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The Spring 2008 editioncontained a story about theLatin teacher legacy at ManliusPebble Hill. It came to our attentionthat we missed a very important partof that legacy, Mr. Larry Leighton.One student recalled, “One of myfavorite teachers was Larry Leighton,the French and Latin teacher. He was afrail individual, who smoked too muchand had the harsh, raspy smoker’scough. His classroom was on the thirdfloor – as far as you could get from theentrance – and he would come into theclassroom out of breath. Yet, he wasmost patient, with an obvious love forthe students. He did not touch as manystudents as the English, history, science,and math teachers; but he made animpression on me. And I still rememberthat Gaul was divided into three parts!”– Dean Sedgwick ’61HQTable of ContentsA Tradition of Service 4The Last Graduate 8Witnessing the Inauguration - An Alumna’s Experience 9Commencement 2009 10Military Schools Past and Present 11Out of the Archives 12A Land of Used-to-Be 13Alumni Profile: Betty Jane Boudreau 14Alumni Profile: Col. John Brooks ’39C 15Alumni Experiences 16Alumni Profile: Dick Arnold ’43 HQ 18MPH Musicians Get Grammy Gig 19Korean and Vietnam War Memorial 20Alumni Scrapbook 21Alumni Notes 24Martha Heer Remembered 41The Final Word 42Reflections is published twice a year for the alumni and friends ofManlius Pebble Hill School, 5300 Jamesville Road, DeWitt, NY 13214,Phone: 315/446-2452, Fax: 315/446-7359, E-mail: alumni@mph.net,Web: www.mph.net.HEAD OF SCHOOLBaxter F. BallEDITORSMaureen Anderson,director of alumni relationsNancy Gallery,advancement associateSusan Gullo,director of communicationsSusan Leahey,director of annual givingTina Morgan,director of developmentDeborah FreundWilliam FuteraGary GrossmanDaniel S. JonasElizabeth KnoxMelissa MontgomeryGary SlutzkyRuth (Villency) Small ’60Jamie SutphenLydia Arnold TurnipseedJon VerbeckRuss Andrews ’64,Alumni Association representativeMady Kudisch,Parents’ Association representativeCover Photo:Students visit the booths of some 37community organizations that wereexhibitors at the January ServiceLearning Fair.CONTRIBUTING WRITERSBaxter F. Ball, head of schoolFred Benedict ’58A, MPH archivistJohn Ellis ’67HQKristin Hempel,director of community outreachJohn Marsh ’46BLottie Watts, alumni office internSondra Roberts ’91Zach Sanzone ’00Kenn Wynn ’70HQBOARD OF TRUSTEESGeorge Urist, presidentPeter Manolakos, president emeritusPaul Sack, vice presidentJosh Wells ’89, vice presidentJenny Hicks, treasurerJanis Hampton, secretaryBaxter F. Ball, head of schoolJames BrightPeter CarmenGary CarpenterTom CerioJayne (Rubenstein) Charlamb ’87Nancy DockTHE ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONBOARDJosh Wells ’89, presidentRuss Andrews ’64, president emeritusBob Theis ’67B, vice presidentMarna (Suarez) Redding ’96, secretaryJim Amodio ’65Rolly Anderson ’66BSteve Burchesky ’66CTyler Cagwin ’98Al Cicci ’60CDoug Craig ’89Tom Denton ’65Stuart Grossman ’56TJ Gunerman ’05Dan Klemperer ’02Bryan Manolakos ’97Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72John Ramsey ’59ATom Rhoades ’59ASondra Roberts ’91David Temes ’97Wendy (Harwood) Van Der Bogart ’74Jack Wells ’60BHilary Yeager ’95MPH REFLECTIONS 20093

ServiceTRADITIONÉyBy Kristin Hempel, director of community outreachManlius Pebble Hill School(MPH) has a long andinspiring history of service to country,to God, and to community. Founded in1869 as St. John’s School, the ethic ofservice to others was even then a drivingprinciple behind our mission. Indeed,throughout each phase of our history asa school, the combination of strongacademics and active citizenshipprovided an important cornerstonefor our community and brought theSchool national acclaim as a premiereducational institution.Over the years, the embodiment ofthese principles has evolved, reflectingthe changes in American culture andsociety. One important facet of thisbroader shift was the rise of socialinstitutions charged with protecting andproviding for those most in need. Aslocal nonprofits became more prevalentand as American citizenry became moreactive in addressing broader social ills,MPH, too, expanded its engagement inservice through government andreligious avenues to incorporate all ofthe secular, nonprofit initiatives in ourcommunity.At MPH, not only was service a virtue inand of itself, but it was also understoodas the logical outcome of strongcharacter education. In other words,MPH and its forefather schools putconsiderable attention on helpingstudents develop into adults of strongmoral and ethical character. An aware -ness of the plight of others, a commit -ment to be responsive to needs, and adesire to advance our community as awhole were the values MPH espoused.Under the direction of Martha Heer(1962-95), MPH formalized thecharacter education program into whatwe all now know as the “5 Cs.” Indeed,confidence, consideration, cooperation,concern, and courtesy became thebanner for the Lower School. Studentsand teachers worked together to under -stand the importance of and meaningbehind these words. Selfless ness andcommunity engage ment wererecognized and altruism was applauded.Recently put to music, the 5 Cs haveendured the test of time and have for allintents and purposes become theanthem of the Lower School andregularly referenced guideposts in ourstudents’ growth.Over the years, MPH continued toexplore multiple permutations of whatservice and character education can looklike in an independent school. Inaddition to service projects or fund -raising efforts spearheaded by individualstudents, MPH has offered a course inthe Upper School on community serviceand has developed an active DressDown Day program. Dress Down Daysare student-sponsored occasions duringthe year when classmates and teacherscan pay to be out of dress code. Beforeeach Dress Down Day, the student bodyis educated on the charity that themonies will support. During our lastaccreditation process, MPH identifiedsocial responsibility as one of its toppriorities for growth and began anextensive process of reviewing theprograms, opportunities, and initiativesit had in place and laying the ground -work for expanding and strengtheningthat work.Predating this accreditation catalyst, ithad already become tradition forMiddle and Upper School classes to takeon service projects, often forgingsustained relationships with organiza -tions and working with them over thecourse of three or more years. The workof the Class of 1999 raised $7,560between 1995 and 1999 for theMake-A-Wish Foundation as part of the“Kids For Kids Wish” program. Asfreshmen, the Class of 2002 forged apartnership between MPH and MartinLuther King Elementary School (MLK)in which MPH students visited MLK ona regular basis to mentor Kinder -garteners. This program has been4 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

passed down from class to class andremains an important MPH effort tothis day. Penny drives and student tripshave been organized over the course ofseveral years, both to raise funds and toswing hammers, to help rebuild NewOrleans after the recent hurricanes.Other regular class efforts have includedadopting families for the holidays, fooddrives for Thanksgiving, and adoptingchildren through Save the Children.Inspired by Zonta International, whosemission is to advance the status ofwomen worldwide through service andadvocacy, MPH kicked off itsunaffiliated version of Zonta Clubapproximately 20 years ago. Affec -tionately called the “Z Club” andredesigned with a broader mission ofcommunity service, it is one of the mostpopular student-run organizations oncampus, with a membership of over 60interested students. The Z Club regularlyoffers opportunities for students toparticipate in group service projects,large fundraising efforts, and severalconsistent service placements. Throughits efforts, students have helped at localfood pantries, tutored students at localschools, and raised money fororganizations such as Camp Good Daysand Make-A-Wish Foundation. Formany years, the Z Club brought theWhite Ribbon Campaign AgainstViolence to MPH as an annualfundraising effort for Vera House. Inmore recent years, Dance Marathon hasbeen Z Club’s signature event.Academic classes have also been hot -beds of service activity. Science classes,in particular, have spurred studentengagement in AIDS awareness andprevention activities, environmentalconservation, and recycling activities, toname a few.In 2001, a sophomore founded theHand in Hand program to collect hatsand mittens for needy families in thecommunity. This year, studentscollected soccer balls and flip flops forchildren in Honduras. We also haveorganized service trips to places such asHonduras, Mexico, and New Orleans.Students regularly organizefundraisers and drives for awide variety of organizations,including Francis House,Heifer International, SPCA,and Starfish International.Our Lower School studentshave adopted schools throughrecommendations fromAmerican Red Cross and nowhave a long-standingrelationship with a schoolin Haiti.Indeed, at MPH, service to ourcommunity is not seen as thepurview of the older studentsalone. Lower School studentshave hosted Dress Down Daysfor organizations such as Boysand Girls Clubs of Syracuse.They have written letters to alumni whoare overseas soldiers and decorated bagsfor Thanksgiving Day distributions.They sing at local nursing homes andmake placemats and create artwork foruse and display at soup kitchens. LowerSchool students have taken strongenvironmental stands and createdpublic service announcements aboutlitter and pollution and then backedtheir words up with action, cleaning uplocal green space and challenging ourcommunity to maintain it.This year, MPH moved to create aposition designed to help support theseefforts. Our intention was to build uponthe work already being donethroughout the School, strengtheningour relationship with the communityand providing a clear point for contactAbove: Jessica Jo ’09 signs up at thecommunity service fair.Left: Junior Phillip Kanyesigye speaks with arepresentative of From the Ground UpTherapeutic Horsemanship, Inc., which helpsthose with special needs through riding andhorse-related activities.for community service within theSchool. Our results were heartening.Not only did we begin to understandthe amount of engagement alreadypresent at MPH, but we also began adomino effect in which studentsbecame more vocal and confident inshaping the ideas that they had forprojects.In January, we organized a service fair toincrease our students’ exposure to localnonprofits. All of the students inGrades 8-12 attended, as well as theMiddle School Leadership Team andfaculty across all three divisions. Wehad over three-dozen organizationsattend the event and forgedrelationships with many others in theprocess of pulling the morning together.(continued on page 7)MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 5

MANNERS MAKETH MAN:T gÜtw|à|ÉÇ Éy fxÜä|vxAprimary goal of an MPH education, as indicated inour mission statement, is to help our students“become responsible citizens in the local and globalcommunity.” Over the years, MPH has employed a varietyof strategies to achieve this goal.Our last Accreditation (2003) highlighted SocialResponsibility as the first of the three goals for ouraccreditation work. Goals included:• School-wide, community service focus in March• Expand and support long-term/extended communityservice projects• Expand and support student initiation of communityservicePrograms in place/service completed:• Adopt-A-Spot• Buddy Program• Reflections Garden• Recycling efforts• Composting efforts• Development of Wellness Trail• Community Service Days• Holiday gift drives• Food drives• School supply drives• Hand in Hand drives (hats and mittens)• Dance-a-thon• Singing at nursing homes• Letters to soldiers• Making placements for soup kitchens• Making decorations for soup kitchens• MLK Mentoring Program• National Honors Society tutoring• Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity• Round Up For the Ranch• Trail work in local parks• Christian Children’s Fund (2-3 per year)• Ecology class projects• AIDS awareness work (& drives)• Partnership with school in Haiti• Class volunteering at ARISE• Decorating bags for Salvation Army gift distribution• Class volunteering at the Spanish Action League• Support of Eagle Scout and confirmation projects• Development of Dress Down Days (planning, etc.)• Grade level service projects (vote in 9th grade & continuethrough 12th)• Z Club has more than 60 student members (New Schoolvolunteering, Jewish Services Food Pantry, Camp GoodDays fundraising, Make A Wish fundraising)• Three trips through Sustainable Horizons (10 days each)• Trips to New Orleans through Operation SouthernComfort• Arts education program in conjunction with Open HandTheater• Penny drives, etc. in response to world/national crises(Tsunami, Hurricane, etc.)Based on conversations with faculty and administrators inall three divisions, we are confident in providing thefollowing estimates for annual service over the last five years:Hours of community service:Pre-K-1st: 5 hr/student/yr @ 50 students = 250 hrs/yr2nd- 5th: 10 hr/student/yr @ 140 students = 1400 hrs/yr6th-8th: 15 hr/student/yr @ 140 students = 2100 hrs/yr9th-12th: 20 hr/student/yr @ 255 students = 5000 hrs/yrTOTAL9750 hrs/yrFundraising Success:Cash from Dress Down Days:10/year @ $800 each = $8000Value of donations = $2000TOTAL $10,0006 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

(continued from page 5)As a result of the fair, students are nowrefurbishing toys for children withdisabilities, making a film on the LostBoys of the Sudan, and organizingcommunity-wide dialogues on topicssuch as race and religion, to name a few.The feedback from the organizationsand from the students was powerful.Organizations were very impressed withour students, saying things such as, “Iwas very inspired with the students’interest” or “The kids were wonderful –intelligent and engaged!” The organiza -tions encouraged us to continue to holdthis event as they felt it was a powerfuland useful experience both forthemselves and for the students.Students had similarly positive feedbackand repeated ly asked for more time tospend talking with the organizations.Some of the students’ comments were:“I was surprised by the number of issues‘close to home’ so to speak.”“I learned that something small can help ina big way.”“How much I wanted to volunteer surprisedme.”“I liked that I got thinking about otherpeople.”“I liked the exposure to causes.”“I was surprised that I actually foundsomething that interested me.”“I learned that volunteering can teach me askill that I want to learn.”While MPH has never requiredcommunity service either for graduationor for grades, we can confidentlyestimate that MPH students arespending 9,250 hours/year engaged inservice learning and are raisingapproximately $10,000/year for causesthat are important to them. Our goal inall of these efforts is that they arestudent-driven. Our intention is toprovide the support and encouragementfor students to find their own voice andto understand that they are, indeed,agents in the world who can act tomake a difference through the causesthat move them.One option introduced this year is the“Senior Thesis Project,” in whichstudents partner with local agencies andwith community “allies” to research andimplement a project that will make adifference in their community, howeverthey define it. These project ideas arevetted and supported by panelscomprised of fellow students, teachers,alumni, and MPH community membersin order to gather the insight andresources necessary to pull off such anunder taking. Students are asked toconsider issues of sustainability andimpact when planning their project andto build collaborations throughout theSchool and the Central New York area.So, many years later, the tradition ofservice lives on at MPH. Our studentssee themselves as part of somethinglarger than themselves and actively seekout ways to play a role in the largercommunity. Whether it is throughcharity, volunteer work, or communityaction, and whether it is by sharingtime, talent, or coins, our studentsunderstand the impact their actionshave in the larger social web and theytake the steps they feel are appropriateto make that community as healthy andas vibrant as it can be.Please Join UsThe following classes will be recognized throughoutthe weekend as they celebrate a significant reunion.The Manlius School and Pebble Hill Classes of:1939 – 70th Reunion 1959 – 50th Reunion1944 – 65th Reunion 1964 – 45th Reunion1949 – 60th Reunion 1969 – 40th Reunion1954 – 55th ReunionManlius Pebble Hill Classes of:1974 – 35th Reunion 1994 – 15th Reunion1979 – 30th Reunion 1999 – 10th Reunion1984 – 25th Reunion 2004 – 5th Reunion1989 – 20th ReunionGo to www.mph.net for information regardingregistration, the RSVP list, and directions to the events.Register online at www.mph.net • Look for MPH on FacebookManlius Pebble Hill SchoolClambakeWeekend2009Friday, June 12 toSaturday, June 13, 2009For all alumni and friends of The Manlius School,Pebble Hill School, and Manlius Pebble Hill SchoolClaire Myers-Usiatynski ’72Clambake Weekend ChairMPH REFLECTIONS 20097

THELastGraduateBy Kenn Wynn ’70HQAbove: Kenn Wynn ’70HQRight: Head of School Col.Hugh Irish pins an awardon Kenn at the 1970 commencement.June 4, 1970, graduation day for thefinal time at The Manlius School. Theannouncement had been made about ayear earlier. The School was in insur -mountable financial difficulty and itssurvival was only possible by means of amerger with the Pebble Hill CountryDay School located nearby. The mergerwas to be effected in September 1970.My friends and I wondered what the lastyear would be like. We reasoned thatwith the military system falling by thewayside, there wouldn’t be muchincentive to keep the underclassmen incheck as we would be the last officers,attend the last OCS and the militaryesprit de corps would graduallydisintegrate. We were right. Things werecertainly different that last year. Every -body had longer hair (though still shortby the standards of the day), inspectionswere more lax and not everybody,especially if you had rank, got up tofreeze outside Farmer, Thompson orKallet Halls in the bone chilling darkmornings of an Upstate New Yorkwinter. The Haversack had a peace signon the cover, quotes by Bob Dylaninside and anti-militaristic pictureseverywhere, thanks to Mr. Tonken, theadvisor, and Danny Wallach and me,the editors. I remember coming backthe week after graduation to finish it upand Mr. Sedgwick coming in theHaversack office tosay hi. I prayed that hewould not look tooclosely and luckily, hedidn’t. Leibert D.Sedgwick was anintimi dating individual. In fact, 25 yearslater, when I went to the Las Vegasairport to pick him up for the first RollCall Las Vegas, I was still a bit nervous.Not too nervous, though, since duringmy adult life, we remained in fairlyclose contact, and I was fortunate to callthis truly wise soul my friend.Like most young folks, we were pro -ducts of our time. Vietnam was stillraging, but most people with a braincould see the eventual outcome by thatpoint. It’s not that we were liberals, wewere just realists.I remember the night before graduationvividly. Sitting on the edge of the grassnear the road across from SuburbanPark, listening to the Shocking Blue playVenus, I could clearly see the gaggle ofteenage guys in jeans and hot girls inminiskirts guzzling beer and appearingto be having unimaginable fun. I wasfilled with mixed emotion. On the onehand, shortchanged for having missedout on a lot of that life but, at the sametime filled with anticipation of myupcoming liberation into the seeminglyno-holds-barred freedom of a summerwith no respon sibility and theexcitement of what the Promised Landof College Life would be like.I felt an unbelievable sense ofaccomplish ment. I thought about beingthe last graduate, the last Head Boy, andgetting the last award, Commander ofthe Phoenix, for being Head Boy. Iwould make the last three trips up tothe stage and the saga of 101 years of aninstitution would be over. I thoughtabout how many others had gonebefore me and how different the cadetshad looked in the previous century orbetween the World Wars. But mostly, Ithought how proud my mom andbrother, himself a former cadet, wouldbe. My world might not have been thatbig, but I was on top of it. I wondered ifit would ever feel that good again, andI’m not sure it ever has.The next day was the icing on the cake.It was everything I could imagine andmore. When we won the Color Cup,Dave Walters, Bob Loss, Dave Bahnerand the rest of HQ went crazy. Webasked in the perfection of the momentfor a few hours more as Art Manso andI walked around campus with mybrother and sister-in-law and he told usstories about the time he was a student.I knew right at that moment that theexperience of attending The ManliusSchool created a timeless bond, whichwas universally expressed in a sharedvocabulary that all cadets of variousgenerations understood. It was a com -munication borne of a common ality ofexperience and environment. We had allparticipated in a special rite of passage.I remember thinking that I wouldn’t getto come back to visit or someday showthe place to my kids in celebration of avery cool time in my life, as my brotherhad that day. Even though the TimesWere A Changin’, I wouldn’t have tradedthe Manlius experience for the world,and it’s a shame it ended with me.8 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

