creating - Seattle Country Day School

SCD
SPRING
2014
SEATTLE
COUNTRY DAY
SCHOOL
MAGAZINE
Legacies
IN THIS ISSUE:
CREATING
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
2012-13 ANNUAL REPORT
ideas in
motion
DEAR SCDS FAMILIES AND FRIENDS,
Next year, Seattle Country Day School will formally celebrate
its 50th year as an independent school. From its humble
origins as a co-op enrichment center run by volunteer parents
in Burien, SCDS has endeavored to meet the academic
and intellectual needs of gifted children. While the school
has grown and matured over the decades, its fundamental
purpose of accentuating depth over breadth, nurturing creative
problem-solving, and encouraging generative thinking has not.
EDITOR
Andrea Sanders
DESIGN/PRODUCTION
Christa Fleming Design
CONTRIBUTORS
Miriam Ayala, Sally Bauer, Jackie
Bradley, Jessica Chin, Jan Kepher,
Michael Murphy, Vicki O’Keefe,
Meredith Olson, Erin Perry,
Andrea Sanders, Gretchen Sanders,
Melissa Schoenen, Frank Woodruff,
and David Zobel
COVER
SCDS legacy students pose on
the newly-renovated playground.
Pictured (L to R): Head of School,
Michael Murphy; Griffin Gadre ‘22
(Rudy Gadre ’83); Théo Humbert
‘22 (Catherine Burns Humbert ’91);
Luke Holtzen ‘21 (Carolyn Holtzen
’88); Zach Wilson ‘21 (Sarah Leung
’90); Henrietta Larson ’17 and Grace
Larson ‘19 (Adam Larson ’84); Ariella
Nelson ’16 (Melissa Nelson ’88);
Ava Barnhart ‘19 (John Barnhart
’06); Jackson Petersen ’21 and Elsa
Petersen ‘22 (Edward Petersen ’84);
Levi Bauck ’17 and Henry Bauck ‘19
(Andrew Bauck ’82); Sasha Nelson
‘19 (Melissa Nelson ’88); Sadie
Froggatt ‘21 (Jason Froggatt ’83);
Lower School Head, Jackie Bradley;
Jack Lessard ‘18 (Karim Lessard ’85).
Not pictured: Anna Ojendyk ‘16
(Amy Ojendyk ’87).
KINETICS is produced by the
SCDS Advancement Office for its
current and former families and
friends. Inquiries may be sent to:
andreasanders@seattlecountryday.org
THE SCDS MISSION
Inspiring gifted
children to reach
their potential
through inquiry,
curiosity, and
wonder.
seattlecountryday.org
Many significant faculty and staff have contributed to the SCDS legacy in its first
half-century, working with long-serving Heads of School Lucille Beckman and
Jayasri Ghosh. During Dr. Ghosh’s tenure, the school acknowledged the service
of long-standing teachers with a “Decades of Dedication” celebration.
SCDS faculty continue to be the school’s greatest asset. We are fortunate to
have many teachers who have served the school for so many years. They believe
in the mission; they enjoy a larger degree of independent school autonomy; they
revel in using inquiry as a pedagogical teaching tool; they enjoy supporting their
students’ individuality, and they contribute to the school’s institutional memory
to ensure that its founding principles are not lost as the school evolves and
grows. In short, they believe in SCDS and its students.
Faculty who have served SCDS for 20 or more years include:
Meredith Olson, Grades 4-5 Science Teacher, 39 years
Sally Bauer, Grade 1 Teacher, 34 years
Jackie Bradley, Lower School Head, 33 years
Mary Lowry, Grades 7-8 Social Studies Teacher, 32 years
Thanh Dinh, Facilities Assistant, 30 years
Lisa Lewis, Grades 4-5 Technology Specialist, 29 years
Denise Luenow, Kindergarten Teacher, 29 years
Chau Nguyen, Facilities Assistant, 21 years
Susan Ellis, Grades 4-8 Music Specialist, 20 years
Quinn Thomsen, Grades 4-5 Math Teacher, 20 years
One of these special and long-tenured faculty is retiring at year’s end—Mrs.
Jackie Bradley. Jackie has taught, guided, and supported hundreds of students,
parents, teachers, and staff throughout her 41 years of educational service, 33 of
them at SCDS. During her SCDS career and particularly as Lower School Head,
Jackie has been a true advocate for the gifted child.
Inside this issue of Kinetics you may note a theme of legacies: we recognize
Mrs. Bradley for her contributions to SCDS, the science teachers continue
their dedication to the Engineering Event, and a feature which illustrates the
community service and service learning traditions. Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Michael G. Murphy
HEAD OF SCHOOL
JOURNEYS
WITH
JACKIE:
Jackie Bradley gathers on the stairwell with Lower
School students. Above: Jackie Bradley in 1987.
THE BEGINNINGS
“One afternoon I came
over to Seattle Country
Day School to talk to
Lucille Beckman about a
job opportunity. She said
‘Why don’t you try
it for a year?’ The rest
is history. Obviously
I came, and I stayed.”
JACKIE BRADLEY,
LOWER SCHOOL HEAD
Seattle Country Day School or the ‘School House’ was a different place 33 years
ago when Jackie Bradley first walked through the doors. Nestled between 4th
Avenue North and Nob Hill, it had a much smaller student body—180 students.
The 2.4-acre campus lacked a designated middle school building, administrative
offices were housed in a present-day classroom, and the library was adjacent to the
gym. Working with limited resources to establish the young, independent school,
founder and former Head of School Lucille Beckman used to go to the Boeing
Surplus Store to search for cabinets, bookcases, and school supplies among other
odds and ends. “Now when you need a bookcase, you simply order it out of a
catalog. Back then,” Jackie says, “it was a different time.”
Those who attended SCDS in the earlier years will remember there were no
numerical grade levels; rather, students advanced in an alphabetical progression
of academic levels. Jackie recalls, “Students were never given academic grades for
performance and they weren’t in kindergarten or 1st grade—they were just in my
class. I started as the D group teacher and then moved to C group.” During that
time, many students left at 5th or 6th grade, and it was challenging integrating into
the grade level system when they transferred to other schools. Ultimately, SCDS
adopted the more mainstream model of grade levels it has today.
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JOIN JACKIE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
MAY 21 FROM 5:00-7:00 P.M.
SCDS will be hosting a reception to honor Jackie’s
33 years of service, and to send her off in style!
We invite you to join us on campus to celebrate
Jackie’s longstanding service. Light appetizers and
refreshments will be served in the gymnasium.
Please contact the SCDS Advancement Office
for more information: 206-691-2620.
A unique grading system and humble furnishings
weren’t the only markings of the early years.
Jackie also remembers how the faculty
improvised to get the job done, even when it
required one to juggle multiple responsibilities.
Lucille Beckman was Head of School, and
Director of Admissions—at once. “She was
everything,” Jackie says.
