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Maria-Dulce Smith (far left) and Walter Smith (Sarah ’05, Max ’12) hosted a gathering at their Ras Tanura home for
current and prospective families.
Saudi Arabia
October-November 2011 – Admission officer Jay
Anctil travelled to Saudi Arabia in October to attend
the Saudi Aramco Schools Fair. His trip included
attending a school fair at the Dhahran Middle
School where he had the opportunity to talk about
the Brewster program with Aramco families and
interview prospective students. Within the Aramco
company, there are four different school regions:
Dhahran, Ras Tanura, Abqaiq, and Udhailiyah, each of
which had students interested in Brewster.
Currently, five students whose parents work in Saudi
Arabia attend Brewster. Their families – the Smiths,
Fords, Turners, Johnsons and Gardiolas – held two
Brewster receptions, providing an opportunity for
prospective families to inquire about Brewster with
Jay and current families.
The Admission Office sends a big thank you to
these families for hosting the receptions and for
promoting Brewster in Saudi Arabia.
Texas
January 2012 – Martha Trepanier ’83 visited with
Texan Bobcats including Laurence Seiterle ’90,
Bob Bishop ’47, Reagan Jobe ’01, Jack Pilon ’11,
and Mitch Wolfe ’00. Wolfe is partnering with the
Alumni and Development Office to coordinate
a Dallas Brewster alumni chapter. Watch for an
invitation to an upcoming Dallas event! Seiterle, a
commercial real estate developer, will visit campus
this spring to speak with the Brewster Business Club
about his entrepreneurial ventures and watch a boys’
lacrosse game.
Martha Trepanier ’83 and Laurence Seiterle ‘90 in San
Antonio.
Asia
November 2011 – For the past three years, Jim Bastis,
director of alumni and development, has travelled to
Asia to visit parents and alumni. This past November
he made the trip again, this time to Korea and China.
In Seoul, the Korean Parents’ Association hosted a
dinner for his visit. Beau Jackson ’87, an English
teacher in Seoul, joined them for dinner.
Jim’s next stop was Shanghai where he visited with
the parents of students from this region on the East
China Sea. He then took a bullet train west to visit
with families from the Hangzhou region.
Hong Kong and nearby Shenzhen were next where
he met with both parents and alumni. In Hong Kong
Mark Wong ’92, Howard Kwong
’99, and Lauren Lok ’99 joined
Jim for dinner. The China visit
concluded with a trip to Beijing
for a final get-together with
Beijing parents.
New York City
January 24, 2012 – New York City area alumni and
friends gathered at Connolly’s Pub and Restaurant
on 47th Street for a fun evening of catching up and
reminiscing. Thank you to Bri Gatta ‘05 for her help
in organizing the evening. Keep an eye out for the
next NYC area gathering and join us!
Jim Bastis, Beau Jackson ’87, and the Brewster Bobcat enjoyed a dinner
hosted by the Korean Parents’ Association.
Brewster currently has 34
students from Korea and China.
Kori Gatta ’03, Danah Gordon ’04, Jasmine Hamlor ’04,
Bri Gatta ’05, and Kat Knarr ’05 catch up at a New York
City alumni reception.
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