Wheatley Alumni Newsletter

No. 9: November 16, 2016

The Wheatley School 60th Anniversary Celebration Final Report

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The Wheatley School 60th Anniversary Celebration Final Report

The Wheatley School, 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, New York, 11568, 516-333-7804, celebrated its 60th Anniversary over the course of the weekend of October 14-16, 2016. The Wheatley School Alumni Association www.wheatleyalumni.org and the school itself www.ewsdonline.org/tws co-sponsored the event. This Final Report summarizes the planning, activities, and outcome of that milestone occasion.

Planning

Planning for the event began in or about 2014, with Principal Sean Feeney and/or Alumni Association Director Art Engoron (1967) presiding over a dozen or so productive 90-minute meetings. Art and Lynn Greenbaum (1969) attended every meeting, with Lynn taking copious notes and Art later turning them into semi-official meeting minutes. In early January, 2016, Jeanne Messing Sommer (1961), Marianne Lamitola Downey (1963), and Art and Lynn formed an Executive Committee of the Planning Committee to oversee implementation of the Planning Committees general directives.

In many ways, the Planning Committee (see Appendix A, The Printed Program, listing the members) followed the lead, and template, of The Wheatley School 50th Anniversary, held in October 2006. For example, the Committee decided to hold the event at the school itself, in October, 2016, to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the commencement of classes in the current building (prior thereto, classes had been held on the second floor of The Willets Road School). The second major decision, more difficult than it sounds, was to choose the particular weekend. Although the dates the Committee chose avoided all secular and religious holidays (but not Saturday Sabbath), some alumni were unable to attend because they were visiting their children at colleges that had pre-ordained these days as Visiting Weekend. Other people were unable to attend because of weddings (October has lots), work obligations, or illness. In the final analysis, no weekend will ever be perfect, and all things considered, including the weather (which happened to be gorgeous), mid-October is an excellent time of year for such an event.

Budgeting and the Registration Fee

Two distinctly different budgeting philosophies were proposed. Jeanne Messing Sommer (1961) started with the proposition that the event should pay for itself. She crunched the numbers assuming 1,000 people would attend and, alternatively, assuming 500 people would attend (which turned out to be right about on the mark). With costs factored in, the registration fee could be calculated with mathematical precision. Art Engoron (1967) started with the proposition that if the registration fee were set at the optimal amount, taking into account what people would expect to, and would, pay for such an event, then the event would, indeed, pay for itself. The Planning Committee decided to set the registration fee at $70 from commencement (in early February 2016) up until 7/31/16; $75 from 8/1 to 9/30; and $85 from 10/1 to 10/15, including walk-ins. In retrospect, the escalating registration fee, and those particular amounts, appear to have been consistent with both budgeting philosophies and wholly appropriate.

Sub-Committees (particularly Food)

Early on, the Planning Committee set up various sub-committees, a good example being the Decorating Sub-Committee. However, the only sub-committee that met regularly and functioned effectively was The Food Sub-Committee. Jeanne Messing Sommer and Camille Napoli Cannizzo (1961), Marianne Lamitola Downey (1963), Alison Kent Bermant and Suzanne Stone (1966), and Scott Frishman (1967) met early and often. Apparently after much sampling of various alternative cuisines, they wisely chose Bens Delicatessen (the owner of whose two children graduated from Wheatley) to cater the event. In order to avoid the long food lines that were roundly criticized during and after the 50 Anniversary Celebration, Ben distributed its food in boxes. The final tally (for those interested in such minutiae) was roast beef (85), corned beef (45), pastrami (55), turkey (116), and tuna fish (36) sandwiches; veggie wrap (47); and salad with chicken (85).

Registration

Another early decision was to allow, indeed encourage, on-line registration, consisting of payment and data collection. Ten years earlier, many alumni were surprised (and not a few disappointed) that they could not register on-line. Keith Aufhauser (1963), Webmaster of The Alumni Association, arranged to have the TWSAA website act as a portal to a PayPal account he set up. In the event, approximately 440 used credit cards to pay through PayPal; approximately 20 people mailed in checks; and approximately 30 people registered at the event itself. Total on-line payments were $37,005.00; PayPal pocketed $1,121.54 in fees; thus, total on-line receipts were $35,883.46.

The Schedule Theoretical and Actual

Theoretical - The Planning Committee wisely (it would seem) decided to reduce The Formal Ceremony (i.e., speeches) from 2006s one and a half hours to 2016s one hour (attention spans being what they are). The theoretical schedule was as follows:

Friday, October 14, 2016

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM - Career Panel

Evening - Individual or Combined Class Events

Saturday, October 15, 2016 (The Main Event)

1:00 PM - Doors Open

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM - Check-in, Walk-in Registrations, Distribution of Goodies

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Formal Ceremony in the Auditorium

4:15 PM to 4:30 PM - Group Photograph in the Gymnasium

4:30 PM to 5:30 PM - Meet and Greet, by Class, in Individual Classrooms

5:30 PM to 8:00 PM - Dinner in the Cafeteria and Individual Classrooms

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Jam Band in the Gymnasium

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Affinity Groups in Individual Classrooms

9:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Clean-up and Farewells

Sunday, October 16, 2016

11:00 AM and Onward - Individual Class Brunches

Actual - The actual schedule was somewhat different. Due to the crush of late arrivals (exacerbated by heavy traffic on Long Islands main thoroughfares), and (arguably) humanitys natural tendency to procrastinate, the Formal Ceremony actually commenced at 3:30, and ran for 1:15, thus ending at 4:45. This delayed everything that came afterward by 45 minutes, with at least one deleterious consequence (below).

