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alumnus the pinkerton academy alumnus volume 26 number 1 fall 2003 alumni association officers `66 barbara elllingwood president `78 susan pugh vice president `57 jean dutra davis secretary `63 gail mannarini rehse secretary executive board `40 marion richardson pounder `50 juanita bethune randall `57 nancy gilbert ek `57 shirley buckley hayward `64 ronald gagnon `65 gayle emerson gagnon `65 linda pelletier greenwood `66 vicky jaynes mason `72 michael pelletier `74 michael beeman `81 robert balcius `81 james fitzgibbons `82 christopher beliveau past president `58 george davis editor/graphic artist kerry johnson pegoraro `90 assoc dir of alumni affairs managing editor robin b perrin apr dir of alumni affairs and relations management send all news and requests for address changes to the alumni center 5 pinkerton st derry nh 03038 call 603437-5217 or send e-mail to alumnioffice@pinkertonacademy.org the alumnus is published three times a year in january may and september it is printed by cummings printing in hooksett nh gift information pinkerton academy is an institution offering educational programs through public support and through the gifts and generosity of graduates and friends there is a continuing need for the support of programs at the academy which are not normally funded through tuition tuition covers only part of the cost of educating students please contact the alumni office for information on the various gift opportunities available table of contents feature alum scales major peaks headmaster s report mr ek s retirement festivities class news starts on 100 years of football 5k race recap 2003 golf preview graduation in review sports report at the june 14th commencement exercises retiring headmaster bradford v ek passed john pinkerton s original cane to incoming headmaster mary a anderson it was a symbolic gesture of handing over the operation of the school to her mr ek officially turned over control to her on june 30th since that time she and her administrative team have been working hard to prepare for the opening of school on aug 27th upcoming alumni events hall of fame induction page 1 page 2 page 5 page 7 page 9 page 11 page 13 page 35 page 35 page 37 page 4 on the cover

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volume 26 number 1 alumnus seven to be inducted to hall on october 3rd fall 2003 2003 hall of fame pinkerton academy will induct seven individuals into its hall of fame on friday october 3 2003 the fourteenth annual hall of fame induction ceremony will take place at a banquet to be held in the senior cafeteria located in the new center for the arts and humanities john barry faculty john barry joined the pinkerton academy family in the fall of 1971 he is a recipient of the student council teacher of the year award and the shepard faculty award he has taught a wide variety of social studies courses over the years including contemporary problems us history and television production a subject he established at the academy and has excelled at teaching for the last 20 years he has also left his mark at pinkerton in extracurricular activities and athletics he was a two-time class advisor guiding both the class of 1976 and the class of 1984 his enthusiasm for extracurricular programming led him to create the mr and mrs pinkerton shows winter carnival s annual death sled contest and the very successful senior orange sales he has coordinated a number of student exchange programs including those with rusjohn barry sia and china he has coached a variety of pinkerton teams both boys and girls in 1979 he led his astro squad to the boys lacrosse championship he has also assisted coaching the girls lacrosse team he is currently the head coach of the girls varsity basketball team john is the president of the russia society of new hampshire an elder at the windham presbyterian church and is the proud father of shawn 93 and alanna `95 joseph c curtis `47 joseph curtis first arrived at pinkerton academy in 1943 as a freshman while at the school he worked hard eventually earning the title of class salutatorian he was an outstanding athlete in baseball volleyball and basketball and was an integral member of the 1947 class b state championship team he was also named as the recipient of the cornell national scholarship to attend cornell university after graduation from pinkerton he went on to cornell university and eventually earned joseph curtis his ph.d from brown university he landed a job as a member of the faculty at clark university where he remained for 34 years at clark he established a reputation as an outstanding teacher who always challenged his students to meet high academic standards over the years he has mentored more than 85 students most of who went on to pursue medical or research careers throughout his career he remained actively engaged in research and has had more than 15 articles published in various medical and industry periodicals he has also had more than 25 abstracts of papers presented at scientific meetings mr curtis has demonstrated outstanding dedication to research and education and has a proven record of selflessness when it comes to his students through his students he has had a profound influence on the medical and scientific research fields robert gorham `54 trustee robert gorham has always demonstrated a sincere desire to make a difference to the people around him he has always been extremely active in his community and has been involved with many many organizations he has been a member of the pinkerton academy board of trustees since 1988 and currently serves as the first vice president of the board mr gorham is an avid runner hardly missing a day of running in his life and holding a membership in the derry track club mr gorham has achieved much in his life so far he is the recipient of numerous awards including the daniel webster council boy scouts of america silver beaver award greater derry boys and girls club outstanding service award and the daniel webster council good scout award he has also been named as the derry rotarian of the year the derry chamber of commerce citizen of the year derry rotary club paul harris fellow and robert gorham he was the recipient of the american bankers association presidential citation another honor mr gorham had was to be an olympic torch relay runner for the 1996 olympic games james f hodgdon `49 james hodgdon first came to pinkerton academy in 1945 as a student and went on to make a name for himself at the school as both an athlete and as class president he was awarded basketball and scholastic scholarships to the university of new hampshire where he subsecontinued on p 36 page 1

