50th Anniversary Issue

SEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLMAGAZINE

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EDITORAndrea Sanders

DESIGN/PRODUCTIONChrista Fleming Design

CONTRIBUTORSBrenda Ajbour, Sally Bauer, Tom Darlow, Adam Elder, Eddie Feeley, Lisa Lewis, Mary Lowry, Linda Morgan, Michael Murphy, Maricarmen Navarro, Meredith Olson, Erin Perry, Andrea Sanders, Gretchen Sanders, Dan Sweeney, and Nichole Williamson

COVEROver 400 members of the Seattle Country Day School community—students, faculty, and staff—gathered this past spring to generate excitement for SCDS’s 50th Anniversary. Celebrations are taking place throughout the 2014-15 school year, culminating with a 50th Anniversary Reunion Weekend May 2nd and 3rd, 2015.

Photo Credit: Darren Emmens

As Seattle Country Day School celebrates its 50th year, we are reminded of the importance of history and why we study it.

SCDS exists today, because those who came before had vision, worked to advance the school’s mission, and donated time, expertise, and

resources to sustain the school during its formative years. From SCDS’s origins as an after-school cooperative, to a fledgling school located in a Burien church basement, to its temporary location on Capitol Hill, and now at our Queen Anne campus, the school’s history is a compelling one that inspires those who know it.

History also provides guidance for the future. Founding Head of School, Lucile Beckman, who passed away three years ago and for whom the school library is named, was a leader in gifted education. Her goal was the school’s goal: to provide a safe yet challenging place where like-minded peers would be understood and nurtured. SCDS has rightfully grown, adjusted, and matured over the years, yet we remain steadfastly committed to our core mission.

Part of SCDS’s 50-year history is one of evolution. Beyond the early years of survival and infancy, the school has adjusted, adapted, and advanced. Always in doing so, however, we are guided by the school’s founding values.

History can also help motivate us in our current school lives. The stories, events, and people—past and present—can provide sterling examples that we are part of something larger than ourselves. Like those before us, we must be good stewards of SCDS, cherish it, and leave the school in better shape for the next generation.

Emerson once wrote, “There is properly no history; only biography.” Perhaps he meant that we are all actors in the making of our own history. So, too, is the case with SCDS. We believe in SCDS because—collectively—we are helping create the next chapter. We should be motivated by the responsibility and a higher purpose.

Whether reading about select SCDS traditions, new faculty, school initiatives, or our upcoming 50th Anniversary Reunion Weekend, SCDS continues to embrace its past while creating the future. Such history and purpose can inspire, guide, and motivate us all for the next 50 years.

Forward!

Sincerely,

Michael G. MurphyHEAD OF SCHOOL

THE SCDS MISSION

Inspiring gifted children to reach their potential through inquiry, curiosity, and wonder.

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KINETICS is produced by the SCDS Advancement Office for its current and former families and friends. Inquiries may be sent to: [email protected]

As SCDS marks its 50th year, Linda Morgan, member of the school’s Alumni Council, offers a look at some of Seattle Country Day School’s most treasured traditions—then and now. Morgan and her husband, Michael, are the parents of Melissa Nelson (‘88) and Todd Morgan (‘91), and grandparents of Ariella Nelson (‘16) and Sasha Nelson (‘19).

BY LINDA MORGAN

Treasured Traditions:CELEBRATING

YEARS

1996: SCDS Engineering Event

2014: SCDS trip to Washington,

D.C.

1986: SCDS trip to Washington, D.C.

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Treasured Traditions:CELEBRATING

YEARS

Drop-off in those very early SCDS days was a breeze. Just zip around the school’s only parking lot, conveniently located directly in front of the school’s front door, and watch the kids saunter through that single stand-alone building on Seattle’s Queen Anne hill.

My daughter, Melissa, began attending SCDS in 1979; my son, Todd, in 1982. Each time they bounded through those doors, I imagined what their day would be like: hours of inquiry-based learning and problem solving; warm interactions with friends and teachers; close encounters with cool state-of-the-art Commodore 64’s as they progressed through a few grades—in those days, a few letters.

TECHNOLOGY“All the students had their own floppy discs,” remembers Grades 4-5 Technology Teacher, Lisa Lewis, who came to SCDS in 1985. “We used BASIC, then a new program, LOGO, came out.” But software was scarce, programs took a long time to load, and “we only had the kids for

an hour,” says Lewis.

Oh, what a difference a few decades make. These days, SCDS students start getting tech-savvy in kindergarten and gain new skills each year. “It becomes part of how they think,” says Lewis. She calls it “technological consciousness” and counts on that mentality to prepare her 4th and 5th grade students for the kinds of projects she introduces in her classes.

Those projects, complex, innovative and, okay, downright fun, might include designing a “dream room” using Google SketchUp to model—in 3D—whatever spaces or furniture the kids can conjure up. Or building robots. Or making films.

My granddaughter, Ariella, now in 7th grade, designed her own video game in technology class and then constructed a commercial to promote it. She and her classmates showcased their work to parents (and grandparents!). Her sister, Sasha, a 4th grader, is learning about robotics this year and will participate in “Armchair Journeys,” an innovative multi-media project based on each student’s favorite book.

“The lab is a place for inquiry,” says Lewis. “We want the kids to be the creators of information, not the consumers.”

CULTURESCDS teachers also want their students to develop an appreciation for diverse cultures—and gain a better grasp of who they are and where their families came from.

That’s why veteran SCDS Grade 1 Teacher, Sally Bauer, began the Culture Box Project 20 years ago. Bauer, who came to the school in 1980, felt kids should learn to

1985: SCDS technology class

2014: SCDS technology class

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appreciate the traditions and cultures of others so they can more fully understand their own.

For the project, 1st graders decorate boxes with artifacts and information that they feel reflect their family history and cultural background. Next, they write about their boxes, then talk about them in front of the class. “This is one of their first public speaking experiences,” says Bauer. The kids rise to the occasion with relish. “They have a sense of pride—a sense that this is really me I’m talking about.”

Over the years, parents have become more involved with the project. Some come into the classroom and share their own experiences. One mom described her family’s escape from Vietnam: They hid in rice fields, were chased by police, and drifted in the ocean for days. Another, a dad whose parents escaped from Germany during Hitler’s reign, told students how his father hid small valuables in the heel of his shoe. Then he showed the kids that shoe.

The highlight of the project? After learning about each country that’s represented in the students’ boxes, the class celebrates cultural diversity at the Culture Feast. The kids—with help from their families—bring something delicious to share.

“This project really pulls the students together,” says Bauer. “They learn they are similar, yet different. It helps them start to walk down that path of tolerance.”

ENGINEERINGBy the time my children got to SCDS, Meredith Olson, PhD, was already a legend. Which is quite a feat, considering she didn’t start teaching at the school until 1975.

