Annual Report 2015-16
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Administrators’ Report
Bill Pernice, Pedagogical Administrator, and Eric Silber, Business Administrator
A
s we look back at 2015-16, we want to share with you some of Bill’s remarks from last year’s
graduation. You will read updates from Finance, Development, the Board, the Collegium,
and others in this Annual Report. But the heart of our work is what we want to put front
and center: our students and who they become in the world.
Here is an excerpt from Bill’s talk at Commencement:
Cover: Baking bread
in the Kindergarten.
Photo ©Dyana Van
Campen.
Members of the
Class of 2017.
Photo ©Dyana Van
Campen.
“Graduates, today is indeed a significant day for you. It is a day when we celebrate your passage
from being a Green Meadow student to being a Green Meadow graduate. You are joining an
ever-expanding group of people in the world, known as Waldorf alumni.
If you’ve ever asked the question, ‘Who am I?’ or even now, ‘Who am I now that I have graduated
from school?,’ I would like to shed some light on ‘who you are.’
I recently read a survey conducted by the Research Institute for Waldorf Education. The survey
asked the question, ‘Who are these graduates of Waldorf schools?’ And I’m happy to report that
we now have some statistical data on you, a truly unique group of individuals.
The survey found that a majority of Waldorf
graduates share the following characteristics.
You value the opportunity to think for yourself and
to translate new ideas into practice.
You practice lifelong learning and have a highly
developed sense for aesthetics.
You value lasting human relationships.
You seek out opportunities to be of help to other
people.
You sense that you are guided by an inner moral
compass that will help you navigate the trials and
challenges of your future professional and private
lives.
You carry high ethical principles into your chosen
professions.
Waldorf students have been accepted into and
graduated from a broad spectrum of notable colleges and universities. Waldorf graduates
enter a wide diversity of professions and occupations including science, engineering, computer
technology, the arts, social science, medicine, law, government, and teaching at all levels.
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According to this study of Waldorf graduates:
94% attended college or university
42% chose sciences or math as a major
47% chose humanities or arts as a major
89% are highly satisfied in their choice of occupation
91% are active in lifelong education
92% place a high value on critical thinking
90% highly value tolerance of other viewpoints
Professors who have taught Waldorf students across many academic
disciplines and across a wide range of campuses—from state universities to Ivy
League schools—note that Waldorf graduates have the ability to integrate thinking; to assimilate
information as opposed to memorizing isolated facts; to be flexible, creative, and willing to take
intellectual risks; and are leaders with high ethical and moral standards who take initiative and are
passionate to reach their goals.
A First Grade
knitter. Image
© Dyana Van
Campen.
I was not surprised to learn that many of the attributes that we feel are cultivated in Waldorf
Education were also named by Time and Forbes magazines as qualities of, or keys for, success.
These include focus, flexibility, integrity, ability to tolerate conflict, communication skills,
responsibility, critical thinking, creative, self-reliant, passionate, will-power, life-long learners,
and authenticity.”
Alongside educating our students, we accomplished the following last year...
• engaging in a self-study leading up to our 10-year accreditation with NYSAIS (the
NY State Association of Independent Schools) and AWSNA (the Association of
Waldorf Schools of North America)
• building our outdoor classroom with design assistance and sweat equity from our
high school students
• raising funds for the renovation of our science labs through the Around the World
benefit; the renovation began in the summer and was completed in time for the
start of the 2016-17 school year
• running an Environmental Film Festival that was open to the public and
• hosting several nationally reknown speakers, including Howard Stevenson on racial
literacy in schools, Sharon Maxwell on sexual education, and Nancy Blanning on
understanding gender.
But the core of our mission is always the work we do with our students. We are grateful
for them and for their parents, who have the wisdom and the foresight to choose Waldorf
Education, and we are grateful to you, our supporters.
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Collegium Report
Andrea Gambardella, Collegium Chair
A Year of Self-Study
I
n school year 2015-16, the entire school undertook a self-study process and review, preparing
for our joint re-accreditation by the Association of
Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) and the
New York State Association of Independent Schools
(NYSAIS). The Collegium and our accreditation team
(led by Kate Kennedy, a writer and GMWS parent)
conducted several meetings with all faculty to review
and assess our governance and policies. This active
participation by our teachers and staff highlighted
areas of pedagogy, governance, community, and
policy where we have grown successfully and where
we want to further develop.
