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The Landmark family is comprised of extraordinary people from students to trustees and everyone in between. There are so many individuals who contribute to the campus, the broader community, and the world!
Read about their inspiring accomplishments both big and small.
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Practice Makes Perfect
May 1st, 2025
Practice Makes PerfectBeth Dietze, Elementary•Middle School Reading SupervisorBy Meghan Sebens Down two strikes with MomBall elimination looming, Beth Dietze stepped into the batter’s box and steadied her breath. The pitch came in. She swung. The sharp crack of h...1 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Innovating and Inspiring, Everyday
February 4th, 2025
Innovating and Inspiring, EverydayBy Hazel CrowleyKristine Stark makes learning meaningful and fun. About a year ago, I had the privilege of working under Kristine Stark to help set up for Jumanji Day, an annual, thematic, literary event at Landmark’s Elementary•...3 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Second Chances
October 15th, 2024
Second ChancesBy Maida Broudo P’13On the morning of April 25, just after struggling to eat an omelet, Guido Meade P’24 put on his yellow socks, the socks that were an instant signal to the nursing staff that he “needs assistance when walking.” AN IMPORTA...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Pied Piper of Chill
September 5th, 2024
Pied Piper of Chill Carlton Winslowby Kevin RobertsIf you really want to understand Carlton Winslow, let’s do this properly. Pause for a minute. Put on some Coltrane. Take a few deep breaths...in through the nose...out through the mouth. Now, I doubt you really have the free time to practice that...1 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Tried and True: Kirk Swanson
June 3rd, 2024
Tried and True: Kirk Swanson By Hazel Crowley It all started in 1981, with a litter of golden retriever puppies and a unique job offer. Recent Ithaca College grad Kirk Swanson returns home to the North Shore, intent on finding work as a gym teacher or coach. A D3 basketball forward with w...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Looking Back to See Forward
May 10th, 2024
Looking Back to See Forwardby Bob BroudoDr. Charles (Chad) Drake, Landmark’s Founder, was undeniably brilliant, passionate, charismatic, creative, and severely dyslexic. In the 1960’s, he opened the Reading Research Institute in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he diagnosed children and adolescen...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Dorr to Dorr
March 6th, 2024
Dorr to DorrAndrew and Kenady Dorr ’26By Jill Flemming“Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.” Stitch from Lilo and StitchLilo and Stitch are a famous dynamic duo of Disney movie fame. The care ...1 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Chambo the Change-Maker
September 23rd, 2023
Chambo the Change-Makerby Carl GasowskiCirca 2014, there was a computer lab in the Computer Building on the High School campus, and the Technology Department resided there. It was around then that Bill Chamberlain planted the seed that resulted in the growth and relocation of the department into tod...1 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Wendy Taylor: Views of the Atlantic Ocean—and a Fulfilling Career
September 14th, 2023
Wendy Taylor Views of the Atlantic Ocean—and a Fulfilling Careerby Rob KahnListening to Wendy Taylor reminisce about her Landmark career brings to mind the wisdom of Mark Twain: “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never work a day in your life.” Wendy reflects on her 44 years of facul...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
The Many Hats of Deirdre Mulligan
June 13th, 2023
The Many Hats of Deirdre Mulliganby Hazel CrowleyWhat can you do with a marble, a balloon, a funnel, a magnet, a few dominoes, and some popsicle sticks? According to alums of Deirdre Mulligan’s “Rube Goldberg” unit in middle school science, you can use them to (usually) flip a coin. But accord...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
John Fettig: Little Shop of Chances
May 16th, 2023
John Fettig: Little Shop of ChancesBy Chris MurphyThe scraped knuckles from fighting rusted bolts, the welts on the legs from tools dropped, the perpetually dirty hands, the burn marks from that wayward acetylene torch, along with the call about the broken down van on Route 128, are all coming to an...1 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Making Things Make Sense
March 24th, 2023
Making Things Make Sense Faculty Member Meg Arnio by Avery McNiff In a bright and orderly elementary classroom, a group of seven students settles in for class. They go about their routine seamlessly. One student passes out the subject folders, which are organized in rainbow order. Another stu...1 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
By the Book
March 17th, 2023
BY THE BOOK Landmark’s librarians create a safe haven in the stacks By Hazel CrowleyBoth Linda Sylvester (EMS) and Amy Veling (HS) remember always wanting to be teachers. Linda SylvesterElementary•Middle School LibrarianInspired by the storied career of a grand...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
In Honor of the Redirection of Kathie Babcock
October 3rd, 2022
In Honor of the Redirection of Kathie Babcock by Jill Flemming Like a ship on the ocean, every boat has a captain whose job is to navigate the waves, decide a course of direction, and adapt their travel plan as they see fit. As elementary program coordinator and academic advisor, Kathie Babcoc...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Jim Kent: Helping Students Take Flight
August 29th, 2022
Jim Kent: Helping Students Take Flightby Bob BroudoJim Kent is an invaluable Landmark veteran who joined the High School Counseling Department in the mid ’80s. While Jim did teach for a bit in his early years, his primary role has been helping students to take flight by better understanding their ...1 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Punster, Legend, Landmark Classic
July 22nd, 2022
Punster, Legend, Landmark Classic Karl Pulkkinen retires after more than five decades of service.By Hazel CrowleyIt turns out that, in addition to Landmark School, a few other cultural icons turned 50 years old this past year. The year 2021 commemorated the 50-year anniversary of the Apollo 14 miss...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
She’s Got A Lot to Give
April 26th, 2022
She’s Got A Lot to Giveby Claire SullivanService. It’s fundamental to the ethos of Landmark, and we encounter acts of it daily on both the High School and Elementary•Middle School (EMS) campuses. In times of crisis, calls resonate to help those suddenly without. Bags of clothing and boxes o...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Sparking Joy for 45 Years
February 18th, 2022
Sparking Joy for 45 Years by Hazel Crowley “I’m having this odd sense of deja vu,” quipped Debby sarcastically, as we sit down in her office for a brief interview. It’s springtime, so she’s squeezed me in between marathon sessions of MCAS, informational interviews with new teacher ca...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
