Acorn - Winter 2020

North Shore Country Day School

· Winter 2020

Searching for NSCDS Memorabilia It’s not too late. It’s never too late! We will forever be searching for glimpses of our past through items that alumni share with us. Below is an assortment of treasured artifacts in our collection. Some were loaned to us to photograph and others were donated. We are grateful for both! Just give us a call if you uncover an NSCDS memento; letter from Perry Dunlap Smith; photos, videos or films from the past; Purple and White Newsletters or Notes from the Headmaster.

Contact School Archivist Siera Erazo at serazo@nscds.org or 847.881.8844, or Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 at nwhiteman@nscds.org or 847.881.8848.

in this issue

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features 4 Reimagining the Hall Library 10 Francis Stanton ’73 12 One Boy’s Education—Part 2 14 Centennial History Book

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WINTER 2020 The Acorn is published by the Marketing and Communications Department of North Shore Country Day School three times a year for alumni, parents, grandparents and friends. Its goal is to connect our school community, celebrate recent accomplishments and capture the essence of life and learning at North Shore.

North Shore Country Day School 310 Green Bay Road

Winnetka, Illinois 60093 847.446.0674

Tom Flemma Head of School Tura Cottingham Director of Marketing & Communications, Co-Editor tcottingham@ nscds.org Christine Wachter Communications Associate, Co-Editor cwachter@nscds.org Jay Young

Communications Associate jyoung@nscds.org

HEAD’S LETTER

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ACADEMICS

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

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EVENTS

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FA C U LT Y

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LIVE AND SERVE

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VISUAL ARTS

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PERFORMING ARTS

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AT H L E T I C S

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ALUMNI CONNECTIONS

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P H O T O S F R O M O U R PA S T

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H O M E C O M I N G S AV E T H E D AT E

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CLASS NOTES

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ALUMNI REFLECTION

Molly Ingram McDowell ’80 Director of Development mmcdowell@ nscds.org Nancy Green Whiteman ’71

Director of Alumni Relations nwhiteman@ nscds.org Photographers Jay Young Tura Cottingham Christine Wachter

Margaret Ringia Hart Design, www.mermadeart.com Graphic Arts Studio Printing, www.gasink.net

On the front cover Shahaan Ghazi ’31 and Ethan Jackson ’31 hang out in one of the “reading caves” in the reimagined Hall Library On the back cover If you have information about this photo, contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 at 847.881.8848, or nwhiteman@nscds.org

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Learning by Doing, Living and Serving Woven throughout all of the stories—across generations— is the common theme of learning through doing. This is a fundamental tenet of progressive education and it has been part of our DNA since Perry Dunlap Smith opened our doors on October 2, 1919.

It is hard to read this issue of the Acorn without being proud of our School, our students and our graduates. I’m struck by the energy of the place and its people, the curiosity and impulse to serve that is evidenced in the way they engage in their schooling, or the way they have lived their lives since graduation. “Live and Serve,” indeed!

Woven throughout all of the stories— across generations—is the common theme of learning through doing. This is a fundamental tenet of progressive education and it has been part of our DNA since Perry Dunlap Smith opened our doors on October 2, 1919. The logic is clear and has been validated for a century: One can get a deeper understanding of a topic, a more enduring understanding, when one engages actively.

Take Chuck Haas, Class of 1931 (see story, page 12). He did not simply learn science or design from a book, he used his hands and converted his classroom lessons into a lifetime of tinkering and building and self-sufficiency. This is not just practical knowledge, it is transferred knowledge, lessons adapted to novel situations.

Learning by doing means not “needing to hire a guide.” Yet this approach and the

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Middle School Bottle Rockets Middle School Farm Day Halloween Parade First Day of Lower School 5th Grade Gods and Goddesses Meeting the Buddies

lessons learned were not simply academic.

Would the young boys in Haas’s story have felt the impact of their youthful actions if Perry Dunlap Smith had simply yelled at them instead of requiring them to find the workmen and apologize? I doubt it.

These basic tenets of a North Shore education resonated throughout these articles and our days at school in 2019. The transformed Hall Library and the new Live+Serve Laboratory are both intended to foster more doing, effective collaboration and a greater sense of our obligation to serve others (see story, page 4). Whether through the 5th grade Over the Rainbow project, a climate march or the Dunk Alzheimer’s initiative, we nudge kids to care, to get involved, to build something with their knowledge. Interim Week and Service Week both push the kids out of their classrooms and into the world— literally and empathetically—but the ideas behind these efforts are as old as the School itself.

At Centennial Homecoming this fall, alumni from across the years shared their own stories about North Shore, and how it shaped their lives. Again and again, these graduates credited their teachers with opening up their minds to new ways of learning and new ways of thinking. John Almquist’s studio, Mac McCarty’s field, Nina Babcock Bailey’s music room— all these and many, many more taught students to think widely and deeply about themselves and their worlds. Alumni have carried these lessons through life. It was a

real treat for me, and for our current students and teachers, to connect with these alums and hear their stories. It’s not only inspiring to see them living and serving decades after their time at North Shore but wonderfully affirming—even comforting—to realize that we are a part of such a broad and impactful community.

I think that’s why I have enjoyed our Centennial events so much—they link us to those who have come before and help us find commonality and connection across the decades. Traditions help us do that— Gilbert and Sullivan, ringing the bell, singing O’er the Fields—but the persistence of our core values does as well. The Centennial video documentary Pioneers Along the Road shows this beautifully. It was done by Tall Tale Productions, a local video firm run by—you guessed it—two North Shore alums, Ben Kegan ’05 and Matt Downe ’04. (Take a look if you haven’t already. You can find it on our website under the Centennial tab, or at nscds.org/our-history/documentarypioneers-along-the-road.) I think you will see the throughlines that have always shaped a North Shore education: academic success, a warm community, expected participation in the arts, athletics and service. You’ll also see a lot of doing and a lot of serving, then and now. And I hope, like me, you will be proud to see the meaningful impact that our little school on Green Bay Road has had and continues to have on generations of Raiders.

—Tom Flemma, Head of School

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REIMAGINING THE HALL LIBRARY

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Tyler Doornweerd ’20, Leif Steele ’24, Emmett Cotter ’27, Tom Flemma, Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87, Emily Ver Eecke ’27, Noah Youderian ’24 and Emmy Cho ’20

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“We broke a pipe,” he said. “The he morning of February 1, 2019, library’s f looded. I need to find out where started off like any other winter the water is coming from so I can turn morning. A polar vortex had whipped through the Chicago area two days earlier, it off.”

When Cindy got to campus, she went forcing administrators to close school straight to the library to assess the damage Wednesday and Thursday. As Winnetka and determine whether or not school crept back into double-digit but still needed to be canceled for a third day. Jim below-freezing temperatures, everyone had shut off the water, but the damage to was itching to get back into their normal the library had already been done. Ceiling routines. Maintenance Manager Jim tiles were crumbling, books were sopping Lechowicz had arrived on campus extra wet, carpet was completely saturated, with early to make sure the parking lots were inches of water pooling in some areas. clear and everything was ready to go.

Cindy called Head of School Tom He’s always one of the first people at Flemma and broke the news. He was away North Shore Country Day School. Every from campus at a conference in Chicago, morning he walks the halls, checking so it would be a few more hours until he the heat and lights, making sure the could see it for himself. Tom called restrooms are in working order. When he opened the library doors that morning, Director of Library and Information he knew he had a problem. It was raining Literacy Jenna Nemec-Loise to let her know what to expect when she came in. inside the library.

“It was shocking,” Jenna recalled. “I think I went straight into disaster recovery When he opened the library mode. The team from Laurens Restoration doors that morning, he knew was already here with huge industrial he had a problem. It was raining shop vacs, and quite a bit of water had inside the library. been pumped out. So I started working with them to pack up the books and all of the library materials. When they left at the Water from a burst bathroom pipe end of the day, I think that’s when the on the second f loor was pouring from reality hit me that everything was gone.” the Conant Science Center, through the ceiling tiles and into the Hall Library directly below. It was 4 a.m. but Jim Two and a half weeks earlier at the January immediately called Director of Operations Board of Trustees meeting, architect and Cindy Hooper. futurist Trung Le from 180 Studios had “You need to get over here,” she recalled unveiled the 2018-19 Campus Master Plan Jim telling her when she answered the that he and his team had been working on phone. “It’s bad.” since the previous spring. Le was a part of “What happened,” she asked. the team that developed the 2008 Master Plan and designed the Upper School

renovation, and this time he was tasked with envisioning a new, multi-dimensional learning and living environment at the School.

The new master plan reflected the priorities of the School’s recent strategic plan and the changes in teaching and learning in today’s digital world.

The new master plan ref lected the priorities of the School’s recent strategic plan and the changes in teaching and learning in today’s digital world, and included five areas of focus: • The Heart—a learning commons,

“Live and Serve” space and gathering steps similar to the Upper School V • The Forest Street Addition—a two-story

addition between the Lower School and Middle School with community space and additional learning spaces • West Gym Renovation—renovation to

the current West Gym to serve as a play, wellness and gathering space for the Lower and Middle Schools • The Link—an enclosed, one-story addition

connecting the Upper School and Arts Center to create a holistic security zone for the academic buildings • Mac Gym Renovation and Wellness Center—reimagined fitness rooms, changing rooms, training center, wellness lounge and upgraded athletic fields

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Middle Schoolers in the learning commons during recess

Did you know?

For almost seven decades, North Shore Country Day School did not have a central library. Since the opening of Dunlap Hall in 1922, the library had been located on the third floor of the Upper School and had been run primarily by parent volunteers. Lower and Middle School students were welcome to visit the Upper School library, but because of its inconvenient location, they mainly relied on classroom libraries and local public libraries. There was also a small Lower School library at one point.

In 1982, after Dick Hall became headmaster, the School launched the Endowing Educational Excellence campaign, raising $3.5 million for a new library and starting an endowment fund. Then in 1987, anonymous donors, later identified as Julie and Parker Hall, made a $1 million gift to the campaign that financed the remainder of the library construction project, among other things.

When the Hall Library opened October 17, 1987, it was designed to serve the entire School, from junior kindergarten through 12th grade. It was named for Headmaster Dick Hall (no relation to Julie and Parker), who had led the School into the modern era, and quickly became a hub through which the entire community engaged.

feature The week after the board meeting— and a week before the f lood—Tom introduced the highlights of the plan to parents during his State of the School address at the January Parents’ Association meeting.

“We already had a sense that the library was going to be the first project of the master plan because it touches the entire academic program, JK-12,” he explained.

“But it was probably going to be a year or a year and a half later. The f lood simply accelerated that.”

School was able to open on February 1.

Jim and his team opened up a wall and found the source of the leak, and a plumber repaired it so water could be restored to the rest of the buildings before school started at 8 a.m. But it would be a long, long time before the library would be functional again. The disaster recovery and restoration team worked hard all day, through the weekend and into the next week, pulling out rugs and baseboards, drywall and ceiling tile. Some books were destroyed—particularly the textbook collection that was directly below the source of the leak—but more than 1,000 boxes of books were packed up and moved to a dedicated facility where they would be dried and cleaned.

Once the water was removed and the space was essentially gutted, the administration and Board of Trustees had to determine next steps. They had two options: put everything back the way it was, slapping

consulted with former NSCDS board member Jim Valenti and invited him to see the space. Jim is the owner of Valenti Builders and worked on the Upper School renovation, completed in 2011. His construction company would also take the lead on this project.

By early March, a plan was in place.

While the renovated library would exist in a similar footprint as the old one, the space would be unrecognizable, embracing what is known as the “learning By early March, a plan was commons” model. As teaching and learnin place. While the renovated ing become more project-based and collablibrary would exist in a similar orative, libraries are evolving and footprint as the old one, the space becoming natural spaces for that work to would be unrecognizable. occur. The reimagined Hall Library would feature collaborative and quiet study spaces, a beautiful new Acorn section (the The School is in the very beginning Lower School area) with a theater-in-thestages of a capital campaign, North Shore round and “reading caves” for the littlest Forevermore, set into motion when the Raiders, and f lexible furniture throughout board approved the 2017-2022 Strategic for various projects.

Plan. The Campaign initiatives fully supA stairway, similar to that in the Upper port those outlined in the current Strategic School, would connect this center of learnPlan in the following areas: People— student scholarships and faculty support; ing and research directly to the Science Center atrium above. This new vertical Program—health and wellness, STEAM access would enhance the library’s role initiatives, community partnerships, and as a JK-12 hub in a school that values such equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives; Place—library transformation, West Gym collaboration dearly. It would also be a beautiful architectural statement, a gathrenovation, Lower School and Middle ering and presentation space, and would School addition, Upper School and Arts allow light from the Science Center skyCenter link, Mac Gym renovation and lights into the library. In the Science wellness center; and Perpetuity—endowCenter itself, a new Lower School science ment investment. room would complete the original vision Over the next several weeks, plans of having all science classes JK-12 in the began to take shape. Administrators up some drywall and restoring the library to its previous state, or move forward with Le’s vision, using the f lood as a springboard to transform the library into a 21st century learning space.

The board voted to proceed with the transformation. “They didn’t blink,” Tom said. “And because of our generous donors, we could afford to take advantage of a great opportunity.”

Lower School Gathering in the Acorn section of the library

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feature same space, promoting collaboration across all ages. This concentration of science classrooms and their proximity to the learning commons has already sparked conversations about the next generation of STEAM at NSCDS. While many public schools in Chicago and nationwide are cutting back on libraries, Tom considers the library the “beating heart” of the School. It’s one of the few JK-12 spaces on campus, and really the only one that is purely curricular. “We knew we could energize the space through design to support project-based and collaborative learning—things that are already and will continue to be a hallmark of our curriculum,” Tom said.

Because of that, he considers it a priority when it comes to investment—both in facilities and personnel. “The role of the library has changed dramatically in the last 20 or 30 years,” he explained. “If we were simply warehousing books, we wouldn’t have needed to build a new library and we wouldn’t have had to hire really well-trained librarians. Libraries are now centers of exchange. They are community centers. They are primary points of access to all the world’s collected information—electronic and non-electronic.”

Assistant Head of School and Academic Dean Chris Boyle added that information literacy is more critical now than ever, and will only continue to grow in importance.

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campus. The library reopened to students the following Monday.

Since its reopening, the space has been hopping. Lower School uses the Acorn section for its weekly Lower School While many public schools in Chicago Gathering. The staircase—known as the and nationwide are cutting back on Agora, an ancient Greek word for a public libraries, Tom considers the library assembly place—has been used for author the “beating heart” of the School. visits, Intro to Upper School sessions, Middle School recess, Model United Nations training, Middle School Service Jenna said she is thrilled Kathie is Fair and Upper School Interim Night here to take the lead on the Lower School presentations, Admissions events and a library program so she can have time to host of other things. focus on the Middle and Upper School But more than anything, the new Hall library curriculum. “Now that we have our new Lower School librarian, we can really Library is a warm, welcoming place for students to come and be themselves, activate the space and take the program Jenna explained. “The library is so much where it needs to be,” she explained. “So more than just a place for books. It’s about now if we have a Lifer who is here all the relationships we cultivate with stu14 years, they will have had an excellent experience, led by a fully qualified profes- dents, teachers, staff members and families. It’s about the feeling that comes from sional librarian who is passionate about walking through a door and feeling like what they do.” you can exhale because this is a place you belong. And now we have something Almost eight months to the day from that does all that and also aligns with our when the library f looded, just in time for strategic vision for the library—the inforCentennial Homecoming on Sept. 27, mation literacy curriculum that we’re Tom and Board Chair Molly Shotwell creating and our equity, diversity and Oelerich ’87—f lanked by student repreinclusion initiatives. sentatives from all three divisions—cut “While you never want a disaster to a ceremonial ribbon to reopen the space. happen, there’s been this really amazing Later that evening, alumni, parents of rebirth and rejuvenation,” Jenna explained. alumni, faculty and staff gathered in the “A tremendous opportunity came out of space for a Homecoming reception and something really unpleasant and I have cocktail party, and throughout the weekfaith our investment will yield something end, tours were available to those visiting really wonderful.” but two full-time experienced librarians.