Together, we are calling on the Collegium to:
A High School
classroom. Photo
©Dyana Van
Campen.
• further develop its methods of collaboration in our peer-governance model
• improve communications throughout all areas of our community
• increase pedagogical study from the roots of Waldorf Education
The Collegium’s own self-study work pointed to the importance of our deep commitment to the
foundations of the school and how we serve this together; to our responsibility for securing and
cultivating faculty; and to inspiring programs that serve the students of today.
Pedagogy and Policy
There is a knighthood of our time whose members do not ride through the
darkness of physical forests as of old, but through the forests of darkened
minds. They are armed with a spiritual armor and an inner sun makes
them radiant; out of them shines healing, healing that flows from the
knowledge of mankind as a spiritual being. They must create inner order,
inner justice, peace and conviction, in the darkness of our time.
-Karl Konig
These words from Karl Konig, the father of the Camphill movement (which is founded on a
dedication to social renewal through community building with children, youth, and adults who
have developmental disabilities) reminds us to support each other as a community of teachers
and parents who provide an environment for our children to meet themselves and their future.
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In our times, this “age of information,” nothing seems hidden or reserved from view: no thought,
no attitude, no action goes unchallenged. We as educators are called on to be ever more selfaware, and expand our hearts and minds to embrace the children who come to Green Meadow,
who will be the adults of tomorrow.
In this spirit, and out of our efforts to further promote a culture of social inclusion and diversity,
the Collegium instituted a new requirement for all
faculty and staff to attend the Undoing Racism training
over the next three years. Several people on staff have
already taken this workshop (which is nearly 40 years
old) and we look forward to it informing our practice
and our dialogue.
The faculty also engaged together in two professional
development days: one addressing how we can deepen
our ability to incorporate purposeful movement that
enhances learning, and the other dedicated to collegial
relationships and how we govern as peers.
Strategic Planning
The Collegium and the Board met at the start of the
school year to share our vision for strategic planning.
This inspiring day gave way to a task group focused
on our middle school grades. Along with the Lower
School, the Collegium made changes over the summer, bringing all three middle school grades together
to occupy a wing of the school. Grade 6 is now on the
same floor and the same lesson schedule as grades 7
and 8. This and other changes in program will promote community and address the needs of
today’s young adolescents.
The Collegium was chaired this year by Andrea Gambardella and made up of a nearly equal
representation from the High School, Lower School, and Early Childhood sections.
Michaelmas
Celebration. Photo
©Fernando Lopez.
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Board Report
Jake Lynn, President, Board of Trustees
T
he 2015-16 school year comprised introspection, visioning, and clarification. It was a year of
looking back at our history and roots, looking frankly at our strengths and weaknesses, and
looking ahead to building our future. As part of the self-study process leading up to the
school’s decennial accreditation review with both AWSNA (The Association of Waldorf Schools of
North America) and NYSAIS (The New York State Association of Independent Schools), many at
GMWS spent the year considering deeply the school’s ability to articulate, plan for, manage, and
deliver on our mission. Are we aiming at a clearly defined target? Are we working together as supportive and collaborative colleagues to reach our common goals? Are we educating and graduating students equipped with the confidence and character, knowledge and experience, understanding, compassion, and drive to make the world a better place? Yes… and yet we can do better. We
must continue to improve on all these fronts—to build on the work of those who came before us,
and adapt ourselves and our school to meet the needs of current and future students.
One of Rudolf Steiner’s oft-quoted pieces of advice for teachers is to remove hindrances from
the path of each student so they can grow, learn, and develop at their own pace to their fullest human potential. In a similar vein, the role of the Board of Trustees is to remove hindrances
from the path of faculty and staff so they can grow, learn, and develop to their fullest
potential, as they pursue the work of the school. The Administration manages the
day-to-day operations of the school. The Collegium oversees the pedagogical and
organizational direction and functioning of the school, and establishes policies and
procedures for self-governance. The Board oversees legal and fiscal matters, and
ensures that the policies and procedures of the school are clear and purposeful, fair
and just, understood and followed, and effective in sustaining the school community.