One mistake, easily avoidable, was initially to list the first activity, to wit, the Formal Ceremony, at the same time as the start of the days activities, to wit, 3:00 PM. This failed to allow time for hundreds of people to check in, obtain their nametags and other goodies, and enter the auditorium. This mistake was significantly, but probably not totally, ameliorated by numerous pre-event e-mails announcing that the doors would open at 1:00 and encouraging people to get there by 2:00. Nevertheless, many people arrived shortly before or well after 3:00, clogging the school entrance and causing the latecomers to miss all or part of the Formal Ceremony (which was not to be missed).

T-Shirts and Photographs

The deleterious consequence was a delay in the distribution of photographs. Marianne Lamitola Downey (1963) graciously arranged to have striking-red, all-cotton T-shirts and individual class photographs available for purchase. Approximately 62 T-shirts were sold in advance, and 47 were sold at the event, for $12 each; and 42 were sold after the event, for $15 each (included shipping). They came in Small (6), Medium (25), Large (35), X-Large (22), XX-Large (5), and XXX-Large (6) sizes (numbers are for first 99 orders). The photographs, at $20, were to be available towards the end of the event. However, the late start, exacerbated by the fact that one of the photographers two printers broke down early on, meant that people had to wait for photographs or have them mailed, creating significant extra work and some confusion.

In addition to the official photographer, Art Engoron (1967) arranged for a semi-professional photographer to roam the halls and click away. And, of course, many attendees took photos with personal cameras and smart phones. Photos have popped up on several Facebook pages, and many are currently available on Dropbox

Events That Failed to Materialize

Two scheduled events did not occur at all. From the beginning, Planning Committee sentiment consistently ran against having music (background or otherwise), on the ground that attendees would want to talk with each other, not talk over music. At the 11th hour, a Jam Band (think hootenanny) was proposed, passed, and planned. The call went out to bring instruments. Seemingly, no one did, and the small stage and sound system set up in the gymnasium sat unused.

The Affinity Groups idea was that, regardless of class, the orchestra, band, and choir musicians would gather in one room; the newspaper and literary magazine writers would gather in another; the football, soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball and field hockey athletes would gather in a third; etc. Again, no one did. This may have been because by the late starting time (8:00), everyone had pretty much settled into conversation, in one place or another, with classmates or friends. Or maybe the idea simply had no appeal. A noble failure, one might say, especially as the Social Organization affinity group was to have an LGBT component and a singles component.

The Career Panel

Left to Right
Front row:  Abra Morawiec (2004), Laurence Schiller 1968), Jo Anne Bregman Miles (1972)
Rear row:  Richard Weissman (1972), Ellen Solow Holzman (1964), Joseph Iannotti (1962), Mark Luria (1961), John Kapinos (1962), Linda Kapinos (1968), Arthur Engoron (1967), Alan Littman (1981), John Rigrod (1961), Marc Sherwin (2007), Jerome Mintz (1961)

Whereas 2006 saw four separate Career Panels, 2016 saw one, organized by Ellen Solow Holzman (1964, and later a teacher at Wheatley), who earned all the kudos she received. In Room 450 all seniors heard from a group of about a dozen graduates toiling in such diverse fields as medicine, law, teaching, farming, and writing. Other than running overtime (strict time limits should have been imposed and enforced), all went well. The talk by Richard Weissman (1972) about his forays into the realm of technology, was particularly well-received.

The Friday Night and Sunday Morning Class Gatherings

Various classes held events on Friday night at local hotels, restaurants and residences (Larry Fox, 1966; and Ally Acker, 1972). One intrepid party-crasher schlepped his three youngest kids (10, 9, and 8) to six of them (1961 at the Hampton Inn in Garden City; 1971 at the Viana Hotel in Westbury; 1972 at the Acker Residence in Roslyn Heights; 1973 at the Union Prime Steak and Sushi Restaurant in Great Neck; 1974 at Ginos Restaurant in Williston Park; and 1975 at Antonettes Restaurant in East Hills), bar-hopping style, and was surprised and impressed by the large turnouts and abundant enthusiasm, harbingers of next days Main Event. The Class of 1975 gathering appeared to be the biggest, best, and most boisterous, with more than 80 classmates attending. Other Friday night gatherings were 1963 at the Marriott in Uniondale; 1970 at the Chalet in Roslyn; and 1980/1981 at Eleanor Rigbys in Mineola. Sunday brunches were 1962 at the Caf Espaola in Manhattans West Village; 1963 Chez Marcia Friedman Mayer; and 1972 at the Majestic Diner on Old Country Road in Westbury. Perhaps the cleverest idea came from 1965, which had a pre-event event starting Saturday morning at the Sheridan Bowling facility on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola (talk about thinking in the box!).

Saturday, 10/15/16 The Main Event

The Formal Ceremony speakers were, individually and collectively, terrific. Principal Sean Feeney (Wheatley is Wonderful); Larry Weiss (1967) (Wheatley Has Always Been Wonderful: Some History); Board of Education President Mark Kamberg (The Entire District is Wonderful); Board of Education Member Alan Littman (1981) (Giving is Better Than Receiving); Art Engoron (1967) (You Cant Make this Stuff Up); former Principal Rick Simon (I Had a Great Run Here); Amy Pastarnack Hughes (1967) (Ive Been Lucky to Hit Every Curveball Thrown My Way); and Bonnie Greenberg (1973) (There Are Many Different Paths to Try to Make a Difference) kept the crowd titillated (at times) and, yet, filled with a deep appreciation of how fortunate we were to have attended such a special school.

