DDDEEEWWWEEEYYYGGGRRRAAAMMM An Official Publication of the John Dewey Alumni Association

Fall 2014

John Dewey Alumni Association

Mailing Address:

Brooklyn Central Post Office

P.O. Box 21593

Brooklyn, New York 11202-1593

Website:

http://www.johndeweyalumni.org/

Email:

info@johndeweyalumni.org

alumnirelations@johndeweyalumni.org

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/groups/jdhsalumniassociation

Twitter: @jdhsAlumni

Board of Directors 2013-2014

President Bunji Fromartz (1974)

Vice President Adrienne Grande (1980)

Vice President Elsie Chan (Faculty)

Secretary Janice Deutsch (1978)

Treasurer Thomas Heinegg (Faculty)

Member Harold Kramer (1975)

Member Shirley Juste (1995)

Assistant Officers 2013-2014

Edmund Unneland (1981), Asst. Secretary

Shirley Juste (1995), Asst. Treasurer

Audit Committee 2013-2014 Joseph Antonucci (Faculty)

Eileen McGivney (1972)

Dana Schnek (1974)

Deweygram Editor Janice Deutsch (1978)

Send newsletter feedback to:

secretary@johndeweyalumni.org

Message from the Board of Directors

This is the last message from the current (2013-2014) Board of

Directors. The 2015 Board will be elected on October 18, 2014 at

the all-class reunion event at Dewey. (See inside for more event

and election details.) It has been our pleasure to serve the alumni,

the faculty, and the current students of John Dewey High School

for the past year.

This has been a remarkable year for the Alumni Association.

Since this organization was revitalized in 2008, we have

championed the school, its history, and its future. Much of the last

five years was spent seeking to defeat proposals that would close

or divide our alma mater. We joined the school administration,

students and faculty to actively campaign against a co-location

proposal that would have forced Dewey to share its facilities with

another high school, a plan that was defeated this year.

But while we have raised our voices in defense of the school itself,

we have also turned more of our attention in 2014 to our members

– the students and staff who made (and continue to make) the

Dewey experience remarkable.

With the help of numerous alumni, several additional Facebook

groups for former Deweyites have been created, and pre-existing

ones have expanded their circle of Friends, increasing our outreach

and networking capabilities.

We have initiated this newsletter and hope to continue publishing

quarterly issues that bring our readers Alumni and Faculty

Updates, stories about memories of our members’ Dewey Days,

reports on current school programs, member networking and

advertising opportunities, and much more.

We have increased our active presence in the school. Board

members have attended student-centered events such as the Blood

Drive in February, the Parent Association’s fundraising Dewey

Disco Ball in March, and the orientation barbecue for incoming

freshmen in June. We plan to attend the JDHS College & Career

Day on October 15 (see the Bulletin Board item on page 18) and

are working on starting a student mentoring program in 2014-15.

We are especially proud to have planned the upcoming celebration

of the 45th Anniversary of John Dewey High School inauguration.

See the multi-page article below (pages 7-10) for event details and

registration information. We hope to see you there.

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Tell a Tale of Dewey

We are interested in stories of your Dewey

Days. What do you remember?

Your first day

Your last day (senioritis?)

Mods, Bands, Cycles and other Deweyisms

The craziest/funniest experience you had

Sad/poignant experiences

The S.O. Store

Course selection sheets

D.I.S.K.s

Clubs & Activities

Sporting Events

Performances & shows

Publications

Your favorite (or most unique) class

Your favorite (or most unique) teacher

Country Fair (and other Dewey Days)

Signs of the Times (fads, news, events)

Changes (out with the old, in with the new) Hanging out at ……….

Your most memorable AAAAARRGGHH! moment

Your most memorable WOO HOO! moment

Your most memorable <groan> or <gasp>

A uniquely Dewey opportunity

A uniquely Dewey accomplishment

Other memories of the school and your time there

Send your memories to us at:

secretary@johndeweyalumni.org

Poignant, funny, inspiring and memorable stories

(from both teachers and students) will be printed in

a future issue of Deweygram for all our members to

see. (Watch for them in the Dewey Days column.)

By submitting your story, you are giving the JDAA

permission to print it. All submissions are subject

to editing for space and content.

If you refer to other students in your story, please

obtain their permission to publish their names or, in

the alternative, change their names (to protect any

innocence and/or hide any guilt they might have

had). Please put brackets or quotation marks around

pseudonyms.

Alumni Updates

1974

David Bunji Fromartz is a practicing

attorney with an office in Downtown

Brooklyn. Having recently seen an

upsurge in the need for Elder Law (wills,

trusts, estates, etc.) among friends and

family, he has increased his practice in this

area, but his firm also handles real estate,

family, matrimonial, commercial, and personal injury cases.

He was also involved in a religious civil rights case in New

Jersey. Bunji joined the JDAA when it was reinitialized in

2009 for the 40th Anniversary celebration of the John Dewey

H.S. and stayed on in 2010 to fight the threatened closure of

the school. He has served as president of our organization

since 2013.

1977

Henia Shatz Stein is the author of Why My Father Ran (her

father's holocaust story) as well as numerous articles

including “Lessons from a Homeless Man.” She has co-

written Side By Side with her 12-year-old neighbor. Writing

with someone from another generation really comes through

in this fun read of poetry and short stories. She is currently

working on a children's book, which she wrote after 9/11.

In her spare time, Henia is Troop Committee Chair for a Boy

Scout troop and a Girl Scout Troop Leader for Daisies,

Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes and Seniors. She completed her

undergraduate thesis in Special Education at SUNY

Purchase and holds a B.A. in Sociology. She has been

married for thirty years to Russ, an Eagle Scout and

Scoutmaster. They reside in Virginia.

1978

Michelle Greenberg Hutchinson has

reinvented herself several times since

graduating from Dewey in 1978. She

received her bachelor's degree from Clark

University (Worcester, MA) and went on to

receive her D.M.D. and M.P.H. from

Harvard. After practicing dentistry for four

years, she made a career change to education. She was

adjunct faculty at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and

taught in public high schools in Georgia and online for the

Georgia Virtual School division of the Georgia Dept. of

Education. In 2003, the entrepreneurial bug bit her and she

changed careers again, establishing Wordhelper.com, a

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Alumni Updates (cont’d.)

company that provides manuscript editing, resume

preparation, and copywriting services. Michelle lives in

Marietta, GA, with her husband, Bill. They have two grown

children, a son who is a firefighter/EMT, and a daughter

who is in college at the U.S. Naval Academy.

1981

Robert J. White joined the U.S. Coast

Guard Reserves after graduating Dewey,

serving as a “weekend warrior” while

attending John Jay College of Criminal

Justice. He went on to become an

Emergency Medical Technician, rising to

the rank of Lieutenant in the New York

City Fire Department Emergency Medical Service. Since

1987, he has served at FDNY battalions in Manhattan, the

Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, and is currently assigned to

the battalion which services all of the Rockaways. He

received a September 11th Rescuer Medal and the 2007

Chief James Scullion Award for excellence in emergency

medical service. Robert remains a member of the Coast

Guard Auxiliary and credits his military training with

helping make him a better officer and enabling him to keep

his priorities straight on 9/11. He lives in the Lake

Ronkokoma area of New York with his wife Kathleen and

two awesome daughters, Colleen (18) and Lauren (17).

1982

Adair White-Johnson earned a B.A. in

Psychology, an Ed.M. in School

Counseling, and a PhD. in Social

Foundations of Education. After

working as a school counselor with at-

risk middle- and high-school children for

25 years and receiving numerous awards

for her work as an educator, she founded The

Empowerment House where, as an "Empowerologist and

Life Strengthener," she coaches teens and women through

life changes. She is currently an Associate Professor of

Education in Atlanta and the CEO of Johnson Tribe

Publishing, which publishes her Get Over It! series of

motivational and self-help books. Dr. White-Johnson has

been married for over twenty-four years and is the “proud

but tired” mother of five children. Her latest books, Get

Over It! How to Bounce Back with the B.E.L.I.E.V.E

System and Get Over It! How to Bounce Back after Being

Diagnosed with Lupus will be released in October 2014.

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ooff ootthheerr ssuubbjjeeccttss.. AAnn EEnngglliisshh tteeaacchheerr ddooeessnn’’tt tteeaacchh EEnngglliisshh ttoo iimmpprroovvee ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee iinn aarrtt;; nneeiitthheerr

ddooeess aann aarrtt tteeaacchheerr tteeaacchh aarrtt ttoo iimmpprroovvee tthhee ssttuuddeenntt’’ss ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee iinn EEnngglliisshh..””

BBuutt ooff aallll SSaarrnnooffff’’ss mmeemmoorriieess ffrroomm hhiiss DDeewweeyy DDaayyss,, tthhoossee ffrroomm hhiiss ccllaassssrroooomm ccoommee tthhrroouugghh tthhee

ssttrroonnggeesstt.. ““II ttaauugghhtt iinn RRoooomm 227722,,”” hhee ssaayyss,, rreeccaalllliinngg tthhee rroooomm wwiitthh aa ssmmiillee aanndd ddeessccrriibbiinngg iittss

llaayyoouutt wwiitthh rreemmaarrkkaabbllee pprreecciissiioonn ssoommee 2200 yyeeaarrss llaatteerr.. ““WWee hhaadd aa ffiillmm sseett iinn bbaacckk..”” AAnndd iinn ffrroonntt??

