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Who will you honor?I will be forever grateful to Joseph Borlo, Pegeen Galvin, Arky Crook and Jeff Kacur

for helping me to become a critical thinker and a persuasive writer. They also taught me

the importance of maintaining integrity in difficult and competitive circumstances.

These skills have proved invaluable and have provided me with a strong foundation for life.

– Noah Franzblau ’86

Make your gift to the 2011-2012 Newark Academy Annual Fund in honor of someone

who made a difference in your life. Go to alumni.newarka.edu/donate or mail your gift to:

Annual Fund / Newark Academy / 91 South Orange Avenue / Livingston, NJ 07039

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NA Family Gives a $1 Million HugWilliam (Billy) and Ruth Redmond Bloom ’80

Roots & ShootsGenerations Grow on NA’s Family Treeby Jessica Lubow

In ServiceNewark Academy and the Second World Warby Jeffrey Vinikoor, Chair, Humanities Department

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Donald M. AustinHead of School

Lisa E. GriderDirector of Institutional Advancement

E D I T O R SDebra W. Marr

Director of Communications

Stacey Kaplan-LaytonCommunications Associate

C O N T R I B U T O R SJessica Lubow Lou ScerraBlackie Parlin Kristen Tinson

Christian Pinto ’13 Jeffrey VinikoorKristin Walpole

B O A R D O F T R U S T E E SJonathan D. Olesky ’74, Chairman

Executive Board

Nancy Baird Harwood ’75 Joseph P. McGrath Jr. ’81Bobby Jett David McGraw ’77

Wayne D. Kent ’85 Jeffrey J. Silverman ’82Jane Wilf

Trustees

Donald M. Austin Tosan LivingstoneBetsy Dollinger Bernstein ’86 Sandy Peinado

William Bloom Richard R. Redmond ’77Patricia Budziak Ajay Sawhney

Jeffrey Cohen ’81 Eric Sumner ’73Alice Coscia Evangeline Tross

Laura White Dillon Joshua WeinreichLeo M. Gordon ’69 Larry S. Wieseneck

Kim Hirsh ’80 Eric S. Williams III ’75Jeffrey Kaplan Suzanne Willian

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Louis V. Aronson II ’41 K. Kelly Marx ’51Paul Busse ’38 John L. McGraw ’49

Robert Del Tufo ’51 Robert S. Puder ’38William D. Hardin ’44 Gary Rose

William T. Wachenfeld ’44

A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N B O A R D O F G O V E R N O R S Leo M. Gordon ’69

President

Van Stevens ’65 Amanda Rubinstein Black ’971st Vice President 2nd Vice President

John Bess ’69 3rd Vice President

Neal Buchalter ’84 Kathy Loesberg ’95Michael Carniol ’98 Ben Purkert ’03Patrick Ciccone ’62 David Rattner ’03

Stuart Flaum ’73 Adam Rosen ’99Jacqueline Lipsius Fleysher ’93 Jed Rosenthal ’93

Noah Franzblau ’86 Lara Samet ’01Matthew Gertler ’90 Kimberly Griffinger Wachtel ’85

John Gregory ’99 Glenn Waldorf ’90Thomas Hennigan ’77 Arthur Williams IV ’81

Lauren Jacobs-Lazer ’98 Arthur Wynne ’79Brian Zucker ’84

EmeritiJ. Richard Beltram ’41 William C.H. Stroh III ’48

Richard M. Watson ’50

Newark AcademyOffice of Institutional Advancement

91 South Orange Avenue • Livingston, New Jersey 07039Telephone: 973.992.7000, Fax: 973.992.8962

E-mail: dmarr@newarka.edu • Website: www.newarka.edu

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Much has been written about the qualities

of character of the ‘Greatest Generation,’ and

these pages remind us that our alumni of that

era contributed and sacrificed in ways that

continue to make their alma mater proud.

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PERSPECTIVESby Donald M. Austin, Head of School

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n preparation, students studied the Allied invasion of June 6, 1944. They learned that a vital element in that invasion was the establishment of an artificial port, designed by Winston Churchill, whichallowed the Allies to off-load crucial supplies and soldiers in the midst of a 50-mile stretch of harborless

beach. Without that port, the invasion would have been impossible. Interestingly, the engineers withwhom Churchill consulted regarding his plan insisted that it was unfeasible. A wonderful little museumin the village of Arromanches recounts the tale.

After visiting that museum and the vast, wind-swept beaches, our SYA group would proceed to theAmerican Cemetery, where thousands of American soldiers are interred in a meticulously groomed burialground overlooking the English Channel. During that bus trip, I would ask students to raise their handsif they had close relatives who had served or perished in World War II. Invariably, several hands wouldrise, while students exchanged glances in anxious silence. During that moment of recognition, the abstracthistory lesson became real and personal. Minutes later, walking through the lines of sober white crosses,our students reached a painful understanding not only of the war, but also of the dimensions of the sacrifice of that generation.

This issue of Outreach features reminiscences of Newark Academy alumni who served in World War II.Their stories are a gripping reminder that many of our graduates served courageously in that war. Wealso learn that students who were at the Academy did their part to stay informed and to support the wareffort from home. Much has been written about the qualities of character of the “Greatest Generation,”and these pages remind us that our alumni of that era contributed and sacrificed in ways that continue to make their alma mater proud. The stories of these graduates honor an important chapter in our history and remind today’s students of the sacrifice and service of an earlier generation of Minutemen.

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Lessons in HistoryAs most of you know, in my prior position I served as Director of School Year

Abroad (SYA) in Rennes, France. Each year while I was there, the students and

teachers drove north to the Normandy D-Day beaches and nearby cemeteries

for a final group travel experience.

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“While the sheet rock signed today will be embedded in the new building and not visible to those who passthrough its halls, it signifies that the people who makeup this great community are always at Newark Academy’score,” said Lisa Grider, Director of InstitutionalAdvancement.

The kick-off ceremony for the new Upper School AcademicCenter marked the official beginning of the first phase ina series of construction, renovation and expansion projects

for the school. Plans for this phase encompass 18,500-square feet of new construction and 2,500-square feet of renovated space, and will include 13 classrooms, twoscience labs, a multi-purpose area, three collaborativelearning rooms and a commons area.

With a completion goal set for Fall 2012, the new centerwill mark the first substantial expansion and improvementto Newark Academy’s academic spaces since the Livingstoncampus was built in 1964. NA

(l-r): Jonathan Olesky, Chairman, Board of Trustees; Sam Goldfischer, Director of Business and Finance; Wayne Kent, Trustee; Alice Coscia, President of NAPA; Donald Austin, Head of School; Shane Neibart, School Council President; Carissa Szlosek, Senior Class President; Von Rollenhagen, Dean ofFaculty; Leo Gordon, President, Alumni Board of Governors

Building MomentumNA’S CONSTRUCTION KICK-OFF EVENT

Donning hard hats and “crew” t-shirts, Newark Academy community members came

together to celebrate at the Construction Kick-Off Ceremony for the new Upper School

Academic Center. During the ceremony on September 22, trustees, administrators,

teachers and students had the historic opportunity to sign a framed-out wall of sheet

rock that will become a permanent part of Newark Academy’s new building.

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$1MILLION HUG

Coming as no surprise from thewarm and friendlycouple, Ruth andBilly decided to giveNewark Academytheir “hug” in theform of a $1 milliongift from their family foundation.)

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“My father, Jack, was a member of the Board of Trustees

for years,” Ruth recalls. “With the exception of my sister,

we all attended NA. Our kitchen table discussions, our

family vacations and our basement weekend parties

were always filled with NA families. I still cherish those

personal connections. I am so happy that our sons –

Jack ’11, Matthew ’13 and Charlie ’17 – are able to share

in this legacy.”

Those lifelong ties to NA give Ruth and Billy a somewhat

unique perspective on the Academy. The faculty, they

believe, continues to be Newark Academy’s core strength.

“The relationships between teachers and students and

the commitment the faculty have to guiding young minds

is still the greatest thing about NA. We’ve experienced

these teachers – and the entire school – doing so much

with limited resources for a long time.”

When the Blooms learned that Newark Academy was

planning its first improvements to the academic spaces

since 1964, they were ready to help. “The physical

plant of the school needs a hug,” Ruth said. “The

classrooms, hallways, labs, fields and theatre all have

given their worth over the past four decades. We really

feel the needs outlined in the campus master plan are

very real and urgent.”

Coming as no surprise from the warm and friendly

couple, Ruth and Billy decided to give Newark Academy

their “hug” in the form of a $1 million gift from their

family foundation. “We are very fortunate and were able

to start a foundation that is focused on education and a

small number of other needs,” Ruth said. “We wanted

to do this gift for NA because, without a doubt, it has

had the most influence of any organization on our family.

My boys have developed their own relationships with

kids whose parents were my classmates and they are

learning from many of the same teachers who taught me.

That really is the icing on the cake for me.”

The gift from Ruth and Billy Bloom will provide much

needed support for the ongoing construction of the Upper

School Academic Center. They also earmarked $300,000

of their gift to support the Academy’s endowment for

student financial aid and faculty support.

Such a gift – the largest donation the Blooms have ever

made – came out of a desire to have a significant impact.

“There really is no success without significance,” Ruth

noted. “We want our giving to be well-thought-out and

well thought of. We want NA to use this gift to continue

its wonderful march toward the future and, honestly,

we hope it makes our parents proud!”

As the Blooms continue to wear many hats at Newark

Academy – current parents, alumni parents, alum and

trustee – they also hope their gift will inspire others to

support the school’s current efforts. Ruth continued,

“Regardless of whether someone has been at Newark

Academy 30 years, 30 months or 30 days, they know

it is a very special place. It has positively impacted

our past, our present and our future. It’s just a great

school and I hope others will join with us to make it

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Ruth Redmond Bloom ’80 and her husband Billy have Newark Academy in their blood – literally.

Billy heard stories about NA throughout his childhood from his father, Charles, who was a member

of the Class of 1942. And few families in the school’s history have had as many NA graduates as the

Redmonds. The youngest of six children, Ruth followed her older brothers to NA and since then many

members of the Redmond family have made the Academy their home (see page 21).

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COMMENCEMENTMedia Expert Addresses Class of 2011

Renowned journalist, professor and playwright

Anne Nelson gave an inspirational keynote address

to the Class of 2011 during Newark Academy’s

Commencement Ceremony on June 12, 2011.

Nelson has worn many hats, touching lives and

telling stories of individuals and communities as she

traveled the globe. During her Commencement address,

she shared her unique worldview and conveyed the vast possibilities

open to the graduating class as they follow their passions.

Meir AlelovBrandeis University

Devon AminRutgers University

Emma BaumgartnerBoston College

Nick BeckerDuke University

Alexander BeimUniversity of Chicago

Nicole BlankTufts University

John BloomBoston College

George BoyarWashington University in St. Louis

Anne BrakelTulane University

Jacob BreeneNew York University

Katherine BuBoston University

Elizabeth CelenteMuhlenberg College

Rachel CharowGeorgetown University

Joyce ChenNew York University

Michael ColizzaUniversity of Miami

Shannan CorbyNew York University

Christopher CutriStevens Institute ofTechnology

Nitika DagaUniversity of California at Berkeley

James Damiano-MartinezHarvard University

Hannah DavidsonUniversity of Delaware

Jason DiamondEmory University

Timarie DiehlConnecticut College

Amyah DurantGap Year

Henry EllisUniversity of Miami

Rebecca EllisHarvard University

Hardy EvansKenyon College

Jodi FeinbergUniversity of Pennsylvania

Anthony FernandesNew York University

Ellen FishbeinManhattan School of Music

Nicole FriendElon University

Uttara GaddeCornell University

Joseph GerishTrinity College

William GeyerWashington University in St. Louis

Monica GibiliscoGeorge WashingtonUniversity

Jake GillmanCornell University

Jacob GoldenringWilliams College

Brenna GormallyPomona College

COLLEGE DESTINATIONSCongratulations to the Class of 2011!

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Jaxon GruberTulane University

William HarwoodColby College

Emily HellerBucknell University

Thomas HenshallBowdoin College

Sydney HershmanUniversity of Wisconsin

Lucas HudelsonTulane University

Allison HyansDuke University

Adam HyattUniversity of Wisconsin

Alexander HymanColumbia University

Jordan JettUniversity of Pennsylvania

Katherine JohnsonPennsylvania StateUniversity, SchreyerHonors College

Nyasia JonesEmory University

Samantha KennedyHendrix College

Christina KovarColgate University

Scott LaBoveUniversity of Chicago

Louise LambTrinity College, Dublin

John LawlerUniversity of Richmond

Thelonious LesterMontclair State University

Eric LiHarvard University

Noah LiffCornell University

Jennifer MandelbaumBoston University

Alix MannCornell University

Ashley MartinFranklin & Marshall College

Callie MarxDickinson College

Jourdan McGheeSpelman College

Sarah McGrathColgate University

Bethany McHughCarleton College

Patrick McMahonNortheastern University

Raj MerchantCornell University

Andrew MorrisonGeorgetown University

Kelsey MulgrewGoucher College

Eric NeimanWashington University in St. Louis

Om PathakUniversity of Miami

Samuel PeinadoHarvard University

Rebecca PressFranklin & Marshall College

Marie QuintanaUniversity of Richmond

Timothy RedmondWashington and LeeUniversity

Aleksandra ReznikovaUniversity of Pennsylvania

Daniel RichardsCornell University

Ariel SadeghiUniversity of Pennsylvania

Nikhil SawhneyPomona College

Rohan SawhneyNorthwestern University

Liza SeidenWashington University in St. Louis

Adam SeltzerLehigh University

Neil SethiBoston College

Branden SheehanMuhlenberg College

Zachary ShinskeGeorge WashingtonUniversity

Delphine SlottenPrinceton University

Calli SnookNew York University

Meyha SudGap Year

Nicholas SzuchNew York University

Emily UllmannPennsylvania StateUniversity, SchreyerHonors College

Ashley UlrichDartmouth College

David WebsterWilliams College

David WeinmanBates College

Adrienne WhiteWashington University in St. Louis

Steven WilfUniversity of Michigan

Matthew WillianBowdoin College

Leigh WolfsonUniversity of SouthernCalifornia

Jamie YangEmory University

Jacob ZackEmory University

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FACULTY FOCUS

After 18 years of teaching in NewarkAcademy’s science department, JosephineAllocca retired at the end of the 2010-11school year. During her time at NA,Josephine taught chemistry, physics andbiochemistry. She was the faculty advisorof the Minuteman Society, which servesthe school by supporting a variety of student and parent programs. Josephineplans to spend time with her family, sonsJonathan ’05 and Andrew ’07, and to travel with her husband, Joe.

