There were shouts of joy,

tears of sadness, and an

endless collection of memories

conjured up during the

2007-08 Eighth-Grade Closing

Exercises that took place on

May 28. Held in the Parents’

Association Performing Arts

Center, the program began with

Student Council President

Ryan Luck welcoming those in

attendance and initiating the

class processional.

Due to her commitment

before the City Council on

behalf of our campus’s Master

Plan Modification, Pine Crest

School President Dr. Lourdes

Cowgill could not attend,

but congratulated the eighth

graders and sent heartfelt

thanks to their parents via a

pre-recorded video.

The evening’s guest speaker,

Ryan Taney ’05 – a graduate of

-both the Boca Raton and Fort

Lauderdale campuses – was

introduced by recently departed

Head of School Robert S.

Goldberg. Currently a junior at

Harvard, Mr. Taney delivered

a sincere and well-crafted

speech about the importance of

achieving one’s goals while

never forgetting to enjoy

the many moments along

the way.

Head of Middle School

Scott Wing introduced this

year’s Class Valedictorian,

Alison Miller, who spoke

about what Pine Crest has

meant to her and her class.

After the presentation of certifi-

cates, Class Salutatorian

Cristina Cox offered an

address of appreciation to the

parents. Each student then

departed the stage to present a

red rose and personal note to

his/her parent(s).

As a final tribute, the entire

class, under the direction of

Fine Arts Chair Larry

Mellone, sang “My Wish” by

Rascal Flatts. Assistant Head

of Middle School Tammy

Stamm then brought the

ceremony to an end with her

closing remarks.

Pine Crest is proud to

announce that of the 100

eighth-grade students who have

completed their studies on the

Boca Raton campus, 79 will be

continuing their education at

Pine Crest Fort Lauderdale.

Also recognized that week

were the kindergarten class and

fifth-grade class of 2008. The

kindergarten students held their

celebration on May 22 while

the fifth graders participated in

their stepping-up ceremony on

May 29.

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Ryan Taney ’05 addresses the eighth-grade class.

A Night to Remember

Eighth grader Stefan Heinsen receives a hug from his father Arturo.

CLASS OF

2008

Front Row (left to right): Whitney Anderson, Julia Pineyro, Hayley Marks, Kyra Baum, Bryn Blanks,Mona Sami, Sydney Roberts, Nina Batista, Victoria Posess, Jacqueline Greyserman, Kara Greenfield,Nicole Steinberg

Row II: Samantha Topper, Rachel Mergaman, Ashley Hammond, Leah Shabo, Olivia García, HadleyMusinsky, Rebecca Zelmanovich, Sibel Odabas-Yigit, Ali Finkelstein, Claudia Sosner, Kayla Bailey,McKenzie Bailey, Brooke Wayne, Rachel Snyder, Emma Colton, Sara Wallach, Alexandria Bolufé

Row III: Lauren Breslow, Lindsay Bottari, Jordanna Court, Alison Miller, Jodie Sneider, JordanaSchrager, Haley Lenner, Alexa Antin, Samantha Shafer, Allison Shapiro, Caitlin Epstein, AlexandraFisher, Dani Gandarilla, Rachel Chapnick, Gabrielle Carrera, Alexa Luria, Cristina Cox, Tamara Mizrachi

Row IV: Drew Epstein, Aaron Frisch, Joshua Katzman, Jacob Greenberg, Emma Rosenberg, StarliteStromer, Andrea Sternheim, Danielle Coller, Madeline Smoot, Emery Weinstein, Callie Friedman,Raveena Ugale, Ravila Bhimani, Joseph Zakko, Theodore Jackson, Jordan Danzansky, Elliot Saks

Row V: Samuel Sneider, Alexander Don, Abbas Jaferi, Trevor Alpert, Michael Holz, Michael Klionsky,Raphael Khallouqi, Benjamin Silver, Gregory Perlman, Samuel Nemiroff, Stefan Heinsen, TrevorEisenberg, Brett Loewenstern, Maxwell Wheeler, Jay Stemmer, Eric Kohn, Andrew Ettinger

Table of Contents2 - Campus Highlights

12 - Parents’ Association

15 - Arts and Entertainment

17 - Upper School News

19 - Athletics

20 - Calendar of Events

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Congratulations to This Year’s

Eighth-Grade Graduates!

Row VI: Drew Sollins, Daniel Semel, Joshua Yang, Aaron Scharf,Jordan Todd, Roshan Khiyani, Elijah Gonzalez, Jack Bedick, EvanKupferberg, Steven Krouse, Michael Braun, Hunter Barnett, DavidSaperstein, Ryan Luck, Gabriel Gonzalez, Hayden Ginsberg, DavidOrner, Brett Benes, Nabeel Markatia

C e r t i f i c a t e s o f H o n o rEnglish .................................................................................................... Rachel SnyderWriting Workshop.............................................................................. Nicole SteinbergPre-Algebra................................................................................................ Nina BatistaAlgebra I...................................................................................................... Mona SamiAlgebra II .......................................................................................... Michael KlionskyWorld History ................................................................................... Alexandra FisherIPS............................................................................................................ Steven KrouseSpanish 8................................................................................................. Rachel SnyderSpanish 8A......................................................................................... Alexandra FisherFrench 8 ................................................................................................... Hayley MarksMandarin Chinese 8............................................................................... Steven Krouse Art ...................................................................................................... Alexandra FisherBand ..................................................................... Rachel Chapnick, Michael KlionskyChorus ................................................................................................. Nicole SteinbergOrchestra ................................................................................................. Hayley MarksDance/Ballet .......................................................... Lauren Breslow, Ashley HammondPhysical Education.................................................. Caitlin Epstein, David SapersteinCoach Stowell Award............................................. Gabriel Gonzalez, Allison Shapiro

Gabrielle Carrera

Class of 2008 Valedictorian Alison Miller (right) and Salutatorian Cristina Cox

Hayley Marks and David Saperstein

Nicole Steinberg

Jordan Todd

The Taney family (left to right):Amy, Ryan ’05, and Barry

Presidential

Academic Fitness

ScholarsGold

Kyra Baum, Rachel Chapnick,Cristina Cox, Michael Klionsky,

Hayley Marks, Alison Miller, SamuelNemiroff, Elliot Saks, Jodie Sneider,

Rachel Snyder, Emery WeinsteinSilver

Drew Epstein, Alexandra Fisher,Gabriel Gonzalez, Jacob Greenberg,

Theodore Jackson, Sibel Odabas-Yigit,Brooke Wayne, Rebecca Zelmanovich

School Service Award

Erinn Minkin Award

Fine Arts Award

American Citizen’s Awards

Graduation Address

Valedictorian andSalutatorian

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The Eighth-Grade Awards

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The entire Lower School held a surprise

celebration in the Snyder Courtyard on the

morning of May 19 for our former head of

school. Because the send-off was centered

around the song “Happy Trails,” the event

was a Western-themed extravaganza as all

of the students came to school dressed in

their finest dungarees, vests, boots, and

cowboy hats. Head of Lower School Ruth

Jacobs, assisted by Zachary Mazer (who,

thanks to our auction, was filling her shoes

for the day) welcomed Mr. Goldberg on

the steps of the Parents’ Association

Performing Arts Center where he found,

sprawled before him, the entire Lower

School student body.

