Mes Amis | Spring 2024

FOREST RIDGE Mes Amis Magazine

Spring 2024

Celebrating 50 years of Celebrating faithful 50 years of service faithful service

Mes Amis Magazine SPRING 2024

EDITOR

Erika Reinitz White '04 Director of Marketing and Communications DESIGN

Erika Reinitz White '04 Director of Marketing and Communications CONTRIBUTORS

Stephany Fontanone Director of Upper School Mary Rose Guerin Head of School Julie Lundgren Director of Alumni and Donor Relations Casey Hall O'Rourke '90 Director of Advancement Kate Parsons Proctor Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications

MISSION To educate young women to think critically, embrace challenges, model resilience, confront injustice, seek equality, and lead globally in the pioneering spirit of our foundress. Our alumni change the world.

VISION We are a leader in educating girls to be competent, confident, and courageous women, ready to live lives of purpose in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex world.

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From the Head of School

SR. MARCIA O'DEA, RSCJ

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Around Campus

Celebrating 50 Years of Faithful Service

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Demystifying the Forest Ridge Fund: An Interview with Arden Tellini Hofler ’88

HOW WE TEACH

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The Legacy of Jeanne Marie and Rhoady Lee at Forest Ridge

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Alumni Awards

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Young Alums on the Move

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Class Notes

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In Memoriam

Experiential Learning: A Catalyst for Transformative Education

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HOW WE TEACH

The MOD Schedule

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THE ARTS

The Legacy Art Project, Brie S. '24

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MRG Headshot or Photo Collage

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FROM THE

Head of School Dear Forest Ridge Community, As we reflect on another chapter in the rich history of Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, I am filled with a profound sense of purpose and possibility. It is my privilege to welcome you to the pages of our yearly magazine—a testament to the enduring spirit of inquiry, exploration, and transformation that defines our community.

At the heart of our educational mission lies a steadfast commitment to nurturing purposedriven learners who seek to reveal the profound forces that drive them toward lives of meaning and fulfillment. Our aim is not simply to prepare students for the next stage of their academic journey, but to equip them with the tools, insights, and self-awareness needed to navigate life's journey with courage, confidence, integrity, and intention.

When we envision the Forest Ridge graduate, we see not just scholars, but authentic leaders and global citizens—individuals who possess the intellectual acumen, moral compass, and emotional resilience to effect positive change in the world. Our Portrait of a Graduate serves as a compass, guiding us towards the cultivation of essential competencies and values that transcend disciplinary boundaries and prepare students for the complexities of an interconnected world.

Central to this endeavor is our unwavering dedication to experiential learning—a pedagogical approach that transcends the confines of the traditional classroom and empowers students to engage with the world in deep and meaningful ways. Through immersive experiences, reflective practices, and authentic encounters, our students are invited to explore the depths of their own identity, passions, and aspirations, illuminating the path towards lives of purpose and significance.

While the traditional classroom undoubtedly plays a vital role in the educational journey, it is through experiential education that we truly unlock the full potential of our students. By embracing real-world challenges, navigating ambiguity, and collaborating across diverse perspectives, our students emerge not only as scholars, but as creators of their own destiny— empowered to shape a future that reflects their deepest values, aspirations, and dreams.

At the end of this academic year, we say goodbye to Sr. Marcia O’Dea after nearly 50 years of teaching at Forest Ridge. Sr. O’Dea set a high bar, and laid a solid foundation, for Sacred Heart education at Forest Ridge. As we prepare to say our farewell as a community, I hope those of you who were touched by Sr. O’Dea will share in celebrating the incredible legacy she leaves at Forest Ridge—one marked by her devotion to, and love of, the mission of Sacred Heart education.

As we reflect on the past year and look towards the horizon of possibility, let us celebrate the programs and possibilities that ignite the flames of curiosity, passion, and purpose that lies within each and every one of our students.

With gratitude and optimism for the journey ahead,

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LEAVING A LEGACY

Celebrating 50 Years of Faithful Service

by Julie Lundgren, Director of Alumni and Donor Relations

After nearly 50 years of teaching at Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Sr. Marcia O’Dea, rscj1 is retiring. With her unwavering commitment to Sacred Heart education, Sr. O'Dea has left an indelible mark, shaping minds and hearts of students and adults alike. Through her devotion to teaching English and instilling critical thinking skills, she has empowered countless individuals, embodying the spirit of St. Madeleine Sophie's vision for educating young women. As we reflect on her legacy, we celebrate Sr. O'Dea's transformative influence and cherish the memories of her tireless dedication to fostering intellectual growth and spiritual development.

Her loving and constant presence will be profoundly missed. Over the years, her students, as well as her Forest Ridge colleagues, have known her quiet, but commanding manner. Sr. O’Dea held her students to a high standard while regarding them as her greatest gift. She once said, “Teaching and learning have been the heart of my joy these years.”

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Alumni remark that they are forever changed by Sr. O’Dea. Known for her insistence on clear thinking, grammar, attention to detail—and her famous red pen—Sr. O’Dea led students to develop writing and critical thinking skills that served them well in college and beyond, whatever field they chose to pursue.

new and worthy worlds. Their works, artfully expressed, inspired me to see the beauty, complexity, creativity, and call to compassion behind the human experience.”

To make British literature come alive for her students, Sr. O’Dea took students to both Ashland, Oregon and England to experience live theater. For many years during Mini Week, Sr. O’Dea took them to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 1990 she and an RSCJ from Greenwich School of the Sacred Heart led a trip to London and, with students from both schools, toured Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Chawton, and the Lake District.

