SPA Magazine Fall/Winter 2012-2013

THE MAGAZINE

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ST. PAUL ACADEMY

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SUMMIT SCHOOL

FALL 2012/WINTER 2013

MOMENTUM AND MASTERY: QUANTITATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING AT SPA In this issue: Championship 1994 Math Team Looks Back Reunion Weekend 2012 | SPA’s 112th Commencement

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Letter from the Head On the cover Momentum and Mastery: Quantitative Teaching and Learning at SPA SPA has long been known for its innovative approach to teaching math and science. Here’s an in-depth look at what’s new and what remains the same in the school’s quantitative curriculum.

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Championship 1994 Math Team Looks Back

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In 1994, the SPA math team dominated the league and won a National Championship. SPA Magazine caught up with team members Matt Craighead ’98, Matt Hancher ’97, Tamara Brenner ’94, Yael Levi Alali ’97, and Michal Levi Brenner ’95.

SPA Magazine is published twice annually by St. Paul Academy and Summit School for alumni/ae, parents, and friends of the school.

Celebrating the Class of 2012

We welcome your comments and thoughts. Please contact us at spamag@spa.edu with suggestions for stories, news, and photos, or write us at SPA Magazine, 1712 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55105.

SPA’s 112th Commencement and college choices for the 81 members of the Class of 2012.

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Through the Doors

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Philanthropy

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Spartan Sports

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Class Notes

Alumni/ae News

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In Memoriam

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THE MAGAZINE OF ST. PAUL ACADEMY AND S UMMIT S CHOOL

Head of School Bryn S. Roberts Editor Ami Berger

On the cover: Middle School students work on a science experiment in one of SPA’s dedicated laboratory classrooms. Read more about SPA’s science and math curricula on page 14. Photo by Scott Streble.

Contributing Writers Jenni Beadle, Ami Berger, Laura Billings Coleman, Dorothy Goldie ’73, Sarah Johnson, Laura Kaliebe, Peter Sawkins ’81, Ashley Stiles

2012-13 Board of Trustees

Principal Photographer Scott Streble

Officers Charlotte Shepard Johnson ’64, President Scot W. Malloy, Secretary Tim O’Brien ’77, Treasurer

Members William M. Beadie ’58 Elizabeth Driscoll Hlavka Anne Larsen Hooley Ruth Seely Huss ’57 Frederick C. Kaemmer ’88 David W. Kansas ’85 Sarah S. Karon Allan Klein ’64 Dr. Anders M. Knutzen Bruce A. Lilly ’70 Ranlet Miner, Jr. Paul S. Moe Ann Ruhr Pifer ’83 Gail A. Ward Timothy A. Welsh Shannon McNeely Whitaker ’78 Philip W. White ’81

Read SPA Magazine online at www.spa.edu > About SPA > News and Media

Contributing Photographers Ami Berger, Shlomi Bernthal, Chris Causey, Greg Helgeson, Jim Harrison, Kris Flom ’80, Tom Lundholm, David Matenaer, John Severson, Darcie Siiteri, Brook Todd Design and Layout Kimberlea Weeks Sexton Printing

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Letter from the Head

It’s a challenging unit, one that is well known in the Middle School and regarded with a certain amount of trepidation by the students. In looking back, however, Sam told Bill that the theorem project was one of the most valuable experiences in all his years at SPA—high praise given that Sam started at SPA in kindergarten.

Here are some of Sam’s thoughts: I used the skills from that project in Upper School math and all the way through college, including abstract algebra, number theory, and philosophy. In all those classes, I used the exact same principles I learned in eighth grade, just with much more difficult sets of problems. Those assumptions are the foundations of nearly all of mathematics, and this basic process can be applied to all kinds of subjects. It may seem advanced for a Middle School curriculum, but 8th grade students really are equipped to tackle these arguments. The theorem project was so valuable to me because it introduced me to this new way of thinking at a young age.

The exercise of proving a theory compels students to adopt a nuanced approach to solving problems— one that is applicable across the disciplines. Because the project requires both concrete logic and abstract thought, it teaches students how to support an argument with a depth and sophistication rarely found in Middle School.

It is this kind of thinking that is the foundation of SPA’s approach to quantitative reasoning and learning.

The school has long been known for its excellent instruction in mathematics and science; for decades, we have prided ourselves on our ability to teach our students not just the skills of the quantitative disciplines

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I heard a story recently from Bill Boulger, who has taught mathematics at SPA since 1969 and keeps in touch with many of his former students. Bill had run into Sam Donaldson ’08, an SPA alumnus who attended Colgate after graduation and now works as a business analyst at MarketBridge, a marketing firm located in Bethesda, Maryland. Their conversation turned to Sam’s recollection of his eighth grade math theorem project—a mathematics unit that all SPA students in Grade 8 have been required to complete since the 1970s. The unit introduces students to a series of theoretical assumptions—such as symmetry, reflexivity, commutativity, and associativity—upon which much of mathematical thinking is founded. Students then use those assumptions to solve a series of problems, which grow more complex based on the instructor’s sense of each student’s acumen and progress.

but the fundamentals of the concepts that are the foundation of mathematical and scientific thinking.

This is the bedrock of SPA’s quantitative curriculum, the focus of this issue of SPA Magazine.

The Grade 8 Theorem Project is just one example of how we expect students to learn and use the logical principles that guide quantitative thought. SPA’s science program reflects a similar emphasis on reasoning; students here are taught to think critically and independently about scientific principles—essentially, to think and work like scientists. Ours is a laboratory-based curriculum that emphasizes two equally vital sets of skills: how to use scientific tools in a laboratory setting; and how to interpret, analyze, and present the data learned in the lab.

Our extraordinary teachers are not just teaching facts.

They are teaching future scientists. Their instruction— challenging, exacting, but exciting—ultimately creates a fearlessness in our science students, who come to understand just how much of science is trial and error.

They learn that experiments often don’t work the first time, and they are not afraid to revisit their original assumptions and approach the problem differently.

These are skills that will last them a lifetime—a fact borne out by Yael Alali ’94, one of the members of our championship 1994 math team profiled on pages 20-23.

“The problem-solving skills I got from the math team have been invaluable all throughout my life—not just professionally,” Yael says. “It was learning how to be creative and how to solve problems, and this is applicable to every area of life.”

Bryn S. Roberts Head of School

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As part of the award, The Rubicon also received four marks of distinction for Coverage/Content, Writing, Layout/Design, and Leadership. In their critique of the paper, the NSPA judges wrote, “Across the pages, the exceptional news publication elements shout out to the readers. Most importantly, the coverage, content and writing reflect a professional publication of which the staff and the student body, administrators, and community can be so proud.

There is a lot of journalistic talent on The Rubicon staff.”

The Rubicon, which is recognized as one of the country’s best high school newspapers, has been honored by NSPA previously.

In both 2011 and 2010, the paper was awarded a national First Place ranking from the NSPA for each of the previous year’s series of issues.

This year’s All-American Award is one tier above a First Place ranking and represents the highest critiqued honor the NSPA bestows.

“I am so inspired by how the students constantly push themselves to improve,” says Rubicon advisor and Upper School English teacher Kathryn Campbell.

“They never settle for doing things the way they’ve always done them.

This award is a validation of how our students run this publication and I’m so excited to see how it will inspire them to improve.”

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Ten members of SPA’s Class of 2013 have been named National Merit Semifinalists.

Nationally, less than 1 percent of high school seniors are awarded Semifinalist recognition.

National Merit Semifinalists are determined by Preliminary SAT (PSAT) scores; according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, about 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2013 National Merit competition by taking the PSATs. Semifinalists are those students who scored the highest on the exam in each state.

Ami Berger

The Rubicon, SPA’s student newspaper, won an All-American Award from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) for its 2011-12 series of issues.

Ten seniors named National Merit Semifinalists

SPA’s Semifinalists are (pictured above, front row, left to right) Marie Siliciano, Melanie Luikart, Clara Stahlmann Roeder, Mara Walli, Noah Shavit-Lonstein, (back row, left to right), Ibad Jafri, Henry Swanson, Sam Wood, Hagop Toghramadjian, and Francesco Di Caprio.

These students now have the opportunity to continue in the competition for more than 8,300 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $32 million, which will be awarded in the spring of 2013. To advance to the Finalist level of the competition, Semifinalists must submit an application and essay, have an outstanding academic record, be endorsed and recommended by their high school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the earlier performance on the PSAT.

Advanced Research students present findings Four students from SPA’s Seminar in Advanced Research presented their research to the community on December 5. The students pursued their research projects as part of a course offered this fall

by Upper School science teacher Beth Seibel-Hunt. To enroll in the course, students underwent an interview process which included the presentation of a project proposal for the Upper School science faculty’s approval.

The four students and their projects are (pictured left to right): Gina Nguyen ’13, “Exploring Genetic Testing”; Asher Szachowicz ’13, “Hand Sanitizer Resistance in Non-Pathogenic E. coli Bacteria”; Clara Stahlmann Roeder ’13, “White Rot Fungus Pre-Treatment to Enhance Ethanol Biofuel Production”; Ian Rolf ’13, “Lake Pore Water Sampling Using a Remotely Operated Vehicle.”

Ami Berger

The Rubicon wins top honors for 2011-12 series

Sen. Al Franken and Gov. Tim Pawlenty visit SPA during election speaker series

SPA receives $2 million endowment grant for scholarships SPA recently received a $2 million endowment grant from the Malone Family Foundation to fund scholarships for highachieving students with financial need.

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SPA joins 10 other independent schools across the country in being named a 2012 Malone Family Foundation partner.

The addition of the 11 schools selected in 2012 brings the total number of Malone partners to 49 since the Foundation’s inception.

SPA hosted two high-profile Minnesota politicians this fall as part of a speaker series designed to engage students in the November 2012 election. DFL senator Al Franken visited campus on October 30 and former Governor and Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty visited on October 9.

Both visits were the result of the efforts of SPA’s Student Political Union (SPU) student group, which took the lead in helping the Upper School community prepare for the election. SPU’s goal was to present different perspectives of the major issues facing Minnesota and the nation, requiring students to think deeply and engage fully in discussions about those issues.

During his visit, Senator Franken addressed students in grades 8-12, reflecting on his childhood in St. Louis Park and outlining his views on the role of government. He then opened the floor to questions, and students lined up at microphones to ask about topics that ranged from Minnesota’s voter identification amendment to national security issues to why Franken left comedy for politics.

“We are absolutely delighted to receive this grant, and honored to join the ranks of some of the best independent schools in the country in being named a Malone School,” said SPA Head of School Bryn S. Roberts.

“It is gratifying to have SPA’s deep commitment to financial aid and socioeconomic diversity recognized and rewarded by the Malone Family Foundation.

We are eager to work closely with the Foundation in bringing the best and brightest students to SPA and providing those students with the financial support their families might need in making an SPA education a reality.”

As a Malone partner school, SPA will use the earnings from the Malone endowment to fund scholarships for high-achieving students who need financial assistance to attend SPA. Malone Scholars will be Middle and Upper School students selected based on both merit and need, and Malone Scholars will continue to receive the Malone Scholarship dollars throughout the course of their academic careers at SPA.

Scott Streble

Earlier in the month, Governor Pawlenty’s visit followed a similar format. During his speech, Pawlenty touched on some of the major issues facing the country, including job creation, the national debt, health care, and foreign policy.

Students’ questions for the Governor focused on tax policy and the polarization of political parties.

According to the Malone Family Foundation, partner schools are selected on the basis of their exceptional academic caliber, the quality of faculty and staff, demonstrated commitment to financial aid, and an economically, culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse population.

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Fifth grade hosts annual Bazaar, raises money for local nonprofit In April 2012, the annual Fifth Grade Bazaar raised $1,250 for the Neighborhood House in St. Paul.

The Bazaar is an event with a long history at the Lower School as a children’s carnival and fundraiser, with its proceeds going to a charity selected by the students.

Booths at the 2012 Bazaar featured games, food, and attractions ranging from a fish pond booth to a nail painting booth. The booths were set up and run by the fifth graders.

The Bazaar is a highlight of the school year for Lower School students and parents, and also serves as a community service project and leadership opportunity for fifth grade students. “Our students take pride in running a community service event that goes to help people,” says Grade 5 teacher Tom Lundholm.

Tom Lundholm

This year’s proceeds went to St. Paul’s Neighborhood House, a local nonprofit whose mission is to help people, families and organizations develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. The money raised by the Lower School Bazaar was used to purchase school supplies for children served by Neighborhood House.

The Upper School Spring Vocal/ Orchestral Concert and Community Chorale was held on April 27, 2012, to a packed house at St. Catherine University’s O’Shaughnessy Auditorium. The concert featured performances by 153 Upper School students—more than 40 percent of the entire Upper School—playing or singing (and often both) in one of SPA’s orchestra, jazz bands, or choirs.

The concert also featured the performance of the Community Chorale and Orchestra, which performed selections from Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” The entire SPA community is invited every year to join the Community Chorale and Orchestra; close to 100 SPA parents, grandparents, alumni/ae, faculty, and staff 4

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Students, parents, faculty, and alumni/ae perform in 2012 spring concerts

joined in this year’s performance. The 2013 Community Chorale and Orchestra will join the students in performing portions of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” All members of the SPA community are invited to participate; the 2013 concert will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the O’Shaughnessy.

2012 Spring Art Party a success

Greg Helgeson

More than 300 parents, alumni/ae, faculty, staff, and friends attended the 2012 Spring Art Party on May 12, 2012.

Attendees enjoyed an evening of entertainment, auctions, and art created by both students and community members.

The May 12 event included ArtIncognito; the debut of “Art at SPA,” a video about visual arts learning at SPA; and the opportunity to purchase dozens of Great Gatherings—community events that will bring SPA families together over the next year. The Spring Art Party is held every two years and is a collaborative effort between the school and the Parent Associations.

Fine Arts faculty exhibit work in the Drake Gallery Two exhibits in the Harry M. Drake Gallery—one in the spring and one in the fall—showcased the work of current and former SPA Fine Arts faculty. In April 2012, the gallery featured a collection of paintings, drawings, photography, and sculptures created by current faculty members Paul Benson, Linda Brooks, Bob Jewett, Joy Liberman, Marty Nash, and Patty Paulus.

Hazel Belvo, “Spirit Tree: Dusk I & II”

In October 2012, retired art teacher Hazel Belvo returned to SPA for an exhibit of her work entitled Hazel Belvo: Four Decades of Painting. An artist, master teacher and mentor, Belvo taught art at SPA from 1972-1989, and also served as chair of the department.

Paul Benson, “Mist”

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New Faculty Faces SPA welcomed nine new faculty and academic staff across all three divisions in the fall of 2012. The new additions are: Kate Brooks is the new Middle and Upper School Librarian.

Brooks holds an M.L.S., an M.A., and a B.A. from Indiana University.

She comes to SPA from the University of Minnesota, where she served as the librarian for Digital Arts and Humanities, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, and Cultural Studies.

Greg Helgeson

Carl Corcoran joins the Upper School math department.

He is a recent graduate of Macalester College, where he was a math and political science double major. Carl served as a preceptor in Macalester’s mathematics department for multiple math classes.

Darren Donaldson teaches Middle School math. He comes to SPA from schools in Houston, London, and Saskatchewan, Canada, where he taught math and physical education. He holds a B.Ed. from the University of Saskatchewan.

Claire Flom-Staab ’13 (left) and Helen Derechin ’14 (center), members of the Summit Singers, and Ibad Jafri ’13 (right) of the Academy Chorale are three of the students who will travel to New York in February 2013 to perform at Carnegie Hall.

SPA choirs to perform at Carnegie Hall Two Upper School choirs, The Summit Singers and Academy Chorale, have been selected to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City on February 17, 2013. The students will perform Schubert’s “Mass in G” under the direction of guest conductor Dr. Paul Nesheim, along with other selected choirs from around the nation. In addition, the choirs have also been chosen to perform in their own 30-minute solo spot during the program.

Choir director Anne Klus will prepare the students for the concert and accompany them on their trip to New York. “This truly is an opportunity of a lifetime that these students will never forget,” Klus says. The last time an SPA choir performed at Carnegie Hall was in 2009, when the Summit Singers and Academy Chorale performed “Lux Aerterna” with three other high school choirs.

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Chris Keimig joins the Upper School English department. He has served as a Graduate Instructor of Creative Writing at the University of Minnesota. Keimig holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in English language and literature from the University of Maryland.

Sophie Kerman teaches Upper School French and holds an M.A. in French from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in sociology and anthropology from Carleton College. She served as a Graduate Instructor of French at the University of Minnesota prior to joining SPA. Lauren Mellick is the Assistant Director of College Counseling.

Mellick joins us from Wake Forest University, where she served as Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Admission. Mellick is also a graduate of Wake Forest.

Mallory Schmidt teaches Upper School science. Prior to joining SPA, she taught organic chemistry at the University of St. Thomas. She holds an M.S. in organic chemistry from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in chemistry from Gustavus Adolphus College.

Amy Utecht is a new homeroom teacher in grades 1/2. Prior to SPA Utecht taught at the Berlin Metropolitan School in Berlin, Germany and coordinated the school’s math program. She holds a B.A. in sociology from the University of Minnesota.

Tian Wang teaches Chinese in the Upper School. Prior to SPA Wang served as a Chinese teacher at Achieve Language Academy. She holds a B.A. from Hubei College of Education in Hubei, China.

Individual and team honors for SPA debate In September 2012, SPA’s debate program was recognized by the National Forensic League (NFL) as a new member of the League’s “100 Club.” Membership in the 100 Club is based on the number of degrees (debate victories and awards) earned by the team throughout the season. SPA’s debate team achieved more than 100 degrees during the 2011-12 academic year, earning 100 Club status and placing the team in the top 10 percent of debate programs nationwide.

Also honored this season: Hagop Toghramadjian ’13, who is currently the top rated debater in the state of Minnesota.

“It is very appropriate that Hagop is ranked no. 1 in the state,” Fones says. “In addition to being a brilliant student, he is a role model of civility and hard work.”

