December - Falmouth Academy

VOLUME XXII, NUMBER IV DECEMBER 2007
TheGAM
GAM: a social meeting of whaleships…with all the
sympathies of sailors [and] all the peculiar congenialities
arising from a common pursuit.
FROM THE HEADMASTER
FA: past, present, and future
[Excerpts from Mr. Faus’s remarks at
the 30th anniversary celebration.]
Bedouin culture lecture,
gala dinner-dance
mark FA’s 30th anniversary
I feel a little bit like we are following
a page from Dickens’ A Christmas
Carol, as we look at FA’s past, present,
and future. That makes me the ghost of
Falmouth Academy’s present, so I’d like
to paint a brief picture of what FA looks
like today.
Our enrollment is 225 students, 127
of whom are from Falmouth. Twentyfive
are from Martha’s Vineyard, 13
from the mid-Cape, coming from as far
as South Yarmouth. A dozen come to us
from Mattapoisett, Marion, and Wareham
and eight are from Plymouth and
the South Shore. We have two exchange
students from Germany, one from Slovakia,
and one from Beijing, China.
Thirty-five percent of our students are
receiving financial aid, a commitment
that has been part of the school’s mission
since its founding.
Our current seniors’ SAT scores are
100 points higher than the national
average in critical reading, math, and
writing.
Our students are finalists, on a
regular basis, in state and international
science fairs and competitions. I’m
sure you’ve read about our Remotely
Melissa Beninghof ‘97 and Amy Ballentine
‘96 were among those celebrating
FA’s anniversary. For more about
the FACS lecture and celebration, see
pages 3 and 4.
FA receives $100,000
grant for endowment
The Hermann Foundation of East
Falmouth has awarded Falmouth Academy
a $100,000 grant in support of
financial aid endowment.
“Currently, more than 35 percent
of our families receive financial aid
each year,” said Mr. Faus. “We keep
our tuition as low as possible, but we
know that it is still a tremendous stretch
for many year-round families in our
area. We are thrilled that the Hermann
Foundation has recognized our commitment
to area families by helping us grow
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IN THIS ISSUE:
30TH ANNIVERSARY…3-4 DECEMBER CALENDAR & BULLETINS…6-7
JOHNS ‘09 TO AJAS…5 FRUSTRATING SOCCER FINALE…5
NOTES FROM AROUND THE CAMPUS…8
IRA GIFT OPPORTUNITY…9 ALUMNI NEWS…12

FA: past, present, and future
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Operated Vehicle, or ROV, team, which
made it to the finals of the international
ROV competition in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Their success illustrates FA
students at their best: it was a student
iniative. They solicited money and
expertise on their own and they put
the skills they had developed in the FA
classroom to work. Their written work
for this project was concise and articulate;
their vehicle well thought out and
skillfully crafted; they understood the
need for good teamwork and collaboration;
and their oral presentation was
award-winning. They took first place in
the category of poster-and-presentation
at the international competition.
Falmouth Academy continues to be
deeply committed to environmental
issues. Our wind turbine is only one
example of how we expose our students
to these issues. Some of you will
remember when FA was the recycling
center for Falmouth village. Currently,
our students are in the middle of a composting
competition, with the winners
earning the right to a free Jeans Day.
We will use the compost on our fields
and gardens.
Falmouth Academy is also a presence
in the greater community. We have
students working as teachers’ aides at
Mullen Hall Elementary School every
day. We have students volunteering at
JML Center every week. Our students
are working with Habitat for Humanity
building houses in Brewster and Falmouth.
We are also host to the Cape Cod
Theatre Project in the summer and the
Simon Sinfonietta in the winter, providing
hundreds of Cape and island
residents with a place to experience topnotch
music and theatre. Our faculty
and staff are civic leaders and volunteers
in their own communities – and our students
learn the power of serving others
through these role models.
I am proud of these statistics and
achievements. But what I am
2 proudest of is the basic things
that have remained consistent at Falmouth
Academy for the last 30 years:
an outstanding faculty dedicated to the
craft of teaching; motivated and hardworking
students eager to engage with
their teachers; a small, inclusive learning
environment.
