alumni day - The Taft School
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F E A T U R E SDinner with Alumni 24Six restaurateurs talk about the rewards andchallenges of the business and how they gotthere in the first place.By Julie ReiffAlumni Day 32By Julie Reiff, Photography by Peter FingerVoyages of Discovery 40Excerpts from the 114th CommencementRemarksBy Elisabeth Griffith, Andrew Eisen ’04,Octavia Giovannini-Torelli ’04, WillyOppenheim ’04, and William MacMullen ’78D E P A R T M E N T SFrom the Editor 4Alumni Spotlight 5Around the Pond 9Sport 18Spring highlights by Steve PalmerAnnual Fund News 21Endnote 48Some Thoughts on the Creative Processand the Fate of Artifacts by Steve SchieffelinOn the CoverFront, Boys' tennis posted its best recordin 20 years, winning the league title andfinishing 12–1 for the season. For moreon spring sports, please turn to page 18.PETER FREW '75Back, Ann Kidder and Kerry Kiley applaudtheir classmates’ achievements at the 114thCommencement Exercises. Ann receivedthe Mark Potter Award in Art and Kerry asenior athlete award. For more on the <strong>day</strong>,see page 40. BOB FALCETTI<strong>The</strong> <strong>Taft</strong> Bulletin is published quarterly, in February,May, August, and November, by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Taft</strong> <strong>School</strong>,110 Woodbury Road, Watertown, CT 06795-2100,and is distributed free of charge to <strong>alumni</strong>, parents,grandparents, and friends of the school.E-Mail Us!Send your latest news, address change, birth announcement,or letter to the editor via e-mail. Our address is<strong>Taft</strong>Bulletin@<strong>Taft</strong><strong>School</strong>.org. We continue to acceptyour communiqués by fax machine (860-945-7756), telephone(860-945-7777), or U.S. Mail (110 Woodbury Road,Watertown, CT 06795-2100). So let’s hear from you!<strong>Taft</strong> on the Web:News? Stocks? Entertainment? Weather? Catch upwith old friends or make new ones, get a job andmore!—all at the <strong>Taft</strong> Alumni Community online. Visitus at www.<strong>Taft</strong>Alumni.com.What happened at this afternoon's game?—Visit us atwww.<strong>Taft</strong>Sports.com for the latest Big Red coverage.For other campus news and events, including admissionsinformation, visit our main site at www.<strong>Taft</strong><strong>School</strong>.org,with improved calendar features and Around thePond stories.Please take our survey!Turn to page 23 and take three minutesto tell us what you like most, and least,about this magazine. You may use theenclosed envelope to send it in.Completed surveys received bySeptember 30 will be entered into adrawing to win a <strong>Taft</strong> <strong>School</strong> chair. Or,you can e-mail your responses to us.Please follow the “Survey” links fromwww.<strong>Taft</strong>Alumni.com. <strong>The</strong> 10-member <strong>Taft</strong> Dance Ensemble performed its annual spring dance concert on April15 and 16. Featured in the performance were faculty- and student-choreographed works ofvarious styles ranging from ballet to modern to jazz. Here, the dancers kick up their heels inAfter the Ball, a classical work choreographed by faculty member Elizabeth Barisser to musicby Shostakovich. PETER FREW ’75
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