As a graduate of our Sacred Heart school in San Francisco, Sr. O’Dea was drawn to St. Madeleine Sophie’s vision of making known the love of God through educating young women. In September of 1974, two years after Forest Ridge relocated to the undeveloped Somerset Hill, Sr. Bunny Flick, the then Head of School, invited Sr. O’Dea to join the Forest Ridge faculty as an upper school English Sr. O’Dea is the last RSCJ to have lived and taught on teacher. Back then the campus was truly in the “forest” on our campus. She is leaving Forest Ridge with a sense of a “ridge.” Eleven nuns lived in the Convent, what ultimately optimism as she believes that “since hope is so strong at became the Residential Life dorm. "I found the campus a Forest Ridge, it cannot but be a harbinger of the future refreshing place to be,” said Sr. O’Dea. “Students played of this school; that hope believes in the goodness of cache-cache (hide-and-seek) on 139th Avenue where no each person, believes in the goodness of humanity and houses had yet been believes in and trusts built.” the Heart “I can't thank Sr. O’Dea enough for the influence she’s had the love of of God."2 She goes Prior to joining on my education, my love of literature, and my love and on to say, “I have no the faculty at doubt that the vision understanding of Shakespeare. I have lost track of how many of our Foundress, St. Forest Ridge, Sr. O’Dea earned a times throughout my life I have silently thanked Sr. O’Dea for Madeleine Sophie, Master's Degree in which already has Literature from Lone the knowledge I carry with me that has served me so well over a pervasive place Mountain College the years. I've always appreciated Sr. O’Dea not only for the at Forest Ridge, in San Francisco. In will continue to be 1973, she received education she provided, but for her humor, her sense of style, the direction of the a Certificate in school community’s Advanced Study at and her obvious love of her students. We've all been incredibly intentions. And as Harvard University. lucky to learn from Sr. O’Dea.” Mother Janet Erskine There she learned Stuart has said, ‘We - Kerry Christianson '86 from educational live by our intentional luminaries such thoughts.'” as Kiyo Morimoto, Sarah Lawrence Lightfoot, and Carol Gilligan. For Sr. Sr. O’Dea wishes to acknowledge support for the life she O’Dea, their teachings complemented St. Madeleine chose. “I attribute my fidelity to my vocation to the Gifts of Sophie’s hope that students acquire the art of questioning the Lord, the encouragement of my rscj sister educators because it leads them to a clear expression of thought. and community, the collaboration of my colleagues, She said, “My personal educational philosophy springs the kindness of many friends, and the generosity of my from these hopes of Sophie, and it includes the premise O’Dea-McGettigan family. My sister and brother-inthat one tries to lead students to hear and follow the law, Barbara and Neal (who passed away in 2022), and teacher within themselves and to engage in significant nephew Matt have been such good friends, inviting me to inquiry.” join them in travel or to celebrate holidays in special ways; they ineffably bring me joy, openness, understanding, and Sr. O’Dea taught many courses over the years, including faith. These relationships enabled me to know with an Medieval, Latin American, European, and World Literature. ever-stronger conviction and faith the boundless Love of According to Sr. O’Dea, “The teaching of English has Christ’s Heart.” remained my delight over these many years. I have 1 Religieuses du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus, i.e., Society of the Sacred especially enjoyed teaching the British literary tradition Heart of Jesus from medieval times to modern times. Such writers as Shakespeare, Keats, Johnson, Austen, George Eliot (Mary 2 Intro. to the 2005 Sacred Heart Goals & Criteria Ann Evans), and Virginia Woolf bring the reader into

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1. Sr. Cooke and Sr. O'Dea with the class of 1995 at the Puyallup Fair 2. From left to right: Josie Haynes, Sr. O'Dea, Sr. Suzanne Cooke, and Polly Skinner 3. Sr. O'Dea with her sister Barbara O'Dea McGettigan

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4. From left to right: Susanna McPherson Lane '48, Sr. Bunny Flick, Audrey Threkeld, Sr. O'Dea, Cristina Mendoza '82, Mary Magnano Smith '61, and Clair Rogers Jenkins '46

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3 We invite you to celebrate Sr. O'Dea's remarkable service to Forest Ridge and Sacred Heart education. Please consider: •

Joining the Forest Ridge community at the Mass of St. Madeleine Sophie on Friday, May 24 at 1:30 p.m. in the Schafer Gymnasium with reception to follow.

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Making a gift in her honor by supporting her family endowment, the Marcia O'Dea, rscj Fund for Sacred Heart Network Programs.

To learn more and to read Sr. O'Dea's letter to the community, scan the QR code or visit our website at www.forestridge.org/marciaodea.

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HOW WE TEACH

Experiential Learning: A Catalyst for Transformative Education

by Stephany Fontanone, Director of Upper School

In today’s educational landscape, experiential learning has emerged as a powerful pedagogical approach, offering students immersive, real-world experiences that extend learning beyond the confines of traditional classroom learning.

Experiential learning isn’t a new trend in education. In 2013, Independent School magazine devoted its spring issue to “The Rise of Experiential Education,” but much has changed in the course of a decade— or has it? Experiential learning, according to the Association for Experiential Education, is a “philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with students in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills, and clarify values.”

This combination of direct experience, focused reflection, analysis, and experimentation is a beautiful manifestation of the Sacred Heart Goals and Criteria in action. Providing students the opportunity to dig deeper into their learning, transfer skills learned and practiced, and explore content to help make meaning is at the root of the transformative educational experience provided to students at Forest Ridge.

I sat down with Mary Rose Guerin, Head of School, to delve into the nuances of experiential learning and its alignment with the Institution’s mission and values and to shed light on ways in which Forest Ridge continues to provide an outstanding and intentional program for our students that will carry over beyond their time on the Ridge.

What do you think is the first thing that comes to mind when people hear the phrase experiential learning?

MARY ROSE: People often associate experiential learning with field trips and fun activities. However, it is more than that. It is about extending their learning beyond the walls of the traditional classroom and creating real life experiences for our students to apply the knowledge and skills that they’ve developed and allowing them time to reflect on those experiences.

Do you think there are any misconceptions about experiential learning?

MARY ROSE: I do, yes. I think that sometimes when people hear that phrase, they think it's about creating fun experiences. And again, these experiences are meant to be engaging for students and they are often fun. This fun and joy stems from students taking what they’re learning inside of the classroom and applying it to the real world, allowing students to make connections in ways that are really difficult to do when you’re inside of a traditional classroom setting. So, while it is fun and hands-on and engaging, experiential learning also aims to move students up Bloom’s taxonomy of skills from simple recall and memorization of information to really applying that knowledge and skill set to a context outside of the classroom.

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Do you think that application piece is the hardest to achieve?

MARY ROSE: I do. It's challenging within the confined walls of a classroom to ask students to pretend to be in the real world. It's much easier for them to apply what they’ve learned when they are directly immersed in scenarios that mimic real working conditions.

What do you see as the biggest benefit of experiential learning if you had to parcel out one thing?

MARY ROSE: There are a lot of benefits, but one of the most significant, particularly for girls, is the opportunity to understand how their learning applies to the world around them. Experiential learning allows students to apply their knowledge and skills and delve deep into areas of curiosity.