WWeellll…… 44

TTeeaacchheerr FFeeaattuurree:: RRoobbeerrtt SSaarrnnooffff ((ccoonnttiinnuueedd))

IInn NNeewwsspprriinntt

FFrroomm TThhee WWaavvee ©© 22000022

IInn BBooookkssttoorreess

EEddiittoorriiaall CCaarrttoooonnss

TTrraavveell TTaalleess && TTiippss

IIddeeaass && TTeecchhnniiqquueess

OOnn FFiillmm

““BBrrooookkllyynn oonn aa PPllaattee””

SSaarrnnooffff ddeessccrriibbeess aann eexxeerrcciissee hhee ddiidd wwiitthh hhiiss ppaaiinnttiinngg ccllaassss iinn wwhhiicchh hhee ccuutt aa ppiiccttuurree iinnttoo 11”” xx 11””

ssqquuaarreess aanndd hhaadd tthhee ssttuuddeennttss rreepplliiccaattee tthheeiirr lliittttllee sseeccttiioonn ooff tthhee llaarrggeerr iimmaaggee oonnttoo aa 1122”” xx 1122””

ssqquuaarree.. TThhee sseeccttiioonnss wwoouulldd tthheenn bbee rreeaasssseemmbblleedd iinnttoo tthhee wwhhoollee ppiiccttuurree aanndd ppuutt oonn ddiissppllaayy.. IInn tthhiiss

ppaarrttiiccuullaarr rreeccoolllleeccttiioonn,, tthhee iimmaaggee ccrreeaatteedd wwaass tthhee ccoovveerr ooff TThhee BBeeaattlleess’’ RRuubbbbeerr SSoouull aallbbuumm,, aanndd iitt

wwaass ddiissppllaayyeedd oonn tthhee cceeiilliinngg ffoorr aass lloonngg aass SSaarrnnooffff wwaass aatt DDeewweeyy.. ((HHee wwoonnddeerrss iiff iitt’’ss ssttiillll tthheerree..))

SSaarrnnooffff lleefftt DDeewweeyy ttoo bbeeccoommee aann AAssssiissttaanntt PPrriinncciippaall iinn tthhee AAlltteerrnnaattiivvee HHiigghh SScchhooooll ssyysstteemm,,

wwoorrkkiinngg iinn aa cciittyywwiiddee pprrooggrraamm ffoorr hhoommeelleessss yyoouutthh.. HHee wwaass ddrraawwnn nnoott oonnllyy ttoo tthhee eedduuccaattiioonn aanndd

tthhee eeccoonnoommiiccss ooff hhoommeelleessssnneessss bbuutt ttoo tthhee ssttoorriieess.. HHoommeelleessss ppeeooppllee ooff aallll aaggeess ccaammee ttoo ffiigguurree

ssiiggnniiffiiccaannttllyy iinn SSaarrnnooffff’’ss aarrtt,, nnoott jjuusstt oonn ccaannvvaass bbuutt oonn ppaappeerr aanndd ffiillmm.. HHee wwrroottee aa ppllaayy aabboouutt tthhee

hhoommeelleessss ccaalllleedd ““MMeenn ooff SSuubbssttaannccee”” aanndd ssccrriipptteedd,, ddiirreecctteedd aanndd ffiillmmeedd ““NNoo RRoooommss LLoobbbbyy,,”” aa sshhoorrtt

ffiillmm wwhhiicchh wwoonn aa BBeesstt DDooccuuddrraammaa aawwaarrdd..

TThhoossee wwhhoo ssttuuddiieedd ffiillmm--mmaakkiinngg uunnddeerr SSaarrnnooffff wwiillll nnoott bbee ssuurrpprriisseedd ttoo lleeaarrnn tthhaatt hhee hhaass wwrriitttteenn,,

ddiirreecctteedd,, pprroodduucceedd,, aanndd//oorr eeddiitteedd ffiivvee ffiillmmss,, iinncclluuddiinngg TThhee RROOMMEEOOWWss ((RReettiirreedd OOllddeerr MMeenn EEaattiinngg

OOuutt WWeeddnneessddaayyss)),, aa ffiillmm iinnssppiirreedd bbyy hhiiss 5500tthh

aannnniivveerrssaarryy ccllaassss rreeuunniioonn wwiitthh hhiiss BBrrooookkllyynn CCoolllleeggee

bbuuddddiieess.. TThheeyy mmiigghhtt,, hhoowweevveerr,, bbee ssuurrpprriisseedd ttoo ddiissccoovveerr tthhaatt SSaarrnnooffff aallssoo aappppeeaarreedd iinn ffrroonntt ooff tthhee

ccaammeerraa,, aaccttiinngg iinn sseevveerraall iinnddeeppeennddeenntt ffiillmmss aanndd iinn IInndduussttrryy PPiiccttuurreess’’ BBeehhaavviioorr..

TThhoossee wwhhoo ssttuuddiieedd ppaaiinnttiinngg aanndd ssccuullppttuurree wwiitthh hhiimm mmiigghhtt hhaavvee eexxppeecctteedd tthhaatt hhee’’dd hhaavvee oonnee--mmaann

aarrtt eexxhhiibbiittss,, bbuutt tthheeyy mmaayy nnoott hhaavvee iimmaaggiinneedd tthhaatt hhiiss wwoorrkkss wwoouulldd eenndd uupp iinn tthhee aarrtt ccoolllleeccttiioonnss ooff

OOlleegg CCaassssiinnii,, CClleeaavvoonn LLiittttllee,, EEllii WWaallllaacchh,, AArrtthhuurr AAsshhee,, aanndd ootthheerrss;; oorr tthhaatt aa ppaaiinnttiinngg hhee ccrreeaatteedd ttoo

uussee aass aa tteeaacchhiinngg ttooooll aanndd llaatteerr ttuurrnneedd iinnttoo aa NNeeww YYeeaarr’’ss ccaarrdd wwoouulldd bbee ssuubbmmiitttteedd ttoo aa ppoossttmmaasstteerr

bbyy SSaarrnnooffff’’ss lleetttteerr ccaarrrriieerr aanndd ttuurrnneedd iinnttoo aa mmaatttteedd pprriinntt aanndd ccaacchheett ((ooffffiicciiaall sseeaall)) ffoorr tthhee UU..SS..

PPoossttaall SSeerrvviiccee.. ((AA ppeettiittiioonn iiss ppeennddiinngg ttoo ppuutt tthhiiss iiccoonniicc iimmaaggee oonn aa ssttaammpp..))

SSaarrnnooffff iiss tthhee aauutthhoorr ooff ffoouurr bbooookkss,, iinncclluuddiinngg AAfftteerr tthhee FFaallll:: 99//1111//1111-- AA DDeeccaaddee aatt WWaarr,, aa

ccoommppiillaattiioonn ooff 220000 ccaarrttoooonnss hhee wwrroottee iinn tthhee ddeeccaaddee ffoolllloowwiinngg 99//1111 wwhhiillee wwoorrkkiinngg aass aann eeddiittoorriiaall

ccaarrttoooonniisstt ffoorr NNeeww YYoorrkk’’ss oollddeesstt wweeeekkllyy ppaappeerr,, TThhee WWaavvee.. HHee aallssoo ppeennnneedd iinnssttrruuccttiioonnaall bbooookkss ffoorr

ccrreeaattiinngg ppaappiieerr mmaacchhéé aanndd ccaarrttoooonnss && ccoommiiccss,, aanndd aa hhuummoorroouuss ccoolllleeccttiioonn ooff ttrraavveell ttaalleess aanndd ttiippss..

((HHiiss bbeesstt ttrraavveell ttiipp ffoorr rreeaaddeerrss?? FFoorrggeett tthhee ccaammeerraa;; bbrriinngg aa sskkeettcchhbbooookk!!))

AAss aann aauutthhoorr,, iilllluussttrraattoorr,, aaccttoorr,, ffiillmm--mmaakkeerr,, ccaarrttoooonniisstt,, aanndd aarrttiisstt,, nnoott ttoo mmeennttiioonn aa rreemmaarrkkaabbllee aarrtt

eedduuccaattoorr aanndd aaddvvooccaattee,, iitt iiss nnoo wwoonnddeerr tthhaatt SSaarrnnooffff hhaass bbeeeenn hhoonnoorreedd tthhiiss yyeeaarr bbyy tthhee BBrrooookkllyynn

CCoolllleeggee AAlluummnnii AAssssoocciiaattiioonn.. SSaarrnnooffff wwaass pprreesseenntteedd wwiitthh aa LLiiffeettiimmee AAcchhiieevveemmeenntt AAwwaarrdd oonn

SSeepptteemmbbeerr 1144 aatt tthhee aannnnuuaall lluunncchheeoonn aanndd aawwaarrddss cceerreemmoonnyy ooff tthhee BBrrooookkllyynn CCoolllleeggee’’ss PPoosstt--5500tthh

AAlluummnnii.. IItt wwaass aa wweellll--ddeesseerrvveedd hhoonnoorr..

SSaarrnnooffff aaggrreeeess tthhaatt hhee’’ss hhaadd aa rreemmaarrkkaabbllee ccaarreeeerr,, wwiitthh aa hhuuggee bbooddyy ooff wwoorrkk ttoo sshhooww ffoorr iitt..

CCrreeaattiivveellyy,, hhee tthhiinnkkss ooff hhiimmsseellff aass aa RReennaaiissssaannccee MMaann.. BBuutt nnoonnee ooff tthhee ccrreeaattiivvee eennddeeaavvoorrss

ddeessccrriibbeedd aabboovvee ccoonnssttiittuuttee hhiiss mmoosstt iimmppoorrttaanntt ccoonnttrriibbuuttiioonn oorr lleeggaaccyy.. HHee iiss pprroouuddeesstt ooff bbeeiinngg aa

FFaammiillyy MMaann,, ooff hhaavviinngg bbeeeenn mmaarrrriieedd ffoorr 4477 yyeeaarrss ((ttoo aann EEnngglliisshh tteeaacchheerr hhee mmeett wwhhiillee tteeaacchhiinngg aatt aa

jjuunniioorr hhiigghh sscchhooooll)),, ooff hhaavviinngg rraaiisseedd aa ddaauugghhtteerr aanndd aa ssoonn ((aann eeaarrllyy cchhiillddhhoooodd tteeaacchheerr aanndd

aarrttiisstt//ssccrreeeennwwrriitteerr,, rreessppeeccttiivveellyy)),, aanndd bbeeiinngg aa ssttrroonngg pprreesseennccee ffoorr tthhee ttwwoo ooff hhiiss tthhrreeee ggrraannddssoonnss

wwhhoo lliivvee iinn NNeeww YYoorrkk.. ((TThhee tthhiirrdd lliivveess iinn CCaalliiffoorrnniiaa..)) SSaarrnnooffff’’ss llaatteesstt rroollee,, hhee pprroouuddllyy ddeeccllaarreess,, iiss

bbeeiinngg AAssssiissttaanntt LLiittttllee LLeeaagguuee CCooaacchh ffoorr hhiiss ggrraannddssoonnss’’ bbaasseebbaallll tteeaamm.. SSaarrnnooffff hhiimmsseellff ppiittcchheedd oonn

tthhee BBrrooookkllyynn CCoolllleeggee bbaasseebbaallll tteeaamm ffoorr ffoouurr yyeeaarrss,, ccoo--ccaappttaaiinniinngg iinn tthhee llaasstt,, ssoo hhee iiss uupp ffoorr tthhee

cchhaalllleennggee..