In addition to his duties as NA’s directorof theatre arts, Scott Jacoby will be in the classroom teaching the InternationalBaccalaureate’s signature program, theTheory of Knowledge (TOK). Scott joinsRich DiBianca (Upper School Principal),Jeff Vinikoor (Humanities Chair) andSarah Fischer (Humanities) in teaching thisclass. TOK is a course that offers studentsa venue in which to reflect on the nature ofknowledge itself and how it is justified indifferent ways across academic disciplines.

Yvette Luxenberg (Arts) was featured in the August 2011 edition of Dance Teachermagazine. The article highlighted theInternational Baccalaureate dance programand its formal launch of intercultural dancecurriculum for high school students. Youcan read the entire article athttp://www.dance-teacher.com/content/global-approach.

CONVOCATION 2011“SCARLETT’S LETTERS”

The Newark Academy community enjoyed a venerable academic

tradition during the school’s Convocation Ceremony on Monday,

September 12. Head of School Donald Austin formally welcomed

students and faculty to a new academic year as he led the traditional

opening ceremony in the Rose Auditorium.

Distinguished alumnus Joseph Scarlett ’62 presented the Convocation

address, where he discussed the ideal qualities for future leaders,

including honesty, integrity, self-control, confidence, patience and

respect for yourself and others.

MILESTONES

Congratulations to Pegeen Galvin (left) and

Arky Crook for 30 years at Newark Academy!

Joe Scarlett ’62 meets School Council President Shane Neibart ’12

welcomeWELCOME TO NEW FACULTY AND STAFF!

Eight new educators joined Newark Academy’s faculty this year: Sarah Fischer (Humanities), Megan Lopretto (Health),Laurie Mason (Science), Candice Powell (English), Lew Potters (Film), Rachael Reeves (Science), Robert Rezvani(Mathematics) and Andrew Ryan (Science).

Brenda Hamm has joined the College Counseling team full time as the new Associate Director of College Counseling.Cynthia Reinhard has joined the Admission Office as the Director of Financial Aid. Kristen Tinson will strengthen connections to NA’s alumni community in her new position as the Director of Alumni Relations.

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ACCOLADES

Each year at Convocation, outstanding members

of the faculty are recognized for their most

important contributions to the NA community.

This year, honorees included: Luis Gomez for the

Catherine Lynham Academic Chair; the Arts

Department for the Ohaus Chair; Joe Ball for

the Ernest Allsopp Award; Alexandra Mahoney

and Kirsti Morin for the Ripps Faculty Awards;

and Elaine Brodie, David Griffin and Jeff Vinikoor

for the Head of School Awards. Congratulations

to all for their innovative teaching!

FORMER FACULTY NOTE

We sadly report the passing of beloved former Headmaster Robert M. Butler on September 23, 2011 at the age of 99.

Robert Butler began his career at Newark Academy as Assistant Headmaster, and wasappointed Headmaster in 1956. During his tenure, he led the effort to relocate the Academyfrom Newark to Livingston, including the construction of the new building and campus. Mr. Butler was also responsible for its conversion from an all male to a coeducational schooland facilitated the development of the Newark Academy Parents Association.

In 1967 he returned to teaching, retiring in 1974. Shortly afterward, Robert and his wifePriscilla moved to Vinalhaven, Maine, where they had spent many vacations. His favoriteactivities in retirement included playing cribbage, watching sports, reading, traveling withfriends, boating and clamming.

Memorial contributions to the Robert M. Butler-Endowment Fund for Faculty AdministrationSupport may be made online at alumni.newarka.edu/donate or may be sent to Newark Academy,91 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039. For more information, contact theadvancement office at 973.992.7000, ext. 321.

T.C. Abbey, Headmaster RobertButler and Blackie Parlin in 1961

Above (l-r): Jeff Vinikoor, Luis Gomez, Joe Ball, DavidGriffin, Elaine Brodie and Alexandra Mahoney

FACULTY HOUSING PROGRAM

Newark Academy values its faculty and makes it a priority to ensure

that these talented individuals are rewarded for their efforts in

and out of the classroom by making available a range of personal

and professional development opportunities, travel opportunities

and other special benefits. The Academy recently selected

Ted Gilbreath, humanities teacher and varsity lacrosse coach,

as the first recipient of its Faculty Housing Assistance

program, which seeks to provide support in

purchasing a primary residence.

“It can be a challenge for our faculty

members to purchase suitable housing

in northern New Jersey’s expensive

housing market,” said Head of School

Don Austin. “This program aims to

relieve some of the financial burden

associated with buying a first home.”

Ted and his wife, Kristin Walpole, NA’s director

of development and parent relations, with their

son, Owen (3), bought a home in West Orange and

settled in last summer. “We are very grateful to Newark Academy

and to the many donors who have contributed to the Faculty

Housing Fund,” he said. “As a result of this generous support,

our financial commitment has been much more manageable.”

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Las Dos Cubasby Lou Scerra, Chair, English Department

When Sam Peinado ’11 delivered the T.C. Abbey Oration at Commencement in June,

he asked his classmates to consider how to describe a place to someone who doesn’t

know it. One week later, when 14 fortunate Newark Academy faculty members traveled

to Cuba, we asked ourselves the same question as we navigated a country that is truly

foreign to most Americans.

an you describe the sense of a place through comparison or sensory imagery? Upon arrival,Havana calls to mind the wrought iron terraces of

New Orleans, the piazzas of Rome, and the irrepressiblecharm of Barcelona. The neoclassical architecture is all Athens, while the ethos is unmistakably Caribbean. By day, Cuba is a world of faded pastels, dilapidated buildings, and roaring mufflers; by night, it is a country of humid darkness, where electricity is a luxury andsweating is the norm. The vintage American automobiles,

the ceaseless images of revolution, and the crumblinginfrastructure make us feel as though we’ve shown upto a party 50 years late.

In painting the portrait of this country, we might opt to relay the words and ideas communicated to us, but,in Cuba, we learn so much more from the things that are left unsaid. Publically, the Cuban people seem reluctant to criticize the government, but they are quickto separate the personal from the political. In meetingsand workshops, we listen to the success stories and rhetoric of a nation with a proud history, but hear mostlycanned answers about the transportation, housing, andfinancial crises facing the island nation.

In fact, as the week progresses, it becomes clear thatthere are two Cubas – divided by a “silent wall” thatseparates public and private. Through individual conversations and experiences not on the itinerary, we manage to climb the partition for a peek inside

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Back (l-r): Scott Jacoby (Arts), Lou Scerra (English), Don Austin(Head of School), Ted Gilbreath (Humanities), Joe Ball (Humanities),Blackie Parlin (Humanities), Tony Ungaro (Mathematics)middle: Norm Schafler (Spanish), Kirsti Morin (Humanities),Stephanie Acquadro (English), Luis Gomez (Spanish) front: Beth Sparacino (Humanities), Jay Torson (Arts), Amy Schottland (Humanities)

As part of the Faculty Travel Initiative, a group of Newark Academy

faculty members traveled to Cuba to meet with administrators

from Cuba’s National Association and Teacher Training Program,

to visit urban and rural schools and to study the Las Terrazas,

an eco-community in the Sierra del Rosario region.

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classified Cuba. We hear stories of two-bedroom housesholding 14 family members. We listen to one manexplain how he left his government-sanctioned jobearning three U.S. dollars a month to find illegal workelsewhere making five U.S. dollars an hour in hopes ofproviding a better life for his family. By the end of ourweek, we realize that Cuba is a complicated place whereaging political ideals seem incompatible with currentsocioeconomic realities.

By the time we return to Havana on the final day of ourtrip, both the answer to Sam’s question and the key tounlocking Cuba have made themselves clear. Armedwith a love of music and laughter, an insatiable curiosity,and an irrepressible spirit, the Cuban people charmand astonish us. On one afternoon, we meet a posse ofyoung swimmers hoping to impress their new friendswith reckless leaps into a rocky reef; on anotherevening, we chat with a baseball aficionado thrilled to trade Cuban baseball jargon for American catchphrases. For seven days, an affable and witty formerteacher turned tour guide shares his country with 14 teachers-turned-students eager to learn. “Place”depends principally on people and, in Cuba, the people happen to be the nation’s greatest resource. NA

“ ”“In a lot of ways Cuba felt post-apocalyptic to me, like a society trying to survive after it has been disconnected

from the rest of the world. But the Cuban people are cobbling together lives for themselves. They live in dilapidated

mansions that now host generations of families on single floors; they rumble around town in Chevys, Packards

and DeSotos from the 1950s that run on little more than elbow grease, duct tape and crossed fingers. They

open restaurants in their living rooms that serve the best food around, and they leave teaching jobs at the

nation’s finest universities to lead yokels like me around the country because it is the best way to feed their

families. The Cuban people I met were charming, gracious and had an indomitable spirit, and I, for one, am very

appreciative of having had the opportunity to meet them.”— Ted Gilbreath

The vintage American automobiles, the

ceaseless images of revolution, and the

crumbling infrastructure make us feel as though

we’ve shown up to a party 50 years late.}

Students in Bob Bitler’s 11th grade physics class took a “shot” at understanding parabolic trajectories with ahands-on lesson incorporating a bow and arrow. The classwas studying kinematics – the physics of how thingsmove – in particular, how things move when acceleratingat a constant rate, when Bitler decided a visual examplewould bring this lesson to life.

“Things that fly freely through the air accelerate downwardat a constant rate, while at the same time moving at anear constant velocity in the horizontal direction,” Bitlerexplained. “When these two types of motion are combined,you get parabolic trajectories. Indeed, when you throw aball, it ends up moving in a parabola, a mathematicalfunction involving the square of horizontal displacement.You can’t not throw a ball in a parabolic trajectory!”

Following the in-class instruction, Bitler had studentsinvestigate the angle at which you should throw something(or shoot something, in this case) in order to get themaximum horizontal distance trajectory.

“Students were beginning to figure this out with mathematical equations, but I wanted them to gain some intuition on the subject and figure out the answer throughexperiment. And what do you know? It turns out thatthe arrow shot at a 45-degree angle from the horizontal,with everything else held constant, goes farthest!Hopefully, the students had a good time while trying to intuitively figure out something very mathematical.”

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

“I’d like to thank the Academy…” Well, at least that’s what students in the new film and video production

course are saying to NA’s Arts Department! Beginning this fall, students in grades 10-12 have the opportunity

to enroll in a semester-long course on the art of filmmaking. Prerequisites include a passion for motion pictures

and a desire to want to learn by making projects in a hands-on, intensive program. Through instruction in the

essential principles of dramatic writing, camera operation, production, direction, sound recording and editing

techniques, students develop a basic competence in the practice of filmmaking and video production.

“This is such an exciting development for the arts,” said Elaine Brodie, Chair of the Arts Department.

“There is clearly a demand for this kind of class. We’ve seen it time and again in both the enthusiastic

participation in the annual spring film contest and the large membership in our

film and digital media club. We have listened to our students’ needs and

responded with an innovative, hands-on learning opportunity.” The

new film and video course is taught by Lew Potters, who brings

many years of experience to the position.

PHYSICS STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING

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Masts, Mountainsand MonasteriesWhile many young people tout summer camps

and beach vacations as the best ways to fill up

summer days, 70 Newark Academy students

saw the summer of 2011 as the opportunity

to immerse themselves in another language,

culture, community or the natural world.

In an effort to fulfill Newark Academy’s immersion requirement – all Upper School students are required to partake in at least one significant off-campus immersionexperience lasting a minimum of 10 to 16 days – studentschose to participate in get-out-of-their-comfort-zone experiences that ranged from living and working on anorganic farm to hiking and camping in Yellowstone andGrand Teton National Parks.

“More than just travel, immersion experiences engage students in cultural or environmental exploration, developing an appreciation and understanding of diversecultures, people and perspectives in the world,” said Immersion Director Maria Teresa McNeilly-Anta ’93.

A sample of the past summer’s immersive journeys included:

Sam Wohlforth ’13 completed a wilderness immersionthat centered on a sailing race on the Atlantic Ocean.Working on all aspects of the race, Sam took five days and 22 hours to reach Bermuda.

Elizabeth Vogel ’13 opted for a service learning immersion project at the Zen Mountain Monastery in theCatskill Mountains of New York State. Her immersion wasan experiment in communal living that included dailychores in addition to lessons in Buddhist principals.

Paring down the essentials and packing only what could fit in an overnight bag, Emma Brown ’13 traveled to Southeast Asia for a 25-day cultural immersion in Laosthat included an in-home stay with a host family.

Christian Pinto ’13 headed to Senegal in West Africa to help a community in need and study his French in a real-world setting.

SERVICE IN SENEGALby Christian Pinto ’13

Last summer I had the chance to

travel to Senegal in West Africa to

complete my Immersion requirement.

The trip consisted of linguistic, cultural,

and service components, all core values of

the immersion program at Newark Academy.

In preparation, I gathered as much information on

Senegal as possible. I watched movies, listened to music

and read guidebooks. I walked onto my flight thinking

that I was ready for Senegal, but when I arrived at my

destination everything was far different than I had

imagined. More than 50 percent of the population is

living below the poverty line; there were flies everywhere;

the majority of their technology was from the 1990s; the

cars were rusted and falling apart; and there was no hot

water. Even with all these disadvantages, though, it was

the most amazing trip I have ever experienced. It opened

my eyes to a critically different standard of living.

I worked with the volunteer service organization called

Projects Abroad. During the first two weeks; I went to

French class in the mornings and worked at a Dhara — a

building that houses young boys (talibés). These boys are

sent away from their homes at a very young age to learn

the Quran from a religious teacher in exchange for labor

(most were street beggars). In the afternoons I worked

at building a shower and toilet for the facility.

During my third week, I helped the local organization,

Association Aider Sans Frontiéres (ASF), feed and disinfect

the wounds of the talibés. In the mornings, I would go to

the Dhara with a few other volunteers, and young boys

would line up in front of us so that we could disinfect,

clean, and bandage their cuts. During the afternoons,

children would come into the ASF center looking to get

their wounds cleaned, but they also came because we

would distribute bread and chocolate. For some, it was

their only meal of the day.

