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Back to Top *Don't Get Lost! If you change your email address, please don’t forget to send us your new one, by writing to us at contact@lfnyalumni.org Some alumni added their email address to their classnotes submission. We have removed those addresses from their submissions so that they will not be used for “spam” purposes. However, such addresses are available from the AALFNY upon request. Also, if an image of you (or associated with you) appears in the classnotes, and you would like to have it removed, please write to us. PLEASE!! Keep your email information current!! contact@lfnylumni.org Back to Top *Former Professors and Staff: Tina Hess (deceased), Ariane Popa (deceased), Jane Ross, Georges Vinaver, Andre Berly, and Elise Maman Mme. Tina Hess (above) and Mme. Ariane Popa (below) ● DECÉS: Tina Hess (Prof. d'Anglais) and Ariane Popa (Prof. de Maths), (See Milestones/In Memoriam section for further details.) ● Jane Ross wrote: "I am happily 'retired' after 30 years of teaching at the Lycee, but continue to be quite involved in many education-related projects, including working on an advanced degree in International Education at NYU. I am always delighted to have news of former students and colleagues" ● Georges Vinaver , professeur de mathématiques au LFNY, nous ecrit: "J'ai été professeur au LFNY de 1980 à 1982. J'ai eu grand plaisir à enseigner au Lycée et à habiter New York. Durant l'année 1981-1982, quelques professeurs, dont je faisais partie, ont crée l'APELFNY, association des personnels du LFNY. J'en ai assumé la vice présidence. Le but de cette association était d'être un intermédiaire entre la direction du Lycée et son personnels pour discuter des différents problèmes le concernant (carrière,salaires, conditions de travail, etc.) La présidence de l'époque, croyant, à tort, que cette association ourdissait des complots contre le Lycée a décidé de ne pas discuter avec elle, et a refusé de renouveler les contrats des membres fondateurs, dont moi-même. J'ai dû, à contrecoeur, quitter le Lycée, et, durant l'année 1983-1984, j'ai enseigné dans une école française à Poughkeepsee (je ne suis plus sûr de l'orthographe) destinée aux enfants des ingénieurs français d'IBM. De retour en France, j'ai intégré pendant trois ans le ministère de finances (direction de la prévision), puis j'ai été nommé à l'université d'Evry, où je travaille toujours. J'y enseigne les mathématiques, et aussi tout ce qui touche aux techniques quantitatives de gestion, notamment les applications du calcul stochastique aux marchés financiers. Je reste en contact avec de nombreux anciens collègues du lycée, ainsi qu'avec quelques une de mes anciens élèves qui habitent Paris. Mais je serais ravi d'avoir des nouvelles d'autres élèves perdus de vue depuis. De l'eau a coulé sous les ponts depuis ma période New-Yorkaise. Mes élèves du Lycée frisent maintenant la quarantaine. Je me suis fait la réflexion qu'ils sont aujourd'hui plus âgés que je ne l'étais quand j'étais leur professeur." ●Andre Berly nous ecrit: Bien que je ne sois resté que trois ans au LFNY, il me reste en mémoire des dizaines de visages sympathiques, des anecdotes amusantes et des moments poignants. J'avais été retenu après un entretien au Grand Hotel, près de l'Opera à Paris, conduit par le President d'alors, Monsieur Galy et son épouse. J'étais instituteur et ils me proposèrent un poste à l'ecole primaire de la 72eme rue. L'année suivante, ils me proposèrent de prendre le poste de Surveillant Général au collège de la 95eme rue. Poste que j'ai occupé pendant deux ans. J'ai travaillé en étroite collaboration avec Madame Yacoubi qui, je crois a quitté le Lycée depuis. Je me souviens de Madame Cérisoles et de son incroyable dévouement pour le Lycée, de Madame Bincteux qui était comptable, de Mademoiselle Brochant de Villiers, qui est rentrée en France et avec qui j'échange encore une carte de voeux à la nouvelle année. Du sourire de la dame en charge de la réception au centre du merveilleux hall de l'immeuble de la 95eme rue. Et bien sur de tous les élèves . Ceux qui chahutaient à l'entrée, ceux qui tentaient de modifier le code vestimentaire, ces dizaines de petits diables qui étaient supposés me détester, qui avaient pour mission d'eechapper à ma surveillance. Des professeurs qui visaient toujours à la plus haute qualité de leur enseignement dans des conditions parfois difficiles. Nous étions un peu à l'étroit, et les évènements politiques des années précédentes avaient laissé une ambiance plutôt tendue entre la direction du Lycée et les enseignants. Alors quelques moments speciaux me traversent l'esprit: Fati, en CE1 [Fatima Bendahmane, '83?] qui pleurait chaque jour son Liban natal et qui pensait ne jamais pouvoir y revenir. Les ouvriers francais venus redorer la flamme de la statue de la Liberté et un groupe d'enfants qui avaient pour mission de chanter la Marseillaise. Le cinquantième anniversaire du Lycée et une soirée fastueuse. Le dernier jour de cours avant les grandes vacances et les batailles rangées a l'extérieur du lycée. Et bien sûr New York, Manhattan, Central Park. Voila bientôt vingt ans que je suis parti vers des horizons bien differents. Je vis depuis en Malaisie, à Kuala Lumpur. C'est en faisant une recherche sur internet que j'ai trouvé le site des anciens du Lycée. Je suis heureux de me sentir encore de la famille et espère recevoir des nouvelles des anciens de l'époque 1983-1986. ● Elise Maman nous ecrit: "Bonjour, J'ai trouvé vos deux messages en rentrant de France après un long séjour où j'ai pleinement profité de ma retraite. J'ai en effet quitté le lycée en juin 2004, car la transition de la 95e au nouveau bâtiment a été pour moi, très pénible. Je suis donc partie le coeur bien gros mais la tête pleine de souvenirs. Pour votre information, j'ai durant mes 34 années au service du Lycée, connu quatre chefs d'établissement, deux générations d'élèves, et inscrits plus de 6000 enfants. Je garde le contact avec certains parents, professeurs et élèves et suis à votre disposition pour toute aide." -- Click here for Professors and Staff Archives Back to Top 1943 to 1949 Joanna Macy ('47) ● Betsy Jolas ('43) wrote: "Please visit my personal website: http://www.betsyjolas.com ('catalogue' for latest info on compositions -'actualités' for updated agenda)" --Click here for Class Notes Archives -- Betsy Jolas ('43) website -- On the Internet: Consuelo (Eames) Hanks ('45) -- Books by Joanna (Rogers) Macy ('47) Back to Top 1950 to 1958 Michel Mendès France ('54) DECÉS: Jules Huot ('51) (See Milestones/In Memoriam section for further details.) Honors and Awards: Dr. Marguerite (Stein) Lederberg ('54) (See Milestones section for further details.) -- On the Internet: Denise (Bystryn) Kandel ('50) --Movies starring Delphine Seyrig ('50) (born 1932, deceased 1990) --Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photo ('58) Back to Top 1959 to 1960 Dr. Neil Schachter ('60) ● "Dr. and Mrs. Neil Schachter ('60) have the pleasure of announcing the marriage of their eldest daughter Karen to Johnathan Schidlkraut." --Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photos --Movies starring Olga Georges-Picot ('59) (deceased 6/19/1997) Back to Top 1961--Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photo-- On the Internet: Henri Duroselle Back to Top 1962 to 1964 Jocelyn Radifera ('63) --Ambassador of Madagascar to Japan ● Pierre Sauvage ('62) informed us that "Jean-Michel Giraud organized a wonderful reunion in Paris on Feb. 12." --On the Internet: Pierre Sauvage ('62) --Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photos Back to Top 1965 Edited by Steve Ditlea ('65) DECÉS: Bianca Pujol ('95), daughter of Jean-Claude Pujol ('65) (See Milestones/In Memoriam section for further details.) --Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photo --On the Internet: Dominique Ferran --"Micro-English: A New Language" by Fabrizio Franzi -- Digital Deli, Edited by Steve Ditlea Back to Top 1966 Top: Xavier Gélin ('66 --deceased July 1999) Center: Paul Oppenheim ('66) Bottom: Alain Letort ('66) ● Diana Henry wrote: "Diana Henry and Georgette Temerson caught a glimpse of the "Gates" during one of her whirlwind visits to NYC...Diana invite tout le monde à lui rendre visite sur dianamarahenry.com" ● Irène Finel-Honigman shared this with us: "Since 2001 I am back in New York, following my stay in Washington during the Clinton Administration. I teach at Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs. I lecture and write on the European Union, France and US-EU relations. My daughter Ana graduated from Sarah Lawrence, is presently studying for her D. Phil in contemporary art theory at Oxford where she received her Masters in 2003. I am delighted to be in touch with my Lycee friends and classmates. Coincidentally, I live across the street from the new Lycee!" ● "Alain Letort ('66 -- studied at Lycee from 1956 to 1960) is in the U.S. Foreign Service and currently serving at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo after living in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 1998 to 2002. Alain would love to hear from any of his former classmates and can be reached at [email address available upon request]. Former classmates passing through Tokyo are welcome to stay with Alain at his apartment on the U.S. Embassy residential compound." ● Jean-Pierre Marchand nous ecrit: "Je travaille toujours à Air France(aéroport Charles de Gaulle). Mes moments de loisirs sont très occupés. Je suis conseiller municipal de la ville où j'habite (OTHIS), je fais du piano, du chant, de la chorale, de la danse de salon et de la gymnastique. Je suis aussi passionné de musique,émissions de télé et radio. Voilà. A bientôt.JP" ● Et ceci nous vient de Henri-Armand Kohn: "Je suis installé à Montévidéo, Uruguay, depuis cinq ans. Mes activités: Une entreprise de matériaux composites "high tech" à Buenos Aires et une estancia d'élevage de bétail Hereford et de chevaux Criollos en Uruguay. Ma femme, Rebeca, travaille comme experte juriste en droits humains pour l'UNICEF et l'UNDP. Mes quatres enfants sont distribués de part le globe. Si quelqu'un veut venir jouer au "gaucho" mes coordonnées sont [available upon request]!" --Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photo -- On the Internet: Philip Engelhardt and Andre Cappon --Films produced by or starring Xavier Gélin (deceased) --"Japanese Customs, Etiquette, and Culture", by Alain Letort Back to Top 1967 Mira Schor ('67) ● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: Francis Freedland (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Christopher Delgado shared this with us: "Chris Delgado divides his time between Nairobi, Kenya, Washington, D.C., and various points in Africa, Asia and Latin America as director of a global research program on markets for livestock products, under the joint aegis of the International Food Policy Research Institute and the International Livestock Research Institute. Although Chris fled the Big Apple soon after graduating, he presently has a son studying at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and a daughter at NYU Law School, which takes him back to the city (nostalgically) from time to time. His wife, Ana, is an allergist practicing in Washington, D.C., and they have another daughter, who is a rising senior at Dartmouth College." ● Gildas Lecomte du Nouy informed us that he "joined Pictet & Cie, a two-hundred year-old Geneva-based Swiss Private Bank, which opened a Paris Office in January 2004... located at 34 avenue de Messine, 75008 Paris." ● Nancy (Kleinman) Shaw wrote to tell us that in Central Park "Enter the park at 94th Street and Central Park West and follow the walk to the RIGHT. The plaque commemorating Jenny ('83) and my father is on the second bench to the RIGHT of the entrance to Safari Playground." ● Jane Trigère wrote: "Hello all: I returned to Manhattan for two years and loved it. I have not been back for more than two days since I left in 1966. I live in Western MAssachusetts but decided to do an MA in Jewish Art & Visual Culture at JTS (and some Columbia classes). At 56 it was not the easiest adventure I have ever taken on, but it was exciting, stimulating and exhausting. Now I am back home trying to figure out what to do with the degree. Welcome to those who choose to visit. Happy to hear Francis Freedland's news of first fatherhood! Hey Francis...I just became a grandmother! Imagine that...Jane" --Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photo --On the Internet: Mira Schor and Christopher Delgado Back to Top 1968 (Above) "Magic by the Book" by Nina Bernstein; (Below) Marc Salz ● WEDDINGS/MARIAGES: Marilyn Elson (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Catherine Dubois nous ecrit: "Un salut affectueux à tous ceux qui se rappellent de moi. Malheureusement, je n'ai fréquenté le lycée qu'en 3éme et 2éme, mais j'en ai des souvenirs merveilleux et toujours aussi vifs. Je me rappelle les ballades en bicyclette le samedi matin (avec des conséquences physiques le lendemain!); le matin, midi et aprés les cours (mais nous y étions toujours!) chez Greasy; les "parties" chez André Lubart, la musique que nous écoutions dans Greenwich Village,etc.,etc.,etc. Mettez-vous en contact avec moi. Mes félicitations à tous ceux qui contribuent à nous mettre en contact et en particulier à Roger Liwer." ● Margot (Roosevelt) Hornblower told us that she "is based in Los Angeles as a writer for TIME magazine." ● Philippe Velay wrote: "Last November 2004 I was very happy to have a long phone call with Marc Salz and to meet André Spears in New York, after .... 43 years !!!" ● Muriel Sorano wrote: "This year started out with meeting up with up with long lost Lycée buddies which definitely made me feel as if I had reconnected with some part of a family of friends. Very nice feeling. After having been in Normandy for the last 15 years, during which I restored houses, ran an artist studio in which I created and sold hand painted scarves to various clients including Libery's in London, as well as watercolors, and later training as an art therapist, I decided to sell up and try to change areas. So last November I went of to the alpes to have a look around, but was eventualy led back to Normandy where after all I feel at home (even if other plans are brewing on the back burner) and have just bought a house near Honfleur in the heart of impressionist country! After being SDF ("sans domicile fixe") for 6 months that sure feels good. Ahead lays a bit more renovation work, creating a garden and mostly setting up my art studio. So lots of new and exciting times ahead! And if anyone is planing on being near Normandy after begining of July when I actually sign for this house, hope I hear from you! Love to all" ● From Marc Salz: "In 1956 my parents donated a sculpture by Matisse titled 'The Serf'. While visiting the new MoMA in New York with my friend Ted Knerr and his wife, we decided to remember my parents by taking this photo [see photo]. I was six years old when they donated it and was more interested in toy trains than Matisses." ● From Marianne Sauvage : "I just saw this trivia thing [in the previous AALFNY newsletter] and it made me laugh...although in all fairness, I did not write the notes on 'Survival Run; and I felt it cheapened my accomplishments a little. I went on to become a successful TV Publicist for 17 years, and have been enjoying my career change as a well-respected Manager to 'latino' talent for the last 4 years. I am married to a Mexican actor, and my son is living in Boulder, Colorado, where he took time off from the Univeristy of Colorado to coach a High School basketball team." ● Maria Oppenheim wrote: "Salut les copains/copines: I am still in