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the changing of the guard education and career highlights pinkerton academy class of 1958 president student council president football captain all-state basketball all tournament team lettermen critic crow boys state springfield college bachelor of science class of 1963 college of william and mary master of science teaching class of 1970 pinkerton academy 35 years of dedicated service headmaster 29 years headmaster 29 years assistant headmaster 4 years science teacher basketball coach 2 years pinkerton academy 1989 trustees meritorious service award pinkerton academy 1991 hall of fame pinkerton academy science award 1993 first pa chair recipient pinkerton academy ek science building pinkerton players 2002 lifetime member pinkerton national honor society 2003 honorary member pinkerton vocational honor society 2003 honorary member nh interscholastic athletic association football committee ne association of schools colleges visiting committee chair national association of school principals member independent schools association of northern new england member derry kiwanis club past president service academy advisory board past member american red cross board of directors school-to-careers 2000 all-star award nhiaa 2002 service award derry village rotary 2002 paul harris fellow award derry chamber of commerce 2002 director s choice award nh interscholastic athletic association 2000 service award veterans of foreign wars 2003 educator of the year award nh student council 2003 administrator of the year award all photos are the courtesy of mark lawrence studios top mr ek accepts the title of best headmaster ever bestowed on him by the students at a pep rally held in his honor last may above right the alumni association presents mr ek with a jacket and named the honored alumni award after him at left mr ek s wife nancy son brad jr daughter-in-law mia and two grandchildren sarah and julia attended the pep rally at left trustees foster ball and marion pounder make a special presentation to mr ek at his retirement party in june page 2

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mr ek retires after 35 years goodbye great job you re the best enjoy your retirement thanks for the memories were the sentiments of thousands of individuals last june as they said farewell to headmaster bradford v ek 58 just before the end of school the academy s entire population turned out for a school-day pep rally to honor mr ek for his 35 years of dedicated service to pinkerton more than 20 student organizations made presentations to the now former headmaster and his wife nancy `57 the eks crowned the official mr and mrs pinkerton received such gifts as a flag that flew over the capitol building in mr ek s honor honorary memberships in the national honor society and the vocational honor society and numerous plaques clothing and memorabilia the affection for the eks was demonstrated by the non-stop waves of cheers shouts of encouragement and ovations it was a very emotional love-fest reported one faculty member on graduation day evening a testimonial dinner was held at the granite rose in hampstead attended by hundreds of friends family members and the pinkerton faculty staff and trustees another cascade of honors gifts and tributes was lead off by a series of proclamations from president bush governor benson the new hampshire house and senate and the town of derry on hand to enjoy and participate in the festivities were members of the ek family including son brad jr 82 daughter christine 85 and brother kenton 56 classmates ken hepworth 58 and wayne ross 58 took turns roasting their long-time friend moving testimonials were made by english department chair ann west trustee president edward bureau and headmaster-elect mary anderson trustees foster ball 40 and marion pounder 40 representing the board presented mr ek a covered snowmobile trailer and a vacation week on the shores of newfound lake gifts from guests and friends included a 32 flat screen television a gift certificate to the mt washington hotel and a gift certificate to sears for tools previously the trustees had presented a pinkerton chair and a cameo pin and earrings to mrs ek mr ek concluded the evening by thanking the trustees faculty and administrators for helping to make his 35-year stay at the academy a successful one he also acknowledged the invaluable contributions and support of many others including his family and friends a long standing ovation drew the curtain on a memorable and poignant evening top mr ek and wife nancy `57 were crowned the official mr and mrs pinkerton by students at a pep rally last may above left jr rotc core of cadets commander kyle zingo `03 presents mr ek with a flag flown over the capitol building in his honor at right mr ek was on hand to honor his wife nancy when she received the trustees meritorious service award from trustee edward bureau at left mr ek passes headmaster-elect mary a anderson john pinkerton s cane in a symbolic gesture page 3

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class news from the classes a helen spofford 70 hampstead rd po box 55 east derry nh 03041 603 432-5355 from your correspondent the class of 1933 would like to extend condolences to the wife and family of classmate ralph j edwards who passed away on july 26th following a period of failing health ralph was employed in the woodworking industry for most of his life and was also the owner of the redstone restaurant in chester he leaves behind his wife of 67 years barbara a son paul two grandsons and two granddaughters that s all the news this time around please keep in touch -a helen spofford bernard s holm 5 ela ave derry nh 03038 603 432-2690 and gladys tewksbury nicoll 177 chester st chester nh 03036 603 887-3715 the alumni office recently received a note from classmate helen anderson rider who wrote i received the spring issue of the alumnus and was so glad to get it again i guess i have moved too many times and it s been hard to keep in touch i moved to florida because both of my daughters are down here and this is where i should be i like both nh and vt better it gets too hot down here for me also i like the scenery up there and i miss the fall foliage but every state has its beauty thanks gladys tewksbury and bernard holm the class correspondents ­ helen rider thanks for the note helen from your correspondents the significance of old barns has been publicized to a great extent lately i decided it would be of interest to document chester s barns i made contact with the state and james porter of the university of new hampshire both gave guidance in ways to achieve our goal a committee of four has been formed by the historical society and we plan to gather information for a publication we have listed over 50 barns to be researched talking with old time residents meeting new ones and having them share my enthusiasm has been fun i ll update you on our progress in the next issue of the alumnus -gladys nicoll page 4 27 31 33 doris butterfield palmer 1700 waterford dr apt 338 vero beach fl 32966 al hepworth 7 marlboro rd derry nh 03038 603 432-2773 a message from your alumni association president hello to all the various committees of our alumni board have been very busy since our last issue in april the bousquet scholarship committee met numerous times and selected four students who each will receive a $4,000 scholarship in the name of the leo j and eva r bousquet family another committee hard at work was the hall of fame committee a tough but rewarding committee to serve on look for the article on our recipients in this issue of the alumnus i would like to recognize another committee that had been very hard at work and for a very special reason putting together a wonderful testimonial dinner for our retiring principal brad