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The Academy LanternT h e M a g a z i n e o f L e x i n g t o n C h r i s t i a n A c a d e m y

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The Magazine of Lexington Christian Academy

T a b l e o f C o n T e n T s

The Academy Lantern 1 Letter from the Chairman of the Board

2 Letter from the Director of Studies

3 New Faculty and Staff

4 David Jackson’s Retirement

5 Faculty Spotlight— Dr. Matthew Visconti

6-7 LCA Lions 2016-17 Season

8-9 Class Day and Commencement

10 -11 LCA’s Past Five Years

12-13 Homecoming

14 -15 Christian High School Memorial Chapel

16-17 Alumni Spotlight— Betty (Joy)Fagerstrom ’50

18 LCA North Campus

19-20 Alumni Notes

The Class of 2017 at George’s Island for the annual senior retreat.

Jennifer (Himottu) Flanders ’05, Janice Blemur ’07, Scott Martinelli ’04, and Chris Picardi ’08 were the featured alumni at the annual Career Showcase.

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ON THE COVER

Mikayla Cravens ’18 building an iPad stand in LCA’s new MakerSpace, a hybrid design studio/science lab created in the former student common in time for Academics in Action in March of 2017. The pilot program was funded by a $100,000 grant from the The Maclellan Foundation. See page 11.

LCA 2017 Academy Lantern

Board of Trustees

James M. Bolton ’72, ChairRobert A. Lawrence, Vice Chair

Gerald Moore, TreasurerDiane C. Cambourelis ’82, Clerk

Joshua Bennett ’93Robert Bloodworth

Alexandra CistKenneth FongMichael Levitz

M. Eric Mollenhauer ’89Beth PetipasCharles T. Pu

Beth Somers StutzmanWallace W. WadmanFrank E. Wheatley III

David Wilson

HEAD OF SCHOOL Christine Metzger

DEVELOPMENT OFFICERIsaac Milton

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR ALUMNI RELATIONS AND ADVANCEMENT SERVICES

Mary Carlson

CONTRIBUTORSThe Community of LCA

PHOTOGRAPHERS Chip VanderBrug, Dorothy Greco, Isaac Milton, Wiley Marsteller, and

The Community of LCA

DESIGNERChristopher G. Coleman

Printed by Cricket Press

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Dear LCA Community,

W e want to inform you that Head of School Tim Russell resigned at the end of the 2016-2017 school year in order to return to Memphis to take up the continuing tasks of racial, social and cultural reconciliation that first drew him there in 2005.

Under Mr. Russell’s leadership, LCA has reached several important milestones. A strategic plan was presented to the board and approved to guide decision making. LCA applied for Exemplary School Accreditation with the Association of Christian Schools International and received this distinction. We applied for, and were accepted into the membership of the prestigious TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools), which has enhanced our international student recruiting. The LCA Fitness Center was built on schedule and on budget. The Maclellan Foundation gave LCA a grant to create our new MakerSpace. In addition to this, Mr. Russell has spent countless hours building relationships with parents, faculty, staff and alumni.

We have enjoyed Tim and Kathe’s service to LCA and the larger Boston community, where their winsome presence has been enjoyed as well. Personally, let me say that I have appreciated working alongside Tim as Head of School and as a brother in faith as he enhanced and promoted LCA’s Mission and Core Values.

On behalf of the community we wish them God’s continued care and blessings as they return to serve the needs of Memphis, their adopted home.

I am excited to announce that Christine Metzger is serving as Lexington Christian Academy’s Interim Head of School for the 2017-2018 school year. Ms. Metzger is no stranger to our community having served our school in this same role in 2012-2013.

During that time Christine helped provide transitional leadership, quickly connected with students and faculty, and notably helped guide the construction of LCA’s Cross Center.

Ms. Metzger has built a career in Christian education, having served in head of school roles at several Christian schools, including over 10 years at Mustard Seed School in Hoboken, New Jersey. She currently is a faculty member with The Van Lunen Center for which she teaches management skills to school heads.

We are blessed by God’s continued provision of strong school leadership. We are looking forward to the upcoming school year.

James Bolton ’72Chairman of the LCA Board of Trustees

Letter from the Chairman of the LCA Board of Trustees


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Dear LCA Family,

E xemplary Accreditation is an important milestone for Lexington Christian Academy. “Exemplary Accreditation defines a higher level of excellence in six critical factor areas: board governance, executive leadership, school viability, student learning, spiritual formation and school culture.” For well established, flourishing schools this

level of accreditation sets a higher standard than the traditional accreditation we have been granted for several decades by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It also raises the integration of faith and learning to an appropriate level of importance not seen in regional accreditation.

The report from the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) states, “Lexington Christian Academy is a strong, stable, well-led, and well-staffed school. There are several apparent themes at the school, including a commitment to excellence, a strong sense of mission that permeates all stakeholders, and a supportive community. These themes extend from governance and leadership through the student body, and are expressed in the essence of the school with its ethos of grace; pervasive desire for excellence, and people as its priority. The students are polite and kind to each other and courteous to adults. They exude a thankful pride in their school. The school is remarkably intentional about being missional in all its programs and activities. The curricular and co-curricular aspects of the school are thoughtfully managed and supported by clear values driven decision making. The school has a commitment to and practice of providing a strong biblically based education in a vibrant Christian school community.”

The recommendations from this report will be used in conjunction with our New England Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation report to deliberately move the academic program of LCA forward. It is our goal to maintain a strong college preparatory liberal arts curriculum that reflects our commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Flourishing Schools must be deliberate about continuous improvement to maintain a vibrant and effective school community.

As an exemplary school we are committed to furthering Christian education in the New England Area. The New England Regional Forum for ACSI is being held at LCA on November 3.