The Other Events

The Formal Ceremony was followed by fotos, friendship, food and farewells (roughly in that order). All graduates were encouraged to, and most did, sit for a group portrait in the Gymnasium, after which individual classes were photographed. The Meet and Greet classrooms were well supplied with snacks (thanks largely to Camille Napoli Cannizzo and Jeanne Messing Sommer (1961) and Marianne Lamitola Downey (1963). Bens boxed meals were distributed in the cafeteria and eaten there and in the Meet and Greet classrooms. Several civic-minded citizens helped the schools friendly, efficient school maintenance crew, which included Jerome and Mark, clean up. An animated group of eight new-found friends, to wit, Donald Cohen and Billy Diamond (1969); Joanne Horowitz, George Nierenberg and Drew Tressler (1970); Bonnie Greenberg (1973); and Mitchell Harwood and Wendy Shapiro-turned-Elizabeth Welles (1975) closed the place at about 10:30. The festivities continued at TRs on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park until who-knows-when.

Funds

Funds were kept in a large commercial bank..but the full story (not all of which will be told here) is much more complicated than that. Simply put, in the post-9/11 world, one cannot simply open a bank account unless (for present purposes) one is an individual, a business, or a certified tax-exempt organization. Various alumni legal and accounting professionals (working gratis) advised that setting up a tax-exempt organization would entail time, money and expertise, and require the filing of a tax return. An individual account was deemed inappropriate for the tens of thousands of dollars that would be flowing in and out. The 60th Anniversary Celebration was not a business; nobody profited monetarily. Fortunately, the bank in question allowed the setting up of an oxymoronic personal business account and waived all fees, earning eternal gratitude (and perhaps future business).

Saving Money

The event saved money in several crucial ways. The Planning Committee originally thought that Wheatleys 405 parking lot spaces would be insufficient to handle the throngs that would attend, which would necessitate parking at The Willets Road School and money for shuttle bus transportation. When the turnout turned out to be more modest than anticipated, the shuttle busses were deemed unnecessary, saving thousands of dollars. E-mails encouraged car-pooling, public transportation, and walking, and in the event Wheatleys North and South Parking Lots were, barely, sufficient. Holding the Formal Ceremony in the Auditorium, rather than the Gym (as was done 10 years earlier), saved the money that would have paid for setting up a speakers platform. Extensive set-up during the week, and the diminished number of attendees, saved further money on overtime. Lynn Greenbaum (1969) liaised with the school and the school board, resulting in a generous (and much-appreciated) subsidy of the event.

Last but not least, using volunteers, rather than paid personnel, for set-up, check-in, and clean up minimized, or even eliminated, labor costs. Among those selflessly helping out, in some cases for several days, and with several different tasks, were Camille Napoli Cannizzo, Nancy Kurshan, Jerry Mintz, Merry Orling (and her husband Bernard) and Jeanne Messing (1961); Joe Iannotti and Louise Sobin Hersh (and friend Joan Levick) (1962); Marianne Lamitola Downey (1963); Alison Kent Bermant, Frank Lamitola and Suzanne Stone (1966); Scott Frishman (1967); Lisa Mintz (1968); Gail LaPasta Gannotti (1974); Linda LaPasta Kiley (1975); Charlie Cassely (1976), and Ilene Schuss (teacher). On Saturday, Indra Nath (Lynn Greenbaums friend) and her daughter Vana (2020), and Lynns son Benjamin Kurtz (2014), worked the registration table, freeing more recent graduates to attend the Formal Ceremony and other events. Jeanne Messing Sommer and Marianne Lamitola Downey spent hours processing latecomers.

Who Was There?

All told, 5,096 people (every graduate, administrator, teacher, and staffer for whom the Alumni Association had an e-mail address) were invited; 475 people paid to register; 28 people (current and former employees; a few parents; and a few hardship cases) did not have to pay to register (so registrations totaled 503, including guests); 611 people negatively RSVPd; and several thousand people were never heard from. As best as can be determined, 493 people actually attended (see Appendix B, The Attendance List). Most no-shows were felled by flu or other minor ailments. Attendees came from as far away as England (Mark Luria, 1961); Germany (David Friedman, 1962); France (Elizabeth Stone Matho, 1963); Argentina (Marta Pesa, 1966); and Canada (Lloyd Rosler, 1979).

School spirit (or whatever brings people to these events) apparently runs in families. All four Resnicows Norman, 1965; Eva, 1968; David, 1972; and Ruth, 1975 attended. Families with three graduates attending were Artim, Greenbaum, Hegyi, Hoffman, Kent, King, and Moritz.

As was the case 10 years earlier, most attendees graduated in the 1960s and 1970s. This time the Class of 1970 took top honors, crushing the competition with 35 graduates (live and in-person), a testament to the assiduous efforts of Class Correspondent Jane Roeder.

Number of Attendees in Each Class
1960     4 1961     13 1962     7 1963    13
1964     7 1965     16 1966     28 1967     15
1968     27 1969     11 1970     35 1971     24
1972     25 1972     25 1974     30 1975     27
1976     22 1977     17 1978     11 1979     22

The early 1980s classes also had sizeable turnouts.