Kathie O’Dowd joined Jenna as the Lower School Librarian in October.

Director of Library and Information Literacy Jenna Nemec-Loise with 1st graders

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Lower School Academic Integrator Jeff Shaw with 5th graders in the Live+Serve Lab

Live+Serve Lab: More Than Just a Makerspace One of the centerpieces of the new library is the Live+Serve Laboratory, a space for hands-on, student-centered learning and creating, with a focus on active service and global citizenship. While makerspaces are all the rage in the education world right now, the Live+Serve Lab distinguishes itself by its mission focus.

narrow understanding of service as an institution, focused more on volunteering and philanthropy,” she said. “But now we are widening that definition, not only to include advocacy and education that are considered more traditional parts of service, but also to include design thinking, which is focused heavily on empathy for others.”

“Having an incubator for our mission right here in the heart of our campus impels us to work harder at that mission,” explained Upper School English and Social Studies Teacher Drea Gallaga, who was named Director of the Live+Serve Lab. “The technology helps us move forward in terms of the innovation that is so important for our students to learn. But the idea of ethical, global citizenship that’s embedded in our mission is at the heart of who we are and aspire to be as a school. So having those two initiatives combined in this space just feels really powerful and is a way to help our students reach their full potential.”

The idea is for the lab to be available to the entire School community. In its first few months, 5th graders, led by Lower School Academic Integrator Jeff Shaw, used the tools in the garage to work on their yearlong Over the Rainbow project. Middle School digital media and design students, led by Middle and Upper School Academic Technology Integrator Kenyatta Forbes, utilized the media lab. Upper School students, led by Lower School Science Teacher and Science Department Head Annie Collins and Upper School Science Teacher Gina Gnoffo, started a Fab Club, focused mainly on sewing. The Upper School Community Service Club began holding their meetings in the space. Faculty and staff dropped in during open tinkering hours to learn how to use the equipment. The lab was also used for Upper School Interim and Middle School Service Week projects.

The lab is divided into several areas. The garage is the technological hub and contains a variety of tools including a Glowforge laser cutter, several 3D printers, Cricut vinyl and paper cutters, sewing machines, and Makedo tools for cardboard. There is also a media lab with recording equipment and a green screen. The classroom area of the lab contains flexible seating and tables that can be reconfigured for group work, two large white board walls— one on the inside and one on the outside—where students can write notes and leave messages about the work they’re doing, a smartscreen that can be used to project work and watch livestreamed events, and drawers and drawers full of supplies like scissors, markers, glue, paper and other crafting tools.

The main focus of the space is to support service or other missiondriven projects, Drea explained. “Up to this point, we’ve had a pretty

A number of faculty across disciplines have been instrumental in getting the space up and running and training the community on how to use the equipment—Drea, Jeff, Kenyatta, Director of Educational Technology Lucy Gray, and Technical Theater Director and Theater Arts Teacher Austin Gruber.

“I’m really excited about all the ways we will be able to collaborate, and that’s something we’ve only just begun to explore,” Drea said.

“How can we ourselves collaborate more richly and how can we teach that skill of collaboration? It’s one of the most important skills we can send students out into the world with.”

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FRANCIS STANTON ’73

Cartographer.

Photographer.

Artist. Designer.

Problem solver.

Maker. Inventor.

Observer. Drummer.

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“ You have to be inquisitive. Be true to your desires, go with what you want to do.

Feed that yearning whether traveling or making stuff, or lifelong learning. It’s a big, big world.”

Cartographer. Photographer. Artist.

Designer. Problem solver. Maker. Inventor.

Observer. Drummer. Meet Francis Stanton ’73. In short, he is the essence of a North Shore Country Day School graduate. He is a lifelong learner and doer. He is curious and tenacious—if something he makes doesn’t work the first time—try, try again.

Francis grew up in Winnetka, the son of Louise and Francis Rew Stanton ’27, a Chicago-area architect from 1935 to 1989.

The elder Francis, known as “Franny,” served the School in many ways over the years—as president of the Board of Trustees, president of the Alumni Association and director of alumni giving.

He also taught a trimester course in architecture for several years and coached the tennis team.

His mother, Louise, was a lifelong artist, and his siblings all inherited a bit of her creative streak. His sister, Suzanne, is an artist in San Francisco, and his brothers William “Bim” ’64 was an engineer and Campbell ’66 is the founder of the KVNF radio station in Paonia, CO. Francis enrolled at North Shore in 6th grade, coming from the Greeley School in Winnetka. In 7th grade, his geography teacher Lew Davis assigned students a project to make a map. “I decided to make a three-dimensional map of New Zealand using dripped candle wax using different colors to show the different elevations,” Francis recalled. “I brought it to class the day before it was due and put it on the windowsill. The next morning it had melted into a puddle.”

The summer between Middle and Upper School he took a photography class from NSCDS Art Teacher John Almquist.

“I learned a lot about black-and-white photography, and clearly remember learning how to spool exposed film onto a developing reel in the tiny, pitch-black darkroom—a scary thing—with Mr. Almquist coaching me through the door.”

Francis said that his love of art continued to grow throughout high school. “I

became an art-room junkie,” he said. “It was a second home, with people coming and going, including Mr. Almquist. He had a big inf luence on both my career as a cartographer and my practice of ‘art’ as an incorrigible maker of everyday things.”

John Almquist supported Francis’ interests in his quiet way, and the things he taught him became second nature.

“His ideas were often more of a problemsolving nature than lofty ideals about art,” Francis said. “His observations fit well with me, growing up in an artistic family.

It’s often possible for me to feel art, and feel the art in common objects. I think that Mr. Almquist clarified and nurtured my vision gained from my upbringing.”

Other important art teachers that Francis says deserve mentioning, for they were important too, are Barbara Montague, Ernie Porps, Marty Madigan, Tim Ade and, down in the depths of the shop, Roger Shipley. “Mr. Shipley really gave me the confidence to design and make things, like the first-act stage set for The Mikado in 1973. Altogether they formed an Art Center learning environment which I’ve never experienced again.”

After graduating from North Shore, he headed to the University of Colorado in Boulder. Inf luenced by his family’s involvement in the arts and creative fields, he wanted to be an art major but the school was full. He ruled out architecture because of the math component. Instead, he majored in geography and cartography with concentrations in geology and product design.

During college, Francis started Eagle Eye Graphics as a freelance graphic artist and cartographer. His first job after graduating was creating maps using aerial photogrammetry on stereo plotters, and preparing cartographic production for resource mapping. “That was before computers and all of the work was by hand.”

Over the years, he moved west to Colorado, then to Seattle, and back to Colorado again, exploring his passion for

photography and map-making. Rebranded as Eagle Eye Maps, his business grew and became firmly established with five employees.

He drew maps for the Denver-based Baby Bell’s directories; most of the Alaska phone books; ski resort and cross-country ski routes in Colorado; guidebooks; and an Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce poster map. Business was good.

Prompted by family, Francis and Eagle Eye moved back to the Midwest to Madison, WI, in 1990, where his business continued to f lourish. There was an American Girl educational project for schools that required a map of Philadelphia for the doll Addie and maps for bike events, along with expedition maps for book endpapers and maps for many of the Caribbean Islands 20 years ago that tourists can still buy today.

“I’ve always been very detail-oriented and a fine-motor-skills person making things, drawing,” he laughs. “I love maps, and I fell in love with cartography. It was a perfect match with my artistic background and photography skills.” That skill set served him well.

After retiring from his map-making business about two years ago, Francis visited his sister Suzanne in California and she asked if he wanted to cut a rubber stamp. That ignited a new passion for not only printmaking but also inventing.

Based on the Japanese method of Kento block printing, he designed a jig to ensure precision alignment when creating multiple block prints. After months of testing, revising, exploring different materials, laser and CNC cutting, and revising again, he has plans to market the system to the block-printing community.

This idea of reinvention is just one of the many things he learned from his time at NSCDS. “You have to be inquisitive,” he said. “Be true to your desires, go with what you want to do. Feed that yearning whether traveling or making stuff, or lifelong learning. It’s a big, big world.

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ONE BOY’S EDUCATION: A REMEMBRANCE OF NSCDS, 1919-1931 (Part 2)

BY CHUCK HAAS ’31

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feature Editor’s Note: This memoir by Chuck Haas ’31, one of the School’s first group of Lifers, was originally published in the Spring 1990 edition of the North Shore Country Day School Bulletin. We will be publishing excerpts of his writings over the next few issues of the Acorn. After graduating from Harvard in 1935 with a degree in English, Chuck began a career in film, first as a writer/producer then as a director. Among his movie credits are The Modesto Case (a labor documentary) and eleven feature films, including Moonrise, which he also wrote and produced. For TV he directed seven productions for the acclaimed General Electric Theater, as well as some 300 other productions for a variety of well-known shows of the 1950s and early ’60s. According to Bill Hinchliff ’64, who was the Alumni Editor of the Bulletin in 1990, Chuck once spent an entire evening reciting Gilbert and Sullivan opera songs from memory, in the company of another G&S addict by the name of Groucho Marx, thereby persuading Groucho to make a rare appearance in a TV drama.

CHAPTER 2 Now we come to 7th and 8th grades, the age which cannot sit still for an instruction period of 45 minutes. I am not sure, but I think it was in 7th grade (still in West Hall) we had a Mr. Carlson who solved the problem of keeping order by reading us Thorne Smith’s Topper, obviously better than Ritalin.

In 8th grade (I think) these problems crested in Miss Babcock’s music class.

We had perfected a system of humming— mouths closed, no visible culprit—which filled the room with sound and drove teachers insane. One day, Mr. Smith appeared. We would not waste any more of Miss Babcock’s time. Instead of music, we would study military drill out by the f lagpost. And we did. (It is pertinent here to note that the sexes were then temporarily separated at Middle School.

The reasons were various, including the fact that 7th and 8th grade girls mature and grow more rapidly than boys.)

The military drill, led by PDS (Perry Dunlap Smith), had its sequel. Spring that year was rainy and muddy. My best friend was Ted Gerhard who lived in the (then) Episcopal Parish House at the southwest corner of Linden and Oak across from the public library. We’d walk home along Forest, Willow, Linden, et cetera. One day we came upon two classmates: George Hale, who lived on Willow, and Herman Butler. A mud fight ensued. Ted and I won by superior tactics. We decided to extend operations and organized the MSA (Mud Slingers Association) which utilized our military background. After school we drilled and developed maneuvers of attack and defense. Francis Moore contributed the command “Wither” (unknown to Col. Smith) which caused everyone to drop f lat.

We reached our imperial apogee the day we used recess to drive either the 9th or the 7th grade completely off the campus; classes had to be suspended while the refugees were rounded up. After that, I think Mr. Smith sent us back to music, which I suppose he felt had charms to soothe the savage beast.

tools one by one. The only tool we were forbidden to touch was the belt-driven table saw. When I collected too many books for my bookshelves at home, my mother said that, if I wanted the books, I should provide the shelves. I have done so ever since to this day. Our house contains books and records and CD’s covering many walls, all on shelves I built. In addition, the house holds four bureaus and two desks of my design and manufacture; also built-in storage cabinets, f loor to ceiling kitchen cabinets, re-upholstered chairs, and so forth. All thanks to NSCDS. We learned to make scale plans (and blueprints) in three elevations; and one year when an incinerator was needed back of Dunlap, we learned to mix concrete.

We used recess to drive Useless? Not at all—when the decking of either the 9th or the my pool fell into disrepair, I had no need to pay anyone $20 per hour to fix it.

7th grade completely Thanks to Mr. Bollinger, I knew how. off the campus; classes One semester of 7th or 8th grade science was devoted to the ordinary had to be suspended appliances of contemporary life. We while the refugees learned to repair toilets, leaky faucets, plugged-up gas burners, light switches, were rounded up. wall switches, lamp wiring, et cetera. I can handle simple roofing, electrical and plumbing problems without calling for He sent us to a nearby stretch of Willow, help. Unfortunately, we never worked on where another piece was being repaired, refrigerator compressors or internal comto find those workmen and apologize to bustion engines. There was no metal shop. them. We did so. Neither of us ever forgot Nevertheless, we learned to find our way the experience or what Perry Smith said. about in a world of machines and devices In Dunlap Hall and the upper grades, without always needing to hire a guide. this becomes the story of particular teachA short addendum on Miss Babcock, ers and individuals. But before moving up now Mrs. Bailey: we finally paid attention.

I would like to give special mention to Between her and Mr. Landers, the nonMr. Bollinger’s wood shop program, and performers among us learned to identify likewise to a 7th or 8th grade science class, leitmotifs, sonata form, et cetera, and how possibly taught by Mr. Jones. (I’m a little to read a score while listening. At some hazy about it.) point between 7th and 9th grade we The wood shop was not where I shone. moved to newly built Dunlap Hall and Perhaps my small muscle coordination made the transition from being a class in was slow to develop, but in any case my a classroom to shifting from room to boats never came out as well as Jamie room and teacher to teacher.

Odell’s. However, it was a key element in a North Shore education. The projects were so devised that we learned to handle the

Mention of our early route home along the west side of the campus calls to mind an episode which illustrates Mr. Smith’s profound moral concerns. One day, at about this era, Ted and I came upon a stretch of freshly relaid sidewalk on Willow between Forest and Linden.

Naturally, we put our initials on it. Mr. Smith must have walked that way to the village, because he saw in it the identifiable EAG and CFH. He called us to his office, told us that the workmen who had laid that sidewalk clearly took great pride in their skill: they left a beautiful, smooth, well-finished job, and we had messed it up.

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CENTENNIAL HISTORY BOOK Live and Serve

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n 1919, North Shore Country Day School was born from the hearts of a group of Winnetka families and the leadership of an education visionary, Perry Dunlap Smith. Together they created more than a school— they built a community of teachers, students and families that has thrived and endured as a model of learning, living and serving for 100 years.

This milestone is being celebrated in a beautiful, limited-edition, 168-page hardcover book. In it, we honor the tapestry of people and ideas woven into a singular, lasting vision of an indelible model for learning.

Preorder your copy today at nscds.org/centennialbook.

In order to include our iconic Centennial year in the School’s history, the book will be available in the spring of 2020.

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Middle School Service Week: Brady Phillips ’25

Charlie Settimi ’25, Annie Loeb ’25 and Edie Albert ’25

Middle School Service Week While Upper School students participated in Interim Week, Middle School students had their own week of experiential learning with a philanthropic focus November 11-15.

In 2011, the Middle School launched Service Week as a way to incorporate the “Live and Serve” motto into the educational experience in a way that was developmentally designed for students between the ages of 11 and 14. Now in its ninth year, the goal remains to plant the seed for students to become involved in service and to instill the desire to perform service throughout their lives. The weeklong format offers an immersive, intensive experience with students grouped together in advisories. That time together also has the added benefit of strengthening the connection among the advisory.

