Fall 2018 Kinetics

SCDS

FALL 2018

SEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL MAGAZINE

W HAT ’ S U P S T R E A M ?

A C U RRENT TO DI S COVE RY

DEAR SCDS COMMUNITY, Kinetics /k ’nediks/

Kinesis comes from the Greek word for motion, and “kinetics” is used in the vernacular to describe mechanics associated with the forces that cause motions of bodies. At SCDS, we’re all about energy and active learning. Every day, SCDS teachers engage students’ minds and bodies through inquiry-based teaching.

EDITOR Andrea Sanders DESIGN/PRODUCTION Christa Fleming Design CONTRIBUTORS Brenda Ajbour, Kirsten Camp, Claire Fallat, Megan Sandberg, and Kimberly A. Zaidberg COVER Vignette collections, spanning the last 16 years, are on display in the classroom of Grade 6 Humanities Teacher Brenda Ajbour. Photo credit: SCDS Advancement Office

KINETICS is produced by the SCDS Advancement Office for its current—and former—families and friends. Inquiries may be sent to: andreasanders@seattlecountryday.org

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THE SCDS MISSION

Inspiring gifted children to reach their potential through inquiry, curiosity, and wonder. www.seattlecountryday.org

Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year! Fall always brings new life and laughter to Seattle Country Day School as students arrive on campus to continue crafting the story of their worldly explorations through inquiry, curiosity, and wonder. This autumn brings extra excitement to SCDS as we begin a new chapter in our school’s history. As stewards of the school’s mission, vision, and values, the Board of Trustees is energized and excited by the opportunities this year brings.

We begin our 54th year with an inspiring new leader at the helm. Kimberly A. Zaidberg became our Head of School this past July 2018, following Michael G. Murphy’s retirement in June. I know you will find Kim to be the perfect person to guide us on the journey that lies ahead. She possesses the forward-looking vision, the enthusiasm for inquiry-based and gifted education, and the passion for the K-8 model necessary for the continued success of our unique school. Please join me in warmly welcoming Ms. Zaidberg when you see her around campus.

The Board will continue to focus on the key initiatives identified in the 2017 Strategic Plan update, specifically in the areas of Program Advancement; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); Communication; Facilities; and Advancement. This work will span the next 24 months, at the conclusion of which we will develop a new, comprehensive, longer-term Strategic Plan for the following seven to ten years. In addition to their focus on the Strategic Plan updates, Board members will continue to devote time and energy to their ongoing work in each of the standing Board committees: Advancement, Communications, DEI, Facilities, Finance, and Governance. We look forward to updating you throughout the year on our progress and accomplishments.

This year is full of potential and promise! The halls of SCDS continue to burst with new ideas and stories to tell, and your teamwork is crucial to raising this next generation of listeners, thinkers, and problem-solvers—those who will enrich our society’s narrative. We know that our successes are only possible with the support of all of the members of our community, from faculty and staff, to students and parents, to alumni and special friends, and we thank you for your partnership. We continue to welcome your input and insights and look forward to working together as we begin this next chapter in the history of our beloved school.

Warm Regards,

Kirsten Camp

PRESIDENT, SCDS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

DEAR SCDS COMMUNITY, There is a reason that people say storytelling is an art.

There is not a precise formula for what makes a great story, or for how to tell a story well. It’s a highly personal and organic alchemy of feelings, imagery, and connections to one’s deepest places that makes a story well told.

Alongside 55 incoming SCDS students, I joined this new community and entered with an eager set of eyes, absorbing valuable lessons from educators and developing new relationships with faculty, staff, parents, and students. While my beginning at SCDS is a memorable chapter in my own story, I find the theme of this issue of Kinetics even more relevant as I look forward to learning each one of yours.

The act of writing and sharing stories connects us with the community at large, serving as a catalyst for important dialogue and cementing our most beloved lessons into reliable memories, ready to be passed down to the next generation.”

HEAD OF SCHOOL, KIMBERLY A. ZAIDBERG

We all have stories that are near and dear to our hearts. When I meet parents for the first time, I ask them to “tell me how you came to learn about SCDS.” I hear stories about a desire to find community and belonging, a place where their children’s talents and passions can thrive and be encouraged, a place where their children can be truly seen and appreciated. I’m looking forward to turning the page and asking the students next. I will listen carefully to what their stories can teach me about them and SCDS. The act of writing and sharing stories connects us with the community at large, serving as a catalyst for important dialogue and cementing our most beloved lessons into reliable memories, ready to be passed down to the next generation. Ms. Ajbour’s unit study of vignettes, highlighted in this issue, demonstrates how important writing and storytelling is to the academic and personal learning process. Many alumni have produced their vignettes under the tutelage of Ms. Ajbour, and their memories combine with our current 6th grade students’ reflections to contribute to the story of SCDS. Doc O’s Sugar Cube Day, which took place on September 26 of this year, is another example of enduring traditions. I witnessed middle school students run with breakneck speed to her grades 4-5 classroom lab to recite a scientific truth and be rewarded with a sugar cube. We even have current parents who participated in Doc O’s Sugar Cube Day when they were students. These experiences represent a collective memory of life and learning at SCDS. The desire of alumni to have their children write new stories at SCDS speaks to the breadth, vibrancy, and student-centered success of our program.

Our school has not only provided a program tailored to the needs of countless unique students for over 50 years, but continues to appeal to those who want to read another chapter in a book they began writing many years ago. The story of SCDS is a palimpsest— constantly being revised and shaped, a mingling of worlds, a group composition. This year, for me especially, but for all the SCDS community, marks an era of discovery. With a community of gifted, life-long learners, we will continue to challenge and cultivate the minds of future prominent leaders and thinkers or, perhaps more accurately, the next generation of sage storytellers. Thank you for being a part of that story.

Sincerely,

Kimberly A. Zaidberg HEAD OF SCHOOL

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SCDS BEGINS NEW CHAPTER WITH HEAD OF SCHOOL

Kimberly A. Zaidberg

The beginning of each school year brings eager anticipation from students, thoughtfully crafted curricula from faculty, and a palpable excitement for inquiry-based learning. This year also marks a new chapter for the school’s leadership.

Following Former Head of School Michael G. Murphy’s retirement in June 2018, Ms. Kimberly A. Zaidberg began her tenure at SCDS. Ms. Zaidberg’s background encompasses 25 years in education, including her most recent seven years of service as the Head of School at Rockland Country Day School (RCDS) in Congers, New York. Prior to time spent at RCDS, Ms. Zaidberg served as the Founding Middle School Principal of Girls Prep Charter School and as Middle School Principal of Connelly Middle School of the Holy Child in New York City. Poised to carry forward the mission, vision, and values of SCDS, Ms. Zaidberg’s experience as an educator and high-level administrator—combined with her curriculum savvy, drive, and vision—has set the tone for a productive school year ahead.

This past September, we sat down with Ms. Zaidberg to learn how her story has become the preface of a new narrative for the SCDS community.

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Ms. Zaidberg maintains Former Head of School Michael G. Murphy’s tradition of greeting students as they start their day.

Wisdom from SCDS Students

SCDS Head of School Kimberly A. Zaidberg welcomes students to campus on the first day of school.

Q: WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO EXPLORE THE FIELD OF EDUCATION? A: “My mother reports that when I was a little girl—and I have a vivid memory of this—I would line up the couch cushions and pretend they were my students.

I would then ask them questions and write on my imaginary chalkboard. I think my inclination towards education began early because my family valued this above all else. I was encouraged to pursue teaching as a career, and after serving as an English and History teacher, I became interested in administration as a way to guide and impact the educational experience on a larger scale.”

Q: WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO BEGIN A NEW JOURNEY AT SCDS? A: “I was drawn to the community of SCDS and the mission of the school. My training is in curriculum and instruction, and an inquiry-based program requires great skill and intellectual muscle on the part of the faculty. I wanted to be part of a community working to provide this kind of education to students.”

Q: HOW DOES YOUR APPROACH TO EDUCATION COMPLEMENT SCDS’S MISSION? A: “I believe the pursuit of questions is the foundation of learning. Deep learning occurs through synthesis and creation. SCDS’s commitment to inquiry, curiosity, and wonder are the hallmarks of a meaningful, challenging, and joyful learning experience, and that is exactly what I believe learning should be. I also strongly believe that a child’s emotional needs must be met in order for that child to access their full potential. SCDS’s attention to the social and emotional learning of its students matches my own belief system as an educator.”

Q: WHAT IS A BOOK YOU HAVE READ MORE THAN ONCE AND WHY DOES IT RESONATE WITH YOU? A: “Possessing the Secret of Joy by Alice Walker. It is a story about the systems we create to imprison ourselves and the agency we have within all systems to be free.”

