Creating Legacies

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SEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL MAGAZINE

Legacies

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DEAR SCDS FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, Next year, Seattle Country Day School will formally celebrate its 50th year as an independent school. From its humble origins as a co-op enrichment center run by volunteer parents in Burien, SCDS has endeavored to meet the academic and intellectual needs of gifted children. While the school has grown and matured over the decades, its fundamental purpose of accentuating depth over breadth, nurturing creative problem-solving, and encouraging generative thinking has not.

EDITOR Andrea Sanders DESIGN/PRODUCTION Christa Fleming Design CONTRIBUTORS Miriam Ayala, Sally Bauer, Jackie Bradley, Jessica Chin, Jan Kepher, Michael Murphy, Vicki O’Keefe, Meredith Olson, Erin Perry, Andrea Sanders, Gretchen Sanders, Melissa Schoenen, Frank Woodruff, and David Zobel COVER SCDS legacy students pose on the newly-renovated playground.

Pictured (L to R): Head of School, Michael Murphy; Griffin Gadre ‘22 (Rudy Gadre ’83); Théo Humbert ‘22 (Catherine Burns Humbert ’91); Luke Holtzen ‘21 (Carolyn Holtzen ’88); Zach Wilson ‘21 (Sarah Leung ’90); Henrietta Larson ’17 and Grace Larson ‘19 (Adam Larson ’84); Ariella Nelson ’16 (Melissa Nelson ’88); Ava Barnhart ‘19 (John Barnhart ’06); Jackson Petersen ’21 and Elsa Petersen ‘22 (Edward Petersen ’84); Levi Bauck ’17 and Henry Bauck ‘19 (Andrew Bauck ’82); Sasha Nelson ‘19 (Melissa Nelson ’88); Sadie Froggatt ‘21 (Jason Froggatt ’83); Lower School Head, Jackie Bradley; Jack Lessard ‘18 (Karim Lessard ’85).

Not pictured: Anna Ojendyk ‘16 (Amy Ojendyk ’87).

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

THE SCDS MISSION

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

Many significant faculty and staff have contributed to the SCDS legacy in its first half-century, working with long-serving Heads of School Lucille Beckman and Jayasri Ghosh. During Dr. Ghosh’s tenure, the school acknowledged the service of long-standing teachers with a “Decades of Dedication” celebration.

SCDS faculty continue to be the school’s greatest asset. We are fortunate to have many teachers who have served the school for so many years. They believe in the mission; they enjoy a larger degree of independent school autonomy; they revel in using inquiry as a pedagogical teaching tool; they enjoy supporting their students’ individuality, and they contribute to the school’s institutional memory to ensure that its founding principles are not lost as the school evolves and grows. In short, they believe in SCDS and its students.

Faculty who have served SCDS for 20 or more years include:

Meredith Olson, Grades 4-5 Science Teacher, 39 years Sally Bauer, Grade 1 Teacher, 34 years Jackie Bradley, Lower School Head, 33 years Mary Lowry, Grades 7-8 Social Studies Teacher, 32 years Thanh Dinh, Facilities Assistant, 30 years Lisa Lewis, Grades 4-5 Technology Specialist, 29 years Denise Luenow, Kindergarten Teacher, 29 years Chau Nguyen, Facilities Assistant, 21 years Susan Ellis, Grades 4-8 Music Specialist, 20 years Quinn Thomsen, Grades 4-5 Math Teacher, 20 years

One of these special and long-tenured faculty is retiring at year’s end—Mrs. Jackie Bradley. Jackie has taught, guided, and supported hundreds of students, parents, teachers, and staff throughout her 41 years of educational service, 33 of them at SCDS. During her SCDS career and particularly as Lower School Head, Jackie has been a true advocate for the gifted child.

Inside this issue of Kinetics you may note a theme of legacies: we recognize Mrs. Bradley for her contributions to SCDS, the science teachers continue their dedication to the Engineering Event, and a feature which illustrates the community service and service learning traditions. Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Michael G. Murphy HEAD OF SCHOOL

JOURNEYS WITH JACKIE:

Jackie Bradley gathers on the stairwell with Lower School students. Above: Jackie Bradley in 1987.

THE BEGINNINGS

“One afternoon I came over to Seattle Country Day School to talk to Lucille Beckman about a job opportunity. She said ‘Why don’t you try it for a year?’ The rest is history. Obviously I came, and I stayed.”

JACKIE BRADLEY, LOWER SCHOOL HEAD

Seattle Country Day School or the ‘School House’ was a different place 33 years ago when Jackie Bradley first walked through the doors. Nestled between 4th Avenue North and Nob Hill, it had a much smaller student body—180 students.

The 2.4-acre campus lacked a designated middle school building, administrative offices were housed in a present-day classroom, and the library was adjacent to the gym. Working with limited resources to establish the young, independent school, founder and former Head of School Lucille Beckman used to go to the Boeing Surplus Store to search for cabinets, bookcases, and school supplies among other odds and ends. “Now when you need a bookcase, you simply order it out of a catalog. Back then,” Jackie says, “it was a different time.”

Those who attended SCDS in the earlier years will remember there were no numerical grade levels; rather, students advanced in an alphabetical progression of academic levels. Jackie recalls, “Students were never given academic grades for performance and they weren’t in kindergarten or 1st grade—they were just in my class. I started as the D group teacher and then moved to C group.” During that time, many students left at 5th or 6th grade, and it was challenging integrating into the grade level system when they transferred to other schools. Ultimately, SCDS adopted the more mainstream model of grade levels it has today. continued

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JOIN JACKIE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAY 21 FROM 5:00-7:00 P.M.

SCDS will be hosting a reception to honor Jackie’s 33 years of service, and to send her off in style!

We invite you to join us on campus to celebrate Jackie’s longstanding service. Light appetizers and refreshments will be served in the gymnasium.

Please contact the SCDS Advancement Office for more information: 206-691-2620.

A unique grading system and humble furnishings weren’t the only markings of the early years.

Jackie also remembers how the faculty improvised to get the job done, even when it required one to juggle multiple responsibilities.

Lucille Beckman was Head of School, and Director of Admissions—at once. “She was everything,” Jackie says.

TEACHING Jackie joined Lucille in trying on different hats during her tenure at SCDS. After years working in D group, C group, 1st grade and as the K-1 Division Head, Jackie landed in her current position as Lower School Head. Jackie’s office, off the library, was a siloed section of campus, where she often had coffee and treats at the ready to entice faculty and staff to visit. She jokingly recalls that her office was so homey that

“What surprised me most upon assuming the Lower School Head role was that I would make out a list of what I thought I needed to do that day and by 9:00 a.m. that list would change. But that’s also what made the job a whole lot of fun and interesting.

