Thistletalk Autumn 2008 - Winchester Thurston School

ThistleTALKInnovative TeachingReimagining the learning experiencein this issue:City as Our CampusExploring new frontiersCommencement 2008Off on life’s journeyRebecca KingTeacher, administrator,spreader of peace and loveWinchester Thurston School Autumn/Winter 2008

VOL. 36 • NO.1 AUTUMN/WINTER 2008 insideCOVER STORYinnovative teaching:awakening the imagination 2FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOLGary J. Nielsnew faces on the board 3wt today 16SCHOOL NEWS Leadership Personified ... Poland,A Powerful Jouney into the Past ... Being Good Sports... Tents Raise Hopes for Darfur ... Student Art Shinesin Gallery Show ... Immersed in Underwater Learning ...Pioneer Day ... WT Athleticsdevelopment news 28Reunion 2008 ... Miss Mitchell Societyclass notes 31Featurescity as our campusProposals for new strategic initiatives 4COVER STORY:Innovative Teaching:Reimagining the learning experience 7PROFILE:Rebecca KingHer influence continues to be felt at WT 14Commencement 2008“…there is nothing left to do that can’t be done.” 172007-2008 annual giving report 40About the Cover: Parents, faculty, and childrencame together for a weekend of work—andplay—building the new natural playgroundat WT's North Hills Campus.w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g1

Winchester Thurston SchoolBOARD OFTRUSTEES2007-2008New Faces on the BoardDusty Elias Kirk is a partner in the Pittsburgh office of PepperHamilton, LLP. She is co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate PracticeGroup and chair of the Sustainability and Climate Change Team. Sheconcentrates her practice on all aspects of real estate developmentwith an emphasis on real estate litigation, including real estate taxassessment appeals, land use and zoning appeals, and eminent domainproceedings. She also counsels her clients on an array of sustainabilityissues. Prior to joining Pepper in 1998, Kirk was a shareholder in thefirm of Frank, Bails, Kirk, Murcko and Toal, PC, in Pittsburgh, whereshe was a founding member and president.Kirk is chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Allegheny Regional Asset District Board, amember of the Board of Governors of the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA), and serves onthe gender equality task force sub-committee. She is secretary of the Council for the Real PropertySection of the ACBA, and a member of the Women in the Profession Committee of the PennsylvaniaBar Association. She is also on the steering committee of the Southwestern Pennsylvania CommunityDevelopment Network, a part of Sustainable Pittsburgh. She was recently appointed to theTransportation Action Partnership, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.Kirk is chair of the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, and nominatingchair of the Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Western Pennsylvania.Kirk has two children, a son, David, who attends Central Catholic High School, and a daughter,Jeannie, who is a member of the WT Class of 2013. She also has a step-daughter, Alyssa Caroselli, whograduated from WT as a member of the Class of 1994.Marty Powell is president of The Design Alliance Architects, havingjoined the firm in 1978. His architectural design experience includesnumerous projects for companies, universities, and schools in ourregion. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects.Powell received his Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1973 fromCornell University, where he graduated first in his class, and went onto obtain a M.B.A. from Duquesne University in 1980.Powell serves as board member of the Independent SchoolChairpersons Association and as a trustee of Shadyside PresbyterianChurch. He served as president of the Winchester Thurston Board ofTrustees for four years, from 2001 to 2005.Powell and his wife, Deborah, have a daughter, Elspeth, a 2008 graduate of Winchester Thurston.She is now a freshman in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.Henry Posner IIIPresidentRalph L. BangsVice PresidentKathleen BuechelVice PresidentSimin Yazdgerdi CurtisVice PresidentDouglas A. CampbellTreasurerDeepak KotwalSecretaryGary J. NielsHead of SchoolRonald J. BartlettBarbara Abney Bolger ’52John B. Christie-SearlesDan CohenRobert I. GlimcherRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 ◊Diane HolderElizabeth S. Hurtt ’74Ian JamesDusty E. KirkSteve LoevnerA. D. LuparielloWarner N. Macklin IIICarole Oswald Markus ’57 ◊Linnea Pearson McQuiston ’69Douglas H. OstrowMartin E. PowellStephen G. RobinsonSusan Santa Cruz ’60Nancy T. ScottStephen B. ThomasJane Arensberg Thompson ’57 ◊◊Emeritus Trusteew w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g3

city cover as story our campusVision 2020: WT Advisory BoardConsiders Enhanced Strategic ProgramsSecond Meeting of Regional Leaders Focuses on City as Our CampusHelping Winchester Thurston toenvision the potential of its uniqueCity as Our Campus program, theWT Advisory Board engaged in a lively brainstormingsession on October 16, 2008, thatyielded exciting results.For the past four years, with support fromthe E.E. Ford Foundation, entrepreneurialfaculty members have formed connections withregional resources, including the PittsburghZoo, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, CarnegieMellon University, the Carnegie Museum of Art,the Carnegie Science Center, the Archives of theIndustrialist Society, and others. By incorporatingthese resources into their courses and units,teachers have found unique and transformativeways for students to apply knowledge, deepenunderstanding, discover passions, and broadentheir perspectives. The Advisory Board’s meetingfocused on how the school can take City as OurCampus to a more comprehensive level.Central to the discussion was to find ways tobuild more experiential learning into the collegepreparatory curriculum, an idea encouraged bythe Advisory Board at its March 2008 meeting.“The concepts and thoughts from the[Advisory Board’s] inaugural meeting in Marchhave coalesced into a framework that placesstudents at the center, surrounded by the valueof experiential learning,” explains WT TrusteeKathleen Buechel. “Focusing on City as OurCampus, we continue our advisory processby considering proposals for new strategicinitiatives assessed againstthat framework.”Advisory Board members,together with WT Trustees andfaculty members representingthe full spectrum of academicdisciplines, met in small groupsto consider four key questions:How can a school contributeto the re-invigoration andrevitalization of a city? Howmight WT use its City as OurCampus initiative to continueto add vitality to our students’educational experience? Whatcould WT bring to City asOur Campus partners that would help them toadd vitality to their organizations, programs,missions? And, how could other schools replicatethese ideas or concepts?A mosaic of concepts and ideas emerged,ranging from a course on urban policy that couldbe offered in partnership with other schools, toscience- and economics-based micro-enterprises,to a virtual conservatory of the arts, to an UrbanLaboratory program that looks at the city asa system. Some will be further developed ina multi-year strategy to grow the City as OurCampus program.“With Advisory Board’s help we’re workingnow to shape ideas for enhanced City as OurCampus programs that not only enrich ourstudents’ educational and cultural knowledgeand experiences, but also contribute significantlyto the broader community and city in which welive, work, and learn,” concludes Head of SchoolGary J. Niels.Winchester ThurstonSchool Advisory BoardCarol R. Brown, Former(Retired) President and CEO,Pittsburgh Cultural TrustSusan Brownlee, ExecutiveDirector, Fine FoundationEsther L. Bush, President andCEO, Urban League ofGreater PittsburghRonald Cole-Turner, H. ParkerSharp Chair of Theologyand Ethics, PittsburghTheological SeminaryThomas Detre, EmeritusDistinguished Senior ViceChancellor for HealthSciences, UPMCAradhna Dhanda, Presidentand CEO, LeadershipPittsburgh Inc.Nathaniel Doyno ‘02,Executive Director,Steel City BiofuelsPatrick Dowd, Member ofCity Council, PittsburghCity Council District 7Lee B. Foster, President andCEO, L.B. Foster CompanyTori Haring-Smith, President,Washington and JeffersonCollegeJohn T. S. Keeler, Deanand Professor, University ofPittsburgh Graduate Schoolof Public and InternationalAffairsIndira Nair, Vice Provost forEducation, Carnegie MellonUniversityJim Roddey, Chairman,Allegheny County RepublicanCommittee; Former ChiefExecutive, Allegheny CountyAlan J. Russell, Director,McGowan Institute forRegenerative MedicineLisa Schroeder, ExecutiveDirector, Riverlife Task ForceTom Sokolowski, Director,The Andy Warhol MuseumJane Werner, ExecutiveDirector, Children’s Museumof Pittsburgh4 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

city as our campusCity as OurCampus ReceivesGrant fromNationalFoundationWinchester Thurston’s City as OurCampus initiative has grown to becomea defining element of the curriculum. Theinitiative supports directly the school’sintention to graduate students withintellectual curiosity, independence,and initiative, by providing experientiallearning opportunities that broaden theireducational horizons beyond the confinesof the classroom walls. This summer,Benedict Foundation for IndependentSchools, a national foundation, awardedWinchester Thurston a matching $25,000grant to continue the evolution andgrowth of this important program.“We are honored to have the BenedictFoundation’s support and thrilled tohave the resources necessary to enhanceand grow this program. This is anotherimportant endorsement of WinchesterThurston School’s unique program,” saysGary J. Niels, Head of School.In 2004, City as Our Campus wasrecognized through a prestigiousmatching grant from The Edward E. FordFoundation. These funds were used tocompensate faculty for the developmentof new courses, units of study, andprograms that have been added to ourschool’s offerings.The Benedict Foundation forIndependent Schools funds projectsto improve education programs atindependent secondary schools, includingacademic improvement projects,scholarship aid, construction, facultysalaries and faculty summer workshops.“City as Our Campus is a differentiatorthat bolsters WT’s image and identity inthe community,” says Niels. “We believethat, as this program expands, it has thepotential to serve as a model for otherindependent schools.”WT and MCG-Jazz:broadening the reachThe jazz plays on, and John Maionecan’t contain his excitement.“It’s going to be a music-filled year…yeah, yeah, yeah!”Still going strongin its third year isWT’s partnership withManchester Craftsmen’sGuild (MCG) Jazz, anexemplary model of the Cityas Our Campus initiative.Maione, Middle and UpperSchool performing artsteacher, coordinates afull slate of events thatbring jazz masters into theschool for workshops andperformances—such as thevisit from the Gerald ClaytonTrio in October 2008 and thePancho Sanchez Latin JazzBand planned for April 2009. In addition,MCG Jazz provides opportunities forstudents to learn with world-classmusicians at MCG’s state-of-the-artfacilities—such as the “side-by-side”rehearsal scheduled for April 2009, inwhich WT Upper School musicians willplay along with the Trinity Jazz Orchestra,a professional repertory jazz orchestra,prior to performances at MCG.But what really has Maione hummingthis year is the broadening of offeringsJazz pianist Gerald Clayton with John Maione.to include all three school divisions. InFebruary 2009, composer, jazz guitarist,native Pittsburgher, and “HandymanNegri” of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,”Joe Negri, will present an in-schoolconcert for Middle and Upper Schoolstudents. Following the concert, Negriwill visit grades 1 and 2 to introducethem to jazz, accompanied on guitar byMaione. For the third year in a row, thethird-grade class will travel to MCG for ajazz program designed especially for theirgrade level in April 2009.“We’re findingexciting new waysto bring theseexperiences to allgrade levels.”“The younger you expose kids tojazz—and all forms of music, for thatmatter—the better,” enthuses Maione.“Although the partnership began withan Upper School focus on providingculturally enriching and transformativeexperiences, we’re finding exciting newways to bring these experiences to allgrade levels.”w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g5

city cover as story our campusCrash Course on Big BangWT physics students were transported14 billion years back tothe beginning of time duringan extraordinary assembly on September26, courtesy of Dr. Vladimir Savinov,particle physics expert, whose work forthe Large Hadron Collider, or LHC, inSwitzerland has propelled him into thestratosphere of scientists.Savinov—whose energy on energywas palpable—sent imaginations soaringwith insights on the Big Bang, darkmatter, dark energy, and more. “It wasmonumental,” said Thomas Holmes ’12.“A scientist such as Dr. Savinov is notsomeone that you have the chance tomeet every day of your life.”Savinov, Associate Professor ofPhysics at the University of Pittsburgh, isinvolved with groundbreaking researchat CERN, the world’slargest particle physicslaboratory, located inGeneva, Switzerland.Dr. Savinov is one of1,700 scientists from37 countries unitedin their work on theATLAS experimentfor the LHC, a particleaccelerator used tostudy the smallestknown particles. It isthe largest scientificexperiment in thehistory of mankind.“[This experiment] could turnparticle physics on its head,” said SharonGoughnour, Upper School science andmathematics teacher who, with the helpof WT parent Paula Holmes, broughtSavinov to WT. “To have somebody herein Pittsburgh actually involved in thatis extraordinary.”Art Attack!When “Life on Mars,”the 2008 CarnegieInternational, waslaunched last May, MorganGilbreath ’09, Destiny McKnight’09, and Laura Short ’09 wereamong a constellation of luckystudents beamed into its orbitvia Zero Gravity, the CarnegieMuseum of Art’s groundbreakinginternship program. “I love beingin the galleries and meeting somany incredible people,” saysMorgan. “It makes you think verydifferently. It’s so beautiful andinfluential and mesmerizing.”Laura explains, “Getting lost in a workby yourself or with others is by far the bestpart. When you look at a work extensively,silently, mini-epiphanies sprout again andagain, ultimately leading up to a majorrevelation. Once I reach revelation-level,an eternal relationship with the workis formed. Even if I do not see the workfor a few weeks, when I return, it is likecatching up and reminiscing. Whendiscussing with a group, a relationshipforms with those with whom you havediscussed it. That type of dynamic trulymakes the internship what it is.”6 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

cover storyGreat teaching is thelifeblood of WinchesterThurston School, and themost critical element inpreparing our studentsfor college and for life inthe 21st century. Greatteaching is synonymouswith innovation—a blendof creativity and passion,a willingness and abilityto build fresh connections, create new spaces, toengage students as scientists, artists, historians,and writers.In the pages ahead, you will read about teacherswho have created inspired programs, lessons, andexperiences that ignite students’ imaginations;strengthen their sense ofresponsibility to the naturalworld; connect them tolearning opportunitiesregionally, nationally, andglobally; and open theireyes to new careers, newtechnologies, and new waysof learning.As a college preparatoryschool, Winchester Thurstonprepares students to thrive in an unscripted, rapidlychanging, diverse, and collaborative world. Theirknowledge and discernment, and their ability to applymultidisciplinary critical thinking and problem-solvingskills, will be crucial not only to their success, but to thewell-being of society.w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g7

Natural World,Whether engaging young children in studying bugs ina tree stump, crafting elaborate meals of twigs andfallen leaves, or slaying dragons on an open air stage,WT North’s new natural playground has ignited students’imagination. “It’s changing the nature of play,” says NancyRogers, North Hills Campus Director.Developed largely by North Hills Campus teachers BrockPerkins (grade 5) and Lynne Raphael (Kindergarten), the naturalplayground expands play options for all students while realizingthe importance of connecting children with nature.Fresh Air and FantasyNurturing wonder is inherent to the new playground, whichimmerses students in nature while they explore its diverseareas: the climbing circuit, composed of boulders encircledby smooth tree trunks; digging areas filled with sand, mulch,and pea gravel; a building area featuring real tools and naturalconstruction materials; a natural art center, with its readyabundance of supplies; a stage, replete with costumes andmusical instruments; adjacent butterfly and children’s gardens;even a composter, complete with worms.“I like jumping off the rocks because it’s kind of challenging.It’s fun to jump off the high log near the rocks,” says third graderNatalie Rhoades. “Lauren, Mattie, and I sit on the log and weslide backwards and it’s really fun!”Self-Directed Play, Community Connection“The children seem drawn to things they can act on and change,”says Raphael. “They love having options on the playground andare engaged in a variety of ways on different days. The circuitwith rocks may be a general gathering and conversing areasome days, while at other times it is the center of very focused8 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

cover storyInfinite Wonderbalancing as children go round and round testing themselves ondifferent parts. The first day, a Kindergartner crawled aroundon his hands and knees—not very comfortable—but by thenext day, he was on his feet declining any help. He is now veryconfident in his balancing ability, and this mastery seems tocarry over into the classroom. In the first week, several of thefirst and second graders helped the Kindergartners to balanceby holding their hands. There was almost an unspoken badgeof honor for helping the ‘little ones,’ and it was a wonderfulmoment demonstrating the care resulting from our ResponsiveClassroom approach.”Turning PointIdeas for the natural playground began taking shape more thantwo years ago, but the project gained serious momentum lastApril. “Based on the great turnout for our Earth Day Work Day,we knew we had the interest,” says Perkins. Soon after, plansbegan in earnest, fueled by research on playground designs that“involve children with natural materials, not just the plastic andmetal structures produced by different manufacturers.”Last summer, Perkins and Raphael won the 2008 MaryHouston Griffin Award for Excellence in Teaching for theirproposal to enrich North’s existing playground with a varietyof natural playground areas. The award, which provides fundsto WT faculty to enhance teaching and service to students,enabled construction to begin at last. “There wasn’t fundingotherwise,” explains Rogers.“We set up goggles and sawhorses, and we had a work day,”she continues. “Everyone came: parents, faculty, children. Webuilt, hammered out corners, took all the rough bark off. Eventhe materials for our building area—the tree cookies, logs andblocks—were sawed that day either by parents or students. Weworked all weekend, actually.”WT parents John and Lee Bares, both engineers, supervisedthe effort, and the playground debuted this fall. “The Bares’leadership and expertise were invaluable,” states Rogers. “Theygave an enormous amount of time, before and after theweekend. Everything was analyzed, designed, and builtwith the safety of the children, and how they woulduse the playground, in mind.”Safety First, Fun Follows“Safety was at the core of everything we considered andimplemented,” affirms Lee Bares. “We utilized currentplayground safety standards and recommendations principallyfrom the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and alsothe National Program for Playground Safety and the ArborDay Foundation.” She adds, “The hours we personally spentare uncounted and will forever remain a joy to us. One of thegreatest parts of this project was the two days when [everyone]came together for the massive installation effort…where peopleshowed up and did whatever was needed or asked and keptcoming back for more. We are left wishing there could be moreto do; it has been that much fun!”“In some ways, I think [the playground] will always be awork in progress,” muses Rogers, revealing that a playhousemade from tree trunks and parts, designed by Lee Bares, willbe constructed this spring.Research suggests myriad benefits to children exposedto natural environments, including better concentration andself-discipline; more advanced motor fitness and improvedcognitive development; greater imaginative and creative play;and the fostering of language and collaborative skills. But as faras students are concerned, the biggest benefit is quite simple:“No matter what we do out there, we’re having fun,” says thirdgrader Lexi Thompson.w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g9