ek 58 the gala affair was held on june 13th at the granite rose in hampstead and all i can say is it was just wonderful kudos to mary anderson mrs ann west and karen burie who worked endlessly to give us all a night of heartfelt memories to send brad nancy off with i would be remiss if i didn t mention john barry and his troupe for their performance and to john being the resourceful a/v teacher that he is for the outstanding this is your life slide presentation i can appreciate the time and the effort it took and it was one of the many jewels of the evening we the alumni association wish the very best to brad and nancy now as we approach september the alumni board begins to gear up for the annual hall of fame banquet the fall golf tournament young alumni day and let s not forget in february our annual reunion held in florida i would like to bid farewell and very best wishes to our board member of many years mike beeman mike is entering into a new chapter of his life and will be heading south to georgia with his wife and two children we thank you for all that you have done for us and the academy to the alumni association board members i would like to say thank you you each contribute in one way or another and it is always appreciated to all alumni please drop our alumni office or your class correspondent a note or e-mail we are always very happy to hear from you stay well be safe and keep in touch -barb ellingwood 66 association president 34

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alumnus climbs to make a difference christopher vachon 01 had a dream he wanted to become the youngest person to ever scale the seven major mountain peaks of the world and he s well on his way to accomplishing that dream when he was a sophomore at pinkerton chris was very involved in the boy scouts of america in 1998/99 he attended the world scout jamboree in chile south america that s when he had an epiphany as the plane was flying over south america he looked out the window and saw the tallest mountain peak on the continent mt aconcagua from that moment forward he decided he simply had to scale its summit he went back to school and during his junior year his english teacher mr ian courtesy photo veitenheimer encouraged him to write an esabove the peak of mt kilimanjaro in africa say about the logistics of dauntingly looms over the expedition s base actually climbing mt camp chris vachon `01 reached the summit aconcagua chris said on july 24 2002 at left chris is pictured on courtesy photo it was this paper that rethe summit of mt aconcagua in south america ally helped him to research climbing the mountain and form a he reached the summit of aconcagua on plan for actually making it happen he said that his science february 26 2001 teachers mrs deborah o connor and mrs cathleen little also encouraged him to pursue his dream he petitioned then headmaster bradford ek to allow him to take time off from school in ticipating in outdoor sports he says that many times he will be february of 2001 so that he could go to south america on a on a climb and he sees the damage done by those who don t truly climbing expedition mr ek agreed much to chris surprise and have a love for the outdoors he is hoping that he can also help everything was in place for him to make it happen raise awareness of the importance of respecting nature and will a lot of teachers really helped me out in figuring out how to try educate people about philosophies such as leave no trace do the trip and get started said chris there were so many he says one of his goals is to make it possible for future generawho encouraged me and really helped to make it all possible but tions to enjoy the outdoors mr veitenheimer mrs o connor and mrs little really stick out he also uses his many trips to raise money for charities such in my mind as three who really helped me the most as the cam neeley foundation the alpine angels and the myoonce chris returned from his trip to the summit of mt sitis association of america aconcagua he decided to expand his dreams and to become one many times he also ties his trips into his biology major at of the youngest people to scale the seven major peaks so far sacred heart university in ct by performing research projects he has reached the summit of mt kilimanjaro in africa and mt on the mt kilimanjaro trip he did a project to study the effects mckinley in alaska this past june he plans to climb mt elbrus of high altitudes on human physiological cognitive and psychoin europe next summer and says if money permits he will at logical function on his recent mt mckinley trip he did a project tempt mt vinson in antarctica this winter and possibly carstenz to study the effects of hydration on altitude sickness pyramid in oceania/australia next fall chris is being sponsored chris says his experiences with the boy scouts and at by his employer eastern mountain sports which is providing pinkerton academy have really helped to shape his dreams and him with most of the gear for his trips his goals in life he says he hopes to accomplish his goal of so what is his main goal in attempting to climb the seven being the youngest person to climb the seven summits but even if peaks it s a series of goals according to him he doesn t he said he will just be happy to have done it he also i would really like to raise money for charity and to raise stresses that it s important to follow your dreams awareness for outdoor recreation in general chris explained everyone has responsibilities but if you have a lot of people have a negative idea about climbing ­ it s frus a dream figure out what you have to do to get trating sometimes because people don t understand that not all there and do it he said do the best you can climbers are bad to overcome the obstacles in your life and chris is referring to the lack of respect for the outdoors and remember that there is no age limit on followthe environment that is a growing problem amongst people par ing your dreams page 5

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heard from marion holm keniston she has moved from the we are so fortunate to be able to share an interesting letter and life adventure from george and evelyn fry bertrand from el third floor to the first at the same address at our age those stairs kahone california before moving to california evelyn graduated seem to get longer and longer i have a great grandson this is probably not news to you but from hesser business college she served as a secretary to the late judge weston and also was a bookkeeper at the late alexander it is my first dot stone had her regular summer visitors nephew donnie eastman hospital they were married in 1936 they celebrated their 65th anniversary june 18 2001 this union produced three from the carolinas and harold bean and his wife nancy from sechildren george served in the army infantry in the philippines in attle wa everyone else that we contacted just complained of their aches world war ii following the war he worked in machine shops in and pains everyone blames the weather and nobody wants their lawrence ma and nashua nh they moved to california in 1955 goodbye to our little town complaints aired in company -regards from the two dots population approximately 5,000 george worked at the general