Lightbourne ’31, along with Scott Brown, bared the frigid ocean waters on March 3rd in the Great Bermuda Penguin Swim, in aid of Hope Academy for Girls School in Sierra Leone. Team Mermaid & Scott raised more than $850 to assist in building a library, computer room and boundary wall to secure this self-funded school for underprivileged girls. Karen wrote in: “As five fortunate recipients of our female only education from BHS, we thought it only right to pass on the opportunity to others. Ever tending to the goal.”
Karen Plianthos ’99 (below) and her husband Nicolas added to their family on September 11, 2018 with the arrival of Ophelia Leau. Mom and Dad hope that she will live up to her namesake - The Helper of Water.
Rebecca Faulkenberry ’01 (above) was recently home performing her one-woman show for the Bermuda Festival. She also held student workshops, and BHS students were thrilled to have a chance to ask the Broadway star about her stage career and her fledgling movie career.
Kimberley Caines-Best ‘01 has been appointed to serve on the Bermuda Airport Authority’s Board. Kim also serves on the BHS Board of Trustees and is the co-founder of the Women’s Legal Network, and a member of the Bermuda Toastmasters Club.
Natasha Tucker ‘02 co-hosted a workshop at the Chamber of Commerce on January 21st to help businesses build their brands and stand out in a crowded marketplace. Natasha co- founded an e-commerce site that sells sustainably, ethically made high-fashion and lifestyle labels, Reve en Vert, and more recently opened up The House, a co-working members space in Hamilton. To learn more visit
thehousebermuda.com
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Nicola Feldman Paugh ‘00 and her husband Jim (below) welcomed their first son, James, last November. This was a big year for Nicola as she completed her five-year journey towards her Doctorate. Nicola received a PhD in Public Policy and Administration and wrote her thesis on the role of personal development within the field of Human Services.
Madison Hughes ‘13 graduated from Exeter University in 2018 after earning an undergraduate degree in Politics & International Relations and a Masters in International Relations. She is now working in London at The Garden House School.
Isabel Thompson ‘14 (above) visited BHS to talk to students about her career as a commercial pilot. Isabel studied to become a pilot while she was taking her undergraduate degree. She hopes to fly a route to Bermuda one day.
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