This year the Board of Trustees evaluated and improved the governance and administration of the school, to be more transparent, efficient and effective, and better
aligned with our mission and values. The Board also explored new ways in which
money can be used to strengthen the relationships and engagement among stakeholders in the broader school community. The Board supported and guided the
Administration and Collegium on challenging decisions about teacher development
and retention, and the Board refined the in-process Strategic Plan with input from the
Board, Collegium, parents, and students.
High School
Life Sciences
class. Photo
©Fernando
Lopez.
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Green Meadow’s greatest strength remains our committed community of students
and families, faculty and staff, and the broader, supporting communities with whom
we work. Working together, we continue to strive to make a difference in the world for the benefit
of all humanity. The Board of Trustees thanks all of you who contribute your work, wealth, and
wisdom to enable GMWS to do our important work. Through our efforts and collaboration, trust
and support, GMWS continues to thrive.
Finance Committee Report
Corey Weiss, Treasurer
2015-2016 Operating Budget
’m so thankful that from Nursery through Twelfth Grade, my
children had the privilege of a Waldorf Education. Green Meadow
alumni are, in general, thoughtful and out-of-the-box thinkers.
They have been steeped in a pedagogy that embraces the role of
imagination in learning and the practical, artistic, and intellectual
development of the child. In today’s technology-laden world,
multitasking and distraction have become a “lifestyle”. I recently
read research indicating that significant cognitive losses result
from multitasking and information overload, and it helped me
appreciate the ways in which Waldorf Education addresses and
counterbalances technology’s focus on instant gratification and
constant stimulation.
INCOME: I
In balancing fiscal matters, Green Meadow is on steady footing
thanks to our dedicated Business Administrator, Staff, and Finance
Committee. Their unwavering work behind the scenes is essential in
our fast-paced world. As the pie charts indicate, the majority of our
revenues come from tuition and the majority of our expenses go to
compensate our devoted faculty and staff. The relative proportions
of revenues to expenses have been reasonably consistent over
time. To actively manage our balanced budget, we are steadfastly
committed to continually monitoring both revenues and expenses.
Our efforts and resources are used with the aim of providing
the best possible educational experience and value, including
attracting and retaining best-in-class teachers. Protecting the
education of our children for generations to come “takes a village”.
Your participation in Development efforts, fundraising events,
and community-building events such as the Fall Fair, are highly
appreciated, whatever your level of engagement.
Gross Tuition (before T/A, remission,
sibling discount) Fees, interest and other income Contributions and Fundraising TOTAL INCOME: 7,220,155
574,665
245,509
8,040,329
EXPENSE: Teaching Salaries 2,699,247
Administrative, Development and
Maintenance Salaries 782,184
Employee Benefits/Taxes 1,163,915
Faculty/Staff Tuition Remission 651,987
Tuition Assistance/Sibling Discount 698,292
Instructional Expenses 547,606
Teacher Development 108,100
Maintenance, Capital Improvements
and Site Work 345,902
Other Expenses - Insurance, Heating etc + Reserve for Contingency and Sabbatical 1,075,601
TOTAL EXPENSE: Excess of Revenues over Expenses
from Operations
(financials are pre-audit)
8,072,834
(32,505)
The Green Meadow Finance Committee of the Board is growing
and we welcome our newest member, Jasper Van Brakel. We also
welcome meeting you all and hearing your thoughts and feedback
at our next annual Open Finance meeting, which we expect will be
part of the Parent-Faculty Dinner this coming January.
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Development Report
Lynne Wu, Director of Development
2015-16 was a great year! Thank you, everyone. The Green Meadow extended community made a big impact this
year through your creative skills, financial contributions and investments, and tireless volunteer hours, in a variety of
philanthropic initiatives—all in support of the education we love.
Faculty and staff were humbled and grateful for the dedicated efforts of our current parents and the participation of our
alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, and local community. Our newly reinvigorated Development Committee (led by
current parents Andrew Miller and Amy O’Brien) were the heartbeat of our outreach efforts and brought enthusiasm,
strategy, and momentum to our variety of activities.