charles kachavos dynamic in san diego he worked on the atlas contour and 18 barkland dr tomahawk missiles naturally he was very much interested in the derry nh 03038-3936 missile flights he states that the greatest thrill was walking alan shepard 40 and his fellow astronauts through and inspecting his 603 434-4443 plant alan s famous flight came soon after from your correspondent my wife worked as a secretary to alan b shepard sr so we the class would like to extend condolences to the family and knew alan and we were most interested in loved ones of eileen morrison his life while i was serving in the us navy sandford who passed away on july 30th stationed in the pacific i went over to alan s following a brief illness eileen had lived ship the uss cogswell to visit him so i in amherst nh since 1950 she and know how george felt pinkerton academy husband charles had six children and 19 produced many special people grandchildren she is survived by her a thelma hoyt potter 1928 to continue george and evelyn live in brother lewis morrison class of 1945 jeannette o neil moquin 1929 el kahone which is about 12 miles east of and sister marion morrison hepworth ralph j edwards 1933 san diego the mountains begin 15 miles class of 1937 away and las vegas is 340 miles north the since the last newsletter i ve had eileen morrison sandford 1938 climate is great and there are no mosquitoes contact with esther vaughn and leo richard r durkee 1939 they state that their health is relatively good latulippe who have been correspondeleanor hutton gillis 1940 for age 87 now that you have enjoyed this ing esther is very happy with the picnewsy letter let s hear from genevieve tures that leo sent if you want a picrobert c rand 1952 harriet grace marion helen rose ture ask leo i m sure he has one i m phyllis boles tewksbury 1953 frances virginia and charlotte we hear going to devote the balance of this letter kathleen phyllis martin 1954 from or see fern marchand dupre to some of esther s writing this one janice true dearth gladys tewksbury really tells it like it is it s called i m faye kezer schanck 1956 nicoll and myself that makes 13 classgrowing older june whitcraft lisofsky 1958 mates remaining mona desrocher nicolosi 1967 sympathy goes out to virginia piper i ve learned a few things growing west as her sister cassie piper gagnon older gary r wilson 1982 passed away recently she lived on our street and i know it s happening to you cherene a alizio 1988 and was a lovely person we know there are jobs that we d jennifer l stowers 1998 keep in mind that 2004 will be our 70th planned to take care of and some things we just had to do year since graduating from gold ole pa corey a martin 2001 we walk through the house peek because so few of us remain we may meet gordon mckernan former faculty down at the desk ­ at the new pinkerton academy facilities it s willis bud clay former staff there s the letter we promised to an experience to see and to go through the write beautiful new buildings we will let you know so we ll do it tomorrow and think in the next alumnus issue what is being planned please make long-range plans for coming to derry and of more now ­ one day more doesn t matter one mite attending our reunion at night as we lay in our downey -bernard holm the things we forgot come to mind dorothy fullonton stone we jump out of bed ­ oh where are my slippers17b finch ct i thought they d be easy to find derry nh 03038 but there s always a bright side to all our dilemmas 603 437-3644 folks put up with our faults cause they know dorothea myatt grandmaison what s happening to us will happen to them 15a finch ct as sure as the years come and go derry nh 03038 so don t think of your troubles ­ your aches and your 603 432-8720 pains from your correspondents put them all quickly away wish to extend our sincerest sympathy to because now you re a senior do as you please marion morrison hepworth in the passing of and have a teriffically wonderful day her sister eileen morrison sandford 38 talked to john devine and his wife ruth that s all the news for this issue of the alumnus take care they are thinking of moving to ft myers fl and will send their new address when they get and keep in touch everyone -charles kachavos settled page 6 38 in memoriam 37

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headmaster s report welcome from new headmaster mary anderson changes at the academy and upcoming alumni events graham bode glenn ahrens jody hinds julie machakos william patriquin elizabeth rodrick and charles varney although there are changes to the administrative structure and new practices policies and procedures will be implemented i promise to preserve the history and traditions that make the academy a great place to work and learn we anticipate that when school opens on august 27 there will be approximately 3400 students in attendance for the 2003-04 school year students have the opportunity to enroll in a new course called introduction to engineering and design which is the first course in a new vocational program project lead the way other new courses offered for the first time include advanced drama in the english department astronomy in the science department and academy of finance in the business education department this fall pinkerton will reach another milestone as 100 years of football has been played at the academy plans are being made for a banquet on saturday october 11 2003 to celebrate this event and showcase the history of the academy s team pinkerton board of trustees mr o reilly president edward bureau pinkerton s footcollaborates with then headmasterball coach for elect mary anderson on graduation many years is procedures prior to the ceremony on working on the june 14 program i hope all alumni will join us for homecoming which is also mack plaque with londonderry on saturday october 4 2003 i am confident that pinkerton will continue to be a great school because we have exceptional and dedicated staff wonderful and talented students and a community of support the community includes the thousands of parents alumni and friends who have been loyal to pinkerton in the past and will continue to be in the future any former students in the area should stop by the alumni office and update them on your activities and whereabouts -mary a anderson headmaster page 7 above in her new capacity as headmaster mary a anderson addressed more than 350 faculty and staff two days prior to the official start of school on august 27th listing her goals and objectives for the coming year it is with a great deal of pleasure that i write my first headmaster s report for the alumnus as you are aware brad ek retired on june 30 and i assumed the headmaster s position on july 1 since then i have been moving into the headmaster s office in the stearns house and getting ready for the opening of the 2003-04 school year nick ithomitis is the new principal and there are eight assistant principals michael morin mack plaque schedule saturday october 4 2003 9:00 a.m boys volleyball 10:00 a.m boys soccer 10:30 a.m girls volleyball 11:00 a.m field hockey noon girls soccer 2:00 p.m boys football 2:00 p.m boys x country 3:00 p.m girls x country alumni please join us for these wonderful homecoming events we d love to see you there!

