The Alum News Fall 2026 www.sanbornwesterncamps.com
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2027 Camp Enrollment Information
BIG SPRING RANCH FOR BOYS & HIGH TRAILS RANCH FOR GIRLS Tuition: $7400 ($1500 deposit due upon enrollment) First Term: Sunday June 6, 2027 - Tuesday, July 6, 2027 Second Term: Saturday July 10, 2027 - Monday, August 9, 2027
SANBORN JUNIOR
Tuition: $3850 ($750 deposit due upon enrollment) First Term: June 6 - June 20, 2027 Third Term: July 10 - July 24, 2027 Second Term: June 22 - July 6, 2027 Fourth Term: July 26 - August 9, 2027
ENROLL ONLINE AT WWW.SANBORNWESTERNCAMPS.COM
Colorado Outdoor Education Center Sanborn Western Camps is a program of Colorado Outdoor Education Center, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
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editor’s letter Dear Alums — I wish you could visit camp now. The Aspen are at their height and we are even seeing some red branches mixed in with the gold. With our bright blue skies in the background, the views everywhere are stunning. Although the camps are beautiful in every season, I always think this time in the fall might set the record for inspiring a sense of wonder. After another wonderful summer—our 78th!—filled with adventure, friendship, and laughter, we have moved into our High Trails Outdoor Education Center program and our forests and meadows are filled with excited sixth graders learning natural science and local history experientially. Our outstanding team of staff teachers is providing leadership for this program which is in its 59th year. We’re excited to bring you our fall edition of the Alum News. Unfortunately, those of you in the Dark Ages and Olden Days categories have not cooperated by sending us your news. Prehistorics have done better but we still need all of you to step it up in the next six months for our big newsy spring issue. As always, we will continue to threaten you with the risk that if we don’t receive real news, we will have to make it up. And this threat is even scarier now with the possibility that we might use AI to do that.
A number of you have mentioned how much you have enjoyed Deb Donnelley’s articles about the natural world. You will be happy to know that she has become a regular contributor to the Alum News and her story about Red Tailed Hawks in this edition is one of her best. We wish you all a wonderful fall and winter. Please keep in touch!
Speaking of AI, I can guarantee that every word of this newsletter was written by a real human. To us, AI means Authentic Interconnection and it is an essential component of all of our programs.
Warm Regards,
We are pretty happy with the number of marriages we are reporting in Vital Statistics so good work on that. However, we would like to see a lot more babies being born—we are already thinking about camp enrollment in 2037 and need your help.
Jane Sanborn aka: The Editor jane@sanbornwesterncamps.com
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emember what it was like to arrive at camp? After weeks of preparation and maybe not much sleep the night before . . . excited? nervous? both? Actually, travel and arrival at camp have changed through the years.
The first campers arrived by car but as the camp grew, campers also began to come to Colorado Springs by train. A lot of campers came from the Midwest and traveled on the Missouri Pacific Eagle from St. Louis which picked up kids in Kansas City and traveled on into COS the next day. Meanwhile campers boarded another train in Wichita that added more campers in Hutchinson and hitched the railcar on to the MoPac from St. Louis out on the plains of Kansas in the middle of the night. The train pulled into the depot below the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs the next morning. Sandy and several camp staff were there to meet them. We loaded a big pile of trunks and duffels on the hay truck and headed for camp on one of Ralph Hines’ big highway buses.
When Sandy and Laura bought the original 480 acres of land in 1947, the road into the land from Florissant was really rustic. Part of it was the route of the old stagecoach road from Florissant to Cripple Creek and was narrow and primitive. At one place there was a huge boulder in the middle of the road and cars went on each side of the rock. There was a switchback to bypass the steep hill just past the cattle guard which was whimsically named “Strawberry Shortcut.” Gradually Sandy improved the road, and the rock was moved aside. The hill was improved so that the switchback could be eliminated. It was somewhat of an adventure to reach the welcome sign over the road at the entrance of Big Spring in the early days.
In the meantime, the Rock Island Rocket was loading campers in Chicago for the overnight trip to COS. Additional campers boarded in Omaha, and they arrived the next morning at the station just east of downtown.
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A couple of staff members rode the trains east the day before and accompanied the campers back to Colorado. BUD WOBUS (BS 54, Staff 60-69, 76) and PHIL McKNIGHT (BS Staff 58-66) made the trip from St. Louis and Wichita for several years. A variety of staff accompanied the kids on the Chicago trip. The Texas Zephyr came from Dallas, but only a few campers came from Texas in the early years. Eventually passenger rail service declined and ended in 1971.
baggage claim area and then board buses for a scenic ride to camp. At one point camp families booked their tickets through World Wide Travel, our travel agency in COS, and kids from our major cities would be on the same flight. We no longer use a travel agent, but our travel coordinator, JENNY HARTMAN (Staff 08-15, 22-current) Peck, provides the same service (even better). A few campers still arrive at the COS airport and are met at their gates by camp staff. Vans are waiting at the curb for a shorter ride to camp.
Fortunately, during the mid-60s Colorado Springs began to have reliable air travel. Three airlines – Braniff, Continental, and Frontier -- flew into the Springs and they each had a counter in a small terminal on the east side of the runways on Peterson Air Force Base.
Opening day is always a joyful experience. Parents and grandparents arrive with excited campers to be greeted by the directors and staff members at the Big Spring Health Center and the High Trails Lodge. After checking in with the nurses, and learning where they will be living, they head for their tents or cabins. As busses arrive from the airport, campers are greeted with a walk through a tunnel of campers who arrived earlier.
In 1966 the city opened a “modern” 6-gate terminal on the west side of the runways. Passengers disembarked the plane on a stairway rolled up to the doors and walked to the terminal. Campers didn’t have to go to the baggage claim area because our crew could drive the hay truck next to the plane and load the trunks and duffels directly onto the truck.
Because the parents of over a third of the campers attended or worked at BS and HT, the scene at the Health Center and Lodge usually includes mini reunions of parents who were in camp together “back in the day.”
Air travel continued to increase, and more campers arrived by plane. In 1994 a new 12-gate terminal opened with greater security and stricter regulations. However, the camps maintained good relations with airport administrators. We were able to meet arriving campers at their gates, and they were cooperative about arriving and departing baggage.
It’s fun to look back and realize how arriving at Sanborn Western Camps has changed.
Jerry McLain jerry@sanbornwesterncamps.com
Gradually there were fewer flights into the Springs, fares were more expensive, and it made sense for most campers to fly into Denver. Flying in and out of Denver is much more complex than using the airport in COS. We typically send a crew of 25-30 staff members to meet flights and help with baggage. Campers may arrive at any one of 181 gates on 3 concourses, but our airport crew is thorough and well organized. They meet arrivals at their gates, head for the
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definition according to an 8 year old: a time when your grandparents were young; coincides with the age of dinosaurs
prehistoric : pre-1980
JEANNIE “HUMMER” SUNNARBORG (HT Staff 71-72) spent her life teaching and coaching sports in Colorado and Minnesota. She was also a computer consultant in California and got her Masters Degree in Education while she taught at Colorado Mesa University. She currently lives in Sauk Rapids, MN., and remembers her camp experiences fondly. NANCY GREEN (HT 68-69) Beresford has been retired 13 years from Silverthorne Elementary in Summit School District. Her husband, Gary, still teaches part-time with Breckenridge ski school. Daughter, Amy, is an architect and is remodeling her grandmother’s house in Denver. Son, Gary, lives in Reno with his wife Julia, a hand surgeon, and their 2 boys, Everett and Nolan ages 3 and 2. Nancy and Gary celebrated their 50th anniversary with a trip to Greece in June. MARK (BS Staff 68, 70-71) and JUDY JARRELL (HT Staff 67-71) PALLETT dropped off their granddaughter, EVALYN PALLETT (HT 25-26) for camp last summer. They live in Lenexa, KS. “The Fab Five”—LISA SCHNECK (HT 72-75; Staff 78), JULIE MICOU (HT 72-75; Staff 76, 78) Cerf, BUNNY PORTER (HT 71-73; Staff 78-79), KATHY YANUCK (HT 69-73, Staff 78) Wenger and KATHY MEDLOCK (HT 72-75; Staff 78) Tuteur. spent their annual reunion in the Baltimore area in September. Highlights included touring the US Naval Academy and the Ladew Topiary Gardens, as well as spending many hours talking and laughing, playing fierce games of Rummikub and eating crab cakes.
