Chapin Today - Winter 2013

Volume XXXVIII, No. 1

Winter 2013

ChapinTODAY

ChapinTODAY Winter 2013

INSIDEChapinTODAY

ChapinTODAYPublished twice annually for the Chapin School community.

Coeditors: Sharon Gomberg, Ada YungContributing Writers: Robert Cotter, Carol Kinney, Jane Wilson Design and Production: Ada YungCopy Proof: Karla TaylorPhotography: Ryan Gingo, Steve Gingo, Aisha Khan, Pam Mancini, April McCarthyFront Cover Art: Linocut Block Printing. Print by Owen Korth and preparatory drawing by Darren Liao

Chapin School, 4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton, NJ 08540609-924-2449 www.ChapinSchool.org

MeSSAGe FROM The heADMASTeR 1 Richard D. Johnson

CURRICULUM OVeRVIeW 2 Math in Focus

FACULTY PROFILe 3 Pam Mancini

SUSTAINABILITY 6 Chapin Grows Green

FOCUS ON FACULTY 7

SPOTLIGhT ON ALUMNI 8 Drew Procaccino ’74

eIGhTh GRADe PLAY 9 The Audition

GRANDPAReNTS/SPeCIAL FRIeNDS DAY 10

CLASS NOTeS AND CLASS ReUNIONS 12 News, Notices and Alumni Reunions

IF TheSe WALLS COULD TALK 15 Mrs. Charlotte Kanavel

DeVeLOPMeNT UPDATe 16 ALUMNight on the Town IN MeMORIAM 17

NeWS MAKeRS & DATeS TO ReMeMBeR 18

Our Mission

Chapin School is dedicated to the belief that lifelong habits of the mind and heart are formed in the elementary and middle school years. Chapin provides a richly textured education that inspires academic achievement and builds strength of character. Within a diverse, caring and sup-portive community, we prepare our students to meet the future with skill, confidence, determination and generosity of spirit.

Our Philosophy

At Chapin, we believe that students learn best in a support-ive, encouraging and diverse community. Chapin shares a commitment to each child’s academic, emotional, ethical, creative, physical, and social development. In small classes that promote active learning, dedicated faculty create environments where critical thinking, effective commu-nication, creativity, and curiosity flourish. encountering challenges that lead to success, students develop a positive sense of self. A strong commitment to Chapin’s five virtues (Respect, Responsibility, honesty, Kindness, and Persever-ance) fosters an environment for character development that complements our academic programs.

Winter 2013 ChapinTODAY

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Message from the Headmaster

Richard D. Johnson

In an article in education Week entitled, “Why Good Schools Are Countercultural,” Patrick Bassett, President of the National Association of Independent Schools,

suggests that at this point in our history good schools are centered on values that are counter to popular culture. Bassett’s thesis is based on his view that “American culture projected in the popular media and popular imagination has become so distorted and grotesque—so reflective of only the more sordid aspects of our collective values and aspirations—that counterculture is something we long for.” For hundreds of years, American schools were designed to reflect and promote popular culture, but Bassett argues that outstanding schools today provide a community and moral framework that is the antithesis of societal trends.

“American culture projected in the

popular media and popular imagination

has become so disorted and grostesque...”

To make his point, Bassett contrasts the values of popular culture and the values in effective schools. For example, while society lionizes the individual, good schools promote a sense of community and the importance of service to others. While society regularly exhibits vulgarity and poor taste, good schools insist

on civility and manners. While popular culture idolizes winning at all costs, good schools prize fair play and honesty.

When I reflect on what Chapin is, and what it stands for, I am struck by how immensely countercultural the school is. This is reflected in so much of what we do as a school:

• The school’s mission commits Chapin to preparing stu-dents “to meet the future with skill, confidence, determination and generosity of spirit” in a diverse, caring and supportive community.

• The school’s five virtues of good character: Respect, Responsibility, honesty, Kindness and Perseverance, are the foundation upon which the school’s culture is built.

• Our faculty care dearly about their students, and go out of their way to meet their academic and social needs.

• In a small school setting with small classes, children develop warm, supportive relationships.

• We are a community of caring. We reach out to oth-ers in good times and bad.

• Our Pre-K – grade 8 Family Groups bring students of all ages together as an intimate group, learning about each other and from each other.

• Our Upper School Honor Code sets a clear standard for personal behavior.

• Our athletic teams display a high degree of sports-manship and fair play.

• Our Parents’ Association organizes wonderful family oriented, community events that bring us all together.

• Community service is an integral part of the Chapin experience.

