham. He says that his two girls,Anna and Olivia, are keeping him busy! n

Carl Engel is vice chair of the schoolboard in Rockport, MA. n Harper IngramWong writes, “Elbert has started an ITconsulting business, MTS Consulting, formortgage lenders, and I remain at MGICas sales manager for CA. Hope all is wellat Hebron. We keep Mr. Woolsey and Ediein our thoughts and prayers.” n JohnThompson was recently promoted to vicepresident and general manager of cus-tomer care for Sullair Corporation.

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Nathan Draper writes, “Still love living in SanFrancisco. Just finished renovating the backof my beautiful home. In my 12th year ofteaching seventh grade science and health.”

Unions2001Rita Theresa Rix and Andrew Brad-ford Sloat on August 4, 2006, inNorth Berwick.

Former FacultyBénédicte Méplain and RobertKaufman, in Florida in May and inFrance on June 23, 2007.

New Arrivals1982To Amy Tchao and Roger Clement, adaughter, Mae “Maisy” TchaoClement, on May 19, 2007.

1986To Nicole and Fred Schrafft, a son,Thatcher Cole Schrafft, on May 24,2007.

1987To Lindsay and Chris Pinchbeck, ason, Cameron Stewart Pinchbeck, onApril 3, 2007.

1990To Stephen and Michelle NowinskiBrann, a daughter, Amelia MichelleBrann, on December 22, 2006.

To Elizabeth and William Wood, adaughter, Alexandra, on August 27,2006.

1992To Scott and Barb Rasco McConnell,a daughter, Lauren Kelly, on March 17,2006.

Former FacultyTo Laurie and Sean Rousseau, adaughter, Sophia Clay Rousseau, onAugust 13, 2006.

To Joe and Jill Silvestri, a son, CharlesNikolai Silvestri, on May 5, 2007.

Advisory Council members JohnRobinson ’91, John Donahue ’84 and Jane Harris Ash ’79.

Bob Gardner, father of Susan ’76, Tobin ’79, Lisa ’80, Ben ’84 and

Kathryn ’85, with Joy Wright at theAdvisory Council Senior Dinner.

weather and beauty of Houston has been astruggle, but it’s coming together. I’d like tohear from other Hebronians in Texas.”



George Dycio is settling into his new jobas an economic development specialistwith the Lewiston/Auburn EconomicGrowth Council.

1979Class Agent: Brian [email protected]

Brian Cloherty writes, “We are coming upon five years living on the Minnesotaprairie. In that time we have been struckby lightning and this year we experiencedsoftball-sized hail. This summer, Daniel(11), Elizabeth (9) and Katherine (5) allcaught their first trout from the CascadeRiver on the north shore of Lake Superior.”



1981Class Agent: Jane Hepburn Fiore

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1995Class Agent: Jessie Maher

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Sean Morey recently signed a three-yearcontract with the Arizona Cardinals.

1996Class Agent: Devon Biondi

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Alex Gillies is working towards a PhD ininternational relations at the University ofCambridge. Her research is on oil sectorgovernance reform in Africa. She is enjoy-ing both the work and the experience ofliving in England. n Susan and AndyStephenson have relocated to Portland,where Andy will be an investment advisorat Smith Barney.

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Arica Powers Monahan joined the HebronAcademy health center staff this spring.

1998Class Agent: Janna Rearick

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Nils Devine is living in Los Angeles withCybil Solyn and doing web design. He’senjoying national table tennis tourna-ments and euro board games. Recenttravels include Mexico, Britain, and drivingcross-country with Leif ’01. n JannaRearick writes, “Law school is going well.Will be working this summer at FreedomHouse in Detroit, providing legal assistanceto refugees seeking U.S. asylum.”

1999Class Agent: Joe Patry

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Congratulations to Jake Leyden, who wasnamed Hebron’s Dean of Boys for theupcoming school year.

2000Class Agent: Cori Hartman-Frey

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Nick Planson ’01, Vika Planson ’07 andNina Planson ’05.



1989Class Agent: Hayes [email protected]

1990Class Agent: Jim Hill

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Michelle Nowinski Brann is working as ahigh school social studies teacher at WellsHigh School. She sees Sybil Newton Kingand Beth Abernethy Trefethen from timeto time. n William Wood is now salesmanager with ESS in Houston.



Congratulations to Scott Nelson who suc-cessfully defended his PhD thesis inDecember.

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Barb Rasco McConnell writes, “My hus-band Scott and I are still living in Kalispell,MT. We had a baby girl, Lauren Kelly onMarch 17, 2006. (What did you expectwith a last name like McConnell?) Weopened a boarding facility in Decembercalled Ashland Boarding Kennel. Our livesare very busy but great!”

1993Class Agent: Marko Radosavljevic

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Tony Bianchi is working as a geographicinformation system supervisor in Mesa,AZ, and was recently appointed to theGilbert, AZ, planning and zoning commis-sion. He’s enjoying watching Lauren (4)and Drew (2) grow. Tony has recently seenclassmate Marko Radosavljevic as well asKeith Hovey ‘94, Jed Kutzen ‘94 andDan Rausch ‘94.

Meike Hoheisel ’02 recently spent eight months working and traveling in Nepal.



