Gordonians in the spotlight

Yes, that was Maude Smith-Montross '20, above center, leading the Barrington High School girls swim team to their eighth straight state swim title at Brown University yesterday. She's featured in the clip here at the 0:50 mark: http://ow.ly/YRap30scH6R

Other memorable performances yesterday included Charlie Ragona '18 getting several personal bests (after earning multiple medals in the divisional), and strong showings from Sam Kurtis '18 and Assana Bowen-Woods '20. Ragona and Kurtis swim for Wheeler, who had won the Division III title in February, and Bowen-Woods swims for Lincoln.

Meanwhile, Moses Brown's boys swim team (above) won the Division II title anchored by Myles Craddock '20, Aaron Sucov '18 and Luke Cummings '20, and coached by alumni parent and longtime Gordon trustee Eileen Sweeney Craddock. 

 

Yes, that is Assistant Head of School Alethea Dunham-Carson profiled in Providence Monthly's Leading Ladies feature this month. She's the fifth Gordon administrator to appear in that list over the past five years.

 

Yes, that was Myles Johnson ‘19 and Daniel Duarte-Baird ‘20 on the team when Wheeler won the state robotics championship earlier today. The two were both crucial members of the Gordon teams during middle school, and now they’re off to the nationals in Houston, TX.

 

Yes that was Lower School assistant teacher Bithja Meus on Rhode Island PBS's recent show Black Joy. She was profiled alongside Trinity Rep's Joe Wilson, Jr. and Julia Broome of Kin for a series that shows "how Rhode Island's Black community draws upon joy as a source of strength."

 

Yes, that was Ted Widmer '76 (above center) in a recent Washington Post, writing about a recently restored portrait of Lincoln. Widmer had been on campus earlier that week with his son Freddie Widmer '09 (to Ted's right), taking sixth graders' questions on NAFTA, the Clinton-era White House and presidential speechwriting.
 

Yes, that was Aniah Ankoma '19 speaking out about the stigma that surrounds mental health care. She was part of a youth panel organized by Universal Therapeutic Services; a recording of the Zoom is on their Facebook page.

 

Yes, that was Evan Mitchner '21 named Athlete of the Week as he helped lead their boy's varsity basketball team to the Southeast New England championship in February. They've gone on to win the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council's Class D championship today.

 

Yes, that was Morgan Rainey '08 in the credits of the Netflix movie Don’t Look Up. In the photo above, she's relaxing after set dressing the Oval Office.

Yes, that was Phoebe Porder '20 and Lily Thornton '20 writing and staging original one-act  plays at the Wheeler School this weekend. They were part of an ensemble of seven tenth graders creating original work for the stage.

Yes, that was another pair of graduates, Vivian Miller '18 and Emma Platt '18, directing both shows staged at Moses Brown this weekend. They chose Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl and Lauren Gunderson's Exit, Pursued by a Bear.

 

Yes, that was Brent Lang '96 promoted to executive editor of Variety in February. Brent joined Variety eight years ago, and now holds one of the top editorial jobs at the highly influential film, television, media, music and theater publication.

Yes, that was Lower School arts specialist Lori Istok performing with the Providence Singers last night. It was their fiftieth anniversary concert, with the world premiere of new work by Julian Wachner.
 

Yes, that is alumni parent Jake Kurtis on the cover of the new Brown Alumni Magazine, being recognized for his work fighting infectious diseases around the world. The article on Kurtis also spotlights his spouse Jen Friedman, who was Gordon's consulting physician during the first eighteen months of the COVID pandemic. Together, they are the parents of Sam Kurtis '18, Zach Kurtis '20 and Elise Kurtis ’21.


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