Acorn - Fall/Winter 2014

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features 4 Write On 6 Lower School 5th Grade Design Technology Thinking In 3D : Curriculum Designed for the Future 8 Developing the Civic Mind 10 Dr. Suki Lipman ’70 Embraces Career Built On “Live and Serve”

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TOM’S LETTER

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ACADEMICS

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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EVENTS

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FA C U LT Y

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LIVE & SERVE

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ARTS

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AT H L E T I C S

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DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

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BOOK LIST

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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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CLASS NOTES

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Tom Doar III

The Acorn is published by the Marketing and Communications Department of North Shore Country Day School twice 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.

Head of School

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Tura Cottingham Director of Marketing & Communications, Editor tcottingham @ nscds.org

Photographers Tura Cottingham Irene Kearney Art Jessen

Art Jessen ’70

On the front cover Nate Barr ’20 during Middle School Service Week at Heller Nature Center.

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Inside front cover Darkroom diptych print by Daniel Kwon ’14 .

On the back cover If you know anything about this historical picture please contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 , 847.881.8848 , or nwhiteman@ nscds.org.

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t om ’s l e t t e r Patterns, Routines, Change

“One of the fundamental strengths of North Shore is our seemingly impossible ability to value our past and embrace change.”

The best schools have established patterns and routines. Systems are in place and expectations are clear. There is a collective understanding, and even a collective energy, that leads to productivity and to steady and meaningful student growth.

Knowing what is expected and being in an environment where there is clarity typically results in everyone—students, teachers and parents—pulling in the same direction. Thankfully, North Shore is a school where there are clear expectations and long-held patterns and routines.

This clarity and consistency has contributed greatly to our ongoing ability to serve our students well.

What are some of these expectations and patterns? There are many, among them the understanding that our students matter—as individuals and as members of a group; that teachers are here for students as guides and mentors and role models; that community counts and influences attitudes and connections; and that all the pieces of a school experience impact student development. These well-established values and patterns— the predictability, even tradition—drive our institution and provide a sense of familiarity, a sense of belonging and even a sense of comfort.

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And yet, as important as it is for schools to have clarity, well-established patterns and predictability, the best schools must constantly change. The dynamic that makes schools and education successful is recognizing that we must continually review and examine.

I am not talking about change for the sake of change. We must stay current with scientific brain research and findings, and make changes based on how students learn best, the changing nature of society and the dynamics around schools.

One of the fundamental strengths of North Shore is our seemingly impossible ability to value our past and embrace change. Since the School’s early days, led by founding Headmaster Perry Dunlap Smith and a host of talented colleagues, North Shore has been comfortable challenging the status quo and asking questions. “Why do we do what we do?”

“What will best meet the needs of our students?” “How do we best prepare them to their communities and the world?”

I believe the reason North Shore has been so successful adjusting and evolving, and so comfortable “changing while staying the same,” is because of the fundamental soundness of our mission—our commitment to be all we can be for our students. Faculty, students, board members and parents all seem to find balance between predictability, and routine and change.

I think Mr. Smith would be proud to see how North Shore has evolved.

This issue of the Acorn highlights a number of new ideas, programs and changes taking place on campus. The modernization of our facilities continues with the renovation of the Arts Center and Auditorium (p. 16); the Middle School has created a highly engaging Service Learning Week program(p. 9); the 5th grade participated in a new, multidisciplinary 3d program (p. 6); and we are in the process of researching and making recommendations to change the Upper School academic schedule and calendar to better fit North Shore students and the School’s educational model (thanks to a $50,000 Edward E. Ford Foundation grant (p. 16).

Change is exciting and has been a part of North Shore since 1919.

Done right, it is the key to staying relevant, engaging, meaningful and successful. Creativity, responsiveness and fresh ideas have a critical place at North Shore.

1 Firouz Niazi ’17, Connor Watrous ’17,

Quinnyata Bellows ’15 , Andrew Rice ’14 , Kaitlyn Johnson ’14 , Brian Cook ’16 , Amy Isaacson ’14 , Andi Waskin ’17 2 Jacob Hoeflich ’14 and Cole Sommer ’27

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WR I T E ON “There is a difference between During their time at North Shore writing and regurgitating,” says students write a lot. Assignments range Upper School English Department from formal to informal, but all assignChair Cassandra Hiland. “The focus ments combine reading and critical on varied writing, on creating different thinking. Students are asked to analyze kinds of assignments, allows students multiple texts, creating original arguto be more creative and to develop ments and proving sophisticated theses. lengthy and complex ideas.” “It also “The focus on varied writing assignments makes it more fun for the students to ensures that our students’ writing develwrite and for us to teach,” adds Drea. ops far beyond the five-paragraph essay.

“There is more freedom for teachers We strive to show them that organization to create and assign worthwhile projects,” should not be formulaic, it needs to be she adds. One of these assignments is organic. We have high standards for our the “How to Change the World” research students, but they reach them,” says paper that students complete in 9th grade.

English teacher Kathy McHugh.

Students are asked to research extensively The way writing is taught at North and write a paper about an individual, Shore Country Day School has evolved not famous, who is quietly but seriously in the last 10 years. Once focused on making the world a better place. The literary analysis, students are now asked assignment opens students’ eyes to the to consider writing as “a way to make power of individuals to make a difference. a difference, make a way and make a Alumna Lisa Doi ’09, now Program purpose in the world,” explains English Coordinator at city Term at the Masters Teacher Drea Gallega.

The English department views School in New York, has strong memories “varied writing”—practicing writing in of her writing education at North Shore. different styles for different situations, “I remember so many assignments so with different expectations—as a vehicle vividly. I remember the research paper for students to understand the world I wrote on Frankenstein in 10th grade— around them. During their four years I wrote about the maternal relationship in this interdisciplinary writing program, between Frankenstein and his monster. students are challenged by a variety of It was the first intensive research assignments and projects, and leave paper I had to write. I had a plethora North Shore prepared for the demands of resources available, as well as opporof writing in college and with an undertunities to meet with my teacher. It was standing that “the writing they send the first paper I felt really proud of.” into the world matters.”

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Lisa also recalled the braided memoir she wrote about her grandmother in Mrs. McHugh’s class. “It ended up becoming my college essay. When I started college I had a strong writing background. I had no trouble adapting to the quality or quantity of writing that my school required.”

Having just finished writing her graduate thesis in May, and now as a teacher herself, Lisa finds herself thinking back to the roots of her own writing experience, “When I was my students’ age, unlike some of them, I already had such a strong ability to do research and write analytically.”

The mission of the English Department at North Shore reads, “making connections and building strong relationships with people, ideas and texts are central to the creation of a vibrant and effective community of learners. Our hope for all our students is that, during their years in the English program at North Shore, they will develop and strengthen certain habits of the mind. We encourage them to explore, analyze, create, observe, question, reflect and imagine…We see writing as an exploratory and generative activity that is an essential part of the learning process; as we write, we make connections and create new knowledge.”

1 BoHoon Shim ’17 2 Frannie Block ’17 3 Kathy McHugh and Lisa Doi ’09

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“Tinkercad has been my favorite part because I love technology—it’s my thing.”

ELLIE ’21

“It’s really interesting and amazing that we get to do something that we didn’t even know existed.”

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“Awesome. I loved manipulating the design blocks on the computer!”

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LOWER SCHOOL 5TH GRADE DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

Thinking in 3D Curriculum Designed for the Future In August 2013, Pam collaborated with These North Shore 5th grade students clearly loved their new Design Technology Lower School Academic Integrator Jeff Shaw, 5th Grade Teacher Libby Ester, class. Every Monday, for 10 weeks, Sara Lower School Science Teacher and Chair Jayne, Tyler, Ellie and 15 of their classof the Science Department Annie Collins, mates had intensive, focused lessons to Director of Library and Educational learn about the design process, 2d and Technology Lane Young, Lower School 3d visualization, how to utilize a 3d Art Teacher Montserrat Alsina, Assistant grid, the melting points of different Science Teacher Kelly Keporos, Assistant materials and how 3d printers work.

5th Grade Teacher Carolyn Tesar, and The new curriculum component former Head of School (and Pam’s was introduced in September after Head replacement during her sabbatical) Julie of Lower School Pam Whalley visited Hall. The team visited The 3d Printer Bradford Grammar School in England while on her sabbatical last spring (see Experience lab in Chicago. They huddled story on page 22). “I saw their science lab frequently to draft a series of 10 lessons, and spoke with their teacher. Students each building on knowledge gained from were actively designing and creating the previous lesson and incorporating while integrating science, math and art multiple disciplines. skills. It was very exciting and I knew “This was challenging. It required we had to bring design technology into all of us to get outside our comfort zones— the lives of our own lower schoolers.” learning new software and ways of thinking. In addition to seeing our students embrace design-thinking concepts and skills, one of the most rewarding, and fun aspects of this new program was learning side-by-side with our students.

We were literally just one heartbeat ahead of them,” she laughs.

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T O P Alex Freiburger ’21 and George Dowd ’21

T O P Creating an object in Tinkercad. B O T T O M Panagiotis Kanellos ’21

B O T T O M Clay models based on 2D drawings.

watches science teacher Annie Collins melt a penny with Alex Freiburger ’21

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Students learned that an object could be altered and arranged to take on different forms and fill different spaces. By understanding how a 3d printer builds an object through layering, they sliced a zucchini and used iPads to capture the many ways the slices could be arranged.

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Architect Trung Le, who was with the firm that redesigned the Upper School, talked to students about the importance of understanding the purpose and needs of a design before making it. He told them he still sketches freehand first before he works on the computer.

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They practiced sketching objects, layering sketches of the same object from different angles, and used clay to create their own 3d forms incorporating three different shapes. Next, students applied a 3d coordinate grid to design an object.

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Understanding that 3d printers work by layering materials or chemicals and that each of these materials has different melting points, the 5th graders watched live demonstrations as zinc melted from the copper in a penny, and observed the very low melting point of gallium as it melted by the heat of a hand holding it.

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Finally, Tinkercad was introduced.

The program allowed students to manipulate and create different objects that can then be printed.

The culminating component of the course was a trip to Northwestern University where the students’ original designs were printed in 3d . Students in 5th Grade Teacher Caitlin Prouty’s class are taking the course in the spring.