2006Class Agent: Allison [email protected]

Brian Knopp was named to the fall dean’slist at the University of Maine. n DaniellaLyons was named to the first semesterdean’s list at St. Anselm College. n

Vratko Strmen will be attending JacobsUniversity in Bremen in the fall. He plansto major in international politics and his-tory.

Former FacultyGeorge Helwig reports, “Still healthy andactive at 84, although I had the second hipreplaced on February 12. Expect to skiagain next winter. Particularly enjoyed myvisit to Hebron last summer. Met many peo-ple who are continuing the ‘Hebron spirit.’”n Congratulations to Eric Foushee whowas recently promoted to executive direc-tor of alumni relations and annual giving atBowdoin. n Dr. Kevin Fox is now a retireddistinguished teaching professor of biologyat Fredonia State University. n FrankPergolizzi recently started a new position asvice president and director of collegiate ser-vices with The TEAM: Sports, Entertainmentand Media. n Lloyd Urdahl writes, “Iretired in 1989 after teaching 20 years andworking for state government 13 years. Iimprove the shining hour by reading Greekand Latin classics, especially the new testa-ment in Greek. Cicero wrote, ‘Haec studiasenectutem oblectant,’ (these studiesdelight old age). He also wrote to his son:‘Hominis mens autem discendo alitur etcogitando,’ (the human mind is nourishedby learning and thinking.”



Maddie Campbell ’06, Leyden Student Center manager Bobbi Bumps, FraserCampbell ’03 and Blair Campbell ’07.

The Gumbs family flanked by Greg Gumbs ’06 and Jose Gumbs ’07.

2001Class Agent: Nick [email protected]

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Jana Bugden was named MVP of theHockey East championship tournament forposting 67 saves over two games. n

Congratulations to Jamie Fey, who will beentering medical school at Albany MedicalCollege in the fall. n David Gottlieb ispursuing a JD at Texas Southern UniversityThurgood Marshall School of Law. He seesMatt Jellison ‘04 regularly and still speaksa lot with Dan Hazan. n Danny Hazan ismajoring in sports marketing at ColumbiaCollege in Chicago. n Meike Hoheiselwrites, “I am midway through my studiesnow and I took the past year off. I startedstudying civil engineering in 2003, which Ifinished with a bachelor’s degree last sum-mer. I have been in Nepal for the past eightmonths, the first five of which I spent work-ing. I did an internship for a German con-struction company which has a major hydropower project in the foothills of theNepalese Himalaya. The time I spent on theproject was just great. It was good to getsome working experience and it made myenthusiasm for my subject even bigger. Thepeople I worked with were amazing and Igot to be in one of the most beautiful coun-tries of this world. After my contract wasover, I traveled the country. I spent a monthin India as well, which was really interesting,but also very challenging. You’ll never knowwhat kind of crazy experiences you are able

to manage until you are thrown into oneand the only way out is to deal with it. I willchange my university now, and hope to startmy masters in October. If everything worksout, I will go either to Munich or Zuerich. Itmeans a minimum of two more years ofstudying, but I’m not ready to start workingyet!” n Maren Worley graduated fromNew England College in May. She tookthe summer off to travel and joined theU.S. Army in January as an intelligenceanalyst.

2003Class Agent: Sara [email protected]

Tim Curtis graduated from NorwichUniversity with a BS in chemistry and wascommissioned as a second lieutenant inthe US Army. n Meghan Gillis will returnto Hebron in the fall to teach history andwork in the Academic Support Center. n

Sara Marquis was recently promoted todistrict manager for Vector. She’ll be grad-uating in May and plans to move toLowell, MA. n Adam Rousseau spent thefall semester in London, where he studiedand played hockey for the RomfordRaiders of the English Premier League. Hesigned with them for next season and willreturn to London in August. n FrançoiseVilledrouin was named to the fall dean’slist at Saint Michael’s College.

2004Class Agent: John Slattery

Carrie Curtis was named to the fall dean’slist at Colby College. n Lisa Lundstromwas named to the fall dean’s list at theUniversity of New England.

2005Class Agent: Tina Voigt

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Jamie Frederick was named to the falldean’s list at Elmira College.

Above: Jamie Fey ’02 and Taylor Fey’07. Below: Jodie Simms ’05 and BrianSimms ’07.



Obituaries1929Harry Edward Booth died March 12, 2007,following years of declining health. Mr.Booth was born in 1907, the son of JohnEdward and Hattie Manser Booth. Hegraduated from the University of Mainewhere he set records in the one-mile run aswell as in cross country. He married LenoraPooler in 1934; she died in 1999. Mr. Boothwas a forester working on Mount Katahdinbefore joining the Civilian ConservationCorps in Jefferson, and served there until itclosed. He worked in the PortlandShipyard during World War II. At the endof the war, he worked in the Auburn PostOffice, leaving there in 1947 to work at theMount Auburn Cemetery. While there, hebecame well-known for his ability to knowexactly where every lot was located. Heretired from Mount Auburn Cemetery in1997, at the age of 90, after a 50-yearcareer. Mr. Booth is survived by a daughter,Marjorie Booth Penley; three grandchil-dren, six great-grandchildren, a sister andseveral nieces and nephews. Two sistersand a brother predeceased him.