Our annual Fall Fair brought our school community together, generating another warm welcome for old and new friends,
some coming quite a distance to be here with us. Families browsed artful vendor booths, carved pumpkins, delighted in our
puppet shows, tracked down the pocket person with handwork treasures, and enjoyed the company of the community. We
had one of our most financially successful fairs in many years. We netted $21,000 and worked to minimize event expenses.
Our Annual Fund was launched in late October and we focused our intentions on generating full participation from
our community. Our Annual Fund contributions supported tuition assistance, faculty professional development, and
educational support services. We heard from the many voices of giving in our community—personal stories from
parents, faculty, and alumni—about how they found Green Meadow, what inspires them about Waldorf Education, and
its lasting impact on families. We completed the campaign in late spring with $110,005 and we were thrilled by the
participation. We had over 80% of the current parent community contribute (vs. 58% the year before). And we had 100%
participation from our Board and full-time faculty and staff.
Continuing our tradition of holding an Annual Benefit and Auction for a special project, we held our benefit in the
High School and Rose Hall and committed our proceeds to a new science lab, which hadn’t been renovated since its
opening in 1974. We ran an online auction reflecting the talents and largesse of our community, and transformed our
High School into four pop-up, multicultural eateries with delicious food and drinks handcrafted and donated by parents,
students, faculty, and local companies. We were then treated to a hilarious and entertaining variety show emceed by
current parents Emmy Laybourne and Larry Grossenbacher. For those who were there, will you ever forget that magic
show by Mr. Cezary? (I mean, his “brother” Misha Pushkin?!) Through the numerous sponsors, pledges, auction, tickets,
in-kind giving, and focused intention, we surpassed our goal, earning $96,000 to ensure we would be able to renovate
the science lab for 2016-2017 school year. Come by and we will give you a tour of the beautiful new space.
In a transition year for our collective purchasing power, we made a decision to end our SCRIP program and focus our
efforts on a broader program called Shop to Give. We partnered with key local businesses with like values, such as
our neighbors the Hungry Hollow Co-op and Meadowlark Toys & Sunbridge Books. If you sign up through the Co-op’s
Community Shares program they give a percentage of sales to Green Meadow, and with every purchase at Meadowlark
a percentage goes to our school. Many other businesses who share proceeds from sales to Green Meadow community
can be found on our website at www.gmws.org/shoptogive.
We are deeply grateful for your love, support, and active engagement with Green Meadow. We look forward to another
great year in 2016-17, with many new initiatives!
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Thank You!
Donors
Ambassador
$10,000 +
The Kavulla Family
Andrew Miller &
Kristen Monahan
Dr. Joseph & Amy O’Brien
Corey & Suzanne Weiss
Peter Schlosser &
Stephanie Pfirman
Eric & Anna Silber
William & Chaya Spencer
Julia & William Trebing
Weld Realty
Wheeler Family
Sponsor
$500-$999
Benefactor
$5,000-$9,999
Sandra & Joshua Abrams
Lynn & Rich Bello
James Brooks &
Laura Graves
Paul Childs &
Berit Schumann
Gary Osborne &
William Grella
Patron
$2,000-$4,999
Storm & Debra Field
Mike & Jo Hanrahan
Richard Hansen
Ken Herndon &
Donna Miele
ICE NYSE Foundation
Ralph & Bonnie Johnson
Rebeca & David Wolf
Dr. Martin G. & Mrs. M.
Patricia Woodard
Supporter
$1,000-$1,999
Anonymous (2)
BMW of North America,
LLC
Benjamin Moore & Co.
