CLAIRBOURN M A G A Z I N E
FALL 2011
FROM THE HEADMASTER Clairbourn: Fresh and Innovative Education
Robert W. Nafie, Ph.D. Headmaster
We have received such positive feedback on our new publication format. Thank you for your communication, your input, and your encouragement. From its very beginnings, the Clairbourn community has been celebrating in print the joy and progress of its students. Whether we call it The Clairbourn Clarion, Under the Clairbourn Tree, Branching Out, or Clairbourn Magazine, the record of success and achievement is unmistakable. And once again, the copy you hold in your hand now represents the rise of a new generation of Clairbourn leaders preparing to take their place in a challenging and dynamic age. They will be ready, and, thanks to your continued support and involvement, we will be ready to teach them in new and exciting ways. In the decade since September 11, 2001, our nation and our world have witnessed a sea change shift. While the core values remain the same, our students must become leaders and reach out to an ever more diverse planet. They must embrace new attitudes and skills that bring understanding and healing to the world, and, I am proud to say, Clairbourn students are well on their way. As you will read in this issue, even our youngest classes are using the latest tools in the classroom to encourage imagination, creativity, and artistic expression. Fresh and innovative solutions will be needed in the years ahead, and Clairbourn students and faculty members, at all grade levels, are continually exploring new ways to encourage and develop these critical components of leadership. Thank you for being part of Clairbourn’s great tradition of excellence. Another successful year is in the making!
 Robert W. Nafie, Ph.D. Headmaster
The purpose of Clairbourn School shall be to demonstrate in a practical way the unlimited nature of all true instruction through educational opportunities which are harmonious with the teachings of Christian Science and in accordance with accepted professional standards of educational excellence.
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Practice Makes Perfect
SuperB uzz ! Students in the Junior Pre-K class learn by making a movie.
Conductor Rachael Worby inspires eighth grade girls.
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2010-2011 Annual Report
Graduation Address
School financials with an overview of accomplishments and progress.
Graham Bothwell speaks on utilizing our opportunities.
DEPARTMENTS 8
Campus Kaleidoscope
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Spotlight on Success
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2011 Graduation with High School Choices
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Alumni News
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Class of 2007 College Choices
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Save the Dates
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Annual Report 2010-2011
On the cover: Fourth-graders Logan Palmer, Bayne Bossom, and Aidan McIlvery.
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Super Buzz!
PRESCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN BY MAKING A MOVIE Imagine the interview, years from now, where a Clairbourn alum, admired for his/her success and achievements is asked, “How did you get your start? What were some of your early influences?” And the reply is given, “I remember writing and acting in a movie with my classmates at the age of three in preschool. That activity taught me how to express myself creatively and developed important habits of concentration and problem solving.” Can you imagine the interviewer’s response? “A movie? Who makes a movie in preschool? How on earth were you able to do that?”
While the interview is hypothetical, the answer is very real. Clairbourn’s preschool provides student-directed learning opportunities. The teachers are always exploring new ways to convey lessons, concepts, and skills to the students. When students were fascinated by trucks, the class was encouraged to build a cardboard pizza truck where they made and sold real pizza. When they became interested in shoes, they visited a shoe store and recreated it in their dramatic play. And when they were enchanted by plants and seeds, they planted a garden.
Mr. Schaberg helps the JPK students develop a storyline and characters for the movie.
Opposite: Preschool Assistant Kyle Schaberg shows student Jack Paciorek the movie camera.
So last spring, when the students had been talking about movies, their teacher Miss Beckstrom asked them if they’d like to turn the stories they were writing into a movie. Making a movie would allow students to build writing skills, develop creativity, and build confidence by acting in front of a group. They would also learn selfdiscipline, patience, taking direction, and learn the difference between real and pretend. This was to be a low budget $200 film and also would be a quick shoot with little time for retakes or rehearsals. Filming only took place during the students’ free time so it wouldn’t conflict with their other
Daisy Duda and Kamen Farquhar draw out ideas for how the sets should look.
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Leo Feng paints a decorative backdrop for one of the scenes.
Superhero Benjamin Mozilo gets ready to fly in front of a special effects green screen.
educational priorities and schedules. In preparing to bring the preschoolers’ ideas to the big screen, Miss Beckstrom explains, “Three and four-year-olds have quite the imaginations! The students created a story called “SuperBuzz!” about a group of princesses who are having a party when, all of a sudden, a witch and warlock appear. They are captured and locked in a cage. As they cry for help, a superhero in training hears the call. He enlists the help of his superhero friends to rescue the princesses. Through a series of adventures they discover that music will set them free. After the rescue is complete, harmony
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Princesses Ava Teng, Meliana Ito, and Sophia Feldman in a well-acted scene where they each react differently to their capture by the evil witch.
SUPERBUZZ! THE MOVIE returns to the kingdom and the princesses’ party resumes to the delight of all. As you can imagine, that’s a lot of story and a lot of characters for a ten-minute film, but in the end we fit it all in and it worked!” “Once the project got underway, the students took to it like fish to water. They were extremely focused and hardworking when it was time to act or create the sets, props, and costumes. They learned to follow the rules of being quiet and cooperative on set, and they learned to be patient in make-up. They also learned all about the movie-making equipment surrounding them. One student, Izzy Lanstra, fell in love with the behindthe-scenes part of making the movie, and started to play ‘film director’ at home and at school.” Preschool Assistant Kyle Schaberg has interned at Warner Bros., has worked at Dreamworks Animation, and did post production work for the movie Piranha 3-D. So, he was wellequipped with the knowledge to shoot all the scenes, employ green screen technology for special effects, and set up the lighting and sound. Mr. Schaberg, along with Preschool Assistant Lee Rankin, also scored and recorded music for the film. Additional help for the movie came from preschool parents, Robert and Susan Ito, who supplied the professional video, audio, and lighting equipment. Another preschool parent and industry professional, Kurt Farquhar, added additional score to the film. Once filming wrapped, the kids wanted to know who was going to see
Izzy Lanstra, playing Witcha the Witch, gloats over her successful capture of the princesses.
their movie, so the class talked about how a movie is released, screened, and promoted. They decided to have a movie premiere, and the students came up with invitations and made drawings for them. A press kit was also created to be distributed to key people at the school. The movie was
screened to a packed house in the MPB complete with a red carpet, popcorn, and “star” chairs for the student actors. The audience loved the film, laughed at the outtakes, and parents cried with joy over all that their children had accomplished.
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Superheroes Michael Fortanasce, Kamen Farquhar, Anthony Chang, and Nathan Kar.
CAST & CREW OF SUPERBUZZ! THE CAST: Anthony Chang as Webman (special power: running really fast), Brandon Cheng as Lightning (special power: flying), Kamen Farquhar as Spider Kamen (special power: running really fast), Mikey Fortanasce as Rocket Boy (special power: flying), Nathan Kar as Super School (special power: running really fast), Garrett Marshall as Thunderbolt (special power: running really fast), Ben Mozilo as Weapon Boy (special power: flying), Quest Swan as Fly Catcher (special power: flying and super hearing), Leo Feng as piano player Meditation Man, Jack Paciorek as piano player Jack the Grinch, Daisy Duda as Princess Marabelle, Sophia Feldman as Princess Rose, Meliana Ito as Princess Alex, Ava Teng as Princess Ava, Eesha Vaghasia as Princess Eesha, Emily Zhao as Princess Emily, Izzy Lanstra as Witcha the Witch, Garrett Marshall as warlock Witch Boy, Piper Kibbe as superhero professor Water Girl (special power: water control), Stand in For Garrett Marshall – Quest Swan
THE CREW: Clairbourn School: Executive Producer, Kyle Schaberg: Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Editor, Screenplay, Script Supervisor | Ruth Beckstrom: Producer, Assistant to the Director, Art Director, Camera Assistant, Still Photographer, Property Master, Key Makeup Artist, Boom Operator, Dialect Coach | Lee Rankin: Producer, Original Music, Property Master, Child Wrangler, Assistant to the Director, Location Scout | The Bumblebees Junior Pre-K Class: Original Story, Costume Design, Set Decorations, Storyboard Artists | Lynda Beckstrom: Boom Operator, Super Hero Set Design | Parents of the Bumblebees: Key Hair Stylist | Jerry Gordo: Cart Driver
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SUCCESSFUL PATTERNS START EARLY: SEITER CENTER PROVIDES FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE The term preschool is a hold-over from the past when the benefits of general group interaction were seen as an extra preparation for school itself. While the term still communicates the age range of the students (3-5), it too often misleads the public in thinking that these years aren’t part of the formalized education of young people today. Nothing could be further from the truth. Clairbourn maximizes the learning opportunities that are available during the developmental years (ages 0-8). In these early years, the rate and range of student development varies, and we have designed a comprehensive program that encourages students to grow at a pace customized specifically for them. The teachers in the Seiter Family Early Childhood Center are specifically trained to recognize, appreciate, and encourage the individual growth of each child. So what’s to be learned in these early grades? Why is it important? How do the teachers encourage this kind of learning? Success in school, like success in life, depends on establishing and maintaining habits of listening, concentration, persistence, and social responsibility. Without these elements, and others, success will be intermittent and weaker than would otherwise be the case. When do these habits begin? How can they be maintained? Like all habits, these patterns begin slowly and build over time through reinforcement, but they begin at much earlier ages than previously thought. Successful college or university students
haven’t just recently acquired their study skills. They are most likely following a pattern set early in life and carefully nurtured. These attitudes and habits are the ones the Seiter Center teachers are looking for, and the ones they reinforce. Effective habits can become second-nature over time and tend to persist. Many other important concepts critical to school success begin in the early childhood years. These include the important qualities contained in Clairbourn’s Code of Ethics: Honesty, Responsibility, Respect (for yourself and others), Spirituality, and Citizenship. Additionally, we might add imagination, estimation, initiative, obedience, patience, kindness, forgiveness, and so much more. These qualities are naturally found in all children, but with insightful encouragement, these qualities are expressed in unique ways, as can easily be seen in the article about the JPK movie project, SuperBuzz!, appearing alongside this article. We are very proud of the exceptional work being done throughout Clairbourn at all levels. We see outstanding qualities emerging in all our students with consistent habits of scholarship. However, if you hadn’t noticed, most of these important qualities take root in preschool. These are the foundational building blocks of success in school and in life, now…and in the future! Robert W. Nafie, Ph.D. Headmaster
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Campus Kaleidoscope
Rachael Worby sharing, with eighth grade girls and their mothers, her inspiring personal journey of becoming one of the first female conductors in the country.
“ T he More I Practice The Luckier I Get!” A Talk by Rachael Worby, Conductor of the MUSE/IQUE orchestra
As a seventh-grader, Rachael Worby was quite talented at playing the piano, but found herself desperate and determined to give up her relentless practice schedule for good. The ensuing war with her mother, which she lost, was dramatic to say the least. But considering the real gift her mother was trying to give her—the gift of discipline and skill through daily practice—it was all worth it. When Worby finally figured out as an adult that she wanted to be a conductor, she found she had the crucial discipline and persistence needed to break into an almost impenetrable all-male field. Today she enjoys a spectacular, awardwinning conducting career and is credited as being one of the first women conductors in America. She has conducted orchestras across the nation and internationally and currently conducts the new, highly-creative MUSE/IQUE 8
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orchestra which she started in Pasadena. Her climb to prominence and fame was tough in an age where she had no female role models to show her the way and no support from a male-dominated industry. Part of Worby’s mission today is to present herself as a role model for girls to inspire them to reach their goals. She also wants them to understand the value of hard, consistent work and stresses, “The more I practice, the luckier I get! My life is not a miracle! The need is to be disciplined and to keep it up. To work hard at something is overwhelming. Every day requires renewed faith in who you are and your intentions. Discipline is what really counts in this life. If you do something more than anybody else, you’ll do it better than anybody else. That’s the gift of discipline!”
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Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini speaking to the elementary grades on how a homework assignment led her into a successful career as an author and illustrator.
Discovered Talent MakeS a Difference Author and Illustrator Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini Talks at Clairbourn
“What would happen if you got to do all of your favorite things for homework?” asked author Kristin Joy PrattSerafini to a group of students at her book talk assembly. In her own case, a homework assignment led her to a flourishing career as an award-winning author and illustrator. She found that, when she was doing what she loved, the grade no longer mattered, time disappeared, and, even though it was homework, she was having fun. In her talk, she alerted students to watch for those signs because they are clues to finding your passion or purpose in life. Her first book started out as an independent homework project in ninth grade where she was required to do something interesting with reading and writing. Since she liked to draw pictures, she decided to illustrate Watership Down, an adventure book about rabbits. She couldn’t get
enough of it and soon decided to do a whole book by herself at the age of 16. Since she was fascinated by the tropical rainforest habitats she was studying, she decided to make an ABC book that would also convey the need to preserve the forest. She started by drawing the word rainforest with the last letter “t” depicted as a chopped-down tree. The project took her 100 hours to complete. Her teacher loved it so much that she required her to find a publisher for it. Not only did she get published, but some of the money from the book sales went to help The Children’s Eternal Rainforest in Monte Verde, Costa Rica, which has preserved 54,000 acres of rainforest. Thanks to that original homework assignment, Serafini now has 18 books to her credit—five of which are environmental awareness books for children. CLAIRBOURN MAGAZINE • FALL 2011
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SPOTLIGHT on sUCCESS! Clairbourn’s Spring Time Warp Concert
Thanks to a very clever time machine and a mad scientist to operate it, Clairbourn students in the annual Spring Program were launched through time on a wild musical adventure. Destinations ranged from prehistoric times to the present with specific stops in the 1800s, 1930s, 1950s, and 1960s. All the grades worked hard to learn the songs and the moves to each number. Student acts from different eras included the Beach Boys and the Supremes, the Kindergarten Cowboys, and students performing as present day pop stars Justin Bieber (Conner Corley) and Taylor Swift (Emily Coolidge). A Beethoven character was even on hand to introduce the Clairbourn Symphony and String Ensemble. As the mad scientist jumped towards each destination in time, student reporters from CTV Channel 3 news shared important happenings from each decade. Music Director Rosemary Kiertzner, Violin Teacher Ann Mize, Production Manager Lynda Beckstrom, and Pianist Ann-Louise Christensen are all to be thanked for their hard work in putting on this annual event along with the students for their enthusiastic and delightful performance.
