On Campus: Spring 2017

Academic Year 2016/17• Volume Two

OnCAMPUS CRANE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

A Newsletter for Parents, Grandparents, Friends, and Alumni

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OAK TREE QUAD GROUNDBREAKING After 11 months of construction, the Oak Tree Quad officially opened on January 3, 2017. This was Crane’s single largest fundraising and construction project to date. Built around our 100+ year-old oak tree, the facility consists of a Design & Engineering Center named after our beloved teacher Phil von Phul, two new Upper School math and English classrooms, and three new offices. This new construction has transformed the Upper School both in physical space and curriculum.

See additional Oak Tree Quad photos on page 23.

2 Visual Arts 3 Leading the Way 4 Spring Benefit 5 Past Parent Reunion 6 Advancement 7-13 Alumni News 14-17 Graduation 2017 18 Grandparents Tea 19 Spring Study Week 20-21 Literary Contest 22 Seventh Grade Highlight 23 Oak Tree Quad 24 Eighth Grade Highlight 25 Upper School Athletics 26-27 Theater Arts Back Cover I Madonnari

In Sixth Grade, we talk about ancient arts and crafts from around the world and how they apply to contemporary life. Weaving is a vital part of many cultures, so for this project the students wove watercolored paper into their school portraits so their faces became pixelated and impressionistic.Â

upper school

visual arts

Fifth Grade artists created these self-portraits after studying the planes of the face and the uniqueness of their own features. Each artist was challenged to demonstrate an understanding of both value and contrast, to create a background that best supported the portrait, and to infuse the piece with personality.

lower school

Leading the Way Transforming a Tree to a Quad

with the completion of the Oak Tree Quad in January

spaces as well. The overall arrangement of the buildings – the

of 2017, Crane achieved something truly unique. Where we

vast oval surrounding that enormous oak tree – is a symbolic

work and learn has a powerful impact on us and the actual

acknowledgement of Crane’s emphasis on community and

physical environment of a school affects the people within that

appreciation of nature as well as the restorative effect of

community. It influences the emotional state of students as well

being outdoors. We have only just started to use our amazing

as their ability to concentrate. Teachers and students spend

new Gabler Family Amphitheater, but we can already tell that

long days at school, and elementary aged children are often at

everybody absolutely adores that space! As I look across this

the same school for many years, so it is important to understand

theater-in-the-round at all the smiling faces under the oak

that the architecture of the teaching spaces sends an undeniable

canopy, there is a tangible sense of connection to nature and

message about what is significant and what is valued.

to our Crane community. There is no doubt that we have a

This new building complex reinforces a great many of

wonderful new venue at our school.

our core beliefs. The disciplines of math and English have

We were lucky to work with some amazingly talented

been significantly elevated with these beautiful and highly

architects. We had a team of people who represented the breadth

functional new classrooms. Like Cate Hall and our art rooms,

of our school community, and probably most importantly, we

the Design & Engineering Center is yet another place on the

took the time to design and refine these architectural ideas. I

Crane campus that promotes creativity within our students,

am proud of the final product, and I believe that the test of time

and at the same time, is an important nod to the future.

will confirm that we successfully transformed the existing site

In this period of the school’s history filled with technology

into something exceptional.

and a sense of possibility, we can ask more from our building

The Oak Tree Quad brings greater meaning to our school,

projects than ever before. Through the use of light, space,

and in the years ahead I hope it will continue to tie people

and layout, every building communicates something, so a key

together and reinforce our collective sense of purpose.

question to ask is, “How does this new space make me feel?”

It is not just the classrooms I’m referring to, but the outdoor

Joel Weiss Head of School

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Spring Benefit Sarah Muzzy and Hannah Gimbel ’01 Dal Pozzo — Crane Country Nights co-chairs

Gama Hot Lunch

PATRON Preview Party

The Muzzy and Dreier families hosted the Patron Preview Party held at the Carriage Museum

Past Parent Reunion

Jill Levinson, Meredith & Billy Brace, Ann Pieramici

march 17, 2017

Tim & Wendy MacMurray

Kristi Lupoli, Melissa & Ron Brooks

Kisa Heyer, Betsey Moller, Winifred Lender

Carrie Towbes, Jon Martin, Danny Burgner, Bobbie Kinnear

Denise Klassen, Kelly Worley, Toni Mackie, Anne Crowe

Marion MacNeil & Mary Blair

Ella Brittingham

Dave Quenzer & Sam Worley

Julia Rodgers, Kelly Samuels, Kathy Rogers

Merrily Peebles, Paul Roberts, Evan Turpin, Jessica Bixler

Kelly Simmons & Angela Siemens

Christian Heyer & John Moller

Advancement

Help celebrate Crane’s

th 90 Anniversary Mark your calendars now . . .

Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4, 2019 Everyone is invited:

ALL Alumni and Families Past Parents and Grandparents Former Staffulty Members

Can you identify this production, year, or students?

Can you identify year, adults, or students?

class reunions

alumni news

class of 2001 – 15 year reunion december 23, 2016

top row: Evan Sutton (musician/producer/composer); Noah Fell (corporate marketing/creative manager at YuMe, Inc.); Kellie Cuttrell (content strategist at Kopari Beauty); Caroline Hummer (owns Fogcutter, SF catering company); Courtney McGowan (tech sales/account executive at Samsara); Katie Cohen (senior photographer for Boston Children’s Hospital) bottom row: Hannah Gimbel (self-employed at Bardsley Products); Yasmin Gunday (lawyer in New York); Katie Kinnear (social media manager at Cognito in London); Whitney Werts Perry (event planner); Lauren Enright (security consultant at Control Risk); Lily Bixler (editor at Stanford University)

class of 2006 – 10 year reunion november 25, 2016

top row: Julia Johnson (film production/branded content writing/directing own short stories); Chris Bremner (automation engineer at Zymergen); Sawyer Piwetz (video game tester); Justin Jimenez (planner at Advance Scientific Concept; Shey Massey (artist/jewelry designer) bottom row: Julia Creighton (data analysis for Fitbit); Camille Phillips (Horizons for Homeless Children Community Engagement Manager); Rey Canseco (Development Analyst for Hispanic Scholarship Fund); Corey Radis (Heal the Ocean)

class of 2013 – high school reunion may 12, 2017

top row: Danica Burgner, Summer Smith, Liana Tacconelli, Harrison Kerdman, Nathan Martin, Elijah Weiss, Lauren Hagen, Cameron Morris, Cassidy Drury-Pullen, Grace MacNeil, Zac Towbes, Lillian Perlmutter bottom row: Gina Moore, Natasha Heyer, Slater Lewbel, Olivia Siemens

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alumni news Congratulations to the Class of 2013 on all your high school accomplishments.

Crane wishes you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

Come back and visit us!

