Alumni Newsletter / Pearls & Seaweed
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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.
Dining Manager Alison Baker and Lucas f18
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fall 2018Fermentation 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 2018Full 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 |
The 2018 sugaring season was long and productive!
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Jack Kruse
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fall 2017Reminiscing 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 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 2017Heart 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 |
Marilyn Covey
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Zumba lead by Kareen Obydol-Alexandre, French Teacher
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fall 2016Remembering 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 2016Garden 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 |
The Affinity Group of s16
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fall 2015Rethinking 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 2015No 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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