Witnessingthe InaugurationAn Alumna’s ExperienceBy Sondra Roberts ’91Sondra and her fatherSam Roberts“CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN”inspired millions of Americansand people from foreign lands to trek toour nation’s capital for the 2009Inauguration. Everyone wanted tocelebrate and bear witness to the swearinginof our country’s first African AmericanPresident, Barack Hussein Obama, as the44th President of the United States.I had a heart full of the deepest anticipa -tion and was completely prepared toendure the cold and crowds; two thingsthat I usually forego. Since the occasionwas grand, I decided to journey toWashington, D.C. on Saturday, January 17,2009, the weekend before the actualswearing-in ceremony. A couple of theevents I attended included the star-studdedconcert at the Lincoln Memorial; a Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Day receptionhosted by Reverend Al Sharpton, held at B.Smith’s Restaurant in Union Station; andGovernor David A. Paterson’s gala at theSmithsonian Castle.On the morning of Tuesday, January 20,my day began with a 6 a.m. alarmsounding the prophetic tunes of gospelsinger Marvin Sapp’s “Never Would’veMade It.” After a packed train ride,followed by an intensely long line for the“Blue Gate,” I was there on the sunnyfront lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Surroundedby a swarm of people in awe anddedication, it was reminiscent of the daysin history when activists gathered on theMall to hear Dr. King speak about racial,social, and economic equality. Amazinglybeautiful is how I describe the experience.It was indeed a great moment for me tosee President Obama place his hand onthe Bible once belonging to PresidentLincoln, take the Oath of Office, andeloquently deliver his address filled with avision of hope and responsibility.Afterwards, the celebration began with avisit to the Rayburn House Office Buildingwhere my cousin, Congressman DonaldPayne, was hosting a reception for NewJersey supporters. I left Capitol Hill feelingempowered and elated, taking heed ofwhat our President first asked of us duringhis campaign: “I’m asking you to believe.Not just in my ability to bring about realchange in Washington… I’m asking you tobelieve in yours.”MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 9

Peter ManolakosManolakosto be 2009CommencementSpeakerPeter Manolakos, presidentemeritus of the Board ofTrustees of Manlius Pebble Hill School,will present the 2009 commencementaddress to the 65 members of thisyear’s graduating class.“To a great many of us, Peter hasbecome an icon of MPH,” says Head ofSchool Baxter F. Ball. “He has workedtirelessly for MPH for 16 years. Andwhile his commitment to this Schoolmay have sprung initially from the factthat he was the parent of three MPHstudents, it almost immediately grewinto a genuine dedication to makingthis the very best School for all ourstudents. He is an eloquent championfor MPH and continues to devoteincredible energy to ensuring that thisreally is the finest school in CentralNew York.”Elected to the Board of Trustees in1997, Peter became president in 2000and served seven years in that capacity.He helped pilot MPH throughincreased enrollment, development ofa new master site plan, construction oftwo buildings (the MezzalinguaHumanities Building and the LaurieMezzalingua ’86 Center for EarlyLearning), and close to a doubling ofthe School’s endowment. Hecontinues, as president emeritus, to bean earnest fundraiser for the School,serving as co-chair of Manlius PebbleHill’s current $6 million capitalcampaign. That campaign – the mostambitious in the School’s history – willfund construction of a new librarymedia center and another $2 millionincrease in the endowment.Vice president of Merrill Lynch, Peterjoined the financial management andadvisory firm in 1981. He earlierworked for a private manufacturingfirm and served in military intelligencewith the United States Army. Agraduate of Bowdoin College in Maine,he pursued doctoral studies inphilosophy at Syracuse University.A staunch believer in the importance ofgiving back to the community, Peter isa former board member of theSyracuse Children’s Chorus and haslong been a very active member of St.Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church. Heis also a former president of theSyracuse chapter of the nationalAmerican Hellenic EducationalProgressive Association (AHEPA).“For a very long time now, ManliusPebble Hill has been the beneficiary ofPeter’s wisdom, leadership, anddevotion,” says George Urist, currentpresident of the MPH governing board.“I am very pleased that my son Joeland his fellow members of the Class of2009 will hear at their commencementfrom a man of such great integrity andcommitment.”10 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

From aFormerMilitary SchoolZach Sanzone, third from left, and three of his students.By R. Zachary Sanzone ’00To aCurrentMilitary SchoolIn 1994, when my parents told methat I would be attending ManliusPebble Hill School, one of the facts thatmy mother cited was that it had oncebeen a military school. Despite the factthat I loved military history at the time(and still do) I was not swayed by mymother’s attempts to make me build aninterest in the school. During my sixyears at MPH and for six years after Ihad graduated, the military past ofMPH was something that I didn’t thinkabout very often unless I was speakingto Manlius alumni at Clam bakeWeekend and even then I didn’t havemuch interest in the former ManliusSchool. That all changed, though, whenI took a job at Hargrave MilitaryAcademy in Chatham, VA.Taking a job at a military school insouthern Virginia was definitely achange for me. Transitioning fromhaving attended a progressive highschool like MPH to teaching at aconservative school like Hargrave hadits professional challenges. It was notlong, however, before I began to seemany similarities that both MPH andHargrave share, many of which I putinto practice as an English teacher.Above all else, the main connectionbetween the two is how they both sharethe mission of helping today’s teenagersreach their potential.After a few years at MPH, like mostteenagers, I eventually shed the distainthat I originally held when I began torealize the benefits that the School heldin store for me. Between the time Ientered the school in 1994 and when Igraduated in 2000, my GPA went fromCs and Ds to As; I made magna cumlaude twice my senior year. (Ironically,during those hard years, I swore I’dnever study English more than I wouldhave to in my life. Now, I hold an M.S.in English and teach it every day).These achievements would not havecome my way if it had not been for thefaculty and staff that never gave up onme while I was attending ManliusPebble Hill School. Teachers like TomDenton, Susan Foster, and SilvianaDooher stuck by my side through thickand thin and were there to help meeven when I didn’t feel I needed it. Thatis some thing that I will never forget andnow, as a teacher myself, is somethingthat I try to emulate everyday.Over the last month, several of mycurrent and former students have beenbringing me college essays, Englishreports, and short stories to proofreadand edit for them. While it is a lot ofwork to do, I feel a very strong obliga -tion to read through each piece ofwriting that comes across my desk –because of Tom Denton. To this day, Idon’t know how my constant requeststo read and re-read my own essaysdidn’t put him in the nut house, buteach request was answered with apleasant “yes.” I’m thankful that hispatience rubbed off on me.Each year, I have several students whoare always teetering on a failing gradein my class. When I work with thesestudents, I think about the patience thatSusan Foster had when she spentcount less hours working with me inbiology class so I could squeak by witha passing grade. She never seemeddisappointed in me unless she knew Iwasn’t putting forth the effort that sheknew I could show. That characteristicis something that I now try to practiceas a teacher. While I have a long way togo to match her persistence, I feel that Iwouldn’t have much of it myself if shehadn’t been my teacher.Being a teacher at a military school, Iwork with many teenagers who enrollat Hargrave with little-to-no motivationand more than enough attitude. Theycome here because they know that theirprevious academic path would not endwith a college acceptance or even a highschool diploma. Working with thesekinds of students can be very challeng -ing at times. In some ways, it remindsme of myself when I would get angry atSilviana Dooher, whose calm approachbut firm discipline never let me havethe last word with her unless it was,“Yes, ma’m, I’ll make sure I finish mySpanish work.” How she kept herselffrom ringing my neck is a truedefinition of patience and is somethingthat I work to practice as an Englishteacher at Hargrave Military Academy.While Manlius Pebble Hill School andHargrave Military Academy are two verydifferent schools today, as someonewho left MPH almost nine years ago, Ican’t help but think just how muchboth schools have in common. Bothschools do an excellent job at nurturingstudents’ potential by giving them thetools needed to succeed. I don’t thinkthat I would have found the successand happiness that I have found atHargrave Military Academy if it hadn’tbeen for the years I spent at MPH.I’m very proud that I attended andgraduated from Manlius Pebble HillSchool and that the teachers there gaveme the tools I use to help the nextgeneration of students at HargraveMilitary Academy. My only hope is thatI can do as good a job as Tom Denton,Susan Foster, and Silviana Dooher didfor me.MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 11

Outof theArchivesGreetings Fellow Alumni!I am grateful for all the support that youhave shown for our efforts to expand thecollection of artifacts and memorabiliaof The Manlius School, Pebble HillSchool, and Manlius Pebble Hill School.Since the request for donations in theFall 2008 Reflections magazine, all typesof memorabilia items have been addedto our archives. These items include:scrapbooks, Windmills, insignia, medals,yearbooks, correspondence, and even acoveted Manlius School class ring andtwo officer sabers. I look forward towriting a separate article on these itemsin a later issue.I have also been able to “win” on eBayseveral pieces of memorabilia that hadbeen released from alumni estates andlisted by antique dealers. These includeManlius School banners, dining hallchina, insignia, and old publicationsfrom St. John’s Military Academy,predecessor of The Manlius School. Justrecently, I was able to obtain a MPHashtray and a 1952 Manlius Schooladmission booklet compete withapplication forms.Along with the Alumni Office and theschool’s maintenance department, Ihave been making an effort to clear outthe memorabilia from the attic in theKnox Farmhouse. Old school records,framed campus pictures, signs, largeaward plaques, and boxed originalManlius School insignia have been instorage up there for over 30 years.Among the treasures rediscovered arethe framed “Head Boy” photos and theoriginal Pebble Hill School sign thathung outside the Farmhouse.These items will be cleaned, restored,and eventually displayed appropriatelyaround our campus. We have our workcut out for us identifying, categorizing,and displaying this collection, but havehad some help, including former facultymember Susan Loedel, who has beenvolunteering with the organizationalefforts. Thank you!Do any former cadets remember thebeautiful William Randolph HearstROTC trophy/plaques that weredisplayed at various times in Knox andComstock Halls? These awards wereconsidered one of the highest honorsthat military preparatory schools couldearn and were the pride of MajorGeneral Ray W. Barker during his tenureat the School. A silversmith in Rochesterhas beautifully restored and repaired thefirst of these trophies, and it is now ondisplay in the head of school’s office.The silversmith also confirmed mysuspicion that Gorham Metal Smithswas the original creator of thesemasterpieces.As always, alumni are encouraged toconsider donating any type of schoolmemorabilia. Of particular interest andrequest is the donation or return of theindividual company flags (A, B, C, andHQ) from The Manlius School and theHeadquarters band drums thatdisappeared at the time of the closing.These would be very significant items torecover for our School’s archivalcollection and appropriate historicaldisplay.I look forward to hearing from youabout donations or about the possiblelocations of any of our respectiveschools’ memorabilia. You can contactme at fbenedict@earthlink.netor 315/682-8395.Respectfully,Fred Benedict ’58ASchool Archivist.New ReproducedManlius SchoolClass RingsIn the adjacent article, I mentioned thata Manlius School cadet recently donatedhis class ring to our archival collection.As this ring was rarely worn by thecadet, it is considered to be in pristinecondition. This ring has been evaluatedby a reputable jeweler and has beendetermined to be of original quality andcould be used as a pattern for a mold toproduce replacement rings.If any Old Boy is interested in replacinghis lost or worn ring, or a ring deemed“unrecoverable” from an old girlfriend’sjewelry chest, please let MaureenAnderson, director of alumni relations,know. Three Old Boys have alreadyexpressed interest and, with a largernumber of orders, the estimated pricewould be lower. This is a wonderfulopportunity to replace a Manlius Schooltreasure.12 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009Hearst Trophy

A Land ofBy John L. Marsh ’46BUsed-To-BeHARRY TYTLE ’29C(1909-2004)So few young people, or adults forthat matter, keep scrapbooksanymore. Yet scrapbooks can be awonderful repository of memory. Atleast I found it so when Harry Tytle(originally Teitel) ’29C loaned me alarge, imposing red volume, perhaps12” x 16” with the Manlius sealembossed on the cover. The titleindicates that the viewer has in hispossession “The National Memory andFellowship Book.” This book wasdedicated to “keepers of keepsakes” andpublished exclusively by the CollegeMemory Book Company, Chicago, IL.The pages that follow are redolent of theManlius military school life in the1920s. To begin, there are eight pages offaculty and student signatures accom -panied by what are designated “HappyThoughts.” The latter, while they may be“happy,” are all but incomprehensibleto the reader today. One plus of thissection is to be found in very smallphotos, cut from a student publication,that accompany the “thoughts.” In otherwords, we know whom to holdresponsible for such “Ambitions” as towin Comp (Compe tition) twice in arow, to ride a bike to the North people,to be a Big Butter and Egg Man.Surely interesting are photos and textscut from Manlius publications. One ofthe latter depicts the cadets of CompanyC, who are described as the winners ofthe Annual Competition Drill, 1928.(That year Harry Tytle was the Cadet 1stSergeant of the Com pany). Other pagesare high lighted by group photos: i.e.,The Manlius School’s Athletic Associa -tion, which includes Harry Tytle as“Captain of Polo.” As well, scrapbookpages include photos cut from ayearbook, one of Richard DenglerBushnell, “Bushy,” who was a Tytleroom mate and the cadet captain ofCompany C in 1928. This samepublication preserves any number ofphoto graphs of groups that includeTytle. The most evocative are those ofCompany C in formation or at drill.And because it’s Tytle’s “keepsake,” thereare documents like Special Orders no. 6,dated 5 March 1928, that awarded theindividual concerned a Good ConductMedal. He also appears to have been therecipient of the Military Merit Medaland the Athletic Merit Medal. Witness acarefully preserved ticket stub for theManlius Picture Show. Harry notes thathe was caught and “soaked,” givendemerits, by “the colonel”– presumablyGeneral Guido Verbeck, then theSchool’s superintendent. As well, a“soak” report is preserved that calls Tytleto task for “very foolishly talking out ofplace… (for) not knowing enough tokeep his mouth shut.”But of all the photos and news clippingspreserved, some of the most arrestingare those of The Manlius School’s poloteam, of which Harry was to becomethe captain. And there is even the coverof a program for the 4th AnnualManlius School Horse Show, June 3 and4, 1927 sponsored by the School’s poloclub. Prominently featured is Harry onhorseback, looking very much the“lively lad” a New York sports reporteridentified as one of America’s leadingyoung polo players. Yes, the sportbrought this cadet considerablepublicity. It also won him a scholarshipto the Pennsylvania Military Collegeand later may have been a factor in hishappy association with the Disneystudios, as Walt Disney himself playedpolo for a time.Harry’s final year at Manlius found himtaking, according to a schedule he pre -served, English IV, History, Literature,English Bible, and Public Speaking. Hewas then a cadet 1st lieutenant, trans -ferred from Company C to the Bat talionStaff. And he was obviously visible atthe School’s closing exercises on June14-15, 1929. It was then Tytle wasidentified in a news story as one ofOn August 19,2004, HarryTytle died atage 95. Mr. Tytle worked for WaltDisney for 40 years. He wrote the book,“One of Walt’s Boys,” about his manyyears at Disney. Mr. Tytle produced anumber of the films shown on “TheWonderful World of Disney.” He alsoproduced “Disneyland: From thePirates of the Caribbean to the Worldof Tomorrow,” “The Proud Bird fromShanghai” (which he also directed),“The Secret of Old Glory Mine,” and“The Golden Dog.” Mr. Tytle was also amember of the board of governors ofthe Academy of Motion Picture Arts andSciences.seven cadets given certificates entitlingthem to commissions as 2nd lieuten -ants in the Officers’ Reserve when theyreached age twenty-one.After finishing college, Harry Tytle wenton to spend 40 years as a promi nentfigure at the Walt Disney Studios, andthe walls of his San Diego home werecrowded with memorabilia of hisDisney days. But Manlius, the school atwhich he spent eight years, was still verymuch in his thoughts. To listen to himis to call to mind a “world of used-tobe,”of a School at a point in its historywhen the words associated with its crest– Honor/Love/Duty – had a specialmeaning. The world lives again in thepages of a very special scrapbook.MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 13

ALUMNI PROFILEBetty Jane BoudreauALUMNA OF THE GOODYEAR-BURLINGAME SCHOOLBy Lottie Watts, Alumni Office InternTo say that Betty Jane Boudreau hasdone some extraordinary things inher life is an understatement. As awoman growing up in the first half ofthe 20th century, she pioneered many ofthe opportunities that women todaytake for granted. From rising throughthe ranks at Bank of New York toworking on prominent politicalcampaigns to traversing the globe,Betty Jane has done it all.At an early age, Betty Jane had aninsatiable curiosity about people andplaces. Fascinated by explorers likeAdmiral Byrd, she hoped to be the firstwoman to reach Antarctica. Betty Janepursued this dream with passion and,while she was not the first to visit thecontinent, she was the first woman tostep foot in the heart of Antarctica (theMcMurdo base). In the ensuing years,she has explored such areas as NewGuinea, Turkey, Syria, Nepal, Tibet,India, and Lebanon. When asked abouther passion for exploring, Betty Janesaid, “I have had an abiding curiosityabout the world we live in and wasinfected at an early age by the lure ofthe unknown.”Betty Jane did not always leave the U.S.to experience the unknown. As awoman entering the 1950s workforce,she faced a lot of “unknowns.” Duringthat time, she rose to become head ofBank of New York’s international creditdepartment. Over the next few decades,Betty Jane’s career took on a politicaltwist, when she found herself handlingpublic relations for the presidentialcampaigns of Richard Nixon andLyndon Johnson.So how did a young woman fromSyracuse, N.Y. become such a pioneer?Boudreau credits her family with pro -vid ing her the inspiration and means toattend some of the area’s finesteducational institutions. Betty Janeenrolled at the Goodyear-BurlingameSchool in the fourth grade because of itssmall classes and college-preparatoryeducation. Goodyear-Burlingame was alocal private school located on JamesStreet. Its 1951 closure was the mainreason that Pebble Hill School startedto accept girls and, although over 50years have passed, its alumnae continueto keep in touch with the MPH AlumniOffice.While Betty Jane considers herself a“Goodyear Girl,” she actually graduatedhigh school from Emma Willard. Shethen enrolled at Syracuse University as apolitical science and economics major.While at SU, Betty Jane was a memberof the ski team.After graduating from SU, Boudreau didmarket research in Boston and SanFrancisco, eventually settling in NewYork City where she started at Bank ofNew York. Her professional careercontinued to accelerate when she left towork for the Rockefeller brothers. In herpublic relations role, her job was tobrief the brothers about the countries towhich they traveled.Boudreau’s research into those countriesfed her curiosity about the world. Shealso had a desire to disprove genderstereotypes. In a 1968 Syracuse HeraldAmerican article, she began telling herstory about her trip to the southernhemisphere by acknow ledging a polarexplorer who said that Antarctica wasnot a place for women.“I set out to help disprove the words ofthat crusty old explorer,” Boudreauwrote. But providing evidence theexplorer was wrong was not withoutchallenges. The ship on which she tookher first Antarctic expedition, the MaggaDan, ran aground in Winter QuartersBay. It was stuck for 37 hours before anicebreaker was able to move it. Whenshe finally arrived in Antarctica, she wasover 10,000 miles from home, in a placewhere even a mild day required a parkaand fur boots.Boudreau’s Antarctic trip was only oneamong many adventures. Whether shewas exploring the world, conqueringgender barriers on Wall Street, ormarket ing top politicians, she has alwayslived a very full life. Currently, Boudreauresides in her family home on WindsorPlace in Syracuse and remains active inlocal politics and community affairs. Sheis looking forward to reuniting withmany of her Goodyear-Burlingamefriends at the May 12 reunion.14 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

