School Ties - Fall 2016

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Celebrating 165 Years of Dominican

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SD Dance Evolution

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The San Domenico Strategic Plan

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Anniversary Party

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contents Fall 2016

Reflection from the Head of School Verities Board News Alumni Alumni Council

Alumni Profiles Distinguished Alumni Award Reunion 2016

Professional Development Service Learning On Campus Admissions Update

Outstanding Student Achievements

Community Events Outings

Dorm News

Community Art Project Theatre

Faculty Spotlight

College Counseling Graduation Athletics Class Notes In Memoriam Annual Report 3

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Front Cover: Lower School Fun Fest, 2016 SCHOOL TIES

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reflection from the head of school

Our Grand Anniversary Year

There is Something Magical about Our School Dear San Domenico Family and Friends, While eating lunch today in the newly refreshed Patricia Tobin Cooper Dining Hall, I remarked to a colleague, as we watched a group of freshmen laughing and talking together, on how much it really feels like a happy community here on campus. A few minutes later, a group of kindergarten students stopped by.

“We’ve been looking for you all over Ms. Stock!” said little Elliott with as much exasperation as a kindergartner can muster. Turns out they had written a book about what makes each of them special and they wanted to read it to me.

Each child read their page to me, and many followed their reading with a hug.

It was the highlight of my day and, I am grateful to share, not that unusual.

“There’s something magical about this school,” said a recent prospective parent visiting our campus. I cannot help but agree and it is because of each and every one of you – our students, parents, grandparents, alumni, Dominican Sisters, faculty, staff, neighbors and friends - who contribute to our San Domenico community. Thank you!

As we come to the close of our grand anniversary year, celebrating 50 years on our San Anselmo campus and 165 years as California’s first independent and first Catholic school, I reflect back on the past year with much appreciation.

From Founders Day last winter, to our Anniversary party – timed perfectly to coincide with Reunion weekend – the events have felt like family gatherings, with generations joining together in celebration. We would not be who we are without our history, and we proudly carry our traditions forward with great respect for the past, even as we look toward the future; mindful of how what we do every day impacts future generations of San Domenico scientists, musicians, artists, service leaders, business leaders, thespians, mathematicians, authors, athletes, and innovators.

I hope you will enjoy reading this issue of School Ties, the third in our three-part anniversary series. With every issue we feel torn as to what to include and what to cut. As a K-12 school with such a rich heritage, and such an active and extended community, we could publish a magazine every month if time and bandwidth allowed! If you are interested in keeping more informed of current goings on at SD, just let me know and I will add you to our weekly eBulletin. Within these pages, you will find just a few of the many things that make our School so magical, and a glimpse at a very bright future.

Cecily Stock, ’77, M.A., J.D. Head of School SCHOOL TIES

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Verities

Pilgrimage

A place to find ourselves by finding the richness in life all around us Before departing to Spain for the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela with six of our Dominican Sisters and fourteen lay men and women, several friends asked why I would fly off to Europe to walk when there are so many beautiful and meaningful places to hike right here in Marin and all across our country. I answered that I wanted to attempt this pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. James for the purpose of seeking blessings, gaining insights for living the last quarter of my life, and to grasp more clearly the message that “it’s really the journey that matters.” The question posed to me, however, encouraged me to dig deeper into the meanings of pilgrimage and of being a pilgrim. The process and discoveries began before I departed and continue to unfold to this day.

“Pilgrim” comes from the Latin word peregrinus/a and from per ager, meaning “through the territory.” So, a pilgrim is one who leaves home to travel through another territory, ready to face and enter into whatever each day brings. On our journey, we met two pilgrims who literally walked from their front doors in Germany and Belgium to Santiago and were retracing their steps back home!

For us pilgrims, leaving San Francisco Airport very early one morning in June, switching planes from the domestic to international areas of the Chicago airport, and then flying off to Bilbao before Madrid was a very long and challenging start to our journey. We definitely felt like strangers and pilgrims in the foreign territory of each of the airports, where we constantly sought help and directions. We often felt frustration with procedures that did not seem reasonable, but we tried to remind ourselves “it’s all part of the journey.”

Once settled in Spain, and after visiting Dominican territory, the first official day of the pilgrimage began on a misty morning in the small town of Sarria. From there and on the days thereafter, we walked through tiny villages and larger cities, climbed hundreds of steep concrete steps without handrails into villages, and traversed rocky, high hills, gingerly stepped upon large wobbly rocks over streams, and absorbed beautiful natural settings with birds, wild flowers, and country animals – all during days of rain or sun and breeze. Yellow arrows on rock pedestals, on the ground, or on walls, marked the way for us each day.

Walking alone or with another, there was time to notice and listen, feel and smell, and to think. Nothing went by us too quickly. We were not tourists but pilgrims noticing with every footstep that we were walking through history, with a purpose and a destination, like so many before us. Respites along the way brought our group together for cool refreshment, hot coffee, or homemade soup, depending upon the weather.

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A frightening challenge for me, somewhat similar to those challenges at the airports, was the day I became completely lost and felt totally helpless.

Another member of our group and I walked right past our end-of-the-day’s meeting place. We walked about a mile too far, asking assistance from locals who did not understand English and provided no help. Pilgrims from Australia who stopped to assist spoke English but had no idea where our meeting spot was. Trying to retrace our steps backwards, where there could be three possible road options at each juncture was anything but easy.

The yellow arrows provided no guidance when walking in the opposite direction! I did not have a cell phone and my companion’s phone worked but no one picked up at the other end! I certainly felt like a stranger and a vulnerable foreigner who keeps walking, looking for the best turn in Left: The Pilgrim Passport the road, accompanied solely with hope, perAbove: Directional Markers along the severance, and trust. For me, however, it was Camino with the scallop shell, yellow for just a brief moment in time that I felt the arrow, and number of kilometers left until you reach the Cathedral. fear, loss of connection, and aloneness that so many others feel and yet persevere through countless circumstances and places in our world today.

Later that evening, looking through my Pilgrim Passport, I pondered a happier meaning to passing through “another territory.” Reviewing my “passport,” and filling it each day, was a totally delightful experience. We stopped in churches, at inns, and cafés to secure creative, colorful stamped images into our “passports.” This required practice proved we completed the mileage and enabled us to receive the official Latin document of confirmation once in Santiago. We all made it successfully to the end with “passports” in hand!

Another of my favorite daily practices was greeting and wishing every pilgrim we met or passed, “Buen Camino” - traditional words for wishing well to other pilgrims. It was a reminder to me for slowing down and taking time to notice and greet each person I meet every day, wherever I am.

The seven Dominican Sisters who completed the Camino (L-R): Our leader, Sr. Adele Gerlach, Sr. Kit Hamilton, Sr. Abby Newton, Sr. Gervaise Valpey, Sr. Lorraine Amodeo, Sr. Aaron Wilkelman, Sr. Marion Irvine.

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As we neared Santiago, our destination, I took time to reflect upon the gifts of the Camino.

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I had with individuals, the beauty of coming to know members of our group, enjoying meals or lattés together, experiencing the calm of nature, or working through challenges - even learning to stuff my soaking wet shoes with newspapers so they were dry and ready to go in the morning. Words like gratitude, joy, fear, humility, thoughtfulness, perseverance, and beauty filled my mind. Most significantly, I recalled the messages of slowing down and actually feeling the importance of each experience “one at a time.” These have to be some of the most profound blessings and graces I received from my pilgrim experience and hope to bring into my daily practice.

Now at home, the blessings of the pilgrimage continue to unfold.

The journey is truly a metaphor for life, for each day – how we face it, embrace it, live into it. It is about wishing well to others and receiving good wishes from others. It’s about taking time for silence Sr. Gervaise and Sr. Abby Newton at 'Casa Domingo'. and about helping others. Pilgrimage is facing fears while passing through other territories, and it is about destination – whether persevering to reach Santiago, or living each day to its end with awareness and gratitude, or about reaching life’s end having lived life fully. We may not all be literal peregrinos, but each of us is a pilgrim seeking the way.

In this issue of School Ties, we will explore recent experiences of our colleagues on pilgrimage and recall the earliest journeys of our School’s foundress, Mother Mary Goemaere, 165 years ago. Her pilgrimage took her from France to New York to California, with the destination of establishing Dominican education in the newly-formed state.

As we celebrate 165 years of Dominican education in California and 50 years at the Sleepy Hollow campus, we embrace the history and accept the responsibility of continuing our amazing story – rich with its challenges, growth, and achievements. It becomes more exciting as it is lived ever more deeply and fully with the purpose of sharing Dominican values with one another, one day at a time.

Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. President Emerita SCHOOL TIES

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Board News

San Domenico Welcomes New Board Chair, Amy Skewes-Cox As a 165-year old school, a sense of history and connection between generations is key to our San Domenico community, which is one of many reasons we are pleased to welcome Amy Skewes-Cox as our new Board Chair.

Amy is an alumna of the class of ’71 and longtime supporter of San Domenico.

She holds a BS in Conservation of Natural Resources and a Masters in Landscape Architecture/Environmental Planning, both from University of California, Berkeley.

Amy credits her education at SD with imbuing in her a sense of stewardship of the environment and guiding her to a career in environmental planning. She works with the California Environmental Quality Act in evaluating new developments, among other impressive accomplishments.

“I never expected to be asked to serve San Domenico in this capacity but it is such an honor and I am very excited to be doing so. It will be a great joy to get to know more of the current and past families!” says Amy. In addition to her career in planning, and her time at SD, Amy enjoys hiking in the Sierra, fiber arts, painting, and gardening. She is a Member of the San Anselmo Open Space Committee, and volunteers in efforts that further world peace and assistance to victims of war.

Board of Directors Annual Retreat Thank you to our San Domenico Board of Directors who participated in a working retreat on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1 at the Dominican Sisters Gathering Center in San Rafael. Together with Dominican Sisters and a handful of San Domenico employees, the Board reviewed next steps in executing our Strategic Plan and heard a presentation from Sister Carla on the history of the Dominican order. It was an inspiring and positive gathering that left everyone feeling ready for the year ahead.

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New Board Members

Christopher Lane Chris Lane is the managing director of the technology group and partner of the investment banking division of William Blair & Company, LLC. Over the past five years, Chris has witnessed his daughters flourish at SD and his excitement for San Domenico has increased. Already an active member of the Board’s Finance Committee, Chris resolved to give back even more boldly to the San Domenico community by joining the Board of Directors.

Chris brings with him 20 years of experience advising boards of public and private for-profit companies on strategic and financial decisions. He looks forward to being able to use both his technical skills along with his personal strengths in collaborating with his fellow board members to reach optimal solutions for SD, including envisioning the financial opportunities that lie ahead for San Domenico.

Chris attended Loyola Academy in Wilmette, IL. He received his BA from Colgate University, class of ’95, in Hamilton, NY, and his MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management in 2001. In his personal time he enjoys trail running, mountain biking, golf, skiing, and CrossFit. He also enjoys travel and cooking, but above all spending time with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two daughters, Kate ’24 and Caroline ’27.

Emager Pearce ’89 Emager Pearce is a quality assurance senior manager in the pharmaceutical/ biotechnology industry. She currently works at Bayer Healthcare in Berkeley, previously holding similar positions with other Bay Area firms Genentech and Chiron Corporation.

Drawing on her first-hand experience as a San Domenico alumna and as a current SD parent, Emager values SD for offering an academic and personal growth experience that goes above and beyond expectations. Using her professional knowledge and her personal experience, Emager hopes to offer perspective and contributions that will address the needs of the School while also ushering it into the future with continued growth.

Following her graduation from SD in 1989, she received her BA from Stanford University. She currently resides in Oakland with her husband Michael and their three children, Makayla ’19, Mya, and Michael Jr. Emager enjoys spending her time with her family, cooking and catering, traveling, reading, doing community service, and volunteering and attending functions at her church.

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Kathleen Toney Kathleen is a retired registered nurse, parent to two SD alumnae, and former San Domenico board member (2008-2014) who has been contributing to the growth and well-being of the SD community since 1985. She has also served as class parent, PSA Upper School liaison, Alumnae Council member, and Annual Fund Captain.

Kathleen volunteers her time at many institutions throughout Marin and the Bay Area, including Nazareth House, Marin Garden Club, Marin Charitable, and Family House, SF. She is an active member and part of the parish leadership team of the Church of St. Raphael, and an advisor for the Northern California Campaign for Georgetown, the university from which all three of her children graduated.

Kathleen received her BS in Nursing from the University of Florida and her MS in Nursing from the University of California, SF. She lives in San Rafael with her husband Daniel. When she is not supporting local causes, Kathleen enjoys hiking, knitting, gardening, and her grandchildren.

Sr. Judy Lu McDonnell Sister Judy Lu McDonnell is a member of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, where she is co-promoter of Justice, Peace, and Care of Creation. In this role, Sister Judy Lu keeps herself and the other Sisters current on the social causes important to them. She also does this work on behalf of the congregation of Mission San Jose.

She is excited to become integrally involved with SD once again, her first experience being as a science teacher and dormitory staff from 1975-1977.

Sr. Judy Lu lives in Stockton and serves on the Community Board of St. Joseph’s Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Behavioral Health Center. She received her BA from Dominican College in San Rafael, MST from University of the South, Sewanee, TN, and an MA in Culture and Creation Spirituality at Holy Names University in Oakland.

In addition to advocating for social justice, Sr. Judy Lu enjoys physical fitness, hiking, and car camping.

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Alumni Retreat

First Annual Bolinas Alumni Retreat Ten alumnae and two Sisters gathered from May 20-22, 2016, to celebrate the first annual Bolinas Alumni Retreat. The mindful weekend was hosted by Sister Gervaise Valpey, O.P. and facilitated by Sister Mary Neill, O.P. Alumnae from graduating classes spanning the years 1956 to 2009 met at the stunning and peaceful house at Bolinas, home of the Dominican Sisters, where they enjoyed perfect sunny weather all weekend. Activities included the setting of intentions, reflection, writing, singing, and walking, and all enjoyed nourishing gourmet meals and snacks brought to the weekend by alums. Guided walks through the quaint and quiet town of Bolinas and down to the beach brought back memories from years past. The weekend culminated with Mass at the historic Mary Magdalene Church. Participants thoroughly enjoyed the meaningful and fun-filled weekend, leaving with a restorative sense of self and community.

“Never forget that your days are blessed. You may know how to profit by them or you may not, but they are blessed.�- Nadia Boulanger We look forward to our

Second Annual Alumni Retreat in March 2017 and hope you will join us then!

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2016 Alumni Council News

Dear Fellow Alumni, As our year of very special Dominican and San Domenico Anniversaries is coming to a close, our Alumni Council has been taking stock of our accomplishments and learnings since the re-inception of the Council last year. It has been a joy and a privilege to work with the Council on continuing the tradition of engaging with our alumni, a treasured and integral part of our San Domenico community. There have been so many wonderful opportunities this year to reach out and connect alumni across the many decades of our School’s extensive history. The Council has been focused on strengthening our class connections and relationships through the creation of events such as the first annual Bolinas Reflection Alumni Retreat last May (held at a beautiful and special place of retreat many of you may have been fortunate to visit), regional alumni gatherings in Oakland, Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles, and the celebratory events surrounding the School’s Anniversary and All Alumni Reunion. I hope many of you were able to take advantage of these opportunities; we continue to plan for more!

Just prior to Reunion weekend, we reviewed the many opportunities we have to continue our efforts. In the coming year, we look forward to focusing on the following: - Continuing to build and strengthen our alumni network - Improving communication to our network on a consistent basis, and with consistent tools - Growing our Archives, and, last but not least, - Continuing to look for opportunities to expand the number and type of events in which alumni can participate One new area of focus we are very excited about is reaching out to young alumni. By working with current San Domenico students as they approach graduation, we can instill a deeper understanding of the exceptional community of alums they will be joining and the lasting relationships they will be forming.

As Alumni Council President, I am fortunate to have a position on the School Board that ensures a strong and vital connection between the Board and our alumni community. It has been a truly enjoyable educational experience for me. The Board is a dedicated group of volunteers who care deeply for San Domenico and our Dominican values. One major accomplishment of the Board this year is the development of the Strategic Plan, SD 2021. (If you did not receive a hard copy of the Strategic Plan in the mail and would like one, please contact Emily at egarlock@ sandomenico.org.) It is important for all of us to see and understand the areas of focus for San Domenico in the coming decade.

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Many of you will find themes in the plan that shaped your experience as students: the San Domenico values of Study, Service, Reflection, and Community that continue to guide San Domenico’s future. As is oftentimes true, the future is simply a new and updated version of the best of the past. With a guiding plan in place, we can together rally around achieving goals that will shape our School’s future.

San Domenico Alumni Council

Finally, this being the issue of School Ties where we review the Annual Fund and our achievements in maintaining the financial health of San Domenico, I want to thank all of you who contributed.

Independent schools do not operate on tuition alone, so annual contributions to the San Domenico Fund are critical to the health and welfare of our School and the unique programs it offers. Alumni participation, or lack thereof, plays a crucial role in the decision-making process of funding sources such as grant providers, private organizations, and matching fund institutions.

Currently, only 9% of San Domenico alumni actively contribute to the Fund. With many schools around the country reaching alumni participation between 20-50%, our goal over the next year is to obtain and surpass 15% participation from our Dominican and San Domenico alumni. I know this is a number that together we can certainly exceed!

Alicia Dakin ’75 (Elk Grove)

President Leslie Reese ’87 (San Rafael)

Vice President Lisa Fairchild ’75 (Pleasanton)

Secretary

Christina Afanasieff ’01 (Oakland) Lisa Alexander ’83 (San Francisco) Elizabeth Bowe Anders ’64 (Columbia, SC) Robin Mayrisch Andrae ’66 (Berkeley) Lauren Becker ’04 (San Francisco) Heidi Hickingbotham Cary ’61 (Tiburon) Ruth Collins ’81 (Mill Valley) Kristin Delaplane ’61 (Tuscon, AZ) Sandy Willard Denn ’57 (Willows)

I look forward to hearing your feedback on our efforts to better connect our community and want very much to hear all of your ideas about how we can accomplish this together. It has truly been a pleasure to connect with so many of you this past year!

Rebecca Heath Farguson ’05 (San Rafael) Kate Abbott Horn ’71 (Kentfield) Ashley Mulshenock ’15 (Oakland) Sarah Ann Maleady Smith ’75 (Hope, ME)

Leslie Reese ’87 President, SD Alumni Council SCHOOL TIES

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Alumni Profiles

Michele “Mikki” Williams Kuchta, Class of 1982, interviewed by classmate Joan Downs ’82 I recently had the great privilege of interviewing one of my fellow San Domenico alumna, Michele Williams Kuchta ’82. Now known as Mikki, she is an internationally ranked equestrian who has reached the highest levels of competition in the premier discipline of Three-Day Eventing. Mikki’s accomplishments put her in a very elite circle, both as an athlete and as a horsewoman. She credits San Domenico with readying her academically for her first career at University of California, Berkeley, and later as a physical therapist, but also notes that it was San Domenico’s Riding Program that “cleaned up her act” as a rider, setting her horsemanship and equitation on the right track for national acclaim and international recognition.

Today, Mikki divides her time between a home in the Hudson River Valley where her husband Dan is an IBM executive and engineer, and a horse farm in Aiken, South Carolina, which she runs with her business partner, her younger daughter Bridgette, also an accomplished national competitor in Three-Day Eventing. Mikki’s own training and that of, quite literally, a stable of young athletes and protégés occupy her time in both places.

Three-Day Eventing is the sport in which the horse and rider are asked to excel in stadium jumping, dressage, and cross-country jumping. Needless to say, having both the courage and physical stamina for all three disciplines is exceptional, but excelling on the national and international circuit is even more astounding.

Joan Downs ’82 and Mikki Kuchta ’82 at San Domenico Reunion Weekend, September 24, 2016

Mikki came to San Domenico in the fall of 1977 for her eighth grade year and stayed through her Upper School graduation in 1982. She remembers the eighth grade teacher, Mrs. Costello, a venerable institution who reigned over the Lower School, and the eighth grade in particular, as the Grand Dame of Academics.

She describes that first year as “academically challenging” because the expectations at San Domenico were more rigorous than she had experienced before. She also remembers making good friends, in particular: Karyn Gear, Erika Anderson, Susannah Mannell, and me; Karyn and I were her riding buddies. We remember fondly the building of the first barn, and the improvements in the equestrian facilities in the early 1970s that made the full-time inclusion of equestrian sports at San Domenico a reality.

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Mikki’s father allowed her to take riding as an elective that year, and she gradually came to realize that the love of horses she shared with so many girls her age was a larger calling. “Without the years of riding at San Domenico under the direction of Charlotte Peltz and Mary Schrader, San Domenico’s riding teachers, and some of the seminal experiences I had there,” reflects Mikki, “I very well may not have been launched on a life-long journey into the horse sport world where today, I train with and compete against Olympians and World Champions.”

Outside of riding at San Domenico, Mikki sought other horse experiences. In 1980 she traveled to Fresno to compete in her first recognized event. Since then, among her long list of accomplishments are having one of her horses qualify for the Seoul Olympics, trying out for the Pan American Games last year, and riding in two Olympic qualifiers this year. In early September of this year, Mikki placed fourth in the nation at the American Eventing Championships in North Carolina.

Mikki has been instrumental in the formation of the Professional Rider’s Organization, a professional group with the aim of bringing more of the architecture of a working profession to the horse sport world.

Mikki has earned a place at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Annual Rolex Competition on several occasions, including most recently in the spring of 2016. She competes at the highest internationally recognized FEI level (*4) for which there are only six annual competitions world-wide.

Of all Mikki’s successes, she glows the most when she recounts the winning seasons of her young riding students. “I sent my first student to compete in the Junior Olympics in 2005. Since then I have sent seven students and two have won individual silver medals!” She was appointed coach of the Junior Olympic team for the New England Region of the United States in 2011. In 2015 she sent students to the Junior Olympics where four individual gold medals were garnered and an overall place of fourth was secured for her team.

Mikki and horse, Calle, partners in competition for the past nine years.

When San Domenico implemented a riding program back in the 1970s they didn’t know they would one day have a success story such as Mikki Kuchta, but they knew what working with horses teaches students about life: responsibility, confidence, and perspective. Mikki likes to share the adage she learned a long time ago, “Experience is what you learn ten seconds after you needed it.” Faced with some pretty catastrophic “wipe outs” as an ever-present hazard of her profession, Mikki is sanguine. In spite of several bad falls and injuries, she has pluck and embodies the energy that breeds success in any endeavor. She pointed out that if you are smart and work hard, you can apply that “experience gained ten seconds after you needed it” the next time, and you may find yourself steadily climbing the ladder of accomplishment, in her case, right into the company of the world’s best.

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Alumni Profiles, cont’d

Satomi Hofmann Arnold Class of 1990 The lasting influence of San Domenico’s natural beauty has been an inspiration to SD alumni for generations, encouraging sustainable living and environmental stewardship within communities long after graduation.

A living embodiment of this influence is seen in alumna Satomi Hofmann Arnold ’90, actor, singer, musician, and sustainability advocate.

A theater graduate of UCLA, Satomi explains, “To this day, I have vivid memories of looking out on the stunning grounds of San Domenico: from the swaths of big, fat trees that surround the campus like a bear hug, to rolling hills stretching out like frozen, mossy waves in a storm…with that memory comes a burning, almost possessive desire to protect and preserve that lush green, those unspoiled trails, and the heady sensation that only nature can bring.”

Now performing in Broadway’s longest-running production, The Phantom of the Opera, Satomi is living out her commitment to sustainability as the show’s volunteer “Green Captain,” in collaboration with Broadway Green Alliance. Founded in 2008, Broadway Green Alliance’s mission is to educate, motivate, and inspire the theatre community and its patrons to adopt environmentally friendlier practices. As Green Captain, Satomi oversees several important projects. “Along with encouraging energy consciousness (lights out!), we collect for recycling and repurposing…plastic bags, batteries, program inserts, makeup containers, candy wrappers, textiles, paper, greeting cards, costumes, and more.”

Satomi remains deeply connected and genuinely loyal to her Dominican roots.

“San Domenico is a supportive arena for incredible types of growth, and I was inspired in that direction at every step of the way.” Her success on the stage and in film can be attributed to the inspiration of her teachers and the San Domenico community that nurtured her. “San Domenico instilled and fostered a guiding moral compass of integrity. As I think about my experience at SD I recall that all of my teachers were an example of that. I wanted to be my best because my teachers were being their best, which was mutually supportive. It was a safe place to call yourself out, which I believe breeds a different kind of human being when you have the freedom to fail. As a result, I feel that I succeed even further because a failure wasn’t seen as a failure . . . it was a stepping-stone.”

Satomi values the connectivity she still feels to the School that is such a foundational part of who she is today.

“I stay connected to San Domenico because the School makes the effort to personally reach out to me. I still keep in touch with Faith France and see Sister Gervaise. We live in a world where everything is so fast-paced and we have a million things coming in with information overload, so when you have someone who is willing to meet you halfway you are going to do the same in return. San Domenico has never let me out of their heart!”

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This bond that all of our alums undoubtedly share is one that Satomi continues to appreciate as she builds on her impressive career. “San Domenico alums live all over the world with an instilled sense of adventure to go out and experience life and push our personal borders.” We missed seeing you at Reunion this year, Satomi. We hope you will join us next year!

Joe Boswell Middle School Class of 1998 The number of proud alumni in attendance at our 50th Anniversary Celebration in September was truly inspirational. One such alum we were honored to host was Middle School graduate Joe Boswell ’98.

These days Joe is busy as the founder of Vocate, an online career services platform, creating meaningful connections between students and employers through curated internships and entry-level talent matches. Since graduating from Dartmouth College, Joe has achieved other noteworthy accomplishments which include working for his family’s wine barrel business, The Boswell Company, and holding the position of First Assistant to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Chief of Staff.

For his successes, Joe credits San Domenico as the initial stepping stone to the journey he’s had thus far. After San Domenico, he attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco, and then Dartmouth where he studied Government. Of how SD prepared him for college, Joe says, “San Domenico is a strong community and it has a strong imprint on the person you become. In its own way, San Domenico was like attending a college. The campus alone rivals most college campuses. San Domenico gave me a strong base, and to those to whom much is given, much is expected.”

Joe’s presence at our Anniversary Party represents the impact that all SD alums, across generations and school levels, have on the spirit of San Domenico today. Graduates from the Middle School through the Upper School have bestowed a wide influence on the rich history of San Domenico, and that relationship is mutual. “San Domenico was and is important to me; San Domenico is a family. My sisters and brothers attended; our family went to San Domenico for a cumulative 40 years. The School is woven into the fabric of who we are.”

The occasion of our celebratory anniversary year has reignited the ongoing search for alumni to share their favorite memories with School Ties magazine. When we asked Joe to narrow his down, he stated, “I have so many beautiful San Domenico memories. It’s really hard to choose (just a few) from ten incredibly formative years.” After a pause, “I loved that we had science class in the creek with Sister Maria!” Joe said.

Thank you for joining us at the Anniversary Party, Joe. We are so glad you were there, and thrilled that your presence enabled us to capture this 2016 reunion moment between you and Sister Maria!

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Alumni Profiles, cont’d

SD and NYU Alumna Returns to Coach Women’s Varsity Volleyball There’s something we like to call the SD Difference; a “je ne sais quoi” that we believe is tied to our rich history, our alumni, and our Dominican values, all of which leads many to consider San Domenico a second home. We know our past will always be tied to our future. For some alums, SD beckons a return.

Nicole Frias, SD Class of 2012, graduated from New York University, where she received many an honor and a Liberal Arts Degree with a concentration in Media and Women’s Rights. In the fall of 2016 she returned to our Katherine Kaime Gaspar Gym to coach the Panthers Women’s Varsity Volleyball team. Kwan Limbhasut, a sophomore who hails from Thailand, found time to interview her coach en route to a game in San Francisco.

What’s it like coming back to your alma mater as a coach?

It’s a very rewarding experience. I never expected to come full circle after I graduated, let alone move back to California!

What do you hope to pass on to your students?

I hope to walk away from the season knowing that my girls did their best to make this experience worth their while.

What’s the best part about playing volleyball? Being a coach?

The best part about playing is the fun of the sport! There’s no better feeling than facing my biggest challenges head on from the other side of the net. Coaching is a similar experience in the sense that I get to pass on that passion to my players.

What’s your favorite memory with the SD team as a player?

Making Athlete of the Week a couple times for the Marin IJ and also being MVP every year!

What’s your favorite aspect of being a coach?

Seeing my athletes break through their comfort zones and challenge themselves mentally and physically during games and in practice.

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Which Dominican values resonate with you the most?

Study and service; I continued to use those values throughout my college career and now bring them forward in my professional life. In addition to coaching I am currently interning at the Center for Domestic Peace in San Rafael. This organization provides legal programs and transitional/safe housing for victims and survivors of domestic violence, which is the number one violent crime in Marin County. So my sense of service, first instilled at San Domenico, continues.

SD Alumna Serving in Mozambique Elisabetta Colabianchi MS ’05 is currently making a difference in the world through her work in Mozambique.

After graduating from the University of San Diego, Elisabetta moved to New York City to work with the United Nations and non-profit organizations. Realizing that the best way for her to impact the world was through direct service, she applied for the Peace Corps.

Assigned to a hospital in a small, rural village in southern Mozambique, Elisabetta immersed herself in the community.

