Volume #31 | October 2026 | |
Seeking Halloween Photos
Share your costumes, decorations and spooky sights
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Halloween is coming at the end of the month. That could mean planning a party or being invited to one, figuring out a costume for yourself, your children or your grandkids, stocking up on treats for the trick-or-treaters who ring your doorbell, and decorating the inside and outside of your home.
We would like to include some Halloween photos in the November newsletter. Please send us your Halloween photos: costumes, your own decorations, and decorations at the homes of friends and neighbors, or even houses you walk or drive by. The more elaborate or creative, the better!
| | AEHS Instrumental Music 2026 Fundraising Campaign | | Fundraiser for Titan Girls Basketball Team | | Titans Shine On the Field and On the Dance Floor | | |
Titan Salseros Take the Field at Maryland
As part of the University of Maryland’s Hispanic Heritage celebration, Einstein’s award-winning dance team, the Titan Salseros, performed at halftime of the September 19 Maryland–Virginia Tech football game. Sponsor and Coach Paula Peró and the team, now in its 30th year, were invited to join the celebration alongside the Maryland Marching Band and Maryland’s Latino dance team, Pa’Lante’s Ladies.
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Golf Team Wins County Scramble Flight
The Titans golf team took first place in its County Scramble Flight, edging out nine other teams to claim the title. Led by Coach Andre Hammond, Evan Von Kerczek, Brendan Smith, Decker Roszkowski and senior A.J. Windt shot 6 under par for the win.
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Cross Country Keeps Winning
The boys’ cross country team secured another division title and took first place at the Crossfire Invitational, where the girls’ team finished second. Both teams also took first place at the inaugural Knights Invitational meet in September.
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Girls Volleyball Breaking Records
Coach Alex Ochoa reports that the Girls Volleyball Team, led by Senior Vivian Calhoun, is currently 7-4 with three games left in the season. It is the best record for the Volleyball program in over a decade!
| | The Owens Visit the Grand Canyon | | |
To celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary, Athletic Hall of Fame Chairman Emeritus Bob Owens and his wife Sherry took their family (minus the two grandsons who were in college) to Grand Canyon National Park. The size, beauty and history of this treasure, which took millions of years to create, were overwhelming.
They arrived shortly after the August flash flood ravaged the floor of the Grand Canyon, killing a few visitors, wiping out housing and bridges, and destroying parts of the water pipes feeding both the lower and upper parts of the canyon. Hopping on and off park shuttle buses allowed them to visit different trails and portions of the South Rim. Every view was magnificent.
An added treat was spotting pronghorns (neither a true antelope nor a deer) and bighorn sheep. The grand finale was watching the sunset on the South Rim on their last night. The mixture of colors in the sky, and the changing reflections on the mountains as the sun went down, were awesome and impossible to adequately describe in words.
| | Stacy Owens with her mom, Sherry | | Todd Owens with his dad, Bob | | Bighorn sheep along the road | | Bob and Sherry at sunset on the South Rim | |
The Nucleus
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Einstein's full calendar of events can be found here: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/einsteinhs/calendar-index/
- November 2: Grading and Planning for the end of term; no school for students
- November 3: Election Day—Schools and offices closed
- November 23-25: Early release days for students
- November 26-27: Thanksgiving Holiday—Schools and offices closed
- December 23: Early release day for students
- December 24-January 1: Winter Break Holiday
Visual and Performance Arts (VAPA) Performance Calendar (subject to change):
- November 6, 7, 13, 14: Fall Play "The Last Five Years" - Auditorium, 7pm
- December 5: Renaissance Evening Dinner & Concert - Cafeteria, 6:30pm
- December 11 Winter Dance & Jazz Concert, 7pm, and VAPA Art Exhibit, 6pm - Auditorium
- December 17: Winter Instrumental Concert - 7pm
- December 18, 19: One Act Plays - AEHS Little Theatre, 7pm
| | We are grateful for notifications from AEHS alumni about recent and especially past deaths of classmates so that we may remember them by adding the deceased to the In Memoriam list at https://www.aehshof.com/in-memoriam. Names are added to the page as soon as possible after notification has been received. We are still adding names of alumni who passed away many, many years ago, so it’s never too late to add someone. Please send In Memoriam notifications to InMemoriam@aehshof.com. | | |
Mike Connor
In the September 2026 issue, we reported on the death of Mike Connor, Class of 1975. His sister, Carole Connor, provided information about Mike’s funeral.