TEACHING
Jackie joined Lucille in trying on different hats
during her tenure at SCDS. After years working
in D group, C group, 1st grade and as the K-1
Division Head, Jackie landed in her current
position as Lower School Head. Jackie’s office,
off the library, was a siloed section of campus,
where she often had coffee and treats at the
ready to entice faculty and staff to visit. She
jokingly recalls that her office was so homey that
“What surprised me most upon
assuming the Lower School Head
role was that I would make out
a list of what I thought I needed
to do that day and by 9:00 a.m.
that list would change. But
that’s also what made the job a
whole lot of fun and interesting.
It’s what I have learned to love.”
JACKIE BRADLEY
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a kindergartner thought she lived there. Although Jackie has
assumed the Lower School Head role for 12 years now, some of
her fondest memories come from her years teaching—mostly
when she team-taught with fellow SCDS veteran teacher, Sally
Bauer. What began as a collegial relationship—sparked by their
participation at a conference in Portland—blossomed into a
friendship spanning 33 years.
Every November, Sally and Jackie hosted a Thanksgiving Feast,
where they dressed up as pilgrims while students cooked for
three consecutive days, and parents prepared turkey. “We
would make cornbread, butter, cranberry sauce and apple
cobbler, and then go home and make another feast for
our families,” Jackie says beaming. “Talk about young and
energetic!” Sally started the ‘dressing up trend’ complete with
cap, white collar, and apron. For several years, Sally was the
only one dressing up, but then a parent in Jackie’s class felt
sorry for her, and made her a costume too.
These two fast friends also shared a love for the arts. The duo
put together a theatrical play each year for the students and
their families. “Stone Soup,” “The Clown that Cried,” and
“Hungry Thing” are just a few noteworthy productions that
have livened up their stage. The plays may have originated
from books, but the scripts, of course, were “B&B originals”!
Both women came from strong German backgrounds, had
an understanding of who they were culturally, and thought
it important to strengthen cultural awareness among their
students. This translated into traditions such as Culture Box and
Molly’s Pilgrim that carry on today. Both are big projects for 1st
graders and promote exploration, celebration, and the sharing
of one’s roots. Jackie and Sally also started the Culture Feast,
where parents bring in foods from their countries of origin.
TEAMWORK
One of the things that is making it easier for Jackie to retire is
that SCDS is stronger than it has ever been. “The structure of
the school, administrative team, wonderful faculty—all bring an
abundance of energy to the program,” she says. “It was always
a dream of mine to have a middle school here. Once it was
built, I felt like we had made it.” Jackie can remember
years when the graduating class was as small as eight
students. To see three full classes in grades 4-8 was a
dream come true.
When asked about the current Intermediate and Middle
School Head, Dan Sweeney, Jackie said, “I waited 30 years
for Dan. He is remarkable, and we make a great team.”
Jackie goes on to talk about all that Dan has brought
to the school and his tremendous energy. “I had always
hoped our kids could take these wonderful trips he offers.
We did them periodically in the past, but they weren’t an
every year event,” she says. “We certainly think alike.”
Even when they disagree, Jackie says she and Dan respect
each other’s opinions. She admires his intellect too. She
reflected that Dan made his quick-mindedness evident
recently when he dropped everything to hold an assembly
to celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela.
The school’s emphasis on service also comforts Jackie’s
exit. She talks excitedly about the steps that SCDS
continues to take towards giving back to the local
community. As Lower School Head, she paved the
way for community service opportunities and solidified
a partnership with the Seattle Parks and Recreation
Department. This effort, combined with teachers’
creative service-oriented ideas, led to additional service
opportunities including Queen Anne Help Line and
supporting Seattle Children’s Hospital.
NEXT STEPS
After 33 years of dedicated service at SCDS, Jackie will
retire at the end of the 2013-14 school year, and begin
her next chapter. She has not yet chalked her retirement
plans on the board, but she knows they will involve travel,
and spending time with her grandchildren. And of course,
more walks with her English bulldog, Marley Rose!
“It’s the kids that bring you a little
laughter every day—something funny
that they do or say. I always say
I’m going to write that book ...”
JACKIE BRADLEY
LESSONS LEARNED AND CLOSING THOUGHTS
Jackie responds quickly when asked to reflect on her
career at SCDS. She says one of the most important skills
she acquired was learning how to juggle things. “You
have to be flexible and have a sense of humor.” She
adds, “I can remember my master teacher saying, ‘When
you lose your sense of humor in the classroom it’s time to
quit.’ You can’t make things bigger than they are.”
Jackie struggles to narrow down the list of things she and
fellow administrators have done that give her pride. From
paving the way for greater social emotional support and
healthier food choices for students, to pushing athletics,
humanities, and the arts to cultivate well-rounded kids,
Jackie has always been a champion for her charges. She
set out in the beginning to teach others, but ended up
learning much more in return. She will not forget how she
came to understand the intricacies of gifted children—
how what makes them so special is sometimes the very
thing that makes life so difficult for them.
When pondering her time under a variety of Heads of
School, Jackie can visualize the ‘parts’ equating to a
whole: Jayasri Ghosh was a real visionary in seeing what
the school could become. Chris Massey continued that,
and Michael Murphy stepped in and made sure the vision
came to fruition. To see the new middle school building,
gymnasium, and finally, a playground under Michael’s
watch has been wonderful.
When considering what she values most, Jackie says,
“We have really kept to the school’s founding mission—
Lucille’s mission—to teach gifted children through
inquiry. Lucille used to say she could tell a gifted child by
looking him or her in the eyes. I used to roll my eyes,”
Jackie says. “Those words have come back to haunt me.”
It’s chilling to hear Jackie describe the way she too truly
senses gifted children now. “That is the sort of gift that
she [Lucille] gave to me.”
Jackie and
Sally displayed
their pilgrim
garb at a past
Thanksgiving
Feast.
As Jackie gears up for her final days with students and
staff, she knows it won’t be easy to say the final goodbye.
“I’m going to miss seeing the kids every day. I love
them—I love their minds and the way they work. And the
parents—I love the parents here. I’ve enjoyed the whole
community.”
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SCDS students prepare
to launch their rigs
at this year’s regal
Engineering Event.
From Princely Prams
to Mars Rovers:
SCDS
ENGINEERS
are Simply Clever!
“The kids
understand that
making CLEVER
associations
between materials
is energizing
and fun.”
“Doc 0”
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September at Seattle Country Day
School conjures up memories of
First Day Coffees, assemblies, the
Buddy Balloon Ceremony, and
reuniting with friends. However, one
fall tradition reigning longer than all
the others is the SCDS Engineering
Event. Though the event’s theme
changes annually, the takeaway
does not: every student is a
competent, clever ‘tool user’.
According to Grades 4-5 Science Teacher, PhD,
and Engineering Event founder, Meredith Olson,
it’s important to be clever and to “model that
zaniness for the children instead of opening a
book and looking for science fair events.”
