Through the Arch - Summer 2018

Reunion 2018 SSM Family Legacies J.P. ParisĂŠ Arena Dedication Remembering George and Helen Kedrovsky

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AKimCLASSIC CAMPUS ADDITION Hall’s Inaugural Year Seung Youn Kim Hall opened for the 2017-18 school year and was home to 44 very delighted senior boys who were its first residents. All the rooms are doubles and there is a spacious lounge/study area on the second floor complete with a small kitchen area. The Moyer and Inman families moved into the spacious faculty apartments and helped to create the type of family atmosphere SSM is known for throughout its residential halls.

At their spring meeting in April, members of the SSM Board of Trustees gathered for a group photo in front of Seung Youn Kim Hall as an expression of their gratitude for Mr. Kim's generosity and the wonderful new home on the SSM campus.

CONTENTS

4 SSM’S LEADERSHIP TRANSITION Q&A with SSM President Nick Stoneman and Head of School Matt Cavellier

7 DEEP ROOTS SSM Family Legacies

16 ALL IN THE FAMILY

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Saluting our Sibs!

18 REUNION 2018 Return. Reunite. Remember.

30 SSM NEWS 35 ALUMNI GATHERINGS

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Denver, Minneapolis, Hockey Alumni Golf Outing

40 J.P. PARISÉ ARENA DEDICATION

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

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Editor: Amy Wolf • Amy.Wolf@s-sm.org • 507.333.1585 Design: Alyssa Christian

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Contributing Writers: Amy Wolf, Ryan Cardarella, Megan Maschoff, Alyssa Christian, Nick Stoneman

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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, Matt Addington, Jim McGlynn, Don MacMillan, David Yek Class Notes: Kim Bakken, Fr. Henry Doyle 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.

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About the cover: Celebrating the Wooden Soldiers’ 100th anniversary are former and current members from left: Corinne Congreve Kelly ’85, Meredith Willis Lindley ’69, Storm Taylor ’22, and Sandra Baker Sherman ’58. Photo by Johnnie Walker.

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The Gift of SSM

by Nick Stoneman

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t was the summer of 2003 when the Stoneman family arrived on campus – all five of us. As we approached the Arch, our soon to be 6th grader, Becky, without any provocation, insisted that we stop so she could take a photograph and capture the moment – her first “Arch Experience”. We did so, and with the click of the camera, Jesse, Becky and Andy’s Shattuck-St. Mary’s experience was launched. As we got settled in what would become our home for the next decade, the Rectory, a welcoming group of faculty stopped by with a basket of SSM “goodies”, one of which still stands out in my mind. It was a t-shirt for our three-year old, Andy, with the words “SSM Class of 2018” written across the front. We all chuckled at the thought of such a distant possibility. As I look back on this past spring’s Commencement, when I handed Andy his diploma, I can only conclude that our greeters were clearly visionaries!

Today, SSM has produced three Stoneman alumni, three young people whose lives were enriched, whose minds were challenged, whose teenage angsts were managed (most of the time!), and whose futures were set on a trajectory that has opened up a world of opportunity to them.

They have a deep appreciation for all that SSM provided them – excluding seeing dad around campus way too often!

Their experiences were wide ranging. They learned how to collaborate and present, how to dance, act, sing. They met students from

literally dozens of other countries. They grew as competitors, learning what “team” meant and how to handle defeat, and manage the hubris of victory. They learned life lessons from alumni, as well as from the missteps of their adolescence.

They made friendships with their peers that will last a lifetime. And, perhaps most importantly, they learned how to think, imagine, apply, write, and discern. Their minds were brought to life and taken to new levels – the true gift of any school.

They, of course, are not alone. SSM’s long history has produced many families of alumni with multiple siblings in attendance, and, perhaps even more compelling, with multiple generations gracing the grounds. This issue of The Arch features interviews with several of these families who generously shared their respective experiences and stories, the collection of which provides a deep sense of our School’s past, and captures how much the School has meant, in so many different ways, to so many.

And while I feel truly grateful to have worked at SSM over the last 15 years, as a parent I feel all the more fortunate to have experienced first-hand how the School and its remarkably committed faculty and staff holistically and comprehensively transformed our children into young adults.

Could a father ask for anything more? To me, this is the gift of SSM, and I can’t overstate how much receiving this gift has meant to our family.

With some nostalgia and wonderment at the passage of time, the Stoneman family posed in the same spot on the Morgan Hall stairs on May 24, 2018, just as they had in 2003.

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n late May, SSM Board of Trustees Chair, Mike Daley ’68, announced a leadership transition plan that would position the School for a dynamic future that includes ambitious goals for global expansion.

He explained that Head of School, Matt Cavellier, would be assuming full responsibility for the Faribault campus and reporting to the SSM Board of Trustees after the 2018-19 academic year. SSM President, Nick Stoneman, will transition to devoting his full focus to the work of Shattuck-St. Mary’s Educational Services (SSMES), a wholly owned subsidiary of the School.

The upcoming academic year allows for the continuation of a transition that is already underway as Matt Cavellier increases his scope of responsibilities with direct support from Nick Stoneman who embarks on his 16th year at the School.

While this announcement was widely communicated through email and mailed letters, we thought it might be helpful to share an interview with SSM President, Nick Stoneman, and Head of School, Matt Cavellier, to offer additional insight into this important transition.

Why now? Why does this leadership plan make sense at this point in time?

Nick: Global expansion is something we’ve been working on for almost a decade. This is a robust market we want to be fully engaged in as soon as possible. Given the fact that we have strong leadership here at the School already in place, it made sense to make this move now and transition Matt to the full time Head of School so that the SSMES team can focus on opening up these opportunities for ShattuckSt. Mary’s in these other markets.

How do you envision the transition process working?

Matt: We’ve been preparing for this transition for a year already and we have another year. We’re being thoughtful and deliberate with how we move forward. This has been and will continue to be a gradual process with regular daily communication. Nick and I work well together, and, while we don’t necessarily agree all the time, we agree most of the time. We are also fortunate to have an administrative team and a collection of faculty and staff who 4

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are great at what they do. I think they are understanding and supportive of this next step.

Nick: Given my 15-year tenure at the School, it’s very important that there be an effective conveyance of knowledge and information and relationships to the new Head of School. It’s important that those who have worked with me and will now be working for Matt feel there has been a smooth transition. The good news is that Matt has been at the School for 14 years in many capacities and so much of what’s been developed has been during his tenure and through the results of his work. That’s a real positive for the School and will certainly make the transition all the more seamless.

What has been the role of the Board of Trustees during this process?

Nick: The Trustees have been very involved. They are the bridge in this transition in many respects through their governance of the School. They have been focused and thoughtful in the implementation of the transition process and will certainly provide regular oversight as we move forward.

How does this leadership plan position SSM for the future?

Nick: I think it’s brilliant on the part of the Board of Trustees. I think they found a way to utilize the skill sets of the existing president to the benefit of the School while at the same time fostering and developing new leadership for the stewardship of the mothership – the Faribault campus. It’s really important that these expansion campuses are fully integrated. Having a strong relationship with the Head of School of the mothership is very important for me in my work but also very important for the Heads of Schools for the campuses in these other countries. They will be looking to Matt and his staff for feedback, guidance, collegiality, and counsel on all things SSM. While Matt will be running the campus in Minnesota, his deep perspective on what the School is trying to do internationally is a real asset. There is no other school in the country that is moving forward with expansion in this fashion.

Matt: Which goes back to why it’s time to do it now. We want to do it before anyone else does. We believe strongly that the ability to innovate will continue to be important as our students enter into the workforce, which is why we developed our weCreate® Center and our ScholarShift® model. At Shattuck-St. Mary’s, we prepare students in ways that very few, if any, other schools do, and we are excited to bring these elements to our international campuses. This approach to secondary education, in conjunction with our COE model, which allows students to focus on their passion, is not only student-centered, it is essential.

Looking out 10 years from now, what will SSM look like in terms of its organization and scope?

Nick: In the next 5-6 years, we will have opened or will be opening 10-12 campuses in 6-7 different countries which, when fully enrolled over the course of the next decade, will host approximately 10,000 students and will have approximately 2,000 employees. We plan to have a minimum of three sites in China, 1-2 sites in Vietnam, sites in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Bangkok, 3-4 sites in the UAE, possibly a site in Brazil, and possible sites in Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka.

“At Shattuck-St. Mary’s, we prepare students in ways that very few— if any—other schools do, and we are excited to bring these elements to our international campuses.”

- Matt Cavellier

How do you see campus expansion impacting our staff and students?

Matt: For at least a decade, we have been sending two faculty members to Asia each summer to visit our students and their families in order to help us better connect with that part of our student body.

Imagine the ability to offer study-abroad opportunities for our students and for our faculty to spend extended time working at another campus. I’ve already heard from faculty members who have a desire to teach in new locations. Imagine having all these locations and experiences all under one SSM umbrella. In the near future, we won’t have to imagine!

“The goal of the SSM expansion initiative is to interweave these campuses throughout the world so they will be welcoming to all members of the SSM global family.”

- Nick Stoneman

Nick: And, I would add that our students are being prepared for their futures in a truly global society. The goal of the SSM expansion initiative is to interweave these campuses throughout the world so they will be welcoming to all members of the SSM global family.

Nick: I absolutely agree.

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With Thanks

TRUSTEES, ADMINISTRATION, AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Officers The Rt. Rev. Brian Prior Honorary Chair Mike Daley ’68 Chair Bill Brewster ’85 Vice Chair Nick Stoneman President Kristi Klungness ’84 Secretary-Treasurer

At the April meeting, several members of the SSM Board of Trustees were recognized and thanked for their service as they retire from the Board. Thank you to Jack Dane ’75 (left) and Marc Davis ’66 (right) who are pictured with SSM Board of Trustees Chair Mike Daley ’68.