1930Frederick Chase Batchelder, husband ofthe late Margaret Nichols Batchelder, diedMarch 14, 2007, after a brief illness. Mr.Batchelder was born in 1911 and livedmost of his life in Wenham. He was the sonof the late Frederick M. Batchelder andEthel Chase Batchelder. He attendedWenham Public Schools, Beverly HighSchool, Hebron Academy, BowdoinCollege and the Bryant and StrattonBusiness School. He worked most of hislife as an accountant for GTE Sylvania inDanvers. After retirement he served as avolunteer tax preparer for the elderly andas a volunteer accountant for the WenhamMuseum. Mr. Batchelder was active inlocal affairs and served on the WenhamPublic Library and Cemetery Boards andwith the Essex County Health Association,for which he served a term as president.An avid golfer, he was a member of theEssex County Club in Manchester, and heparticipated in tournament play at manyof the golf clubs of the area. He was alsopart owner and president of the LakeviewPublic Golf Course in Wenham. He was anavid reader, and he maintained a lifelonginterest in the history of Wenham and theneighboring communities of EssexCounty. Mr. Batchelder is survived by ason, Frederick C. Batchelder Jr.; and manynieces and nephews. He was predeceasedby a brother, Joseph Batchelder; and twosisters, Alberta Lamont and MaryCogswell.

1935H Edward M. Gordon died unexpectedlyon December 11, 2006, in Portland. Bornin Thomaston in 1916, Mr. Gordon was theson of Isidor and Ethel Gordon. He was

predeceased by a sister and by his son-in-law, Conrad Gassner. He earned a BA fromBoston University in 1939. He served in theU.S. Army and was a veteran of World WarII. As an involved member of the Rocklandcommunity, Mr. Gordon served as presi-dent of both the Junior Chamber ofCommerce and the Adas YoshuronSynagogue. He was a founding member ofthe Rockland Lobster Festival and a mem-ber of the Lions Club. Following his collegegraduation, Mr. Gordon began his careerby opening an antique shop in Thomaston.However, his true passion of woodworkingsoon became his profession. He was amaster cabinetmaker, a true craftsman, adesigner of fine custom kitchens andantique reproductions. In many publica-tions, kitchens were often referred to as aGordon Kitchen. At an age when most ofhis peers were retiring, he continued tocreate and never stopped doing what heloved. He was a mentor to many, he wasrespected for his work and admired for hisquick wit and sense of humor. Foremost inhis life was his family. Mr. Gordon is sur-vived by his wife of 60 years, Charlotte. Heis also survived by four daughters: SusanTheriault, Joan Gordon, Judith Gassnerand Gail Gordon; and son Peter Gordon;eleven grandchildren and 1 great-grand-son. Mr. Gordon’s essence is bestexpressed by his grandson, AdamTheriault: “Grampy never got old.”

1937H James Kerr Tweedie Sr. died February19, 2007, in Bangor. He was born in 1920in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son ofJames Kerr Tweedie and Sarah LordCoggins Tweedie Hodgkins. His fathercame to the United States from Scotlandat 16 and his mother’s family was amongthe first settlers of the town of Lamoine.After his father died in 1929, his motherreturned to Lamoine to teach school andJames went to Hebron Academy for sixyears, graduating in 1937. His aunts, theCoggins sisters, Emma, Alice and Eunice;and his Uncle Fred, Capt. Fred L.Hodgkins, were active in his upbringingduring his summers in Lamoine. Hereceived his BS in business administrationfrom the University of Maine in 1941 andwas a member of the SAE fraternity. Heworked summers during college at EchoLake Camp, Appalachian Mountain Club.Mr. Tweedie enlisted in the Army inOctober 1942 and served in World War IIas a cryptographer for the 6th SignalDetachment, Headquarters Ship Type B.He fought in the battles and campaignsfor Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno andSouthern France. In 1947 he married VillaHodgkins Smith of Lamoine and New Yorkwho died in 2005. He spent 25 years withAT&T and New England Telephone Co.His last position was as general internalauditor. After retiring to his home inLamoine in 1972, Mr. Tweedie traveled

extensively and spent time in Spain withhis wife. He was appointed to the board oftrustees of Maine Coast MemorialHospital in 1980 and served until 1992,when he was appointed honorary trusteefor life. He co-chaired the capital cam-paign fund drive with his good friend,Harris McLean, from 1987 to 1990. He wasthe head of the Lamoine Planning Board,a member of the Free Masons and theEpiscopal Church. He loved his home andfamily life, travel and the state of Maine.He was pleased that during his last trip inJanuary on the Queen Mary 2, he was ableto sail around Cape Horn. He had a quickwit and enjoyed people. He was a kindperson with a gentle manner, innerstrength, natural confidence and integrity.His brother, Frederick H. Tweedie, died in1940; and his sister, Agnes T. Beckwithdied in 2001. Mr. Tweedie is survived by ason, James K. Tweedie ’77; a daughter,Catherine de Tuede; three nieces; and twograndchildren. A son, Thomas, died inearly childhood.

1940H Walter B. Turner died on December 13,2006, after a brief illness. The son ofCharles and Bertha Baker Turner, he livedmost of his life in Cranston, Rhode Island,and worked as a salesman at Durfee’sHardware on Rolfe Street. Mr. Turnerserved 18 months on the USS Guam in theNavy during World War II. He was thedevoted companion of Dorothy M.Howard, who died in 1999. He is survivedby her three children, Paul, Gloria andPhyllis Howard; his grandson, MatthewHoward-Nolan; and his cousins, Roger S.Bentsen, Harold S. Bentsen, Jr., Peter N.Stone, and Nancy Bennett.