Pam believes it is the School’s responsibility to foster creativity in all North Shore students. “Creativity is not reserved just for the arts. The challenges our students will face in their careers will require design thinking no matter what their specialty—surgeons, mathematicians, teachers, product designers, musicians or engineers.

This 3d program also teaches children that creativity is more than thinking about new and different ideas—it requires a disciplined way of solving problems and constructing things.

“The integration of technology across disciplines provides new ways for students to ‘see’ and understand concepts,” she explains. “We are stretching their spatial visualization, which is important for success in math, science, engineering and design.

“We are preparing students for a world where methods of design and manufacturing will be very different.

Solid, 3d printing is a reality. The potential is mind-blowing. Already it’s possible to print a prosthetic hand, a car and even food. It’s predicted that some day it will be possible to print human organs, houses, and things we can’t even imagine,” concludes Pam.

Use this link to view these and more photos. http://goo.gl/zuolaU

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“It was a very moving experience to see what some people had to deal with every day and how a place like Misericordia could make their lives so much better.”

Misericordia Volunteer Trenton Bismonte ’18 and Emily Loeb ’20 at Heller Nature Center

Clayton Durning ’18 and Thomas McDowell ’18 at Brightonwoods Orchard.

“I learned how much reading at a young age affects a child’s academic success.

It was fun to work knowing how much the books were doing.”

Bernie’s Book Bank Volunteer Julia Fortier ’20 and Ellen Flannery ’20 at Bernie’s Book Bank.

“Packing food made a big impact on those children in Haiti and the Philippines. We packed food for 15 kids for 1 year with just 2 hours of our time!”

Feed My Starving Children Volunteer Pressley Smith ’18 and Kali Pfannerstill ’20 8 Nature Center. at Heller

Katie Nolan ’19 , Alliyah Rumbolt-Lemond ’18 , teacher Dana Specht and Thandi Steele ’18 at Feed My Starving Children.

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DEVELOPING THE CIVIC MIND When Middle School Head La Vina Lowery was a candidate interviewing at North Shore Country Day 11 years ago, one of the reasons she was interested in the School was because of its motto “Live and Serve.” “The altruism, compassion and empathy gained from helping and working with others is in keeping with North Shore’s philosophy of developing students who become civic-minded and caring adults who understand that words are powered by action,” she says.

La Vina knows Middle School students.“They are consumed with themselves, their peers, their identity, and trying to figure out who they are and where they fit in. Taking them out of their comfort zone to see how others live and learn, and the challenges many face is good for students this age.

Using our advisory structure really allows students to better study, learn and reflect on this experience.”

That is the purpose of Middle School Service Week. She says not only are students’ eyes opened to a diverse group of people and circumstances, they are learning about the world and the community beyond North Shore. That leads to the experience they will have in Upper School where global awareness and education is integrated into history, English and more service opportunities.

This year, Middle School Service “We are so fortunate to be located Week took place from October 21–25. near Chicago—a city that has so many Students and faculty volunteered at great non-profit organizations and eight organizations: Bernie’s Book Bank, welcomes volunteers,” concludes La learn Charter School, Lieberman Senior Vina. “In addition, our parents are a great resource. Three years ago, Susan Eichner, Life Center, Misericordia, Heller Nature Dina Healy Ritcher ’89 and Susan Fortier Center, Feed My Starving Children, Ronald McDonald House and Christopher were instrumental in initiating Middle School Service Week. This year, Susan House. The relationship with some of and Kate Flannery along with Holly Smirl the organizations will continue on three and Katie Tingle, helped mobilize our additional service days this year—one 124 students and 18 teachers in service each in January, February and May. activities. That’s no small feat. They In addition to serving Chicagoare passionate about immersing our stuarea organizations, on October 24, dents in service, and were invaluable in the entire Middle School boarded buses making connections and hammering headed to Wisconsin to learn about out the details to make it happen.” farming and helping with fall harvest at Pinehold Gardens, Larryville Gardens and Brightonwoods Orchard. “The day was so amazing. Each of the farmers included an orientation and tour that taught us about the process of raising crops, the science involved with grafting Use this link to watch a video narrated by trees in an orchard, and the labor that Middle School Service Week from Camille is involved year-round in agriculture,” Dominguez, Middle School math and says La Vina. science teacher. http://goo.gl/6F7R8 u The idea for the day on a farm came from the experience Middle School Science Teacher David Kubacki and other Middle school teachers had as part of the School’s Global Cohort program.

At the end of this year, the entire Middle School faculty will have completed the two-year training program aimed at expanding teachers’ awareness of global education and empowering them to make connections for their students.

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Dr. Suki Lipman ’70 Embraces Career Built on “Live and Serve”

Suki Lipman confers with a pharmacist.

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aurie (Suki) Lipman ’70 has vivid memories of her experiences at North Shore as a student, in arts and athletics, and volunteering.

Her foundation years at the School merged with her college education, research, teaching and medical school to eventually guide her into practicing medical psychiatry in the public-service sector.

Her story begins in the fall of 1959 as a new student at North Shore in 2nd grade.

“I had been at a nice public school but it was sparse and large. My class here was small, the classroom warmed by a carpet, a fireplace that we actually used, lots of sunlight, and by a teacher who reasoned softly with us.

I never told my parents when I was sick because I didn’t want to miss something really good at school. Neither did my friends.

This school was the place to be.”

North Shore was a big influence in her life. She credits her teachers including Mr. Allison, Mr. Steel, Mrs. Foote, Miss Deane and others for collaborating across disciplines, and engaging visual arts, theater, literature and history to teach the importance of looking at the same problem from different perspectives. “The School’s small size meant each student had many roles, adding to development of skills, personal flexibility and resourcefulness,” Suki adds.

“Public service involves the daily exercise of responsibility and respect for others, always taking seriously that someone without financial and material resources may not have a choice of doctors—you’re it.”

Julie Bartholomay Geer ’71 , Ann Page Lovendale ’71 , Suki Lipman ’70

The School’s “Live and Serve” motto really made an impression on her. She tutored in the Middle School as a project in the gapa (Girl’s Athletic and Project Association), and some Saturday mornings in the city with Project ’68—a School service project on Chicago’s Westside. With other North Shore students, she volunteered on a pediatric ward, was a camp counselor at North Shore and later for Urban Gateways, and did her May Project (now known as Senior Service) teaching English in an inner-city public school. “All this provided us with the real experience to help learn about the world and our place in it while being useful to others.”

Following North Shore, Suki attended Colby College and its Center for Coordinated Studies, and later transferred to The University of Chicago majoring in Human Behavior and Institutions. In the summer, she worked at a state mental hospital with severely autistic children, lived as a staff member in a halfway house for young adults with mental illness, and volunteered at an inner-city health clinic.

Still interested in applying science to people after college, Suki worked as a researcher for Herbert Spiegel, m.d. , a psychiatrist at Columbia University who was studying the biological basis of hypnosis as focused attention.

She worked on biological associations of eye movement and psychopathology, contributing to research and a book, teaching the material at the medical school as an assistant, teaching pre-med biology labs at Columbia, and finally returning to premedical studies herself.

Suki went on to earn a doctorate in medicine from Rush Medical College followed by an internship in internal medicine. Her residency training in psychiatry at The University of Chicago Hospitals included a year in neurology clinics.

Ultimately, Suki became Dr. Lipman, a psychiatrist practicing “med-psych” and “neuro-psych,” evaluating and treating the psychiatric prodromes and consequences of medical and neurological diseases, such as the emotional and cognitive impairments associated with head injuries and strokes or the psychoses associated with seizure disorders.

She has practiced in Uptown’s Community Counseling Center of Chicago, a downtown private practice, and in various roles in the Chicago va Healthcare Systems. “The Veteran’s Administration ( va ) is a good place to study and treat neuro-psych problems,” says Suki, who has been a staff psychiatrist and a mental-health clinic director. As a Chief of Community Based Outpatient Clinic Mental Health Programs for Chicago’s Jesse Brown va Medical Center she helped to establish mental-health programming

in the va community clinics. Currently, as the leader of a Supportive Care Team, she treats some of the more “bio-psychosocially” challenged in the system. At the same time she has taught at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine for 20 years, receiving recognition for her consecutive years of lecturing and clinical teaching.

“Public service involves the daily exercise of responsibility and respect for others, always taking seriously that someone without financial and material resources may not have a choice of doctors—you’re it. This patient needs the doctor to bring the best medical care possible into the office no matter what and to take care with that precious trust,” says Suki.

“Reflecting on my education, I recruit the same resourcefulness that North Shore nurtured by exposing us to arts and academics, and by looking at one problem from different perspectives in visual art, English and theater classes. A psychiatrist has to be an instrument of assessment and of treatment. I like drawing upon those resources for my job every day—for teaching or for the detective work in the clinical identification of disease through observation and experience of a patient’s emotions, cognition and behavior.”

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Interim Week For one week in November, Upper School students and faculty alike look forward to shifting gears and diving into specific topic-studies. Some stay on campus, others visit Chicago and surrounding communities, and still others travel overseas. What is universal is the knowledge, excitement, and renewed energy that is gained.

Students benefit from a range of experiences by studying cultures, history, food, science, engineering, nature, volunteering and more.

Interim Week 2013 included trips to Spain, England, Peru and Italy.

Locally, students chose from topics including urban planning, molecular gastronomy, documentary film making, architecture, movie review and critique, animal shelters, bilingual tutoring, Chicago Chinese American culture and service.

Stephanie Curley ’14 , Manny Hodzic ’15 , Sarah Vrotny ’14 , Rebecca Kirtley ’14 , Jack Colley ’14 , Mayree Nolan ’15 and Quinn Gray ’14 at Machu Pichu in Peru.

Kate Roever ’15 and Lucy Fogel ’16 make pies for a women’s shelter.

Rachel Hayes ’17 with a blanket made for an animal shelter.

Sydney Shafer ’14 , Lou Kinder, Kaitlyn Johnson ’14 , Jossy Hernandez ’15 and Michael Querio at the Duomo in Siena, Italy.

Manny Gonzalez ’14 makes a pizza during a cooking class at the Chopping Block in Chicago.

Will Murnighan ’17 in the Architecture program.

Anita Klaeser ’16 volunteers at Growing Power in Chicago.