My immersion experience truly changed the way I think

about things now. I lived among the Senegalese people

and experienced their way of life. It made

me appreciate the high standard of

living we have in the United States

and the luxuries that are at our

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he first year of the assembly laid the groundwork forthe type of compelling, worldview-altering issues wewanted our students to be exposed to,” said Pegeen

Galvin, Dean of Students and original chair of the program.“It featured Francis Bok, a native of South Sudan, who wascaptured during a militia raid when he was seven years old.He was enslaved, living in bondage and enduring terribleabuse for 10 years until he ultimately escaped and arrived in the United States where he now works as an abolitionist.It is just impossible to hear a story like this from the victim’s own lips and not have something shift inside you.”

“I thought I followedworld events closely, but I was shocked tohear from a man forcedinto childhood slavery,”said faculty member Joe Ball. “He was a powerful, charismaticspeaker and ever sincethen I’ve taken the issueof modern slavery very seriously.”

This is exactly the result that PeterFeinberg ’78 andMargery Feinberg ’78anticipated when theyput the framework andthe funding together to initiate the FeinbergMulticultural Assembly.

The Feinberg family had been volunteering and donating tothe Annual Fund for years when they decided they wantedto make an additional impact by endowing a fund.

“We had in-depth discussions with the administration andconcluded that there was a need for an annual assemblyfocused on broadening the cultural awareness of NA students,” Margie said.

Peter added, “There is a lot more diversity at the schooltoday than when we were students here, but we still feltthere was work to be done in helping the student body todevelop a deeper cultural awareness, whether it be aboutrace, religion or socioeconomic backgrounds.”

The Feinberg Multicultural Assembly is ever-evolving andsometimes takes a hands-on approach to learning, as in the case of the “World Games” workshop. This assemblyexposed students to the political, economic and social challenges facing the world today through a global simulationinteractive game. “This was certainly one of the mostthrilling assemblies for me,” said Pegeen. A feature articleappeared in the Star-Ledger the following day, highlightingthe intellectual energy of this exercise.

The World Games workshop had students recreate thepolitical and economic realities of competing regions withstudents playing many roles in a model world. Studentshad to work to acquire resources, symbolized by cardsand chips, by making trades with officials. As they collectedresources, their power increased and they moved up theladder of global dominance. Students learned invaluablelessons about negotiation, interdependency and how theworld works.

BROADENING CULTURAL AWARENESS:

The Feinberg Family Makes an ImpactWhat do “Survivor,” stereotypes and cell phones have in common? They are all topics that

sparked layered conversations in the Newark Academy community, thanks to the annual

Feinberg Multicultural Assembly. The assembly, initiated in 2002, brings dynamic speakers

to the school to expose students and faculty to world events and cultural phenomena in a

very real and personal way.

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2002 Francis Bok, escaped Sudaneseslave, abolitionist

2003 Mykee Fowlin, challenged stereotypes through performance art

2004 World Games, interactive teamscreated a “model world”

2005 Joseph Bruchac, Indian storyteller

2006 Colman McCarthy, peace activist

2008 Ethan Zohn, used reality showwinnings to found grassroots AIDSawareness charity (inaugural GlobalSpeaker Series Assembly)

2009 Sonia Nazario, journalist, authorof “Enrique’s Journey”

2010 Disaster Relief Panel

2011 Nicholas Sullivan, microfinanceexpert spoke about the power of the cell phone in third world nations

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“I remember standing in the Great Hall looking down at theKirby Gym where the games were unfolding, and thinking,‘This looks like the floor of a stock exchange!’” said Margie.“Students were moving in every direction, groups of peoplewere negotiating, there were papers all over the floor, peopleshouting orders and directions to one another. It was anenergetic scene to say the least!”

Over the years Peter and Margie have found that the endowedfund for the Feinberg Multicultural Assembly has been theperfect vehicle for them to support Newark Academy. “I had a very good experience as a student at NA and I knowMargie did, too,” said Peter. “When you have a good experience with an institution you have an obligation tosupport it. We also understood the importance of supportingindependent schools – that tuition doesn’t cover it all andyou need to have outside giving or else the programs aren’tgoing to be as robust or vibrant.”

Margie concluded, “One year we hosted Ethan Zohn whowas the winner of Survivor: Africa. He told the inspirationalstory of how he used his prize money to co-found GrassrootsSoccer, a program that sends African soccer stars intoschools throughout Africa to educate students about HIVand AIDS. His speech was truly compelling and he aired a video about AIDS in Africa that had many in tears.Students were coming up to me afterward, telling me they were ready to pack their bags and move to Africa tohelp. That’s when it hit me: This is working. This is whatit’s all about.” NA

After the Feinberg Multicultural Assembly experienced

several years of success, Peter decided to go a step further

by endowing a second program that would send students

into the world to experience other cultures through the

Feinberg Student Travel Grant. Recipients of this grant

are more than mere observers as they travel, they are

true participants in the exchange of culture and tradition.

That so many opportunities and experiences have grown

out of the family’s endowment gifts brings the Feinbergs

great satisfaction. As NA’s globally aware curriculum has

grown, travel and immersion opportunities have extended

to the faculty as well, taking teachers to the Middle East

and to Cuba.

The Feinbergs look forward to the continued evolution of

their family’s endowed programs. They hope to include

their sons Louis ’08 and Nate ’13 in the future of the

Feinberg Travel Grant and the Feinberg Multicultural

Assembly, by helping to review applications for travel

grants or research ideas for presentations.

In addition to handing down the tradition of giving to

their children, they also want to see other supporters

find similar ways to participate in the NA community.

Margie said, “Our hope is to not only inspire the current

student body, but also our peers, so that they, too, will

reconnect with NA and give back to the school that gave

so much to us.”

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THE GIFT OF GLOBAL TRAVEL

“It was such an honor to be the recipient of a Feinberg travel grant. It gave me the

opportunity to travel to an amazing place like Australia – something I’d always wanted

to do – and not only tour parts of the country and immerse myself in its culture, but

also give back by working as a volunteer with special needs individuals and performing

other types of meaningful community service.

–Sean Mulligan ’12, 2011 Recipient of the Feinberg Travel Grant

HOMECOMING HIGH NOTES!

October 15, 2011

Alumni, students and friends gathered to celebrate Newark

Academy’s annual Homecomingevent on Saturday, October 15. Fans cheered on NA teams andenjoyed a fun afternoon at the

Tailgate Party. The day includedfood, music, farm stands and familyfriendly activities, including bouncy

castle, human bumper cars, pumpkin painting, karaoke and

more. A good time was had by all!

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RED & BLACK ON THE ATTACK!

Newark Academy’s successful fall athletic season ended

with some exciting victories! Winter team practices have

now begun and players are working hard to reach their

full potential during the upcoming season starting

December 16. Get the full rundown of current scores

and athletic news at www.newarka.edu/athletics.

UNDER THE LIGHTS

For the first time in the long history of Newark

Academy football, the Minutemen played a home

game under the lights on Coursen Field on Saturday,

September 10, 2011. The Minutemen hosted the

Hawks of Hudson Catholic High School, winning 12-2

in the season opener for both teams.

Fans were out in force and the “Red Army” cheered

the Minutemen on to victory. “The team played a

great game and we had a historic turnout of our

fans,” said Head Coach Steve Trivino.

CONGRATULATIONS MINUTEMEN!

SPORTS REPORT

Generations Grow on NA’s Family Tree

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Since its founding in 1774, Newark Academy has dedicated itself to educating

students from a wide variety of backgrounds and teaching them the values of

intellectual curiosity and service to the larger community in which they live.

For a school so rich in history and tradition, NA also values its own constant evolution,

embracing the many cultures that make up its student body today. Their language,

heritage and traditions are celebrated along with the old traditions of the school,

whose birth preceded even that of the United States. One tradition in particular

which keeps NA strong, and that honors its past while celebrating its future, is the

tradition of welcoming legacy students whose parents, or even grandparents, have

shared in the Newark Academy experience.

When Nancy Baird Harwood ’75 arrived atNewark Academy she attended an Orientation Teafor the new girls entering these previously all-malehallways and classrooms. And there were certainly no“Casual Fridays.” For a pioneer of coeducation at NA,one might imagine that the school, as Nancy experi-enced it, would have been almost unrecognizable toits current students. But on closer inspection, it seemsthose differences were more superficial, and that theheart and soul of NA has been remarkably consistentthrough the years.

In the early 1970s Newark Academy was redefiningitself as a coeducational institution, creating new traditions and adjusting to the changing face of itsstudent body. “In those days girls were beginning to infiltrate all aspects of the school. The drama clubno longer needed to import its female cast membersfrom other schools, and the student government made room for the new girls who joined its ranks asrepresentatives and leaders,” said Nancy. It shouldcome as no surprise, therefore, that Nancy would goon to become Vice President of Newark Academy’sBoard of Trustees, a key leadership role in which sheproudly serves today.

Certain elements of 1970s era NA, however, wouldseem very familiar to any NA student walking thehalls today. “What I remember most,” she recalls,

“were the incredible mentoring relationshipsbetween students and faculty.” Lee Abbey, Joe Borlo,John Limmer and Blackie Parlin were some of the most influential teachers in Nancy’s student career, and they becamefamiliar names and faces to hersons Whit ’11 and Ned ’13,when they joined the NAcommunity.

Although they had beenimmersed in NewarkAcademy stories for many years, when it came time for Whitand Ned to apply to secondary school,attending NA was not a foregone conclusion, butrather a decision the family weighed carefully toensure that each boy would end up in the best environment for him. After spending a day on campusWhit remarked to his mother that NA “seemed likethe kind of place where people can be themselves,not a community of cookie cutter students.”

Having passed the NA tradition on to her sons,Nancy reflected about the future of families like hersin the NA community. “The school understands that it must approach the balance of legacy and new families with care, embracing the traditions whileremaining open to new people and new traditions.”

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For Margery Gering Feinberg ’78, the NewarkAcademy tradition extends to branches both aboveand below in her family tree. Her father GeorgeGering ’51 paved the way for her. “When I came formy interview,” Margie recalls, “I was meeting withCurly Ford, former faculty member and director ofadmission, and in walked Catherine Lynham – I’venever seen my dad stand at attention so quickly!” Abeloved and legendary teacher at Newark Academy,Mrs. Lynham had been Mr. Gering’s own faculty

mentor. Upon seeing her former studentshe ran for her pocketbook and

returned quickly, pulling from it amonogrammed silver compactthat had been a gift from Mr.Gering’s parents years before.

When Margie reflects on her ownexperience at NA, she recalls the

valuable life skills she learned here that continue to serve her well. “It was

Hampton Abney who taught me about timemanagement, helping me create lists of tasks andmatch them to my calendar – a true necessity now as then. Working with Mr. Parlin I literally doubled my vocabulary in one year, and I have two sets of SATscores to prove it! I think of him to this day wheneverI complete the New York Times crossword puzzles.”

Margie recalls Morning Meeting in the mid-1970s,“when everybody had a seat, including the teachers.”It was there that she learned to feel comfortablespeaking in front of a group as she announced thebasketball team’s latest results. The same basketball

coach who led her NA team to a State Championshipwas none other than Bill Blaskopf, math teacher toboth mother and son (Nathan ’13). Nate has certainlyenjoyed listening to his parents’ andgrandfather’s NA stories over the years(his father, Peter Feinberg ’78 isalso an alumnus).

“When I was a student,” Margiereflects, “kids came to NA for awide variety of reasons and weall got along whether we were inthe AP classes or hung out with the‘Sweat Hogs.’ Now, admission is so competitive – the kids just keep getting more talented but the sense of community remains thesame.” All three generations of their family havefound NA to be a place where kids are encouragedto “try something new, take a chance – that’s a tradition that keeps Newark Academy so strong.”

For the Amin family of Bernardsville, the NewarkAcademy tradition mirrors the growth of the family’sfood distribution business. When Archit Amin ’83first came to Newark Academy in 1980, his parentswere in search of an educational environment wherehe could get more individual attention, better preparation for college, and ultimately develop theskills he would need to carry Deep Foods, Inc. (thefamily owned company started by his parents) forwardas its future leader. “Right from the start I loved the

Back (l-r): David Richards ’71, Nancy BairdHarwood ’75, Peter Marx ’76, Archit Amin ’83,Monal Amin, Joseph McGrath ’81, Jeffrey Heller ’81, Colleen Szuch, Richard Szuch ’80,Ruth Redmond Bloom ’80, Richard Redmond ’77middle: Daniel Richards ’11, William (Whit)Harwood ’11, Nicole Friend ’11, Callie Marx ’11,Devon Amin ’11, Sarah McGrath ’11, Emily Heller ’11, Nicholas Szuch ’11, John Bloom ’11,Timothy Redmond ’11front: Matthew Richards ’08, Vivek Amin ’14,Milan Amin ’09, Richard Redmond, Jr. ’06,Scott Redmond ’09

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teachers and the attention they gaveme in class. I received the best possible preparation for collegeand beyond.”

When the time came for the Amins’own sons to seek out an independent

school, they were content in their publicschool environment but Archit knew there was something more for them at NA. “The emphasis oncharacter development was what I wanted most formy children, and that ethos of hard work and integrityat NA is also a key ingredient in the success of ourbusiness.” When the boys visited NA and Archit sawhis former teachers, including Norm “Doc” Schafflerwho has taught all four of the Amin boys, he knew his sons had found their “home base.”

Archit credits both Don Austin, Head of School, andWill Taylor, Director of Admission, for understandinghow important the NA tradition has been for his family and what this education has meant to bothgenerations. “Admission to Newark Academy hasbecome very competitive and the curriculum hasstrengthened, as it should for the students of today’smore competitive world. Finding a place here for mychildren was a top priority for my family.” Now thatDeep Foods has grown to an international companyof more than 4,000 employees, Vivek ’14, and hisbrothers, Milan ’09 and Devon ’11, will have theirwork cut out for them. They are proud to carry on theNA tradition in their family, just as they are proud ofthe business their grandfather built and that, withhard work, they too will pilot toward future success.

One NA experience shared by all these alumni, hasbeen the outstanding quality of the school’s faculty –a strength that has remained part of the fabric ofNewark Academy across generations. In fact many ofthose individuals themselves remain at NA to this day,teaching the children and even the grandchildren oftheir former students. “One of the biggest challengesNA will face in the future is filling the shoes of ourmost senior faculty once they retire,” notes WayneKent ’85, member of Newark Academy’s Board of Trustees.