Organized by kindergarten teacher Susan

Anderson, the proceedings continued with

the students singing “Happy Trails” to Mr.

Goldberg and, in line with the occasion, he

soon found himself dressed in an oversized

hat, vest, chaps, and bandana. Mrs. Jacobs

and Zachary also unveiled a photo collage

of Mr. Goldberg that captured innumerable

memories of him and the students during

his tenure over the past three years.

Furthermore, in his honor, the dining hall

was draped with a banner reading “Bob‘s

Corral” and the menu accommodated the

theme of the day as a good old-fashioned

barbecue lunch was served to the

entire School.

Mr. Goldberg, who left to assume the

headship at The Benjamin School in North

Palm Beach County, will be sorely missed

by members of the administration, faculty,

student body, and parent community.

Possessing a natural gift for connecting

with teachers, students, and their families,

Pine Crest will miss his sincere warmth,

candor, and true concern for our students’

well being, both academically and socially.

Mr. Goldberg first came to Pine Crest as

academic dean of the Fort Lauderdale

campus in 1999. After serving as the Upper

School head and head of school, he was

appointed head of the Boca Raton campus

in August of 2005. As a result of his

steadfast leadership and administrative

acumen, Pine Crest has continued to

flourish and prosper, expanding its

reputation as one of the state’s leading

independent schools. However, it’s the

relationships he has forged and his

ability to bring people together that

Mr. Goldberg cites as his most

important legacies.

“My love for and fascination with

children, my admiration for the work that

excellent teachers do, and my respect for

good parenting seems to have brought these

constituencies closer together during my

time as head of each campus,” he says.

“Any administrator could enumerate the

ways in which the curriculum was tweaked

or policies were adjusted during his or her

tenure. However, I believe that the greatest

value provided Pine Crest during my time

here has been my open and sincere concern

for all of the individuals at our School.”

Down-to-earth and equipped with a great

sense of humor, Mr. Goldberg, above all

else, relished his time with the students,

whether it was reading to the kindergarten

through second-grade classes, lunching

with some of the Lower School children, or

engaging Middle School students in the

hallways. Always a good sport,

he would often dive head-first into all that

was asked of him: playing the role of

“Manners Man” for a Community Building

Assembly video, dressing up as Santa

Claus for our annual holiday show, and

sporting a top hat and coattails as host of

last year’s circus-themed Winter Carnival.

While many of these activities played

into his ebullient nature, his

participation soundly illustrated his

abundant affection for the students and

desire to make Pine Crest a supporting,

nurturing environment where laughter and

smiles go hand-in-hand with hard work and

commitment to character. This passion for

education, while always present at Pine

Crest, was clearly emphasized by Mr.

Goldberg and was one of the signature traits

of his tenure. It is also one of the things he

will miss most about our School. “Pine

Crest is a leader among independent

schools nationally. It is looked to for

guidance regarding curriculum, course

offerings, values education, research-based

methodologies, athletic success, superb

college counseling, and uniquely strong

college placement. I will miss being

associated with ‘the best.’”

Pine Crest wishes Mr. Goldberg the best

of luck and continued success in all of his

future endeavors.

Pine Crest Bids a Fond Farewell to

Head of School Robert S. Goldberg

Robert S. Goldberg

Mr. Goldberg, in his best Western getup, is surrounded by Bobbye Dickerson and her pre-k students during the Lower School farewell.

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After 22 years of

teaching, Carole

Rausch has

decided to retire.

One of the many

individuals who

has made this

campus so special

over the years, she

also happens to be

one of the few remaining

faculty members who taught on the grounds

when it was still Boca Raton Academy.

Although she began teaching continuing

education courses and had a brief stint as a

fourth grade instructor, Mrs. Rausch has

taught mostly fifth grade during her career

at Pine Crest.

Delightfully genuine and forever

gracious, Mrs. Rausch will always be

remembered by her friends and

colleagues for her sunny disposition, upbeat

attitude, and mastery of the English

language. Known as our campus’s very own

“poet laureate,” she has written countless

poems and tributes not only to fellow

faculty members and administrators who

themselves were departing or retiring, but

also to our campus itself – a place she

considered to be her “home away

from home.”

“I’ve felt so loved over these twenty-two

years,” says the Illinois native, her eyes

welling with tears. “Everyone on this

campus has been like a brother or sister to

me. They buoyed me when my husband

died and lifted me up when I broke my foot.

It didn’t matter if I was sick in spirit or in

body – my colleagues, my students, and

their families have always been there

for me.”

An example of that love and support

occurred earlier this May when, during

the farewell party the faculty held for her,

Mrs. Rausch was stunned to see her sister,

son, and daughter walk into the room to join

her in the celebration. The faculty took it

upon itself to fly her family in from out of

town in order to be with her. It was an emo-

tional and humbling moment for Mrs.

Rausch, but indicative of the family-like

atmosphere at Pine Crest that she feels so

fortunate to have experienced.

“Pine Crest is a very large part of me,

both emotionally and intellectually.”

However, although she may be hanging up

her pointer, she most certainly is not

hanging up her pen. “I really want to write

children’s books,” smiles Mrs. Rausch.

“I’ve been working on some for awhile, but

I’ll be able to devote a lot more time to

them now.”

Mrs. Rausch hopes to make it a family

affair as she’s collaborating with her

grandchildren on a number of poems

and may have two of her granddaughters

eventually illustrate her works. She

also wants to travel and is currently

planning a Mediterranean cruise with her

family. Luckily for us, Mrs. Rausch promis-

es not to be a stranger and will take with

her very fond memories of her Pine

Crest family.

“I’ve certainly learned as much as I’ve

taught here at Pine Crest and it will always

be a very special place.”

New Assistant Head of Lower

School Appointed

Fifth Grade’s Own Poet Laureate

Heads off into the Sunset

Mrs. Rausch poses with longtime friend and fellow fifth-grade teacher Trudy Zimmerman.

Pine Crest is pleased to announce the

appointment of John Kranstover as the

Boca Raton campus’s new assistant head of

Lower School effective August 1, 2008.

