The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 2683 Reunions, Arthur Miller; Froggy; Old Westbury; Steve Nelson; Betty Baer; Lynn Robinson; Kenny Lang; Shirley Vogl Quarantello; Susan + Mitch Shapiro; Lauren Karasyk Oakley + John Oakley; Patti GarinDear Wheatley Wildcats and Other Interested Persons, Welcome to the Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 268, Class of 1976 50th-Year ReunionThe Wheatley School Class of 1976 50th-Year Reunion has been scheduled for October 17th, 2026. Anyone interested can contact Charlie Cassely at ccassely@yahoo.com for details. (((Art writes - This is the same day as the Class of 1966’s 60th-Year Reunion. Great Minds Think Alike. Make sure that you don’t go to the wrong reunion.))) San Francisco Bay Area All-Class ReunionLarry Rosenthal (1965) sends a reminder that in less then a month The Fifth Annual(?) Unofficial San Francisco Bay Area Wheatley Reunion Potluck—TFA(?)USFBAWR.P-- will be held on Sunday June 7, 2026, noon - 4pm, in his Berkeley back yard. Rich Weissman (1972) is 99% sure he’ll be there and Mark Luria (1961) and Alice Wilkens (1966) are hoping to make it as well. Previous confirms are Peter Siegel (1966), Larry’s brother Steve Roselaren (1967), and Barry (1965) and Aldene Gordon. Interested Wildcats, can email Larry at larros99@gmail.com. Out-of-towners welcome! The Wildcats Rock & Roll Band Performs in Harlem - ReunionReminder - Wheatley Reunion in Manhattan - 5/31/2026There will be a New York area reunion featuring the Wildcat Class of 1975 Band at Silvana in Harlem (300 West 116th Street, near Frederick Douglass Blvd.) at 8pm on Sunday, May 31. All Wheatley graduates and friends are welcome. No cover, minimum, tickets or RSVP’s necessary.
Excerpt of Interview with Arthur Miller about “The Crucible” Submitted by Webmaster Keith Aufhauser (1963). Miller mentions “Death of a Salesman.” The Wheatley Drama Club performed “The Crucible” in or about 1966. Froggy the GremlinScott Frishman (1967) also answered Steve Hanft’s (1966) Andy Devine question correctly and on time: “As far as an answer to the Andy Devine Froggy the Gremlin question, the answer is “Plunk Your Magic Twanger, Froggy.” Local News - Old WestburyAfter an 18-year legal
battle, one of Long Island’s wealthiest towns just paid a $19 million price
for blocking a synagogue. Graduates1958 - Steve Nelson - “In 1987, I launched a business which, for nearly 25 years, produced an ongoing series of videos about ‘hot trends and cool products’ in cable television and consumer electronics. Over the years, we did hundreds of on-camera interviews with movers-and-shakers, including Ted Turner, taped at CNN in 1988. His PR people took this photo afterwards of me and Ted, and at my request he signed it.
It was the only time I asked an interview subject for an autograph, but Ted was special. Many years later, I was staying in a hotel during a cable TV expo. I was awakened one morning by someone having a loud telephone conversation in the room next door. I could only make out bits and pieces of it, but I would recognize that distinctive voice anywhere: Ted Turner. What got him all het up? Problems at CNN? Details of a business deal? No, it was something else near-and-dear to him: his herd of bison.” 1967 - Betty Baer and Lynn Robinson Braff - Still Going Strong
Betty Writes - Dear Art, At long last, Lynn and I figured we would
contribute something to The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter: 1967 - Kenny Lang - “Hi, Arthur, You and I were in the fourth grade at North Side at the time of The Fire. I left my home to go to school that morning and did an absolute double take when I saw what had occurred. My father‘s best friend was a volunteer fireman who responded to the call that night. For a while, our class did a split schedule at the Willets Road School, going half a day. Regards, Kenny” (((According to ChatGPT: A “‘disastrous fire’ that burned part of North Side School occurred on March 2, 1958. The school, originally built in 1917, required extensive rebuilding after the fire.”))) 1967 Shirley Vogl Quarantello - The Graduates Shirley Writes - “Hi Art, My grandson graduated college yesterday, his brother is graduating high school and my granddaughter is moving up to high school. Time marches on too quickly! Stop this train (great John Mayer lyrics!)”
