Through the Arch - Summer 2017

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Reunion 2017 Honoring Mentors A Trio of Harvard Graduates Young Alumni Performing Artists

OH JOY....SSM’S BABY BOOM

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Census takers might wonder what is in the water at SSM to account for the jump in population this year. Whatever is in the water, we are not complaining but very much celebrating the beautiful eight bundles of joy that were welcomed into the SSM community from May 2016 through April 2017.

Here they are – oldest to youngest from the left. Noland Anthony Paukert (boy)– Darin and Abby – May 6, 2016, Teodora Roselynn Petrova King (girl) – Rali and Nathanial – September 22, 2016, Hadley Margaret Hauschild (girl) – Katherine and Fritz, November 6, 2016, Savannah Lenore Farrell (girl) – Beau and Jen – November 16, 2016, Walker Gary Homuth (boy) – Carrie and Matt – December 29, 2016, Joseph Francis Moyer (boy) – Andrea and Dan – April 3, 2017, Harper Lea Horstman (girl) – Jason and Madison – April 17, 2017, Paul Arthur Penn Inman (boy) – Matt and Leah – April 27, 2017.

THROUGH THE ARCH 2017 Summer

WOODEN SOLDIERS AND CRACK SQUAD

Master Campus Plan – The Work Continues

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On May 17, students experienced the rich traditions and extensive histories of the SSM Crack Squad and Wooden Soldiers during two special assemblies. The gatherings featured exemplary performances by both drill teams, reflective videos, and first-hand testimonials from distinguished Crack Squad and Wooden Soldiers alumni, and information on how current students can carry on more than 230 years of collective history into the future as members next year!

Community Walk Profile:

Reflecting on Frank Below R

enaissance man, Lifelong learner.

Respected educator. Frank Below was known for many things during his distinguished 47-year career at Shattuck School, and few who have passed through the Whitney Arch have so richly contributed to the fabric of the school community.

Upon his arrival as a junior English instructor at Shattuck in 1924 following a year spent teaching at a boarding school in Dallas, Below frequently challenged his students— and himself. His passion for learning left an indelible impression on his students, and through his Harkness method, seminarstyle teaching method, he quickly earned a reputation for teaching some of the most intellectually stimulating—and challenging— courses at Shattuck. Moreover, he impressed upon his students the importance of the pursuit of knowledge, a notion that extended beyond his classroom.

The Hub will be a three-story building connecting Morgan, Shumway, and Kingham Halls, transforming the flow of life at the Upper School. The Hub will introduce a new approach to preparing and serving food, feature an expanded school storeMartin and student lounge, a more located media center, Special thanks to alumni Margot Czulewicz Barry ’85, Corinne Congreve Kelly ’85, Jan Gould ’75, Kevin Blakeand ’79,include Wade Fenn ’76,centrally and Michael Clark ’72, who were along withSoldiers individual and group present at the assemblies and offered their perspectives as former Wooden and Crack Squadmeeting members.spaces.

by Ryan Cardarella

During his tenure at the School, Below served as chair of the English Department from 1948-1970, and as the longtime adviser for The Spectator and The Shad, spending countless hours with students perfecting those publications.

In addition to his scholarly duties, Below enjoyed photography (he personally took many of the event and candid shots featured in the yearbook), fishing and boating during his summer family retreats to Bay Lake, Minn., traveling whenever possible, and voraciously consuming literature. He married Margaret Below in 1943, who went on to teach French at St. Mary’s Hall from 1953-1973, and had a daughter, Margaret (Meg) Below Arsenault ’63.

Shattuck to be a very stimulating intellectual environment, and it was a way of life that suited him.”

Below’s way of life at Shattuck undoubtedly earned his recognition on Shattuck-St. Mary’s Community Walk, and in the Below English Department Prize that still bears his namesake. Most importantly, his legacy lives on in the hearts and minds of all who had the privilege of learning from him, and is perhaps best summed up best in the following 1965 Shad tribute.

“No other teacher at Shattuck receives more respect and gratitude from his students than Mr. Below. Whether it be in the classroom, the Spectator Lab, at a Shad meeting, or just “He was a renaissance man with a very curious around campus, Mr. Below is always happy to help students in whatever way he can. He mind, and someone that was inclined to has the reputation of teaching the hardest continually develop his skills,” said Meg. course at Shattuck, and each year he gloriously Below also greatly enjoyed campus life. His lives up to this reputation. His clever wit in dormitory in Whipple was known to host class never ceases to amaze his students, and “He instilled in us a desire to learn, to have a several ongoing games of Chess and Bridge his thought-provoking questions keep every firm grasp of our language and its literature.” against other faculty members and students at student mentally alert. Mr. Below gives his Charles Clark ’49 said in a Letter to the Editor any given time. students a sense of satisfaction, of looking published in the 2009 Winter Arch.

“He left About the covers: Imani Paluku ’17 (Liege, Belgium) and Brette Pettet ’17 (Kentville, Nova Scotia) enjoy a post-Commencement moment. Our thanks “There was no part of school life he did back at the they have done and realizing us with the feeling that learning didn’t end at to SSM Renaissance man Steve Cornish who not only takes fantastic photos, but chairs our Math department, served as interim Director of work Boys Soccer, notwas enjoy,” “Heparents foundand not one thattear! they have accomplished something.”

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CONTENTS

4 REUNION 2017 Return. Reunite. Remember.

12 THERE’S ALWAYS ONE Shaping young lives at SSM

20 YOUNG ALUMNI RISING STARS Amazing talent and exciting careers

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28 COMMENCEMENT 2017 41 ALUMNI GATHERINGS Denver. Dallas. Minneapolis.

48 THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCHOOL Recognizing service and saying farewell

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50 IN MEMORIAM AND CLASS NOTES News and life events from your SSM community

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BACK COVER OH JOY... SSM’S BABY BOOM Eight new little ones in our midst

• Editor: Amy Wolf • Amy.Wolf@s-sm.org • 507.333.1585 Design: Laura Chappell Contributing Writers: Ryan Cardarella, Megan Maschoff, Lonnie Schroeder, Nick Stoneman, Amy Wolf

Sean Callahan ’75 and John Sumner

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Photography: Ryan Cardarella, Steve Cornish, Steve Jones ’73, Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03, Megan Maschoff, Lonnie Schroeder, Paul Swenson, Johnnie Walker, Amy Wolf Class Notes: Kim Bakken, Fr. Henry Doyle

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Our Mission We are a global learning community that honors tradition while embracing innovation. By cultivating creative, independent thinking, we foster the transformation of our students to become citizens of integrity for an ever-changing world.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s School community, with its strong commitment to protecting human rights and dignity, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national or ethnic origin in its admissions and scholarship programs, the administration of its educational, athletic, or other school programs, or its employment practices.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s School P.O. Box 218 • 1000 Shumway Avenue Faribault, MN 55021 • 888.729.4946 www.s-sm.org

About the covers: Imani Paluku ’17 (Liege, Belgium) and Brette Pettet ’17 (Kentville, Nova Scotia) enjoy a post-Commencement moment. Our thanks to SSM Renaissance man Steve Cornish who not only takes fantastic photos, but chairs our Math department, served as interim Director of Boys Soccer, and lends many hands in the soccer program. Our back cover photo was truly a miracle. All those babies and parents and not one tear! Working her magic behind the camera was Megan Maschoff from the SSM communications team.

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Our True Foundation

by Nick Stoneman, SSM president

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here is something about magnificent architecture that engages and encourages, that embraces and compels. It sets a stage, defines an environment, places awe and splendor into our daily lives – and so much of this without us even knowing it.

We celebrate our structures. We sketch, paint, and photograph them.

We feature them in our brochures, even capture their profiles for all that they evoke. When we build them, we have groundbreaking ceremonies, install cornerstones, and, when completed, open them with pomp and circumstance and ribbon cuttings.

And this is all tremendous, of course. But there is more. So much more.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s real foundation, its cornerstone, that which has made it so great and enduring lacks in architectural splendor. It does not dominate the skyline with steeples and pitched rooflines, with stain glassed windows, and massive parapets.

The real foundation necessarily lies in the people who bring these structures to life, who teach, coach, run the offices, manage the school store, sort the mail, direct the plays, the orchestra, the choir – and so much more. Every alumnus/a has a story to tell, can think of a time when a lesson was learned – sometimes hard, other times awakening. And each can tell you who provided that lesson, what teacher or coach or staff member took the time to share, to guide, to discipline, to help that young person grow and transform. These experiences are what make the School.

And it is the individuals who provide them who are truly the School’s foundation.

Don’t be mistaken. What is not to love about the architecture of the campus? We have all had the Arch experience. We treasure our Hogwarthian environment having all wandered the halls of these great structures. We stroll under the canopies of our mighty oaks and sprawl on the great lawn of the Parade Field. There is no question that we have a special setting.

Happily, there is one piece of architecture, one new addition to the campus, that speaks to the varied nature of our foundations. It is the Community Walk. Architecturally, it is a design element that engages, and adds a splendor and elegance to the campus as it meanders through the oaks, surrounded by colorful and lush gardens, its pillars echoing the strength of the rest of the campus’ architecture. But, it is also a memorial designed to honor those who have gone before, who have given countless hours over their many years of service to the students of our School. It is a symbol of support and recognition for the genuine care, mentorship, patience, guidance, and belief provided by those who serve and have served here over our nearly 160 years.

As you read through this issue of The Arch, enjoy the tributes written by our alumni about those individuals who made a difference. These tributes represent the proverbial “tip of the iceberg”. No doubt they will evoke some memories of your own, and that’s wonderful, for as great as our remarkable campus is, its splendors have been made all the more magnificent through the heartfelt commitment of our faculty and staff. And that is something a school can never lose sight of nor take for granted. It is, after all, foundational.

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1. Peter Stockwell ’67, Tim Ray ’17, Andy Stoneman ’18 2. Class of 1997: Sean Goodman, Sara Whelan Benedict, Rob White, Luke McCusker, Ruth Schenck Wiegand, Mike Chesney 3. Class of 1967: Front row: Becky Weinhagen Ackerman, Lynda Lucas Fabian, Anne Taylor White Second row: John Bryant,

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•••••• 1. Class of 1962: Front row: Dan Gislason, Mike Miller, Abby Carlstrom Humphrey, Candy Lee McDowell, John Roehl, Ann Schjeldahl Morris Second row: Art Thompson, Paul Jeremiassen, Ken Zuhr, Bill Bevan Third row: Steve Melander, John Muir, Bill Humphrey, Jay Johnson 2. Emma Fleming ’12, former faculty member Jon Freeman, Lily Jilk ’12 3. Abby Carlstrom Humphrey ’62, Vicky Stoneman, Candy Lee McDowell ’62 4. Jay Johnson ’62, Duane Rasmussen ’47, Paul Haglin ’47, Ben Jaffray ’47 5. Ruth Schenck Wiegand ’97 receives the gavel from outgoing Alumni Board President Marc Helgeson ’66.