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glenn e wright 961 n euclid st la habra ca 90631-2932 562 697-9940 from your correspondent with this issue of the alumnus and with tessie s blessing i ll succeed her as class correspondent without presuming to take her place she has been our only correspondent for 25 years and has planned all class reunions in checking the class roster she confirms that clyde colby jeannette levesque grasso and grace hook kay have passed on four classmates heeded horace greeley s call to go west young men bill gardner and wife lois wilson gardner 38 were next-door neighbors on chester road in 1946-48 before we both headed west his sister freda gardner mckay lived close by on the english range road before going south bill gardner who joined the navy before graduating passed on last year lois and three children are in montana two sons in nh larry morse is still active in academic affairs at the university of colorado where he has been for 48 years at one time serving as dean of the graduate school he has traced the morse family to 1635 in w newbury massachusetts my wrights go back to woburn massachusetts about that time maybe we can devote a future column to genealogy richard emery did not stop at water s edge but kept going west all the way to tahiti his daughter a professor of english and son an airline pilot are in tahiti dick is living in sun city las vegas with his two dogs i have only one dog but have a roommate roommates can be man s best friend also carol nutt wright 48 my companion of 50 years passed away 5 years ago our four children all live within a few miles i ve been in this house for 35 years the house garden flowers and fruit trees are my hobby picking oranges and grapefruit 8 months of the year continues to impress this old yankee so much for the west next issue ­ the floridians -glenn marion richardson pounder 3b pine isle dr derry nh 03038 603 432-3998 from your correspondent george sheldon has been busy the past few years writing 39 41 10 2003 i was on the program at the christa mcauliffe planetarium in concord nh at that time i donated the shepard golf club that i had made for alan plus many other items ­ pictures etc george included a snapshot taken with jeanne gerulskis planetarium director he even wore his uniform hopefully the state will go ahead with plans to build an addition to the planetarium in memory of alan which will contain memorabilia about his exploits word was received in late spring of the death of eleanor hutton gillis eleanor spent her last years in a rest home in andover ma our 45th reunion was the last one she was able to attend sympathy is extended to her family keep in touch and think about attending homecoming day on october 4th -marion pounder bertha smith macdougall 12 manchester ave derry nh 03038 603 432-3882 from your correspondent tuesday july 29th was a beautiful day our get-together was a 40 first row l to r adelaide chris messier bonenfant bertha smith macdougall arline joyce spooner amy patnaude chase mary kachavos kallechy barbara weston gratton ruth stevens hill and bob perry second row mary tangney harney phyllis johnson kuligowski harold bean joe woodward wallace king stanley kuligowski john gagnon donald gagne and roland carpenter classmate george sheldon is seen here with christa mcauliffe planetarium director jeanne gerulskis george presented the planetarium with a golf club made for astronaut and classmate alan shepard autobiographical booklets about his years in the military and his work for the veterans he has completed his third book entitled the early days telling of his experiences while growing up attending school and playing football and other sports in a letter from george dated may 19th he sent the following information on may page 8 success we had 17 classmates plus husbands wives sisters daughters and sons they all arrived on time at derry pizza hooray those who came were edith and roland bud carpenter from wylie tx and guests helen and charles fowler nancy and harold bean from kenmore washington wally king of goffstown mary tanguay harney and daughter from martha s vineyard amy chase patnaude and daughter from newport nh john gagnon from bartlett nh pat and joseph woodward of laconia adelaide chris bonenfant and son roger from st petersburg fl mary kachavos kallechey from ocala fl and sister dee from derry barbara weston gratton from henniker phyllis and stan kuligowski from farmington ruth stevens hill don gagne bob perry jim and arline spooner and yours truly robin perrin came and had the class go outside in front of the restaurant for picture taking cars and trucks nicely honked at us see ­ we re not too old to be honked at back in the restaurant to give our orders for lunch chris went around and gave each classmate a postcard of the old man of the mountain and mary harney passed out after-dinner mints ­ all from bertha bertha received a bouquet of roses which brought tears to her eyes after lunch don spoke then we all went off to pinkerton for 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upcoming alumni events above richard west `59 knows pa is #1 photo at right barbara ellingwood `66 and sue pugh `78 man the free raffle table last year at the homecoming events above mrs little is one of several teachers who always makes time for young alumni at left moriah gavrish `02 and mina farkhondeh `02 meet up at the young alumni day event homecoming festivities approach it s that time of year again the nights are cooling off the leaves are starting to turn bright colors and pinkerton s football team is getting ready to beat londonderry for the mack plaque homecoming weekend this year the big football game and homecoming events are scheduled for saturday october 4th the pinkerton academy alumni association is planning on holding its annual free raffle at the game and as always they ll be giving away a variety of gifts to alumni who enter the drawing there will also be stickers balloons and a free gift for all alumni who attend the big game make sure to stop by the alumni association table near the concession stand to enter the free raffle meet some fellow alumni and get your free gift come on back to your alma mater enjoy a beautiful new england fall day visit with some old friends and check out an old rivalry and a great fooball game in a battle for the mack plaque don t forget young alumni day the holidays are coming up faster than you think and if you re a recent pinkerton graduate don t forget to include a stop at your former alma mater in your holiday plans the 23rd annual young alumni day is scheduled for tuesday december 23rd this year s event will be held in the senior cafeteria in the center for the arts and humanities from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m last year had one of the largest turnouts in the event s history so make sure to help make this year s turnout even better this special day is set aside each year to accommodate the needs of pinkerton s young alumni those who have graduated within the last 4 years or who haven t had a 5-year reunion and who want to meet up with their old pinkerton academy classmates or touch bases with their former teachers one important note for those attending young alumni day due to campus security issues all those attending the event will need to register at the cafeteria when they arrive on campus and pick up a nametag once the registration process is complete young alumni are free to socialize or enjoy refreshments in the cafeteria or they may go out on the campus to visit their former teachers many who attend often pop in and out of the cafeteria throughout the duration of the event it just gives alumni a specific time and place to get together so friends home for the holidays will no longer miss seeing each other by only a few minutes or hours said alumni director robin perrin for more information please feel free to contact the alumni center visitors to the campus for this event are requested to use the student parking lot or any open visitor s parking spots page 9 tennis anyone the pinkerton academy alumni association is planning to hold an alumni tennis tournament on the third saturday of september 2004 they are trying to gauge interest in such an event it would be a one-day affair and would be a doubles round robin format anyone interested please contact george davis 58 at gdavisfam@attbi.com.