Q: HOW DO YOU SEE SCDS’S STORY EVOLVING UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP? A: “I think SCDS has a lot to offer the education community at large, and I look forward to sharing our story more broadly. I also want to focus on feeding students’ curiosity and developing their passions. As we focus on who our students are and what drives them, we will deepen our program offerings to meet their intellectual needs.”

Whether approached in the classroom, lunchroom, or on the playground, SCDS students grades K-8 had a lot to say when it came to sharing wisdom with Head of School Kimberly A. Zaidberg. The assignment? To provide Ms. Zaidberg with advice for a successful start to the year…

“She should know everything about the school.”

–Winston, Grade K “Spell things.”

–Camille, Grade 1 “You should come to Lower School classrooms because it’s fun to watch the students do their work.”

–Isabelle, Grade 2 “Be honest with your green pencils.”

–Ruby, Grade 3 “Positively reinforce all students.”

–Eva, Grade 4 “Be tolerant of noise.

It’s normal and that’s what happens.”

–Luke, Grade 5 “Remember peoples’ names.”

–AJ, Grade 6 “You have to be flexible.

Plan for things to go wrong.”

–Chaz, Grade 7 “Keep the school very focused.

DEI is a great example.

Discovering who you are and learning about your inner and outer self is something the school does very well.”

–Connor, Grade 8 Watch SCDS students imparting their wisdom here: bit.ly/stuadvice

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WH AT ’ S U P S T R E A M ?

Student Authors Examine the Current to Discovery in Vignette Collection

Writing is the act of discovery.”

GRADE 6 HUMANITIES TEACHER BRENDA AJBOUR

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Grade 6 Humanities Teacher Brenda Ajbour has been encouraging students to express their emotional truths through vignette-writing for over 16 years. What started as a single creative writing unit has transformed into a SCDS rite of passage, culminating in a professionally bound book of student work year after year.

You may be familiar with vignettes if you’ve read Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street, which served as Brenda’s thematic and stylistic model for the project. Falling between prose and poetry, these brief tales can be defined as first-person, episodic pieces of memory, enriched with sensory details and figurative language. Brenda introduced students to this style of writing in 2002, never predicting it would become such a highly-anticipated tradition in the Middle School. Still, even after several years, she never tires of reading student work. “Every year the students’ writing remains fresh,” she explains, “largely because of their beautiful figurative language, attention to sensory details, and the honesty evident in their emotional depths. Certain themes repeat—deaths of pets, making new friends, moving, or encountering strange neighbors—but each vignette remains fresh because each story is unique to the writers.

This genre never gets old for me.”

Each year, the curriculum is driven by the theme of home. Each collection begins with a vignette titled “The House on...” so as to allow students to start with what they know: their own concepts of home. “The writers’ notions of home are not fixed,” Brenda explains. “Each collection opens with a vignette about home, but that’s where the similarities end. Students discover that changing relationships with their homes go beyond remodels and relocations. More often, their own blossoming awareness of themselves affects how the bonds with their homes constantly evolve. Sixth graders are in a delightful age of self-awareness and exploration: they are ready to take off, yet simultaneously hold steady to the sanctuary of home.” Later in the year, students explore how this concept can change when people are, for example, enslaved, become refugees, or are forced to live under a policy of segregation.

Like most other SCDS activities, the project’s success is in large part due to its inquiry-based approach. Before students begin their own work, they must understand the work produced before them. They read vignettes from former students, searching for patterns and asking questions. Does this vignette begin with dialogue or sensory details?

Are the backstories implied or explicit? Are the titles overt or do they utilize subtext? From these inquires, students discover the definition of a vignette on their own, inspiring and preparing them to share their own stories in a similar format.

Brenda regularly reminds her students why it’s so important to transfer their thoughts to paper. “Writing is the act of discovery,” she explains.

“One of the most common misunderstandings that emerging writers have is believing that writing is the act of transcribing what is already clear in their minds. When students approach writing in this way, they shut down because the subtext of the vignette is not obvious. Typically, when they are in the process of writing, the subtext—or the heart of the

Grade 6 Humanities Teacher Brenda Ajbour displays vignettes spanning the past 16 years.

piece—emerges. Students who struggle with perfectionism overcome their ‘writing blocks’ when they understand that writing is a process and that truth emerges after peer feedback and many drafts.”

The act of writing their vignettes may be solitary, but the most collaborative—and rewarding—part is not the final issue of their work, but the workshops in which they provide feedback to their peers. In each workshop, the writers being critiqued will read their work aloud while other students jot down notes. “At first, students are hesitant to take part, but soon they are rewarded,” Brenda says. “I think allowing themselves to be vulnerable is a valuable lesson.” Providing diplomatic feedback can be as much of an art form as the writing itself. Student editors must examine each piece comprehensively, deciding which revisions could be significant in strengthening the story.

This could include pointing out tense irregularities, confusing metaphors, and of course, extending compliments, which also shape the story into its final product.

Brenda has been just as impressed with the feedback as she is with the writing. “The feedback they give is sincere, incredibly insightful, and always respectful.” Knowing the book will be published also seems to motivate

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SCDS sixth graders are introduced to vignettes in the fall.

students to produce their best work. Consequently, Brenda notices how students raise the bar for their classmates by challenging each other during workshops with constructive criticism, assisting in a way that could only be achieved through peer communication. One of Brenda’s former students, Katiya Stewart ’20, says, “It’s important, even if you think you have something fabulous, to go back and re-evaluate it later.”

These vignette books used to be produced in the spring, but Brenda finds it’s beneficial to begin the year with this form of writing as “it helps build trust and camaraderie.” And it works. Students from all grade levels look forward to participating, and some return to provide support for the creative process. Seventh grade students serve as apprentices, eighth graders become the editors, and younger students read vignettes from older friends or siblings. One of last year’s contributors, Ellie Assadi ’20, says the unit “made [her] become a better writer,” and wants to remind this year’s students to “be open minded. Focus on trying to change [your work] instead of taking away a bunch of stuff.” Brenda is grateful for the students’ Herculean efforts. “If it weren’t for these student crews, I would not be able to pull it off.”

Writing from such a personal place can also raise questions for the students. What if I don’t write the dialogue verbatim? What if I can’t remember all the details? Brenda reassures them that emotional truth drives each vignette, and likes to remind readers of this adage: “Children may not remember what was said, but they will remember how what was said made them feel.”

Students may better understand the art of writing, the process of emotional discovery, and how to collaborate with peers, but Brenda says they’re not the only ones continuing to learn. “I’ve learned to let go of control during workshops,” she says. “Students are wise.

Inquiry works so much better when the teacher trusts that student feedback is invaluable and empowering.” She also notices her students even emulate the feedback she would have given. When

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examining past vignettes, Brenda describes superfluous prose in the start of a story as the writers unnecessarily “clearing their throats.”

Sure enough, by the time students participate in workshops, someone will raise their hand and say, “I think you need to eliminate some of that throat-clearing in the first paragraph.”

While each story is a testament to each student’s creative expression and individuality, the student editor creates an artistic cover to thematically unify the vignettes. Once the theme is finalized, each student author draws a motif from their collections inside the cover. These become part of the collective cover design; past covers have included clouds, balloons, keyholes, windowpanes, and raindrops.

The most recent issue featured several fish swimming upstream. What’s upstream?

Brenda explains in the preface, “This question serves as our book’s theme…in our pursuit to make sense of the present, sometimes we must examine what came before.”

Through this process of examination, students receive poetic licenses for recalling dialogue and evanescent details significant to their lives. Storytelling becomes their path to discovery, allowing them to contemplate the waters treaded before them. Their writing reflects their continuous inquiry, illustrating their concepts of home, the past, and what future they see emerging right upstream.

What’s On Your Bookshelf?

Books can illuminate opportunities, ignite ideas, or simply provide an outlet to creatively escape into the lives of others. In an effort to further connect our community through the power of story, we asked staff and faculty, ‘What’s on Your Bookshelf?’

Beethoven’s Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved by Russell Martin Recommended by Grades 4-8 Music Teacher Susan Ellis

A lock of his hair, cut in 1827 upon Beethoven’s death, weaves its way from being a family heirloom, to travelling throughout Europe during World War II, to finally becoming part of a Sotheby auction in 1994. Co-purchased by a Beethoven enthusiast and a scientist, the book traces the journey of the lock of hair to the scientific analysis and DNA testing of such a valuable piece of music history.

The End of Average by Todd Rose

Recommended by Lower School Division Head Tom Darlow

This book digs into the history of why we are obsessed with the standard of “average.” It also explains, because of our unique individuality, why our thinking on this concept is flawed.

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Recommended by Grade 8 Language Arts and Grades 6-7 Drama Teacher JP Kemmick

Doubling as a beautiful love story, this book takes a fantastical lens to the refugee crisis, which opens a window into exploring the issue in ways a more starkly factual account never could.