Back in those days, hyper-focused on inquiry-based learning, “Doc O” would wear a white lab coat, teach the kids to take copious hand-written lab notes, and expose her students to engineering concepts through a project that culminates in a rather big deal occasion, the Engineering Event.

Wait! She still does all that!

What my son, Todd, remembers most about Doc O’s class is taking those—barely legible, if memory serves—copious notes. “Doc O did the real scientific method,” says Todd, now a urological oncologist and prostate cancer researcher at the University of Michigan. “She would teach everyone how to think about a problem, do it logically, and record their ideas and experiments the same way a scientists does it.”

And the Engineering Event is still a highlight of the year. To prepare for it, each student (Olson teaches 4th and 5th grades, though the project extends through 8th grade) builds two or three rigs. The kids start with a design criteria and specified tools, then add their own materials. Olson chooses each year’s project along with fellow SCDS science teachers James Spies and Ellie Peterson. The project, in some way, relates to current events. Last year, with a new royal baby in the UK, students worked on a “Princely Pram.” Students designed rubber-band-powered prams, then three-wheel rigs, and finally larger structures made of water pipe or sheetrock trimming.

“I try to get the kids to struggle with the questions: why does it work, why does it not work?” says Olson.

She also wants kids to know the basics about simple tools. “Children have to learn to hold a pair of pliers. We use hammers, saws, screwdrivers, and a drill press,” she says. SCDS students—smart and enthusiastic—tend to be a bit sheltered, notes Olson. “They talk a good line, but they haven’t had the opportunity to fix a tractor out on a wheat field.”

Just before Thanksgiving, students get to show off their creations to parents. “It’s chaos that day,” says Olson. “The way we structure it is very energizing and supportive—but with just a little bit of competition. And the kids love it.”

2014: SCDS Culture Feast

2001: SCDS Culture Feast

2013: SCDS Engineering Event


the Olympic Windjammers. Why not bring the sport to the kids? “I saw the inherent benefits in teaching kids a game where girls and boys could play together cooperatively in a spirit of sportsmanship that defined the culture of the sport,” says Lowry.

Ultimate started at SCDS as an elective, then P.E. teacher, Jeff Santangelo, started lunchtime league games for the players. The first games were played at Magnuson Park.

Today, Ultimate is offered in nearly every Seattle area middle school, public and independent. At SCDS, with teams for kids grades 3-8, “a large percentage of the student body plays,” notes Lowry.

She attributes much of the sport’s success to SCDS parents. “They are super supportive and volunteer to do everything from providing tents and snacks on the field to helping host the Canadian players from Winnipeg for Spring Reign” (a popular coed youth Ultimate tournament, Spring Reign, hosts teams from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, California, British Columbia, and Manitoba).

What’s best about this sport? “You don’t have to be a blue chip athlete to play. Kids who never thought of themselves as athletes learn that they can be one. There’s a high reward for a small amount of energy that’s put into learning the game—and it doesn’t cost a lot.”

Look for an Ultimate game over the course of SCDS’s 50th Anniversary Reunion Weekend, which spans May 2nd and May 3rd, 2015. “We’ll be calling back some alumni and have an afternoon of playing at Magnuson Park,” says Lowry.“Just like the old days.”

WINTERIMOver 30 years ago, when I realized that each Friday during the winter months SCDS students either went skiing or on a field trip, my initial reaction was,“Seriously?”

After all, I’d never heard of another school that did anything like that—and wondered whether those hours away from the classroom were time well spent.

Years later, after watching one child enjoy fabulous field trips (Melissa) and the other spend incredible days on the slopes (Todd), I became a Winterim enthusiast. This only increased when my granddaughters became Winterim participants, first ice skating for a few years (field trips, at some point, morphed into ice skating lessons), then skiing.

Winterim, which takes place on six Fridays during January and February, carries SCDS founding Head of School Lucile Beckman’s vision forward. A skier herself, she wanted students to enjoy the outdoors, to appreciate the Northwest’s natural beauty, and to learn the value of fitness.

Recently, Assistant to the Intermediate and Middle School Head and Winterim Coordinator, Adam Elder, asked his 5th grade students what they love most about the program. “You get to be a kid,” said one. Another offered, “Other kids don’t get the chance to do a program like this.” But perhaps the 5th grader who landed on a single word to describe the Winterim experience expressed it best of all: “Awesome!”

ULTIMATELittle known fact: SCDS was one of the first schools to offer youth Ultimate [Frisbee] in the Seattle area, and SCDS Grades 7-8 Social Studies Teacher, Mary Lowry, an Ultimate mover and shaker, was a big reason it ever got off the ground.

When Lowry began working at SCDS in 1982, she was playing competitive Ultimate with Seattle’s first club team,

Rekindle these traditions by taking a walk down memory lane at the SCDS 50th Anniversary Reunion Weekend May 2nd and 3rd, 2015. Take a peek at page 13 for a preview and RSVP link. Also check out the back cover for a special Winterim celebration invitation.

1987: SCDS Winterim

2014: SCDS Ultimate at

Spring Reign

1989: SCDS Ultimate

2014: SCDS Winterim


Seattle Country Day School is committed to diversity. This past August, faculty had the opportunity to spend the day learning from Noreen Potempa, a retired educator and diversity advocate. Over the course of an intense one-day workshop, Potempa helped teachers explore what diversity means and how to integrate those lessons into their daily work.

DELVING INTO

“You might wonder what a white woman from an affluent community is doing talking about diversity,” Potempa said as she started the workshop. Yet she has spent her career learning, writing, and speaking on the subject. She points to ways diversity can be incorporated into school curriculum through a series of “windows and mirrors.”

Potempa feels it is important to ensure that curriculum, books, and other school resources reach and reflect a diverse spectrum, including the “Big 8”: ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, religion/spirituality, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status/class. Incorporation of the “Big 8” and other diversity principles will raise awareness and provide a foundation upon which the school can build.

“As Seattle Country Day School seeks to broaden its outreach for mission-appropriate students, work remains to ensure SCDS is a welcoming place for all students and families, present and future,” said Michael Murphy, Head of School. To that end, an SCDS steering committee, comprised of faculty and administration, will take the next 12-18 months to guide the entire staff through an examination of curriculum, with the goal to enhance opportunities for multiculturalism and equity for all.

“Diversity needs to be a perennial journey,” says Murphy. “Having a school community comprised of a variety of backgrounds and perspectives will help advance everyone’s learning experience and our school’s mission.”

AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Head of School, Michael Murphy, diversity speaker, Noreen Potempa, and Intermediate and Middle School Head, Dan Sweeney, gather following a professional development day for faculty and staff this past August.

1. Ability 2. Age3. Ethnicity4. Gender5. Race 6. Religion /spirituality 7. Sexual orientation 8. Socio-economic status /class

The "Big 8" of Diversity


In today’s world, we are surrounded by instant access to information and a genuine surprise is rare, if not impossible, to pull off ...