Students spent Monday, Tuesday and Thursday out in the field, volunteering at one of eight service organizations.

Wednesday and Friday they stayed on campus, where a number of guests were brought in to speak with them. This year’s keynote speaker was Ed Yohnka, the director of communications and public policy at the American Civil Liberties Union of

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Illinois. Friday afternoon, parents were half of the local options were serviceinvited to learn about the various projects oriented. Some offerings repeated from during the “Live and Serve” fair. previous years—assisting in classrooms at Oak Terrace Elementary and LEARN Upper School Interim Week Charter School, working with youth at Marillac House and Rustic Falls, In the spring of 1976, Head of Upper learning how to write Chinese, Arabic School Dave Osberg and Upper School and other alphabets, f ly-fishing in English Teacher Carol Gaston began a Virginia, learning firsthand what it’s like new North Shore Country Day School to be a Lower School science teacher or tradition—Interim Week, an “alternative an athletic trainer. curriculum” with intensive courses and There were also a number of new weeklong, all-day learning experiences.

Interim options, including fencing, forgSome proposed courses for that first year ing and the art of metallurgy, a included a survey of Chicago architecture, fiber arts service project that utilized a wildlife study trip to the Great Smokies, equipment in the new Live+Serve Lab a dance workshop, a language field trip to and a journalism bootcamp.

Quebec, an auto rebuilding class and a A handful of students shared their course in the photographic essay.

Interim experiences with the entire The idea that important learning often School community during a special happens outside the classroom goes back Morning Ex held in the Mac Gym on to the School’s earliest days. Founding November 20. Then in early December, Headmaster Perry Dunlap Smith believed parents were invited to learn more during in educating the whole child, which is Upper School Interim Night. Stations were evident from the School’s focus from day set up throughout the Hall Library, one on incorporating not only rigorous Conant Science Center and West Gym, academics but also the arts, athletics and and parents, along with friends and family service. One hundred years later, that members, listened to brief presentations, still holds true. tasted samples, watched demonstrations This year, Upper School students and even purchased some of the creations. participated in one of 16 local Interims or four travel-based experiences. Almost

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Upper School Interim: Nathan Keyt ’21 and Nina Scheyer ’21

Kali Pfannerstill ’20, Ava Bogan ’23 and Finn Doornweerd ’22

Lexi Shultz ’26 and Zenia Babool ’26

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Middle School Math Team: David Szymanski ’24, Jeet Kothari ’24,Toby Nelson ’24, Lucy Skinner ’25, Vivi Halbower ’25, Middle School Math Teacher Graham Rosby, Anneliese Conine ’25, Izzy Henry ’25 and Samantha Halbower ’25

University of Chicago Lab School Model United Nations

Math Team Takes First Place On a chilly Friday afternoon in November, eight North Shore Country Day Middle School students boarded a bus for their very first math competition and came home with a championship trophy. The NSCD middle school math team finished first overall at a Math League regional qualifying meet November 15, hosted by Pope John XXIII School in Evanston. In addition to the team win, four students— Jeet Kothari ’24, Toby Nelson ’24, David Szymanski ’24 and Lucy Skinner ’25— qualified to compete at the national level in Silicon Valley in April.

The contest consists of four rounds, explained Middle School Mathematics Teacher Graham Rosby, who started the team this fall. During the sprint round, students worked individually to answer 30 questions with no calculator in 40 minutes. The questions began with simple calculations and became progressively harder, ending with complicated problem-solving.

During the target round, students answered eight questions. They received two at a time and had six minutes for each pair. The third round was the team round. Working in groups of four, students answered 10 questions in 20 minutes. The final round was the countdown round, limited to the top eight competitors overall who were seeded and went headto-head to see who could answer two out of three questions the fastest. Toby, who finished fourth in his grade level and fifth overall, represented NSCD in the final round.

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really enjoy it, so she was excited when Graham started the team here. “I was looking forward to testing my skills under pressure and working with others,” she explained. “Math is a lot of fun by yourself, but working with others is also exciting.”

The math team is one of two new extracurricular math initiatives at the School this year. The other is called a math circle.

Math circles meet after school five times a year and are open to students of all levels.

So far, the attendees have been 6th-8th graders who are taking everything from beginning math to advanced algebra, but Upper and Lower School students are welcome to attend as well. While the math team focuses on strategy and speed, students who come to the math circles explore one problem recreationally, and so far, Graham says participants have been pleasantly surprised by how much fun math can be.

Graham has been involved in math teams in some capacity—either as a competitor or as a coach—for more than 15 years, so this was something very near and dear to his heart, he said. He also writes contest math problems, although he is not affiliated as a writer with Math League.

“With the math circles and the math team, we’re trying to emphasize that really rigorous, interesting, challenging math is for everyone,” Graham explained. “And with coaching, you can get better at this type of math. I’m incredibly proud of these students for what they’ve done.”

Vocal Performances November was a busy month for several NSCD vocalists. Anneliese Conine ’25 sang The Star-Spangled Banner and

America the Beautiful during the Village of Winnetka Veterans Day program November 11. The following week, members of the Upper School Chorus— Jada Adamson-Tate ’21, Charlotte Bartell ’22, Alex Carrigan ’20, Phoebe Casey ’20, Paris Fear ’22 and Bella Flemma ’22— sang the national anthem before the Northwestern University women’s volleyball match against Penn State November 17.

Model UN NSCD Upper School students participated in three Model United Nations conferences in the fall and brought home several individual honors as well as a team award.

At their first conference, held at the University of Chicago Laboratory School on September 21, the 26 delegates from North Shore earned the Outstanding Large Delegation award. Additionally, Emmy Cho ’20 received the Best Delegate award for her work on the Japanese Presidential Cabinet and Izzy Cho ’20 received an honorable mention for her work on the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee. Twenty NSCD students participated in the Carl Sandburg Model UN Conference October 5, where Andrew Xing ’22 earned an honorable mention for his position in the International Court of Justice. On Nov. 2, 27 students participated in the highly competitive St. Ignatius Model UN Conference, where Chris Johnson ’22 received an honorable mention as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Neil Behl ’23 received an honorable mention for his work on the College Football Selection Committee.

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Jim Papoulis with the Lower School Chorus

Jim Papoulis: Changing the World One Note at a Time What started as a blank sheet of music on a Monday morning transformed into a soon-to-be published choral song by Thursday afternoon. “There’s something magical for a child to look at a blank paper and turn it into a song,” said award winning New York City based composer Jim Papoulis, who spent the week at North Shore Country Day School working with the Lower School chorus to write an original song.

“It’s empowering for them to come up with a concept and then do it,” Jim continued. “They’re expressing their spirits, souls and imagination.”

Beginning November 18, Jim spent about two hours each day with the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade singers. They learned about each other as they worked hard toward their mutual goal of creating a song. “On day one, I just want to get to know them,” Jim explained. “I want them

to feel comfortable. I want to get up to their level.”

Once they found some common ground, Jim started asking questions of the students to understand what was on their minds. “I ask them what they would do if they could change the world,” Jim says. “I ask them what gives them joy.

What are the qualities of a good person and what are the important parts of life.”

From their answers, a song started to evolve. “The lyrics to this year’s song are pretty special,” Jim said.

Titled “All You Need,” the lyrics revolve around the idea of finding common ground to make the world a better place.

“What can we do? What do we need to bring the world together,” the song asks.

“All you need is love. All you need is respect. Let’s all lift our voices and turn this world around,” the song continues.

“It’s a beautiful message, especially in this day,” Jim said.

Lower School music teacher Linda Kiracibasi agreed. “I still sit there in amazement. Our Lower School kids never lack ideas.”

“Usually they pick a word,” Linda explained. “This year I believe it was love— and they just go from there. The song truly is all their words.”

The morning of November 21, Jim and the choir traveled to VSOP studio with their creation in hand to record it in a professional environment. Later that evening, they performed it live in a concert at NSCDS. This is Jim’s ninth time since 2002 working with students at the School.

“Usually I only work with a place once,” Jim explained. “But there’s something special about this community—the spirit here—that struck me; the social consciousness [of the community].”

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The fall meeting of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Day School Teaching Residency program

Penn Fellows In October, North Shore Country Day hosted about 90 educators involved in the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Day School Teaching Residency program for an intensive threeday session, which included different tracks for first-year fellows, second-year fellows and mentors, as well as sessions for the entire group.

In 2017, Penn’s Graduate School of Education selected NSCD and nine other highly regarded schools to launch this innovative two-year program that allows aspiring teachers to earn a master’s degree while completing a teaching fellowship at a partner school.

Out of the 10 schools initially chosen for the program, North Shore was the only one outside of the East Coast. Since then, two more schools have been added, including one outside Cleveland.

The day school residency was modeled after a similar program at the University of Pennsylvania for boarding schools. Both programs begin with an intensive weeklong seminar at the University of Pennsylvania, where all of the fellows engage in coursework around three strands: teaching and learning; the history and culture of independent schools; and ref lective practices. They also have a winter meeting at Penn and weekend meetings in the fall and spring at partner schools. In between the four in-person meetings, fellows participate in regular 20

video chats with their cohorts, and have a long syllabus of coursework to complete.

Over the course of the two-year program, fellows complete 10 graduate-level course units. In their second year, they complete an inquiry project and construct a portfolio. During this time, they also teach in one of the partner schools. Upon successful completion of the program, the fellows receive a Master’s of Science in Education.

Dave Mochel: Wellbeing and Mindfulness In preparation for the 2019-2020 school year, Mindfulness Coach and Business Consultant Dave Mochel spent a week at NSCDS focused on the foundations of wellbeing, healthy communities and leadership. Dave is a former independent school teacher who now works with educators across the country focused on building wellbeing for faculty, staff, students and whole school communities.

At the all-school meeting with faculty and staff, he focused on wellbeing and engagement with work and each other.

The balance of the week he worked with division faculty, the board, divisions and department heads, and members of the administrative team, highlighting developing mindfulness, and social and emotional intelligence in our students.

In addition, Dave gave a presentation

to parents entitled: “Calm, Kind and Confident: Raising Emotionally Resilient Children.” He talked about how discomfort is a normal part of living a meaningful and healthy life and gave parents concrete practices for strengthening their childrens’ ability to accept challenges gracefully, bounce back quickly from upset and access powerful emotional states.

For more than 30 years, Dave has been helping individuals, teams and organizations focus their attention and energy where it will make the greatest positive difference. Using principles drawn from modern scientific research and enduring wisdom, he works with leaders, educators, executives, parents, students and athletes all over the world.

Andy Duran: Vaping— A Parent’s Guide The Parent Education committee of the Parents’ Association hosted a program on October 23 to education Middle and Upper School parents about vaping.

Andy Duran, executive director of Linking Efforts Against Drugs (LEAD), led the presentation and also presented to students.

Vaping illnesses have made major headlines recently. The U.S. Surgeon General has officially declared e-cigarette use among young adolescents and high

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schoolers a growing epidemic. These students are often exposed to ads for vaping products or may have friends who engage in e-cigarette use. Many students may have also tried these products, such as JUUL, for themselves.

Andy educated parents about these products and what to look for. He also discussed the nuts and bolts of vaping and provided practical talking points to empower parents to have educated discussions with their children.

LEAD is an organization based in Northbrook that works with young people and families to educate them on the prevention of alcohol and drug use, as well as other risky behaviors.

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humans determines everything from our evaluations of high art and our ability to develop reasonable political policies to how we highly rate our experiences with customer service agents. By contrast, our ability to dehumanize others opens the door to shocking aggression and brutality.”

“Humans have superpowers. More than any other psychological stimulus, our presence can make experiences feel significant, inspire moral behavior and encourage action. Recent studies suggest that we even have power over mortality—the survival rate of individuals with stronger social relationships has been found to be twice as high as those with weak relationships.”

Adam is Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere.

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how to talk about it. Parents were given the opportunity to discuss challenges, ask questions and share strategies.

Jennifer Miller: Confident Parents, Confident Kids

North Shore Country Day hosted a Family Action Network event December 10, featuring Jennifer Miller. In her new book, Confident Parents, Confident Kids: Raising Emotional Intelligence in Ourselves and Our Kids—From Toddlers to Teenagers, she lays out an approach for helping parents—and the kids they love—hone their emotional intelligence so they can make wise choices, connect and communicate well with others, and become socially conscious and confident human beings.

Adam Waytz: Jennifer has 20 years of experience The Power of Human working with parents, educators and other adults to help them become more effective North Shore Country Day hosted a Family with children through social and emoAction Network event November 4, tional learning. She is a regular contribufeaturing Adam Waytz. In his new book, tor to the NBC Education Nation’s Parent The Power of Human: How Our Shared Humanity Can Help Us Create a Better Lizzy Appleby: The Talk—Your Toolkit and has contributed articles or interviews to popular publications such as World, this social psychologist and author Middle Schooler and Sex Ed The Washington Post, Parent Magazine, The explores the innate need for human interaction, the capacity for dehumanization, Lizzy Appleby, LCSW, of Youth Services of Huffington Post, and more. Jennifer earned and the ways people can reinvest everyday Glenview/Northbrook facilitated a Middle her master’s degree in education with a focus on social and emotional developlife with value and meaning by reemphaSchool parent education workshop on ment from the University of Illinois at sizing the crucial value of authentic November 12 that explored strategies for Chicago. She lives with her husband and human presence. communicating with middle schoolers son in Columbus, OH. Adam believes that “our ability to imag- about sexual health and healthy relationine and empathize with the minds of other ships, including what to talk about and

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Homecoming Pep Rally

Fletcher Stanley ’33 and Page Stanley ’31

Homecoming Although wet and stormy conditions threatened to put a damper on North Shore Country Day’s Centennial Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, it didn’t stop more than 600 alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, friends and neighbors from returning to campus September 27-28 to celebrate.

Alumni from as far away as Chile and the United Kingdom returned to campus with their friends and families to reconnect with former classmates, faculty and staff. The oldest alumnus who came to campus was Pete Henderson ’47, and a group of alumni from the Class of 1949 returned to celebrate their 70th reunion.

Pete Henderson’s daughter, Murph Henderson’83, returned to campus with her dad for her own belated 35th reunion and said she was moved by the weekend’s events. “There were so many ways to gather—on the lawn, in the Upper School, for a tour, in a home,” she explained. “I was reminded that the most engaging conversations often happen with classmates who were not close friends in the old days.

People have chosen fascinating paths.”

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Alumni and their guests mingled with current and former faculty at a Friday evening cocktail party and opening reception for the alumni art show in the newly renovated Hall Library and adjacent John Almquist Gallery, which had officially reopened just hours before. The opening Centennial year show, which ran through December 6, featured the work of former NSCDS art teacher John Almquist and 22 alumni artists, representing nine decades (see story, page 24).

Meanwhile, students and parents packed the Mac Gym to cheer on the volleyball teams, and food trucks from several local eateries offered tasty treats.

On Saturday, alumni, parents of alumni and former faculty gathered in the Auditorium for a special program, featuring the world premiere of the School’s Centennial documentary: “Pioneers Along the Road—100 Years of North Shore Country Day School.” Head of School Tom Flemma also gave a School update and acknowledged all the past recipients of the Francis R. Stanton ’27 Alumni Recognition. The Stanton recognition is given to alumni whose lives exemplify the School’s motto, “Live and Serve.”