There There by Tommy Orange

Recommended by Grades K-3 Technology Teacher Alice Baggett

This beautifully written book tells a story of a dozen Native Americans living in modern day Oakland. I realized how little I understand about what it’s like to be Native American in today’s world, and how easy it has been for me not to consider a Native American perspective.

SCDS School Counselor Aaron Burrick displays the latest reads found on his bookshelf.

Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin Recommended by School Counselor Aaron Burrick

This is a young adult novel about growing up in a family with mental illness. Through a kind-hearted, empathic story, author Cindy Baldwin shows readers how families can find hope in even the most challenging of circumstances.

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Recommended by SCDS Librarian Debbie Pearson and Grade 1 Teacher Sally Bauer

Beautifully written and marvelously captivating, the reader won’t want to leave this novel set almost entirely in a hotel in Moscow in the early part of the 20th century. Count Alexander Rostov is forced to remain within the confines of the Metropol Hotel under house arrest, but we could all envy the richness of life that he realizes within the walls of that staid landmark.

The Last Giant of Beringia: The Mystery of the Bering Land Bridge by Dan O’Neill

Recommended by Grades 7-8 Science Teacher James Spies

I picked up this book in the visitor center of the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in Nome, Alaska. Since Grades 7-8 Social Studies Teacher Mary Lowry teaches about the Bering Land Bridge, I knew it would be a crime to not buy the book. It reads like Mary teaches, with rich stories of the people who made history.

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, Translated by Ken Liu

Recommended by Admissions Associate Matthew Ropp

This book considers what would happen if a malevolent alien race announced their intentions to colonize our planet 400 years from now. I was totally engrossed in the way the author detailed advances in technology and society that emerge as a response to this interplanetary threat, and inspired by the pan-humanism required to remain optimistic in the face of global catastrophe.

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AROUND

CAMPUS SCDS GRADES 6-7 SCIENCE TEACHER ELLIE PETERSON wrote two children’s books

Twelve SCDS students grades 4-6 raced across Green Lake in handcrafted boats made out of plywood and milk cartons at the summer 2018 LUCERNE SEAFAIR MILK CARTON DERBY. Student captains of Deja Moo, Udder Chaos, and Mooana appeared on King5 News.

This summer, several faculty members attended the Nueva Institute for Social-Emotional Learning (IFSEL) in San Mateo, California. Those attending IFSEL included (L to R): GRADES 4-8 SERVICE LEARNING

AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR AND GRADE 7 LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER JOSEPH TCHEN; GRADE 8 LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER AND GRADES 6-7 DRAMA TEACHER JP KEMMICK; HEAD OF SCHOOL KIMBERLY A. ZAIDBERG; GRADE 3 TEACHER SHERRAL HARTUNG; AND INTERMEDIATE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL HEAD AND DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL GROWTH K-8TH GRADE DAN SWEENEY. Mirroring SCDS’s core values, over 130 registered

educators sought to enrich their own methods of learning and inclusion in the classroom.

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set for release by Kane Press/Starberry in fall 2019 and spring 2020. The first book set for release, It’s a Round, Round World!, follows a young, female scientist on her path to discovery in space and time, explaining how we know the earth is round. Additional details at: www.elliepetersonart.com

KYLEENE FILIMAUA ’19 was chosen to be

part of two USA Volleyball High Performance teams, both for indoor and beach volleyball.

In addition to being the youngest player, she was the only person in the country to be selected for both. For beach volleyball, she is among the top ten in the country for her age group, and in the top 11 for setting, a position she started playing this year. Her goal is to continue playing throughout high school and college, and try out for the US Olympic team.

NEW FACES ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MARIE BOUTVONNOAN has a

GRADES 4-5 SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER LEXI GARRITY has

TEACHING ASSISTANT LUISA CHAN graduated from

GRADE 3 TEACHER SHERRAL HARTUNG began her teaching

BS in Child and Family Studies with a minor in English from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and a MS in Human Resource Education and Leadership Development from Louisiana State University. Before SCDS, she worked at Girl Scouts of Louisiana for over two years. She is most passionate about leadership development, diversity awareness, and relationship building.

Wesleyan University with a BA in Anthropology and German in 2018. Prior to joining the SCDS community, she worked in Middletown, Connecticut as an SAT tutor, a preschool teacher, and was the Assistant to the Director of Middlesex County Historical Society. As a Seattle native, she is happy to be home, and so excited to become a part of the SCDS community.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD OF SCHOOL ESTHER CHEN most recently served as the

School Secretary and Executive to the Principal at an elementary school in the San Jose Unified School District. There, she managed operations of the school, oversaw administrative duties, and organized staff and student events.

She loves the school atmosphere and looks forward to being a part of this growing community.

taught social studies and language arts to sixth graders in the Renton School District for the past two years. Preceding this, she worked at The Meridian School as a third grade associate, and earned her BA in English and Masters of Arts in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University. She values the curiosity and enthusiasm of elementary learners, and is incredibly excited for her first year at SCDS.

career at a Montessori kindergarten, and has been teaching grades 1 and 3 for nearly a decade in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at the Canadian International School in Singapore.

She has also managed extracurricular programs for her students in math, robotics, computer programming, and other areas.

GRADE 8 LANGUAGE ARTS AND GRADES 6-7 DRAMA TEACHER J.P. KEMMICK comes most

recently from University Prep, where he worked in the Learning Support department. He holds a BA in English from Pacific Lutheran University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. He spent his summer getting married, biking across Austria, and teaching creative writing. He’s excited to dive in at SCDS.

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TEACHING ASSISTANT HANNAH LOVEJOY recently moved to Seattle

from Virginia, where she worked for the past two years as an assistant teacher at Green Hedges School, a K-8 private school outside of Washington, D.C. She has also spent many summers at Wavus Camp for Girls in Maine, leading and organizing backpacking and canoeing trips for girls. In her spare time, Hannah likes to hike, explore the neighborhood, and go for long runs.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EXTENDED DAY DUNCAN NOAH graduated from

the University of Washington with a BA in Political Science and a minor in Law, Societies, and Justice. He has spent the last year working at Cascade Parent Partnership in Queen Anne as an assistant teacher in the language arts program. Duncan is currently studying for law school and hopes to work in educational policy.

GRADES 6-7 SPANISH TEACHER WILLIAM RODRIGUEZ grew up in his

native country of Colombia always wanting to learn English. As he grew older, he realized what an advantage it was to be bilingual, and decided to become a teacher of language so he could pass on this skill to students.

He is proud to possess more than ten years of teaching experience in the Seattle area and in Colombia, and is looking forward to being part of the SCDS community.

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR MEGAN SANDBERG graduated from

Chapman University with a BA in Screenwriting and a minor in Women’s Studies, then served as a writer and copy editor for a local creative content agency prior to returning to the Pacific Northwest. She has also served as a children’s camp counselor, supervisor, and dance instructor. Megan looks forward to utilizing her background to engage with this exceptional community and highlight the voices of SCDS.

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GRADES 4-5 DRAMA TEACHER, CENTER TEACHER, AND TEACHING ASSISTANT RICARDO SOLIS earned his

BA in Drama from Washington University in St. Louis, where he was a leader in Wilderness Education, President of WUTV, and Technical Director for the theatre group Thyrsus. He has since worked as a freelance lighting designer, set designer, carpenter, and videographer, and is currently a Technical Intern at Velocity Dance Theatre. He is thrilled to be joining the vibrant community of SCDS. GRADES 6-8 TECHNOLOGY TEACHER ATHENA WALKER

has been teaching K-8 for more than ten years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education with a focus on Technology Education from the University of Idaho, and an MBA from Baker Graduate College Online. In her most recent position, she taught middle school technology and provided professional development training to aid teachers in integrating technology in the classroom.

HEAD OF SCHOOL KIMBERLY A. ZAIDBERG previously served

as Head of School at Rockland Country Day School (RCDS).

Prior to RCDS, Ms. Zaidberg was the principal of two middle schools for girls in New York City.

With 25 years in education, she began her career as an educator teaching English and History at St. Joseph High School, her alma mater, on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. She received her BA in Sociology from Oberlin College and her EdM in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University. Ms. Zaidberg is excited to bring her passion for program development and educating children to Seattle Country Day School.