Every summer before school starts, Olson (or
“Doc O”), along with fellow SCDS science
teachers James Spies and Ellie Peterson, put
their heads together to come up with a theme
for the event. First, they look for a topic that
has recently been in the news. The Seattle Dock
Strike, the Archimedes Palimpsest, and the
100th Anniversary of the Launch of the Titanic
were all former contenders. After settling on an
alluring current event, an engineering concept
is derived, and the Engineering Event theme
is born! Although the theme adds a touch of
excitement each year, its primary purpose is to
serve as a vehicle through which students gain
experience using pliers, hammers, saws, glue
guns, clamps, cutters, jigs, and drill presses.
The Engineering Event takes place before
Thanksgiving, by which time students have spent
the previous six weeks perfecting their rigs, and
familiarizing themselves with the mechanics,
principles, and concepts behind their creations.
Brains buzz with thoughts about how wheels
and axles, chassis frameworks, and energy
systems make rigs move. Students study their
contraptions and struggle to get the alignment
right. They modify; they tweak; they tinker, until
all the parts work together, and the friction is
gone. They make discoveries as they fine-tune,
construct, and create. The young engineers
also build camaraderie in trying to outdo one
another. Whose rig can go the farthest? The
race is on to set a distance record that must be
corroborated by a witness-classmate. Building a
successful rig turns a proud student into a ‘local
expert’ others can turn to for advice.
“Doc O” holds a yummy tummy
prize from this year’s Princely
Prams Engineering Event.
This year’s theme combined two births in the
United Kingdom: the birth of Skoda, ‘not your
everyday family car and manly pram’ (made of
cleverly repurposed Skoda car parts) and the
more notable birth of Prince George. Yes, in
the wake of last summer’s royal baby hubbub,
students could opt to design princely prams
should their regal whims tempt them. But what,
Your Highness, is considered princely? Why lace
and a stately wave, of course. Hence, students
went forth and repurposed silver take-out lids,
ceiling wire, banana boats, strapping tape, and
doilies to make funny, wobbling prams that ran
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on rubber band-power. Perfectly poised waves
added the final flourish. Next, they designed threewheel rigs of all shapes and sizes. Finally, they
worked on larger structures made of water pipe or
sheetrock trimming. The rigs varied greatly in style
and function across grade levels (4-8), but they all
shared a common goal of forward momentum.
Science teachers don’t construct rigs for the
students, but “Doc O” likes to add to the sweet
success at the end with a yummy tummy prize.
You can be clever with any materials . . . even a
cleverly constructed candy takeaway! That part of
the tradition is important to the students, too. The
real icing on the cake is that EVERY child with tools
in hand finds some kind of success. For trying, they
all receive a prize.
Venturing out to “Doc O’s” back laboratory
reveals projects from years past stacked high
along the window ledges. “They’re not so much
treasures, but a source of inspiration,” she says.
She brightens when asked about next year’s
theme. “That’s the right question. Good for you
for thinking about that.” One thing is clear—waste
not, want not, for who knows what will inspire the
next rig or rubber band contraption!
Engineering
Event
Themes
SPANNING
25+
YEARS...
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“...it’s important to be
clever and to model
that zaniness for the
children instead of
opening a book and
looking for science
fair events.”
“Doc 0”
1987: ROVERS 1988: DAM MAGIC
1989: GLIDERS
1990: SEATTLE HISTORY—FLIPPING SCOWS, REGRADING HILLS, CONVEYOR BELTS
1991: DONKEY ENGINES
1992: CAM ACTION
1993: BUCKMINSTER FULLER
1994: FLYWHEELS
1995: A ROVER NAMED SOJOURNER
1996: THROWING THINGS—HISTORICALLY AND TO MARS
1997: SPRING TRIATHALON—LEONARDO DA VINCI
1998: PLANETARY CRAWLERS AND SURVEYORS
1999: MUCKING MACHINES FOR SUBSURFACE HYDRATES
2000: AIRBORNE GADGETS
2001: EXTREMOPHILES
2002: SMART DOCKS
2003: JUST ABOUT WRIGHT
2004: RACK & PINION
2005: TEMPTING TROUBLE
2006: ARCHIMEDES
2007: COPING WITH THE ARCTIC
2008: THE GENIUS OF CHINA
2009: CAN YOU LEND ME A HAND? BIONICS & PROSTHESIS
2010: WIND FARM—HARNESS THE WIND
2011: HISTORIC DREAMLINERS
2012: GREAT WHEELS
2013: PRINCELY PRAMS: “SIMPLY CLEVER”
SAVE THE DATE
April 30-May 3, 2015
SEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
50th Anniversary
Alumni Reunion Weekend
Artwork by
Georgie
Honeybone,
Grade 5
DON’T MISS OUT ON UPCOMING DETAILS!
SEND US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION:
alumni@seattlecountryday.org
CONNECT
Mingle with new
and old friends—
SCDS teachers,
alumni, former
parents, and staff.
CELEBRATE
Join us for tours,
cocktails,
Ultimate,
and more!
ENGAGE
Plug in with
fellow alumni via
Facebook, LinkedIn,
and Twitter.
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON
In the meantime, see what fellow Wildcats are up to . . .
SCDS Alumni Group: facebook.com/groups/22656286036/
SCDS Facebook: facebook.com/seattlecountryday
SCDS LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups?gid=4956569
Students in grades
4-8 crafted cards,
created hoop-knit
hats, and assembled
gift bags brimming
with bracelets,
bubbles, and stamps
for patients at
Children’s Hospital
this winter.
SCDS IRON CHEF:
A Spicier
Approach
to Service
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Can we interest you in some Sweet
and Savory Crepes, et Crawferdi Panini
or Mac n’ Cheeseria? Perhaps you
might like to try some Pasma-Q? These
carefully concocted dishes, however
different in taste, all boast of a single
origin: SCDS Middle School Advisory.
Bon Appétit!
Annika Goeke ‘20 and Elsa
Petersen ‘22 get their hands
dirty while spreading mulch at
David Rodgers Park this fall.
This past November when SCDS students studied two
of the world’s most important social issues, homelessness
and hunger, rather than simply reaching to the pantry
for canned goods to donate, they took their learning
deeper. Instead, each of the 11 advisory groups entered
the inaugural SCDS Iron Chef Competition. The event
was an experiential learning exercise, linking students to
people who experience the hardships being studied. Over
the course of four weeks, students spent time discussing
their palates, and food preferences. Some students got
personal, making connections with people who use food
banks regularly, and discovering that they share a similar
relationship with food. In addition to collecting canned
goods, advisory classes delved into the core of the matter,
learning about the roots of poverty, the best kinds of
donations to give, and the underlying factors contributing
to homelessness. Students also got busy turning their food
collections into entrepreneurial opportunities. The Delicious
Narwhal Café, Sweeney’s, and Spiesory Bistro were just
three of the 11 restaurants springing up from the effort.
Each eatery had a catchy jingle, enticing menu, and foodbox-turned-cart bistro or café. The event culminated with Iron Chef teams singing their jingles and presenting culinary creations to a panel
of judges. The end result: over 1,000 lbs of collected edible items donated to Queen Anne Food Bank, and
a deeper appreciation of food. In the words of Grades 6-8 Technology Specialist and Middle School Service
Learning Coordinator, Vicki O’Keefe, “These same hands will reach out to others in the future because of
the sharing and community building practice they experience here at Seattle Country Day School.”