In addition to her work at the hospital, she started a sewing collective for HIV-positive women so that they could make money to pay for transportation costs to reach the hospital every month. Inspired by her Peace Corps work, Elisabetta founded the non-profit, Kurandza, which means “to love” in the native Changana language of the area where she lived in Mozambique.

Elisabetta continues to travel between Mozambique and the States, raising awareness and funds for both immediate assistance and sustainable water and agricultural programs.

Elisabetta credits her love of service to her time at San Domenico, where she first learned about volunteerism and global causes. If you would like to learn more about Kurandza and Elisabetta’s work in Mozambique visit www.kurandza.org.

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Professional Development

By Kate Reeser, Director of Teaching and Learning

The Best Teachers are also Superior Learners The intrinsic link between student learning and professional development means that to get to the core of powerful teaching and learning we must first understand how students and adults learn best. To this end, San Domenico seeks to model a growth mindset by frequently asking ourselves, “How do we know that each and every student is learning what we want him or her to learn?” In other words, “What does learning look like for your child here at San Domenico?” To answer these kinds of questions we prioritize and facilitate teacher collaboration and individualized understanding of current findings in brain-based research, student-centered teaching, and ongoing professional growth. Our educators routinely meet to work as a team to teach and learn from one another as they refine assessment tools and curriculum. This collaboration also helps teachers to ensure that their students understand daily teachings and are making connections across disciplines and grade levels. One example of this is our teachers’ use of daily entrance and exit exercises and questions that evaluate and track student understanding everyday. Through San Domenico’s promotion and implementation of “responsive models” for innovative teaching and authentic learning, teachers gain invaluable flexibility within their classrooms. Therefore, students can find comfort in the structure of predictable meetings and routines, while teachers are still able to be adaptive to minute-by-minute learning needs.

Our belief that the best teachers are also superior learners has cemented our dedication to ensuring our faculty and staff engage in a multitude of external and internal professional development opportunities, including workshops, seminars, and peer classroom visits. To this end, San Domenico has hosted or sponsored faculty and staff participation in a variety of Professional Development topics, events, and conferences, including: Lucy Calkins Reading and Writing Institutes-2016 Makers Program and 3D Lab Marin County Summit Featuring Google for Education Mindfulness Workshop Series NAIS Annual Conference: The Power of Trailblazers, Catalysts, and Calamities-2016 National Equity Project on White Privilege-2016 reMake Education-2016 Research for Better Teaching: Skillful Teacher Responsive Classroom Training San Domenico Curriculum Development and Co-Teaching Planning-2016 San Francisco Early Music Society-Medieval and Renaissance Workshop Singapore Math Conferences Stephanie Harvey Reading Workshops Sustainability Circles

AAPT Physics Education Workshop Advanced Placement Workshops Annual California Math Council AP Workshops-Stanford-2016 Asilomar Mathematics Conference-2015 Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools Bioneers Conference-2016 Exploring Together: New Approaches to Globalizing Your School-CATDC-2015 Foreign Policy Research Institute Foundations Workshop-2016 Google Summit Innovative Learning Conference Innovative Teaching and Learning Conference The Nueva School-2015 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)-2016 iTeach at San Domenico Learning and the Brain Conference: Shaping Student Mindsets; Promoting Academic Attitudes, Persistence, and Performance-2016 SCHOOL TIES

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Notable Speakers on Campus and Community Professional Growth Dave Mochel: Internationally recognized teacher, coach, and consultant who helps schools create cultures of well-being among faculty, staff, parents, administration, and students Dr. Larry Magid: Technology journalist and an Internet safety advocate, CEO and co-founder of ConnectSafely. org, and founder of SafeKids.com

Harvey Daniels: Celebrated consultant whose focus is student-centered literacy education Dr. LouAnn Brizendine: Author of “The Female Brain” and “The Male Brain” William McDonough: Globally recognized architect, designer, author, and sustainable growth pioneer

Dr. Larry Rosen: Research psychologist, computer educator, keynote speaker, and an international expert in the “Psychology of Technology” Dana Blum and Common Sense Media Dr. Madeline Levine: Author of “The Price of Privilege,” and “Teach Your Children Well,” and a co-founder of “Challenge Success,” a project at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education Stephanie Harvey: Leading literacy expert in teaching reading and comprehension strategies

San Domenico Teacher Leadership: Conference Presentations International Society for Technology Integration (ISTE) Kali Baird, Director of Educational Technology, was selected to lead a three-hour workshop at this highly selective conference. She presented, “Where to get started? Come play and learn with your iPad.” National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) NAIS Green Ribbon Schools Workshop: Cecily Stock joined school Heads from other Green Ribbon Schools to present at a workshop that recognizes these pioneering NAIS Green Ribbon Schools. Cecily and the other school Heads shared their school’s innovative achievements around sustainability.

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conference along the following topics: Collaboration & Curriculum Design in the Digital Age, The Power of Successful Technology Integration, and Integrating Sustainability Principles into the Curriculum.

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) Annual Conference John Phillips, Dean of Academics and Director of Residential Life, was selected to give a presentation at the TABS/NAIS Global Symposium in April 2016 in Long Beach. CA. His presentation “Lost in Translation! Adjusting to a New Culture” focused on common concerns affecting international students in boarding schools and how we can better support these students in adjusting to life at their new school.

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Purpose Through Service

SD Service in the Community At San Domenico, celebrating community means celebrating diversity - diversity of thought, opinion, background, ability, and faith. SD is a patchwork of unique individuals and celebrates its diversity every day.

Through the privilege of service, the diversity of our inclusive community is expanded, fortified, and made more dynamic.

In this way, service and community work together to deepen the well of meaningful experiences from which our students may draw for personal reflection, fresh insights, unexpected emotions, genuine joy, and authentic connections.

Though service offers many rewards, taking that first step into unfamiliar territory can be unnerving. At SD we provide a welcoming and supportive community in order to ensure our students are growing into confident leaders who are excited to take on new experiences. Our phenomenal faculty is at the heart of these efforts facilitating and guiding students in service work inside and outside the classroom.

Volunteering with the Special Olympics

In May, more than two dozen students, in grades nine through twelve, volunteered at the Special Olympics Northern California Marin Regional Games held at Novato High School. Of the students’ time at the event, Team Coordinator and Upper School teacher Hilary Staples shares, “They helped in the pool, on the tennis courts, as track and field escorts, timers, playing games, and doing arts and crafts in the Olympic Village. They worked from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm and had great attitudes through wind and rain and a little sun!”

In a Marin Independent Journal article covering the event, then freshman Kelsey Peltz, Class of ’19, is quoted saying, “As a track athlete myself, it’s cool to see the similarities between my own track meets and this track meet. We have a lot of the same events. How they set us up, it’s all the same.” Kelsey also relates on a personal level noting, “The participants are reaching beyond their limits to run as track athletes.” Siena Greenberg, Class of ’19, shared that the support among the athletes was also what stuck with her as she volunteered at the event.

“All the athletes are friends, which is cute. They’re all supporting each other, saying, “You better run like I’m chasing you!” They’re supporting each other, which is really, really sweet. It’s not always something you see in other high school events.”

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SD Sisters Carry on Surf Camp Legacy Sisters Whitney and Jordyn Huff, Classes of ’17 and ’20, respectively, could be found down at Stinson Beach this past summer, wetsuits on, helping young campers learn to surf and hopefully catch a wave through their camp, Surfworks. The fully-funded summer surf camp provides underprivileged youth an opportunity to experience the ocean through the sport of surfing while also teaching them about important marine environmental topics-the broader goal being to spark a passion for the ocean and environmental stewardship. Whitney explains, “A lot of these kids haven’t really been to the ocean before,” but through Surfworks and surfing, they are taught, “to love the ocean, then want to help save it.”

This year the Surfrider Foundation-sponsored camp served 30 Marin County youth over a three-week period and was partially funded by the more than $7,000 the sisters raised themselves. The money helped to provide daily transportation, wetsuits, and surfboards. The girls arranged to have nearby Parkside Café provide daily lunch for the group.

The camp comes with a proud SD history, having originally been founded by San Domenico MS 2009 graduates Meghan Christie, Samantha Huff, Morgan Rich, and Chandler Rich. As legacy camp co-directors, the girls understand the value of holding a personal connection to camp, where every student is matched with an instructor, so “they build a relationship,” explains younger sister, Jordyn.

Whitney’s exceptional leadership over the past two years has earned the honor of the Julie Davis Butler award for her work with Surfworks, which she will be presenting this year for her ROSE project.

In acknowledgment of the outstanding work by both girls, Whitney and Jordyn were recognized this year with the Marin County School Volunteers Student Impact Award. “This award is presented to one or more students involved with the Marin County School Volunteers ‘Student to Student’ program who have made a major difference in the lives of students through collaborative involvement, community building, and outstanding spirit!” said Pamela Franklin, Executive Director of Marin County School Volunteers. “Whitney and Jordyn absolutely exemplify these traits and we are honored to have them in our program!”

The sisters received their award from California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom. Speaking for us all, Middle School Director Carrie Robley affirms, “Jordyn and Whitney so embody our School values of service and community, and we could not be more proud of them!”

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Purpose Through Service, cont’d

Gail McCallister, Service Learning Project Coordinator

by Sally Jaeger, Campus Minister

In the fall of 2016 we welcomed the newest member of our Campus Ministry Department, Gail McCallister. Gail will be joining Mirza Khan, Director of Religious Studies, and Sally Jaeger, Campus Minister, as our Service Learning Project Coordinator. Gail has been actively involved with service learning projects at San Domenico for over 15 years and during that time has had four children attend our School. Her youngest is now in the sixth grade. Gail grew up in Marin and received her BA in English from Dartmouth College, her MA in International Economics from Columbia University, and her MBA in Nonprofit Management and Marketing from Northwestern University. She has always been passionate about community service and volunteerism and, in addition to her work at San Domenico, has coordinated service learning trips and programs for Marin Catholic High School and Glenwood Elementary School.

Gail said that while her “involvement with service learning at San Domenico began with volunteering with her children’s classes,” her commitment to growing service learning at the School as a whole quickly took root. San Domenico’s special relationship with Homeward Bound, Marin County’s largest provider of housing and services for our local homeless population, began years ago when fourth graders made vegetable soup at the Family Center. After experiencing those trips with her children, Gail asked the administration if she could pioneer a fifth grade project with Homeward Bound. In 2010, she did so by having each leadership team run collection drives for whatever Homeward Bound’s Family Center needed most (clothing, linens, toiletries, kitchen supplies, Halloween costumes, etc.); students then visited Homeward Bound to deliver what they had collected. Leadership teams now visit a new Homeward Bound facility – the Fireside Apartments for low-income elderly adults. Students manage the site’s food pantry, bag and deliver groceries to those who cannot get out, serve breakfast, and play games with the seniors, promoting a real connection.

When her two older children were in sixth and eighth grade, Gail, along with SD parents Julie Spaulding and Maria Clothier, again approached the administration about extending our relationship with Homeward Bound to our Middle School. This led to the creation of the seventh grade visits to the Homeward Bound site in Novato where SCHOOL TIES

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each year students work in the kitchen to provide meals for the homeless residents or work in the site’s garden, providing and planting lettuce starts and helping to maintain the garden. The garden provides fresh produce to feed the residents as well as ingredients for Homeward Bound’s onsite Fresh Starts Culinary Academy, a vocational training program for the residents and low-income individuals. Students toured all of the local facilities at this site and were able to understand how valuable their help and support was to the residents. “It’s very eye-opening for them,” Gail said. “I think the kids really feel connected to their community and empowered to make a difference.”

In addition to the seventh grade trips to Homeward Bound, Gail worked with the administration to expand service learning more generally in the Middle School. Gail facilitated creating an active Middle School Service Learning Club, bringing in alumni to speak about their volunteer experiences, and resurrecting the eighth grade GraduAction project when the whole class volunteers in the community for a day during graduation week.

Most recently, Gail worked to foster new relationships with additional local organizations that will continue through the 2016-2017 school year. She was instrumental in helping to coordinate and organize our Middle School Service Learning Club outreach projects in 2015-2016. The eighth

grade chapter of our MS Service Learning Club worked with Jessica’s Haven Animal Rescue and Shelter to wash, walk, and care for the animals. This special organization provides shelter for stray dogs and includes socialization opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities. To help fundraise for this organization students made baked goods at home and then held bake sales at school. They were able to present Jessica’s Haven with a check for $400 to cover veterinary bills and supplies for the animals in the shelter.

Sixth and seventh grade students in our MS Service Learning Club worked on two projects with Gail in the spring of 2016 - All One Ocean (AOO), an organization that coordinates beach clean ups throughout Marin, and Windchime of Marin, an Alzheimer’s and memory care facility. Gail introduced our students to AOO’s director and together they cleaned Horseshoe Cove in Sausalito while learning the importance of proper waste removal and how cleaning the beaches saves our ocean and the wildlife that depend on it. “The kids left the site SCHOOL TIES

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considerably cleaner than they found it and were inspired to pioneer a school clean up project for this upcoming year,” said Gail. Gail also took students to Windchime of Marin, an assisted living facility for individuals who suffer from dementia and other memory-related illnesses. Students and parent volunteers spent one-on-one time with residents, creating personalized art projects based on the resident’s life and interests. This allowed for great communication and personal connections to be made. Gail said, “The kids learned about the residents lives while bringing joy and connectedness to the elderly.” She is developing a long-term “buddy” outreach program with Windchime for the current school year.

In the 2015-2016 school year, Gail initiated and led various service learning projects, which have continued this year. She has already begun Thanks to Gail’s leadership, planning new projects that will enrich and enhance our campus ministry program. In addition to Windchimes’ buddy program, Gail is currently in September of 2016 Fireside developing a project working with Cedars of Marin, a local organization honored our San Domenico that provides programs for people with developmental disabilities.

“This is planned to be a multidisciplinary service learning project, where fifth grade with an award for students experience cross-curricular opportunities,” said Gail. Students will visit the site and learn about the Hands and Earth Day program, Outstanding Contribution to where there are farm animals, organic fruit and vegetable gardens, the Fireside Community. art studios, and a handloom textiles workshop. “The very best part of this experience is that in addition to learning about textiles from raw materials to a local business’ finished product sales, the students will be interacting with individuals with special needs, breaking down the barriers between children and the special needs community,” says Gail. Students will then continue to build on this knowledge once back on campus at San Domenico by reflecting on their experiences in religious studies classes, growing plants to make natural dyes in our Garden of Hope, and making their very own hand-woven textile projects in art classes.

Gail is thrilled to continue this purposeful and meaningful work as our Service Learning Project Coordinator, bringing our students and greater community together. Gail stated, “Service learning at San Domenico has greatly enriched my children’s lives by teaching them about compassion and kindness, while empowering them with the knowledge that they truly can make a difference in the world. It is what I think makes our School so special and I am grateful to be a part of it.”

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Tribute

Peggy Struck Beginning in 1985, and for the following 31 years, Peggy Struck, Lower School Music Instructor and Choral Director, was an important member of our community. A shining light in the lives of so many, filling the SD sound waves and our hearts with inspiration and beauty. We thank Peggy for her years of joyful giving.

The following piece, “Struck’s Honor” was performed by the Lower School Faculty and Staff in June 2016.

We wish Peggy well in her next chapter.

Struck’s Honor (tune: I’d like to Teach the World to Sing) adapted by Ryan Hopper and Alice Della Santina

She likes to teach the world to sing In perfect harmony She likes to hold it in her arms And keep its melody She’d like to build the world a drum And furnish it with hide Bang one two three in harmony And sway from side to side She likes to teach all kids to play The bells that ring so sweet She loves to hear them sound so fine A sound that can’t be beat She’d like to see the world for once All standing hand in hand And hear them echo through SD And spread throughout the land

She’s the real thing - that’s our Peggy Struck Now she’s gonna leave, we all wish her good luck.

She’s the real thing - that’s our Peggy Struck Now she’s gonna leave, we all wish her good luck.

She’d like to build a piano Paint the keys green and white Bang one two three in harmony And play from flat to bright She’d like to see the world for once All standing hand in hand And hear them echo through SD And spread throughout the land She’s the real thing - that’s our Peggy Struck Now she’s gonna leave - we all wish her good luck She’s the real thing - that’s our Peggy Struck Now she’s gonna leave - and we wish her good luck.

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Admissions Update

By Jennie Nash, Director of K-8 Admissions, and Dan Babior, Director of High School Admissions

Growing Towards a Bright Future With the school year well underway, the Admissions Office is already busy turning its attention to next year, for which there is already indication of a significant increase in interest at all grade levels. Building on year-on-year growth, the 2016-2017 school year opened with 641 students: 245 in Upper School (US), 216 in Middle School (MS), and 180 in Lower School (LS). More than 76% of those currently enrolled are returning students. Among the 160 new students, the largest growth comes in the Upper School with 72 freshmen (53 newly enrolled and 19 students rising from our 8th grade), and 15 transfer students (11 sophomores and 4 juniors—12 of whom are boarding students). We expanded boarding enrollment from 101 students in 2015-2016 to 115 students this year.

While growing the student body population remains an overall goal, we also continue to ensure that those accepted to SD are right-fit students. For example, in the summer prior to the 2016-2017 school year we received 12 post-season applications, of which we enrolled only one new student. These numbers reflect our commitment to enrolling students and families for whom there exists a reciprocal affinity. As always, we remain dedicated to creating a diverse, inclusive community of students and families who align with our Dominican values of Study, Reflection, Community, and Service.

Lower School & Middle School Update The transition from Pre-K-12 to K-12 requires our K-8 Admissions team to focus specifically on recruiting prospective Kindergarten students, as it is now the first entry point at San Domenico. The K-8 Admissions team is implementing several strategies in order to recruit this important demographic group. A few include information sessions for preschool directors and teachers throughout the Bay Area, Admissions Coffees hosted by current parents, creating new marketing collateral featuring our Kindergarten program, and hosting garden events and Open Houses for families of four and five-year-old children.

Further enlivening this effort is Director of K-8 Admissions, Jennie Nash’s recent election to serve a two-year term on the Bay Area Director of Admissions (BADA) Board as the Director of Preschool Outreach. This board is composed of nine board members and represents the majority of the Independent Schools in the South Bay, San Francisco, and the North Bay. We are so proud to have Jennie representing SD and congratulate her on being recognized for her stewardship and dedication to promoting the benefits of an Independent School education.

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Admissions Retreats for both K-8 and 9-12, where we begin to plan our outreach and recruitment plans for the future, as always with the end-goal of enrolling great students.

The LS/MS admissions team has a new face this year as we have welcomed Amy Strousse as our new K-8 Admissions Associate. Amy comes to us from Children’s Day School in San Francisco, bringing 16 years of combined admissions and teaching experience. Amy has enthusiastically and seamlessly transitioned into her new role and has already proven to be a great new asset to our team. Welcome to SD, Amy!

Upper School Update We have entered our third admission season of attracting and enrolling both boys and girls into the Upper School. The overall caliber of our applicants and enrollees continues to rise for both boarding and day, domestic and international students, and we saw a higher number of applicants from other highly regarded Bay Area independent schools. San Domenico is competing for students with and among the most highly selective high schools in the Bay Area. In October we held our first, highly successful Upper School Open House of the admissions season with nearly 170 attendees.

We have intensified our international recruitment efforts this year with members of our admissions team embarking on two trips: one to Latin America and one to the Far East. In September, Assistant Director of High School Admissions, Caitlin Clark visited Panama and two cities in Mexico: Querétero and Mexico City, where she was joined in her recruitment efforts by alumna Clarice Poirier Gargour ’73. In November, Assistant Director of High School Admissions, Andrea Banks visited Vietnam, Korea, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. In Korea, Andrea was joined by Sam Min, father of Bryan Min ’19, for a reception in Seoul for prospective families. The participation of alumni and current parents in our task of increasing the interest in our School is supremely appreciated! We also continue to build relationships with international consultants by attending workshops and hosting consultant visits to our campus.

Our efforts to attract prospective students to San Domenico would not be possible without the dedicated and energetic participation of our SD Student Ambassadors. In a sign of our students’ enthusiasm for their School, this year we have a record number of ambassadors. There are 124 student volunteers - more than half of the current Upper School enrollees - and they represent a 37% increase in participation over last year. The Student Ambassadors host prospective student visitors, represent SD at school fairs, on school visits, and they help to make our Open House a successful, community-filled event. They are true ambassadors in every sense of the word and are potent influencers when it comes to the increased interest in our School.

In all, we are very pleased with our forward momentum and truly heartened by our community’s engagement with our work. Together, we can look eagerly toward the promising future of San Domenico School.

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Outstanding Student Achievements

Upper School 2016 Academic and Artistic Achievement Awards Senior Awards Juliana Johnson

Andrea Yang

This is the highest honor the School bestows upon a student. It is awarded to the graduating senior who, through a spirit of loyalty and duty, has contributed generously to San Domenico through study, friendship, and giving of self.

Presented to the senior who has demonstrated excellence in all academic areas, approaching her schoolwork with curiosity, integrity, and a true love for learning.

Veritas

General Excellence

Sylan Yuan Cum Laude

The Cum Laude Award honors the senior with the highest grade point average.

Junior College Book Awards Nastassia Fulconis

Department Awards

Given to an outstanding member of the junior class who combines excellence in scholarship and high character with achievement in other fields.

Each department recognizes an outstanding senior who has contributed greatly and excelled scholastically within that given area.

Ugochi Egonu

Audrey Webster, English

The Harvard Book Award

The Mt. Holyoke Book Award Given to a member of the junior class who has produced an outstanding academic record and has exhibited qualities of leadership and service in the school community.

Rachel Clyde

Evie Wallace, History Savanna Christy, Dance Audrey Webster, Religious Studies Ealan Jiang, Math Olivia Holmes, Science

The Wellesley Book Award Given to a member of the junior class recognizing all-around achievement.

Carly de Frondeville, Spanish

Sunny Gou

Merryta Liu, Art

Given to a member of the junior class who is ranked in the top 10% of their class, demonstrates potential for success in a vigorous academic setting, excels in advanced math and science course, and exhibits significant interest and involvement in extracurricular activities.

Tara Sola and Linda Li

The Rensselaer Medal

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Izzy Phraner, Mandarin

Sister Francis Xavier Music Award To honor a graduating senior who has attained a near-professional musician level and the option for a career in music.

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Makenna Dixon-Essien

Cheryl Peng

The Bishnu Dhungana Award is conferred upon the graduating senior most characterized by a resilient spirit, a generous heart, and grace under fire.

This honor is reserved for students who have achieved a high level of proficiency in piano.

Olivia Holmes

Photography Watercolor on Paper Fisher Family Endowed Art Award

Elisabeth Roberts Piano Prize

Bishnu Maya Dhungana Award

St. Rose of Lima Award The St. Rose of Lima Award recognizes a student exemplifying Dominican spirit of service (Study, Reflect, and Act), who also has a consistently positive attitude toward fellow students, faculty, and staff.

Tara Sola

Ealan Jiang

Gifted to San Domenico in the Fall of 2015, The Fisher Family Endowed Art Award extends appreciation for superior art created by our Middle and Upper School students, by honoring their work in a special display in the Carol Franc Buck Hall of the Arts Gallery space at the opening of each academic year.

Middle School Class of 2016 Academic and Artistic Achievement Awards Johnny O’Meara

Archbishop Alemany Award This award is named in honor of Archbishop Alemany, whom, during his tenure as Bishop of Monterey, CA, invited Sister Mary Goemaere to help initiate work of Catholic education in the state. The award goes to a young man who has demonstrated leadership, high academic achievement, reverence for creation, service to others, and kindness to his fellow classmates.

Marina McPhail

Sister Kathleen Award The Sister Kathleen Award is given in memory of Sister Kathleen, the first principal of the San Domenico Primary School. The award goes to a young woman who has demonstrated leadership, high academic achievement, reverence for all creation, service to others, and has shown consistent kindness to her classmates.

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Dance

Ilise Angel Carson Cox Sophie Keith-Brown Marina McPhail Johnny O’Meara Callia Weisiger-Vallas Alexa Woodrow

Paige Phillips

Theatre Ellie Bednarz Henry Ludlow

Panther Pride

Visual Arts

Sophie Keith-Brown Grey Snyder

Isabella Kaplan Holden Morf

Outstanding Athlete

Music

Abby Stover Kamron Fillabi

Kinley LeFevre-Trigg Marina McPhail

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2017 Julie Davis Butler Award Honorees Each year the Julie Davis Butler Awards provide grants to San Domenico juniors for service learning projects in works of social justice, peace-building, and selfless love. They are given in honor of Julie Davis Butler ’59, who was a tireless advocate for human justice throughout her lifetime.

Julie, a graduate of San Domenico, died tragically in a plane crash in central Burma on October 11, 1987. From her high school years to the time of her death, Julie was very involved in community service work. As a student, Julie Davis was a strong leader from the start. Sister Gervaise remembers Julie as “quietly strong, determined, persevering, loving, and selfless.” She was class president for three consecutive years, and was selected by her classmates to represent Mary in the Christmas Tableaux.

In the spring of 1988 a group of Julie’s classmates from the class of 1959 established the Julie Davis Butler Award in her honor. To date, the Julie Davis Butler Award has given over $144,300 to 133 San Domenico students to complete service work around the globe. This award affords the recipient special leadership training or experiences that enable her to grow in her concern for peace, social justice, and selfless love – qualities Julie exemplified; qualities that San Domenico works to inspire and hearten in each of our students.

Whitney Huff ’17 Whitney expanded “Surfworks,” a non-profit educational surf camp for disadvantaged youth at Stinson Beach, adding instructors, transportation, and new curriculum to further educate campers on threats to marine life and the need to protect the ocean.

Ugochi Egonu ’17 Ugochi rented space at the Santa Clara Community Center where she organized and hosted eight “Spoken Word” workshops designed to empower girls, ages 11-15, using poetry and the inspiration of guest speakers to find their voices to speak up for what they believe. The workshops culminated in a performance where the girls exercised their public speaking skills while showcasing their work.

Sophie Ahn ’17 Sophie worked on a summer project in Korea called, “World Seen Through Heart” where she taught people with visual and physical disabilities photography and visual art skills. Sophie’s work helped change the lives of participants by improving their self-esteem and confidence to find the courage to step into society as visual artists and photographers.

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Rikako Kubota ’17 Rikako studied the problems that created extreme environmental pollution on an island in Japan, with a view to saving a large number of threatened animals and mangroves living there. Through her work, she helped educate others and take steps toward restoring the environment to an unpolluted state.

Rachel Clyde ’17 Rachel will travel to Ghana to work with young victims of modern day slavery who have been rescued from human trafficking and now live in the City of Refuge community. Rachel’s work will include raising money to build a high school, and provide services such as bringing school supplies and sports equipment to the students.

Mesgana Admassu ’17 Mesgana returned to her country, Ethiopia, to work in a fistula hospital in the capital city of Addis Ababa that provides free treatment to patients. She worked with doctors and patients in the hospital, and helped combat the social rejection and other injustices that follow fistula patients.

Rachel Sheng ’17 Rachel worked at a two-week long summer camp called, “Dream in Daliangshan,” in the isolated mountainous region of Sichuan province, China. Here she provided study supplies, recreational activities, and a nutritious lunch to students, while teaching them about the outside world and encouraging them to work hard, stay on the right path, and believe that they can escape the poverty affecting so many in their community.

Congratulations to all of our Julie Davis Butler Award recipients. Be proud that your hard work and dedication to the tradition of service emboldens the spirit of social justice, peace-building, and selfless love at San Domenico and affirms our community’s commitment to serving others.

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Community Events

iTeach San Domenico, a recognized leader in one-to-one integrated iPad learning, hosted its fifth annual premier professional development event for teachers, education technologists, and school administrators in June 2016.

July 4th In honor of SD’s 50th Anniversary in San Anselmo, Head of School, Cecily Stock, was chosen to be the Grand Marshal of the annual Sleepy Hollow July 4th Parade. Students and community members K-12 came out to celebrate our School!

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Arts in Action

Arts in Action 2016 was an impressive and entertaining display of music, dance, and visual arts; an homage to the power of our incredible arts programs.

San Domenico Singers Congratulations to the San Domenico Singers on their performance of “Requiem”

by Maurice Duruflé with the Marin Symphony and Marin Symphony Chorus. Under the leadership of Michael Mello, the students’ performance received rave reviews.

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Author Luncheon The annual PSA Author Luncheon, the culminating event in a special week that also includes the annual Book Fair and ice cream social, all in support of literacy and the love of reading, this year featured author Vendela Vida. Ms. Vida read from her new book,“The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty” and guests enjoyed a Q and A led by Upper School English teacher Kaitlyn Gallagher. Thank you to this year’s Co-Chairs Kristine Curwood, Michelle Douglas, Nikki Johnson, and Marguerite Clark, as well as all of the volunteers who made this important week possible.

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Garden Faire This year’s Garden Faire was a resounding success and so much fun!

“Thanks to the dedication of master producer and organizer Shelley Flint, Director of Sustainability, and Amy McIntosh, Sustainability Specialist, our annual Garden Faire has grown into a hallmark event that supports and celebrates everything about our mission and purpose as a school,” says Kate Reeser, Director of Teaching and Learning.

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Outings

Continuing our theme of pilgrimage, at San Domenico the back-to-school season also means students participate in outings. For our Lower School students, outings take the form of on-campus activities. For Middle and Upper School students, outings are like mini rites of passage.