“Such a milestone is remarkable because it demonstrates outstanding commitment to teaching students essential life skills—including communication, research, listening, writing, and organization,” NFL Executive Director J. Scott Wunn wrote in a letter to Tom Fones, who coaches the debate team and teaches in the Upper School English department. “It’s exciting,” Fones says of the recognition. “It’s a testament to the talent and committment of the students who participate in this program.”

The SPA team is currently tied for third overall in the state among schools of all sizes. Unlike many schools, SPA does not have tryouts and cuts. “We have a 40-plus year unbroken tradition of debate, and have enjoyed great support from administration, faculty, parents, and alumni,” Fones says. Also supporting this year’s team: a number of alumni/ae who have come back to SPA to work with current debaters. Alummni/ae who have assisted students this year include Danny Foussard ’12, Daniel Porter ’12, Sam Rosenberg ’12, Madeline Karon ’10, Emily Berg Paup ’02, Mahesha Subbaraman ’02, Emily Kraack Chad ’01, and Tyler Olsen ’94.

With approximately 80 debaters, SPA’s program is large for a school of its size—the highest participation rate in the state by percentage of students, according to Fones. Last year the team was ranked first in the state, the first time in recent history that an independent school has achieved a first-place ranking.

“I frequently hear from debate alumni/ae who still value what they learned from their years in debate: the organizational skills, the poise, the public-speaking, the research skills, and the overall ability to feel comfortable presenting complex information on your feet,” Fones says.

CHANGING OUR VIEW OF THE WORLD Alex Starns’ mathematics classes at SPA prepared him well for his engineering studies at Stanford. More important, our accountable classroom philosophy gave him innovation and problem-solving skills that have been invaluable in his role as the leader of Google’s Street View project in Asia. Alex is working at the leading edge of technology to help us see our world differently.

SPA shapes the minds and hearts of the people who will change the world. That’s why it’s our responsibility to prepare them to

Make It Amazing.

Alex Starns ’00 Technical Project Manager Google Street View Asia

Join us at an Open House or call to schedule an individual tour for grades K–12.

Visit spa.edu/admission.

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Spring 2012 Season Wrap-Up Lacrosse The girls’ lacrosse co-op with Visitation finished the season with a record of 6-8.

Season highlights included a section play win over St. Louis Park (13-12) and a thrilling double overtime win over Owatonna. Kristin Knutzen ’12 played a leadership role in helping the team all season, including the overtime win against Owatonna. Knutzen was selected as a member of the 2012 girls’ high school US Lacrosse All-Academic Team.

conference—and an overall record of 14-6, including wins over St. Anthony and Minnehaha. Honorable Mention recognition went to Dom Dingess ’13 and Harrisen Egly ’14. All-Conference award winners were Matt Fiedler ’13, Karl Hommeyer ’13, and Peter Wood ’13—they all also received All-Section recognition. All-State honors went to Fiedler, who has committed to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities on a baseball scholarship.

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The varsity baseball team finished the season with a conference record of 7-3—second place in the

The varsity softball team finished the season with a conference record of 10-2—second place in the

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Track and Field The track and field team had a strong season, with many championship performances at the conference meet, including that of the 4 x 800 girls’ relay team (setting a new school and conference record), a first place finish by Matt Nelson ’12 in the discus, a second place finish by Mary Naas ’15 in the 3200, a third place finish by Sydney Carlson ’12 in discus, a third place finish by Francesco Di Caprio ’13 in the boys’ 400, and a third place finish by the boys’ 4 x 400 relay team. Many athletes competed in the sectional meet at Macalester College.

At state, the girls’ 4 x 800 team

1 | All-State pitcher Matt Fiedler ’13 on the mound for the Spartans.

2| Bari Applebaum ’12 readies herself for the play in the infield.

3| The team of (from left) Wendy White ’12, Ellen McCarthy ’15, Lily Rogers-Grant ’13, and Mary Naas ’15 won the 4 x 800 relay at the Tri-Metro Conference Championships with a time of 9:49.18, breaking the girls’ conference meet record.

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conference—and an overall record of 15-9. Led by Bari Applebaum ’12, Erica Miller ’12, and Anna Olson ’12, the team had wins over Blake, Breck, Marantha, Minnehaha, and Mounds Park. All-Conference honors went to Applebaum, Miller, and Olson, as well as Alex Miller ’14. Honorable Mention recognition went to Lauren Ademite ’13 and Jonte Clairborne ’14. Olson has continued her softball career on the Colgate University team.

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took 11th, while Naas took 14th in the 3200.

Tennis The boys’ tennis team finished the season with an overall record of 14-5, including impressive wins over Mounds Park Academy and Minnehaha, placing third in the conference. The team advanced to the section final, losing a hard fought match to Blake. In individual play, the doubles team of Matt Henneman ’13 and Birk Mitau ’12 were Section 4A champions and finished third in the state. The doubles team of CJ Whitaker ’12 and Mason White ’12 were Section 4A semi-finalists. All-Conference honors went to Henneman, Mitau, and Whitaker.

Honorable Mention went to Dylan Perese ’12 and Drew Whitaker ’12.

Golf The boys’ golf team finished the season with an overall record of 5-5. The team won the conference 9-hole tournament for the first time in more than 30 years and placed fifth in the 18-hole tournament. Drew O’Hern ’17 qualified as an individual player at state, where he finished 47th. The team was led by Spencer Evert ’17, Justin Jallen ’16, Cal Nicholson ’14, Colin O’Hern ’17, Drew O’Hern, and Noah Parker ’14.

The girls’ golf team placed seventh in the conference, with wins over Breck and Minnehaha. The team sent two golfers to section play: Maulika Kohli ’12 and Annette Vargas ’15.

Fall 2012 Season Wrap-Up Boys’ Soccer

The team went on to capture the Section 3A Championship with a memorable 1-0 win over St. Thomas and shootout victory over Holy Angels in the finals. Goalie Ben Braman ’13 not only scored in the shootout, but also saved two Holy Angels’ shots to seal the victory. In the state quarterfinals, the boys beat Waconia 2-1, and then St. Cloud Cathedral in the state semi-final in the Dome.

The state Class A final was 1-1 after regulation and overtime; unfortunately SPA came out on the short end of the 4-3 shootout.

SPA had four players selected to the All-Tournament team: Braman, Forsgren, Gray, and Pavoloni. All-Conference honors went to Braman, Forsgren, Gray, Pavoloni, Wood, and Francesco Di

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1 | Karl Hommeyer ’13 runs the ball up the field against Brooklyn Center.

2 | The varsity girls’ soccer team takes the field. 3 | Ben Kachian ’13 (#13) and Cameron Causey ’13 (#14) head the ball away from the SPA goal in the State championship game against Rochester Lourdes.”

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Caprio ’13. All-Conference Honorable Mention went to Cameron Causey ’13 and James Hargens ’13.

Chris Causey

The boys finished a fantastic regular season undefeated in conference and overall play with a record of 14-0-2. The team captured the conference title, the no. 1 seed in the section for post-season play, and the no. 1 ranking in Class A at the end of the season.

A group of 12 seniors led the team to memorable wins over conference rivals Minnehaha, Blake, and Breck, and wins over Class AA schools Prior Lake and Edina. Over the course of the regular season, the team scored 59 goals and only conceded 12. Josh Gray ’13 led the team in goals with 16, followed by Lorenzo Pavoloni ’13 and Peter Wood ’13 with 12. Isaac Forsgren ’15 had 17 assists and eight goals for a team-leading 25 points.

Girls’ Soccer The girls’ varsity soccer team finished with a record of 11-5, good for third in the conference and a no. 4 seed in the section for post-season play. The team played four of the top Class AA teams in the state and beat the no.

1 ranked team in Class AA at the time—Eastview (3-2).

Other memorable victories included wins over Northfield (3-2), Breck (7-1), and section rival Holy Angels (4-3). The team also beat Holy Angels in the section game (3-1), before falling to the top seed.

Molly Fiedler ’15 led the team in goals with 19, and was second in assists with 14. Maddie Hanson ’13 had 15 goals, followed by Nina Perkkio ’13 with 12. Camille Horne ’13 had a team-leading 20 assists. Perkkio is now the

top career goal scorer for SPA girls’ soccer and Horne is the leader in assists. The team was led by a strong senior class of Horne, forwards Perkkio and Hanson, midfielder Amanda Hotvedt ’13, defenders Mara Walli ’13, Ryann Swansen ’13, and Claire Anderson ’13, and goalie Chinaza Nwaneri ’13.

All-State honors went to Fiedler with All-State Honorable Mention going to Horne.

All-Conference honors went to Fiedler, Horne, Hotvedt, Perkkio, and Walli. AllConference Honorable Mention recipients were Hanson and Catherine Riley ’15.

Football The 2012 football team started the season with the challenge of integrating two new schools

into SPA’s co-op, starting a freshman quarterback, and learning a new system under first year head coach Ed Perrault. The team jelled quickly and the effort paid off as the team was victorious over Brooklyn Center for its first win in the last two seasons. A competitive battle against Breck fell short, but showed the team could compete against its rivals.

Lessons from this year will be taken forward as we continue to build SPA football into a competitive program.

David Ristau ’13 received All-Conference honors and All-Conference Honorable Mentions went to Karl Hommeyer ’13 and Danny O-Shea ’13, as well as Nick Hoffmann ’14 and Michael O’Shea ’16.

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Volleyball The volleyball team showed tremendous improvement over the course of the year, challenging some of the best teams in competitive matches.

The team opened the season with an impressive win over Humboldt and later added wins over Mounds Park and a 3-0 win over Blake. The team finished the season with a conference record of 5-7, good for eighth place in the 13-team conference.

All-Conference honors went to Mira Grinsfelder ’15 and Catherine Larsen ’13. AllConference Honorable Mention recognition went to Claire Foussard ’14, Asialy Bracey-Gardella ’14, and Sarah Goetz ’14.

Girls’ Cross Country The girls’ cross country team had many excellent individual and team performances.

As a team, the girls finished second in the Private School Championships, with Mary Naas ’15 placing second (with a new school record of 14:58) and Ellen McCarthy ’15 placing seventh. In the Tri-Metro Championships the girls finished third, only two points behind the winner, Blake; Naas finished second, McCarthy 10th, Lily Rogers-Grant 13th, and Ellen Swenson ’13 21st. In the section championships, the girls were fourth out of 15 teams, with Naas finishing second followed by McCarthy who was 10th—both qualified for the state meet. At the state meet Naas placed 12th out of 175 runners and McCarthy placed 49th. Naas received All-State honors and All-Conference honors,; McCarthy, Rogers-Grant, and Swenson also earned All-Conference.

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1 | From left: Sarah Hays ’13, Sonya Das ’14, and Gina Nguyen ’13 with tennis coach Lauren Ohom after Das captured the state championship in singles and Hays and Nguyen took the state doubles title. 2 | All-Conference swimmer Anna Matenaer ’14 races to the finish.

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Boys’ Cross Country The boys’ cross country team finished sixth in the Private School Championships, with Mike Destache ’15 the overall winner followed by Steven Olson ’13 in 18th place. In the conference championships the boys were sixth, with Destache finishing in fourth place and Olson in 19th.

At the section championships, the boys were eighth out of 17 teams, with Destache crowned the section champion, qualifying him for the state meet, where he finished 15th and received All-State honors. Boys AllConference recipients were Destache and Olson.

Tennis The girls’ varsity tennis team finished with a team record of 9-7. The team was led by a talented group of seniors, including Maddie Graham ’13, Sarah Hays ’13, and Gina Nguyen ’13. The team took first place in the Anoka tournament, and also had wins over conference foes Providence, Mounds Park, and St. Anthony. Sonya Das ’14 qualified for the state singles tournament, as did the doubles team of Hays and Nguyen—who were section champs. In the state individual tournament, Hays and Nguyen beat

their Blake rivals in the championship match 6-3, 6-0 to be crowned state champions. Das won the state singles title 6-0, 6-3.

It is the first time since 2006 that both the singles and doubles champions have come from the same school.

Girls Swimming The girls’ swim and dive team ended with a 2-4 conference record, a fourth place finish at the conference swim and dive meet, and sixth place at the Section 3AA swim/dive meet. All-Conference Honors for the season went to Anna Matenaer ’14 (100 backstroke) and Jackie Olson ’15 (diving).

Honorable Mention Honors went to Cait Gibbons ’16 (200 individual medley).

Olson achieved a podium finish at the Section 3AA meet with an eighth place finish in diving. Matenaer and Kathryn Schmechel ’17 were part of the seventh place finishing medley relay team at sections, teamed with Kelley Bunge and Kizzy Bell of Highland Park. Top six finishers at the conference meet include: Matenaer (200 freestyle, 100 backstroke), Joelle Destache ’13 (200 individual medley), Gibbons (200 individual medley), Schmechel (50 freestyle, 100 butterfly), and Olson (diving).

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Spartan Faces in the Crowd Ben Braman ’13: Soccer

Spartan Jeron Mariani takes on the Blake

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Braman’s incredible work as goalie was one of the driving forces behind the team’s march to the state finals. With 240 saves, he was the top individual saves leader in the state. Braman was selected for the State All Tournament Team, the Pioneer Press All State Team, and All Conference.

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Sam Carlson ’14: Football

Carlson, who plays center, is notable for his hard work on and off the field. He was unable to play his freshman year, undergoing multiple leg surgeries and rigorous physical therapy.

His determination to return to the team in 2011 and his performance in the 2012 season earned him the votes of his teammates as a 2013 captain.

Homecoming PepFest.

Q&A with the Spartan: Jeron Mariani ’13 Jeron Mariani ’13, SPA’s Spartan, is a familiar sight at athletic games and school events. We caught up with him to see what it really takes to get the crowd going.

WHY DID YOU WANT TO BECOME THE SPARTAN?

Camille Horne ’13: Soccer

Horne, a center striker, led the state in assists the last two seasons and is the all-time SPA career assist leader with 48 assists. She played in 55 games, scoring a total of 31 goals.

Named Honorable Mention All State and All Conference, Horne played with a back injury during her senior season, inspiring her teammates with her resiliency.

Mira ’15 and Willa ’16 Grinsfelder: Volleyball

The Grinsfelder sisters are a force to be reckoned with on the volleyball court. Mira (left) is first on the team for kills, with Willa—the only freshman player on the varsity team—a close second. Mira is highly competitive with an insatiable drive to win; Willa is a hard worker who is always looking for ways to improve.

New CrossFit Program keeps Spartan athletes competitive over the summer In July of 2012, 75 Spartan athletes from six different sports trained through the new Spartan CrossFit Program, offered on SPA’s Randolph campus.

The eight-week program was designed to help student athletes improve competency in the “ten domains of fitness”: cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy. Unlike other programs that train athletes with movements that mimic their sport, the Spartan CrossFit Program is individual- and age-specific—each athlete is required to achieve a certain level of competency in the ten domains before moving toward specialization. “The philosophy behind

I am a natural people person, sports enthusiast, and have been told that my voice projects like I have a pair of speakers on my back, so I always thought I would fit the role of SPA Spartan well. I’m on the debate team and do a lot of public speaking which incorporates call and responses with the crowd to energize and engage them. For me, creating excitement and energy in a crowd is one of the most satisfying feelings.

WHAT WAS YOUR TRYOUT LIKE?

The tryout process was rather simple, actually. I was the loudest person to perform the Spartan beat for the Student Activities Committee, and thus was selected based upon that tryout and on my reputation for being a loud and rambunctious fan that is mindful of sportsmanship and respect.

WHICH GAMES DO YOU ATTEND AS THE SPARTAN?

As the Spartan I attend a variety of sporting events. My favorite type of game to attend is any game with a large fan section with fans of all ages. Even though it ended in a tie, the boys varsity soccer game versus St. Thomas has been my favorite game so far, but the year is still very young and there are many thrilling events to come!

the new program is that an athlete who is competent in these fundamental movements will excel on and off the field,” says Peter Sawkins ’81, SPA’s Director of Athletics. “This means athletes will also reduce the risk of injury, and improve overall health and flexibility.”

The outcomes of the summer program has been successful— athletes who trained through the new Spartan CrossFit Program, their teammates, and their strength coaches have seen improvement. “I saw all of my times improve dramatically,” says SPA quarterback Karl Hommeyer ’13.

The program was implemented by Athletic Trainer Ashley Stiles, Upper School Physical Education teacher Anna Voltmer, Middle School Physical Education teacher Bill Ross, and Boys’ Varsity Soccer Coach Max Lipset ’03.

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This year’s Homecoming Week featured a whirlwind of athletic events, dress-up days, special activities—and of course, plenty of blue and gold.

Students in the Middle and Upper School participated in traditional dress-up days during the week—the fun included Twin Day, Superhero Day, and on Friday, Blue and Gold Day. Also on Friday, members of the Upper School Student Activities Committee also visited the Lower School to get the littlest Spartans geared up for the Homecoming festivities that afternoon. These included the Pep Fest, the Homecoming football game, and the all-school Homecoming Carnival.

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1 | The Class of 2013 cheers during Pep Fest. 2 | Captains rush to complete their tasks in the Captains’ Challenge.

3 | A new Pep Fest feature: the “mummy wrap.” 4 | Claire O’Brien ’13, Clara Stoelmann Roeder ’13, and Claire FlomStaab ’13 sing the national anthem to open Pep Fest. 5 | Middle Schoolers show off their Blue and Gold before the Homecoming football game. 6 | Another new feature of Pep Fest this year: the three-legged race.

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1 | Middle Schoolers take on the tug-of-war at the Homecoming Carnival. 2 | Blue and gold facepaint was a popular choice on Homecoming Friday. 3 | The traditional Storming of the Field before the football game. 4 | Cal Nicholson ’14 and Noah Parker ’14 in the finals of the Ping Pong Tournament. 5 | Josh Gray ’13 keeps the ball away from Blake during the Homecoming soccer game. 6 | Hands in the air at Pep Fest. 7 | A Lower Schooler shows off her Spartanwear. 8 | A Spartan takes down a Blake player during the Homecoming football game. 9 | Students take in the action at Pep Fest.

