T O D A Y - Berwick Academy

New Alumni Council Members
Elizabeth Henkel ‘59
has worked as a substitute teacher
for many years and is currently
subbing at MSAD 35. She and her
husband, Joe, live in South Berwick
and spend their free time camping,
hiking, and cross-country skiing.
They have two daughters and one
son. They share four of their five
grandchildren with Albert Pike ‘56
and Marcia Raitt Pike ’59. Many
of Liz’s relatives also attended BA,
including three cousins and her
grandmother Lottie Nowell Knight, Class of 1898 or
1899. Liz served on the Alumni Day Committee last
year and rallied the vast majority of
her class for their 50th reunion.
Melissa Gagne ‘03 went to
Saint Michael’s College in Vermont,
where she majored in Business
Administration and also earned minors
in French and finance. She played four
years of ice hockey there and was also
a leader in the Wilderness Program. Currently Melissa
lives in Dover and works as the production manager
for AMI Graphics, a sports and event signage company
in Strafford. Melissa enjoys hiking, the beach, and has
played hockey in the Winter Reception for the past
several years. Last year she recruited the women’s team
for the event.
Rebecca
Oliver-Palanca‘01
graduated from Mount Holyoke
with a BS in chemistry and a minor
in dance. She currently works part
time as a nursing assistant at Maine
Med in the cardio-thoracic
unit with heart and lung
patients and would like to
go on to nursing school.
Nursing appeals to
her interest in spending
personal time with patients and advocating
for them. In her spare time, Rebecca enjoys
reading, going to the beach, and spending
time with her friends.
Berwick Academy to Honor Veteran Alumni with Diplomas
U.S. Veterans to Receive Long Overdue
High School Recognition
Veteran Bob Remington ‘54 rings the bell in Fogg for
the fi rst time after receiving his diploma this summer.
BA is pleased to honor our alumni who left high school before graduating
to enter military service.
High school diplomas will be awarded to eligible veterans at a
program being held on Alumni Weekend at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September
25, in the Patricia Baldwin Whipple Arts Center. Eligible veterans include
those who left high school before or during World War II or before or
during the Korean confl ict to serve in the Armed Forces.
Member of all branches of the Armed Forces are eligible, including
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or the Merchant
Marines. Veterans who received an honorable discharge are eligible.
Diplomas may also be awarded posthumously.
Alumni or families of alumni can contact Kathryn Strand in the
Alumni Offi ce at 207-384-2164 x2307 or kstrand@berwickacademy.org.
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