6. Faculty members Debi and Gordie Stafford are named Honorary Alumni by Alumni Association President Marc Helgeson ’66 7. Jim and Tom Silkey are recognized by the Alumni Board as honorary members for their more than 50 years of cooking and baking for the SSM community.

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There’s Always One For the past several years, Reunion Weekend has included a morning coffee and lemonade event in the courtyard between Dobbin Hall and Johnson Armory. It’s a chance for our alumni to meet people working at the current ShattuckSt. Mary’s and to greet retired faculty and staff. It’s a time for telling stories about the past and a time to hear some of the exciting stories of today’s School.

Our teachers, dorm parents, meal servers, painters, coaches, advisors, faculty families, and even pets are all remembered in the stories that are shared during Reunion Weekend.

In his reflection for this issue, Nick Stoneman describes how the School pays tribute to its longserving employees through the Community Walk (see page 2-3).

We are pleased to share a sampling of reflections from our alumni about the impact a particular teacher or coach has had on their lives. Regardless of one’s age, it seems that the memories of an impactful adult on a young person’s life leaves an indelible mark.

If this inspires you to share your own story, please do. Contact Amy Wolf – awolf@s-sm.org.

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The Duke

Earle “Duke” Wagner, prince of the night, king of racy literary gossip. If you hung out with him in his dorm master’s apartment at the end of study period as the Shads in Whipple did every night, he is probably with you for your life. He will pop up in your memory at a Shakespeare play or when out of nowhere, a line from a Frost poem floats into memory – suddenly Duke appears. I see him now presiding over us from the paisleycovered, over-stuffed arm chair in his comfortable sitting room – here a flowered painting, over there a shaded Earle “Duke”Wagner lamp on a small table giving a feeling of hominess. And there is Baron, that ugly, bowlegged, slobbering pug, wandering from one of us to another looking for goodies sneaked from the mess hall.

We sit, knees tucked under chins, glutes on cushions on the floor, listening to the Duke’s stories of the theater, of Fred Astaire, Tallulah Bankhead, of politicians whom he had met: a President, a governor who kept forgetting to zip his fly, and Broadway luminaries like George M. Cohan. They all came alive for us through Duke’s stories.

At 9:45pm, as I recall, the warning bell rang sharply in Whipple Hall. “Gentlemen, head for your own room. Lights out in five minutes.” Soon after that, hall lights dimmed.

The dorm was asleep except in the front bedrooms of Whipple’s second floor, overlooking the street. We would crowd at the window as one of the mysteries of Whipple Hall unfolded. Duke Wagner, tie perfectly Windsor-knotted, coat and vest, and pork pie hat strolled down the entry steps one floor below, with Baron waddling at his heels. He would open the right-hand door to his Packard convertible and help Baron to a perch on the seat. He would glide around to the other side of his car, release a catch, and lift the roof down into its well and swing into the driver’s seat. We could hear a rumble as the engine caught – and then to a deep growl fading out as they zoomed off into the night.

No one ever saw him return.

But the next morning, 9 o’clock, in his Harris tweed sports jacket and regimental tie, we would find him at the pivot seat of the sixth-form English class table. On damp days, the smell of the heather from his tweed jacket and the faint odor of pipe tobacco lingered in the room. The Duke, ruddyfaced, unreadable, would turn us to Robert Browning. “So, Mr. Hartley,” I hated it when he started the day calling on me. “Tell us what you got from ‘Last Duchess.’

Ted Hartley ’42

What’s going on in that poem?”

I would gulp and try not to sound like an idiot in my answer. Duke Wagner expected us to have worked all that out in study hall the night before. Once you had felt the Duke’s disdain, you knew that you would never come unprepared again. If you failed to get the meaning of an assigned line or phrase, you would catch a short, stern rebuke as you sank lower into your chair. And yet that night, when you came into his sitting room, he would wink at you to let you know that even if you had blown it in class, he was glad to see you in his nightly open house.

The Duke also was the drama coach. That was decades before I was to become a movie actor and then a film producer.

At Shattuck, I silenced my longing for stage and stardom and concentrated on getting ready for the next big hurdle: college – in my case, Annapolis. At Shattuck, I was a footballer and an eager, awkward hockey jock. Now, I wish I had gone further with Duke into the lives of poets and writers and great literature. Who was his favorite playwright? I realized I never asked him. Which writing did he himself admire? I missed opening that door.

The Duke and his faithful Baron are stamped indelibly into my Shattuck experience, which in some ways grows more vivid over the years. At Shattuck, I learned a lot about personal discipline and concentrating on a single task at a time. But most prized of all was Duke Wagner’s English class where I learned to love the dimensionality of Henley’s “Invictus” and the real meaning of Polonius’ advice to Laertes. And to honor, and later love, the English language and its scribes.

Now more than 75 years later, I can still hear his hoarse, deep smoker’s voice and feel the exquisite joy in stumbling onto some piece of literature to which Duke had introduced us.

Since Shattuck and Duke’s time in my life, I have spent an afternoon with Robert Frost, was invited to lunch with George Bernard Shaw, welcomed to Marlon Brando’s theater dressing room and out into the night, postperformance, for coffee – and famous others with whom I could not have conversed without the Duke having developed my thirst for theater and great writing. I miss your gruff, demanding guidance, Duke, still today.

Ted Hartley ’42 has been a U.S. Navy fighter pilot, an investment banker, an actor, a film producer, and is CEO of RKO Pictures.

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A Good Example

Florence Mast

Miss Mast is remembered fondly by Barbara Merrill ’48 nearly 70 years after her graduation from Saint Mary’s Hall. Why has this tall, slender, dark curly-haired Latin teacher remained in her consciousness all these years? Quite simply, Barbara says, “She commanded great respect.” During her 36-year tenure at Saint Mary’s Hall, Miss Mast taught Latin, was a dorm parent, took on the additional duties as academic dean, and even served as an interim headmistress.

According to Barbara, she was a businesslike teacher who was in full control of her classroom.

“She wasn’t warm and cuddly, but strong and wise – even strict.

I think Miss Mast could easily handle a classroom of kids today.”

Miss Mast, who never married, was also well liked and respected by her fellow teachers. She was part of a cohort of unmarried women who created the faculty foundation of Saint Mary’s Hall when the norm was to hire single females as a way to make a lasting impact on a legion of young women.

Barbara Merrill’s senior class dedicated its yearbook to Miss Mast, including the following inscription: “To one who has been a loving friend, sage counselor, and trusted advocate to us in all ways.”

Barbara Merrill ’48

Barbara Merrill ’48 shared her reflections for this tribute. She is a retired school nurse living in Redlands, California.

Rev. Sidney Goldsmith

In Honor of the Rev. Sidney Goldsmith

I have many fond memories of my days at Shattuck, where I was a member of the Centennial Class (1958). Perhaps the most enduring was my relationship with Dr. Sidney Goldsmith, Burr Robinson ’58 better known to students as Mr. G, who served as headmaster during the 1950s and early 1960s. As a class officer, I had the privilege of sitting in the Hash Pulpit with him during my senior year.

He always took a personal interest in students’ lives, and we could count on him to join in our conversations, sometimes on challenging subjects.

Mr. G was willing to go the extra mile on behalf of his students. On one occasion he did so literally, when he offered to drive a friend and me to see an Austin vs. Winona high school basketball game, which he thought was being played in Austin, Minn. The plan was for him to go to a dinner engagement while we attended the game. When we arrived in Austin, however, we discovered that the game was in Rochester, 40 miles away! He gave me his car keys, told me to drive to the game, and said he’d meet us at a local hotel afterward. And so he did, after taking a two-hour cab ride in a snowstorm!

More enduring is the compassion and wisdom he showed on several occasions when his “still maturing” class leader made decidedly poor decisions. My senior year turned out to be a pivotal time in my life, and it was due in no small part to Mr. G. My last visit with Mr. G was when he dropped by my home north of New York City in the late 1960s, just to say hello. Mr. G died at a relatively early age, but my memories live on.

Burr Robinson ’58 is a retired founder and director of several nonprofit organizations, including Jobs Plus Employment Network and Act for Life, in the Cincinnati, Ohio area.

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“From Harry, I learned I had a brain for the first time in my life.

It was a total awakening of my intellect at age 14.”

Harry O’Connor

Discovering I Had a Brain, Positive Fathering, and How To Be A Good Man

I arrived on campus in the fall of 1964. As a “newboy,” I was immediately informed that I was lower than whale feces at the bottom of the ocean by just about all the seniors whose job it was to “shape me up.” I learned to shine a lot of brass and shoes. I learned to march in ranks, and how to do the manual of arms with an M-1 rifle. Since I came from an abusive household where positive reinforcement was nonexistent, I felt right at home with the bullying and harassment that characterized those days, but was valued by many of the seniors and adults as “learning discipline.” I also remember my first period in the basement of Kingham Hall in Mr. Harry O’Connor’s Ancient History class. We learned about the Greeks and the Romans. To prepare for each class, Harry assigned us a great deal of reading from our main text, and, from library sources in Johnson. I wrote my first “research paper” with Harry’s guidance on the Peloponnesian Wars using notecards with sources to help outline the information.

Though I was scared about how well I’d written the paper, Harry thought it was worth an A. From Harry, I learned I had a brain for the first time in my life. It was a total awakening of my intellect at age 14.

At that time, all the students were assigned to a table in Morgan Refectory with Faculty Masters and their families.

Though I sat at the end of the table as a newboy, I observed Harry and Eleanor (his wife) parenting their three young daughters. He was strict, but also nurturing, and loving with them. Harry joked with everyone at the table, and made us all smile, even though that seemed to be against the unspoken rules of being a newboy. As I moved up in grades, I always wanted to sit at the O’Connor table because that is where I learned how to be a positive father. Those lessons served me well when our family was blessed with two wonderful daughters. They are grown and on their own now, but I am still influenced by the way Harry modeled positive parenting.

I learned how to be a good friend in those times together. Harry always encouraged me to be a good friend to good people. I know he surrounded himself with good and decent and kind people in Faribault.

I know Harry was admired by those same people for the support and good humor and humanity he brought to others around him. The Mike Daley ’68 last time I saw Harry was in the hospital in Minneapolis, not long before he passed.

He was the same teacher, father, and good man I met 40 years before. He still had the same Irish sparkle in his eyes that I remembered from so many hours together. Finally, Harry taught me how to radiate grace and dignity and humor even near the end of our time together. Harry’s gifts of learning to me are one of the big reasons I continue to serve Shattuck-St Mary’s School any way I am able.

Mike Daley ’68 is a self-employed professional swim coach and accomplished triathlete. He lives in Holland, Mich. with his spouse Maureen Murphy and is the incoming Chair of the SSM Board of Trustees.

Finally, I learned how to strive to be a good man from Harry.

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“While I didn’t devote my life to acting, I did find joy in that creative flow that Julie helped unleash when I was in high school”

Julie Bartz

Brava Julie Bartz!