In so many ways, Chapin is purposefully countercul-tural, and I am proud of it. After all, if we put children first, and they always come first, then we must continue our ac-tive efforts to preserve a positive moral climate and a strong sense of community.

“In so many ways, Chapin is purposefully counterculural, and I

am proud of it.”


The Math Curriculum Review Committee was co-chaired by Dave Bywater and April McCarthy, with committee members Bridget Wilson, Linda howarth

and Carol Kinney. Begun in January 2011, the commit-tee was tasked with reviewing and rewriting, if necessary, the school’s Mathematics Statement of Purpose along with the overall goals of the program. Based on a review of the research, best practices, and Common Core Standards, a new curriculum was adopted in grades K – 5, with implementation in K – 2 in this school year, then third, fourth and fifth grades in successive years.

The committee then set out to choose a new textbook series to support this new curriculum. This process included a review of texts, conversations with cohorts in other schools, as well as visits to see other programs. The committee read reviews of textbooks as well as scholarly research. All of this led to the adoption of Math in Focus, published by houghton

Mifflin, the newest version of Singapore Math here in the United States which has been rewritten to align with both the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics as well as the newer Common Core Standards, now adopted in all but four states. Including the model drawing approach to prob-lem solving that we had previously added to our program, this series incorporates all of the principles of Singapore Math. It is especially strong in building conceptual under-standing, guiding students from concrete to pictorial and then to abstract understandings. Students are also provided an abundance of practice with mental math computations, along with paper and pencil.

A difference of note between this program and all oth-ers reviewed in the past is that as with all Singapore Math programs, it focuses on fewer topics each year, but teaches them more thoroughly with more time for practice. It

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Introducing Math in Focus

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usWhy We Love Math“I like this subject because, at my old school, everything in math was just too easy. But at Chapin, there are better math programs that make my brain work.” - Pate

“I like multiplying because my teacher teaches it in a fun way.” - Gillian

“I like learning math because the teachers help everyone until they get the skill.” - Julian

“One thing I love about Math at Chapin is Ms. Nestor explains everything clearly and sometimes we play fun games that help us practice what we are currently doing.” - Max

“My favorite subject at Chapin is math because I love learning about multiplication and division.” - hannah

“One thing I love about math at Chapin is that it is fun and inter-esting. It is almost like a puzzle, and you figure out what it is.” - Zoe

teaches mastery with the intent that topics will not need to be re-taught every year, prompting the implementa-tion on a rolling basis. This way, the

greatest continuity is provided to the students. Implementing across all grades in the same year might create “gaps” in students’ exposure to math topics and concepts, and we feel our method of implementation, recom-mended by others who have worked with similar programs, will provide a comprehensive math background for our stu-dents through fifth grade and allow for their transition into pre-algebra and higher math. Although not formally being used in grades three through five this year, these grade level teachers, having been exposed to training in Singapore Math principles and having been provided materials from which they can draw and supplement, have begun to augment their current programs with Math in Focus.

We are excited about these changes to our math pro-gram and hope to receive your positive feedback as we implement them in grades K – 2. We are also pleased that our new series provides parents access to student materials at home, via the web. We hope you will let us know your thoughts on this program and how your child is progressing with our new math curriculum. n


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Talent Show Begins...Every Morning Mom, artist, nurse, counselor, mediator, cook, actress, singer and dancer. Of all these roles, she takes

the greatest pride in her role as a Pre-K educator at Chapin. Calm, reflective and content, yet exuberant with con-

fidence and cheerfulness, Mrs. Pam Mancini is adored by a roomful of beautiful, cheerful and energetic young ones between the age of four and five, who will eagerly tell you everything they like about Mrs. Mancini.

Lauren: She makes stuff for us…we made mittens today.

Ziya: Mrs. Mancini takes us outside. We do arts and computers and read books.

Jayden: Mrs. Mancini loves the Message of the Day. ella: She lets us watch a movie in her classroom. I like

“Rudolph.” Kenny: She takes us to gym, arts, and to sing A Chub-

by Little Snowman.And the entire class broke out in free-style dancing

upon hearing a music CD playing from the other side of the classroom. When the music stopped, they froze.

Surrounded by such natural-born cheerleaders and smart cookies, Pam rises every morning with a sense of mission: “We’re going to have lots of fun and learn a ton today!” With that attitude, she steps into a meticulously-planned yet fun-filled classroom with no lack of handicrafts, children’s artwork, creative do-it-yourself toys, and careful-ly-arranged little chairs and tables.