Class of 2013 Poppy Brittingham

Eric Franklin

Attended: Thacher Attending: Stanford Class President Foreign Language/Spanish Prize MVP Girls’ Varsity Volleyball

Attended: Dunn Attending: Gap year to live on Ma'agan Michael Kibbutz in Israel Lewis and Clark College (Fall 2018) Lacrosse Most Valuable Player - Offense

Colin Browne Attended: Cate Attending: Gap year interning on a political campaign; NOLS course in New Zealand; University of Pennsylvania in Fall 2018 Class Agent James Masker Global Studies Award

Danica Burgner Attended: Santa Barbara High Attending: University of San Diego CSF Seal Bearer/National Honor Society SBHS Alumni Scholarship

Attended: Santa Barbara High Attending: San Diego State University 3.5 GPA and above Golden State Seal of Merit Varsity Letter for Lacrosse

Sylvia Gilbar Attended:Alta Vista Middle College Attending: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo majoring in Experience Industry Management Above & Beyond Community Service

Lauren Hagen

Attended: San Marcos High Attending: undecided Community Service Excellence Award

Attended: Santa Barbara High Attending: Weber Honors College/San Diego State University Community Service Star Award CSF Seal Bearer/National Honor Society Fleischmann Scholarship

Lily Dallow

Sebastian Hallig

Attended: Bishop Diego High Attending: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo CSF Seal Bearer/National Honor Society Santa Barbara Foundation Scholarship

Attended: Santa Barbara High Attending: Santa Barbara City College Varsity Volleyball

Miles Centrella

Cassidy Drury-Pullen Attended: San Marcos High Attending: University of California at Berkeley AP Scholar Award with Honors Mithun Family Foundation Grant (Scholarship Fund of SB) Recruited to play Division 1 Beach Volleyball

Nico Fairbanks Attended: Santa Barbara High Attending: Santa Barbara City College

Kai Fisher Attended: Principia Upper School Attending: Principia College Congressional Award Gold Medalist Graduated with Honors Scholar/Athlete Award

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Aaron Geser

Soleil Hallig Attended: Santa Barbara High Attending: University of Oregon 3.5 GPA and above Varsity Volleyball

Christian Herman Attended: Cate Attending: Tulane University Beach Soule Award (top male athlete) Stanley D. Woodworth Language Cup Varsity Sports Captain Award (soccer & tennis)

Eva Herman Attended: Cate Attending: Yale University Fred Bradley ’68 Art Prize Headmaster’s Cup Sportsmanship Award

alumni news

Class of 2013 Liana Tacconelli

Natasha Heyer

Delaney Mayfield

Attended: Laguna Blanca Attending: Lehigh University Community Service Award

Harrison Kerdman

Attended: Cate Attending: Bates College First Team CIF for volleyball Six Varsity Letters Varsity Senior Captain Award (volleyball)

Attended: Santa Barbara High School Attending: Lipscomb University Scholar Athlete of the Year Top Don in Math SBHS Alumni Scholarship

Attended: Middle School/SBCC Attending: University of California at Santa Barbara

Gina Moore

Zac Towbes

Jake Klentner Attended: Bishop Diego High Attending: Southern Methodist University All CIF League Honorable Mention (volleyball) National Interscholastic Polo All Star Team Award Semi-Finalist Volleyball 51-0 season; CIF Quarterfinals

Slater Lewbel Attended: Santa Barbara High Attending: University of Colorado at Boulder Community Service Award Graduate of MAD Academy National Society of High School Scholars

Lauren Lokre Attended: Cate Attending: University of Pennsylvania Edward Hartzell United States History Prize Graduated with Honors Joseph Bradley Art Prize

Mason Mackall

Attended: Santa Barbara Middle College Attending: Santa Barbara City College Outstanding Senior Award

Cameron Morris Attended: San Marcos High Attending: University of California at Santa Cruz Community Service Excellance Award Mithun Family Foundation Scholarship

Attended: Cate Attending: Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music Merit Scholarship National Merit Finalist Peter Folger ’25 Music Trophy

Elijah Weiss Attended: Cate Attending: Hamilton College

Lillian Perlmutter Attended: Cate Attending: Scripps College Spanish Prize with Honors

Sawyer Rhodes Attended: Santa Barbara High Attending: Stanford Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year Sam Cathcart Sr. Outstanding Individual Performance Award Santa Barbara Round Table Water Polo Athlete of the Year

Olivia Siemens

Attended: Cate Attending: University of Chicago Eight Varsity Letters with Honors Varsity Senior Captain Award (tennis)

Attended: Cate Attending: Brown University Cum Laude Society Diploma with High Honors History Department Prize

Grace MacNeil

Kate Smith

Attended: Laguna Blanca Attending: Wake Forest Cum Laude Society Varsity Tennis Leadership Award Co-President of Homeless Outreach

Attended: Cate Attending: Grinnell College El Batidor Journalism Award Marion Wolsey Cate Acting Prize Varsity Senior Captain Award (soccer)

Nathan Martin

Summer Smith

Attended: Cate Attending: Case Western Reserve University

Attended: Santa Barbara High Attending: San Diego State University CSF Seal Bearer/National Honor Society Community Service Star Award Varsity Track Undefeated Award

Unknown: Thomas Dawson-Karpf Emmett Rupert Amber Zangrillo

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alumni news Morgan Neville ’81,

best known for directing the Oscar-winning

documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, has two new projects: Abstract,

Kellie Cuttrell ’01 and Donny Stevens were engaged at the top of McMenemy Trail

Netflix's documentary series on design, and his most recent

in Santa Barbara in November 2016.

documentary The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road

They met in Encinitas in 2013 and have

Ensemble on HBO.

been together ever since. They are busy

Clay Murdy ’93 and his wife Rebecca welcomed

planning their wedding at Flora Farms in Cabo, a gorgeous organic farm-to-table

their third child, Luke Thomas, into their

restaurant. Kellie works as a content

family on March 28, 2017. Luke will join his

strategist for Kopari Beauty, a coconut oil

Levi ’25 (Kindergarten) and sister Loma ’23 (Second Grade) as third-generation

beauty brand, and Donny is the art director at Surfer Magazine. They

brother

still reside in Encinitas with their 2-year-old Goldendoodle Harper.

Santa Barbarians and second-generation Crane School students. Clay is a partner

Hannah Gimbel ’01

with West Coast Financial, LLC working as a

intimate ceremony at the Santa Barbara

financial planner.

Courthouse. The following day, family and

married Andrew Dal Pozzo on April 21 in an

friends celebrated with the couple at their

Sarah Perkins ’93 and husband Jesse

reception in Pasadena, including alumni

welcomed son Charles Elliott Alan

Lauren Enright ’02, Yasmin Gunday ’02, Ben Christopher ’01, and brother Peter Gimbel ’99. Pictured with Hannah and Andrew is Hannah’s daughter, Peyton ’22, a current

Perkins (Charlie) on December 19, 2016. He weighed 5 lbs. 14 oz. and was 17 ¼ inches long.

