Year End 2001

Parents’ Post A Newsletter for Parents and Friends of The Thacher School

Dear Parents and Friends:

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“We came home wishing we could start school all over again – at Thacher.”

ISN’T IT GRAND!

Nearly a hundred grandparents and other significant folks in the lives of Thacher students spent two days on campus in mid-April, attending classes, Betsy Cahall, having tea, taking in a Performing Arts grandmom to Walker ’03 Sampler of dance and singing, learning about Thacher and the Ojai Valley through a visit to the Archives and a talk by Faculty Member Emeritus Jack Huyler, enjoying an afternoon of gymkhana riding—and, in general, witnessing their grandkids in all modes of action that comprise their lives here.

SHALL WE DANCE? may not have a clue who Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr were, but TThey to that question, the Thacher Dance Ensemble knows the answer: a resounding “Yes!” In addition to hosting the UCSB Dance Company for a master class and preparing for their annual spring performance, the Ensemble, with director Gallia Vickery at the wheel, took to the road in late May, heading to the Bay Area. There, they took classes at Citicentre Dance Theatre, at the Piedmont Ballet, and at the San Francisco Dance Center; they also watched advanced and professional classes at the San Francisco Ballet Company School and attended classes and performed at Crystal Springs Uplands School, Lick-Wilmerding High School, and The Branson School. Providing meals and sleeping accommodations along the way were Thacher supporters Virginia Sanseau, Cecilia & Jim Herbert, and Sandy Donnell & Justin Faggioli (and recent grad Nate, too!).

NUMBERS At the annual Westmont College Mathematics Competition, Thacher fielded two successful squads: Kelly Percival, Martin Sawyer, Alison Flynn, and Alex Huth made up the 9th-10th grade quartet that, in the end, proved to be the AllAround Championship Team; Claire Milligan, Ronald Wu, Chris Bonewitz, and Kevin Cahill formed the upperclass team. Junior David Gal presented the “Chalktalk” for Thacher, earning the 2nd place trophy. Kevin and Martin were also top winners in the American High School Mathematics Exam.

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garbage disposal” and given to “that student who has consistently gone beyond the call of duty to be of assistance at Open House”—was awarded this year to the ever-helpful Will Barkan. e Nathaniel Bisson, CdeP ’80 and the marketing guru You know we’re nearing (Scholastic Books) who helped negotiate the trans-Atlantic voythe end of the school year age of the Harry Potter series, visited campus this spring with when Mr. Perry sends loads of HP goodies and some intriguing stories of his own to tell out the first trivia quesabout the whole operation. e At the bi-annual event known as tion for public consumpThe UnProm (the brainchild of Phyllis Johnston, who invented tion via the daily bulletin. it several years ago), assigned dates and thrift-store duds (Rule Teams reform and form #1: You may not spend more than $5 on your outfit) were the afresh, some of them name of the game—that and certainly more fun than you could with names conferred have dropping hundreds of dollars on “the real thing.” Crowned ye a r s a g o w h e n t h e King and Queen of the wonderfully silly and totally rocking affair event—the All-School Trivia Bowl—was inaugurated. This year’s night of good-natured (but were the toadally regal TJ Langer and Tara Desjardins. e Sally & Bob fierce) competition, food, dancing, and skits capped the night before Grether put on quite a party for the senior class, of which their grandeveryone embarked on spring camping trips. e Anthea Tjuanakis, son Ted is a member, when they brought a mariachi band and fingerCara Bonewitz, Phoebe Halsey, Kylie Manson, and Jessie Liu all con- lickin’ good barbecue to the Uptributed art work to the Earth Day celebration held at Oak Grove School per School lawn in May. e On at the other end of the Valley this spring. e Before heading off to be t h e Su n d ay a f t e r n o o n o f freshmen again, a panel of seniors—Lauren Cerre, Wes Myers, Brian Gymkhana Weekend, The Class Kelly, Tara Desjardins, Matty Wilson, and Heather Ferguson—ad- of 2001 held a car wash (yeah) to dressed the junior class, just now setting sail on their own college appli- benefit Direct Relief, a grassroots cation odysseys. The group covered a whole range of issues from the organization based in Santa Barbara that provantage point of their own personal experience: applicavides aid, in the tions, essay writing, handling the stress of the process (in“It was foggy and wet, form of money cluding “managing parents”!). “These kids brought a reand medical freshing perspective—and some wonderful humor—to but fun. And as we ran around, we could just supplies, to the whole college search process,” said Maria Moralescountries in Kent, Director of College Counseling. e The Lower make out the horses in desperate need School boys had the time of their lives when their preof help. When fects—Eric Butts, Bonawyn Eison, Emmett Hopkins, and the mist—like ghosts the last soggy Mike Disner—took them out to Carpenter’s Orchard until our flashlights towel was tossed into the bucket, they’d made $450 to one Saturday night in May for a game of Capture-the- caught them.” contribute. e A show-a-night just about this Flag (And-Avoid-the-Horses), followed by a sleep-out Taylor Medina spring, to our delight and appreciation: among them, under the oaks of the Diamond Hitch Campground, Hannah Carney on the cello and Meredith Walker tucked at the base of a canyon near the School. Despite a few close encounters with ditches (ouch!) and poison oak, the crew reading her poetry (both Independent Afternoon Projects), 9th grade made some magical memories that night. e Mountaineering legend, drama students in the fall-off-your-chair funny “Illucinations,” UCSB’s author, entrepreneur, and Thacher dad Rick Ridgeway (Cameron ’03, Dance Company, Thacher’s Studio Artists (of all ages and classes) in Carissa CdeP ’00) generously provided a slide show and talk on his the Brody Gallery, Dan Moore’s sharing several electronic music pieces most recent book, Below Another Sky, the story of Rick’s return, with his and Monique Gaskins performing on flute, Jessie Liu’s exhibiting her friend’s daughter, to the site of her father’s death high in the remote exquisite artwork, and Maddy McQuillan’s displaying her elegant Crystal Mountains of Tibet. Our great good fortune is that Rick will re- bookbinding in the Library. e With its “You’re the Tops” theme, this year’s Faculty-Staff Appreciaturn in the fall to tell this tion Day, under the creative story again. We’ll let you leadership of Merry Dunn know when and where!