WWiillll hhee ssllooww ddoowwnn?? WWiillll hhee aaccttuuaallllyy rreettiirree?? WWiillll hhee eevveerr ssttoopp ccrreeaattiinngg?? ““NNoo,,”” hhee ssaayyss aaddaammaannttllyy..

""TThheeyy''llll hhaavvee ttoo ddrraagg mmee kkiicckkiinn'' aanndd ssccrreeaammiinn'' ooffff tthhiiss rrooaadd nnoott ttaakkeenn.. II''llll bbee ffiillmmiinngg iitt..""

VViissiitt wwwwww..rroobbeerrttssaarrnnooffff..ccoomm ffoorr mmoorree iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn.. 55

MMoorree DDeewweeyyiitteess iinn tthhee BBooookkssttoorree

GGeett OOvveerr IItt!! HHooww ttoo BBoouunnccee BBaacckk AAfftteerr HHiittttiinngg RRoocckk BBoottttoomm ffoorr TTeeeennss

AAddaaiirr WWhhiittee--JJoohhnnssoonn ((CCllaassss ooff 11998822)) wwoonn tthhee 22001144 WWrriitteerrss AAwwaarrdd ffrroomm tthhee GGeeoorrggiiaa

SScchhooooll CCoouunnsseelloorr AAssssoocciiaattiioonn ffoorr hheerr mmoosstt rreecceenntt bbooookk oonn oovveerrccoommiinngg oobbssttaacclleess,, bbuuiillddiinngg

ccoonnffiiddeennccee,, ddeevveellooppiinngg ppeerrssoonnaall ppoowweerr,, aanndd aacchhiieevviinngg oonnee’’ss mmaaxxiimmuumm ppootteennttiiaall.. TThhee

bbooookk tteeaacchheess tteeeennss ssppeecciiffiicc ssttrraatteeggiieess aanndd tteecchhnniiqquueess ttoo ""GGeett OOvveerr"" tthhoossee tthhiinnggss iinn lliiffee tthhaatt

ccaann hhoolldd tthheemm bbaacckk.. TThhee aauutthhoorr bbrriinnggss hheerr oowwnn lliiffee eexxppeerriieenncceess,, pplluuss oovveerr 2255 yyeeaarrss ooff

ccoouunnsseelliinngg mmiiddddllee aanndd hhiigghh sscchhooooll ssttuuddeennttss,, ttoo tthheessee ppaaggeess.. TThhee 2255--LLeessssoonn FFaacciilliittaattoorr

GGuuiiddee ccaann bbee uusseedd bbyy eedduuccaattoorrss ttoo tteeaacchh tthhee ssttuuddeennttss hhooww ttoo ""GGeett OOvveerr IItt!!"" RReeaadd mmoorree aatt::

hhttttpp::////wwwwww..aammaazzoonn..ccoomm//GGeett--OOvveerr--IItt--BBoouunnccee--HHiittttiinngg//ddpp//00998899667733333322

WWhhyy MMyy FFaatthheerr RRaann:: AA HHoollooccaauusstt SSuurrvviivvoorr’’ss CCoouurraaggeeoouuss JJoouurrnneeyy

HHeenniiaa SShhaattzz SStteeiinn ((CCllaassss ooff 11997777)),, aa sseeccoonndd ggeenneerraattiioonn hhoollooccaauusstt ssuurrvviivvoorr,, tteellllss tthhee ssttoorryy

ooff hheerr ffaatthheerr SSiimmcchhaa ““SSaamm”” SShhaattzz,, wwhhoo bbeeggaann rruunnnniinngg mmaarraatthhoonnss iinn hhiiss ssiixxttiieess aafftteerr bbeeiinngg

ddiiaaggnnoosseedd wwiitthh hheeaarrtt bblloocckkaaggeess aanndd rreeffuussiinngg ssuurrggeerryy.. WWhhyy MMyy FFaatthheerr RRaann iiss aann iinnssppiirriinngg

ttaallee ooff ccoouurraaggee aanndd ppeerrsseevveerraannccee –– nnoott oonnllyy ooff aa sseenniioorr mmaarraatthhoonneerr,, bbuutt ooff tthhee yyoouunngg bbooyy hhee

uusseedd ttoo bbee,, tthhee bbooyy wwhhoo bbeeggaann hhiiss rruunnnniinngg iinn BBiillggoorraajj,, PPoollaanndd,, 11993399.. HHee rraann ffrroomm tthhee

NNaazziiss.. HHee rraann ffrroomm hhiiss bbuurrnntt--oouutt ttoowwnn.. HHee rraann iinn sseeaarrcchh ooff hhiiss mmiissssiinngg ffaammiillyy.. HHee rraann iinn

sseeaarrcchh ooff aa nneeww ccoouunnttrryy aanndd aa nneeww lliiffee.. BBuutt,, hhee ssaayyss,, hhee rraann bbeeccaauussee hhee ccoouulldd,, aanndd tthhee lloosstt

ssoouullss ooff BBiillggoorraajj ccoouulldd nnoott.. TThhee aauutthhoorr ffaaiitthhffuullllyy ccoolllleecctteedd hheerr ffaatthheerr’’ss eeyyeewwiittnneessss

tteessttiimmoonnyy ooff lliiffee,, ddeeaatthh,, aanndd ssttrruuggggllee iinn aa ttiimmee tthhaatt wwiillll ssoooonn bbee rreemmeemmbbeerreedd oonnllyy iinn hhiissttoorryy

bbooookkss.. SShhee hhooppeess hheerr bbooookk wwiillll eennccoouurraaggee ootthheerr sseeccoonndd ggeenneerraattiioonn ssuurrvviivvoorrss ttoo lliisstteenn ttoo

tthheeiirr oowwnn rreellaattiivveess’’ ffiirrsstt--hhaanndd ssttoorriieess bbeeffoorree tthheeyy aarree ffoorreevveerr lloosstt.. RReeaadd mmoorree aabboouutt tthhiiss

bbooookk aatt:: hhttttpp::////wwwwww..aammaazzoonn..ccoomm//WWhhyy--FFaatthheerr--RRaann--HHeenniiaa--SStteeiinn//ddpp//11446633779966333311

SSiiddee BByy SSiiddee

AAllssoo ffrroomm HHeenniiaa SShhaattzz SStteeiinn,, wwiitthh 1122--yyeeaarr--oolldd ccoo--aauutthhoorr YYeehhuuddiiss ((““HHuuddii””)) BBaarrtt,, iiss tthhiiss

ccoolllleeccttiioonn ooff ppooeemmss aanndd sshhoorrtt ssttoorriieess mmeeaanntt ttoo mmaakkee yyoouu llaauugghh,, ssmmiillee,, aanndd tthhiinnkk …… aanndd ttoo

sshhooww hhooww ttwwoo ddiiffffeerreenntt ggeenneerraattiioonnss vviieeww lliiffee.. TThhee aauutthhoorrss ccaammee ttooggeetthheerr ttoo sshhaarree tthheeiirr

wwrriittiinnggss aanndd ssoooonn ddiissccoovveerreedd tthhaatt tthheeiirr tthhoouugghhttss aanndd ffeeeelliinnggss wweerree nnoott aass ddiiffffeerreenntt aass tthheeyy

aannttiicciippaatteedd.. TThheerree iiss ssoommeetthhiinngg iinn tthheessee ppaaggeess ffoorr bbootthh tthhee yyoouunngg aanndd tthhee yyoouunngg aatt hheeaarrtt..

RReeaadd mmoorree aatt:: hhttttpp::////wwwwww..aammaazzoonn..ccoomm//SSiiddee--VVoolluummee--11--HHeenniiaa--SStteeiinn//ddpp//11448822667700991177

JJaayy RRuuttkkoowwsskkyy,, CCllaassss ooff 11997744

YYoouurr CCaarrdd HHeerree??

AAddvveerrttiissee yyoouurr bbuussiinneessss oorr sseerrvviicceess ttoo yyoouurr ffeellllooww aalluummnnii..

WWee wwiillll ppuubblliisshh mmeemmbbeerr bbuussiinneessss ccaarrddss ((oorr ssiimmiillaarrllyy ssiizzeedd aaddss)) iinn

eeaacchh DDeewweeyyggrraamm ffoorr $$1100..0000.. YYoouurr aadd ccaann bbee sseeeenn bbyy tthhoouussaannddss ooff

ffoorrmmeerr ssttuuddeennttss aanndd ffaaccuullttyy aarroouunndd tthhee ccoouunnttrryy.. TThhee nneewwsslleetttteerr iiss

ddeelliivveerreedd ddiirreeccttllyy iinnttoo mmeemmbbeerr mmaaiillbbooxxeess aanndd iiss aavvaaiillaabbllee ffoorr

vviieewwiinngg aatt tthhee JJDDAAAA wweebbssiittee.. LLiinnkkss aarree ppoosstteedd aatt aallll DDeewweeyy--

rreellaatteedd FFaacceebbooookk ppaaggeess.. EEaacchh iissssuuee ooff oouurr nneewwsslleetttteerr cciirrccuullaatteess ffoorr

tthhrreeee mmoonntthhss..