This photo is his most recent at age 5 months.

Crane third grader.

Mallory Price ’01 was named Outstanding Chase Enright ’95 Throop husband second

Ryan

and her

welcomed

daughter,

Isla

their McCall

Throop, to their family on April 11, 2017. Isla's calm demeanor is a pleasant surprise for both Chase and Ryan! Isla's sister, Kenyon Grace Throop (5 years), is certainly overjoyed to be an older sister.

When Chase isn't busy taking care of her daughters, she is a sales manager for Harbor Office Solutions, a local copier company. Chase attended Santa Barbara High School and went on to receive her BA in Communications and Business at Westmont College. Chase often brings her daughter Kenyon to Crane to play, bike ride, and reminisce about all the fond memories she has of this wonderful school. Chase and her family reside in Santa Barbara.

Josh Duvendeck ’00

plans to marry Lisa Eisenberg on August 6

at the beautiful Rincon Beach Club in Carpinteria. Living in Los Angeles with their dog, Lisa works as an occupational therapist while Josh makes his career as an actor. He can be seen regularly in various commercials and TV shows. Some of his recent TV credits include The Middle, Modern Family, and Bones. Josh can also be seen performing live comedy at The Groundlings Theater as a member of the Main Company.

Teacher by the Santa Barbara Rotary Club. She earned her BA in English from the University of Washington, Seattle, her ME from Antioch, and is currently working on her doctorate in education from Fielding University while teaching kindergarten at Adams School.

Lindsay Lindberg ’02 married Kristopher Fuentes at All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara on New Year’s Eve. After a beautiful ceremony, they celebrated with a hot cocoa bar, walked to the beach to watch the last sunset of the year, and danced into the New Year at Arnoldi’s Café. Lindsay and Kris live in Culver City, California, where Kris is an architect ​​​​designing healthcare facilities and training for triathlons, and Lindsay is a lecturer at UCLA and teaches dance and aerial arts in Los Angeles.

Samantha Nielsen ’02 graduated from Santa Clara University in 2010 with a double major in Dance and Communication. She moved north to San Francisco where she met her fiancé Kristoffer who is from Sweden and is the lead project manager for a 3D imaging company. Samantha works in travel for a company called TripIt and is currently completing a software developer program. She also dances and choreographs with a local dance company called “for change dance collective.”

alumni news Eva van Wingerden ’02 and Amir Eskandari-Qajar ’02 were engaged on

Alex Biedul ’07

graduated from the University

the Crane campus because that is where they met – in Pre-First

of Oregon with a degree in Applied Economics

(Kindergarten) in 1993. After graduating from Crane as a “lifer,”

and Business Strategy. In search of a bigger

Eva went to Carpinteria High and then graduated from UCSB

city, he moved to Portland to pursue a career

with honors and a BA in Environmental Studies. She worked for

in financial services. Shortly after passing the

Be Green Packaging, a compostable

state insurance license tests, he started working

packaging company as Director of

for American National Insurance. Although

Environmental

six

he loves living in the Pacific Northwest, he is

years. Eva is a personal trainer and

missing the sun and would like to move back to

living in Ventura. She is presently

Santa Barbara in the future.

Initiatives

for

taking her pre-requisite classes needed for a doctorate in physical therapy.

Carly Biedul '07

Amir graduated from Santa Barbara

Schools in Jackson, Wyoming as a field science

High School, SBCC, and UCSB with a

instructor. She teaches groups of students

degree in Financial Mathematics. He

from all over the country about ecology,

works as a software developer for Simpler Systems, a Santa Barbara

geology, snow science and field research

based technology company.

practices

while

works for Teton Science

hiking

or

backpacking

in or around Grand Teton National Park.

Essentially she gets to play in the dirt or

Sam Lindberg ’04 and fiancé Ashley were married in August 2014 on the porch of

snow every day and teach science to rekindle

the family cabin in Wisconsin. Sam is

students' love of learning and nature. After

in the Army Special Forces Q Course,

graduating from Rice University, she attended the TSS Graduate

stationed at Fort Bragg.

Program, fell in love with the outdoor classroom, and will soon earn

Before his

her Masters in Natural Science Education.

current location he spent a year and a half at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, completing the course in

Ryan Worley ’09

Pashto and at Fort Meade, in Maryland.

Academy in Colorado with a Bachelors of Science in

Ashley is a graduate of the Teach for

Economics and a commission as a Second Lieutenant

America program and is a high school math teacher. Their daughter,

in the US Air Force.

graduated from the US Air Force

Ariana, was born February 22, 2017 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Poppy Brittingham ’13 Teddy Montesano ’04 Muller

and a Thacher classmate

and her

won the Engineering Prize at the Ventura County

husband Blake welcomed their daughter

Science Fair for their project “Paper Future:

Alina Hugh Muller on December 12,

Engineering an Enzymatic Process for Paper Waste

2016. They are enjoying their new life as

Management.”

a family of three and could not be happier Cate School awards given to underclassmen:

Barbara. Teddy continues to teach Pilates

MacFarlane ’14 received the Rensselaer Polytechnic

at Physical Focus in Montecito, and her

Medal, the Williams College Award, and along with Crane/Cate

husband is in his third season as the

classmate

Assistant Men's Tennis coach at UCSB.

Robyn Smigel ’04

and husband Abe

welcomed their son Winter on March 1.

Simone Pruitt ’04, who now lives in Maine, flew in for Robyn’s baby shower. Robyn just finished the winter quarter of her first year in a Ph.D. program in Sociology at UCSB.

Ian

to be living and starting a family in Santa

Diarra Pouye ’14, received the Digital Imaging Award.

Jack Deardorff ’15 received the Redington Cup Award, and Natasha Weiss ’16 was awarded the Gaby Edwards and David Harbison Humanities Award.

Sullivan Israel ’15

placed third in the annual High School

Architectural Design Competition sponsored by the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara.

Katie Ohrn ’16

received the Outstanding Rookie award from the

San Marcos Performing Arts Dept. She participated in stagecraft designing, creating sets and operating lighting, and worked on three theater productions as well as other theater events during the year.

alumni news sightings

2017 Spring Events involving Crane Alumni: Alexander Fell ’15 had a role in San Marcos High School's production

Brooke Sandell ’91 was in town and accompanied her mother Gayle Sandell to the 2017 Spring

of Damn Yankees.

Benefit, Crane Country Nights.

Sweeney Todd was performed by Laguna Blanca students including

Louis Caron ’97 has been on

Camila Lemere ’14, Juliana Slater ’16, Stella Haffner ’15, and Ava Morouse ’15.

the following Crane Alumni:

Cate School’s spring production, The Drowsy Chaperone, featured many Crane Alumni: Eva Herman ’13, Mark Huerta ’16, Ian MacFarlane

’14, Lillian Perlmutter ’13, Diarra Pouye ’14, Kate Smith ’13, Zac Towbes ’13, Elijah Weiss ’13, and Natasha Weiss ’16.

campus a number of days as a substitute teacher.