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Board of Trustees

Seattle Country Day School is governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. The Board is responsible for providing strategic direction to SCDS and overseeing the school’s fiscal health. Trustees serve on standing committees which include: Advancement; Communications; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); Facilities; Finance; and Governance. Most importantly, Trustees serve as guardians of SCDS’s mission and ensure it remains vital and relevant to the community. Additional information can be found at: www.seattlecountryday.org/Governance

President: Kirsten Camp Vice President: Sarah Leung, ’90 Secretary: Jennifer Prehn Lewis Treasurer: Annika Andrews Kristina Ota Belfiore Brent Binge Lisa Narodick Colton, ’89 Ramona Emerson Janet Frink Ren Cedar Fuller Bharathi Jagadeesh Sandra Jerez Michael Lapin Brenda Leaks Edward Petersen ’85 Danna Redmond Ryan Schofield Tsering Yuthok Short Chris Tessin Zahlen Titcomb, ’96 Jarvis Weld Kimberly A. Zaidberg, Ex Officio

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Welcome New Board Members

New Board members gather from L to R: Brent Binge, Sandra Jerez, Ed Petersen, ‘85, Danna Redmond, and Zahlen Titcomb, ‘96.

BRENT BINGE is General Counsel and Chief Compliance

Officer at Steelhead Partners, LLC. Brent graduated from the University of Puget Sound and received his JD from the Georgetown University Law Center. He co-chaired SCDS’s Crazy Carnival in 2017 and 2018. He lives in the Eastlake neighborhood with his wife Tara and their daughter Hadley ‘22.

SANDRA JEREZ received her BA in American History from

Columbia University and a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University. Sandra chaired three benefit auctions and volunteered as PTA Vice President at her childrens’ schools in Boston. Sandra also served as SCDS’s Parent Council President during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years. She lives in Queen Anne with her husband Patrick and their children Eva ‘18, Alexander ‘20, and Theodore ‘24.

ED PETERSEN ’85 is Co-founder and CEO of Wrench,

Inc. Ed graduated from Whittier College, with degrees in Business Administration and History. He has also served on the Board of Trustees for Whittier and he and his wife Jennifer currently sponsor a scholarship for undergraduates. Ed has supported SCDS in a variety of capacities including co-chairing the Annual Fund with his wife Jennifer and co-chairing the Crazy Carnival. They are parents of Jackson ’21 and Elsa ’22.

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DANNA REDMOND is the Co-founder of HeyThrivy. She

also founded the podcast, The Career Cue, and spent 17 years at Microsoft with a career spanning a variety of leadership roles. Danna holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from Utah State University and an MBA from Seattle University. Mom to Cole ‘20, she has been active in the SCDS community via her involvement with the Parent Council, Annual Fund, coaching First Lego League, and chairing SCDS’s A World of Pure Imagination Auction.

ZAHLEN TITCOMB ‘96 possesses degrees from the

University of Chicago in Economics, Italian Literature, and International Studies. After a brief stint in finance and healthcare consulting in Beijing, he and his siblings founded four businesses in the Ultimate sphere, including The Seattle Cascades. Outside of all-day, everyday Ultimate, he has served on the board of several foundations and has completed studies at THNK.org, the Amsterdam School for Creative Leadership.

CLASS

NOTES ANASTACIA (SIMS) DILLON ’81

is the Associate Vice President for Financial Aid at Lewis & Clark. Anastacia chairs the institution-wide Data Standards Council and is a member of a group which develops strategies around the recruitment of students in the undergraduate college. She serves as the President of the Oregon Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and lives in Tualatin, Oregon with her husband Dave, their 12-year-old daughter, Julia, and their son, Nathan, who is a junior at Linfield College.

EMILY HAMILTON ’00 has been living in Los Angeles since moving for graduate school at UCLA in 2009. She now has a license in Clinical Social Work and is the Clinical Director of an Eating Disorder Treatment Center in Brentwood. Emily also owns her own private practice. In her spare time, she spends time with her 10-year-old Yorkie named Louis, attends concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, and relaxes on the beach. She is a member of a competitive kickball league and enjoys making annual trips to Hawaii to swim with wild dolphins.

AMY WOODRUFF ’04 graduated from The University of Chicago in 2012, moved to Alaska, and completed two years of service for the Peace Corps in Ecuador. She now lives in Homer, AK, the “halibut fishing capital of the world.” Amy currently runs the political campaign for incumbent Paul Seaton, AK State House Representative in District 31, serves as a volunteer EMT/firefighter, and is on the board of the Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic. She hopes to buy land, build a home, and start a small farm.

MAYA GAINER ‘05 spent

three years as a Senior Research Specialist at Princeton University’s Innovations for Successful Societies program, where she focused on effective governance in the developing world. During her research, she interviewed more than 300 public servants and civil society leaders in 12 countries and traveled to six continents. Maya completed a summer internship with the Governance team at UN Women in Nairobi, Kenya and is currently pursuing her MA in International Development at Johns Hopkins University.

GEORGE FELTON ‘07

graduated with honors from the University of Washington with a Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship in June 2018. George and his Co-founder Andrew Clapp started Lonely Produce, which connects small to medium-sized, local farmers with buyers of excess goods. The company was also accepted into the Jones+Foster Accelerator. George credits his many hours spent in the SCDS math club for his ability to manage startup finances and accounting.

CELESTE BURKE-CONTE ’14 works with fellow alumnus LUCAS CHEN ‘12 at the Mourad Lab in

The University of Washington’s Department of Neurological Surgery. Their lab focuses on the applications of ultrasound in cases with amputees and those with Alzheimer’s Disease, and the Primary Investigator (PI) is Pierre Mourad, PhD, father of DEREK MOURAD ’12. Celeste and Lucas have been involved in surgeries, data collection, and analysis to help achieve both lab and project goals.

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CORBIN CARROLL ’15

was scouted by the Baseball Factory to participate in the Under Armour All-America Game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL this summer. Described by the Prep Baseball Report as “one of the most consistent offensive performers all summer long,” Corbin continued his successful hitting streak in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park in San Diego and is already a UCLA commit. He also played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic and made it on the 40-man trial roster for the USA Baseball 18U Team.

Congratulations to the following SCDS alumni for attaining

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMI-FINALIST AWARDS: Leela Berman (Lakeside), Graham Certain (Ingraham), Cayden Franklin (Lakeside), Declan O’Neill (Lakeside), Hazel Pearson (Garfield), Hayden Ratliff (Bush), “JP” Maurya J. Reddy (Lakeside), Carl Schildkraut (Lakeside), Grady Short (Mercer Island), Jack Stephens (Lakeside), William Stroupe (Bush), Xander Uyttendaele (Lakeside), and Fletcher Weld (Seattle Prep).

ARIELLA NELSON ’16

won “Outstanding Interpretation” in Film Production in the Washington State Parent Teacher Alliance’s Reflections contest this past spring. Her film, “Reaching for Health,” chronicled her involvement in a Stanford University trial to overcome a life-threatening nut allergy. Ariella went on to receive a second place medal at the national level, and will attend the National PTA Reflections Student Arts Showcase at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. January 2019. She credits SCDS art and tech teachers for teaching her the skills needed to make the film (view the film here: bit.ly/2OEQsZy).

ETHAN HUEY ‘17 received the Committed to Justice Ignation Award for Grade 9 at Seattle Preparatory School. They honor one girl and one boy from each grade at the end of each school year with one of five Ignation awards: Open to Growth, Committed to Justice, Intellectually Competent, Loving, and Spiritually Alive.

THE CLASS OF 2018 IS ATTENDING THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOLS: Ballard High School, Cascades Academy (Bend, OR),

Eastside Preparatory School, Holy Names Academy, Lakeside School, Redmond High School, Roosevelt High School, Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences, Seattle Preparatory School, The Bush School, The Downtown School, The Northwest School, and University Preparatory Academy.

THE CLASS OF 2014 IS ATTENDING THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES:

California College of the Arts, California Institute of Technology, California Polytechnic State University, Colby College, Colorado College, Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Loyola Marymount University, Middlebury College, Northwestern University, Pitzer College, Reed College, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Smith College, United States Naval Academy, Università Commerciale Luigi Boccooni, University of Oregon, University of Pennsylvania, University of Portland, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Washington, Vanderbilt University, Villanova University, Wellesley College, Whitman College, and Willamette University.

The Class of 2014 gathered at the home of Cole Graham on June 3, 2018, prior to taking their next steps this fall.

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STAY CONNECTED Network and reconnect with former classmates and keep your contact information up-to-date by visiting the SCDS Alumni Directory: www.seattlecountryday.org/AlumniDirectory

THE SEATTLE CASCADES, owned by SCDS alumni family the

Titcombs, played the San Diego Growlers on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Memorial Stadium. Spectators included over 80 SCDS alumni, parents, and friends. Thank you to the Titcombs for providing an engaging space for the SCDS community to connect.

PLUG IN TODAY!

ALUMNI, SAVE THE DATES! Turkey Scramble: November 23, 2018 New Year’s Eve (Eve) Gathering: December 30, 2018 Alumni Winterim: January 25, 2019 Alumni Spring Speaker Panel: May 10, 2019

CONNECT THROUGH SCDS’S ALUMNI LINKEDIN GROUP

The annual CLASS AGENT KICKOFF was held on August 13, 2018 at the home of alumni parents William and Ruth True. Twelve Class Agents split into teams to build bridges with popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, paper clips, and rubber bands. The result? Four contraptions, each with their own practical and creative theories that also related to the architecture of an alumni network.