Wayne credits the NA faculty with giving him the confidence, as ateenager, to look adults in theeye and speak to them fromthe heart with intelligenceand respect. “I see some ofmy daughters’ friends who go to other schools strugglingwhen it comes to communicationwith their elders. My girls havelearned differently at NA, just as I did, and this is aninvaluable life skill,” says Wayne. How do Samantha ’15and Chloe ’17 feel about having such an active alumnus for a dad, one who is so frequently on campus for school-related business? “Embarrassed!”Wayne laughs, “but of course they are also proud that the school means so much to me and that I haveremained an active participant in the community.”

Wayne, who played in Newark Academy’s first everStanley Cone tournament, fondly recalls campus traditions such as Morning Meeting, and feels that

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Top (l-r): (grade 9) Daniel Cohen ’15, Samantha Kent ’15, Nicholas Martino ’15, David McGraw ’15, Sara Widmann ’15; (grade 10) Vivek Amin ’14, Georgia Bloom ’14, Max Whitmore ’14, William Ziefert ’14;(grade 11) Matthew Bloom ’13, Robert Cowen ’13, Nathan Feinberg ’13, Ned Harwood ’13; bottom: Ashlyn Heller ’13, Erika Kronk ’13; (grade 12) Rachel Drobner ’12, Zachary Drobner ’12, Carly Gruenberg ’12,

Christopher Matturri ’12, Joseph McGrath ’12, Ian Ravin ’12, Zachary Taffet ’12, Jessica Waggoner ’12, Isaac Widmann ’12

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the school has done a great job of creating new andstronger traditions. “For example, the Middle Schooltoday is much better integrated into the whole fabricof the community, and NA does a great job servingas a home base for its students who now come fromso many different towns, bringing them back to campus for games, dances, and other social events.”

“When I attended the recent Construction Kick-OffCelebration for the Upper School Academic Center,I was truly touched to see sixth graders standingside-by-side with their 12th grade classmates sharing a moment of excitement about their school’sfuture – it says so much about the kind of communitythis is,” he observed. “I’m a different person becauseof Newark Academy, and I have always known thatthis was the opportunity I wanted for my children.”

Many current NA students share a proud bond with

other generations of their families who have walked

these halls and, in some cases, learned from the very

same teachers as their parents or grandparents

before them. These legacy families are vital to the

health of NA and are a tradition in themselves, one

that helps us as a school to understand more about

where we have been, and where we are going. NA

Top (l-r): (grade 6) Natalie Edman ’18; (grade 7) Charles Bloom ’17, Hailey Buchalter ’17, Lauren Katz ’17,Chloe Kent ’17, Scott McGraw ’17; bottom: (grade 8) Daniel Edman ’16, Jonathan Holtzman ’16,

Kimberly McGrath ’16, Noah Sellinger ’16, Jordan Zucker ’16

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Max Whitmore ’14, William Ziefert ’14;Zachary Drobner ’12, Carly Gruenberg ’12,

Some of Newark Academy’s legacy families have

connections to the school that run so deep and so

wide, they are truly in a class by themselves. Current

Trustee Rick Redmond ’77 and his family have had

13 members attend the school over two generations,

including his nephews, Matthew ’13 and Charlie ’17

Bloom, who, almost surprisingly, are the only family

members currently in the building. However, notes

Redmond, the Hardin family may have claim to the

deepest NA roots going back to the 1930s and

encompassing 11 graduates.

The forest of legendary legacy families is made thicker

by the McGraw and Simon family trees, each of which

have branches that include at least three generations

and account for more than 15 NA alums between

them. Redmond notes that for his family and those

of his fellow NA loyalists, having children attend their

parents’ (and grandparents’) school is a two way

street. “We love having our

kids there maintaining our

tradition, but at the same

time we expect them to give

back and contribute to the

school community so that

both sides walk away the

better for having grown and

learned together.”

tudents in grades 10 through 12 were led andchaperoned on this trip by Sam Goldfischer, NewarkAcademy’s business and finance director, and Amy

Schottland, humanities faculty member. Together theyvisited old synagogues, the site of the Warsaw Ghetto, OskarSchindler’s factory, forests where Jews were murdered,and concentration and death camps, including AuschwitzBirkenau, Treblinka, Majdanek and Therescienstadt.

“The trip was designed to inform and educate our students about the causes and effects of the Holocaustand offer them a greater understanding of its impact,”Sam explained. “Students were able to experience thedevastating legacy of the Holocaust firsthand. It is ourbelief that the students’ involvement on this trip willempower them as leaders of the next generation to combat prejudice and bias wherever they find it.”

The non-denominational group included Jews and non-Jews alike. “This is not Jewish history,” remarkedKendall Fawcett ’12, a trip participant. “It’s world history.It’s important to learn about no matter who you are.”

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During the trip students and faculty wrote personal reflections to share with the Newark Academy community.The following three excerpts shed light on their experiences:

STEVEN WILF ’11

“I have always heard from my grandparents that I need to tell my grandchildren so that no one will forget the six million Jews that were killed from 1939-1945. Since I was aware of all of that, I felt like I knew everything I needed to know and going to Poland overspring break was not a necessity. Boy, was I wrong. Forthe rest of my life I don’t think I will ever be able toexpress the gratitude I have for my parents for urging me to participate on this trip because it was the mostmoving, influential and powerful experience I have everhad. Being able to see the camps was so unbelievable; I have trouble thinking of the right words to describe it. Looking back on it now, it just seems necessary that I had to go on this trip. I was in the presence of true horror and stood where millions of people were killedand I get emotional just writing about it now. That bluecolor on the walls of the gas chambers, the shoes, andthat train track in Auschwitz will be embedded in mymind for the rest of my life.”

JACOB ZACK ’11

“What the 12 of us experienced over the last springbreak was unique, inexplicable in many ways, and personally life changing. I went into the trip with anoptimistic outlook and a desire to learn more about aregion of the world that I feel is often unjustly neglected

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Ripples in a PondPOLAND TRIP TEACHES ABOUT HISTORY AND HUMANITY

Not many people — let alone teenage students embarking on spring break — choose to

spend two weeks touring concentration camps and reliving the atrocities of the Holocaust.

But for 12 Newark Academy humanities students, the choice to travel to Poland and

Prague last March gave them the opportunity to change their worldview in a profound

way, offering new perspectives on life, history and humanity.

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Steven Wilf ’12 (center) with his grandparents, Elizabeth and Joseph Wilf,

both are Holocaust survivors. Mrs. Wilf generously shared her gripping and

thought-provoking experience with NA’s Holocaust Studies class last fall.

in the study of world history. I also decided to attempt to observe the things we were seeing through a historicallens as opposed to a religious one; momentarily settingmy obvious biases as a Jew aside and looking at thingsobjectively. I found myself being shocked, literallyshocked, over and over again at various things wewould see or hear about. Just like all of you, I heardthe number six million, I have heard the slogan “neverforget,” and I have been conditioned to know themenacing implications of a swastika. However all ofthis was nothing compared to seeing a gas chamber, a square concrete room the size of an average NewarkAcademy classroom that 200 humans were crammedinto before being murdered mercilessly. Feeling thebare walls covered with scratch marks of people tryingto escape is a phenomenon that cannot be replicated.”

SAM GOLDFISCHER

Director of Business and Finance, Humanities faculty

“The scope of the diabolical plan and the cruelty of the Nazis was overpowering. The vastness of thiseffort, where as far as the eye can see, there is only‘camp’ and death. This – overlapping with the sense of ‘who cares’ – is very disturbing. How do people livein the shadow of death like the neighbors of Majdanekor outside Auschwitz-Birkenau?

There is a personal feel: the taking of the vastness andnarrowing it down to the one person. Feeling in theplace, in the moment. One student shared that hestood in a place, like the ghetto street in Warsaw or the gas chamber at Majdanek, and felt that there wereso many young people his age who perished in thatspot. Feeling, heaven forbid, what that may be like. I felt that as well, but what most got to me was thekids; the intent of the Nazis to deceive the world using children.

The story is not complete, though, without realizingthat while only 500 Jews remain in Warsaw and 1,600 in Prague – Jewish life survives. The beauty

has outlasted the evil. Now it is up to us, adults andyouth alike, to take the lessons of history and impactthose we can. I relate to the students that we are allpebbles dropped into water; the ripples we createaffect others.” NA

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29NEWARK ACADEMY ANDTHE SECOND WORLD WAR

On August 8, 1942, Russ Frederick ’39 waded toward

the Laguna Point beach on the northern coast of

Guadalcanal. He couldn’t have known then that one of

his Newark Academy classmates would save his life later

that day. When the United States entered the Second

World War, Frederick, a top athlete at the Academy,

heeded the national call to action without hesitation. His

friends did the same. Frederick served in one of the first

Marine landing parties that raided Japanese forces on the

South Pacific island.

Through densely moist air, two miles inland from the

beach, Japanese machine gunners fired on Frederick’s

platoon. Hit in the left knee, he fell to the ground. After

fainting from pain and blood loss, Frederick found

Al Haas at his side. Haas, who played with Frederick on

the Academy’s football team only years earlier, served as

a Private First Class in the elite Marine Raiders Battalion.

Although Haas left the Academy before graduation, when

he came across Frederick, wounded and semi-conscious,

he did exactly what one would expect from a fellow

soldier and Minuteman: He carried his comrade across

mountainous terrain back to the American boats. Thanks

to his former classmate’s bravery, Frederick emerged

from the attack alive – one of only three survivors from

his entire platoon.

RUSS FREDERICK ’39

WHILE THE STORY OF FREDERICK AND HAAS REFLECTS THE HONOR AND SACRIFICE OF A

GENERATION OF AMERICANS – over 400,000 of whom died in the Second World War – it also serves

as a reminder of the role that Minutemen of the “The Greatest Generation” played in securing freedom

around the world. Along with millions of other people across the nation, scores of Academy alumni heeded

the call to serve in order to ensure freedom at home and abroad. This December, as the nation commemorates

the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that launched the United States into

the Second World War, it seems appropriate to look back on how the war impacted Newark Academy and

to honor those alumni who risked their lives in the armed services.

he history of the Academy on the eve of the

conflict and throughout the war reflects, above all

else, a resolute commitment by students, faculty

and alumni to ensure the success of the nation’s

military endeavors and, ultimately, the triumph of freedom.

In 1942, the student editors of the The Minute Man implored

their peers to ignore the trifles of youth and instead to focus

on preparing to support the war effort. “In time of war,” they

wrote, “there is no word for fun or play. There is no room

for ‘teen-age kids.’ We’re all men now, whether it’s too soon

or not; and as men, we must thrust ourselves into our tasks,

letting no second go by in which we haven’t accomplished

something worthwhile.” They begged their peers to remember

that “some moldy geometric theorem, a word or two of

German, a trick learned at football practice, may mean the

difference between life and death.” Both intrigued and

anxious, the students followed the conflict intently. Many

of their brothers, fathers, and cousins faced grave

danger daily, some in the Mediterranean and

Europe, others in the South Pacific, others

still on the shores of America’s oceans.

The boys knew they too might be called

to the colors.

No individual embodied the wholehearted

commitment to the war more than the Academy’s

wartime headmaster: H. Paul Abbott. Appointed in 1940,

Abbott distinguished his administration by introducing

aviation and naval science courses into the curriculum –

courses that he, as an experienced sailor and pilot, taught

himself. One can imagine looking through the windows of

the schoolhouse on First Street to find Abbott, an enthusiastic,

enterprising leader, teaching celestial navigation to a group

of 16-year-old boys. Only weeks into his second school year,

however, Abbott abruptly resigned to accept a commission in

the Navy. Even from afar, he continued to instill in the boys

the values of service and scholarship. In a letter to students,

he urged them to stay

focused on their school-

work. “Finish your high

school training and

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end of the war, schooled the students

in the classroom so that they could

best serve their country.

Others in the school community similarly

responded to the national call. Several young

male teachers enlisted, and a handful of female teachers left

to follow their husbands. The Academy even saw one of

its own trustees, Jerome B. Wiss ’13, commissioned as a

captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps. No student questioned

that he too would adorn an olive drab shirt or a peaked cap

after graduation, although most boys sought to enter into

officers’ training programs that would first require them to

enroll in college for three or four semesters. A handful of

students interrupted their studies – some voluntarily, others

after induction by the local draft board – in order to begin

their service. Still others graduated earlier than normal, in

the winter of their senior year, as the Academy allowed

some seniors to take their final exams early so that they

would not have to return to high school after the war. In

December of 1942, six months before his graduation, senior

Paul Chase became the first Academy student called to

serve. A year later, The Minute Man reported that the average

age of the Academy’s seniors – “sixteen years, eleven months,

and ten days” – was the lowest it had been since

1918. Despite the loss of many seniors, the

Academy’s student population continued to

grow during the war.

The demands of war mobilization impacted

student life in myriad ways. Food rationing and

shortages challenged the kitchen staff to cook with

limited access to sugar, butter, and most canned

products. Of course, there were certain foods the

boys didn’t miss. “All will probably be very sorry

to hear that spinach is also difficult to obtain,”

quipped The Minute Man in 1942. The shortage of

paper, supplies, and manpower made printing the

Polymnian difficult in 1943, yet the publication still

made it to press. Outside of school, the students

watched as their parents faced the challenges of food and

fuel rationing.

Through it all, the students remained captivated by the war.

Student leaders urged their peers to support the war effort

by purchasing ten- and twenty-five-cent War Savings Stamps.

In an appeal to the students to support the purchase of

stamps, the editors of The Minute Man begged, “Is it asking

too much to sacrifice some ice cream every day for a few

stamps a week?” By early 1943, the students surpassed their

initial $1,000 fundraising goal – a sum equivalent at the

time to the cost of a new car!

The students also honored their classmates

and teammates who died in defense of

the nation and its ideals. Almost every

edition of The Minute Man during the

war featured a front-page obituary

detailing the loss of a young alumnus.