It’s what I have learned to love.”

JACKIE BRADLEY

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a kindergartner thought she lived there. Although Jackie has assumed the Lower School Head role for 12 years now, some of her fondest memories come from her years teaching—mostly when she team-taught with fellow SCDS veteran teacher, Sally Bauer. What began as a collegial relationship—sparked by their participation at a conference in Portland—blossomed into a friendship spanning 33 years.

Every November, Sally and Jackie hosted a Thanksgiving Feast, where they dressed up as pilgrims while students cooked for three consecutive days, and parents prepared turkey. “We would make cornbread, butter, cranberry sauce and apple cobbler, and then go home and make another feast for our families,” Jackie says beaming. “Talk about young and energetic!” Sally started the ‘dressing up trend’ complete with cap, white collar, and apron. For several years, Sally was the only one dressing up, but then a parent in Jackie’s class felt sorry for her, and made her a costume too.

These two fast friends also shared a love for the arts. The duo put together a theatrical play each year for the students and their families. “Stone Soup,” “The Clown that Cried,” and “Hungry Thing” are just a few noteworthy productions that have livened up their stage. The plays may have originated from books, but the scripts, of course, were “B&B originals”!

Both women came from strong German backgrounds, had an understanding of who they were culturally, and thought it important to strengthen cultural awareness among their students. This translated into traditions such as Culture Box and Molly’s Pilgrim that carry on today. Both are big projects for 1st graders and promote exploration, celebration, and the sharing of one’s roots. Jackie and Sally also started the Culture Feast, where parents bring in foods from their countries of origin.

TEAMWORK One of the things that is making it easier for Jackie to retire is that SCDS is stronger than it has ever been. “The structure of the school, administrative team, wonderful faculty—all bring an abundance of energy to the program,” she says. “It was always a dream of mine to have a middle school here. Once it was

built, I felt like we had made it.” Jackie can remember years when the graduating class was as small as eight students. To see three full classes in grades 4-8 was a dream come true.

When asked about the current Intermediate and Middle School Head, Dan Sweeney, Jackie said, “I waited 30 years for Dan. He is remarkable, and we make a great team.”

Jackie goes on to talk about all that Dan has brought to the school and his tremendous energy. “I had always hoped our kids could take these wonderful trips he offers.

We did them periodically in the past, but they weren’t an every year event,” she says. “We certainly think alike.”

Even when they disagree, Jackie says she and Dan respect each other’s opinions. She admires his intellect too. She reflected that Dan made his quick-mindedness evident recently when he dropped everything to hold an assembly to celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela.

The school’s emphasis on service also comforts Jackie’s exit. She talks excitedly about the steps that SCDS continues to take towards giving back to the local community. As Lower School Head, she paved the way for community service opportunities and solidified a partnership with the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department. This effort, combined with teachers’ creative service-oriented ideas, led to additional service opportunities including Queen Anne Help Line and supporting Seattle Children’s Hospital.

NEXT STEPS After 33 years of dedicated service at SCDS, Jackie will retire at the end of the 2013-14 school year, and begin her next chapter. She has not yet chalked her retirement plans on the board, but she knows they will involve travel, and spending time with her grandchildren. And of course, more walks with her English bulldog, Marley Rose!

“It’s the kids that bring you a little laughter every day—something funny that they do or say. I always say I’m going to write that book ...”

JACKIE BRADLEY

LESSONS LEARNED AND CLOSING THOUGHTS Jackie responds quickly when asked to reflect on her career at SCDS. She says one of the most important skills she acquired was learning how to juggle things. “You have to be flexible and have a sense of humor.” She adds, “I can remember my master teacher saying, ‘When you lose your sense of humor in the classroom it’s time to quit.’ You can’t make things bigger than they are.”

Jackie struggles to narrow down the list of things she and fellow administrators have done that give her pride. From paving the way for greater social emotional support and healthier food choices for students, to pushing athletics, humanities, and the arts to cultivate well-rounded kids, Jackie has always been a champion for her charges. She set out in the beginning to teach others, but ended up learning much more in return. She will not forget how she came to understand the intricacies of gifted children— how what makes them so special is sometimes the very thing that makes life so difficult for them.

When pondering her time under a variety of Heads of School, Jackie can visualize the ‘parts’ equating to a whole: Jayasri Ghosh was a real visionary in seeing what the school could become. Chris Massey continued that, and Michael Murphy stepped in and made sure the vision came to fruition. To see the new middle school building, gymnasium, and finally, a playground under Michael’s watch has been wonderful.

When considering what she values most, Jackie says, “We have really kept to the school’s founding mission— Lucille’s mission—to teach gifted children through inquiry. Lucille used to say she could tell a gifted child by looking him or her in the eyes. I used to roll my eyes,” Jackie says. “Those words have come back to haunt me.”

It’s chilling to hear Jackie describe the way she too truly senses gifted children now. “That is the sort of gift that she [Lucille] gave to me.”

Jackie and Sally displayed their pilgrim garb at a past Thanksgiving Feast.

As Jackie gears up for her final days with students and staff, she knows it won’t be easy to say the final goodbye.

“I’m going to miss seeing the kids every day. I love them—I love their minds and the way they work. And the parents—I love the parents here. I’ve enjoyed the whole community.”

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SCDS students prepare to launch their rigs at this year’s regal Engineering Event.

From Princely Prams to Mars Rovers:

SCDS

ENGINEERS are Simply Clever!

“The kids understand that making CLEVER associations between materials is energizing and fun.”

“Doc 0”

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September at Seattle Country Day School conjures up memories of First Day Coffees, assemblies, the Buddy Balloon Ceremony, and reuniting with friends. However, one fall tradition reigning longer than all the others is the SCDS Engineering Event. Though the event’s theme changes annually, the takeaway does not: every student is a competent, clever ‘tool user’.

According to Grades 4-5 Science Teacher, PhD, and Engineering Event founder, Meredith Olson, it’s important to be clever and to “model that zaniness for the children instead of opening a book and looking for science fair events.”

Every summer before school starts, Olson (or “Doc O”), along with fellow SCDS science teachers James Spies and Ellie Peterson, put their heads together to come up with a theme for the event. First, they look for a topic that has recently been in the news. The Seattle Dock Strike, the Archimedes Palimpsest, and the 100th Anniversary of the Launch of the Titanic were all former contenders. After settling on an alluring current event, an engineering concept is derived, and the Engineering Event theme is born! Although the theme adds a touch of excitement each year, its primary purpose is to serve as a vehicle through which students gain experience using pliers, hammers, saws, glue guns, clamps, cutters, jigs, and drill presses.