ALUMNI PROFILEColonelJohn M. Brooks ’39CWhat do you say about a manwho has served in three warsincluding WWII, Korea, and Vietnam?How do you thank someone like thisfor his service to our country?Col. John Brooks ’39C survived theinvasion of Normandy when he landedon D-Day as an infantry companycom mander with the 16th Infantry,1st Infantry Division, but lost 48 menthat day.Goodyear-Burlingame ReunionCalling all Goodyear Girls (and boys!). Bynow, you should have received yourinvitation for our upcoming Goodyear-Burlingame reunion onTuesday, May 12, 2009 on theManlius Pebble Hill School campus.If you need more details or areplanning to attend, please let MaureenAnderson, director of alumni relations,know by calling 315/446-2452, ext. 136,or manderson@mph.net.Hope to see you there.“It was the longest day,” he said.Brooks credits his training at TheManlius School with shaping his lifeand helping make him who he istoday. He fondly remembers hisgeometry teacher, John MacCone, who“kept me straightened out.” Mr.MacCone’s tactics must have workedbecause while at Manlius, Brooksreceived the Order of the Phoenix as aCommander and Officer and aCompanion of the Order. When askedto recall some of his favoritememories, he said that during hissenior year, his C Company won thecompany competition, intramuralshield, and academic shield. He wasproud to say that to his knowledge, itwas the first time that had happenedup to that point.Brooks’ family is a triple legacy at ourSchool. He, his father, and his son areall alumni. His father graduated fromSaint John’s School in 1912 and hisson from The Manlius School in 1970.His father was also on the board ofThe Manlius School for six years whileJohn was a student. After he graduated,John went on to Rice University inHouston, Texas and then received hiscommission from the Army. Hecontinued in college while serving andeventually graduated from theUniversity of Nebraska, with a majorin history and international relations.He later received his master’s degree ininternational relations from GeorgeWashington University. He spent hiscareer in the Army and eventuallyretired in 1966. He later worked for theUniversity of Missouri. He is a graduateof the Command and General StaffCollege, Fort Leavenworth and theArmy War College, Carlisle, Pa.Today, Brooks spends his time keepingin shape and staying involved withmany military organizations. Hebicycles six miles each day, in additionto doing one hour of water aerobicsdaily. He was twice president of theCivil War Round Table in Kansas Cityand is a member of the Sons of theAmerican Revolution.Brooks met his wife of 61 years,Ingeborg, during World War II whenthe troops left Czechoslovakia andwent to Germany. He decided to breakthe “no fraternizing” rule by dating aGerman woman. They eventuallymarried after the War Bride Act waspassed by Congress. “The best thing Iever did was marry that German girl,”Brooks said. They now have threechildren – twin daughters and a son –and two grandchildren.When asked what advice he wouldgive today’s students, he stressed theimportance of humility. “Don’t doanything with a chip on yourshoulder; whatever you do, get themost out of it.”MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 15

AlumniExperiencesAlthough students may have shared a schedule or even a room, no two had exactly the same experience. The Alumni Officewelcomes school day recollections from its alumni. These vignettes provide a glimpse of life outside classes.A Dream DateDuring the 1960s, teen idol Annette Funicello was at the height of her popularity.When a local Syracuse radio station ran a “Win a Date with Annette” promotion, itwas no shock that many Manlius cadets jumped at the chance. To his delight, CadetTom Raif’s photo was drawn at random, and he found himself at the center of awhirlwind experience. Tom recalls:Tom presentsAnnette with aManlius toydog.Along with another contest winner from Syracuse, I rode with the DJ who orchestrated theevent to Rochester to have lunch with Annette. Lunch ended up being a press conference asthe room was filled with about 20 press people who interviewed her while we ate. I hadbrought a stuffed animal from Manlius and I got up and presented it to her. There were manyphotos taken and she kissed me on the cheek. I didn’t wipe off the lipstick and when I gotback to school my friends and I removed the lipstick print with some tape. I kept that tape fora long time! The experience was a big deal as Annette was very popular at the time. Thatmust have been my 15 minutes of fame! Needless to say it was a memorable experience.The muchtalked-aboutkiss.– Tom Raif ’63CAlumnus Honored at Spring Gala to Be “Head for a Day”Russ Andrews ’64 knows our School quite well, but his knowledge is about to be taken to the nextlevel when he assumes headship of Manlius Pebble Hill for a day. Having the distinction of beingboth a Manlius and Pebble Hill alumnus, as well as a parent of two MPH alumni, Russ has spentmany years tirelessly volunteering for the School. To recognize his service, he was honored at the2009 MPH Spring Gala that was held in April at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino.After a touching tribute by Russ’ daughter, Rielly (Andrews) Vlassis ’97 and Alumni Board PresidentJosh Wells ’89, Head of School Baxter Ball presented Russ with a certificate that entitles him toassume leadership of MPH on a day of his choosing. By the end of the evening, Russ had alreadystarted a list of how he’s going to carry out his duties…deciding what’s for lunch, setting the day’sdress code, and calling meetings and assemblies. The entire MPH community is eager to embrace itsnew “head” and looks forward to the creative way that Russ will interpret his new role.Russ also received homage from some little fans… the MPH First Grade. Each First Grader created his or her version of the Be+pin that Russ always wears. The framed and matted renderings were presented to Russ as a token of the School’s thanks andrecognition for the positive influence that he has had on all of the Manlius Pebble Hill community.16 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

Alumni Phonathon Connects the GenerationsEach year, Upper School students volunteer their time to help MPH raise moneyfor annual giving. These young men and women are charged with thesometimes daunting task of calling alumni to update their information and askfor a donation for our School.Phonathon bridgesthe decades…Laura’s and Stewart’sschool day photos.IIt’s not easy for a young person to make a call of this nature, but our studentsrise to the challenge with enthusiasm and maturity. The students hear manystories from alumni about their days at school and truly enjoy connecting withtheir predecessors. We are heartened when we hear the same from the alumnithey call…“The young woman, Laura Flagg ’10, who called did a great job – cheerful andcourteous – she did Manlius proud.”– Stewart Jaquay ’51HQAlumni Artists Participate in GalaTwo of our alumni created quite a buzz at our recent Spring Gala with donations of theiroriginal artwork. Vince Albicelli ’90 who, along with his wife, owns and operates HimizuGlass Arts, LLC (www.himizuglass.com) donated a custom glass bowl, which he will createto the winner’s specifications. Matthew Allard ’01 (http://brokenlinestudio.blogspot.com)donated a wood mosaic piece that was crafted entirely out of repurposed materials. Manythanks to Matt and Vince for sharing their talent, time, and skills to benefit our School.Matt poses with his wood sculptureat the MPH Spring Gala.Best-Selling Author Thanks MPHIn her new book for young adults, New York Times best-selling author Laurie Halse Anderson ’79, a former Manlius PebbleHill Crosby Scholarship student, offers a touching tribute to MPH and to her Eighth Grade English teacher, David Edwards.Anderson writes of the influence of MPH and Mr. Edwards on her life and career in the acknowledgments to “Wintergirls,” justpublished by Viking:And finally, a long overdue recognition. I was granted a scholarship to Manlius Pebble Hill School in Dewitt, New York, when I was ineighth grade. I am not sure why they gave it to me. I was an under whelming student who spent most of her time daydreaming in theback row. Somebody, somewhere, must have seen potential in me, but it could have been a clerical error. Whatever the cause, I was givensignificant tuition assistance and spent the most important year of my education at that fine school. My English teacher at MPH was anelderly gentleman named David Edwards. He was near retirement after a long career spent largely teaching boys in a military academy.A more unlikely student-teacher combination cannot be imagined. Mr. Edwards taught me Greek mythology, old school style. He filledmy head with the stories of gods, mortals, magic, and transformation that laid the foundation for my writing life. I am sorry that he diedbefore I could give him one of my books. I suspect that I frustrated Mr. Edwards, because he didn’t think I was paying attention in class.But I was. I am forever in his debt for teaching me.Ms. Halse Anderson, who attended Eighth Grade at MPH as a member of the class of 1979, also sent the MPH library anautographed copy of “Wintergirls” with a handwritten inscription, which reads: “With deep appreciation to all of the teachers,students, and administrators at Manlius Pebble Hill.”MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 17

ALUMNI PROFILEDick Arnold ’43 HQWho would have thoughtthat having your shoesfrozen to your feet would turn out tobe good luck? For Dick Arnold ’43 HQthat turned out to be a reality 65 yearsago during the Battle of the Bulge,when most companies had an averageof 157 men. Dick held the positionof front line Combat Infantry RadioOperator, which held the highestmortality rate in a company.The radio pack, weighing 60 lbs., wasthe immediate target of the enemy. Totake out the pack and, thus, the mancarrying it, meant to disable thecompany’s communications. Becauseof the bitter cold at the Battle of theBulge, many men froze to death. Dick,who had to have his boots cut off hisfrozen feet, was able to find refuge at anearby house while waiting for his newpair of size 12EEE boots. It was waitingfor those boots, he believes, that savedhis life since many of his comradesperished during that time.As former editor of The Manlius Schoolnewspaper, The Windmill, Dick is proudto also have started a newspaper whileenlisted at Fort Jackson, S.C. Below isan excerpt written by Dick, detailing hisjournalistic endeavors while at Manlius.Dick met his wife at the age of 14,and they have six children. Currently,he is running an educational programdesigned to help local schools dealwith the current issues pre-teens andteens are facing, including bullying,drug abuse, and peer pressure. Dicksaid he decided to make this hislife’s work in his “post-Manliuspledge to God.”The Countersign WindmillIwas editor-in-chief of The Windmill at Manlius in 1942-43. I had taken printing as an electivecourse as a sophomore in Nottingham High School in Syracuse in 1940-41. The printingequipment in the village of Manlius was the same as that of Nottingham. On my weekends, I wentinto town on a special pass (the envy of the entire Cadet Corps... I could ogle and be whistled at bythe local teenage females because of my classy formal dress uniform) where I set the hot-lead bodytype via Linotype, letter-by-letter hand-picked, and composed the headline type and block-mountedillustrations, and ran the local printer’s Heidelburg Press and his collator. Because both his assistantshad been drafted into the Army when WWII started in December of 1941, and because as a militaryschool we had a military priority for the newsprint paper itself, this combination of conditions was the only one under which ourlocal printer could print this “non-essential” newspaper. The Windmill thus continued its (then) 30-year unbroken history as aManlius School (and now MPH) tradition.This unusual background was the reason I was able to talk my US Army battalion’s commanding officer into excusing me from theendless cycles of basic training in the heat of Fort Jackson, South Carolina’s summer of 1944, where the same set of conditionsallowed me a permanent gate pass into town to the local printers’ shop to create, write, and run the presses to print TheCountersign, my Manlius-inspired newspaper.How many practice foxholes that this saved me from digging and then filling back up under the relentless gazes of heartlesscorporals and sergeants that beastly summer will never be known.Thanks, Manlius!A. Richard Arnold ’43HQArnold in his Manliusschool days.18 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

MPHGrammyMUSICIANS GETGigjazz virtuosos NickMPHFrenay and NoahKellman are among only 30 highschool students in the country whowon coveted spots in the 2009 GrammyJazz Ensembles.In February, after soaring to the top in amassive nationwide audition process,the two Seniors found themselves inLos Angeles performing at GrammyWeek events for the public and formany of the music industry’s mostnotable artists. Noah, at the Grammysfor the first time, played piano in theGrammy Jazz Combo. It was,remarkably, Nick’s third consecutivetrip to the Grammys as trumpet playerin the Grammy Jazz Band.Good pals since Fifth Grade, the boyshave each been selected over the yearsto attend highly competitive musicprograms and have amassed animpressive string of honors and awards.Nick, for instance, was awarded the2008 Downbeat Magazine StudentMusic Award for outstanding perfor -mance by a high school jazz soloist.Noah, who has won seven individualDownbeat Awards as a pianist andcomposer, is also the recipient of lastyear’s Young Jazz Composer Award,bestowed by the esteemed AmericanSociety of Composers, Authors, andPublishers. Together, Nick and Noahwon the 2008 Downbeat Award for bestjazz duo.The two give a generous share of creditfor their success to MPH and to JoeColombo, who has taught them sinceSixth Grade. “MPH helps studentspursue what truly sparks their fire,”they say. “The MPH community hassupported our love for jazz andprovided a program that has seamlesslyunited academics and our passion formusic.”With that comment, Nick and Noahpoint to precisely why, over the lastdecade, MPH has enjoyed a burgeoningreputation as a school where theperforming arts flourish. MPH is not aperforming arts school. It is a schoolwhere students’ talents and passionsmatter greatly, where students aresupported in simultaneously pursuingexcellence in academics and the arts.Nick and Noah are among the lateststars of the MPH music program, butthe School has long graduated studentswho have gone on to professionalcareers in music, like musician/composer Patrick Wolff ’98, whosePatrick Wolff Trio is based in New YorkCity. In 1999, the School’s musicprogram began a rebuilding process,when Head of School Baxter Ball,determined to develop a truly stellarmusic program at MPH, hired highlyaccomplished professionals to teachstudents from Pre-K through UpperSchool and launched the SuzukiEducation Program in Lower School.The reinvigorated music program hasproduced legions of students who knowthe lifelong joy of hearing and makingmusic – and some who have gone on tomake music the focus of their lives.Nick Frenay ’09 and Noah Kellman ’09Among the latter, to name just a few, areBroadway singer/actress CarrieManolakos ’02; pianist Andrew Carroll’05, who preceded Nick and Noah as aGrammy Ensembles musician; andmezzo-soprano Elizabeth Sutphen ’08,now studying opera at Juilliard.Having discovered jazz at MPH, Noahcredits the “talented, enthusiasticmentors” he has found here withnurturing his interest and helping himachieve his ambitions. He and Nickare now trying to “give back” byinspiring younger students to developan appreciation of jazz. To pique theirinterest in music, the two Seniors areperforming small jazz concerts thisspring for Lower School children. Thefirst of those mini-concerts, for Pre-Kand Kindergarten students, took placein the Center for Early Learning thisspring.These enormously gifted musiciansinsist they are far from the last MPHjazz musicians who will find success.They know the School will do for otherswhat it has done for them. It is one ofMPH’s strengths, says Nick, that it isattentive to the needs and interests ofeach student, “to what really captivatesand inspires each of us.”MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 19

DEAR ALUMNI:The touching letter at right,previously mailed to ourManlius School alumni, isreprinted here because it soaptly captures the signi -April 2009Dear Brother Old Boy:The first time I visited The Wall was to find my roommate, Steve Haight ’67A. After Ifound his name and made a rubbing, I looked at all the personal mementos that lay atthe base of the black granite. Pictures, flowers, unit patches, teddy bears; all manner ofitems left by comrades and loved ones. One that caught my eye consisted of two onedollarbills held in place by a can of beer. Written on one of the bills was:ficance of this June’sdedication of our newKorean and Vietnam War“A debt so long unpaid and the beerI promised. In memory, with love.”Memorial. We invite all ouralumni to be present at thememorial dedicationservice, which will be heldon campus duringClambake Weekend, at11:30 p.m. on Saturday,June 13.We Old Boys also have “A debt so long unpaid.” Our fellow Old Boys who died in WorldWars I and II have memorials that were transported from the Manlius campus and nowoccupy places of honor at the DeWitt campus of Manlius Pebble Hill School. We OldBoys made a pledge to remember our brothers every time we sang:“The name we bear unites us therewhere friends shall never part.”The Old Boys who died in Korea and Vietnam will be given their due honor at this year’sClambake. You can be a special part of this remembrance by sharing your memories ofthose who died. Write us a letter; send us an e-mail, and help us pay tribute to those ofour brothers who made the ultimate sacrifice. But most importantly, be at Clambake onSaturday, June 13 at 11:30 p.m. for the official dedication ceremony.20MPH REFLECTIONS 2009To the right are two lists of names, representingthose who will be on the memorial. If you have anyinformation about anyone whose name is notlisted, please let us know before the lists are,literally, cast in stone. If you would like tocontribute by helping us underwrite the cost of thememorial, your gift would be greatly appreciated.We are also symbolically honoring those whoserved during these two wars. We would like tohonor all we can, so please let us know of any otherOld Boy who should be included.Share your memories; share your stories; but, mostof all, please plan to share this day with yourBrothers. Hope to see you there.Sincerely,John P. Ellis ‘67HQP.S. Memories of those KIA can be given to thealumni office or brought to the service to be shared.Please contact Maureen Anderson, director of alumnirelations, at manderson@mph.net, 315/446-2452,ext. 136.Korean War KIADonald D. Arnold ’45AJules T. Bouckhuyt ’45 BBrice G. Cargin ’47HQWilliam J. O’Donnell ’46CJohn W. Sample ’47ACornelius E. Scott ’38HQFrank F. Sherman, facultyElmer Wainman ’49PHDonald Welch ’45 BVietnam War KIADonald R. Bonko ’56CPhilip C. Craig ’59CRichard H. Ferguson ’63CJohn W. Foreman ’61CStephen Haight ’67ACarlton Harris ’62B ??Donald Judd ’62ARobert R. Little ’56HQCharles Munson ’56B ??Robert Rera ’66BJohn P. Roe ’61BDee W. Stone ’60B

