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Our Benevolent BenefactorMuch of the Gould you know is due to a man you may not know much about. Meet William Bingham II.

THE GAZETTEGOULD ACADEMY M A G A Z I N E FALL 2011

HEAD OF SCHOOLDan Kunkle

EDITOR Tucker Kimball

PHOTOGRAPHYM. Dirk MacKnight

DESIGNGreg Gilman

CLASS NOTES COORDINATORBecky Cummings

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard H. Packard ’66, PresidentWendy E. Penley, Vice PresidentChristine S. Teague ’66, SecretaryCharles A. Jacobs ’66 P ’03Dr. Frank D. Lee P ’10Richard H. Ramage ’61Deborah F. Hammond ’61Brian E. Blake ’73 Dr. Donald M. Christie, Jr. ’60Elliot S. Cooperstone P ’11 Régis A. de Ramel ’93C. Conway Felton III P ’99, ’02, ’05Betsey B. Fitzgerald P ’03, ’06Mary D. Gale P ’01, ’03Johann H. GouwsSuzanne W. Lanigan P ’07, ’08Dr. Glen W. McLaughlin ’88Stephanie W. Montgomery P ’00Marsha G. Planting P ’03Hope Schroy P ’04, ’07Jan L. Skelton ’84 Sarah S. Taymore P ’09, ’11Dr. John R. Vinton ’59Elizabeth W. Winder P ’07

The Gazette is published twice a year by the Communications Office at Gould Academy. We welcome your letters, story ideas and photos.

TO CONTACT THE EDITOR:Tucker Kimball | Director of Communications 39 Church Street | P.O. Box 860 | Bethel, ME 04217kimballt@gouldacademy.org | (207) 824-7778

ON THE COVER: A mosaic of photos from over the years creates a timeless moment at a timeless event, Gould Academy Commencement. In the photo is Kaitlynne Gibson '10.

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Scholarly LettersFor over a decade, students from around Maine have come to Gould thanks to the help of the Betterment Fund. These three alumni share their stories.

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Alumni Weekend 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15

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Dear Gould Community,

On behalf of the board of trustees and the Head of School Search Committee, I’m excited to announce that Matthew Ruby has been named the next head of school for Gould Academy, effective July 1, 2012. After a thorough and global search, Matthew received unanimous support from both the search committee and the full board.

Matthew has served as the associate head of school at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Faribault, MN since 2009, after holding the position of director of studies from 2007. Prior to Shattuck-St. Mary’s, he taught at the Breck School in Minneapolis, MN from 2002-2007, where he also served as head of the history department from 2002-2003 and as the upper school dean of studies from 2003-2007. Matthew began his career in education teaching in the Minneapolis public school system from 1998-2002. From 1987-1993 he served as a US naval officer and worked in the private sector from 1993-1996. He is a graduate of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (1981), Carleton College (1985) where he earned a B.A. in history, and the University of Minnesota (1995) where he earned an M.A. in industrial relations. In 1998, he earned a secondary certification in social studies from Shippensburg University. Matthew and his wife, Kathy, have two children.

Matthew’s unanimous selection by the board of trustees is a testament to the diligent and detailed work of our search committee led by Co-Chairs Wendy Penley and Charlie Jacobs ’66. The committee - made of up faculty, parents, and trustees - retained the nationally respected search consulting firm, Educational Directions Inc.; published the search Opportunity Statement based on essential feedback from the community outlining the qualities needed in the next head of school; reviewed over 20 candidate packets; chose and inter-viewed seven semi-finalists winnowing those seven down to three finalists; and conducted complete background checks and over 40 reference interviews.

However, it was the input and support from faculty, staff, parents, students, and alumni that made this search a comprehensive process, one that began and finished with overwhelming contribution and guidance from the Gould community. The committee and the commu-nity together participated in three-day interviews with each finalist. As a result of these interviews, the search committee received and reviewed more than 500 evaluations from the participants. This level of involvement has defined the search’s success.

Matthew exemplifies the personal and professional character that Gould requires in its next leader as indicated by our community. These qualities include a leader who is energetic, confident and creative, one who can articulate Gould’s distinctive educational vision and inspire others to further strengthen the school; a leader who is hands-on, down-to-earth, and approachable, one who understands Gould’s sense of community and embraces its love of its surroundings.

The Gould community has overwhelmingly recognized that Matthew not only understands these qualities as essential to leading Gould Academy, he embodies them.

Upon receiving the board’s offer to be the next head of school at Gould, Matthew responded, “Gould has an abundance of assets – healthy tradition, natural beauty, habits of innovation, strong faculty and community, and a humane spirit – that sets the stage for great success in the decades ahead. It will be a privilege to lead this school.”

Over the last ten years under the leadership of Dan Kunkle, Gould has moved forward at a rapid pace thanks to a tightly knit community of faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni who are devoted to the Gould experience. On behalf of the board I thank our committee members and each of you for your support and exceptional contribution to this important process, and with you I look forward to the future.

On behalf of the board of trustees, please join me in welcoming Matthew and his family to Gould Academy.

Warmly,

Richard Packard ’66Chair, Gould Academy Board of Trustees

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The Ruby family: Sam, Kathy, Johanna, and Matt.

Turkeys were not the only things to have their stuffing removed over Thanksgiving break. November 16 marked the official start of renovations to Hanscom Hall’s first floor.

The Sanborn Family Library will receive the most sizable renova-tion with a complete refurbishment including the addition of the Lamar Family Reading Room, two new resource rooms, a new classroom, new furniture, flooring and lighting, a new array of windows on the eastern end of the library, and new student work spaces throughout.

In addition, Gould’s faculty room and head of school office suite will undergo renovations, as will the building’s formal entryway.

“We’re very excited for this project to get started,” said Zack Lehman, assistant head of school for advance-ment. “This first phase is the first step to achieving our goal of a fully trans-formed Hanscom Hall.”

The newly renovated first floor will be open in time for the start of the spring trimester in late March 2012. Scott Simons Architects of Portland, Maine designed the renovations and HP Cummings of Winthrop, Maine is leading the construction effort.

pardon our progress

The view from the Hanscom lobby on November 29th.

Renovations to Hanscom Hall have begun.

Keep up with our exciting progress online at gouldacademy.org/life.

An artist's rendering of the view from the Hanscom lobby, looking through the Lamar Family Reading Room and into the Sanborn Family Library.

around campusCINDERELLA BOYS Actually, it’s not much of a Cinderella story. This fall the Gould varsity golf team won its third MAISAD champi-onship in four years. Will Kannegeiser ’15 led the day, winning by five strokes. Ben Alpert ’12 had his best round of the year placing third; Jules Arsenault ’14 finished fourth, and Yannik Voland ’13 finished fifth out of 30 golfers…which is nice.

CONGRESSIONAL ARTWORKThis past summer, Caili Inman ’14 was the runner up for the National Congressional Art Award for her work “Half Real, Half Fairytale,” which was displayed in the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C. She and eight other Maine students were honored at a tea at the Maine governor's mansion, the Blaine House.

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Left to right: Ben Alpert '12, Jules Arsenault '14, James Rambone '13, Yannik Voland '13, Blake Wilson '13, Will Kannegieser '15

Left to Right: former Chair of the Maine Arts Commission John Rohman, President of the Maine College of Art Don Tuski, Caili Inman '14, Governor Paul LePage, representative from Congressman Michael Michaud's office Andrea Quaid, Arts Policy and Program Director at the Maine Arts Commission Donna McNeil

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VOICES IN CONFLICT “Every Burned Book Enlightens The World.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

In November, the Gould Academy theater department staged “Voices in Conflict,” a play that explores the complex consequences of the war in Iraq. High school students in Wilton, CT originally created the production in 2007, where the first person accounts of the war were deemed too controversial and the play was subsequently banned by the school administration. That decision led to a greater discussion about censorship within the Wilton community, a discussion that eventually attracted the attention of the “New York Times.”

