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The Grauer School – Class of 2016
The Grauer School celebrates Class of 2016 The Grauer School celebrated the graduates of the Class of 2016 at their annual graduation ceremony on June 10 in Encinitas. This year marked a major milestone for Grauer, as it was the 25th “Silver” Anniversary of the school’s founding in Encinitas. Dr. Stuart Grauer, founder and Head of School, described the evolution of Grauer’s graduation ceremonies through the years, saying, “The first Grauer School Graduation and Commencement was held in the spring of 1992 wherein a single student among the 14 in enrollment at the time, surrounded by her peers and their families, marked her readiness to begin university life. This year we graduated 30 seniors. Since the first graduation, The Grauer School graduation exercises have incorporated what our school leadership considers to be the most relevant and beautiful ceremonial practices from many great institutions worldwide, and these exercises continue to evolve.” Dr. Grauer also noted that “The Grauer School uses the motto ‘vereor non imagination’ at each graduation to inspire its scholars to ‘fear not imagination’ throughout their lives, an essential founding value of our School.” At Grauer’s graduation ceremony, faculty members gave tributes for each of the 30 graduates. The tributes demonstrated the close relationships that the graduates had formed with many of their teachers,
FROM AVIATORS, A12 But it isn’t just watching the best players in the world compete that makes World TeamTennis matches so exciting. First of all, unlike most tennis events, cheering is encouraged. “You don’t have to be too quiet. Fans can act the same way they would at a Padres or Chargers game as far as cheering,” Ault explained. Additionally, the scoring is in total games, not just sets, so every point counts in the five matches contested. Strategy comes into play as the home team can choose what order to play men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles,
and the depth of emotion felt by the graduates, faculty and family members in the audience was profound. Dana Abplanalp-Diggs, Grauer’s principal, remarked to the graduates, “We will miss you for all that you have accomplished in your time here at The Grauer School, but more importantly, we will miss the genuinely good-hearted, kind, helpful and fun people that you are. You have succeeded in building a beautiful team from a group of strong-willed individuals — surfers, filmmakers, campers, humanitarians, actors, writers, musicians, athletes, photographers, chefs, social activists, outdoors people, engineers, scientists, meditators, performers, global citizens and leaders. At The Grauer School, our students mean the world to us. Please know that each and every one of you in the Class of 2016 mean the world to us — you will always have a home here with your Grauer family.” The Grauer School would like to express gratitude to the city of Encinitas where it has been located for a quarter century, noting, “there is no place we’d rather be.” Congratulations to all of The Grauer School’s Class of 2016 graduates, as they prepare to enter colleges and universities across the United States and around the world in the fall. To learn more about The Grauer School, visit www.grauerschool.com or call 760-944-6777.
women’s doubles and mixed doubles. “The big difference is, it is a team so every game counts and every player contributes to the score,” Ault continued. “It is very heavy on doubles, which is super exciting and so fun to watch.” Another rule that adds to the fan experience is the overtime possibility. No matter how many points a team is behind, if it can win the final set the match goes on until the leading squad wins a game, or the losing teams wins enough games to overtake its opponent. In short, this means there is never a reason to leave early. The Aviators — who have home
matches on Aug. 2 (Orange County Breakers), Aug. 5 (New York Empire), Aug. 6 (Washington Kastles), Aug. 7 (Springfield Lazers) and Aug. 8 (Philadelphia Freedom) — are owned by local residents Fred Luddy and Jack McGrory, and took third place in the Western Conference last season. Ault, Luddy and McGrory are proud to work with the Mitchell Thorp Foundation for the July 31 Pillars of Hope event. The Foundation’s mission is to help families in the region who have children suffering from life-threatening illnesses by providing financial and emotional support and resources.
“Housing Navigator” — a full-time social worker who meets with homeless individuals on the streets, identifies their needs through a specific assessment tool and walks them through the steps to obtain housing. Rental-assistance programs already exist, particularly for homeless veterans, but what’s lacking are trained case workers out on the streets, Interfaith Executive Director Greg Anglea told the Union- Tribune in April. In addition to paying for the social worker, the project has set aside money for one-time payments to landlords who agree to accept new tenants that were formerly homeless. The city is putting $15,000 into that program to incentivize landlords to participate. “The expectation and the hope is that this pilot project can be replicated (in other neighboring communities),” said Rebecca Palmer, the Community Resource Center’s director of programs. Each year, the Regional Task Force on the Homeless conducts a one-day count of the homeless population in San Diego County. The most recent report, from January, showed Encinitas having 93 homeless people, of which just 39 were living in shelters. Six percent of the 54 unsheltered homeless were veterans. Plans call for at least 50 of the city’s homeless people to be matched with the navigator, including all of the “homeless veterans seeking housing,” Palmer said. The second goal will be to obtain housing for at least 25 homeless people before the trial period ends, she said. Opening Doors is part of a national effort known as the 25 Cities Initiative, a federal Housing and Urban Development agency program to end homelessness in 25 cities with high concentrations of homeless people, including the city of San Diego. Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar told the Union-Tribune she was glad to support the proposal and that it offers hope to what can seem like an overwhelming problem. With issues like this, people “feel defeated before we’ve even started,” she said. Packages cost $125 per person and include dinner, entertainment and the auctions until 7 p.m. A $250 VIP package includes those perks plus VIP seats to the Aviators match. To purchase tickets, visit www.mitchellthorp.org/events. Also at the event, the foundation will give out its Pillars of Hope award, which honors top doctors, educators, therapists and practitioners who go above and beyond the call of duty. For more information on the Aviators, or to purchase tickets, visit www.sandiegoaviators.com. —The Business Spotlight features commercial enterprises that support this newspaper.