Friends' Central School

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Friends’ Central
Spring 2004 – Spring 2005
Go into the World and
Make a Difference!

Friends’Central
2004–2005
Board of Trustees Spring 2004–Spring 2005
Robert Adelson
Barbara Aronson
Barbara M. Cohen, Emerita
Kenneth Dunn
Jean Farquhar ’70
Victor Freeman ’80
Christine Young Gaspar ’70
Robert Gassel ’69
Edward Grinspan
Irwin Gross
Walter Harris ’75
Sally Harrison
Karen Horikawa ’77
Deborah Hull
Frances Koblenzer
G. Craig Lord
James McKey
Hillard Madway
Ed Marshall
Jeffrey Purdy 38 40
Marsha Rothman
Ann Satterthwaite
Joanna Haab Schoff ’51,
Emerita
Features
Jonathan Sprogell
Louise Tritton
James Wright
Editor
Rageshwar Kaur Wilcox 38 Clayton Farraday ‘32:
Headmaster A Life of Constant Purpose
David M. Felsen
DirectionsContributors 44 Service and Summits:
Jim Brennan
FCS Explores Peru
Sarah E. Brown ’05
Michael Crauderueff
Joel Dankoff
48 Betsy Markland Schwartz ‘59:
Alexa Dunnington ’98
Elizabeth Finley Bringing the World Back Home
Sue Kirk
Marilyn Lager
Janice Leavy 50 Alisa Newman Hood ‘92: Standing
Lydia Martin 45
Margie McCarty Up for the World’s Newest Country
Denise Morris
Laura Novo
Joel Price 52 Jason Green ’94 and Platform
Evelyn Rader
Learning: Revolutionizing
Arline Ritz
Betsy Markland Schwartz ’59 Educational Options
Aaron Selkow ’88
Conrad Turner ’76
Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 54 Conrad Turner ‘76: ‘Cultural
Pam Yih
Diplomacy’ in Central Asia
Contributing Photographers
Gregory Benson
Todd Swimmer ’81 56 Jon Abel ’01: Making Headlines
Rageshwar Kaur Wilcox
Alan MacLean ’58
DirectionsDesign
Yoonsun Chung Cover:Upper School students amidst Peru’s Incan ruins
Insets:Benjamin Yahalomi ’11 with his mask for the Rwanda Project
Ad Layout & Design
service group; Aliyyah Zachary ’14 and Nicky Kirschner ’14 walked with
Yoonsun Chung
their class to raise money for the Streams of Life Foundation; Betsy 46
Valley Press
Markland Schwartz ’59 at a Habitat for Humanity build in Kenya; Paul
Printing Senker ’06 with a child at the Hogar Clínica San Juan de Dios in Peru
Jarboe Printing, Inc.
24 57
Departments
05 Take Note
09 Campus Log
31 In Support
57 Holiday Programs
62
59 Home & School
67 Alumni/ae News
86 Notes From Friends
96 Looking Back
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FROM THE HEADMASTER AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Headmaster’s Note From the Board of
Trustees
Dear Friends,
The theme of this edition of Directions—“Go into the There is no doubt that each and every Friends’ Central
World and Make a Difference!”—is very much in keeping student is educated in an atmosphere of mutual respect,
with the Friends’ Central School philosophy, which states, trust and optimism. From early on, FCS students learn
in part, that “our students be informed about their rela- from the examples of their teachers, fellow students,
tionships to fellow
human beings in need”
and that “accordingly, we
provide opportunities for
service on campus and
in the wider world.”
The articles within,
drawn from the curricula
of our Lower, Middle
and Upper Schools,
provide excellent exam-
ples of student and
faculty efforts in that
David M. Felsen Deborah M. Hull Ann V. Satterthwaite
dimension of a Friends’
Central education. And reports of the worldly experiences visiting alumni/ae and, of course, their parents. Young
of several alumni/ae reaffirm our belief that our graduates people nurtured in this type of atmosphere are likely to
will be “strong contributing members of society.” become citizens who take responsibility for their own
lives and show concern for others.