MARY “BUNNY” PORTER (HT 71-73; Staff 78-79) published her memoir, “Swimming With The Current: A Mother’s Memoir” in July, 2026. It is available on Amazon or can be ordered from local bookstores. The book is about her journey parenting a struggling teen and the spiritual and emotional gifts that resulted. She was thrilled that it received numerous positive reviews on Amazon in the first two weeks. THATCH VANDENBERGH (BS 70, 72) stopped by last summer to “sit and soak it in for a short while”. Thatch just retired after 40+ years as pilot in Alaska and for Continental Airlines, and as an engineer at Boeing. He now lives in Denver and is doing more adventuring. He claims that “my two summers at Big Spring were (are) very close to being the most formative experiences of my life.”
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BUD WOBUS (BS 54; Staff 60-69, 76) just completed his latest book “Geology of the Colorado Outdoor Education Center”, a topic he is definitely THE EXPERT on after his many years of geological research in central Colorado. Bud’s next project will be a book on the geology of Williamstown, MA., another area he knows well after 55 years of teaching geology at Williams College. Son, CAM (BS 85,87; Staff 93,95) and granddaughter, ELISE (HT 23-24) visited Bud and son, ERIK (BS 83-84; Staff 90-91) in July while touring several New England colleges.
The 10th Annual Sanborn Night at the Rockies was held on Saturday, September 19, 2026. A great time was enjoyed by Big Spring and High Trails staff from the 1970’s! And the Colorado Rockies won the game! KEITH WILLIAMS (BS 64-67, 69; Staff 70-77), PAT MURPHY (BS Staff 74-75) ANNE HEWSON (HT Staff 95) Keen, BOB LAYS (BS 6570; 71-78) and Sue Buell, Deborah Morgan Northcutt (wife of BEN NORTHCUTT (d) (BS Staff 73-75) and BOB (BS 67-71; Staff 72, 74, 76) and SARAH BAUSCH (BS Nurse 75-76) BENSON attended the event.. MARTHA JANE MUELLER (HT 68-70) Gentry continues to teach writing at the local parochial school, part-time, after teaching Language Arts and Reading for thirty years at the public middle school in Fort Scott, KS. She keeps up with several camp friends including ALICE ROBINSON (HT 64-5, 68-70; staff 73) Levy, MARY ROBINSON (HT 65-69) May, CLAUDIA GAGE (HT 66-70) FIone, and MARGIE BALLARD (HT 69-70) Bult. DENIS HALL (BS 60,62) has lived in Crested Butte, CO, for 58 years. He is still riding mountain bikes, alpine skiing and target shooting. He recently bought a recurve bow, thinking of his early experiences in archery at Big Spring Ranch.
Erik, Cam, Bud and Elise Wobus
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dark ages : 1980-1999
KRISTEN JANIEK (HT Staff 96,98-99) Goggin returned to Cathedral School for Boys this summer as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction. The school is located in San Francisco and Kristen and husband, Denis, live in nearby San Rafael with their two boys, Gavin, in third grade, and Emmet, in first grade. One of Kristen’s favorite places at camp was 11-Mile Reservoir and her boys like the water, too!
SUZANNE GEPSON (HT 86-90; Staff 92-94) Hagen and long-time camp friend, NANCY TALBOT (HT 84-86; Staff 92) celebrated Hike the Pike day at camp by walking in the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Nancy, who lives in Washington, DC, was visiting Suzanne in Northbrook, IL, at the time.
definition according to an 8 year old: The time preceding right now-pioneers still churned butter and made candles during this period.
olden days: 2000-now
Camden Benson, 2, son of Brittany and CHARLIE (BS 0508) BENSON and grandson of BOB (BS 67-71; Staff 72, 74, 76) and SARAH BAUSCH (BS Nurse 75-76) BENSON is watching the latest camp movie and rocking in his “Future Sanborn Western Camper” t-shirt. He is looking forward to attending Big Spring Ranch in 2036!
ISABELLE-GAGE MARSHALL (HT 10-14; Staff 17) married Nicholas Scharingson on May 2, 2026, in the backyard of her parents’ home in Rock Hall, MD. Isabelle’s mother, GEORGINA BLISS (HT 78-79) Marshall surprised the couple with camp cookies sent from camp immediately before the ceremony. After a honeymoon to Greece and Prague, the newlyweds settled down in Laurel, MD, where Isabelle works for Lutron and Nicholas works for the Secret Service.
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Bottom Left: Meg Lahr, Leah Herring, Fallon Warshauer, Carly Liebich; Middle Left: Hailey Gelzer, Anna Middleton; Top: Abby Smalley
ABBY SMALLEY (HT Staff 18-19, 21) married Jonas Ware Peek on September 6th, 2026. The ceremony and reception were at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. Sanborn alum ANNA MIDDLETON (HT 08-12; Staff 17-19) officiated the wedding and spoke highly of their time at camp and how it brought them together. Other alumni in attendance were CARLY LIEBICH (HT Staff 18—current), FALLON WARSHAUER (HT Staff 21-15), LEAH HERRING (HT Staff 17-19, 21), HAILEY GELZER (HT 07, 09; Staff 15-16, 18), MEG LAHR (HT Staff 19), and the bride's mother NANCY SMALLEY (HT Staff 81-82). In true camp fashion they made a pyramid with the bride on top and made the bride dance on a table!
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Alum Work Day April 25, 2026
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e are once again incredibly grateful to the 70 alums and camp friends who joined us for our annual Alum Work Day last spring. In addition to getting Big Spring and High Trails ready to open for the summer, the crews helped our wildfire prevention efforts by cleaning up slash and removing small Ponderosa trees which were creeping into meadows. As always, we accomplished a huge amount and had a lot of fun while doing it.
One of our most important jobs in the Spring is flying the Big Spring tents to prepare them for campers in the summer. A large crew, primarily consisting of former Big Spring campers and staff did an amazing job and managed to raise almost all of our 30 tents. This crew included Will and Henry Boddington, Mikey Rainey, Ben and Ethan Miller, Will Jessup, Max Hatfield, and Hayden Delius. Taylor Crossen, Ben Miller’s fiancé, was the lone High Trails representative on the crew.
It seems impossible, but we had enough slash cut to keep three crews busy all day. These hard workers included Wally and Emily Lambrecht, Jamie Bailey, Deb Donnelley and Steve Lenzo, Dave and Rendall Fussell, Bill and Heather Macy, Paul and Antonia Lhevine, Ryan, Ashley, Maia and Ella McGowan, David Cafaro, James Orsulak, Sam, Megan, Boyce and Lyle Carkhuff, Josh Karcewski, Lissy McCaleb and Curt Hagedorn.