Three years ago, Seattle Country Day School 7th and 8th grade students learned of their domestic and international trip destinations from school staff, and not from their parents. According to Intermediate and Middle School Head, Dan Sweeney, “We wanted them to really feel that they owned the trip; that they were the first to know about it. We could then build on that momentum and utter surprise.”

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A CLOSER GLIMPSE AT MIDDLE SCHOOL TRIPS

Seventh and eighth grade students eagerly await the news of where they will be heading this spring at the ‘Big Reveal’ assembly this past September.

The day of the ‘Big Reveal’ is truly one of the best days of the year. Every student looks forward to it. Last fall, 8th graders discovered that they were headed to Costa Rica and the 7th graders, bound for Washington, D.C. Although these trips span a mere seven to ten days, the interdisciplinary nature of the curriculum has a lasting significance that carries far beyond the doors of SCDS.

Last year, the 8th grade trip to Costa Rica provided the perfect mix of experiential learning, language immersion, and adventure. Whether zip-lining through the rainforest at the foot of the Arenal Volcano, surfing on the Caribbean coast, residing with families in the rural village of Tres Equis, or painting buildings at the local high school, the students were beyond their comfort zones and fully engaged. They were open to new ideas, cultural differences and, most importantly, living in the moment. Middle School Spanish Teacher, Maricarmen Navarro, says the highlight was the homestay, where students “had the opportunity to apply the language in real situations, and to share the cultural experience with


their host families.” Grades 6/8 Math Teacher, Eddie Feeley, was amazed by the students’ language skills. Whether at the market or spending time with their hosts, “they kept gaining confidence in their ability to communicate, and that was great to watch,” Feeley boasts.

Last year in Washington, D.C., the 7th graders visited the labyrinthine United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Students spent hours perusing the halls, learning about the causes, implementation, and aftermath of the 20th-century’s largest genocide. They discussed their experience at length with one another and with teachers, and many chose to write poems about the visit for an end-of-year presentation for parents. Students also had the opportunity to visit with Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell (who also happens to be a former SCDS student, parent, and board member). According to Grades 7-8 Social Studies Teacher, Mary Lowry, “It was impressive to witness two very important and incredibly busy people interacting with their constituents, most of whom were young, impressionable teens,” she said. “I will always remember Grady Short boldly asking Sally Jewell to describe her career path, declaring that he was interested in having her job!” Most remarkable was that Jewell took the time to greet each student individually and spent over an hour answering questions. In Lowry’s words, “Secretary Jewell embodied the SCDS spirit of education in her open, honest, and intelligent responses to the students’ questions. That’s my kind of public servant!”

The 7th grade trip last year also served to lay the foundation for a more in-depth study of The Diary of Anne Frank, set to occur this spring of their 2014-15 8th grade year; a study which will culminate in visiting Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam and Terezin in the Czech Republic. The 8th grade trip to Amsterdam and Prague will also connect with their continued study of the Holocaust, a joint math and art exploration of M.C. Escher, and life behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.

This year the 7th grade will journey to Monterey and the Salinas Valley in California. The trip serves to marry core curriculum to experiential learning. After analyzing Steinbeck’s portrayal of marginalized citizens in Of Mice and Men, students will explore the current conditions of migrant workers living in the valley. Rather than telling students about the importance of sustainable living, a visit to the renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium will show students the impact of current research on the entire fishing industry. As with years prior, the trip transforms classroom learning into the real world and serves as a scaffold for the eventual international 8th grade trips.

In a global society, it is important for students to appreciate other points of view so they can better understand their own roots and culture. Ultimately, these trips are a capstone experience deeply connected to social-emotional learning. “It is vital that students must first and foremost understand themselves,” states Sweeney, “and then meaningfully relate to others whether it is in their 8th grade classrooms or halfway around the world.”

“ It is vital that students must first and foremost understand themselves, and then meaningfully relate to others whether it is in their 8th grade classrooms or halfway around the world.” INTERMEDIATE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL HEAD, DAN SWEENEY

Seventh grade students visit with Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, during their trip to Washington, D.C. last spring. Photo credit: Lauren Lambert Above: Seventh grade students pose in front of the U.S. Capitol building.


He wasn’t kidding when he said that his goal for the year was to never be found in his office. When he isn’t visiting classrooms, or helping out on the playground during recess, his door is always open to students, teachers, and parents.

Earlier this year, Mr. Darlow held a special lunch in his office for new 3rd grade boys and girls to welcome them to Seattle Country Day School. He does his best to greet each student by name. A sign on his door, which is rarely closed, reads “Does Mr. Darlow know your name? Ask him!”

“My goal is to get to know each student on an individual level,” he says.

Why did Tom Darlow come to SCDS? The school’s clear mission statement and targeted population drew him in.

“It was the word ‘wonder’…[to] show kids that the world is amazing, and that we can really wonder about all the possibilities and think really big ideas,” he said. Teachers send students down open-ended paths encouraging them to explore, get creative, and ask questions.

It’s the kind of environment that reminds him of one of his favorite teachers growing up, a distinct-looking man named Mr. Shirley. He recalls fondly how Mr. Shirley, a small man with a head of shockingly orange hair twice the size of his head, often joked at his own expense.

Mr. Shirley had the type of classroom environment that Mr. Darlow always strives to emulate—a safe, calm place, where humor is ever-present and the teacher isn’t always the main focus.

“The teacher is quiet. The teacher is thoughtful. You don’t see the teacher immediately, but the students know the teacher is there,” he says.

Mr. Darlow also values the social-emotional aspect of learning. He sees the benefits of these soft skills reflected in the students surrounding him at the lunch table. SCDS students are considerate, kind to each other, and respectful. ‘Please’ and ‘thank you’ come without prompting. These are manners he appreciates as he is passing out water or reading fortune cookies at lunch time.

Mr. Darlow, originally from the United Kingdom, comes to SCDS with a background in independent schools and counseling. He received a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Lesley University and a certificate in Private School Administration from Johns Hopkins School of Education.

Prior to coming to SCDS, he was a teacher at Holton-Arms School in Washington, D.C., where he served on numerous committees. Before that, he worked at Atlanta International School and at the British International School of Boston, where he jokes that “everything was imported from Britain, even the teachers.”

He moved to Seattle over the summer from the D.C. area with his wife, Anne, and his two daughters Jasmine (age 5) and Kai (age 2). Jasmine is starting kindergarten this year. His wife has started work as a public health scientist at University of Washington’s School of Public Health.

As the academic year unfolds, we hope you will join us in warmly welcoming Tom Darlow to the Seattle Country Day School community.

It’s 11:45 a.m. and the smell of pad thai wafts gently up the stairs in the K-3 building. Among the laughter, clinking of silverware on trays, and excited chatter of kindergarteners, the new Lower School Head, Tom Darlow, takes a seat in the crowded lunchroom.