The morning program concluded with a

traditional sing-along of Gilbert & Sullivan and other favorite tunes. Additional screenings of the documentary occurred every half hour from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

There were plenty of activities for students and families all day Saturday, beginning with the Little Raiders Field Hockey Clinic. This yearly activity gives children age 4 and up an opportunity to learn the basics of the game from NSCDS players and coaches. There were also inf latables, facepainting, temporary tattoos and an assortment of lawn games for kids of all ages.

All Homecoming attendees were invited to a barbecue on the Upper School Quad, featuring food from Smoque BBQ in Chicago and live entertainment

by Grammy-nominated artists Liam Davis ’86 and Justin Roberts.

NSCDS varsity, junior varsity and middle school teams celebrated victories throughout the weekend, winning seven and tying one of the nine home games that were not rained out. The varsity field hockey team defeated Lake Forest Academy (4-0); the varsity boys soccer team defeated Lisle Senior High School (2-0); and the varsity volleyball team defeated Mather High School (2-0) and Northtown Academy (2-0).

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Stanton Alumni Recognition: Liam Davis ’86, Deborah Vainder Edidin ’67, Betsy Perkins Hill ’70, Francis Stanton ’73, Tom Flemma, Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63, Tom Geraghty ’62 and Suzanne Folds McCullagh ’69

Stanton Alumni Recognition

Alumni Art Show

Each year, the Francis R. Stanton ’27 Alumni Recognition is given to an alum whose life work exemplifies the School’s motto “Live and Serve.” The recipient is selected based on a lifetime of commitment and dedication to their profession, community service or a combination of volunteer and professional activities, and honors Francis Stanton, who served the School self lessly for decades in numerous capacities.

During remarks to Alumni at Homecoming, Head of School Tom Flemma introduced family members of Francis Stanton ’27—his son Francis Stanton ’73 (see story, page 8) and daughter-in-law Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63 (wife of Bim Stanton ’64)— who were in attendance.

“This year, in honor of the School’s Centennial year, we are not awarding the Stanton Recognition to an individual, but rather we are honoring all those who have been recipients of this special honor. By recognizing their service to others, across dozens of occupations and ref lecting innumerable personal passions, we also recognize the work that each of us do to make our world slightly better.” All those in the audience who have received the Stanton recognition were invited to stand to be recognized. To view the list of all Stanton Recognition recipients, visit nscds.org/ connect/distinguished-visitors/ francis-r-stanton

The first gallery show of North Shore's Centennial year featured 23 artists representing nine decades of NSCDS graduates whose art and lives were inf luenced by their teachers and experience at the School. Exuberantly diverse in approaches to visual expression, sculpture, painting, fiber art, photography, woodworking, mixed media and glass coexist in this open-invitation alumni show that opened Homecoming Weekend.

The show also included several paintings by John Almquist who taught art at the School from 1962-2001. When he came to North Shore in 1962, John invigorated the entire visual arts program. A student of modern artist Josef Albers at Yale, he brought with him an open approach to teaching that challenged students to consider that anyone can “do art.” John is remembered for his quiet leadership, insightfulness and dedication to students. The John Almquist Gallery honors the inspiration he gave to so many during his tenure.

Alumni exhibiting in the show were Alan Blumberg ’83, Nina Boal ’64, Gail Wirtz Costello ’72, Clayton Cottingham ’14, Lindsay Harper duPont ’71, Ben Earle ’69, Doug Frohman ’72, Alexander Gramm ’87, Laura Schreiber Hacker ’84, William Harper ’67, David Jaicks ’76 (1957-2017), Tison Keel ’67 (1948-2017), Larry Marder ’69, Walter Porter ’70, Jennifer Siegal ’86, Erik Sosa-Kibby ’93, Francis Stanton ’73, John Strauss ’77, Judith Olson Uehling ’53, Stokely

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Work Day: Gabriel Jackson ’33, Allie McKeown ’20, Zuri Day ’33, Fletcher Stanley ’33 and Gerald Leesch ’20

Webster ’30 (1912-2001), Ned Whalley ’04 and Alice Pirie Wirtz ’49 (1931-2018).

“A creative person might never find their potential for artistic endeavors if they do not have mentors to introduce and guide them into the creative arts,” Alan Blumberg ’83 said. “John Almquist was key to unlocking my creative soul.

Through classes and after school chess matches, I found a guide who started me on a lifetime of creative works. Vin Allison, Stuart Rosenbaum, Carol Radloff and others all contributed to this well rounded creative education at NSCDS, and I will forever be grateful.”

To view the entire exhibit and quotes from the artists, visit nscds.org/celebrating-100-years/ photos-from-centennial-homecoming.

Founders Day North Shore Country Day School students, faculty and staff officially celebrated the School’s 100th birthday during a very special Morning Ex, commemorating the very first day of school held on October 2, 1919.

Students and Head of School Tom Flemma read proclamations from the Village of Winnetka and State of Illinois naming October 2, 2019 “North Shore Country Day School Day.” Then, Tom presented and read the historical marker installed outside the Auditorium to commemorate the School’s presence at the 310 Green Bay Road campus for 100 years.

Art by Laura Schreiber Hacker ’84

Winter Celebration: Lifers Phoebe Casey ’20, Xas Morgan ’20, Allie Charnas ’20 and Gerald Leesch ’20

Art by Stokely Webster ’30

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Lower School Music Teacher Linda Kiracibasi and Grammy-nominated producer, performer and composer Liam Davis ’86 led the Lower School students in singing the Centennial song “This Bell Has Rung.” Last spring, 5th and 8th graders helped Liam generate ideas for the song.

In addition, the School community screened the Centennial documentary, “Pioneers Along the Road—100 Years of North Shore Country Day School” that debuted at Homecoming September 28.

The Morning Ex celebration culminated with a video of all students, faculty and staff forming the number 100 on the field.

Work Day Dig Day, later known as Work Day, was one of North Shore Country Day’s earliest traditions, beginning in the 1920s and continuing into the late 1990s. This fall, it made a comeback in the form of a special Centennial Morning Ex November 6.

After a brief presentation by School Archivist Siera Erazo and Director of the Live+Serve Laboratory Drea Gallaga, students joined their buddies outside to symbolically participate in tree plantings around campus. Each buddy group was assigned to one of seven trees, which were already in place, and buddy pairs used trowels, shovels and other tools to fill the holes with dirt.

“I talked about how service has changed throughout the life of the school,” explained Drea, who also teaches Upper School English and social studies. “What does service mean now and how do we care for our campus? Because that’s really what Dig Day was—a way of caring for our physical spaces.”

Since the School’s conception, North Shore Country Day has emphasized the importance of service. The first Dig Day on record was on April 20, 1922. According to the 1922 yearbook, students were all assigned different tasks, ranging from sorting and cataloguing library books and cleaning out cupboards to painting f lag poles, raking leaves, planting grass and even building a rabbit hutch. The following school year, the students adopted “Live and Serve” as the School’s motto.

Community life and “the desire of the child to be of use to other members of his group and to his group as a whole,” was of critical importance to Founding Headmaster Perry Dunlap Smith and integral to the progressive education theory of the time.

Lynn Williams ’25 ref lected on Dig Day at Smith’s memorial service in 1967.

“One spring day, he led us out with shovels and rakes for the first Dig Day,” he recalled. “He must have thought it was good for our characters and good for our souls, but mostly it was one more thing which needed to be done, to clean up and to plant some new trees.”

After the symbolic tree planting Wednesday, students shared a snack together—also a throwback to the early Dig Day tradition.

Winter Celebration Although it’s gone by several different names over the years, the Winter Celebration is one of North Shore Country Day School’s oldest traditions, dating back to its founding in 1919.

This year’s program on December 20 began with a welcome by Head of School Tom Flemma. Next, the entire community joined to sing Jingle Bells.

Lifers Phoebe Casey ’20 (Snowman), Allie Charnas ’20 (Elf), Gerald Leesch ’20 (Santa) and Xas Morgan ’20 (Elf) served as emcees for the event. And while unable to be there in person, Elise Gupta ’20 (Mrs. Claus) and Ava Khan ’20 (Elf) made a special appearance from the North Pole via video chat. The Lifers read aloud the timeless children’s classic Frosty the Snowman and then took turns announcing the traditional buddy dances.

Different grades paired up for a variety of dances, highlighting Jewish, German, Mexican, South African and Irish traditions, and even the faculty and staff joined in the fun with a special dance. The program closed with the traditional alumni, faculty and staff sing-along Winter Wonderland.

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Back: Jim Deuble ’76, Rory Finlay, Tom Doar, Jim DeYoung, Jeff Colman, Penny DeYoung, Bert and Susie Getz, Susan Bondurant, Jay Bach, John Darrow ’65 and Cam Avery. Front: Mary Ann Finlay, Mouse Doar, Diane Flint Jessen ’70, Art Jessen ’70, Howard Jessen and Gwen Jessen ’76.

Katie Todd ’96, Kelly Todd and Kim Frezados

Christina Self and Kelly Heneghan

Hannaford Recognition This year’s Hannaford Recognition held on November 12, kept with the School’s Centennial theme acknowledging the 35 recipients honored in past years. The event was launched in 1985 to annually honor someone who has given distinguished service to North Shore Country Day School. Foster Hannaford, for whom the recognition is named, remarkably devoted himself to serving the School as a member of the Board of Trustees for 45 years and a Trustee of the School’s Foundation for 35 years.

Head of School Tom Flemma and Board Chair Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87 each spoke about the School’s accomplishments, crediting this distinguished group of individuals for their support.

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“Reaching 100 years is a milestone, that’s for sure—one worth celebrating,” Tom said. “But while it is the numerical milestone that inspires many of the events and activities we have all year, there is something much more important at work here as we pause to ref lect and remember.

You see, for me, what we celebrate this year is the phenomenal success of an idea and a dream. No one knew in 1919 if North Shore Country Day School would make it or not, if the formula that the founders believed could be transformative would turn out to be so. All of you here in this room is one of the main reasons for that.”

After sharing examples of all that has been accomplished and a review of the current School today, he concluded by saying, “I believe, [we have thrived and

survived] because of our values and the philosophy of education that has defined us for 100 years.

“So tonight, and all year long, we celebrate our Centennial. But we don’t simply celebrate our survival for 100 years—we celebrate the vibrancy and enduring urgency of our founding ideals.

We celebrate the thousands of students who have left here with the skills and the confidence and, perhaps most importantly, the impulse to serve their world, to make it slightly better than they found it. That’s what it means to be a graduate of North Shore, that’s what it means to ‘Live and Serve,’ and that, my friends, is worth celebrating this year and every year.

“We couldn’t do it without you and your support. Thank you very much.”

Ashleigh Palmer Weathers ’04 and Pascale Dunaway

Steve Haislet, Julie Ugarte, Sarah Geist Rosen ’86, Kavita Narisimhan

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Former Headmaster Nat French (far right) and the Annual Fund Bell Ringers, 1965

Volunteers Ring In the Fall Connectathon During Centennial Year In early November, volunteers gathered on campus to connect with members of the North Shore Country Day School community.

Through phone calls, emails, texts and notes, they shared updates on the Centennial year and helped raise contributions for Annual Giving. They join many volunteers who came before them—“The Bell Ringers” as they were known, beginning in the 1960s. The bell, adopted in 1964 as the symbol of the Alumni Association, announced a call for active participation by all alumni in the School’s affairs.

During this year’s fall Connectathon, parents, alumni and friends of the School made gifts and pledges ranging from $10 to $10,000 and helped bring us closer to our $1,406,750 goal. Many donors joined the new 1919 Society ($1,919 to $2,499), launched this year in honor of the School’s Centennial. Gifts to Annual Giving make an impact and help continue the Raider legacy for all students and teachers.

Many thanks to nearly 60 dedicated volunteers for their outreach efforts: Annie Aggens ’88 Bill Ake ’88 Kelsey Andersen ’06 Carlos Angeles ’12 Jay Bach Cathy Bell Bartholomay ’79 Ravi Batista Phyllis Beattie ’72 Bruce Blair ’69 Benjy Blenner ’02 Brian Capozzi Peggy Smith Coffee ’90 Jackie Cotter Jim Davis ’64

Kerry Day Kenzie Doornweerd Pascale Dunaway Alison Fitzgerald Jeff Foreman ’80 Katie Freiburger Kim Frezados Susan Gallun Tom Geraghty ’62 Steve Haislet Naomi Hattori ’02 Hall Healy ’59 Betsy Perkins Hill ’70 Darla Hovden

Elizabeth Ingram ’82 Craig Johnson ’70 Janie Koster Suki Lipman ’70 Ches Manly ’89 Oona Manzari Caroline McCarthy ’09 Suzanne Folds McCullagh ’69 Ciara McDonagh ’90 Melissa Mizel Kavita Narasimhan Firouz Niazi ’17 Craig Niemann Ted Notz ’53 Scott Olson ’79

Nora Philbin ’11 Sarah Geist Rosen ’86 Jennifer Shreve Lucy Sievers ’80 Alexandra Silets ’87 Maggie Storino Katie Todd ’96 Julie Ugarte Ashleigh Palmer Weathers ’04 Larry Williams ’87 Nichole Wilson Andrew Wood ’90 Janelle Wood Anne Hines Young ’77

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Members of the Year One Program for new faculty and staff

Professional Development The following North Shore Country Day faculty and staff participated in an oncampus Mental Health First Aid Training led by a staff member from the Association House of Chicago: Upper School and College Counseling Administrative Assistant Erin Aiston, Assistant Head of School and Academic Dean Chris Boyle, Upper School Mathematics Teacher Fatema Burhani, Middle School Administrative Assistant and Centennial Events Coordinator Sheila Burke, Upper School Spanish Teacher Barbara Castilla, Upper School Dean of Students and Social Studies Teacher Erik Cooper, Middle School Counselor Laura Cooper, Upper School Biology Teacher Becky Corrigan, Upper School Visual Art Teacher Matthew Dupont, Middle and Upper School

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Academic Integrator Kenyatta Forbes, Head of Middle School Barrington Fulton, Upper School Mandarin Teacher Di Li, Upper School Biology Teacher Gina Gnoffo, Instrumental Music Director and Middle and Upper School Music Teacher Ann Goodrich, Director of Educational Technology Lucy Gray, Upper School Biology Teacher and Penn Fellow Nora Hefner, Upper School Visual Art Teacher Laura Hsieh, Director of College Counseling and Institutional Research Kristen Kaczynski, Middle and Upper School Choral Director and Music Teacher Timothy Mah, Upper School Social Studies Teacher Caroline Malloy, Upper School Chemistry and Physics Teacher Leanne Marcus, Upper School English Teacher and Penn Fellow Irene Margiotta, Athletic

Director Patrick McHugh, Middle School Spanish Teacher Alejandra Mendoza, Director of Library and Information Literacy Jenna Nemec-Loise, Middle School Learning Specialist Christine Ritchey, Middle School Mathematics Teacher Graham Rosby, Upper School Chemistry Teacher Joan Ryder, Middle School Visual Art Teacher Keith Sklar, Middle School Mathematics Teacher Kristen Slamar, Middle and Upper School Social Studies Teacher Dana Specht, Middle School Dean of Students and Mathematics Teacher Rachel Sun, Physical Education Teacher Darcy Tegtmeier, School Nurse Jamie Valker, Middle School Science Teacher Scott Whisler, Assistant Head of Upper School Lynsey Wollin-Casey and Lower School Counselor Debbie Youderian.