The Spring Program opens with Ben Fogel playing a mad scientist.
Clairbourn’s Time Warp Carnival
Clairbourn students required a real time warp to see and do everything offered at the Time Warp Carnival following the Spring Program. This year the field was packed with fun activities for all ages like the dunk tank, bungee rides, water tag, the bounce house, a super slide, crafts, a face painter and beauty bar, a cake walk, karaoke, field games, a prize booth, and much more. Everything from the food to the decorations and all the planning was coordinated by Carnival Co-Chairs Trish Coane, Lisa Garrison, and Sherri Notley who delivered a fantastic, fun, and memorable event.
Logan Houck, Nicholas Myers, and Bradley Marelich performing as the Beach Boys.
HEADMASTER FOR THE DAY
Christopher Johnson was the 2010-2011 “Headmaster for a Day” thanks to his parents’ winning bid for the experience at Clairbourn’s Spring Benefit. Christopher fulfilled all his official duties at transportation and chapel, inspected the classrooms, met with the staff, toured the Manor House, rode the maintenance cart, conducted official business in the headmaster’s office, and took three of his friends out to an executive lunch at the Souplantation.
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Aidan McIlvery, Conner Corley, and Julia Valenzuela heading off to another fun carnival attraction.
SPOTLIGHT on sUCCESS! A COMMUNITY Angel PROJECT
Clairbourn sixth grade students helped with an angel sculpture decorating project started by the Hillsides foster care and special education facility in Pasadena. The sculpture was originally part of the “Community of Angels” exhibit, from 2001, where decorated angel sculptures were put on display around the city. The angels were later auctioned off and one was eventually donated to Hillsides. With the artist’s permission, Hillsides was allowed to redecorate the angel. Their design concept was to take broken pieces of CDs and cover the angel in a mosaic pattern. The rainbow light reflected from the CDs would teach students that, like the angel, they too reflect light and good into the community. After completing as much of it as they could, Hillsides brought the angel to Clairbourn and our sixth-graders and attendees of the Spring Carnival all got to work on the angel and brought it up to an almost completed state before it was returned to Hillsides. Sports Awards MVPs: The following students were named MVPs last spring for their sports participation and include:
Aileen Cho and Daniel Erdody decorating the Hillsides angel.
Gabriella Foreman, Mary Farley, Andy Langen, and Nick Merritt for swimming, Jimmy Miller and Malcolm Zeger for golf, Brian Gleason, Alex Stamos, Chris Stamos, and Cole Nelson for baseball, Eric Bradley, Nathan Cory, and Daniel Erdody for boys volleyball, and Jadie O’Connor, Sarah Montgomery, Mary Farley, Electra Williams, Mallory Myers, and Noelle Shoemake for softball. Lettered Athletes: Last spring, the following students lettered for participating in three or more “A” team sports:
Christopher Johnson, as “Clairbourn’s Headmaster for a Day,” takes care of official business in the headmaster’s office.
Andrea Ramirez, Crystal Wu, Noelle Shoemake, Taylor Marks, Sarah Vail, Jackie Hwang, Michael Ibarra, Bryan Gleason, Michael Torres, Stephane Splichal, Jack Steele, Devin Lu, Raymond Barry, David Harvey, Max Vasquez, Eric Bradley, and Alex Stamos who also received the sports announcer/writer award.
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SPOTLIGHT on sUCCESS! Music in the Afternoon
Parents were treated to a showcase of talent at the “Music in the Afternoon” concert last June put on by Music Teacher Rosemary Kiertzner and Violin Teacher Ann Mize. Students performed in grade-level groupings with some performing also in the Clairbourn Band, the Clairbourn Symphony Orchestra, and the Clairbourn Middle School String Ensemble. Fourth Grade Band soloists included Delila Brown, Olivia Brown, Brian O’Neil, Ben Sacks, Hope Codiga, Sasha Codiga, and Caroline Dragos. Fifth Grade Band soloists were Jacob Valenzuela, Kelly Yang, Jeff Haegelin, Elon Mahone, and Xian Shively. Other solos were performed by Kento De Napoli and Sarah Soza on violin, Colin Shumate on saxophone, Jack Steele, Malcolm Zeger, and Christopher Myers on clarinet, Alex Smith on trumpet, and Colin Coane on alto saxophone. Duets were additionally perfomed by Sasha and Hope Codiga on clarinet, Olivia Brown and Ben Sacks on saxophone, and Jacqueline Hwang and Audrey Vu on flute.
Audrey Vu was named the Most Outstanding Seventh Grade Musician.
Music Award Winners The following students were recognized for their musical achievements at the end of the 2010-2011 school year. Most Outstanding 4th Grade Musician – Sarah Soza Outstanding 4th Grade Musicians – Brian O’Neil and Olivia Brown Most Improved 4th Grade Musician – Jillian Willis Outstanding 4th Grade Musicians, Violin – Chloe Kessel and Kento DeNapoli Most Outstanding 5th Grade Musician – Oren Wei Most Improved 5th Grade Musicians – Emily Su, Andrew Cheng, and Matthew Yam Most Outstanding 5th Grade Clarinet – Christopher Myers Most Outstanding 5th Grade Alto Saxophone – Colin Coane Most Outstanding 5th Grade Flute – Kelly Yang Most Outstanding 5th Grade Trumpet – Alex Smith Most Outstanding 6th Grade Musician – Justin Yu Most Outstanding 7th Grade Musician – Audrey Vu Most Outstanding 8th Grade Musician – Colin Shumate Outstanding Middle School Musicians – Rebecca Wang and Tian Griffin Most Improved Middle School Musicians – Crystal Wu and Sarah Montgomery
Colin Shumate was named the Most Outstanding Eighth Grade Musician.
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SPOTLIGHT on sUCCESS! President’s Award Winners
The following students received the President’s Award for Educational Excellence at the Clairbourn Awards Ceremony: Grace Fraser, Cassidy Jung, Tillie Pederson, and Andrea Ramirez. To be eligible for this academic achievement award, issued by the Department of Education, students must be on the Headmaster’s List every quarter for all three years in middle school (maintaining a 4.0 grade average in all of their academic subjects) and receive no less than an ‘S’ in citizenship. Book Award Winners President’s Award winners: Andrea Ramirez, Grace Fraser, Tillie Pederson, and Cassidy Jung.
Students who showed passion in certain academic subjects and who proved to be positive contributors to the class received the following book awards last spring. Gillian Hanna and Jimmy Miller for English, Thea McKay and Bryan Gleason for history, Electra Williams and Malcolm Zeger for Spanish, Audrey Vu and Taylor Marks for French, Erin Price and Devin Lu for math, Alison O’Neil and Sierra Bononi for science, Tillie Pederson for drama, and Eric Bradley and Michael Torres for the Dean’s Award. Outstanding Graduate Award Winner
Book Award winners pose for a group picture.
Andrea Ramirez was named as Clairbourn’s 2010-2011 Outstanding Graduate. Andrea was selected by nomination of the faculty after consideration of her record at previous schools, her record at Clairbourn, and the significance of her contribution to the school’s overall goals. In the classroom, she was consistent, on time, and accurate with her work. She also built strong friendships with students and participated widely in all aspects of school life including athletics, dramatic arts, fine arts, school service, student government, and philanthropy. She maintained the highest standards for academic excellence receiving in middle school a total of 38 A’s and 25 A+’s with no B’s. Each quarter she earned a place on the Headmaster’s List—a total number of 12 times. Since being eligible to earn the “E” or Excellent grade in citizenship, she consistently received that mark on her progress reports. Her qualities of leadership, commitment, quiet manner, serious study, and a host of accomplishments have set the bar for Clairbourn students at all levels.
Outstanding Graduate Andrea Ramirez with her parents, Fernando Ramirez and Juliana Duran, and her sister, Natalia Ramirez.
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SPOTLIGHT on sUCCESS! Alex Robertson Memorial Award Winner
Cassidy Jung was named the winner of the Alex Robertson Memorial Award for her unique combination of academic and athletic skills. Since coming to Clairbourn in kindergarten, she successfully conquered her academic subjects and maintained Honor status and Headmaster’s List status throughout her middle school years. She earned the respect and admiration of her teachers, and is a proven role model. In athletics, she participated in all major sports and earned her Clairbourn letter. She demonstrated individual skill, dedication, and unselfishness in her sports conduct. She is regarded as one of Clairbourn’s most capable athletes. Outside of Clairbourn, she is also a highly skilled gymnast. Her achievements are only surpassed by her humble and gracious manner that is visible for all to see. John Eric Beckstrom Memorial Scholarship
Marisa Dragos received the $1,000 John Eric Beckstrom Memorial Scholarship for consistently demonstrating diligence in academics, loyalty in friendship, joy in learning, and patience for hard work—all of which show she has the standard of Christian Science firmly in heart. Since entering Clairbourn in Junior Pre-Kindergarten, she earned the respect and admiration of her teachers and fellow students. She has been active in sports and has been recognized for her outstanding sportsmanship and exceptional skill. In consideration of her citizenship, the school praises her exemplary record of concern and consideration for others.
Alex Robertson Award winner Cassidy Jung with her parents, Curtis and Lynn Hatashita-Jung.
Lola Wallden Memorial Scholarship
Yasmeen Gray received The Lola Wallden Memorial Scholarship which includes a $500 credit towards tuition. The Trustees established the Lola Wallden Memorial Scholarship Fund, in memory of our former teacher and head of school, Mrs. Wallden, to recognize a fourth or fifth grade student who has demonstrated hard work and persistence—qualities that Mrs. Wallden deemed even more important and worthy of praise than scholastic success. No one brought more desire, determination, and tenacity to her work than Yasmeen. In the opinion of the faculty, Yasmeen’s work ethic makes her a student with something to teach us all. John Eric Beckstrom Scholarship winner Marisa Dragos and her parents, Dr. Damon and Mara Dragos, and her sister, Caroline.
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SPOTLIGHT on sUCCESS! Ann Wakefield Pearson Humanitarian Award
Lauren Montgomery was named the recipient of the Ann Wakefield Pearson Humanitarian Award. Former teacher Ann Pearson always saw the good in her students and loved their spirit. This award is given each year to a Clairbourn sixth grader who best embodies the attitude, behavior, and achievements that Ann Pearson valued. Since coming to Clairbourn in Pre-Kindergarten, Lauren has greatly impressed the faculty with her outgoing and gentle nature, hard work, and respect for cultural diversity. Lauren has consistently demonstrated team-building qualities and has demonstrated outstanding scholarship. Nijjar Sportsmanship Award Winner
Lola Wallden Scholarship winner Yasmeen Gray with her mother, Margarita Ductoc.
Ann Wakefield Pearson Award winner Lauren Montgomery with her mother, Carmen Montgomery-CastaĂąeda.
Christian Yeghnazar was the 2010-2011 winner of the Nijjar Sportsmanship Award designed to recognize a fifth through seventh grade student who has demonstrated dedication, persistence, team spirit, and outstanding good sportsmanship while playing for Clairbourn School on a sports team. Since entering Clairbourn in kindergarten, he has shown a desire for physical activity and athletics of all types. He has shown the kind of dedication and commitment needed to constantly improve. In addition, he has modeled patience and encouragement and promoted the talents and strengths of his teammates.
Nijjar Sportsmanship Award winner Christian Yeghnazar.
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THE CLASS OF 2011 GRADUATES Fourth Row: Colin Shumate, Devin Lu, Raymond Barry, Bryan Gleason, Cole Nelson, Nicholas Merritt Third Row: Malcolm Zeger, Michael Torres, Stephane Splichal, Michael Ibarra, Alexander Stamos, Zibo Gong, James Miller, Jack Steele Second Row: Cassidy Jung, Crystal Wu, Kelly Yu, Taylor Marks Front Row: Mallory Myers, Andrea Ramirez, Grace Fraser, Jacqueline Hwang, Noelle Shoemake, Sarah Vail, Sierra Bononi, Tillie Pederson
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Utilizing Our
Opportunities REMARKS GIVEN by Graham Bothwell
(excerpts and highlights)
you’ll do one day. Let me predict that when you eventually get to my age, 55, you’ll still be saying that one day you’ll do those very same things.”
Dr. Nafie, faculty and staff, parents and other visitors, students, and especially the class of 2011, what a privilege it is to be here at Clairbourn again. The graduation experience always gives me a feeling of excitement not shared by any other school event. My talk today deals primarily with a couple of different aspects of opportunity. Most of you in the graduating class have been at Clairbourn since your earliest years of schooling and have benefitted from the opportunities presented. But, where you are going from this point has a great deal more to do with your individual motivation and initiatives than what you’ve experienced so far.
you actually do with it. You are not too young to be thinking about what you will do with your opportunities, because they will come, no matter what.
I own one of those old-fashioned books called a dictionary, and I looked up the word “graduate.” One of the definitions is this: “To pass from one stage of experience, proficiency, or prestige to a usually higher one.” Basically, it speaks about being fully outfitted for the next step, for which you now have all the tools you need! But ultimately, opportunity has meaning only in terms of what
Let me give you an example. I recall being in my teens, not much older than you. I would occasionally talk with an individual whom I admired. He was the chief engineer in a big factory with a couple of hundred people working for him. One day he said to me, “Look at me. I’m 55 years old, and you’re about 40 years younger than I am. Let me give you a prediction. Consider the things that you’re telling yourself
Graduation speaker and former Clairbourn trustee, Graham Bothwell
Unfortunately, it’s too often the case. Hopes and aspirations can so easily sit dormant, unfulfilled, unless we ourselves do something about it. I greatly respected my engineer friend, and I never forgot what he said. I tried not to fall into the trap that he predicted for me. So let me tell you about just one experience that arose directly from his remark. My family was musical, and during my high school years, I developed a desire one day to play in a symphony orchestra. It wasn’t till much later, when I was in my mid 20s, that I unexpectedly became reacquainted with a professional oboist I’d known. I bought an oboe and I took lessons from her. I was not a brilliant oboist, but the small city where I lived had a largely-amateur orchestra with about 60 players, and they had a place for me. I played Mozart, Beethoven, Bruckner, Mahler, and beyond. I knew in my very first concert as part of that ensemble that I’d achieved my goal,
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UTILIZING OUR OPPORTUNITIES: GRADUATION ADDRESS 2011
Sierra Bononi and Grace Fraser share a goodbye hug.