(Graham ’03), was met with e T h e O p e n Hou s e delight and loads of gratitude Ma n g l e d Me a s u r i n g by all attending the event. The Spoons Award, established order-what-you-want coffee this spring in honor of vendor was one savory thing; Mary Craver CdeP ’99 the signed books by Rick and “[her] impulse of rigRidgeway were altogether anorous helpfulness symbolother: a treat to relish in the ized in Ms. S-Mulligan’s book-gobbling weeks of summetal measuring spoons mer vacation. “You’re the being wrecked nearly beTops”?? Back to you all! yond wreckognition in the

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ALL MODES AND METHODS… …of transport (backpacking, canoe… ing, kayaking, sailing, and horse camping) took students and their faculty leaders off to all corners of the wilderness this spring for Extra Day Trips: to Santa Cruz Island, to the Sespe River area of the Los Padres National Forest, to the Gorge of Despair (between the South and Middle Forks of the King’s River), to all sides of the Sierra (including the area called Palisade where mountaineering legends Yvon Chouinard and Doug Robinson pioneered American ice climbing in the ’60s and early ’70s), to Little Yosemite Valley, to the Bixby Ranch near Point Concepcion, to the Colorado River, where temperatures topped 110 degrees. One group of boys, headed by Brian Keane and formally trained by outdoors expert Chuck Warren, called themselves The Red Reef Rangers, and performed some serious service to several Los Padres trails during their trip: Brian, Chris Cahill,Walker Cahall, Nathan Parker, Graham Dunn, and Vincent Chen repaired winter damage on main trails, reopened and rerouted another, and adopted the Red Reef into the Sespe, completely impassable to horses before their hard labor.

OVER RAILS The word from the Inter-scholastic Equestrian League is that even fielding a mere six riders (most schools send 18-25)—and only three for all the shows—Thacher wound up an impressive 21st overall out of 30 competing schools. Saddling up for CdeP were Alex Herbert, Amanda Grumman, Libby Rauner, Phoebe Always in the big Barkan, Catherine woods when you Whittinghill, and leave familiar ground and step off Sara Schneider—all alone into a new place, there will be, of whom will return to ride again along with the feelings of curiosity next year. “We were and excitement, a little nagging of small but obviously quite powerful,” dread. It is the ancient fear of the crowed their coach Unknown, and it is your first bond Elizab eth Main the wilderness you are going into. honey.

What you are doing is exploring.

You are undertaking the first experience, not of the place, but of yourself in that place. It is an experience of our essential loneliness; for nobody can discover the world for anybody else. It is only after we have discovered it for ourselves that it becomes a common ground and a common bond, and we cease to be alone.

ON OUR STAGE(S)

The 52-member El Coro Nacional de Jóvenes Argentina (National Youth Choir of Argentina) included Thacher on their US Tour this year, and what a performance they graced us with! Their concert included well-known composers (Palestrina, Poulenc), as well as some highly contemporary and less familiar ones (Nystedt, Knauf), and was comprised of two parts: a Misa Ecléctica and a segment of several Argentinean folk songs. Members of the choir and their conductors also gave a master class for Thacher singers and otherwise enjoyed for two days the spring sunshine of the Ojai. Also coming to Thacher this spring Wendell Berry, The One-Inch Journey from lands far away (and for their fourth visit from the UK) was The Oakham School’s dramatic ensemble, performing Macbeth for our student body. From slightly closer to home, John Muir (incarnated by actor Lee As the spring season component of the Stetson) spent a few hours with us Outdoor Program, Kayaking challenges among the oaks and boulders of the students to become, in the words of Outdoor Theatre, recalling stories of their coach Austin Curwen, “comforthis adventures in the wilds of Califorable in little plastic boats amid rushing nia a century ago and more, and rewater and crashing waves.” Veterans Carina Fisher, Laura Slattery, and inspiring those in the audience to Julien Rhodes joined paddles with new-to-the-sport Lauren Cerre, being responsible stewards of this Bobby Kellogg, Charlotte Lord, Laura Neville, Kyle Dumont, and Kylie land. This last was the fortunate outManson as they first mastered basic Eskimo rolls, then off-side rolls come of a partnership among the Ojai and even hand rolls (rotating the boat without a paddle). They also Valley Unified School, Thacher, OVS, worked on and mastered a number of different paddle strokes and and the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy. braces in the calm blue of the Thacher pool, then took it on the road— Ojai’s Theater 150 also visited our outdoor stage to perform a dramatic to find waves and water aplenty. “This has been a wonderful group to reading of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, a production of which work with—enthusiastic and dedicated,” says Mr. C. “They should be our own Chris Bonewitz was a part.And we finally got Thacher dad and proud of their accomplishments.”

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long-time musician J.B. White (Emma ’01, Mary ’03) to sing and play here; he and his sidekick Charlie Bosson played us a show they called “Chicks”—all music of female composers. Foot-stompin’ and fingersnappin’ doesn’t begin to describe the evening.

ABROAD vans loaded with SSeveral Thacher musicians took to the freeways in April, winding their way down to Anaheim for a long weekend this spring to compete in Disneyland’s Festival in the Parks. Directed by Greg Haggard (who was helped logistically and transportationally by Tami Haggard, Jasmine Sampson, Holly Mitchem, Elizabeth and Bert Mahoney, and Maria Morales-Kent, the Thacher Chorus and the Thacher Chamber Singers returned with first-place trophies and “Excellent” ratings in their divisions. In a trip of a different color, Marvin Shagam’s Holocaust class (a history elective), in its entirety and using their esteemed and world-traveling teacher’s frequent-flyer miles, flew to the nation’s capital primarily to go to the National Holocaust Museum, but with stops as well at The White House, the Smithsonian, the Air and Space Museum, Georgetown University, and various other Washington draws. The group was most generously hosted by Eileen & Vladimir Toumanoff, grandparents of Duncan Winecoff, a member of the class.

to the occasion (!) and thrived on the opportunity to extend themselves.” In addition to Yosemite, the group, led also by Jamie Dial, traveled to the eastern slope of the Sierra.

Stand-outs in the program were Addie Hearst,“for her lead ascent of Arches, her incredible ascent of Sacherer Cracker, a notorious route that demands complete mastery of crack climbing techniques,” and her solving any num“On the plane on the ber of boulder problems; Alden return to LAX, the Blair “for his general leadership and consistency of three flight-attendants climbing”; and Kevin Schmidt, as the most-imasked (me) whether I proved, for the second year running. But moving upward wasn’t all for this group; they spent one day was the teacher of the group of walking the base of El Capitan picking up the teenagers. When I replied (after climbers’ trash that inevitably falls and collects in the some hesitation in fear of what may talus fields below.“It was our way of paying respect to the mountains and to Yosemite, and extending a have occurred), the three waxed thanks for the wonderful opportunities they provide eloquent about the wonderful kids-- us,” said Mr. Pidduck. In addition to those named how courteous they were. They above, Mike Hammer, Russell Grether, Mike Tyson, and Matt O’Meara also hung by their fingernails this thereupon presented me with a spring—and learned much about the art of it all.

bottle of champagne, which I presented to Mr Mulligan at Assembly, asking that he and Joy share the contents with the deserving students--at their fifthyear reunion, of course.”

