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U.S. Trust is proud to support our students. U.S. TRUST Quietly building wealth for individuals and families since 1853. U.S. TRUST 638 Main Street Osterville, Massachusetts02655 Anne Spaulding 508-420-4600 By Anne Mumford Grade 12 When Cape Cod Academy was founded as asmall private schoolin Osterville in 1976,no one could have foreseen the extent to which the school would grow in the next thirty years. The student body has grown to include over 400 students who enjoy the use of beautiful, state-of- the art facilities that enrich their learning experi- ence tenfold. Students have grown to love and appreciate some of the newest and most heavily used areas of the school, such as the Gym, the Lower School Building and the newly built Sci- ence Building,which combined constitute roughly 70 percent of the CCA buildings and serve as a second home for hundreds of young people. How- ever, many students don't know about the man be- hind these buildings; a man who was both a great friend of the school and one of the key elements essential to its growth: Ted Bellingrath. Mr. Bellingrathfirst became involved with Cape Cod Academy in 1995, when he was hired by the administration to design the school's gymnasium; since then, he was hired twice more to create "functional and affordable" buildings for the school. According to headmaster Tom Evans, Mr. Bellingrath stood out from other candi- dates not only because of his extensive experience in the design of educational facili- ties, but because of his open- ness: "He didn't tell us what we needed; we told him what we needed and he listened." Before beginning designs for science classrooms, Mr. Bellingrath sat in on science classes and met with each science teacher individually to hammer out exactly what was needed and to tailor their classrooms to their specific needs. Teachers were giventhe best technology available now, but ac- commodations were made to allow for advances in future technology. When the actual construction of the science building began, Mr. Bellingrath was on the site nearly every day in case a problem should arise. His unflaggingcommitment to the project, as well as to the school he helped to grow into the institution of learning it is today, endeared Mr. Bellingrath to the faculty of the school and in particular Mr.Evans, who called him both a friend of wie school and a dear personal friend whose dedication went beyond professional and into the personal. In light of Mr. Bellingrath's dedication to the school, his passing this last winter left a deep emotional impact on the faculty and students of the school. Though the Science Building had not yet been completed at the time of his death, the few remaining decisions were made in accordance with his wishes and the building was completed in mid-February. At the opening ceremony, the students were let in to tour the building and were first granted a view of the 45-foot pendulum that they had heard so much about. When the ribbon securing the bob was cut and the pendulum swung free, the full impact of the beauty of the atrium in which the pendulum was housed came to light, quite liter- ally: in the mirrors encircling the atrium shone a multitude of young faces, of students pointing and watching the pendulum swing its arc in the sunlight that was refracted in the prisms hung surrounding it. "I have no doubt ," said Mr. Evans, "that in his genius, Ted could see all this in his mind before it was ever created." Though Mr. Bellingrath has since left us, it seems somehow appropriate that his final work is a part of a place that he truly loved and cared about during his lifetime. The Science Building he conceived of will most certainly be put to good use by generations of young Cape Codders and,in the words of the headmaster, "will more than live up to our expectations." I can think of no better tribute to a truly tal- ented and caring man, and no better legacy that he could left with us, those students who live in his wake, than to enjoy, to learn and to grow in his final gift to the students of Cape Cod Academy. The man behind the science center By Catherine Pajolek Grade 10 Everyone here at Cape Cod Academy is very excited about the newattraction on cam- pus- the new Science Building. For months, we anxiously awaited the openingday,the day we would be able to peer inside the buildingeveryonewastalking about, with the most modem- day technology a school could dream of, and the main appeal -the pendulum. We had all been told that not only was this pendulum going to be bigger than the one at the Museum of Science in Boston, but it was also going to be one of the only pendulums in New England. So,after hearingevery- one rave about the mechanism, we all thought that in order to reallybelieve allofthe "rumors," we had to actually see it for ourselves. Then the day finally came; the day when the anxious and excited students of the upper and middle school would be able to gaze at the pendulum everyone wastalkingabout. But not quite yet. That morning, with the snow whirling about, we waited with our teachers until we got the sign that we could go in. An an- nouncement came over the loud speaker that told us that there was to be- a twenty minutes delay. Twenty minutes. That twenty minutes was one of the longest that we have ever had to endure. We had already waited sixmonths for the build- ing to be ready, and now having to wait another twenty minutes madeus allthink,"Willthisbuild- ing ever be ready?" And indeed it was.It was an amazing sight, peering down from the third floor of the build- ing, and seeing the much talked about satellite image of Cape Cod. The golden hall at the end of the ever descendingwire swung accurately across the cape with a swift movement. At the ceiling were several prisms that, we were told, would create rainbows when the sun hit them just right. The whole sight was remark- able, and a