It is this spirit of learning on a deeper level that has permeated the student experience at the ‘School
House’ from day one. In the Lower School, students broaden their awareness of service by spreading
mulch at David Rodgers Park, donating items to Queen Anne Help Line, and making cards and scarves for
patients at Children’s Hospital. This year, two SCDS students spent extended time as patients at Children’s.
These experiences cultivated a greater sense of empathy for friends, and other youth who have been sick.
Intermediate School students set off for seasonal visits to Queen Anne Health Care. Their Service
Learning Coordinator and Grades 4-5 Spanish Specialist, Miriam Ayala, says, “What we’ve come to realize
is that by giving senior citizens gifts, they are giving us a gift in return by their gratitude and their smile.
The giver becomes the recipient.”
By the time students reach Middle School, service learning projects have exposed them to the
issues of homelessness, hunger, disability, aging, and environmental awareness. Eighth grade student
David Zobel reflected on his work at Operation Sack Lunch, a non-profit tasked with feeding the hungry:
“It’s fun to see the smile on peoples’ faces when you are serving them a hot meal.”
SCDS advisory
students sort
donations for
the Queen Anne
Food Bank.
Exposing students to various types of service when they are young empowers them to think
about the kinds of citizens they want to become as adults. Ultimately, the hope is that students
will reflect upon their career of community service at SCDS and feel confident about how to
focus their giving in high school. Eighth grader Jessica Chin already has a head start: Jessica’s
early experiences with community service inspired her to combine her passion for animals and
helping others. In 2013, after winning the Prudential Spirit of Community Award, she founded
her own non-profit, Food for Fido. It’s now her daily mission to provide those in need easier
access to food for their pets. YouthCare, Doney Clinic, and Pike Place Market Senior Center &
Food Bank, are among current recipients benefiting from Jessica’s outreach.
At the end of the day, community service at SCDS is really about inspiring all students to
expand their awareness of the world, and to be good stewards of the gifts they have to share
with others. The goal is to add a new service outlet every year while also returning to something
that’s been done before. As Vicki O’Keefe reminds us, “There are so many ways to find that fit.”
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AROUND THE
SCHOOL
On September 30, 2013 ‘Seattle
Mama Doc’ and SCDS parent,
Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson, visited
SCDS with KING5. Light was shed
on how Seattle Public Schools—
and independent schools such as
SCDS—have revamped
their lunch programs to provide healthier choices
for students. SCDS’s new lunch program NEST—
NUTRITIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS—was highlighted.
SCDS Grade 5 Humanities Teacher, Jane
Hesslein, was featured in the October issue
of PARENT MAP MAGAZINE, SPECIAL
KIDS, in an article entitled Deep Thinkers and
Perfectionists: Getting to Know Your Gifted
Teen. Hesslein discussed the ‘tug-of-war’
between a parent’s need to be needed, and their teen’s
move to independence.
This past winter, SCDS held the 2nd annual
DEBATE TOURNAMENT on school grounds for the
2013-14 year. Students worked hard and brought home
top honors for the number of wins and 2nd place for
the percentage of wins. Pictured (L to R):
Hazel Pearson’16, Anya Vinogradsky’14, Sienna Axe
’14 and Madison Onsager ’13.
SCDS 3rd grader,
LEO COSTANZA ’19
As 2014 paves the way for fresh starts and resolutions,
SCDS students were especially thankful for the
renewed strength of one of their first grade classmates,
AJ HWANGBO ’21. Diagnosed with acute viral myocarditis
in November, AJ battled to defeat this life-threatening
condition throughout the holidays. He courageously
navigated through medical challenges with support from
family, Seattle Children’s, fellow classmates, his church
community, SCDS families, friends, and a visit from his
favorite artist, Macklemore!
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competed against
the country’s top
youth climbers at
Bouldering Nationals
this past March. It
was an intense threeday competition,
but Leo finished in
10th place in the
USA in his category.
Way to go, Leo!
In partnership with
RICHARD’S RWANDA
IMPUHWE, SCDS middle
school advisory groups
gathered supplies for the
benefit of secondary-school
girls in Nyamata, Rwanda.
Supplies were well received
this spring.
SCDS K-3 Art Specialist,
WINNIE CHAPIN YOUNG,
DI-NAMITE SEATTLE LIGHTS placed 1st in the North Sound
Regional Destination Imagination Tournament in early
March. They received the Renaissance Award given to teams
with outstanding skill in the area of design, engineering,
execution or performance. Their track record remains strong
after representing Washington in the DI Global Finals in 2012
and 2013. Pictured (L to R): SCDS alumni Kanishka Reddy ’16
and JP Reddy ’15, as well as SCDS students Jonah Goodfried
’15, Ellen Schaefer ’15 and Leela Berman ’15.
In March, families and staff
celebrated at the annual SCDS
Auction. With a theme of COME
TOGETHER, over $475,000 was raised
for the school. A huge thank you
to Auction Chairs Michele Levinger
and Susan Ward for making this
‘friendraiser’ possible!
will be retiring this coming June after 14 years of using
inquiry to open the door to hundreds of SCDS students
to investigate, discover, and create art. Winnie’s
passion and enthusiasm for teaching extends far
beyond the classroom—from launching both the MLK
Assembly and Mix it Up Day to providing music for allschool assemblies, and sailing down the slopes as the
Winterim Wildcat.
Winnie will be
remembered for
giving students
the freedom and
confidence to
express, and will
be sorely missed
by countless
families, staff, and
of course, her
students.
SCDS Grade 3 Teacher,
Julia Correll, and select
3rd grade students pose
with Heifer International’s
Community Engagement
Coordinator, Eliza Penick.
Students received a
certificate for raising
over $1,600 through
Heifer International’s
READ TO FEED program
this past March.
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2012-13 Board of Trustees:
Annual
Report
SEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
2012-13
Thank you
for your
leadership!
AUCTION
Anne Schaefer, President
Len Jordan, Vice President
Lisa Carroll, Secretary
Frank Woodruff, Treasurer
Annika Andrews
Joanna Black
Ramona Emerson
Janet Frink
Rudy Gadre
Joe Hunter
Mitch Kent
Michael Murphy, Ex Officio
Mike Nesteroff
Nancy Senseney
Natalie Stephens
Chris Tessin
Sandi Wollum
Scott Zorn
Under the Big Top
Over 380 guests
attended the 2013
SCDS Auction and over
$42wa6s ra,0ised00
Way
to go!
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Hats off to the Chairs
Teri Franklin and
Courtney Witter
Annual Fund
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Wendy Hassan
Kauser Dar and Peter Carberry
Joanna Black
Christie Schofield
Tom and Fiona Honeybone
Pam Melin
Tsering Short
Rose Kuhr
Kathy Dong Heller
Thank you for your generous support!