Kim Winsor, Ed.D.Director of Middle SchoolDirector of Studies

Letter from the Director of Studies


Faculty & Staff News

New to LCA 2017-2018

Mrs. Traci AlveloNorth Campus Program Coordinator

Ms. Christine Metzger Interim Head of School

Ms. Mary CarlsonAssistant Director of Alumni Relations & Advancement Services

Mrs. Susan PricePara-Professional

Ms. Angela ChangScience Faculty

Mr. Rick ShinLCA North Campus General Manager

Ms. Pam FindlayScience Faculty

Mr. Mark GetchellHead Groundskeeper, Webmaster

Mr. Carlos AlveloWorld Languages Faculty

Ms. Anneke LujanSocial Studies Faculty

Mr. David ButlerDirector of Student Life

Ms. Vanessa Ogenah Business Office

Mr. Sam JwaMathematics Faculty

News

David Jackson speaking at Class Day on June 8, 2017.

David Jackson at commencement on June 10, 2017 with Hannah Koizumi, Director of College Advising

Rob Scaro, and Walter Sharon.


Retirement

Mr. David Jackson retired at the end of the 2016-2017 school year after a long career in education, including 17 years at LCA.

Dear David,

C ongratulations on your retirement from a splendid career in teaching history and educating young people! I wish I could be present on Saturday to clap you on the back and thank you in person for your service to many headmasters, hundreds of

colleagues, and thousands of students. More important, though, is that LCA’s true Head Master—and Lord of the Universe—is there, beaming, and with a warm hug saying, “Well done, David. Very well done, indeed!”

I remember vividly and with pleasure our initial conversation by telephone. You responded to an ad I had just posted on Christianity Today. You gave a quick sketch of your background and asked smart questions about the Academy. After 15 minutes I had a strong feeling and a growing conviction that this brother in Christ was the history teacher and colleague we needed. You sent a resume and I called references, starting with your former Head, Pat Bassett, and the rest is, well, history.

It’s my belief that teachers should love and be masters of their subject areas. Math teachers should be passionate about mathematics, preaching its importance and marveling in the beauty of geometry and trigonometry. And history teachers should radiate excitement about the true tales of our human heritage and the cycles of greatness and even horrifying evil. Even before you moved your library into your classroom we knew you were a real historian, David!

Pat Bassett gave me fair warning about your puns and love of word play. I picture colleagues at your reception grinning and grimacing at the mention. We all have memories of faculty meetings when you “set the table on a roar.” Thanks for all the ways and times you enriched our lives!

Delianne and I wish you and Judith very well as you make the transition from Massachusetts to Indiana. I imagine that the hardest part will be deciding which books to give away and which to box up

and load on the van. Having moved across the country to live near our daughter, Jeannie, we can applaud your decision to move near dear Rebecca. May you find all the joy you hope for, and more, in Mooresville!

Prosperity and good health, peace and joy in the days ahead!

Your brother in Christ,

Barry KoopsLCA’s Head of School — 1990-2006

Service


Faculty Highlight

M usic has always been a huge part of my life. I remember the first day of band vividly. More specifically, I remember the joy of starting a new experience and wondering

what playing an instrument would lead me to later in life. After much schooling and many great experiences, looking back, I can honestly say that deciding to play an instrument has been one of the best and most reward decisions of my life. In hindsight, I found that some of the most gratifying and satisfying moments involved my instrument or music in one way or another. I have been fortunate enough to be invited to travel around

the country to perform in some of the world’s most coveted concert halls. These professional engagements were valuable life lessons and great experiences but even being a professional, I still consider myself a student of life in the sense that there is still so much to explore through the art of music making and dedicated practice. I believe

that God called on me to become a music educator to share my passion and experiences with students and to share with them the life lessons and love of music that I felt when I decided to become a professional musician.

I believe that music is a wonderful way for students to express themselves where words cannot and provide an outlet for them when they are feeling the pressures of life. At LCA we nurture students’ varied abilities and help them reach their full potential. The music curriculum at LCA offers students a chance to have a complete and comprehensive music education. Students have the option of participating in various ensembles, music theory, chapel band, vocal ensembles, general music, directed studies and musicals. It’s crucial to offer additional music classes to students to supplement their practice at home. A new chamber music program was introduced in the 2015-2016 academic year to help include more students in musical ensembles. This program allows students to participate in

ensembles in a much more intimate setting while progressing at a much faster rate. Chamber ensembles hold each student accountable for preparing their individual part while providing a unique experience that a large ensemble simply cannot. These groups teach students about leadership, accountability, dedication, self-discipline and teamwork. We want to expose this setting and mentality to students at an earlier age in hopes that the lessons they learn will stay with them no matter what the student encounters throughout their life.

When putting music making in perspective and looking back on everything I have accomplished as a musician, I can honestly say the thing I will most likely miss the most when it comes time to close the case for the final time is the process of music making. Not the concerts, not the auditions and not even the traveling, but the art of practicing, creating music and the experiences I shared with my friends and colleagues. This is ultimately what I want the students of LCA to experience.

Dr. Matthew Visconti

“ Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.”

—MARTIN LUTHER

Matthew teaching a class.

FacultyGod’s Voice Heard through MusicBY MATTHEW VISCONTI, D.M.A., INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DIRECTOR, LCA


LCA Lions

Boys’ Varsity Soccer finished the 2016 regular season 9-7-1 overall and 4-1 in NEPSAC Class D Games. The Lions were selected as the #5 seed in the NEPSAC Class D tournament, but lost to #4 Forman in the Quarterfinals.

Boys’ Varsity Basketball was selected as the #5 seed in the NEPSAC Class D Tournament. The Lions fell to #4 Christian Heritage in the quarterfinals.

Fikemi Faleye ’17 captained the Girls’ Soccer and Girls’ Lacrosse teams this year and was awarded the Girls’ Sports Award.

