Now & Then At Wheeler Magazine

&winter 2010

Focus on Faculty

Now Then @Wheeler

Vol. 8 Issue 1Winter 2010

Editor: Laurie Flynn

Board of Trustees President: Alan Litwin Alumni Association President: Kim Chazan Zwetchkenbaum ‘83 Parents Association President: Jennifer Thiesen Head of Institutional Advancement: Michele Sczerbinski Diaz ‘86

Cover: Teachers at Wheeler & Hamilton by Gabriel A. Cooney

Nondiscrimination Policy:The Wheeler School does not discrim-inate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orien-tation or handicap in the administra-tion of its educational, admissions, and financial aid policies, faculty and staff recruitment and hiring policies, athletics or other programs or activi-ties administered by the school.

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Did you notice the new size forthe Now & Then? As part of our

campus-wide Green Initiative, we are able to reduce paper waste in the

printing process by reformatting this publication. We’ve gone from using about

4,000 pounds of paper to using 3,100 pounds and with a paper stock that is

30% post consumer recycled.

Bright Ideas — Part IThe ancients suspected and respected the power of the Sun. Early cultures both worshipped and feared it. Later, scholars and stargazers

began to study it. As the centerpiece of our solar system, we learned early to use its power for heat. and its place in our daily life for guidance

— both celestial and religious. Naming a day of the week after it became an honorific that we continue to use today.

So as the solar-wise saying goes, nothing’s new under the sun, right?

In the case of the Wheeler Farm, there is something new under the sun: 480 Suntech 210 watt solar panels and a SatCon inverter. Huge

panels were placed this winter on the Van Norman Field House (see photo above) as part of Wheeler’s Green Initiative. The panels will

generate enough power to support the entire energy needs of the Farm campus and, hopefully, generate a little income for the School in the

near future. At the time of the installation in late December, the panels made up the largest solar array in Southeastern Massachusetts, and

thanks to more and more institutions seeing solar as a way to meet current and future energy needs, the Wheeler Farm is now one of several

such large-scale arrays in Massachusetts.

The work on the Field House roof happened at a time of year when the sun was least visible, yet most craved, by those of us on Planet

Earth. Wanting to wait for warmer days, we hope to celebrate the installation — and show it off to the Wheeler community — at Field Day,

Saturday, May 15. May 15 just happens to be School founder Mary Wheeler’s birthday. We hope she’d be delighted to see her school taking

advantage of something old in such a new way. And with Wheeler being Wheeler, we also asked Alteris to install some ground-level equip-

ment to show the power generation to students and visitors alike as part of new curriculum plans.

We invite you out to the Farm on Field Day to see the results for yourself.

Bright Ideas — Part IIAs an adjective, the word “bright” can mean shining or vivid but in another use also mean clever or intelligent. In showing you some of the

Wheeler and Hamilton faculty members in our special focus section this issue, we take a risk: will these teachers be seen as the proverbial

“best and brightest” by our readers?

We sincerely hope not.

Not because the people we spotlight aren’t deserving to hold that distinction, but because they would be the first to refuse such a description

of themselves. Same for the teachers remembered by those alumni who responded to our call for memories. Our faculty’s “brightness” is

equal parts person and place. Drawn to a bright spot in Providence, they are part of a faculty created over years of thoughtful hiring, profes-

sional support and collegial sharing that has built this school’s reputation as well as its values and mission.

Sunshine and teachers. We bask in their glow. Enjoy this issue of Now & Then At Wheeler.

Editor’s Note

Wheeler partnered with two companies (EOS Ventures and Alteris Renewables) to finance and install the solar panels on the Van Norman Field House.

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Message from the Head

faculty INfluENcE lasts a lIfEtIME

i once read a survey that asked adults to name the five people "who had the

most profound influence on the person they had become.” Predictably, parents topped the

list, but who came next in almost every case? Not a public figure, a close friend, or even

a sibling, though all figured in the rankings. No, after mom and dad, most respondents

recognized the formative power of a teacher.

Educators are gratified, even relieved, by these sorts of endorsements, but not surprised.

Many of us who found our way to careers in education had a teacher who struck a chord

of deep admiration, who inspired us, whose belief in our talents still motivate our best

efforts. I know I will never forget my Mother Teresa-like 4th-grade teacher, Mrs. Lenox,

who somehow balanced class and silliness, open-mindedness and amused skepticism, or

Mr. DeCecco, my junior-year history teacher who looked past my immaturity and saw

something worth encouraging.

This edition of Now & Then At Wheeler focuses on Wheeler’s wonderful teaching faculty.

Collectively, they are creative, energetic, engaged in their disciplines, and, perhaps most of

all, invested in the success of each individual student. This, I hear from graduates, has always

been a signature asset of this school. Miss Wheeler was a famously inspirational teacher,

and she set a culture of expectation carried through the generations by countless Wheeler

luminaries: Edith Erlenmeyer, Army Armstrong, Peter Hufstader, Julie Baldwin, Priscilla

Wolff , Michael Brown, Bob O’Hara – the list goes on and on, and continues to grow, as you

will see in the pages that follow.

Wheeler, as you are probably aware, has recently enjoyed a period of dynamic campus

improvements, both in Providence, and at The Farm. We have raised funds for endowments,

and we have been at the forefront of the movement towards environmental sustainability.

But we must always remember that these initiatives are ancillary, facilitative, to our

institutional core. The true quality of the school – that which distinguishes the Wheeler

experience for our students – is the character and talent of our teachers. This issue is

dedicated to them.

The true quality of the school – that which distinguishes the Wheeler experience for our students – is the character and talent of our teachers.

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focus on faculty

On this and the pages that follow meet a few of our talented faculty and see some results of their creative teaching in action.

Year Appointed: 1977

Grade You Teach: Lower School/Middle

School - Coach Field Hockey/Lacrosse in

Upper School

Why you enjoy teaching: I love what I do!

There’s nothing better than seeing the smiles

on my student’s faces, watching them move

and having fun and learning why physical

education is so important. The incredible

part of my job is that I get the opportunity

to work with so many different age groups,

from 3 year olds to high school seniors.

A teacher who inspired you when you were

a student: I loved being active and competi-

tive when I was young and really had no role

models in my life. I thought that teaching

physical education and coaching was the per-

fect way to do what I loved and at the same

time help students of all ages gain confidence

and self esteem in a healthy way whether in

the gym or on the athletic fields.

Current teaching passion/interest: Coach-

ing high school athletes at the upper school

level is so rewarding. Winning is wonderful

but watching my athletes grow emotion-

ally, gain confidence, and develop into strong

young women is what it’s all about!

Outside interests: I am a recreational jogger,

an avid reader, and I absolutely love spending

time with my dogs Cagney & Gracie (Cesar

Millan, the Dog Whisperer is my hero).

Year Appointed: 1972, as a dorm parent in the Boarding Department.

Grades You Teach: Aerie classes in Grades T-5; a 5th Grade Math class, and an occa-sional class such as Economics.

Why you enjoy teaching: Teaching is the greatest job in the world, although I must admit I’ve never actually tried working at Yosemite or the Louvre or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I have a chance to work with kids for 12 or 13 years, investing in their growth over the long haul. And finally, I get to help improve this great school bit by bit, a little more each year.

Teacher who inspired: My 2nd Grade teach-er at Nimitz Elementary School in Honolulu was Mrs. Avery; she arranged for me to give a presentation on the planets to the 3rd Grade, acting as though we were colleagues plan-ning a grand adventure. My debate coach at Lowell High School was Jack Anderson, a re-markable man who showed me the value of work outside the classroom. I remember viv-idly some late nights spent in the San Fran-cisco State University library, constructing arguments I didn’t actually agree with.

Current teaching passion: Robotics, Quiz Bowl, Science Olympiad, Bio-Med Club, dance, fencing, and expansion of WELH ...

Outside interests: Providence Summer-bridge, Academic Decathlon of RI, and Highlander Charter School/Dunn Institute. My son is a Wheeler grad in college and my daughter is in the Wheeler Nursery class; my

wife is involved with Wheeler kids and fami-

lies. Life is busy and rewarding.


Grade You Teach: Grades 6-8 and 10th Why you enjoy teaching: I love opening students’ minds to the puzzles and patterns of math and help them demystify what they perceive as complex situations. Being with students when they discover their understanding is a true reward.

A teacher who inspired you: My tenth grade math teacher, Ms. Pretz, was the first person who made me feel that I could think mathematically. She encouraged me to join the math team and I actually participated in some regional math competitions. While I never did very well in the competitions, the fact that she believed in me and encouraged me to develop solid reasoning skills is a gift I have appreciated since that time. Current teaching passion: Over the past several years as we have taken on the investigative approach in math classes I have been amazed at how much more effective this approach is to actually being a successful math thinker. Students study patterns and problems, looking for similarities and differences and thinking about how new situations and concepts relate to information they already understand. As they are building solid thinking skills, they often take their understanding to the next step without direct instruction, but through their own reasoning. Outside interests: I am a founding trustee of a small all girls’ middle school in New Bedford, MA. The school, Our Sisters’ School, is in its second year and serves inner-city girls in grades 5 -7, with 8th grade being added next year. Cycling, SCUBA diving, traveling and my family all all important interests.