Not pictured but retiring from the Board are: Dave Melroe ’66, Craig McKinley ’70, and Rex Bates ’70. Dave Melroe will continue to serve on the SSM Foundation Board and Marc Davis will continue to serve on the Board of SSMES (Shattuck-St. Mary’s Educational Services). Your commitment to SSM and its governance is appreciated.

Trustees Esther Agbaje ’03 Minneapolis, Minnesota Lev Alcott ’65 Cincinnati, Ohio Steve Barrager ’59 San Francisco, California

Marty Mjelleli ’01 Bloomington, Minnesota

Rev. Colin Maltbie School Chaplain

John Thomas ’74 Bethesda, Maryland

Heather Moorhead Director of the Middle School

Kristen Van Slyke Wright ’04 Colorado Springs, Colorado

Mark Olson Director of Technology Integration and Safety

Ex Officio The Rt. Rev. Brian Prior IX Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota Nick Stoneman President Faribault, Minnesota

Dan Ray Academic Dean Scott Ryberg Chief Financial Officer Patrick Schaefer Director of the Upper School

Kristi Politoski Parents’ Association President Faribault, Minnesota

Amy Wolf Director of Marketing and Communications

Bill Brewster ’85 Denver, Colorado

Co-opted Kim Bakken Administrative Assistant

Alumni Association Board

Nora Brown ’96 Washington, D.C.

Trustee Emeriti

John “Stoney” Burke ’65 Ketchum, Idaho

Linda Stone Dasher ’56

David Gray ’68 Indianapolis, Indiana Claire Wittich Harper ’05 Edina, Minnesota

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Don MacMillan Chief International Officer

Terry Bevan ’95 Denver, Colorado

Collin Benson ’91 Mahomet, Illinois

Marion Gorton Edwards ’68 Templeton, California

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Michael McLafferty ’95 San Francisco, California

Karen Scheel Assistant Head of School for Academics

Mike Daley ’68 Holland, Michigan

Also honored at the April 21 trustee dinner were four retirees from the SSM staff. They are left-right: Shari Van Der Veen, Debi Stafford, Lonnie Schroeder, and Deb Carpentier.

Linda Laughlin Director of Human Resources

Ruth Schenck Wiegand ’97 Alumni Association Board President Lakeville, Minnesota

Ed Carpenter ’60 Rio Verde, Arizona

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Victor Lund ’85 Arroyo Grande, California

Tony Jenkins ’70 Detroit, Michigan Michael Johnson ’94 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sharon Hoffman Avent ’64 Jack Fuller ’40

Ruth Wiegand ’97 President Mark Alpert ’60 Vice President

Hugh Wooldridge ’55

Laurel Simer ’07 Secretary

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Matthew Cavellier Head of School

Sara Whelan Benedict ’97 Claire Benton ’95 Donna Burch-Brown ’86 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 Linda Cayce Rachels ’66 Michael Sadjadi ’05 Zach Wiegand ’00 Kristen Wright ’04

John Blackmer Director of Community Life Courtney Cavellier Chief Academic Officer Michele Cornish Director of Athletics Kelly DeShane Director of Enrollment Management

Kristi Klungness ’84 Bloomfield, Michigan

Heather Heart Director of Institutional Advancement

Theo Lubke ’85 Warren, New Jersey

Jody Koch Director of Health Services

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Throughout this issue of Through the Arch, we are focusing on a theme of “family.” We share brief profiles of some of our multi-generational SSM families. We also shine a spotlight on the 39 sets of SSM siblings who attended the School last year. And, we also profile George and Helen Kedrovsky, one of many married couples who have worked as SSM colleagues.

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We fear we may have missed some important multi-generational SSM families and as always we encourage a note, a call, or an email to be in touch to share a story or a nudge!

Contact Amy Wolf at awolf@s-sm.org or by phone at 507.333.1585.

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The Gaynor Family Some family trees grow from a single seed into a sturdy tree with clearly delineated braches – their road at SSM illuminated in a clear and orderly fashion. Other families may have a similar start but quickly progress into an orchard with many trunks and branches angling off from the central core in many directions.

Such is the case with the two Gaynor brothers - Keyes S. 1904 and Edmund S. 1907 - who graduated from Shattuck School.

Their father was an Episcopal priest stationed at a mission church in Sioux City, Iowa in the late 1800s. Edmund Stoney “E.S.” Gaynor ’07 – married a Saint - Jeanette Lynch 1908 – and they had six children, all of whom graduated from Shattuck School or Saint Mary’s Hall. The story of

Jeanette and Edmund meeting at SSM is family lore with “love at first sight” romanticism. Jeanette was horseback riding from Saint Mary’s Hall on a trail near the Shattuck campus when her horse began to run away and Edmund stepped in and saved her. That chance meeting paved the way for another generation of Gaynors at SSM. The six children of E.S. and Jeanette Gaynor include their eldest Frederick B. Gaynor 1934 who married Phoebe Foot 1938.

They had four children, with their two oldest daughters – Susan

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Gaynor Day 1960 and Molly Gaynor Hull 1962 each attending Saint Mary’s Hall for their junior and senior years. “We were told from the time we were two years old that someday we’d get to go to Saint Mary’s Hall. That would be a privilege and a swell thing for us to do,” said Molly who lives in Portland, Oregon near her older sister. That sister - Susie - recalls feeling proud and humbled about attending the same school her parents attended. “Several of the teachers at Saint Mary’s had taught our mother – Miss Mast, Miss Morehouse, and Miss Drybread. Having teachers that my mother had was really pretty

L-R: Ann Gaynor Mayne ’34, Jeanette Lynch Gaynor ’08, Edmund Danfroth Gaynor ’38 on the lap of his father, Edmund Stoney Gaynor ’07, and Frederick Bicknell Gaynor ’34

“It’s a real time travel thing to consider that this is where my mother sat.”

- Susan Gaynor Day ’60

exciting. I thought it was fascinating to think that my mother had sat there. It’s a real time travel thing to consider that this is where my mother sat.”

Ann Gaynor Mayne 1934 was the second eldest of E.S. and Jeanette’s six children. Her daughter Lyn Mayne Albertson 1956 followed her mother to Saint Mary’s Hall and Ann’s grandson Joel Mayne III 1984 is also an alumnus.

The third child of E.S. and Jeanette – Danforth Gaynor 1938 – produced two generations of SSM alumni including his son Thomas Gaynor 1967 and his grandson and youngest Gaynor alumnus, Danforth Fleak 1991. Danforth, who acknowledged being a bit of a handful growing up, remembers how he visited with his grandfather

during the holidays while he was in middle school. As a veteran of WWII, his grandfather related how Shattuck School had prepared him for that experience. “Toward the end of the conversation, I remember that he told me that he really wanted me to consider going to ShattuckSt. Mary’s. I remember being both a bit surprised but at the same time extremely proud that he had said that to me. But it really meant a great deal to me that my grandfather, who had been quite critical of me at times, thought that I had progressed enough that he not only thought I should, but WANTED me to go to this school.”

and work associate opened the door of possibilities and began what would be a nearly 100-year family legacy at SSM. During his two years at the School, Fred P. proved to be an average student but an outstanding athlete, earning college scholarships in two different sports. He selected the University of Minnesota where he played football. He returned to Fairmont where he was successful in real estate and law but died young at the age of 54.

When Fred P. was raising his only child – Fred C. 1960 – he aspired to send him to Shattuck School as well. The family Priscilla Gaynor Farnham 1949, who was the youngest child of E.S. tradition continued with Fred C. and Jeanette, also benefitted from attending for four years and having several of the same teachers her family’s ties to the School.

“When I arrived, I was frightened and coaches who knew his father, including Nuba Pletcher and and bit intimidated until one of Reginald Kramer. To this day he the administrators came down believes that had he not attended the main hall calling my name. It Shattuck School, he would not was Enid Budlong, who was the have decided to go to law school secretary to the Headmistress, and would not have developed the Miss Robertson. Enid had been capacity to work hard – something a classmate of my mother, Jeannette Lynch, and I believe they the military program instilled in him. continued their friendship well into their attendance at University Fred C. and his wife Connie had of Minnesota.” three children and were ready to consider SSM for all three While the School has not had a during the late 1980s. Kristen and Gaynor student wandering the Cheryl attended the School but halls since the early 1990s, there is did not graduate while Fred W. always hope for the future. fell in love with SSM as a summer school student and attended for The Krahmer Family four years, graduating in 1988.

He remembers the sense of family The Krahmer story at SSM began history as a third generation with family hardship. After the legacy. “For me, I remember death of his parents when he was freshman year, as you walk up the about 10 years old and a period of stairs to the Armory, there’s Fred being raised by an older brother P.’s name on the football board who recognized his untapped and my older sister’s name (Kristin potential, Fred P. Krahmer 1928 Krahmer) had just been put on came to Shattuck School from the honor roll board. Seeing those Fairmont, Minn. as a junior in names and knowing they’re there 1926. An Episcopal family friend absolutely influenced me. There

was an obligation not to screw it up.” To this day, Fred W. is haunted by a 25th class reunion encounter with Bob Irby – a longtime math teacher at SSM and a 1960 classmate of Fred C.’s who recalled his disappointment in Fred W.’s AP Calculus score on the national exam! Despite Fred W.’s memorable test performance (at least to his former teacher), he has carved out a successful career practicing law with his father in Fairmont, Minn.

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Krahmer graduate, she is grateful for the experience and says, “Shattuck really pushes you to be the best version of yourself that you can be.”

While Fred P. 1926 and Fred C. 1960 had fairly similar experiences attending an all-boy military school, Fred W. says his experience Cheryl’s children, Ryan Rivers and in the 1980s was very different.

