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Mission Accomplished (September 2003) & Pomfret in the Civil Rights Era (Fall 2005)
In their words
"Be tougher than you look." (As remembered by his 1974 girls' soccer team)
The story
Hagop Merjian
Pomfret faculty 1961-1999, serving as on-site director of SPHERE (Supplementary Program in Hartford for Educational Reinforcement and Enrichment). Introduced the first true organized sport for girls at Pomfret — soccer — in the fall of 1968. Coached "Merjian's Maulers," the first girls' soccer team that kicked up a storm in 1974. Teams earned the distinction of scoring the first goal of the first game in the second season of play, and won the team captain and top scorer of the 1971-72 season. His brand of passion for writing, drama, and public speaking were elements of his pedagogy. His dedication to the "least of these" was unparalleled.