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Former Faculty continued from page 37 39Student Voices –Are You Listening?By Rachael Jeffers ’05The alumni havespoken, letting usknow that they wantto hear more about and fromtoday’s Brewster students. Dothey still have dorm meetings?What about that favorite Englishclass? How does using computersimprove their learning? Do theyreally feel prepared for life beyondBA? Does the sunshine off thelake still make students feel luckyto be on this campus?Luke O’Brien ’13, Juliet Hadley ’15, Charlotte Polk ’15, Taylor Cantrall ’13,Symphany Rochford ’14, and Baldur Dagbjartsson ’14.We’re happy to announce the start of an Alumni Student Ambassador program where sixstudents, seniors, juniors, and sophomores, will work closely with the Alumni and DevelopmentOffice to connect with alumni and share their view of life on campus. We welcome Luke, Taylor,Baldur, Symphany, Juliet, and Charlotte to this new student organization and look forward tosharing their perspectives on Brewster life with you through our new Student Voices blog at:brewsteracademyblogs.org.Representing four states and two countries, these six students are boarders and day students,athletes, artists and performers, student leaders and tour guides. They are working hard on essaysand math problems, lab experiments and language studies each day, and we can’t wait to see whatthey decide to share about their Brewster experiences.Luke, Taylor, Baldur, Symphany, Juliet, and Charlotte also will assist at local alumni events andsupport our class agents by talking with alumni over the phone about life at Brewster. If you seethem at an upcoming event or hear from them via phone, we hope you’ll share your Brewstermemories with them – they will all be joining the Brewster alumni family soon.We will include the blog’s link in our monthly alumni e-News The Brewster Monthly, where weshare updates from campus and welcome you back each month via e-mail as part of the extendedBrewster family.New Jersey. He was elected to the NationalAthletic Trainers Association’s Board ofDirectors. His eldest daughter, born whileMike was at Brewster, is now 26 and worksin Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Samantha, 23,and Jared, 21, are both in college. His wifeJackie works at the local public school asan instructional assistant. Contact Mike at:mgolden@lawrenceville.orgPeter Landre, science teacher,1984-1987Peter and wife Betsy, who also taught atBrewster, live on Canandaigua Lake in theFinger Lakes region of New York. Peterworks for Cornell University CooperativeExtension doing water quality researchand education, and also directs a localwater quality office. Their son Jon is at theUniversity of Michigan and daughter Kristyis a senior in high school. Peter teachesfly-fishing for L.L. Bean and works with JonBrown ‘86 maintaining the local mountainbike club’s trails.Dick Weeks, college counselorand dean of students, 1982-1987After Brewster Dick founded and washeadmaster of the Bridge School, inBoulder, Colorado, for 16 years. He is nowthe vice principal at Catalyst High Schoolin Lafayette, Colorado, where he alsoteaches math. Additionally he is a mathand human development tutor at FrontRange Community College. His wife Martyteaches developmentally disabled teens atthe Laradon School in north Denver. Theirson Casey, 28, is a part-time art teacherat Broomfield Academy and daughterMackenzie, 25, works at a gift store inBoulder. Contact Dick at:dick_weeks@hotmail.comIn MemoriamClass of 1933Clesson E. HurnApril 29, 2012WolfeboroClass of 1941Franklyn H. DavisJuly 8, 2012Melvin Village,New HampshireClass of 1944N. Blair BrewsterAugust 27, 2012WolfeboroClass of 1948Phyllis (Clark) MorganFebruary 29, 2012Bristol, New HampshireClass of 1959Allen I. StevensJuly 25, 2012WolfeboroClass of 1964Dennis DodierJune 12, 2012Colchester, ConnecticutClass of 1983Megan M. SweeneyNovember 26, 2012Portland, MaineClass of 1995Joanna E. RobMarch 30, 2012Rye, New HampshireClass of 2005Christopher J. SpencerOctober 2012Paget Parish, BermudaTrustees EmeritusWalter N. (Rink) DeWitt ’54 P’86September 1, 2012Sandwich, New HampshireGrant M. Wilson P ’87, ’88September 10, 2012Carlisle, MassachusettsFormer FacultyLawrence P. BartnickJanuary 18, 2012Leesburg, VirginiaSarah Copplestone(P ’00, ’03 ’04)May 19, 2012Roanoke, Virginiawww.brewsteracademy.org41