The Allen-Stevenson School

September 2020

Dear Alumni,

Remote. I write this opening letter of the year remotely—happily, yes, comfortably, yes, and lucky in distance in Maine—but at this distance I do miss the warm last-of-summer morning sun as I turn down 78th Street. I miss the first bright days of school. I miss slipping into Butterfield for my scone and juice; I miss the ever-vigilant Director of Security Chris Acerbo at the east door and the elevator ride to the fourth floor crowded with my colleagues and the latest crutched-up boy. Even the familiar décor of the fourth floor itself, I miss, but I do not feel remote from the heart of school.

The face-to-face exchange of ideas and the laughter of boys and teachers, such experience is not remote, but as it was yesterday in my first class of the year marked by kinship and connection and the boys’ eagerness and perfectionism at the start. New to the Upper School, one of them asked if I was a hard teacher. I told him that I’d try to be for him, and he laughed, we all laughed. It didn’t seem remote.

My colleagues are a different matter because we have been together all summer planning this remote curriculum. Most of them are a good deal younger than I, and their infectious enthusiasm for working with the boys has not diminished at a distance: I cherish these work sessions. These Upper School teachers are forever pushing me into the twenty-first century, even at five hundred miles distance, and I love it.

I don’t feel remote from you, alumni, either; my time with you is not diminished, and I am looking forward to seeing you soon, very soon, remotely or otherwise.

Fortiter et Recte,

David Kersey h'98

Alumni News

List of 2 news stories.

Happy 138th Birthday, Allen-Stevenson!
10/12/2020
This year, Allen-Stevenson turned 138 years old on Founders Day, when the community celebrates the School’s birthday with shared activities and an alumni speaker. This year’s alumni speaker was Tim Maloney ’04.
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Meet Peter Bloeme ’71, Founder of Skyhoundz, Hyperflite, and Atlanta Rocks!
10/7/2020
Next in our series of Allen-Stevenson alumni who are founders is Peter Bloeme ’71, founder of Hyperflite, a company that makes professional discs for dogs; Skyhoundz, an international disc dog competition; and Atlanta Rocks!, an indoor climbing gym with multiple locations. Read below to learn more about Mr. Bloeme’s path to becoming and entrepreneur and what else besides his Allen-Stevenson education inspired these creative business ideas.
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Upcoming Events

Alumni Reunion

Our Alumni Reunion, which was to be held on May 29, 2020, has officially been postponed. We will keep you updated on the new date when we can reschedule.

All upcoming events are still to be confirmed. If you have any questions, please reach out to alumni@allen-stevenson.org.