Springtime <strong>2005</strong> Flicks:Two <strong>Milton</strong> alumni write for Hollywood’s Silver ScreenHadley Davis ’89 and DavidLindsay-Abaire ’88 were leadscreenwriters for <strong>2005</strong> releasesIce Princess (Walt DisneyPictures) and Robots (Blue SkyProductions), respectively.Ice Princess Takes a NewSpin on Coming-of-AgeDramaHadley’s Ice Princess, for whom ahigh school physics project leadsto a love of skating, earns praisefrom Roger Ebert in the ChicagoSun-Times for beginning with aformula to deliver a fresh, wellactedstory that allows even itsvillains to transform and discoverthemselves.“The movie, written by HadleyDavis and directed by TimFywell, starts with a formula andthen takes it to the next level,”Ebert says. “We have two obsessivestage mothers and two drivenoverachievers, and the girlswant to trade places, to thedespair of their moms.…Thisleads to more substance thanwe’re expecting, and more acting,too, since the central charactersdon’t follow the well-wornroutines supplied by the GCFD-DPO formula (Gifted ChildFollows Dream Despite ParentalOpposition). They strike outwith opinions and surprises oftheir own.”Hadley, whose screenwritingcredits include “Dawson’s Creek”and “Spin City,” recently toldThe Hingham Journal that the IcePrincess screenplay was semiautobiographical:Hadley oncedreamed of becoming a professionalballet dancer. And, likethe film’s heroine, she enjoyedspending winter afternoons skatingon a pond in New England.Hadley also told the HinghamJournal that her <strong>Milton</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>English teachers taught her howto write.Robots Delivers GreatAnimation, SlapstickHumorDavid Lindsay-Abaire ’88 is bestknown as an award-winningplaywright. His credits includeFuddy Meers, Wonder of the Worldand Kimberly Akimbo.In Variety magazine, film criticJoe Leydon writes that David’snewly released film, Robots,“inspires sufficient wondermentto impress as spectacle and generatesenough guffaws to scorewith every audience segmentexcept the most toon-averseteens. Fox and Blue Sky Studiosfollow up their 2002 smash IceAge with an even more vividlyprecise and inventively realized3-D CGI package.“Climactic clash between goodand evil feels more chaotic thancomedic, but laughs come frequentlyeven during freneticfolderol. Pic overall aboundswith clever in-jokey references toother movies—note the guestappearance by a character fromsomewhere over the rainbow—and other instances of sophisticatedwit,” Leydon writes.Outside of live theater andRobots, David has also been writingfor television and is at workon other screenplays.Anne Neely’s “Going West”Irish landscapesAnne Neely’s “Going West”exhibit in West Cork, Ireland,opened at the CatherineHammond Gallery on July 29,<strong>2005</strong>. Works in the exhibit canbe viewed at www.hammondgallery.com.Anne’s small paintings,inspired by a fellowship from theBallinglen Arts Foundation inCounty Mayo, Ireland, explorethe relationship between manand nature, gravity and weightlessness.Anne has taught <strong>Milton</strong>students since 1974.From Rose Langon’s Window, 11" x 14", oil on panelDay’s End, 11" x 14", oil on linen62 <strong>Milton</strong> Magazine
New Roles for <strong>Milton</strong> Faculty MembersRichard G. HardyUpper School PrincipalRobin Robertson announced tothe faculty and students thisspring that Rick Hardy, chair ofthe English department, hadaccepted the invitation tobecome principal of the UpperSchool. The position wasappealing to Rick because of theopportunity, he said “to workclosely with a lively, bright studentbody and a talented, committedfaculty.”Rick has taught English for 24years, 22 years as a member of<strong>Milton</strong>’s English department.Rick’s teaching has spannedGrade 7 to Class I, and he hasincorporated a love of acting anddirecting that was spawned ingraduate school at Brown with<strong>Milton</strong> students and faculty. Rickassumed the role of Englishdepartment chair in 1999.Rick’s long experience as ateacher, his leadership of thedepartment, and his service, in2000–2001, as interim UpperSchool principal, have preparedhim well “to help the faculty beinvolved effectively in decisionsthat affect the learning environment—theexperiences studentsshould have and the competenciesthey should develop.”During the coming year Rick,for instance, will guide theUpper School through a decisionabout scheduling, the identificationof the next athletic director,continued progress toward newlearning centers in science andvisual art, and an <strong>Academy</strong>-wideproject aimed at making sureour values are explicit andexpressed in student experience.During his years at <strong>Milton</strong>, hehas been a house head inFaulkner, and with his wife, Del,a member of the house facultyin Goodwin. He has coachedgirls’ JV softball, boys’ JV baseballand boys’ 4th soccer. Rick,his wife, Del, and their children,Aidan (Class I) and Owen(Grade 8) live on campus.As Robin Robertson said to facultymembers at the time ofRick’s appointment, “I am confidentthat under his leadership,we will continue to addressthoughtfully the issues importantto our future. As we work inthe Upper School to improve ouruse of time, enhance our athleticprograms and build two newacademic buildings, Rick’s capabilitieswill serve all of us well.Please join me in congratulatinghim.”Rick HardyDavid BallAcademic DeanDavid B. Ball, <strong>Milton</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>Class of 1988, assumed the positionof academic dean this summer.David returned to <strong>Milton</strong> in1999 to join the history department,after six years on the facultyat the Montgomery <strong>Academy</strong>in Montgomery, Alabama.There, David taught UnitedStates history and coached thedebate team; ultimately, heserved as Montgomery <strong>Academy</strong>’shistory department chair,and that experience sparked aninterest in administrative work.At <strong>Milton</strong>, David taught economics,a course that had steadilygained enrollment over the lastseveral years. In addition, Davidparticipated with other membersof the department in developingand teaching <strong>Milton</strong>’s groundbreakingtwo-year course,launched in 2002—The UnitedStates in the Modern World. In<strong>2005</strong>, David served as interimchair of the History department.As in Montgomery, Davidcoached <strong>Milton</strong>’s debaters forfour years.Pursuing his interest in issuesthat were institutional in scopeand impact, David served on twotrustee committees—the BudgetCommittee and the EnrollmentCommittee. The position of academicdean held particularappeal for David, as it will allowhim to consider those broaderissues even as he focuses on theintellectual growth of <strong>Milton</strong>David Ball ’88students. “What happens in theclassroom, in the lab, and inthe library defines <strong>Milton</strong> as avibrant educational community,”David notes. “The energy andtalent here make <strong>Milton</strong> a greatplace to learn, and it’s a privilegeto share in the good work thatour students and teachers do.”He was a member of theDiscipline Committee, andserved on the Senior ProjectCommittee.After <strong>Milton</strong>, David attendedPrinceton, where he earned abachelor’s degree, and DukeUniversity, where he earned amaster’s degree in history.63 <strong>Milton</strong> Magazine
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