It is also most fitting that this edition features remem-
brances of Clayton L. Farraday ’32. Among Clayton’s The Board of Trustees shows its commitment to Friends’
accomplishments must be counted his travel throughout Central and its unique atmosphere by working, year
this country and abroad. Appropriately, The Clayton L. after year, on committees that regularly examine all
Farraday ’32 Mastership Fund provides the opportunity for aspects of the School, such as student life, diversity,
current faculty to travel and study and thus enhance their fundraising, property management, long-range planning
teaching and personal growth. Clayton’s interest in the and financial matters. But above all, the Board remains
world is part of his wonderful legacy to the School and committed to a school that is true to the Quaker values
community he loved. of diversity, equality, simplicity, peace and service.
Sincerely, It is a privilege to be a part of this institution.
Sincerely,
David M. Felsen
Headmaster Deborah M. Hull Ann V. Satterthwaite
Co-Clerks of the Board of Trustees
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FROM THE EDITOR
Editor’s Note
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own,
and one has to wander through all the outer worlds to reach the Have you published a book recently?
innermost shrine at the end. Run a marathon? Had a baby?
—Rabindranath Tagore, Journey Home
As I worked on this issue of Directionsand pondered the theme FCS encourages friends to share their
of going out into the world and making a difference, Rabindranath news with Directions. Email your
Tagore’s poem, Journey Home, repeatedly came to mind. Truly, FCS
notes and photos to alumni@friends-
students and alumni/ae illustrate this
central.org(preferable method) or
journey, whether they are in another con-
tinent or right here in a classroom in mail information to the Development
Wynnewood, PA. Office, 1101 City Avenue, Wynnewood,
The magazine’s theme encompasses a
PA, 19096. Please mark the back of
wider arena than traveling abroad or pro-
prints with your name and class year.
fessional achievements. This theme is a
reality everyday on our campuses. FCS
teachers develop remarkable projects to
Digital images must be of high quality
engage their students; our students in
(28" x 21" at 72 dpi, or 4" x 6" at
turn have the awareness to reflect upon
300 dpi). We accept photos up to 2MB.
what they do and develop a larger under-
Rageshwar Kaur Wilcox
standing of their place in the world. It is
this sense of self which is the true seed of learning that FCS plants
in its students. One is quite taken by the introspection that even
our young Lower School students demonstrate, as in 2B’s poem 2003-2004 Report of Voluntary Support
about Meeting for Worship (page 47). Corrections
As students learn about diverse cultures and customs, or prob-
lems faced locally or in other parts of the world, they begin to learn The following errors were reported for the 2003-
more about themselves and their power to make a difference. 2004 Report of Voluntary Support. We regret
This sense of dedication and personal empowerment is carried these errors and provide the correct information
on by our alumni/ae, who cultivate it throughout their lives. It below.
comes through in everything they do, long after they leave FCS—
whether it be improving educational options for public schools • Karen Klein Mannes ’53should be listed under
(Jason Green ’94, page 52) or biking through 100 countries to Loyal Friends, 13 years, as well as under the
work with people from different cultures (Betsy Markland Class of 1953.
Schwartz ’59, page 48). Ultimately, their work and their travels
propagate a continuous cycle of service, social-consciousness and • Stephen J. Reynolds ’58should be listed under
self that feeds their actions, worldviews, and values. Loyal Friends, 11 Years.
I hope you enjoy this issue of Directions.I welcome your
comments at [email protected]. • Helen and David Pudlinshould be listed under
Loyal Friends, 17 years.