A traditional curriculum often lacks the time and space for this exploration. So in the context of girls' education, the most important benefit is helping students understand the real-world applications of their learning and why what they are learning is important, fostering deeper engagement and that buy-in for them to go even deeper in their learning.

I want to talk a bit more about that idea of buy in and piquing of interest. Do you think Forest Ridge is ready for this shift or do you even think it's a shift if you think about our curriculum as a whole?

MARY ROSE: Forest Ridge has been gearing up for this shift for a long time. When we moved away from the standardized IB curriculum and began developing courses based on student interests, while asking students to integrate knowledge across multiple disciplines, we laid the groundwork for this next phase of our program. So to me, this evolution represents a natural progression in our educational approach, building off of the foundation that has been set. Our shifts in grading and assessment methods also complement the experiential learning that is happening at Forest Ridge. We've moved beyond relying solely on summative assessments like taking a true or false

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quiz or standardized tests that really don’t ask students to apply their learning, incorporating formative assessments that allow for ongoing feedback, helping to deepen student learning.

How do you think experiential learning fits in the context of the Sacred Heart mission and the Goals and Criteria?

MARY ROSE: I think it fits beautifully. We aim to nurture the holistic development of students within Sacred Heart schools, and experiential learning does just that, encompassing intellectual growth alongside hands-on, immersive learning. Of course intellectual growth is at the heart of experiential learning, but it also calls students to think about how they relate to other people, about their impact on the world outside of this campus, and about the ways in which they serve their community. All of these things align so well with our mission and really reinforce our commitment to holistic education.

I'm continually struck by the timely and timeless nature of Sacred Heart education. There's nothing that exemplifies this more than hands-on problem solving of real-world scenarios in real time. What do you see as the biggest challenge to experiential learning?

MARY ROSE: I think the biggest challenge is time - both how we have traditionally structured our time in schools and student and family perception of what school “should” look like for the best learning. Making time to get students outside of the classroom and into the field, while not missing their other classes, is what makes experiential learning so challenging for schools with traditional schedule models.

Additionally, teachers require time to design meaningful experiences that encourage the application of classroom knowledge. It's crucial to allocate time for post-experience reflections, allowing students to assess their learning and how they’ve applied their knowledge and identify areas for further exploration in their studies.

What is the ultimate takeaway for this type of experience for students?

MARY ROSE: The ultimate takeaway, I believe, is for students to truly understand how the learning that's happening inside of their classroom is meaningful for life outside of the classroom. Far too often, we hear students question if they are ever going to use certain skills. However, through experiential learning, they not only learn something, they then also use that skill pretty immediately, making learning feel relevant, and I think that is an important part of what cultivates a lifelong love of learning in our students. I also think students are going to find that they are really interested in things that they didn’t realize they were interested in because they’re being put in these experiences that ask them to dig deeper instead of simply learning a skill and checking the box. Experiential learning really opens up the world to our students in a way that doesn’t traditionally happen until they’re in grad school or beyond.

Ultimately, I hope our students discover their purpose in the world, moving beyond conventional career aspirations to uncover what truly drives and fulfills them. We've intentionally created a program that allows opportunities for students to really explore their purpose, going beyond thinking about what they want to study in college or what career path they want to take, and really digging into the experiences in life and the opportunities they've had that have lit a fire inside of themselves, so that when they leave Forest Ridge to do whatever is next, they know what drives them towards purpose and happiness, rather than choosing a path because it checks the box of what they think is the right next step or profession because they know it will be one that earns good money or satisfy some sort of expectation someone might have of them. Education at Forest Ridge is about igniting a passion for purpose-driven learning that extends far beyond graduation.

When you look at our Portrait of a Graduate and you look at the competencies that we’re trying to grow in our students, it becomes clear that the traditional classroom makes these things much more difficult to achieve. We are not only interested in helping students grow intellectually, but we’re also interested in helping them become strong leaders and good global citizens who are more agile in their lives. While a traditional classroom education, as we know it, can do those things, experiential education helps us actually live those goals outlined in our Portrait of a Graduate much more authentically and helps us push the boundaries in terms of the education we’re able to provide for them.

One word that has come up quite a few times is traditional.

There could be pushback about why we don’t have a traditional curriculum. As I see it though, if you reframe your thinking, our program isn’t radically different than “school” as most people know it, it is just a more authentic way of learning. What is your take on that?

MARY ROSE: Experiential learning aligns seamlessly with our commitment to intellectual values and fosters a holistic approach to education. While some may question the departure from a traditional curriculum, it's essential to understand that experiential learning doesn't replace traditional learning—it enhances it. We'll still provide the foundational skills through conventional courses, but experiential learning enriches a student’s educational journey, empowering them to apply their knowledge in meaningful ways beyond the classroom. It's about deepening understanding, fostering critical thinking, and ultimately preparing our students for a dynamic, everchanging world.

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HOW WE TEACH

The MOD Schedule A Student-Centered Approach That Fosters Deep Learning, Promotes Choice, and Prioritizes Student Well-Being

by Stephany Fontanone, Director of Upper School

“Epochs of transition must keep us on the alert. They ask us to keep our eyes open upon the distant horizons, our minds listening to seize every indication that can enlighten us; reading, reflection, searching, must never stop; the mind must keep flexible in order to lose nothing...so let us not rest on our beautiful past."

-Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ, 1914

Whether pioneering the 1:1 laptop program, creating endorsement pathways for students to concentrate their purpose, or putting the holistic needs of a student’s learning first, since 1907, Forest Ridge has been a leader in educational innovation.

As we anticipate and plan for Forest Ridge's exciting future as outlined by our Strategic Framework, we have been considering how students learn best, how we can increase the depth of what our students are learning, and how we balance these with their social-emotional wellbeing. During the course of Spring 2022, Forest Ridge underwent a comprehensive schedule audit with the help of ISM (Independent School Management), a national leader in helping schools achieve the highest levels of success through personalized strategies for specific student-centered and mission-focused outcomes.

After months of discussion, deliberation, and discernment, the Upper School faculty has decided to adopt a modular (mod) schedule beginning in the 20242025 academic year. This new Upper School schedule is truly centered on how girls learn best. Forest Ridge is a school that does not just “rest on our beautiful past” but evolves to ensure we are always making school better, and this new schedule will allow us to deliver on our mission in ways never imagined.