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MOMENTUM AND MASTERY:

Quantitative Teaching and Learning at SPA

BY LAURA BILLINGS COLEMAN | PHOTOS BY SCOTT STREBLE

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“STEM education is on everyone’s radar screen. It’s more of a concern, because it’s clear it’s going to be more of a necessity.” Tina Barsky, Upper School science.

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Bill Boulger, the chair of St. Paul Academy and Summit School’s math department, began his teaching career in the sixties, while America was still reeling from a wake-up call that sounded October 4, 1957.

“There was this little thing called Sputnik,” Boulger says, chuckling at the memory of the surprise Russian satellite that launched the space race, spurred a flurry of curriculum reforms, an infusion of federal education dollars, and years of handwringing about how to engage students in the serious business of science and math.

Fifty-five years later, his colleague Tina Barksy, chair of SPA’s science department, wonders if we haven’t arrived at “a second Sputnik moment” as we see American students falling behind their international peers in math and science achievement.

“Getting young people to see their futures in science is something we teachers have always cared about—it’s our passion,” says Barsky, who left her first calling as a cell biologist to start a second career in education.

“But now I would say that STEM [science, technology, engineering, and math] education is on everyone’s radar screen. It’s more of a concern, because it’s clear it’s going to be more of a necessity.”

Students are clearly comfortable consuming new technology, if their embrace of the Internet and the iPhone offers any clue, but whether they leave school with the skill set to drive those advances is the question.

With fewer than 20 percent of U.S. students taking calculus before they graduate, America earned a 31st place in a recent “global mathematics ranking” from Harvard University’s Program on Education Policy and Governance. The group ranked U.S. students at 23rd place in science—far behind first place China, and fifth Fall 2012 | Winter 2013 | SPA

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Lower School science teacher Akbar Muhammad works with two second-grade scientists.

thermometer readings will fall.

Most of his students see another beautiful fall day on the horizon, but one boy casts a vote for a 15-degree downturn. “It takes courage to be the only one,” Muhammad tells him. “Let’s see what happens tomorrow.”

Moving on to the main lesson, Muhammad starts with a question: What do we think we know about butterflies?

“They’re insects!” one boy says.

“They taste bad to the things that want to eat them,” says a girl.

“They have really big teeth,” says another.

Muhammad writes it all down on the white board, assuring his class that at this stage in their discovery process, there are no wrong answers.

place Japan. In fact, just 30 percent of graduating U.S. seniors have taken physics—a core science critical to developing the quantitative and analytical thinking skills at the heart of understanding everything from climate change, to sustainable energy, to the next killer app.

At St. Paul Academy and Summit School, however, the equation looks very different.

In the Upper School, most students go well beyond the three required tracks in Earth Science, Biology, and Chemistry. A surprising 93 percent of student take at least one of SPA’s advanced science electives, which include Physics, Physics with Calculus, Space Science, Environmental Science, and Advanced Scientific Research.

Student demand for fresh science offerings is so high that some years more than 100 percent of seniors are taking science courses, Barsky says, doubling up on electives like Space Science or new offerings such as Environmental Science. This year, the school offered an individual research option called Advanced Scientific Research that allows juniors and seniors to design their own 16

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experimental inquiries, and encourages them to seek guidance from experts in the field for professional advice.

Engagement in math courses at SPA is just as high. Three years of mathematics are required for graduation, but 97 percent of students take a full four years, including 65 percent who complete calculus or post-calculus.

“I think it’s a testimony both to the power of teaching and the experiences students have in math and science at SPA that they don’t flee from it,” says Bryn Roberts, SPA’s Head of School.

“Our students eagerly embrace it, not as a careerist move, or something that will appeal to a university admissions committee, but because they’ve learned the joy of meaningful scientific exploration. This will serve them very well in the future, no matter what they do after they leave SPA.”

Thinking like scientists and mathematicians Lower school science teacher Akbar Muhammad starts class by asking his first graders what they noticed about the weather on their way to school, and where they think tomorrow’s

Across the hallway, science and math teacher Andy Power’s room is ringing with the sound of hammering, as third graders put the finishing touches on boats, planes, and cars they’ve just crafted out of scrap wood and glue. The volume grows as students take turns testing their crafts in pools of water, and learning that some of their more outlandish designs aren’t nearly as seaworthy as they thought.

“It looks like chaos,” Power laughs. “But there’s a tremendous order to it. Think of this lesson as pre-engineering.”

With SPA’s small class size, Power says many computational and arithmetic lessons can be covered quickly, with skills honed through homework completed outside of class. This freedom gives his accelerated math students class time to try their hands at projects like boatbuilding, or compete in “math Olympics” style problem-solving games his next class of fourthgraders clearly love.

The real-world application of mathematical and scientific principals is the foundation of quantitative learning in SPA’s Lower School, Richter says. She notes that getting kids excited about these subjects, and seeing how math and science connect to the real world, “has to start on day one.”

Though Muhammad’s questions about the weather may seem casual, Richter says, he’s also teaching the school’s youngest students tools for observing the natural world, the difference between a guess and a prediction, and how trends in data collection can influence a hypothesis.

“One thing you’ll notice is that the students aren’t working from a book about someone else’s experiments,” she says.

“They’re exploring and making hypotheses and designing experiments and drawing conclusions. The idea is that we’re not just teaching them how to do math or how to do science. Throughout the K-12 curriculum, we’re teaching them to think the way real scientists and mathematicians think.”

Momentum and mastery Technology is an important part of SPA’s quantitative curriculum, and it is used in age-appropriate and measured ways in all three divisions. For instance, in the Lower School, Muhammad uses his laptop computer and a smart board to take his students straight to the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the week’s weather trends. As students’ sophistication with technology grows in Middle School, students start attending classes with Nobi tablet computers that include both a keyboard for typing, and a stylus and screen for taking notes. The interface allows math teacher Jenny Borovsky’s

seventh graders to create a real-time copy of the lessons she’s giving on the SMARTboard, while storing their own notes and calculations about the lesson at the same time.

Though the extra technology is clearly a cool addition to class for the seventh graders, the Nobi is just one unusual element of the class.

Borovsky notes that SPA students are assessed regularly to see which sequence of math classes—basic, regular, or honors—will stimulate them to succeed. “Some schools steer away from that approach but we have found that if kids are not challenged in math, they’re not thinking— they’re just doing math to do math, and that’s not our goal.

At SPA, we see math as bigger than that.” In her lesson today, in fact, Borovsky is introducing these accelerated seventh graders (and one sixth grader) to algebraic proofs—a concept that many schools don’t introduce to students until 10th grade geometry class.

Though Department Chair Bill Boulger notes this has been an SPA tradition for nearly 40 years (“ask any alum what they remember about math and it’s probably the eighth grade Theorem Project,” he says), this traditional approach has begun to look very progressive. “We attempt to do some things with math that people don’t do as much now, including a lot of mathematical proof with young students,” says Boulger. “Beginning algebra is proof-based at SPA, and it’s very highly structured, and very intellectual, and it lays a very firm foundation for the study of algebra.” In fact, SPA’s math sequence includes Algebra I and II in 9th and 10th grades instead of the more conventional practice of interrupting the sequence with geometry in 10th grade.

Middle Schoolers work out a problem set on the board in math class. “We’re not just teaching them how to do math or science…we’re teaching them to think the way real scientists and mathematicians think,” says Assistant Head of School Cindy Richter.

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Building that momentum and mastery is important, Boulger says, not just for winning math tournaments (SPA has been a perennial winner in regional and state math championships), but also because knowing the language of math helps build a student’s fluency in so many other disciplines.

“We want students to think in quantitative language,” he says. Whether you’re in earth science or algebra, “mathematics is always the language that is either lurking in the background or right out front, so the more kids can take in, in terms of mathematical language and structure, the better off they are in their study of science, chemistry and physics, and I would argue, even some of the humanities.”

Boulger says he often encounters former students who followed SPA’s regular math sequences who discover in college that their rigorous training

enabled them to surpass their college peers, or even pursue higher degrees in the field. One lesson he’s proud they all seem to remember: “If you don’t continue to study mathematics, you’re hearing doors close behind you all the time.”

He still keeps a copy of the Theorem Project completed by Eric Olson ’82, which Boulger calls “as close to perfect as you can get.” Olson went on to study chemistry and Russian at Macalester College, became a Rhodes Scholar, and is now a Senior Vice President for Business for Social Responsibility, a global consulting firm.

Providing the tools and getting out of the way The 12 seniors in Karissa Baker’s environmental science class are growing accustomed to getting dirty. “I brought my rubber boots!” says one student, as she joins her classmates unloading bag lunches and water sample bottles from a school bus. Earlier this week, Baker’s students counted up all of the car makes and models in the school’s parking lot for a lesson on diversity index calculations.

Today they’re on the banks of a small trout stream at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, a surprising green space between the airport and the Mall of America.

“We attempt to do some things with math that people don’t do as much now, including a lot of mathematical proof with young students…it’s very highly structured, and very intellectual, and it lays a very firm foundation.” Bill Boulger, Upper School mathematics

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“Okay, you know what to do,” Baker says, as teams of students fan out across the bank with state-of-the-art sensors that can collect information on water temperature, ph and oxygen levels. Her students will visit three more bodies of water in the area this afternoon, collecting samples that they will analyze later in the lab. Later this fall, they’ll study sustainable building practices at Macalester College, and go see the West 7th Street Fire Station’s new “green roof”—high impact outings that Baker acknowledges wouldn’t be possible without SPA’s intimate class size and the support of school leaders who see the value of getting students out of the classroom.

“At SPA, we believe the essence of the educational experience is bringing the best students and the best teachers together,” says Roberts. “And in science, we also have to make sure that they have the instruments and machines they need to really dig

Nina Perkkio ’13 works with an SPA kindergartener on a science experiment.

An experiential and inquiry-based approach is a common denominator in math and science instruction in all three divisions at SPA.

deeply into any problem. We believe in putting students in the position where they’re working like scientists so that they can embrace research opportunities when they see them in college and university, and not fear the work that will be expected of them.”

Learning more about data collection and analysis encourages SPA’s science students to think critically about the methods of other researchers, says physics teacher Dr. Steve Heilig.

Last year, for instance, he gave his students what he calls “a climate change myth-busters” assignment, coming up with a list of claims on either side of the climate change debate, charging students with visiting their respective websites to see which side was supported by the most meaningful data. “At first, when they go to Google, they see a fifty-fifty mix of support for both positions,” he says.

“But when I limited them to sites that backed up their claims with data, the picture looks different.”

Tina Barsky believes encouraging students to investigate deeply the questions of the day is a critical skill for every student, regardless of whether they intend to pursue math and science in their careers. “I tell my students, you may never go into gene technology, but you will all be voting in the next election, and these are questions you may need to be informed about,” she says.

The ability to look deeply into a wide range of questions is one reason SPA has chosen not to follow the proscribed Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum. This is particularly

important for quantitative learning: since SPA’s curriculum isn’t limited to content covered in the AP exams, students and teachers can pursue questions there might not be time for in a more traditional high school setting. It’s a succesful formula: when SPA students choose to take Advanced Placement tests they perform very well: 81 percent of SPA students who take an AP test score a 3 or higher, and 55 percent score a 4 or 5.

Perhaps even more important that test results are the independent and innovative quantitative thinking skills students develop. In her Advanced Scientific Research course this fall, Upper School science teacher Beth SiebelHunt had one student reproducing a non-pathogenic strain of E. coli, investigating whether subsequent generations grow more resistant to hand sanitizer. Another student is continuing a pursuit he started at a summer program at M.I.T., developing a robotic “shark” to sample and study water quality from the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

Siebel-Hunt notes that several students discovered that their research plans were flawed, forcing them back to the drawing board—a valuable learning experience. “We try to put kids in situations where there is no right answer,” she says. “It’s an important part of developing critical thinking skills. You get them excited, give them the tools to do things on their own, encourage them to take responsibility for their work, and then get out of the way.”

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COMMON DENOMINATORS

BY LAURA KALIEBE AND AMI BERGER STREBLE

One byproduct of SPA’s strong math curriculum is the school’s Math Team, a perennial powerhouse in state math tournaments. In 1994, a group of exceptional students swept both state titles for math: the Minnesota State High School League’s state tournament for high school students, and the Minnesota MATHCOUNTS competition for junior high students. We caught up with five members of that winning team—Tamara Brenner ’94, Matt Craighead ’98, Matt Hancher ’97, and sisters Michal Levi Brenner ’95 and Yael Levi Alali ’97—as they remember their time on the team and what it meant to their lives and careers.

Tamara Brenner, Class of 1994 Associate Director of Life Science Education; Lecturer on Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

Tamara Brenner’s work is focused on creating the best experience possible for her students in the sciences: she helps oversee the undergraduate experience in life sciences education at Harvard, including curriculum, courses, and advising; she also teaches an introductory course in biology and chemistry.

She’s a scientist herself, having earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, where she studied biochemistry and molecular biology. Her interest in science has a strong foundation in mathematical thinking—a foundation SPA helped to build. “My very quantitative background has definitely helped me in my own scientific work,” says Brenner, who sees the link between the quantitative fields only getting stronger. “Having a good understanding of math is very important to understanding different types of concepts in chemistry and biology,” she points out.

“As the life sciences are changing, biology is becoming more and more quantitative.”

As a senior in 1994 and a four-year veteran of the math team, Brenner was an integral part of the 1994 championship. She was on the team all four years of high school, but has memories of the SPA curriculum and teachers going back to Middle School—particularly a class with Bill Boulger in seventh grade. “Mr. Boulger made math so much fun,” she says. “He introduced me to a lot of new mathematical ideas—that year I spent hours and hours coming up with new types of patterns based on many of ideas he talked about.”

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Brenner’s favorite memory of the Math Team’s 1994 state title? The special assembly the school called to celebrate the team’s win. “Winning the title was very thrilling, but what I really remember is all of us being so excited about that assembly,” she says, recollecting that the assembly was somewhat “nontraditional”: one member of the math team read a poem about the group, and the team posed for pictures with cans of SPAM—a reference to the team’s joking acronym for St. Paul Academy Math.

Brenner also remembers the team’s practices and monthly meets, and the nervous excitement as she watched her teammates compete. “It was so much fun being with all those people, working through challenging problems and hoping everybody was doing well.”

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Matt Craighead, Class of 1998 Principal Software Architect NVIDIA Corporation, Austin, Texas

Among the standout students on the 1994 math team, Matt Craighead was particularly noteworthy: he was only in eighth grade that year, and competed with both the championship high school team and the seventh- and eighth-grade team that won the junior high MATHCOUNTS state competition that year—the first student to ever be on both teams taking the state titles in the same year.

Now, Craighead lives in technology hub Austin, Texas, where he works for NVIDIA Corporation, designing software for cell phones, tablets, and mobile devices. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he’s also the founder and CEO of Conifer Systems LLC, which provides software configuration management tools. Craighead works on the leading edge of the technology that shapes our lives, and he attributes his ability to think broadly and solve problems to his experience at SPA. “We had such great teachers at SPA,” Craighead says.

“As a student, you didn’t really think about it much at the time, but those people put so much of themselves into helping us.”

Craighead also remembers his fellow math team members as particularly supportive—an important element of his experience since he was so much younger than the rest of the team. “I had skipped two grades when I came to SPA, so it was quite an adjustment when I arrived,” Craighead says, “and spending time with the people in higher grades on the math team was huge for me. There were lots of great people on that ’94 team—that was a group of superstars. I had so much fun that year; there are people from that time that I’m still in touch with.”

Aside from the fun, Craighead looks back on that time as critical to his current career. “Having a good math background is essential if you are working in the computer field,” he says, “and the skills we used on the math team are exactly the skills I’m using every day. It’s not the same immediate level of urgency as math competitions, maybe, but the problems never end—you need to be able to solve those problems and get to the right answer quickly.”

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“Having a good math background is essential if you are working in the computer field... the skills we used on the math team are exactly the skills I’m using every day.“

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“My greatest accomplishments on the math team were not in

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individual competitions,

Product Marketing Manager Jungo, Netanya, Israel

but rather in teams I helped to lead...When

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our team would win, it

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was extremely gratifying to know that I’d helped

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make that possible.”

Matt Hancher, Class of 1997 Senior Software Engineer Google, San Francisco, Calif.

“The math team helped pull me out of my shell by offering a space in which it was not only normal but encouraged to be excited about math,” says Matt Hancher, who was on the SPA math team for six years, including the 1994 championship team his sophomore year. “It’s one thing to know that you have a few friends in school who you relate to, but it’s quite another thing to be in a roomful of fellow students of all ages who share your interests.”

He is currently a software engineer at Google, where he leads a team of engineers and scientists who are building the Google Earth Engine system, a computing platform for global-scale geospatial data processing. His undergraduate and graduate work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology prepared him on the engineering side, but he traces a path back to SPA for his preparation on the leadership side. “My greatest accomplishments on the math team were not in individual competitions, but rather in teams that I helped to lead,” he says, noting that at the higher levels of competition, the team score isn’t simply the sum of the individual scores: there are also team events, in which the entire group has to work together to solve a set of related problems. “Performing well at the team events means keeping everyone organized, knowing everyone’s strengths, and generally running the team like a well-oiled machine, even while everyone is under tremendous pressure to perform quickly,” Hancher says. “When our team would win, it was extremely gratifying to know that I’d help to make that possible.”

Hancher also remembers long hours of learning and practicing math with his friends and teammates, under the “excellent tutelage” of George Leiter in Middle School and Bill Boulger in Upper School. “The local meets were fun and relatively low-stress, but the state meets were more intense,” he says.

Winning the state title in 1994 was “tremendous,” says Hancher. “It’s incredibly empowering to believe that you’re really good at something, and then to have that validated at such a level, publicly. It was an invaluable confidence booster: those successes teed me up to move boldly in the scientific and engineering world beyond SPA.” 22

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Michal (right) and Yael Levi were more than teammates on the 1994 team: they are sisters two years apart with a shared interest in quantitative thinking and creative problemsolving. Both sisters attended the University of Pennsylvania after graduating from SPA, and both eventually moved to Israel to pursue their careers, Michal in marketing and Yael in electrical engineering.