An additional Big Spring crew was dedicated to moving beds and mattresses into the tents after they were raised. Reidar Johnston, Cami Pitts, Stephen VanAsdale, and Simon Lambert worked on this project. Meanwhile, in the Big Spring Office, a small but highly efficient crew of Marybeth Ezaki, Phil LaFortune, and Jerre Fussell managed to label all of our 5,000 copies of the Spring Alum News and prepare them for mailing.
Also contributing to wildfire mitigation and preserving ecological systems were the following who wielded large clippers and small saws to remove hundreds of small Ponderosas which were creeping into meadows: Chris Skan, Robyn Rissman, Sue Rissman, Jean Carlson Benkert and Beth Jensen.
Two painting crews spent the day at work with highly skilled labor. Dan Miller, painter extraordinaire, brought his spray gun, and along with the help of Libby and Pal Malone made short work of an apartment building at The Nature Place and the Big Spring pool
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house. The other crew, Diane Kane, Chris Treese, Jenny Rohrer and Kat Struthers, armed with brushes and white paint, freshened up both riding arenas.
her family and Sarah and Chris “BC” Miller-Mclemore Ulizo and their sons, Amos and Cade. After the work was done, we gathered at The Nature Place Lodge for some social time and dinner. Though tired and dirty, everyone seemed to have a good time. Thank-you so much to everyone!
And, we didn’t forget about High Trails. Although it doesn’t need as much work to get ready for camp as Big Spring does, a super crew cleaned cabin gutters, and raked up pine needles and leaves throughout the camp. These hard workers were Anna Francis, Will, Todd, Lincoln and Caden Bright Frare, Kristy Bornhoeft Sands, Donna Rose Servas Gelzer, Jennie Light and
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Pierre and EMILY METCALF (HT 01-07; Staff 11)-Journes, a daughter, Chloe Madeline Journes, January 9, in Chicago. Grandparents: Jane and JONATHAN “JAY” METCALF (BS 6671; Staff 75-76, 78-80) Chestnut Hill, MA. Jeff and HANNAH WENDEL (HT Staff 10) Bousson, a son, Lucas Robert Bousson, March, 2026, in Ellensburgh, Washington Grant and BROOKE PIRKLE (HT Staff 22) Torgerson, a son, Myers Torgerson, May, 2026, in Cummings, GA Tristen and KIARA BROTHERS (HT 07-14) Casner, a son, Beckett Casner, June 13, 2026, in Knoxville, TN TAYLOR (SWC Staff 14-current) and MARTIE ADAMS (BS Staff 14-18; TNP Staff 19-current) JONES, a son, Monte James Jones, June 18, 2026, in Colorado Springs, CO Nicole and JAMES MARSHALL (BS 10-13) a son, Miles Bliss Marshall, July 16, 2026 in Royal Oak, MI. Grandparents: Rick and GEORGINA BLISS (HT 78-79) Marshall, Rock Hall, MD Darren and STACEY STEPHENS (HT 10-12) Kelly, a son, Zane Allen Kelly, July 31, 2026, in Columbus, MS Aidan Migani and HANNAH WEINBERG-WOLF (HT 02-08), a son, Jack Ronan Migani-Wolf, August 29, 2026, in New Haven, CT Conor and JOAN BURTON (HT 05,07) Medlow, a daughter, Alice Sykes Medlow, September 14, 2026, in Chiciago. Grandparents: Bruce and JANE PORTER (HT 74-79; Staff 80-83) Burton, Grosse Point Farms, MI
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RICHARD ARMS (BS 52-53) May 21, 1940—June 30, 2025 RAY KIMBALL (BS Staff 68) January 8, 1948-May 29, 2026 PAUL NELSON (BS Staff 75) March 7, 1952—July 13, 2026 Top to bottom, left to right: Emily and Chloe Journes; Lucas Bousson; Tristen, Beau, Kiara, and Beckett Casner; Jack Migani-Wolf; Zane and Zoe Kelly; Joan and Alice Medlow; Nicole, James, and Miles Bliss Marshall; Juniper and Monte Jones Sanborn Marriage #86 Front row: Abby Burnham, Sarah Burnham, Will Hagen, Suzanne Hagen and Anne Shingler Back Row: Cathy Burnham, Millie Ellsworth, Carrie Ellsworth, Peter Ellsworth, Emily Shingler, Charlie Ellsworth, and Liza Roe
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Left to right, top to bottom: Isabel Gage Marshall and Nicholas Scharingson; Tom O'Hara and Andie Sweeny; Becca Gwyn and Jake Diskin; Xanni Brown and Alexandra Morrison; Blair Sisk and Landon Descamps; Kelly Muededonck, Mackenzie Kirksey, Sally Roberts, Bea Muededonck; Robert Glenning and Sarah Caola; Katie Hayes and Mihal Nistor; Becca McMenamy and Greg Hartz
marriages: ISABEL-GAGE MARSHALL (HT 10-14; Staff 17) to Nicholas Scharingson, May 2, 2026, in Rock Hall, MD TOM O’HARA (BS 04-12) to Andie Sweeney, May 9, in St.Louis, MO BECCA GWYN (HT Staff 18-19) and JAKE DISKIN (BS Staff 19), May, in Winston-Salem, NC XANNI BROWN (HT 03-08; Staff 11) to Alexandria Morrison, June 24, 2026, in Aspen, CO Sanborn Marriage #86 SARAH BURNHAM (HT 10-16; Staff 19-21) and CARRIE ELLSWORTH (HT 10-16; Staff 19-21) August 1, 2026 in Denver, CO BLAIR SISK (HT 06-12; Staff 15-17, 25) to Landon Descamps, August 1, 2026, in Cripple Creek, CO KAYA BULBUL (BS 10) to Amelie on August 8, 2026 in Torekov, Sweden SALLY ROBERTS (HT 99-04, 06; Staff 09) to Mackenzie Kirksey on August 8, 2026 in Sisters, OR PATCH GAVIN (BS Staff 19) to Jackie Prosperi, August 22, 2026, in Itasca, IL ROBERT GLENNING (BS 10, 12, 14) to Sarah Caola, September 5, 2026, in Rochester, NY ABBY SMALLEY (HT Staff 18-19, 21) to Jonas Ware Peek, September 6, 2026, in Kanab, UT KATIE HAYES (HT 11-17; Staff 20-21, 23) to Mihal Nistor, September 26, 2026, in Romania BECCA McMENAMY (COEC Staff 22-current) to GREG HARTZ (COEC Staff 22—current), September 26, 2026, at COEC
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By Deb Donnelley (HT 73-76) won·der (n.) rapt attention or astonishment at something awesomely mysterious or new to one's experience From: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonder
Identification can sometimes be challenging as we won’t see the red tails, for which these hawks are named, until after their first significant molt between 18-24 months. Other clues that can help us ID this bird include a strip of darker feathers across their abdomens known as a “belly band” and dark markings on the lead edge of the underwings called “patagial marks”. Their plumage ranges from a creamy white/ivory to rich chocolate brown to cinnamon or russet in color. These variations are known as morphs. Sentinel Highly adaptable, Red-tailed Hawks live in a variety of habitats- both urban and rural, in high and low altitudes, in deserts, grasslands and forests. We can find them perched at the top of trees, power lines, cliffs, fence posts or even tall buildings- anywhere with a commanding view- particularly if these are close to an open meadow, field or grassy area where they hunt. With Sanborn Camps located on 6,000 acres of high bluff, forests and meadows, it is prime hawk country.