1941H Dr. Rene “Doc” Desaulniers died onDecember 6, 2006. A U.S. Army veteran ofWorld War II (at Normandy), he retired in1968 as a major, US Army Reserves. Hewas born in Danielson, Connecticut, theson of Egide and Rose Regis Desaulniers.Dr. Desaulniers received his degrees inoptometry from Pennsylvania College ofOptometry in 1947. He was a member ofthe American Optometric Association, aFellow of the American Academy ofOptometry, and a member of theConnecticut Association of Optometrists.Named the Connecticut Optometrist ofthe year in 1989, he also served for manyyears on the Connecticut State Board ofExaminers of Optometry and was a mem-ber of the International Association ofBoards of Optometry. He is survived by hisfive children: Suzanne Bauzys, MaureenRusse, Michelle van Haagen, ThomasDesaulniers, and John Desaulniers. He wasformerly married to Pauline McGrathDesaulniers.

1942H Marsh MacBurnie Loane died peace-fully on December 21, 2006, in Palmdale,California, after a lengthy illness. He wasborn in 1923, son of Bertrand and HelenMarsh Loane of Fort Fairfield. He lived his

early years in Fort Fairfield until the pass-ing of his parents. Then his grandparents,Dr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Marsh, and his aunt,Alice Marsh of Guilford, raised him. Hegraduated from Guilford High School in1941 and attended Hebron Academy andalso the University of Maine. Mr. Loanewas a veteran of World War II, serving as atech sergeant in the Army QuartermasterCorps, of both the European and Pacifictheaters. He became a lieutenant in theNational Guard, after which NorthropCorp. of California employed him for 38years. He traveled world-wide as a fieldservice engineer and instructor of thedrone aircraft for the company. He was amember of the Odd Fellows and MountKineo Masonic Lodge No. 109, both ofGuilford and was also a 32nd DegreeShriner through the Isis Masonic Lodge,Salinas, Kansas. His hobbies were playinghis theater organ and being a ham radiooperator. He loved talking with old andnew friends over the ham radio. Mr. Loaneis survived by his wife, Barbara FoltzFitzpatrick Loane, with whom he enjoyed37 years of married life. He is also survivedby his daughter, Marsha Loane Hansen;stepsons, Larry Fitzpatrick, MichaelFitzpatrick, Brian Fitzpatrick and BillFitzpatrick; a stepdaughter, KathyFitzpatrick Newholm; 11 grandchildrenand two great- grandchildren; two sisters,Ruth Loane Buzzell and Alice LoaneJohnson; and several nieces and nephews.He was predeceased by his first wife, SallyFrench Loane of Guilford, in 1964.

1948H Danforth Beal died April 3, 2007, aftera long and frustrating battle with pneumo-nia. He was a beloved husband, loyalbrother and devoted father. His gentle,soft-spoken ways will be missed by many.A hero, a maverick, a man of strong con-victions—he will be remembered as aquiet, compassionate, thoughtful man ofkeen intelligence and warm wit. Thoughborn and raised in the northeast, Danalways harbored a deep love for thewest—its rugged landscape, big sky andwide open spaces. He lived in Colorado,Wyoming and Montana before moving toArizona 7 years ago with his wife Helen.Dan loved the land, planting trees andworking in the garden. When he wasn’toutside working he could be found in hislibrary with his dog at his feet readingpiles of books on history, Churchill andhorses. A lover of hockey, art, animals, theAmerican flag and the sacrifice and brav-ery of the common soldier. Ever theMarine and proud Republican, Dan was ahumble man with a kind and generousheart who made the world a better place.He is survived by his wife, brothers Mackand Lou, and his six children: Danny, Kelly,Matthew, Angus, Megan and Briden.

Byron Randolph Cady, Jr. died November5, 2006, at his home in Federal Way,Washington. He was born in 1929 inLowell, Massachusetts. He graduated fromBowdoin College and came out to theNorthwest with Weyerhaeuser. He retiredin 1984. Mr. Cady is survived by his wife of



53 years, Louise Coburn Cady, and threedaughters: Jennifer Baugh, Laura Hilbyand Pamela Fogelberg; seven grandchil-dren; and his sister Priscilla Clement. Mr.Cady was an active and devoted memberof Wayside United Church of Christ andthe Federal Way Kiwanis. He will be greatlymissed by his family and friends.

1952Ralph Royal Stevens, a life-long residentof Yarmouth, beloved husband of Suzanne,father and grandfather, died on January31, 2007. He was born in Yarmouth in1933, the son of Ralph B. and Ruth H.Stevens. His father was the owner/man-ager of the Royal River Packing Company.Before he could complete his studies atBabson College, his father became ill. Mr.Stevens returned home, never taking hisfinals. After his father’s death, he followedin his father’s footsteps, becoming man-ager of the packing company. Through theyears and various ownerships of the plant,he remained manager until retiring in1987, being employed for many years withStinson Canning Company. During hisyears with Stinson and with the decline ofthe sardine population, he traveled theworld buying fish. In the 1960s, Mr.Stevens saw that the boating industry wascoming into vogue. He eventually boughta piece of property, and over the years,four adjacent pieces, all located on theriver behind the fish factory. He played aleading role in the development of theRoyal River harbor. He loved the outdoorswhether it be canoeing the Allagash, hik-ing a new or familiar trail with Sue and thedogs, running his crane, dredging the river