I was a new junior that fall of 1974 and had high hopes of joining a group of like-minded thespians to create great theater on the Shattuck-St. Mary’s stage.

Flash forward to what I remember as the fall play and my role was that of a mute. I played the mime in that Mimi Walch Doe ’76 year’s production of the musical The Fantasticks. I was thrilled to be cast and in retrospect it was great training for my role as a Wooden Soldier.

Shortly thereafter, I played a blind girl in some dramatic mystery and recall my father asking me to do a little rendition of the role during Thanksgiving dinner. Not exactly Broadway bound, I did however develop my love of theater and theater history under the guidance of Julie Bartz. She was young, beautiful, and incredibly encouraging. I felt I could tackle any role and that she had my back.

I went on to major in theater in college and my first job out of college was in a theater in Louisville, Ky. I didn’t last long as the bright lights of New York called to me. Still feeling that firm base from Julie’s guidance, I packed up my blue, Pinto wagon and headed to the big city. While I didn’t devote my life to acting, I did find joy in that creative flow that Julie helped unleash when I was in high school.

As an author doing interviews, as a mom dancing as fast as I could to distract a child, and now running a business, my early theater training of timing and poise and practice has come in handy. Julie was a great supporter and enthusiastic champion of taking risks on stage just to see “where it might go.” I applaud her and it’s my wish that Shattuck-St. Mary’s theater may continue to draw such great mentors. Thanks Julie! I am giving you a standing ovation.

Mimi Walch Doe ’76, best-selling author and Founder of TopTier Admissions, lives in Concord, Mass. where she and her husband raised their two daughters.

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Slade Schuster

Slade Schuster It’s been thirty years since I sat in Slade Schuster’s AP English classroom.

My schedule placed English class after lunch, and the room was often hot and stuffy. I remember one spring day, we Sonja Johnson Moore ’88 opened the windows and the frantic cooing of randy pigeons on the window ledges sent us into fits of laughter. Slade shut the windows sharply and characteristically carped, ”You think that’s funny, Snuffy?

You, who trods the primrose path? You know how it all ends, don’t you? In DEATH, that’s how! ‘Get thee to a nunnery.’

Who can tell us what this passage is about?” This was his way of capturing the attention of restless youth.

In and out of class we spent hours memorizing passages from Hamlet, completing assignments focused on comma errors, and writing essays about Vonnegut and Chaucer. It sounds a bit pedantic, but this work always felt vital. Literature had meaning, deeper meaning than I was able to express or sometimes comprehend as a 17-year-old, but I could sense it. Grammar drills mattered. Details were important. Slade taught us that writers string words together with a purpose, and it is the reader’s job to find the hidden themes. They are always there waiting to be discovered. Poetry was … well, aside from Keats I had a tough time with poetry, but I did learn it was accessible, if quite aesthetic.

Over the years I have drawn on these lessons in a variety of ways. If I read a resume or cover letter with comma faults, it goes to the bottom of the pile. Details matter. The books I read and fall in love with have layers of meaning. Most importantly, at reunions, I can still recite Hamlet even when tipsy. I’ve been imprinted with Slade’s teaching, and that makes me happy—also sometimes smug, but mostly proud and happy.

I’m fortunate to be able to say that Slade is still my teacher.

It turns out that he lives a few miles from where I work, so we regularly get together for lunch. Over sushi, we discuss our families, annoying pets whom we love anyway, life, loss, love, (actually, just all the great themes of literature) and we read poetry. It’s often Slade’s poetry, so I get to opine on word choice and rhyme and then he corrects me and points out that I don’t even know what a villanelle is. It’s true, I don’t.

So he shows me one he wrote. I vote that I like it almost as much as the one he wrote entitled, “Prostate” which obviously should be posted on Facebook as soon as possible. We laugh.

He knew I’d choose that one. It seems I’ve veered off the primrose path, but now that I’m middle-aged, I’m certain that he’s right about one thing: it all ends in death. That doesn’t matter. None of us get out of here alive. What matters is what we’ve learned along the way, and those who have taught us well.

Sonja Johnson Moore ’88 is the executive director of the Grotto Foundation. She lives in St. Paul, Minn. with her husband Bill Moore and their three children.

“It takes a special person to work at SSM,with the key being an innate ability to wear several different hats as a parent, mentor, and disciplinarian.”

Coach, Dorm Parent, and Mentor It is hard to put into words the impact Coach Eaves had on me, my classmates, dormmates, and teammates. I believe this to be the case with the overwhelming majority of teachers, coaches, administrators, and dorm parents at Shattuck-St. Mary’s.

The scope of their impact goes so far beyond their official Murray Eaves “title.” It takes a special person to work at SSM, with the key being an innate ability to wear several different hats as a parent, mentor, and disciplinarian. The faculty and staff members who are unable to do this simply don’t last. It probably comes as no surprise that Coach Eaves’ 15+ year career at SSM was in large part due to his mastery of the aforementioned traits. I would Kevin Deeth ’05 like to share a few tidbits on the “different hats” Coach Eaves wore during my stint at SSM, and how many of our interactions have stayed with me throughout my life.

“Coach” Eaves (Respect) – Coach Eaves was the first person to ever throw me off the ice for disrespecting a coach. I was the leading scorer on our U16 team with an ego beyond belief. When Coach Eaves explained a chalk talk drill incorrectly, I made a sarcastic comment that was harmless, but disrespectful. Coach Eaves proved to me that it doesn’t matter how good a player you are. No individual is above the necessity of respect. Never again did I make a peep when a coach was explaining a drill after this much-needed wake-up call.

“Dorm Parent” Eaves (Multi-Disciplined) – You could say this is where Dorm Parent Eaves’ most memorable moments were experienced. Coach Eaves knew how to draw the line between being our friend, which may have included taking part in our petty dorm-life humor as immature teens, and transitioning to an imposing disciplinarian, with a deep inflection and veins popping out of his biceps. It didn’t take much more than that for Mark Anderson ‘05, Drew Pierson ‘05, and the rest of the 3rd-floor hooligans to set speed world-records getting into beds. In today’s millennial generation where the trend is to coddle our youth, Coach Eaves was the penultimate example of knowing what buttons to push and when. I have carried this mantra into my daily interactions with our youth of today, including my own daughter.

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“Mentor” Eaves (Humble Pie) - I have never seen a more humble man who was so well accomplished unbeknownst to his players and mentees. It took some digging and inside scoop from his son, Ty, to realize Coach Eaves was one of the best college players ever to come out of Michigan, not to mention his 15-year pro career. It was my first taste of humility, and while I probably didn’t embody this trait exquisitely in high school, it is one that I emulate and take to heart today. He actually hated talking about himself, which to me was nothing short of comical.

Thanks, Coach Eaves, for all you have done for me and the rest of the players, students, and mentees you touched at Shattuck-St. Mary’s. Your impact is felt more deeply than you can ever imagine. That’s all for now, I need to go put myself through the Hieden plyometric circuit that left me sleepless most spring nights in high school.

Kevin Deeth ’05 is Director of Development for his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame. He and his wife Kelley live in South Bend, Ind. and have a daughter Tenley who is one year old.

Life Lessons from Coach Freeman Jon Freeman has been my coach, teacher, and mentor. I first remember receiving a letter from Mr. Freeman about cross country. He had caught wind that I was a runner when I was slated to start school at SSM and reached out to me about joining the team. I thought, “Does he even know what kind of runner I am?” Slow. Did he care? Maybe, but he never showed it. Instead, I remember a season like I had never had before. I ran more than I had ever run in my life. Who knew you could run to the nature center, through the nature center, and back to campus all in one hot, windy, September afternoon?

Jon made us keep track of the miles we ran and our race times. I admit, I didn’t really understand why at first. Looking back on my running notes at the end of the season, I had learned two life-long lessons. Number One: Consistent effort is key to improvement. We ran together every day during the week, rain or shine. Before each race, we would walk the course together to know the spots where we would have to give more of an effort. The team raced together and then we talked about ways to improve. Over the season, I had improved my race time, my running habits, and mental focus.

Jon taught me to be consistent in order to be better. As you know, that translates to many circumstances in the real world, which is what makes me so grateful to have learned it early on.

Number Two: Accomplishing many small goals leads to bigger accomplishments. Never in my life did I think that running over a hundred miles could happen in one season.

While there were several competitive meets, there was also a lot of running in-between them. Since we tracked our running, I was able to see the miles accumulate. Something I thought was not possible became an easy reality; the small daily goals allowed me to meet an accomplishment I thought was impossible. Jon’s lesson has been something I have been able to apply to almost every “impossible” personal and professional goal ever since.

“Jon taught me to be consistent in order to be better. As you know, that translates to many circumstances in the real world, which is what makes me so grateful to have learned it early on.”

Jon, thank you! The best teachers teach in every moment and set an example for their students. Thank you for being such a positive influence on my life.

Ruth Schenck Wiegand ’97 currently resides in the Twin Cities with her husband Zach ’00 and oneyear-old son Henrik. Ruth has been an active member of the Alumni Association Board and is serving as Alumni Association Board President for the next two years.

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Hometown Help

Two wonderful acts of giving back to Faribault occurred this past spring on May 19. In the morning, students presented a check for more than $600 to representatives from Beyond the Yellow Ribbon-Faribault, a local organization that supports service members, their families, and veterans who live or serve in the greater Faribault area.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s students held several fundraisers throughout the school year with the goal of supporting local military families. Shattuck-St. Mary’s has been involved in establishing and supporting the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon group in Faribault since its founding in 2012.

Also on May 19, James Yan ’17 and Jeff Wang ’18 presented a check for $50 to the Faribault Parks and Recreation Department.

The students coordinated a major table tennis tournament at SSM and raised funds for the Tommy Allen Youth Endowment Fund, which provides scholarships so that young people can participate in area athletics.

Below: James Yan ’17, Jeff Wang ’18, and Faribault Parks and Recreation Director Paul Peanasky

Above: Faribault Chief of Police Andy Bohlen, Rice County Sherriff Troy Dunn and current chair of Faribault BTYR, ISG Jody Hirman, McKade Webster ’19, SFC Rodney Streich, SSG Jay Harmon, Grant Silianoff ’19, and Suzi Quigg ’17 Summer 2017

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Shattuck-St.Mary’s Their Stars are Rising!

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he Pre-Conservatory and Vocal Performance Programs made their debuts in 2006 and 2009 at SSM. The dream was bold – to help the serious studentmusician achieve his or her dreams. Working with master teachers, offering intensive music theory and performing opportunities as well as providing the space and time to pursue and hone their crafts were all important components of these ambitious new Centers of Excellence. Now, more than a decade later, we are seeing the wonderful outcomes of this vision as a number of our pioneering student artists take on greater challenges and ascend the performance steps of their chosen musical disciplines. Their futures are brights as their careers take shape. We wanted to share their stories, knowing full well there are many more acts to come.

“ It means so much to me, still today, to have had such a great teacher during my high school years!”