The Magic ofMonarchsEach fall, millions of monarch butterflies migratethousands of miles to Mexico for the winter—some bearing tags applied right here at WT. “Weare doing real science that can make a difference to thelong-term survival of a species,” says Kelly Vignale, CityCampus Lower School science and technology teacher.“Thanks to tagging, in 1975 it was first discovered thatmonarchs migrate fromas far north as Canadato Michoacan, Mexico,”explains Vignale, addingthat she and HeatherCapezzuti, North HillsCampus science teacher, haveworked with WT third gradersto tag hundreds of butterfliesover the past three years. “Thetagging helps us to keep track ofbutterfly populations in the wild.Although monarchs are doing wellright now, they are very vulnerabledue to their picky eating habits ascaterpillars and the small space they occupy in Mexicoduring the winter.”Science Takes WingStudents are involved from start to finish, continuesVignale, “raising monarchs from eggs that arrive by mail,then feeding the larvae, or caterpillars, fresh milkweed fromour butterfly garden. They clean their homes for about twoweeks, then watch the chrysalis until the adult butterflieshatch, or eclose.”Next, they’re put into a large net for observation,carefully tagged (“by putting the tag on a toothpick androlling it onto the butterfly’s wing on the dorsal scale”), andreleased into the butterfly garden, where they begin theirhistoric migration southward.Tagging and TrackingNot only do the students care for the butterflies and assistin their release, they also record real, solid data that’s loggedErica Sweeney ’18, Isel Pollock ’18, and JonathanRoman ’18 release a tagged monarch butterfly.on to the database of Monarch Watch,an organization dedicated to the studyof monarch butterflies. “We record thenumber on the tag, the date released,whether it’s male or female, and if it’swild caught or reared in captivity,” explainsVignale. “If one of our butterflies is found andreported, they will send us a certificate. We haven’t had onereported yet, but (one day) I hope one is. I would shout it fromthe rooftops!”Meaning and MagicThough it’s mainly third graders who are involved, students inother grades delight in the butterflies, too.“This is the first year I have found monarch eggs with mystudents in the garden at WT,” says Vignale. “We found nine oneday and gave them to the Kindergarteners to care for. And whenthe first graders practiced microscopes, we used some of thecaterpillars for observation.”For teachers and students alike, it’s a project filled withmeaning and magic.Says Vignale, “To see the students’ excitement is exhilaratingfor me. Sometimes they don’t want to let their butterflies go!”For more information on monarch butterflies andtheir migration, including tagging and tracking, visit www.monarchwatch.org and www.learner.org/jnorth.10 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

cover storyLed by Middle School science teacher Tracy Valenty andLower School science and technology teacher KellyVignale, students got up-close and personal with sundryhairy-legged insects and arachnids thanks to Bugscope, aneducational outreach program of the Beckman Institute’sImaging Technology Group.WT third, fifth, and sixth graders, immersed in one scienceunit on insects and another on microscopes, collected a widevariety of bugs and shipped them to the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign; during a series of “virtual field trips” to theuniversity, WT students were able to examine their specimensthrough an environmental electron scanning microscope atthe university.Students gathered in computer labs and used remote accessto link directly to the powerful microscope. In real time, studentswere able to “drive” the microscope, choosing from an array oftheir own specimens, and magnify objects as much as 200,000times their normal size. They were also able to ask questions ofa number of scientific experts at the university, who were alsologged on to dialog with the students.“The students were very excited about this project,”commented Valenty. “Engaging them in the Bugscope programwill help build their appreciation for the world of insects andfor scientific research in general. We have been talking aboutA Bug’sEye Viewcareers in science, and this exposure just broadens their senseof the scope of opportunities out there.”Winchester Thurston students’ experience with Bugscopewas featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Tuesday,November 4, 2008, in an article entitled, “Sixth-Graders Get toLook into Eye of What Bugs Them.”Insect specimen magnified 20,000 times.Teacher Kelly Vignale coaches Connor Colombo ’16, Max Zissu ’15, and others on “driving” the microscope.w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g11

12 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8Students (left to right) Ari Schuman ’11,Stern Herd ’09, and Hadley Armstrong ’09have taken part in the PPT collaboration,which is spearheaded by teachersBarbara and John Holmes.

cover storyTECHNICAL THEATERTAKES TOP BILLING!Winchester Thurston’s Technical Theater programtakes top billing this year, thanks to an innovativepartnership with Pittsburgh Public Theater (PPT). Thecollaboration—the first of its kind for both WT and PPT, madepossible by a generous grant from an anonymous benefactor—significantly expands the reach of City as Our Campus by takingstudents behind the scenes of professional theater production.From Concept to Closing Night“Pittsburgh Public Theater is one of the best and oldest theatersin Pittsburgh,” says Barbara Holmes, Upper School performingarts and English language arts teacher. “It’s extraordinary forus to be able to have a partnership with an institution like PPT.Most partnerships involving schools and theaters are limited toobserving shows, but we wanted to go a step further and enableour students to tap into what really goes on there.”Through visits to PPT’s costume and scene shops; monitoringdress and technical rehearsals; studying stage combat, stagemanagement, and set design; and partaking in a range of seminars,workshops, and consultations at PPT and WT, students are gainingan in-depth look at the creation of professional theater fromconcept to closing night, with technical theater always the star.“The students get to see who’s making the artistic decisions,who’s collaborating on those decisions, who has a voice in everyaspect of the production,” says Rob Zellers, PPT’s Director ofEducation and Outreach.Says senior Hadley Armstrong, stage manager of WT’s majorproductions, “I love that I get to see the work I do with WinchesterThurston on a professional level and on a much larger scale. Theirstage manager’s work really inspired me—especially as I amthinking about colleges and majors—to consider doing professionaltheater for a living.”Season DebutThe partnership debuted in September with a workshop at WT.“Rob Zellers brought various staff here—the stage manager,resident props person, a producer, electrician, sound designer, andsound engineer,” says Barbara Holmes. “They talked about whatwe wanted to do, and described their roles in the theater.”“The woman who does props brought in props,” continuesJohn Holmes, WT’s Technical Theater Director, “and the lightingguy came in with a lighting plot. The kids were amazed.”“That’s another key aspect,” adds Barbara Holmes. “We’relimited in our facility and our equipment and what we have here,but when they go to the Pittsburgh Public Theater, they can see thestate-of-the-art equipment and how it’s used. When they’re hanginglights, they’re hanging 300-plus lights, and it’s all computerized.”In contrast, says John Holmes, “Here we have 40 lights, andstudents think that’s a challenge!”Disparate DisciplinesEncompassing all aspects of production, technical theater carefullysynthesizes a large and seemingly disparate variety of disciplines,skills, and interests, from art and history to sound design andvintage clothing.“Anyone working in technical theater needs to know how toresearch, because to find or make props, to design the set in thetime period, you have to read the history of that time period,”explains John Holmes. “What were the economics? How werepeople dressing? PPT will help us understand how to betterresearch these things.”“Projects like this—taking a real theatrical production,going behind the scenes, being at the actress’ ready—are greatlyvaluable to students at WT,” says Ari Schuman ’11. “I got to gobehind the scenes of a real one-woman show, and I was quiteliterally the only high school student there. This helped to showme how WT performing arts can integrate new techniques intoour rehearsals.”Spotlight on the FutureNot only do students glean practical information from theexperience, they, and the faculty, now have ongoing access to PPT’sprofessional expertise.“If we have a concept and need help researching or figuringout how to realize it, how to achieve realistic costumes or a set,we can go to them,” says John Holmes. “We can say, this is whatwe’re trying to do, but we’re stuck, and they’ll say, well, why don’tyou try this, we’ve done this in the past and it’s worked.”In the future, the focus may expand to include writing, directingand acting. Encore partnerships depend on additional funding. Butfor now, technical theater proudly occupies center stage.“For six years we’ve been putting more focus on the techprogram, and we’ve built up a little core group of students, but wewant to expand the group further,” says Barbara Holmes.“We’re also striving to show how critical technical theater isto production,” adds John Holmes. “People don’t realize that techis just as important as the actors.”Concludes Hadley, “We already have such a great dramaprogram here, and it would be fantastic for more and more studentsto join our theater’s already dedicated team of passionate studentsand faculty.”w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g13

cover storyBeloved King’sReign Remembered14 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

Rebecca King recently reflected on her 22-year career at Winchester Thurston School.An integral and influential member of the WT community, King spent 11 years asKindergarten teacher and another 11 as Director of Admission. This year she retired,but her influence continues to be felt at WT.A new adventureOn a summer evening in 1986, Rebecca King sat on the stoop ofher new apartment in Bloomfield and contemplated her nextbig adventure: teaching Kindergarten atWT. “I feel like it was only yesterday,”she remembers. “The sun was goingdown, and I was...looking at the list ofmy students’ names, thinking, ‘who arethese little people? What am I going todo for them?’”After 15 years at the Amherst DaySchool, first as teacher, then as director,King had decided to pull up stakes. Afriend—whom she would eventuallymarry—talked her into sending resumesto schools in Pittsburgh, and severalmonths later, here she was. “I was impressed that WT putits trust in me and in my educational expertise and instincts.That engaged me in such a way that I knew I could serve anew population, a new school, a new community.”“At Winchester I was permitted to create what I thoughtwas best,” she says. “I was able to try out what I thought wasmost appropriate practice in education. That seed is sownthrough WT’s culture, and teachers are really given thechance to put themselves into this culture. There’s a pieceof your soul in each classroom.”The Petri Dish of KindergartenKing quickly became known in the WT community as agifted educator, and her students today still point to heras an important influence. “She taught us about peace andjustice and conflict resolution,” says Rasika Teredesai ’00. “Iknow that this was part of the root of my own passionateinterest in peace and justice, which is why I’ve chosen togo into law. When I was in the eighth grade she spoke tous about the civil rights movement and similar work thatshe had been involved with. Later, she gave me a book withquotes about the importance of freedom, which I still useas inspiration.”Elspeth Powell ’08 comments, “The encouraging andloving spirit in a teacher like Miss King makes kids want tocome to school. Even when she was not my teacher she wasstill interested in my well-being.”King reflects, “I took the role of being a teacher asa responsibility for the development of the whole child:emotional, social, physical, academic, intellectual and, tosome extent, spiritual. It isn’t just teaching a child to read;it’s teaching him or her how to be a human being.“We had a peace table in our room with a huge posterof Gandhi looming over it, and children would go there towrite, draw, or talk about a tussle they were having, andit was amazing how they would use that often and withindependence. You give them thetools and the space to take action.They can figure it out, and they wantto figure it out. Little children havebig thoughts, and they like to talkabout them!”Through it all, King—the 1994recipient of the Jane L. ScarboroughAward for Excellence in Teaching,Winchester Thurston’s highestteaching honor—tried to make everyday extraordinary.“We had a lot of fun. We weregoofy. We sang ‘Mellow Yellow’ and Beatles songs, and I’dplay guitar and piano.” King smiles at the memories, thenchuckles, “Kindergarten is like a petri dish of the entire humanexperience. That’s what we step into every day!”“All Kids Deserve This”In 1997 King decided to leave the classroom and step intothe role of Director of Admission at WT.“I believed in the school so much because of my experienceas a teacher,” King says. She points to specific initiatives, suchas the Responsive Classroom, the Academic Enrichmentand Challenge program, and the Transitional Classroom asimportant ways of individualizing each student’s learning,building on strengths, and addressing challenges. “[This] is,I believe, the way a school should operate. “I wish it couldbe the public model,” she says earnestly. “I think all kidsdeserve this.”Another ChapterTwo years ago, King announced that she would phase outof her position at WT and eventually retire. King had cometo realize that “life was hurtling by,” and she wanted to slowdown. “I’d like to see where else I might be needed…perhapsworking with a vulnerable population—inner city kids,the frail elderly. There’s an equivalent way of being withyoung folks and old folks; I’m enthralled with sitting in aKindergarten class, and I love playing bingo with the oldfolks, too.”“It’s been a great 22 years,” she says, thoughtfully. “I’mmost proud that through WT’s faith and trust in me, I grewin confidence personally and professionally. I tried to bringto children what I know to be important and true in life, andhopefully it made a difference to them.”w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g15

Leadership PersonifiedGeneral Joseph P. Franklin and Constance Smith Franklin ’51 Inspire Next Great GenerationDuty, perseverance, character,compassion: These aren’t justwords, they are ways of life forGeneral Joseph P. Franklin and his wifeConstance Smith Franklin ’51. Theircredo was forged at West Point and finetunedon assignments around the world.school newswt today(Left to right) General Joseph P. Franklin, Constance Smith Franklin ’51, Gary J. Niels,Stern Herd ’09, Scarlett Austin ’09, Micah Monah ’13, and Callee Bradley ’13.Recently, WT students were enthralledby their inspiring example.From battlefield to boardroom,retired General Franklin is widely hailedas a leader’s leader, and Mrs. Franklin,keeps pace as a respected leader in herown right. In assemblies of Upper andMiddle School students on September 10,General Franklin, a former Commandantof Cadets at West Point, and author ofBuilding Leaders the West Point Way,discussed key leadership principles,saying, “Discipline is a form of control.Before you can discipline anyone—thatis, lead them—you’re going to have totake care of the most unruly subordinatethat you’ll ever have: yourself.”That message struck home withJimyse Brown ’10. “He talked aboutthe concept of looking at yourself inthe mirror, of self-reflection—and I waslooking at myself as being a leader ofthe school, and thinking, have I done myduty? Have I served my people the waythat they want to be served? How canI improve not only as a leader, but as aperson?”“I thought it wouldbe great to start off theyear thinking about thetopic of leadership withthe students,” says Gary J.Niels, Head of School. “TheFranklins asserted that allWT Middle and UpperSchool students are amongthe next great generationof leaders, and challengedthem to embrace therole—and the privilege—ofserving others.Even as students,both Franklins displayedleadership that continuesto this day. One of Mrs.Franklin’s first challengeswas gaining admission to WT for herjunior year. “After poor preparation frommy local high school, I was challenged bythe headmistress, Mary F. Philput, andrequired to attend summer school andtutoring. I accepted this challenge andultimately gained entrance to WT and,later, to Vassar College. I was very pleasedthat I had proven the headmistress rightin taking that risk.”Mrs. Franklin graduated from Vassar,while General Franklin graduated fromWest Point, then from MIT with master’sdegrees in civil and nuclear engineering,enabling him to oversee the Army’sdesign of the world’s first floating nuclearpower plant. Following that, he directedthe dismantling of a portable nuclearpower plant on the Greenland icecap. InCambodia and Vietnam, General Franklinled a battalion of combat engineers.He later served as Army Staff GroupExecutive for the Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff. In 1979, General Franklinbecame Commandant of Cadets at WestPoint, and in 1983, he was appointedChief of the Joint U.S. Military Assistanceand Advisory Group in Spain to assistthat country’s transition from dictatorshipto democracy.“The only sure way to fail is togive up. I’d bet my life on it, andI have—a number of times.”—General FranklinAs General Franklin rose in rank,Mrs. Franklin’s responsibilities grew.“I took on the responsibility ofhelping young officers and their familiesadjust to military life, sometimes in aforeign country. At West Point, I coachedthe first women’s tennis team, which gaveme a special relationship that I used toadvise the first women to attend WestPoint. Then in Spain, our life as leaders inboth the military and diplomatic servicerequired an active commitment that putme right in the center of the relationshipwe were building with Spain as thatcountry became a new member of NATO,”says Mrs. Franklin.During their visit to WT, theFranklins openly discussed a wide range oftopics, including the Iraq War, democracyand their nearly 12 years in Spain, worldhistory, weapons of mass destruction, andGeneral Franklin’s post-military career.“General Franklin made me want todo more in the leadership aspect of everything,”says sixth grader Mia Rosenfeld.“It seems like if he can do something thisbig…then maybe I can, too.”16 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

wt todayCLASS OF 2008Sunday, June 8, 2008, marked the121st Commencement exercises private Commencement music coordinator, 2008 was the 2007at Winchester Thurston School recipient of the Jane L. Scarboroughas 44 members of the Class of2008“…thereprocessed forthisto receivenothingtheirleft to do that can’t be done.”Award. Letting his instrument do thetalking, he began with a moving guitardiplomas before proud parents, faculty, solo, then went on to speak about life’strustees, friends, Sunday, June and 8, Upper 2008, marked School the journey, 121st Commencementevoking the lyrics of Senior myriad Class Vice President Kassandra Humbersonunderclassmen. exercises at Winchester Thurston singers School and songwriters as the 44 including introduced Bob the graduation speaker, John Maione. Maione,Senior members Class of President the Class of Alec 2008 processed Dylan, John forth Lennon, to receive and Paul performing McCartney. arts teacher and private music coordinator,Silberblatt their welcomed diplomas guests before with proud a parents, Accompanied faculty, by trustees, the orchestra, was the Maione 2007 recipient of the Jane L. Scarboroughwitty and friends, exuberant and Upper cheer, School “When underclassmen.I concluded with another Award. fitting Letting song his instrument do the talking, he begansay Dub, you say Senior T—Dub-T, Class President Dub-T!” Alec he Silberblatt composed, welcomed having been with inspired a moving by guitar solo, then went on to speak aboutStudent speaker guests Hillary with a Ramsey witty and likened exuberant words cheer, written “When to him I say long life’s ago on journey, a 21st evoking the lyrics of myriad songwriters,her class’s educationalDub, you sayjourneyT—Dub-T,at WTDub-T!”to birthday Student speaker card: “Godspeed Hillary including and peace Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney.a marriage and concluded, “We are WTRamsey likened her class’s educationalwhen dayjourneyis done.”at WT Accompanied by the orchestra, Maione concluded withgraduates, ‘til death do us part.” Studentto a marriage and concluded, “We are WT graduates, ’til another fitting song he composed, having been inspiredspeaker Eric Schuman offered thisdeath do us part.” Student speaker Eric Schuman offered by words written to him long ago on a 21st birthday card:advice: “Grab the future by the collar,and force itthisto obeyadvice:you.”“Grab the future by the collar, and force it to “Godspeed and peace when day is done.”Senior obey Class you.” Vice PresidentKassandra Humberson introducedthe graduation speaker, John Maione.Maione, performing arts teacher andw w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g17

wt todayNine Seniors Inducted intoCum Laude SocietyIn January 2008 Winchester Thurston School inducted ninemembers of the Class of 2008 into the Cum Laude Society, anorganization dedicated to recognizing academic achievement insecondary schools. Founded in 1906, Cum Laude was modeledafter Phi Beta Kappa and has grown to 350 chapters, most ofwhich are located in independent schools.The nine outstanding members of the class of 2008 selectedfor induction were:Jon-Paul BerexaSamuel WyattPeter CurtisAlexandra Dixon-ErnstYin Yin OuEmily PantaloneIda PosnerAmelia PossanzaSophia Ward-VetranoDr. David Seward, Director of College Counseling, commentsthat, “Induction is a very selective award limited to the top 20%of a given class, and is a purely academic honor.”The students selected Dr. Michael Naragon, Chair of WT’sHistory Department, to speak at their induction. Dr. Naragondelivered a moving, eloquent tribute to the Upper Schoolstudents. He noted that each of the nine inductees embody character,honor, and integrity in his or her own unique way, and that“these commonalities transform [the] moment, elevating it froma celebration of what these young men and women have done toone in which we can begin to imagine the types of leaders thesesame young men and women will be.” Naragon urged studentsto look to history as one guide on the path toward a “world inwhich we expect those who lead communities, corporations, andcountries to be revered for their honesty and sagacity as well astheir intellect,” and to learn from history as they go out into theworld to make their own.18 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / 2W0i0n8te r 2 0 0 8