SCALING THE HEIGHTS day we went climbing, we witnessed the astonishing drive and E“Every dedication of each member of the program,”began Brian Pidduck, Director of the Outdoor Program and climbing leader in his season-end report. “Whether it was a long run through the orchards or a grueling 10-hour ascent of the Royal Arches route in Yosemite, these students rose

SELECTED…

…as the Ojai Rotary’s Student of the Month this May was senior Mike Disner, cited for “his strong academic capacity, his athletic skill and spirit, his deep moral fiber, integrity and great strength of leadership.” Meanwhile, from a field of over 400 Marvin Shagam students, Mike’s classmate Eric Butts was chosen this spring as the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation’s Scholar of the Year, for best exemplifying the qualities extolled by the program: academic excellence, extracurricular involvement and achievement, and involvement in the DMSF programs. “Eric’s enthusiasm and achievement are like beacons bringing the younger scholars to the shore of excellence,” says Colleen Feely, the director of education for DMSF.“He has set a standard that will be hard to match in the years to come.” And yet another senior, Chris Bonewitz, won the Alcoa Foundation Scholarship “for his academic achievement and future promise.” Kudos to all three!

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SPRING SPORTS

It was the sunny Friday afternoon of Big Gymkhana Family Weekend. Just before the game, Pete Pond CdeP ’32 came to shake the hand of the starting shortstop because, he explained to the team, while he held many fond memories of playing baseball at Thacher, his most dear was of an afternoon in his graduating year when he played shortstop as part of a decisive 16-10 victory over Cate. A ball from that game, he went on to say, has been prominently displayed on a shelf at home for decades. He was here to state, in person, that he hoped to see the same kind of memorable and victorious play this afternoon. Just as he finished, a mounted Thacher color guard charged around the field, and then the Peppermint Tulips sang a heart-stirring, a cappella rendition of The StarSpangled Banner. With the stage set like that, Cate never had a chance.

Rich Mazzola, Baseball Coach and Director of Athletics

Toads in all kinds of uniforms hearkened to that perennial directive “Play ball!” with vigor and intensity this spring, winding up with three Condor League Championships in Varsity Girls’ Lacrosse, JV Boys’ Tennis and Baseball, and four Tony Dunn Sportsmanship Awards: Track, Baseball, JV Girls’ Lacrosse (shared with Cate and Ojai Valley School), and JV Boys’ Tennis (shared with Dunn). Here’s the skinny on each team’s comings and goings.

BASEBALL Coaches: Rich Mazzola, Robert Torres Captains: Matt Cohen and Matty Wilson Starting the season with injured knees and chicken pox among the student leadership seemed ominous perhaps, but this team finished by sharing the Condor League Championship title with Cate (secured by a 12-2 record in season play) and winning a Tony Dunn Sportsmanship Award. The high point was unquestionably the boys’ second game against the Boys from the Mesa (see sidebar), the first having been a barnburner of a loss (9-8) in which the lead changed several times; “this time, the Toads claimed victory, with Matty Wilson pitching a masterful seven innings and the offense exploding,” in the words of their awestruck coach.

Along the way to their final success, Mike Disner led the offensive charge (batting .378), with Michael Back fast on his heels with a .373 and Matt Cohen be-

hind him with .320. Matty (the School’s male inductee into the Ventura County Athletic Hall of Fame) finished the regular season with a tops-in-county 0.63 earned run average. “While there’s no doubt that the success of this year’s team was fueled by the talents, leadership and spirit of the seniors [all previously mentioned plus Eric Butts, Kevin Cahill, and Bonawyn Eison],” says Mr. Mazzola, “you can trust that those rising into their cleats are able and ready to take over.” He means key returners Charlie Munzig and Jimmy Madigan, co-captains-elect, Tyler Caldwell, Graham Douds, Owili Eison, and Brenton Sullivan. And we mean to be in the bleachers watching!

VARSITY GIRLS’ LACROSSE Coaches: Greg Courter, Emily Etchells Captain: Elizabeth Sanseau Blitzing the Condor League, this team was loaded with seniors whose leadership formed a core from which emanated all good things. Captain Sanseau (who was also the team’s MVP, as well as this year’s female inductee into the Ventura County Athletic Hall of Fame), Erin Hafkenshiel, Anthea Tjuanakis, Meredith Flannery, Andrea Black, Caitlin Olson-Mulholland, and Erin Johnson provided a powerhouse work ethic and an infectious intensity that fueled each other and the younger girls. One highlight of the season was a 9-7 victory over a strong UCLA club team that was comprised solely of highly experienced college and post-college players. Outside of regular play, the girls also competed in tournaments in San Diego and Davis, as well as the Western States Championships; while the title eluded them there, they nonetheless played with characteristic heart and hustle.

JV GIRLS’ LACROSSE Coach: Diana Garcia, CdeP ’95 Captains: Grace Logsdon and Laurel Peterson Though a little thin on numbers at times due to illness, injury, and gymkhana obligations, this team nonetheless took on their opponents with verve and determination. Freshman Saxon McClintock was the leading goal-scorer, followed by her classmates MacKenna Chase, Sabrina Lee, Bianca Kissel, Katie Frykman, and senior Captain Grace. As stalwart goalkeeper, Claire Faggioli averaged 10-15 saves per game. Other older students herewith recognized for their experience, leadership, and support of the younger, less experienced players: Laurel Peterson, Stephanie Hubbard, and Iyana Reid. “When we had a full team at practice and for games, we couldn’t have had more fun together,” concluded their coach.

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FRESHMAN GIRLS’ LACROSSE

TRACK & FIELD

Coach: Phoebe Larson

Coaches: Derick Perry, Kurt Meyer, Pierre Yoo

Captains: Cara Bonewitz and Elizabeth Jackson

Captains: Canyon Cody, Deloria Lane Many Grey Horses

Though new to the sport, the girls on this team put their strong, natural athleticism and their enthusiasm to work and raised their level of skill dramatically during the course of the spring season. “They were a loyal and dedicated group, and I expect to see many of them as important players on the higher-level teams in years to come,” said Ms. Larson. Most Improved was Kelly Percival; Most Valuable, Cara Bonewitz.

