St. George’s
Bulletin
The Alumni/ae Magazine of
St. George’s School
Newport, R.I.
Alex Merchant ’08 and Kathryn Connor ’08
captivate a crowd of children
in Uganda during a school-
sponsored trip in March.
PHOTO COURTESY OF
SEMINAR IN GLOBAL STUDIES CLASS
On the cover:
Alex Cook ’09 and Kelsey Crowther ’08
compete in the Team Racing Nationals
Contents
in Annapolis, Md., in May.
PHOTO BY GWYNN CROWTHER P’08
From the Editor’s Desk ........................................................................................................................................2
Sailing team best in the nation BY SUZANNE MCGRADY ..................................................................................3
The Hilltop was in his heart BY SUZANNE MCGRADY ........................................................................................5
On the back cover:
Visions of a new learning environment BY QUENTIN WARREN........................................................................9
Graduates celebrate on
Mr. Metamorphosis BY TOM STEVENSON ’55......................................................................................................11
Prize Day 2008.
Hearing is believing BY WESTLEY RESENDES ’08................................................................................................14
PHOTO BY KATHRYN WHITNEY LUCEY
The club I’m lucky to belong to BY EMMA JANSEN ’08 ..................................................................................16
One goal in mind BY SEAN O’BRIEN ’08 ............................................................................................................18
ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL
Brotherhood BY ANGUS ANDERSON ’08 ..............................................................................................................20
P.O. BOX 1910
Wading into new territory BY NICK CARRELLAS ’08 ........................................................................................22
NEWPORT, RI 02840-0190
Giving back: News from the Alumni/ae office ..........................................................................................25
Global outreach ..................................................................................................................................................26
Office of the Bulletin Editor
Prizes awarded May 26, 2008 ........................................................................................................................34
tel: (401) 842-6792
A taxonomy of bad advice BY HEAD OF SCHOOL ERIC F. PETERSON ................................................................38
fax: (401) 842-6745
The Geronimo diaries ........................................................................................................................................41
e-mail:
suzanne_mcgrady@stgeorges.edu
Classrooms ..........................................................................................................................................................44
Community service ............................................................................................................................................46
Main School Tel: (401) 847-7565 SG Zone - Athletics ............................................................................................................................................48
Main School Fax: (401) 842-6677 Next steps: News from the College Counseling office ............................................................................52
Toll free: 1.888.ICALLSG Highlights: Student achievements ................................................................................................................54
www.stgeorges.edu Faculty/staff notes ..........................................................................................................................................58
New students 2008-09 ....................................................................................................................................58
Reunion Weekend 2008 ..................................................................................................................................63
Around campus ..................................................................................................................................................67
Campus happenings..........................................................................................................................................68
Board of Trustees notes....................................................................................................................................72
This magazine is printed on paper that certified
In memoriam........................................................................................................................................................73
by SmartWood to meet the Forest Stewardship
Council standards. FSC sets high standards that
Class Notes ..........................................................................................................................................................75
ensure forestry is practiced in an environmentally
responsible, socially beneficial, and economically
The St. George’s Bulletin is published bi-annually. Suzanne McGrady, editor; Dianne Reed, communications
viable way. associate; Toni Ciany, editorial assistant; and members of the Alumni/ae Office, copy editors.
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