A LIFE OF ACTION A group of passionate Gould alumni and students joined approximately 10,000 others at the Tar Sands Action Rally in Washington D.C. on November 6. The rally was held in opposition of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Read more about the experience from Alice Hotopp’s ’11 perspective at www.insidecolby.com/blogs, or Molly Siegel's ’12 perspective at www.gouldacademy.org/glog.

SKATE EXPANSIONLast May, Gould launched Skate School, the only skateboard-specific pro-gram at an independent school in the U.S. Riding the momentum, Program Director Dave Bean looks to follow on the first year’s success bolstered by a newly constructed 16x100 foot indoor street park. The new Eisenberg Indoor Skateboard Street Course is named in memory of Jesse Eisenberg ’03 and was dedicated during Alumni Weekend this past September.

MARCH OF THE 175th

Gould presented diplomas to 68 seniors at its 175th Commencement on Saturday, May 28. Valedictorian Erin Smith ’11 of Springvale, ME addressed her class. “Based on the components that we have started with and developed (at Gould), we will all find different roles wherever we go….Live your life by developing your interests and talents and using them to do what you do best and makes you the happiest.” Smith is attending Brown University.

Back: Abram Bartlett '11 Front Left to Right: Abbie Goldberg '12, Samantha Southam '11, Marguerite Wiser '12, Alice Hotopp '11, Rosemary Wiser '10, Molly Siegel '12

A big hug for Shelby Aseltine '11 on graduation day.

Monika Chislov '14

TC Wilson '14 and Matt Falconer '12

For many Maine alumni, the ability to afford tuition once seemed

unlikely, putting a Gould education far out of reach. Enter the

William Bingham Scholarship which, for over 30 years, has given

rural Maine students the opportunity to attend Gould. These

alumni have some amazing stories to tell, and three of them

share their gratitude in the following letters to the philanthropic

organization, The Betterment Fund, which endowed the 'Bingham

Scholarship' in 1996, sustaining it for years to come.

(These letters have been edited for space.)

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Growing up, I was often the only student of color in my class, my grade, or even my school. I lived in a small, one-traffic-light town and had a happy childhood; I had loving parents and spirited siblings. My brother and sister and I spent all of our time together growing up, and most of it outside, playing by the brook that ran by our house or picking blackberries from the bushes along its banks, climbing trees, riding our bikes everywhere, and building and then protecting forts of various forms. We were such a tight-knit group that I didn’t really realize I was different from them, but I was a black kid in a white town, so I was bound to figure it out eventually.

School, or, rather, other schoolchildren, was the catalyst for this realization. Kids I had never seen before gave me wary looks or seemed to flat-out avoid me. Some kids teased me for my skin being darker than theirs or my hair being “messy.” Over the years, the chiding remarks weighed on me more and more, to the point that I wanted nothing more than to just “fit in.” School became a place where I felt socially ostracized and even an occasional target of discrimination. At the same time, school was a place where I excelled, and I loved learning.

By junior high, though, I was starting to dread school and my grades even started slipping.

One of my classmates started talking about Gould – her older brother had started going there, and she was to follow him when it came time for high school. I knew almost nothing about it, but became convinced that it was the place for me, too. I got accepted to Gould but had to wait on news of the scholarship before I could celebrate that achievement – without it, there was no way I could attend. Then one day I was called to the office to speak to my mother on the phone. “Looks like you’re going to be the next Bingham Scholar,” she told me.

I went to Gould with high hopes, but also a ton of anxiety. Would I fit it? Would people like me? Being an ugly duckling in junior high had worn on me; I had vigorously sought the attention and acceptance of my peers to a point nearing exhaustion. It took me some time to let go of my insecurities and

realize that I didn’t need to expend my energy in that way at Gould, but I did eventually, and that made all the difference.

Ironically, in a town even smaller than the one in which I grew up, I experienced diversity for the first time – and not just racial diversity, but diversity of thought and perspective. And all of this was encour-aged, welcomed, celebrated. Yes, I was different in some ways from my peers, but we were all unique in

some way, and those unique traits brought something to the table, something good and meaningful. I was finally able to embrace the things that made me who I was, and I came to understand them as empowering. With the enormous weight of “fitting in” off my shoulders, and with the help of dedicated, inspired teachers and advisors, I flourished as a student and was able to realize my child-hood dream of getting into Harvard.

The years since leaving Bethel have had their share of ups and downs, successes and failures, but Gould remains a beacon of happiness and source of pride in my life. I can only imagine how different my life would be had I not discovered my potential for leadership, not been pushed to higher levels of reflection and introspection, not felt the fierce devotion and stalwart support from people I consid-ered brilliant – Bonnie Pooley, Gary Hill, Lucia Owen, Mac Davis and so many other teachers. If they believed in me, I had no choice but to believe in myself.

I can only imagine how different my life would be had I never heard the words, “Looks like you’re going to be the next Bingham Scholar.” I’m so grateful for those words,

for the scholarship and the op-portunity it afforded me, and the knowledge that every two years, another kid with untold promise from some small town in Maine might hear them, too, and get to experience all the joys, wonder, and growth that is inherent in an education from Gould.

I can only imagine how different my life would

be had I never heard the words, “looks like you’re

going to be the next Bingham Scholar.

Bethany Allen ’89

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On the first visit to Gould from Caratunk, my rural hometown in northwestern Maine, I knew within minutes of arriving that it was where I wanted to be. I’m not big on premonition but as soon as Dad and I drove onto the campus, I just had a funny feeling that the place was perfect. This feeling was accompanied by some apprehension because, while my family did not lack for happiness, we knew that I would never be able to attend Gould without financial assistance.

Happily, the folks at Gould made the best decision of my young life when they took a chance and awarded me with generous financial aid from the Betterment Fund. For three years I received top-notch tutelage in small classes while enjoying active involvement in the school.

Upon graduating in 2001, I was accepted at Dartmouth College, where I earned a B.A. in molecular biology and genetics in 2005. After a yearlong adventure in Alaska caring for a kennel of sled dogs and working as a deckhand on halibut fishing boats, I returned back East and spent two successful years researching chronic kidney disease in Boston. I am currently at Tufts University School of Medicine. At the same time I entered Tufts, I accepted a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army as a

participant in the Army Medical Scholarship Program. It’s worth mentioning that an old friend and mentor from my years at Gould, Mr. John Todd, did me the great honor of driving down from Maine to Boston to administer my oath as an officer. Upon graduating from medical school, I am proud to say that I will also have the opportunity to serve the men and women of our nation’s armed forces as a physician. The generosity of the Betterment Fund and my experiences at Gould inspired me to do more with my life than achieve personal goals. That kindness I knew instilled within me the desire to ‘pay it forward’ and bring similar opportunities and support to others. Last spring, inspired by my work with Habitat for Humanity at Gould, I traveled to Guatemala for three weeks to build homes for needy families. I am also in the inaugural class of the Maine Track Program at Tufts. With an emphasis in rural medicine, the program seeks to introduce students to a life serving rural communities. My dream is to one day return to Maine and apply my skills as a physician by bringing top-notch medical care to rural communities.

I keep in touch with more Gouldies than any other friends I have made, before or since. A fellow Gould grad and I hiked 150 miles of the Appalachian Trail from Mt. Katahdin to the ford at the Kennebec River. My best friend in the world is the same guy with whom I shared a room in Davidson dormitory for three years, and rare is the time we meet up when we don’t tell a few glory tales about pulling off some of the finest pranks in the history of Gould (no worries…they were all laughable but quite benign!).

There are the ‘tangibles’: it’s where I received the academic instruction and intense coursework that opened countless doors when I graduated, where I was introduced to French, learned how to swing a 5-lb felling axe and milk a goat, and participated in my first Habitat for Humanity build. More powerful than anything I can list on a resume are the ‘intangibles’ I took away, for it was Gould where I met my best friend, where I fell in love for the first time (alas, first-time heartbreak, too..), where I learned maturity and leadership, the pain from the loss of a close friend, and the power of trust.