“With young children, the teacher needs to be thor-oughly and impeccably prepared. Little ones wait for no one—paper needs to be cut, materials counted out and distributed, paints mixed, etc. The amount of preparation is enormous, to say the least. Pam is always prepared, always two steps ahead of the children, which allows them to be in-dependent in their work and activities,” fondly said by head of Lower School Mrs. Carol Kinney.

“My daughter LOVeS Chapin and her teachers. She can’t stop talking about what she learns from Mrs. Mancini

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and Mrs. Khan every day. My older daughter didn’t start at Pre-K here and often ‘gripes’ about the fact that she couldn’t become a lifer at Chapin,” said one content parent. “We tried to explain to her that we weren’t living in New Jersey when she was in Pre-K …”

Training Makes a World of Difference“Pam is very well-trained, exceedingly competent

and understands child development well,” commented headmaster Dick Johnson. “Pam, and her co-teacher Aisha Khan, have carefully constructed Chapin’s current Pre-K pro-gram.”

Pam’s training as a Pre-K teacher began as early as her high school years when she took a course called Childcare Occupation in her senior year at the east Brunswick high School. She was assigned to work as a teacher’s aide to help run a preschool at Central School in east Brunswick. For three days a week, she also helped out with three and four year-olds at a church-run preschool.

These experiences led to Pam’s decision to pursue a degree in home economics at Douglas College, which not only supplied her with one of the finest professional degree programs in the state, but also with several life-changing and definitive field work opportunities that led to her ultimate choice to attend graduate school to specialize in Pre-K education. her first field work was at the Special Learning School at Douglas College, where she worked with severely autistic children. Since then, she had a number of experienc-es from working at the National Sciences Pre-School on the Douglas campus to instruct-ing college students.

“At Douglas, I had an incredible professor, her name is Dr. Leslie Morrow. She was an inspirational teacher to me and other students. From chalk talks to flannel board storytelling to acting things out, I learned from Dr. Morrow everything that helped prepare me well for teaching Pre-K students,” said Pam. (Footnote: Dr.

Morrow is the Professor of Literacy at Rutgers Univer-sity’s Graduate School of education today, where she has published over 200 journal articles, chapters in books, monographs and books.)

And there is sign of a silent tribute to Dr. Morrow when Pam pointed at the song with big characters adorn-ing the main classroom wall. “I learned The Mittens song from Dr. Morrow’s class”:

Thumbs in the thumbplace,Fingers all together,This is the song we sing in mitten weather.When it is cold out, It doesn’t matter whether,Mittens are made of wool or the finest leather.

By now, Pam is simply known as the teacher who has a little song for any occasion, and who can act and sing with her students on the fly!

“Pam is a true specialist in early childhood develop-ment,” echoed head of Lower School Mrs. Carol Kin-ney. “She knows little ones and how they learn. She can anticipate rough spots and smooth them out for children before they ever become a concern.”

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“Pam is a true specialist in

early childhood development,”

echoed Head of Lower School Mrs. Carol Kinney. “She

knows little ones and how they learn.”

“Pam is very well-trained, exceedingly

competent and understands child

development well,” said Headmaster Dick Johnson.


or say something. As a life-long learner herself, Pam has adopted and

embraced the new curriculum with enthusiasm. She has demonstrated to other faculty members and parents that teachers at Chapin are adaptive and child-centric when it comes to teaching, where one can adopt a new curriculum that makes sense at any point of a teaching career.

Raising Her Own familyA mother of twin boys

who have both graduated from college and taken off on their own career paths, Pam understands first-hand the importance of building a solid foundation to develop whole-some character from early childhood. “My husband and I have always em-phasized to our children on accepting differences and making friends with people regardless of backgrounds,” said Pam. “Both my sons have always had a very diverse group of friends from high school through college. I’m

often amazed at their ability to make friends with people of all ethnicities, religious beliefs and socio-economic back-grounds.”

Such holistic beliefs are carried through to her class-room as Pam often reminds her students to accept people for who they are, hold the door for somebody and say thank you. “Kids simply watch how their parents and teachers treat others. You are their best example,” stressed Pam.

Parting Words [with a Great Deal of Wisdom]When asked if she was not a teacher, what else

would she be? Pam thought hard for a while, and couldn’t come up with anything. “Deep down, I just know I would still want to be a teacher over and over again,” said Pam with a grand smile on her face. “Being with kids every day simply makes you feel younger, makes you forget about your problems, and makes you happier. It’s simply so much fun and I like having fun!” The fact that Pam enjoys acting, improvising, singing and dancing so much makes her feel that she can do this all life long. Pam did consider studying Marine Biology at one point in her life, as she has always loved sea animals. however, she is afraid of the deep ocean, so that would have disqualified her from pursuing a profes-sion which would require her to go into the sea.