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alumni building for refreshments and a chance to see a table with our green and white banner and scrapbooks very interesting to look at the campus is huge and surprised all who had not seen it a wonderful day came to an end i received a the following poem from barbara keith gibbons bertha requested news from classmates so i thought i would comply my life has not been that interesting therefore i ve made the decision to lie i sang with tommy dorsey s band was a miss universe runner-up wrote a best selling novel helped win the america s cup i danced with fred astaire won olympic medals in track my paintings hang in museums have been to the moon and back i ve sailed all around the world and climbed pike s peak alone collected many blue ribbons for the largest pumpkin grown played scarlett o hara in gone with the wind swam the english channel in 1953 don the next time you re skiing look around that skier behind you is me if someone believes this call me i have a bridge i d like to sell will write again for your next gathering cause i have many more stories to tell she concluded by writing love to you all barbara keith gibbons i love it thank-you barbara that s all the news for this time keep in touch -bertha phyllis macgregor 16 butler place northampton ma 01060 413 584-9457 first row l to r ruth torrey wells elaine allen rodrick wanda kissel apkarian margaret manning morrison madeline manning cote patricia perry johnson and flora pickering burdette second row irene martell richards lillian dooley warren virginia kelledy philippy barbara joslyn stone raymond hall w charles springfield roland routhier and william stewart 42 43 roland routhier 2 severance st derry nh 03038 603 432-2032 email rout@aol.com from your correspondent the class of 43 held its 60th reunion on saturday august 16 2003 the reunion was held at pinkerton academy it was a very enjoyable day and it seemed to be a great idea we met at the alumni building and while waiting for everyone to arrive we were able to get reacquainted with our classmates robin arranged some of the class mementos for us to view while we had a cool drink and a fresh fruit and cheese platter he took some of the group to the old building for a tour down memory lane visiting our old classrooms the chapel etc we all then drove to the senior class dining room in the new arts building where we were served a very nice warm and cold buffet luncheon after lunch robin took us all on a tour of the beautiful new facilities we were shown the many new classrooms and the different labs all very impressive the highlight of our tour was visiting the new stockbridge theatre we entered from the main lobby into the theatre as page 10 patrons would do for a production we then went up onto the stage and were able to get a completely different view of the theatre and the workings behind the stage many of our group had never seen any part of the new building we were all really impressed and enjoyed the tour we went back to the dining room for more reminiscing along with some hugs and handshakes we all then moved outside together for one last goodbye and then left to go our separate ways maybe we ll do this again in another 5 years the good lord willing and the river don t rise as the saying goes thanks for the memories those attending are seen here in the class picture taken by robin in front of the new building root lorraine ninan holm 5 ela ave derry nh 03038 603 432-2690 from your correspondent have been fortunate to receive letters and notes from our classmates there are so many that we do not hear from the spring and summer months have flown by do hope that everyone enjoyed good health and happiness since i have last heard from them july 13th was the day of our 59th wedding anniversary we are indeed fortunate to be together to celebrate such a happy occasion we received a card from john and ruth severance devine from florida they live in a separate apartment in their son jim s home john gets up at 6:00 a.m and comes back into the house by 9:00 a.m ruth and john enjoy keeping their yard in good condition she says that the air conditioner runs all the time john graduated from pa class of 1937 ruth says it s beautiful where they live and are plain lucky to be enjoying their new home also heard from maxine lessard 52 and albert marcotte 50 they correspond with us and sent such a lovely card they live in stetson me al is a retired computer engineer retired from sanders lockheed of nashua jackie cassidy and gordon robie sent us a lovely computer anniversary card jackie says she loves her computer she composed the card especially for us they enjoy their summer home in north carolina both are now enjoying good health and also celebrated their 59th anniversary in june bertha wiggins holm and russel n holm 36 also celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary bertha is finally doing well after some very extensive and painful surgery she was in an auto accident as i was also last year we certainly did a lot of damage but appreciate getting better back to normal whatever normal is maizie carey moynihan sent us a card and letter also she states that she is still at her nursing but has slowed down a lot she 44

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sports report fall sports preview volleyball defends title 100 years of football spring sports wrap lacrosse tennis track and ball teams finish well summer is over for the important parts in the playpinkerton academy fall offs the astros used steady sports teams and the first play and good goaltending practices were started on from justine ferland to upend august 13 enthusiasm numcon-val 11-3 before bowing bers and expectations are to nashua 8-5 in the semis high as we anticipate several junior kiah quarles conoutstanding teams this fall and tinued to dominate the state also welcome a former athhurdles event this past spring lete onto our varsity coaching in leading ed vaitones young staff boys volleyball will be team to 4-2 regular season a out to defend their state title first in the portsmouth relays in late october as their proand a solid third at the senh gram gets closer to nhiaa meet at spaulding junior approval football will be celmonica ronaghan in the jumpebrating its one-hundredth ing events along with distance year of existence on our camrunner ashley morgenstern a pinkerton boys tennis team member serves up pus and will celebrate that freshman joined quarles with the ball on pinkerton