For all of my life experiences, before and since, it was Gould where I became a man.

2LT, U. S. Army Medical CorpsTUSM ’13, D’05, GA’01

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Before I came to Gould Academy my world was small. I grew up in a small, northern Maine town. I interacted with a small group of people. I went to a small school, played sports on small teams, and traveled small distances. I’d been told the world was big, but I didn’t really know it. The big world was inaccessible, far out of my reality.

Then I received the Bingham Scholarship to go to Gould Academy.

I spent a long time in complete culture shock. I couldn’t believe my peers. They knew so much. It wasn’t just that they’d had a better education than me from the start; they’d actually been to the places we talked about. Some of them spoke several languages. Some of them were from other countries. They had parents who were real writers, athletes, doctors, and politicians. They’d had more interesting and unique life experiences by age 16 than any adult had had in my home town ever. I’d never known anyone like that.

Then there was the money. I’d never seen anyone buy six pairs of skis in one day without batting an eye. I’d never seen a Rolex. I didn’t know people actually had dilemmas about which car would be best for the weekend trip in the snow. I’d never thought about going to Tahoe for the weekend. Where was Tahoe?

And my teachers… In my small world adulthood was drudgery. It was barely paying the bills, raising kids you

couldn’t afford, and spending hours at a boring job you hated and had no ownership in. The message sent was, “enjoy high school. It’ll never get any better.”

The adults I met at Gould were happy. They liked their lives. They were active and fit. They were well educated. They were navigating through life in ways that demonstrated compassion, a sense of adventure, and fun. They made adulthood seem like something I could actually look forward to.

I distinctly remember the day everything changed for me. It was winter carnival. Kids were outside

getting ready for a rowdy game of broom hockey. I loved hockey, but I was up in my room in Gehring Hall, looking out the window at a world I could not figure out how to belong in. And then it hit me. A single thought that changed everything. “They wouldn’t have picked me if they didn’t think I belonged here.”

So I put on my jacket and I went out and played hockey. People cheered for me. I made friends with the girl who would turn out to be my best friend all through school. It didn’t matter that I was a poor kid from northern Maine. I knew that now. The path of my life was up to me, just like everyone else at Gould.

Today I work as a science teacher at a charter school in Maui that emphasizes hands-on, field science. I’ve

lived in Colorado, Florida, California, the British Virgin Islands, and Hawaii. I’ve traveled all over and have plans to travel more. I’ve worked as a dolphin trainer and spent a long time on the Atlantic researching humpback whales. I’ve taught skiing and led trail rides in Tahoe. I love my job. I have fantastic friends from all walks of life. My world is big,

and I have Gould to thank for that.

And then it hit me. A single thought that changed

everything. ‘They wouldn’t have picked me if they didn’t

think I belonged here.’

Megan Edgar ’97

To read more Bingham Scholar letters visitwww.gouldacademy.org/alumni

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HALLWhile the excitement of a renewed first floor in Hanscom Hall builds with the tangible progress of sheetrock dust and hard hat requirements, it is important to rememberthat what makes this building so vital to theGould fabric are the teachers who work with students every day within its walls.Here are just a few.

By Zack Lehman

Known affectionately by students as “D.C.,” Dr. Brad Clarke is certainly one of the busiest faculty members at Gould. He chairs Gould’s history department and teaches some of the most popular and demanding classes; coaches cross country running, Nordic skiing and baseball; serves as an advisor and does dorm duty in Davidson Hall; oversees the Senior Four Point Program; and he still finds the time to be a devoted husband and father of four (three of whom are current Gould students). Despite the insane pace at times, Brad’s goal is to make every class, and every year, at Gould better than the last.

“When I’m 63,” says Clarke, “I want my teaching to be as fresh and dynamic to students as it was when I was 33.”

After earning his doctorate in political science at Brandeis University, Brad was on track to a career as a college professor before realizing that he could “do it all” at a boarding school like Gould. Since he joined the Gould faculty in 1997, Brad has taught nearly every course in the history department but now primarily teaches upperclassmen in AP classes and senior electives that focus on law, politics, and philosophy.

“I love helping students explore narrow topics in depth and exposing them to a real interest and possible major in college. It’s very rewarding to see some of my students go on to major in political science,” says Clarke.

In 2009, through a 50th reunion gift from the Class of 1959, Gould installed the first of five Harkness tables in Brad’s classroom. “The Harkness table changed everything in my classes. I’m pretty lucky to have this type of space. The classroom serves as my identity at the school and, at a boarding school, can be a home away from home for students.” A year later, Gould named Clarke the Feinberg Family Instructor of History, the first endowed chair at Gould.

Although D.C. views academics as the first priority at Gould, he feels the core of the Gould experience is the strong relationship that develops between students and teachers.

“No matter what we do,” says Clarke, “I hope we never lose sight of that.”

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“When I say almost nothing, I know it’s been a good class,” says Colin Penley, now five years into an anticipated two-year stint as a teacher at Gould. Penley grew up in the town of Bethel, so returning to teach at Gould was a homecoming for this Phillips Academy and Middlebury College graduate.

“The most important thing at Gould,” he states, “is teaching kids how to think and process rather than just memorize facts and figures. I try to help them build the skills they need to process difficult concepts.”

That’s both a challenging and critical task considering the range of the courses that Colin has taught at Gould since his arrival: Human Geography, Introduction to Chinese Language, Genocide, History of the Middle East, Modern Chinese History, Technology and Society, Eastern Philosophy, Gender Roles, and ESL History.

Penley’s work in the classroom represents a significant, but only partial, segment of his ever-expanding portfolio of responsibilities at Gould. Colin serves as the Academy’s dance instructor in the fall, a Rug Rats instructor in the winter, and typically choreographs the musical during the spring (his supposed term off from co-curricular supervision). Recently appointed as the Holden Hall dormitory head, Colin also relishes his role as an advisor, participates on multiple faculty task forces, and often makes the time to sit on Gould's Judiciary Committee.

His tongue-in-cheek response to whether it’s possible to find a balance of life and work at Gould: “There’s life outside of Gould?” However, Colin’s time away from Gould is robust. He spends his summers traveling and teaching in China and participated in the 2011 Klingenstein Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers. He is an avid reader, is constantly surrounded by friends, and loves retreating to his family’s home in Paris, Maine.

“I’m not sure if I’ll be at Gould forever, but I’ll certainly remain a teacher for the rest of my career.” Fortunately for the hundreds of Gould students he’s already impacted, it’s starting to look like Gould and Colin are a long-term fit.

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“I came to Gould for two reasons - to expand my academic horizons and to be part of the school’s incredibly supportive community,” says Sara Whalen Shifrin, who came from Machias, Maine to Gould as an 11th grader in the fall of 1986.

Today, Shifrin is one of several alumni on the Gould faculty. While Gould definitely served that dual purpose for Sara during her two years as a student at Gould, it seems that Sara has been returning the favor to students for the last 19 years since joining the Gould faculty.

Typical of any Gould faculty member who has dedicated nearly 20 years to the school, Sara’s role at the school has changed again and again; she has sought, inherited, and earned different responsibilities. She spent her first years at Gould primarily teaching in the English Studies Program, living in Gehring Hall as a dorm head, and running Gould’s well-known “Rug Rats” ski instruction program. At the encouragement of her former teacher and mentor, Lucia Owen, Sara gradually transitioned to a full time English classroom teacher and department chair, focusing on ninth graders.

“As a teacher, I knew I had the most power to impact change with freshmen,” comments Sara, “and I was also able to implement significant curriculum improvements that could prepare students for the work ahead of them.”

One resulting change was introducing the interdisciplinary course, “Discovering a Geographic Imagination,” which was transformational and sets the foundational work for the humanities curriculum at Gould.

Two years ago, Sara made another major change at Gould when Head of School Dan Kunkle asked her to take on the role of Teaching Librarian in the Sanborn Family Library.

