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20 Making a Difference Student and Alumni Sustainability Initiatives Newark Academy Participates in a Nationwide Discussion on Global Warming by Sam Huber The conversation has begun, and Newark Academy’s Sustainability Initiative is working hard to make sure that it continues. Last January, in the company of more than 1,300 institutions across the country, Newark Academy joined in a national conversation about global warming and energy alternatives. These “Focus the Nation” discussions stirred up all sorts of reactions to questions about the sustainability implications of our everyday life choices. The concerns that surfaced seem to fall into two broad categories: how do we know what we need to know in order to make good choices; and how can we be sure that anything we might do would have any real effects? These are, of course, difficult questions, and there are no easy answers. And we are not alone in looking for answers: the organizers of “Focus the Nation” estimated that as many as one million people in 1,800 universities, colleges, school, and community groups were involved in the national discussion about global warming, U.S. energy policy, and a host of other issues focusing on the future of the world. Here at Newark Academy, working groups have formed around specific objectives that emerged from our “Focus the Nation” discussions. • We have begun the process of researching and writing a Sustainability Master Plan that would outline goals and suggest timelines for a broad range of school operations; • We are working toward the design and launch of a Newark Academy sustainability website that will become the primary portal for information about initiatives underway at the school, and about resources available for further research and action; • We are designing a carpooling clearinghouse to try to connect people who drive with others from their communities; • We are initiating discussions with the Community Service Council to investigate possible opportunities for involving students in on-campus service projects; • We are designing programs and presentations to reach out to the NA community to encourage dialogue, reflection, and engagement. As Corinne Almquist ’05 confirmed in addressing our “Focus the Nation” assembly, a new activism is alive and growing on campuses all across the nation. We live in exciting and challenging times, and Newark Academy is looking eagerly to the road ahead. Corinne Almquist ’05, a student at Middlebury College who was active in the “Focus the Nation” initiative, brought the program to the Academy’s attention. Addressing the Newark Academy student community, Almquist delivered a passionate introduction citing her own experiences in both Tibet and India as examples of worldwide awareness of the changing climate. Following Almquist’s introduction, students and faculty watched movie clips from “The End of Suburbia” which inspired heated debate and discussion. Both faculty members and students expressed their experiences and concerns. The whole school then divided into small groups in which student facilitators led discussions, encouraging participants to debate not only issues and challenges, but also to brainstorm solutions.
A “GROWING” EFFORT During the winter the Newark Academy vegetable garden slumbered under a thick layer of seedless straw. Thanks to a fantastic effort by the sixth grade and a number of upper school students, the garden was put to bed in late November. Our hard working crew gobbled up the last of the season’s bounty; the late fall menu offered tomatoes, sunflower seeds, basil and radishes as ample reward for our labor. We picked, weeded and ate our way to a clean slate of soil that now offers tremendous promise for the 2008 growing season. In March we spruced up the greenhouse and began the nurturing process for our first set of vegetables. We started our tomatoes, eggplants and peppers in-house well before they were moved to their designated place in the garden beds. We direct-sowed a selection of beans, peas, lettuces, radishes, cucumbers and pumpkins. The team is also excited about our first crop of raspberries. Thanks to the efforts of Sam Huber, Raspberry Row, which hugs the exterior wall of the library, is in its third year of maturity and should produce a heavy summer and fall crop. by Kathleen Sigrist With solid planning, a strong community effort and a little luck from Mother Nature, we will enjoy an abundance of food in 2008. With the new addition of a “We picked, weeded and ate our way to a clean slate of soil...” log book and scale the team will carefully document the amount of food produced. We have a variety of planned destinations for our bounty which include the NA dining hall, local food pantries and any person who can spot a ripe fruit and doesn’t mind logging its quantity and weight. We will officially kick-off the gardening season with a planting party on Saturday, May 10 from 9 am to 1 pm. Please BYOT (bring your own trowel), the seeds, plants and snacks will be provided. We welcome anyone who is interested! Please direct any vegetable requests or gardening tips to Kathleen Sigrist at ksigrist@newarka.edu. 21
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Page 3 and 4: Contents 14 21 22 Features 14 Ignit
Page 5 and 6: Perspectives FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOO
Page 7 and 8: Last January, Elizabeth Barbato (En
Page 9 and 10: WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE A SCHOOL-WI
Page 11 and 12: Fabulous Fibs Mathematician Leonard
Page 13 and 14: When Someday BY MARCIA WORTH-BAKER
Page 15 and 16: NA ATHLETIC TEAMS HAVE A NEW LOOK!
Page 17 and 18: Fresh Faces In September 2007, Vira
Page 19 and 20: Winter Musical: The Klemperers’ N
Page 21: THE 2008 ANNUAL FUND PHONATHON MORE
Page 25 and 26: “Travel itself is more than mere
Page 27 and 28: own carbon footprint on the earth,
Page 29 and 30: Some of measures that Crystal Sprin
Page 31 and 32: from the Archives by Blackie Parlin
Page 33 and 34: Alumni News & Events From the Presi
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Page 39 and 40: Class Notes 1930 Bob Busse was rece
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Page 53 and 54: Clockwise from the top: Rachel Klin
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