Caitlyn Krahmer 2016 were fourth “Other than the name, I think we generation Krahmers to attend attended different schools in the SSM. Caitlyn entered in grade same building.” Looking ahead, seven and had the same science there is a possibility of a fifth teacher as her mother and brother generation of Krahmers attending – Jennie Sorensen. Her potential SSM as Cheryl’s younger son and was recognized at the end of Fred W.’s children grow up and her 8th grade year when she the family ties to a place called was awarded the Bishop Kellogg SSM continue to be valued and Award. As the first female appreciated.

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Dane Family Tree ties to Iowa City and the University of Iowa continue to this day.

The third SSM generation of the Robinson/Dane family included Jim Dane 1969 and Jack Dane 1975, both sons of John and Allie Dane.

Their niece and nephew, who were the children of their younger sister Helen, also attended SSM as fourth generation legacies.

The Dane Family The original seed for the Dane family tree at SSM was the Robinson family from Minneapolis. Grace Robinson, a 1907 Saint Mary’s Hall graduate, followed her older brother Fred 1905 to Faribault and their younger sister Lois 1912 also graduated from Saint Mary’s Hall. All three of the Robinson siblings had children attend either Shattuck School or Saint Mary’s Hall in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Jack Dane 1975 remembers meeting a Robinson relative for the first time at the dedication of the Dane Family Fieldhouse in 2006, thus connecting the dots from the earliest beginnings to Hal’s grandson Jack Dane 1975, of his family’s SSM affiliation. through her older brother, “The yard in Iowa City peaked He met his step great aunt Fred. She died in the 1920 flu Hal’s interest. It was a college Elizabeth Richter Ruedy 1938 pandemic when their first child, – the daughter of the youngest Grace Margaret, was six years old. town on good rail lines. He had visited there when he was the original Robinson children, Lois student manager of the University 1912. A celebration of the Dane’s Hal left Great Falls, Mont. where of Minnesota track team. It was an generosity to SSM brought distant he had been working for his easier drive to Ethel’s hometown relatives together under the SSM father-in law’s lumber company in Nebraska.

So he bought the “dome.” and went to work for a lumberyard coal yard on Burlington Street in Janesville, Wisc. He met his above the dam - Dane Coal Yard, A lasting tribute to Grace second wife, Ethel Rough, a Robinson and the three business instructor at Whitewater Best by a Dam Site.” Hal, Ethel, Grace Margaret, and George generations who followed in her Academy, now the University of path at SSM is a stained glass Wisconsin-Whitewater. After their became Hawkeyes just prior to first child, George 1940, was born the birth of John Dane 1943. Hal window in the Saint Mary’s Hall they scouted around for a lumber would later establish the Haldane chapel that is dedicated to her Dairy Farm and the Dane family memory. or coal yard for sale. According

The Gould Family The Gould family story began with Marian Small, who was born in 1880 in Ontario, Canada and became the librarian for Saint Mary’s Hall near the turn of the century. Her love for Saint Mary’s helped pave the way for her niece, Mina Jane Gould 1938, to attend Saint Mary’s Hall. Jane would subsequently send six of her eight children to the Schools from the late 1950s through the mid 1970s.

Janette Gould Martin 1975, the youngest daughter of the children, reflected on the motivation to continue the ties to the School.

“My mother loved her time at Saint Mary’s. She later came to value the independent education, the opportunities for both her daughters and her sons. This is one place beyond my home where women were expected to measure up. We were not coddled or stymied. We became teachers

“I can walk the places my late and lost siblings walked. I can sit where my mother sat.”

- Jan Gould Martin ’75

and lawyers and business owners and physicians and artists and politicians and principals and more. This place reaffirmed what my forward-thinking parents gave to me.”

Jan eventually joined her Great Aunt Marian as a member of the SSM faculty and has been teaching English at SSM both in Faribault and China for more than 10 years. Her children – Caleb Martin 2007 and Mikinna Rose Martin 2009 – were fourth generation family members at SSM.

The Faribault campus where Jan spends her school years holds a special appeal. “I can walk the places my late and lost siblings walked. I can sit where my mother sat. It comforts me. I feel welcome, safe, and loved here. I feel that elsewhere, of course, but this place, is for me, a home.”

The Coffin Family The lineage of the Coffin family dates back more than 100 years, as Marian Coffin Tracy 1918, Reginald Coffin 1920, and Winifred Coffin 1924 were sent to Faribault by their father Alexander, an episcopal priest in Washington state, in pursuit of greater educational opportunities.

That lineage continued as Reginald sent two of his three children, John Coffin 1955 and Mary Coffin Stephenson 1958 to Faribault from Elko, a small town in northeastern Nevada.

Reginald settled in Elko in 1929 and became a leader in the community, serving as manager of the Elko Lumber Company and as president of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club for many years.

Like his father and grandfather before him, John believed that Shattuck School offered a brighter academic future than his educational options in Elko could provide. His Shattuck School education eventually served as a springboard to a successful career as an investment banker in the New York City-area.

Meanwhile, Mary recalls being wowed by the beauty of the Saint Mary’s Hall campus and was excited to attend the same school as the generation that preceded her.

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on the dedication of the faculty, crediting her “strong basis for continued learning” to her time at Saint Mary’s Hall.

“They gave us our own agency to figure out who we were, and how to become the best versions of ourselves,” Mary said. “I could not have asked for a safer, more encouraging environment during that time.”

Mary would later send her son John (Reed) Stephenson 1981 to SSM for two years, where he thrived academically and athletically.

“I came from a large high school in Boulder (Colo.), and it was harder for me to find my place,” Reed said. “At Shattuck, I had the opportunity to participate in more things, and really loved that aspect of my time there.”

Reed played basketball, football, and tennis at SSM, and also credits the academic rigor of the School for an easier transition to college at the University of Colorado. He went on to play beach volleyball professionally in California before settling with his family in Colorado. He now owns and manages rental properties in Steamboat Springs, a popular ski community, and has two sons, Lincoln and Heck.

Almost exactly 100 years after Marian Coffin Tracy graduated from Saint Mary’s Hall, Heck arrived on campus earlier this summer for the first time to attend hockey camp.

“He’s a whiz, and he was really excited to attend the camp,” Mary said.

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“The School is in our genes” - Mary Coffin Stephenson ’58 Only time will tell if a fourth generation of Coffin’s will grace the halls of SSM. “It’s definitely a conversation that we will have. I’d love to see him continue to pursue his interest in hockey, and I know that he would get an excellent education at SSM,” Reed said.

“But he’s only 11 and this is his first extended time away from home, so we’ll need to see where things go.”

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The Willis Family Family patriarch Francis Willis imparted the importance of education from an early age, a motivation that would eventually commence a legacy of Shattuck School and Saint Mary’s Hall students.

Francis, an Episcopal priest who served congregations in Red Lake and Glencoe, Minn., was interested in finding more rigorous educational opportunities for his only child, Katherine Willis Ries 1921, and believed that Saint Mary’s Hall would be the right fit for his daughter.

Katherine thrived during her time at Saint Mary’s Hall and would eventually become a teacher.

During her time in Faribault, Katherine also met her husband Ronald, who played goalie for the University of Minnesota at a time in which the Golden Gophers periodically competed with Shattuck School in hockey.

Following college, Katherine and Ronald moved west to Billings, Mont. where they started a family. However, no amount of distance would keep each of their three children (Mary Kay Ries Hansen 1945, Jean Ries Robinson 1949,

and Ronald Willis Ries 1957) from returning to Faribault for their Saint Mary’s Hall and Shattuck experiences. It was Ronald who believed that “the only thing that cannot be taken from you is your education,” a notion that was passed down through subsequent generations. The time in Faribault would come to be known as a rite of passage, as well as an educational springboard.

“It just was understood that they would all come to Faribault, that going to school in this environment would be a boost for us,” said Jean’s daughter Cris Robinson Norlin 1978. “It was engrained in them from an early age.”

That understanding was passed along to Cris, who reflected fondly on her Shattuck-St. Mary’s experience. Though initially jolted by the famously cold Faribault winters, she grew to enjoy the opportunities available to her at the School, as well as the investment of the faculty in student success.

“The faculty instilled a desire for me to step outside of myself and to be more. That connected with me,” Cris said. “The School was the perfect fit for me. I became a much more confident, diverse, and well-rounded person during my time there.”

She also recalled once missing her bus to Minneapolis to retake the SAT, only for math instructor David Stephens to drive her up to the city in the midst of a fierce storm in his Volkswagen Bug. She made it just in time to take her test.

“Those moments really stand out to me as much as the coursework.

So many people there were an inspiration,” Cris said. “They loved us and gave us their spirit.”

Cris went on to attend and play tennis at Pomona (Calif.) College

and pursued her graduate degree at Vanderbilt University, while her siblings attended Stanford University and Tulane University following boarding school at The Kent School in Connecticut.

Harkening back to the values of Francis Willis and Ronald Ries, education is still foundational in the lives of the Willis family. Cris enrolled both of her sons in a private school in Denver, and her nephew and niece currently attend Alburquerque Academy in New Mexico.

“The strive for educational excellence hasn’t changed,” Cris said.

“I’m very thankful.”

Willis Family Tree The Dobbin Family Dr. James Dobbin was the first rector of Shattuck Grammar School, arriving in 1867 from Argyle, New York. Thus began a 47-year tenure during which James Dobbin would play a crucial role in the establishment of Shattuck School in terms of program and buildings as well as the founding of St. James School. He also began a five-generation family connection to the School through his offspring.

Prior to arriving at SSM, James married Elizabeth Leigh who died at age 30 in 1865. They had a daughter Jessie Leigh Dobbin who was born in 1862 prior to arriving in Faribault. James later married Hannah Isabella Ames in 1874 and they would raise four children – her son Joseph Ames from her first marriage, Jessie Leigh – from James’ first marriage, John and Edward – sons from their union.