With the new schedule, the Forest Ridge Upper School year is divided into six modules (“mods”), each lasting approximately six weeks. Our innovative schedule

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gives girls time for project-based, interdisciplinary learning and experimental labs, active engagement, collaboration, and problem-solving.

During each school day, students take three 90-minute classes and a 45-minute elective, which allows more time for deep, ambitious learning, better opportunity to retain what they’ve learned, and tangible ways to transfer the critical skills they’re developing. Days are divided between engaging classes and intentional time for the building of community – both structured and in the spirit of Goals 4 and 5. This allows us to delve into the subjects and focus on depth over breadth, and for students to have time and space to cultivate their own desire to learn and share it with their community.

With fewer, longer classes, breaks between periods, and time to explore interests and passions, Forest Ridge’s modular schedule allows girls to flourish both in and out of the classroom to cultivate their purpose in a holistic and intentional way. It’s a rigorous academic program for girls who are serious about learning – and enjoy what they’re doing in class – while avoiding burning them out.

Mods allow each student to build her own academic path, in an intentional and purposeful way, while also encouraging deep, immersive learning. Focusing on fewer subjects at a given time allows them to more fully grapple with the material and enhance their skills and encourages a more balanced lifestyle – with the space to pursue their passions and interests at Forest Ridge and beyond.

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THE ARTS

The Legacy Art Project

by Erika Reinitz White '04, Director of Marketing and Communications

Launched in 2022, the Legacy Art Project highlights and celebrates the wonderful works of student art at Forest Ridge. Spearheaded by the Art Department faculty, this annual initiative spotlights standout artwork created by students in their art courses across various mediums and themes—from mixed-media self-portraits to abstract paintings, representational drawings, intricate paper cuts and more. Forest Ridge recognizes that excellence in the arts strengthens community, empowers student voices, and builds student confidence, all key elements of our mission. To this end, the Legacy Art displays around campus not only showcase our students' artistic talents, but also honor each artist’s inspiration, skill, and creativity, while helping to create a culture where our physical space represents our student body.

Brie S. '24 has long loved the arts. So when art teacher Erika Bass was asked if she had a student artist and piece to feature, Brie and her colorful reverse-glass self portrait (opposite this page) immediately came to mind. Brie's piece, titled Flowers and a Frog, was created in her Studio Art class, and represents the artistic talent and creativity featured throughout the Legacy Art pieces on campus.

Q&A with the Artist, Brie S. '24 What was your process for making this piece of art?

BRIE: This piece was created on a piece of plexiglass by placing the original sketch behind it and using acrylic markers and paints to trace over and paint it. The trickiest part is that whatever paint you put down first is what will be seen through the glass when you flip it around, so you can't blend or cover it.

Are you planning to attend art school or pursue art in the future?

BRIE: I'm a senior planning to major in Illustration. I’ve been accepted to multiple art schools and am excited to attend one in the fall.

What is your favorite memory or experience in art classes at Forest Ridge?

BRIE: Our Studio Art class really walks the line between a bunch of incredibly talented and diligent artists, and clown car full of jesters who are constantly making each other laugh. But silliness aside, being in a group of people who cheer each other up and help each other out really matters. Everyone in that class is really dedicated to their craft, and working alongside them is just really enjoyable.

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Immersive Week During our 2023 Immersive Week, students explored three countries, three states, and more cities than we can count. From studying global health in Guatemala, to supporting an animal sanctuary in Utah, from participating in mural artistry right on our campus, to learning about the rich history and culture of Seattle’s neighborhoods, these engaging experiential learning opportunities elevated our students’ curiosity, pushed their creative and critical thinking, and reinforced their confidence to try new things and uncover new passions.

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Around the Ridge From spirit assemblies, Blessing of the Pets, and the Glow Party, to science experiments and collaborative work in the library, the Sacred Heart Goals are alive and well on the Ridge.

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Arts & Athletics On the field and on the stage, our students rise to the occasion. In the winter of 2023, the Middle School put on a production of Agatha Rex and the Upper School performed The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Ravens athletes were awarded All-Conference 1st team honors in volleyball, placed 3rd in the middle school cross country championship and 1A 2023 tennis State Championship, and won the 1A 2023 golf State Championship.

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GIVING

Demystifying the Forest Ridge Fund An Interview with Advancement Committee Chair, Arden Tellini Hofler ’88

by Casey Hall O'Rourke '90, Director of Advancement

Building a culture of philanthropy at Forest Ridge is one of the School’s strategic initiatives laid out in the Strategic Framework. Recently I sat down with Trustee Arden Tellini Hofler ’88, Chair of the Advancement Committee, to hear her thoughts on fundraising at Forest Ridge. Arden, an alumna and a current parent at Forest Ridge, has served her alma mater in many capacities over the years—as Alumni Director, as a volunteer on the Alumni Board, and now as a current member of the Board of Trustees—and can speak to the importance of philanthropy and why she gives.

CASEY: Many of our alumni and parents ask me, “Why does Forest Ridge ask us to support the School?” How would you respond to this question?

ARDEN: Philanthropic support fuels our school’s mission. The Forest Ridge Fund is our most critical fundraising priority. As an annual initiative, Forest Ridge Fund contributions from our community support the School’s excellence and help Forest Ridge make choices rather than compromises.

Forest Ridge Fund donors support the recruitment and retention of excellent faculty and staff, the development of innovative curriculum, tuition assistance for 36% of our students, and so much more.

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CASEY: Tuition at Forest Ridge is high; why isn’t it adequate to defray the cost of each student’s education?

ARDEN: Independent schools are just that: independent. We can set and deliver our mission in the manner we see fit, free from the direction of government or religious entities. However, that also means we must fund our activities ourselves.

measure funders use to evaluate communitywide support for the School and its mission.

CASEY: How much do we expect parents and alumni to give?

ARDEN: We hope that Forest Ridge becomes a philanthropic priority for all members of the Forest Ridge family. If you or a loved one benefited from Forest Ridge, we hope you will, in turn, "All independent schools strive to do more than give back to the School with a gift that is appropriate for your circumstances. what tuition covers: we want to have smaller class Forest Ridge Fund gifts range from $25 sizes, employ excellent teachers, offer more diverse to $50,000+, and collectively all gifts support our mission in a meaningful curriculum, and provide tuition assistance to way.

students whose financial situation would otherwise prevent them from attending. Our desire to do more than tuition will cover means that we look to our community of donors to partner with Forest Ridge in funding these aspirations."