EEmmaaiill yyoouurr bbuussiinneessss ccaarrdd ttoo uuss aatt iinnffoo@@jjoohhnnddeewweeyyaalluummnnii..oorrgg ((iinn

..jjppgg oorr ..ddoocc ffoorrmmaatt,, iiff ppoossssiibbllee)).. PPaayymmeenntt mmaayy bbee mmaaddee ttoo tthhee JJoohhnn

DDeewweeyy AAlluummnnii AAssssoocciiaattiioonn bbyy PPaayyPPaall oorr cchheecckk.. ((SSeeee oouurr mmaaiilliinngg

aaddddrreessss oonn ppaaggee oonnee..))

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CCeelleebbrraattiinngg FFoorrttyy--FFiivvee YYeeaarrss ooff DDeewweeyy!!

YYeeaarrbbooookk pphhoottoo,, 11998899

[[2200tthh AAnnnniivveerrssaarryy]]

YYoouu aarree iinnvviitteedd ttoo tthhee 4455tthh

AAnnnniivveerrssaarryy

AALLLL--CCLLAASSSS RREEUUNNIIOONN

oonn OOCCTTOOBBEERR 1188,, 22001144,, 1122::0000 -- 77::0000 PPMM

aatt JJOOHHNN DDEEWWEEYY HHIIGGHH SSCCHHOOOOLL

5500 AAvveennuuee XX,, BBrrooookkllyynn,, NNeeww YYoorrkk

AAllll ssttuuddeennttss aanndd tteeaacchheerrss,, ppaasstt aanndd pprreesseenntt,, aarree iinnvviitteedd ttoo jjooiinn uuss iinn cceelleebbrraattiinngg 4455 yyeeaarrss ooff JJoohhnn

DDeewweeyy HHiigghh SScchhooooll.. IItt wwiillll bbee aa ddaayy ooff rreemmiinniisscciinngg,, ooff ccaattcchhiinngg uupp wwiitthh oolldd ffrriieennddss aanndd tteeaacchheerrss,,

ooff rreevviissiittiinngg yyoouurr oolldd hhaauunnttss,, aanndd rreeccaappttuurriinngg aaddoolleesscceennccee.. PPuurrcchhaassee ttiicckkeettss aatt::

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GGoouurrmmeett BBuuffffeett

FFoooodd ffoorr tthhiiss eevveenntt wwiillll bbee

oorrddeerreedd ffrroomm PPaauull EEvvaannss

CCaatteerriinngg,, aallssoo kknnoowwnn aass

TTiibbbblleess,, aa LLoonngg IIssllaanndd--

bbaasseedd ccaatteerreerr wwiitthh nneeaarrllyy 4400

yyeeaarrss ooff eexxppeerriieennccee iinn ppaarrttyy

ccaatteerriinngg..

TThheerree wwiillll bbee aa sseelleeccttiioonn ooff

mmeeaatt,, ddaaiirryy aanndd vveeggeettaarriiaann

ooppttiioonnss,, pplluuss aa sspprreeaadd ooff

ddeesssseerrttss..

IItt wwiillll bbee aa ddeelliicciioouuss ddaayy!!

PPaauull EEvvaannss’’ BBrriiee wwiitthh FFrreesshh

BBeerrrriieess aanndd CCaannddiieedd PPeeccaannss

[[PPiiccttuurreedd iitteemm mmaayy nnoott bbee aann

aaccttuuaall rreeuunniioonn mmeennuu sseelleeccttiioonn..]]

FFoooodd sseerrvviiccee wwiillll bbee oouuttssiiddee

oonn tthhee ccaammppuuss,, wweeaatthheerr

ppeerrmmiittttiinngg.. IInn ccaassee ooff

iinncclleemmeenntt wweeaatthheerr,, wwee wwiillll

mmoovvee iinnttoo tthhee ssttuuddeennttss’’

ccaaffeetteerriiaa..

EEnntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt

DDeewweeyy aalluummnnuuss DDJJ RRAASS ((aallssoo kknnoowwnn aass RReeggggiiee SSeeeell,, CCllaassss ooff 11998866))

wwiillll pprroovviiddee rreeccoorrddeedd mmuussiicc tthhrroouugghhoouutt tthhee ddaayy,, iinncclluuddiinngg tthhee ddaannccee

ppaarrttyy llaatteerr iinn tthhee eevveenniinngg.. TTrraavveell bbaacckk tthhrroouugghh tthhee ddeeccaaddeess wwiitthh hhiittss

((aanndd ssoommee ssoonnggss yyoouu mmiigghhtt tthhiinnkk ooff aass mmiisssseess)) ffrroomm tthhee ppaasstt..

TThheerree wwiillll aallssoo bbee lliivvee mmuussiicc ppeerrffoorrmmaanncceess ffrroomm aalluummnnii ssuucchh aass RR&&BB ssiinnggeerr JJeessssee RReeeedd

((CCllaassss ooff 22000044)) aanndd 7700’’ss--ssttyyllee ffoollkk ssiinnggeerr BBoobbbbyy FFllyynnnn ((CCllaassss ooff 11997755))..

CCuurrrreenntt DDeewweeyy AAssssiissttaanntt PPrriinncciippaall FFrraannkk BBeennppeennssaattaa

wwiillll bbrriinngg bbaacckk tthhee mmuussiicc aanndd sshhoowwmmaannsshhiipp ooff tthhee

11997700’’ss rroocckk bbaanndd,, KKIISSSS.. [[NNoo,, tthhee pphhoottoo ttoo tthhee rriigghhtt iiss nnoott

FFrraannkk;; iitt’’ss GGeennee aanndd ccoommppaannyy!!]]

IIff sseeeeiinngg yyoouurr ffoorrmmeerr ccllaassssmmaatteess aanndd tteeaacchheerrss aanndd rreevviissiittiinngg

yyoouurr oolldd hhaauunnttss iiss nnoott eennoouugghh ttoo sseett yyoouu llaauugghhiinngg,, ccoommeeddyy

rroouuttiinneess ffrroomm DDaammoonn RRoozziieerr ((CCllaassss ooff 11998866)) aanndd SSttaaccyy

PPrruussssmmaann ((CCllaassss ooff 11998888)) wwiillll ddeeffiinniitteellyy ggeett tthhee jjoobb ddoonnee..

SSeeee tthheessee aanndd ootthheerr ppeerrffoorrmmeerrss aatt tthhee rreeuunniioonn!!

RReevviissiitt ssoommee ooff tthhee tteeaacchheerrss aanndd pprrooggrraammss tthhaatt mmaaddee DDeewweeyy ssuucchh aa ssppeecciiaall sscchhooooll!!

PPrreesseennttaattiioonnss wwiillll bbee ooffffeerreedd bbyy LLoouu SSiieeggeell aanndd LLaannee RRoosseenn rreeccaalllliinngg tthhee oorriiggiinnss aanndd

aaddvvaanncceess iinn DDeewweeyy’’ss ppiioonneeeerriinngg MMaarriinnee SScciieenncceess pprrooggrraamm.. AAnntthhrrooppoollooggyy aanndd

AArrcchheeoollooggyy tteeaacchheerr LLeennnnyy WWaarrnneerr ((aallssoo kknnoowwnn aass LLeennnnyy WWeeiinneerr)) wwiillll ttaakkee yyoouu bbaacckk

tthhrroouugghh tthhee mmiilllleennnniiaa ttoo ooffffeerr aa ppoorrttrraaiitt ooff ““TThhee HHiissttoorriiccaall JJeessuuss..”” CCoouunncciill ffoorr UUnniittyy

mmeemmbbeerrss aanndd MMyytthh && FFoollkklloorree ssttuuddeennttss wwiillll rreeccooggnniizzee ffaammiilliiaarr sseettttiinnggss,, cchhaarraacctteerrss aanndd

lliiffee lleessssoonnss aass EEnngglliisshh tteeaacchheerr aanndd aauutthhoorr BBoobb DDee SSeennaa ddiissccuusssseess hhiiss bbooookk,, CChhrryyssaalllliiaa::

PPrriinncceessss ooff PPoossssiibbiilliittyy.. ((HHee’’llll ssiiggnn yyoouurr ccooppyy iiff yyoouu bbrriinngg iitt aalloonngg!! OOrrddeerr oonnee aatt

ccrreeaatteessppaaccee..ccoomm//44337722662222)) AAnndd ssoocciiaall ssttuuddiieess tteeaacchheerr MMiikkee LLuussttiigg wwiillll rreevviissiitt tthhee ddaayyss

ooff hhiiss HHiippppiiee WWeeddddiinnggss ((aanndd ppeerrhhaappss mmaakkee aa ddeettoouurr iinnttoo JJaappaanneessee ccuullttuurree))..

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JJoohhnn DDeewweeyy HH..SS AArrcchhiivveess

JJDDAAAA AArrcchhiivviisstt SSuussaann SSaavvooddnniicckk EEppsstteeiinn ((’’7744)) hhaass

ccoommppiilleedd aa hhuuggee ccoolllleeccttiioonn ooff ddooccuummeennttss,, aarrttiiffaaccttss,,

pphhoottooggrraapphhss,, vviiddeeooss,, aanndd ootthheerr mmeemmoorraabbiilliiaa ffrroomm

tthhee hhiissttoorryy ooff JJoohhnn DDeewweeyy HHiigghh SScchhooooll.. NNuummeerroouuss

iitteemmss ffrroomm 4455 yyeeaarrss ooff DDeewweeyy wwiillll bbee oonn ddiissppllaayy iinn

tthhee sscchhooooll lliibbrraarryy oonn rreeuunniioonn ddaayy!!