Wiesbaden, Germany, living as a painter, art therapist, teaching experimental painting to kids and adults. I am a “Working Artist” for Golden Artist Colors (a world wide specialist for professional acrylics) which means I give lectures and hands-on-workshops to fellow artists and I do “Performance Painting” in dialogue with live music – mostly clarinet. This year I will be in southern France with a youth group from a German Lutheran Church and my companion and I will extend the project so that one part of the group will be playing music and the other will be painting in dialogue. Communication through art! Chaleureuses pensées to all of you!" --On the Internet: Nina Bernstein --Muriel Soriano: "Sensory Painting in Tuscany" --Click here for Class Notes Archives & & Yearbook Photo --Maria Oppenheim's website --On the Internet: Samer Khanachet & J.P. Harpignies Back to Top 1969 India Style, by Alexandra Bonfante-Warren ('69) ● WEDDINGS/MARIAGES: Patrick Jacques (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Denise (Raab) Jacobs wrote: "Bonjour tout le monde! I am so sorry to have missed the festivities in NY this past year. It was a very busy year for my family, work changes and our son applying to college. Hopefully will meet up with you la prochaine fois. I am still "best friends" with Claudie (Frohwirth) Gvertz, Nancy (Roskein) Vines and Sandra (Kremnitzer) Mintz and we would like to report that we have not changed at all! We all live in NY, have 7 kids between us and can still recite long parts of Phedre or Cyrano de Bergerac on request! Bravo on the website and all the efforts you have put into this. I used to be part of the AALF and it has come a long way." ● Jennifer Schmid shared this with us: "I am employed as a technical writer four days a week, and have three-day weekends. Quelle joie! I am still rescuing and placing animals--over 4000 so far. Since I have been living in Georgia for 25 years, I'll say, Y'all take care et a bientot!" ● Peter Laurence gave a lecture for Frontieres en Finance in April, entitled Model-free pricing and hedging of basket options. The invitation to the talk described Peter as "..... Associate Professor of Mathematics at Universita di Roma 1. Peter has taught mathematical finance at the graduate level as an adjunct Professor at NYU, Courant, Columbia University and Universita di Roma 1 and 2. He has Wall Street experience in credit risk as a former Director of Risk Solutions, Standard and Poor's, New York. He has over 40 papers in International refereed Journals in various areas of applied mathematics. His latest area of research in mathematical finance is basket option pricing and closed form solutions for multi-dimensional Black-Scholes equations with smiles." -- On the Internet: Alison Estabrook, MD and Steve Goldschmidt --Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photo --Books written or translated by Alexandra Bonfante-Warren Back to Top 1970 At April 21st Lycee reunion in Paris. From top to bottom: 1) Tout le monde! ; 2) Jean-Noel Marescot and Laurence Falzon; 3) Mar ● Karin Link wrote: "After studying classical languages, in addition to history, art history and architecture at Barnard and Columbia, in 1977, I moved to the Pacific Northwest of the United States, where I more or less have “gone native.” I obtained a Master of Architecture and an M.S. in Historic Preservation at the University of Oregon; but I have mainly lived in Seattle, where, for several years, I worked as part of the architectural staff of a number of architecture firms. For the past four years, I have been an independent historic preservation consultant and currently, most of my projects are historic district and historic neighborhood studies for the City of Seattle. Some of this work also involves city politics, which, even in Seattle, (as opposed to New York), can be surprisingly lively. I recently co-authored a book on Seattle’s Pioneer Square Historic District. It is being published by the University of Washington Press and is supposed to finally make its appearance this fall, (after all sorts of Hollywood behind the scenes mishaps)." ● Carole (Hanania) Pinto wrote: "We just had a Lycee reunion at Louis Le Grand in Paris which was attended by quite a few lyceens from my class including some from former classes; among the attendees were Roger Liwer ('68), Laurence Falzon ('70), Francois Bosson ('70), Maria van Heemstra ('70), Sybille Wieser ('70), Corrine Poujol, Jean Francois Galy ('69), and Jean Noel Marescot ('70)." -- On the Internet: Philippe Dauman, Gilgian Gelzer, and Ann Malester --Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photo Back to Top 1971 Dominique de Villepin ('71) ● DECÉS: Georges Dremeaux ('71) (See Milestones/In Memoriam section for further details.) ● Honors and Awards: Dr. Ronald Grelsamer (See Milestones section for further details.) ● 31 Mai, 2005: "Le Président français Jacques Chirac a nommé, hier, Premier ministre Dominique de Villepin, un de ses fidèles, en remplacement de Jean-Pierre Raffarin, deux jours après la large victoire du non au référendum sur la constitution européenne, a annoncé la Présidence. M. de Villepin qui est né le 14 novembre 1953 à Rabat, fait partie du premier cercle des fidèles du Président Chirac." ● Discussing knee ligament injury prevention programs for women, Dr. Ronald Grelsamer was recently interviewed on television by CBS News regarding knee ligament injury prevention programs for women. (On a sport-for- sport and age-for-age basis, women injure their knee ligaments much more frequently than men). He also has a new website at www.KneeHipPain.com that anybody with knee or hip pain should read! ● Darrell Ellison wrote: "While idly surfing the internet, I came across the AALFNY site and was instantly reconnected to the Lycee. I have been a US Foreign Service Officer since 1981 and have had assignments in Spain, France, Tunisia and Romania, as well as in Washington DC (where I am currently stationed). My positions have all related to “Public Diplomacy” which involves managing educational and cultural exchanges as well as organizing speaker programs. (In US Embassies these are the jobs that are by far the most fun.) I am married to a Frenchwoman, Marie-Christine, and we have three bi-national kids. I was touched to see the tribute to History and Geography teacher Martin Kieffer in Alumni Newsletter # 20 and gratified that thoughtful alumni had contacted him so near the end of his life to express their appreciation. In reading Monsieur Kieffer’s letter of 1998 in the “related links” section, it dawned on me that this was the very first time I was observing him expressing himself in English. Unsurprisingly, he was as eloquent and enthusiastic in English as he had been in French when I knew him three and half decades ago." --Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photo Back to Top 1972 Rachel Kaplan ('72) ● Yolande (Bouvier) Robertson wrote: "I have been a teacher, a principal, a director of Education. I have taught in elementary, secondary, and even some college. I have created and authored different programs. I developed complete curriculums for K-12 Grades. I am married (30 years) to Terry Robertson, professor at Andrews University. We have two sons: Jean-Paul (28 yrs) recently married to a lovely girl name Trisha; Didier (26 yrs)." ● Catherine Flego-Wile nous ecrit: "I am alive and well living on a 72 acre horse farm in Saratoga County NY. I am Married 23 years to Jonathan C. Wile and we have two sons Blaise 20 and Tristan-Luc 16. P.S. My son Blaise is named after a Blaise that attended the Lycee 72 or 73. I never forgot this lovely boy that walked into class one day (I think it was Galy's history class). I don't remember ever speaking to him or seeing him again but he left such an impression on me. Why? I don't know, I just never forgot that day. Strange isn't it!" ● Rachel Kaplan shared this with