Welcome to The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 224.

The Wheatley School Alumni Association 2025 New York City Luncheon - Friday, 10/3/2025 - 12:30-3:30 PM - Rosie O’Grady’s - 148 West 51st Street - ALL CLASSES WELCOME!!!

Here are the menu options (which I have whittled down some; I can’t abide beets). Voting is now open! Tell me what you’d like.

SALAD - CHOOSE ONE

‣ Traditional Caesar

‣ Mozzarella Tomato & Basil

‣ Spinach, Bacon & Blue Cheese

‣ Spinach, Quinoa & Pine Nuts

PASTA - CHOOSE ONE

‣ Fusilli a la Vodka

‣ Fettuccine Alfredo

‣ Farfalle with Mushrooms & Spinach (v)

‣ Penne Pasta Primavera with Zesty Tomato Sauce (v)

‣ Fusilli with Rock Shrimp, Artichoke Hearts & Roast Red Pepper Cream Sauce

‣ Pasta al Pesto

MAIN DISHES - CHOOSE THREE

‣ Chicken Marsala

‣ Filet of Salmon Dijonnaise

‣ Chicken Cordon Bleu

‣ Vegetarian/Vegan(v)

‣ Rice Medley with Dried Fruit & Nut Zucchini Dolma

‣ Couscous with Saffron Primavera(v)

‣ Kabocha Squash & Green Bean Coconut Curry(v)

‣ Eggplant Rollatini with Ricotta

SIDE DISHES - BOTH INCLUDED

‣ Roasted Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetables

‣ Fresh Baked Rolls

DESSERT

‣ Assorted Cakes, Pies, Tarts & Fresh Fruit

BEVERAGES

Coffee and tea

Wine, beer, and soft drinks

VENUE

Rosie O’ Grady’s

Tel: (212) 582-2975 Email: info@rosieogradys.com

148 West 51st Street, New York City, NY 10019

Suggested Price - $125 pp. Wildcat Angel Price - $150. If you can’t pay that, pay less, or pay nothing. To date, 12 people have paid, several over $125, including two people who paid $200 and two people who paid $300, all four of them just for themselves!!! Pay via Zelle to ARTENGORON@GMAIL.COM or mail check made out to Arthur Engoron to 117 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York 11030.

Wheatley Class of 1975 Reunion Weekend - October 10-12, 2025

Contact Toni (Buckner) LaPietra: musicboxstudios@verizon.net to participate in the Wheatley-aoke! You can obtain all the information about the reunion by contacting the organizers at Wheatleyclassof1975@gmail.com.”

Wheatley Wildcat Will Perform in "Oceans of Music"

On Sat., Aug. 23, at 7:00 PM, Takemi Ueno (Class of 1983) will perform with the Litha Symphony Orchestra at the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, 263 W. 86^th Street, at West End Ave. The program consists of Debussy's "La Mer," the 4 Sea Interludes from Britten's "Peter Grimes," selections from Rodgers' "Victory at Sea," Whitacre's "Water Night," and Pilsner's "A Light in the Ocean." Tickets are $25 in advance (at https://www.lithasymphony.org/2025oceansofmusic.html) and $30 at the door. Unfortunately, the church is not air conditioned.

Rock & Roll in the Wheatley Gym

Karen Mannheim Fraller (1971) Writes - “Hi Art! I came across these two mementos from "The Young Rascals" (“Good Lovin," “A Beautiful Morning," "Groovin'") concert held in the gym on December 9, 1966. It was the first concert I had ever attended, and there was quite a build up to it. Does anyone else remember this concert?”

Art Engoron (1967) Writes - I remember it well. The Young Rascals were, arguably, the best American Rock & Roll group at the time, and the concert justified their glowing reputation. The big hit of the opening act, The Strangeloves, was the percussive “I Want Candy.” I Want Candy by The Strangeloves

Administration

Rick Simon - Wheatley Principal 1995-2008 - October 15, 2016 - Wheatley’s 60th-Year Get-Together - The Wheatley School Auditorium

Graduates

1967 - Lee Fein and Wife Sharon

1967 - Merrill Stanton - Lawn Bowling in California

L-R - Janice Walter (non-Wheatley and Merrill Stanton (1967)

She Writes - “Hi, Art, I’m staying active & enjoying California retirement. Lawn bowling is my new favorite sport. It’s an international sport. Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club is the largest in the USA, and it overlooks the ocean. It’s a fabulous sport for all ages, especially retired senior citizens ☀️😎☀️ I had never heard of it before, and I encourage everyone to look it up and see if they have a local lawn bowling club. There are places all across the country, including several on Long Island. They all give free lessons.”

Once a month, a group of us from the Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club prepare a beautiful homemade meal for the disabled homeless Veterans in Huntington Beach. We all eat together and create a wonderful time to make caring connections with the men who live there. Janice Walter organizes this, and she is pictured with me with our Lawn bowls after a game we won. So if you come to visit me, let me know, and I’ll take you there.

1968 - Lisa Deckler Falkowitz - At an obscure archeological site.

1970 - Greg Fitzpatrick - Motorcycling Through Europe

Greg in Germany

A church in Belgium

Greg Writes - I’m on the road to Puttgarden to catch a ferry to Denmark. Camping here is what we would call “glamping” (a portmanteau of "glamorous” and “camping”). The camp rigs that the Germans use were impressive. Danke & Guten Tag”

Fan Mail

1967 (Merrill Stanton) - “Thanks, Art, for all you do. ❤️”

1968 (Carol Wisker) - ❤️

1969 (Paula Panzeca Foresto) - ❤️

1971 (Karen Mannheim Fraller) - “Thanks for all you do to keep us all connected.”

???? (Four other, unidentified people) - ❤️

The Official Notices

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The Usual Words of Wisdom

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I edit all submissions, even material in quotes, for clarity and concision, without any indication thereof. I cannot and do not vouch for the accuracy of what people tell me, 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

Closing

That’s it for The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 224. Please send me your autobiography before someone else sends me your obituary.

Art