or breaking ice in the harbor in his rusty oldtugboat the Chesuncook. In 1961, he wasa member of the first snowmobile trip inthe Allagash. At that time, there were only12 known snowmobiles in the state, sevenof those participated on that trip. Everywinter, for the next 45 years, he accompa-nied a special group of friends to camp inMilan, N.H., to snowmobile. After his mar-riage to Suzanne Higgins in 1958, theymoved to Yarmouth. Together they raisedsix children along with a large menagerieof household pets. Through the years theytraveled the United States and the worldvisiting their children and friends who wereliving away. He always said his greatestlove was to hear his family laughingtogether. Throughout his life, Mr. Stevenswas involved with many local and marinecommittees. His deep and long-standingdevotion to the town set a standard ofcommitment and service that was admiredand honored. Mr. Stevens will be foreverand deeply missed by many, many dearfriends, his loyal crew at Yankee Marinaand his loving family. He is survived by hisloving wife of 49 years, Suzanne H.Stevens; his children, Ralph B. “Ben”Stevens, Lisa E. Stuart, Deborah A. Delp,Matthew R. Stevens, Mary Katherine“Katie” Lord, and Jason H. Stevens; ninegrandchildren; his beloved dogs, Clue andTooney; and his cat, Emma. He was prede-ceased by his parents and sister, MaryHunter Stevens.

1959Stuart F. Myers died in December 2006after a very long illness, at the MaryMcCarthy Hospice House in Sandwich. Mr.

Myers was a native Cape Codder andloved the ocean. For many years he couldbe found on his boat the Four Buoys. Heowned and operated Myers Furniture, anEthan Allen store in Hyannis. He was amember of many furniture industry organi-zations, the Downtown Hyannis BusinessAssociation, Bass River Rod & Gun Club,and sat on the boards of several commit-tees for the Cape Cod Hospital. He was aRotarian since 1963, a Mason, and pastcommodore of the Hyannis Yacht Club.Mr. Myers leaves behind his beloved wifeof 45 years, Henita Simons Myers; foursons, George, Scott, Andrew and Eric; andeight grandchildren.

1963H George Willis Lord passed away unex-pectedly on February 10, 2007, at his homein Vienna, Maine. He was born in 1944 inHanover, N.H., the son of Dr. George andMrs. Katherine Lord. Mr. Lord spent fouryears in the U.S. Coast Guard servingaboard the USCG icebreaker Northwind inan attempted transit of the Arctic Oceanabove Russia and later on the USCG cutterWachusett on Market Time Patrol inVietnam. Returning to college in 1969, heand Denise Vacchi were married in 1971and he graduated from the University ofMaine at Orono in 1972 with BA in zoology.In 1973, he joined the Bureau of WaterQuality at the Maine Department ofEnvironmental Protection, becoming direc-tor of the Division of Licensing andEnforcement in 1980. Later he wasappointed director of the Division ofEnforcement and Field Services in theBureau of Land Quality. In 1987, Georgewas the first recipient of the Evelyn Jephsonaward for environmental achievement.Leaving the DEP in 1990, Mr. Lord workedwith the town of China on the China Lakeprotection program and with theDepartment of Transportation on severallake protection projects. He also worked forthe Congress of Lake Associations as one ofits directors. He worked with Eco-Cycle ofManchester, managing the installation ofsurface water control devices and as anenvironmental consultant and lakeside edu-cator with the DEP’s milfoil project in theBelgrade Lakes region. Mr. Lord will bemost remembered as a loving partner andparent and good friend. He was an avid fish-erman and outdoorsman and an environ-mental activist and leader. He is survived byhis partner Sally Blanchard; his daughter,Rebecca Lord; his son, Nathan Lord; his sis-ter, Janet Neale; a niece, Amy Clark; and anephew, George Neale.

Paul Douglas (P.D.) Merrill of Yarmouthdied unexpectedly of a heart attack at hishome on February 11, 2007. He was bornin Portland in 1944, the son of Paul EmeryMerrill and Virginia Sweetser Merrill. Heattended Portland schools and graduatedfrom Hebron Academy. He attendedWebber College and the University ofMinnesota. In 1990, Mr. Merrill marriedSandi Goolden. After working inMinnesota, Connecticut and Boston, Mr.Merrill returned to Maine to work in thefamily businesses, Merrill Transport

Company and Merrill Industries, in 1979.After the death of his father in 1982, hecharted the future course of the compa-nies and saw the Marine Terminal grow tobe the largest dry freight marine terminalin the state. A pivotal event early in his lifewas when he and his sister Sally traveledto Washington, D.C., to hear Dr. MartinLuther King deliver his “I Have A Dreamspeech.” At the University of Minnesota,he managed a student dining cooperativeand headed up the development of newcooperative housing. This work led him toTechnicoop, an international developer ofhousing co-ops based in Connecticut. Hiswork with Technicoop included develop-ment and managing cooperative apart-ments throughout the United States. Hesuccessfully served as a senior manage-ment official at the Boston HousingAuthority at a time when the Authoritywas under court supervision following along failure to meet health and buildingcodes. When Camp Agawam in Raymondfaced a doubtful future, Mr. Merrillstepped in to help create a non-profitorganization to preserve it. From 1984until his death, he served as a trustee ofUniversity of New England, including fiveyears as Chairman of the Board ofTrustees. In 2004, he transferred activemanagement of the Marine Terminal toSprague Energy, in order to have moretime with his family which was the centerof his life. Mr. Merrill is survived by hiswife, Sandi Goolden; and son EthanMerrill of Yarmouth; sisters Sally Merrilland Martha Merrill; brother Peter Merrill;

