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VIEWPOINT SCHOOL is a welcoming, vibrant, and collaborative community that offers a challenging and enriched college preparatory education in a nurturing environment for students in Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade. The School embraces students and families from diverse cultures of the world and teaches the history and wisdom of these traditions.

VIEWPOINT INSPIRES a love of learning and develops those qualities which provide strength and direction for a lifetime. The School promotes among its students respect, integrity, responsibility, and optimism.

THE SCHOOL CELEBRATES its love of country by commemorating our nation’s holidays and honoring its finest traditions. Viewpoint affirms in its assemblies and programs the ethical principles inherent in all religions.

VIEWPOINT’S STUDENTS learn the importance of service to others and to the greater community with the expectation that this introduction becomes a lifelong commitment.

VIEWPOINT RECOGNIZES the uniqueness of each child and is committed to the preservation and development of that individuality.

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Art Direction and Design: Dog Ear Design Additional Photography: Jennifer Berger, Gregg Kessler, Verity Paton Head of School: Mark McKee Director of Strategic Communications: Jill Shaw

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jonathon Wolfson, Chair Kafi Blumenfield Jay DiMaggio Tim Fish Dirk Gates Andrew Gengos Brian Glicklich Jeremy Helfand Robert Flachs Peggy Jones Robert Lopata Susan Lotwin John Nadolenco John Nelson Dick Robertson Jill Schechter Charles Schetter Sarah Spano ’05 Lindsey Spindle Shelly Sumpter Gillyard Howard Tenenbaum Frank Wantanabe Rob Webster Brian Wynn ’85 David ZeBrack

Viewpoint is published by the Viewpoint Educational Foundation. Every effort is made to avoid errors, misspellings, and omissions. If, however, an error comes to your attention, please accept our apologies and notify us.

Viewpoint School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, its admission policies, scholarships, and athletic or other School-administered programs.

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hen driving around Calabasas, I will often find myself idling at a stoplight behind a car with a Viewpoint license plate frame, which says, “Viewpoint School – Excellence in Education.” For more than 20 years, this has been the School’s motto. A guiding ideal to which all Viewpoint faculty, staff, and students subscribe. Recently, it occurred to me that it is fitting that this saying is most often seen in our community being driven around on a car – excellence is not a destination, but a journey.

LOVE OF LEARNING 6 The Evolution of Excellence 8 Innovation, Creative Confidence, and

Balance – A Conversation with NAIS Chief Innovation Officer Tim Fish 12 Excellence in Education Technology 18 Connecting Data to Academic Success 20 Share Your Work: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Mock Trial

22 Making Mathematicians 23 Find Your Voice 24 Announcement of Awards for Excellenc e in Teaching and Outstanding Service to the School IN OUR CANYON 26 Pursuing their Passions – Students and Mentors

30 Download: Mayanthi Jayaratna ’99,

Daniel O’Reilly Rowe, Justin Hackitt 34 Finding that Longed-For Connection with Writer and Producer Abdi Nazemian 35 Newbery-Award Winning Author Adam Gidwitz Captivates and Inspires 36 Diversity Day 2018 37 Meet Stephen Chan – New Head of Middle School

ARTS 38 FOCUS ON DANCE 48 2018 Viewpoint Arts Festival 49 Theater Productions 50 Scholastic Award Winners and Film Accolades

ATHLETICS 52 Athletics: Winter and Spring 2018 54 On the Deck: Viewpoint’s Viewpoint magazine received the CASE District VII Gold Award of Excellence from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in 2017 and 2018.

Excellence is a Journey, Not a Destination

Swim Program K-12

57 Profiles of Swimmers Thomas Finello ’18 and Kate Kaplan ’18

54 COLLEGE COUNSELING 58 The Value of Conveying

Unique Interests During the College Application Process 60 Beyond Viewpoint – College Matriculation List

CELEBRATE! 62 Class of 2018 Graduates!

66 Eighth Grade Commencement DIRECTION FOR A LIFETIME 68 Alumni Day 2018 and a Farewell to Kris Dworkoski

70 Class Notes 72 Congratulations to the Class of 2014

ADVANCING VIEWPOINT’S MISSION 74 Letter from the Board Chair 75 Welcome to the New Trustees 76 VSSA Report for 2017-18 77 New VSSA Co-Chairs: Lisa Austin and Anne Marie Mueller 77 VSSA Leadership 78 Viewpoint Fund 2018-19 79 Dr. Michele Cole Joins Viewpoint's Advancement Office

The theme of this issue of Viewpoint is the “Evolution of Excellence,” and it is a chance to reflect upon ways the School continues to pursue this ideal as both the academic landscape and the world outside of school continues to shift.

There are many ways to define excellence. Three that I like are virtuosity, accomplishment, and mastery. None of these suggests that excellence is something that can be conferred upon one by another; instead, it is earned through thoughtful dedication and hard work. Excellence is also a moving target. If you ask any high achiever if they ever feel that they have met the mark, they will tell you that just as you are getting near it, the mark has moved. That, however, is no deterrent. It is simply a reminder to stay motivated. This is true for schools as well as individuals, and for nearly 60 years Viewpoint has committed to doing that hard work in pursuit of excellence, no matter what shape it takes.

In the magazine’s opening conversation between the National Association of Independent School’s Chief Innovation Officer and Viewpoint Trustee Tim Fish and Viewpoint’s Head of School Mark McKee on “Innovation, Creative Confidence, and Balance,” the pursuit of innovation is similar to the pursuit of excellence. It is a difficult point to fix on a map, but there is great value in making the journey.

is also excited to recognize the excellence of four teachers for the first time with two endowed chairs and two annual prizes, as well as establishing a Spirit of Viewpoint Award to honor a non-teaching employee who embodies the positive spirit of the School.

Each year, in the fall issue of Viewpoint, we highlight several student who have embarked upon independent projects either through the Independent Study program or on their own. In this issue, we decided to photograph the students with their mentors. Their projects, which range from developing a prosthetic dog limb to creating an immersive art installation set in outer space, are not only excellent, but demonstrate the special relationships the students have forged with their teachers to help realize their very particular projects.

The focus on the arts in this issue is on dance, which is certainly a discipline for which the illusory ideal of excellence is always a goal. Our students are fortunate to have two exceptional teachers, who work with our young dancers at every level, to help them achieve their own personal mastery and have fun doing it.

There are too many noteworthy stories in this issue to mention them all here, but I hope our readers will take the time (or many different times) to peruse them all. Viewpoint is a special place where each day excellence is pursued in big and small ways. We want our students to feel empowered to define excellence for themselves, and feel comfortable that their definition of excellence may change over time. Nothing stands still and it doesn’t need to. They are prepared for what comes next.

This issue is also our 2017-18 Annual Report to Donors, and we are profoundly grateful to our community for making what you see in these pages possible. We are on this journey in pursuit of excellence together, and your financial support and willingness to volunteer are a testament to this shared commitment. Thank you for your investment in our students. ■

Subsequent articles in this issue, “Share Your Work: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Mock Trial,” “Making Mathematicians,” and “Find Your Voice,” give concrete examples of the ways excellence is pursued in the analysis of literature in Upper School, and in the understanding of challenging mathematical concepts and becoming a writer in Lower School. Viewpoint

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Education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Dear Viewpoint Families and Friends,

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t was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This opening of the famous first sentence of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, is as relevant to our education landscape today as it was to Dickens’ setting of the French Revolution.

Our students are living through quite a different revolution, a shift which global trendwatchers call the Fourth Industrial Revolution (or 4IR). Like the first three industrial revolutions, which were powered by steam, electricity, and computing, this revolution is driven by technological change – now, the fully networked digital transformation that comprises artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and automation; big data and analytics; and the internet of things (IoT). While these shifts affect companies around the globe and are impacting higher education, they are also relevant to forward-thinking K-12 educators.

What is Academic Excellence in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Viewpoint’s students must be prepared for what’s next – prepared to thrive in college and higher education, in the workplace, and in life. Their lives will be defined by continuous learning, as accelerating changes require new skill sets, flexibility, adaptability, and resilience.

Our current generation of students is living the contradictions of 4IR, the best and worst of times: the creativity and optimism of new tools and possibilities, and the challenges and distractions of social media,

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increased competition, and new sources of anxiety and stress. How should parents and teachers respond?

As I survey the landscape of educational opportunities and spend time with our students, I am wildly optimistic. I am inspired by the quality and the qualities in our young people, and I believe their creative problem-solving will engineer the solutions we need that are literally unimaginable today. Yet schooling is not serving students well.

Or, adopting a growth mindset – we could serve them much better.

The reasons are positive and historic. In The New Education, Professor Cathy Davidson outlines the way that our current system – the core disciplines of English, history, mathematics, science, and world languages – was designed at Harvard and other elite universities at the turn of the twentieth century for the needs of a new industrial economy. They were established by 1909 – the “new education” of the time – and institutionalized by 1925. Now they are canonized in UC admission requirements and ossified in high school department structures. Travel back in time to fifth-century Athens or medieval Europe, and a complete education is characterized by the trivium – grammar, logic, and rhetoric – and the quadrivium – arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music – subjects reflecting the training the mind needed when all knowledge was committed to memory or copied by hand. Each era remakes its definition of

academic excellence, and while some skills are enduring – such as clear communications and critical thinking – others are new. While the trivium and quadrivium may be relevant and necessary, they are no longer sufficient to prepare students for college, work, and life.

Knowledge no longer stays in its compartments, nor can one person know enough to achieve solutions to today’s complex challenges.

So how is excellence evolving, and how do we know what is essential?

Answers are found in our classrooms, where students are engaged in independent research and cross-disciplinary projects, learning to apply, create, question, and explore. And they are found in thinkers like Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun, whose book Robot-Proof outlines the essential literacies students need in the age of Artificial Intelligence: technological literacy, data literacy, and human literacy. At all grades, Viewpoint is evolving to teach these literacies, sometimes through traditional curricula, sometimes in new and innovative ways. While some literacies, like human literacy, are part of our core competence and present an opportunity to grow from strength, other literacies require that educators learn new skills and develop new programs. These opportunities make Viewpoint a learning organization.

school is a workplace too, and these shifts are impacting us even as they are shaping our view of the preparation students need.

There has truly been no more dynamic time to work in education.

At the same time, it is the stability and strength of our core values, traditions, and essential skills that provide the safety for us to manage ambiguity and engage in innovation. Indeed, looking to our students, their future, and the generosity and strength of our connected community chronicled in this magazine and annual report, I see only the best of times.

With enduring thanks for your support of our mission,

Mark J. McKee Head of School

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Innovation, Creative Confidence, and Balance – A Conversation with NAIS Chief Innovation Officer Tim Fish SO WHAT IS A CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER? MARK MCKEE: So, what exactly is the chief innovation officer?

TIM FISH: I have been in this role for about two years. We are inventing it as we go. When Donna Orem, President of NAIS, created this role, she said she felt that sometimes organizations have many people focused on today and not enough on tomorrow. So, that’s a lot of the work I’ve been doing. I am not just running around and finding examples of tomorrow and telling those stories, but also helping schools that are not quite there to make progress.

MARK: It sounds like tomorrow isn’t something we just stumble into or even discover, but something you might help create.

TIM: Absolutely, and I think when we say “we,” it’s everyone at the school. The Head of School clearly has a very important role, but I think every teacher and student and parent has an important role to help create that disposition. I do believe that innovation is more frame of mind. It’s a way of seeing your world, as opposed to a particular place or program.

WHAT DOES INNOVATION LOOK LIKE IN SCHOOL?

TIM FISH NAIS CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER

On May 24, Head of School Mark McKee sat down with Viewpoint Trustee and Chief Innovation Officer of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Tim Fish in the Viewpoint’s Innovation Space to discuss what elements contribute to innovation in independent schools, and how Viewpoint fits into the national landscape.

MARK: So, when I talk to parents about innovation, they all understand that technology and other forces – globalization, the economy – impact the way they’re living their daily lives, from shopping and banking to listening to music or hailing a taxi. They understand intuitively that their students need to be prepared for a future that looks very different from their past. However, when we start talking about what that looks like in their children’s school, they have more questions. So, how do we answer parents’ questions about what innovation looks like in a school like Viewpoint?

TIM: If we look at innovation as a disposition, schools will not change overnight. I was listening recently to Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast, Revisionist History, and he was talking about this notion of change over time. And the concept went back to the ancient Greek story of the Ship of Theseus. If you pull one board out of the boat and replace it, and wait a while and then pull another board out, replacing that, at some point you will have replaced every board on the boat. Is the boat still the same boat or is it a different boat? I think that’s a bit of how innovation really works, that it’s a constant evolution.

MARK: And as I think about Viewpoint, there are ways I can point to in which we are the same school we were when we were founded in 1961, even though in other ways we don’t look a bit like we did in 1961.

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TIM: The challenge that schools face is that it is important to be in a place where we are changing our goals, like those planks of the boat.

We can’t think that we can just sail the same ship and never change it. Otherwise, we would not be serving our students well.

CREATIVE CONFIDENCE THROUGH TRYING THINGS THAT FAIL TIM: One of the things that I often think and hear a lot about in relation to innovation is the comfort with trying things that fail. Tell me about what you’re seeing as people at Viewpoint are taking that journey. I know that when I was a teacher, I always wanted to know that it was going to work. I didn’t have a lot of personal comfort with the idea that a lesson or unit might not be perfect.

MARK: I agree that’s a challenge. Viewpoint is a school with a long tradition of a commitment to academic excellence and a certain level of performance; we want to ensure consistency and quality across all of our programs. And so that mantra that you find in places like Silicon Valley – that you need to be comfortable with failure and you need to fail fast and fail often and iterate quickly – is harder to find in a school, particularly with teachers and with parents. We’ve been looking for the ways in which we can preserve and augment our legacy, building on the things that are valuable and important and that continue to be relevant, even as we evolve and try new things.

One of the books we read recently as a school community was by the founders of Ideo, a design company in Silicon Valley, called Creative Confidence. We want our students to have creative confidence, and we also want our teachers to have creative confidence to try new things and get comfortable with the idea that they may not succeed the first time, but if they keep iterating then they’re just setting a good example for the students.

THE IDEA OF PERPETUAL BETA TIM: I’ve often asked myself what are the characteristics of the schools that people are talking about as innovators – and I would absolutely count Viewpoint as one of those schools – and what makes them successful and what do they have in common? I think one answer is that the Head of School is giving permission to teachers to have that creative confidence. It’s important because the history of our schools is not always a place where that necessarily happens.

Historically, things have been very prescribed, and one of the things we’re finding is that we need to be constantly inventing as we go forward. A concept that I have been hearing more about is this notion of “perpetual beta,” and I think it is important – this notion that we’re working with students and that things are always evolving and being tested. And I find this is a more accessible way to talk about evolution FALL

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STRUCTURED AGENCY – ESTABLISH A STRUCTURE AND GET OUT OF THE WAY MARK: What do you see as examples of what innovation looks like in some of the best independent schools?

TIM: One of the things is the work that’s going on in spaces like Viewpoint’s Innovation Space, where students are creating things.

I see a lot of interesting work in robotics, documentary film making, students doing cancer research. My job is to separate out the programmatic content and then ask, “What are the characteristics that connect these innovations?”

BALANCE – SCHOOL IS A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN DEVELOP THEIR PASSIONS

As I’ve said already, there’s a characteristic of leadership that gives teachers permission to do experimental work. What I also find are teachers giving that same permission to students, I call it structured agency. Teachers design great questions and a challenging goal that drives the student work. The other day I was in a class that was working on social entrepreneurship, and the students were leaning into the idea that they are, in fact, going to change the world. That teacher had given them that structure, that direction, and then she gave them agency, she got out of their way. I think there’s a balance between this amazing structure and then the beauty of “get out of the way.” Sometimes there’s not enough structure and too much “get out of the way,” and that creates a bit of a free for all. Then sometimes there’s too much structure and not enough “get out of the way” and that creates too much of a teacher-centered classroom, where the students haven’t been set free. It’s when that balance is right that things happen and end up trickling out to me in one way or another, and someone says, “You need to go visit that school.”

MARK: Beyond academics, I get just as excited about envisioning classrooms in 2028 that enact in a profound way an understanding of what it is to be human. I see the classroom as a place to respond deeply to our basic human needs, that recognize that when we can make the most of students’ humanity, their ability to create social relationships, their ability to form friendships and bonds, that will be a setting in which they actually perform their best. Our schools are putting a stake in the ground about providing sources of positive stress and eradicating the idea that academic performance or any form of performance needs to involve distress. So Viewpoint is focused on developing more and more structured programming that supports students in finding “flow,” ensuring that they are living lives that represent wellness even as they achieve high performance.

One of the skill sets I think that we as educators need to get better at is that notion of being designers. We need to figure out how we’re going to create experiences.

THE PROMISE OF PERSONALIZED EDUCATION – STUDENTS CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN KNOWLEDGE TIM: If you and I had the opportunity 10 years from now in 2028 to come back to this moment, how do you think Viewpoint will have evolved? How do you think schools will have evolved? What do you think great learning will look like?

MARK: As I think about education in 2028, I see us delivering even more on the promise of what we’re calling a personalized

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MARK: Interesting. It actually takes a lot of structure, a lot of confidence, and a lot of preparation on the part of the teacher, to be able to turn over agency to students so that they can have those experiences.

education. I really believe that educational technology will facilitate the best teachers and schools to be able to increasingly pay individual attention to students’ strengths and the areas in which they are more challenged, and that personalized education will give students the ability to construct their own knowledge. There’s still a very important role for a teacher in a classroom in 2028 – even more important, helping to guide, helping to curate, helping to show the way and sharing what will be many years of experience that they have on the student – but increasingly ensuring that every single student has opportunities to create things of value for themselves. That’s what students will need to do in order to stay relevant in an information age. They need to be able to create things that are of value to others in order to thrive in our economy.

TIM: I love that notion of balance. I applaud the work that is going on at Viewpoint around that. I think this notion of school as a place where students can develop the skills, talents, drive, and motivation to continue to find those passions is critical. Schools are becoming more and more communities where students can try all kinds of different things. We were talking before we began recording today, about how things that used to be very expensive, like making a feature film, are now possible using an iphone. You can shoot a film and edit it on a computer, and even distribute it. That’s a possibility that never existed before, and I’m finding the students are running with those opportunities. They’re creating things that you never imagined with pretty simple tools.

MARK: It makes it a very exciting time. Twenty years ago we were saying that about digital video in the classroom. Then, video was a language that everyone can read, but no one could write because the tools to create video were still very expensive and hard to use. And now young students in our Primary School can make video on the fly with an iPad. So everyone is learning to read and write the language of video. Now we see that same thing beginning to happen with virtual reality tools. It is exciting to think about what next really is. ■ FALL

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TECHNOLOGY-RICH CLASSROOMS are designed to deepen understanding of curriculum content and skills, provide opportunities to invent and design, promote ethical digital citizenship, and support organizational systems that enhance learning.

At Viewpoint School, technology supports and enhances an inspired and engaging learning environment.

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

Viewpoint maintains specialty computer labs for certain sophisticated platforms, but the technology program is based largely on mobile access. Skills such as source and media literacy, word processing, data analysis, and media creation are embedded in language, math, science, and history classes across the school. Faculty leverage tablets in Grades Kindergarten-Five and a 1:1 laptop program in Grades Six-Twelve in order to design innovative lessons that individualize the learning experience and empower students to be savvy communicators, creative content creators, and global collaborators.

In Viewpoint classrooms, technology doesn’t just make tasks more efficient, technology transforms the learning students and teachers are able to achieve.

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Citizen scientists in Adam Yates’s Middle School Physical Science class perform a series of experiments to determine the “State of the Creek” that runs through the middle of Viewpoint School’s campus. Using sensors that measure temperature, oxygen, and pH levels, students are able to collect, organize, and interpret data in new and sophisticated ways. Using spreadsheets and presentation software, students present their findings to students and employees throughout the School.

START A web-based application helps Upper School math teacher Kellie Sprague carefully and quickly curate questions for the students in her Math Analysis/ Calculus Honors class. The program individualizes problem sets for each class, varying the numbers in every question for each student. Adjustments like this keep students from jumping to the answer and instead require discussion and dissection of equations during in-class problem-solving sessions. In addition, real-time digital feedback informs Kellie's in-class coaching and what lesson she will design for the next in-class meeting.

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Olivia Moss ’22 and Kelley Skahan

Middle School math teacher Kelley Skahan is able to focus on coaching students in Eighth Grade Algebra by transforming her lectures into succinct, interactive videos. Students are asked to watch the recording (and answer a few strategically placed comprehension questions) for homework. The next day students apply their learning in class as they try and solve problem sets individually and in small groups. Kelley also leverages the power of the graphing software (DESMOS) to help students visualize, deconstruct, and manipulate the variables in linear equations.

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Digital sensors help facilitate inquiry-based lab activities and enable students to perform experiments with measurements not previously obtainable in Middle and Upper School science classrooms.

Ava Gronemeyer ’23, Osirus Nalls ’23, Mia Lazaroff ’22, Payton Schetter ’23, Adam Yates

Similar probeware helps Upper School science teacher Nancy Argano-Rush bring physics concepts to life for her Upper School students. Using light sensors, accelerometers, and motion detectors, students discover the laws of motion, energy, and magnetism through hands-on experiments and detailed, digital lab work.

Technology transforms the way faculty choose to deliver math instruction in the Middle and Upper School.

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In Kindergarten and First Grade, students learn to tell stories about the animals and dinosaurs they learn about in class, using stop motion animation software.

Middle School math and design teacher Lara Didden’s students document and share the process behind their design challenge projects in Sixth Grade TEAM Design class. These recordings ask students to reflect on the steps in the design process and to share their successes and challenges with one another. The result is a web log (blog) that connects students with peers, teachers, and family members as a part of the learning process. The portfolio demonstrates each child’s learning over the course of the quarter and provides valuable practice in producing digital content for an authentic audience.

In Second Grade, students use online databases to learn about continents of the world and then script and film a green screen movie. During the year they also create interactive slide decks and augmented reality experiences to demonstrate their learning.

Third Grade students use design thinking to imagine a piece of playground equipment for a friend, and then apply measurement and ratio skills to model the piece using a 3D computer aided design software called Tinkercad. Before 3D printing the piece, students are encouraged to modify their design in order to make the playground equipment accessible for children of all abilities. While they are reading Roald Dahl’s The BFG, Third Graders design a video game based on the plot, complete with obstacles and characters based on the storyline.

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Upper School English teacher Dr. Amanda Clarke is exploring the use of ePortfolios in her World Literature Honors course. This past summer she investigated the many ways graphics, eCitations, hyperlinked reference materials, and scholarly digital feedback might inform the structure of the research and writing of students’ culminating paper. Amanda writes that “providing a webbased system for composition, dialogue, and publication will provide students with practice adapting to the ever-evolving landscape of the presentation of information in electronic media.”

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In Fourth Grade, students use code to design logos for sailing vessels they personally engineer to accompany their history lessons. And in Fifth Grade, students learn to design and code an original app that teaches others about our solar system.

In Primary and Lower School, technology teaching is always aligned to classroom instruction. Students extend and apply their learning through coding, media creation, and digital design projects that span all content areas.

& COLLABORATION Instruction in reading, writing, and verbal communication now includes digital and media tools that engage students in collaboration, reflection, and dynamic feedback loops that connect them to those outside the classroom.

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Student Perceptions of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies

Student Perceptions of SEL School Supports

GRIT How well students are able to persevere through setbacks to achieve important long-term goals.

ENGAGEMENT How attentive and invested students

GROWTH MINDSET Student perceptions of whether they

RIGOROUS EXPECTATIONS How much students feel that

have the potential to change those factors that are central to their performance in school.

their teachers hold them to high expectations around effort, understanding, persistence, and performance in class.

LEARNING STRATEGIES How well students deliberately use strategies to manage their own learning processes generally.

SENSE OF BELONGING How much students feel that they are valued members of the school community.

SELF-EFFICACY How much students believe they can

social connection is between teachers and students within and beyond the classroom.

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TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS How strong the

Connecting Data to Academic Success

By Heather Blair, Director of Institutional Research

WHAT IS INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH?

Institutional research is using valid, reliable data collected from a variety of sources to answer questions we have and raise new questions, as part of a continuous cycle of institutional improvement.

Schools collect a large amount of data. Grades, test scores, attendance patterns, course-selection patterns, athletic and extracurricular involvement, demographics…all are data, constantly being created and captured. Combining and analyzing that data allows us to look for patterns, to find ways in which we are delivering on our mission to educate and develop our students, and to find ways in which we could improve.

Social-emotional learning is one area of focus for our research. Viewpoint has always recognized the importance of these so-called “soft skills”: our Mission Statement emphasizes our “welcoming, vibrant, and collaborative community” and explicitly states that we “develop those qualities which provide strength and direction for a lifetime…respect, integrity, responsibility, and optimism.” But how do we measure progress, for students or our School?

Over the past few years there’s been increasing interest across independent schools (and in education at large) to measure and quantify the attitudes and skills that are associated with academic success.

These are skills like persistence, optimism, grit, and growth mindset.

Popular, research-based books such as Grit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance by University of Pennsylvania Professor Angela Duckworth

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and Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Stanford Professor Carol Dweck have helped drive this trend. Closer to home, USC Professor Helen Immordino-Yang, Viewpoint’s commencement speaker last year, addresses similar topics in her scholarly work Emotions, Learning and the Brain: Exploring the Educational Implications of Affective Neuroscience.

To pursue those goals, Viewpoint is participating in a two-year pilot program organized by CAIS (California Association of Independent Schools) to survey students on these issues as well as their quality of life and engagement. Grounded in education research, the surveys are produced and administered by Boston-based Panorama Education, and they address both student competencies (what students bring to the table) and student supports (what the school can do). Many peer schools in CAIS are participating, allowing us the rich experience of not only examining Viewpoint’s data, but also benchmarking against fellow schools.

In the fall and spring of last school year (2017-18), we surveyed students in Grades Three through Twelve, allowing us to establish a baseline of student results. This year, in fall and spring, we will survey students again to look for areas of growth and development. Students in Lower School took a simplified survey with language targeted to their age level.

HERE ARE SOME INITIAL TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE BASELINE SURVEYS:

In Lower School, students had generally high scores across all measures of school supports, with rigorous expectations the highest. Their scores

in self-perception of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies were also high, with Growth Mindset and Learning Strategies scoring highest. In Middle and Upper School, students also scored relatively high in their perception of SEL competencies. In measures of school supports, students in Middle and Upper School also scored highest in Rigorous Expectations. In this first year, we also found topics we want to explore about students’ sense of belonging and student-teacher relationships, areas that Viewpoint considers strengths where we would like to have scored higher. Our results raise valuable questions. They help us look in the mirror, understanding students’ experiences and helping us grow and improve.

One area where we hope to expand this year is to use the Panorama framework to survey faculty on their perceptions of students’ skills.

Beyond Panorama, in concert with our CAIS/WASC accreditation, we will be surveying and gathering data from a variety of other constituencies, including families and alumni. Broad participation is important to gather many perspectives and an accurate picture, so if you are approached to take a survey, please take a moment to provide thoughtful responses.

As a school, Viewpoint values excellence, curiosity, and high performance, so that we are always aspiring to learn and improve. We are one of the first K-12 independent schools in the country to dedicate a position to institutional research, and this commitment grounds our education in evidence and the science of improvement. It is exciting: each new research result leads to new questions and opportunities for learning. ■ FALL

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SHARE YOUR WORK MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN MOCK TRIAL

By Belinda Eleftheriades, Upper School English Teacher, Eleventh Grade Dean

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THE CLASS English II (Tenth Grade)

THE PROJECT In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s pursuit of dangerous knowledge creates an obsession in which he creates a monster. As a result of this dangerous knowledge and creation, many characters in the novel perish.

Students are challenged in this project to determine if Victor should be held accountable for the murders that his creation commits. Since Victor created the being without assuming the responsibility to care for it and acclimate it to the society in which it was "born," he is being tried in court for negligence and abandonment and is therefore being held accountable for the monster’s actions. Witnesses from the novel as well as experts will be called to the stand to testify in this situation.

Attorneys will determine whether witnesses will be primary defense or prosecution witnesses.

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Part I: BEFORE READING THE NOVEL, students are randomly assigned

Students may not have realized it while preparing for this project, but they were essentially building an analytic essay – preparing an opening statement (introduction and thesis statement), calling their witnesses (body paragraphs with quotes reinforcing the thesis statement), and closing their argument (conclusion).

a role that they will play in the trial, including characters from the novel, expert psychologists, and defense and prosecution attorneys. They read and annotate Frankenstein with the intention of building their character profiles and deciding whether they would support or go against the claim of Victor’s guilt. Defense and prosecution attorneys read to find evidence for or against Victor’s innocence.

Part II: TO PREPARE FOR THE TRIALS, a local prosecution attorney visits the class to go over the various parts of the trial – what makes for a good opening statement, how to interview and prepare witnesses, how to use persuasive language, and the importance of preparation and composure. The prosecution attorney meets with both the teams to help them form a plan of action. Students then interview all of the character witnesses and decide whom they will call to the stand. Students assigned the role of “expert psychologist” are responsible for connecting Victor and the creature’s circumstances and actions to the psychology we studied, including Freud’s Id, Ego, and Superego and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.

Part III: THERE ARE TWO DAYS SET ASIDE for the trial – one for the prosecution’s argument, and the next for the defense. Students arrive dressed the part, and take their seats on the defense or prosecution side.

They swear on the novel Frankenstein to “stay true to the text.” Teachers and administrators from the larger Viewpoint community act as jury members. Student lawyers present their opening statement, call up their witnesses, allow for cross-examination, and offer their closing argument.

At the end of the trial, jury members ask students clarifying questions before they deliberate Victor’s responsibility for his creation. Students who carried out their role above expectation are nominated to receive extra credit.

THOUGH WRITING AN ESSAY would have been much easier in many ways, there were so many other skills my students were building in the process of preparing for this trial: public speaking, collaborating with team members and witnesses, meeting deadlines, and synthesizing all of the work that we had done over a period of six weeks. This very public display of their work was also a challenge for many students who initially expressed being stressed out and nervous, but who later were excited about their performance and proud of their hard work. As a teacher watching my students demonstrate their understanding of the text, I could not have been more proud. When the jury stepped out to deliberate, I beamed at my students with gratitude that all the hard work this unit had entailed had finally come to a very fruitful conclusion.

THE JURY, IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, charged Victor with negligence and abandonment, naming him the one responsible for his creature’s crimes. ■

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"The King Kong Project" Handheld objects are turned King Kong size through measurement, ratios, proportions, and a great deal of innovation and creativity!

MAKING MATHEMATICIANS

By Carrie Petty, Fifth Grade Math Teacher

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was such a fun project, I barely even knew I was doing math.” is one of my favorite comments I overheard in Fifth Grade Math class this past year in reference to our King Kong project. This subject that often gets a bad rap is extremely fun and exciting when we are able to find real world application for our skills and spend our time working as mathematicians actually work – collaborating, making mistakes, creating visuals, and proving thinking in many ways.

YOU WILL OFTEN FIND OUR STUDENTS COLLABORATING over challenging math problems. They could guess and check for hours and finally get to the answers, but the beauty of mathematics lies in the patterns, the predictions, and the algorithms that are all so much more meaningful when the students discover them on their own. Although these math algorithms already exist, the students take ownership when they have created them on their own. It connects to a statement Head of School Mark McKee once detailed, that we don’t reinvent the wheel because we need more wheels, but rather because we need more inventors. I believe this holds precisely true for mathematicians. I could simply tell my students every algorithm, but then I would be the mathematician. Instead, I work to create a classroom where the students discover a need for an algorithm, and then create their algorithm to satisfy the need. “Wow, we just found a more efficient way to think about this” was another favorite comment overheard when watching a group collaborate in this exact fashion.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF MY STUDENTS WORKING as mathematicians occurred when they were drawing visuals to represent division of fractions.

After many examples and answers were recorded on the board using their visuals, the students were able to observe a pattern that occurred and could help them get to the answer without drawing the visual. They named their observation, the “Magical Unicorn Method.” We used this method for a couple days on many types of problems dividing fractions and found that it consistently worked to create the correct answer. I then told them that mathematicians too use this method, and they call it multiplying by the reciprocal. Of course, my students much preferred their name, “Magical Unicorn Method.”

MATH CLASS IS UNDERGOING A REVOLUTION from the laundry list of basic skills and algorithms often told to children by teachers, the “keepers of all understanding,” to becoming a classroom of discovery and deep conceptual understanding where the students have ownership of their learning and ascertain the algorithms on their own. At the forefront of this revolution is Jo Boaler from Stanford University. Math classrooms have become a place where EVERYONE is a mathematician through collaboration, innovation, creativity, and differentiation. The teachers at Viewpoint are engaging in professional development through Stanford to create these kinds of classrooms where learning math is exciting, meaningful, and inspiring. ■

Find Your Voice

By Vanessa Harrington, Fifth Grade Language Arts Teacher

From outside our writing classroom you might hear rally cries. “Video games can actually be good for kids!”