Daniel Crocker ’18 was named EIL All-League & Eastern New England All-Region Team while setting a new LCA single season record with 47 goals.

Alex Cravens ’20 had a terrific season anchoring the Boys’ Varsity Cross Country team. Alex finished the regular season winning all six of the races he ran. He went on to win the 2016 EIL Championships at Franklin Park with a time of 16:57 finishing 24 seconds ahead of the runner-up. Alex was unanimously voted the Eastern Independent League Runner of the Year by the league coaches and was a Boston Globe & Boston Herald All-Scholastic Student-athlete.

Girls’ Varsity Soccer competed in the 2016 EIL B Pool Day Tournament at Pingree School. The Lady Lions defeated Winsor 2-1 in the semifinal and Portsmouth Abbey 2-1 (3-1 in Penalty kicks) in the final to win the tournament.

AthleticsHannah Lauffer ’17 captained the Lady Lions Soccer team and was an EIL All-League Selection.

LCA won the Colonial Red Drum for the 11th time defeating Concord Academy 3-2 in this year’s Battle of Lexington and Concord hosted at LCA! Boys’ JV Basketball, Varsity Wrestling, and Girls’ Varsity Basketball

all won to secure the Battle victory! Lady Lions’ Basketball seniors Hannah Koizumi ’17 and Emily Maurer ’17 with the Drum!

Walter Sharon ’17 was one of the top goalies in the EIL

and was an EIL All-League Selection and NEPSAC Senior

All-Star. Walter was also awarded the 2016-17 Boys’

Coaches Award.

Jason Calandra ’17 was unanimously voted EIL Wrestler of the Year while winning an EIL Championship, finishing 5th in New England and qualifying for the National Prep Wrestling Tournament. Jason was also awarded the 2016-17 George Durward Memorial Boys’ Sports Award.

Hannah Koizumi ’17 was named EIL Honorable Mention in Girls’ Basketball & Girls’ Lacrosse and was awarded the 2016-17 Grace Strodel Girls’ Coaches Award.


LCA Lions

2016 FALL SPORTS AWARDS:

NEPSAC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE:

• Boys Varsity Soccer, Class D Quarterfinalists

• NEPSAC Senior All Star: Walter Sharon ’17, Boys’ Soccer; Dean Rusk ’17, Boys’ Soccer

• NEPSAC Junior All Star: Erin Kelly ’18, Girls’ Soccer

• NEPSTA All-Stars: Alex Cravens ’20, Boys’ Cross Country; Mikayla Cravens ’18, Girls’ Cross Country; Maeve O’Brien ’20, Girls’ Cross Country

EASTERN INDEPENDENT LEAGUE HONORS:

• Field Hockey: Abigail Broadhurst ’18, Honorable Mention

• Golf: Edmond DeAngelis ’17, Honorable Mention

• Boys Cross Country: Alex Cravens ’20, All League

• Girls Cross Country: Mikayla Cravens ’18, All-League

• Boys Soccer: Walter Sharon ’17, All-League; Dean Rusk ’17, All-League; David Cravens ’17, Honorable Mention

• Girls Soccer: Hannah Lauffer ’17, All-League

• 2016 EIL Boys’ Cross Country Runner of the Year: Alex Cravens ’20

2016-17 WINTER SPORTS AWARDS:

NEPSAC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE:

• Boys’ Varsity Basketball, Class D Quarterfinalists

• All-NEPSAC Wrestlers: Jason Calandra ’17; Edmond DeAngelis ’17; Chase Krivickas ’17

• NEPSAC Class D Girls’ Basketball All-Stars: Cara Andreotti, ’20; Brooke Krivickas ’20


• Wrestling: Jason Calandra ’17, All-League; Edmond DeAngelis ’17, All-League; Chase Krivickas ’17, All-League

• Boys’ Basketball: Trey Scaro ’17, All-League; John Stevens ’18, Honorable Mention; Ethan Tanner ’17, Honorable Mention

• Girls’ Basketball: Hannah Koizumi ’17, Honorable Mention; Brooke Krivickas ’20, All-League

• 2016-17 EIL Wrestler of the Year: Jason Calandra ’17

2017 SPRING SPORTS AWARDS:

EASTERN NEW ENGLAND ALL-REGION TEAM, BOYS’ LACROSSE:

Alec Citrano ’17Daniel Crocker ’18Connor McDonald ’18


• Baseball: Marc Metivier ’18, Honorable Mention; Jesse Welch ’17, All-League

• Softball: Abigail Broadhurst ’18, All-League; Victoria Cusanello ’17, All-League; Hannah MacDonald ’20, Honorable Mention; Elizabeth Stern ’18, Honorable Mention

• Boys’ Lacrosse: Alec Citrano ’17, Honorable Mention; Daniel Crocker ’18, All-League

• Girls’ Lacrosse: Fikemi Faleye ’17, All-League; Hannah Koizumi ’17, Honorable Mention

ANNUAL ATHLETIC AWARDS• Grace Strodel Girls’ Coaches Award:

Hannah Koizumi ’17

• Boys’ Coaches Award: Walter Sharon ’17

• Girls’ Sports Award: Fikemi Faleye ’17

• George Durward Memorial Boys’ Sports Award: Jason Calandra ’17

• Senior Athletic Award Recipients participated in three seasons all four years of upper school: Edmond DeAngelis ’17 Emily Maurer ’17 Felipe Pinto ’17

2016-17 Annual Award Winners: Walter Sharon ’17, Hannah Koizumi ’17, Fikemi Faleye ’17, and Jason Calandra ’17.


O n Saturday, June 10, 2017, Lexington Christian Academy celebrated the 67th Commencement, where 50 seniors received their diplomas. Honorable Dr. D Michael Lindsay, President of Gordon College, and local friend of the academy, shared a

Commencement address with the graduates and their families. Graduates, family, and friends also heard the Senior Testimony from Hannah Koizumi an active member of the LCA Prefect Board.