Jessie married a Shattuck School

student, George Davis 1883 in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd.

Their son, James Leigh Davis 1905, had three sons, two of whom graduated from Shattuck School - George 1932 and Leigh 1933. The youngest son, Robert, could only attend St. James School due to the Depression.

Leigh Davis would also have three sons and his middle child, Marc Davis, graduated from Shattuck School in 1966. He is Summer 2018

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“I did not advertise my connection but was proud to have five generations of people involved with the School.”

- Marc Davis ’66 the great-great-great grandson of James Dobbin. Marc’s younger brother, Scott Davis, attended the School but did not graduate.

“It was a hassle being a new boy in 1963,” Marc recalls. “Initially I caught some grief because I was legacy, especially after my picture appeared with George Breck, a Breck descendant. My roommate at the time did not like the School and took his dislike out on me, as if it were my fault.

Generally no one particularly paid attention after Fall Weekend.

I did not advertise my connection but was proud to have five generations of people involved with the School.

Dr. Dobbin’s picture in the dinning room suffered most with butter pads shot at his beard.” Happily, that portrait was restored and Marc was present on campus for its unveiling.

With deep ties to SSM, the Dobbin student presence at the School ended in the 1960s. Marc Davis 1966 continues to urge his great nephews and nieces to consider SSM with its rich family history as a possible school for another Dobbin generation.

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COMMUNITY WALK PROFILE • • • • •

Just Keep Swimming

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A Tribute to George and Helen Kedrovsky

hile each of the eighty names featured along the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Community Walk are undoubtedly significant, the late George and Helen Kedrovsky have the honor of being one of only seven husband-and-wife duos to be etched among them. Both long-time Shattuck-St. Mary’s employees, George and Helen have left behind a legacy as compelling as that of the School they called home for 30 years.

George and Helen’s shared commitment to the SSM community and its students was just one of the many things the couple had in common.

They were born only two days apart in 1912 in Gary, Ind. - Helen on February 14 and George on February 16. Growing up in the same area, they both attended Froebel School in Gary as children, which boasted two pools and incorporated swimming into the curriculum. George and Helen each developed a deep-seated passion for swimming at a young age, a pastime they shared throughout their lives.

Helen graduated from Froebel High School in 1929. That same year at the age of 17, George enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a Pharmacy Mate. Following his discharge in 1930, George attended Gary College, and then Indiana University, where he swam on the swim team and worked as a lifeguard.

The couple married in the early 1930s. Following George’s graduation from Ball State Teachers College in Muncie, Ind., they moved with their son Vladimir to the Shattuck School campus in Faribault, Minn., where they lived until George retired in 1977.

Helen held the position of Alumni Recorder at the school for 25 years. George taught a variety of science and language classes, including Biology, Physiology, and Russian. During this time, he also coached swimming, football, track and gymnastics, and served as a lifesaving instructor and driver’s instructor.

George is remembered by his students as having a laid-back, supportive teaching style. For many of the students, this was a welcome deviation from the strict military regimentation that was in place at the School during that time.

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teacher and swim coach. Mike shared his fondness for George’s science classes, saying, “Mr. Kedrovsky challenged you, but was supportive and welcoming of your ideas.”

As a coach, George had a particular way of making the students feel that they were part of a collaborative team, encouraging their input and aiding in the development of their leadership skills.

Mike served as Swim Captain for his team for three years and recalls, “On a meet day, I would go into Morgan Hall and meet with George to go over the line-up. It was a partnership, and I never felt like he was speaking down to me.”

Mike went on to become a swimming coach himself later in life, and attributes his experience being coached by George as a significant factor in that decision. “George was one of the influences for me to come back and coach in my career. His patient, collaborative style was very influential in my development.”

Following George’s retirement, the couple remained in Faribault. They continued to stay active in the Shattuck-St. Mary’s community, attending alumni and campus events and occasionally dropping by the school to visit with faculty, staff, and students.

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George and Helen also remained avid swimmers late into their lives. According to a 1988 senior lifestyles article in the Faribault Daily News, the two could be found swimming side by side at the Faribault Community Center pool nearly every day. After Helen’s passing in 1992, George upheld the couple’s daily swimming ritual for the next ten years.

George passed away in 2002, at the age of 90. Mike Daley recalls seeing George often at the Community Center pool in the years shortly before his death. He expressed the impact that George had on him in words that convey the astute wisdom of the couple’s legacy: “Keep moving. Keep active. Keep swimming.”

Photos, top to bottom: Helen and George in 1988 (Photo credit: Faribault Daily News), George teaching a science class, George in his classroom, George and a group of his former students from the Class of ’55 (left to right: Jim Muir, George Kedrovsky, Steve White, Jim Sudemeier and Hugh Wooldridge.)

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ALL IN THE FAMILY SALUTING OUR

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hroughout this past school year, there were references to the high number of siblings and twins at SSM. We decided to put some numbers to this casual observation and discovered that we had 39 groups of two or more siblings and eight sets of twins! In total, 80 students, or roughly 16% of our student body had another family member at SSM. In the vast majority of our sibling stories, one sibling led another to the School. In the case of Evan Callaghan ’18 and his younger brother Ben ’20, Evan paved the way by joining the Golf Center of Excellence and was joined a year later by his younger brother, also a dedicated golfer. The brothers enjoyed a year on campus, which was a very welcome experience for Evan who discovered he enjoyed studying and training with his brother. “I think attending boarding school with Ben has brought us closer and strengthened our friendship.”

Matt Cooper ’19 & Ty Cooper ’18 Ascot, United Kingdom

Givanna Foglia ’18 & Dominic Foglia ’20 Tinton Falls, New Jersey

Maja Almstrom ’22 & Patrik Almstrom ’22 (twins) Lidingo, Sweden

Cayla Kim ’19 & Claudia Kim ’19 Woodbury, Minnesota

Baraka Kania ’21 & Neema Kania ’19 Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Jade Phan ’20 & Brody Phan ’21 Prior Lake, Minnesota Logan Haustein ’19 & Sydney Haustein ’19 (twins) Las Vagas, Nevada

Ingrid Engelhardt ’18 & Lucia Englehardt ’23 Faribault, Minnesota

Morrie Budler ’18 & Mitch Budler ’21 Lincoln, Nebraska

Emma Politoski ’21, Andrew Politoski ’23 & Maddi Politoski ’20 Faribault, Minnesota

Reilly Ford ’19 & Braedon Ford ’22 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Keegan Cox ’20 & Kyle Cox ’24 Faribault, Minnesota

Mahelet Getachew ’19 & Mussie Getachew ’18 Faribault, Minnesota

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Ben Lingle ’21 & Sam Lingle ’21 (twins) Bend, Oregon

Lydia Park ’20 & Julia Park ’19 Seoul, South Korea

In addition to quantifying our sibling situation, we thought it would be fun to photograph these family members together.

with Ben

has made us

Daniel Schoeneman ’19 & David Schoeneman ’21 Owatonna, Minnesota

Special thanks to Zoe Chen ’19 who assisted us in this project.

“I think attending boarding school

Justin Wright ’19 & Megan Wright ’19 (twins) Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Scott Morrow ’21 & Sydney Morrow ’20 Carien, Connecticut

Evan Callaghan ’18 & Ben Callaghan ’20 Stellarton, Nova Scotia

closer

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our friendship.”

- Evan Callaghan ’18

Ken Shibata ’23 & Aiko Shibata ’22 Tokyo, Japan

Angela Dinis Perez ’22 & Ana Dinis Perez ’19 Caracas, Venezuela

Emma Sawicki ’20 & Aaron Sawicki ’23 Faribault, Minnesota Christopher Alexander ’21 & John Alexander ’21 (twins) Santa Clarita, California

Mackie Samoskevich ’20 & Maddie Samoskevich ’20 (twins) Sandy Hook, Connecticut

Mya Winebrenner ’20 & Mariah Winebrenner ’21 Elkins, West Virginia

Khai Do ’21 & Long Do ’18 Hanoi, Vietnam Aurri Parker ’22 & Bri Parker ’22 (twins) North Las Vegas, Nevada

Emily Walker ’18 & Abby Walker ’20 Faribault, Minnesota Rilyn Rintoul ’23 & Camryn Rintoul ’21 Apple Valley, Minnesota

Caroline Cardenas ’21 & Margaux Cardenasr ’21 (twins) Mankato, Minnesota

Audrey Hong ’18 & Grace Hong ’19 Seongnam, South Korea

Cory Taylor ’21 & Storm Taylor ’22 Faribault, Minnesota

Sean Hickey ’22 & Jack Hickey ’23 Faribault, Minnesota

Not pictured: Maddie Hickey ’19, Jakob ’20 and Zakary ’20 Karpa, Jazz ’20 and Tyler ’21 Krivstov, Tino ’20 and Natalia ’22 Lopez, Leah ’19 and Hannah ’21 Ray, Halie ’18 and Noah ’21 Reznik, Cade ’20 and Delaney ’22 Thomson

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included several unique events. On Friday afternoon, after Daughters’ Tea, the Wooden Soldiers presented a 100th anniversary drill for a large crowd gathered in Johnson Gymnasium.

Following the drill, the new Wooden Soldiers’ statue in front of Johnson Armory was unveiled and current and former Wooden Soldiers were honored.

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Another novel addition to the weekend was holding Rendezvous in the workin-progress Hub. Alumni and friends enjoyed milling around the new space while catching up with each other.

During this event, Lonnie Schroeder was recognized and thanked for her 15 years of service as she retires from SSM. Enjoy these selected photos. To see all photos from the weekend with free downloads, check out SSM Flickr.