Those alumni included Captain Robert

Andrae ’37, a noted athlete and editor of the

Polymnian, who represented the United States at the 1936

Berlin Olympics and met his death in 1945 while returning

to Berlin with the Seventh Army. Tom Allen ’41, a record-

setting track star at the Academy, died in a plane collision in

Florida in 1943. And Ted “Corcy” Corcoran ’38, a baseball

star and drama club member, perished in an Army bomber

crash in 1942. An article in The Minute Man noted that Ted

“died in the line of duty and Uncle Sam is proud of him –

proud because he risked and lost his life in order that

others might live in freedom. Newark Academy too is proud

of her son. Indeed, while we mourn his loss, we take this as

an added incentive to help in every possible way the cause

for which he so gallantly died.” Twenty-five other Newark

Academy alumni also sacrificed their lives for that cause.

Beyond its contributions to the Second World War, Newark

Academy holds a special place in the overall history of

our nation. The school was founded on the eve of the

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by that conflict as well, as the British

ignited the first school building after they

discovered American troops using it as

a barracks. As members of a community

that has not merely weathered conflicts

but has contributed to the ultimate

triumph of freedom in this nation and

abroad, we have a special obligation

to remember our history.

While almost 70 years have passed since

the United States entered the Second

World War, the memory of the conflict

lives on. This is particularly true here at the Academy. In

their studies of 20th century American and world history,

a new generation of students seeks to understand the events

that caused the war, the experience of Americans on the home

front, and the heroism of the soldiers who helped combat

tyranny. Students examine not only Churchill’s speeches and

Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats but also the stories

of common citizens and soldiers: the

diaries of fallen troopers and the stirring

tales of men and women who lived

through the war. Students find the era

haunting – a uniquely engrossing period

in American and world history.

One can find memories of the Second World War

and its legacy outside of the classroom as well. Although

he didn’t fight in the Second World War, Sam Coursen ’45

grew up watching boys a few years older than he risk their

lives in Europe, Africa, and Asia. At the Academy, Coursen

served as president of his class and captain of the football

team. After his graduation, he attended the United States

Military Academy, West Point. He died in 1950 while

defending his platoon in Korea, an action for which he

earned the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously.

In 1951, the Academy dedicated a playing field in his

honor. A plaque unveiled at the dedication read: “His heroism

is a magnificent symbol of the valor and devotion of his

fellow alumni who have made the complete sacrifice.” The

plaque now stands in front of the Academy’s football field

in Livingston, which is officially known as Coursen Field.

And before every home game, each player on the Academy’s

team passes by and touches the stone monument in

recognition of the courage and commitment that Coursen

and so many others demonstrated.

Each time students enter the Hawkes Memorial Library,

they are reminded of the sacrifice of Lieutenant Alan

Steinberg ’42. As associate editor of The Minute Man

during his senior year, Steinberg issued a stirring rebuke of

the excessive confidence he feared would lead to an Allied

defeat. “Totalitaria works seven days a week,” he wrote.

“However paradoxical it might seem, it would be better that

we have fear of our enemies than such bloated confidence

to think that it will take little effort to crush them.” A local

daily newspaper reprinted his piece. After graduation, and

a brief stint at Brown University, Steinberg entered the

Army Air Force. He died in action in France in late 1944.

His picture still hangs on the library wall, along with a

plaque noting his accomplishments. The memorial serves as

a testament to his generation’s service, a reminder to today’s

students that the great sacrifices of their forebears make

possible the opportunities they enjoy today.

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NATHANIEL ROSENGARTEN ’35

Known for his humor and public speaking skills as a student

at the Academy, which he attended for seven years, Nathaniel

Rosengarten joined the U.S. Army several years after his

graduation from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton

School of Business. Rosengarten served in England, Belgium,

and France. While working in the European Theater

Headquarters in London, Rosengarten was surprised to find

agents arresting his secretary one morning; unbeknownst to

him, she had served as Heinrich Himmler’s secretary earlier in

the war. After three years of active duty, Rosengarten returned

to his family business. He currently resides in Colorado.

JAY KISLAK ’39

The only student from his class to commute from Hoboken

to Newark, Jay Kislak went to the University of Pennsylvania

following his graduation from the Academy. There, he

learned to fly under the University’s Civilian Pilot Training

Program. Graduating from Penn in only three years, he

enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served in active duty as an

aviator for three and a half years. He spent most of his time

during the war testing and transporting airplanes.

BILL HARDIN ’44

The son and nephew of Newark Academy graduates, Bill

Hardin played football at the Academy with Sam Coursen ’45.

After graduation, Hardin attended Princeton University for

three semesters in order to qualify for the Navy Air Corps’

V-5 program. Because the war had ended by the time he

finished his pre-flight school in August 1945, Hardin

transferred out of the Air Corps and into the Navy. He spent

his Naval career as a Seaman Second Class supporting the

Navy’s decommissioning efforts. A longtime resident of

New Jersey, Hardin has seen 11 family members (including

his sons, William ’71, David ’73 and Peter ’75, and his

grandson, David ’07) graduate from the Academy.

BERNIE LEROE ’61

A football player during his three years at Newark Academy,

Bernie Leroe went on to the University of Notre Dame,

where he earned a degree in finance and a commission as

an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. His first assignment aboard the

USS Lake Champlain brought him to the Sargasso Sea to

receive the Gemini V astronauts. Leroe then completed a

tour of duty in Vietnam, where he worked both in an

operations unit in the Rung Sat Special Zone and as a River

Patrol Boat captain. He left Vietnam to attend Damage

Control School in the San Francisco Bay. Upon graduation,

he returned to South East Asia as the Damage Control

Officer aboard the USS Edson. In total, Leroe spent four

years of active duty in the U.S. Navy and five years in the

U.S. Naval Reserves. He estimates he traveled at least 44,000

miles at sea during his career. He now resides in New Jersey.

MICHAEL WAGNER ’66

As a student at Newark Academy, Michael Wagner, inspired

by his experience in Blackie Parlin’s class, knew that he

wanted to become a history teacher. Soon after his graduation

from the Academy, however, at the height of the Vietnam

War, he joined the United States Air Force, beginning a

laudable 34-year military career, most of which he spent as

an Officer Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special

AMONG ITS ALUMNI BODY, NEWARK ACADEMY BOASTS MANY MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE

SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY. Here are a few of the many who stand proudly in the

Academy’s tradition of service. We thank them – and all of the alumni who have served – for their sacrifice.

NATHANIEL ROSENGARTEN ’35 JAY KISLAK ’39 BILL HARDIN ’44 BERNIE LEROE ’61 MICHAEL WAGNER ’66

IN SERVICE: NEWARK ACADEMY AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Investigations. As an OSA principally involved in counter-

intelligence investigations, he spent much of his career

overseas including 13 years in the Middle East. He served

in two wars and six major contingency operations. Several

years after his retirement in 2002, Wagner earned his

teaching certification. He now teaches history at Yokota

High School at Yokota Air Base in Japan. Patti, his wife of

28 years, teaches at the same school, and together they

oversee the school’s Model United Nations program.

WILLIAM KAPLAN ’69

A member of one of the first Newark Academy classes to

graduate from the Livingston campus, Bill Kaplan, a wrestler

during his days at Newark Academy, enjoyed a long and

varied career in the U.S. Air Force. After his graduation from

the Academy, Bill attended Lehigh University, where he joined

Air Force ROTC and earned an AFROTC scholarship. During

his 25 years of service, he worked on a variety of projects,

including the development of the F117 stealth fighter in

the early 1980s and the Defense Support Program satellite

system during Desert Storm. Bill retired as a Colonel in

1998 and was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal

by the Secretary of Defense. Currently, he operates his own

knowledge management consulting company.

RAJ BUTANI ’90

Raj Butani fondly remembers the good friends and the colorful

teachers he had during his years at Newark Academy. A

dedicated student and talented musician and athlete, Butani

attended Lehigh University after his graduation. There, he

participated in ROTC and completed a six-year BA/MD

combined degree program with the Medical College of

Pennsylvania (now part of Drexel University) in

Philadelphia. He completed his internal medicine residency

and gastroenterology fellowship training while stationed

at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, from

1996 to 2002 and subsequently began his staff duty tour in

2002 at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii,

where he worked as an Army gastroenterologist. In August

2004, he deployed to Iraq as a battalion surgeon and medical

officer. After a one-year tour, during which he received the

Combat Medical Badge and Bronze Star Medal, he returned to

Hawaii to complete his active duty service. He subsequently

relocated to Bellevue, Washington, where he is now a

gastroenterologist in private practice with a multi-specialty

group named Overlake Internal Medicine Associates. He is

married to Mona, a dentist, and has two young sons.

MICHAEL GREENBERG ’91

A talented scholar and athlete during his time at Newark

Academy, Michael Greenberg played on the Academy’s

tennis team for four years, during each of which the team

won its conference championship. As a senior, he served as

team captain. After graduation, Greenberg attended the

United States Military Academy, West Point. In 1995, he

was commissioned into the Quartermaster Corps, and today

he continues to serve in the Army as a financial management

officer. During his years of service, Greenberg has participated

in three combat deployments and duty in many locations.

He is currently the assistant chief of staff, comptroller for

the 1st Theater Sustainment Command based in Fort Bragg,

North Carolina. Past assignments include platoon leader,

executive officer, company commander, comptroller, and

instructor. A decorated officer, Greenberg’s awards include

the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army

and Joint Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement

Medal, Pathfinder Badge, Airborne Badge, Air Assault Badge,

German and Australian Jump Wings. NA

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It is an exciting time to be part of

the Newark Academy community.

The Alumni Association’s Board

of Governors is hard at work to

bring the alumni engaging new

programs and events and improve

existing ones to forge connections

to and among the over 5,000

Academy alumni. Our efforts

are designed to create binding

ties to the Academy as we

provide opportunities for

alumni to come together to

renew old friendships, network

and build new relationships,

and interact with today’s student body, the

faculty, and the Academy itself.

The Board welcomes its newest members: Jackie Lipsius

Fleysher ’93, David Rattner ’03, and Glenn Waldorf ’90.

These alumni have considerable experience and talent that

will enhance the efforts of the Board of Governors to create

a more dynamic and vibrant alumni community. We also

welcome Kristen Tinson as the Director of Alumni Relations.

The Board looks forward to working with Kristen and drawing

upon her extensive experience in alumni relations.

The Board of Governors thanks everyone who helped make

the 2011 Minuteman Golf Invitational a great success and

looks forward to seeing you at the next Golf Invitational on

May 21, 2012 (once again to be held at the Mountain Ridge

Country Club in West Caldwell). Proceeds from the Invitational

support the Academy’s endowed fund for faculy and is used

to provide funding for masters’ and doctorate degrees,

continuing education programs, and experiential learning

opportunities through sabbaticals. More than $300,000

has been contributed to the Faculty Fund in the past

seven years. Additionally, we appreciate the support from

the many alumni who helped make the 2010-2011 Annual

Fund a great success. Your contribution makes a difference

in the daily life of the Academy.

In the coming year, we look forward to seeing many of you

at various alumni events in the greater New York area and

at regional events as we join together to participate and

connect in support of Newark Academy.

ALUMNI NEWS

MESSAGE FROM LEO M. GORDON ’69President, Alumni Board of Governors

We hope the entire Newark Academy alumni community

will join us in welcoming Kristen Tinson, NA’s new director

of alumni relations. In this role, Kristen is spearheading

initiatives to engage and strengthen connections to Newark

Academy’s dynamic alumni community.

“I love the idea of reconnecting people,” Kristen explained.

“In the short amount of time I’ve worked at Newark Academy,

the alumni have been extremely warm and welcoming. So

many of them have such a fond nostalgia for the school, and

a true appreciation for my efforts to help reconnect them.”

Following an extraordinarily successful Reunion event in

October, Kristen plans to concentrate her upcoming efforts

on a series of networking opportunities, including Networking

Night on January 5, 2012 in New York City. “It’s such a

valuable opportunity for young

alumni who are looking for advice,

guidance and connections, as well

as more experienced alumni who

are looking to network with peers,”

she said.

Prior to joining the advancement office at Newark

Academy, Kristen served as associate director of alumni

relations and annual giving at The Pingry School in

Martinsville. She earned a bachelor’s degree in family studies

and child development from Arizona State University.

When she’s not planning events or facebooking Newark

Academy alumni, Kristen enjoys traveling, gardening,

reading and spending time with her husband, Eric, and

adorable daughter Clara (age 2).

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uring Homecoming and Reunion, Newark Academy celebrated 40 years of coeducation at the

3rd Annual Women of NA Luncheon. On this occasion, when NA brought together alumni, faculty

and students to celebrate a return to campus, the notable achievements of our prestigious

female alumni body were also recognized. The hard work and shared vision of these remarkable women

have helped to shape NA into what it is today.

Although girls briefly attended Newark Academy at its founding in 1774 and again from the late 1790s

until 1859, it was an all-boys school from 1859 until 1971. The Women of NA Luncheon commemorated

the 40th anniversary of coeducation in the contemporary era, honoring illustrious women graduates

who have made lasting contributions in their chosen professions, as well as to the NA community

through their generosity and dedication. The honorees were welcomed by Trustee Nancy Baird

Harwood ’75 and Senior Class President Carissa Szlosek ’12, and enjoyed a fascinating keynote address

by Amy Einhorn ’85, publisher of the bestselling novel “The Help.”

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ANNETTETOMAINO,Former Faculty

Annette graduated with

a bachelor of arts degree

from Albertus Magnus

College, and earned a

master’s degree from Seton Hall

University. Annette joined the Newark

Academy faculty in 1970 as an Upper

School French teacher and advisor to

newly admitted female students. She

served in several important roles during

her time at NA, including teaching in the

Middle School, and serving as director

of admission and director of counseling.

Annette and her husband, Bruno, reside

in Chatham, New Jersey.

ANNE ESSNER, Former Trustee

Anne earned a bachelor of science degree from

Skidmore College and received an MBA from Columbia

University. Her son, Ben Essner ’08, enrolled at Newark

Academy in 2001, and in 2003, Anne joined the Board

of Trustees. She served five years on the board, including

chairing the marketing and communications committee.

Anne sits on the boards of several

nonprofit organizations, including The

Great Swamp Watershed Association

and Deidre’s House, and has long

shown her passion for education

through her service with such

organizations as The Women’s Board

of Pennsylvania Academy of Fine

Arts. Anne and her husband, Bob,

live in Sarasota, Florida.

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Keynote Speaker, Amy Einhorn ’85

AMY EINHORN ’85

Amy is a graduate of Stanford University with a degree in English. She

is vice president and publisher of Amy Einhorn Books, an imprint of G.P.