Photo Credit: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_ Hawk/photo-gallery/60384771
Master Hunter In her poem, Hawk, Mary Oliver describes this bird as “heaven’s fistful of death and destruction.” With few natural predators in the environment, Red-tailed Hawks are considered a top predator in the ecosystem. They hunt with their talons from both perch and sky. From high up in a tree or on a cliff, these hawks will patiently scan the landscape and once they fix on prey, they will fly at speeds up to 120 miles per hour in their deadly stoops (descents). Red-tails also hunt while flying, sometimes plucking small birds from the air. Pairs have been observed working together to flush prey from a tree with one chasing and the other waiting to kill the prey. These hawks use their formidable talons to stab, pin, and kill prey, and their sharp, hooked beaks to eat.
Camp is all over the idea of wonder. It’s baked right into camp’s mission statement. As campers, we were led daily to proverbial “wonder troughs”: rock scrambling over large boulders on C Bluff, lazing in a hammock under a canopy of aspens, or placing, for the first time, a small tentative hand on a horse’s flank. Counselors regularly called out the signposts to wonder all around us. We followed their gazes. Wonder, as it turns out, is wonderfully catching. As a young person, camp presented me with a myriad of “wonder-full” moments. Several such moments involved watching a frequent resident of camp- the Red-tailed Hawkcircling and soaring in the sky. Its unmistakable screech seemed able to both pierce and delineate the profound quiet that surrounded it.
Their success as hunters is due, in large part, to their extraordinary vision. The hawk’s eye constitutes roughly 1520% of total head weight whereas a human eye takes up less than 1%. Their vision is said to be 8x sharper than humans’ and includes an angle of view wide enough for them to see almost directly behind them. By some accounts, these hawks can see their prey up to a mile away and their ability to detect ultraviolet light allows them to track rodent urine trails on the ground. A bony plate jutting forward over the eye sockets on the hawk’s skull provides the hawk’s eyes both shade and protects the eye as the bird hurtles itself at high speed towards prey.
When we see a hawk at camp, we are likely looking at a Red-tailed Hawk-often a Western Red-tailed Hawk. These birds typically weigh 1.5 to 4 pounds. To get a feel for that weight, I stacked 4 boxes of dry pasta in my hand. Considering that the hawk’s body is roughly 1226 inches in length and its wingspan is nearly 4 feet, it seemed impossible that the weight I held in my hand could encapsulate the breadth and power of this amazing bird.
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Faithful Red-tailed Hawks mate for life, typically taking on new mates only when one of the pair has died. During courtship, both males and females engage in an aerial display known as sky-dancing. The pair will circle close together on the rising thermals. Males will initiate the courtship by diving precipitously and then soar back up towards the female. As part of the courtship ritual, the male and female sometimes lock talons and spin together, plummeting perilously close to the ground before breaking apart. Both hawks help build a large nest from sticks about 30-60 feet off the ground or on a cliff. They line their nests with bark strips, pine needles, aspen catkins, fresh foliage and dry vegetation and re-use nesting sites year after year unless they have been commandeered by an owl. Females lay 1-4 eggs in April or May and chicks remain in the nest, fed by both parents, until they fledge six to seven weeks later. Hawks generally live 10-20 years. In Colorado, Red-tailed Hawks are considered "partial migrants.” Many remain year-round, moving to lower elevations in severe winter weather. Younger birds and birds from further north migrate south for the winter. Messenger Culturally important in several Native American cosmologies, including the Utes’, the Red-tailed Hawk is considered a spiritual messenger, and is associated with power, clarity, and strength. The tail feathers are sacred to many Indigenous people.
Photo Credit: https://www.perkypet.com/articles/species-spotlightred-tailed-hawk
Opportunist Red-tailed Hawks specialize in rodent control. Small mammals like voles, gophers, rats, mice, chipmunks and squirrels make up roughly 85% of their diet with redtails consuming an average of 4 animals a day. These hawks will, however, expand their prey base and eat small reptiles, shrews, bats, rabbits, corvids, smaller birds, and even carrion when their preferred food sources are less available. This generalist diet allows them to co-exist more companionably with competitor species, like Great Horned Owls, who often share a similar territory and prey base.
Learning the lifelong language of wonder is one of the first gifts of camp. Red-tailed Hawks served as one of my guides into that new grammar. Even now, when I’m looking up at one of these raptors slowly tracing thermals rising from the land, the pause I experience (both attentive and deeply settling) has the unmistakable signature of wonder: each brief encounter with the “awesomely mysterious” adding a tiny luminous bead on an everPhoto Credit: https://www.flickr.com/ lengthening string. photos/dougcwaylett/1419939982
Efficient As the sun heats the Earth’s surface, a Red-tailed Hawk uses the updraft of thermals to carry it aloft. This is what we are looking at when we see a hawk making a slow, broad, circular flight path in the sky. Hawks will ride up until the thermal loses its lift and then glide along to the next updraft in the direction it is moving without a great deal of wingflapping, thereby conserving energy. Additionally, we will sometimes see hawks hover in one place in the sky. Referred to as “kiting,” the hawk will turn its body towards the wind and make micro adjustments in its wings and position with minimal wing movement to allow it to hunt efficiently from the air.
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ANNUAL FUND DONOR LIST
We are incredibly grateful to the following alums and camp families who have made generous donations to our Annual Fund between January 1 and October 1, 2026. We couldn’t do what we do without your help.