Jean carlsonPhysical Education Dept. Head

Mark Harrisaerie Dept. Head

Kate DabneyMiddle/upper Math teacher



Classes: 20th Century History (10th grade), U.S. History (11th grade), Contemporary World Issues (12th grade)

Why I enjoy teaching: I love being part of a supportive community like Wheeler. It is a place where everyone is known and makes a contribution. Being around young, smart, energetic, and idealistic people (the stu-dents) is inspiring. Being around old, smart, energetic, and idealistic people (the faculty) is equally inspiring. It is rewarding to work in an environment that cares so much about individuals. Besides, I love History, so it is fun for me to have a job where I get to talk about the American Revolution or the fall of the Berlin Wall.

A teacher who inspired: Mr. Christian, an English teacher and basketball coach, was particularly inspiring to me. From him, I learned that I could love literature and find meaning in books. I also learned the beauty of playing good defense and taking a charge on the basketball court.

Current teaching passion: In Contemporary World Issues, we are studying and debating the current conflict in Afghanistan. The tim-ing is working out well, as our debates are co-inciding with the debates within the Obama White House.

Outside interests: Spending time with my family - wife, daughter, and baby boy. Watch-ing and playing sports. Reading and going through my DVR if I have time to watch 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Mad Men.


Why you enjoy teaching: A rewarding part of this work is the moment a student con-nects with a book through a book talk or individual recommendation. When they en-thusiastically return asking for more by that author OR a book “just like this one!” I enjoy knowing I was part of that.

A teacher who inspired: Mr. James Perfetto, Middle School History and English. As an English teacher he had us learn the verbs of being and helping verbs, all of which I and many of his former students can recite to this day. He taught us that the Middle East would be the future and continuing focus of the World’s attention back in 1966 and he had us memorize and present to the class the preamble to the Constitution of the United States. He had us explain in our own words why this was a vibrant, governing document that would never be obsolete.

Current passion/interest: This is the first year we have had “fixed” classes for LIB-SKILLs in 6th grade. The students are learn-ing about effective online searches, devel-oping a search strategy for any information need, developing a common glossary of terms; search engines, online databases, web-sites, etc and have bit of fun learning all of this.

Outside interests: READING, daily walks, Northeastern Connecticut Civil War group. New York Giants Football, my 14 year old Lab/Retriever mix, Lucy, Board of Education member at St Mary’s School, Putnam, and my family, Ethan, Meryl, Claudia and Aimee-Rose and granddaughter Hayden!

Matt Baumupper school History teacher

christine smithlibrary Dept. Head/Ms librarian

Nursery students visit Head Dan Miller as they learn about their school ‘neighbors.’

> Spanish 3 Honors students mix art and language to craft ce-ramic “chanchitos” as holiday gifts.

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Classes You Teach: Grade 7 Hamilton and

Middle School community service

Why you enjoy teaching: I love and enjoy

middle schoolers and the challenge of work-

ing with kids who learn differently and think

‘outside the box’.

A teacher who inspired you when you were a student: Barbara Masters, my high school

English teacher. We read Emerson and Tho-

reau and did a lot of journaling. We went

to her home frequently in the evenings and

chatted about books and plays. We often

went to plays together (her husband was an

actor and puppeteer).

New teaching projects:Mindfulness in the classroom

Placed-based education in each student’s

community

Community service with Providence Animal

Rescue League

Other interests:Love of Vermont

French travel and language and literature

Yoga

Reading

Dr. Kim stewartHamilton Grade 7 teacher


for more than 12 weeks

Eighth graders in Middle

School Science have been

exploring the recipes for

catastrophic events around

the world. During class

they have run hands-on

experiments to demonstrate

how storms form, why

houses fall down because

of earthquakes (motion

of P and S waves), and the

impact these disasters have

on communities such as Haiti.

In early December, right after the end of hurricane season, there was a pending crisis

right here in Providence. The combination of lunar high tides, a southerly storm with

40+kts of wind, and an expected rain fall of 2+ inches was the recipe that launched

RI Emergency Management to prepare for flooding in downtown Providence. The

hurricane barrier at Fox Point was lowered, the pumps were turned on and personnel

staffing readied for this pending

catastrophic event.

As the teacher, I shifted gears for

the class, took pictures of the event

from the hurricane barrier, brought

them into the classroom that day,

and had the class break into groups

and brainstorm what the different

parts of the response team for the

city and state were doing to prepare

for this event. Medical, logistics,

communications, and business topics were discussed in groups, put on large posters and

reported to the class, all in one period. This was also presented in a press conference-

type atmosphere with time limits to simulate real conditions as emergencies emerge in

real life.

The students were engaged, focused and were able to see that by the end of the

evolution, that there were common

threads of concerns that needed to be

addressed.

“This is a great way to learn when these events happen in your backyard,” said student

Lucas Radoccia.

Fourth Graders learn aboutthe Plains Indians’ culture from experts at the Haffenreffer Museum.

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Faculty Spotlight — Place-Based Educationby Seth Garfield, 8th Grade Science


Grades You Teach: I am in the Early Child-

hood Department, specifically the Kinder-

garten.

Why you enjoy teaching: I love teaching 5

and 6-year-olds because they remind me

everyday to be in awe of our world. Plus, I

laugh out loud and often in Kindergarten.

A teacher who inspired: I was inspired to

teach by my third grade teacher Miss Elliot

in Raleigh, N.C.. I loved her and wanted to

be just like her.

Current teaching passion: Currently I am

especially interested in helping children be-

gin to navigate the increasingly more com-

plex social world they find themselves a part

of. I want them to know that they are learn-

ing how to be decent human beings and that

I am here to help them become one.

caroline fieldsKindergarten teacher

Mr. Tinker and Miss Em . . . Read Alumni Memories of

Wheeler Faculty on page 8-9!


Year Appointed: 1994-95

Classes You Teach: Classical Greek History

and Community Service

Why you enjoy teaching: Eighth Grade stu-

dents have a passionate sense of equity and

fairness, an evolving sense of self and an

emerging intellect.

A teacher who inspired you when you were a student: My secondary education was

somewhat bleak in terms of resources and

pedagogy. Thankfully, my parents were

professional writers and editors with an in-

tense commitment to civic participation.

Our nightly family dinners always revolved

around lively discussions of current affairs

and occasionally heated debates, laced with

curiosity and semantic edginess.

Current teaching passion: I find rich and

varied opportunities with “place-based edu-

cation” which asks teachers to use the local

community as inspiration for curricula and

teaching space for their work. PBE allows me

to weave diversity and environmental stew-

ardship into our studies of ancient Greece.

“Place” becomes a powerful anchor in a stu-

dent’s mind to develop their reading, writ-

ing, public speaking and technology skills.

Outside interests: Woonasquatucket River

Watershed Council, hiking, kayaking, muse-

ums, musicals and exploring urban and rural

settings, especially when it involves food.


Grades You Teach: Grades 1-5 (reading)

Why you enjoy teaching: Because I teach

reading at each grade level, I often have the

luxury of working with children and their

families for several years. This allows me to

know the children well, to see the progress

the children make over a span of years, as

well as work closely with families. My job is

very gratifying.

A teacher who inspired you when you were a student: My fourth grade teacher, Miss

Hetherman, was one of the kindest teachers I

had. She always helped me when I struggled

and praised me when I did a good job.

Current teaching passion/interest: Spelling

continues to be a passion of mine, and I

continue to edit the spelling program we use

here in the Lower School.

Outside interests: Cycling; reading; being

outside in warm fresh air, travel.

Joyce Ballacademic support Dept. Head


Classes/Grade You Teach: 10th-12th Grades

Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, AP Chemis-

try, Biology, Community Service (Environ-

mental Issues)

Why you enjoy teaching: I get to spend ev-

ery day in a vibrant community full of intel-

ligent people, discussing and demonstrating

the workings of the universe, watching eyes

light up and passions catch fire. There is no

better job than teaching chemistry.

A teacher who inspired you when you were a student: There are many; one who comes

to mind at the moment is Vilem Sokol, long-

time conductor of the Seattle Youth Sym-

phony.

Current teaching interest: Currently I’m

pedaling as fast as I can to get our AP Chem-

istry course off the ground.

Outside interests: I play cello with a num-

ber of ensembles at Rhode Island College.

chris Perkinsupper school science teacher

Student singers use a new soft-ware to learn and share sheet music with their teacher.

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Joe BaerGrade 8 teacher

Middle Schoolers attend a diversity conference with sessions on combating bullying, gender equity for women in sports, and poetry, art and culture, both in the United States and Ghana.

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Michael Brown,Mr. Grossman,Miss Zeitlin:

teachers remembered by

alumnion pages 8 & 9.

Former Faculty HonorsThe RI Branch of the International Dyslexia

Association presented retired Hamilton

School teacher Linda atamian with the

2009 Leadership in Literacy Award at its

October 24th conference in Providence. It

was presented to Linda in appreciation and

recognition of her dynamic and creative

leadership in education and outstanding

efforts to promote and encourage literacy,

reading, and student achievement.


Language teachers develop a DVD Cara y Corazon for RI teachers of Spanish and Portuguese with community resources.

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Dr. Donna lizotteupper school science teacher tedd Merlan

Kindergarten teacher


Grade You Teach: Kindergarten

Why you enjoy teaching: I really enjoy being a

part of the children’s learning experience. It is a

wonderful feeling when the “light bulb” goes on

for one of them and you hear: “I get it!”

A teacher who inspired you: Clyde Slicker. The

first professor I had in an early childhood class.

He showed me the importance of swinging on

a swing and eating with your fingers.

