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1940
- 1949
David Meade ’42
is Senior Counsel in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the US House
of Representatives.
Arthur Solmssen ’42 is a retired lawyer and novelist in Philadelphia. Peter Solmssen is president of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Tony Simpson ’43 writes, “I am practicing law in Newport, Rhode Island, and I am an Adjunct Professor of Law at Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, Rhode Island. I served for 6 years as trustee of the Pennfield School, Rhode Island’s answer to The Miquon School.”
Nancy Brandreth Brainerd ’45 is enjoying retirement by spending time with grandchildren, playing golf, watercolor painting, and studying genealogy.
Robert Israel ’47 is a physician and professor at University of Southern California School of Medicine.
Joan Elola ’49 works part-time for the state of California and has raised five children “single-mom style,” all of whom are now in or graduated from college or graduate school.
Marion Appel Gibbon
’49 “just ran for Village Trustee in Lakewood on the first challenge
to our board in 10 years. Our team of three collected one third of
the votes and lost, but were very excited by the results. Maybe in
two years we can win! Enclosed is our campaign brochure.”
1950
- 1959
Carol Perloff
Capper ’50 leads a busy life in Kingman, Arizona. She, with her
daughter, owns The Diet Center of Kingman, and is a therapist at Mojave
Mental Health.
Susan Possoff Moss ’50 is a real estate broker for the Corcoran Group in New York City.
Paul Murphy ’50 has had an independent marketing consulting practice for the past eight years in Princeton, New Jersey.
Anne Scattergood Fogg ’52 is a fourth-grade teacher in Baltimore, MD.
Marjorie Gibbon Masek ‘52 wrote recently, “I love Miquon…one of the happiest eras of my life.” She would love to hear from anyone in her class.
Robert L. Freedman ’52 is a practicing attorney and law school teacher. He remembers playing in the stream building dams, and making puppets and puppet shows at Miquon.
Wendy Miller ’54 wrote this spring, “I’m a teacher today because of my wonderful Miquon experience. Greetings to all.”
Felix Von Moschzisker ’54 owns and operates a small publishing company in a ski town in Vermont. He also does abstract sculpture in bronze and marble.
Francisco Aguilera ’55 is an anthropologist and soccer player in an over-50 league.
Warren (Wally) Vann ’56 is Tenant Selection Supervisor for the Harrisburg Housing Authority. He has worked more than 25 years with and for programs designed to assist low and moderate income people. In his alumni survey he writes, “I have constantly pursued public housing educational opportunities that serve to expand my understanding of low income consumer issues.”
Carolyn Lloyd Collier ’56 has been happily married for 23 years. She writes, “Miquon was just the best school! I loved it!”
Brina Caplan '56 taught English after getting her Ph.D. from Sarah Lawrence College and reports thinking "this is not for me." She retrained as a psychologist and neuro-psychologist at Harvard Graduate School of Medicine and now works in a psychiatric research program.
Will Scull ’58 taught at Germantown Friends, Westfield Friends (NJ), was first Head of School at New Garden Friends in Greensboro, NC. He went to El Salvador and Guatemala in 1990 and helped found the Central American Sanctuary Alliance.
Steve Alloy ’58
is a psychiatrist in Connecticut. He writes, “My wife Sharron teaches
at the University of Hartford. My main regret at having moved from
Philadelphia is that our children couldn’t go to Miquon and have the great
experience I had there. However, they’ve turned out well despite
that—Josh graduated Swarthmore College in ’98 and is a first year law student
at Penn (if he stays, his kids can go to Miquon) and Amy will be a freshman
at Wesleyan in September 1999. Hello to Carla, Bill, Mark, Necio,
Chuck, Ellis, Nancy, Tasha, Marcia, Trudy, Karen, and David T.”
1960
- 1969
Jon Gailmor ’60
can be found on the Internet at www.Jongailmor.com.
