Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2012 | Page 3
In This Issue
From the Headmaster
2
The Creative Process
4-7
In the Classroom
Striking the Right Note
8
Student Life
Keeping the Streets Safe
9
Athletics
First One In, Last One Out
10
Arts
Pursuing Art: Meredith Brocktington ’08
11
TA International
Teacher Serves on National Panel
12
TA Treasure
13
Alumni in the News
14
Alumni Gatherings
15
Middle School
Random Acts of Kindness
Class Notes
In Memoriam
16
17 - 22
23
About the Cover: The cover photo
of Masha Kurguzkina ’16 was
captured in the Hobson House pool
by Vanessa Feng ‘13. Vanessa is
from Xiamen, China (near Taiwan)
and she’s away from home so
much she barely sees her parents.
Wanting to record her life for them,
she started a photography journal a
few years ago. Vanessa carries her
camera everywhere to “catch the ignored beauty around us.” She tries to create
photography projects with different themes like black and white, vintage style,
and underwater. After researching other photographer’s work underwater, she
tried it and realized it wasn’t as easy as she thought. “In order to make myself
stay in the water, I had to push very hard or else the camera would float. I will
keep doing photography for the rest of my life.” Another big dream for her is to
open an animal shelter in her hometown.
Postscripts is published twice a year for
Thornton Academy alumni and friends. Its
production is made possible through gifts
to the Thornton Fund.
TRUSTEES
Eric Purvis ‘81-President
Vangel Cotsis ’85
Brian Dallaire ’75
Philip D. Fearon ’70
Dennis Flaherty
Bernard Gaines ’65
Stephen Garland ’64
Robert Gowen
Joyce D. Haley ’75
Kenneth Janson ’72
William D. Johnson
William S. Kany ’77
Karen B. Lovell
James E. Nelson ’67
Paul Remmes
Kathleen Boutet Santamore ’80
Mark G. Willett ’65
ALUMNI BOARD
Todd M. Davis ’81, President
Harry Nielson ’69, Vice President
Giselle Tardiff ’90, Secretary
Anthony M. LeBlanc ’88, Treasurer
Kathy Allen ’72
Joshua Fearon ’98
Lauren Chenard Folsom ’75
Roberta Sargent Gallant ’62
Benjamin Harris ’99
Jessica Janson ’05
Vera Gallant Kalagias ’80
Debra Ketchum ’75
Melody Jordan Laskey ’79
Sean Leblanc ’01
Susan Willey Marston ’62
George Mendros ’76
Richard Milliard ’66
Christina Dolby O’Brien ’86
Greg Paradis ’91
David Pendleton ’81
Susan Mondor Spath ’67
Designed by: Joshua Pulsifer ‘06 and Marissa
Gagnon Fortier ’99
Edited by: Patricia Erikson and
Marissa Gagnon Fortier ‘99
Development Director: Lisa Morin
Annual Giving Coordinator: Tedda LaChance
Alumni Events Coordinator: Kathryn
Danylik-Lagasse ‘00
Associate Head for Advancement and
Admissions: John Ritzo
COVER PHOTO: Vanessa Feng ‘13
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