Alumni ScrapbookCalifornia Regional ReunionsManlius Pebble Hill headed to the West Coast this pastOctober to visit with alumni in San Diego, Los Angeles, andSan Francisco. The first stop on the trip for Head of SchoolBaxter Ball, President of the Board George Urist, and Directorof Development Tina Morgan was beautiful San Diego.John Lenore ’47A andhis wife Dorothy at theSan Diego reunion.Our gracious San Diego hostess, Betty Knox, is a current MPHtrustee and the widow of Manlius alumnus James Knox ’34C.Alumni who attended the San Diego event included Col. JohnMarsh ’46B, who is both an alumnus of The Manlius Schooland a former faculty member.Next stop on the journey was sunny Los Angeles where HughBiele ’60HQ opened up his beautiful Hollywood Hills homeand cooked a feast fit for a king. He was able to catch up withfriend Ed Nathan ’61HQ who came to town from Las Vegas.MPH alumnus Adam Fratto ’86 was among those in attendanceand shared his experiences as a producer.San Diego HostessBetty Knox and JohnMarsh ’46BHeading north to San Francisco for our finalevent, we were welcomed into the lovelyhome of Joan and Dick Doust ’61. There wecaught up with some of our Pebble Hillalumni and enjoyed wine from the Dousts’New Zealand vineyard.Bob Bynum ’68, his wife Gretchenand hosts Joan and Dick Doust ’61 atthe San Francisco reunion.Host Hugh Biele ’60HQ andEd Nathan ’61HQ catch up inLos Angeles.Young Alumni Advisory CouncilLast year, Head of School Baxter Ball called upon local alumni toserve MPH in an advisory capacity. This group meets bimonthly todiscuss current school issues and talk about ways to involve localalumni in the life of the School. Current alumni serving include:Kateri Allard ’04, Rielly (Andrews) Vlassis ’97, Tyler Cagwin ’98, SarahdeJong Kimmelman ’03, Kate Flocken ’94, TJ Gunerman ’05, MarkHayes ’02, Erin (Rotondo) Horton ’92, Chris Johnson ’99, ChristyJureller ’97, John McClure ’01, Swati Murthy ’01, Fred Pollard ’96, Erin(Cropper) Roberts ’02, Philippe (Roth) Schwimmer ’92, Beth Stewart’99, Sara (Lewis) Temes ’96, Lyndsey Weiner ’01, and Josh Wells ’89.Christy Jureller ’97, Sara (Lewis) Temes ’96, TJ Gunerman ’05,Fred Pollard ’96, and Beth Stewart ’99If you are interested in serving as a member of this innovative group,please contact Maureen Anderson, director of alumni relations, atmanderson@mph.net.MPH REFLECTIONS 200921

Alumni ScrapbookAlumni HolidayGatheringThe annual Alumni HolidayGathering has long been a hit,especially with our recentalumni. Held during winterbreak, this gathering attractedalumni and faculty alike whogathered at the MissionRestaurant in Syracuse to sharefood and drink and catch upwith dear friends. This year, wehad almost 80 alumni andguests in attendance.Theo McDonald ’04, Charlie Davis ’04, Ryan Guerra’04.Maureen Polly ‘05, Stefania Ianno ‘05, ErinHolstein ‘05, Alexandra Resnick ‘05, Sarah Evans‘05, Pamela Usiatynski ‘05 and Helen Day ‘05.Angie Aziz ’05, History DepartmentChair Peter Wozniak, Lizzie Klemperer’05, and Mackenzie Bell ’05.Coach Ridall can’t resist giving his formerplayer, Naji Muakkassa ’07, some soccer tips.Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72, Syd Silverman ’50C,Joan Silverman, Thea Stoneman, Jim Stoneman’44B, Jack Wells ’60B, and Maureen Anderson,director of alumni relations.Pete Schuyler ’50A and host AndyCraig ’50C hadn’t seen each other inover 50 years.Florida RegionalReunionTraveling from Syracuse to Floridain the wintertime doesn’t requiremuch urging. Add a great alumnievent, and the trip is complete.Thanks to the generosity ofalumnus Andy Craig ’50C and hiswife Jake, a crowd of alumni fromall three schools gathered for anelegant dinner in Naples. The crowdenjoyed reminiscing with oldfriends and making new alumniconnections.Ada May Fearon, Bob Fearon ’45C, andPamela Usiatynski ’05.Philippe Roth Schwimmer ’92, JohnRamsey ’59A, and Dorothy Thompson,widow of Bruce Thompson ’51C.The next day, Maureen Anderson,Jack Wells ’60B and Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72 headed to the eastcoast of Florida to meet up withalumni Syd Silverman ’50C and JimStoneman ’44B and their wives. Sydand Jim have condos in the samebuilding and discovered theirshared past a few years back.22 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

Thank Youto our recent reunion hostsTri State VisitsRecently, staff from the alumni office hit the road to catch upwith alumni and friends in Philadelphia and New Jersey. Amongthose visited was Bill Bisgrove, who taught at The Manlius Schooland MPH from 1946-1983. Now 90, Bill spent time talking abouthis earlier days teaching and offered his perspective on thestudents of today. Helping to coordinate the visit with Bill was hisformer student and current pastor, Tom Crenshaw ’60A. Calledout of retirement to take over the senior pastor position at achurch in New Monmouth, N.J., Tom has reconnected with hisformer teacher. Coincidentally, it is the same church where Bill’sfather was a pastor many years ago. In addition to being analumnus, Tom also taught at The Manlius School in the late1960s. He looks forward to attending his first Clambake this year.Heading into Pennsylvania, staff caught up with Vince Albicelli’90 in Sellersville, Pa. In addition to their day jobs, Vince and hiswife Pamela operate Himizu Glass Arts, LLC. Last, but certainlynot least on the trip, was a visit with Mark McDade ’67B inScranton, Pa., where he showed off recent pictures of his newgrandson and gave a tour of the historic Radisson LackawannaStation Hotel.We would like to thank a few very specialvolunteers who recently have gone to greateffort for the School. Thank you to all ourgracious California hosts, Elizabeth Knox,Hugh Biele ’60HQ, and Joan and DickDoust ’61. Gratitude also goes to JakeCraig and Andy Craig ’50C for hosting theNaples, Fla. reunion, Patsy and Jim Moran’56B for hosting the Rochester, N.Y.reunion, Earl and Marna (Suarez) Redding’96 for hosting the Albany, N.Y. reunion,and Allison and Josh Wells ’89 for hostingthe Alumni Association Board Dinner.Because of your efforts, more alumni havereconnected with their classmates and newmemoires have been created. Thank you!Alumni StrategicPlanning GroupThis past January, the Manlius Pebble Hill SchoolBoard of Trustees invited several alumni, facultymembers, and friends to help draft the School’sStrategic Plan for 2009-2014. Throughout theday, breakout sessions were scheduled to addressthe following eight key areas of school activity:development, plant, community, faculty, alumni,finances, education, and marketing. Go tohttp://www.mph.net/about/strategic.cfm to viewthe Strategic Plan in its entirety.Members of the alumni breakout group included JayneCharlamb ’87, Marna (Suarez) Redding ’96, Hilary Yeager ’95,Fred Benedict ’58A, Josh Wells ’89, and Maureen Anderson,director of alumni relations.MPH REFLECTIONS 200923

AlumniNotesAlumni are encouraged to share “lifeupdates” with the Alumni Office at anytime. Pictures are always welcome andcan be sent electronically toalumni@mph.net or by mail to MPHAlumni Office, 5300 Jamesville Road,DeWitt, NY 13214. Thank you!Manlius Pebble Hill School will releaseaddresses or phone numbers of alumnionly to another alumnus/a. If you wouldlike to contact a fellow alumnus/a, pleasecontact Maureen Anderson, director ofalumni relations, at 315/446-2452, ext.136 or alumni@mph.net.Goodyear-BurlingameThe Goodyear-Burlingame Schooloperated in Syracuse, N.Y. from 1888-1951. Its 1951 closing was an impetusfor Pebble Hill School to become coeducational.MPH has adopted thealumni of Goodyear-Burlingame,helping to facilitate alumni contact,reunions, and other events. In this spirit,MPH is initiating a special Goodyear-Burlingame alumni notes section. Thealumni of Goodyear-Burlingame areinvited to share their life updates withthe School. Please call MaureenAnderson in the Alumni Office withyour updates at any time, 315/446-2452,ext. 136. Thank you!Goodyear-Burlingame Class of 1940Jane Whittemore Brace ’40 lives onCape Cod in the town of Orleans,Barnstable County, which has thehighest percentage of elderly people ofany county in Massachusetts. She saysbecause of that they have wonderfulservices for that age group, along withgreat speakers, making life interestingand stimulating.Goodyear-Burlingame Class of 1941Louise G. Bristol ’41 left Syracuse in1946 and moved to New Jersey. Sheremained there for 60 years, keepingbusy with six children, various volunteerjobs and lots of recreational activities.She spent many years painting,particularly water colors. In the summer,she still returns to her family cottage onSkaneateles Lake.JoAnn (Lowman) Bock ’41 writes thatafter her days at Goodyear, followedcollege. She noted that she and herGoodyear classmates all thought thatafter college they would do what theirmothers did: get married and stay homewith their children. Because of PearlHarbor and WWII, the world changedrapidly and many of them left theirhometown. Five of them remain in thearea and stay in close contact.Goodyear-Burlingame Class of 1942Beverly Ford ’42 could not attend theFlorida reunion but she can attend theGoodyear reunion at Manlius PebbleHill on May 12.Goodyear-Burlingame Class of 1945Eunice Carpenter ’45 reports she isexpecting her first great-grandchild inFebruary 2009. Her oldest grandson,Kenniston Carpenter, is stationed inAustin, Texas with the U.S. Army withhis wife Catrina. Although her twin sisterAnn Pass Gourley ’44, died in 1992, shenonetheless wraps her arms nightlyaround her granddaughter, Heather AnnBurns, as Heather appears onstage in thehot new Broadway musical, “BillyElliot.” Heather is a ballet dancer in themusical. How does Ann achieve thisnightly miracle? Eunice says it is throughthe robe she made 30 years ago fordaughter, Heidi, which Heather selects towear backstage.Eleanor Ogg Cooper ’45 gave asummary of her life since the Goodyeardays. After graduating from SyracuseUniversity, she became a fashioncopywriter for B. Forman Co. inRochester. After marriage, her life wasfilled by family and community service.In 1969, she was chosen to head aJunior League arts facilities committeethat would oversee the building of theCivic Center. In 1974, she became cofounderof the Civic Center YouthTheatre. Eleanor was also involved withThe Locktender’s Garden at the ErieCanal Museum for many years.Sarah Lombardi Pietrafesa ’45 beganplaying piano with the SyracuseSymphony at age 10. After attendingWellsley for two years, she attended TheNew England Conservatory of Music inBoston, receiving her artist’s diploma.She played at the Isabella GardnerMuseum in Boston and was paid $15 for15 minutes of playing! She was awardeda Fulbright Scholarship to study piano inParis with Lazare Levy. Sarah lived in theSedgwick farms area where she met andmarried her husband Richard in 1953.Sarah played at the 100th anniversary ofthe Syracuse Symphony. Sarah is amember of the Professional Women’ssorority FAI and is a member of themorning music chamber group at theEverson Museum.Goodyear-Burlingame Class of 1946Lucia M. Albright ’46 says that her classhas scattered throughout the years. Inthe summer, Bea, Martha, Theckla andLucia are all able to see each other inCazenovia. Although they don’t knowwhere all their classmates are today, theywish they did. They all remember seniorstudy up the winding narrow stairs.Lucia recalled Miss Edwards watchful eyeas she ran up the stairs two at a time,likely late for something. Miss Edwardswould say, “Two at a time?” As for thosestairs, she wonders if anyone knows whopainted the toenails on the WingedVictory?24 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

Goodyear-Burlingame Class of 1947Lucy Tickner Couleur ’47 married JohnCouleur who was in the computerbusiness which led them to leaveSyracuse for Phoenix, Ariz. then Dallas,Texas and later the San Francisco area.She became a sometime sous-chef andthe editor of a cookbook that wasfeatured in Ladies Home Journal. Theyspent their summers in La Costa, Calif.until John’s death a year ago. Lucy isliving in Scottsdale, Ariz. where her threechildren reside. She said, “It’s been quitean adventure for somebody who grewup thinking life ended in Buffalo. Myregards to the ‘Goodyear Girls.’”DeceasedGOODYEAR-BURLINGAMEMarion Bastable BurnsMarion Bastable Burns passed away onOctober 10, 2008. Marion was born May5, 1912, in Syracuse, N.Y. The Bastablefamily has been part of Syracuse for over150 years. Marion was raised here andgraduated from Goodyear-BurlingameSchool. She attended SyracuseUniversity, where she was a member ofAlpha Phi, and continued her educationat Catherine Gibbs Secretarial School inBoston. After graduation, Marion wentto work for the Oot Law firm inSyracuse. In June, 1936, Marion andEdward H. Burns, also of Syracuse,married. For the next 22 years theyresided in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio.After Edward’s death in 1957, Marionand her two sons, Robert and James,moved back to Syracuse and Marionreturned to work at the law firm, nowOot, Oot & Moore, working as a legalsecretary until 1982. After retirement,Marion continued to have an active lifeat St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Mealson-Wheelsand Women’s GoldenKiwanis and was a Worthy Matron of theOnondaga Star Chapter 144, O.E.S. Shewas one of the founders of St. FrancisMissionary Church in Brighton Towers,for which she served as treasurer.Surviving are two sons, four grand -children, and two great-grandchildren.MANLIUS SCHOOL1930sManlius School Class of 1938Class AgentHenry A. Supplee ’38A12100 Chancellars Village LaneApartment 4315Fredricksburg, VA 22407Henry A. Supplee ’38A is retiring asClass Agent after many years of service tohis fellow alumni and class. Hiscontributions to The Manlius Schoolalumni are greatly appreciated.John Jouett’39C of Lake Oswego, Oreg.still travels and enjoys life.1940sDean Picton ’40A and his wife, Bebe,renewed their wedding vows in a touch -ing ceremony at John Knox Village inPompano Beach, Fla. on June 12, 2008.Frank B. Harris, II ’44C, of Clark Mills,N.Y., says he and his wife havedownsized over the years since 1973.After transitioning through severalhomes, he figures their next move willprobably be a pup tent.Fred Laver ’40C, of Sun City, Ariz.,hopes to meet up with Had Fuller ’66Aduring Had’s next visit to the area.Ted Shiro ’47B stays young with tennis,according to Gary Hawkins, who writesSidelines for the Blethen MaineNewspapers. Ted heads out to the tenniscourts each morning at CampAndroscoggin in Wayne, where heinstructs kids on the game as the oldestcounselor by a good margin, but hemakes no excuses for age. It was hisbrother, Oren, who suggested he find anathletic outlet – so at the age of 45,Shiro tried tennis. “I like the fact that it’squick” he says, now at age 80. “I can stillget around. You can check with some ofthese 15-year-old kids”.David Slocum ’48HQ, of Avon, Conn.,was reunited with the I.D. bracelet thathe lost over 60 years ago while a cadet atManlius. Mr. and Mrs. Wray, who live ina Knox Hall apartment, unearthed thebracelet from a concrete planter andreturned it to the School. After a quickpolish and minor repair made by MPH’sart department chair, the sterling silverbracelet looked in remarkably goodshape.1950sManlius School Class of 1952Class AgentWalter W. Grahling ’52A4731 Lada LaneCharlotte, NC 28227E-mail: wb4ibw@juno.comWalter W. Grahling ’52A was electedmaster of his local Masonic Lodge inDecember 2008 and will serve untilDecember 2009. He also stepped downas captain of his Shrine Parade Unit. Heis still trying to find Alberto Fernandez’52C and Guillermo Fernandez ’52C.If anybody knows where they are, pleasee-mail Bill at wb4ibw@juno.com.Jim Brill ’52B told us his friend of over50 years, Steve Furcinito ’52B, passedaway this year. Jim and his wife Maureenhave lived in Pebble Beach since his1993 retirement from Hughes Aircraft.Over the past 15 years, Jim has doneinternational consulting, authored amanual for the French space agency,lived in Paris for a year and devoted fouryears to helping “high school drop outs”earn their high school diploma. Now heis helping to raise $3 million to build aprimary school in Uganda to educatechildren there.Bill Sterritt ’52C donated books aboutWalter Anderson’s art to MPH. Billwrites, “Anderson, as you may havealready learned, is often referred to asone of the most outstanding Americanartists in recent times. At one point thereMPH REFLECTIONS 2009 25

was a major retrospective display of hiswork at the Smithsonian in Washington,D.C. Many art critics claim him anAmerican Van Gogh. My wife, Patricia,has visited the Walter Anderson museumin Ocean Springs, Miss. on severaloccasions. She is a native of Vicksburg,Miss. and an admirer of his works. Canyou imagine an 11 year old WalterAnderson in tow with his mother fromNew Orleans to St. Johns MilitaryAcademy in Manlius NY in 1915 alongwith his two year older brother, Peter?What a journey that must have been.Incidentally, that was a great article inthe Jan. 21, 2009 Eagle Newspapersconcerning the MPH partnership withGreen Lakes State Park. Keep up thegood work.”Manlius School Class of 1953Mike Tatich ’53A, of San Diego, Calif.,continues to enjoy life. He is running aweb-based business selling Angus beefand other meat products. Check out hiswebsite at www.tatichspreferred.com.Manlius School Class of 1955Class AgentWilliam Parker ’55C60 Merrimac Street Unit 807Amesbury, MA 01913E-mail: whparker@adelphia.netWilliam Parker ’55C left for Kauai onFebruary 2, 2009 for his annual wintergetaway. “After all the snow we’ve hadthis winter, it will be good to get tosome place warmer,” he said.George Tamblyn ’55A is grateful forgood health, a busy life, and lots offamily.Jack Whittaker ’55C is still working andhopes to see some “ole” classmates atClambake this year. He is planning ondragging Ken Whalen ’55A with him.Manlius School Class of 1958Class AgentsFred Benedict ’58A7536 Northfield LaneManlius, NY 13104E-mail: fbenedict@earthlink.netA. Bruce French ’58HQ1674 Coventry RoadSurfside Beach, SC 29575Fred Benedict ’58A, Class Agent, wasable to get quite a few updates from hisclassmates! He reports…Frank Pappalardo ’58A currentlypractices law and lives in Fairport, N.Y.Anthony Prinzivalli ’58A retired fromfederal government service as anadministrator of FEMA. He resides inKaneohe, Hawaii. All classmates arewelcome to visit!James R. Putnam ’58A is active as anentrepreneur in several businesses aftermany years of service in the NorthAmerican textile industry. He currentlyresides in Lincolnton, N.C.Marshall R. Saperstein ’58A is theowner of European and MidtownAutoparts in Syracuse, N.Y. Marshall livesin Fayetteville, N.Y.Wendell Sears ’58A retired from federalgovernment service and resides inHatboro, Pa.Leo J. Curro ’58B is retired from SUNYCanton. He lives in Canton, N.Y.Ron V. Iannone ’58A retired as a fullprofessor from University of WestVirginia in Morgantown, W. Va. He iscurrently the director of West VirginiaPublic Theater.William H. Messinger ’58A retired fromthe aerospace industry as a manager ofmanufacturing and logistics. Hecurrently lives in Purcell, Okla.Donald A. Denton ’58A retired asmanaging partner of Hancock &Estabrook Law Firm in Syracuse, N.Y.and currently lives in Hilton Head, S.C.John Doyle ’58A retired as the owner ofa Chevrolet dealership in Webster, N.Y.and currently lives in Pittsford, N.Y.Clyde Hall ’58A retired as a publicschool teacher and currently lives inWillington, Conn.Robert C. Klock ’58A currently owns amajor road service business in thesouthern tier of New York State and livesin Binghamton, N.Y.Robert W. Swaney ’58B retired asColonel, USAF and runs a militaryentertainment business in NewportNews, Va.Richard Van Brunt ’58C retired from theautomobile business and is enjoying golf,travel and family in Horseheads, N.Y.A. Bruce French ’58HQ retired from thehospitality industry and is enjoying golf,volunteer work and family in MyrtleBeach, S.C.Raymond C. Hartjen ’58HQ retiredfrom the U.S. Army and is living inLeavenworth, Kan. He writes that as aCaptain he commanded Troop A, 2ndSquadron (Airborne), 17th Cavalry,101st Airborne Division in 1967-8.Manlius School Class of 1959Class AgentTom Rhoades ’59A10433 East Palo Brea DriveScottsdale, AZ 85262E-mail: trhoades@gmail.comGermain Bonneau ’59C e-mailed TomRhoades ’59A in July 2007 that he andhis wife met their daughter and family inBuffalo and drove to Cooperstown to seehis grandson play baseball. He decidedto drive through Manlius on the way —and drove down Route 92 all the way toCazenovia, missing the old campuscompletely. He saw aerial photos on theInternet and was happy to see many ofthe old buildings were still there. Hereconnected with George Dudman’59HQ after 25 years.Jack Hyatt ’59C is looking forward toseeing old friends at Clambake and theClass of ’59 reunion. He hopes he canremember those who lived on thesecond floor of Farmer Hall. He playedbasketball under Coach Anderson andhopes to see former players like MertRaner ’59 and Chuck Richards ’59A.26 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