SCDS’S NEW LOWER SCHOOL HEAD, TOM DARLOWINTRODUCING

Most Valued Piece of Advice Mr.Darlow Ever Received: " Always take a gold umbrella when hiking in bear country. "(You’ll have to ask him about the rest of that story.)

Lower School Head, Tom Darlow, spends the lunch hour with lower school students this fall.


SCHOOLAROUND THE

KATIE CHAO ‘17, placed 3rd out of 28 competitors in the female bowman compound freestyle event at the 45th USA Archery Indoor National Championship held February 2014. Katie

picked up a bow and arrow for the first time in January 2013; she now practices eight to ten hours each week and has her sight set on the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

ANYA SHUKLA ‘17 and TAMARIN CAMP ’17 entered a poetry contest sponsored by The American Immigration Council, placing 1st and 2nd in the state of Washington. Shukla’s poem, “We Are the… A poem for two voices” progressed to place 2nd in the nation this past May 2014.

SCDS students ‘made their move’ in Dallas this past May 2014 placing 1st nationally as a team in the K-3 U800 section at the K-6 NATIONAL ELEMENTARY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. An additional teammate

placed 5th in the K-6 U1000 section. Their efforts had been preceded by classmate, NATE GETZ ’15, who placed 3rd nationally in the K-12 U1600 section at the National High School Chess Championships in San Diego this past April.

SCDS Grades 7-8 Language Arts Instructor, BRIAN CRAWFORD, received a Skipping Stones Honor Award (in the category of multicultural and international books) this past spring for his recently published book, The Weaver’s Scar: For Our Rwanda.

Inspired to grow horticultural awareness, SCDS middle school teachers, ELLIE PETERSON and JASON SMOKER, brought in Brad Halm, of Seattle Urban Farm Company, last spring to facilitate the installation of an edible terrace garden. Snap peas, carrots, beets, spinach, arugula, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and cilantro have taken root thanks to support from green-thumbed students.

THIS PAST JUNE 2014, SCDS SAID GOODBYE TO: Administrative Assistant, Nicole Bivins; Lower School Head, Jackie Bradley; Head’s Assistant, Jan Kepher; Admissions Assistant, Olivia Ruggieri; Teacher’s Aide, Alan Taub; Grades K-3 Art Instructor, Winnie Chapin Young.

NEW FACES WELCOMED TO CAMPUS THIS FALL, include (L to R): Communications Coordinator, Nichole Williamson; Admissions Assistant, Lindsey Clawson; Administrative Assistant, Hannah Scott; Lower School Head, Tom Darlow; Teacher’s Aide, Danielle King; Head’s Assistant, Betty Crum; Grades 4-8 Art Instructor, Megan Hosch-Schmitt; Teacher’s Aide, Taylor Kanemori. Not pictured: Teacher’s Aide, Andrew Morris.

SCDS Grade 3 Teacher, MARK HOLTZEN, wrote his second book A Ticket to the Pennant: A Tale of Baseball in Seattle. It is set to release in the fall of 2015. Pictured is a research sketch with more information to be found at: www.sasquatchbooks.com.


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MARK TROUSDALE ’94 and his wife Daria were married in 2009 at a Sonoma winery, and now reside in San Francisco. They are passionate about food, wine, and travel. Mark oversees professional services and the largest business division of InvestCloud.

ANDY VONASCH ’98 graduated from University Preparatory Academy and later Pomona College with a BA in Psychology and Economics. He is currently a graduate student at Florida State University studying the functions of consciousness. He expects to earn his PhD in Social Psychology in 2016.

DR. EVAN THILO ’01 graduated in May 2014 from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and started his residency in anesthesiology in June at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Evan loves Portland and is happy to be back on the West Coast after four years in North Carolina.

CJ CULLEN ’02 earned a BS in Computer Science from The University of Portland in 2010 and was named NCAA First Team Academic All-American in baseball. He went on to earn a master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford University in 2014. Currently, he is a software engineer at Google.

ISOBEL GRAD ’03 is working on a master’s degree in Material and Visual Culture in the Department of Anthropology at University College London (UCL). She was published in the summer 2014 issue of Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies.

PETER KIRK ’03 just began his second year of medical school at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Peter is pictured at a ceremony at the beginning of medical school last year.

THOMAS PARKER ’05 graduated from The University of Washington, Bothell in June 2013, majoring in Global Studies with a minor in Policy Studies. During the past year, he has volunteered at the Eastside Legal Assistance Program while applying to law school. He is currently a first year law student at Seattle University.

OWEN WURZBACHER ’05 graduated in May 2013 from Harvard College with a BA, magna cum laude with high honors, in Human Evolutionary Biology and a secondary degree in Economics. Owen is currently living in New York City and works for The Blackstone Group as an analyst in restructuring and reorganization. He has been

admitted to Stanford Graduate School of Business and Harvard Business School.

WANDA BERTRAM ’06, a recipient of University of Washington’s Bonderman Travel Fellowship, graduated in June 2014 from The University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies, and will embark in February 2015 on an eight-month, solo journey through Asia. Wanda plans to travel to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Armenia and Turkey. Pictured (L to R) Ursula and Wanda Bertram.


Have news or stories to share about yourself or a former SCDS student? Email or address changes? Contact: [email protected].

BEN KADIE ‘09, CAMILLA FRANKLIN ’09, and LORENZO ROSSI ’10 rendezvoused at the 2014 National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). Kadie’s film, “Big Silver Nights,” premiered and won the Powerful Grit Award: benkadie.com. Rossi’s music video, “Stop Pretending,” was accepted in the Northwest Life screening: vimeo.com/69285800.

URSULA BERTRAM ’10 was awarded 3rd place in the landscapes category for the 2014 Washington State High School Photography Competition while attending Lakeside School. She graduated this past June and is headed to The University of Rochester (UR), along with her long-time SCDS friend, Erin Dacey ’10.

CONNOR HANIFY ’10 was a member of the Roosevelt High School Swim and Dive Team that won the 2013 and 2014 King County

Championships. He was named a King County Conference Scholar Athlete, and also received the “Coach’s Award” for leadership. He was captain of the Roosevelt High School Ultimate Team and was also honored to earn a spot on the national USA Fencing All Academic First Team. Most recently, he became a certified beekeeper. He now attends Middlebury College in Vermont.

Visit the Alumni tab of SCDS’s new website to:1. RSVP to SCDS’s 50th Anniversary Reunion Weekend.2. Download the SCDS Alumni App.3. Plug in with fellow alumni via Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

KEEP US POSTED!

MAX HOPKINS ’10 was honored as a Presidential Scholar in the spring of 2014. Established in 1964, by executive order of the President, this special program recognizes some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. Max will be continuing his educational journey at Harvard this fall.