Joshua & Stacie Bornstein
Paula & Van Hall
Karen Lohss
Suzanne & Jake Lynn
Kerry Murtagh
Kate & Chris Saville
Mina Ahn & Brian Kim,
in honor of Audrey Kim
Steven & Betsy Bavaria
Jean & Tosun Bayrak
Bob & Nancy Berkowitz
Shannon & Rick Boyce
The Brook Fund, Inc.,
Contribution made at
the request/suggestion
of Andrew Eisen
Peter & Suzanne Buchauer
Andrew & Jacqueline Calica
The Carson Family
Clarke Engineering
Bruce & Gillian Cooperman,
in honor of Mary Spurgin
Karen & Philipp Frei
Jorge Golowasch &
Catherine Laignel,
in honor of Sandy Volpe
and the Arts Program
Jana Hawley
Tomo & Waka Imamichi
Danielle & Richard James
Rena & Marshall Katz
Nundha Koonaporn &
Witida Wannachaiwong
Levente & Katalin Kosa
Mr. & Mrs. Laboriel
Pamela Lardinois &
Daron Lundeen
Bill & Lisa Miccio
Vanessa Lee &
Modestino (Dino) Mele
Susie & Joe Madden
Scott McKee &
Kathee Rebernak
Heather Rose Partis
Isolda Atayde &
Enrique Perez Grovas
Ridgewood Press Printing & Copy Center
Avner & Maskit Ronen
Mark & Sara Saunders
Eric Schwimmer &
Alyce Gottesman
Lee Squires-Sussman &
Michael Sussman
David Scharf
Cathy Verhulst Lauer
Ray & Sandy Volpe
Lynne Wu & Rob Gilson
Friend
$1-$499
Abbingsole Family
Acocella Family
Benjamin Adams &
Courtney Krysty
AdminService
Lida Ahmady & Junod
Etienne, in honor of
Najeba Ahmady
Mohammed & Muneeza
Ahmed
Frederick Eugene Aumson
& Heather Aumson
Carol & Quentin Avery
Bill Day & Paige Hartsell
Peter Almasi ’93
American Express
Charitable Fund
Anonymous (9)
Phyllis & Robert Aries
Shannon Baer ’95
Gábor Bánóczi
Karen Beckwith &
Scott Barrow
Jeff & Susan Bergner,
in honor of Riley McNeill
Rachel Berman
Laetitia & Mikel Berrier
Ed & Jill Bieber
Kate & Jeremy Bieger
Elaine & Charles Bily
Anne E. Bingham
Brigitte Bley-Swinston
David Bosch ’85
Will Bosch
Daniel Brachfeld,
in honor of St Paul’s
Steiner School in London
Allen & Debbie Broadman
Judith Brockway Aventuro
& Lou Aventuro
Jennifer Brooks Quinn
Leslie Burchell-Fox &
Larry Fox
Timothy Burger ’84, in
memory of Sylvia Burger
Beatrice & Joseph Burgis
Wendy Caesar
Julia Calderon
Defne Caldwell ’87 &
Brian Caldwell
Julissa & Fernando
Camargo
Raoul Cansino &
Sondra Stowe
Larry & Lady Carter
Priscila & Ferdinando
Casagrande
Frank & Maria Casella
Melissa & Michael Cassidy
The Cha Family
Kelly Chamblee &
Dion Deen
Lisa & Michael Charney
Alix Christofides
Cezary Ciaglo
Lauren Ciborski &
Seth Wiley
Mia Cinque & Boris Smirnov
Tony Cirone
Amy & Brian Clarke
Brian & Peggy Clarke,
in honor of Brady &
Julia Clarke
Anne & Larry Cohen
Evan Colgan
Will & Denise Crane
Cuppa Pulp LLC
Laura D’Angelo
Georgeta & Mihai Danila
Christian Davis &
Mary Robbins
Toni Lynn DeFilippo
Bart & Chieh de Jong
Estela De La Cruz
Marieke Duijneveld &
Jasper van Brakel,
in honor of Sarah
Shaina Dunn
Beth & Leo Dunn-Fox
Anne Earle
William & Kirstin Edelglass
James English
Daphna Epstein &
Gideon Schiffer
Nicole Falanga ’98 &
Jesse Webster
Carolyn Ferrell &
Bruce Calabro
Mr. & Mrs. Fisler
Maria & Sean Fitzgerald
Rose Fitzgerald &
Raji Thron
FLOZ ON Painting
Joel Franklin &
Sarah Franklin ’98 Kimberly Frattura