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Heather Mabie ’14

Clayton Cottingham ’14

Junior Semester Away Every year, several juniors in North Shore’s Upper School elect to pursue a course of study away from the School’s Winnetka campus for one semester. The idea of giving up time with friends, the spring sports season and the comforts of home for an intense semester of schoolwork and hands-on learning may sound daunting to most high schoolers, but to the students who took a semester away last year, and to those who will depart after finals this January, the opportunity was just too good to pass up.

about the people involved, and actually visited the places and the people. It gave me the opportunity to experience learning outside the classroom in way that wasn’t available at North Shore.”

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Carl Anderson ’14 chose to study at High Mountain Institute in Leadville, Colorado.

The program focused on “growth through interaction with nature and participation in a strong community.” “I had high expectations going into this program and they were exceeded,” says Anderson.

“I have been at North Shore since CITY I was in kindergarten. I wanted a change For Heather Mabie ’14, studying in New of scenery and I have always loved being York through city Term at the Masters active outdoors, so this was the perfect School provided her with a new perspective. “When I first applied to this program, program for me. We were constantly outside, taking backcountry excursions into I wasn’t sure exactly what I was looking the wilderness, camping, skiing and for, I just knew I had to do this. I had exploring. I developed a close relationnever been away from home for more than a few weeks and I needed a change.” ship with my teachers and the 42 other students in the program. Everyone was During her semester at city Term, there for the same reason, to learn new Heather studied the history and culture skills and enjoy the environment.” of New York with 30 other students, making site visits and interviewing STUDIO individuals at least three days a week in Clayton Cottingham ’14 was looking to addition to her regular course load. “The focus more deeply on the subject he was program was experienced-based. We most passionate about when he applied studied the history of a place, learned to the Oxbow School’s fine-arts program 14

in Napa, California. “I wanted to do something different. It was worth it to me to give up a semester at North Shore to meet like-minded people. I was looking for an intense art experience and a way to explore new mediums and that’s exactly what I found.”

Oxbow’s program provides students with the opportunity to work extensively in studios fully equipped for painting, sculpture, photography and digital media, and printmaking. “This program not only allowed me to improve my photography skills, but I also learned to work in other mediums. In my classes at Oxbow learning in the classroom was immediately put to use in the studio and across disciplines.”

For these seniors, the time away from North Shore provided two new starts. First was the opportunity to study with a new group of people in a new place, and second was the chance for a new start once they returned to North Shore. “I’ve grown academically and socially since my year away,” said Heather. Carl agreed, “My program taught me about taking risks, sometimes an opportunity won’t present itself again, and it encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone back at North Shore too.”

Carl Anderson ’14

COLLEGE INSIGHTS

The students believe that while they were initially concerned about missing oneon-one time with their college counselors, the semester away actually helped them learn more about the college process.

“I was always interested in applying to art schools,” said Clayton, “but my experience at Oxbow confirmed that was what I really wanted. I wanted that kind of hands-on learning and exposure to the arts for all four years. I ended up only applying to art schools.”

“My list of colleges changed before and after my trip,” added Heather.

“I learned that I wanted a geographically diverse student body, a smaller school, but I also wanted access to a city.” Carl also felt more sure of his college checklist, “I know that I want an experiential education. I want to be able to focus and learn hands on. I want the small community feel that I experienced at High Mountain Institute and to continue learning in an outdoor environment— I learned more about conflict resolution and teamwork than in any setting.”

THREE MORE VENTURE OUT

Inspired by the experiences of these students, a new group of juniors have embarked on their semester away programs. Hannah Lumberg is participating in the fine-arts program at Oxbow in Napa, while Mackenzie Nolan ’15 and Xander Mitchell ’15 are attending the School for Ethics and Global Leadership ( segl ) in Washington, d.c.

When asked why he chose to apply to segl Xander Mitchell said, “I’ve been involved in Model u.n. at North Shore for a long time. When Mrs. Mills [former Co-Director of College Counseling] suggested I apply to this program, it made sense to me. I want to meet top nongovernment organizations and activists and see places and things I wouldn’t have had a chance to otherwise. There is a great diversity of interests at North Shore, but this is a chance to pursue a focus in a hands-on atmosphere.”

“I’m looking forward to not being as stressed about the multiple choice,” said Mackenzie, “segl is going to be a real immersion program, I’m not only going to be reading about these people and events, I’m going to be living them.”

“nscds is great about giving you tastes of so many experiences, cultures and outlooks, but this is a chance to elaborate on it,” added Hannah, “I’m looking forward to being independent, to meeting people as interested in what they love as I am.”

A semester away provides great benefits to these students as individuals and also enriches the School community on campus.

“Not a lot of high schools allow their students to take a semester away, so I feel very fortunate that North Shore has given us this opportunity. I have been at North Shore for 13 years so I am looking forward to going away and rediscovering what I value about North Shore and to finding an appreciation for the things that are available to us on the Winnetka campus, but I am also excited for the opportunities and experiences to come in d.c. ” Clayton offers this advice to future students who are thinking of applying to the program, “don’t feel limited by the programs that students have attended in the past. When you find something you love and are passionate about search for a program that will support your interests and apply.”

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accomplishmen t s School Receives $50,000 Grant

Middle School Model United Nations Team

North Shore Country Day School received a $50,000 grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation to advance its analysis of a 21st Century Scheduling Model. This grant is in the form of a matching grant requiring the School to raise an additional $50,000 in donations to Annual Giving.

The Edward E. Ford Foundation has been supporting independent schools across the country since the late 1950s.

Its mission is to “strengthen and support independent secondary schools and to challenge and inspire them to leverage their unique talents, expertise and resources to advance teaching and learning throughout this country by supporting and disseminating best practice, by supporting efforts to develop and implement models of sustainability, and by encouraging collaboration with other institutions.”

Grants are awarded annually on a competitive basis. This is the fourth time that North Shore has been a recipient.

The last award was in 1999 and focused on support for the School’s Technology Program.

As a part of the Strategic Plan, a committee is conducting an analysis of the North Shore Students’ Experience and investigating ways to better manage the academic day and week by creating a new, more balanced academic schedule.

While curriculum and pedagogy have evolved greatly over the last 50 years, the academic calendar and schedules have remained basically unchanged.

In the Grant Request, the School asked for support that would make it possible to engage with educational design thinkers and architects to create a distinctive Upper School academic schedule and calendar that is truly built for North Shore’s progressive educational model.

The grant requires North Shore to raise $50,000 from increased or new contributions to Annual Giving. Many have already pledged or given to this year’s Annual Giving for which the School is grateful. For those who have not yet pledged or given, or for those who would like to increase their commitment, visit www.nscds.org/give to pledge or contribute by credit card.

In the meantime, work on designing a new Upper School academic schedule has already begun.

After two months of preparation, 21 Middle School students participated in the Northern Illinois Model United Nations at the Chicago History Museum.

Eight North Shore students (in italics) received Outstanding Delegate awards for excellence in preparing position papers, actively participating during caucuses and making persuasive arguments during debates.

Representing the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( opec ) were Grace Jenks ’19—Angola, Brad O’Connor ’18—Venezuela and Mazeed Oluewu ’19—Saudi Arabia.

Representing the Security Council were Rachel Schapiro ’18—South Korea and Grace Scullion ’18—China.

Representing the Disarmament and International Security Committee were Trenton Bismonte ’18—Iran, Gavin Cotter ’19—Indonesia, Owen Hiland ’18—Philippines, Kendall Lobo ’18—China, Aidan Mitts ’18— Vietnam, Will O’Connor ’18—South Korea, Joy Pasin ’18—Haiti, Alliyah Rumbolt-Lemond ’18—Brazil, Thandi Steele ’18—Republic of Georgia, Annie Tobey ’18—Germany and Maya Valliath ’19—Costa Rica. Representing the United Nations Environment Programme were Rachel Block ’19— China, Sydney Gerbel ’18—Costa Rica, Mia Lecinski ’18—Haiti, Tom Pratt ’18—Brazil and Anna Roszak ’19—South Korea.

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New flooring, glass walls and improved lighting modernize the building.

Technology is integrated into each studio and classroom. We have increased the amount of teaching-and-learning space for visual and performing arts by more than 5,000 square feet. And, when The Arts Center is complete, we will have a new school gathering space on the lower level—replacing the activities room— with “The Hub” that is over 4,000 square feet when glass walls are opened from the drama and band rooms.”

While the south side of The Arts Center was completed for the beginning of school in August 2013, the north side opened in January 2014 as students and teachers returned from Winter Break.

The renovated Auditorium will open in March 2014.

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Students were required, as they are today, to be artists and performers,” said Tom Doar in a letter to parents at the beginning of the 2013–2014 school year.

“There is no question that Mr. Smith would be very proud today to see the work that is taking place inour Auditorium and Arts Center.

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Middle School Model UN T O P Annie Tobey ’18 , Tom Pratt ’18 , Owen Hiland ’18 , Mazeed Oluewu ’19 , William O’Connor ’18 , Kendall Lobo ’18 M I D D L E Sydney Gerbel ’18 , Maya Valliath ’19 , Brad O’Connor ’18 , Thandi Steele ’18 , Mia Lacinski ’18 , Anna Roszak ’19 B O T T O M Rachel Block ’19 , Grace Jenks ’19 , Trenton Bismonte ’18 , Aidan Mitts ’18 , Rachel Schapiro ’18 , Grace Scullion ’18 View of the Arts Center “Hub.” Glass walls on the left and right open to create one large open space for special events and programs.

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2013 Homecoming / Reunion Weekend North Shore’s campus was fun-filled at Homecoming with events, programs and sports. Over 250 alumni participated in reunions and special events. On Saturday morning, David Misch ’68 was presented with the 2013 Francis R. Stanton Recognition. (See story on page 32.) He also presented a special program on the history of comedy and its influence through the past and current day to Middle and Upper School students.

Later in the day, a tribute to Jay Bach recognized his 48 remarkable years at North Shore. Program speakers included Head of School Tom Doar, Jim Deuble ’76, Chris Avery ’87 and a special presentation of a North Shore Jersey with “Bach 48.”

Coach and Physical Education Teacher Jim Deuble ’76 summed it up by saying, “For six decades, Jay Bach has been a symbol of North Shore’s motto ‘Live and Serve.’ A passionate educator, his patient, easy-going style has made him a favorite of thousands of parents, teachers and students whose lives he has touched.

