Loomis Chaffee: Alumni eNews

September 24, 2013

Opening Day for 2013-14
Miss that feeling you would get on the first day back at school? Not to worry! You can experience it all over again! We captured the opening of the 2013-14 school year on video. Watch it here.

Lawrence Smith: Forces Shaping Your Future
Highly respected climate scientist Laurence C. Smith, visited Loomis Chaffee on Tuesday, September 24, for an all-school convocation. He took the opportunity to speak directly to the generation most involved in the social direction of the world ultimately affecting climate change. Read More.

Mercy Gallery Exhibits Untarnished
The Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery kicks off the 2013-14 year with Untarnished, an exhibit that features the work of six individual artists who revive classical Renaissance painting using the practices of egg tempera, silverpoint, and gilding. Read More.

"Ozymandias" and Breaking Bad
In her most recent blog, Sheila reflects on the Emmy-winning series, Breaking Bad, and its intelligent and thoughtful use of science, literature, and art. Read it here.

From the Archives: Walter Wood's Loomis
The Loomis School opened in the fall of 1914, and Walter Wood ’18 was one of its first students. Photographs from his scrapbook and recollections shared by Wood more than a half century after his graduation create a portrait of Loomis in its early years. Read More.

Remembering Adrian M. Bronk and Dale M. Clayton
Members of the school community were saddened to learn of the recent deaths of two longtime faculty members, Adrian M. Bronk and Dale M. Clayton. Read more.

Tucker Cheyne '13 Named Special Teams Player of the Week
Tucker Cheyne '13 had an impressive debut as the placekicker for the MIT football team on Saturday, so impressive that the New England Football Conference named him the Special Teams Player of the Week. Read more.

Nothing But Nets Benefit Soccer Game On Saturday, October 19, the boys varsity soccer team will play home under the lights on Pratt Field against Suffield Academy at 7 p.m. in a benefit game for Nothing But Nets, a global, grassroots campaign dedicated to saving lives by preventing malaria. Read More.
Don't Miss the Boston Reception, September 25 Join Head of School Sheila Culbert and Boston area alumni for a reception hosted by Jill Hai and Marc Rubenstein ’82 on Wednesday, September 25, at 6:30 pm at Ropes & Gray LLC in Boston. Register by contacting Jeanine Middleton at 860.687.6276 or jeanine_middleton@loomis.org. Look here for location details.
Homecoming – Saturday, October 12 Come back to the Island to celebrate Homecoming 2013 on Saturday, October 12. A BBQ lunch on the Quad will kick off a full slate of athletic contests – capped off by the football game under the lights vs. Deerfield. Check out the alumni events page for game times. Go Pelicans!
Calling All Fac Brats! Save the date. Loomis Chaffee is hosting all faculty children, or fac brats as they are more commonly known, for a reunion on the weekend of June 21-22, 2014. The Fac Brat Reunion will be the first ever reunion of this type held on the Island. For more details click here.