Graduates Michael Ibarra (second from right) and Alex Stamos (far left) with his parents, Connie and Nick Stamos, and his brother, Christopher (center).
and didn’t need to pursue it further. In fact, after a year or two, I moved elsewhere and did other things. I had used the opportunity and accomplished what I had dreamed about doing. That was immensely satisfying.
to attain a goal that someone else expects of us, or maybe even that we’ve set for ourselves. Don’t be fooled by this trap. Never accept that you are somehow caught in a circumstance with inadequate opportunity. And don’t be fooled by the trap that my engineer friend predicted for me. We each might individually express differently what I’m about to say, but each of you has a permanent spiritual connection with God that will speak to you in your consciousness, directing and guiding, as you go along.
But, no matter where you are headed, the best opportunities are the daily ones for building a character filled with goodness, even-handedness, love for one another, responsiveness, appreciation, joy, helpfulness, being reliable, being friendly and open, always honest, always willing to listen to the other person’s opinion, and a host of other ingredients for progress. Now, sometimes we may find ourselves frustrated when it seems that someone else is more favored than we are, or that it’s impossible
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Above all, never believe that opportunity is lost. We all face roadblocks at some point, but that is never a reason to give up. So many folks have discovered that one door may close but another will open. That’s where you can be alert and
prepared, having strived for those basic but vital character goals that allow you to proceed when the big opportunity presents itself. Each of you in our 2011 graduating class stands at a threshold, a new experience that will shape your future. There will be opportunities for each of you to flourish, and you can recognize them and put them to good use. Let me close with that well-known but mighty quotation from the Bible, from Proverbs: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Prov. 3:6) Your reason for being is to prosper. The future is yours.
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Nick Merritt with his parents and extended family who turned out to celebrate his graduation.
Noelle Shoemake and Sarah Vail.
Cole Nelson with his mother Mary Beth Nelson and grandmother Jacqueline Dudash.
Tillie Pederson with her parents, Dr. Dick and Anita Pederson, and her sister, Anyssa.
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The Shoemake family: Kris, Jocelyn, Isahn, Kendall, Noelle, and Ashley.
Cole Nelson, Michael Ibarra, Nick Merritt, Michael Torres, and Bryan Gleason enjoying their last chance to socialize before the ceremony.
Graduates Crystal Wu, Taylor Marks, Mallory Myers, and Cassidy Jung.
CLASS OF 2011: HIGH SCHOOL CHOICES Raymond Barry
Taylor Marks
Stephane Splichal
Maranatha High School
La Salle High School
Maranatha High School
Sierra Bononi
Nicholas Merritt
Alex Stamos
La Salle High School
Loyola High School
La Salle High School
Grace Fraser
James Miller
Jack Steele
Mayfield Senior School
Loyola High School
St. Francis High School
Bryan Gleason
Mallory Myers
Michael Torres
Polytechnic High School
Mayfield Senior School
La Salle High School
Zibo Gong
Cole Nelson
Sarah Vail
Maranatha High School
St. Francis High School
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Jacqueline Hwang
Tillie Pederson
Crystal Wu
San Marino High School
Immaculate Heart High School
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Michael Ibarra
Andrea Ramirez
Kelly Yu
International School of Zug & Lucerne
Flintridge Preparatory School
Cassidy Jung
Noelle Shoemake
Malcolm Zeger
Flintridge Preparatory School
Claremont High School
St. Francis High School
Devin Lu
Colin Shumate
St. Francis High School
San Marino High School
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Julie (Pattison) Fernandez* wrote in to the alumni website, “I am a member of CHART...Chino Hills Auxilliary Radio Team. My sister Sharon and I got our Ham Radio licenses in May 2010 and have taken over our parent’s call signs. Mine is W6POP which belonged to our dad, Jack Pattison...and Sharon’s is K6DPX which was our mom Shirley’s. We love volunteering with them around the city.”
Tony Evans* is a software engineer living in St. George, Utah. He recently joined Clairbourn’s alumni website.
1975 Kym Alexander-Niergarth and her husband, Charlie, live in San Diego, California, where she works as a nurse. Gilbert Fry attended Clairbourn from Junior Pre-K through ninth grade and went to Arcadia High School, followed by Occidental College for his B.S. degree. He then went to USC where he got a masters in geology. After graduating, he moved to Dallas, Texas, for a job with Mobil Oil and then moved again to New Orleans to search for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico. In New Orleans, he met his wife, Alice, and they returned to California where they settled in Irvine. He took a job with the environmental firm TRC and worked on projects cleaning up contaminated soil and groundwater. He has two daughters, Chloe (13) and Haley (11), who are into sports, music, and singing. Erin Lownes-Santos has three children and lives in Sunland, California, where she works as a scheduler for Cal Net Technology Group.
1976 Steve Hess* is a local sales manager for Gold Coast Broadcasting in Ventura, California, and is also the sales manager for Rincon Broadcasting in Santa Barbara. Laura (Miller) Liddell* recently joined Clairbourn’s alumni website. She and her husband, Darin, have three children and live in Tooele, Utah. For many years, Laura has worked as a public servant for a variety of government agencies.
1981 John Cleaves* is living in Los Angeles and is a supervisor of trial technology consulting at the law firm of Latham & Watkins. His most recent accomplishment is an iPad app called JuryTracker designed to standardize jury observation for attorneys. It helps them take notes, share reports with their trial team, track their time, and identify key jurors. John attended UC San Diego and received a B.A. in economics and history, and then graduated in 1992 from the University of Houston Law Center.
1982 Chris Ballmer and his wife, Shelly, live in Ventura, California, with their two children, Luke (15) and Ami (14). His parents, Suzy and Bruce Ballmer (Suzy is a former Clairbourn trustee and library aide), just moved up to Ventura as well, and they enjoy watching Chris surf from their beachfront townhouse which is about 100 feet from the water.
1984 Julie (Benniardi) Gunara* graduated from Flintridge Prep and then attended USC for college. She now works as a designer at MGI. In 2010, her interior design work for the Table 8 restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia, was recognized with a Hospitality Design Award.
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Kenneth Takata just joined Clairbourn’s alumni website. He is currently living in Monterey Park and works in the travel industry.
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1985 J.P. Paciorek* came in first place at the first annual San Marino Home Run Derby held at San Marino High School in April. The event was held to raise money for the San Marino Little League and San Marino High School Baseball.
1988 Trinie Dalton* lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Matt Greene, and she is a professional writer and author. Her books include Wide Eyed (Little House on the Bowery), A Unicorn is Born, and MYTHTYM which LA WEEKLY called, in 2008, “One of the art books of the year.” Her most recent book is called Baby Geisha, a collection of stories which will be out in January. In addition to writing books, she also writes magazine articles and teaches writing and art to undergrad and graduate students. Laurie (Fortier) Sarafian* has been busy raising her two children, Charlie and Kate, who are now seven and four. She is back into acting and recently appeared on the show “No Ordinary Family” on ABC. She also had a special role in “CSI NY” where she donned elaborate makeup to play a con artist disguised as an 80-year-old man. Back in 2007, Laurie was directed by her husband, Deran Sarafian, in an episode of “House M.D.” where she played a character named “Darnell.” Her husband, Deran, is a successful director, and in addition to “House M.D.” has worked on many well-known shows including “CSI,” “CSI: NY,” “CSI: Miami,” “Without a Trace,” and “The District,” among many others. His uncle is also the famous director Robert Altman.
1989 Kristina Person recently joined the Clairbourn alumni website. She currently lives in Los Angeles and works for the First United Methodist Church of Glendale.
1990 Wendy Lynn (Winet) Boyd* and her husband, Ally, are new parents! They had a boy in September of 2010 and named him Elijah Stephen Boyd.
Amy McCormick ‘95* married Nicholas Vokey in June at the Pasadena home of Tracy and Ken McCormick.
1991 Hilton Robinson visited campus in October. He is back in L.A. getting his M.B.A. at USC. Previously he was living in Washington D.C. working for Deloitte as a consultant. He and his wife, Olga, also have a two-year-old daughter named Anastazie.
1995 Amy McCormick* married Nicholas Vokey at Tracy and Ken McCormick’s ’66* house in Pasadena on Saturday, June 25th. People attending the wedding affiliated with Clairbourn, both past and present, included Jon McCormick ‘93*, Katie Hampton ’08*, and Charlie McCormick ’16*. Even Ken attended Clairbourn at one stage in his young life! Dr. and Mrs. Nafie were also in attendance. Alum Brent Sherman ‘82 from the Kitchen for Exploring Foods catered her wedding.
1997 Jonathan Lambert* and his wife, Shannon, are the proud parents of a baby boy named Elijah Richard Lambert. He
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and have just received an M.A. in mental health counseling from NYU.” Pallavi is currently an organizational development and learning intern at NYU’s Langone Medical Center. Previously she has worked as a mental health counseling intern, a research assistant for the Child and Family Policy Center at NYU, and a substance abuse counselor at Lafayette Medical Management. Pallavi previously attended UC San Diego where she graduated with a B.A. in communication and literature/writing.
1999 Jamie Henricks* has a B.S. in health and fitness from Texas Christian University and her masters in library and information science from UCLA. She recently worked as a project archivist at Flintridge Preparatory School. In her spare time, she teaches computer to seniors and also volunteers at a local museum.
Andrew Lyzenga ‘97 in Sendai, Japan, helping to clean up after the tsunami.
was born on October 2, 2011, weighed six pounds, and was 19 inches long. Andrew Lyzenga helped with tsunami recovery in Japan and shared with Clairbourn, “I had a few days off of work at the beginning of May, so I went to Sendai with a construction company that I am acquainted with to do some volunteer work. We worked on houses, repairing roofs, removing dirt and various trash, and cleaning furniture and floors that were still usable. The area that was hit by the tsunami was pretty unbelievable and a large contrast to the rest of the city which was relatively undamaged by the earthquake.“
1998 Joe McCullough* is working in Century City as a portfolio management associate for Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management. He got his B.A. in economics from Bucknell University in 2006. Pallavi Yetur recently wrote in to the alumni office to share, “I’d just like to update you and the Clairbourn community on my finishing graduate school! I reside in New York city
Alan Rutledge* attended Polytechnic and has a degree from UC Berkeley. He started working at Internet startups during his high school years. Since then, he has worked at Microsoft, at a mobile photo-sharing startup purchased by iLike in 2006, at a startup that created Google’s advertising technology, and at Idealab working on alternative energy, wireless, and robotics projects. He is also the founder of Navify which allows Wikipedia users to see videos, images, and comments on Wikipedia’s pages.
2000 Tom McCullough* is a business technology analyst at Deloitte Consulting in Los Angeles. He graduated from the USC Marshall School of Business in 2010. Andrew Nemeth graduated from CSU Dominguez Hills with a B.S. degree in biology. He now has a four year contract to teach high school science for L.A. Unified. Lauren Quezada is now living in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia, where she is working as a GeoKids Fellow at the Wagner Free Institute of Science. Each week she teaches science to third and fourth graders from inner city schools. She also teaches dance to students ranging in age from four to seventyseven at the Aloha Style hula school in Narberth. Her mother, Nani Aiu-Quezada, is the Kumu of the school.
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In her spare time, she is working on her M.S. degree in biology at Saint Joseph’s University.
2001 Jordan Dorenfeld just joined Clairbourn’s alumni website. After graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in business administration, he now works as a business development manager for Cacique USA.
2002 Diana Dou is now in grad school at UCLA and is enrolled in their ACCESS program for interdisciplinary biosciences. Andrew (Drew) Smith attended San Marino High School where he played varsity water polo for three years. He also attended the Water Polo Junior Olympics in Florida and spent two summers in San Jose, California, to swim for the MidValley Water Polo Club. This past spring, Drew graduated from Whittier College with a bachelors degree in business marketing. He is also the bassist and finance manager for a band called Death Punch. Andrew Smith ‘02 shows off his diploma from Whittier College.
Andy Taylor graduated from the University of Portland in 2010 with a B.A. in political science. He then worked as a radio program director at KDUP 1580 AM (as a translator from Turkish to English), at Sivil Toplum Gelistirme Merkezi (a company that specializes in civic and social organization), and has worked as a public policy intern at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. He currently works in Washington D.C. for U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul as a legislative assistant.
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Jessica Elmore ‘03 and Makenna Taylor ‘03 at their Principia College graduation ceremony.
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Jessica Elmore graduated from Principia College in June with a degree in elementary education and theatre and with a minor in dance. Her senior year, she performed in A Tale of Two Cities as “the seamstress” in addition to some ensemble parts. In August she moved to Kansas City, Kansas, where she teaches fourth grade at the Mize Elementary School in Shawnee Mission. She loves her students, the school, and everything about teaching. She is settling in well to her new city and is glad that she is only four hours away from her brother, Jake ‘07, who is a freshman at Principia College in Illinois.
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Makenna Taylor graduated from Principia College where she majored in mass communications and studio art. She is now back in Los Angeles and is working as a substitute teacher at Clairbourn. Peter Larr graduated from the University of San Diego in May with a major in environmental studies and a minor in business administration. While there, he was the Associated Students director of sustainability and also vice president of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. In June, Peter and two friends took a three-week road trip across the United States visiting fraternity brothers and their families from Nevada to Florida. It was an exciting ending to four wonderful years of college. Peter is now living in Arlington, Virginia, with a friend from La Salle, and together they are enjoying exploring the East Coast and the Washington D.C. area. Peter now works for AV Remodeling as an apprentice carpenter. The owner of the firm has a master’s degree in environmental science and many of his projects are “green construction.” Peter is excited to be learning the trade from the ground up since he would like to be involved in the green construction business. Zak Salehipour graduated last spring from USC’s Marshall School of Business with a B.S. that included an emphasis in cinematic arts. He had several internships throughout his college years in the entertainment business, including NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” (for the entire run of the show) and had an internship at FOX TV working on the finale of “American Idol.” He was able to invite his brother, Darius, to see the finale, and they enjoyed VIP tickets to the after party. Both brothers felt the starstudded extravaganza was the perfect way to celebrate their graduations this year. Then, as a production assistant for the producer of “American Idol” in FOX TV’s Division of Reality and Game Shows, he worked on “Hell’s Kitchen” as well as a few other reality shows. He is now working fulltime for the Management 360 talent firm in Beverly Hills as an assistant to several managers. He has a wide variety of duties; though his primary job is script and novel reading and synopsis writing so the stories can be considered for movie or television production. Eventually, Zak aspires to be a producer in the area of comedy development.