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1. Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03, SSM’s new Director of Institutional Advancement Heather Heart, Louie Hill ’63

2. The Agbaje sibs - Charles ’08, Esther ’03, John ’05 3. SSM Chaplain Fr. Colin Maltbie greets Frank Edwards ’43.

4. Shannon Blackmer ’14, Shae Watson ’13, Heti Brandenburg ’13

5. Class of 1973 friends – Jim Pabst, Steve Jones, Brant Barr, Phil Trout, Carl Siegel

6. Jane Wigginton Kidder ’68, Vicky Stoneman, Heidi Smith Skarie ’68

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1. Hee Yon Lee ’93, Heather Suffron ’93, Lisa Gill Kirkpatrick ’93, Rande Paquin Stanton ’93

2. Lonnie Schroeder and members of the Dane Family 3. Trevor Putrah ’93, Beau Garrett ’93, Jesalyn Garrett, Jesse Bull ’93 4. Members of the SSM Alumni Association, l-r from front: Sara Whelan

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5. Nick Stoneman, Emma Lee, Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03 6. Mike Ford ’78, retired faculty member Slade Schuster, Mike Daley ’68

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Standing: Nick Koparanyan ’93, Mike Carpentier ’00, John Sumner, Mark Bagley ’78, Rooster, Dave Riddle ’98, Jesse Bull ’93, Beau Garrett ’93, Isaac Carlson ’18, Aaron Wagner ’93, Andy Stoneman ’18, Currie Putrah ’19, Chloe Barclay, Matt Barclay ’93, Matt Hoppe ’98

8. Following an indoor Old Shads Drill, the group gathered for a photo.

9. Saints of 1968 sharing stories in the weCreate Center.

10. Mark Eves ’68, RoseAnn Eves, retired faculty member Will Hollnagel

11. Slade Schuster and Bob Gutwein ’95 12. The future home of The Hub was the setting for the Rendezvous gathering on Friday.

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2. The current Wooden Soldiers were greeted and congratulated following the centennial drill.

3. Sandy Baker Sherman ’58, Meredith Willis Lindley ’69, Storm Taylor ’22

4. Current and former Wooden Soldiers gathered around the new statue in front of Johnson Armory.

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The highlight of the 2018 Reunion Weekend was the celebration of the Wooden Soldiers’ 100th anniversary. A special centennial drill by the 2017-18 Wooden Soldiers took place on Friday, June 1 just prior to the dedication of the new Wooden Soldiers’ statue that is situated outside the Johnson Armory, opposite its Crack Squad counterpart.

The drill and dedication events drew special attendance by many former members of the Wooden Soldiers. Jan Gould Martin ’75, the advisor for this year’s drill team, helped prepare the girls for the Reunion events. As a Faribault resident and former Wooden Soldier, Corinne Congreve Kelly ’85 helped to oversee the statue design and building process and has also been a good friend and supporter to the Wooden Soldiers.

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Not present at Reunion to receive their awards were retiring Associate Director of Health Services Shari Van Der Veen (Honorary Alumna Award) and Ed Carpenter ’60 (Distinguished Alumnus Award).

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5. Ruth Schenck Wiegand ’97, Deb Carpentier, Laurel Simer ’07 6. Zach Wiegand ’00, Phil Trout ’73, Ruth Schenck Wiegand ’97 7. Members of the Carpentier family from left: Rachel, Mark ’03, Deb, Steve, David ’98, Mike ’00, Jennifer

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2. 1958: Sitting: Kenneth Malvey, Sandy Baker Sherman, standing: Scott Kramer, Bill Bednar, Ruth Krueger-Meyer, Joe McMillan, Ray Wiper, Tom Brobin, Dash Goff, Jan Schoeneman Bergeson, Burr Robinson

3. 1963: Mary Jo Triviski Weiland, Louie Hill, Marilyn Bliss Dissell 4. 1968 Saints: Susan Webster, Corey Coquillette Thompson, Pam Berg Gerberding, Heidi Smith Skarie, Margaret Mead, Jane Wigginton Kidder, Kate Bell Johnson, Marion Gorton Edwards, Carol Jacobson Trieweiler, Cindy Warren

5. 1968 Shads: Robert Nemer, Gary Belschner, Jerry Johnson,

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7. 1973: Carl Siegel, Steve Jones, Bill Norman, Sarah Pearson Vollmer, Anne Albertson Wenger, Brant Barr, Jim Pabst, Phil Trout, Marnie Weston Boivin, Jill Huggett Hadley, Buzz Nady

8. 1978: Joe Rising, Ron Knutson, Tim Hanscom, Peter Stroud, Dan Swenson, Art Edison, Michael Ford, Bill Cochran, Lara Riley Stroud ’79, Melissa Clopeck Carlson, Mark Bagley, Russell Minas, Joe Helkamp, Loren Crosby Arnold, Kevin Blake ’79, Jim Stevens, Bruce Tuomala, Curtis Houlihan

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1. 1988: Stan Reynolds, Bruce Hyslop, Charles Donly, David Scott, Lauri O’Mara Morris, Amy Gragg, Lisa Boyle Girouard, Emily Creamer Collins, Dan Brown, Mike Kleinberg, Sonja Johnson Moore, Fred Krahmer (Picture taken in front of the tree planted in memory of classmate Shinichi Kawai.)

2. 1993: Heather Suffron, Hee Yon Lee, Aaron Wagner, Tom Breuer, Johanna Gerbig Koparanyan, Rande Paquin-Stanton, Jimmy Alauria, Nick Koparanyan, Jesse Bull, Trevor Putrah

3. 1998: David Carpentier, Matt Hoppe, John and Bobbi Sumner, David Riddle

4. 1998: Sarah Allen Gonnella, Ruth Schneck Wiegand, Elizabeth Flack Baller, Sarah Jean Flack

5. 2003: Ken Rowe, Mark Carpentier, McLean Donnelly, Maggie Osterbauer Lee, Rachelle Paquin

6. 2008: Julie Pesta, Lauren Rogalsky, Charles Agbaje, Mac Williams, Ryan Gagliardi, Jordy Murray, Paul Monsen, Chris Sutton, Kyle Murphy

7. 2013: Wes Schrock, Olivia Chan, Hollis Malkowski, Broydon Stufko,

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THANK YOU! 100%

With the generous support from 775 alumni, parents, staff members, and friends, Shattuck-St. Mary’s exceeded its 2017-18 Annual Fund goal of $900,000.

The entire SSM community shares its heart-felt gratitude for this vital and enduring partnership in supporting the work of our School.

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INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT ON THE ROAD Director of Institutional Advancement Heather Heart and Annual Fund Director Maggie Osterbauer Lee ’03 are going to be traveling this fall. While their schedule is being finalized at press time, here’s a tentative game plan:

OCTOBER – A southern California swing

with San Diego, Palm Springs and possibly a side trip to the Las Vegas area

NOVEMBER – Howdy Texas! They hope to visit San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and possibly Houston.

DECEMBER 5, 2018 – Holiday Party at the

Minneapolis Club from 5:30-8pm. This annual event is well attended and we’d love to see you there!

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SSM’s Spring Musical: Oliver!

Though considered a comedy by many, the musical Oliver!, which was staged during Spring Term, shows a dark and cynical side of human nature. The iconic workhouse mealtime scene, the catchy tunes, and the jolly gang of juvenile delinquents (portrayed wonderfully by the Boys Choir Center of Excellence) in the end, however, showed there is a much happier side to the story.

“Of course, there are many bright moments in this story,” stated director T. McKinley in his program notes. “And when the Dickensian mash-up of coincidence, serendipity, and sheer dumb luck lifts our hero from the depths of despair, it’s only proper to rejoice. After all, while we may or may not see many parallels between Oliver’s United Kingdom and our own United States, every single one of us has had the experience of wanting just a little bit more out of life.”

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SSM NEWS

Welcome Heather Heart  Heather Heart joined ShattuckSt. Mary’s as its incoming Director of Institutional Advancement on May 7, 2018, allowing her the opportunity to experience Commencement and Reunion as well as meet many alumni through introductions by Lonnie Schroeder.

Welcome Michele Cornish  On May 1st, former Shattuck-St. Mary’s soccer coach Michele Cornish rejoined the School as its Athletic Director.

Michele has spent the last six years as the head coach for the women’s soccer program at Macalester College in St. Paul. Prior to her time with the Scots, she coached at SSM for two seasons with the girls soccer program. She arrived at SSM after spending 16 years as the head coach of the women’s soccer program at UNC - Asheville where she was a two-time Big South Conference Coach of the Year.

The Cornish family has numerous ties to SSM. Michele’s spouse, Steve, is the math department chair and their two children Cameron ‘13 and Cheyney ‘16 - are recent graduates. The family and their two lovable dogs live on campus as well.

Heather Heart, SSM’s Director of Institutional Advancement

Michelle Cornish, SSM’s Athletic Director

Michele can be reached by email at michele.cornish@s-sm.org.

YA Novel Gifted to SSM by Renowned Author  Award-winning Young Adult author, Cynthia Kadohata, sent the SSM Hirst Library a copy of her new book titled Checked.

She included a letter saying that her son played in a summer hockey league with some SSM players. She thought there might be some interested readers at SSM. The book is about a half-Japanese 12-yearold boy who plays elite ice hockey in California and whose dog falls ill.

The book also shares the story of a special father-son relationship.

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Members of the SSM community were able to share in the festive evening honoring Sharon. They are (L-R) Perry Mead ’66, Mike Daley ’68, Sharon Hoffman Avent ’64, and Hugh Wooldridge ’55.

Prior to arriving at SSM, Heather was the Director of Development and External Affairs at the University of Minnesota Foundation-University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth for the past seven years. She also served as the Chief Operating Officer and Director of University Advancement for the University of WisconsinSuperior Foundation and Director of Major Gifts at the College of St. Scholastica. She brings great energy, wide experience, and enthusiasm to her new position at SSM. Heather and her husband Ross and their two children Hathaway and Whittaker will be settling into a home near campus this summer.