Planned according to developmental stages, sixth through twelfth grade students whitewater raft down the American River, head south to kayak the Santa Cruz Bay or north to Lake Sonoma, swing on ropes through the Redwoods of Occidental, and reflect in the perfection of Point Reyes, and more. These trips build upon our Dominican value of community and help both new and returning students bond over shared experiences.

The experiences create lasting memories, and help to establish crucial ties that make our community even stronger.

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Dorm News

By Sonya Evans, Resident Faculty

Boarding Hospitality If you happen to be near the dorms around 3:15 pm on any weekday, stop by Mercedes Parlor and you will find yourself in a sea of students, just finished with their regular school day. Some stand in line and wait their turn to load their plates with snacks of quesadillas, cookies, and fruit. Others sit on the couch and play guitar. Some lounge on the patio furniture outside and just hang out with their friends. Long after the initial flurry of activity in Mercedes has dissipated, and students have gone off to sports or after school activities, a core group of both day and boarding students linger on the couches, working on homework together, asking a supervising teacher for help, or just relaxing after a long day. The dorms after school feel like that friend’s house where you could always just show up and know you would be fed, made to feel welcome, and could relax and be yourself.

For many years the dorms existed as a separate, self-contained program within the larger context of San Domenico. It was a quiet, private, and somewhat mysterious entity. We guarded our space – and our snacks. Around five years ago, we made a shift and opened our doors to all day students. The first change was to offer day students the opportunity to stay in the dorms for up to 20 nights a year. This option helps students who may be working with boarding students on a project, who may need to stay late for rehearsals or practice, or whose parents are out of town. As sophomore Kelsey P. expressed, “Last year I stayed for a week while my parents were in New York, and they felt really good knowing I was here and I was safe. And I had a lot of fun with my friends. I always feel so welcome in the dorms.” Many of our rooms have trundle beds, and we also have cots for those rooms that do not have trundles. It is not only our day students who benefit from this policy, our boarding students enjoy hosting their friends. “It’s really fun when your friends get to see your little humble abode. It feels really good to share your space with them. This year I have a trundle bed in my room so it’s even better. I can just pull out the bed and my guest can be really comfortable.,” explains senior Ogechi E. “My roommate and I have had student sleepovers this year and sometimes it feels like one big slumber party!”

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In addition to welcoming day students after school and for sleepovers, we also host events specifically designed to integrate our day and boarding population. Throughout the year we host Open Mic nights, which are open to all San Domenico students. Day and boarding students sing, play instruments, dance, perform comedy, read poetry, and perform skits. Once a year we also host the Day/Boarding Sleepover, which has included activities such as Open Gym, masks and meditation, professional manicures, professional massage, board games, and build your own nachos. It is always fun to see everyone having a good time together.

Our next area for growth is to make our trips even more inclusive. Currently, anyone who spends the night in the dorms is an honorary “boarding student” and may sign up for any trip during his or her visit. All day students are welcome to attend any trip, provided there is space. As our numbers increase, we are looking at creative ways to increase our transportation opportunities so that we may include as many students as possible.

As much as we enjoy hosting day students and providing a “mi casa es su casa” feel in the dorms, we also encourage our day student families to consider opening their homes to

boarding students. Our international students benefit from the cultural experience of spending time in an American home, and our local boarders always enjoy a home cooked meal and a family night. Last year the Cerf family hosted two boys during Thanksgiving, “As Ray and Derrick are both far from their homes in Beijing, China, we thought it would be a great opportunity to share our American traditions and get to know these two special young men. We all had a great time as we were able to experience many firsts with Ray and Derrick in America. They helped us celebrate Thanksgiving, shop for a Christmas tree, go ice skating at Union Square, attend their first movie in an American theatre, play pee wee golf at Mission Putt and so much more.” The Cerfs generously opened their homes for the entire holiday, but a single meal or overnight experience would be equally appreciated.

When day and boarding students unite, we come together as one school, blurring the lines that separate us. It is our goal each year to find new and better ways to continue to blend our student population, to the benefit of our entire community. As day student Sana K. recently expressed, “I like the boarding community because when I come here I feel like we’re all together and it’s fun to be here to socialize with everyone.”

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Interactive Community Art Project

Inspired by the sacred metamorphosis of the chrysalis and the magical butterfly, SD Director of Religious Studies, Mirza Khan collaborated with students and teachers to create an interactive art project on our community chalkboard. Students were asked to stop and reflect upon the artwork and a quote from the famous Mary Oliver poem that accompanied the drawings:

“What will you do with your one wild and precious life?”

“And that is your question,” said Mirza. “What is the purpose of your life? Why are you here? What will you do with this one chance? With this one wild and precious life? The good news is you don’t have to answer that question right away. Keep searching. Keep questioning. Learn to love the questions themselves. Live the questions.

And someday you will live your way into the answer.”

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Theatre Productions

“As You Like It” in the Upper School

Every Spring the Upper School Theatre Arts Department presents yet another compelling production. Last April it was a lively, flower-child inspired take on Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” This version of the play, famed for the proclamation that, "All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players," was directed by Theatre Arts instructor Jennifer Grimes and outfitted with a live musical ensemble. The show, opening on monochrome clad actors backed by an austere set soon revealed its sunnier side as characters romped through all manner of love before emerging from the forest better for their adventures. The students gave a tremendous effort and the show was a complete success and lots of fun for all!

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Faculty Spotlight

John Bowermaster, Upper School Faculty Dean and English Teacher In 1994 John Bowermaster began working at San Domenico. Perhaps he didn’t know it then, but John would go on to become an integral part of the San Domenico community. In the 22 years since his arrival on campus John has become a beloved teacher, mentor, and colleague. We thank him not only for his dedication to his students, but for his warm and welcoming presence on campus. John, you are truly a part of what makes SD such a special place.

We sat down with John to probe a bit deeper and learn a little more about the veteran teacher.

Q. What is your full name?

A. John Robert Bowermaster

Q. Where were you born?

A. Coffeyville, Kansas

Q. As an English teacher you must love words, but what is your favorite?

A. As colleagues will tell you, I cannot choose one word – ever. I love the English language and its texts, and in some ways, I wish I had become a philologist. If I had to choose a word, I like the sound and meaning of hermeneutics.

Q. What do you do here at San Domenico? And what is your favorite part of your job?

A. I teach and learn – not necessarily in that order. My current subjects are English and Philosophy for juniors and seniors. I teach Philosophy and Writing to seniors, and AP English Language & Composition to juniors. As to my favorite part of the job, my students and my mentees and our daily interactions provide all the meaning I need.

Q. Which Dominican value inspires you the most and why?

(Study, Reflection, Community, or Service?)

A. Even though, it seems to me, they are all interrelated, I would say that Study has characterized my life more than the others. However, as I have told a couple of friends, I am sauntering towards solitude, so I’m trying to make reflection in the meditative sense a frequent practice.

Q. After working hard all week shaping young minds, what is your ideal weekend?

A. There is no such thing as a weekend away from “young minds,” as I spend my weekends either responding to their emails or reading their essays. The quiet part is my own reading and studying, normally philosophy or literature, and sharing communal space with the animals, birds, and wind where we live. Often I can hear no human sound for hours. That she does not hear mine, I’m certain pleases my wife.

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Q. What are a few of your most significant personal accomplishments?

A. One accomplishment is that I supported my wife – please don’t ask her about this – in raising our five kids, and I now support those kids – I’m better at this – in raising our fourteen grandchildren. Another accomplishment is that after striking out twice on vicious curveballs, I grounded out to short against the great Cal pitcher Andy Messersmith.

I count that as a hit and therefore an accomplishment.

Q. What is one of your most significant professional and/or academic accomplishments?

A. Helping to found the Upper School’s ROSE program (Real Opportunities for Service in Education) is an important contribution.

Q. What was your best, professional “I wish someone had seen this” moment?

A. I do have one “wish” that I do not expect to be confirmed. It is this: that I helped my students to develop certain mental skills that induced them to think and feel more deeply and that led to fuller engagement in the world.

In addition, and more importantly, that I encouraged an ethos that orients them toward goodness, in its full philosophical sense, and grounds them on the horizon of understanding. This is my daily fervent hope.

Having been at SD for more than two decades, John has not needed a formal biography detailing his accomplishments and relaying his achievements, but when pressed, he indulged us with a wonderfully engaging overview of his life up until the present.

What follows is more about John, in his own words.

I was born in the southeast corner of Kansas near the Missouri-Oklahoma border. Not much there now, but my father was stationed there during the Second World War, so my mother, who grew up nearby, went to the Army Air Force base to deliver me. I grew up in various parts of southern California before attending St. Mary’s College in Moraga when it was an all men’s college. Since my maternal grandmother was a great reader and I spent considerable time with her as a child, I have always been a reader. At college, I learned the classics and that permanently changed my academic life for the better. I continue to study and teach the Greeks: philosophers, dramatists, SCHOOL TIES

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historians, and much loved Homer. My MA is in English. My wife, Monica, and I married while we were still in college, so I quit school for a time to work on a truck loading dock to get us through; then my wife worked to get me through – and continued to do so for many years so I could teach and study. She is a far more generous person than I, and I owe her my teaching life for supporting me as she has. She is the better part of us. We have five children and now fourteen grandchildren. (The latter comprise my retirement plan… a month here, a month there…) We live quiet lives on a mountain outside of Petaluma with chickens and donkeys. Those belong to her.

I say hello to them, but that’s it. I have a dog – well, we have a dog, but I’m claiming him. If we take a holiday it’s usually to Paris, a city we love and know pretty well. French is a language I’ve wanted to master, but no French speaker keeps a straight face when I talk, so I don’t try anymore. My wonderful parents at ninety-four are, thankfully, still alive. I have a younger sister and brother, who live in southern California.

Upper School Dean of Students: Reflections on her Mentor John’s dedication to teaching and learning has profited the thousands of students who have passed through his classroom, and for at least one of his current colleagues this commitment to teaching has been pivotal for her own career. Amanda Tredinnick, SD MS Class of 2001, is our Upper School Dean and History teacher, and under the guidance of John she has flourished as an educator, earning her own cadre of adoring students. We caught up with Amanda who shared with us the following about her mentor: John was the first person to hand me a key to San Domenico.

I mean that very literally. In the summer of 2009, I was a college graduate and nervous with anticipation about teaching juniors in high school that fall. During the summer, John met with me almost daily as I prepared my classroom and curriculum for the year ahead. For the eight years that have followed, John has been a pillar of expertise, guidance, and mentorship in my career. He celebrates my victories, listens to my frustrations, encourages my professional development, forces me to take care of myself, and laughs heartily at my inevitable tales from the classroom and beyond. John was the first person to know I wanted to work in student life and as I transitioned to administration, his classroom rocking chairs have remained a safe place for me to work through the various victories and challenges of that world.

Ironically, in the countless conversations we share, John says very few words. He does not force his opinion, but rather asks questions that allow me to uncover my own truth about the teaching profession. In doing this, John not only reinforces, but celebrates, one’s decision to embark on a career in education. For John, teaching SCHOOL TIES

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is a vocation rather than a job - his passion for the classroom and academia is infectious. Simply by being, John inspires us all to be better.

As a student, I attended San Domenico through the eighth grade, so was not lucky enough to have John as a classroom teacher (he never lets me forget this). However, it did not take long for me to learn that John is a caring, devoted and most importantly a humble leader and friend of the entire Upper School community - students, teachers, and administrators alike. He is, without a doubt, the single most influential figure of my teaching career.

I would confidently bet that I am not the only person in the San Domenico community to feel this way. But, I hope to one day repay the favor.

We certainly couldn’t have said it better. Thank you, Amanda, for sharing and thank you John for obliging us with your thoughtful remarks.

Welcome to our new team members.

Back row (L-R): Joe Corby, Rhiannon Salter, Claire Bukata, Nicole Yeaman-Sanchez, Amy Strousse, Sasha DePew, John Daniel.

Front row (L-R): Deborah Coffin, Jose Ysaguirre, Mary Churchill, Julianne Bretan, Joanna Berg, Cecilia Figueroa, Gail McCallister, Laurie Giesen.

Not pictured: Emily Garlock, Haley O’Malley, Reinhard Ludtke.

San Domenico All School Employee Back to School Day

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College Counseling

Congratulations to the Class of 2016!

Dear Community, As a leading voice in what Harvard School of Education calls the necessary shift in redefining the metrics of the college admissions process, we at San Domenico recognize the value of balancing academics with service to a greater good, as well as student health and emotional well-being. It is with this in mind that we proudly offer our congratulations to the Class of 2016 on not only their impressive accomplishments as community members, athletes, artists, philanthropists, and advocates for a better world, but also for their impressive college acceptances. Our 12th graders’ commitment to academic excellence, community service, and their efforts and dedication across many fields, is reflected in the schools to which they have been accepted!

During their university inquiry and application experience, our Upper School students engage deeply in the process of self-discovery. Through myriad college counseling conversations, group exercises, one-to-one meetings, class retreats, mentoring sessions, and reflection, our seniors come to learn what they need both academically and socially from a college, to ensure they will have the best chance to have the experiences, and gain the skills, needed to reach the future to which they aspire.

We are happy to report:

• 36 seniors had 251 acceptances at 121 different colleges and universities across the nation, and around the globe. Next year our graduates will attend a wide array of colleges from Duke to Carleton, and Cornell to Berklee College of Music where they will be studying everything from Engineering to Vocal Performance.

• 20% of the class was accepted to a top 15 ranked University or Liberal Arts College.* • Over 50% of our students were accepted to a top 25 ranked University or Liberal Arts College.* • 89% of our students were accepted to a top 50 nationally ranked University or Liberal Arts College.* • Most importantly, over 85% of our students got into one of their top choice colleges.

We are proud of the incredible accomplishments these young people have made during their years at San Domenico. Each has contributed something unique and positive to our community and the world. We are excited to see what amazing things they will do as they move on to their next adventure!

Sincerely,

Brad Jackson Director of College Counseling

* Rankings from US News and World Report 2016 SCHOOL TIES

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2016 College Acceptances and Matriculation Allegheny College

Fordham University

Occidental College

American University

Fort Lewis College

The Peabody Institute of

Arizona State University

George Mason University

The Johns Hopkins University

University of Arizona

The George Washington University (1)

Pennsylvania State University

Auburn University

Georgia Institute of Technology

University of Pittsburgh

Bard College

Gettysburg College

University of Portland (1)

Barnard College

Gonzaga University

University of Puget Sound

Baylor University

Goucher College

Purdue University

Berklee College of Music (1)

Hofstra University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Boston Conservatory

University of Houston

University of Rochester and Eastman (1)

Boston University (1)

University of Illinois at Chicago

Saint Mary’s College of California

Brandeis University

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2)

University of San Diego

University of British Columbia

Illinois State University

San Francisco State University

Bryn Mawr College

Iowa State University

Santa Clara University

California Institute of the Arts (1)

Ithaca College

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

California Lutheran University

Juniata College

School of Visual Arts

California Polytechnic State University,

Kenyon College

Scripps College (1)

San Luis Obispo (College of Engineering)

Knox College

Seattle University (1)

California State University, Chico (1)

Lawrence University

Smith College (1)

University of California, Berkeley (4)

Lehigh University (1)

University of Southern California

University of California, Davis

Lewis & Clark College

State University of New York at Albany

University of California, Irvine

Linfield College

Stonehill College

University of California, Los Angeles (2)

Louisiana State University

Syracuse University

University of California, San Diego (1)

Loyola Marymount University (1)

Texas A&M University, Kingsville

University of California, Santa Barbara (2)

Loyola University Chicago

Texas Tech University

University of California, Santa Cruz (1)

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

University of Toronto

Carleton College (1)

& Health Sciences

Tufts University (1)

Chapman University

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Tulane University

University of Colorado at Boulder

Miami University, Oxford (1)

University of Tulsa

University of Connecticut

Michigan State University

The University of the Arts

Cornell University (1)

University of Michigan (1)

University of Utah

Cornish College of the Arts

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Vassar College

Denison University

University of Missouri, Columbia

University of Virginia

University of Denver

Montana State University, Bozeman

Wake Forest University (2)

Dickinson College

University of Montana, Missoula

Washington State University

Drexel University

Mount Holyoke College

University of Washington

Duke University (1)

New York University (1)

Wellesley College

Eastman School of Music

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Whitman College

Elon University

University of North Texas

Willamette University

Emerson College

Northeastern University

Emory University

Oberlin College (1)

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2016 Commencement Speeches

Upper School Commencement Speeches Amy Kwon, Senior Class President My fellow classmates, it seemed like this day would never come, yet here we are, in our paper white dresses with roses in our hands. Right now, I see 35 inspiring, daring young women sitting next to me, ready to do this world justice and achieve incredible things. We are here today to celebrate the strong leaders we have become, as we stand on the precipice of our future. But, we are also here today to celebrate the paths we’ve walked together to get to where we are now.

Four years ago we all started on the path of uncertainty. When the dorm students arrived with suitcases bigger than their bodies, probably filled with packs of ramen and rice and all kinds of things they really didn’t need, what they probably didn’t know was that the dorm closet was too small to fit all that. And when the local students arrived in flowery summer dresses and full-on makeup, they probably didn’t know that in a couple of years they would end up in loose t-shirts and stretched-out jeans with nothing but chapstick. We all started our days at San Domenico without knowing what was ahead of us. I mean, who would have known of Olivia’s fantastic crab dancing or Micha’s amazing baking skills? But our start at San Domenico wasn’t of complete oblivion, because there was hope and faith in where we were heading.

We first headed down the path of hard work and integrity, and I am proud to say that we managed to stay on that path throughout all four years. Although I have witnessed extreme procrastination from time to time, including myself, there was no one who looked for shortcuts to excuse herself from her given responsibilities. Everyone held high standards for themselves and for their work. As Kenna kindly reminded us in the beginning of our senior year that we are a “high-stress class,” we have worked tirelessly and with vigorous passion, not only to receive pleasant snapshots but also because we are a group of diligent students.

We walked on the path of love. There’s that type of love we all joke about--how we are probably the class to be remembered for being single for too long. But there’s also that type of love between friends and sisters that’s unbreakable. I love the immense artistic talent that pours out of your fingertips and gets expressed through paintings, sculptures, writing, songs, poems, and musical instruments. I love the bursting energy that radiates from you athletes. I love when you mathematicians and scientists effortlessly solve a problem that seemed absolutely enigmatic.

I love it when we all indulge ourselves in our books, always being tempted to read ahead to see what happened on the next page. I even love the times when we painfully mumble our way through the senior cheer. But, I also love the times when we disagree—like when we fervently and sometimes endlessly debate at the Harkness table.

Disagreements show that we are different from one another. But I have learned that this is a blessing, because only by accepting the difference can we widen our perspectives. So, my friends, never stop questioning the question.

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Always search for something that challenges you. San Domenico has taught us that we are more than capable of facing our challenges.

We also walked the path of pain and loss. As a class, we experienced a loss of someone from our community who was very close and dear. Pain and suffering are inevitable, but they are not destructive, for we have the power to determine what we make of them.

We endured through those times with hope and strength. We gladly lent our shoulders to those who needed them and we weren’t afraid to ask for help when necessary.

As a class, we conquered countless number of mountains, both literally and figuratively. And these mountains represent goals and places in life we look forward to arriving at. We have conquered one more mountain today.

However, this won’t be the final mountain we’ll face in life, because we have so much more to experience, to learn, and to feel. Maya Angelou once said, “life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” And believe me when I say that we’ll encounter plenty of experiences that will take our breath away before there actually aren’t any. So, never give up. This life has so much more to offer.

YOU have given me life beyond what one could imagine living in 18 years. I am honored to have had the privilege of serving you as your class president. Thank you for your endless trust and overwhelming love. Thank you for continuing on your path, wherever it may lead you.

Olivia Holmes, Student Body President Everyone goes into high school with an idea of what they will gain. For most, it’s an education. For others, it’s friends.

For many, it’s memories. However, sitting before you is not just a group of well-educated young women who have laughed, loved, and bonded with each other. Before you sits a group of people, each one an individual, a thoughtful and well-rounded person. Because that’s what San Domenico does. It cultivates not just students, but people.

I’m going to share an everyday kind of story, a story with an underlying message that demonstrates not only the nature of the SD community, but the type of people that exist within it.

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Earlier this year I was sitting on the ground in the Upper School hallway doing my math homework before class. It was some sort of complex impossible calculus problem that I just did not understand at all. After a solid 20 minutes of struggling, I looked up and meekly called out “help me” to those passing by, not really expecting any angel to come to my rescue. However, I saw a figure...the figure stopped instantly and squatted down next to me. She grabbed my textbook and started examining the problem. That person, my personal math hero, was none other than my classmate, Ada. She took a solid 15 minutes to help me with the problem, time out of her lunch and her valuable day. I was so grateful that I felt like crying, not just because Ada took the time to help me when she could have easily just walked by, but also because I go to a school in which community transcends self-interest.

It’s not fair to ask anyone, including myself, what exactly they have cherished the most out of their San Domenico experience. Whittling four years down into one word, one phrase, or even one speech is simply impossible for any senior who has shed tears, sweat, and maybe even blood (in the case of the mountain bikers) onto the path that has led to this day. So, I’m going to do my best to illustrate the San Domenico values we have learned through a story, in particular, a story about our classes famed night hike. The night hike occurred one evening during our Freshman Spring Discovery. We set out for a night underneath the stars, painfully naive to what the seemingly innocent San Domenico hills had in store for us. As we were walking along, Savanna and Ember lead the pack, shouting out whenever they saw so much as a leaf of poison oak, because that’s what San Domenico students do, they care about each other. As it was getting to the point of complete darkness, a large portion of our party decided to explore a small, undeveloped trail, which resulted in us essentially scaling a cliff with a river flowing aggressively beneath. Although this decision may not have been the most well-reasoned, you can always count on San Domenico students to strive for individuality and to forge paths that are all their own. As we were hoisting ourselves up this cliff, Savanna and Emberleigh continued to call out poison oak sightings, until there was so much poison oak that it was all we had to grab onto as we scaled the mountainside. Meanwhile, members of the group including Tara and Juliana had decided it was time for some jokes about the mess we were in. We chuckled about the rashes we would surely get, the wild beasts that were certainly lurking in the bushes around us, and what the administration would tell our parents about this.

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Covered in poison oak in pitch darkness, we laughed, because that’s what San Domenico students do, they make the best of situations. Once we made it back to the school, everyone was forced to take cold showers, all the while sharing one Tecnu soap bar in the hopes that we would be able to avoid an itchy outbreak.

Ultimately nobody got poison oak, because that’s what San Domenico students do, they share and they make it work in the end. And you know what?

I bet you that everyone sitting here remembers that night; because if you can count on San Domenico students for one thing, it’s that they will bond over struggles and hardships. We are the class of 2016 and we have successfully shared one bar of soap.

I think we can all agree that this past year at San Domenico has been one characterized by changes.

The San Domenico that we entered as freshman has evolved so much in such a short time. We may come back and find that while our School’s values have remained intact, San Domenico is very different. Of course, evolution of any school is natural and necessary.

However, I want everyone to remember that the San Domenico era that we came from is one to be proud of. We are undeniably, unregrettably San Domenico women and we will always possess the courage to be unapologetically female, instilled in us by our single-gender education. We come from the era of the little “d,” of paper white dresses, and only one male bathroom in the entire Upper School.

And while this era may be coming to a close, it was a wonderful era of SD to be educated in. We can be proud that our School successfully educated, engaged, and empowered us, proud to have

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gone to school at 1500 Butterfield Road. Most of all, we can be proud that as we enter the world, we know exactly why all women deserve equality. I thank you, San Domenico, for not just turning me into a person, but for turning me into a woman.

I have no doubts about the success that will come to this class. No doubts about the permanency of the San Domenico values that will enable all 36 of us to get what we want out of this world, and put what we want into it.

But I just want to remind all of the graduating seniors that when you’re older, successful, and happy, don’t forget about the place and the amazing people that helped you transform from a learner into a thinker, a kid into an adult, and most importantly, a student into a person. Thank you.

Middle School Commencement Speech Marina McPhail Each year, the eighth grade graduating class selects one of their peers to deliver the final graduation address. In 2016, Ms. Marina McPhail was chosen for this honor.

Looking out at all the familiar faces today it’s hard to remember what we were like three years ago, at the beginning of middle school. As a class, we have grown so much. We have learned how to be individuals, but more importantly, how to be individuals that we are proud of. So thank you teachers, coaches, friends, and family members who have helped us grow into the people we are today. You have pushed us to achieve and inspired us all so much with your determination and passion. That’s what makes our School so special-- our teachers’ enthusiasm for their subjects and the care that they invest in all of us. They’ve taught us so, so much. Knowing that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell will really help me later in life, I’m sure. My classmates, too, you are so incredible in the way you push yourselves academically and still make room for friends, sports, music, and dance. However, beyond all of these school-related traits, what really makes this eighth grade class special is the light-hearted humor we bring to everything, and the perseverance we have whenever we are faced with challenges. Also, you guys are some of the most welcoming and genuine people I know. When I first came to San Domenico in sixth grade, I was starting over. I knew maybe two or three people in the grade. Coming from a place where I had already established a strong group of friends and felt confident in my academics, I was terrified to enter a totally new setting. I realize now that I shouldn’t have been scared. To all the eighth graders here with me today, thanks for everything you did for me and all the other new San Dominicans that first year of middle school. Your warmth and laughter kept me going even when the homework was insane.

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art, and dance. We have followed our passions and they’ve led us here, to the end of eighth grade. In my time in middle school, I’ve had the fortune to take part in many of our fantastic music classes and sports teams. They’ve taught me how to be more humble, harder working, and how to be an overall better person. In our time here, we have not only become better performers, we have learned how to confront adversity with optimism and grace. We have matured not only into better students, artists, and athletes, but better humans.

And now middle school is coming to a close. I know that some of us have been hoping for this day since last August, but now that it’s here, it’s kind of sad. I think that we’re going to miss this school more than we’ll admit.

Around us, there are so many memories; the beautiful hills where we ran, Dominican Hall where we began so many mornings, and the logs, where some of us have spent a sizeable chunk of our middle school careers. Anyway, as we enter the next chapter of our lives (high school), let’s try to approach it with the same humor and spirit we have had at SD. Let’s make sure to still have the same fun, but also keep our grit and will to achieve. We’re all ready for new challenges, new opportunities, and new adventures. As we start this new beginning, let’s make sure we have a good time. Let’s laugh, and follow our passions and our dreams, because in the words of Winnie the Pooh, “Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.” And if it is a problem to be solved, talk to Van and Carson. They probably know the answer. Thank you.

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athletics

Panther Athletics

Athletic endeavors always hold one inevitability - there will be some who walk away from the game jubilant and there will be others looking forward to “next time.” It’s the nature of sports, but great seasons are made from hard-fought wins and disappointing losses alike, where friendships and bonds are made, lessons are learned, and perspective and perseverance are instilled. Being active in sports helps build a sense of community, improves fitness, teaches lifelong lessons in persistence, patience and practice, and establishes a mindset of growth, achievement, and success. At San Domenico we are proud to have competitive and hardworking athletes at every level of play. We pride ourselves on an athletic program that engages over 80% of our student body and we value above all else that all of our student-athletes are taking away important experiences that enhance character development and complement classroom learning.

Our amazing coaches are supported with the tools and resources of the Positive Coaching Alliance, which emphasizes coaching principles of the Double-Goal philosophy. Their motto “winning is important, but teaching life lessons through athletics is most important” is encapsulated in teachings about how to be the best you can for yourself, your team, and the game. We look forward to watching our ever-expanding athletics program bring even more opportunities for student achievement to the San Domenico campus.

Men’s JV Soccer: Coach David Briceno and Assistant Coach Donald Army led the 18-player strong roster. Coach Briceno brings a wealth of soccer experience to San Domenico as a former professional international soccer player, California State Champion, and founder of Briceno Soccer in Marin. He says, “The team became really good and improved daily; they were competitive with every team played. I am so proud of their commitment and effort to improve their game. They are a great group of kids that are a joy to coach. They all put in the work at practice and it showed in our results!” As a new program to SD, this team performed in outstanding fashion. Sophomores Josh Martinez and Bryan Min, along with several freshmen, made an immediate impact this season.

Women’s Varsity Volleyball: With new coach and SD alumna Nicole Frias ’12 in place, the team was ready to roll with ever-increasing wins in their games. While this was Coach Frias’ first season as Head Varsity Coach at San Domenico, in her four years as an SD Varsity Volleyball team member she spent two years as Captain, was both team MVP and First Team All-League during her sophomore, junior, and senior years, and Second Team All-League as a freshman. During College at NYU, Nicole earned the NYU Violet Classic Most Outstanding Player distinction.

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improvement. Coach Julie Lanzarin is eager to continue their development so these girls can compete at the varsity level in the years to come.

Cross-Country this year continued to grow and improve, led

by Coaches Mark Churchill, Mary Churchill, and Claire Bukata.

Women’s Varsity Team Captain Nicki Bissey was truly a standout not only on her team but also in the Bay Counties League. Nicki won two of the three league meets this season and qualified for the state meet in December - a first in SD history! The team continues to grow as each of the runners improved their times from last season, Olivia Lease and Alejandra Changeux, to mention two.