Students Honored on Class Day 2008Louis CaplanHuman Relations AwardHermine HarrisonMimi Burke Book PrizeScarlett AustinWilliams CollegeAlumni Book PrizeKatharine VidtWinchester Thurston Award forIndependent ThinkingKatharine VidtZelda Wilmurt Drama PrizeJulia FieldsWadhwa CommunityService AwardMireille NgokionStudent DiversityLeadership RecognitionChristopher BangsAshley JonesRosaleen MahorterKhalipha MisawaMireille NgokionKatharine VidtFemale Athleteof the Year AwardScarlett AustinMale Athleteof the Year AwardNikolay KaragyozovCassie Richards Athleteof the Year AwardBenjamin CharleyHaley Surti AwardBenjamin CharleyPatricia SchuergerMathematics AwardSamuel WyattVirginia Ann SheppardHistory PrizeEmily PantaloneThe Pursuit of ScienceRyan KalanishWestinghouse Science HonorsInstitute RecognitionScarlett AustinAshwin ChandraRyan KalanishKevin NguyenAndrew PerskyJulianna SchroegerCollege Choices for the Class of 2008Students Honored with Winchester Thurston Awards 2008Build A BridgeCompetition RecognitionJulianna SchroegerDance AwardKassandra HumbersonDrama AwardAlec SilberblattTechnical Theater AwardAmelia PossanzaPerforming Arts Service AwardSamuel WyattLouis Armstrong Jazz AwardBennett WashburnMichael McCarthyJoe Negri Guitar Ensemble AwardSophia Ward-VetranoNational School Orchestra AwardYin Yin OuMichael McCarthyNational School Choral AwardJeremy ErnstoffSenior English AwardAmelia PossanzaPlaid RecognitionHermine HarrisonSophia Ward-VetranoThistledown RecognitionGabrielle DeMarchiVisual Arts Achievement AwardMorgan GilbreathExcellence in Spanish AwardHadley ArmstrongMorgan GilbreathExcellence in Latin AwardLaura ShortExcellence in French AwardEmily PantaloneYin Yin OuGenevieve YagodkinForeign Language AwardBarbara JohnsonStudents Honored at Commencement 2008Mary A. Campbell AwardAmelia PossanzaMary A. Graham Mitchell AwardYin Yin OuAlice M. Thurston AwardMichael McCarthyRuth S. Gamsby AwardEmily PantaloneNina Wadhwa Student Council AwardMichael McCarthyEmily E. Dorrance AwardEliza Hens-GrecoLucy Ainsman Miami University (Ohio)Anna Albrecht Oberlin CollegeRobert AllanNorth Carolina School of the ArtsMatthew Arffa Oberlin CollegeJon-Paul Berexa Carnegie Mellon UniversitySamuel Wyatt Carnegie Mellon UniversityRyan BoppUniversity of Pittsburgh at JohnstownHelen CestraJohn Carroll UniversityBenjamin Charley Marietta CollegeElisabeth Clauss Allegheny CollegeTaylor CroftStetson UniversityPeter CurtisHarvard UniversityIan Davidson Rochester Institute of TechnologyPhallon DePante Hiram CollegeAlexandra Dixon-Ernst Carnegie Mellon UniversityDaniel EllerCase Western Reserve UniversityJeremy Ernstoff University of HartfordJulia FieldsVassar CollegeMatthew Froehlke St. Vincent CollegeSarah GalosBoston UniversityHermine Harrison University of Heidelberg (Germany)Eliza Hens-Greco Earlham CollegeKassandra HumbersonNikolay KaragyozovAlexis LambrouSam LoevnerMichael McCarthyYin Yin OuEmily PantaloneKristopher PepperIda PosnerAmelia PossanzaElspeth PowellHillary RamseyAlexander RogersAdam SaadEric SchumanAlec SilberblattReid SnyderAndrew ThurmanOgochukwu UmehAlexa VitalieSophia Ward-VetranoBennett WashburnOhio UniversityRoanoke CollegeRochester Institute of TechnologyThe College of WoosterCase Western Reserve UniversityStanford UniversityTufts UniversityPhiladelphia UniversityPrinceton UniversitySwarthmore CollegeNew York University, Tisch SchoolUniversity of PittsburghHiram CollegeThe College of WoosterVassar CollegeUniverity of CincinnatiRollins CollegeSarah Lawrence CollegeKent State UniversityUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of RochesterUniversity of Rochesterw w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g19

Poland: A Powerful Journey into the PastLast summer, Upper School Englishteacher Jill Kazmierczak, Libraryclerical assistant Susan Ernstoff,sophomores Jacob Rayzberg, ZacharyErnstoff, and Isaac Rudich, and juniorRachel Dougherty traveled to Polandunder the auspices of the Agency forJewish Learning (AJL). Along with otherschool newswt todaystudents and educators from variousPittsburgh area schools, and led byDr Zipora Gur of the AJL, they tooka powerful journey into the past withHolocaust survivors Michael Kaftori andManny Kolski. They shared some of theirimpressions and reflections.Isaac: Sobibor was hard, because itwas so nice I wasn’t expecting anything,and then you walk out into a clearing andthere was a huge pile of ashes.Zachary: I never saw so muchbarbed wire. They came in cattle carslike cattle, they were herded like cattle,they were treated like cattle. The cattlecars are still there, and…you don’t knowthey’re there until you walk around thecorner and it hurts you. You turn thecorner and they’re there.Rachel: And to be able to go andtouch something, or walk the paththat everyone took, or to stand in aboxcar…even when we put all 40 of us inone boxcar at one time, it didn’t even feelthat full, and you think, how many morepeople could you have stuffed in here?Jacob: Who should go on a trip likethis? The answer is, everyone, becausethe Holocaust wasn’t just concerningJews, it concerned gypsies, it concernedhomosexuals, it concerned cripples, tonsof other races, ways of life and religions.Kazmierczak:During each mainphase of the trip, theWarsaw ghetto, Sobibor,Majdanek, Wodz, andAuschwitz-Berkinau,the group paused for amemorial service. Wesang songs, recited poemsand prayers, and said theKaddish. At the end ofthe last memorial service,Manny raised his hands,offering a blessing to thegroup, telling us to bestrong and have courage.Having this blessing extended byBeing Good SportsThrough a collaboration withProjectEDUCATE’s athleticsequipment drive entitled,“Being Good Sports,” WT MiddleSchool students collected sportinggoods and donations throughout thefall for children of Zambia, whereathletics programs are virtuallynon-existent due to limited access toequipment and supplies. “This driveis a great opportunity for WT to getinvolved in the global community,”says eighth grader Miller Schulman.“We are really fortunate to haveall the facilities we do, and it’s ourresponsibility to help schools that areless fortunate than ours.”The drive concluded in December,and students look forward to turningsomeone who has been so courageoushimself, I feel doubly blessed.Mound of Ashesby Zachary Ernstoff+1 more to the six million Jewsmy brotherI was scared and sadMy brotherWould have been in the gas chambersHe wouldn’t understandWhyHitler was doing what he was doingHe would’ve closed himselfOffFrom the world and the experienceI was frightened to see thePile of ashesBecause he would’ve been in itI would change places withMy brotherIt’s not fair that he wouldDieBecause of Asperger’sLaura Jean Searles '15 and Miller Schulman '13.over dozens of helmets, gloves, sticks,bats, balls, and other sporting goods toProjectEDUCATE.20 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

Tents Raise Hope for Darfurwt todaystudents really do‘think also of the comfort“Ourand the rights of others,’”says WT senior Mireille Ngokion, “evenif [the‘others’] are across the globe.”Her classmate, Katharine Vidt,agrees. “Human rights not only matter,they are our responsibility to protect,”she adds, explaining the impetus for theTent Event hosted by WT’s AmnestyInternational group.The Tent Event, which took placeat WT on October 18 and 19 and helpedlaunch Pittsburgh’s participation inthe national Tents of Hope campaign,supported relief efforts toward endingthe five-year genocide in Darfur.Spearheaded by group leadersMireille and Katharine, the Tent Eventsleepover drew nearly 90 students.Raising awareness, as well as funds,the evening featured a walk-a-thon,basketball tournament, games, and aletter-writing campaign.“The highlight of the event was themovie we showed, The Devil Came onHorseback, which follows the story of aformer American military officer whowent to Darfur as an unarmed militaryobserver and came back with evidenceof the genocide,” says Katharine. “Wereally wanted to show this film becauseit involves such graphic, vivid, horrifyingimagery—you see real people, up closeand in your face, suffering and askingfor help.”Andrew Glick ’09, a member of WTAmnesty International, says, “Everyonewas just shocked by what they saw;it helped a lot of us learn what ishappening there”Following the film, members ofAmnesty International led a groupdiscussion so that students could betterunderstand and process the movie’smessage. “We wanted to give studentsa chance to express themselves, to sharetheir feelings and reactions,” explainsKatharine, “not just hit them withterrifying information, then ask them tokeep it inside.”At the heart of the nationalcampaign are actual tents, decorated byAmnesty groups nationwide to representthe tragedy of Darfur and its refugees.“Our group’s tent design wascarefully planned, mixing symbols fromhome with symbols from Africa,” saysKatharine. “One side features threerivers and the Pittsburgh skyline, whileanother panel features a scene ofAfrican savanna. The design allowedus to express ourselves as a community,as well as reach out to those who willeventually use the tent for shelter.”On October 28, members of WTAmnesty International pitched theirtent at Pittsburgh’s City-Countybuilding at the invitation of CityCouncil, which recognized their effortsand those of other local Tents of Hopeactivists. The students, along withDr. Michael Naragon, Upper Schoolsocial studies teacher, DepartmentChair, and Advisor to the WT AmnestyInternational group, and Upper SchoolDean of Students Dan Sadowski, alsoanswered questions about the projectand collected signatures for the nationalMillion Voices for Darfur campaign.“We hit the pavement, asking peopleto please sign postcards,” says Mireille.“The eight of us managed to get 330signatures.”The WT effort didn’t end there,however. On November 9, Mireilleand others erected the tent on theNational Mall in Washington, D. C.,at the national Tents of Hope gathering.Afterward, WT’s tent joinedothers being sent to Darfur to helpshelter refugees.Sadowski says, “As Dean ofStudents, I am able to witness the driveand commitment of students who trulywant to give what they can to help aworld very much in need.”Katharine concludes, “We have aduty to give back. It would be easy tojust live our lives in perpetual luxurywithout ever contemplating the worldoutside our little bubble of WT. Butit’s important that we take the time torecognize that others in the world aresuffering. Awareness, aid, and acknowledgementare the least we can do.”For more information on Darfurand how to help, please visit www.pittsburghdarfur.org.w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g21

wt todayschoolnewsStudent Art Shinesin Gallery ShowWatercolor collage by Katherine Ann Rishel ’21.Collage byRachel Woods ’10.Basswood carving by Earl Hord ’11.Drawing byPhoebe Thompson ’16.The first-ever WT art show ofstudent work spanning Pre-Kindergarten through grade12 featured the creations of nearly 50artists this fall in the WT Art Gallery.Art Gallery curator Lisa Allswedeexplains, “We wanted a show thatreally reflects the diverse and dynamicartistic talents of our students across allcampuses and divisions.”Each visual arts teacher at WT’sCity and North Hills Campuses chosepieces for the all-inclusive show thatrepresent the broad spectrum of workthey do with each grade level. Together,they form a colorful, tactile mosaicof watercolor and acrylic paintings,pen and ink sketches, collages, fabricarts, prints, photographs, bas reliefs,ceramics, metal works, jewelry, andwood carvings.With a dedicated gallery space andcurator, WT now has the resources topresent such a show. Allswede adds,“We’re lucky to have an art gallery; thisspace makes us unique among manyschools in this area that don’t have agallery, let alone a curator.”Student artists and their familieswere on hand to celebrate the show atits closing on November 21, 2008.22 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

Immersed in Underwater LearningClassrooms can exist anywhere,even underwater, as 11 MiddleSchool students discovered lastsummer in Belize.From July 25 through August 2,2008, the students—along with MiddleSchool science teacher Peter Frischmannand Middle School math teacher HeatherCrowley—immersed themselves inmarine life amidst the world’s secondlongest barrier reef.Most of the trip was spent onAmbergris Caye, an island off the coastof Belize. Before each snorkel trip, expeditionleader Dr. Ken Mattes, a marinebiologist, briefed the group, and didn’tstop teaching once they were at sea.Eighth grader Connor Uretsky observes,“When you go snorkeling, you learn witheach new creature you encounter, eachnew site you explore.”wt todayWhile snorkeling in mangroves, reefchannels, back reef, and deep as well asshallow water, the group saw myriad seacreatures. “I really enjoyed seeing thesquids,” says eighth grader Julia Netzer,explaining how the group learned to makea circle to observe them, gradually movingin closer and closer. “They were in themiddle and they got scared and startedchanging color. It was really cool!”The trip complements oceanographyand marine biology units the students studyin eighth grade science, but the benefits gofar beyond school walls. For many students,the trip was not just a chance to learn aboutmarine life and another culture, it was achance to stretch their boundaries, andlearn about themselves. “It was terrifying,”said eighth grader Olivia Price, of nightdiving. “(Julia and I) held hands the wholetime!” But she emerged from the waterfeeling, she says, “really accomplished.”Ultimately, says Crowley, “this typeof experience teaches students that theworld is a classroom and that learning is alifelong experience.”Cooking over an open fre, loom weaving, building an outdoor shelter, riding the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon, playing pioneergames. On October 30, Winchester Thurston City and North Hills Campus third graders kicked off their study of the cultures, history,and geography of America during the 18th- and 19th-century westward exploration and migration with a day-long event that has been aWinchester Thurston tradition since 1996.w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g23

WT Runner Makes StateChampionshipschoolnewswt todayFor only the second time inWinchester Thurston history arunner qualified for the PennsylvaniaInterscholastic Athletic Association(PIAA) State Championship.the team generally training in and aroundnearby Schenley Park. When asked what helikes best about the sport, Adam points toseveral factors.“It’s hard to enjoy the actual running,but I do nevertheless find some enjoymentin doing cross country. It is fun to bewith friends and my coach, because weSophomore Adam Eller, who qualifiedfor states by finishing 31st in theClass AA boys’ bracket, competed in thechampionship in Hershey, Pennsylvania,on November 1, 2008, finishing in 188thplace out of a field of nearly 300.“It was a very exciting experienceto be part of the state meet,” saysAdam. “I had never seen so manypeople running at one time. It was agreat learning experience for the future,because it is obviously very difficult torun for the first time as a sophomore ina state race.”Adam started running in sixthgrade for Winchester Thurston, withreally have a blast. I also enjoy the feelingpersonal achievement every time I reachmy goals. Running is also a good way toclear my head of stress and take my mindoff of school.”An avid athlete, Adam is also amember of the WT Boys’ Basketball team.Golfer Makes StateChampionship“I started playing golf with my dad whenI was six. Back then it was just fun toride in the cart and spend time withhim,” says WT junior Miranda Santucci.What started as a fun way to spend timewith her father has turned into a highlysuccessful athletic journey.While Miranda has represented WTat the WPIALs (Western PennsylvaniaInterscholastic Athletic League) for threeyears in a row, she is the first golfer inschool history to earn a spot in the statechampionship.In early October, Miranda tookseventh place in the WPIAL GirlsIndividual Championship. The top 12players, including Miranda, advanced tothe PIAA Western Regional match, heldon October 15, 2008. Having come insixth place with a score of 80, she qualifiedfor states and advanced to the PIAAChampionship, held on October 21 and 22in York, Pennsylvania, where she finished18th in the state, shooting a two-roundtotal of 165.Miranda began playing competitivegolf at the age of 13 and has improvedwith every passing year. She currentlyplays in the tri-state PGA tournaments; inthe Western Pennsylvania Women’s GolfAssociation Junior events and in interclubmatches on her country club’s team.When asked what she thinks aboutwhile playing, she says, “There are dozensof things to consider and analyze beforeeach and every shot, like course conditions,ball lie, wind direction and speed,etc., but once I visualize my options, andthen commit to the type of shot I wantto hit, I select a club and execute with aclear mind.”24 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

Middle School SoccerTeam AchievesUnprecedented SuccessThe Middle School Soccer team provedthat they are a force to be reckoned with,finishing the season with a record of 14-2-2, and an undefeated B team coming inwith a 6-0-2 record.The teams have experienced anunprecedented, successful season andhave a bright outlook for the future. HeadCoach Jeff Cronauer comments, “[Theathletes] have developed a sense of trustin each other’s ability that allows themto play with a sense that they control thetempo of every game they’re in.”With a large turnout for this year’ssquad, 35 in total, the team expects bigthings for the future, while the UpperSchool should ready itself to welcomesome great freshman soccer playersnext year.Tennis Player RankedNationallySophomore Daniel “D.J.” Goldblum hasbeen playing tennis since the age ofseven, having been inspired by his uncle,Aaron Krickstein, who was once rankedas a Top Ten Player in the world.Having come in second place inthe WPIAL tournament last year, D.J.currently plays in both sectional andnational tournaments, competing in themiddle states section, which covers afour-state region. Over the summer hequalified for the middle states “zone”team, which takes the top players frommiddle states to compete against othersectional teams from across the country.D.J. is ranked highly in the section andranked in the top 250 nationally.D.J. would love to play at the collegelevel, and recruiting services have alreadyranked him as a four-star recruit.Emily Dressen ’10 competes on winningGirls Varsity Tennis team.Varsity Tennis TeamMakes PlayoffsWT celebrates the Girls Varsity Tennisteam, which, for the first time sincejoining the WPIAL in 2001, made itto the second round of playoffs with arecord of 8-3 for the season. Under coachJane Famili’s leadership, the team hasgrown from eight players four years agoto 16 this year.Director of Athletics Kevin Millersays, “This is the most excitement andsuccess we have seen in our tennisprogram since I became the Director ofAthletics in 2003. The team has beenworking very hard over the past few yearsto get where they are today.”Coach Famili works for PittsburghCitiparks and was a strong contributorto the first annual Bob O’Connor TennisTournament in 2007. As an activemember of the larger tennis circuit ofPittsburgh, Famili is able to offer her WTteam opportunities to play and competein the off season, which has proved tobe extremely beneficial in building astronger team.w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g25

Inspired Teaching at WT…Real World Classroomsfaculty highlightswt todayHow does a school preparestudents for the unscriptedrealities of the 21st century?The most powerful way is forteachers to engage studentsin the world’s problems now,which requires agility, flexibility,responsiveness, and adose of inspiration.This fall, Maurice Bajcz saw inthe unfolding global economiccrisis an opportunity for hisAdvanced Placement (AP)economics students. He decided to flip thecourse sequence, focusing first on macroeconomics,so the class could use the subprimemortgage crisis, stock market volatility, andthe recession in their study of key aspects ofthe economy, such as GDP, unemployment, theConsumer Price Index, andthe Prime Interest Rate. Theyare currently exploring fiscalpolicy decisions, the effects oftaxing and spending, the president’sCouncil of EconomicAdvisors, and historicaltrends and current concernsabout budget surpluses anddeficits. They will also lookat monetary policy and theFederal Reserve and thebanking system.Finally, recognizing that the economy doesnot operate in a vacuum, they will discussglobalization. Bajcz adds, “With any luck, wecan get these students some jobs in the newadministration soon!”Against the backdrop of the2008 presidential campaignand election, Middle Schoolsocial studies teachersAmanda Greenwald andKira Senedak worked with eighth graderson a leadership election project, in whichthe students simulated the electoral process.The students planned and organized a townmeetingstyle debate in the school auditoriumon November 3, with students in grades 4through 8 assembled to hear both Democraticand Republican candidates’ positions on suchmajor issues as energy policy, health care,and immigration. The eighth graders alsodevised a voting system and simulated thepresidential election on November 4. Studentsin grades 4 through 8 participated in this year’shistoric election by casting their own votes onNovember 4.Greenwald says, “The project was a greatway for the eighth graders to demonstratetheir leadership skills. They were responsiblefor running every aspect of the project. Thisincluded the panelists who researched theirtopics as they prepared to portray McCain,Obama, Palin, or Biden, to the students whocreated and ran the voting system. We hadstudents taking exit polls and students whodocumented the entire process through photographsand video. The eighth graders got toexperience our electoral process in action whilestudying the relevant current events issues.”26 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

wt todayApplefest a Sunny SuccessWinchester Thurston’s beautiful NorthHills Campus was the perfect settingon a brilliant autumn day for Applefest,hosted each year by the WT Parents Association.The beloved North Hills Campus traditionwas held on Saturday, October 11, 2008, andattracted a crowd of more than 750 parents andchildren, who enjoyed myriad activities in an “oldtime” country atmosphere.The event featured hay rides, pony rides, apetting zoo, a puppet show, live entertainment,an obstacle course, crafts, and indoor and outdoorgames and attractions. Demonstrations includeda spinner, cooper, blacksmith, and beekeeper.Pumpkins, apples, baked goods, and great raffleprizes rounded out the cornucopia of offerings.“We’re truly blessed with a wonderfulcommunity that turned out in record numbers forApplefest,” says Deesha Philyaw, Parents Associationpresident. “The event raised more than $7,000for the school. The many hardworking volunteerswho make this happen every year are to thank forour success.”parents association highlightsSave the Date!WT’s AnnualSpring BenefitMARCH 72009w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g27

