February 10, 2017 
Individuality thrives at Loomis Chaffee, and as a result there is no "typical" Loomis student or alumnus. Your teachers, coaches, advisors, classmates, and friends are here to support your unique journey, wherever that may take you. Rebecca Pacheco '97 is just one example of a Loomis graduate who trusted her journey, took inspiration from her teachers, and discovered her passion while on the Island.

Lynn A. Petrillo '86
Dean of Enrollment
Rebecca Pacheco '97: Purpose Lived 
Athletics News
O'Donnell Named Head Girls Golf Coach

Jim O'Donnell, director of the Loomis Chaffee Summer Program, will be the head coach of the girls varsity golf team beginning this spring.

McKillop Named Head Baseball Coach

Donald McKillop has been named assistant athletic director, head varsity baseball coach, and assistant football coach at Loomis Chaffee.


Alumni Spotlight

James "Jamie" Widdoes '72  is an actor, director, and producer with stage, screen, and television credentials and honors. Among the television series he has directed or produced are Just the Ten of Us, Empty Nest, Anything But Love, Harry and the Hendersons, Boston Common, Brother's Keeper, Reba, 8 Simple Rules, The King of Queens, 'Til Death, The Bill Engvall Show, Two and a Half Men, Clipped, and Mom. He starred as fraternity president Hoover in the 1978 classic National Lampoon's Animal House.  

A film critic for New York magazine and for National Public Radio's Fresh Air, David Edelstein '77 has written film criticism for the Village Voice, The New York Post, Slate, and Rolling Stone and is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Arts & Leisure section. A member of the National Society of Film Critics, he is the author of the plays Blaming Mom and Feed the Monkey, and the co-author of Shooting to Kill (with producer Christine Vachon).

Campus News
Neil Chaudhary '05 Science & The Common Good

Science teacher Neil Chaudhary '05 presented a lecture to Freshman Seminar classes about the relationship between science and the common good.

Visiting Dance Artist Colleen Fitzgerald Engages Students

Dance artist and choreographer Colleen Fitzgerald visited in January, and worked with Loomis Chaffee dance students on contemporary techniques and improvisational choreography.

Swimming & Diving Handles Hotchkiss

Boys and girls swimming and diving beat Hotchkiss on Saturday afternoon in Hedges Pool with a girls relay team setting a New England record.

Visiting Artists Ozerekos Discuss Mercy Gallery Exhibit

Visiting Artists Frank and Francine Ozereko met with Loomis Chaffee art students to discuss the collection of work on exhibit in the Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery in the Richmond Art Center.

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