For the Men’s Varsity runners, every athlete improved from last year. As sophomores, they beat a few varsity teams this year in what is a highly-competitive league. Team Captain Thomas Kuntz led the way and was our number one runner from the first practice - Thomas is the first SD boy to ever break the 20-minute mark for the 5K course. The boys competed in the CIF League Championships and North Coast Section Championships and represented SD very well.

Women’s Tennis: The team participates in a very competitive BCL league. Tennis in the Bay Area is demonstrably strong and our student-athletes performed their best and continued to move SD’s program forward with a positive, never-let-up attitude. Coach Rob Jessen is encouraged with the future outlook and continues to build on the strengths of the ground-strokes of Vicky Lin, Uki Wang, Vicky Wang, and Jessica Zhou.

Golf: In the Golf arena, Coach Sherman Leland led the team to finish third in BCL this year. Our Golf program is well-entrenched in the golf rankings and very competitive. SD linksters qualified for the North Coast Section D2 Championships for the second year in a row. This year we sent two golfers, seniors Linda Bu and Ayah Abdul-Hadi, and they, despite the poor playing conditions, performed very well. Coach Sherman tells us, “SD has the talent to stand up against most teams in our league!”

Strength and Conditioning: Under the guidance of Coach Rob Viramontes, this class has been an extremely popular offering, allowing students to gear up for sports in the off-season, and for personal year-round health and fitness.

San Domenico Athletics is a vibrant department and vital part of the SD community. We are so proud of all of our athletes and appreciative of the dedication from each of our exceptional coaches. Mike Fulton, Head of Basketball Operations at SD states, “This group of freshmen entering the basketball program this year is the best I’ve seen since my state championship teams were built back in 2007 and 2008!”

Go Panthers!

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2016 Athletics Awards

Athletics Director Dan Gilmartin was presented with the Norm MacKenzie Award by the California State Athletic Directors Association, during the 48th CSADA/NCSA State Conference, in recognition of “his leadership and contributions to student athletes within the CIF North Coast section.”

Recent graduate Esmee DeBarssi ’16 was awarded the GU Energy Extraordinary Courage Award by the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), recognizing student-athletes who have persevered through challenging circumstances and overcome adversity to develop and excel as a model student-athlete.

At the Youth Cup Challenge Swim Meet at Hartnell College in Salinas, CA, the San Domenico Swim team took first place in the small team division, coming in third overall. Natasha Cameron ’18 took home the High Point Trophy for her age group.

Students Alex Jamasbi ’22, Matthew Cummings ’22, JP Tuttle ’22, and Will Bollini ’22 broke the Marin County record in the 4 x 100 relay race at the CYO Track & Field Championship.

Olivia Blake ’23 and Madison Dempster ’17, both emerged as champions in their respective divisions at The Brookside Premier Week II competition, at Brookside Equestrian Park, in Elk Grove. Madison earned the division champion title, at the 1.00 m height (children’s division) and also won the 1.00 m Classic. Olivia earned the division champion title for the small ponies and second place in the pony stake Classic.

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Women’s Cross-Country

Women’s Junior Varsity Volleyball

MVP – Nicole Bissey Most Improved- Joanna Zhang Coaches Award – Kayden Korst

MVP –Rikako Kubota Most Improved – Angel Yeh Coaches Award – Alejandra Changeux

Men’s Cross-Country

Women’s Varsity Track

MVP – Curran Thompson Most Improved – Gareth McGuinness Coaches Award – Thomas Kunze

MVP – Kayden Korst / Paige Bentum Most Improved – Julia Bentum Coaches Award – Alejandra Changeux

Women’s Varsity Golf

Freshman Basketball

MVP – Emily Koagedal Most Improved – Linda Bu Coaches Award – Christa Collman

MVP – Josh Martinez Most Improved – Ray Qin Coaches Award – Sebastian Le Team Captain – Kade O’Reilly

Women’s Varsity Soccer

Men’s Varsity Track

MVP – Katrina Aronovsky Most Improved – Makayla Pearce Coaches Award – Maxine Meckfessel

MVP – Ray Qin Most Improved – Josh Martinez Coaches Award – Thomas Kunze

Women’s Varsity Tennis

Women’s Varsity Basketball

MVP – Olivia Holmes Most Improved – Yuki Wang Coaches Award – Vicky Lin

MVP – Kayden Korst Most Improved – Alejandra Changeux Coaches Award – Camilla Taylor

Mountain Biking

MVP – Whitney Huff Most Improved – Rachel Clyde, Curran Thompson Coaches Award – Isabelle Phraner

Strength & Conditioning

Women’s Varsity Volleyball

MVP – Livie Harvell Most Improved – Merryta Liu Coaches Award – Kwan Limbhasut

MVP – Juliana Johnson Most Improved – Joanie Spaulding, Vicky Lin Coaches Award – Natasha Cameron, Michela Herbert, Deborah Zhao

Men’s Varsity Tennis

Varsity Badminton

Kade O’Reilly

Varsity Swim

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Celebrating 165 Years of Dominican Spirit Celebrating the Present, and Preparing for the Future As we celebrate our history, so too must we be mindful of the present moment, and prepare for the future. In the face of current media and “selfie� trends of the day, our Dominican values and long-held commitment to social-emotional learning, service, stewardship, and social justice are perhaps more valuable than ever before. We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us as we plan for the generations to come.

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San Domenico, the Camino Alto & the Power of Pilgrimage Pilgrimage, or sacred journey, is integral to the very core of San Domenico. In 1850 Sister Mary Goemaere of Paris volunteered to accompany Bishop Alemany to his new post in California. After months of traveling, Sister Mary and two priests arrived in Monterey, where a house served as a convent and school. Within three years, nine more Sisters (three American, one Mexican, and five Spanish) joined Sister Mary, planting the foundation of Dominican education in California.

Without their devotion to their religion and their commitment to education, this journey might not have happened, and our School might not have been.

Today, members of our community carry on the tradition of pilgrimage, four having recently completed the famed Camino de Santiago in Spain, particularly poignant in that the birthplace of St. Dominic is on the Camino route and there are many name places in his honor. In 2015, Middle School Art Teacher Anne Faught, who taught at San Domenico from 1998 to 2014, journeyed the Camino. In March of 2016, Upper School Global Studies teacher Aran Levasseur completed the pilgrimage.

In June of 2016, Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. and Sister Marion Irvine, O.P. made the journey together.

The Power of Pilgrimage

By Aran Levasseur, Upper School Global Studies Teacher

A pilgrimage is a journey to the sacred. Cities such as Varanasi, Jerusalem, Mecca, and Bodh Gaya often come to mind when evoking images of holy travel. In a secular society the sacred might seem an artifact of the past. Yet the sacred isn’t solely bound by religion. For some, a trip to the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. to witness our Constitution is a consecrated act. For others, an upwelling of reverence might occur by visiting the SCHOOL TIES

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Himalayas, the Louvre, the Baseball Hall of Fame, or Graceland. The key is that in the mind of the pilgrim the journey is toward hallowed ground.

At the heart of all pilgrimage is a way of approaching life that is qualitatively different from our normal workaday perspective. We slow down. We move with a greater sense of mindfulness, reflection, and reverence. Pilgrimage is a countervailing force to our day-today realities that are increasingly designed toward speed, efficiency, productivity, and capital. The power of pilgrimage lies in its ability to transform our profane habits of mind. There is the promise of making contact with the sacred and experiencing the corresponding emotions of meaning, awe, and mystery.

This is precisely what drew me to explore the nature of pilgrimage in general, and to the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in particular.

The Camino de Santiago, also known as the Way of St. James in English, is a series of pilgrimage routes to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, where it is believed the remains of the apostle St. James are enshrined. Along with Rome and Jerusalem, the Way of St. James was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during the Middle Ages. Today however, less than half of the pilgrims walk in the name of the Christian faith. Others walk because they want time and space from the frenetic pace of modern life, or they are hoping the Camino will help them solve a personal problem. I was personally drawn to the Camino because of the allure of contemplative walking.

According to some translations, Santiago de Compostela means St. James of the Starry Field. Santiago is a Galician language evolution of the informal Latin for Saint James. Legend has it that Compostela is derived from the Latin, Campus Stellae, meaning field of the star (a.k.a. the Milky Way, that guided pilgrims to Santiago).

Whether or not the etymology is rooted in truth, its legendary meaning is much more in alignment with the spirit of pilgrimage. For it is in our underlying desire to embark on this outward and inward quest that we begin to interface with what the experience will ultimately mean to us. The roots of the word desire provide a clue to how this personal meaning can manifest. Desire comes from the Latin, desiderare, “to gaze at the star.� As the poet David Whyte reminds us, to follow our desire means to keep our star in sight. Given how critical stars have been to way finding throughout human history I think this symbolic meaning of Santiago de Compostela SCHOOL TIES

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captures this pilgrimage destination beautifully. To find our way to Santiago (and through life in general) we must keep our star, and the stars, in sight. For, as poets have long intuited, life is the journeywork of stars.

Human life looks very different from an astronomical perspective. In fact, it barely registers at all. Our sun, the heart of our solar system, is one of between 200 – 400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy, which also contains around 100 billion planets. And it is estimated that there are around 200 billion galaxies in the universe, each with a comparable number of stars and planets found in our galaxy. Moreover, it isn’t merely the scope and scale of the universe that is so awe-inspiring; it is equally extraordinary to learn that the building blocks of life were forged in the core of stars. As the astronomer Carl Sagan said, “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” A cosmic perspective can help reorient our awareness and induce a state of deep reflection. What is the meaning of my life when situated within the story of the universe? In a scene that contains billions – stars, planets, galaxies and years – Mary Oliver’s question for us resounds with a potent urgency, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

At San Domenico one of our core values is reflection.

As a philosophy and religion teacher in the Upper School, I resonate with this value and intentionally integrate this practice into my courses. Yet there are always ways of deepening the practice of reflection.

This is what professionally drew me to the Camino: the possibility of taking students on this unique pilgrimage. As I had never been on the Camino I thought it would be wise to explore a portion of the pilgrimage before attempting to organize a trip. So I applied for a professional development grant to gauge if my intuition was in alignment with San Domenico’s mission and values. I received the grant with an enthusiastic endorsement of the idea. Among our School’s leadership there was a united sense that the Camino would be a wonderful and authentic way for students to more deeply experience the Dominican value of reflection.

As my pilgrimage grew near, the preparation alone was getting me into a more reflective state. As I eagerly anticipated the opportunity to slow down, unplug and approach life more mindfully, the words of T.S. Eliot echoed in my mind, “Where is the life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?

Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?”

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I traveled to Spain during the last week of March 2016. While most of my trip would be in Galicia, I flew to Madrid and stayed in the heart of the old city for a night (cobble stone plazas, churches, grand public buildings, and the historical seat of royal power), and then took a half-a-day train ride to Sarria, where I would start a five day walk to Santiago. Sarria has become a major starting point for pilgrims unable to walk the Camino in its entirety (800 kilometers) because it is 110 kilometers to Santiago, which provides the minimum distance required (100 kilometers by foot) to apply for the Compostela (certificate of completion of the pilgrimage).

Galicia is located in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, and is bordered by Portugal to the south and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and north. It takes its name from the Celtic people that migrated into the region during the Bronze Age. The territory was subsequently annexed by waves of rising powers: the Roman Empire, Visigoths, Islamic Umayyad Caliphate, various Christian Kingdoms, General Franco’s dictatorship, and eventually a restoration to democracy.

Galicia is a landscape of abundant hills, dense forests, and low mountains, intersected by many rivers. This topography is home to wild boars, hares, roe deer, the endangered Cantabrian brown bear, and the elusive Iberian wolf. The coast harbors some of the best seafood in the world and is shaped by a multitude of archipelagos, bays, inlets, wild beaches, and capes – the most well known being Cape Finisterre, considered by the Romans to be the end of the known world (and my final destination).

On the first phase of my pilgrimage, from Sarria to Santiago, I walked through varied terrain: woodland paths, undulating hills, hamlets, small ranches and farms, tree-lined roads, and shallow river valleys. Rain, from a light drizzle to cloudbursts, was a constant companion.

Along the way I met pilgrims from throughout the world: Mexico, Spain, Germany, France, England, China, Italy, and Japan. At lunch and dinner we’d congregate at any number of cafes to revitalize on the local cuisine: hearty lentil soup, salmon, empanadas, sausage, rustic bread and cheese, potato omelets, octopus, and Torta de Santiago (almond cake).

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encountering locals they will wish you, “Buen Camino.” And when you meet other pilgrims along the way there is a call and response of, “Buen Camino.” Within this simple phrase is a greeting, a wishing-one-well, and an honoring of the pilgrim’s intent. Many pilgrims aren’t simply compelled to go for a stroll. Often the catalyst is a transitional time in their life: divorce, joblessness, retirement, or the loss of a loved one. On a deeper level this phrase is an underlying acknowledgment of the pilgrim’s search for healing, peace, understanding, or clarity. These two words helped me remember our common humanity along the way.

As one approaches Santiago de Compostela one can see the cathedral spires hovering over the buildings that seem to serve as both sentinel for the city and beacon for the weary pilgrim. By the time I first saw the spires I was tired, limping and dehydrated. Santiago is an ancient university city. The old town is a cluster of narrow streets, alleyways, squares, markets, churches and cafés designed around the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. As I snaked my way through the cobblestone alleyways of the old city, an atmosphere of jubilation began to build. Shouts and chants of joy echoed off centuries of history as waves of pilgrims stepped closer to their journeys’ end. For most the journey ends in the Plaza del Obradoiro, one of the largest public squares in Galicia, which is dominated by the main Baroque façade of the cathedral. Some are content to relax in the plaza and reflect, while others attend the pilgrim mass where swinging giant incense burners sway over the faithful.

My pilgrimage ended on a rocky headland surrounded by Atlantic swells crashing hundreds of feet below. From Santiago I walked for three more days through eucalyptus and pine forests, across medieval bridges, along craggy coastline, isolated beaches, to the lighthouse at Finisterre. Since prehistoric times through the Middle Ages, this rock-bound peninsula was literally the end of the known world. At lands end, as a strong headwind anchored me to the cliff, I gazed at the horizon as the sun began to set. I had come to the end of the road and the wisdom attributed to Saint Augustine began percolating through my mind, solvitur ambulando (“it is solved by walking”). This age-old form of travel had cleared and eased my mind. The very act of slowing down, one step at a time, seemed to be a process of purification. As it turns out, recent research is validating Augustine’s sentiments, that walking might be a remedy to what ails us. It can be an antidote for depression, stave off disease, and increase cognitive performance. In an age of crowd sourced genetic engineering projects, where robots are coming for our jobs, and plans for asteroid mining are emerging, the most innovative act might be to walk out the door and keep walking; because in many ways, life is a pilgrimage. If a pilgrimage is a journey to the sacred, then this world, rightly seen, is the one we have been dreaming about. As Walt Whitman reminds us, “Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know. Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land.”

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Q and A with Anne Faught, San Domenico Art Teacher 1998-2014 What inspired you to go to Spain and complete the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage?

I have always loved long-distance walking and the freedom and stillness of mind that opens in wilderness and the great wide space of the world.

I have long wanted to walk the Camino, in the very footsteps and tradition of millions of pilgrims who have been walking for the past 1,200 years.

What significance do you believe pilgrimage has for us as a Dominican community?

For most of the people I talked to, the Camino was a retreat and a wonderful opportunity to step out of their lives and reflect on meaning, direction, and purpose. The connection to St. Dominic was poignant and perfect as well. We visited every tiny or enormous church or cathedral in every town and let that time be pause, to renew us with the spirit of the very diverse communities and geographies we were walking through every day.

As you reflect upon your journey, are there any moments that standout significantly for you?

I started my pilgrimage in St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France (translates to St. John at the foot of the pass) and stepped into an instant community of people young and old from all over the world. The kindness, generosity, and support of pilgrims unable to speak each other’s languages, yet bound together in a powerful and invisible way was so moving to me. We were all walking at our own pace but some we met again in Santiago 500 miles later; others, we did not see. We all knew we were sharing something extraordinary. I experienced the Camino as three overlapping layers. The first days for me were about my anticipation and expectations; the thoughts I had about what it might mean. Days into it I was adjusting to the day-after-day physical rigors SCHOOL TIES

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of the pilgrimage. The last section was about dropping into a deep and wide spiritual realm.

I recently walked the High Sierra Loop and on my first day out, I ran into a man I had met as I was finishing my Camino. It will not surprise me if this happens again as a wonderful synchronicity and mystical realm was with us as we arrived in Santiago, walking into town following a group of Italian students chanting.

I will always feel connected to the pilgrims, the pilgrimage, and feel very fortunate that I had this wonderful opportunity.

If you were sitting down with an Upper School student trying to inspire him or her to partake in a pilgrimage, what would you say is the most important reason one might want to do something like this?

The month it takes to walk the Camino is such a tiny bit of time in

one’s life and yet it becomes a pivotal and unforgettable experience. Taking the opportunity to step out of our everyday lives, open the door, and step into this ancient tradition is a gift that carries forward into your life.

How did you train for this pilgrimage?

Living here in Marin we have open space all around us.

I walked from my home in Woodacre to Mill Valley several times, over Mt. Tamalpais, and all over Point Reyes National Seashore. I think it is important (especially if one is doing the whole pilgrimage) to be comfortable hiking steep up-anddown trails. I was well prepared but I met lots of pilgrims, especially young people, who thought they were in good shape but struggled with blisters and tendonitis. Broken-in boots are a must.

For more about Anne’s journey, visit www.onewordcamino.com.

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SD2021: Our Strategic Plan

GOAL

Mission: Dedicated to being California’s leading independent school, serving

Kindergarten through twelfth grade students of all faiths, San Domenico is committed to excellence in education, preparing the next generation of global leaders.

Founded in 1850 by the Dominican Sisters, San Domenico reflects our Dominican Catholic heritage which calls us to uphold the values of study, reflection, service, and community.

In the Dominican tradition of Veritas (truth), We inspire inquiry and provide a strong academic foundation for lifelong intellectual growth.

We explore and develop the unique gifts of each individual in mind, heart, body, and spirit.

We celebrate diversity, recognizing God’s presence in ourselves and in all of creation.

We recognize what it means to be human in

The San Domenico Strategic Plan

a global community and respond with

integrity to the needs and challenges of our time.

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To request a hard copy of the Plan, contact communications@sandomenico.org.

Vision: At San Domenico an exceptional education requires not just academic

excellence but also meaning and purpose. We provide a character-driven Kindergarten through twelfth grade Independent School education, leading the way in redefining the metric of achievement and graduating inspired students equipped to create a better world.

SD2021, The San Domenico Strategic Plan, is the result of several years of study and reflection by our entire SD community. The Plan builds upon the richness of our 165-year history and guides us for the next five years. Key areas of focus include commitments to:

Provide an increasingly vibrant educational experience by ensuring our Dominican values of Study, Reflection, Community, and Service inform all of our programs.

Strengthen San Domenico’s identity as an Independent School and clearly articulate our inclusive spiritual foundation.

Create a cohesive educational experience across all grades inspiring families to remain at San Domenico through high school graduation.

Attract, develop, and retain exceptional faculty who embody and support the mission and vision of San Domenico.

Ensure San Domenico’s long-term success through inspired governance and leadership, prudent financial management, dynamic student recruitment, bold philanthropic initiatives, and investment in facilities.

To read the Strategic Plan online, visit www.sandomenico.org/strategicplan.

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Celebrating 50 Years in San Anselmo

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On September 23, 2016, we welcomed over 250 guests to campus in celebration of San Domenico’s 50th Anniversary on the San Anselmo campus. On a beautiful fall evening, current and past families, Dominican Sisters, teachers, alumni, former staff, neighbors, board members, and friends of San Domenico gathered in the newly refreshed Patricia Tobin Cooper Dining Hall for the party.

Head of School Cecily Stock ’77 and Board Chair Amy Skewes-Cox ’71 toasted San Domenico’s rich history, noting the importance of togetherness and giving back in our community.

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President Emerita, Sister Gervaise Valpey, O.P. gave a blessing before cutting a commemorative Anniversary cake and sharing in a champagne toast. All in attendance felt the strength of San Domenico’s community and the joy of such a momentous gathering!

The event was among the first held in the newly refreshed Cooper Dining Hall, the renovation of which was made possible by the 2016 Parent Service Association Spring Gala Fund A Need. The bright, fresh space illuminated the smiles on every familiar face. Current parent and professional interior designer Amy Blake managed the renovation, which took place over just three weeks in August. The project brought in new flooring, paint, light fixtures, furniture, and a mantelpiece in an effort to make the space more functional and beautiful for students, faculty and staff, and special events.

For many, the most poignant takeaway was the number and variety of community members present at our anniversary. In such a diverse group of people, whose San Domenico experiences range from one year to more than sixty, the common thread was care of and appreciation for the compassionate community fostered over the course of many wonderful decades.

We enjoyed reconnecting with so many friends and neighbors, and look forward to many more SD community events to come!

The dolls pictured with the archival uniform display were generously loaned to the SD Archives by Claudia Robinson Sladen ’66, whose mother recreated San Domenico uniforms and hand-sewed each doll’s outfit!

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We were honored to share in the company of so many Dominican Sisters! Among those in attendance were Sisters Bernadette Wombacher, Sue Pixley, Susan Allbritton, Marion Irvine, Margaret Diener, Gervaise Valpey, Carla Kovack, Brigid Noonan, Judy Lu McDonnell, Cyndie Cammack, Pat Simpson, and Susan Marie Roche.

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Two student and alumni groups filled the room with music: a Virtuoso Program quartet and a jazz quartet of Middle School alumni.

Virtuoso Program Quartet: Thank you to Ross Abeje-Mace US ’18, viola; Amy Bunayamongkol US ’19, cello; Paolina Hantke US ’19, violin; Cecilia Wang US ’19, violin.

Jazz Quartet: Thank you to Alec Douglas MS ’10, drums; Olivia Lease MS ’15 US ’19, electric bass; Connor Stock MS ’08, keyboard; Collin Wells MS ’08, guitar and flute.

Faith France, beloved longtime music teacher, visited with students, friends, and colleagues throughout the evening, smiling upon the two musical quartets throughout their energetic performances.

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2015 Dance Concert

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SD Dance Evolution 2004-2016

By Erica Smith, All School Director of Dance and Theatre

Thirteen years after its inception, the San Domenico Dance Department is poised to take the final “leap”: becoming truly All School. This is a dream that I’ve had since I joined SD in 2004. I remember sitting in the office of then Head of School, Matt Heersche, as a brand new hire, and bubbling about how I would love to see dance at all school levels, from Kindergarten through twelfth grade. I believe he said something like, “let’s just start with the high school,” which was the only sane thing to say.

I was brand new and, although San Domenico had always had a dance class or two, it would take a lot of hard work to get a comprehensive four year high school dance program off the ground. John Bowermaster, then Head of the Upper School, had a brilliant idea to automatically enroll all freshmen in dance to fulfill their P.E. requirement. Although they could opt out after the two week trial period, many stayed who would have never thought to sign up for dance, some making dance the focus of their Upper School experience. And thus the dance program was born.

The girls performed in the theatre production “The Crucible” that fall, running through the theatrical “woods”, with wild, witchy abandon. They became the Busby Berkeley style dancing girls in the musical “Sideshow” with high heels and white feathers in their hair. The very first “dance concert” was simply one humble chair dance to “Chicago’s” “All That Jazz” in the semi-dark of Dominican Hall during an assembly. In between performances the dance students studied classical ballet, modern dance, and created student choreography. By the second year we had joined forces with Michael Mello and the San Domenico Singers for a formal concert in the Hall of the Arts. We were off and running.

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Three years later the dance classes extended into all three grade levels in the Middle School. The MS shows were suddenly filled with color and movement, with vibrant costumes and our first real theatrical lighting. That year we also took a gamble and offered a partner class in swing dance for eighth graders. After we told the boys that it would make them look good in high school, we had quite a few signups! By the third year Coach Fulton had convinced all the boys to sign up (I believe there was pizza involved); and from then on, it became a rite of passage for all the eighth graders to participate in partner dancing during their final semester.

Doree Clark first joined us as our guest ballroom dance teacher, introducing swing and salsa to the thirteenyear-old set. Doree had won the prestigious Harvest Moon Ball with her brother at the age of sixteen.

This led to a guest appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Doree shares: The Show,” and thereafter, her own television dance series program has just gotten entitled, “Watch Your Step.” With her own dance bigger and bigger. It is an school in Sausalito and her company, “Don’t Quit Your exciting challenge, creatDay Job Dancers,” Doree brought her many years of ing a fully rounded dance experience in working with students of all ages and her department on all levels: infectious, bubbly enthusiasm to our growing team. we are developing a professional track, where students are trained for There was a growing cry for hip hop in the Upper School a possible career in dance; but it is also important and, as I believe strongly in meeting the students’ to us to give others who are just exploring dance the passions, we brought in Rinabeth Apostol, a former opportunity to fall in love with its different genres, backup dancer who had performed with a who’s who to experience dance as self-expression and discovery, of contemporary music artists such as Janet Jackson, and as social interaction.

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Video Music Awards and Super Bowl Halftime shows. An accomplished and diverse musical theater performer, Rinabeth toured in “Miss Saigon,” a well as continuing to perform locally in top theatre companies. Not only did Rinabeth give us that “hip cred,” she also brought her passion and drive to a brand new group of students who would not have signed up for other dance styles. Starting with seven shy students in its first year, the Hip Hop class is now the largest Upper School dance class, with almost thirty dancers.

Meanwhile, we added the Junior Dance Ensemble to the Middle School offerings. This small but highly dedicated group joined the Upper School’s performance company, The Dance Ensemble, in some of their performances each year. Although there were some growing pains, as the older students had to learn patience with younger and more distractible minds, the result was a wonderful mentorship, with older dancers guiding younger dancers with their technique and focus and younger dancers infusing a fresh energy into the rehearsals. At the same time, our program expanded to include the outside world. Branching out from the campus Mass performances, musical theatre productions and the Spring Dance Concert, the Dance Ensemble performed in youth dance series in Berkeley and San Francisco. College of Marin invited us to perform in their Fall Concerts and sometimes the Junior Dance Ensemble joined in as well.

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Alyssa shares: I am excited to see the Dance program expand and take on more students. We have a lot to offer, and I would love to create more opportunities for collaborations with the Music Department, Art Department, and with the Film Studies course. I am also excited to see how we can create a more cohesive dance community amongst the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools. I look forward to finding ways to incorporate technology into the program, including video, music editing software, and social media. Dance is not often perceived as a subject with much technological footprint, and there is a common misconception that dance has no academic component. [Technology] can be a very helpful tool for us. I can see it being used for everything from updating rehearsal schedules, to assigning written compositions, to posting rehearsal videos, to gathering information and feedback from parents and students.

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By now we had developed a signature style. Each year we collectively picked a theme. The themes were open ended enough that the student and teacher choreographers could interpret them in a myriad of ways and had titles like Pathways, The Elements, and She. There were collaborations between San Domenico Singers, as well as the occasional piece with musicians from the Music Conservatory. The dances sometimes incorporated spoken word, live singing, and improvisation. They ranged from contemporary dance to pop and lock to classical ballet and tap. They were alternatively hard-hitting emotionally or politically; or gentle, contemplative, or humorous. The goal was to create compelling art, regardless of the experience level of the student. I always say that a beginning student can be completely mesmerizing, if they give every bit of their soul to the moment and they are clear on what they are communicating.

I always loved the collaborations best, in which live music and singing infused the dance with a level of richness, spontaneity (every run through was different) and power that was not possible with recorded music. Some of my favorite moments were putting a

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soulful dance to music with Michael Mello; or creating magic with Beth Kellermann or Doree Clark in a musical.

The theme of this year’s Dance Concert was “Dream,” and one of our pieces was set to Martin Luther King Jr.’s celebrated speech “I Have a Dream.” The piece was the result of a collaborative effort between myself and the dancers in the Dance Ensemble, along with guests from the Hip Hop class. I enlisted the help of San Domenico parent Robin Torassa to work with the dancers to learn phrases from the speech translated into American Sign Language. The signs so beautifully blended the meanings of the powerful words with the visceral physicality of movement. At the beginning of the piece, the dancers walked forward one by one, signing the first passages of the speech in ASL, before transitioning into full-bodied dance movements inspired by the words and their corresponding signs. The choreography was created largely by the dancers and was led by Savanna Christy, Class of 2016. They spent many hours in the studio experimenting with movements, lifts, partnering, transitions, and gestures, culminating in a final piece that reflected the creativity and diversity of the dancers themselves.

In the fall of 2016 Alyssa Carnahan joined our team, making our department feel complete. Alyssa has performed with Ballet Califia Company, Orchesis Dance Company, Walt Disney Parks Entertainment, Mills RepCo, and O’Brien Center of the Arts, and received her MFA in Dance from Mills College in 2015. Bringing a clarity and precision to her teaching, as well as an unending enthusiasm that has already converted many students into dance lovers, Alyssa has inspired us to take the final step in bringing dance to the Lower School.

So many of my original dreams for dance at San Domenico are coming true right now.

Alyssa teaches dance to all grade levels in the Lower School, and down the hill, the Upper School and Middle School dancers practice in the newly remodeled dance studio. We have also added a full-time Technical Director to our team to support all of the major productions, which will enable the performing arts teachers to focus more completely on the artistic vision side of the productions and leave the nuts and bolts technical stuff (like making sure that the sound system works properly before opening night) to someone else.

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So where do we go from here?