Alex Freuman ’93 &
Tamara Duker Freuman
Andrea Gambardella
Kiyoko Giesecke &
Kohei Hamazaki
Harlan & Judit Gilbert
Dorje Glassman ’00
Steven & Chonyi
Glassman
Clifford Gleckner
Robin Gordon
Gorin Family
Gorlovitzki/Klein Family
Carol & Christoph Grieder
Green Meadow Class
Sunshine Fund, in honor
of the DeFilippo Family
Grossenbacher Family
Mario & Catherine Guerra
Dania Guido
Amina Gurcan ’01 &
Murat Gurcan
Elizabeth Hall
Cheryl Herndon
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Kent & Caryn Hesse
Melissa & Thomas Hinkle
Holtzer Family
David Horst &
Alyson Gaylord-Loy
Hoskins Family
Anowar & Lulit Hussain
IBM International
Foundation
Iulian Irimina &
Klara Pataky-Irimina
Rick & Mary Jackson
Kenneth & Sharon Jacobs
Paul Jaffe
W. Jamieson
Janaki Kagel ’97
Kate & Patrick Kennedy
Yasmin P. Khan &
Edmund Graziani
Kiil-Lopez Family
The Klaiman Family
Ashley & Krista KokjohnPoehler
Heather & Ben Kono
Daniella Koren,
in honor of Talia Koren
Paul & Toni Kreusch
Lisa Krogh & Rene Krist
Margarita Kropinova
Vincent & Germaine Laduca
Alen Lai & Ya Yen Teng
Gillian & Thomas Langdon
Vicki Larson, in memory of
Vivian Stromberg
Emmy Laybourne &
Greg Podunovich
Larry Lauer
Jeana Lee
Sean & Susan Levin
Martine & Andrew
Littlewood
Averi Lohss
Mellie Lonnemann
Anthony & Jeanette
LoPinto
Lilia LoPinto, in honor of
Alex & Isabella LoPinto
Seth M. Lynn III ’98
Melissa Lyons
Barbara Mann
Reggie & Ed Manning
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Amanda Marchesani &
Michael Buckley
Luke Marlow ’02
Brigitte Marten
Suzanne Mascioli &
Kelsey Graham
Wendy Matus &
Brian Wraith
Jay & Jamie Matusow
Alan Mehlbrech &
Virginia MacCallum
Arleen McCormac
Melissa & Peter
McDonagh
Jeannine McGlade &
Andrew Pek
Philip & Lynne McLewin
Mac & Ellen Mead
Alvaro & Kelly Mello
James Mesevage
Meylakh Family
Taylor Miccio ’14
Ofelia E. Miele,
in honor of the
Miele-Herndon Family
William & Kelly Minehart
Charlie Miller
Linda Miller
Lucinda Mills
Jeanette Minniti & Bill Gust
Audrey & Richard Mondello
Helen Morgan
Mayumi Morgan ’16
Rocky & Nobuko Morgan
Jessica Mouacdie &
Robert Pineiro
Dorothy Molinari
Joanne Monteleone &
Adam Scher
James Mueller &
Colleen Culhane
Tom & Sharon Muska
Lucille Nassery
Joseph & Rosalyn Nazzaro
John & Adriana Nevers,
in honor of Clara Nevers
Maiken Nielsen ’81 &
Paul Tadeushuk
Alla Novoselsky
Angela Nusbaum &
Oliver Steinrueck ’80
High School Applied Arts
class. Photo ©Fernando
Lopez.
Kevin & Carol O’Brien
Lloyd & Cathleen O’Hara
Daniel & Ruth Olson
Jim & Kim O’Rourke
Kevin & Tannia Ospina
Brendan Oswald ’92 &
Jessica Oswald
William & Denise Oswald
Bill & Kate Pernice
Tamara & Sak Photiadis
Jennifer & Gordon Plotkin
Michael Partis
Britta & Mathias Prast
Cherish Pratt,
in honor of Gabriel
Scharff & Miya Scharff
David Pysh &
Wanda Willmore
Paul Privett & Megan
Duffy
Rosemarie Pannella-Gratz
& Christopher Gratz
Kellen Quinn ’00
Laura Radefeld, in
memory of Lyn Barton
Aycha & Charlie Rae
JoAnn & Wayne Ratkovich
Heide Ratliff
John Reeves &
Hui-Tzu Chen
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F.