CASEY: Why is participation in the Forest Ridge Fund so important?

ARDEN: Strong participation by parents, alumni, grandparents, and friends, demonstrates commitment to the School community and belief in our students and faculty. Gifts of all sizes say, “I believe in Forest Ridge.” In addition, when applying for foundation grants, participation rates in the Forest Ridge Fund are an important

CASEY: Thank you, Arden, for your ongoing service to our alma mater. Do you have anything you would like to add?

ARDEN: The Forest Ridge Fund is truly the foundation of the School’s fundraising efforts and a building block that allows the School to continue to offer the excellent education for which we are known.

I am grateful to my fellow trustees, alumni, parents, and other members of the Forest Ridge community who have made a gift to Forest Ridge in support of Sacred Heart education. And if you are someone who has not yet made a gift to Forest Ridge, please consider doing so! I hope you will join me in supporting the students of today who will become the leaders of tomorrow.

To make a gift today, please scan the QR code or visit www.forestridge.org/giving/make-a-gift to access our online giving form.

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IN MEMORIAM

The Legacy of Jeanne Marie and Rhoady Lee at Forest Ridge

by Julie Lundgren, Director of Alumni and Donor Relations

Jeanne Marie Lee passed away at the age of 90 in January 2021, joining her beloved husband, Rhoady Lee, in eternity. As generous supporters of Forest Ridge and Catholic education through the years, Jeanne Marie and Rhoady made a lasting impact on our school community.

The Lees sent their three daughters to Forest Ridge: Sharon ’69, Maureen ’74, and Mary Pat ‘76. Eventually seven of their granddaughters also attended. From the beginning, the Lee family became involved in the life of Forest Ridge, planning auctions, serving on the Board of Trustees, and creating a home at our school.

Perhaps one of their most visible acts of generosity was building a state-ofthe-art drama facility, the Lee Theatre, on the Bellevue campus in 1982.

Countless Forest Ridge alumni have experienced the joy of performing in the Lee Theatre.

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In 2009, when the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation offered Forest Ridge School an unprecedented matching gift opportunity for the School’s affordability and accessibility initiative, Jeanne Marie and Rhoady Lee were the first to contribute. By making this extraordinary planned gift, they effectively launched the “Open Your Heart: Make a Forest Ridge Education Possible” campaign, allowing our school to significantly build its endowment, which in turn gave under-served potential students the opportunity to receive and benefit from a Sacred Heart education.

Jeanne Marie and Rhoady believed firmly in the enduring benefit of a Catholic education. Their legacy at Forest Ridge reflects beautifully what our foundress, St. Madeleine Sophie, so beautifully taught, “Your example, even more than your words, will be an eloquent lesson to the world.”

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ALUMNI

Alumni Awards Celebrating the Contributions and Accomplishments of Forest Ridge Alumni

Each year, Forest Ridge celebrates the outstanding achievements of its alumni honoring those who, armed with an education based on the Sacred Heart Goals and Criteria, have excelled in their personal or professional endeavors, demonstrated exceptional intellectual pursuits, or shown unwavering dedication to serving their community, country, or society. These prestigious awards serve as inspiration, motivating the entire Forest Ridge community—students, alumni, faculty, and staff—to reach for their highest potential and lead lives of purpose and significance.

2024 Sacred Heart Award Anne Romano Sarewitz ’71 has dedicated her adult life to giving back to her community, with a strong focus on education. Throughout Seattle, she has taken on numerous volunteer roles, demonstrating her commitment to various organizations and schools. Her contributions include serving as Board Chair of the Giddens School Board of Trustees, Chair of the Epiphany School Board of Trustees, and as a member of the Providence Mount St. Vincent Foundation Board of Directors.

Anne's involvement with Forest Ridge has also been extensive. She actively participated in the School's 2018-2019 Head of School Search and Transition Committees, served on the 20192020 Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee, chaired its Governance Committee, and has held the position

of Chair of the Board of Trustees since 2020. In her professional capacity, first as an Admissions Director at the Epiphany School, the Bush School, and Bertschi School and now as a school consultant, Anne actively recommends Forest Ridge to prospective students, recognizing its exceptional educational offerings, focused on development of the whole child.

Anne's connection to the School began at a young age when she attended as a "minim" on the Interlaken campus in Seattle, ultimately completing 14 years of Sacred Heart education there. She shares in a family legacy as both her mother, Jean Parker Romano ’44, and her sister, Maureen Romano ’72, were also proud alumnae. We look forward to celebrating Anne at Reunion on Friday, May 31, 2024.

To learn more about the Distinguished Alumni and Sacred Heart Awards, including how to nominate an alum, the criteria, and a list of past recipients, please scan the QR code or visit www.forestridge.org/alumni/alumni-awards to learn more.

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2024 Distinguished Alumna Dr. Ann Ojemann Jarris ’90 is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer for Discovery Health MD, a medical services company for remote worksites. She is a BoardCertified Emergency Medicine physician formerly at Swedish Medical Center. Ann has a passion for remote medicine and telemedicine, seeking to integrate innovative technologies into healthcare and to drive health information into the hands of the consumer.

She believes medicine is ready for a more proactive approach.

After attending Forest Ridge, Ann earned her undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College where she majored in Drama and Art History. She then attended medical school at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Arizona. She practiced as an Emergency Medicine physician for over 15 years, with experience in rural and remote settings. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and received her Masters of Business Administration at Seattle University.

sites in the Puget Sound area in addition to mobile teams assisting with COVID vaccination, testing, and treatment for vulnerable communities.

Ann’s passion for remote medicine and travel has led her to sail as expedition physician on trips to Antarctica and the Arctic. She served as a physician for Oceangate Expeditions on their manned submersible dives to the Titanic for the past three years and just completed a five-month sailboat journey through the Northwest Passage on a 60-foot steel schooner.

We are grateful to Ann for generously providing several COVID-19 vaccination clinics in 2021 for the Forest Ridge community, including students, faculty, staff, and their family members. We look forward to recognizing Ann at this year’s Induction Ceremony of the senior class into the Forest Ridge Alumni Association on Friday, May 31, 2024.