“I took the job out of institutional respect and to challenge the level of scholarship at Gould.” Shifrin has simultaneously reduced and modernized the library’s book collection, pushed hard to incorporate cutting-edge technology, and encouraged teachers to actively use the space in their everyday lessons. All of her work has come to fruition as the library undergoes a major renovation to become a true 21st century learning environment. From student, to English teacher, to librarian, Sara has a very simple but powerful attitude:“I embrace change.”

Although Sara arrived here very much on her own, Gould is no longer a solitary endeavor for her. Sara’s husband, Brett, is a math teacher at Gould and their wedding reception was held in Ordway Hall shortly before the doors opened for students in 1999. Their two children, Mia and Eli, have changed Sara’s approach to teaching. “I have more patience, more empathy, and I really understand how trying can be more important than succeeding sometimes.”

Observing Sara, it is difficult to define where her immediate family ends and her Gould family begins – she spends countless hours with her advisees, runs a monthly book club for girls, hosts online summer language programs for international students, and bakes at least 100 cakes a year at the request of Gould parents through “Hugs from Home.”

Generations of Gould students have shared, and will continue to share, Sara’s personal student experience at Gould: a place where a compassionate community fosters intellectual growth.

Teaching Librarian & English Teachersara

WHALEN SHIFRIN’88

Zach Lehman is the Assistant Head of School for Advancement, the boys' varsity lacrosse coach, and a filmmaking teacher at Gould. He recently accepted the position as the next head of school at The Hill School in Pottstown, PA.

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We've uploaded these and other photos from Alumni Weekend to the Gould Academy Facebook page.Go to facebook.com/gouldacademyalumni to tag photos of your friends and yourself!

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Over time, his story can be easily forgotten. But William Bingham II’s record of involvement in Gould Academy, extending from his first gift in 1917 until his 1955 death, is truly a remark-able one. His numerous gifts greatly helped transform the institution from a struggling entity during the early years of the 20th century to one of the leading institutions in secondary education in northern New England.

Will Bingham was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1879, the second of five children of Charles and Mary Payne Bingham. Charles Bingham was a very successful businessman in Cleveland, and wealthy enough to build one of the impressive residences on one of America's most fashionable streets, Euclid Avenue.

Will grew up attending Cleveland's University School, Santa Barbara, California's Collegiate School, and finally St. Paul's School, which he left at the end of his junior year. He never had any more formal education due to health issues. For a number of years, he roamed around the United States, particularly in the West and in Florida. He loved music and spent much time playing his violin.

Very likely from his Cleveland connections, Bingham discovered Dr. John G. Gehring's nationally renowned clinic for persons with nervous disorders in Bethel, Maine. Arriving in town with his friend and future business partner William J. Upson, a fellow Clevelander, he focused on determining if the famed doctor could relieve his anxieties and stresses through a variety of proce-dures and alternating regimens of exercise and rest. Doctor and

Our Benevolent BenefactorFrom Hanscom Hall to the auditorium and gymnasium that bear his name,William Bingham II had a tremendous impact on Gould Academy in the 20th century,one the institution still feels today.

By Dr. Stanley Howe ’62

William Bingham and Mrs. Charles A. Sherman of Flushing, NY ca. 1915

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Mrs. Gehring soon became in many ways the nearly ideal antidote to Will Bingham's situation. He had lost his beloved mother over a decade before and had an uneasy relationship with his sometimes stern father. Almost immediately, he began to thrive in the company of this couple and after all the years of wandering felt at last he had found a "home." Two years later, after a fire destroyed the large hotel on the edge of the town common, he and other former guests (the word "patient" was avoided by Dr. Gehring) built the Bethel Inn to house those who came to see the famed doctor. A Tiffany tablet in the Inn is dedicated to Dr. Gehring by Will Bingham and several others.

From his mother's brother, Oliver Hazard Payne, Will Bingham inherited the wealth that he was to devote his lifetime giving away to many good causes. Col. Payne, who was a Civil War veteran and a former partner of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., later broke with Rockefeller and began several other enterprises that would prosper and make him reputedly the second (to Rockefeller) wealthiest person in the United States when he died in 1917. From this uncle, William inherited one tenth of the estate. This abrupt change in wealth was not lost on Mrs. Gehring, who was deeply devoted to her father's old school. That very year, Will Bingham was elevated to the board of trustees and made his first gift, a relatively modest one in light of his future largess. From that time on, Will became increasingly interested in the Academy, providing funds for the first brick building, Bingham Gymnasium, in 1922 followed by Gehring Hall in 1925.

On September 18, 1925, Will Bingham penned John Mead Gould a note now in the collection of the Maine Historical Society, in response to Gould's letter expressing his gratitude for Bingham's role in building the recently dedicated Gehring Hall. "It was a very kind thought of you to write me after you had visited Bethel and had seen the new dormitory building," Bingham wrote. "I was interested to know that you were an old Gould graduate and I assure you I appreciate very much your friendly expression relative to my part in equip-ping and modernizing the fine old Academy plant," he continued. "To do so," he observed, "has been a most gratifying experience to me as has also the association with some good friends of Gould's in the work who have spared neither time or thought to the end that what was done might be well and efficiently done."

Bingham went on in his note to suggest his vision of the Academy with these words: "I think Gould's has a real field to be served educationally locally and drawing students from the country around about also, and I trust the present enlarged and improved equipment will enable her to carry on the good work for as long as may be."

John Mead Gould, who was born in and spent most of his life in Portland, had attended Gould's (as it was then known) in the 1850s and as far as can be deter-mined never graduated, but always held the school in high regard. A distinguished Civil War veteran, he married a Bethel woman, Amelia Twitchell, and is buried with her in the town's Riverside Cemetery. Undoubtedly, one of the significant influences upon J. M. Gould's early development was his interaction with Dr. Nathaniel Tuckerman True, the Academy's original founder, as well as a remarkable educator and

the town's first historian. The legacy of Dr. True's influ-ence would continue for many years and was an important factor in Bingham’s prolonged interest in the Academy. Thus, Bingham continued to gener-ously expand and update the campus with the Headmaster's House in 1930, Hanscom Hall in 1933, Holden Hall in 1939, the Farnsworth Field House in 1941, and Walters Infirmary in 1955. Following his death in 1955, other buildings have been constructed or renovated with funds from one or more of the foundations established during his lifetime or later in his memory. Moreover, for

many years Will Bingham covered the Academy's annual deficits. This also continued after this death by contributions from one of the Bingham foundations. In addition, Will Bingham assisted countless Gould Academy graduates in obtaining college and graduate educations with scholarships and loans.

Beside Gould Academy benefactions, Will Bingham was very interested in improving rural medicine though his Bingham Associates Fund established in 1932, which provided support for building and equipping hospitals, training doctors and nurses, and making possible the Pratt Diagnostic Center in Boston.In addition, on the local level, Will Bingham displayed significant foresight by purchasing the watershed of Chapman Brook, which supplied the water for the town for nearly a century.

When a Boston newspaper in the 1920s reported that Maine's wealthiest citizen lived in Bethel, Bingham became a recluse and was rarely seen in public.

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After a number of years in Bethel, Bingham decided to become a permanent resident of the town. In 1922, he enhanced his reputation as one of the town's leading citizens by purchasing a house on Broad Street next to Dr. Gehring, where he would spend every remaining summer of his life. When a Boston newspaper in the 1920s reported that Maine's wealthiest citizen lived in Bethel, Bingham became a recluse and was rarely seen in public. Thereafter, Dr. Gehring handled his affairs until about 1930 when Dr. George B. Farnsworth, Mrs. Gehring's son by her first marriage, took over and continued in that capacity until his death in 1947. His successor was Dr. Arthur Walters, who continued until Will's death in 1955.