Pam’s words of wisdom for aspiring Pre-K educators, “Be flexible and creative, and enjoy what you are doing.” n

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Why Tools of the Mind? “Pam was my mentor here during my first

year at Chapin,” said Pam’s co-teacher Aisha Khan. “I was completing my early Childhood Certification at TCNJ. At my Storytelling class I learned some new tech-niques to teach children stories and when I discussed them with Pam, we discovered that my professor at TCNJ was a protégé of Pam’s professor [Dr. Leslie Morrow] in col-lege, from whom my pro-fessor had originally learned the techniques.” The part-nership between Pam and Aisha developed quickly as they bonded on many levels from working hard through their co-teaching experience to creating an “authentic” early childhood program to now adopting Tools of the Mind.

Tools of the Mind for Pre-K children has brought out what Pam fundamen-tally is concerned with—the wholesome development of a child—emotionally and cognitively. The key element throughout the Tools of the Mind curriculum is the idea and practice of self-control. Research has long indicated that a critical ability for learn-ing is self-control or self-reg-ulation, an executive function that has a stronger association with academic achievement than IQ, reading or math skills for early learners.

Coupled with Chapin’s own emphasis on Character Development, the new cur-riculum allows Chapin’s Pre-K students to learn respect, empathy and perseverance in their own little terms: wait for the other person to finish talking before interjecting a conversation, care for one another’s feelings without teasing or laughing, be patient when they wait for their turns to do

“My husband and I have always

emphasized to our children on accepting

differences and making friends

with people regardless of

backgrounds,” said Pam. “Both of my sons have

always had a very diverse group of

friends...”


Chapin Grows Greenup close and personal with the sustainability committee

People say it takes a village to raise a child. For Sus-tainability, or what many would call the Green Move-ment, it takes an entire community to make it work.

Chapin School firmly believes that it shares the global responsibility to help make this world a better place to live and to educate students as well as faculty and staff to be re-sponsible for their environment. Since last year, the Sustain-ability Committee together with The Garden Committee have been ushering in new ideas and starting to plan new programs to create a more environmentally-friendly campus and a more sustainability-conscious learning atmosphere.

When the Chapin Garden was born last spring, green advocates including Kerry McQuarrie, Lori Pantaleo, Mary Jo Thompson and Gordon Neeld, partnering closely with supportive parents such as Cathy Batterman, Kristin McLaughlin, Ken Weingar-ten and Amy Price, quickly recog-nized the multi-faceted benefits of a community garden “owned” by the students themselves.

“We have in fact created a whole new way to learn,” said Upper School Science teacher Mrs. Kerry Mc-Quarrie. “Spending time at the first Chapin Garden, students began to appreciate the source of their food, which led them to think about wast-ing less food and to become more responsible citizens on earth.” The Chapin Garden has become a great platform for teachers to engage students in science, math, social studies and physical activity in brand new ways.

But the vision for Sustainability is growing beyond the Chapin Garden. “The entire school including faculty and staff plays a key role in setting the right example for the stu-dents. Our efforts are continuous,” stressed Mrs. McQuarrie. “Continued education means empowering individuals to real-

ize his or her duty to help make a positive and long-lasting difference in the larger community, and on earth.”

“A strong Character Development Program at Chapin won’t be complete without developing environment con-sciousness in kids at an early age. Being responsible for your own immediate environment, whether it’s school or home, helps form a habit in the young mind to be alert about and protect the bigger environment—the earth,” said Spanish teacher Ms. Lori Pantaleo. “Beginning with small steps, such as eliminating the use of foam and plastic utensils, encouraging the use of reuseable bottles instead of bottled water, and paper coffee cups can have huge implications and effects.”

Three important yet fundamental practices will help guide the development of sustainability this year at Chapin:

1) Better Recycling Practices 2) Waste Reduction 3) Composting Based on these three principles, you may

want to begin practicing and engaging your children at home in the following ways:

1) Encourage your child to sort out waste by placing small recycling bins in your child’s bedroom in addition to the kitchen

2) Change household habits by reducing the amount of papers and dis-posables. For example, use chinaware and silverware instead of paper plates and cutler-ies; use a wash cloth instead of paper towels to wipe off dirty surfaces.

3) Coffee grounds and used tea bags make wonderful compost ingredients. Consider creating a compost pile in your backyard.

“earth Day will be the kickoff to our Reduce/Reuse/Recycle/Compost program at Chapin. We will have new bins in the lunchroom so kids can sort their waste properly. An all-school assembly will instruct kids on what can or cannot be recycled or composted at Chapin. Stay tuned for more…” said Mrs. Mary Jo Thompson, chair of the earth Day committee. n

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Focus on Faculty

Pam Hughes is the proud grandmom of elizabeth Leeds Scranton born July 30, 2012 at 5 lbs 13 oz and 18 inches. eliza-beth’s mother is Ashley Starkey ‘96.