What really distinguishes FA today is
not this incredible facility or the awards
and test scores I mentioned. It is the
quality and commitment of our faculty
and students.
I would like to conclude by reading
the opening paragraph from Falmouth
Academy’s first handbook, published in
anticipation of the school’s opening in
1977:
Although the pragmatic goal of Falmouth
Academy is to prepare its students
for placement in the more distinguished
colleges and universities, it also has a
broader and more intrinsic goal: enriching
its students – by confronting them – with
a curriculum and faculty that arouse
interest, challenge the mind, develop the
conscience, and build character.
This is the mission that we celebrate
tonight.
David C. Faus
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David C. Faus, Headmaster
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Bedouin culture lecture, gala dinner-dance
mark FA’s 30th anniversary
Unless we can understand something
of the pervasive role of Bedouin history
in the Arab world, we will remain perplexed
by the state of affairs in that area
of the world. So said Dr. Clinton Bailey,
speaking at the Falmouth Academy
Community Series forum as part of the
30th anniversary celebration. Dr Bailey,
visiting professor of Middle Eastern Politics
at Trinity College, began studying
the Bedouin people and culture 50 years
ago, when all the Bedouins
he knew “rode camels,
owned camels, lived in the
desert, and knew very little
of the ways of towns and
cities.” Although few live
like that now, the inherited
ethos of the desert remains
influential for all Muslims,
desert-born or not.
The desert life – with no government
in place to protect the people – gave rise
to three elements of Bedouin culture still
critical today: tribalism or clan loyalty,
revenge, and pride. Bedouin society
is based on the hamsa, Dr. Bailey said,
holding up the five fingers of his hand.
Thus, every man is responsible for five
generations of his family, obligated both
for the defense of the clan’s members and
for any offenses committed by members.
The establishment of Israel, according
to Dr. Bailey, was an offense not just
to the Palestinian people who were displaced
by the new country, but to all the
Arab countries. He also explained that
“loyalty to clan first” has worked against
efforts to unify the Arab countries, as
each country jealously guards its own
leadership and resists conceding leadership
to another country. He cited the
current situation in Iraq, where Sunni,
Shia, and Kurd are more loyal to their
own group than to a central government,
as similarly motivated. “Loyalty to
one’s own group accounts for the lack of
democracy throughout the Arab world,”
Dr. Bailey said. “Only an authoritarian
leadership (such as exists in Egypt, Syria,
and Jordan) can maintain control.”
Dr. Clinton Bailey refers to the
geography of the Middle East.
The second element of desert life
that Dr. Bailey listed, revenge, still holds
sway as well. “You still see the same
thing in the news,” Dr. Bailey said.
“Today a bombing in a Shia mosque, tomorrow
a bombing in a Sunni mosque.
The idea of giving up the conflict is unacceptable,
impossible. Egypt and Syria,
having been defeated in war, could never
do what Italy and Germany did after
World War II. They would never let it
go and move on.”
Closely related is the
third element, pride. In
Bedouin culture, Dr. Bailey
explained, there is an enormous
self-esteem and sense
of self-worth and people
are treated with great
respect. Even the poorest
man was welcomed into
the tent of the Bedouin with greetings,
food, and respect, he said, “and much of
the resentment felt by Muslims living in
Europe is related to the lack of respect
shown to them by the natives of their
new home country. When that pride is
violated, there is a reaction.”
In response to questions, Dr. Bailey
commented on prospects for peace in
the Middle East. “It would require
concessions from both sides,” Dr. Bailey
said. “Unfortunately, neither side trusts
the other and each is afraid of making
concessions, both for appearing weak in
conceding and for fear of what the other
would make of such concessions. But,”
he concluded, “it’s not impossible.”
Despite the sober and thoughtful
tone of Dr. Bailey’s talk, his audience
was able to move on to the celebratory
part of the evening with great enthusiasm.
Music presented by Cape Cod
Symphony Swing, under the direction of
FA jazz instructor George Scharr, greeted
revelers in the gym, where a timeline
of the school’s 30 years provided both
surprises and laughter. The delicious
dinner was followed by the presentation
of the Alumni Mariner Award to
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Scenes from FA’s 30th anniversary
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former FA trustee Miyoko Sato ‘86 for her leadership and dedication to the school.