Bruce Fraser ’59A lives in New York Cityand works as a financial journalist. Hehas his own company, Bruce W. FraserCommunications, and a website atwww.bwfraser.com.1960sManlius School Class of 1960Class AgentTom Crenshaw ’60A156 New Monmouth RdMiddletown, NY 07704E-mail: tomcrenshaw100@aol.comRichard Bundy ’60B sent a note sayingthat he is enjoying retirement inSebastian, Fla. and looking forward tohis 50th reunion in June 2010! He hopesthat all who are able will make a seriouseffort to attend.Donn Proven ’60B wrote that he lost hisbeloved wife, Barbara, to cancer onNovember 23, 2008.Manlius School Class of 1964Bill Boucek ’64B is a 1969 graduate ofIndiana University of Pennsylvania andlater earned his M.B.A. from RobertMorris University. Bill and his wife Gaillive in Pittsburgh, Pa. and have fourchildren.Manlius School Class of 1965Class AgentEd Telling ’65B3938 Highland RoadCortland, NY 13045E-mail: etelling@twcny.rr.comManlius School Class of 1966Class AgentSteve Burchesky ’66C231 Thornwood DrCanonsburg, PA 15317-3848E-mail: steve@burchesky.comManlius School Class of 1967Class AgentJohn Ellis ’67 HQ316 Thayer StSyracuse, NY 13210-3747E-mail: dadellis@twcny.rr.comJohn Ellis ’67HQ reported that the workon the Korean and Vietnam WarMemorial is progressing nicely inanticipation of the dedication at theClambake. He is now the Class Agent forthe Class of 1967. He is hopingclassmates will share their e-mailaddresses so he can keep in contact. Youcan reach him at dadellis@twcny.rr.com or 315/423-1561. He alsoreported that his family recentlycelebrated the christening of Gianna RosePietrafesa, their second grandchild and“the most beautiful baby in the knownworld.” He received an e-mail from DaveCorcoran ’67, who shared the follow -ing… “Hello John: I just got your e-mailand thought I’d drop you a quick note. Idon’t have any earth shattering news toreport. I’m still in the fly fishing businessand getting paid to do what I really liketo do, go fishing. Lynn and I are trying tofind a winter nest in a warmer climatethat has both golf and fishing but so farwe haven’t found anything irresistible. Wewere in the Tampa area just before theSuper Bowl and in Pittsburgh for theSteelers victory parade. I was visitingSteve Burchesky ’66C and his familybefore heading back to Montana. I aminvolved with an interesting “feel good”program called Warriors and QuietWaters, where we take returning warveterans who have suffered traumaticinjuries and introduce them to fly fishing.This year we’ll have six different groupscoming in through out the summer andwe’ll fish for three days, tour YellowstoneNational Park for a day, and then bidthem farewell. The change in theiroutlook on life from arrival to departureis nothing short of miraculous. Countingdown to 2012. Dave ’67B.”Bob Theis ’67B sent in a photo of acolleague’s son who happened to use the flyfishing company of a fellow alumnus, DaveCorocoran ’67B. Dave owns Dave CorcoranOutfitters.Don Cross ’67HQreports he just got backfrom southern Sudanwhere he spent amonth working in themedical clinic that hehelped construct in2007.Jim Cantrell ’67A, Linda Cantrell, MicheleMcDade, and Mark McDade ’67BMark McDade ’67B, of Scranton, Pa.,visited the San Francisco area last falland caught up with his classmate JimCantrell ’67A, of Calistoga, Calif. BothMark and Jim send their best and lookforward to catching up with fellow OldBoys from their era. Mark would alsolike to extend his congratulations toJohn on being named their “ClassAgent” and thanks John for volunteeringhis time and energy for so many years.He notes that John has a wealth ofManlius knowledge and is perfect for theposition. He wishes his very best toeveryone.Bob Theis ’67B was happy to inform usthat his daughter Alison Theis ’04 isfollowing in his footsteps and is cochairingher 5th MPH reunion this year.Manlius School Class of 1968Class AgentJon Statler ’68A432 Eggleston RdAurora, OH 44202-7736E-mail: jon.statler@gmail.comAlumniNotesScott Eales ’68C wrote that finding theAlumni Office on Manlius Pebble Hill’swebsite was an amazing discovery forhim. He wrote: “I attended Manlius from1966 thru 1968. When I found this site,I looked at the photos only to find thepicture of the glee club, and there I was.I left in 1968, as my family relocated toMinnesota. After college, I became aSpecial Agent with the United StatesSecret Service and had the opportunityto protect seven presidents throughoutMPH REFLECTIONS 2009 27

2009DistinguishedAlumni AwardHonoringourVolunteersEach year at Clambake, MPHrecognizes an alumnus/a whohas contributed to the life of ourSchool. Do you have someoneyou’d like to recommend?Send your nomintations andcomments to the Alumni Office.The honoree will be announcedat Clambake on Saturday, June13.Send nominations tomanderson@mph.net orDistinguished Alumni AwardManlius Pebble Hill SchoolAlumni Office5300 Jamesville RoadDeWitt, NY 13214Distinguished Alumni of Manlius,Pebble Hill, and Manlius PebbleHill School2008 Fred Benedict ’58A2007 Bob Theis ’67B2006 Jay ’74 and Sara(Deming) ’74 Wason2005 Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’722004 Chuck Leonard ’56 PH2003 Bill Goff ’59B2002 Paul Clark ’52B2001 Dick Doust ’61 PH2000 Had Fuller ’66A1999 Steve Johnson ’62 PH1998 Jock Hengst ’61A1997 John Ellis ’67HQ1996 Charles Beeler ’54 PH1995 Mike Alford ’63 PH1994 Jack Wells ’60Bmy career. I truly say without reservationthat my foundation for this careeropportunity was built upon my forma -tive days at Manlius; Manners MakethMan. I still have my red Manlius blanket,and am now trying to find additionalphotos from those days.”Manlius School Class of 1969Christopher Griffith ’69C said that aftergraduating from Manlius in 1969, heattended the University of Denver, wenton to nursing school and specialized inanesthesia. He is a Certified RegisteredNurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and has beenpracticing anesthesia in the Denver areafor over 27 years. He had lost touch withManlius until we found him. He said,“Great to hear from MPH!” Welcomeback from the Alumni Office, Chris!Jon Statler ’68A and Jim Barrett ’69Cmet up this past March at Vail in theColorado Rockies for a day of skiing.PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL1930sPebble Hill School Class of 1938Class AgentEdward S. Barnard ’381340 Parkwood DriveMacedon, NY 14502E-mail: edbarnard@acmenet.netEdward S. Barnard ’38 wrote to tell usthat there is no longer a 1938 Class. It’s,“Only me, the survivor.” I’m 88, live avery limited life with no car, but with mywife Betty (married 65 years). We arehealthy and happy, now counting ourGREAT grandkids (seven grandsons),with a baby girl expected at the end ofthis month. I marvel at the expansion ofMPH. Have good memories that are nowdecades old, when things are measuredin micros. God Bless.”1950sPebble Hill School Class of 1950Class AgentThomas Frank Dolan ’5012340 SW Keating DrPort Saint Lucie, FL 34987Thomas F. Dolan ’50, Class Agent,writes… my wife, Shannon (Jami)Dolan ’67 and I reside in Port St. Lucie,Fla. One of our boys lives in Jupiter, Fla.and the other six boys are spread out inthe east. Our daughter lives in Vermont.We are blessed with 15 grandchildren.We both work; Jami is an elementaryteacher and also has her own gymnastic,dance and theatre program for children.She just finished starring in the musical“Nunsense” at the Lake Worth Theatre asMother Superior (she had naturaltraining for the role). I have acted, too,in various theatres in southern Floridaand I work at Home Depot. We summerin Manlius, N.Y. and look back on ourwonderful years at Pebble Hill School!Pebble Hill School Class of 1953Class AgentBennet Simonton ’531504 Alleghany DriveSun City Center, FL 33573E-mail: bensimo@prodigy.netPebble Hill School Class of 1954Class AgentCharles W. Beeler ’54113 Stanton DriveDeWitt, NY 13214-1222E-mail: jbcbbeeler@aol.comCharles W. Beeler ’54 wrote to see howBill Stone ’55 was doing and we arehappy to report that in September 2008Bill was doing well. Chuck alsoinformed us that Carl Eilenberg ’48A(the former “Voice of the Orange”) wasbeing inducted as a Letterman ofDistinction at Syracuse University.28 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

Nathan M. Adams ’54 retired to theMadison Valley, Mont. in 2000. He hasbeen married since 1978 to AnneliesePirchner-Adams. During his workingcareer, he resided and worked in morethan a dozen nations overseas, includingIndia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, andthe former Republic of South Vietnam.His grandfather, Nathan Lewis Miller,was New York’s Governor from January1, 1921 to December 31, 1922 on theGOP ticket.Jack Branin ’54 had knee surgery onMarch 12 and is in the process ofrehabilitation. He is looking forward toplaying in the Alumni Golf Tournamentduring this year’s Clambake.Pebble Hill School Class of 1957Richard J. Stinziano ’57 wrote us thathis son, Richard F. Stinziano, waspromoted to head trainer of the NewJersey Devils of the National HockeyLeague in May of 2008. Rich graduatedfrom the University of Buffalo with adoctorate in physical therapy. He residesin Verona, N.J. and has been with theNew Jersey Devils organization for fouryears.Pebble Hill School Class of 1959Class AgentCarolyn (Whittaker) Weaver5785 Lone Star Valley RdAuburn, CA 95602-9294E-mail: caron@foothill.net1960sPebble Hill School Class of 1960Class AgentRuth (Villency) Small ’60119 Woodmancy LaneFayetteville, NY 13066-1534E-mail: drruth@syr.eduPebble Hill School Class of 1965Class AgentJim Amodio ’651322 Euclid AveSyracuse, NY 13224-1937E-mail: jamodio@twcny.rr.comTom Denton ’65PO Box 344Skaneateles, NY 13152-0344E-mail: tomdenton124@gmail.comPebble Hill School Class of 1966Dick Bowes’66 has been in St. Louissince the 1960s and is currently workingat his family’s lumber company. He hastwo kids, son Richard and daughterMerrilee, who is expecting his firstgrandchild in April.Gillette K. Hansen ’66 wrote us thatthree years ago she opened a stationeryand gift shop, Merci for Stationery &Fine Things. She has two grandbabies,Lillian, 3, and Weck, 3 months.MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL1970sPeter Mires ’71 reports that he is retiredfrom college teaching and is nowmanaging a college bookstore. His realjoy these days, however, is travel writingand working with secondary schoolgeography teachers.MPH Class of 1972Class AgentClaire A. Myers-Usiatynski ’72510 Fay LaneMinoa, NY 13116-1004E-mail: cmyersu1@twcny.rr.comWe received two letters recalling JosephDeCarlo ’72, who passed away recently.(See page 40.)Greg Precopio ’72 shared the following:“I was so sorry to hear of Joe’s passing.He was a mountain of a guy with theinnocence of a school boy. Once on thefootball field though, he was a force tobe reckoned with. My sympathies goout to his family and loved ones.”James E. Schuster ’72 wrote: “I reallyloved the guy, and he will retain a veryspecial place in my heart forever. Hisheart was as big as the moon, and hehad a special way of making everyonelove him – our lives were all enrichedhaving Big Joe as a friend. You can’tthink of him without smiling can you?”MPH Class of 1974Class AgentWesley H. Fleming ’743618 Pompey CenterRoadManlius, NY 13104-9562E-mail:eastsidevineyard@twcny.rr.comAlumniNotesGood news! I have several extraMcDonald’s work applications for thoseof you who were planning on retiring inthe next few years. Of all people to seewhile the market was crashing this fall, Iran into Brad Wheeler at CommonGrounds in Cazenovia. Despite thebattering, he was holding up well. So,Brad, can you tell me where all ourmoney went?Hey, this year is our 35th reunion! Sothis is it. The big one! No more sittingon the fence. Before you need help fromyour nurses aid to get over that fence,join us for Clambake Weekend, June 12,and 13, 2009. Many of you aredeliberating. Let me know when youdecide to come and I will notify othersand we will build some momentum.Come on, Jon Arnow. Come on, MarkDobkin. Come on, Matt Murray! Comeon, Dennis Poe! Come on, AlanMarcum! Let’s renew our soccer skillstogether! (Did we ever have any?) I’vetalked with each of you over the past fiveyears and you’ve told me you wouldvisit. You can do it! This is it.It’s official. Baby Boomers are allowedon Facebook. I don’t know how or whenthe edict was passed, but permission hasbeen granted by our children to allow uson Facebook. I actually think we staged acoup. My daughters refused to “friend”me and their mother for over a month.They thought it was “creepy” and told usthey needed time to adjust their thinkingand probably their profiles. They alsomade us promise we would not uploadany “glamour” pics. I did not have anychoice. All my pics are glamorous. So,Gioia Gensini Neff, Sara Deming Wason,Wesley Henry Fleming, Wendy Mouille,Alan Marcum (and probably others)welcome you to Facebook. I promise tofriend you. I always have and I alwayswill. We could even set up a classreunion group (no risqué picturesMPH REFLECTIONS 2009 29

please) if Alan Marcum is available tooversee such a sophisticated IT project.(Great to connect with Alan online!Such a beautiful family.)We were pleased this year to helpCharlie Andrews identify a very happylooking dance partner in a picture fromhis high school past. Apparently, the onethat got away. John Ralph is enjoying anew sales position with a large healthcare linen company in Syracuse. JohnArnow appears in an amazing photo inthe LA times in adaptive ski equipment.According to the reporter, Jon looks likea guy who has hurled himself off a cliffin a chair! (reference archive Tuesday,March 16, 2004, in an article called “TheFall Defeats the Fear.”) Trent Amondenrolled his sons Tristan (9th grade) andRyley (6th grade) in Manlius Pebble Hillthis year. It is my hope that they willcontinue Trent’s legacy of riding theMPH lawn mower! See, I have overcomethe sin of jealousy, Trent! Our heartsand prayers go out to Chris Hancockand family in their time of loss. We willmiss Stew. Chris assured me of hisparents’ resiliency. It still breaks myheart.So good to hear from Frank Cochrane!Frank plans to come to the reunion thisyear and leaves us with this note: “It’sbeen a great 35 years since MPH. Iremember living at Cazenovia in mysenior year and that by far was my mostmemorable and best year at MPH. I’vebeen married since 1982 to Diane andlove her more today than the day we gotmarried. It only gets better every day inevery way. I’ve had two tumors, onebenign (spinal) and one cancer(prostate), I guess paying me back forCazenovia, and am doing real well.Four kids: daughters Michelle, 25, in lawschool, Kathleen, 22, in law school,Melissa, 19, nursing, and “little” 6’3”Frank, 16, is in high school. He plans tobecome a doctor. No, I am not either alawyer or doctor. In fact, I didn’tgraduate from university as I was alreadytoo full of knowledge back then anyway.I own investment businesses and, yes, Ido think the Dow Jones Industrials isgoing to 4000 to 5000 before it decidesto turn around in any meaningful way!I live in Michigan...you may remember Iwas from Canada... moved here when Igot married. I love what I do. But I lovemy family more than anything, for theytruly are my oxygen.”The Fleming family is doing well andhopes you will join them in their effortsto bring the Golisano Children’sHospital into a reality here in CNY! Thepaparazzi has been unbearable eversince Wes appeared on “Bridge Street”and News 10 Now in February in effortsto promote the seventh annual FatherDaughter Valentine Ball – a benefitsponsoring Syracuse’s first Children’sHospital. The event was once again ahuge success with over 650 dads anddaughters and a record breaking $30K.Never waste your sorrows!And finally in the news: I heard fromKevin Johnson but I have been madeaware by a covert, black-ops governmentagency that if I reveal any of the contentof our correspondence, it will be my lastalumni newsletter. In fact, I may havealready said too much; I hear BlackHawk helicopters overhead. Gotta go!”Wes FlemingMPH Class of 1975Donna LoftusSwiniuch ’75e-mailed theAlumni Office tosay that she andher daughterAbigail (see phototaken March 2008)are heading toIreland. Abby is 14 and in 9th Grade atNichols School in Buffalo. Donna isplanning to attend Clambake 2010 forher 35th Reunion!MPH Class of 1977Class AgentEric Spevak ’7746 Cameo DriveCherry Hill, NJ 08003E-mail: spee228@aol.comEric Spevak ’77 appeared on nationaltelevision on December 8 with LynneDoyle to discuss the case of Tina Meier’sdaughter, Megan Meier, who committedsuicide after allegedly being bullied. Erichas appeared on other national tele -vision programs , including the “TodayShow” on NBC, CNN Live, MSNBC,Court TV, ABC News and “Hardball withChris Matthews,” to provide com ment -ary, as well as to debate and discusshigh-profile legal issues. Eric has alsobeen quoted and interviewed in manybooks and articles that have appeared inthe Wall Street Journal, New York Times,ABCNews.com, New York Daily News,Trenton Star Ledger, Divorce Magazine,South Jersey Magazine and ThePhiladelphia Business Journal. Eric’s son,Marshall, is a junior at SyracuseUniversity.MPH School Class of 1978Class AgentCindy (Hawkins) Turner ’78209 Stoneridge DriveDeWitt, NY 13214E-mail: roncindyplus2@yahoo.comCindy (Hawkins) Turner ’78, ClassAgent, wrote to her classmates fromAustralia…G’Day Mates! I am in Melbourne,Australia. My husband Ron is workinghere for about 9 months so the kids andI are staying here with him for a coupleof months this Spring. We will returnagain during the kids’ summer vacation(which will be winter here inMelbourne – but nothing like thewinters in Syracuse!). We’re having somuch fun exploring the city, which weabsolutely love. It does not take long toget to the countryside which is sogorgeous. We have really loved seeingthe beaches (the Great Ocean Road issimply amazing!) and the farmlandsand forests. We will be going to Sydneynext weekend and will spend Easter inTasmania. We have plans to see AyersRock and The Great Barrier Reef in Juneand July and will also do some othertraveling around the country. Oh, andyes, we have seen koalas, emus,penguins and kangaroos (up close - soexciting!). Ron and our son Elliot wentto the Grand Prix yesterday and we willall be attending an Australian Footballgame this week. We are very thankful tohave this oppor tunity to be here withRon and see the sights of the DownUnder. It’s been a great experienceliving here; the people are incrediblyfriendly, and Melbourne is such a calm,safe, well-organized city with fantasticmuseums - and delicious food!30 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