Mr. Kranstover holds a B.S. in social

studies education and a Master’s in

education, with a specialization in

curriculum, from the University of

Wisconsin, La Crosse. He spent 10

years as a teacher and administrator

at the American School in Tegucigalpa,

Honduras, and is currently serving as

assistant head of school at the Day School

in Coral Springs, FL.

During his interview, Mr. Kranstover

impressed our administration with his

willingness to listen, his energy, and his

understanding of independent schools.

Please join us in welcoming Mr. Kranstover

to our Boca Raton community.

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On May 29, the sixth and seventh-grade

classes each held their own awards

ceremonies to acknowledge those students

whose academic achievements earned them

recognition by members of our

faculty. The following students were

honored during their respective programs:

Seventh GradeSocial Studies

American Government

Matthew Deutsch, Paul Zammit

English/Writing

Mrs. Goldberg’s Class........Lori Ebenstein

Mrs. White’s Class..............Jessica Pancer

Writing Workshop ...........Sarah Weinstein

Mathematics

Pre-Algebra ..........................Patrick Boyle

Algebra I .............................Jessica Pancer

Science

Earth Science

Alexander Crossley, Jordan Gershman

Modern Language

French.....................................Blake Halim

Spanish ...............................Alexa Reubens

Spanish 7A .............................Adam Weiss

Mandarin Chinese .......Michael Berkowitz

Art

Libby Koolik, Solomon Seckler

Courtesy and Respect

Elyse Anderson, Cara Berner, Kaelah

Chaney, Alexander Crossley, Marcelle

Dabbah, Arianna Dicce, Lori

Ebenstein, Alexander Gonzalez, Brittany

Hammond, Kathryn Keenan, Libby

Koolik, Cori Lopez, Aamir Momin,

Jessica Pancer, Alexa Reubens, Sarah

Weinstein, Tyler Wilson

Sixth GradeFlorida Mathematics League

Contest40 math problems completed

in 30 minutes

As a school, Pine Crest placed first

in Palm Beach County and ninth out

of 85 schools statewide.

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First Place....Alina Edep, Lauren O’Hara

Pre-Algebra

First Place (fifth in the state of Florida)

Noah Glachman

Second Place

James Baker

Third Place

Brandon Sack, Brad Wolters

Fourth Place

Grant Gilbert, Matt Rothenberg

Math Olympiads

25 problems covering a number of mathematical categories

Students were required to correctly solve

eight of the 25 questions to be included

in the top 50% of all scores. Forty-four

achieved this standard and were

awarded embroidered felt patches.

Silver Pin (90-97 percentile)

Noah Glachman, Chase Navallier,

Brandon Sack

Reading Counts

2,000 or more pages read within each trimester

Frank Aloia, Tara Assari, James Baker,

Lauren Barr, Preksha Bhagchandani,

Sara Brown, Rebecca Cohen, Hannah

Gibson, Grant Gilbert, Noah Glachman,

Alexandra Golden, Brandon Halim,

Orlando Kahan, Tristan Latty, Zahra

Markatia, Megan Roberts, Adam

Shapiro, Arastu Sharma, Alana

Steinberg, Rohan Ugale, Brad Wolters

Sixth and Seventh-Grade

Annual Recognition AssembliesHats off to the students listed below

for their tremendous performance on this

year’s National Spanish Exam. Sponsored

by the American Association of Teachers of

Spanish and Portuguese, the exam is a

comprehensive test given at all levels to all

students of these two languages. This year it

was taken by 10,600 students in the United

States and 2,890 students in the state of

Florida. Rachel Mergaman received the

highest overall score in the state,

Alison Miller came in second, and Cristina

Cox received the highest score among

students with Spanish experience outside

of school.

In addition, out of Florida’s 66 Gold

Medal Awards (given to those with 95-99%

proficiency), 30 belonged to the following

eighth-grade students on our campus:

Whitney Anderson, Kyra Baum, Brett

Benes, Ravila Bhimani, Bryn Blanks,

Gabrielle Carrera, Cristina Cox,

Alexander Don, Trevor Eisenberg,

Andrew Ettinger, Alexandra Fisher,

Jacob Greenberg, Stefan Heinsen,

Michael Holz, Theodore Jackson,

Michael Klionsky, Nabeel Markatia,

Rachel Mergaman, Alison Miller, Sibel

Odabas-Yigit, Emma Rosenberg, Aaron

Scharf, Allison Shapiro, Madeline Smoot,

Rachel Snyder, Nicole Steinberg, Jay

Stemmer, Sara Wallach, Emery

Weinstein, and Rebecca Zelmanovich.

The following students were awarded

silver medals (85-94% proficiency): Alexa

Antin, Kayla Bailey, Lauren Breslow,

Caitlin Epstein, Ali Finkelstein, Elijah

Gonzalez (bilingual category), Joshua

Katzman, Eric Kohn, David Orner, Greg

Perlman, Julia Pineyro, Victoria

Posess, Andrea Sternheim, and

Maxwell Wheeler.

Gold medal recipients

Silver and Gold

CLASS OF

2011

Front Row (left to right): Sara Shmueli, Hannah Edelman, Madison Picinich, BellaPolley, Amanda Tuzzo, Lauren Mazzarisi, Yamile Godoy, Nicole Swords, Sara Henry,Rachel Stollman, Sabrina Redman, Bridget van Dorsten

Row II: Victoria Loewenstern, Danielle Feinstein, Ariel Hochstadt, Vanessa Reider,Jordanna Brody, Kira Kosarin, Nayla Basma, Lauren Salamon, Sloane Gevinson, ErikaKosches, Alexa Eskenazi, Kayla Fagien, Lauren Baltimore, Katarina Stevanovich, LindsaySack, Brittany Paris, Carolyn Chaney, Rachel Weiss, Grace Keenan

Row III: Sydney Vreeland, Emily Mintz, Rachael Wittich, Anna Moros, AlexandraGershman, Zoe Scheiber, Sydney Silverman, Laura Sky Herman, Taylor Clark, OliviaPaul, Olivia Rizzo, Katie Gaché, Brooke Bekoff, Morgan Cox, Nicole Don, Sydney Hark-Odsess, Savannah Montano, Zoe Jacoby, Marissa Radensky

Row IV: Gabriella Shabo, Siobhan Boroian, Harleigh Shaw, Julia Knight, Lauren Adkins,Lindsay Mangines, Emma Blake Tillitski

Row V: Armin Garcia, Ben Fiedler, Nicholas Bellitti, Bradley Perlman, Richard Rocca,Adam Saks, Logan Simon, Jacob Schuster, Kobi Kassal, Preston Tucker, Ross Mellman,Justin Weidenfeld, Alec Yamhure Sepúlveda, Kyle Ockerman, Michael Savoca, AntoineSchneider, Brett Weiss, Arjun Padmanabhan, Andrew Siegel, Jason Greenfield, Mark Rabin

