![Music Is Life]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1564078208/penn/dxvubexl2mzlli01ofuy/Benoliel_Ford_band_room_dedication.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1564078208/penn/dxvubexl2mzlli01ofuy/Benoliel_Ford_band_room_dedication.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1564078208/penn/dxvubexl2mzlli01ofuy/Benoliel_Ford_band_room_dedication.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1564078208/penn/dxvubexl2mzlli01ofuy/Benoliel_Ford_band_room_dedication.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1564078208/penn/dxvubexl2mzlli01ofuy/Benoliel_Ford_band_room_dedication.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1564078208/penn/dxvubexl2mzlli01ofuy/Benoliel_Ford_band_room_dedication.jpg","width":2200}])
Jeffry Benoliel OPC ’76 and Peter W. OPC ’81 made a gift to Penn Charter to name the band room in honor of their father, Peter Benoliel OPC '49.
Alumni Stories
![Art and Science of Plastic Surgery]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1564070506/penn/wvexpk5rkcxyugxeatyd/Dr_James_Smartt.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1564070506/penn/wvexpk5rkcxyugxeatyd/Dr_James_Smartt.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1564070506/penn/wvexpk5rkcxyugxeatyd/Dr_James_Smartt.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1564070506/penn/wvexpk5rkcxyugxeatyd/Dr_James_Smartt.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1564070506/penn/wvexpk5rkcxyugxeatyd/Dr_James_Smartt.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1564070506/penn/wvexpk5rkcxyugxeatyd/Dr_James_Smartt.jpg","width":2100}])
Dr. James Smartt OPC '91 uses the visual sensibilities he developed in Randy Granger's art classes to aid his work in plastic surgery.
![Richard A. Balderston OPC '69 Receives Alumni Award of Merit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558018580/penn/qrhpaijpp72kxwlqzcxd/Balderston_alumni_award_merit_thumbnail2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558018580/penn/qrhpaijpp72kxwlqzcxd/Balderston_alumni_award_merit_thumbnail2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1558018580/penn/qrhpaijpp72kxwlqzcxd/Balderston_alumni_award_merit_thumbnail2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1558018580/penn/qrhpaijpp72kxwlqzcxd/Balderston_alumni_award_merit_thumbnail2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1558018580/penn/qrhpaijpp72kxwlqzcxd/Balderston_alumni_award_merit_thumbnail2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1558018580/penn/qrhpaijpp72kxwlqzcxd/Balderston_alumni_award_merit_thumbnail2.jpg","width":2200}])
Richard A. Balderston's remarkable surgical career has spanned 32 years, focusing primarily on adult and adolescent spinal deformity, spinal fractures, and lumbar spinal disorders.
![Martin Boyer Reflects on Foreign Exchange Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1563203981/penn/omamj50ik0svaraesa59/MartinBoyerfamily.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1563203981/penn/omamj50ik0svaraesa59/MartinBoyerfamily.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1563203981/penn/omamj50ik0svaraesa59/MartinBoyerfamily.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1563203981/penn/omamj50ik0svaraesa59/MartinBoyerfamily.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1563203981/penn/omamj50ik0svaraesa59/MartinBoyerfamily.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1563203981/penn/omamj50ik0svaraesa59/MartinBoyerfamily.jpg","width":2200}])
Martin Boyer, a former French exchange student who attended Penn Charter in 1960-61, reflects on his PC experience.
![Seeds for a Career]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1564076541/penn/kgafuim7o2dxi6neyl8p/Donald_Kerr_OPC_57_THUMBNAIL.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1564076541/penn/kgafuim7o2dxi6neyl8p/Donald_Kerr_OPC_57_THUMBNAIL.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1564076541/penn/kgafuim7o2dxi6neyl8p/Donald_Kerr_OPC_57_THUMBNAIL.jpg","width":750}])
The life of Donald M. Kerr OPC ’57 is characterized by exceptional achievement in the fields of science, technology and national security.
![Penn Charter Gets Schooled]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558629180/penn/hufztgqjvzzchnqwyvgs/Mr_Grangers_Schooled_thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558629180/penn/hufztgqjvzzchnqwyvgs/Mr_Grangers_Schooled_thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1558629180/penn/hufztgqjvzzchnqwyvgs/Mr_Grangers_Schooled_thumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1558629180/penn/hufztgqjvzzchnqwyvgs/Mr_Grangers_Schooled_thumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1558629180/penn/hufztgqjvzzchnqwyvgs/Mr_Grangers_Schooled_thumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1558629180/penn/hufztgqjvzzchnqwyvgs/Mr_Grangers_Schooled_thumbnail.jpg","width":2200}])
Penn Charter teachers Liz Flemming and Randy Granger flew out to Sony Studios in Los Angeles to sit for interviews with the actors who portray them on Adam Goldberg OPC '94's new TV series Schooled.
![Still Asking the Right Questions: David Oxtoby OPC '68]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558626833/penn/qz29uygpaefoxhn88h56/David_Oxtoby_thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558626833/penn/qz29uygpaefoxhn88h56/David_Oxtoby_thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1558626833/penn/qz29uygpaefoxhn88h56/David_Oxtoby_thumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1558626833/penn/qz29uygpaefoxhn88h56/David_Oxtoby_thumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1558626833/penn/qz29uygpaefoxhn88h56/David_Oxtoby_thumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1558626833/penn/qz29uygpaefoxhn88h56/David_Oxtoby_thumbnail.jpg","width":2200}])
David Oxtoby OPC '68, the former president of Pomona College, was recently named president of the Academy of Arts and Sciences.
![Julie Thompson Bender with Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1548189029/penn/suoaipbzsnlxxdcfsqeb/Julie_Bender_AD_01-22-19_SN79121.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1548189029/penn/suoaipbzsnlxxdcfsqeb/Julie_Bender_AD_01-22-19_SN79121.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1548189029/penn/suoaipbzsnlxxdcfsqeb/Julie_Bender_AD_01-22-19_SN79121.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1548189029/penn/suoaipbzsnlxxdcfsqeb/Julie_Bender_AD_01-22-19_SN79121.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1548189029/penn/suoaipbzsnlxxdcfsqeb/Julie_Bender_AD_01-22-19_SN79121.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1548189029/penn/suoaipbzsnlxxdcfsqeb/Julie_Bender_AD_01-22-19_SN79121.jpg","width":1920}])
Watch Julie on Jeopardy! on Tuesday, Jan 22.
![The World through a Bee-Shaped Lens: Jamie Lozoff OPC '11]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1543840586/penn/hhhmezbyrt2c1oykdkp8/Jamie_apiary_atLuxembourgGardens.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1543840586/penn/hhhmezbyrt2c1oykdkp8/Jamie_apiary_atLuxembourgGardens.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1543840586/penn/hhhmezbyrt2c1oykdkp8/Jamie_apiary_atLuxembourgGardens.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1543840586/penn/hhhmezbyrt2c1oykdkp8/Jamie_apiary_atLuxembourgGardens.jpg","width":1080}])
Resettled in France, beekeeper Jamie Lozoff OPC ’11 pursues her fascination with the intersections between insects, the environment, humans and agriculture.