VARSITY BOYS’ TENNIS Coach: A-J Goldman Captains: Ted Grether and Blake Caldwell This CIF-qualifying team had its best match of the season against Camarillo High School, ranked #1 in their league and #3 in all of Division II. According to Coach Goldman, “The Thacher boys played the best tennis they’d played all year, losing ultimately by only one game.”

In fact, this was one of only three losses for the season, leaving the team with a 10-3 record overall and a Condor League record of 42. “The team played with heart and passion throughout the season, never giving up on a point, a set, or a match. I could not have been more proud of them all,” concluded the coach. Most Valuable Player honors went to Tim Stenovec (who also emerged victorious in the All-School Tennis Tournament in May), while Nick Horton earned Most Improved.

JV BOYS’ TENNIS Coach: David Johnston Captain: Matt Spille A Condor League Championship and Tony Dunn Sportsmanship Award winner, this team proved that nice guys finish first.

These boys—including seniors Chris Brown, Tyler Manson, Cyrus Menendez-Bader, and Lee Wittlinger—posted a 6-1 record, secured by doubles teams of Drew Fleck and Will Chamberlain, Manson and Wittlinger, Andrew Ma and Ian Whittinghill, and Matt Spille and Robert Brownell, as well as singles players Alex Huth (#1), EK Khazanovich, Alex Gidwitz, and Chris Brown. They had, according to their coach, “a grand and glorious season.”

Lauded by their coach as “a small yet tenacious band of competitors,” this Tony Dunn Award-winning team performed admirably at their meets all along the way.

Senior Captains Cody and Many Grey Horses, as well as sophomore John Babbott, qualified to run in the CIFs, making it all the way to the championship round. Setting new School records were Deloria (also named “Female Competitor” of the Condor League Meet) in the 400m (set in 1997) and Canyon in the 800m (a 1933 record)—and second fastest in the 880; MVP Babbott missed the mile record (4:31.9—set in 1966) by three teeny hundredths of a second.

Earning Most Improved was Andrew Poole. Concluded Mr. Perry, “Despite CIF rules and various injuries robbing us of some of our top runners [Logan Clark, TJ Langer, Hilary White, and Rob Dickson], it was a terrific season, punctuated by laughter and marked by hard work and valiant competition.”

GYMKHANA TEAM Coach: Chuck Warren This recently resurrected team was active in the spring semester, practicing almost daily and competing in shows in Bakersfield, Santa Maria, and at the Orme School in Mayer, AZ, at the 2nd Annual Tri-Gymkhana. Riding at the AA level at California Gymkhana Association events (the second division down from the top-level AAA+), the all-juniors team is comprised of Ronald Wu, Patty Abou-Samra, Jamie Hastings, Duncan Winecoff, Ben Heilveil, and Erik Fiske, whose “courtesy and high level of horsemanship and care are often remarked on by other participants,” says Mr. Warren. “At the Tri-Gymkhana, though Fountain Valley School won, we pulled closer this year and have high hopes for winning next season, as all riders are returning, having worked two years on schooling their mounts. Now all we need to do is add a little speed to the already present manageability of the horses.”

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…made good on its historical promise of Abou-Samra (Orange). The Parent Auction, tri-colored fast-action (Blue, Green, and Orin Cinco de Mayo colors and spirit, drew ange, finishing the annual folks over and over to the competition in that order), “Inspiration can be found in gym for food, conversaflying hooves, and proud par- many places, and I think it is tion, and lively silent- and ents beaming in the grand- important that what you do, live-auction participation, all of it demonstrating the stand and bleachers, as fresh- regardless of your young age, dedication and loyalty of man and upperclass riders matters in this world. You the extended Thacher competed in an array of races. have influence on the people Family. Special recogniLeading the charge as around you, on your peers, on tion goes, of course, to the Gymkhana Captains, both children younger than you, many parents who made throughout the season and on and on people older than you. that auction really fly: the big day, were Michael We, the adults [here] are Chairs Kathy Back and Dachs and Robert Cerda watching you. We watch you Marilyn Wallace and (Green), Christy Acquistapace in order to learn from you, in their legions of lieuand Matt Brewer (Blue), and order to learn with you, in tenants. Sunday morning, Jamie Hastings and Patty order to see the world a little dawning clear and bright, differently than we have saw lots of families headbefore—through your eyes. ing uphill toward the You help us—indeed, Outdoor Chapel for a sometimes you force us—to service at which the see possibilities for you, for us, Chamber Singers warbled, and Thacher dad for our world.”

Jim DeYoung took the Jim DeYoung in his Chapel Talk podium to deliver a timely

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message about being inspired by our children. Other memorable events of the weekend: the Parent-Student Tennis Tournament (won by Mssrs. Babbott and Babbott in a repeat of their 99-00 victory) and the ParentStudent Trap Shoot, won by sharp-shootin’Charlie Munzig and his equally adept dad, Tom.

TOP TEN FRESHMEN (in order) Chris Goldman Julia Robinson Sara Schneider Catherine Whittinghill Chris Eaton Clare Holstein Patrick Bates Martin Sawyer Alissa Wallace Justin Torres

TOP TEN RIDERS (in order) Luke Myers Alex Herbert Chris Goldman Matt Brewer Libby Rauner Ronald Wu Erik Fiske Julia Robinson Duncan Winecoff Sara Schneider

Named as the Top English rider was Alex Herbert. And the Perpetual Silver Bridles for achievement in the Horse Program went to Phoebe Barkan and Robert Cerda.

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SENIOR EXHIB A. Turns students into the teachers we know they can be.

B. Transforms a personal interest into a valid intellectual experience.

C. Takes an academic year to complete.

D. Gives many seniors butterflies at at least one point along the way.

E. All of the above, and more.

ARTS AND LETTERS Emma White Jennifer Bowie Emmett Hopkins Christopher Bonewitz Elizabeth Sanseau Tara Desjardins Kevin Cahill Meredith Flannery Esther Guzman Simon Xi Claire Cichy Andrea Black Jay Thornes Matty Wilson Anthea Tjuanakis Emily Dachs Max Greene

As the Class of 2001 will attest, the Se A for up to three years already at Thach

tially independent intellectual inquiry

A Senior Exhibition begins with an id the development of a thesis or clear st variety of avenues and resources—pri icism and alternative arguments. Culm younger students; family and friends

“Education is too important to be left iors more than proved his point.