Will Bingham’s example should underscore the symbi-otic relationship between the town and the school. Will Bingham was attracted to Bethel because of Dr. Gehring's famed clinic. Dr. Gehring was also president of Gould’s board of trustees from 1918 until his death in 1932. He also just happened to be married to Dr. True's daughter, who was devoted to her remarkable father. Marian True Gehring was the ideal person to interest Will Bingham in her father's old school. This "alignment of the stars," so to speak, was all very fortunate, for it made possible for Headmaster Hanscom, Attorney Ellery C. Park and other local citizens to provide the leadership

to move Gould forward to greatness.

Today the Academy is a major asset to the town and its influence greatly affects its tone and character. Moreover, all those connected with today's Gould Academy should never forget how much the school owes to its greatest benefactor. William Bingham II, who probably would not have come here so long ago without the presence of the famous Gehring Clinic that once attracted countless souls to the head of Broad Street.

Dr. Stanley Howe ’62 is the associate director and director of education and research at the Bethel Historical Society in Bethel, ME. He is a former trustee of the Maine Historical Society and currently serves as book review editor of its quarterly publication. He is the author of a history of the Maine State Grange, published in 1994; he contributed to an authoritative history of Maine published in 1995 by the University of Maine Press and, in 2009, authored an illustrated history of Bethel. Dr. Howe graduated from Gould Academy in 1962 and is a former member of the board of trustees. He is currently writing a biography of William Bingham II.

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1934Class Agent: Class agent neededCharles Dwyer is doing well and still living in Massachusetts. He has hardly changed from when he graduated in 1934!

1943Class Agent: John LawryWhip '42 and Harriette Holmes Abbe have a new granddaughter named Caroline Frances Abbe. She was born September 25, 2010 and is a real charmer.

John Todd '60 and his wife Jan had lunch with Fran and Dick Bernier at the Bernier's home in Virginia in early October. Many will remember Fran from her days in the Alumni Relations Office at Gould. John was pleased when he found out Fran and Dick had arranged for Carolyn Wight Harrison to join them for lunch.

1944Class Agent: Carol Robertson LeClairGreetings from Arizona! Gil and I had

a very hot summer here in Green Valley. In April we took a river cruise through the Sea Islands of North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida – a fantastic cruise! We had a great week in Austin, Texas in mid-June visiting our good friends, Barbara Poole Hampton ’43 and her husband Hal.

Roger Gould and his friend, Nancy, were off to Solana Beach for a few days in June. They also attended Roger’s grand-daughter’s wedding in Simi Valley, CA.

Mava Jones Miller recently moved to an assisted living apartment. She is settling in and becoming involved with several committees.

Joanne Libby Hays Glover has recently moved to Portland, Maine and loves it!

Barbara Coolidge Crocker who lives in Riverside, Rhode Island keeps up on Gould and Bethel news, and continues to receive the Bethel Citizen like so many of us who moved away years ago.

Debbie Farwell Eldredge remains active in Unity, Maine.

I encourage other 1944 classmates to get in touch. Let me know what’s going on in your lives at gilcarlec@cox.net.

1952Class Agent: Janice MottBy now you have received my card reminding you of our 2012 60th reunion! I received a note from Don Bennett offering his home for our get together. Thanks, Don and wife Kathy. We accept! I also had a note from Kathy Knowles Suminsby offering to help organize our reunion. I appreciate that offer so much. How about the rest of you? Please take a minute and let me know if you are even thinking about coming to the reunion. I visited Bethel this October with my son, Roger and daughter, Cathy. Bethel is such a pretty place to be that time of year! Lots of memories.

Please send any news - trips, new hobbies, grandchildren/great grandchil-dren - and insights from having lived this long!! And, please let me know somehow if you want to be part of our big reunion.

1953Class Agent: Charlotte Bidwell BaconDale Bosworth is still fishing in Alaska. Dale's granddaughter, Elise Berry, grad-uated from Gould in 2011.

Tom Butler reports on three big events in the past year or so. First, the arrival of Thomas Edward Butler, their first grandson, in Boston in May 2010. Secondly, he had a big family reunion near Keystone, CO. Ted, Martha and family came from Boston, Jenny and Pablo from Buenos Aires and Joe from Boulder. And lastly, after 70 years of skiing, including seven years of downhill racing and even some jumping, he cracked a bone (upper leg) for the first time, while cross-country skiing! During recovery he fell off the healthy food wagon, onto a big pile of burgers, French bread and choco-late cake, but is back on the wagon now and otherwise in fine health!

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Dale Bosworth ’53 in Petersburg, AK

Tom Butler ’53 and his family

Charles “Pedro” Dywer ’34

Left to right: Fran Bernier, John Todd, Jan Todd, Dick Bernier,and Carolyn Wight Harrison.

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1956Class Agent: Ann MortonRaymond Coulombe sends his best to all of his classmates. He had a very special Thanksgiving in 2010 spending it with his cousin, Richard Coulombe, whom he had not seen in 50 years! He met his cousins, daughters, and their families plus many neighbors and friends.

1957Class Agent NeededC. Lary Bean visited Gould's campus for the first time since graduating in 1957. He bumped into Tom Whittington, dean of academics, who enjoyed talking with Lary and hearing about his life since Gould.

1958Class Agent: Michael S. StowellStan Fuller had a great summer. He was soloist several times at his church, the First Congregational Church of Lebanon. He and his wife went to a production of “Showboat” at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam and have had the joy of babysitting their year and a half old grandson, Greyson David Fuller. Stan is also Church Clerk, co-chair of the Music Committee and Nominating Committee chairman, is starting his third year as a lead soloist in the Colchester Senior Center Golden Glow chorus and volun-teers at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford about once a month. He also celebrated turning 70 in April with a wonderful party!

David Head and Fran have moved back to Bethel from their home in Gilead,

ME. They miss the mountain but felt that it was time to be closer to town. They are looking forward to going to their Florida home in Daytona after Christmas. This will be their 7th winter in Daytona Beach. Grandson Joshua Paul Head is a senior at Telstar High School and will graduate in June. He worked with Fran some this summer in their real estate office.

Pat Brewster Jordan writes that her eldest daughter moved up from South Florida to live four miles from her. They are having a great time. She reports that the downside of the year is that a twin is battling an illness.

Colleen Tibbetts visited her older son and his family in Arizona for a few days, after which she went to Oklahoma for a few days to visit her younger son and family.

Jean and I have been traveling! In mid-September of 2010, we flew to Anchorage, AK for a couple days and then flew out of Whittier for the trip of a lifetime. We visited Sapporo, Japan; Vladivostok, Russia; Busan, Korea, Quinguao and Dalian, China; Nagasaki, Japan; Shanghai, China; Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam; Bangkok and Ko Samui, Thailand; and we spent three days in Singapore before flying back to Shanghai where we picked up a tour to Xian and the terra cotta warriors; five day river boat ride up the Yangtze River through the Three Gorges Dam project, three intra China flights ending up in Bejing for a few days. On November 3rd I fulfilled a life-long dream when I walked on the Great Wall of China! Seven weeks well spent. From mid-August to September 29, we trav-eled to Europe, visiting Amsterdam for a couple days before getting on a river boat and cruising the Rhine, hitting Germany, Cologne, Coblenz, Mainz, Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Breisach, to Basil, Switzerland. We spent a night there and flew to Copenhagen for a couple nights before getting on a ship to Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Russia (two nights), Tallinn, Estonia, Aarhus, Denmark, Oslo, Glasgow (we spent the day with our friends there), Dublin and Belfast, Reykjavik, Iceland, Qaqortoq, Greenland, Halifax, Nova Scotia and back to Ft. Lauderdale.

1959Class Agents: Kirk Newsomand DJ Bigos LavoieGary Aluisy is recovering from a brief illness in the US and hopes to return to the Philippines by the end of November where he directs a small missionary training school.

Leroy Brown has retired and he and his wife, Bernice, have moved from Norfolk to their house in Auburn, Maine.

Mary Jasper Cate had a lovely visit this summer with DJ Bigos Lavoie, Judy Watson Ingram, Linwood Small and his wife Judy, and John and Mary Ann Vinton ’63 at the Vinton's beau-tiful home on the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine.