MOUNT ANTERO $50,000 and Above American Endowment Foundation Vergi Geurian and Josh Geurian
PIKES PEAK $20,000—$49,999 Stalker Family Charitable Fund In memory of Luke Stalker
A BLUFF $10,000--$19,999 F. Martin Brown Fund Cameron Family Foundation Lynda Cameron The Daisy Fund Deb Donnelley Mia Fisher and William Pollack In memory of Angela Fisher Bud Wobus Wobus Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation Walter Family Foundation Karl Walter
FISH CREEK $5,000-$9,999 Allen Family Foundation Fund Tulsa Community Foundation Phil Allen, Andy Allen, John Allen Richard Hankin In honor of Griffin Hankin Bob and Rosie LaLonde Hugh and Arianne O’Kane In honor of Jerry McLain
LITTLE BLUE $2,000-$4,999 Ray and Lydia Bartoszek In honor of Barbara Rowley Sam Carkhuff, Sr. Michael and Lisa Rudolph Cushman Claire Donohue “The Fab Five” Julie Micou Cerf, Bunny Porter, Lisa Schneck,
Kathy Medlock Tuteur, Kathy Yanuck Wenger The Helen Clay Frick Foundation Laura Jenney Roe Lolly and John Gepson Lewis Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jason and Jean Armour Lewis Robyn Rissman Peggy Whitcher
SUNDAY ROCKS $1,000--$1,999 Anonymous Richard Coffin Employee Match Charlotte Ramsey Chaney Rob and Connie MacWilliams Friesen In memory of Phil McKnight Chris and Suzanne Gepson Hagen Plus company match from Abbvie Katharine “Kitty” Mann Betty and Jerry McLain In memory of Kristin McLain Lisa Schneck Schreiber Charitable Trust In honor of Jim “Herc”Roth John Steward
HIGH TOR $500-$999 Carolyn Mozley Beiser James Byers In memory of H. Jim Byers Richard Coffin Sara Colombo Tom and Susan Eschenroeder Kent and Susan Henson Flury Jerre and David Fussell In honor of Jane Sanborn Reinhard “Shrimp” Goethert Adrienne Mason Johnson Carly Liebich Andrea McCrady Katie and Peter McKee Jim “Herc”Roth In memory of Phil McKnight, Ted Sanders, and Bob Roth Matt Turner
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B-BLUFF $250-$499 Lewis and Susan Mackin Anderson In honor of Jane Sanborn Callie Donaldson Greg Elder Tim and Jenny Ewing In honor of Linda and John O’Hara Kip Grosshans Camron Pierce Katie Friesen Reneker Family With match from S & P Global Krista White Bud Wobus In memory of Phil McKnight Eames and Pam Taylor Yates
WITCHER ROCKS Michael Anton Josiah Barron Ramirez Anita J. Blau In honor of Paul Lhevine Edouard de Courreges Alex Eaton Duke Francisco Bud Gilbert In memory of Margaret Gilbert Mary “Spicer” Garlich Grannell The Greenberg Family Taylor and Martie Adams Jones Kroger Foundation Kathy Miller Krogh In memory of Ann “Bing”Crosby Alex Levering Francie Marbury Georgina Bliss Marshall Bob Neuwoehner Julie, Dana, and Bryce Richardson Drew Schulte Andy Smith In honor of Jerry McLain Ian Stafford Judy Vaughan In memory of Bill Comley
IN-KIND DONATION
F150 Truck - Kurt and Treacy Liebich
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Friends of Taylor Fund In memory of Taylor Middleton
A BLUFF $10,000--$19,999 Rowley/Middleton Family
FISH CREEK $5,000-$9,999 Jane McAtee Sanborn
SUNDAY ROCKS $1,000--$1,999 Gary Missner John and Linda Ward O’Hara Megan and Gina Shiverdecker
HIGH TOR $500-$999 Pat and Libby Hamilton Malone Levi and Elizabeth Randle Marable
B-BLUFF $250-$499 Will Coleman Harris and Virginia Malmo White Krista Wright
WITCHER ROCKS Cathy Burnham Callie Donaldson Leah Herring Carly Liebich Jerry and Betty McLain Patrick Perry Jim “Herc” Roth
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Hike the Pike Total $5,245 for the Sanborn Scholarship Fund Anonymous Melanie Banders Amy Morris Baum Jon and Lissa Blaschke Xanni Brown Susan Burgamy Cathy Gepson Burnham Barbara Butler Scott W. Campbell Julia Coyne Lisa Rudoph Cushman Sheri Bone Fedorchak Terry Flynn Lucia Cushman Garbatini Jessica Gelman Kate Goldsmith Jeff and Gina Hottle Katie Johnson Diane Klepacka Ladies of the Sanborn Book Club Meg Leander Darcy Levy Susan Lewis Libby Hamilton Malone Clara Mann Andy Manale Elizabeth Rundle Marable Andrea McCrady Peter McKee Gary Missner Pippa Nardie Warner Katie Nestlerode The Perret Family Julie Richardson Nancy Rodkin Rotering Jim ”Herc” Roth Sanborn Staff and Campers Delta Stokes Seward Keith Williams Bret Wolter
Forever Sanborn
everal contributors have chosen to make a gift through beneficiary designation in their wills, IRAs, 401k (or similar) plans or life insurance policies. If you have done so or desire to do so, please let us know so that we can make you a member of Forever Sanborn, a group of donors who have made COEC a part of their estate planning.
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Order your Sanborn Sweets cookbook in time for the holidays! Each cookbook is $45 and all proceeds go directly to the Sandy & Laura Sanborn Scholarship fund. Enjoy a "sneak peak" of a classic favorite at camp: Chippy Dippy Bars!
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Chippy Dippy Bars Camp Yield: 288 Servings
Home Yield: 9” x 13” Pan
Camp Crowd Ingredients
Ƒ 3 pounds 6 ounces melted butter or margarine Ƒ 19 c. graham cracker crumbs Ƒ 8 pounds 12 ounces sweetened condensed milk (#10 can) Ƒ 9 c. mini-chocolate chips Ƒ 12 c. flaked coconut
At-Home Ingredients
Ƒ ½ c. melted butter (1 stick) Ƒ 1 ½ c. graham cracker crumbs Ƒ 1 c. sweetened condensed milk Ƒ ¾ c. mini-chocolate chips Ƒ 1 ½ c. flaked coconut Ƒ 1 c. sliced almonds (optional)
Bake Time: 15 Minutes
Temp: 350ºF
Instructions 1.
Preheat the oven to 350º.
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Mix crumbs with butter until all crumbs are evenly coated.
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Press crumb mixture into bottom of greased pan. Press firmly so the crumbs stick together.
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Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumbs in ribbons. Ribbons will run together.
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Sprinkle on chocolate chips, then the coconut and nuts.
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Press down gently to push coconut tufts and nuts into the mixture to prevent them from burning.
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Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned and allow to cool before cutting.
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2026 Staff Chips off the Old Block: Jamie Brüesch
Ashley Clarkson Jessamy Cole Will Coleman Sophie Frankfurt Ava Geurian Jack Goldcamp Parker Hedges Finn Jones Lane Kimball Antonia Lhevine
CAROLINE SANBORN (HT 84-89; Staff 02-04) Brüesch Kona, HI CHRIGL BRÜESCH (Staff 02-04) Malix Switzerland Grandparents: RICK SANBORN (Staff 68-70, 75-76, 77-02) Kona, HI JANE SANBORN (Staff 67-current) Florissant, CO Great-Grandparents: SANDY(d) and LAURA (d) SANBORN Anthony and JILL RODKIN (HT 79-80) Clarkson St. Louis, MO Bobby and BRYCE COLE (BS 84) Centennial, CO RANDY COLEMAN (BS 80-81) Plantation, FL Lane Kimball, Antonia Lhevine, Kelsey Miller, Ava Geurian, Sophie Frankfurt, Maddy Redmond, Ashley Sands, Ashley Clarkson, Whitney Pruitt, Parker Hedges Alissa and WILLIAM Not shown: Jessamy Cole, Ariella Randle Rogge FRANKFURT (BS 82) Denver, Dylan McCaleb Curtis Hagedorn and LISSY CO MCCALEB (HT 85-86; Staff 91) Sara and JOSH GEURIAN (BS 99; Denver, CO Staff 99-01) Colwich, KS Kelsey Miller ASHLEY MANSOUR (HT 87-88) and John and STEPHANIE CHAUNER DAN (BS 80-87; Staff 88, 90) MILLER (HT 85) Goldcamp Northbrook, IL Littleton, CO POSEY HEDGES (BS 78; Staff 84-85) Whitney Pruitt Brian and LYNN ROBINSON (HT 82Memphis, TN 85) Pruitt Cumming, GA REBECCA MURPHY (HT 91) Jones Madelyn Redmond Jennifer and HAYES REDMOND (BS Wyoming, OH 83-84) Parker, CO PETER KIMBALL (BS 88-89; Staff 96) Ariella Randle Rogge Steve and JAN CHANDLER (HT 64Bethesda, MD Grandfather: RAY 66) Randle Wichita, KS KIMBALL (d) (BS Staff 68) Ashley Sands Craig and KRISTY BORNHOEFT (HT PAUL LHEVINE (BS 81-85; Staff 88) 86-87,89; Staff 93) Sands Englewood, CO Denver, CO Dan Thatcher ANDREW "DREW" THATCHER (BS 80-82, 84; Staff 88) Colorado Springs, CO
Do you know any outstanding collegeaged students who love being in the outdoors and would be caring, responsible role models for our campers? If so, please direct them to the “Employment” navigation link on our website: www.sanbornwesterncamps.com Thank you for helping us continue to find the best staff members in the country!