The local MPH alumni in the class of‘78 get together from time to time, and Ilook forward to seeing you all at the nextgathering soon. No worries! (It’s theAussies favorite saying and I love it!).Cheers, Cindy TurnerMPH School Class of 1979Class AgentPhilip Rothschild ’797 Drumlins TerraceSyracuse, NY 13224E-mail: philrot@twcny.rr.comLaurie Halse Anderson’79 was a 2008National Book Award Finalist for YoungPeople’s Literature this past Novemberfor her recent novel “Chains.” An articleabout her newest book appears onpage 17.Ms. Halse Anderson’s earlier novels forteens and young adults have wonnumerous awards. In 2008, she receivedthe ALAN award for outstandingcontributions to the field of adolescentliterature. To learn more about her, visither website at www.writerlady.com.Maryellen (Songster) Berry ’79 wasnamed division head (grades 2-6) at theTrinity School in Atlanta, Georgia.Sharon (Glazier) Hochstein ’79 will bereceiving tenure as an instructor in theSUNY system and is consulting with anacculturation program for immigrants,teaching ESL. Her son, Yoni, attends theUniversity of Rochester and worked inManlius Pebble Hill’s Summer Programslast year.Mike Jachles ’79 now works in thepublic information office with theBroward County Sherriff’s Office afterspending 14 years in broadcasting withNBC. He lives in Coral Springs, Fla., andhe says he does not miss the snow. Mikewould love to hear from his classmatesat siren941@aol.com.Dougal McKinley ’79 has been married21 years, has two kids and works as aschool counselor in the Knox CountySchool District in Kentucky. He can bee-mailed at mckinleyd@k12tn.net.Wendy (Wayne) Mishara ’79 is still atthe Public Defenders Office as directorof the immigration impact unit. She hastwo daughters, ages 7 and 11, and livesoutside of Boston.Chuck Parmentier ’79 is now directorof personnel at the New York StateDepartment of Parks, Recreation andHistoric Preservation. His e-mailaddress ischuck.parmentier@yahoo.com.Melanie (Lape) Pitts ’79 reports, “Mykids are older and so am I.”Mary Beth Vercillo ’79 notes with somebemusement that she is now anassistant principal at a Catholic schoolin Dallas, imposing discipline instead ofbeing on the receiving end. She is also areading specialist working with dyslexicchildren, as well as a full timekindergarten teacher. After years in therestaurant business, she discovered anaffinity for working with kids and saysthat she loves her job. Her e-mail ismvercillo@yahoo.comKris (Bortle) Zawacki ’79 has a newjob and new house. After years as acorporate consultant, she is now theassistant director of Public Works inWaterford, Conn.Donald G. Miller ’79 is now a tenuredassociate professor of entomology atChico State in California and reports arenewed sense of vigor. He is helping towrite a paper on the mating systems insalmon and another on Gall Waspecology.1980sMPH School Class of 1980Class AgentPaula Hawkins ’80Unit 4914APO, AA 34037E-mail: skaneateleslake@yahoo.comPaula Hawkins ’80, Class Agent, wrotethis letter to her classmates… Greetings,Class of 1980! One more year to goAlumniNotesuntil our 30threunion... I hope wecan have a biggathering back oncampus next June!John and JenniferSutliff marked a bigmilestone this last yearwith their 25th wedding anniversary!They celebrated with a dream cruise inthe Caribbean. Remember John’sperformances in “Little Mary Sunshine”and “Where’s Charley?” Happily, heremains active in community theaterand most recently played the boss in“How to Succeed in Business WithoutReally Trying.” John is working at theKnolls Atomic Power Lab; Jen keepsbusy in the school libraries; daughterSarah is now at Wagner College; andAndrew is already a high school junior.My family and I are finishing up ourthree years in Caracas. It’s been afascinating time to be in Venezuela – aconstitutional amendment abolishingterm limits was just approved, soPresident Hugo Chavez will be able torun for reelection in 2012 – but we willnot miss the periodic shortages offoodstuffs and basic supplies. (We’veseen cycles of shortages of milk,chicken, eggs, paper towels, and coffee –I took that one personally – but it’s thecurrent absence of toilet paper from thegrocery store shelves that seems mostabsurd.)Our children, Seamus and Cordelia,have enjoyed their years at theinternational school here. I like theschool so much that I spend all of mydays there, too – working in the library(like you, Jen!), doing PTA work,coordinating a Latin American literaturebook group, running a monthlySaturday Story Time program, andorganizing book fairs and book swapsand the like.We head back to the States for one yearin D.C. before going on to Greece forDan’s next assignment at EmbassyAthens in the summer of 2010. Wehope to make it to that reunion nextJune... but in the meantime, drop me aline at skaneateleslake@yahoo.com andlet me know how you’re doing!MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 31

MPH Class of 1982Class AgentGene Shapiro ’82152 Brushy Hill RoadNewtown, CT 06470E-mail: gshapiro@innov-8.comGene Shapiro ’82, Class Agent, reports thefollowing on his classmates:Susanne (Carroll) Duffy ’82 and herhusband Brian are the founders ofStronghearts, an organization dedicatedto children struggling with congenitalheart defects. If you’d like to read moreabout it, check out their website atwww.stronghearts.org.Susan (Falso) Goetzmann ’82 says thatshe has five great kids, all boys, David,21, at Le Moyne College; Ryan, 20, atOCC; Danny, 18, Steven, 16, andAndrew, 15, are in high school. She haslived in Skaneateles for the past 10years. She is currently working at theSkaneateles Community Center as afitness instructor, where she teachesclasses and trains people for triathlons.Ian Leong ’82 lives in Thailand andreports things are going well. He returnsto Syracuse once a year to catch up withfamily.MPH Class of 1983Class AgentMandy (Myrus) Nestor ’834321 Trout Lilly LaneManlius, NY 13104Jenifer Holcombe Soykan ’8310536 East Kay Gartrell PlaceTucson, Arizona 85747E-mail: jsoykan@cox.netAllison Dorr ’83 lives in WesternAustralia. Allison is the mother of twogirls Darcy (12) and Alix (10). Sheis teaching at a Montessori school.MPH Class of 1984Class AgentSarah (Keith) Dowling ’8411457 Madera Rosa WaySan Diego, CA 92124E-mail: sarahdowling@sbcglobal.netSarah (Keith) Dowling ’84 Class Agentwrote…“I am living in San Diego, Calif.with my husband Sheridan andchildren. Her son Ricky, 22, will begraduating this year from Wagner withan art degree. My daughter Hollis, 20, isstudying psychology and playinglacrosse at Gettysburg. Sarah works asthe senior products editor for RealAge,an online health media companyworking with Drs. Michael Roizen andMehmet Oz. My hobbies revolvearound animals – showing her horse injumping competitions, working as aprofessional pet care provider and thisyear will be establishing Stepping OutStables – a charity for the rehab,retraining and re-homing of racehorses.Missing the good ole years? Miss thefriend you DON’T hear about? I wouldlove to know “what happened” to a lotof people?When I am able to get back, miss the“old” MPH… the skunk smell, the oldlockers, the big green box tanning. Ithink of memorable quotes such as: “Iam hingachgook” “McLean crossed thePatanomic” “The ahhh,Mesapotamiahhhh” I can’t make thereunion this year – for now trips backeast are about lacrosse games andgraduations.Sarah also caught up with some classmates,mostly on Facebook, and reports…Mark Del Popolo ’84 is living in TampaBay, Fla. with his wife Joan. Theymarried in 2000. and have twodaughters, Katie, 5, and Rachel, 3. Markowns a small publishing companycalled Gameplan Magazine, which heand his brother Joe started after school.Mark still plays golf and lives by the15th green of his home course. Whenasked what he misses about MPH, hereplied: I miss nearly everything abouthigh school, but am unable to make thereunion this year. To all that knew my AuntConnie, she passed away two years agofrom a stroke.Thomas Carver ’84 is living inLiverpool, married to second wife Jillfor four years. He has four children:Clara, 12, Genevieve, 10 (from previousmarriage) and twin boys Liam andBenny, 2, with Jill. He works as anOnondaga County sheriff’s deputy andwrites: I’ve gotten way too fat and don’thave time for hobbies because the kids driveme crazy… LOL. I am still lamenting thatthe Class of ’84 never had a senioryearbook. I have spoken to Peter and Jim acouple times, but would really love toconnect to all. Hope to see you at our 25threunion.Kimberly (Camp) Cuvo ’84. I foundKimberly on Facebook and we havechatted quite a bit. Kim lives in Easton,Pa., is remarried and has two daughtersand one very cute granddaughter,Addison Rae. She is a three year survivorof breast cancer – YAY KIM!James Stern ’84 is living in Denver withwife Farah and two children, Ella, 4 andTeah, 2. He is still working as anattorney (good to know) but playingthe lottery and hoping (like the rest ofus). When asked of his hobbies, hewrites; sitting alone and being quiet, so outof the norm around here. What happenedto the Free Time? 25 years? THAT’SCRAZY. I am sorry that I can’t make thereunion.Laura Turner ’84 is living in Schenec -tady with her significant other, Janet.She has two children, Rachel, 16, andSarah, 14 and works as a consultant tothe NYS Office of Children and FamilyServices. Laura edits training curricula,monitors training deliveries andoccasionally writes training curricula.She has worked in human services/childwelfare for 20 years. Laura would loveto hear from or about other MPHclassmates! Her hobbies includecooking and reading. She remembersthe camaraderie of our little class of13 and wonders what Cliff Roth andPeter DiCaprio are up to. Laura writes:I may make the reunion if anyone else willshow up..Renee Osteyee LaPoint ’84 lives inFairport, NY outside of Rochester. She isa single mother of three children – twoboys and a girl. She travels a lot –vacationing in the summer and skiingin the winter. She is currently onvacation skiing in Switzerland. Shemight be able to make the reunion32 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

depending on kids and activities.Looking forward to reconnecting – herE-mail is shasha1@rochester.rr.com.MPH School Class of 1985Class AgentJon Budelmann ’85440 North Seward AvenueAuburn, NY 13021E-mail: john.budelmann@verizon.netJon Budelmann ’85 writes, “Unfor -tunate ly, I do not have much news toshare. My first year as DA went by veryfast. My children are growing tooquickly. I hope all alumni are doingwell. I would love to hear from any whoremember me. I just joined the MPHAlumni Facebook.I found a large number of friends andwould encourage other alumni to joinin also. I hope it proves to be a goodway to reconnect”.Jennifer Schutzendorf ’86 just becameengaged and she and her fiancé Jasontook over her mother’s art gallerybusiness in Cazenovia in October. Someof the gallery artists have donated toMPH for auctions in the past, includingMary Padgett, Nicora Gangi and HallGroat.Abbie Sloat Thorenson ’88 writes, “ona sadder note, my brother in-law RobertAlpert ’86 informs us that his cousinJoe Alpert ’86 passed awayunexpectedly on January 28, 2009 of aheart attack. He is survived by hisdaughter, Victoria Alpert; his mother,Sally; and his two brothers, Dr. SamuelAlpert and Benjamin Alpert. Ourthoughts and prayers go out to Joe’sfamily in what has been a very difficultyear for them.”MPH School Class of 1987Class AgentAlison (Wells) Cowen ’8721 Saint Andrews DriveSaint Louis, MO 63124E-mail: alicowen@aol.comMPH Class of 1988Class AgentAbbie (Sloat) Thoresen ’88729 Crystal DriveMount Lebanon, PA 15228E-mail: asthor@adelphia.netAbbie Sloat Thoresen ’88 reports onher class: “Thanks to Facebook, I havehad the chance to catch up with manyMPH alumni from many differentclasses, including many classmates wholeft MPH before senior year.Joe Davoli ’88 graduated from DePaulUniversity in 1993, and he currentlylives in Syracuse with his wife Darbieand their three children, Nicholas,Olivia, and Joseph III. Some of you mayremember that Joe played the violin. Joehas taken his love of music and theviolin and made a career for himself asa professional musician. You can checkout his website, www.joedavoli.com, forpictures, music clips, and informationon upcoming bookings.Sara Tansill (deLima) ’88 graduatedfrom Lynchburg College in 1993, andshe lives in New Haven, Conn. with herhusband and their two children,Kathryn and Wilson.Abigail Doyle ’88 manages the everbusyNew York City location ofDinosaur BBQ. And yes, even inHarlem, they still serve “Syracuse-StyleSalt Potatoes.”After graduating from SUNYBinghamton and Georgetown Law, LeifKing ’88 is now living and working inSilicon Valley, Calif. with his wife andyoung son, Hunter.Chris MacDonald ’88 and his wife Lisalive in the Boston area with their twolovely daughters, Emily and Ashley.Regina Martine (Maresca) ’88 is alsoliving in the Boston area with herhusband Tony and their three children,Aimee, Molly, and James.Anja McNeil ’88 lives in Mallorca,Spain. Her daughter Georgia justbecame a big sister when baby brotherBradley joined the family.Allison(Cunningham) Nieves’88 is a seniortechnical productionmanager for FidelityInvestments inMarlborough, MA.MPH Class of 1989Class AgentJosh Wells ’898330 Prestwick DriveManlius, NY 13104E-mail: jwells@afvusa.comAlumniNotesJosh Wells ’89, Class Agent, collectedmany notes of his classmates! Greetingsclassmates! Our big 20th Reunion iscoming up this June 12-13, 2009 –please mark the date. Many of you havealready indicated your plan to attend,which should be great.Lots of news! Jim and Sara Regan Ford(aka Gladis) welcomed with joy babyMadeline Grace, on September 9, 2008.Madeline lives with her older sister,Kathryn (who made an appearance atlast year’s MPH Clambake), and mom& dad in Providence, R.I., and all aredoing terrific.Drew and Ali deRosa Magidoffwelcomed baby girl Aleksandra Lucia,on October 2, 2008. Ali, Aleksandraand Drew, who live in Brooklyn, havealready been visited by several of ourclassmates.Eva and Whitney Myrus and daughterEmma were delighted to welcomeAlexander Wilczynski Myrus, who wasborn January 27, 2009, in Germany,where the Myruses make their home.Between our last column on class fieldtrips (which prompted many of you towrite) and Facebook, which seems tohave really taken off with our age group(finally - only about five years after theGen Y’s and Gen Z’s started on it),there’s ample news on our classmates.Jon Simons (aka Sime (SIME-ee))wrote: “I can’t believe it’s been almost20 years. It’s certainly true what they sayabout life passing you by.” Sime is thecity administrator for the City of Easley,MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 33

S.C.. Jon and wife Lori have twochildren, Jack (4) and Lilly (2).Laura Wolf-Slocum, who lives inLaFayette, N.Y. with her husband Kevinand 13 year-old daughter, recently foundme on Facebook. Through Laura and afew others, I’ve since re-connected withJosh DiGiacomo (aka Crouton), Scott“Wheels” Ferris, Christi Fallon, HeatherSinn Howard, Phil Levin, ChrisRandall, Hannah Roth, StephanieSewhuk-Thomas, Donna Blount Sherr,P.J. Solomon (aka “Squeej”), MargeStinchcombe, and Laura GrebenWestphal, plus a bunch of MPH alumnifrom other (lesser) classes.Many of you wrote in response to ourlast column on class field trips.Mark Humpleby correctly pointed outthat I inadvertently omitted one notablefield trip: our 5th Grade train trip to theState Capital in Albany. What a trip!You may recall that one of our parentchaperones, Portia Wells (my mom),against our official tour guide’sdirective, walked into Gov. Hugh Carey’soffice and walked out with theGovernor, who introduced himself toeveryone in the class. That little stuntearned my mom a brief detention andquestioning by the Capital police. Wealso met Sen. Tarky Lombardi (AngelLombardi’s uncle) and posed for aphoto, reprinted here:[photo (l-r): 1st row: Sen. Tarky Lombardi,Angel Lombardi, Ali deRosa, Bryan Dunn,David Davoli, Doug Craig, Kim Doura, JoshWells; 2nd row: Heidi Gregg, JenniferMusamici (sp?), Tom Comerford, Craig Doura,Jennifer Von Schneider; 3rd row: MarkHumpleby, Dan Shepalavy, Whitney Myrus,Hallie King, Michelle Mara, Lara Greben; 4throw: Jamie Pavelchak, Matt Punches; 5throw: Michelle Mara’s mom (I think), Mrs.Allen (Tom Comerford’s babysitter), PortiaWells, Dorothy Pavelchak, Renauldo Doura,Mrs. Von Schneider, Mrs. Greben, Mr. RonCraig.]Many thanks to Mark Humpleby forbringing this to my attention. Mark livesin Camp Hill, Pa., and works for RiteAid in the corporate IT department.Here’s the coolest part of the column…You may recall from a previous columnthat Stephanie Sewhuk-Thomas wasfeatured in the national news mediaphotographed with Massachusettsgovernor Deval Patrick. Well, seebelow:Stephanieactuallyspent thebetter partof aneveningvisiting withSenatorObamaduring hiscampaign,but you must come to our 20thReunion in order to hear the wholestory (which is fascinating). You mustalso attend the 20th to learn theanswers to many other questions, suchas: which of our classmates has testifiedbefore a Congressional committee?Who was the famous “thirteenth juror”in the notorious Corey Arthur murdertrial? Which car will Scott Ferris bedriving to Clambake? And who REALLYput the whoopee cushion underMagister Laurentius’s chair? Hope tosee you all soon! Be well and pleasekeep in touch, Great Class of ’89.”1990sMPH Class of 1990Class AgentAnne (Keith) Nguyen ’9011317 Swan Canyon RoadSan Diego, CA 92131E-mail: akeith@san.rr.comMPH Class of 1991Class AgentBill Rubenstein ’918515 Woodbox RoadManlius, NY 13104E-mail: wrubenstein@bsk.comMPH Class of 1992Class AgentAmy (Zaborny) Sutton ’924122 Xerxes Avenue NorthMinneapolis, MN 55412(H): 612-201-4618E-mail: amypsutton@yahoo.comAmy (Zaborny) Sutton ’92, Class Agentwrites a letter to her classmates… HelloClass of 1992 & other distinguishedalumni. Thanks to Facebook, it has beenmuch easier to keep tabs on everybody.Thanks all of you who joined the “MPHclass of 1992” group...for those of youwho have not, please feel free to join. It’sso great catching up with everyone.Nothing too new with me, I am marriedand living in Minneapolis, Minn.(apparently the Syracuse weather wasn’tbad enough for me) with my husbandBrad and two children Benjamin andAniella (Ella) who are four and tworespectively, so I am a busy girl.Jackie Sorci ’92 is living in Syracuse withher one year old son Alex and works atS.U. as an adjunct professor teachingItalian.Ali Stewart ’92 is living in Manliusand is keeping busy finishing up schooland escorting her daughter Ella tovarious extracurricular activities.Billy Mungoven ’92 is married andliving and working in the San Franciscobay area with his wife Larkyn.John Stinchcomb ’92 is living inToronto, working as an assistantprofessor at the University of Toronto.John and his wife Kristen have twoadorable little ones, Piper & Jack.Jeremy Freeman ’92 was recentlymarried and is living in Canton, NYworking as a Tennis Coach at St.Lawrence University (Go Saints- SLU wasour Alma Mater!)Caleb Coppola ’92 is a wonderfulphotographer living in Los Angeles, Cali.Check out Caleb’s work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/seraphimc/.Nogah Sherman ’92 was marriedValentines weekend to fiancé Scott34 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