The registration process started slow (like pulling teeth is how one organizer described it) but gained momentum, particularly due to two devices. One was posting a constantly-updated Attendance List on the Alumni Website. Based on anecdotal evidence, people were inclined to attend when they saw that their friends would. The other was a constant stream of Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletters that included School News, Wheatley Lives, and Wheatley Deaths. Several people were keen on the admonition in each issue to send us your autobiography before someone else sends us your obituary! Registrations surged in the aftermath of each newsletter. As Casey Stengel famously said of the New York Mets in the summer of 1969, The Mets has come along slow, but fast. The PayPal registrations provided a treasure trove of Wheatley contact information (telephone numbers; snail-mail addresses, and a few alternate e-mail addresses) that will be useful going forward.

The Final Accounting

The Great Event (as it was sometimes immodestly called) produced a huge surplus, and the following figures are reasonably accurate, albeit subject to change without notice:

Total Receipts: (including PayPal [registration and other fees and contributions], checks, and cash):

$39,960.77 (includes contributions; see Appendix C, the Contributors List)

Total Expenditures:

$14,911.89, includes

Lanyards - $1,563 - from Top Banana Advertising Specialties, Inc., 303 Calibre Woods Dr., Atlanta, GA 30329, 404-634-5768, c/o Arthur Brown (1967)

Programs - $480 from New York Prints, ALAN@NYPRINTS.US, 646-373-6797, c/o Alan Handell

Food - $8,068 from Ben's New York Kosher Delicatessen & Restaurant, www.bensdeli.net, c/o Ronald Dragoon

Refunds - $120

Miscellaneous items, including snacks, desserts, table clothes, plates, eating utensils, drinks, photographs, T-Shirts - $4,680.89

Bottom Line

$25,048.88 Amount currently available to be contributed to the East Williston Educational Foundation (subject to unanticipated requests for reimbursement).

Lessons for the Future

Planners of future Wheatley Anniversary Celebrations (perhaps reading these lines) would do well to follow the examples set by the 50th and 60th. Plan early (and often). Have a large committee, but a core group of activists. Schedule for October (or perhaps May). Venue at Wheatley. Use the activity schedule set forth above as a template. Work closely with the school and the school district. Set the fee at a reasonable amount (and people will come). Avoid food lines. Allow for on-line registration. Encourage early registration, but allow walk-ins. Have the doors open several hours before the start of formal events, and encourage people to arrive well in advance. Warn of likely traffic delays. Skip music. Maximize technology (website; database; e-mail). Dont bite off more than you can chew. Figure out your depository account early on. Strongly encourage administrators, teachers and recent graduates to attend. Most important of all, gather a good group of people and work your butts off.

Conclusion

The Final Report of The Wheatley School 50th Anniversary Celebration http://www.wheatleyalumni.org/final_report.htm ends as follows: By any and all criteria, the event was a huge success. The Wheatley School Alumni Association was formed in its wake. Thought is already being given to whether the next such event should be held in 2016 or 2031.

Well, The Wheatley School 60th Anniversary Celebration was also a huge success (see Appendix D, Love Letters), with crucial help down the stretch from Principal Sean Feeney, Assistant Principal Karen Klapper, and Secretary to the Principal Linda Leff. The Alumni Association is alive and well. The 60th was, indeed, held in 2016. And people are already pondering whether the next such event should be held in 2021 (a 65th, as suggested by one ebullient attendee), 2026 (a 70th) or 2031 (a 75th). Stay tuned!

Report prepared by The Wheatley School Alumni Association (Art Engoron, Director).

Report approved by The Wheatley School (Sean Feeney, Principal).

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A THE PRINTED PROGRAM:

APPENDIX B THE ATTENDANCE LIST

Last Name

Current

First Name

Middle

Year

Guests Name

Crisci

Krieg

Louise

1958

Bauer

Maglin

Nan

 

1959

 

Sanderson

Stuart

1959

Sanzone

 

Matthew

James

1959

 

Cohen

Eder

Janet

1960

Hennessy

 

Paul

 

1960

 

Moncure

John

1960

Zebrowski

Garrett

Stephen

1960

Davidson

Blaney

Jill

Catherine

1961

Jablon

 

Michael

 

1961

 

Jalonack

Blum

Carol

 

1961

 

Jerome

Timothy

H

1961

Kerstein

Brosowsky

Deborah

R

1961

Kurshan

Nancy

Sarah

1961

Luria

Mark

1961

Messing

Sommer

Jeanne

 

1961

 

Mintz

 

Jerome

 

1961

 

Orling

Merry

1961

Razzetti

Eugene

A

1961

Rigrod

 

John

L Elliot

1961

 

Symons

Leonard

Barry

1961

Carol A. Symons

Brody

Arthur

1962

Freiman

Robert

Warren

1962

Friedman

David

1962

Bettina von Uechtritz u. Steinkirch

Iannotti

 

Joseph

A

1962

 

Kapinos

John

1962

Rignel

Raymond

1962

Russek

Marguerite

1962

Chaikin

Bernstein

Kathleen

1963

Erdmann

Brody

Linda

1963

Friedman

Kramer Mayer

Marcia

 

1963

 

Gross

Sprague

Susan

1963

Holzman

Ingalls

Maida

1963

Jacobs

Komack

Lauren

 

1963

 

Kenton

 

Donna

 

1963

 

Krakauer

 

Gary

 

1963

 

Krane

Crane-Campanella

Deborah

 

1963

 

Mills

Kandel

Allyn

1963

Sanzone

Charles

1963

Schiller

Fisher

Leslie

 

1963

Michael Fisher

Stone

Matho

Elizabeth

 

1963

 

Bertani

John

1964

Dreier

Andrew

1964

Liebert

 

Michael

 

1964

 