s brand new tennis courts as teammate anniversary on saturday occonsistent performances all stands ready for the return volley the team tober 11th at our home game spring quarles won the finished 11-5 for the season last spring the courts are now open for with st john s prep of hurdles event in class l helpcommunity use danvers massachusetts and ing her team to a tenth place with a banquet on campus that finish evening alumnus amy joyce bernard has been appointed as pitchers for terry bailey s softball team recorded eight shutthe new head girls cross-country coach replacing the popular outs during the spring leading his squad to an 11-7 regular season mike beeman who has moved to georgia with his family amy mark excluding losses to state finalists salem and timberlane a former cross-country and track standout also teaches in the the astros allowed only 15 runs in their other 16 games junior pa science department kristie braley led the way on the mound pitching a no hitter the boys lacrosse team led the way in the spring season as against alvirne sophomore hurler courtney macfarland also had they finished their year at an outstanding 18-2 and captured the several strong performances senior outfielder sara joyce led runner-up spot in the nhiaa division i tourney losing to con pa at the plate in postseason action the astros got strong pitchcord 8-7 in overtime at stellos field in nashua brian o reilly s ing but little offense in a 1-0 loss to winnacunnet consistent squad was led by all-american and the outstanding senior bill purcell had a career day at class l capturing the player in new hampshire attackman brian boyle brian will high jump event to highlight the astros eleventh place finish attend notre dame on a lacrosse scholarship starting this fall brandon bennett in the long and triple jump along with hurdler this team continued to excel playing many of the outstanding rory o connor had several outstanding performances for walt programs in new england which included victories over phillips roberts squad as they finished 4-1 in dual meet competition and exeter phillips andover holderness cape elizabeth and placed fifth at the merrimack invitational longmeadow seniors bobby shields kevin stone and ron ward john pelkey s boys tennis squad despite losing two of their played strong on the defensive end of the field and got strong top players early in the season worked hard all spring to finish at support from junior goalie matt johnson junior midfielder ryan 11-5 seniors steve poirier and andrew colcord along with unhazelton and freshman attack steven boyle with 19 of 24 let derclassmen adam quinn mark shoaie marc venhaus ben ter winners returning on this young squad the future is bright for taylor and christian mangini all showed strong play during the this outstanding team season bryon murphy s girls lacrosse team accomplished a feat for due to graduation injury and sickness ron manseau s young the first time in the history of their program as well as finishing baseball team improved all season and ended up with five victotheir division i regular season with a 10-2 record good for sec ries on the season in their final 5 games pa ond place the astros beat nashua for the first time ever late in won three and lost 2 games by only a run wins the season and also earned a 10-9 overtime victory over prep in the final two weeks included a win over top school power phillips exeter the astros relied on the offensive four team keene and losses by a run to other skills of seniors jacki sherry lisa harvey and jen shrull while class l contenders west and concord pa underclassmen maura murphy and jamie ruhmshottel also played received strong play from sophomores jared continued on pg 35 page 11

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lives in connecticut and her granddaughter and great granddaughter live with her she said that young children keep you young hats off to you maizie while still working we all have to remember that june 2004 will be our 60th year class reunion please think of coming back home to be here for our reunion in june i will actually tell you when and where and who will be in charge in our next alumnus issue gerry stannard gerry attended a retreat in north carolina it is sponsored by turman university senior continuing education like a mini elder hostel she spent easter with her brother kenneth 49 there she and her brother left for little switzerland the retreat place on mon april 21st it is such a lovely place in spring gerry had two granddaughters who graduated from high school in june she told me that sometimes it seems like a dream looking at the world today compared to when we graduated just the buildings and the size of the academy now we never could have imagined she did go to the open house at the fine arts building and a performance in the theatre i remember the late raymond buckley transporting my parent s living room furniture to the theatre to be used for our play gerry s son doug and grandson drew fished for tuna out of ogunquit maine in june doug lives in sanford maine and both of his sons were home schooled one of gerry s granddaughters graduated and received eight awards must take after her grandmother please write to me or telephone it s so interesting finding out any news everyone and everything is so important to read about -lorraine ninan holm gladys hoisington richardson 68 lane rd derry nh 03038 603 434-1730 email gmrich@worldnet.att.net from your correspondent hi i m back the emptiness of our section of the alumnus has tweaked my conscience i was hoping someone would take the initiative and go with it but seeing as that did not happen i am here once again not that i will be able to entertain you with many happenings but i will be available if any of you have a tidbit or two to share my daughter sue 77 and her sons were here to visit they recently flew back to sacramento at o hare airport in chicago they sat in their plane on the runway and endured a severe rain hail and lightning storm which delayed them for hours they sat in the plane and watched as everyone s luggage including their own became soaked because of the downpour not a happy trip i have heard that mike demers is still quite ill also his wife rita legendre 43 has been having health problems our prayers go out to them i thought i could breathe a sigh of relief when my soldier granddaughter marissa came back in june from her tour of duty in korea but that is not so marissa daughter of patty 68 and ray gibson is soon leaving