Alyssa: “I’d love to do more collaboration between grade levels, like the classes that the Freshman Dance Class taught to the Kindergarten, second, and fourth graders this spring. I asked the freshmen to come up with a simple lesson that could be taught and adapted for various grade levels in the Lower School. The Freshman Dance students worked in small groups to create lessons organized around movement concepts that we had covered in class. It was an exciting project, and great fun for freshmen and Lower School students alike. I can see potential in developing this assignment into a larger mentorship program going forward.”

Doree: “I’d love to do more pieces that the kids can really sink their teeth into, Like “Bojangles” [performed at the Middle School 2015 Christmas show]: the song says he was homeless, he lived on the street and he was thrown in jail; but what made him happy was dancing. The arts are a wonderful platform in which to explore social justice, ways of life that are different than what we are used to. I really wanted the students to say ‘here was this homeless man who had joy’. Can you have joy in a place where your surroundings are so limited and so repressive?

There was a whole element of compassion in the process. I really tried to help them make a statement through the dance. And I think it makes it more interesting for them.”

Why put all this effort into the medium of dance?

There are other, more literal ways to teach social justice and compassion. Most schools don’t offer dance; certainly not a comprehensive program that includes Visual and Performing Arts credit and an average of 30 classes a week.

Doree: “Shakespeare wrote incredible stories that explored the psyche of humankind. Dance can do that as well, with our bodies. Most rituals are dance and movement based. Most cultures have used dance to celebrate or acknowledge all major life events: coming of age, fertility, partnership, birth, death; which make dance a universal language, even with all its differences. Dance calls upon every aspect of human awareness: mental, emotional, physical, social.”

Alyssa: “The Junior Dance Ensemble is really beginning to take off and expand. I entered the dance studio a few minutes before class was set to begin, and when I arrived, most of the students were already present—they had arrived early during their lunchtime to squeeze in a little bit of extra rehearsal time on their own before the start of class. It was gratifying to see how fired up the dancers were, and how they were taking charge of their own growth and learning. Students of this age group tend to experience a self-conscious hyper-awareness of their bodies, as so many changes are occurring, and this often corresponds with challenges to experiencing fully embodied movement in dance. It was evident to me that the dancers were learning to trust their newfound physicality, and were breaking through some of these challenges to embrace the power of their own movement.

Dance is the most naked of art forms: it’s just you and your own body, onstage, being honest. This is the epitome of being vulnerable. And there is such growth in facing your fears and offering this vulnerable gift of yourself to the audience. We, as dancers, can model being present and real, without masks or distractions. And in witnessing this, the audience has the opportunity to join us there. No matter how sophisticated the performance, there is at its core a basic return to the ritual of community, of ancient cultures around a campfire, of sharing together the commonness of being human. There is such transformational power in that experience.

And that is worth working for!”

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STREAM and our 3D Lab Makers Program In this quickly-changing and often unstable world, futurists claim that innovation will once again be the way to ensure a prosperous and sustainable future. Education and innovation have long been coupled with Technology, Engineering, and Math – the STEM subjects. The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) put forth the concept that “Art and design are poised to transform our economy in the 21st century just as science and technology did in the last century.” As the movement grew, countless individuals, corporations, organizations, and schools adopted the concept and STEM became STEAM.

Leave it to Sister Gervaise to give STEAM the San Domenico twist In a winter 2015 meeting, as SD teachers and administrators discussed our 3D Lab Makers Program, the hub of where many STEAM projects come together, Sister Gervaise thoughtfully shared, “In keeping with our Dominican values, might I suggest we refer instead to STREAM? So as to include Reflection.” Her suggestion was met with immediate enthusiasm and our 3D Lab Makers Program moved to the next level, beyond the making to asking “And how does what we are making serve?”

In August of 2016, Middle School teacher Dave Whaley, who was instrumental in bringing our 3D Lab to fruition, launched an SD Makers Club; as of October 10, 2016, the club already had 40 student members. “This club,” explains Mr. Whaley, “is not an extended time for students to work on Tinkering projects, but a club dedicated to serving the needs of the San Domenico community. So far we have produced wooden stands and printed canvas bags for the annual Garden Faire. Our next two projects will be a rebuild/refresh of the Garden of Hope pond, and the creation of two or more solar-powered mobile device charging stations for the School. The club will then use the Design Thinking model to assess the needs of the community before beginning future projects. These projects will not only require students to gain and refine skill and knowledge base but give them a sense of accomplishment as they give back to San Domenico!”

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The 3D Lab Makers Program at San Domenico is both a physical space and a curricular approach that asks students to “Dream it! Design it! and Do it!” These verbs represent the Makers philosophy we integrate in classrooms at all school levels. With meaningful intentionality in programs anchored by hands-on, digital, and design thinking, students K through 12 develop confidence, creativity, and mastery as they explore mathematics, science, art, history, design, coding, language arts, creativity, and engineering with a sense of creativity, inquiry, and adventure.

San Domenico teachers understand the saying, “You never forget how to ride a bike,” all too well. “They know,” explains Director of Teaching and Learning, Kate Reeser, “that when we merely listen, we can remember information. When we see behavior or a lesson modeled for us, we are more likely to remember. But when we do, we are able to recall the greatest amount of information.”

With the 3D Lab Makers Program at SD, we prepare students for the realities of the 21st century by empowering them with the ability to use systems and design thinking to adapt to change in a complex global society. Through visioning, problem solving, critical analysis, calculated risk-taking, constructive struggling, and collaborative, consciousness-shaping activities, students engage in invaluable, hands-on and experiential learning.

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Students who participate in SD’s 3D Lab Makers Program create and innovate. They tackle complex concepts headon and welcome intricate challenges. Imagine facing the sometimes-daunting world of STEAM, experimenting the way Newton, Carver, or Curie did. San Domenico students learn to approach STREAM content and curriculum as inventors, immediately increasing their likelihood of retaining what they learn. By integrating the joyful Dominican spirit with the lessons of the Maker Movement in our curriculum, our 3D Lab Makers Program inspires students to utilize critical thinking and problem solving to acquire skills necessary to master changing technologies, and to use tools which have not yet been created.

As we look to the future, our 3D Lab Makers Program helps students internalize STREAM concepts, and the timing could not be more apt. In her book, “The Watchman’s Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction,” noted Silicon Valley sociologist Rebecca Costa explores “our ability to thrive in the complex world we have created, positing that the escalating complexity of our personal lives, technological capabilities, and government policies have led to conditions—worldwide recession, global warming, pandemic viruses—that have outpaced our ability to manage them.” Costa goes on to say that “now, there is scientific evidence that the human brain can be retrained to comprehend, analyze, and resolve massively complex problems. We can give ourselves brain tune-ups, cultivate ‘insight-on-demand’, and make a significant impact on the seemingly intractable challenges we face today.” By creating space for our students to joyfully learn design thinking, reflect on current challenges, and find solutions that serve our community, we help our students lay the tracks to one day be the change makers who address the challenges of the times to promote a healthy, peaceful, and sustainable world.

“In our Lower School, the entry point for the Makers Program at San Domenico begins in first grade. At the beginning of the year, younger students learn how to use some basic hand tools like a tape measure, square, woodworking vise, and hand saw to create a ‘nail puzzle’. Third graders combine their science knowledge of birds and their habitats to create different types of birdhouses. Fourth graders, who study sustainability, create solar cars. In the process, they have to problem-solve and troubleshoot to construct a functioning car.” – Brian Kaplan, Lower School Science Teacher

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“In our Middle School, students can sign up for one of five Tinkering electives, in which they learn to work with wood, create 3D models using CAD software (Tinkercad and 3D Tin), create 2D designs to be cut out in paper and vinyl, and experiment with basic electronic circuitry. For a religion project, students used a 3D printer and CAD software to create holy temples. For a sixth grade science class, Tinkerers used a vinyl cutter to build a popup book. Middle school students have also made wooden boats, xylophones, wearable electronics, go-karts, and ‘sand boards’, for – Dave Whaley, dune surfing.”

“Upper School students put their Computer-aided design (CAD) skills to the test, by stepping into the shoes of professional engineers.

Rather than beginning with an idea, these students start with a problem and then build prototypes to solve it. Their classes revolve around a structure that mimics the professional world: they are ‘hired’ to solve a particular problem or challenge, and they’re evaluated on their ability to alleviate the issue at hand. Most recently, their client was their own physics teacher, who needed ramps for upcoming lessons.

Students created a variety of ramps, custom built, based on the ‘client’s’ needs and requests.” – John Phillips,

Middle School Science Teacher

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class notes

San Domenico School

L-R: Annika Hoy MS ’09; Caria Tomczykowska ’64 and Robin Perry; Mary Haynes Redick ’57 and Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. family

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Nick Leone MS ’97 is a production manager at Raintree Partners and is a California-licensed architect. Nick is also finishing his MBA at Haas School of Business.

Seth Coad-Douglass MS ’08 completed his BS in Music, cum laude, from Southern Oregon University in March 2016. He is pursuing his second bachelor‘s degree in Information Technology at the Institute of Technology, University of Washington, Tacoma.

Upper School

Mary Haynes Redick ’57 and Harriet Capers Smith ’57 visited campus on April 12, 2016.

Carol Prince ’63, while traveling in Europe with her sister in September, enjoyed dinner and a visit with Su Brown Pechtl ’77 and her husband Helmut.

Caria Tomczykowska ’64 was married on July 9, 2016 to Robin Perry in Piedmont.

Annika Hoy MS ’09 is the President of the USC Equestrian Team. She earned first place in the Open Flat at the Zone Finals in spring 2016.

Lue Ann Fisher Eldar ’73 was elected as the Chair of the New York Public Radio‘s Community Advisory Board in June 2016.

Lindsay Levine MS ’11 is the Horse Manager of the USC Equestrian Team. She earned first place in the Intermediate Flat and second place in the Novice Fences at the Zone Finals in spring 2016.

Nancy Bunting Cline’s ’75 daughter, Emma Cline, published a book titled “The Girls” that became a New York Times Best Seller.

Please submit your Class Note for the next issue of School Ties to alums@sandomenico.org

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Marianne Sedar Wolf ’75 is teaching at a school in Tanzania. Her blog is underthesoutherncross.org.

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Clockwise from top left: Carol Prince ’63 and Su Brown Pechtl ’77; Nancie Alden Straub ’51, Marge Huneke Blaine ’51, Joan McCormick Katkov ’51, at Reunion; Alumni Manager, Emily Garlock and Lauren Becker ’04 during Lauren’s recent visit to campus; Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P., Gloria Neumeier, and Nadia Chaves ’92family

Nadia Chaves ’92 visited campus in May 2016 and was accompanied by former teacher, Gloria Neumeier.

Nadia continues to work in Melbourne, Australia as an infectious disease physician.

Jaime Castner Libby ’05 married Geoffrey Libby on October 17, 2015 in San Francisco on the Eureka Ferryboat. Jaime is special assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Dominican University.

Adriana Cruz ‘95 is currently living in Berlin and helping Syrian refugees get settled after fleeing their war-torn country.

Anna Ruth Crittenden ’09 was married to Manuel Baylon on April 4, 2015.

Lexy Fridell ’00 was married to Graham Hommel on July 30, 2016 at GlenLyon Winery in Glen Ellen, CA. Chrissy Leone ’03 married Mark Klein in Occidental, CA on July 23, 2016. San Domenico alumnae, Nicci Fish MS ’99, Danielle Gard MS ’99, and Ashley Brown MS ’99 were in the wedding party. Chrissy is currently working as the Counselor at Ross School.

Lauren Becker ’04 is the Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations at San Francisco Day School.

Rebecca Heath Farguson ’05 and her husband Nick had a daughter named Emma June on June 5, 2016.

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Christina Crittenden ’11 is currently working at the Fairfax-San Anselmo Children‘s Center.

Jacqueline Rees-Mikula ’12 received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach and be a cultural resource in the classroom in Novi Pazar, Serbia this year. Jacqueline will also be a cultural “ambassador” through a side project she plans on creating with local students.

Ada Wang ’16 has an internship with the U.S. Representative Office for the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Washington, D.C. She is helping to coordinate events and social media for the outfit, which attempts to function as a dissident Iranian parliament-in-exile.

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2016 Distinguished Alumni Award

The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented annually by San Domenico School to graduates whose lives embody the spirit of Veritas (truth) and who, by their dedication to lifelong growth and learning, exemplify the Dominican values of Study, Reflection, Community, and Service. If you know a Dominican Convent or San Domenico alum whose life and work you would like to see recognized with this special award, please visit the Alumni page on our website.

Terry Jackson ’71 Over two decades, Terry enjoyed a career in public service in New York City. Working within the Mayor Giuliani and Mayor Bloomberg administrations, Terry redeveloped budgeting systems, successfully solicited sponsorship for major events, managed the daily operation of Gracie Mansion (residence of the Mayor of New York), and managed major citywide events for the Office of the Mayor and the City of New York. Throughout her career she was an integral collaborator with the NY Parks Commissioner, the Chief of Urban Park Services and the NY Police, Fire, and Transportation Departments.

Terry was media spokesperson and consultant to city commissioners and department chiefs on mayoral projects, frequently working with the mayors themselves, their first ladies, and the First Deputy Mayor.

In 2006, Terry accepted the esteemed position of Managing Director of Mayor Bloomberg’s Office Division for International Business, part of the NYC Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol, and NYC Global Partners. Terry worked directly with consuls general, foreign trade commissioners, and bilateral chambers of commerce to assist clients from all over the world through the process of opening a business in New York. In this role, she was guest speaker of the Office of the Mayor to trade delegations for China, the United Kingdom, France, Turkey, Tanzania, Germany, Italy, and Russia.

Since retiring from her exciting public service career, Terry has served as Vice President on two boards and studied Spanish and U.S. Commercial Service and Foreign Studies in New York, Spain, France, and Mexico. She also received her yoga certification, and specializes in teaching inner-city youth the joys of practicing yoga.

Terry was educated at the University of Oregon, where she earned a BA in English.

Mary Mariani O’Mara ’71 Mary is the co-founder and Executive Director of MarinLink, an incubator and fiscal sponsor to individuals and groups whose inspirations for projects range from homeless services, community gardens, health, transportation initiatives, environmental education, veterans’ programs, arts organizations, and more. In twelve years she has grown Marin Link from a brainstorm to an impactful nonprofit and fiscal sponsor umbrella for more than 100 projects in Marin County, and beyond that generates more than $1 million annually. She brings over 30 years of teaching experience and business acumen SCHOOL TIES

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to create infrastructure and support for MarinLink’s community-based projects, programs, and initiatives.

These projects range from community gardens to surf camps for autistic children to 5,000 backpacks for the homeless every holiday season through Warm Wishes.

Since 2005 Mary has been a Core Adjunct Professor with National University. She serves on several boards, including the Marin Economic Forum, Villa Real Property Owners’ Association, MarinArts.org, is on the nominating committee for the Marin Art and Garden Center Board of Directors, and is a member of the Marin Forum.

Mary is a Marin native and graduate of San Francisco State University. She holds an MBA in Strategic Leadership from Dominican University of California and has become a sought-after resource for people who want a way to change their world.

A San Domenico Legacy Family One of the many gifts of a 165-year old school is having families with many generations of Dominican and San Domenico students. At Upper School orientation this year the MesarchikEberhard-Poole family, including current students, alumnae, and future alumni, gathered together in celebration of their connection to each other and their connection to SD! First cousins Susan Watrous Blair (Dominican Lower School, late 40s) and Barbara Hansen Reding (Dominican Upper School, early 60s); August and Marlee Mesarchik (Susan’s grandchildren); Malachi Poole (great nephew of Susan’s son-in-law); and Holly and Sam Eberhard (third cousins with August and Marlee).

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Alumna Reflection

Marge Blaine ’51, Looks Back On September 24, I attended our 65th Reunion Lunch at San Domenico. I was delighted to be joined by Nancy Alden Straub and Joan McCormick Katkov, our ever-loyal classmates, who have attended every Reunion as far back as I have records!

What fun to have some special time with them. They are both leading active lives.

Joan shared that she just welcomed a new grandchild and is full of joy spending time with him. Nancy shared a photo taken last week of herself on her horse at a quarter horse show. She told me her horse won the top prize, but I was blown away by how great Nancy looked! Keep it up Nancy - it’s keeping you young and fit!

My husband, Terry, sat next to Sister Maureen McInerney, currently serving as Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters. What a delight to get to know her. You’ll recall that in our day the title was Mother General and Sister Mercedes had served in that position, and then Sister Justin, who became Mother Justin. Sister Maureen is a vibrant woman, youthful, and interested in all aspects of the world. It was wonderful to see Sister Susannah Malarkey from the class of ’48. I remember what a “tomboy” and good athlete Sudie was. And of course we visited with Sister Gervaise Valpey who has long worked with the Alumni Association.

Cecily Stock ’77, Head of School, and Amy Skewes-Cox ’71, Chair of the Board of Directors spoke and I was gratified to learn that the freshman and sophomore Upper School class enrollment has grown by about 50% since going coed.

Without this increase in enrollment, the School as we know it, was doomed in my opinion.

This year our class tried something new. Patricia Suhr Dawson and Sue McCone MacMillan invited all our classmates to join them for lunch at the well-located Franciscan Club in San Francisco, a couple of days before Reunion. This allowed an option for those with calendar conflicts or transportation issues to visit in a comfortable environment.

Barbara Bedford Frohman, Margaret Borgwardt Ryan, Louise Lazarus DeVries, Gail Wolfsohn Wood, and Eileen Dong joined Patricia, Sue, and me for a delightful afternoon. We had so much fun we forgot to take a single picture!

Jean (Sascha) Weinzheimer Jansen planned to attend and was so excited she was going to see everyone again, but her family surprised her with a family reunion cruise to Alaska on these very dates. She sends her love and best wishes to all and invites you to visit. Connie Lacy Loundagin wrote a lovely note to share with everyone and Yana Moya Coda-Nunziante emailed a charming message, inviting us all to visit her at Montalto. Each of them is well and enjoying full and busy lives, Connie in Casper, Wyoming and Yana in Siena, Italy.

Diane Thys Prioleau sends her best wishes and regrets being unable to attend. She told me that she and Sascha will meet in a couple of weeks at an event they will both attend. Diane Henny Ham, Carmela Kempf Ruby, and Rosy Strachwitz Schlueter sent messages earlier that they would probably be unable to attend.

Once again time has taken its toll and we remember with fondness those who have passed away since the last Reunion: Jane Ann Mason Roticci, Diane Dimon Antwiler, Marilyn Daniels Raymond, Nancy Gwerder Newell, Patricia Harrison Brown, and Katzy Henderson Banker. Our next Reunion will be our 70th, in September of 2021, unless we choose to meet again before then. So . . . until we meet again, whenever it is . . . stay healthy, keep active, and enjoy each day. It is a gift.

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In Memoriam Evelyn Eaton ’33

Christine Cano De Basso ’61

Barbara Chapman Arismendi ’42

Lustre Robinson Malone ’61

Antoinette Haberl Glaser ’46

Christine Cwalina McDermott ’67

Barbara Sullivan Worden ’48

Susan Carpenter Handly ’77

Susan Ulrich Metheny ’55

Sr. Carol Quinn

Sympathy Jeanne Haberl Johnston ’45 on the death of her sister, Antoinette Haberl Glaser ’46

Pamela Boyd Williams ’69 on the death of her mother, Virginia Boyd Williams

Jeanne Bailard Ware ’48 on the death of her daughter, Jennifer Ware

Karin Sonnenberg Thomas ’70 and Lolita (Lita) Sonnenberg Wolf ’75 on the death of their mother, Paula Sonnenberg

Alba Puente Overgard ’56 on the death of her husband, Judd Overgard

Mary Louise Barth ’73 on the death of her mother, Catherine Barth

Molly Keil Hynes ’59 on the death of her son, William (Will) David Hynes and Gabrielle Keil ’57 on the death of her nephew

Linda Tarics Gerpheide ’74 on the death of her father, Alexander Tarics

The family of Stephanie Shone Draper ’60 (deceased) on the death of her son, Dan Draper

Holly Breeden Connell ’75 on the death of her son, Walker Connell

Kathleen Casey ’61 on the death of her mother, Elizabeth Anne Hanson

Barbara Soper Kruger ’77 and Charlotte Soper Straus ’81 on the death of their mother Virginia Soper

Carole Castro Bradshaw ’63 on the death of her husband, Dr. William Bradshaw

Lynne Madden McDonough MS ’79 and Katie Madden Pandes MS ’84 on the death of their father, Richard Madden

Maureen Curtin-Evermann ’63 on the death of her son, Noah Evermann

Patrice Easley Wilbur ’89 on the death of her mother, Sue Easley

Mary Cwalina ’65 on the death of her sister, Christine Cwalina McDermott ’67 Claire Ward ’65 and Pamela Ward Cooper ’67 on the death of their father, Jack Ward

Katie Gibson Runman ’98 and Brian Runman on the loss of their infant son, Noah Runman

Please note that these notices are as of October 14, 2016.

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Alumni Representing Seven Decades Return to San Domenico to Celebrate Reunion, September 24, 2016 The day brought the usual warm weather we have come to expect on Reunion Weekend. The sunshine was the perfect complement to the smiling faces of our alumnae, representing classes from 1948 to 2006, who arrived in record-breaking numbers to reconnect at this special reunion in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of our move to the San Anselmo campus.

As is our custom, the day began with the Alumni Reunion Mass presided over by the Rev. Kenneth Weare, Ph.D. We thank our mass readers, Sister Patricia Boss, O.P., Liz Revenko ’87, Lisa Wolcott Sebastian ’87, Kate Wooliever Sedillo ’86, Laura Revenko ’85, and Ginger Talbot Williamson ’83. Following that celebration, guests enjoyed light refreshments and beverages in our bright and beautiful Patricia Tobin Cooper Dining Hall. Time allowed for alumni to stroll the campus on their own, or accompanied by our guided GPS audio tour. Narrated by Sister Gervaise, the audio tour is a new and highly enjoyable way to stroll through campus while reminiscing and learning about recent campus upgrades.

If you would like to receive a link to more photographs from this event, please email us at alums@sandomenico.org.

Top: Mira Frisch ’96, Autumn Lewis ’96 Above (L-R): Saara Eising Fahey ’96; Iris Deseno ’01, Emily Simmons ’00, Alexandra Rutherfurd ’01

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Above (L-R): Members of the Class of 1966 celebrating their 50th Reunion Below, clockwise from top: Lorna Holt ’91, Emily NiedeckerWalski ’91; Sister Susannah Malarkey ’48 with the Class of 1964; Cyndi Kraljev Croff ’71 with Antonia Hoyt de la Guerra ’71

SAVE THE DATE

Reunion 2017

September 22-23 Honoring Classes ending in 2 and 7

All Alumni Welcome!

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The

San Domenico Fund 2016-2017

The annual fund is the most essential fundraising effort at every independent school. At San Domenico, our annual San Domenico Fund campaign ensures that our School has the resources it needs to provide robust and unique programs – from the classroom to the library, from technology instruction to the playing field, from the theatre stage to the art studio, from Kindergarten to the 12th grade. The San Domenico Fund supports the resources essential to these programs and has a direct and positive impact on every student, teacher, and administrator, enriching the experience for all.

A strong school is a strong Alma Mater. When San Domenico students become alumni, they benefit from our School’s outstanding reputation.

Beyond academic excellence, a San Domenico education instills timeless values, grounding every graduate in our School’s foundation of

Study, Reflection, Community, and Service.

At San Domenico, our community works together to make every day exceptional.

Give today! www.sandomenico.org/giving

Thanks to you.

SAN DOMENICO SCHOOL | 2015-16 ANNUAL REPORT

from the chair of the board of directors Dear Friends, First, let me thank all of the San Domenico community: alumni, parents, grandparents, friends, and the Dominican Sisters who have given so generously to San Domenico in a variety of ways, not only financially, but in time and services that make this such a great school. Without your involvement, San Domenico would not be able to provide such tremendous resources to today’s students - students who will be tomorrow’s leaders. Your support is invaluable.

The 2015-2016 year was very successful, this year is off to a great start, and we hope to continue this success in years to come.

In this, my first year as Chair of the Board, I have been reflecting on the many ways that I benefitted by the gifts of others when I attended San Domenico High School from 1967 to 1971. Those early pioneers in the very first years of this beautiful 515-acre campus brought a dream to reality. Since that time, the campus has grown so much, with amazing new buildings that every student can enjoy. Every time that I walk on the campus, I feel both the comfort and the energy of this place. Students laughing, young ones running to catch the bus, small groups of high schoolers engaged in deep conversation. This is not just a campus . . . it is a family. And your donations contribute significantly to making this community thrive.

Many think that tuition should cover all costs, but unfortunately that is not the case with most independent schools. Your contributions to the San Domenico Fund, to the Annual Gala Fundraiser, the Fund a Need, and to other fundraising efforts help to make up the difference. As I’ve learned more and more about the daily operations of our School, I realize its incredible complexity. Just learning of all the different types of insurance we have to carry was quite an eye-opener! We are so fortunate to have a fantastic administrative team and teaching staff that keep this engine running.

By now, you should have a copy of our Strategic Plan, SD2021, in hand. This Plan will frame our program moving forward. The Dominican values of Study, Reflection, Community, and Service are reflected throughout this document and continue to serve as our guide.

On behalf of the entire community and the Board of Directors, I want to thank all of you for your much-appreciated support of San Domenico. It is such an honor for me to be serving in this position. And I am sure that I speak for all in thanking Skip Spaulding for his years of service as Chair of the Board. I am so happy that he is continuing to serve on the Board. It will be an exciting year ahead!

Best regards,

Amy Skewes-Cox ’71

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2015-2016 Total Funds Raised

$3,623,573

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$2,745

Total resources contributed derive from many sources, including the San Domenico Fund, the Virtuoso Music Program, the Parent Service Association, the Gala Fund A Need, eScrip, the Uniform Closet, Gifts in Kind, Bequests, and restricted gifts, and the countless hours of volunteer labor freely offered from our generous community.

financial report Other

2.3%

Fundraising

15.9%

Tuition, Fees, & Program

81.8% NET INCOME

General & Administrative

14.8%

Plant, Equipment, & Depreciation

7.6%

Salaries & Benefits

EXPENSES

61.3%

TOTAL: $22,783,785 Program & Student Services

16.3%

Unrestricted

29.8%

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San Domenico Fund

FUNDRAISING

FUNDRAISING COMPONENTS

endowment

11.9%

23.3%

20.9%

Parent Service Association

6.4%

Private Equity

Scholarships

Endowment

Program Support

Fundraising Components

7.7% TOTAL: $3,623,573

1.6%

Cash

4.3%

Real Assets

Global Equity

8.7%

30.2% ENDOWMENT

Fixed Income

Domestic Equity

28.1% Fundraising Components

TOTAL: $11,894,095

27.1%

We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of these listings. If you find an error, please contact Lauren Adams at ladams@sandomenico.org, and accept our sincere apologies. Your gifts to the School are deeply valued and appreciated, and San Domenico is committed to recognizing generosity in all its forms.

veritas dinner Celebrate Leadership Giving The search for Veritas (truth) is the guiding principle of the Dominican Order and the motivating force of Dominican education. The Veritas Dinner honors the parents, alumni, and friends who sustain the search for truth at San Domenico with their generous leadership support.

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Every autumn, the Head of School, Administration, and Board of Directors host a special recognition dinner honoring those who have

The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael were this year's Veritas Honorees, of whom 33 were able to attend.

provided support to SD at leadership levels of $3,000 or more within the previous fiscal year.

Each year this event highlights the inspirational involvement of a community leader, or leaders, who exemplify the Dominican spirit of Veritas. This year, San Domenico is pleased to honor The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael for their generous and tireless dedication to causes around the world, as well as their commitment to San Domenico since the School was established in 1850.

Honoring Words from the Head of School “Tonight, we honor the order of Sisters who envisioned, created, and sustain San Domenico. I have known the Dominican Sisters since I was a ninth-grader in a plaid skirt as a student here myself. Over the course of the past 43 years, they have been my teachers, mentors, spiritual guides, colleagues, and friends. Through each of these relationships I have been both challenged and supported to grow intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.

I learned recently that three out of every five Catholic schools in the state of California has closed, and yet San Domenico, the first independent school and first Catholic school in the State, continues to grow and thrive. Why is this? I believe that our School has been able to flourish for the past 165 years because of the Dominican Sisters: their spirit of inquiry and inclusivity, their ability to be both visionary and realistic, to balance tradition and innovation, and to always keep their focus on addressing the critical needs of our times. Their preparation for action through study and reflection illustrates why, over their long history, they’ve been able to effect so much change in the world, and I am personally so grateful to be part of the Dominican family.”

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Clockwise from top left: Tina Wolk, Valerie Testa, Amy Skewes-Cox; Sr. Diane Smith, Sr. Annette Scheaffer; Sr. Catherine Browne, Sr. Patricia Ottoboni; Sr. Sue Allbritton, Jim Buckley, Janet Reilly, Cecily Stock; Sr. Claire Herlihy, Sr. Bernadette Wombacher Below (L-R): Genelle Relfe, Michael Heffernan; Catherine Kilroy; Cecily Stock, Kate Kelly Klein, Jan Pasha, Mark Cleary, Karen Cleary, Kathy Niggeman

donors Symbol Key

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The San Domenico Fund:

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A Dominican Community of Caring

10 Year Society Member

(recognizing 10 or more consecutive years of giving)

Middle School Alumni Deceased Matching Gift

Every year, San Domenico’s parents, graduates, grandparents, alumni parents, faculty, staff, friends, and foundations give generously to maintain our School’s standard of excellence.