As a business owner, she guided her company through explosive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, growing from eight employees in 2019 to over 300 in 2022. Her company was a pioneer in COVID testing, working with the Pacific Northwest and Alaska seafood industry to develop the initial protocols for occupational testing and COVID response in March 2020. This work led to the development of a platform for COVID travel testing and for employers to manage workforces. Through partnerships with the Port of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and the Washington Department of Health, Discovery Health MD operated eight sites for community testing and vaccination statewide and seven travel testing

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2023 Distinguished Alumna Kaliswa Brewster ’01 is an accomplished actress,

producer, and educator based in New York. Her successful career includes recurring roles on Showtime’s Billions and ABC’s series Time After Time and Release, and her film credits include Paterno for HBO Films starring Al Pacino and directed by Barry Levinson, the feature film Paint, and The Bit Player for PBS. She has been a guest star on many shows including NBC’s Law & Order, CBS’ Blue Bloods, and Netflix’s Daredevil. Her voiceover work includes audiobooks such as Disney’s Almost There which is a reimagination of the Princess Tiana story, spots for dozens of TV shows including Netflix’s hit Wednesday, Gossip Girl, and Amazon Prime's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Kaliswa has also worked on several audio projects with Marvel.

Kaliswa believes in the power of acting to inform and tell a story. Pagliacci, a short film that Kaliswa starred in and produced, explores the internal conflicts that can occur inside a black woman wrestling with race and politics. Pagliacci was an official selection of the 2022 Micheaux Film Festival.

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Passionate about making theater accessible to everyone, Kaliswa serves on the board of Molière in the Park, a theater company committed to providing free, Broadway quality theater to New York based on the belief that theater has the power to unite and heal diverse communities. Kaliswa has both produced and acted in MIP productions.

An activist, Kaliswa has worked closely alongside Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis of Middle Collegiate Church in New York City, helping their community devise Anti-Racism workshops. They produced a star-packed special for Juneteenth in 2021 including names such as Jenifer Lewis, Nicole Ari Parker, and Bebe Winans.

Kaliswa also finds time to teach. She is a lecturer at Brooklyn College where she teaches The Business of Acting to the graduating Masters of Fine Arts Program.

She has been hired by dozens of colleges across the country to facilitate community building, acceptance, and authenticity amongst their student bodies.

Kaliswa holds a Bachelor of Arts from Whitman College in Theater, a Masters of Fine Arts from American Conservatory Theater, and a Certificate in Classical Theater from the London Academy of Music, Dramatic Art. When not working, Kaliswa enjoys travel and fitness. A cancer survivor and a person living with an autoimmune disorder, Kaliswa ran the 2021 New York Marathon to celebrate her return to health. We were thrilled to honor Kaliswa for her remarkable achievements and her contribution to society at last year’s Induction Ceremony of the senior class into the Forest Ridge Alumni Association.

ALUMNI

Young Alums on the Move Introducing three exceptional alumni who are making significant strides and demonstrating remarkable accomplishments in their endeavors.

Sesana Allen ’14 has been busy since graduating from Forest Ridge ten years ago. In December, she was featured in the Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 for her work in a venture firm, Smash Capital. She led the firm to invest in several startups, including Fizz, a social gaming platform. Sesana is also the co-founder of the Anti-Racism Fund, a non-profit that has raised more than $1 million in its mission to combat racism and promote equality through justice system reform, education parity, health and wellness, community outreach, and social justice advocacy. In her spare time, she produces a podcast that explores issues facing millennials and Gen Z. Sesana is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Politics, Philosophy, Economics and Mandarin.

Shireen Nori ’12 is a grassroots organizer and a social movement strategist. She believes

in the power of storytelling and has been using her voice to build and strengthen social justice movements for years. Her activism took shape in high school where she led the diversity club, Act Out, founded the School’s first Gay-Straight Alliance, and served as a Student Diversity Leadership member. Today, Shireen is the Director of Organizing at Public Rights Project, a legal advocacy organization that bridges the gap between government allies and communities impacted most by key issues like voting rights, state abuses of power, reproductive justice, and workers’ rights.

Shireen’s passion for helping others include acting as the National Spokesperson for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, developing winning strategies for political campaigns and ballot initiatives in Washington and Georgia, helping to create a digital strategy for the 2019 Climate Strikes which brought almost 8 million people together in a single day, and power building in Black and Brown communities to help them fight for their rights.

Zishan (Lisa) Sun ’19 was known for her passion for arts and filmmaking during her time

at Forest Ridge. In 2023, she graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, earning a B.F.A. in Film & TV Production and a minor in Business, Entertainment, Media, and Technology.

During her senior year, she collaborated with Deacon Phillippe on directing and producing two music videos, in addition to serving as the producer for one of his other music videos.

One of these videos marked her directorial debut, receiving recognition with four awards and six honorable mentions/nominations for best music video across various international film festivals.

In April 2024, Zishan is excited to showcase her work at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth, the world’s largest film festival for emerging filmmakers. She will present her acclaimed music video as an official jury award nominee and an experimental narrative short film she co-produced.

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ALUMNI

Class Notes Where has life taken you since leaving the Ridge? Learn what other alumni have been up to in the class notes below. Have an update to share? Email jlundgren@forestridge.org or visit www.forestridge.org/classnotes to share your news.

Gloria Kardong ’74, MD, DLFAPA, DABPN has been awarded the Distinguished Life Fellow award by the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Kardong is adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Clair Rogers Jenkins ’46 and her sister June Rogers Kennedy ’54 enjoyed a summer dinner with Sr. O’Dea.

Sheila Leewens Lyons ’49 and Beth McIlvaine ’49 enjoyed getting together and catching up after many years.

Ann Moloney Lamb ’52 and three of her classmates, Mary Lou LaPierre, Theresa Isakson Bournique, and Beverly Beeson Chavers, gathered for a luncheon at the Women's University Club on September 23, 2022, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their graduation.

They reminisced and joined together in singing some of the old school songs in French.

Marie Bone ’70 shares, “the indomitable Class of 1970 demonstrated its extraordinary class loyalty on January 7, 2023 when 13 of us joined Becky Beyer Canterberry's family and friends at her memorial. Of course, Coeur de Jésus was sung, and we were all delighted that Becky's niece Caroline Beyer, MD ’08 joined us in singing.”