us, about her company in Paris: "Events & Company is the first American-owned and operated special events and incentive company founded in Paris that has a strong emphasis on creating strong cultural ties with American, French and European multinationals, be they law firms, businesses or financial institutions. At the same time, we are looking to create new events that will change the way people think, with a special emphasis on innovative education and the empowerment of women. For further information and input, please feel free to contact Rachel Kaplan at 331-45-77-01-63. Rachel Kaplan is also the President of French Links and British Links Tours, www.frenchlinks.com and the author of Little-Known Museums In and Around Paris and Best Buys to French Chic, The Insider's Savvy Shopping Guide to Paris." -- On the Internet: Carol-Ann (Holzberger) Braun and Catherine Healey --Click here for Class Notes Archives & Yearbook Photo Back to Top 1973 Blaise Galland ('73) ● Jonathan Gregg wrote: "I have been living in NYC since 1981, working mostly as a freelance magazine editor and musician. My first self-produced CD got three and a half stars in Rolling Stone, along with other very nice reviews, back in '92; since then I have taken up the pedal steel guitar and gig frequently in NY. I am married for the second time, no kids, spend a lot of time in Connecticut with my wife, go back and forth between there and my place in NYC. I don't stay in touch with my old classmates much, but not by choice. I would love to hear from my friends Debbie Lewis, Michel Amiel, Dana Sloan, Louis Foy, Anne Marie Backer, Sophie Gorek, Charles Masson, and many others. Reading the list of the class of '73 I was amazed at how clearly I remembered everyone. I loved the Lycee, although by the time I left, it was time to go, and I would probably not have lasted the whole run. What a great time to have been a kid in New York." -- On the Internet: Tom Teicholz --Click here for Class Notes Archives -- Blaise Galland's website Back to Top 1974 Cambodian dancer (pastel) by Nadia Kondratiev-Popov ('74) ● Avram Butch Kaplan wrote to us from Los Angeles: "On the family front: Our eldest daughter Ariella is now a Senior at CSUN, majoring in English and hoping to get a summer job on 'Family Guy'. Our second daughter Maayan is heading for Austin this fall. She will start at Austin Community College and is hoping to transfer to UT as a sophmore the next year. We celebrated our son Elan's Bar Mitzvah on May 7th three weeks before his big ONE THREE! Lots of famliy and friends and he did a great job becoming a full time congregant at Adat Ari El. Work front has been pretty good too. Am in Post Production on Alpha Dog.....That's all folks..Need a vacation preferably to the Carribean!" ● Helene de Barcza wrote: "Dear Classmates, It's been fun and interesting to read the notes from the October reunion, one I unfortunately could not attend. In April I celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary, a very happy occasion! Still doing some photo styling (http://home.mindspring.com/~mokus), but spending more time with my husband's business (http://www.surfacestudio.com). And city folk will appreciate that I just bought my very first car... an upgrade from the bicycle, it is a ton of fun to drive to the beach or the store in a 1994 Saab 900s convertible! I keep it out on the East End of Long Island, where we spend weekends. My husband and I moved back "home" in 1991 when my mother remarried, so I am back in the old Lycee neighborhood on 96th St.: it has changed incredibly since we were kids, but definitely for the better. Warmest wishes to everyone, with many good memories of our years together. XOXO" ● Jeremy Yates wrote that he "went to Dublin Ireland with Marguerite Yates '71, his older sister, for St. Patrick's Day which is a madhouse with all the European College students taking Spring break where the beer is plentiful and the parties lively. But we had a good time seeing the sites and going on the Dublin GhostBusTour to see haunted Dublin, including Bram Stoker's old flat and many of the ghoulish sites that may have inspired him. Marguey even found a four leaf clover on Slaine Hill, while Jeremy was more interested in the prechristian Celtic aspects of Ireland which he atributes to his contact with Asterix, Obelix & Panoramix from his years at the Lycee. Salut les copains!" ● Nadia Kondratiev-Popov wrote: "I am still in Manila, in the hot, hazy, humid, extremely polluted atmosphere of this very third world country. I stress the third world-ness for those who have been in that world. It goes with corruption, crime, instability, a situation where the police or figures of authority are not necessarily your friends or interested in your well being. The other side of the coin is that, as ex-pats, we live in large, beautiful houses with household help and a certain ease of movement within the realm that ex-pats occupy, not all of society. We witness a level of poverty that is unimaginable until it has been witnessed first hand, routine injustices that a person from the developed world would not believe allowable even in theory. Our beautiful houses are equipped with electric and plumbing systems that are the subject of much of the local humour. There is a bathroom for every room, for example, and it is only after living here a while that you realize that that is the only way that you will have one working toilet, one working sink, one working shower, not always in the same room, but at least "a place to go". My computer has been fried even though it is plugged into a heavy duty voltage regulator; one power surge blew the regulator and the computer as well as several fuses. But here we are starting our sixth year of self-imposed exile. Sergei, my husband, works for the Asian Development Bank. He's working on projects in China, mostly. As a "trailing spouse" I have found some things to do. I got an MBA from Herriot Watt University that does distance learning quite well. I was coerced into being the secretary of the spouse association of the ADB. That means that I edited their newsletter and as not too many people contributed material, I've had fun filling the pages myself with articles and illustrations which have amused most readers but have distressed the more conservative ones. They are now very relieved that my time is up and another spouse has taken over and all will return to the way it was before, when the spouse newsletter could be happily confused with any other ADB document. Otherwise, I have been painting and am working on a book about Manila incorporating pictures and stories. Meanwhile, I have participated in art exhibits here and helped set one up and designed and published its catalogue. I've recently launched into grant writing as a way to be "gainfully employed". We spend our vacations traveling in the region as much as possible, though the summers are spent in Europe, mostly. I haven't been back to New York since summer 2001. After the Sept. 11 horror, the price of the airplane ticket became prohibitive. So, I see my family in France and we also go to Russia to see Sergei's family; life is made of compromises. My warmest affection to all the class of '74! I wish I could have been at the reunion!" --Click here for Class Notes Archives --On the Internet: Avram Kaplan Back to Top 1975● Several alumni of the class of '75 held a reunion in Paris on February 18, 2005. Click on the link below for details and photos.