Fatema Burhani, Matthew Dupont, 3rd Grade Teacher Donna Fernandez, Lower School Assistant Teacher Zoe Finkelstein, Kenyatta Forbes, Nora Hefner, Caroline Malloy, Irene Margiotta, Lower School Assistant Teacher Maggie McMahon, Lower School Librarian Kathie O’Dowd, Kristen Slamar, Darcy Tegtmeier, Jamie Valker and Scott Whisler participated in the Year One Program geared to acclimate new full-time members of the faculty and staff to North Shore. The program is led by Associate Director of College Counseling and Upper School English Teacher Lizzy Giffen who is supported this year by Lower School Learning Specialist Tobye Ostrow and Middle School Humanities Teacher Sarah Walsh.

Upper School English Teacher Christina Baik attended two workshops at Story Studio in Chicago. They were entitled Truth in Memoir and Picture Book Writing Bootcamp.

Mathematics Department Head and Upper School Mathematics Teacher Brian Frederick, Middle School Mathematics Teachers Graham Rosby, Kristen Slamar and Rachel Sun, as well as Upper School Mathematics Teachers Fatema Burhani, Vinny Cousineau and Brian Posner participated in a daylong workshop on utilizing Desmos as a teaching tool in their classes.

Development Operations Coordinator Karen Cunningham, Senior Associate Director of Development Tracie Frederick, Lucy Gray, Director of Development Molly McDowell, Upper School Learning Specialist Tom Saleh, Learning and Reading Resources Department Head and Upper School Learning Specialist Ceil Scanlan, Lower School Head Tim Sheehan, Jamie Valker and Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Whiteman attended the fall meeting of the Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools at the Latin School of Chicago.

Karen Cunningham attended the Raiser’s Edge NXT: Fundamentals Bootcamp in Chicago.

Fourth Grade Teacher Claire Detjen participated in the SLANT Advanced Seminar Series, hosted by Oakton Community College.

Matthew Dupont enrolled in a Digital Design course for educators at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Donna Fernandez attended a Handwriting Without Tears K-5 Workshop in Northbrook.

Head of School Tom Flemma,

Alejandra Mendoza attended the American Association of Teachers of French workshop on Comprehensible School Visual Art Teacher Laura Hsieh, Input taking place in Winnetka.

Middle School Spanish Teacher Alejandra Jenna Nemec-Loise presented at the Mendoza and 2nd Grade Teacher Sarah Library Research Seminar VII sponsored Pyne attended the National Association by the American Library Association of Independent School’s People of Library Research Roundtable. Her presenColor Conference. tation was entitled The Alexandria Kenyatta Forbes attended Bett, a Proclamation: Toward information literacy gathering of technology companies and policy and global human development. educators held in London.

Upper School Mathematics Teacher Director of Live+Serve Laboratory and Upper School English Teacher Drea Brian Posner attended an Advanced Placement Statistics Teacher workshop Gallaga attended the Independent School in Grayslake.

Experiential Education Network Winter Upper School Head Dave Potter Institute in Portland, Oregon.

Associate Director of College received the Wavering Sabbatical for the Counseling and Upper School English 2019-20 Academic Year and returned to Teacher Lizzy Giffen attended an Illinois his role in early December.

Association for College Admission Christine Ritchey, Graham Rosby and Counseling Financial Aid Workshop Sarah Walsh attended a workshop entitled held at Lake Forest College.

Ten Steps for Embedding Executive Function Skills Into Daily Classroom Routines Ann Goodrich attended the Midwest & Instructions through the Independent Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago.

Schools Association of the Central Lucy Gray, Lower School Reading States (ISACS).

Specialist Sharon Lieberman, Tobye Christine Ritchey attended an ISACS Ostrow and Ceil Scanlan attended a workshop on assistive technology at workshop entitled Deeper Than Diversity: Hyde Park Day School.

The Quest for Racial Justice & Relationships held in Chicago.

Lucy Gray attended by invitation the 2019 HundrED Innovation Summit and Tom Saleh attended a Summer Institute participated in Helsinki Education Week Co-Sponsored by DePaul University and in Helsinki, Finland.

Facing History and Ourselves entitled Third Grade Teacher David Green Student Activism: Freedom Rides and Other Protests. The Institute took place on attended the Third Coast Audio DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus.

Conference in Chicago.

Middle School Humanities Teacher Laura Hsieh enrolled in courses on wheel throwing, sculpture and metals Susan Schinleber published a post on the at Terra Incognito Studios.

Echoes & Ref lections blog titled “Foreign Physical Education Department Head Citizens, Even If They Are Jews, Are Not To Be Touched”: Students Connect to Kyle Jones and Physical Education Kristallnacht Through Primary Sources.

Teachers Jim Deuble, Rebekah Kauffman Additionally, she attended a workshop and Darcy Tegtmeier attended the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, entitled Page to Stage at the Chicago Recreation and Dance Annual Convention Shakespeare Theatre.

Director of Counseling and Upper in St. Charles.

School Counselor Terri Webb attended Lower School Music Teacher Linda the Illinois Association of School Social Kiracibasi and Timothy Mah attended a Workers Conference during which she Chicago Children’s Choir educator workattended multiple workshops, including shop on Teaching South African Music Vaping and Beyond: Current Adolescent held at the University of Chicago’s Logan Drug Trends and Health Implications Center for Fine Arts. and What is Love? Educating Youth Upper School Mandarin Teacher Di Li on Healthy Relationships and Teen attended the Midwest Chinese Teachers Dating Violence.

Alliance Fall Workshop in Chicago and First Grade Teacher Berkley the Suburban Chinese Teacher Alliance Fall Workshop in Elmhurst.

Wellstein attended the Responsive Classroom Elementary Core Institute Sharon Lieberman attended the in Columbus, Ohio.

Dynamics of Dyslexia conference sponsored by Everyone Reading Illinois and held at North Central College in Naperville.

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San Francisco de Asis Church—Taos, NM

Maureen Wilde (center) in New Mexico with her family

115 Years of Family History B Y M A U R E E N W I L D E , D E V E L O P M E N T A S S O C I AT E

Taos, NM, is the birthplace of my father, Charles McCarthy. He grew up there in the 1940s and 1950s—a time when the outdoors was his playground and he had fun exploring with his three brothers and sister. My father has always spoken fondly of his time in Taos, recounting stories of ice skating on ponds, hiking in the mountains and riding horses on the mesa among the desert f lowers and stunning sunsets. It was an idyllic time and place.

This past June, I returned with him to his home state to reconnect with relatives and learn more about the area. I traveled to Santa Fe, Taos and Albuquerque with my parents, my sister Colleen and my eldest son Justin. The inspiration for this trip was a book my father wrote, which recalled my family’s history and his childhood experiences.

Our first destination was Santa Fe to visit my Uncle Jack and his family. Upon arrival, we attended mass at the historic St. Francis Basilica. The priest challenged each of us in the congregation to find beauty wherever we went. This hinted at the awe I would experience amid the natural beauty, rich history and spiritual essence of New Mexico.

Venturing on the High Road from Santa Fe to Taos, we traveled through the mountainous and high desert landscape.

Along the way, we stopped at the Santuario de Chimayo, a site known for the healing properties of its soil. It was amazing to see all the photos of people who had made the pilgrimage to the Church and the

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multitude of crutches left behind.

Reaching the end of the High Road, we arrived in downtown Taos at Casa Benavides Inn, a bed and breakfast owned and operated by my Uncle Tom. In town, we enjoyed strolling around the plaza that was once a trading hub for pottery, jewelry, produce, sheep and wool. This is where my great-grandfather Justin McCarthy, who was originally from Illinois, opened a general store in 1904 that remained in our family for many years. Although it no longer exists, nearby is the recently restored rock and stucco home built by my greatgrandfather in 1918 that now houses an art gallery. It was surreal to be walking in the same hallways and standing in the same kitchen as my ancestors. I could picture my great-grandmother cooking a meal and then gazing out the porch window at the poppies in the backyard garden. We were given some poppy f lower seeds to take home and plant in our own garden.

One of the next steps in tracing my father’s past was to go to his childhood home—a single story adobe house located just a few blocks from the plaza. Here they once had a rabbit hutch, played basketball in the gravel driveway and rode wild burros that occasionally wandered into their yard. The house is near the site where famous Taos residents like frontiersman Kit Carson are buried. My father and his siblings would guide tourists there in hopes of a tip—usually a nickel! Another place that connected us to my father’s past was the Rio Grande River. In the summers, he would help drive cattle to grazing pastures, a route which took him over the

river. We were able to return to the area and take in the majestic views as we crossed a bridge high over the Rio Grande, both beautiful and treacherous.

Near Taos, we went to San Francisco de Asis Church, built in 1772, and viewed The Shadow of the Cross. After seeing the painting in the light, the room was darkened. A few minutes passed and the image revealed a glowing, moving silhouette with a cross over the figure’s shoulder! This magnificent painting is considered to be an unexplained phenomenon and reinforced the mystical spirit of New Mexico.

The trip concluded in Albuquerque where we took time to talk and share stories with my Aunt and Uncle Jim. Near their home was a gondola that took us to the peak of the Sandia Mountains where we enjoyed the spectacular view. On our last night, we ventured out to watch the colorful sunset together.

I appreciated the opportunity to travel to New Mexico because it strengthened my relationships with family and helped me better understand my father’s childhood.

It was invaluable to listen to my father’s siblings tell stories that captured the carefree nature of their youth while learning formidable life lessons as they grew up together in Taos. My favorite part of the trip was being with my father in the places that he wrote about in his book. His recollections had more meaning and we created new memories to cherish. Thank you to North Shore Country Day School for providing the grant for this rewarding experience.

Susan Schinleber atop Masada

In front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem

Studying the Holocaust at Yad Vashem in Israel

BY SUSAN SCHINLEBER

There was a moment last June when I began to despair of humanity in response to one specific book among the many I have read on the Holocaust. But over the summer, immersed in the study of this most terrible of subjects at Yad Vashem, the world’s leading center for Holocaust studies, my faith was restored. How could that be?

Thanks to a professional development grant from NSCDS, I was one of 27 international students invited to attend Yad Vashem’s immersive International Holocaust seminar, an astonishing 140 hours of Holocaust education taught on their beautiful campus atop Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. As part of that experience, we listened to 27 leading Holocaust scholars (sometimes more than once), took part in many workshops and discussion sessions, watched films, conducted individual research, met survivors, toured the country, and explored Israel through archeological digs, field trips, and museums. We studied the History of Antisemitism from ancient times to today; we studied literature, art, and film; we met resistance fighters from the ghettos and met a married couple rescued and befriended by Oscar Schindler; we toured Christian and Jewish sites; we climbed in a Crusader castle and atop Masada; and we explored Muslim, Armenian, Christian and Jewish quarters of Jerusalem.

I spent a month living in Jerusalem.

During that time, I f loated in the Dead Sea, rode in a boat across the Sea of Galilee

(which the Israelis call Kinneret), bartered in the markets, attended a long and sacred Catholic Mass and an equally long Orthodox Jewish service, visited the Garden of Gethsemane and the Temple Mount, and confronted on a daily basis many of the contradictions and challenges of this modern ancient place. I also attended classes next to surely the most optimistic, life-affirming museum of the Holocaust in the world.

Why have I devoted myself to the study of this subject? Many scholars have addressed this question and one of the clearest answers would be this from Peter Hayes. In his book, Why? Explaining the Holocaust, he writes “One should study the Holocaust … because its setting and impetus are highly relevant to the modern world.”

Naturally, immersing oneself in this subject and this literature can be challenging. “To enter into the Holocaust is to risk enormous disillusionment with human beings and to awaken deep anxiety about how badly things can go wrong in this world,” Hays wrote.

This is, of course, true. But, as the preeminent Holocaust scholar Yehuda Bauer explained in one of our lectures, “The Holocaust established a precedent and the thing about precedents is that they can be repeated.”

We must study and teach about the Holocaust because it happened and because we can never allow it to happen again. But we can stay optimistic because,

simply put, the Nazis did not win. Or, as demonstrated by the Museum at Yad Vashem, as we walk through room after room describing Europe’s descent into darkness, the f loor of the Museum subtly rises, and as we gaze to the end of the long central tunnel, we see and eventually emerge into the bright light of the country established and settled by many of the survivors of that terrible time.

Why Teach the Holocaust? In a New York Times column on August 8, David Brooks references the manifesto “written by the man charged with a killing spree in Christchurch, New Zealand,” a manifesto cited by numerous other violent perpetrators. In it, the young man claims that the most important thing you can know about a person is his or her race. He goes on to talk about separatism and racial Darwinism. According to this ideology, as explained by Brooks, “Races are healthy when they are pure and undiluted. The world is healthy when people of different races live apart;” and “Races are locked in a Darwinian struggle in which they try to out-reproduce their rivals.”

This reductionist worldview is alarmingly familiar. Open up Hitler’s Mein Kampf and you will find a similarly distasteful and barely coherent rant against the supposedly “inferior” racial groups “polluting” fine German stock. The appeal of this simplistic and morally reprehensible worldview has not diminished in many corners of our world.

We must teach the Holocaust because racist ideology is never far enough away from human thinking and because certain historical, cultural, social and economic conditions can provide fertile soil within which hateful ideologies can fester and grow.

Teaching the Holocaust is both a responsibility and a privilege. This is material that must be taught “carefully and soberly” and “with a mixture of precision and feeling,” Hayes writes. Wherever possible, I prefer to teach this subject through the lens of individual experience.

Thus, personal testimony, letters, memoirs and diaries feature strongly in my curriculum and underscore the pedagogy of the Yad Vashem seminar, one that draws inspiration from the Echoes and Ref lections archives.

Attending this seminar was the experience of a lifetime and I am so privileged to have been there and to be able to share some of what I learned with my students.

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facult y Faculty Profile: Libby Ester 5TH GRADE TEACHER Q . This is your 17th year at North Shore Country Day, but you haven’t always been a teacher. Tell us about your path to becoming an educator.

A. When I was in college, I was trying

to decide between becoming a teacher and becoming a lawyer, and eventually, I chose law. I worked as an attorney for about five years, and when my first son was born, I stayed home with him. A few years later, my second son was born.

When they were in elementary school, I began volunteering at their school, which I really enjoyed. So when they got to middle school and I decided it was time to go back to work, I debated whether I should go back to law or become a teacher, since I’d always wanted to do that. I really enjoyed the work I had done in their school, so I went back and got a teaching degree.

Pratyay Rao ’27, Georgina Freeman ’27, Libby Ester and Colin Wiercinski ’27

asked, and they were also not used to reading fantasy. So I was really taking them at NSCDS? outside their comfort zone. It was interestA. Definitely getting to know the students. ing to contrast how we teach students in That’s the best part—getting to know America with how Chinese students are their strengths and their quirks, seeing used to being taught. their personalities, getting to know their families. Whenever I stop teaching, that’s Q. Several years ago, 5th grade began a the part I’ll miss the most. Another thing partnership with the Over the Rainbow Association. How did that come about?

I love is when I see the students realize Q . What do you love most about teaching

really have formed quite a close relationship with them. Over the years, the focus of the project has really changed.