Miller

Kenneth

B

1964

Moritz

Meryl

Anne

1964

Parisi

Kaplan

Geraldine

Geri

1964

Sobolow

David

1964

Alpert

 

Henry

A

1965

 

Bagdon

 

Mark

 

1965

 

David

Paul

1965

Deena David

Evans

 

Eliot

 

1965

Kay Evans

Firetog

Neil

Jon

1965

Geery

Pernath

Gibb now Saleem

1965

Goldenberg

Fire

Jane

1965

Hegyi

Gillman

Donna

Ann

1965

Jablon

Sally

Susan

1965

Richard Pohl

Kampa

Triano Pecorino

Louise

1965

Katz

Kenneth

1965

Resnicow

 

Norman

J

1965

 

Rogers

Richard

Ashley

1965

Schiller

Lanning

S

1965

Senft

Kochek

Ellen now Ellie

1965

Till

 

Peter

W

1965

 

Berger

Garavaglia Jones

Susan

1966

Roger Jones

Davis

 

Deborah

Lynn

1966

 

Gersh

Whitman

Gretchen

 

1966

Dale Whitman

Goldstein

Ossim

Leslie

1966

Greenbaum

Glen

1966

Grella

Michael

1966

Gruskin

Gerstein

Amy

 

1966

Richard Gerstein

Ibanez

Andrea

1966

Jonathan Kress

Jalonack

 

Richard

I

1966

Tibi Jalonack

Kent

Bermant

Alison

 

1966

 

Knetzer

Jeffrey

1966

Diane Knetzer

Lagin

 

Adrienne

Emily

1966

 

Lamitola

Francis

J

1966

Metten

Steven

1966

Pesa

Marta

Azucena

1966

Rignel

Bertani

Linda

1966

Rosengarten

Rosenof

Jane

1966

Howard Rosenof

Sarnoff

Robert

1966

Schuh

Silver

Marjorie

Ann

1966

 

Siegel

Peter

1966

Spininger

Janet

1966

Stange

Robert

A

1966

Connie Rue-Stange

Swickle

Marc

B

1966

Walsh

Kathleen

1966

Wattel

Arenson

Karen

Hope

1966

Greg Arenson

Whack

Harold

L

1966

Willard

Dan

1966

Winters

Preston

1966

Danziger

Robinson

Mara

B

1967

Billow Robinson

Engoron

 

Arthur

Fredericks

1967

 

Fea

Philip

1967

Friedman

Lieberman

Deborah

Sue

1967

Frishman

 

Scott

 

1967

 

Geery

 

Scott

Talman

1967

 

Liebert

Suzy

1967

Miller

Merkler

Frances

 

1967

Richard Merkler

Miller

Penn

Susan

1967

Orgel

Meilinger

Judith

1967

Pastarnack

Hughes

Amy

Beth

1967

Senft

Howard

1967

Stevens

 

Nancy

J

1967

 

Weiss

 

Lawrence

Stephen

1967

 

Zebrowski

Kaufman

Corinne

1967

Andy Kaufman

Berman

Jed

1968

Buckner

Janice

1968

Edelstein

Joan

Carol

1968

Filler

Filler-Varty

Joane

Lois

1968

Forstenzer

 

Andrew

Paul

1968

 

Garin

Abelson

Patricia

 

1968

 

Glaser

Tom

Peter

1968

Goldfeder

Weiss

Susan

Paige

1968

Hechler

 

David

 

1968

 

Hegyi

Goldstein

Lois

1968

Kapinos

Frysztacki

Linda

Jean

1968

Kenton

 

Gary

 

1968

 

Kram

Kathy

1968

Peter Yeager

Levine

Ilene ("Cookie")

1968

Matthesen

Gary

C

1968

Mintz

Harris

Lisa

 

1968

 

Mok

 

John

 

1968

 

Rappaport

Vezza

Arlene

1968

Resnicow

 

Eva

 

1968

 

Reuben

Eric

1968

Schiller

 

Laurence

Dana

1968

 

Shechtman

William

1968

Silvering

Glaser

Jill

1968

Skolnik

Steven

David

1968

Spier

Cohn

Ricki

1968

Suss

Howard

S

1968

Walsh

John

M

1968

Artim

Craig

1969

Cantor

Paul

1969

Cohen

Donald

1969

Diamond

William

1969

Greenbaum

 

Lynn

 

1969

 

Hack

 

Jay

 

1969

 

Lipsky

Jack

1969

Rhonda Lipsky

Melloh

James

1969

Nitzky

Lawrence

1969

Orgel

Robert

1969

Silver

Samuels

Dorothy

1969

Abramowitz

 

Robert

 

1970

 

Bush

Robert

1970

Mari Bush

Carr

Panella

Elaine

1970

Chock

Carlin

Andrea

1970

Fitzpatrick

 

Gregory

 

1970

 

Goldberg

Hornbecker

Janet

1970

Greg Tadlock

Halpern

 

Robin

S

1970

 

Horowitz

Joanne

1970

Hurvitz

Shea

Karen

1970

Jacoby

Budish

Amy

1970

Krauss

Mandell

Arlene

1970

Levien

Kenneth

D

1970

Lipsky

Barry

1970

Madison

Jane

A

1970

Manning

Smith

LaVerne

 

1970

 

McKenna

Walter

1970

Unknown

Metten

Brooks

Linda

1970

Moritz

Brodsky

Stacey

Joan

1970

Nierenberg

George

T

1970

Nordlinger

James

1970

Reuben

Nancy

1970

Roeder

 

Jane

 

1970

 

Rosen

Steven

A

1970

Rosenbloom

Richard

L

1970

Ruby

 