SOLID FOUNDATION. STRONG ChARACTeR. LIMITLeSS FUTUReS.

George Shereer, physical education teacher at Chapin from 1969-1975 makes the cover story on Robert Wood Johnson hospital’s publica-tion HealthCheck (Autumn 2012 edition). The inspirational story features George’s miraculous recovery and rehabilitation fol-lowing his bilateral knee replace-ment surgery at RWJ hamilton. Physical therapy helped George regain strength and returned to his lifelong hobby of hiking—pain-free.

Jeanine Consoli joined our Fifth grade team this January. She was a substitute teacher with us in the past. She has over seven years of teach-ing experience in private and public schools. Most recently, she consulted with elementary and middle schools in Union and hudson Counties helping those districts increase test scores and improve their language arts instruction. Mrs. Consoli has twin daughters who are Ninth graders at the hun School. They live in Allentown, New Jersey with their crazy dog Coco.

Ruth Cur-rie passsed the baton to Ada Yung, who joined Chapin School as the new Director

of Communica-tions & Marketing. She came from a deep background in advertising, marketing, social media and strategy, leading several blue-chip companies’ brand and product advertising and digital marketing over the last decade. Ada and her husband reside in Monmouth Junction and have one two-year-old son.

Ruth Currie is the proud grand-mother of eva Carolina Saladrigas who was born on November 29, 2012 at 7.1 lbs and 19.25 inches. Beautiful eva is the first child for Caitlin and Alan Saladrigas in Coral Springs, FL. Caitlin and Alan are the daughter and son-in-law of Ruth and Jeff Currie. This is their first grandchild! eva is wearing a handknitted hat by Mrs.

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Spotlight on Alumni:Drew Procaccino ’74

The KIM PROCACCINO ARTS AWARDThe Kim Procaccino Arts Award is given by the

Procaccino Family to graduating eighth grade students in memory of Kimberly Jean Procaccino of the Class of 1971 for enthusiasm and originality in the arts program.

Awards are made in the areas of music, drama, and art. “My family and I appreciate Chapin’s stewardship of that fund and it has been very gratifying to know that students interested in the arts have been able to receive recognition through a fund in memory of my sister,” said Drew, Kim’s brother.

The fund has grown to support multiple areas of the arts including visual and performing arts, music and the technical work that support these performances.

Drew Procaccino, class of 1974, is an Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems in the College of Business Administra-tion at Rider University. “I started there in 1995 as an adjunct profes-sor and luckily got hired full-time in 2002 while completing my Ph.D. at Drexel University,” said Drew.

Drew’s serious interest in com-puters dates back to the early 80’s, though he remembers his first expo-sure to computers was in 1973, with former faculty mem-ber Rich Wasserman. “Mr. Wasserman had a computer that used punch cards to display the time of sunrise and sunset given any date using a small keypad, displaying the results in vacuum tubes. We thought it was extremely cool!” Drew fondly recalled.

After graduating from Chapin School, Drew attended high school at The hun School, then graduated from Ur-sinus College (BA), Rider College (BS), Rider University (MBA) and Drexel University (Ph.D.)

”The personal attention from Chapin really helps you understand what a school can offer a student and gets you in the right frame of mind to succeed,” said Drew. This, combined with good study habits and challenging coursework, helped Drew to succeed as he progressed through his academic years.

Drew has many fond memories of Chapin. “I pass by Chapin from time to time, as I still live close by. The school was very kind to my family and me during my last year and half there, which was a very difficult time with my sister’s passing, and we’ve never forgotten about that.”

he continued, “I remember my Science class with ed Gwazda, Social Studies with Dave Turner, Math with Rich Wasserman; they seemed to enjoy the students as much as the materi-als. Looking back, that must have been a challenge, getting a classroom full of energetic kids to pay attention.”

Drew would like to offer these words of wisdom to

“Work hard, get involved,

and take advantage of every

opportunity that Chapin has to offer,” said

Drew.