Current teaching interest: Always working

with the children on Literacy skills.

Outside interests: Golf, Gardening, Reading

and Storytelling.


Specific Classes You Teach: Gr.11 Biology, ECO advisor, BioMed Club co-advisor

Why you enjoy teaching: I LOVE Biology and it never stops amazing and challenging me and I love sharing that with my students. I like that I could be inspiring the next great physician or that I could also be connecting with a student that has never been particularly drawn to the sciences and help them see that Bio can be interesting, sometimes fun and not so bad after all.

A teacher who inspired you: An amazing teacher named Micky Watkinson that I had for social studies in the 7th grade saw potential. She actually took me to visit colleges, helped me fill out financial aid forms and I am to happy to say was there when I received my PhD from Brown 15 years later.

Current teaching passion: I am currently working with a senior on an independent project in molecular biology and bioinformatics. I am teaching and guiding her as she sequences a gene from two different plant species. She will have this gene sequenced and submit it for publication on the NCBI (National Center of Biotechnology Information) Genbank database.

Outside interests: I love sports, being

outside, and crazy adventures! However,

lately my time is mostly spent watching

my children’s soccer games, field hockey

games, gymnastics, and driving to play

practice. Making it all work is sort of a crazy

adventure!

Faculty Spotlight — Ocean Stewardshipby Bob Schmidt, Hamilton Middle School teacher

this fall, hamilton school upper grades (3rd-8th) were invited to hear a

very special guest speaker. Ayla Besemer shared a message of stewardship and con-

servation for our planet, most notably

our oceans. As a representative of the

program Save Our Seas, Ayla spent

the last year making ocean voyages

with her parents, David and Kathryn,

observing and collecting information

to share with other students. We were

fortunate to have Ayla and her family

dock in Portsmouth for a few days and

offer us a chance to hear her message.

We are indebted to Ben Sprague who

knows the family from a boating

connec-

tion for working out the logistics. Hamilton science

students are eagerly standing by to follow Ayla and her

family via the internet on their upcoming around the

world voyage.

Hamilton teacher Bob Schmidt and teen Save Our Seas representative Ayla Besemer.


The Teachers who inspired me are long gone, buT i hope

there are some alums who will remember them. Peg Howe

taught me fair play, Edie Erlenmeyer helped me to enjoy

French, Louise Emerson made me love art, Jan Veen got me

started in dance. We all laughed at his beret and tights, but

at least for me he was an important mentor. I have gone on

in music, so I guess Mr. Tinker was probably influential.

There they are, the ones I can remember, although there

might be more, (I was there for a ‘lifetime.’)

Carolie Freeman Martin ‘47

alumni Memories of faculty

Peg Howe with Hugh Madden

Edith Erlenmeyer

Constance Conary

Stephen Booth

George Tinker

Marion Armington*

Michael Brown, Honorary Alum ‘01

Michael Grossman

Marjorie Worth

Memorable Teachers

Post your memories of Wheeler teachers past and present on face-

book at facebook.com/wheelerschool or email

us at [email protected]

*Ed Note: we had a hard time finding a photo of

Marion Armington in the yearbooks. Let us know if

we found her!


Judy poirier’s maTh help sessions (or sometimes just “chat” sessions) were a favorite of mine in 8th grade (and beyond). I’m sure no one from my class can forget Mr. Grossman for 6th and 7th grade math; on “Casino Day” he came through on his promise and wore a tuxedo to class! Of course there was Otter (Rob Brown) and his cats over Borneo, the Canadian (aka Tara Weinstein) and her cutting edge use of technology in the classroom, and Chris Perkins who I think enjoyed reading my homework responses aloud in class (“An ion product isn’t Petri or Siperstein, but it is Gleiberman.”) George Lewis made math class fun, though he had a mean “chalk fast ball,” (Mr. Lewis, how many times did we plant chalk in your eraser? Every class!?) Needless to say there wasn’t a teacher at Wheeler I didn’t find inspiring, they were all so enthusiastic about their subjects and so interested in our individual success, both inside and outside of the classroom. Returning to the Wheeler campus last year really drove home this point, everyone was so excited to hear about my life since graduating from Wheeler. Slipping up to the art department to visit Cali Almy, she opened her grade book and pulled out an assignment that I had written for her eight years ago, she had been carrying around all these years because she liked it! It was very touching, and goes to show just how much the faculty care!

Alex Boeglin ‘03

i have many wonderful memories of wheeler in those years. Maybe because of the burgeoning women’s movement, there was at times an Amazonian feel about the place, with boarders blasting the Supremes into the courtyard and 20 or 30 young women dancing on walls singing along to “Stop in the Name of Love,” or epic Purple and Gold athletic contests out at the Farm for Jamboree. I’ll never forget the pure joy I felt after a day playing out in those fields, when we gathered and sang class songs by the pond as we set candles on paper plates out over the water, in my first fall, 1969. It was at Wheeler that I first started writing lyrics and churning out doggerel for the Christmas party, Wheeler that gave me the opportunity and confidence to start writing and singing. It took a long time, but these finally bore fruit in my CD last year, “Original Jazz, Blues & One Lonesome Cowboy.” I remember Wheeler as a hotbed of creativity, and rites such as Jamboree night inspired a sense of infinite possibility and magic. Tom Faxon ? was the theatrical director then, and the challenging plays he chose [eg, The House of Bernarda Alba] and his seriousness of purpose inspired any of us with an artistic bent to push ourselves deeper. Wherever you are, Tom, thank you.

Andree “Nanook” Pagès ‘73

i aTTended wheeler school for 12 years and

during that time I had the privilege of being

taught by many wonderful devoted teachers,

however when I read my email this morning

asking for alumni to share memories, I

was immediately flooded with wonderful

joyful detailed memories of my 4th grade

year with Mrs. Barbara Simpson (then Miss

Zeitlin). My 4th grade class had the honor

of being Mrs. Simpson’s first class. Her

excitement and love of teaching was evident

from the start. She really made learning fun.

I remember so many of the creative and fun

activities we participated in, from having

a recipe invention contest where we got to

sample our home-made creations, to having

a class mock election where we put up our

own candidates, (which included the likes

of Droopy Dog and Howard the Duck), a

time capsule, and regular journal writing,

which was a personal favorite. Mrs. Simpson

often gave us specific topics but she also

gave us the freedom to write about whatever

we wanted. On the weekends Mrs. Simpson

would take our journals home where she

would spend time (I am sure many, many

hours of her time) writing the lengthy

comments and feedback we all longed for. In

those comments she often shared memories

of her own childhood and how she missed

her family in Massachusetts. I still have

all those journals today and reading them

always makes smile. Mrs. Simpson inspired

me in realizing that learning could be fun…

reading, writing and history could all be

taught (and learned) in an enjoyable, fun,

and often entertaining atmosphere. During

that year, every day I looked forward to

coming to school. I recall my mother telling

me how excited I was about her class. In

fact, I raved about Mrs. Simpson so much

that I begged my mother to invite her to

dinner, which Miss Simpson graciously

accepted. Unfortunately I feel that I did

not truly realize or appreciate all that Mrs.

Simpson gave to her class until well into my

my favoriTe has To be mlle. erlenmeyer. Because of the quality of her teaching, I ended up majoring in French in college, and today I still take French lessons to keep current. I’ll never forget her saying to me, “I will see to it that you get rid of your Lake Michigan accent!” (I was raised in the Chicago area.) My current teacher is from Paris, she says I have a great accent, so evidently “Miss E” succeeded. A close second would be Miss Conary. We continued to correspond until she died. I really enjoyed all the faculty and their disciplines even though I wasn’t in every class of each teacher. In all, Wheeler was very rich experience for me.

Rose Lenhart Magee ‘53

“Michael C. Brown (who was my AP American History teacher and Head of Upper School, Ken Clauser

(my Spanish teacher for 3 years), and Mark Harris (Aerie god), are three teachers who really changed

my life (and perhaps are part of the reason that I teach today!)” Sarah Poole ‘89

I have very fond memories of Stephen Booth who made us write a paragraph every day in his English classes. His clear prompts and his brief, matter-of-fact comments took the pressure off of writing, somehow, and reduced it to something so simple, so manageable. I love to write, and for that I am always grateful to Mr. Booth.

Susan Handy Littlefield ‘72

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Hard Hat tour Debuts New Hamilton school spacesThe final phase of the Campaign for Wheeler’s campus transformation is underway on the corner of Brook and Angell Streets with the expansion and renovation of the Hamilton School at Wheeler division. Earlier this fall, with the donors to this project on hand for a hard hat tour, the school announced the building will be known as the W. P. Whitaker Building named in memory of the late Hamilton Alumni Parent, Wharton Whitaker. Whit, as he was known, was a passionate and generous supporter of the Hamilton program. In addition, the school announced the naming of the Hale Family Assembly Hall and the Rory and Betsy Smith Conference & Resource Room, both located in the Whitaker building.

“For all that this program meant to Whit and my daughters, he would be very happy and proud today.”

Kathi Whitaker (above right) speaking at the event where the new building is named in memory of Whit Whitaker, Hamilton Alumni Parent of Kelsey ‘07 and Courtney ’09.