Mr. Faus, former headmaster Bruce E. Buxton, alumna Amy Ballentine ‘96,
Board of Trustees chair Susan Morse, and faculty member Monica Hough made
brief remarks. They commented on the remarkable success Falmouth Academy has
enjoyed, the rigorous but supportive style of its academics, and the extraordinary
community the school has engendered. That community, they said, is not made up
solely of teachers and students, but also of courageous families and generous friends,
all of whom have worked to make sure this school remains strong and continues its
leadership in education into its next thirty years. Ω
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[1] Charlene and Bob Mastromatteo, FA alumnae parents. [2] Headmaster emeritus Bruce E.
Buxton and former FA French teacher Dawn Carney. [3] Chip Morse and Faith Morningstar.
[4] Fred Meltzer ‘83 [at left], his former science teacher, Nancy Twichell, and her husband, Dr.
David Twichell. [5] Patrice Buxton, former FA teacher and librarian. [6] Holly and Dave
Faus. [7] Alumnae parents Judy Fenner and Elenita Muñiz. [8] FA history department chair
Lalise Melillo and Jerry Melillo. [9] Former FA trustee Mardi Bowles [at left], and current
Board chair Susan Morse. [10] English teacher Monica Hough, Ellie Swain Harmon
4 ‘88 and Jamie Harmon. [11] FA parents Bill Hoyerman, Jodee Bishop (also an FA
trustee), and Kit Hoyerman.

Johns ‘09 represents MA at
Academy of Science
Christina Johns will be the only student
from Cape Cod among a Massachusetts
delegation of nine at the 2008
American Junior Academy of Sciences
convention in February. Her research
on the mating behavior and success of
wild-type versus noseless male zebrafish
and the role of pheromones in the mating
process earned Christina the spot on
the delegation.
She won a first place award at the
Massachusetts State Science Fair in May
and was invited to a symposium at MIT
in October. There, she made a 10-minute
Power Point presentation about her
research, earning the trip to the AJAS
convention in Boston.
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FA receives $100,000
grant for endowment
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our endowment and moving us closer to
the day when financial need will not be
a factor in a young family’s decision to
choose FA.”
Falmouth Academy commits about
16 percent of its annual operating
budget to financial aid, a higher percentage
than the National Association of
Independent Schools’ average.
“Our trustees are committed not
only to community accessibility but also
to keeping the school small so that students
and faculty can work closely with
each other,” Mr. Faus said. “We know
that a high school education is a good
experience for both girls and boys when
it is authentic and personal and steeped
in conversation and community.”
For more information about how
you can support Falmouth Academy’s
endowment, please contact Director of
Development Jayne Iafrate at 508-457-
9696, ext. 240, or
jiafrate@falmouthacademy.org.
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Varsity soccer teams
valiant in tourneys
Both the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams
ended their seasons with berths in the
SENEISAA tournaments. And both
were ultimately undone by the same foe,
Wheeler School.
The boys had high expectations after
beating the Wheeler team earlier in the
season in a hard-fought 3-2 match. Despite
early opportunities, FA was unable
to score, while Wheeler capitalized on
The Mariners play with plenty of passion.
Gavin Hopewood ‘09 beat his Wheeler opponent
to the ball, losing his shoe in the process.
its opportunites, ending the game 3-0.
“It was wonderful to watch a lot of new
young players develop under the great
senior leadership of Josh Soby, Matt
Pickart, and Rocky Ludden,” said coach
Ben Parsons, who has high hopes for the
2008 season.
The girls, meanwhile, defeated the
Lincoln School in their hard-fought
quarter-final match, but fell behind
in the early minutes of the first half of
their semi-final game against Wheeler.
Despite a steady and determined effort,
they couldn’t catch the stronger Wheeler
team.
“Wheeler really is a superior team
this year and I have to tip my cap to
them,” said Coach Don Swanbeck. He
cited the strong game of Abby Gove ‘10
in net and senior Karissa Soby, as well
as Elin Nelson in the Wheeler
game, among several very 5
strong players. Ω

Falmouth Academy Refrig
Hugs and Kisses!