Row VI: Jonah Levine, Zack Kone, Austin Lubetkin, Jose Valenzuela, Alexander Heatzig,Steven Chervony, John Walker, Samuel Novacek, Shaneal Zaveri, Alan Sacks, IanEdelman, William Smiles, Jonah Mishkel, Samuel Steiner, Scott Gerstel, Sterling García,Daniel Meisel, John Koch, Jason Wallace, Marc Woolf

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Fifth-Grade Class Moves Up to Middle School

CLASS OF

2016

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Front Row (left to right): Adeel Markatia, Rohan Benda, Zachary Printz, Ethan Leifert,Jacob Goldberg, Benjamin Wilen, Burke Bloom, Charles Smith, Matthew Buehl, William Prevor

Row II: Erin Wiegman, Gabrielle Khoriaty, Ryan Dudak, Olivia Winnick, Alanna Willens,Zoe Fermanian, Julia Gordon, Arielle Rothenberg, Anne Slatoff, Julia Barr, SabrinaGaronzik, Ella Bergner, Jestine Siegel, Elizabeth Kaplan

Row III: Graham Gotlieb, James Hart, Ryan Karp, Joey Meirson, Zachary Fiedler, GiaFareri, Brandon Karp, Avery Merrill, Rhea Hussey, Harold Bergner, Ezra Mishkel,Andrew Williams, Elizabeth Buehl, Katie-Rose Pacconi, David Lins, Taryn Herman

Row IV: Emma Wayne, Sam Perper, Amanda Howard, Martin Ellis, Maxwell Periu,Brandon Friend, Oliver Bezick, Alexandra Dolan, Daniela Yamhure Sepúlveda, SamaraGinsberg, Juliet Perel, Elsalene Akkerman, Justin Perelman, Kobe Rabkin

Row V: Samuel Baker, Tristan Bloom, Kevin Harvey, Mason Morris, Zachary Goldstein,George Staton III, Robert Casper, Alan Goff, Gabriel Jewelewicz, Jordan Zietz, SethBerke, Brianna Kahane, Anthony Gerard, Jacqueline Kaskel, Brooke Greenfield

Row VI: Carter Brovenick, Jack Bressler, Sydni Zfira, Oliver Rauch, Katherine Heatzig,Justin Rothberg, Joseph Angella, Julia Graef, Sabrina Reznick, Melanie Zilo, Delaney Dardet

Kindergartners Celebrate Transition to First Grade

First PlaceAlison Miller (grade 8)

Second PlaceJulia Knight (grade 5)

Emery Weinstein (grade 8)

Honorable MentionMatthew Busel (grade 7)

Danielle Feinstein (grade 5)Hannah Gibson (grade 6)Yamile Godoy (grade 5)

Sherbano Jaferi (grade 6)Nabeel Markatia (grade 8)Zahra Markatia (grade 6)

Jeannine Sheinberg (grade 6)

First PlaceJordan Gershman (grade 7)

Genna Luciano (grade 6)

Third PlaceLouis Davis (grade 7)

Landon Kupferberg (grade 6)

Honorable MentionRachel Chapnick (grade 8)

Katie Gaché (grade 5)Alexandra Gershman (grade 5)

Brandon Halim (grade 6)Ariel Hochstadt (grade 5)Steven Krouse (grade 8)Alex Meade (grade 6)

Marissa Radensky (grade 5)Bobby Rauch (grade 6)

Samuel Steiner (grade 5)

First PlaceRachel Barrick (grade 7)Sarah Weinstein (grade 7)

Second PlaceSibel Odabas-Yigit (grade 8)

Sara Wallach (grade 8)

Honorable MentionCarolyn Chaney (grade 5)Alexis Chestnov (grade 6)

Alina Edep (grade 6)Antoine Schneider (grade 5)

Juliette Vrod (grade 6)

Eleven Pine Crest students were recently

recognized as winners of the Palm Beach

Fellowship 2007-08 Writing and Creative

Arts Contest. In addition, 23 other students

from our campus received “Honorable

Mention” for their original essays, art

entries, or musical performances, making

Pine Crest one of the most decorated

schools in the county!

Sponsored by the Palm Beach Fellowship

of Christians and Jews, an organization

dedicated to promoting goodwill and

understanding among all cultures and

religions across the county, the Fellowship

received nearly 1,000 entries from students

at 38 schools.

Entries were divided into three

categories: art, writing, and music. The art

and writing entries were then

sub-divided into three groups: Group I

(grades three and four); Group II (grades

five and six); and Group III (grades seven to

twelve). All music entries were judged as

one group and of the 13 students honored,

nine were from our campus, including two-

way ties for first and second place!

Each of the first, second, and third-place

winners were invited to an Awards

Reception and Special Program on

April 28 at the Episcopal Church of

Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach. There

they received their awards and the

first-place winners in the writing and art

categories were asked to read their written

essays and talk about their artwork. The

first, second, and third-place winners in the

music category were asked to perform their

pieces. Pine Crest congratulates the

following 34 students for being recognized

for their extraordinary talents during this

year’s competition:

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Thirty-Four Students Honored Through

Writing and Creative Arts Contest

Pine Crest winners (back row, left to right) Louis Davis, Genna Luciano, Sarah Weinstein, Emery Weinstein, Rachel Barrick, Landon Kupferberg; (front row, left to right): Julia Knight, Alison Miller, Sara Wallach, Jordan Gershman, and Sibel Odabas-Yigit

Art MusicWriting

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The seventh-grade class, along with 11

faculty and staff chaperones, set out

for their annual trip to Washington D.C. on

May 14. The students packed a lot into

the three-day, two-night affair as they were

able to tour the Museum of Natural History,

the National Archives, the Air and Space

Museum, Arlington Cemetery (where they

also witnessed the Changing of the

Guard), the Washington Monument, and

Spy Museum.

Other highlights included meeting with

Congressman Ron Klein (also a former Pine

Crest parent), lunch at the Ronald Reagan

Building, hearing members of the House

debate an issue inside the Capitol, and

walks through the WWII, Korean, Vietnam,

and Lincoln Memorials.

“The trip was amazing,” said seventh

grader Daiyaan Wali-Mahmood. “It

should have been a week longer.” Eddie

Valenzuela agreed: “D.C. is definitely one

of the memories I will treasure from

this year.”

The experience not only gave the class a

more complete understanding of our

nation’s history, but also complemented the

students’ core curriculum. Their ability to

see our political system at work fit well

with Tobey Marsceill’s American

Government class while the exhibits at the

Air and Space Museum enhanced their

knowledge of earth science, taught by

Marcia Chackan.