Graduate Peter Larr ‘03 with his parents Nancy and Bill Larr at the University of San Diego.
2004 Nick Mackey is a senior at Boston College this year after spending his junior year abroad at the London School of Economics.
2006 Chloe Mackey is training at The Joffrey Ballet School in New York by day and attends college at Marymount Manhattan by night.
2007 DrewAnn Andrews graduated from La Salle High School where she received Academic Achievement Awards in the Fall and Spring of 2010 and was on the Honor Roll in 2010 and 2011. While at Webb (her high school as a freshman and sophomore) she was on the varsity diving team. She also performed community service at Huntington Hospital for two years. DrewAnn now attends the University of Redlands. Daniel B eringer graduated Magna Cum Laude with National Honor Society membership from La Salle High School. He was also on the Royal Court for Homecoming.
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He now is pre-med at Miami University of Ohio and was given a Redhawk Excellence Scholarship. Connor Bullock, as part of the Maranatha High School Mixed Ensemble, sang the national anthem at the Hollywood Charity Horse Show event to help raise money for children’s charities. Actor William Shatner hosted the event and later posed for a picture with the singing group. Connor also performed with other Maranatha theater students at the Pasadena Playhouse’s Theatre Festival in May where he sang and danced in a scene from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Then, over the summer, he traveled to Europe for an art abroad and visited many of the famous visual and performing arts centers and landmarks in Germany and England. He now attends college at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Kenny Caldwell graduated from La Salle High School and now attends the University of Alabama. Emily Carter* graduated from the Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, Washington, with three semesters of Second Honors and one semester of First Honors. She played varsity soccer all four years, was Second Team All League her junior year, and received an Honorable Mention her senior year. She also played junior varsity tennis her junior year and varsity tennis her senior year. She now attends Santa Clara University. Chelsea Cheng graduated from Flintridge Prep and now attends Cornell University where she is studying engineering. Kristen Clark played varsity tennis for all four years in high school. She graduated from Maranatha and is now attending Arizona State University where she will study early childhood education. Kimberly Combs attended Mayfield Senior and San Domenico for high school. She now attends San Franciso State University where she is studying exercise science. Blake Dawn just graduated from St. Francis. While in high school, Blake played soccer for the United States Soccer Academy, and he now attends the University of New
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Hampshire on a soccer scholarship where he will serve as the starting goalkeeper. Andrew DeWitt graduated from Loyola High School and is now studying business at Boston University. Jake Elmore, upon graduating from Glendora High School, was honored with California Scholarship Federation and National Honor Society membership. During his high school years he also earned Eagle Rank in Boy Scouts, and in April he sang with the National Youth Choir at Carnegie Hall in New York and at Disney Concert Hall. He now attends Principia College and is majoring in business and finance. Justin Farshidi received a senior 2011 Student Service Award from Flintridge Prep in June. He was chosen for this honor by his fellow students for best expressing the Prep values of kindness, respect, and generosity. He also received the Golf Coach’s Award, served as senior class president, was elected prom king, acted as Flintridge Prep’s master of ceremonies, and was a Rebels sports announcer. He also went to Nicaragua with four other students as part of an exchange program. He now attends USC where he is studying business and international relations. Says Justin, “There’s no place like home, which means there’s no place like Clairbourn.” Adam Grosbard, during his four years at Flintridge Prep, performed in many plays, wrote and directed an original play, and received the Leadership Award for Drama. He most recently performed in the senior play called “Leading Ladies” which was filled with comedic situations and references to well known books, plays, and films like Huckleberry Finn, Twelfth Night, and Some Like it Hot. He also played on the varsity football team, was president of the Collective Political Club, and opinion editor of the Flintridge Press newspaper. He now attends Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and is studying English, education, and drama. Alex Johnson graduated from Campbell Hall and is now attending De Paul University as a journalism major with a scholarship to their communications school. He reported to the alumni office, “I have been working at CBS Radio in NYC for the past two summers writing album reviews and
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Morgan Little ‘07 honored Clairbourn by performing on his cello for students, parents, and staff at Chapel in June.
interviewing artists. My biggest write-up was from a Sting concert in NYC where I took pictures, talked to Sting, and had my article published on over thirty websites across the country. I was invited back this summer, and hopefully it will turn into a full time job out of college (fingers crossed!). I also spent a month in Tanzania living and working at an orphanage. While there, I helped to build the orphanage and taught students during my time off. It was an incredible experience. One of the greatest moments of my life was seeing these students, who only spoke Swahili, understand what I was teaching them.” Morgan Little treated Clairbourn students, parents, and staff to a short cello performance at Chapel last June. He now attends the Manhattan School of Music after a successful high school experience at the Los Angeles School for the Performing Arts. There were 300 people who auditioned for the 12 cello spots at the Manhattan School of Music, and Morgan was one of the successful candidates! Hope McMorrow finished up her senior year at Maranatha as their Homecoming Queen with a perfect four-year record of receiving Scholar Athlete Awards and Art Awards. In her
spare time she also captained the varsity volleyball team and volunteered with the Granada School deaf class for first graders. She now attends Cal. State Northridge where she will focus on deaf studies and pre deaf education. Andy Medina graduated from Loyola with highest honors and was named a National Hispanic Merit Scholar, an AP Scholar, and was co-captain of both varsity cross country and track teams. He also is a member of the 2009 and 2010 CIF Track Champions. Andy is now attending Harvard where he will study economics or psychology. Allison Moore graduated from Blair High School and is now studying film at UC Riverside. Spencer Myers graduated Cum Laude from La Salle and now attends Santa Clara University where he is studying political science. Zach Murphy* graduated from Polytechnic this spring and now attends Dartmouth College. Pamela Nankani, as a senior, played in a powerpuff football game for charity at La Salle High School in June. Her efforts on the field helped to raise $1,000 for the earthquake afflicted Christian Brothers High School in Japan.
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She now attends Pasadena City College after graduating from La Salle High School. Shannon Naylor received the following recognition and awards upon graduating from San Marino High School in the spring: Best Defensive Player for JV softball, English Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar, Promethean (a designation given to the top 30 students in the graduating class), International Honors Thespian (a drama recognition for over 5,000 volunteer drama hours in high school), and she received the drama department’s first ever Directors Award. During her four years in high school, Shannon authored, co-authored, directed, and co-directed several one act plays, performed in more than eleven theatre productions, and had the lead role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She also recently performed as “The Queen of Happy” in a SMHS’s original Shakespeare-themed play called “2 Be?” written by Blake Williams. The cast performed the play twice at SMHS and then was flown overseas to perform at the Fringe Festival in Scotland. Upon acceptance at Principia College, Shannon was offered both a Trustee and a Founder Scholarship (although she can only use one). At Principia, Shannon plans to explore communication studies with a minor in theatre studies. Anna Olafson* graduated from Westridge and now attends New York University where she is studying journalism. Anna Ramirez, in her senior year at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, auditioned and was accepted into the Senior Salt dance company. After a year of training, she performed in the spring dance concert entitled, “Lights, Camera, DANCE!” where all the routines were inspired by Hollywood film genres. She also worked as the stage manager for the school’s theatre production of “The Miracle Worker.” In addition, she played on the water polo, volleyball, and softball teams, and excelled at academics receiving First Honors for four semesters. For college, she was accepted to the School of Engineering at both Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona, and will attend the former in the Fall of 2012.
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Jessica Reed, as a senior at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, received a Leadership Medal at the school’s end of the year graduation ceremony. She also served as the ASB Vice President, Kairos Leader, and was a percussionist for the Pasadena Young Musician’s Orchestra. She now attends USC’s Thornton School of Music where she is a music industry major. Darius Salehipour graduated from La Salle and now attends the Academy of Art University. His senior year at La Salle, he participated in the school’s robotics program and competed at the VEX Robotics competition last April. Student teams were asked to design and build robots that could complete the task of putting a donut-shaped object over a post. The school’s A-Team ranked 16th and the C-Team ranked 13th out of 420 teams in the competition. Phillip Samuelson graduated from Loyola High School this spring. His accomplishments include playing on the varsity tennis team and achieving CSF Lifetime Membership. He now attends Gonzaga University. Dylan Sasabe graduated Magna Cum Laude from La Salle with membership in the California Scholarship Federation. He now attends Northeastern University and was given a Dean’s Scholarship. Kendall Shoemake graduated from Claremont High School with a 4.0+ GPA and was captain of the football team. He now attends Principia College where he received a full tuition scholarship. Alec Shumate graduated Summa Cum Laude from La Salle High School and received the Merit Award in Social Studies, National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation membership, and served as a Senior Senator. He will attend Chapman University with a Presidential Scholarship. Isabel Sotomayor graduated from Waverly High School and now attends The American University of Paris where she is studying psychology. Coco Stathatos was a star on the soccer field at Maranatha high school. As a sophomore, she was 2nd Team All League, as a junior she was 1st Team All League and 3rd Team All-CIF, and for her senior year she was 1st Team All
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Justin Farshidi ‘07, Adam Grosbard ‘07, Brandon Wen ‘07 and Riley Wasson ‘07* helping out Librarian Anita Knight with her summer Book Fair set up.
League. She now attends the University of Arizona and made the soccer team.
take a year off to explore those interests and then plans to study English literature and computer science in college.
Tamara Thomas attended Alverno High School and Keystone National High School. She now attends Principia College where she will focus on mass communication studies.
Brandon Wen attended the annual Key Club district convention held in Anaheim in April and won the “Outstanding President” award for his service as Flintridge Prep’s Key Club past president. Brandon also received a Kiwanis Service Scholarship and was named a Cum Laude Society Member, California Scholarship Federation Lifetime Member, and a National Hispanic Scholar. Brandon also put on a performance art show in May to showcase his senior independent study fashion collection. The fashion show was filled with dramatic designs and was additionally a commentary on the struggle of the soul from light to dark and back to liberation. Brandon now attends Cornell University and is studying apparel design.
Pete Tolan graduated Cum Laude from La Salle High School with National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation membership. He now attends Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He will focus on environmental studies, economics, and/or English. Doug Vargas* attended Flintridge Prep and Bridges Academy for high school. While at Bridges, he was head of the Key Club, he designed and implemented a database for the school, created a computer operating system, and created a website for his family’s law firm. He also gave a graduation speech. He shared with the alumni office in June, “I’ve been continuing my love of literature, and have become passionate about programming, web design, computer systems, game design, and film.” Doug will
Riley Wasson*, Adam Grosbard, Brandon Wen, and Justin Farshidi, as seniors, came back to Clairbourn for several days in May to fulfill their Flintridge Prep school service requirement. They helped out on campus with sports and library projects. Riley graduated from Flintridge Prep and now attends New York University as a pre-med student.
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Jonathan Kwong ‘08, Jordan Marks ‘08, and Kimberly Paciorek ‘09 attending the Class of 2011 graduation.
Meredith Myers ‘08 at the Spring Carnival.
Rachel Wilson capped off her career at Mayfield Senior with a Maureen Mary Shea Scholarship Award, National Honor Society membership, and California Scholarship Federation membership. She also served as the varsity swim team captain and the varsity water polo team captain, and was the MVP for both teams. She was class president her junior year and also served as ASB vice president. She works as a swim instructor for the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center and enjoyed an internship with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. She now attends Occidental College where she will study diplomacy and world affairs in addition to swimming for the Oxy swim team.
2012 Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy school year. She also performed as a dancer in June alongside fellow Clairbourn alum Anna Ramirez in the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy spring dance concert entitled, “Lights, Camera, DANCE!” This year she is also playing on the FSHA varsity girls’ volleyball team.
2008 Jonathan Kwong and Jordan Marks, both seniors at La Salle High School, came to graduation to wish the class of 2011 well on their new adventures. Serendi Lau*, a senior at Flintridge Prep, was just named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. Carly Mann was elected as an Associated Student Body (ASB) officer, filling the role of secretary, for the 2011-
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Meredith Myers performed on guitar at Mayfield Senior’s “Music in May” concert and photography exhibition. Performers in this annual event are showcasing everything they learned over the year in the Vocal and Instrumental Music Conservatory program. Connell Studenmund* played varsity soccer at Flintridge Prep where she helped the team win the league championship and helped them make it to the CIF Division III playoffs quarterfinals last season. For her efforts, she was named a co-MVP and made first team All-CIF SS Div. III. At Prep’s Award Assembly, she was also given the ACL Student-Athlete of the Year Award. She also helped to organize a powderpuff Football Classic against Mayfield Senior last spring to raise money for the Japan earthquake fund. Her team won 13 - 0 and they raised $550.
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Madison Blaney ‘10 and Eliza Bigelow ‘10 at the Spring Carnival.
Garrett Mak ‘08 and Amber Park with their tennis trophies.
Jenny Torres, as a junior, played in a powderpuff football game against seniors for a charity fundraiser at La Salle High School in June. Her efforts on the field helped to raise $1,000 for the earthquake afflicted Christian Brothers High School in Japan. The juniors took home the win with a 12 – 6 victory.
Katie Price performed as a clown in Flintridge Prep’s theatre production called “Spark Nose: An Evening of Clown Book Reports.” Students in the show worked for months performing theatre exercises to develop their own unique clown character. During the performance they weren’t allow to speak or make sounds to convey meaning, and they were required to maintain eye contact with the audience while performing. Katie’s character, “Shiloh,” delivered a report on the Twilight book series.
Matthew Volk* and Eric Yin*, both seniors at Polytechnic, were just named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists.
2009 Gabby Chan* performed on stage as a dancer in “Phenomenal Girls,” the 2011 Westridge Dance Concert. She also was a ZOOM program leader this summer where she helped to plan math, science, foreign language, and technology enrichment activities for fifth and sixth grade PUSD students enrolled in the Westridge Skills enrichment program. Harrison Jung helped the Junior Varsity boys’ basketball team at Flintridge Prep have a great season last year. He served as team captain and was named MVP.