The Honor Society is once again
selling chocolate Hugs & Kisses to
be delivered at the last All-School
Meeting before vacation. At 10¢
a piece, this is a delicious deal.
Profits support the Honor Society
scholarships awarded at year’s end.
Order forms can be found on
the mantel at the top of the main
staircase. Please place your orders
by Friday, December 14th!
Thank you very much.
Hat & Mitten Tree
On the landing of the main
staircase stands a bare sapling.
Its branches are to be FILLED
with colorful new hats, mittens,
scarves, and warm socks -- all
destined for the Falmouth Service
Center for distribution to the
homeless and others in need.
Please join the FA Honor Society
in gathering these items, so
small but so necessary as we enter
the colder months. The socks
are especially welcome -- wool or
fleece are warmer than cotton and
resist the damp better.
Thank you for your donations!
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School resumes
at 8:05 a.m. on
Monday,
January 7th.
Happy holidays!
Winter Concert: Friday, Decem
Please join us for this celebration offered by a
Chamber Orchestra will perform Ricercare from B
Side Story. Cool Nights Jazz will also perform a p
New York musical. The Chamber Ensemble pres
Ensemble gives us music for the season, three En
ensemble will also perform.
Admission is free. We do ask, however, that
Falmouth Service Center. Thank you.

erator Calendar: 12/07
…Snow Days…
In the event of a snow storm,
FA’s closing or delayed opening
will be announced on
*WPLM-AM (1390)
*WQRC (99.9)
*WPXC stations:
(102.9, 101.1, or 99.0)
*WMVY (92.7)
Please listen for Falmouth
Academy’s announcement, as we
no longer follow the Falmouth
Public Schools decisions every time!
Parent Social!
While your offspring are
dancing at the school on Friday
the 14th, parents are invited to
the home of Maribeth and John
Wadman at 18 Willownest Lane
in North Falmouth for an FA
get-together.
Please bring an hors d’oeuvre
to share! Call 508-563-5825 for
directions.
COMING IN JANUARY:
Scholarship Exam
& Faculty Forum
ber 7th at 7:30 p.m.
ll the Falmouth Academy music groups. The
ach’s Musical Offering and selections from West
iece from Bernstein’s Romeo-and-Juliet-inents
a suite of pieces by Haydn and the Brass
glish carols. The FA Chorale and the Jazz I
you bring a non-perishable food item for the
This exam determines
the winners of three
$2,000 scholarships
for new students entering
FA in September, 2008.
Saturday, January 26
8:45-11:30 a.m.
Call 508-457-9696 to register.
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Notes from around the campus…
Prothero to address FACS – Boston
University Professor of Religion
Stephen Prothero will visit Falmouth
Academy on January 17 to speak about
the role of schools in teaching religious
literacy. His talk is part of the Falmouth
Academy Community Series and is
free and open to the public. Prothero
is the author of numerous books, most
recently Religious Literacy: What Americans
Need to Know and American Jesus:
How the Son of God Became a National
Icon. The Falmouth Academy Community
Series began in 2001 with Atlantic
Monthly correspondent Robert Kaplan.
Other speakers have included NPR’s Bill
Littlefield, geologist Beth Schwarzman,
and ESPN’s Peter Gammons.
Murelle leads BU seminar – Mr.
John Murelle, conductor of FA’s chorale,
presented a “Seminar in the Arts” at
Boston University in October. The foursession
seminar, entitled An International
Song-fest, was a “musical journey
through France, Germany, Cuba, and
the United States… including songs
from Belle Époque to Latin crossover,
Schubert to the Gershwin brothers.”
Iafrate joins ArtsFalmouth board
– FA Director of Development Jayne
Iafrate joined the effort to celebrate
and promote the arts and culture in
Falmouth when she was named to the
board of ArtsFalmouth. “It’s an exciting
time to join this group of organizations,
businesses, and individuals so
active in supporting artistic endeavor in
Falmouth,” Ms. Iafrate said. The group
hosts programs like the annual summer
ArtsAlive Festival. “I’m honored
to help FA continue to play a role in
encouraging growth in our artistic community.”