● Claude Chaouloff wrote that he has "started a new business which represents over 100 luxury apartments in Paris that are available for short- term stays (from one week to 6 months). Next time you're thinking of a hotel, think again as you can get your own apartment with all the amenities and really live like a Parisian. Please check out www.parisluxeapt.com [or click on link below] for more information or call 212-560-6489" --Click here for Class Notes Archives --Class of '75 Paris Reunion --Claude Chaouloff's website Back to Top 1976 ● Maria Blacque-Belair wrote: "Would love to say hello to all my old pals of that year (still in touch with Beatrice de laTaillade et Julie Bloom. I live in NY, married with 2 five years old twins, a boy and girl, Sami and Maia. I work with refugees, which is my passion and led me to humanitarian work in many war zones. If anybody would like to get in touch, please contact me at [email address available upon request]" [Editor's Note: Maria actually worked as an emergency relief worker in Bosnia between 1992 and 1996. She was quoted in 'Another Day in Paradise: International Humanitarian Workers Tell Their Stories', an anthology of stories by humanitarian workers from around the world: "I became friendly with the people on the street – an old woman, a young boy. And without these attachments I don't know how I would have gotten through these four years. The war was personal for me. Some might say I over-identify and that I suffer from bystander guilt. I know this is true. When I am next to people who are suffering, I must do something. I have no choice. I feel so lucky that this is not my family, not my grandmother, not my mother. And this is the motivation for action. I really think that I didn't have post-traumatic stress or even burn-out because of this, because of my relationships and my passion for the work. It was tiring and dangerous, but the feedback was knowing we made a difference even in one person's life was so satisfying."] --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1977 Veronique (Stanek) Rousseau-Vellones ('77) ● DECÉS: Yvan Antich ('77) (See Milestones/In Memoriam section for further details.) ● Nanette Norwood's mother passed away on January 14, 2005. Any cards or condolences can be sent to Nanette. Please feel free to contact us for her address. ● Véronique Stanek wrote: "The only happening in our lives is that our business La Bergerie***** is still running. We still have not found a buyer but it will be soon on the US market. We had our five stars renewed: it is very rare for an independant gite as ours. And, we are ready to go vote for the european referendum tomorrow. There will be surprises, I think!" ● From Jordan Stern: "Jordan and his family (wife Nathalie, son Lucas 13, daughter Mia 6) are returning from the South of France where they spent the past four years. Jordan will resume the private practice of Ear Nose and Throat Surgery and Medicine in Manhattan and will continue to consult for ealry stage medical technology companies in Europe and in the US. His children will be at the Lycee." ● "Harold Hyman a étudié la littérature comparée à Columbia, puis l'histoire à l'Université de Montréal. Installé à Paris depuis 1987, il est journaliste. Il a commencé dans la presse anglophone, puis a fini dans la presse radiophonique et internet française depuis 1996, à Radio France Internationale et Courrier International, et enfin à Radio Classique, où il est reporter sur les sujets diplomatiques, économie internationale, et défense." ● Hala (Tomeh)Ibrahim wrote: "I have been living in Jordan ever since I finished my masters in special education. I came to help the government start the first centers for the mentally handicapped in 1977. After working for several years helping to create awareness and starting teacher training programs in that area, I shifted my interest to special needs in the regular schools. My work in schools involved starting resource classes for students with special needs, in-service teacher training in three main areas: special needs, class management and behavior management in the regular classroom. I served as a consultant for UNESCO for the Middle East area and most of my missions involved training both at the governmental and teacher level in special needs. At present, I have shifted my interest once again and am now working with a team of professionals to work with autistic children and support their families. In addition, I have always done developmental assessments for children from birth to 6 years. My work with young children and teacher training are my two passions. I have been married for 25 years and have two children. My son just finished his first year of college in hotel management in the US and my daughter is attending an International Baccalaureate school here in Amman and is going up to 11th grade." --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1978 Annabelle Cone ('78) ● Annabelle Cone wrote: "I have been teaching at Dartmouth College for ten years as a senior lecturer. This spring I am teaching a French class along with a LFNY class of '04 named Corinne Wyeth who is my drill instructor (teaching assistant). I'm sending along a photo of the two of us taken in a classroom in Dartmouth Hall. As for news about me in general. Where to begin? Well, let's see, three years in New York City after college were spent renovating a house in Park Slope, teaching at a private school, and working in film and video. Then I moved to New Hampshire and also went to Brown for my PhD in French Literature, soon followed by child number 1 (Rosalie) and child number 2 (Clara). I am busy with teaching and children, and enjoying all of the above. I stay in touch with Stephanie Carson-Parker and Carla Rosen who are both on the other side of the Atlantic in French speaking countries with French husbands! I guess the only way for me to keep up my French was to teach it. Anyone needing "un bol d'air" can come and visit me in Cornish, NH. My email address is [available upon request] ." ● Lianne Coleman wrote this touching message: "I ran into the Haitian lady Rosie ( I think that's her name) who worked at the Lycee in the lunchroom for the 'lunch chaud'. She used to live near me and comes around every now and then. I can't believe we still recognized each other after all of these years, especially since I didn't even eat the hot lunch. She looks the same too. She was nostalgic about the good ole days when M. Galy was around." ● From Riccardo Guariglia: "Dear friends of the LFNY, it is really amazing to read news from all of you in the "class notes" columns! Congratulations for the patience and dedication of those of you who work on this beautiful site. Here are a few updated elements on me and my family's life: we now live here in Brasilia for six months. It is an extremely interesting experience for all of us. The life is very pleasant, local people are really friendly, and -as compared to other cities in Brazil - everything looks very quiet! When we have time, we travel around: there are so many beautiful things to see, especially related to nature, which is unspoiled. Recently, we spent a few days on a fantastic beach, between Salvador (what an exciting town!) and Ilheus: real paradise! Our children (Raffaele, 15; Nicola, almost 14; and Maria Benedetta, 12) are having great time, also at the "Lycée Français de Brasilia", and we are all charmed by the warmth of this country! My work, as deputy head of the Italian Embassy, is also very rewarding and challenging! Hope to meet or get in touch with some "camarades" of 1978; cheers to all!" ● Roshanara (Akhund) Robin wrote: "I just found out about this web site through my good friend Monique Pujol, the only Lycée class mate I have kept in touch with. What a voyage down memory lane. Nostalgia, nostalgia ! My news : I have been living in France for the last 16 years. After quite a bit of professional exploration, from Unicef reports office, to film production manager, to personal assisant to a cuban/american business man I started my own textile business, working mostly with artisans in Pakistan. It's hard work, very competitive but I love it. I am very happily married to Tibo (2nd hubby) and have two fantastic children, Teymour (15) and Soraya (3). We just bought a home in Versailles and I would