Sincerely,
Rageshwar Kaur Wilcox
Editor and Director of Communications
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Friends’ Central Welcomes New Trustee
Sally Harrison, a Senior Development Officer at Bryn Mawr College, joined the FCS Board of
Trustees in February. She has a B.A. in Political Science from Bryn Mawr College and has been
extensively involved with several Quaker organizations. She worked with the American Friends
Service Committee for thirty years, and now serves on AFSC’s Board of Directors and its
Executive Committee. She is a member of Downingtown Friends Meeting and the Haverford
College Corporation and its Advisory Committee. Sally says she joined the Friends’ Central
Board because “I have a strong personal commitment to Quaker education at all levels and want
to be part of the wonderful things FCS is doing in this area.”
Sally Harrison
New Faculty at FCS
Tim Jones ’95studied
Education at the FCS Returns to Edinburgh
University of Pittsburgh.
Fringe Festival
In the four years leading
to this appointment, he
coached at Friends’
Central and helped Friends’ Central has been invited to participate in the Edinburgh
Middle School science Fringe Festival this summer! “It is an honor to return to
teacher Doug Ross on Edinburgh,” says Upper School drama teacher Terry Guerin.
environmental education “Several hundred schools apply, and we are one of forty chosen to
projects. He is now the attend.” This is the second time the American High School Theatre
Tim Jones ’95
permanent substitute and Festival has selected FCS for this exciting opportunity. Students
continues to coach cross-country, junior varsity basket- (pictured on page 6) will first stop in London for a workshop with
ball, varsity basketball, and varsity track. In addition to Shakespearian actors at the historical Globe Theatre. They will
his work at FCS, Tim is a producer for a Philadelphia then stay two weeks at the University of Edinburgh and prepare for
recording label, CP Records. their festival performance of Funny Shorts, a series of brief comic
sketches. To help raise funds for the trip, a preview performance of
Nico Severinicomes to FCS with the production will take place on April 10 at 4:00 P.M.in
a B.A. in International Relations Shallcross Hall. Call Terry for tickets at 610-645-5054.
and Hispanic Studies from the
University of Pennsylvania. He
has studied abroad in Seville,
Spain and is bilingual. He Congratulations to Terry Guerin, who was named
attended Haverford Township Chairperson of the Board of the Pig Iron Theatre
Senior High School where he was Company, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this
a National Honor Student,
year. The company has performed all over the world in
Regional All-American and
addition to doing residencies at Princeton, Brown and
All-State in soccer. He remained
Nico Severini Stanford Universities.
active in the sport at Penn, where
he was a member of the 2002 Ivy League
Championship Team. Nico teaches Spanish in the
Middle School and coaches soccer.
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on the topic. Ryan says he participated
for a simple reason: “Why spend a week-
end sitting on the sofa when you could
instead be helping someone?”
Kate Fussner ’05participated in the
Pennsylvania Governor’s School for
Teaching, a highly selective five-week
program that gives students the opportu-
nity to teach summer school to children
in Lancaster, PA. She enjoyed teaching
Students participating in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Back row:Val Kirk ’06, Anna
Raff ’05, Mariel Stiklorius ’05, Carolyn Lazard ’05, Lacy Gwynn ’05, Dwight Dunston ’06,
Jacob Weisfeld ’05, Tim Chawaga ’06, Jacob Senker ’06. Middle row:Deacon Lile ’05,
Paul Senker ’06, Kate Fussner ’05, KC Luce ’06, Aleeza Wachs ’06, Ben Grinspan ’05,
Carlin Adelson ’05. Front row:Jon Herman ’06, Rachel Reed ’06, Liz Lundy ’06, Eric
Springer ’05, Hannah Johnston ’05. Not pictured:Matthew Tann ’05, Joe Guerin ’05,
Leah Franqui ’05, Jon Aronchick ’05
Last spring, several of Erika Harnett’s Belmont Plateau. Patrick DeSabato ’09
Kate Fussner ’05
Upper School Latin students won won the race with the second fastest time
awards at the Philadelphia Classical in meet history (10:02). This is Patrick’s music to third graders and integrated
Society’s Language Contest: Colin second consecutive undefeated season, other passions, such as writing and draw-
Angevine ’05, Noor Beckwith’07, winning ten races against forty teams over ing, into her interdisciplinary lessons.