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The Jay Bach Iron Raiders Society athletes were acknowledged during half-time.

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Whether teaching, coaching, serving as athletic director, coordinating transportation, or directing the day camp, he has instilled confidence in students through his soft-spoken but firm demeanor. Jay’s dedication and belief in the School and the community are unmatched, and the students, faculty, staff and alumni are grateful for his contributions.”

Alumni Board President Bill Bach ’87 announced the Iron Raiders Society has been named the Jay Bach Iron Raiders Society. Iron Raiders attending Homecoming were acknowledged during halftime on the field, received their Iron Raider pin and were greeted by Jay. All other Iron Raiders will receive their pin by mail. Are you an Iron Raider? Did you participate in three seasons of sports all four years in the Upper School? If so, contact Nancy Green Whiteman ’71, 847.881.8848, nwhiteman@nscds.org.

danny lowinger ’08 5th Reunion

henry gaud ’03 10th Reunion

chris charnas ’83 Alumni Rep Chair for the class of ’98 15th Reunion erik sosa-kibby ’93 20th Reunion

brian dole ’88 25th Reunion

scott olson ’79 Decade Rep for the class of ’78 35th Reunion bill hines ’73 and sam howe ’73 40th Reunion

frank soule ’68 45th Reunion

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Reunion Annual Giving Congratulations to the Class of 1963 that demonstrated outstanding support in celebration of their 50th Reunion with 67% participation, led by Reunion Annual Giving Chair Barbara Schilling Stanton ’63. Special recognition was given during Homecoming weekend to members of the class with vip seating at the Homecoming football game and concessions during the game.

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lisa guenzel carlin ’58 55th Reunion

ed hines ’53 60th Reunion

tom pick ’48 65th Reunion katrina wolcott kelley ’43 70th Reunion

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The following people volunteered their time at the Connectathon: Annie Aggens ’88, Bill Ake ’88, Gretchen Ake, Lisa Altenbernd, Chris Avery ’87, Bill Bach ’87, Jay Bach, Miller Bransfield ’80, Chris Charnas ’83, Jeff Colman, Cece Ewen Durbin ’67, Cathy Durning, Tom Flickinger, Bob Geraghty ’65, David Hines ’81, Stacy Hunt, Elizabeth Ingram ’82, Mickey Jaffe, Bruce Jarchow ’66, Lance Johnson,

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Leigh Kukanza ’11, Madelaine Kukanza ’08, Suki Lipman ’70, Annie Mabie, Ches Manly ’89, Patrick McHugh, Jeannie Miles, Esra Mitchell, Melissa Mizel, Jeanne Morette, Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87, Christine Olatunji, Scott Olson ’79, Midge Chase Powell ’49, Hannah Ruddock, Jeannie Lea Scully ’63, Susanna Ver Eecke, Jay Webster ’01 and Alice Pirie Wirtz ’49.

Personal Growth, was enthusiastically received. The Lunch in the Loop program is held twice a year in the fall and spring.

The spring Lunch in the Loop will be held on April 17.

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Lunch in the Loop On November 21, alumni, parents of alumni, current parents, former faculty and trustees attended the Alumni Board sponsored event “Lunch in the Loop” at the Union League Club. The Chicagoarea luncheon program included a School update from Head of School Tom Doar.

Featured speakers were Head of Middle School La Vina Lowery, 8th Grade Math and Science Teacher and Director of the Science Olympiad Program Lee Block, and Middle School Humanities Teacher Sarah Walsh. Their program, “Why Unpredictability Is Perfect for Middle School”—A Focus on Creativity and

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neighborhood, school and family. After high school, I went to Tufts to study A. The size. Because it’s small, I felt there studio art and art history. Through art was a greater opportunity to be more effec- history, I learned a lot about culture, histive and accomplish real change. I was tory, politics and social movements. My also very impressed with the people I met passion for understanding other cultures during my interview, both students and was enhanced by studying art. When faculty. They asked really challenging I landed in the classroom as an art questions and there was a feeling they teacher, I saw art as a vehicle for selfreally cared about the community. understanding and the understanding of others, which is central to diversity Q . Were there any surprises when work.

Community building can happen you got here? through art by developing a dialogue A. I didn’t know what to expect so between the artist and the audience everything was sort of a surprise. or viewer. I really valued that and saw Everyone was very welcoming and I was the connection and the potential. pleasantly surprised at both the enormous As for diversity, I became active amount of work that goes into running around issues of diversity when I was the School and how it’s done in a way a junior in high school. I spent my that is good natured. college years just observing, but picked it back up my first year of teaching.

Q . You attended independent schools I felt the responsibility, passion and growing up. How does that influence your more intentional in my commitment to work at North Shore? addressing equity and inclusion. That’s A. It allows me to see multiple experiences when I made the conscious decision from a variety of perspectives. Having to focus my master’s degree around attended independent schools helps me diversity and culture. in my role to understand the culture, to Q. Do you hope to combine art and recognize patterns, to be sensitive to certain challenges as well as recognize oppor- diversity at North Shore?

Q . What attracted you to North Shore?

tunities that are unique to independent schools. Independent schools have a lot of potential to influence and create social change and alternative paths that strive to live out a specific set of values. I benefited from being immersed in independent schools, and that experience has shaped my vision for what they can become.

Q . Tell us about your background studying art and how you chose to combine diversity in your career.

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and really got serious in high school when I was developing my own sense of identity.

Art helped me explore and challenge the world around me and helped me understand my place in the context of my

our community and how many we have of certain socially identified groups, affects us. The other piece is not about numbers but about equity and inclusion and how communities respond to, thrive and embrace the numbers (people).

The first part is “who we have” and the second part is “what we do with what we have.”

Q. What is your goal for diversity at North Shore?

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of the work we do, people gain a sense of connection to each other. I hope that we are able, in this tiny micro-community, to benefit deeply and authentically from acknowledging our differences and witnessing our common humanity. My goal is to have better conversations—that are both honest and supportive in equal doses.

The more people bring their whole selves to the school experience, the better. My hope is that the vast majority of people feel their world has been expanded and their lives have more richness and texture as a result of diversity and the way we at North Shore engage with the contemporary challenges of our time.

A. Certainly the creativity and vision will

Q. What do you do in your free time?

be utilized. But I don’t know yet exactly how that will unfold. It’s something I look forward to. A community where the artistic process and voice is celebrated is often a biproduct of healthy diversity. It reflects a space where people can express themselves and have dialogue through selfexpression. Diversity is often evident and done well when the school culture is one where people are both highly expressive and very good listeners.

A. Cook, sleep, read, travel, spend time

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A. When I think about the word, it’s about

with my friends and family. I also try to make time for art. I am a printmaker and really enjoy developing that part of myself.

Fortunately, I love the work that I do and I find that my energy is often focused on the same things during work as they are during my free time. For example, last summer I worked for an organization that supports families who have adopted transracially. I work at the things that I love, so my life feels pretty integrated and connected in that way.

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Exploring Immigration & Diversity Pam Whalley, Head of Lower School, was awarded a Vera D. Wavering Sabbatical that began in April 2013. The sabbatical was established to renew the spirit, invigorate teaching and enhance the School community.

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was in the West Indian community of Brixton, London where I taught a large class of five- to sevenyear-old children whose parents had recently moved to the United Kingdom.

I learned as much from them as they did from me. (Little did I know then that two years later I would be an immigrant to the United States.)

I have always been fascinated by the immigrant experience—it is not an easy road. Whenever I travel to different countries, I always visit schools and playgrounds, to see how children are playing and what they are talking about. As I sat in a playground in Bradford, England, I heard the strong mix of the children’s Pakistani/Yorkshire accents, and I knew that I wanted to return to learn more about them and their families’ experiences living in this northern town.

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Bradford is an old Victorian mill town that welcomed workers from Pakistan, India and local people to work in the mills in the early 1950s and ’60s. The work was hard but the pay constant until the mill closed. Today, Bradford is the sixth poorest city in England and many of its banks, libraries, churches and pubs are closed and for sale. In spite of economic problems, Bradford is a city of spunk and spirit—a city that is aware its future depends upon the joint efforts of its Asian and Anglo inhabitants.

E A C H D AY I W E N T O U T , notebook in hand, to places where I could observe interactions and relationships, and talk with people in parks, playgrounds, schools, stores, hospital waiting rooms, bus stations, cricket matches, restaurants and cafes.

In the warmth of these conversations, everyone was open and friendly and I learned much. Identity was an interesting point of discussion. I was generally thought to be Canadian. First generation South East Asians described themselves as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi, second generations generally answered Indian/British and the youngest adults replied Yorkshire. When we jointly talked of “home” we always needed to define it for each other.

I sought perspectives from different generations of South East Asians— grandfathers who had worked in the mills, sons who had started restaurants, mothers who ran textile stores, young men and women in the early stages of college or careers and teenagers on the soccer field.

AT A K N I T T I N G C L U B I N S TA R B U C K S , I heard stories of Christian women who had become Muslim and Muslims who had become Christians. Each of them described what had led to their change in faith.

At a women’s interfaith group, a woman training to be a church minister described the challenges of learning in a culture that was predominately male. Women who wore burkas said they were frequently treated like nuns, but by wearing a burka they felt people listened to them more. Mothers shared views about how to raise strong sons and daughters.

A retired milk delivery man told me how moved he was to be invited to the wedding of an Indian couple he had known for years. “The bride’s feet were bathed in milk and it was milk from my dairy that was used—it meant so much to me.”

“Each day I went out, notebook in hand, to places where I could observe interactions and relationships, and talk with people in parks, playgrounds, schools, stores, hospital waiting rooms, bus stations, cricket matches, restaurants and cafes.”

I V I S I T E D S E V E R A L S C H O O L S where 20 years ago most immigrant children spoke Urdu. Now families teach their children English because they don’t want their children taken out for English language lessons and missing basic classes.

As part of the curriculum, children take field trips to different places of worship—the local mosque, Presbyterian Church and synagogue—so students understand the significance of their role in the lives of their friends and classmates.

The head of school told me that a couple of parents resisted such trips but the majority understands the importance of them.

of Asian and English lament that local state schools are now less diverse and in five years will probably be 100% Asian. They believe the schools played an essential unifying experience. It was where they played soccer with children from India, China, Pakistan and Eastern Europe and, as one man told me, “where I got to taste English food and learned to love mashed potatoes.”