CCoommee aanndd rreeccaallll tthhee ddaayyss ooff 88 ½½ xx 1111”” pprrooggrraamm

ccaarrddss ((2222 mmooddss)),, EEnneerrggyy FFaaccttoorryy aanndd ““II BBeelliieevvee iinn

DDeewweeyy”” bbuuttttoonnss,, aanndd DDeewweeyy jjaacckkeettss aanndd tt--sshhiirrttss..

PPeerrhhaappss yyoouu’’llll eevveenn ccaattcchh aa gglliimmppssee ooff oonnee ooff tthhoossee

aawwffuull ggyymm uunniiffoorrmmss..

SSccrroollll tthhrroouugghh ddeeccaaddeess ooff yyeeaarrbbooookkss oonn ccoommppuutteerr

ssccrreeeennss..

WWaattcchh vviiddeeooss ooff ccoouunnttrryy ffaaiirrss,, hhiippppiiee wweeddddiinnggss,, aanndd

iinntteerrvviieewwss && ssppeeeecchheess aabboouutt tthhee eeaarrllyy ddaayyss ooff

DDeewweeyy..

SSeeee ccooppiieess ooff nnuummeerroouuss ppuubblliiccaattiioonnss ccrreeaatteedd bbyy tthhee

ssttuuddeennttss aanndd ffaaccuullttyy oovveerr tthhee yyeeaarrss.. ((RReemmeemmbbeerr

VVaanngguuaarrdd,, GGaaddffllyy,, SSttrreeaammss ooff CCoonnsscciieennccee,, aanndd

FFiirreewwoorrkkss??))

AAllll tthhiiss aanndd mmoorree wwiillll bbee oonn ddiissppllaayy aatt tthhee rreeuunniioonn,,

wwiitthh ccoommppuutteerr mmoonniittoorrss aavvaaiillaabbllee ttoo vviieeww tthhee

ccoommpplleettee AArrcchhiivveess wweebbssiittee::

hhttttpp::////jjddhhssaarrcchhiivveess..wweebbss..ccoomm//

AAnnyyoonnee wwiisshhiinngg ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee mmaatteerriiaallss ttoo oouurr

aarrcchhiivveess ccaann ccoonnttaacctt AArrcchhiivviisstt SSuuee EEppsstteeiinn aatt

jjddhhssaarrcchhiivveess@@ggmmaaiill..ccoomm.. AA ddoonnaattiioonn ttaabbllee wwiillll bbee

aavvaaiillaabbllee aatt tthhee eevveenntt,, bbuutt iiff yyoouu’’dd lliikkee yyoouurr iitteemmss

ttaaggggeedd ffoorr ddiissppllaayy oonn tthhaatt ddaayy,, pplleeaassee mmaakkee

aarrrraannggeemmeennttss wwiitthh SSuuee iinn aaddvvaannccee..

EExxpplloorraattiioonnss ooff CCaammppuuss aanndd SScchhooooll

YYoouu ccaann cceerrttaaiinnllyy ssttrroollll ddoowwnn mmeemmoorryy llaannee bbyy wwaallkkiinngg tthhrroouugghh

tthhee AArrcchhiivveess,, bbuutt nnootthhiinngg wwiillll bbrriinngg bbaacckk yyoouurr DDeewweeyy DDaayyss wwiitthh

ggrreeaatteerr ccllaarriittyy tthhaann wwaallkkiinngg tthhrroouugghh tthhee aaccttuuaall hhaallllwwaayyss,,

ccllaassssrroooommss,, aanndd ccaammppuuss..

TTaakkee aa ppiiccttuurree aatt tthhee ssttaattuuee!!

SSiitt iinn tthhee aauuddiittoorriiuumm!!

PPoopp iinnttoo tthhee ggyymm!!

VViissiitt yyoouurr oolldd lloocckkeerr bbaayy!!

EEaatt iinn tthhee ccaaffeetteerriiaa!! ((OOuurr ffoooodd wwiillll bbee bbeetttteerr..))

SSttrroollll aarroouunndd tthhee llaawwnn aanndd tthhee ffiieelldd..

SSiitt oonn tthhee ffrroonntt sstteeppss..

WWhheerreevveerr yyoouurr mmeemmoorriieess ttaakkee yyoouu,, yyoouu ccaann vviissiitt..

AAlluummnnii && SSttuuddeenntt CCrreeaattiivvee DDiissppllaayyss

CCuurrrreenntt DDeewweeyy ssttuuddeennttss aanndd aallll aalluummnnii aarree iinnvviitteedd ttoo ddiissppllaayy

tthheeiirr aarrttss,, ccrraaffttss,, aanndd ootthheerr ccrreeaattiivvee eennddeeaavvoorrss ffoorr tthhee vviieewwiinngg

pplleeaassuurree ooff tthhee aatttteennddeeeess..

IIff yyoouu aarree iinntteerreesstteedd iinn sshhoowwccaassiinngg yyoouurr ttaalleenntt,, pplleeaassee eemmaaiill uuss aatt

aalluummnniirreellaattiioonnss@@jjoohhnnddeewweeyyaalluummnnii..oorrgg.. PPlleeaassee iinnddiiccaattee ““AArrttiisstt

DDiissppllaayy RReeqquueesstt”” iinn tthhee ssuubbjjeecctt lliinnee..

TThhaannkkss ttoo AAllll OOuurr DDoonnoorrss!!

TThhee JJDDAAAA aapppprreecciiaatteess tthhee ggeenneerroossiittyy

aanndd eeffffoorrttss ooff tthhee aalluummnnii aanndd ffaaccuullttyy

wwhhoo hhaavvee ccoonnttrriibbuutteedd tthheeiirr aarrttiiffaaccttss,,

pphhoottooggrraapphhss,, vviiddeeoo ffoooottaaggee aanndd ootthheerr

mmeemmoorraabbiilliiaa ttoo hheellpp mmaakkee tthhee JJDDHHSS

AArrcchhiivveess ssoo ccoommpprreehheennssiivvee,, eennggaaggiinngg

aanndd mmeemmoorraabbllee!!

WWee ccoouullddnn’’tt ddoo iitt wwiitthhoouutt yyoouu!!

♫♫ DDaannccee ttoo tthhee MMuussiicc !! ♫♫

TToowwaarrdd eevveenniinngg,, aallll gguueessttss wwiillll bbee

iinnvviitteedd iinnssiiddee ffoorr aa ddaannccee ppaarrttyy.. GGrraabb aa

ppaarrttnneerr oorr jjuusstt ttaapp yyoouurr ttooeess,, sshhaakkee yyoouurr

bboooottyy,, aanndd ssiinngg aalloonngg wwiitthh nnoossttaallggiicc

ttuunneess ffrroomm DDJJ RRaass..

““DDaannccee,, ddaannccee,, ddaannccee tthhee nniigghhtt aawwaayy..””

---- VVaann HHaalleenn

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BBuuyy YYoouurr TTiicckkeettss EEaarrllyy aanndd SSaavvee!!

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ooff DDiirreeccttoorrss,, WWeellccoommee ttoo tthhee NNeeww OOnnee

WWhhiillee tthhiiss wwiillll bbee aa ddaayy ooff cceelleebbrraattiioonn aanndd ffuunn,, ssoommee

bbuussiinneessss mmuusstt bbee ddoonnee.. TThhee oouuttggooiinngg JJDDAAAA BBooaarrdd ooff

DDiirreeccttoorrss wwiillll ttaakkee tthhee ooppppoorrttuunniittyy ttoo ffuullffiillll tthheeiirr ffiinnaall

oobblliiggaattiioonnss ttoo tthhee mmeemmbbeerrsshhiipp bbyy pprroovviiddiinngg aa wwrriitttteenn rreeppoorrtt

ooff tthhee ssttaattee ooff oouurr oorrggaanniizzaattiioonn iinn tthhee eevveenntt pprrooggrraamm..

YYoouu wwiillll aallssoo bbee pprreesseenntteedd wwiitthh tthhee ooppppoorrttuunniittyy ttoo vvoottee oonn

tthhee ssllaattee ooff nneeww BBooaarrdd mmeemmbbeerrss ffoorr tthhee 22001144--22001155 tteerrmm ooff

ooffffiiccee ((pprriinntteedd bbeellooww)) aanndd,, iiff yyoouu aarree ssoo iinncclliinneedd,, sstteepp uupp ttoo

jjooiinn tthheemm iinn sseerrvviinngg.. IIff yyoouu aarree uunnaabbllee ttoo aatttteenndd tthhee eevveenntt

iinn ppeerrssoonn,, wwee wwoouulldd ssttiillll lliikkee yyoouurr vvooiiccee ttoo bbee hheeaarrdd.. AA

pprrooxxyy ffoorrmm aaccccoommppaanniieess tthhee ssllaattee ooff ccaannddiiddaatteess bbeellooww,, aanndd

wwiillll bbee mmaaddee aavvaaiillaabbllee aatt oouurr wweebbssiittee,, oouurr FFaacceebbooookk ppaaggeess,,

aanndd//oorr yyoouurr iinnbbooxx ttwwoo wweeeekkss bbeeffoorree tthhee eelleeccttiioonn..

TThhoossee aatttteennddiinngg wwiillll ggeett ttoo mmeeeett tthhee nneeww ((aanndd oolldd)) BBooaarrdd

mmeemmbbeerrss iinn ppeerrssoonn aanndd pprroovviiddee iinnppuutt aanndd ffeeeeddbbaacckk aass ttoo

hhooww wwee ccaann mmaakkee tthhiiss tthhee bbeesstt hhiigghh sscchhooooll aalluummnnii

aassssoocciiaattiioonn eevveerr..

CCoommmmeemmoorraattiivvee MMeerrcchhaannddiissee

BBuussiinneessss ooff aa ddiiffffeerreenntt ssoorrtt wwiillll bbee ccoonndduucctteedd aatt tthhee

mmeerrcchhaannddiissee ttaabblleess aatt tthhee eennttrraannccee//eexxiitt ooff tthhee ccaammppuuss..