SOFIA SIMONTOV ’13 attended the 2014 Summer National Fencing Championships where she placed top seven in Division 1A and was awarded the highest rating—A2014. She was named the 2013-14 Division Champion and Three Weapon Champion of Washington. Sofia is now a cadet and junior ranked fencer.


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THE CLASS OF 2010 IS OFF TO COLLEGE! You may hear about them next at: American University; Barnard College; Berklee College of Music; Bowdoin College; Carnegie Mellon University; Davidson College; Emerson College; George Washington University; Grinnell College; Harvard University; Harvey Mudd College; Loyola Marymount University; Middlebury College; Oberlin College; Santa Clara University; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Chicago; University of Idaho; University of Rochester; University of Southern California; University of Washington; Western Washington University; Whitman College; Willamette University; Williams College; Yale University.THE CLASS OF 2014 IS OFF TO HIGH SCHOOL!

You may find them at: Holy Names Academy, Ingraham High School, Lakeside School, Nathan Hale High School, Newport High School, Raisbeck Aviation High School, Roosevelt High School, Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences, Seattle Preparatory School, The Bush School, The Northwest School, and University Preparatory Academy.

SCDS CLASS OF 2011 Congratulations to the following SCDS alumni for attaining National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist Awards this fall: Estella Jensen-Roberts (Seattle Preparatory School), Lucy Johnson (Lakeside School), Mark Mockett (Lakeside School), Caelan Pollock (Ingraham High School), Irene Sakson (The Bush School), and Anna Maria Thompson (Lakeside School). These SCDS graduates are among 16,000 high school students nationwide, eligible to compete for 8,000 merit scholarships offered next spring.

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• An Alumni Directory • Nearby Map of Contacts • SCDS Social Media Streams

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SEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

2013-14

Annual Report

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ees: Anne Schaefer, President

Len Jordan, Vice PresidentLisa Carroll, SecretaryFrank Woodruff, TreasurerAnnika AndrewsKristina Ota BelfioreJoanna Lin BlackRamona EmersonJanet FrinkRudy GadreKen HuntJoe HunterMitch KentMichael Murphy, Ex OfficioTsering Yuthok ShortNatalie StephensChris TessinSandi WollumScott Zorn

Thank you for your

leadership!

Kudos to our Annual Fund Leadership Council:

K – Tsering Yuthok Short1 – Jennifer Petersen2 – Kauser Dar3 – Michele Costanza4 – Pam MacFetridge5 – Susan Hood6 – Helen Bell7 – Sheila Getz8 – Marjorie Osterhout

AUCTION

BOT

Way to go!

Many thanks to our

groovy Chairs,

Michele Levinger

and Susan Ward.

ANNUAL FUND

The 2014 SCDS Come Together

Auction was brilliantly

attended with over

390 guests. Over the course

of a swinging 60’s evening

in ‘London’ over

$482,000was raised

wow! 2013-14 SCDS

Annual Fund for Excellence

Over

$406,000 was raised with

robust 98% parent

participation.

Thank you Annual Fund Chairs

Tom and Fiona Honeybone for

Providing, Extending and Advancing opportunities for students

and staff!


Thank you for your generous support!Come Together LeadsAuction Chairs: Michele Levinger and Susan WardAuction Administrator: Lisa CarrollCatalog: Susan HoodClass Art Projects: Debbie RochefortCleanup: Laura KisieliusDecorations: Sheila GetzDessert Dash: Bina ShuklaEvent: Luna LevineGraphics/Social Media: Courtney WitterHospitality: Christie SchofieldInvitations: Colleen DotenKindergarten Pillows: Sudha Sharma and Tsering ShortNetwork: Chase Franklin and Winston YeungOnline Auction: Elta RatliffProcurement: Michele WeingeistRegistration: Jan NooneRSVP: Jennifer YeungSCDS Advancement/Raise-the-Paddle: Andrea Sanders and Erin PerrySetup: Wendy YeeShow: Deanna HardingVolunteer Coordinator: Tracy ReedVolunteer Exchange: Sarah Archibald and Becca TessinWine Toss: Bill Muse8th Grade Volunteer Coordinators: Lisa Graham and Eve Rashby

Executive Committee MembersKirsten Camp, PresidentTeri Franklin, Vice PresidentLynn Cheney, SecretaryBrent Baker, Treasurer

Committee ChairsAnnual Fund: Tom and Fiona HoneyboneAuction: Michele Levinger and Susan Ward

Adopt-A-Street: Dan GeblerBook Swap: Colleen Doten and Christie SchofieldCrazy Carnival: Dave DandelFaculty/Staff Appreciation: Peri AltanNew Family Committee Coordinators: Kirsten Camp and Yoo-Lee YeaParent Education: Lisa GrahamPotlucks: Kirsten CampSustainability: Heather Levy and Elta RatliffTEESO Administrator: Paula Arnold Winter Sports Swap: Brent Baker

Parent Council Reps & Alts K (Filimaua): Nicole Pettibon (R) and Sudha Sharma (A)K (Luenow): Tara Binge (R) and Christina Fitzpatrick (A)1 (Amos): Jennifer Petersen (R) and Pam MacFetridge (A)1 (Bauer): Jennifer Yeung (R) and Becca Tessin (A)2 (Chambers): Josie Bolotski (R) and Ann Allen (A)2 (Schettler): Anna Goeke (R) and Darren Stewart (A)3 (Correll): Robin Kellogg (R) and Jennifer Cassidy (A)3 (Holtzen): Mariana Alvarez-Tostado (R) and Kristin Winkel (A)3 (Lord): Atousa Salehi (R) and Jackie Borges (A)4: Margaret Certain (R) and Piper Salogga (R)5: Barry Rochefort (R), Linda Potter (A), and Ford Smith (A) 6: Diane Chapel (R) and Deborah Rifkin (R)7: Amy Neuburger (R), Jarvis Weld (R) and Paula Arnold (A)8: Jen Lewis (R) and Lucy Meyer (A)

Total Support and Revenue: $11,131,912

Tuition and Fees less financial aid: $7,723,350

Student Activities: $605,959

Contributions: $926,353

General Operating Revenue and Expenses: 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2014

Investment Income and Market Gains: $1,876,250

Total Expenses: $11,131,912

Instructional: $3,520,013

Student Activities: $684,915

General and Administration: $1,770,219

Operation and Maintenance: $1,380,370

Allocation to Reserves: $3,642,649

Interest and Financing Costs: $133,746

Three Cheers for Parent Council Volunteers

Thank You Leaders!