Josh Duvendeck ’00 and Casey Griffin ’05 were both mentors for two Seventh Grade students for their QED projects.

Alumni helped with Crane’s Upper School Musical, The Little

Shelby DeGroot ’05 (Cate ’09,

Allison Decker ’98; Merith Velazquez ’14; Class of 2015: Tyler Dahneke, Stella Haffner, Kisea Katikka, Ryan Kopeikin; Class of 2016: Katie Ohrn, Daniela Wood.

Davidson College ’13) lived

Spotlight, Bishop Diego’s student-run production, included the

Management to pursue her MBA.

Mermaid:

following Crane alumni: Olivia

Cunningham ’15, Lily Dallow ’13, and

Chole Schwartz ’14.

National Charity League (NCL) held its annual Senior Recognition to honor its 24 high school senior graduates. Members of the Class of

2017 include the following Crane alumni: Poppy Brittingham, Natasha Heyer, Delaney Mayfield, Olivia Siemens, and Delaney Werner.

Five Crane Alumni participated in the Senior Inquiry Project at Cate School, an optional independent study for twelfth graders. Here is a list of the Class of 2013 graduates and their topics:

Colin Browne—Exploring Cate's Relationship with Carpinteria Lillian Perlmutter—A Liberal’s Look at Conservatism Olivia Siemens—Alternative Facts: Human Brain in Modern Politics Kate Smith —The Teas that Bind Us Zac Towbes —Why Do Things Sound Good? Music Cognition through

in San Francisco for four years working in retail operations before coming to Crane to work as Mr. Weiss's assistant for the past four months before heading to UCLA Anderson School of

Sophie ’10 and sister Paige ’12 Russo visited Crane’s new Design & Engineering Center. They graduated from Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy. Sophie attends MIT studying Mechanical Engineering; Paige is at UC Davis studying nutrition.

Merith Velazquez ’14 was on campus helping Alexis Fischer with her E-Block yearbook elective. She is currently a junior at Laguna Blanca School and is part of their Yearbook Design team.

Maxx Christal ’15 continued his tradition

Physics, Culture, and Psychology

of visiting Ms. Ohrn’s Second Grade class

The 2017 Santa Barbara International Film Festival featured various

learn the story of Louis Braille, Maxx visits

during their invention unit. After students

Crane constituencies: parent Leslie Zemeckis premiered her film Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer, alumnus

Anthony Prieto ’75

and his

youngest son Aliljah were the subjects of the documentary Lead End made by UCSB students, and alumna Camila Lemere ’14 participated in the 10-10-10 high school competition where 10 writers and 10 directors produce ten 10-minute films in 10 short days. Her film When the Lights Go Out can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=H2cvZ0vLqZA Despite being Cate–Thacher rivals, Class of 2016’s Bryce Jackson, John Rigsby Shelburne, Tommy Brittingham, and Owen Jones remain close friends.

and brings his Braille Writer. He shows the students how he types, reads, takes notes, and does research. He brings each student a bookmark with their name typed in Braille.

Khadim Pouye ’16 volunteered in various Lower School classes while on a break from his freshman year at Cate.

Bridget Matson, former Crane Kindergarten and First Grade teacher, shared in assembly the children’s book she wrote and her sister illustrated.

alumni news

Regan Williams ’15

why I had so many blessings while those in the orphanages did not.

The people I met opened my eyes to who I wanted to be and what I cared about, and I am so thankful to have had that experience.

After Asia we headed to Turkey, and ended up staying there for a month and a half. Turkey is by far my favorite country I have ever visited. It's a place where the old and the new collide, the East and the West collide, and Asia and Europe collide. Honestly not everything that collides there works, but the people, the food, and the city of Istanbul are all incredible. We lived in a tiny

neighborhood that felt like you were in a different century. Next

It all started with a class I took at Crane in the Sixth

door to the house we were staying in was a house full of Syrian

Grade called World Cultures and Religions. I was thirteen at the time

refugees, and this was three years ago. I imagine now that the

and had never been out of the country. I was immediately fascinated

refugee crisis has gotten worse, that the neighborhood is overrun

with all the different people in the world

and that the refugees there are suffering

and was overwhelmed with how much

quite a bit. Living and interacting with

I didn't know about the Earth. I started

the refugees also changed my worldview

telling my parents everything I learned

and gave me a deeper understanding of

about Islam, Greece, Buddhism, Australia,

the realities we see on the news. These

India, Guatemala . . . you get the picture.

are real people, not "others" or people

Eventually my parents realized that our

to be feared, but families who are just

family needed to experience more than just

absolutely desperate for safety.

our Santa Barbara bubble. So we left. We

So all of this has led me to where I

sold our house, cars, furniture, everything,

am today. I am sitting here writing this

and booked one-way tickets to Bangkok,

article while there is a huge thunderstorm

Thailand. We left our pets with the Heyer

outside my bamboo "dorm" in Bali,

family and they took great care of our sweet dogs for seven months.

We

backpacked

through

Indonesia. I chose to come to the Green School in Bali because I felt a pull towards this part of the world and this spiritual and beautiful

three

island. After hearing about this school

months. Vietnam was by far the

from a friend, I started becoming more

most powerful place because

and more connected to it by people

we decided to volunteer with an

I knew who had been here already. I

organization that performed

wanted to meet people from all over

reconstructive facial surgeries

the world, and with people from over

on children in countries all

35 different countries attending this

over the world. I was actually in

Balinese school, I thought this was the

the operating room and helped

right place to be. I am very happy with

the nurses and doctors with

my decision, and even though it was a

everything. It was an incredible

hard transition leaving my family and

experience that changed me a lot. We also visited an orphanage in

friends, I am really looking forward to

Thailand and a home for abused girls in Cambodia — both were

the next six months here and know it

transformative. Those three months in Asia were some of the toughest

will be worthwhile.

Southeast

Asia

for

I've ever had. I felt so grateful for all that I have and couldn't imagine (front l-r) director Morgan Neville ’81, Theo ’19 and Uma ’23 Friesen (back l-r) producer Caitrin Rogers, singer Lisa Fischer 13

CRANE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017

BACK ROW Sierra Strickland Aida Pouye Taylor Smith Royce Blevins Nafisha Fathima St. John Gerrity* Jasper Johnson Max Sheldon Gavin Eason Jack Hughes* Keith Ryan Catherine Kim Finn Walker* Bea Lujan Robert Williams Annie Gabler*

FRONT ROW

Matthew Cunningham* Brooke Moore* Phoebe Stein* Bella Knezevic* Makena Shlens* Alessa Somer Monica Stoney* Victoria Reynoso Isabelle Goebel Daisy Finefrock Kate Spaulding* Arwyn Drew Sophie Massey Zane Zemeckis* Luca Cévaër-Corey

Daniel Panadero Dan Miller Rodrick Zhu Max Moore Caden Rogers* William Deardorff* Noah Silverberg Benedetta Rickmers

* K-8 Crane "Lifer"

All names in order from left to right

The Crane faculty and staff are very proud of the accomplishments of the Eighth Grade class of 2017 and wish them the best of luck in their high school adventures.

