Educational Excellence Since 1912
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Lunchtime - once called the afternoon meal - has a storied history at Hamden Hall, dating back to the hot, family-style meals that were served each day at noon in the former Cushing Dining Hall.
During the 1988-1989 school year, our current Lender Refectory was built, and students and faculty have since dined together in the 4,000-square-foot space of the dining space.
Like the family table in a home, our dining hall helps us build community under the pines. Students establish friendships, engage with one another, and refuel in order to be their best in our classrooms, on our athletic fields, and elsewhere on campus.
To better meet the nutritional standards and social aspects of today's students, faculty, and staff, Hamden Hall will embark on an expansion and remodel of our dining hall. The two-phase project will add 2,000-square-feet to our dining space and include a reception area for special events and functions. Phase 2 will involve renovating our kitchen facilities.

Pave The Way With School Spirit!
The entrance to our new dining hall - a beautiful terrace - will be paved with personalized engraved bricks featuring the names of our students, families, beloved teachers, and loved ones.
Thank you to all who have purchased a brick in support of our Community Commons Campaign! 



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     Ms. Kinsey Bair 1996
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Acquarulo Jr.**
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     Ms. Erika Nemeti
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     Dr. Paula Bevilacqua**
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     Ms. Deborah Padula-Genna
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     Dr. Annmarie Golioto**
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     Mrs. Jean Graustein*
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Mr. Larry Greenberg & 
     Ms. Katherine Brown**
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gregory
Mr. Michael R. Guay 2007**
Mr. Nicholas A. Guay 2009**
Mr. Jordan M. Hadelman 1972**
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     Dr. Nancy Kim
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     Ms. Shannon Hawkins**
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Dr. Keith Johns & Ms. Kyle Ballou-Johns**
Mr. & Mrs. Jay K. Johnson**
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Mr. & Mrs. Justin Kane
Dr. James Kempton &
     Dr. Jennifer Myer
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kim 
Mr. Syed Kirmani & Ms. Fatima Tariq
Dr. Christin A. Knowlton &
     Mr. Dylan M. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. John Kodweis**
Mr. & Mrs. Bud Kohler
Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaFrance
Mr. & Mrs. John Letizia**
Mr. Daniel N. Levy 1975
Clement Lewin, Ph.D.**
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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Linta**
Mr. Jun Liu & Mrs. Mingxia Jiang
Dr. Junjie Liu & Mrs. Lincy Aisin
Mr. Xiangshen Liu &
     Ms. Xiaoming Chen
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Lovejoy
Mr. Don Lucey &
     Ms. Marianne McKeon Lucey 1972**
Dr. & Mrs. Marko P. Lujic 1998**
Dr. & Mrs. Petar Lujic**
Mr. Kun Luo & Ms. Yan Peng
Mr. Kun Ma & Mrs. Guiping Peng**
Mr. James R. Maggart* &
     Mrs. Kaye Maggart**
Ms. Linda Maniatty
Mrs. Irene Markman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Massey Jr.**
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     Dr. Patricia McChesney
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     Rev. Jennifer McCleery
Mr. Thomas M. McNamara &
     Ms. Lisa Faris-McNamara
Mr. Bin Meng & Mrs. Jinhua Sun**
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     Mrs. Lynda Salzman Mettler**
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Ms. Wendy Mongillo 1994
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Dr. Thomas Moran & Dr. Meena Moran**
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Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Outtrim
Ms. Lisa Pacelli**
Mr. & Mrs. John Pakutka
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Mr. Michael A. Peel**
Mr. Dan Perkins & Ms. Beverly Gage
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Mr. Russell Pietrini
Dr. Gary S. Plotke &
     Ms. Nancy R. Tommasini
Mr. Jordan D. Pollack 2004
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Porto Sr.**
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     Mrs. Kimberly Gold Porto 1987**
Ms. Jan Possidente-Russo
Dr. Carl P. Prota &
     Mrs. Maria Esposito Prota 1982
Ms. Karen Pritzker**
Dr. Kailasnath Purushothaman & 
     Dr. Malini Harigopal
Mr. Zebing Qin & Mrs. Yiling Si
Mr. Michael J. Ranfone 1998
Mr. David B. Rasmussen 1972
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Reiter
Mr. & Mrs. Tyrese Relaford
Mr. Franklin “Todd” Renz 1981**
Ms. Joyce Olson Resnikoff 1955
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Ressler
Mr. David M. Rifkin 1973
Mr. & Mrs. John Rodrigues
Mr. Camilo Romero & 
     Mrs. Patricia Abbenante-Romero
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Rossi
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Mr. Brian Rozen 1987 &
     Ms. Tara Moss Rozen 1988
Mr. Whitney C. Russell
Mr. Arnold Sabatelli & Mrs. Dwyn DeSilver
Mr. & Mrs. James Sachs 1984**
Dr. Anthony L. Salierno & Dr. Inge K. Salierno
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Sapiente**
Mr. Andrew F. Saxe 1980
Mr. Mark Savinelli
Mr. Nicholas Scasino Jr. 1987
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schiavone 1959 
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Scillia**
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Sette
Mr. Qingguo Shao & Mrs. Jin Huang**
Mr. Bruce D. Shutan 1979
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Silvey III
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Sizemore
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Skoronski
Ms. Shannon Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Smoko Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sokol
Mr. & Mrs. Andrzej Soliwoda
Mr. & Mrs. James Stanley Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Stapleton
Mr. Gerald Steele & Ms. Claudine DiSario
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Sticca
Mrs. Sisi Su
Mr. Tao Su & Ms. Quan Deng
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Sullivan
Mr. Zoltan Szabo & Ms. Tamar Gendler
Mr. Jihui Tan 2020
Dr. Barbara O. Taylor**
Mr. Spencer O. Taylor**
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Tenedine
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Teplitzky
Dr. James Thomas
Dr. Patrick Tomak &
     Dr. Sanda Lujic Tomak 1989
Mr. & Mrs. Danny A. Tomassini
Ms. Katherine Treff 1990
Mr. Howard G. Tuttle Jr. 1957
Mr. & Mrs. John Valois**
Mr. Serge Vash & Dr. Alla Vash-Margita**
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony N. Vingiano**
Mr. David E. Wade 1993
Miss Kun "Juliet" Wang 2023
Mr. Yuchen “Tom” Wang 2025
Mr. Tong Wang & Ms. Ying Yan
Mr. Yifan Wang & Ms. Kaifeng Lin**
Mr. Lawrence Ward
Ms. Sharon Liebowitz White 1979
Ms. Stephanie Stiefel Williams 1983
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Wilson**
Ms. Linda L. Wilson 1963**
Mr. Andrew Wingate & Dr. Tanya Bilchik
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Wolpert
Mr. Bing-Shiou Yang &
     Mrs. "Margaret" Hua-Hui M. Wei
Mr. Jun Yang & Mrs. Yijun Zhao
Mr. Qingyuan Yang & Mrs. Yuhong Fei
Mr. Huan Zhang & Ms. Bai Jin
Mr. Wensheng Zhang & Mrs. Ninghui Liang
Mr. Xiaoye Zhi & Mrs. Jing Li
Mr. Yuancheng Zhou & Mrs. Jinmei Diao
Mr. Zehua "Tony" Zhou 2020
Mr. Guanghui Zhuo & Mrs. Yuyan Guo
Mr. & Mrs. Liqiang Zou
Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Zundell
Mr. Thomas Zwicker & Ms. Lori Geary

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