Every gift improves the San Domenico experience of every student. Exceptional faculty, financial assistance in keeping with our Dominican values, expanding curriculum, performing and visual arts, innovative technology, sustainability education, athletics, campus ministry, service learning - all are supported and enriched by the generosity of our extended community.

Most gifts to the San Domenico Fund are unrestricted, and help to fill the gap between costs covered by tuition and the experience our School offers our students every year. All of the generous gifts acknowledged below are greatly valued, deeply appreciated, and contribute to the ongoing legacy of Dominican education at San Domenico School.

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Head’s Circle

$20,000.00 and above Mr. & Mrs. Kevin G. Douglas u q Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Lawrence, Jr. q Marin Community Foundation

Mr. Jamie O’Hara & Ms. Cynthia Weldon Overlook International Foundation The Wardell-Smith Raabe Family Fund

Mother Mary Goemaere Circle $15,000.00 and above

Mr. & Mrs. Todd Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goldman

Mrs. Kathryn B. Niggeman q Schwab Charitable Fund

Dominic’s Circle

$10,000.00 and above Mr. & Mrs. James C. Buie, Jr. Ms. Kendal Friedman u Mr. & Mrs. David Grubb q Mr. Douglas Guen & Ms. Kate Shin Mr. Hongwei Li & Ms. Kui Duan Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Gerner q

Mr. & Mrs. Howard W. Robin Sally-Christine Rodgers ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Glenn H. Snyder q Mr. & Mrs. Skip P. Spaulding q Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Toney q Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Wolk

We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of these listings. If you find an error, please contact Lauren Adams at ladams@sandomenico.org, and accept our sincere apologies. Your gifts to the School are deeply valued and appreciated, and San Domenico is committed to recognizing generosity in all its forms.

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$5,000.00 and above Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Arsenio II Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Balmaseda Mr. Jason Fish & Ms. Courtney Benoist Fish q Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Bollini II q Mr. & Mrs. James F. Buckley Heidi Hickingbotham Cary ’61 Christensen Family Foundation Ruth Collins ’81 Mr. Carson Cox & Ms. Deborah Haase Mr. & Mrs. Drew Curby Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation Mrs. Phyllis K. Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Thibault Fulconis Mr. & Mrs. James A. Gassel Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Kathryn Bryan Hampton ’71 q Mr. Arno Harris & Dr. Nadine Burke Harris John M. Bryan Family Fund q Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Keenley Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lane Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey F. Ludlow q Mr. & Mrs. Sam Min Mrs. Janet Pasha q Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Peltz Peckie Harris Peters ’77 Mr. & Mrs. Fraser Preston Mr. & Mrs. Miles J. Qvale Mr. & Mrs. Jerome A. Reid, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Reilly q Repass-Rodgers Family Foundation Inc. San Francisco Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David E. Spitz Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sullivan, Jr. The Cox Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Graham Weaver Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program *

donors Veritas Circle $3,000.00 and above

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Anonymous (4) Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Bland Mary Buckingham ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Philip B. Clark II Nancy Bunting Cline ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Chris Doerschlag Mr. & Mrs. William C. Edsall Nancy Lagomarsino Farrar ’46 q Mr. & Mrs. Patrick M. Flanagan Mrs. Linda Gomez Mr. & Mrs. Graham E. Guest Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Hansmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Doug J. Hendrickson Mr. & Mrs. John F. Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. William A. Hunsinger John Christopher Bunting Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Mat Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Kaye Hoonae Kim ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Johann Koehne Nancy Donnell Lilly ’66 q Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Matthys Mr. & Mrs. James Meenaghan q Mr. & Mrs. George Morf Mr. & Mrs. David B. Mourning Dr. Natalie O’Byrne Mr. & Mrs. Sean B. O’Reilly Mary Jane Pasha ’85 Mr. Amir Sarreshtehdary & Ms. Parisa Sadeghian Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Stock Mr. & Mrs. John F. Strain Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign * Mr. & Mrs. Faris Yamini

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Mr. & Mrs. Stephen W. Adams Sister Susan Allbritton, O.P. Alliance Data * Edith Allison ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Angel Anonymous Mr. David Armstrong & Mrs. Elizabeth Hart Armstrong Kirby Atterbury ’61

Mr. Charles E. Auerbach Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin M. Bailey Baird Foundation, Inc. * Dr. & Mrs. William O. Bank Mr. & Mrs. John J. Bartko Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Bauman Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Bell, Jr. q Mr. Ross Berger & Dr. Melissa Pulling Mrs. Sherri Bihn Mr. Fedrico Biven q Ms. Lezley F. Blair Mr. & Mrs. Mark Blake Mr. & Mrs. Todd Blake Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Block Mr. & Mrs. Carl Blom Mr. & Mrs. James J. Boitano q Ms. Maeve Burke q Mr. Geoffrey Callan & Ms. Hilary Newsom Mr. & Mrs. Mark F. Cavalier Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery A. Cerf Charles Schwab Foundation - Matching Gifts * Ms. Christine Christiansen City National Bank Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Cline Mr. & Mrs. Eric T. Clothier q Mr. & Mrs. Todd Clyde

Community Foundation Sonoma County Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cummings Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Davis Judith Riede Dawson ’56 Mr. Mason Day & Ms. Germana Fabbri Mr. & Mrs. Albert DeLima Ms. Alice Della Santina Mr. & Mrs. Mark Dempster Sandy Willard Denn ’57 q

Sister Margaret Diener, O.P. q Mr. & Mrs. George P. Dohrmann Dominican Sisters of San Rafael q Mr. Jefferson Doolittle Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Dorfman Mr. & Mrs. James E. Douglas q Merrilee Gwerder Dowty ’58 Mr. John Duncan & Ms. Gillian Libbert Mr. & Mrs. Robert Duncan II Mr. & Mrs. Ben Durham Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Erdman Maureen Curtin-Evermann ’63 Lisa Fairchild ’75 Mr. Shuying Feng & Ms. Chunhua Zheng Nancy Worner Fleck ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Craig Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Fogarty q Mr. & Ms. David Fortney Mr. & Mrs. Michael Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Christopher B. Fruhauf Mr. & Mrs. Tom Gerner Mr. & Mrs. Andy Getsey Mr. & Mrs. Jay Ginwala Mr. & Mrs. Eric D. Glass Google * Maureen Grace ’73

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Grant q Mr. & Mrs. Ismael Gutierrez Mr. & Mrs. Sam A. Hagan Juliette Faulk-Schmidt Cavalier Haggh ’79 Ms. Claire Haggin Mr. Jeff Haggin Mr. & Mrs. Hugh W. Harris Marilyn Pelissa Harris ’60 Katie Kelly Heath ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Heffernan Mr. Gregory Hemsworth & Ms. Kimberly Haas Ms. Pauline E. Henderson q Ms. Deborah S. Herbert Mr. & Mrs. Karl K. Hoagland III Susan Hoeschler ’72 Kate Abbott Horn ’71 q Mrs. Marian Hunter Molly Keil Hynes ’59 q Mr. & Mrs. Eric Ivory-Chambers Virginia Stewart Jarvis ’50 q Ms. Claire A. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Martin Johnson Ms. Margaret Jones Mr. & Mrs. James W. Josephs Mr. Igor Kalinichenko & Ms. Evgeniya Voronova Aileen Fitzpatrick Keegan ’52 q † Mr. Bruce Keith & Ms. Kimberli Brown KeyBank Foundation Sheila Doyle Kiernan ’44 Mr. & Mrs. John Kilroy Mr. & Mrs. Noah S. Klein Judith Owens Knight ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Korst Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Kostanecki Mr. Marshall Kunze & Dr. Emily Willingham Mr. Julian Kwasneski & Ms. Lisa Hilgers Mr. & Ms. Brian T. Lahart Mr. & Mrs. Allan L. Leavitt Mr. & Mrs. Peter Liang Mr. Thung-Ben Lin & Mrs. Shu-Hui Tung Donna Wilson Long ’55 Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Long Marsue Cumming MacNicol ’67 Sister Susannah Malarkey ’48 Ms. Adrienne Mansi Mr. & Mrs. Russell Marne Catherine Davis Marsten ’63 Ann O'Neill Marymor ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Nick P. Masturzo Mr. & Mrs. Christopher D. McFadden McGraw Hill Financial Matching Gift Program * Rita Gilmore McIntire ’56

u †

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10 Year Society Member

(recognizing 10 or more consecutive years of giving)

Middle School Alumni Deceased Matching Gift

Mr. Dan McKee & Ms. Lori Shanoff Harriet Lindsey McLeod ’43 q † Mr. Matthew McMahon Mr. & Mrs. Scott McMillan Mr. Robert Mesarchik & Dr. Kate Brennan Mr. Mike Miskovsky & Ms. Kara Connors Mr. Peter Modlin & Ms. Terri Wilsie Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Mollison q Mr. & Dr. Marino Monardi Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus F. Montakhab Morgan Stanley - Annual Appeal & Charitable Spending Account Anne Baumgartner Morris ’53 Mr. & Mrs. James W. Morris q Mila Murphy ’67 q Mr. & Mrs. Richard Myhre Mr. Peter C. Newell Mr. Adam Noah & Dr. Melinda Scully Mr. and Mrs. Luke O'Byrne Ms. Laurie O'Hara Mr. Oliver Olson Mr. & Mrs. Bob O'Meara q Mr. & Mrs. Jim O'Meara q Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O'Neill q Marta Osterloh ’66 Diane Johnston Paton ’53 q Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Phillips q Carol Prince ’63 q Robin Quigley ’47 q Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Ramsey Liz Revenko ’87 Mrs. Maureen G. Riedy Mr. & Mrs. Willem A. Robberts Elizabeth Rogers ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Saia Mr. Babak S. Sani Liz Wilhelm Schott ’75 Mr. Eric Shaffer & Ms. Michelle Schear Mr. & Mrs. Niraj Shah Mr. & Mrs. Carl Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Shannon Stella Shao ’56 q Diane Gwerder Siegel ’53 Amy Skewes-Cox ’71 Dr. & Mrs. Charles Skomer Mr. & Mrs. Philip G. Smith Mr. William Smith & Ms. Ann Aylwin Mr. David Sohn & Dr. Alison Buist Mr. & Mrs. Eric F. Sohn Katherine Diepenbrock Stillman ’58 John Sullivan ’97 u Mr. & Mrs. Dave Sunding

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donors Mrs. Nancy Sweetland Mr. & Mrs. Jason N. J. Tavano Marilyn Taylor ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Gary D. Testa The Benevity Community Impact Fund * The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust The Winston-Salem Foundation Nancy Powell Tietz ’67 Travelers Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Trimble UBS Financial * Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. q Visa Giving Station *

Christina Afanasieff ’01 Mr. & Mrs. Brad Albert Lisa Alexander ’83 Ms. Laraine Allen Mr. & Mrs. Randy Altshuler q Megan Amaral ’01 Mr. Ramin Amirghassemkhany & Ms. Bibi Ansari Elizabeth Bowe Anders ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Anderson Nicole Heynneman Anderson ’90 Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Andrade Robin Mayrisch Andrae ’66 Anonymous (57)

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Volovski Rosemarie Rousseau Wagner ’47 Ms. Ann Waldman Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Warner q Eve Gazzola Wertsch ’73 q Alexandra Wheeler ’78 Mr. & Mrs. William P. White Mr. Patrick Whyte & Ms. Ellen Torrey Mr. James Williams & Mrs. Carol Lieske Williams Williams-Sonoma Foundation Elizabeth Howey Wilson ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. Woodhead Mr. Zejun Zhang & Ms. Lifang Xiang

Tookie Ryan Appelbe ’50 Cookie Arrighi ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Pedro A. Arroyo Mr. Alberto Ascencion & Ms. Dina Martinez Becky Sandkuhle Ashley ’67 Autodesk Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James D. Baigrie Mary Jane Baird ’58 Ms. Pamela Baird Marianne Petrini Bales ’62 q Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Max Barker Mr. Mark Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Barron q Annette Batson ’71 Lauren Becker ’04 Marta Battha Beres ’52 Mr. Steve Bergman

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100% Circle (Up to $500) Mrs. Donna Abbott Ms. Esther Adams

Mr. & Mrs. Jonas Bernstein Mrs. Audrey Berry Mr. & Mrs. John D. Berry Ms. Ximena Bervejillo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Biesheuvel Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough Foundation Margaret Huneke Blaine ’51 Ms. Jessie Blake Mr. Rufus Blunk & Ms. Elizabeth Barnet Patti McCarthy Boitano ’67 q Anne Bolcom ’70 Cynthia O'Hair Bond ’77 Melinda Borello ’10 Leonora Bova ’84 Mr. & Mrs. John Bowermaster Margaret Branick-Abilla ’86 Ms. Suzanne Brice Bridgette Brigham ’80 Mary Helen Briscoe ’50 Dottie Broemmel Wien ’63 Ms. Doris Brown q Mr. Gregory Brown & Ms. Diane Lang Michele McCarthy Brown ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brown Catherine Carney Browning ’71 Ms. Deanna Bruton Joan Eck Bruzzone ’45 Ms. Stephanie Buechner Andrew Buie ’09 u Courtney Buie ’03 u Beth Hartmann Bursch ’62 Mr. Andrew Butts Ms. Stacey Caen Eileen Callaghan ’48 Dr. & Mrs. Lundy Campbell Carolyn Campora ’65 Ms. Chris Carlucci Mr. Gerry G. Carmona Jean Novak Cattaneo ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Mike Chase Chevron Humankind Matching Gift Program * Chevron Matching Employee Funds * Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Chiarella q Johanna Childhouse ’79 Katherine Childs ’90 Ms. Janet Christensen Dr. Suzanne & Mr. Jock Christie qu Mr. Bill Christmas & Ms. Polly Raye Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Christy Mr. & Mrs. Mark M. Churchill Mr. James S. Clapp Mr. Aaron C. Clark Ms. Allison Clark Ms. Doree Clark Frances Walker Clark ’61 Mr. Jason Clarke

Mrs. Jane S. Cobb Mr. & Mrs. William Coffer Nancy Ottinger Coit ’45 Wendy Cole ’74 Joanna Branick Collins ’84 Peggy Olson Conway ’64 Mrs. Ruthie Conway Shawn Sweeney Copenhagen ’84 Dr. & Mrs. Frank T. Corker Trudi Mumford Costello ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Jayme Cox Isobel Crittenden ’05 Suzanne Torre-Cross ’75 Kathryn Wilmarth Cruice ’72 Ms. Kathryn Cunnyngham Anna Theis Cureton ’55 Mr. H. Terry Cush Carol Lund Daniels ’45 Mrs. Kim D'Arcy & Mr. Barry Price Patricia Suhr Dawson ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Henri de Marcellus Lauretta Del Curto ’65 Judith Boss Del Tredici ’60 Kristania Deleon ’05 Mr. Rick Meissner & Ms. Grace DelValle Mr. & Mrs. Rob DeNunzio Mr. & Mrs. Robert DeNunzio Louise Lazarus de Vries ’51 Carol Diamond ’77 Lillian Machado Dickson ’50 Anne Dinkelspiel ’74 Anne Dolan ’70 Ms. Loree Donaldson Laurie Sweeney Doolittle ’77 q Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dornbush q Mr. & Mrs. Warren Dowd Joan Downs ’82 Mr. & Mrs. John Duncan Mr. & Mrs. Christopher G. Dutton Mrs. Sandra Eberhard Mr. & Mrs. Eric Ebert Ms. Bethany Edstrom Sally Edwards ’66 Ms. Jana Eliasova Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard R. Epke q Yvonne Taylor Everhart ’63 Dr. & Mrs. Jay F. Fairborn Rebecca Heath Farguson ’05 Toni Farrell ’69 Maria Fasal Faulconer ’63 q Muffie Pennisi Fendler ’66 q Mr. & Mrs. William Fieser Alice Filmer ’73 Alexandra Hill Finn ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Johnathan L. Fitzgibbons Sarah Flanagan ’86 u Mr. & Mrs. Scott Fletcher q Caroline Ford ’70

Mrs. Emma Forrest Lynne Foster ’74 Mr. James Porter & Ms. Sarah Frieberg Mr. & Mrs. David A. Friend q Ms. Tracy Froehlich Mrs. Sarah Fry Ms. Deborah Fugate q Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fugazzotto Susan McCarthy Fujita ’65 Ms. Emiko Fukada & Mr. Hidetaka Fujimoto Mr. Michael Fulton Katherine Fung ’80 q Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin W. Gale Mr. Richard Dieterich & Ms. Kaitlyn Gallagher The Gap Inc * Mr. Felipe Garces & Mrs. Yurly Grajales Mr. & Mrs. John Garratt q Mrs. Linda Garrison Ms. Caren Gately Jane Gazzola ’76 Charlene Geffen Mr. & Mrs. David Geffen Mr. Peter Hottenstein & Ms. Brooke Gelber Ms. Zoe Ghazi Patty Waters Ghilarducci ’56 Ms. Laurie Giesen Rita Nederman Gilbert ’77 Louann Giorgi ’83 q Carol Krausgrill Gissel ’66 q Ms. Susan E. Gladwin Mr. Michael Glass Rev. Vanessa Glass Patrice Carlson Glasscock ’77 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Goggins Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Goodman Ms. Nancy Goralski Joan Novak Gordon ’60 Ms. Jean M. Gorechi Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Gotsis Ms. Jennifer Grant Dr. & Mrs. Burton Greenberg Ms. Stephanie Greenberg Mrs. June Greene Wood Ms. Leanne Greentree Ms. Jennifer Grimes Mr. & Mrs. John Grubb Ms. Christina Guiliani Ms. Marlene Gutierrez Ms. Suzanne I. Haas Adrienne Hogan Hale ’54 Ms. Amy Hale Mel Hall ’70 Virginia Dolan Hall ’63 Mr. Donovan K. Hamrick

Ms. Elizabeth A. Hancock q Mr. & Mrs. Rupert Hansen Ms. Tracy Harding Mr. Gary Harrington & Ms. Rosemary Fei Mr. & Ms. Gabriel Harris Joanne Keig Harris ’50 q Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hart Ms. Barbra Hawkins Angele Lewis Hayashi ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Richmond B. Hazlehurst Grace He ’14 Mr. Wenfeng He & Ms. Qiong Mao Deborah Todd Heim ’63 Mary Bishop Heller ’86 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Hellman Anne Adams Helms ’52 Ms. Mary Hendrickson & Mr. John Krogman Carolyn Sharon Heyder ’72 Joanne Cieri Hildahl ’68 Marianne Nobmann Hitzemann ’75 q Mr. & Mrs. King Hoagland Mr. Ian Sethre & Ms. Jill Hoefgen Edith Hofmeister ’83 Barbara Dolter Hogan ’72 q Robert Hogan ’97 u Lynne Nelson Holden ’60 Helen Holden-Gladsky ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Holderness Mr. Richard Holland & Dr. Gisele Norris Anne Holt ’69 Lorna Holt ’91 Ms. Lindsay B. Holton Mr. Jun Hong & Ms. Wen Tao Mr. Ryan Hopper Ms. Sally Houston Mrs. Christine Howey Mr. Terry Hoy Mr. & Mrs. George C. Huff, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alan Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Huffman Mr. Christian Hummler & Ms. Sabine Hantke Mr. Dan Hunt Shawna Hunter ’75 Martha Heard Hutchings ’67 q Carol McCulloch Ingwersen ’58 q Kathleen Mahoney Jablonski ’65 q Mr. & Mrs. Brad L. Jackson Mr. Robert Jessen Mr. Yongfang Jiang & Ms. Suhong Mao Lynn Schmitz Johnson ’65 Patti Nicolai Johnstone ’70

115 Amy Clifford Jones ’82 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jones Doris Joos ’94 q Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign * Janice Parker Kall ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Chris M. Kane Mr. & Mrs. Brian Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Merv Kaplan Judith Kehoe ’62 Kathleen Keith ’65 Ms. Suzanne Keith Ms. Beth Kellermann Mr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Kelly Dr. Thomas P. Kenefick Maureen Burns Kennedy ’86 Prudence Bowman Kestner ’46 q Aenea Keyes ’82 Katharine Marshall Kibby ’48 Mrs. Robyn M. Klapperich q Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Klein, Jr. q Mr. & Mrs. Helmut Koehne Mrs. & Mrs. Graham Kos Ms. Ann Krinitsky Mr. & Mrs. Andy Kurtzig Mr. & Mrs. John Lahart Ms. Julie Lanzarin Ms. Kathy Laughlin & Mr. Jeff Archer Mr. & Mrs. Tony Lazzari Marcie Noltner Leach ’61 Ms. Vita Leach Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Leane Patricia Lee ’88

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lee Ms. Catherine LeFevre Alice Goodwin Lenz ’48 q Mr. Stephen Leonoudakis, Sr. Mr. Aran Levasseur Levi Strauss Foundation - Matching Gifts * Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Levine Dr. Brian Lewis & Dr. Bobbie Head Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lewis q Mr. Jerry Liang & Ms. Tina Leung Joanne Lin ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Lin q Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. Lindsay Martha Hamilton Lindstrom ’61 Ali Lino ’05 Lori Winkelman Litwin ’68 Mr. Chwen-Ming Liu & Ms. Yi-Hua Chiang Mr. Xin Liu & Ms. Luyao Wu Mr. & Mrs. David Llodra Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lopez Ms. Roxanne Lopez Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lyons q Ms. Janis Machado Ms. Shannon Machado Julia Howard Macy ’53 Megan Madden ’76 Ms. Kate Mahoney Melika Mai ’14 Mr. Jason Mainland & Ms. Priscilla Haag Kathleen Borla Mains ’61

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Martha Davies Boyle Mangels ’52 q Mr. Rick Mansfield Ms. Christina Marcu Ms. Kristy T. Marksbury q Mr. & Mrs. Jack G. Martel qu Kate Solovieff Martin ’69 Matson Foundation * Peggy O'Neill Mauz ’54 Mrs. Sue M. Mayhugh Patricia Hill Mc Call ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. McCallister q Denise Cossette McCollum ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Michael McCollum Margot Kellett McCormick ’43 Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. McCubbin Mary McGowan ’78 Valerie Meacham McIntosh ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Brad McKeague Mrs. Veronica McKenna q Natasha Smith McKeown ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Frank McMaye Margaret McPherson McNab ’75 q Mr. Jeffery McPhail & Ms. Janet Jennings Ms. Abbey L. McPike Mr. & Mrs. Robert Meckfessel Jean Futscher Meersman ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Melendez Mr. Robert Mellett & Ms. Nessa Brady Mr. Michael J. Mello Mr. Walburga Meschuk Susan Ulrich Metheny ’55 Ms. Nancy Meyer Debbie Supple Miller ’69 Robin Dinkelspiel Miller ’59 Ms. Elizabeth Miranda Dr. & Mrs. Fernando Miranda Courtney Elkin Mohler ’98 Darby Auerbach Morris ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Alan Morris Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Mosher Mr. David R. Moss q Caroline Mueller ’82 Mrs. Aileen R. Murphy Ms. Lauren Murphy Teresa Bannan Nally ’50 Barbara Bill Nannini ’53 Ms. Laura Neely Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Nettleton Network for Good Ms. Gayle Newman Lorna Fung Ng ’83 q Mr. Quang Nguyen & Ms. Phanica Uk Ms. Erin Noble Mrs. Teresa A. Notari

Nancie Veit O’Connell ’53 Mr. & Mrs. Robin O'Connell Dr. & Mrs. Pier J. Oddone Mr. & Mrs. Mukesh Ojha Mr. Eric Oldmixon & Ms. Sarah Myers Mrs. Haley O'Malley Mr. & Mrs. William A. O'Malley Mr. & Mrs. Chris O'Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Kendall Mason Osborn Mary Osterloh ’72 Louise Fleming Owen ’80 Ms. Doreen Davis Owen & Mr. Phil Owen Mr. & Mrs. Melville Owen Mr. & Mrs. John R. Paluska Mr. Don Panec & Ms. Susan Mansi Mr. & Mrs. Donald Panec Mr. William Richter & Ms. LeaAnne Parlette Mr. Ross Parmenter & Ms. Lia Melendez Randi Palm Patten ’72 Bette Jane Pedroli- Crossley ’67 Ms. Sena Perrier-Morris PG&E Company/ Employee Giving PG&E Corporation Foundation * Mr. & Mrs. John Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Tom Phillips Mr. Frank Falkenburg & Ms. Kimberly Pinkson Mrs. Ann Pogrel Mr. Adrian Pop & Ms. Elizabeth Flint Mrs. Rebecca Preston

Robin Clute Primavera ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pulling Susan Rigsbee Purkart ’55 Ms. Shanti Putnam & Mr. Firas Ghantous Mrs. Maria Quadros Mary Bradley Quinlan ’70 Jordan Raabe ’03 u Ms. Hannah Rahill Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Ramirez u Vinette Pennisi Ramsay ’70 q Susan Oleksiw Rawcliffe ’69 Helen Greeley Recinos ’78 Mara Hunter Redden ’70 Leslie Reese ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Reeser q Stephanie Denk Rehak ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Reid Ms. Helaine Reiner Mr. & Mrs. George Reinhardt Mr. Daniel Remer & Ms. Chihiro Saito Mr. William Resner Mr. & Mrs. Victor J. Revenko Mr. Sergei Riabtchenko Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Richter q Pauline Riley ’62 Mr. Daniel Roam & Ms. Isabelle Salvadori Joan Larkins Robertson ’74 q Ms. Hiroko Robinson Holly Greeff Robinson ’53 q Patricia Lyons Robles ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Greg Robley q

Christine Rossi ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Rick Rossi Mr. Robert J. Rossi Shea Rounds ’15 Mr. & Ms. Kevin Rumon Sheila Grady Rumsey ’59 Mrs. Denise Y. Ryan q Mr. & Mrs. Eric Ryan Dr. & Mrs. John F. Safanda Salesforce.org - Champion Grants * Siobhan Samija ’86 Sarah Sanford ’85 Mr. & Mrs. David C. Sargent Heidi Geistwhite Sauberg ’93 Nicki Boss Sauer ’62 Cressey Wallace Sayre ’57 Mr. & Mrs. David Schane Monica Saavedra Schindler ’75 Katharine Tucker Schoellerman ’64 Mr. & Mrs. James R. Schuler Ms. Nicole Schuler q Mr. & Mrs. Sven M. Schunemann Kelly Collins Scoles ’62 Lisa Wolcott Sebastian ’87 Mr. Matthew Shaffer & Ms. Lisa Anderson Shaffer Mr. Eric R. Shapiro q Laura Francine Shaw ’65 q Mr. & Mrs. John Shearin Ms. Karen K. Shelton Ms. Margaret Shimada Cornelia Sias ’66 Margaret Streich Sigley ’59 Patricia Whittle Sitkin ’43 q

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Skaggs q Mr. & Ms. Stephen Skartvedt Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sloan q Ms. Erica Smith Mr. & Mrs. Greg Smith q Mr. & Mrs. Richard Smith Sarah Ann Maleady Smith ’75 q Mr. & Mrs. Paul P. Spaulding Mr. Kirk McLaughlin & Ms. Hilary Staples Connor Stock ’08 u Mr. & Ms. Luben Stoilov Ms. Hannah Stoner Mr. & Mrs. Eric Stover Ms. Karlyn M. Strand q Dr. & Mrs. Michael C. Stricker Jennifer Lawrence Strohmaier ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Struck q Tammy Swanson ’88 Margaret Malley Taddeucci ’57 Maryam Talakoob ’77 Ms. Laila J. Tarraf Maur Bettman Tavernetti ’70 Drs. John & Gabrielle Taylor

Mrs. Joan Taylor Mr. & Mrs. John W. Taylor Kathy Futscher Theofel ’73 q Carol Martin Thompson ’57 Lynn Cresalia Thompson ’73 Tilda Muller Thompson ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Scott Tithof Suzanne Tollefson ’80 Mr. Christopher Townsend Wanden Treanor ’73 Amanda Tredinnick ’01 Anna Comolli Tredinnick ’71 Amanda Tsai ’14 Mr. Scott Tseckares & Ms. Penelope Hondrogen Lisa Bolcom Tuck ’69 Carolyn Jeffery Tucker ’87 Frances Tucker ’62 Ms. Patricia Turnbull Mr. & Mrs. Jason Tuttle Dr. Andrew Valla & Ms. Paula Glodowski-Valla Mr. Robert Vallas & Ms. Kara Weisiger

Mary Wittschen van de Graaff ’46 Dr. & Mrs. James Van Olst Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Mr. & Mrs. George G. Wagner Mr. Eugene Walden & Ms. Stacy Weiss Walden Jamie Wallach ’77 Mr. Baojun Wang & Ms. Li Ren Mr. & Mrs. Peng Wang Ms. Yanhong Han & Mr. Rui Wang Ms. Laura Webb Susan Clayworth Webb ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Webster Ms. Lorraine Weglarz Hailey Weinstein ’15 u Mr. & Mrs. Paul Weinstein Mr. Dirk A. Weiss q Sam Streich Werback ’68 Mr. & Mrs. David Whaley Ms. Blayney White Mr. & Mrs. John Whitman Mr. & Mrs. Bradley A. Wickwire Mr. Robert G. Wilhelm Ms. Linda Williams

Pamela Boyd Williams ’69 Mr. Jonathan Wilson Leslie Atterbury Wittkopp ’66 Sandra Fly Wong ’66 Yi Wong ’14 Ms. Logan Wood & Mr. Paul Brigham Mrs. Anne Wooliever Elizabeth Monson Worthington ’45 Terese McChrystal Wright ’47 Marilynn Breckenridge Yarborough ’64 q Mr. & Mrs. Domenick Yazzolino Ms. Carina Ybarra Mr. Zhixin Yin & Ms. Meng Li Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Young Ms. Maria Coulson Young Mr. & Mrs. Zein A. Yountchi Your Cause Mr. Jianli Zhao & Ms. Song Lin Mr. Joshua Zucker & Ms. Anne Schrager Brenda Daly Zwiefelhofer ’65

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donors Parent San Domenico Fund Giving We are grateful for the leadership provided by San Domenico Fund Chairs, Tom and Gail McCallister, and our parent volunteers. Because of their dedicated teamwork, together with support from our parent community, a record high of $758,444 in vital funding was raised.

