TODAY AT BRECK
summer 2012
TODAY AT 123 OTTaWA ave. North
Cum Laude Society Holds Annual Induction The 2012 inductees into the Breck
and Nicholas Thyr.
chapter of the Cum Laude Society
They join the following seniors who were inducted last
are seniors Christopher Erickson,
year: Andrea Farley Shimota, Alejandro Fenn, Halle
Robert Jacob, Christian Law-
Gustafson, Anna Hendrickson, Madeleine Holker, Abby
rence, Austin Lommen, Clarissa
Kirshbaum, Zequin Charlie Li, Rexroad Simons, Roshny
Martin, Taylor McCanna, Hayley
Vijayakar and Eva Wallack.
Rosenfield, Noah Rubin, Eva
The speaker was Lizzie Nelson ’01, who works at the
Wang and Chandra Yueh and juniors Daniel Bergerson,
White House as a deputy scheduler for the President.
Greer Bingham, Paige Dempsey, Sarah Koop, Joseph Kuhns, Eden Motto, Emma Quirk-Durben, Jessica Ryvlin
Dina Wolkoff ’84 Joins Advancement Staff
In Memoriam The Breck community notes with sorrow the passing of
On June 1, Breck welcomed Dina
parent Dorset Penick, who died on February 16. She is
Wolkoff ’84 as our new director of
survived by her husband Randy Kurth and children Liam
development. In that role, she has
Kurth (grade eight), Willem Kurth (grade six) and Julia
responsibility for our major and
Kurth (grade four).
planned gifts programs and special
The community mourns the
events.
tragic loss of kindergartner
Returning to Breck and Minnesota
Nicholas Janzen, who
after her most recent experience as a development officer for
drowned accidentally on June
her undergraduate alma mater, Middlebury College, Wolkoff
1. He was six years old.
says she’s excited and a bit humbled to be here.
Nicholas was a bright and
“What I know about Breck today makes me value my own Breck education even more,” she observes. “I am grateful to the many teachers who helped shape my life, the alumni who came before me, and especially to my parents for making the choice to send my brother and me to Breck for the entirety of our childhoods.” Wolkoff says that her time in higher ed has heightened her awareness of the importance of the kind of education Breck
curious young man with a passion for learning and a zest
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for life. His teachers and classmates will long remember his big smile, his ability to organize games on the playground, his many friendships, and his high-fives. Nicholas’ memory was honored at Baccalaureate, which was dedicated to him, and at a memorial service the
provides—“not only for students, but for the communities
following day.
they inhabit and the world we all share.”
We send our heartfelt condolences to his parents, Hawona Sullivan Janzen and Mark Janzen, and his sister Anna Lee Janzen, a Breck fifth grader.
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178 lbs
Birthday supplies donated by the Lower School to STEP for children’s birthday parties