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Jack Goldcamp, Finn Jones, Dan Thatcher, Will Coleman, Peter Fouts, Jamie Brüesch, Dylan McCaleb
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Bright-Frare, Kaden, 12 Todd and WILL BRIGHT-FRARE Bright-Frare, Lincoln 10 (BS 91-96) Denver, CO
Reese Allen, 14
Charlotte Brock-Utne, 14 JENNIFER ROBILLARD (HT 85, 87-89) Brock-Utne, Dallas, TX Pierce Buhayar, 12 Sarah and ANDREW BUHAYAR (BS Staff 99) Seattle, WA Oliver Burnette, 16 Grandmother: JAN WELLS (HT 65Nora Burnette, 12 66) Hooker Spring Hill, TN Grant and MOLLY TUCKER (HT 9900; Staff 2004) Butkus Houston, TX Grandparents: BOB (BS Staff 73,79) and TERRY SPRINGGATE (BS Nurse 79) TUCKER Prairie Village, KS Landon Capriotti-Tharp, 9 Nina Capriotti and CHARLEY THARP (BS 98-00; Staff 06) Denver, CO Bailey Carswell, 12 Dane and JESSICA O’NEIL (HT Staff 02) Carswell Abington, PA Teagan Cherner, 9 Josh and NICOLE NORD (95-98, 00-01; Staff 05, 10) Cherner Corte Madera, CA Wylie Hatfield Chiotti, 9 Justin and CASEY HATFIELD (HT 95-96; Staff 2000)-Chiotti Bend, OR Grandparents: Tinker and JACKIE MILLBERGER (HT 68; Staff 75) Hatfield Portland, OR Auden Butkus, 10
EVIE (HT 25-26) and WEISS BAND (BS 24-26)
Vincent Barranco, 14 Tonya and VINCENT “PAUL” Anna Barranco, 11 BARRANCO (BS 79-81) Tulsa, OK Jackson Bartlett, 15 BRIAN BARTLETT (BS 90-94) Colorado Springs, CO Aria Bennett, 13 BLAKE BENNETT (BS Staff 04) Kansas City, MO Jayden Bentley, 13 ANNA PATTERSON (d) (HT 95-97) Basalt, CO Alice Berger, 10 Grandfather: BART BERGER (BS 6065; Staff 66) Littleton, CO Hamilton Biggar, 10 Hamilton and BECCA SMALLEY Diane Biggar, 8 (HT 92-94, 96-99) Biggar Cleveland Heights, OH Fiona Bosch, 13 NICK BOSCH (BS 94, 96-97) Glenside, PA Oliver Bradley, 12 Taylor and ALICE JACKSON (HT Davison Bradley, 10 97-98) Bradley Fort Worth, TX
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Piper Clarke, 16 Lucas and LINDSAY HODGSON Charlotte Clarke, 15 (HT 87-88) Clarke Denver, CO Theo Clarke, 11
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MEGAN COLEMAN (HT 95-97) Prospect Heights, IL Lucy Daoust, 16 Mark and ELIZABETH DUBINSKY Phoebe Daoust, 13 (HT 92-96; Staff 98) Daoust Orinda, CA Daphne de Atucha, 13 Kristina Baker and SEBASTIAN de ATUCHA (BS 79-80) Hilton Head, SC Henry Densmore, 15 John and EMILY MYRICK (82-87; Staff 91)Densmore Whitefish Bay, WI Grandparents: Jay and SUSAN UPTEGROVE (64-65) Myrick Jacksonville, FL Skye Doane, 10 Elena Konovalova and JEREMY DOANE (BS 87-89) Austin, TX Avery Donelson, 12 Noah and KATIE ROSLONIEC (HT Staff 2003) Donelson Grand Rapids, MI Gibson Donnelly, 13 Kevin and LAURA DOUTHAT (HT 85-88. 91) Donnelly Prairie Village, KS David Dorris, 14 Grandparents: Sue and GEORGE DORRIS III (BS 54-55) St. Louis, MO Jacob Down, 14 Jacob and CARRIE SMALLEY (HT Tommy Down, 12 89-97; Staff 98) Down Carbondale, Liddy Down, 8 CO MJ Cruz, 14
Mimi Doyle, 10 WILDER COOK (HT 26)
Michael and MIMI MURLEY (HT 94) Doyle Lake Forest, IL
TAYLOR COOK (BS 94-96) Overland Park, KS Grandmother: (d) ANNE HUWALDT (HT 62-63) Cook Hudson Cooper, 15 STEVE (BS Staff 95,99) and JENNY SMITH (HT Staff 99) COOPER Greenwood Village, CO Vaughn Copaken, 12 Ellen and JAMIE COPAKEN (BS 8486, 88; Staff 94) Mission Hills, KS Townes Cope, 15 Katie Wilkes and DYLAN COPE (BS 90-98; Staff 01) Tulsa, OK Mikey Coppel Villarreal, 10 Mayra Maria Villarreal and MIGUEL COPPEL (BS 2002) Culiacan, Mexico Matthew Costanzo, 13 Grandfather: ANDY SMITH (BS Gigi Costanzo, 11 58-60; Staff 65-66) Innsbrook, MO Frankie Costanzo, 9 Wilder Cook, 12
Roxie Coughlin, 14 Curtis Coughlin and KATIE Josie Coughlin, 10 CHATFIELD (HT 86-87) Aurora, CO Charlie Kate Cowan, 10 Jace and DARCY AUSTIN (HT 93, Millie Cowan, 8 96-97) Cowan Leawood, KS
BEAR ELKINS-EAKIN (BS 26)
Bear Elkins-Eakin, 13 Geoff Eakin and KITTY ELKINS (HT 94-95) Denver, CO Gigi Euston, 12 Angie and GEOFF EUSTON (BS 8284) Chicago, IL Grandfather: GREG EUSTON, SR (BS 55-57; Staff 59-60) Jacksonville, FL
JULIE COYNE (HT 82-84) Montclair, NJ Carter Crawford, 11 Beth and JOHN CRAWFORD (BS Caitlin Crawford, 9 96) Maple Valley, WA Lillian Coyne, 11
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Blake Golom and MEGHAN STACK (HT 91-96, 98) Denver, CO Riley Green, 11 Warren and JESSICA HARVEY (HT 91-92) Green Denver, CO Eric Grip, 12 Havard and DANA STIEFBOLDRICHARDSON (HT 91-92) Grip La Crescenta, CA Kai Guimaraes, 15 Roberto and KEYA GILL LUI (HT 89-91) Guimaraes Kapaa, HI Margot Guinan, 10 John and ALEXIS GRANT (HT 94, 95, 97) Guinan Washington, DC Grandparents: Carla and PAT GRANT (BS fifties) Denver, CO Lisette Harris, 16 Richard and DEBBE COWELL (HT Staff 82-83) Harris Naperville, IL Sam Harris, 13 Ben and RHIANNON DIETZE (HT 91,93) Harris Lawrence, KS Frankie Hauth, 15 Jennifer and CHRIS HAUTH (BS Staff 96-97, 99, 00-02) Bend, OR Cora Hazlehurst, 15 Rachel Katz and SAM HAZLEHURST (BS 87-90, 93) Waterville, ME Alice Hellebusch, 15 Louis and MEREDITH Diana Hellebusch, 12 SILVERBERG (HT 92-95) Hellebusch Glencoe, IL Lucas Hennings, 15 Christie and TODD HENNINGS (BS 79-84; Staff 88) Atlanta, GA Elsie Golom, 9