Photo Key — Above: donors Betsy Smith and Kathi Whita-ker. Top right: Jessica Coyle, an architect from Ed Wojik Ar-chitects inspects the progress with Hamilton parents Rob and Karen Hale. Center: The Hales, Kathi Whitaker, Bengt & Kathryn Karlsson, Betsy & Rory Smith. Bottom right: Cam-paign chairs Kathy and Doug Mancosh, head for the hard hat tour with other Hamilton parents Scot Jones (center) and Beth Dwyer (back left). photos by Jenna LaFlamme

Hamilton faculty don hard hatsat the topping off ceremony for their new building.

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Philanthropy @ Wheeler

Breaking all previ-

ous class parent

records, the parents

of the Class of 2010

have raised more

than $200,000 to

date in honor of

their students’ time

at Wheeler. Led by

chairs Brock and

Jamie Manville and

Jyothi Subramaniam, volunteers are working hard to leave their mark at the School. From

left are some of the volunteers: Curtis Mock, Brock Manville, Nancy Zigerelli, Suzanne

Hall, Sangeeta Verma, Mindy & Rob Sherwin, and Barbara Burke. Not pictured are com-

mittee members: Jamie Manville, Jyothi and Shivan Subramaniam, Ray Chaquette, Cindy

Feinstein, David Hasslinger, Martyn Hollands, Ed Katz, Jo-Ann Krivitsky, Tom Mirza, and

Debbie Morrocco.

Class of 2010 Senior Parents Lead Way in Class Giving

Do you ever wonder how your philanthropic support impacts students’ lives in our community?

A couple of excerpts from the speech given by Jen Chaquette ’10, this year’s Founders

Society Student Speaker, gives you a glimpse into your gifts at work:

“A day at Wheeler quite literally forces you to expect the unexpected and the exceptional. My very first class on my very first day of Wheeler was Handbells. And although at the time I was incapable of reading music, and although I dropped the class twice, begged to be let back in and persevered through what I considered to be a drastic mistake, I’m now a proud Concert Ringer. Wheeler forces you to seize the exceptional opportunities that surround you, especially when those opportunities come in the form of the great unknown…”

“Wheeler is by no means a normal school – only at Wheeler can one be a world-class pianist, a debate aficionado, a Spanish scholar and a tennis player all mixed together. Only at Wheeler can one be a soccer star and a star vocalist. Only at Wheeler could I have decided to love chemistry, US History, Mock Trial, Community service, Handbells, and two sports equally, and still be encouraged to pursue everything else just in case I fell in love with the yet undiscovered.”

Read Jen’s full speech, which she gave without reading her notes, at the Founders Society link at www.wheelerschool.org.

With 567 donors at presstime, help us fill the W above by

joining our team of volunteer callers. Contact us at [email protected] for more information regarding pho-nathons and other volunteer

opportunities.

Help Wheeler Reach1500 Donors By year’s End


athletics

uNDEfEatED! two teams in one season are champs

• Girls Varsity Field Hockey capped off an undefeated

season by winning the RIIL Div II State Championship

over Classical HS. Emily Holding-MVP, Tori Studley,

Mia Gooding, and Nicole Hasslinger were named to

the All Tournament Team.

• Girls Varsity Soccer went undefeated in SENE

action for the third consecutive year, earning both

the Regular Season Conference Championship and

Tournament Championship and advanced to the

NEPSAC Semi-Finals.

field Hockey

soccer

The National Soccer Coaches Assn. held two courses at the Wheeler Farm this summer for 29 national and international coaches. Seven Wheeler coaches earned diplomas at the courses.

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More fall season sports Highlights

• Boys Varsity Soccer pushed perennial power PCD to the limit in a thrilling SENE

Semi-Final match that included a 1-1 tie in regulation, 2 OT’s and a shoot-out

before bowing out to the regular-season champions.

• Boys Cross Country finished 2nd overall in their SENE Meet. Nick Codola earned

All-New England honors in the Varsity NEPSAC Meet, and Wyatt Horan earned a

Ribbon in the Junior Varsity Meet finishing in the Top 15.

• Senior Laurel Zigerelli advanced to the second round of the RIIL State Singles Tennis

Tournament.

• The Boys and Girls Middle School Soccer Teams had a fantastic season of

competition, and look to build on those experiences in the seasons to come.

Check out sports highlights and scores in all seasons at www.wheelerschool.org/athletics

Wheeler cross country Boastsunusual Practice tradition

Each Halloween for the past four years coaches and members of

Wheeler’s Cross Country teams don costumes for a run through

Providence. Begun by Coach and First Grade teacher Kim Gus-

tafson and abetted by Coach and Upper School Math teacher Tom

Wharton, the team runs from the Wheeler campus to the RI State

House collecting smiles and a few stares along the way!

Who were those masked men (and women)?


By Lucy Ahlborn ’11

usually, the upper school fall play is

cast the spring of the previous school year,

and after the cast list goes up, the students

have the summer to think about their roles

and make character choices, or simply forget

that the show even exists until they get their

fall schedules three days before we start up

again. By November, the cast has memorized

pages of lines, practiced their monologues,

and spent their Sundays in rehearsal, and

after three or four shows, the set is taken

down, the costumes are back up in the loft,

and parents are lining up outside Wheeler

Hall to watch the Lower School musical.

This year, however, our cast of Lanford

Wilson’s Book of Days was given the

opportunity to take our performance a

step up, to attend the American High School Theatre Festival in Edinburgh

for two weeks of sightseeing, student

and professional performances, and four

shows of our own. We filled the roles of

cast members who wouldn’t be able to

attend and began fundraising with benefit

performances and advertisement sales to

local businesses. We started re-rehearsing in

June, coming in evenings to run lines, and

working on the blocking of our rehearsal

space, which we would first see only after

arriving in Edinburgh. After months of

preparation, and more than a year after

we first learned we would be performing

abroad, we packed our props and costumes ,

tagged our bags, and headed off to London.

Speaking as one of the few cast members

who had never left the country, save for

crossing the Canadian border a few times

by car, our experience was incredible. We

spent a total of two days in London; time

enough for many of us to decide where we

would be residing for the rest of our adult

lives. We snapped photos of the incredible

architecture, sobbed watching Billy Elliot,

and were literally swept off our feet by the

London Eye.

Our busy schedule didn’t slow down until

we reached Queen Margaret University,

where we spent our ten days in Scotland.

We slowly began to get a feel for the city,

riding into Edinburgh by train, walking to

one of the dozen souvenir shops lining the

Royal Mile, or stepping into Top Shop on

Princes Street for the tenth time to take “just

another look around.” Between rehearsals

at the university we played football, ordered

Chinese and Domino’s too many times to

be good for us, and hung out in our coveted

co-ed common place.

We saw several fabulous professional

shows, like a hilarious production of

Tartuffe performed on the top floor of

an apparently-abandoned building as the

audience sat on cushions on the floor, and a

few performances that were maybe over our

heads, like the show centered on ice skaters

whose profession was suffering because of

global warming. Some of the other student

productions were fabulously done, like

Shakespeare Shattered and Rosencrantz and

Guildenstern are Dead, and others perhaps

should probably not have flown across the

Atlantic to be performed.

our own production was definitely

well received. I was an understudy and had

student-directed the fall production with

one of our wonderful chaperones, our

director Lisa Brackett, but I was thrilled to

be offered a role in the Edinburgh cast. The

chance to perform internationally as a high

school student is astounding enough, but

with such a fabulous, fun cast and excellent

directors, performing four shows for our

peers who had traveled from all over the

country for this theatre opportunity was

truly a once in a life time experience.

Wheeler students perform on the Royal Mile at Scotland’s Fringe Festival ‘09. Wheeler has been nominated for the 2010 competition as well.

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around the fringe and Back in 13 Days


Performing arts

18 Wheelers Earn spotas Only High school on New compilation cD

Congratulations to our very own 18

Wheelers whose track “Be Good to Me,”

arranged by teacher Kristin Sprague with

Katie Furtado ‘09 and John Goncalves ‘09

as featured solos, was the only high school

a cappella group chosen nationwide for the

CASA, Contemporary A Cappella Society,

Sing Six-Sunny Side Up compilation CD.

Other tracks are by schools such as Duke,

Tufts, UPenn, Brandeis, Yale and Clemson.

Way to go 18 Wheelers! You can hear music

by the group on the Wheeler Portal at

www.wheelerschool.org.

Wheeler Concert Handbell Ringers Spring Tour 2010 March 11 – March 15

Thursday, March 11 Spring Glen Church UCC 1825 Whitney AvenueHamden CT 06517

Friday March 12 Lutheran Church of the Reformation992 BroadwayWest Long Branch, NJ 07764

Saturday March 13Good Shepherd Lutheran Church132 East Valley Forge RdKing of Prussia PA 19406

Sunday, March 142:00 pmPhiladelphia Protestant Home6500 Tabor AvenuePhiladelphia PA 19111

Monday, March 159:00 am Tour of the Malmark Handbell Factory

photos by Pam Murray

Musicians Garnerall-state selections

Wheeler student musicians and singers have

earned a number of placements at this year’s

RI Music Educator Association’s All State

Music Competition. We congratulate the

following:

Junior All-State Chorus: Jackie Chan, first

place, alto

Junior Jazz Guitar: Alex Graff 2nd place

Senior Jazz Guitar: Will Manville 2nd place

Senior Jazz Trumpet: David Zheng 6th place

Senior Jazz Drums: Nick Mirza 3rd place

Senior Jazz Guitar: Sam Wheeler 6th place

Junior All-State Orchestra: Walker Mayer,

third place, violin

Bravo!Eighty-five Lower School students performed in the December production of “Beauty & The Beast Jr.” while the Upper School staged “The Man Who Came To Dinner.”

photos by Chip Riegel


campus Visitors

Oakland Athletics centerfielder Rajai Davis (above) was a ‘hit’ with Lower School students. Author and political activist Bay Buchanan spoke to Upper School students (right) as did leading sleep researcher Dr. Judith Owens (be-low right). Wheeler family member Rick Wheeler (below) gives an interview about his connection to Mary Wheeler for a student video project during a campus visit with school archivists.

