Have you ever gone shopping for a dress with a particular image in mind? You know exactly what color you want, what style it should be, and how it should fall on you? How many hours have you spent in every Neiman Marcus, Macy’s, and Lord & Taylor’s across the country looking for this desired piece of clothing only to come up empty, frustrated, and in some cases, depressed (after all, isn’t a size two the new size four?). Andrea Marron ’04 also had this issue. Her solution? The internet-based Studio 28 Couture, Inc. "I have always had an interest in fashion and decided to start Studio 28 when I saw a trend towards customizable fashion," said Andrea. "Through our web site and by implementing an efficient system, Studio 28 is able to offer custom-made dresses to women all over at a reasonable price."
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In recognition of National Diabetes Month, The Gunnery raised $1,053.45 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Initiated and led by senior Kristina Roberts, events were organized with the support of Kate Merritt and the Residential Life Office. Kristy remembers walking around campus and seeing a lot of efforts to increase breast cancer awareness. “I knew just as many, if not more people who had diabetes,” she said. “My father has diabetes. I wanted to raise money for this cause and educate the campus about diabetes and its effects.” Kristy was thrilled to hear that alumnus Edsel Ford ’68 offered a two for one match for the students’ efforts. Edsel’s wife Cynthia is on the JDRF board. An additional $2,106.90 will be donated to the JDRF in the name of Gunnery’s students.
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This past November, receptions sponsored by the Development Office were held at Rue 57 in New York City and the Chilton Club in Boston. Alumni and parents chatted, networked, and celebrated Gunnery’s past, present, and future. Hors d’oeuvres were served, stories were shared, and pictures were taken. And speaking of pictures, here they are.
View the pictures from
New York and
Boston.
In spite of first term exam pressures, Gunnery students rally to cheer the field hockey team, which was invited to their post-season NEPSACC tournament. The girls will play Westover at Taft in a quarter-final matchup on Wednesday, November 14th. In addition, the team coaches, Kate Merritt and Jen Wasserman for field hockey learned that team captains, Lindsay Orszulak ’08 and Lindsay Lincoln ’08, were named all-stars by WNEPSFHA.
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Gunnery athletes, past and present, were honored at the Athletic Banquet on November 13, 2007. Athletic Director Jon Russillo initiated the festivities with the presentation of the Colonial League Championship trophy to the captains of the football team. The baton was then passed to Tom Hollinger, Director of Advancement, to present the awards to the 2007 inductees to the Athletic Hall of Fame.
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A lively crew of both veterans and newcomers brought Larry Shue’s 1984 farce, The Foreigner, to The Gunnery stage on November 9th and 10th. The play’s premise: what happens when a group of divergent characters deals with a stranger who (they think) knows no English.
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Trivia Question for November: How much money was slated for financial aid in 1952; for how many students?
Trivia Answer for November: $22,000 was distributed to 35 boys in 1952. They represented 27% of the student population of 130 boys. Tuition was $1,850. Today, we award over $2,000,000 to over 40% of our student body of 300 boys and girls. Tuition is $39,600. In 1952, 9.14% of tuition dollars was supplied by endowment scholarships; in 2007-2008, 17% of tuition dollars is supplied by endowment scholarships.
Correction: October Stray Shot answer: Having been at IBM for 30 years, Lockett Pitman ’59 wrote to let us know that the International Time Recording Company was not a division of IBM, but rather a precursor of it; Thomas Watson, Sr. changed the name when he took it over.
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