Putnam’s Sons at Penguin USA. An editor for more than 20 years, Amy

launched her imprint in 2009 and the first novel she published was “The

Help” by Kathryn Stockett, the #1 “New York Times” bestseller that has

sold nearly 10 million hardcover copies in the United States and is a

worldwide bestseller. Amy is married to Matthew Futterman, a Pulitzer

Prize-winning journalist with the “Wall Street Journal.” They have three

daughters and live in Manhattan.

“”Amy chose to publish the novel that had been rejected by more than 60 literary agents. While she says

she could write a book about why she thinks “The Help” has both caused commotion and has resonated with so many people, she believes the essence of the story reveals that categorizations are meaningless and that what really matters are the actions that people take that define their lives.

In 2009 I published The Help by Kathryn Stockett about two black maids and a white socialite who take on the ‘Junior League set’ in Jackson,Mississippi in 1962. The book is approaching having sold 10 million copies in the United States which for publishing, where the average first novel sells 10,000 copies, this is a major achievement.

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LOUISE KLEBANOFF ’76

Louise attended the University of

Pennsylvania, graduating cum laude with a

biological basis of behavior major. Following

Penn, she attended Georgetown University

Medical School, graduating first in her class

with awards for excellence in physiology and

psychiatry. After interning at George Washington

University Medical Center, she completed her

residency in neurology at Columbia Presbyterian

Medical Center. In 1993, she joined Beth Israel Medical

Center where, in January 2011, she became the first

female president of the hospital’s medical board.

SUSAN KARLIN ’81

Susan is an award-winning, internationally

published journalist who primarily covers

science, technology, and the nexus of

science and the arts. She has garnered

more than two dozen awards writing for

such outlets as “Newsweek,” “Forbes,”

“Esquire,” “Fast Company,” “Discover,”

“The New York Times,” “NPR” and “BBC,”

and has appeared on numerous TV and

radio shows. She has also traveled to every

continent, reporting from such diverse

areas as Vietnam, the

Arctic and the West

Bank. She is a graduate

of the University of

Pennsylvania and the

University of Chicago.

Susan lives in Los

Angeles, California.

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ANDREA LAUER RICE ’86

Andrea graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in journalism, and received an

MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business where she was awarded the

Albert Bows Scholarship and, later, the Distinguished Alumni Award. She is the founder

and CEO of Lauer Learning, an educational, multimedia company that creates innovative

ways to teach children about history and culture, and is an author, game developer, public

speaker, teacher and website strategist. She lives in Roswell, Georgia, with her husband,

Barton, and two sons, Nicholas (8) and John Patrick (3).

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LAUREN HEDVAT ’01

Lauren earned a master of science

degree in engineering, a bachelor of

science degree in engineering, and a

bachelor of arts degree in economics

from the University of Pennsylvania.

Since finishing her dual degree and

graduate programs in 2007, she has

been working in investment banking in New York

City at Barclays Capital. Lauren is also part of the

Barclays’ Women’s Initiative Network steering

committee where she has co-chaired events.

Outside of work, Lauren serves as a volunteer for

the Young Patrons of Lincoln Center Board, the

Young Alumni Committee of the Penn Club of

New York, and co-chairs three secondary school

committees in New York City. Lauren recently

helped establish the New York Chapter of 30 Years

After, an organization dedicated to spreading

political awareness and philanthropic endeavors

in the Persian Jewish American community.

SCHEHERAZADE TILLET ’96

Scheherazade is the co-founder and executive director

of A Long Walk Home, Inc. (ALWH), a Chicago-based

nonprofit organization that uses art therapy and visual

and performing arts to end violence against girls and

women. Since ALWH began in 2003, Scheherazade has

educated more than 100,000 people about healing

from, and preventing, gender violence in their schools

and communities. Scheherazade earned a master’s

degree in art therapy from the School of the Art Institute

of Chicago in 2003. In 2010, Scheherazade was nominated

for “Glamour Magazine’s” Woman of the Year Award

for her work to end violence against girls and women.

Currently, Scheherazade is a

board member of Prevention

Forces, an HIV prevention

organization in Chicago, and

is the chair of community

outreach for the Illinois Art

Therapy Association.

SHAKIRA BROWN ’91

Shakira is a 12-time award-winning public relations, corporate communications and marketing

professional with an array of experience leading external and internal communications strategies

for various corporations and professional services firms. She has been featured as an expert in

“Brandweek,” “Woman’s World,” “Smartmoney.com,” “Black Enterprise,” “AOL Money & Finance,”

among many others. Currently, she is director of corporate communications for Covanta Energy

Corporation in Morristown. Shakira lives in Millburn with her son, Jaeme.

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NETWORKING ONLINE

The Newark Academy Networking

Program is growing every day and

now incorporates a job board on the

alumni website at alumni.newarka.edu.

The success of this program is due

to the generosity of the members of

our alumni community who are always

willing to lend a hand to one another.

If you are interested in being a part of

this important endeavor, whether by

offering advice and mentorship, providing

an internship, reviewing resumes, or

making introductions within your

company, we encourage you to

It is a rewarding experience to help

someone get started on a meaningful

career path, and you can tell by the smiles

on the faces of those at Networking

Night that everyone benefits from the

connections they make!

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Newark Academy Hosts 3RD ANNUAL CLASS REP BREAKFAST at Homecoming/Reunion 2011

The breakfast was a great success with attendees representing

classes from 1946 to 2011. Class Reps had the opportunity to meet

with each other and the advancement staff, as well as hear updates

on the Academy from Jon Olesky ’74, Chairman of the Board of

Trustees, Don Austin, Head of School, and Kim Hirsh ’80, Chair of

the Annual Fund Committee.

Congratulations to the

Class of 1969, winner

of the 1903 Cup. The

1903 Cup is awarded to

the Newark Academy

class that most embodies

alumni generosity as

measured by the

percentage of the class

that contributes to the

Annual Fund.

The Class of 1993

was the winner of the

Ad Lumen Award. The

Ad Lumen Award is

presented in recognition

of the class that posts

the largest percentage

increase in contributions

to the Annual Fund in a

given year.

Class Reps play an integral part in NA’s alumni outreach by keeping

alumni connected to the school. If you are interested in becoming

a Class Rep, please contact Alisa Laudicina, Assistant Director of

Annual Giving at (973) 992-7000, ext. 322 or alaudicina@newarka.edu.

Leo M. Gordon ’69 and John Bess ’69

Kim Hirsh ’80 and Jed Rosenthal ’93

contact ktinson@newarka.edu and get involved.

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ALUMNI AWARDS

At Reunion 2011, we celebrated the achievements of several accomplished alumni.

William D. Hardin, Sr. ’44Inaugural recipient of the

BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEDAL

Awarded for generosity of spirit and sustained

long-term service to Newark Academy

J. Peter Simon ’71

FULTON MACARTHUR AWARD

Peter C. Papademetriou ’61

Adam Chase ’86

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

John Limmer

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD

For more information about the stellar

achievements of our honorees, please

visit alumni.newarka.edu

Janet and Peter Simon ’71

William D. Hardin, Sr. ’44 Back (l-r): Paula Hardin, Kate Hardin, David Hardin ’07, Sarah Hardin front: William Hardin, Jr. ’71, William Hardin, Sr. ’44, Ruth Hardin, David Hardin ’73, Laura Hardin

CongratulationsPeter C. Papademetriou ’61 and his wife, Tessa Namuth

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REUNION 2011

CLASS OF 1961

CLASS OF 2006

CLASS OF 1976

CLASS OF 1991

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CLASS OF 1986

CLASS OF 2001

CLASS OF 1971

CLASS OF 1981

Memorials to anti-Soviet FreedomFighters at the base of the statue of

Saint Wenceslaus in Prague

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from the

have seen startling, often unanticipated changes inthe world. When I was in 8th grade, my best friendshocked me when he said he could not be served in

the local tennis club because he was Jewish. Now, thereal estate covenants and “gentlemen’s agreements” aregone. Hitchhiking across Mississippi in 1953 I was toldby a well-dressed black man who gave me a ride that hewould be killed if he went into a diner for a hamburger.Twenty years later in a Holiday Inn in Jackson, Mississippi,I was seated next to a black family in the dining room.Jim Crow was dead.

I have also seen unbelievable changes in the world. In1946 Churchill said that an Iron Curtain from Stettin toTrieste had put all of Central Europe under Soviet tyranny.In 1991 Joan and I saw jubilant Czechs celebrating theirfreedom from Soviet oppression, entrepreneurialismspreading at the plinth of what had been a Stalin statue,and East Berliners hacking at the Berlin Wall with pickaxes. Soon after, on a trip through Ireland and NorthernIreland, asking for explanations of the peace betweenRoman Catholic and Protestant, I heard people say, “Wejust grew tired of killing.”

I am not a Pollyanna with a foolish or uninformed optimism, but a restrained optimist who has seen manyexamples of human communities moving from hatredand killing to relative peace, if not harmony. Where thereis education, economic progress, and great leadership ofpeople like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Anwar Sadator Nelson Mandela, people with the ability to rise abovethe hatreds of the past and to envision a better world,then great beneficial change is possible. There is such aphenomenon as an idea whose time has come.

I can visualize some of my collegial friends saying, “Youmust not be thinking about Israel and the West Bank,Jew and Arab.” While acknowledging the intransigenceof what appears to be an intractable conflict, I affirm myoptimism by saying, “If you believe Middle East conflictis inevitable and eternal, how do you explain the historicperiods of the past in which Jew, Christian and Muslimlived in tolerable harmony?”

The most remarkable period, when the three faiths notonly lived in peace but interacted and culturally borrowedfrom one another, was in Andalucia in Spain for a quarter

of a millennium after c. 750 A.D. If we know thehistory of Cordoba, Granada and Seville in thatperiod, we know what is possible in interfaith living.

Some people consider pessimism to be sophisticated.I believe pessimism to be dangerous because of theprinciple of the self-fulfilling prophecy. Believe thatno progress can be made, and no one will take thesteps which make progress possible.

I stand with James Russell Lowell: “Truth crushedto earth will rise again.” NA

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The Case For Restrained OptimismCONDENSED FROM BLACKIE PARLIN’S ADDRESS TO THE NA COMMUNITY ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The 9-11 attack forced Americans to consider more seriously the world of nations and

America’s place in the world. Reflecting on terrorism, wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya,

and the suffering around the globe, some Americans have become very pessimistic about

the prospects for human betterment. I confess that I am a restrained optimist.

The fall of the Berlin Wall Halcyon border between Ireland and Northern Ireland

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1951Class Representative

Kelly Marx ’51nanlowmar@aol.com

Lee Neuwirth’s new book, NothingPersonal, is available at Amazon.com. It focuses on the Vietnam Wardemonstrations at Princeton, 1965-1975.

1952Class Representative

Bill Van Winkle ’52billvw7334@aol.com

Bill Van Winkle has been appointedto the board of directors of Rumson-Fair Haven Bank & TrustCompany. He also recently enjoyedgetting together with Bill Wescottand Bruce Van Vliet in Sea Bright,New Jersey last August.

1960Class Representative

Frederick Katz ’60katzjr@optonline.net

Roger Lowenstein writes, “This yearthe Los Angeles Leadership Academyopened its new elementary program,to go along with its middle and upperschool. On August 29, 2011 therewere 80 kindergarten and first gradestudents that began a dual languageimmersion program, Spanish andEnglish, designed to create perfectlybilingual and biliterate students byfifth grade.”

1961Class Representatives

Curt Cetrulo ’61Curt.Cetrulo@gmail.com

Peter Papademetriou ’61papadem@njit.edu

Mac Simpson ’61MacKinnon808@gmail.com

George Brescher is a retired CircuitCourt Judge in the state of Florida.

For the past six years, MitchellSpingarn has been an adjunct professor at Berkeley College for its School of Professional Studies,teaching law courses. He is alsoengaged in the general practice oflaw as a sole practitioner.

1962Class Representative

Bud D’Avella ’62bdavella@comcast.net

Whitney Russell is working full time in the Northampton SchoolSystem, trying to emulate the greatteaching career of Blackie Parlin –one of his heroes. He is also happy

CLASS NOTES

50 YEARS AGO…A Dramatic Win for NA FootballNewark Academy–Delbarton (40-0)

“Coursen Field on October 27, 1961 was our place and

our time in the successful annals of Newark Academy athletic

history,” recalled Whitney Russell ’62. Members of the 1961 NA varsity

football team, along with Coach Robert Hendrickson, recently gathered at

a reunion event hosted by Pat Ciccone ’62 at his home in Bradley Beach,

New Jersey. Many teammates returned to reminisce, to reconnect and to

celebrate the 50th anniversary of their stunning victory over the formidable

“Green Wave.”

To read Whitney’s vivid account of that exciting game

at Newark Academy on First Street in Newark, go to

www.newarka.edu/alumni or scan this code from your

iPad or mobile device.

Back (l-r): Mickey Yaeger ’62, Dick Fowler ’62, Jim Aronson ’65, Coach BobHendrickson, Scott Russell ’65; middle: Whitney Russell ’62, Ken Gersten ’65, James Kennedy ’62; front: Steve Lozowick ’63, Pat Ciccone ’62, Peter Harris ’64, Van Stevens ’65, Ralph Pellecchia ’62

to have celebrated the 50th Reunionof the NA football team’s great victory over Delbarton School inOctober 1961 by the amazing scoreof 40-0 at Coursen Field.

1964Class Representative

Michael Yogg ’64michaelyogg@gmail.com

Your class representative, MichaelYogg, has recently been in touchwith Frank Stech through theirsons, who are neighbors. Frank, who joined the class midwaythrough his junior year, has been, in his own words, “totally out of the NA loop,” but claims his real education started with former faculty members James Manning and James Blake. Frank admits toboring children and the gullible withtales from his NA school days, andmany feature Mr. Manning. AfterDartmouth, Frank earned a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Hehas held a number of governmentand private sector positions in theintelligence field with recent work in cyber-deception detection, subliminal priming, counter-deception decision support, andother areas that would be even lesscomprehensible to the layman. Hehas taught at the U.S. Army WarCollege, the Fletcher School (atTufts), the Naval PostgraduateSchool, Carnegie Mellon, Universityof California and several other institutions. He is also a retiredColonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.Frank has four children and step-children and three grandchildren. He enjoys cigars and single malts in moderation.