Left to right: Christian Corbett, Josiah Blanchette,and Holden Ross stand in front of an exhibit at the

Museum of Natural History.

Tyler Wilson (front) and Ronnie Rocca take in the WWII Memorial.

Seventh Grade Closes out the Year with a Journey to Our Nation’s Capital

The seventh graders and chaperones congregate on the steps of the Capitol along with Congressman Ron Klein (far right).

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On April 8 and 9, the fourth-grade students

put their most recent projects to the test

during the class’s very own rocket launch.

As part of their unit on NASA and space

exploration (which included March’s trip to

the Kennedy Space Center), each fourth

grader took part in the high-flying exercise

which was overseen by science teacher

Nick Campbell and math teacher

Joe Kelley.

The students were first charged with

building their own rockets. This provided

them with a strong sense of independence

as they handled every part of the

construction process by following step-by-

step instructions in the classroom. The

fourth graders also learned about each

component of the rocket and why it was

necessary. They then fired the projectiles

from the George J. Coppola Athletic Field

via a controlled electrical charge from a

wired remote.

This part of the process allowed the

students to continue their study of

measuring as they were taught how to use

basic trigonometry (and a useful tool called

an Altitrack) to find the altitude their

rockets reached. Each student measured

another’s rocket angle of flight and

then performed the math to find its altitude.

Some of the rockets went as high as 1,000

feet! Furthermore, the class was able to per-

sonally witness Newton’s third law of

motion – to every action there is an equal

and opposite reaction.

On May 16, the second-grade students

put forth a wonderful performance during

the grade’s annual Environmental Show.

This year’s theme was “Go Green”

and used characters from “The Magic

Schoolbus” – the popular book series/TV

show that features the adventures of Ms.

Frizzle and her class as they travel to the

most impossible places (the far reaches of

space, the earth’s core, etc.) to learn about

the world around them.

This year’s performance was as

educational as it was entertaining. Under

the direction of Lower School science

teacher Dianne Caliendo, the second

graders taught those in attendance about the

four natural elements: fire (solar power),

water (hydropower), wind (wind power),

and earth (geothermal energy & biomass).

They also explained how we can use

these basic natural elements to provide

alternative energy sources. This tied into

the Lower School’s month-long theme

in regard to the environment and

alternative energy.

Some of the projects included: making

books about and clay sculptures of

endangered species (kindergarten and third

grade), creating instruments out of recycled

products and writing reports about various

insects (first grade), and 3-D books and pre-

sentations of alternative energy sources

(second grade).

Prior to the performance, Mrs. Caliendo

also posted her “Go Green” tip of the day

each morning which provided useful

information about how to save energy,

create less waste, and be environmentally

friendly. On the day of the show, all of the

second-grade students wore their “Pine

Crest Goes Green” T-shirts as well.

Mrs. Caliendo would like to thank Mimi

Abtahi for her tireless assistance, Monica

Ciudad-Real for the show’s music, along

with Debra Blakely, Peggy Lustig,

Barbara Milanese, our Facilities

Department, Roots & Shoots Club, and the

second-grade parents for all of their help.

Aaron Rissman (right) detonates his rocket withassistance from Mr. Campbell.

Some of the Statues of Liberty give a salute prior to their performance.

Left to right: Samantha Printz, Chase Anderson, Zachary Shevin, and Grayson Lutinportray members of Ms. Frizzle's crew.

Fourth Grade Engineers Rocket Launches on Campus

Second Graders Encourage Students to ‘Go Green’!

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Another highlight of the May 14

breakfast was the presentation of the second

annual FROG Award. Established last year

to commemorate the lives of Barry Mazer

and his daughter, Sydney, this year’s FROG

(For Recognition of Greatness) Award was

presented by Dawn Mazer to School

Receptionist Linda Bartron.

A fixture on our campus for more than ten

years, Mrs. Bartron is very often the

first friendly face visitors see upon entering

and exiting our School. Her dedication,

helpfulness, humility, and unsurpassed

knowledge of everything Pine Crest has

been a benefit to parents, students, and staff

since her arrival. With the award, Mrs.

Bartron also received an elegant crystal frog

statue and monetary gift.

“I’m so touched and honored,” said an

emotional Mrs. Bartron upon accepting the

award. “I really love working here.”

As a result of the fundraising efforts by

the Mazer Memorial Committee and

Parents’ Association, the FROG Award will

continue to generate an annual gift for

members of the faculty, staff, and/or

administration who exhibit unparalleled

dedication in regard to the mission of Pine

Crest School.

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Members of our parent community and

administration filled the Bernstein Family

Commons Room on the morning of May 14

for the Parents’ Association’s annual

Volunteer Recognition Breakfast. Held in

honor of our School’s parents who so

generously dedicated their time and efforts

to the goals of the PA this year, the

event – co-chaired by Stephanie

Brovenick, Marcy Javor, and Rosa

Feeney – also provided the opportunity to

appoint the 2008-09 Parents’ Association

Executive Board.

Pine Crest President Dr. Lourdes

Cowgill also spoke and thanked the parents

for their tireless efforts and commitment to

the School, noting that, “Pine Crest

wouldn’t be what it is without your help.”

The PA then presented a check for

$367,000, the result of the

Association’s efforts this year, to Dr.

Cowgill and Head of School Robert S.

Goldberg. Pine Crest wishes to thank the

Parents’ Association for its generous

donation and unflagging support that is the

hallmark of our School’s parent body.

After thanking all of the parent

volunteers for a wonderfully successful

year, PA President Marci Danzansky

asked that the proposed slate be voted upon.

The following volunteers were elected

unanimously:

PresidentJamie Glachman

President-ElectRosa Feeney

VP of ProgramsLizette Sheinberg and Lori Siegel

VP of CommitteesDawn Mazer and Hiromi Printz

VP of VolunteersJohanna Felberbaum

TreasurerRobyn Rubinoff

Assistant TreasurerMindy Meade

Corresponding SecretaryStephanie Brovenick

Recording SecretaryMary Lou Saks

AdvisorMarci Danzansky

Linda Bartron

The 2008-09 PA Executive Board includes (left to right): Marci Danzansky, Johanna Felberbaum, Dawn Mazer, Robyn Rubinoff, Rosa Feeney, Jamie Glachman, Stephanie Brovenick, Lori Siegel,

Mary Lou Saks, and Hiromi Printz. Not pictured: Mindy Meade and Lizette Sheinberg

Linda Bartron Receives Second

Annual FROG Award

PA Presents New Executive Board, Large Donation to School

Each year the Parents’ Association honors

an eighth-grade boy, an eighth-grade girl, a

seventh grader, and a sixth grader for their

service to our School and community. The

Citizenship Awards also recognize these

four individuals for their exemplary charac-

ter in being honest, upright, and dedicated

students. This distinction is the highest

honor a Middle School student can receive.