memory that I will remember for the rest of my life. Dedication day A Pendulum in a School? By Adam Blackwood Grade 10 At first the idea of a very expensive,sixty-foot,Fou- cault pendulum in a school seemed rather ridiculous. I would have rather seen the money go directly to educa- tional tools or to keep admis- sion prices down. The idea of awhole building constructed around a swing- ing weight didn't make much sense to me. Overall I just questioned what was going through our school board's heads. This was before I actually got to seethe penduluminfull swing. No matter what floor you look at it from it must be admired for beyond the pendulum itself the atrium that encirclesthe swingingis a sightwithinitself.Well-angled mirrors,hanging prisms, fiber optic lights, and acrystal clear satellite image of Cape Cod makethependulummorethan just a swinging weight. Whilelookingat allthisI got thinkingwhat astatement this makes about our school. This showsthe mutualrespect that the students and faculty have for each other in that some- thingsonice and fragile can be open to the whole school and there is not a concern about vandalism,aluxury not found in many schools. Therefore an agreement of trust swings at the end of this pendulum in- stead of a frivolous weight. Watchingthe center go up By James Burton Grade 10 The new science building is a great addi- tion to our already wonderful campusand learning establishment. I can remember coming to school for the first day of pre-season cross country running training and seeing the pavement ripped up and a giant hole in the ground. I got used to that sight. Then every once in a while they would do something new like a foundation,then some beams, etc. I have two favorite parts of the construction of the building; one is seeing everything come together and seeing the pro- cess of constructing a building, and my other favorite part was sitting in science class with the window open next to the new building and having the workers blast my favorite station on the radio. I think that having this new building will help us be able to learn more. With these new rooms we can have plenty of room for learning and takingnotes, but also the other half of the classroom we can do labs and experiments. In our previous science room it was crowded for everyone, including the teacher. Even though the building process took longer than expected I believe it was well worth the wait. Pat Bartlett retiring after 23 years By Kelsie Dorn Grade 11 After 10years workingat the same place, always having the same routine and getting up at the crack of dawn each morning, one would think that a person would get a new job, but that is not the case with Patricia Bartlett; she stuck it out and taught for afull23years of teachingBiology at Cape Cod Academy. Not only does she teach, she loves doing the teaching, and she does it with an enthusiasm and love for her field that isboth refreshing and rare in a world of people who, more often than not, work only for the money their job can bring them. A pre-med student in col- lege, Mrs. Bartlett thought for a while about going into Medical Research,and even did a little researching at the National Institute of Health in Washington, D.C. But she just couldn't bringherselfto commit to a profession that dealt with the killing of animals. Something she did like at the time wasteachingand tutoring, so she took a new job teaching part time at Cape Cod Com- munity College. Her children by then had grown and left and she had been thinking about getting afull time teachingjob when she saw anjob opening at none other than CCA, and she scooped it up not knowingifshe would get another chance. It's a good thing she did be- cause if she hadn't, many stu- dents would never have gotten the chance to experience Mrs. Bartlett's kind of teaching. Retiring from a place that has probably become like a second home for Mrs. Bartlett is going to be bittersweet. But she did get an experience,brief as it was, to experience Cape Cod Academy'snew, state of the art Science Center that just finished construction afewmonths ago, her favorite part of which she stated to be the pendulum because it is "beautiful and peaceful to look at each day." Adifficult but necessary move for Mrs. Bartlett was changing rooms from the room she taught in for her full 23 years to her new and greatly improved classroom in the Science Center. "I was the only one to ever teach in Room 20, Mrs. Bartlett said to me during our interview. She told her classes that she had stood in Room 20 (her previous classroom) when it wasn't even fully finished with just a dirt floor and unfinished walls. When asked what she would miss the most about CCA,Mrs. Bartlett wasn't able to give a specific response at first,replying that she would miss it all. But she did say that she was going to miss her colleagues, her wonderfulstudents,andthe new classroom she has recently come to love. During the interview, I asked Mrs. Bartlett a tough question that Iwasn't sure she wasgoing to answer. I asked her how she wanted to beremembered when she retired from CCA, and at first,like I had predicted,she wasn't able to respond,but she did come up with an answer. She told me that she wanted to be remembered as a person who loved biology, as someone who loved sharing her conta- giousenthusiastic attitude with those around her, and above all, as someone who loved working here at the school. That had been the answer that I had not known I was looking for until I heard it. Everyone who crosses paths with Mrs. Bartlett knows her love for her job, her students, andfamousquotesshehopeswill inspire and motivate others. She said her favorite quote was "Character iswhat you are when no one is looking," but Mrs, Bartlett's true character is not what it is when no one is looking; it's the love for her students and this school, and that's the biggest reason that she will be greatly missed and never truly replaced.