CLASS OF 2016

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Maureen & Greg Smith Ann Aylwin & William Smith Christine & Eric Sohn Lisa & John Strain Karen & John Taylor Christopher Townsend Yanhong Han & Rui Wang Lijun & Peng Wang Li Ren & Baojun Wang

Anonymous Dina Martinez & Alberto Ascencion Jessie Blake Bruce & Julie Christy Douglas D. G. Guen & Kate E. J. Shin Wen Tao & Jun Hong Suhong Mao & Yongfang Jiang Julie & Martin Johnson Sena Perrier-Morris Julie & Skip Spaulding Gina & Scott Webster

CLASS OF 2020

CLASS OF 2017

Anonymous Elizabeth Barnet & Rufus Blunk Diane Lang & Gregory Brown Mary & Todd Clyde Deborah Haase & Carson Cox Kim & Mark Dempster Monica & Michael Friedman Sarah Fry Adelaide & Thibault Fulconis Leanne Greentree Patricia & Ismael Gutierrez Deborah S. Herbert Michele & George Huff Kate Brennan & Robert Mesarchik Song Lin & Jianli Zhao

CLASS OF 2018

Anonymous Allison & Thomas Brown Sharon & William Coffer Chunhua Zheng & Shuying Feng Beth & Dan Gilmartin Qiong Mao & Wenfeng He Luyao Wu & Xin Liu Lucienne & Robert Meckfessel Phanica Uk & Quang Nguyen Janine & Jerome Reid, Jr. Isabelle & Daniel Roam Monika & David Schane Christina & Sven Schunemann Meng Li & Zhixin Yin Lifang Xiang & Zejun Zhang

CLASS OF 2019 Anonymous

Caroline & Christopher Bland Diane & Jeffery Cerf Christine Christiansen Allison Clark Susan E. Gladwin Jana & Zachary Goodman Robin & Vernon Huffman Sabine Hantke & Christian Hummler Bea & Eric Ivory-Chambers Jennie & Brad Jackson Catherine & John Kilroy Jill & Gregory Korst Emily Willingham & Marshall Kunze Lisa Hilgers & Julian Kwasneski Carrie & Frank Lewis Hongwei Li & Kui Duan Tina Leung & Jerry Liang Yi-Hua Chiang & Chwen-Ming Liu Katherine & David Llodra Margaret & Frank McMaye Kate Brennan & Robert Mesarchik Heejung & Sam Min Nicole & Peter Mollison Sarah Myers & Eric Oldmixon Rhonda & Chris O'Reilly Vickie & Sean O'Reilly Louise & Lawson Owen John & Rachel Paluska Alison & Daniel Peltz Elizabeth & Adrian Pop Babak S. Sani Susan & Stephen Skartvedt

Sharon & Francisco Andrade Grace & Gary Angel Anonymous Sarah & Hugh Barron Sherri Bihn Diane & Todd Blake Allison & Thomas Brown Lundy & Diane Campbell Janet Christensen Suzanne & Jock Christie Shino & Jeremy Cline Michelle & Jayme Cox Diane & Robert Cummings Barry Price & Kim D'Arcy Elizabeth & Eric Dorfman Caroline & Warren Dowd Kendal Friedman Sandy & Christopher Gerner Amy & Eric Glass

Stacie & Daniel Grant Claire Haggin Jeff Haggin Rosemary Fei & Gary Harrington Stephanie & Theodore Hellman Michele & George Huff Stacey & Brian Kaplan Linley & Peter Kaye Kimberli Brown & Bruce Keith Vita Leach Ms. Catherine LeFevre Mia & Jeff Ludlow Julie & Jack Martel Heidi & Nick Masturzo Carol & Sheldon Matthys Janet Jennings & Jeffery McPhail Nessa Brady & Robert Mellett Annie & George Morf Phanica Uk & Quang Nguyen Cynthia Weldon & Jamie O'Hara JolĂŠnne & Bob O'Meara Lia Melendez & Ross Parmenter Amy & Tom Phillips Kimberly & Frank Pinkson Suzanna & Kevin Rumon Christina & Sven Schunemann Diane & John Shearin Betsy & Glenn Snyder Kelly & Eric Stover Gabrielle & John Taylor

Penelope Hondrogen & Scott Tseckares Kara Weisiger & Robert Vallas Stacy Weiss Walden & Eugene Walden Jane & Don Young

CLASS OF 2021

Anonymous Elizabeth Hart Armstrong & David Armstrong Stacey Caen Hilary Newsom & Geoffrey Callan Chris Carlucci Marguerite & Philip Clark Kathryn Cunnyngham Germana Fabbri & Mason Day Cindy & Albert DeLima Susan & Ben Durham Valerie & Kevin Erdman London & Jay Fairborn Christina & Johnathan Fitzgibbons Evangeline & Peter Fugazzotto Richard & Kaitlyn Gallagher Sahar & Andy Getsey Susan & Jay Ginwala Stephanie Greenberg Nadine Burke Harris & Arno Harris Gabriel Harris & Pamela Jankelow Brenda & William Hunsinger Ana & Mat Johnson Ulrike & Johann Koehne Rick Mansfield Kate & Scott McMillan Jodylee & James Meenaghan Carolyn & Fernando Miranda Kara Connors & Mike Miskovsky Annie & George Morf Carolyn & Richard Myhre Laurie O'Hara Brenda & Patrick O'Neill Mary Jane Pasha Courtney & John Phillips Hannah Rahill Chandra & Andrew Ramirez Shawn & George Reinhardt Nisha & Niraj Shah Maureen & Greg Smith Theresa & Dave Sunding Shannon & Scott Tithof Ginger & Daniel Trimble Carol & James Williams Holly & Faris Yamini Anne & Joshua Zucker

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CLASS OF 2022

Anonymous Jennifer & Roberto Balmaseda Melissa Pulling & Ross Berger Valeria & Jonas Bernstein Lezley F. Blair Samantha & Gabriel Block Cindy & Richard Bollini Bruce & Allyn Campbell Edith Szendrey & Eugene Chukhlov Shino & Jeremy Cline Bridget & Robert Cooper Maria Coulson Young Deborah Haase & Carson Cox Diane & Robert Cummings Suzanne & Chris Doerschlag Elizabeth & Eric Dorfman Sonya Evans & Antonio Daniel Christina & Johnathan Fitzgibbons Heather & Craig Flynn Kelly & Christopher Fogarty Maria & David Fortney Christine & Christopher Fruhauf Richard & Kaitlyn Gallagher Elizabeth & James Gassel

Michael Glass Vanessa Glass Traci & Richard Goldman Stacie & Daniel Grant Diana & Sam Hagan Pauline Henderson Erika & Karl Hoagland Abby & John Hoffman Gisele Norris & Richard Holland Claire A. Johnson Amy & Gregory Jones Stacey & Brian Kaplan Linley & Peter Kaye Diane & Kevin Keenley Kimberli Brown & Bruce Keith Catherine & John Kilroy Sara & Andy Kurtzig Elizabeth & Jeffrey Leane Angela & Stephen Lee Heidi & Nick Masturzo Carol & Sheldon Matthys Mary & Christopher McFadden Michelle & Cyrus Montakhab Mimi & Robin O'Connell Vickie & Sean O'Reilly

Heather & Matthew Ramsey Michelle Schear & Eric Shaffer Kira & Charles Skomer Kelly & Eric Stover Laila Tarraf Katie & Jason Tuttle Cindy & Graham Weaver Laura & Jeffrey Woodhead Holly & Faris Yamini

CLASS OF 2023

Anonymous Elizabeth Hart Armstrong & David Armstrong Karen Stead Baigrie & James Baigrie Sherri Bihn Amy & Mark Blake Erika & Todd Chapman Katy Childs Caroline & Warren Dowd Karen & Robert Duncan Heather & Craig Flynn Christine & Christopher Fruhauf Susan & Jay Ginwala Koren & John Grubb

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Kimberly & Gregory Hemsworth Jill Hoefgen & Ian Sethre Nikki & Kevin Johnson Lisa Hilgers & Julian Kwasneski Meg Sorota & Brian T. Lahart Suzanne & Richard Long Gail & Tom McCallister Natasha K. McKeown Jennifer & Luke O'Byrne Annika & Kendall Osborn Mary Jane Pasha Courtney & John Phillips Elizabeth & Adrian Pop Devon & Fraser Preston Ginger & Howard Robin Katherine & David Sargent Diane & Carl Shannon Bonnie & David Spitz Gary & Valerie Testa Katie & Jason Tuttle Cleary & Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Michelle & William White Belinda & Bradley Wickwire Tina & Gary Wolk Maria Coulson Young

CLASS OF 2024

Anonymous Sonja & Benjamin Bailey Edith Szendrey & Eugene Chukhlov Michelle & Kevin Douglas London & Jay Fairborn Suzanne & David Friend Adelaide & Thibault Fulconis Sandy & Christopher Gerner Jana & Zachary Goodman Danielle & Kevin Hansmeyer Angela & Chris Hart Shyla & Doug Hendrickson Gisele Norris & Richard Holland

Ana & Mat Johnson Stacey & Brian Kaplan Shay & Graham Kos Elizabeth & Christopher Lane Jodylee & James Meenaghan JolĂŠnne & Bob O'Meara Courtney & John Phillips Kimberly & Jeff Qvale Kate & Jordan Reeser Julia & Willem Robberts Ananda & Jason Tavano Cindy & Graham Weaver Logan Wood & Paul Brigham

CLASS OF 2025

Anonymous Amy & Drew Curby Desiree & Rob DeNunzio Kelly & Christopher Fogarty Elizabeth & James Gassel Brooke Gelber & Peter Hottenstein Nikki & Kevin Johnson Catherine & John Kilroy Catherine LeFevre Suzanne & Richard Long Annie & George Morf Amy & Tom Phillips Devon & Fraser Preston Kimberly & Jeff Qvale Kira & Charles Skomer Hilary Staples & Kirk McLaughlin Paula Glodowski-Valla & Andrew Valla Blayney White Tina & Gary Wolk

CLASS OF 2026

Anonymous Bridget & Robert Cooper Heather & Arthur Davis

Jana Eliasova Sonya Evans & Antonio Daniel Koren & John Grubb Jennifer & Graham Guest Pauline Henderson Erika & Karl Hoagland Diane & Kevin Keenley Sara & Andy Kurtzig Lori Shanoff & Dan McKee Lisa & Marino Monardi Christopher & Stephanie Mosher Adam Noah & Melinda Scully Jennifer & Luke O'Byrne Susan Mansi & Don Panec Ashley & Daniel Reid Chihiro Saito & Daniel Remer Katherine & David Sargent Michelle Schear & Eric Shaffer Mindy & David Whaley Lisa & John Whitman Belinda & Bradley Wickwire Heather Wright Ojha & Mukesh Ojha

CLASS OF 2027

Sonja & Benjamin Bailey Paula & John Berry Gillian Libbert & John Duncan Marla & William Fieser Kimberly & Gregory Hemsworth Jill Hoefgen & Ian Sethre Evgeniya Voronova & Igor Kalinichenko Sharon & Noah Klein Elizabeth & Christopher Lane Lisa & Marino Monardi Carrie & Greg Robley Katie & Eric Ryan Diane & Carl Shannon

Ananda & Jason Tavano Cindy & Graham Weaver Tina & Gary Wolk

CLASS OF 2028

Bridget & Robert Cooper Desiree & Rob DeNunzio Suzanne & Chris Doerschlag Heather & Craig Flynn Danielle & Kevin Hansmeyer Shyla & Doug Hendrickson Linley & Peter Kaye Sara & Andy Kurtzig Priscilla Haag & Jason Mainland Sara Wardell-Smith & Bruce Raabe Katie & Eric Ryan Parisa Sadeghian & Amir Sarreshtehdary Alison Buist & David Sohn Alina Redka & Luben Stoilov

CLASS OF 2029

Bibi Ansari & Ramin Amirghassemkhany Paula & John Berry Mary & Mark Churchill Heather & Arthur Davis Oriana & Carter Edsall Elizabeth & James Gassel Robin & Vernon Huffman Sharon & Noah Klein Priscilla Haag & Jason Mainland Holly & Michael Nettleton Kate & Jordan Reeser Lisa Anderson Shaffer & Matthew Shaffer Alison Buist & David Sohn Lisa & John Whitman

Alumnae Giving by Class Class of ’43

Margot Kellett McCormick ’43 Harriet Lindsey McLeod ’43 Patricia Whittle Sitkin ’43

Holly Greeff Robinson ’53 Diane Gwerder Siegel ’53

Class of ’54

Class of ’44

Sheila Doyle Kiernan ’44

Adrienne Hogan Hale ’54 Peggy O’Neill Mauz ’54 Patricia Hill McCall ’54

Class of ’45

Class of ’55

Joan Eck Bruzzone ’45 Nancy Ottinger Coit ’45 Carol Lund Daniels ’45 Elizabeth Monson Worthington ’45

Anna Theis Cureton ’55 Donna Wilson Long ’55 Susan Ulrich Metheny ’55 Susan Rigsbee Purkart ’55

Class of ’46

Class of ’56

Nancy Lagomarsino Farrar ’46 Prudence Bowman Kestner ’46 Mary Wittschen van de Graaff ’46

Judith Riede Dawson ’56

Class of ’59

Molly Keil Hynes ’59 Robin Dinkelspiel Miller ’59 Sheila Grady Rumsey ’59 Margaret Streich Sigley ’59

Class of ’60

Judith Boss Del Tredici ’60 Joan Novak Gordon ’60 Marilyn Pelissa Harris ’60 Lynne Nelson Holden ’60

Class of ’61

Kirby Atterbury ’61 Heidi Hickingbotham Cary ’61 Frances Walker Clark ’61

Jean Novak Cattaneo ’63 Maureen Curtin-Evermann ’63 Yvonne Taylor Everhart ’63 Maria Fasal Faulconer ’63 Virginia Dolan Hall ’63 Deborah Todd Heim ’63 Catherine Davis Marsten ’63 Valerie Meacham McIntosh ’63 Carol Prince ’63

Class of ’64

Elizabeth Bowe Anders ’64 Peggy Olson Conway ’64 Patricia Lyons Robles ’64 Katharine Tucker Schoellerman ’64 Tilda Muller Thompson ’64

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Class of ’47

Robin Quigley ’47 Rosemarie Rousseau Wagner ’47 Terese McChrystal Wright ’47

Class of ’48

Eileen Callaghan ’48 Katharine Marshall Kibby ’48 Alice Goodwin Lenz ’48 Sister Susannah Malarkey, O.P ’48

Class of ’50

Tookie Ryan Appelbe ’50 Mary Helen Briscoe ’50 Lillian Machado Dickson ’50 Joanne Keig Harris ’50 Virginia Stewart Jarvis ’50 Teresa Bannan Nally ’50

Class of ’51

Margaret Huneke Blaine ’51 Patricia Suhr Dawson ’51 Louise Lazarus de Vries ’51

Class of ’52

Marta Battha Beres ’52 Anne Adams Helms ’52 Aileen Fitzpatrick Keegan ’52 Martha Davies Boyle Mangels ’52

Class of ’53

Julia Howard Macy ’53 Anne Baumgartner Morris ’53 Barbara Bill Nannini ’53 Nancie Veit O’Connell ’53 Diane Johnston Paton ’53

Patty Waters Ghilarducci ’56 Rita Gilmore McIntire ’56 Stella Shao ’56

Marcie Noltner Leach ’61 Martha Hamilton Lindstrom ’61 Kathleen Borla Mains ’61

Marilynn Breckenridge Yarborough ’64

Class of ’57

Class of ’62

Anonymous Carolyn Campora ’65 Lauretta Del Curto ’65 Susan McCarthy Fujita ’65 Kathleen Mahoney Jablonski ’65 Lynn Schmitz Johnson ’65 Kathleen Keith ’65 Laura Francine Shaw ’65 Marilyn Taylor ’65 Brenda Daly Zwiefelhofer ’65

Sandy Willard Denn ’57 Cressey Wallace Sayre ’57 Margaret Malley Taddeucci ’57 Carol Martin Thompson ’57

Class of ’58

Mary Jane Baird ’58 Merrilee Gwerder Dowty ’58 Carol McCulloch Ingwersen ’58 Katherine Diepenbrock Stillman ’58

Marianne Petrini Bales ’62 Beth Hartmann Bursch ’62 Judith Kehoe ’62 Virginia Sturdevant Lyons ’62 Pauline Riley ’62 Nicki Boss Sauer ’62 Kelly Collins Scoles ’62 Frances Tucker ’62

Class of ’63

Edith Allison ’63 Dottie Broemmel Wien ’63

Class of ’65

Class of ’66

Robin Mayrisch Andrae ’66

donors Sally Edwards ’66 Muffie Pennisi Fendler ’66 Carol Krausgrill Gissel ’66 Angele Lewis Hayashi ’66 Judith Owens Knight ’66 Nancy Donnell Lilly ’66 Marta Osterloh ’66 Cornelia Sias ’66 Leslie Atterbury Wittkopp ’66 Sandra Fly Wong ’66

Class of ’67

Anonymous Becky Sandkuhle Ashley ’67 Patti McCarthy Boitano ’67 Martha Heard Hutchings ’67 Marsue Cumming MacNicol ’67 Mila Murphy ’67 Bette Jane Pedroli-Crossley ’67 Nancy Powell Tietz ’67

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Class of ’68

Joanne Cieri Hildahl ’68 Lori Winkelman Litwin ’68 Robin Clute Primavera ’68 Jennifer Lawrence Strohmaier ’68 Sam Streich Werback ’68

Class of ’69

Toni Farrell ’69 Anne Holt ’69 Kate Solovieff Martin ’69 Debbie Supple Miller ’69 Susan Oleksiw Rawcliffe ’69 Christine Rossi ’69 Lisa Bolcom Tuck ’69 Pamela Boyd Williams ’69

Class of ’70

Anne Bolcom ’70 Anne Dolan ’70 Caroline Ford ’70 Mel Hall ’70 Patti Nicolai Johnstone’70 Jean Futscher Meersman ’70 Mary Bradley Quinlan ’70 Vinette Pennisi Ramsay ’70 Mara Hunter Redden ’70 Maur Bettman Tavernetti ’70

Class of ’71

Annette Batson ’71 Catherine Carney Browning ’71 Trudi Mumford Costello ’71 Kathryn Bryan Hampton ’71 Katie Kelly Heath ’71 Helen Holden-Gladsky ’71 Kate Abbott Horn ’71

Darby Auerbach Morris ’71 Amy Skewes-Cox ’71 Anna Comolli Tredinnick ’71

Class of ’72

Cookie Arrighi ’72 Kathryn Wilmarth Cruice ’72 Nancy Worner Fleck ’72 Carolyn Sharon Heyder ’72 Susan Hoeschler ’72 Barbara Dolter Hogan ’72 Ann O’Neill Marymor ’72 Mary Osterloh ’72 Randi Palm Patten ’72

Class of ’73

Alice Filmer ’73 Alexandra Hill Finn ’73 Maureen Grace ’73 Kathy Futscher Theofel ’73 Lynn Cresalia Thompson ’73 Wanden Treanor ’73 Eve Gazzola Wertsch ’73

Nancy Bunting Cline ’75 Suzanne Torre-Cross ’75 Lisa Fairchild ’75 Marianne Nobmann Hitzemann ’75 Shawna Hunter ’75 Hoonae Kim ’75 Denise Cossette McCollum ’75 Margaret McPherson McNab ’75 Monica Saavedra Schindler ’75 Liz Wilhelm Schott ’75 Sarah Ann Maleady Smith ’75 Susan Clayworth Webb ’75

Class of ’76

Anonymous Jane Gazzola ’76 Megan Madden ’76 Jodylee Travis Meenaghan ’76

Class of ’77

Michele McCarthy Brown ’74 Wendy Cole ’74 Anne Dinkelspiel ’74 Lynne Foster ’74 Joan Larkins Robertson ’74 Sally-Christine Rodgers ’74

Anonymous Courtney Benoist ’77 Cynthia O’Hair Bond ’77 Carol Diamond ’77 Laurie Sweeney Doolittle ’77 Rita Nederman Gilbert ’77 Patrice Carlson Glasscock ’77 Peckie Harris Peters ’77 Cecily O’Byrne Stock ’77 Maryam Talakoob ’77 Jamie Wallach ’77

Class of ’75

Class of ’78

Class of ’74

Mary Buckingham ’75

Janice Parker Kall ’78

Mary McGowan ’78 Helen Greeley Recinos ’78 Alexandra Wheeler ’78

Class of ’79

Johanna Childhouse ’79 Juliette Faulk-Schmidt Cavalier Haggh ’79

Class of ’80

Bridgette Brigham ’80 Katherine Fung ’80 Louise Fleming Owen ’80 Suzanne Tollefson ’80

Class of ’81 Ruth Collins ’81

Class of ’82

Joan Downs ’82 Aenea Keyes ’82 Stephanie O’Byrne Morris ’82 Caroline Mueller ’82

Class of ’83

Lisa Alexander ’83 Louann Giorgi ’83 Edith Hofmeister ’83 Lorna Fung Ng ’83

Class of ’84

Leonora Bova ’84 Joanna Branick Collins ’84 Shawn Sweeney Copenhagen ’84

Class of ’85

Mary Jane Pasha ’85 Amy Armstrong Phillips ’85 Sarah Sanford ’85

Class of ’86

Margaret Branick-Abilla ’86 Mary Bishop Heller ’86 Maureen Burns Kennedy ’86 Siobhan Samija ’86

Class of ’04 Lauren Becker ’04

Class of ’05

Isobel Crittenden ’05 Kristania Deleon ’05

Rebecca Heath Farguson ’05 Ali Lino ’05

Class of ’10

Melinda Borello ’10

Class of ’14

Melika Mai ’14 Amanda Tsai ’14 Yi Wong ’14

Class of ’15 Shea Rounds ’15

Grace He ’14

Class of ’87

Anonymous Natasha Smith McKeown ’87 Leslie Reese ’87 Liz Revenko ’87 Lisa Wolcott Sebastian ’87 Carolyn Jeffery Tucker ’87

Class of ’88

Catherine Bank Kilroy ’88 Patricia Lee ’88 Tammy Swanson ’88 Elizabeth Howey Wilson ’88

Class of ’89

Anonymous Stephanie de Gorog Mosher ’89 Stephanie Denk Rehak ’89 Elizabeth Rogers ’89

Class of ’90

Nicole Heynneman Anderson ’90 Anonymous Maria Marsten Snideman ’90

Class of ’91 Lorna Holt ’91

Class of ’92 Anonymous

Class of ’93

Joanne Lin ’93 Heidi Geistwhite Sauberg ’93

Class of ’94 Doris Joos ’94

Class of ’98

Courtney Elkin Mohler ’98

Class of ’01

Christina Afanasieff ’01 Megan Amaral ’01

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donors Faculty & Staff Giving Lauren Adams Stephanie Albert Mary Altshuler Anonymous (34) Pamela Baird Max Barker Mark Barrett Steve Bergman John D. Berry Ximena Bervejillo Melinda Borello ’10 John Bowermaster

Michael Fulton Kaitlyn Gallagher Brooke Gelber Laurie Giesen Zoe Ghazi Nancy Goralski Jean Gorechi Jennifer Grant Jennifer Grimes Christina Guiliani Amy Hale Donovan Hamrick

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Doris Brown Deanna Bruton Lilan Buckosky Stephanie Buechner Andrew Butts Diane Campbell Gerry G. Carmona Janet Christensen Julie Christy Eugene Chukhlov Mark M. Churchill Aaron C. Clark Doree Clark Jason Clarke Isobel M. Crittenden Kim D’Arcy Alice Della Santina Rob DeNunzio Loree Donaldson Dianne Dornbush Sonya Evans Scott Fletcher Emma Forrest Sarah Frieberg Tracy Froehlich Deborah Fugate

Tracy Harding Barbra Hawkins Jill Hoefgen Lindsay B. Holton Ryan Hopper Sally Houston Terry Hoy Robin Huffman Dan Hunt Brad L. Jackson Robert Jessen Brian Kaplan Pat Keaney Beth Kellermann Suzanne P. Kelly Aenea M. Keyes ’82 Robyn M. Klapperich Ann Krinitsky Jessica Lamson Julie Lanzarin Kathy Laughlin Aran Levasseur Kristen Levine Frank Lopez Roxanne Lopez Shannon Machado

Christina Marcu Kristy Marksbury Krista McKeague Natasha K. McKeown ’87 Abbey L. McPike Michael J. Mello Nancy Meyer Elizabeth Miranda Alan J. Morris Lauren Murphy Laura Neely Gayle Newman Erin Noble Teresa A. Notari Rachel Noyes Haley O’Malley Annika Osborn LeaAnne A. Parlette John Phillips Kimberly Pinkson Shanti Putnam Lex Razon Kate Reeser Helaine Reiner William Resner Sergei Riabtchenko Wynn Richards Lisa Richter Carrie Robley Jessica Ruscello Katie N. Ryan Nicole Schuler Ian Sethre Karen K. Shelton Jeff Skaggs Michael Sloan Erica Smith Shelagh K. Smith

Hilary Staples Cecily O’Byrne Stock ’77 Hannah Stoner Karlyn M. Strand Peggy L. Struck Tammy Swanson ’88 Amanda E. Tredinnick MS ’01 Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. Laura Volovski Laura Webb Lorraine Weglarz Dirk A. Weiss David Whaley Jonathan Wilson David Wise Heather Wright Ojha Melissa Yazzolino Carina Ybarra

Grandparent Giving Ms. Marguerite Ryken & Mr. Phil Allen Mr. & Mrs. Gary Anderson Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. William O. Bank Mr. & Mrs. John J. Bartko Mrs. Audrey Berry Mr. & Mrs. Carl Blom Mr. & Mrs. James F. Buckley Dr. Heidi Cary Mr. Bill Christmas & Ms. Polly Raye Mrs. Jane S. Cobb Dr. & Mrs. Frank T. Corker Mr. & Mrs. Robert DeNunzio Mr. & Mrs. George P. Dohrmann Mr. Jefferson Doolittle Mr. & Mrs. James E. Douglas

Mr. & Mrs. John Duncan Mrs. Sandra Eberhard Mr. & Mrs. Eric Ebert Ms. Alrene Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Tom Gerner Mr. & Mrs. Bob Glass Mr. & Mrs. David Grubb Dr. & Mrs. Burton Greenberg Mrs. June Greene Wood Ms. Marlene Gutierrez Ms. Suzanne I. Haas Ross & Chris Hartley Ms. Mary Hendrickson & Mr. John Krogman Mr. & Mrs. King Hoagland Mr. & Mrs. Alan Huffman Ms. Margaret Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jones Mr. & Mrs. Merv Kaplan Ms. Suzanne Keith Ms. Maryann Kirchner Mrs. Robyn M. Klapperich Mr. & Mrs. Helmut Koehne Mr. & Mrs. John Lahart Mr. & Mrs. Tony Lazzari Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Leach Mr. Stephen Leonoudakis, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Liang Ms. Janis Machado Ms. Adrienne Mansi Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Melendez Mr. Walburga Meschuk Mr. Peter C. Newell Dr. Natalie O’Byrne

Mr. & Mrs. Jim O’Meara Mr. & Mrs. Melville Owen Mr. & Mrs. Donald Panec Mrs. Janet Pasha Mr. & Mrs. Tom Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pulling Mrs. Maria Quadros Mr. & Mrs. James R. Schuler Ms. Margaret Shimada Mr. & Mrs. Richard Smith Mr. & Mrs. Paul P. Spaulding Mrs. Joan Taylor Ms. Patricia Turnbull Dr. & Mrs. James Van Olst Ms. Ann Waldman Ms. Allie Weissman Ms. Linda Williams

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Gifts in Kind Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Balmaseda Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Bollini II Mr. & Mrs. Philip B. Clark II Ms. Kathryn Cunnyngham Mr. John Duncan & Ms. Gillian Libbert Mr. George Gavros & Dr. Dora Gavros Mr. Gary Harrington & Ms. Rosemary Fei Mr. & Mrs. Doug J. Hendrickson Mrs. Karen Karlow Mr. & Mrs. John Kilroy Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Nettleton Ratio Design Associates, Inc.

2016 PSA gala The Patricia Tobin Cooper Dining Hall San Domenico Parent Service Association Funds Spring Gala Fundraiser A Night at the Oscars

Net Proceeds from Event Tickets & Auction Items

$101,141 Fund A Need: Cooper Dining Hall

$131,894

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The $131,000 contributed during the 2016 Gala’s Fund A Need program supported the refurbishment and transformation of the Patricia Tobin Cooper Dining Hall. This common space, where students, faculty, and staff share daily meals, visited often by parents and alumni, has been refreshed and rejuvenated through excellent design, beautiful color, contemporary furniture and fixtures, and the generous commitment of those named below.