This year, Michael Klionsky and Alison

Miller were the eighth-grade recipients

along with seventh grader Blake Halim and

sixth grader Brandon Sack. Parents’

Association President Jamie Glachman

presented Michael and Alison with their

plaques during the Eighth-Grade Closing

Exercises while Blake and Brandon

received theirs at the end-of-the-year

ceremonies.

It was ironic that the May 13 Community

Building Assembly, the last one of the year,

highlighted “honor” as the month’s virtue.

For the first time since its inception in 2005,

the DeHaven W. Fleming Excellence in

Teaching Award honored two teachers this

year – one in Lower School and one in

Middle School: beloved Pine Crest veterans

Ronni Leisenring (third grade) and Laurie

Darman (sixth grade).

Usually reserved for one faculty member

each year who exhibits an outstanding

commitment to education, the award was

able to be presented to two teachers due to

the Parents’ Association’s generous

endowment. Both Mrs. Leisenring and Mrs.

Darman each received plaques and a check

for $5,000.

Also recognized at the assembly were

Head of School Robert S. Goldberg for

his nine years of service and exceptional

leadership on both of our campuses,

retiring fifth-grade teacher Carole Rausch,

and departing Chinese-language

teacher Sarah Tan.

The assembly closed, as it does every

year, with the first-grade students parading

down the aisles to the tune of “We’ll

Always Be Together” from the film

Grease. In their hands, each first grader

held a hand-colored placard with the name

of one of this year’s eighth graders. They

then gathered on stage and displayed each

card as a tribute to this year’s eighth-grade

graduating class.

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The first graders crowd the stage as they hold up their eighth-grade student placards.

Ronni Leisenring accepts her gifts.

Laurie Darman (left) receives her gifts fromPA President Marci Danzansky.

Michael Klionsky and Alison Miller

Four Students Receive Parents’

Association Citizenship Awards

DeHaven W. Fleming Award Recipients Recognized

The stars were shining and the weather

was perfect as more than 300 Pine Crest

parents, faculty, and supporters arrived on

the Boca Raton campus on the evening of

March 29 for this year’s Spring Event –

“One World, Many Faces.” Attendees were

treated to a beautiful canopied courtyard

filled with the sights, sounds, and flavors of

the globe. Guests mingled with each other

over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres during

the Silent Auction bidding, and while

making their way through the delectable

dinner stations, they were entertained by the

movement and melody of the Flamenco

show on stage.

The highlight of the evening came when

all of the guests moved to the Parents’

Association Performing Arts Center for the

Live Auction and performance by Michael

Israel. Michael’s “Art in Concert” truly

captivated the entire audience. He created

five paintings before our eyes – John

Lennon, Muhammad Ali, The Four Beatles,

Albert Einstein, and The Pride of the

Panther, which was custom created for

Pine Crest.

The artwork was then purchased by

bidders along with our other great Live

Auction items. The ending to this

spectacular night was spent in the courtyard

dancing and enjoying an incredible dessert

arrangement. Many thanks are given to

everyone who attended and supported our

Annual Auction Event. More than $300,000

was raised, and the net proceeds will

benefit need-based financial aid, faculty

endowment, facility improvements for

Pine Crest School at Boca Raton,

and our School’s Breakthrough Program

which supports underserved yet motivated

middle and high school students from area

public schools.

Angela Lutin and Natasha LudwigCo-chairs

Rodger and Hillary Krouse (left) enjoy the partyalong with Lynn and William Kay.

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14 Alexandria Angelides-Cohen and her husband Adam (left)with Lauren and Jeffrey Morris

Michael Israel (center) is greeted by Bruce and Benita Segal.

Event Co-chair Angela Lutin and her husband Gregory

Pine Crest President Dr. Lourdes Cowgill (right)with Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wing

The beautiful rose centerpieces perfectly complemented the evening's elegant decor. (Photo by Dave Burgess)

Spring Event an Absolutely Stunning Success

More than 80 dancers in grades four

through eight put on four show-stopping

performances in April during our Dance

Department’s ballet production of TheWizard of Oz. Everything was top-notch,

from the dancing and acting to the

costuming and set design.

There were lollipop dancers, munchkins,

apple trees, poppy flowers, snowflakes and,

of course, everyone’s favorite characters:

the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion,

and Wicked Witch of the West.

Based upon L. Frank Baum’s classic

novel, the ballet featured music from

various film soundtracks and also included

live narration and special effects.

The production ran once on April 3,

twice on April 4 (where students in grades

pre-k through two from the Fort Lauderdale

campus were invited to enjoy the

performance), and there was an extra

Saturday show on April 5 to which the

public was invited. For that Saturday

matinée, our campus also extended a

special invitation to the children from

JAFCO, The Florence Fuller Center, our

School’s Breakthrough Program, and

Barton’s Boosters.

Pine Crest thanks Dance Director

Andrea Alter for once again creating a

beautiful and enthralling production that

captivated children of all ages.

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Dozens of Pine Crest families, friends,

and faculty members attended the May 8

premiere of our Fine Arts Department’s

annual musical which, this year, was Intothe Woods Junior. The show, a kid-friendly

production of the Tony-Award-winning

Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim

(music and lyrics) and James Lapine

(book), was a wonderful success and played

two consecutive evenings on our campus.

Based on the tales of The Brothers

Grimm, the production imaginatively

intertwined the stories of Cinderella, LittleRed Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Jack and theBeanstalk, and others.

More than 100 talented Pine Crest

students in grades two through eight

participated in the production and the

performance featured live accompaniment

from our own musical instructors, scenery

painted by our Art Club students, and

technical work by members of our

Drama Club.

Pine Crest wishes to thank Drama

Director Debra Blakely and Fine Arts

Chair Larry Mellone for putting together

another amazing production for our

School community.

‘Wizard’ Wows Audiences

Dorothy, the Tin Man (Amanda Miller), and theScarecrow (Rachel Goodman) encounter the

Cowardly Lion (Raveena Ugale).

Glinda (Krystyna Keynejad) bestows upon Dorothy(Laura Sky Herman) the witch's ruby slippers

during the Saturday performance.

The Wicked Witch of the West (Sarah Goral)consults her crystal ball.

Left to right: Hayley Marks, Jessica Pancer, AshleyHammond, Leah Shabo, and Cristina Cox perform

as the Emerald City dancers.

Cinderella's Stepmother (Alexandra Fisher)waves from her carriage.