Both have fond memories of their time on the math team. “What I mainly remember is the fun we had,” says Michal. “I was lucky to be with a group of extremely smart, sharp, and open classmates who took math seriously but didn’t take themselves seriously. In competitions—especially the state competition—we would joke about the other teams looking so worried!”

Her sister agrees: “I remember the state tournament vividly—we had such a blast,” says Yael. “It was a great team, with a unique group of kids who were both smart and fun to be with. We really enjoyed each other— and of course enjoyed solving the math problems. It was always a great feeling to look at a problem and figure out how to solve it—it’s like putting together a puzzle.”

That kind of problem-solving is a big part of Yael’s role as an engineer and team leader at Panoramic Power, an Israeli energy company that supplies “energy intelligence” to organizations via data systems that allow them to track their energy usage and use energy more efficiently. Considering how close the sisters are, it seems logical that Michal’s work also involves technology: she manages product marketing for Jungo, an Israeli technology company that is one of the world’s biggest providers of software for residential broadband service offerings.

Their shared time on the math team is only one of the things they remember fondly about

their years at SPA. “In addition to the math team, I was involved in annual French competitions, intercultural club, debate team, swim team, the Rubicon, art seminar, and many more activities,” recalls Michal, who also has strong memories of her teachers. “The faculty were not only amazing teachers, but also supportive on the personal level and inspiring mentors. I still remember many of my teachers well. As a mother of two young girls, my appreciation of my experience at SPA has only grown.”

Yael agrees.“My time at SPA was rich with building experiences, both in and out of class, and the math team was just one example of that. I remember many classes and faculty members fondly. Chemistry with Ms. Gepner, for example—a great teacher who loved teaching us, and made classes fun instead of work.”

They also agree on how much their experience on the math team has shaped their professional choices.

“I can’t overestimate the impact of the math team in enriching me as a person,” says Michal. “Appreciating the power of teamwork and a positive attitude, analyzing problems quickly and thinking out of the box, finding and overcoming the next challenge—these skills were all strengthened due to my math team experiences.”

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“The problem-solving skills I got from the math team have been invaluable all throughout my life—not just professionally,” adds Yael. “It’s true that math was the subject of the competition, but it was never about advancing in the subject of mathematics—it was learning how to be creative and how to solve problems, and this is applicable to every area of life.”

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Class of 2012: Commencement

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The 81 members of the Class of 2012 became alumni/ae at SPA’s 112th Commencement on June 10, 2012. Ceremonies opened with the “Graduation March,” performed by Sarah Colton ’14 and Jessica Wen ’14 on violin and Melanie Luikart ’13 on piano. Comments from Head of School Bryn Roberts, Board of Trustees President Charlotte Shepard Johnson ’64, and Upper School Principal Chris Hughes followed, along with the remarks of Senior Class Speakers Ceallach Gibbons ’12 and Hannah Ibele ’12.

A highlight of the ceremony was the Commencement address given by Macalester College President Brian Rosenberg. Rosenberg, the parent of Adam ’09 and Sam ’12, has served on SPA’s Board of Trustees since 2006.

Macalester’s 16th president, Rosenberg is nationally known as a champion for the liberal arts, and his commentary on American higher education appears frequently in the national media. Rosenberg spoke to the class about the gifts they’ve been given and the choices they might make. “Every one of you graduating from SPA this afternoon is in possession of your own set of gifts and has been given the additional gift of an education far superior to what most in our country and most in the world have access to,” Rosenberg told the graduates. “But in the end your lives will be judged less by the nature of these gifts than by the nature of the choices you make about how to use them.”

Senior Speakers Ceallach Gibbons and Hannah Ibele address their classmates.

After the presentation of diplomas, the Class of 2012 made the customary recessional through an “honor guard” of SPA faculty, and then celebrated with family and friends at a reception in the Dining Hall.

View more photos from Commencement 2012 at stpaulacademy.smugmug.com > Events > Commencement 2012

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Commencement Speaker Brian Rosenberg.

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1 | Noah Mische and Ella Coon lead the Class of 2012 processional to open Commencement.

2 | The Summit Singers and Academy Chorale perform at the Commencement ceremony.

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Senior Awards

Bari Applebaum (left) and Ella Coon were the recipients of the 2012 Head of School Bowl, awarded to those members of the senior class who have been recognized by their peers and teachers for significant contributions to the school.

Dylan Perese received the

2012 Faculty Bowl, awarded to that senior who has shown unusual breadth and depth of intellectual interest and outstanding commitment to academic excellence.

Zoe Gantman was the recipient of the 2012 Erik Flom

Memorial Award, given to that member of the senior class who has demonstrated unusual courage in the race of personal hardship or, in the opinion of his or her peers, has made an exceptionally meaningful contribution to the relief of anguish in other persons either within or outside the school.

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1 | Ashlee Johnson (second from right) and her guests celebrate after the ceremony. 2 | Heather Upin, Maulika Kohli, and Emily Upin show off their new diplomas. 3 | Sam Rosenberg receives his diploma and a hug from his father (and Commencement Speaker) Brian Rosenberg.

4 | Graduate Avery Moe (center) and her family. 5 | Perrin Hutcheson leaves the stage with her diploma and a smile. 6 | C.J. Whitaker (second from left) and family, including sister Sarah Whitaker ’10 (far right).

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Class of 2012: College Choices

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Alumni/ae News

Alumni/ae Council Corner

Host a Senior Project

Dear fellow alumni/ae,

All Twin Cities alumni/ae are invited to consider participating in SPA’s Senior Project Program in May 2013. Each May, SPA seniors volunteer for 16-30 hours per week at a local business, institution, or organization that they have chosen as part of their self-designed Senior Project. The volunteer work chosen by the student corresponds to a professional or personal interest, and many students find that their Senior Project internship helps them identify areas of focus for their college years and beyond.

It is with great pleasure that I write to update you on the current work of the SPA Alumni/ae Council. I am honored to serve as President for the 2012-13; many thanks to Bryan Smith ’94 for his leadership the past four years as President. He’s a tough act to follow!

Our year began with the adoption of a revised Alumni/ae Mission Statement, available on the SPA website at Alumni/ae > Alumni/ae Council. The Council unanimously agreed on the theme “Alumni/ae Engagement” for 2012-13, and the Committee Chairs have been actively working to incorporate this theme into their programs, including: Events: Chair Zach Pettus ’99 has focused the Events Committee on two priorities: promoting events to the alumni/ae community and sponsoring events that generate attendance from all decades.

One great example: the Council’s informal “after party” at O’Gara’s on December 29, 2012. A great time was had by all!

Fundraising: Chair Mike Ristau ’85 and the Fundraising Committee are full of enthusiasm after coming off of a record year of alumni/ ae giving. The Committee is working with volunteers from reunion class years to increase Annual Fund participation rates, and SPA has unveiled a new giving society, the Spartan Gold Club, for alumni/ae from the classes of 1997 to 2012. Alumni/ae can also become Sustainers by making monthly, re-occurring contributions to SPA. Thank you to all of our alums who have generously contributed to the Annual Fund!

Volunteerism: Under the leadership of Chair Craig Smith ’87, the Volunteerism Committee has jumped right into assisting the College Counseling Department with mock interviews for current SPA students. Alumni/ae will have the opportunity to volunteer a few hours of their time once a year to serve as an interviewer for a group of SPA juniors. A tremendous thanks to all of our volunteers!

I look forward to keeping all alumni/ae updated on our work. If you have any questions about the Alumni/ae Council, don’t hesitate to be in touch.

Courtesy Lauren Neffort

Lauren Neffort ’02 lauren.nuffort@gmail.com

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Alumni/ae are one of our best resources for serving as an internship supervisor. A supervisor will work with the student to set goals and expectations, and acts as a guide and mentor throughout the month. “I hosted a Senior Project because I think it is a great way to invest in the development of young people as they investigate career paths,” says Mike Ristau ’85, who hosted a Senior Project in the spring of 2012. “To bring them into your workplace and give them a real role to contribute that matches their interests and skills to real business needs excites them. It is well worth the time to coach them,” says Ristau, whose intern, Birk Mitau ’12, is now a freshman at Amherst College. “It was very satisfying to watch Birk apply his SPA education to real world business problems and provide market research that was useful to my team,” Ristau says.

If you or a coworker in your organization would be willing to host a Senior Project, please contact Anne Marie Shimkus, Upper School math teacher and Senior Project Coordinator, at amshimkus@spa.edu. More information about the Senior Project Program is also available on the web at www.spa.edu > Upper School > The Twelfth Grade Year > Senior Project

Upcoming Regional Event:

Brunch and Carnegie Hall Concert All New York City alumni/ae are invited to join Head of School Bryn Roberts for brunch at Trattoria Dell’Arte and SPA’s student chorale performance at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, February 17, 2013. Join us at 11:30 a.m. in our private dining room at Trattoria Dell’Arte (900 7th Avenue) and then head across the street to Carnegie Hall for the 2 p.m. concert featuring SPA’s Summit Singers and Academy Chorale. Reservations are $50 per person for alumni/ae and guests from SPA classes 1997-2012 and $75 per person for all other alumni/ae and guests.

Reservations include both the brunch and a ticket to the concert. Reserve your spot online at www.spa.edu > Alumni/ae > Events or by calling 651-696-1308 by February 13, 2013. For more information about the brunch or event, contact Jenni Beadle, Alumni/ae Relations and Giving Manager, at jbeadle@spa.edu.

Reunion Weekend 2012 a huge success Thank you to the 350 alumni/ae and friends we welcomed back during Reunion Weekend 2012! The classes that end in 2 or 7 celebrated their special reunion with class parties, and alumni/ ae from 36 different class years ranging from 1935 to 2002 came back to the school to reminisce, rekindle old friendships, and reconnect with classmates.

Reunion kicked off on October 5 with the Homecoming football game against Blake and the Alumni/ae Art Show in the Harry M. Drake Gallery featuring the work of Rhys Conlon ’97.

Alumni/ae from all years then gathered in the Randolph Dining Hall for the All-Alumni/ae Reception, a new feature of Reunion Weekend. More than 120 alumni/ae and guests from the 19402000s gathered for an evening of mingling and music to the sounds of the band Dr. K and the Patients, featuring alumni Tim Kraack ’05, Charlie Cosimini ’05, and Michael Schokmiller ’05.

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The 5th and 10th Reunions were held on November 23, 2012. More than 50 people attended the two events, bringing total Reunion 2012 attendance to over 400 alumni/ae and guests.

Pictures from all of the events can be viewed online at stpaulacademy.smugmug.com > AlumniaeandAdvancement > Reunion-2012.

Save the date for Reunion 2013: September 6-7, 2013.

For more information or to volunteer, contact alumni@spa.edu.

On October 6, classes of Summit women and Academy men toured the Randolph and Goodrich campuses with current students and staff. Saturday morning also featured the Heritage Brunch, in honor of all classes that graduated 50 or more years ago. The school unveiled the new “Heritage Society” pin (see photo below left) and Head of School Bryn Roberts offered comments on some of the differences on what it means to be an independent school today. The highlight of the weekend was Saturday night’s class parties, hosted throughout the Twin Cities in local restaurants and alumni/ae homes.

Ruth Huss ’57, Susan Fisher Koll ’57, and Dorothy Goldie ’73 in their red Summit vests during Reunion.

Anne Schmidt Toomey ’97, Rhys Conlon ’97, Kris Flom ’80, Abby McDonald Donner ’97, and Kate Starns ’97 at the All-

Shane McCarron ’83, Alex Nemeth ’95, and Alexis Lomen ’95 at the All-School Party.

Wallace Ritchie ’53 displays his

Alumni/ae and friends, including Catherin Kjome ’92 (right) viewed the work of Rhys Conlon ’97, on display in the Harry M. Drake Gallery during Reunion Weekend.

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Sam Arnold ’85 and wife Tracy

admire the old school photos on display during the All-School Party.

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Philanthropy

Capital campaign focuses on

Performing Arts Center

John Severson

SPA has raised $10,044,000 toward the building of a Performing Arts Center on the Randolph campus. The new facility is the signature project of Phase I of SPA’s capital campaign.

The 550-seat Performing Arts Center will host SPA’s student performances and will also be used for assemblies, Senior Speeches, guest speakers, and as a classroom and community gathering space. Additional Phase I projects include a new “Great Hall” entryway into the Upper School and a renovated Briggs Gymnasium.

“The Performing Arts Center, in addition to a much improved Upper School entryway and gymnasium, will add necessary and long-overdue elements to our Randolph campus,” says Head of School Bryn Roberts, who calls the performing arts “a magical and powerful learning tool and a critical piece of the SPA experience.”

John Severson

We are so grateful to the donors who have supported this phase of the campaign. Below is the list of campaign donors as of December 1, 2012. To learn more about the campaign, contact Director of Institutional Advancement Dorothy Goldie ’73 at dgoldie@spa.edu.

John Severson

Scott Streble

James C. and Julia Adams Dr. Fahima Aziz and Mr. Shahed Zaman Jack Bathke Carol and Judson Bemis, Jr. Markell Brooks Virginia Brooks Page and John Cowles III Harry M. Drake The Driscoll Foundation W. John and Elizabeth Driscoll Elizabeth Driscoll Hlavka and Edwin Hlavka John B. and Kirsten Driscoll Margaret L. Driscoll and Robert Keeley William L. Driscoll and Lisa Hoffman Anne and Litton E.S. Field, Jr. Steven Flom Olivia and Silas M. Ford III Dutton and Caroline Foster Edward T. Foster and Laura E. Tiffany Elizabeth B. Foster Wood R. Foster and Jane Stevens Phillip C. and Jeanne Foussard Gene Goetz and Jan Conlin

2011-12 Annual Report Additions Please note the following additions to the 2011-12 Annual Report. We extend our apologies for these omissions.

William M. and Carol Beadie are members of the $2,500 Leadership Giving Society category.

Caroline Myers Baillon should have been listed in the Summit School Class of 1953 donor list The Frances Welke Fund should have been included in the Named Funds section. The fund was established in 2010 in memory of Frances Young Welke ’10 to support students who wish to participate in SPA group experiences involving travel away from SPA but lack the funds to do so.

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Thomas Hall and Julie Kunkel Jon Herrmann and Dianne Closs Hermann Mark T. Hooley and Anne F. Larsen Hooley Ruth S. and John Huss, Jr. Charlotte and D. Ward Johnson, Jr. Paul L. and Sarah Karon Knox Foundation Dr. Anders and Sally Knutzen Constance and Daniel Kunin Alicia Kunin-Batson and Hayes Batson R. C. Lilly Foundation Susanne Lilly Hutcheson and Zenas W. Hutcheson III Bruce A. Lilly Diane and David M. Lilly, Jr. Perrin and David M. Lilly, Sr. George M. Logan Robert P. and Helen Mairs Scot and Dana Malloy Elzabeth and Ranlet Miner, Jr. The Minneapolis Foundation Paul and Karine Moe Tim and Francine O’Brien Thomas and Sally Patterson Ann and Nicholas Pifer Sandra Roe Dr. Brian C. and Dr. Carol Rosenberg The Saint Paul Foundation Stanley and Lucy Shepard Byron and Constance Starns Gail A. Ward and John C. Smith Timothy and Elizabeth Welsh Westcliff Foundation Shannon M. and Steven W. Whitaker Philip and Christina White Jane Wood Charles A. and Julie B. Zelle

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Give to the Max Day 2012 brings in gifts from near and far On November 15, 2012, SPA participated in what has become an annual tradition in Minnesota: Give to the Max Day. The one-day philanthropic event, sponsored by GiveMN. com, encourages Minnesotans to give to local nonprofits and charities as part of “the Great Minnesota Give-Together.”

• “SPA gave me the foundation to learn and grow. It was a honor to attend SPA.” (Alum, Class of 2002)

Although the event is designed to encourage philanthropy in Minnesota, gifts to SPA came in from across the country and as far away as Israel. 150 gifts totaling $41,315 were made to SPA on Give to the Max Day by alumni/ae, current and former parents, grandparents, and friends of the school. Many donors also left messages as part of their gifts listing some of the reasons why they chose to support SPA:

• “Thanks SPA for the wonderful education provided for our kids. They were launched well thanks to SPA.” (Parent of alum)

• “Our experience at SPA has been everything we had hoped for and more. We are so happy to have found this amazing community of educators and families.” (Current parent)

• “Our two grandchildren are thriving in your school—and their younger sister can hardly wait to join them! Thank you.”

(Current grandparent)

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Class ClassNotes Notes

Have news to share?

Email your news to alumni@spa.edu or send it to Class Notes, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, 1712 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55105. We look forward to hearing from you!

Become a Class Agent!

Class Agents keep in touch with their classmates and provide updates on SPA happenings. Class Agents also help with special events and reunions. All classes welcome additional volunteers and multiple Class Agents are encouraged. To become a Class Agent, please contact alumni@spa.edu or 651-6961366.

1942 CLASS AGENTS:

Harry McNeely hmcneely@meritex.com Joanne Brown Wright Harry McNeely, Jr. writes:

“The Class of 1942 celebrated its reunion in a number of different venues. Friday at the Randolph Campus, Saturday at Summit and Randolph, and Saturday night at the Saint Paul Hotel when Bryn Roberts joined us during the cocktail hour and gave a ‘State of the School’ report. Bob Stowell from Prince George, British Columbia, was awarded the prize for coming the greatest distance; Sheila and Bill Robertson (Cincinnati), Nancy and Phil Margolis (Ann Arbor, Mich.), and Madel and Clint Abbott (Chicago) joined locals Anne Lovering Elsinger and Joe Elsinger, Joanne Brown Wright, Patty Ray Saunders, Leila Jackson Poullada, and myself to mark the occasion.”

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1949 CLASS AGENT:

Bill Clapp bill.clapp@me.com Cynthia Baer reports from L.A. that she loves spending time with her three grandchildren, as well as going to the theater as often as she can. Her eldest daughter’s husband is a producer for the acclaimed “Hawaii Five-0” series on TV, and her youngest daughter is a senior writer for another hit TV series, “Two And A Half Men.”