Wheeler has always welcomed notables from around the world to its campus.

From the days when Margaret Mead or Carl Sandburg spoke to today, stu-

dents and adults alike benefit from the ideas, passions and opinions of campus

visitors. This spring we welcome three accomplished individuals (at right) to

campus, adding to an already impressive list of visitors for School year 2009-

2010, some of whom are pictured on this page.

Chef, philanthropist Jody Adams

‘75 is the 2010 Fox Family Speaker.

Coach & Educator G. Gail Davis is

the 2010 Community Spirit honoree.

Inventor of the Intel Reader, Ben

Foss is the 2010 Hamilton Life

Achievement Award honoree.


the Big Event II

New this year: Young Alumni Shopping Discount

Find the coupon on the Big Event webpage

at www.wheelerschool.org/BigEvent

Combined with the 62nd Clothing Sale, this is Wheeler's

one and only fundraising event and plans for "Act II" of

the Celebration this April 24 are underway. Parent Patrice

Wood of WJAR-TV returns as emcee, Sotheby VP Hugh

Hildesley is back for the live auction and Steve Anthony

& Persuasion will return to entertain as well. A new floor

plan and decor await, plus new auction items and menu.

Dress is festive (not fussy) and we hope to exceed the 440

guest count this year with as many as the Van Norman

Field House at the Farm can hold! More than $230,000 was

raised last year from the Sale & Celebration to support

students at Wheeler and Hamilton. Donations of goods

and services, as well as sponsorships allowed much of the

event's costs to be underwritten. For information, contact

Michele Diaz, Director of Institutional Advancement.

top 5 things to Know about Wheeler’s Big Event

1. It’s really two events (thus, Big!): the 62nd Clothing Sale and the 2nd Celebration.2. Most of the goods and services for both the Sale and the Celebration are donated by Wheeler & Hamilton parents, alumni and school vendors. 3. The Sale is a great way to meet other Wheeler folks and do your part to serve the community beyond Wheeler.4. The Celebration party is a blast and we want you there.5. it’s all about the students!

sale Dates 2010april 15 - 17

celebration april 24


Public art Initiative“Arch at Wheeler Farm,” the latest piece in Wheel-er’s Public Art Initiative was installed at the Farm in November under the watchful eyes of (center right) artist James Reynolds, PAI donor Dr. Joseph Chazan (left) and students in the Gr. 6 Farm Program. A new round of art proposals is under committee review.

Farm photos by Donna Baer


Above left – Former Wheeler Head Bill Prescott speaks with 8th grade student Africa Smith; Bottom left – Bar-bara Lee, Karen Emma and Board Chair Kathryn Robin-son. Right – 7th grade students Nicole Cruz, Genevieve Medina, Jhane Colon-Agostini with Program Director Natalie Solomon and guest Anne Page.

Providence summerbridge @ Wheeler

Last fall, Providence Summerbridge hosted two Sum-merbridge Salons at the home of Executive Director Dulari Tahbildar to promote conversation about its dual mission. The first evening focused on middle school student engagement and the second evening focused on teacher education. More than 50 guests attended and contributed to engaging dialogue about why our “stu-dents teaching students” model is so effective.


After this photo from of members of the Class of 1929 appeared on the Summer issue, we heard from the son of Margaret Carter Saw-tell (upper left corner) identifying his mother and her close friend ??? in the photo. We were thrilled to learn the unidentified photo was recog-nized. Margaret vis-ited Wheeler again in 1999 (inset) and was one of Founder Mary Wheeler’s neice’s.

class Notes

After this photo of

members of the

Class of 1929

appeared on the

cover of our summer

issue, we heard from

Don Sawtell, whose

mother Margaret

Carter Sawtell is seat-

ed in the upper left.

Margaret was one

of our Founder Mary

Wheeler’s nieces. She

visited Wheeler in

1999 (inset) where

she posed in front

of the portrait Miss

Wheeler painted of

family patriarch Abiel

Wheeler. Her good

friend, Sally Tisdale,

is also pictured.

1939mary-Francis Lyon Vaughn writes, “Still

working part-time (February, March, April)

although as trustee it is year round - today I

have someone running an estate sale for my

98 year old deceased client - I’m her trustee.”

1944nancy Pardee abercrombie writes, “ I am

sorry to miss this reunion

- but my grandson marries

that weekend. Otherwise, I

still split my life - 4 months summering in

Bristol, RI, and eight months in Seattle, WA

where 2 of my 3 sons live. The oldest lives

and works near Syracuse, NY. Seattle is a

good place for seniors - lots to do and good

bus service. Half my life hangs on family

doings; a quarter seems on maintaining me

(daily medical, etc.) and one quarter having

a good time! Too many friends die (in the

East and in Seattle) - discouraging - I still

write (good!) poetry, push my novel (The

Way of the Phoenix) (also good reading!).

I’m still playing (good!) tennis. Seattle has a

fun senior group of 4 courts, 3 days a week.

So, I haven’t set the world on fire in my life,

but it’s definitely been a bit more fun where

I’ve been!”

adeLaide PoweL bitting writes, “Am

at a very nice retirement home “The

Gatesworth” with a lot of my old friends and

bridge partners”

nancy haLey LyLe writes, “We have moved

to North Farm, a retirement condo! We

are lucky to have two daughters nearby. I

look forward to seeing old friends at the

reunion.”

caroLine Van santVoord shiPman writes, “My husband

and I are enjoying

our retirement. Don’t

travel any more, but

still enjoy our home

where we’ve lived come 48 years. Our

daughter lives and teaches in Michigan; our


son lives and works in Houston, TX. No

grandchildren, but they’re both enjoying

life. Enjoyed the conversation on the phone

with a very informative person. Telling

about all the changes at Wheeler. Only

sorry I can’t attend my 65th reunion. Have

a wonderful time!! Would be curious if any

of the faculty would still be around.”

1951Jane ericson crawFord writes, “I am still

enjoying my quilting, my passion. I am now

working part time at a quilt shop, even at

this advanced age!”

1956On August 30, 2008, PhyLLis wiLLiamson aLdrich ‘56, eLiza coLLins ‘56 and gLadys Porter ‘56 attended a 50th

wedding anniversary event for margaret goddard Leeson ‘56. Photo taken by

margaret hazard Leeson ‘80

1959Charlie Bailie Smith, delightful son of

Benjamin and Emily,

grandson of sharon wiLLiamson smith and

Bob Smith.

Patience arnoLd ziebarth ’59 and family.

Oops! The Alumni Office left this photo

out of the Class of ’59 Reunion Memory

Book. Our apologies to Patience and her

classmates.

1960Faith mccLeLLan Lebaron writes, “In

2004 we left Massachusetts after 30 years to

move south to Cullowhee, NC where my

husband took a Distinguished Professor

position at Western Carolina University. We

live in the Appalachian Mountains! This is

a far cry from Providence, RI and The Mary

C. Wheeler School for girls of the 1950’s!

My husband retires at the end of the coming

year and we intend to return north to our

roots. We have a home in North Hatley,

Quebec where my husband’s family lives,

and we have children and grandchildren

in the NYC area. When we moved south, I

retired from my career in various kinds of

work in early childhood education. I took

up hiking with the “Golden Agers,” and

doing some volunteer work, campaigning

for Obama, practicing yoga and I went

back to choral singing, remembering so

well the tutelage of Mr. Tinker! So how about getting together at our 50th reunion in October 2010, so we can remember our

youth and yesteryear? Vandy ( may scott Van der Veer) and I have kept in touch

all these years, and I wonder about other

classmates and your lives.”

1964eLiza cocroFt baiLey was remarried in

June 2009 to Sidney S. Quarrier, Jr., a retired

geologist. They now live in Appleton,

Maine. Eliza works teaching English in local

schools.

1971gaiL brown writes, “To my classmates:

My apologies for not keeping in touch

with most of you! My life, so far,

has been wonderful, harrowing and

blessed. I was married for nine years

and we owned a horse training facility

in eastern Connecticut. I also worked

as an Archaeological Planner for the R.I.

Historical Preservation Comm. for twenty

years and rehabbed an historic home. By

1998 I was fortunate enough to receive a

liver transplant and now live where I grew

up, in Preston, CT. I am on the BOD and

volunteer for a large alcohol/drug rehab

complex and lecture for the American Liver

Foundation. Anyone wishing to contact me

please email [email protected]”

1974hoLLy FuLton is moving again and she

hopes it is the last big move. She would

love to receive Wheeler visitors at her San

Francisco Bay Area home.”

1979neViLLe nash motta writes, “I’m working,

flourishing, and enjoying teaching young

kindergarten at the Gordon School. I’ve

been immersed in multicultural teaching

practices and excited about sharing the

world with my students. I’m also very

involved in curriculum assessments for all

grade levels, which is a wonderful challenge.