Mary McKay Vial ’70, Buffi Hebert ’70, Kit Comick ’70, Mo Anderson ’70, and Anne Romano Sarewitz ’71 attended the Children of Mary Christmas Luncheon. Mary noted, "To celebrate together, in person, was the gift of the Christmas season."

Josi Jenneskens ’79 and fellow classmates Andrea Edwards Hamilton, Karen Eagle Zimmerman, and Malinda Kearns Norris at a holiday gathering.

Marcy Tufarolo ’73 and her classmates enjoyed their 50-year reunion celebration last summer.

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Louise Sullivan Sportelli ’76 along with Forest Ridge classmates and friends, Mary Jenneskens ’76, Karen Gerard Campbell-Wood ’80, Patty Sullivan Stanford ’77, and Andrea Edwards Hamilton ’79, enjoyed an Italian ski adventure in the Dolomites in March of 2023.

The Class of 1981 gathered at the home of Claire Impett Gallagher. A good number showed, including Sheryl Portin, Karen Janssen, Lynn Johnson, Susan Benton Meier, Jeanne Flohr, Sara Ramseyer Klein, Cathy Leone Woods, Patti Desmond, Clare Impett Gallagher, Patty Mays, and Suzanne Wilson, Mary Nichols, and Lori Dauphiny on Zoom!

Laurie Boyle ’82 and fellow classmates, Sandi Anderson M.D., Millie Edmonds, Susan Wilkinson Ranney, Tina Mendoza and Carolyn Clancy Goodwin gathered for a mini-reunion.

Deb McLaughlin ’83 is offering a newsletter subscription for schools and teachers: The Brain-Based Learner Newsletter where she translates content from neuroscience and behavioral science, to give immediately actionable input to teachers. To learn more, visit https://brainbasedlearner.com/.

Krysta Svore ’97 was elected as an AAAS Fellow (American Association for the Advancement of Science), and given the Distinguished Engineer title at Microsoft for her work in quantum computing.

Clare Links Sinnett ’01 and Merrill Behnke Brohms ’00 stopped for a photo during a chance meeting with Sr. O'Dea in Bellevue. Smiles all around!

Susannah Howard ’07 welcomed Remi Griffin Sax on December 25, 2020.

Her mother, Monica Griffin Howard ’73, is a proud grandmother!

Madeline Scarp ’07: As a public defense worker for nearly a decade, Madeline completed a special assignment with the Defender Services Office in DC. She has returned home, and stepped into a leadership position as the Administrative Officer for the Federal Public Defender - Western District of Washington. She remains grateful to Forest Ridge for cultivating a social awareness that impels her to act.

Tacie Reger ’09 married Brandon Busch on July 31, 2021 in Snohomish, WA. In attendance were her sisters, Callie Reger Abrahamowicz ’00, Jorie Reger Mellors ’03, and Emmie Reger Bien ’06, as well as Nikita Katoozi ’09 and Tom Manion.

Tacie currently works as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner at Seattle Children's Hospital on the Regional Neonatology team.

Chanel Winston Farago ’12 married Colby Stevens on August 28, 2021 at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California.

Lindsay Otta Zachary ’07 welcomed Sophie Zachary on October 30, 2022.

Annie Lundgren Clausing ’11 and her husband, Zac Clausing, welcomed Hailey Medart Clausing on December 21, 2022.

Rylee Noble Chalmers ’09 and her husband, Eric Chalmers, welcomed Weston William on November 11, 2021, and Grant Stephens on March 20, 2023.

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In Memoriam Please accept our deepest apologies if someone is inadvertently missing from this list.

Alumni 1940s Dorothy Shiel Capeloto ’46, April 28, 2020 Maryhelen Dohoney Hopkins ’46, sister of Joan Dohoney ’49 (dec.) and grandmother of Elizabeth Hopkins ’08, January 25, 2022 Maryann McGovern Fleck ’46, mother of Maura Fleck Deck ’74 and Erin Fleck Swanson ’75, February 29, 2024 Elizabeth Park Luis ’46, May 8, 2021 Patricia Ann Sullivan Barker ’47, December 21, 2021 Frances Gay Selak Joyce ’48, February 9, 2021 Mary B Flaherty ’49, RSCJ, sister of Kathy Flaherty Kelly ’64, May 30, 2021 Patty Bannan Isaksen ’49, January 2021

Diana Spilk Martin ’54, mother of Vicki Taylor Napoleone ’75, December 14, 2022 Sharon Hailey Abrams ’56, sister-in-law of Fran Abrams Bradley ’56, January 10, 2021 Frances Muriel Abrams Bradley '56, mother of Anne Bradley Hecht ’79, Barbara Bradley DiJulio ’82, and Kathleen Bradley Berman ‘83, November 28, 2021 Mary Ann Starrett Dodd ’56, February 7, 2021 Patricia Tolan Henwood ’56, sister of Kathleen Tolan Kunath ’59, January 12, 2024 Maureen Morrissey Campbell ’57, October 23, 2022 Virginia Favero Helbling ’57, June 3, 2021 Elizabeth Fiorino Ruff ’59, sister of Mary Fiorino Orradre ’57 and Martha Fiorino Dowell ’57, April 4, 2024

1960s

June Scharer McKenna ’49, May 2021

Suzanne Green ’61, May 7, 2022

1950s

Valerie Ann Volta Webster ’61, July 2021

Nancy Callaghan Cleland ’51, December 2, 2022 Lynn Pierson Cockburn ’52, mother of Tessa Cockburn Fleming ’83, February 25, 2024

Patricia James ’62, sister of Linda James ’60, and Barbara James Parlapiano ’65, September 28, 2021

Virginia Shannon Robinson ’54, November 24, 2022

Karen Tharalson Johnson ’64, October 22, 2023

Patricia Dennehy Thenell ’54, mother of Honorary Alumna, Julie Thenell Grasseschi, and sister of Julie Thenell Brown ’48 (dec.), July 5, 2022

Jeanne Rogge Greener ’65, December 28, 2022

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Nancy Quigley ’65 sister of Catherine Quigley ’59 (dec.) and Cara Quigley Brown ’60, April 2024

Molly Fitzmaurice Frazier ’66, sister of Kathleen Fitzmaurice Stroh ’58, Peggy Fitzmaurice O’Keefe ’62, and Ann Fitzmaurice Forbes ’70, September 10, 2022 Susan Pepka Harris ’67, sister of Rita Pepka ’71, May 23, 2020 Mary Lyn Hikel ’67, sister of Karen Hikel ’70 (dec.), November 18, 2021