Clara Friedman, the granddaughter of Phyllis Laidlaw Herring, is a first-year student at Macalester College.

She has been assured that she has at least three “grandmother surrogates” in St. Paul—Nancy Neimeyer Weyerhaeuser, Peggy Hamm Lemmon, and Dorothy Griffith MacDonald.

“We three are now waiting for Phyllis to pay Clara a visit!”

Peggy writes.

An accomplished violinist, the granddaughter of Peggy Hamm Lemmon is a member of the St. Olaf Orchestra.

Peggy reports she is thrilled to be able to drive to Northfield whenever the orchestra performs. Lindsie will be spending the second semester of her junior year in Milan, Italy, where she’ll continue studying and playing the violin.

Meg Metcalf Poulton reports

that she and her long-time companion have enjoyed five wonderful years at her ranch in Wyoming but have decided to return to Colorado Springs, where she lived for many years. The forest fires that raged through the West came

close to the ranch but didn’t quite make it, for which she’s very grateful. She’s hoping to make a trip back to Minnesota, perhaps in November, to visit her son and daughter and grandchildren—and hopefully her classmates.

1952 CLASS AGENT:

Dean Alexander promedica1@aol.com

s Dean Alexander writes: “For those of you who enjoy foreign travel but dislike constantly packing and unpacking, my wife and I highly recommend riverboat cruising. We recently went from Budapest to Nuremburg with Viking. It had fewer than 150 passengers from Canada, England, Australia, and the U.S., so it was easy to get to know people quickly. Travel is smooth and tranquil and you dock right in the middle of most towns. The food and services are terrific, and each evening there are lectures regarding the next day’s sightseeing. In Nuremberg, we had a lecture in the actual courtroom where the Nuremberg WWII trials were held and visited the stadium where Hitler used to rant to thousands. What really made the visit special, however, was the fact that my wife’s young adult years were spent in a suburb of the city where her father practiced law and it was

also where I courted her as a young artillery lieutenant in ’57-’58. She was able to connect with some school friends and really enjoyed visiting the apartments, restaurants, cemeteries, churches, and other places that brought back precious memories of those bygone years.”

Austin Pryor and Dorothy

are immensely enjoying their recent move into the Edgehill Community for independent living. Located in the Stamford/Greenwich area of Connecticut, it has the amenities of a resort amidst beautiful surroundings.

Dorothy is torn between playing her Steinway piano daily and taking watercolor painting classes. Austin, an avid golfer, keeps busy playing several times a week. Austin is also webmaster for both his church and his volunteer management consulting organization, Score. “Like many, I have totally flunked retirement,” he writes.

1953 CLASS AGENT:

Judy Blake judith.blake@att.net

Last spring Nicky Benz Carpenter served as the board representative of the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library of St. John’s University in Israel, where she investigated the digitalizing of endangered manuscripts. This summer she spent a week in London with a friend, who was auctioning off her porcelain collection at Christies. It was fascinating, Nicky said, and she had a great time. However,

a lot of her summer was spent negotiating between musicians and the Minnesota Orchestra, where she serves on the negotiating committee.

Nicky is cutting back on her consulting business and taking up the slack with her many other board involvements. She is a trustee of Vassar College and on the board of the Curtis Institute, a school of music in Philadelphia. Her “muchneeded recreation time” was spent playing golf.

Judy Blake spent time at the

lake in the summer, and a few weeks in Zihuatanejo in the winter. The biggest change to her routine is her new rescue golden retriever. “Seems I can’t get along without a dog in my life,” she writes. She welcomes the opportunity to keep in touch with classmates through her class correspondent job.

Marlene Heger Bixby and Ned had dinner with Ed Stringer

and Ginny, who spent most of the summer at their place on Madeline Island. They also had a long, two-hour-plus lunch with Bill Langford and Anne.

The Bixbys spent some nice fall weekends at Danbury and will go back to Bonita Springs after the first of the year.

Caco Myers Baillon and John Baillon ’46 saw a lot of their

grandchildren this summer.

Eleven of them live within a five-minute walk and enjoy the waterfront activities. The Baillon’s patio was especially busy on the holidays. On the 4th of July they had dueling fireworks with their neighbors.

Caco is playing more tennis this fall—three times a week, was an election judge last November, and does a little volunteer work.

Carol Daniels visited her

Gail Victor Hogg and Jim

daughter, Polly, a glass-blower in California this summer. She is happy to report her other daughter, Amelia, who lives in Annapolis, M.D., is cancer-free and slowly gaining her strength back. Carol’s son, John, lives across Lake Okeechobee from her. Also this summer, Carol and her husband, Dick Jacker, traveled to Norway, where they “fell in love” with the National Art Gallery in Oslo. She says, “We’re very contented folks down here.”

took a train ride through the Canadian Rockies this summer and spent time in Victoria visiting friends. She said they have no plans for the winter, except to get through it. Gail and her therapy dog, Belle, continue their visits to hospitals, where Belle sits on the patients’ beds and makes them happy.

Ann Luyten Dieperink was in

the Netherlands for eight sunny days this summer, accompanied by her son, Michael Dieperink ’78, and her granddaughter, Emily Dieperink ’17. It was so hot, she said, that many people slept in the park. A highlight for Emily was the Amsterdam shopping. Ann still enjoys the more rural life of Afton, Minn.; a neighbor reported he saw a black bear in Ann’s backyard.

Mary Dosdall Guyer reports that “life is going ok” and that no news is good news. After a pleasant summer, she and husband Reyn Guyer were getting ready for Florida. She said no trips are planned and they were looking forward to taking it easy. In other news: Reyn was recently featured on an episode of CNBC’s show “How I Made My Millions” for creating Twister and the Nerf ball.

Tom Hilton and his wife, Jan,

recently moved to a new location in Atlantic Beach, Fla. They have resided there for the past six years, and love living so close to three of their four children.

Trudy Peet will take three

horses and four dogs when she moves for the winter into her new small ranch in Tucson, which abuts on the Saguaro National Forest. The area is a thriving community of painters and writers, which suits Trudy well. Her summers are spent in Carbondale, Colo., where she breeds and trains warmbloods for jumping and dressage. Several of her horses are doing particularly well, one of them winning the national preliminary of threeday eventing. When Trudy travels, she says she does so in style—in addition to her animal entourage, she brings two RVs, one equipped as a studio and the other to house such essentials as an inflatable hot tub.

1954 CLASS AGENT:

Bonnie Mairs bonnie1673@earthlink.net Deta Ford Stafford writes:

“John and I are still in mostly good shape. The ordinary complaints (stiffness, bad joints, cataracts, etc.) do apply, but a new knee, various meds, and exercise help us manage. Good health is really

the critical piece these days.

Our life is nicely even and uneventful. We spend eight months in Naples, Fla., and return to Minnesota after the snow melts. If we need a winter fix, we visit Michael and family (three grandchildren) in New Hampshire or John and family (two grandchildren) in Eden Prairie, but usually they come down here to visit us. Because we take each family on a trip of their choice each year, we have been on a variety of adventures.

Destinations have ranged from Disney World, San Diego, Hawaii and Pearl Harbor, Paris and the Normandy Beaches, to some camping trips on western Vancouver Island in British Columbia (where I broke my arm in 2011. This has had an annoyingly bad effect on my golf, but a more positive result on my bridge.).

This year, for the first time, we are repeating a trip because it was such a huge favorite.

Both families have chosen to go back to British Columbia to the amazing place we stayed before. I must say I have never seen such beautiful country.

However, I do plan to skip the rock climbing this time.”

Myra Shapira Greenberg

reports that she is in the process of selling her house and moving—after 76 years in St. Paul—to a condo apartment overlooking the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. She is facing all the accumulations from so many years in the same house and trying to think what to do with it. She and Roger, who is still working, took a river cruise on the

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Danube this summer. After the move, they will spend the winter in Florida, as will other snowbird classmates: Polly Cross Olmstead, Deta Ford Stafford, and Ginnie Weyerhaeuser Record.

Alice Mairs writes: “Many

people our age are divesting themselves of property, but in a fit of folly, your Class Agent has just bought a cabin on a lake near Ely, Minn. You are welcome to visit next summer but be prepared—it has an outhouse, propane lights, and right now the only water is a hand pump bringing lake water to the kitchen sink.

A local old lady lived there, winter and summer, until she was 86. This old lady (me) will continue to spend most of the year in New York City with hot water, indoor plumbing, central heat, and electricity.”

Polly Cross Olmstead enjoyed a short visit with Midge Hamm Kirwan.

Ellen Huse Seymour reports

that she and David have had health issues but are “alive and kicking.”

1956 CLASS AGENT:

Brenda Raudenbush Griffin braudenbush2@comcast.net Jonathan Rose,

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History in Honour of Paul Brand. The book includes an essay by Rose, “Medieval Estate Planning: The Wills and Testamentary Trials of Sir John Fastolf,” and honors Rose’s friend and mentor, English legal historian Paul Brand.

Jonathan retired in the spring after serving at the College of Law for 44 years. He was honored by the college at the Willard H. Pedrick Society Dinner on March 6, 2012, and by the creation of a named endowment that will be used to fund annual scholarships.

He plans to travel, spend more time on research and scholarship, and teach part-time.

1957 CLASS AGENT:

Dutton Foster duttonfosters@comcast.net

Reunion recap from Dutton Foster: “Our ‘Classes of 1957’ group enjoyed a 55th reunion weekend of camaraderie and reconnection with SPA and each other. The highlight: dinner in a private dining room at W.A. Frost, with lots of good talk and a visit from [Head of School] Bryn Roberts.

Attending from the metro area: Tom and Sally Davis Patterson, Ruth Putnam Huss and husband John, Susan Rose Ward, Tom Mears and wife Joan, Sandi Mundy Irvine, Tim Slade and Lenie Smith, Barbara Hershe Janes and husband Alec, Susan Fisher Koll and husband Larry, and Dutton and Caroline ’60 Foster. Our out of town guests included Cindy Friedman Sutton, Tuck Langland

(celebrating his birthday) and his wife Janice. Good food, good wine, good talk. On to

the 60th!” [See page 36 for a class photo from Reunion—Ed.]

1960 CLASS AGENTS:

The Class of 1960 is looking for Class Agents! Please contact alumni@spa.edu for more information.

Vicki Valleau Cross and Wendy Power Perry attended an open house at the home of Terry Hill Ffolliott in April. They were

among friends celebrating her birthday and her new condo.

1961 CLASS AGENT:

Crosby Sommers sommers80@gmail.com Marty Daniels recently presented “Civil War Diarist Mary Boykin Chesnut and her World” at Woodhill Program Night. A collateral descendant of Chesnut, Marty is co-author of Mary Chesnut’s Civil War Diary and Photograph Album— two volumes published in 2011, combining Chesnut’s diary with her recently rediscovered album of photographs of famous Civil War-era figures.

Marty lives on the Chesnut family plantation, Mulberry, located near Camden, S.C. The plantation house (its art, furnishings, and library) and grounds make it one of the most admired sites in the U.S. awarded the coveted status of National Historic Landmark.

Marty’s talk included images and anecdotes about the way of life at Mulberry, as well as about Civil War notables (both North and South), as described

by Mary Chesnut in her diary.

Crosby Sommers reports,

“St. Paul Academy and Summit School provided its customary excellent food and

drink to welcome alumni at the October 5 Friday Night Reception and the October 6 Saturday Brunch during Homecoming Reunion Weekend. Classmates had opportunities to see friends not seen for 50 or more years.

My wife and I were unable to attend the Blake football game before the ceremony, and we were told our absence probably caused SPA to lose the game. This is probably true—we apologize. On a more positive note, the Class of 1961 attendees included Pock Otis, Joanie Pedersen, Elizabeth Wolff and her husband, Rick Charlson, Sally Morgan Cuningham and her husband, John Cuningham, and myself and Barb. It was great to see classmates from other classes as well.

Head of School Bryn Roberts delivered what was a very fluent, informative, and comprehensive talk bringing us up to date on the state of St. Paul Academy and Summit School, which continues to be an exceptional school and strong community. The Class of 1961 has now met five times since our 50th Reunion in 2011. Soon we will meet again for lunch at Frost’s... watch your email or U.S. mail for further information.”

1962 CLASS AGENT:

Bill Peet drpeet@drpeet.com

Reunion recap from Aldren Drew: “The Class of ’62 met, talked, ate, drank and partied with vows to do it again in five years and questions about why it took so long to get together again. Nine Academy and five Summit grads and

assorted spouses celebrated vociferously at the Town and Country Club until the club management finally sent us on our way well past their normal closing hour. Not surprisingly, the ensuing 50 years had been kind to one and all after a few hours everyone was acting as if it were 1962 again and finals were really over. The Minnesota residing contingent of Jon Maier, Budd Johnson, Alden Drew, Dee Levin, Jean Seymour Johnson, Anne Mullery Shull, and Missy Mears Wilson were joined by Eric Hansell from Hong Kong, Al Fricke from northern California, Bill Peet from Kansas City, Bill Menold from Washington, D.C., Chief Schwyzer from Albuquerque, Lucy Owens Smith from Chapel Hill, and Nancy Felder Arons from Pelham, Mass. John Works and Bob Goffstein planned to attend but were unable to at the last minute. A number of us attended the weekend’s other events and toured the campus for the first time in 50 years, in most cases. It’s held up as well as we have, but is equally unrecognizable in many ways.”

[See page 36 for a class photo from Reunion—Ed.]

1963 CLASS AGENT:

Nancy Mulvey nancymulvey@gmail.com Jeffrey Willius reports, “As

some of you know, the past couple of years have seen a great transition in my life.

I’d been writing for some time about my experiences with awareness, curiosity and wonder, and the spiritual dimension those qualities share. Then an amazing string

of serendipitous events led to my writing my first book, to connecting with a great publisher and, now, to my book’s release. What a trip! I’m very proud of the way Under the Wild Ginger has turned out, and, as you can imagine, anxious to share it.” His first book, Under the Wild Ginger – A Simple Guide to the Wisdom of Wonder, was released Oct. 16. The book is part nature walk, part self-reflection, and part spirit quest. Of the book’s endorsements, Jeff says the one he appreciates most is that of Ann Bancroft ’74: “Of all the people to help put me on the map with a book on curiosity, awareness, and wonder, who better than a famous explorer?” he writes.

1964 CLASS AGENT:

John Maher jmaher1@maine.rr.com Julie Moles Stephan reports,

“I am currently retired in Mesquite, Nev., where I volunteer as an Associate Veterans Service Officer at our local Vets Center. I have two wild grandsons, Pohaku, 7, and Kapono, 4. Their mother, Helen, got her Ed.D., so now I must address her as Doctor.

Horrors, she was just naughty and 10 a minute ago! Her three sisters are all fine and busy.

That’s about it—other than my golf handicap is the highest in our Class of ’64.”

A travel report from Ward Johnson: “Several alumni/ae and their spouses traveled to Sweden in June and met up with fellow alumni/ae who live there now during their trip. First, the group gathered for dinner at a restaurant in

TRIP TO SWEDEN: Pictured left to right are: Rick von Bergen ’61, Carl Eklund, Nan Griggs Eklund ’64, Harriet Lansing, Ann Walton von Bergen ’79, Ward Johsnon ’64, Allan Klein ’64 and Shotsy Shepard Johnson ’64.

Pictured left to right are: Shotsy Shepard Johnson ’64, Carl Eklund, Nan Griggs Eklund ’64, Harriet Lansing, Allan Klein ’64, Ward Johsnon ’64 and Tim Platt ’66.

Stockholm with Rick von Bergen ’61 and Ann Walton von Bergen ’79. The group also met Tim Platt ’66 for lunch one afternoon. Both meals included lots of storytelling and memory-sharing from our days at SPA and Summit School.” Ward advises other alumni/ae to check with the SPA Advancement Office before a trip abroad to see if there are classmates living where you are visiting. [See pictures above—Ed.]

1972 CLASS AGENT:

John Edgerton johnedgerton@usfamily.net

Our apologies to Mystie Brackett for an error in the last issue of SPA Magazine.

The entry incorrectly said she spent “20 years recovering from a brain injury resulting from a rollover car accident.”

Her brain injury is the result of a rollover accident that occurred on Jan. 31, 2011.

John Edgerton reports, “October 6’s 40-year reunion for the Class of 1972 was a great success. I believe everyone had fun getting caught up on the last 40 years. We were blessed to have our three exchange students from Norway, Roar Dons with fiancé, Sif Vik, Bard Rane, and Branko Furst, travel halfway around the world to join us for the special occasion.

The photographer took many pictures as did fellow classmate, Dr. Bill Barrows.

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Reunion Weekend 2012

| PHOTOS BY GREG HELGESON

On October 5 and 6, 2012 alumni/ae across six decades returned to school for Reunion Weekend.

Hundreds of graduates from all classes enjoyed multiple sporting events, the Alumni/ae Art Show, and the All-School Reception. It was a particularly special weekend for classes ending in 2 and 7, who celebrated their milestone Reunions with Class Parties at various locations around the Twin Cities on Saturday night—photos from these events are below. For more photos of Reunion 2012, visit stpaulacademy.smugmug.com > AlumniaeandAdvancement > Reunion-2012.

CLASS OF 1942: From left to right: Phil Margolis,

CLASS OF 1947:

H.G. McNeely, Jr., Leila Poullada, Anne Elsinger (leaning), Clint Abbott, Joanne Wright, Bob Stowell, Bill Robertson, Patty Bratnober Saunders, and Joe Elsinger.

Left to right: Jon Abbott (seated), Glenna Price (farthest left standing), Betty Cammack, Bill Hartfiel, Sally Cole, Teedie Mairs, Mark Orton (beard), Stan Shepard, and Edie Macmullen (seated).

CLASS OF 1957:

CLASS OF 1962: Front row, left to right: Bill Peet, Nancy Felder

Front row, left to right: Cynthia Sutton, Ruth Huss, Susan Rose Ward, Sally Patterson, Tom Patterson.