My twin girls graduate next year from

PCD and we are in the depths of college

exploration/hunting, a reminder to us of

our own search for just the right match to

our new chapter in life. We are enjoying

each moment with Heather and Taylor in

this new endeavor.”

Stay connected with Wheeler...visit the Alumni Café of the Wheeler website at www.wheeler-school.org/alumni, fan our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/wheelerschool , join the LinkedIn network http://www.linkedin.com/ or follow us on Twitter @ twitter.com/wheelerschool.


1983JuLie snyder writes, “ Hey friends!

Exciting news - we were selected and will

be world premiering at the 2009 Toronto

International Film Festival for the film

Tanner Hall.

1988aLexis waLdman brochu writes, “Hello

everyone. We’ve made the move to North

Conway, New Hampshire! At least while the

little ones are so little. We’re only 3 hours

from our friends and family in RI, and we’ll

be back in a few years. In the meantime, the

kids will be enjoying the skiing; the trails;

the snow; the rivers; and the mountains.

It was wonderful seeing everyone at the

reunion and I’m sure we’ll have even more

to talk about at the next one. Take care.

pictured: (David, Alexis, Julian, Cosette,

Gabriel, and Sebastian Brochu)

1989daVid drown writes, “I am a graphic

designer with a business called Lunar

Graphic Design...the new website is www.

lunargraphicdesign.com. I design websites,

and do large format printing, and any

type of graphic jobs. One of the things I

specialize in is printing people’s photos on

canvas any size up to 44” x 100” in high res

archival inks. I also provide the service of

gallery wrapping the canvas over wooden

stretcher bars. It’s a great way for people

to decorate their walls with their favorite

photos. My studio is located in Hope Valley

RI at 6 Maple Street. Facebook has been a

fun way to catch up with old friends and

Wheeler alums.”

meredith FeLdman writes, “Sarah

Madeline Feldman arrived 9/21/09 at 12:12

am 6.4 pounds and 18 inches. Jason and I

are thrilled she arrived safe and sound. “

1990Jeb miLam and wife Leslie Milam of

Charlotte, NC welcome the birth of their

daughter Isabella Brooke on July 23. Big

sister Julia Anne (pictured) just adores her

baby sister!

Congrats to PauL corrigan ‘90 & brad waLsh ‘90 on the Golden Globe, Screen

Actors Guild, GLAAD Media and the

Writer’s Guild Award nominations for ABC-

TV’s Modern Family!

1994wendy cahn Jett writes, “We just

welcomed our second child, a son, Dakota

Cranston Jett, on April 22.”

1995etienne granito mechreFe and tony mechreFe ‘92 sent us this photo of their

three children: Lillian 4, Yasmine 8 and new

brother Anthony, born March 4, 2009.

1996

matt toothaker married Amy on June 27,

2009 in Bear Mountain, N.Y.

1997Jenny aisenberg just got her first post-

grad-school job, finally putting to rest the

popular question, “what are you going

to do with a Masters’ Degree in Media

Studies?” As of August 2009, Jenny is the

new Knowledge Development Manager

for JESNA, the Jewish Education Service of

North America-- proving that yes, you CAN

be taken seriously by the business world

with tattoos and pink streaks in your hair. At

least, in New York you can...

class Notes


brett musco and aLex noeL are on the

braking system team in a computer-assisted

design class at Cornell which is building a

dune buggy. Brett is at the far right in the

group photo below, but Alex is not pictured.

On July 5, 2009 daVid dudek married

Emily. Mark Harris attended the wedding.

1998James charnLey

writes,

“Caitlyn Marie

Charnley was

born on June

30, 2009 at

11:04 pm.

She weighed

7lbs 12oz and

was 18.5” in

length”

2001tara Lynn mechreFe married

Robert James

Cavanagh,

Jr. on June 20

at St. Mary’s

Antiochian

Orthodox

Church in

Pawtucket, RI.

2004sabine schaeFers writes, “Congratulations

to Jon santoro for being accepted to

Medical School!”

2005matt simPson has been working as a post-

production assistant at Universal Studios

in LA as part of the editing unit for an

upcoming movie called The Wolf Man, due

to be released on February 12, 2010.

2006bharat maraJ will be serving on the

faculty of this year’s Student Diversity

Leadership Conference, in Denver,

Colorado. This conference is the student

conference which runs concurrently with

National Assn. of Independent Schools’

People of Color Conference.

2008Jack horkings and zoe chao ‘04

continue with their music and are

performing and creating as Co.Z. (formerly

ZOJA). You can “getcoz” on myspace,

facebook, Youtube and wherever else music

is happening. They describe their work as

“a mash-up of neo-rap, satiric R&B, and a

little collegiate/gradschool hip to the hop.

Zoë and Jack are distracted students, former

equestrians, thespians, mogulsintraining,

rhymers and rhythmers splitting their time

in Rhode Island and California.” Watch their

music video for their song “Handyman”

created by Maia Chao ‘09 on youtube:

<http://www.youtube.com/getcoz>

2009

caity sPrague and Connecticut College

women’s rowing team (above) took the

bronze in the Quinsigamond Novice

Challenge by placing third in the 13 team

field of competitors. The Camels posted a

time of 17:32.87 en route to their third place

finish.

Mark your calendar for Alumni Day & Reunion Weekend 2010: October 15-17. All Alumni are invited with special celebrations for classes ending in 0’s and 5’s.

Find Wheeler faces on Facebook. we want your comments!

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Mary Eliot Owen Kent Winsor ‘27MARY ELIOT OWEN KENT WINSOR, age 100, survivor of husbands, Ray Owen,

Lloyd Kent, and Edward Winsor, died December 4, 2009. She was born July 29, 1909

in Newport, Rhode Island, the daughter of Alice Ballou Eliot and George W. Eliot.

She lived at Laurelmead in Providence for the past 15 years.

A 1927 graduate of Wheeler School and Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA,

Mary was the first woman from R.I. to attempt a transcontinental airplane ride.

She belonged to the National Society of Colonial Dames, the Pottery and Porcelain

Club, the Dunes Club, the Hope Club and the Rhode Island County Club. She was a

member of the First Unitarian Church of Providence. She was an avid Bridge player

and a member of the Bridge Club of Rhode Island. She loved to travel and visited

Panama, London, Canada, Baja California, Bermuda, and Aruba in her 90’s.

She is survived by a son, Ray Owen of Orono, ME, and his wife, Sue; a daughter,

Barbara Clarke of Toledo, OH, and her partner Liddy Hoster; six grandchildren:

Reginald Clarke and his wife Terri of Laconia, NH; Sally Kane and her husband

David of Pomfret Center, CT; Robin Hogg and her husband Bruce of St Catharines,

Ontario; Rodney Clarke and his wife Audrey of Cedar Rapids, IA; Jeffrey Owen and

his wife Susannah of Orono, ME; and Alicia McGowan and her husband Brian of

Wrentham, MA. She is also survived by two stepchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

At Wheeler, Mary was a member of the Founders Society and Heritage Society as well as a frequent campus visitor. She was most likely our oldest living alumna.

In Memoriam

trustee Martha BuonannoMARTHA (DODD) BUONANNO, 68, of Providence and Narragansett, RI, died July

6 after a short struggle with cancer. The wife of Bernard V. Buonanno, Jr., the mother

of five children and grandmother of 17, she dedicated her life to her family and was so

proud of each of them and the love they have for each other. In her free time, she was

an active leader in many local organizations and causes, especially those involved in

education. She was a current member of the Wheeler School Board of Trustees and her

seat on the Board has been filled by her daughter, Helena B. Foulkes. Head of School

Dan Miller said of her, “Martha was one of the most dynamic people I have ever met.

Her energy and optimism brightened every meeting, every exchange. What a privilege

it was to have her as part of the Wheeler community.”

An active mentor in VIPS, Volunteers in Providence Schools, Martha was on the

board of the Providence Preservation Society and the RI Association of the Blind. She

was also the chair of the

National Advisory Board

of the Thomas J. Dodd

Research Center at the

University of Connecti-

cut, a teaching, research

and service center named

in honor of her father,

the late Senator Thomas

Joseph Dodd.

YAFEI HU, Chinese teacher at Wheeler from 1995-2000, died November 6 at age 54. She twice led student groups to China during her Wheeler years.

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annie yang Wu, class of 1944“It is with sadness, that I report the passing of my mother, Annie Yang, Class of 1944. Mom was taken into the school as an immigrant from China during World War II. She always remembered Wheeler with great fondness as a safe haven where friendship, education, and tolerance were of paramount importance. I have visited your web page. It is clear you maintain the same values today.”

Sincerely,Jim Wu, Son to Annie Yang Wu

The Alumni Office has been notified of

the following deaths:

mary winsor ‘27

December 4, 2009

Janice hough FieLd ‘39

January 21, 2010

edith rowe ‘40

July 11, 2009

anne carter grosVenor ‘41

April 30, 2009

mary tuFts stanFord ‘41

March 13, 2006

dorinda rathbone dew ‘42

October 18, 2009

annie yang wu ‘44

anne haskeLL casady ‘45

June 21, 2009

cLaire de Lorme hoLt ‘53

May 12, 2009

eLizabeth Forbes ‘59

August 17, 2009

Frances goLdmark ‘60

October 1, 2009

Lisa aronson wyLand ‘76

July 31, 2009


alumni In the classroom

Dr. Tony Mechrefe ‘92 CP ‘20 and one of the first AP Bio students at Wheeler, spoke to

students in the BioMed Club this fall. Mechrefe spoke about

life in Med School and what being an intern and resident

is really like. Since graduating from Brown University and

the George Washington University School of Medicine, he

has completed his residency at Brown University and Rhode

Island Hospital. You can find out more about him and his

current practice at: www.westbayortho.com.