2010 Eliza Bigelow will be attending Santa Catalina School in Monterey next fall. She has left Vivian Webb School to follow her dreams. Brody Brown* has been volunteering at the Lineage Dance Company for Club 21—a program that helps kids with Down syndrome learn to dance. Caitlyn Callahan placed third in the first annual San Marino Home Run Derby held last April on the San Marino High School campus. The event was held to raise money
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Liam Riley ‘10 and Ryan Link ‘10 visiting Chapel last May.
Chris Brummett ‘11* came by the Spring Carnival to see former teachers and friends.
for the San Marino Little League and San Marino High School baseball. Caitlyn’s varsity softball team also made it to the second round of CIF Playoffs this year.
personalized notes to be included in care packages and helped to raise $400 to cover the postage for the packages.
Raymond Chung* was honored for his volunteer community service, along with 56 other San Gabriel Valley high school students, as part of Congressman David Drier’s 2011 Youth Volunteer Award Program (YVA). At the June event, students shared their stories and met the congressman. To qualify, each student had to submit to YVA an application, a recommendation letter, an essay on volunteerism, and talk about their volunteer activities in an interview with community leaders.
Garrett Mak, attending high school at La Salle, was named to the Pasadena Star-News All-Area Boys Tennis Team. His team received a CIF Academic Championship for having an average GPA of 3.783 for the 2010-11 school year and they finished second in the Del Rey League. Garrett was the Del Rey League champion.
Emily Gifford competed this summer against 6,000 other hopefuls in two fencing events—the USA Fencing Summer National Championships and the North American Cup. Her efforts qualified her for the Junior Olympics to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, in February. Carly Kessel participated in a service project last spring to aid female soldiers from California. As part of her friend’s Girl Scout Gold Award project, Carly helped to write
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Arin Phillips* enjoyed her freshman year at Prep playing on the girls’ varsity water polo team. She continues volunteering with NCL and volunteered over 600 hours this past year. Haley Phillips* plays volleyball and basketball at Westridge. She received MVP status as a setter on her volleyball team and made varsity basketball as a freshman. She continues volunteering with NCL and enjoys working at the Sierra Madre Pool. Liam Riley visited chapel with Ryan Link and Caitlyn Callahan in May of 2011.
ALUMNI NEWS NEWS UPDATES ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AND SHOULD BE SENT TO ALUMNI DIRECTOR NANCY WARD AT ALUMNI@CLAIRBOURN.ORG.
Michael Ibarra ‘11 and Jack Steele ‘11 visited Chapel with Malcolm Zeger ‘11 in October.
2011 Sierra Bononi is on the La Salle varsity girls’ volleyball team as a freshman this year. Chris Brummett* came back on campus to enjoy the Spring Carnival and to visit with friends last May. Also, while on the eighth grade football team at Flintridge Prep, he was named Defensive Player of the Year. His team came in fourth place last season and qualified for the playoffs. Ronni Carbajal-Cuccia* received one of two eighth grade 2011 Student Service Awards from Flintridge Prep in June. She was chosen for this honor by her fellow students for best expressing the Prep values of respect, generosity, and kindness. Michael Ibarra, Jack Steele, and Malcolm Zeger visited campus in October on a day off from St. Francis, and helped out with some P.E. classes after visiting classrooms. Mina Kasama* just graduated from Holy Angels School and is now attending Southwestern Academy in San Marino for high school.
Mina Kasama ’11* graduated from Holy Angels School in June.
Aidan Mackey* is attending The Rudolf Steiner School (a Waldorf School) in New York. He is well on his way to becoming a professional skateboarder and is sponsored by Vans Shoes and Alien Workshop (a board shop). He is all over the Internet—especially YouTube.
2012 Ross Chase* won first place for Middle School Biology in the Flintridge Prep Science Fair as a seventh-grader for his plant growth project. He also played on the soccer team and won the Most Improved Award.
2013 Christine Huang* took part in a Humane Society assistance project in June that supplied the animal shelter with hand-made blankets, pet food, toys, and leashes.
MARRIAGE NEWS Amy McCormick ’95* married Nicholas Vokey on Saturday, June 25, 2011.
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Hey Alums! Download PDF yearbooks from 1971-1978 on our alumni website! http://alumni.clairbourn.org
Ila Rose Malczynski, born to Preschool Teacher Jaime Hawks in May.
BABY NEWS Wendy Lynn Winet Boyd ’90* and her husband, Ally, had a boy in September of 2010 and named him Elijah Stephen Boyd. Preschool teacher Jaime Hawks and her husband, Tim Malczynski, had a daughter named Ila Rose Malczynski born May 3, 2011. Jonathan Lambert ’97* and his wife, Shannon, had a boy named Elijah Richard Lambert on October 2, 2011.
IN MEMORIUM Dr. James (Jim) Arvo, father of Julian Arvo, in sixth grade, and husband to Ms. Erin Shaw. Jim was an Associate Professor of Information & Computer Science and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine.
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CELEBRITY siGHtings
Angela ‘12* and Ashley Fung ‘15*
Mitch Reynolds ‘08* and Angus McKay ‘08
Ally Graves ‘11*, Laura Medina ‘11*, and Mary Van Schaick ‘11*
Arthur Chang ‘12*
SPRING CARNIVAL ALUMNI ATTENDEES:
Laura Santoro ‘08 and Krupa Patel ‘08
Stephanie Rice ‘74*, Rod Snyder ’75, John Brown ’78, John Marshall ‘82*, Craig Steele ‘86*, Caitlin Emslie ’08, Angus McKay ’08, Meredith Myers ’08, Krupa Patel ’08, Mitchel Reynolds ’08*, Laura Santoro ’08, Erick Snyder ’08, Eliza Bigelow ’10, Madi Blaney ‘10, Brody Brown ‘10*, Elizabeth Chang ’10, Kendall Cory ’10, Jamie Kwong ‘10, Amanda Li ’10, Ebony Martin ’10, Kylie Salkin ’10, Chris Brummett ‘11*, Ally Graves ’11*, Laura Medina ‘11*, Mary Van Schaick ‘11*, Arthur Chang ‘12*, Angela Fung ‘12*, Christie Huang ‘13*, Katie Bender ‘14*, Ashley Fung ‘15*, and Lance Tam ‘16*.
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celebrity siGHtings
Amanda Li ‘10
Sabrina Rademaker and Erick Snyder ‘08.
Ebony Martin ‘10
Lance Tam ‘16* with his mother, Dr. Irene Ho.
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Elizabeth Chang ‘10 and her mother, Elaine Hung-Chang.
FAST FORWARD CLASS OF 2007: College Send-Off Reunion ATTENDEES Alums and their parents from the Class of 2007 gathered on The Quad for a college send-off reunion breakfast in June. Clairbourn invited them back to celebrate their recent high school graduation and to honor them at the student Awards Assembly. Each alum also received a Clairbourn tool kit to use in college.
Math Teacher Mary Lyzenga with her former students Andy Medina, Rachel Wilson, and Kristin Gunther.
Alums iN AttendANCE: Daniel Beringer Blake Dawn Jake Elmore Justin Farshidi Adam Grosbard Kristin Gunther Morgan Little Hope McMorrow Andrew Medina Pamela Nankani
Jessica Reed Phillip Samuelson Kendall Shoemake Alec Shumate Isabel Sotomayor Tamara Thomas Douglas Vargas* Lindsey Weissman Taylor Weissman Brandon Wen Rachel Wilson
Parents in attendance Josie Beringer Janice Elmore Gail Gunther Heidi McMorrow Rande and Jess Sotomayor Suzanne Thomas Dr. Glenn Weissman Rose Wen
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Phillip Samuelson, Daniel Beringer, and Blake Dawn.
English Teacher Janet Taylor with Taylor Weissman.
Class of 2007 parents Heidi McMorrow, Dr. Glenn Weissman, Josie Beringer, Gail Gunther, Rose Wen, Janice Elmore, Suzanne Thomas, and Rande and Jess Sotomayor.
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FAST FORWARD CLASS OF 2007: COLLEGE CHOICES DrewAnn Andrews
Andrew DeWitt
Allison Moore
Kendall Shoemake
University of Redlands
Boston University
UC Riverside
Principia College
Derek Barker
Walker Dula*
Zachary Murphy*
Alec Shumate
Columbia College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Chapman University
Daniel Beringer
Jake Elmore
Spencer Myers
Isabel Sotomayor
Miami University of Ohio
Principia College
Santa Clara University
Edwin Brewer
Justin Farshidi
Pamela Nankani
The American University of Paris
UCLA
University of Southern California
Pasadena City College
Katherine Gardiner*
Principia College
University of Southern California
Anna Olafson*
Connor Bullock American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Kenny Caldwell University of Alabama
Adam Grosbard
Emily Carter*
Southern Methodist University
Santa Clara University
Chelsea Cheng
Cornell University
David Chou* Carnegie Mellon University
Kristen Clark Arizona State University
Kim Combs San Francisco State University
Blake Dawn University of New Hampshire
Hannah Davich University of Washington
Kristin Gunther Virginia Tech
Alexander Johnson DePaul University
Gregory Mak Trinity University
Jasmine Manwani Loyola Marymount
Shannon Naylor
Mary Grace Orndorff* University of Chicago
Anna Ramirez
Principia College
Pete Tolan Hamilton College
Riley Wasson* New York University
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Lindsey Weissman
Jessica Reed
Taylor Weissman
University of Southern California
College of Charleston
Darius Salehipour
Cornell University
Academy of Art University
Phillip Samuelson Gonzaga University
Cal State University, Northridge
Dylan Sasabe
Harvard University
University of Arizona
Tamara Thomas
New York University
Hope McMorrow
Andrew Medina
Nicole (Coco) Stathatos
Wheaton College
Brandon Wen Rachel Wilson Occidental College
Elise Young* Scripps College
Northeastern University
Leon Schoenfeld Santa Barbara City College
Clairbourn Class of 2007 college-bound high school graduates: Hope McMorrow, Isabel Sotomayor, Blake Dawn, Jessica Reed, Kendall Shoemake, Adam Grosbard, Doug Vargas, Andy Medina, Morgan Little, Alec Shumate, Jake Elmore, Phillip Samuelson, Lindsey Weissman, Brandon Wen, Kristin Gunther, Taylor Weissman, Rachel Wilson, Justin Farshidi, Daniel Beringer, Pamela Nankani, and Tamara Thomas.
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SAVE THE DATES! CHRISTMAS REUNION PARTY For Class Years: 2002–2011. Bring your holiday spirit and let’s celebrate the holidays together. Invite your classmates, parents, and friends to join you! When: December 17, 2011 Where: Manor House Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Class of 2008 Reunion Breakfast for Alums and Past Parents
Spring Program & Carnival Alums, bring your friends & family for a day of fun! Saturday, May 12, 2012 Spring Program starts at 10:30 AM. Carnival starts at noon.
Come celebrate your high school graduation with Clairbourn. When: June 13, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m.
NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE REGISTRATIONS: SIGN UP ONLINE TODAY! http://alumni.clairbourn.org Class of 2011
Raymond Barry Bryan Gleason Zibo Gong Michael Ibarra Cassidy Jung Devin Lu Taylor Marks Jimmy Miller Mallory Myers Cole Nelson Tillie Pederson Andrea Ramirez Noelle Shoemake Colin Shumate Stephane Splichal Alex Stamos
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Jack Steele Michael Torres Sarah Vail Crystal Wu Kelly Yu Malcolm Zeger MISC. CLASS YEARS
Jobie Townshend-Zellner ‘72* Bill Conn ‘74 Kym Alexander-Niergarth ‘75 Steven Robin ‘75* Laura (Miller) Liddell ‘76* Kenneth Takata ‘78 Joseph Chen ‘83* Kristina Person ‘89 Rodney Zee ‘93
Jordan Dorenfeld ‘01 Samuel Pun ’06* Former Faculty
LaDorna Bunt
Nurturing a strong future…TOGETHER! CLAIRBOURN SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT 2010 | 2011
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Annual Report Dear Clairbourn Families, As we conclude another successful year at Clairbourn School, the board would like to say to the parents, teachers, and staff, “Thank you for your loving and helpful support in making this another great year!” We sent off our eighth grade graduates of 2011 well prepared to go forward and enjoy a rewarding experience at the high school of their choice. The continued program of ethics has been successful beyond our expectations. All of our students benefit from this special enrichment program, and the results have a rippling effect—touching Clairbourn families and our extended community. We appreciate the loyal support each family has dedicated to this effort and trust that you are feeling the blessings of this endeavor. The Board of Trustees continues to be grateful for the enthusiastic support of all of our parents in our efforts to provide the very best opportunities for our students. The generous contributions made throughout the year, both of your time and financial support, is deeply appreciated and recognized. We will look forward to working with each of you, as we pursue excellence in education, for the 2011-2012 school year. Alice J. Holmes, President THE board of trustees
2010–2011 OPERATING REVENUE Tuition & Fees $5,978,175 – 87% Annual Fund, CFA Donation & Unrestricted Gifts $585,605 – 9% Investment Income $62,423 – 1%
Scott Coolidge
Audrey Werner
Glenn Johnson
Margaret Breazeal
Sid Bingham
Donna Ballenger
Other Programs $238,653 – 3% TOTAL REVENUE $6,864,856
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Annual Report: head of school Dear Clairbourn Community, I am pleased to present the Annual Report for the 2010-2011 school year. Even under challenging economic conditions, Clairbourn has proven once again to be an exemplary model of educational service to the families of greater Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley. Thanks to the generous support of our trustees, current families, former families, current students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends, Clairbourn has continued its record of excellence and innovation in a Christian Science tradition of ethical and spiritual values. I am pleased to report that in all areas of our school’s activities, Clairbourn has maintained its foundation of proven educational expectations combined with updated technologies aimed at the next generation of students. From the youngest Junior Pre-Kindergarten novices to our oldest eighth grade leaders, Clairbourn is combining the global power of the Internet with the individualized tailoring of one-on-one instruction to shape a dynamic instructional path for each of its students. When housed in a nurturing and caring culture of core values, that build lasting friendships and strong memories, the Clairbourn model is truly unique. Thank you for helping to forge a strong partnership in the education of our future business, social, and political leaders. No investment is more important. Robert W. Nafie, Ph.D. Headmaster
2010–2011 Operating Expenditures Salaries & Benefits $4,357,606 – 63% General Operations $868,649 – 13% Mortgage $369,870 – 5% Instructional Program $587,775 – 9% Tuition Assistance $447,033 – 7% Equipment & Capital Assets $233,923 – 3% TOTAL EXPENDITURES $6,864,856 Dr. Nafie with students Alex Vail, Yasmeen Gray, and Mercedes De La Torre.