Paul Kaplan ’60 is a folk musician, songwriter, and teacher. “A few of my songs have travelled around the world quite a bit, most notably ‘I Had an Old Coat.’ This song has been on 2 albums by Sharon, Lois, and Bram, and on their ‘Elephant Show’ on Nickelodeon.”
Paula Lamb ’60 is a social work supervisor in Philadelphia.
Bob Davis ’61 is president of Davis-Trachtenberg, Inc.
Ronald Zirpoli ’62 is building houses in Atlanta, GA. He writes, “For the last 30 years I’ve been involved in social change activities through community organizing, political campaigning, and photography. I came down South in 1974 and worked in voter registration and political campaigns under Julian Bond and John Lewis… The influence of my Mom and Dad was primary in my development, but there’s no denying or underestimating the positive influence of those Miquon years... it didn’t prepare me very well in the fundamentals, but I’d make that trade-off anytime. Miquon was…about an ethically moral way of approaching life. For that, I’ll always cherish my years there.”
Barry Kleban’62 lives with his family in Ardmore, PA. His son David goes to Friends Central, his wife Anne is a pre-school teacher, and he was named one of the best lawyers in Philadelphia in the March ’99 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.
Peter Brown ’63 is a performing musician with a CD “Up Against It” on the Tangible Music label.
Anne Woods ’63 lives on a farm in Richmond, VA, with her husband Neil Sonenklar and their three children Molly, Daniel, and Lydia. Anne is an MFA in modern dance choreography and performance, and teaches “Moving Meditations,” incorporating exercises from international dance forms, yoga, and tai chi.
Laura Gitlin ’63 is a research sociologist—“I teach social/behavioral research and conduct federally funded grants to examine health care and aging.”
Anne LeBlond Thompson ’63 lives in North Carolina with her husband. “Have been raising horses for pleasure and the show ring for the last 20 or so years. Some are money makers, some aren’t, but it’s hard work, fun, and educational. Newest love is golf.”
Ray (Seifert) Benson ’65 is bandleader for Asleep at the Wheel.
Alexandra Tyng ’65 is an artist. She does privately commissioned portraits in oil, and paintings describing buildings and their settings, which are shown at galleries. Her children Becca and Julian both attend or graduated from Miquon.
Beth Gross-Eskin ’66 celebrates 10 years of teaching in the Miquon School nursery.
Menahem “Mendy” Prywes ’66 is a development economist at the World Bank in Washington DC, specializing in post-war reconstruction in Africa.
David Cantor ’67 is a self-employed animal rights activist. He tells us, “Animal rights work is not only highly rewarding and challenging, but needs all kinds of support form people of all walks of life. Ending the holocaust against animals is imperative for us to have a decent society and a viable planet in the future.”
Michael Klausner ’67 is a professor of law at Stanford University. He has three children, Jill, Gregory, and Claire, who are ages 12, 10, and 4.
Toni Pridgen ‘67 writes, “I am enjoying life in Virginia as I attend graduate school.”
Lila Bricklin '68 is now director of development and public relations for the Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia, a non-profit dedicated to making energy safe and affordable.
Rebecca Davidson Ynocencio ’69 just resigned from a 17-year tenure as managing editor at Gourmet Magazine, and is enjoying every minute spent with her 2½ year old son, Benjamin.
Leslie Daniels'69
and Tom Hartshorne “…have a one-year-old and wish there was a Miquon in
New York.”
Carrie
Stewart '71 told us on 3/24/06 that she "is Owner & Principal of
One World Consulting and Diversity Training in Austin, Texas. The
path for which Miquon is partly responsible. Married to Fred Ditmars
since 1993, have two sons, Erick Ditmars, 10 and Ben Ditmars, 8.
Still daughter of Sam Stewart (Miquon Principal ’65-’70) who is a (mostly)
retired School Superintendent living in Princeton, NJ."