Reunion2008 began with a luncheon for the 50thMore than 130 alums attended reunionweekend, October 17-18, 2008, whichreunion class, hosted by Gary J. Niels. Alums then sat in on classesand were treated to a jazz concert as part of WT’s City as Our Campuscollaboration with MCG Jazz.Later, a cocktail party in the Upper School provided the greatestdraw of alums and was also attended by a number of beloved formerand current faculty members. All enjoyed the festivities amidstdisplays of old photos and memorabilia as they reveled in the excitementof reconnecting.On Saturday, twelfth graders shared their stories about WT todayand engaged alums in a dialog comparing experiences. The sun shonebrightly at our beautiful North Hills Campus, where alums travelledfor lunch and tours.view the media gallery onClass of ’93 Ann Stanton Adams, Sakena Patterson,Jen Ames, and Elisabeth Bennington with Gary J. NielsClass of ’98 Front Row l-r: Lacey Jordan Driggars,Sara Ginsburg, Tatyana Margolin, Sara Ruth Kerr.Second Row: Mariel Isaacson, Sarah Farkas,Azi Masalehdan, Antoinette Oliver, Anna Purinton.Third Row: Zach Hefferen, Sarah Arnold,Toby McChesney, Alex Feigel, Neena Kumar.Class of ’48 Nancy Queer McSorley,Mary Cosgrove, andJoan Heppenstall SieberClass of ’73 Front l-r: Joanne Ross Simon,Barbara Lichtenstul Lippman, Molly Alpert Blasier.Back row: Liz Pentin, Lisa Henninger Jackson,Marsha Regenstein, Lisa Braun Corna, Victoria Dym.Class of ’78 Front Row l-r: Susan Klein Mondry, Amy Kamin, Robin Levine Lebovitz,Ellen Binstock. Second Row: Susan Gillinger Kersey, Janice Birrell French,Julie Jubelirer, Janet Irvin Steitz, Anna Marie Pollice Caulkins, Lisa Posvar Rossi.Third Row: Jennifer Hetzel Gear, Joan Tauberg Gurrentz, Kaaren Haabestad,Caprice Pierucci, Jan Mermelstein Shaw.Class of ’68 Sharon Lampl, Terry Donaldson,Katy Rich Sherman, Jan Coco Groft, Patty Watson Kammerer,and Nancy Walton Succop.28 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

Class of 1958 Celebrates 50th Reunion with Tour of Pillared PortalsClass of ’58 Marilyn Wilson Bonner, Susan Pekruhn Glotfelty,Alex Navarro Alexander, Barbara Berkman Ackerman,Linda Ruttenberg Ackerman, Betsy Warne, and Judith Goldstein Marks.Twenty-six women from the Class of 1958,more than half travelling from out oftown and many on their first trip backto Pittsburgh since leaving for college, enjoyed aboisterous reconnection during reunion weekend2008. WT’s talented a cappella ensemble entertainedwith the WT “Marching Song” and morebefore the class burst into a few songs of its own!The highlight was their visit to the old schoolbuilding on Fifth Avenue, affectionately knownas “the Pillared Portals.” Joanne Johnston Bowserarranged for the tour, led by Father Spizak.Although the building has been largely remodeledto serve its current purpose as a retirementhome for priests, everyone agreed that feeling theenergy of that building, and seeing the prominentstaircase again, brought them right back to theiryouth with all its joys and fears!Class of ’58 at the pillared portals.Class of ’58 cheer the old schoolSave the DateReunion2 0 0 9October 16-17, 2009Judith Goldstein Marks '58on steps of old school.w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g29

development newsDorothy “Dee” Dodworth Scullin ’47“My mother, Dorothy Schellins W ’16, and I both wereinspired by Mary A. Graham Mitchell. I will nevercease to be grateful for what I received at WinchesterThurston: a sound foundation and, most importantly, a strong desireto learn. I hope to never stop learning.”“At WT I acquired the keys that opened the door to knowledge.I learned to be discerning, caring, and to live the motto.” Dee, anextremely talented artist, received degrees from Chatham Collegeand the Rhode Island School of Design. Her many accomplishmentsas an artist and teacher led to her being named the first recipient ofDorothy “Dee” Dodworth Scullin ’47Winchester Thurston’s Distinguished Alumna Award in 1982.While her classmates from WT remember Dee as a puppeteer and the illustrator ofthe yearbook, her most satisfying work was as a children’s librarian. She spent many yearsintroducing youngsters to the world through books. In fact, Dee wrote and illustrated theMrs. Doodlepunk series of books that sold hundreds of thousands of copies. In her work aspuppeteer and art teacher she fostered the uses of art as a valuable tool for self-expression“As a children’s librarian and artist, despite having two degrees, I have never earned a lot ofmoney. However, I have always been able to give back by doing for others. I became a chartermember of the Miss Mitchell Society by making provisions for WT in my will because it feelsimportant to me to give back what I can, when I can, to the school that I valued so much.”Members of the Miss Mitchell SocietyMarybert Englert Allen ’40*Ann E. Armstrong T ’29*Loretta Lobes Benec ’88Barbara Abney Bolger ’52Arthur E. Braun*Eleanor Harbison Bream ’31*Herbert Briggs Jr.*Marion Weis Cohen ’44Marion Montgomery Colbourne ’52Nancy Steigerwalt Dwyer ’37Mary Campbell Eckhardt*Virginia A. Elliott T ’26*Eleanor Lanz Ericson T ’17*Elizabeth Braun Ernst ’25*Harriet Adler Feldman ’57Margaret J. Garner T ’18*Mabel L. Gillespie*Ethel C. Goodreds ’22*Edna Rieck Graham T ’11*Jeanne Logan Hardie ’34*Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56Lida B. Johnston*Eugene S. KerberJames Craighead Kuhn*Lucille Showalter Leggett ’11*Louise Baldridge Lytle ’51Jocelyn Hulme MacConnell ’43Carole Oswald Markus ’57Gertrude Dally Massie W ’18*Anne Forncrook McCloskey ’45Edith Allerton Miller*Frances Alter Mitchell ’30*Judy Apt Nathenson ’69*Jane Dunn Prejean ’36*Eleanor M. Reilly,Honorary Alumna*Alan D. Riester*Dorothy Dodworth Scullin ’47Bonnie Solomon ’48*Marianna Epstine Specter ’58*Janet L. Stevenson ’16*Molly Cannon Stevenson ’72Allyson Baird Sveda ’84F. Irene Thomas,Honorary AlumnaRuth Weimer Tillar ’41Rosalie Morris Voorhis*Gaylen WestfallCarol Spear Williams ’57Norma Weis Wilner ’40**DeceasedIf you have included WT in your plans, please let us know so that you can be properly thankedand welcomed into the Miss Mitchell Society. For more information, contact Gaylen Westfall,Director of Development, at (412) 578-7530 or westfallg@winchesterthurston.org, or Alison Wolfson,Director of Alumnae/i Relations, at (412) 578-7529 or wolfsona@winchesterthurston.org.30 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

class notes2008Hermine Harrison wasaccepted to the oldest medicalschool in Germany, Universityof Heidelberg MedicalSchool, and began studyingin October. It is a seven-toeightyear program that’s veryhands-on. Hermine sharedfun facts about Germany,such as: the door knobs don’tturn, so if you close the dooryou’re automatically lockedout; everything is closed onSundays; and you can’t buymilk by the gallon.hermineh1@comcast.net2007John Kanter attendedthe Allegheny County FireAcademy in summer 2008and passed the certificationexam for firefighting.jhk25+@pitt.eduSonya Narla is pursuing anEnglish/chemistry doublemajor on the pre-med track atCase Western. She has alwaysleaned toward becoming aphysician, yet she is reallyinterested in journalism andlaw so she is “keeping heroptions open.” In summer2008, Sonya took organicchemistry and had an eightweekshadowing internshipat UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.Sknarla8@gmail.com2006Don Mike Mendozacontinues to work at 88.5WAMU at AmericanUniversity and has beentransferred from businessadministration to writingscripts and producing contentfor the nationally syndicatedtalk show, “The Diane RehmShow.” Diane is a journalismlegend in Washington, DC.Don Mike is also keepingup with theater and wascast in his first supportinglead role in college as ChingHo in the fall production ofThoroughly Modern Millie. Helearned Chinese for the role.dm7560a@student.american.edu2005Emily Cordes was awardedthe Elizabeth Drew Prizefor Writing from SmithCollege for her essay, “AFresh Green Breast of aFlawed Girl: DeconstructingGatsby’s Pastoral Dream.”The Elizabeth Drew Prize isawarded in honor of Ms. Drew,a famous female journalist.EmilyWT05@aol.comIan Sullivan graduated fromSarah Lawrence Collegewith a B.A. concentrating inenergy economics and hasreturned to the Pittsburgharea. He is currently employedat Westinghouse ElectricCompany as a PlanningSpecialist and is living inFriendship. Sullivan.ian@gmail.com2003Malcolm Smith completedtwo degrees from Colby–Sawyer College: BusinessAdministration, and Exerciseand Sport Sciences: SportManagement. He is currentlyliving in Binghamton, NY, andworking for the BinghamtonSenators hockey team. smith_malcolm44@hotmail.com2001Angela Ambroz continuesto work at the PacificIsland Applied GeoscienceCommission (SOPAC) in Suva,Fiji. She recently returnedfrom a week-long research tripto Niue, a neighboring islandcountry. Angela survived athree-day cross-island hikingtrip through the interior of VitiLevu (Fiji’s main island). Thecurrent was much strongerthan it looks in the picture,where she had actually juststruggled her way back upfrom floating downstream.Angela sold her first sciencefiction story to a magazinecalled Strange Horizons. Itshould be appearing in early2009. She is still learning Hindi,but hasn’t been able to watcha Bollywood movie withoutthe subtitles, a source of muchfrustration. angela.ambroz@gmail.comEmily Flechtner is workingfor a patent law firm inMunich, Germany, as anItalian and English LanguageAssistant. She is completing herMaster’s degree in InterculturalCommunication andCooperation and plans to workin the field of interculturalexchange. Emily also works asa volunteer, assisting studentsfrom the Congress-BundestagYouth Exchange for YoungProfessionals adjust to theirnewMunichhome fora year.emilylflechtner@googlemail.comLauren Morelli moved westto Los Angeles more thana year ago and absolutelyloves waking up to a blue skyeveryday after six years of NewYork winters! She is workingas the Personal Assistant toTom Staggs, the CFO of theWalt Disney Company, and it’shonestly a dream come true.lauren@staggshome.com2000Erinn Evans Andrews marriedChristopher Andrews in May2008. She had a small groupof 70 people in the backyardof her parents home in PaloAlto, CA. She left her job asAssistant Director in the Officeof Undergraduate Admission atStanford University to returnto graduate school. In fall 2008Erinn started her Master’s inEducation with a specializationin Policy, Organization, andLeadership Studies. It is anine-month program, and shew w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g31

class notesSusan Scarborough (center), surrounded by AninditaBasu ’96 and husband, AndrewSarah Zeitler and herhusband, Dave, are pleased toannounce that they becamea family on October 8, 2008,when their daughter, AugustValentine Gallo, was born.sarahzeitler@gmail.com1995Benjamin Brody and hiswife, Lauren, are delighted toannounce the birth of theirfirst son, William Davis, onJune 16, 2008. They enjoyliving in New York City, whereLauren works as an editor atGlamour magazine and Ben is apsychiatry resident at Cornell/Payne Whitney (but they missAiello’s pizza and Steelersgames tremendously!)brody.ben@gmail.comSarah McLaughlin Lee hasbeen doing much travelingthis year. In spring 2008, shetraveled to Chicago to presenta post titled “Survey of theRole of the Burn Center SocialWorker” at the 40th AnnualMeeting of the American BurnAssociation. In summer 2008,Sarah and husband traveledto Norway for vacation. Thetrip was a great adventure,and Sarah even improvedher knitting skills with helpfrom some kind Norwegians.Currently, Sarah and Adam areliving in Sydney, NSW. Theyhave a lovely apartment inDarling Harbour and areenjoying the surf and sand.smclaughlin1@hotmail.comMattie McLaughlinSchloetzer left her positionas Departmental Assistantin the Heinz ArchitecturalCenter last summer torelocate in Washington, D. C.,where her husband accepteda teaching position atGeorgetown University.mcmattie@hotmail.comKristin Trabucco finished upthe movie she was working onin Pittsburgh and moved toLos Angeles in June 2008. Shehas worked as a productionassistant on two westernsand did a few days on the TVshow, Kath & Kim. Kristinsays, “It is too sunny here,though, and I miss Pittsburgh!”kristintrabucco@gmail.com1994Kate Masley lives inMenomonee Falls, WI, justoutside of Milwaukee. Sheis the coordinator for theHispanic Nursing Project atCarroll University. In her sparetime, she hopes to write articlesbased on her dissertationresearch and is also hopingto continue practicing asa certified birth doula. “I amso happy to have reconnectedwith so many WT alums onFacebook! If you are an alumand not on FB, please joinand help WT!”katemasley@msn.com1992Moira Regan spent two anda half amazing weeks in Indiain summer 2008. She receiveda grant from her school, whichallowed her to immerse herselfin the culture and learn asmuch as possible to be able toenhance her teaching of a uniton India to her sixth graders.She traveled to Delhi, Agra,Varanasi, Goa, and Mumbai,where she was consistentlyamazed and awed by thepeople, the sights, and sounds(mostly cars honking). TheTaj Mahal was incredible. Sheattended a ceremony on thebank of the Ganges, went toBollywood, and dipped in theArabian Sea, among countlessother adventures. Whiletraveling alone was at first a bitintimidating, it allowed moreMoira Regan in India.opportunities to engage withothers, and Moira encounteredsome remarkable people.She cannot wait to go back.moiraregan@hotmail.comRebecca Smith has beenworking at UPMC inPittsburgh since 2006 andwas recently promoted. Sheis currently a project directoroverseeing a governmenthealthcare informationtechnology project with astaff of approximately 67programmers, doctors, andsubject matter experts. Sheresides in Irwin, PA, with herboyfriend, James, their dog,w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g33

class notesOreo, and their cat, Kittie. Sheis a proud aunt to four niecesand nephews, including a fourthchild for Justin Smith ’94 andStacey Stanczak Smith ’97.tupperwarestuff@hotmail.com1991Robin Saks Frankel and Adamare enjoying life in Manhattanwith their son, Max, who wasborn on February 8, 2008.robinsaks@yahoo.comApril Lee and Ralph arethrilled to announce the birthof their second child, LastellaLee Mazzola, on June 16, 2008.aprillee@optonline.netChristine Gregory wasselected as one of the teacherswho worked with scientistson surface operations forthe Phoenix Lander onMars. Following monthsof preparation and specialtraining, Chris and her studentsspent one week at the ScienceOperations Center (SOC) inTucson, AZ, working withproject scientists documentingthe mission, doing dataanalysis, and helping to createmission plans for coordinatedatmospheric observationswith the Mars ReconnaissanceOrbiter. mmechris@aol.comthis year by PUMP/Pittsburghmagazine. reshma_paranjpe@hotmail.comEsther Long Ratajeskimarried Kent Ratajeski on July11, 2008, in Lexington, KY.Kent is a geology lecturer at theUniversity of Kentucky.esther.long@gmail.com1990Lissa Guttman writes thatRachel Graves and herhusband, Steve, are the proudparents of twins, Charlie andPaige. They live in NYC, andLissa is thrilled to see themoften. lbguttman@yahoo.comLissa Guttman and Rachel Graves1989Jennifer Gonzalez McComband Paul welcomed SamuelAlexander on August 25,2008. Big brother, Henry, two,thinks little brothers are toosmall to ride bikes. Jenniferrecently finished a fellowship atPitt in Pulmonary and CriticalCare Medicine and accepted aposition as a physician in theintensive care units at WestPenn and Forbes Hospitals. Sheis opening a pulmonary clinic atWest Penn Hospital when shereturns from maternity leavein early 2009. jengonzalez02@hotmail.com1988Alexis Godlewski Jackmanworks in the Bronx atAlbert Einstein College ofMedicine/Montefiore MedicalCenter where she is anotolaryngologist. She lives inManhattan and Greenwich,CT, because her husbandrefuses to commute downtowneveryday, and she is too muchof a country bumpkin (andgolf addict) to live full-time inthe city. If anyone else is in thearea and wants to get together(or play golf), let her know.alexisjackman@hotmail.comJacqueline Marks Ledo,husband George, and daughtersJulia and Jenna, are expecting anew bundle of joy (a baby boy)December 30, 2008. Jackie’ssister, Wendy Marks Pine ’90,husband Bobby, and son, Brian,are also expecting a baby boyin November 2008. Jacki6@aol.com1986Carol Pena recently movedwith her husband, Gary, andtheir three-year-old daughter,Zia, from Guilford, CT, toBasking Ridge, NJ. Carolcontinues to work at BayerHealthCare Pharmaceuticals.Carol enjoys both work andparenthood immensely.carol.pena@bayer.comDana Sachs and husband,Warren, welcomed DylanSamuel to the world onMay 8, 2008. They are absolutelythrilled to be parents andare basking in their love forhim every day. Dana is at theUniversity of Michigan doingclinical work, teaching, andresearch in dermatology.She sends her best to everyoneand looks forward to hearingnews from classmates.danasachs@mac.comReshma Paranjpe was selectedas one of the “40 Under 40”Charlie and Paige Graves34 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

