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Inn in Concord, celebrating as
part of the multi-form gather-
ing at the Athletic and Fitness
Center on Friday evening, June
3. On Saturday, after a full day
of alumni activities, we’ll cel-
ebrate another Form of 1976
event, this year at the Granite
Restaurant in Concord.
Spen-
cer Fulweiler
is handling the
details of the weekend. Read
more about our plans and
register at www.sps.edu/1976.
Check out the website to see
who else is coming. Don’t miss
out on the fun.
1979
Liz Robbins
glrob4@verizon.net
This from
George Schwab
: “I
recently started my own law
firm and affiliated with the
employment law firm of Kraus
& Zuchlewski LLP. I continue
practicing commercial and
employment dispute resolution
and litigation in N.Y.C. My son,
Henry, graduated from Bates
College inMay and recently be-
gan work at Trading Ticket Inc.
in N.Y. My son, Ethan, is in his
second year at the University
of Virginia Engineering School.
I am looking forward to my
fifth anniversary with my wife,
Monique Lodi, who is finish-
ing up her third year at Louis
Vuitton. At Christmas, I skied
in Park City at The Canyons
with my sons, who snowboard.
More recently, I attended a le-
gal conference in Vail and that
week it snowed about 24 inches.
My new ACL didn’t mind the
moguls or the trees. RIP, David
Bowie.”
Seth Ward
shares: “My wife,
Penny, and I feel fortunate to be
SPS parents for all three of our
children. Daughter
Charlotte
’13
misses the School and la-
ments the fact that her academ-
ic and spring lacrosse schedule
at Stanford has so far eclipsed
any opportunity for a visit at
AnniversaryWeekend / Gradu-
ation. This may be the year
for a return to Millville, how-
ever, as her brother,
Owen ’16
,
as of this writing, is planning
on graduating in June and pack-
ing his books and lax bag for
Wesleyan.
Sophie ’19
started
in Third Form this past fall. In
addition to sporting and sing-
ing, she reports that Brewster
House is the best girls’ dorm
on the grounds. Through it all,
Penny and I are getting a lot
of football, field hockey, bas-
ketball, and lacrosse and our
weeks are spent planning who
is going to watch what game
where. Unfortunately, the PAC
12, NESCAC, and ISL do not
compare notes on scheduling.
During these years, we feel as
thoughwe have developed some
wonderful relationships with
committed teachers and admin-
istrators at the School. We are
looking forward to watching our
children from afar as, on occa-
sion, their common SPS affili-
ation brings them together in a
world of increasing complexity
and diversity.”
News from
Sarah Newton
:
“In January, I celebrated the
20th anniversary of my retire-
ment from the paid professional
world. I have spent the last 20
years raising our three won-
derful kids and enjoying plenty
of nonprofit adventures. Avery
is working toward a Ph.D. in
educational research and mea-
surement at Boston College, so
we see her often. We see Lindsay
even more often, because she
moved home in September af-
ter trying to find an affordable
place to live in San Francisco.
She didn’t. After graduating
from Dartmouth in June, she
works remotely for Clear Cost
Health, a price transparency
tool for a variety of health care
services. Chase started at the
University of Miami in Coral
Gables in January of 2015 (that
means we were empty nesters
for one semester), where he is
studying business and econom-
ics and thoroughly enjoying
himself in Miami. Life is just
great.”
1980
Susannah Albright
salbright2011@gmail.com
Mason Wells
mbwells@usatoday.com
My daugh t e r,
E l i zabe th
(Wells) ’17,
is enjoying her Fifth
Form year at SPS, besides SATs
and ACTs. She was named to
the All-New England and ISL
cross country teams this fall.
She’s singing up a storm inChoir,
Madrigals, and the
a cappella
group called Madhatters. She’s
getting ready for more college
visits and cranking on the erg
for crew this winter. I had a fun
FamilyWeekend in the fall at SPS,
seeing
Bill Van Ingen, Hilary
Parkhurst, Melissa Solomon,
Jennie Hunnewell Kaplan,
and
Susannah Albright
.
Peter Doucette
tells us: “I
teach math and coach squash
at the Westminster School. I am
regularly in Concord to visit
my father, Denny, who is still
frequently around campus, and
most recently he read at the
Lessons and Carols services.
My oldest son was just admit-
ted to Lafayette ED to study
engineering.”
Hilary Parkhurst
sends
this: “I’ve been busy rowing at
Maritime Rowing Club (Nor-
walk, Conn.), training with
their master’s program, and I
raced with them this past fall.
My oldest child,
Catherine ’07
,
just started medical school at
Robert Wood Johnson in New
Brunswick, N.J. Our oldest boy,
Will ’10
, graduated from UT
Austin in May. I took a fabu-
lous trip in November down to
Santiago, Chile, for a cycling
tour of their wine regions.
Wishing everyone health and
happiness this coming year.”
An update from
Stephen
Achilles
: “I will pass along a
little news and hope to see news
from others that I have not seen
in so many years. In November,
I finished my fifth Ironman
Triathlon. Next year, my wife,
Lisa, will be joining me as she
competes her first Ironman
race.”
IanMacColl
sends this news:
“With the sale of the parent
company at my previous em-
ployer, the MacColl family de-
cided it was time for a change.
Over the course of three weeks
in August, we sublet our house
in California andmoved to Am-
sterdam for a year. Half the time
it felt like a foolhardy decision,
the other half it felt like the be-
ginning of a once-in-a-lifetime
adventure – happy to report the
latter has come true. We are
enjoying the rich history and
Formmates and friends in Nantucket (l. to r.): Mark Dibble, Dave
Nelson ’80, Rich Perkins ’80, Eldon Scott ’80, Gifford West ’80,
and Mark Schneider ’80. (Photo by Bill Vogel ’80)