Sam Garfield ‘04 returned to visit Kim

Stewart’s Hamilton 7th Grade class while on shore from his

job in charge of the USNS Sisler merchant marine cargo car-

rier. Garfield shared slides and told the class how the tools and

confidence he learned at Hamilton have helped him in his job

today-- organizing his crew (many of whom are 20-30 years

older) and protecting their ship’s military cargo from pirates

among other stresses!

Jan Lyle Malcolm ‘71 visited

campus this fall to speak to the Upper School at M-Slot

Assembly and in classes about how community service has

impacted her life. She is a founding member of Beyond Our

Walls which sponsors the Great Day of Service that takes

place annually in RI. In October 2009 the group had 57

work sites with 700+ volunteers.

Anne Grote ‘65 returned to visit Wheeler’s

Middle School as a professional development opportunity

from her job as a 6th & 8th grade teacher and Humanities

Dept. Chair at the International School of Boston. Anne sat in

on humanities and history classes, observing Wheeler teach-

ers, and took time to answer today’s students questions about

Wheeler when she was a student. A boarder, Anne described

living in the Hope Building rooms where today’s students take

classes, and shared that friends she made at Wheeler remain

friends today.


We’re coming to Maine this summer!

Are you in Maine during the summer

months? We’re making plans for a 2010

summer event and we’d love to see you

there. Call or email the Alumni Office at

401.528.2259 or alumnioffice@wheeler-

school.org with your seasonal address!

upcoming Regional alumni Events 2010

Watch your mailbox and inbox for

invitations to these areas. Check out the

Alumni link on the Wheeler homepage to

see more about plans and special guests at

Wheeler On The Road.

Boston

California - North

California - LA/San Diego

New York City

North Carolina

Washington, DC

Maine

alumni Events

soccer & field Hockey alums come out strong against Varsity players in winter matchupsby Jean Carlson

Field HockeyThe Thanksgiving Weekend

tradition continues! Seventeen

field hockey alums returned

to the Farm to challenge the

2009 team. Ranging from

the classes of '79 to '08, this

experienced bunch showed the

crowd they still were a group

to be reckoned with, dealing

the ‘09 team a loss under the

roof of the Van Norman Field

House. It was a morning filled

with lots of laughs, memories,

and fun competition for all.

After the 'Main Event', the two

teams then combined alums

with students to play one more

period. (No one wanted to

stop playing!)

SoccerThe boys and girls soccer teams also

took to the fields and once again the al-

ums prevailed. Something must be said

for experience! Afterwards the players,

friends, and families were treated to a

wonderful luncheon in Columbine Hill

House. Great job ladies and gents, hope

to see you all again next year!

Kneeling: l-r Neville Nash Motta, Molly Bodell, Jenny McCann, Coach Carlson, Lily Gillett, Jessie Epstein, Chelsea Tate Standing: l-r Cara Lane, Val Cioci Sorensen, Paula Colella Kalian, Suzie Prescott, Robin Berk Cornelison, Olivia Linder, Sloane DeAngelis Pilgrim, Cathy Bateman Killian, Andy Vibert, Leslie Vibert.

Girls Soccer Alums & 2009 Team. Front Row: Alex Strong, Hannah Broderick, Priscilla Tyler, Nina Frank, Tori Frank '09,Becky Rosen '09, Larkin Brown '06, Hogan Vivier, Nicole Evangelista Back Row: Lisa Winter '04, Alex Thanas '05, Lindsay Leddy'08, Courtney Stefan-cyk '07, Talia L'Europa'05, Ashley L'Europa '03.

Far right: Charlie Laurent ‘88 and Don Clarke ‘88, still playing for Farroba cream pies!


alumni authors

Can you say cliffhanger?

Michelle Gagnon’s third thriller, The Gatekeeper, featuring FBI agent Kelly

Jones is disturbing in its ‘ripped from the headlines’ plotlines about nuclear

waste, immigration and hate groups. Just the sort of read to take your mind

off your day-to-day frustrations. And the ending? Well, we leave that to each

reader to discover.

Let’s just say, Gagnon has her genre tightly in hand and to this reader’s

mind, Hollywood should be calling soon to take this latest effort to film.

Having read all three of the Kelly Jones novels by Gagnon, The Gate-keeper, advances the lead character to the brink and the issues faced by

law enforcement, our citizenry and our government to the front of your

consciousness. With thorough research and an amazing pace, this novel

presents Gagnon with the question: What next?

You can learn more at www.michellegagnon.com

Alex Rose has been honored with a selection of a short story in the 2009 anthology,

The Best American Short Stories. Ostracon is filled with the interesting characters,

unusual detail and an ear for dialogue that make Rose’s works refreshing to read.

His nimble writing style is somewhat ‘quirky’ to follow; but for a Wheeler alum, we

expect nothing less!

Rose even earns a ‘shout-out’ in the book’s Foreword by Series Editor Heidi Pitlor

who notes his “perfect rhythm” in juxtaposing a moment in an elderly woman’s

life with “snippets about the history of medicine, the Han Dynasty and World

War I.” Rose’s short story concerns a grandmother’s preparations — or not —

for her family’s Seder.

Stories selected by editor Alice Sebold for the anthology were published

between January 08-January 09. Criteria included 1) original publication in

nationally-distributed American or Canadian periodicals; 2) publication in

English by writers who are American or Canadian, or who have made the

United States their home; 3) original publication as short stories. Rose’s

story was originally published in Ploughshares.

You can learn more at www.bestamericanshortstories.com

alex Rose ‘94

Michelle Gagnon ‘89


Reunion 2009

Seated: Carol Graves Cimilluca, Eleanor Lincoln Buchanan, Keila Fulton DePoorter, Patience Deisroth McPherson, Pamela Glidden Zapata, Gwendolyn Sweet Fletcher

Middle Row- standing: Elizabeth (Chi Chi) Cottrell McKown, Alex Ratcliff Richardson, Anne Morgan Fawcett, Elaine Butler Cameron, Ann Hirst Sande, Diane Loercher Pazicky

Back Row: Edie Green Walker, Vivian Wagner Gast, Susan Fischer Spencer, Kate Green Vibert, Ellen Hamlin Reynolds, Susan Davis Moora

ABOVE: Classmates gather for Sunday brunch in the new Nulman Lewis Student Center. From left: Keila Fulton DePoorter, Ellen Hamlin Reynolds, Kate Green Vibert, Ellie Lincoln Buchanan, Susan Fischer Spencer and Carol Graves Cimilluca.

BELOW: Vivian Wagner Gast (center) brought the daugh-ter and mother of classmate ROSIE BLAKE together for a class memorial at the Farm.

ABOVE: Susan Davis Moora (seated left) gave presentations at both student and alumni gath-erings about her experiences in the world of finance.

Enjoying the Half Century Club dinner were Nancy Haley Lyle ‘44, Betty Ann Hacking Taylor ‘43 and Miriam Graves Kenney ‘53.

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65% of the class!


Thanks to the work of many Class volunteers, Reunion 2009 had a 57% increase in attendance over the weekend. Plans are being made for

Reunion 2010 (October 15-17) with the Classes ending in 0’s & 5’s now. Email us at [email protected] or call 401.528.2259.

Top row-l to r: Patricia Perry Merritt, Lucy Gardner Shepard, Jo Moody Biddle, Anne (Nancy) Underwood Callahan

Front row-l to r: Jeffrey Powell, Alix Bernstingle Smullin, Cheryl Albiston Powell, Eliza Cocroft Bailey, Lindsay Green

Front row - Jane Andrade Matrone, Catherine Bateman Killian, Neville Nash Motta, Susan Ellis van Staveren, Hope Trowbridge

Back row - Kristen Benson Edwards, Judith Alperin King, Ann Gillespie, Carla Armbrust Gomez, Betsy Capaldi Kunz, John Dillon


Reunion 2009

Front Row- Andrea Cohen Reiser, Alice Hufstader Moore, Susan Kilduff Katsoulis, Emma Rymer Roberts

Middle Row- Ellen Washburn Martin, Glenna Hicks Hagopian, Lisa Kenney Griffis, Suzanne Cross Foxley, Martha Pearson Handley

Back Row- Lauri Medwin Fine, Deanna Libutti Goulazian, Jennifer Orr, Tracey Leach Lev, Frances Bivens, David DesMaisons

Front Row- Karen Abbatomarco Pinson, Jeffrey Brown, Sybil Miles-Castellone, Alexandra Laurelli, Carrie Tuttle, Michelle Ducoff Miller

2nd Row - Dylan Gamache, Amy Baumgartel Singer, Elizabeth Glicksman, Kristina Hanson Lowell, Sheri Kahn

3rd Row- Allison Cohen O’Brien, Leah Manzo, Elissa Pensa-Cerros, Klee Helander Miller, Courtney Dell Chase

Sara Buxton Gilbane ‘74, Ann Kirby ‘71, Mary Ann ‘Mama’ Farroba, Jan Lyle Malcolm ‘71 and Kimberly Readhyhough Gilbert ‘74 catch up at Alumni Night @ Wheeler.

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40% of the class!