Regan
Reichgott Engineering
Marcelle & Kevin Reilly
Andrea & Perry Ritter
Michael Rome
Claudia Robinson ’01
The Rowe Family
Nell-Marie & Charlie
Rowland
Rebecca Ruof
Lisa & Rocco Russell
David Sa’adah &
Gretchen Hall, in honor
of Nicholas Gilpin
Amy & Jeremy Samson
Martin & Alicia Sandberg
Sanders Family
Joan & Bob Sandstrom
Pat & Ann Santelli, in
honor of Rocco Russell
Maureen Satriano ’88 &
Wayne Dawson
Mimi Satriano
Nicholas Satriano, in
honor of The Dawsons
Janet Saylor
Ann Scharff
Christopher Scharff ’76 &
Fay DeAvignon
Michael Scharff ’77
Steve & Mary Schneider,
in honor of
Joan Sandstrom
Schultess Family
Sandy & Michael
Scowden
Jordan Seavey &
Sarah Weber
Shinobu Sekine &
Mohammed Bhuyan
Anish & Binwa Sethi
Monica Sibrizzi ’07
Jay Silver, JoyLabz LLC, in
honor of JoyLabz LLC
The Silver Family
David & Christine Sloan
Chris Sorensen &
Sherrie Baver
Alexandra Spadea &
John McDowell
Dawn & Keith Spillane
Martin Springer &
Julie Goldberg
Claus Sproll
Mariola Strahlberg
Candace & Richard
Stern P’03
Daphna & Ronen Stern
Jacqueline Stern
Sunbridge Institute
Sverdlov Family
Catherine W. Sweeney
Suchitra Swift &
Geoffrey Nazzaro
Janine Takahashi
Karen Tallman
Yoav Tauber
Anna Teigen &
Mark Judelson
Amy Thesing
Toyota Interstate
Tracey Trojan
Matt Tsujino &
Yoko Komiya
Kitty & Rick Ufford-Chase
Valverde Family
Dyana Van Campen &
Rob Cramer
Vaterlaus Family
Verizon
Dorothy Walden
MaryJoe Walikainen
Vivienne Wan &
James Dawson-Hollis
Mariko Watabe
Catherine Watson
Leigh Withers
Michael Witri
Waltraude Woods,
in memory of
Shadrach Woods
Bevin & Tony Yadao
Dr. & Mrs. Petronio C.
Yadao, in honor of
Charlotte & Caitlin
Yadao
Kaori Yamashita
Kazukuki & Ayako Yanagi
Pamela Yee &
Charles Paolino
Kirstin Young
Jason & Kei Zemlicka
Qiaowen Zhang & Xu Nie
J. Zornek, in honor of
Hannah Scowden
In-Kind Donations
Abbey Ice, Vincent
Abbatecola
Bluma Acocella
Lida Ahmady, L.A.c.
Muneeza Ahmed
Shamima & Arman Alam
Aldo & Gianni Ristorante
Italian Food
Anonymous
Art Cafe
Isolda Atayde &
Enrique Perez-Grovas
The Ballibay Camps
Balthazar Bakery
Karen Berlin Ishii
Daniel Bieber ’03
Ed Bieber
Blue Hill Restaurant at
Stone Barns
Stacie Bornstein
Allen Broadman
Debbie Broadman
Jennifer Brooks Quinn
Buttercup & Friends
Jackie Calica
Camp Cody
Ferdinando Casagrande
& Priscila Ramalho
Joel & Guzide Celestin
Kelly Chamblee &
Dion Deen
Chestnut Ridge Wine &
Spirits, Alrick Davis
Alix Christofides
Cezary Ciaglo
Lauren Ciborski
Circle on the Farm
Poliana Danila
Chieh de Jong
Amy Thesing Design
Helene Devinsky
Scott & Gretchen
Devinsky
Marieke Duijneveld
Dykstra’s Florist and
Greenhouse
Anne Earle
Eric Alt Salon
Ariana Falerni ‘91
Fellowship Community
Fiber Craft Studio
Finkid
Maria Fitzgerald
Freeman
The Fresh Market
Gena Lisa Lingerie
Gen Sushi
Greek Village/Joel
Valverde
Green Meadow Waldorf
School Parent Handwork
Nellie Grossenbacher LMT
Dania Guido
Edina Hepgueler
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hindin Center for Whole
Health Dentistry
Hungry Hollow Co-op
Lulit Hussain
Klara Irimina
Ito En USA
Danielle & Richard James
John Jannone
Heather Kite of Neal’s
Yard Remedies
Sheila Knopp
Krishna Das &
Janaki Kagel ‘97
Leslie Laboriel
Vicki Larson
Emmy Laybourne
Vanessa Lee & Dino Mele
The Little Flower Shop of
Nyack
Martine Littlewood