Back row, left to right: Barbara Hershey Janes, Susan Koll, Dutton Foster, Sandra Irvine, Norman Timothy Slade, and Tuck Langland.

CLASS OF 1977: Back row: Rosemary Geist (forehead only), Anne Bailey, Sue Langford, Fred Neher, Ben Millard, Amy Peterson-Croonquist, Tim O’Brien, Laura Duvall, Melissa Flynn Hager. Front row: Arlys Greenberg Freeman, Kirsten Wedes, Hank Brandtjen, Pam McInnes, Liz Stuck, Cecily Harris, Lisa Roetzel. Not pictured: Kyle Hart, Charlotte Wright Lewis and Amy Unger Weiss.

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Arons, Anne Mullery Shull, Jean Seymour Johnson, and Lucy Owens Smith. Middle row, left to right: Al Fricke, Joan Maier, Alden Drew, Missy Mears Wilson, Chief Schwyzer, Dee Levin, and Erik Hansell.

Back row, left to right: Budd Johnson and Bill Menold.

CLASS OF 1987: Left to right: RB Kiernat, Dave Horner, Helena Manning (Avina), Jay Ettinger, Jon Larsen, Ana Micka, Craig Smith, Carol Bagnoli, Rob Mairs, and Mark Thomas.

CLASS OF 1972: Kneeling: Georgia Price Mottl, Bridget O’Brien, Jeanne Herzog, Laura Little, Bill Barrows, Laura Cummins Swain. First row standing: Carol Adler Zsolnay, Jim McCartney, Jeff Strecker, Branko Furst, Sue Zmuda, Kathy Weed, John Edgerton, Ginnie Weed Murphy, Paul Quast. Second row standing: Tom Swain, Jule Hannaford, Kim Bemis, Roar Dons, Rick Launer, John Shepard, Jack Garrett, Terry Costello, Jeff Greenman, Chick Lindsay, Andy Fulton.

Back row: Roger Winship, Dick Seesel, Gus Ljungkull. Not pictured: Diane Bradley-Lewis.

CLASS OF 1982: Back row: Steve Mohring, Griggs Nichols, David Weyerhaeuser, Matt Levitt, Gina Janetka, Richard Knox, Stephanie Ross, Katie Clapp, Cynthia James, Josie Holman, Naomi Silver, Marco Nikituk. Seated: Alison Suessbrick, Ari Mckee-Sexton , Sally Cammack, Jennifer Robbins, Rachel Scanlan, Sarah Johanson. Kneeling: Denisea Elsola, Libby Hlavka, Sarah Burgwald.

CLASS OF 1992:

Save the date for Reunion 2013: September 6-7, 2013.

Left to right: Leigh Murray Currie, Courtney Culligan Vincent, Jennifer Goff Henretta.

For more information or to volunteer, contact alumni@spa.edu.

CLASS OF 1997:

Front row, left to right: Kate Glover, Rebecca Ehrlich Axner, Trevor Axner, Sarah Nelson Nymo, Dena Citron Larson, Kate Starns, Rhys Conlon, Hilary Gebauer, and Mike Kremenak. Back row, left to right: Brian Durk (Natalie’s husband), Abby McDonald Donner, Natalie Ruotsinoja Durk, Florie Goldberg Ellwein, Debbie Whitaker Horstman, Peter Melloy, Dan Johnson, Tim Piehler, Raj Boopathy (Rhys’ husband), Chad Kampe (Matt Felt’s husband), Matt Felt, Adam Mills, Mike Martin and Marc Katz (Hilary’s fiancé).

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We enjoyed good food, beverage, song, and wonderful companionship. I think those who missed by not coming missed a great opportunity to reminisce and learn how lives have changed and grown.

A special thanks to Carol Adler Zsolnay and Gabor Zsolnay and Roger Winship for helping us prepare to host the Class of 1972, and to Paul Quast and St Croix Vineyards for donating the white wine for the event.”

CLASS AGENT:

Lit Field lfieldjr@tcfield.com Paula Lambert Liang and her husband, Jim Liang, have relocated to Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. They were delighted to show Anne and Lit Field the sights in March, and would love to see any other classmates who pass through the area. You can reach Paula at paulaliang@ gmail.com.

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CLASS AGENT:

Charlie Zelle czelle@jeffersonlines.com Charlie Zelle

has been named the next Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) by Governor Mark Dayton. Zelle is the longtime president and CEO of Jefferson Lines, a Minneapolis-based bus company that serves 13 states across the Midwest. He is credited with leading a turnaround in long-distance bus service, modernizing the fleet, restoring Jefferson lines to profitability and emphasizing service in rural areas. In a Star Tribune article about Zelle’s appointment, Governor Dayton is quoted saying that Zelle’s “outstanding record of innovation in the private sector will serve Minnesota well as we build a transportation system which will serve our needs and support our future growth and prosperity.”

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Hank Brandtjen hbrandtjen@kluge.biz Susie Weber Baker works at Edina High School in Minnesota in college advising. Now an empty nester, having sent three kids off to college, she and her husband look forward to traveling, with Greece high on the priority list.

Hank Brandtjen reports,

“The SPA Class of 1977 held its 35th Class Reunion over Homecoming weekend. In all, we had 19 former classmates who gathered at the St. Paul home of Hank and Kirstin Brandtjen. Like fine wine, the Class of 1977 has aged well.

In fact, it was commented that we really have not changed our looks at all. As secretary for the class, I encourage you all to join our Facebook page: SPA Class of 1977. Also, to put an end to all excuses, our next formal reunion is in 2017 to be held the weekend of SPA’s Homecoming. Put it on your calendar now. Like that vintage bottle of wine,

we really will be worth sampling then!”

few marathons as well as halfIronman triathlons.

Sarah Ross Caruso is the President and CEO of Greater Twin Cities United Way. Prior to that she was President of the Minnesota Children’s Museum.

Tim Hartnett is living in Santa Cruz, Calif., and for the past few years has really enjoyed songwriting.

Amy Peterson Croonquist

San Francisco Zoo and is involved in the education of new docents. Julia, like a few others in the class, is preparing to have the last child leave the nest.

teaches swimming at Life Time Fitness in White Bear Lake.

Jack Driscoll has a traveling

classroom he uses to bring a hands-on education experience about the Voyageurs, Lewis and Clark, or the 1812 British Navy.

He makes over 150 stops a year; every year he also gets about 10,000 kids on the river in 24’ canoes. In addition to this, Jack has served, or is serving, on various boards including the Science Museum of Minnesota, Minnesota Museum of Art, Wilderness Inquiry, Mississippi River Fund, and the Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation. Currently Jack has a senior at SPA. Mike Erickson and his wife, Cheryl, are retired naval aviators living the dream in the Adirondacks in northern New York. Mike runs ultramarathons of 50 and 100 miles in length. When not running, Mike is a ski patroller, rural mail carrier, creates pottery, is an art gallery entrepreneur, and a volunteer firefighter. He and his wife have three daughters all doing well.

Bill Farrell lives in Taiwan,

and he and his wife send their daughter to the Taipei American School, which is very similar to SPA. Work aside, Bill is proud to speak Mandarin and has completed a

Julia Weyerhaeuser Heidmann is a docent at the

Lisa Roetzel noted that we

have a class of writers in that Liz Stuck is a technical writer, Melissa Flynn Hager is a grant writer, Catherine Dybiec Holm has published a book entitled My Heart Is A Mountain, Charlotte Wright Lewis teaches writing, and Lisa, whose job at UC Irvine in Southern California entails a lot of writing. She loved coming back for the reunion because she remains a Minnesotan at heart and loved experiencing real fall weather.

Nels Sandberg has returned to

the Twin Cities, is in property management, and still has a passion for old movies and old cars. Nels recently enjoyed beers in the Twin Cities with Steve Berman, who now lives in Berkeley, Calif., and Blake Hart, who lives in Wisconsin.

Chuck Strouse lives in Miami and is running a weekly newspaper and churns out wacky stories about corrupt politicians, Latin American conspiracies, and zombies.

Chuck serves on the national board of the Association of Alternative News Media. He and his beautiful Ecuadorian wife have three great kids.

Chuck runs marathons and says that he hopes to get back

2012 “CAPTAINS BRUNCH”: Mike Ristau ’85 sent in this

photo from the fall 2012 “Captains Brunch” for the SPA football team. Left to Right: Quintin Smith ’13 (MPA), Peter Zelle ’83, Dom Dingess ’13, David Ristau ’13, Danny O’Shea ’13, Karl Hommeyer ’13, Jack Dingess, Pete Grebner ’81, Mike Ristau ’85.

to Minnesota soon, because, after all this time, it still feels like home and he misses his buds from SPA. Jeff Wright lives in the

Twin Cities and works for Rivers End Trading, a wholesaler of clothing and apparel. Online you can still find the Pepsi ad Jeff was in back in high school.

1985 CLASS AGENT:

Dave Kansas davekansas22@yahoo.com Julie Silverman Burton

reports, “To have a daughter who will be graduating high school this May is quite mindboggling but exciting too.

And at least she is applying to some colleges that would be really fun to visit! The three other Burtons (15, 11, and 8) are also doing well and keep me very busy! Outside my mothering, I am still teaching yoga and am one chapter away from finishing the parenting book I have been working on for the past several years. I continue to be inspired

by fellow classmates who are making a mark in the literary world.” She recently saw Steve Levitt at a SuperFreakonomics lecture and will celebrate her 20th wedding anniversary with David in New York City. “Very much look forward to seeing Julia Jordan and her new play Murder Ballad. Hope everyone is well and will come to our next reunion!”

John Cunningham reports

he continues to stare at the Little Brown Jug in Ann Arbor, Mich. He is working with a group of private investors and “doing my own technology startup consulting.” John is recently divorced and has three daughters, ages 6, 10, and 12.

Sean Gilshannon reports, “Just

wrapped up work and moved the family, including three kids, and all our junk, err, stuff from Seattle to Woodbridge, Conn.

Margaret is now helping run the Yale medical center. Our kids are now in a great school system. We live in the suburbs for the first time in our lives.

We’re also close to more family.

All in all a good move, and we’re not missing Seattle too

much. I think fellow ’85er Dave Robins has been surprised to see all the flora and fauna of the greater New Haven area I have posted on Facebook. He was too busy studying at Yale to notice it. My startup, InnoDrive Systems, took quite a while to get off the ground, but now it is picking up momentum.

We’ve got some good clients and are starting to make a lot of business thought-leaders take notice of our radically different approach to resource management and innovation.”

Julia Jordan has a new musical, Murder Ballad, now playing at New York City Center.

Dave Kansas reports, “We’re down the road a bit from Nicole Winter Tietel and ran into Daisy Campbell Fang Pellant and RM when they were visiting over the summer. Other sightings included Sean McCauley at the SPA Homecoming. He’s working for TPG, a private-equity firm, and has done some intriguing work in Russia. You’ll have to ask him about that! Cathy Paper’s independent business keeps thriving. Mike Ristau and I enjoyed watching his son David ’13 play for the Spartans this year. At the Breck game we ran into Jeff Robinson, a classmate through 8th grade and son of a long-time Lower School teacher, Elizabeth Robinson. On the home front, Monica is working as a chef for Catholic Charities and Henry is a rambunctious child, closing in on 3!”

Steve Levitt co-authored a September 2011 study, “The Impact of Short-term Incentives on Student Performance,” which was featured on The Atlantic’s website and The Huffington Post.

Daisy Campbell Fang Pellant

reports, “After three good years in Tbilisi,Georgia, we left for Boston in August.

I’m writing from Phuket, Thailand, as I prepare to present at the Mindfulness in Education Conference held at Thanyapura. I head to Denmark after this and then ‘home’ to Massachusetts. This trip is providing the chance to meet with schools in Thailand and Denmark to discuss some research projects I’m working on this year as I do my deep dive into the crossroads of neuroscience, education, and contemplative practice through the Mind, Brain, and Education program at Harvard. RM is mentoring Harvard undergrads training to be teachers and substituting at independent schools in the area. He is also enjoying baking and cooking, which we all appreciate! The kids are happy in the public schools and Ruby is rowing crew on the Charles with Cambridge Ringe & Latin School. When in Rome... We are not sure where next year will be, but it is unfolding as another adventure. We’ll keep you posted and we’ll be back in St. Paul in June.”

Nicole Winter Tietel reports,

“Life in St. Paul is great for us. Mike and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary this summer. Both kids love the SPA Middle School—daughter Shelby is in 8th grade and son Riley is in 6th. Weird to have no kids left at the Lower School anymore—I guess now I’ll have to wait for a grandchild to go there (and that had better not be any time soon!). I am in my 17th year as a financial planner with our family business, Winter &

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Associates. The market ups and downs always keep us busy.

We continue renovations on our 117-year-old Cass Gilbert house up near the Cathedral.

We are hoping to have enough of it completed to host everyone for a class reunion one of these years. If you want to see our progress and the crazy things that we are always finding, check out our blog at www.fixfarrington.blogspot. com. Life is moving fast but we are definitely enjoying the journey. Hope to see fellow Class of ’85ers sometime soon!”

1987 CLASS AGENTS:

Carol Bagnoli cbagnoli@yahoo.com Jay Ettinger jayettinger@comcast.net Rob Mairs Robert.mairs@gpmlaw.com Simone Ahuja writes: “I had the pleasure of returning to SPA for Speaker Day in March and was truly wowed by the caliber of students and their questions (as well as the diversity of speakers). As a result, I met Malika Dale ’12, who served as an outstanding and insightful intern for my company over the summer.

It was fantastic to reconnect with Jim McVeety and George Leiter, who both look exactly the same all these years later, and catch up with another presenter, Spencer Deinard ’84. Recently, I’ve had a chance to connect with Dave Kansas ’85, who’s putting down roots in St. Paul again after stints in London and New York City.”

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“Over the spring and summer, I’ve traveled across the U.S. to support a new book I coauthored, Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth, called ‘the most comprehensive book yet on the subject’ of frugal innovation

by The Economist. The book is currently a no. 1 bestseller in India, with Portuguese and Japanese editions to follow.

I look forward to sharing more about the book and innovation in emerging markets with Dr. Hodge’s class in the fall.”

Mike Schloff reports, “So sorry

I was not able to attend the reunion and I hope it was a huge success. For those who are not Facebook friends (yet), I live in Maplewood, N.J., and am married with an 11-year-old son and an 8-yearold daughter. I have spent my whole career in digital/ online marketing and product management and currently work for a large publisher, John Wiley and Sons. If anyone is in New Jersey or New York City, please give me a ring!

I would love to keep in touch and know that we are all busy so ping me on Facebook or LinkedIn and no worries if we have not spoken in, say, 20-plus years.”

1988 CLASS AGENT:

Dan Deuel dhd823@comcast.net

New and recent artwork by Richard Barlow was featured in the 2011 exhibit “A Crow’s Nest” at Macalester College.

He showed the series “Covers,” “Daily Bromides,” “Welcome to the Open,” “Recognition Study Cards,” and “M3 Monoprints.”

1989 CLASS AGENT:

Dan Citron dancitron@gmail.com Larisa Overmier Somsel and Walter welcomed their third child, Brady, in July. He joins Jake and Emma in San Ramon, Calif. The Somsel family runs Conferencing Advisors Inc, a video conferencing equipment and services provider with nationwide customers, including Minnesota.

1990 CLASS AGENTS:

Darren Strafelda darrens@mlazgar.com Debbie Lipschultz Goldenberg goldenlips275@aol.com Michele Riley Bond reports, “I am busy raising three girls.

Two are SPA-ers. Everything is about them—not me.

But that will change once my 4-year-old starts kindergarten....Right?”

Marcia Feuer Englefield

reports, “I graduated with my MBA from Emory University in 2000, got married to my husband, Will, in 2006, and now we live in the Atlanta suburbs with our two children, Christopher, who is almost 5, and Robert, who is 2. I work as a Director at TSYS Loyalty in Alpharetta, Ga. Can’t wait to see my siblings, Jason Kahn ’90, Samantha Kahn ’87, and Paul Feuer ’93, for Thanksgiving (my brother Aaron is currently living in Paris and won’t be joining us).”

s Grant Evans reports, “My wife, Carolyn, and I had a boy just over a year ago, Greyson Edward. Needless to say he’s keeping us on our toes, and we love every minute of it. I keep very busy as the Director of Operations and Digital Publishing for a marketing company in Edina and spend time at the cabin whenever possible.”

Christian Gaylord reports, “I’m the crew chief at the Mcguire Theatre at the Walker Art Center. I have two daughters: Adrienne (9) and Sophia (4).

I live in Powderhorn and am always looking for ways to improve my 5K time.”

Melissa Geller reports,

“I have two girls now!

Juliette Lily Smith (3-and-ahalf years) and Helena Brynn Smith (18 months)—they are the loves of my life! I am still at the University of Minnesota in Gynecologic Oncology.

I spend about half my time doing research in ovarian cancer.”

Debbie Lipschultz Goldenberg reports, “June,

July, and August were filled with days at our lake house in White Bear Lake—still my favorite place to be. Now that the school year is in full swing, I am teaching parttime as an enrichment teacher at Echo Park and am also coordinating the Lower School Math Club at Blake.

A few years ago, I took up the violin when our girls (Ruth, 5th grade, and Rose, 2nd grade) started and am working hard to keep up with their progress.”

Annelise Christ Gould

reports, “I am living in Southwest Minneapolis with my husband and three kids, ages 8, 5, and 2. I am writing, editing, and I started a small aromatherapy business called AnneliseOnline. I also continue to have a hand in my family’s business, the Black Forest. I had the honor of officiating the wedding of Jenny Toth and Adam Benepe ’91 in New York City this past summer.”

doing leadership development.

My kids are growing up too fast—Rohan is 5 and Meera is 8. They keep us very busy!

My hubby, Ramesh, started an online security company a couple years ago so he is busy being a tech nerd in his spare time. Living in Cali has also given us a greater appreciation for wine (or maybe it’s the parenting).”