Bishop Diego High School Matthew Cunningham Cate School William Deardorff Daniel Panadero Aida Pouye Dos Pueblos High School Alessa Somer The Green School (Indonesia) Robert Williams

Bea Lujan Taylor Smith Kate Spaulding Phoebe Stein Monica Stoney Finnegan Walker Zane Zemeckis Rodrick Zhu Newbury Park High School Dan Miller Nordhoff High School Sophie Massey

Haileybury (England)

St. Michael’s University School (Canada)

Benedetta Rickmers

Bella Knezevic

Laguna Blanca School

Santa Barbara High School

Royce Blevins Nafisah Fathima Daisy Finefrock Annie Gabler St. John Gerrity

Luca Cévaër-Corey Gavin Eason Isabelle Goebel Jasper Johnson Victoria Reynoso Keith Ryan

San Marcos High School Arwyn Drew Jack Hughes Brooke Moore Max Sheldon Makena Shlens The Thacher School Max Moore Caden Rogers Villanova Preparatory School Catherine Kim The Webb Schools Sierra Strickland Gap Year / Weil Tennis Academy Noah Silverberg

Awards

Class of 2017

Headmaster’s Prize

Katharine Faletti Performing Arts Cup

description Awarded to the student who through leadership, participation, and consideration of others has served best as an example for us all

description Given in memory of Katharine Faletti for outstanding contribution in the performing arts

recipient Catherine Kim

recipient Sophie Massey Makena Shlens

Academic Achievement Awards

Lejeune Teaching Fellowship

description Given to Eighth Graders with the highest GPA

description An annual award for an inspirational teacher

recipient Daisy Finefrock

recipient Alexis Fischer upper school spanish

Annie Gabler Isabelle Goebel Jack Hughes Catherine Kim Max Moore Caden Rogers

Keith Ryan Makena Shlens Noah Silverberg Alessa Somer Phoebe Stein Monica Stoney Sierra Strickland

Lejeune Language Award (Spanish Cup) description Given in memory of founding Head of School Arnold Lejeune, for outstanding achievement, effort, and enthusiasm in the study of the Spanish language and culture recipient

Makena Shlens

Art Cup

Library Award

description Given for exellence in studio art or design that consistently highlights original thought and creativity

description Given to the student who shows a voracious

recipient

Bella Knezevic Caden Rogers

appetite for books and reading, who uses the library resources well, and is an avid participant in the summer reading program

recipient

Kate Spaulding

Amiability Award

Music Cup

description Awarded to that student who showed the greatest

description Awarded for diligent study and accomplishment in the realm of music

cooperation with congeniality toward all

recipient Arwyn Drew

recipient

Catherine Kim

Dan McCaslin History Cup

Nagle Memorial Award

description Given in honor of retired teacher Dan McCaslin to the student that demonstrates outstanding effort, achievement, curiosity, and consistent participation in the study and discussion of history

description Awarded in memory of Frank Nagle, to that student who showed outstanding enthusiasm in community service

recipient

Sophie Massey

David Echols Math Cup description Given in honor of former Crane teacher David Echols to the student with outstanding performance in mathematics

recipient

Rodrick Zhu

Drama Cup description Awarded for outstanding participation and memorable performance on the stage

recipient Arwyn Drew Julia Brown English Cup description Given in honor of Miss Brown, to the student who has demonstrated the highest achievement and greatest love of learning English

recipient

Monica Stoney

Arwyn Drew Robert Williams recipient

Rose Bowl description Given in honor of former Crane teacher Cathy Rose, to an unmistakably unconventional Eighth Grader

recipient

Caden Rogers

Science Cup description Awarded to the student who most closely embodies, through outstanding effort and achievement, the popular sentiment at Crane that “science is everywhere”

recipient Jack Hughes

Sheila Davidson Cup description Given in honor of former Crane coach Sheila Davidson, to the athlete who best exemplifies commitment, teamwork, passion and sportsmanship

recipient

William Deardorff

Congratulations Graduates

Awards

Class of 2017 Award Recipients (alphabetically left to right) William Deardorff Sheila Davidson Cup Arwyn Drew Amiability Award Drama Cup Nagle Memorial Award Daisy Finefrock Academic Achievement Award Annie Gabler Academic Achievement Award Isabelle Goebel Academic Achievement Award Jack Hughes Academic Achievement Award Science Cup

Catherine Kim Academic Achievement Award Headmaster’s Prize Music Cup Bella Knezevic Art Cup

Keith Ryan Academic Achievement Award Talia S. Klein Award

Phoebe Stein Academic Achievement Award Writing Award

Max Sheldon Sports Cup

Monica Stoney Academic Achievement Award Julia Brown English Cup

Bea Lujan Sports Cup Tower Improvement Award

Makena Shlens Academic Achievement Award Katharine Faletti Performing Arts Cup Lejeune Language Award (Spanish)

Sophie Massey Dan McCaslin History Cup Katharine Faletti Performing Arts Cup

Noah Silverberg Academic Achievement Award

Max Moore Academic Achievement Award Caden Rogers Academic Achievement Award Art Cup Rose Bowl

Alessa Somer Academic Achievement Award Kate Spaulding Library Award

Sports Cup

Tower Improvement Award

description Awarded for outstanding

description Awarded to that student or students who showed greatest academic improvement through effort and application

performance and participation in athletics

Bea Lujan Max Sheldon recipient

recipient

Writing Award

description Given to the student who, in the

description Given to a student who has demonstrated significant interest in continual excellence in writing

recipient

Keith Ryan

Robert Williams Nagle Memorial Award Rodrick Zhu David Echols Math Cup Alexis Fischer Lejeune Teaching Fellowship

Bea Lujan

Talia S. Klein Award opinion of the faculty, has been an unassuming force for good

Sierra Strickland Academic Achievement Award

recipient Phoebe Stein

Award Recipients!

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Grandparents’ Tea

My experience at Crane started in 2008 when

In Sixth Grade I joined Mallet Masters, which at the time was the middle-

I was in Fourth Grade. I had just moved from

level Crane mallet ensemble, and in Seventh Grade I joined Vibes. Vibes was

outside Washington, D.C. where I was born and

one of the most exciting things I had ever done, at Crane or elsewhere.

grew up. While I had been to Santa Barbara before

For those of you who haven’t heard them, Vibes is a 27-piece marimba

to see family, I had never envisioned living on the

orchestra that plays energetic arrangements of traditional Western African

other side of the country.

music. Led at that time by Toni Mackie, we rehearsed three times a week, in

As I’m sure you can imagine, I felt a little bit

the early mornings before class. That’s no small feat, getting 20 some odd

of culture shock, and there were a number of

middle-schoolers to school by 7:30 to do something for fun and not for school

assumptions that I made about the world I would live in, the school I would go

credit. Vibes required collaboration, concentration, and the ability to accept

to, and the friends I would make. I figured, as many East-coasters probably

critical feedback, skills every student needs to succeed. Every year Vibes

do, that everything in California was laid back and relaxed. To me, California

would go on tour, visiting and playing for schools from Solvang to Ojai. The

appeared synonymous with laziness. After driving across the country

tours were an amazing experience, and I got to use my engineering skills to

with my family and starting at Crane three weeks later, I was greeted with

help figure out how to load 27 marimbas into a small UHaul.

absolutely no evidence of the laziness I presumed I’d find.