Remembering Edieby the Hebron Academy Middle School

We remember:“Sure dear.”Millions of pictures on her walls.“Honk if you’re Scottish” bumper stickersAnd, “If it ain’t Scottish it’s crap.”

We remember:The feeling of welcomeHer joyful hellosIn a sweet accent That always cheered us up.

We will never forget:The candy she freely gaveAnd when she wasn’t supposed toShe gave it to us anyway Always saying,“I didn’t see anything.”

We remember:Edie at her desk.We would sit in the comfortSmelling jolly ranchers—cream saversHelping her with text twistOn her way to two million points.

We remember:Her door always open Never too busy to make you smile.She accepted usShe accepted everyone For who they are.

We will never forget:Your room full of catsThe leopard on the sill watchingYour name in wire and colors The adopted wolf.You, so thankful for the giftsOf Elway and the BroncosAnd, “The Patriots stink.”

We will always remember:The heart of the schoolRinging her bell at hockey games.Saying, “Thank God it’s Friday.”And “Goodnight, dearie.”As she left for home.Candlelight at nightStill in her windows.

Dear friendWe will miss you.

R. Eugene Whitman ’54TrusteeH R. Eugene Whitman died of a heartattack on January 7, 2007, at a dinnerdance in Sarasota, Florida. He wasborn in Montevideo, Uruguay, andgrew up in Argentina, where his fatherwas head of the First National CityBank branch in Buenos Aires. He grad-uated from Brown University in 1958.He served in the National Guard whileattending night school, and earned anMBA from New York University in1961. In 1960, Mr. Whitman began hisbanking career at banks in New YorkCity and with Wall Street firms. In 1978he moved to Boston to work with aninvestment firm and then launched hisown company, Whitman & Co., in1980. Mr. Whitman retired in 1995 andtraveled extensively with his wife, thenbegan working in finance again, thistime with Longview Partners, an assetmanagement company in London. Hejoined Hebron Academy’s Board ofTrustees in 2007. Two years ago hewas instrumental in starting an Entre-preneurship Program for juniors andseniors at Hebron. Mr. Whitman is sur-vived by his wife of 46 years, DaphneTewksbury Whitman; a son, RalphWhitman; a daughter, Hilary WhitmanAllinson; a brother, Charles Whitman;and two grandchildren.


a l u m n i e t a l u m n a esister-in-law Barbara Lambach; nephewJohn Merrill; and niece Becky Merrill.

1964John Thomas Morris Jr. died May 23, 2007,following a long and valiant battle with can-cer. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio in1945, the son of the John Thomas Morrisand Virginia Rowley Over. He graduatedfrom Youngstown University. Mr. Morrisworked for Rust Engineering Co. inPittsburgh, Buenos Aires and in SouthAfrica, and later Wheelabrator FryeCorporation. He is survived by his daughter,Lynette Morris Malone; two sons, PatrickSkeffington Morris and Brett MathersMorris; two stepsons, Andrew Gaisford Belland Adam Laughlin Bell; stepmotherSusanne Morris; and three grandchildren.He is also survived by his brother EdwardRowley Morris and sister Marny MorrisKrause. He loved sailing, skiing and golf.

1970H Mr. Donald H. Baumer Jr., known to hisfamily as Chip, a lover of life, died sud-denly on January 7, 2007. The son of thelate Col. Donald H. Baumer, Ret., andAudrey Marchand Baumer, he was born in1952 at West Point, N.Y. At age five, theBaumer family moved to Frankfurt,Germany. Don attended FrankfurtInternational School in Oberursel,Germany, through junior high school. Hethen returned to the U.S. to attendHebron Academy. After graduation, heattended Mt. Hermon School. Mr. Baumergraduated from the University of Marylandwith a BS in behavioral and social sciencesin 1976. He joined the Army in 1978 for athree-year period. He worked in sales withFlame Enterprises for several years. Hisco-workers will remember him as a willing,dedicated, hardworking member of theirsales team who always kept a jar full ofcandy and kept everyone laughing with hisunique sense of humor. Mr. Baumer wasmost well known for his generous heart.His friends at the Providence UnitedMethodist Church will long remember himfor his willingness to always lend a helpinghand. Most recently, he used a week of hisvacation to volunteer to help rebuild ahome in Biloxi, Mississippi, HurricaneKatrina. In his community in Monrovia, hewas also well known for his love of ani-mals. He supported the local HumaneSociety, having “parented” more than oneanimal from the shelter. His soft heart andfun living spirit found its expression in thesimple things in life, such as cooking forothers, cultivating his flowers, bowling andworking on projects at his home. Mr.Baumer is survived by his son, Donald H.Baumer III; his two sisters, Dawn H.Baumer and Audrey Joan Andreson; andhis stepmother, Sandra J. Baumer.