Hathaway will be joining the Class of 2021 as a new 10th grader, and Whittaker will be entering 8th grade as a member of the Class of 2023.

Heather can be reached at heather.heart@s-sm.org or by phone at 507-333-1637.

SSM Alumna Inducted into Minnesota Business Hall of Fame  Twin Cities Business inducted five new members into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame on July 26, 2018. Among the executives honored was SSM’s very own Sharon Hoffman Avent ’64. Sharon is the CEO of Smead Manufacturing Company. She was recognized for “reinventing and reinvigorating” her company through adapting Smead’s offerings to fit changing market needs.

Congratulations, Sharon!

Keeping it Local at SSM  It has been decades since the maples on our campus have literally been tapped for their sap. This spring, Director of Community Life and Campus Naturalist, John Blackmer, resurrected the art of maple syruping by establishing the SSM Sugar Shack (in the wooded area near the SSM Ropes Course), enlisting a corps of volunteers, and serving as the chief leader of the short, but intensive effort.

Maple trees from all three campuses were tapped during what was a very late spring, complete with a record-breaking blizzard on April 15!

Students, faculty, and staff collect, cook and bottle maple syrup from campus trees.

 On May 9, 2018, members of our Class of 2018 signed the Book of Remembrance - a special tradition that began with the Class of 1931. Believe it or not, in the years ahead when our graduates return to campus for Reunions, they will be thrilled to see their signatures and know that they are never forgotten.

Mr. Blackmer involved his AP Environmental Science students and a small cadre of other committed SSM faculty and staff members in setting up the shack and its requisite machinery while being ever mindful of adhering to strict safety rules.

Each SSM employee received a small bottle of the deliciously pure maple syrup and a very small supply was briefly sold in the School Store.

SSM Hosts Swearing In Ceremony for Minnesota District Judge

Class of 2018 Takes Part in Longstanding School Tradition

Judge Johnson’s Swearing In Ceremony in Newhall Auditorium.

Photo by Johnnie Walker.

 Surrounded by his family and future colleagues, Jeffrey M. Johnson, a Faribault native, was sworn in as a district court judge in Minnesota's Third Judicial District last Friday afternoon. This event is noteworthy to the SSM community because Mr. Johnson made a specific request that his investiture ceremony take place in the stately setting of Newhall Auditorium. More than 200 guests and public officials attended the ceremony, which was followed by a reception at the Inn.

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Class of

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High Point University

University of California - Los Angeles

Holy Cross College

University of California - Riverside

Indiana State University

University of California - San Diego

Lake Forest College

University of California - Santa Barbara

Liberty University

University of Chicago

Loyola University Chicago

University of Colorado - Boulder

Lycoming College

University of Connecticut

Marist College

University of Louisville

Marquette University

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Merrimack College

University of North Dakota

Middle Tennessee State University

University of Oregon

Augsburg University

Middlebury College

University of Pittsburgh

Bates College

Minnesota State University, Mankato

University of Richmond

Beloit College

New York University

University of Sheffield (England)

Boston College

Northeastern University

University of South Dakota

Boston University

Occidental College

University of South Florida

Bryn Mawr College

Pennsylvania State University

University of St. Thomas

Case Western Reserve University

Pfeiffer University

University of Texas - Austin

Clemson University

Princeton University

University of the Pacific

Columbus State University

Queen’s University (Canada)

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Concordia College - Moorhead

Quinnipiac University

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Cornell University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Dartmouth College

Rockhurst University

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Dickinson College

San Diego State University

Villanova University

Drake University

Santa Clara University

Washington University in St. Louis

Eastern Illinois University

Sarah Lawrence College

Yale University

Florida Gulf Coast University

Swarthmore College

York St. John University (England)

Gonzaga University

The New School, Parsons School of Design

Grace College

Union College

Grand View University

University of California - Davis

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Congratulations!

Class of 2018

Lonnie Schroeder, the School’s retiring Director of Institutional Advancement, was this year’s commencement speaker. Here is an excerpt from her speech: To the Class of 2018, you and I are both ending our time at Shattuck-St. Mary’s.

We share a love for this place, a gratitude for these people, and a realization that we have been a part of something that has changed our lives for the better and forever.

Know that is a two-way street. ShattuckSt. Mary’s is better because you were here.

And Shattuck-St. Mary’s will always be here for you. Whoever said you can’t go home was wrong. You can ALWAYS come home to Shattuck-St. Mary’s. ALWAYS!!

Thank you for giving us all hope for the future. I am taking every single one of you with me as I go. It has been a privilege and an honor. And when I count my blessings, I count you all twice.

Kelly Zhou ’18 offered this toast to the faculty during Commencement Dinner: They are gardeners, pruning off our slanted twigs and feeling gratified at our growth. They are magicians, guiding us to fulfill our potential, creating miracles with patience and expertise.

They are painters, coloring our blank pages with knowledge for a bright future.

Faculty - you are our foundation, always cheering for us at our games, plays, concerts, showcases, and presentations. You are our PowerSchool, encouraging us when we encounter self-doubt. You are and will always be part of our family. On behalf of the Class of 2018, thank you for teaching us, supporting us, and caring for us.

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2018 Commencement

Everyone please raise your glasses in appreciation to our fabulous faculty.

Cheers, to the faculty!

Senator Amy Klobuchar made an appearance at the 160th SSM Commencement and shared some remarks with those gathered. Here is a brief excerpt: I stand before you here today, a granddaughter of an iron ore miner, and the daughter of a teacher and a journalist, and the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate for the state of Minnesota. All thanks to the power of education.

The education that you’ve received at SSM is incredible. And as you all know, it’s not just about academics; it’s about faith, it’s about service, it’s about all of your incredible extracurricular activities…

So, you graduates remember that you are in effect, due to the great education you received; you are the guardian angels of people that you haven’t met yet. Being an angel for other people means maybe you choose to volunteer, or maybe you choose to go into a career helping people, whether that’s in the public sector or the private sector. It may simply mean saying a kind word to someone who needs it the most.

It may simply mean defending someone when they need defending. It may mean making a momentary decision that’s all about being good. That’s what this is about, about being part of something bigger than yourself and to go into the world, whether you’re going to college or going to your next step or not even sure what you’re going to do. You have a lot on your shoulders, but I know you’re up for it. I know you can handle these parting words. Go, be bold, lead, and congratulations, you’re ready to fly.

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This year’s recipients of awards and prizes…

We Honor You! Academic Awards

Athletic Awards

The Below English Department Prize - Yukun “Kelly” Zhou ’18 & Arianna Morgan ’18 The Middle School English Prize - Luke Buss ’21 & Camryn Rintoul ’21 The Poehler Mathematics Medal - Lei “Nancy” Jia ’18 The Mathematics Association of America Award - Chris Lee ’21, & Tachin “Bank” Ruangkriengsin, PG The Middle School Mathematics Prize - Matthew Roou ’21 The Agerter Science Award - Ivana Shen ’18 The Rensselaer Medal - Zhifan “James” Zhao ’19 The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award - McKenzie Hauswirth ’19 The Fenn Brothers Innovation Award - Emily Walker ’18 & Jianxin “Jeff” Wang ’18 The Middle School Science Prize - Gwenyth Eichfeld ’21 The Bloom Memorial History Prize - Alexandra Gilbertson ’18 & Ryhory “Grecia” Hatavets ’18 The Middle School History Prize - Sora Waites ’21 The Whitney Latin Prize - Yukun “Kelly” Zhou ’18 The Below French Prize - Dana Grieme ’18 The Mandarin Chinese Prize - Amanda DeShane ’18 The Marthena Drybread Spanish Prize - Jonah Kagen ’18 The American Sign Language Prize - Kiana Gilbraith ’18 The Middle School World Language Prize - Abigail Gross ’21 The English Mastery Award - Ana Dinis Perez ’19 The Middle School ESL Award - Chung-Yi “David” Chang ’21 The Most Improved Student Award - Hannah Rodgers ’21 The Cum Laude Society Seniors: Aiqiao Chen, Amanda Cooper, Ingrid Engelhardt, Alexandra Gilbertson, Dana Grieme, Ryhory “Grecia” Hatavets, Lei “Nancy” Jia, Jonah Kagen, Ivana Shen, Andrew Stoneman, Jianxin “Jeff” Wang, Ge “Emma” Yan, Yukun “Kelly” Zhou, Yiming “Max” Zou Juniors: McKenzie Hauswirth, Leah Ray, Sophia Williams, Hannah Rahn, Kate Reilly

The Holsinger Sportsmanship Award - Gracie Ostertag ’18 & John “Jack” Hickey ’18 The Zulfer Plaque - Demitrius Kigeya ’18 The SSM Women’s Association Most Improved Girl Athlete Award Ricquie Chen ’19 The Kramer Cup - Andrew Stoneman ’18 The Williams Cup - Abigail Levy ’18

Arts Awards The Wagner Dramatics Award - Alexandra Gilbertson ’18 The National School Choral Award - Lei “Nancy” Jia ’18 The National School Orchestra Award - Zhifan “James” Zhao ’19 The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award - Kade Reese ’20 The John Phillip Sousa Band Award - JunHe “King” Liu ’18 The Upper School Visual Arts Award - YoonJin “Karen” Son ’18 The Upper School Dance Award - Aiqiao Chen ’18 The Photography Award - Anran “Zoe” Chen ’19 The Rosaur Award - Nate Hillesheim ’19 The Performer of the Year Award - Amanda Cooper ’18 The Spotlight on SSM Award - Maria Chirinos ’18 The Jay Wang Animation and Video Award - Kade Reese ’20 The Scholastic Art & Writing Award - YoonJin “Karen” Son ’18 The Middle School Performing Arts Awards: Band - Aaron Osborne ’21, Strings - Penelope Parrish ’24, Choir - Hannah Ray ’21, Dance - Emma Politoski ’21, Drama - Hannah Ray ’21 The Middle School Visual Arts Award - Tyler Krivtsov ’20 34