Magdalena Müllerperth ’10

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Magdalena Müllerperth ’10 • Currently lives in Berlin and studies in a master’s program with Klaus Hellwig at the Berlin University of the Arts • Studied with Jerome Rose at the Mannes School of Music in New York City • Attended SSM from 2007-2010 • From Maulbronn, Germany

Arriving as a 10th grader from Germany in 2007, Magdalena was in the very first group of four Pre-Conservatory Program students. Her master teacher – Alexander Braginsky – was an early advocate and supporter of the School’s vision for the program. Professor Braginsky has brought four outstanding students to the program since Magdalena’s arrival. He has also hosted his prestigious International ePiano Competition at Shattuck-St. Mary’s and has collaborated with the School in recent years to offer piano camps for high-level pianists and master teachers from around the globe.

Magdalena says the time at SSM and with Professor Braginsky was vital to her development. “It means so much to me, still today, to have had such a great teacher during my high school years!”

An active performance schedule and music ambitions continue to drive Magdalena’s music career. “This summer I will be playing at several summer festivals in Europe such as the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, MITO in northern Italy and at Megaron Hall in Athens among others. Not only am I playing solo repertoire but also in chamber music ensembles, mainly as a duo with a German trumpet player Simon Höfele, the Van Kuijk String Quartet, and violinist

Young Artists Caroline Goulding.” Her younger sister Marina also is a pianist and the two sisters often play four-hand concerts together.

“In the fall, I will record my first studio CD with works by expressionist composers Stravinsky and Hindemith with the Southern German Radio and the ARS Productions label. My long-term plans and hopes are to continue playing concerts, also in the field of chamber music since it’s an active and coveted genre in Germany, and to found my own festival in the south of Germany, where I’m from, and where I can bring together musicians from all over the world.”

Early career highlights: Magdalena has been a soloist with renowned orchestras such as the Stuttgart Philharmonic, the Baden-Baden Philharmonic, the Filarmonia George Enescu (Bucharest), the Philharmonic Orchestra Lugansk, Ukraine, the Bern Symphony Orchestra, the Staatsorchester Braunschweig, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Czech Philharmonic. Since 1999, she has won more than 30 prizes and awards at national and international competitions, including a 2008 First Prize at the Minnesota Orchestra Young People’s Symphony Orchestra Association Auditions and a 2014 First Prize at the Nadja Reisenberg Auditions in New York City.

“For anybody it would be an honor just to study with Yefim Bronfman, but I also received a full scholarship.”

Osip Nikiforov ’13

Osip Nikiforov ’13 • Will be studying with Yefim Bronfman at the Manhattan School of Music • Studied with Alexander Braginsky at the University of Minnesota, class of 2017 • Attended SSM from 2010-2013 • From Abakan, an eastern Siberian city in Russia

Osip Nikiforov ’13 arrived at SSM in 2010 – a rather shy young man but an accomplished and determined musician, having won numerous awards in national and international competitions. He had been “discovered” by Alexander Braginsky and introduced to the School in 2008 when he competed in the International ePiano Competition in Minneapolis. It was a big decision for his parents to send Osip across the globe to study at SSM. But, they are both musicians and teachers and clearly saw the opportunity that awaited their son in Minnesota.

After three years at SSM and four years at the University of Minnesota, Osip is preparing to relocate to New York City this fall where he will study with Yefim Bronfman at the Manhattan School of Music. Bronfman, one of the world’s greatest concertizing pianists, is joining the faculty this fall with Osip as his first student.

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“For anybody it would be an honor just to study with him, but I also received a full scholarship along with some dorm privileges. I am excited to start this two-year program at such a place with such a musician,” Osip says.

Osip regularly visits his homeland to perform as a soloist, as well as with national orchestras, including a recent performance of Prokofiev Concerto No. 2. In the United States Osip performed Beethoven Concerto No. 3 with the Minnesota Orchestra. He has also been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, in the Star Tribune, and the University of Minnesota web pages. Besides performing, Osip also enjoys making his own transcriptions for piano.

Early career highlights: 2016 Third Prize at the San Antonio International Piano Competition and received the Best Performance Award for the commissioned piece written by the composer Matthew Mason, 2015 Performed at the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago and became the recipient of the Adopt a Young Artist Award, 2014 First Prize Schubert Club National Piano Competition, 2014 Second Prize Young Artist Division and 2011 First Prize Senior Division, Music Teacher National Association Competition, 2009 Winner of the Dorothy McKenzie Award at the International Keyboard Institute and Festival Competition (New York City), 2008 Third Prize International e-Piano Junior Competition (Minneapolis) Zoie Reams ’10 • Currently a mezzo-soprano studio artist at the Houston Grand Opera • Earned her Masters of Vocal Music Performance at Louisiana State University • Undergraduate degree from Lawrence University • Attended SSM from 2006-2010 • From Chicago, Illinois

When Zoie Reams ’10 arrived at SSM in the fall of 2006, she was a Daniel Murphy Scholar from Chicago composing music with Garage Band and knew even at that age that she wanted to sing. She helped shape the Vocal Performance Center of Excellence, which emerged in 2009. Zoie was one of the School’s first performers with the Minnesota Opera Company – a telltale sign of her future passion for opera music.

She continued her studies at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisc. and has been steadily building her performance resume.

The past two summers, Zoie has been singing in prestigious opera festivals and is currently a studio artist at the Houston Grand Opera.

This fall, she will be performing the role of Dalila from Saint-Saëns’ “Samson et Dalila” in the Houston Grand Opera’s scene program, as well as the role of Flora Bervoix in “La Traviata” on the main stage.

Zoie’s long-term goals include building a strong foundation in her career by singing at as many opera houses in the U.S. and internationally as possible as well as building a foundation for young and potentially underprivileged musicians and singers to pursue classical music.

“Shattuck-St. Mary’s was exactly what I needed to allow myself to truly believe I could pursue opera professionally,” Zoie reflects. “The staff and then-music director, Dione Peterson, all willingly helped me advance my desire to sing. As the Vocal Performance Program took shape, it became clearer that I wanted to be involved as 22

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much as possible at SSM and beyond.”

In October, Zoie will return to SSM to conduct a vocal workshop with current Vocal Performance members. “I will always have great memories of traveling to sing and giving performances while at the School, but a lot of my best memories just come from being a student at SSM. There were so many experiences I’ll never forget and that shaped me into who I am today.”

Early career highlights: Filene Young Artist at Wolf Trap Opera Company in the summer of 2017, Young Artist at The Glimmerglass Festival in 2016, Performed Clarice in The Touchstone, Amadora/Stelladora in Bastianello (Wolf Trap Opera), Cece in Some Light Emerges and Angel in It’s a Wonderful Life (Houston Grand Opera), Tituba in The Cruicible (Glimmerglass Festival), Isabella in Italiana in Algeri (LSU Opera)

Zoie had a large entourage of friends and family members in attendance at her June 25 performance of Clarice in “The Touchstone” at Wolf Trap Opera. They gathered for a group photo with her after the performance.

Left-right: Amy Wolf, Nelson Wolf ’10, Polly Feuer, Aunt Ian Calvin, Vicky Stoneman, Godmother Eleanor Square, friends Jade Fogg Smith and Andre Smith, Zoie Reams ’10, grandfather Richard Hart, Kyra Dettmer, grandmother Barbara Hart, mom Stephanie Hart, Lonnie Schroeder, and Chris Dettmer.

Beyond College for Other Young Alumni Zhou Long ’09, cellist, attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. as an undergraduate and earned her master’s from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2016. She is currently living in Irvine, Calif. teaching cello and performing with various groups.

Derek Huang ’10, violinist, lives in Ithaca, N.Y. and is studying chemical engineering at Cornell University. He was a student of Professor Sally O’Reilly at the University of Minnesota.

Yiqiu Chen ’12, cellist, graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 2016 and is currently studying at the Yale School of Music.

Xiaohan Sun ’12, violist, earned her undergraduate degree at Cleveland Institute of Music in 2016 and is currently studying at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.

Loi Vo ’13, violinist, recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors of Music in Violin Performance and is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University with hopes of attending medical school in the future.

He says he’s “incredibly grateful for all the opportunities Shattuck-St. Mary’s has given him, as they have helped him pursue his passions.”

Sedra Bistodeau ’13, violist/fiddler, recently graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music in Classical Violin Performance. She is performing and teaching violin.

Angelika Strub ’11, violinist, completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota where she studied with Professor Sally O’Reilly. In October 2016 she began her masters at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg in Austria with Professor Esther Hoppe.

She has been giving orchestral and solo performances with Kammerorchester arcata Stuttgart and is also taking lessons from the concertmaster of the La Scala opera house in Milan.

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Harvard Trifecta

Megan Trout ’04

Esther Agbaje ’03 Katie Lee Hwang ’03

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n May 25, 2017, under heavy gray rain clouds, Harvard University granted 7,066 degrees and certificates during its 366th Commencement Exercises. Four of these prized degrees were conferred upon three Shattuck-St. Mary’s alumnae – reflecting an amazing trifecta of business, law, and medicine graduate work. Like the proud parents and family members present to cheer on these graduates, we wanted to share a few details about these three remarkable women as they start their next chapters.

Megan Trout ’04 Master of Business Administration (MBA), Harvard Business School B.A., Northwestern University, Spanish and International Studies TEFL Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine 2009-11 Target Sourcing Services 2012-15 At the young age of 31, Megan Trout ’04 has visited 48 countries, including living in Paraguay as a Rotary International Scholar and Ukraine as a Peace Corps Volunteer. She traces her deep curiosity about the world to her SSM experience. “Throughout my seven years at SSM, I had classmates from all over the U.S. and the world who offered diverse perspectives, experiences, cultures, and dreams. One of my close friends in middle school was Renie Ikeda ’03 from Japan. She taught me the art of chopsticks, which I proudly showed off upon visiting Japan in May, 2016.”

After returning from South Africa and Tanzania in midAugust, Megan will keep her suitcase handy in Chicago as she settles into the busy life of a McKinsey & Co. consultant.

“In addition to SSM teaching me discipline, strength in academics, and time management—one of the greatest gifts I received was an introduction to the world through our diverse student body.”

Megan Trout ’04

Esther Agbaje ’03 Juris Doctor (J.D.), Harvard Law School Master of Public Administration (MPA), University of Pennsylvania B.A., George Washington University, Political Science U.S. State Department 2009-2014

Katie Lee Hwang ’03 M.D., Harvard Medical School, Ph.D. Harvard School of Arts and Sciences MSc in immunology from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar B.S. degrees in Biochemistry and Chemistry from the University of Minnesota

Esther Agbaje ’03 was the oldest of three children from her family to attend SSM. During her time at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, she took two language courses and participated in a school-sponsored trip to Europe, which contributed to her decision to embark on a diplomatic career.