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RUSSIAN REFLECTIONSLeo M. Gordon ’69

Last May, Leo Gordon’s professional journey to Moscow resulted in a

deeply personal experience. As a judge with the U.S. Court of

International Trade (CIT), Leo was asked to meet with representatives

of the American Chamber of Commerce, Russian customs authorities

and members of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. His

initiative was to provide information and advice that would help

the Russian authorities create policy based on the U.S. system

that allows for the peaceful resolution of

customs disputes through the process of

judicial review.

Months of planning and preparation

for the trip led to a series of successful

meetings at the Russian Ministry.

During the intense discussions, Leo was

impressed by the Russian delegations’

level of engagement, depth of questions and

desire to explore further opportunities to gain a fuller understanding

of the judicial review process for resolving customs disputes.

The trip was further enhanced through connections he made with

several Americans. However, it was the open air market, the museums,

the cafés, the synagogues, the churches, the

Kremlin and, yes, even the traffic circles, that

left an indelible impression.

Read all the details of Leo’s memorable journey

online at www.newarka.edu/alumni or scan the

box below with your iPad or

mobile device for the full story.

1966Class Representative

Jonathan Epstein ’66jonathan.epstein@dbr.com

Mike Wagner writes, “Patti and I are still at Yokota Air Base outside ofTokyo. The earthquake on March 11,2011 is still fresh in our minds asthere are daily aftershocks and virtually every week we have a quakeof 6.0 as a not-so-gentle reminder.There is no danger from theFukushima plant as that has beenunder control and the daily readingshave been far below any level forconcern. I resigned from my positionat K International School Tokyo(KIST) and came on staff at YokotaHigh School this year. I teach APU.S. history, world history andEnglish language arts for 10th grade.Although I miss KIST, I do not missthe 100-minute each way daily commute; my commute on base is now eight minutes each way.”

1967Class Representative

Matthew Leone ’67mleone@colgate.edu

Quarterback Larry (Duke) Cetruloand halfback Wayne (The Count)Russell got together last July forthree days of golf in Boston withsome non-Newark Academy buddies.All scores and dollars exchanged are confidential and not for the public record.

1969Class Representative

Leo Gordon ’69gordon43b@gmail.com

Five years ago Peter Behrle wentinto the renewable fuels business.

It has been an interesting transitionand experience. In addition to managing his own biodiesel feedstockcompany, he is currently running a20 million gallon per year biodieselrefinery in Elizabeth, New Jersey forthe Irish owned Corrib Oil Group.They produce biodiesel fuel fromused cooking oil.

1974Class Representative

Lance Aronson ’74lancetrezevant@aol.com

Bob Ziegler writes, “Ever havesomething go missing and decadeslater you still wonder about it? Ithink that has happened to justabout everyone. In this case it wassomething that had special meaningto me. During our senior year wehad a room that was called ‘TheMusic Room.’ The room was locatedat the end of the long hallway justpast the auditorium and was alwayskept under lock and key. Valuableitems, such as stereos and otherequipment, were stored in there. I left a Traynor bass guitar amp for a couple of days and it ended up disappearing. I suppose there is atiny chance that someone wouldremember it, and knows where itended up. I thought I would see ifanyone could help solve the mystery!If so, feel free to contact me atZiggyDude7@gmail.com.”

1975Class Representative

Eric Williams ’75estonewilliams@aol.com

Valerie (Missy) Sims Willard isalive and well living in post-KatrinaNew Orleans. She survived the stormand teenage years of her children,Jordan (23) at Bard college and

Jillian (20) at the University ofTexas-Austin. She still has one to go – Jenna (11). If you are in New Orleans, look her up. She currently works at the LouisianaSupreme Court.

1977Class Representative

Tommy Hennigan ’77tom@pr-omotion.com

During summer break, JamesGarofalo took a trip to Napa with his wife, Terri. They have two

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We FondlyRemember

Eugene H. Kummel '39June 25, 2011

Dudley Coles ’40June 4, 2009

Seymour Gross ’46January 26, 2011

Jeffrey Taylor '69June 19, 2011

Austin Hoffman II ’72April 24, 2011

Paul Pellicano ’86August 17, 2011

Gregory Ross ’94July 6, 2011

Todd Wharton ’01July 17, 2011

Robert M. Butler, Former HeadmasterSeptember 23, 2011

(see page 11)

daughters, Jessica (8) and Lauren (6),and they live in Colorado. The familywent to Yellowstone and Grand Tetonin July. Anyone planning a trip toColorado should give Jim and Terri a call or send an e-mail for ideas!

1978Patty Cronheim writes, “I’ve justreturned from a 100 km backpackingtrip through the Altai region ofsouthern Siberia. Last year my first jazz CD, comprised mostly of original tunes, Days Like These, wasreleased and made it onto the jazzcharts. It’s been very rewarding andI’m looking forward to recording thenext one! I’ve been performing inNew York and Philadelphia, andhave enjoyed the occasional localconcerts when fellow NA friends like Tommy Hennigan ’77, IleneAntelman, Chris Tomaino ’79,Art Wynne ’79 and former faculty member Tom Behr stop by!”

1980Class Representatives

Kim Hirsh ’80khirsh@ujcnj.org

Jane Florin Langendorff ’80jane@mundiwestport.com

Brian Ricklin formed the SocialAction Committee at NA in the springof 1978. The Minuteman shortly thereafter published “the Social ActionCommittee’s degree of success will be directly proportional to ourdegree of integrity as a school.” It iswith great pride and joy that Brianlooks at NA’s amazing social agendatoday and the many local and globalaccomplishments of its staff, facultyand alumni. The world has come full circle for Brian as he recentlytransitioned his 25-year real estateand investment management career

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BENDING LIGHT Vic Offray ’74 Exhibits in the McGraw Gallery

Artist Vic Offray exhibited a body

of work on the NA campus in the

McGraw Gallery in October, 2011. The exhibit, entitled “Bending Light —

Recollections and Reflections,” was a retrospective of photographs taken

from the early 1980s to the present. Vic has traveled extensively and the

collection included images from New York City, Prague, Paris, Italy,

Amsterdam and Mexico.

“I try to keep a fresh perspective on things by constantly striving to see

familiar places as if for the first time. It is easy to build up filters and

assumptions rather than remaining alert to new visual nuances,” he said.

Vic’s compositions offer the viewer a passageway to follow into the

scene, through actual roads, walls and fences. Often the pathway appears

through the use of implied lines that can appear as a stream of light or

a shadow. He refers to these avenues as the line of infinity, which he

discovered when studying such Bauhaus artists as Oskar Schlemmer

and Andre Kertesz.

The art exhibit was on display in the McGraw Gallery during Reunion

2011 and was visited and enjoyed by many alumni.

with extensive philanthropic experience to the full-time leadershipas CEO and Executive Director ofCreative Arts Workshops for Kids,serving 2,000 children a year inHarlem and northern Manhattanthrough the use of the visual, performing and multi-media arts.The Epoch Times just named Brian a “Harlem Youth Champion.” Visitthe organization’s work on Facebook or www.caw4kids.org.

1981Class Representatives

Andy Mulvihill ’81amulvihill@crystalspringsbuilders.com

Artie Williams ’81artiekid@aol.com

Susan Karlin writes, “I have beenwriting some fun stories for FastCompany, Scientific American andIEEE Spectrum this year. (See the picture of me in a bunny suit in theJet Propulsion Laboratory clean room in front of the new Mars rover,Curiosity, that launches this fall.)One story reconnected me with JayMoore when I interviewed him forIEEE Spectrum. I also covered andran a panel at the San Diego ComicCon and returned to Burning Manwith Brian Stroehlein ’80. Seriously,are we really the only NA burners?”

1984Siobhan Creem exhibited four photographs at the Mayo Performing

Arts Center in Morristown last Junein their colorific photography exhibit.Her father also had photographs inthe show.

1985Class Representative

Kim Griffinger Wachtelkgwachtel@gmail.com

Summer was busy for the Hinsonfamily. Eli Hinson saw his daughterLaura (12) fly off to New York for a Broadway tour with her middleschool drama group. Eli Rea (10)continued to work at his drawinghobby and played baseball with theKlein, Texas All Stars team. Cindyand Eli had a little less fun at workbut still managed to escape for aweek at Grand Lake, Oklahoma, and a week at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. They wish all thestudents and NA teams the best ofluck this year!

1986Class Representative

Betsy Dollinger Bernstein ’86bdb1@mac.com

Jonathan Kurry lives in MiamiBeach with his son Max and daughter

Emma, and was recently namedGeneral Counsel of the TurnberryGroup of Companies.

1987Lesli Ligorner was named one ofthe “2011 Attorneys Who Matter” in the Labor & Employment category by the Ethisphere Institutefor the hard work and commitmentto advancing corporate ethics and compliance and was named in The International Who’s Who ofManagement, Labor & EmploymentLawyers 2010. She welcomes any NA grads to contact her if they passthrough Shanghai.

John Van Emden lives in St. Louiswith his wife Soledad. They havetwo daughters Margaret (9) andAbigail (6). John has been workingin consulting for three years withclients like Edward Jones, ExpressScripts and Wells Fargo. He has notmade it back for reunions, but hopeseveryone is doing well and sends a big wave. He would also be veryhappy to talk to any NA college students who are in St. Louis, or who plan to head out that way for school.

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Susan Karlin ’81 “at work” Emma and Max, children of JonathanKurry ’86

Come shop with us online at the new

NA Spirit Store! Visit www.newarka.edu/store

to see our entire lineup of NA clothes and gifts.

1989Franz Keller writes, “My wifeChristine and I welcomed the birthof our second son, Travis RileyKeller, on March 28, 2011. Our sonRyan is enjoying being a big brother.We’re living in Morris Township anddoing well. We were delighted to findout that Von Rollenhagen lives in ourneighborhood. We might have to dustoff the old lacrosse sticks one day!”

1991Class Representative

Richard Worth ’91richardworth2001@yahoo.com

Charles Limmer and his wife Katerihad a son, Charles Schroeder, inNovember 2010.

1993 Class Representatives

Timothy Herburger ’93burgermac@mac.com

Jed Rosenthal ’93jedrosenthal@gmail.com

Michael and Piper LawrenceMagera recently welcomed a babygirl. Audrey Rita was born on March 16, 2011 at OverlookHospital in Summit, New Jersey.Michael’s practice is in Hoboken, and Piper is taking time off fromteaching to start a family.

Meenal Mehta lives in Springfield,New Jersey, with her husband

Sammy Patel and son Jaiden (5). Sheis a neonatal nurse practitioner inNew York.

Hallie and Jed Rosenthal are proudto announce the birth of their sonRyder, born June 17, 2011. Theycurrently reside in New York City.

1995Class Representative

Rasheea Williams Hall ’95rasheea@hotmail.com

Reena Shah has been performingalongside her husband, leadsinger/songwriter Todd Michaelsen,in their five-piece rock band, My Pet Dragon. They recently releasedtheir record, Mountains and Cities, via iTunes/Amazon/Bandcamp onGimme That Sound Productions and toured throughout the Northeast this fall (free download at www.mypetdragon.net). Reenacontinues to pursue her acting career in between touring with theband. She played the supporting role of Chandini in Ajay Naidu’s(Office Space, Bored to Death) directorial debut, Ashes, whichscreened at the London Asian FilmFestival and the New YorkInternational Latino Film Festival.

1997Class Representative

Amanda Rubinstein Black ’97amandahblack@gmail.com

Kim Ritter Kassnove, her husbandPeter, and daughter Alice movedback to New Jersey last July. After 10 years of living in Brooklyn, theyhave relocated to South Orange. The Kassnoves are enjoying grilling,playing in the backyard, and listeningto the crickets at night. Kim worksin the field of education, and her primary focus is professional development.

1998Class Representative

Lisa Shah Sen ’98lisashahsen@gmail.com

Evan Michelson and his wife Ilysawelcomed a baby girl, Mira Hope, on July 8, 2011.

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Mira Hope with proud dad Evan Michelson ’98

Little Travis Riley, son of Franz Keller ’89 Ryder Rosenthal, son of Jed Rosenthal ’93 Reena Shah ’95 performing with “My PetDragon”

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Lisa Podell writes, “I’m proud toshare that last year I started my owntutoring company called Lisa PodellTutoring. We have an office inManhattan but will also travel to thehomes of elementary and middleschool students. For more information,please visit www.lisapodell.com.”

Anup Shah is now working as a urologic surgery resident at theUniversity of Washington and is inhis chief resident year of training. He previously graduated from DukeUniversity as an undergraduate andStanford University for his medicaldegree. He is happily married to TanviShah and has two young daughters,Anissa (2) and Maya (4 months).

1999Class Representatives

John Gregory ’99Jcg681@gmail.com

Asha Talwar ’99asha.talwar@gmail.com

On October 10, 2010 LaurenMirchin and Jacob Wolff were married at the Harmonie Club inNew York. Their wedding waswarmly attended by several NewarkAcademy alumni. In 2010, Lauren,her husband Jake, and fellowFordham law graduate Josh Gelb,launched hitchswitch.com, a websitedesigned to facilitate the namechanging process. Hitchswitch.comis headquartered in New York.

Brad Ross just completed his sixthconsecutive year starring in theworld tour of Disney LIVE PresentsMickey’s Magic Show. This last leg of the tour covered 35,154 milescriss-crossing the United States –200 shows in 87 cities, 32 states on a 34-week tour! Over the courseof the tour, Brad said the magic word “Abracadabra” more than5,200 times!

Recently honored by theInternational Magicians Society (theworld’s largest magic organizationwith 37,000 members worldwide),Brad was presented with the presti-gious Merlin Award and named “BestInternational Family Entertainer.”The award ceremony took place in Newark, New Jersey, at thePrudential Center with Mayor

Corey Booker present along with the producers of Disney LIVEPresents Mickey’s Magic Show. Eventhe big cheese himself, Mickey, wason hand to cheer on his co-star!

Brad has also just finished writinga children’s book, Hocus-Pocus Al-I-Mi-Choo, now available in stores. You can keep up to date with Brad at www.BradRoss.comand by searching BradRossMagic on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

2001Class Representatives

Colin Griggs ’01cgriggs13@yahoo.com

Brian McGaughan ’01bmcgaughan@gmail.com

Hundreds of alumni have logged in and registered on the alumni

website at alumni.newarka.edu.

HAVE YOU?

Now you can sign up for events, participate in surveys, submit class

notes, update your profile information, and much, much more.

