Sem Stories
One hundred fifty-nine 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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Gary Sutton has been a teacher and staff member since 1970 . Robin Magavern a 1952 Buffalo Seminary graduate, was also a teacher at Sem from 1972 until 2008. After her retirement, Robin served on the Board of Trustees. The entire Seminary community was devastated by her death on May 1, 2009/ The Robin Simon Magavern '52 Fund has been established in her memory by her family. These precious memories were recorded on June 21, 2007 | Please click here to open the audio gallery and listen to these stories Living in the Building In this episode Gary remembers living in the
buildng in the 1970's with his cat, Sylvia. Robin Remembers Miss Angell Robin recounts her time as a student when Gertrude Angell was Head of School. Gary talks About Miss Angell Gary talks about Miss Angell, and how her time at Sem came to an end. Jane Fonda Jane Fonda was a guest speaker at Sem during the VietNam war. The Smoking Room When Bob Foster was Head of School, he allowed a smoking room in the basement. |