AA ssuurrvveeyy hhaass bbeeeenn iinn pprrooggrreessss ttoo iiddeennttiiffyy tthhee pprreeffeerrrreedd

ddeessiiggnn((ss)) ffoorr tt--sshhiirrttss,, hhooooddiieess,, mmuuggss aanndd ootthheerr iitteemmss ttoo

ccoommmmeemmoorraattee tthhiiss eevveenntt.. IIff yyoouu hhaavvee nnoott yyeett vvootteedd,,

pplleeaassee ddoo ssoo bbeeffoorree SSeepptteemmbbeerr 2244,, 22001144..

AAss ooff tthhiiss ppuubblliiccaattiioonn,, tthhee ffiivvee ddeessiiggnn ooppttiioonnss aarree pprreettttyy

eevveennllyy wweeiigghhtteedd,, ssoo iiff yyoouu wwaanntt ttoo ttiipp tthhee bbaallaannccee iinn

ffaavvoorr ooff yyoouurr oowwnn pprreeffeerreennccee,, pplleeaassee vviissiitt tthhee ssuurrvveeyy ssiittee::

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HHeellpp SSpprreeaadd tthhee WWoorrdd!!!!

WWee hhaavvee pprroommootteedd tthhiiss eevveenntt oonn FFaacceebbooookk,, tthhrroouugghh

ee--mmaaiill ccaammppaaiiggnnss,, ttoo mmuullttiippllee nneewwss mmeeddiiaa oouuttlleettss,,

aanndd iinn llooccaall nneeiigghhbboorrhhoooodd bbuussiinneesssseess.. BBuutt WWoorrdd ooff

MMoouutthh iiss aallwwaayyss tthhee bbeesstt.. PPlleeaassee tteellll aallll yyoouurr ffrriieennddss!!

LLooccaall AAccccoommmmooddaattiioonnss

IInn tthhee SSuummmmeerr DDeewweeyyggrraamm,, wwee iinnqquuiirreedd wwhheetthheerr oouutt--ooff--

ttoowwnneerrss nneeeeddeedd aaccccoommmmooddaattiioonnss ffoorr rreeuunniioonn wweeeekkeenndd iinn tthhee

hhooppeess ooff sseeccuurriinngg aa ddiissccoouunntteedd ggrroouupp rraattee ffoorr tthhoossee aatttteennddiinngg

oouurr eevveenntt.. SSaaddllyy,, wwee ddiidd nnoott ggeett aa ssuuffffiicciieenntt rreessppoonnssee ttoo

oobbttaaiinn rreedduucceedd pprriicceess ffrroomm aarreeaa hhootteellss//mmootteellss..

VViissiittoorrss mmaayy eexxpplloorree aavvaaiillaabbllee rroooomm,, aappaarrttmmeenntt && hhoouussee

rreennttaall ooppttiioonnss iinn pprriivvaattee hhoommeess aatt AAiirrBBNNBB..ccoomm oorr cchheecckk

oouutt tthheessee BBrrooookkllyynn pprrooppeerrttiieess ttoo ffiinndd aaccccoommmmooddaattiioonnss tthhaatt

mmeeeett tthheeiirr nneeeeddss::

BBeesstt WWeesstteerrnn ((885555--226611--11556677))

BBrrooookkllyynn BBaayy,, 33000011 EEmmmmoonnss AAvveennuuee,, 771188--776699--55000000

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GGrreeggoorryy HHootteell,, 88331155 44tthh

AAvveennuuee,, 771188--223388--33773377

CCoommffoorrtt IInnnn ((888888--994466--66222244))

SShheeeeppsshheeaadd BBaayy,, 33221188 EEmmmmoonnss AAvveennuuee,, 771188--336688--33333344

DDoowwnnttoowwnn,, 227799 BBuuttlleerr SSttrreeeett,, 771188--885555--99660000

SSuunnsseett PPaarrkk,, 335533 3388tthh

SSttrreeeett,, 771188--336699--77117711

CCrruuiissee TTeerrmmiinnaall,, 1177 SSeeaabbrriinngg SSttrreeeett,, 771188--222222--33220000

HHaammppttoonn IInnnn,, 112255 FFllaattbbuusshh AAvvee.. EExxtteennssiioonn,, 771188--887755--88880000

LLaa QQuuiinnttaa IInnnn,, 553333 33rrdd

AAvveennuuee,, 771188--883322--44774477

SSlleeeepp IInnnn,, 113344 2222nndd

SSttrreeeett,, 334477--441155--88338888

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JJoohhnn DDeewweeyy HH..SS.. iiss llooccaatteedd aatt 5500 AAvveennuuee XX,, BBrrooookkllyynn,,

NNeeww YYoorrkk.. TThhee mmaaiinn eennttrraannccee ttoo tthhee ccaammppuuss iiss oonn

SSttiillllwweellll AAvveennuuee bbeettwweeeenn AAvveennuuee XX aanndd BBaayy 5500tthh

SSttrreeeett..

BByy MMaassss TTrraannssiitt ((RReeccoommmmeennddeedd))

TTaakkee tthhee ttrraaiinn ((nnoo lloonnggeerr tthhee BB ttrraaiinn)) ttoo BBaayy 5500tthh

SSttrreeeett

ssttaattiioonn.. EExxiitt ttoo tthhee rriigghhtt ooff tthhee ““ttookkeenn”” bbooootthh aanndd ttaakkee tthhee

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aanndd NN ttrraaiinnss aatt SSttiillllwweellll AAvveennuuee,, oonnee ssttaattiioonn aawwaayy..]]

TTaakkee tthhee ttrraaiinn ttoo 8866tthh

SSttrreeeett ssttaattiioonn.. CCrroossss 8866tthh

SSttrreeeett

aanndd eenntteerr WWeesstt 88tthh SSttrreeeett ((ttoowwaarrdd tthhee aappaarrttmmeenntt ccoommpplleexx))..

WWaallkk aapppprrooxxiimmaatteellyy ¼¼ mmiillee.. ((WWeesstt 88tthh

SSttrreeeett mmaakkeess aa

sslliigghhtt rriigghhtt ttuurrnn ttoo bbeeccoommee AAvveennuuee XX..)) TThhee ssiiddee eennttrraannccee

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iinntteerrsseeccttiioonn ooff SSttiillllwweellll AAvveennuuee aanndd HHaarrwwaayy AAvveennuuee,, lleessss

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HHeeiigghhttss,, aanndd BBaayy RRiiddggee.. IItt ssttooppss aatt 8866tthh

SSttrreeeett,, nneeaarr WWeesstt

88tthh

SSttrreeeett,, iinn ffrroonntt ooff aa MMiinnii--MMaarrtt.. CCrroossss 8866tthh

SSttrreeeett aanndd

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WWaallkk aapppprrooxxiimmaatteellyy ¼¼ mmiillee.. ((WWeesstt 88tthh

SSttrreeeett mmaakkeess aa

sslliigghhtt rriigghhtt ttuurrnn ttoo bbeeccoommee AAvveennuuee XX..)) TThhee ssiiddee eennttrraannccee

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In lieu of a formal general meeting of the membership,

the Board of Directors will take the opportunity to

provide a report on the status of the organization to the

members while they are gathered for the reunion. Any

member wishing to ask questions, address concerns,

make suggestions, or meet the leadership of our

organization is welcome to speak with the Board at that

time. (A schedule will be distributed with the Reunion

Day program.)

Inquiries or comments may be submitted in advance at

alumnirelations@johndeweyalumni.org.

The term of office for the present Board of Directors has

come to a close. The election of the new Board for the

2015 term will be held at the reunion. Ballots or proxy

forms will be made available at the registration desk.

(See the election slate below on page 16. Seats are still

available if you would like to join the Board.)

For those members who are unable to attend the reunion

in person, a proxy form will be made available at our

website (www.johndeweyalumni.org) on or after

September 21, 2014 with instructions for casting your

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… Thank you very much. I am delighted to be here.

And considering that many of you were students, 15 or

16 years old, forty years ago, I'm delighted to be

anywhere. (laughter) ….

I am glad to see that after forty years the idea and the

spirit of Dewey is alive and well. It means that we did

something right when we planned the school (applause)

… but more than that, it meant that everybody who

followed us did extremely well to reinforce whatever

was planned at the beginning, so that all the credit for

whatever Dewey has accomplished is the result of the

efforts of the students, the staff, and the Dewey family

that followed, and they are to be congratulated. Forty

years is a long time.

Now, a reunion is not the most serious time in the world,

but I was given a serious task. I was asked to speak of

the five most significant elements that went into the

creation of John Dewey High School because I guess I'm

the only one old enough with a memory of what

happened then. And, while my memory is still here, let

me try to do it.

Right now, it's no secret that people are disenchanted,

largely, in many places, with American education. …

At the high school level specifically, people talk about

high dropout rates, poor grades, lack of discipline,

unformed goals. And you know what? They were

saying the same thing forty years ago, too.

Forty years ago - well, actually, 45 years ago, the New

York City Superintendent, a fellow named Dr. Bernard

Donovan, said, “Let's see if we can do something about

it.” There must be a better way, or a different way, to

educate high school age youngsters. At that time, if you

think we have troubles now with the war in Afghanistan,

and a war in Pakistan, and the Gulf being polluted, there

were troubles forty-five years ago, too.

During the decade preceding the first class at John

Dewey, we had a president assassinated, and a

presidential aspirant assassinated, a beloved civil rights

leader assassinated, four students at a Midwestern

college killed during a demonstration, unrest in the

streets, and riots in almost every major city in the United

States but New York City. (We were fortunate that we

had some leadership that helped us escape that.)

But, those were the times during which John Dewey was

planned. They were not comfortable or easy times, any

more than times are easy or comfortable now. But I just

give you that as background to see what came as a result.

The superintendent asked a dozen high school principals

in New York City to meet and try to formulate a pattern,

a design that would eliminate most of what the problems

were as they saw in the high schools.

He got a grant from the Hershey Foundation and sent

these people away for two weeks during the summer,

locked them up and said, as a result of those two weeks,

I want a pattern. And the pattern that came out

eventually became John Dewey High School. And, what

was that pattern?