Marshall. Phillipe Schwimmer ’92 andTali Seinfeld ’94 were in attendance.Mazal Tov Nogah!Finally, I was lucky enough to get tospend a weekend with Shannon CahillPower ’92 and her family, husband Leeand children Cody, Caitlyn, & Jocelyn,last May when the whole clan drovefrom Oklahoma City to attend the 6thannual Corndog Festival, hosted byyours truly here in Minneapolis, Minn.(there, I said it Shannon :-)It’s so great hearing from everyone.Please keep the news coming my way.Thanks everybody.Jeremy Freeman ’92 in his seven yearsat the helm of the St. Lawrence men’sand women’s tennis programs, hasensured that the Saints remain amongthe elite Division III collegiate tennisteams in the nation. Under hisdirection, St. Lawrence has posted arecord of 118-102 and the Saints are oneof the top teams in the Liberty Leagueeach year.Erin (Rotondo) Horton ’92 is stillteach ing 5th grade inclusion in theSyracuse City School District. She iskeeping busy with her two children,Kaitlyn, 2 ½, and Patrick, who is almostone!MPH Class of 1993Class AgentElizabeth (Craig) Wells ’9390 River RoadCos Cob, CT 06807E-mail: elcwells@gmail.comMPH Class of 1994Class AgentTali (Konsens) Seinfeld ’9460 Rutledge RoadScarsdale, NY 10583E-mail: teseinfeld@aol.comDear Class of 1994-Really? Fifteen years??? That’s a bit of ashocker. In light of this impendingacknowledgment of just how manyyears have passed since we wanderedthe grounds at 5300 Jamesville Road, Ihave been reflecting (get it? Our AlumniMagazine is named Reflections??? Haha!)on our time together at MPH and haveremembered some interestingthings……Randy Irwin and I are birthday twins,Joel and his briefcase in ElementarySchool (I was not there, but storiesabound- I believe there is photographicevidence!), Julie (Nudo) Zaborny’swonderful recycling jingle: “A littler bugis someone who doesn’t recycle… bumsha-bum.. bum.. bum.. sha bum….”Who can sing the 12 Days of Christmasthe loudest? Dennis! very importantnightly meetings at The All NightEggplant, solving the problems of theworld and drinking far too much coffee,poor Mr. Hoke, we must have given himJenny’s phone number everyday formonths as the answer! Kirk’s backflips,Nate’s project where Naomi and Emilyshot a rifle for the first time, CaraCoville’s awesome notes and drawingsin French class, leaving our mark byputting our handprints on the wall ofthe former Student Lounge, Holly, Lisaand Brenda always together, Leslie andWendeyu giggling uncontrollably,dances, carnivals, snowball fights,arriving late to school and hopingnobody would notice… leaving earlyand hoping nobody would notice…ahhh, the memories…So, what did I forget? Let me know atthe Reunion!!Hope to see you there.Sarah BarterReunion ChairMPH Class of 1995Class AgentsKimberly (McCammon) Pritchett ’956715 Stoneybrooke LaneAlexandria, VA 22306E-mail: kjpritchett@gmail.comToni M. Torrillo ’95215 East 95th StreetApartment 11KNew York, NY 10128E-mail: torrillt@hotmail.comChris Contard ’95lives in Aurora, Col.with his wife Ellenand their twodaughters, Jordanand Eleanor. Theyexpect their thirdchild around April10 (check with Chris on this). Chrisworks for Lockheed Martin, and afterfour and a half years of rotating shiftwork in D.C. and Denver, he finally gota job with regular human hours lastJanuary. Last August, Chris was workingas a volunteer hospitality ambassador atthe Denver International Airport andran in to Jeff Fallis ’95 who was intown for the Democratic NationalConvention.Jeff Fallis ’95 attended the democraticconvention in Denver last August. Hecaught up with friends from his homeof Macon, Ga., childhood friends, andeven Ted Koppel. As mentioned in ChrisContard’s note, Jeff was surprised to seeChris when he walked off the plane inDenver.MPH Class of 1996Class AgentMarna (Suarez) Redding ’961457 Baker AvenueNiskayuna, NY 12309E-mail: marnaesuarez@hotmail.comMPH Class of 1997Class AgentDavid Temes ’97100 Rockford DrSyracuse, NY 13224E-mail: sd.temes@gmail.comSally (Torrillo) Fisher ’972119 South Geddes StreetSyracuse, NY 13207E-mail: storrillo@hotmail.comAlumniNotesLucie Handler, ‘97 is the temporaryCus tomer Service Manager at the ErieBoule vard Price Chipper Store, andloving it.Tom Laney ’97 is the IT SystemsManager for NYS Department of Healthin Albany, NY.MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 35

Elizabeth (Ellis) Pietrafesa ’97 and herfamily celebrated the christening ofdaughter Gianna Rose Pietrafesa.Gianna’s proud grandfather is alumnusJohn Ellis ’67HQBen Ransford ’97 and his wife Meganwelcomed their son, Linus, on October15, 2008.Erica RappWilcoxson ’97married JayWilcoxson onSeptember 6,2008 at Belle Merin Newport, R.I.They honey -mooned for twoweeks inThailand.MPH Class of 1998Class AgentsTyler Cagwin ’98555 Buckingham AvenueSyracuse, NY 13210E-mail: outsailing1@yahoo.comRalph Torrillo ’98204 Iroquois LaneLiverpool, NY 13088E-mail: torrillo@hotmail.comTyler Cagwin ’98, Class Agent, got intouch with classmate, Jackie Bunting ’98who wrote… that she is back in Chicago,still working on her dissertation, andapplying for grants to conduct fieldworkin Suriname. Her “exciting” academicnews consists of a book that she coeditedhas just been released titled “CLS42: Papers from the 42nd AnnualMeeting of the Chicago LinguisticSociety,” that J. Bunting is her. She alsohas a paper scheduled to appear in thefall 2009 issue of the Journal of Pidginand Creole Languages. Currently she isjust getting ready for a trip to Moroccolater this month.Jackie also let us know that Jenn Denno’98 is no longer Jenn Denno but JennCisse. She was married last year to aman she met and dated while she wasin the Peace Corps in Guinea back in2002-2004, and just to keep thingsinteresting, she also gave birth to abeautiful little girl on October 29. Hername is Aicha Jacqueline Cisse (the“Jacqueline” is after yours truly).Theyare currently living in Niamey, Nigerwhere Jenn works as the grants andprogram quality coordinator forCatholic Relief Services.Rob Burstein ’98 and Dajung Chungwere married on August 28, 2008 atCamp Penwood in Old Forge, N.Y. Thebride is a designer with the BerryJewelry Company in New York City. Robis vice president of Century 21 NYMetro.Andrew Koss ’98, a Ph.D. student, isstudying history at Stamford and isworking on his dissertation while livingin Manhattan.Kate (Monaco) Angelella ’98 lives withher husband, Ross Angelella, who sentus his insight into Kate’s professionaljourney… he writes… “I noticed thatthe MPH student-run newspaper TheRolling Stone, seems to still be inexistence – the newspaper that shestarted back when she was in highschool. She is currently working as anassistant editor at Simon & Schuster inNew York City where she is acquiringand editing some very high profilebooks for the middle grades and youngadult markets. She has titles publishingearly next year that are on track to becritically acclaimed award winners andbestsellers. But you all had her firstmajor acquisition — a newspaper forthe MPH students.”MPH Class of 1999Class AgentsMia R. Bott ’996 Saint Margaret StreetBoston, MA 02125E-mail: miabott81@hotmail.comAndrew Greenwald ’991-3-1, Minami-Aoyama #1902Minato-ku, Toyko 017-0062 JapanE-mail:andrew.greenwald@lehman.comNick Roberge ’99510 Bradford ParkwaySyracuse, NY 13224E-mail: nroberge5@hotmail.comAndrew Greenwald ’99, Class Agentwrites… I have been living and workingin Japan for the last two and a half yearsfor Lehman Brothers and more recently,Nomura Securities, where I have beenadvising companies on mergers andacquisitions. Tokyo has been anincredible place to live and a really nicechange from New York. I was veryhappy to be able to catch up with MiaBott ‘99, Danielle Rutner ‘99, AlexBearman ‘98 and Jeremy Kapell ‘98over the holidays. I am looking forwardto the Clambake!Molly Handler ’99 is a professionalchef at Caprice, a French restaurant inWilmington, N.C.Jarrett Shamlian ’99 is living inBrooklyn and working for an aerospaceresearch and development companycalled Atair Aerospace, playing bicyclepolo (nycbikepolo.com), and stilldrawing and creating as often ashumanly possible. Life is good.2000sMPH Class of 2000Class AgentsNaomi A. Ostrander ’001301 Valley DriveSyracuse, NY 13207E-mail: pinkcarrots22@yahoo.comLindsey Randolph ’002317 Kenwood AvenueRichmond, VA 23228E-mail: lrandolph@vbh.orgZach Sanzone ’0016 Church LaneApartment 4Chatham, VA 24531E-mail: rzsanzone@yahoo.com36 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

Claude Dallas ’00 was recently stationedin Afghanistan with the United States AirForce and reports: “Life was busy there. Ihelped in the rescue and saved the life ofan Air Force NCO back in August whenhis convoy was attacked by an IED. Afew months ago I was able to aid anentire downed convoy, when their mainarmored bus broke down. Before I leftAfghanistan I was promoted to the rankof Captain and pinned on by thehighest-ranking active duty member, theChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,Admiral (Mike) Mullen.” Claudestopped by the Alumni Office when hewas on a recent leave. He is nowstationed in North Dakota.Nana Hosmer ’00 lives in Asheville,N.C. and sings in the Asheville ChoralSociety. Nana also serves on the board ofdirectors of the Asheville CelebrationSingers. She was moved and elated onJanuary 20th when she was able toattend President Obama’s inauguration.Jared Miller ’00 is in Hoboken, N.J.working for a company that designs TVand radio stations, the tech end of thebusiness. He was in Beijing for sevenweeks for the Olympics. It was his fourthGames.Delilah Rothenberg ’00 wrote that she ischairing the New York City Benefit forRwandan Women on Thursday, February26th for businesswomen in Rwanda. Shetraveled to Rwanda with BusinessCouncil for Peace to found theirmentoring program.MPH Class of 2001Class AgentsAdam Castaño ’01541B Longshore DriveAnn Arbor, MI 48105E-mail: acastano@alumni.princeton.eduKevin Holland ’012 Chelsea AvenueApartment 101Long Branch, NJ 07740E-mail: kevinholland@gmail.comNicholas McGraw ’01288 Ross ParkSyracuse, NY 13208E-mail: nickmcgraw@gmail.comPhoebe Spence ’011179 Boylston StreetApartment 42Boston, MA 02215E-mail: phoebe.spence@gmail.comKyle Miller ’01 is a lawyer with CahillGordon & Reindel, LLP in Manhattan.Swati Murthy ’01 is busy with medicalschool but only has 1 ½ years to go. Sheran into Caitlin Meives ’01 overChristmas break.Lyndsey Kelly Weiner ’01 was marriedon August 9, 2009 at the Brewster Inn inCazenovia.MPH Class of 2002Class AgentsJoel Barnett ’02551 Buckingham AvenueSyracuse, NY 13210E-mail: jtb6@geneseo.eduMark V. Hayes ’021010 Euclid AvenueSyracuse, NY 13210E-mail: mvhayes@syr.eduDan Meyer ’029 Cricket LaneFaytteville, NY 13066Katie Swimm ’021014 West Wellington AvenueApartment 1Chicago, IL 60606E-mail: kswimm@hotmail.comMark Hayes ’02 spentNew Years withclassmates DanKlemperer ’02, J.D.’02, and CarrieManolakos ’02. Marksays he is working alot and keeping busy with theSyracuse Crunch. He has also learnedhow to play racquetball.Eric Yager ’02 noted that after becomingan officer in the US Army and attendingmore than a year of training, he’sdeploying to Afghanistan in support ofthe Global War on Terror for a period of13 months. He will be in InformationOperations, with a focus on provincialrebuilding and provincial construction,as a platoon leader.MPH Class of 2003Class AgentsSarah deJong Kimmelman ’03109 Dunham RoadDeWitt, NY 13214E-mail: sarahde_jong@hotmail.comRandy Shayler ’03117 Genesee StreetFayetteville, NY 13066E-mail: rms64@cornell.eduCarla Torrillo ’03135 Chatham RoadSyracuse, NY 13203E-mail: crae385@hotmail.comAlumniNotesNaomi Handler, ‘03 graduated fromNagoya Gakuin University in July 2007and then graduated from University ofNorth Carolina, Wilmington. She islooking into graduate programs andhopes to attend Duke University to earnher MBA.Anna Merchant, ’03 let us know that sheis in Japan teaching English andoccasionally doing some art.MPH Class of 2004Class AgentsVanessa Crane ’04123 East Chaffee AvenueSyracuse, NY 13207E-mail: lockness14@hotmail.comMPH REFLECTIONS 2009 37

Rebecca Mitchell ’04229 Ambergate RoadSyracuse, NY 13214E-mail: watsongirl_2003@yahoo.co.ukErin Mooney ’04411 Shuart AvenueSyracuse, NY 13203Shelly Pal ’049 Balmoral WayHomer, NY 13077E-mail: shellsnsync@hotmail.comSteve Polly ’044146 Barker Hill RoadJamesville, NY 13078E-mail: mph@xyonz.comShelly Pal ’04, Class Agent, reported thatshe recently graduated from theUniversity of Rochester where shereceived a degree in economics. Shemoved to New York City immediatelyafter graduation and gained somevaluable marketing experience at a webdesign company. She is currentlyworking at National Cinemedia as amarketing research analyst and hopes tocontinue her career within the market -ing, advertising, and entertain mentindustry. Shelly also on classmates:Hilary Nitka ’04 has been going toSyracuse University for accounting at theWhitman School of Management andworking part time in the GraduatePrograms Office in the MBA and the MSprograms. For the summer, she will mostlikely end up taking classes so she cangraduate early and start studying for herCPA exam. She was also accepted to amentorship program with Deloitte, soshe will be in and out of New York Citya few times over the summer.Steve Polly ’04, Class Agent, will finishhis 5-year undergraduate degree inmicroelectronic engineering this Mayand has applied to the microsystemsengineering Ph.D. program at RIT. Hehas spent the better part of the last twoyears working for the NanoPowerResearch Labs at RIT doing research onhigh efficiency III-V solar cells andlearning all kinds of wonderful physics.He also bought a house in Rochester thispast September.Dania El Hassan, ’04 After graduatingfrom Tufts University in May with a civilengineering degree, Dania decided to puton her work boots and jump right in.She has found herself working at TurnerConstruction on a 19-story commercialbuilding in the waterfront area ofBoston. She has enjoyed laying out theframework of the building andattempting (with little luck) to answerthe question, “So what exactly do you doevery day?” Dania is not sure thatconstruction is what she wants to do forthe rest of her life, so she is exploring theidea of becoming a designer or businessmanager, but in the meantime, she’ssatisfied feeling like she earns a livingthe same way everyone does: throughhard work.Emma Batman ’04 In a letter fromGoucher College, Emma reported shewas elected to the Beta of MarylandChapter of Phi Beta Kappa. As you mayknow, this is the highest scholasticrecognition that a college student canreceive.Megan Gardner ’04 graduated from theUniversity of Buffalo last May with abachelor’s degree in exercise science. Sheis currently in medical school andreports “It is challenging but very excit -ing!” Megan lives in Tonawanda, NY.Ryan Guerra ’04 graduated with bothgeneral honors and departmental honorsfrom John Hopkins University’s WhitingSchool of Engineering on May 22, 2008.He received a B.S. in electricalengineering and a M.S. in electrical andcomputer engineering. He is currentlyworking toward his doctorate in theDepartment of Electrical Engineering atRice University in Houston, Texas.Theo McDonald ’04 works at SpaceExploration Technologies as a Pro -pulsion Test Engineer at the test site inMcGregor, Texas. He is a member of theengineering team for the propulsionsystem for the Dragon spacecraft thatwill take SpaceX astronauts to theInternational Space Station in 2010 andwill take cargo to orbit for scientificexperiments. Currently he is a controllerfor the actual firing of these rocketengines, but his duties extend to nearlyall aspects of the operation. To learnmore go to:http://www.spacex.com/dragon.php.Brandon Oot ’04 is the district managerof Vector Marketing.Katie Perry ’04 works as a corporatemarketing coordinator for a digitaladvertising and search optimizationagency in Manhattan. In this role, sheassists with all of the corporate brandingand public relations initiatives. She isliving in the East Village and loving it.Jessica Wallace ’04, is in her fifth yearwith Sollecito Landscaping and recentlybecame a NYS Certified LandscapeProfessional. A graduate of NazarethCollege, Jessica graces Sollecito Land -scaping with artistic talents, landscapingexpertise and a perky personality. Shedistinguished herself by achieving anexceptionally high score on thecertification exam. Sollecito welcomesJessica to the Sollecito Team of NYSCertified Landscape Professionals!MPH Class of 2005Class AgentsT.J. Gunerman ’054576 East Lake RoadCazenovia, NY 13035E-mail: tjgunerman@excite.comCourtney Stewart ’05112 Haverhill DriveSyracuse, NY 13214E-mail: c12goalie@twcny.rr.comPamela Usiatynski ’05510 Fay LaneMinoa, NY 13116E-mail: pusiatyn@butler.eduHelen Day ’05 recorded with pop singersongwriterBen Folds Dec.14-17 for hisupcoming album due to be released thisspring. Helen is the soloist in her acappella group’s winning submission,which you can view online athttp://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2008/120208.html.Erin Holstein ’05 made the dean’s list atConnecticut College for the fall 2008semester. Congratulations, Erin!Stefania Ianno ’05 has been accepted tograduate school at Syracuse University inthe field of marriage and family therapy.She starts her course of study next fall.Alexander Korman ’05 is the recipient ofthe Colgate University’s Dean’s Award38 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