HUMANITIES AND THE SOCIA Joni Mitchell Henri Cartier-Besson Addictive Sounds Western Theatre in the 20th Century Art and Medical Analysis of Anatomy Islamic Art Traditional Chinese Foods Fairy Tales Gospel Music Computer Effects in Film Hip Hop Culture Photojournalism of World War II Electronic Music Franz Liszt Adolescent Female Psychology and Coming of Age Literature Fashion Design Music Composition for Film

Heather Ferguson Lily Mitchem Meredith Walker Christy Acquistapace Erica Reynolds Katie Harmon Mike Hammer Nicole Silverman

The Crim Texas De Women’s Ancient G Sublimin Central P Japanese Rubin “H the Legal Kerry Connolly Legalizat Smitha Reddy Sai Baba Clarissa Caldwell The Freu David Babbott Hate Spe Addie Hearst The Dep Lee Wittlinger Sound M Matt Brewer Hitler’s M Matt Cohen The Evol Cyrus Menendez-Bader Sports Ps Canyon Cody Cuba: Th Blake Adams-Ayers Violence Ted Grether Bullfight Laurel Hastings The Cust Chris Brown Gun Viol Rob Dickson Firearms Jonathan Tucker American Carina Fisher Cesar Ch Caitlin Mulholland The Peop Bonawyn Eison Soul Food Deloria Lane Many Grey Horses Indian R

Senior Exhibit Kurt Meyer, Chair Elizabeth Bowman David Harris Buck Wales

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BITIONS 2001

enior Exhibition—commonly referred to as SeniorEx—challenges many of the qualities students have been honing er: self-discipline, organization, tenacity, industry, and creativity. It also opens doors to a whole new world of esseny, doors that lead to other doors: many seniors talk passionately about pursuing their topic or a facet of it in college.

dea or a germ of one, located by students in the spring of their junior year. Next stop after selecting a faculty advisor: tatement of purpose, whose truth is determined by the student’s ensuing investigation and research through a wide int, personal, electronic, experiential. Beyond building a proof, students often move into the realms of reasoned critminating the experience is an hour-long public presentation to a team of faculty evaluators, other faculty, peers, and also often attend the celebratory weekend in April.

t solely to the educators,” said former Harvard School of Education Dean of Faculty Francis Keppel. This year’s sen-

AL SCIENCES

minal Profiler ath Penalty : History/Current Debate s Sexuality in Sumerian Literature Greek Society nal Messages in Magazine Print Park, New York Zen Tea Ceremony Hurricane” Carter, Racism, and l System tion of Marijuana : Man of Miracles udian Unconscious eech iction of Women in Magazines Money Mistakes ution ofBaseball in America sychology he Evolution of the Revolution in Video Games ing: Art or Torture? tom of the Concubine lence s Advancements of the Civil War n Pacifism: Quakers and War havez ple Behind the Posters d and Culture Residential Schools

ion Committee Marica Edwards Jake Jacobsen Alice Meyer

SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Peter Frykman Yasmine Arastu Andrew DeYoung Brian Kelly Logan Clark Kevin Schmidt Lauren Cerre Grace Logsdon Blake Caldwell Hannah Carney T.J. Langer Teresa Enright Tyler Manson Wes Myers Michael Disner Mary Ann Bronson Gavin McClintock Alden Blair Eric Butts Michael Back Erin Johnson Erin Hafkenschiel

Fly Fishing and Ecology Osteopathy The Use of Ritalin in Medicating Children with A.D.D. Effectiveness of Echninacea Hearing Mathematics 3n + 1 Zero Waste: Idealistic Dream or Realistic Goal?

Gray Whales Narcotics and their Effects on the Human Brain Dream Psychology Smokeless Tobacco The Re-Introduction of Wolves in Wyoming Fire Fighting Physics and Motocross Evolution and Creationism Cloning High Performance Surfboard Design Environmental Destruction and Economic Progress Diabetes and Race A Study of Methamphetamine and Ecstacy Chaos and Strange Attractors Christian Science

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Academic Commendations 2000-2001 time during the year. This year, by vote of the Department, the winner this year was Katie Harmon

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* indicates the top student in

the class in each discipline

ENGLISH Jessica Cornwell* Julia Robinson* Cara Bonewitz Whitney Livermore Kelly Percival Jenna Reasor

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Julia Erdman* Mary Leighton* Graham Dunn Drew Fleck Kylie Manson Emily Nathan Jacey Roche Amy Vanderloop

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Stephanie Hubbard* Charlotte Lord Maddy McQuillan Claire Milligan Laura Neville Laurel Peterson Zoë Towns

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Brian Kelly* (Jack Boyd English Prize) Mary Ann Bronson Heather Ferguson Katie Harmon Emmett Hopkins Kevin Schmidt Nikki Silverman Meredith Walker The John Nash Robbins Short Story Prize for excellence in writing is presented each year to the author of the best short story. This year’s winner: Meredith Walker The William Bishop Nixon Poetry Prize, given for the best poem written at any

MATHEMATICS

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Martin Sawyer* James Dibblee Kelly Percival Robert Neville Ho Jung Kim Ward Sorrick

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Evan Alston* Jackie Au Jimmy Madigan Emily Nathan Matt O’Meara Nathan Parker Richard Smith

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Rob Bray* Claire Milligan* Stephanie Hubbard Laurel Peterson Ronald Wu The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award, for excellence in Science and Mathematics, was awarded to Claire Milligan

Level II Stephanie Hubbard* Katherine Bechtel Whitney Livermore Charles Munzig Andrew Ma Bea Staley Amy Vanderloop Level III Evan Alston* Mercedes Farrell Emily Nathan Laurel Peterson Julia Robinson Nathalie Warren Level IV and AP Mary Ann Bronson Eric Butts Michael Disner Claire Milligan Erica Reynolds Nikki Silverman The Foreign Language Award, voted by the Department, is given annually to the senior who has done the best work in language. This year’s recipient: Emmett Hopkins

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Kevin Schmidt* (The Morgan Ward Prize) Mary Ann Bronson Eric Butts Kevin Cahill Meredith Flannery Emmett Hopkins Erin Johnson Simon Xi

LANGUAGES Level I Jenna Reasor* Tyler Caldwell James Dibblee Mary Leighton Steffi Rauner Ward Sorrick

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Emily Nathan Matt O’Meara Nathan Parker Whitney Snyder Robert Brownell Claire Faggioli Erik Fiske Monique Gaskins Maddy McQuillan Laurel Peterson Ronald Wu

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Each year, by vote of the Department, The Science Award is given to the students who have done the best work in Chemistry, Physics, or Environmental Science.