John Cole and his wife Linda continue to enjoy both Chicago and the California desert in their snowbird life. Their oldest grandson enters college at Stone Hill in Easton, MA on a full ride basketball scholarship.

Meredith Bennett Harmon lives in Scarborough, ME now, having recently lost her husband Wayne on December 20, 2010 after a long illness. Her oldest granddaughter, Megan was married in June 2011 to Dylan Magers. Her grand-daughter, Danielle, graduated as an RN in May 2011. Her oldest grandson, Jared, is a sophomore at the University of Southern Maine. Her youngest grandson, Tim, is a junior in high school and her youngest grand daughter, Ashley, is in seventh grade. Gloria Burris Hopkins and her husband recently took a Viking River Cruise on the Volga on their way to St. Petersburg, Russia. They flew into Moscow on September 14th and spent time in Red Square and the Kremlin and then made their way up the Waterway of the Czars visiting cities along the way.

Ray and Richard Coulombe ’56

Left to right: Mary Ann Chase Vinton '63 and class of 1959 alumni John Vinton, DJ Bigos Lavoie, Linwood Small, Mary Jasper Cate, and Judy Watson Ingram (front).

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They had a great summer visiting family at a get together in Wisconsin where their son Bruce and wife hosted 14 people for a week. They also travelled to Athens, GA for their daughter Rachel’s wedding.

Judy Watson Ingram was honored to represent the Class of '59 at Alumni Weekend. She was there with Norm Hill '56 as he was celebrating his 55th reunion.

DJ Bigos Lavoie and her husband, Bob, relocated to San Diego in early November after living in glorious New Hampshire for 14 years. Their daughter, Amy, has lived in CA for several years and highly recommends it! Their new address is: 10673 Brookview Lane, San Diego, CA 92131. They are looking forward to new adventures and seeing many west coast friends. New England will undoubtedly call them back each fall! DJ was also recently elected to the Gould Academy Alumni Board of Directors.

Kirk Newsom and wife Helen's oldest daughter was married in Barnard, VT in August. Helen and Kirk remain heavily involved with the local Rail Trail orga-nization. In September, they hosted the 4th annual half marathon with 228 participants. Not frequently enough, they visit their son, daughter-in law and two grandchildren in Belfast, ME. They planned a trip to CA to visit their oldest son for Thanksgiving this year and were hoping to see Ann Carter Grove while there. Their youngest daughter is going to college in Orlando. Kirk runs and bicycles around where they live in northeast PA, and teaches full time at a nearby ski area.

Paul and Lee Ann Grover Pipenger's six year-old Best Western lodge had 25 seconds of fame with a small feature on the "Today Show" over Labor Day weekend, making the phone ring for a while! Lee Ann and Paul went to Orlando, FL in late October for the annual convention where their lodge received Best Western's highest awards for design, customer service and cleanli-ness. Cousin Daniel Grover ’63 and his family from Bethel found their way to Orofino, ID for a visit in August.

Janice Hague Schnarr and her husband moved to Sarasota full-time in November 2009. They will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in February 2012. They are planning to take their family on

a cruise out of Tampa the week between Christmas and New Years 2011.

Debbie Dolliver Sullivan reports that her first grandchild was born, a grand-daughter named Dolliver Taylor Boston - nicknamed Dolly. She Skypes often. She sold her home last February and looks forward staying in her condo in Ft. Meyers, FL this winter having rented it to the Red Sox the past several winters. She and Tony spent this fall traveling through Spain, France, and Portugal.

Eric Wight and his wife Karen attended the 2011 Gould Academy graduation this spring. Their granddaughter Jessica Ladd was among the graduates. She became the fifth continuous generation in the family, starting with Eric’s grandfather in 1905, to graduate from Gould. She is off now to the University of New Hampshire. It sure seems hard to imagine that over 50 years have now passed since his own graduation from Gould.

1961Class Agent: David Lombard(Submitted by Debby Hammond)Affectionately dubbed “Gould’s Greatest Class” by its members, the Class of 1961 enjoyed its long-anticipated 50th reunion on Alumni Weekend. Led by master planner David F. Lombard and his wife Susan, 30 classmates and their spouses/partners greeted each other at a Friday afternoon tea at the Rivendell House on Park Street. Dodging the rain, the group walked to the Head of School’s house, where Dan and Kathy Kunkle hosted a special cocktail reception for them. The women alums remembered the formal Sunday afternoon tea held each spring at the house for the seniors, and many recalled the post-performance party for the cast and crew of the 1961 spring production of “The Pirates of Penzance.”

Members of the Class of 1961 received their honorary 50-year diplomas from Board of Trustees’ President Richard Packard ’66 and Head of School Dan Kunkle. All remembered the words of then-Headmaster Edmund Vachon to “receive with the left, shake with the right,” as well as to give a firm handshake, not a “fish-y” one. Most remembered Lee Wilbur’s palming a small fish for the pre-commencement rehearsal some 50 years ago, and getting

a tolerant chuckle from the Headmaster.

Saturday morning Jim Bennett was elected president of the Gould Academy Alumni Association before a group of his classmates and alumni board members. Then it was off for the Parade of Classes, with long-distance rider Pam Perkins, on a Gould bamboo bike, leading the ’61-ers to Ordway Hall for lunch and lots of table-hopping as everyone continued their visiting and picture-taking, and then assembled in Ordway Living Room for the reunion photograph. After walks around campus, shopping at the bookstore and Main Street shops, visits to the Owen Art Gallery, the barn and other campus buildings, classmates gathered outside Ordway for the annual ice cream social.

Mid-afternoon, all the alumni settled into Bingham Auditorium for the fifth annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Alumni Awards and the presentation of the Class of 1961 Scholarship Fund. Among the ten students and faculty alumni inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame, was Arthur Fred Lincoln, who was recognized for being a 12 letter Gould Academy Athlete.

David F. Lombard presented the Class of 1961 Scholarship Fund, the class gift in honor of the 50th anniversary of its graduation, to Board President Packard. Through fundraising efforts led by David and by Peter Stowell in the five years since its 45th reunion, the class contributed $102,500, and was introduced to its first scholarship recipient, a freshman from Bethel, at Friday’s dinner. In appreciation for their leadership, I presented Peter (who was unable to attend) with two framed photographs taken of Hanscom Hall, and David Lombard with a hand-crafted baseball bat, inscribed with the names of all his classmates and with the words: "Presented to David F. Lombard '61, Thanks for hitting it out of the park for Gould Academy! On the Occasion of our 50th Reunion, From the Class of 1961, 'Gould's Greatest Class'". Later, several alums heard about Gould’s plans for the Sanborn Family Library in Hanscom, and about the renovations that began in November.

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Vernon Street, where they were “taste-fully” surprised to be offered two “Class of 1961” custom-made wines, a Green Apple Riesling and a Monstruo Rojo. The wines had been created by David and Sue and Carol Bilderback Gray at the Casvino Winery in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Photos of the three displaying the “February 5, 2011, birth certificates” of their wines, and filling and corking the bottles were on view as Carol served as class “sommelier,” and who had, very carefully, driven the bottled wines from her home in Arizona to Bethel. Sue’s sister crafted special blue-and-gold fabric bags to hold the bottles that were given as gifts to the class members.

The festive dinner was preceded by a tribute to the 17 classmates who have died, delivered by Dick Ramage and I, followed by words of reflection on teachers, parents, family, and life experiences. The evening concluded with Lorenda Freeman DunLeavy and Jerry Freeman cutting the celebration cake, and everyone watching a video made around 1960 by Carol at a Gould track-and-field meet and at summer gatherings of classmates.

Classmates gathered a final time on Sunday morning for brunch and last conversations before returning to their families, jobs, and retirement activities.