Commencement

Senior Address (excerpt)BY FIKEMI FALEYE SALUTATORIAN

S cholarship is about something more than just grades on a piece of

paper given to you and your parents as a reflection of how well you met your teachers expectations, or SAT scores, or what college you can get into. Scholarship, in my experience, is about the drive to find answers and to ask more questions after you have. It is the will to succeed by learning, and that is something I learned here at LCA….So I challenge all of you as you continue to learn and study whether it’s here, at another school, or at a college to choose to truly learn whatever is being taught to you for the sake of learning rather than just for a grade. And I’d like to thank my family and my teachers for standing by me as I learned to do that for myself over the past seven years.

2017

Salutatorian Fikemi Faleye gives her Class Day Speech.

President of Gordon College Dr. Michael Lindsay and Head of School Timothy Russell.

Head of School Timothy Russell shares a greeting for Commencement.

Head of School Timothy Russell addressing the class of 2017.

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Commencement

Senior Address (excerpt)BY WALTER SHARON VALEDICTORIAN

The final piece of advice that I would like to pass on is the most simple, and is by far the most important. Always be kind.

Always be kind. Plato once said that you should always be kind, because everyone is fighting their own battle. The homeless man on the corner is fighting his own battle; the stressed-out single mother is fighting her own battle. And the person that you seemingly despise with your whole being is fighting their own battle. Therefore it is not confrontation, reprimanding, or persuasion that can do the best for those around us, but rather it is kindness. We are entering a world that is unmistakably broken. And yet we are responsible. Not only are we responsible, we are response- able. Where does that begin? Not with argument, ignorance and naivety. No, rather it begins with kindness. Although we can watch the news and feel a deep desire to give in to all the mess, this is an incredible opportunity. This world requires devoted patient, hard-working, and grateful people, but above all, this world requires some kindness. And this shows the world the true nature of God.

“ The final piece of advice that I would like to pass on is the most simple, and is by far the most important. Always be kind. Always be kind. Plato once said that you should always be kind, because everyone is fighting their own battle. The homeless man on the corner is fighting his own battle, the stressed-out single mother is fighting her own battle. And the person that seemingly despise with your whole being is fighting their own battle” Therefore it is not confrontation, reprimanding, or persuasion that can do the best for those around us, but rather it is kindness. We are entering a world that is unmistakably broken. And yet we are responsible. Not only are we responsible, we are response-able. Where does that begin? Not with argument, ignorance and naivety. No, rather it begins with kindness. Although we can watch the news and feel a deep desire to give in to all the mess, this is an incredible opportunity. This world requires devoted patient, hard-working, and grateful people, but above all, this world requires some kindness. And this shows the world the true nature of God.”

—WALTER SHARON, VALEDICTORIAN

Senior Testimony (excerpt)BY HANNAH KOIZUMI

The first thing that most struck me when I began school here four years ago, was how diverse LCA truly is.

Coming from a town and public school with little to no diversity, it was incredible to see a place so diverse in race, culture, and ideologies. My classmates and I have grown from each other through the unique perspectives each one of us brings. In a time that focuses so much on people’s differences, I challenge all of you to find the common ground. If nothing else, the basis that we are all human beings created in God’s image should be enough to give someone the respect they deserve. Hannah Koizumi gives

her senior testimony.

Bianca Young ’17 with her friends and family.

Walter Sharon and Fikemi Faleye receive their academic honors awards as the 2017 LCA Salutatorian (Fikemi Faleye) and Valedictorian (Walter Sharon).

Class of 2017 Class Day.

20142013


L C A ’ S P A S T F I V E Y E A R S

WhereWe Have Been

2013The Cross Worship and Performing Arts CenterA $3.1 million campaign was completed to build the 500-person capacity Cross Worship and Performing Arts Center. Being a Christ-centered Academy is LCA’s chief distinctive. A communal space for worship elevates our primary distinctive to the place it deserves, allowing us to be a “City on a Hill,” a beacon welcoming students and teachers, and illuminating the truths of God’s great universe. Since its completion, The Cross Center has been home to dozens of concerts, plays, and conferences; our worship location for every school chapel; as well as the site of a church satellite campus every Sunday morning. These events allow LCA to also welcome in over a thousand guests to our campus each year.

2014LCA North CampusLCA entered a five-year lease agreement with Lexington Prep School in 2014, setting up LCA North Campus less than a half mile away from our main campus to house our boarding students. In the summer of 2016, the owners of Lexington Prep School approached LCA and expressed a strong interest in selling their property to LCA. The board formed a committee with finance and real estate expertise and the sale to LCA was completed in 2017. This year, 44 international boarding students and domestic five-day boarders live on our six-acre North Campus. LCA also acquired LPS’s successful summer and school-break test prep programs for SSAT, SAT, ACT and TOEFL.

With your support


2017

20162015

2015Academic AdvisingAcademic Advising program provides 1:1 mentoring to our 9th and 10th graders to help each student define and achieve what “success” looks like in their own journey at LCA. Students are supported in developing key fundamental skills such as time management and study skills as well as helping them to identify interests and to pursue opportunities. This is done through Career Exploration Trips (CETs), job shadowing, summer programs, and networking through our LCA alumni. Academic Advising was added in 2015 as part of the larger suite of “Advising at LCA” in order to better prepare students for College Advising in 11th and 12th grade

2016The First Fruits Fitness CenterThe First Fruits Foundation made a lead gift of $500,000 to not only build a Fitness Center, but completely renovate the core of our campus’ first floor, including new restrooms, locker rooms, nurse’s office, and trainer’s office. Less than 12 months later, the $1.1 million project was complete and unveiled to our community in June 2016. The Fitness Center hosts all 27 middle school, JV, and Varsity teams for training throughout the year. Our Fitness Coordinator works directly with over 30 students per day, and 90% of our student body throughout the year to help them achieve their athletic and personal fitness goals.