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ANNUAL FUND CHAIRS: Annual Report Dear Clairbourn Families, Thank you all for making the 2010-2011 Annual Fund campaign very successful. In keeping with the theme of last year’s campaign: your participation indeed provided necessary “nourishment” to our kids’ education! We achieved an overall participation level of 97.2% including 100% participation from the Clairbourn administration, Board of Trustees and, thanks to the efforts of our teacher representative Laurie Corwin, the teaching staff. Notwithstanding an extremely difficult economic climate, we raised $316,360. Although we did not obtain the 100% participation required to obtain the anonymous $10,000 matching gift, we were truly fortunate and blessed to have received an extraordinarily generous contribution of $6,800 from the McMullan family (see “Gift House” article on facing page) as well as an additional contribution of $1,000 from the Clairbourn Families Association (CFA).
Mark Miller and Nancy Kennerly
All Annual Fund gifts, from large to small and those in-between, are extremely important. Remember: There is a gap between the cost of tuition and the actual costs of the education opportunities afforded our kids. This is true at every single private school that we know of. For instance, at Loyola, that gap is $4,900; at Clairbourn the number is approximately $3,100. Enrichment programs, such as classes in art, drama, computer, music, and foreign languages, exist because of the funding provided by the Annual Fund. It also supports classroom technology, financial aid, and Early Childhood Department teacher aides’ salaries. These programs make the education experience at Clairbourn truly extraordinary. It was our pleasure to chair last year’s campaign, and the experience confirmed what Nancy and I have believed for 10+ years…Clairbourn is truly a special place supported and nurtured by a unique and dedicated staff, trustees, and families. We enjoyed getting to know so many of you and the opportunity to enhance such a wonderful institution. We encourage you to participate in this year’s Annual Fund and remember: Give early and give generously—there can’t be a better cause than supporting your kids’ education and their positive life experiences! Sincerely, Mark Miller and Nancy Kennerly ANNUAL FUND CHAIRs
P.S. We would like to extend a note of gratitude to last year’s Development Director Kristin Bennett and to all of the grade captains who volunteered their time, talents, and treasure toward this successful campaign! Annual Fund Grade Captains 2010-2011
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Annual Report: GIFT HOUSE
Tricia McMullan (center) presenting a check to Dr. Nafie, Mark Miller (2010-2011 Annual Fund Chair), and Carmen Montgomery-Castañeda (2011-2012 Annual Fund Chair).
Clairbourn Benefits from Local Realtor’s ‘Gift House’ (Article courtesy of Outlook Newspapers. Originally published in the Pasadena Outlook, Oct. 20,2011) by Charlie Plowman, Publisher
To commemorate the educational experience enjoyed by their daughter at Clairbourn School, eighth-grade parent Tricia McMullan recently presented Clairbourn Headmaster Dr. Robert Nafie and the school’s Annual Fund a check for $6,800. The donation was the result of McMullan’s novel and generous idea of the “Clairbourn Gift House.” In response to Clairbourn’s 2010-11 Annual Fund campaign drive, McMullan, a real estate agent at Coldwell Banker’s Pasadena office, came up with the idea of donating her portion of the commission if a Clairbourn friend or family (or referral) allowed her to represent them in the sale of their home. “This was an opportunity for our my husband, Peter, and I to say thank you to the school for our daughter Julia’s wonderful experience,” Tricia McMullan said. “Clairbourn’s experience was wonderful, with its nurturing environment, educational standards and outstanding leadership.” Said Dr. Nafie: “This is a tremendous addition to our Annual Fund and helped us meet our goal. Tricia came to us with the idea of selling the house and giving the proceeds to Clairbourn. She is a fabulous person. She and Peter are an example of parents who are highly involved in their professions, but they make Clairbourn School very high on their list of priorities.” The “gift house” concept was a first for Clairbourn. As luck would have it, the 2010-11 Clairbourn Annual Fund chairs, Mark Miller and Nancy Kennerly (the parents of eighth-grader Jessie Miller), asked McMullan to represent a family member in the sale of a local home. Through McMullan’s efforts, the sale was completed and she donated the entirety of her listing commission to Clairbourn’s Annual Fund. The Gift House idea and effort was part of the 2010-11 Annual Fund campaign members and the school’s former development director, Kristin Bennett. The home sellers, represented by McMullan, were Justin and Tammy Kennerly.
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annual fund: Annual Report Clairbourn School is very grateful for the families and friends who supported the Annual Fund 2010–11. Listed below are gifts received for this fund from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Members of the President’s Circle have contributed $10,000. Nancy Kennerly & Mark Miller Mr. and Mrs. William Price Mr. Thomas Soulanille & Ms. Ann Cutting Rodney & Raquel Swan Mr. Harry Tsao & Ms. Carol Chen
founder’S CIRCLE Members of the Founder’s Circle have contributed $5,000 to $9,999. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bononi
Mr. Don Ho & Prof. Rachel Yang
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bossom
Mr. & Mrs. David D. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Chang
Mr. Shawn Mackey
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew & Lynn Duda
Mr. & Mrs. Peter McMullan
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Frick
Richard & Christine Valenzuela
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Gleason
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Wetzel
trustee’S CIRCLE Members of the Trustee’s Circle have contributed $2,500 to $4,999.
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Mr. Warren J. Arnett
& Mrs. Celine Hong
Mr. Mao Xiang Sheng & Mrs. Joyce Huang
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Donna Barry
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Jen
Mr. Orrin Shively & Ms. Marina Chang
Mrs. Lynda Beckstrom
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Kong
Mr. Leo Song & Mrs. Rose Wang
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bowman
Mr. Beaver Kwei & Mrs. Gemma Lau
Emma Tay, Class of *2019
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Callahan
Dr. Ralf Langen & Dr. Jeannie Chen
Mrs. Nancy Ward, Class of *1984
David & Lara Cesped
Allen & Emilie Lanstra
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. Welsh
Livia Aryananda & John Chang
Anching & Randy Linsalato
Mrs. Audrey Werner
Mr. Robert Cheng & Mrs. Rebecca Hu
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lowin
Mr. & Mrs. Yan Ming Yang
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Chiu
Mr. Alex Yap & Ms. Teresa Sun
Mr. David Chow & Dr. Jenny Yam
Ms. Anna Graves & Mr. Hugh Mac Dhubhain
Bill & Annie Chui
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Marchetti
Dr. & Mrs. Gary Zeger
Mr. Kenneth Coon & Mrs. Christy Taylor Coon
Dr. William Marelich & Dr. Kim Elsesser
Dr. Meng Zhao & Ms.Caroline Liu Mr. Yaqing Zhou & Mrs. Lingyan Li
Catherine & Jay Ehrgott
Mr. Jonathan Menell & Mrs. Lorraine Cory Menell
Mr. & Mrs. John Elmore
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Myers
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Espinoza
Matt & Kristin Palmer
Chris Fogel & Jennifer Kale
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Pasqualetto, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fung
Mr. Yuman Pirzada
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Halferty
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Polen
Janna Hawes
Christopher & Carolann Butler-Poole
Laurie Mead & Jim Healy
David & Stephanie Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Hernan Hernandez
Mr. Anthony Rossi
Capt. Tomi Siu-Ming Hong
Mr. & Mrs. John Seiter
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Mr. Dave Yeh & Mrs. Susie Lee-Yeh
Fannie Mae SERVE Matching Gift Donations Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program
Annual Report: annual fund friend’S CIRCLE Members of the Friend’s Circle have contributed up to $499. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Algermissen
Bing Yan Chen & Xiaoxoe Dong
Mrs. Marilyn Guyer
Mrs. Lei Ansel
Mr. William C. Chu & Mrs. Fei H. Tu
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hanna
Ms. Rebecca Aragon-Santoro
Mr. & Mrs. Chester Chu
Mr. Jim Hartfield & Ms. Dana Hartfield
Mrs. Lisa Arciniega
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clark
Jim Arvo & Erin Shaw
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Clarke
Mr. Randy Harvey & Mrs. Maryann Hudson Harvey
Laurel Asher
Trish & James Coane
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Hasbrouck
Miss Brittany Baggs
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Cogswell
Mrs. Jennifer Hata
Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Bakke
Mr. Mark Cole & Mrs. Tanja Darrow-Cole
Laura Hatch Lindsay, Class of 1969
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Balle
Bradley Combs & Heather Combs
Ms. Jaime Hawks
Mrs. Sue Barber
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Conner
Jennifer Barberie, Class of *1988
Cathy Conover Veges, Class of *1970
Mr. Gregory Heltsley & Mrs. Carmen Ductoc
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Barker
Mrs. Jo Anne Cooke
Hilary & Jonathan Barner
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Corley
Octave & Margarita Barreau
Mrs. Laurie Corwin
Bernard & Denise Barrera
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Dawn
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Beagle
Mr. & Mrs. Edward De La Torre
Ruth Beckstrom, Class of 1988
Dr. & Mrs. Michael De Napoli
Ms. Cora Bell
Heather Denison
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bender
Mrs. Mimi DeVasto
Mrs. Eleanor Bennett
Mr. Robert Dewitt & Ms. Roxanne Christ
Mr. & Mrs. David Beringer
Mr. & Mrs. James Dietle
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin T. Bigelow, Jr.
Mr. Byron Douglass
Mrs. Melinda Blackway
Dr. & Mrs. Damon Dragos
Heather Blair-Pearce, Class of 1970
Ms. Margarita Ductoc
Mr. & Mrs. Gerson Bonaparte
Mrs. Margarita Ductoc Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Graham Bothwell
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Duda
Mr. Eric Bradley & Ms. Rocio Ramos
Mr. & Mrs. William Duwe
Mrs. Margaret Breazeal
Raul & Veronica Echemendia
Mr. & Mrs. Carson L. Brummett
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Faraj
Mr. & Mrs. Seamus Burlingame
Kurt & Chelle Farquhar
Mrs. Elanne C. Callahan
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Feldman
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Calnon
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Flanders
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Carter
Mr. & Mrs. James Gardner
Dr. & Mrs. Juan Casillas
Ms. Maria Garibay
Ms. Erika Castellon
Ms. Kimberly P. Gauthier
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Castañeda
Anne Gifford, Class of 1992
Mrs. R. Alicia Cerna
Mr. & Mrs. Luis Gomez
Ms. Debbie Chan
Mr. Andy Gooden & Dr. Emmy Yoshida
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Chang
Mr. Jerry Gordo
Mr. & Mrs. Larry C. Chen
LtC. & Mrs. Richard Gordon Ret USAF
Dr. & Mrs. Cheng-Yuan Chen
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Guyer
Mr. & Mrs. L.B. Hendrickson Mr. & Mrs. James Hendrix Cynthia J. Holmes Mrs. Alice Holmes Bruce Horowitz & Linda Parker Horowitz Mr. and Mrs. Brian Houck Jennai Hufstader, Class of 1999 Mr. H. L. Hung Mr. Roger Hunt Mr. & Mrs. Darey Huo Mr. Ted Hwang Ms. Susan Hyde Mr. & Mrs. Robert Icart Mr. Robert Ito & Mrs. Susan Pereira-Ito Mrs. Lonny Jacobs Ms. Maureen Lennon & Mr. Fred John Ms. Elizabeth Jones Mina Kasama-Araiza, Class of *2011 Ed Keiper, Class of 1979 Mr. & Mrs. Teng Hik Khoe Mr. & Mrs. Courtney Kibbe Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kiertzner Mr. & Mrs. Suyeol Kim Mr. Chris King Mr. & Mrs. Kim Knight Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Kelly Kriebs Wei Kwan & Dora Kwan Mr. Fred Lam & Mrs. Qing Zou Mr. Minh Lam & Mrs. Nina Tao Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Lampton
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annual fund: Annual Report friend’S CIRCLE continued… Members of the Friend’s Circle have contributed up to $499. Mr. Gary Lee & Ms. Linda Chang
Mrs. Frances Pedley
Mr. & Mrs. Cesar Torres
Ms. Sherina Lo
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Pipes
Mr. & Mrs. George Torres
Mr. & Mrs. James Loper
Mrs. Marilyn Polich
Christina Lindberg Trager
Mr. & Mrs. Teddy Lu
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Pool
Mr. & Mrs. Andy Tran
Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Lyzenga
John & Nattha Quan
Mrs. Trang Truong
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Maass
Chris & Edward Raines
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Ullom
Ms. Dannalou Machi
Dr. & Mrs. Clayton Varga
Mrs. Barbara MacMullin
Mr. Fernando Ramirez & Mrs. Juliana Duran
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Maddox
Mrs. Lee Rankin
Mr. Martin Vasquez & Ms. Christine Balderas-Vasquez
Mr. & Mrs. Elic Mahone
Mrs. Miriam Recinos
Ms. Anna Vaughan
Mr. & Mrs. John Marshall
Ms. Catalina Rivas
Mr. Ba Vu & Dr. Thanh Nguyen-Vu
Mrs. Howard McAloney
Mr. Stephen Rivele
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Walker
Julie McAloney Skaff, Class of *1974
Kendall & Suzana Roclord
Mr. & Mrs. David Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Russell McCarley
Giancarlo Rodriguez
Mr. & Mrs. Chi Jui Wang
Mr. & Mrs. Tom McGovern
Mr. & Mrs. William Romaine
Dr. Bill Ward
Mr. & Mrs. William McKay
Ms. Julia Rowey
Mrs. Louis Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Merritt
Dr. & Mrs. David Rutledge
Mr. Peter Williams & Dr. Cleo Williams
Ms. Jorie Messman
Mr. & Mrs. David Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Willis
Bonnie Mills, Class of *1974
Mr. Don Sandlin
Dr. & Dr. Howard Winet
Ms. Ann Mize
Ms. Sara Santos
Kerrie Won, Class of *1996
Mr. Roberto Moreno & Mrs. Laura Barelli
Mr. Kyle Schaberg
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Wong
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Myers
Mrs. Nancy Sensenbach
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Wong
Mrs. Edith Nafie
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Serhan
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Wu
Mr. & Mrs. Chandru Nankani
Molly Serhan, Class of 2009
Mr. Albert Wu & Miss Hung Lim
Ms. Mary Beth Nelson
Mr. Christopher Shattuck & Mrs. Barbara Reyes De Shattuck
Steven Yam & Ly Kouch
Mr. & Mrs. Isahn Shoemake
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Yeghnazar
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Shumate
Dr. & Mrs. Francis Yu
Mrs. Suzanne Sinclair
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Yuan
Mr. & Mrs. Woodrow Sinclair
Mr. Jin Zhang & Mrs. Boahua Chen
Lawrence & Ramona Soza
Chevron Matching Gift Program
Mr. & Mrs. Marco Spagnoletto
Edison International
Mrs. Gloria Stahmer
Free Cause
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Stamos
Mattel Children’s Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Stirling