Jason Kahn reports,

“My wife, Sheila, and I are still living and loving Ann Arbor, Mich. We just celebrated our daughter Renia’s sixth birthday and are enjoying hearing stories of the wisdom learned in kindergarten. I am in my eighth year of primary care general medicine and pediatrics in a community clinic in nearby Ypsilanti, Mich.”

Anita Kuba reports, “I am still

living near San Francisco and continue to work for Google

working with The Sanneh Foundation setting up afterschool programs in Haiti, as well as in school academic support and leadership in Twin City-area schools. The foundation just announced the date of this year’s Gala, which will be Feb 2. Learn more at www.gala4goals.com.

Brad Paymar reports, “I’ve

“My kids are now 7 and 9, and I am working at the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center (still USGS). Oh, and I’m 40, which is overrated.”

been living out in Portland, Ore., for the past 16 years. It’s a great place to live. I have two young daughters, ages 8 and 5. I switched careers over 10 years ago and now work at non-profits that focus on conserving land out here in the Northwest. Get in touch if you’re ever passing through Portland.”

Nick Johnson reports,

“I finished my residency in urology from the University of Toledo in June of this year. I took a job with St. Luke’s hospital in Duluth as a staff urologist in September.

I practice general urology and specialize in robotic surgery.

I’m married to Amy White and have two kids: Cormac, age 8, and Aubrey, age 5.

We love Duluth, although when it comes to hockey I’m still a Gopher at heart.”

and received a lung transplant at the U of MN in 2001, and, although she passed away in 2005, supporting the Lung Center remains a labor of love for me and my family. I ran in just under four-and-a-half hours and raised over $13,000.

Awesome experience. Not sure about the next marathon...one may be enough...”

s Manny Lagos reports, “I am living in Minneapolis, married to Aimee, and raising two rugrat boys (10 and 9 years old). I work for the pro soccer team in town as Head Coach and Director of Soccer Operations.”

Travis Lee reports, “I have

become heavily involved in running the business of my condominium association and enjoy every chance to hang out with my eight nieces and nephews who live in St. Paul, Madison, Wis., and South Bend, Ind. I am single and have been living in Inver Grove Heights for the past eight years.”

David Murphy reports,

“I successfully completed the Twin Cities Marathon (my first marathon) to raise awareness and support for the University of Minnesota Center for Lung Science and Health. My mother was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2000

Peter Price reports, “Sara

and I have been in Chicago for six years now. I’m in my third year of practicing law after many years working as a coach, teacher, and administrator. I’m loving my new career and couldn’t be happier with the decision to move to Chicago and go back to school. Our son, Michael Julio, just had his bar mitzvah this past August, and now high school looms on the not-sodistant horizon. Both he and our daughter, Rebeca (10), have followed in our footsteps and taken up fencing. Sara is the coach and our youngest, Merav (7), can’t wait until she’s old enough to join them.”

Tony Sanneh recently returned from D.C., where his foundation was recognized by the State Department with Assistant Secretary Ann Scott for its participation as sports envoy ambassadors empowering women and girls through sports. Tony is busy

Darius Semmens reports,

Jenny Toth reports, “Adam Benepe ’91 and I got married on August 24 in New York City. Annelise Christ ’90 married us in a small celebration with family and friends, including Sandhya Sathyakumar ’90. We live in the East Village, and I am an Associate Professor at Wagner College in Studio Art, and Adam works in advertising.”

1993 CLASS AGENTS:

Ben Beach beach_benjamin@hotmail.com Jim Delaney jdelaney@poweredbyengine.com John Cosgriff john_w_cosgriff@uhc.com Mary Dickinson MacDonald mgdickinson@yahoo.com Collin Verheyden recently graduated with his doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Texas. He and his wife, Jennifer, moved to Ohio so he could take a clinical residency position at the Cleveland Clinic.

“We have been married for a little over four years and have a Newfoundland named

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we were a sustainable entity and held an open house to introduce ourselves to the community. We look forward to continually growing by becoming more involved with the local community.”

2001 CLASS AGENTS:

A WEDDING REPORT from Zach Pettus ’99: “I was at an SPA wedding in November 2012, that of my good buddy Andrew Kromroy ’99. From left to right is Charlie Dickinson ’99, Mike DeCourcy ’99, Vanessa Denis ’01, Andrew Kromroy ’99, Sonja Moe Kromroy, Chris Hart ’99, Sarah Kromroy Holmgren ’01, Anna Kromroy ’03, US Math Teacher Mickey Scott, and myself.”

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Murphy, but no kids yet,” he writes. “We are loving Ohio but missing our families in Texas. Hope the Class of ’93 is doing well!”

s John Cosgriff reports, “My wife, Theresa, and I welcomed our second child, Lucy Katherine Cosgriff, into the world on Jan. 16, 2012. Our son Parker, who turns 5 years old around Thanksgiving, has been a terrific big brother.”

1996 CLASS AGENT:

Minette Loula mmloula@gmail.com Tom Nelson and his wife,

Cindy, have recently returned to the U.S. after being stationed in Europe for nine years. He will now be working

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as an F-15E instructor pilot stationed in North Carolina.

Ben Polk has published articles

on si.com and theclassical.org.

Ben Yonas played with the

Mickey Hart Band at the Cedar Cultural Center on Aug. 21.

Ben played piano/keyboards in the Gold Jazz Band at SPA and in independent student band Safe Haven.

After graduating from the University of Michigan, he has since produced recordings of numerous musicians in California and New York.

1997 CLASS AGENTS:

Dena Citron Larson dena.larson@genmills.com Jeff Jarosch jeff.jarosch@gmail.com Dena Citron Larson and Sarah Nelson Nymo report, “What

a fun 15th Reunion weekend for the class of ’97! Many of us kicked it off at the exhibit of Rhys Conlon’s artwork on Friday night. In addition to the beautifully painted canvases (amazing, Rhys!), we saw many of our old teachers, including

Mr. Boulger, Ms. Polk, and Ms. Brooks. Saturday night brought a great turnout to Mozza Mia. Recent engagements, new kid additions (with more on the way!), and job changes abounded. The night flew by, with conversations freeflowing and faces sore from all the laughing, until we closed the place down. Special thanks to the impressive number (20 percent!) of us who flew in from out of town; here’s hoping those industrialstrength pint glasses made it through airport security. Keep in touch over the next couple years... With a 15 like this, there’s no doubt the party will pick right up for a big 20th just around the corner!”

1999 CLASS AGENTS:

Lisa Stein Rothstein lisaannestein@gmail.com Mark Heinert mark.heinert@bestbuy.com

A report from George Hart: “I started a registered investment advisory firm, Heritage Wealth Architects, in St. Paul with a business partner in May 2012. As of September

Aram Desteian desteian@gmail.com Tiffany Clark tlcpapillon@gmail.com Aram Desteian writes, “I hope

everybody from the Class of 2001 is doing well. Aja Tashjian and I made it through the election season, as Deputy Finance Director for Senator Klobuchar’s campaign. I’ve now returned to law school to finish my law degree and will begin my legal career as a Summer Associate with Bassford Remele. Aja continues her work fundraising for the Hazelden Foundation, which she absolutely loves. We’ve had a great time reconnecting with a lot of old friends from SPA when they are back in town—it has been amazing to see how far we’ve all come!”

Kyle Skor is planning a

California to Maine book tour of his recently published Art with Claude, an illustrated children’s guide to art history.

He is also working on the prototype for a vase with Kind Design, of which he is a founding partner.

2002 CLASS AGENTS:

Lauren Nuffort lauren.nuffort@gmail.com

Reunion recap from Lauren Nuffort: “What a great 10th Reunion gathering on

November 23, 2012! We brought it back to where it all began. Aproximately 35 of us gathered in the Randolph campus Dining Hall, after walking down the Sophomore hallway with our class timeline proudly displayed. The group, which included classmates and significant others, caught up on memories, got a few laughs over old pictures and reminisced about Junior Retreat—the blown-up class photo helped, right?! Recent marriages, engagements, job changes, education milestones, and moves to new cities were some of the discussions overheard.

It was great to see so many out-of-towners in town for the Thanksgiving weekend.

A special thanks to the hard working Reunion committee for putting on such a great event! Here’s to the next five when we gather again.”

Becky Alper and her

husband, Raja Viswanathan, moved from Minneapolis to Munich in September.

She is attending the Technical University of Munich for a master’s degree in transportation systems. “If there are any SPA alums in Munich, please get in touch—beckyalper@ gmail.com,” she writes.

Dandelion Kitchen, the food truck run by Alexander Brand and Natalie Coleman, was the Friday featured food truck on CBS Minnesota’s Curiocity. The truck opened in the summer of 2010 and can be found weekdays in downtown Minneapolis.

2003 CLASS AGENTS:

Aleksander Sims aleksander.sims@gmail.com Brenden Goetz brendengoetz@gmail.com Thomas Christ kiselblat@gmail.com Emily Shor Kendra Ackland Jillian Degerness Brenden Goetz reports, “I

have settled in Denver for the time being and am working in the Disability Services Program at the University of Denver. I’ve been doing a lot of running lately, and finished the Run Rabbit Run 50-mile in Steamboat Springs, Colo., on Sept. 15, 2012.”

I did a homestay in the Senase village in the Ashanti region of Ghana.”

2004 CLASS AGENTS:

Andria Cornell andria.m.cornell@gmail.com Ashley Malecha Anton ashleyeanton@gmail.com Tyler Olson tylermolson@gmail.com Sarah Anderson

Ferdinand Walter Anton was born August 24, 2012.

He is the second child for Ashley Malecha Anton and Thomas Anton.

2005

Colin Hartman reports,

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“I spent about a year in Brazil after getting out of the Marines, got married in Sao Paulo in July, and am currently at Wharton (in UPenn’s MBA program).”

Jack Adams adamsjackc@gmail.com Hanna Lamb hanna.lamb@gmail.com Lindsay Giese lindsaygiese@gmail.com Nicole Stennes nikkis2100@aol.com Sarah Wald skwald@gmail.com Marley McMillan produces

s Jill Stein Lipset reports, “Max Lipset and I were married at the St. Paul Hotel on May 6, and are living in the Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis. Max coaches the boys’ varsity soccer team at SPA.” Isaiah Thomas reports, “I am

currently traveling abroad working as a Student Life Administrator for the Fall 2012 Semester at Sea Global Study Abroad Program. My main Facebook profile pic was taken a few days ago when

listed as a member of the Class of 2005 in the Spring 2012 issue of SPA Magazine.

a radio show featuring “top DJ” (according to CityPages) team which includes Alexis Thompson-Toro ’99.

2006 CLASS AGENTS:

Marjahn Golban mgolban@gmail.com Lien Bui lbui@gustavus.edu Henry Parker hsparker2001@yahoo.com Rory Collins roryfcollins@gmail.com Alex Gast agast88@gmail.com

Our apologies to Nathan Brand, who was incorrectly

s Marc Davidson finished his master’s degree at the University of Southern California, married Ariana (Friedman) Davidson of San Francisco, and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. Marc is now working on hard drives as a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Western Digital.

2007 CLASS AGENTS:

Derek Schaible derek.schaible@gmail.com Etonde Awaah eawaah@gmail.com Nick Rosenbaum goopygoop@gmail.com Peter Labuza has been called “up and coming” by Roger Ebert as one of the most respected young film critics of his generation. His flagship project has been “The Cinephiliacs,” a podcast exploring the past and future of cinephilia. He has interviewed writers from The New York Times, New York Magazine, Sight & Sound, Village Voice, and beyond.

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Lark Turner is an intern in the London office of The New York Times, where she is covering the BBC scandal.

She recently contributed to the story “Complaint ignored for decades is heard at last in BBC abuse case.”

Award for Best Senior Thesis in the Humanities, the Jerome A. Schiff Undergraduate Fellow Award, and the Shalom Award for Original Research.

Alec Herr graduated from

Coe College with a B.A. in physics and minors in math and Spanish. This fall he started in the physics and astronomy Ph.D. program at Northwestern University.

2008

Louise Parker was recently

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interviewed on TheCut. com about her experience modeling in Hedi Slimane’s Saint Laurent debut in Paris.

Jessica Garretson jesspiperg@gmail.com Nolan Filter lilbddh@yahoo.com Vanessa Levy vanessalevy1@yahoo.com Ariella Rotenberg arotenberg@college.harvard.edu Hamilton Cook graduated

from Brandeis University with several honors, including Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Phi Beta Kappa (including a Phi Beta Kappa scholarship from the Boston chapter), the Doris Brewer Cohen Endowment

hospitals and clients around the U.S. He plans to begin medical school at the University of Minnesota the following fall.

s Alexander Feng graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, and is spending the next two years working for Epic Systems in Madison, Wisc. as a project manager overseeing the implementation of an electronic medical records system for various

Our apologies to John Wight, who was incorrectly listed as a member of the Class of 2009 in the last issue of SPA Magazine.

2010 CLASS AGENTS:

Katherine Labuza klabuza@gmail.com Paige Owens-Kurtz owenskur@stolaf.edu Elena Miller elena.miller13@gmail.com

James Trevathan was featured on the Gustavus Adolphus College website for his work in physics.

He has pursued studentfaculty research opportunities, interned at the Mayo Clinic, and received a scholarship from the Minnesota High Tech Association.

2011 CLASS AGENTS:

Taylor Billeadeau shootingstars262@hotmail.com Kaia Wahmanholm kwahmanholm@gmail.com Gavriella Levy Haskell won

the Emogene Mahoney Memorial Prize at Smith College for the best essay on a literary subject written by a first-year student.

Her essay was entitled “A Taxonomic Approach,” and was about Peter Mark Roget and his thesaurus.

Samantha Pilicer was named

one of three winners from Grinnell College for a national competition she participated in as part of an introductory anthropology course. She became a certified crisis counselor for victims and survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence in February.

This summer she worked at Camp Widjiwagan, joining Rachel Oldfather ’09, Jessi ’08 and Bri Rick ’10, Peter Wilson ’08, and Katie ’08 and Maura O’Brien ’10 on staff.

Bobby Whitaker is majoring

THREE GENERATIONS OF SPA ALUMNI/AE: SPA alumni/ae gathered for the graduation of Isabel LaVercombe in June 2012. Pictured left to right: Casey Ward White ’79, Susan Rose Ward ’57, Isabel LaVercombe ’12, Harry LaVercombe ’10, Mollie Ward ’83, Sarah Ward ’87, Emma White ’10, Charc Ward ’56. Isabel’s mother, Mollie Ward, speculates that “A fourth generation of grads was perhaps there in spirit, including Susan’s father Albert Rose ’27 and Charc’s parents Mary Clapp Ward ’27 and William Ward ’28.”

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in history at Tulane University, where he took a history seminar course taught by Thomas Adams ’98.

In Memoriam

1934 Mary Griggs Burke died on December 8, 2012, in New York City. She resided in Oyster Bay, New York. Raised in Saint Paul, she attended Summit School and upon graduation attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, and then Columbia University. She was a prominent philanthropist and art collector.

She served on many boards of directors, including Sarah Lawrence College, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Asia Society. She and her husband founded the Cable Natural History Museum in Cable, Wisconsin, where the Griggs family had a summer estate called Forest Lodge.

Forest Lodge was given by Mrs. Burke to the Trust for Public Land, and through them it was transferred to the U.S. Forest Service and will become a national center for the environment. Mrs. Burke received honorary degrees from Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, and from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. In 1987, she was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Japanese government. Her collection of Japanese art has been shown prominently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tokyo National Museum in Japan, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in Minneapolis, and many other institutions in this country and abroad. There are no immediate survivors, but Mrs. Burke is survived by numerous loving cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her husband, Jackson Burke.

1936 Robert C. Binger of White Bear Lake, Minn., passed away at home on Aug. 14, 2012. He was born on Sept. 11, 1918, to Vida Debar Binger and Dr. Henry E. Binger. On April 6, 1942, he married Elizabeth Wann, who preceded him in death. He was a graduate of St. Paul Academy, the School of Forestry at the University of Minnesota, and the Graduate School of Forestry at Yale University. On March 1, 1941, he was elected an associate member of the Sigma Xi and on March

1, 1975, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Board of Regents at the University of Minnesota.

On September 17, 1974, he was elected to the Explorers Club of New York in recognition of five sled trips he made to the Canadian Arctic with nomadic Inuit people from 1965-1970. He attended the Naval Training School of Dartmouth College and served on the staff of Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander of All Naval Forces in the Pacific, and on the staff of Admiral Richard Kelly Turner, Commander of the Amphibious Forces in the Pacific.

He participated in landings of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Returning to the Naval Service during the Korean War, he served on the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea and participated in the landing at Inchon, South Korea. He retired from the Naval Reserve in 1957 as a Lieutenant Commander. He joined the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company in 1946 and became Vice President of Operations in Canada and the United States in 1967.

In 1968 he joined the Northern Pacific Railroad as Vice President of the Natural Resource division, President of the Plum Creek Lumber Company, and a member of the Northern Pacific Board of Directors.

He retired on January 1, 1981. He served on the Board of Directors of the M & A Zinc Company of LaSalle, Ill., Connor Forest Industries of Wausau, Wis., Crows Nest Industries of Fernie, British Columbia, and the Big Sky Ski Development in Montana. He is survived by four children, Thomas Wann Binger ’67 of St. Paul, Robert Bruce Binger of Stillwater, Robert M. Binger of Minneapolis, and Erika Anne Binger Roberts of Asheville, N.C.

1939 Jean Kehne Schilling Folberth Chockley Ricketts died on November 1, 2012. Growing up in St. Paul, Mille Lacs, and Grey Cloud Island in Minnesota, she graduated from Summit School in 1939. She received a BA degree from Wellesley College in 1943 where she was a member of the 1942 May Court.

She had an active civic life, including serving on the St. John’s Hospital Board in

Cleveland, Ohio, on the Women’s Guild of St. Peters Episcopal Church in Lakewood, Ohio, as Camp Fire Girl leader and as a founding member of The Cotillion Society of Cleveland. She was an active member of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association, including serving as President of her class. She enjoyed spending time with her family, traveling, playing bridge, golf and downhill skiing. She is survived by her her two brothers, Paul K. (Buzz) Schilling ’41 (who passed shortly after, see below) and Hugh K. Schilling ’43; husband, Dr. Robert Ricketts of Naples, FL; son William (Biff) M. Folberth III; daughters Judy Folberth Eakin, Nancy Folberth Stratton Constable and Wendy Folberth Miller; 10 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husbands William Mitchell (Mike) Folberth, Jr. and F. Wilson (Bud) Chockley, Jr.