This year’s winner was Claire Milligan for Chemistry, Meredith Flannery and Kevin Schmidt for Physics, and Brian Kelly for Environmental Science.

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Martin Sawyer* Robert Neville Kelly Percival Evan Werlin Evan Alston Chris Cahill Phoebe Halsey Jessica Liu

Chris Brown* David Babbott Kevin Cahill Hannah Carney Lauren Cerre Bonawyn Eison Erica Reynolds Lee Wittlinger

Mary Ann Bronson Kevin Cahill Heather Ferguson Meredith Flannery Brian Kelly Caitlin Olson-Mulholland Simon Xi

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Claire Milligan Laurel Peterson Leigh Salem

Jacey Roche* Evan Alston Alison Barbieri Julia Erdman Vivi Hernandez Zak Kitnick Charmiane Lieu Matt O’Meara Amy Vanderloop

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Ronald Wu* Evan Dawson David Gal Stephanie Hubbard Charlotte Lord Maddy McQuillan

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Jessica Cornwell (Art) Sabrina Lee (Drama) Whitney Livermore (Music) Robert Neville (Art) Martin Sawyer (Music)

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Julia Erdman (Music) Hugh Gordon (Music) Phoebe Halsey (Art) Jessie Liu (Art) Kylie Manson (Photography) Ian Whittinghill (Wood Design)

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Stephanie Hubbard (Drama) Noël Vietor (Art) Ronald Wu (Art) Blake Adams-Ayers (Wood Design) Christy Acquistapace (Music) Logan Clark (Music & Drama) Carina Fisher (Ceramics) Meredith Walker (Art History)

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The Harry Llewellyn Bixby Dramatic Cup, awarded to a student in recognition of his or her contribution to the Thacher Drama Program: Chris Bonewitz The Eric Bechtel Dachs Prize for Technical Theatre, which goes to the senior who, in his or her career at Thacher, has shown the greatest dedication, imagination, and expertise in technical theater: Kevin Schmidt.

The Darah Corbett, Jr. Studio Prize: Tara Desjardins The Marcus Hele Dall Award, to the School’s best photographer: Jenn Bowie The Rhode Island School of Design Art Award, in acknowledgment of achievement in the Visual Arts: Anthea Tjuanakis The Agnes M. Lord Music Award: Esther Guzman The Class of 2000 Dance Award, which goes to the student who best embodies those qualities demonstrated by the dancers of the Class of 2000: Katie Harmon.

CUM LAUDE SOCIETY Founded in 1906 and modeled on Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude is a national organization that recognizes superior academic achievement ad excellence in select secondary schools across the country. Election to Cum Laude honors those students who have at heart “Excellence, Justice, and Honor” (the Society’s motto) and who have maintained the very highest level of academic achievement throughout each and every year of their time at Thacher. Up to 10% of the senior class may be elected, and up to 5% of the juniors.

Seniors elected in the spring of their junior year: Mary Ann Bronson Brian Kelly Seniors elected this spring: Hannah Carney Meredith Flannery Katie Harmon Addie Hearst Emmett Hopkins Caitlin Olson-Mulholland Smitha Reddy Kevin Schmidt Anthea Tjuanakis Emma White Lee Wittlinger

Juniors elected this spring: Stephanie Hubbard Youna Kim Claire Milligan The Munro-Palmer Prize for Public Speaking and Debating: Chris Bonewitz and Canyon Cody.

The Jesse Kahle Horse Camper Award, to the student who, in the opinion of the Camping Committee, has demonstrated horse camping skills of the highest quality and greatest range by planning and carrying out a variety of worthwhile trips during a Thacher career: Phoebe Barkan The George Beckwith Gymkhana Trophy, presented to the captains of the winning Gymkhana team: captains of the Blue Team, Christy Acquistapace and Matt Brewer The Bissell Gymkhana Trophy, presented each year to the high-point man or woman: Luke Myers

At the All-School Banquet, Head of School Michael Mulligan stands behind Senior Class President Mary Ann Bronson, School Chair Elect Robert Brownell, and exiting School Chair Caitlin Olson-Mulholland.

The Vaquero Cup, awarded to the best allaround student in riding, shooting, and gymkhana: Matt Brewer The Charles Pratt Trapshoot Plate, awarded to that student with the highest score in the annual School Trapshoot Competition: Chris Brown, for his score of 46/50 The Best Camper Award, which goes to the student who, in the opinion of the Camping Committee, has demonstrated camping skills of the highest quality and greatest range by planning and carrying out a variety of worthwhile trips during a Thacher career: Alden Blair The Highest Riding Mileage Award: Robert Cerda The Edward R. Spaulding Tennis Cup, which goes to the School Tennis Champion: Tim Stenovec

The Marvin Shagam Award, given annually to that student who has made a difference in The Thacher Community through force of character, goodness, courage, vision, and love for all God’s creation, rather than for leadership in academics and athletics. Although the award was established in Mr. Shagam’s name, he has no part in the selection of the recipient: Stephanie Hubbard

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MAIL WE LOVE TO GET US Postal Service (and email) delivered several letters this spring bearing good news: from the executive director of the Make-A-Wish TThe Foundation to junior class president and project coordinator Charlotte Lord, recognizing that class’s gift of $865 to aid families of children with life-threatening illnesses.

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And this, from the coordinator of the visual art program at a local elementary school, to Wendi Parker-Dial, whose AP Studio Art students raised money by selling calendars they’d designed and made to buy materials for littler artists:

“Thank you for your generous donation of art supplies to support our volunteer-run Art Trek program at San Antonio School.

Students, staff and volunteer parents will be thrilled to get the art paper, oil pastels, brushes, acrylic paint and other materials not currently supplied by the district.”