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Class Awards Middle School Students The Jenkins Cup - Sora Waites ’21 The Dobbin Scholar Prize - Abigail Gross ’21 The Scanlon Award - Emma Politoski ’21 The Bishop Kellogg Award - Madisson Folsted ’22

Grade 10 Students The Yale Cup - Zhongxuan “Kari” Chen ’20 The Derry Gardner Memorial Award - John “JT” Harms ’20

Grade 11 Students The Wellesley Book Award - McKenzie Hauswirth ’19 The Harvard Prize Book - Daniel Schoeneman ’19 The Cooley Award - Lukas Spady ’19 The Yale Book Award - Yiwen “Alice” Zhong ’19 The Bowdoin Book Award - Madeline Hickey ’19 The Princeton Plaque - Nathan Tipton ’19 The Bishop Kellogg Award - Lisa Lilyerd ’19 & Jordan Wells ’19

Grade 12 Students The Newburg Silver Medal - Ivana Shen ’18 The Theopold Gold Medal - Yukun “Kelly” Zhou ’18 The Hauschild Senior Scholarship Prize - Yukun “Kelly” Zhou ’18 The Most Improved Senior Award - Amanda DeShane ’18 The Personal Achievement Award - Alexandra Gilbertson ’18

Service and Citizenship Awards The Tricker - Newman Award - Anthony Huerta-Apanco ’18 The School Service Award - Anthony Huerta-Apanco ’18 & Misa Patel ’18 The Elena Lizier International Student Award - Ge “Emma” Yan ’18 The Waitt Dearborn Award - Amanda Cooper ’18 The Charles B. 'Bud' Wilkinson Award - Teagan Langevin ’21 & Gracie Ostertag ’18 The Good Companion Award - Emily Walker ’18 The Plugger's Prize - John “Jack” Hickey ’18 The Cornelia Whipple Award - Misa Patel ’18 The Spectator Prize - Anthony Huerta-Apanco ’18 The Patty Travers Award - Lei “Nancy” Jia ’18

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MINNEAPOLIS - SECOND HARVEST

SSM students, along with SSM alumni, gathered at Second Harvest in Golden Valley, Minn. on April 28 for a service learning event.

Altogether, the SSM crew packed 4,238 pounds of food. Way to go everyone!

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MERCI,

J. P.

by Megan Maschoff

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t’s hard to say the name J.P. Parisé in the locker rooms of the Sports Complex or the busy halls of Shumway Hall without it bringing a smile to someone’s face. Following soon after, a story may be told about one of his “famous sayings” or one of his mannerisms. Through it all, the smile stays on that person’s face as they remember the man who impacted so many.

Above: Former Sabres Marty Mjelleli ’01, Jordan Parisé ’01, Zach Parisé ’02, Drew Stafford ’03, and Chris Porter ’02

Above: Gracie Ostertag ’18, a member of the Hockey Center of Excellence, shared her remarks about the impact J.P. still has on the program today.

On May 14, those one-liners and fond memories were recounted as the former “new rink” officially became J.P. Parisé Arena. With the student body, faculty and staff, along with family and friends looking on, J.P.’s wife Donna, sons Jordan ’01 and Zach ’02, and Zach’s wife Alisha, twins Jaxson and Emelia, and baby Theodore sat center ice on the rink that was inaugurated with its first skate

by J.P., Jordan, and Zach back in 2005.

Born in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario, the French-speaking Canadian made his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins at the young age of 25. The NHL expansion brought him to the Minnesota North Stars a few years later and it was there that the Parisé name became familiar and beloved by many Minnesotans.

After he retired from the NHL, J.P. continued his time as an assistant coach with the North Stars before taking the Director of Hockey position at SSM - a position which allowed him to coach young players, nurture his sons’ hockey aspirations, and have a lasting impact on SSM and its hockey program.

Jordan Parisé remembers how it all began. “In 1996, Craig Norwich called my dad and said, ‘Hey J.P., are you interested in taking over?’ He tried to sell the idea to my dad. My dad was already a motivated person and he also saw the excellence in

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and go on and become men and women and be successful people in life. I know he was very proud of that,” said Zach, who also offered a tribute to his father.

In the early morning hours of March 21, members of the Hockey and Figure Skating Center of Excellence gathered in the soon-to-be J.P. Parisé Arena for a commemorative photo for the Parisé family.

“The one thing he was so proud of - the one thing he would brag about would be how happy he was to see his players, his students at Shattuck succeed, graduate, and go on and become men and women and be successful people in life.”

- Zach Parisé

A Parisé family photo, standing from left: Jordan, Alisha, Zach, Donna with Zach and Alisha’s children Emelia, Theodore, and Jaxson

this place and what it could achieve and he ran with it. There’s a quote.that says, ‘If you’re the smartest guy in the room, you’re in the wrong room.’ So what my dad did was bring in all of the smartest people - or in this case, all the best players. And when you do something like that, there’s no limitation - no limitation of how great or the level you can attain.”

And the levels the program attained under J.P.’s leadership were recognized. During his 12 years as director, the Boys Prep Team won five national titles, the Girls Hockey Program was started, and the second sheet of ice was added. However it was not the trophies or NHL players developed in his time at the School that J.P. was most proud of - it was his players.

“The one thing he was so proud of - the one thing he would brag about - would be how happy he was to see his players, his students at Shattuck succeed, graduate,

As a reminder of the rink he was instrumental in developing and the players whom he helped shaped, Donna, Jordan, and Zach were each presented with a commemorative photo of the nearly 200 members of the 20172018 Hockey and Figure Skating Centers of Excellence standing below the J.P. Parisé Arena sign.

“La vie a ses bons moments - life has its good moments,” J.P.’s former coworker, Gordie Stafford, recounted a favorite J.P. saying.

He continued, “We adults in the community try to be the best teachers, coaches, and mentors that we can and J.P. was that to the entire hockey staff and kids.

He was a father figure to me. As I stand here with Donna and his two sons and their grandchildren - that’s the image that is very clear. To me, he is the father of Shattuck hockey and to have this arena dedicated to his life is the most fitting tribute to that legacy.

J.P. Parisé Arena will stand as a living monument - not only to the mentors who taught us important lessons but also as a reminder that it is now up to us to carry on these traditions no matter where we are in the world.”

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Grace Lee ’19, Brianna Decker ’09, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson ’08, Becca Ruegsegger-Baker ’09, Amanda Kessel ’10, Monique Lamoureux-Morando ’08, Sarah Murray ’06

Former Sabres Make History at Winter Olympics Before the 2018 Winter Olympics had even started, Shattuck-St. Mary’s alums were making history - coaching an Olympic hockey team, being the first African American player to skate with a USA Hockey team at an Olympic game (Jordan Greenway), or former Sabres making their Olympic debut.

Without exception, our alums capitalized on their Olympic opportunities.

Monique Lamoureux-Morando ’08, Jocelyne LamoureuxDavidson ’08, Brianna Decker ’09, and Amanda Kessel ’10

In a “golden hour” on February 22, the United States Women’s hockey team captured their first gold medal in twenty years in dramatic fashion against Team Canada.

Cup Connections They are both best known by their abbreviated names, they both attended SSM, and now they are both Stanley Cup champions.

A.J. Toews ’95 (right with wife Crystal and son Tayson) and H.T. Lenz ’07 (back left), members of the Washington Capitals organization, celebrated with Lord Stanley this summer after the Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in the final round of the playoffs. Toews currently serves as a scout for the Capitals and Lenz is the manager of hockey analytics.

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Former Sabres Monique Lamoureux-Morando ’08, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson ’08, Brianna Decker ’09, and Amanda Kessel ’10 combined for three goals (one being the game-winner) and an assist in the game. Blayre Turnbull ’11, a forward for Team Canada, assisted on Canada’s first goal and took home the silver medal.

In their first Olympic games, Chay Genoway ’05 and Brandon Kozun took home the bronze medal with Team Canada. Thomas Rufenacht, who was announced as a member of Team Switzerland as our winter issue was going to press, had two goals and an assist in his four games.

HOCKEY

NEWS Make It Three

A national championship hat trick. With a decisive 5-1 victory over Belle Tire in the championship game on April 9, the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Girls Prep hockey team held onto their national champion status at the 2018 USA Hockey National Tournament in Marlborough, Mass.

“We had a very strong team identity of puck pursuit and possession. We wanted to use that to our advantage. No other team is together in all aspects of life as we are, and that also is our advantage - playing the game that you love with your friends,” said Girls Prep head coach Gordie Stafford.

This win marked the eighth national championship for the Girls Prep program and their second “championship hat trick”.

Dave Carle ’08 Assumes Coaching Reigns at University of Denver On May 25, 2018, Dave Carle ’08 became the youngest active head coach in Division I college hockey after being announced as the next head coach for the men’s hockey program at the University of Denver.

Dave, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, will be no stranger to his new place of employment. From 2008 to 2012, David served as a student assistant coach after he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a disease of the myocardium muscle of the heart that forced him to hang up his skates. He continued on the coaching path after graduation as an assistant coach for the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers before returning to Denver where he has served as assistant coach for the men’s hockey team for the past four and a half seasons. With his deep roots with the team, David is excited for his next step.

“It is an incredible honor and I am very grateful to be given the opportunity to be the head coach of Denver. Denver is very close to my heart and means a lot to my family and me.”

Photo credit: Maddie MacFarlane, University of Denver

Burke and Russo Lift Isobel Cup Former Sabre teammates Courtney Burke ’12 and Rebecca Russo ’12 checked another championship off their list this March as they took home the Isobel Cup with the Metropolitan Riveters of the NWHL. Knocking off the Buffalo Beauts (the defending Isobel Cup champions), the Riveters secured their first ever NWHL championship with a 1-0 victory. This was Burke’s and Russo’s second season with the Riveters.