Jennifer Fleming ’71 writes from Columbus, Ohio, “I have two WONDERFUL children, Isaiah (2 years old) and India (3 months old). My life is very full and joyful because of them. Are there any other Miquon grads in Columbus?”
Ann Gordon Jacobson ’71 is a librarian at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.
Beth Gerstein ’71 is living in Berkeley, CA, with her partner Karen Bowen. She writes, “I recently received a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Stanford University and am now working part-time while raising our 18-month-old daughter, Danielle Evora Bowen-Gerstein.”
Jay Richard Fredrickson ’71, formerly Jill Fredrickson, is a library assistant at the Free Library of Philadelphia. About his 1994 sex change he writes, “It became clear that being female just wasn’t going to work for me. It took 20 years to get the nerve to do something about it, but I did, and am now content with myself for the first time since 1971. No regrets (except that I didn’t do it sooner).”
Sara (Sally) Hertz '72 says "I'm thrilled to find an alumni section to this website. It's much more satisfying than an annual newsletter. I'm 39 now, inching closer to 40 every minute. I have been living in Dorking (!), a picturesque English town about 25 miles south of London, for the past six years with my English husband Jon and our two kids, Jeremy and Nathan. Jon schleps into London every day to work as a financial journalist for Bloomberg, while I continue working for World Wildlife Fund developing its major giving programme. Every time we go back to Philadelphia to visit, I make the kids go to Miquon with me and their jaws always drop as we turn into the drive. It's a far cry from their conservative, uniform-wearing educational experience. Even though I still can't do long division, I still hold positive memories of my Miquon experience. My fantasy is that we move back to Phily solely so that my kids could experience Miquon as well. Any other Londoners, please feel free to get in touch! She sent this update in June, 2003: We moved back to Phila. from England a year ago and we're living in the suburbs for the sake of the schools. Nathan, who is 8, will be going to Miquon camp this summer. We also have a 13-year old, Jeremy. I work at the University of Pennsylvania as the Director of their Major Gifts Program. My husband, Jon, is a freelance writer. My brother, Adam, (1974, I think), is also around. He lives in Swarthmore with his wife and son and daughter. He is Director of the Athletics Program at Swarthmore. (4/11/04)
Annie Gosfield ’72 has a new CD release on Tzadik Records entitled Burnt Ivory and Loose Wires. She is spending this spring teaching music composition at California Institute of the Arts.
Hilary Hoffman ’72 is a freelance photographer in Guys Mills, PA “I hope to be soon growing some organic vegetables, herbs, and fruit. If you need any, or perhaps some cool photographs, give a call or stop by!”
Josh Wurman '72 wrote on 1/22/06 -- "I graduated Miquon in 1972. I was in Tony's and Lynn's class for 5th or 6th grade. I have very fond memories of my Miquon experience and I think it played a major role in forming me and the choices I've made in life. After Miquon I went on to public schools, then to MIT through a doctorate in meteorology. I was always fascinated by nature and the weather and Miquon let me, even when I was very young, spend time nurturing my curiosity. I've mid-way through an interesting and creative, but somewhat undisciplined, career (sounds like a consequence of Miquon to me) studying tornadoes, hurricanes, inventing new kinds of radars and the like. If you've even seen weather radars on trucks on a documentary about severe weather, that's me. Recently, I gave up a tenured faculty position in Oklahoma in exchange for freedom and lifestyle and have moved to Boulder where I live with my wife, Ling, and 4 little kids. I founded a small non-profit research company called the Center for Severe Weather Research that continues to study meteorology. I keep only my Miquon diploma mounted in my office."
Edana Heller Desatnick'73 is now president of human resources for Nabisco,
Gary Diamond '73 lives in the Negev Desert in Israel with his wife, Rivi, and their two sons, Orian (age 6 1/2) and Yahel (3 1/2). He is a professor of clinical psychology at the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Ben-Gurion University. (4/11/04)
Christin Pond Farr ’74 is married to Christopher Farr, who is Director of Annual Giving for the Shipley School and who plays hockey with David Pope ’75. They have two wonderful baby boys, Keagan and Henry. Christin is a paralegal for Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. She writes, “Life is grand! Where are my classmates?”