love to organize a class reunion one of these days!" ● Suzanne Bettina (Gleckman) Gleason wrote: "I'm a freelance writer living in "Nolita" (forgive the expression) with my son (Joe, 7) and daughter (Bettina, 8), my boyfriend, and 3 cats. I left my job as beauty/health editor at Harper's Bazaar when my daughter was born, and now I write about beauty, health, fitness, and various quirky personal essays for magazines like Self, Glamour, Elle and am currently writing a book with a psychologist. I'm currently working on a special feature about a dominatrix (!) and will be a subject in a photo book called Black & White. I'm still in touch with Livia Corredor ,my first best friend at the Lycee -- I was being punished for some minor crime in 12e and sitting outside the class with the surveillant when Livia and her mother walked in. She was the "new kid in the class" and --because her hair was even longer than mine -- I knew we'd be friends for life. I was right! I also occasionally talk to Kriti Siderakis and owe Natalie Yates a much overdue phone call. I was also extremely close to Nicolas Reynard, who died a few months ago in a plane crash in the Rio Negro in the Amazon. We'd just spoken a few days earlier and he was due to talk to my daughter's class at UNIS about the Amazon a few weeks later. I've since been in touch with my classmate Eric Jacobsen, who was also a good friend of his." --Click here for Class Notes Archives -- Roshanara (Akhund) Robin's website Back to Top 1979 Ignacio Pérez Caldentey ('79) (Member of the Office of the Commissioner of Human Rights, of the Council of Europe) ● Robin (Steinle) Tackman writes: "Since leaving the Lycee, I have studied abroad traveled a great deal. I recently found the Lycee's Alumni site and would like to be reacquainted with past students and friends." -- On the Internet: Adam Lindemann --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1980● Alix Roth O'Mara sent this in: "I am busy raising my four sons, Nicholas (11), Ian (8), Peter (5) and Charles (18 mos) in NYC. Having practiced law for 9 plus years, keeping up with these four guys feels like the real challenge, though I love it. I keep in touch with Vivian Preston Dole who lives in Wellesley and has two children, William and Alyssa. I would love to hear from anyone in the class."--Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1981 Alessandra (Kelmans) Bozzo ('81) ● Alessandra (Kelmans) Bozzo wrote: "I was a Ford Model and on The ABC Soap Opera "All Of My Children" for one year. I am married with two sons." --Alessandra Kelmans' website --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1982 "Raconte-moi ....Amnesty International" par Antoine Fobe ('82) ● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: Ricardo Macpherson-Ortiz (See Milestones section for further details.) --Click here for Class Notes Archives --"The Children's Plight in Cambodia" co-authored by Michel Le Pechoux ('82) Back to Top 1983● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: Dominique Olbert (See Milestones section for further details.)● See Nancy Kleinman's message (Class of 1967) for news regarding a memorial plaque for her sister Jenny Kleinman. --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1984● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: Frederic Giauque (See Milestones section for further details.)--Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1985● WEDDINGS/MARIAGES: Gabriel Sylla (See Milestones section for further details.)● Sabrina Ray wrote: "Having narrowly (and jealously) missed the Ukrainian Revolution, we were yards away from the Whitehouse storming in Bishkek. I must say, I don't know if you ever get over watching a Whitehouse being stormed, much less the disintegration (before your eyes) of a 15 year hold on power. The sea of people was tremendous, and the days were truly something to live through. Thankfully, all seems to be moving along in a peaceful and stable direction. I'm happy we no longer live in Kazakhstan, because that may be the next expected Revolution, and one possibly best to miss. But, that may be another issue altogether! Best wishes to everyone, may you all be safe and well." ● Ahpaly Coradin nous ecrit: "Depuis ma dernière note de classe, mon épouse Sae et moi avons eu le bonheur de l'arrivée de notre fille Kayana, née le 25-10-04. Notre fils Akira a 3 ans. En Mars 05, j'ai mis fin à ma carriere d'avocat de 13 ans et j'ai lancé une entreprise de promotion d'immobilier à Miami, Coradin Developments. Le 30 Avril, j'ai assisté au mariage de Gabriel Sylla à Monréal, une soirée merveilleuse tant par la noce que par la réunion de deux amis. Je suis aussi en contacte avec Stéphane Bailby à Nice et Alain Konda en Allemagne." --On the Internet: Gabriel Sylla --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1986 Heathcliff, Euan and Lucy Sykes Rellie ● Euan Rellie wrote: "Still living in the Meatpacking district - even though it feels like a commercial for MTV Spring Break - with wife Lucy Sykes Rellie and son Heathcliff Rellie, now nearly 2......Running Business Development Asia LLC, doing cross border M&A advisory work, with 30 staff in New York, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo www.bdallc.com. I'm also Chairman of my wife's high-end children's clothes business; the clothe are stocked in Barneys, Saks, Neimans, Scoop, Selfridges, Harrods etc but you can buy online www.lucysykesbaby.com." --On the Internet: Euan Rellie and Alain Nkossi Konda --Click here for Class Notes Archives -- Alain Nkossi Konda's website Back to Top 1987● Jean-Philippe Prugnaud wrote: "I have been living in Paris for 7 years with my wife Mindy who is Taiwanese-American and we have two daughters: Amanda and Emily (4 and 2)...I saw [Nicolas] Meltzer and his wife-to-be before their wedding last year and still talk to Olivier Faure."● Silène Braida nous ecrit: "je viens d'etre maman pour la 3eme fois. J'ai 2 filles, Maeva 13 ans et demi, Cynthia 12 ans, et un petit garçon de 5mois, Khélian. J'espere avoir de vos nouvelles prochainement et je vous remercie pour tous vos couriers." ● From Zoé (Coxon) Cuddy: "Since my last note, I have had a second daughter, Bettina Ann, born January 28, 2004. I just began working as the staff psychologist at a pre-school for children with disabilities called Howard Haber Early Learning Center, in the Bronx." ● Serge Francois is currently a university librarian at CyFair College in Houston, Teexas. --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1988 By Patrick Vincent ('88): The Romantic Poetess: European Culture, Politics and Gender, 1820-1840 ● Patrick Vincent wrote: "I got married two years ago to a feisty Spaniard and moved to the small lakeside town of Neuchâtel in Switzerland with good skiing and sailing, and where I am professor of British and American literature at the university. My wife Sonia and I are expecting our first child this summer!" ● Charles-Henri Choël shared this with us: "I got married in 2001 to Raphaëlle Janoray, also an alumni from LFNY but 6 classes under mine. It goes without saying that we did not know each other then! We met many years later as neighours in a Paris building. I lived on the 5th Floor rue Saint Georges and she lived with her parents on the 4th Floor. And one day of 1997 she started taking the elevator one floor higher...." ● Stéphane Lumiére wrote: "I have joined Oscar Gruss & Son as a Research Analyst concentrating on Special Situations Research. I still live in Manhattan and I would be interested in meeting up with some of my old classmates." ● Sandrine (Pettit) Moussally nous a ecrit: "Ma première connexion sur le site du LFNY est très récent, voici donc quelques nouvelles...des 20 dernières années. J'ai quitté le LFNY à la fin de ma 1ère, en 1986, pour retourner en France, à Paris. C'est là que j'ai fait mes études de médecine. Depuis 2002, je suis médecin du