The Engineering Event takes place before Thanksgiving, by which time students have spent the previous six weeks perfecting their rigs, and familiarizing themselves with the mechanics, principles, and concepts behind their creations.

Brains buzz with thoughts about how wheels and axles, chassis frameworks, and energy systems make rigs move. Students study their contraptions and struggle to get the alignment right. They modify; they tweak; they tinker, until all the parts work together, and the friction is gone. They make discoveries as they fine-tune, construct, and create. The young engineers also build camaraderie in trying to outdo one another. Whose rig can go the farthest? The race is on to set a distance record that must be corroborated by a witness-classmate. Building a successful rig turns a proud student into a ‘local expert’ others can turn to for advice.

“Doc O” holds a yummy tummy prize from this year’s Princely Prams Engineering Event.

This year’s theme combined two births in the United Kingdom: the birth of Skoda, ‘not your everyday family car and manly pram’ (made of cleverly repurposed Skoda car parts) and the more notable birth of Prince George. Yes, in the wake of last summer’s royal baby hubbub, students could opt to design princely prams should their regal whims tempt them. But what, Your Highness, is considered princely? Why lace and a stately wave, of course. Hence, students went forth and repurposed silver take-out lids, ceiling wire, banana boats, strapping tape, and doilies to make funny, wobbling prams that ran

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on rubber band-power. Perfectly poised waves added the final flourish. Next, they designed threewheel rigs of all shapes and sizes. Finally, they worked on larger structures made of water pipe or sheetrock trimming. The rigs varied greatly in style and function across grade levels (4-8), but they all shared a common goal of forward momentum.

Science teachers don’t construct rigs for the students, but “Doc O” likes to add to the sweet success at the end with a yummy tummy prize.

You can be clever with any materials . . . even a cleverly constructed candy takeaway! That part of the tradition is important to the students, too. The real icing on the cake is that EVERY child with tools in hand finds some kind of success. For trying, they all receive a prize.

Venturing out to “Doc O’s” back laboratory reveals projects from years past stacked high along the window ledges. “They’re not so much treasures, but a source of inspiration,” she says.

She brightens when asked about next year’s theme. “That’s the right question. Good for you for thinking about that.” One thing is clear—waste not, want not, for who knows what will inspire the next rig or rubber band contraption!

Engineering Event Themes SPANNING

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“ ...it’s important to be clever and to model that zaniness for the children instead of opening a book and looking for science fair events.”

“Doc 0”

1987: ROVERS 1988: DAM MAGIC 1989: GLIDERS 1990: SEATTLE HISTORY—FLIPPING SCOWS, REGRADING HILLS, CONVEYOR BELTS 1991: DONKEY ENGINES 1992: CAM ACTION 1993: BUCKMINSTER FULLER 1994: FLYWHEELS 1995: A ROVER NAMED SOJOURNER 1996: THROWING THINGS—HISTORICALLY AND TO MARS 1997: SPRING TRIATHALON—LEONARDO DA VINCI 1998: PLANETARY CRAWLERS AND SURVEYORS 1999: MUCKING MACHINES FOR SUBSURFACE HYDRATES 2000: AIRBORNE GADGETS 2001: EXTREMOPHILES 2002: SMART DOCKS 2003: JUST ABOUT WRIGHT 2004: RACK & PINION 2005: TEMPTING TROUBLE 2006: ARCHIMEDES 2007: COPING WITH THE ARCTIC 2008: THE GENIUS OF CHINA 2009: CAN YOU LEND ME A HAND? BIONICS & PROSTHESIS 2010: WIND FARM—HARNESS THE WIND 2011: HISTORIC DREAMLINERS 2012: GREAT WHEELS 2013: PRINCELY PRAMS: “SIMPLY CLEVER”

SAVE THE DATE April 30-May 3, 2015 SEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Weekend

Artwork by Georgie Honeybone, Grade 5

DON’T MISS OUT ON UPCOMING DETAILS! SEND US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION:

alumni@seattlecountryday.org

CONNECT Mingle with new and old friends— SCDS teachers, alumni, former parents, and staff.

CELEBRATE Join us for tours, cocktails, Ultimate, and more!

ENGAGE Plug in with fellow alumni via Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON In the meantime, see what fellow Wildcats are up to . . .

SCDS Alumni Group: facebook.com/groups/22656286036/ SCDS Facebook: facebook.com/seattlecountryday SCDS LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups?gid=4956569

Students in grades 4-8 crafted cards, created hoop-knit hats, and assembled gift bags brimming with bracelets, bubbles, and stamps for patients at Children’s Hospital this winter.

SCDS IRON CHEF: A Spicier Approach to Service 8

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Can we interest you in some Sweet and Savory Crepes, et Crawferdi Panini or Mac n’ Cheeseria? Perhaps you might like to try some Pasma-Q? These carefully concocted dishes, however different in taste, all boast of a single origin: SCDS Middle School Advisory.

Bon Appétit!

Annika Goeke ‘20 and Elsa Petersen ‘22 get their hands dirty while spreading mulch at David Rodgers Park this fall.

This past November when SCDS students studied two of the world’s most important social issues, homelessness and hunger, rather than simply reaching to the pantry for canned goods to donate, they took their learning deeper. Instead, each of the 11 advisory groups entered the inaugural SCDS Iron Chef Competition. The event was an experiential learning exercise, linking students to people who experience the hardships being studied. Over the course of four weeks, students spent time discussing their palates, and food preferences. Some students got personal, making connections with people who use food banks regularly, and discovering that they share a similar relationship with food. In addition to collecting canned goods, advisory classes delved into the core of the matter, learning about the roots of poverty, the best kinds of donations to give, and the underlying factors contributing to homelessness. Students also got busy turning their food collections into entrepreneurial opportunities. The Delicious Narwhal Café, Sweeney’s, and Spiesory Bistro were just three of the 11 restaurants springing up from the effort.

Each eatery had a catchy jingle, enticing menu, and foodbox-turned-cart bistro or café.

The event culminated with Iron Chef teams singing their jingles and presenting culinary creations to a panel of judges. The end result: over 1,000 lbs of collected edible items donated to Queen Anne Food Bank, and a deeper appreciation of food. In the words of Grades 6-8 Technology Specialist and Middle School Service Learning Coordinator, Vicki O’Keefe, “These same hands will reach out to others in the future because of the sharing and community building practice they experience here at Seattle Country Day School.”