for academic excellence during the fall2006 semester. Alex is a history andtheater major and spent last fall studyingin London, England.Carly Montroy ’05 welcomed TaylorJames “TJ” born on September 26, 2008.Courtney Stewart ’05, a member of theCazenovia College women’s soccer team,was named the North Eastern AthleticConference Women’s Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for an impressivetwo weeks in September 2008.Andrew Wilson ’05 has been continuinghis wine making, expanding intoChilean grapes and wines. He recentlymade a wonderful Riesling and has beenexperimenting with blended wines.MPH Class of 2006Class AgentsChristine Goldman ’067138 Coronation CircleFayetteville, NY 13066E-mail: cgoldman2006@yahoo.comSam Goldman ’066726 Gleason PlFayetteville, NY 13066E-mail: sgoldman10@elmira.eduIan Harmand ’065227 Pointe East DriveJamesville, NY 13078E-mail: mharmand@mail.rochester.eduKiley Sotomayor ’067694 Mountain AshLiverpool, NY 13090E-mail: kasoto06@stlawu.eduRiley Carmody ’06 has been studyingRussian in preparation for an upcomingtrip sponsored by a Fulbright program.In addition to the ecological work hewill be doing, he and his group will alsohave the chance to do anthropologicalstudies of the Buryat people in andaround the Lake Baikal region. TheBuryat are an ethnic group related to theMongols.MPH Class of 2007Class AgentGabe Prussin ’073 Morton RoadSyracuse, NY 13214E-mail: gabe.prussin@tufts.eduLeah Adelson ’07 has had a terrific yearat Hamilton College studying Spanishand keeping busy in the performing arts.In one year, she sang with her collegechoir at Lincoln Center and in theGilbert and Sullivan musical “Utopia,Ltd.” Leah also sings with Special K, anall girls a capella group, and dances inthe hip-hop group “Heat.” But the bigexcitement happened in March when thecollege choir toured throughout Italyand performed at the Vatican during amass at St. Peter’s Basilica!Nick Stam ‘07received a GoldwaterScholar ship throughLe Moyne College.This prestigious awardis given to collegesophomores andjuniors majoring inthe sciences.Jennifer Jordan ‘07 received anHonorable Mention for a GoldwaterScholarship through Goucher.MPH Class of 2008Class AgentsMeghan Crawford ’0824 Gillette LaneCazenovia, NY13035-1404E-Mail: mcrawford22@gmail.comNick Shayler ’08117 Genesee StreetFayetteville, NY 13066E-Mail: nshayler@gmail.comAlumniNotesMohammad Seraji ’08 stopped in withLilly Schwartz, to see Baxter Ball, head ofschool. He had just finished playingHenderson in a play “You Can’t Take ItWith You”.MPH students were cast in alumnus’play. The Armory Square Playhouserecently presented staged readings in theCoville Theater of new plays by twoCentral New York playwrights,including 2008 MPH graduateMohammad Seraji. MPH adjunctteacher Donna Stuccio, in whoseplaywriting class Mohammad wrote“The Iranian Dream,“ directed the pieceand MPH upper school studentsMorgan Cambs ’09 and RachelHeagerty ’10 were cast in the play.Faculty, Former Faculty,Staff, & FriendsFrank Milliman, former math teacherand Headquarters commandant at TheManlius School, retired last May after 48years at West Chester University. Franklives in West Chester, Penn.MPH stepsinto the 21st Century.Join our growing Facebook community and stay plugged into MPH. Membersof the Facebook community just need to type Manlius Pebble Hill Alumni intothe search field to navigate to the alumni page. Alumni events, activities, andupdates are posted on the page frequently… stay connected!Already a member of the MPH Alumni group? Please help us spread the word!MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 39

Final Roll CallJoseph Alpert ’86 passed away suddenlyJanuary 28, 2009 after a heart attack. (seealumni notes for Class of 1986.)Herman L. Bernhard ’41A passed awayMarch 23, 2008.Francis W. Corbett ’49A passed awayFebruary 11, 2008.Mario DeLucia ’49C passed away April 8,2008.Joseph DiCarlo ’72 passed awayNovember 16, 2008 from pancreaticcancer. His wife, Debbie, wrote to say thathe was so very proud to have attendedManlius and to have played footballthere. He talked about this all the time.She said, “God Bless all of you.”Clifford Fletcher ’49A passed awayJanuary 20, 2009.Stewart F. HancockIII ’68, who led thecreation of EagleNewspapers in 1992,passed away at hishome on Jan. 15.Hancock was born inSyracuse, New York,the son of Judge Stewart F. Hancock Jr.and Ruth Pass Hancock. After attendingPebble Hill School, he graduated fromDeerfield Academy and went on to attendColgate University. He was an activeparticipant in the Central New Yorkbusiness and political community for hisentire life and had served as a trustee ofManlius Pebble Hill School. He was anewspaper man, a husband and the fatherof five children, and he will be missed.Stew is survived by his wife, Kimberly; hisdaughters, Kolbe ’04, Annie ’05, Torrey’07 and Mary ’11; his son, Stewart IV; hisparents, Judge Stewart F. Hancock Jr ’40.and Ruth Pass Hancock, of Cazenovia; hisbrothers, R. James of Hopkins, MN,Christopher ’74 of Sugarland, TX,Nathaniel ’78 of Slingerland, NY, andJonathan, of Lebanon, NH; his sister,Marion Hancock Fish ’72, of DeWitt; andseveral nieces and nephews.Clarence C. “Bud” Larkin, ’44A passedaway January 28, 2008 in his home townof Ithaca, N.Y.Karl D. Malcolm Jr., ’49C passed awayat his home October 3, 2008 fromcomplications of pulmonary fibrosis andmetastatic lung cancer.David H. Mills ’52C passed away onNovember 12, 2008.Richard Monroe ’44HQ passed away onMarch 13, 2008.David J. Parker ’61B, 65, of Canastota,N.Y., died unexpectedly December 4,2008 at Crouse Hospital, Syracuse. Hewas born April 20, 1943 in Utica. Davidspent most of his life in Utica, later livingin Canastota, and had lived on QuarryRoad since 2005. He graduated from TheManlius School and then received a B.A.in English from St. Lawrence University.He later earned his master’s degree fromNortheastern University. He was a realestate broker for 30 years and had taughtEnglish at Northeastern University forseveral years, as well as Albany University.David served in the U.S. Army during theVietnam War and was a general’s aide,stationed at the Red Stone Arsenal inHuntsville, Ala. He was an active soupkitchen volunteer at Hope House inUtica, a former EMT volunteer with theGreater Lenox Ambulance Service inCanastota and a member of theChittenango Rotary Club. David enjoyedmusic, art, photography, hiking, biking,cross country and downhill skiing,sculpting, canoeing and kayaking, rockclimbing, fishing and was an avid reader.He married Sandra M. Munger onFebruary 19, 2000, in Canastota.John E. Raymond ’32C passed awayon June 16, 2008 at the age of 92. Hisson, Mike Raymond ’62C, wrote “AfterManlius my dad went on to CornellUniversity. He was also a two-timewinner of the Old Boys Manual of Armswhile I was attending Manlius. He was anavid follower of the Manlius School’sprogress. He and my mother owned andoperated the Palisades Hotel on BrantLake, N.Y. and managed numerous otherresort properties during the winterseasons in Florida. He was the pastpresident of the Ballston Spa, N.Y.Chamber of Commerce, started a USOchapter in Ballston Spa and worked as arealtor there. He had four grandchildrenand five great-grandchildren.”Sam Restivo ’48C born July 10, 1927,and the father of four, died in hisJamestown, N.Y. home Sunday, January18, 2009, at the age of 81. A JamestownHigh School student, Sam spent twoyears in the Navy before completing highschool in 1948 at Manlius MilitaryAcademy. A 1952 Grove City collegegraduate, Sam majored in politicalscience and also received his socialstudies and French teaching certificates.Sam earned his master’s degree in 1956from the University at Buffalo with asuperintendent’s, supervisor’s andsecondary principal’s certificate. Hisaccomplishments in the Panama CentralSchool District included the initiation,supervision and completion of $6million worth of programs and bondreferendums. He was instrumental infounding the Ashville BOCES location,and after retiring from the PanamaCentral School District in 1983, he servedas interim superintendent of both theForestville and Falconer school districts.He is survived by his wife Arline, twodaughters and two sons.William Richardson ’48B passed awaySeptember 30, 2008.Gary F. Sargent ’64B of Wilmington,N.C., formerly of Manlius, died suddenlyon October 23, 2008. He attended TheManlius School. Gary worked for theFayetteville-Manlius School District for 10years and was a member of the Fayette -ville Masonic Club. Prior to that hew wasthe director of facilities at Manlius PebbleHill and for many years, he helped withthe MPH Clambake.Angelo Michael Sassani ’50B passedaway on October 6, 2008.Carl F. Schenkenberger, ’60C, 68, ofKirkville, passed away on November 28,2008. Carl was a life resident of theSyracuse area and a graduate of TheManlius School. He was a coordinator forthe Security Department at St. Joseph’sHospital, where he was employed for 22years. Previously, he owned and operatedSchenkenberger’s Meat Market. Survivorsinclude his wife, the former DianeHogan; one daughter, two grandchildrenand two sisters.L. Bruce Thompson (SUAF-Ret.) ’51C, ofOcala, Fla., and Norway Lake, Maine, aCold War US Air Force intelligence officerwhose duties took him to stations onthree continents, died Sunday, September40 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

21 at his summerhome at Norway LakeHe was 75. Born inWatertown, N.Y., heattended school inSouth Paris, Maine,and spent two years atThe Manlius Schoolbefore moving to Florida where his fatherstarted a construction company in thecentral part of the state. He graduatedfrom Deland (Fla.) High School in 1951.Bruce credited The Manlius School withhis decision to make a career in themilitary. As a young high school graduate,one of his first jobs was as a surveyor forthe US Coast and Geodetic Survey team,working alone for months at a time inthe mountains of Alaska.Lt. Col. Thompson was an 1955 honorsgraduate from the University of Florida.As an undergradate, he was assistantcommander of the Corps of Cadets, AirForce ROTC and a member of Sigma Nufraternity. He later earned a master’sdegree from Syracuse University and amaster’s degree at the USC-Berkeley inHeidelberg, Germany. After graduatingin 1955, his military commission wasdeferred for two years while he joinedKaiser Aluminum, exploring for bauxitein Jamaica, Haiti and Costa Rica. He methis future wife, Dorothy Henwood,while working in Jamaica. Shortly afterbeing commissioned as a secondlieutenant in 1958, he was assigned to asmall group of specialists dealing withsightings for the Minuteman missileprogram. During his 28 years as an AirForce intelligence officer, he wasinvolved in the start-up of the Star Warsmissile defense program. Lt. Col.Thompson’s career included tours ofduty at SHAPE (NATO) headquarters inMons, Belgium and in Vietnam. Follow -ing his Air Force career, Lt. Col.Thompson was employed for 10 years byScience Applications InternationalCorporation.Lt. Col. Thompson was an avid golfer.His love of baseball led to a season ofminor league baseball with theFarmington Flyers in Maine, and hisinvolvement as a player and executivewith the Golden Seniors Softball Leaguein Ocala.Among his most prized honors: aBronze Star, a Meritorious Service Medal,the Air Force Commendation Medal, theUSAF Intelligence and ReconnaissanceDivision medal for Dedicated Service,and his most loved - a certificate ofDevoted Service to Boy Scout Troop 55in Holland Patent, NY.In addition to his wife, Dorothy, survivorsinclude a son, a daughter, a sister, threegrandchildren, and several beloved niecesand nephews.Arthur Torrey ’41C passed away October8, 2008.Carl W. Warnecke ’58HQ died inDecember 2002 of lung cancer.MPH LOSES BELOVED FRIENDThe Manlius Pebble Hill community was saddened by the passingNovember 16, 2008 of Martha Lindberg Heer, the School’sbeloved former head of Lower School.Mrs. Heer, who held a master’s degree in education from SyracuseUniversity, was a dedicated, innovative educator at MPH for some33 years until her retirement in 1995. During her career at MPH,she served generations of children in many capacities – Fifth andSixth Grade teacher, children’s librarian, director of admission,and, finally, head of the Lower School.“Martha was the embodiment of the ‘5Cs’ and made concern,confidence, consideration, cooperation, and courtesy the guiding principles of Lower School,” said Head of SchoolBaxter F. Ball. “She will be truly missed. We can only hope to continue to live up to the standards she establishedfor us.”Said one former student: “Mrs. Heer played a really defining role in my early years at MPH. I know my appreciationand fondness for her has been shared by a great many MPH students. Mrs. Heer was a warm, genuinely nice lady.”Mrs. Heer is survived by four children, three of whom are alumni of the School (Julia Chamberlain ’72, Martin Heer’69, and Charles (Dusty) Heer ’64). She also leaves seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.In her memory, the Martha L. Heer Citizenship Award has been created. Contributions in her honor are depositedinto the MPH endowment fund to support the award, which will be given annually at commencement to a seniorwho exemplifies the principles Martha called the “5Cs.”MPH REFLECTIONS 2009 41

The Final Wordby Baxter F. Ball, head of schoolAt any given time, we canpoint to society’s so-calledbedrock values, the basic conceptswhich permeate our lives and whichwe hold dear. The fact is, though,that values are not static. Like tectonicplates, they are always moving,slowly shifting.Take the concept of community. WhenI was a boy, the neighborhood I grewup in functioned as a community.There was an overwhelming sense ofcollective responsibility among parentsfor all the kids in a four-block radius.We were all relatively free to go fromone house to another, always checkingto see whose mother was planning thebest dinner that night or on whosefamily outing we could sneak a ride. Inever remember worrying about mysafety or fearing strangers.Over the past decade or more, myidyllic naiveté began to perish in aworld growing much more complex. Isaw families becoming more isolatedfrom each other. “Neighborhood” wasbecoming more about geographiclocation and less about connectionsbetween friends. Backyard baseballgames were replaced by highlyorganized youth sports, dance classes,and arranged “play dates.” Games like“Kick the Can” became obsolete asspontaneous play gave way to goaloriented,planned youth activities. Icould not help but worry that we wereslowly losing something verymeaningful as we moved towardbecoming a super-competitive, goaldriven,and occasionally neuroticculture.Today, I am again sensing a shift in theconcept of community. Along with thecountry’s recent economic instability,there has been a palpable move backto the community values of my youth.There is a return to the focus on family,school, and faith and a discarding ofconcerns with the size of one’s houseor wallet. Competitiveness is losingground to the notion of helping others.I firmly believe that in hard times,people tend to pull together.Friendships become more valuable.Spending time with one’s child,discussing his or her day at school,becomes of paramount importance.Community matters more than socialstatus or power.It is vitally important that this renewedsense of community extend to ManliusPebble Hill. In the long run, MPH cantruly succeed only if it is perceived as aplace where children can safely exploretheir world, where they can enjoy thesame kind of mutual trust andacceptance that my four-blockneighborhood afforded me as ayoungster. We must collectively work atcreating an environment thatencourages risk-taking by studentswhile guaranteeing them a safety net.We must respect differing opinions andbackgrounds while simultaneouslybeing proud of our own.Affirming, nourishing, and supportingeach member of our extended MPHfamily may some days be challenging.But if we are successful, our childrenwill benefit from this more genuinesense of community. So will we all.42 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009

Manlius Pebble Hill SchoolClambakeWeekend2009June 12-13, 2009The annual reunion weekend for alumni of The Manlius School, Pebble Hill School,and Manlius Pebble Hill SchoolClambake Weekend ChairClaire Myers-Usiatynski ’72All alumni, former and current faculty, andfriends are invited to attend ClambakeWeekend 2009.The following classes will be recognizedthroughout the weekend as they celebrate asignificant reunion.The Manlius School and Pebble Hill Classes of:1939 – 70th Reunion 1959 – 50th Reunion1944 – 65th Reunion 1964 – 45th Reunion1949 – 60th Reunion 1969 – 40th Reunion1954 – 55th ReunionManlius Pebble Hill Classes of:1974 – 35th Reunion 1994 – 15th Reunion1979 – 30th Reunion 1999 – 10th Reunion1984 – 25th Reunion 2004 – 5th Reunion1989 – 20th ReunionAccommodations: Please plan early. Rooms may bereserved for the weekend at the MarriottCourtyard/Carrier Circle by May 22 (315/432-0300)and The Craftsman Inn by May 12 (315/637-8000).Alumni may call and request a room reserved forthe MPH Reunion.Questions? Contact Maureen Anderson, directorof alumni relations, at 315/446-2452 ext. 136 ormanderson@mph.net or go to www.mph.net.Friday, June 12Clambake Golf OutingGreen Lakes State Park Golf Course, FayettevilleClambake Tennis ClassicManlius Pebble Hill Tennis CourtsManlius School BarbecueKreitzberg Family Alumni LodgeManlius Pebble Hill School CampusPebble Hill School DinnerMcNeil LobbyManlius Pebble Hill School Campus70s Party (Classes of 1971 – 1975)Jay ’74 and Sara (Deming) Wason ’74The Wason Home, 8436 Brae Leure Road, ManliusClass of 1999 Party – “Burgers and Brew”Beth Stewart ’99 , 112 Haverhill Drive, DeWittManlius Pebble Hill GatheringSyracuse Suds Factory, Armory Square, SyracuseSaturday, June 13Verbeck Memorial ServiceVerbeck Gravesites, Former Manlius School CampusA Conversation with the Head of SchoolCoville Theater, Manlius Pebble Hill School CampusDedication of the Korean and Vietnam War MemorialThe Manlius Flagpole, Manlius Pebble Hill School CampusClambake 2009Manlius Pebble Hill School CampusManlius School Reunion DinnerFalcone Dining Hall, Manlius Pebble Hill School CampusThe MPH Alumni Party Under the TentManlius Pebble Hill School Campus

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGEPAIDSYRACUSE, NYPERMIT #10325300 Jamesville RoadDeWitt, New York 13214-24992009Alumni Calendar of EventsApril 23April 29June 7New York City Regional ReunionAlbany Regional ReunionCommencementJune 12-13 Clambake Weekend 2009Please check the Alumni Events Calendar at www.mph.net for more information.