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We all talk about how life at the Castle felt like coming home. But what about the closer relationships that we had while in the school or the hook-ups that took place between alumni after leaving M&A? 
Who was that special someone that you met while at M&A? Was it someone who held your heart for years or was that person an unspoken crush from afar? At the very least, you've had more than thirty years to reminisce. It's time to share. 
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Debra Jenne (Diamond)
11/30/2018 08:44:37 am
I don't think I could have made it through the last year of HS without the friendships of Wil Hylton and Angela Smith. Wil made me feel special even when I pushed him away. He heard me in the midst of my chaos. Life at home was not happy and M&A and Wil was my escape pod. He was my friend. Angie was a dear heart that held me close although I was shut down. I never will forget how incredibly safe I was with these two people. 12/1/2018 03:06:20 pm
Thank you for sharing this. They sound like they were wonderful friends. Your sentiments are beautiful.
Soraya Benitez Mercado. (80)
11/30/2018 08:59:58 am
Looking back, my time at M&A we’re filled with many wonderful and joyous moments with great friends. But during some rough patches, I was blessed to have Mrs. I. Solomon (Bio.) as a mentor. My God what an angel from heaven. She always greeted everyone with an infectious smile and always shared her wisdom whenever possible. I remember my best friend Luz Marzan and I would simply ‘waltz’ into her office unannounced like “Lenny and Squigy” just to talk, and she’d always made time for us. There were other great teachers who also made time for the students ( Mr. Comeau taught me to play Boggle ) - But Mrs. Solomon was a guiding light to me. 12/2/2018 03:10:39 pm
OMG - where to begin? Home room teacher Herman Bloomstein, (Art dept) who never lost his cool, Economics teacher August (Augie) Gold who always had us move our chairs into a circle for class. Miss Judels (later married Mr. Ratner) who could teach anyone French, Marc Tarlow, who could teach anyone music theory, Raymond Sayers, phenomenal English teacher who taught us how to think critically and analytically, Mr. Valenstein who made me a "junior meteorologist" and fan of clouds from cirrus to cumulonimbus. Just a few of the phenomenal faculty members who I will never forget! 1/29/2019 01:38:13 pm
I admired Mr. Feinman (Art) who widened my eyes to different sides of my artwork and those of others. There were so many teachers at M&A that helped make our experience memorable.
Walter Gray
8/24/2022 06:45:44 pm
I’m class of June 1948 and remember all those you mentioned. Marc Tarlow was deeply mourned when he died in a traffic accident in, I believe, 1946. 12/4/2018 05:58:46 pm
Mine was a professional relationship I forged senior year while applying to colleges with one of the guidance counselors (whose name escapes me). I had a one track mind and wanted to apply to one college that I had fallen in love with at the age of 12. The school required writing 10 short essays and I had gotten a copy of the prior year's application and wrote all 10 the summer before senior year. I presented this information to her and she very quietly and methodically encouraged me to apply to 6 other schools. She mentioned that Vassar had just recently gone coed. Fast forward. I ended up choosing Vassar and loved every minute of my time there. But during my freshman year I was called into the college psychologist out of the blue. She was charged with letting me know that my guidance counselor at M&A had committed suicide. I was stunned. I visited her week after week and kept her apprised of my interviews and applications and she really helped me see a wider educational landscape based on my interests and personality. 1/29/2019 01:47:49 pm
Thank you for sharing. Such a tragedy about the guidance counselor. You never know who will be there for you to help with your dreams.
John Adams
12/7/2018 12:54:17 am
Venessa Martin (Now Venessa Martin-Benjamin) Class of 1980
Lloyd A. Green
1/7/2019 03:19:12 am
Wow. Your story is very powerful. It IS better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Thank you for sharing.
BARBARA HAMPTON-BARCLAY
1/28/2019 12:07:40 pm
June Lebell and I met each other in our freshman year in gym class. No one selected either of us for lockermate, so we selected each other. We discovered we had the same birthday and many other likes in common. We were both vocal students. We were locker mates for all four yearsAfter graduation we kind of drifted apart. On my way back from Florida where my husband and I had had to relocate for 23 months and 15 days for his job, I was thrilled to be able to turn on WQXR and hear her voice. I called her immediately and we resumed our friendship. She did a lot for M&A as founder of the Alumni group. She died in April 2016 the day after our birthday. I miss her gentleness, intelligence, openness and refinement. We did not see each other often. But I still feel her warmth. 1/29/2019 01:54:53 pm
Wonderful story of what it means to have a true friend. A true friend MUST effect us, change us forever and they will always be a part of us. Such a touching story. Leave a Reply. |
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