Q. How will it be different this year now that the Live+Serve Lab is open?

A. We’ve had 3D printers at school for sev-

eral years now, and last year we got the laser cutter. But now we have even more technology like sewing machines and they can do something difficult that they A. It all started after Pam Whalley, the for- vinyl cutters. So we’re really excited to didn’t think they could do—when they expand the curriculum and we hope to get mer Head of Lower School, came back push past their uncertainty and grasp the residents involved in designing items. from a sabbatical in England, where she something they didn’t think they could.

Instead of making things that are strictly had heard about 3D printers. She asked That’s really special. for the people from Over the Rainbow, Lower School Science Teacher Annie we’re going to create items for a fundraiser, Collins, Lower School Academic Integrator Q . A few years ago, you had the opportunity and then we can donate the money either Jeff Shaw, the other 5th grade teachers and to present at a conference for teachers in to Over the Rainbow or to other organizame to come up with a unit on 3D printers China. What was that like? that really focused on collaboration, so we tions that assist people with disabilities.

A. It was a really great experience. I gave did. Caroline Hagerty ’21 was in my class Q. What’s one thing our School community a literature lesson to a classroom of that year, and over the summer, her mom might be surprised to know about you?

Chinese 6th graders. It was very different told me about a friend of hers, Patrick from teaching in America because the stu- Hughes, who founded a company in A. Until I was about 20, I thought I was dents clearly were not used to discussing Evanston called Inclusion Solutions that going to be a professional string bass fiction. We do a lot of turning and talking creates products for people with disabiliplayer. But I realized the life of a profesto partners here. They didn’t do that. I got ties. Patrick connected us with his friends sional musician was not for me, so I the sense that in China, they spend more at the Over the Rainbow Association, an decided to study law instead. But then of their time looking for answers in the organization that provides affordable, when I turned 50, I went to music camp text. I had them read The Paper Bag adapted housing for people with physical with my close friends from college. It Princess by Robert Munsch, which is actu- disabilities so they can live independently. was a chamber music camp in New ally a picture book that’s the introductory This is our sixth year working with Over Hampshire, and the attendees ranged lesson to a fantasy unit. They were very the Rainbow and some of the residents from about 16 to 80. There was actually an puzzled by the open-ended questions I have been working with us the whole time. article in O, The Oprah Magazine about So by now we know them pretty well. We our experience.

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Project Linus: Will Kennedy ’28 and Beatrice Pinner ’28

Project Linus: Devlin Shultz ’28, Caitlyn McLennan, Ethan Yoo ’28, Claire Detjen and Will Carlson ’28

Youth Climate Strike

Project Linus Among the group marching in the Chicago Youth Climate Strike was Caroline Segal ’20.

“Being a part of this generation, a lot of us feel it is time for our voices to be heard,” Caroline said. “We decided as a group it was something we had to do—to show our support for a meaningful cause, and our teachers were understanding about us missing school.”

Thousands marched from Grant Park to Federal Plaza for the event, joining others from more than 150 countries demanding climate action ahead of a United Nations emergency climate summit the following week. The downtown protest was one of seven events around the city held in conjunction with Students March in Youth the student-led Global Climate Strike movement, and one of 1,000 Climate Strike similar protests in the United States.

On September 20, 2019, a group of nearly NSCDS students were at the front a dozen NSCDS Upper School of the crowd as they marched to Federal students headed downtown to Chicago Plaza and could hear what the leaders instead of to their classrooms in Winnetka ahead of them were saying, as well at the to raise their voices to bring attention to crowd chanting behind them. climate change and encourage action.

The 4th graders recently spent some time in the Live+Serve Lab making blankets for Project Linus, a non-profit organization with chapters nationwide that provides homemade blankets to children staying overnight in hospitals.

The 4th grade class initially became involved with Project Linus through their participation in the Global Read Aloud in the fall. The class connected with other students and classrooms around the world who read the same story. A Global Service Project was also created. The service project associated with the book they chose— Front Desk by Kelly Yang—was to create blankets for Project Linus.

“I had never been to anything like that and it was much bigger than I could ever have imagined,” Caroline ref lected. “It was powerful that so many people were missing school and work at 1 p.m. on a Friday. All these people I’ve never met before—everyone was kind, supportive— and we all shared the same goal.”

Caroline is continuing to follow the climate change issue and what is going on in Washington. In addition, she plans to become involved at Middlebury College when she arrives there in the fall where she says there is a big movement to introduce more people to the cause and help make the college campus greener.

“There are a lot of things that humans are doing to hurt the earth. We need to work together to create a better environment. I want future generations to be able to live on the planet safely. I know it’s something we can fix. If I can spread awareness and create positive change, I will do that. Surrounded by other young people with the same cause.”

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Play for the Cure/Dig Pink

Northwestern Settlement House packing party: Claudette Kankindi ’20, Rachel Olatunji ’21, Kai Barrett-Bennet ’21 and Nick Potter ’22

Northwestern Settlement House packing party

Play for the Cure/Dig Pink When those cool October afternoons start to roll around and the leaves change into their fall colors, you can be certain our NSCDS field hockey and volleyball teams are once again raising money to support breast cancer research while raising awareness. A tradition since 2009, the junior varsity and varsity field hockey teams participated in Play for the Cure while junior varsity and varsity volleyball competed in their Dig Pink! matches.

The teams raised over $1,400 total, which was split between two nonprofits and an Upper School Interim Week service program. After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Bright Pink were each

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awarded approximately $450. The rest was donated to Fight Back Against Breast Cancer, #PFANNERSTRONGER Together, a new Interim group lead by Kali Pfannerstill ’20. Kali’s mother, Upper School Science Teacher Jen Pfannerstill, died after a battle with breast cancer in July 2018. The group spent the week focusing on breast cancer awareness, support and outreach by visiting a number of support foundations, including After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Bright Pink. They concluded the week by crafting 48 care packages for support groups and then delivering them to Gilda’s Club in Chicago.

Aside from raising money for charity, the teams also found success on their respective playing fields. Varsity field

hockey won their match against Latin School of Chicago, 4-0, while JV played to a 0-0 tie. On the volleyball court, the varsity girls won against Waldorf School, 25-6 and 25-7, and JV won their match, 25-21 and 25-10.

Northwestern Settlement House As they do every holiday season, North Shore students, faculty and staff provided much-needed clothing, toys, household items and grocery store gift cards to 23 adults and 54 children from 15 families who were having a hard time making ends meet. The effort was part of a

collaboration between the Upper School Community Service Club and the Northwestern Settlement House, a nonprofit organization on the West Side of Chicago that the School has worked with for more than 25 years.

Upper School advisories joined forces to adopt 14 of the 15 families for the holidays and provided anonymous gifts to each family member, who had the opportunity to list a few wishes. While students were not required to participate, most enjoyed the opportunity to help.

Faculty and staff pitched in to take care of the 15th family.

Once the collection period ended, students met in the V for a packing party where they sorted and boxed up the wrapped presents. The next day, students loaded all the items into an activity bus so they could be delivered to Northwestern Settlement.

World of Children Fundraiser The Middle School student council held its first of three fundraising events for the school year late last fall. Student council members selected five nonprofits and invited all Middle School students to vote on which one to support.

The winner was World of Children, a small foundation where they felt their donation could make a big difference.

The goal of the organization is to help prevent child hunger and homelessness throughout the world and to provide education for underprivileged children.

Middle School teachers were asked to donate items or experiences as raff le prizes. Among the 18 items offered were a hand-drawn portrait by Art teacher Keith Sklar; a customized Crossword puzzle by Math teacher Graham Rosby; croissants, waff les, chocolates from French teacher Anne Marie D’allegata; a lunch from Portillos, Shake Shack or Poochies with Head of Middle School Barry Fulton and Middle School Assistant Sheila Burke; and a box of Taiwanese pineapple cakes from Mandarin teacher Yun-Chu Chen.

Students were invited to purchase raff le tickets for $1 each. A special two-for-one day was also offered to boost sales. In addition, a bake sale was organized. “Bake sales are always popular and all the items cost $1,” explained Middle School Student Council President Leif Steele ’24.

As a result of their efforts, a total of $447.85 was raised and donated to World of Children.

Bob Jordan ’71, Bucky Marshall ’71 and Curtis House ’71

Heritage Society Spotlight: Bob Jordan ’71 Individuals who have made provisions in their will or estate plans to benefit the School are recognized in the Heritage Society. Bob Jordan ’71 has been supportive as an alumnus of NSCDS, regularly giving to Annual Giving for more than 25 years, and attending class reunions and other special events— including this past fall’s Centennial Homecoming. He ref lects on his experience at North Shore Country Day and its lifelong impact.

W H AT C O M P E L L E D YO U T O M A K E A P L A N N E D G I F T T O N O R T H S H O R E C O U N T R Y D AY S C H O O L ?

In September of 1969, the world was in turmoil and so was I. The Vietnam War was dragging on, and my best friend had committed suicide. I responded by becoming depressed and anxious. I missed most of my junior year at New Trier, and my grades and self esteem had plummeted. I was dreading going back to school.

My parents and I visited NSCDS to see what they might have to offer a mixed-up kid like me. They proposed that I retake my junior year. I was just happy for a reboot. Little did I realize that my life would turn around so dramatically.

Here was a school where students were encouraged to think for themselves and have fun in the process. My classmates embraced this concept, especially the fun part. The jocks, hippies and other indescribable misfits like me somehow all got along.

My anxiety and depression subsided and my self-confidence returned. Life became enjoyable again. So when planning my estate, it was a no-brainer to give back to the school that gave so much to me.

W H AT PA R T O F YO U R N S C D S E X P E R I E N C E H A S R E M A I N E D W I T H YO U I N YO U R L I F E ?

The many lifetime friends I made at North Shore with whom I am still very close today.

I also took to heart the “Live and Serve” motto. I became a mental health counselor and spent my career working with Vietnam veterans. In addition, I operated an adventure company at Glacier National Park in Montana. Living life, serving others and enjoying the ride!

W H AT D O YO U H O P E YO U R P L A N N E D G I F T W I L L A C C O M P L I S H FOR THE SCHOOL?

I would feel blessed if my gift could help even one mixed-up kid get the opportunity to go to a great school and turn their life around.

For more information about North Shore’s Heritage Society, please contact Molly Ingram McDowell ’80; 847.441.3316; mmcdowell@nscds.org.

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Will Kennedy ’28

Alli Smith ’24

Will Carlson ’28 MK Caestecker ’21

Jonas Levin ’21 Jola Adebiyi ’24 and Campbell Fleming ’24

Finn Doornweerd ’22

Colin Gupta ’24

Brandon Smith ’30

Peyton Hudson ’22

Quinn Devereux ’25

1st grade pinch pot pumpkins

perfor ming a rt s Fall Play: Clue North Shore Country Day School kicked off its fall theater season with Clue, based on the 1985 cult classic and the popular board game. In this hilarious whodunnit, Miss Scarlet (Phoebe Casey ’20), Miss Peacock (Emmy Cho ’20), Mrs. White (Anita Rao ’21), Colonel Mustard (Claire Umpleby ’20), Professor Plum (Anna Umpleby ’22), Mr. Green (Cooper Rhoads ’22) have been invited to a dinner party at the mysterious Boddy Manor, where their host (Charley Bell ’21) winds up dead. Joined by the butler Wadworth (Gerald Leesch ’20), the maid Yvette (Alex Carrigan ’20) and the cook (Eloise Richardson ’20), they race to find the murderer before the body count stacks up.

The madcap comedy kept audiences guessing until the final twist.

Winter Plays: Lightning Larry and Sideways Stories

Phoebe Casey ’20, Claire Umpleby ’20 and Cooper Rhoads ’22

Those who came to see the winter play this year actually got two shows for the price of one: The Legend of Lightning Larry by Aaron Shepard and Sideways Stories from Wayside School—a play adapted from Louis Sachar’s Wayside School novels. Lightning Larry is the tale of a gunfighter (Ally McKeown ’20) with a huge smile and a hankering for lemonade. But Larry’s peculiar gun didn’t shoot bullets, it shot light, turning bad guys into neighborly folks. Can Larry save the town of Brimstone from Evil-Eye McNeevil (Emma Greer ’23) and his outlaw gang? Sideways Stories brings to life an elementary school 30 stories high, where the oddest things can happen.

Wicked teachers turn students to apples. Public address systems sprout mouths and tongues and warn of wandering cows. Missing floors and mythical teachers turn out to be real (and intriguingly intertwined). It’s a fun-filled ride that reveals some wonderful truths about living.

Winter Choral Concert Students from grades 3-12 joined together on December 12 for the School’s annual Winter Choral Concert, featuring performances by the Lower, Middle and Upper School choruses. The Lower School Chorus performed a number of selections written by Jim Papoulis over the years (see story, page 17). Middle and Upper School selections included everything from holiday songs like “Hannukah Shalom” to the Sara Bareilles hit Brave. In addition to the choral pieces, Nina Scheyer ’21 performed on harp the cadenza from “The Waltz of the Flowers” from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” and there were two audience sing-alongs: “Let it Snow” and “Deck the Halls.” After each group performed individually, all three choruses came together for the closing piece, A Festive Fa La La. The day before the concert, North Shore students got a sneak peak at a few selections during a Morning Ex preview.

Lower School Holiday Program The theme for this year’s Lower School holiday program was “Celebration.” Students in grades JK-4 performed songs and dances by grade and with the Lower School Chorus and Singing Raiders.

The selections highlighted some of the things they like to celebrate— things like friendship, family, birthdays and even North Shore Country Day’s Centennial. The 5th graders served as the emcees for the afternoon, introducing each group’s performance. To close out the program, the entire Lower School came together to sing “Grateful.”

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Jack Saccaro ’22 Holiday Program: William Wellstein ’33 and Graham Archer ’33

The cast of Clue

Hannah Gallin ’22, Danielle Savin ’23 and Natalia Gayoso ’22 Lower, Middle and Upper School Choruses

The cast of The Legend of Lighning Larry

at hle t ics Fall 2019 Conference and State Honors F I E L D H O C K E Y : ISL Sportsmanship Award; All-Conference Grace Bartell ’20, Allie Charnas ’20, Julia Fortier ’20, Xas Morgan ’20, Caroline Segal ’20, Jane Scullion ’21; ISL Player of the Year Xas Morgan; First Team All-State Julia Fortier, Xas Morgan; Second Team All-State Caroline Segal G O L F : All-Conference Caroline Gray ’21, Dusty Karmin ’22,

Luke Madigan ’22 B OY S S O C C E R : All-Conference First Team Cole Sabia ’23,

Nick Potter ’22, Vincent Luglio ’21; All-Conference Second Team Axel Garcia ’21, Finn Dornweerd ’22; All-Sectional Vincent Luglio, Jacob Sherman ’21 (Honorable Mention) G I R L S T E N N I S : All-Conference Elizabeth Savin ’21 (Honorable Mention),

Marissa Youderian ’22 (Honorable Mention) V O L L E Y B A L L : ISL Sportsmanship Award; All-Conference Kali

Pfannerstill ’20, Zoe Bogan ’20 (Honorable Mention) I S L C O A C H I N G S TA F F O F T H E Y E A R B OY S S O C C E R : Head Coach Kyle Jones, Tim Callahan ’04, Josip Lovric,

Dani Martinez, Conor Montgomery ’11, Mark Stennis

Few seasons in North Shore Country Day School history can measure up to the fall of 2019. Four teams­— girls and boys cross country, field hockey and boys soccer—were still competing in state contests the first weekend of November. For only the second time in program history, boys and a girl competed at the state level in golf, where the varsity boys finished fifth. Field hockey won their sixth consecutive ISL tournament and made their fourth appearance in the state’s final four in as many years, while boys soccer advanced to the state’s final four for the first time ever.