Premier Product Sales, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Su
Target Take Charge of Education
Mr. & Mrs. William Newkirk Mr. Chi Shing Ng & Mrs. Ming Yuk Chim Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Nguyen Mr. & Mrs. Steven Oberon Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Oceguera Mr. & Mrs. Sean O’Connor Mrs. Elizabeth O’Toner Mr. & Mrs. John Paciorek J.P. & Bridget Paciorek Mr. & Mrs. Ben Pan Mr. & Mrs. Girish Patel Amy Patzlaff, Class of 1985 Ms. Lakeiya Payne Mr. Edward Pearson Cynthia Pearson, Class of 1996 Dr. & Mrs. Dick Pederson
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Ms. Clementine Suiffet Mr. & Mrs. David Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Sam Thomas Mr. George M. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Dale Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. James Yates
Annual Report: annual fund CLASS OF 2021 Junior Pre-Kindergarten 83% Participation
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Oberon
Rodney & Raquel Swan
Mr. Christopher Shattuck & Mrs. Barbara Reyes De Shattuck
Mr. Koon Eng Tay & Dr. Emerald Tay
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Stirling
Laura & David Unanue
Mr. Harry Tsao & Ms. Carol Chen
Dr. & Mrs. Clayton Varga
Dr. Meng Zhao & Ms.Caroline Liu
Mr. Nianyong Wang & Mrs. Patty Liu-Wang
CLASS OF 2019 Kindergarten
98% Participation
Mrs. Trang Truong
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. Welsh Tom & Grace Wen Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Wong Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Yeghnazar
Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Bakke Mr. & Mrs. Frank Balle Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Donna Barry
CLASS OF 2018
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Calnon
Grade 1
Mrs. R. Alicia Cerna
95% Participation
Mr. & Mrs. David Cesped
Mr. & Mrs. John Au
Mr. Bryan Chen & Mrs. Snow Dong
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Barker
Mr. & Mrs. Carson Cheng
Mr. Kevin Boumajdi & Ms. Alice Hsu
Mr. Quian Cheng & Mrs. Hong Li Mou
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bowman
Mr. Byron Douglass
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Chang
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew & Lynn Duda
Mr. Robert Cho & Mrs. Janet Cho
Dr. & Mrs. Andres Falabella
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Coolidge
Jennifer & Chris Fogel
Dr. John Desjarlais & Dr. Christine Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bossom
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Frick
Mr. & Mrs. James Dietle
Mr. Kevin Boumajdi & Ms. Alice Hsu
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fung
Dr. Vinay Duddalwar & Dr. Geeta Iyengar
Mr. & Mrs. Seamus Burlingame
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hang
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Chiu
Mr. & Mrs. Hernan Hernandez
Mr. Raul Echemendia & Mrs. Veronica Carrillo
Mr. Robert Cho & Mrs. Janet Cho
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Houck
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Faraj
Mr. Bill Chui & Mrs. Annie Chui
Mr. & Mrs. Courtney Kibbe
Mr. Andy Gooden & Dr. Emmy Yoshida
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Coon
Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Kelly Kriebs
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Guyer
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Flagg
Dr. & Mrs. Warren Lam
Mr. Andy Gooden & Dr. Emmy Yoshida
Mrs. Jessica Lee
Mr. Don Ho & Prof. Rachel Yang
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Maddox
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Icart
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Mozilo
Mr. Sam Ip & Mrs. Lorraine Wong
Mr. & Mrs. William Newkirk
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Kong
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Oberon
Michelle & Lloyd Lampton
Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Oceguera
Mr. Gary Lee & Ms. Linda Chang
John & Nattha Quan
Steven Lin & Waltz Lin
Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Rodriguez
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Mak
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Silveri
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Marks
Mr. & Mrs. Hal Smith
Mr. & Mrs. John Marshall
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Stirling
CLASS OF 2020 Pre-Kindergarten 93% Participation
Mr. & Mrs. James Notley
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annual fund: Annual Report CLASS OF 2018
CLASS OF 2016
Grade 1 continued…
Grade 3
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hang
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Barker
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Heltsley
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bender
Mr. Wei Kwan & Mrs. Dora Kwan
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bossom
Mr. Minh Lam & Mrs. Nina Tao
Mr. & Dr. David Bronson
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lowin
Mr. & Mrs. David Cesped
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Mak
Livia Aryananda & John Chang
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Marchetti
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Chiu
John & Julie McIlvery
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Corley
Mr. Roberto Moreno & Mrs. Laura Barelli
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dong
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Nguyen
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Flagg
Mr. & Mrs. James Notley
Jennifer & Chris Fogel
Alina & Kenny Ossen
Dr. & Dr. Raymond Gritton
Matt & Kristin Palmer
Mrs. Jennifer Hata
Mr. Michael Reiling & Mrs. Kerry Reiling
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Heltsley
Ms. Catalina Rivas
Mr. & Mrs. Hernan Hernandez
Mr. Marshall M. Searcy III
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Houck
Mrs. Tricia Searcy
Mr. Suyeol Kim & Mrs. Jaeyeon Kang
Mr. Pashih Oliver Su & Mrs. Shente Fu
Mrs. Jessica Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Cesar Torres
Anching & Randy Linsalato
Mr. & Mrs. Andy Tran
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Maddox
Mr. & Mrs. Corey Waite
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Mak
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Walker
Tracy & Ken McCormick
Mr. Albert Wu & Miss Hung Lim
John & Julie McIlvery
Mr. Alex Yap & Ms. Teresa Sun
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Myers
Mr. Dave Yeh & Mrs. Susie Lee-Yeh
Matt & Kristin Palmer
Lea Hayashi & Arturo Yoshimoto
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Pan
Mr. Yaqing Zhou & Mrs. Lingyan Li
Mr. Stephen Rivele
95% Participation
100% Participation
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Tse Laura & David Unanue
CLASS OF 2017 Grade 2
100% Participation
Richard & Christine Valenzuela Mr. & Mrs. Corey Waite Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Wong Mr. & Mrs. Steven Yam Lea Hayashi & Arturo Yoshimoto
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CLASS OF 2014
CLASS OF 2013
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
97% Participation
100% Participation
94% Participation
Ms. Lena Antoci
Mrs. Margarita Barreau
Bernard & Denise Barrera
Ms. Debbie Chan
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Brown
Mr. David Chow & Dr. Jenny Yam
Mr. & Mrs. David Codiga
Mr. & Mrs. James Dietle
Mr. Mark Cole & Mrs. Tanja Darrow-Cole
Dr. & Mrs. Damon Dragos
Dr. & Mrs. Michael De Napoli
Mr. & Mrs. James Gardner
Dr. & Mrs. Damon Dragos
Manny Grace & Casey Caffee-Grace
Dr. & Dr. Raymond Gritton
Jim Griffin & Sarah Heck Griffin
Mr. Jim Hartfield & Ms. Dana Hartfield
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Jen
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Healy
Mr. & Mrs. René Kern
Mr. & Mrs. James Hendrix
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kiertzner
Mr. & Mrs. Darey Huo
Mr. Suyeol Kim & Mrs. Jaeyeon Kang
Mr. & Mrs. David D. Johnson
Mr. John Kwang & Ms. Jee-Leng Wee
Mr. & Mrs. Bart Kessel
Dr. Ralf Langen & Dr. Jeannie Chen
Mr. & Mrs. Tom McGovern
Ms. Sherina Lo
John & Julie McIlvery
Mr. & Mrs. Y.K. Low
Stephen & Brenda O’Neil
Mr. & Mrs. James Moffatt
Alina & Kenny Ossen
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Casteneda
Kendall & Suzana Roclord
Mr. Chi Shing Ng & Mrs. Ming Yuk Chim
Ms. Julia Rowey
Mr. & Mrs. Sean O’Connor
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sacks
Mr. Marshall M. Searcy III
Mrs. Tricia Searcy
Mrs. Tricia Searcy
Mr. Marshall M. Searcy III
Mrs. Joyce Huang
George & Carolyn Seitz
Dr. David Shupe & Ms. Stella Tsoi
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Soza
Mr. & Mrs. J. Sobieski
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Willis
Mr. & Mrs. Chi Jui Wang
Mr. Jin Zhang & Mrs. Baohua Chen
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Wetzel Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Yeghnazar Dr. & Mrs. Francis Yu Mr. & Mrs. Victor Yuan
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annual fund: Annual Report CLASS OF 2012
Mr. & Mrs. Girish Patel
Dr. & Mrs. Dick Pederson
Ms. Lakeiya Payne Mr. & Mrs. William Price
Mr. Fernando Ramirez & Mrs. Juliana Duran
Chris & Edward Raines
Mr. & Mrs. Isahn Shoemake
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Serhan
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Shumate
Mr. & Mrs. J. Sobieski
Mr. Joachim Splichal
Mr. Leo Song & Mrs. Rose Wang
Mrs. Christine Splichal
Christina Lindberg Trager
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Stamos
Mr. Martin Vasquez & Ms. Christine Balderas-Vasquez
Bill & Paula Steele
Mr. William C. Chu & Mrs. Fei H. Tu Mr. & Mrs. Scott Coolidge
Mr. Ba Vu & Dr. Thanh Nguyen-Vu
Mr. & Mrs. Mahlon Vail
Mrs. Laurie Corwin
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Wu
Mr. Alex Cory
Mr. Peter Williams & Dr. Cleo Williams
Dr. & Mrs. Gary Zeger
CLASS OF 2011
faculty & staff
Grade 8
100% Participation
Grade 7
100% Participation Ms. Rebecca Aragon-Santoro Mrs. Lisa Arciniega Eric Bradley & Rocio Ramos Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Callahan Ms. Erika Castellon
Mr. & Mrs. George Torres
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Dawn Catherine & Jay Ehrgott Stephen & Juliana Erdody Mr. & Mrs. Martin Espinoza Mr. & Mrs. Keith W. Farley
100% Participation
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Foreman Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Donna Barry
Cara Barker
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bononi
Paul Barker
Ms. Lillian M. M. Chim & Mr. John Yu
Jonathan Barner
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Fraser
Lynda Beckstrom
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Gleason
Ruth Beckstrom
Mr. Yu Gong & Mrs. Yao Li
Kristin Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Heltsley
Mr. Ted Hwang
Melinda Blackway
Bruce Horowitz & Linda Parker Horowitz
Mrs. Margaret Ibarra
Gerson Bonaparte
Dr. Milton Kiyabu & Dr. Sylvia Suzuki
Mr. Curtis Jung & Mrs. Lynn Hatashita-Jung
Shirley Bonaparte
Mr. & Mrs. Teddy Lu
Annie Conner
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Marks
Heather Combs
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Merritt
Laurie Corwin
Nancy Kennerly & Mark Miller
Nancy Kennerly & Mark Miller
Heather Denison
Mr. & Mrs. Chandru Nankani
Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Myers
Mimi DeVasto
Stephen & Brenda O’Neil
Ms. Mary Beth Nelson
Janice Elmore
Dr. & Mrs. Shaun Grady Dr. & Dr. Raymond Gritton Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hanna Mr. Jim Hartfield & Ms. Dana Hartfield Mr. Randy Harvey & Mrs. Maryann Hudson Harvey
Mr. & Mrs. William McKay Mr. & Mrs. Peter McMullan Mr. Jonathan Menell & Mrs. Lorraine Cory Menell
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Michelle Cogswell
Annual Report: annual fund Kimberly Gauthier
Suzanne Thomas
Jerry Gordo
Nancy Ward
corporate matching GIFTS
Chris Guyer
Denise Wreede
Bank of America Foundation, Inc.
Marilyn Guyer
Mr. John Kwang and Ms. Jee-Leng Wee
Mary-Kaye Halferty
Chevron Matching Gift Program
Janna Hawes
Trustees
Jaime Hawks
100% Participation
DirecTV Matching Gift Center
Mrs. Donna Ballenger
Dr. David Shupe and Ms. Stella Tsoi
Mrs. Margaret Breazeal
Edison International
Mr. Scott Coolidge
Mr. Armando Ahumada
Mrs. Alice Holmes
Fannie Mae SERVE Matching Gift Donations
Mr. Glenn Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Polen
Dr. Bill Ward
Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Program
Mrs. Audrey Werner
Mr. & Mrs. Hal Smith
Jennai Hufstader Lonny Jacobs Elizabeth Jones Joanna Kibbe Rosemary Kiertzner Chris King Anita Knight Nancy Larr
Mattel Children’s Foundation
Mary Lyzenga Dannalou Machi Ann Mize
substitute teachers
Robert Nafie
Laurel Asher
John Paciorek
Susan Barber
Karen Paciorek
Hilary Barner
Amy Patzlaff
Jan Flanders
Eleanor Powell
Barbara MacMullin
Lee Rankin
Cynthia Pearson
Caren Ryan
Marilyn Polich
Sara Santos
Nancy Sensenbach
Jorie Messman
Mr. and Mrs. George Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Jen Northrop Grumman Foundation Mr. & Dr. David Bronson Northwestern Mutual Foundation Mr. Shawn Mackey Time Warner Matching Grants Program Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Chen Union Bank of California Foundation Ms. Melisa Lewis Wilson Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Kyle Schaberg
Mr. & Mrs. George Seitz
Kristen Shoemake
Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program
Suzanne Sinclair
Mrs. Debbie Spiegel
Sharon Sinclair
Mr. & Mrs. George Seitz
Gloria Stahmer
Western Asset
Clementine Suiffet
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew & Lynn Duda
Janet Taylor
foundations California Community Foundation Isabel Foundation Pasadena Community Foundation Perricone Family Foundation Robinson Foundation
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the library fund: Annual Report Dear Friends of the Library, This year’s Book Fair was truly a “novel” adventure at “Camp Read-a-Lot.” Under the amazing, capable leadership of chairpersons Juliana Erdody and Deena Willis our students enjoyed a wide array of reading camp activities. Parents came early to read stories. The students were treated to author visits from five different authors, including Rosemary Wells, Lisa Yee, Betty Birney, and Heather Vogel Frederick. For the younger students, a skateboarding author paid a visit. There was even a “Postcards from Camp” art contest to portray a favorite book. Camp songs, camp treats, and wonderful books abounded. All these activities supported the continuing development of our library collection. Through the proceeds of the book sales and through a Library Wish List, newly published books, curriculum sets, technology subscriptions, author visits, classroom literary enrichment activities, and original artwork, were all added to our library program. We are truly grateful for the extraordinary and generous support of our families in building our library resources to benefit the entire school population. Thank you to the many volunteers who gave their time and energy to the Book Fair in support of our students and reading. We are deeply thankful for the support our library receives. Anita Knight, Librarian
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Annual Report: the library fund The Library Fund includes gifts given directly to support the library and gifts of books and other items that were purchased by donors for the Librarian’s Wish List.