It is this spirit of learning on a deeper level that has permeated the student experience at the ‘School House’ from day one. In the Lower School, students broaden their awareness of service by spreading mulch at David Rodgers Park, donating items to Queen Anne Help Line, and making cards and scarves for patients at Children’s Hospital. This year, two SCDS students spent extended time as patients at Children’s.

These experiences cultivated a greater sense of empathy for friends, and other youth who have been sick.

Intermediate School students set off for seasonal visits to Queen Anne Health Care. Their Service Learning Coordinator and Grades 4-5 Spanish Specialist, Miriam Ayala, says, “What we’ve come to realize is that by giving senior citizens gifts, they are giving us a gift in return by their gratitude and their smile.

The giver becomes the recipient.”

By the time students reach Middle School, service learning projects have exposed them to the issues of homelessness, hunger, disability, aging, and environmental awareness. Eighth grade student David Zobel reflected on his work at Operation Sack Lunch, a non-profit tasked with feeding the hungry: “It’s fun to see the smile on peoples’ faces when you are serving them a hot meal.”

SCDS advisory students sort donations for the Queen Anne Food Bank.

Exposing students to various types of service when they are young empowers them to think about the kinds of citizens they want to become as adults. Ultimately, the hope is that students will reflect upon their career of community service at SCDS and feel confident about how to focus their giving in high school. Eighth grader Jessica Chin already has a head start: Jessica’s early experiences with community service inspired her to combine her passion for animals and helping others. In 2013, after winning the Prudential Spirit of Community Award, she founded her own non-profit, Food for Fido. It’s now her daily mission to provide those in need easier access to food for their pets. YouthCare, Doney Clinic, and Pike Place Market Senior Center & Food Bank, are among current recipients benefiting from Jessica’s outreach.

At the end of the day, community service at SCDS is really about inspiring all students to expand their awareness of the world, and to be good stewards of the gifts they have to share with others. The goal is to add a new service outlet every year while also returning to something that’s been done before. As Vicki O’Keefe reminds us, “There are so many ways to find that fit.”

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AROUND THE

SCHOOL On September 30, 2013 ‘Seattle Mama Doc’ and SCDS parent, Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson, visited SCDS with KING5. Light was shed on how Seattle Public Schools— and independent schools such as SCDS—have revamped their lunch programs to provide healthier choices for students. SCDS’s new lunch program NEST—

NUTRITIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS—was highlighted.

SCDS Grade 5 Humanities Teacher, Jane Hesslein, was featured in the October issue of PARENT MAP MAGAZINE, SPECIAL KIDS, in an article entitled Deep Thinkers and Perfectionists: Getting to Know Your Gifted Teen. Hesslein discussed the ‘tug-of-war’ between a parent’s need to be needed, and their teen’s move to independence.

This past winter, SCDS held the 2nd annual DEBATE TOURNAMENT on school grounds for the 2013-14 year. Students worked hard and brought home top honors for the number of wins and 2nd place for the percentage of wins. Pictured (L to R): Hazel Pearson’16, Anya Vinogradsky’14, Sienna Axe ’14 and Madison Onsager ’13.

SCDS 3rd grader,

LEO COSTANZA ’19

As 2014 paves the way for fresh starts and resolutions, SCDS students were especially thankful for the renewed strength of one of their first grade classmates, AJ HWANGBO ’21. Diagnosed with acute viral myocarditis in November, AJ battled to defeat this life-threatening condition throughout the holidays. He courageously navigated through medical challenges with support from family, Seattle Children’s, fellow classmates, his church community, SCDS families, friends, and a visit from his favorite artist, Macklemore!

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competed against the country’s top youth climbers at Bouldering Nationals this past March. It was an intense threeday competition, but Leo finished in 10th place in the USA in his category.

Way to go, Leo!

In partnership with

RICHARD’S RWANDA IMPUHWE, SCDS middle

school advisory groups gathered supplies for the benefit of secondary-school girls in Nyamata, Rwanda.

Supplies were well received this spring.

SCDS K-3 Art Specialist,

WINNIE CHAPIN YOUNG,

DI-NAMITE SEATTLE LIGHTS placed 1st in the North Sound

Regional Destination Imagination Tournament in early March. They received the Renaissance Award given to teams with outstanding skill in the area of design, engineering, execution or performance. Their track record remains strong after representing Washington in the DI Global Finals in 2012 and 2013. Pictured (L to R): SCDS alumni Kanishka Reddy ’16 and JP Reddy ’15, as well as SCDS students Jonah Goodfried ’15, Ellen Schaefer ’15 and Leela Berman ’15.

In March, families and staff celebrated at the annual SCDS Auction. With a theme of COME TOGETHER, over $475,000 was raised for the school. A huge thank you to Auction Chairs Michele Levinger and Susan Ward for making this ‘friendraiser’ possible!

will be retiring this coming June after 14 years of using inquiry to open the door to hundreds of SCDS students to investigate, discover, and create art. Winnie’s passion and enthusiasm for teaching extends far beyond the classroom—from launching both the MLK Assembly and Mix it Up Day to providing music for allschool assemblies, and sailing down the slopes as the Winterim Wildcat.

Winnie will be remembered for giving students the freedom and confidence to express, and will be sorely missed by countless families, staff, and of course, her students.

SCDS Grade 3 Teacher, Julia Correll, and select 3rd grade students pose with Heifer International’s Community Engagement Coordinator, Eliza Penick.

Students received a certificate for raising over $1,600 through Heifer International’s READ TO FEED program this past March.

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2012-13 Board of Trustees:

Annual Report

SEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

2012-13

Thank you for your leadership!

AUCTION

Anne Schaefer, President Len Jordan, Vice President Lisa Carroll, Secretary Frank Woodruff, Treasurer Annika Andrews Joanna Black Ramona Emerson Janet Frink Rudy Gadre Joe Hunter Mitch Kent Michael Murphy, Ex Officio Mike Nesteroff Nancy Senseney Natalie Stephens Chris Tessin Sandi Wollum Scott Zorn

Under the Big Top

Over 380 guests attended the 2013 SCDS Auction and over

$42wa6s ra,0ised00

Way to go!

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ANNUAL FUND

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Power to our People

We raised

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Thank you Annual Fu n Chairs d Warren an Elta Ratli d ff

A fantastic show of support for this three-ring event! , Hats off to the Chairs Teri Franklin and Courtney Witter

Annual Fund Leadership Council:

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Wendy Hassan Kauser Dar and Peter Carberry Joanna Black Christie Schofield Tom and Fiona Honeybone Pam Melin Tsering Short Rose Kuhr Kathy Dong Heller

Thank you for your generous support!