Katie Lee Hwang ’03 attended the University of Minnesota on the Maroon and Gold Leadership Award where she studied Biochemistry and Chemistry. Prior to matriculating at Harvard Medical School (HMS) as an M.D.-Ph.D. student, she ventured across the pond to the University of Oxford under a Rhodes Scholarship where she received her MSc in Immunology. As part of the Medical Scientist Training Program at HMS, she completed her Ph.D. in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences, studying how growth pathways can be altered in liver cancer. She completed her M.D. degree in 2017 and is now in her preliminary internal medicine residency year at Massachusetts General Hospital and will be a radiation oncology resident in the combined Harvard Radiation Oncology Program next year.

Esther obtained a master’s in Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and then worked at the U.S. State Department with a country focus on Egypt. In law school, she studied public interest law emphasizing environment, energy, housing, and civil rights. She was a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau where she defended clients from eviction.

Her memories of SSM and her childhood in Minnesota have led her to accept a position as an attorney with a Minneapolis firm.

“SSM is where I developed a stronger sense of who I was and who I wanted to be. That along with the lessons I learned from interacting with other students from different parts of the world prepared me for public service roles in college and my career.”

Esther Agbaje ’03

“SSM provided me with a foundation in academia and cultured my love for learning.

I feel fortunate to have been part of such an energetic, diverse, and international community.”

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A Tour of Asia

Shattuck-St. Mary’s 12th Annual Summer Trip Father Colin Maltbie and English Instructor Kitty Gorman visited Shattuck-St. Mary’s students and their family members during their travels through China, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam. Over three weeks, Father Colin and Ms.Gorman experienced the distinct culture of each country and interacted with students and their families. The trip was a unique opportunity for our faculty members to see the many breathtaking sites and better understand what life is like at home for our many international students.

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1. Karaoke in South Korea: Victor Ko ’19, James Ha ’20, Joonwoo Park ’20, Mr. Hanson, Fr. Maltbie, Josh Kim ’18, Suyoung Yun ’20, Julia Park, ’19, Lydia Park ’20, and Sunmin Yoon ’21 2. Dinner in Beijing: Top row: Peiwu Zhou (father of Daniel Zhou), Xiaoying Wei and Dafeng Yan (parents of Emma Yan), Emma Yan ’18, Kari Chen ’20, Jeremy Zhang ’21, and Yun Zhang (father of Jeremy Zhang) Bottom row: Shuang Chen (mother of Kari Chen), Fr. Maltbie, Ms. Gorman, Dan Mao Zhou (father of Daniel Zhou), and Hong Qian (mother of Jeremy Zhang) 3. Dinner with the Goh family in Japan: Yujin Goh ’19, Takako Goh (mother of Yujin Goh), Ms. Gorman, Mr. Gorman, Fr. Maltbie, and Bujin Goh (father of Yujin Goh) 4. Dinner in South Korea: Top row: Miseong Woo (Joon Park’s mother), Youngmi Lee (Sunmin Yoon’s mother), Mi Young Kim (mother of Lydia and Julia Park), Myeongshin Lee (mother of Josh Kim), Sunhee Lee (mother of Victor Ko), Shinyeon Park (Suyoung Yun’s mother), and Jimin Yoo (mother of James Ha) Middle row: Mr. Gorman, Ms. Gorman, James Ha ’20, Josh Kim ’18, Fr. Maltbie, Joon Park ’20, and Victor Ko ’19 Bottom row: Suyoung Yun ’20, Julia Park ’19, Lydia Park ’20, Sunmin Yoon ’21, and Eun-Jae Park (father of Julia and Lydia Park) 5. The Ho family inVietnam: Anh Ho ’19, Tram Phung Ho, Miah Ho (mother and brother of Anh Ho), and their family friend 6. Dinner in Vietnam: Ms. Gorman, Long Do ’18 and Fr. Maltbie

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Students Create Their ScholarShift® Stories

by Ryan Cardarella

As part of our ScholarShift® program at the Upper School, 11th grade students, using flexibility gained by our blended course model, now complete a series of six educational experiences alongside their traditional coursework. These short, engaging modules are designed to inspire students to develop new skills, interests, and talents; learn more about possible future college and career aspirations; understand themselves better; and explore the world beyond SSM. Over the course of the year, students synthesize the knowledge that they gain about themselves and the world as they propose a Senior Year Initiative for their senior year. The Class of 2018 will be the first graduating class to complete the full ScholarShift® experience as part of their core SSM experience.

Students choose from a selection of over 100 modules in the following categories: Asking Why

Exploring the World Beyond the Arch Developing Creativity

Exploring Opportunities in weCreate Exploring Self

Reflecting on Who You Are As Learners and Leaders Learning How

Developing New Skills and Talents Here are a few highlights of modules offered during the 2016-17 school year.

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Hiking the Superior Trail

SSM students took experiential learning to a new level in April during a two-day trip north as they adopted a section of the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) and camped in the serene setting of Lake Superior as part of a ScholarShift® module.

Led by SSM History Instructor Rich Bailey, the group assisted the SHT Association with trail maintenance on both sides of Rollins Creek, just west of Lutsen, Minn. The Trail extends for more than 250 miles along the North Shore of Lake Superior, from Jay Cooke State Park near Duluth, Minn., to the Canadian border near Grand Portage, Minn.

Their responsibilities included clearing the trail of debris, pruning encroaching plants, digging out fire pits, and reporting items that required more intense maintenance to the trail association.

The group also enjoyed the beautiful landscape during their trip as they hiked the Oberg Mountain loop, viewed a variety of wildlife, and enjoyed sunny days and breathtaking views of the stars at night.

“I thought the hike along the Oberg Mountain loop was amazing,” said Amanda DeShane ’18.

“It was definitely one of the prettiest places I have ever been to.”

The trip was a chilly one, with temperatures dipping into the 20s at night, but a roaring fire, warm sleeping bags, melted chocolate, and roasted marshmallows helped the group through the cold. Overall, the group had a great time working hard, telling stories, and playing games by the campfire; they did an admirable job with their camp and trail responsibilities. “It really was a special group of kids, and pioneers for the first of what I hope will be many trips back to the Superior Hiking Trail in years to come,” Bailey said.

Pursuing Peak Performance Through Sport Psychology

Social Entrepreneurship in the Twin Cities

Students received a behind-the-scenes look at two Twin Cities-area businesses that utilize the principles of social entrepreneurship to strengthen their communities during an April ScholarShift® module.

Social entrepreneurship is defined as the use of techniques by start-up companies and other entrepreneurs to develop, fund, and implement solutions to social, cultural, and environmental issues.

With that concept in mind, students first visited Carmichael Lynch, an award-winning creative agency based in Minneapolis that serves clients such as Subaru, Jack Link, and GNC, where they met with Office Services Manager Laura Norton. During the visit, students learned more about the organization’s commitment to fostering a strong work culture that advocates responsibility, education, and sustainability and how that culture fuels their overall business model. In addition to that focus, Carmichael Lynch also provides office space and support for Art Buddies, an arts non-profit organization that brings together creative arts mentors and elementary school students in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Established in 1994, Art Buddies has paired creative professionals in the fields of advertising, graphic design, photography, illustration, and architecture one-on-one, primarily as an after-school program.

Stephanie Vagle, director of SSM’s weCreate Center organized the day utilizing her extensive network of Twin Cities contacts.

Peak athletic performance requires mental as well as physical excellence, and several SSM students had the opportunity to examine the science behind athletic success during a Sport Psychology ScholarShift® module held during two April sessions.

Led by Dr. Jennifer Farrell, SSM school counselor, participating students learned techniques to help maximize athletic performance, increase mental toughness, cope with sport-related concerns commonly experienced by athletes, and enjoy and build confidence in competitive experiences during the module.

After meeting with Dr. Farrell during the first session, students traveled to Minnesota State University-Mankato’s Center for Sport and Performance Psychology, where they toured the facility, heard from a panel of professionals working in the field of sport psychology, and participated in a mock workshop designed for athletes.

in the anechoic chamber. The room was incredible and it was great to learn about the specially designed floor and walls that create the perfectly silent room,” said Evan Callaghan ’18. “A new thing that I learned was that companies use an online/virtual product testing simulation on their computers, saving them the time and money from actually building and testing every product they make.”

Director of the weCreate Center, Stephanie Vagle, hoped the visit would inspire and motivate students.

One student left fascinated by the art of speaker design. “A lot more work goes into speakers than I ever would have thought.

The horn of each speaker is made a distinct size and angle to give off music to people sitting in certain areas. It is quite amazing how expensive making a horn is and how it costs a whole day’s worth of work to make it,” added Gracie Ostertag ’18. “I liked being able to see new speakers that have not yet been released on the market and listening to the powerful sounds they make.”

The group also participated in a series of teambuilding activities to help improve teamwork and communication.

An Immersive Visit to Electro-Voice

A group of 15 Shattuck-St. Mary’s juniors participated in a learning session at ElectroVoice, an industry-leading audio technology company based in Burnsville, Minn. in March.

The ScholarShift® module included a tour of the Burnsville facility and exposure to E-V’s speaker testing labs and anechoic chamber, followed by a Mediterranean lunch in the Twin Cities area.

“My favorite part of the Audio Design and Technology module was being able to go For additional photos, visit www.flickr.com/shattuck-st-marys.

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College Matriculation Augsburg College Bemidji State University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Campbell University Carleton College Chapman University College of William and Mary Cornell College Cornell University Creighton University Delaware Valley University DePaul University Drew University 30 Summer 2017

Endicott College Flagler College Florida State University Grace College Grinnell College Haverford College Iowa State University Lafayette College Lake Superior State University Louisiana Tech University Loyola University Chicago Luther College Macalester College Miami University (OH) Michigan State University

Minneapolis Community and Technical College Northeastern University Oakland University Ohio State University Oregon State University Pfeiffer University Pennsylvania State University-Altoona Pennsylvania State UniversityCollege Park Pomona College Providence College Purdue University Northwest Purdue University-West Lafayette Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Rutgers University Santa Clara University St. Bonaventure University St. John’s College (MD) St. Lawrence University Syracuse University Tampere Music Conservatory Tecnológico de Monterrey Tiffin University Trinity College Union College Union University United States Air Force Academy United States Coast Guard Academy Universidad Iberoamericana

University of California-Irvine University of Colorado-Boulder University of Denver University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of Minnesota-Twin Cities University of North Carolina-Asheville University of San Diego University of South Carolina-Aiken University of South Carolina-Columbia University of St. Thomas University of Toledo University of Toronto University of Tulsa University of Vermont

University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-River Falls University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Washington University in St. Louis Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

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Commencement Address Excerpts “My two pence or two cents worth to you when you meet people is always, always to ignore the accent. In fact, ignore everything about the speaker’s background – his or her gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, religion, even what you think are his or her politics – if it gets in the way of you paying attention to what that other person has to say to you…

“Going beyond accents to respecting, and then knowing others’ languages adds to our appreciation of the extraordinary riches of this planet and, of course, to our ability to move from place to place and settle there.