Donors of individual books for the library, purchased at the annual Book Fair, are recognized with permanent plaques inside their gift book.
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the robert w. nafie endowment fund This fund was established by the Board of Trustees to honor Dr. Robert W. Nafie’s many years of vision and leadership as Head of School. It is used to support special events, activities, or resources as selected by Dr. Nafie.
headmaster’s club Members of the Headmaster’s Club contributed $1,000 and over. Henry & Beili Chan
Deede Phillips, Class of 1935
Mr. & Mrs. Carson Cheng
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Williamson
Clairbourn Families Association
Dr. & Mrs. Francis Yu
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Pasqualetto, Jr.
blue & gold club Members of the Blue & Gold Club contributed $500 to $999. Mr. Robert Lillevick
John Paul & Kristi Seiter Simmons
Tracy & Ken McCormick
Mr. & Mrs. J. Sobieski
Christopher & Carolann Butler-Poole
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Wetzel
Mr. & Mrs. William Price
cougar club Members of the Cougar Club contributed up to $499.
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Mr. & Mrs. George Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin T. Bigelow, Jr.
Mrs. Edith Nafie
Mrs. Elanne C. Callahan
Mr. & Mrs. John Paciorek
Dr. & Mrs. Juan Casillas
Matt & Kristin Palmer
Chevron Matching Gift Program
Amy Patzlaff, Class of 1985
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clark
Dr. & Mrs. Dick Pederson
Mrs. Jo Anne Cooke Catherine & Jay Ehrgott
Dr. Lukchai Bhavabhutanon & Mrs. Srin Phosri
Mr. & Mrs. John Elmore
Mrs. Ralph Powell
Mr. Paul Gans
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Redford
Mr. Steve Haegelin & Ms. Juli Khoe
Mrs. Sandra J. Rice
Mr. Edward L. Henry
Mr. Stephen Rivele
Mrs. Marilyn Keiper
Ms. Barbara J. Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. William Larr
Mr. & Mrs. David Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Marks
Robert Scott, Class of 1994
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Marquez
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Stussi
Julie McAloney Skaff, Class of *1974
Mrs. Nancy Ward, Class of *1984
Mr. & Ms. Justo Melendez
Wells Fargo Matching Gift Center
Ms. Jorie Messman
Mrs. Louis Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Minear
Mrs. Audrey Werner
Mr. & Mrs. James Moffatt
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Willoughby
Annual Report: grandparents’ club 2011 Thank you to the following grandparents for contributing to the Grandparents’ Club. These gifts supported financial aid this year. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Balle Mrs. Lynda Beckstrom Mrs. Diane Bowman Mary Lou Brenneman, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brown Mrs. Elanne C. Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Art Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case Mr. and Mrs. Don Conlan Mr. and Mrs. Don Dorkowski Mrs. Margarita Ductoc Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Frick Mrs. Don Garman Mrs. Anna C. Graves Mr. and Mrs. Michael Guyer Mrs. Marilyn Guyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison Mrs. Evelyn Heck Mr. and Mrs. Robert Icart Mr. and Mrs. Teng Hik Khoe Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kim Mr. and Mrs. James Mahone Mrs. Howard McAloney Mrs. Emi Moore Mrs. Gladys Newkirk Mrs. Lucy Perricone Mrs. George Seitz Mrs. Barbara Steele Mrs. Sandra Tracey Mr. and Mrs. Ron Wallace Russell and Sally White Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program
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restricted funds: Annual Report the HERITAGE fund FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE Advantage Fund Mr. & Mrs. David Abernathy
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Forbush
Mrs. Ralph Powell
Mrs. Donna Ballenger
C.S. Association of Robert Gilbert
Mr. & Mrs. William Pry
Mrs. Sue Barber
Isabel Foundation
Mrs. Virginia Redding
Mr. & Mrs. George Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Kiertzner
Mr. & Mrs. James Romano
Mr. & Mrs. Graham Bothwell
Eric Kiertzner, Class of *1974
Mr. & Mrs. Woodrow Sinclair
Mrs. Margaret Breazeal
Mr. & Mrs. William Larr
The Robinson Foundation
Mrs. June Buffington
Mr. & Mrs. Graydon Lillie
Ms. Audrey Thompson
Clairbourn Board of Trustees
Mr. Ernest Mandrysh
Mr. Michael Wright
C.S. Association of Bevery Bemis Hawks DeWindt
Mrs. Elizabeth Marcellus
Mrs. Beverly Bemis Hawks DeWindt, C.S.B.
Robert W. & Leslie A. Nafie
the ann pearson FUND
The NIJJAR FUND
Mr. Donald Bailey
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Nijjar
Mr. & Mrs. George Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Woodrow Sinclair
Estate of Frank McKee
Cynthia Pearson, Class of 1996
The Wallden FUND Mr. & Mrs. John Wreede
The CHEATHAM MUSIC FUND Mrs. Vernelle Christensen
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the john eric beckstrom FUND Mrs. Nancy Torres–Duggan & Mr. John Duggan Mr. & Mrs. Woodrow Sinclair
Annual Report: restricted funds GRADUATION DANCE Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bononi
Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Myers
Mr. Yu Gong & Mrs. Yao Li
Bill & Paula Steele
Mr. Ted Hwang
Mrs. Nancy Ward, Class of *1984
Mr. Curtis Jung & Mrs. Lynn Hatashita-Jung
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Wu
Taylor Marks, Class of 2011 Nancy Kennerly & Mark Miller
restricted gifts Includes gifts of Technology, Gifts-in-Kind, gifts from alumni, YEARBOOK SPONSORSHIP, and funds to send Shelter Boxes to Japan Miss Brittany Baggs
Janna Hawes
Mrs. Donna Ballenger
Mrs. Lonny Jacobs
Hilary & Jonathan Barner
James Kasama & Francisca Araiza-Kasama
Mrs. Lynda Beckstrom
Mr. & Mrs. Courtney Kibbe
Ruth Beckstrom, Class of 1988
Mr. Chris King
David Beebe, Class of 1991
Mr. & Mrs. Kim Knight
Mr. & Mrs. George Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. William Larr
Mrs. Melinda Blackway
Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Lyzenga
Mr. & Mrs. Gerson Bonaparte
Mr. Mahdi Madani & Dr. Dima Kamal
Mrs. Margaret Breazeal
Mr. Bhart Manwani
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Casteneda
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Marks
Allison Chang
Delilah Martin
Mr. Bryan Chen & Mrs. Snow Dong
Ms. Jorie Messman
Clairbourn School is deeply
Clairbourn Families Association
Nancy Messman
grateful for the financial support
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Cogswell
Nancy Kennerly & Mark Miller
of parents, grandparents, alumni,
Bradley Combs & Heather Combs
Ms. Ann Mize
parents of alumni, trustees, faculty,
Mrs. Laurie Corwin
Mr. & Mrs. James Moffatt
Cougar Corner
Robert W. & Leslie A. Nafie
staff, foundations, corporations, and
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Davis
Mr. & Mrs. John Paciorek
Dr. & Dr. Demetrios Demetriades
Amy Patzlaff, Class of 1985
Heather Denison
Mr. Ali Pirzada
Gifts made between July 1, 2010 and
Mrs. Mimi DeVasto
David & Stephanie Rice
June 30, 2011 are listed in this Annual
Mr. & Mrs. John Elmore
Marlene Rosado, Class of 2009
Report. Every attempt has been made
Stephen & Juliana Erdody
Mr. & Mrs. David Ryan
to ensure that these lists are accurate.
Mr. & Mrs. Keith W. Farley
Mr. & Mrs. William Sayre
Please
Campbell Flagg
Mr. & Mrs. Woodrow Sinclair
Ms. Maria Garibay
Mrs. Gloria Stahmer
Mr. Jerry Gordo
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Stamos
Mrs. Marilyn Guyer
Student Council
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Guyer
Ms. Clementine Suiffet
Ms. Sylvia Suzuki Mr. & Mrs. David Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Dale Thomas Ms. Jody Tolan Mr. Harry Tsao & Ms. Carol Chen Richard & Christine Valenzuela Mrs. Nancy Ward, Class of *1984 Mrs. Audrey Werner Mr. & Mrs. John Wreede William Wu, Class of 2010
friends. Gifts of every size are valued and are important to the school.
contact
the
Development
Office at ext.121 if further information regarding a gift listing is needed. We cherish your gifts.
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cfa president: Annual Report Dear Clairbourn Families, As has been said before, most things in life are only as good and as effective as we make them. You, the Clairbourn Families Association, made this a wonderful year! CFA started the year with play dates, pool parties and Coffees on the Quad for every grade level—a terrific way for new families to meet and for returning families to catch up. The Fall Social, a fun-filled, outdoor adventure, set a relaxed and family-centered tone for the whole year. On the same day, CFA’s Camp Read-A-Lot Book Fair opened its doors for the week, delighting all with fanciful decorations, congenial volunteers, and wonderful books. November brought the well-loved annual Cougar Classic Golf Tournament, where it was great to see the addition of many ladies’ foursomes. On a misty morning in December, we made traditional Sugar Plum gifts for the whole school at the Sugar Plum Breakfast complete with a roaring fire, delectable food, gorgeous boutique items, and a surprise visit from Santa Claus! Also in December, CFA demonstrated the true spirit of giving with its annual Holiday Giving Tree, making the holidays brighter for many needy children. Soon thereafter, our community geared up for the Annual Spring Benefit. Individual classes, teachers, administrators, staff, Clairbourn families, and friends contributed their time, talents, finances, and fantastic auction items to create an unforgettable night. The Jonathan Club was transformed into Austin Powers’ psychedelic 1960s London and everyone had a groovy time! Two weeks later, we traveled through time at the fabulous Time Warp Carnival replete with many new rides, attractions, and food vendors. At our monthly meetings, we enjoyed delicious meals while conducting CFA business. We also heard interesting, informative speakers like beloved children’s writer Rosemary Wells, “Helen of Pasadena” author Lian Dolan, and renowned child development expert Dr. Jean Twenge. CFA provided many of the services and activities that shape the Clairbourn school year. Cougar Corner served daily after-school snacks to our students. Each week CFA volunteers held Pizza, Subway, KFC, and In-N-Out Burger days. Rain or shine, the scrip team sold a wide range of gift cards and organized the Group Gift Program. In sports, a new on-line sign-up system ensured that our student athletes had rides and snacks for every game. Sidewalk sales for used uniforms were a big hit with the addition of some fun spirit items. Hard-working room parents coordinated a myriad of activities for their classes. Technology upgrades boosted CFA’s efficiency in ways that will benefit the school for years to come. Clairbourn is a special, cherished place for our children because of Dr. Nafie, the administration, faculty and staff, the Board of Trustees, and because of you—its dedicated parent volunteers. And so congratulations on, and thank you for, a wonderful year. It has been an honor to serve with you. With much gratitude, Brenda O’Neil CFA President, 2010-2011
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Annual Report: cfa board & members
The 2010-2011 CFA Executive Board with their children: Treasurer Gladys Kong with daughters Rachel and Sarah, Assistant Treasurer Monica Chiu with son Aidan and daughter Alina, Parliamentarian Tracy McCormick with son Charlie, Vice President Cynthy Moffatt with son Cade, Dr. Nafie, President Brenda O’Neil with son Brian and daughter Alison, Secretary Juli Khoe with daughter and son Kristin and Jeff Haegelin, and Room Parent Officer Toni Callahan with son Paul and daughter Caitlyn.
Lynn Jung and Sandy Myers at a CFA event.
KFC Day parent volunteers Erin Shaw, Hugh Mac Dhubhain, Juliana Duran, and Ria Smith.
Livia Aryanada, Kristofer Chang, Tracy McCormick, and Charlie McCormick.
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cfa allocation of funds: Annual Report CFA INCOME & EXPENSES TOTAL INCOME: $277,482
Book Fair $25,599
Golf Tournament $7,358
Business Directory $1,950
Holiday Giving $7,745
Carnival $19,047
Special Lunches $28,010
CFA Dues $7,360
Scrip $29,848
Cougar Corner $11,213
Spring Benefit $156,066
Fall Social $4,486
Uniforms $7,582 Total Expenses ($28,782)
ALLOCATION OF CFA GIFT Total gift: $277,482
Annual Fund $1,000
Helping Hand Fund $5,000
R.W. Nafie Endowment Fund $5,000
Holiday Giving $7,745
Library Fund $25,600
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CLAIRBOURN MAGAZINE • FALL 2011
“Last Man Standing” $36,200
Drama Productions $12,000
MPB Lighting + Bathroom $20,000
Field Trips $25,000
Tuition Assistance $50,000
Graduation Dance $3,000
Educational Enrichments $86,937
CLAIRBOURN M A G A Z I N E
PRODUCTION STAFF
Nancy Ward Director of Alumni & Communications Lynda Beckstrom Director of Development Cynthia J. Holmes Design / Layout / Photography Studio 33 Design www.studio33design.com
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Donna Ballenger Sid Bingham Margaret Breazeal, Secretary Scott Coolidge Alice Holmes, President Glenn Johnson Audrey Werner
Invest in Our Children CLAIRBOURN SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND 2011 – 2012
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