1967 - Art Engoron - Last week, I was in Paris visiting a Parisian friend and touring the city.
1969 and 1970 - Susan and Mitch Shapiro - Dad Pictured With Sports Luminaries
Middle Row - L-R - Stan Shapiro, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, two unknowns Top Row - Mickey Mantle At the Swan Club in Approximately 1990 1973 - Lauren Karasyk Ryan Oakley and John Oakley - A Happy Couple Lauren Writes - In the summer of 2016, Art Engoron (1967) asked me to work on The Wheatley School’s 60th Birthday Party by inviting the 1973 graduates. While doing this, I had a conversation with classmate John Oakley. John and I got married in May 2017, all because of Art. So, thank you, Art, for being the best matchmaker ever, and for all you do for every Wheatley graduate. We are presently in Italy, finishing up a day of touring Positano, on the Amalfi coast. We think about Wheatley often, and how lucky we are to have gone there. I’ve told my 97 1/2 year-old mom that as well, and now I’m going to call her to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day.❤️
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Fan Mail1963 (Marcia Friedman Mayer) - ❤️ 1964 (Natalie Cobb Wentworth) - ❤️ 1964 (Richard Ilsley) - ❤️ 1964 (Elvira “Vivi” Cilmi Kunz) - “Hi Art, I always appreciate your time and efforts. Every Newsletter brings another memory spark of good times. We need to smile more, and you help that cause. Thank you!” (1965) - Laurel Osrow - ❤️ 1966 (Claude Levy) - ❤️ 1966 (Marjorie Schuh Silver) - ❤️❤️ 1967 (Scott Frishman) - “Hey Art, A great Newsletter, as usual, and I love your explaining with such sincerity why you have enjoyed publishing the Newsletter, as well as organizing our 1967 class reunions, as well as The Wheatley School birthday party reunions.” 1967 (Jill Simon Forte) - “It’s always good to see the Newsletter and read about memories.” 1967 (Barbara Smith Stanisic) - “Thank you for keeping us all updated on the latest Wheatley news. It’s truly a pleasure to be able to share our news with the alumni. Thank you, Art, for all your hard work.”❤️ 1967 (Shirley Vogl Quarantello) - “I am loving the Newsletters. Thank you so much for all you do!” 1970 (Luis Rios) - “Art, I compliment you for keeping us up-to-date on all that happens. I did not realize how important high school was! May God continue to bless you.” 1974 (LauRha Frankfort) - ❤️ 1974 (Cathy Michaelson Lieblich) - ❤️ 1974 (SuZanne Zenker Gilbride) - ❤️ 1975 (Mark Lubin) - “Art - thanks for preparing and circulating these Newsletters.” 1996 (Joshua Effron) - ❤️ Non-Wheatley (MBDE) - ❤️❤️ The Usual Words of WisdomAll underlined text is a link-to-a-link or a link-to-an-email-address. Clicking anywhere on underlined text, and then clicking on the text that pops up will get you to your on-line destination or will address an email. Thanks to our fabulous Webmaster, Keith Aufhauser (Class of 1963), you can regale yourself with the first 266 Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletters (and much other Wheatley data and arcana) at our website: The Wheatley School Alumni Association Website Also thanks to Keith is our search engine, prominently displayed on our home page: type in a word or phrase and, wow!, you’ll find every place it exists in all previous Newsletters and other on-site material. I edit all submissions, even material in quotes, for clarity and concision, without any indication thereof. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of what people tell me, as TWSAA does not have a New Yorker style Fact-Checking Department. We welcome any and all text and photos relevant to The Wheatley School, 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568, and the people who administered, taught, worked, performed, and/or studied there. Art Engoron, Class of 1967 ClosingThat’s it for The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 268. Please send me your autobiography before someone else sends me your obituary. Art
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Arthur Fredericks Engoron, Class of 1967