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Alumni Newsletter / Pearls & Seaweed

The Newsletter is mailed to anyone who would like to receive a copy. If you're not receiving it but would like to, please update your address here and note that you would like to receive the Newsletter. 

If you are receiving the Newsletter by mail but would prefer not to, please email Annie Janeway, Director of Alumni Relations.

You can also read the Newsletter online. Several recent issues are featured below, but more back issues are archived here.

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Dining Manager Alison Baker and Lucas f18

fall 2018

Fermentation for Preservation by Alison Baker, Dining Manager
Peace of an Old Maple ​by Alden Smith, Director
Faculty Notes: Tunbridge Fair, Snow Days, Black Panther
 by Jack Kruse, Humanities
Casa De Azúcar by Sam Kelman, Sugar and Hay Maker
Food Systems, Policy, and Justice with Emma Clippinger f02 and Curt Ellis s97
A French Summer in Vermont by Kareen Obydol-Alexandre by Karen Obydol-Alexandre, French ​
Unsprayed Apples by Ben Tiefenthaler, Latin and Orchard Manager
News From the Alumni Committee
​Summer Session: the start of something new
 by Beth Sigman Somerset s97, Alumni Communications Manager

spring 2018

Full Circle: The Van West Family Returns to Vershire by Jenny Pettit Van West f84 and Charles Van West f17
Time and Place ​by Alden Smith, Director
Faculty Notes: Hip, Woke, Dumbing Down, Bougie by Jack Kruse, Humanities
Greetings from the Admissions Desk by Emily Boren, Director of Admissions
Are we done yet? by Sam Kelman, Sugarmaker
Farm Report by Liana Horster, Farm Manager
Reason #579 Why I love Vermont by Kareen Obydol-Alexandre by Karen Obydol-Alexandre, French ​
The Latest from Alumni Relations by Annie Janeway, Director of Alumni Relations
Reflection on Coming Back by Kesi Jackson f16
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The 2018 sugaring season was long and productive!
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Jack Kruse

fall 2017

Reminiscing about the Founding of the Mountain School of Milton Academy by Barbara Ragle Barnes
Home on the Mountain ​by Alden Smith, Director
Faculty Notes: Got Introverts? No Problem by Jack Kruse, Humanities
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The Speed of Honey: Lessons in Going Slow by Sam Kelman, Sugarmaker
Hurricane Maria, type 2 fun adventure, and Sunday Zumba by Karen Obydol-Alexandre, French 
Copious Harvest and Big Thinking​ by Liana Horster, Farm Manager
What’s New in Alumni Relations by Annie Janeway, Director of Alumni Relations
Alumni Committee Update: Challenges and Opportunities by Beth Sigman Somerset s97, Alumni Coordinator
Fall 2017 Garden Hill Fund Grant Recipients by Beth Sigman Somerset s97, Alumni Coordinator

spring 2017

Heart and Soul of the Mountain School by Mackenzie Whitehead-Bust s17  
Paying Attention to Climate by Alden Smith, Director
Faculty Notes: Bubbles, Economy, and Fans--Too Many Bubbles by Jack Kruse, Humanities
Greetings from the Admissions Desk by Emily Boren, Director of Admissions

Farm Report​ by Liana Horster, Farm Manager
​The Chemist and the Cook by Sam Kelman, Sugarmaker 

The Garden Hill Fund: A collective effort toward the common good by Beth Sigman Somerset s97, Alumni Coordinator
The Sunshine Was Bright Over Vershire on March 21, 2017 by Karen Obydol-Alexandre, French
Big Family​ by Pamela Mainville, Cook
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Marilyn Covey
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Zumba lead by Kareen Obydol-Alexandre, French Teacher

fall 2016

Remembering Carrie Waters Through Her Scholars by Madeline Podnar Stewart s98, Director of Alumni Giving
Then and Now by Alden Smith, Director
Faculty Notes: Yummy Noises, Snaps, and Claps by Jack Kruse, Humanities
A Fistful of Water by Sam Kelman, Sugar and Hay Maker
Reflections on the Growing Season: Wins, Losses and Refinements​ by Liana Horster, Farm Manager
Zumba®! Ditch the Workout, Join the Party®! by Kareen Obydol-Alexandre, French
The Mountain School-Three Mile Island Connection by Marilyn Covey
Nearly 200 Graduates Attend Annual Alumni Events & Funding the Garden Hill Fund by Beth Sigman Somerset s97, Alumni Coordinator

spring 2016

Garden Hill Fund Recipient: Megan Shutzer s05, Documenting Social Change by Gemma Sack s16
The First Week by Alden Smith, Director
Faculty Notes: Punishment, Shame, Guilt, and Exile by Jack Kruse, Humanities
What Makes a Great Sugaring Season? by Sam Kelman, Sugarmaker
To Affinity and Beyond by Kareen Obydol-Alexandre, French
2016: The Year of the Dying Garden, Bees and Berries by Liana Horster, Farm Manager
Garden Hill Fund joins Humanities Curriculum​ by Beth Sigman Somerset s97, Alumni Coordinator
From the Admissions Desk by Emily Adler Boren, Director of Admissions
Cultural Stories: Another Way of Being Known by Maura Mathieu s03, English
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The Affinity Group of s16
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fall 2015

Rethinking Atticus by Alden Smith, Director
Faculty Notes: Skunked Terms, Thanks for Taking My Call, God Bless You by Jack Kruse, Humanities
Crafting our Energy Story by Emily Adler Boren, Director of Admissions 
The Weight of Meat by Sam Kelman, Sugarmaker 
The Farm Report: A Banner Year for Apples by Liana Horster, Farm Manager
Big Idea Day 2015 by Beth Sigman Somerset s97, Alumni Coordinator
More Than Numbers: Annual Giving by Madeline Podnar Stewart s98, Director of Alumni Giving
The Garden Hill Fund: Past, Present, and Future by Beth Sigman Somerset s97 and Ian Francis f87

spring 2015

No Place I’d Rather Be by Kareen Obydol-Alexandre, French
The Dinner Table by Alden Smith, Director
From the Admissions Desk by Emily Boren, Director of Admissions
A Rough Winter for All by Gwynne Durham, Assistant Farm Manager 
The Farm Looks Long-Range and Recommits to No-Till Methods by Liana Horster, Farm Manager 
Frozen Sap Thoughts: 10,000 Taps to Eternity? by Sam Kelman, Farm/Sugarmaking
Spring 2015 Garden Hill Fund Grants by Beth Sigman Somerset s97, Alumni Coordinator
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fall 2014

A Place at the Table by Lauren Agrella Sevilla, Director of Studies
​Moment of Silence by Alden Smith, Director

Alumni Annual Giving  By the Numbers by Madeline Podnar Stewart s98, Alumni Development 
A Luddite’s Futuristic Plan for Sugaring by Sam Kelman, Farm/Sugarmaker
Baby Brain by Liana Horster, Farm Manager 
Fall 2014 Garden Hill Grants Announced by David Grant, co-founder

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