Little Red Riding Hood (Sara Wallach) finds herselfsurrounded by a pack of hungry wolves.

The Baker's Wife (Starlite Stromer) tries to persuadeCinderella (Lauren Breslow) to hand over

her golden slipper.

Cinderella's Prince (Eduardo Valenzuela, left) andRapunzel's Prince (Theodore Jackson) lament their

inability to woo the objects of their affection.

Fine Arts Department Takes Campus Into the Woods

At the Florida Bandmasters’ Band

Festival at Santaluces High School on April

1, our Concert Band was as close to perfect

as it could get. Our Middle School

musicians received their performance

assessment and were awarded straight

superiors and all A’s with pluses from allthree judges who praised and applauded the

difficulty of the music. In addition, the

students received straight A’s with a perfect

score in sight-reading.

The highlight of the evening was

the band’s playing of Czech-American

composer Václav Nelhýbel’s Festivo – a

memorable performance that completely

wowed the other schools in

attendance. More than 60 Pine Crest parents

and friends attended and one judge even

remarked, “I never saw so many parents

from one school at a band festival!”

Equally impressive was the Middle

School Chorus as it also received straight

superiors during its assessment April 3 at

Bak Middle School of the Arts. A panel of

three adjudicators reviewed the choir in

performance setting and graded 26 separate

choral elements, in three broad categories,

and then assigned a rating for the choir. Our

singers, numbering 55 in total, achieved the

highest possible grades and ratings from

each judge in every category.

A fourth adjudicator also evaluated the

students in regard to sight-singing where

our choir members were given music to

study silently for one minute, and then were

asked to perform the work. The

sight-singing judge graded our singers on

17 separate choral elements, also in three

broad categories. They achieved the highest

possible grade and rating from this judge as

well, in every category. This is the fifth

consecutive year our singers have achieved

straight superior marks.

Pine Crest heartily congratulates each

group of students and their unbelievable

achievements. Band Director John Aiello

and Choral Conductor Larry Mellone

are also to be commended, along with

their team of private instructors, who

went above and beyond to help prepare the

students.

Dance Team a

Winner Twice Over

at Local Talent

CompetitionFive members of our Middle School

were recognized for their dance routine at

the Fifth Annual Future Stars Competition

on May 4 at Boca Raton High School.

Dance students Danielle Dubin, Callie

Friedman, Rachel Goodman, Jessica

Pancer, and Leah Shabo competed

against 200 other middle school and high

school performers from Palm Beach and

Broward Counties and came away with

two awards.

They were presented with plaques for

placing third in the Dance Group and,

in addition, they also won the Director’s

Choice Award for Best in Show. The girls

were entered into the competition

by Mrs. Alter.

Seventh grader Amanda Miller also

competed in the vocal category and

performed a wonderful solo. Pine Crest

congratulates each of these Middle School

performers for their participation

and success.

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The concert band performs on campus earlier in the year.

Mr. Mellone conducts the Middle School chorus.

Jazz Band I takes the stage for the concert’s final set.

Left to right: Danielle Dubin, Rachel Goodman,Callie Friedman, Leah Shabo, and JessicaPancer show off the hardware they won.

Concert Band and Chorus Earn Straight Superiors

Our Musicians Rock the House

More than 100 students put on an

extraordinary performance May 13 during

the Spring Concert which featured our

campus’s four different band

ensembles: Lower School Band, Middle

School Concert Band, Jazz Band II, and

Jazz Band I.

Under the direction of Mr. Aiello, each

group sizzled on stage and sounded far

beyond the capabilities of mere elementary

and middle school-aged students.

The evening’s music was an

eclectic arrangement that included

everything from Jimmy Buffett and Elvis

Presley to Andrew Lloyd Webber and

the above-mentioned Nelhýbel. Highlights

included Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel,” 60’s

favorite “Hang on Sloopy,” excerpts from

the Four Seasons-inspired Broadway smash

Jersey Boys, Rob Thomas’s “Smooth,” and

James Brown’s “I Feel Good” (during

which Mr. Aiello delighted the audience

with a rare saxophone solo performance).

The concert was a true thrill for those in

attendance and Pine Crest wishes to thank

Mr. Aiello, his extremely talented

musicians, and Pine Crest’s private lesson

instructors who work with the students

throughout the year: Allan Finn

(woodwind), Drew Gardner (brass),

Sharon Pomerants (French horn), and

Ronnie Rothchild (flute).

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Seven of our Upper School students were

honored April 25 at a special assembly on

the Fort Lauderdale campus. The Founder’s

Council recognized seven distinguished and

talented artists, awarding them with the

school’s highest honor for excellence in the

Student Cultural Arts Series: fall play,

ballet, art exhibit, choral and instrumental

concert, and musical.

The following students received

awards: Zachary Cohen ’08, Outstanding

Versatility in the Fine Arts; Aaron Ganz

’09, Excellence in Vocal Music; Danny

Glass ’09, Excellence in Art; Courtney

Huynh ’08, Excellence in Dance; Glynis

McGowan ’08, Excellence in

Drama; Gabrielle Mogul ’09, Excellence

in Instrumental Music; and Ilana Pena ’09,

Excellence in Musical Theatre.

Zachary, Aaron, and Gabrielle are all

eighth-grade graduates of our campus and,

at the ceremony, joined their fellow

honorees in performing on stage after an

introduction by Founder’s Council Chair

Mary Graham Foster.Left to right: Founder’s Council Awards recipients Courtney Huynh ’08, Aaron Ganz ’09,

Gabrielle Mogul ’09, Danny Glass ’09, Glynis McGowan ’08, Zachary Cohen ’08, and Ilana Pena ’09

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University of Florida 1Emory University 3FAU Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College 1Florida Atlantic University 3Florida State University 13Furman University 1Georgetown University 3Harvard University 4Indiana University at Bloomington 2

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The George Washington University 3The University of Alabama 1The University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill 2The University of Tampa 1Trinity College 1Tufts University 4Tulane University 4Universidad de Navarra 1University of Central Florida 6University of Colorado at Boulder 4University of Florida 16University of Miami 4University of Michigan 2University of Notre Dame 2University of Pennsylvania 6University of Pittsburgh 1University of Southern California 2University of Wisconsin, Madison 1Vanderbilt University 3Villanova University 1Wake Forest University 1Washington College 1Washington University in St. Louis 6Wellesley College 2

Upper School Students Honored

with Fine Arts Awards

Class of 2008 Matriculation Report by CollegeBelow is a list of the colleges and universities that our recent graduates will be attending in the fall. Pine Crest congratulates the

Class of 2008 and wishes its students much success and happiness as they venture forth into this next important chapter of their lives.