General Operating Revenue and Expenses:
7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
Total Revenue: $9,570,000
Tuition and Fees less
financial aid: $7,277,000
Student Activities: $591,000
Contributions: $693,000
Investment Income and
Market Gains: $1,009,000
Total Expenses: $9,570,000
Instructional: $3,318,000
Student Activities: $596,000
Operation and
Maintenance: $1,382,000
Administration: $1,690,000
Interest and
Financing Costs: $135,000
Capital Improvements
and Reserves: $2,449,000
Thank You Leaders!
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Councilnt
Voluntee
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Under the Big Top Leads
Auction Chairs: Teri Franklin and Courtney Witter
Auction Administrator: Marianne Greenbaum
Catalog: Susan Hood
Class Art Projects: Debbie Rochefort
Cleanup: Paula Arnold and Linda Potter
Communications/Promotions: Michele Levinger
Decorations: Heather Levy
Dessert Auction: Lisa Graham and Kristin Winkel
Event: Luna Levine
Graphics: Courtney Witter
Hospitality: Christie Schofield
Kindergarten Pillows: Danna Redmond
Network: Chase Franklin and Winston Yeung
Online Auction: Christie Snyder
Procurement: Kirsten Conner
Registration: Tsering Short
SCDS Development: Patsy Cadwell
Setup: Jen Yeung
Show: Susan Ward
Volunteer Coordinators: Stefany Bernard and Eve Rashby
Executive Committee Members
Kristi Helgeson, President
Guy Post, Vice President
Susan Ward, Secretary
Brent Baker, Treasurer
Committee Chairs
Annual Fund Chairs: Elta and Warren Ratliff
Auction Chairs: Teri Franklin and Courtney Witter
Adopt-A-Street/Community Service: Charles Robison
Book Swap: Christie Schofield
Country Day Country Dance: Guy Post
Crazy Carnival: David Onsager
Faculty/Staff Appreciation and Lunchroom: Helen Kim
New Family Committee Chair: Kirsten Camp
Parent Education: Lisa Graham
Sustainability: Jean Lee and Elta Ratliff
TEESO Administrator: Paula Arnold
Winter Sports Swap: Brent Baker
Parent Council Reps & Alts
K (Filimaua): Colleen Doten and Yoo-Lee Yea
K (Luenow): Melissa Chabran and Pam MacFetridge
1 (Amos): Anna Goeke and Darren Stewart
1 (Bauer): Josephine Bolotski and Luna Levine
2 (Chambers): Kate Dandel and Kristin Winkel
2 (Mise): Kirsten Camp and Angela Earnshaw
3 (Holtzen): Peri Altan and Heather Bioren
3 (Lord): Lorraine Bardeen
3 (Schettler): Sheila Getz
4: Chris Igielski, Adam Larson and Tracy Reed
5: Diane Chapel, Dan Gebler and Deborah Rifkin
6: Amy Neuburger
7: Melissa White
8: Lisa Campney and Sohelia Sarrafan
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Annual fund
he Annual Fund is
T
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!
Visionary ($10,000+)
Benefactor ($5,000-$9,999)
Eric and Annika Andrews T, CP
Anonymous
Stan Berman and Bharathi Jagadeesh CP
Michael Chalcraft and Kristi Helgeson CP
Chase and Teri Franklin CP
Lloyd and Janet Frink T, CP
Chris Igielski and Jenette Ramos CP
Jeremy and Jennifer Lewis CP
Patron ($3,000-$4,999)
Tim and Kath Bakken CP
Chris and Lynn Barnhart CP
Ethan and Helen Bell CP
Neal and Joanna Black T, CP
Worachai and Petcharat Chaoweeraprasit CP
Simon and Angela Earnshaw CP
Ruth Etzioni CP
Eben and Sally Frankenberg CP
Arnaud Gautier and Lisa Carroll T, CP
Aaron and Sheila Getz CP
Tom and Fiona Honeybone CP
Ken and Karen Hunt CP
Len and Jennifer Jordan T, CP
Gaylord and Robin Kellogg CP
Glenn and Julie Kouhia CP
Robin Krause and Julie Lord CP
Michael Maxin and Marianne Greenbaum CP
Stanley and Janet McCammon FT, CP
Brian McMullen and Ramona Emerson T, CP
Jesse Mock and Luna Levine CP
David and Kristen Onsager CP
Ramesh Parameswaran and
Sreevidya Subramanian CP
Chris Pratley and Seiko Kobayashi CP
Warren and Elta Ratliff CP
Chris and Heidi Rogers CP
Richard and Anne Schaefer T, CP
W.R. Smith CP
Ben and Natalie Stephens T, CP
Bart and Naomi Stroupe CP
Matthieu Uyttendaele and
Elizabeth Johnson CP
Alan and Julia White CP
Matthew and Courtney Witter CP
Scholar ($1,000-$2,999)
Extensive efforts have been
made to ensure our lists and
records are accurate and
up-to-date. However, if an
error is spotted, please do
not hesitate to contact the
Advancement Office:
(206) 691-2620.