1973Douglas C. Garvin died August 3, 2006, athis home in West Chester Township, Ohio.He was born in Chicago, the son of StefanJuan Garvin and Jeanne CartwrightGarvin. He received a bachelor’s degree inmetallurgical engineering from Lafayette

College, where he was a member ofSigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. In 1977, hewent to work as an assistant metallurgistat Armco Steel, which was later bought byAK Steel. He worked for the company for29 years. Mr. Garvin and his wife bred andshowed horses—half Hanoverian, halfthoroughbred hunters and jumpers. Atone time, they operated a small stable inPennsylvania. Mr. Garvin loved to travel toEurope and to New York City, where hisonly child, Krystal, lives. He enjoyed squir-ing her and her friends about the city, tak-ing in restaurants and other attractions.He loved the good life, especially savoringgourmet meals and a glass of aged scotch.And his wife said he “loved to try to playgolf.” In addition to his wife, Debra, anddaughter, survivors include his father anda brother, Richard Garvin ’72.

StaffEdith “Edie” Baillie Pierson died at herhome in Hebron on January 28, 2007. Shewas born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, thedaughter of James and Davina PearsonMcCracken. She graduated from KilmarnockAcademy. With her first husband, FloydEllison, Edie eventually settled in Missouriand became a U.S. citizen in 1965. She wasemployed as a receptionist at HebronAcademy, where her love for the students,and in particular, for that school’s hockeyteam, was a great source of joy in her lifeand in the lives of those students. For nearly10 years, until 1998, she was the owner ofEdie’s, a pizza takeout and delivery shop.She had a great love for animals, her catsespecially, and was a passionate advocatefor environmental causes. She was an activemember and supporter of the Maine GreenParty and she had a unique and wonderfultalent for knitting. She married her secondhusband, William T. Pierson Jr., in Oklahomain 1974, and they moved with their daughterto Maine in 1981. Edie is survived by onedaughter, Heather Pierson of Fryeburg; onebrother, William McCracken of London,England; and many nieces and nephews.She is predeceased by a son, James Ellison,and her husband, William.

Former FacultyH David Compton died May 1, 2007, aftersuccessfully fighting cancer for more than ayear. He was born in Bronxville, N.Y., in 1941,the son of Richard and Eleanor Compton.He spent his early years in the company ofhis sister, Carol (Compton) Wingard, and hisbrother, Scott Compton, developing his life-long passion for learning and languages. Mr.Compton attended the Holderness Schooland Bates College, graduating in 1963 witha bachelor’s degree in French, and spendinghis junior year studying in Paris. It was atBates where he met the love of his life, Janet(Suomela) Compton. They married in 1964,and laughed, cried, and grew together forthe next 42 years. In 1963, Mr. Comptonenlisted in the U.S. Army, and served inGermany in an intelligence capacity.Returning to the United States, he earned amaster’s degree from Brown University, andembarked on a teaching career spanningmore than 30 years. He taught French,

Michael Toole

Take paper. Now, write from memory and then analyze:

To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them.

And so we can. The words come back from this and other passages we studied inMike Toole’s English classes until they were embedded in our being, until the questionshe posed and our work with the language made the words speak so familiarly on thetongue that they come at will, even now, after years away.

For twenty-three years, Mike Toole taught English at Hebron, usually to juniors andseniors but occasionally to freshmen as well. Always his classes included Shakespeare,often Hamlet which he dearly loved, but the other tragedies as well—Macbeth, Othello,Julius Caesar. He focused on what the tragedies could tell of human frailty but also ofhuman strength, of the uncertainties of the human condition but also of the noble strivingto understand the human heart. And in all the literature that he chose for his classes, fromclassic to the contemporary, there was the sense of core values. Students will rememberthe authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Joseph Conrad, Stephen Crane, Kate Chopin, F. ScottFitzgerald, Willa Cather, William Styron, Larry McMurtry, Pat Conroy, Cormac McCarthy.They will remember the dramatists: William Shakespeare, to be sure, but also Henrik Ibsen,Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Athol Fugard, August Wilson. They will remember read-ing The Odyssey and the Arthurian legend. They will recall the discussion of heroes, of thestages of quests and journeys and the symbolism of battles lost and won.

Athletes will recall Mike’s presence on the football field—a student of sport, an extra-ordinary analyst of defenses, a tough motivator and a mentor who insisted upon practice,perseverance and self-discipline. Can we summon back his barked commands to thedefensive set? Do we recall those Friday nights in the Science Lecture Hall when he wouldplay the excerpt from Patton as George C. Scott as General George S. Patton exhortedhis troops? And do the words now spring to mind that he would often repeat from TeddyRoosevelt that “credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face ismarred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who does actually striveto do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasm, the great devotions; who spends himselfin a worthy cause. . .” And now perhaps, one feels the firm grip of his handshake in con-gratulation, the light in his eyes as he praised enthusiastically for a job well done—be it atackle, a paper revised, a graduation or a commission.

One remembers that Mike Toole believed in each of us, believed that we could domore than we thought we could, become more than we might have imagined ourselves tobe, striven harder than we believed that we could. For he embodied those words that hetaught, the values that he lived. And the words of Tennyson from “Ulysses,” return again:

Though much is taken, much abides; and though We are not now that strength which in old daysMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,One equal temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Here was a man with a great heart who taught life’s lessons and lived them as well.We summon him forth in our minds, knowing full well the ultimate truth of Hamlet’s wordsof his father,

‘A was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again.