School administrators expressed the importance of encouraging self expression, but indicated it sometimes flies in the face of some families where children, especially girls, standing up P R E V I O U S G E N E R AT I O N S

for themselves is not seen as a positive trait. Schools work to build the confidence of the girls through team sports and career talks given generally by Muslim women.

Boys in 4th and 5th grade meet with male teachers to learn about the importance of self-confidence and respecting girls. Some parents send girls to all girls’ schools “for safety reasons,” which is hard for the English to understand because they don’t “see” regular schools as dangerous. Some Asian parents send their boys to a Catholic school because they value the educational program and the school reserves a third of the admission spots for Asian families. Education was a huge priority for all families.

Young men and women are strategically thinking ahead to opportunities they want to provide for their future families. One young Indian man said he was marrying a girl from Singapore with a United States citizenship. They will marry in India and get visas for each other for the United Kingdom and United States because he wants his children to have global options in life. This parent probably speaks for us all. My sons (North Shore alums) have lived and worked in Mumbai, Manila and Beirut and I know that those experiences have impacted their lives, just as living in Bradford has mine.

U P O N M Y R E T U R N , I shared the following thoughts with the Lower School faculty and the School multi-cultural alliance. I keep a copy on my desk as a reminder to myself each day.

1. Be aware of how your own cultural upbringing can sometimes “get in the way” of your work. Recognize it, name it and break through it.

2. Your own language doesn’t always translate to effective communication. Figure out how you will know that you were heard correctly.

3. Ask what you want to know directly—fewer words means more clarity and less to process.

4. Listen more attentively—let others fill in the gaps of silence—you’ll learn more that way.

5. In the first two minutes of meeting with someone—find a connection. Getting that “right” leads to more openness and trust.

6. Seek deeper understanding—compare the information you get from different sources.

7. Lighten up and be open to learning more about yourself.

My great thanks to Tom Doar and the Board for giving me the opportunity to do this work, and to Julie Hall for so willingly and ably filling my shoes during my absence last spring.

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Congratulations to the Middle School students who participated in raising $834 for the Wright Way Animal Rescue in Niles. A parent contributed another $300 to bring the grand total to $1,134.

In January 2013, during the Middle School Community Service Week, a group of students volunteered at the Wright Way Animal Rescue. At the beginning of October, a bus crashed into the shelter, destroying it. The students were greatly upset to hear about this accident and decided to host a bake sale to keep the shelter running.

The Parents’ Association 2013 Book Fair was a tremendous success. Gross sales totaled $23,500 and raised approximately $5,800 for the Hall Library. This is the most the Book Fair has raised since 2001.

The energy in the Library this year was infectious. Kids of all ages, parents and teachers were thrilled to have the book fair back on campus and appreciated the book selection offered. If you missed the Book Fair, you can still order books online with sales benefitting North Shore. Visit www.abcfairs.com and when checking out, type in North Shore Country Day School in the coupon code box.

On September 28, 2013, Upper School Math Teacher Vinny Cousineau ran a 5k in the aids Run and Walk in Chicago to honor people who have been or are still affected by hiv/aids . In doing so, he asked for names and stories of people affected by aids , and wore a t-shirt bearing more than 50 names that friends and North Shore colleagues shared. He also raised roughly $500 for the aids Foundation of Chicago. “It was an incredibly meaningful and emotional experience—hearing the stories of all these people and how they have affected the lives of my friends and coworkers, and then running with their names on my shirt. It brought me closer to a lot of people, and it made the race so personal. I had never finished much more than a mile in my training because of a bad knee, but I thought of those people in particular as I ran,” he says. “It was as if they were all running with me, carrying me to the finish line.”

Varsity Field Hockey “Plays for a Cure” On October 9, North Shore’s Field Hockey team partnered with 11 other teams in Illinois to “Stick It to Cancer.” The team raised nearly $1,000 selling t-shirts and baked items to benefit the American Cancer Society. In the afternoon, they defeated Loyola Academy 3–2 in the 4th Annual “Play 4 the Cure” game.

Running for PAWS Upper School student Clayton Cottingham ’14 challenged himself to run the Chicago Marathon in October and at the same time raise money for paws , Chicago’s largest no-kill animal shelter. As a member of Team paws , he surpassed his goal by collecting $1,150, and along with other runners raised over $700,000 for the organization.

Collecting for UN ICEF Trick-or-Treat for unicef is a familiar greeting on October 31. Since 1950, the program has raised money through small donations to provide children in need with health care, clean water, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more. This year, Lower School students collected $415.78 for unicef .

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Jane’s Room After the stillborn birth of their first child, daughter Jane, on January 25, 2012, 3rd Grade Teacher Berkley Wellstein and her husband Bob knew they wanted to do something to keep her memory alive. Hence, they created the Jane B. Wellstein Memorial Fund. “Giving back to Northwestern’s Prentice Women’s Hospital was extremely important to us due to the amazing care and support they provided during our stay. It would also provide us a platform to support other parents and families who unfortunately find themselves in a similar situation,” explains Berkley.

Throughout labor and delivery, Bob and family members were asked to go to the waiting room. The room was filled with happy and celebrating families, while their family was in tears. “When the idea to create a private space for grieving families on the labor and delivery floor was presented, it was obvious—this was our calling.”

Their first Jane’s Room project at Northwestern’s Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago was unveiled on January 25, 2013. Berkley and Bob are currently working on the second Jane’s Room project at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, scheduled to open in March 2014. With continued support, they hope to move the Jane’s Room idea to other hospitals in the Chicago area and potentially around the country. For more information visit www.janebwellstein.org.

Settlement House Holiday Drive North Shore’s Upper School again provided food and gifts for 13 families through the Northwestern University Settlement House holiday-assistance program. The School has participated for the last 16 years, sponsoring children and parents who otherwise could not afford to have a Christmas.

Faculty, staff and students and their families donated toys, clothing, household items and food. In addition, more than $300 in grocery gift cards was collected for families to purchase holiday hams or turkeys.

Pumpkins for Pediatrics The 3rd grade class painted pumpkins and made Halloween cards for pediatric patients at Evanston Hospital in October.

A total of nearly 50 pumpkins and cards were delivered to children in the hospital to help make the holiday more festive.

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arts An Evening of Short Comedies In October, the Upper School fall play featured An Evening of Short Comedies. Students performed four short comedies that ranged from 10 to 20 minutes in length.

Questionable The Middle School presented Questionable, a one-act play by Alan Haehnel, and a dance performance in early December. In Questionable, students gave humorous responses to their teacher’s series of multiple-choice exam questions.

The Legend of Lightning Larry and Miss Electricity The Upper School performed two Winter Plays in January, The Legends of Lightning Larry by Aaron Shepard and Miss Electricity by Kathryn Walat. The first is a story about a cowboy with a huge smile and a gun that shoots bolts of light who takes on an outlaw gang. In Miss Electricity, 10 -year-old Violet accidentally becomes extraordinary when she’s struck by lightning and gains control of all things electric.

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at hl e t ics Fall 2013 Sports Season Wrap-up The fall 2013 sports season was a momentous one for Raider athletics. Beginning with an impressive preseason effort, North Shore student athletes preformed with strength throughout the fall months. While some teams rebuilt and developed their programs, others went on to have record-breaking seasons.

Cross Country The cross country team had a season of tremendous improvement. The boys’ team was 4th in the conference, 3rd in the regional and 11th in the sectional.

The regional and sectional finishes were the best for the boys in school history. The boys had an especially strong pack with a 33 second spread from the top runner to the 7th runner. Top runner spot alternated between Jackson Lubin ’15 and Brendan Doyle ’16. The team’s top girl was Kathleen Nelson ’16 who advanced to the sectional as an individual. Only losing two seniors— Quinn Gray and John McHugh—the Raider cross country team has a great future ahead.

Field Hockey The field hockey team started the season in early August when 20 members of the team traveled to Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands to train and play with international club teams. The trip was an incredible experience for all involved. Led by seniors Sara Hondmann, Rory Kelly (All-Conference and All-State), Heather Mabie (All-Conference and All-State), and Sydney Shafer, the Raiders had another successful season this year finishing 12–6 overall and 2nd in the isl . In addition, Mackenzie Nolan ’15 was named isl Athlete of the Year in Field Hockey, while Debbie Newmark ’15 made All-Conference and Reese Formolo ’17 made All-Conference honorable mention. The team posted big wins over Loyola Academy and Deerfield High School. A season highlight was the double overtime win over rival Francis Parker to advance to the Sectional final in the state tournament.

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Football The Raider football team endured adversity this season as the team, led by seniors Carl Anderson (All-Conference), Kemani Hunter and Manny Gonzalez (All-Conference), went 1–8. The seniors’ leadership portrayed during practice and in games helped lay the foundation for the program based on discipline, commitment to excellence and accountability. The team was very young and gained a lot of experience that will help in this off-season to prepare for a successful campaign in 2014. Bernie Sander ’18 received All-Conference honorable mention.

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Golf Though the season was considered by many to be a “rebuilding year,” the varsity golf team experienced great success defending their title as conference champions for the eighth year in a row and coming second in the state tournament. Andrew Blechman ’15, Sam Reategui ’15, Will Skinner ’14 and Daniel Viellieu ’15 made All-Conference. Although the team will lose three senior captains—Will Skinner, Jack Valenti and Garrett Rasmus—the juniors, sophomores and freshman moving up promise to equal or exceed this team’s performance next season.

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A young Raider soccer team that included 3 seniors, 5 juniors, 7 sophomores and 9 freshman had a school record equaling the number of regular season wins (11). The team finished with an overall record of 11–3–3 and finished third in the isl . Ben Potter ’16 and Alex Karmin ’15 were named to the All-Conference First Team while Cameron Macpherson ’15 and Will Lawler ’16 were named to the All-Conference Second Team. The team is optimistic for season 2014 with 10 returning starters.

Tennis The girl’s varsity tennis team placed third in the isl tennis championship. Annika Weinberg ’17 received All-Conference honorable mention for her third-place finish in first singles during the isl tournament.

Due to their performance in the Sectional tournament, four varsity players (Caroline Abrams ’15, Catherine Hayward ’16, Madison Morgensai ’14, Annika Weinberg ’17) were one round away from qualifying for the State tournament. The overall season record was 5–5.