travail, mais je travaille seulement à temps partiel. Je me suis mariée en 1995 avec Christian que j'ai rencontré pendant mes études (il est chirurgien dentiste). Nous avons 4 enfants : Guillaume (8 ans 1/2), Elise (6 ans), Victor (4ans 1/2) et Léo-Paul (20 mois), ce qui en soit est une occupation à temps plein!" ● Marie-Christine Loewenstein shared this with us: "Everything is going well here in Brussels. Still married with Damien (we will celebrate our 5th. wedding anniversary this coming 3rd of june), the twins DIEGO and ELIOTT are now 3 1/2 years old and they are the happy big brothers of a little boy called AURIAN borned on the 17th. of March 2005. The house is now full of men! I am still keeping in touch with Marine Bickert ('89) and Carole Devèze (who came to visit me here last year) and I am still dreaming of a "réunion de classe promo 1988" in New York City. Would that be possible at all one day? Bises to all." --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1989● Michel Robert Abood wrote: "I currently run a private-equity management company that invests in luxury-related firms (fashion, wine, food, etc...). Our most recent project is a fine wine storage facility, Brix Wine Vault. The various companies are: www.MCRHolding.com, www.NovelKnit.com, www.BrixWineVault.com, TriState Lace. In addition, I graduated from Columbia University's Executive MBA program in August of 2002. I still live in NYC."--Click here for Class Notes Archives -- On the Internet: Patrick Bähr Back to Top 1990●Anne Loewenstein wrote: "Hello everybody!! As you might have read in the previous news letter I'm now back in contact with Vanessa Muller (and still in close contact of course with Muriel Pagani and David Damiba). I'm still living in Brussels and enjoying it very much!! Sasha was born on July 30th 2003 and is wonderful!!! Obviously...... I hope everybody is doing fine!?!?! And hope to have a class reunion very soon!!!! Anybody has news from Benjamin Regnier??? Bisou bisou et a bientot"● From Sabrina Guttman : "I am still living in San Francisco (it will be 5 years in June) but changed jobs this past January. I am now a Director at Burson-Marsteller (a Public Relations agency) leading the HP account and would love to reconnect with old classmates living in the Bay Area!" ● "Mon nom de jeune fille est Gwénaelle Le Calvez . Mariée depuis 1996, j'ai aujourd'hui deux filles une de 3 ans et demi et une autre de 7 ans." --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1991● Sonia Marcus sent us this news: "Hello to all my old friends! I was at LFNY from 12eme until 4eme, at which point I left to high school at Dalton. Sadly I've fallen out of touch with almost all of my friends from the lycee francais other than Vivian Holtzman and Cordelia Newlin who I have had contact with from time to time... I went to college at Stanford in CA and then I worked as a documentary film and video editor for a number of years in NY before moving to Senegal where I spent 3 years. Now I'm in grad school at Ohio University where I look at how to use communication/media for social change and development. Would love to hear from any/all classmates (especially Astrid, Patricia, Vivian and Cordelia -- and Axel who still owes me $20 from a bet we made in 8eme!). My warm regards to everyone!"● From Manuel da Graça: "Just moved to Atlanta after spending three years in Lisbon, Portugal, coming from Libreville, Gabon where I managed a radio for four years ... Arriving from Paris, France where I was attending a business school ... been travelling ...Hum ... Born Again here in ATL ;-D" ● BIRTHS/NAISSANCES: Moya (Anchisi) Dawson (See Milestones section for further details.) ● Joanna Hawa wrote this for her classmates: "Hey everybody! I've been living in Beirut, Lebanon for eleven years now. After taking a few years off from college I went back in 2000 to finish my BS in Graphic Design. I have been working ever since my graduation at Leo Burnett in Lebanon and I love it. I have an 11 year old daughter called Yasmina. I just want to say hello to everybody and hope everybody is doing what they set out to do! Kisses" --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1992 ● Johann Le Calvez wrote: "I am a French teacher in England and I just started my own online business (educational website). It'd be nice to hear from some of you who remember me." ● An update from Stan Wojewodzki: "Two years without giving any news, I figured it was time for an update. After Disney, crossed the Indian Ocean on a sailboat with Samy Beriah (also '92) and then part of the Mediterranean, still on a sailboat. I recently joined Nicolas Serin ('93) and his brother, Emmanuel Serin ('92), who have just acquired a vineyard in Montpellier couple of years back to head the wine sales worldwide. A very exciting project for the three of us. Le Domaine de la Dourbie wines should be available in New York's finest restaurants and wine cellars in the first half of 2005. Let me know if any of you have had a chance to taste it and where. We'd love some feedback from old friends. Bonne dégustation et à bientôt." ● Kevin Jovanovic, MD wrote: "I am in Private Practive in Obstetrics and Gynecology with my father. I am affliated with Lenox Hill Hospital and Mt. Sinai Medical Center. I live in NYC with my wife, Kimberly Many. Esq and my son, Luke Edward Jovanovic (15 months old). Please say "bonjour" to all the alumni from long ago." ● From Stephan Chabanel: "It has been quite a few years since I gave any news, so I thought I would update everyone on the past few years. I move to Singapore in 2000 where I joined an advertising company (EURO RSCG) as Interactive Director. I stayed in that same company for 3 years and incidentally met my wife, Lily, there as well (We got married in 2003). Now we are on the move again. After our short stint in Singapore, we moved to Beijing in China since September 2005. I still work in advertising, for a Singaporean company called BLUE, as a Global Account director and I am in the process of learning chinese as well. If any of the old classmates do make it to China, give me a shout, I would be happy to see any of you." [Stephan also wrote that he would really like to get in touch with Federico de Aldasoro, '92 and Orson Alcocer, '92 so if anyone knows how to contact either of them, please write to us.] --On the Internet: Kevin Jovanovic --Click here for Class Notes Archives --On the Internet: Emmanuel et Nicolas Serin Back to Top 1993 ● Scott Weber and Catherine Boullé-Weber (both class of '93) wrote that they "are still based in France near Geneva, Switzerland. Scott recently became the Director of an organisation working in the field of peacebuilding and Catherine has started a degree program for qualification as a speech and language therapist. They had the great joy of welcoming their second child, Thomas, in February this year - his older sister Clara is thrilled to have a little brother! We always love to hear from our lycee classmates, so please be in touch!" --Click here for Class Notes Archives --On the Internet: Emmanuel et Nicolas Serin Back to Top 1994● For news on Raphaëlle (Janoray) Choël, see Charles-Henry Choel's message (class of '88).