Michael Toole’s heart failed on May 10, 2007.

DWS

English as a Second Language, and comput-ers at Suffield Academy in Suffield, Conn.,where he was chairman of the languagedepartment, and at Hebron. In his retire-ment years, he built a home in Buckfield, andpublished four novels: A Filthy Business,Nexus, Catalyst and Claxton Hall. He servedas chairman of the deacons committee atthe First Congregation Church in SouthParis, where he was an active member. Heloved classical music, model railroading anda rural lifestyle. Besides his wife, Mr.Compton leaves a daughter, Kirsti Compton;and two cats, Gandalf and Samwise.

Other DeathsClement Earle Philbrook ’36, on May 25,2007.Col. Howard G. Johns ’40 USAF(Ret.), onMay 29, 2007.Charles R. D’Ewart ‘43, on December 28,2006.LTC Edward G. Thorp, Jr. ‘62, on January7, 2007.Dorothy L. Jordan, past staff, on February24, 2007.Marian M. Pulsifer, past staff, on May 27,2007.


hebronianaMembers of the Club

Here is a short quiz on acronyms. Givethe full name of the following organiza-

tions in which Hebron Academy participatescurrently, or did participate at one time:

1. M.A.I.S. 6. N.E.P.S.G.I.H.A.2. N.E.A.S.C. 7. N.E.P.S.T.A.3. I.S.A.N.N.E. 8. I.S.S.C.A.4. M.A.I.S.A.D. 9. N.O.R.B.A.5. N.E.P.S.A.C. 10. M.I.L.L.

Some are the familiar accrediting andgoverning bodies of independent schools—Maine Association of Independent Schools,New England Association of Schools andColleges, Independent School Associationof Northern New England—but othersmay be much less familiar. For Hebronathletes, the school’s membership inleagues and coaches’ associations becomesthe avenue for regional and national indi-vidual competition and for tournament andchampionship play for teams. (Answers areat the bottom. All but one are currentlyactive affiliations for the school)

Presently, Hebron athletes and teamsaspire to regional competitions sanctionedby N.E.P.S.A.C., The New England PrepSchool Athletic Conference. Within thestate, Hebron’s league is defined byM.A.I.S.A.D., The Maine Association ofIndependent School Athletic Directors.However valuable leagues, standings andtournaments may be to a sense of collectiveaccomplishment, the values learned incompetition—cooperation, leadership andfair play—contribute much to an athlete’sgrowth as a person.

Pictured here is a certificate from TheSportsmanship Brotherhood, dated 1928,an organization which sought “to fosterand spread the spirit of sportsmanshipthroughout the world. Coach CharlieDwyer would have been the school’s repre-sentative at the time, and Hebron’s officialteams would have been cross country run-ning, football, basketball, baseball andtrack. When one considers how new aconcept interscholastic athletics was for

5. Honor visiting teams and spectators asyour own guests and treat them as such.Likewise, yourself behave as an honoredguest when you visit another school.

6. Be gracious in victory and defeat; learnespecially to take defeat well.

7. Be as cooperative as you are competitive. 8. Remember that your actions on and off

the field reflect on you and your school.David W. Stonebraker

Hebron and other New England boardingschools, it is interesting to note the valuespromoted by the organization:

• Keep the Rules• Keep faith with Your Comrade• Keep Your Temper• Keep Yourself Fit• Keep a Stout Heart in Defeat• Keep Your Pride Under in Victory• Keep a Sound

Soul, a CleanMind and aHealthy Body

• Play the Game

Forty words toexpress eight pre-cepts. Not bad.However distantthe language mayappear, the senti-ments ring true,then and now.Currently theNew EnglandPrep SchoolAthletic Con-ference dedicatesitself to “thehighest stan-dards of sports-manship andcooperative good will.” Its Code of Conductand Good Sportsmanship contains muchthe same values as the older statement, thelanguage reflecting both the golden ruleand the necessary adjudication of contests:

1. Treat other persons as you know theyshould be treated, and as you wish themto fairly treat you.

2. Regard the rules of your game as agree-ments, the spirit or letter of which youshould not evade or break.

3. Treat officials and opponents withrespect.

4. Accept absolutely and without quarrelthe final decision of any official.

Answers to the quiz:1. M.A.I.S.—Maine Association of Independent Schools2. N.E.A.S.C.—New England Association of Schools

and Colleges3. I.S.A.N.N.E.—Independent Schools Association of

Northern New England4. M.A.I.S.A.D.—Maine Association of Independent

School Athletic Directors5. N.E.P.S.A.C.—New England Preparatory School

Athletic Conference6. N.E.P.S.G.I.H.A.—New England Preparatory School

Girls’ Ice Hockey Association7. N.E.P.S.T.A.—New England Preparatory School Track

Association8. I.S.S.C.A.—Independent Schools’ Ski Coaches

Association9. N.O.R.B.A.—National Off-Road Bicycling Association10. M.I.L.L.—Maine Independent Lacrosse League

Trust

Honor

Respect

Hebron’s Values

Help support these values by giving to the Hebron Annual Fund.

www.givetohebron.org

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