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Sem Stories

One hundred fifty-six years of history, traditions, personalities, challenges, achievements, and antics galore provide us with memories and stories to tell. Please join us in savoring these wonderful historical Sem chronicles. A compilation of  audio recordings is being created to record memories of those who have attended and worked at the school.
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Please e-mail us with your story about the school if you would like to contribute to our audio records.


Living in the Building

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Gary Sutton and Robin Magavern share some memories. In this episode Gary remembers living in the buildng in the 1970's with his cat, Sylvia.

Recorded on June 21, 2007.


Robin Remembers Miss Angell

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Gary Sutton and Robin Magavern share some memories.  Robin recounts her time as a student when Gertrude Angell was Head of School.

Recorded on June 21, 2007.


Gary Talks About Miss Angell

double-click on the arrow to playGary Sutton and Robin Magavern share some memories. Gary talks about Miss Angell, and how her time at Sem came to an end.

Recorded on June 21, 2007.

 


Jane Fonda

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Gary Sutton and Robin Magavern share some memories. Jane Fonda was a guest speaker at Sem during the VietNam war.

Recorded on June 21, 2007.


The Smoking Room

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Gary Sutton and Robin Magavern share some memories.  When Bob Foster was head of School he allowed a smoking room in the basement.

Recorded on June 21, 2007.


 
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