class notes1983Eileen L. Heller-Stading isa Pediatric Perfusionist inPortland, OR. She and herpartner have three incrediblechildren, as Eileen gave birthto twins in March 2008. Lifeis absolutely amazing, fun,challenging, and hectic allat the same time!Eileenhccp@aol.com1979Ellen Krause Johnson wasdiagnosed with Stage III/IVOvarian Cancer in January 2008.She completed chemotherapyand received a clean bill ofhealth in August. “I want tothank all my WT comrades whohave been my cheerleaders andwho supported me throughmy journey! I am nowvolunteering for the OvarianCancer Alliance of Arizona,a subgroup of the OvarianCancer National Alliance. Ourgoal is to reach one millionArizona women to informthem of the symptoms ofEllen and Annette Leal Mattern, President ofthe Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Arizonaovarian cancer, leading to earlydiagnosis and more effectivetreatment. For informationand ovarian cancer symptoms,please go to the OCNA Web siteat www.ovariancancer.org. Ona lighter note, we’re lookingforward to our trip to Egyptand a cruise on the Nile inMarch 2009. I am also gettingready to assist in coordinatingour 30th reunion next falland look forward to catchingup with fellow classmates!”ellenjohnson@cox.netCarolyn (Laurie) Kapnerenjoys her life as a singlemom to Daniel, six. On theside (and full time), she is apsychotherapist in privatepractice and an instructor atthe University of PittsburghSchool of Social Work. Almostdaily, while driving to work,Carolyn gets a kick out ofseeing Ellen Silverman Garvinand Jodi Cohen Klein outwalking. Carolyn would loveto hear from any classmatesand looks forward to seeingeveryone at the next reunion.c.kapner@att.net1978Cindy Bulik reports fromChapel Hill, NC, where sheis a Distinguished Professorof Eating Disorders in theDepartment of Psychiatry,Professor of Nutrition, andDirector of the UNC EatingDisorders Program. Her eldest,Brendan, just started hisfreshman year at the Universityof California at Berkeley, wherehe is studying chemistry andSpanish. Younger daughtersEmily (14) and Natalie (12)are still in Chapel Hill withCindy and Pat. Cindy has anew book coming out inFebruary 2009, Crave: WhyYou Binge Eat and How toStop (Walker), as well as anew textbook, AbnormalPsychology (Beidel, Bulik &Stanley; Prentiss Hall). “Life’san adventure with the Bulik-Sullivan clan. I love hearingfrom my old WT classmatesand friends!”cbulik@med.unc.edu1977Jean Hetzel and her familyhave been in Atlanta, GA, forthe last 23 years. She and herhusband, Jeff, bought a smallChicago hot dog restaurantcalled Mike’s Chicago Hot Dogsand are trying to convincemost of Atlanta to increasetheir hot dog intake. They havetwo daughters, Abby, 21, andNancy, 17. Jean teaches secondgrade at their neighborhoodelementary school. “If you’reever in the area, come by for ahot dog. According to AtlantaMagazine, our hot dogs are thebest in Atlanta!”jean2259@earthlink.net1976Stacy Jannis Tamerlani isbusy working on media exhibitsfor the Grammy Museum,scheduled to open in LosAngeles later this year. Herson, Eric Tamerlani, graduatedfrom the Barrie School in SilverSpring, MD, and attends DePaulUniversity. jannisprods@earthlink.net1974Jane Goldstein Haas ’72, Susan Klein Salter ’72,and Dinnie Klein Herron ’69.Wendy Hoechstetterrecently restarted her privateinterior design practice.Her Web site, http://www.hoechstetterinteriors.com, isunder construction, but keepan eye out for it! She is in afabulous relationship with anamazing man, and thankfully,the family all seem to bewell. Her nephew, Ricky, 15,is a freshman at WT, and herbeloved old standard poodle,Fennel, is 14 and definitelyslowing down, but also blessedlystill with her. Wendy hasbeen actively involved in theleadership of the grassrootsopposition to proposed andexisting anticompetitiveinterior design legislation. InMay 2008, California DesignersAgainst Legislation (CADAL)(http://www.cadal-info.org)which she started, helpeddefeat a proposed practice actin California that would haveput thousands of people out ofwork. She even testified beforethe state senate’s Businessand Professions Committee inw w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g35

class notesCatherine Widgery ’71, Gary J. Niels and Kathy ZillwegerPutnam ’71 in Boston.April—an amazing experience,and an incredible eye-openerabout how the legislativeprocess works.wendyannh@comcast.net1972Molly Cannon Stevenson andher husband, Bill, are lookingforward to new chapters intheir work lives, as well as anadventure! Bill has had twohip surgeries with very goodresults. He is now walkingwithout pain and majordisability. His department waseliminated after 25 years withthe same employer. Molly isstill consulting and providinginterim management tononprofits. Her company hasa new affiliation with SkystoneRyan, a national fundraisingconsulting firm. Her daughter,Sophie, is in Kindergarten; herdaughter, Mamie, is a freshmanat Reed College in Portland,OR; and her son, Will, is in themusic industry in Sacramento,CA. “Classmates: Please let meknow if you are going to be inColorado. I thought that ourclass reunion was delightful!”MStevensPIP@aol.com1969Alice May Succop Burgerwrites, “Our 40th reunion isfast approaching!! I have beenback in Pittsburgh for 25years and am in touch withclassmates Joanie MusgraveWickham, Sheila RollitTetler, Mimi McCloskey,Linnea McQuistonPearson, Peggy ThomasMcKnight, and Susie SimonWeiner. Several times a yearI have lunch with our historyteacher, Miss Ginny Sheppard’41, who lives near me. InJune 2008 my oldest daughter,Alissa, graduated from KnoxCollege, and Meredith, myyoungest, graduated fromMount Lebanon high school.Our home continues to befull with our dogs, Morrie andLucy. My husband, Elmer, andI just celebrated 34 years ofmarriage. And yes....I am stillworking as a CRNP/CNS. Hopeto see many of you in 2009.”amsb723@aol.com1968Margie Balter is thrilled thather debut CD, Music from MyHeart: Solo Piano Pieces byMargie Balter, was named thewinner of “Piano Album of theYear” by the LA Music Awards2008. Her CD was recentlyadded to the playlist of XMRadio, on Fine Tuning (channel76) hosted by Ben Smith, andwas also featured in “the A-list”of the October issue of theVerdugo Monthly. Margie’strack “First Baywatch” can nowalso be heard on Women ofSubstance radio. Please showyour support by listening to thestation at: http://www.live365.com/stations/breenoblembalter@dslextreme.comWendy Franklin is delightedto have been recently re-foundby WT and looks forwardto being in touch. She has livedin NYC since 1981 and hasrecently resigned from a 20-plus year career in investmentbanking. Apparently not aday too soon! She specializedin financing public sectortransportation projects such asairports, toll roads, highways,and mass transit. Over thesummer, Wendy decided thatthe “writing on the wall” wasgetting pretty large and that, ifshe was serious about trying fora second career, she had betterget started. She jumped at anopportunity to help out at anorganization called Surgeonsof Hope (a direct offshootof Doctors without Bordersestablished to do pediatriccardiac surgery in poorcountries). She is a full-timevolunteer four days a weekand finds the work completelyfascinating. She has become aflyfisher and continues to loveliving in New York.wendyfranklin10@gmail.com.Kathryn Rich and husband,Fred Sherman, live nearWT. Katy’s oldest, ElizabethBeaman (Vanderbilt ’00), isVice President of AmericanPaintings at Sotheby’s in NY.Daughter Madeline Whitehill,is a full-time caregiver at TheSchool for Blind Children andpart-time Chatham Universitystudent. Alexis Sherman(Skidmore ’06) is finishinga Master’s degree in MiddleEastern studies at BU, andNate Sherman ’04 and recentgraduate of Clark University,lives in AZ. Katy is an interiordecorator and Fred, whoworks at Magee and Children’sHospitals as a pediatric/fetalcardiologist, is the honoreefor The Children’s Home galain March 2009. katyrich@earthlink.net1967Suzanne Gurzenda highlyrecommends Vanuatu asa cruising destination. Itwould make an interestingvacation spot, but some of theplaces have pretty primitiveaccommodations. The volcano(Mt. Yasur) on Tanna isamazing. They stood on therim and watched as it erupted.“I guess there are no lawyersin Vanuatu!” The snorkelingand diving were incredible!airyfairy@juno.comMargaret “Mouse”McDowell Lofberg reportsthat all the McDowell girls,Lucy McDowell Karys ’68,Barbara McDowell ’69,and Martha McDowell ’73,attended the June 21, 2008,wedding of her oldest son,John Putnam Lofberg, to LisaKristianna Mack. Sadly, Coco36 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

class notes(Susanna) Corbett ’66 diedon October 10 in San Diego withher husband, David Santiago, byher side. Susie MontgomeryHarris ’67 lives with herhusband, Carl, in Hingham, MA,and has retired from HoughtonMifflin after 30 years. Her oldestdaughter, Annie Harris, 31, isengaged to be married.mouselofb@aol.com1966Barb Fink lives in Columbus,OH, where she is an R.N. andpractices in home health. Shehas been in health care foraround 20 years and worked inmany different areas. Althoughshe obtained a Bachelor’sdegree at the University ofWisconsin-Madison, whereshe lived for 10 years, herR.N. is an Associate’s degree,which she received in Ohio.She is currently enrolled in anonline B.S.N. program withthe University of Phoenix. Shecontinues to be very involvedwith her church, XenosChristian Fellowship, and aninternational ministry thatfocuses upon outreach to O.S.U.students and their families.She has a little house with a bigyard, gardens, two cats, and adog. bfink97@insight.rr.comJane Soxman is still in privatepractice as a pediatric dentist,writing for dental journals,and speaking nationally. Sherecently accepted a positionas Chief Clinical Officer forthe National Children’s OralHealth Foundation, whosesole involvement, energy,and resources are directedto providing dental care foreconomically disadvantagedchildren. Her daughter, Bailey,is a junior at the Universityof Maryland. Her son, Zack,graduated from the U. S.Naval Academy last Mayand is attending NuclearPower School. Jane spent aweekend with Alice WallaceBelhumeur in Richmond, VA.jasoxman@verizon.net1965Carolyn Slease Frahmand Mary Sturm Albrightvisited at Mary’s home in York,ME, in August. Carolyn andMary had gone to HillsdaleCollege together in Hillsdale,MI, and they were roommatesfor three out of four years incollege. Carolyn then headedto Ligonier, PA, to her mother’sgraveside service. EleanorCunningham Slease diedJune 9 in Midlothian, VA.Her husband, Clyde HaroldSlease, died in January of 2005.Both were supportersof Winchester Thurston.csfrahm@earthlink.net1959Mary Lowenthal Felstineris writing a murder mysterywith ecological overtones. It’sabout love, lust, and plywood.Aside from that, she’s teachinga course on the Holocaust everyyear as visiting professor ofhistory at Stanford. This wassupposed to be her retirement.Mf@sfsu.eduLyn (Carolyn) Clark Pegg iseagerly looking forward to her50th reunion! “Let’s make agreat showing!”carolynpegg@yahoo.comMembers of the Class of ’57: Carole Oswald Markus,Sally Guy Stone-Worsing, Janie Arensberg Thompson,and Jane Sachs Radoff.1958Linda Lear’s biography ofRachel Carson, Witness forNature, will be republished inthe spring of 2009 by HoughtonMifflin Harcourt, in time forWomen’s History Month andthe 2012 celebration of the 50thanniversary of Silent Spring.Linda’s latest biography, BeatrixPotter: A Life in Nature, wonthe Lakeland Book of the Yearprize in the UK, the first timethe award was ever given to anAmerican. ljlear@verizon.netSandra Lee Shephard Lordsurvived Hurricane Ike withminimal discomfort anddamage and is still goingstrong 50 years aftergraduating from WT. Sheowns and operates a tourcompany in Houston, TX—Discover Houston Tours—andenjoys showing her adoptedhometown to folks from allover the world. She has adaughter, Alexandra, who is anaccountant in San Antonio, anda granddaughter, Aryelle, whois a sophomore at East EarlyCollege High School in Houston.SandraSLord@aol.com1957Judy Rohrer Davis can’tbelieve that her big 50threunion was one year ago!They added a new baby to thefamily in May: Tim and Ruthhad another daughter, ReikaJudith Jacqueline Davis. Judyenjoys babysitting her andher big sister, Alexa. Rick andLeisa have two little ones,too—Nathaniel, 3, and Emmie,1. Brooks, who is in first grade,and Matthew live in Mt.Pleasant, SC (Charleston). Judyhad a fun time this summeron a Mississippi Rivercruise, starting in Minneapolis/St. Paul and paddling downto St. Louis on the AmericanQueen, with stops along theway. jrdavis29@gmail.comw w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g37

class notesGaylen Westfall and Sandra Metz Qureshi ’54 in Arizonain August 2008.1955Mary Minor Evans was chosenfrom a dozen nominees for PortCities Woman of the Year. TheDuluth Woman’s Club and theDuluth League of Women Votersnominated her for the volunteerwork with them and the manyother organizations and causesshe has supported over theyears. All year long, Mary andBob celebrated their 50 years ofmarriage. A highlight was a partygiven by their four sons whoalso gave them a sail boat, sincethey originally met while sailing.mevans@d.umn.edu1954Jeanne Arthur Roth wrote,“Although we had been througha hurricane before and severaltropical storms, we were reallynot prepared for ‘Ike.’ It waslarger than anyone expected,covering the Gulf Coast fromCorpus Christi to Alabama withan ‘eye’ larger than we have everexperienced. There must havebeen small tornados as part ofthe incredible wind, uprootingtrees and causing our tallestdowntown building, Chase Bank,to have many windows popout like popcorn. We had somewater damage but nothing likeour neighbor, who lost all thebricks and windows on oneside of her house. I think manyof us are still in recovery andtrying to help those who losteverything in Galveston. Weask everyone to keep Houstonand Galveston folks in theirprayers.” chroth@juno.com1953Mary Ann Rowe Wucherreports that Fred has had somehealth “bumps in the road”lately, but they are doing fine.They celebrated their 50thanniversary with a week’sCaribbean cruise with thewhole family, consisting ofson Brad and his wife, Peggy,with their sons, Jeff, 16, andBen, 13; daughter Kathy andher husband, David, and theirgirls, Skyler, 11, and Allyson,8; and our youngest son Scott,and his wife, Mary Jo, andtheir son, Chase, 5. There wereenough activities for all ageson the brand new ship “Libertyof the Seas.” Mary Ann feelsblessed that all the children livewithin 20 minutes of them, sothey get to attend lots of theirconcerts and sporting events.Her volunteer work continueswith PEO, deacons (currentlymoderator), Make-A-Wish,book club, and a women’shandbell team at church.Mary Ann would love to hearfrom everyone from the class.Mafwucher@Aol.Com1952Marion MontgomeryColbourne finds it hardto believe that her eldestgrandson has just completedhis first full year in the US AirForce, and her “Canadian”grandson entered his first yearof university. She is still onher condo’s Board of Directorsand again is a member of theLeadership Council at church,Janie Lou McCaslin Bergmark ’52 and Peggy JackmanMetzger ’53 visit with Gaylen Westfall in Arizona in August, 2008.as well as being a lay pastoralvisitor and greeter for theearly service. She recently hadbreakfast with Jean MacIntyreand thinks they are bothaging (or staying young) well!mcolbourne@rogers.com1947Gwen Chenoweth Swaneyworked tirelessly over twoyears to find a home for theeight magnificent Percheronhorses that were used to pullthe H.J. Heinz Co.’s promotionalwagon at special events such asthe Macy’s Thanksgiving DayParade in NYC. Now, insteadof trotting down the cobbledstones of Main Street America,the horses work at ArlingtonNational Cemetery, wherethey pull the burial caissonshonoring fallen heroes from thewars in Iraq and Afghanistan.An avid equestrian and animallover, Gwen worked with thehorses’ trainer to ensure thatthe horses have a long andsuccessful future. The horsesare also used as therapy forreturning troops who often ridethem to regain strength in theirarms and legs.38 T h i s t l e t a l k A u t u m n / W i n t e r 2 0 0 8

In MemoriamThe following members of the WT community willbe missed by their classmates, friends, students,and colleagues. We offer sincere condolences totheir families.Jean Hansen Stirling ’37, September 30, 2008Mary Cooper Dunn ’38, September 13, 2008Margaret Moore Mills ’49, summer, 2007Mary Cunningham Bailey ’44 toured WT’s Upper Schoolwith Jean Forncrook Armstrong ’44.Constance Blum Marstine ’55, June 5, 2008Anne Sauers Brassert ’57, August 28, 20081941Ruth Weimer Tillar had awonderful two-week trip toItaly in June with her son, Tom.She enjoyed going to footballgame weekends at William andMary and Virginia Tech, andattending meetings for the DARand the Hospital Auxiliary inRichmond. Ruth attends WWIIseminars each month at W&M.One of her favorite projectsin Emporia is working with agroup on saving an old schoolauditorium for a civic center.rtillar@verizon.net1940Jane Blattner Kreimer visitedPittsburgh in September andenjoyed lunch with her cousins,Joan Frank Apt ’44 and LoisKaplan Finkel ’39. Jane says,“Time hasn’t changed us onelittle bit. We are the same as wehave always been—just a littlecreakier.” Her son, A.J., came toPittsburgh to visit for a coupleof days from Moorestown, NJ.They had dinner parties everynight, which does not happento Jane in Fort Lauderdale.She keeps in touch with AnnGare Keck ’42. “Thoseclose associations withWinchester girls never die. Ijust love it! We moved to FortLauderdale in 1980. They sayyou can’t go back home, but Ihave not found that to be true.I am thinking of moving backto Pittsburgh in a few years.”jnanak@aol.comHonorary AlumsHead of School Pam Shaw withWilliam Healy, Mayor of Canton,Ohio. The mayor was the guestspeaker at Pinwheels for Peace,Canton Country Day School’scelebration of the United NationsInternational Day of Peace onSeptember 22nd.Class NotesPlease send us your news andphotos! Send information toAlison Wolfson, Director ofAlumnae/i Relations,Winchester Thurston School,555 Morewood Avenue,Pittsburgh, PA 15213or wolfsona@winchesterthurston.org.Class notes do not necessarily reflect theopinions of Winchester Thurston Schoolor the editors of Thistletalk.Ann Schofield Mullin-Renshaw ’58, May 1, 2008Coco (Susanna) Corbett ’66, October 10, 2008CondolencesTo Gretchen Biesecker ’86 on the death of hermother, R. Carol Biesecker, May 2008To Lisa Whitcomb Capra ’76 on the death of hermother, Dot Whitcomb, June 8, 2008To Julie Tarasevich Dever ’85, on the death ofher mother, Millie Tarasevich, June 14, 2008To Carolyn Slease Frahm ’65 on the death of hermother, Eleanor Cunningham Slease, June 2008To Jean Harchelroad ’71 on the death of herfather, Fred P. Harchelroad, March 13, 2008To Bryan Holland-Minkley ’96 on the death ofhis mother, Florence Holland, April 25, 2008To Jane Blattner Kreimer ’40, on the death ofher husband, Milton Kreimer, March 9, 2007To Randy Lyon Mayes ’75 on the death of hermother, Mary Lou Lyon, May 15, 2008To Nancy Packer ’79 and Patty PackerSuhody ’75, on the death of their mother,Betty Jane Packer, October 20, 2008To Janet Marstine Polishook ’77, on the deathof her mother, Constance Blum Marstine ’55,June 5, 2008To Corey Powell ’85 on the death of her mother,Karline Powell, October 3, 2008To Stacey White ’99 and former TrusteeKaren Farmer White, on the death of theirfather and husband respectively, Dwight White,June 6, 2008.w w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g39