The Design

One, the principal said there should be a way of every

student going through his high school career at a pace

that may or may not be the same as everybody else's. If

we all learn at different rates, and different ways, why do

we lock everybody into a box and force them to do it at

the same time. So, they wanted something called

individual progress and, in the sense, that was part of the

design.

Another part of the design was called independent study.

You know sometimes we learn – not sometimes, all the

time – we learn outside of school as well as in school.

The plan was to see if there are more opportunities that

could be created in school, in a different way, to

accomplish the same learning tasks that we tried to do in

the previous way by locking everybody, lock-step, from

grade to grade, class to class, subject to subject. And the

idea then was Independent Study – that youngsters can

learn on their own, as well as in classrooms, and, some

curriculum was designed for that also.

The third thing that they wanted to do in a major way

was to make the school central; they wanted to make the

school central to student's lives. They took what was a

six-hour day and recommended an eight hour day.... not

that any more time would be held under instruction but

that there would be a provision made for Resource

Centers, for other kinds of activities that could take place

within a school building or within a school campus, and

in that way accomplish the goal of making the school

more central to youngster's lives; make it a place they

would want to come and want to stay. They ended up

recommending an eight-hour day; actually, the school

day began at ten to eight and ended at ten after four.

That was basically the plan: independent study,

individual progress, and an extended day where we

could accommodate more than just original classroom

learning. The plan then became the dream or vision.

That was the first essential element. …

The Students

The next thing we had, the second essential, we had to

have a student body. There was nobody here; we started

with tabula rasa. The building was being constructed at

the same time we were recruiting students. All we had

was a design and a dream. We went from junior high

school to junior high school – where we could get in.

Some of them wouldn't let us in; some principals feared

the school and what it might engender. But wherever we

went, we tried to recruit students by telling them what

the design was going to be, and, as a result, we ended up

in that first year with eleven hundred students who

wanted to come to this school. …

They were taking a chance, and their parents were taking

a chance because, really, it was an unknown. Could

there be a school without grades? And to commit

yourself to eight hours a day? The superintendent also

said he wanted John Dewey High School to represent the

entire borough, and he wanted to mirror the ethnic

breakdown of the average academic High School. There

was no “average academic high school” but we became

the average academic high school in terms of pupil

distribution, and that was done through recruiting. …

We had eleven hundred students and they were basically

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dedicated, hard-working, adaptable. They wanted the

school to succeed and if we learned anything in

education at all, if a school is to succeed, the students

have to want it to, and if they don't want it, the school

will not succeed. That first group wanted the school to

succeed.

Many students traveled an hour and a half each way to

get here. Some came from my old district up in North

Brooklyn in Bedford Stuyvesant and Williamsburg,

some came from Brownsville, some came from East

New York, some came from Downtown Brooklyn, but

some travelled an hour and a half each way, and

probably were never late.

There were also elements among the students of risk-

taking, too. They were walking into an unknown, and

they were risk-takers. They understood that they were

pioneers in a sense, and a lot would depend upon their

degree of success. And they took it very seriously. That

first group set the tone for the rest of the school.

So now we have two essentials - the design and the

students.

The Staff

Next, we had students -- I like to call them frisky,

because they were. That first group, sometimes

appeared to be every place at once ...

An aside: you know the monument outside, I begged the

architect, “Don't put a monument there; don't put a

platform. If students want to protest, they have enough

avenues and venues enough to protest; we don't have to

give them one.” And of course, I lost that battle. And

many an afternoon, I would look out of the window of

the conference room and look at the monument and there

would be a demonstration of some kind. It did not

bother us; we thought there was something constructive

about it. But there are some high-rise apartments around

and they would get upset sometimes, so they would call

and let us know what was going on, as if we did not

know. But, they were a frisky group.

Now, in order to channel that energy and direct it, we

needed a staff, and there was no staff. We had a

skeleton crew that was appointed during the summer –

actually during the spring proceeding the opening of the

school – the department heads of the major departments

and some selected teachers – and these were volunteers

also; they also understood that if they were not happy at

the end of the year, they could leave and go back to their

other school.

But they indeed were as adventurous as the students

were; they understood that this was going to be different,

that this was going to be challenging, but they were

flexible, they were hard-working, they adapted to a

lengthened day. You know, an 8-hour day with kids is –

if you are not a teacher, you don't understand – it's pretty

rough. And beginning in April of that year - '69 – they

planned the school. Basically, that skeleton staff

planned the school.

So now we had three essentials: we had the design, the

students, and the staff.

The Curriculum

Next thing we needed was a curriculum. What is

Curriculum? Curriculum is anything we design, any

activity we design, any program we design, that has a

specific educational end. It could be a textbook, it could

be a course of study, it could be a syllabus, it could be a

laboratory. It could be anything as long as it has an

educational end and, that summer, we wrote curriculum

for every discipline in this school, within a matter of

months.

And we also said, we are not going to restrict it to the

building. So, that first year, we had classes of art …

being taught at Brighton Beach. Youngsters were

making sand sculpture and then covering them with

plaster of paris because wood was expensive and stone

was expensive but sand was cheap.

The first Earth Day was celebrated in April of '69. Our

students cleaned up Plum Beach – the entire school.

Our biggest concern then was whether we should give

them a tetanus shot before they went there (laughter). It

was not the cleanest beach in the world.

We had Marine Biology -- the first High School in New

York City. (major applause) If you remember Marine

Biology – – I remember the teacher that did it, a man

named Mr. Silverstein. He was a great teacher and had

much stature, but he didn’t have much physical stature.

And when he was in the water – you know, I used to

observe classes, and I went to the ocean (not in a bathing

suit) – but I used watch him and while he was

demonstrating the point at which a wave of oscillation

becomes a wave of translation, I thought we’d lost him,

because I saw the stadia rod but I didn’t see him.

But meanwhile, we did Marine Biology in an ocean, we

cleaned up a beach, we did sand sculpture, we did other

things outside the building because we said learning

takes place in a lot of different things.

So now we have curriculum, we have students, we have

staff and we have a design.

Community Support

… We're coming close to the end - the fifth element.

We had the support of a community about us. The

Mayor, if you remember, visited our school the first year

he was here too. I tried to dissuade him. I didn't want

him to come to a school where there was no furniture in

the auditorium, where the cafeteria was one that kids had

to sit on the floor, but he came anyway. We had a

Mayor who was interested in the school, a

Superintendent who put a protective shield around the

school to protect it from any kind of political

interference that might happen. We had a local

superintendent … the head of the local school board … a

superintendent in the high school office – all of these

people supported the school. We had a Parents

Association the first year. Not many schools have that

either - a strong parents association in year one.

So, that we had those five elements which we felt would

secure the school for the future, and, indeed it did.

Let me end with this, there has been some talk about

some concern about the future of Dewey. Let me try a

parable and then, I'm gone.

Before I came to John Dewey, I was Principal of Eastern

District High School for six years; it was an old school.

… It was a very old building. The kids used to call it

The Castle or The Fortress because that was what it

looked like, and built before the turn of the last century.

Walking about the building on my daily rounds, I

noticed some fixtures in the walls and the ceiling that I

could not identify and somebody told me that those were

gas jets; that was gas. Because the school, while it was

built with electricity, also had illuminating gas in case

the electricity failed; they weren't sure that it was going

to last there. And I wondered, how do you turn a gas jet

on in classrooms, in an auditorium, in a gymnasium?

And I was told that a custodian used to come around

with a long pole. At the end of the pole was a hook,

which he would use to pull a little ring on the valve to

allow gas to escape, and then he had a flint and steel

mechanism and he'd push the handle, and the flint would

spark and the spark would turn on the gas, and you'd get

light.

And I said, my god, that's a wonderful thing to do. To

be able – with a flick of the wrist or whatever action it is

– to create a light, and then walk on, and knowing you

left a light behind, and then you have another one to do.

And, maybe, that is all of our jobs regarding John

Dewey High School, too. We all created a light. We're

not there anymore now. On the other hand, there's a lot

we can do to ensure that that light remains, and that light

can be John Dewey High School.

Transcribed by Henia Shatz Stein (Class of 1977)

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WELCOMING THE CLASS OF 2018

On June 25, 2014, John Dewey High School hosted a

Freshman Orientation Barbecue for the incoming

students for the 2014-2015 academic term. Hundreds of

new Deweyites and their parents attended.

Information booths and displays were set up for many of

the school’s specialty programs, clubs, and academic

houses. Music and dance performances, and robotics

demonstrations provided entertainment while the guests

enjoyed a vast spread of food.

The JDAA was on hand to assist. Board members Bunji

Fromartz (President), Adrienne Grande (Vice President),

Janice Deutsch (Secretary) and Harold Kramer

(Director) attended the event and helped with greeting

attendees, distributing orientation materials, preparing

food trays, and directing visitors to areas of interest.

The Alumni Association had its own table along the wall

of program and club

exhibits. Proudly

displaying our banner

and photos of the

school’s history, we

distributed copies of

our newsletter and

explained the lasting

memories, quality

education, and school spirit that has stayed with us after

we graduated and prompted us to maintain an ongoing

relationship with the school.

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John Dewey High School Students Help

Revive Gravesend Bay’s Oyster Beds

Story by Ned Berke. Photos by Teri Brennan.

Editor’s Note: This article was reprinted from Bensonhurst

Bean, July 3, 2014. The JDAA is not responsible for any

inaccuracies in the reported facts. Read the online article at: http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/07/john-dewey-high-

school-students-help-revive-gravesend-bays-oyster-beds/

The waters around New York City were once home to a

thriving population of oysters, which served an

important ecological role. After virtually disappearing in

the 20th century, several efforts are underway to bring

the species back.

Students of John Dewey High School Marine Science

program are on the front-lines of the revitalization

effort in Gravesend Bay, monitoring a collection of

oyster beds off of the 69th Street Pier in Bay Ridge.

