Dear Alumni,
April is a pink and white and yellow month in New York--outside my apartment windows on 90th Street a magnolia, crabapple and a cherry compete for my attention. On every side street it seems blooms announce that this is the season of commencements and reunions, plays and presentations, and going out to Randall’s Island and the Park after the long winter of masks and careful living. Now we’re in the season of basketball play-off banter—the Brooklyn Nets and my Boston Celtics–and all that comes with the beginning of the baseball season and the ever-hopeful Mets and the Yankees.
At the School now, in this month, it looks to me to be a place you would recognize—nearly normal. We’re staging an adaptation of the play 12 Angry Men in our theater with girls from Nightingale and graduation is scheduled to return to the gymnasium in person. Boys in the choruses and orchestras are getting ready for spring performances and recitals and there is enormous excitement about this year’s chorus and orchestra trip to an evening performance of Hamilton. Wow! And for you, too, alumni, a spring with familiar occasions: mark Friday, June 3 on your calendars for the Alumni Reunion at 583 Park–a big do for Mr. Trower who, as you know, is stepping down after 32 years at the helm.
I’m going to buy myself a pink tie for these events, a pink necktie at a real store and not online and not on sale! See you then.
All best,
D. Kersey
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Upcoming Events
TONIGHT!
NYC Alumni
Happy Hour
Thursday, April 28
5:30-7:30PM
Mel's Burger Bar
(1450 2nd Avenue)
SAVE THE DATE
Reunion
Friday, June 3
583 Park
New York, NY
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Ron Rolfe '60 Distinguished Alumni Award Nominations
The Distinguished Alumni Service Award is the highest accolade reserved solely for alumni of The Allen-Stevenson School. This award recognizes outstanding alumni who are pillars in their chosen field, and have shown exceptional civic leadership or made significant contributions benefitting their community, nation or school.
If you are interested in nominating one of your fellow alumni, please send a recommendation letter directly to [email protected].
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Sibling & Legacy Admissions - Kindergarten Applicants for 2023-24 School Year |
If you have a son who will be ready for Kindergarten for the 2023-2024 School Year, please contact Devin LaSane, Director of Admissions, at your earliest convenience to schedule a time to speak with her.
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A-S Librarian Elected to Serve on Caldecott Award committee!
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Maria Paz Alegre, current Lower Division Teacher Librarian, was recently elected to serve on the Caldecott Award committee. The Caldecott Award is the medal often seen on picture books, given annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Famous winners include Snowy Day, Where the Wild Things Are, Strega Nona, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters and Finding Winnie.
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Share Your Memories of
Anne Meyer!
Head of the Learning Resource Center, Anne Meyer, is retiring at the end of this school year. We are creating a memory book of her time at A-S, incorporating quotes and photos to help send her off in style.
May 2, 2022.
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Last month, third-grade boys read biographies about significant American activists!
The boys took notes, synthesized the information with a quick outline, and structured their paragraphs "like a hamburger." The boys were impressed with each other’s writing and illustrations!
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Baseball season is back! Allen-Stevenson's Junior Varsity Baseball opened the season with an impressive winning score of 10-1!
The Unicorns are seeing success not only in baseball! Our Varsity Lacrosse team won 8-2 in yesterday’s game against Dalton.
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On a recent trip to California, former faculty member, Phil Amplo, was able to see some of his favorite Allen-Stevenson alums! He enjoyed time in Los Angeles with Kadyn Michaels '91, and time in San Francisco with Tim Maloney '04 and Mike Maloney '06.
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Caleb Santana '89 recently visited his classmate, Jon Block '89, in his new home town of Rincón, Puerto Rico.
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Max Esterson '18 has joined the Red Bull family! He's very grateful for the opportunity to represent Red Bull in the racing GB3 Championship this season.
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In March, Lawson Wright '20 Gold won first place at NYC History Day for his individual documentary on the failed diplomacy of detente and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Program. This marks the third year in a row he has won this category and he now moves on to the state competition this spring.
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You're Invited!
Free Screenings in NY and MA of a new film by Artemis Joukowsky '77.
Join in person tonight at the Cornell Club in NYC, or watch the screening and Q&A on any date listed on zoom at:
When asked by Past Assistant Head of School John Pariseau h'98 to interview a family member, Artemis uncovered the story of his grandparents, and this story eventually led to him working with documentarian Ken Burns on the film Defying the Nazis: The Sharp’s War.
This film “is an account of a daring rescue mission that occurred on the precipice of World War II. It tells the story of Waitstill & Martha Sharp, a Unitarian minister, and his wife from Wellesley, MA, who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to multiple life-threatening missions in Europe. Over two dangerous years, they helped to save hundreds of imperiled political dissidents and Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi occupation across Europe.”
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