In a continuous effort to expand communications and connections, SCDS sponsors a LinkedIn group exclusively for alumni. Check for college and work-related resources as you continue on your circuitous path. Several business partnerships, research experiments, and creative projects have come to fruition thanks to collaboration between SCDS alumni. You never know when—or where— your next goal could be achieved. Go to www.linkedin.com, search for “Seattle Country Day Alumni,” and request to join today.

SCDS CLASS AGENTS:

Avi Berman ‘18 Lauren White ’18 Tamarin Camp ‘17 Blake Weld ‘17 Nathan Burke ’16 Suzanna Graham ’16 Jane Lord-Krause ’16 Emme McMullen ’15 Hayden Ratliff ’15 Cole Graham ‘14 Emmy Hunt ‘14 Emma Engle ’13 Emily Jordan ‘13 Emma Gautier ‘12 Devon Thorsell ‘05

Laurel Stewart ‘01 Sam Fisher ‘00 Emily Hamilton ’00 Chris Loeffler ‘96 Josh Donion ‘93 Amanda Carr ‘92 Catherine (Burns)

Humbert ‘91 Sarah Leung ‘90 Lisa (Narodick) Colton ‘89 Carolyn Holtzen ‘88 Karim Lessard ‘85 Wendy McDermott ‘85 Jason Froggatt ‘83 Anastacia (Sims) Dillon ‘81

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Giving Back by

Paying it Forward: Class of 2018 Blazes Trail

“I felt giving to the endowment taught me an important lesson about being selfless and creating opportunities for the next generation.” — ELI COLTON ‘18

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Engraved benches. Tesselated tables.

A parting gift to teachers. Over the years, soon-to-be SCDS graduates have come together to do something special for the school that guided them on their academic, and social-emotional journeys.

On June 7, 2018, SCDS 8th graders swam upstream and broke from tradition to create a new tradition of their own: a class gift to SCDS’s Infinity Fund Endowment.

This gift carries extra meaning because it punctuates three years of fundraising efforts to build—and grow—an inaugural endowment for the school.

The Infinity Fund Endowment took root following SCDS’s 50th anniversary in 20142015 under the leadership of Former Head of School Michael G. Murphy, Former Board President Len Jordan, and the SCDS Advancement Office. Following the endowment’s launch, and over the course of 36 months, support from 50 seed donors, an Auction paddle raise, and Board reserves brought the endowment within reach of its $5M benchmark. That’s when the Class of 2018 stepped in.

They pooled their allowance, babysitting funds, and birthday money, raising an additional $449.75 for The Infinity Fund to ensure the endowment not only achieved, but exceeded, its fundraising milestone.

Emma Schofield ’18 wanted to ensure that “other kids can have the opportunity to experience the amazing community that SCDS has to offer.” According to Schofield, who is now a freshman at The Bush School, “The environment [at SCDS] was very supportive and helped me grow in so many ways.”

Currently accruing interest, The Infinity Fund Endowment will funnel into the 2019-20 school’s operating budget (and beyond), providing additional funding to enhance teacher excellence, program enrichment, and financial aid.

It takes countless hands to provide for the school’s current needs while concurrently creating a lasting legacy for the innovative and inquiring thinkers of tomorrow. In fact, some members of the class of 2019 are already brainstorming ways to carry forward the class gift tradition. It may take the form of a car wash, bake sale, or possibly a dance-a-thon. Regardless of form, one common denominator is the belief of—and power in—paying it forward.

Join the Class of 2018 (and Class of 2019) in their efforts to maintain the momentum: www.seattlecountryday.org/endowment

THANK YOU CLASS OF 2018: Ella Allgor Abby Assadi Torin Bashore Alexander Belfiore Avi Berman Thomas Bioren Stella Bishop Isabella Chae Eli Colton Katie Drais Quinn Elliott Lawton Friedland Fin Fuhrmann Abby Goodfried Zach Harding Ann Healy Derin Helbling Lola Jinks Emma Johnson Kennedy Klein Finn Larsen Jack Lessard Margaret Lewis Nina Maxin Oscar Mestres Mei Mei Morgan Veronica Muse Yumi Park-Davis Austin Paul Sabina Petersen Ciarán Pratley Amelia Rowe-Bardeen Julia Saulnier Emma Schofield Andrew Schwiebert Owen Snyder-Smith Eva Supanc Addy Telzrow Dylan Tessin Emerson Weiss Elena Weitz Isaac Wheeler Lauren White Adonis Williams Holt Witter Amelia Worthington Aidan Wylie

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SEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT

2017-2018 BOARD OF TRUSTEES President: Ramona Emerson Vice President: Kirsten Camp Secretary: Sarah Leung ‘90 Treasurer: Annika Andrews

ANNUAL FUND

AUCTION

The SCDS Annual Fund blazed new fundraising trails with a record-breaking

Led by our inspiring Auction Chairs, Susan Hood and Bina Shukla, the In Bloom Auction held March 3, 2018 generated over

$513K

raised for the school and robust

92%

parent participation.

Thank you to our Annual Fund Chairs Kate and Dave Dandel— and their dedicated Leadership Council—for elevating SCDS’s margin of excellence!

ANNUAL FUND LEADERSHIP COUNCIL:

K – Catherine Humbert ‘91 1 – Stella Choi-Ray and Christopher Ray 2 – Christi and Brandon DeCuir 3 – Larisa and Christian Whipple 4 – Tara and Brent Binge 5 – Kristen and Jason Bay 6 – Josie and Misha Bolotski 7 – Florence and Adam Larson ‘84 8 – Heather Bioren

$517K in gifts and match funds with 400 community members in attendance.

Many thanks to Susan, Bina, and their tireless team members for their humor, energy, and creative vision!

Kristina Ota Belfiore Joanna Lin Black Lisa Narodick Colton '89 Janet Frink Ren Cedar Fuller Bharathi Jagadeesh Len Jordan Michael Lapin Brenda Leaks Jennifer Prehn Lewis Michael G. Murphy, Ex Officio Ryan Schofield Tsering Yuthok Short Natalie Stephens, At-Large Executive Committee Chris Tessin Jarvis Weld Sandi Wollum Frank Woodruff

Thank you for your generous support!

“Once again, the SCDS community had a goal in sight and surpassed it! As Annual Fund Chairs, we were both inspired by robust parent participation (92%) and grateful for the monies that were raised ($513K). The opportunity to weave in a bit of pickleball to promote participation and elevate fun was an added bonus. Go Wildcats!”

—2017-18 ANNUAL FUND CHAIRS KATE AND DAVE DANDEL

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General Operating Revenue and Expenses

71+8+101

July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018

REVENUE

Tuition and Fees (Less Financial Aid):

$9,453,552

Student Activities:

$1,022,084

Contributions:

$1,379,422

Investment Income and Market Gains: $1,397,004 Other:

$12,000

32+9+121928

Total Revenue:

$13,264,062

EXPENSES

Instructional:

$4,218,427

Student Activities:

$1,181,560

Operations and Maintenance:

$1,630,884

General and Administrative:

$2,497,701

Allocation to Reserve/Endowment:

$3,735,489

Total Expenses:

THANK YOU 2017-2018 PARENT COUNCIL VOLUNTEERS! EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS President: Sandra Jerez Vice President: Anne Heaton-Armstrong Secretary: Deanna Harding Treasurer: Peri Altan COMMITTEE CHAIRS Adopt-a-Street: Garett Nell and Chris Van Wesep Ambassador Program: Susan Ward Annual Fund: Kate and Dave Dandel Auction: Susan Hood and Bina Shukla Book Swap: Jennifer Cassidy Crazy Carnival: Brent Binge and Ed Petersen Faculty/Staff Appreciation: Julia Owens Parent Education: Angela Miksovsky and Bina Shukla Sustainability and Costume Swap: Shaharzad Chatur Winter Gear Swap: Eric Bioren

THE INFINITY FUND ENDOWMENT Total Market Value of The Infinity Fund Endowment as of June 30, 2018:

$5,241,705

$13,264,061

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THANK YOU FOR ADVANCING THE MISSION! The SCDS Annual Fund—which comprises 5-7% of the school’s annual operating budget—enhances SCDS’s margin of excellence. Professional development, innovative field trips, inspirational guest speakers, and financial aid are all made possible by the Annual Fund. Thank YOU for your role in advancing opportunities for our students and staff.

Students grades K-8 share what they value most about their SCDS education—and what you make possible through support of the Annual Fund!