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Volleyball This year was a turning point for North Shore volleyball. They ended their season dropping to St. Frances de Sales in the sectional semifinal. The talent of this group has really shined through in times like their battle back and forth with Willows, the crucial 3rd game wins against Chicago Academy and Francis Parker, and the School’s first volleyball Regional championship in their game against Chicagoland Jewish.

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dis t inguished gues t s The Jessen Family Receives Hannaford Recognition Involved in North Shore Country On October 24, 2013, North Shore’s Board of Trustees hosted the annual Hannaford Day in so many ways—as students, Recognition Event to acknowledge leader- parents, grandparents, Board of Trustee members, Woman’s/Benefit Board ship donors to Annual Giving 2012– members, Foundation Trustee members, 2013, Heritage Society members (those who have designated North Shore in their Alumni Board members, Parents’ Association leaders and volunteers, estate plans), and this year’s Hannaford Recognition recipient, The Jessen Family. Science Olympiad Coaches, School employees, audience members, sports This recognition is named in honor fans and photographers—each has of Foster Hannaford who served as a made their mark, and continue to make member of the Board of Trustees for an impact on North Shore students 48 years and as a Trustee of the School and teachers today.

Foundation for 35 years. It was initiated Howard Jessen inspires—as a person, in 1985 and is conferred annually upon a life-long learner, a coach, a mentor a person or persons who demonstrate and a friend. He is a bridge builder and distinguished service to North Shore no one has built more bridges at North Country Day School.

Shore. Bridges connect, bring together, The following was presented by Head of School Tom Doar to The Jessen Family. help steer one’s destination. Howard has built these bridges with students, For 49 years, Howard and Susie, alumni, teachers, coaches, administrators, during her life, built lasting and parents and grandparents. His example meaningful relationships with countless influences us all. people in the North Shore community.

Susie was very connected and engaged They, along with their family—Art ’70 throughout her life. She had the ability and Diane ’70, Ned ’73 and Lynn ’74, to listen, advise, encourage and clarify. In Gwen ’76, Chris ’00 and Brian ’02— talking with Susie, one knew how much have been a wonderfully consistent she cared and understood. She committed presence—there for others, always herself to environmental and sustainabilconnected, always there for the School. ity issues and offered steady guidance Those who know them value their in these areas to the School. Susie was friendship and have been enriched by a leader as parent volunteer and active the “Jessen connection.” The Jessens are Benefit Board (formerly Woman’s Board) multi-faceted and their impact on North member. Together, Howard and Susie Shore multi-dimensional. Thoughtful, and their partnership, have been a invested, responsive, engaged, positive, model for us all. enthusiastic, interesting and interested, Art goes the extra mile…always. No wise, aware, genuine, caring and fun. one’s laugh is louder, no one’s enthusiasm As a family they live their lives with greater. He has been committed as a values that align with North Shore’s parent, son and sibling, as trustee and values. They are present, they are alumnus; always with energy, humor, engaged, they “live and serve.” perspective and love of the School, and the long hours he dedicates as a masterful photographer and webmaster. His undeniable Raider spirit is evidenced by the subtlety of his purple Jeep. Diane,

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alumna and parent, was a consummate volunteer and organizer. Her leadership of the Benefit Board in the late ’90s and early 2000s helped take the Benefit Board to a new level. In addition, she helped form the Athletic Council, and welcomed all parents to give and volunteer setting a course that is still in place today.

Gwen’s interest in the School has been constant, as has her connection with her classmates and fellow alumni. As a development professional, her insight has been greatly valued and her ability to remain connected is appreciated. Ned, married to an alum, Lynn, knows and understands schools, including North Shore, and contributes broadly to them. No father/uncle managed the North Shore/lfa rivalry more skillfully. For Lynn and Ned to be Purple and White is an example for us all.

The next generation, with Chris and Brian, and soon to follow their children (we can only hope!) walk in their footsteps, already contributing through Alumni Board involvement and alumni events.

North Shore’s community and family are made up of strong individuals and with the example set by the Jessens, we are a stronger and more vibrant community.

Together we celebrate their contributions to our School and our community.

1 Annie Mabie, Howard Jessen, Doug Mabie 2 Susan Bondurant, John Darrow ’65 ,

Onnie Straub Darrow ’38 3 S TA N D I N G Ned Jessen ’73 , Steve Gilmore,

Gwen Jessen ’76 , Lynn Lillard Jessen ’74 , Chris Jessen ’00 , Howard Jessen, Brian Jessen ’02 , Diane Flint Jessen ’70 , Margaret Jessen Kelley, Art Jessen ’70 S I T T I N G Wells Milan Jessen, Megan Jessen, Ashley Jessen, Harrison Blake Jessen 4 Howard Jessen, Tom Doar 5 Mike Edwards, Melissa Mizel and Sue Rubnitz

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Bill Bach ’87, David Misch ’68 , Tom Doar

Bob Aiken with his sister Susan Fortier and nieces and nephew Hanna ’17, Evan ’23 and Julia ’20 .

David Misch ’68 Receives Stanton Recognition Every year at Homecoming/Alumni Weekend, North Shore recognizes an alumnus/a whose life work exemplifies the School’s motto “Live and Serve.”

This year, David Misch ’68 was honored for his impressive career and contributions to television, the movie industry and theater through comedy, entertainment and education that has reached people of all ages.

After graduating from Pomona College, he moved to Boston where he wrote political satire, hosted a live music radio show and performed as a comic folksinger and stand-up comedian at colleges, coffeehouses and nightclubs in New England and the Midwest. His song Somerville was released nationally

by Fretless Records and he was named “Best Comedian in Boston” by Boston Magazine. His career was launched and he returned to California to write for the Mork and Mindy television show, which received two Emmy-award nominations. In addition, David cowrote Leave It To Dave, the pilot for David Letterman’s first talk show.

Feeding America David has written, created and/or produced programs for nbc , cbs , abc , hbo , pbs , abc Family and Disney, among others. Among his other credits: he co-wrote and directed an episode of the syndicated series Monsters, chosen for competition at the Banff International Television Festival; Executive Producer of Duckman, nominated for multiple Emmys, winner of the Cableace and Banff awards for “Best Animated Series,” Executive Story Editor on the legendary ZuckerAbrahams-Zucker series Police Squad!; co-writer and producer of Callahan, a pilot later screened at the Los Angeles Museum of Art Television Festival and guest writer on Saturday Night Live.

His one-act plays have been produced at a number of theaters and his full-length play Occupied premiered in Los Angeles in the fall of 2013. David is a published author of comic prose and a recent book, Funny—The Book/Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Comedy.

He has spoken on comedy at universities, colleges, book festivals and book fairs across the country.

Bob Aiken, president and ceo of Feeding America, visited with Middle and Upper School students during Morning Ex on November 6, 2013. Feeding America is the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity whose mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage the country in the fight to end hunger.

During his presentation he shared statistics about hunger in the u.s. that surprised many in the audience.

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1 in 6 American’s face hunger

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15.9 million children lived in foodinsecure households in 2012

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20% or more of children in 37 states and d.c. lived in food-insecure households in 2011

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With a network of 200 member food banks across the country, Feeding America supplies more the 3 billion pounds of food and grocery products annually

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Feeding America network supplies food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors

Bob is the brother of North Shore parent Susan Fortier and uncle to Evan ’23, Julia ’20 and Hanna ’17 Fortier.

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book l is t So what are students required to read at North Shore? Of course there are classics like Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird, Le Petit Prince and The Diary of Anne Frank. There is also contemporary literature to challenge, enlighten and fuel discussion and writing. Below is a sampling of what North Shore students are reading this year.

UPPER SCHOOL

LOWER SCHOOL

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JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN

Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist’s View of Genetically Modified Food Nina V. Fedoroff Nancy Marie Brown

The Mitten Adapted and illustrated

by Jan Brett

9TH GRADE ENGLISH

Kraken-ka the Komodo Dragon: A Tale of Indonesia Jodi Parry Belknap

Persepolis Marjane Satrapi

1ST GRADE

AP US HISTORY

3RD GRADE

Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War James McPherson

Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo

AP FRENCH

Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis

Rêves Amers Maryse Condé MIDDLE SCHOOL 8TH GRADE

Mexican Whiteboy Matt De La Peña Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick 7TH GRADE

Wonder R.J. Palacio 6TH GRADE

Red Scarf Girl Ji-Ii Jiang

5TH GRADE

a lumni connec t ions Blackhawks Game Alumni from the classes of 2013 to 1968 braved the cold on Sunday, January 5 to cheer for the Blackhawks team.

Young Alumni Events Two annual young alumni events were held on December 20 — the College-age Alumni and Faculty Breakfast followed by the Holiday Celebration in the Mac Gym; and the Young Alumni & Faculty Evening Gathering at Tommy Nevin’s restaurant in Evanston. Many recent grads attended and enjoyed reconnecting with friends and faculty.

Class Reunions

Aleda Deuble ’12 , Grace Flickinger ’12 , Rachel Mabie ’12

Homecoming /Reunion Weekend was fun-filled for alumni, parents of alumni, students and faculty offering ways to connect at special events, programs and games and experience the Raider spirit everywhere.

