The Wheatley
School Alumni Association Newsletter # 216
A
Memorial Service (Tomorrow), Wheatley Alumni Association NYC Luncheon
Details, a Reunion Band, a First Grade Photo, and More!
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Welcome to The Wheatley School
Alumni Association Newsletter # 216.
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Toni Buckner LaPietra Writes:
Classmates,
As part of the Wheatley
Class of 1975's 50th-Year Reunion Weekend, October 10-12, 2025, several
classmates have been working together on forming the Wildcats
Reunion Band. The band consists of Mark Lubin on guitar,
Susan Rotholz on flute and vocals, Michael Sadowsky on drums and vocals, Toni
(Buckner) LaPietra on keyboard and vocals and Joe Spallina on bass guitar and
vocals. If Joe doesn't sound familiar, that's because, sadly, he was not a
Wheatley attendee, but he is graciously volunteering his talents.
We have been having a
great time selecting and practicing songs from our High School years (and
beyond) for the performance on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 2:00pm in the
Wheatley cafeteria. But wait! This is not just a performance. We need you to
join us in, hold on to your hats---Wheatley-aoke! No, no, not
karaoke per se, but where our fellow classmates can join us 'on stage' with
songs of your choice, on instruments of your choice. This means, we need you!
If you play an instrument and/or sing, tell us your favorite song and we will
be ready for you to join us. If you wail on harmonica, or play a mean sax, we
want you! We only ask that you send us your requests by August 15, so we have
time to back you up in style.
The Wheatley-aoke/Wildcats
Reunion Band performance is open to all Wheatley Class of
1975 members, alumni and friends. You don't have to have signed up for the
Sunday dinner to attend, but we hope to see you there, too!
Contact Toni (Buckner)
LaPietra: musicboxstudios@verizon.net and tell us what
song/instrument, etc., you'd like to sing/play.
If you haven’t signed up
for the reunion yet, you can obtain all information by contacting us at Wheatleyclassof1975@gmail.com
Toni
845-724-5867
www.MusicBoxStudios.us
https://www.facebook.com/The-Music-Box-New-York-111216348904904/
On Saturday, July 26,
2025, at 7 pm, Takemi Ueno (Class of 1983) will
perform with the Litha Symphony Orchestra at the Church of St. Paul & St.
Andrew, 263 West 86th Street, at West End Avenue, in Manhattan. The program
consists of Grofe's "Mississippi Suite," Lyadov's "The
Enchanted Lake," Smetana's "The Moldau," and Schumann's
"Rhenish" Symphony. Tickets, available at the orchestra's website (https://www.lithasymphony.org/2025riverrhythms.html),
are $25.
Soraya Mosleh-Brooks (1988) Writes - The Wheatley School Class of 1988 40th-Year
Reunion planning has begun. Initial planners David
Mahaffey, Soraya Mosleh-Brooks, and Maya Sabot have rounded
up three of our four Senior Class officers: Co-President David Polonet;
Co-President Amy Levine; and Secretary Amy Warman Kates (we
are still trying to locate Treasurer Clare Burns). We
have already held a few reunion planning meetings.
We want to hear from you! Please
complete the form below.
We are looking for your
updated contact info, reunion ideas, and possible venues. You are welcome to
participate in Zoom reunion calls and reunion planning. The NYC metro area
will likely be the location.
Form
In addition, we have been
using The Wheatley School - Class of 1988 Facebook
page. If you’re not a fan of FB, feel free to contact us directly:
We look forward to
reconnecting with each of you 😊❤️
Kind regards, Soraya
Mosleh-Brooks
1967 - The North Side School - Ms.
Doxey - Kindergarten - 1955
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First Row - L-R - Linda
Furst, ???, Debbie Siraco, Linda Dimmler(?), Linda Caterino, Susan Adler
Second Row - ???, ??? Francis
(“Frank”) Vedder, Llewellyn (sp?) (“Lew”) Bond, ???, Leslie Strachan, Kevin
Reilly, ???(with legs crossed)
Third Row - John Stedman, Larry
Baum(?), Kenneth Lang, Ronald Koch(?), Dennis Pensa(?), ???, Richard
Friedman, Danny Quaranto, ???
Far Right, on the Counter - Art
Engoron, Bruce McCallister (sp?), Ed Klumpp
1967 and 1970 - Art Engoron and
David Packer - July 15, 2025
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L-R - David
Packer and Art Engoron - Il Tinello East - Manhattan, NY - Inside
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L-R - David
Packer and Art Engoron - Il Tinello East - Manhattan, NY - Outside
1999 - Scott Weber - “Art, In the interest of sending my autobiography
before my obituary, I am happy to announce:
1) I've just completed my
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences
University;
2) I was also just
promoted to Director of IT Procurement and Budget at the NYC Department of
Correction; and perhaps most exciting,
3) My daughter Brooke
will be starting Pre-K at North Side this fall!
Best,
Scott Webber
Class of 1999
1967 (Barbara Smith Stanisic) - “The Newsletter photographs are great. Keep posting,
them ,Art. So good to see a bit of our past.”
1967 (Jim Smith) - “I enjoy remembering growing up in the East Williston
School District.”
1972 (Susan French Congero) - “Having graduated from Wheatley in 1972, I totally enjoy
reading about all the classmates. Keep up the good work.”
1975 (Toni Buckner LaPietra) - “Thanks for all you do!”
1975 (Mark Harvey) - “The Newsletters are fabulous.”
In the first 24 or so
hours after publication, Wheatley Alumni Newsletter # 215 was viewed 4,640
times, was liked seven times, and was commented on once. In all, 4,767 email
addresses received Newsletter # 215.
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Webmaster, Keith Aufhauser (Class of 1963), you can regale
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I edit all submissions,
even material in quotes, for clarity and concision, without any indication
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as TWSAA does not have a fact-checking department.
We welcome any and all
text and photos relevant to The Wheatley School, 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury,
NY 11568, and the people who administered, taught, worked, and/or studied
there. Art Engoron, Class of 1967
That’s it for The Wheatley School
Alumni Association Newsletter # 216. Please send me your autobiography before
someone else sends me your obituary.
Art
Arthur Fredericks Engoron, Class of 1967