Kenneth

 

1970

 

Seman

 

Dana

 

1970

 

Semble

Monroe

1970

Shechtman

Needham

Roberta

 

1970

 

Spier

Cohen

Mindy

1970

Terris

Douglas

1970

Tressler

Drew

1970

Unger

Hochman

Victoria

 

1970

 

Weiss

John

R

1970

Weiss

Susan

1970

Artim

Bruce

1971

Bagdon

Anne

1971

Byer

David

L

1971

Danziger

Fleischner

Karen

 

1971

 

Dubb

Rosing

Marjorie

1971

Fidelman

Miles

1971

Hack

Silverberg

Robin

 

1971

 

Hechler

Jonathan

1971

Hill

Kurman

Gail

1971

Kurman

 

David

 

1971

 

Linde

Stephen

A

1971

Mudick

Mitchell

1971

Orlins

Trigg

Phyllis

1971

Roberts

Melissa

1971

Rosen

Andrew

1971

Schuster

Monroe

Jamie

 

1971

 

Senz

Steven

1971

Sesskin

 

Merraine

 

1971

Harvey Krimko

Shapiro

 

Richard

 

1971

 

Sherwin

Steven

1971

Soll

Soll-Broxterman

Laura

 

1971

 

Stavola

Joseph

M

1971

Stein

Felice

1971

Stellato

Heney Coyne

Carole

Ann

1971

Acker

Arlene turned Ally

1972

Arcuri

D'Arpino

Pamela

Joya

1972

Bregman

Miles

Jo Ann

1972

Celella

Paul

1972

Chock

Fleishman

Patricia

1972

Stanley Fleishman

Diamond

Diamond-Kheel

Elizabeth

Ann

1972

Dobrow

Rosenberg

Maris

1972

Filler

Wilensky

Donna

1972

Freier

Edwards

Robin

1972

Frishman

Richard

1972

Gaines

Sieden

Jill

Clarice

1972

Goldberg

Gottlieb

Sherry

1972

Karben

Giserman

Suellyn

1972

Kargman

Jeffrey

1972

Katz

 

Seth

Michael

1972

 

Kent

 

Ilene

 

1972

 

Krakauer

 

Steven

 

1972

 

Oppenheim

Darrah

Judith

1972

Resnicow

David

1972

Schaffel

Fraga

Janet

1972

Vincze

James

1972

Walsh

Tracey

Jean

1972

Weissman

Richard

1972

J. D. Horn

Wild

Philip

1972

Zibaida

Gloria

1972

Balducci

Marta

1973

Burns

Shostak

Barbara

B

1973

 

Clarke

Timothy

J

1973

Davis

Pereira

Susan

1973

Dreyer

Nancy

Ruth

1973

Engoron

 

Daniel

Ross

1973

 

Glickman

Todd

1973

Greenberg

Bonnie

Lynn

1973

Hammond

George

1973

Unknown

Kaltinick

Peterson

Vera

1973

Karasyk

Ryan

Lauren

1973

Knoller

Kennedy

Cathy

1973

Oakley

John

F

1973

Simel

Gary

1973

Weinstock

Leonard

1973

Weiss

Lawrence

1973

Weiss

Danzi Engoron

Sara

 

1973

 

Abramowitz

Sussman

Amy

1974

Artim

Melanie

1974

Bruno Artim Gridelli

Boschen

Tatem

Vivian

Arlene

1974

Bosshart

William

1974

Cave

Gregory

1974

Cialeo

Joseph

1974

Cilmi

O'Connell

Maria

1974

Cohen

Laurie

P

1974

Copeland

 

Debra

Joy

1974

 

Engel

Rosenberg

Joyce

1974

Feld

Scot

C

1974

Gaines

Clifford

1974

Herbst

Laura

1974

Jacoby

ArbitalJacoby

Jeremy

1974

Jennison

McNally

Patricia

1974

LaPasta

Gannotti

Gail

1974

Unknown

Lombardo

Fred

J

1974

Madison

Reiser

Catherine

1974

Maguire

Peggy

1974

Michaelson

Lieblich

Cathy

1974

Modico

Gallup

Katherine

1974

Perlstein

Jay

1974

Rios

Whitley

Denise

1974

Roeder

Zolezzi

Nancy

1974

Siegel

James

1974

Stein

Scott

Douglas

1974

Stellato

Mazer

Frances

1974

Struhl

Clifford

1974

Weissman

Richard

1974

Willick

Guzman

Ilona

1974

Asher

Laurie

1975

Bodkin

David

1975

Marita Bodkin

Buckner

LaPietra

Toni

1975

Fink

Fricano

Sharon

1975

Frank

Sassoon

Stephanie

1975

Goldstein

Huskins-Parker

Joan

1975

Greenapple

Beth

S

1975

Grillo

LeAnne

1975

Harvey

Mark

1975

Harwood

Mitchell

1975

Herbst

Fetters

Amy

1975

Karasyk

Jeffrey

1975

Kent

William

1975

Lubin

 

Mark

Lowell

1975

 

Mok

Sorenson

Heidi

1975

Oliva

Joseph

1975

April Flak

Olson

Dana

W

1975

Peterson

Alan

1975

Michele Peterson

Resnicow

Ruth

1975

Rotholz

 

Susan

 

1975

 

Senz

Laurie

1975

Shapiro

Welles

Wendy-turned-Elizabeth

1975

Silvering

Keller

Sharon

1975

Solomon

David

1975

Tanner

Richard

M

1975

Unknown

Vincze

Robert

Joseph

1975

Weiss

Daniel

H

1975

Zibaida

Seidel

Gretta

1975

Cassely

 

