Celebrating the Arts - Dwight-Englewood School

ALUMNIHAPPENINGS
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Members of the IDEA Club gathered with Sidd Khosla ’94 (3rd from left) following his presentation,
which included a moving performance of his song “Today It’s Friday.” Also pictured are language
arts faculty member Dori Levin ’93 (4th from left) and Alumni Director Maria Sanchez-Gardner ’78.
Chip Thomas ’99 provided a brief but very
well-received riff during his remarks about
playing drums with and managing PaperDoll.
Chip Thomas ’99
Musician, PaperDoll, rock band
Thomas is a member of the indie rock
band PaperDoll, which is based in New
York City. The band gained national
attention in the U.S. in early 2010 when
their song “If Nothing Happened” was
featured in a national TV commercial for
Vick’s Dayquil. The same song was also
named in Blender’s “Five Songs We
Love” in March 2010. He currently is also
working for a start -up music company,
Nxtm, LLC, formerly an MTV entity.
Clients include Taylor Swift, Justin
Timberlake, and many indie bands.
The Schmid Pavilion Campaign Update
When Chris Schmid decided to retire from coaching
last year after 33 very successful years, a group of his
former players wanted to find a way to honor “Schmiddy”
for all that he has done for generations of young people at D-E.
Toward that end, a volunteer committee led by Jay Agresta ’84,
Stephen Borg ’86, Ryan Goodman ’01, Mike Kopko ’03, Michael
Malhame ’88, and Paul Marber ’78 announced their intention to
build the Schmid Pavilion on Solomon Field. This pavilion will provide
a covered area for fans and athletes to gather both before and
after games. The campaign for the pavilion has begun and to date,
approximately $65,000 has been raised from soccer alumni and
friends of Schmiddy toward a goal of $150,000. The great news
for D-E is that Schmiddy only retired from coaching soccer.
Fortunately for students at D-E, he remains very active at the
School as Middle School athletic director and head of the Physical
Education Department.
The Committee is committed to raising the remainder of the funding
needed for the pavilion. For more information, please call Pat Boig or
Maria Sanchez-Gardner in the Development and Alumni Relations
Office at 201-569-9500, ext. 3411 or 3413 respectively. To make a
gift to the campaign, you may do so online at www.d-e.org/schmid.
Sidd Khosla ’94
Lead Vocalist and Musician, Goldspot,
rock band
Khosla founded the band Goldspot in
1999 in Los Angeles and since then they
have recorded two albums. Tally of the
Yes Men, which was released in 2007,
and And the Elephant is Dancing, which
was released last fall, have both been
very successful. He also has branched
into writing music for soundtracks
including the film Today’s Special,
which was released last fall.
Jesse Mills ’97
Violinist
A Juilliard graduate, Mills has performed
in prestigious venues throughout the
U.S., Canada, and Europe, including
London, Vienna, Paris, Amsterdam,
Milan, Dresden, and Brussels. Two time
Grammy-nominated Mills is known as a
pioneer of contemporary works, a
renowned improvisational artist, as well
as a composer. He is a member of Duo
Prism, an ensemble that plays a full
spectrum of works composed for piano
and violin duo and which won first prize
at the Zinetti International Competition
in Italy in 2006. Mills also regularly
appears with 315 East, D-E’s resident
professional chamber ensemble, which
performs in the Head of School Series.