“People should drink only boxed water!” and “Zoos are abusive to animals!” You might see students clustered in a group, furiously taking notes on Post-it’s about the pros and cons of chocolate milk in schools. You may see students huddled together, discussing one another’s work, flagging the paper with colored labels such as, “inner thoughts and feelings,” “stay in the moment,” or “the heart of the story.” You will probably see someone curled up in the corner, pencil flying, filling pages in their Writer’s Notebook, writing long and strong.

In our classroom we are writers, and writing is powerful.

We write for real reasons – not to fulfill the assignment guideline, not to achieve “advanced” on a standardized test. We write to illuminate our lives, to understand our fast-changing world, and to express ourselves wholeheartedly. We write to share what we are passionate about, and it all begins with choice.

For years at Viewpoint, teachers had integrated practices from Lucy Calkins’ Writer’s Workshop model in the teaching of writing. This past year, we came together as teachers to make a broader, stronger change. Lower School teachers boarded planes to New York City to attend Columbia University’s widely acclaimed Teacher’s College for one week. Many of us had attended Reading and Writing Institutes in the past, yet we had a mission for the fall of 2017: all Language Arts teachers in Lower School would follow the Units of Study. We are committed to nurturing students who can think critically and advocate for themselves and others.

When students arrive in Fifth Grade, they are ready to speak out. We begin with moments, moments that matter. As writers, we are on a quest. The next powerful story could be right around the corner. Narrative is no longer a summary of “what I did last summer.” It is a deeper account of a moment, a moment that changed or affected you. Opinion Writing is not about hasty assumptions. It is about suspending judgment, examining an issue from all sides, and looking at unbiased evidence before settling on a claim. As informative writers, we are teachers – we become experts and research to learn more about topics we love. When Fifth Grade comes to an end, we are prepared to navigate the rocky waters of Middle School with a confident sense of self. A voice. ■

Opposite page from left to right: Harry Robinson ’25, Kaydra Alami ’25, Layla Nassab ’25

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Announcement of Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Service to the School

By Jill Shaw, Director of Strategic Communications

VIEWPOINT concluded the 2017-18 academic year by naming its first two endowed chairs to recognize and honor excellence in teaching and three endowed prizes to honor distinctive contributions by teachers and employees. Recipients were nominated by their colleagues, and awards were announced by Head of School Mark McKee at graduation and at the end-of-year employee meeting.

We are delighted to honor our esteemed colleagues and look forward to doing this again next year.

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THE WILLIAM TURNER LEVY CHAIR FOR INSPIRED TEACHING: AMANDA (NOWAKOWSKI) CLARKE, PH.D.

THE HANDLEY CHAIR FOR AMERICAN STUDIES: ROBERT TAYLOR

VIEWPOINT EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING PRIZE: LISA KESSLER

VIEWPOINT EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING PRIZE: VANESSA HARRINGTON

T he Levy Chair honors a teacher who consistently creates classroom experiences that inspire intellectual curiosity and love of learning. The Levy Chairholder may be a teacher of any discipline or grade level, with a preference for the teacher whose pedagogy transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.

The Levy Chair honors The Rev. Dr. William Turner Levy, Viewpoint teacher and Provost from 1979 to 2008. (See article page 98 for more on Dr. Levy.) Upper School English Teacher Dr. Amanda Clarke was nominated for the Levy Chair because, as one faculty member stated, “She always seeks depth in understanding and she always considers the learning process from beginning to end.

Moreover, regardless of her knowledge, she is forever interested in ideas and learning.

Her generosity and collegiality reminds me of Dr. Levy, who often collected newspaper articles on history and politics and passed them along to me.”

T he Handley Chair honors a teacher of any discipline who promotes intellectual inquiry and love of learning in the history, literature, and culture of the United States. The Handley Chairholder may be a teacher of any discipline or grade level whose impact clearly promotes students’ understanding of our nation’s values and traditions and application of their learning. The Handley Chair honors Joseph and Elizabeth Handley, longtime friends and supporters of Viewpoint School. The honor was awarded at Graduation to Upper School Social Studies Teacher Rob Taylor.

One colleague wrote that Rob “seeks to teach his students not only to think critically but also to write logically and to study effectively.

Enlivening his lessons with fascinating details and humanizing stories about historical characters, Rob presents history as a tale of cause and effect driven by choices made by real people contending with complex personal, social, economic, philosophical, and spiritual motivations. Students leave his clear, thoughtful, and enriching classes with an appreciation for the noble dreams of our nation’s founders, an awareness of the myriad historical struggles to uphold those ideals, and a charge to engage in a rich civic life as informed and active citizens of our country and of the world.”

Two prizes will be awarded annually, one to a teacher in their first ten years of service to Viewpoint, and one awarded to a teacher with ten or more years of service.

With 13 years at Viewpoint, Lower School Innovation Space Teacher Lisa Kessler was described by one of her colleagues as someone who “deftly maneuvers between providing clear parameters and offering opportunities for open-ended exploration in Innovation Space. [She] inspires intellectual curiosity and love of learning. A walk through her classroom features students who are so actively engaged they don’t realize they’re learning. Her frequent ‘lunch bunch’ visitors are examples of students who've been motivated to ‘go beyond.’ She provides learning experiences for a range of developmental stages–from Kindergarten to Fifth Grade–and sometimes pulls older students ‘from the other side of the pathway’ into some big picture projects. Her students' projects typically combine many disciplines in creative ways, and she demonstrates a willingness to collaborate consistently with her fellow teachers in Primary and Lower School.

She exudes boundless enthusiasm!”

Lower School Teacher Vanessa Harrington, who has taught at Viewpoint for 10 years, was also a recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Prize. One faculty member wrote: “She is one of, if not the best, teacher I have ever known. That includes my own favorite teachers from college. She is inspiring, brilliant, creative, dedicated, and effective in every way. The children love her, colleagues respect her, and I am personally left speechless by her humility and endless quest to be the best teacher possible. In my opinion, she achieves that every day in our classroom.”

Another colleague said: “Vanessa has had a consistent level of achievement in and out of the classroom. So many students and parents commend her for her time, patience, and love of teaching. She is often a favorite of the students who [study] under her tutelage.

She is constantly inspiring her students to dig deeper, think harder, explore more, and conquer obstacles.”

SPIRIT OF VIEWPOINT AWARD: PATTI MARTIN T he Spirit of Viewpoint Award is awarded annually to a non-teaching employee whose work outside the classroom embodies the spirit of the school and has a distinctive impact on the Viewpoint community. Director of Events Planning Patti Martin, was the overwhelming choice of her colleagues. One wrote, “Patti Martin IS Viewpoint. She’s the one with all the answers, she’s firm but kind, and she always goes above and beyond to get the job done –and ALWAYS with a smile. Even after 25+ years, her outlook towards work is still vibrant and fresh.”

Another colleague said: “Indeed, it is our good fortune that Patti has never lost her native Minnesotan sweetness, a place where the land can be cold but the people are warm. Moreover, no matter what she does, she does it well. Years ago, when the school was smaller, she carried out a variety of duties, including ordering books. We could all always count on Patti to get any request fulfilled efficiently and cheerfully. As the School got larger, it became necessary for Patti to focus on School events, a position in which she has excelled. Patti reminds me of a basketball referee in that a great referee goes almost unnoticed throughout a game. Even a knowledgeable fan likely will fail to comment that a game was well officiated. The same is true of the staff who run a school event that goes off without a hitch; and with Patti at the helm, it is always smooth sailing.”

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By Monica Case ’90, Associate Director of Communications

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“Working with Sydney has been one of the most satisfying experiences that I’ve had as a teacher. Her dedication, intellectual curiosity, and genuine excitement to share her process culminated in an enlightening experience for everyone involved.”

– J ENNIFER KIRCHMANN, CHAIR OF THE ART DEPARTMENT, UPPER SCHOOL ART TEACHER

Isze ’18

For the past three years, Adin Gates has dedicated himself to learning 3D modeling and computer animation with the goal of creating a short movie. It has been slow going, since he has been teaching himself or seeking out advice for each element as he goes, but the end result is in sight: a five-minute film about a rover living alone on Mars.

After extensive research, Isze Cohen produced seven essays on how menstruation and access to feminine hygiene products affects the lives of women in different parts of the world, including India, Nepal, Kenya, and women’s prisons in the United States.

–D AVID MARTIN, MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL TEACHER OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

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Inspired by the work of sculptor Alexander Calder, Sydney Payab paired her fascination with space and her love of art to create a gallery installation showing an intersection of art and science, which was on display on May 21. The installation included three movies, several written pieces, and an audio component to take her audience into a “deconstructed solar system.”

Adin ’19

“With this project, Adin shows that he has transcended his superb talents of technical artistry in the 3D visual arts to that of storytelling.

With curiosity, ambition, and grit, Adin’s deep thinking is revealed in the details and nuance of his character and imagined environments.”

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IN PURSUIT

PURSUING THEIR PASSIONS

Viewpoint School is a community of extraordinary individuals – educators and students who are passionate about their work in and out of the classroom and committed to challenging themselves each day.

Viewpoint encourages students who have a particular project or interest to truly pursue it, either as part of a formal Independent Study project or on their own.

Here are seven students who have undertaken their own special projects and the mentors who have supported them along the way.

“At the conclusion of Isze’s project, I realized that I learned much more from her than she from me. Writing with conviction and compassion, she taught me about injustice, struggle, and triumph as women all over the world cope with oppressive policies and attitudes regarding menstruation.”

– AMANDA (NOWAKOWSKI) CLARKE, PH.D., UPPER SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER

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Matthew Navarro began wearing glasses in Second Grade, so establishing his own nonprofit, Pass It On 4 Eyesight, while still in Middle School had a personal resonance for him. In six years, he collected more than $228,000 worth of used prescription eyewear to be recycled and repurposed for those who could not otherwise afford glasses.

Although Sarah Williams had focused her three years of film studies at Viewpoint on narrative filmmaking, she was so excited by her friend Nicole Kim’s project (below) that she decided to make a documentary on the process of designing and creating a prosthetic dog leg.

“Since the day I met Matthew, he has impressed me. He is beyond his years in intellect, kindness, curiosity, and altruism. It is rare to encounter a young person so self-actualized, but Matthew knows who he is and isn’t afraid to live his authentic self.”

–DANA GONZALEZ, FORMER DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY; NINTH GRADE DEAN

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“Sarah’s documentary “DogLegs” and her junior film “Starfish” prove what an aesthetically innovative and psychologically inquisitive young writer and director she is. Her work has greatly affected the Viewpoint Film Department and her vision of life is something we will all want to observe for many years to come.”

– M ONICA HOENIG, MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL FILM TEACHER

Nicole ’19 Kevin ’19 After observing his grandparents struggle to organize the large number of pills they need to take multiple times each day, Kevin Zhang decided to design and build an automatic pill dispenser. As a budding mechanical engineer and entrepreneur, he made many prototypes, developed a business plan, refined his prototype, filed a patent for his core design, created a promotional video, and is now looking for outside funding to produce his invention.

“It is amazing to see Kevin take the skills learned in robotics and apply them to other areas of passion.”

– LANCE ARGANO-RUSH, UPPER SCHOOL PHYSICS TEACHER AND ROBOTICS COACH AND – NANCY ARGANO-RUSH, UPPER SCHOOL PHYSICS TEACHER

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As a life-long animal and science lover, Nicole Kim combined her two interests by developing a prosthetic dog leg using a 3-D printer.

She took advice from both biology teacher Craig Didden and his veterinarian father Dr. Daniel Didden.

“It was a privilege to watch Nicole bring together her passions for both science and technology.

She researched, designed, and finally printed the prosthetic leg in a relatively short amount of time.

The process was quite interesting, and with the advancements in 3D printing, I think that her design will be one that we might see used by the public in the future.”

– C RAIG DIDDEN, CHAIR OF THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, UPPER SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEACHER

“As a veterinarian, I was very impressed to see Nicole take on such an extraordinary personal project along with her very busy academic schedule.

This project was well planned and executed perfectly, and is an example of how our four-legged friends can be helped when losing an important limb.”

–DANIEL DIDDEN, DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

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“EVERY PERSON THAT I HAVE MET FROM MY COLLEAGUES, TO PARENTS, TO LEADERSHIP HAS A DEEP DEDICATION TO OUR SCHOOL AND OUR STUDENTS.”

is the Primary and Lower School Coordinator of Diversity and Inclusion, and Teacher of Library in Primary School, and is the definition of a “Valley Girl.” Born and raised in West Hills, California, Mayanthi attended Viewpoint School from the First through Twelfth Grade and is a proud member of the Class of 1999. Mayanthi’s mission since graduating from high school has been to bring the Viewpoint style of care and attention that she was gifted to underserved areas of Los Angeles.

While earning her bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Mayanthi interned in the Watts area of South Los Angeles with a federally funded program that developed workforce readiness skills for youth from the Imperial Court and Nickerson Gardens housing projects. While attending Pepperdine University, Mayanthi created an early childhood literacy program for English Learners at Bryson Avenue Elementary School in South Gate, California. Mayanthi has presented her master’s research on the impact of parent and teacher collaboration on student success at several conferences including the American Educational Research Association National Conference, and the California Association of Bilingual Educators Annual Conference. After earning her master’s degree and teaching credential, Mayanthi taught in public education for eight years before feeling called back home to Viewpoint, the school that nurtured her. Mayanthi continues to live in West Hills, one mile from her childhood home, with her husband, who is in the Army National Guard, her three-year-old son, and her two rescue dogs.

LOAD Imbuldeniya Malsom ’94, Melissa Fleming ’92, and Candace Cameron Bure ’94 and I can be found singing our hearts out whenever they have a concert in town.

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EARTHWORMS One of the most poignant lessons that I ever had at Viewpoint was given to me by Dr. William Turner Levy. It was a catalyst for how I live my life. Dr. Levy was teaching English Literature during my senior year and the lecture was inspired by an earthworm. He spoke of their value to our planet and the survival of all species because the earthworm is underground working for everything above ground to grow. I think this has always stuck with me because he stimulated my young mind to think of the larger impact of a single action. This inspires my teaching.

I hope to reach as many students as Dr. Levy was able to, and to have those lessons leave lasting impressions on my students.

READING With a three-year-old at home, unfortunately, reading for pleasure has become a rare occurrence. My days are filled with books like The Little Engine that Could, Corduroy, Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site, and The Pout Pout Fish. Most recently, I read a non-picture book titled

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Philanthroparties. Written by local student LuLu Cerone when she was 17 years old, it shares ideas on how to make every day activities into service learning projects. Reading this book inspired me to change the way I organize my social events. For example, at my son’s birthday party this year, instead of gifts, we will be collecting donations for Carry the Future, a charity that provides baby carriers for refugees. I think it is amazing what living a life of service to others can do for children. For parents looking to build empathy among their children, it is a must-read.

LISTENING My taste in music is eclectic, on a typical day you can find me listening to anyone from Cat Stevens to Kendrick Lamar to Luke Bryan. I have a particular affinity towards R&B and Hip-Hop from the late 90s and 2000s, and I have been a Janet Jackson fan since as long as I can remember. There is a not-so-secret crew of former Viewpoint students that will never miss a New Kids on the Block concert. My sister, Dilini

Not long ago, as an alumna of Pepperdine University I was invited to attend a lecture given to Education students

by Harvard professor and intellectual Cornel West. In this lecture, he discussed the importance of vocation in teaching. His words struck me because I have always felt that teaching young children is my calling. With that, I believe that my instinct to return to Viewpoint School came at the perfect time, when service learning, diversity, inclusivity, and social-emotional learning are areas of active growth.

In reflecting on my first year of teaching at Viewpoint, I feel lucky to be part of such a vibrant community. Every person that I have met from my colleagues, to parents, to leadership has a deep dedication to our school and our students. On my first day back at Viewpoint, when I walked back on to campus for the first time in 17 years, I was amazed by the new buildings and the features of a rigorous curriculum. But now, our growth is focused on creating a new generation of leaders that possess skills such as empathy and kindness, the fruits of which will be seen decades from now. It is an exciting time to be back in the canyon. ■

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“LIVING IN LOS ANGELES PROVIDES AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF CINEMA.”

“IN THE END I REALIZED A VERY VALUABLE LESSON, THE MOST CHALLENGING EXPERIENCES ARE ALWAYS THOSE MOST REWARDING.”

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O’Reilly-Rowe was born in Sydney, Australia. Following his undergraduate studies in the humanities with a focus in media production at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, he moved to New York. Working as a video editor by day and shooting documentaries and experimental short films by night, he honed his skills as a filmmaker and developed an approach to media production deeply rooted in creative collaboration. In the 2000s, Dan served as an educator and administrator with a number of leading non-profit youth media arts organizations in New York, and consulted with academic, governmental, and philanthropic organizations to help develop professional networks and practices for the burgeoning field of media literacy. Prompted by the birth of his daughter Ramona in 2009, Dan returned to Australia to earn his master’s degree in Digital Communication and Culture from the University of Sydney. There, Dan continued to work with community-based youth arts organizations, and began working as a university lecturer and research assistant at the Journalism and Media Research Center at the University of New South Wales. He returned to the U.S. in 2012, teaching a range of comparative media and literature subjects at the Ringling College of Arts and Design in Sarasota, Florida. He moved Dan O’Reilly-Rowe to Los Angeles in 2013 to attend the prestigious Ph.D. program at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC, but when the opportunity to work with amazing young people producing high quality films at Viewpoint School came up, he happily walked away from his nascent academic career and has never once regretted it.

IF FILM’S WORK, WHAT’S FUN? The line between labor and leisure can get very fuzzy when you’re in my line of work. In spite of the fact that I spend all day every school day thinking about the movies, I do still enjoy going to see films for fun.

Living in Los Angeles provides an incredible opportunity to engage with the history and future of cinema. I love going to the old art deco movie theaters, and L.A. is unique in the world for the ability to see such a rich array of small, rare, independent, foreign, and unconventional cinema

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POPULAR CULTURE IS SERIOUS STUFF Sometimes when I’m explaining my job to someone it can sound like I’m making it up. “So, basically you hang out with teenagers and watch movies, talk about movies, and make movies? They pay you for that?!”

And it’s true, my classroom is full of playfulness, fun, and entertainment, but as any of my students will tell you, I take popular culture very, very seriously. In my classes, we celebrate the entertainment potential of films, but we also take a rigorous approach to examining how our worldviews are shaped through our participation in culture. These stories we tell each other with light, sound, and time are more than simply an entertaining distraction, they are the living expression of our shared humanity. By becoming literate in the audio-visual language of motion pictures, students become active participants in shaping the way in which we represent and understand the world.

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Hackitt is an Upper School Science teacher, Ninth Grade Human Development teacher, and Cross Country and Track Head Coach. After receiving a B.S. in Marine Biology from California State University, Long Beach he went on to pursue a M.S. in Biology at California State University, Northridge. Although his experiences in biological research grew him as a scientist, it soon became apparent that it was not going to satisfy him professionally. Teaching undergraduate biology classes and working for many years as a high school camp counselor showed Justin that he belonged in the classroom. According to Justin, “Switching careers and coming to Viewpoint four years ago was the best decision I could have made. I could not ask for a better or more supportive community. Each day is new and exciting and I absolutely love coming to work every day.”

right alongside the dominating presence of the mainstream commercial film, television, and web industries. Beyond cinema, my media diet is packed with music, books, and games. I live in North East Los Angeles with my daughter and two very snuggly cats, and whenever possible I like to spend my evenings walking the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains while listening to audiobooks and podcasts.

MAKING MOVIES AT VIEWPOINT The technologies of audio-visual production, the networks of content distribution, and even what we might mean when we think about “film” is in a period of historical transition, and our program is well positioned to continue to offer advanced film and media production opportunities as we take a future-looking approach, while remaining anchored in an understanding of the history and traditions of cinema. In my first three years at the school, I’ve taught classes in both the Middle School and Upper School, and even had the opportunity to stretch way down into the younger grades in the Camp Roadrunner film area. As time passes I get to experience the reward of seeing students I taught at lower grade levels return to my classes having grown and matured both as people and as filmmakers, and I look forward to seeing what alumni from our program achieve in the world beyond Viewpoint. I have no doubt that they will play a key role in shaping what the future of motion picture arts will look like. ■

Anyone who knows me well knows that I LOVE to dance! I have never had any formal dance lessons though, and I would not necessarily call myself a good dancer. I used to be a very insecure person, caring a lot about what others thought of me. One thing that helped me come out of that was dancing. One day, at a friend’s wedding I said to myself, “Who cares? Just go dance!” From that moment on, dancing has become one of my greatest joys. It has also helped shape a belief that I try to live out in all aspects of my life, “If you don’t care who is watching, you are set free to truly be yourself.” One of my favorite events I look forward to every year is the UCLA Dance Marathon, where over a 1,000 people join together to dance for 26 hours and fight against pediatric HIV/AIDS. It is a phenomenal way to combine two passions of mine: dancing and helping others.

CHALLENGING REWARDS Coaching the Viewpoint Boys and Girls Cross Country and Track Teams the past two years has been one of the most transformational experiences of my life. When I first started teaching at Viewpoint, I did not have plans to become a coach. However, as a runner, I spent some time with the team and got to know the kids. Right away, I knew this was a special team. Eventually, I was asked to be an Assistant Coach, and later asked to take over as Head Coach when the current coach moved. Deciding to step into that role was the best decision. Coaching

these teams has challenged and stretched me in ways that made me say, “I can’t do this.” It allowed doubt, insecurity, and anxiety to creep its way in. However, seeing the kids give everything they have and push past their limits and make daily sacrifices for their teammates forced me to overcome those negative thoughts. In the end I realized a very valuable lesson, the most challenging experiences are always those most rewarding.

ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE I have always had a travel bug. I try to explore a new part of the country or the world every chance I get. Experiencing different cultures and ways of life helps me appreciate the incredible diversity all around us. It also gives me a chance to reset and refresh from my busy life. Nothing is more relaxing then wandering through a new city, driving a long scenic road, or hiking a beautiful trail. I am also a bit of an adrenaline junkie. Every place I visit I try to find some adventure. Whether its sky diving, exploring caves, cage diving with great white sharks, or zip lining across valleys, there is no greater rush than adding a little bit of danger to your life. In fact, as I write this, I am on a plane headed to Alaska to go kayaking with killer whales. As soon as I finish one trip, I am already planning the next one. All of these experiences are priceless as they not only teach me something new about the world, but also help me learn more about myself. ■ FALL

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Finding that Longed-For Connection with Writer & Producer Abdi Nazemian

By Sophie Behzadi ’19

THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I HAVE SEARCHED for Iranian-American representation in popular American media. I fantasized about the days where I would find a TV show, movie, or book that would give me the thrill of a relatable story. In recent years, representation was limited to exploitative reality TV shows like Shahs of Sunset. As entertaining as that may be, I always hoped I would find something or someone that would best exemplify the Iranian-American culture in new and exciting ways, without excessive and exaggerated glitz and glamour as seen on TV. Abdi Nazemian, an acclaimed producer and writer, has become that representation I’ve been searching for.

When I heard from my Ninth Grade English teacher Megan Grewal that Abdi Nazemian was going to come to Viewpoint to speak about his work as a producer on Call Me By Your Name, I was thrilled—not only because of my love for the film, but because someone of my background had been a huge part of something so popular in media. I wanted to know all about his works and his personal story. Abdi spoke about being a gay Iranian-American man and how he felt the film impacted him and others, as well as the experience of working as a producer on the film and what comes with the work he does. He also spoke about his own personal writing such as, The Walk In Closet and The Authentics. After answering countless questions about the film, the meeting ended. My burning personal questions needed answers and I made a dash toward his seat. I rambled on and on about how I really admire Call Me By Your Name and finally asked, “As an Iranian-American, how do you feel about the lack of positive representation, or even any representation of our culture in American society?”

Newbery Award-Winning Author Adam Gidwitz Captivates & Inspires

By Sarah Davis, Director of Libraries

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT EXCELLENCE IN WRITING, we often focus on the polished, award-winning product, rather than on the long journey the author took to publish their work and gain prestige. This is certainly the case with Adam Gidwitz, who recently spoke to Viewpoint’s students in Grades Two through Five. Adam grew up dreaming of being a basketball player, but found his way into teaching elementary school students. Within a short time, he realized that while he did not excel at classroom management, he did excel at captivating young people with his stories.

Luckily for us, this resulted in several highly successful books and a Newbery Honor Award. Mr. Gidwitz spoke about his books The Inquisitor’s Tale and The Unicorn Rescue Society to a captivated student audience in the Carlson Family Theater. His stories of perseverance as a writer inspired Viewpoint’s children to remember that they are all storytellers in their own right, and that with dedication and commitment, they might also reach new heights in whatever paths they pursue. ■

It turned out that Abdi himself was creating the representation that I had been seeking all my life. He told me that the aforementioned novels he had written were created to show modern Iranian-American stories that exemplify all aspects of the culture that most people do not get the chance to hear about and understand. Through stories like The Authentics and The Walk In Closet, he was hoping to give people like me, as well as LGBTQ+ Iranian Americans, that representation since he also struggled with the lack of relatable and authentic Iranian stories. We talked for what seemed like hours about the need for more Iranian-American stories until I had to leave for my next class. Had Abdi not been invited to Viewpoint to speak, I would still be searching for those stories, which goes to show the importance of bringing diverse speakers to school in order to make connections with the many affinities represented on campus.

I realized I wasn’t alone in this struggle for representation. Abdi and I, although we lead pretty different lives, have craved diverse stories like these for so long. Thanks to Abdi and his active change, the representation I’ve been waiting for is finally here. I can only hope that there will be more in the future. ■

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By Eboni Rafus, Upper School English Teacher, Dean of Tenth Grade, Director Diversity and Inclusivity, Upper School

This year's Diversity Day was a roaring success in many ways. It gave Upper School and Middle School students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to gather as a community to celebrate and affirm our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

“It is a great day when I learn something new, and I try to make that happen every day.”

It provided priceless leadership experience to Upper School students as they designed and facilitated workshops for their peers.

Most of all, it gave all of us an opportunity to support – in a tangible, practical way – Viewpoint School’s mission statement, which reads, in part: “The School embraces students and families from diverse cultures of the world and teaches the history and wisdom of these traditions.

Viewpoint inspires a love of learning and . . . promotes among its students respect, integrity, responsibility, and optimism.” Embracing students and families from diverse cultures goes beyond recruitment and retention.

In order for all students to thrive at Viewpoint School, we must impress upon them their responsibility to learn about and respect each other’s race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, abilities, and more.

– Stephen Chan, Head of Middle School

Diversity Day began with our keynote speaker, Elijah “Ejay” DeVaugn, who gave an inspirational message about the importance of making connections, fostering relationships, and building bridges across difference. His keynote, entitled “From Compton to Harvard,” outlined the challenges he faced as one of the few black students at his prestigious independent school, as well as the opportunities it afforded him as he pursued his goals. Next, students, faculty, and staff dispersed to various classrooms where they participated in small workshops centered on topics such as destigmatizing mental illness, debugging bias in computer and tech fields, the missing narratives in English, Film, and History classes, and how to have uncomfortable but necessary conversations around socio-economic class.

Even as Diversity Day came to an end, the learning continued as every student was asked to reflect on what they learned in the form of an essay for their English class. The feedback from students was overwhelmingly positive with many students remarking that they wished we would have extended the program to a full day so that they could have attended more than two workshop sessions. Planning for the 2019 Diversity Day is already underway. ■

Meet New Head of Middle School

STEPHEN CHAN

By Monica Case ’90, Associate Director of Communications

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IEWPOINT is very pleased to introduce Stephen Chan as the new Head of Middle School. He comes to Viewpoint with 22 years’ experience in teaching and leadership in local independent schools.

BORN AND RAISED IN SAN GABRIEL, Steve has always had a curiosity about the world. His grandmother was a teacher and encouraged his love of history books and magazines about distant places. As an undergraduate at Pomona College in Claremont, he became interested in African History. His time studying abroad in Zimbabwe, and the encouragement of a particularly wonderful professor, led him to the doctoral program at UCLA, where he could explore his passion for the history and culture of Southern Africa.

Steve brings this insatiable intellectual curiosity and academic enthusiasm to his new role as Head of Middle School.

WHILE A GRADUATE STUDENT AT UCLA, Steve was offered the opportunity to teach in the Middle and Upper Schools at HarvardWestlake, where for 16 years he taught civics, geography, world history,

U.S. History, and AP U.S. History. He also served for six years as Chair of their Faculty Academic Committee. Most recently, Steve was the Head of Middle School at Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara.

He also continues to serve on the faculty of the Klingenstein Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University, a renowned program that develops the practice of teachers from around the world who are newer to independent schools.

WHEN ASKED WHY HE DECIDED TO JOIN the leadership team at Viewpoint, Steve was effusive about the school. “Viewpoint was on my radar as a place I might like to work for a number of years, but the timing was never right. When I started to investigate further, I saw it was the ideal environment for me. I am interested in meaningful change and cultivating lifelong learning, not only for the students but also for the adults in our community, and Viewpoint is open to this.”

AND WHEN ASKED WHAT HE WANTED our families to be sure to know about him, Steve replied, “It is a great day when I learn something new, and I try to make that happen every day.” ■

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Dance Title: “Reputation” Dancers (left to right): Lucia Reynolds ’20, Sarina Hamer ’18, Dani Granaroli ’20, Persia Fardad-Finn ’18, Riley Russell ’21, Mia Sawicki ’20, Kayla Hamer ’21, Stella Campbell ’20

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Here the Viewpoint Dance Company performs one of their energetic Hip Hop dances entitled “Reputation” at the annual Spring Dance Concert.

Company members also delight in the opportunity to share these high-octane Hip Hop routines during Viewpoint’s Homecoming halftime show and at a variety of basketball games throughout the year.

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As the Assistant Chair of the Theater and Dance Department, Gaby shares her vast experience as a performer and teacher with her students. She began her life in dance when she earned a scholarship at age 12 to train at the American Ballet Theatre School in New York. She received the Presidential Scholars in the Arts Medal in Washington D.C. in 1980. That same year, Mikhail Baryshnikov invited Gaby to join American Ballet Theatre (ABT), where she achieved the rank of soloist.

Gaby retired from professional dance in 1996, and in addition to her teaching at Viewpoint, she has also enjoyed teaching at ABT, UCLA, and California Institute of the Arts, and judging The Music Center’s Spotlight awards. This past summer she taught at the ABT School in New York City. From our tiniest dancers to our most accomplished ballerinas, Viewpoint students are fortunate to have a teacher of her talent and experience to work with throughout their journey in dance. ■

AT Viewpoint is fun, challenging, nurturing, and exacting.

The Dance Department is a place for beginning to advanced students in all disciplines to work on their physicality, technique, and artistry.”

– Gabrielle Brown, Assistant Chair of the Theater and Dance Department

Above from left to right: Lily Dettmann ’20, Mia Nelson ’24, Gaby Brown On the left: Mandy Kerr

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brings great energy and 17 years of teaching experience to her Contemporary, Tap, Hip Hop, and Dance Company classes at Viewpoint.

In addition to a career as a teacher and a professional dancer, Mandy has travelled the world as a choreographer and dance judge. She performed and toured with Cher, *N SYNC, and the 2004 United States Olympic Gymnastics team. She was the assistant choreographer for Michael Jackson’s “Miracle on 34th Street” at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. She was a judge at the 2006/2007 World Hip Hop Championships, and was recognized for her choreography in 2013 as one of six finalists for “Best Hip Hop Performance” for the Industry Dance Awards out of 50,000 routines.

Now, in Viewpoint’s dance studio, Mandy translates her professional experiences for her students in numerous ways. Not only is she teaching them about contemporary dance, she is teaching life skills.

She emphasizes time management, thinking ahead, cooperation, and teaching each other, as well as caring for their bodies and showing empathy for their fellow dancers. The studio is an environment where students can grow as individuals and as dancers. ■

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DANCE COMPANY The Viewpoint Dance Company affords students continued focused study in Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Jazz, and Ballet. This group of dancers perform in a number of Viewpoint sporting events, assemblies, concerts, and festivals throughout the year at the highest of levels. The Viewpoint Dance Company continually strives to create unique and interesting conceptually-based routines that not only entertain their audiences but also push the students to grow and develop in their craft.

Dancers (left to right): Hannah Schulhof ’18, Dani Granaroli ’20, Bailey Feinberg ’20, Stella Campbell ’20, Mia Sawicki ’20, Persia Fardad-Finn ’18, Lucia Reynolds ’20, Kayla Hamer ’21, Sarina Hamer ’18, Riley Russell ’21

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BALLET The Ballet program promotes artistry, proper technique, creativity, and musicality in a healthy and enjoyable learning environment. The ballet students perform throughout the year in assemblies, the Spring Dance Concert, and Nutcracker with our youngest dancers.

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arts CONTEMPORARY DANCE The Contemporary program at Viewpoint places an emphasis on dancing with emotion and purpose, while simultaneously learning and developing alignment, core strength, flexibility, quality of movement, and musicality. This class is always striving to connect the mind and body through fluid dance movement with an intention to reach the audience in a deep and profound way. Viewpoint Contemporary always forms a beautiful bond with one another based on trust and vulnerability and it continues to translate in their performances.