GRAYSON FERRELL (BS 24-26)
Deacon Ferrell, 16 Edie Ferrell, 14 Grayson Ferrell, 10
Mike Ferrell and EMILY GORDON (HT 93-95) Wynnewood, PA
Woody and LIZ CONNELLY (HT 9095; Staff 98-99) Fischer Pasadena, CA Beezie Foster, 13 Abigail and MIKE FOSTER (BS 7880) Pittsburgh, PA Hayes Funk, 11 Emily and ANDY FUNK (BS 90-92) Kansas City, MO Graham Gallagher, 9 C.C. and CAMERON GALLAGHER Henry Gallagher, 12 (BS 94-95) Colorado Springs, CO Henry Fischer, 12
Asher Garbatini, 9 Todd and LUCIA CUSHMAN (HT Payson Garbatini, 9 93-99, 01-02; Staff 05-06) Garbatini Williamstown, MA Grandparents: Michael and LISA RUDOLPH (HT 68-71; Staff 72-78) Cushman Williamstown, MA James Garber, 10 Jennifer Wargo and HAVEN Kai Garber, 14 GARBER (HT Staff 03) Houston, TX Scout Garber, 15 Emma Garner, 13 Milo Geurian, 14 Chloe Geurian, 16 Jack Giddens, 14
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AVA HERWIG (HT 26)
Ava Herwig, 9 Scarlett Hicks, 10
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Harper Hoglund, 14 Ben and AVERY CUSHMAN (HT Taft Hoglund, 13 91-00; Staff 03-04) Hoglund New Baird Hoglund, 10 London, NH Grandparents: Michael Henley Hoglund, 7 and LISA RUDOLPH (HT 68-71; Staff 72-78) Cushman
Paul Leow and ALEXANDRA WANG (HT 92-97; Staff 00-01) Pacifica, CA Guthrie Levine, 9 REILLY JERNIGAN (HT 91-94) Boulder, CO Emmett Lewis, 13 Jason and JEAN ARMOUR (HT 86,88-90, 92; Staff 96-97, 99) Lewis Jackson, WY Zoe Lhevine, 16 PAUL LHEVINE (BS 81-85; Staff 88) Denver, CO Gabe Lippert, 9 Christina and BENJAMIN LIPPERT (BS 94) Denver, CO Vivian Love-Dowling, 10 RYANN LOVE (HT 89-91) Denver, CO Jack Mackey, 10 Theresa and STEVEN MACKEY (BS 90-92) Delray Beach, FL Logan Marshall, 14 JOHN MARSHALL (BS 85-87) Marietta, GA Grandparents: John and JILL THOMAS (HT Staff 64) Marshall Atlanta, GA Caroline Mazo, 12 Sarah Kiernan and ROSS MAZO (BS 94-96) Greenwich, CT Paxico McGee, 9 Anne Gagel and SIMON MCGEE (BS 78-80) Mission Hills, KS Nico Leow, 10
Three Generations: HARPER HOGLUND (HT 22-26), HENLEY HOGLUND (HT 26), AVERY CUSHMAN (HT 94-00; Staff 03-04) Hoglund, BAIRD HOGLUND (HT 24-26), LISA RUDOLPH (HT 6871; Staff 72-78) Cushman, PAYSON GARBATINI (HT 24-26)
Leah Houghton, 10 Peter and EMILY ZECHER (HT 89Vivien Houghton, 12 94) Houghton Pottersville, NJ Scarlett Huffman, 16 Heather and MATTHEW HUFFMAN (BS 85; Staff 89-93,14-16) Colorado Springs, CO Rowan Hunsader, 8 Cory and PORTIA OWENS (HT 96, 98-03, 05) Hunsader Denver, CO Caroline Ingham, 12 Don and EMILY EDWARDS (HT 91) Ingham Madison, CT Rose Johnson, 12 Adrienne and PETER JOHNSON (BS 68, 70) Evergreen, CO Joni Kayne, 13 CARRIE FEIBEL (HT 84-88) Silver Spring, MD Maeve Kelley, 8 Angela and BRIAN KELLEY (BS 97) Austin, TX Seba Klepacki, 11 Jacek and DIANE DELF (96-97; Staff 05) Klepacki Centennial, CO Grandparents: Jody and TONY DELF (61-65) Wildwood, MO Wes Kraft, 9 Joe and ELAINE BILLY (HT Staff 03)-Kraft Littleton, CO Peter Kyte, 10 Elizabeth and PETER KYTE (BS 9192) Richmond, VA Dima Lawson, 16 Edwina and DAN LAWSON (BS 74, 76-77) Pullman, WA
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Lochlan McGuire, 12 Cooper and ALLIE SIMPSON Clementine McGuire, 10 (HT 97-99) McGuire Bowen Island, BC, Canada Grandfather: IRV SIMPSON (BS 70) Oceanside, CA
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Grandparents: MARK (BS Staff 68, 70-71) and JUDY JARRELL (HT Staff 67-71) PALLETT Lenexa, KS Alex Parrott, 11 Teresa and MICHAEL PARROTT (BS 90-91, 92-94, 96) Merriam, KS Lucas Perry, 14 Katie and PHIL PERRY (BS 88-94; Jacob Perry, 12 Staff 95-96, 99, 00, 03) Golden, CO Grandparents: REIN (Staff 76-78, 0002) and JAN SANBORN (HT 62-68; Staff 76-02) VAN WEST Ridgway, CO Grandparents: Nancy and DAVID PERRY (BS 60-62; Staff 66-85) Montrose, CO Great-Grandparents: SANDY (d) and LAURA (d) SANBORN Rees Petro-Gelman, 12 Corbin Petro and JESSICA Brooks Petro-Gelman, 10 GELMAN (HT 85-86; Staff 95) Wellesley, MA Rafael Phillips, 14 Tatiana Mallarino and THADDEUS PHILLIPS (BS 84-88; Staff 90) Alicante, Spain Evalyn Pallett, 11
JUNIP MEHTA (HT 26)
Cyrus and KELLY OBERNDORF (HT 94-95,97-99; Staff 02,04,06) Mehta Denver, CO Bea Montgomery, 9 Marcus and KATE WILLIAMS (HT 97-02, 04) Montgomery Tulsa, OK Grandparents: Bob and BLAIR LEWIS (HT 74-77) Williams Tulsa, OK Neistat, X, 8 Van Neistat and ISABEL DONALDSON (HT 97-02) Topanga, CA Ruby Nolan, 14 James and CASEY RENNIGER (HT Staff 03) Nolan Tampa, FL Violet Oliveira, 12 Roberto and ADELE MELANDERDAYTON (HT 94-98) Oliveira Santa Fe, NM Patrick Olney, 14 Tambi and MARK OLNEY (BS 85Brooke Olney, 12 87) Dallas, TX Charley Olney, 12 Junip Mehta, 8
Fiona Orsulak, 10 Simon Orsulak, 10
