ClassNotes
By Zach Jones Class of 2012 Become Alumni at Induction Lunch, Senior Gifts Unveiled The Class of 2012 was inducted into the Harker Alumni Association at a special lunch in Nichols Hall May 24. This year’s senior class gifts was also unveiled: the base of the eagle statue residing in Nichols Hall. The Class of 2012 also raised money for two benches near the entrance to the main classroom building on the upper school campus. One of the benches was dedicated to Harker teachers, and another was dedicated to Sharron Mittelstet, the beloved upper school English teacher who passed away in February. The new alumni had enough money left over to donate to Harker’s endowment fund and also, thoughtfully, donated $500 to the incoming Class of 2016.
Alumni Celebrations
Marissa Nebenzahl ’94, and Kunal Sinha were married in both Jewish and Indian ceremonies in Lihue, Hawaii, on May 15 and 17, with Marissa’s sister Samara Nebenzahl ’02 as maid of honor. The couple honeymooned in Bali.
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Provided by Leyna Cotran ’94
Congratulations to the Class of 2012 on your graduation and welcome to the Alumni Association! We look forward to hearing updates from you!
Provided by Provided by Ryan Basham ’95 Jenny Wagner ’95
Michael O’Byrne ’93 was married in May of 2010.
Provided by Christina Aquila ’95
Gretchen (Billheimer) Vattuone ’93 was married in December of 2010.
Jasona Prowse ’94 and husband, Jason Clayton, proud parents to little Sierra, born in 2010, have added twins to their family, Brennan and Savannah, born in February.
Provided by Libby Werba Rubin ’95
Provided by Monika Watkins ’93
Oliver Tyler Pataye Watkins, son of Monika (Pataye) Watkins ’93 was born on March 18, 2011.
Provided by Provided by Michael O’Byrne ’93 Gretchen Vattuone ’93
Please join us in congratulating the following:
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Class Agents: Will Chang (12williamc@students.harker.org); David Fang (12davidf@students.harker.org)
Photo by Kyle Cavallaro
has already been a year since our graduation. Nevertheless, the Harker bonds have remained strong, as demonstrated by Christine Chien, Karthik Dhore, Benjamin Tien and Shreya Nathan, who reserve their Sunday nights at school for homework-checking parties with high school friends. Many of us have continued our passions from high school only to reach greater heights in college: Amanda King is next year’s captain for the cheer squad at Williamette University, and Christina Li is now singing as part of a house band at the Flatiron Hotel. Christina will also be in New York this summer, so if you are around you should get in touch with her or watch her perform! Adi Parige transferred from his old university to attend a film school in London that will provide him with exciting future opportunities. London may also be a huge part of Isaac Madan’s future, as he is trying to qualify to fence at the London 2012 Olympics. After founding Youth for Ron Paul at UCLA, Tyler Kotesky collected enough signatures to attract Paul’s campaign team and bring Paul to speak at UCLA. At the rally, Tyler got to introduce Ron Paul to a crowd of more than 6,600 people! Your class agents, Hassaan Ebrahim and Rani Mukherjee, both will be in the Bay Area this August, so look out for a smashing 2011 reunion coming your way. We hope you had a memorable first year, and we wish you the most exciting of summers!
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Jenny Fox-Manaster Wagner ’95 and her husband, David, announce the birth of their son, Nathan Fox Wagner. Ryan Basham ’95 with his wife, Elizabeth, and 18 month daughter, Tallulah. Rob Tuck, Kate Stober ’95, Marc Aquila, Christina (Johnston) Aquila ‘95, Jessica (Gaffney) Clark ‘95 and Charlie Clark at Christina’s wedding. Libby Werba Rubin ’95 and her husband, Aaron, have two beautiful girls, Natalie, two years, and Gwen, 15 months.
In the spring issue of Harker Quarterly we featured a picture incorrectly identified as “Lisa Hall Hagen ’96 and Ross Hagen.” It should have read “Leyna Cotran ‘94 is happy to report that she and her fiancé, Andrew Zimdars, will be married this September in Cupertino.” We regret the error.
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