Winchester Thurston SchoolAnnual Giving Report 07-08Thanks for your generosityBreaking all previous records for annual support, the alumnae/i, currentand past parents, grandparents, employees, and friends of WinchesterThurston gave over $1,000,000 in 2007-2008. Motivated by the success ofWT in educating students who are intelligent, confident, and engaged, ourdonors broke the million dollar threshold, endorsing WT’s mission anddirection in graduating world-ready students. Each gift helped in someway to ensure that each student is known as an individual and challengedto excel intellectually, creatively, athletically, and to contribute vigorouslyto the learning community.The WT Fund, the annual giving campaign, raised $850,817; a special trusteeappeal that resulted in a one-time 100% increase in trustee giving raisedan additional $152,540. In total, the community contributed $1,003,357.Average size of gifts for each constituent group—trustees, alumnae/i,parents, past parents, and employees—increased. Notable was a 67%increase in the average parent gift.In addition to individual giving, business friends of WT donated EducationalImprovement Tax Credit (EITC) gifts of $179,575; and the ParentsAssociation donated over $100,000 to the WT Fund through the annualbenefit, WT Airlines, the Only Way to Fly, Applefest, and Spring Fling.Congratulations to the many volunteers who worked to achieve this year’sspectacular results. Thank you to each donor who made WinchesterThurston one of their philanthropic priorities.Gifts recorded are those received between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008. We have made everyeffort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this report. Should you find any discrepancies,please notify Dionne Brelsford, Director of Annual Giving, (412) 578-7533.40 A n n u a l G i v i n g R e p o r t

WT FUND GIFTS: 07 – 08 SCHOOL YEARBy Giving ClubsLeadership SocietyGifts of $25,000+AnonymousConfluence Technologies, Inc.Susan Sharp Dorrance A ’63 &Roy DorranceAnne M. Molloy &Henry Posner IIIWT Parents AssociationThistle ClubGifts of $15,000+AnonymousAllegheny TechnologiesMr. & Mrs. Michael BernsteinHighmarkHighmark CasualtyInsurance CompanyMr. and Mrs. Robert I. GlimcherCarole Oswald Markus ’57UPMC Health Planfounders clubGifts of $10,000+AnonymousDouglas Campbell &Shelley Bould CampbellDr. Sita Chandra &Dr. Ramesh ChandraHoward HannaReal Estate ServicesEllen & Jack KesslerLeed’sIndia & Steve LoevnerA.D. Lupariello, MD &Mary Jean RusakHenry Posner, Jr. &Helen M. PosnerLetitia Emilie Rieck ’43* denotes deceased(W) denotes Winchester(A) denotes Associate AlumMarianna Epstine Specter ’58*The McFeely-Rogers FoundationJane Arensberg Thompson ’57 &Harry ThompsonTrau & Loevner2 nd century clubGifts of $5,000+Renee & Ron BartlettBarbara Abney Bolger ’52Jennifer & Martin CalihanDusty Elias Kirk &William R. CaroselliMr. & Mrs. Arthur R. CrivellaGregory & Simin CurtisSelene & Arnold DavisMr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Egler, Sr.First National BankDr. Gerald & Ms. Diane HolderEmme Parker Kozloff ’80Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. KuhnJocelyn Hulme MacConnell ’43Mellon Bank, N.A.Mr. Gary J. Niels &Ms. Elizabeth B. PattersonMr. & Mrs. Douglas OstrowPhiladelphia Insurance CompaniesMr. & Mrs. David L. PorgesDeborah & Martin PowellKathy Zillweger Putnam ’71 &George PutnamRobert S. Waters Charitable TrustStephen G. RobinsonMr. Kevin Smith &Mrs. Jennifer Schwalbach-SmithWesBanco1887 clubGifts of $2,500+David & Sandi AndrewsBartlett Products, LLCSally & Russell BoehnerCarnegie Museums of PittsburghAnnie & Dennis CestraGerald & Barbara ChaitDrs. Margaret & John CharleyCohen & Grigsby, P.C.Kathy Buechel & Fred EglerRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony M. HarrisonCarole KingMr. & Mrs. Jonathan KuhnElsa LimbachLinnea Pearson McQuiston ’69 &Mr. C. Wesley McQuistonPittsburgh Crankshaft Service, Inc.Pittsburgh GynecologicOncology, Inc.PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Anita Prizio ’81 & John BetzlerJames C. & Lori Cardille RogalVictor & Marcia RoqueMs. Nancy Bernstein &Dr. Robert SchoenLynn Beckstrom & Brian SchreiberThe Design Alliance ArchitectsAndrew Washburn &Kathy McCauleyportal clubGifts of $1,500+AnonymousAllegheny Financial Group -Allegheny InvestmentsBartlett Products, LLCMr. & Mrs. C. Michael BlackwoodMr. & Mrs. Mark G. BozzoneJim & Bea BradleyMs. Jeanianne BrodyMs. Robin Ziegler &Dr. Clifford ChenCochran FamilySheila & Bill ColomboStephen & Sharon D’AngeloEileen Mauclair D’Appolonia ’61Kathy & Chip DoughertyAnnie Hanna Engel ’89 &F. August EngelConstance Smith Franklin ’51Jane Gault Greer ’56 &George GreerNatalie Glance & David HullCarol & Ian JamesLove, Scherle, & Bauer, P.C.Anne (Rooney) ForncrookMcCloskey ’45Kathleen L. Metinko ’91 &Jan R. KniffenMilton G. Hulme CharitableFoundationDrs. John & Sandra NewmanREMAX North RealtorsJames C. & Lori Cardille RogalSchneider DownsHilary Tyson ’70 & Charles PorterBonny & Paul Weinerfifth avenue clubGifts of $1,000+Anonymous (2)Mr. & Mrs. George W. BaehrRoxana F. Barad, M.D.Suzanne LeClere Barley ’52Jean Bottcher ’58Dionne & Jonathan BrelsfordPamela Schaper Cabalka ’72Mr. & Mrs. Bruce CanedySally Mars Carey ’66Ms. Robin Ziegler &Dr. Clifford ChenShirley Seubert Chewning ’43Mr. & Mrs. John B. Christie-SearlesDrs. Mary Sheehan-Counihan &Peter CounihanKathryn Roeder & Bernie DevlinDick CorporationAnna-Stina Ericson ’44Maura FarrellFrancine Gitnick Franke ’64Dr. Jennifer Grandis &Dr. Donald GrandisMarjorie B. Haller ’69Dr. Rhonda M. Johnson &Mr. Vincent O. JohnsonLaura B. Jordan &Charles M. HumphreyDean M. JulianKristi A. Kerins A ’67Deepak & Nirmal KotwalChristine & Alfred LeVasseurDr. & Mrs. Paul Lieber2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 841

Mr. Don Linzer &Dr. Helane LinzerAlice McKnight Mackroth W’34Barbara Foster Mars ’41Susan Hopkins Martin ’60Peggy Thomas McKnight ’69Dr. & Mrs. Robert MitroBee Jee Epstine Morrison ’56 &Perry MorrisonCarol & Richard NathensonJoel Persky & Michelle BrowneEllen S. Wilson & Fredric V. PriceDrs. Sandra Quinn &Stephen ThomasTamar* & Todd RosenfeldDr. Dan & Mrs. Simone RubinMs. Loretta A. Stanish &Mr. Richard A. RussellSusan Criep Santa-Cruz ’60Richard & Nancy SantucciMr. & Mrs. Richard S. ScottBetty Cohen Sikov W’35Jay Silberblatt & Lori SissonLynne Crookston Stull ’56Phil & Susan SweeneyMs. Carol L. TabasRuth Weimer Tillar ’41Unionvale Coal CompanyBarb & Chuck WeinstockGaylen & Larry Westfallmorewood clubGifts of $500+Anonymous (2)Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. AcerMr. & Mrs. David AinsmanJean Forncrook Armstrong ’44Mr. & Mrs. Bruce AtkinsonRalph L. BangsLoretta Lobes Benec ’88Mr. & Mrs. George Bernard, Jr.Katherine MacDonald Blenko ’46& Don B. BlenkoWinifred Schultz Carr ’43Drs. Joan Vondra &Thomas ChangH. Perry Chapman ’71Dr. Annie S. Menzel &Mr. John CharneyStacy & Dan CohenLynda Stern Coslov ’64 &Joel CoslovJulie Tarasevich Dever ’85Jenifer Lee & Howard DubnerEast End Athletic AssociationAndrew & Andrea EllerConstance King Faasse ’81Dr. & Mrs. John FrechioneMrs. Charles M. Gaines, Jr.Andrea Kann Gassner ’86Amy & Mick GeeJean Ballard George ’44Annekathryn Goodman ’74Rita J. Gould ’46Rachel Graves ’90Amy Smith Gunn ’89Mor Harchol-BalterMs. Judith Gregg Holden &Mr. Kevin HoldenSheila & David HolzerJanelle Austin Humbert ’67Wendy & Timothy HusniJane Hooton Ince ’56Lindsey & Jonathan IsaacsonMs. Marguerite Jarrett MarksLinda Johnson &David McLaughlinLynn Johnson ’71Ann Kalla ’73Debra Durr Ladley ’81Allison Levy ’75Karen & David LittmanLouise Baldridge Lytle ’51Janet Rothman Markel ’54Thomas B. McChesney, Jr. ’98Mildred Stewart McGough ’58Leslie Ann Meredith ’74Jane Michaels ’64Abby & Mark MillerBrenda Wise Moffitt ’54Rose & David MolderMary Kay & Sudhir NarlaNikki N. NavtaSusan & Thomas NetzerMr. & Mrs. Wayne NoftzDr. Ulka Sachdev &Dr. Michael OstJane Dressler Page ’48Seema Pollack-GrossFrances Hoffman Puntereri ’68Lynne RaphaelTom & Tracey ReadingMary Jayne WhipkeyRedenbaugh ’37Sara Viviano Rolley ’68Janice Greenberg Rosenberg ’53Daniel A. Sadowski, Jr.Mark Scheatzle &Kimberly HarrigalDorothy Dodworth Scullin ’47Carolyn B. Levine &Holger W. SiegElisa Lynch Simmons ’60Heidi Hageman Smith ’81The Shadyside Action CoalitionMs. Allison M. ThompsonElizabeth & Michael ThompsonJon & Janet WatersMr. & Mrs. Robert WeinsteinAlison WolfsonTacie H. Yoon ’78kiltie clubGifts of $250+AnonymousSue Ellen Silverblatt Alderman ’72& Mark AldermanSally & Bob AllanNancy Riester Allen ’55The Allswede FamilyJohn ApostolidesPaulette ApostolidesJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptMary ArcuriJane Callomon Arkus ’46Ty & Helen BaeMary Cunningham Bailey ’44Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. BairdKatharine Bartlett ’07Elizabeth Brittain ’65Roberta & David BrodyDr. & Mrs. Klaus M. BronGayle Shaw Camden ’64Louise Gillespie Cannon ’72Lisa Whitcomb Capra ’76$700,000$600,000$500,000$400,000$300,000$200,000$100,000$667,432$610,219 $609,781 $600,372*2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06Debbie & Michael ConwayL. Virginia Crawford ’64Cynthia Costa Davis ’68Joan Clark Davis ’65Nancy L. Davis W’32Dr. & Mrs. Timothey DenkoSuzie Desai A ’91Barbara & Mark DeWittJean Curran Donley ’46Virginia Wicks Douglas ’44Joan Borden Drury ’43 &Francis DruryGail Kuller Enda ’79Dr. Catherine Farinet ’84Harriet Adler Feldman ’57Kitti FenkLois Kaplan Finkel ’39Susan Gromis FlynnMrs. Susanne FoxDr. Christopher Genovese &Dr. Marsha LovettDolores Kaufman Gluck ’44Dr. Harold E. GordonBarbara Graves ’93Debbie Levy GreenElaine Kauffman Haid ’52Susan Montgomery Harris ’67Jacquelyn Freeborn-Herst ’68Mr. & Mrs. Thomas HerwardAl & Laurie HirschmanMr. & Mrs. Steve HoffmanGeorgia McKee Holmberg ’64Leslie Gross Huff ’70 &Frederick P. HuffElizabeth Forstall Keen ’55Suzanne Dressler Kellar ’55David & Sally KetchumThe WT Fund: Six-Year Giving History$900,000$800,000*$726,248 raised($125,876 for forcapital campaign)$691,991$850,8162006-07 2007-0842 A n n u a l G i v i n g R e p o r t

Kathryn W. Kruse ’58Dr. Janet Harrison Kuzmishin ’87& Mr. John KuzmishinSharon Lauer & Jerome JosephApril Lee ’91Jill & Philip LehmanThelma Levin Levine ’46Mr. Walter LimbachVirginia Hofer Loesch ’72Janine Frazier Macklin &Warner Macklin IIIRandy Lyon Mayes ’75Beverlee Simboli McFadden ’55Susan McGowan ’66Eleanor Donehoo McIntire ’56Mary McSorley ’66Eleanore Meredith ’77Nancy Clever Middleton ’65Cheryl Moore & Stan LevensonDr. & Mrs. Leroy MooreJune & Forozan NavidMichelle Kane O’Donnell ’75Heather Palonder ’87Nancy PattonGeri Anderson Potter ’77Betty M. PriceBill & Nancy RackoffMary Lee Friday Rafferty ’58Abigail Robinson ’03Ms. Judy RobinsonNancy & Craig RogersDr. & Ms. Bryan RoutledgeBetsy Riddle Ruderfer ’53Derwin & Darlene RushingEleanor Hewitt Rushworth ’47Kimberly Farinet Sailer ’87Kathryn Cable Sandell ’56JoAnn Goble Schaub ’76Leland Schermer &Janice Faller SchermerChristine & Duane SeppiDr. & Mrs. Prabhat SethVirginia Ann Sheppard ’41The Rev. Dr. Richard E. SiglerNate & Rebecca SimonJeannie Murdoch Smith ’55Ms. Patricia Mooney &Mr. Alan SteinbergDr. Guy M. StofmanSally Guy Stone-Worsing ’57Lois Graham Tingler ’51Dr. & Mrs. Steven UretskyJeanne & Axel VanBriesenDr. Howard D. & Dr. Mary WactlarGina & Scott WatsonGretchen Bohna Weissner ’77Shelby & Michael WherryJean Clark Yount ’45bear CLUBGifts of $100 - $249, for alumnae/i whohave graduated in the last ten yearsNathaniel Doyno ’01Michael McCarthy ’08Andrew Santelli ’00Andrew Wickerham ’06By Constituencyalumnae/iby class yearHonorary Alumnae/iBetty Murray PriceJane L. ScarboroughRuth Donnelly EglerJ. Sherman McLaughlinPamela ShawSusan Clement Scarborough1931Betty Thompson Reif1932Jean DavisNancy DavisMargaret Niedringhaus PalmerAntoinette Vilsack Seifert1933Elizabeth Bradley1934Alice McKnight Mackroth1935Betty Cohen Sikov1936Helen McNair Sinnett1937Nancy Steigerwalt DwyerJane Brooke FarnsworthMary George GastMary Jayne Whipkey Redenbaugh1938Charlotte Rush BrownMary Jane Harter ForkerMary Lou Armstrong MelePhyllis Keister Semple1939Lois Kaplan FinkelMary Lou Kountz GrooverNancy Crook Tishler1940Barbara Keebler LinnJune Hahn Whitehill-Dukehart1941Mary Lou Richardson BrockBritta Ericson ChambersVirginia Ann SheppardRuth Weimer Tillar1942Ruth Speidel Dalzell-McMillanEnid Mitchell DunmireMarion Thompson KerwinGertrude Kneil1943Winifred Schultz CarrShirley Seubert ChewningJoan Borden DruryJanet Donaldson GilmoreJessie Butler HerdicJanet Eisenbeis JohnsonSally Doerschuk KetchumJocelyn Hulme MacConnellLetitia Emilie RieckRachel Heppenstall ShinglerJoyce Runk WenstonMarguerite Tabor Yates1944Joan Frank AptJean Forncrook ArmstrongMary Cunningham BaileyMarion Weis CohenMarcia Phillips CornellAlice Pitcher DibbleVirginia Wicks DouglasAnna-Stina EricsonJean Ballard GeorgeDolores Kaufman GluckAnn Meckel HendryMurray Armstrong JamesElizabeth Ricketts KnottValerie Roemer LynnNancy Succop SchroederPatricia Conner SchulteMargaret Edgar SellersSally Smith Williams1945Elizabeth Wright AndersonElizabeth Ann Leggett BlackClaire Bloom HahnFrances Lyne Heiner *Esther Speidel JackShirley Kerr KennardMargery Succop McCarthyAnne (Rooney) ForncrookMcCloskeyJean Clark Yount1946Enola Sargent AlmanyJane Callomon ArkusKatherine MacDonald BlenkoCaroline Abraham DelavanJean Curran DonleyRita GouldLenore Corey HansonMary Meyer JohnsPatricia Marlin LairdThelma Levin LevineRita Gottlieb LevisAmy Comins LowensteinJean Ayars PohliMarcia Miller Weiss1947Katharine BancroftBarbara Bennett BlumBetty Bradshaw CaesarAnn Franklin HazlettNorma Sue Glinn MaddenEleanor Hewitt RushworthDorothy Dodworth ScullinGwen Chenoweth SwaneyGerda Rice Whitman1948Suzanne BirminghamVirginia Jack ClaxonMary CosgroveGloria Palmer FullerElizabeth JackmanNancy Queer McSorleyBetty Jean Rayburn OgrenJane Dressler PageJoan Heppenstall Sieber1949Dr. Margaret Smith Wenzel2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 843