TAP The Tap program at Viewpoint exposes students to the study of both Rhythm and Broadway Tap styles. Students learn terminology, technique, musicality, choreography, and history. This class consistently has a family-like atmosphere to it and always provides new students with the support and encouragement they need to succeed.

Viewpoint Tap continues to improve and make the community proud year after year with their entertaining and theatrical performances.

Dancers (left to right): Sophia Clayman ’20, Lucia Reynolds ’20, Camilla Machado ’20

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2. “ Kill Em’ With Kindness” – Bailey Feinberg ’20, Dani Granaroli ’20, Mia Sawicki ’20, Riley Russell ’21, Stella Campbell ’20, Hannah Schulhof ’18, Sarina Hamer ’18, Kayla Hamer ’21 3. “Moondance”– Eddie Wolfson ’19 4. “Leaving”– Camilla Machado ’20 5. “Believer”– Lily Dettmann ’20 and Evie Williams ’21 6. “DiagonAlly” – Bailey Baio ’26, Isabella Fillipakis ’26, Mia Nelson ’24 7. “DiagonAlly” – Lower School dancers 8. “Stars and Stripes”– Primary, Lower, Middle School dancers

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2018 Viewpoint Arts Festival On April 28, hundreds of students and families gathered on campus for the firstever Viewpoint Arts Festival. This event highlighted the hard work and dedication of the Middle and Upper Schools’ artists, musicians, dancers, and filmmakers.

(All captions from left to right) Row 1: Empty Bowls Service Learning Project; Manhole Cover Printmaking; Jazz Ensemble Row 2: Food trucks and conversation in between activities and performances; Display of Middle School Art; Lights, Camera, Action – Viewpoint on the Big Screen!

Row 3: Video Installation of The Conversation; Lindsey Cole ’18 with CORE (Community Outreach for Everyone – Upper School community service honor society) doing face painting Row 4: Sixth Grade Chorus; Upper School Orchestra; Enjoying Strings performance on Webster Family Plaza

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THE SPRING MUSICAL A collaboration between the Theater, Dance, and Music programs, the Upper School Conservatory of Theater’s production of Kander and Ebb’s masterpiece Cabaret, featured powerful singing, precise dancing, and edgy ensemble acting. As powerful today as it was when it premiered 50 years ago, audiences were both dazzled and devastated by this amazing production.

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arts In the past year, five of Viewpoint’s student films produced in 2016 -17 screened at film festivals all over the United Stated and abroad.

Below is a list of the festivals and awards.

Congratulations to our young filmmakers!

Viewpoint is proud of our 2018 Scholastic Award winners: National Silver Key Melissa Deng, Gold Key, Personal Essay Malia Goldman ’20, 2-D

Not as I Do by Film IV Calabasas Film Festival (Best Screenplay) Chicago Short Reel International Festival REVOLT Film Festival (Finalist) Best Short Competition Reel Shorts Film Festival Accolade Global Film Competition (Recognition of Merit) (Recognition of Achievement) Student World Awards Washington DC Independent Film Festival Garden State Film Festival

Regional Gold Key Weston Bell-Geddes ’19, Photography (2) Robert Brooks ’19, Sculpture (2) Myca Camacho ’18, Sculpture (2) Piers Carmichael ’19, Critical Essay Melissa Deng ’19, Personal Essay Carson Gilford ’19, Photography Malia Goldman ’20, 2-D Kayla Kohanteb ’18, Sculpture Chloe Kuelbs ’18, Sculpture Kristen Lee ’19, Poetry Bianca Richmond ’22, Poetry Aiden Rodriquez ’19, Photography

Boy I’m Stuffed by Film IV Accolade Global Film Competition (Recognition of Achievement) Providence Children’s Film Festival

Regional Silver Key

2018 Viewpoint Students Honored with Two National and 51 Regional Awards

By Monica Case ’90, Associate Director of Communications

About Time by Film IV

Sonali Anand ’18, Journalism Erin Beazley ’23, Middle School Ceramics Weston Bell-Geddes ’19, Photography Simone Flournoy ’18, Poetry (3) Alessandra Granaroli ’18, Flash Fiction Lauren Halt ’23, Middle School Ceramics Cherry He ’18, 2-D Kayla Kohanteb ’18, Sculpture (3), Portfolio Eddy Yang ’20, Photography

Accolade Global Film Competition (Recognition of Merit) Cinequest Film & VR Festival Providence Children’s Festival Garden State Film Festival

Clay by Film II Calabasas Film Festival (Best Film) Fake Flesh Film Fest Horror Hour Film Festival Embarras Valley Film Festival – Student Contest CUFF – Community Underground Film Festival (Semi-Finalist) FECEA – Festival de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada (Best Sound Mixing and Design) LA International Children’s Film Festival (Students invited to Q&A) Bare Bones International Music and Film Festival Galacticat Festival – Catalonia, Spain New Optics Film Festival (Semi-Finalist)

Regional Honorable Mentions Congratulations to the outstanding fine artists and writers who won two National and 53 Regional awards in The 2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards from the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.

Established in 1923, The Scholastic Art & Writing competition is the most prestigious recognition program in writing and the visual arts for students in Seventh through Twelfth Grades in the United States. Young artists and writers are granted over $1,000,000 in scholarships and prizes. Nationally, more than 330,000 works of art and writing in 29 categories were submitted for review in 2017-18. Past winners include artists Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, and John Baldessari; writers Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, and Joyce Carol Oates; photographer Richard Avedon; actors Robert Redford, Alan Arkin, Lena Dunham, and John Lithgow; fashion designer Zac Posen; and filmmakers Ken Burns and Richard Linklater.

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Beatriz Araiza ’20, Photography Weston Bell-Geddes ’19, Photography (3) Myca Camacho ’18, Sculpture (2) Isabella Devoto ’18, Sculpture Kayla Dworsky ’18, 2-D Amy Estrada ’18, Sculpture Simone Flournoy ’18, Poetry, Writing Portfolio Iayn Gates ’18, 2-D (2) Carson Gilford ’19, Photography (3) Malia Goldman ’20, 2-D (2) Cherry He ’18, 2-D Kayla Kohanteb ’18, Sculpture Chloe Kuelbs ’18, Science Fiction & Fantasy Sydney Payab ’19, Photography (2) Kevin Zhang ’20, 2-D

Camera Operator, Kenny Niernberg, demonstrates his Steadicam system for the film students during an I Block Film Masterclass. Aaron Wazana ’19 suits up and sees how hard it is to walk a straight line with a 60-pound rig.

Drawn Onward by Film II Calabasas Film Festival (Best Director) Embarras Valley Film Festival – Student Contest FECEA – Festival de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada Bare Bones International Music and Film Festival Galacticat Festival – Catalonia, Spain Al-Nahj International Film Festival Camera Zizanio

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Girls Soccer All-Gold Coast League 1st Team: Lindsay Lipman ’19, KaiLan Mackey ’20, Fiona Bernet ’20, Sarah Konopaske ’20 2nd Team: Jacqueline Edell ’18, Leah Kelly ’19

ALL-ACADEMIC AWARD CHAMPIONS— GIRLS SWIMMING AND BASEBALL

1st Team All CIF: KaiLan Mackey ’20 2nd Team All CIF: Lindsay Lipman ’19

CIF Champions: Thomas Finello ’18 – 50 Freestyle, Thomas Finello – 100 Freestyle, Andrés Concha ’20, Tariq Stack ’20, Vincent Finello ’18, Thomas Finello ’18 – 200 Free Relay Team CIF State Champion: Thomas Finello ’18 – 100 Freestyle UPPER SCHOOL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Boys Soccer All-Gold Coast League 1st Team: Ari Brozki ’18 2nd Team: Landon Levitt ’18, RL Spivak ’20

Girls Soccer (2 consecutive years) Varsity Girls Swimming (12 consecutive years) Varsity Boys Swimming (14 consecutive years)

Girls Basketball All-Gold Coast League 1st Team: Diamyn Davis ’19 2nd Team: Kim Friedman ’18, Karolyn Topacio ’20

Baseball 1st Team: Cary Lucas ’19 2nd Team: Elijah Newman ’19

Boys Basketball All League Selections 1st Team: Michael Feinberg ’18 2nd Team: Ben Yarovinsky ’19

Boys Volleyball 1st Team: Noah Tsenter ’18 2nd Team: Max Berns ’18

Left Page: Will Lashever ’21 This Page Top Right: Max Berns ’18 This Page Bottom Left: Jack Compton ’18

Lacrosse Darren Solursh ’18, Landon Levitt ’18, Jack Compton ’18

Softball 1st Team: Katie Gould ’19

Boys Tennis All-Gold Coast League Doubles Champions 1st Team: Sky Bitschnau-Moraino '19, Konrad Ulich ’20 3rd Place 1st Team: Eddy Yang ’20 Golf 1st Team: Aaron Pessin’19, Calvin Chen ’18 2nd Team: Rashaun Tandon ’20, Max Angard ’20

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where swimmers of all ability levels are able to find a home in the pool. Enjoying what you do makes the sacrifice required to be a successful student-athlete much easier and rewarding when it comes to fruition. Creating a place for our kids to feel welcome and enjoy what they are doing makes it easy for our swimmers to embrace the swim family that is so quick to embrace them back.

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I just finished my 13th year coaching swimming at Viewpoint, which includes the Upper School Swim Team, the Fourth – Sixth Grade and Seventh – Eighth Grade Swim Teams, and the Calabasas Waves. I grew up in Irvine swimming for the Irvine Novaquatics and Woodbridge High School before finishing my swimming career at UC San Diego.

The philosophy of Viewpoint’s Swim Program is centered on a simple premise: Happy swimmers make the best swimmers! In a sport that is so individualized, our coaching staff does an incredible job of creating an environment

With over 200 Viewpoint students competing on one or more of the four teams, we are unique in that we have students from Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade who are all part of the swim family. One of my favorite things about our program is the daily interactions between swimmers from all grades and divisions. There are the First and Second Graders who walk through the Lower School and are greeted by Fourth Graders who call out their name and give them a high-five or the Middle School swimmers who run into the Upper School swimmers at Kitchin’s Kitchen and are told “Good luck” at their upcoming meet. Then there is every swimmers favorite, our ultimate Fun Friday Relay Days. Once a month in the fall, all of our K-Twelfth Grade swimmers will divide into teams and race with and against each other at the Competition Pool for one of the coolest interdivisional activities you will ever see!

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By Greg Bisheff, Head Coach of Viewpoint Swimming

Thomas Finello ’18

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With the help of a dedicated, supportive, and caring coaching staff that includes Deborah Hefter, Briggitte Kroetz, Paige Lathrope, Garrett Mangieri, and Eliot Saki, our program is focused on developing each individual as a person in and out of the pool. Our goal as coaches is to help each swimmer define goals and reach them while ensuring that every swimmer feels that they have played a role in the team’s success. Our athletes have bought into the concept that the team’s success is more important than individual accomplishments. Watching the way our swimmers take so much joy in their teammates’ successes is why we have such a strong Swim Family and why we have been able to achieve so much in and out of the pool.

Thomas Finello has rewritten the Viewpoint Upper School Swim Team record board. He has four individual team records (200 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle) and was a member of all three relay team records. This past May, Thomas won a CIF Championship in the 50 and 100 freestyle and teamed with his brother Vincent ’18, Tariq Stack ’20, and Andres Concha ’20 to win the 200 freestyle relay.

In his last race of his high school career, Thomas claimed the State Championship in the 100 freestyle. He also finished in 3rd place in the 50 freestyle at the CIF State meet, is a six-time All American, and was named the 2018 Daily News Boys Swimmer of the Year. Thomas is attending and swimming at USC this year.

Our program is focused on developing each individual as a person in and out of the pool.

The future of the Viewpoint Swim Program is very bright thanks to so many incredible student-athletes and coaches who have given so much time and energy to help us get to where we are today. Their dedication to the team and to each other has helped pave the way for all of our younger and future swimmers to enjoy all of the amazing traditions of the Viewpoint Swim Family. ■

Thomas Finello ’18

Kate Kaplan ’18 Kate Kaplan has been an integral member of the Viewpoint Upper School Girls Swim Team. She was a two-year captain, was part of two relay team records, and qualified to swim at CIF in all four years. Kate’s athletic resume is only part of her story. Kate was the co-president of CORE (Community Outreach for Everyone – Upper School community service honor society), a board member of the Model United Nations Club and Math Mentors program, was part of the Environmental Sustainability Council, Girls in STEM, and a Founders’ Club Member. She was inducted into Viewpoint’s Cum Laude Honor Society, named a National Merit Commended Scholar, and is an AP Scholar with Distinction. Kate is attending Princeton University this year. ■

This past year the Viewpoint Swim Teams had another unbelievable season. Our Upper School Girls Swim Team was named the 2018 CIF Academic Team Champions with an impressive 3.89 combined G.P.A. and won its 12th straight League Championship. The Upper School Boys Swim Team won its 14th straight League Championship and placed 5th at the CIF Division 3 Championships, the 9th time in the last 10 years the Boys have finished in the top 5 at CIF. Thomas Finello ’18 won the program’s first ever CIF State Championship in the 100 freestyle this past May after winning the 50 and 100 freestyle and anchoring the winning 200 Freestyle Relay team at the CIF Division 3 Championships. Last October, the Fourth- Sixth Grade Girls Swim Team won its 14th straight SFVPSL Championships, while the Boys Team won its 13th title in the past 14 years.

Our Boys Delphic Team finished in 2nd place and has won five League Championships in the past eight years. The Calabasas Waves continue to grow by leaps and bounds and now has over 120 swimmers competing year round, more than double what it was just four years ago.

Above from left to right: Rebecca Danese ’19, Kate Kaplan ’18, Chase Sumpter Gillyard ’19

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“The way students shape their topics.” illuminates values, uniqueness, and character – pure gold in the college process.”

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Rhody Davis

The Value of Conveying Unique Interests During the College Application Process

By Rhody Davis, Director of College Counseling

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a shady corner of the Upper School is the Love of Learning Wall – or the LOL Wall, as it is affectionately known. The double meaning is clever and accurate, as lots of laughter happens in this popular gathering spot. The LOL Wall also celebrates the learning that happens at Viewpoint School. Formal classroom instruction; life lessons on playing fields and stages, and in labs; social growth through nurturing friendships – learning happens every day and everywhere.

of animals to invent a prosthetic dog leg. In a beautiful example of collaboration, her friend shot a short film to document the project.

Another student connected her feminist principles with her interest in international studies to explore the topic, “Women around the World: How Lack of Access to Feminine Hygiene Supplies Denies Women Access to Basic Opportunities.” During the 2018-19 school year, projects will include mastering stagecraft, experiencing Holocaust history through virtual reality, and researching the impact of malnutrition on the cognitive abilities of children in India.

AS STUDENTS APPLY TO COLLEGE, Viewpoint’s college counselors encourage them to discover what they love to learn.

We ask: What really inspires and energizes you? How can you take your interests to the next level? How can you demonstrate your knowledge? To a burgeoning scholar, these can be intimidating ideas at first. But, for those who stick with the challenge, it’s exciting to see the proverbial lightbulb go on, as students conceive projects, research topics, make interdisciplinary connections – any way they can send their interests in new directions.

WHAT’S GRATIFYING IS HOW THESE PROJECTS are so deeply personal. Many have a philanthropic bent. The way students shape their topics illuminates values, uniqueness, and character – pure gold in the college process. These qualities of a student’s profile bring college applications to life. By highlighting their individuality and intellectualism, students become more compelling and engaging college applicants.

SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE LEARNING HAPPENS when students own it. They develop a project, partner with mentors and experts, and create a tangible outcome. Some examples highlighted in the feature "Pursuing Their Passions" (pages 26-29) include a student who merged her interests in robotics with her love

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NEXT TIME YOU VISIT VIEWPOINT SCHOOL, make your way to the Love of Learning Wall. Encircling a sunken garden surrounded by trees, the LOL Wall may reveal a physics class conducting experiments, film students shooting on location, or the freshman class eating pizza. What you will find every time? Students laughing as they learn! ■

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Beyond Viewpoint Colleges & Universities Admitting Viewpoint’s Graduates from 2015-18

Institutions in blue type indicate one or more matriculates from the Class of 2018.

American Jewish University American University Amherst College Arizona State University Art Center College of Design Auburn University Babson College Bard College Barnard College Barrett, The Honors College Bates College Baylor University Becker College Bellarmine University Belmont University Beloit College Bennington College Bentley University Binghamton University Boise State University Boston College Boston Conservatory Boston University Bowdoin College Bradley University Brandeis University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, Idaho Brown University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Butler University California College of the Arts California Institute of Technology California Institute of the Arts California Lutheran University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University, Channel Islands California State University, Chico California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, East Bay California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Monterey Bay California State University, Northridge California State University, San Marcos Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Clemson University

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Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of William and Mary Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University Creighton University Dartmouth College Denison University DePaul University DePauw University Dickinson College Dominican University of California Drexel University Duke University Durham University Eckerd College Elmira College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emory University Fairleigh Dickinson University – Metropolitan Campus Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Fordham University Fort Lewis College Franklin & Marshall College Franklin Pierce University Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Furman University George Mason University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Gonzaga University Gordon College Grinnell College Hamilton College Hampshire College Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Haverford College Hawaii Pacific University High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University

Humboldt State University Indiana University at Bloomington Ithaca College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kansas State University Kenyon College King’s College London Knox College Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lawrence University Lebanon Valley College Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Lindenwood University Linfield College Lipscomb University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Lynchburg College Macalester College Marist College Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount California University Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts Institute of Technology McDaniel College McGill University Menlo College Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Middlebury College Minerva Schools at KGI Minneapolis College of Art and Design Montana State University, Bozeman Moorpark College Morehouse College Mount Holyoke College Mount St. Mary's University Muhlenberg College Nazareth College New York University New York University Shanghai Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Northwestern University Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences Occidental College Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Oregon State University Otis College of Art and Design Otterbein University

Pace University, New York City Pacific Northwest College of Art Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Pierce College Pitzer College Plymouth State University Point Park University Pomona College Pratt Institute Princeton University Principia College Providence College Purdue University Queen's University Quinnipiac University Reed College Relativity School Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rhodes College Rice University Rice University (School of Natural Sciences) Richmond, The American International University in London Rider University Ringling College of Art and Design Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sacred Heart University Salve Regina University San Diego State University San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco State University San Jose State University Santa Barbara City College Santa Clara University Santa Monica College Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of the Museum of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts Scripps College Seattle Pacific University Seattle University Sewanee: The University of the South Skidmore College Smith College Sonoma State University Southern Connecticut State University Southern Methodist University Southern Oregon University St. John’s College

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St. John’s University Stanford University Stetson University Stonehill College Stony Brook University Suffolk University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University – Commerce Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Texas Christian University The American University of Paris The College of New Jersey The College of Wooster The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art The Evergreen State College The George Washington University The London School of Economics and Political Science The New School – All Divisions The New School – All Divisions (Parsons School of Design) The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Edinburgh The University of Georgia The University of Iowa The University of Montana, Missoula The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of Tampa The University of Texas at Austin The University of Warwick Trinity College

Trinity University Tufts University Tulane University Union College Union College (New York) United States Air Force Academy United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy University College London University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Merced University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Chicago University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Denver University of Exeter University of Florida University of Glasgow University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Idaho University of Illinois at Chicago University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of La Verne University of Louisville University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst

University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Missouri Columbia University of Nebraska at Lincoln University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of New Hampshire at Durham University of North Dakota University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Reading University of Redlands University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of St. Andrews University of St. Mary University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of the Pacific University of Toronto University of Tulsa University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wyoming University of York

2018 Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (College of Arts & Sciences) Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College Washington and Lee University Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University Western Washington University Westmont College Whitman College Whittier College Whitworth University Willamette University Williams College Wittenberg University Woodbury University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

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On June 9, Viewpoint celebrated the graduation of the 117 students in the Class of 2018. Family, friends, faculty, and students gathered on Ring Family Field for an elegant commencement ceremony, which included performances by the Upper School Vocal Ensemble and Chorus and members of Upper School Strings. Head of School Mark McKee welcomed the students and their families and thanked “the fine and dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators who have led and guided these students through Viewpoint’s Upper School and indeed, since they entered our doors as young as Kindergarten.”

Salutatorian Matheu Boucher ’18 kept the mood light with memories of the seniors’ collective journey, while Anthony Pineci ’18, the Class of 2018’s Valedictorian, encouraged his classmates to be “the caretakers of the future” by identifying their passions and making the pursuit of them meaningful, not only for themselves, but for others.

This year’s Commencement Speaker, Viewpoint parent of Danielle ’18 and Los Angeles Police Officer Don Thompson, inspired the audience with his personal accomplishments and his thoughtful words. Officer Thompson is a member of the LAPD Bomb Squad, and the recipient of the LAPD Medal of Valor and the National Medal of Valor presented by President Barack Obama in 2016 for rescuing a man from a burning vehicle on the 405 Freeway. Through the story of his friend, legendary Vietnam War photographer Nick Ut, Officer Thompson eloquently reminded the students that success in any field begins with a dream, but a dream without a plan is just a wish. He explained that it also takes courage and inspiration to see that dream realized, which in the case of Nick Ut was using his photography to bring awareness of the human cost of the conflict in Vietnam, and through that awareness to help to end the war.

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The ceremony also included the presentation of three special awards, including two new awards honoring outstanding teaching: The Dr. William Turner Levy Chair for Inspired Teaching awarded to Upper School English teacher Dr. Amanda Clarke, and The Handley Chair for American Studies awarded to Upper School History teacher Robert Taylor (see articles on pp. 24-25 and 98-99). The annual Arthur B. O’Leary Award was presented to Kim Friedman ’18 in recognition of her high academic achievement, character, and positive spirit.

It was a wonderful ceremony filled with very special moments. We congratulate the Class of 2018 and wish them every success in the exciting years ahead!

Opposite page: Head of Upper School Alan Howie and Donovan Robertson ’18 This page Top left to right: Hannah Rosenberg ’18 and Sarah Shelton ’18 Middle left to right: Lily Young ’18, Danielle Thompson ’18, Maya Wazana ’18 Bottom left to right: Jack Compton ’18 and Ari Brozki ’18

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2018 Upper School Awards Arthur B. O’Leary Award Kimberly Friedman ’18 The School’s most significant award recognizes a senior who demonstrates high academic achievement, character, and a positive spirit, qualities Viewpoint strives to develop. The faculty selects the recipient. Mr. O’Leary was the School’s first Headmaster, appointed in 1979.

Thelma B. Sitton Award Alexa Lisenby ’19 The faculty selects the recipient of this award recognizing outstanding qualities of character and service to others. Mrs. Thelma Sitton was Viewpoint’s first Director, appointed in 1963.

Valedictorian Anthony Pineci ’18 Chosen by the faculty, the Valedictorian is the outstanding scholar of the graduating class.

Upper School Student of the Year Ella Diab ’18 Chosen by the Student Council, the winner of this award is a senior who exhibits concern for others, school spirit, and interest in improving student life.

Cooper Scholar-Athlete Award Connor Hogan ’18 The faculty selects the recipients of this award based on the students’ achievements in academics, athletics, and service to others. The award was established in 1970 by Viewpoint’s teacher Rayna Cooper in honor of her sons, who excelled in athletics and academics.

Mary Carpenter Award for the Arts Andrew Steele ’18 The faculty selects a student who upheld the standards of the School and achieved unusual growth in the arts. Established in 1986, the award is named in honor of Mary Carpenter, one of the School’s founders and its first Director of Admission.

Meryl Staley ’06 Award for the Performing Arts Dani Granaroli ’20 This award in memory of Meryl Staley ’06 is presented to a sophomore or junior who, through his or her generous spirit, quiet determination, and positive attitude, exemplifies the character critical to success in the performing arts. The winner of this honor receives a grant for off-campus programs in the performing arts.

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Upper School Community Service Award Melissa Deng ’19 & Robert Brooks ’19 The faculty recognizes the student who best demonstrates the spirit of generosity to others.

Typically, the recipient volunteered time and effort on a significant, long-term basis, working to better the lives of those in need.

Salutatorian Mattheu Boucher ’18 The Senior Class selects the Salutatorian who introduces the graduating class to the audience at Commencement.

VSSA Service Award Sasha Dhameja ’18 The Viewpoint School Service Association (VSSA) annually recognizes a student remarkable for service to the School, often as an ambassador to the community. The faculty recommends the recipients, and the VSSA makes the final choice.

VSSA Social Justice and Leadership Award Kristen Lee ’19 This year the Viewpoint School Service Association has established the first ever Social Justice, Ethics, and Leadership Award.

This honor goes to an activist-minded junior or senior student who is committed to using ethics, leadership, and innovation for raising awareness and eliminating systemic and organizational inequities in our school and the larger community.

Calabasas Chamber of Commerce Award Gavin Levy ’18 This award is presented to a senior who performed outstanding community service and is likely to study business in college.

Fine Arts Awards of the Year Each year the faculty chooses the Upper School’s Fine Arts Awards of the Year in the four following areas: Ceramic Piece of the Year Christopher Enuke ’18 Photograph of the Year Carson Gilford ’19 Picture of the Year Ellery Harrington ’19 Sculpture of the Year Amy Estrada ’18

National Merit, Hispanic Scholarship Programs, and Other Recognitions Of the top 50,000 high scorers of the 1.6 million juniors who entered the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2016 PSAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, 16,000 became Semifinalists and about 34,000 students became Commended Students. This year, Viewpoint School had one Semifinalist, and nine Commended Students.

National Merit Scholar Semifinalist Yiming Michael Fang ’18 National Merit Commended Students Matheu J. Boucher ’18 Ethan A. Dettmann ’18 Delaney F. Eagle ’18 Ellis M. Glickman ’18 Nicholas H. Gould ’18 Connor M. Hogan ’18 Katherine Kaplan ’18 David M. Miron ’18 Anthony L. Pineci ’18 Each year, the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) recognizes about 5,000 of the 250,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors who take the PSAT/NMSQT. Colleges use this program to identify academically exceptional Hispanic/Latino students.

National Hispanic Recognition Program Natalia Hernandez ’18 - Scholar Matthew Navarro ’18 - Scholar Zack Plotkin ’18 - Scholar

2018 Upper School Departmental Awards Fine and Performing Arts: Barbara Exum Art Award Kayla Dworsky ’18 & Myca Camacho ’18 Barbara Exum was an art teacher at Viewpoint for 25 years and served her last 15 years as Chair of the Art Department.

Dance Award Lucia Reynolds ’20 & Lily Dettmann ’20 Theater Award Natalie Friedman ’19 Zaki Gordon ’94 Film Award Sarah Williams ’19 This award was established in memory and honor of Zaki Gordon ’94 to recognize outstanding and inspirational achievements in filmmaking at Viewpoint School. The winner

receives $1,000 towards tuition for college if he or she is studying film.

English Awards Writing and Research Award: Piers Carmichael ’19 American Language and Literature Award: Amanda Malingagio ’19 AP Language and Composition Award: Catherine Jones ’19 AP Language and Composition Award: Gregory Schare ’19 Mathematics Awards Calculus: Lily Landau ’18 AP Statistics: Flynn O’Sullivan ’19 AP Calculus: Sabrina Urban ’18 & David Miron ’18 Bitticks Math Award: Kevin Zhang ’19 & Connor Hogan ’18 Mrs. Terry Bitticks was a revered math teacher, the Math Department Chair, and Curricular Director until 1992.

Music Awards Instrumental: Ethan Dettmann ’18 & David Miron ’18 Vocal: Chase Hirt ’19 Science Awards Biology: Connor Hogan ’18 Chemistry: Edmund Liu ’19 Physics: Matthew Navarro ’18 Environmental: Sophie Boock ’19 Computer Science Awards Max Wolff ’20 Social Studies Awards Sarah Berger Maniero ’19 Psychology: Chase Hirt ’19 Handley Award for American Studies: Melissa Deng ’19 World Languages Awards Chinese: Cassandra Mar ’19 French: Cole Gengos ’19 Latin: Katherine Hameetman ’19 Spanish: Nicole Kim ’19 Student Council Members Cole Kaplan ’19, President Ella Diab ’18, Vice President Sarina Hamer ’18, Treasurer Sela Diab ’20, Secretary

Top left to right: Alan Howie and Anthony Pineci ’18; Matheu Boucher ’18 Middle left to right: Katie Harrison Wallach ’18, Chase Hirt ’18; Connor Hogan ’18 Bottom left to right: David Miron ’18; Mark McKee and Maleia Alejandre ’18

Induction of the Cum Laude Society 2018

2018 Cum Laude Society Inductees

Viewpoint School’s chapter of the prestigious Cum Laude Society welcomed 25 new members during an induction ceremony on May 1, 2018, which included a speech by David Miron ’18. The faculty members of the Society select students for membership who have demonstrated scholastic excellence (Areté), justice (Diké), and honor (Timé).

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Vincent Finello Sarina Hamer Andrea Harvey Natalia Hernandez Chase Hirt Chloe Kuelbs Ashley Leoni Jihao Liao Matthew Navarro Cassidy Samovar Trey Spellman

Lily Andersson Robert Brooks Melissa Deng Natalie Friedman Katie Hameetman Hong Yi Franklin Huang Annette Izumi Alex Kao Nicole Kim Alexa Lisenby Zimou Edmund Liu Gregory Schare Alex Toberoff Kaiwen Kevin Zhang

The Cum Laude Society, modeled after Phi Beta Kappa, the academic honor society for college graduates, recognizes superior scholarship in selected high schools in the United States and abroad. A member since 1992, Viewpoint is one of only 31 schools in California to have earned the distinction of having a Cum Laude chapter.

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On June 8, Viewpoint’s 100 Eighth Grade students gathered with their families, friends, and faculty on the Ring Family Field for a Promotion Ceremony to celebrate their many accomplishments and the completion of Middle School.

The ceremony included inspiring remarks from Head of School Mark McKee in which he borrowed a line from the musical Hamilton, “Look around, look around, this is a glorious day; how lucky we are to be alive right now,” to celebrate this important milestone. He reminded the students of the many lessons learned from the challenges of Middle School, both within and outside classroom, but to hold fast to “what matters most: your word, your character, the integrity of your actions and your decisions.”

The ceremony also featured fine performances by the Eighth Grade Band, Strings, and Vocalists, and memories from the Class Historians, as well as warm and amusing observations from the Eighth Grade Graduation Speaker H.H. Landau ’22.

Congratulations to the Eighth Grade Class and best of luck in Upper School!

2018 MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS Middle School Student of the Year Ella Kramer ’22 The Middle School faculty selects an Eighth Grader who best exemplifies academic diligence, unquestionable character, a positive attitude, and respect for the School’s community.

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“ This is a Glorious Day...”

Eighth Grade Academic Achievement Award Clare Williams ’22 The faculty selects the Eighth Grade’s outstanding scholar to receive this award.

Middle School Classperson of the Year Benjamin Meppen ’22 Selected by fellow Eighth Graders, the Classperson of the Year exhibits unusual qualities of leadership, dependability, a positive spirit, and respect for the School and classmates.

Middle School Community Service Awards Bianca Gomez ’22 This award recognizes the Eighth Graders who best exemplify the spirit of giving.

Eighth Grade Graduation Speaker H.H. Landau ’22 The faculty of the Middle School chooses the Speaker based upon a student’s demonstrated academic excellence, outstanding character as represented through his or her actions, and the extent to which he or she represents the learning expectations of the School.

Class Historians Aria Assil ’22 Amit Klier ’22 Jules Mazzolini ’22

Mai Mishan ’22 Dylan Perlstein ’22 Daniel Scaramuzzi ’22

The faculty of the Middle School chooses the Class Historians.

Opposite page, left to right: Ryan Perlstein ’22, Mai Mishan ’22, Aria Assil ’22, Amit Klier ’22 This page, from the top down, left to right: Mark McKee and Clare Williams ’22; Asher Button ’22, Grayson Pollard ’22, Bianca Gomez ’22; H.H. Landau ’22; Clara Campbell ’22 and Madeleine Case ’22

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Kris Dworkoski and Mark McKee

Alumni Day 2018 and a Farewell to Kris Dworkoski On Saturday, June 2, Viewpoint welcomed the School’s alumni to campus for a fun-filled Alumni Day. Former students from the early days of the School to graduates

from the Class of 2018 gathered together to celebrate with one another, and to say farewell and thank you to Kristin Dworkoski for her 32 years of dedicated service to Viewpoint. Kris was not only a beloved teacher of psychology in the Upper School, but also served as the Director of Admission from 1986 to 2004. She will be missed!

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Top left to right: Trustee Sarah Spano ’05, Alison Steelberg Corneau ’97; Steve Carlson, Kristen Carlson ’01, Jake Ogle, Kris Dworkoski, former Viewpoint Headmaster Bob Dworkoski Middle left to right: Paul Bastedo, Douglas Davis, Nathaniel Davis ’16; Nika Gordy ’17, Abigail Rodgers ’16, Rebecca Luner ’17, Kristina Jenik, Jenna Lorin ’16, Emily Leonard ’17 Bottom left to right: Alumni Association President Krystal Dry ’03; Assif Azhar, Jason Lopata ’13, Liam Gunn ’13

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CLASS NOTES

2010 Jordan Cole received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

The notes below include those received between June 1, 2018 – September 1, 2018.

