The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 216
A Memorial Service (Tomorrow), Wheatley Alumni Association NYC Luncheon Details, a Reunion Band, a First Grade Photo, and More!
Welcome to The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 216.
A Memorial Service for Peter Sultan (1989) (April 17, 1971 — July 13, 2025), will be held Thursday, July 17, 2025 - That’s Tomorrow! - 11:00AM at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home, 406 East Main Street, Riverhead, New York.
Wheatley Alumni NYC Luncheon!
The Eighth Wheatley School Alumni Association NYC Luncheon will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025, at 1:00 PM., at Pepolino, 281 West Broadway, New York, NY, one block south of Canal Street, directly above the Canal Street Station of the A, C, and E trains (and within short walking distance of the Canal Street Stations of the 1, R, and W trains).
We will have the entire upstairs room to ourselves. Unfortunately, that space is not handicapped accessible. The menu and pricing are “to be determined.” The principal organizer prefers buffet style, but the principal proprietor prefers passed hors d’oeuvres and a sit-down meal due to logistical reasons. Please let me (artengoron@gmail.com) know which you prefer and how strong that preference is. Pepolino serves moderately-priced, Northern Italian cuisine. I’ve eaten there dozens of times and never been disappointed. “Space is limited” sounds like a problematic cliché, but it’s true this time.
Class of 1975 50th-Year Reunion Band
Toni Buckner LaPietra Writes:
Classmates,
As part of the Wheatley Class of 1975's 50th-Year Reunion Weekend, October 10-12, 2025, several classmates have been working together on forming the Wildcats Reunion Band. The band consists of Mark Lubin on guitar, Susan Rotholz on flute and vocals, Michael Sadowsky on drums and vocals, Toni (Buckner) LaPietra on keyboard and vocals and Joe Spallina on bass guitar and vocals. If Joe doesn't sound familiar, that's because, sadly, he was not a Wheatley attendee, but he is graciously volunteering his talents.
We have been having a great time selecting and practicing songs from our High School years (and beyond) for the performance on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 2:00pm in the Wheatley cafeteria. But wait! This is not just a performance. We need you to join us in, hold on to your hats---Wheatley-aoke! No, no, not karaoke per se, but where our fellow classmates can join us 'on stage' with songs of your choice, on instruments of your choice. This means, we need you! If you play an instrument and/or sing, tell us your favorite song and we will be ready for you to join us. If you wail on harmonica, or play a mean sax, we want you! We only ask that you send us your requests by August 15, so we have time to back you up in style.
The Wheatley-aoke/Wildcats Reunion Band performance is open to all Wheatley Class of 1975 members, alumni and friends. You don't have to have signed up for the Sunday dinner to attend, but we hope to see you there, too!
Contact Toni (Buckner) LaPietra: musicboxstudios@verizon.net and tell us what song/instrument, etc., you'd like to sing/play.
If you haven’t signed up for the reunion yet, you can obtain all information by contacting us at Wheatleyclassof1975@gmail.com
Toni
845-724-5867
www.MusicBoxStudios.us
https://www.facebook.com/The-Music-Box-New-York-111216348904904/
Wheatley Wildcat Will Play in "River Rhythms" Concert (Even Though “Cats” Supposedly Don't Like Water)
On Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 7 pm, Takemi Ueno (Class of 1983) will perform with the Litha Symphony Orchestra at the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, 263 West 86th Street, at West End Avenue, in Manhattan. The program consists of Grofe's "Mississippi Suite," Lyadov's "The Enchanted Lake," Smetana's "The Moldau," and Schumann's "Rhenish" Symphony. Tickets, available at the orchestra's website (https://www.lithasymphony.org/2025riverrhythms.html), are $25.
Class of 1988 40th-Year Reunion
Soraya Mosleh-Brooks (1988) Writes - The Wheatley School Class of 1988 40th-Year Reunion planning has begun. Initial planners David Mahaffey, Soraya Mosleh-Brooks, and Maya Sabot have rounded up three of our four Senior Class officers: Co-President David Polonet; Co-President Amy Levine; and Secretary Amy Warman Kates (we are still trying to locate Treasurer Clare Burns). We have already held a few reunion planning meetings.
We want to hear from you! Please complete the form below.
We are looking for your updated contact info, reunion ideas, and possible venues. You are welcome to participate in Zoom reunion calls and reunion planning. The NYC metro area will likely be the location.
Form
About Me (Class of 1988 Graduate) Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-Vz8wfBo4eaiy5FllHAOLaX1mD5WVvDOxBdaUsiHGVtx56w/viewform?usp=sf_link
In addition, we have been using The Wheatley School - Class of 1988 Facebook page. If you’re not a fan of FB, feel free to contact us directly:
Communication/Outreach Committee: Dave Mahaffey at davidmahaffey@yahoo.com, or Amy Warman Kates at amykates@optonline.net
Venue/Travel Committee: David Polonet: dpolonet@gmail.com
Planning Committee: Amy Levine amy.lisa.levine@gmail.com, Soraya Mosleh-Brooks sorayabrooks@icloud.com, Maya Sabot maya311@gmail.com
We look forward to reconnecting with each of you 😊❤️
Kind regards, Soraya Mosleh-Brooks
Graduates
1967 - The North Side School - Ms. Doxey - Kindergarten - 1955
First Row - L-R - Linda Furst, ???, Debbie Siraco, Linda Dimmler(?), Linda Caterino, Susan Adler
Second Row - ???, ??? Francis (“Frank”) Vedder, Llewellyn (sp?) (“Lew”) Bond, ???, Leslie Strachan, Kevin Reilly, ???(with legs crossed)
Third Row - John Stedman, Larry Baum(?), Kenneth Lang, Ronald Koch(?), Dennis Pensa(?), ???, Richard Friedman, Danny Quaranto, ???
Far Right, on the Counter - Art Engoron, Bruce McCallister (sp?), Ed Klumpp
1967 and 1970 - Art Engoron and David Packer - July 15, 2025
L-R - David Packer and Art Engoron - Il Tinello East - Manhattan, NY - Inside
L-R - David Packer and Art Engoron - Il Tinello East - Manhattan, NY - Outside
1999 - Scott Weber - “Art, In the interest of sending my autobiography before my obituary, I am happy to announce:
1) I've just completed my Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University;
2) I was also just promoted to Director of IT Procurement and Budget at the NYC Department of Correction; and perhaps most exciting,
3) My daughter Brooke will be starting Pre-K at North Side this fall!
Best,
Scott Webber
Class of 1999
Fan Mail
1967 (Barbara Smith Stanisic) - “The Newsletter photographs are great. Keep posting, them ,Art. So good to see a bit of our past.”
1967 (Jim Smith) - “I enjoy remembering growing up in the East Williston School District.”
1972 (Susan French Congero) - “Having graduated from Wheatley in 1972, I totally enjoy reading about all the classmates. Keep up the good work.”
1975 (Toni Buckner LaPietra) - “Thanks for all you do!”
1975 (Mark Harvey) - “The Newsletters are fabulous.”
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Closing
That’s it for The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 216. Please send me your autobiography before someone else sends me your obituary.
Art
Arthur Fredericks Engoron, Class of 1967
646-872-4833