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Anonymous
Rudy and Rupa Gadre T, AS
Jeffrey Helbling and Peri Altan CP
Edward and Jennifer Petersen AS, CP
Jason and Ann Allen CP
Russell Allgor and Sandra Fischer CP
Anonymous
Anonymous
Paul and Paula Arnold CP
Joe and Kristina Belfiore CP
Kevin and Sarah Beshlian CP
Tom Biehl and Libby Hill CP
Michael and Josephine Bolotski CP
Eric and Lisa Brockman CP
Bruce Burger and Cheri Cornell CP
David Byrne and Kirsten Conner CP
Peter Carberry and Kauser Dar CP
Brant and Pey-Lin Carroll CP
Andrew and Margaret Certain CP
Trishul and Anne Chilimbi CP
Michael and Diana Cohen CP
Rich Cuff and Maja Larson CP
Will and Jennifer King Daugherty CP
Doug Davis and Michelle Wilson AP
Sean Draine and Karen Pavlidis CP
Gene and Susan Eberlein CP
Michael and Fredrica Elliott CP
Kate Frazer CS
Jason T. Froggatt and Wendy Lister AS, CP
David Fuhrmann and Catherine Rogers CP
Rich and Gwen Glew CP
Oliver Goldman and Gloria Tzuang CP
Donald Guthrie AP
Kenneth and Deanna Harding CP
Floyd and Alyssa Henry CP
Alex Hsi and Wendy Hsu CP
Michael and Tammi Johnson CP
Gregory Jones and Elizabeth Lyons Jones CP
Mitch and Karen Kent T, AP
Hans-Peter Kiem and Dana Swenson CP
Kris and Courtney Klein CP
Allan and Mary Kollar GP
Harry and Elizabeth Korrell CP
Bill and Rose Kuhr CP
Brad Laesch and Lexie Weil CP
Tom Leonard and Susan Hood CP
Ralph and Dot Lintz GP
Dan and Pam MacFetridge CP
Tony and Laurie Mestres CP
Eric and Luci Meyer CP
Jan and Angela Miksovsky CP
Michael and Deborah Murphy F
Bill Muse and Beth Scott CP
Michael Nesteroff and Kimm Viebrock T, AP
Michael Nguyen and Andrea Doan CP
Sam and Michele Osborne CP
Jeff and Sharon Parker CP
Adam Peck and Manja Sachet CP
Brian Pepin and Danna Redmond CP
Michael Pickett and Ann Watson CP
James Porter CP
The Potter Family CP
Spencer and Nanci Rascoff CP
Gautham and Gayatri Reddy CP
Karen Akiyama Ressmeyer CP
Barry and Debbie Rochefort CP
Harry Schneider and Gail Runnfeldt AP
Floyd and Tsering Short CP
Dharma and Bina Shukla CP
Dave Smith CP
Alan Smith and Christie Snyder CP
Jonathan and Wendy Sue Swanson CP
Jonathan Tingstad and Shannon Corbin CP
David Trop and Lisa Campney CP
Andrew Verprauskus and
Michaelanne Ehrenberg CP
Aaron and Michele Weingeist CP
Stefan Weitz and Carrie Culley CP
David and Jarvis Weld CP
Howard West and Wendy Hassan CP
David and Cathrine Wheeler CP
David Wilson and Sarah Leung AS, CP
Frank Woodruff and Jan Agosti T, AP
Roger Wylie and Daiva Tautvydas CP
Scott and Colleen Zorn T, CP
Wildcat (Up to $999)
Amit Agarwal and Priya Gupta CP
Mark Alexander and Diane Chapel CP
Anonymous
Anonymous
Michael Assadi and Susan Gulkis Assadi CP
James and Katherine Babington CP
Craig and Ashley Baerwaldt CP
Brent Baker and Valerie Street CP
Pablo Barcenas and
Mariana Alvarez-Tostado CP
Lorraine Bardeen and Beth Rosenbaum CP
Andy Bauck and Tracy Reed AS, CP
Brett Beaulieu and Lauren Boydston CP
Brady and Stefany Bernard CP
Eric and Heather Bioren CP
Bradley and Maureen Bishop CP
Doug and Ann Bostrom AP
Paul and Rebecca Bouchey CP
Daniel Bouie and Melissa Chabran CP
Kari Brotherton CP
Truman Buffett and Audrey Freudenburg CP
Scott G. Busby CP
David and Kirsten Camp CP
John Cerqui and Dawn Ehde Cerqui CP
Yi Ping Chan and Melanie R. Hayden CP
William and Monika Chao CP
Doug and Lander Chin CP
Charles Connolly and Jacqueline Kirchner CP
Steven and Elizabeth Curtiss CP
Dave and Kate Dandel CP
Brett Daniel and Sarah Archibald CP
Don and Sue Dietz AP
Dan and Kathleen Dong Heller CP
Ian and Colleen Doten CP
John and Jennifer Felten CP
Jonathan and Louise Franklin CP
Dan and Kate Gebler CP
Joe and Anna Goeke CP
Steve and Joan Goldblatt AP
Rich Goodfried and Mary McCauley CP
Prabhdeep Grewal and Anita Chopra CP
Frederick Guinee and Pamela Passman CP
Alex Hajduk CS
Paul Hanken and Rachel Black CP
Joel Hanson and Gloria Sandford Hanson CP
John and Megumi Haskin CP
Jim Hsu and Elisa Barston CP
Dave and Suzanne Huey CP
Joseph Hunter and Anne Ward van Roden T, AP
Andrew Hwangbo and Yoo-Lee Yea CP
Andrew and Zoe Jaye CP
Jay and Katya Johnson CP
Resat and Kathie Kasaba CP
Dena Kennedy AP
Doug Keyes and Diane Anderson CP
Moonsoo and Iris Kim CP
Tadas and Laura Kisielius CP
Steven and Barbara Koh CP
Jason Kroll AS
Marvin and Michaelanne Land AP
Michael and Karri Lapin CP
Adam and Florence Larson AS, CP
Ian and Jennifer Latham CP
Karim and Alice Lessard FT, AS, CP
Jay and Michele Levinger CP
Joe and Heather Levy CP
Darrell and Stephanie Lewis-Sandy CP
Tom Lincoln and Jennifer Finke CP
The Macers CP
Mark Maghie and Julie Barbo AP
Leslie D. Mann CP
Paul Manner and Denise Joffe CP
Wendy McDermott AS
Pitt and Krista Means CP
John and Pam Melin CP
Ricardo and Ann Mestres GP
Rich and Carey Miailovich CP
Tom and Beth Morgan CP
John Mulligan and Philippa Webster CP
Garett and Cristal Nell CP
Marty and Melissa Nelson AS, CP
Jim and Amy Neuburger CP
Peter and Jan Noone CP
M. and E. O’Brien CP
Mark and Shari Ojendyk CP
Anthony Oliver and Jessica Pearlman CP
Bruce and Granya O’Neill CP
David Ordal and Katherine Wade AS
Richard and Wendy Paul CP
Chris and Lissa Payne CP
Douglas Pearson and Helen Kim CP
Josh Petersen CP
Connon Price and Karen Fossum CP
Judson and Cathy Randolph CP
Robin and Deborah Rifkin CP
Michael and Kathy Risse CP
Charles and Tina Robison CP
Alisa Rose CP
Jonathan Rosoff and Kristin Winkel CP
Zinovy and Margaret Royzen CP
Michael Rubin CP
Patrick and Virginia Sainsbury FT, AP
Harley and Carol Schmidt CP
Ryan and Christie Schofield CP
Dave Seaver and Gayle Clemans CP
Diane Sebring CP
Rich and Nancy Senseney T, AP
Partha Seshaiah and Wendy Yee CP
Stefan Sharkansky and Irene Song CP
John and Kathi Sleavin CP
Daniel and Katie Sluss CP
Al Smith and Barbara Potashnick CP
Ian Smith and Shannan Frisbie CP
Jerry Soules and Linda Colwell CP
Darren Stewart and Heather Van Vleck CP
Mark and Liza Taylor CP
Chris and Rebecca Tessin T, CP
Jeff Trisler and Summer Rognlie-Trisler CP
Mintu and Anita Uppal CP
Rahul Verma and Sujatha Murugesan CP
Binh Vu and Lynn Cheney CP
Glenn and Susan Ward CP
Anne Weiss CP
Jeremy Weiss CP
Kelly and Katy White CP
Richard and Melissa White CP
Owen and Sandi Wollum T
Kent Worthington and Piper Salogga CP
Winston and Jennifer Yeung CP
Mark and Beth Zobel CP
Faculty and Staff
Brenda Ajbour F
Crystal Aspen and Alexander Berezhony
Miriam Ayala F
Alice Baggett and Thomas Strouse F
Allison and Will Bass FF, AS
Sally and Mike Bauer F
Pam Black F, GP
Jackie and Gordon Bradley F
Patsy and Brian Cadwell F
Adam and Shamra Elder F
Sue Ellis F
Rachel Falkner FF
Eddie and Kim Feeley F
Robyn Filimaua F, CP
Jane and Peter Hesslein F
Mark and Carolyn Holtzen F, AS, CP
Joan Hudson and Bud Baraga FF
Jan and Steve Kepher F
Brett and Melissa Leslie F
Lisa and Christopher Lewis F
Allie Linn FF
Chuck and Carrie Lintz F, CP
Duffy Lord F
Mary Lowry and Mark Janicke F
Susan and Michael Mise F
Michael and Deborah Murphy F
Maricarmen Navarro and Dan Rudd F
Vicki O’Keefe F
Jana Pasma F
Debbie and Dave Pearson F
Ellie and Jordan Peterson F
Kyla Pocock F
Sherri Schettler F
Melissa and Kevin Schoenen F
James L. Spies F
Dan Sweeney F
Alan Taub F
Quinn and Alison Thomsen F
Sarah and Ray Willis F
Winnie Chapin Young F
F
Gym Gifts
VISIONARY ($10,000+)
William and Ruth True AP
BENEFACTOR ($5,000 - $9,999)
Chase and Teri Franklin CP
Frank Woodruff and Jan Agosti T, AP
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Alaska Airlines Matching Gift Program
Amgen
Boeing
Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness
Expedia, Inc.