Cross Country Throughout the season, the cross country coaches emphasized the importance of giving the best effort in October and November, and the runners did just that. From conference to the sectional, cross country athletes set many personal and season bests. Also, for the first time in back-to-back years and only the fifth time in School history, both teams advanced to the sectional. Thank to you the team for working so hard and making it a fun season.

Field Hockey Field hockey had another strong, finishing third in the state. The girls were undefeated in their conference, advanced to the state’s final four for the fourth year in a row, and won their final game of the season to finish third in the state tournament. During the regular season, the team scored an impressive 86 goals on their opponents, while only allowing 14 goals against.

The field hockey team capped off a dominant four years of ISL play, going undefeated and shutting out all ISL opponents for the last four years. They did all of this while having fun, working hard and being tremendous sports, made evident by earning the ISL Team Sportsmanship award.

Coach Cy Oelerich ’89, Dusty Karimin ’22, Jack Hunt ’22, Michael Canmann ’20, Henry Echt ’20, Eli Sherman ’21, Luke Madigan ’22 and Coach Jay Bach

Xas Morgan ’20

Golf This year’s combined boys and girls golf team consisted of 32 total players, the largest team in the program’s history. The varsity boys finished second in the Independent School League.

Following a successful regular season, the varsity team finished second in both the IHSA Regional and the IHSA Sectional. Then they traveled to the IHSA State Championship as a full team for the second straight season—and only the seventh time in School history—where they finished in fifth place. The girls team had one individual (Caroline Gray ’21) advance to the IHSA State Finals. Although the program is losing some key seniors this year, many of the top players will be returning in the fall and the team hopes to improve on their solid finish at the IHSA State Finals.

Boys Soccer The 2019 boy’s soccer season was a historic one. The team broke the School record for wins in a season by finishing at 17-5-2. In doing so, the team won its first ever sectional and super-sectional trophies and earned its first-ever trip to the state’s final four. A couple of individual School records were broken too; Nick Potter ’22 for single-season shutouts (12) and Mason Roberts-Jones ’22 for single-season assists (16). Although the team will be graduating six seniors this year, the team looks forward to breaking even more records next year, with a number of upperclassmen returning next fall.

Elizabeth Savin ’21

Cole Sabia ’23

Girls Tennis This year’s girls tennis squad featured many new faces after losing multiple pieces of their two-time defending 1A state championship team to graduation and transfer. Despite their new look, the girls practiced hard and fought during every match. Their efforts paid off as they finished the season with a 7-4 record, including an impressive 4-2 ISL conference record, which was good enough for third place regular season finish. Heading into the ISL tournament, the girls once again played up to the level of competition they faced and came away with third place.

Because of their recent success in the 1A state tournament, the girls were placed in the 2A bracket this year. With much stiffer competition this time, the girls were unable to make it through the first day of sectionals. Despite the early finish, the girls were proud of their accomplishments during the season.

Antonia Lopez ’22, Liliana Green ’22, Claudette Kankindi ’20 and Kali Pfannerstill ’20

Volleyball The 2019 varsity volleyball season truly was a special one. The one word that sums up the overall season is “team.” The three captains, Payton Anderson ’20, Zoe Bogan ’20 and Kali Pfannerstill ’20, all made a significant impact on the court but their biggest accomplishment was in bringing together a team with athletes from all grades to fight as one team. As a result, the squad was honored with the ISL Sportsmanship Award. Both senior night, which honored the six seniors, and Dig Pink were very special nights for the team with incredible support from the entire School. Dig Pink honored former Head Coach and Upper School Science Teacher and Scientist-inResidence Jennifer Pfannerstill.

Jordan Humphrey ’21 and Caroline Hagerty ’21

Ian George ’21 and Robert Hansell ’22

a lumni connec t ions Young Alumni Gathering Young alumni from the classes of 2005-2015 came together for our Young Alumni in August event at Punch Bowl Social in Chicago on August 22. The evening, organized by the Young Alumni Committee, provided an opportunity for old and new friends to catch up, as well as engage in some friendly competition from Uno to Ping Pong. The majority of those in attendance participated in the NSCDS Annual Giving effort creating a fun and successful evening. Young Alumni Committee members include: Karen Block ’09, Ashleigh Cross St. Peters ’05, Mullery Doar ’06, Lisa Doi ’09 (Co-Chair), Melissa Jesser ’09, Wesley Keyser ’07, Leigh Kukanza ’11, Madelaine Kukanza ’08, Jonah Levi-Paesky ’13, Genevieve Nielsen ’10, Morgan Peters ’11, Nora Philbin ’11 (Co-Chair), Julia Price ’10, Meredith Price ’07 and Madeline Tank ’11.

Centennial Homecoming Reunions

Tom Flemma, Diana Flemma, Carol Hall and Dick Hall

Alumni from 14 classes, spanning from 1949 to 2014, returned to NSCDS during Centennial Homecoming/Reunion weekend September 27-28. On Friday, alumni, their parents, and current and former faculty and staff attended a cocktail party in the completely transformed Hall Library. A number of reunion classes held informal gatherings off campus following the reception, and young alumni from the classes of 2005-2015 held their annual gathering at the Firehouse Grill in Evanston. Saturday evening, alumni reunion classes held dinners off campus to celebrate and also toast North Shore’s 100 years!

Regional Events Centennial regional events to date include New York City, Milwaukee, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Head of School Tom Flemma has been meeting with groups of alumni, parents of alumni, former faculty, current grandparents and friends of the School to talk about the Centennial year and give an update on the School today. Regionals scheduled for 2020 include Atlanta, Naples and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Phoenix; London; and Madison, Wisconsin. Plan to join us to connect with fellow alumni and celebrate the Centennial!

Danny Wallenberg and Linda Kiracibasi

For more information on events or to get involved, please contact Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 in the Alumni Office.

C L A S S O F 2 0 0 9 . Back Row: David Thomas, Emily Gavin

Max Fink ’11, Leigh Kukanza ’11, Madelaine Kukanza ’08 and Nora Philbin ’11

and Peter Callahan. Middle Row: Matt Thomas, Jordy Blenner, Lisa Doi, Alex Kaplan Keefe, Blair Hunt Bobier, Caroline McCarthy and Kenna Sullivan Johnson. Front Row: Karen namesBlock Thomas, Rebecca Dachille and Melissa Jesser

C L A S S O F 1 9 8 9 . Front Row: Dina Healy Richter, Howie Statland, Chapin Hemphill, Bridget Zieserl Mogged, Patty Campos, Laura Heinz Peters and Chesly Manly. Back Row: Heather Axelrod Oliver, David Cohen, Jeff Snyder, Rob Zgonena, Thomas Smith and Cy Oelerich

M I LWA U K E E . Dan Christensen, Tom Flemma, Harry Drake ’61 Barbara Bulger Drake ’66, Pam Winston Christensen ’61 and Nancy Green Whiteman ’71

S E AT T L E . Amy Deuble, Nancy Green Whiteman ’71, Matt Wells ’77, Liam Pingree ’97, Tom Freisem ’76, Betsy Bruemmer ’76, Tom Flemma, Adair Dammann ’74, Dan Henke, Susan Barrett Moffatt ’59, Bill Jefferson ’65, Julia Colpitt, Peter Jefferson ’71 and his friend Beth, and Peggy Hanel

C L A S S O F 1 9 6 9 . Back Row: Bruce Blair, Dick LeBolt, Anne Searle Bent, Anita Locke Philipsborn, Paul Delaney, John Leimert, Jill Witte Dillon, Alice Marshall Vogler, John Victor, Doug Severson, Brad Williams, Josie Strong, Don Steinmetz (spouse) and Jacquie Miller Pearl.

Front Row: Peter Kuh, Debbie DePeyster, Suzanne Folds McCullagh, Larry Marder, Mim Geraghty, Karen Wollaeger Steinmetz and Sarah Pugh

C L A S S O F 1 9 8 4 . Beth Conrad Billings, Caroline Williams Cerrone, Peter Grivas Banos, Mitch Tyson, Josie Saltoun, Julian Perryer, Arla Medvin Silverstein, Karen Slater Haynie, Laurie Wirtz Jenkins and Sonya Newenhouse

C L A S S O F 1 9 9 4 . Kamaria Finch, Katie Whittlesey Comstock, Shirin Mobasheri Pope, Jennifer Edidin, Elizabeth Graettinger Cole and David Plazas

Matt Uehling, Patti Van Vlack, Ted Notz ’53 and Judith Olson Uehling ’53

C L A S S O F 1964. Seated: Joanie Brew, Judy Drake Berkowitz, Alex Statland, Holly Potter Fromm, Jan Miller Kahler and Gwen Stern.

Standing: Doug Cooper, Ren Knopf, Scott Sommer, Jamie Reidy, Bill Guenzel, Jay Nichols and his friend Anne, Bill Hinchliff, Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63 and Barney Carrington

C L A S S O F 1 9 8 3 . Front Row: Marje Berman Rambusch, Budge Cooper, Murph Henderson and Seemi Ghazi. 2nd Row (kneeling): David Dewoskin and John Park. 3rd Row (standing): Peter Karmin, Alan Blumberg, Chris Charnas, Emily Wanberg McGimpsey, Jane Dettmers Bakey, Jeremy Goldberger and Reed Snyder. Back Row: James Knupp, Wendy Aggens Griffiths, Ian Flint, Caroline Kullberg Godellas and Leslie Gordon Goldberger

Parents of Alumni Catherine Lawler and Kendra Gallagher

Michelle Angeles ’16, Jonah Levi-Paesky ’13, Drea Gallaga, Carlos Angeles ’12, Frank Dachille, Genevieve Nielsen ’10 and Kenna Sullivan Johnson ’09

C L A S S O F 1 9 5 9 . Andy Durham, Betsy Loomis Norton, Hall Healy, Carter McAlister Griffin, Margot Walk, Dan Dose, Ann Dixon Donahue, Ayrie Moore, Susan Palm Waltrip, Trink Smith Chambers and Sally Coulter Veeder

N E W YO R K C I T Y. Back Row: Nancy Green Whiteman ’71, Tom Flemma, Jim Golden ’70, Bert Kelly-Jarchow ’07, Chris Jessen ’00, David Ross ’71, John Ayer ’71 and Rob Rogers ’71. Front Row: Eileen Donoghue, George Rogers ’78, Alex Moffat ’00, Bruce Jarchow ’66, Lew Davis and Nancy Kelly.

Not pictured: Carmen Herrera

C L A S S O F 1 9 7 4 . Alan and Lynn Elisha Hansen, Linda Salisbury,

Joanne Golden, Stuart Rogers, Heidi Damon Frahler, Ron Frahler and Lew Davis

C L A S S O F 1 9 4 9 . Midge Chace Powell ’49, Tom Flemma, John Roberts ’49, Jim Stenson ’49, Jay Bach and Joan Hauser Gately ’49

L O S A N G E L E S . Back Row: Nancy Green Whiteman ’71, Max Marshall ’19, David Hines ’81, Jacquie Wilson ’95, Price Deratzian Arana ’81, Tom Flemma, Mimi Hobart Petke ’65, Sateesh Rogers ’00, Frank Cermak-Ochoa ’00, Marcos Ochoa. Front Row: David Abou-Halaka, Ellary Eddy ’68, 46 Dimitria Cook ’87, Beth Vrotny ’10, Quinnita Bellows ’11, Peter Grivas Banos ’84 and Tania Grivas Shawn ’85

a lumni connec t ions 2019-20 Children and Grandchildren of Alumni North Shore Country Day School is proud of our alumni connections, especially those current students, pictured here, whose parents and grandparents attended the School.

F R O N T R O W Page Stanley ’31 (Peggy Carton Stanley ’70), Shahaan Ghazi ’31 (Rashid Ghazi ’85), Finley Todd ’31 (Katie Todd ’96), Greyson Gent ’31 (Jennifer Gonzalez-Gent ’98), Fletcher Stanley ’33 (Peggy Carton Stanley ’70), Aidan Gent ’33 (Jennifer Gonzalez-Gent ’98), William Wellstein ’33 (Georgia Elmes Welles ’48).

S E C O N D R O W Camilla Sheftel ’27 (Gordon Hall ’40), Devin Todd ’27 (Katie Todd ’96), Penny Fiore ’27 (Ted Notz ’53), Payne Wood ’30 (Andrew Wood ’90), Bronwyn Wood ’28 (Andrew Wood ’90), Margot Ake ’28 (Bill Ake ’88), Thomas Scott ’26 (Hilary Bishop Scott ’96).

T H I R D R O W Gabriel Rosen ’24 (Sarah Geist Rosen ’86), Daisy Stone ’25 (Jennifer Stone ’82), Lottie Ake ’25 (Bill Ake ’88), Jonathan Wiggins ’25 (Betty Fisher Wiggins ’93), Dixie Oelerich ’26 (Cy ’89 and Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87), Razaan Ghazi ’25 (Rashid Ghazi ’85), Samuel Rosen ’26 (Sarah Geist Rosen ’86).

F O U R T H R O W Penrose Bigelow ’23 (Elizabeth Hines Bigelow ’86), Hadley Ake ’23 (Bill Ake ’88), Jibraan Ghazi ’22 (Rashid Ghazi ’85), Dusty Karmin ’22 (Peter Karmin ’83), Anna Ristic ’22 (Lisa McClung ’87), Margie Blair ’22 (Bruce Blair ’69), Allie Charnas ’20 (Chris Charnas ’83).

B A C K R O W Charley Bell ’21 (Cathy Bell Bartholomay ’79), Colin Norton ’20 (Christine Griffin Norton ’87), Will Hough ’20 (Betsy Schroeder Hough ’85), Noah Beider ’21 (Danny Beider ’91), Buckley Oelerich ’23 (Cy ’89 and Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87).

I N S E T Cece Norton ’24 (Christine Griffin Norton ’87) and Walter Weathers ’32 (Ashleigh Palmer Weathers ’04).

pho t os from our pa s t “A picture is worth a thousand words” and tells an important and interesting story. If you can identify any of these photos or tell us a story about them, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71, 310 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093, nwhiteman@nscds.org or call her at 847.881.8848.

Please Join Us for NSCDS “Live and Serve” Work Day Save the Date! May 9, 2020 ALL INVITED: Alumni and Current School Families LOCAL PROJECT:

Feed My Starving Children

Interested in coordinating a service project where you live? Contact Nancy Green Whiteman’71 in the Alumni Office, nwhiteman@nscds.org, 847.881.8848.

HOMECOMING & ALUMNI WEEKEND Save the Date! October 2–3, 2020 Reunion Classes: 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015

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1930s Recently, the Phelps Historical Museum Board dedicated a special bench to the late Charley Requa ’36, which was placed on the museum’s porch. This honors his lifelong relationship with the small northern Wisconsin town and his commitment to many aspects of the community as a member of the Chamber of Commerce, a supervisor on the town board and town chairman.

1940s Margery Lloyd Hexton ’44 reports,

Nancy Pfisterer Leon ’71

Charlie Ingram ’75 and Liz Breuer ’75

“I am still loving Kauai and still volunteering two days a week at the National Tropical Botanical Garden—driving a car and living alone! Life is blessed.”