Drama I goes “Mother Goose”
for Halloween - Sixteen FA students
donned costumes of fairy-tale and nursery-
rhyme characters and took to Beebe
Woods on October 31st, as surprise entertainment
for the Cape Cod Conservatory
Nursery-Kindergarten students.
As they went on
their daily walk,
the youngsters ran
across these characters
and were invited
to help them
out -- bringing
water for Jack and
Jared Long ‘11
plays the pirate king.
Jill, for instance,
or finding mittens
for crying kittens.
All the students, both nursery and FA,
had a marvelous time.
CCSO conductor Pak coaches FA
musicians – Throughout the fall, strains
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Remember when…
…FA seventh graders
routinely studied the
recorder?
Here, Dr. Deborah
Bradley conducts a
recorder trio made up
of Jeff Buttner Medici,
Chris Parker, and Randy
Goux, all class of ‘89. The
recorder class lasted from
1979 to 1987 and was always
a featured part of the
annual, all-school
8 Revels production.

More notes…
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of Maria, Somewhere, and A Boy Like
That echoed through FA’s halls. Our
Chamber Orchestra and Cool Nights
Jazz Band were rehearsing the same music
from West Side Story that the Cape
Cod Symphony Orchestra was preparing
for their November concert. Jung-
CCSO conductor Jung-Ho Pak with
members of the FA Chamber Orchestra.
Ho Pak, the CCSO’s new conductor,
attended the FA rehearsals to work with
our students, who were invited to attend
the CCSO Bernstein concert. The effort
was part of the Teen Music Project organized
by CCSO Education Director and
FA jazz instructor George Scharr.
FA pie-bakers Max Dantowitz, Libby
Jackson, Emma Nye, Lily Cronig, and Jennifer
Farren, hard at work in the kitchen of the
Falmouth Service Center.
FA pie bakers – Spearheaded by
the FA National Honor Society, ten FA
students went to the Falmouth Service
Center to bake pumpkin pies for
Thanksgiving. Mr. Faus, Dr. Ehrenbrink,
and Mrs. Twichell accompanied
the group and had as much fun with the
baking as the students did.
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FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Gift opportunity available
through IRAs
As you may know, last year President
Bush signed into law the Pension Protection
Act (PPA), a rewrite of our nation’s
pension laws. Of special note in this act
is a provision that allows tax-free distributions
from eligible traditional or Roth
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)
to your favorite institutions.
Individuals who are at least 701/2
years of age can transfer up to $100,000
this year to a qualified charity (such
as Falmouth Academy) directly from
their IRA without having to report it as
income for Federal income tax purposes.
At this writing, Congress is attempting
to extend this important provision; for
now it is effective only until December
31, 2007, so you must act soon to realize
this tax savings.
IRA plan administrators have developed
guidelines and processes to enact
such distributions. If you are interested
in making a gift through your IRA assets,
we recommend you contact your
plan administrator and inform them of
your interest; we have a sample letter
you can use to do that.
As Falmouth Academy celebrates its
30th year, we hope you will join us in
honoring FA’s legacy by attending events
like our Community Series, visiting
campus, and supporting FA through the
Annual Fund or through the Pension
Protection Act described above. Your
charitable giving to FA touches the educational
experience of every student by
keeping tuition low and supporting the
everyday work of students and teachers.
We hope this information is helpful
to you as you determine your year-end
charitable contributions. If you have
any questions, or would like a sample of
an IRA distribution letter, please contact
Jayne M. Iafrate, Director of Development,
at 508-457-9696, x240, or
jiafrate@falmouthacademy.org
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• Class of 1993 Alexander MacLeod
and his wife Jennifer had a baby in September,
named Liam Edward.
• Class of 1995 Jane (MacLeod) and
her husband Marc Chamberlain had a
girl in February, Annika Skylar.
Michael Borsche and Julika Schneider
were married in Hildesheim, Germany
on July 14th. His brother, Theodor
Borsche ‘01, served as witness. Their
FA host parents, Deborah and Albert
Bradley, were among the wedding guests.