Mike Connor’s funeral will be held on Monday, November 9, 2026, at 1:00 PM at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, 1106 Chislett Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A gathering with food, music, and friends will be held after the service. Instead of flowers, the family is asking for donations toward the cost of the funeral or donations in honor of Mike to the National Ataxia Foundation. Donations can be arranged by contacting Mike's sister, Carole, at 302-287-7221 and leaving a message, or by donating through the National Ataxia Foundation's website at ataxia.org.
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Daniel James Pierce
February 1, 1947 – August 29, 2026
Daniel Pierce died August 29, 2026, at the Hebrew Home in Rockville, MD of pneumonia. He was born in Washington, DC on February 1, 1947. He graduated from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, MD. He served in the US Army during the Viet Nam era and worked as a translator while stationed in Japan. After being honorably discharged, he lived for a few years in Helsinki, Finland. He was a star basketball player at Einstein. Unfortunately, his schizophrenia prevented him from having the life he could have had.
From Ron Lyst - Dan was a teammate of mine on the Track Team. He was a star in the 440 yd dash, and mile relay. It was an honor to be one of his teammates.
From Robert Tubbs - Dan was an amazing fluid athlete and wonderful mind. He starred on the Newport Junior High basketball team that won the 9th grade County championship over Kensington Jr High (Dickie Richards, John Gossage ) along with Tom Hopkins, Will King and other stars. I think he set the County/State record for the 440 dash. I was a friend who enjoyed some interesting discussions/digressions with him throughout high school. I lost contact until our 25th reunion. By that time, he had withdrawn from life, but still kept a brilliant, interesting caring mind.
From Tim Gaines - Dan was such a quiet but friendly guy. As Ron Lyst mentioned, Dan was quite a 440 yard man on the track team. I think he held the county record in that event for a time.
From Paul H Amundsen - Dan was a classmate and teammate. A first-rate basketball player and a really nice guy with a wry sense of humor. Really bright.
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Stuart Harris
Date of Death – September 11, 2026
Stuart Harris, beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and partner, passed away on September 11, 2026, one day after his 78th birthday, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Stuart will be remembered for his warmth, humor, generosity, and youthful spirit, and for the great joy he took in his family and the people he loved.
He is survived by his loving partner Bonnie Loeb; his daughter Caitlin Harris Warkentin (Zach); his sons Kort Schnabel (Kathryn) and Matt Schnabel (Ashley); his six beloved grandchildren Zoe, Cass, Kennedy, Erin, Michael, and Daniel; his siblings Wayne Harris (Naomi) and Denise Harris (Bill); and many adoring nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held privately. The family welcomes donations in Stuart's memory to Breakthrough T1D, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with type 1 diabetes and funding research to advance better treatments and cures.
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Mary Shankel
From Oscar’s Alehouse Facebook Page:
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we are sharing the passing of Mary Shankel. Mary was everything to our staff here; mother, sister, mentor, grandmother, leader, co-conspirator, and above all else a friend. Mary knew every person that walked through our doors and made every guest welcome with her sarcastic wit and kind personality. She has been with us since day one and we will all miss her dearly. We can’t imagine not having you here with us anymore, but you will live on in our memories of all the good times we have shared with you. Rest in peace Mary, enjoy that glass of wine, we love you.
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Elizabeth C. “Liz” Bouve
September 5, 1946 – August 31, 2026
I decided to write my own obituary since my expiration date is unknown and has no sell by date. I also want to save my heirs time and trouble. Most obituaries say the person passed “peacefully.” I do not intend to go “peacefully.” I don’t know who will be by my side and/or beside themselves. My intention is not to take death lying down. However, I see cremation as my last hope for a smoking hot body. I was perfectly content before I was born so predicting the same when I pass along. I have always liked the Grooks poem book by Piet Hein that includes The Cure for Exhaustion: “Sometimes, exhausted with toil and endeavor, I wish I could sleep for ever and ever; but then this reflection my longing allays: I shall be doing it one of these days.”
