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AROUND THE POND Missa Gaia (Earth Mass) Performed On May 9 Taft hosted the Missa Gaia, a spring concert celebrating creation, in the First Congregational Church in Watertown. The Missa Gaia, or Earth Mass, has been performed for over 20 years as part of the St. Francis Day Celebration at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Collegium Musicum, led by Arts Department chair Bruce Fifer, performed the monumental work based on the songs of whales, seals, and wolves and included performances by acclaimed gospel singer, Theresa Thomason, award-winning composer, Paul Halley, and the New York African dance company, Forces of Nature. Missa Gaia was the culminating event to the school’s yearlong discussion of environmental ethics and awareness which began with the school’s reading of Daniel Quinn’s Ishmael. PETER FREW ’75 Taft Competes in JETS Engineering Contest Thirty-two Taft students participated in the TEAMS competition held in March at the Univ. of New Haven. TEAMS, or Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science, is sponsored by the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS), a national nonprofit organization that works with high-school students interested in engineering, technology, mathematics, and science. Students met once a week for the month preceding the competition to prepare for it, under the guidance of physics teacher Jim Mooney, who has been entering Taft students in the competition for more than 10 years. Three of the four teams of eight students each, advanced to the national level this year, with the Varsity teams placing second and third in their division, and one Junior Varsity team placing third. PETER FREW ’75 14 Taft Bulletin Summer 2003
Faculty News Jonathan Bernon, school counselor, recently became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Connecticut. Among other things, the criteria for licensure included 3,000 hours of post-master’s degree clinical practice that he accumulated at Taft over the past two years. Habitat for Humanity in Mexico Twelve members of the Taft Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, led by Baba Frew (front center), Director of Community Service, traveled to Mexico in June to work on a week-long build in the state of Morelos. Taft’s active chapter of Habitat also works on local builds in New Milford and Washington, Conn. Departing Faculty Erik Berg, Science Jim Binkoski, Mathematics Alison Binkowski, Mathematics Constantine Demetracopoulos, Science Aissatou Diop, French Athena Fliakos, English Laura Harrington, Photography Stephen Jackson, English, College Counseling Jonas Jeswald, Spanish Jennifer Bogue Kenerson, Mathematics David Kim, Science Lauren Lambert, English Camilla Moore, Mathematics William G. Morris ’69, Dean of Academic Affairs Julie Palombo, French Gina Sauceda, History Lynette Sumpter ’90, Admissions, Director of Multicultural Affairs Leonard Tucker ’92, History Faculty Awards The Shoup Award to William G. Morris ’69 The Abramowitz Award for Excellence in Teaching to Michael Spencer Davis Fellowship Award to Steve Schieffelin Grandparents’ Day Harrison Fraker enjoys Grandparents’ Day with grandchildren Jillian ’05, Antonia ’04, and Keegan ’06, all cousins. Harrison’s son, Ford (left), is the father of Antonia. Bill Morris ’69 accepts the Shoup Award upon his departure with his wife Sue and children Cassidy ’02 and David ’99. PETER FINGER
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