1967Class Agent NeededKen Remsen competed at the Masters World Cup, a Nordic skiing event at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Center in Vernon, British Columbia in March 2011. Skiing in the M07 age category he finished in 13th place in the 15K classic, 17th in the 10K classic and 15th in the 30K classic. Since this also served as the US Masters Championship, he finished 3rd, 2nd and 3rd for the US in the three races.

Ken Remsen and Daryl Seitzer '94 serve together on the board of trustees of Richmond Congregational Church in Richmond, VT.

1971Class Agent NeededPeter Nolden writes that he is now a painter and that it is the right job for him. He owns his own company. He hopes to visit Gould in four to six years and

remembers “those great names,” Madame Margaretopol, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Saulters, and Mr. Barth!

1976Class Agent NeededIna-Louise Shea Henkin has enjoyed contacting old Gould friends on Facebook. She has lots of good memo-ries of her time at Gould.

Congratulations to Melissa Arnson on being awarded the Michael S. Stowell Volunteer Award during Alumni Weekend this fall. This is a well-deserved award for all the volunteer time Melissa has spent on behalf of Gould over the years.

1978Class Agent: Gina Teator DeJoyIn October Mark Zobel surfaced on campus for the first time in 33 years. "It seems like just yesterday I was standing here wearing a Grateful Dead t-shirt with a mortar board on my head," he writes. Mark now lives near Denver with his wife Deborah. Mark will wind down a career with the US government in a few years and plans to spend more autumn time in Maine.

1981Class Agent: Luke MarkovichOver Alumni Weekend, some of us from the Class of ’81 gathered on campus. Attendees were Pam Carroll, Wendy Hurd Tyler, Lee Schreoder, Matt Brown and me. After the Friday evening on campus gathering, a bunch of people met at the Funky Red Barn to drink and laugh. Saturday morning our class marched from the front of Bingham to Ordway Hall, where we enjoyed lunch and then had a class photo. The 1982ers joined in. That evening there was a social gathering where people mixed with other classmates as well as some of our teachers still in the area including Charlie Newell, Mac Davis and Madame Ouwinga to name a few. Of course, all say hello. Everyone then moved to Suds Pub for a party and a celebration of 1981.

Wendy won the prize for traveling the farthest from California. However, in one respect we'll call it a tie since Matt, who had been in Germany on his way to Florida, made a detour to Maine. Lee

drove with his wife from Maryland; he gets the prize for suffering a long drive! Lastly, Pam and her friend Andy drove over from Burlington, VT and I, well, only live an hour away.

It was great to see everyone. Some people could not make it. Lowell sent me a message Friday while we were at the Funky Red Barn; Kathe, Melanie, Isham and Pooley, Stephanie, Jim, Eileen, and others responded with regrets. Incidentally, Kathe works for herself writing articles on Woman's Health. Lee designs forms for the Navy, Wendy talked about helping people in school, Matt is a pilot for Continental, and Pam discussed the world of insurance and I talked about manufacturing.

1984Class Agent: Susan DavisKevin Sides was married in Chicago in November 2009. He and his wife Cindy now live in the Dallas area and work in sales. Cindy is from Chicago and attended Notre Dame for her MBA. Gouldies Dan Hodges '83 and Jim Pollitt '83 both attended the big day. The three have remained good friends and see each other often.

1985Class Agent NeededAdrienne Allen is now working as a Lead Creative Director at Xbox in Redmond, WA and resides in San Francisco with her fiancé David Bryan. She frequently gives speaking engage-ments around the country on graphic design, educational product design and game design/development and would love to reconnect with classmates as well as other Gould students and alumni interested in media design and art.

Larissa Fawkner and her husband, Dr. Allen Gontz a geophysicist/coastal geology professor, were in Santa Fe at the

Larissa Fawkner ’85 and Allen Gontz at Tent Rocks in Arizona.

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GSA Global Climate Change confer-ence. Before the conference, they spent a few days sightseeing, including a visit to the national monument Kasha-Katuwe, which is better known as Tent Rocks.

1986Class Agent NeededNina Kempf-Miller writes, “What a wonderful 25th class reunion! I couldn't have had a better time reconnecting with all of you! Everyone looked so good! I want to give a special thank you to Jay Davis and his family for hosting such a fun time! I hope this connection with all of you and Gould continues and I look forward to seeing all of you next year.”

1987Class Agent NeededTimothy Bevin works as a Retirement Education Consultant for Mercer; his job since 1999. He travels the country educating Mercer clients about their retire-ment plans. In August he visited clients in Montana, the 50th state he has visited working in this capacity. Tim writes, “I am blessed to be married to my wife, Rosamaria, and God has given us two wonderful children to raise: Sam Adam Bevin (7) and Stephen Carver Bevin (1). More than ever, I gratefully remember the many dedicated teachers I had at Gould Academy. Teachers like Mr. Cousins, Mr. Fiske, Mr. Graham, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Feeney, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Fiske and so many others. They were tremendous men and women, fabulous educators, who worked tirelessly and profi-ciently to develop the minds and character of everyone they were given charge of.”

1988Class Agent: Nikolai MarkovichSamuel McGee, his wife Jennifer, and their children Ellie (11) and Chase (10) relocated from Portland, ME to Sam’s hometown of Northeast Harbor this fall and he accepted a position as a busi-ness banker/commercial lender with Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Sam’s wife Jennifer is self-employed as an artist and does orig-inal drawings and design work, including illustration work for Maine Magazine.John Todd '60 ran into Mandy Little Cohen recently as he was headed into Starbucks on the corner of Middle and

Exchange Streets in Portland, ME. Mandy is an assistant director of admis-sions at Maine College of Art in Portland and has a two year-old son. The last time John saw her was in front of the National Portrait Gallery in DC in the early 2000s.

1989Class Agent NeededEd Johnson's father, Bob, recently wrote saying Ed is doing well, is married with one daughter and live in Savannah, GA. Bob Johnson writes. “Eloise and I spent many special times at Gould with Ed, participating in parent weekend events, etc., in 1985-1987, and returned in 1988 for a XC ski biathlon event. Ed's friends and teachers/coaches include, Mac Davis, Kirk Siegel, Marvin Ouwinga, Madam Ouwinga and Rob, Rich Shew, Dutch Dresser, Page Christy, Ben Micheau, and many others.”

1990Class Agent NeededPaul Koubek reports that he left his posi-tion as a Lead Guide on Denali this past summer to season to join team YOSAR (Yosemite Search and Rescue) where he lived in Camp 4, and climbed whenever not engaged in Search And Rescue activities in the national park. He planned to return to Antarctica this coming Boreal Winter for a third season of work with the U.S. Antarctic Program as a field mountaineer. He notes, “I'll be working as field safety officer for the South Pole Traverse, helping deliver fuel and supplies to the South Pole station on the 100th anniversary of Scott and Amudsen's fatal race to the pole.”

1992Class Agent: Lucia Rankin WilliamsMolly Gartrell recently married Justin Earle. Molly and Justin also welcomed a new child into the family. Nigel Justin Earle was born on May 31, 2011.

Congratulations to Molly, Justin and Nigel's big brother, Adrian who is 10.

1994Class Agent NeededShinzo Honde is a Captain on the Saab 340, currently based in LaGuardia airport, flying under US Airways. He got together with Jesse Peck and his wife Amy in the city in March, and also ran into Thea Murphy at the LGA airport. He is enjoying traveling around the world on his own time. He visited Egypt in January 2011 and planned a trip to Southeast Asia this fall. He is still living in Kentucky.

1999Class Agent: Allison StevensAmanda Barret Myles was marriedApril 9, 2011!

2001Class Agent NeededChase Martin graduated from the University of Maine Law School in May 2011. Congratulations, Chase!

2002Class Agent: Allison GoddardAlly Goddard coordinated the three day food and wine event in Portland, ME called the Harvest on the Harbor. The

Molly Gartrell Earle’s ’92 children, Nigel and Adrian.

Nancy Morgan ’95 and Marie Lowell Silfer's ’95 children,Wyatt Nickerson and Molly Silfer.