Nicole Brissette Jenningsand Amy Tibbetts from the Class of ‘99 on Saturday night.

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Front Row- Jennifer Nelson Audia, Stacey Roth Schneiderman, Kristen Wold Skodras, Monica Francisco Hon. ‘07, Jeremy Isenberg, Christopher Judge, Lisa Costantino Palmer

Back Row- Paul Filippi, William Tutt, Frederick (Gus )Sandstrom

Front Row Left to Right: Erica Izzo, Alexander Connor, Alicia Lyons, Thomas Madonna, Drew Appleton, Carrie Alexander, Samuel Miner, Andrew Slutsky Second Row Left to Right, Nicholas Parrillo, Melanie Hawkins, Kimberly Arditte, Shahrzad Ghoreishi, Alexander Baker, Laura Robertson, Samantha Feingold, Katherine Powers, Ariele Affigne, Sarah Bertness, Nicholas Raho, Benjamin Choiniere Third Row Left to Right: Jonathan Cooper, Dacia Read, Michael Kapos, Zachary Mandell, Ashley Carlino, Christina Ricci, Ashley Tramonti, Kathleen Koster, Alexander Burnett, Erica Kreuter Fourth Row Left to Right: Lisa Winter, Andrew Jacober, Nicholas Cicchitelli, James Goldman, Elizabeth Woodhull, James Higgins, Andrew Shedd

>‘99ers Nicole Brissette Jennings, Kenndra Leary-Poole, Lynn Ducoff Belkin and Louisa Kimball Baker on Friday night.

‘We had such

great success

with our (5th)

that the buzz

will be strong

for our 10 year

reunion.

I hope we

crush our

44% and

get 100%!’

44% of the class!


affinity for Music BringsRingers & singers BackAlumni Day 2009 added two new activities for alums whose Wheeler lives included performing in the Chorale — however it was named

during their days — or in the Concert Handbell Ringers. For the singers, rehearsal time with faculty member Kristin Sprague was done

online via a special music sheet reader called Finale as well as at an afternoon warmup with today’s 18 Wheelers that culminated in an

evening peformance for guests at Alumni Night @ Wheeler in the new Student Center. Handbell ringers took a master class on Alumni

Day with Dan Moore where several admitted that their old habits as ringers — both good and bad — quickly returned! Both opportu-

nities to dust off your own musical inclinations will be part of future Alumni Days. You can find videos of the fun on the Alumni Cafe at

www.wheelerschool.org.

alumni Day ‘09

The musical — as well as animal — sounds of “Tarzan Boy” filled the room, making the alums hard to distin-quish from today’s singers.

See the YouTube video athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYHqMkB0dtQ

or search Alum+18Wheelers

Peter Brown ‘03 and Taylor Reilly Joyce ‘96 returned on Alumni Day, visiting their old Hamilton classrooms and touring the new addition with Jon Green.

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Now & Then >>

See the video at the Alumni Café

once you loginat

www.wheelerschool.org/alumni

Photos these two pages by Pam Murray


do you remember your favoriTe Teacher or

teachers at The Wheeler School? Could

you choose just one? Can you think back

to those few who challenged you in Lower

School art and eventually in Upper School

to create research papers? I know that it

is difficult for me to choose one favorite,

especially after going to Wheeler from

kindergarten through twelfth grade.

I loved Mrs. Fran Dineen (above). She

taught me to read in first grade. I can

picture exactly her classroom in Cushing

house and remember she was very tall. I

believe she was tall even by adult standards

not just from a six-year-old’s perspective.

I especially remember Mrs. Dineen when

I see a copy of The Lion, the Witch and the

Wardrobe which she read to us. I really loved

Mrs. Dineen!!!

Also, Mr. Sprague was my seventh and

eighth grade math teacher. He was a clear

and thoughtful teacher. He always told

corny jokes, had the most unusual collection

of calculators, returned tests the day after

they were taken, and would call your parents

to tell them how well you did on a test.

In addition to those two, there were many

other teachers I loved at Wheeler. I have

wonderful memories and images of those

days. Today, as a parent, I know the faculty

at Wheeler is still amazing. They are kind,

intelligent, compassionate, committed and

involved. As my children gain distance

from their Wheeler experience, I wonder

who among their teachers will be their

favorite and what will become their favorite

memories.

Kim chazan Zwetchkenbaum ‘83President, alumni association


adulthood. When I actually started sharing

my school experiences with other people,

I realized how special Wheeler was. I feel

very fortunate to have attended such a great

wonderful school with great wonderful

teachers like Mrs. Simpson.

leah Manzo ‘89

we were the very fortunate beneficiaries of a transition time in Middle School, such

that we had Mrs. Armington for two years

in a row… if memory serves, both 6th and

7th grades. She was the most lovely person,

an enthusiastic and inspiring teacher, and

we all loved her. So much so, that for her

birthday (fall sometime? Or early winter?)

in the second year, we conspired with her

husband to get into their home and prepare

a lobster dinner for them when they came

home. I remember I was the chef (maybe

the last time I ever cooked lobsters) and

EACH and every one of us (~16??) had an

assignment. There were butlers and maitre

d’s, passers of hors d’ouevres, waitresses,

kitchen help, etc. (I am sure we did not

know how to spell these words!!) I think we

even had entertainment planned? Anyone

else remember? Well. She was surprised,

and told us she loved it… But she probably

really did… And we did too. I remember

being so PROUD of ourselves! No telling

how much our mothers/parents were

actually involved and could take credit,

but it really was our brainchild and our

execution, for a teacher of whom we were

very, very fond. She would stand with an

amused smile, leaning on her desk with

that amazing, double jointed thumb of

hers. Mrs. Armington stands out as a totally

extraordinary teacher and a happy and wise

and assuring influence in my life.

We had nothing but great teachers:

K: Miss Gilbane and now Mrs. Viall (sp?)

(cannot remember her maiden name but I

saw her this summer!)

1st: Mrs. Margulies (sp?) a petite lady with

that fun little car…

2nd: Mrs. Dewart, a strong and reassuring

personality

3rd: Miss Haynes (who announced to us

that of course we knew by then that there

was no Santa Claus, and enraged our

parents)

4th: the lovely gentlewoman, Miss Minet

5th: Mrs. Siener (sp?) a warm bundle of a

woman

6th and 7th: the inimitable Mrs. Armington!

8th: Miss Tobey in the new building; she

seemed so incredibly young!

9th: Did we have a home room? Mrs.

Worth??? But she was math, right?

Miss Singer for music.. Remember her

playing the piano in the foyer, and us

singing (probably Christmas carols) around

the staircase in Cushing House?

And Mrs. Howe of course…

Robin Bodell fisher ‘71

More alumni Memories of faculty

continued from page 9

Edith Erlenmeyer was cited often as a memorable Wheeler teacher.


We are now open in our new location on the courtyard level of clark alumni House, where we are able to stock

a large variety of Wheeler & Hamilton items. Browse our website and give us a call should you have any questions

or if you get the opportunity, stop in. It’s worth a trip!

We’ve moved from being a campus bookstore to offering a selection of quality products designed for alumni, stu-dents, family and friends of Wheeler. We hope you find

everything you need to show your Wheeler spirit!

the school store is open whenever classes are in session during the hours of 7:30 - 3:30 Monday - friday. We are

closed for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30.

email: [email protected] | facsimile: 401-751-7674

Wheeler’s new school store is open on the courtyard level of clark alumni House.

come see the new space next time you visit campus or . . .shop online at www.wheelerschool.org. click the alumni link on the homepage.

Do you ever ask yourself…What about my wealth? What about me and my family’s future? What about my legacy?

This fall, dozens of alumnae participated in a panel discussion – “A woman’s wealth, a woman’s future” to hear from two classmates and two Wheeler Trustees — all with extensive financial and estate planning experience about ways to address and answer those important questions. What they shared can benefit all of us. Here are some highlights from the discussion:

1. You are never too Young to plan for Your future or Your legacY.

2. If You have a plan, share It wIth those who It Impacts most, Your chIldren

or other famIlY members. when You share Your plans, You don’t have

to reveal the numbers or amounts, just the “whY” so Your famIlY wIll

understand Your decIsIons.3. If You don’t have a plan, start the process to create one. start now,

regardless of Your net worth.4. consult Your professIonal advIsor. If You don’t have one, ask Your

frIends or famIlY whom theY have worked wIth to create theIr plans, maYbe

theIr advIsor wIll be the rIght fIt for You too.5. educate Yourself, ask questIons. joIn wIth others who are learnIng about

assets, estate plans, wIlls and Investment strategY. do You know what Your

asset allocatIon Is?6. talk to Your spouse, partner or chIldren about You what You want Your

legacY to be.7. don’t waIt! 8. make It as easY as possIble transItIonIng Your famIlY’s assets from one

generatIon to the next.9. wIth proper plannIng You can save taxes and make the most of Your

benefIts.10.consIder Your phIlanthropIc legacY. wIll You remember those

organIzatIons, schools, or places of worshIp that have meant so much to

You?

For bios on each panelist or for more information on how you can plan your legacy, click on the Support Our Mission tab at the Wheeler website at www.wheelerschool.org. Panelists included: Wheeler Trustees Deborah Allinson ’68 and Renee Evangelista, and Class of ’59 Alumnae Carol Graves Cimilluca and Susan Davis Morra.

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Ninth graders use teamwork and fingertips to keep a pole levelat this year’s class retreat. Photo by Fara Wolfson

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