Charles

 

1976

 

Clarke

Riddle

Debra

1976

George Riddle

Copeland

Lawrence

1976

Costello

Willis

Mary

1976

Davidson

Safenowitz

Lynn

1976

Dubb

Lynn

Joanne

1976

Firetog

Glanzberg

Robin

1976

Greenbaum

Berger

Felice

 

1976

 

Hegyi

Sisskind

Robin

1976

Katz

Paul

1976

Kaufman

Goldberg

Margot

1976

King

Bruce

1976

Janis Guerney

Kling

Arnold

1976

Kreutzberger

Aird

Susan

1976

Linde

Gregg

1976

Moritz

Topping

Kerri

1976

Paisner

Lauren

1976

Roeder

Carol

1976

Rosenberg

Seth

1976

Ross

Birnbaum

Renee

1976

Spininger

Donald

M

1976

Volpe

Richard

1976

Weissman

Nancy

1976

Zahn

Alan

1976

Alt

Roos

Karen

1977

Baltzer

Lorraine

R

1977

Camp

Steven

R

1977

Fine

Berliner

Meryl

F

1977

Fleck

Fallarino

Carmel

J

1977

Gerstner

Glenn

1977

Gnatowsky

Steven

E

1977

Goldstein

Robert

1977

Gould

Schwarz

Andrea

S

1977

 

Licht

Wolgel

Lisbeth

M

1977

Manning

Lance

1977

Lance M's Guest

McDowell

Shaheen

Carol

B

1977

Rosenberg

Katims

Amy

L

1977

Watnick

Linda

1977

Weiss

James

1977

Winn

Mitchell

J

1977

Zaid

 

Adam

 

1977

 

Chiarelli

Meglio

Marie

1978

Feldhun

Handy

Amy

S

1978

Fitzpatrick

Gerard

1978

Jennifer Fitzpatrick

Jarkon

Horlick

Liat

1978

Kahan

Eric

1978

Kargman

Steven

1978

King

Julie

E

1978

Rashi King

McClure

 

Heidi

 

1978

 

Orowitz

McKoane

Jennifer

Ann

1978

Boyd McKoane

Prince

Zahn

Robin

1978

Rosler

 

Randall

 

1978

 

Abeshouse

Adam

J

1979

Bookbinder

Ronald

1979

James Fisher

Chin

David

A

1979

Norene Chin

Colavita

Milia

Debra

1979

Cutler

Wayne

I

1979

Adriana Cutler

DeVries

Suzanne

1979

Gould

Dinnerman

Amy

1979

Greenapple

David

Marc

1979

Hoffman

Feusterheim

Julie

Ann

1979

Jug

Jug-Weiss

Irena

1979

Kalish

Chader

Pamela

Sue

1979

Paul Chader

King

Janet

Lauren

1979

Klestadt

 

Tracy

Lee

1979

Esther DuVal

Knowles

Jannette

1979

Lazar

Sharon

L

1979

Malsky

Peisic

Beth

1979

McClure

Gwendolyn

Maude

1979

Rosler

Lloyd

Lee

1979

Schuckman

Dultz

Alisa

1979

Sigman

 

David

Aron

1979

 

Silber

Signorelli

Barbara

Ellen

1979

Weinstein

Peter

1979

Robin Okun

Baliff

Ethan

1980

Baltzer

Michael

1980

Bernstein

Robert

I

1980

Cooper

Todd

1980

Correnti

Gary

1980

Hoffman

Rothman

Barbara

 

1980

 

Kaufman

Jill

1980

McLean

William

James

1980

Modico

Linda

1980

Oppenheim

Jeffrey

S

1980

Reynolds

William

1980

Schwartzberg

Brad

Jeffrey

1980

Sichenzia

Gregory

1980

Weiss

 

Kenneth

Roy

1980

 

Alt

Gnatowsky

Christine

1981

Black

Alyssa

J

1981

Chiarelli

JoAnn

1981

DeRosa

Grieco

Marie

1981

Greenberg

Fedelim

Joy

1981

Lanzetta

Yeager

Tara

1981

Licht

Carolyn

D

1981

Littman

Alan

1981

Amy Littman

Marlowe

Shiff

Miriam

H

1981

Valicenti

Georgia

1981

Arthur Stanger

Winn

Pruzan

Tracey

Sheryl

1981

Firestone

DiMaulo

Elizabeth

1982

Greenfield

Greenwald

Ellen

 

1982

 

Lee

M

Sharon

 

1982

 

Marino

Robert

J

1982

Minor

Janice

1982

Colavita

Farrar

Denise

1983

William Farrar

Four

Silber

Patricia

1983

Hoffman

Andrew

1983

Lojacono

Baltzer

Lori

1983

Silber

David

William

1983

Ueno

 

Takemi

 

1983

 

Goldstein

Jared

1985

Knowles

Diane

1986

Lee

Cowing

Julia

1986

Pessin

Lerman

Nancy

 

1986

 

Rabenou

Malekmehr

Navid

Rebecca

1986

Solomon

Gary

1986

Spilky

Erica

1986

Eder

Kenneth

R

1988

Hamlin

Paul

1988

Mamais

Petros

1988

Tisch

 

Alexander

Matthew

1989

 

Rabenou

Garnock

Rochelle

1990

Sidhwani

Vijay

1997

Saporta

Jonathan

Sam

1998

Balducci

Christopher

2000

Feeney

 

Sean

C

administrator

 

Klapper

Malik

Karen

 

administrator

 

O'Brien

 

James

 

administrator

 

Simon

 

Richard

 

administrator

 

Anonymous

Anonymous

A

Secret

Berkowitz

 

Wes

 

staff

 

Kurman

Mae

staff

Bartscherer

 

Karen

 

teacher

 

Bernstein

 

Robert

J

teacher

 

Israel

David

K

teacher

Oliver

Gloria

C

teacher

Schuss

 

Ilene

 

teacher

 

APPENDIX C THE CONTRIBUTORS LIST

The following 38 people contributed a total of $1,469, which, because the event finished well in the black, in turn, became a contribution to The East Williston Education Foundation, Inc.