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Bowdoin's inaugural Election Engagement Fellow, Liam established and led the college's first "Get-Out-The-Vote" movement promoting nonpartisan engagement in the electoral process. During his last spring break, Liam led a volunteer group in New Orleans working on projects mitigating coastal land loss and promoting environmental justice. Liam is now in Boston working with the Mentor Group, a research institute promoting constitutional and legal-economic engagement between U.S. and European Union Supreme Court Justices and Corporate Counsels, where his role includes project management of international conferences.

Liam's long-term plans are to attend graduate school and pursue a higher degree in law or environmental policy.

Nassir Nassirzadeh gave birth to her daughter Amelie on October 15, 2017.

George Tew ’10, Jordan Cole ’10, friend, Cyrus Behzadi ’10, Nicole Klein ’10

James Harrison Ring, Parent of Brighton ’06 and BreeLayne ’10, loved to build things, and we were so fortunate that this love extended to Viewpoint School, where he played an integral role in bringing the School’s Master Plan to life. A trustee from 2000-2008 and Chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee for six of those years, Jim shared his expertise and countless hours of service.

Jim and Raina were always on campus and were steadfast in their support of so many areas of the School. Jim also was devoted to his family. He fiercely loved his daughters Blake, Brighton ’06, and BreeLayne ’10 and never missed one of their assemblies or performances at Viewpoint.

2011 Adrian Hoffmann graduated from USC in June 2015, where he earned a Trustee Scholarship, and was on the Dean's honor list. He received a Bachelor’s of Art in International Relations and a Bachelor’s of Science in Public Health. While in college, he was a journalist for the Daily Trojan, a Research Assistant with the vice dean of International Relations school, and a member of ZBT fraternity. He has been working since graduation as a Global Senior Consultant for IBM.

By Amy Maentz, Director of Strategic Partnerships

He was particularly excited about the construction of the School’s first interscholastic athletic field and stopped by daily for planning meetings, construction site walks, and conversations with contractors. Early in our campaign fundraising, Jim and his spouse Raina generously stepped forward with a lead gift to name Ring Family Field. This new athletic facility enabled Viewpoint to host home football and soccer games for the first time. Always a kid at heart, Jim was delighted to bring our home games home and to create school spirit and joy at Viewpoint.

2005 Roshmi Keya Mukherjee married Jonathan Bromberg in July 2018.

The USC Trojan Marching Band played at the reception and Keya, a former band member, played with them.

TRIBUTE: JAMES HARRISON RING

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Liam Gunn ’13

Cynique Murray is a cheerleader at USC.

Keya Mukherjee ’05 playing with the USC Trojan Marching Band

Wherever there was a good and noble cause, Jim stepped forward with a kind and generous spirit. His philanthropy and passionate commitment included the CSUN Urban Planning Department, The Arthritis Foundation, The American Diabetes Association, and The Centennial Guild of Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Just as important to Jim were the individual stories of those he met who touched his soul – whether it was helping a child who needed surgery, a young aspiring graduate student, or a German woman studying the Holocaust. Jim devoted his life to tikkun olam, the Hebrew word that obligates all of us to heal the world. Perhaps above all – this quality Jim took to heart – will be most missed by those who loved him.

2007 Sable Muntean earned her Doctor of Dentistry at LECOM School of Dental Medicine.

Adrian Hoffmann ’11

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Liam Gunn graduated from Bowdoin College, Maine in May 2017 with a double major in Government & Legal Studies and Environmental Studies, and a minor in Economics. Liam enjoyed two summers working in Washington, DC as a Policy Intern in Senator Barbara Boxer's office and then as a Legislative Affairs Intern with Environmental Defense Fund.

He also studied at the London School of Economics in England. During the fall semester of his junior year, Liam studied Maritime Conservation & Management with the Sea Education Association as an active crew member sailing around New Zealand’s coast. In his senior year, as

USC Night at Dodger Stadium on April 29, 2018. Cynique is third from the left.

IN MEMORIAM This section was updated September 15, 2018. Please note that all deaths are reported as we receive notice of them.

Natalia Alexeeva ’02 The Ring Family at the dedication of the Ring Family Field, March 3, 2007: BreeLayne ’10, Blake, Jim, Raina, and Brighton ’06

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Congratulations to the Class of 2014!

Christopher Ashdown will graduate from UC San Diego in 2019 and is hoping to go to medical school.

Matthew Carieri graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Bindi Desai graduated from USC with a double major in Business Administration and Accounting, and Occupational Science as her minor. This fall, she returns to USC for her Master of Business Taxation degree. In January 2019, she will start her career at Deloitte & Touche working in the Business Tax Services group. Bindi writes, “I can’t believe it has been four years since I graduated from Viewpoint. There will never be enough words to describe the level of preparation and guidance my Viewpoint education has given me.” Photo 1.

Olumide Fajolu graduated from the University of Miami in Health Science, with a minor in Chemistry, Psychology, and Public Health. Olumide enjoyed his time at UM. For his last two years he was an undergraduate research assistant at B.R.E.A.T.H. Lab, University of Miami. He processed MRI and ECG data, and compared data between HIV and HTN menopausal women, using sliding window analysis and interoception. He is a contributing author of scientific articles to be published soon. He was also an undergraduate research assistant at UCLA, Department of Bioengineering and Surgery. He will take a gap year before going to medical school. Photo 2.

Jacquelyn Farrow graduated from Emory University, where she majored in Media and Film Studies, with a concentration in Film and Media Management. She is currently living in Atlanta working for ATL Collective – a multi-dimensional entertainment company and pursuing a career in marketing. Photo 3 (on the left).

Emma Farrow graduated from the University of Alabama Honors College, summa cum laude, with a double major in International Studies and Spanish. In August, she moved to Washington D.C. to work on Capitol Hill for Congressman Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico. Photo 3 (center).

Savanna Leigh Fields graduated from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin in Supply Chain and Operations Management. Savanna will be joining Amazon as an Area Manager in Dallas/ Ft. Worth, Texas. Photo 4.

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Jacob Hafey graduated in May from Tufts University, magna cum laude, with a double major in International Relations and Mandarin Chinese.

While an undergraduate, Jacob was admitted to and enrolled in the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts and will complete his Masters at Law and Diplomacy at the end of 2019. This past summer, Jacob worked at the US Asia Institute in Washington D.C. as Director of the USAISzymanski Rule of Law Program. In that role he served as coordinator and liaison for both Chinese and American law students promoting better understanding of China-US relations and advocacy for the development of the rule of law. Photo 5.

Diane Hoffmann graduated from Boston College in May 2018, cum laude, Dean’s List First Honor. She received a Bachelor’s degree, double major in International Studies and German Studies. While in college she interned in the Cabinet Relations of the Governor Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was a German teaching assistant, and research assistant. She received an Advanced Study Grant by Boston College Fellowship Committee to conduct research in Berlin, Germany. She began a position as a Consulting Analyst in July 2018. Photo 6.

Tim Howell graduated with a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Whitman College in May, where he played basketball. In 2018, Tim was named Division 3 National Player of the Year. He was All-American for both his junior and senior seasons.

As a junior, Tim advanced to the Final Four, and the team was ranked number one in the country for months on end for two seasons in a row. Currently, Tim is under contract with Team Trouble of the ABA. In early 2019, Tim will be playing overseas in either Costa Rica or Spain. Photo 7.

Jonathan Hutnicki graduated Purdue University in May with a degree in Professional Flight. He writes, “I also commissioned through Air Force ROTC, as a 2nd Lieutenant In the Air Force. I am currently stationed at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma where I am waiting to start my Undergraduate Pilot Training. The training lasts 54 weeks, and after completion I will receive my wings and be assigned to a specific type of plane. After that I will attend SERE (survival training) and then be transferred to the base where I will learn to fly my assigned plane.” Photo 8.

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Mitchell Kerner graduated from Emory with a BBA in Finance. He will be attending CSUN this fall for graduate school and as a member of the baseball team.

Justin Levy was an active member of the Finance and Entrepreneurship programs at the University of Miami, where he received a BBA in Finance and Marketing. During his junior year he received a fellowship to work for the Fintech startup, Bank Novo.

His role at Novo led to many opportunities including working at the satellite office in India and participating in San Francisco’s Tech Crunch Conference. Justin will continue working in the tech industry at Citrix Systems in strategic finance. Photo 9.

Ashan Marla graduated from the Viterbi School of Engineering with a BS degree in Computer Science and a minor in Finance from USC's Marshall School of Business. Photo 10.

Rachel Marlin graduated from Emory University’s School of Nursing with high honors, magna cum laude, and is now back in the Los Angeles area in a nurse residency at UCLA, Santa Monica Hospital in their adult intensive care unit. Photo 11.

Tim McAloon graduated from Villanova University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. He is heading to flight school in Pensacola, Florida.

Photo 12: Brian, Laura ’15, Tim ’14, Maureen McAloon.

Matthew Miller graduated with honors from New York University in Sports Management. Photo 13.

Declan Sanders completed his Master’s of Engineering in Computer Science at Cornell University, where he earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science in December 2017.

He began as a full-stack web engineer with Squarespace in NYC in August. Photo 14.

Adam Schare graduated from Tulane University.

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Daniel Shulman received his BA in Economics with a minor in Mathematics from Chapman University. He writes, “During my time at Chapman, I completed three internships exposing me to private equity, M&A, and corporate finance. This fall I will start as a financial analyst with the Walt Disney Company in Anaheim.” Photo 16.

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Jonathon Wolfson, Chair, Board of Trustees Viewpoint’s mission is to make sure that our children are being given the tools to succeed in this fastchanging world. Last year we developed a new strategic plan to better implement that mission. It was guided by the ideas and experiences of Viewpoint’s parents, teachers, and students as well as outside educational experts. While all agreed that Viewpoint has consistently provided an excellent education, we also recognized that to continue in today’s fast-paced world and truly prepare our children for the future, we must do even more – we must evolve. Even during the development of the strategic plan, we began implementing some of the critical lessons learned from our year-long research and we started seeing the beginnings of this new evolution. Some of this early implementation includes: – Updates to our academic program; – Increased learning opportunities for our teachers to develop professionally and grow; – New awards and the creation of academic “honorary chairs” to support our outstanding teachers and other staff; and – Technological advances and new creative learning spaces inside and outside of our classrooms.

VIEWPOINT’S REPUTATION AS A SCHOOL with innovative excellence in education is growing each year. In fact, the 2018-2019 school year found Viewpoint realizing its largest applicant class in history. Our school takes pride in helping mold young adults who have developed the all important skills of asking questions and solving problems. We want to develop students who have the knowledge and understanding to adapt

to our ever-changing world, while still being grounded with traditional knowledge and learning.

ALL OF US ON VIEWPOINT’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES are fully committed to the School’s mission and realizing the vision of our strategic plan. Together with our nationally recognized and passionate Head of School, Mark McKee, his top-notch administration, our dedicated parents, and talented students, we can realize the evolution of excellence. Working together, we will succeed in reaching this goal.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU – our parents, teachers, staff, school leadership, and Viewpoint’s trustees, for supporting this important work.

I would especially like to thank our trustees who have rotated off of board service this year, Halé Behzadi, Anne Leonetti, Mike Murphy, Seth Casden ’91, and Thomas Tull. I would like to pay a special tribute to Halé Behzadi, my Vice Chair for the last year. Halé has worked tirelessly for Viewpoint School for many years, and I could not have been an effective Chair without her help and support. I would like to welcome three new trustees to the Board – Lindsey Spindle, Howard Tenenbaum, and Robert Flachs, as well as our returning Trustee and Chair Emeritus, John Nadolenco.

THIS YEAR I WILL BE JOINED BY NEW VICE CHAIRS Kafi Blumenfield and David ZeBrack. Our success is built upon each and every person who helps us work towards our goals. As Viewpoint’s excellence continues to evolve, we look forward to strengthening our community connections throughout the coming year and beyond.

Sincerely,

WHEN ASKED WHY he and his wife chose Viewpoint, Rob replied, “We try to raise our daughter in a balanced way, and we found a culture of balance here. While Viewpoint has top-notch academics, facilities, and resources, Viewpoint also felt like a place where the kids were happy and allowed to be kids. We see Viewpoint

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Viewpoint’s community is fortunate to welcome John Nadolenco back to the Board of Trustees. John served three consecutive three-year terms, the last three as Board Chair, and he brings with him a wealth of institutional knowledge about Viewpoint and a profound understanding of both the School’s past and its aspirations for the future.

JOHN AND HIS WIFE Nicole are parents to Jordan ’20 and Madison ’23, who both started at Viewpoint in Kindergarten. John is a civil litigator and partner at Mayer Brown, specializing in defending class actions, particularly those focused on internet privacy. He had a recent win

before the U.S. Supreme Court, and he currently represents several large corporations including Facebook, eBay, and Shutterfly. In addition to his legal expertise, John brings invaluable management experience to his role of trustee. He is one of the Global Heads of Mayer Brown’s global Litigation Department, and serves on the governing board that manages its 1,700 lawyers in 27 offices around the world.

AFTER 11 YEARS as a member of Viewpoint’s community, John is still passionate about the evolving life of the School. He explained, “When I first joined the Board, the School was focused on building facilities to match the quality of the education. Now that we have first-class facilities, the Board can focus on ensuring that the School offers a modern, cutting-edge curriculum to help our students be competitive with the best and the brightest students anywhere. The education landscape is continuing to change, and we need to make sure we are changing with the times.”

Lindsey Spindle, New Trustee Lindsey Spindle is president of the Jeff Skoll Group. Working for renowned entrepreneur Jeff Skoll, Lindsey oversees Mr. Skoll’s network of philanthropic, commercial, and personal interests. These include Participant Media, Capricorn Investment Group, and the Skoll Foundation where Lindsey also serves on the Board of Directors.

LINDSEY HAS DEDICATED her career to shaping progressive organizations and campaigns that improve people’s lives, particularly women and children.

Before moving to California, Lindsey was Chief Communications and Brand Officer of Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit focused on ending domestic childhood hunger through its groundbreaking No Kid Hungry campaign.

THROUGHOUT HER CAREER working for some of the nation's most respected commercial and non-profit organizations, Lindsey has shaped major campaigns that curbed youth smoking by 30% in one year, increased patient safety through reduced medical errors, defended vaccine safety, and secured bipartisan Congressional funding for improving health care quality.

LINDSEY WAS IN THE pioneer class of girls to attend the Lawrenceville School outside of Princeton, and is a proud University of Michigan graduate. A native Washingtonian, she also serves on the Board of Directors of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. Lindsey’s greatest source of joy is her family – husband David, and children Piper (grade 12, Agoura High) and Archer ’26. In her free time, she hikes, plays tennis, is a voracious reader, and relentlessly cheers for the Washington Capitals.

WHEN ASKED WHY SHE DECIDED TO JOIN THE BOARD, Lindsey explained, “Viewpoint blends the best of east coast academic excellence and west coast creative innovation. I’m honored to have a small role in nurturing its programs, people, and purpose; and ensure the School’s future sustainability.”

Jonathon Wolfson, Chair, Board of Trustees

Rob Flachs, New Trustee Robert Flachs is committed to being as involved in his daughter’s day-to-day life as possible. This year, Eden ’29 is in Second Grade. Rob coached her soccer team, supports her local ballet theater, even making an appearance in Peter Pan, and this fall, he is joining the Board of Trustees of Viewpoint School.

John Nadolenco, Returning Trustee

Howard Tenenbaum, New Trustee as a place that supports and develops a student’s specific strengths and interests; a place where you can ‘choose your own adventure.’ As a trustee, if I can help, I am happy to do what I can.”

ROB IS A MANAGING DIRECTOR at Moelis & Company, an investment bank, where he focuses on recapitalizations and restructurings. He was previously a Managing Director at Jefferies & Company in New York. Rob began his investment banking career in 2000 after practicing law for a few years. He had the opportunity to join Moelis & Company in 2008, and he and his wife, Rayna Schein, decided to leave New York and move to Malibu to start a family and, in his case, hopefully surf more. A Los Angeles native, he earned an undergraduate degree in Business Economics from UCLA and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Howard Tenenbaum, parent of Jeffrey, Michael, and Viewpoint lifers Joshua ’21, and Ella ’25, joined the Board of Trustees this past summer.

As a longstanding member of Viewpoint’s community, Howard views his new role as a trustee as an opportunity to help affect growth as the School continues to evolve.

HOWARD IS VICE PRESIDENT of Keyes Automotive Group. He joined the Keyes Automotive Group 25 years ago.

The Keyes Automotive Group has 15 dealerships in California, Arizona, and Nevada and is one of the largest privately held automotive groups in

the United States. Along with his personal giving to many charities, he has created the corporate responsibility program that has enabled the Keyes Automotive Group to support many of the worthy non-profit organizations that serve the community.

HOWARD IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD of the Geffen Playhouse, and a member and past president of the board for the Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association. He served on the board of the Help Group for the past 20 years. Howard is married to Jodi and they live in Hidden Hills with their children and Louie, the family dog.

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Meet the VSSA Co-Presidents for 2018-19 Viewpoint is delighted to introduce the Co-Presidents for the coming year.

Lisa Austin,

Anne Marie Mueller,

LISA AUSTIN, MOTHER OF Sophia ’26, works full time as a music lawyer. Despite her demanding career, Lisa has been a committed parent volunteer since Sophia started preschool. She explained, “I work so much that it is really important to me to be connected to Sophia’s school. I want her to feel that I am involved in her life.” Along with her husband Kelly, Lisa served as a Hot Lunch Volunteer and Manager for several years.

ANNE MARIE MUELLER, MOTHER OF Charley ’20 and Grayson ’22 Pollard, is an entrepreneur and competitive equestrian. After selling her software company, she now owns and operates Dragon Creek Farm in Malibu, which is also home to her husband Charley’s recording studio, Dragon Creek Recording. Anne Marie has been a dedicated parent volunteer since her son Charley started Kindergarten in 2005.

Co-President VSSA/Primary & Lower Schools

Co-President VSSA/Middle & Upper Schools

SHE THEN TOOK ON the VSSA Co-Vice President role, as well as volunteering for the Viewpoint Fund. Lisa believes there are additional benefits to getting involved. She says, “Volunteering allows you to see the school in action, and to get to know the faculty and staff on a different level. It makes you feel like you are part of a bigger community.”

SHE BELIEVES THAT it “takes a village to raise a child,” and it is important to be a part of her children’s lives at school. She also feels that despite being busy, “it important to step-up when we can.” Anne Marie added, “We can always use more volunteers – especially in the Middle and Upper Schools. Joining the VSSA is a chance to be on campus and to be involved. We would love our membership to grow this year.”

From left to right: Nicole Mazzolini, Anne Marie Mueller, Debbie Kramar, Lisa Austin

VSSA Report The 2017-18 school year gave the VSSA (Viewpoint School Service Association) many opportunities to expand our community-building efforts with the ultimate goal of making every family feel welcome and connected to Viewpoint.

DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, the VSSA welcomed new families to Viewpoint through our Host Family program and Summer Welcome BBQs. Our annual VSSA Back-to-School breakfast is always a first look into Parent volunteerism for the school year. Information on all VSSA events including Homecoming, Great Pumpkin Day, Book Fair and Fall and Spring Luncheons is given. It is a fun and festive morning, just the right kick-off to the school year.

THE VSSA HAS MANY POSITIONS available for parents to get involved. Room Parents and Divisional Representatives facilitate communications between the faculty and parents, keeping them informed of the numerous events and activities happening daily on our busy campus. VSSA Chairs and Committees, working alongside administration, work extremely hard to create memorable events throughout the year for our entire K-12 student body.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, we invited all Viewpoint parents to attend designated VSSA meetings throughout the year. At these meetings, parents were informed of upcoming events, behind-the-scenes information, and how to get involved. Our faculty and administration also took time out of their busy schedules, to keep parents up to

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date of the happenings on campus. In the future, all VSSA monthly meetings will be open to parents. We hope that you will join us.

ALSO NEW THIS YEAR, VSSA Co-Presidents were welcomed by the Board of Trustees to attend their monthly meetings. This was a wonderful opportunity to have parent voices heard and input given to the Board. We hope that this collaboration will continue, strengthening our bond to make Viewpoint the best it can be.

IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING with the hundreds of hardworking, dedicated, and committed parents, faculty, staff, and administration this year.

Warmly,

Debbie Kramar Co-President Primary and Lower School

2018-19 VSSA EXECUTIVE BOARD

PPDI Cachi Baier

2018-19 VSSA COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Great Pumpkin Day Caroline Derlatka

Co-Presidents Primary School and Lower School: Lisa Austin

Advancement/Benefit Nicole Mazzolini

Book Fair Eniko Gold Ziba Nassab

Spirit Middle School and Upper School Sports: Wendy Klier

Upper School Dance Committee

Window Painting Primary School and Lower School: Caroline Derlatka Rachel Goddard

Middle School and Upper School: Anne Marie Mueller Vice-Presidents Primary School and Lower School: Erica Friedman Upper School and Middle School: Cachi Baier Secretary Jen Greenberg

Lower School: Melissa Trueblood Rachel Hammelman

Treasurer Els Mitchum

Middle School: 6th Grade: Kathy Carlsen 7th Grade: Ali Bernstein 8th Grade: Lauren Landsbaum

Hospitality Primary School and Lower Schools: Jessie Wolfson Tina Wynn Middle School: Tiffany Weitzman Upper School: Kristen Zwahlen ’82

Nicole K. Mazzolini Co-President Middle and Upper School

Divisional Representatives Primary School: Jessie Wolfson Kate Sinclair

Upper School: 9th Grade: Danielle Kramer 10th Grade: Tammy Temkin 11th Grade: Kathryn Frederick 12th Grade/Senior Events: Karen Kushell

Homecoming Mary Rodriquez Winter Formal Robin Landau Prom Jennifer Cataldo Middle School Dance Committee Allison Nelson Drama Support Middle School: Allison Nelson Upper School: Claudia Friedman Music Support Middle School and Upper School: Tammy Wank

Great Pumpkin Day Shirts Rick Requena Cornelia Taylor Holiday Greens Jen Charness Lauren Donkar Homecoming Game Stephanie Young Special Events Primary School and Lower School: Brooke Vimtrup Michelle Young Erica Friedman Sports Coordinator Lower School: Ali Bernstein Used Uniforms Teresa Hames Jena Kravitz

Lost and Found Primary School: Stephanie Hertzman Lower School: Patty Fiore Lost and Found Middle School and Upper School: Jo Devereux Mia Boudreau Lunch Service Primary School and Lower School: Jen Charness Lauren Donkar Magazine Drive Mary Rodriquez Parent Ed Susan Kresnicka Kate White Social Chairs/Fall Luncheon Jessie Wolfson Tina Wynn Social Chairs/Spring Luncheon Karen Faulhaber Tabitha Kane

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There is strength in our numbers, strength in our mission, and strength in our parents, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, faculty, and staff. Because of this, there is strength for our future!

– Maintain a more inclusive and economically diverse student body.

– Fund the best educational experience possible for our students.

– Offer the highest quality and broadest choice in academics and enrichment programs.

– Support financial assistance for 15% of our student body.

– Provide professional development to recruit and retain top faculty and staff.

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Our entire Viewpoint community is an important part of the equation. Please support the Viewpoint Fund. Your gift means more than just dollars and cents. Your gift signifies your belief in the transformative power of a Viewpoint education. A donation to the Viewpoint Fund is a 100% tax-deductible.

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Join fellow parents, alumni, alumni parents, and faculty and staff with a gift to the Viewpoint Fund today. www.viewpoint.org/give ■

ACADEMIC PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS

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FACULTY AND STAFF

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27 AP courses offered

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Full-time college counselors who begin their engagement with students in the ninth grade

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The Viewpoint Fund is the foundation of all philanthropy at Viewpoint School. Tuition only funds about 85% of day-to-day costs. Closing this gap through the Viewpoint Fund and other philanthropy helps us to:

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VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

We offer extensive visual and performing arts opportunities; including drawing and painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, chorus, band, jazz, orchestra, theater, and dance.

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INNOVATION/TECHNOLOGY We have 10 specialized staff and equipment to incorporate technology resources into the classroom.

We offer 34 elective classes such as media design, engineering, robotics, and filmmaking.

171 Wireless Access Points 75 Microcontrollers and Robotics Kits 2 Makerspaces 1 Digital Audio/Design Lab 1 Robotics Lab

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By Monica Case ’90, Associate Director of Communications

This past August, Viewpoint welcomed Dr. Michele Cole as the School’s first Assistant Head of School for Advancement. Michele brings a wealth of experience to her new role and is looking forward to an exciting year ahead.

SHE JOINS US FROM FLINTRIDGE SACRED HEART ACADEMY IN LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, where she served as Director of Advancement. Her prior experience includes six years as Director of Development at The Oakridge School, a Preschool-Twelfth Grade school in Arlington, Texas, and seven years as Assistant Dean for Advancement for the College of Education at Texas Christian University (TCU), as well as earlier positions at other independent schools in California. She earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology and Child Development at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California, and holds a Master’s in Philanthropy and Development from St. Mary's University of Minnesota as well as a Doctor of Education from TCU. MICHELE AND HER HUSBAND, DR. GARY COLE, have both dedicated their careers to philanthropy. He is the Chief Development Officer of The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.

She has two stepsons. Cameron, a senior at Tarleton State University, is taking a break from school while on a one-year deployment to Africa as a member of the Army National Guard, and Connor, who is

a sophomore at Texas Tech University. In her spare time, Michele loves to cook, run half marathons, spend time with family and friends, and travel to Hawaii.

WHEN ASKED, “WHY WORK IN EDUCATION AS OPPOSED TO SOME OTHER PART OF THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR?” Michele replied, “Private education has framed my life. I value education and I am a life-long learner. Working in this field allows me the opportunities to continue my own education while supporting the learning of others. My experience in University Advancement helped to round out my career and professional growth, but my passion is K-12 education. I was thrilled to work at The Oakridge School, which is a Preschool-Twelfth Grade school much like Viewpoint. I love the continuum – seeing the children’s growth from early education through the college prep experience – and I enjoy the feeling of community that one finds in an independent school.”

AND WHEN ASKED “WHY VIEWPOINT?” Michele was quick to answer: “I love the breadth of the curriculum and the commitment to innovation. I am excited by the role philanthropy can play in furthering the School’s mission and in creating opportunities for our students, faculty, and programs. I look forward to becoming a part of the community and continuing to cultivate the culture of philanthropy at Viewpoint.” ■ FALL

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91 Viewpoint Fund 2017-18 Committee

84 Leadership Giving 86 Friends and Community Giving

98 Creating Legacy through Endowed Chairs / Who Was Dr. William Turner Levy? / Seth Casden ’91

89 Consecutive Giving: Patriot Loyalty

100 Endowment Funds

90 Viewpoint Fund

102 Leadership Giving Events

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Tribute & Memorial Gifts Special Gifts 2018 Benefit Gala Financial Report Ways to Give

From left to right: Witt Kolsky ’20, Lena Chakraverty ’29, Margaux Bauerlein ’20, Ronak Jandial ’24, Cindy Yan ’20, Jash Mac ’29, Hailey Kramar ’27, Dylan Onasch ’26, Rowan Green ’28, Nia Blumenfield ’24, Angelica Bishai ’26

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2017-18 SUMMARY OF GIFTS

Viewpoint Fund

Restricted Funds

Alumni and Alumni Parents

$68,050

Alumni and Alumni Parents

$31,215

Corporations $97,161

Corporations $208,150

Current Parents

Current Parents

$1,995,893

$411,786

Foundations $125,569

Foundations $16,500

Faculty, Staff, and Friends

Faculty, Staff, and Friends

$52,907

Grandparents $44,610

$20,151

Grandparents $3,075

Total $690,877 Total $2,384,192 Viewpoint Fund

$2,384,192

Restricted Funds

$690,877

Richard T. Robertson / Chair, Advancement Committee David ZeBrack / Vice-Chair, Advancement Committee

As Chairs of Viewpoint’s Advancement Committee, we never cease to be amazed by the generosity and unselfishness of our Viewpoint community.

This year, we joined hands to generate an all-time record $2,386,280 for our newly named Viewpoint Fund. Under the leadership of Frank and Jaelee Watanabe, Denise McAdoo, her colleagues in the Advancement Office, and most importantly, more than 70 dedicated parent volunteers, this increase will allow us to provide opportunities that will enrich students’ lives forever.

but not for the Viewpoint Fund, the Benefit Gala, and the Paddle Raise, we just wouldn't be the same school.

We are all part of such a remarkable community that always comes together!

Warmest regards,

And who didn't have a truly memorable night at our 35th Benefit Gala, Havana Nights? Tammy Temkin and her hard-working team of parent-volunteers raised in excess of $470,000. And, "Going Beyond" that, Viewpoint Moms and Dads reached deep that night and donated $171,218 to our “Paddle Raise” that will make a serious difference in our Financial Aid and Diversity programs.

Dick Robertson Trustee and Chair, Advancement Committee

Thanks again to each and every one of you, including 100% of our employees, who participated in this year's philanthropy. Simply put,

David ZeBrack Trustee and Vice-Chair, Advancement Committee Andrea Jenkins-Johnston '31, James Malone '31

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Why We Give to the Viewpoint Fund. . .

Cash gifts received / July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

David & Andrea Stanley / Parents of Brian ’00 & Jennifer ’97, and Loyal Patriots for 25 years Our experience at Viewpoint was truly incredible. Even in our initial interview, it was clear that Viewpoint provided a welcoming positive learning and social environment. In the years that followed, Viewpoint exceeded our expectations. As drama, music, and fine arts were rapidly disappearing from public school curricula, Viewpoint continued to emphasize the importance of these critical studies. Moreover, as Viewpoint parents, we felt connected to the school in a very personal way. We still consider ourselves part of the Viewpoint “family.” Our annual contribution is a small token of appreciation for our children's education and for some of the social skills they possess all these years later. As we watch them “shake hands and look people in the eye” when they are introduced, it still reminds us of the first day we dropped them off at school. Our thanks to Viewpoint and to the administration and faculty who make it so “special."

We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals, families, foundations, and corporations who made gifts in support of Viewpoint School this past year. Please note that donors of gifts-in-kind are listed in a separate category, as it is the School’s policy not to assign a dollar amount to such gifts.

Donors recognized below made cash gifts to support the Viewpoint Fund, Capital Campaign, Benefit Underwriting, Fund-A-Need, or for restricted purposes. Thank you for your generous support!

FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE Gifts of $50,000 or more Mr. Seth Casden ’91 C.A. Rasmussen, Inc. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Jennifer Lopata* Mr. Michael Murphy & Ms. Inely Cassia Cesna* National Philanthropic Trust* Mr. Dean & Mrs. Kathleen Rasmussen Mr. Richard & Mrs. Olga Robertson* The UBS Foundation* Mr. Brian Wynn ’85 & Mrs. Tina Wynn*

HEAD OF SCHOOL’S CIRCLE Gifts of $25,000 - $49,999 Amgen Inc.* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Michelle Bradway Ms. Kristen Carlson ’01 & Mr. Jake Ogle Mr. Robert Carlson Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Carlson* Mr. Stanley Chung & Mrs. Lisa Chiang Albert B. Glickman Family Foundation Mr. David & Mrs. Paige Glickman* Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Kimberly Helfand* Mr. Siegmund Gutman & Ms. Stephanie Hertzman* Mr. Amir & Mrs. Kathy Heshmatpour Mr. Dan & Mrs. Nancy Hosseini* Mr. Howard & Mrs. Margaret Keyes* Mr. Jay & Mrs. Erica McGraw Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc. Mr. Barry Perlstein & Ms. Christina Simon* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Cheryl Stibel* The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust

HERITAGE CIRCLE Gifts of $15,000 - $24,999 Anonymous (3) Ayco Charitable Foundation* Dr. Koushan Azad & Mrs. Romina Esmailon*

Mr. Wafik & Mrs. Gihane Bishai Mr. Steven Brown & Mrs. Judy Gawlik-Brown Mr. Scott & Mrs. Laura Carlin Mr. XiaoBing Cheng & Mrs. Min Tang The Lester M. & Sally Entin Foundation Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Zelene Fowler* Mr. Michael Fowler Mr. Brian & Mrs. Leigh Glicklich* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Natalie Hale Dr. Sean Harper & Mrs. Stella Harpoothian* Mr. Ken Jeong & Dr. Tran Ho* Ms. Peggy Jones & Ms. Parise Livanos* Mr. Steven & Mrs. Susan Lotwin Mrs. Amy & Mr. Hans Maentz* Mr. Ryan & Mrs. Tobie McElrath Mr. Fred Middleton The Middleton Foundation Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Lara Nesburn Mr. Roy & Mrs. Natalie Pineci* Mr. Chad Smith & Ms. Nancy Mack Mr. Zackary Stentz & Ms. Leah Glynn Mr. Brett & Mrs. Miranda Tollman Mr. David & Mrs. Pamela Ulich* Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program* Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Jennifer Wolfe Mr. Jonathon & Mrs. Stephanie Wolfson* Mr. Arden & Mrs. Taline Yerelekian* Mr. Jizhong Yu & Mrs. Lan Yin Mr. Denis & Mrs. Yulia Yurkov Mr. David & Mrs. Christine ZeBrack*

BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE Gifts of $8,500 - $14,999 Anonymous Adobe Foundation Dr. Nader Afshari & Mrs. Goli Vahdani Dr. Yazdan & Mrs. Krista Alami Mr. Kelly & Mrs. Lisa Austin* Mr. Pasha & Mrs. Halé Behzadi* BLT Enterprises Mr. Michael & Mrs. Jill Bluhm Mr. Robert & Ms. Kafi Blumenfield The Boeing Company Mr. Alan & Mrs. Mary Boyce*

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.* Mr. Jie & Mrs. Peggy Chen* Mr. Zeyi Chen & Mrs. Jingjing Vivian Chen Mr. Abraham & Mrs. Natalie Chesed Mr. John & Mrs. Mary Conlin Mr. William & Mrs. Christina DeRonde* Mr. Jay & Mrs. Maria DiMaggio* Mr. Robert Flachs & Ms. Rayna Schein Mr. John & Mrs. Julie Fogerty* The John C. Fogerty Foundation Mr. Jonathan Friedman & Mrs. Andrea Wallace The Furgatch Family* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Jennifer Greenberg* Mr. Allen & Mrs. Arax Gross* Mr. John Guerry & Mrs. Gabrielle Ghio Mr. John Hameetman & Ms. Andrea Robinson* Mr. Kerry Harrison & Mrs. Linda Smith-Harrison Mr. Darcy Jouan & Mrs. Christina Davis Mr. Brad Kern ’75 & Mrs. Marianne Kern Dr. Marc & Mrs. Karen Kerner* Ms. Elana Krausz* Mr. William & Ms. Christa Lawrence Mr. Jin & Mrs. Jennifer Lee Drs. Michael & Frances Lin Magna Carta Foundation Dr. Hany Malek & Mrs. Alexis York-Malek Mr. Aaron & Mrs. Nicole Mazzolini* Mr. Mark McKee & Mrs. Cathy Shelburne McKee Mr. Ming Miao & Mrs. Cheryl Zhuang Ms. Carole Middleton Mr. John & Mrs. Nicole Nadolenco* Mr. Mark & Dr. Ziba Nassab Mr. John & Mrs. Allison Nelson* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Zuzana Olofson* The Pfefferman Family Mr. Joe & Mrs. Jessica Rogan Mr. Dan Rosenthal & Ms. Jae Lee Mr. Roberto Scaramuzzi & Ms. Elisabeth Jereski Mrs. Jacqueline Schaffer ’91 & Mr. Jeff Schaffer Mr. Charles & Mrs. Karen Schetter*

Mr. Paul & Dr. Gia Shurgot Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Lorraine Staab* Mr. Howard & Mrs. Jodi Tenenbaum* Mr. Zurab Tsereteli & Ms. Lola Kochetkova Dr. Cenk & Mrs. F. Ceylan Undey Mr. Roland & Mrs. Maria Elena Wandeler Mr. Frank & Mrs. Jaelee Watanabe* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Brooke Weiss Mr. Bernard & Ms. Shelly Wolfsdorf

PATRIOTS’ CIRCLE Gifts of $3,250 - $8,499 Anonymous (3) Dr. Elliot Abemayor & Dr. Nina Shapiro Mr. George Alexander & Ms. Lisa Larroque Alexander Mr. Philip & Dr. Tanya Altmann* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Marlo Aragon* Drs. Daljit & Michelle Aurora* Bank of America* Mr. Mahyar Barin & Mrs. Violet Baghdasarian-Barin* Mr. Harrison & Mrs. Claudia Barnes* Mr. Danny & Mrs. Elena Batsalkin Mr. Scott & Mrs. Victoria Beal Ms. Karlene Beal Garber Ms. Linda Beisswanger* Mr. Mark Beisswanger* Mr. Jon Blanda Ms. Rachael Blanda Mr. Gary & Mrs. Mariam Brown Mr. Brett & Mrs. Lauren Buatti Mr. Glenn & Mrs. Tracy Bunting Mr. Jason & Mrs. Kathleen Cavalier* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Kris Chavez Mr. Jin Chen & Ms. Hui Liu Dr. Jonathan & Mrs. Maggie Cole* Mr. Colin & Mrs. Carole Cotter* Mr. Brady Countryman & Ms. Colby Maher* Mr. Daryl & Mrs. Julie Crone Dr. Ron de la Peña & Mrs. Claudia Bill-de la Peña Mr. Todd & Mrs. Rose De Mann

Mr. Jason & Mrs. Caroline Derlatka Mr. Geoffrey & Mrs. Helene DeStefano Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Liz Dettmann* The Walt Disney Company* Mr. Nick & Mrs. Lauren Donkar* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Marci Dulberg Mr. Chester & Mrs. Meg Elias Mr. Gregory & Dr. Michelle Emi* Mr. Lance & Mrs. Daphne Etcheverry* Alex J. Ettl Foundation Mr. Jianming Fang & Ms. Jiaying Zhu Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Allison Fields* Mr. Patrick Finn & Mrs. Farnaz Fardad-Finn* Dr. Steve Fox & Dr. Susan Johnson-Fox Mr. Anthony Frederick & Ms. Kathryn Tjia-Frederick* Mr. Gregory & Mrs. Patricia Friberg* Mr. Joshua & Mrs. Erica Friedman Dr. Dayan Gandhi & Mrs. Serena Gupta Gandhi ’99 Mr. Brett & Mrs. Deborah Garner* Mr. Darren & Mrs. Karin Gilford* Mr. Ron Gillyard & Mrs. Shelly Sumpter Gillyard* Drs. Randy & Michelle Gold* Mr. Shawn Gold & Ms. Amy Neunsinger Mr. Adam & Mrs. Nadia Goldstein Mr. Steven Gong & Ms. Mandy Lou Mr. Michael & Mrs. Inga Goodman* Mr. Victor & Mrs. Desiree Goodman Mr. Joshua & Mrs. Jennifer Gorin Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Annamarie Griffin* Mr. Mattias & Mrs. Tina Gunnarsson* Mr. Adrian & Mrs. Elaine Gurvitz* Mr. Pierre & Mrs. Rubina Habis* Mr. Roberto Hale & Mrs. Sandra Kourchenko-Hale Mr. Bret & Mrs. CiCi Hankey Mr. Terry Hardy & Mrs. Lenore Marusak Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Leah Hariton* Dr. Michael & Mrs. Linda Hirt* Mr. David Hoberman* Mrs. Tia Hoberman* Mr. Zhiwen Huang & Mrs. Emily Sheng Mr. Chris & Ms. Lynn Hylen*

Mr. Danny & Mrs. Mariko Izumi* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Barbara Jesuele Mr. Eric & Mrs. Jessica Johnson Ms. January Jones Mr. Eric Jordan & Mrs. Manuela Testolini Jordan Mr. Kapil & Mrs. Preeti Juneja Mr. Sean & Mrs. Tabitha Kane Mr. Brett & Mrs. Beth Kaufman* Mr. Robert Kelly & Ms. Linda Blumenthal* Dr. Sandeep & Mrs. Nirja Khanna* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Natalie Kirkdoffer Mr. David & Mrs. Liz Kirschner Mr. Eric Klein & Dr. Susan Donner* Mr. Yoshiteru Koide & Mrs. Mayumi Torii Koide Mr. Steven & Mrs. Missy Kolsky Dr. Mark & Mrs. Deborah Kramar The Kravitz Family Mr. Mohan & Mrs. Veeneta Lakhani Mr. Ross & Mrs. Lauren Landsbaum Mr. Frank & Mrs. Aekyung Lee* Mr. Gold & Ms. Michelle Lee Mr. Olivier & Mrs. Anne Leonetti Mr. Sylvain & Mrs. Caryn Leroy* Mr. Todd & Mrs. Heather Lieberman Mr. Mark & Dr. Dana Lindon Mr. Renke Lu & Ms. Hui Wu Mr. Jeffrey Lubell & Ms. Carrie Stroup The Luner Family* Mr. Sean & Mrs. Tatiana MacNeill* Mr. Michael & Dr. Judy Maddox* Mr. Vincent & Mrs. Doris Marafino* Mr. Keith & Mrs. Lesley Marvin* Denise & David McAdoo Mr. Mac McGary & Ms. Christina Musrey Ms. Andrea Melville* Mr. Moshe & Mrs. Debra Meppen Mr. W. Spence & Mrs. Els Mitchum* Mr. Richard Nanula* Ms. Tracey Nanula* Mr. Greg & Mrs. Shari Nicotero Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Lisa Nitti Norfolk Southern Foundation Mr. Josh & Mrs. Dana Oder* Mr. Scott & Ms. Amanda Onasch*

Ms. Debbie O’Sullivan* Mr. Michael O’Sullivan* Mr. William Papariella Mr. Paul & Mrs. Julie Pierce Mr. Michael & Mrs. Robyn Pomada Mr. Paul & Mrs. Ruth Robinson* Mr. Clinton & Mrs. Kelly Rockwell Mr. John & Mrs. Nora Rohan Mr. Sal Sardo & Ms. Meredith Momoda* Mr. Kirit & Mrs. Kala Sarvaiya* Dr. Mark & Mrs. Valerie Sawicki* Mr. Dan & Mrs. Jill Schecter* Mrs. Wen Shen Mr. Russell & Mrs. Erica Shubin Dr. Laurence & Mrs. Ziva Silverstein Mr. Shawn & Mrs. Letal Skelton* Mr. Robert Smathers & Ms. Holly Beverly* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Peggy Smathers* Dr. Gerald Sonoda & Ms. Erin Lavelle Mr. David & Mrs. Lindsey Spindle Mr. Donald & Mrs. Christine Steele* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Lisa Stone Mr. Douglas Sun & Ms. Nicole Lou Mr. Dean Sussman & Mrs. Chiara Santagostino Mr. Todd & Mrs. Cordelia Tappin* Mr. John & Mrs. Denise Terenzio Mr. John & Mrs. Sharon Tesoriero* Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Susan Tsai* Mrs. Elena Vassinkevitch Mr. James Walker & Mrs. Jennifer Washington Walker Mr. Ari Wallack ’86 & Mrs. Amy Wallack Mr. Fajun Frank Wang & Mrs. Congying Julia Zhao Dr. Scott & Mrs. Samantha Wasserman Mr. Michael Watkins & Ms. Melissa Watkins Trueblood Mr. Kirk & Dr. Sharon Watson Mr. Robert & Mrs. Julie Webster* Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Foundation* Mr. Nicolai Martin Wiest & Mrs. Vanessa Moriel Munoz Mr. Jared & Mrs. Jessica Wolfson* Dr. Lianglong Jason Xu & Mrs. Yuling Linda Hu

Mr. Wei Yan & Mrs. Hui Zhang Mr. Felix Yang & Mrs. Anna Yuan Mr. Jun Yang & Ms. Natalie Sun Mr. Zijiang Yang & Mrs. Kaili Xiao Dr. Adrian & Mrs. Elizabeth Yi Mr. David & Mrs. Carol Young* Mr. Jack & Mrs. Michelle Young* Mr. Graham Younger & Mrs. Joanne Devereux Prof. Homa Zadeh & Dr. Karen Wager-Zadeh* Mr. Michael Zandona & Mrs. Katie Ullman Zandona Mr. Yun Zhang & Mrs. Jiaqi Tan* Mr. Ray Zhu & Ms. Grace Li

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FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY GIVING FRIENDS’ CIRCLE Gifts of $1,200 - $3,249 Dr. Davin Agustines & Dr. Krista Yokoyama AIG Life and Retirement Group Mr. Jason & Mrs. Aimee Alejandre Mr. Victor Alston & Mrs. Maxine Hurt Mr. Michael & Mrs. Kimberly Anton Dr. Ron & Mrs. Lauren Bahar* Mr. John & Mrs. Maria Baier* The Marie Baier Foundation Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Karleen Basch Mr. Brent & Mrs. Denise Beazley* Mr. Leonard Beer & Ms. Susan Dietz Mr. Jesse & Mrs. Jennifer Beer-Dietz Dr. Jonathan & Mrs. Tricia Benjamin The Blake Family* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Stephanie Blonstein* Mr. Robert & Ms. Julie Blumberg* Mr. Emil & Mrs. Tatiana Borokhovich Mr. Michael Broderick & Mr. Rick Requena* Mr. Craig & Dr. Mai Brooks* Mr. Howard & Mrs. Amber Brown Mr. Robert & Mrs. Joyce Bryan Mr. Bowen & Mrs. Lauren Campbell Mr. Miles & Mrs. Kathryn Carlsen* Mr. Jamie & Mrs. Michaela Carmichael Mr. Michael & Mrs. Lisa Chalfin* Mr. Mark & Mrs. Jill Chayet Mr. Trevor Childers & Mrs. Dana Frank* Mr. S. Allen Clark & Ms. Laeta Kalogridis* Mr. Aaron & Mrs. Jodi Cohen Mr. Allen & Mrs. Kathryn Covert* Mr. Stephen Davis & Mrs. Amparo Rios-Davis* Willametta K. Day Foundation Mr. Kenny Deng & Dr. Zhaoping Li* Mr. Afolabi & Mrs. Aderonke Denloye* Dennis Uniform Mr. Robert & Mrs. Virginia Detterman* Mr. William Detterman ’85 & Mrs. Jennifer Detterman* Mr. Adam Dombchik & Ms. Jenny Buchbinder Ms. Krystal Dry-Murphy ’03 & Mr. Kyle Murphy Mr. Larry & Mrs. Shellee Dyne Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Eniko Earley* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Elaine Edell* Dr. Michael & Mrs. Danette Eilenberg* The Enrollment Management Association, Inc. ETF Portfolio Management* Mr. Guy & Mrs. Marli Finello* Mr. Marc & Mrs. Melissa Finkelstein Mr. Robert & Mrs. Patricia Flournoy* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Marika Foley Mr. R. Jeffrey & Mrs. Karen Follert* Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Claudia Friedman* Mr. Darrell & Mrs. Christine Friedman* Mr. Jim & Mrs. Dina Furash* Mr. Darius Gaidys & Mrs. Renata Gaidiene Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Danielle Gandee Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Christina Gaspar Mr. Paul Gembus & Mrs. Teresa Hames Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Deborah Gengos* The J. Paul Getty Trust Mr. Skee & Mrs. Eva Goedhart* Dr. Arthur Gomez & Dr. Luz del Portillo* Mr. Steven & Mrs. Dana Goodman Mr. Peter & Mrs. Elizabeth Gould* Mr. Frank & Mrs. Galina Grundel Mr. Sandy Grushow* Mr. Jason Gurewitz & Mrs. Dako Huang Mr. Michael & Mrs. Aram Sophiah Hakim Mr. E. Thomas Hart Mr. Larry Harvey* Mr. Marc & Mrs. Janine Hawlitzeck* Mr. Cedric Henley & Mrs. Sherie Kaiden-Henley* Ms. Mindy Herman*

Mr. Scott & Mrs. Quan Holm* Mr. Gavin & Mrs. Nerissa Hood Mr. Victor Hsu & Ms. Dreama Gose* Mr. DaPeng Huang & Mrs. XiaoWen Cai* Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Pamela Humbert Mr. Todd Humphrey & Dr. Anne Ichiuji Mr. Alan & Mrs. Heidi Jackson Mr. Ron & Mrs. Micki Jacobs* Mr. John Jennings & Ms. Sasha Tarnopolsky* Mr. Evan & Mrs. Heather Jones Mr. Alan & Mrs. Lyn Kabakoff Drs. Rom & Monica Kandavel* Mr. Matthew Kanny & Mrs. Kimberly Mandell-Kanny* Mr. Mehran Karimpour & Dr. Farnaz Gaminchi* Mr. Jeffrey & Ms. Lisa Knakal Mr. Greg Knopp & Mrs. Caitlin Nobile Knopp Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Tanya Kramer* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Leandra Kreshek Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Susan Kresnicka* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Elizabeth Kuelbs* Mr. Alex & Mrs. Simona Kurgan Mr. Eric & Mrs. Robin Landau* Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Lashever* Mr. Jason & Mrs. Erin Lata* Mr. Mike & Mrs. Donna Lata* Mr. Thomas & Ms. Tina Lazaroff Drs. Sean & Sanaz Leoni* Mr. Fred & Mrs. Lisa Levine Mr. Jun Liang & Ms. Fei Wang Mr. Vegard Lindas & Mrs. Rachel Schakett-Lindas* Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Alison Lindgren Mr. Xiaoyong Liu & Ms. Yunhe Li* Mr. Grigory & Ms. Svetlana Makievskaya Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lori Malingagio* Ms. Jennifer Malone Ms. Nora Malone Prof. Timothy Malone Mr. Brad & Ms. Mary Lynn Marcus* Mr. Greg & Mrs. Amy Marella The Maresca Family Mr. John & Mrs. Isabelle Marx* Mr. John & Mrs. Jane Mass Mr. Augustine Melendez & Mrs. Zoila Galeano* Mr. Ashley & Dr. Jennifer Miller Mr. Brian & Mrs. Tracy Mitteldorf* Mr. Todd & Mrs. Gia Moody* Mr. Steven Moshkovich & Mrs. Bella Finkel Muse Foundation* Mr. Reza & Mrs. Miriam Nasrollahy* Ms. Gilian Neiditch* Mr. Bryan & Mrs. Julie Newman* Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Melissa Newman* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Landon Newsom* Dr. Adam Olive & Ms. Marcela Pomadoro Mr. John & Mrs. Carla Ondrasik* Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Laura Osman Ms. Tonya Page* Mr. Bruce & Ms. Cynthia Peterson Mr. Brent & Mrs. Jody Polacheck Mr. Tony & Mrs. Jennifer Principe* Mr. William & Mrs. Diana Putzer Dr. Francis Riegler & Dr. Alessandra Amadeo* Mr. Martin & Mrs. Ellen Rosen* Mr. Larry & Mrs. Heather Roth Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Mirka Royston Dr. Claude Ruffalo* Mr. Greg & Mrs. Laurien Russell Mr. Gurpreet & Ms. Shaheen Sahani Mr. Al & Mrs. Maryam Sanifar Mr. Brian & Mrs. Andrea Sax Mr. Allan & Mrs. Laura Schare* Sempra Energy - Southern California Gas Mr. Leo & Mrs. Arlene Shahinian

Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Nancy Shore* Mr. David & Mrs. Judith Shore David & Judy Shore Foundation, Inc. Mr. Michael & Mrs. Katherine Sinclair Dr. Manish & Mrs. Maria Raquel Singh Jeff Skoll Group Mr. Alan & Mrs. Julie Solursh Dr. Joel Sommers & Dr. Diana Medina Ms. Riju Sood* Mrs. Sarah Spano ’05 & Mr. Phil Kropoth* Mr. Reuven & Mrs. Iris Spivak* The Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Foundation Mr. David Standridge Ms. Deborah Standridge Mr. Mark & Mrs. Nicole Stiller* Dr. Isaac & Mrs. Michal Sudit Mr. Michael & Mrs. Danielle Swartz Dr. Homayoun & Dr. Nastaran Tabandeh Mr. Rajeev & Mrs. Tunisha Tandon Mr. David & Mrs. Tammy Temkin Dr. Cameron & Mrs. Tara Torabi Mr. Carl Tsai & Mrs. Hsiao-Fen Cheung* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Joy Turrell Dr. Patrick Um & Dr. Jenney Kim* Mr. Kenneth & Mrs. Ava Ungar Mr. Enrique & Mrs. Elisa Vera Mr. Chunlei Wang & Ms. Jianzhen Xiao* Mr. Eric & Mrs. Pamela Wapnick Mr. Evan & Mrs. Robin Warner Mr. Avi & Mrs. Margarita Wazana Mr. Robert & Mrs. Julie Webster* Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Tessa Weitzman Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Emma Wilkins* Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Julie Williams* Mr. Rainn Wilson & Mrs. Holiday Reinhorn* Mr. Steve & Mrs. Stephanie Young Dr. Taizoon Yusufali* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Ani Zakari* Dr. Vladimir & Mrs. Julia Zeetser Mr. Jibing Ben Zhang & Ms. Yingchun Liu Mr. Wen Zhang & Ms. Ping Sun

COMMUNITY CIRCLE $1 - $1,199 Anonymous Mr. Mircea Achiriloaie & Mrs. Ioana Hirist* Mr. Daylin Ackerman ’05 Mr. Ernest Acosta ’09 Mrs. Kara & Mr. Jose Adame Ms. Kathryn Adams Mr. Mike Adams Mr. Jeremiah Adell* Ms. Laura Adell* Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman* Ms. Ursula Alberto Ms. Christine Albrecht* Mr. Mark Albrecht* Mr. Norton & Mrs. Colette Alderson* Mrs. Judy Anderson Allen ’75 & Mr. Thomas Allen* Ms. Laurie Allen* Mr. Russell & Mrs. Shereen Allison Mr. Steven & Mrs. Nancy Alpert* Mr. Nick Alvarez Dr. Ajay Ananda ’89 & Mrs. Melody Ananda Mr. Daniel Anderson* Mr. David Anderson & Dr. Audrey Johnson Ms. Patricia Anderson* Dr. Peter-Brian Andersson & Dr. Suzie Bash* Mr. Mark & Mrs. Susan Angard* Mrs. Claudia Antoine* Mr. Marc & Mrs. Renee Appell* Dr. Shahram & Mrs. Leila Ardalan* Mrs. Nancy & Mr. Lance Argano-Rush* Mr. Michael Ariff & Mrs. June Levine Ariff Mr. David & Mrs. Jane Armour

Mrs. Susan & Mr. Paul Ashen* Dr. Kamyar & Mrs. Carole Assil* Mr. Lucas Athanassiadis ’13 Mr. Minos & Mrs. Tracey Athanassiadis Ms. Deborah Atkinson Mr. Scott Ault & Mr. Ramsey Avery Mr. Asif Azhar* Mr. Ernie Azpeitia* Mr. Harold & Mrs. Julie Baker* Mr. Derek A. Barney Mrs. Heather Barrett Mr. Tyler Barron ’17 Mr. Paul Bastedo* Mrs. Trudy & Mr. Allie Baylock Sanford and Phyllis Beim Family Foundation* Mr. Meir & Mrs. Diane Ben-David* Dr. Judy Bennington* Dr. Dietmar Berger & Mrs. Josefa Maneiro-Romero* Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Alex Berger* Mr. Chopper Bernet & Ms. Carrie Rheinfrank* Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Ali Bernstein Ms. Rhiannon Bibbs Mr. Dorin & Mrs. Denise Bickers Mr. Greg Bisheff* Ms. Heather Blair & Mr. Robb Cutler* Ms. Brage Blake ’14* Mr. Daynin Blake* Mr. Donald & Mrs. Jennifer Block Mr. Michael & Mrs. Susan Blumenfield Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Michelle Boehm Ms. September Bongiorno* Mr. Corey & Mrs. Michele Boock* Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Priscilla Boone* Mrs. Cherie & Mr. David Boss* Mr. Kamyar & Mrs. Ilyse Boudai Mr. Brian & Mrs. Mia Boudreau* Mrs. Sandy Bowne* Dr. William & Mrs. Michelle Boyle Ms. Brenda & Mr. Rory Brandt Mr. Bill & Mrs. Paula Brendle* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Karen Brown* Ms. Gabrielle Brown-Granaroli & Mr. Forbes Granaroli* Mr. Ken & Mrs. Sherry Brozki Ms. Ashley Budfuloski Mr. Kenneth Bullock* Ms. Brittany Burch* Mrs. Shawn Burch* Ms. Danielle Burness Mr. Alexander Burrows ’14 Mr. R. Desmond & Mrs. Stacie Burrows Mr. Jose & Mrs. Maricela Cabadas-Rodriguez* Mr. Ralph & Mrs. Camerina Campillo Mr. Kevin & Mrs. Johanna Candido Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Sandra Cannavan Mr. Armyn & Mrs. Marci Carabet Ms. Catherine Carrick* Mr. Matt & Mrs. Cheryll Carter* Mrs. Monica Case ’90 & Mr. Charles Case* Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Allisyn Cashdan Mr. Sal & Mrs. Jennifer Casola Mr. Edwin & Mrs. Iris Castaneda Ms. Maria Castaneda Ms. Marisela Castaneda Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. John Cataldo* Mr. Geoffrey & Mrs. Jennifer Charness* Ms. Jessica & Mr. Chris Chavez Dr. Arthur & Mrs. Bonnie Cherdack Mr. Terrence & Mrs. Cathy Chermak* Mr. Kevin Choroomi & Dr. Afsoon Gerayli Ms. Ashley Ciolino* Ms. Jessica Clark ’12 Mrs. Julie & Mr. Richard Clark* Dr. Amanda Clarke* Ms. Gabrielle Clayman* Mr. Gregory Clayman*

Ms. Nan Cohen & Mr. Matthew Henerson* Mr. William Colitre & Mrs. Lisa Anderson* Mr. Neil Collier & Ms. Teja Ream Mrs. Lara Conklin-Hall & Mr. Timothy Hall* Mr. Joel Contreras Mr. Michael & Mrs. Beatrice Cookson* Ms. Iylene Cooper Mr. Jonathan Cooper & Ms. Karen Daniels Mrs. Megan & Mr. Justin Cooper* Mr. Simeon Cooper* Mrs. Alison Steelberg Corneau ’97 & Mr. Jeff Corneau* Mr. Casey & Mrs. Jennifer Covey Mr. Nathaniel Coyne Ms. Kristina Cristofoli* Mr. Joel Sandoval & Ms. Maria Cruz Mrs. Stephanie & Mr. David Cruz* Ms. Mireya Cuevas* Ms. Vera Custance* Ms. Elizabeth Cutler Mr. Robert Cutler* Mr. Brian Daley Dr. Mark & Ms. Sherry Danese* Ms. Jill Dash* Dr. Jonathan & Mrs. Jaime Davidorf Mr. Keith & Mrs. Kristi Davidson* Mr. Jon Davis & Mrs. Lisa Garr Ms. Rhody Davis & Mr. Ken Scherer* Mrs. Sarah & Mr. Joshua Davis* Mrs. Maria Delacruz Vargas* Mr. Brian Delfosse* Mr. Evan DeLong ’15 Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Janet Demus Mr. Reinhard & Mrs. Marilee Denke* Ms. Diana Devirian* Mr. Juan Antonio Devoto & Mrs. Soledad Coghlan Jantus Dr. Francesco Di Marco & Dr. Kimberly Anne Burns Mr. Joseph Diaz Mr. Craig Didden & Mrs. Lara Starr* Dr. Daniel & Mrs. Gail Didden* Mr. John & Mrs. Mayuko Dilg* Ms. Betsy Dittman* Ms. Casey Dodd* Mr. Mikhail & Mrs. Belinda Dolinsky Mr. Garrett & Mrs. Jane Donovan* Ms. Mary Jane Dority* Mrs. Jacki Dresher* Mr. Christopher & Dr. Jessica Droge* Mr. Jose & Mrs. Veronica Duenas* Mrs. Catherine Dugan Ms. Catherine Dunn & Ms. Rebecca Valentine* Ms. Jayne Durant Ms. Hillary Dworkoski ’11 Dr. Robert & Mrs. Kristin Dworkoski* Mr. Theodore & Mrs. Jane Eagle* Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Stacy Edelstein* Mr. Gbolade Egberongbe & Ms. Oyekamikun Benson Ms. Belinda Eleftheriades Dr. Moris Elie & Mrs. Tanaz Ghiam-Elie Ms. Anneke Emerson Dr. Stuart Ende & Mrs. Megan Marquez-Ende* Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Amy Enuke* Mr. Francisco & Mrs. Andrea Espinoza* Mr. William & Ms. Catherine Evans Mrs. Juli & Mr. Burton Falk* Mr. Salah Farrag* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Karen Faulhaber* Ms. Cailan Feingold ’17 Mr. Scott Feldsher Mr. Briggs Ferguson & Mrs. Sandy Roth Ferguson Mr. John & Mrs. Catalina Fillipakis* First Pacific Advisors, L.L.C. Mr. Tim & Mrs. Diane Fish

Mr. David & Mrs. Marianna Fisher* Ms. Elisabeth Fisher Mr. Justin & Mrs. Heather Fisher* Dr. Nancy Fitts & Mr. Daniel Kinzek Mr. Jason Flahie ’12* Mr. Stephen Flanagan Ms. Rebecca Flemming Mr. Brian Flores & Ms. Julia Umana Ms. Zaira Fonseca Mrs. Connie & Mr. Marc Foreman* Mrs. Katelyn & Mr. Matthew Forero Mr. Nikko & Mrs. Jean Fournier* Ms. Katie Fox* Mr. David & Mrs. Nicole Franz* Mr. Nicholas Frazier ’12 Mr. Jon & Mrs. Elizabeth French* Mr. Roman & Mrs. Julia Frenkel* Mr. Bradley & Mrs. Tracy Friedel Mr. Andrew Furash ’14* Ms. Christina Furio* Ms. Evelyn Gabriel Mrs. Mara Garcia* Ms. Diane Garza* Mr. Nana Gbewonyo* Mr. Jingdong Ge & Mrs. Qiurong Jiang Mr. B. Alan Geddes & Mrs. Elisa Bell* Ms. Susan & Dr. Douglas Gellerman* Mr. Jordan Gertzman ’13* Dr. Neil Ghodadra & Mrs. Reetu Dua Mrs. Patricia & Mr. Daniel Giuffrida* Mr. Dan & Mrs. Melissa Glasser Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Shana Glassman* Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Rachael Goddard Mr. David & Mrs. Jody Goffin Mr. Scott & Mrs. Christine Goldman Ms. Laurie & Mr. Gary Golnick Ms. Dana Gonzalez* Mrs. Kimberly & Mr. David Gonzalez* Mrs. Joyce Goodman & Mr. Bernard Goodman* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Jessica Gottlieb* Mr. Dmitri Goudkov Mrs. Jacqueline Graf Mr. Harry & Mrs. Yana Grammer Mr. Ethan Gray ’17 Ms. Nicole Gray* Ms. Gemma & Mr. Jonathan Green Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Shauna Greene Mr. Brett & Mrs. Jennifer Greenfield Mr. Louis Greulich ’12 Mrs. Megan & Mr. Bob Grewal* Mrs. Carolyn Grisom* Mr. Eric & Mrs. Tracey Gronemeyer* Ms. Barbara Grushow* Mr. Jesse Guerrero & Mrs. Maria Cruz* Mr. Robel Gugsa & Ms. Sharon Legesse Mr. Antonio Gutierrez & Mrs. Jacqueline Gutierrez Mr. Justin Hackitt Mr. Christian & Mrs. Claudia Hakim* Mr. Keith Halcovich & Ms. Julia Cortez Drs. Larry & Lana Hamer* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Laura Hamill* Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Rachel Hammelman Dr. David & Mrs. Doris Han Mr. Frank & Mrs. Mindy Han Ms. Claudia Handler* Mrs. Katie Hanks* Ms. Susan Hanley Mrs. Christine & Mr. Wayne Hardenberg* Dr. Saley Harou-Kouka & Dr. Laverne Seales Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Christina Harrington Mrs. Vanessa & Mr. Mike Harrington* Mr. Ken Hasemann* Mr. Amir & Mrs. Nazanin Hatam Mr. Yigal & Mrs. Lilian Hay Mr. Josh & Mrs. Dia Hayes Mrs. Patricia & Mr. Roland Hazama*

Ms. Beilin He Ms. Kelly Heimsath Ms. Rebecca Heller & Mr. Thomas Gallagher* Mr. Corey Henderson Ms. Laree & Mr. Francisco Henning Dr. Kristin Herkstroeter & Dr. Babar Ali* Mr. Hal & Mrs. Stephanie Hermelee* Mr. Alvin & Mrs. Sheila Hernandez Mr. Jesse & Mrs. Teri Hernandez Mr. Jorge Hernandez & Mrs. Trelayne Maitre Mr. Ronny Hernandez & Mrs. Elba Morataya Mr. Richard & Mrs. Carol Ann Hess Mr. John Heubusch & Mrs. Marcella Navarria Ms. Donna Hicks* Mr. Alan Hill & Ms. Alice Wang* Mrs. Ming & Mr. Gregor Hodgson* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Paula Hodgson* Ms. Monica Hoenig* Ms. Caitlin Hogan ’16 Mr. Michael & Mrs. Laura Hogan* Mr. Alan & Mrs. Melissa Howie* Mr. Hua Huang & Mrs. Ying Anne Wang Ms. Caitlin Hubbard* Mr. Louie Humphrey ’13 Ms. Hilary Hunt* Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Eve Hutchinson* Mr. Spencer Hylen ’17 Ms. Kate Iacoi Ms. Dilini Imbuldeniya Malsom ’94 & Mr. Neal Malsom Mr. John & Mrs. Anna Intal Ms. Charlotte Ize-Iyamu Ms. Julie Jacoby Mrs. Patricia & Mr. Danny Jaramillo Drs. George & Randa Jarjour* Mr. Alejandro Jauregui Ms. Mayanthi Imbuldeniya Jayaratna ’99 Mrs. Kara & Mr. Brian Johnson Mr. Steve Johnson & Ms. Laura Ben-Porat* Ms. Ajoa Jones Ms. Kriste Josephson ’12 JustGive Ms. Elise Kabelitz* Mr. Ryan Kaltman & Dr. Marla Peck* Ms. Hetal Kapadia Mr. Michael & Mrs. Laura Kaplan* Dr. Ross & Mrs. Leslie Kaplan* Mr. Amir Karian ’12 Mr. Michael Kasaba Dr. Andrew & Mrs. Jayme Kaufman* Ms. Melina Keighron ’15 Ms. Susan Kelly Mr. Ken & Mrs. Susan Kempton Ms. Mandy Kerr Mr. Zareh & Mrs. Anita Keshmeshian* Mr. Gregg & Mrs. Lisa Kessler* Ms. Claudia Keuchkerian* Mr. Osman Khan ’97 Mr. Edmond Khodaverdy & Ms. Yvette Gastelo Mr. Travis Kikugawa* Mr. Christopher Kimes ’13 Mr. Richard & Mrs. Tracy Kimes Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Kirt Kirchmann* Ms. Laura Kirrin Mr. Bolko & Mrs. Rocio Kissling Mr. Keaton Kitchin ’15 Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Susan Klein* Ms. Nicole Klein ’10 Dr. Wayne Kleinman & Dr. Mary Elise Gianos* Mr. Gil & Mrs. Wendy Klier* Mrs. Lynne & Mr. William Knebel* Mr. Kieran Koehnlein Mr. Ramin & Mrs. Shabnam Kohanteb Mr. Scott & Mrs. Caryn Kolbrenner* Mr. Todd & Mrs. Melissa Kolker Mr. Mark Konopaske & Ms. Ann Wisniewski* Mr. Lewis & Mrs. Danielle Kramer Mr. Jon & Mrs. Deanna Krawczyk*