General Operating Revenue and Expenses: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013

Total Revenue: $9,570,000 Tuition and Fees less financial aid: $7,277,000 Student Activities: $591,000

Contributions: $693,000 Investment Income and Market Gains: $1,009,000

Total Expenses: $9,570,000 Instructional: $3,318,000 Student Activities: $596,000 Operation and Maintenance: $1,382,000 Administration: $1,690,000 Interest and Financing Costs: $135,000 Capital Improvements and Reserves: $2,449,000

Thank You Leaders!

Three C for Parheeers Councilnt Voluntee rs

Under the Big Top Leads Auction Chairs: Teri Franklin and Courtney Witter Auction Administrator: Marianne Greenbaum Catalog: Susan Hood Class Art Projects: Debbie Rochefort Cleanup: Paula Arnold and Linda Potter Communications/Promotions: Michele Levinger Decorations: Heather Levy Dessert Auction: Lisa Graham and Kristin Winkel Event: Luna Levine Graphics: Courtney Witter Hospitality: Christie Schofield Kindergarten Pillows: Danna Redmond Network: Chase Franklin and Winston Yeung Online Auction: Christie Snyder Procurement: Kirsten Conner Registration: Tsering Short SCDS Development: Patsy Cadwell Setup: Jen Yeung Show: Susan Ward Volunteer Coordinators: Stefany Bernard and Eve Rashby Executive Committee Members Kristi Helgeson, President Guy Post, Vice President Susan Ward, Secretary Brent Baker, Treasurer Committee Chairs Annual Fund Chairs: Elta and Warren Ratliff Auction Chairs: Teri Franklin and Courtney Witter Adopt-A-Street/Community Service: Charles Robison Book Swap: Christie Schofield Country Day Country Dance: Guy Post Crazy Carnival: David Onsager Faculty/Staff Appreciation and Lunchroom: Helen Kim New Family Committee Chair: Kirsten Camp Parent Education: Lisa Graham Sustainability: Jean Lee and Elta Ratliff TEESO Administrator: Paula Arnold Winter Sports Swap: Brent Baker Parent Council Reps & Alts K (Filimaua): Colleen Doten and Yoo-Lee Yea K (Luenow): Melissa Chabran and Pam MacFetridge 1 (Amos): Anna Goeke and Darren Stewart 1 (Bauer): Josephine Bolotski and Luna Levine 2 (Chambers): Kate Dandel and Kristin Winkel 2 (Mise): Kirsten Camp and Angela Earnshaw 3 (Holtzen): Peri Altan and Heather Bioren 3 (Lord): Lorraine Bardeen 3 (Schettler): Sheila Getz 4: Chris Igielski, Adam Larson and Tracy Reed 5: Diane Chapel, Dan Gebler and Deborah Rifkin 6: Amy Neuburger 7: Melissa White 8: Lisa Campney and Sohelia Sarrafan

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Annual fund

he Annual Fund is T the cornerstone of giving at SCDS. It supports our yearly operating budget, providing, extending, and advancing opportunities for our students and staff.

Thank you for your role in helping us continue to advance the mission.

Thank you for your generous support!

Visionary ($10,000+)

Benefactor ($5,000-$9,999) Eric and Annika Andrews T, CP Anonymous Stan Berman and Bharathi Jagadeesh CP Michael Chalcraft and Kristi Helgeson CP Chase and Teri Franklin CP Lloyd and Janet Frink T, CP Chris Igielski and Jenette Ramos CP Jeremy and Jennifer Lewis CP

Patron ($3,000-$4,999) Tim and Kath Bakken CP Chris and Lynn Barnhart CP Ethan and Helen Bell CP Neal and Joanna Black T, CP Worachai and Petcharat Chaoweeraprasit CP Simon and Angela Earnshaw CP Ruth Etzioni CP Eben and Sally Frankenberg CP Arnaud Gautier and Lisa Carroll T, CP Aaron and Sheila Getz CP Tom and Fiona Honeybone CP Ken and Karen Hunt CP Len and Jennifer Jordan T, CP Gaylord and Robin Kellogg CP Glenn and Julie Kouhia CP Robin Krause and Julie Lord CP Michael Maxin and Marianne Greenbaum CP Stanley and Janet McCammon FT, CP Brian McMullen and Ramona Emerson T, CP Jesse Mock and Luna Levine CP David and Kristen Onsager CP Ramesh Parameswaran and Sreevidya Subramanian CP Chris Pratley and Seiko Kobayashi CP Warren and Elta Ratliff CP Chris and Heidi Rogers CP Richard and Anne Schaefer T, CP W.R. Smith CP Ben and Natalie Stephens T, CP Bart and Naomi Stroupe CP Matthieu Uyttendaele and Elizabeth Johnson CP Alan and Julia White CP Matthew and Courtney Witter CP

Scholar ($1,000-$2,999)

Extensive efforts have been made to ensure our lists and records are accurate and up-to-date. However, if an error is spotted, please do not hesitate to contact the Advancement Office: (206) 691-2620.

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Anonymous Rudy and Rupa Gadre T, AS Jeffrey Helbling and Peri Altan CP Edward and Jennifer Petersen AS, CP

Jason and Ann Allen CP Russell Allgor and Sandra Fischer CP Anonymous Anonymous Paul and Paula Arnold CP Joe and Kristina Belfiore CP Kevin and Sarah Beshlian CP Tom Biehl and Libby Hill CP Michael and Josephine Bolotski CP Eric and Lisa Brockman CP Bruce Burger and Cheri Cornell CP David Byrne and Kirsten Conner CP Peter Carberry and Kauser Dar CP Brant and Pey-Lin Carroll CP Andrew and Margaret Certain CP Trishul and Anne Chilimbi CP Michael and Diana Cohen CP Rich Cuff and Maja Larson CP Will and Jennifer King Daugherty CP Doug Davis and Michelle Wilson AP Sean Draine and Karen Pavlidis CP Gene and Susan Eberlein CP Michael and Fredrica Elliott CP Kate Frazer CS Jason T. Froggatt and Wendy Lister AS, CP David Fuhrmann and Catherine Rogers CP Rich and Gwen Glew CP Oliver Goldman and Gloria Tzuang CP Donald Guthrie AP Kenneth and Deanna Harding CP Floyd and Alyssa Henry CP Alex Hsi and Wendy Hsu CP Michael and Tammi Johnson CP Gregory Jones and Elizabeth Lyons Jones CP Mitch and Karen Kent T, AP