Last Name

Current

First Name

Middle

Year

Hennessy

 

Paul

 

1960

Moncure

John

1960

Jalonack

Blum

Carol

 

1961

Mintz

 

Jerome

 

1961

Orling

Merry

1961

Young

D'Agostino

Henrietta

Chicca

1961

Klotz

Obie

Naomi

 

1962

Newman

Elghanayan

Nancy

 

1962

Aufhauser

 

Robert

Keith

1963

Jacobs

Komack

Lauren

 

1963

Kenton

 

Donna

 

1963

Stone

Matho

Elizabeth

 

1963

Simmons

Steven

1964

Alpert

 

Henry

A

1965

Evans

 

Eliot

 

1965

Goldenberg

Fire

Jane

1965

Schiller

Lanning

S

1965

Berger

Garavaglia Jones

Susan

1966

Kent

Bermant

Alison

 

1966

Noble

Rubiger Olmert

Diana

Ellen

1966

Pesa

Marta

Azucena

1966

Stone

 

Suzanne

Ellen

1966

Whack

Harold

L

1966

Geery

 

Scott

Talman

1967

Seaton

James

A

1967

Weiss

 

Lawrence

Stephen

1967

Aibel

Wendy

1968

Silver

Samuels

Dorothy

1969

Celella

Paul

1972

Dobrow

Rosenberg

Maris

1972

Roeder

Mary

1972

Bosshart

William

1974

Koenig

Franzino

Patricia

 

1975

Moritz

Topping

Kerri

1976

Zaid

 

Adam

 

1977

Abeshouse

Adam

J

1979

Sigman

 

David

Aron

1979

Baliff

Ethan

1980

APPENDIX D Love Letters

Great day, great evening; thanks for all the team did to pull this off brilliantly. - 1964

We had a great time.  It was my wife's first time ever (in 41 years of marriage) visiting Wheatley and meeting some of my friends and classmates 1965

I had a great time. The reunion was just terrific. 1965

Congratulations! The Wheatley School Anniversary Celebration was a great success. 1966

The reunion was highly successful and great fun! I look forward to the next one! - 1966

Thanks for another great Wheatley celebration.  It was the huggingest party! 1967

We really all had such a great time! - 1967

A terrific event! I could tell it was enjoyed by all! 1968

Fantastic event. Looking forward to the next one. - 1968

Its an experience to walk the halls, see the changes, stir up memories and find old friends. - 1968

Thank you for arranging the lovely Wheatley Anniversary Celebration.  I loved meeting up with old friends. The speakers did a great job too!  It was worth the horrible New York traffic to be able to attend!  - 1968

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. At some point these high school reunions seem to reach down to the deep well of the past and touch some long but consciously forgotten memory that is part of who I am. - 1968

The event brought joy to many. - 1968

Not only did I get to talk to a lot of people from our class and reminisced, but I also spoke to a lot of people from other classes who I knew, or whose siblings I knew. 1969

I and everybody that I spoke with really enjoyed themselves. - 1970

I had a great time. 1970

It truly was a GREAT EVENT! - 1970

Thanks for organizing that wonderful anniversary celebration.  I'm so happy I was able to attend - I had a great time. 1970

It was a tremendous event and meant so much to me. 1970

I witnessed so much love and happiness between my fellow Wheatley Grads, it was such a memorable and inspiring day. The hugs and smiles shared will not be forgotten 1971

The 60th was great!! - 1971

Great Event -1972

The Wheatley School's Diamond Jubilee was fantastic. I had a great time. 1972

The reunion really was wonderful! 1972

We had a wonderful time at the events, and we spent the late afternoon today at the Roslyn Duck Pond.  It is still as pretty as it was, and a great way to end our Long Island visit. 1972

Fabulous event - 1973

The reunion changed my life....yup, changed my life. 1973

Fantastic event. 1974

  I left thinking that I don't want to wait another 10 years for the next all-school reunion. - 1974

The Wheatley 60th Celebration was a great success. - 1974

Yesterday was terrific. 1975

Thank you again for such a wonderful event. We enjoyed ourselves immensely. We look forward to seeing you at the next shindig. - 1976

Thank you very, very much for the absolutely terrific reunion last weekend. I had a wonderful time seeing old classmates and meeting other Wheatley graduates, especially from the surrounding classes.  For me and the other attendees, it was a truly memorable and special day. 1978

I had a wonderful time at the anniversary celebration. 1979

It changed my life.....only positive things took place. 1981

We all had a wonderful time last weekend.  We are still talking about it! Great Job! - 1981

It was a wonderful event and I enjoyed seeing so many friends and making new ones all night long. The whole weekend was just priceless. I look forward to future Wheatley events in the coming years. - 1982

It was a great event. It was nice meeting so many of the Wheatley alumni. 1988

I enjoyed the day very much. Saw a # of former students.  Congrats on having so many people participate. Teacher

The end!