Michael is completing his doctorate in
meteorology and doing atmospheric
research using satellite signals in Gratz,
Austria. Julika is
studying English
and Spanish at
the University of
Freiburg. Theodor
is at Humbolt
University in
Berlin studying
power engineering.
Ryan Gantz ‘95 is enjoying life in
Santa Barbara with his wife Jenny and
their Norwich terrier, Alfie. He keeps
busy building Web sites for political
campaigns and progressive non-profit
organizations.
• Class of 1997 Rashida Black is
founder and executive director of the
Myrtle Hart Society, which highlights
the accomplishments of classical musicians
of color. A professional harpist,
Rashida received her master’s in musicology
from the University of Chicago. She
produces a wonderful e-newsletter that
spotlights performers, composers, and
scholars and job opportunities. To check
it out or subscribe to the e-newsletter,
e-mail her at Rashida@myrtlehart.org or
visit the Web site, myrtlehart.org.
Dove Pedlosky is in a master’s in
English program at Stanford. “Unfortunately,
this means I won’t make the 2008
New York reunion. Best to everyone.”
Robyn Carliss married Josh
10
Pieper in September on Nobska
Beach in Woods Hole. FA
Alumni News
classmate Jill
Sylvia was
the officiant.
Jill’s parents
(Trustee
Chair
Emeritus
Dick and Gayle Sylvia), Liam Doherty
‘96, and Michael Murray ‘96 also attended.
“We’re settling back into daily
life in San Francisco, where we couldn’t
be happier,” Robyn said.
• Class of 1998 Ellie (Raulerson)
Sayre is doing a post-doc program at
Ohio State University, studying how
physics students approach novel problems.
She, husband Matt and daughter
Lea are enjoying Ohio – much warmer
than their previous home in Maine.
• Class of 1999 Mareana Ricci
and Michael Tiapula were married in
October. FA classmates Megan Munson,
Lauren Pond, and Heather Byers
attended the ceremony. Mareana earned
a BA in anthropology and archaeology
from Smith College and an MBA from
the Sawyer School of Business at Suffolk
University. One of 16 graduates
named a Boardroom Leadership scholar,
Mareana is the operations manager of
Bay View Campgrounds, Inc., the business
started by her grandparents. She
will help coach the FA girls’ varsity and
junior varsity basketball teams this year.
Michael served with the Marine Corps
for six years. He is employed by R&T
Construction of Bourne. They are planning
a winter honeymoon in Bora Bora.
• Class of 2001 Perry Raulerson set a
new record for qualifying as a shift test
nuclear engineer. He is a civilian employee
of the U. S. Navy at Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard, working on nuclear submarines,
playing softball, and watching
the Red Sox and Patriots closely.
• Class of 2002 Tyler Bell is an assistant
casting director with Boston Casting.
Since Massachusetts has offered
tax breaks to film makers, there’s a big
incentive to shoot here. Recently Tyler
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worked on Bachelor 2 and The Pink
Panther 2, starring Steve Martin.
• Class of 2005 Gretchen Northrop
wrote from her junior year at Wheelock
College. “I’m trying to get through
most of my MTELs in order to enroll
in pre-practicum and practicum during
my senior year. I’m concentrating in
elementary education so a lot has to be
completed before anything serious can
happen. Hello to everyone.”
• Class of 2006 Brian Miskell is
really getting into his program at New
York University’s Tisch School of the
Arts. “All of my acting studio classes
have gotten so much
more challenging and
rewarding. I’ve been
working on a scene
from Chekhov’s The
Seagull, the greatest,
most exciting piece
I’ve done. It’s great
to be doing work
that pushes me to the
limit.” Professionally,
Brian performed in
an off-off-Broadway
play in October, a
screwball comedy
called Room Service.
He’s also attending
auditions for other
plays, short films
and staged readings.
Break a leg, Brian!
• Class of 2007
John Gwynn reports
that he has passed the first FA alumni
test: “I have been correcting my friends’
papers!” A freshman at the University
of Arizona, John seems to be hitting all
the right notes as he pursues a career in
music. He joined the Men’s Choir and
is interning at the college radio staton.