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SSM-FOREST CITY SET TO OPEN

Shattuck-St. Mary’s-Forest City (SSM-Forest City) is opening its doors on

August 23, 2018 for its first day of school. The campus is in a new community, Forest City, designed for 750,000 residents, located on a man-made island near Johor Bahru, Malaysia and adjacent to Singapore. It is part of a four-island residential, office, and retail community being developed by China’s Country Garden. ShattuckSt. Mary’s Educational Services (SSMES) is partnering with Country Garden to provide the staff and instruction for the Pre-K through Grade 12 school that will serve the new city’s residents, as well as up to 2,000 boarding students.

The first day at SSM-Forest City will be momentous as approximately 85 students in Pre-K through grade 10 – pioneers in their own right – help create the start to a school that is eventually expected to accommodate 3,200 students.

SSM President, Nick Stoneman, plans to be on hand for opening day and reflects on this milestone event. “We have been working toward this day for over four years, and are very excited to see it becoming a reality and an exciting addition to the SSM family.”

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“We have been working toward this day for over four years, and are very excited to see it becoming a reality and an exciting addition to the SSM family.”

- Nick Stoneman

The lap swimming pool is adjacent to an outdoor sports complex that includes soccer fields and tennis courts.

SSM-Forest City is ready to offer the “Arch experience� to new community members. The faculty and staff of SSM-Forest City gather under the Arch as they prepare to launch their inaugural school year.

Aerial view of the SSM-Forest City campus

The stateof-the-art auditorium will be used for school gatherings and the performing arts.

A primary grade classroom

The athletic arena features the SSM-Forest City school seal at center court. A fully equipped fitness center is available to students and staff.

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13th Annua l Summer Tri p to Asia ht) y with (left to rig , ish and Rich Baile rn ’19 Co ng e Ze ev St nn : Ly ai Shangh Chen ’20, nk Zhao ’20, Lily ura Go ’20 La , ’19 g Paul Wang ’19, Ta an Zh nry Liu ’19, Anita Derek Cao ’18, He

The tradition of sending two faculty or staff members to Asia each summer to meet our students and their families, continued this summer when faculty members Steve Cornish and Rich Bailey embarked on their two week adventure in June. Our students and parents in China, Vietnam, South Korea, and Japan kept them busy every single day and properly fed! They had an unforgettable experience and share the following perspectives:

Hanoi: Steve Cornish and Rich Bailey

Beijing: Amber Lu ’21 and Kari Chen ’20

is to Asia th g in o g s a tIw e. otified tha the trip of a lifetim nt n s a w I n iffere “Whe uld be g to four d of new it wo in k d I a e r, h e d m n sum e full era a h my cam forward to a voyag e whole it w d e m r g A as lookin timated th eing s w e r I e , d s n ie u r t I b coun th is, that historical sites and u r t e h T ing t wonder. course, see s was amazing, bu f O . e c n e ie d r exper rent cultu eir families enriche fe if d in d and th . I am immerse r students ould have imagined k u o h it w being ll too ever c re than I fort they a ces f o e m d n ip r a t e r ou tim perien tive of the of new ex ion so apprecia our days were full d admirat e w e n e r e r h u ive to make s turned to SSM wit eir respect h t e r m o e v fr a y awa and I h ts who are – Steve Cornish n e d u t s r u 46 Summer 2018 for o es.” d loved on n a s e m o h

Beijing: Daniel’s mo ther, Daniel Zhou ’21, and Rich Bailey

“This trip resulted in so much more than seeing amazing sites and meeting new people for me. It has changed my entire outlook and perspective on just about everything. From crossing the street, to what defines cuisine, to a new sense of empathy for jet-lagged students after a break. I now see our international student body in an entirely new way, and better understand and appreciate the worldviews and experiences they bring to our community. I am so grateful for the opportunity to have had this adventure.” – Rich Bailey

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Seoul: Victor Ko ’19 , Rich Bailey, Joon Park ’20, and James Ha ’20 Shanghai: Danny Gong ’20, Rich Bailey, and Tank Zhao ’20

parents gathered Seoul: A group of students and a Park ’20, Jay Lydi for dinner. Students include ’19, Joon Ko or Vict ’19, Park a Juli ’19, Lim ’20 Ha s Jame and Park ’20,

Seoul: Audrey ’18 and Grace ’19 Hong

Tokyo: Rich Bailey and alumnus Yasu Iwasa ’88

Ninh Binh: Long Do ’18, Rich Bailey, and Long’s neighbour

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Mark Olson and Courtney Cavellier

Left-right: Amy Warthesen, Sue Palma, Genevieve Andreas, Leah Inman, Jason Horstman ’07, Kelly Garlinski, Dan Andersen, Linda Laughlin, Mindy Ray

CELEBRATINGSERVICE

The annual end-of-year faculty/staff picnic at Legacy Golf has become an opportunity to honor the people who help make SSM function and who help nurture a special community in which to live, work, and serve our students. It is a social event that allows for a pause at the end of the school year to pay tribute to the many years of service given to SSM – 469 years represented in this year’s group of honorees.

Dan Ray and Matt Inman

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Greg Simons and Courtney Cavellier

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Genevieve Andreas, Dan Andersen, Kate Callahan, Joe DeMay, Kelly Garlinski, Jason Horstman ’07, Leah Inman, Sally Johnson, Alex Kuehl, Don Langer, Linda Laughlin, Sue Palma, Marty Riemann, Mindy Ray, Amy Warthesen

Merry Mendoza and Julie Biwer-Bekhechi

Debi Stafford and Karen Scheel

Lonnie Schroeder and Kim Bakken

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Tabitha Bailey, Grace Conklin, Brian Ellendson, Terry Gardner, Jane Hake, Matt Inman, Jason Krogh, Jason Langevin, Mark Olson, Greg Simons

Jane Hake and Emily Mjelleli

Karen Scheel and Tabitha Bailey

Deb Carpentier with her son Mike Carpentier ’00

Courtney Cavellier and Dick Kettering

Steve Cornish and Jason Langevin

Lonnie Schroeder and Nick Stoneman

To our retirees who have given over 100 years of service to SSM, we say, 20YEARS 25YEARS 30YEARS 40YEARS THANK YOU! Tim Cox and Terry Gardner

Shari Van Der Veen and Emily Mjelleli

Kim Bakken

Julie Biwer-Bekhechi

Larry Floren and Norm Tischer

Dick Kettering and Marlyn “Doc” Schwanke

Deb Carpentier, 23 years Lonnie Schroeder, 15 years Debi Stafford, 15 years Shari Van Der Veen, 19 years Merrill Carver, 37 years Summer 2018

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uring the 2017-18 school year, SSM’s English Department Chair, Don Scheel, took a sabbatical.

While teaching part-time at SSM, he also spent time at the Minnesota Braille & Talking Book Library where he had his own personal story times recording audio books. The combination of Don’s melodic, deep voice and his love of literature made the audio recordings the perfect sabbatical project.

books. “Narrating has been a wonderful opportunity and gratifying experience,” said Don. “Being a part of the professional team led by Etta Thornburg, the Audio-Video Education Specialist at the library, and having training support from National Library Service, made for a great year. I will continue to narrate in the coming years as my schedule allows. This is a long-term relationship.”

By the end of the school year, Don had recorded Enchantment Lake by Margi Preus, Dead Man’s Rapids

by William Durbin and Barbara Durbin; Sky Blue Water - a short story collection by various Minnesota writers, and the non-fiction work, The Rockwell Heist

by Bruce Rubenstein. He also read four children’s

The Minnesota Braille & Talking Book Library is located on the campus of the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind (MSAB). The recordings are now in a digital format, so they are also available to blind and visually impaired users across the country through the National Library Service database.

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LEGACYCelebrates GOLF 20 Years It was Memorial Day weekend in 1998 when Legacy Golf opened the first 10 holes of its planned 18-hole course, designed by nationally acclaimed course designer Garret Gill. Since that time, the course has matured into a beautiful and highly regarded public course that has hosted several high profile state tournaments. Joe Whitaker ’62 spearheaded the Legacy Golf and Land Development project, which has transformed Faribault’s east side with the addition of new housing options and helped facilitate the establishment of the Golf Center of Excellence.

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A FINAL

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HOME.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s is a special place. For many of our alumni and staff, it is not just their School but their Minnesota home away from home. It is no wonder that many of our alumni have expressed an interest in having a columbarium on campus. These respectful and beautiful holding places for the cremains of loved ones are often present on college and independent school campuses, church grounds and long term care facilities.

At the behest of the Board of Trustees, a columbarium on the Shattuck Campus just to the north and west of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd was completed this summer.

The three 64-companion niche monuments are placed amid a serene and peaceful setting providing a quiet place for reflection. Each niche will be sold for $4,500 and has room for two urns.

The Shattuck-St. Mary’s

Columbarium

All alumni, current and former faculty and staff are invited to consider SSM as a final resting place. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Heather Heart, Director of Institutional Advancement, at 507-333-1637 or email Heather.Heart@s-sm.org

1000 Shumway Avenue Faribault, Minnesota 55021

Nonprofit Org U.S. Postage PAID Twin Cities, MN Permit No. 3844

SSM COMMENCEMENT - A FAMILY AFFAIR Summer

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Family members traveled from near and far to celebrate 2018 Commencement with their loved ones. Top row, l-r: Julia Yancy ’18 (second from left) and her family, Jacob McGlynn (center) and his parents, family of Matt ’19 (third from left) and Ty Cooper ’18 (third from right). Bottom row: Stoneman family: Jesse ’07, Becky ’10, Andy ’18, Vicky, and Nick, Aiqiao Chen ’18 and her father, Evan Callaghan ’18 (center) and his parents