And to dance instructor Gallia Vickery, this note: our and y by u o y , a ve ed to ha Galli nspir Dear asure k. I was i e really e l p eat Lic her oung s a gr me to students ith y ed It wa d crew co w e e h c t te cus dan nd talen aching a unity to with a fo ain! e t t r a l o o r p t i g op cho you d the nother s . Let’s do er. e y o j y a en ar m umm e fro e vocabul a great s l p o e c p e n dan d hav moder touch an n i s, Keep ssing d ble n a e chool Peac Crowell igh S H h g a n r Sa rdi Wilme uctor Lick t s In r Dance

And, from a stanger: Dear Director I met one of your students yesterday skiing in the high Sierra. It was a brief encounter but noteworthy. I have never heard of The Thacher School (his sweatshirt was the hint), but I was so impressed with this youngster, I feel compelled to write. I recall his name is Martin. I hope I am not mistaken. He said he grew up in Sacramento.

I was out on a day excursion with my family, which includes a sixyear-old son, Galen. Galen is not adept at skiing, although his stubborn willfulness carried him a long way. On our return, his determination was at last failing in the face of cold and exhaustion. I was assisting him along the trail when Martin came alongside and asked if we needed any help. No, we did not, but I was struck by his simple directness. We chatted for a few minutes as Galen and I trudged and slipped on back towards the trailhead. Then Galen had a particularly hard spill and was consumed by embarrassment of being seen: Martin graciously moved on.

I suppose it would be unfair to extract volumes from the few words we exchanged, but I was deeply struck by a number of his qualities.

First was his compassion and kindness. Second, his security within himself, able to stand and reach out to total strangers with confidence. Third, his gentle spirit, his heart in love with the quiet beauty of nature. And lastly, an intangible sort of knowing that he himself is a gift, that he has something to offer the world. It struck me, this is an extaordinary person, and I am glad for his acquaintance, if even for a few minutes.

I would be pleased if these passing notes could be included in his record.

Sincerely yours,

Seth Melchert

Finally, to Derick Perry, Track coach, from his counterpart at Williams College:

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CONCLUSION Trips—out, back. Under the pergola on Memorial Hill, the EExtra-Day reading of the names of Thacher graduates felled by war. Senior Vespers. Final exams. Packing and more packing. The All-School Banquet. Senior festivities culminating in the final roar of Commencement. This year’s end-ofschool was marked by a characteristic sense of inexorableness and rush, a sweeping wave of activities both predictable and somehow unique, different year to year because the players change.

Certainly highlights this year include the several speeches: by Development Officer Brian Driscoll, selected by the seniors to speak at the traditional Vespers service, in Graduate Claire Cichy shares a which he retold the tale of a 19th century moment with proud dad, Alex. sailor who, shipwrecked in a storm off the coast of southern England, clung to a rock off shore until rescue came. Said one of the rescuers, “You must have been shaking all night long. How did you hang on?” The boy replied: “I trembled all night with fear and cold, but the rock never moved.” Said Mr. Driscoll,“You will all face times of personal peril, and you will need to find a rock to succeed and survive.

Much is made about the idea of making it alone. [But] the end result of making it alone is loneliness… Down the road your Chris Brown and Ted Grether, post diplomas rock may be a loving spouse or partner, a child who fires endless questions your way, or a hobby that gives you added perspective. Your success will be determined by how effectively you ask for help and use the rocks around you to stop your trembling. You will not, in all likelihood, go it alone. If you take the time to think about it you may find the rock you seek within this audience.”

In his address to the Senior Banquet crowd on Friday evening, alum (CdeP ’62) and “exceedingly proud father of a graduating senior” Michael Greene reminded the seniors, “You have lived in a community that has a true honor code, one where people respect each other and their property, and where you can trust the Beaming Acquistapaces: Wanda, Bobby CdeP ’96, honor of those around Christy, Bob CdeP ’68, and Abby CdeP ’99. you. You have learned that the worth of achievement is tempered by how you got there. You have learned the value of hard work, of friendship and good manners.

You have developed an understanding far deeper than you now realize of the importance of truth, fairness, and kindness.”

Other highlights of that Friday night included the awarding of special school prizes: The Elizabeth Helms Adams Perpetual Sportsmanship Award, voted by the coaches of Thacher’s Athletic Council to honor “those qualities

of sportsmanship, participation, achievement, and leadership characteristic of the highest ideals of interscholastic athletics” was won by three-sport competitor and MVP (soccer, lacrosse, tennis) Elizabeth Sanseau, about whom Director of Athletics Rich Mazzola said in his remarks, “While her athletic skills are certainly impressive, it is her exemplary approach to team competition which is the true mark of her excellence. She upheld the highest standards of sportsmanship Senior Class President Mary we have ever witnessed at Thacher.” The Ann Bronson reads Mary Thacher Oliver’s poem, “Wild Geese.”

Lettermen’s Club Perpetual Trophy, the boys’ counterpart, was given to soccer, basketball, and baseball player Michael Back,“the most prolific scorer that Thacher’s soccer fields have ever seen and someone whose true measure of strength was in his insistence upon excellence in every single practice which, especially this year, yielded excellence in every single game.” Three seniors won The Newton K. Chase Community Service Award: Lauren Cerre, Tara Desjardins, and Erica Reynolds, who, “through Logan Clark and Emmett Hoptheir superior and selfless organizing kins smile their way through the gauntlet of faculty during the and serving, epitomize the best of the Commencement processional.

Community Service Program.” Caitlin Olson-Mulholland was honored with the silver bowl for The School Chair Award; in the words of the School Head with whom she worked so closely this year, Michael Mulligan,“Caitlin represents the best of the four cornerstone values at Thacher—honor, fairness, kindness, and truth—in concrete form. Seldom has the School had a student who more consistently succeeds in achieving ethical, wise, just, and honest relationships both in and out of the classroom.

With a quiet dignity and a fundamental compassion, Caitlin has led us by example this year.”

The two culminating awards as dark settled in the Valley: The Charles L. Tutt Silver Bowl for Integrity and Responsibility, which recognizes not primarily leadership, but “integrity and responsibility, of fortitude in the face of adversity, and consideration for others,” went, by vote of the faculty, to Nikki Silverman, “a quiet though strong beacon of moral integrity and personal courage…who challenges all of us to see with our hearts, and then to have the faith to act on what we see, as she herself has modeled repeatedly in various difficult situations.” The Thacher Cup, which goes “to that senior who, in the judgment of the faculty, best demonstrates those qualities the School hold Peter Frykman shares a chuckle as central: academic excellence, extra- with Mr. Mulligan.