Averi Lohss
Karen Lohss
Mellie Lonnemann
Fernando Lopez &
Rebecca Kiil
Lopez Kiil Photography
Anthony LoPinto
Elsa Macauley
Madison Square Garden
Ruth & Mark Mankoff
Sarah Marcisak
Maria Luisa Boutique
Takuji Matsuda
Patrick McCarthy-Nielsen
Melissa & Peter
McDonagh
Jeannine McGlade &
Andrew Pek
Meadowlark Toys &
Sunbridge Books
Charlie Miller
Miou Kids
Kristen Monahan &
Andrew Miller
Marc Montefusco
Mosque of the Jerrahi
Order
Moxie Blowdry & Beauty
Bar
Nature Place Day Camp
New City Bowl & Batting
Cages
New York Country Club
Nijiya Market
Nova Natural Toys &
Crafts
Old Chatham Creamery
Oliver & Adelaide
Gary Osborne & Bill
Grella
Lisa & Stephen Oswald
Rosemarie Pennella-Gratz
The Pfeiffer Center
Pink Entourage Beauty
Salon
PS Fotography
Laura Radefeld
The Rawl
Maskit & Avner Ronen
Jessica Rowe
Saffron Trading Company
Sanctuary Home
Furnishings
Maureen Satriano
Skin by Kyra, Kyra Saulnier
Mark Saunders
Photography
Janet Setter, Inspired
between the pines
David Scharf
Lynne Scharf
Shree Yoga
Softstar
Stage Left Children’s
Theater
Mariola Strahlberg,
Shining Mountain
Center for Peaceful
Childhood Inc.
Sunbridge Institute
Suchitra Swift
Sweetpea’s Market
Yoav Tauber, José Eber
Salon
Thelma On Clinton
Threefold Educational
Center
Matt Tsujino
Velo
Waddler
Jesse Webster &
Nicole Falanga ‘98,
Mt. Difficulty Wines
WECAN Books
Weld Realty
Wismettac
Leigh Withers
Michael Witri
Woodcliff Lake Wine &
Liquors
Lynne Wu & Rob Gilson
Kaori Yamashita
Yoga Synthesis
Kei Zemlicka
8 North Broadway/
Richard Mitchell
High School science lab before renovation, and after Benefit proceeds funded the Summer 2016 upgrades. Photos
©Fernando Lopez.
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Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
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Post-Graduate Plans for the Class of 2016
Our warmest congratulations to the members of the Class of 2016 as
they embark on the next part of their journey.
Abigail Bavaria
Matthew Bello
Nathaniel Berman
Zachary Berman
Aliya Caldwell Nadia Celestin Maria Chernyakhovskaya
Anne Colgan
Sukha DuPont Emily Fishel
Tamas Gilbert Maya Golowasch
Lauren Jardine Audrey Kim Emily Kreusch
Sophia Krist
Liyan (Tim) Li
Hye Sung (Krystal) Lim
Lionel Miele-Herndon Sung Jung Moon
Mayumi Morgan
Anoukia Papp Nistor Markkus Pfirman
Sasha Reydel Mia Schiffer
Claudia Shaldervan
Heather Sweeney
Troy Ufford-Chase
Rui (Bob) Yang
Liam Young
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Smith College
Lynn University
Tufts University
Tufts University
Rutgers University
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Honors Program
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Middlebury College
Smith College
Eckerd College
Manhattanville College, Castle Scholars Honors Program
Green Mountain College
Pennsylvania State University
Smith College
Pratt Institute
University of Victoria, BC
University of Pittsburgh
Durham University
Parsons School of Design
San Jose State University
Doshisha University
SUNY Binghamton
Warren Wilson College
SUNY New Paltz, Honors Program
Bard College
School of Visual Arts
Berklee School of Music
Johnson and Wales University
Rochester Institute of Technology
SUNY New Paltz
Class of 2016 graduation
Photo ©Fernando Lopez