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Teens pay tribute to a mountain of a friend
EACH YEAR, STUDENTS at Ripton’s North Branch School create a wooden sculpture to which they attach important mementos, and then symbolically set it aflame. This year’s sculpture was named “Mount Makalu” for a classmate who died this past August after a long battle with brain cancer.
Independent photo/Steve James
October 16, 2025
North Branch School students and alumnae created a wooden sculpture honoring former student Makalu Bagnulo, who passed away from brain cancer earlier this year.
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