| Alumni News for February 
Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends, Hello everyone! We are wrapping up the spring issue of the Sem Journal, so now is the time to send me any notes: weddings, babies, life in general! We want to hear from you! If you are in a class ending in 1 or 6, sign up now for Alumni Weekend. The Parents’ Blue Knight Bash and the Rusty Flack Golf Open are also linked below. Enjoy the rest of the winter. Julie McCarthy Strzeletz '81
Director of Alumni Programs
jstrzeletz@wyomingseminary.org
It's time to register for your reunion! 
APRIL 29-MAY 1, 2016
Come back to Sem for Alumni Weekend, April 29-May 1. Classes ending in 1 and 6 are celebrating their reunions. Reunion classes are 1946-1991; the classes of 1996-2011 will celebrate at Homecoming, October 14-15. Some Alumni Weekend activities include Friday night’s “icebreaker” receptions and the Tower Society Reception and Distinguished Service Award presentations; Saturday’s Presidential State of the School; athletic events; alumni luncheon; Memorial Service; and evening reunion parties. Sunday we all enjoy a Farewell Brunch.
Summer Fun is around the corner! 
Summer at Sem invites you to join us! We offer fun and unique opportunities for students ages toddler through grade twelve. Explore the Lower School Innovation Center or showcase your talents with the Performing Arts Institute at the Upper School’s Kirby Center for Creative Arts. Whatever your passion, you belong at Sem this summer! Program highlights include Early Summer Fun, College Prep Institute, English as a Second Language, Performing Arts Institute, STEM Workshops and Sports Clinics. Questions? Contact summeratsem@wyomingseminary.org or (570) 270-2161. 
Rusty Flack Golf Open 
Monday, May 16 is the Fourth Annual Rusty Flack Memorial Golf Open at Huntsville Golf Club in Dallas, Pa. Spaces are limited and priority registration will be given to sponsors so become a sponsor today!
Sem is on the road 
Please join us for one (or more) of our gatherings to meet Sem’s new president, Kevin Rea! Board Chair Dick Goldberg ’55 and his wife Rosemary will be joining the traveling Sem delegation for the Florida events. Orlando/Winter Park: February 29, 5-7 p.m., home of MARCIA TURNER FREY ‘53
Tampa: March 1, noon lunch at Oystercatchers
Sarasota: March 1, 5-7 p.m., Sarasota Yacht Club
Naples: March 2, 5-7 p.m., home of DEANNA RAPP ELIASHEVSKY ‘92
Boca/Highland Beach: March 3, 5-7 p.m., home of Sem parents Tina and John Dowd, trustee
Miami: Friday, March 4, noon lunch, Seasons 52
NYC: March 16, 6-8:00 p.m., home of JENNIFER WIDEMAN-GREEN '89
Washington, DC: March 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Bobby Van's Grille
Philadelphia: April 14, 6-8:00 p.m., City Tap House, Logan Square To register, visit www.wyomingseminary.org/gatherings or contact JULIE MCCARTHY STRZELETZ ’81 at jstrzeletz@wyomingseminary.org or 570-270-2142.
Gerry Schwartzbach '62 
On the anniversary of Actor Robert Blake’s acquittal for murder, his attorney, M. Gerald Schwartzbach ’62, writes a memoir, “Leaning on the Arc: A Personal History of Criminal Defense.” The following is an excerpt from an article on prweb.com. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 12, 2016 Timed to the anniversary of the acquittal verdict for actor Robert Blake, criminal defense attorney M. Gerald Schwartzbach’s new book, “Leaning on the Arc: A Personal History of Criminal Defense,” will be published on March 16, 2016, 11 years after this internationally publicized trial was won. Part memoir, part case history, Schwartzbach demonstrates why and how true justice can only happen when we refuse to objectify the defendant—whether it be Hollywood legend Robert Blake, civil rights activist Stephen Bingham, or Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, the youngest organ transplant surgeon in the United States -- regardless of his or her alleged crime. Schwartzbach often gave up his own comforts, including going into debt, in order to provide quality representation to his clients, whether rich or poor. Among his many high profile cases for the less fortunate, including those wrongfully convicted, Schwartzbach argued before the California Supreme Court that all indigent defendants facing a potential death sentence were entitled to be represented by two attorneys. The court agreed, significantly increasing the quality of representation in all such California cases. Schwartzbach, a trial lawyer for over 45 years, is a San Francisco Bay area criminal defense attorney who is listed in “Best Lawyers,” “Super Lawyers,” The Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and the Marquis publications “Who's Who in the World,” “Who's Who in America” and “Who's Who in American Law.” He has received the Skip Glenn Award, presented for outstanding service in defense of a client by California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, a statewide organization of over 2,000 criminal defense attorneys. Mr. Schwartzbach has also been a recipient of the Outstanding Service Award by the Northern California Innocence Project. In addition, he was named Distinguished Advocate by the Advisory Board of the Heafey Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy at Santa Clara University School of Law. This new book is available for pre-order on amazon.com and also as an e-book.
Blue Knight Bash 
MAY 6, 2016
You are invited to attend this year's Parents Association fundraiser and auction from 6:00-10:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6 at the Upper School Back Campus. Tickets are $75 per person which includes a full bar and dinner. All proceeds benefit faculty wish lists. Highlights of this year's Bash include a cocktail reception, mobile bidding and several raffles, all under a beautiful tent on Back Campus.
Class Notes 
BRIGITTE HENRY ’04 of Greenwich, Conn., married Steven Cooper on August 22, 2015 at St. Elizabeth’s Church and Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. JANE HENRY ’12 was the maid of honor, and RANA RAZAVI ’04, was a bridesmaid. Groomsmen included SCOTT HENRY ’06 and JOHN HENRY ’10. Brigitte is the daughter of SCOTT HENRY ’76 and granddaughter of FRANK HENRY ’50. View all class notes > Connect with us
What's new in your life? Tell us if you have a recent accomplishment, marriage, new baby or other exciting news and we'll share it with your fellow alumni! Email your information to Julie McCarthy Strzeletz '81 at jstrzeletz@wyomingseminary.org or log in to the alumni portal. Forgot your username or password? Send an email to cchace@wyomingseminary.org. | 