2017MakerSpaceLCA was awarded a $100,000 grant from the The Maclellan Foundation to pilot a MakerSpace program. Led by Arts Division Head Amy Chaney and STEM Division Head Tony Wallace, tools and materials were purchased to create the MakerSpace in the former student common in time for Academics in Action in March of 2017. The hybrid design studio/science lab is equipped with 3D printers, LEGO kits, engineering tools, a sewing machine, wood-working equipment and much more. As we reflect on how best to serve our students as they become influential members of our 21st century world, it is clear that our school must be intentional in supporting students’ ability to be creative, make connections, and interact and collaborate with others, so that they can more successfully embody a rich, liberal arts education.

Where We Will BeIf you would like to invest in the LCA’s next five years, please consider making a gift to LCA’s Academy Fund with the attached envelope.

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In the past 5 years, our graduates have gone on to study at the world’s finest colleges and universities, including:



Karen Sanderson, Ron Sanderson ’60, Dick Schuhmacher ’60, Rebecca (Schuhmacher) Noke ’89, and Bill Noke pose in front of the Alumni Wall.

Kristen DiRusso ’06, David Sulouff ’06, and Roberta (Giardi) Sulouff ’06 returned to LCA for their 10 year reunion.

Celebration

Members from the class of 1966 celebrating their 50th reunion.

David Andersen ’57 with Grace Strodel at the Alumni Brunch.

Dulcy (Santos) Hines ’89 with her class photo.

Alumni met up during Homecoming: Sally Kent ’87, Patricia O’Neil ’86, Iris (Kelley) Park ’87, Mike Stevens ’87, Darryl Sarno ’87, Tom Lyons ’87.

LCA Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2016

The newly installed LCA Lions banner decorates the Ware Athletic Field. Thank you to the Lions Boosters Club for this gift.


In honor of Irene Campbell’s 44 years of coaching and teaching over 50 alumni made a gift toward the naming of the newly renovated girls’ locker room after her.

Raymond Jones ’71, Ethel (Ali) Jones ’73, Denise Horwood ’73, Debra Johnston-Malden ’73, and Penny Hodge ’72.

Rick Marsh, Nancy (Muirhead) Marsh ’66, Mark Beaumont, and Tim Russell during the Alumni Brunch.

Celebration

Dulcy (Santos) Hines ’89, Irene Campbell, Iris (Kelley) Park ’87, Keri (Claiborne) Boyle ’91, Priscilla (Kelley) Magnuson ’89, and Rebecca (Schuhmacher) Noke ’89 celebrate the naming of the Irene Campbell Girls’ Locker Room.

Nathan Grimley ’12 shared a message with students during Homecoming Chapel.

Michael Burrowes ’16, Jeffrey Cheung ’16, Scott Shattuck ’92, Nick Cioffi ’02 and Eric Larson ’89 perform together during the annual Alumni Arts Fest.

LCA Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2016


CongregationChristian High School Memorial Chapel

Second Annual CHS Memorial Chapel

T he second annual CHS Memorial Chapel was held Friday May 12, 2017 in The Cross Worship and Performing Arts Center. This was a wonderful time of remembering, celebration

and recognition. Class reunions were held for the classes of 1952, 1957, 1962, and 1967. It was particularly meaningful that two members of the very first graduating class, the class of 1950, also attended. Carol (Matheson Fitzgerald) Simpson ’50 came all the way from South Dakota and Betty (Joy) Fagerstrom ’50 came from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Long time faculty members Ray Martin and Ken McCowan were recognized for their dedicated service and significant impact on the school and its students. Head of School, Timothy Russell, gave an inspiring talk on “The Peace of God”. And, a very moving part of the chapel for me was when the Chapel Band accompanied us as we enthusiastically sang The Church’s One Foundation and In Christ Alone.

Following the chapel, an informal Q and A involving David McCowan, class of ’75 and the son of Ken McCowan, Jake Hoffman, class of ’64, Betty (Joy) Fagerstrom, class of ’50, and myself, class of ’57, was held for the alumni. This was a special time of remembering our experiences at Christian High School and the impact they have had on our lives. The continental breakfast before the Chapel and the lovely lunch following it in The Phillips Library gave us all time to get reacquainted and reminisce.

The class of 1957, with 9 attending and celebrating its 60th reunion, completed this wonderful day with a delightful time of fellowship at the lovely home of classmate Warren Cummings and his wife Elaine, where we were treated to a delicious dinner. Several members ended the day by attending the Upper School’s production of “Into the Woods”. This was a day that will be fondly remembered by all those able to attend.

—David Anderson ’57

CHS alumni worshipping together with the LCA classes of 2018-2023 in The Cross Center.

David Anderson ’57, CHS/LCA Alumni Council President


Congregation Christian High School Memorial Chapel

Grace Strodel (CHS and LCA faculty and coach) and Betty (Joy) Fagerstrom ’50.

Jacob Fottler, Bruce Fottler ’82, Melody (Martin) Fottler ’79, Phyllis Martin, Jane (Ward ) Martin ’77, and Stephen Martin ’77.

CHS panel featuring David McCowan ’75, David Andersen ’57, Betty (Joy) Fagerstrom ’50, Jake Hoffman ’64, and Timothy Russell

David McCowan ’75 sharing memories of his father Kenneth McCowan (Bible and History faculty), and Raymond Martin (Assistant Head of School and Science faculty).

Lunch in the Phillips Library.