Adam Hertz ’74 is Director of Athletics at Alvernia College in Reading, PA.
Alice Lesnick ’74 is a lecturer in education at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges. “I am currently teaching Hope Casto, the daughter of my fifth grade teacher at Miquon, Nate Casto!”
Alex Nemeth ''75 wrote on 10/12/01: "Thank you for making such a nice retirement party for my mom (Betty Tilley). It was great to visit the school, enjoy the outpouring of appreciation for my mother, and see old friends, including Malcolm Ford and Chris Lee. I am a radiology resident in New York and am learning to sail on Long Island Sound."
Gerda Newbold ’76 was married to John Adler 1½ years ago. They live in Santa Monica, CA and are expecting their first child any day.
Peter Gordon ’76 is an emergency physician at NYU Hospital/Bellevue Medical Center.
Melissa Heller '76 is on her City Council.
David Penkower ’76 has been married for nearly 7 years to Namrata Narain, a woman he met while studying at Oxford. They live in West Philadelphia with their cat, Clyde.
David Greenberg ’77 is “the proud father of Anna (born 6/94) and Lena (born 8/97) and the husband of Marisol, who I met a year and a half after graduating from Miquon. My short film ‘The True Meaning of Cool’ won an award from the American Film Institute in 1995…My father Arnold, sister Julie, and brothers Dan and Joe are all doing well and living in Maine.”
David Paige ’77 lives in San Francisco. David is marketing coordinator for an architectural firm.
Yvette Mabry ’78 just purchased a new home in Chantilly, VA.
David Silverman ’78 is the “webmaster” for an international NAO that works in family planning and reproduction health in the US and in the developing world.
Jenny Wolfe ’78 works at Do Something in New York.
Abel Halpern ’79
lives in London with his wife Helen. “I work in European private
equity, making investments in a wide range of companies. My sister
(Lilia ‘81) lives in Boston where she works for Harvard University
and continues to write, play, and perform original music. Her music
was featured on the recent film “Bandwagon,” which was featured at the
Sundance Film Festival. I wonder what my old classmates are up to,
twenty years after our graduation. Reunion, anyone?” update:
We recently received an email from Abel, not perhaps intended for posting,
but so nostalgic it seemed a shame not to share it. "Last week I was in
a record store in Tokyo, Japan looking for obscure local records, as I
always do when I travel. I found a Japanese compilation that featured the
song "Seventh Son". The last time I heard that song was when Tony used
to sing it to us so many years ago. Listening to the song on the plane,
I had very vivid memories of sitting in [Lynn's] classroom and hearing
Tony's repertoire including, of course, "Seventh Son". I hope I can find
a school as great as Miquon for my kids!
1980
- 1989
Erin
Davis '80 wrote
to say "Hello, all...just thought I'd drop a note as to my whereabouts
and shenanigans. I'm a contract archaeologist in Arizona, working
for an engineering firm. I've been here since 1997, and love the
desert. The archaeology of the area is fascinating, although it's
not like you see on Nova -- our tools of choice are backhoes and railroad
picks, as opposed to dental picks. I specialize in the Hohokam Indians
of the Phoenix Basin, but also dabble in the Anasazi, Salado, and historic
Akimel O'otham (Pima). I recently decided to finally go after my
MA; I am attending Arizona State University part time (still gotta make
a living) in the field of bioarchaeology (examining the skeletal remains
of a population to aid in obtaining information about specific archaeological
sites). My sister, Morgan Davis (1978) is also an archaeologist,
oddly enough, but on the more academic track--she is currently finishing
up her Ph.D.. at UPenn and plans to teach. Her two daughters, Samantha
and Abigail, are currently carrying on the Miquon legacy. My brother
Liam
Baranauskas (1991) is currently living in New York City, and my father,
Derek
Davis (the profanity-spewing Miquon handy man of the 1970s) has moved
to Dushore, PA to become a tele-commuting high-brow editor/mountain man.