The school teamed up with the Harbor School’s Billion

Oyster Project, one of the organizations leading the

oyster reef restorations around New York Harbor.

Oysters, which work like living water filters, are a vital

component to improving the water quality around New

York City, and the reefs they form protect the shoreline

by weakening waves and provide habitat to other marine

life.

They were once abundant in our area, but vanished

almost completely in the early 20th century as pollution,

over-harvesting, disease and environmental hazards

grew. New York City was developing, and as the

population boomed so did the amount of sewage.

Thanks to new regulations implemented in the late 20th

Century, water quality has seen a dramatic improvement

and researchers are finding that the area can once again

support the oysters, which were not just an

environmental helper, but a staple of the New York City

economy as it developed.

Restoration efforts began on a sizable scale back in

2009. As their initial pilot sites showed signs of success,

organizations backing them began finding new sources

of funding to grow the project – ultimately creating the

goal of bringing one billion oysters back to the harbor

over the next 20 years.

The team of Dewey students were on-site in Bay Ridge

last Wednesday, pulling in cages and doing their regular

checkups. Their teacher, Lane Rosen, said it’s a great

way to teach them about marine biology and ecology in

a living laboratory in a hands-on way.

The cages are moored to the eco-dock attached to the

pier, and students collect data on growth and

development of the oysters, analyze the water and make

observations that are sent to the Harbor School for

further analysis.

We look forward to the point when the reefs are not only

self-sustaining, but able to be harvested (in a population-

sensitive way) for fresh, tasty slurping.

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Any members who become aware of news articles about Dewey or its faculty, students and alumni are asked to forward the information to the JDAA at info@johndeweyalumni.org.

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Lane Rosen, right, with Dewey’s student scientists.

JDAA ELECTION NEWS

The election for the 2015 John Dewey Alumni Association Board of Directors will be held at the all-class reunion on

October 18, 2004. A ballot will be distributed to each association member at the registration desk.

For those members who are unable to attend in person, a proxy form will be made available on or after September 21,

2014 at our website: www.johndeweyalumni.org

It’s not too late to take a seat at the table!

If you are interested in being part of the governing body of the association, establishing goals and practices for the future

of the organization, and contributing to both the school and the alumni, please submit your name, graduating class or

faculty years, and a brief bio (as below) to alumnirelations@johndeweyalumni.org by October 1, 2014.

Meet the Candidates

Anyone attending the reunion will have the opportunity to meet the candidates in person, make inquiries, offer

suggestions, and discuss issues of concern.

Here is a brief look at the future leaders of our alumni association:

Shelly (Michelle) Carrera (Class of 1984) earned a Master's Degree in Social Work from Hunter and now serves as a

social worker for the Juvenile Justice Initiative program under the auspices of the Department of Youth and Family

Justice. She works out of the Queens Family Court to seek alternatives to incarceration for youthful offenders. She is

working with the JDAA Reunion Committee to plan the upcoming 45th Anniversary celebration of the school and is

coordinating volunteers for the event.

Janice Deutsch (Class of 1978) has been a member of the JDAA Board of Directors since 2013 and previously served

from 1989 to 1992. She holds the position of Secretary. She is also the creator and editor of the association's

newsletter, Deweygram, and serves on the Communications and Reunion Planning Committees. After graduating from

Dewey, Janice worked at the school as a paraprofessional before leaving to teach special-needs students at another

Brooklyn high school. She helped plan the Class of 1978’s ten-year reunion. Janice currently works as a professional

writer and paralegal, and she still resides in Brooklyn.

David Bunji Fromartz (Class of 1974) joined the JDAA in 2009. He helped plan the 40th Anniversary reunion in 2010

and is on the planning committee for the 45th anniversary celebration next month. In 2013, he became the president of the

organization. Bunji is a practicing attorney with an office in Downtown Brooklyn. His firm handles elder law (wills,

estates & trusts), real estate, family, matrimonial, commercial, and personal injury cases. He oversees the JDAA Legal

Committee.

Adrienne Grande (Class of 1980) has been a practicing Physician Assistant for the past 20 years and was a biomedical

research coordinator for ten years prior to entering the field of clinical medicine. She has been active in the JDAA for the

last five years. She helped plan the JDHS 40th Anniversary Reunion in 2010 and is on the planning committee for the 45

th

Anniversary All-Class Event taking place this October. She currently serves as Vice President of the JDAA, co-chairs the

Communications Committee, and is working with John Dewey’s Guidance Department to arrange for alumni volunteers

to speak at the upcoming College Fair/Career Day with the intention of the JDAA facilitating a mentoring program at the

school.

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ELECTION NEWS (continued)

Thomas Heinegg (Retired Faculty) Following two years of teaching service in the Peace Corps in Malaysia, Tom was

employed at John Dewey High School in the capacities of science teacher, Coordinator of Student Activities, and Director

of the SPARK program from 1969-1979. The following 6 years he worked as the Director of Admissions at Parsons

School of Design and was subsequently responsible for facilitating the creation of a two-year College of Art and Design in

the Dominican Republic. Entering the business world, he was appointed Vice President of the New York Chamber of

Commerce and held that position for 3 years. From 1989-2009 he served as an Assistant Principal and Principal in the

Shoreham-Wading River, Great Neck, and Northport School districts. He has been a member of the JDAA Board of

Directors since 2013 and currently holds the position of Treasurer.

Shirley Juste (Class of 1995) has been a JDAA Board member since 2013. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from

SUNY Stony Brook and her M.A. in Counseling from National University. She currently serves as Program Supervisor

for Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens’ Open Door Psychosocial Clubhouse. She previously provided school-

based counseling (VA), inpatient social work services in a psychiatric hospital (CA) and leadership to community-based

group homes (VA and CA).

Rob Kanyuk (Current Faculty) earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Rhetoric from SUNY Binghamton and Master’s

degree in Secondary Education from Hofstra University. Robert has been a member the John Dewey H.S. English

Department and community since 1993. He has served on Dewey’s School Leadership Team (SLT) and its United

Federation of Teachers (UFT) Consultation Committee, in addition to serving as Dewey's UFT Chapter Leader. In 2009,

Robert co-founded the “Friends of Dewey” coalition for the preservation and improvement of John Dewey High School.

Toni Gerardi Wofse (Class of 1978) served on the JDAA Board from 1989 through 1992 and helped plan the 10-year

reunions for her graduating class and the three that followed. She remembers Dewey as a wonderful time in her life. Her

senior-year work experience as a member of the Co-Op (work-study) Program led to two secretarial jobs after

graduation. She then went on to earn her B.A. in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Brooklyn College and ultimately

a Master’s in Education from Western Maryland College. In between, she taught third grade at St. Charles Borromeo

School in Brooklyn Heights. After graduate school, Toni joined the NYC Board (now Department) of Education,

spending one year as a speech teacher before switching to her current position as a teacher of the deaf and hard of

hearing. She resides in Brooklyn with her husband Eliot and their three children, Ashley, Megan and Steven.

VOTING IN PERSON

Upon arrival the reunion, each member will receive voting instructions for either (a) completing a written ballot to be

submitted at the scheduled election or (b) designating a proxy to vote on his or her behalf during the election meeting.

VOTING BY PROXY

(DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE)

If you are unable to attend the reunion in person, or if you are present but do not wish to go to the polling place at the

designated time, you may vote by proxy. Instructions for completing a Proxy Designation form are available at our

website: www.johndeweyalumni.org/jdaa-proxy. This allows you to designate a representative to act on your behalf at

the election, either in accordance with your specific directives or in his or her own best judgment. If you have any

questions about this process after reading the instructions and form, please send your inquiry to the board at

alumnirelations@johndeweyalumni.org. Proxy forms will also be available at the check-in tables at the reunion.

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Join the Deweygram Team

If you like reading the Deweygram and are

interested in joining our production team, please

volunteer for the JDAA Newsletter Committee.

We are looking for any and all of the following:

Writers

Researchers/Fact-Checkers

Typists

Graphic Designers

Assistant Editors

Editors-in-Training

Technical Assistants

Administrative Assistants

If you can help, either permanently or on an

issue-by-issue basis, please contact our editor,

Janice Deutsch, at secretary@johndeweyalumni.org.

Please indicate Newsletter Committee in the

subject line, and specify the type of service you’d

like to provide.

Volunteers Needed for Reunion Day

The 45th

Anniversary Reunion Committee is

seeking volunteers to ensure that the all-class

reunion event runs smoothly.

We need help in the following areas:

Pre-event set-up

Registration tables for pre-registered guests

Registration table for walk-in guests

Merchandise tables

Entertainment & Presentation set-up

Runners & Floaters

Event clean-up

To volunteer, send your name, class/department,

and availability to info@johndeweyalumni.org.

Please put Reunion Volunteer in the subject line.

College & Career Day at Dewey

John Dewey H.S. is hosting its

2014 College and Career Day on

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

All alumni wishing to attend and speak on behalf of their

profession should send their name, class, profession,

credentials, hours of availability, and contact information

to us at: alumnirelations@johndeweyalumni.org.

Please put "Career Day Volunteer" in the subject line.

Participation is subject to the needs and requirements of

the event coordinator at the school.

Alumni Seeking Former Dance Teacher

Over the years, many alumni have inquired about former

Dewey physical education (dance) teacher, Jeannie

Meizner. She has clearly made quite an impact on all their

lives (or at least their high school experiences) and they

would love to get in touch with her.

If anyone knows Ms. Meizner’s whereabouts, please ask

her to contact us at alumnirelations@johndeweyalumni.org

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The newsletter committee previously planned to print and

mail our year-end issue to members who requested it, but it

seems more people are interested in receiving electronic

copies than paper ones. The Winter Deweygram will

therefore be posted on our website like the other issues

published this year. If more alumni express a desire to

receive a print copy, perhaps the 2015 Winter issue will be

delivered to street mailboxes.

To request a printed newsletter, send your street address to

secretary@johndeweyalumni.org. Please put “Newsletter

Request” in the subject line.