Macy’s Foundation
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Qualcomm Matching Grants
Russell Matching Gifts Program
Starbucks Matching Gifts Program
Texas Instruments Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Foundations/Corporations
SCHOLAR ($1,000 - $2,999)
Miailovich Family Foundation
WILDCAT (UP TO $999)
Myhrvold Family Charitable Fund
Target
SOFT CREDIT ORGANIZATIONS
Fidelity Charitable Fund
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney –
Global Impact Funding Trust
Network for Good
Seattle Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Library Gifts
Tyler Claire Baerwaldt
Pam Black F, GP
Toby Black CS
Mimi Burns GP
Lily Camp CS
Tamarin Camp CS
Alaire Dandel CS
CS
Gigi Dandel CS
Liam Doten CS
Annika Goeke CS
Luke Holtzen CS
Henrietta Larson CS
Jade Macer CS
Nina Maxin CS
Delphine Mock CS
Sara Mockett FF, GP, AP
Roman Rothstein CS
Sasha Rothstein CS
Mackenna Ward CS
Zoe Weingeist CS
Max Zorn CS
Library Gifts In-Kind
Sam Allen CS
Juliana Burke CS
Anna Felton CS
Maren Frink CS
Miles Frink CS
Georgie Honeybone CS
Max Honeybone CS
Poppy Honeybone CS
Kane Jones CS
Vanessa Lincoln CS
Debbie Pearson F
Briana Post CS
Gabe Rochefort CS
Xander Uyttendaele CS
Auction: Fund-A-Need
($10,000)
Rudy and Rupa Gadre
T, AS
($5,000)
Eric and Annika Andrews T, CP
Joe and Kristina Belfiore CP
Chase and Teri Franklin CP
Lloyd and Janet Frink (2) T, CP
Bill and Rose Kuhr CP
Jeremy and Jennifer Lewis CP
Spencer and Nanci Rascoff CP
Michael and Kathy Risse CP
Matthew and Courtney Witter CP
($2,500)
Russell Allgor and Sandra Fischer CP
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Neal and Joanna Black T, CP
Brant and Pey-Lin Carroll CP
Brett Daniel and Sarah Archibald CP
John and Lisa Graham CP
Robert and Amy Healy CP
Chris Igielski and Jenette Ramos CP
Brian McMullen and Ramona Emerson T, CP
Jan and Angela Miksovsky CP
Mark and Linda Potter CP
Ben and Natalie Stephens T, CP
Bart and Naomi Stroupe CP
Jonathan Tingstad and Shannon Corbin CP
David and Cathrine Wheeler CP
($1,000)
Jason and Ann Allen CP
Paul and Paula Arnold CP
Chris and Lynn Barnhart CP
Stan Berman and Bharathi Jagadeesh CP
Linda Bishop CP
David Byrne and Kirsten Conner CP
Peter Carberry and Kauser Dar CP
John Cerqui and Dawn Ehde CP
Worachai and Petcharat Chaoweeraprasit CP
David Fuhrmann and Catherine Rogers CP
Arnaud Gautier and Lisa Carroll T, CP
Aaron and Sheila Getz CP
Jeffrey Helbling and Peri Altan CP
Tom and Fiona Honeybone (2) CP
R. Alex Hsi and Wendy Hsu CP
David and Suzanne Huey CP
Joseph Hunter and
Anne Ward van Roden T, AP
Len and Jennifer Jordan T, CP
Gaylord and Robin Kellogg CP
Tadas and Laura Kisielius CP
Joe and Heather Levy CP
Leslie Mann CP
Paul Manner and Denise Joffe CP
Michael Maxin and Marianne Greenbaum CP
Rich and Patricia Miailovich GP
Michael Nesteroff and Kimm Viebrock T, AP
Brian Pepin and Danna Redmond CP
Edward and Jennifer Petersen AS, CP
Warren and Elta Ratliff CP
Barry and Debbie Rochefort CP
Zinovy and Margaret Royzen CP
Richard and Anne Schaefer T, CP
Ryan and Christie Schofield CP
W.R. Smith CP
Alan Smith and Christie Snyder CP
Mark and Liza Taylor CP
Matthieu Uyttendaele and
Elizabeth Johnson CP
Andrew Verprauskus and
Michaelanne Ehrenberg CP
Aaron and Michele Weingeist CP
David and Jarvis Weld CP
Alan and Julia White CP
($500)
Jackie and Gordon Bradley F
Eric and Lisa Brockman CP
Andrew and Margaret Certain CP
Michael Chalcraft and Kristi Helgeson CP
Trishul and Anne Chilimbi CP
Carrie Culley CP
Michael and Fredrica Elliott CP
Jason T. Froggatt and Wendy Lister AS, CP
Wendy Hassan CP
Gregory Jones and
Elizabeth Lyons Jones CP
Mitch and Karen Kent T, AP
Kris and Courtney Klein CP
Brad Laesch and Lexie Weil CP
Tom Leonard and Susan Hood CP
Jay and Michele Levinger CP
John and Pam Melin CP
Michael and Deborah Murphy F
M. and E. O’Brien CP
David and Kristen Onsager CP
Floyd and Tsering Short CP
Dharma and Bina Shukla CP
Ty Thorsen and Marina Vogman CP
Binh Vu and Lynn Cheney CP
Glenn and Susan Ward CP
($250)
Brent Baker and Valerie Street CP
Brady and Stefany Bernard CP
Kari Brotherton CP
Bruce Burger CP
David and Kirsten Camp CP
Michael and Diana Cohen CP
Dave and Kate Dandel CP
Ian and Colleen Doten CP
Mark and Carolyn Holtzen F, AS, CP
Hans-Peter Kiem and Dana Swenson CP
Glenn and Julie Kouhia CP
Robin Krause and Julie Lord CP
Michael and Karri Lapin CP
Karim and Alice Lessard FT, AS, CP
Rich and Carey Miailovich CP
Anthony Oliver and Jessica Pearlman CP
Richard and Wendy Paul CP
Michael Pickett and Ann Watson CP
Robin and Deborah Rifkin CP
Jonathan Rosoff and Kristin Winkel CP
Jerry Soules and Linda Colwell CP
Jeff Trisler and Summer Rognlie-Trisler CP
Kelly and Katy White CP
Frank Woodruff and Jan Agosti T, AP
($100)
James and Katherine Babington CP
Craig and Ashley Baerwaldt CP
Pablo Barcenas and
Mariana Alvarez-Tostado CP
Michael and Josephine Bolotski CP
Robyn and Ami Filimaua F, CP
Joe and Anna Goeke CP
Oliver Goldman and Gloria Tzuang CP
Kenneth and Deanna Harding CP
Jane and Peter Hesslein F
Andrew Hwangbo and Yoo-Lee Yea CP
Vickie Madriaga and David Burke F, CP
John Mulligan and Philippa Webster CP
Scott Shock and Jean Lee CP
($50)
Lorraine Bardeen and Beth Rosenbaum CP
Andrew Bauck and Tracy Reed AS, CP
Sally and Mike Bauer F
Kevin and Sarah Beshlian CP
Truman Buffett and Audrey Freudenberg CP
Dan and Kate Gebler CP
Craig Hajduk and Jackie Borges CP
Mary Lowry and Mark Janicke F
Garett and Cristal Nell CP
Chris and Becca Tessin T, CP
Quinn and Alison Thomsen F
Key to Codes
AP
= Alumni Parent
AS = Alumni Student
CP = Current Parent
F = Faculty/Staff
FF = Former Faculty/Staff
FT = Former Trustee
GP = Grandparent
T
= Trustee
= 5 or more years consecutive giving
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CLASS
NOTES
ELIZABETH ‘BETH’ ROBINSON ’77 graduated from Reed
College ’82 and MIT ‘87 with a PhD in Geophysics. After a year
on the faculty at Stanford University, she entered government