Jennifer Heller '80 is a corporate lawyer for Comcast Corporation.
Rachel Kaplan Greenberg ’81 is a merchandise coordinator for DKNY. She writes, “I got married to my high school sweetie in 1990, and I’m proud to say we are still together and happy… We have a dog, two cats, one iguana, we had a squirrel and a squirrel monkey and plan to have many more animals in the near future.”
Eliza Newbold ’81 is living in San Francisco, getting a Master’s Degree in nursing. “Always miss and think about my Miquon pals: Lilia Halpern, Suji Meswani, Robin Miles, and Susannah Wolf. Where are you all? My love to Lynn and Tony and Bill and Cynthia.”
Greg Mandel '81 is an environmental attorney at Skadden, Arps in the San Francisco office.
Becky Laumer Maki '61 wrote in January, 2004: "I moved last year [to a new address in Pembroke, MA]. I would also like to add that my son was born on September 10, 2003: Daniel Christopher Maki. I wish we lived closer so he and my daughter, Hannah, could have the wonderful experience of attending Miquon. My class (1981) had a reunion 2 years ago at Eliza Newbold's father's house. It was great to see everyone again." (4/11/04)
Jason Calhoun ’82 married Michela Petterson on October 3, 1998.
Josh McIlvain ’82 sings in the rock ’n roll band Hot ‘n Hazy. He’s also does archive work for the Academy of Natural Sciences, is a tour guide for the Germantown Historical Society, works as a waiter, and is part of a theater group.
Ross Shanken ’82 and his wife Lori just had a baby girl, Carly Nicole, born on 10/2/98. “We’re loving parenthood.”
Frank Graf ‘83 is completing a degree in elementary education at Temple University and is student teaching in the 4th grade at Miquon. He and fellow Miquon alum Carol Tashjian ’72 will teach a mountain biking “mini-course” during the spring. Frank’s faculty advisor at Temple is Marvin Kaplan, parent of Miquon alumni Josh ’73 and Rachel ‘81.
Becky Hankin ‘84
will receive a master’s degree in international education from Columbia
University Teachers College in February, 1999.
(Update from brother
Joel 12/8/04) My sister, Becky Hankinis also living in NYC and working
for the non-profit organization Seeds of Peace as their Director of Communications.
Daniel Paige ‘84 lives in San Francisco. Daniel received his MFA from San Francisco Institute of Art in 1997, and is a painter.
Hima Joshi '84 earned her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1994 and her doctorate from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in 2001. She is currently a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of San Diego (USD). She has fond memories of Lynn and Tony, and she is grateful to John for his encouragement in music class. She has been studying voice since tenth grade.(7/05)
Scott Blumenthal ’86 is a professional actor in New York City.
Micah Bustard '86 married Suripatsron Duangtha of Thailand on May 9, 1999.
Andy Byler ‘86 graduated from the University of Delaware in May 1998 with a Masters in Civil Engineering. He sent a update in 2003: I'm now working for Edwards and Kelcey as an Engineer on the SEPTA Market St. Elevated Reconstruction Project in West Philly. My wife Christina and I bought a house in Fox Chase at the end of May of last year, and we welcomed our third child, Alexandra Maria Byler, into the world on December 9, 2002. (4/11/04)
Joel Hankin ‘87
is a second year law student at George Washington University and is engaged
to be married in August, 1999.
(Update 12/8/04)
I am now living in NYC and working as a lawyer. My wife and I have
been married for over 5 years and are now expecting an addition to the
household in late January. If only there was a Miquon in NYC for
the new addition.
Kris Schmolze '87 graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute.
Monique L. Martin ’88 is a research specialist at The Science Center in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She also volunteers her time tutoring adults in computer literacy.