What are you waiting for? Go to alumni.newarka.edu today and be

part of this growing online community!

NEWARK ACADEMY ALUMNI WEBSITE IS A BIG HIT!

Award winning magician Brad Ross ’99 Jacob Wolff and Lauren Mirchin ‘99

In 2010, Misa Dikengil Lindbergearned a master of education inteaching English as a second language at The College of NewJersey. During the summer Misa and her husband, Colin, took a four-month-long road trip exploringthe country while camping in theback of their pick-up truck (withtheir dog). They are now settled inVermont, where Misa is an elementaryEnglish language learner teacher in Burlington.

Brian McGaughan has left hisManhattan law firm and has taken a new job with RVM, Inc. as a litigation support hosting analyst.RVM provides litigation technologyconsulting services for law firms andother e-discovery related support.His wife, Mary, is working for theAlbert Ellis Institute doing rationalemotive behavior therapy (REBT).She just finished her third year as aPsyD student at St. Johns University.

Brian and Mary traveled to Barcelonalast summer for vacation and werehappy to attend the wedding of theirgood friend and NA classmate,Michele Scotto, in July.

Tanvi Parikh graduated from WeillCornell Medical College in June2010 and is currently a dermatologyresident at New York PresbyterianHospital.

Becca Schwartz and Gabe Tramielwere married on October 31, 2011in New York. Dana Cash, RachelKlinghoffer, and Lara Samet werebridesmaids. Becca and Gabe live inToronto, Ontario.

2002Class Representative

Alex Senchak ’02asenchak@comcast.net

Jeffrey Goldfarb is working in NewYork as a first year law associate at

Skadden Arps Law Firm, after graduating from UCLA Law last May.

Elliot Schottland started medicalschool at Stony Brook UniversitySchool of Medicine in the fall.

2003Class Representatives

Lauren Anderson ’03lauren.h.anderson@gmail.com

David Mazzuca ’03david.mazzuca@gmail.com

Evan Sills ’03evan.sills@gmail.com

Arielle Goldfischer is engaged toJonathan Newcomb. Arielle lives in the Cobble Hill section ofBrooklyn and is a marketing andcommunications coordinator forKasowitz, Benson, Torres, andFriedman, LLP in New York. Jonathanlives in Park Slope and works forLoeb and Troper in New York. Theirwedding is planned for June 3, 2012in Livingston, New Jersey.

Akshay Oberoi and JyothiVynatheya were married on March 24, 2011. They currently livein Bombay where Akshay is pursuing a career in the film industry (his firstfilm was released last December).Jyothi is working on an EarthInstitute maternal and child healthproject in rural India. They misstheir NA days very much and lookforward to visiting next time theycome home to New Jersey.

Symon Perriman was recently promoted to lead Microsoft’s technicalmarketing for all Private Cloud products as the company’s primarytechnical evangelist. He trains andpresents to tens-of-thousands of ITprofessionals worldwide, and hasfiled several virtualization and clustering patents. His side business,

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Jacob Appell ’02 with Joe Ball at NA. He recently co-authored a book with Yale economist,Dean Karlan, “More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Poverty.”

Newlyweds Jyothi Vynatheya ’03 and Akshay Oberoi ’03

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FanWide Technologies, has releasedmore than 70 mobile apps in the pastyear, including MobileQs, the top triviagame for BlackBerry and WindowsPhone 7. Symon continues to live indowntown Seattle with his girlfriend.

Kylie Taylor is teaching English in Newark at Newark CollegiateAcademy (a Team High School) afterworking for Teach for America forthe past three years. Kylie was marriedlast summer.

Harold Liss has recently changedjobs and is currently working forTripIt in the Mission District of SanFrancisco as a senior software engineer. TripIt is a company thatsimplifies the Internet travel experience.

2004Class Representatives

Louise Ball ’04louisehira@gmail.com

Danielle Grunebaum ’04dlsimon85@gmail.com

Kathryn Pagos ’04katie.pagos@gmail.com

Stephanie Reingold ’04simma.reingold@gmail.com

Jessica Kaswiner writes, “This pastAugust I was appointed programmanager of the Arts & EducationExchange, an initiative of the ArtsAlliance Illinois. I love being a partof the vibrant arts community herein Chicago!”

After earning a master’s degree inhuman development at the Universityof Maryland last winter, Mike Kirwanstarted his first “real job” in June. He is now living in Cambridge andworking as a project coordinator forthe Center on the Developing Childat Harvard University, a multidisci-plinary organization that generates,translates, and applies knowledge in the service of improving life outcomes for children in the UnitedStates and throughout the world. Heis really enjoying the work so far. Itis both challenging and rewarding,and while there are a few too manyRed Sox and Patriots fans around, he is enjoying the Boston area.

Last summer, Samuel Zief left his position at the Social ScienceResearch Council (SSRC) in NewYork to pursue a master’s degree atJohns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies(SAIS) in Washington, D.C. He willbe joining the Class of 2013 and concentrating in international conflictmanagement and international economics.

2005Class Representatives

Jonathan Allocca ’05jonathan.allocca@gmail.com

Bridget Duffy ’05bridgetpduffy@gmail.com

Gabriel Gaviola ’05gcg9@georgetown.edu

Molly McGaughan ’05molly.mcgaughan@gmail.com

Kimberly Goldfarb stopped in to visit at Newark Academy after completing her first year of lawschool at the University of Michigan.She interned with Judge WilliamMartini at the federal court inNewark over the summer.

Last summer Daniel Deraneyinterned for Michael Ravin ’74in Essex County Criminal Court in Newark. Daniel recently completed his first year of law school at Touro Jacob D. FuchsbergLaw Center in Central Islip, NewYork. He is now in the Boston areaattending Suffolk University LawSchool for his second year. Hewrites, “My internship with JudgeRavin was a wonderful experienceand now I look forward to applyingwhat he has taught me.”

Emily Li Mandri is the founder anddesigner of the fashion label NattyPaint, which she established in May2009 upon graduating from JohnsHopkins University. Influenced byartists such as Peter Max and SalvadorDalí, and art movements such asMinimalism, Art Nouveau, Bauhaus,and Art Deco, Emily has combinedher favorite art form, painting, withher interest in sophisticated fashionto create a unique bold line. InSeptember, Emily held her first NewYork City Fashion Week event topromote her summer/spring 2012

Shannon Hedvat ’03 and Mariam Subjally ’03 at the Universityof Pennsylvania School of Law

NA alums at the wedding of Louise Ball ’04: James Ball ’02, LillianBall ’99, Joe Ball (faculty), Louise Ball ’04, Abby Krumholz ’04, Janine Cowell ’04, and Jessica Kaswiner ’04

line “Psychedelic Beach.” For moreinformation, check out Emily’s website at www.nattypaint.com.

Molly McGaughan is now anaccount executive with BiteCommunications, a global publicrelations firm which deals exclusivelywith new technology.

Scott Simontacchi is teaching highschool math at The Storm KingSchool, a boarding school inCornwall-On-Hudson, New York.

2006Class Representatives

Julie Appel ’06appel.julie@gmail.com

Jennifer Errico ’06errico.jenniferN@gmail.com

Ilana Mandelbaum ’06ilana.mandelbaum@gmail.com

Sarah Marcus ’06sarahcmarcus@alumni.upenn.edu

Asia Stewart ’06asiamstewart@gmail.com

Sam Berlin, Matt Brodie, TracyJacobson, Megan Shand, HaroldLiss ’03, David Weitzman ’03, andTim Hwang ’04 enjoyed meeting upin San Francisco this past summer.

University of North Carolina biologyand marine biology MS graduate student Inga Conti-Jerpe trained asan alternate aquanaut for a missionto spend 10 days in the Aquariushabitat at 50 feet below the sea onConch Reef, off Key Largo, Florida.This group of aquanaut candidateswere the first to train with full facemasks that allow voice communication during dives (which last six hours at a time!).Learn more about their work athttp://aquarius.uncw.edu/missions/2011/06_2011/expd.

Molly Dunn completed her studiesin science and culture at NYU. She is currently teaching voice lessonsand has decided to pursue a master’sdegree this fall at NYU in voice pedagogy.

Ben Taylor graduated from Colgateand is working in New York withPatagonia Sur, a for-profit conservation venture which comprisesseveral green businesses, includingan exclusive eco-retreat membershipclub and forestry carbon offsets.When he is not working, Ben has a band called Beecher’s Fault and has released a CD. Check out their website, www.Beechersfault.com.

2007Class Representatives

David Doobin ’07doobind@gmail.com

Catherine Pfeffer ’07kpfeffer3@aol.com

Emily Simon ’07simone@lafayette.edu

Andrew Somberg ’07asomberg@gmail.com

Karishma Katti stopped by NewarkAcademy before leaving for Chennai,Southern India to work for twomonths in two hospitals, one private,one charity. In September she beganher second year in medical school as part of George WashingtonUniversity’s seven-year medical program.

2008Class Representatives

David Frank ’08dfrank5@u.rochester.edu

Maxx Frost ’08maxxaf@gmail.com

Alexa Gruber ’08alexa.gruber@richmond.edu

Lynn Olesky ’08lynnolesky@jhu.edu

Max Staiger ’08Mstaiger@Bowdoin.edu

James Bannon interned this summerat Chicago Mercantile Exchange intheir New York office of sales andmarketing.

Maxx Frost is a senior at PrincetonUniversity and is majoring in economics with minors in financeand political economy. Additionally,he studied finance and financial markets at the London School ofEconomics, which was a tremendousexperience. He continues to be veryactive on various university councilsas well as in community service.

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Harold Liss ’03, Tracy Jacobson ’06, David Weitzman ’03, Megan Shand ’06, Matt Brodie ’06and Sam Berlin ’06 together in San Francisco.

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As a junior, Maxx was required to do academic research, and he focusedon studying the federal budgetdeficit. In his work, he argued thatthe reported value of the deficit(which is a nominal value), thoughaccurate in an accounting framework,is inaccurate in an economic contextsince dynamic macroeconomic factors (such as inflation, interestrate, and monetary base changes)actually change the real value of thedeficit over time. Ultimately througheconometric analysis of the last 50years, Maxx found that this adjusted,real value of the deficit was a moreaccurate predictor of future economicperformance than the standard,reported value. His research waspublished by the UndergraduateJournal of Economics at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles.It was published in Volume 2, Issue1 in June. He is also very proud toannounce that he worked withMorgan Stanley in their publicfinance division this past summer.The foundation of his work was inmunicipal bond analysis, and he wasvery excited to get started and gainexposure to this business from theselling side.

Meghan Henshall writes, “I am currently in my senior year atKenyon College. I am spending time between classes playing on theUltimate Frisbee team and workingon my culminating exercise that willbe on comparative community-basedhealth care models. I spent the summer working on campus in the Center for Global Engagementimplementing a new online systemfor off-campus study and led a pre-orientation hiking and raftingtrip for incoming first-year students.Since graduation is just a fewmonths away, I am starting to search

for jobs in the fields of public health,international education and outdooreducation. Any advice and/or connections are always welcome!”

2009Class Representatives

Andrew Binger ’09abinger@drew.edu

Christina Colizza ’09christina.colizza@mail.mcgill.ca

Rebecca Curwin ’09rebecca.curwin@gmail.com

Shannon Lam ’09capecodangel@embarqmail.com

Max Arnell was the head ofWaterfront at Camp Winnebago in Maine this past summer.

George Carotenuto held an internship with the EnvironmentalProtection Agency this past summer.

Scott Garfing traveled with theUniversity of Rochester Soccer Teamto Germany, Munich and Cologne,and competed against German clubteams with very intense fans! He didan internship over the summer inWashington, D.C., working for ahealthcare accreditation firm in thegovernment relations branch. Hereturned to Rochester as a politicalscience major this fall.

Last summer, Samantha Lara did an internship at St. Barnabas MedicalCenter in Livingston. She was also

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HAT TRICK FOR HAYES ’10

Maya Hayes notched her first career hat

trick and 20th in program history as Penn

State women’s soccer won the inaugural

Pitt Soccer Classic on September 4, 2011.

Hayes scored five goals over the tourna-

ment weekend and was named Pitt Soccer

Classic’s MVP. The hat trick by Hayes was

the 20th by a Penn State women’s soccer

player and the first since October of 2010.

“We are not surprised in the least by Maya’s

success at Penn State,“ said NA Athletic

Director Ed Manigan. “In addition to her

outstanding athletic ability, Maya always

demonstrated leadership, respect and sportsmanship as a player at

NA. We knew she would carry that with her to Penn, and we are so

proud of her.”

While a student at Newark Academy, Hayes was named to “Parade”

Magazine’s all-America Soccer Team and placed on the roster of the

U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Soccer Team.

awarded a grant from the BucknellPublic Interest Program to supportthe internship.

Allison Gibson interned at MTV 44 1/2, the video billboard in Times Square.

Shanel Mehta is on track with herpre-med studies and has been workingwith the pediatric surgeons at NYULangone Medical Center. In the fall,she joined the emergency departmentat Bellevue Hospital. She has alsotransferred to The Gallatin School of Individualized Study within NYU,in hopes of studying economic development in third world countries.Shanel continues to dance for twocollegiate dance teams, NYU Nashaand NYU Raas Malai, and is thrilledto start competing and performingagain this year.

Jamie Neiman is currently studyingpsychology in college and internedwith a Columbia University professorlast summer, reviewing diagnosticcriteria in the psychology section ofthe fifth edition of Diagnostic andStatistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM V), to be published in 2013.

2010Class Representatives

Lisa Fischer ’10lfischer@gwu.edu

Patrick Kelly ’10kellyzl@mail.bc.edu

Brian McHugh ’10mchughb1@msu.edu

Mickey Fried won the Division 2Roller Hockey National Championshipfor the University of Miami as a (youguessed it!) goalie.

Alex Ratner is studying abroad inSienna, Italy.

Brian Tross returned from a gapyear working first at Ninety Acres in New Jersey, then traveling inAustralia, New Zealand, Fiji,Tanzania and Thailand – throughRustic Pathways. He experiencedgame drives on the Serengetti (Big 5: rhino, lion, elephant, leopard,cheetah); community service in an

orphanage in Thailand for fourweeks; and visiting the site of thefilming of the Lord of the Rings inNew Zealand, plus other adventuresincluding sky-diving from 16,000feet and bungee jumping from 437feet. He missed the earthquake inChrist Church, New Zealand, by just hours.

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