
Head of School
Larry Frye, P ’12, ’15, ’15
Editor and Publisher
Beth Bailey, P ’23, ’26
Art Director and Designer
Lisa Osborne Lange ’74, P ’09
Director of Development
Holly Beaston
Associate Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Karen Saludo, P ’27
Web Designer/Developer
Art Rothfuss III
Copy Consultant
Gail Hosking
Copy EDITOR
Terry Smith, P ’19, ’21
Contributing Photographers
Amy Brand, P ’25
Art Rothfuss III
and submissions from our community
Cover Art
Samantha Lopez
Watch videos of her 3D process here and here.
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The Harley School
1981 Clover Street
Rochester, New York 14618
In Every Issue
Diane Donniger Award
Parent Service to the Harley Community
By the Numbers
E. E. Ford Foundation Grant Edition
From the Archives
Robin Long and Winter Creek Poems
What’s (Who’s) New at Harley
Introducing Recent Members of Our Administrative Team
Divisional Highlights
Lower School: Simple Machines, Complex Thinking
Middle School: Bee Club Debuts
Upper School: The Acorn Marks Latest Literary Publication
HAC Athletics
2021 Lives of Great Purpose Award Winners
Willie Jackson ’77, Toren Reaves ’06
1000 Words
Commencement 2022
Reunion 2022
In Memoriam
Phyllis Bentley ’45, Brad Prozeller ’71
Retirements and Fond Farewells
Features
Central Work that Matters to the Heart of Our School
Strategic plan for our Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (DEI) efforts
Affinity Group Forms
Black Alumni Network
Climate Crisis Curriculum
Holistic Student Education
Citizen Scientists
Lower School: Grade 2 Creek Walk tradition
Middle School: Impact of Plastic Pollution
Upper School: Watershed Health in the Finger Lakes
Joy Moss
Storytelling Roots; A Woman “Ahead of Her Time”