Fostering Lifelong Learning - Episcopal Academy
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Reunion Celebrations<br />
Class of 2007 – 1st Reunion<br />
Members of the Class of 2007 celebrated their first reunion over Thanksgiving break.<br />
Alumni pictured below: Lindsey Wilkinson, Meghan McCormick, Ainsley Brinton,<br />
Samantha Williams, Annie Spofford, Kelsey Platt, Tory Pratt, Jennie Norcini, Matt<br />
Devlin, Jon Trumbull, Sasha Certo-Ware, Nate Wineland, Shane Isdaner, Will Brinks,<br />
Chris Cox, Mike Nealis, CJ Murdoch, Dan Gillespie, Will Oldfather, Glen Gallagher,<br />
Will Devon-Sand, and Andrew Nassau.<br />
Class of 2002 – 5th Reunion<br />
The Class of 2002 broke 5th Reunion records this fall when it celebrated with<br />
more than 60 classmates at Mad River in Old City Philadelphia. The Reunion<br />
Committee (pictured below) worked hard through the summer and early fall to<br />
track down classmates, spread the word about the party, and organize a spirited<br />
reunion over Thanksgiving weekend.<br />
1997<br />
2007<br />
Class of 1997 – 10th Reunion<br />
More than 50 members of the Class of<br />
1997 celebrated their 10th Reunion in<br />
Center City, Philadelphia this November.<br />
Classmates traveled from all over to catch<br />
up and celebrate! Many thanks to the<br />
Reunion Committee – Dan O’Donnell,<br />
Kellen Heckscher, Nick Sommer, Bob<br />
Serpente, Chas Peruto, Sam Brown, and<br />
James Rich for helping to spread the<br />
word to classmates. A special thanks to<br />
Drew (Calder) Long for organizing a<br />
great event at Tir Na Nog.<br />
2002<br />
5th Reunion Committee:<br />
Adam Murray, Beth<br />
Randolph, Tim Mahoney,<br />
Caitlin McKenna, Drew<br />
Evans, and Kevin Dugan.<br />
Keon Smith ’97<br />
After years of working with young<br />
men with behavioral and/or mental<br />
health problems, Keon Smith ’97 found<br />
himself at a crossroads. Since receiving<br />
his degree in Business Marketing from<br />
Temple University, Keon has done<br />
his share of promotional work for<br />
businesses and special events, while<br />
working full time in the mental health<br />
field. Circumstances forced Keon to reexamine<br />
where he applied his energies,<br />
and he is now committed to following<br />
his dream: supporting himself and his<br />
passion for helping other people by<br />
writing, recording, and performing Hip<br />
Hop music. Unlike a lot of music that<br />
one can download today from iTunes<br />
and the like, Keon’s songs are aimed at<br />
reaching lost souls, and as he puts it,<br />
bringing “ a little hope into their life by<br />
shedding light over such a dark city.”<br />
The good news for Keon is that in<br />
today’s world, a struggling artist can<br />
actually find an audience without being<br />
signed by a major label. The internet<br />
has provided the perfect avenue for<br />
independent musicians to reach the<br />
public. Keon’s music has been played<br />
on local radio stations, but he is still<br />
in need of the kind of backing that will<br />
allow him to afford the basic equipment<br />
required to record and distribute his<br />
songs digitally. If what goes around<br />
really does come around, and at EA<br />
we like to think it does, there is an<br />
impresario in the wings just waiting to<br />
help Keon accomplish his dream.<br />
winter 2008 21
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