for iraq one more reason for me to be angry with george w i ve come to the end of my news it s very brief i admit but you all know we have achieved all we are going to achieve and though many of us are still traveling on the whole we have reached the stage of our lives where we now rest on our laurels it is not a difficult stage i am contented how about you -gladys eugene fontaine 15 coteville rd londonderry nh 03053 603 432-2138 from your correspondent well i don t have much for news i did ask john hazelton to write and he didn t but i heard from his sister lois hazelton 29 john page 12 45 46 is retired from teaching industrial arts in baldwinville ma he and his wife live in troy nh they have two children and three grandchildren i want to thank lois for the info her address is lois hazelton 194 court st #10 keene nh 03431-3412 our condolences go out to shirley peabody stratton on the loss of her husband bob he passed away may 31st after a long illness i see chuck johns at church quite often he keeps me posted says he hears from harold gross quite often i was delivering bread at market basket in londonderry and ran into francis gile he and his wife do a lot of traveling he said he took a trip to the canadian rockies a while ago and it was a beautiful trip as for joan and i 6 years ago we spent a month in maui hawaii and flew to the different islands that was the trip of a lifetime just great two years ago we took a trip to alaska for 2 weeks we spent 1 week on land and toured all the way to fairbanks and 1 week on the holland america we went with my aunt henerietta and claire ball cote 45 and joan s sister arlene dalton 52 -gene jean mackinnon marlow 3225 apperson rd east bend nc 27018 336 699-8972 email jmmarlow@yadtel.net from your correspondent as usual there is no news from anyone in our class of 47 i did have a delightful conversation with dorcas bertrand in california we chatted for about 45 minutes she and bob are both well however according to dorcas her golf game needed some help so she was going out to hit a bucket of balls i told her our 8year old grandson was addicted to golf and i hope it will eventually lead to a college golf scholarship he would play every day if given an opportunity it is hard to believe another school year has started it seems as though this past wet summer would go on forever i read in the derry news that ramona mafera s mother had passed away our condolences to her and her family i received a letter from eleanor bliss murphy just in time to include in this issue i had not realized her husband tink had died this past spring i spent 4 months in maryland playing grandma while my son-in-law was in iraq so i missed the derry news our condolences to eleanor and her family she will be moving to a new location in florida in december she is currently at home in derry until september 27th she will be at her address in parsley park until she moves to her new location her address will be 11120 102nd st no largo fl 33773 it would be great to hear from other classmates our class news is usually non-existent -jean mackinnon marlow margaret peg fogarty marrigan 81 hardy road londonderry nh 03053 603 437-4568 from your correspondent the class extends deepest sympathy to dick rand family and loved ones with the passing in june of his brother robert 52 many thanks and appreciation to joanne aiken for the following report the class of 48 celebrated 55 years on june 7th at maddens restaurant in derry there were 32 attending including 22 of our classmates dick macgregor acted as mc and read letters from classmates who could not attend warren pillsbury offered a prayer read the class prophecy many laughs and did some clever readings of how life used to be 55 years ago lorraine routhier brought us up to date on many classmates not present we enjoyed watching a video of our 45th reunion taken by bucky and joan taylor classmates attending included bucky taylor joan thacher taylor skip mauzy paulina hall backman pauline hall butterfield dick nelson clement latulippe dick 47 48

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rain doesn t dampen graduation spirits pinkerton academy s 188th commencement marks beginnings and endings for students administration alike on saturday june 14 2003 at 2:00 p.m the bell in the pinkerton building began pealing out its annual call to start commencement exercises this year the bell tolled 188 times once for each year the academy has graduated a class a hush fell over the crowd gathered as the class of 2003 filed down the traditional senior steps and took their seats the emotions of the day were bittersweet for all graduates as well as retiring headmaster bradford v ek 58 were seeing an end to their time at pinkerton and the beginning of a new chapter in their lives although the day was overcast and threatening only an occasional spatter of rain was felt and the downpour held off until after all of the seniors had received their diplomas mr ek had made his last graduation speech and all were on their way to their respective celebrations above graduates file down the traditional senior steps before they are the ceremony began with the singing of the seated on the school s front lawn national anthem by seniors justin st pierre jennifer riegel laura brown and timothy buck a welcome from number four student melissa simpson followed principal elect dr nick ithomitis introduced salutatorian ya wei jenny wang who addressed the gathering and then headmaster elect miss mary anderson introduced valedictorian aine blanchard for her speech soon thereafter diplomas were handed out to each graduate and the list of scholarships and awards was read after several more presentations rev beverly lindsey of the congregational baptist church of chester made the benediction and graduates scattered to go their sepapaul poirier gives justin st.pierre jenny riegel laura rate ways forever the thumbs-up brown and tim buck sing the national anthem bousquet scholarship winners this year s four recipients of the leo j and eva r bousquet scholarship were jonathan jolin anastasia czerw stephen poirier and michael scott each will receive $4,000 to be distributed over their post-secondary education the scholarship distributed through the alumni association was established in 1998 and is based on school spirit service to the school and to the community proven leadership and extracurricular participation salutatorian ya wei jenny wang delivers her speech page 13

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