Francis Burlingham ’45 writes, “Still hearing from Tim Wallace ’45 and Dave Scott ’45. Lord willing, we’ll all be back there next year for number 75!”

1950s Elise “Trink” Chambers ’59 wrote following her reunion, “Great Homecoming! So glad there were so many in our class attending and best of all, we all looked fab!”

1960s Linda Fay Gerrard ’60 “died peacefully in her sleep from cancer,” her husband wrote. “It was only ten days from diagnosis to the end. Her son Jon and daughter Elizabeth were with me when it happened. She had a pure heart full of love and compassion.”

Elizabeth Ames ’61 writes, “I am grateful for good health and the ability to sing with a chorus, play cello in a local pops orchestra and temporarily in a classical orchestra, as well. I am also completing four years as president of the Northern New Jersey Sanctuary Coalition, which finds housing and then support for legal asylum candidates.”

Jim Davis ’64 shared that he and Susan

are grandparents. Their daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and James Broady are proud parents to a son named Charles James Broady.

Anna Ristic ’22, Jim Deuble ’76, Ella Ristic ’21, Amy Deuble, Aleda Deuble ’12, Lisa McClung Ristic ’87, Rob McClung ’91, Jim and Jean McClung

1970s Nancy Pfisterer Leon ’72 shares, “After

moving to Jackson Hole 11 years ago from the Bay Area and Australia, I discovered there was more to do, more to discover in the winter snow besides the steep and deep alpine skiing of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The Jackson Hole valley and its sister valley, Teton Valley, ID, on the west side of the Tetons have over 300 miles of groomed trails and even more untracked winter trails perfectly suited to Nordic skiing (skate and classic cross-country), fat biking and snowshoeing. To connect community and visitors to this amazing resource, I created an online, free community resource: JHNordic.com, which includes over 80 searchable GPS trail maps. The site also hosts a summary of all the Jackson Hole trail grooming schedules, local events, tours, rentals— all in one place. If you are coming out to Jackson Hole, feel free to join me for a

ski (alpine or Nordic) or fat bike ride to explore the vast winter trails, to broaden your horizons.”

Charlie Ingram ’75 and Liz Breuer ’75 got

together for coffee during Thanksgiving Weekend in Evanston, IL. North Shore families gathered over Thanksgiving at the home of Amy and Jim Deuble ’76 for a holiday breakfast in Colorado.

In July, Rachel Wineberg-Kaufman ’78 won Best Theater Director from the National Youth Arts Awards for her production of The Laramie Project. In addition, the cast was named Best Ensemble, two actors received Best Supporting Actor and four cast members were nominated for Best Supporting Actor. “Special thanks to Carol Radloff and NSCDS for launching my love of directing.”

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Ceil Scanlon, Kathy McHugh, Drew Dickson ’11, Drea Gallaga and Di Li

Hayley Formolo ’10

Dorothy Mackevich Marks ’78 was chosen to participate in the 2019 Stowe Story Lab for her work Provenance Historic Drama TV.

Aaron Regunberg ’08, Ben Shafer ’11, Shreve Fellars ’08, Guarav Ajmani ’08, Tommy Brown ’08, Ben Swartz ’08, Billy Gendell ’08, Annie Schmidt ’08, Arthur Wrobel ’08 and Frank Dachille

2010s

Hayley Formolo ’10, who is the Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator for Aspire, returned to NSCDS to speak with Middle School students during Middle School Service Week. Aspire, a nonprofit Christy Aggens ’86 is working on her mas- that provides comprehensive services for ter of fine arts at the University of children and adults with developmental Nebraska, School of Art, where she also disabilities and their families, was one of works full time. this year’s Middle School volunteer sites.

1980s

2000s George Whiteman ’06 has moved from Nashville, where he worked as a physical therapist for the past two years, to accept a position as a traveling physical therapist.

His first three-month assignment is on the west coast in Newport, OR.

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Andrew Myers Dickson ’11 visited North

Shore Mandarin classes on October 10, 2019, to share his experiences working in China.

John McHugh ’14 is working as a

research associate for Professor William C. Kirby at Harvard Business School.

Emily George ’17 is currently pursuing a degree in sociology with a minor in education at Bryn Mawr College. She was recently accepted into a 3+2 program with

the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, meaning that she will earn her bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in five years. The school is ranked in the top seven MSW programs in the country, according to the Masters in Social Work Guide. Emily is extremely excited and grateful for this opportunity.

Ike Pratt ’17 emailed, “I came to Jordan to take my Arabic to the next level. My Arabic has certainly improved, but more importantly, I have had the adventure of a lifetime. The best adventures, of course, were the unscripted and accidental ones: I witnessed the beginning of a revolution in Lebanon, got temporarily stranded in the West Bank when I lost my visa, climbed sandstone pillars in Wadi Rum, learned the proper way to slaughter a goat to make a traditional Jordanian meal, and made friends from Amman to Beirut to Nablus.

I learned that cool things happen when you go somewhere new, ditch your itinerary, and talk to people in the street in their native language.”

B A C K R O W : Emily Gavin ’09, Geoff Curley ’10, Danny Nolan ’09, Kelly Powers Sullivan ’08, Kenna Sullivan Johnson ’09, Patrick Ver Bockel ’08, Bobby Sullivan ’08, Ryan Nolan ’11, Peter Callahan ’09, Chris White ’09 and Garrett Biemer ’07 M I D D L E R O W : Lisa Doi ’09, David Thomas ’09, Jonah Levi-Paesky ’13, Blair Hunt Bobier ’09, Melissa Jesser ’09, Caroline McCarthy ’09, Hannah Walchak ’09, Jack Viellieu ’09, Mick Reedy ’09, Jeff Thomas ’03 and Curtis Wulfsohn ’10 F R O N T R O W : Julie Block ’13, Karen Block Thomas 09, Matt Thomas ’09, Alex Kaplan Keefe ’09, Rachel Block ’19, Lee Block, Jordy Blenner ’09 and Steve Thomas ’07 H O L D I N G T H E F L A G : Luke Thomas ’28 and Nick Thomas ’26

Lirije Milla ’10 and Artur Cejovic

Katherine Sickendick and Henry Gaud ’03

Bridget Mary Doar

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Harry Weston Vreede

Thomas Heidrich Curry-Edwards

Firouz Niazi ’17 shared, “This autumn I have been studying abroad at St. Catherine’s College at the University of Oxford, and it has been an absolutely amazing experience. St. Catherine’s is one of the constituent colleges of Oxford, and it’s been a one-of-a-kind place to call home during the past few months. I’ve spent my time in the UK taking courses in British and Italian 20th and 21st century politics, both of which have proved to be fascinating subjects to study while living in the UK as Brexit negotiations with the EU have come to a close, as new European Union executive office-holders have taken up their positions for the new terms, and the 12 December general election in the UK grows nearer. I have had a wonderful time, and I can’t wait to come back to Europe in the near future.”

Births bridget mary doar August 15, 2019 Anita and Charlie Doar ’03

harry weston vreede September 5, 2019 Andrew and Molly Whiteman Vreede ’03

jack richard finnerty October 10, 2019 Brian and Sophie Smith Finnerty ’06

Jack Richard Finnerty

shirley fitzgerald gately September 1, 2019 Mother of Joan Gately Shapiro ’67, Cliff Gately ’75, Sarah Gately ’83, Susan Gately White ’83

hubert s. bowles ’58 September 2, 2019

virginia “ginny” hunt ware September 26, 2019 Mother of Virginia Ware Besse ’77 and Gris Ware ’81

thomas heidrich curry-edwards

Sister of Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Price Hunt ’42

October 16, 2019 Matthew and Rebecca Lockhart

barbara brown paull ’49

Curry-Edwards ’04

In Memoriam

October 3, 2019

mary elizabeth “liz” price hunt ’42

brook b. ballard ’45

October 4, 2019 Mother of the late Mary Hunt Newcomb ’75,

September 2019

Lewis Hunt ’76, Harriet Hunt

Engagement

chester h. johnson ’47

jack allen roderick

Lirije Milla ’10 to Artur Cejovic

July 19, 2019

November 22, 2019 Grandfather of Clayton Cottingham ’14

Marriages

July 27, 2019

Karen Block ’09 to Matt Thomas ’09

marvin hecht

August 10, 2019

August 2, 2019

Henry Gaud ’03 to Katherine Sickendick

August 10, 2019 Chesly Manly ’89 to Christine Welbourn

August 11, 2019 Cassi Formolo ’12 to Luke Wolfe September 14, 2019 Tommy Brown ’08 to Michaela Yarnell

September 21, 2019

victoria jackson ’60

renee hecht November 25, 2019 Grandparents of Katie Karmin ’17, Will Karmin ’19 and Dusty Karmin ’22 Parents-in-law of Peter Karmin ’83

clayton edward whiting, jr August 16, 2019 Father of Clayton Whiting ’84

james “jim” edgar challenger August 30, 2019 Grandfather of Jack Challenger ’06 and Ty Cobb ’06

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michael sachs November 29, 2019 Father of Laura Sachs ’01 Father-in-law of Jordan Fisher ’02

juliette “julie” fentress bacon ’49 December 1, 2019 Sister of the late Mary Fentress Glenn ’50

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Northshore Mourns the Loss of Two Lifelong Learners Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Price Hunt ’42 Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Price Hunt ’42, 94, passed away peacefully October 4, 2019. She is remembered as an Evanston native, mother and educator at North Shore Country Day School. Liz was a graduate of NSCDS, Smith College and the Graduate Teachers College of Winnetka, where she earned her M. Ed. She taught English at Sunset Hill High School in Kansas City, MO, then served under many Headmasters at NSCDS in many different capacities. In 1996, she received the School’s Foster Hannaford award in recognition of her lifelong service to North Shore. She loved books, crossword puzzles and the arts. She sang with the Music Institute of Chicago for more than 20 years.

Liz was a lifelong learner and her energy to participate in life in many arenas and settings served as an example to all.

She was a treasure to North Shore as she was part of the School community for over 75 years from student, alumna, staff, reunion chair, chief and exemplary volunteer on alumni projects as well as our in-house expert historian and dear friend. She loved the School and was greatly valued, respected and loved by many. She was a mother of three children: the late Mary Hunt Newcomb ’75, Lewis Hunt ’76, Harriet Hunt.

Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Price Hunt ’42 (center) with Diana and Tom Flemma

Michael Albert Sachs Michael Albert Sachs, age 67, born in St. Louis, passed away on November 29 in Palm Beach, FL, where he was a resident. Michael earned a B.A. in science and an MSPH in health management from the University of Missouri. He became an internationally renowned health care visionary. He was a serial entrepreneur, who throughout his career started and grew several companies, including Sachs Group, bSwift, Solucient/HCIA-Sachs, Sg2, and Repp Health. In the process he created thousands of jobs and launched numerous successful careers. He attracted, motivated, and advanced incredibly talented health care professionals. He was recognized as a great leader, strategist, mentor, and friend by all who worked with him. Despite his demanding schedule, Michael always found time to have a cup of coffee with anyone seeking his knowledge and wisdom.

Michael’s passion for making a difference in this world led him to contribute meaningfully both financially and through his leadership skills to organizations such as: The American Jewish Committee, Ravinia Festival, Ounce of Prevention Chicago, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and the Goodman Theater, where he also established the Alice Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement. Through Michael’s love for life his other passions included the arts, boating, golf, travel and his deep commitment to the YPO and CEO organizations. Michael generously gave also of his time, talent, knowledge and insight to North Shore Country Day as Chair of the Board of Trustees. His leadership during his tenure included creating and implementing a strategic plan and conducting a Head of School search. He worked collaboratively with former Head of School Julie Hall and Board Vice Chair Tracey Shafroth.

Michael is survived by his wife Louella; son David and his wife Diana Liu; daughter Laura Sachs ’01 and her husband Jordan Fisher ’02, many grandchildren, siblings, nephew and nieces.

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Jonathan Segal ’15 with his grandmother

Jonathan Segal ’15 (center) at Dunk Alzheimer’s 2015

Let’s Dunk Alzheimer’s: How North Shore Empowered Me to Flip Pain into Action While I was initially excited to have Nana live with us, I quickly realized that the strong and brilliant woman who I loved and admired so deeply was now just a shell of her former self.

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look back on the fall of my freshman year of high school as one of the most emotionally difficult periods of my life.

This was, in part, due to the typical growing pains that we all experience during the transition from middle school to high school. In my case, however, the real emotional challenges came at home.

My grandma, who was 68 at the time and suffering through the middle stages of Alzheimer’s disease, had just moved into our house so my mother could become her full-time caretaker. While I was initially excited to have Nana live with us, I quickly realized that the strong and brilliant woman who I loved and admired so deeply was now just a shell of her former self. Whereas she used to care for me, I quickly realized it was now my turn to take care of her.

The emotional and physical toll of caring for my Nana each day was significant—and my teachers and advisors at 56

North Shore Country Day witnessed this through my academic and behavioral struggles at school. The week before Thanksgiving, my advisor Carmen Gomez-Fiegl approached me. She asked if I would be willing to share what I was thankful for during the annual Thanksgiving Morning Ex. I nervously accepted (afraid to confront my fear of public speaking), but ultimately delivered an emotional message of thanks for all that my Nana had done for me and hope that others would not have to experience the same pain of watching their loved ones deteriorate from this disease.

Following my speech, several students and faculty members approached me and shared their heart-wrenching stories about loved ones who were suffering or had suffered from Alzheimer’s. As a result of these stories and my own experience caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, I felt the need to bring this mind-altering disease to light within the North Shore community.

That winter, I spoke with our longtime Athletic Director Patrick McHugh about hosting a basketball tournament dedicated to raising awareness of Alzheimer’s and money to support research. Every October, North Shore sports teams wore pink in support of breast cancer awareness. Why couldn’t we also use sports as a platform to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s? Best of all, purple is the national color for Alzheimer’s—making North Shore and the Mac Gym an optimal venue for the event. Mr. McHugh immediately supported the idea, and with the approval

of Head of Upper School Dave Potter, we transformed the annual NSCDS Basketball Bash into the first Dunk Alzheimer’s Basketball Bash.

Eight years later, I am proud that Dunk Alzheimer’s has become an annual North Shore tradition. As a community, we have raised more than $40,000 for Alzheimer’s research, and most importantly, raised significant awareness, while highlighting personal stories of Raiders affected by the disease.

This year’s Dunk Alzheimer’s will take place January 18 in the Mac Gym, and I am thrilled that my sister, Caroline Segal ’20, will be helping to lead it.

As I ref lect on the founding of Dunk Alzheimer’s, I consider how easy it would have been for Mr. McHugh, Dr. Potter, or any other faculty member to have denied this request to alter a long-standing school tradition. Not only did North Shore administration approve the creation of Dunk Alzheimer’s, but also proceeded to support our efforts every step of the way.

This grander tradition of supporting students’ courageous exploration is deeply ingrained in the culture and values of North Shore Country Day. North Shore has always encouraged students to take risks both inside and outside of the classroom, and has been there to support them during the inevitable stumbles. This North Shore ideal helps students like me develop into resilient and confident members of society, who embrace change, are unafraid of failure, and have the courage to transform pain into action.

Join us for the

Party of the Century North Shore Country Day School is

Centennial Benefit Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 6 p.m.

Atrium at the United Center 1901 West Madison Street, Chicago IL 60612 RSVP Online www.nscds.org/benefit

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