Meanwhile, I still loved my science and math classes with Phil von

Fourth Grade was fun, but hard work. At Crane, I had to be a critical

Phul, Pat Bixler, and Doug McKenzie, and I became close with my advisor/

thinker. I had to explain why I thought what I thought, and back it up with

history teacher Bob Ingersoll. All of these teachers nurtured my interests

evidence. I also had to stay organized. After a bit of a bumpy adjustment, I

and encouraged me to follow my passions. They recognized that learning

had a great year with my Fourth Grade teacher, Aaron Haddock. I spent my

happens inside the classroom, on the sports field, and in the music room.

days learning about Californian history, reading novels, and beginning to

At the end of Eighth Grade when Ms. Mackie retired, the Vibes Ensemble

conjugate Spanish verbs, and I spent my afternoons playing basketball and

secretly met for over a month to learn and perform a piece for her retirement

volleyball with my friends.

event. I was lucky enough to have a leadership role in that effort, and it was

In Fifth Grade I became deeply interested in math and science. I was

the first time I had an opportunity to arrange a piece of music – to adapt Guns

convinced that I would pursue engineering in college. Around this time, I was

and Roses’ “Sweet Child of Mine” into a marimba piece. It was around this

so passionate about engineering that I asked my parents if I could tour MIT.

time that I knew for sure I wanted to continue with music in college.

Encouraged by my Fifth Grade teachers, Chris Caretto and Peter Glynn, I

After Eighth Grade I went to Cate School in Carpinteria for high school.

delved deeper into math and computers and wrote my Fifth Grade current

There I played in jazz band and the orchestra, and I sang in the chamber

event about movie special effects.

choir. I’ve immersed myself in the music opportunities offered, from formal

That year during Spring Break, I went skiing with my family and tore the

classes to coffee houses. I helped create the Varsity Arts program that allows

ligaments in my knee. I spent the better part of three months on crutches.

students to dive deep into a performing or fine arts area of interest. I still play

Because I couldn’t walk, I felt left out of engaging in all sorts of school

everything I can get my hands on – piano, guitar, upright bass, and, to this day,

activities: I missed the Fifth Grade class trip to Boston, I couldn’t participate

vibes, marimba, and glockenspiel.

in P.E., and I couldn’t play sports during recess. Instead, with the permission

Over the summers, I have studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston,

of my teachers, I spent most of my free time in the music room. I’d been

and in August, I was awarded a scholarship to study there beginning this fall.

interested in music and had been studying piano since the age of eight, but

I hope to major in music production and engineering, combining my interest

the time and support provided to me at Crane was what pushed me forward.

in math and science with my interest in music.

For three months I spent my free time in the music room, practicing piano, banging around on Vibes, and trying to figure out how to play whatever

Even though I’ve been encouraged by my family and the music faculty at Cate, it is clear that Crane was the place where my love for music began.

instrument I could get my hands on. With help from Crane's music teachers,

That is what Crane does best. It helps you figure out who you are. Crane

Toni Mackie and Konrad Kono, I kept learning more and improving my

encourages you to explore your passions. Teachers guide you to learn more

skills. Getting up on stage for Music Hour every year and playing Spotlight

and dig deeper. Crane helps you see where you fit, not just in the classroom,

with Joel J. and Doug McKenzie as my backup band were some of my earliest

but in the world.

performance opportunities.

Zac Towbes '13

Lower School Spring Study Week

SPACE

the final frontier

A galaxy of black holes, glimmering stars, and blazing comets surrounded our campus as Lower School students embarked on a journey into space during this year's Spring Study Week. From astronaut training to rocketry, our space explorers traveled through history when stars were the stories of myths and legends to present day exploration of space stations and building colonies on Mars. Each day greeted students with possibilities for the future.

Gayle Sandell Head of Lower School

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Celebration of Words

literary contest

Crane students love to write, and Crane teachers love to read their work. For many years the Upper School English teachers have sponsored a Literary Contest for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. Pieces are submitted anonymously, a rotating team of staffulty judges choose their favorite poems and prose pieces, and other teachers read the pieces in assembly. Part of the fun is the "reveal"— every year someone we don't expect walks down the aisle when the reader asks: "Will the author of this piece please come forward?" Here are the pieces our judges loved the most this year.

Elizabeth Teare Upper School English

Canvases A wind-blown canvas, Splattered by the myriad of hues That paint humanity.

Interwoven colors scattered on a coarse white surface.

Brittle leaves that filter into a landfill of emotions, Swept by the capricious whirl of Nature’s toil.

A spectrum of shades circle and search As individual tints are forgotten,

We the Girls Why do we, as girls, tear each other down when we know how hard it is to be a girl?

Why do we, the girls, put each other on a higher and higher pedestal, just to push one another off and watch?

Is it necessary? The little whispers behind backs?

Snippets of rumors from ruby-red painted lips that are just loud enough so that the victim can hear?

The narrowed eyes framed by badly applied, clumped mascara Pointed at one another's outfits in fierce judgment?

Forced smiles plastered on as we, the girls, pretend we like the entire group, when instead we turn around an instant later to spew gossip about that one girl?

And yet we whine and complain, lying on top of one another in the warm sun, about how hard it is to be a girl.

How frustrating it is to be constantly judged by the clothes you wear and the way you talk Sometimes it feels like we have to do it.

Tearing each other down.

And yet when we, the girls, hear the harrowing words directed at us, the individual, it stings and burns like the blade of white-hot knife.

Why does it?

Can you tell me why?

We, the girls? and whether or not you wear makeup.

See, we, the girls, are hypocrites.

Time and time again, we repeat an endless, eternal cycle.

A cycle of cruelty and complaining.

In a way, it is the cycle of life because it is part of our every single day.

It’s like that woman you see walking her dog down the exact same street at the exact same time.

Repetition. Constant.

Until it becomes monotonous, a routine.

Sometimes it feels like we have to do it.

Tearing each other down.

And yet when we, the girls, hear the harrowing words directed at us, the individual, it stings and burns like the blade of white-hot knife.

Why does it?

Can you tell me why?

We, the girls?

And each fragile vein is exposed.