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Brian and LYNN ROBINSON (HT 82-85) Pruitt Cumming, GA Maria Quinones, 9 Georgia and ALEX QUINONES (BS 94-97, 01-02) St. Louis, MO Austin Rasch, 15 Grandparents: Kathy and RICH BUCHOLZ (BS 62, 64-66; Staff 71) St. Louis, MO Serena Redman, 11 Erin and AARON REDMAN (BS 9596) Stevens Point, WI Lena Remer, 12 Ben and JULIANA DOYLE (HT 88Ellie Remer, 10 89) Remer Highlands Ranch, CO Grandparents: Michael and JILL DYE (HT 62-63; Staff 68-69) Doyle Pearce Renner, 8 Will and SAMANTHA ALLEN (HT 94-02; Staff 05, 09) Renner Tulsa, OK Grandparents: PHIL (BS 64-71; Staff 72, 77-78) and JULIE TATE (HT 6972) ALLEN Tulsa, OK Max Pruitt, 13
JAMES ORSULAK (BS 89-96) Denver, CO
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Charlotte Richter, 15 Anne and KURT RICHTER (BS 7880) Washington, DC Luna Robbins, 10 Josh and KAYLEE ACUFF (HT 91, 94, 96) Robbins Littleton, CO Bridget Robinson, 12 Hanley and JEFF ROBINSON (BS Maggie Robinson, 11 Staff 98-00) Anchorage, AK Jack Rosemeyer, 9 Josh and MOLLY GRABER (HT 91Nora Rosemeyer, 11 96) Rosemeyer Highland Park, IL Meggin and JONATHAN ROUSE (BS 84-85, 87, 90-91) Glenwood Springs, CO Isabelle Salfi, 12 Frank and SARAH SHENTON (HT Michael Salfi, 12 93-95, 98-99) Salfi Caldwell, NJ Elena Schmidt, 10 Marina and DAVID SCHMIDT (BS 96-98; Staff 01, 04-05) St. Louis, MO Mabel Schmidt, 10 Abby Chin and MIKE SCHMIDT (BS 94-95) Arlington, MA Grandmother: LINDA SCHMITT (HT 62-65; Staff 69) Hutchinson, KS Eleanor Schofield, 12 Katie and DOUG SCHOFIELD (BS John Schofield, 9 90-93) Edwards, CO Stella Rouse, 14 Benji Rouse, 12
MILLIE SMALLEY (HT 22-26), CARTER SCHUTT (HT 22, 2426) and MARGAUX WHITFIELD (HT 25-26)
Penelope Schofield, 9 LEVI SCHOFIELD (BS 88, 90-91) Cave Creek, AZ Carter Schutt, 12 Katie and CHRIS SCHUTT (BS 9496, 98, 01) Bozeman, MT Charlotte Seward, 10 Chris and DELTA STOKES (87-89, 91) Seward St. Louis, MO
Millie Smalley, 12 Randall Smalley, 9
Ursula and RANDALL SMALLEY (BS 90-94, 96-98) Phoenix, AZ
Bode Smolev, 13 Floyd Smolev, 10
Candace Berretta and DAVID SMOLEV (BS 90-96) Colorado Springs, CO Shizuka and KURT SNYDER (BS 86) Hampden, ME
Emi Snyder, 11 Erika Snyder, 13
Emma Stadlmann, 16 SAMANTHA SPAETH (HT 85-86, 88) Stadlmann Bend, OR Evie Stahl, 9 Andrew and MEREDITH HUBBELL (HT 94, 98-01) Stahl Des Moines, IA Wyatt Stanley, 10 Ben and COLETTE MATSON (HT 92-99; Staff 05-09) Stanley Evergreen, CO Grandmother: GALE NOBLE (HT 63-66) Arvada, CO Duke Stettner, 8 Andrew and SARAH MARTIN (HT Wyatt Stettner, 8 89-94) Stettner Denver, CO Andrew Stillmock, 9 Mike and PATRICIA HAWKINS (HT Caroline Stillmock, 9 98-99) Stillmock Omaha, NE Oliver Stine, 14 Seth Streen, 10
THATCHER SHANNON (BS 21-26)
Thatcher Shannon, 14 Laura and KYLE SHANNON (BS 89; Staff 93) Tulsa, OK Whitney Sheldon, 10 Greg and MEGAN GRABER (HT 91) Sheldon Highlands Ranch, CO Landon Slusher, 16 SARAH BLOOM (SWC Staff Tristan Slusher, 14 18-current) Florissant, CO
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Jeffrey Stine and ELLIE JENSEN (HT 96; Staff 00) Denver, CO Yuliya and JUSTIN STREEN (BS 9700) Kansas City, MO Emily and PHILLIP SUPINO (BS 9192, 94-97; Staff 02) Aspen, CO Boonthariga and WILLIAM “QUENT” SUTHERLAND (BS 8384, 86-87) Gladstone, MO
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Cody James Westover, 16 JIM (BS Staff 92, 94, 97) and Thomas Westover, 14 SARA MATSON (HT 90-93; Staff 9596, 98) WESTOVER Salt Lake City, Utah Dublin Wilfley, 14 Brooke and LINK WILFLEY (BS 8991) Englewood, CO Grandfather: MIKE WILFLEY (BS 56, 60; Staff 61) Englewood, CO Max Wirecki, 10 Brady and SIMON WIRECKI (BS 94, 97, 99) Los Angeles, CA
REBECCA SMALLEY (HT 92-94, 96-99) Biggar and DIANE BIGGAR (HT 26); GINNY SUTTER (HT 26) and COURTNEY SMALLEY (HT 89-96) Sutter
William Sutter, 12 Andrew Sutter, 10 Ginny Sutter, 8
Chris Sutter and COURTNEY SMALLEY (HT 89-96) Sutter Shaker Heights, OH
Chris and KATIE BINTER (HT 9495; Staff 98, 02-03) Swyers Wichita, KS Aria Tharp, 9 JIM THARP (BS 91-92, 94-96; Staff Luca Tharp, 11 98) and JULIA LeGRAND (HT Staff 00-01, 03-04) Denver, CO Bradley Thedinger, 15 Janet and SEATON THEDINGER Jackson Thedinger, 13 (BS 91-93; Staff 00-01, 03) Golden, CO Sammy Swyers, 9
Eloise Thompson, 15 Molly Fiden and MATT CLARK (BS 81-82) Dallas, TX Vera Tracy, 10 Sean and CARRIE BAIZER (HT 9094) Tracy Lake Bluff, IL Knox Tulp, 9 Chris and ASHLEY ALLEN (HT 9300) Tulp Denver, CO Grandparents: PHIL (BS 64-71; Staff 72, 77-78) and JULIE TATE (HT 6972) ALLEN Tulsa, OK Sequoia Van Zyl, 12 Arno and MADELEINE ROSSELL (HT 94-95; Staff 99, 02-03) Van Zyl St Louis, MO Lilly Vazquez, 14 COURTNEY LIPSKI (HT Staff 06) Joliet, MT
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Katelin and GREG SCOTT (BS 0004) Kansas City, MO Grandmother: GINNY VINEYARD (HT 66-69) Kansas City, MO Jasper Wolferman, 16 Zoe Knight and STUART Henry Wolferman, 13 WOLFERMAN (BS 86, 88; Staff 94) Hastings-on-Hudson, NY Grandparents: FRED (BS 56) and KRISTIE CARLSON (HT 63-64) WOLFERMAN Kansas City, MO Myles Wohl, 9
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