Visionary ($10,000+) Joe Belfiore and Kristina Ota Belfiore T, CP

Lloyd and Janet Frink T, CP Rudy and Rupa Gadre T, CP, AS Jeffrey Helbling and Peri Altan CP

Benefactor ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous Anonymous

Tim and Kath Bakken CP Stan Berman and Bharathi Jagadeesh CP

Michael Chalcraft and Kristi Helgeson CP The Graham Family CP Gregory Jones and Elizabeth Lyons Jones CP

Jeremy and Jennifer Lewis CP Brian McMullen and Ramona Emerson T, CP

Edward and Jennifer Petersen CP, AS Chris Pratley and Seiko Kobayashi CP Alan and Julia White CP Matthew and Courtney Witter CP

Patron ($3,000-$4,999) Jason and Ann Allen CP Eric and Annika Andrews T, CP

Paul and Paula Arnold CP Chris and Lynn Barnhart CP Ethan and Helen Bell CP

Neal Black and Joanna Lin Black T, CP Michael and Josephine Bolotski CP

David Byrne and Kirsten Conner CP Laurel Canan and Sara Jinks CP Peter Carberry and Kauser Dar CP

Brant and Pey-Lin Carroll CP Worachai and Petcharat Chaoweeraprasit CP Trishul and Anne Chilimbi CP Kevin and Michele Costanza CP

Will Daugherty and Jennifer King Daugherty CP Michael and Fredrica Elliott CP

Eben and Sally Frankenberg CP Chase and Teri Franklin CP Arnaud Gautier and Lisa Carroll T, CP

The Getz Family CP Craig Hajduk and Jacqueline Borges CP

Tom and Fiona Honeybone CP Ken and Karen Hunt T, CP

The Igielski Family CP Len and Jennifer Jordan T, CP

Bill and Rose Kuhr CP Tom Leonard and Susan Hood CP Michael Maxin and Marianne Greenbaum CP

The Mock Family CP Michael and Deborah Murphy T, F Bill Muse and Beth Scott CP

Ramesh Parameswaran and Sreevidya Subramanian CP

Warren and Elta Ratliff CP Barry and Debbie Rochefort CP Richard and Anne Schaefer T, CP W.R. “Ford” Smith II CP Ben and Natalie Stephens T, CP Bart and Naomi Stroupe CP

Jonathan and Wendy Sue Swanson CP Matt Uyttendaele and Elizabeth Johnson CP

David and Jarvis Weld CP

Scholar ($1,000-$2,999) Mark Alexander and Diane Chapel CP

Russell Allgor and Sandra Fischer CP Anonymous Anonymous, in honor of Dan Sweeney

Michael and Susan Assadi CP Philip Bagley and Stacey King CP

Brent Baker and Valerie Street CP Michael and Amy Barto CP

Tom Biehl and Libby Hill CP Brent and Tara Binge CP

Andrew and Margaret Certain CP Steve and Kathy Clarke GP Michael and Diana Cohen CP Rich Cuff and Maja Larson CP Carrie Culley CP Brett Daniel and Sarah Archibald CP Donald Davidge and Atousa Salehi CP Burton Davis and Jane Park CP Dan Drais and Jane Mills CP Simon and Angela Earnshaw CP Mark and Christina Fitzpatrick CP Marc and Megan Frazer CP

Jason and Wendy Froggatt CP, AS David Fuhrmann and Catherine Rogers CP Rich and Gwen Glew CP Donald Guthrie and Candace Tkachuck AP

Paul Hanken and Rachel Black CP Kenneth and Deanna Harding CP R. Alex Hsi and Wendy Hsu CP

David and Suzanne Huey CP Joseph Hunter and

Anne Ward van Roden T, AP Gaylord and Robin Kellogg CP Mitch and Karen Kent T, AP Hans-Peter Kiem and Dana Swenson CP

Christopher and Ellen Kinney CP Kris and Courtney Klein CP

Allan and Mary Kollar GP Glenn and Julie Kouhia CP

Brad Laesch and Lexie Weil CP Adam and Florence Larson CP, AS

Ian and Jennifer Latham CP John Liao and Guang-Shing Cheng CP Ralph and Dorothea Lintz GP Frederick and Anne Matsen AP

Stanley and Janet McCammon FT, CP Tony and Laurie Mestres CP Eric and Lucy Meyer CP

Christian Morgan and Alexandra McKay CP Michael and Linda Morgan GP, AP David and Kristen Onsager CP

Sam and Michele Osborne CP Jeff and Sharon Parker CP Adam Peck and Manja Sachet CP Brian Pepin and Danna Redmond CP

Josh Petersen CP Jeremy and Nicole Pettibon CP Michael Pickett and Ann Watson CP James R. Porter CP

Mark and Linda Potter CP Rajesh Ramanathan and Sudha Sharma CP Robin and Deborah Rifkin CP

Chris and Heidi Rogers CP Milton B. Rubin GP

Harry Schneider and Gail Runnfeldt AP Ryan and Christie Schofield CP

Partha Seshaiah and Wendy Yee CP Floyd Short and Tsering Yuthok Short T, CP

Dharma and Bina Shukla CP John and Kathi Sleavin CP Alan Smith and Christie Snyder CP Dave Smith CP

Ty Thorsen and Marina Vogman CP Jonathan Tingstad and Shannon Corbin CP Dave Trop and Lisa Campney CP

Andrew Verprauskus and Michaelanne Ehrenberg CP Vladimir Vinogradsky and Elena Dvorkina CP Glenn and Susan Ward CP Aaron and Michele Weingeist CP

David and Cathrine Wheeler CP David Wilson and Sarah Leung CP, AS

Frank Woodruff and Jan Agosti T, AP Roger Wylie and Daiva Tautvydas CP Scott and Colleen Zorn T, CP

Wildcat (Up to $999) Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Jeanne Antosiewicz GP Alan and Terry Axelrod FT, AP The Babington Family CP Craig and Ashley Baerwaldt CP

Pablo Barcenas and Mariana Alvarez-Tostado CP Lorraine Bardeen CP Mark Bashore and Katrina Crawford CP Andrew Bauck and Tracy Reed CP, AS Brett Beaulieu and Lauren Boydston CP Brady and Stefany Bernard CP Caitlin Bethlahmy AS Eric and Heather Bioren CP Bradley and Maureen Bishop CP

Doug and Ann Bostrom AP Kari Brotherton CP Allyn and Judy Brunet GP Truman Buffett and Audrey Freudenburg CP Patti Burke CP

David and Kirsten Camp CP The Liu/Carr Family CP

Michael and Pamela Cary GP Ryan and Jennifer Cassidy CP John Cerqui and Dawn Ehde Cerqui CP Paul Chae and Stepanka Volejnikova Chae CP Glen and Marlene Chalcraft GP

Y.P. Chan and Melanie Hayden CP William and Monika Chao CP Doug and Lander Chin CP

Charles Connolly and Jacqueline Kirchner CP David and Ellen Cooper GP Steven and Elizabeth Curtiss CP Dave and Kate Dandel CP Tracy De La Torre-Evans CP

Don and Sue Dietz AP Burton and Jeanne Doremus GP Ian and Colleen Doten CP Sean Draine and Karen Pavlidis CP Gene and Susan Eberlein CP Elmer and Karen Ehde GP Mike and Deb Fandel CP John and Jennifer Felten CP Renette Finley GP Shirley Fox GP