As graduates of this School, I hope that you will feel well-placed to explore the world with such confidence and ease…

“And the good news is that, with the way your school is developing, you are excellently well-placed to achieve just that. As you graduate from Shattuck-St. Mary’s-Faribault, you become part of what is already a worldwide community of alumni, numbering in the 1000s. Yet, with graduates of SSM-Forest City and SSMSuzhou gracing the scene in a few years’ time, you will become part of an American school community with a truly global reach. What will unite you all as graduates of SSM Schools is your shared association with ideals of liberal thought, creativity, friendship, tolerance, and teamwork that originated here, inside the Arch, but will soon become ideals taking root in many centres in other parts of the world.”

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recognizes a senior girl who embodies the characteristics of the award’s namesake – Patrice “Patty” Ann Travers. Patty Travers was a valued member of the Shattuck-St. Mary’s community and served as the School’s Chief Operating Officer for nearly a decade before her death in January of this year. Throughout her two-year cancer battle, Patty was a living example of taking a bitter situation and making the best of it – inspiring all who witnessed her courage and positive attitude. Her successful leadership required a wide variety of skills, not the least of which were an impressive intellect, a remarkable compassion for the people with whom she worked, and a dedication to the young people who would reap the benefits of her efforts.

The Patty Travers Award is given to that senior girl who has a strong intellectual curiosity that is matched with a strong sense of purpose, has displayed an ability to be an active listener – giving time and space to those with whom she engages, has shown grace and diplomacy in her interactions with others, has an interest in, and commitment to, understanding other people and cultures of the world, and has compassion for those with whom she studies, works, and lives. The first recipient of the annual Patty Travers Award was given to Yasmin Abdullahi, who was congratulated by Patty’s children during this year’s Commencement.

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This year’s recipients of awards and prizes…

We Honor You! Academic Awards

Athletic Awards

The Below English Department Prize - Valentina Larchenko ’17 and Katharina Commins ’17 The Middle School English Prize - Victoria Moullin ’20 The Janes Award - Griffin Gyurci ’22 and Lily Chappell ’22 The Poehler Mathematics Medal - Shiyu “James” Yan ’17 The Mathematics Association of America Awards - Zhifan Zhao ’19 and Chatawate “Flame” Ruethaimetapat ’17 The Middle School Mathematics Prize - Taehyung “Bill” Lee ’20 The Agerter Science Award - Clair DeGeorge ’17 The Rensselaer Medal - Ge “Emma” Yan ’18 The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award - Ivana Shen ’18 The Fenn Brothers Innovation Award - Mya Vu ’17 The Middle School Science Prize - Yongchen “Jessica” Wang ’20 The Bloom Memorial History Prize - Maureen Murphy ’17 The Middle School History Prize - Nikolas Hong ’20 The Whitney Latin Prize - Chae Young “Selina” Hong ’17 The Below French Prize - Sam Stevens ’18 The Mandarin Chinese Prize - Dana Blessum ’17 The Marthena Drybread Spanish Prize - Valentina Larchenko ’17 The American Sign Language Prize - Maggi Quigg ’18 The Middle School World Language Prize - Benjamin Mencer ’20 The English Mastery Award - Yiwen “Alice” Zhong ’19 The Middle School ESL Award - Andrea Zenteno Sanchez ’21 The Cum Laude Society SENIORS: Rebecca Foggia, Georgia Keogh, Hannah Melchiorre, Suzanne Quigg, Damien Robbins.

JUNIORS: Amanda Cooper, Alexandra Gilbertson, Lei Jia, Jonah Kagen, Ivana Shen, Ge Yan, Yukun Zhou.

The Holsinger Sportsmanship Awards - Maureen Murphy ’17, Frankie Ljucovic ’18, and Jacob Vaughan ’18 The Zulfer Plaque - Ryhory “Grisha” Hatavets ’18 The Shattuck-St. Mary’s Women’s Association Most Improved Girl Athlete Award - Avery Dunn ’17 The Kramer Cup - Suzi Quigg ’17 and Clair DeGeorge ’17 The Williams Cup - Parker Reddig ’17

Arts Awards The Wagner Dramatics Award - Amanda Cooper ’18 The National School Choral Award - Maclean Braun ’17 The National School Orchestra Award - Alaysia Lane ’17 The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award - Nathan Kraynyk ’19 The John Phillip Sousa Band Award - Chatawate “Flame” Ruethaimetapat ’17 The Upper School Visual Arts Award - Yanru “Griffin” Xu ’17 The Upper School Dance Award - Taylor Johnson ’17 Photography Award - Yingzhen “Harry” Wang ’17 The Rosaur Award - Nate Hillesheim ’19 The Performer of the Year Award - Amanda Cooper ’18 The Spotlight on SSM Award - Abigail Hansen ’17 The Jay Wang Animation and Video Award - Arianna Morgan ’18 The Middle School Performing Arts Awards: Band- Xiwen “Peter” Xiong ’20, Strings- Suyoung Yun ’20, Choir- Emma Politoski ’21, Dance- Andrea Zenteno Sanchez ’21, and Drama- Kati Quigg ’21 The Middle School Visual Arts Award - Lanxin “Lucy” Zhu ’20

Class Awards Middle School Students The Jenkins Cup - Victoria Moullin ’20 The Dobbin Scholar Prize - Suyoung Yun ’20 Scanlon Award - John “JT “ Harms ’20 The Middle School Character Matters Award - Griffin Gyurci ’22 (grades 6 and 7), Owen Baumgartner ’21 (grade 8), and Zhongxuan “Kari” Chen ’20 (grade 9) Grade 10 Students The Yale Cup - McKenzie Hauswirth ’19 The Derry Gardner Memorial Award - Lucas Humel ’19 Grade 11 Students The Wellesley Book Award - Lei “Nancy” Jia ’18 The Harvard Prize Book - Alexandra Gilbertson ’18 The Cooley Award - Jonah Kagen ’18 The Yale Book Award - Misa Patel ’18 Bowdoin Book Award - Alex Galbraith ’18 The Princeton Plaque - Anran “Zoe” Chen ’19 and Kaleb Ross ’19 Bishop Kellogg Award - Misa Patel ’18 and Ryhory “Grisha” Hatavets ’18 Grade 12 Students The Newburg Silver Medal - Georgia Keogh ’17 The Theopold Gold Medal - Maureen Murphy ’17 The Hauschild Senior Scholarship Prize - Maureen Murphy ’17 The Most Improved Senior Award - Raphaela Cogan ’17 The Most Improved Middle School Student Award - Yiyang “Alvin” Jiao ’20 The Personal Achievement Award - Valentina Larchenko ’17

Service and Citizenship Awards United States Marine Corps NROTC Scholarship - Sam Shrout ’17 The Tricker-Newman Award - Suzanne Quigg ’17 The School Service Award - Tony Huerta-Apanco ’18 The Elena Lizier International Student Award - Yasmin Abdullahi ’17 and Chatawate “Flame” Ruethaimetapat ’17 The Waitt Dearborn Award - Lauren Dudley ’17 The Charles B. ’Bud’ Wilkinson Award - Hailey Peters ’21 and Clair DeGeorge ’17 The Good Companion Award - Sacia Hanson ’17 The Plugger’s Prize - Jack Robbel ’17 The Cornelia Whipple Award - Madlynne Mills ’17 and Suzanne Quigg ’17 The Spectator Prize - Robert Taylor Durall ’17 The Patty Travers Award - Yasmin Abdullahi ’17 Summer 2017

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Top: Sunny Finden Bowman ’05, Kacie Anderson Schmidt ’04, Christine Dickinson ’05, Alyssa Breu Oinonen ’07 Middle: Ryan Duncan ’04 and Ben Eaves ’00 Bottom: Jason Clark ’10, Mik Bushinski ’11, Cody Marooney ’10

Top: Luke Greiner ’08, Jordy Murray ’08, Rich Nicoll ’70, Maclain Williams ’08 Middle: Gordie Stafford, Joel Burger, Drew Stafford ’03, Peter Nervick, Steve Pelner Bottom: J.D. Walker, J.R. Walker ’00, Tom Ward, Mike Eaves

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Top: Cale Politoski, Pat Cullen, Pete Johnson, Steve DeBus Middle: Beth Goss Rhead ’00, Lauren Halcisak, Kelli Halcisak ’00, Meredith Roth ’00 Bottom: Taylor Chorney ’05, Kyle Okposo ’06, Michael Gergen ’05, Marty Mjelleli ’01

Top: Rich McHugh ’94, Mike Acosta ’94, Tommy Breuer ’93 Middle: Scott Knutson ’80, Derek Cheney, Andrew Knutson, Peter Knutson Bottom: Jesse Bull ’93, Trevor Putrah ’93, Jordy Parise ’01, Casey Borer ’03, Zach Parise ’02, Ryan Malone ’99, John Sumner, Andy Moran ’75

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Shattuck-St. Mary’s Recognizes Legendary Hockey Leaders Names Athletic Facilities and Areas in their Honor At the hockey alumni golf outing on July 10, Shattuck-St. Mary’s recognized key individuals who have shaped the School’s nationally and internationally renowned hockey program.

The Shattuck-St. Mary’s ice hockey program was revitalized in 1990 when former NHL player Craig Norwich joined the staff and began to recruit student-athletes who would serve as the “pioneers” for this new hockey era at Shattuck-St. Mary’s. The walk from the academic buildings to the Sports Complex will be named the “Norwich Walk.”

The practice rink will be named the Tom Ward Rink. For 17 years, Coach Ward impacted players and coaches and led the

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hockey program from 2006 until his departure to join the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres in 2016.

And the oldest ice rink on campus will honor 40-year coach John Sumner and be named the John R. Sumner Arena. John Sumner joined the hockey coaching staff in 1971 and spent 40 years at Shattuck-St. Mary’s. In addition to coaching and mentoring legions of young athletes, John was recognized in the greater hockey world for his accomplishments.

In 2005, the American Hockey Coaches Association awarded Coach Sumner the John Mariucci Award recognizing the secondary school coach who best exemplifies “the spirit, dedication, and enthusiasm of the ‘Godfather of U.S. Hockey,’ John Mariucci.”

Finally, the School is completing its efforts to secure the funds to name the newer ice arena the J.P. Parisé Arena. The School plans to renovate existing facilities as well as build an addition to the current Sports Complex, which will include a new gym, weight room, indoor track, locker rooms, offices, and alumni room.

A formal dedication of the newly named facilities and spaces will take place this fall.

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Lee Joins Team Korea Grace Lee ’18 will be joining Team Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics, to be held in PyeongChang, South Korea. She will be coached by SSM alumna Sarah Murray ’06.

Grace will join several “import players” who have Korean heritage and are eligible to represent South Korea. She is from Colorado.

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USA Women’s Hockey Team In a thrilling overtime victory, the U.S. Women’s National Team captured their fourth consecutive gold medal at the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship. Former Sabres Monique Lamoureux-Morando ’08, Jocelyne LamoureuxDavidson ’08, Brianna Decker ’09, and Amanda Kessel ’10 represented SSM in the tournament.