Hans-Peter Kiem and Dana Swenson CP Kris and Courtney Klein CP Allan and Mary Kollar GP Harry and Elizabeth Korrell CP Bill and Rose Kuhr CP Brad Laesch and Lexie Weil CP Tom Leonard and Susan Hood CP Ralph and Dot Lintz GP Dan and Pam MacFetridge CP Tony and Laurie Mestres CP Eric and Luci Meyer CP Jan and Angela Miksovsky CP Michael and Deborah Murphy F Bill Muse and Beth Scott CP Michael Nesteroff and Kimm Viebrock T, AP Michael Nguyen and Andrea Doan CP Sam and Michele Osborne CP Jeff and Sharon Parker CP Adam Peck and Manja Sachet CP Brian Pepin and Danna Redmond CP Michael Pickett and Ann Watson CP James Porter CP The Potter Family CP Spencer and Nanci Rascoff CP Gautham and Gayatri Reddy CP Karen Akiyama Ressmeyer CP Barry and Debbie Rochefort CP Harry Schneider and Gail Runnfeldt AP Floyd and Tsering Short CP Dharma and Bina Shukla CP Dave Smith CP Alan Smith and Christie Snyder CP Jonathan and Wendy Sue Swanson CP Jonathan Tingstad and Shannon Corbin CP David Trop and Lisa Campney CP Andrew Verprauskus and Michaelanne Ehrenberg CP Aaron and Michele Weingeist CP Stefan Weitz and Carrie Culley CP David and Jarvis Weld CP Howard West and Wendy Hassan CP David and Cathrine Wheeler CP David Wilson and Sarah Leung AS, CP Frank Woodruff and Jan Agosti T, AP Roger Wylie and Daiva Tautvydas CP Scott and Colleen Zorn T, CP

Wildcat (Up to $999)

Amit Agarwal and Priya Gupta CP Mark Alexander and Diane Chapel CP Anonymous Anonymous Michael Assadi and Susan Gulkis Assadi CP James and Katherine Babington CP Craig and Ashley Baerwaldt CP Brent Baker and Valerie Street CP Pablo Barcenas and Mariana Alvarez-Tostado CP Lorraine Bardeen and Beth Rosenbaum CP Andy Bauck and Tracy Reed AS, CP Brett Beaulieu and Lauren Boydston CP Brady and Stefany Bernard CP Eric and Heather Bioren CP Bradley and Maureen Bishop CP Doug and Ann Bostrom AP Paul and Rebecca Bouchey CP Daniel Bouie and Melissa Chabran CP Kari Brotherton CP Truman Buffett and Audrey Freudenburg CP Scott G. Busby CP David and Kirsten Camp CP John Cerqui and Dawn Ehde Cerqui CP Yi Ping Chan and Melanie R. Hayden CP William and Monika Chao CP Doug and Lander Chin CP Charles Connolly and Jacqueline Kirchner CP Steven and Elizabeth Curtiss CP Dave and Kate Dandel CP Brett Daniel and Sarah Archibald CP Don and Sue Dietz AP Dan and Kathleen Dong Heller CP Ian and Colleen Doten CP John and Jennifer Felten CP Jonathan and Louise Franklin CP Dan and Kate Gebler CP Joe and Anna Goeke CP Steve and Joan Goldblatt AP Rich Goodfried and Mary McCauley CP Prabhdeep Grewal and Anita Chopra CP

Frederick Guinee and Pamela Passman CP Alex Hajduk CS Paul Hanken and Rachel Black CP Joel Hanson and Gloria Sandford Hanson CP John and Megumi Haskin CP Jim Hsu and Elisa Barston CP Dave and Suzanne Huey CP Joseph Hunter and Anne Ward van Roden T, AP Andrew Hwangbo and Yoo-Lee Yea CP Andrew and Zoe Jaye CP Jay and Katya Johnson CP Resat and Kathie Kasaba CP Dena Kennedy AP Doug Keyes and Diane Anderson CP Moonsoo and Iris Kim CP Tadas and Laura Kisielius CP Steven and Barbara Koh CP Jason Kroll AS Marvin and Michaelanne Land AP Michael and Karri Lapin CP Adam and Florence Larson AS, CP Ian and Jennifer Latham CP Karim and Alice Lessard FT, AS, CP Jay and Michele Levinger CP Joe and Heather Levy CP Darrell and Stephanie Lewis-Sandy CP Tom Lincoln and Jennifer Finke CP The Macers CP Mark Maghie and Julie Barbo AP Leslie D. Mann CP Paul Manner and Denise Joffe CP Wendy McDermott AS Pitt and Krista Means CP John and Pam Melin CP Ricardo and Ann Mestres GP Rich and Carey Miailovich CP Tom and Beth Morgan CP John Mulligan and Philippa Webster CP Garett and Cristal Nell CP Marty and Melissa Nelson AS, CP Jim and Amy Neuburger CP Peter and Jan Noone CP M. and E. O’Brien CP Mark and Shari Ojendyk CP Anthony Oliver and Jessica Pearlman CP Bruce and Granya O’Neill CP David Ordal and Katherine Wade AS Richard and Wendy Paul CP Chris and Lissa Payne CP Douglas Pearson and Helen Kim CP Josh Petersen CP Connon Price and Karen Fossum CP Judson and Cathy Randolph CP Robin and Deborah Rifkin CP Michael and Kathy Risse CP Charles and Tina Robison CP Alisa Rose CP Jonathan Rosoff and Kristin Winkel CP Zinovy and Margaret Royzen CP Michael Rubin CP Patrick and Virginia Sainsbury FT, AP Harley and Carol Schmidt CP Ryan and Christie Schofield CP Dave Seaver and Gayle Clemans CP Diane Sebring CP Rich and Nancy Senseney T, AP Partha Seshaiah and Wendy Yee CP Stefan Sharkansky and Irene Song CP John and Kathi Sleavin CP Daniel and Katie Sluss CP Al Smith and Barbara Potashnick CP Ian Smith and Shannan Frisbie CP Jerry Soules and Linda Colwell CP Darren Stewart and Heather Van Vleck CP Mark and Liza Taylor CP Chris and Rebecca Tessin T, CP Jeff Trisler and Summer Rognlie-Trisler CP Mintu and Anita Uppal CP Rahul Verma and Sujatha Murugesan CP Binh Vu and Lynn Cheney CP Glenn and Susan Ward CP Anne Weiss CP Jeremy Weiss CP Kelly and Katy White CP Richard and Melissa White CP Owen and Sandi Wollum T Kent Worthington and Piper Salogga CP Winston and Jennifer Yeung CP Mark and Beth Zobel CP