Congratulations to Jenna Kelley,
our former Student Council president,
on her election as president of her class
at Endicott College.
Lauren McCormack is really
enjoying her classes at LaSalle College,
I often think back to my experiences
at the old school on Otis AFB. The
heat may not always have worked, but
the sense of community was always
warm; our lessons were sometimes
completed to the sound of bombing
runs at Camp Edwards, but the focus
on education never wavered; the facilities
were not the most polished, but
the opportunities for learning always
sparkled; the number of students may
have been small, but the relationships
were strong and meaningful.
I am not exaggerating when I say
that my education and path through
life were, and continue to be, shaped by
FA. This small school has had a large
affect on many and for this, the school’s
leaders and faculty should be very
proud. Thanks for all you have done.
Alumni News
taking psychology and sociology as well
as American Civilization and an honors
writing class. While thinking of majoring
in psychology, she’s also intrigued
by the introductory class for athletic
training majors. She enjoys living just
outside of Boston.
Stephanie Pommrehn is loving
Scotland. A freshman at St. Andrew’s,
she gave a nod to Mr. Wells, whose
classes prepared her well for her international
relations major. She was recently
elected as the first-year representative of
the Conservative/Tory Society (beating
out three boys from the UK!), and
is having lots of fun
learning to play polo.
• Notes from the
Alumni Office:
Thanks to all who
wrote in response to
our e-vite invitation
to the Alumni Soccer
Game. If you were
unable to attend, we
missed you but were
really glad to hear
from you! If you did
not receive the e-vite,
please send your
e-mail address to the
one below and join us
at the next FA alumni
event.
Many FA alumni
are involved in the
fine and performing
arts. Let your classmates
know when and where you’ll be
performing or showing next: send calendar
information as soon as you know it.
We’ll list it in the GAM and eventually
on our soon-to-be-updated Web site.
As always, if you move, please let
us know so we can make sure the GAM
reaches you. Send all updates, alumni
news, and calendar information to
alumni director Barbara Campbell at
alumni@falmouthacademy.org,
Steve Sheinkopf ‘84, Ph.D.
Asst. Prof. of Psychiatry &
Human Behavior,
Brown University
or give her a call, 508-457-9696.
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Alumni News
• Class of 1986 Mark Hayward left
the U. S. Army after 14 years, having
served as a Special Forces medic and a
conventional forces physican assistant.
He has settled in King George, VA,
and is spending time with his children,
Corwin, 10, and Peregrine, 7, starting
a business (teaching tactical medicine
to law enforcement and similar public
safety professionals), and learning what
to do with his newly grown hair! He
sends his regards to the faculty and
would love to hear from members of the
Class of 1986. Mark’s e-mail address is:
medicmsh@gmail.com.
• Class of 1989 Ted Schott and his
wife Potitsa have moved to Kennebunk,
Maine. He works with other attorneys
at a financial company in Portland
performing regulatory compliance for
investment companies. His wife is a
manager at a large assisted-living facility
in Kennebunk.
• Class of 1990 You have to check out
the Web site of Nicole Blanchard’s store,
Not Simply Beads: www.notsimplybeads.com.
What an interesting place!
Nicole offers classes in jewelry making,
metalwork, and glass-bead making and
she does birthday parties as well. She
celebrates the store’s 3rd anniversary in
February. Congratulations!
• Class of 1992 Independent producer
Robert Jones is working on a
new short film, called The Raft, based
on a PEN award-nominated short story
by Peter Orner. Edward Asner (Lou
Grant on the Mary Tyler Moore Show)
will play the lead. The challenge now,
Robert said, is raising the funding to
produce the film. He wrote, directed,
and produced Play War, which starred
his brother Brad Jones ‘93, and won
two awards in 2004 at the Palm Springs
International Festival of Short Films
and at the Big Bear Lake International
Film Festival. Contact him at
lockeu2@hotmail.com. You can watch
Play War at www.playwar.net.
After receiving his Ph.D. in history
from Yale University, Ted Melillo is
now a visiting assistant professor of history
at Oberlin College. Last year, Ted
served as the Kiriyama Distinguished
Research Fellow at the University of
San Francisco’s Center for the Pacific
Rim.
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