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The rain held off until the lunch break at the 50th Anniversary of the Founder's Day Regatta. But the showers did not daunt the participants in this day-long event, the second largest regatta for fours in New England (after the NEIRA New England championships). The Gunnery hosted 26 high school and boat club teams from as far away as Cincinnati with approximately 1400 student athletes. There were 280 boats entered in 50 events who rowed an estimated total of 11,178 miles (not including warm-ups).
This spring, four seniors carried out independent study projects (ISP's) in areas ranging from the arts to sociological and international studies. Senior Master, Russ Elgin described this year's offerings as "an interesting mix." Each student worked one-on-one with a faculty member.
The Troubadours (Gunnery's vocal performance group) and students from the Humanities and History of Rock N' Roll classes spent a day in New York City visiting the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem and MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) in midtown Manhattan. The Troubadours received a special treat when they were asked to perform on the Apollo stage. 
BASEBALL (10-1): Ed Pequignot '09 pitched a complete game four-hitter to lead The Gunnery Highlanders past Canterbury School by a score of 4-3 on Saturday afternoon. The game turned into a pitcher's duel with only ten hits between both teams. The game remained tied 1-1 heading into the final frame before Jimmy Richardson '09 and Andrew Romanella '09 drove in runs to give their team a 4-1 lead. The Saints battled back and manufactured two runs in their final at-bat before Pequignot struck out his 10th hitter to end the game. Rob Badger '10 continued his fine play with a 2 for 3 afternoon at the plate and stellar defense in left field. 
After two decades of service, A. Thomas Turrentine '71 stepped down from The Gunnery Board of Trustees. His years of hard work and unparalleled devotion to the school were celebrated at a recent trustees weekend in April 2009. A trustee since April of 1996, he is the outgoing chair of the Committee on Trustees and has also served as the Chair of the Development Committee. Additionally, he has served on the Finance Committee, the Investment Committee, and as a class agent and decade chair for the 1970's. "Tom was a very conscientious committee chair," said Thomas H. Hollinger, Director of Alumni Relations. 
Karoline Theobald recalls a program at Gunn Memorial Library at which the local children made piñatas, but she doesn't recall the year...anyone?
