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Jim Salvucci '58
The impact was greater than simply “academics and athletics.” I met students from many different places, and I discovered their cultures were as enriching and interesting as mine, and together we formed friendships spanning over sixty years.
Q: What part of your time was most influential?
A: My public high school enrolled 3,200 students. If you were not Italian-American or Anglo-Saxon, you were in the minority. In contrast, NHS enrolled 320 boys, many of whom were bilingual, foreign nationals; the American students were drawn from many different states. Beyond these basic differences, subtle, unspoken and undefined variables helped shape the “New Hampton experience.” The impact was greater than simply “academics and athletics.” I met students from many different places, and I discovered their cultures were as enriching and interesting as mine, and together we formed friendships spanning over sixty years.
Q: Why did you make a gift to NHS in your estate?
A: As college professors and administrators Janice and I taught and counseled students from all over the world for a combined 82 years. The exposure I gained at NHS to other cultures and traditions helped me create team-based, cross-cultural learning strategies used in my classes. Janice’s teaching often also focused on cultures and traditions in her fine arts and classical music classes.
Janice and I hope our gift will further enhance the International Baccalaureate Program so NHS students can learn, firsthand, about cultures and traditions and, develop lasting friendships.
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A: My public high school enrolled 3,200 students. If you were not Italian-American or Anglo-Saxon, you were in the minority. In contrast, NHS enrolled 320 boys, many of whom were bilingual, foreign nationals; the American students were drawn from many different states. Beyond these basic differences, subtle, unspoken and undefined variables helped shape the “New Hampton experience.” The impact was greater than simply “academics and athletics.” I met students from many different places, and I discovered their cultures were as enriching and interesting as mine, and together we formed friendships spanning over sixty years.
Q: Why did you make a gift to NHS in your estate?
A: As college professors and administrators Janice and I taught and counseled students from all over the world for a combined 82 years. The exposure I gained at NHS to other cultures and traditions helped me create team-based, cross-cultural learning strategies used in my classes. Janice’s teaching often also focused on cultures and traditions in her fine arts and classical music classes.
Janice and I hope our gift will further enhance the International Baccalaureate Program so NHS students can learn, firsthand, about cultures and traditions and, develop lasting friendships.
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