CHS/ LCA 75TH ENDOWMENT FUND

As we head towards our 75th anniversary in 2021, we are launching the Alumni Endowment Initiative to create a fund that will directly benefit future students, forever. This fund would provide scholarships for deserving students, education for our faculty, and other educational resources.

Will you consider making a gift to the CHS/ LCA 75th Endowment Fund to ensure that future students will be able to receive a quality Christian education?


Betty (Joy) Fagerstrom ’50 was at Christian High School on the first day of school, 71 years ago and has been an active member of the CHS/LCA community ever since. She most recently joined a panel of alumni in The Cross Center during the CHS Memorial Chapel.

What is your memory of the first day of school?The date was September 12, 1946. I was a month short of 14 years old. We made our way into the former Manter Hall School over a bowling alley next to Symphony Hall. We were from areas all around Boston and were strangers to each other. I came from Weymouth and it was a very long ride. We met kids who would become lifelong friends, some even marriage partners. I met a cousin I didn’t even know, Barbara Babcock, who actually became the first official graduate in 1950. I recall the teachers introducing themselves. Some hardly seemed old enough to have been through college; others were older and wiser, but

each had a heart for the students. We sat at long tables in our classrooms and it was a long time before we had real desks. I looked out the second floor windows overlooking Huntington Avenue where there was a movie theater with enormous signs advertising The Outlaw. That’s what I remember about that first day.

Tell us more about your first year at CHS.We were getting to know each other and develop friendships. I especially enjoyed our Chapel speakers: missionaries, pastors, Christian workers and athletes. I recall Gil Dodds (The Flying Parson) who held USA and world records for the mile run. I remember Dr. Floyd Hamilton who wrote the book we studied in our Bible class, “The Basis of Our Christian Faith.” Though I really loved music I learned to appreciate it in a completely different way by being introduced to Handel and Hayden’s The Messiah at Symphony Hall. Another memory is singing in a trio. We were called the NBC trio, for Nancy, Betty and Carol. I remember vividly the time we sang for a ladies group at Tremont Temple. On the last verse of our song, Leave It There, as we sang “when our youthful days are gone and old age is stealing on and our body bends beneath the load of care,” we just busted out laughing. How embarrassing.

How did you get to school?I took the bus, then the train and the subway. It was about a 1.5 hour commute. Come to think of it, Grace Pearson would give us a call by 6am if she heard school was being canceled due to bad weather.

Why did you decide to go to a Christian school?Walter Peterson was Chairman of the Board at Christian High and he was also a leader at our church, Central Baptist in Quincy. He was the one who was promoting the new school. I was so excited when I heard about it. My parents said that if I wanted to go to Christian High I would have to earn $50. So that summer of 1946 I moved in with a cousin’s family in York, Maine, worked all summer and by golly I earned my $50. I was thrilled and wanted to go to that school. I know that Walter Peterson made Christian High School sound good!

What activities were you the most invested in?I was a cheerleader and a baton twirler under the tutelage of Grace Strodel.

God’s Gospel Carriers really stands out. This was a group that teacher Caroline Rose formed. She said that we had to get our name out there and let people know about us. We would go to different churches and tell about the school, sing, give testimonies. Often Dwight French would preach.

Being in Boston we were close to several museums and historic sites which we visited, taking many class trips. When Billy Graham came to Boston several of us sang in his choir.

I did enjoy singing in the trio, the glee club and playing the piano for assemblies, taking turns with Bill Reed. I took a Red Cross course and a course involving correct table and entertainment manners.

How was your faith impacted during your time at CHS?I had come to know the Lord earlier at Camp Tispaquin in Middleboro, so I really wanted to grow. I was sitting under a good preacher at Central Baptist in Quincy, Dr. Johnston. I remember that Miss Rose called several of us into her room and asked if there was anything specific that she could pray for us about. I remember telling her my dad was not saved, and she said she would pray for him. That very year my father went forward at Central Baptist and received Christ as his Savior.

What dreams did you have before graduation?We had many good chapel speakers. One who really stood out was a young lady who was a missionary to Japan with the Far East

Alumni SpotlightAlumniBETTY (JOY) FAGERSTROM ’50

Betty with her 1950 class picture on our alumni wall.

Betty and Grace Strodel enjoying lunch after a wonderful CHS Chapel.


Gospel Crusade. I remember becoming burdened for the Japanese. It didn’t come to be that I would be a missionary, but that is what I envisioned at the time.

How have you spent your time since you graduated?After I graduated. I took the 2-year course at Hickox Secretarial School in Boston. That’s where my talents/gifts seemed to be. I went on to be a secretary at ServiceMaster Industries as Secretary to Sales for 10 years. Following that I worked at my favorite position of all: Executive Secretary for Dr. Allan C. Emery, Jr. who was Chairman of the Board for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, a position which I held for 13 years until retirement in 2000. His office was in his home in Weymouth. That was the ‘joy’ of my life. Besides these I was pianist, organist and choir director at 5 churches for 45+ years. I also had my own ceramic studio in my basement, “Joy Ceramics”, for 20 years and taught classes.

What is a story that stands out?I vividly remember one thing that stood out to me shortly after Caroline Rose (Bible, French, Latin faculty) died. I knew that after her retirement she lived in Rhode Island with a niece. When I heard that she had died I looked up the obituary and found that she had still lived with that niece. I did some searching around and I found her. I called her and asked if there was any chance she had any of Caroline’s old Christian High stuff. I knew that Caroline had kept scrapbooks and wondered if they were still around. She told me that they had been piled on her dining room table and that very morning

she had given everything to a fellow who picked them up and carted them off in his truck. Fortunately she had his card and I immediately called him and told him the story. I met him on the North Shore a few days later and when he opened his trunk I was overjoyed! He transferred them to my car. I offered him some money but he wouldn’t take a cent. He was so thrilled to part of this amazing story. Needless to say I went through the scrapbooks, programs and notes she had kept. I passed them onto the school via Grace Strodel. It was a very humbling experience for me to be a part of this God-directed experience.