Robert Shelling, Eighth-Grade Class of

1993 and graduate of UF College of

Dentistry and New York University’s

Orthodontic Program, has recently opened a

local office for Child and Adult

Orthodontics. His practice is located in the

Shoppes of Boca Greens on State Road

7 (441).

Congratulations to Jamie Fiorentino ’03

who married Justin Wolfe on March 8 at the

Mizner Country Club. The two were joined

in their celebration by a number of friends

who also happen to be Pine Crest alumni:

Spencer Bachow ’03, Juliana Berger ’03,

Adrian Catao ’03, David Chassan ’03,

Jennifer Chassan ’04, Josh Cohen ’03,

Kristen Coleman ’03, Anthony Cottone

’03, Robby Degrandchamp ’03, Nicole

Ferguson ’03, Justin Fiorentino ’00,

Doug Fischer ’03, Rachel Frankenthal

’03, Samuel Gaze ’03, Jackie Germain

’03, Ben Greenberg ’03, Montana Queler

’03, and Evan Rosenberg ’03.

Hats off to Heather Stancl for recently

graduating as valedictorian from Boca

Raton High School. A member of the

Eighth-Grade Class of 2004, Heather was

also named a National Merit Scholar

and achieved one of the highest

grade-point averages on record at Boca

High. She will be attending Pepperdine

University this fall.

~

Kudos to Natalie Renae Taylor for being

chosen as a recipient of the Dean’s Honors

Scholarship from Vanderbilt University.

She will begin her undergraduate degree

there later this year.

~

Jenna Lebersfeld, after completing her

high school career at Spanish River, will be

attending Northwestern University in the

fall.

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Alumni News and Notes

Jamie and her husband, Justin (back row, center), pose with Pine Crest friends at their wedding on March 8.

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2004

New York Area GatheringOctober 22, 2008

Time and location to be determined

Alumni Weekend 2009April 17 and 18, 2009

Alumni Reunions – Classes of ’59, ’69, ’79, ’84, ’89 and ’99

April 18, 2009

7:00 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Pier 66

Annual Holiday GatheringDecember 17, 2008

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Blue Martini at the Galleria Mall

All-Alumni Happy HourApril 17, 2009

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Faculty Courtyard

If you would like to assist with

your class reunion or an area

gathering, committees are being

formed now. To volunteer or for

more information, please e-mail

jennifer.burnstein@pinecrest.edu

Chicago Area GatheringFebruary 26, 2009

Time and location to be determined

Alumni Family Picnic April 18, 2009

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Faculty Courtyard

Pine Crest Fort Lauderdale 2008-09 Alumni EventsBe Sure to Save the Dates for the Following Area Gatherings and Alumni Reunions:

Congratulations to our boys’ tennis team

for capturing their eighth league title in

dramatic fashion on May 27 as they sunk

the Scots of Saint Andrew’s 4-3. The squad

found itself down 3-2 after singles play with

its two wins coming from Benjamin Battle

and Jordan Gershman.

Gershman put forth a Herculean effort as

he battled back from an 0-3 deficit to take a

7-5 lead, only to see his opponent win the

next two games and force a tiebreaker.

Down 0-5 in the tiebreaker, Gershman

refused to quit and came all the way back to

claim the much-needed victory.

Needing a sweep in doubles play, the

teams of Ned Shashoua and Battle along

with Michael Klionsky and Gershman

came through, each winning by a score of

8-6. The sweep secured the championship

for our Panthers – the boys’ first since 2005.

Pine Crest congratulates Coach Dean

Kadera, his staff, and the members of this

year’s team: Benjamin Battle, Joseph

Brander, Stanley Brenner, Jordan

Gershman, Michael Klionsky, Samuel

Nemiroff, Ned Shashoua, Kevyn Shroff,

and Reuben Walker.

Despite finishing an impressive 7-2, good

enough for third place in the league's South

Division, the girls’ tennis team just missed

the playoffs as only the top two teams from

each division qualified for the post-season.

Yet the girls still had a tremendous year and

the coaching staff would like to thank them

for their hard work, perseverance, and

success throughout the season.

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The spring sports teams wrapped up their

seasons in April and, for the most part,

experienced successful campaigns this year.

Our boys’ lacrosse team finished with a 6-4

record as they chalked up wins

against Unity Christian, North Broward

Preparatory (twice), Henderson (twice), and

Spanish River Christian. This year’s MVP

award went to both Gabriel Gonzalez and

David Orner, while Hayden Ginsberg

picked up the Coaches’ Award.

The girls’ lacrosse team also had a great

season highlighted by victories over

Henderson (twice), St. Mark’s, and Saint

Andrew’s en route to 4-3-1 record. Allison

Shapiro was named the squad’s MVP,

Caitlin Epstein received the Coaches’

Award, and Madison Levine, Brooke

Wayne, and Shapiro were each selected as

league All-Stars.

The baseball team, which made do with a

short-handed roster and injuries throughout

the year, fought hard the entire season and

ended up 2-6-1. Pitching ace Matthew

Busel was named team MVP and ultimate

utility-man Andy Wheeler, who played

every position but shortstop, earned the

Coaches’ Award.

The coaching staffs of all three teams

thank the players for their hard work and

commitment this year, as well as the

parents, faculty, and staff for their

continued support.

Ben Silver absorbs a hit while going after the ballduring a game against North Broward.

Libby Koolik (left) and Rachel Chapnick enter ascrum for control of the ball against Henderson.

Ronnie Rocca strokes a double against SpanishRiver Christian on March 27.

Jordan Gershman smacks a winnerduring a match with St. Mark’s.

Tennis Team Wins It All!

Benjamin Battle blasts a backhandagainst North Broward.

Spring Sports Recap

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A u g u s t

13 One-Week Leap Ahead Session Begins (9:00 a.m.)

25 Middle School Registration – Mazer Family Dining Hall (1:00 p.m.)

26 First Day of School – Classes End at Noon

27 First Full Day of Classes

S e p t e m b e r

1 Labor Day – School Holiday

2 New Parent Reception – Bernstein Family Commons Room (5:00 p.m.)

4 “Back-to-School” Night – Middle School (7:00 p.m.)

5 PA Monthly Meeting – Bernstein Family Commons Room (8:30 a.m.)

10 Middle School Yearbook Pictures

PA Welcome Coffee – Zimmerman Family Athletic Complex (8:30 a.m.)

15 “Back-to-School” Night – Grades PK-2 (7:00 p.m.)

17 “Back-to-School” Night – Grades 3-5 (7:00 p.m.)

23 Beta Club Induction – Parents’ Association Performing Arts Center (7:00 p.m.)

29 Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown – Classes End at Noon

30 Rosh Hashanah – School Holiday