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| on the mountain winter 2013-2014
A Message from the Chair of the Board of Trustees
How much you give
does not matter. What
matters is that you
join us in giving back
to the school that gave
you or a loved one so
much.
—
Hilary E. Ackermann
Dear Friends of Storm King,
It is with great pleasure that I present to you our
Report of Giving for the school year 2012–
2013.
I am so happy to be writing my first letter
to you as the new chair of the Board of Trustees
and I am proud to be a part of a school with
such energy and heart as Storm King.
Our headmaster, Paul Domingue, just
completed his first year on the mountain. I had
the opportunity to spend some time with Paul,
his wife Dale as well as the staff and faculty at
Spy Rock and I can tell you that the level of
excitement and enthusiasm was palpable.
Among the many projects undertaken this
past summer, we renovated part of the dining
hall, installed new boilers at Spy Rock and the
arts center and resurfaced the driveways at Spy
Rock and Tryon, and renovated and refreshed
administrative and business offices. We also
created a student center in Orr Commons
that includes a grill area for snacks. This is a
wonderful space for our students to gather and
relax as a community.
In addition, we are thrilled to say that we
are in the final stages of creating a master plan
for the campus. This plan, when complete,
will provide a multi-phase road map to refresh
and upgrade our campus so that the physical
landscape matches the mission and vision for
Storm King.
We would not have been able to do any of
this without you…the foundation of Storm
King. It is thanks to your generosity that Storm
King is able to move forward into a bright
future. If your name is listed in this report
under our list of donors, thank you. If it is
not, I urge you to consider making a gift to
the school this year. How much you give does
not matter. What matters is that you join us
in giving back to the school that gave you or a
loved one so much. As I say to my son, a 2011
graduate, we need to pay it forward! The future
of our beloved school depends on your ongoing
support now more than ever.
With so many exciting new projects on the
horizon, now is the perfect time to return to
Storm King, to help the school unlock its true
potential, just as the school continues to help so
many students realize their own potential each
and every day.
This report shows you what we have
accomplished thus far. Please contribute to the
Annual Fund this year so that Storm King can
get to where it needs to go.
With all good wishes,
Hilary E. Ackermann
P’12
Chair, Board of Trustees