Have you stayed in touch with your classmates?I’ve tried to keep our class together. We’ve done a pretty good job keeping in touch with those who want to stay in the loop. Gets pretty hard when you’re in your 80s and old age is a-creeping on. Teachers are more like friends. We share a wonderful history.

What would you tell this generation of graduates?I remember when I was a kid someone would say, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Well, I wouldn’t say that, I would say, “What does God want you to be?” He’s given you certain talents/gifts that He hasn’t given to anyone else. He has given you what He wants you to use, and use it! Don’t go off and do what you want to do. Just make sure it’s what He wants you to do. Listen closely, He has gifted you with your own gifts.

Anything else you would like to share?It is so gratifying to see where our school is today, still standing as a strong center of Christian learning solidly committed to exhorting young people to stand firm in this fluctuating culture, planted on the solid rock of Christ Jesus. The graduates are spread all over the world in many ministries and capacities and this is a marvelous testimony to the faithfulness of God to honor the many knees bent in prayer for this work, beginning back as far as 1946, perhaps even earlier.

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Betty sharing the scripture reading at the first ever CHS Memorial Chapel in 2016.

Betty (3rd from the left) with the “Senior Shoppe” team.

W e are pleased to announce that LCA signed an

agreement to purchase the property at 265 Lowell Street in Lexington, MA (LCA North Campus), which we have been leasing for our boarding program. This purchase includes the operation of various educational services under Lexington Prep School. This is an important event for LCA and our community for many reasons, and we want to share with you what you can expect from this undertaking.

We started accepting international students decades ago but with the strategic plan of 2010, we made a conscious effort to attract foreign

students in order to cultivate a diverse student body, which is becoming more common for college prep schools as they increasingly resemble highly global student populations at top colleges. Because we did not own a dormitory facility, we experienced some significant challenges in accommodating our

international student population. Our current boarding program was finally established more permanently when we entered a five-year lease agreement with Lexington Prep School in 2014, which made setting up LCA North Campus possible less than a half mile away from LCA’s main campus.

In the summer of 2016, the owners of Lexington Prep School approached LCA and expressed a strong interest in selling their property to LCA. LPS had developed successful summer and other school-break test prep programs for SSAT, SAT, ACT and TOEFL and had built a strong brand name among

international students. However, the owners of LPS felt that their property would not realize its full potential unless it was placed in the hands of an established and fully accredited school like LCA. In

response, the LCA Board formed an ad-hoc committee of select trustees with finance and real estate expertise with the goal of researching boarding facility options for LCA, which included LPS. After months of intense search and due diligence, the Board and the LCA leadership team became convinced that purchasing

the LPS property and its operation was the best strategic move for LCA.

The LPS property with just over six acres of land and its close proximity to the LCA main campus offers expansion potential for LCA and its Meadow Breeze Day Camp. Also LPS’s test prep business provides an excellent stream of auxiliary income in the way Meadow Breeze has for years. Additionally LPS test prep programs draw international students from sixty countries. We expect LPS’s test prep programs over time will work as a feeder and add more diversity to our international student population.

The LCA Board and the leadership team feel blessed with God’s timely provision of a valuable asset that enables us to continue our boarding program, add diversity to our student body, provide an auxiliary income stream to enrich the school resources and offer space for future expansion as a second campus in close proximity. Please be assured that the net effect to the school operating budget is forecast to be positive from year one of the purchase and the auxiliary income from the purchased business is likely to cover the financing cost and more. The LCA management team already has plans to utilize the excess capacity of LPS through launching new auxiliary programs.

Please join us as we pray for a smooth completion of the transaction and successful integration of the two campuses for the 2017-2018 school year and beyond.

LCA North Campus

LCA North Campus

Mr. Rob Scaro teaching at one of several classrooms at our North Campus.


Class Notes


1 9 5 0Nancy Hodges Marshall“I could sing ‘Long Ago and Far Away!’ I graduated from Boston Christian High School in its first graduating class — 28 in our class. I traveled 90 minutes each way from Marblehead out to Huntington Ave. in Boston each school day and then to Cambridge. Happy days and wonderful experiences with fellow students and very special teachers. I count those days as a time of learning, spiritual growth, and ministry with God’s Gospel Carriers. I was able to return for my 50th reunion traveling from Seattle and visiting the Lexington campus. Today I am still in Seattle after 43 years of ministry with my husband, Murray. (First Presbyterian Church). Murray is now with the Lord and I am blessed with three children who have never wanted to leave the beautiful Northwest. My heart is still tied to New England — my roots. I do wish I could be with you for these three days of celebration but must be content with good memories. Blessings on Lexington Christian Academy. My thoughts and prayers are with you.”

1 9 8 3Eileen (Berkley) Crowell passed away at home on September 16, 2017 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Daughter of Kenneth (deceased) and RoseAnn Berkley, she leaves her husband Marlon, children Rebecca and Ethan, and faithful companion,

her dog Holly. She was a devoted member of Grace Chapel, Lexington and after her children were born worked in their Children’s Ministry.

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Darryl Sarno “I have coached my niece Ava’s Medford Youth Girls Softball (MYGS) team for 5 years. This Spring our team won the Medford U14 Division Championship.

June 2017 my first book was published. The book is a reference guide about New England Aviation and the special and unique aircraft that visited Boston Logan Airport and other New England Airports from 1996-2016. I was inspired to take on this project because the aviation industry has always been an interest in my life. The scripture “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” — Philippians 4:13 was very encouraging to me as well. It is my hope that this can serve as an inspiration to others that with hard work and perseverance anyone can achieve their desired goals.”

