Dear Alumni,
I had intended in this March letter to write about my California trip to A-S alumni reunions at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco and at the home of Zak Penn ’83 in Los Angeles, but alas, I couldn’t make it. Nonetheless I still want to tell you about these gatherings from the reports of California alums, organizer Liz Roberts from Development and Alumni Relations, and Headmaster David Trower, who was able to make the Los Angeles event.
Clearly there is a strong sense of community beyond NYC: The reunions were very well-attended in cities notorious for being difficult to get around and the gatherings included not just alumni but past parents, spouses, and siblings. Liz was struck by the broad range of alums--Class of 1958 through the Class of 2010--and the continuum that yet runs through their experience as she listened to two alums, many years apart, remember what it was to begin their mornings to the beat of Stanley Gauger’s baton. And as director of our yearly Shakespeare, I was delighted to learn that so many of the men working in California felt they got their start in their music and theater experiences at the School. There was, of course, wonderful storytelling about old teachers and old classmates, and recollections of outlandish boyish behavior, and battles against Buckley and St. Bernard’s.
But perhaps the most endearing thing I learned came in a flurry of back and forth emails and RSVPs that I received in the week before the events when Brandon Cohen ’01 told me that he and his younger brother Jake Cohen ’05, are regulars in Zak’s Saturday morning basketball game after meeting at a previous LA alumni event a few years ago. That’s the way it should be it seems to me—a strong community of old A-S boys 3000 miles from 78 Street.
Fortiter et Recte,
David Kersey h'98
Faculty since 1969
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Saturday, March 9
Iolanthe
Gilbert & Sullivan Student Rehearsal
10:00 - 11:00am
Allen-Stevenson Assembly Hall
Friday, May 31
Reunion
583 Park Avenue
New York City
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Reunion Call for Photos
The 2019 Reunion will spotlight the 4s and 9s milestone classes.
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For gifts of
$50 or more to the Annual Fund
, we will send you an Allen-Stevenson t-shirt with our thanks!
Your gift goes directly to supporting the School, our boys, and all of the programs that make A-S special.
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California Alumni Receptions
February 27 and March 1, 2019
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Last week, the Allen-Stevenson Alumni Association headed to California! A-S hosted two alumni gatherings in San Francisco and Los Angeles, where alumni, past parents, spouses and friends reunited for an evening filled with cocktails, conversation and memories!
A special thank you to our hosts
Ian Kasman
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84
and
Zak Penn
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83
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Paul Grellong
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93
is in South Carolina working on his new play
Power of Sail
. The play will make its world premiere from March 15-31.
Click here
to learn more.
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Phil Proctor
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55
performed as the wise and knowing town physician Doctor McSharry in
The Cripple Of Inishmaan
in Glendale, California.
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Back to Berlin
, a film by
Dewey Wigod ’77
, will be screened in New York on Sunday, April 14th at Temple Emanu-El followed by a discussion with Director, Catherine Lurie. The film is about a team of Israeli motorcycle riders who carried the Olympic torch across Europe to plant it in the
Olympiastadion
for the opening ceremonies of the European Maccabee Games of 2015. If interested in attending,
RSVP here.
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On February 9, 2019
Blake Davis '85
welcomed a sweet baby boy, Crosby Southworth Davis, into the world. Best wishes to you and your growing family!
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Matt Levinson '02 Performs at Allen-Stevenson
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Matt Levinson ‘02 (Stage Name:
Matt Butler
) returned to Allen-Stevenson last week to meet with the Upper School boys on February 27.
He sang and played his guitar, while recalling his time at A-S, "I was at Allen-Stevenson from Kindergarten to 8th Grade. I played baseball with Mr. Zufall and I wrestled. I enjoyed English and history with Mr. Haarmann, Mr. Holt and Mr. Kersey. I was a member of the Student Council. I also recall science with Mr. Herschenhous and Mr. Ripple and math with Mr. Zufall."
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This year, David Kersey h’98 celebrates 50 years of teaching at Allen-Stevenson—a huge milestone worth commemorating.
He has inspired the minds of future bards, taught us in clever and memorable ways about history, coached developing athletes…for which we are incredibly fortunate.
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Alumni Updates
Do you have any news to share? A new job? Moved to a new city?
A birth or adoption? Met up with some A-S alums?
No news is too small – and photos are welcomed too!
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