Ms. Tatiana Kropp The Kula Foundation Ms. Supriya Kulkarni Dr. Kain & Mrs. Sharmini Kumar Mr. Suchinth Kumar & Ms. Shamika Parab* Mr. Stephen Kundar Mr. Robert & Mrs. Karen Kushell* Mr. Patrick LaBo II* Mr. ChengShing Lai & Mrs. Michelle Liu Dr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Nicole Lake Ms. Barbara Landis* Mr. Joshua Langley* Ms. Paige Lathrope Mr. Richard & Mrs. Kerry Latour* Mr. Nick & Mrs. Natasha Lawson Mr. Jason Lee Mr. Lloyd & Mrs. Helen Lee* Mr. Andres Lessing ’97 & Dr. Lindsay Rosenfeld Mr. Juan Lessing ’00 Ms. Sarah Levin Katchinskiy Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Rebecca LeVine Mr. Douglas & Mrs. Laurie Levitt* Dr. David & Mrs. Teri Lewis Mr. Justin Lewis-Weber ’16 Ms. Guadalupe Leyva Mr. Shuangdao Liao & Mrs. Qinghua Lin Dr. Marvin Lieberman & Dr. Susan Hershenson* Mr. Stanley Lin Mr. Shawn & Mrs. Karen Lipman* Mr. Spencer & Mrs. Jennifer Lisenby* Mr. Troy List ’07 Mr. Michael Lombardi* Mr. Jason Lopata ’13* Mrs. Oznaya Lopez & Mr. Eduardo Sandoval Mr. Eddie & Mrs. Jane Lorin* LPL Financial Mr. Cliff & Mrs. Cynthia Lucas* Mr. Greg & Mrs. Shirley Ludwig Mr. Floyd & Mrs. Flori Lukecart Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Andrea Lux* Ms. Mara Lux Mr. Arie & Mrs. Elena Lyampert* Mr. Jean Jacques & Mrs. Jaqueline Machado* Mr. Reynaldo & Mrs. Daniela Macias Mr. Stuart Mackey & Mrs. Shirley Su* Mr. George Maentz* Mr. Lorenzo Magallanes & Mrs. Gina Cooper Mr. Donald & Mrs. Linda Maher* Ms. Ayana Major Dr. Sidney & Mrs. Peggy Malcolm* Mr. William & Mrs. Lisa Malcolm* Mr. Allan Maldonado & Ms. Ana Herrera Mr. Humberto Maldonado Mr. Keith & Mrs. Tammy Manchester Mrs. Wendy & Mr. Bradford Mar* Dr. Barsam & Mrs. Armen Marasli* Mr. Darin Margules Dr. Michelle Margules Mr. Boris Marinichev & Mrs. Irma Mariniceviene The Marquez Family* Ms. Robyn Marrow* Mr. Ryan & Mrs. Erna Marsh Mr. Chris & Mrs. Rie Martin* Mr. David & Mrs. Deborah Martin* Ms. Laura Martin Ms. Patricia Martin* Mr. Andres Martinez & Mrs. Christine Harnist* Ms. Caritina Martinez & Mr. Ricardo Gonzalez Ms. Fanny Martinez Mrs. Stephanie & Mr. Jon Matsunaga* Mr. B. Blake Mattern* Mr. John & Mrs. Danica Matthew Mr. Evan McBean ’10 Mr. Paul & Mrs. Christine McCallum Mr. Matthew McGinnis Ms. Antonia McKee Ms. Marisa McLeod

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Ms. Odile McNally* Mr. Kevin McSpadden & Ms. Shirley Morales Mr. Keith & Mrs. Laura Meadows Dr. Amir & Mrs. Maryam Mehran* Mr. Christian & Mrs. Jodie Mercuri Dr. & Mrs. J. Meriwether* Mrs. Robin Meyers* Mr. Frank & Mrs. Lisa Michels* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Vicky Miller Ms. Tiffany Mills Ms. Alyssa Milne Mr. Ody & Mrs. Christine Milton* Ms. Carolina Miro Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Karen Miron Mr. Ilan & Mrs. Michal Mishan* Mr. Emmanuel Mohareb Mr. Daniel Moline ’08 Ms. Laura Monjoy Ms. Miriam Monsisbais & Mr. Jesus Gonzalez Mrs. Laurie & Mr. Steve Montgomery* Mr. Christopher & Ms. Maricia Moore Mr. Jeremy Moore Mr. Thomas Moore Mr. Joseph Moraino & Mrs. Ute Bitschnau-Moraino Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Barbara Moran* Mr. Armando & Mrs. Moneca Moreno Ms. Sheila Morris* Ms. Suzette Morris Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Megan Morrow Mr. Craig & Mrs. Heidi Moss Mr. Patrick Moyal & Dr. Kathy Chriqui* MUFG Mr. Don & Ms. Cathy Muller Mr. Michael & Mrs. Carol Murray Mr. Ali & Mrs. Nazie Nader* Mr. Rick & Mrs. Susie Najera Mr. Osiris & Mrs. Yoni Nalls Mr. Clemente & Mrs. Makiko Nava* Mr. Francisco & Mrs. Yvette Navarro Dr. Charles & Mrs. Karen Neal* Mr. Bruce & Ms. Carrie Nebens Mr. Edward & Mrs. Amy Nebens Ms. Sondra Neiditch Network for Good Mrs. Joyce & Mr. Russel Nomura* Mrs. Jasmine & Mr. Chad Novick* Mr. Eli & Mrs. Galit Numa The O’Connor Family* Mr. Timothy Ogbu & Mrs. Rosemary Crawford Ms. Jessica Lessing O’Leary ’03 & Mr. Jim O’Leary Mr. Richard & Mrs. Tamica Omordia* Dr. James Ong & Dr. Linda Tseng-Ong* Mr. Walter Ordonez Mr. Daniel O’Reilly-Rowe Mr. Ron & Ms. Joy Orosky Ms. Ivory O’Rourke-Kleinknecht & Mr. Keir Kleinknecht Mr. Darrin & Mrs. Day Ortega* Ms. Katherine Oschin Mr. Zachary Oschin ’16 Ms. Pam Oseransky & Ms. Alyx Dimino* Mrs. Alma & Mr. Gerardo Osorio Mrs. Carmina & Mr. Eduardo Padilla Ms. Jennifer Pafiti, Esq. Mr. Sekou & Mrs. Akiko Page Ms. Mireille Palm* Mr. Angel Palomera Ms. Bonnie Pan Mr. William Pan Ms. Eleni Pantages Ms. Elizabeth Pappademas Mr. James & Ms. Sue Paradise Mr. Charles & Mrs. Amanda Parker* Dr. Maziar & Mrs. Laila Parsi Mr. Nikhil Patel ’16

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Mr. Sahil Patel ’14* Ms. Verity Paton Mr. Joseph Paul ’15 Mr. Nicol & Mrs. Stephanie Payab Mr. Steve & Mrs. Debby Pearlman Ms. Melissa & Mr. Randy Pennington Mr. Guadalupe Perez* Ms. Lilian Perez-Rezazadeh Mr. David & Mrs. Jo-An Pessin Mr. Adam & Mrs. Korinna Peters Ms. Sarah Peters Mrs. Carrie & Mr. Tim Petty* Mr. Rob & Mrs. Annette Pfau* Drs. John & Julia Phelan* Mr. Joe Phillips & Mrs. Taryn Linder Phillips ’97 Mr. Juan Plascencia Mr. Alan & Dr. Cindy Plotkin Mr. Joseph Polinger & Mrs. Maria Kuznetsova Mr. Charles Pollard & Ms. Anne Marie Mueller* Mr. Frank Pontello* Mr. Carlo & Ms. Andrea Ponti* Ms. Rosalyn Porter ’82 & Mr. David Keller Mr. William Pospishil & Mrs. Whitney Weller-Pospishil Mr. David & Mrs. Angela Poveda Mr. Matthew Powers* Mr. J.J. & Mrs. Jenn Prince* Ms. Apryl Prose-Papariella Mr. Ronald Quarterman Drs. Carolyn & Teri Quetzál* Mr. Miguel Quintero* Ms. Eboni Rafus Ms. Nancy Ramirez Dr. Jitesh & Dr. Nilanjana Rana Mr. Andrew Rasmussen ’88 Mr. Stefan & Mrs. Karen Rauber Ms. Sheri Ready* Mr. Tim Ready* The Reeder Family* Mr. Nolan Reichl ’97 & Ms. Julie Lipez Mr. Matthew Renetzky ’14* Ms. Desiree Reynolds Ms. Roxana Rezazadeh Mr. Tom & Mrs. Laurie Rezek* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Stephanie Reznick Mr. Lamson & Mrs. Sally Rheinfrank Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Victoria Rhodes Mr. Justin & Mrs. Tiffany Rhodes Ms. Janet Richardson* Mr. Andrew Richmond* Dr. Young Riddle Mrs. Amy & Mr. Greg Rippee* Ms. Amy Ritz* Mr. Mark Ritz* Ms. Catalina Rivera Ms. Amber Rivero Mrs. Julie & Mr. Timothy Robbins* Ms. Christine Roberts Mr. Akua & Mrs. Erin Robertson Mr. Ryan & Mrs. Lena Robins-Faden Mr. Adam Robitshek & Mrs. Ryan Jordan Ms. Suzanne Rodas & Mr. Agripino Griffin Rodas Mr. Christian Rodriguez* Mr. Antonio & Mrs. Mary Rodriquez* Mr. Brenden Rodriquez ’16 Mr. Jason & Mrs. Lisa Romanello Mr. David Romero Mr. Joseph Romero* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Madi Rosenberg Mr. Bob & Mrs. Bette Rosenbloom Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Lisa Roskowinski* Mr. Darren Ross & Mrs. Jennifer Garrison Ross Ms. Sandy Roth Mr. Tim & Mrs. Annie Roth* Mr. Eric & Mrs. Heidi Rothman Mr. Richard & Mrs. Anne Rubin

Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Dove Rudman Mr. Javier & Mrs. Jessica Ruelas Ms. Marcela Ruiz* Ms. Stephanie Rutel Dr. Andrea Ruzza & Dr. Roberta Vespignani Mr. Greg Rynerson* Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Lisa Sabah Ms. Emily Sadler* Dr. Ali Saeghi & Ms. Vandidad Rasouli Mr. Alex & Mrs. Anita Safahi* Mr. Eliot Saki* Mr. Elmer & Mrs. Maria Salazar Ms. Kristen Saleen Ms. Jane Saltonstall Mr. Benjamin Salzman ’08 Mr. David & Mrs. Linda Salzman Mr. Kerry & Dr. Jill Samovar* Mr. Carlos & Mrs. Susie Sanchez* Ms. Jacqueline Sanchez Ms. Maya Sandel ’17 Mr. Joel Sandoval & Ms. Maria Cruz Vargas Mr. A.K. Sands & Mrs. Milli Ta Mr. Jose Saucedo* Ms. Sarah Schecter ’14* Dr. David Schreier & Mrs. Michelle Marks-Schreier Mrs. Vicki & Mr. Eric Schulhof* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Sandra Schulman* Mr. Douglas & Dr. Lori Schur* Dr. Michael & Mrs. Geri Schwartz Mr. Leo Schwarz & Mrs. Beverly Rupe Schwarz* Mr. Adam & Mrs. Cynthia Scott Mr. David Scott ’73 Mrs. Kathryn Dworkoski Scudese ’98 Ms. Aria Sencer Mr. Bishan Seneviratne & Mrs. Dehini Wiratunga Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Ramona Serletic Mr. Anoop Shah ’05 Drs. Kayur & Janki Shah Mr. William & Mrs. Sabrina Shang Ms. Tamara Shapiro* Ms. Jill & Mr. P.C. Shaw Mr. Alden & Mrs. Barbara Sheets* Mr. J. Patrick Sheffield ’01* Mr. William & Dr. Sari Shepphird Mr. Timothy Sherman* Mrs. Sue Shisley* Mr. Travis Shojinaga Mrs. Lissa & Mr. Richard Sholty* Mr. Shai & Mrs. Pernilla Shprung* Mrs. Michele Shumow* Mr. Kanwal Singh & Ms. Naini Mac Mr. Vijay & Mrs. Marilyn Singhal* Mr. John & Mrs. Sara Singsank* Mr. Ryan Singsank ’18 Mr. Charlie & Mrs. Briana Sitzer* Mr. Patrick & Mrs. Kelley Skahan* Mrs. Ailean & Dr. John Smith Ms. Brooke Smith Mr. Dan Smith* Ms. Lisa Smith* Mrs. Virginia Smith* Mr. Christopher Snyder Mr. Rennie & Mrs. Sarah Solis Mr. Graeme Somerville Mrs. Jane & Dr. Christopher Soper* Ms. Marisa Soulios Felt & Mr. Christopher Soulios Mr. Adam Sowlati ’06 Mrs. Kellie & Mr. Daniel Sprague* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Roohi Stack Mr. Gregory & Mrs. Edith Stafford* Mr. Cary & Mrs. Rosanne Stanford* Mr. George & Mrs. Jennifer Stanger Mr. David & Mrs. Andrea Stanley*

Dr. Eric & Dr. DeAnna Steiger Mrs. Brooke & Mr. Roberto Stevens* Mrs. Dian & Mr. Robert Steward* Mr. Dougley & Mrs. Sharon Stewart Ms. Melissa Strong Mrs. Susan & Dr. Jeff Strumpf* Mr. Brent & Mrs. Lisa Stutman* Mrs. Britta Anne Sullaway ’83 Mr. Reid & Mrs. Lisa Sullivan* Mr. Justin & Mrs. Lauren Sun* Dr. Mark Suski & Dr. Sharon Rubin Mr. Lowry Sweney & Ms. Sara Palaskas* Mr. Kinji & Mrs. Kathy Tasugi Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Cornelia Taylor* Mr. Robert P. Taylor, Jr.* Mr. Marshall Temkin Mr. Andre & Mrs. Marion Cheryl Tenefrancia Mr. George & Mrs. Nanor Tenekjian Mr. Mark & Mrs. Nancy Tepper* Dr. Kevin Terraciano & Dr. Lisa Sousa Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Tara Teshinsky Ms. Laurel Baker Tew ’78 & Mr. Chad Tew* Mrs. Pamela Carlson Theriot ’92* Ms. Hillary Thomas Mr. Donald & Mrs. Genevieve Thompson* Ms. Lacey Thompson* Dr. Nolan Thompson & Dr. Marjorie Adler* Thomson Reuters Mr. John Thorne ’71 Mr. Daryl & Dr. Delany Thrasher* Ms. Linde Thurman* Mrs. Arezoo Jafroodi Timpanaro ’95 Mr. Marc & Mrs. Dahlia Toberoff* Ms. Kelly Toovey* Mr. Ryan & Mrs. Agnes Topacio Ms. Daniela Torres Mr. Pedram Toussi* Ms. Soheila Toussi* Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Nelson Townes* Mr. John & Mrs. Kristina Trautman Ms. Jackie Traynor* Dr. John & Dr. Michelle Tsai Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Natasha Tucker* Mr. Randhir & Mrs. Sonia Tuli Mrs. Tammi & Mr. Jonathan Tyminski* Mrs. Lori & Mr. Chris Urban* Drs. Abhay & Swapna Vaidya Mr. John & Mrs. Barbara Van Egmond Mr. Mark Vance ’76* Mr. Gregg Vanourek ’88* Ms. Maria Vargas* Viewpoint Dads’ Club Ms. Brooke Vimtrup & Mr. Jeff Bond* Mr. Ilmar Vitsut & Ms. Marissa Alvarez* Mr. Todd & Mrs. Rebecca Waldman Ms. Julie Waldorf* Mrs. Sonya & Mr. Delton Walker Mrs. Candace & Mr. Randal Wallace* Mr. Lewis Wallach & Ms. Cynthia Harrison Wallach Dr. Danny Wang & Ms. Bo Peng Mr. David & Mrs. Tami Wank* Mr. James Warren Mr. Armand Washington & Mrs. Aja Franks-Washington Mr. Keondray & Mrs. Wendy Washington Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Wasserman Ms. Michelle Watkins* Mr. Shawn Wayans Ms. Kristal Wazana Ms. Elizabeth Wehrmeister* Mr. Ari Weintraub ’16 Mr. Michael & Ms. Jillion Weisberg Mr. Paul & Mrs. Tiffany Weitzman Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Jen Wexler Ms. Jennifer Wexler Ms. Charlie Wheeler

Mr. Alan & Mrs. Kate White* Mrs. Allyson Williams Mrs. Marian & Mr. Morgan Williams* Dr. Richard & Mrs. Stefanie Williams* Mr. William Wilson Mr. Christopher Wright* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Wendy Wright Mr. Dwayne & Dr. Erin Wycoff Mr. Tracy & Mrs. Diane Wymer* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Suzanne Wynne* Mr. Jaime Xar* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Suzanne Yalda* Mr. Roman & Mrs. Marianna Yashorin Mr. Adam Yates & Mrs. Nell Yates* Mr. Alan Yeh* Ms. Anna Yi* Mr. Xu Yin & Ms. Lu Peng Mr. Felix & Mrs. Mary Yiu* Mr. Nathaniel Young* Ms. Amber Young-Medina ’97 Mr. Reza & Mrs. Lauren Zamani Mr. Zeev & Mrs. Anat Zanzuri Ms. Jane Zhang* Ms. Marianne Zimmer* Ms. Ilene Zuckerman Ms. Kristen Kelly Zwahlen ’82 & Mr. Jeffery Zwahlen*

CONSECUTIVE GIVING: PATRIOT LOYALTY LOYAL PATRIOTS The following donors have made an annual gift to Viewpoint School for 10, 15, 20, 25 years and beyond. Their generous and consistent contributions are greatly appreciated.

25 YEARS AND ABOVE Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Claudia Antoine Mrs. Cherie & Mr. David Boss Mrs. Sandy Bowne Ms. Mary Jane Dority Mrs. Jacki Dresher Dr. Robert & Mrs. Kristin Dworkoski Mrs. Lynne & Mr. William Knebel Ms. Patricia Martin Ms. Odile McNally Mr. Patrick Moyal & Dr. Kathy Chriqui Mr. Frank Pontello Mr. David & Mrs. Andrea Stanley

20 TO 25 YEARS Ms. Laurie Allen Amgen Inc. Mr. Daniel Anderson Ms. Patricia Anderson Mrs. Judy Anderson Allen ’75 & Mr. Thomas Allen Ms. Linda Beisswanger Mr. Mark Beisswanger Mr. Craig & Dr. Mai Brooks Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Carlson Dr. Amanda Clarke Mr. Robert & Mrs. Virginia Detterman Mr. Craig Didden & Mrs. Lara Starr Ms. Catherine Dunn & Ms. Rebecca Valentine Dr. Stuart Ende & Mrs. Megan Marquez-Ende Mrs. Connie & Mr. Marc Foreman

Mrs. Wendy & Mr. Bradford Mar Mr. Ody & Mrs. Christine Milton Mrs. Julie & Mr. Timothy Robbins Ms. Marcela Ruiz Mr. Gregory & Mrs. Edith Stafford Mrs. Dian & Mr. Robert Steward Mr. Robert P. Taylor, Jr. Mr. John & Mrs. Sharon Tesoriero Ms. Laurel Baker Tew ’78 & Mr. Chad Tew Mr. Ilmar Vitsut & Ms. Marissa Alvarez

15 TO 20 YEARS Anonymous Mrs. Nancy & Mr. Lance Argano-Rush Mrs. Susan & Mr. Paul Ashen Mr. Asif Azhar Mr. Paul Bastedo Mr. Chopper Bernet & Ms. Carrie Rheinfrank Mr. Robert & Mrs. Karen Brown Mrs. Shawn Burch Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Mrs. Julie & Mr. Richard Clark Mrs. Lara Conklin-Hall & Mr. Timothy Hall Mr. William & Mrs. Christina DeRonde Ms. Diana Devirian Mr. Jose & Mrs. Veronica Duenas Mr. Theodore & Mrs. Jane Eagle Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Elaine Edell Mr. Gregory & Dr. Michelle Emi Mrs. Juli & Mr. Burton Falk Mr. Robert & Mrs. Patricia Flournoy Mr. R. Jeffrey & Mrs. Karen Follert Mr. Nikko & Mrs. Jean Fournier Mr. David & Mrs. Nicole Franz Mrs. Patricia & Mr. Daniel Giuffrida Ms. Claudia Handler Mrs. Christine & Mr. Wayne Hardenberg Mrs. Patricia & Mr. Roland Hazama Dr. Kristin Herkstroeter & Dr. Babar Ali Mr. Hal & Mrs. Stephanie Hermelee Mrs. Ming & Mr. Gregor Hodgson Mr. Michael & Mrs. Laura Hogan Mr. Alan & Mrs. Melissa Howie Mr. Gregg & Mrs. Lisa Kessler Ms. Claudia Keuchkerian Mr. Travis Kikugawa Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Kirt Kirchmann Dr. Wayne Kleinman & Dr. Mary Elise Gianos Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Lashever Mr. Douglas & Mrs. Laurie Levitt Dr. Marvin Lieberman & Dr. Susan Hershenson Mrs. Tiffany Lovett Mrs. Amy & Mr. Hans Maentz Dr. Sidney & Mrs. Peggy Malcolm Mr. William & Mrs. Lisa Malcolm The Marquez Family Mr. David & Mrs. Deborah Martin Mrs. Laurie & Mr. Steve Montgomery Mrs. Joyce & Mr. Russel Nomura Dr. James Ong & Dr. Linda Tseng-Ong Ms. Pam Oseransky & Ms. Alyx Dimino Mr. Guadalupe Perez Ms. Janet Richardson Mr. Antonio & Mrs. Mary Rodriquez Mr. Martin & Mrs. Ellen Rosen Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Lisa Roskowinski Mr. Eliot Saki Mr. Carlos & Mrs. Susie Sanchez Mr. Jose Saucedo Mrs. Vicki & Mr. Eric Schulhof Mr. Michael & Mrs. Sandra Schulman Mrs. Michele Shumow Mr. Charlie & Mrs. Briana Sitzer Mr. Dan Smith Ms. Lisa Smith Mrs. Jane & Dr. Christopher Soper

Mrs. Kellie & Mr. Daniel Sprague Mrs. Susan & Dr. Jeff Strumpf Mr. Daryl & Dr. Delany Thrasher Ms. Kelly Toovey Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Nelson Townes Ms. Jackie Traynor Mr. Mark Vance ’76 Ms. Maria Vargas Mr. Robert & Mrs. Julie Webster Mrs. Marian & Mr. Morgan Williams Mr. Jonathon & Mrs. Stephanie Wolfson Mr. Tracy & Mrs. Diane Wymer

10 TO 15 YEARS Mr. Marc & Mrs. Renee Appell Mr. Michael & Mrs. Marlo Aragon Drs. Daljit & Michelle Aurora Mr. Ernie Azpeitia Dr. Ron & Mrs. Lauren Bahar Mr. John & Mrs. Maria Baier Mr. Harold & Mrs. Julie Baker Bank of America Mr. Brent & Mrs. Denise Beazley Mr. Pasha & Mrs. Halé Behzadi Dr. Judy Bennington Dr. Dietmar Berger & Mrs. Josefa Maneiro-Romero Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Alex Berger Mr. Greg Bisheff Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Priscilla Boone Mr. Brian & Mrs. Mia Boudreau Mr. Alan & Mrs. Mary Boyce Ms. Gabrielle Brown-Granaroli & Mr. Forbes Granaroli Ms. Brittany Burch Mr. Jose & Mrs. Maricela Cabadas-Rodriguez The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Mr. Matt & Mrs. Cheryll Carter Mrs. Monica Case ’90 & Mr. Charles Case Mr. Terrence & Mrs. Cathy Chermak Mr. S. Allen Clark & Ms. Laeta Kalogridis Ms. Nan Cohen & Mr. Matthew Henerson Mr. Simeon Cooper Mrs. Alison Steelberg Corneau ’97 & Mr. Jeff Corneau Mrs. Stephanie & Mr. David Cruz Ms. Jill Dash Ms. Rhody Davis & Mr. Ken Scherer Mrs. Maria Delacruz Vargas Mr. Reinhard & Mrs. Marilee Denke Mr. William Detterman ’85 & Mrs. Jennifer Detterman Mr. Jay & Mrs. Maria DiMaggio Ms. Casey Dodd Mr. Garrett & Mrs. Jane Donovan Mr. Christopher & Dr. Jessica Droge Dr. Michael & Mrs. Danette Eilenberg Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Amy Enuke Mr. Francisco & Mrs. Andrea Espinoza Mr. Guy & Mrs. Marli Finello Mr. Justin & Mrs. Heather Fisher Ms. Katie Fox Mr. Anthony Frederick & Ms. Kathryn Tjia-Frederick Ms. Diane Garza Ms. Susan & Dr. Douglas Gellerman Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Deborah Gengos Mr. Ron Gillyard & Mrs. Shelly Sumpter Gillyard Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Shana Glassman Mr. David & Mrs. Paige Glickman Mrs. Kimberly & Mr. David Gonzalez Mrs. Joyce Goodman & Mr. Bernard Goodman Mr. Peter & Mrs. Elizabeth Gould Mrs. Carolyn Grisom Mr. Eric & Mrs. Tracey Gronemeyer Mr. Christian & Mrs. Claudia Hakim

Drs. Larry & Lana Hamer Dr. Sean Harper & Mrs. Stella Harpoothian Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Kimberly Helfand Mr. Robert & Mrs. Paula Hodgson Mr. Danny & Mrs. Mariko Izumi Mr. Michael & Mrs. Laura Kaplan Mr. Mehran Karimpour & Dr. Farnaz Gaminchi Mr. Brett & Mrs. Beth Kaufman Dr. Marc & Mrs. Karen Kerner Mr. Scott & Mrs. Caryn Kolbrenner Mr. Mark Konopaske & Ms. Ann Wisniewski Mr. Jon & Mrs. Deanna Krawczyk Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Susan Kresnicka Mr. Brian & Mrs. Elizabeth Kuelbs Ms. Barbara Landis Mr. Lloyd & Mrs. Helen Lee Mr. Robert & Mrs. Jennifer Lopata Mr. Cliff & Mrs. Cynthia Lucas Mr. Jean Jacques & Mrs. Jaqueline Machado Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lori Malingagio Mr. Brad & Ms. Mary Lynn Marcus Dr. Amir & Mrs. Maryam Mehran Ms. Andrea Melville Dr. & Mrs. J. Meriwether Mrs. Robin Meyers Mr. Michael Murphy & Ms. Inely Cassia Cesna Mr. Ali & Mrs. Nazie Nader Mr. John & Mrs. Nicole Nadolenco Mr. Clemente & Mrs. Makiko Nava Mr. Darrin & Mrs. Day Ortega Ms. Debbie O’Sullivan Mr. Michael O’Sullivan Ms. Tonya Page Mr. Charles & Mrs. Amanda Parker Mr. Charles Pollard & Ms. Anne Marie Mueller Mr. Matthew Powers Mr. Andrew Richmond Mrs. Amy & Mr. Greg Rippee Mr. Christian Rodriguez Mr. Greg Rynerson Mr. Dan & Mrs. Jill Schecter Mr. Leo Schwarz & Mrs. Beverly Rupe Schwarz Mr. Alden & Mrs. Barbara Sheets Mr. Timothy Sherman Mrs. Lissa & Mr. Richard Sholty Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Nancy Shore Mr. Robert Smathers & Ms. Holly Beverly Mr. Robert & Mrs. Peggy Smathers Ms. Riju Sood Mr. Cary & Mrs. Rosanne Stanford Mr. Reid & Mrs. Lisa Sullivan Mr. Lowry Sweney & Ms. Sara Palaskas Mr. Todd & Mrs. Cordelia Tappin Mr. Howard & Mrs. Jodi Tenenbaum Mr. Mark & Mrs. Nancy Tepper Mr. Donald & Mrs. Genevieve Thompson Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Natasha Tucker Mrs. Tammi & Mr. Jonathan Tyminski Mr. David & Mrs. Pamela Ulich Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Mr. Gregg Vanourek ’88 Ms. Julie Waldorf Mrs. Candace & Mr. Randal Wallace Mr. David & Mrs. Tami Wank Ms. Michelle Watkins Ms. Elizabeth Wehrmeister Wells Fargo Foundation Mr. Alan & Mrs. Kate White Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Julie Williams Mr. Jaime Xar Mr. Robert & Mrs. Suzanne Yalda Mr. Alan Yeh Mr. Arden & Mrs. Taline Yerelekian Ms. Anna Yi Mr. Felix & Mrs. Mary Yiu Dr. Taizoon Yusufali Ms. Marianne Zimmer

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Cash gifts received / July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 The Viewpoint Fund is the foundation of all philanthropy at Viewpoint School. Gifts to this fund provide the resources needed to sustain and expand our highly personalized, challenging, and engaging student experience. The Viewpoint Fund allows us to go beyond for our students and to provide programs and experiences beyond what tuition alone could support.

The donors recognized in the following lists made cash gifts to support the 2017-18 Viewpoint Fund. Every donation directly impacts our students and we are very grateful for the generous support of our entire community.