Faculty and Staff Brenda Ajbour F Crystal Aspen and Alexander Berezhony Miriam Ayala F Alice Baggett and Thomas Strouse F Allison and Will Bass FF, AS Sally and Mike Bauer F Pam Black F, GP Jackie and Gordon Bradley F Patsy and Brian Cadwell F Adam and Shamra Elder F Sue Ellis F Rachel Falkner FF Eddie and Kim Feeley F Robyn Filimaua F, CP Jane and Peter Hesslein F Mark and Carolyn Holtzen F, AS, CP Joan Hudson and Bud Baraga FF Jan and Steve Kepher F Brett and Melissa Leslie F Lisa and Christopher Lewis F Allie Linn FF Chuck and Carrie Lintz F, CP Duffy Lord F Mary Lowry and Mark Janicke F Susan and Michael Mise F Michael and Deborah Murphy F Maricarmen Navarro and Dan Rudd F Vicki O’Keefe F Jana Pasma F Debbie and Dave Pearson F Ellie and Jordan Peterson F Kyla Pocock F Sherri Schettler F Melissa and Kevin Schoenen F James L. Spies F Dan Sweeney F Alan Taub F Quinn and Alison Thomsen F Sarah and Ray Willis F Winnie Chapin Young F

F

Gym Gifts VISIONARY ($10,000+) William and Ruth True AP BENEFACTOR ($5,000 - $9,999) Chase and Teri Franklin CP Frank Woodruff and Jan Agosti T, AP MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Adobe Systems Incorporated Alaska Airlines Matching Gift Program Amgen Boeing Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness Expedia, Inc. Macy’s Foundation Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Qualcomm Matching Grants Russell Matching Gifts Program Starbucks Matching Gifts Program Texas Instruments Foundation The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Foundations/Corporations SCHOLAR ($1,000 - $2,999) Miailovich Family Foundation WILDCAT (UP TO $999) Myhrvold Family Charitable Fund Target SOFT CREDIT ORGANIZATIONS Fidelity Charitable Fund Morgan Stanley Smith Barney – Global Impact Funding Trust Network for Good Seattle Foundation Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Library Gifts Tyler Claire Baerwaldt Pam Black F, GP Toby Black CS Mimi Burns GP Lily Camp CS Tamarin Camp CS Alaire Dandel CS

CS

Gigi Dandel CS Liam Doten CS Annika Goeke CS Luke Holtzen CS Henrietta Larson CS Jade Macer CS Nina Maxin CS Delphine Mock CS Sara Mockett FF, GP, AP Roman Rothstein CS Sasha Rothstein CS Mackenna Ward CS Zoe Weingeist CS Max Zorn CS

Library Gifts In-Kind Sam Allen CS Juliana Burke CS Anna Felton CS Maren Frink CS Miles Frink CS Georgie Honeybone CS Max Honeybone CS Poppy Honeybone CS Kane Jones CS Vanessa Lincoln CS Debbie Pearson F Briana Post CS Gabe Rochefort CS Xander Uyttendaele CS

Auction: Fund-A-Need ($10,000) Rudy and Rupa Gadre

T, AS

($5,000) Eric and Annika Andrews T, CP Joe and Kristina Belfiore CP Chase and Teri Franklin CP Lloyd and Janet Frink (2) T, CP Bill and Rose Kuhr CP Jeremy and Jennifer Lewis CP Spencer and Nanci Rascoff CP Michael and Kathy Risse CP Matthew and Courtney Witter CP ($2,500) Russell Allgor and Sandra Fischer CP Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Neal and Joanna Black T, CP Brant and Pey-Lin Carroll CP Brett Daniel and Sarah Archibald CP John and Lisa Graham CP Robert and Amy Healy CP Chris Igielski and Jenette Ramos CP Brian McMullen and Ramona Emerson T, CP Jan and Angela Miksovsky CP Mark and Linda Potter CP Ben and Natalie Stephens T, CP Bart and Naomi Stroupe CP Jonathan Tingstad and Shannon Corbin CP David and Cathrine Wheeler CP ($1,000) Jason and Ann Allen CP Paul and Paula Arnold CP Chris and Lynn Barnhart CP Stan Berman and Bharathi Jagadeesh CP Linda Bishop CP David Byrne and Kirsten Conner CP Peter Carberry and Kauser Dar CP John Cerqui and Dawn Ehde CP Worachai and Petcharat Chaoweeraprasit CP David Fuhrmann and Catherine Rogers CP Arnaud Gautier and Lisa Carroll T, CP Aaron and Sheila Getz CP Jeffrey Helbling and Peri Altan CP Tom and Fiona Honeybone (2) CP R. Alex Hsi and Wendy Hsu CP David and Suzanne Huey CP Joseph Hunter and Anne Ward van Roden T, AP Len and Jennifer Jordan T, CP Gaylord and Robin Kellogg CP Tadas and Laura Kisielius CP Joe and Heather Levy CP Leslie Mann CP

Paul Manner and Denise Joffe CP Michael Maxin and Marianne Greenbaum CP Rich and Patricia Miailovich GP Michael Nesteroff and Kimm Viebrock T, AP Brian Pepin and Danna Redmond CP Edward and Jennifer Petersen AS, CP Warren and Elta Ratliff CP Barry and Debbie Rochefort CP Zinovy and Margaret Royzen CP Richard and Anne Schaefer T, CP Ryan and Christie Schofield CP W.R. Smith CP Alan Smith and Christie Snyder CP Mark and Liza Taylor CP Matthieu Uyttendaele and Elizabeth Johnson CP Andrew Verprauskus and Michaelanne Ehrenberg CP Aaron and Michele Weingeist CP David and Jarvis Weld CP Alan and Julia White CP ($500) Jackie and Gordon Bradley F Eric and Lisa Brockman CP Andrew and Margaret Certain CP Michael Chalcraft and Kristi Helgeson CP Trishul and Anne Chilimbi CP Carrie Culley CP Michael and Fredrica Elliott CP Jason T. Froggatt and Wendy Lister AS, CP Wendy Hassan CP Gregory Jones and Elizabeth Lyons Jones CP Mitch and Karen Kent T, AP Kris and Courtney Klein CP Brad Laesch and Lexie Weil CP Tom Leonard and Susan Hood CP Jay and Michele Levinger CP John and Pam Melin CP Michael and Deborah Murphy F M. and E. O’Brien CP David and Kristen Onsager CP Floyd and Tsering Short CP Dharma and Bina Shukla CP Ty Thorsen and Marina Vogman CP Binh Vu and Lynn Cheney CP Glenn and Susan Ward CP