BENEFACTOR ($5,000 – $9,999)

KEY TO CODES: AP = Alumni Parent AS = Alumni Student CP = Current Parent CS = Current Student F = Faculty/Staff FF = Former Faculty/Staff FT = Former Trustee GP = Grandparent T = Trustee or more years =5 of consecutive giving

INNOVATOR ($15,000 +) Joe Belfiore and Kristina Ota Belfiore

Lloyd and Janet Frink

T, CP

VISIONARY ($10,000 +) David D’Argenio and Jenny Leung Robert and Amy Healy CP Jeffrey Helbling and Peri Altan CP Jordan and Nicole Jarjour CP The Pratley - Kobayashi Family CP Eric and Alicia Young CP

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CP

T, CP

Anonymous CP, AS Anonymous CP Jim Armstrong and Rachel Thornton CP Jason and Kristen Bay CP Stan Berman and Bharathi Jagadeesh T, CP Rudy ‘83 and Rupa Gadre CP, FT, AS Len and Jen Jordan T, CP Jonathan Lawrence and Olga Silakova CP Jeremy and Jennifer Lewis T, CP Edward ‘85 and Jennifer Petersen CP, AS Ryan and Christie Schofield T, CP Michelle Seelig CP Walter and Sandra Tseng CP The Yurcisin Family CP

PATRON ($3,000 – $4,999) Eric and Annika Andrews T, CP Chris and Cara Butcher CP Peter Carberry and Kauser Dar CP Jason Colton and Lisa Narodick Colton ‘89 T, CP, AS John Clyman and Linda Chu CP Dave and Kate Dandel CP Ramesh and Vidya Eswaran CP Tyler Farmer and Aniki Olson CP Fonté Coffee Roaster CP Gary Fritz and Pamela Keenan Fritz CP Alex Hsi and Wendy Hsu CP Andrew Hwangbo and Yoo-Lee Yea CP Greg Jones and Elle Lyons Jones CP Anthony and Andreea Larhs CP Tom Leonard and Susan Hood CP

John Liao and Guang-Shing Cheng CP Kunal Mahajan and Swati Deshmukh CP David Manelski and Suzanne Eichenlaub CP The Maxin Family CP Brian McMullen and Ramona Emerson T, AP Eric and Teal Miller CP Michael and Deborah Murphy T, F Richard Nguyen and Pei Chin-Nguyen CP Zukun Michael Ni and Qian Christina Liu CP Ben T. Okada In Honor of Kristina Ota Belfiore Rohan and Susan Oommen CP Vishnu Patankar and Preethi Chikkaballapur Nagaraj CP Grant and Rebecca Pomering CP Christopher Ray and Stella Choi-Ray CP Mojun Sun and Joanna Yin CP

Om and Deepali Vaiti CP Christian and Larisa Whipple CP Griffin Whitney and Dana Miller CP Mike and Michelle Williams CP David Wilson and Sarah Leung ‘90 G Yang and L Huang CP

T, CP, AS

SCHOLAR ($1,000 – $2,999) Anonymous CP Anonymous CP Russell Allgor and Sandra Fischer CP Daniel Archer and Rebecca Houck CP Geoffrey and Erikka Arone CP Philip Bagley and Stacey King CP The Banitt Family CP The Bardeen Family CP Chris and Lynn Barnhart CP Dave Barth and Christine Perez CP Todd Barto and Allison Elliott Barto ‘91 AS Kristina Silja Bennard CP Shailender Bhatia and Ritu Bahl CP Brent and Tara Binge CP Rob and Molly Bishop CP Michael and Josephine Bolotski CP Bennett Burke and Jessica Leung CP David Byrne and Kirsten Conner CP David and Kirsten Camp T, CP Laurel Canan and Sara Jinks CP Paul Chae and Stepanka Volejnikova Chae CP Steve and Kathy Clarke GP Jeffrey Coombs and Natalie Carlson CP Carrie Culley CP Drs. Brett Daniel and Sarah Archibald CP Don Davidge and Atousa Salehi CP Burton Davis and Jane Park CP The Decker Family CP Dan Drais and Jane Mills CP Andrew and Laurie Elofson CP Jason ‘83 and Wendy Froggatt CP, AS Shiv Gopalkrishnan and Priya Vasudevan CP The Gorder Family Foundation AP Donald Guthrie AP Levent and Isil Hamdemir CP Paul Hanken and Rachel Black CP Matt and Angie Hanna CP Ken and Deanna Harding CP David and Kari Hatlen CP Piers and Anne Heaton-Armstrong CP Brock and Maddie Hilpert CP Orest and Natalie Holubec CP The Hurt Family CP Jeremy Im and Jina Suh CP Ziad Ismail and Sonia Krishnan CP Chris Jefferies and Pauline Downey CP Min-Hwa Cheng Kennard GP In Memory of Dr. Chung-chieh Cheng Masud Kibria and Jan Oscherwitz CP Mike Kim and Samantha Pak CP John and Inti Knapp CP Michael and Karri Lapin T, CP Eric and Christine Larsen CP The Latham Family CP Judd and Amanda Lee CP

Kim LiChong and Jasmine Albrecht CP Simon Lin and Julia Chen CP Terry and Montserrat Linkletter GP Ralph and Dorothea Lintz GP Ripley and Katherine MacDonald CP The Mestres Family CP Ricardo and Ann Mestres GP Rich and Carey Miailovich CP Jesse Mock and Luna Levine CP Michael and Linda Morgan GP, AP Tom Morgan and Laurie Hart Rosenberg CP The Mulcahy Family CP Michael Nesteroff and Kimm Viebrock FT, AP Tony Oliver and Jessica Pearlman CP Lingesh Palaniappan and Uma Muthiah CP Alex Pang and Amy Lu CP Trace and Kristie Pate CP Adam Peck and Manja Sachet CP

Alex and Lindsay Pedersen CP Brian Pepin and Danna Redmond CP Wally Pereyra GP Mark Puckett and Jennifer Heydt CP Sudhindra Ramamurthy and Madhuri Kashyap Rajesh Ramanathan and Sudha Sharma CP Tripp and Sara Ritter CP Catherine Rogers CP Roland and Arlene Sargeant CP Richard and Anne Schaefer FT, AP Erik and Catherine Schwiebert CP Jeremy and Lika Seigel CP Scott Sherman and Susan Brown CP Floyd G. Short and Tsering Yuthok Short T, CP Alan Smith and Christie Snyder CP Ian Smith and Shannan Frisbie CP Mike and Heidi Smith CP Alan Su and Holly Dail CP Patrick Supanc and Sandra Jerez CP Jonathan and Wendy Sue Swanson CP Jeremiah Telzrow and Deanna Hearns CP Ethan and Anne Thompson CP Ty Thorsen and Marina Vogman CP The Truong Family CP

Chris and Jen Van Wesep CP Andrew Verprauskus and Michaelanne Ehrenberg CP Rajeev Vijan and Julia Owens CP The Voutov Family CP Patrick Wagner and Dorothy Tao CP Glenn and Susan Ward CP David and Jarvis Weld T, AP David and Cathrine Wheeler CP Julia White CP Matthew and Courtney Witter CP Frank Woodruff and Jan Agosti T, AP Roger Wylie and Daiva Tautvydas CP Hong Zhang and Amy Yu CP Roger and Patricia Zundel CP

WILDCAT (UP TO $999) Anonymous CP Anonymous CP Anonymous CP Anonymous CP Anonymous GP Mark Alexander and Diane Chapel CP Phoebe Andrew GP Paul and Paula Arnold AP Michael Assadi and Susan Gulkis Assadi CP Alan and Terry Axelrod FT, AP James and Lillian Barnes GP Jonathan Barone and Rachel Tompa CP Andrew Bauck ‘82 and Tracy Reed CP, AS The Beaulieu Family CP Ethan and Helen Bell CP Brady and Stefany Bernard CP Caitlin Bethlahmy ‘01 AS Tom Biehl and Libby Hill AP Eric and Heather Bioren CP Bradley and Maureen Bishop CP Neal Black and Joanna Lin Black T, AP David Bolstad CP

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Doug and Ann Bostrom AP Laurent and Tracy Burman CP Shari Burns GP, AP Dan and Ellen Campbell GP In Honor of Alessia Campbell Rob Carlson and Sarah Keller CP The Liu/Carr Family CP Ryan and Jennifer Cassidy CP Rita Cella-Trousdale AP Worachai and Petcharat Chaoweeraprasit AP Ada Chien CS John Chorlton and Min Song CP Billy Chow and Penny Oslund GP Andre Classen and Megs Tan Classen CP Bill and Leanne Colwell GP In Honor of Jourdan Soules Dennis and Jan Conrad AP Terry Cullen and Sandy Watson AP Brandon and Christi DeCuir CP Nimish and Shilpa Desai CP Don and Sue Dietz AP Michael and Fredrica Elliott CP Ric and Kristin Ewing AP The Fanous-Roman Family CP Renette Finley GP Richard and Susan Fisch In Honor of Emily Fisch Mark and Christina Fitzpatrick CP Marc and Megan Frazer CP Meaghen Friel CP Mr. and Mrs. Phillip F. Frink, Jr. Don and Barbara Fuhrmann GP Jason Fuller and Ren Cedar Fuller T Dan and Kate Gebler CP Travis Godbout and Shannon Nichol Godbout Anna Goeke CP Steve and Joan Goldblatt AP Rich Goodfried and Mary McCauley CP Andrew Goodrich ‘95 AS Lydia Green ‘06 AS Robert and Pamela Gregory CP