1950Nancy Ray Copp GravesCarol Straub GuilbertCaryl Amshel HalpernAdlyn Hollearn HickeyMarilyn Sugerman LattermanMargaret Ewart RiterSusan Frankenstein ShaperaMary Jane Langham Walling1951Patricia McClay BoggsCarol Crookston CloseSally Bloom CohenRuth O’Brien ColluraConstance Smith FranklinSallie Gottlieb KormanLouise Baldridge LytleMarjorie Reed OlsonNancy Bair PeacockLois Graham TinglerGail Wainwright Tseckares1952Suzanne LeClere BarleyJanine McCaslin BergmarkBarbara Abney BolgerMarion Montgomery ColbourneElaine Kauffman HaidJacquelyn Wilson HillNancy MartinBarbara Givan MissimerCaroline O’Nan1953Anne Ballard DunlapJane Blough FrenchAnn Ross HeymannSusanna Biddle KecskemethyVirginia Simboli LearyDorothy Jones MengesMargaret Jackman MetzgerAnn Livingston ReedJanice Greenberg RosenbergBarbara Silver RosenthalBetsy Riddle RuderferJudith Blough WentzVictoria Crane Williams1954Louise Waterman BaileySarah Buchanan BraunElizabeth Gott ByerlyDiane Willey GreenSally Lewis HornerJudith Marshall LauerJanet Rothman MarkelZenaide White MarshallAnne (Kiki) Bahr McConnelDana Spicer McCownBrenda Wise MoffittRoberta Blackburn MuenzmayMary Christner MullinsSally Helsel PriceSandra Metz QureshiElisabeth Mirsky RuchkinBarbara Messer Steinfirst1955Nancy Riester AllenMelinda Brown BeardLucile Thompson CruickshankFaith Wertz Eastwood ShoreMary Minor EvansMarlene Berman HausNancy Stimmel HerpinFrances Blasdell HubbellElizabeth Forstall KeenSuzanne Dressler KellarLinda Goorin MarcusBeverlee Simboli McFaddenBarbara Feldman RogalJeannie Murdoch SmithMarcia Smith Wilder1956Holly Carlson CampbellJane Gault GreerSara Barker HananRosanne Isay HarrisonJane Hooton InceJane Marshall LohmanEleanor Donehoo McIntireMyrna Katz MorrisBeatrice Epstine MorrisonBarbara Probst RothKathryn Cable SandellBarbara Safier ShoagLynne Crookston Stull1957Virginia Willey BirminghamPhyllis ChinlundJudith Bond ClarkeJudith Rohrer DavisHarriet Adler FeldmanMarilyn King JessenCarole Oswald MarkusVictoria Brittain SeckelElaine Dupertuis SeibertSally Guy Stone-WorsingCordelia Westervelt SwintonJane Arensberg ThompsonElizabeth Smelzer Winslow1958Barbara Berkman AckermanLinda Ruttenberg AckermanKatherine Horner AndersonJean BottcherJoanne Johnston BowserLinda Isaly CoughlinSusan Pekruhn GlotfeltyKathryn KruseClaire Evans MartinMildred Stewart McGoughMary Lee Friday RaffertyJosette Neubauer RolleyLinda Crandall SmithMarsha SwissElizabeth Warne1959Linda Kramer BerkCarolyn Marzke BraunKatherine Staley ClarksonHelen Crozier-BreedMary Lowenthal FelstinerAlexandra Brittain KnoxCarolyn Clark PeggDonna Gow TaylorJudith Getty Treadwell1960Joy Duquette EngroffElizabeth Booth EzermanChristiana Hoffman HirshbergDonne Erving HoldenElizabeth Hackett HuffineBebe Dorrance MarchalSusan Hopkins MartinJudith Mosenson McCordSusan Criep Santa-CruzAlison Pedicord SchleiferElisa Lynch Simmons1961Barbara Nickel BeiselEileen Mauclair D’AppoloniaSally Colbaugh MarksSandra Hawkins MillerDorothy Hart MurrayHoliday Hulme ShoupCathleen McSorley Stanton1962Francie Johnston BrentzelAline MasseyElizabeth Middleton1963Susan Sharp Dorrance AAnnette Moser HodessCarolyn Riviere Worrall1964Judy Ruben AlpertGayle Shaw CamdenLynda Stern CoslovL. Virginia CrawfordCarol Martin CrookJennifer DaviesCarole Haskell EpsteinFrancine Gitnick FrankeGeorgia McKee HolmbergMarga MathenyJane MichaelsBecky Sweet O’ConnorJeanne Horner PoteChristine RaisigNancy Herron RubenSusan Finkel WechslerNancy Hickox WrightCarolyn Yates AThe WT Fund: One of Four Sourcesof Yearly RevenueWT Fund and other gifts and grants 10% Tuition and Fees 79%Investment Income 4%Auxiliary Revenue 7%44 A n n u a l G i v i n g R e p o r t

1965Mary Sturm AlbrightEmily AmermanR. Victoria BergDaryl Massey BladenElizabeth Brittain BraunMary Hamilton BurroughsJulie Hibbard CrittendenJoan Clark DavisNancy Clever MiddletonLynn Gerrick MillerHelen Mar ParkinMargaret Riehl PeabodyMyrna Klee RobinsonAnn Barber SmithJoyce Kloss TeeseBeth Wright1966Martha Lynn BergChris Haberstick BiedenbachSally Mars CareySusan Whitmer CraftMartha Hunter-ElmerMargaret KeckLenore Mardis-McClintockSusan McGowanMary McSorleyMargaret Gezon MeltzSusan Cohen MyrickAnne Parkin PierpontAnn Haber SchelbeJane SoxmanJudith Uptegraff SpaethMartha Jane Nims ValentLindsay Yates1967Gerry Garland CooperPatricia Kinney GrossSusan Montgomery HarrisJanelle Austin HumbertSusan Chamovitz KappKristi Kerins ADiana LemleyEleanor Schatz MagyarAudrey Geer MasalehdanWendy NewstetterJudith Craig SuttonVirginia Reed Weidner1968Jennie W. BergLinda Hildebrand CaseL. Melissa Crump CookCynthia Costa DavisSally Feinman GarsonJanice Coco GroftJacquelyn Freeborn HerstPatricia Watson KammererBarbara KrauseE. Patricia Constantin OrringerFrances Hoffman PuntereriSara Viviano RolleyMarilyn Griffin SolomonNancy Walton Succop1969Beth FisherMarjorie HallerChristine McGowan HessJuliet Landon LescynskiPatricia MaykuthElsie Heard McAdooPeggy Thomas McKnightLinnea Pearson McQuistonBarbara Whalen MillerLinda Zerbe PitnerAnn SuttonJoan Musgrave Wickham1970Joanne Thomas AsbillKimberley Zillweger BeckJane CauleyJoeta Klimoski D’EsteMegan Hall DooleyMelissa Armstrong FallonSusan Nill FlynnSally Weigler GoldenSusan Crump HammondJane Nash HollandLeslie Gross HuffLynn Wechsler KramerMary NavarroElva Merry PawleAnne PetersJane Appleyard RoelStephane TrentHilary Tyson1971Kimmel Henninger BlackmarH. Perry ChapmanJoan ChapmanMary GreggLynn JohnsonKathy Zillweger PutnamPaula Becker Vito1972Sue Ellen Silverblatt AldermanPamela Schaper CabalkaLouise Gillespie CannonJoan Clarkson CrowellJane Goldstein HaasSusan HunterVirginia Hofer LoeschLeslie McKinleyMary Pivirotto MurleySusan Reel-PanishCarolyn Cramer Sanford AJean Silvestri1973Sara Ann KallaLynn KronzekBarbara Lichtenstul LippmanPeggy LowensteinAmy B. NixonPamela Price PryorJoanne Ross Simon1974AnonymousCarolyn Fine FriedmanEleanor Agnew GiriyappaAnnekathryn GoodmanElizabeth HurttLeisel Locke LengyelMargery McKinleyLeslie MeredithChristina Kalaris SfanosMargaret McKean Taylor1975Laura Wechsler BroffCynthia Cramer LackeyAllison LevyRandy Lyon MayesAngela Beldecos NataleMichelle Kane O’DonnellSarah Ann Pietsch A1976Lisa Sorce AibaAmy Hodgson BabcockPamela Donley BuongiornoLisa Whitcomb CapraSusan Davis ClausSusan DunmireCarol HydovitzMary OdomJoAnn Goble SchaubLynn Snyderman1977Andrea BeldecosCindy Deskins BrickleySharon Ross HardieJean HetzelEleanore MeredithJanet Marstine PolishookGeri Anderson PotterLindsay McKean ScottGretchen Bohna Weissner1978Randi CoffeyTacie Yoon1979Catherine AllegraGail Kuller EndaEllen Silverman GarvinKate Taylor GolightlyMason McKean HoellerEllen Krause JohnsonMary McKennaHelene Stone PrinceHelenbeth Reiss ReynoldsCarol Levy Wilson1980Jennifer Smith CochranElizabeth Baker KefferEmme Parker KozloffLinda Crone MetlayLesa MorrisonAnne O’Dair-Holovacs1981Lori Adelson DermanConstance King FaasseMarti Kavaler FischerCynthia Rom GlickertMarcie Slotsky KatzenDebra Durr LadleyAnita PrizioPamela ScullyHeidi Hageman SmithJulie Felman Wagner1982Anna AveryBeth Beebe BlackwoodChristina Clarkson Gentilcore1983Edith Raphael BrotmanEmily HetzelMelissa Reynolds RizerLori SobolJeannette Locke WellmanLisa Altman Young2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 845

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alumnae/i parentsAnonymous (3)Barbara Berkman Ackerman ’58 &Alan L. AckermanSally & Bob AllanMr. & Mrs. George W. BaehrMr. & Mrs. Robert W. BairdMr. & Mrs. Edwin BakerAnnette & Bishop BaldwinSuzanne LeClere Barley ’52Renee & Ron BartlettFlorian BechtoldMartha Lynn Berg ’66Mr. & Mrs. George Bernard, Jr.Mrs. R. Carol BieseckerCharmaine & Michael BookerDavid L. BostickRoberta & David BrodyDr. & Mrs. Klaus M. BronThe Buchser FamilyMr. & Mrs. Charles BurkeDouglas & Shelley Bould CampbellDusty Elias Kirk &William R. CaroselliJan ChalfantMr. & Mrs. James C. ChaplinDrs. Margaret & John CharleyKatherine Staley Clarkson ’59Mrs. William R. ClarksonDebbie & Michael ConwayLynda Stern Coslov ’64 &Joel CoslovMaudleen & William CottrellMary Jo & Charles CwenarMr. & Mrs. Thomas DanaherEileen Mauclair D’Appolonia ’61Selene & Arnold DavisMr. & Mrs. Michael Della VecchiaBarbara & Mark DeWittSusan Sharp Dorrance A ’63 &Roy DorranceMrs. Enid Mitchell Dunmire ’42 &Dr. Lester DunmireKathy Buechel & Fred EglerMr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Egler, Sr.Linda & Sanford EhrenreichMichael ElkoL. Ernst & C. Dixon-ErnstMaura FarrellLinet FeigelLois Kaplan Finkel ’39The Flechtner FamilyDr. & Mrs. John FrechioneMrs. Charles M. Gaines, Jr.Drs. Mary & Rohan GanguliKaren W. GistMr. & Mrs. Samuel J. GreenfieldDeborah & David HallasMrs. Fred P. HarchelroadRosanne Isay Harrison ‘56 & Dr.Anthony M. HarrisonSusan & Michael HarterShirley & David HerculesMr. & Mrs. Thomas HerwardMrs. Nancy HetzelAl & Laurie HirschmanMrs. Wilbur D. HockensmithMr. & Mrs. James HollandBarbara & John HolmesMary & David HunterLinda Johnson & DavidMcLaughlinLaura B. Jordan &Charles M. HumphreyVictoria & Joseph KatrencikSally Doerschuk Ketchum ’43 &David KetchumDeepak & Nirmal KotwalJennifer Kraar & Mark PossanzaMs. Sue Friedberg &Dr. Dean KrossMrs. Diane J. LambrouSharon Lauer & Jerome JosephMr. & Mrs. Duane D. LindemerMr. & Mrs. Michael MachenMr. & Mrs. James C. MaloneMrs. Ellen E. March &Dr. Lewis E. MarchAnnette & Ronald MarksAudrey Geer Masalehdan ’67 &Dr. Ali MasalehdanDr. & Mrs. Donald R. MattisonJami-Rae McGovernSusan Moore McJunkinMr. J. Sherman McLaughlin,Hon Alum & Mrs. SuzanneMcLaughlinMrs. Linnea Pearson McQuiston’69 & Mr. C. Wesley McQuistonMr. & Mrs. F. S. Meredith, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Alexander MinnoDr. & Mrs. Ross H. MusgraveMary Kay & Sudhir NarlaMargo NausAmy B. Nixon ’73Anne & Neil PaylorKathryn & Jeff PepperRuth & William PetermanMr. & Mrs. Christopher Pett-RidgeEllyn S. Roth & Harold A. PincusAnne M. Molloy &Henry Posner IIIBetty M. Price, Honorary AlumnaDrs. Sandra Quinn &Stephen ThomasBill & Nancy RackoffStephen G. RobinsonMr. & Mrs. Howard M. RomDr. & Mrs. Raif K. SabehMargaret & Joseph SantelliMrs.Virginia W. SchatzMr. & Mrs. Dean SchronMr. & Mrs. Richard S. ScottChristine & Duane SeppiWendy & Greg SmithPat Hargest & Peter SullivanMatthew Teplitz & Sue ChallinorDr. & Mrs. Ronald ThomasJane Arensberg Thompson ’57 &Harry ThompsonJudith Getty Treadwell ’59John L. TunneyMary T. TymesonDr. & Mrs. Steven UretskyAndrew Washburn &Kathy McCauleyMr. & Mrs. James D. WilliamsBarbara & Michael WollmanMr. & Mrs. Chester ZombeckgrandparentsMrs. Judy AndrewsRobert D. AustinMr. & Mrs. Robert W. BairdAnnette & Bishop BaldwinMr. & Mrs. Robert BozzoneMr. & Mrs. Ronald BrelsfordMr. & Mrs. Rex DowdenMr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Egler, Sr.Mrs. Susanne FoxMr. & Mrs. Bernard GlanceMr. & Mrs. Gordon GordonMs. Mary GrahamDavid HandlerRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony M. HarrisonMrs. Nancy HetzelMr. Walter LimbachMs. Carolyn P. LorrinMr. & Mrs. Joseph MenzelHenry Posner, Jr. &Helen M. PosnerMr. Edgar J. PowellVito & Florence ReMr. & Mrs. Herbert RidgwayMs. Judy RobinsonJerry & Barbara RosenbergDr. & Mrs. Lester RosenbloomMr. & Mrs. Jack ScheatzleMr. & Mrs. George SchellenbergerMr. & Mrs. Herman SchoenMrs. Marie ScottMr. & Mrs. H. SearlesMildred & Michel SidorowDotti & Alan SilbermanMr. & Mrs. Erwin SteinbergDr. & Mrs. Mervin StewartMrs. Jean SweeneyJane Arensberg Thompson ’57 &Harry ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Richard TompkinsMr. & Mrs. Allan ZytnickFACULTY & STAFFBrenda M. AbbeyRobert & Sally AllanThe Allswede FamilyMary ArcuriMr. & Mrs. Bruce AtkinsonDiane J. BarbarinoSusan BrandDionne & Jonathan BrelsfordAdam & Lise-Ann BrownoldMegan BurnettHeather & David CapezzutiBrenda L. CarnahanJan ChalfantDanielle Chalfant ’03Dr. Annie S. Menzel &Mr. John CharneyRandi Coffey ’78Marie CooperJeff CronauerHeather & Richard CrowleyMichael B. DavidsonKatherine DunlopHela & Leon EdelsackSusan & Brian ErnstoffKirsten FaasAimee FantazierMaura FarrellMichele Ciara FarrellMrs. Linet FeigelSusan & Tom FergusonChristopher L. FetterAida T. FilippiniWilliam & Rhonda Fitch & familyAnne FlanaganThe Flechtner FamilyMr. & Mrs. Matt FlusterMarc FogelThe Forst FamilyTheresa FoxHolly Hatcher-Frazier &Evan FrazierPeter FrischmannCheryl & Gary GaalKathryn GaertnerKaren & Chris GaulAmy & Mick GeeKristen Graham48 A n n u a l G i v i n g R e p o r t

Monica & Bradley GrahamAmanda & Jason GreenwaldDeborah & David HallasKristen M. HannanKathleen HenkelBarbara & John HolmesRuby A. HolmesMrs. Amy HuntBev Jones & Buzz TaylorSandy JoyceDean M. JulianVictoria & Joseph KatrencikJill K. KazmierczakM. Veronica KennedyAnne Jacob KerrJennifer Kraar & Mark PossanzaAdriane LaRussaPat LeddyMegan E. LehmanShannon & Scot LorenziKathy & Ken LovasikMr. & Mrs. Michael MachenJudy & John MaioneEllen Freise-March & Lewis MarchConnie MartinMrs. Mary Martin ’88 &Mr. Luqman Abdul-SalaamMelissa MathisMs. Virginia M. McAuleyAmy & Kevin MillerLee Moses A’98Dr. & Mrs. Michael D. NaragonMs. Megan E. NeumeisterMr. Gary J. Niels &Ms. Elizabeth B. PattersonMrs. Jessica OrrNancy PattonBrock PerkinsTina Bell PlaksDenise PollackMegan PresnarRobert Probst & FamilyLynne RaphaelKarla & Randy RhoadesNancy & Craig RogersDaniel RosenbergKimberly RovnanKathy & Howard RussellDaniel A. Sadowski, Jr.Ms. Linda Turner &Mr. Eric SchatzmanJane E. SchillingDarrell C. SchmittKylie SchweitzerChris ScottDavid SewardSally ShermanKay H. SimonAmy L. SkellyRenee SkibaPamela M. SlabyEmily L. SturmanNadine M. SuhanBrian T. SwaugerLori SwenssonStacey & Matthew TegtmeierTracy & Mark ValentyTaryn VanderWeeleMrs. Karyn B. VellaKelly VignaleMr. Andy WebsterSusan Finkel Wechsler ’64Gaylen & Larry WestfallDeborah Witte & John O’BrionAlison WolfsonDavid WollamFRIENDSAllegheny Financial Group -Allegheny InvestmentsArgus Business SolutionsMr. & Mrs. Wolfgang BitterolfDr. Jerry & Elna Campbell-WadeMrs. Dianne R. L. CooneyEast End Athletic AssociationCaroline C. FisherDr. Harold E. GordonDebby & Denny GrubbsMs. Freda M. ReedREMAX North RealtorsInes Schaffer* & Juan SchafferThe Rev. Dr. Richard E. SiglerNathaniel SobelMs. Margaret VaughnMr. & Mrs. Milton WakschlagShelby & Michael WherryColette Jousse WilkinsWT Parents Associationbirthday booksMr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. AcerMr. & Mrs. Harry R. AlexanderMr. & Mrs. David M. AndrewsDr. & Mrs. Timothy D. AverchDr. Roxana F. BaradMr. & Mrs. Leonce BargeronMr. & Mrs. Lee J. BelitskyDr. George G. BelliosMr. & Mrs. Michael S. BernsteinDr. & Mrs. Josh BlatterMr. Brian Boeglin &Mr. Brett AkersMrs. Amy Kerber-Brancati &Mr. Joseph J. BrancatiMr. & Mrs. Jonathan H. BrelsfordDr. Jeffrey L. Brodsky &Ms. Nancy J. KnowlesMs. Jeanianne BrodyMr. & Mrs. Martin J. CalihanMr. & Mrs. Gerald E. ChaitDr. Annie S. Menzel & Mr. JohnCharneyMs. Robin E. Ziegler &Dr. Clifford ChenMr. & Mrs. Rob CochranDr. Marla Ripoll & Dr. DanieleCoen-PiraniMr. & Mrs. William J. ColomboMr. & Mrs. Richard F CostaMs. Hannah Krause &Mr. Martin de San MartinDr. & Mrs. Timothey DenkoMs. Kathryn Roeder &Mr. Bernard DevlinDr. Jenifer Lee &Dr. Howard DubnerDr. & Mrs. Andrew W. EllerMs. Julie Ann EricksonMs. Christine Dixon-Ernst &Dr. Lauren ErnstDr. Felice Esposito &Dr. Christina EspositoMr. & Mrs. David FarnsworthMs. Jacqueline Swansinger &Mr. Del L. FindleyMr. & Mrs. William Fox Jr.Ms. Holly S. Hatcher-Frazier &Mr. Evan S. FrazierMs. Elizabeth GebhardtDr. Christopher Genovese &Dr. Marsha LovettMr. & Mrs. Robert I. GlimcherMrs. & Mr. Monica M. GrahamDr. Jennifer Grandis &Dr. Donald GrandisMrs. Amanda GreenwaldMr. & Mrs. Adam GrodinMs. Carol Sikov GrossMs. Mor Harchol-BalterMrs. Stacey Dowden &Mr. Scott HareMr. Glenn M. HarlowMs. Emily Hetzel ’83 &Mr. John SchulmanDr. Gerald & Ms. Diane HolderDr. Natalie Glance &Dr. David HullDr. Rhonda M. Johnson &Mr. Vincent O. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. John E. KennedyMs. Jennifer D. KraarDr. Alexandra KrepsMr. & Mrs. Michael R. KuhnDr. Janet Harrison Kuzmishin ’87& Mr. John KuzmishinMr. & Ms. Philip LehmanDr. & Mrs. Paul LieberMs. Elsa LimbachMs. Lilya C LorrinMs. Amy D. FieldsMrs. Mary Martin ’88 &Mr. Luqman Abdul-SalaamMr. & Mrs. Michael J. McCarthyDr. Patti Metosky &Ms. Gail B. AmshelMr. & Mrs. Gregory J. MizeraMr. & Mrs. David M. MolderMr. & Ms. Mohammad NavadehMs. Nikki NavtaMr. & Mrs. Wayne NoftzMr. & Mrs. Douglas H. OstrowMs. Deesha PhilyawMr. & Mrs. Scott PipitoneMrs. Seema A. Pollack-Gross &Mr. Stephen GrossMr. & Mrs. David L. PorgesMr. Henry Posner III &Ms. Anne M. MolloyMr. & Mrs. Martin E. PowellDr. & Mrs. Ari E. PressmanMs. Ellen Wilson &Dr. Fredric PriceDr. & Mrs. Daniel A. RubinDr. Bina Toor-Sandhu &Dr. Rajinder SandhuMr. & Mrs. Richard J. SantucciDr. Mark Scheatzle & Ms.Kimberly HarrigalMs. Lynn B. Beckstrom &Mr. Brian C. SchreiberMr. & Mrs. Christopher ScottDr. & Mrs. Prabhat SethMr. Oleg Shigiltchoff &Ms. Natalia KabanovaDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattMr. & Mrs. Robert SimpsonMr. & Mrs. Greg A. SteinerMrs. Baohong Sun &Mr. Henry H. CaoAllyson Baird Sveda ’84 &John SvedaMr. & Mrs. Michael SymeDr. Stasa Tadic &Dr. Gijsberta Van LondenMs. Nancy ThenthongkhamMr. & Mrs. William C. ThompsonMr. & Dr. Trevor T. TompkinsMr. & Mrs. John M. TomsonDr. Jeanne VanBriesen &Mr. Axel VanBriesenDr. Janet & Jonathan WatersMr. & Mrs. Dhana WilojanapaMr. & Ms. William H. WinslowLt. Col. & Mrs. Edward P.Wojnaroski Jr.Dr. Nuria M. Pastor-Soler &Mr. Stephen A. Zerby2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 849