Jennifer Valone ’88 was awarded a BIA degree in interior architecture from Rhode Island School of Design. She is working for an architectural firm in London this year.
Debbie Tannenbaum '88 is presently the disciplinarian at a K-5 elementary school in Burlington, VT and has been accepted into the Masters in Counseling program at the University of Vermont for September.
Jack Pope ’89 will graduate in June ’99 from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland with a degree in English. What next…who knows? Jack doesn’t.
Zoey Sless-Kitain '89 is working at Borders in Bryn Mawr as the community relations coordinator and is thinking about going back to school for art or art education.
Jon Byler '89 graduated from Lewis & Clark College in May '99 with a degree in German Studies. A photographer and sculptor, Jon is studying at the University of Munich and creating computer graphics for a commercial photographer.
Leah Bustard '89 graduated from Goucher College.
Noah Segal ’89 graduated magna cum laude from Brown University. Noah was elected to the honorary fraternities of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, and also received the Cross Prize and the Leallyn B. Clapp Prize for his work in chemistry. Noah will be attending the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, where he will be pursuing a Ph.D in bio-organic chemistry.
Paul Wren '89
graduated
from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in psychology in 1999.
1990
- 1999
We
are sad to report that Alex Woodley, the father of Alicia Woodley '90,
died
of a heart attack at his home on May 26, 2004. The New York Times noted
in his obituarity that he had "coached and mentored many Olympic gold-medal
sprinters in the 1960's and 1970's as head of the Philadelphia Pioneer
Club." Alex, along with his wife Jean, were staunch supporters of Miquon
in many ways and contributed to the school and its mission not only during
Alicia's time at the school but as alumni parents in the years that have
followed. In the wider world, in response to his own experiences, Alex
worked tirelessly and selflessly to achieve equity and respect for black
athletes. The New York Times quoted Alex: "It's been my life's work. I'd
probably be a millionaire right now if I'd put these hours in private
business." We are all proud and grateful to have had Alex Woodley as a
Miquon parent and greatly regret his passing.
Alicia Woodley and Gabe Kuriloff, both 1990 Miquon grads, were elected co-presidents of the senior class at Brown University. Congratulations, Alicia and Gabe!
Carla Hetzel ’90 is a junior at Cornell University. She writes, “I’m studying horticulture with great interest in Urban Forestry/Horticulture—bringing green back into our more urban environments. On this past New Year’s Eve, I ran into 2 of my fellow Miquon classmates. It was wonderful to see them—it brought back many happy Miquon memories!”
Maya Sosnov '90 graduated from-University of Pennsylvania, having spent a semester studying at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. In July 1999, Maya competed in the World Jiu Jitzu Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
Carolyn Slutsky ’90 is a junior at Barnard College and will be doing a semester abroad at University College in London. She will be living with Chloe Cerwinka ‘90 who will also be taking a semester at UCL. Carolyn also plans to teach English to school age children in Poland in Summer, 1999.
Gabe Kuriloff '90 graduated this year from Brown University. He and Alicia Woodley '90 led the commencement parade and presented the teaching award at graduation.
Anne Schmolze '90 graduated from Temple University in psychology.
Sonya Rosen '90 graduated magna cum laude from NYU last December.
Carolyn Slutsky '90 recently graduated from Barnard College.
Alan Rosenwinkel '90 was honored as "the graduating senior who has contributed most to Caltech" in June.
Matthew and Peter Slutsky ‘91 are seniors at Lower Merion High School. The are active in music and theater productions, and both are student government officers: Peter is Treasurer and Matt is Sergeant at Arms. The are also active in the student assistance/peer counseling program.
David Stewart (prev. Abramowitz) ’91 writes, “After spending seven years at a boarding school, many of them on a farm—a very Miquonesque environment, I am currently a freshman at Yale. Anybody who’d like is welcome to drop me an email at: David.C.Stewart@Yale.edu.”