● Isabelle Sajous wrote: "Druce Vertes, Alessandra Gaggliardi, Vanessa der Calousdian and I participated in the Revlon Run/Walk for Women in New York on Saturday, April 30th. As an event participant, I am also helping raise money by collecting pledges and donations to help to fight women's cancers. To make a pledge, simply click on the link below to go to my personal page and make a donation. The site will be open for donations until June 1." ● Christophe Helmke obtained his MA in Archaeology in 2001 from University College London. Since then he has been a PhD candidate at that same institution and plans to submit his dissertation in September 2006. He current serves as co-director of the Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project, run by Belize Institute of Archaeology. He is also currently preparing an introductory handbook on ancient Maya hieroglyphic writing with colleague Harri Kettunen of the University of Helsinki. Since 2000 he has been tutoring workshops on Maya hieroglyphic writing in Belize, England, Germany, and Denmark. --Isabelle Sajous' "Revlon Run/Walk" website --Click here for Class Notes Archives --On the Internet: Christophe Helmke Back to Top 1995 Manolis Kamvysselis ('95) DECÉS: Bianca Pujol ('95) (See Milestones/In Memoriam section for further details.) ● Victoria Kisseleva wrote: "I live in NYC. After graduating from Stern NYU School of Business with an MBA in Finance, I joined Societe Generale. I keep close contact with Laleh Javaheri-Saatchi who also lives in NYC and Maria de Giovanni who has been living in Milan for couple of years." -- On the Internet: Pierre Fraiture --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1996 Johann Leclercq ('96) ● Johann Leclercq nous ecrit: "Bonjour à tous ceux qui tomberont sur le site des anciens du LFNY et notamment à tous ceux qui ont fait partie de la classe de 1996! Mais bon apparemment, nous ne sommes pas encore très nombreux... Je vis aujourd'hui à Paris IXè et, après trois années de remplacements, je viens de réussir un concours pour devenir, cette fois "officiellement", prof titulaire de français et d'histoire-géographie. Inutile de vous dire que je garde un très bon souvenir de mes quatre années passées au Lycée entre 1989 et 1993, notamment des activités extra-scolaires: théâtre, chorales... Je constate qu'il y a d'ailleurs pas mal d'artistes issus de la classe de 96 : Leïla qui fait du flamenco (incroyable !), Julian et Nikolaï des Strokes (j'ai franchement halluciné le jour où j'ai vu les pubs de leur premier album un peu partout dans Paris!), Céline Ottria (que je vois toujours) qui s'épanouit sur les scènes de théâtre de Paris (venez la voir, elle est vraiment douée!). Quant à moi je chante aussi (bcp plus modestement!!) dans une troupe parisienne, j'écris des chansons et je coanime une émission sur l'actualité théâtrale à la radio. Voilà, en quelques lignes, un résumé des ... 12 (!!!!!!) années qui se sont écoulées depuis que j'ai quitté New York. Je laisse mon adresse à ceux que ça intéresserait: [available upon request from AALFNY]. Un p'tit clin d'oeil en particulier à Gavin, Thibault, Malorie et Eléonore (mais il y en a tellement d'autres: n'hésitez pas à vous manifester!). Portez-vous bien les enfants !!" ● Marie-Josephe Horner wrote this: "I am trying to get in touch with a couple of people, namely Helene, Nicholas, Leila, Cecile, Valerie Rakotondramboa and Anne Apparu who have both dropped off the face of the planet. I really miss you guys! I moved to Montreal to do my undergrad in Biology at McGill University. After that, I left for a warmer climate: Sao Paulo, Brazil. I spent almost 2 years living there, and training in Capoeira on the beach (yes, it was a tough life, but I did work too! I also had a job as a researcher in a genetics lab at Unicamp in the city of Campinas). I now live in South Carolina, and am getting my master’s degree in Public Health. At the end of October I’ll be running my first marathon in San Francisco to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, so any donations are most welcome. You can check out my website for the race at [click on link below] Keep in touch, a’right." ● Samuel Hornblower works in documentary television in Washington DC. ● Sarah Kember wrote: "Hi everyone! Nearly ten years - scary stuff! I came across Leilah's message by accident and thought I should say hi too! I caught up with Diane Louvel who came to see me in NZ a few years ago and saw Gaia in Paris earlier this year which was fantastic. I'm living in London, practicing law and loving it! Hope everyone is well! xox" --Click here for Class Notes Archives --Click here for Marie-Joseph Horner's website Back to Top 1997 -- De et avec Emmanuelle Juran ● Emmanuelle Juran nous ecrit: "Bonjour tout le monde, je joue actuellement une piece que j'ai coecrite "Putes ou soumises???" sur Paris. Donc si vous aimez le theatre... Et je tenais a remercier M Anger et Mme Linet sans qui j'aurai jamais fait ca. Si quelqu'un a leur adresse mail?" ● Raphael Cohen wrote: "I am getting married in late May to Jill Markowitz. She attended Barnard College while I attended Columbia University. Following our wedding, she will be completing her law degree and starting at Nixon Peabody, and I will be starting on an MBA at NYU Stern Business School." --Click here for Class Notes Archives -- On the Internet: Emmanuelle Juran Back to Top 1998● DECÉS: Bertrand Fournier('98) (See Milestones/In Memoriam section for further details.)● Julia Lutzke wrote: "I just recently graduated from NYU graduate school in music performance in May, 2004. I am still teaching at the Lycée and three other schools (one of which is a music school in the suburbs of NYC). Furthermore, I am now a member of the Orchestra of St Lukes. I just found out I was on the list of players a month ago." Later, she wrote: "I just wanted to add a little more to what has been going on in my life. This year I became a member (a sub) of the Orchestra of St. Lukes in NYC. I also just started teaching violin at the Hoff-Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale." ● From Paul de Montmorin: "As of September [2004], I have started working for Merrill Lynch in London." ● Bertrand Mulliez nous ecrit: "Je travaille actuellement pour Total en Angola et serai de retour à Paris en octobre prochain (2005)." -- Pierre-Alain Parfond's website --Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 1999● Luke Hornblower graduated in May from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and begins work in Los Angeles in June for Victory Packaging.--Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 2000--Click here for Class Notes ArchivesBack to Top 2001● Kevin Haddock etudie a Mcgill, Montreal--Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 2002● Benjamin Teper nous ecrit: "Apres avoir passe une annee a L'Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne en Suisse et une annee a Boston Universite, je fais un stage dans une agence de pub (Interbrand) a New York depuis le mois de Janvier en attendant de transferer dans une universite americaine du cote de Miami ou Boston pour la rentree 2005.Je travaille egalement sur un projet pour les "Awards" a la International Academy of Television of Arts and Science. J'aimerais avoir des nouvelles de la promotion 2002."--Click here for Class Notes Archives Back to Top 2003--Click here for Class Notes ArchivesBack to Top 2004● See 1978 Class Notes for news of Corinne Wyeth.Back to Top Additonal Class Notes (LFNY Website, 12/2004)To view Alumni Notes from the LFNY's website (Winter 2004) click on the link below.--LFNY 'Alumni Notes' (Winter 2004) Back to Top *Interested in being your Class Representative?Curious about your classmates? Disappointed not to see more information for your class year? Why not become a class representative? You can help us collect information and keep your class network alive and connected. It will not take up a lot of time, and it is quite fun! And who knows, you might even reconnect with that little red-haired girl from Latin class...To find out more about becoming a Class Representative, email us at info@lfnyalumni.org Back to Top *Interested in organizing your Class Reunion? E-mail us at info@lfnyalumni.org. Back to Top Notices that arrived too late to be included in the current newsletter will appear in the next edition. Stay tuned and keep the news flowing! Les annonces qui sont arrivées trop tard pour être publiées dans le bulletin actuel, paraîtront dans la prochaine édition. classnotes@lfnyalumni.org Back to Top |
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