service culminating with her position as Assistant Director of the
Office of Management and Budget. Since 2009, she has served
as Chief Financial Officer at NASA. She currently resides in
Arlington, VA, with her husband, Douglas Holtz-Eakin. They have
two young-adult children. RACHEL E. TILLMAN ‘79 continues to explore and drive change
with a key takeaway from SCDS—how to solve problems.
She earned
a multidisciplinary
degree in Biology
and Art from
Occidental College.
Professionally she
has worked as
an Illustrator at
a design firm, in
Acquisitions and
Digital Content
Management as
well as Business
Development, and
in Program
Management for
Intel. She contracts with companies and initiates community
change through volunteerism and workforce/business
development. She is launching a STEM-based program “The
Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project.”
At the end of the day, her favorite job is Mom. She has an
incredible nine-year-old boy and enjoys seeing the world
through youthful eyes.
JENNIFER L. HARA ’85 is now living
and working in Washington, D.C.
She attended Seattle Prep, Seattle
University, and George Washington
University to pursue her master’s
degree in International Economics.
She currently serves as the Vice
President of Marketing for TaylorDeJongh—a boutique energy and
infrastructure investment banking firm
focused on the emerging markets.
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KATIE (KOTKINS) KLEIN ‘96 lives in New York and works as
Director of Fundraising Events for Memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center.
She leads Cycle
for Survival—an
event that spans
13 cities, has
over 16,000
participants, over
100,000 donors,
and raises over
$50 million. All of
the funds go to
research on rare
cancers, which in
the aggregate comprise 50% of all cancers. Katie and her staff
manage Fred’s Team, through which hundreds of runners in
the New York, Boston, and Chicago Marathons raise funds for
cancer research. She and her husband, Zeev Klein, live in the
Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan with their three-year-old
Havanese puppy, Winnie Klein.
BEN FORMAN ’00 works at TPG Capital, a global private
investment firm, where he was recently promoted to
Vice President. After living on the east coast for a number
of years, he moved from Manhattan, and enjoys living in
San Francisco.
JEREMY KARP ’02 is focusing on applied mathematics and
theoretical computer science as a doctoral student in the ACO
(Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization) Program at
Carnegie Mellon University.
ROSALIE FORMAN ’05 graduated from Duke University
this past spring with a degree in International Relations and
certificates in Global Health and Policy Journalism and Media. She is now at NBC in New York City, and recently worked on
the Olympics.
KELLEY HALL ’05 graduated from Whitman College, spring
of 2013, cum laude with a degree in Geology and Physics and
has started a PhD program at the University of Washington.
Her research is focused on episodic tremor and slow slip on
the Cascadia Subduction Zone, using geodetic and seismic
data. She also is using her fifth-year elgibility to play with UW’s
Ultimate team: Element.
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Anniversary Alumni Reunion Weekend, April 30-May 3, 2015
NATHAN CUMMINGS ’10 has embraced creative expression via writing.
As a freshman in high school, he submitted a poem that won a regional
gold award in the Scholastics Art and Writing Competition. He has since
gone on to win national writing awards in both prose and poetry, and was
appointed one of five National Student Poets at the Library of Congress
National Book Festival this past fall. Nathan serves as editor-in-chief of his
high school’s literary magazine, Pegasus. First Lady Michelle Obama with
the 2013 National Student Poets (from left: Michaela Coplen, Sojourner
Ahebee, Nathan Cummings, Louis Lafair, and Aline Dolinh) in the
Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Sept. 20, 2013.
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approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.
ANDREA MASTERSON ’11 secured the Class 3A
State Cross Country Championships title in 17
minutes 49 seconds this past fall. According to
Masterson’s coach, Sally Revere, “She was brave,
resolute, and performed with incredible drive and
commitment.” She currently competes as a junior
at Lakeside High School.
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ideas in
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Kinesis comes from the
Greek word for motion,
and “kinetics” is used in
the vernacular to describe
mechanics associated with
the forces that cause motions
of bodies. At SCDS, we’re
all about energy and active
learning. Every day, SCDS
teachers engage students’
minds and bodies through
inquiry-based teaching.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
SCDS actively seeks to increase the
breadth of our entire community:
the gifted children at the center of
a dynamic learning process, their
families, and the school’s faculty,
staff, and Board of Trustees. We
aspire to include a wide variety of
backgrounds and perspectives;
to foster an understanding and
acceptance of differences; and to
cultivate diverse thinking critical for
creative problem solving.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Seattle Country Day School strives
to maintain a diverse school
community. The school does
not discriminate on the basis
of race, religion, color, creed,
national or ethnic origin, gender,
sexual orientation, or disability in
administration of its educational
policies, admission, financial aid,
or any other school-administered
programs.
SCDS Winterim Wildcats
exhibited Seahawks pride as
excitement intensified prior
to Super Bowl XLVIII. Both
the skiers and Hawks reached
their goals this season!