This landscape of mortal existence that we live in, Its timeless search for beauty and purpose, Found in the simplicity Of the most intricate of labyrinths, Like a smile that brings light to the canvases Of this rugged, forgotten world But crumbles under a tornado of unwelcomed beauty.

I have only to look back at the shards that lie broken On the sidewalk of stars behind me To know that beauty, This tempest of incoherence Is an indefinable desire we disguise as an end, A costume we try to fit yet hide beneath.

Now resigned to seek the colors Of our once familiar canvases of life, We project ourselves on each other’s shallow surface; River water flowing over smooth rock, Never finding meaning, Only finding another false dimension, Until all the hues of our beings intermingle, And we realize too late that we have spent irreplaceable time Painting ourselves Opaque.

Layer upon layer Of this unfailing paradox And the eternal certainty of our ultimate return to Transparency.

Destined to tumble through the unforgiving walls Of what we perceived as beauty Until there is nothing left to see Of what was once a divine dance of color Except the dusty remains of a fleeting existence, For in my palm I hold nothing else But an untouched palette of color Still waiting to brush the canvas.

by Alesandra Powell 7th grade

by Elise Guerrand-Hermès 7th grade

third place poetry

first place poetry

literary contest Fall (in the style of ray bradbury) There was the smell of fall in the air tonight. What did fall smell like? Like the woods, and spices, and fog. And if you wondered what fall sounded like, it sounded like the first raindrops in months splashing down onto the roof like trees falling down in a forest, loud and intense, and rustling leaves, and someone snuggling up in a warm cozy blanket by the crackling fire, and sparrows. And going further, what did fall look like? Fall looked like a chill in the air wafting away from the steam of an apple cider, or the ginormous mountain of candy on the floor, half just empty wrappers crumpled like a writer’s discarded ideas thrown into a trash can. That was how fall smelled, and looked, and sounded, and tonight you could almost touch fall.

by Alessa Somer 8th grade

first place prose

Glass Girl I stroll along, my glass feet thudding, But you long ago found you could muffle the sound.

My glass lungs heaving in my pursuit to keep up, But you long ago learned not to be concerned.

Lapping up snippets of conversation, my glass lips giggling, But you long ago grew bored of me, the girl who is now ignored.

Lagging behind, my glass legs tired and throbbing, But you long ago shut out my desperate shout.

Roaring in frustration, my glass throat splintering, But you long ago stopped noticing my clear, transparent self.

Weeping and alone, my glass soul shatters.

And you turn, And you remember How pretty glass looks when it’s broken.

by Ella Jones 7th grade

second place poetry

Celebration of Words My (kind of) Soccer Goal In Fifth Grade most kids played school sports, or at least soccer. A lot of girls and boys in my grade are athletic, so we had a really strong team.

(We may have actually won, but I don’t have a great memory.) Almost everyone on the team was okay at the sport. Almost. There is always the exception or two.

At this time, the exception was me. I was the kid who had no idea what was going on, and all I did was smile and run. Away from the ball.

If the ball did come near me, on a rare occasion because I was normally dawdling in the most random of places, I did do some moves that looked like they belonged on a soccer field. Including, but not limited to, falling flat on my butt, tripping on the ball, and kicking and missing the ball.

Just imagine a fifth grader playing soccer on ice. But we were on a court.

And I didn’t have an excuse.

My most prized moment as a Fifth Grade soccer phenomenon was one I will never forget. Now let’s just get it straight that I am normally a fairly athletic person, but there is one sport I don’t even fall in the ballpark of being “good” at, and it just happens to be soccer. Soccer. The sport that almost every person plays in Fifth Grade. Great, great. I may have been okay when I was little, but all of those half-decent soccer skills must have been lost in the move here, and that box is somewhere in the middle and deepest part of the Pacific Ocean. Or the Atlantic. Take your pick. Anyway you still might be thinking I can’t be that bad, but maybe my Fifth Grade soccer goal may make you think otherwise.

Almost everyone in Fifth Grade played soccer and you didn’t have to be very good at the sport to do it, thank goodness. We were playing St. Raphael’s, and we were winning by about six goals, so it was the time when kids like me got playing time. I was put in as the scorer position, or whatever it is called, with two other people ACTUALLY good at soccer.

The thing is I had never played on the offensive side before, and I didn’t really know what to do. I didn’t think it mattered, so I just jogged, walked, skipped, or hopped, I am not really sure, around the field.

I ended up near the goal, just standing there. All of a sudden, a girl player passed the ball to me after she had juked out the goalie and had him on the ground. She passed, and I actually stopped the ball. There was no goalie or defender near me. An open goalie box. I still was getting over the fact they kicked it to me. Me! The person who had never scored any goal except at YMCA soccer and recreation soccer-stuff in my hometown. So I kicked once, and as you’ve probably imagined I kicked the ball and it soared directly into the box.

Not. Not even close. I attempted to kick it the first time, and I just hit the worn dirt. The goalie was getting up, and defenders were getting even closer. I attempted again, and it didn’t go in. Again. Now I was worried, or at least I think I was starting to feel the pressure coming on. I took a deep breath and put all my energy into the ball and kicked.

For a second I was so happy it looked like it was moving and going towards the goal, but then I found out I was the one moving, and I fell on my butt. Hard. Now while this whole show of wonderful athleticism was going on, the goalie was coming, and I did not see him. Or her.

My memory is not great, but anyway they came, and while I was in the smooth act of falling they kicked. In the wrong direction. So by the time I was on the ground, the ball was in the net. Just not by me. Well I guess my wonderful amount of soccer skills and clumsiness were the cause of that goal, so I guess I scored? Kind of.

by Jaeda Spence (7th grade)

second place prose 21

Quinceañera / Español

seventh grade

Reading, Dancing, and Celebrating! ¡Leyendo, bailando y celebrando!

The Seventh Grade read a book called Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez. In this book, one of the characters celebrates her quinceañera, or fifteenth birthday.

On March 14, the Seventh Grade threw their own quinceañera. A quinceañera is a coming-of-age celebration to mark a girl becoming a young woman. To start the quinceañera, the quinces, Alesandra, Ami, and Juliette, listened to a speech delivered by a close classmate from their English section. Following this, the quinceañeras presented a choreographed dance with their chambelanes, Mikey, Peter, and Nico. The entire Seventh Grade then performed the merengue, which they learned in Spanish class. Next, it was time to eat! Many of the Seventh Grade students prepared food for the occasion. This included Dominican food, like pastelitos, arroz con pollo, lemon-lime cake, and morir soñando, a traditional Dominican drink. There was also dancing and a photo booth. Overall, the quinceañera was a great experience in which the seventh graders took part in a traditional coming-of-age celebration.

Antes de ser libres (Before We Were Free) is based on Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic for 31 years, ending in 1961. For one assignment, students wrote two poems, one in Spanish and one in English, from the perspective of the main character in the book. This joint unit between English and Spanish class was exciting to experience, and the whole Seventh Grade participated in many ways.