George Eisner ’12 , Patrick White ’12 , Colan Biemer ’12

Steve Lewis ’81 , Lucy Sievers ’80 , Sheryl Murray, Jeff Foreman ’80

Karen34 Block ’09 , Kenna Sullivan ’09 , David Thomas ’09

Marissa Hall ’10 , Eleanor Herzberg ’10 , Jordan Stein ’10

Leigh Cross ’01 and Michael Querio

Ellary Eddy ’68 , Mouse Doar, Barbara Bulger Drake ’66

Julie Hall, Erik Sosa-Kibby ’93 , Joyce Lopas

Former Faculty Paul Krajovic, Bob Johnson ’43 , Craig Johnson ’70 , Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43

Ross Blumenfeld ’03 , Henry Gaud ’03

Taber Allison ’70 , Debbie Woodward Leach ’68 , Cece Ewen Durbin ’67

19 58: Nancy Carstens Strnad, Lisa Guenzel Carlin, Sue Moses Thompson, Nancy Kimball Robinson, Ellie Royer Bruce

Annie Aggens ’88 , Jackie Melissas

19 6 3 : T O P R O W Ellen Rockwell Galland, Kathy Culbertson Nothnagel, Tom Harris, Jay Delaney, Helen Geraghty Morgan, Lance Morgan, George Schulz, Cindy Cummings, John Silander M I D D L E R O W Dave Bradford, Jeanie Gillispie Carpenter, Barbara Schilling Stanton, Robin Foote, Susie Merrick Bacon, Heather Ramsey Campbell, Mike Wartman B O T T O M R O W Tony Dietzgen, Jeannie Lea Scully

Linda Kiracibasi, Benjie de la Fuente ’93 , Vanessa Molzahn, Steve Plimpton ’93

19 68: Frank Soule, George Dern, Ellary Eddy, David Misch, Scott Peters, Blake Allison, Price Patton, Deborah Woodward Leach

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Alumnae

Cy Oelerich ’89 , Laura Heinz Peters ’89 , Chesly Manly ’89 , Bill Ake ’88 , Carolyn Kerr Armstrong ’88 , Jeff Snyder ’89 , Annie Aggens ’88 , Brad Savage ’88 , David Plimpton ’88 , John Kehoe ’88

a lumni connec t ions On the Road Alumni and friends regional gatherings were held in January in Delray Beach and Naples, FL for alumni to connect and hear an update on the School today from Head of School Tom Doar.

Basketball Tournament The Annual Men’s and Faculty Basketball game was held on January 4 .

Those who participated had a great time and played hard. Alumni representation at the game ranged from the classes of 1969 to 2012 .

Laurie Cherbonnier, Alice Graff Childs ’37 , Bob Graff ’40

Joan Halsted, Mike Brookins ’57, Mike Wallace ’53 , Tom Doar

Jo Louis, Janet Poor, Price Patton ’68 , Sally Green Handley ’68 , George Dern ’68

Art Jessen ’70 , Bruce Blair ’69 , Matt Thomas ’09 , Jonathan Misch ’08 , Danny Nolan ’09 , Trey Surpless ’10 , Ryan Nolan ’11 , Michel Moreau ’04 , Mikey Gendell ’10 , Thomas McDowell ’18 , Steve Lewis ’81 a c o r n · Fall / Winter 2014

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a lumni connec t ions 2013–14 Children/Grandchildren of Alumni

F I R S T R O W Daisy Stone (Jennifer Stone ’82 ), Margo Ake (Bill Ake ’88 ), Abigail Tilton-Kohl (Stephen Kohl ’75 ), Nina Tilton-Kohl (Stephen Kohl ’75 ), Elizabeth Tilton-Kohl (Stephen Kohl ’75 ), Thomas Scott (Hilary Bishop Scott ’96 ), Dixie Oelerich (Cy ’89 and Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87 ), Abby Ferdinand (Ben Ferdinand ’96 ), Allie Charnas (Chris Charnas ’83 ) S E C O N D R O W Oscar Hines (David Hines ’81 ), Lottie Ake (Bill Ake ’88 ), Gabriel Rosen (Sarah Geist Rosen ’86 ),

Razaan Ghazi (Rashid Ghazi ’85 ), Alex Scott (Hilary Bishop Scott ’96 ), Margie Blair (Bruce Blair ’69 ), Buckley Oelerich (Cy ’89 and Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87 ), Cassidy Healy (Denis John Healy ’91 ), Anna Ristic (Lisa McClung ’87 ) T H I R D R O W Katie Karmin (Peter Karmin ’83 ), Hadley Ake (Bill Ake ’88 ), Duncan Appelbaum (John Appelbaum ’80

and Lisa Appelbaum-White ’82 ), Tori Blair (Bruce Blair ’69 ), Lachlan Getz (grandfather Bert Getz ’55 ), Colin Norton (Christine Griffin Norton ’87 ), DJ Healy (Denis John Healy ’91 ), Hugo Hines (David Hines ’81 ) T O P R O W Lizzy Upton-Spatz (Marilee Upton Spatz ’75 ), Jack Colley (grandfather Ski Webbe ’34 ), Brendan Doyle

(grandfather Neil Flanagin ’48 ), Alex Karmin (Philip Karmin ’80 ), Will Lawler (grandmother Janet Musselman Ley ’36 ), CJ Charnas (Chris Charnas ’83 ), Thomas McDowell (Molly Ingram McDowell ’80 ), Griffin Norton (Christine Griffin Norton ’87 ), Anna Ristic (Lisa McClung ’87 ) L E F T Haniya Ghazi (Rashid Ghazi ’85), Jibraan Ghazi (Rashid Ghazi ’85), Bert Getz (grandfather Bert Getz ’55)

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Homecoming & Reunion Weekend Save the Date!

October 10 –11 , 2014 Reunion Chair/Committees CLASS OF 2009

CLASS OF 1964

Jordy Blenner Karen Block

Nick Babson Holly Potter Fromm Bill Hinchliff Marnie Paul Carolyn Miller Short Gwen Stern

CLASS OF 2004

Sarah Cody CLASS OF 1999

Erika Kondo CLASS OF 1994

Katie Whittlesey Comstock

CLASS OF 1959

Hall Healy

CLASS OF 1989

CLASS OF 1953 & 1954

Chesly Manly Cy Oelerich Heather Axelrod Oliver

Ed Hines Pat Blunt Koldyke Mike Wallace

CLASS OF 1984

CLASS OF 1949

David Brown Arla Medvin Silverstein

Kyle Benkert Joan Hauser Gately Mary Pick Hines Midge Chace Powell John Roberts Alice Pirie Wirtz

CLASS OF 1979

Cathy Kleiman Bell Scott Olson CLASS OF 1974

tbd CLASS OF 1969

Bruce Blair Suzanne Folds McCullagh Cathy Askow Thompson

CLASS OF 1944

Dick Golden CLASS OF 1939

John Howard Honorary

If you wish to be on your class reunion committee, contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 , a c oorremail n · nwhiteman Fall / Winter 2014 39 847.881.8848 @ nscds.org.

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, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 , 310 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093 , or nwhiteman@ nscds.org or call her at 847. 881.8848 .

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1940s Louise Konsberg Noll ’40 writes, “My daughter Penny ran in the Chicago Marathon in October. She visited Winnetka one day and ran up to nscds where she had a nice visit.”

Julia Adams Bartholomay ’41 writes, “The Class of 1941 has lost one of its most loyal and beloved members, Warren (Snuffy) Howe. To me and many others, his life epitomized the values of nscds and was so much fun!!”

1950s Art Pickard ’53 works for United States

Power Squadron, a boat education organization in which he teaches and serves in a key administrative role.

Nancy Carstens Strnad ’58 writes, “Joe

and I live on the Illinois River not far from Starved Rock. We enjoy our pontoon boat and see many birds, some wildlife and yes, one Asian Carp. I have two children, four grandchildren—all of whom are now in high school and college. My how time flies and I miss Lake Michigan and my many North Shore friends.”

1960s Buzz Schupmann ’63’ s mother Katherine “Kay” Brunner died on September 2, 2013.

She worked at North Shore from 1948– 1964 as director of transportation and also helped with the School store and textbooks for students. She knew the Talleys, Larry Aggens, Elsie Harridge, George Eldredge and others well.

The Alumni Office received the sad news of the death of Rachel Bolotin Pines ’68 in November. Rachel was a classically trained pianist who later changed careers and became chief learning officer for a business consulting company. She was born in Chicago and raised in Northbrook and graduated in 1968 from North Shore.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in 1972 from Pomona College, she moved to Baltimore where she enrolled at the Peabody Institute and studied under noted pianist Leon Fleisher. She earned a master’s degree in piano performance.

Rachel taught piano at Friends School in Pennsylvania, performed professionally

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as a master accompanist and was also a vocal coach and director of the Baltimore International Lady Garment Workers Union Choir. She made a career change in the late 1980s, when she became a senior consultant, vice president and chief learning officer at Gap International, a Philadelphia-based business consulting company. “She was a master in partnering with executives, their teams and entire organizations to produce sustainable extraordinary results,” said her husband of 35 years, David Pines, who is director of Gap International. “Through her exceptional coaching and consulting, she profoundly impacted thousands of lives around the world,” he said. “Rachel was known for her relentless commitment to integrity and excellence.” In addition to her husband, David she is survived by her son, Justin and two brothers.

Joel Parshall ’68 reported on the birth

of his granddaughter, “We have a new arrival, our first grandchild Lily Myles Katki, born to my daughter Julia and her spouse Hilla Katki in Brooklyn on September 21. That’s my brother Mark’s birthday, and Julia gave birth at 3 minutes before midnight, just under the wire.”

Joel was sorry to miss his reunion this year but was going to be visiting his new grandchild at that time. He sent along his congratulations to classmate Dave Misch who received the 2013 Francis R. Stanton Recognition at Homecoming.

Susanne Folds McCullagh ’69’ s current exhibition at the Chicago Art Institute, Dreams & Echoes: French Drawings and Sculpture from the David & Celia Hilliard Collection, is up until February 23.

Travel this year included the art fair at Maastrickt, the Salon du Dessin in Paris, drawings week in London and the Print Fair in New York.

Cathy Askow Thompson ’69 recently

announced her engagement to Jeremy Wood of Weston, ma . They will be married June 14, 2014 on Martha’s Vineyard where Cathy lives having recently retired after a long career as a researcher and head librarian.

Jeremy is a retired architect who specialized in school design.

Bruce Blair ’69 reports that Bill Berry ’69 recently authored and published David Hume’s History of England Volume 5 1603–1649 Edited for the Modern Reader.

The book is sold on Amazon where it recently was the #8 bestseller in the English History category. Hume was an influential 18th century Scottish philosopher, historian and author who produced 6 volumes of large scale historical text covering the complete history of England through the 1688 revolution. Bill was assisted on the project by his son, Richard, now a freshman at St. John’s University in Santa Fe whom he home schooled along with his older son, Tommy, now at Stanford Law School, and younger son, Johnny.

Bill is a book editor and retired lawyer and lives in Atlanta with his wife, Mimi, a professor at Georgia Tech’s Law School.

1970s Curtis House ’71 writes, “I am now a

happily married man!! Joelle and I were married in the American Church in Paris, France on August 10, 2013. Together with our family and a few close friends including Tracy and Bucky Marshall ’71 , we spent a week in Paris for the pre and post wedding celebrations.” They then went to London and on to Lisbon, Portugal and other European destinations as part of their honeymoon.