Drew is on the far left, middle row, with a Princeton shirt.

current students attending Chapin: “Work hard, get involved, and take advantage of every opportunity that Chapin has to offer. It will help you now and later in life in ways you may not understand for a few years!” n


On December 5th, 2012, the eighth graders presented a play called The Audition. The premise was that a deranged, pompous director (Sir Bartholomew) was being punished for a minor misdemeanor by having to direct a community theater production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Chapin School generously rented its auditorium to him so that he could “serve his time.” It was all his stressed out assistant could do to maintain order and sensibility with such a nutty crew! Actors from all over Mer-cer County flocked to the audition and all kinds of crazy characters showed up! There were wacky stage moms, darling divas, reluctant child actors, amateur comedians, rap stars, some Seussical characters (including the Starbellied Sneetch!), a spurned Rosaline from Romeo & Juliet, and even the Reduced Shakespeare Company made an appear-ance...and then things took a strange turn when the director received a mysterious phone call and Sparticus the Janitor took over the auditions!

his first auditioner was a confused girl who mistakenly thought the audition was her secondary school interview for Lawrenceville! (We sure hope that poor girl found her way!) Then there was a silly man who could not control his legs or arms (he reminded us of The Minister of Silly Walks from Monty Python).

There were also two crazy fan girls, a famous method ac-tor and his greedy agent, a confused man who had an actor’s nightmare right there on stage, some super cute cheerleaders (although the Goth one seemed a little out of her element), a Rastafarian man who played the bongos and danced some kind of Shakespearian hokey pokey, and a group of enthusi-

astic actors performing a 30-second Shakespeare in quite a variety of strange ways. It was truly an interesting night and quite an interesting series of auditions! Unfortu-

nately, in the end, Sir Bartholomew got called away to direct the new Kardashian reality show T.V. series “The Kardashians Go to the Moon.” As of yet, we have not learned how that turned out because they all went to the moon and no one has heard of them since! Fortunately, for the actors auditioning, they were told that McCarter Theater was holding auditions for The Merry Wives of West Windsor; so, they all flocked over there to prove their talent! We hear many were cast in that show and it is a great marriage of Shakespeare and New Jersey suburbia!

This was a very fun show, directed by Mrs. Jane Wilson and the eighth grade class with pieces taken and arranged from over

twelve different performance pieces. Some pieces were origi-nal as well. The idea of this ensemble play was based on a quote from Daniel Day Lewis: “The thing about performance, even if it’s only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.”

Throughout this year, we have certainly enjoyed watch-ing these eighth graders explore their infinite possibilities. As they spend their next years in secondary school figuring out even more about themselves, we hope that they have learned at Chapin that when life throws them many of its various whacky auditions, the best character they can ever play is that of being themselves. n

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EIGHTH GRADE PLAY: THE AUDITION

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Hamlet

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Macbeth

Grandparents/Special Friends DayNovember 20, 2012

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Did YouKnow? Grandparents Day has been a nation-

al holiday since 1973. Marian McQuade of Oak hill, West Virginia, is recognized as the founder of National Grandparents Day for her passion to educate young people about the important contributions from senior citizens throughout history. She also encouraged children to adopt a grandparent for a lifetime.

At Chapin, we know many of our students’ grandparents play a significant role in their lives, from supporting their education to being deeply and actively involved with their lives. We celebrate Grandparents/Special Friends Day every other year as a way to honor our grandpar-ents and the contributions they have made to our students and their school life.


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1969Carrie

Frothing-ham came by to visit The Gallery at Chapin in Septem-ber.

1990David Kahn is a critical

care neurologist. “Thanks to all for the confidence and support Chapin gave to me.”

1994Paige Sturm-Morabito’s

daughter, Siena, was born in June 2011.

1995Abigail Winder writes:

“I’m finishing my ob/gyn resi-dency at Johns Hopkins and am thrilled to be moving to Chicago to start my Gynecological Oncol-ogy fellowship at Northwestern in July 2013.”

1997Frank Lettieri Jr. attend-

ed AlumNight on the Town in November and followed up with an email: “I had a truly nice time the other evening seeing everyone. Chapin is definitely a family and I am proud to have been a part of it’s great history. As for me, I am a professional broadcast cameraman and editor.

My band Dust of Days recently released our first record which is on a great site called bandcamp.com and my other band The Paper Jets traveled down

to Memphis, Tennessee this past August to get our sophomore album mastered at the legendary Ardent Studios. I look forward to staying in touch with everyone at Chapin in the future!”

2002Anthony Risoldi attend-

ed AlumNight on the Town in November and wrote the following email:

“It was my pleasure, I had an excellent time. I want to thank you and everyone who put that night together for us. Chapin was such a great school for me and I owe many thanks to the people who have made it such a great place to grow. A brief update since I gradu-ated from Chapin in 2002: I gradu-ated from Holy Ghost Preparatory School in 2006, where I played Varsity Hockey all four years. I graduated from Georgetown Uni-versity in 2010, where I double majored in Finance and Account-ing. I am now a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) working for KPMG, living in Hamilton, NJ. Thank you for keeping in touch

CLASS NOTeSand please let me know if you need anything else and keep me updated on any upcoming events.”