By odd coincidence, I was born on my birthday September 5, 1946, in beautiful downtown Portland, Maine. As I look back at the good old days, the best thing was that I wasn’t good and I wasn’t old. I grew up on Falmouth Foreside where I could walk out the door in the morning and come back when I got hungry. While out and about I climbed trees, wandered in mud flats, looked in the neighbor’s widows, pulled up a few lobster traps just to see if anything was in them, played on icebergs in the ocean, sailed my boat, left the boots I did not want to wear to school under the stone wall by the bus stop and on occasion took the bus to Portland for 20 cents to get a 25 cent Amato’s Italian Sandwich. Now, I am starting to think I’ll never be old enough to know any better. I grew up as Libby but in 8th grade, Liz Taylor became well known so Libby became Liz. What am I best known for giving out these days… Women Cards (empowerment and laughter) and toilet paper labeled “Who Gives A Crap”.
Before I go … I guess I am already gone but, anyway, there is a famous quote about life imitating art, but I am concerned about life imitating violence in T.V. shows, movies, books, and some sports. An example is TV football which bans showing cheerleaders for more than a few seconds because they are attractive and wear cheerleading attire while they show hours of violent sport, fighting in the stands, confrontations outside the arenas and commercials for other shows and movies with people being attacked and murdered. I believed it is time to start restricting murder and violence as entertainment and advertising particularly when families and kids are watching. Let’s see more of the high-performance athletic cheerleaders.
We can honor the dead by taking up their causes, concerns, and unfinished business, if we so choose. I believe the dead are not dead if we continue to love and cherish them. Finality does not diminish the grandeur of life. The memories of them live on. Or we can just relish all the good times and love. My surviving family and friend are my immortality.
Elizabeth’s father took a government job when she was a freshman in high school in Falmouth. The family moved halfway through the grading period to Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington D.C. At Falmouth High School, physical education required 6 showers a grading period. Since she moved halfway through, she was required to take 3 but only took 2 so her departing transcript for her new school said “Fail” in P.E. Sassy Libby offered to “make up the showers.” Ironically after teaching high school physical education, dance, and photography, she went on to supervise Physical Education and Athletics for the 8th largest school system in the country, Montgomery County, Maryland. Upon retiring and returning to her beloved state of Maine, she continued to work remotely for Montgomery County Athletics for 17 years, served as the Recreation Director in Harpswell 2002-2009 and picked up on all her favorite Maine adventures: sailing, swimming, skiing, skating, sunbathing, snow and Whoopie Pies. Photography was always one of her favorite and rewarding activities. She worked on the side professionally starting in 1974 with photos for The Washington Post, Sailing Magazine, Golf Magazine, Scandinavian Airlines Inflight magazine, Practice Psychology and Women Sports. Then, in Maine, she became a volunteer photographer which included calendars for Friends of Merrymeeting Bay and Harpswell Land Trust and photos for many local organizations. One day recently she said she did not want to admit how much she used her iPhone for photos.
Awards she received included: National Association for Girls and Women in Sport Pathfinder Award, Maryland Association Merit Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service, and Superintendent of Schools Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Award. She has been inducted in the Einstein High School Athletic Hall of Fame and the Maryland Athletic Directors Hall of Fame. Much of her focus in work, play and life has been the equalization and appreciation of women. She filed a lawsuit with the Department of Justice for Equal Pay for Equal Work in the early 70’s before Title IX.
She also adopted her grandmother's saying, “Other people’s business cheerfully attended to.” To her, this meant helping as many people and causes as possible. Just to name a few: Harpswell Coastal Academy, Harpswell Aging at Home, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Riverview Cemetery Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, Harpswell Sailing Divas, Harpswell Garden Club, Association of Bowdoin Friends, Historic Maine Homes just to name a few. She was a beloved wife, mother, teacher, sister, coach, leader, friend, daughter, and grandmother where she adopted the name Lala. She loved “all creatures great and small.” One of her favorite quotes was Piet Hein again, “Living is a thing you do now or never – which do you?”
She is survived by and thankful for many great relatives and friends.
- Husband of 36 years Lee Johnson.
- Daughter Kristina Kramer, husband Mike Kramer and grandchildren Madeline and Collin.
- Son Erik Paabo.
- Son Todd Johnson and wife Michelle Johnson.
- Sister Deborah Cowperthwaite, niece Sarah Cowperthwaite and nephew Hugh Cowperthwaite.
- Brother Bruce Jordan.
- Sister Cheryl Jordan.
- Outlaws Theresa Kramer and Katie Kramer.
In Lieu of Flowers donations can be made in her memory to the Maine Health ALS Patient Assistance Fund, Telephone: 207-373-6064, Email: midcoastphilanthropy@mainehealth.org or Website: Maine Health ALS Patient Assistance Fund. Choose donate now and select “Midcoast ALS Unrestricted”.
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