SABRE HOCKEY Sidney Crosby

Former Sabre Sidney Crosby finished his 11th season in the NHL hoisting both the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophies after a decisive Game 6 victory against the San Jose Sharks. On June 11, at the end of his 12th season, things looked almost identical.

Scoring both goals with less than two minutes on the clock, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6, becoming the first team to win a second straight Stanley Cup since 1998. Captain Crosby also received the Conn Smythe Trophy, which is awarded to the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Girls Prep National Champions Back-to-back champs! The Shattuck-St. Mary’s girls prep hockey team overcame adversity, an early deficit, and a fierce rival to claim their second consecutive USA Hockey National Girls Tier 1 19U championship on Monday, April 10, defeating the Chicago Mission 3-1.

“The team rallied around that and the fact that we were the only SSM team left with a chance to win the title,” SSM girls prep coach Gordie Stafford said. “They have a championship pedigree and all that encompasses; the passion, drive, cohesiveness and a willingness to put the team first.”

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SABRE SOCCER Bushey Named Director of Boys Soccer In late 2016, Sean Bushey (pronounced Bu-Shay) joined the School as the new Director of Boys Soccer. He had previously been the Academy Director for the Colorado Rush Development Academy.

Prior to his work with the Colorado Rush, Coach Bushey served as the Head Men’s Soccer Coach at Whitworth University for 17 years. During that time, he posted a 209-92-37 record, winning seven conference titles and advancing to the national semifinals in 2005. He simultaneously coached the women’s team for 10 years. He has also coached at Evergreen State College, leading his team to a NAIA regional playoff appearance and was voted the Regional Coach of the Year. In his position as Director of Boys Soccer at SSM, Coach Bushey oversees four teams, the coaching staff, and manages the School’s affiliation with the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.

Women’s Soccer Goes to Regionals

Harms Selected for U.S. National Team

Due to an extra wild card spot given to the Midwest Regional Premier League, the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Girls U19 soccer team competed in the 2017 US Youth Soccer Region Championship in late June. With players from all three girls’ teams combining their skills, the Sabres made it all the way to the semi-finals – a first in School history.

JT Harms ’20 has been selected for the U.S. Soccer Under-15 Boys’ National Team roster for the upcoming 2017 CONCACAF U-15 Championship.

“Making program history for a second consecutive year is outstanding, but the most gratifying thing is what our run to the semi-final demonstrates about our success in implementing a program-wide style of play and game model. The fact that so many younger players were able to step in to help carry us to success is a testament to the culture we have created, the quality of the players, and the dedication of our entire coaching staff,” said Shattuck-St. Mary’s Director of Girls’ Soccer Joe DeMay.

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The tournament, which will take place August 13-19 in Bradenton, Fla., will feature 40 teams from the CONCACAF region.

Scheduled games for the U.S. include contests against Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, and Costa Rica.

“JT was plagued with injuries this season, but he continued to work hard to get healthy and learn the game while on the sidelines.

It is that type of discipline, commitment, and perseverance during difficult times that set JT up for this opportunity. If he approaches this in the same manner, JT will put himself in position to have a great 2017/18 season,” stated U14DA head coach Andres Leza.

ALUMNI GATHERINGS Denver, July 27

Area Denver alumni and friends enjoyed a unique venue for a summer gathering.

Aaron Wagner ’93 opened his Elevation Organic Ketchup headquarters and manufacturing operation to the group, offering craft beer, wine, and the popular Biker Jim’s food truck. Each attendee took home a bottle of the special organic ketchup which is made from a top-secret family recipe dating back to 1893.

The company just celebrated its 5th anniversary and is in numerous restaurants and grocery stores throughout Colorado.

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Denver area alumni and friends gathered at Milwaukee Street Tavern—a favorite SSM hang-out venue that is co-owned by Corky Douglass ’66.

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Front row: Paul Parisot ’10, David McClendon ’74, Kayla Sullivan ’11, Nikki Habib, Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03, Keltysue Cardy Harris ’64 Back row: Ryan Merz ’03, Jim Grover ’73, Jill Grover, Dale Fuller ’51

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SPRING MUSICAL

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April 20, 21, 22, 2017 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 pm

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he annual Shattuck-St. Mary’s end of year picnic under the Legacy Golf Pavilion has become a warm and touching tradition to conclude the school year.

During this event, those people who have hit milestone years during their tenure at SSM are honored. We also say farewell to our retirees.

It is a time of gratitude for years of service and a time of bittersweet send-offs. At the heart of it all is the understanding that working at Shattuck-St. Mary’s is not just a job – but a way of life.

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Here’s to more than 300 years of community life at SSM! Celebrating five years of service to SSM: Mike Boone, Catherine Hayward, Jen Hillesheim, Milton Papageorge, Kaylee Reese, Denis Vlahovic, Crystal Williams, and James Yao Celebrating 10 years of service to SSM: John Blackmer, Brett Carey, Rebecca Gasner, Leita Gjersvig, Tom Hickey, Jim Langeslag, and Craig Peck

Beth Trout and Brett Carey

Jim Langeslag and Cale Politoski

Celebrating 15 years of service to SSM: Mark Bjorker, Mary Hart, Don Scheel, Karen Scheel, and Jocelyn Simpfenderfer Celebrating 20 years of service to SSM: Wendie Battist-Schoeb and Amy Wolf Celebrating 25 years of service to SSM: Steve “Rooster” Erickson Retiring from SSM: Pat Ceplecha (15 years), Dianne Lyles (nine years), Wendie Madigan (15 years), and Dallas Musselman (20 years)

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Cale Politoski and Mark Bjorker

Courtney Cavellier and Craig Peck

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James Yao, Jen Hillesheim, Denis Vlahovic, and Mike Boone

John Blackmer and Matt Cavellier

T. McKinley and Dallas Musselman

Wendie Madigan and Dick Kettering

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Courtney Cavellier, Don Scheel, Karen Scheel, and Jocelyn Simpfenderfer

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HOW DID YOU CELEBRATE GRADUATION? 4267 MILES, 35 DAYS 21 HOURS 59 MINUTES, ASTORIA, OREGON TO YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA…ON A BICYCLE!

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hattuck-St. Mary’s alum Alexis Crossley ’12 and her father Brad competed in the Trans Am Bike Race, a self-supported bicycle race across the United States along the Trans America Trail starting June 3. The duo competed against 131 other cyclists and finished in 55th and 56th place respectively on July 9. Alexis graduated from Boston University in May after captaining the Women’s Hockey team, being awarded the BU Woman of the Year Award and NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee, and earning a master’s degree in Urban Affairs and a graduate certificate in Applied Sustainability.

“I asked my dad if together we could do an adventure type of bike race to celebrate graduation. I’ve been fortunate to attend school in the USA the last nine years and we decided to celebrate this country by cycling it coast-to-coast. We also wanted to use our adventure to help children in our community back home and raise awareness about issues surrounding childhood health, activity, and obesity by raising funds for our Children’s Hospital, through the IWK Foundation. We set a goal of $30,000 to create pro-active programming and we’ve surpassed that. I couldn’t have asked for more - sharing this with my dad, completing the race, reaching our goals, and having the experience to see the country in a different way and meet some wonderful people - it was extraordinary! My time at SSM certainly set the foundation for my successes in college, on the bike and future endeavours - I am forever grateful.”

Alexis, who hails from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, presently resides in Tucson, Ariz. with her fiancé. She is set to be married August 18, 2018 and is considering pursuing a degree in Dentistry.

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Winter 2017 corrections and additions...

TRUSTEES, ADMINISTRATION, AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

In the class notes of 1952, we offer a correction. It should have read: “Cynthia Morgan Fry is still having fun doing canine scent work (not event work) with her 15-year-old Coton De Tulear. It is a sport for pets based on canine detection dog work. We learned something new. Thanks, Cynthia!

Officers The Rt. Rev. Brian Prior Honorary Chair Mike Daley ’68 Chair Bill Brewster ’85 Vice Chair Nick Stoneman President Tony Jenkins ’70 Secretary-Treasurer Trustees Lev Alcott ’65 Cincinnati, Ohio Brant Barr ’73 Faribault, Minnesota Steve Barrager ’59 San Francisco, California Rex Bates ’70 Seattle, Washington John "Stoney" Burke ’65 Ketchum, Idaho

Candace Lee McDowell ’62 shared more information about Mark Crosby Whittier ’62 after reading “The Vietnam Memorial Wall Visits Faribault,” pgs. 26-27 in the winter issue.

Ed Carpenter ’60 Rio Verde, Arizona Tim Church ’68 St. Paul, Minnesota

“As a Navy brat born during WWII, Mark’s whole life was spent in military service. After Shattuck he went to VMI. After graduation from VMI he was commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mark was a career Marine - for his all too short career.

Kristin Dahl, Past Parent Clam Lake, Wisconsin

“Mark’s hometown of record was Whittier, Calif. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps on February 24, 1967 in Monterey, Calif. where his family lived.

Posthumously Mark was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V, for meritorious service from December 10, 1967 to March 6, 1968... and the Gold Star, for heroic achievement on February 15, 1968 during Operation Pursuit... and he also received a Purple Heart.

H.J. "Jack" Dane ’75 Bettendorf, Iowa

“Mark and I went steady during our senior year (Is that term still used?) We became engaged the summer after graduation. Although we broke our engagement in 1964 and Mark subsequently got married, we stayed in touch. Our parents exchanged Christmas cards until my mother’s death in 1971.

“The remains of Mark’s father, Captain Mark T. Whittier, are buried near Mark’s remains in Golden Gate Cemetery (a U.S. National Cemetery) in San Bruno, Calif. Captain Whittier died in 2005.”

