Hello, ’99s!

It is back-to-school time in my house, and I wanted to send a big thank you to all the ’99 teachers, educators, and school support staff who are in the midst of another unique school year. Our classmate, Ann Sharfstein began her 10th year teaching at Lebanon (New Hampshire) High School.

Alexis Bunten, a Native Alaskan scholar and author of So, How Long Have You Been Native, was recently quoted in The Washington Post in a piece on the rise of Indigenous tourism. “I think we’re about to see it blow up in the next few years,” she said. “I know people are really hungry for it.” (Read more at “The Nez Perce are no longer leaving their story to others. They’ve become tour operators” by Julia Duin, dated August 8.)

Amir Katz reached out with some wonderful news: “I wanted to write to share that my husband, Chandler Arnold (Harvard ’98), and I welcomed our daughter, Fletcher Aziza Arnold, on July 9 after a more than four-year journey to have another child. Fletcher’s older brother, Zander (age 6), is as delighted as we are that his little sister is here, and in addition to showering her with affection, has been a tremendous help fetching anything his dads need when one of them is sitting and holding the baby (and therefore completely and utterly incapable of movement).”

Until next time!

—Jackie Rioux Gladstone, 21 Westwood Circle, Dover, NH 03820; (603) 834-0517; jackie.dartmouth99@gmail.com