TRUSTEES Participation

Mr. Pasha & Mrs. Halé Behzadi* Mr. Robert & Ms. Kafi Blumenfield Mr. Seth Casden ’91 Mr. Jay & Mrs. Maria DiMaggio* Mr. Tim & Mrs. Diane Fish Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Deborah Gengos* Mr. Ron Gillyard & Mrs. Shelly Sumpter Gillyard* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Leigh Glicklich* Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Kimberly Helfand* Ms. Peggy Jones & Ms. Parise Livanos* Mr. David & Mrs. Liz Kirschner Mr. Olivier & Mrs. Anne Leonetti Mr. Robert & Mrs. Jennifer Lopata* Mr. Steven & Mrs. Susan Lotwin Mr. Michael Murphy & Ms. Inely Cassia Cesna* Mr. John & Mrs. Allison Nelson* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Olga Robertson* Mr. Dan & Mrs. Jill Schecter* Mr. Charles & Mrs. Karen Schetter* Mrs. Sarah Spano ’05 & Mr. Phil Kropoth* Mr. Frank & Mrs. Jaelee Watanabe* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Julie Webster* Mr. Jonathon & Mrs. Stephanie Wolfson* Mr. Brian Wynn ’85 & Mrs. Tina Wynn* Mr. David & Mrs. Christine ZeBrack*

TRUSTEE EMERITI Mr. Mark Beisswanger* Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Pricilla Boone* Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Carlson* Mr. William & Mrs. Christina DeRonde* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Virginia Detterman* Mr. John & Mrs. Jennifer Farrow Mr. Robert & Mrs. Patricia Flournoy* Mr. David & Mrs. Nicole Franz* Dr. David & Mrs. Teri Lewis Mr. William & Mrs. Lisa Malcolm* Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Barbara Moran* Mr. John & Mrs. Nicole Nadolenco* Mr. Dougley & Mrs. Sharon Stewart Mr. John & Mrs. Sharon Tesoriero* Ms. Laurel Baker Tew ’78 & Mr. Chad Tew* Mr. Jonathon & Mrs. Stephanie Wolfson*

PARENTS CLASS OF 2018

73%

Participation

Anonymous Mr. Jason & Mrs. Aimee Alejandre Dr. Ron & Mrs. Lauren Bahar* Mr. John & Mrs. Maria Baier* Mr. Meir & Mrs. Diane Ben-David*

Mr. Alan & Mrs. Mary Boyce* Ms. Gabrielle Brown-Granaroli & Mr. Forbes Granaroli* Mr. Ken & Mrs. Sherry Brozki Mr. Michael & Mrs. Lisa Chalfin* Mr. Jie & Mrs. Peggy Chen* Dr. Jonathan & Mrs. Maggie Cole* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Beatrice Cookson* Dr. Jonathan & Mrs. Jaime Davidorf Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Liz Dettmann* Mr. Juan Antonio Devoto & Mrs. Soledad Coghlan Jantus Mr. Theodore & Mrs. Jane Eagle* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Elaine Edell* Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Amy Enuke* Mr. Briggs Ferguson & Mrs. Sandy Roth Ferguson Mr. Guy & Mrs. Marli Finello* Mr. Patrick Finn & Mrs. Farnaz Fardad-Finn* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Patricia Flournoy* Mr. Darrell & Mrs. Christine Friedman* Mr. Jingdong Ge & Mrs. Qiurong Jiang Mr. David & Mrs. Paige Glickman* Mr. Peter & Mrs. Elizabeth Gould* Ms. Barbara Grushow* Mr. Sandy Grushow* Mr. Mattias & Mrs. Tina Gunnarsson* Drs. Larry & Lana Hamer* Mr. Larry Harvey* Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Kimberly Helfand* Mr. Jesse & Mrs. Teri Hernandez Dr. Michael & Mrs. Linda Hirt* Mr. David Hoberman* Mrs. Tia Hoberman* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Paula Hodgson* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Laura Hogan* Mr. Victor Hsu & Ms. Dreama Gose* Drs. George & Randa Jarjour* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Laura Kaplan* Mr. Brad Kern ’75 & Mrs. Marianne Kern Mr. Ramin & Mrs. Shabnam Kohanteb Mr. Brian & Mrs. Elizabeth Kuelbs* Mr. Eric & Mrs. Robin Landau* Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Lashever* Drs. Sean & Sanaz Leoni* Mr. Douglas & Mrs. Laurie Levitt* Mr. Shuangdao Liao & Mrs. Qinghua Lin Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Alison Lindgren Mr. Reynaldo & Mrs. Daniela Macias Mr. William & Mrs. Lisa Malcolm* Mr. John & Mrs. Jane Mass Mr. Aaron & Mrs. Nicole Mazzolini* Mr. Kevin McSpadden & Ms. Shirley Morales Ms. Tiffany Mills Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Karen Miron Ms. Sheila Morris* Mr. Francisco & Mrs. Yvette Navarro Mr. John & Mrs. Carla Ondrasik* Mr. James & Ms. Sue Paradise Mr. Roy & Mrs. Natalie Pineci* Mr. Alan & Dr. Cindy Plotkin Mr. David & Mrs. Angela Poveda

Mr. Tony & Mrs. Jennifer Principe* Ms. Christine Roberts Mr. Akua & Mrs. Erin Robertson Mr. Martin & Mrs. Ellen Rosen* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Madi Rosenberg Ms. Sandy Roth Mr. Tim & Mrs. Annie Roth* Mr. Kerry & Dr. Jill Samovar* Mrs. Vicki & Mr. Eric Schulhof* Mr. Douglas & Dr. Lori Schur* Mr. John & Mrs. Sara Singsank* Mr. Shawn & Mrs. Letal Skelton* Mr. Robert Smathers & Ms. Holly Beverly* Mr. Alan & Mrs. Julie Solursh Ms. Riju Sood* Mr. Donald & Mrs. Christine Steele* Mr. George & Mrs. Nanor Tenekjian Ms. Hillary Thomas Mr. Donald & Mrs. Genevieve Thompson* Dr. Nolan Thompson & Dr. Marjorie Adler* Mr. Todd & Mrs. Rebecca Waldman Mr. Lewis Wallach & Ms. Cynthia Harrison Wallach Dr. Danny Wang & Ms. Bo Peng Mr. Avi & Mrs. Margarita Wazana Mr. Brian Wynn ’85 & Mrs. Tina Wynn* Mr. Steve & Mrs. Stephanie Young

80%

CLASS OF 2019 Participation

Mr. Jason & Mrs. Aimee Alejandre Mr. Michael & Mrs. Marlo Aragon* Mr. David & Mrs. Jane Armour Dr. Kamyar & Mrs. Carole Assil* Drs. Daljit & Michelle Aurora* Dr. Koushan Azad & Mrs. Romina Esmailon* Mr. Derek A. Barney Mr. Pasha & Mrs. Halé Behzadi* Dr. Dietmar Berger & Mrs. Josefa Maneiro-Romero* Mr. Dorin & Mrs. Denise Bickers Mr. Robert & Ms. Julie Blumberg* Mr. Corey & Mrs. Michele Boock* Mr. Craig & Dr. Mai Brooks* Mr. Bowen & Mrs. Lauren Campbell Mr. Jamie & Mrs. Michaela Carmichael Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Allisyn Cashdan Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. John Cataldo* Mr. XiaoBing Cheng & Mrs. Min Tang Dr. Mark & Ms. Sherry Danese* Mr. Kenny Deng & Dr. Zhaoping Li* Mr. William & Mrs. Christina DeRonde* Mr. William Detterman ’85 & Mrs. Jennifer Detterman* Mr. David & Mrs. Nicole Franz* Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Claudia Friedman* Mr. B. Alan Geddes & Mrs. Elisa Bell* Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Deborah Gengos* Mr. Darren & Mrs. Karin Gilford*

Mr. Ron Gillyard & Mrs. Shelly Sumpter Gillyard* Drs. Randy & Michelle Gold* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Jessica Gottlieb* Mr. Peter & Mrs. Elizabeth Gould* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Jennifer Greenberg* Mr. John Hameetman & Ms. Andrea Robinson* Dr. Saley Harou-Kouka & Dr. Laverne Seales Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Christina Harrington Mr. Cedric Henley & Mrs. Sherie Kaiden-Henley* Mr. Amir & Mrs. Kathy Heshmatpour Mr. DaPeng Huang & Mrs. XiaoWen Cai* Mr. Danny & Mrs. Mariko Izumi* Mr. Evan & Mrs. Heather Jones Dr. Ross & Mrs. Leslie Kaplan* Mr. Michael Kasaba Mr. Robert Kelly & Ms. Linda Blumenthal* Dr. Marc & Mrs. Karen Kerner* Ms. Laura Kirrin Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Susan Klein* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Caryn Kolbrenner* Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Tanya Kramer* Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Susan Kresnicka* Ms. Tatiana Kropp Mr. Robert & Mrs. Karen Kushell* Mr. Frank & Mrs. Aekyung Lee* Mr. Shawn & Mrs. Karen Lipman* Mr. Spencer & Mrs. Jennifer Lisenby* Mr. Xiaoyong Liu & Ms. Yunhe Li* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Jennifer Lopata* Mr. Cliff & Mrs. Cynthia Lucas* Mr. Reynaldo & Mrs. Daniela Macias Mr. Donald & Mrs. Linda Maher* Mr. Grigory & Ms. Svetlana Makievskaya Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lori Malingagio* Mrs. Wendy & Mr. Bradford Mar* Mr. Brad & Ms. Mary Lynn Marcus* Mr. Boris Marinichev & Mrs. Irma Mariniceviene Denise & David McAdoo Dr. Amir & Mrs. Maryam Mehran* Mr. Frank & Mrs. Lisa Michels* Mr. Todd & Mrs. Gia Moody* Mr. Joseph Moraino & Mrs. Ute Bitschnau-Moraino Mr. Ali & Mrs. Nazie Nader* Ms. Tracey Nanula* Mr. Edward & Mrs. Amy Nebens Mr. Bryan & Mrs. Julie Newman* Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Melissa Newman* Mr. John & Mrs. Carla Ondrasik* Ms. Debbie O’Sullivan* Mr. Michael O’Sullivan* Mr. Nicol & Mrs. Stephanie Payab Mr. Steve & Mrs. Debby Pearlman Mr. Barry Perlstein & Ms. Christina Simon* Mr. David & Mrs. Jo-An Pessin Mr. Bruce & Ms. Cynthia Peterson Mr. Rob & Mrs. Annette Pfau* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Victoria Rhodes Ms. Janet Richardson*

Dr. Francis Riegler & Dr. Alessandra Amadeo* Mr. Antonio & Mrs. Mary Rodriquez* Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Lisa Sabah Mr. Allan & Mrs. Laura Schare* Mr. Bishan Seneviratne & Mrs. Dehini Wiratunga Mr. Alden & Mrs. Barbara Sheets* Mr. Shai & Mrs. Pernilla Shprung* Mr. Vijay & Mrs. Marilyn Singhal* Mr. Shawn & Mrs. Letal Skelton* Mr. Marc & Mrs. Dahlia Toberoff* Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Susan Tsai* Mr. Carl Tsai & Mrs. Hsiao-Fen Cheung* Mr. Randhir & Mrs. Sonia Tuli Mr. Frank & Mrs. Jaelee Watanabe* Mr. Avi & Mrs. Margarita Wazana Mr. Alan & Mrs. Kate White* Dr. Richard & Mrs. Stefanie Williams* Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Julie Williams* Mr. Jonathon & Mrs. Stephanie Wolfson* Mr. Christopher Wright* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Suzanne Yalda* Mr. Felix & Mrs. Mary Yiu* Mr. Yun Zhang & Mrs. Jiaqi Tan*

79%

CLASS OF 2020 Participation

Anonymous Mr. Mircea Achiriloaie & Mrs. Ioana Hirist* Ms. Ursula Alberto Mr. Mark & Mrs. Susan Angard* Dr. Kamyar & Mrs. Carole Assil* Mr. Scott Ault & Mr. Ramsey Avery Mrs. Heather Barrett Mr. Brent & Mrs. Denise Beazley* Mr. Chopper Bernet & Ms. Carrie Rheinfrank* Mr. Dorin & Mrs. Denise Bickers The Blake Family* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Stephanie Blonstein* Ms. Gabrielle Brown-Granaroli & Mr. Forbes Granaroli* Mr. Bowen & Mrs. Lauren Campbell Mr. Kevin & Mrs. Johanna Candido Ms. Gabrielle Clayman* Mr. Gregory Clayman* Mr. Colin & Mrs. Carole Cotter* Dr. Jonathan & Mrs. Jaime Davidorf Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Liz Dettmann* Mr. Garrett & Mrs. Jane Donovan* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Marci Dulberg Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Stacy Edelstein* Dr. Michael & Mrs. Danette Eilenberg* Mr. Gregory & Dr. Michelle Emi* Mr. Jianming Fang & Ms. Jiaying Zhu Ms. Elisabeth Fisher Mr. John & Mrs. Julie Fogerty* Dr. Steve Fox & Dr. Susan Johnson-Fox Mr. Anthony Frederick & Ms. Kathryn Tjia-Frederick* Mr. David & Mrs. Paige Glickman* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Christine Goldman Mr. Victor & Mrs. Desiree Goodman Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Annamarie Griffin* Mr. Mattias & Mrs. Tina Gunnarsson* Mr. Jason Gurewitz & Mrs. Dako Huang Mr. Adrian & Mrs. Elaine Gurvitz* Mr. Yigal & Mrs. Lilian Hay Ms. Beilin He Mr. Alvin & Mrs. Sheila Hernandez Mr. Michael & Mrs. Laura Hogan* Mr. Zhiwen Huang & Mrs. Emily Sheng Mr. Chris & Ms. Lynn Hylen* Mr. John & Mrs. Anna Intal Ms. Charlotte Ize-Iyamu

Mr. Ron & Mrs. Micki Jacobs* Mr. Gil & Mrs. Wendy Klier* Mr. Greg Knopp & Mrs. Caitlin Nobile Knopp Mr. Mark Konopaske & Ms. Ann Wisniewski* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Leandra Kreshek Mr. Brian & Mrs. Elizabeth Kuelbs* Drs. Michael & Frances Lin The Luner Family* Mr. Stuart Mackey & Mrs. Shirley Su* Dr. Barsam & Mrs. Armen Marasli* Mr. Brad & Ms. Mary Lynn Marcus* Mr. John & Mrs. Danica Matthew Mr. Aaron & Mrs. Nicole Mazzolini* Mr. Christopher & Ms. Maricia Moore Mr. John & Mrs. Nicole Nadolenco* Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Lara Nesburn Mr. Greg & Mrs. Shari Nicotero Mr. Eli & Mrs. Galit Numa Mr. Richard & Mrs. Tamica Omordia* Mr. Ron & Ms. Joy Orosky Mr. Alan & Dr. Cindy Plotkin Mr. Charles Pollard & Ms. Anne Marie Mueller* Ms. Desiree Reynolds Dr. Young Riddle Mr. Elmer & Mrs. Maria Salazar Mr. Kerry & Dr. Jill Samovar* Dr. Mark & Mrs. Valerie Sawicki* Mr. Charles & Mrs. Karen Schetter* Mr. Adam & Mrs. Cynthia Scott Mr. William & Mrs. Sabrina Shang Mr. Russell & Mrs. Erica Shubin Mr. Robert Smathers & Ms. Holly Beverly* Mr. Reuven & Mrs. Iris Spivak* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Roohi Stack Dr. Isaac & Mrs. Michal Sudit Dr. Mark Suski & Dr. Sharon Rubin Mr. Dean Sussman & Mrs. Chiara Santagostino Mr. Michael & Mrs. Danielle Swartz Mr. Rajeev & Mrs. Tunisha Tandon Mr. Andre & Mrs. Marion Cheryl Tenefrancia Mr. Mark & Mrs. Nancy Tepper* Mr. John & Mrs. Denise Terenzio Ms. Linde Thurman* Mr. Ryan & Mrs. Agnes Topacio Mr. David & Mrs. Pamela Ulich* Mr. Ari Wallack ’86 & Mrs. Amy Wallack Mr. David & Mrs. Tami Wank* Mr. Shawn Wayans Mr. Dwayne & Dr. Erin Wycoff Mr. Wei Yan & Mrs. Hui Zhang Mr. Felix Yang & Mrs. Anna Yuan Dr. Taizoon Yusufali* Prof. Homa Zadeh & Dr. Karen Wager-Zadeh* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Ani Zakari* Mr. Jibing Ben Zhang & Ms. Yingchun Liu Ms. Kristen Kelly Zwahlen ’82 & Mr. Jeffery Zwahlen*

85%

CLASS OF 2021 Participation

Mrs. Kara & Mr. Jose Adame Ms. Christine Albrecht* Mr. Mark Albrecht* Mr. Marc & Mrs. Renee Appell* Mr. David & Mrs. Jane Armour Drs. Daljit & Michelle Aurora* Dr. Koushan Azad & Mrs. Romina Esmailon* Mr. Wafik & Mrs. Gihane Bishai Mr. Donald & Mrs. Jennifer Block Mr. Michael & Mrs. Jill Bluhm Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Michelle Boehm Mr. Emil & Mrs. Tatiana Borokhovich

VIEWPOINT FUND 2017-18 COMMITTEE Co-Chairs Frank & Jaelee Watanabe

Affinity Chairs Jon French, Doug Sun

Advancement Chair Dick Robertson

Employee Chairs Nancy Argano-Rush, Daynin Blake, Joel Contreras

Advancement Vice-Chair David ZeBrack

Primary & Lower School Team Division Chairs – Scott Faulhaber & Inga Goodman Kindergarten Team Class Captains – Tabitha & Sean Kane Christina Davis Debbie Garner Kala Sarvaiya

3rd Grade Team Class Captain – Inga Goodman Liz Jereski Amy & Kevin Sylla Bonnie Pan

1st Grade Team Class Captains – Diana Medina & Joel Sommers Michael & Robyn Pomada Naini Mac & Kanwal Singh Elena Vassinkevitch Michael & Katie Zandona

4th Grade Team Class Captains – Linda & Kerry Harrison Lisa & Kelly Austin Judy & Michael Maddox Leigh & Brian Glicklich Sharon Legesse

2nd Grade Team Class Captains – Danny & Elena Batsalkin John Guerry & Gabrielle Ghio Wendy & Rob Wright

5th Grade Team Class Captains – Jessie & Jared Wolfson Sige Gutman Jillion Weisberg

Middle School Team Division Chairs – Lauren & Ross Landsbaum 6th Grade Team Class Captains – Patricia & Greg Friberg Dick Robertson

8th Grade Team Class Captains –

By Monica Case ’90, Associate Director of Communications & Art Gomez Ruth Robinson

7th Grade Team Class Captains – Arax & Allen Gross Trudy Baylock Julia Zeetser Eve Hutchinson Upper School Team Division Chairs – Lara & Matt Nesburn 9th Grade Team Class Captains – Eniko & Stephen Earley Todd De Mann Gigi Bishai David ZeBrack 10th Grade Team Class Captains – Carrie Rheinfrank & Chopper Bernet Desiree Reynolds Jeffrey Dulberg Chiara Santagostino Joy Orosky

11th Grade Team Class Captains – Christina Simon & Barry Perlstein Michaela Carmichael Laura Schare Shruti Amin 12th Grade Team Class Captain – Alison Lindgren Amy & Christopher Enuke Jesse Hernandez Cachi Baier Yara Diab

Affinity Volunteers Linda Hu Emily Sheng

* Denotes 5+ years of consecutive giving I Bold Denotes 110% Club: recognizes gifts of 110% of the previous year’s Viewpoint Fund giving

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Mr. Brian & Mrs. Mia Boudreau* Mr. Howard & Mrs. Amber Brown Mr. Glenn & Mrs. Tracy Bunting Mr. Scott & Mrs. Laura Carlin Mr. Robert & Mrs. Kris Chavez Mr. Mark & Mrs. Jill Chayet Mr. Jin Chen & Ms. Hui Liu Mr. Terrence & Mrs. Cathy Chermak* Mr. Kevin Choroomi & Dr. Afsoon Gerayli Mr. Stanley Chung & Mrs. Lisa Chiang Mr. S. Allen Clark & Ms. Laeta Kalogridis* Dr. Jonathan & Mrs. Maggie Cole* Mr. John & Mrs. Mary Conlin Mr. Jonathan Cooper & Ms. Karen Daniels Mr. Jon Davis & Mrs. Lisa Garr Mr. Todd & Mrs. Rose De Mann Mr. Reinhard & Mrs. Marilee Denke* Mr. Afolabi & Mrs. Aderonke Denloye* Dr. Francesco Di Marco & Dr. Kimberly Anne Burns Ms. Betsy Dittman* Mr. Mikhail & Mrs. Belinda Dolinsky Mr. Christopher & Dr. Jessica Droge* Ms. Catherine Dunn & Ms. Rebecca Valentine* Mr. Larry & Mrs. Shellee Dyne Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Eniko Earley* Mr. Patrick Finn & Mrs. Farnaz Fardad-Finn* Dr. Nancy Fitts & Mr. Daniel Kinzek Ms. Rebecca Flemming Mr. Anthony Frederick & Ms. Kathryn Tjia-Frederick* Mr. Darius Gaidys & Mrs. Renata Gaidiene Mr. Dan & Mrs. Melissa Glasser Mr. David & Mrs. Jody Goffin Mr. Shawn Gold & Ms. Amy Neunsinger Mr. Steven & Mrs. Dana Goodman Ms. Nicole Gray* Drs. Larry & Lana Hamer* Mr. Josh & Mrs. Dia Hayes Dr. Kristin Herkstroeter & Dr. Babar Ali* Mr. Jorge Hernandez & Mrs. Trelayne Maitre Mr. Scott & Mrs. Quan Holm* Mr. Steve Johnson & Ms. Laura Ben-Porat* Ms. Ajoa Jones Mr. Mehran Karimpour & Dr. Farnaz Gaminchi* Mr. Brett & Mrs. Beth Kaufman* Mr. Howard & Mrs. Margaret Keyes* Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Kirt Kirchmann* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Natalie Kirkdoffer Mr. Bolko & Mrs. Rocio Kissling Mr. Steven & Mrs. Missy Kolsky Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Susan Kresnicka* Dr. Kain & Mrs. Sharmini Kumar Dr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Nicole Lake Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Lashever* Mr. William & Ms. Christa Lawrence Mr. Jin & Mrs. Jennifer Lee Mr. Fred & Mrs. Lisa Levine Mr. Jun Liang & Ms. Fei Wang Mr. Steven & Mrs. Susan Lotwin Mr. Renke Lu & Ms. Hui Wu Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Andrea Lux* Mr. Jean Jacques & Mrs. Jaqueline Machado* Mr. Allan Maldonado & Ms. Ana Herrera Dr. Hany Malek & Mrs. Alexis York-Malek Mr. Keith & Mrs. Tammy Manchester Mr. Darin Margules Dr. Michelle Margules Mr. Paul & Mrs. Christine McCallum Mr. Keith & Mrs. Laura Meadows Dr. Amir & Mrs. Maryam Mehran* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Vicky Miller Mr. Armando & Mrs. Moneca Moreno Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Megan Morrow

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Mr. Don & Ms. Cathy Muller Mr. Michael Murphy & Ms. Inely Cassia Cesna* Mr. Rick & Mrs. Susie Najera Mr. Edward & Mrs. Amy Nebens Dr. James Ong & Dr. Linda Tseng-Ong* Mr. Charles & Mrs. Amanda Parker* Mr. David & Mrs. Jo-An Pessin Mr. William Pospishil & Mrs. Whitney Weller-Pospishil Mr. Stefan & Mrs. Karen Rauber Mr. Michael & Mrs. Stephanie Reznick Mr. Richard & Mrs. Madi Rosenberg Mr. Greg & Mrs. Laurien Russell Mr. Gurpreet & Ms. Shaheen Sahani Mr. Dan & Mrs. Jill Schecter* Dr. David Schreier & Mrs. Michelle Marks-Schreier Mr. Michael & Mrs. Sandra Schulman* Mr. Leo & Mrs. Arlene Shahinian Mr. Shai & Mrs. Pernilla Shprung* Dr. Laurence & Mrs. Ziva Silverstein Dr. Manish & Mrs. Maria Raquel Singh Mr. David Standridge Ms. Deborah Standridge Mr. Cary & Mrs. Rosanne Stanford* Mr. George & Mrs. Jennifer Stanger Mr. Zackary Stentz & Ms. Leah Glynn Mr. Reid & Mrs. Lisa Sullivan* Mr. David & Mrs. Tammy Temkin Mr. Howard & Mrs. Jodi Tenenbaum* Mr. Brett & Mrs. Miranda Tollman Mr. Randhir & Mrs. Sonia Tuli Mr. Enrique & Mrs. Elisa Vera Mr. Eric & Mrs. Pamela Wapnick Mr. Avi & Mrs. Margarita Wazana Mrs. Marian & Mr. Morgan Williams* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Suzanne Yalda* Mr. Arden & Mrs. Taline Yerelekian* Mr. David & Mrs. Carol Young* Mr. Steve & Mrs. Stephanie Young Mr. Jizhong Yu & Mrs. Lan Yin Mr. David & Mrs. Christine ZeBrack* Mr. Wen Zhang & Ms. Ping Sun Mr. Ray Zhu & Ms. Grace Li

CLASS OF 2022

88%

Participation

Anonymous Dr. Elliot Abemayor & Dr. Nina Shapiro Mr. Jeremiah Adell* Ms. Laura Adell* Dr. Peter-Brian Andersson & Dr. Suzie Bash* Dr. Kamyar & Mrs. Carole Assil* Mr. Mahyar Barin & Mrs. Violet Baghdasarian-Barin* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Victoria Beal Mr. Corey & Mrs. Michele Boock* Mr. Bill & Mrs. Paula Brendle* Mr. Steven Brown & Mrs. Judy Gawlik-Brown Mr. Brett & Mrs. Lauren Buatti Mr. Bowen & Mrs. Lauren Campbell Mrs. Monica Case ’90 & Mr. Charles Case* Mr. Sal & Mrs. Jennifer Casola Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. John Cataldo* Mr. Zeyi Chen & Mrs. Jingjing Vivian Chen Mr. William Colitre & Mrs. Lisa Anderson* Mrs. Sarah & Mr. Joshua Davis* Mr. Juan Antonio Devoto & Mrs. Soledad Coghlan Jantus Mr. Craig Didden & Mrs. Lara Starr* Mr. John & Mrs. Catalina Fillipakis* Mr. Roman & Mrs. Julia Frenkel*

Mr. Jonathan Friedman & Mrs. Andrea Wallace Mr. Jim & Mrs. Dina Furash* Mr. David & Mrs. Paige Glickman* Dr. Arthur Gomez & Dr. Luz del Portillo* Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Shauna Greene Mr. Pierre & Mrs. Rubina Habis* Dr. David & Mrs. Doris Han Dr. Sean Harper & Mrs. Stella Harpoothian* Mr. John Heubusch & Mrs. Marcella Navarria Mr. Alan Hill & Ms. Alice Wang* Mr. Alan & Mrs. Melissa Howie* Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Pamela Humbert Mr. John Jennings & Ms. Sasha Tarnopolsky* Mr. Matthew Kanny & Mrs. Kimberly Mandell-Kanny* Mr. Zareh & Mrs. Anita Keshmeshian* Mr. Gil & Mrs. Wendy Klier* Mr. Yoshiteru Koide & Mrs. Mayumi Torii Koide Mr. Scott & Mrs. Caryn Kolbrenner* Mr. Lewis & Mrs. Danielle Kramer Mr. Stephen Kundar Mr. Eric & Mrs. Robin Landau* Mr. Sylvain & Mrs. Caryn Leroy* Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Rebecca LeVine Mr. Steven & Mrs. Susan Lotwin The Luner Family* Mr. Arie & Mrs. Elena Lyampert* Ms. Ayana Major Mrs. Wendy & Mr. Bradford Mar* The Maresca Family Mr. Andres Martinez & Mrs. Christine Harnist* Mr. Keith & Mrs. Lesley Marvin* Mr. Aaron & Mrs. Nicole Mazzolini* Ms. Andrea Melville* Mr. Moshe & Mrs. Debra Meppen Mr. Ilan & Mrs. Michal Mishan* Mr. Craig & Mrs. Heidi Moss Dr. Adam Olive & Ms. Marcela Pomadoro Mr. Richard & Mrs. Tamica Omordia* Mr. Walter Ordonez Ms. Jennifer Pafiti, Esq. Ms. Tonya Page* Mr. Barry Perlstein & Ms. Christina Simon* The Pfefferman Family Mr. Charles Pollard & Ms. Anne Marie Mueller* Ms. Sheri Ready* Mr. Tim Ready* Mr. Andrew Richmond* Mr. Paul & Mrs. Ruth Robinson* Mr. Eric & Mrs. Heidi Rothman Mr. Greg Rynerson* Mr. Roberto Scaramuzzi & Ms. Elisabeth Jereski Dr. Michael & Mrs. Geri Schwartz Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Nancy Shore* Ms. Marisa Soulios Felt & Mr. Christopher Soulios Mr. Robert & Mrs. Lisa Stone Mr. Douglas Sun & Ms. Nicole Lou Dr. Kevin Terraciano & Dr. Lisa Sousa Mr. Marc & Mrs. Dahlia Toberoff* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Brooke Weiss Mr. Paul & Mrs. Tiffany Weitzman Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Jen Wexler Ms. Jennifer Wexler Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Julie Williams* Mr. Bernard & Ms. Shelly Wolfsdorf Dr. Lianglong Jason Xu & Mrs. Yuling Linda Hu Mr. David & Mrs. Carol Young* Mr. Jack & Mrs. Michelle Young* Mr. Denis & Mrs. Yulia Yurkov Mr. Zeev & Mrs. Anat Zanzuri

CLASS OF 2023

84%

Participation

Anonymous (2) Dr. Nader Afshari & Mrs. Goli Vahdani Ms. Ursula Alberto Ms. Christine Albrecht* Mr. Mark Albrecht* Mr. Russell & Mrs. Shereen Allison Dr. Ajay Ananda ’89 & Mrs. Melody Ananda Mr. Michael & Mrs. Marlo Aragon* Dr. Shahram & Mrs. Leila Ardalan* Dr. Koushan Azad & Mrs. Romina Esmailon* Mr. John & Mrs. Maria Baier* Mrs. Trudy & Mr. Allie Baylock Mr. Brent & Mrs. Denise Beazley* Mr. Kamyar & Mrs. Ilyse Boudai Mr. Brian & Mrs. Mia Boudreau* Mr. Gary & Mrs. Mariam Brown Mr. R. Desmond & Mrs. Stacie Burrows Mr. Armyn & Mrs. Marci Carabet Mr. Stanley Chung & Mrs. Lisa Chiang Ms. Gabrielle Clayman* Mr. Gregory Clayman* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Beatrice Cookson* Dr. Mark & Ms. Sherry Danese* Mr. Keith & Mrs. Kristi Davidson* Mr. Stephen Davis & Mrs. Amparo Rios-Davis* Dr. Ron de la Peña & Mrs. Claudia Bill-de la Peña Mr. Reinhard & Mrs. Marilee Denke* Mr. Adam Dombchik & Ms. Jenny Buchbinder Mr. Garrett & Mrs. Jane Donovan* Mr. Christopher & Dr. Jessica Droge* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Marci Dulberg Mr. Gbolade Egberongbe & Ms. Oyekamikun Benson Mr. Chester & Mrs. Meg Elias Dr. Moris Elie & Mrs. Tanaz Ghiam-Elie Mr. Nikko & Mrs. Jean Fournier* Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Zelene Fowler* Mr. Skee & Mrs. Eva Goedhart* Mr. Victor & Mrs. Desiree Goodman Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Jennifer Greenberg* Mr. Eric & Mrs. Tracey Gronemeyer* Mr. Allen & Mrs. Arax Gross* Mr. Frank & Mrs. Galina Grundel Mr. Roberto Hale & Mrs. Sandra Kourchenko-Hale Ms. Mindy Herman* Mr. David Hoberman* Mrs. Tia Hoberman* Mr. Hua Huang & Mrs. Ying Anne Wang Mr. Todd Humphrey & Dr. Anne Ichiuji Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Eve Hutchinson* Mr. Alan & Mrs. Heidi Jackson Mr. Robert & Mrs. Barbara Jesuele Mr. Brian & Mrs. Natalie Kirkdoffer Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Susan Klein* Ms. Elana Krausz* Mr. Jon & Mrs. Deanna Krawczyk* Mr. Alex & Mrs. Simona Kurgan Mr. Ross & Mrs. Lauren Landsbaum Mr. Jason & Mrs. Erin Lata* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Kerry Latour* Mr. Thomas & Ms. Tina Lazaroff Mr. Jin & Mrs. Jennifer Lee Mr. Todd & Mrs. Heather Lieberman Mr. Mark & Dr. Dana Lindon Mr. Stuart Mackey & Mrs. Shirley Su* Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lori Malingagio* Mr. Keith & Mrs. Tammy Manchester Mr. Greg & Mrs. Amy Marella Mr. Ryan & Mrs. Erna Marsh

Mr. John & Mrs. Isabelle Marx* Mr. W. Spence & Mrs. Els Mitchum* Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Megan Morrow Mr. Steven Moshkovich & Mrs. Bella Finkel Mr. John & Mrs. Nicole Nadolenco* Mr. Osiris & Mrs. Yoni Nalls Dr. Charles & Mrs. Karen Neal* Ms. Gilian Neiditch* Mr. Timothy Ogbu & Mrs. Rosemary Crawford Mr. Alan & Dr. Cindy Plotkin Drs. Carolyn & Teri Quetzál* Dr. Jitesh & Dr. Nilanjana Rana The Reeder Family* Ms. Desiree Reynolds Ms. Amy Ritz* Mr. Mark Ritz* Mr. Ryan & Mrs. Lena Robins-Faden Mr. Richard & Mrs. Anne Rubin Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Dove Rudman Mr. Javier & Mrs. Jessica Ruelas Mr. Sal Sardo & Ms. Meredith Momoda* Mr. Charles & Mrs. Karen Schetter* Mr. Leo & Mrs. Arlene Shahinian Dr. Laurence & Mrs. Ziva Silverstein Mr. Chad Smith & Ms. Nancy Mack Mr. Brent & Mrs. Lisa Stutman* Dr. Homayoun & Dr. Nastaran Tabandeh Mr. Rajeev & Mrs. Tunisha Tandon Mr. Todd & Mrs. Cordelia Tappin* Mr. Pedram Toussi* Ms. Soheila Toussi* Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Nelson Townes* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Joy Turrell Mr. Kenneth & Mrs. Ava Ungar Drs. Abhay & Swapna Vaidya Dr. Scott & Mrs. Samantha Wasserman Mr. Shawn Wayans Mr. Michael & Ms. Jillion Weisberg Mr. Alan & Mrs. Kate White* Mrs. Allyson Williams Mr. Rainn Wilson & Mrs. Holiday Reinhorn* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Suzanne Wynne* Mr. Graham Younger & Mrs. Joanne Devereux Dr. Vladimir & Mrs. Julia Zeetser

CLASS OF 2024

85%

Participation

Mr. Philip & Dr. Tanya Altmann* Dr. Peter-Brian Andersson & Dr. Suzie Bash* Mrs. Nancy & Mr. Lance Argano-Rush* Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Karleen Basch Mr. Meir & Mrs. Diane Ben-David* Dr. Jonathan & Mrs. Tricia Benjamin Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Ali Bernstein Mr. Wafik & Mrs. Gihane Bishai Mr. Robert & Ms. Kafi Blumenfield Mr. Gary & Mrs. Mariam Brown Mr. Jason & Mrs. Kathleen Cavalier* Mr. Kevin Choroomi & Dr. Afsoon Gerayli Mr. Aaron & Mrs. Jodi Cohen Mr. Allen & Mrs. Kathryn Covert* Mr. Keith & Mrs. Kristi Davidson* Mr. Afolabi & Mrs. Aderonke Denloye* Mr. Mikhail & Mrs. Belinda Dolinsky Mr. Larry & Mrs. Shellee Dyne Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Amy Enuke* Mr. Gregory & Mrs. Patricia Friberg* Mr. Joshua & Mrs. Erica Friedman Mr. Ron Gillyard & Mrs. Shelly Sumpter Gillyard* Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Shana Glassman* Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Rachael Goddard Mr. Joshua & Mrs. Jennifer Gorin Mr. Allen & Mrs. Arax Gross*