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Ryan Flynn accepted a new job in June as the Global Marketing Manager for Ecological Fibers in Lunenburg, MA, and continues to work as a professional artist out of his Nashua, NH home. Recently, Ryan has been gaining attention with his classical style of painting. His most recent work, John the Baptist was completed in August 2016.

Ryan lives with his wife Kristen and their daughters Mia and Madeline in Nashua, NH.

2 0 0 4Scott Martinelli joined Mr. Wallace’s AP Physics students for lunch to discuss his role as a Space Architect at The Aerospace

AlumniJohn the Baptist, painted by Ryan Flynn.

Scott Martinelli teaching a class.

Darryl Sarno and his neice Ava.


Corporation, his college experience at Georgia Tech, and the future of space exploration.

On June 7th, 2016 Evelyn (McInnes) McCulloch and her husband, David, welcomed two daughters into their family through adoption! Haley Elizabeth (11 years old) and Karissa Marie (10 years old) were adopted at Orange County Court House, in Orlando, FL where the couple currently resides. David is currently pursuing a M.Div degree at Reformed Theological Seminary Orlando and Evelyn is a local elementary school teacher.

2 0 0 5Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Arango returned to LCA as our Spiritual Emphasis Speaker.

Elizabeth DiRusso and Michael Kennedy were married on June 10, 2016 in Harpswell, ME. They were thrilled to be joined by many of the friends they made while at LCA. Zachary Malvone ’09, Kristen DiRusso ’09, David Sulouff ’06, Roberta (Giardi) Sulouff ’06, Amanda Cayton ’05, Jacqueline Dole ’10, Matthew Leavis ’07, Jillian Cayton ’09, Jennifer (Himottu) Flanders ’05, Paul Himottu (Former Math Teacher), Michele Calandra (’04), Dan Schultz (’04).

Jen (Himottu) Flanders and her husband, Keith, moved “back” to Massachusetts (Canton) last year after living in New Zealand and previously Maryland for several years. They welcomed their daughter, Emily Rae Flanders, into the world on July 29, 2016.

2 0 0 6Michaela (Woods) Schmalz ’06 married Mark Schmalz on September 17, 2016.

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Trevor and Jennie (Caley) Kishbaugh welcomed their second daughter, Clara Grace, on Christmas day. They live with their two girls in Grand Rapids, MI.

Kate Young Wilder, former Director of College Advising, is a proud grandmother.

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Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Arango

Emily Rae Flanders

Evelyn (McInnes) McCulloch with her family.

Clara Grace with her older sister, Charlotte.

FRONT ROW: Jillian Woods ’02, Nicole (Lucey) Pearson ’06, Jessica (Dolan) Jacob ’06, Courtney (Johnson) Hughes ’06, Shayna (Redfearn) Wilson ’06, Mark Schmalz, Michaela (Woods) Schmalz ’06, Alana Woods ’09, Cynthia Torjesen, Jill Schuhmacher, Natasha (Utter) Gallagher ’06; BACK ROW: Christina (Johnson) Desjardins ’06, Katelyn (Woods) Sylvester ’00, Patrick Sylvester ’00, David Gallagher ’06, Sarah Woods ’13, Lucas Lints ’07, Alyssa Torjesen ’06, Michael Carucci ’06

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Alumni NAME COLLEGE OF CHOICE

Grace Agabedis ...................................Michigan State UniversitySteven Ahn .......................... Washington University of St. LouisAnn Rees Berry ........................................... Belmont UniversityEmma Blatchley ................................................Gordon CollegeJason Calandra ................... University of Massachusetts- LowellAndrei Cerci .......................................Miami University-OxfordSeoin Choe .............. The New School-Parsons School of DesignAlec Citrano ................................................... Bryant University Chantal Clerveaux ............ Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts David Cravens ................................................Liberty UniversityVictoria Cusanello ...........................................Colorado CollegeEdmond DeAngelis .........................................Wheaton CollegeMatt Denaro ...............................................St. Anselm’s CollegeMelanie DeOliveira ..................... University of New HampshireFikemi Faleye ................................................... Duke UniversityElva Ge ...................................University of California-BerkeleyKate Horcher ............................................... Fairfield UniversityMarco Incampo ........................................ College of CharlestonGrace Jang ...............................University of California-BerkeleyAnnika Johnson ...................................................Calvin CollegeTJ Karanian ................................................. Fairfield UniversitySteven Kim .................................................... Bentley UniversityHannah Koizumi...................................... University of VirginiaAlex Kong ................................................................. Penn StateChase Krivickas ........................................... Dartmouth College

NAME COLLEGE OF CHOICE

Hannah Lauffer ............................................. Indiana UniversityKaylie Levitz ...........................................Wake Forest UniversityEmily Maurer .......................................... University of AlabamaJuliet Morrison ............................................................ St. Olaf ’sScarlett O’Brien .............................................Liberty UniversityFelipe Pinto ....................................................Liberty UniversityMariam Pitan .............................................New York UniversityJohnny Qui ...................................................... UCONN-StorrsDean Rusk ........................................ University of New MexicoTrey Scaro ...........................University of Massachusetts-BostonZach Schell ................................................................... Gap YearWalter Sharon .......................................... University of VirginiaSherry Shi........................................................... Boston CollegeOwen Spangler ..................................................... Pratt InstituteAngelina Swaim .................................. Eastern Nazarene CollegeEthan Tanner............................... University of New HampshireBen Thomas ....................................................Colorado CollegeBethany Van Antwerp .....................................Wheaton CollegeArianna Visocchi .................Massachusetts College of PharmacyPeter Walsh .................................................George WashingtonSiqi Wangqian ............................................. Brandeis UniversityWill Wei .................................................................... Penn StateJesse Welch ......................................................Wheaton CollegeJason Xu .................................................................... Penn StateBianca Young .....................................Westfield State University

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