Gabriel Bloomfield ’07, Andrea two years. Also winning medals were Jake Kate attended teaching seminars, work-
Korb ’04, Susanna Kurnick’07, Snider ’09, who finished fifth overall with shops, and the National Teacher of the
Stephanie Liem’05, David Newman’05, a time of 11:03, and Jillian Glen ’09, who Year Conference. She also worked collab-
Shawn Orr ’07, Lise Rahdert ’06, Sarah placed as the fourth fastest
Ribner ’07, Andrew Richardson’06, girl with a time of 13:07.
Aaron Schwartz ’05,andJacob
Weisfeld ’05. FCS will compete again Ryan Bash ’06, Sarah
this spring in both local and national Brodsky ’07, Catie
competitions; results will be posted at Deutschman ’06, Karen
www.friendscentral.org. Lavi ’06and Liz Lundy ’06
volunteered to participate
The Debate Teamis on the move after in the Friends Mental
winning the first of three tournaments Health Workcamp in
in the InterAc Debate League! Their November. The weekend-
next tournaments will be in March and long program focused on
April. FCS has been the League cham- Quaker organizations’
pion for the last three years; this is the involvement with mental
School’s fifteenth year in competition. health issues including
treatment in urban areas.
Middle School Cross Country Team.Back row: Max Kaplan ’09,
The Middle School Cross-Country In addition, they worked
Jeff Berman ’10, Coach Alex McDonnell, David Simins ’09,
Teamplaced second overall out of ten at rehabilitation facilities
Richie Zitomer ’09, Jillian Glen ’09, David Gao ’11, Coach
teams at the Seventeenth Annual for a day in order to get a Michelle Crowley, Jake Snider ’09. Front row:Tom Ringe ’09,
Germantown Friends Invitational at more realistic perspective Alex Sheltzer ’11, David Dawson ’10, Patrick DeSabato ’09,
Douglas Roberts ’11
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Aaliyah Powell ’05 scored her 1000th
point this season. Coach Phil Annas pre-
sented her with the game ball as team-
mates Sarah Friedman ’07 and Andrea
DeSabato ’05 cheered
Andrew Scharff ’95 performed for Pope John Paul II in Rome
oratively with students from all over the and art history courses as well as classes
state, learned about various educational in her chosen major of fashion design.
practices, and gained a new understand- “While I was at RISD, I had the oppor-
ing of the diversity of Pennsylvania. tunity to create pieces that explored
many different media and styles of art.
Aaliyah Powell ’05has become the For my final project, we were given the
sixth player in Friends’ Central history assignment of creating an outfit com-
to score 1,000 points in their basketball pletely out of non-cloth material. I
career! She achieved this milestone at designed and constructed a dress enti-
Haverford College in the Friends tled Serpentinemade completely out of
Schools League Tip-Off Classic in half a garden hose and fishing line.” David Gershkoff ’02 and Upper School
January. Aaliyah and her teammates teacher Gary Nicolai
defeated George School 40-29. She joins Amy Ludwig ’04(Cornell University)
alumni/ae Latifah McMullin ’99, Mike and Sara Viola ’04(Princeton Council Simulation at Yale University,
Cook ’02, Deb Charamella ’01, Ryan University) were named High School which hosted 350 college students from
Tozer’01,andMustafa Shakur ’03as Academic All-Americans by the US Canada, China, Germany, and the U.S.
1,000 career point scorers. Lacrosse Women’s Division. The distinc- in nineteen different crisis simulations,
tion is given to students who excel and welcomed the U.N. ambassadors
Last summer, Anna Raff ’05attended both on the playing field and in the from Uruguay and the European Union.
an intensive pre-college program at the classroom.