Donors through thePennsylvania EducationalTax Credit Act (EITC)Allegheny TechnologiesBartlett Products, LLCCohen & Grigsby, P.C.Confluence Technologies, Inc.First National BankHighmarkHighmark Casualty InsuranceCompanyHoward Hanna Real EstateServicesLeed’sMellon Bank, N.A.Philadelphia InsuranceCompaniesPittsburgh Crankshaft Service,Inc.Pittsburgh GynecologicOncology, Inc.PNC Financial Services Group,Inc.RDC Domestic HoldingsCorporationThe Design Alliance ArchitectsTrau & LoevnerUnionvale Coal CompanyUPMC Health PlanGIFTS IN KINDNicole C. PrallMs. Liz Berlin &Mr. Michael Speranzoin honorBobby Allan’s 2008 GraduationMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattConnor Andrews’s BirthdayMrs. Judy AndrewsMr. & Mrs. George SchellenbergerSidney Andrews’s BirthdayMrs. Judy AndrewsRyan Bopp’s 2008 GraduationMr. & Mrs. Ronald M. BoppDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattJoshua Brelsford ’17Mr. Ronald BrelsfordOwen Brelsford ’19Mr. Ronald BrelsfordHelen Cestra’s 2008 GraduationMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonPeter Curtis’s 2008 GraduationMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattAlexander de San Martin ’19Ms. Hannah Krause & Mr. Martinde San MartinTommy de San MartinMs. Hannah Krause &Mr. Martin de San MartinHazel Eaton (a special gift fromher grandparents)Mr. & Mrs. Herbert RidgwayDaniel Eller’s 2008 GraduationMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonJeremy Ernstoff’s 2008GraduationDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattMs. Susan Maura Finkelpearl ’92Mr. Nathaniel SobelWilliam FitchFirst Grade ParentsMcKanna Graham’s BirthdayMs. Mary GrahamMorgan Graham’s BirthdayMs. Mary GrahamAaronel Gruber’s 90th BirthdayMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 &Mr. Jerome AptMicayla Handler’s BirthdayMr. David HandlerElliot P. Hare’s BirthdayMr. & Mrs. Rex DowdenJustin Hare’s BirthdayMr. & Mrs. Rex DowdenRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 onher special BirthdayMrs. Beatrice Epstine Morrison’56 & Mr. Perry MorrisonJoanne Newstetter Heald ’43(author of WT alma mater)Dr. Wendy Newstetter ’67 &Mr. Paul FordPeter Heinricher’s TeachersLaurie HeinricherNathaniel Hull’s BirthdayMr. & Mrs. Bernard GlanceTristan Hull’s BirthdayMr. & Mrs. Bernard GlanceGali Isaacson’s BirthdayMr. & Mrs. Alan SilbermanEllis James’s BirthdayDr. & Mrs. Mervin StewartNoah James’s BirthdayDr. & Mrs. Mervin StewartNicholay Karagyozov’s 2008GraduationDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattCharles Lehman’s BirthdayMr. & Ms. Philip LehmanSam Loevner’s 2008 GraduationMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattEllen E. MarchFirst Grade ParentsMichael McCarthy’s GraduationDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattMrs. Charles MillerMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 &Mr. Jerome AptZachary Stanley Nathenson’sBirthMr. & Mrs. Richard R. NathensonKristopher Pepper’s 2008GraduationDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattMax Pollack’s 5th Grade YearMr. & Mrs. Jerome RosenbergSam Pollack’s 8th Grade YearMr. & Mrs. Jerome RosenbergIda Posner’s 2008 GraduationMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonElspeth Powell’s 2008GraduationMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonEmily Pressman’s BirthdayDr. & Mrs. Ari E. PressmanMorgan, Audrey, & Bridget Re’s10th, 7th & 5th grade yearMr. & Mrs. Vito ReSpencer & Blake Reading’s 7th& 10th grade yearsMr. & Mrs. Gordon GordonAlex Rogers’s 2008 GraduationDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattHarry Rosenberg’s BirthdayMr. David HandlerMax Rosenbloom’s BirthdayMr. & Mrs. Lester RosenbloomDavid Scheatzle’s BirthdayMr. & Mrs. Jack ScheatzleDayna Scott’s BirthdayMrs. Marie ScottLaura Jean Searles ’15Mr. & Mrs. Harry V. SearlesThemba A. Searles ’11Mr. & Mrs. Harry V. SearlesCarly Simpson’s BirthdayMr. & Mrs. Robert SimpsonNico & Leon SleatorMs. Carolyn P. LorrinNico Sleator’s BirthdayMs. Carolyn P. LorrinJared Steinberg’s 12th BirthdayMr. & Mrs. Erwin SteinbergErica Sweeney ’18Mrs. Jean SweeneyLori SwenssonFirst Grade ParentsMiddle School Boy’s BasketballTeamLindsey & Jonathan IsaacsonSeema Pollack-Gross &Stephen Gross50 A n n u a l G i v i n g R e p o r t

The WT Fund: Average Gift Size$800$700$600$500$400$300$200$100Drew Thurman’s 2008GraduationDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattCherisse Tompkins’s BirthdayDr. & Mrs. Richard TompkinsBennett Washburn’s 2008GraduationDr. Lori A. Sisson &Mr. Jay N. SilberblattSusan WechslerMr. & Mrs. Greg A. SteinerSam Wyatt’s 2008 GraduationMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonMr. & Mrs. Herbert RidgwayAlexander Zerby’s BirthdayDr. Nuria M. Pastor-Soler & Mr.Stephen A. ZerbyAlexa M. Zytnick ’15Mr. & Mrs. Allan ZytnickAmanda L. Zytnick ’07Mr. & Mrs. Allan ZytnickMichael B. Zytnick ’05Mr. & Mrs. Allan Zytnickin memory$437 $442 $443R. Carol BieseckerMrs. Amy Dameshek Brumbaugh’86 & Mr. Mark BrumbaughMs. Freda M. ReedMs. Margaret VaughnMr. & Mrs. Milton Wakschlag$5102002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06$600Maxine BlockMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 &Mr. Jerome AptMark BluestoneMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 &Mr. Jerome AptLynn BorgmanMs. Susan Reel-Panish ’72 &Mr. Clifford PanishCary CampbellMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonLucille CantiniMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 &Mr. Jerome AptAnn Wright Curran ’55Anonymous$8192006-07 2007-08Emily Dorrance ’93Mr. Stephen RobinsonMr. & Mrs. Rick JacksonMr. & Mrs. J. ShermanMcLaughlinMr. Gary J. Niels &Ms. Elizabeth B. PattersonMr. & Mrs. Richard ScottMrs. Cathleen McSorley Stanton’61 & Mr. Thomas StantonMrs. Jane Gault Greer ’56 &Mr. George GreerMrs. Lynda Stern Coslov ’64 &Mr. R. Joel CoslovAudrey FetterMrs. Carol Cushing Chaplin & Mr.James ChaplinCarolyn GillespieMrs. Louise Gillespie Cannon ’72& Mr. David CannonFrances Hodge Gordon ’35Dr. Harold E. GordonEdgar HirshMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 &Mr. Jerome AptWalter HowleyMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Mr.Jerome AptArnold KitzesMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Mr.Jerome AptSusan Parker Livingston ’54Mrs. Anne ( Kiki) Bahr McConnel’54 & Mr. William McConnelHelen MachenMs. Sue Friedberg &Dr. Dean E. KrossConstance Blum Marstine ’55Mrs. Jean Forncrook Armstrong ’44Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonMrs. Nancy HetzelMrs. Louise Lytle ’51Mrs. Anne (Rooney) ForncrookMcCloskey ’45Janet Baer Moses ’39Mrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonJudy Apt Nathenson ’69Max NathensonMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 &Mr. Jerome AptMax NathensonMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Mr.Jerome AptA. Lynn Voelp Reed ’59Mrs. Judith Getty Treadwell ’59 &Mr. John TreadwellEd RieckMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 &Mr. Jerome AptAlvin RogalMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 &Mr. Jerome AptMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonMrs. Carole Oswald Markus ’57 &Mr. William MarkusJames RothMrs. Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony HarrisonJudith Kirkpatrick Sigler ’51Reverend Dr. Richard E. SiglerMarianna Epstein Specter ’58Mrs. Barbara Berkman Ackerman’58 & Mr. Alan AckermanPhyllis Thompson O’KeefeMr. & Mrs. Michael A. ThompsonIrving (Bud) WechslerMrs. Joan Frank Apt ’44 &Mr. Jerome AptDorothy Brahm Whitcomb ’20Mrs. Anne (Rooney) ForncrookMcCloskey ’45Judy Apt Nathenson ’69Early ChildhoodEndowment Fund DonorsJoan Frank Apt ’44& Jerome AptKitti FenkMrs. Odell NathensonCarol & Richard NathensonTamar Rosenfeld Collectionof Cultural StudiesLeah AcknerMarc J. AdelsheimerDr. Kyongtae Bae & Ms.Hyonyoung MoonMr. & Mrs. Ahmie BaumMr. & Mrs. Nadav N. BaumDr. Rae BaumSara BaumRichard G. BeckDr. & Mrs. Bruce Ben-DavidMr. David Berk & Ms. SheriLetwinJim & Bea BradleyMr. & Mrs. Jonathan BrelsfordJessica & Jeff BrownGerald & Barbara ChaitStacy & Dan CohenSteven & Stacey EdelsteinMr. Brian S. EglashSusan & Brian ErnstoffAmy & David FarnsworthMaura FarrellDr. Robert FiersteinKitti FenkKathryn Gaertner2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 851

Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. GlimcherMr. Mark & Dr. Amy GoldsteinMs. Ellen GoodmanMs. Joan GrayMr. & Mrs. Adam GrodinLori GuttmanMr .& Mrs. Steve HalpernDr. & Mrs. Gordon HandelsmanMr. & Mrs. Steve HoffmanLindsey & Jonathan IsaacsonAmy Rose Goldstein Jaffe ’85Dean M. JulianBarbara & David KallaMs. Wendy Spector KaplanJack & Kasey KennedyEllen & Jack KesslerRebecca King & Seth RosenbergJennifer Kraar & Mark PossanzaJane Aronson KretzschmarKen & Sharon LeeMary Beth McLaughlin Leech ’82& Chris LeechJill & Philip LehmanCantor Yaier LehrerElsa LimbachMs. Eva Mergner &Mr. Eric LauvensonDr. & Mrs. Robert MitroCheryl Moore & Stan LevensonPearl MooreScott MummertSteven & Lisa NakamuraSusan & Thomas NetzerDrs. John & Sandra NewmanStephen L. ParkerMs. Mary M. Passarello &Mr. Richard M. PearlmanMs. Sharon W. PerelmanMs. Deesha PhilyawStella & Scott PipitoneDenise PollackSeema Pollack-GrossZo & Mark ReKaren & Tony RossDr. Dan & Mrs. Simone RubinKathy & Howard RussellSamuel Russell ’12Debbi & Tommy SamakowMs. Linda Turner & Mr. EricSchatzmanLeland & Janice Faller SchermerMs. Nancy Bernstein &Dr. Robert SchoenDotti & Alan SilbermanMr. & Ms. Curtis SimsMr. Ron SkalsiMs. Tamara SkirbollLynn Snyderman ’76 &Lewis HymanLori Sobol ’83Mr. & Mrs. Edward SolomonJeffrey & Amy SpearMs. Patricia Mooney &Mr. Alan SteinbergThe Class of 2020Elizabeth & Michael ThompsonDr. Michelle C. UltmannMr. & Mrs. Robert WeinMr. & Mrs. Robert WeinsteinBarbara Weizenbaum ’83Rabbi Michael WerbowGaylen & Larry WestfallShelby & Michael WherryAlison WolfsonJudy YalowichMr. & Mrs. Joel Zytnickin memory from 2006-2007(omitted from last year’s Report)Robert AndersonJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptGertrude CaplanJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptSam CaseyJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptDavid D’AppoloniaBarbara Berkman Ackerman ’58 &Alan L. AckermanRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony M. HarrisonJeffrey DavisMs. Betty J. HillHela Edelsack’s MotherGaylen & Larry WestfallAimee Fantazier’s GrandfatherRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony M. HarrisonCarole Oswald Markus ’57Elliott W. FinkelJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony M. HarrisonGaylen & Larry WestfallMargaret McCann Garland ’44Anne and Bruce BrowneAnne M. GriggMrs. Anne SteidleSteve GartnerJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptFrances Hodge Gordon ’35Dr. Harold E. GordonWilliam C. Hurtt, Jr.Annie & Dennis CestraGregory & Simin CurtisRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony M. HarrisonEllen & Jack KesslerCarole Oswald Markus ’57Anne M. Molloy &Henry Posner IIIJane Arensberg Thompson ’57 &Harry ThompsonGaylen & Larry WestfallDiana Janetta’s MotherJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptSandy Joyce’s MotherGaylen & Larry WestfallAlison WolfsonJ. Edward “Bud” Juenemann Jr.Gaylen & Larry WestfallAlison WolfsonTom and Suzanne KapnerAlison WolfsonIrving “Kit” KittredgeJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptMilton KreimerJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptMorris KrossBarbara & Bruce BookenPeter KrossDolores R. SolomonJefferson Cardiology Assoc.Drs. Bramowitz, Lemis,Nathanson and GeskinEdward LewisJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptFae G. MacCamyAmy Nixon Mindlin ’73Dorothy Oliver Mahaffey ’37Mr. & Mrs. James C. ChaplinJudy Apt NathensonMr. & Mrs. Max NathensonClarence B. Nixon, Jr.Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony M. HarrisonPhyllis Thompson O’KeefeRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony M. HarrisonAnne (Rooney) ForncrookMcCloskey ’45James McLeod Perry, M.DRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony M. HarrisonGaylen & Larry WestfallJoseph ProiettiMaura FarrellNatalie and Herbert MaxwellRoni and Don RichardsonGaylen & Larry WestfallLynn Raphael’s MotherRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Dr.Anthony M. HarrisonA. Lynn Voelp Reed ’59Judith Getty Treadwell ’59Mrs. Emma O. SharpMaura FarrellAnne M. Molloy &Henry Posner IIIGaylen & Larry WestfallWilliam A. ShermanCarol & Richard NathensonEd SlagleJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptRalph TaussigJoan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome AptBetsy Thompson’sGrandmotherRosanne Isay Harrison ’56 &Dr. Anthony M. HarrisonSusan Bancroft Voigt ’50John VoigtJane Ratner WerrinCarol & Richard NathensonNorma Weis Wilner ’40Marion Weis Cohen ’4452 A n n u a l G i v i n g R e p o r t

In August 2008, we put a fresh face on a familiar address:www.winchesterthurston.orgThe site features a bold contemporary design and innovative functionality.It’s the one-stop resource for everything WT!• View media galleries and share photos, movies, and podcasts. Check out the eighth-gradememorial museum: http://www.winchesterthurston.org/cf_media2/index.cfm?g=37Check out the recent alum gathering in Boston: http://www.winchesterthurston.org/cf_media2/index.cfm?cat=17• Show your school pride with WT apparel: www.winchesterthurston.org/schoolstore• Attend a game and cheer on WT athletics teams: www.winchesterthurston.org/athletics• Support your school by making an online gift: www.winchesterthurston.org/gift• Keep in touch… Send your e-mail address to wtnews@winchesterthurston.org and we’lladd you to our e-mail communication.• Sign up for site alerts and event reminders:https://www.winchesterthurston.org/cf_user/cp.cfm?news=0• Obtain RSS feeds: http://www.winchesterthurston.org/cf_news/rss.cfmThis issue of Thistletalk is printed on Reincarnation Matte from New Leaf Paper, 105# text (cover) which is made inNorth America using 100% recycled fiber and bleached without the use of chlorine compounds, and 70# text (text) whichis 50% recycled, 50% post-consumer waste, and 50% processed chlorine free.In using this recycled paper versus using virgin fiber paper, Winchester Thurston saved 14 fully grown trees, 2,644gallons of water, 6 million Btu energy, 671 pounds of solid waste, and 1,015 pounds of greenhouse gases.

Naturally inspired Immersed in the beautiful, natural surroundings of the North Hills Campus, Kindergartners used crayon andpaint to create colorful leaf pieces that turned the hallway of the Campus Center into an autumnal kaleidoscope. Pictured hereis Jack Roberts’ creation.WinchesterThurstonSchool555 Morewood AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15213www.winchesterthurston.orgNonprofit Org.U.S. PostagePAIDPittsburgh, PAPermit No. 145