Left to right: Tom Boyle ’89, Harvey Vicioso ’91, Jeff Hoisington, and Alex Pena ’90 at a mini reunion in New York City.

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annual event features lots of food and drink grown and produced locally.

Jennie Holbrook got engaged on her birthday this year and will marry Glenn Mirlocca in March. Congratulations!

Erika Hoddinott and Brian Sullivan were married in the spring of 2010 in Ireland. Classmates attending the wedding were Meg Holtham and Caitlin Hathaway. They later celebrated their wedding in Maine with more Gould friends. Erika and Brian also welcomed a baby girl in the spring of 2011, Ella Sullivan.

2003Class Agent: Cassandra MasonRobin Chace has lived in Colorado for the past four years and is coaching alpine ski racing full time at the Ski and Snowboard Club of Vail. It was great to see her Alumni Weekend.

Ann Colpitts is working as an execu-tive assistant at a venture capital firm in Boston, MA and fulfilling her theatrical side through plays and other endeavors in her off hours. Her most recent show was “Lucky Stiff” at the Somerville Theatre.

Caitlin Kennett is working as a groundskeeper at a 17 home facility for developmentally disabled children and adults in upstate New York. She also bartends part-time and most of her trav-eling is to Maine to visit family or attend

many, many weddings! Chris Leonards and his wife are living in Germany. They are expecting a baby girl in February. Chris is doing an MD program at the Charite University of Medicine in Berlin. He is working on the side in stroke research and in a small family practice clinic. After West Point, Matt Martel went to the UK for a couple of years to get his master’s. He is currently in southern Afghanistan flying Apache helicopters and reports it is a pretty cool area to fly around in.

Cassandra Mason is busy working as a real estate agent in Bozeman, MT. She also runs a business as an execu-tive consultant and national recruiter for Rodan and Fields. US Kayak Team member Kaitlyn McElroy, raced in the World Cup 2 in the Czech Republic, her first world cup. She and her K2 partner, Jen, had a podium finish (3rd) in their first race - the K2 1000! They qualified for the B finals in all the other events. They also knocked out the USA A boat from the Olympic event - very cool! Congratulations.

Kian Merchant-Borna married Rachel Buscemi on August 6, 2011. The ceremony and reception were held in Rochester, NY followed by another reception at Kian's mother's home in Mount Vernon, ME. After graduating from Gould Academy in 2003, Kian attended Alfred University where he and Rachel met. Kian graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in biology and environmental studies. He also earned a master’s degree in public health from Boston University in 2009, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in toxicology at the University of Rochester School

of Medicine. Rachel is a third genera-tion employee at Thru-Way Spring, the family business her grandfather started 55 years ago in Rochester.

Lee Reeve is working on her master’s in marine ecology at San Diego State University.

Brady Wheatley is currently living on Eleuthera, The Bahamas, working at The Island School. She is the dean of students as well as histories department head.

2004Class Agent NeededChristopher Thompson serves as one of the founding board members for a new 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Project Unum (www.ProjectUnum.org), started by good friend, Conor O'Phelan. The company is founded on the idea that any one could donate as little as $1 and make a difference by using a little teamwork. Under the slogan The $1 Movement, Project Unum is a growing community of donors who crowd source their numerous small donations into two large donations.

2005Class Agent NeededCongratulations to Loie Merritt on the publication of her book, Sole Trouble and Other Stories. Sole Trouble is a collection of thirteen short fiction pieces, with themes of love, the struggles of artistic temperament, and life in New York City.

Joshua S. Shifrin is in his final semester at Suffolk University where he has studied psychology. He is heading back to Austin, TX after graduation, mentioning he has had enough of cold weather after Gould and Suffolk and plans to attend graduate school.

Left to right: Heather Kelleher ’06, Kim Tremblay Randall ’05, and Andrea DeCaro ’05 at Kim’s wedding in September 2011.

Kian ’03 and Rachel Merchant-Borna

Left to right: Class of 2002 alumni Larkin Bulger, Kate Warner, Brian Broderick, Ally Goddard, Megan Holtham, Jennie Holbrook, Caitlin Hathaway, Chrissy Liscombe, Erika Hoddinott and Erika's husband Brian Sullivan.

Left to right: Matt McCawley, Chrissy Liscombe, Greg Perchik, Caitlin Hathaway and Ally Goddard of the Class of 2002 atGreg Perchik's wedding

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in memoriamAlumni/ae

A. Lee Swan '41 12/20/2010

Carroll U. Murphy '65 12/31/2010

Dwight O. Lord '62 1/21/2011

Betty McAllister Hoyt '48 2/3/2011

Mary Robertson Keoskie '39 2/5/2011

Isabel Tuell Coburn '38 2/15/2011

Joe Robert Wise III '75 3/11/2011

Robert F. Keniston '38 3/29/2011

Michael D. Chretien '66 3/31/2011

Kathleen Skillings Holden '44 4/3/2011

John T. Mason '51 4/7/2011

Helen Lowe Kraul '39 4/28/2011

Paul S. Collins '60 5/4/2011

Margaret Grover Buck '27 5/15/2011

Gary L. Swan '68 5/28/2011

Earle A. Palmer, Jr. '40 7/1/2011

Elizabeth Brown Hayden '49 8/24/2011

Mary Lou Chapman Berry '45 8/26/2011

Steven A. Hale '67 8/29/2011

William Harper '70 9/1/2011

Evelyn Thurston Stevens '33 9/5/2011

William R. Keoskie '65 9/12/2011

Gardner M. Halsey '99 9/23/2011

Rosalind Rowe Chapman '36 9/26/2011

Louise Jacobs Richter '37 10/8/2011

Former Faculty & Staff

Valeria Kimball Glaser 12/20/2010

Robert R. Rathbone 2/23/2011

Doryce Arndt Barron 3/23/2011

Kimberly Tremblay and Jason Randall were married on September 17, 2011. The ceremony and reception were held in Newry at Ski Esta, a beautiful spot over-looking Sunday River Ski Resort. Included in the wedding party were Andrea DeCaro and Heather Kelleher ’06.

2006Class Agent: Daniel FaronJorie Ohlson graduated from Bates last May with a degree in psychology. While there she skied for the team for the first two years, and the past three winters she spent coaching for Gould Academy Competition Program on the weekends. After graduation she moved to Portland, ME where she spent the last year taking some science prerequisites for nursing school and nannying on the side. She is currently applying to a few nursing programs designed specifically for students who already have a bach-elor’s degree in another field. This fall she has traveled around the globe. She writes from the field, "I was sad to miss my five year reunion, but while it was going on I was working on an olive farm in Italy through the World Organization for Organic Farming. On the farm we worked on liberating trees and taking care of the animals. Before farming, I spent

a month traveling throughout Eastern Europe using planes, trains, buses, automobiles, and even mountain bikes (from Prague, CZ to Vienna, Austria). We stayed with family and friends and many hostels in between. We are now in Thailand and will continue on to Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. So far we have been unaffected by the tragic flooding in Bangkok and hope to get to Vietnam before the international airport closes. However, we had many flight delays due to the strikes in Greece."

2008Class Agent: Kathleen LaniganKate Lanigan, Shannon Littlefield, Veronica Wolf, Kelly Kenyon and Abbie Cummings were all in Boston this summer to celebrate Kate’s 21st birthday. They love any excuse to get together.

2011Class Agent NeededTroy Murphy won the United States Ski and Snowboard Association Junior National dual Mogul Competition at Steamboat Springs, CO. Troy is a member of the Planet Ski International Elite Team and defeated a field of 70 of the top junior mogul skiers in the United States to take the title. Troy also won the Bust 'n Burn competition at Sunday River this year. It was his third win in a row!!

Left to right: Class of 2008 alumnae Veronica Wolfe, Kelly Kenyon, Kate Lanigan, Shannon Littlefield, and Abbie Cummings in Boston.

Jorie Ohlson ’06 sailing in Greece.

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Gould celebrated 175 years with a bang at this year's Alumni Weekend