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Sharan Watson ’96is the producer of
where she took drawing, basic design Ian Ramsey-North ’03was a member a new weekly music video show,
of Haverford College’s championship “MoreThanMusic” (www.morethanmu-
cross-country team. They won the sic.4t.com). The program features music
Centennial Conference Championship news, interviews with national and local
and the Mideast Regional Title, and artists, and, of course, new videos. It airs
placed fourth in the Division III in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
Nationals. Most recently, they received on WYBE on Saturdays at 4 A.M. and
All-American honors by placing fifth 9 A.M., and on Sundays at 1 A.M.
in the distance medley relay at the
Indoor Nationals at Yale University. Ian Andrew Scharff ’95, a professional clown
earned individual All-Conference and with The American Circus, had the honor
All-Region honors. of performing for Pope John Paul II and
his 4000-member international audience
David Gershkoff ’02served as in Rome. “The Pope turned to watch me
Anna Raff ’05 models her design, Secretary-General of the Security and waved his hand at me in approval. I
Serpentine
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Community Leadership Award.
Recipients are chosen for their long-
term commitment to environmental
conservation. Peter’s efforts include
numerous projects at FCS such as the
Harvest Fair and Earth Day assemblies,
in addition to community involvement
in the Narbrook Park Improvement
Association, the Pennsylvania
Horticultural Society and Bridlewild
Trails. He has worked with Riverbend
for a number of years and is currently a
trustee on their Board.
Caroline Maw-Deis, Middle School art
teacher, exhibited several of her wire
Barrymore Award winner Lenny Haas ’76 as Henry in The Fantasticks
and fiber creations in Philadelphia in
2004. Three of her wire baskets were
even got the Papal blessing afterwards!” Former trustee Laura Jackson ’65was part of the Fiftieth Annual Juried
Andrew has toured Europe with The inducted into the Hollins University Exhibition of the Philadelphia Guild of
American Circus for four years. Athletics Hall of Fame for her achieve- Hand Weavers, and three of her fiber
ments at the University and in her post- works were displayed at the Da Vinci
Lenny Haas ’76won the prestigious university years. While at Hollins, she Art Alliance’s “Exhibition of Texture
Barrymore Award for “Outstanding played field hockey, basketball and and Technique.”
Supporting Actor in a Musical” for his lacrosse. She later coached high school
performance in The Fantasticksat the field hockey and lacrosse, and helped to Megan Schumacher, Upper School
People’s Light and Theatre Company. start the first girls’ softball team at English teacher, participated in a
Says Lenny, “It certainly was a thrill to George School. summer workshop at Bard College’s
hear my name called out!” The Institute for Writing and Thinking.
Barrymores are administered by the Photos depicting Near Eastern reliefs by The week-long program explored the
Philadelphia Theatre Alliance to recog- fourth Grade teacher Don Dentonwere various ways in which writing is taught,
nize excellence in area theatre. published in Gilgameshby Sonny Saul as well as the values and concerns that
(Pleasant Street Books, 2004). teachers have. Megan says she has
enjoyed incorporating approaches she
This fall, Headmaster David Felsenwas learned about at the workshop into her
honored by his Alma Mater, Haverford classroom at FCS.
College, at their Soccer Centennial,
celebrating 100 years of intercollegiate Upper School art teacher Peter Seidel
soccer at the College. In addition to his has participated in several art shows
outstanding career as a player, David recently. Dish Soap #10won a Juror’s
coached Haverford’s varsity team from Award at the annual Wayne Art Center
1971–1977 with an overall record of National Open Juried Exhibition.
60-39-7, including one division title In addition, his paintings were
and two NCAA appearances. exhibited in the “Re-Pop” show at
the Susquehanna Art Museum in
Lower School science teacher Peter Harrisburg, where he won a third prize
Grovewas honored by the Riverbend ribbon for Lighters #3.
Environmental Education Center with a
Fourth grade teacher Don Denton
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