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Sally A. Gregory GP Rich Grunder and Christina Economou CP Craig Hajduk and Jacqueline Borges CP Jeff Halpern and Sandra Widlan CP David Harris and Marie Bleakley CP Wendy Hassan CP Richard and Dolores Hastreiter GP In Memory of Shashe Srivastava Mark and Carolyn Holtzen ‘88 CP, FF, AS Al and Pam Honbo GP Damien and Maria Huang CP Olivier and Catherine Humbert ‘91 CP, AS The Hurley Family CP Rod Huston ‘92 AS Scott and Eleanor Jacka CP Mike and Tammi Johnson CP Jason and Erica Johnson CP Jay and Katya Johnson CP Ray and Charlotte Kanemori AP Dena Kennedy AP Moonsoo and Iris Kim CP Christopher and Ellen Kinney CP Tadas and Laura Kisielius CP Kris and Courtney Klein CP Richard and Carol Klobucher AP John and Muriel Knapp GP In Honor of Alistair and Eli Knapp Scott and Patrica Larson CP Adam ‘84 and Florence Larson CP, AS Victoria Larson GP Brenda Leaks T Rob and Sue Leet AP Eric Lent and Linnea Wright CP Karim ‘85 and Alice Lessard CP, FT, AS Joe and Heather Levy CP Christopher ‘96 and Jonathan Loeffler ‘99 Franz Loewenherz and Basia Pietraszek CP Inigo Lopez and Rocio Bracamonte CP Terry and Ann Lukens GP Gail Lyons GP Stuart and Suse MacDonald GP The Macer Family AP Bill and Marianne Maes CP Ron and Lori Marquardt CP Judith Marsden AP Anne Martens ‘88 CP, AS

CP

Syna Mathod CS Frederick and Anne Matsen AP Frederick Matsen, IV ‘92 AS Pitt and Krista Means CP Joseph Mecca and Linda Stolfi AP The Mehalchin Family CP Jan and Angela Miksovsky CP John Miller and Linda Perlstein CP Dale and Roberta Miller GP Beth Morgan CP Tom Motzer ‘07 AS Kathleen Murphy Bill Muse and Beth Scott CP John and Maureen Nagy AP Kit and Sally Narodick GP, AP Cristal Nell CP Garett Nell CP Marty and Melissa Nelson ‘88 CP, AS

AS

Lloyd and Sue Oliver GP David Ordal ‘93 AS Joy M. Ordal AP Timothy and Elizabeth O’Shea AP Killean Patton CS Trevor Russ and Paige Pauli ‘00 AS Julie Pereyra CP Tom Pereyra CP Anne Petersen CP Helaina Piper CP Samuel Plauché and Amanda Carr ‘92 Richard and Susan Prentke FT, AP J. Scott Rhodes AP Patricia Roen GP Jonathan Rosoff and Kristin Winkel CP Pat and Virginia Sainsbury FT, AP Jonathan ‘92 and Erin Sainsbury AS Piper Lauri Salogga CP Aaron and Meredith Sheedy CP Amnon Shoenfeld and Kate Riley AP Liza Shoenfeld ‘01 AS

AS

Dharma and Bina Shukla CP Josh and Aimee Slobin CP The Slutsky Family AP Jerry Soules and Linda Colwell CP Alok Srivastava and Dawn Hastreiter CP Ben and Natalie Stephens T, AP Cole Stephens ‘11 AS Mark and Meghan Swardstrom CP Birute and Kestutis Tautvydas GP Chris and Becca Tessin T, CP The Tillman Family CP Jonathan Tingstad and Shannon Corbin MD The Tong Family CP The Tynes Family CP Rod and Jan Utley AP Michael and Kate Vaughan CP Jim and Sharon Vonasch AP Binh Vu and Lynn Cheney AP Jamie Walker and Mary Childs AP Kevin Warne and Patty Kelley CP Aaron and Michele Weingeist CP Anne M. Weiss CP Tobin Weldele and Lara Papadakis CP Edward Wenger and Crystal Ondo CP The Andrew West Family CP Richard and Melissa White CP William and Vicki Whitney GP Gary and Carrie Witter GP Sandi Wollum T Thomas Woods CP Eric and Dawn Wright CP Ingrid Wright GP Quentin Yerxa and Karen Freisem AP The Yoshimoto Family CP

FACULTY AND STAFF Anonymous F Anonymous F Brenda Ajbour F Nicki Amos F Elizabeth Andrews F Miriam Ayala F Alice Baggett F Sally and Mike Bauer F Pam Black GP, F Kate Briscoe F Aaron Burrick F Dion and Evelyn Cook F Tom Darlow and Dr. Anne Riederer Thanh Dinh and Tho Hoang FF

AP

Adam Elder F Susan Ellis F Claire Fallat F Eddie and Kim Feeley F Allison Freel F Shiloh Greenhaw F Stephen Gussin F Maria Harris F Jane and Peter Hesslein F Megan Hosch-Schmitt F Brett and Melissa Leslie CP, F Lisa Lewis F Chuck and Carrie Lintz AP, F Mary Lowry and Mark Janicke F Denise Luenow F Laurie Lydum F Celeste Macapia F The Madriaga-Burke Family CP, F Daniel Magana F Sheena and Sean McFerran F Michael and Deborah Murphy T, F Maricarmen Navarro F Vicki O’Keefe F Debbie and Dave Pearson F Ellie Peterson F Andrea and Eli Sanders F Melissa and Kevin Schoenen F James L. Spies F Daniel Sweeney F Quinn and Alison Thomsen F Sarah and Ray Willis F

FOUNDATIONS/CORPORATIONS BENEFACTOR ($5,000 – $9,999) M. R. Metzger Family Foundation PATRON ($3,000 – $4,999) Fidelity Charitable Fund SCHOLAR ($1,000 – 2,999) Miailovich Family Foundation

WILDCAT (UP TO $999) Amazon Smile Foundation Box Tops for Education Kula Foundation Myhrvold Family Charitable Fund

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES F

Apple, Inc. Baird Ball Corporation

BlackRock Boeing DA Davidson & Co. Deloitte Delta Dental of Washington Expedia, Inc Google Indeed, Inc. Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Pacific Project Management Russell Matching Gifts Program Salesforce SeaTec Consulting Inc. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

MANY THANKS TO SCDS’S 2017-2018 INFINITY FUND ENDOWMENT DONORS Anonymous CP, AS Class of 2018 AS Eric and Annika Andrews T, CP Jason and Kristen Bay CP Joe Belfiore and Kristina Ota Belfiore T, CP Stan Berman and Bharathi Jagadeesh T, CP Shari Burns GP, AP Jason Colton and Lisa Narodick Colton ‘89 T, CP, AS Ramesh and Vidya Eswaran CP Chase and Teri Franklin AP Lloyd and Janet Frink T, CP Jeffrey Helbling and Peri Altan CP Len and Jen Jordan T, CP In Memory of Joseph L. Jordan Hans-Peter Kiem and Dana Swenson AP Michael and Karri Lapin T, CP

“On March 3, 2018, 400 members of our community gathered for the In Bloom Auction to celebrate our children’s growth at SCDS and raise a glass to our talented faculty and staff.

We are immensely grateful to the 22 leads and 141 parent volunteers who put in countless hours to make the evening bloom. Over $517K was raised for SCDS—a true testament to this community’s generosity and spirit.”

