by Art Rothfuss | Nov 17, 2025 | 100 Stories
When Kim “Ms. B” Bednarcyk P ‘16 first arrived at Harley, she wasn’t planning a lifelong career here—she was just picking up the Rubenstein girls, Heather ’95 and Jennifer ’92, after school. At the time, Kim was nannying for the family while earning her graduate...
by Art Rothfuss | Nov 17, 2025 | 100 Stories
Lee Allen McDermott ’64 has always felt a deep connection to Harley. She vividly remembers her first day of school, standing at the bottom of the barn steps, thinking, “Here we go!” That moment marked the beginning of a lifelong love with the school that would shape...
by Art Rothfuss | Nov 17, 2025 | 100 Stories
For Sybil Prince ‘00, P ‘37, P ‘39, Harley has always been more than a school—it was the place where she first felt truly seen. As a student navigating vulnerable years, she found teachers who recognized her humanity and nurtured her best self. That experience stayed...
by Art Rothfuss | Nov 17, 2025 | 100 Stories
When Lisa Barker became Harley’s Food and Farm Educator in 2017, she already had deep roots in the school’s sustainability work. After collaborating with Chris Hartman ’93, P ’22, ’24 through the Good Food Collective and teaching in Horizons’ garden for the past 5...
by Art Rothfuss | Nov 17, 2025 | 100 Stories
For more than three decades, Al Lamere P ’08 has quietly been one of the forces that keep Harley running. (Although anyone who has seen him walk through the Nursery hallway might argue there’s nothing quiet about the rock-star welcome he receives from the school’s...