2003Caroline Forney Lee is

now living in Centerville, MA where she is teaching high school Latin and coaching soccer and basketball.

Claire Halliday writes “As fortune would have it I am a head lacrosse coach in Surrey, England at Cobham Lacrosse Club where I work with kids ages 7 – 18 throughout the week. I am coaching lacrosse in multiple private schools and am living about 20 minutes outside Central London. I will also be coaching the Club lacrosse team for Royal Holloway University. Lacrosse in England is a Fall sport. Cheers!”

Tim Field attended the 2011 AlumNight On the Town in Princeton. Julie Straus is living and

working in New York City. [Pictured here with Mrs. Pam hughes]

2005Cara Ostrow is gradu-

ating from emerson College with a degree in TV & Film Production. She is executive Producer of the eVYYS Award Show. her film career began at Chapin, thanks to Mr. Traegler!

Lauren Raymond and Alex Kovensky attended the Penn State/ Navy Game!

2009Gordon DeGeorge was

a Twelfth Man recipient for his stellar work on the hun Football team.

We invite all Chapin alums to visit the ALUMNI section on the school website where you can also link to the official Chapin Facebook page. Use the Update Form to let your former teachers and classmates know how you are doing. Your message will appear in the next issue of Chapin Today. Also, check the Alumni events for key times to visit the school.


Silas Dasgupta ’09, Billy Warner ’10, Madeleine Derveloy ’09, Caroline Heap ’09, and Savanna Dasgupta ’07 stopped by to say “hello.” Savanna is a freshman at Johns hopkins University as a bio/pre-med student.

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Claire Halliday, ’03 will play attack for the Irish National Lacrosse Team. She will wear #14 on the national team. Claire played at hun as a high school standout, and then at Roger Williams University. She is believed to be the first Chapin student to ever play for a national team. Claire’s mom, Carol Rogers, served as a Trustee.

Austin Sumners ‘10 stopped by to say “hi.”

Will Brosha ‘08, Tom Browne ‘08

Friendship Forever


“The Mikado” 1964

CLASS ReUNIONSCLASS OF 2009

CLASS OF 2011

CLASS OF 2012

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Mrs. Charlotte Kanavel Headmistress of Chapin School, 1976-1980

Charlotte M. Kanavel, 89, headmistress of Chapin School from 1976-1980, passed away on September 30, 2012 in Midland, Michigan. Mrs. Kanavel, who had served as a fifth grade teacher and head of the Middle School, was also appointed Assistant head of School in the fall of 1973, which at the time included being the Director of Admis-sion and Chapin’s Summer School. When Mrs. Margaret Young resigned at the end of the school year in 1976, Chapin’s Trustees unanimously agreed on the appointment of Mrs. Kanavel as headmistress.

“Mrs. Kanavel brought to the office of headmistress a rich experience in admin-istration and a profound dedication to the philosophy and goals of Chapin School.” (Quote from Chapin School--Keeping the Timeless Promise)

During her tenure, Chapin purchased the property west of the main building which formerly was referred to as Chapin West. The building was torn down to create a play-ing field when the Margaret Wilby Primary Building was constructed. Seen as a vision-ary, she had the foresight and fortitude to follow through on her “architect instinct” in the building of an adequate gymnasium and food service facility.

One of Mrs. Kanavel’s greatest joys came from her work as an art instructor at the Oak Bluffs Senior Center, where she was able to share her talent and teaching abilities with many of the Vineyard’s seniors. Charlotte’s watercolors have been exhibited in numerous island establishments, and sold to raise funds for island charities. n

“Mrs. Kanavel brought to the office of Headmistress

a rich experience in adminstration and a

profound dedication to the philosophy and goals of

Chapin School.”

Mrs. Charlotte Kanavel with students from Class of 1973.

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ALUMNight on the TownNovember 21, 2012

Ted Golfinopoulos ‘80, elizabeth “Scottie” hall ‘80

Anthony Risoldi ’02 and Mary Jo Thompson

home for the holidays? Missed the last gathering? Then join us at the next AlumNight on the Town event. AlumNight on the Town is the annual Chapin tradition bringing friends and faculty together on the night before Thanksgiving. We met at the Yankee Doodle Tap Room inside Nassau Inn Palmer Square and had a blast!

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Moving Forward As it has been numerous times in the past, Chapin is

at an exciting time in its history and ready to begin some enhancements to the school’s physical plant and presence.