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curricular achievement, moral leadership, and concern for others,” was shared by two seniors: Eric Butts— “unflappably honest, unfailingly fair, and unfalteringly honorable, he leaves a legacy of excellence in the academic and the athletic realms”— and Hannah Carney, “graKevin Cahill , grounded by celebratory leis, accepts his diploma from Head of School cious, smart, humble, funny, Michael Mulligan as Assistant Head of School and kind, a student who has Peter Robinson looks on. taken full advantage of every opportunity offered to try new things, always committing herself fully and spiritedly to every endeavor.”

THE JEWEL… …in each senior’s crown came in the final event of the weekend: dur… ing the Commencement ceremonies, several minutes spent at the podium, as Head of School Michael Mulligan read a short paragraph testifying to that student’s particular stamp on this community. After the last diploma was conferred (to School Chair Caitlin Olson-Mulholland), the pronouncement,“You are now graduates of the Class of 2001!” lifted shouts and laughter and very loud hoorays up to the farthest reaches of the Big Top and out the sides to all nooks and crannies of the campus—the happy noise celebrating a job well done.

FOND FAREWELL…

…but never goodbye, as we honor those teachers who are moving on …

Mr. Mulligan closed the Senior Banquet by offering his gratitude to to their own new worlds: the seniors for keeping alive the perennial hope expressed in that idiosyncratically Thacheresque refrain, “May this be the best year yet”—and by thanking the parents for their initial leap of faith and the repeated gestures of trust that allowed us all, together, to achieve great things these four years.

• Marcia Edwards, 21-year veteran of the Science Department, backpacker, canoe camper, tennis coach, director of the HR&S program, and chair of the most recent WASC accreditation process (among many other roles), is retiring, to spend more time among her lilies and grandkids at her home in Santa Paula.

At Baccalaureate the next morning, pro• Rae Ann Sines, Chair of the Science Detected from the insistent drizzle by the enpartment, dedicated tennis and basketball compassing white tent (how Thacher!), Dr. coach, avid outdoorswoman, is, after 13 years Jay Levy, forefront AIDS researcher and in a dormitory, trading boarding for day Professor of Medicine at the University of school—University High School—in San California Medical School in San FranFrancisco. cisco, shared the four major guiding prin• Greg Courter, Associate Director of Admisciples of his life: First, the fact that (quotsion and lacrosse coach extraordinaire, is off to ing satirist C.N. Parkinson) “energy a brand-new marriage (to Maura Massey in expended in one direction comes back in early June) and the admission directorship at another direction”; second, the imperative Kent Denver School in Englewood, CO. “not to let the opinion of one individual • AJ Goldman, teacher of math, Los Padres put you off course” (and to choose the dorm head, tennis coach, and a ubiquitous, doors “that require more energy to open”); the importance of serendipity when com- Honoring the tradition that faculty members confer their chil- energetic presence on campus, is moving to the Bay Area with his wife Niki and chilbined with “a prepared mind”; and the dren’s diplomas, Bo Manson (English), Holly Mitchem (Art), and David Babbott (Special Gifts and Planned Giving) stand dren, Kelsey and Dylan, where he will betruth that most things do not happen by front and center with their children, Tyler, Lily, and Dave. come Chair of the Mathematics Departchance, that “when you encounter an unexpected ment at The Crystal Springs Uplands School. event, take advantage of it.” Dr. Levy • Wendi Parker Dial, art teacher, concluded, “I hope that you will keep member of the Horse Department your hobbies active and pursue them faculty, and competitive runner, through you lifetime; that you will will also be teaching at Kent Denver venture forward, expending energy come fall, where she, her husband because that can bring you back unJamie (an instructor in our Outexpected rewards; that you will get door Program), and their new those doors open and take the risks in daughter Morgan Vashti Dial (born doing so; that you will be prepared to June 23) will be closer to her family.

Bonawyn Eison gives the benediction. make chance observations count, and learn from events that appear to have occurred by chance; that you The individual humor, initiative, will invest in your friendships; that you find your own monkey, go organization, enthusiasm, optiafter the training and experiences you need to fulfill your passion mism, creativity, and dedication and discover the life outside yourself. Above all, remember, like these faculty members have conthose ripples in the pond, even a small step can have wide-range in- tributed to our community will be sorely missed—but we wish them happiness around the next bend! fluence.”

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YARN the custom in those days, wrote Jeffrey Eugenides in his The IItNewwasYorker article entitled “The Burning of Smyrna,” for passengers leaving for America to bring balls of yarn on deck. Relatives on the pier held the loose ends.…[A]s the ship blew its horn and moved away from the dock a few hundred strings stretched across the water. People shouted farewells, waved furiously, held up babies. Propellers churned, handkerchiefs fluttered, and, up on deck, the balls of yarn began to spin.

Red, blue, yellow, green, white, they unwound toward the pier, slowly at first, one revolution every ten seconds, then faster and faster as the “These four years are a boat picked up speed. Passengers held time to find yourself, not to the yarn as long as possible, maintaining the connection to the faces make yourself into what disappearing on shore. But finally, you think will look good to one, by one, the balls ran out. The other people.” strings of yarn flew free, rising on the School Chair breeze. Here at Thacher, it’s a little Caitlin Olson-Mulholland, like that—and different in this way: though that multi-hued yarn may All-School Banquet speech attenuate dramatically, and even come close to running out, it never really does when a class sets sail from Casa de Piedra. We envision, rather, a string connected to each of these seniors as they head off to their own new worlds, one that will keep them firmly and irrevocably tied, at least in spirit and thought, to us left behind.

Christy Acquistapace Blake Adams-Ayers Yasmine Arastu David Babbott Michael Back Alden Blair Chris Bonewitz Jennifer Bowie Matt Brewer Mary Ann Bronson Chris Brown Eric Butts Kevin Cahill Blake Caldwell Clarissa Caldwell Hannah Carney Lauren Cerre Claire Cichy Logan Clark Canyon Cody Matt Cohen Kerry Connolly Emily Dachs Tara Desjardins Andrew DeYoung Rob Dickson Michael Disner Bonawyn Eison Tessa Enright Heather Ferguson

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tent’s been taken down now, the chairs TThe folded and stacked back in their rightful places. The Ojai’s heating up. The pool is full of faculty kids. Two hundred teachers are coming over the horizon, heading toward Thacher for their Teach the Teachers experience. Hmmm—must be summer. So for the faculty and staff, I wish you all rejuvenation and fun this break with your kids closer at hand.

Cheers!

Geared up for summer: Jimmy Madigan, Addie Hearst, Sarah Tapscott, and Emery Mitchem at the All-School Trivia Bowl.

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