Zoë Stephens Seventh Grader

design & engineering center

Oak Tree Quad

Current Events

eighth grade

Current Events Wrap-up Poem 2017 First Arwyn talked about how girls in sports slay,

Taylor brought us to Canada, a land of syrup and snow boots,

And Makena played a song from Lin-Manuel’s famous play.

And Brooke talked to us about how we can walk closer to our roots.

Will told us of Vin Scully, the Dodgers “emcee.”

Max told us about going through life color blind

Aida took the mike with the immigration of her family.

While Bea reported on how multi-sporting improves your state of mind.

Victoria championed the equal-pay-in-sports movement, And Jack shared Elon Musk’s plan for world-wide improvement.

St. John introduced Bitcoin, an alternative to writing checks, And Noah told us about video games and their positive effects.

Phoebe informed the audience about the Fitbit strapped to her wrist,

Keith talked about Olympic cities and all the commotion.

And Finn explained

Catherine brought us down into

Pokemon Go, a trend hard

the deep depths of the ocean

to resist.

While Jasper explained Allen Iverson and his

Bella pointed out the risks of

basketball devotion.

traveling to Mars, And Luca taught us the

Rodrick taught us how to

system of Michelin stars.

recognize a computer pirate.

Image Credit: WDFW

Matthew explained meditation Max stood up for the

and how it keeps your brain quiet.

football players who decided to kneel.

Royce spoke about the world of

Then Alessa told us how kids

diamonds and bling,

without educations feel.

And Robert talked to us about all types of surfing.

Zane waxed poetic about his once-cursed Cubs team

Sierra explained the important protests at Standing Rock,

While Annie told us how life on planet Kepler might seem.

And Dan Miller introduced us to Micronations in his hilarious talk.

Isabelle proved you can look beautiful without being cruel, And Kate told how charities can best follow the Golden Rule.

Gavin told a story of the ocean with his artistic pics, While Daisy thought back to Singapore, from laws to chopsticks.

Nafisah told us about Martina Navratilova’s successful tennis career,

Caden explained Casey Neistat and his influence on social media,

And Monica described how she lived in Panama for a year.

And last, Daniel P talked about his synesthesia.

Benedetta showed us what we can do to stop global warming.

And then the Class of 2017 was done.

Sophie told us about the social movement Hamilton is forming.

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Thanks for listening, everyone.

Class of 2018, have fun!

Athletics boys’ varsity volleyball

by Coach Terri Willis

girls’ varsity basketball Isabella Goebel - Eighth Grade

This spring season was full of challenges; there were many rained

The girls’ basketball team got off to a rough start. We had enough

out games and practices in the middle of the season. A nasty

players for two teams at the first tryout, but by the end of tryouts

flu bug hit us hard, and for several weeks we were down to three

we only had enough girls for one small team. I was really excited

players. Despite these challenges, the boys gave it their all. We

for my last season of Crane basketball, but I was the only eighth

referred to them as the “try hards” and they did just that.

grader on the team. The games also started off with a challenge;

One of our best performances came during tournament play,

with most of our games and practices being rained-out, we couldn’t

when we had only six players and everyone needed to pull his own

get the work in that we needed. Once we finally got a game in, I was

weight. Finn Walker filled in as our second setter along with Caden

super excited because we had won by forty points against the first

Rogers, and everyone played each minute. Boo Ridge put up some

team we played. I liked trying to be the leader of the team because

outstanding blocks at the net, and Will Bouma and Robert Williams

it’s what I looked forward to for my Crane season. Crane basketball

delivered some great hits. We really had our finest showing in our

taught me to be a leader and step out of my shell. In Sixth Grade, I

tournament game against Laguna Blanca. The match went three

was one of the only two sixth graders who made varsity. That year

games with long rallies and great plays. Paul Bitters was our only

was tough. I had cut my chin and almost broke my elbow, but this

sixth grader on the team, but he was such a positive force for us. He

taught me to be physical, which helps me as a basketball player.

really mastered his serve and became a strong defensive player.

Our team this year had seven girls on it. I was super proud of

During league play, Kai Morphy led our team with beautiful setts to

everyone! We tied for first in the regular season and got third in

run our offense.

the tournament. We all looked to pass the ball around to get the

I truly enjoyed working with this team of “try hards,” and I look forward to following their future successes.

best shot. We played as a team, and most players scored each game or tried to score. Our practices were competitive and fun, and we all tried our best to get better. The seven girls on our team had

boys’ junior varsity volleyball

by Coach Bob Ingersoll

dedication, and it showed in our games.

Though we started the junior varsity volleyball season with a team

Prieto ’75 for a great middle school basketball team! I am going to

that was small in number, we were large in dedication. Our main goal was to improve our skills. Every week our passing, serving, and hitting improved. Games were more exciting as they learned to trust one another and play as a team. Each player contributed to the success of the team.

I would like to thank Coaches Anne Fierberg and Anthony miss Crane basketball!

7th/8th grade flag football Terri Willis, Athletic Director The season started off with an exciting win against Marymount. It

St. John Gerrity played with focus and displayed great agility

was a tight game, with numerous scores both ways. The boys were

as he saved many points by running all over the court. Rodrick

getting some real-time work with running the plays. By the end of

Zhu developed into a strong force at the net with quick hands and

the game, they had it down. Overall, we finished our season with a

instincts. Zane Zemeckis was the voice of the team, and he kept our

record of 6-1. At the end of regular-season play, there was a three-

spirits up with his constant encouragement. Cooper Adams was

way tie for first place between Marymount, SBMS, and Crane. We

very steady as our setter, keeping us calm when the pressure was on

got the second seed in the tournament. Our quarterbacks were

us. Quinton Cohen became a strong front row player and developed

Will Bouma and Max Sheldon, who took the snaps from our center,

a blistering serve that earned many points. Jason Lemere was

Robert Williams. Our running backs were William Deardorff and

drafted by the team mid-season, and he anchored our back row

Boo Ridge, who both showed great speed. Our wide receivers were

defense. Mikey Reyes learned a lot about volleyball, and his strong

Cooper Adams, Nico Gaggero, Ian Harvey, Mikey Reyes, Rhys

tennis serve earned us many points. Hayden Eason quietly moved

Zemeckis, Zane Zemeckis, Parker Gumins, Matthew Cunningham,

about the court and set the ball to our hitters very well.

Caden Rogers, Finnegan Walker, and Rodrick Zhu. Our boys were

Deia Kidd and I co-coached this team. We are so proud of these

determined to pull off a tournament championship title, and they

players. Their dedication to practice and willingness to learn new

did just that. Crane has taken first place for two years in a row. It

skills are commendable.

was so fun watching this team develop, make great plays, and show so much enthusiasm on the field.

The team was coached by two Crane alum: Anthony Prieto ’75 was the head coach assisted by Ty Trosky ’15.

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second grade | The Quest for P's & Q's

2017

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