Dan and Kate Gebler CP Joan Gilmore GP The Goeke Family CP

Steve and Joan Goldblatt AP Oliver Goldman and Gloria Tzuang CP

Rich Goodfried and Mary McCauley CP Prabhdeep Grewal and Anita Chopra CP

Joel Hanson and Gloria Sandford Hanson CP John and Megumi Haskin CP

Wendy Hassan CP Will Howie ‘12, in honor of Rose Boyle AS Jim Hsu and Elisa Barston CP Olivier and Catherine Humbert CP, AS Andrew Hwangbo and Yoo-Lee Yea CP Jordan Jarjour and Nicole Koler CP

Andrew and Zoe Jaye CP Jerry and Sally Jerome GP Jay and Katya Johnson CP Michael and Tammi Johnson CP Valdean Jones GP

Resat Kasaba and Kathie Friedman CP Min-Hwa Cheng Kennard GP

Dena Kennedy AP Masud Kibria and Jan Oscherwitz CP Moonsoo and Iris Kim CP Donal and Patricia Kinney GP Rita Kisielius GP

Tadas and Laura Kisielius CP Ed and Shirl Klein GP

Robin Krause and Julie Lord CP Marvin and Michaelanne Land AP Michael and Karri Lapin CP Rob and Sue Leet AP

Karim and Alice Lessard FT, CP, AS Jay and Michele Levinger CP Joe and Heather Levy CP

Lewis-Sandy Family CP Cheng C. Liao GP Franz Loewenherz and Barbara Pietraszek CP Gail Lyons GP

The Macer Family CP The MacFetridge Family CP Leslie Mann CP

Paul Manner and Denise Joffe CP George and Cleda McCammon GP

Wendy Olson McDermott AS Whadawn McKay GP The McKee Family CP Pitt and Krista Means CP Joseph Mecca and Linda Stolfi AP

The Melin Family CP Brad Melmon and Deina Frausto CP

Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo A. Mestres Jr. GP Rich and Carey Miailovich CP

Jan and Angela Miksovsky CP Carolyn Miller GP Beth Morgan CP William Motzer and Lederle Tenney AP John Mulligan and Philippa Webster CP, AS Nathan Myhrvold & Rosemarie Havranek AP Kit and Sally Narodick AP Garett and Cristal Nell CP

Marty and Melissa Nelson CP, AS Jim and Amy Neuburger CP

Michael Nguyen and Andrea Doan CP

Annual fund The Annual Fund is the cornerstone of giving at SCDS. It supports our yearly operating budget, providing, extending, and advancing opportunities for our students and staff. Thank you for your role in helping us continue to advance the mission.

Thank you for your generous support!

This Annual Report acknowledges gifts received between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. Every effort has been made to ensure our lists and records are accurate and up-to-date. However, if you believe there has been an error or omission, please do not hesitate to contact the Advancement Office: (206) 691-2620.


The Noone Family CP Michael and Elizabeth O’Brien CP

Mark and Shari Ojendyk CP Anthony Oliver and Jessica Pearlman CP James and Janice Ondo GP

Bruce and Granya O’Neill CP David Ordal AS

Richard and Wendy Paul CP Chris and Lissa Payne CP Doug Pearson and Helen Kim CP

Alex and Lindsay Pedersen CP Anne Petersen CP Richard and Susan Prentke FT, AP Connon Price and Karen Fossum CP Arlene Leinbach Prince AP

Judson and Cathy Randolph AP Spencer and Nanci Rascoff CP Charles and Tina Robison CP David and Patricia Roen GP Alisa Rose CP Marshall and Betsy Rose AP Jonathan Rosoff and Kristin Winkel CP Zinovy and Margaret Royzen CP

Michael B. Rubin CP Patrick and Virginia Sainsbury FT, AP

Piper Salogga CP Erik and Catherine Schwiebert CP

David Seaver and Gayle Clemans CP Alan Sebring CP

Stefan Sharkansky and Irene Song CP Scott Shock and Jean Lee CP Ian Smith and Shannan Frisbie CP Jerry Soules and Linda Colwell CP Bob Stanbary and Leslie Schofield GP Darren Stewart and Heather Van Vleck CP John and Clare Stewart GP Birute and Kestutis Tautvydas GP

Chris and Rebecca Tessin T, CP Mark Tindall and Sally Bjornsen CP Bob and Candy Tingstad GP

Jeff and Summer Trisler CP Rod and Jan Utley AP Chirag Verma CS Rahul Verma and Sujatha Murugesan CP Brian and Mia Vinkemulder CP

Binh Vu and Lynn Cheney CP Jamie Walker and Mary Childs AP The Weil Family CP Cathy and Tom Weingeist GP Anne Weiss CP Philip Welch and Linda Pastor AP Edward Wenger and Crystal Ondo CP Alan and Judy Werner GP Richard and Melissa White CP Gary Witter and Carrie Rouse Witter GP Owen and Sandi Wollum T Quentin Yerxa and Karen Freisem AP Winston and Jennifer Yeung CP

Faculty and Staff Brenda Ajbour F Nicki Amos F Anonymous

Crystal Aspen and Alexander Berezhony F Miriam Ayala F Alice Baggett and Thomas Strouse F Allison (Doyle) ‘91 and Will Bass AS, FF Sally and Mike Bauer F

Pam Black GP, F Jackie and Gordon Bradley F Patsy and Brian Cadwell FF

Erin Chambers F Amy Colfelt F Thanh Dinh F Brian Dwinelle and Tiffany Crisman F Adam, Shamra, and Langston Elder F

Susan Ellis F Eddie and Kim Feeley F

Robyn Filimaua CP, F Shiloh Greenhaw F

Jane and Peter Hesslein F Mark and Carolyn Holtzen CP, AS, F Jan and Steve Kepher F

Brett and Melissa Leslie F Lisa and Christopher Lewis F Chuck and Carrie Lintz CP, F Duffy Lord F Mary Lowry and Mark Janicke F

Denise Luenow F The Madriaga-Burke Family CP, F

Michael and Deborah Murphy T, F Maricarmen Navarro and Dan Rudd F

Chau Nguyen F Vicki O’Keefe F Jana Pasma F Debbie and Dave Pearson F

Erin and Jonathan Perry F Ellie and Jordan Peterson F

Kyla Pocock F Olivia Ruggieri F Andrea and Eli Sanders F Melissa and Kevin Schoenen F James L. Spies F Dan Sweeney F Alan Taub F Joseph Tchen F

Quinn and Alison Thomsen F Colton Vander Vliet F

Sarah and Ray Willis F Winnie Chapin Young F

Liane Yuh AP, F

Foundations/Corporations

SCHOLAR ($1,000 - $2,999) Melmon Family Foundation Miailovich Family Foundation The Pomegranate Fund