1970s Rebecca Beyer Canterberry ’70, sister of Jean Beyer McCourt ’72 and great aunt of Caroline Beyer ’08, November 10, 2022 Ayanna (Patricia) Moore Brigham ’71, sister of Paula Moore ’68 (dec.), Pamela Moore ’69, Portia Moore ’73 and Enid Moore Tyler ’78, and mother of Gena Brigham ’06, January 2023 Laura Kunz Cameron ’71, April 5, 2023 Theresa Collins Sackett ’77, sister of Jeanie Collins Boddy ’72 and Monica Collins Manning ’76, December 19, 2020 Anne Fry Holmes ’78, sister of Jeanine Holmes ’74, February 7, 2021

1980s Mary Stafford ’85, sister of Ann Stafford ’79 and Lynn Stafford Yilmaz ’82 (dec.), January 2022

1990s Carole Visich Roane ’94, daughter of Kathy Wald Visich ’71 (dec.), and sister of Renee Visich Kurdzos ’97, February 28, 2024 Athena Wright ’95, March 21, 2024

Honorary JoAnne Clampitt, mother of Colleen Clampitt Boughton ’76, Cristi Clampitt Aigner ’77 and Cathleen Clampitt ’85, December 3, 2023 Barbara Easter, mother of Catherine Easter ’76 and Susan Easter Brandes ’77, April 16, 2021 Jeanne Marie Lee, mother of Sharon Lee ’69, Maureen Lee ’74, and Mary Pat Lee Osterhaus ’76, and grandmother of Elena Busto ’03, Lauren Busto ’05, Elizabeth Graf ’06, Sheila Osterhaus ’07, Katherine Lee ’09, Jacqueline Lee ’11, and Maggie Lee ’22, January 16, 2021 Sue Magan, former faculty and staff member and mother of Molly Magan ’84, September 12, 2022

Friends Rennie Coit, father of of Maggie Coit ’14 and Andrea Coit ’19, September 2022 Gretchen Haug Davis, former faculty member, March 25, 2024

Lucille Dora Elbert, mother of Carla Elbert Lewis ’75, Margo Elbert ’77, and Sheila Elbert McAllister ‘79 and grandmother of Grace Lewis ’12 and Erin Stepka ’15, June 16, 2022 John Foster, S.J., April 22, 2022 Evelyn “Lyn” Gaines, mother of April Gaines Collier ’74, November 20, 2023 Marvin L. “Monty” Gray, Jr., father of Elizabeth Gray ’91 and Carolyn Gray Linden ‘95, March 26, 2023 Richard Haase, father of Anne Haase ’86, Gretchen Haase Frederick ’87, and Julie Haase ’89 and grandfather to Bella Frederick ‘21, October 19, 2022 Rebecca Hewitt, mother of Laura Hewitt Walker ’86, Christa Hewitt Fleming ’88, and Emily Hewitt Boyer ’94, October 7, 2023 Karen Jacob, former staff member, December 18, 2022 Mike Kaczor, father of Nicole Kaczor Nyblod ’94, November 28, 2021 John Kalnin, husband of Mary Lyn Hikel ’67, October 27, 2023

Pete Lackie, husband of Julie Zech Lackie ’72, December 1, 2020 John Lally, husband of Barbara Brindle Lally ’64, December 13, 2020 Dr. James Lane, husband of Susanna McPherson Lane ’48, father of Margaret Lane ’78, and Mary Jo Lane O’Donnell ’82, April 16, 2024 Mark Lee, husband of Jan Chalupny ‘80, May 2, 2023 Felipe Ochoa, husband of Sandra Rosellini Ochoa ’61 and father of Jacquie Ochoa-Rosellini ’85, Ana Ochoa-Rosellini ’87 and Yvonne Ochoa-Rosellini ’92, April 2022.

Dorothy Panero Schlinger, grandmother of Annie Hines ’16 and Claire Hines ’19, March 24, 2024 Peggy Setoguchi, former faculty, August 26, 2021 Theiline Pigott Scheumann, mother of Lee Wright Rolfe ’72 and grandmother of Ginny Rolfe ’10, December 30, 2021 Stephen Urner, father of Betsy Urner ’82 and Nancy Urner Lovinger ’89, March 24, 2024

Have You Considered Making a Legacy Gift?

The 1907 Society is a group of individuals and families who have included Forest Ridge in their estate plans.

Planned gifts provide Forest Ridge with the ability to think strategically about the School’s future.

We invite you to join the 1907 Society and help foster Sacred Heart values in support of our students, faculty, and programs for years to come. Making a planned gift can work for anyone at any age and offers a way to support Forest Ridge without costing anything during your lifetime. Adding Forest Ridge to your will is easy to do and can make a lasting impact.

If you are interested in learning more, contact Julie Lundgren, Director of Alumni & Donor Relations at jlundgren@forestridge.org or 425-201-2414.

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The 2023 Varsity Golf team had an incredible season, sweeping the Emerald Sound Conference, 1A Bi-District Golf Tournament, and the 1A Golf State Tournament. Go Ravens!

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Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Administration 2023-2024 Mary Rose Guerin Head of School James Adams Assistant Director of Operations Elizabeth Ayer ’06 Director of Enrollment Management Charles Du Director of Technology

Melissa Jones Executive Assistant to the Head of School and Board of Trustees Jennifer Nicol ’05 Assistant Head for Academics

Brenda Stonecipher Interim Chief Financial Officer Erika Reinitz White ’04 Director of Marketing and Communications

Casey Hall O’Rourke ’90 Director of Advancement

Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Board of Trustees 2023-2024 Anne Romano Sarewitz ’71 Chair

Teri Barnett

Susan Roe

Brandon Blazer

JK Schatzman

Mary Rose Guerin Head of School

Alan Chaffee

Jean Schlinger

Dan Guy

Regina Shin, RSCJ

Michael Bussey Treasurer

Sheila Haggas

Paul Teng

April Gaines Collier ’74 Secretary

Arden Tellini Hofler ’88

Paula Toner, RSCJ

Christina Miller

Sophie Yang

Anne Hotz Moran ’83 (Duchesne Academy, Omaha)

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