Nicholas Klein ’91 attends Cornell University and remembers getting sent to the principal’s office at Miquon.
Alice Pope ’91 is having a blast at Dartmouth College. She spent Winter Term ’99 on a language program in Lyon, France, and plays rugby for the Dartmouth Women’s Rugby Club who are current ranked #1 in the North-East. Alice will be in Hanover, NH doing “sophomore summer” and would welcome visits from Miquon alums.
We heard from Fredda London, mother of Ben London '91 and Jesse London '96 She shared “…Ben is enjoying New York University tremendously. He is in the Scholars’ Program in the School of Education and is enrolled in the department of music in the program for music technology…He is currently interning as a sound technician at Birdland, the old jazz venue in New York. And he will spend 2 weeks in January in Brazil as part of the Scholars’ Program. Jesse is doing very well at Germantown Friends. He was chosen as one of the five exchange students to spend the month of February in Tlaxcala, Mexico…And he still writes massive opuses when his imagination is sparked by a creative writing assignment. I trust Miquon is continuing to turn out uniquely qualified graduates who shine at their next schools. Keep the London family posted.”
Barya Schachter ‘92 made the September 13, 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated. In an article about the Swarthmore-Oberlin football game, Barya is described as “…injured Oberlin offensive lineman…pounding a clipboard and yelling, ‘All right, offense, let’s go!’ even though time had run out and the deficit was 36 points.” Barya joins Annie Gosfield ’72 on a growing roster of Miquon alumni featured in Sports Illustrated. Last year, Annie’s composition for keyboard and baseballs was reviewed in an article entitled “Perfect Pitch.”
Noga Newburg '92 just completed her sophomore year at the University of Pennsylvania as an urban studies major. She is considering a minor in education and would like to visit some Miquon classes in the fall.
David Rosenblatt '92 spent the summer of 1999 working for the Homeless Advocacy Project in San Francisco.
Kate Pope ’93 will graduate from Germantown Friends School in June ’99, and is headed for Smith College in the fall. Kate is hoping to play basketball in college; she got her start on the black-top at Miquon, was a member of the two-time Friends League championship team at GFS, and was recently picked for the City seniors all-star team playing in the Labor All-Star Classic.
Erica Frenkel ’93 used Miquon as the subject for an autobiographical essay last year. In a passage describing science education at Miquon, Erica wrote, “We never once lifted a textbook…No, instead we put on aprons and protective goggles, took out whatever ingredients we chose, mixed them together, and learned for ourselves what combination of ingredients produced which results. If a child didn’t want to cook, the fire table, a place where many an old crayon melted to its death, was always an alternative.”
Molly Wren '93 is at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
The Class of '94 Read about them when they were about to graduate from high school . . .
Miquon kids and teachers alike enjoyed having Shoshana Kuriloff ’94 at Miquon in January, 1999, on her junior project from Germantown Friends School. She worked with PE Specialist Bill Northcutt and in the 1st /2nd grade with teachers Diana Saraga and Erin Kowalczyk.
Tim Cassedy-Blum '94 is a senior in high school, active on the school newspaper. His sister Meg is in the ninth grade and plans to teach when she grows up. '
(Update from Mom 12/8/04) Johanna Winant '94 (at Miquon through 4th grade, in what was the class of '94) graduated from Stanford with honors in English and is currently completing an M.Phil at Cambridge University, from where she reports that they really do ride around on old bicycles in their academic gowns. She is also an occasional book critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer and a poetry critic for a scholarly poetry journal.
Three members of the Class of 1995 chose Miquon as the perfect place to do their senior projects in 2001. Read their interviews here.
Sarah Pelkey ‘95 is a sophomore honor student at Cheltenham High School, and recently completed her third season on the swimming team. She is looking forward to another summer as a counselor at Camp Onas and to getting her driver’s license!