Since the first organized philanthropy allowed Chapin to purchase property and move to its permanent home on Princeton Pike, important leaps forward have come from initiatives supported by special fundraising efforts. The additions of the lower and upper school wings, the Dittmar Gymnasium and Zinsser Lobby, the Pavilion, the Christopher Walson Playground, the Margaret Wilby Primary Building and others have enabled children to have a wonderful educational experience at Chapin.

Planning for the next set of improvements has been underway for several years, and will be unveiled soon. Chief among the plans will be expansion of classroom space and improvement of some current spaces, as well as support for faculty salaries and financial aid.

Over the next year, plans will be coming forth and you’ll be hearing about them in Chapin Today, on the school’s website, and in other ways. Inspiring things are happening at Chapin! n

DevelopmentUpdateSteve Gingo, Mary Jo Thompson, Ted Golfinopoulos’80 and

Charlie Fuller

Ben Bickford, Christopher Tenev ‘05, Steve Gingo, Rob Traegler, Charlie Fuller and Anthony Risoldi ‘02

Rob Traegler, Kaleigh Choi ‘07, Lisa Torquato ‘07

You know you can always stop by!


I N MeMORIAMThe school extends deep sympathy to the family and friends of the following members of the Chapin community...

Gloria Mason former faculty

Margaret “Missy” Brainerd Moses ‘87

David J. Paulovicfather of Gregory Paulovic ‘82

Katherine Reschgrandmother Jeremy Hope ‘91

Frank Reschgrandfather Jeremy Hope ‘91

ernest A. Sbarrograndfather of Nicole Sbarro Brown ‘87

A. Dix Skillmanfather of Abigail Skillman

Mary ellen Snedeker former faculty

David Worthington Sobelson of Anne Davison Sobel ’69, sister of Elizabeth Sobel ‘01

Anna Taffamother of Diana Russo ‘FF

Robert A. Van Dorenfather of Marie Van Doren

June Voglergrandmother of Edward Ruger ’12, Robert Ruger ’19, Wiliam Ruger ‘19

Perry G. Wadefather of Dan Wade ‘F

Judith Costain Walsh mother of Thomas Walsh ‘92

Kay Zaharchukmother of Greg Zaharchuk ‘80, Kyra Zaharchuk ‘79

17If you would like to share news of community members, please contact Sharon Gomberg at 609-924-7206

R. Deborah Bardgrandmother of Michael Griffin ’90, Rachael Griffin ‘91

Cynthia Bashwife of Keith Bash ‘60 , sister-in-law of Malcolm Bash ‘62

George Reginald Bishop Jrfather of Anne Bishop Farnberg ‘69

Martha V. Bushnellmother of Andrew Bushnell ‘82

David e. Collierfather of Victoria Collier ‘01

henry Davison Jrfather of Bradley Davison ’09, Ryan Davison ’12, trustee

James G. Duffy Sr.

father of James Duffy Jr. ‘81

Donald G. ehretuncle of Stephen Ehret ‘71

Vincent J. Fiorello Sr.grandfather of Nicholas Fiorello ‘10

Charlotte Kanavelheadmistress 1976-1980

You know you can always stop by!

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Caroling for a Good Cause

This past Christmas, an energetic and creative eighth Grade bunch from Chapin joined forces and voices and went caroling door-to-door in hopewell, Pennington and ewing. Little did they know, their passion and charitable spirit lit a smile and struck a chord in so many that within two days of caroling, Zoe Lett, Arleigh Curry, Touria Salvati, Chrissy Trovato and Nicole Trovato raised over $1,000, enough to donate to a charity of their choice—home Front, whose mission is to end homelessness in Mercer County, NJ.

NEWS MAKERS DATeS TO ReMeMBeRDinner Auction March 9Spend an evening reuniting with great company, music, dancing, raffles and auction complete with wonderful food and drinks at the Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville at 6 p.m. Fun guaranteed.

Show Choir Performance April 12The King and I, a romantic story between a foreign king and an english teacher, is a heart-warming Rodgers and hammerstein classic welcomed by all ages. Curtain rises at 7:30 p.m.

Runathon April 20Join us for the 37th Annual Runathon as we raise money for Kidsbridge, a non-profit organization with a mission to disseminate the urgent message of anti-bullying, non-violence, tolerance and diversity appreciation to youth, families and teachers. Rain or shine, we run!

Sports Day May 24Another classic battle between the Red Team and the White Team where the outcome is al-ways the same ... sportsmanship wins the day!

Graduation June 12Bidding a fond farewell to the Class of 2013. Ceremony starts at 4 p.m. under the big white tent on Peters Field.

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