Nancy Pfisterer Leon ’72 writes, “I had a busy summer at home in Jackson Hole, then went off to hike with nols in the Dolomites in Italy, visiting my son, Charlie, in France (working for Backroads cycling tours in Provence), friends and family in the Basque country, then 2 week safari in Tanzania. Working on a new website to be launched in November on the extensive nordic/cross country ski trails in Jackson Hole and the Greater Tetons—stay tuned for jhN oridc.com! If you’re into Nordic, you’ll have to come out for a ski.”

Stuart Rogers ’74 reports that he and his wife Susan “reflect back on a very busy and satisfying year. It started with three months in New Zealand during a spectacular summer that saw warm temperatures and sunny skies for all but one day during our stay. The rest of the year found us primarily in London, with side trips to Scotland, Wales, Amsterdam and Italy, the latter to attend the wedding of Stuart’s niece Alix in Sirmione on Lake Garda.

Shakespeare was a frequent companion in London. Last year was capped off with an all male cast Twelfth Night and the year continued with an intense Othello,

Miguel Sanchez Alvarez and Kelsey Andersen ’06

Carolin Vogt ’08 and Alexa Seewald

Richard II and A Midsummer’s Night Dream at the Globe. Henry V awaits in the new year. We are settling well in London, occasional gloomy weather aside. London is incredibly international, with our part of the city (Chelsea) feeling at times more French and Italian than English. We moved in August to an old Mews House on a quiet street near Cadogan Square. Much of the year was focused on building up the business that we joined 20 months ago. It’s a software development company focused on Natural Language Generation, a branch of artificial intelligence and computational linguistics. The company floated on the Alternative Board of the London Stock Exchange.”

1990s

Madeline Tank ’11 , former North Shore field hockey coach Sarah Mills and Kim Kahnweiler ’12 Kelsey Andersen ’06 and Miguel M. Sanchez Alvarez were married September 15, 2013 at the Castle of Tamarit on the Mediterranean coast of Spain surrounded by family and friends. The couple honeymooned in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia before returning to their jobs in Madrid; Miguel as a consultant at Accenture and Kelsey as an admissions advisor at ie Business School.

Jill Flint Krier ’08 is enrolled at usf (University of South Florida in Tampa) for her ms in epidemiology and biostatistics. She also secured a fulltime research job as a microbiologist at Quorum Innovations. She is thoroughly enjoying developing novel, effective anti-biofilm therapies.

In December, Carolin Vogt ’08 , exchange student from Germany, was on campus with her partner Alexa Seewald to present Katie Whittlesey Comstock ’94 wrote, Alexa’s “Andersrumportrait” art campaign “We are thrilled to share that we welcomed pro diversity and anti homophobia to the our baby girl to our family on November Upper School. More than 3,000 people 1, 2013. Avery Cronwall Comstock meahave had their pictures taken by Alexa in sured in at 7 lbs, 1 oz and 19 1/2 inches.” support of gay, queer, lesbian, transgender and bisexuality. “Andersrum,” German slang for being queer, literally translates to being “the other way around,” and the inspiration for taking portraits from Robert Rex-Waller ’02 has “just relocated to Maui where I’m opening the first Andaz the back. For more information, visit www.andersrumportrait.de/en/info.html. resort. So whenever you want to arrange an interim trip or a Hawaii reunion…”

Lisa Doi ’09 received the 2013 Society of Kelly Patton Krier ’06 “is enjoying being an Urban National and Transnational/Global anthropology (sunta ) Undergraduate Exhibit Intern at the Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg where she has translated Essay Prize for her senior thesis in German letters from Holocaust prisoners anthropology, “Behind the Gates: The and logged hours historical artifacts. In Wagner Free Institute of Science and September, she began working at the Van its Neighborhood.” She received the Wezel Performing Arts Hall for the 2013– award at the 2013 Annual Meeting of 14 season as one of seven front entrance the American Anthropological Society. hall administrators overseeing the 500+ Since graduating, Lisa has become volunteers—Right up her alley after perprogram coordinator for the city Term forming in so many shows at North Shore program at the Masters School in Dobbs (11) as well as her four years of ushering Ferry, ny . Lisa was recently on campus at the Norton Performing Arts Hall a visiting and meeting with students part of Centre College.” (see story on page 4).

2000s

Lauren Lowinger ’06 has a new job as Administrative Coordinator of College Counseling at Francis Parker School.

Drea Gallaga, Barbara Sherman, Alanna Peccia ’12 , Emma Colman ’12 , Kathy McHugh, Kristen Kaczynski Alex Kaplan ’09 graduated Hamilton

College in May 2013 and is living and working in New York City. She is a media planner for Horizon Media Advertising.

2010s Julia Price ’10 was chosen Player of the Week in October by the Southern Athletic Association; Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Week. Julia attends Rhodes College and played all 140 minutes at center defender and notched a key defensive save in the Roanoke game.

“Price’s communication, strong tackling, and smart passing and distribution were huge for the team in the hard fought wins.”

Amigos de las Américas (amigos ) announced the winners of the 2013 Latin America Photo Contest and Mary Sturgis ’12 took the grandprize-winning photo titled “Aventuras en Pillachiquir” in Azuay, Ecuador, in summer 2013. Sturgis, was an amigos project supervisor in Cañar, Ecuador, when she took the photo, and will receive one round-trip coach ticket from the u.s. to a United destination of her choice in Latin America.

Kim Kahnweiler ’12 and four other members of the Bowdoin College field hockey team have been recognized as nfhca Division iii All-Region Team members.

Alanna Peccia ’12 was featured for

her Americorps work in a news article entitled “Local Leader Completes National Service Program.” During 10 months of service she and others fought fires, provided relief to disasterdevastated communities, mentored disadvantaged youth, coordinated thousands of volunteers, and developed leadership skills. She was on campus in January to present a Morning Ex on her experiences.

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Joelle Cassel and Curtis House ’71

Stephen Reenock and Emily Yates ’02 Kristin Rooney ’03 and Kief Bird

Kevin Randolph, Shirley Smith Johnston, Avery Cronwall Comstock Ryan Fleek, Emily Smith ’00 , Michael Querio, Abby Smith De Jager ’03 , Lynda Wood

Engagements Charles Doar ’03 to Anita Rackovan Georgia Rose ’05 to Keith Munns Cathy Askow Thompson ’69

to Jeremy Wood

Marriages Jill Witte Dillon ’69 to Gregory S. Klos

July 5, 2013 Curtis House ’71 to Joelle Cassel

August 10, 2013 Kristin Rooney ’03 to Stephen Reenock

August 24, 2013 Kelsey Andersen ’06

to Miguel M. Sanchez Alvarez September 15, 2013 David Reitz ’04 to Kristen Linscott

September 28, 2013 Courtney Williams ’88 to David Shelton

Former Faculty Emily Yates ’02 to Kief Bird

November 9, 2013 Emily Smith ’00 to Ryan Fleek

January 4, 2014

Births douglas murphy elzweig July 7, 2013 Marc Elzweig and Michaela Murphy ’92

wells milan jessen September 11, 2013 Megan and Chris Jessen ’00

harrison blake jessen October 9, 2013 Ashley and Brian Jessen ’02

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School has named Adam Mangana, former nscds Upper School dean of students and football coach, its new head football coach. Adam has worked at St. Andrew’s since 2012 as a 6th grade history teacher, Middle School dean of students, and director of diversity and student life. He has been an assistant coach for the Saints for both the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Note: In the 2013 Spring /Summer Acorn, a quote about Jay Bach by Jim Deuble ’76 was attributed to Patrick McHugh on page 19 .

avery cronwall comstock November 1, 2013 Kevan and Katie Whittlesey Comstock ’94

September 28, 2013

In Memoriam william biddle (Former Faculty)

jeannette parker dehlinger ’36

e. g. “jake” powell

June 7, 2012

August 4, 2013 Mother of Rob Dehlinger ’71

October 4, 2013 Stepfather of

anita melohn johnson ’46 May 7, 2013

elsie harridge (Former Faculty/Staff)

anne galik burgess (Former Staff)

August 12, 2013 Mother of Bill Harridge ’68

May 20, 2013

francis “tug” s. wilson iii ’66 June 6, 2013 Father of Caroline Wilson ’07

talbot debutts cain July 20, 2013 Wife of Tyler Cain ’58

richard warren howe ’40 July 27, 2013 Father of Jake Howe ’68 Brother of Fisher Howe ’31 and Larry Howe ’38 Uncle of Jim Howe ’62 , Ellen Howe ’65 , Eliza Howe Earle ’67

and Sam Howe ’73

bonnie swarsen (Former Faculty) August 21, 2013

katherine “kay” brunner September 2, 2013 Mother of Gerhardt “Buzz” Schupmann ’63

eugenie p. avery September 9, 2013 Grandmother of

Karen Wollaeger Steinmetz ’69 , Frank Wollaeger ’71 , Michael Wollaeger ’73 , Mark Wollaeger ’75

julie aldrich October 10, 2013 Wife of Knight Aldrich ’31

lurena button October 14, 2013 Mother of Kathy Button Bell ’76

george lundquist (Former Staff) October 28, 2013

Christopher Avery ’87

rachel bolotin pines ’68

and Joanne Avery ’90

November 6, 2013

jacquilyn lou “jackie” sullivan

matt kelley ’97 December 4, 2013

September 11, 2013 Wife of Boe Sullivan ’71

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Lindsay Harper DuPont ’71

Grandmother of G.P. Searle ’03 and Todd Searle ’05

thomas b. gilmore ’50

Michael Searle ’75

john schneiter (Former Faculty)

December 18, 2013

john wyllys baird December 27, 2013 Grandfather of Lucy Baird ’05

william m. getz ’52

January 21, 2014

sally louise strouthman eklund January 29, 2014 Mother of Peter Eklund ’79

January 7, 2014

pamella joyce williams

wesley m. dixon jr

January 31, 2014 Mother of Larry Williams ’87 and

January 17, 2014 Husband of Suzanne Searle Dixon ’49

beverly arment

(Former Faculty)

January 19, 2014 Life Partner of Jane Dalton (Former Faculty)

Courtney Williams Shelton ’88

North Shore Country Day School 310 Green Bay Road Winnetka, Illinois 60093–4094

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