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Mike Daley ’68 Holland, Michigan

Marc Davis ’66 Wilmot, New Hampshire Dan Gislason ’62 Minnetonka, Minnesota Tony Jenkins ’70 Detroit, Michigan Kristi Klungness ’84 Bloomfield, Michigan Bruce Mannes ’49 Mesa, Arizona Craig McKinley ’70 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Michael McLafferty ’95 San Francisco, California Richard Nicoll ’70 Lincoln, Nebraska Pamela Kaiser Rosacker ’62 Burnsville, Minnesota John Thomas ’74 Bethesda, Maryland

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Claire Wittich ’05 Santa Barbara, California

Rev. Colin Maltbie School Chaplain

Ex Officio The Rt. Rev. Brian Prior IX Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota

Heather Moorhead Director of the Middle School

Nick Stoneman, President Faribault, Minnesota Marc Helgeson ’66 Alumni Association President Port Townsend, Washington Angel de Mey Parents’ Association President Los Angeles, California

Mark Olson Director of Technology Integration Scott Ryberg Controller Patrick Schaefer Director of the Upper School Karen Scheel Director of Studies Lonnie Schroeder Director of Institutional Advancement

Co-opted Kim Bakken, Administrative Assistant

Amy Wolf Director of Marketing and Communications

Trustee Emeriti Sharon Hoffman Avent ’64 Linda Stone Dasher ’56 Jack Fuller ’40 Hugh Wooldridge ’55

Alumni Association Board (AAB Officers) Marc Helgeson ’66 Outgoing President

New or returning Trustees in September 2017: Marion Edwards ’68 David Gray ’68 Michael Johnson ’94 Theo Lubke ’85 Marty Mjelleli ’01 Administration Matthew Cavellier Head of School John Blackmer Director of Community Life Courtney Cavellier Chief Academic Officer Brett Chappell Chief Operating Officer Kelly DeShane Director of Enrollment Management Jody Koch Director of Health Services Linda Laughlin Director of Human Resources Don MacMillan Chief International Officer

Ruth Wiegand ’97 Incoming President Kristen Wright ’04 Secretary Alumni Board Members Mark Alpert ’60 Sara Benedict ’97 Claire Benton ’95 Donna BurchBrown ’86 Jeff Collins ’72 Jack Dudley ’13 John Goldfine ’73 Grace Hayden ’86 Marc Helgeson ’66 Bill Humleker ’69 Ty Leech ’13 Michael MacGregor ’98 Roger Paquin ’95 Emily Petraglia ’04 Laurel Simer ’07 Linda Cayce Rachels ’66 Michael Sadjadi ’05 Ruth Schenck Wiegand ’97 Zach Wiegand ’00 Kristen Wright ’04

Trustee Transitions A time comes when a SSM trustee is required to complete his or her service on the Board of Trustees. The annual transition and recognition of outgoing trustees takes place at the April meeting.

Often, serving as a trustee is just the beginning of an ongoing commitment to SSM and former trustees may also return to the Board or another governance role after a break.

This year, five trustees completed their current terms. Tim Church ’68 – six years; Brant Barr ’73 – six years (second term); past parent Kristin Dahl – six years (second term); Rich Nicoll ’70 – nine years; and Dan Gislason ’62 – eight years (served as Chair from 2015-17).

Trustees give of their time and resources to attend meetings three times a year in addition to countless conference calls and committee meetings. They care deeply about SSM – its past, present, and future. Their dedication is recognized and appreciated.

SSM President Nick Stoneman presents outgoing Board of Trustee Chair Dan Gislason ’62 with a framed Steve Jones ’73 photograph of Shumway Hall.

Brant Barr ’73, Kristin Dahl, Nick Stoneman, Dan Gislason ’62, and Rich Nicoll ’70 Not pictured: Tim Church ’68

Gathered for the April 2017 trustee meeting. From left, front row: Kristi Klungness ’84, Kristin Dahl, Bill Brewster ’85, John “Stoney” Burke ’65, Ed Carpenter ’60, Marc Helgeson ’66, Angel de Mey SSM Parents’ Association President On stairs from left, bottom: Pam Kaiser Rosacker ’62, Mike McLafferty ’95, Marc Davis ’66, Lev Alcott ’65, Tony Jenkins ’70, and Dave Melroe ’66 Back row: Steve Barrager ’59, Jack Dane ’75, Chair Dan Gislason ’62, Claire Wittich Harper ’05, Tim Church ’68, Rich Nicoll ’70, John Thomas ’74, Brant Barr ’73, Mike Daley ’68, and Trustee Emeritus Hugh Wooldridge ‘55

How Grand Is This?

Fr. Doyle has lived in Faribault since 1989 and probably knows the birthdays or anniversaries of a significant number of the town’s residents while generally being one of those people everyone knows. While he was named Faribault’s Citizen of the Year in 2014, somehow during the past 27 years, he had escaped the honor of serving as the Heritage Days Grand Marshal. That changed this year. Heritage Days board member Kelly Huff labeled him “an obvious choice,” according to the Faribault Daily News in announcing the unanimous vote.

The Heritage Celebration’s main attraction was catching a glimpse of Fr. Doyle riding in the back of a Stingray Corvette convertible waving to the enthusiastic crowds during the Grand Parade on June 17. He had these thoughts on his honor: “I had lots of fun; I thoroughly enjoyed waving to everyone along the parade route.

I felt much respect and love from the crowd and I will continue my involvement in the ongoing efforts to make Faribault a very good place to call home.” Congratulations, Fr. Doyle!

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Master Campus Plan – The Work Continues The “blueprint for our future,” otherwise known as the Master Campus Plan (MCP) continues to unfold as we embark on another school year. There is both a sense of satisfaction for projects completed and anticipation as earth is turned and new projects are begun.

Kim Hall, with 56 beds and two faculty apartments, is the first newly constructed residence hall at SSM since Clapp Hall was completed in the 1960s.

The new two-story Sports Complex Addition will include study areas, a conference room, men’s and women’s soccer offices, and additional locker rooms. The weight and conditioning room and gymnasium from Johnson Armory will be relocated to this new addition, which will also include an indoor running track.

The Master Campus Plan short video offers an overview of where the School has been in terms of facilities and what to expect in the next several years.

To view the MCP video, visit s-sm.org/ about-us/

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The 2017-18 school year will be an exciting time on campus as The Hub comes to life and the Sports Complex addition takes shape. Senior boys will serve as the School’s first official long-term occupants of Kim Hall. The new residence hall had a soft opening during summer camp season and the reviews have been five stars.

The entry road through the Arch is being adjusted to accommodate Kim Hall. The result? Look for more photo pauses as the “Arch experience” will involve a sustained direct view of the upper school campus before heading east around the Parade Field.

The Hub will be a three-story building connecting Morgan, Shumway, and Kingham Halls, transforming the flow of life at the Upper School. The Hub will introduce a new approach to preparing and serving food, feature an expanded school store and student lounge, and include a more centrally located media center, along with individual and group meeting spaces.

WOODEN SOLDIERS AND CRACK SQUAD

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On May 17, students experienced the rich traditions and extensive histories of the SSM Crack Squad and Wooden Soldiers during two special assemblies. The gatherings featured exemplary performances by both drill teams, reflective videos, and first-hand testimonials from distinguished Crack Squad and Wooden Soldiers alumni, and information on how current students can carry on more than 230 years of collective history into the future as members next year!

Community Walk Profile:

Reflecting on Frank Below R

enaissance man, Lifelong learner.

Respected educator. Frank Below was known for many things during his distinguished 47-year career at Shattuck School, and few who have passed through the Whitney Arch have so richly contributed to the fabric of the school community.

Upon his arrival as a junior English instructor at Shattuck in 1924 following a year spent teaching at a boarding school in Dallas, Below frequently challenged his students— and himself. His passion for learning left an indelible impression on his students, and through his Harkness method, seminarstyle teaching method, he quickly earned a reputation for teaching some of the most intellectually stimulating—and challenging— courses at Shattuck. Moreover, he impressed upon his students the importance of the pursuit of knowledge, a notion that extended beyond his classroom.

The Hub will be a three-story building connecting Morgan, Shumway, and Kingham Halls, transforming the flow of life at the Upper School. The Hub will introduce a new approach to preparing and serving food, feature an expanded school storeMartin and student lounge, a more located media center, Special thanks to alumni Margot Czulewicz Barry ’85, Corinne Congreve Kelly ’85, Jan Gould ’75, Kevin Blakeand ’79,include Wade Fenn ’76,centrally and Michael Clark ’72, who were along withSoldiers individual and group present at the assemblies and offered their perspectives as former Wooden and Crack Squadmeeting members.spaces.

by Ryan Cardarella

During his tenure at the School, Below served as chair of the English Department from 1948-1970, and as the longtime adviser for The Spectator and The Shad, spending countless hours with students perfecting those publications.

In addition to his scholarly duties, Below enjoyed photography (he personally took many of the event and candid shots featured in the yearbook), fishing and boating during his summer family retreats to Bay Lake, Minn., traveling whenever possible, and voraciously consuming literature. He married Margaret Below in 1943, who went on to teach French at St. Mary’s Hall from 1953-1973, and had a daughter, Margaret (Meg) Below Arsenault ’63.

Shattuck to be a very stimulating intellectual environment, and it was a way of life that suited him.”

Below’s way of life at Shattuck undoubtedly earned his recognition on Shattuck-St. Mary’s Community Walk, and in the Below English Department Prize that still bears his namesake. Most importantly, his legacy lives on in the hearts and minds of all who had the privilege of learning from him, and is perhaps best summed up best in the following 1965 Shad tribute.

“No other teacher at Shattuck receives more respect and gratitude from his students than Mr. Below. Whether it be in the classroom, the Spectator Lab, at a Shad meeting, or just “He was a renaissance man with a very curious around campus, Mr. Below is always happy to help students in whatever way he can. He mind, and someone that was inclined to has the reputation of teaching the hardest continually develop his skills,” said Meg. course at Shattuck, and each year he gloriously Below also greatly enjoyed campus life. His lives up to this reputation. His clever wit in dormitory in Whipple was known to host class never ceases to amaze his students, and “He instilled in us a desire to learn, to have a several ongoing games of Chess and Bridge his thought-provoking questions keep every firm grasp of our language and its literature.” against other faculty members and students at student mentally alert. Mr. Below gives his Charles Clark ’49 said in a Letter to the Editor any given time. students a sense of satisfaction, of looking published in the 2009 Winter Arch.

“He left About the covers: Imani Paluku ’17 (Liege, Belgium) and Brette Pettet ’17 (Kentville, Nova Scotia) enjoy a post-Commencement moment. Our thanks “There was no part of school life he did back at the they have done and realizing us with the feeling that learning didn’t end at to SSM Renaissance man Steve Cornish who not only takes fantastic photos, but chairs our Math department, served as interim Director of work Boys Soccer, notwas enjoy,” “Heparents foundand not one thattear! they have accomplished something.”

Shattuck, should a lifelong and lends manybut hands in thebe soccer program.pursuit.”

Our back cover photo truly aexplained miracle. AllArsenault. those babies and Working her magic behind the camera was Megan Maschoff from the SSM communications team.

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Reunion 2017 Honoring Mentors A Trio of Harvard Graduates Young Alumni Performing Artists

OH JOY....SSM’S BABY BOOM

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Census takers might wonder what is in the water at SSM to account for the jump in population this year. Whatever is in the water, we are not complaining but very much celebrating the beautiful eight bundles of joy that were welcomed into the SSM community from May 2016 through April 2017.

Here they are – oldest to youngest from the left. Noland Anthony Paukert (boy)– Darin and Abby – May 6, 2016, Teodora Roselynn Petrova King (girl) – Rali and Nathanial – September 22, 2016, Hadley Margaret Hauschild (girl) – Katherine and Fritz, November 6, 2016, Savannah Lenore Farrell (girl) – Beau and Jen – November 16, 2016, Walker Gary Homuth (boy) – Carrie and Matt – December 29, 2016, Joseph Francis Moyer (boy) – Andrea and Dan – April 3, 2017, Harper Lea Horstman (girl) – Jason and Madison – April 17, 2017, Paul Arthur Penn Inman (boy) – Matt and Leah – April 27, 2017.

THROUGH THE ARCH 2017 Summer