Executive Producers $10,000.00 and above

Amy & Mark Blake Epicurean Group Catherine & John Kilroy Restoration Hardware Cynthia Weldon & Jamie O’Hara

Directors

$5,000.00 and above Elizabeth Hart Armstrong & David Armstrong Nikki & Kevin Johnson

Bruce & Allyn Campbell Traci & Richard Goldman

Producers

$2,500.00 and above Jennifer & Roberto Balmaseda Deborah Haase & Carson Cox Mia & Jeff Ludlow

Kimberly & Jeff Qvale Betsy & Glenn Snyder June & John Sullivan

fund a need Writers $1,000+

Sister Susan Allbritton, O.P. Sonja & Benjamin Bailey Melissa Pulling & Ross Berger Caroline & Christopher Bland Caroline & James Boitano Cindy & Richard Bollini Marguerite & Philip Clark Heather & Arthur Davis Christine & Christopher Fruhauf Sandy & Christopher Gerner Patricia & David Grubb Shyla & Doug Hendrickson Deborah S. Herbert Gisele & Richard Holland Kimberli Brown & Bruce Keith Elizabeth & Christopher Lane Annie & George Morf Genevieve Marvel & Tyler Olbres Heather & James Rosenfield Julie & Skip Spaulding

Lisa & John Strain Dan & Kathleen Toney Cindy & Graham Weaver David Wise Laura & Jeffrey Woodhead

Casting Directors $500+

Sarah & Hugh Barron Jason Bermak & Sarah Polfliet Sherri Corker Kim D'Arcy & Barry Price Qunyun Zhao & Qiyun Dong Gillian Libbert & John Duncan Susan & Jay Ginwala Ariane & Edwin Goffard Mary & Peter Koenig Chandra & Andrew Ramirez Shawn & George Reinhardt Cecily & Marcus Stock Ginger & Daniel Trimble Zhaohui Guo & Jianyong Wang

Film Editors $250+

Lundy & Diane Campbell Sister Margaret Diener, O.P. Nancy Kelleher Tina Leung & Jerry Liang Louise & Lawson Owen Janine & Jerome Reid, Jr. Amy Skewes-Cox & Bob Twiss Maureen & Greg Smith Li Ren & Baojun Wang Cathie & Chris Warner Luyi Zhang & Yingqi Zhou

Cinematographers $100+

Lorraine & Gary Anderson Sharon & Francisco Andrade Samantha & Gabriel Block Hilary Newsom & Geoffrey Callan Shino & Jeremy Cline

Elizabeth & Eric Dorfman Stacie & Daniel Grant Diana & Sam Hagan Rosemary Fei & Gary Harrington Kari Heiman & Scott Henderson Lisa & Jeff Hines Bea & Eric Ivory-Chambers Andrew & Christine Johnston Amy & Gregory Jones Linley & Peter Kaye Sheila Doyle Kiernan Lisa Hilgers & Julian Kwasneski Julie & Jack Martel Jodylee & James Meenaghan Kate Brennan & Robert Mesarchik Carolyn & Richard Myhre Jennifer Nash LeaAnne A. Parlette & William Richter Alison & Daniel Peltz Sarah & Mark Piersante Julia & Willem Robberts

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donors Katherine & David Sargent Parisa Sadeghian & Amir Sarreshtehdary Margaret & Scott Smith Alison Buist & David Sohn Sharon Stiffler Gabrielle & John Taylor Shannon & Scott Tithof Heather Wright Ojha & Mukesh Ojha Vanessa Sherd & Simon Yudelevich Tamara Goldsmith & Randy Zucker

Set Decoration to $100

Robin Mayrisch Andrae '66 Johanna Gunning Rhonda & Chris O'Reilly Laura & Steve Volovski

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2016 Gala Gifts in Kind Businesses

20/20 Optical Able Engineering Abigayle Tarsches Photography Abreu Vineyard Alcatraz Cruises Alex’s Dry Cleaning Valet All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting At the Top Salon Audi Sporscar Experience Band Works School of Rock Bartlett Tree Experts Bay Area Children’s Theatre Bay Area Discovery Museum Bay City Bikes Bay Club Stonetree

Bell Wine Cellars Berkeley Rep Blanc Boutique Blue & Gold Fleet Body Kinetics Buena Vista Winery bug-a-lugz Cafe Del Soul California Academy of Sciences Calypso St. Barth Camp K-9 of Marin Comforts Compass Education Group Cooper Alley Salon Coquelicot Dave Fromer Marin Soccer Programs di Pietro Todd Disneyland DJ Chinese Cuisine Dollface Beauty Education Unlimited Elan Fitness Center Exploratorium Fairfax Scoop Far Niente Winery Flying Dutchman Gymnastics Frogs Hot Tubs Future Prospects Baseball Galileo Innovation Camps for kids Giving Hands Massage Golden Gate Ferry Heritage Landscapes Honig Vineyard & Winery Hopmonk Tavern HotShot Portraits, LLC In Motion Physical Therapy In-N-Out Burger Inner Image Aesthetics Jacuzzi Family Vineyards

Joshua Ets-Hokin Photography Judy Domenici Image Consultant Julia Padilla Music JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery Kentfield Fitness Maisonry Margaret O’Leary Marin Brewing Company Marin Brushless Car Washes Marin Country Mart, LLC Marin Sports Academy Marin Symphony Association Marin YMCA Mary Small Photography Mathnasium MEGA Gymnastics Miette LLC Mill Valley Car Wash Mollie Stone’s Mt. Tam Laser and Skin Care MV Code Club Nellcôte Nickel & Nickel Novato Pediatric Dentistry Orin Swift Cellars Osher Marin Jewish Community Center Paintball Jungle Patrick Seaton Stables Peacock Gap Golf Club Peggy Parks Photography Peju Province Winery Planet Granite PlumpJack Group Pure Barre Ram’s Gate Winery Renee Sheppard Rent-a-Parent Personnel Revery Salon Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe Ross Valley Players San Rafael Pacifics Saxum Vineyards Schumacher Photography Sea Trek Ocean Kayaking Center Skin Spirit Sol Food Sonoma Raceway Sorella Caffe SoulCycle Marin Spiral Expansion Studio Stapleton Ballet Sugar Bowl Ski Resort SusieCakes Testarossa Winery The Dailey Method The Facial Studio The Half Day Cafe The Kleid Design Group

The Magic Flute The Melting Pot The Walt Disney Family Museum Toast Restaurant Tree Monkey Project Tutor Corps Urban Putt USS Hornet Museum VJB Vineyards & Cellars Wholeself Health Wilkes Bashford Wilson Orthodontics Wink Optics Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Individuals

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Balmaseda Mr. & Mrs. Mark Blake Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Bland Mr. Will Bollini Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Bollini II Mr. & Mrs. James C. Buie, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Carlson Mr. & Mrs. Todd Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Cline Mr. Philippe Colmant & Mrs. Neely Mack-Colmant Ms. Sherri Corker Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Davis Mr. & Mrs. Mark Dempster Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dornbush Mr. & Mrs. Robert Duncan II Mr. & Mrs. William C. Edsall Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Fogarty Mr. & Mrs. James A. Gassel Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Gerner Ms. Laurie Giesen Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goldman Mr. & Mrs. David Grubb Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Hansmeyer Ms. Sabine Hantke & Mr. Christian Hummel Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hines Mr. Richard Holland & Dr. Gisele Norris Mr. & Mrs. Mat Johnson Ms. Ava Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John Kilroy Mr. & Mrs. Johann Koehne Mr. & Mrs. Andy Kurtzig Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lane Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey F. Ludlow Mr. Jeffery McPhail & Ms. Janet Jennings Mr. & Dr. Marino Monardi Mr. & Mrs. Richard Myhre

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Mr. Jamie O’Hara & Ms. Cynthia Weldon Mr. & Mrs. Tyler M. Olbres Mr. & Mrs. Lawson Owen Mr. Don Panec & Ms. Susan Mansi Mr. & Mrs. John Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Tom Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Miles J. Qvale Mr. Daniel Remer & Ms. Chihiro Saito Ms. Marguerite Ryken & Mr. Phil Allen Mr. Matthew Shaffer & Ms. Lisa Anderson Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Carl Shannon Ms. Brigitta Sivander Amy Skewes-Cox ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Smith Mr. David Sohn & Dr. Alison Buist Mr. & Mrs. Eric F. Sohn Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sullivan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jason N. J. Tavano Mr. & Mrs. John W. Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Tithof Dr. Andrew Valla & Ms. Paula Glodowski-Valla Mr. Matt Walrath Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Warner Mr. & Mrs. Graham Weaver Ms. Blayney White Ms. Tammy Yim

2016 Gala Sponsors and Underwriters

Able Engineering Services Lightning Services, Inc. Kimberly Haas, DDS, PC Marin Country Mart, LLC ProInsurance Inner Image Aesthetics Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Mr. David Armstrong & Mrs. Elizabeth Hart Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin M. Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Balmaseda Mr. Ross Berger & Dr. Melissa Pulling

Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Bollini II Mr. Geoffrey Callan & Ms. Hilary Newsom Mrs. Jeanne Capurro Ms. Christine Christiansen Mr. & Mrs. William Coffer Mr. Carson Cox & Ms. Deborah Haase Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Davis Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goldman Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Grant Mr. Gary Harrington & Ms. Rosemary Fei Mr. Scott Henderson & Ms. Kari Heiman Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hines Mr. & Mrs. John F. Hoffman Mr. Richard Holland & Dr. Gisele Norris Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Johnson Mr. Igor Kalinichenko & Ms. Evgeniya Voronova Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Korst

Mr. Marshall Kunze & Dr. Emily Willingham Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Matthys Mr. & Mrs. James J. Meenaghan Mr. & Mrs. Richard Myhre Mr. Jamie O’Hara & Ms. Cynthia Weldon Mr. & Mrs. Sean B. O’Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Chris O’Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Fraser Preston Mr. & Mrs. Miles J. Qvale Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Reid Mr. Daniel Roam & Ms. Isabelle Salvadori Mr. & Mrs. Howard W. Robin Mr. & Mrs. Carl Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Martin Shore Mr. David Sohn & Dr. Alison Buist Mr. William Smith & Ms. Ann Aylwin Mr. & Mrs. Skip P. Spaulding Mr. Mukesh Ojha & Ms. Heather Wright Ojha Mr. Yingqi Zhou & Ms. Luyi Zhang

donors Gifts to Restricted Funds 3D Lab

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin M. Bailey The Charles D. and Frances K. Field Fund Mr. & Mrs. Andy Kurtzig Marin Community Foundation Mary Jane Pasha ’85 Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Archives Fund Gay Keil ’57

Athletics

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Mr. & Mrs. Craig Flynn Justice Investors Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Palermo

Dino R. Ghilotti Motta Visual Arts Center Renovation Joey Arsenio MS ’05 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Arsenio II Jane Phillips Chamberlain ’39 + Ruth Collins ’81 William S. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. John Kilroy Mr. & Mrs. George A. Livingston Mr. & Mrs. James W. Morris

Mr. Eric R. Shapiro Sakana Foundation Kayla Shapiro MS ’05

Carole Chase Fund Mr. Eric R. Shapiro

Drama Fund

G. Rogers Mr. Douglas Guen & Ms. Kate Shin

Financial Aid Contributions Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Bertelsen, Jr. Dominican Sisters of San Rafael The Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Foundation San Francisco Foundation Jan Hickman West ’53

Louise Carbone Colombatto Spring Discovery Fund Mr. John J. Colombatto Ms. Elaine L. Colombatto Wilma Wolfsohn Krueger ’47

Middle School Restricted Fund Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Todd Blake Mr. Bruce Keith & Ms. Kimberli Brown Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Chignell Ms. Johanna Gunning Mr. & Mrs. Jack G. Martel Mr. & Mrs. Nick P. Masturzo Mr. Jamie O’Hara & Ms. Cynthia Weldon Mr. & Mrs. Tom Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Glenn H. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Eric Stover Mr. Scott Tseckares & Ms. Penelope Hondrogen

Special Restricted Gifts Mr. & Mrs. Paul Weinstein

Riding/Stable Fund Joan Downs ’82 Susan Lang ’61

Rose Garden Fund Lisa Wolcott Sebastian ’87

Ross Cobb Fund Mrs. Jane S. Cobb

Sustainability Project

Mr. Daniel Remer & Ms. Chihiro Saito

The Paula Scholarship

Mr. Nicolas Frias Allende & Ms. Lori Barra The Isabel Allende Foundation

Upper School Restricted Fund Elena Miller Caruso ’85 Mary Jane Elliott ’85 Kelly Graham ’85 Erin Hurley ’85 Jinx Kinslow ’85 Teresa Rybkowski Klatka ’85 Heidi Harper Morton ’85 Mary Jane Pasha ’85 Amy Armstrong Phillips ’85 Dana Clinton Porter ’85 Laura Revenko ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Ira P. Rothken

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donors St. Catherine of Siena Bequest Society

The St. Catherine of Siena Bequest Society consists of individuals who have thoughtfully included San Domenico in their estate plans or wills. These gifts of forethought and generosity can take many forms, including bequests, living trusts, wills and life income plans that name San Domenico as the beneficiary. We extend a very special thank you to these members of the St. Catherine of Siena Bequest Society for their ongoing commitment to the Dominican legacy. These individuals serve as an inspiration for others, understanding the importance of passing the legacy of caring from one generation to another.

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Saul Charitable Remainder Unitrust Kathleen Heffernan † The Charles D. and Frances K. Field Fund David and Maureen Rorick Trust † Mr. Aavo Agur Mr. and Mrs. Peter Altmann † Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Arsenio II Mr. Charles E. Auerbach Mr. Thomas H. Bell † Mrs. Mildred Bissinger † Lynn Carrere ’54 Jane Phillips Chamberlain ’39 † Johanna Childhouse ’79 Sally Christian & Dr. Ronald Friedman Robin Cole ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Clair C. Davis † Judith Riede Dawson ’56

Sandy Willard Denn ’57 Christine Dohrmann ’69 Nancy O’Neil Donahue ’44 † Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dornbush Merrilee Gwerder Dowty ’58 Sally Edwards ’66 Leila Emadin ’81 Mrs. Mary Helen Fairchild † Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fillippone Ms. Faith Y. France Jean Fox George ’35 † Patty Waters Ghilarducci ’56 Shirley Allen Grant ’68 † Lynn Gratonik ’64 Elizabeth Harris Hachman ’88 Beverly Stout Haller ’44 † Mr. & Mrs. Herb Hanson † Edith Hofmeister ’83 Clare Bullitt Hokanson ’49

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Humphreys Molly Keil Hynes ’59 Terry Jackson ’71 Ms. Penelope L. Johnstone Gabrielle Keil ’57 Mrs. Nancy Kelleher Joy Zamoyski Koch ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Kreissler Marcie Noltner Leach ’61 Patricia Lee ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Rob G. Lundgren Mrs. Leona F. McMonigle † Mr. Charles H. Merrill, Jr. † Barbara Toms Mills ’40 † Mrs. Jeffory Morshead Mr. & Mrs. † Vince Mueller Dr. Catherine M. Murphy Mila Murphy ’67 Mrs. Jeanne Murphy †

Mrs. Kathryn B. Niggeman Ms. Marion Noone † Catherine Boyd O’Donnell ’37 † Diane Johnston Paton ’53 Virginia Brown Paulsen ’71 Eleanor Jacobs Piers ’42 † Carol Prince ’63 Mary Ann Peck Reich ’55 Genelle Dollarhide Relfe ’49 Joan Smiley Shattuck ’59 Cri Cri Solak-Eastin ’71 Dr. Lawrence Stern Katherine Sweeney ’24 † Phyllis Grissim Theroux ’57 Mary Alice Thornton ’57 † Barbara Lyle Wallace ’38 Marilyn Hamilton Warren ’67 Nancy Weston ’39 †

Endowment Giving

Now is the time for us to ensure a Dominican education for future generations. Today’s leadership recognizes its responsibility to commit further care for our most precious resources, our faculty and students. Endowed funds help increase resources for faculty compensation, necessary to attract and retain outstanding educators, and help San Domenico provide financial assistance for families who seek values-based education for their children. San Domenico’s endowment includes funds established by individuals and families for specific purposes and general funds to support the annual operating budget. San Domenico School is committed to preparing students for life – leading generations of students to be responsible, engaged, and ready to make a difference – and a growing endowment insures a solid financial foundation for our work.

Endowment Fund (Unrestricted) Mrs. Jeanne Capurro

Board Designated Endowment

Jane Phillips Chamberlain ’39

Dornbush Family Fund for Faculty Compensation

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dornbush

Julie Davis Butler Fund Maureen Curtin-Evermann ’63 Molly Keil Hynes ’59 Jeanne Poett Leonard ’59 Catherine Davis Marsten ’63

Katherine Kennedy Cookson Scholarship Fund Mr. & Mrs. George Fesus

Sister Francis de Sales Scholarship Fund Mr. & Mrs. George Fesus

The Fisher Family Fund for the Visual Arts Mr. & Mrs. William S. Fisher The Sakana Foundation

The Faith Y. France Virtuoso Program Scholarship Endowed Fund Ms. Faith Y. France

The Virginia Giannini Hammerness ’50 Virtuoso Scholarship Fund Virginia Giannini Hammerness ’50

Sister Gervaise Scholarship Fund

John M. Bryan Family Fund Kathryn Bryan Hampton ’71 Jeanne Poett Leonard ’59 Catherine Davis Marsten ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Warner

ISOM Foundation VP Scholar Fund ISOM Foundation

Sister Maurice Scholarship Fund

Virginia Stewart Jarvis ’50

Dr. Jessica Shu-Wen Lin Scholarship Fund Joanne Lin ’93

The Joan and Michael Heffernan Family Scholarship Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Heffernan

San Domenico Endowed Funds Alumnae Scholarship Fund - Endowed Antoinette Maleady Endowment Fund Honoring Faith Y. France Barlow Ferguson Scholarship Fund Beverly Haller Scholarship Fund Board Designated Endowment Buie Family Fund for Faculty Compensation Carol Franc Buck Endowed Scholarship for Virtuoso Program Students Christopher Allen Cook Scholarship Fund Crescent Porter Hale Foundation Endowment Fund

Donnell Family Fund for Faculty Compensation Dornbush Family Fund for Faculty Compensation Douglas Family Fund for Faculty Dr. Jessica Shu-Wen Lin Scholarship Fund Endowment Fund - Faculty Compensation Endowment Fund - Financial Aid Endowment Fund - General ISOM Foundation VP Scholar Fund Jennifer Fornos Scholarship John E. & Helen K. Cahill Family Fund Julie Davis Butler Fund Katherine Kennedy Cookson Scholarship

Langendorf Fund for Financial Assistance Monahan Family Fund Honoring Faculty Raabe Family General Endowment Fund Richard and Elizabeth McKee Fund Sister Francis de Sales Scholarship Fund Sister Gervaise Scholarship Fund Sister Maurice Scholarship Fund Suzanne Spieker Beaver ’40 Scholarship Fund The Barbara Lee Packer ’64 Scholarship Fund The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael General Endowment Fund

The Faith Y. France Virtuoso Program Scholarship The Fisher Family Fund for the Visual Arts The Herbert M. Hanson, Jr. Bequest Fund The Janet and Clint Reilly Family Fund The Jean Fox George Scholarship Fund The Joan and Michael Heffernan Family Fund The Pasha Family Endowed Fund The Virginia Giannini Hammerness ’50 Virtuoso Scholarship Fund Virtuoso Program Endowment

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donors Foundation Giving

At San Domenico, foundation support provides critical funding needed for new projects, financial assistance, specific program funding and improved facilities. We gratefully acknowledge those foundations that provided annual or restricted support during the 2015-2016 fiscal year.

Annenberg Foundation, Annenburg GRoW Autodesk Foundation Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough Foundation Frank A. Campini Foundation The Charles D. and Frances K. Field Fund Christensen Family Foundation

Community Foundation Sonoma County Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund ISOM Foundation John M. Bryan Family Fund

Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign KeyBank Foundation Marin Community Foundation Bernard Osher Foundation Overlook International Foundation Repass-Rodgers Family Foundation Inc. Rose Creek Fund Sakana Foundation

San Francisco Foundation Silicon Valley Community Foundation The Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Foundation The Cox Family Fund The Isabel Allende Foundation The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust The Winston-Salem Foundation William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation

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Matching Gifts

Gifts to the San Domenico Fund can be increased two or three times if the donor is affiliated with a company that participates in a matching gift program. Inquire with your company for more information about its community relations program. Please consult your company website or with your Human Resources coordinator.

Alliance Data Baird Foundation, Inc. Charles Schwab Foundation - Matching gifts Chevron Humankind Matching Gift Program

Chevron Matching Employee Funds Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation The Gap Inc Google KeyBank Foundation

Levi Strauss Foundation Matching Gifts Matson Foundation McGraw Hill Financial Matching Gift Program PG&E Corporation Foundation Salesforce.org - Champion Grants

Travelers UBS Financial Visa Giving Station Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program Williams-Sonoma Foundation

virtuoso Virtuoso Program Giving Founded by Faith Y. France, San Domenico School’s Virtuoso Program celebrated its 39th year as the nation’s leading school-based training program for talented string musicians. Many of our graduates study at premier music conservatories and universities, thriving as active performers, supporters, and lifelong enthusiasts of the arts.

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professional environment—living, learning, and practicing with other student musicians—provide an unparalleled musical education.

Conductor’s Circle $10,000.00 and above

Annenberg Foundation, GRoW Annenberg William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation q

The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation The Morris Stulsaft Foundation

String Quartet League $5,000.00 and above

Anonymous Carol Franc Buck ‘54 q Frank A. Campini Foundation q

Bernard Osher Foundation q Theresa Collins Raabe ‘81 Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ‘56 q

da Camera Society $2,500.00 and above

Ms. Faith Y. France q Nancy Donnell Lilly ‘66 q

Marin Community Foundation Rose Creek Fund

virtuoso Virtuoso Benefactor

Virtuoso Friend

Mrs. Barbara J. Conrad Marin Music Chest, Inc. q Ms. Vivienne E. Miller q Mrs. Ann Nilsson-Davis Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Schwartz

Ms. River Abeje Mrs. Barbara R. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Angiulo Eileen Blum Bourgade ’86 Mr. & Mrs. Prasert Bunayamongkol Mr. Stuart D. Burlingham Mr. Eugene Chukhlov & Ms. Edith Szendrey Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Cleary Mr. & Mrs. Ian Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Rob DeNunzio

($1,500.00 and above)

Virtuoso Patron

($500.00 and above)

Mrs. Joanne C. Dunn Mrs. Patricia Elvebak Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

(Gifts up to $250)

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Mr. Dong-Ho Gill & Ms. Ki-Young Kim Ms. Joan Emerson Mr. Edward Grammens Mrs. Carol Felton q Mr. Douglas Guen & Ms. Kate Shin Mr. & Mrs. Vaggelis Fragiadakis q Katharine Hammond ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Francone Mr. Sam Leffler & Cynthia Livingston Mrs. Lisa Francone Mirah Ray ’15 Mr. Richard Frank San Francisco Opera Guild - & Ms. Denise Peschel Marin Chapter Mrs. Barbara Friede Mr. & Mrs. Alex Slenkin q Mr. & Mrs. William Friede Ms. Melinda Wagner q Google Stephanie Wei ’86 q Mr. Robert Greenwood Ms. Sabine Hantke & Mr. Christian Hummel Virtuoso Sponsor Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Heffernan ($250.00 and above) Ms. Karen Minot & Mr. Bob Battersby Mr. Aaron Hershman Ms. Greta H. Chang Kate Abbott Horn ’71 Drs. Robert B. & Mary P. Coote q Mr. & Mrs. Alan Huffman Mrs. Marivi Fornos Mr. & Mrs. Donald Humphreys Nina Anne Greeley ’77 Aenea Keyes ’82 Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Kreissler q Rita Knox ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Dean Moser Mr. & Mrs. Jiin Lai ’75 Penny Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Randal Lawton q Mrs. Kathryn B. Niggeman Rev. Jack R. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tekiela Karoline Lewis ’85 Wells Fargo Matching Joanne Lin ’93 Gifts Program Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Lin Emily Yu ’97 Mr. & Mrs. Stuart D. Lum

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Mardesich Marin Interfaith Council Ms. Marian Marsh Ms. Kathryn Marshall Ms. Maggie McDowell Mrs. Veronica McKenna Mr. & Mrs. Zaven Melikian Ms. Clementina Moya-Kun Ms. Laura Neely Mr. Quang Nguyen & Ms. Phanica Uk Ms. Lise Nieman Rachel Noyes ’94 Catherine Oberto ’68 Dr. Natalie O’Byrne

Mr. Don Panec & Ms. Susan Mansi Mr. Sergei Riabtchenko Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Ris Ms. Nancy Roberts Roland Feller Violin Makers Ms. Karen Rudolph Alice Williams Schroder ’68 Mrs. Shelagh K. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Christoph Tietze Andrea Maffei Vartak ’08 Mr. Andrew Witkowski Jimi & Sharon Yoloye Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Y. Yu

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In Memory of In Honor of

Tribute & Memorial Mass Gifts

All proceeds from the Tribute & Memorial Mass Program directly benefit the scholarship fund at San Domenico School. One Sunday each month for one full year the Community Mass on campus is offered for your specific requests and intentions – whether it be in honor or memory of a friend or family member – for marriage, anniversary, bereavement, birthday, baptism, illness, or special intention.

Mrs. Winifred Baker † Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56

Mr. Octavio Leon † Mr. Ian Sethre & Ms. Jill Hoefgen

Maija Angèle Bank ’85 † Sarah Sanford ’85

Ms. Susan A. Maino † Mrs. Nancy Kelleher Mr. & Mrs. Alan Lutsky

Marita Collins Biven ’72 † Mr. Fedrico Biven

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Delores Burke † Mrs. Nancy Kelleher Sr. M. Francis Xavier Cain, O.P. † Mr. Michael J. Mello Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56 James Carey † Sister M. Annette Sheaffer, O.P. Jennifer Fornos ’90 † Sarah Flanagan ’86 Maria Marsten Snideman ’90

Mrs. Roderick McKenzie † Barbara Dolter Hogan ’72 Harriet Lindsey McLeod ’43 † Patricia Whittle Sitkin ’43 Ms. Frances J. Williams Paul Nederman † Rita Nederman Gilbert ’77 Mrs. Rita Nederman † Ms. Patricia M. Kourafas Justin Parucha † Ms. Allie Weissman

Muriel Foster † Sister Ann Providence, O.P.

Carole Pewthers ^ Connie King Turkington ’55

Ms. Faith Y. France ^ Rev. Jack R. Lewis Penny Nichols ’75 Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56

Don Pewthers † Connie King Turkington ’55

Nancy C. Ghilotti † Sister Ann Providence, O.P. Aileen Fitzpatrick Keegan ’52 † Mary Anne Harrison Wells ’52

Robert Pohl † Mrs. Nancy Kelleher Arleen Ressa ^ Connie King Turkington ’55

Mr. Hugo Rinaldi † Anonymous Carol Franc Buck ’54 Mrs. Barbara J. Conrad Mr. W. Kenneth Davis Mrs. Barbara Friede Mr. & Mrs. William Friede Rita Knox ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Kreissler Rev. Jack R. Lewis Karoline Lewis ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Stuart D. Lum Mrs. Ann Nilsson-Davis Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56 Dr. Carolyn Saarni † Dr. & Mrs. Pier J. Oddone Sister Marie Sagues, O.P. ^ Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56 Christina Capurro Sand ’80 † Mrs. Nancy Kelleher Cecily O'Byrne Stock ’77 ^ Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Kimberly Walsh Allegro † Sister Ann Providence, O.P. Doris Weinzheimer ’56 † Patty Waters Ghilarducci ’56

Bud & Jan Richter ^ Connie King Turkington ’55

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Sign up and shop to fundraise for SD at Gap, Apple, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, The Home Depot, Lowes and more! www.escrip.com.

Shop to fundraise at stores such as Amazon.com, eBay, Staples, JCPenney, Barnes & Noble, Overstock.com, Home Depot, Best Buy, and NORDSTROM. www.iGive.com.

Amazon Smile

Lands’ End

Sign up and .5% of eligible Amazon Smile shopping supports SD.

Use Code 900114364 to support SD!

Reunion Weekend Steam & 3DGrocery Cards With your grocery card in hand, your regular Lab shopping at Woodlands Market, grocery

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Local Merchants Local merchants that support San Domenico include Book Passage in Corte Madera, and Sports Basement in the Presidio. Mention SD at check out and they will donate a percentage of your sale to our School.

United Markets, Good Earth, Fairfax Market, and Mollie Stone’s can help support SD.

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Learn more and sign up today at www.sandomenico.org/scrip Questions? Email scrip@sandomenico.org

San Domenico School 1500 Butterfield Road San Anselmo, CA 94960

A three-part anniversary series celebrating 165 years of Dominican education and 50 years on our San Anselmo campus.

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SAN DOMENICO DOMENICO SCHOOL SAN SCHOOL

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then & now

Winter 2016 Celebrating 165 Years of Dominican Spirit

Spring 2016

TIES SANDOMENICO DOMENICO SCHOOL SAN SCHOOL

Fall 2016 Celebrating 165 Years of Dominican Spirit

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