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My Greatest Brewster Moment In celebration of Brewster Academy’s 125th year, we asked alumni to send us their “Greatest Brewster Moment” and soon my inbox was overflowing with those quintessential moments. We couldn’t share them all but here we share many … “During my graduation ceremony in 1999, I looked around the campus and was sad to leave such a beautiful place with so many memories. Then I looked around the tent and knew that I was with a group of people that I would know forever and that there were many more memories to be made from that point on. And I was right.” Ramsey Cotherman ‘99 “In 1961, there was a snow sculpture of Mount Rushmore with President Jack Kennedy added. The artists were Jack Barbara ‘61 and John Coyne ‘61. The remainder of the group piled snow and made the block of ice. It certainly was a work of art and a Great Moment in Brewster History.” Larry Benedini ‘61 “Skiing after school at Moose Mountain every day, which started a 26-year professional ski patrol career.” Peter Dulong ‘71. Presidential history thanks to members of the Class of 1961. An iceboat and its skipper, circa 1973. “In 1946 and 1947, when I was six or seven years old, I was living on South Main Street opposite the Brewster Campus. My brother Dan ‘55 and I used to stay awake at night on weekends to listen to the GIs singing as they returned to their dormitories after an evening at the movies in the Town Hall.” Carolyn Haskins Roth ‘57 “After being told to clean out the Bearce Hall barn by Mr. Smith so that horses could be boarded, the boys from Brown Hall came upon two old iceboats from the 1950s. We restored them and had a great winter in 1973 sailing on Wolfeboro Bay.” Robbie Palazzo ‘74 “I came to Brewster as an accomplished Western equestrian. I had started learning English at home a year before going to Brewster, but it was Mr. Richard Fahy, who let me ride and show his horse, who gave me the confidence in jumping. At first I was a little nervous to jump, especially the cross-country fences but with Mr. Fahy constantly cheering me on while instructing me, my nervousness turned into freedom to jump anything. By the time my senior year rolled around I would ride any horse and jump any jump. When I ride today, I always think of Mr. Fahy. Coach Richard Fahy and Elizabeth Palmer Traverso ’93 (far right) in a 1991 yearbook photo. At Brewster I learned to be a student and a person who has faith and confidence to excel. I learned not to hide behind fear and nervousness but with help from teachers and peers I could excel at anything I tried.” Elizabeth Palmer Traverso ‘93 “I recall my great moment while touring prospective families. While I knew how fortunate I was to attend BA, I realized that there was so much I wanted to share with these families; I wanted them to see the gem of magnificence that was my school. I was so proud of our community.” Jenna (Marks) O’Donnell ‘99 “Capturing the first baseball Lakes Region championship for Brewster Academy in spring 2011. The fact that we never lost a game to an opponent in our league was amazing. It was a great experience and a great way to finish my Brewster experience!” Spencer Montgomery ‘11 “Every day. Life was a ball. And checking out the new PG football players at the beginning of each school year!“ Monie (Stevens) Zarinsky ‘54 “Every moment spent with Burt Vaughan … four years of Latin because of Burt Vaughan … four years of Glee Club because of Burt Vaughan.” Ken Mitchell ‘59 “Winning the 1977 Lakes Region basketball championship.” Derek Murphy ‘77 14 BrewsterConnections – Spring 2012
“Brewster gave me so many fond memories and has had such a positive impact on my life. … The International Club built an amazing Budda snow sculpture for Winter Carnival in 1996 (designed by Kentaro Seagal ‘95) … Topher Grace’s ’97 Performance in Fiddler On The Roof … Mr. Zip, the most entertaining math teacher ever! Plus, he had awesome sports coats!” Caitlin Kirk ‘96 “Standing in my dorm room, up over Mal Murray’s kitchen, looking out those old oversized windows across The Lake (Wolfeboro Bay) in the winter and seeing Gunstock in the distance. A chance for peaceful contemplation.” Gene Fox ‘67 “Leaving all-school meeting and finding my freshly painted VW Beetle on the top step of the Academic Building, blocking the front doors. Dean Esty ordered that it be removed immediately!” Stephen Smith ‘84 “Going to NYC senior year and singing at Carnegie Hall, and meeting someone at freshman orientation who would become one of my best friends!” Allie Duffy ‘08. “Rock climbing at Devil’s Den and at Cathedral Ledge in North Conway with coach Mal Blodget.” Keith McGovern ‘78. “Playing on three consecutive Lakes Region undefeated championship soccer teams – 1960, 1961, 1962.” Skip Dale ‘62, PG ‘63 “Hugging Trey (Whitfield) ‘89 on the court after winning the 1988 New England Basketball Championship.