($250) Brent Baker and Valerie Street CP Brady and Stefany Bernard CP Kari Brotherton CP Bruce Burger CP David and Kirsten Camp CP Michael and Diana Cohen CP Dave and Kate Dandel CP Ian and Colleen Doten CP Mark and Carolyn Holtzen F, AS, CP Hans-Peter Kiem and Dana Swenson CP Glenn and Julie Kouhia CP Robin Krause and Julie Lord CP Michael and Karri Lapin CP Karim and Alice Lessard FT, AS, CP Rich and Carey Miailovich CP Anthony Oliver and Jessica Pearlman CP Richard and Wendy Paul CP Michael Pickett and Ann Watson CP Robin and Deborah Rifkin CP Jonathan Rosoff and Kristin Winkel CP Jerry Soules and Linda Colwell CP Jeff Trisler and Summer Rognlie-Trisler CP Kelly and Katy White CP Frank Woodruff and Jan Agosti T, AP ($100) James and Katherine Babington CP Craig and Ashley Baerwaldt CP Pablo Barcenas and Mariana Alvarez-Tostado CP Michael and Josephine Bolotski CP Robyn and Ami Filimaua F, CP Joe and Anna Goeke CP Oliver Goldman and Gloria Tzuang CP Kenneth and Deanna Harding CP Jane and Peter Hesslein F Andrew Hwangbo and Yoo-Lee Yea CP Vickie Madriaga and David Burke F, CP John Mulligan and Philippa Webster CP Scott Shock and Jean Lee CP ($50) Lorraine Bardeen and Beth Rosenbaum CP Andrew Bauck and Tracy Reed AS, CP Sally and Mike Bauer F Kevin and Sarah Beshlian CP Truman Buffett and Audrey Freudenberg CP Dan and Kate Gebler CP Craig Hajduk and Jackie Borges CP Mary Lowry and Mark Janicke F Garett and Cristal Nell CP Chris and Becca Tessin T, CP Quinn and Alison Thomsen F

Key to Codes AP

= Alumni Parent

AS = Alumni Student CP = Current Parent F = Faculty/Staff FF = Former Faculty/Staff FT = Former Trustee GP = Grandparent T

= Trustee = 5 or more years consecutive giving

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CLASS

NOTES ELIZABETH ‘BETH’ ROBINSON ’77 graduated from Reed

College ’82 and MIT ‘87 with a PhD in Geophysics. After a year on the faculty at Stanford University, she entered government service culminating with her position as Assistant Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Since 2009, she has served as Chief Financial Officer at NASA. She currently resides in Arlington, VA, with her husband, Douglas Holtz-Eakin. They have two young-adult children.

RACHEL E. TILLMAN ‘79 continues to explore and drive change with a key takeaway from SCDS—how to solve problems.

She earned a multidisciplinary degree in Biology and Art from Occidental College.

Professionally she has worked as an Illustrator at a design firm, in Acquisitions and Digital Content Management as well as Business Development, and in Program Management for Intel. She contracts with companies and initiates community change through volunteerism and workforce/business development. She is launching a STEM-based program “The Viking Mars Missions Education and Preservation Project.”

At the end of the day, her favorite job is Mom. She has an incredible nine-year-old boy and enjoys seeing the world through youthful eyes.

JENNIFER L. HARA ’85 is now living and working in Washington, D.C. She attended Seattle Prep, Seattle University, and George Washington University to pursue her master’s degree in International Economics.

She currently serves as the Vice President of Marketing for TaylorDeJongh—a boutique energy and infrastructure investment banking firm focused on the emerging markets.

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KATIE (KOTKINS) KLEIN ‘96 lives in New York and works as Director of Fundraising Events for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

She leads Cycle for Survival—an event that spans 13 cities, has over 16,000 participants, over 100,000 donors, and raises over $50 million. All of the funds go to research on rare cancers, which in the aggregate comprise 50% of all cancers. Katie and her staff manage Fred’s Team, through which hundreds of runners in the New York, Boston, and Chicago Marathons raise funds for cancer research. She and her husband, Zeev Klein, live in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan with their three-year-old Havanese puppy, Winnie Klein.

BEN FORMAN ’00 works at TPG Capital, a global private

investment firm, where he was recently promoted to Vice President. After living on the east coast for a number of years, he moved from Manhattan, and enjoys living in San Francisco.

JEREMY KARP ’02 is focusing on applied mathematics and

theoretical computer science as a doctoral student in the ACO (Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization) Program at Carnegie Mellon University.

ROSALIE FORMAN ’05 graduated from Duke University

this past spring with a degree in International Relations and certificates in Global Health and Policy Journalism and Media.

She is now at NBC in New York City, and recently worked on the Olympics.

KELLEY HALL ’05 graduated from Whitman College, spring of 2013, cum laude with a degree in Geology and Physics and has started a PhD program at the University of Washington.

Her research is focused on episodic tremor and slow slip on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, using geodetic and seismic data. She also is using her fifth-year elgibility to play with UW’s Ultimate team: Element.

KEEP US POSTED! Have news or stories to share about yourself or a former SCDS student?

Email or address changes? Contact: alumni@seattlecountryday.org.

Visit the Stay Connected section of the Alumni Tab on SCDS’s website for access to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Stay tuned for more updates this fall on SCDS’s 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Weekend, April 30-May 3, 2015

NATHAN CUMMINGS ’10 has embraced creative expression via writing.

As a freshman in high school, he submitted a poem that won a regional gold award in the Scholastics Art and Writing Competition. He has since gone on to win national writing awards in both prose and poetry, and was appointed one of five National Student Poets at the Library of Congress National Book Festival this past fall. Nathan serves as editor-in-chief of his high school’s literary magazine, Pegasus. First Lady Michelle Obama with the 2013 National Student Poets (from left: Michaela Coplen, Sojourner Ahebee, Nathan Cummings, Louis Lafair, and Aline Dolinh) in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Sept. 20, 2013.

(Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson). This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/ or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products or promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

ANDREA MASTERSON ’11 secured the Class 3A

State Cross Country Championships title in 17 minutes 49 seconds this past fall. According to Masterson’s coach, Sally Revere, “She was brave, resolute, and performed with incredible drive and commitment.” She currently competes as a junior at Lakeside High School.

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DIVERSITY STATEMENT

SCDS actively seeks to increase the breadth of our entire community: the gifted children at the center of a dynamic learning process, their families, and the school’s faculty, staff, and Board of Trustees. We aspire to include a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives; to foster an understanding and acceptance of differences; and to cultivate diverse thinking critical for creative problem solving.

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.

SCDS Winterim Wildcats exhibited Seahawks pride as excitement intensified prior to Super Bowl XLVIII. Both the skiers and Hawks reached their goals this season!