The Country Scoop

Class of 2012

Katelin Gochberg, Maria Boyle, Kathleen Neustaetter, Emily Ballard, and Anna McNiff, all from the Class of 2012, give an inside look into their Country School years, including trips to the Met, musicals with Mrs. Barber, rides on the softball van, and reading Shakespeare.  Special thanks to Music Director Vicki Wepler for her rendition of "Friends," written by Bob Borden, as our opening and closing theme. And special thanks to Suzanne Sliker P'19 '22 for creating the title graphic.

Donald MacLane

Donald MacLane '63 gives an inside look into the early years of The Country School, including living in the Farmhouse, having Mrs. DeFrancis as a teacher, and seeing rapid growth of the school. He also discusses how he helped to avoid a dynamite explosion on campus! Special thanks to Music Director Vicki Wepler for her rendition of “Friends,” written by Bob Borden, as our opening and closing theme. And special thanks to Suzanne Sliker P’19 ‘22 for creating the title graphic.

Bob Borden & Dave Bennett: A Concert and Conversation

In our version of a "tiny desk concert," Bob Borden and Dave Bennett relive the days of their faculty band "They Might Be Teachers." They play a few of their hits and tell the stories behind the songs, like how they wrote them, how people at school reacted, and how their band truly changed the school.   Special thanks to Music Director Vicki Wepler for her rendition of "Friends," written by Bob Borden, as our opening and closing theme. And special thanks to Suzanne Sliker P'19 '22 for creating the title graphic.

Hannah Johnson Martin & Capri Debiccari

Hannah Johnson Martin ‘08 and Capri Debiccari ‘08 (members of the Mr. Storms fan club)  give an inside look into their Country School years, including winning the Pine Point Tournament, playing a big role in Oklahoma!, getting praise from Mrs. Barber, and having very different poetry experiences. Special thanks to Music Director Vicki Wepler for her rendition of “Friends,” written by Bob Borden, as our opening and closing theme. And special thanks to Suzanne Sliker P’19 ‘22 for creating the title graphic.

Eric Fabricant & Noah Stahl

Eric Fabricant '99 and Noah Stahl '99 give an inside look into their Country School years, including their reading buddies, wood shop, clowns at the school's 35th Anniversary, and (kind of) saving a teacher's life on the Southwest Trip.   Special thanks to Music Director Vicki Wepler for her rendition of "Friends," written by Bob Borden, as our opening and closing theme. And special thanks to Suzanne Sliker P'19 '22 for creating the title graphic.