—2018 AUCTION CO-CHAIRS SUSAN HOOD AND BINA SHUKLA

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Scarlett Nell CS Debbie and Dave Pearson Maya Shukla CS Eva Supanc CS Theo Supanc CS Eric Tseng CS Vivian Tynes CS Evynne Van Wesep CS Ariel Wagner CS Grayson Weldele CS Sammy Whitney CS Ian Wright CS Kaihan Yang CS

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LIBRARY GIFTS IN-KIND Grant Marquardt CS Sheena McFerran F Debbie and Dave Pearson Milena Sargeant CS Kalden Short CS Sammy Whitney CS Elizabeth Woods CS Ian Wright CS Jeremy and Jennifer Lewis T, CP John Liao and Guang-Shing Cheng CP Ron and Lori Marquardt CP Michael and Linda Morgan GP, AP Molly Murphy Brian Pepin and Danna Redmond CP Edward ‘85 and Jennifer Petersen CP, AS The Pratley – Kobayashi Family CP Floyd G. Short and Tsering Yuthok Short T, CP Alan Smith and Christie Snyder CP David Smith and Amy Worlton CP Jonathan Sposato and Heather Lowenthal CP Ben and Natalie Stephens T, AP David and Jarvis Weld T, AP Julia White CP

LIBRARY GIFTS SCHOLAR ($1,000 – $2,999) Sara Mockett GP, AP, FF

LIBRARY BIRTHDAY BOOKS Luke Allen CS Sam Allen CS Tarroh Bashore CS Hadley Binge CS Lucius Chorlton CS Petra Fanous CS Alice Holtzen CS Luke Holtzen CS Camille Humbert CS Théo Humbert CS AJ Hwangbo CS Alex Hwangbo CS Ryan Jacka CS Tyler Jacka CS Jasper Larson CS Sheena and Sean McFerran Milo Miller CS Gabe Nell CS

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AUCTION: RAISE-THE-PADDLE FOR THE INFINITY FUND ENDOWMENT ($10,000) Eric and Annika Andrews T, CP Madeleine Burns GP Lloyd and Janet Frink T, CP Jeremy and Jennifer Lewis T, CP The Pratley - Kobayashi Family CP ($5,000) Anonymous CP, AS Stan Berman and Bharathi Jagadeesh T, CP Shari Burns GP, AP Rudy ‘83 and Rupa Gadre CP, FT, AS Robert and Amy Healy CP Greg Jones and Elle Lyons Jones CP Richard Nguyen and Pei Chin-Nguyen CP Richard and Anne Schaefer FT, AP Ryan and Christie Schofield T, CP Jonathan Sposato and Heather Lowenthal CP David Wilson and Sarah Leung ‘90 T, CP, AS Julia White CP

($2,500) Anonymous CP Russell Allgor and Sandra Fischer CP Daniel Archer and Rebecca Houck CP Joe and Kristina Ota Belfiore T, CP John Clyman and Linda Chu CP Dave and Kate Dandel CP Fonté Coffee Roaster CP Jeffrey Helbling and Peri Altan CP Olivier and Catherine Humbert ‘91 CP, AS Tom Leonard and Susan Hood CP Brian McMullen and Ramona Emerson T, AP Zukun Michael Ni and Qian Christina Liu CP Adam Peck and Manja Sachet CP Scott Sherman and Susan Brown CP Jeremiah Telzrow and Deanna Hearns CP Ethan and Anne Thompson CP Tobin Weldele and Lara Papadakis CP David and Cathrine Wheeler CP Christian and Larisa Whipple CP Mike and Michelle Williams CP ($1,000) Anonymous CP Anonymous CP Geoffrey and Erikka Arone CP The Bardeen Family CP Brent and Tara Binge CP Eric and Heather Bioren CP Bennett Burke and Jessica Leung CP Peter Carberry and Kauser Dar CP Jeffrey Coombs and Natalie Carlson CP Drs. Brett Daniel and Sarah Archibald CP The Decker Family CP Nimish and Shilpa Desai CP Michael and Fredrica Elliott CP Jason ‘83 and Wendy Froggatt CP, AS Travis Godbout and Shannon Nichol Godbout Matt and Angie Hanna CP David and Kari Hatlen CP Piers and Anne Heaton-Armstrong CP Mark and Carolyn Holtzen ‘88 CP, FF, AS Orest and Natalie Holubec CP The Hurley Family CP Jordan and Nicole Jarjour CP Michael and Karri Lapin T, CP Jonathan Lawrence and Olga Silakova CP Joe and Heather Levy CP David Manelski and Suzanne Eichenlaub CP The Mestres Family CP Rich and Carey Miailovich CP Michael and Deborah Murphy T, F Garett Nell CP Alex Pang and Amy Lu CP Trace and Kristie Pate CP Brian Pepin and Danna Redmond CP Mark Puckett and Jennifer Heydt CP Warren and Elta Ratliff AP Michelle Seelig CP Ian Smith and Shannan Frisbie CP Alan Su and Holly Dail CP Glenn and Susan Ward CP Mike and Michelle Williams CP

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Matthew and Courtney Witter CP Frank Woodruff and Jan Agosti T, AP Eric and Dawn Wright CP Roger Wylie and Daiva Tautvydas CP Eric and Alicia Young CP The Yurcisin Family CP

Tony Oliver and Jessica Pearlman CP Rohan and Susan Oommen CP Grant and Rebecca Pomering CP Sudhindra Ramamurthy and Madhuri Kashyap Christopher Ray and Stella Choi-Ray CP Mike and Heidi Smith CP Mojun Sun and Joanna Yin CP Ty Thorsen and Marina Vogman CP The Tong Family CP Walter and Sandra Tseng CP Chris and Jen Van Wesep CP Rajeev Vijan and Julia Owens CP Aaron and Michele Weingeist CP Griffin Whitney and Dana Miller CP The Yoshimoto Family CP ($250) Dave Barth and Christine Perez CP Jeff ‘90 and Robin Brumley AS David and Kirsten Camp T, CP Jason Colton and Lisa Narodick Colton ‘89 Jeff Halpern and Sandra Widlan CP The Hurt Family CP Karim ‘85 and Alice Lessard CP, FT, AS Lisa Lewis F Bill Muse and Beth Scott CP Richard and Wendy Paul CP Piper Lauri Salogga CP Andrea and Eli Sanders F Josh and Aimee Slobin CP Quinn and Alison Thomsen F Om and Deepali Vaiti CP Patrick Wagner and Dorothy Tao CP

($500) Michael and Josephine Bolotski CP David Byrne and Kirsten Conner CP Don Davidge and Atousa Salehi CP Andrew and Laurie Elofson CP Robert and Pamela Gregory CP Paul Hanken and Rachel Black CP Brock and Maddie Hilpert CP Damien and Maria Huang CP Andrew Hwangbo and Yoo-Lee Yea CP Tadas and Laura Kisielius CP Judd and Amanda Lee CP Karim ‘85 and Alice Lessard CP, FT, AS John Liao and Guang-Shing Cheng CP Kim LiChong and Jasmine Albrecht CP Simon Lin and Julia Chen CP The Mehalchin Family CP Eric and Teal Miller CP Marty and Melissa Nelson ‘88 CP, AS

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($50) Andrew Anderson CP Brady and Stefany Bernard CP Adam Elder F Allison Freel F Stephen Gussin F Megan Hosch-Schmitt F Patrick Supanc and Sandra Jerez

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($25) Robert and Amy Healy CP The Madriaga-Burke Family CP, F Sheena and Sean McFerran F Joseph Tchen F Quinn and Alison Thomsen F

This Annual Report acknowledges gifts received between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. Every effort has been made to ensure our lists and records are accurate and up-to-date.

However, if you believe there has been an error or omission, please do not hesitate to contact the Advancement Office: 206-691-2620.

($100) Anonymous CP, AS Jonathan Barone and Rachel Tompa CP The Beaulieu Family CP Kristina Silja Bennard CP Aaron Burrick F Pamela Cary GP Susan Ellis F Piers and Anne Heaton-Armstrong CP Jane and Peter Hesslein F Eric Lent and Linnea Wright CP Mary Lowry and Mark Janicke F Laurie Lydum F Kunal Mahajan and Swati Deshmukh CP Ellie Peterson F Daniel Sweeney F Mike and Michelle Williams CP Mike and Michelle Williams CP

“Over the past two years as Parent Council President, I have been so impressed by the parent and caregiver community at SCDS. In ways large and small, each family dedicates time, treasure, or talent to make our community stronger and more vibrant. Ultimately, this dedication and care helps our children flourish into thoughtful, creative, and engaged citizens of our local and global community.”

—2017-2018 PARENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT SANDRA JEREZ

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YOUR STORY BEGINS HERE!

SCDS kindergarten students commence each school year with a grade 8 buddy as their mentor! K/8 buddies met for the first time in September and plan to pair up throughout the year to carve pumpkins, create gingerbread houses, visit the zoo, and learn from one another. With their buddies to support them, we can’t wait to see stories of the next SCDS generation unfold as they create their path to discovery.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT SCDS actively seeks to increase the breadth of diversity and inclusion in our entire community: the gifted children at the center of a dynamic learning process, their families, and our faculty, staff, and Board of Trustees. We aspire to include a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives; to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of differences; and to cultivate diverse thinking essential for creative problem-solving.

Read more here: bit.ly/DiversityatSCDS

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT Seattle Country Day School strives to maintain a diverse school community. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability in administration of its educational policies, admission, financial aid, or any other school-administered programs.