“ Mike Clark ‘89 “Soccer and softball practices with Mr. Esty and Mr. Cook every fall and spring, when they made us laugh harder than we practiced. Sitting on the ground to stretch, Mr. Cook would bellow ‘meat hooks,’ our cue to grab onto our feet and stretch until laughter had us rolling around on the field!“ Beth Hayes ‘81 “… The simple act of walking across campus from the old gym to Sargent Hall after basketball practice during the fall. Looking at the beauty of the sunset during peak foliage from the top of the hill captivated me daily. I still find myself thinking and talking about those sunsets. Those memories serve as a source of serenity and inspiration for me. I think the fact that such a scene would even be noticed by a high school male only speaks to how beautiful it really was for me.” Tony Bryant ‘83 “Making a basket in the New Hampton game. We beat them 94-74 on their home court.” Jon Skrzyszowski ‘65 “Mr. Lui’s class and his some times inappropriate jokes.” Jack Pilon ‘11 “Seeing snow for the Jon Skrzyszowski ’65 contributed to this 1965 victory. first time in my life!” Candace Crawshaw ‘64 “Marching in Concord with Mr. Radley in support of New Hampshire recognizing Civil Rights Day.” Bruce Hawkins ‘01 “Although I am an alum from the class of 1978, I would have to say my greatest moment at Brewster was the class of 2010 graduation when I got to watch my daughter Katie give the salutatorian address to the Brewster community. However, I am just as proud of how well my youngest daughter Ashley ‘15 is doing at Brewster now.” Jon Samuelson ‘78 “Time spent with coach Seth Ahlborn and the crew team; traveling to meets and an adventuresome trip to Connecticut to get one of the Vespoli shells repaired.” Reagan Jobe ‘01 “At a once traditional, light-hearted initiation ceremony for the freshman class, because my last name was Weeks – and there was a Ms. Weeks [no relation] from the Wakefield/Sanbornville area – the leader called us both to the podium and handed a toothbrush to each of us. He directed us to sweep clean the stage with the brush. I recall having a great vantage point to watch the rest of the ceremony from floor level!” Barry Weeks ‘72 “Ice fishing with Charlie Meier ’91 on the lake one long, cold day – and we never even got a bite.” Laurence Seiterle ‘91 “Senior year. The girls from Brown Hall won a competition, and we got to enjoy a hot tub party.” Julia Gordon ‘05 “My second year at BA when I met Erin Quirk ‘09, her first year at BA. I saw her and Anna Parker ’09 walking around campus and they told me they were bored and I told them to go and find something fun to do, to run around on campus, and they started laughing. After that we became really good friends and later Erin became my sister. I will never forget that day for the rest of my life.” Emmanuel Negudu ‘08 This is not Ac study: Julia Gordon ’05 (left front) and dorm mates enjoy a great hot tub moment. “I have fantastic memories of such simple things as going into town to get a sub or buy comic books. I had the opportunity to play Rugby. I did stand up comedy for the first time at Brewster. However, I think my fondest memory is not what happened when I was there but 20 years later. My 20 th reunion was amazing! It was a weekend that I will hold with me for the rest of my life. Not only did I have a glorious time with my 1990 classmates, but I reunited with my high school rock band, S.O.M. When we played together, it was like we never left each other. I had an absolutely magical time, which ended with bonding by the lake and late night brisket.” Rob Gorden ‘90 Reunited at Reunion 2010: Rob Gorden ’90 on vocals and band mates (l to r) Chris Barry ’90, Temple Peterson ’89, and John Gibbs ’90. “My great moment was four years long.” Jean (Douglas) Orr ‘54. www.brewsteracademy.org 15
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