1940 John “Smokey” Ordway passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 23, 2012.

Known as Smokey to most, he was a resident of Jupiter Island, Fla., although he spent much of his life in White Bear Lake, and Wayzata, Minn. Born Nov. 29, 1922, in St. Paul, he attended St. Paul Academy, St. Paul’s School (1941) in Concord, N.H., and Yale University (1945). He left college before graduation to join the Navy, where he piloted a Corsair with Bombing Fighting Squadron Six attached to the aircraft carrier USS Hancock in operations against Japanese forces in the South Pacific. Although involved with many businesses during his life, his primary focus was the MacArthur Company in St. Paul where he worked for more than 40 years, ultimately as CEO and chairman. He was a member of numerous corporate and charitable boards, most notably that of the 3M Company, on which he served for 21 years; the Metropolitan Airports Commission from 1974-81; and the University of Minnesota Foundation where he served as chairman from 197779. He also served as a trustee at St. Paul Academy and Summit School. Growing up in a musical family, his involvement Fall 2012 | Winter 2013 | SPA

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in the Ordway Theater was a big part of his life. He served on the board for more than 25 years and was a member of the President’s Council. Hockey was a lifelong passion, highlighted by his involvement with the Minnesota North Stars. He was one of the original eight founding owners who established the team and developed the Met Center in 1967. Always an avid sportsman, he enjoyed sailing, ice hockey, golf, bird hunting and fly-fishing. He served as the commodore of the Inland Lake Yachting Association, president of Jupiter Island Club, and commodore of the White Bear Yacht Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack ’1904 and Charlotte (Partridge) Ordway, and four sisters: Sally Irvine ’29, Polly Wallace ’34, Charlotte Wyman ’35, and Patty Wright ’38. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Margaret “Marge” (McCarthy); three children: sons John ’66 (Marla) of Mahtomedi, and Phil ’79 (Cassy) of Long Lake, Minn., and daughter Strandy Quesada (Ric) of South Freeport, Maine; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

1941 Phyllis “Phil” Brown France died on November 17, 2012. Phyllis moved to Duluth with her husband, Alfred and 2 small sons, Tom and Jack, in the spring of 1955. She had grown up in St. Paul, the daughter of Edward and Phyllis Brown, attended the Summit School and graduated from Smith College. A third son, Ted, was born in 1957. Upon discovering “the beach” at Park Point the family spent many wonderful times there. Service to the Duluth community very soon grew into a major priority. Phil served as a trustee/board member to: the Depot, the DECC, Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation, UMD Medical School Admissions, Duluth Freshwater Aquarium, Building for Women, Bush Foundation, First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center, Planned Parenthood, Regional Advisory Committee, Habitat for Humanity and Global Awareness Committee. She was also a board member of the Minnesota Science Museum. From 1978-1998 she 46

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was co-owner of The Canal Company in Park Point. Through the years there were many spirited political activities in support of and in opposition to actions that she felt were not in accord with her values. She was an avid tennis player and enjoyed cross country skiing. She also enjoyed playing golf in her later years. Phil is survived by Alfred, her husband of 63 years; 2 sons, Thomas (Meg) of Missoula, Mont., and Edward (Brigitte) of Altach, Austria; 4 granddaughters, Johanna and Melissa in Austria and Sonja and Toni in Montana; sister Perrin (David) Lilly ’41 of St. Paul and numerous nieces and nephews.

Paul “Buzz” Kehne Schilling died suddenly on November 20, 2012. He was an entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist. Born in St. Paul, the eldest son of Paul A. and Ruth Marie Kehne Schilling, he attended Saint Paul Academy and MIT. He served his country during World War II as an Army Staff Sergeant in the Pacific theater and in occupied Japan. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart before being honorably discharged in 1945. In 1947 he married his bride of 65 years, Mary Lewis, and graduated from MIT with a BS degree in business and engineering and also received his first of many patents. After MIT, Buzz joined the Keyes Fiber Co. in Waterville, Maine. In 1955 he returned to Minnesota to join Plastics Inc. and quickly rose to vice president after introducing several innovative plastic products. He became chairman of the board of Plastics Inc. in 1972 after successfully merging the company with Anchor Hocking Corporation (now Newell Rubbermaid) where he also was a member of the Board of Directors. He retired from the firm in 1974 so he could become more involved in civic activities and to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities. He was an avid sportsman who loved to hunt and fish. He was a great storyteller and he lived his life with seeming unending energy and enthusiasm. He is survived by his wife Mary Lewis Schilling; four children: Paul ’69 and Marcia Schilling of Anchorage, Alaska; Ruth Schilling

Harwood ’69 and Lewis Harwood; Ann ’71 and Dr. Fergus McKiernan ’71; Lisa S. Greenman ’73 and Bruce

Arlen; nine grandchildren and one great granddaughter. His brother, Hugh Schilling ’43 also survives him. His sister, Jean Schilling Ricketts ’39 preceded him in death on November 1, 2012 (see above).

1943 Clelia Thompson Mulally’s life took her on an international adventure that covered four continents, with stops in Caracas, Venezuela; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Valencia, Venezuela; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Manila, Philippines; Akron, Ohio; and Basel, Switzerland, before depositing her back in St. Paul, where she was born. Her first venture away from St. Paul took her to Vassar College. While there she met John R. Thompson, whom she later married and with whom she embarked on a peripatetic global life as he pursued a career with Firestone International. They had four children, Douglas, Victoria, Charles, and Sheila. When that marriage ended in 1979, she returned to St. Paul and married Judge Edward Mulally, inheriting a vast array of step-children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. For more than 30 years of marriage, she and Ned traveled the world and reveled in the companionship of family and friends until his passing one year ago. Clelia is survived by two of her children, Douglas Thompson and wife Barbara, and Charles Thompson and wife Lori, and by two of her step-children, Kathy Wachtler and husband Dan, and Brian Mulally and wife Mary, as well as by generations of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

1944 Harry McClurg Drake, age 86 of St. Paul, died suddenly at his home on July 3, 2012. Harry was born in St. Paul on Sept.

20, 1925, the third son of Carl B. Drake, M.D., and Louise H. Drake of Portland Avenue, St. Paul. Born nearly totally deaf, Harry attended the Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis, Mo., for several years as a young boy, where he learned to lip-

read, a skill that would serve him well throughout his life. Upon his return to St. Paul, he attended the St. Paul Academy and then spent one year at the Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. He then received his B.A. from Macalester College in 1950, majoring in art. After college he pursued his passion for the arts, attending the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles before heading to New York City to join the graphic design firm of Frank Gianninoto & Associates. Several years later, he returned to the Twin Cities to join the advertising firm of McManus, John and Adams and to design a home for himself that he lived in for the next 50 years. Throughout his life, Harry was an avid sportsman (skiing, tennis, and golf), archivist, art collector, and philanthropist. He amassed an impressive private collection of modern photographs, some of which were displayed at a 1997 exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts entitled “The Poetics of Vision: Photographs from the Collection of Harry M. Drake.” He was a staunch supporter of Macalester College, serving for a decade as the college’s archivist. He endowed Macalester’s Harry M. Drake Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities and Fine Arts in 1998 and received Macalester’s 2005 Distinguished Citizen Award. Similarly, he remained actively involved at St. Paul Academy, serving as archivist and art benefactor at the school for many years.

The academy dedicated its centennial history book to Harry and named the Harry M. Drake Gallery in his honor. He was also actively involved in many other charitable organizations, serving on the boards of the Courage Center Foundation, Minnesota Foundation for Better Hearing and Speech, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, and the St. Paul Philharmonic (now the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra). In his spare time he compiled an extensive family genealogy. Harry loved to travel, to pursue his interest in photography, to ski, and to keep in touch with his friends and family throughout the world. He attended every wedding of his brothers, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, where he was a fixture on the dance floor, and was an honored regular guest at his relatives’ holiday gatherings over the years. Harry

was pre-deceased by his parents and his brothers Emerson H. Drake ’34 of Falmouth, Maine, and Carl B. Drake, Jr. ’37 of St. Paul. He is survived by seven nieces and nephews, 18 grandnieces and grandnephews, and nine greatgrandnieces and nephews.

1953 Laura Floan Boone died on November 4, 2012 surrounded by her family.

She is survived by her four children, Robin, Libby, Andrea and Allan; five grandchildren, Allegra, Nathaniel, Olivia, Axel and Dean; and two sisters, Alice and Christina; as well as many friends and relatives.

Cynthia Brackett Driscoll died on Sept. 7, 2012, after a battle with cancer.

Born in Kansas City, Mo., in 1935, Cynthia moved with her family to St. Paul in 1947. She attended Summit School and Smith College. Her summers in her early teens were dominated by competitive sailing on Lake Minnetonka, where she won many awards in the X class. After college she worked in Boston, then for the U.S. Army in recreational services in Germany, and the University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus. She married Charles (Todd) Driscoll in 1962.

She and Todd soon moved to Afton and restored an old 1870s farmhouse, where they spent 20 years raising their family.

Cynthia, Todd, and family subsequently moved to Grand Rapids in 1982 when he joined the Blandin Foundation staff.

Cynthia was a member of the first master gardener class offered by the University of Minnesota. She published more than 100 articles in national magazines and wrote a book, One Woman’s Gold Rush, about her relative Mary Montgomery Brackett in the Alaskan Gold Rush of 1887. Cynthia served on the school board District #834, in Washington County, started the farmer’s market in Afton, Minn., served on the North Central Experiment Station Advisory Committee, helped plan and support the new Grand Rapids Area Library (2000), started the Young Writers Fair in Grand Rapids, was

a member and board chair of Advocates for Family Peace, an active member of the Book Wolves book club, helped plan and monitor the building of their home in Grand Rapids and cabin on Blue Heron Island, Lake Vermilion. Survived by her husband Charles P. (Todd) Driscoll; children Melissa A. Driscoll (Jay Hambidge), Julia C. Garrido (Claudio), Robert Pedro Driscoll (Bobbi), John A. Driscoll; siblings Thomas C. Brackett ’55 (Margo), Barbara Hoff Crane, Tony Hoff (Susan), “Mystie” Ann Elizabeth Brackett ’72; five grandchildren and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents John C. Brackett and Mary Symons Brackett and stepmother Mary Lou Hoff.

1954 Leonard Johnson passed away peacefully on July 14, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. He graduated from Linwood Elementary, St. Paul Academy, and Yale University. Len was raised in St. Paul, and lived in Columbus, Ohio, West St. Paul, Tokyo, Morristown, N.J., Long Lake, Minn., Lake Toxaway, N.C., Bayport, Minn., and Hudson, Wis. He loved learning, expanding his mind, playing the piano, drawing, reading, golfing, traveling, writing in his many journals, and being in the midst of his family. He always celebrated his grandchildren and appreciated their many talents. Len lived his life with kindness, dignity and humility. Len is survived by his wife of 53 years Charlotte Seymour Johnson ’56; children: Laurie Johnson Cousseau ’79 (Perry), Len (Eve) Johnson, Kim (Scott) McCrae, Mike (Amy) Johnson, Kristina (Tyler) Hanson, Katherine (Brett) Grendahl; many grandchildren: sisters Grace and Lorraine, family and dear friends.

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Lawrence in 1962 and served as a Trustee of that college for many years. She married Michael in 1961 and they lived in New York City for most of their married life.

Lora was an accomplished equestrian in the hunter division winning many ribbons and championships. Lora also excelled at tennis, golf and skiing. Lora was active with her husband in Miami City Ballet.

She is survived by her husband Michael, her two sons Douglas (New York City) and Richard (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) their wives Alyson and Laura, her four beloved grandchildren, Adam, Alexis, Brent and Rose, as well as her many life-long friends.

1963 Tom Garrett of St. Paul passed away at home on Aug. 19, 2012. He was born in St. Paul on Feb. 3, 1945. He graduated from St. Paul Academy in 1963, attended Duke University, graduated from the University of Minnesota and received his law degree from the University of Minnesota School of Law in 1970. He joined the firm of Lindquist & Vennum practicing corporate and securities law, with expertise in the drafting of documents for public offerings.

In 1977 Tom was asked to be the attorney for a young company about to go public.

That company was St. Jude Medical and in 1979 Tom became a director, staying so for the next 32 years. Tom was an avid golfer and a wonderful competitor.

A long-time member of Somerset Country Club, he won its championship 13 times over five decades. In 1961 and 1962 he won Minnesota’s lone spot in the USGA Junior Championship Tournament held in New York. In 2001 he won the Minnesota State Senior Amateur Championship held at Somerset. Tom was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2003. Tom adored being a grandfather and was so proud of his grandchildren. He believed that his most important role was making the very best of memories for them. He took each of his grandchildren on a special trip just for them. He will be remembered most for his honesty and integrity, generosity, and devotion to family. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his best friend and wife of 30 years, Linda; his 48

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children, Karen Garrett Tvedt ’86 (John), Christina “Tina” Garrett ’89 (Cari) and Charles G. Garrett; brothers Michael P. Garrett ’65 (Tony), John “Jack” T. Garrett ’72 (Sarah), and sister Martha Garrett Burdess ’68 (Harold); Jennifer Garrett, grandchildren Kayla, Mariah, Taylor, Jonathan, Chase and Maddy, and many friends and colleagues.

1980 Linda E. Levitt Jines died peacefully on August 29, 2012. Loving mother, sister, wife, and daughter; Linda was the founder and owner of the businesses Sweet Cakes Soaps and Yarnzilla. In addition she was the Chief Creative Officer of the marketing firm The Greatest Good. She is survived by son, Riley; husband, Doug; parents, Dr. Michael and Shirley Levitt; sister, Janet Levitt and her family; brother, Steven Levitt ’85 and his family. She was loved and will be missed for her spirit and wit.

David (George) Millard passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sept. 8, 2012. David was warm and generous with great technical aptitude and intelligence which his friends marveled at. He was a proud father of two daughters, Mika and Kyoka. He brought his skills to bear in the planetarium industry, first beginning at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Then as Director of Marketing for Sonics, his work took him all over the world, including to Japan where he met his wife Chieko. They moved to Birmingham, Ala., in 1990 where they had their two daughters and made many friends. In 2000 they moved back to Minnesota to be closer to his parents and extended family. As Director of Digital Products at Spitz Inc. for the last 9 years, he was well loved by his colleagues. In 2009 David was diagnosed with colon cancer. His family and friends were in awe with his strength and perseverance throughout his battle with the disease.

David’s kindness, sense of humor, and intelligence will be missed by his children, wife Chieko, father George ’48 and siblings Ben ’77, Stephan, and Megan. He

was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Murphy Millard.

Faculty, Staff, Trustees and Friends Jeanne C. “Carol” Sandberg died on October 27 from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bert. She is survived by her son, Nels ’77; daughters, Leslie ’80 (Kass) and Susan ’81; sisters, JoAnn (Michael) and Nancy (Don) along with her beloved nieces and nephews spanning many generations. She served as president of the St. Paul Academy and Summit School Parents Association, and also volunteered at The Neighborhood House, Children’s Hospital & Children’s Charities. Her wit and courage as she faced many challenges endeared her to all. Her love for the turn of a phrase, from the literary classics to Cole Porter and even Dr. Seuss never failed to put a smile on everyone’s faces. And her chocolate chip cookies were legendary.

She was very loved and will be greatly missed by all.

Andrew Scott, a former trustee at St. Paul Academy and Summit School, died May 24, 2012. He was an attorney, one of the founders of Cray Research, Inc., and husband to Kathleen Scott, father to Andrea Scott ’79 and Lucia Paul, and grandfather to Meredith and Walter Duff.

He attended St. Paul Central High School and the University of Minnesota for both undergraduate and law school, and served in the United States Army in WWII and in Korea. He served on many boards, including those of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Minnesota Orchestra, Children’s Theater Company, and Channel 2.

Performances

The Drowsy Chaperone Aviatrix Amelia Earhart (Claire O’Brien ’13, in plane) makes a triumphant appearance in The Drowsy Chaperone, the 2012 Upper School spring musical.

The show is a hilarious “musical within a comedy” that is a parody of American musical comedy of the 1920s.

For more photos from SPA’s student performances, visit www.stpaulacademy.smugmug.com/performances Photos by John Severson

Story Theater In October 2012, the Middle School performed Story Theatre for its fall play. The show is a series of vignettes taken from Brothers’ Grimm and Aesop’s Fables and featured a high-energy dance number as part of the finale.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream The mischievous sprite Puck (Cam Murray ’13) contemplates the scene in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the 2012 Upper School fall play.

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The 2012 boys’ varsity soccer team celebrates winning the Class A Section Championship. The team had a stellar season in 2012, going all the way to the Class A State Tournament. See page 9 for more on the team’s championship season.

M A R K YO U R C A L E N D A R S

FEBRUARY 2013

APRIL 2013

MAY 2013

SUMMIT SINGERS & ACADEMY CHORALE PERFORMANCE AT CARNEGIE HALL Sunday, February 17, 2013, 2 p.m.

Carnegie Hall, New York City

UPPER SCHOOL VOCAL/ORCHESTRAL SPRING CONCERT & COMMUNITY CHORALE Saturday, April 27, 2013, 7 p.m.

The O’Shaughnessy, St. Catherine University

MARCH 2013

UPPER SCHOOL SPRING MUSICAL, HAIRSPRAY Friday, May 17, 2012, 7 pm Saturday, May 18, 2013, 7 p.m.

Sunday, May 19, 2013, 4 p.m.

Goodrich Auditorium

MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL JAZZ BAND CONCERT Sunday, April 28, 2013, 2 p.m.

Goodrich Auditorium

MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICAL, THE WIZARD OF OZ Friday, March 8, 2013, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 9, 2013, 4 p.m.

Goodrich Auditorium