WILDCAT (UP TO $999) Target Box Tops for Education SwopBoard

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Adobe Systems Incorporated

Alaska Airlines Matching Gift Program Amgen Boeing

Fujifilm Hewlett Packard Macy’s Foundation

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Motorola PepsiCo Prudential Foundation Qualcomm Matching Grants Russell Matching Gifts Program Starbucks Matching Gifts Program Texas Instruments Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Varian Medical Systems

SOFT CREDIT ORGANIZATIONS Fidelity Charitable Fund Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Jewish Communal Fund Morgan Stanley Smith Barney – Global Impact Funding Network for Good The Seattle Foundation U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Head of School Discretionary Fund Anonymous

Gym Gifts

VISIONARY ($10,000+) William and Ruth True AP

Library Gifts Sara Mockett GP, AP, FF

Library Birthday Books Nicolas Babington CS Bailey Black CS Toby Black CS Lily Camp CS Alaire Dandel CS Liam Doten CS Luke Holtzen CS Radha Iyer CS Varun Iyer CS Grace Larson CS Gabe Nell CS Jade Macer CS Debbie Pearson F Cole Pepin CS

Audrey Pettibon CSFletcher Weld CS

Library Gifts In-KindSarah Alexander CSSam Allen CSTyler Baerwaldt CSMaggie Friedland CSPoppy Honeybone CSMarcia Johnson APSasha Nelson CSDebbie Pearson FTarkel Price CSAidan Wylie CSRebecca Yeung CS

Auction: Raise-the-Paddle

($10,000)Eric and Annika Andrews T, CPTrishul and Anne Chilimbi CPLloyd and Janet Frink T, CPRudy and Rupa Gadre T, CP, ASSpencer and Nanci Rascoff CP

($5,000)AnonymousJoe Belfiore and Kristina Ota Belfiore T, CPStan Berman and Bharathi Jagadeesh CPRudy and Rupa Gadre T, CP, ASEdward and Jennifer Petersen CP, AS

($2,500)AnonymousRon and Jane Graham GPRobert and Amy Healy CPJeffrey Helbling and Peri Altan CPR. Alex Hsi and Wendy Hsu CPThe Igielski Family CPBrian McMullen and Ramona Emerson T, CPBrian Pepin and Danna Redmond CPMark and Linda Potter CPChris Pratley and Seiko Kobayashi CPMichael and Kathy Risse CPAaron and Michele Weingeist CPDavid and Cathrine Wheeler CP

($1,000)Jason and Ann Allen CPRussell Allgor and Sandra Fischer CPAnonymousChris and Lynn Barnhart CPBrent and Tara Binge CPNeal Black and Joanna Lin Black T, CPBrant and Pey-Lin Carroll CPJohn Cerqui and Dawn Ehde Cerqui CPAndrew and Margaret Certain CPKevin and Michele Costanza CPCarrie Culley CPBrett Daniel and Sarah Archibald CPWill Daugherty and Jennifer King Daugherty CPDan Drais and Jane Mills CPChase and Teri Franklin CPJason and Wendy Froggatt CP, ASArnaud Gautier and Lisa Carroll T, CPRich and Gwen Glew CPThe Graham Family CPGregory Jones and Elizabeth Lyons Jones CPLen and Jennifer Jordan T, CPKris and Courtney Klein CPIan and Jennifer Latham CPJeremy and Jennifer Lewis CPRich and Patricia Miailovich GPJan and Angela Miksovsky CPChristian Morgan and Alexandra McKay CPMichael Nguyen and Andrea Doan CPAdam Peck and Manja Sachet CPJames R. Porter CPBarry and Debbie Rochefort CPRyan and Christie Schofield CPPartha Seshaiah and Wendy Yee CPFloyd Short and Tsering Yuthok Short T, CPDharma and Bina Shukla CPAlan Smith and Christie Snyder CPBen and Natalie Stephens T, CPMatt Uyttendaele and Elizabeth Johnson CPAndrew Verprauskus and Michaelanne Ehrenberg CPDavid and Jarvis Weld CP

Alan and Julia White CPMatthew and Courtney Witter CP

($500)Brent Baker and Valerie Street CPLinda Bishop GPLaurel Canan and Sara Jinks CPPeter Carberry and Kauser Dar CPMichael and Diana Cohen CPDave and Kate Dandel CPMichael and Fredrica Elliott CPDavid Fuhrmann and Catherine Rogers CPKenneth and Deanna Harding CPJoseph Hunter and Anne Ward van Roden T, APAndrew Hwangbo and Yoo-Lee Yea CPMasud Kibria and Jan Oscherwitz CPHans-Peter Kiem and Dana Swenson CPBill and Rose Kuhr CPJoe and Heather Levy CPJohn Liao and Guang-Shing Cheng CPThe Madriaga-Burke Family CP, FThe Melin Family CPRich and Carey Miailovich CPJan and Angela Miksovsky CPMock Family CPMichael and Deborah Murphy T, FBill Muse and Beth Scott CPDavid and Kristen Onsager CPJeremy and Nicole Pettibon CPWarren and Elta Ratliff CPTy Thorsen and Marina Vogman CPJeff and Summer Trisler CPBrian and Mia Vinkemulder CPDavid Wilson and Sarah Leung CP, AS

($250)The Babington Family CPCraig and Ashley Baerwaldt CPBrady and Stefany Bernard CPEric and Heather Bioren CPKari Brotherton CPDavid and Kirsten Camp CPJohn and Jennifer Felten CPMark and Christina Fitzpatrick CPEben and Sally Frankenberg CPOlivier and Catherine Humbert CP, ASTadas and Laura Kisielius CPMichael and Karri Lapin CPPaul Manner and Denise Joffe CPGarett and Cristal Nell CPAnthony Oliver and Jessica Pearlman CPRichard and Wendy Paul CPRobin and Deborah Rifkin CPJonathan Rosoff and Kristin Winkel CPMike Rubin CPPiper Salogga CPRichard and Anne Schaefer T, CPIan Smith and Shannan Frisbie CPFrank Woodruff and Jan Agosti T, APWinston and Jennifer Yeung CP

($100)Brett Beaulieu and Lauren Boydston CPThe Liu/Carr Family CPAmy Colfelt FJohn and Megumi Haskin CPKen and Karen Hunt T, CPJordan Jarjour and Nicole Koler CPFranz Loewenherz and Barbara Pietraszek CPPitt and Krista Means CPEllie and Jordan Peterson FAndrea and Eli Sanders FJonathan and Wendy Sue Swanson CPChris and Rebecca Tessin T, CPQuinn and Alison Thomsen F

KEY TO CODES: AP = Alumni Parent AS = Alumni Student CP = Current Parent CS = Current Student F = Faculty/Staff FF = Former Faculty/Staff FT = Former Trustee GP = Grandparent T = Trustee = 5 or more years of consecutive giving


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