Alexander Walbridge '95 spent the month of January in Toronto, Canada, as an intern for a charitable organization called Free the Children, where he met with the President of Nike Canada to discuss improvements in Nike labor policies. He will continue his work with Free the Children while he attends Germantown Friends School.
Carmen Winant
‘95 attends Germantown Friends School. She writes, “ I enjoy
it very much—though it is a lot different from Miquon. I have made
terrific friendships with both my peers and teachers. I have worked
extremely hard at both academics and athletics—I have become an accomplished
runner. I have recently won the Friends School league champs for
cross country, as well as coming in 5th at the prep school state champs.
All of this has not come without struggle of course—a constant struggle
called life!”
Update from Mom
(12/8/04) Carmen is pursuing a double major in art and art history
at UCLA, and has competed on the varsity cross country and track squads
for four straight years. She has won repeat awards for having among
the highest GPA among athletes, both at UCLA and across the PAC-10 league.
This year, she also was awarded a Distinguished Bruins Scholarship for
outstanding performance in both academic and extracurricular spheres.
She still doodles in the margins.
Reid Copeland ‘96 has taken the music department at Penn Charter by storm. He is in the band, the jazz band, the woodwind ensemble, and the chorus. He was also in the middle school production of James and the Giant Peach, and squeezes academics into the day as well.
Adam Rosenblatt '96 sings in the G.F.S. chorus and plays on the junior varsity soccer team.
Stefan Kietzman ’96 is a visual arts major at CAPA (High School for Creative and Performing Arts) in Philadelphia, and is studying kung fu and breakdancing.
Danielle Gross-Eskin ’96 received Most Improved Player award for girls’ field hockey at Germantown Friends School.
Eli Schewel ’97 and his mother, Susan Schewel accompanied a group of about 20 people of assorted ages from their synagogue, Mishkan Shalom, and from St. Vincent’s Catholic Church. The group helped build sturdy brick and mortar houses after damage during Hurricane Mitch. Eli wrote in his letter to Miquon, “We dug trenches, mixed cement by hand, constructed re-bar, and laid brick. I also got a chance to work on my Spanish skills…Two other Miquon alums came, Claire Laver ’95 and Frances Kreimer ’95. I hope everything at Miquon’s going good and I wish I could visit.”
Kelly Sanders '97 is finishing her sophomore year of homeschooling and has taken part in several Shakespeare productions with homeschooling groups "Student Productions" and "Live and Learn."
Julia Soffa ’97 was honored with a Young Person’s Award by the Victim Services Center of Montgomery County. She is an honors student at William Penn Charter School, and starred as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz in April, 1999. Her brother David Soffa was in the Spotlight Players’ productions of Pinocchio and A Christmas Carol.
(12/8/04) It is with great sadness that we must share news of the death of Sabrina Sampson-Knapp '98. Everyone who knew her at Miquon and at Germantown Friends School is keenly aware of the loss of a bright light in the communities of which she was such a vital part. At this difficult time, our support and good thoughts go out to her family and friends. She will be missed by all of us.
Update from Mom(12/8/04) Gabe Winant '98 is at Stanford University, but was recently back in Philadelphia representing the Stanford debate team at Penn.
Peter Copeland ’98 is doing fine, thank you.
Rena Kreimer '99 identified Miquon as one of two organizations to receive commemorative gifts for her bat mitzvah in April.
Finally, Derek
Davis, former Miquon maintenance man, father of alums Morgan '78
and Erin '80 Davis, and grandfather of current students Samantha
and Abigail Hesser, has "sold his soul to write corporate P.R. slop."
He and his wife Linda White have bought 10 acres upstate and plan to retire
there "and talk to woodchucks."
2000-2009
Okay,
graduates from 2000 and on . . . let's hear from you! Send your news to
alumni@miquon.org
and copy it to
lynnh@miquon.org,
please.
The
Classes of 2000
and 2001 Where
did they go next? Read about them on their graduation day.