Mr. Robel Gugsa & Ms. Sharon Legesse Mr. Kerry Harrison & Mrs. Linda Smith-Harrison Mr. Marc & Mrs. Janine Hawlitzeck* Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Kimberly Helfand* Dr. Kristin Herkstroeter & Dr. Babar Ali* Mr. Hal & Mrs. Stephanie Hermelee* Mr. John Jennings & Ms. Sasha Tarnopolsky* Mr. Ryan Kaltman & Dr. Marla Peck* Mr. Brett & Mrs. Beth Kaufman* Mr. Edmond Khodaverdy & Ms. Yvette Gastelo

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Mr. Alan Hill & Ms. Alice Wang* Mr. Dan & Mrs. Nancy Hosseini* Mr. Alan & Mrs. Melissa Howie* Mr. Ken Jeong & Dr. Tran Ho* Drs. Rom & Monica Kandavel* Mr. Zareh & Mrs. Anita Keshmeshian* Mr. Suchinth Kumar & Ms. Shamika Parab* Mr. Greg & Mrs. Amy Marella Mr. Ming Miao & Mrs. Cheryl Zhuang Mr. Brian & Mrs. Tracy Mitteldorf* Mr. Michael Murphy & Ms. Inely Cassia Cesna* Ms. Tracey Nanula* Mr. Reza & Mrs. Miriam Nasrollahy* Mr. Mark & Dr. Ziba Nassab Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Melissa Newman* Mr. Josh & Mrs. Dana Oder* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Zuzana Olofson* Mr. Carlo & Ms. Andrea Ponti* Mr. William & Mrs. Diana Putzer Mr. Tom & Mrs. Laurie Rezek* Mr. Paul & Mrs. Ruth Robinson* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Mirka Royston Mr. Brian & Mrs. Andrea Sax Mr. Charles & Mrs. Karen Schetter* Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Nancy Shore* Mr. Mark & Mrs. Nicole Stiller* Mr. Howard & Mrs. Jodi Tenenbaum* Mr. Daryl & Dr. Delany Thrasher* Dr. Patrick Um & Dr. Jenney Kim* Ms. Julie Waldorf* Mr. Chunlei Wang & Ms. Jianzhen Xiao* Mr. Michael & Ms. Jillion Weisberg Mr. Jared & Mrs. Jessica Wolfson* Mr. Tracy & Mrs. Diane Wymer* Mr. Brian Wynn ’85 & Mrs. Tina Wynn* Mr. Arden & Mrs. Taline Yerelekian* Mr. Reza & Mrs. Lauren Zamani

Mr. Keondray & Mrs. Wendy Washington Mr. Frank & Mrs. Jaelee Watanabe* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Brooke Weiss Mr. Paul & Mrs. Tiffany Weitzman Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Emma Wilkins* Mr. Zijiang Yang & Mrs. Kaili Xiao Dr. Adrian & Mrs. Elizabeth Yi Mr. Xu Yin & Ms. Lu Peng Mr. Robert & Mrs. Ani Zakari* Mr. Zeev & Mrs. Anat Zanzuri

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CLASS OF 2026

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Participation Dr. Mark & Mrs. Deborah Kramar Mr. Mohan & Mrs. Veeneta Lakhani Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Lashever* Dr. Hany Malek & Mrs. Alexis York-Malek Mr. Andres Martinez & Mrs. Christine Harnist* Mr. John & Mrs. Isabelle Marx* Mr. Ryan & Mrs. Tobie McElrath Mr. Mac McGary & Ms. Christina Musrey Mr. John & Mrs. Allison Nelson* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Tamica Omordia* Ms. Katherine Oschin Ms. Bonnie Pan Mr. William Pan The Pfefferman Family Mr. Richard & Mrs. Olga Robertson* Mr. Darren Ross & Mrs. Jennifer Garrison Ross Dr. Claude Ruffalo* Dr. Ali Saeghi & Ms. Vandidad Rasouli Mr. Alex & Mrs. Anita Safahi* Mrs. Wen Shen Mr. Reuven & Mrs. Iris Spivak* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Roohi Stack Dr. Mark Suski & Dr. Sharon Rubin Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Cornelia Taylor* Mr. Marc & Mrs. Dahlia Toberoff* Dr. John & Dr. Michelle Tsai Mr. James Walker & Mrs. Jennifer Washington Walker Mr. Roland & Mrs. Maria Elena Wandeler Mr. Evan & Mrs. Robin Warner Mr. Armand Washington & Mrs. Aja Franks-Washington

98% CLASS OF 2025 Participation Mr. Jeremiah Adell* Ms. Laura Adell* Dr. Davin Agustines & Dr. Krista Yokoyama Dr. Yazdan & Mrs. Krista Alami Mr. Norton & Mrs. Colette Alderson* Mr. Steven & Mrs. Nancy Alpert* Mr. Harrison & Mrs. Claudia Barnes* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Stephanie Blonstein* Mr. Michael Broderick & Mr. Rick Requena* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Laura Carlin Mr. Miles & Mrs. Kathryn Carlsen* Mr. Geoffrey & Mrs. Jennifer Charness* Mr. Zeyi Chen & Mrs. Jingjing Vivian Chen Dr. Mark & Ms. Sherry Danese* Mrs. Sarah & Mr. Joshua Davis* Mr. Stephen Davis & Mrs. Amparo Rios-Davis* Mr. Geoffrey & Mrs. Helene DeStefano Mr. Craig Didden & Mrs. Lara Starr* Mr. Nick & Mrs. Lauren Donkar* Dr. Steve Fox & Dr. Susan Johnson-Fox Mr. Jon & Mrs. Elizabeth French* Mr. Bradley & Mrs. Tracy Friedel Mr. Joshua & Mrs. Erica Friedman Mr. Harry & Mrs. Yana Grammer Ms. Gemma & Mr. Jonathan Green Mr. Siegmund Gutman & Ms. Stephanie Hertzman*

Anonymous (3) Mr. Steven & Mrs. Nancy Alpert* Mr. Philip & Dr. Tanya Altmann* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Marlo Aragon* Dr. Shahram & Mrs. Leila Ardalan* Mr. Kelly & Mrs. Lisa Austin* Mr. Danny & Mrs. Elena Batsalkin Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Ali Bernstein Mr. Wafik & Mrs. Gihane Bishai Dr. William & Mrs. Michelle Boyle Mr. Bill & Mrs. Paula Brendle* Mr. Steven Brown & Mrs. Judy Gawlik-Brown Ms. Kristen Carlson ’01 & Mr. Jake Ogle Mr. Robert Carlson Mr. Abraham & Mrs. Natalie Chesed Mr. Trevor Childers & Mrs. Dana Frank* Mr. Brady Countryman & Ms. Colby Maher* Mr. Allen & Mrs. Kathryn Covert* Mr. Garrett & Mrs. Jane Donovan* Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Eniko Earley* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Karen Faulhaber* Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Allison Fields* Mr. John & Mrs. Catalina Fillipakis* Mr. Nikko & Mrs. Jean Fournier* The Furgatch Family* Mr. Darius Gaidys & Mrs. Renata Gaidiene Mr. Brett & Mrs. Deborah Garner* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Leigh Glicklich* Mr. David & Mrs. Paige Glickman* Mr. Brett & Mrs. Jennifer Greenfield Mr. Robel Gugsa & Ms. Sharon Legesse Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Leah Hariton* Mr. Kerry Harrison & Mrs. Linda Smith-Harrison

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Mr. Gavin & Mrs. Nerissa Hood Mr. Gregg & Mrs. Lisa Kessler* Dr. Sandeep & Mrs. Nirja Khanna* Mr. Mohan & Mrs. Veeneta Lakhani Mr. Vegard Lindas & Mrs. Rachel Schakett-Lindas* Mr. Sean & Mrs. Tatiana MacNeill* Mr. Michael & Dr. Judy Maddox* Mrs. Amy & Mr. Hans Maentz* Mr. Augustine Melendez & Mrs. Zoila Galeano* Mr. Ming Miao & Mrs. Cheryl Zhuang Mr. Ilan & Mrs. Michal Mishan* Mr. W. Spence & Mrs. Els Mitchum* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Zuzana Olofson* Mr. Scott & Ms. Amanda Onasch* Mr. Adam & Mrs. Korinna Peters Mr. Paul & Mrs. Julie Pierce Mr. Joe & Mrs. Jessica Rogan Mr. Larry & Mrs. Heather Roth Mr. Alex & Mrs. Anita Safahi* Mr. Kirit & Mrs. Kala Sarvaiya* Mr. Brian & Mrs. Andrea Sax Drs. Kayur & Janki Shah Ms. Jill & Mr. P.C. Shaw Mr. Paul & Dr. Gia Shurgot Mr. David & Mrs. Lindsey Spindle Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Lorraine Staab* Dr. John & Dr. Michelle Tsai Mrs. Tammi & Mr. Jonathan Tyminski* Ms. Brooke Vimtrup & Mr. Jeff Bond* Mr. Roland & Mrs. Maria Elena Wandeler Mr. Keondray & Mrs. Wendy Washington

92%

CLASS OF 2027 Participation

Mr. George Alexander & Ms. Lisa Larroque Alexander Mr. David Anderson & Dr. Audrey Johnson Mr. Michael & Mrs. Kimberly Anton Mrs. Nancy & Mr. Lance Argano-Rush* Mr. Jesse & Mrs. Jennifer Beer-Dietz Mr. Robert & Ms. Kafi Blumenfield Mr. Abraham & Mrs. Natalie Chesed Mrs. Stephanie & Mr. David Cruz* Mr. Lance & Mrs. Daphne Etcheverry* Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Danielle Gandee Mr. Dan & Mrs. Melissa Glasser Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Rachael Goddard Mr. Skee & Mrs. Eva Goedhart* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Inga Goodman* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Jennifer Greenberg* Mr. Pierre & Mrs. Rubina Habis* Mr. Keith Halcovich & Ms. Julia Cortez Mr. Frank & Mrs. Mindy Han Mrs. Vanessa & Mr. Mike Harrington* Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Eve Hutchinson* Ms. Peggy Jones & Ms. Parise Livanos* Mr. Alan & Mrs. Lyn Kabakoff Dr. Mark & Mrs. Deborah Kramar The Kravitz Family Mr. ChengShing Lai & Mrs. Michelle Liu Mr. Spencer & Mrs. Jennifer Lisenby* The Marquez Family* Mr. Ryan & Mrs. Erna Marsh Mr. Ashley & Dr. Jennifer Miller Mr. Mark & Dr. Ziba Nassab Mr. Robert & Mrs. Landon Newsom* Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Lisa Nitti Mr. Sekou & Mrs. Akiko Page Ms. Bonnie Pan Mr. William Pan Mr. Brent & Mrs. Jody Polacheck Mr. Joseph Polinger & Mrs. Maria Kuznetsova

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Mr. Michael & Mrs. Robyn Pomada Mr. John & Mrs. Nora Rohan Mr. Darren Ross & Mrs. Jennifer Garrison Ross Mr. Roberto Scaramuzzi & Ms. Elisabeth Jereski Ms. Jill & Mr. P.C. Shaw Mr. Chad Smith & Ms. Nancy Mack Mr. Justin & Mrs. Lauren Sun* Mr. Lowry Sweney & Ms. Sara Palaskas* Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Cornelia Taylor* Mr. Zurab Tsereteli & Ms. Lola Kochetkova Mr. James Walker & Mrs. Jennifer Washington Walker Mr. Fajun Frank Wang & Mrs. Congying Julia Zhao Mr. Michael Watkins & Ms. Melissa Watkins Trueblood Mr. Kirk & Dr. Sharon Watson Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Jennifer Wolfe Mr. Jared & Mrs. Jessica Wolfson* Mr. Jack & Mrs. Michelle Young* Mr. Reza & Mrs. Lauren Zamani

CLASS OF 2028

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Dr. Yazdan & Mrs. Krista Alami Dr. Ajay Ananda ’89 & Mrs. Melody Ananda Mr. Mahyar Barin & Mrs. Violet Baghdasarian-Barin* Mr. Harrison & Mrs. Claudia Barnes* Mr. Danny & Mrs. Elena Batsalkin Mrs. Trudy & Mr. Allie Baylock Mr. Robert & Mrs. Michelle Bradway Mr. Neil Collier & Ms. Teja Ream Mr. Brady Countryman & Ms. Colby Maher* Mr. Daryl & Mrs. Julie Crone Mr. Scott & Mrs. Karen Faulhaber* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Marika Foley Mr. Gregory & Mrs. Patricia Friberg* Mr. Adam & Mrs. Nadia Goldstein Ms. Gemma & Mr. Jonathan Green Mr. John Guerry & Mrs. Gabrielle Ghio Mr. Michael & Mrs. Aram Sophiah Hakim Mr. Michael & Mrs. Natalie Hale Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Rachel Hammelman Mr. Terry Hardy & Mrs. Lenore Marusak Dr. Sean Harper & Mrs. Stella Harpoothian* Ms. Laree & Mr. Francisco Henning Mr. Kapil & Mrs. Preeti Juneja Mr. Ryan Kaltman & Dr. Marla Peck* Drs. Rom & Monica Kandavel* Mr. Sean & Mrs. Tabitha Kane Mr. Todd & Mrs. Melissa Kolker Mr. Gold & Ms. Michelle Lee Mr. Michael & Dr. Judy Maddox* Mrs. Amy & Mr. Hans Maentz* Mr. Jay & Mrs. Erica McGraw Mr. Christian & Mrs. Jodie Mercuri Mr. Brian & Mrs. Tracy Mitteldorf* Mr. Scott & Ms. Amanda Onasch* Ms. Ivory O’Rourke-Kleinknecht & Mr. Keir Kleinknecht Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Laura Osman Mr. Joe & Mrs. Jessica Rogan Mr. Dan Rosenthal & Ms. Jae Lee Mr. Al & Mrs. Maryam Sanifar Drs. Kayur & Janki Shah Mr. Paul & Dr. Gia Shurgot Mr. Michael & Mrs. Katherine Sinclair Mr. Rennie & Mrs. Sarah Solis Mr. Lowry Sweney & Ms. Sara Palaskas* Dr. Cameron & Mrs. Tara Torabi Dr. Patrick Um & Dr. Jenney Kim* Ms. Kristal Wazana Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Emma Wilkins*

Mr. William Wilson Mr. Robert & Mrs. Wendy Wright Mr. Tracy & Mrs. Diane Wymer* Mr. Brian Wynn ’85 & Mrs. Tina Wynn* Dr. Adrian & Mrs. Elizabeth Yi Dr. Vladimir & Mrs. Julia Zeetser

98%

CLASS OF 2029 Participation

Mr. Victor Alston & Mrs. Maxine Hurt Mr. Jon Blanda Ms. Rachael Blanda Mr. XiaoBing Cheng & Mrs. Min Tang Mr. Allen & Mrs. Kathryn Covert* Mr. John & Mrs. Mayuko Dilg* Mr. Nick & Mrs. Lauren Donkar* Mr. Marc & Mrs. Melissa Finkelstein Mr. Robert Flachs & Ms. Rayna Schein Mr. Bradley & Mrs. Tracy Friedel Dr. Dayan Gandhi & Mrs. Serena Gupta Gandhi ’99 Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Christina Gaspar Mr. Paul Gembus & Mrs. Teresa Hames Dr. Neil Ghodadra & Mrs. Reetu Dua Mr. Steven Gong & Ms. Mandy Lou Mr. Siegmund Gutman & Ms. Stephanie Hertzman* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Aram Sophiah Hakim Mr. Keith Halcovich & Ms. Julia Cortez Mr. Frank & Mrs. Mindy Han Mr. Bret & Mrs. CiCi Hankey Mrs. Vanessa & Mr. Mike Harrington* Mr. Amir & Mrs. Kathy Heshmatpour Mr. Dan & Mrs. Nancy Hosseini* Mr. Jeffrey & Ms. Lisa Knakal Mr. Nick & Mrs. Natasha Lawson Ms. Jennifer Malone Prof. Timothy Malone The Marquez Family* Mr. Ryan & Mrs. Tobie McElrath Mr. Josh & Mrs. Dana Oder* Mr. William Papariella Mr. Paul & Mrs. Julie Pierce Mr. Michael & Mrs. Robyn Pomada Ms. Apryl Prose-Papariella Mr. William & Mrs. Diana Putzer Mr. Justin & Mrs. Tiffany Rhodes Mr. Paul & Mrs. Ruth Robinson* Mr. Clinton & Mrs. Kelly Rockwell Dr. Andrea Ruzza & Dr. Roberta Vespignani Mr. A.K. Sands & Mrs. Milli Ta Mr. Sal Sardo & Ms. Meredith Momoda* Mr. William & Dr. Sari Shepphird Mr. Kanwal Singh & Ms. Naini Mac Dr. Joel Sommers & Dr. Diana Medina Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Lorraine Staab* Mr. Justin & Mrs. Lauren Sun* Mrs. Tammi & Mr. Jonathan Tyminski* Dr. Cenk & Mrs. F. Ceylan Undey Mrs. Elena Vassinkevitch Mr. Nicolai Martin Wiest & Mrs. Vanessa Moriel Munoz Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Jennifer Wolfe Mr. Jared & Mrs. Jessica Wolfson* Mr. Jun Yang & Ms. Natalie Sun Mr. Michael Zandona & Mrs. Katie Ullman Zandona

93% CLASS OF 2030

Mrs. Stephanie & Mr. David Cruz* Mr. Jason & Mrs. Caroline Derlatka Mr. Mikhail & Mrs. Belinda Dolinsky Mr. Francisco & Mrs. Andrea Espinoza* Mr. Scott & Mrs. Marika Foley Dr. Dayan Gandhi & Mrs. Serena Gupta Gandhi ’99 Mr. Brett & Mrs. Deborah Garner* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Natalie Hale Mr. Amir & Mrs. Nazanin Hatam Mr. Eric & Mrs. Jessica Johnson Ms. January Jones Mr. Eric Jordan & Mrs. Manuela Testolini Jordan Mr. Darcy Jouan & Mrs. Christina Davis Mr. Kapil & Mrs. Preeti Juneja Mr. Sean & Mrs. Tabitha Kane Mr. Vegard Lindas & Mrs. Rachel Schakett-Lindas* Mr. Jeffrey Lubell & Ms. Carrie Stroup Mr. Jay & Mrs. Erica McGraw Mr. Bryan & Mrs. Julie Newman* Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Lisa Nitti Mr. Scott & Ms. Amanda Onasch* Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Laura Osman Ms. Bonnie Pan Mr. William Pan Dr. Maziar & Mrs. Laila Parsi Mrs. Carrie & Mr. Tim Petty* Mr. Joe Phillips & Mrs. Taryn Linder Phillips ’97 Mr. Carlo & Ms. Andrea Ponti* Mr. Andrew Rasmussen ’88 Mr. Adam Robitshek & Mrs. Ryan Jordan Mr. Jason & Mrs. Lisa Romanello Mr. Kirit & Mrs. Kala Sarvaiya* Mrs. Jacqueline Schaffer ’91 & Mr. Jeff Schaffer Dr. Joel Sommers & Dr. Diana Medina Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Tara Teshinsky Dr. Cameron & Mrs. Tara Torabi Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Tessa Weitzman

ALUMNI For more than 50 years, Viewpoint has been preparing students for an ever changing global environment, and now, Viewpoint alumni span the globe. We are grateful to the following alumni donors who have joined together in support of our School and donated to the 2017-18 Viewpoint Fund.

Class of 1988 Mr. Andrew Rasmussen Mr. Gregg Vanourek* Class of 1989 Dr. Ajay Ananda Class of 1990 Mrs. Monica Case* Class of 1991 Mrs. Jacqueline Schaffer Class of 1992 Mrs. Pamela Carlson Theriot* Class of 1994 Ms. Dilini Imbuldeniya Malsom Class of 1995 Mrs. Arezoo Jafroodi Timpanaro Class of 1997 Mrs. Alison Steelberg Corneau* Mr. Osman Khan Mr. Andres Lessing Mrs. Taryn Linder Phillips Mr. Nolan Reichl Ms. Amber Young-Medina Class of 1998 Mrs. Kathryn Dworkoski Scudese Class of 1999 Ms. Mayanthi Imbuldeniya Jayaratna Mrs. Serena Gupta Gandhi Class of 2000 Mr. Juan Lessing Class of 2001 Ms. Kristen Carlson Mr. J. Patrick Sheffield* Class of 2003 Ms. Krystal Dry-Murphy Ms. Jessica Lessing O’Leary Class of 2005 Mr. Daylin Ackerman Mr. Anoop Shah Mrs. Sarah Spano* Class of 2006 Mr. Adam Sowlati Class of 2007 Mr. Troy List

ALUMNI BY CLASS

Class of 2008 Mr. Daniel Moline Mr. Benjamin Salzman

Class of 1971 Mr. John Thorne

Class of 2009 Mr. Ernest Acosta

Class of 1973 Mr. David Scott

Class of 2010 Ms. Nicole Klein Mr. Evan McBean

Class of 1975 Mrs. Judy Anderson Allen* Mr. Brad Kern Class of 1976 Mr. Mark Vance* Class of 1978 Ms. Laurel Baker Tew* Class of 1982 Ms. Rosalyn Porter Ms. Kristen Kelly Zwahlen* Class of 1983 Mrs. Britta Anne Sullaway

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Class of 1985 Mr. William Detterman* Mr. Brian Wynn*

Mr. Geoffrey & Mrs. Jennifer Charness* Mr. Daryl & Mrs. Julie Crone

Class of 1986 Mr. Ari Wallack

Class of 2011 Ms. Hillary Dworkoski Class of 2012 Mr. Jason Flahie* Mr. Nicholas Frazier Mr. Louis Greulich Ms. Kriste Josephson Mr. Amir Karian Class of 2013 Mr. Lucas Athanassiadis Mr. Jordan Gertzman* Mr. Louie Humphrey Mr. Christopher Kimes Mr. Jason Lopata* Class of 2014 Ms. Brage Blake* Mr. Alexander Burrows

Mr. Andrew Furash* Mr. Sahil Patel* Mr. Matthew Renetzky* Ms. Sarah Schecter* Class of 2015 Mr. Evan DeLong Ms. Melina Keighron Mr. Keaton Kitchin Mr. Joseph Paul Class of 2016 Ms. Caitlin Hogan Mr. Justin Lewis-Weber Mr. Zachary Oschin Mr. Nikhil Patel Mr. Brenden Rodriquez Mr. Ari Weintraub Class of 2017 Mr. Tyler Barron Ms. Cailan Feingold Mr. Ethan Gray Mr. Spencer Hylen Ms. Maya Sandel Class of 2018 Mr. Ryan Singsank

ALUMNI PARENTS AND FRIENDS Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman* Mr. Daniel Anderson* Ms. Patricia Anderson* Mr. Michael Ariff & Mrs. June Levine Ariff Mr. Minos & Mrs. Tracey Athanassiadis Ms. Deborah Atkinson Mr. Harold & Mrs. Julie Baker* Ms. Linda Beisswanger* Mr. Mark Beisswanger* Dr. Judy Bennington* Ms. Heather Blair & Mr. Robb Cutler* Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Priscilla Boone* Mrs. Sandy Bowne* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Karen Brown* Mr. Ken & Mrs. Sherry Brozki Mr. Ralph & Mrs. Camerina Campillo Mr. Scott & Mrs. Laura Carlin Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Carlson* Dr. Amanda Clarke* Ms. Nan Cohen & Mr. Matthew Henerson* Mr. Colin & Mrs. Carole Cotter* Mr. Robert Cutler* Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Janet Demus Mr. Robert & Mrs. Virginia Detterman* Ms. Jayne Durant Dr. Robert & Mrs. Kristin Dworkoski* Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Elaine Edell* Dr. Stuart Ende & Mrs. Megan Marquez-Ende* The Enrollment Management Association, Inc. Mr. John & Mrs. Julie Fogerty* Mr. R. Jeffrey & Mrs. Karen Follert* Mr. Michael Fowler Mrs. Jacqueline Graf Mrs. Carolyn Grisom* Mr. Richard & Mrs. Laura Hamill* Ms. Claudia Handler* Mrs. Christine & Mr. Wayne Hardenberg* Mr. Ronny Hernandez & Mrs. Elba Morataya Mr. Richard & Mrs. Carol Ann Hess Mrs. Ming & Mr. Gregor Hodgson* Ms. Peggy Jones & Ms. Parise Livanos* Dr. Andrew & Mrs. Jayme Kaufman* Mr. Edmond Khodaverdy & Ms. Yvette Gastelo Mr. Richard & Mrs. Tracy Kimes Mr. Eric Klein & Dr. Susan Donner* Dr. Wayne Kleinman & Dr. Mary Elise Gianos* Dr. David & Mrs. Teri Lewis

Dr. Marvin Lieberman & Dr. Susan Hershenson* Mr. Eddie & Mrs. Jane Lorin* Mr. David & Mrs. Deborah Martin* Mr. Mark McKee & Mrs. Cathy Shelburne McKee Dr. & Mrs. J. Meriwether* Mr. Ody & Mrs. Christine Milton* Mr. Patrick Moyal & Dr. Kathy Chriqui* Mr. Michael & Mrs. Carol Murray Mr. Bruce & Ms. Carrie Nebens The O’Connor Family* Drs. John & Julia Phelan* Mr. Frank Pontello* Mrs. Julie & Mr. Timothy Robbins* Mr. Eliot Saki* Mr. David & Mrs. Linda Salzman Mr. Douglas & Dr. Lori Schur* Mr. Leo Schwarz & Mrs. Beverly Rupe Schwarz* Ms. Tamara Shapiro* Mr. David & Mrs. Judith Shore Mr. Charlie & Mrs. Briana Sitzer* Mr. Dan Smith* Ms. Lisa Smith* Mrs. Jane & Dr. Christopher Soper* Mrs. Kellie & Mr. Daniel Sprague* Dr. Gerald Sonoda & Ms. Erin Lavelle Mr. David & Mrs. Andrea Stanley* Mr. Dougley & Mrs. Sharon Stewart Mrs. Susan & Dr. Jeff Strumpf* Dr. Isaac & Mrs. Michal Sudit Mr. Kinji & Mrs. Kathy Tasugi Mr. John & Mrs. Sharon Tesoriero* Ms. Laurel Baker Tew ’78 & Mr. Chad Tew* Mr. Kenneth & Mrs. Ava Ungar Mrs. Lori & Mr. Chris Urban* Viewpoint Dads’ Club Mr. Chunlei Wang & Ms. Jianzhen Xiao* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Julie Webster*

GRANDPARENTS Ms. Karlene Beal Garber Ashley Beal ’22 Mr. Leonard Beer & Ms. Susan Dietz Landon Beer-Dietz ’27 Mr. Michael & Mrs. Susan Blumenfield Nia Blumenfield ’24 Obi Blumenfield ’27 Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Carlson* Lily Carlson ’26 Dr. Arthur & Mrs. Bonnie Cherdack Levi Osman ’28 Theodore Osman ’30 Ms. Iylene Cooper Beth Cooper ’21 Samuel Cooper ’21 Ms. Vera Custance* Ethan Argano-Rush ’24 Lucas Argano-Rush ’27 Mr. Robert & Mrs. Virginia Detterman* William Detterman ’17 Alyssa Detterman ’19 Dr. Daniel & Mrs. Gail Didden* Henry Didden ’22 Ryley Didden ’25 Mrs. Catherine Dugan Elizabeth McAdoo ’19 Mr. David & Mrs. Marianna Fisher* Jaden Fisher ’21 Colten Fisher ’23 Mr. E. Thomas Hart Daniella Nanula ’19 Tyler Claire ’25

Mr. Ken Hasemann* Amanda Malingagio ’19 Alana Malingagio ’23 Ms. Susan Kelly Jayson Zwahlen ’20 Mr. Ken & Mrs. Susan Kempton Kathryn Mazzolini ’18 Grace Mazzolini ’20 Julianna Mazzolini ’22 Mr. David & Mrs. Liz Kirschner Sofia Wolfson ’25 Mikah Wolfson ’27 Gavin Wolfson ’29 Mr. Mike & Mrs. Donna Lata* Madison Lata ’23 Mr. Greg & Mrs. Shirley Ludwig Kendall Petty ’30 Mr. Floyd & Mrs. Flori Lukecart Grace Heshmatpour ’19 Angelina Heshmatpour ’29 Mr. George Maentz* Otto Maentz ’26 Eleanor Maentz ’28 Dr. Sidney & Mrs. Peggy Malcolm* William Malcolm ’14 Matthew Malcolm ’18 Ms. Nora Malone Liliana Malone ’29 Mr. Vincent & Mrs. Doris Marafino* Montana Hall ’12 Jack Hall ’17 Thomas Finello ’18 Vincent Finello ’18 Ms. Carole Middleton Tristan Wolfe ’27 Caden-Phoenix Wolfe ’29 Mr. Fred Middleton Tristan Wolfe ’27 Caden-Phoenix Wolfe ’29 Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Barbara Moran* James Faulhaber ’26 Sloane Faulhaber ’28 Ms. Sondra Neiditch Madison Lata ’23 Mr. Lamson & Mrs. Sally Rheinfrank Fiona Bernet ’20 Mr. Bob & Mrs. Bette Rosenbloom Miles Rosenbloom ’21 Ms. Jane Saltonstall James Carlin ’21 Matthew Carlin ’25 Mr. Robert & Mrs. Peggy Smathers* James Smathers ’18 Alden Smathers ’20 Mrs. Virginia Smith* Brenden Rodriquez ’16 Aiden Rodriquez ’19 Mr. Marshall Temkin Ian Temkin ’21 Mr. John & Mrs. Barbara Van Egmond Caroline Jacobsen ’23 Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Wasserman Ruby Wasserman ’23 Mr. Avi & Mrs. Margarita Wazana Elijah Wazana-Alvarez ’28 Ms. Ilene Zuckerman Adam Zuckerman ’23

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Why I Give to the Viewpoint Fund. . .

Travis Kikugawa / Director of Soccer Operations and Athletes in College Sports Everyone enjoys feeling like they are a part of something bigger than themselves, and the Viewpoint community affords us that kind of opportunity each and every year. Giving back is just a way of saying thank you as well as continuing to contribute to the overall vision and philosophy from which Viewpoint operates. At the end of the day, it is the investment that gives the journey its meaning.

VIEWPOINT EMPLOYEES

100%

Participation Anonymous Mr. Ernest Acosta ’09 Ms. Kathryn Adams Mr. Mike Adams Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman* Ms. Laurie Allen* Mr. Nick Alvarez Mr. Daniel Anderson* Mrs. Claudia Antoine* Mrs. Nancy & Mr. Lance Argano-Rush* Mrs. Susan & Mr. Paul Ashen* Mr. Asif Azhar* Mr. Ernie Azpeitia* Mr. Paul Bastedo* Mrs. Trudy & Mr. Allie Baylock Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Alex Berger* Ms. Rhiannon Bibbs Mr. Greg Bisheff* Ms. Heather Blair & Mr. Robb Cutler* Mr. Daynin Blake* Ms. September Bongiorno* Mrs. Cherie & Mr. David Boss* Mrs. Sandy Bowne* Ms. Brenda & Mr. Rory Brandt Mr. Bill & Mrs. Paula Brendle* Ms. Gabrielle Brown-Granaroli & Mr. Forbes Granaroli* Mr. Robert & Mrs. Joyce Bryan Ms. Ashley Budfuloski Mr. Kenneth Bullock* Ms. Brittany Burch* Mrs. Shawn Burch* Ms. Danielle Burness Mr. Jose & Mrs. Maricela Cabadas-Rodriguez* Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Sandra Cannavan Ms. Catherine Carrick* Mr. Matt & Mrs. Cheryll Carter* Mrs. Monica Case ’90 & Mr. Charles Case* Mr. Edwin & Mrs. Iris Castaneda Ms. Maria Castaneda Ms. Marisela Castaneda Ms. Jessica & Mr. Chris Chavez Ms. Ashley Ciolino* Ms. Jessica Clark ’12 Mrs. Julie & Mr. Richard Clark* Dr. Amanda Clarke*

Ms. Nan Cohen & Mr. Matthew Henerson* Mrs. Lara Conklin-Hall & Mr. Timothy Hall* Mr. Joel Contreras Mrs. Megan & Mr. Justin Cooper* Mr. Simeon Cooper* Mrs. Alison Steelberg Corneau ’97 & Mr. Jeff Corneau* Mr. Casey & Mrs. Jennifer Covey Mr. Nathaniel Coyne Ms. Kristina Cristofoli* Mrs. Stephanie & Mr. David Cruz* Ms. Mireya Cuevas* Ms. Elizabeth Cutler Mr. Brian Daley Ms. Jill Dash* Ms. Rhody Davis & Mr. Ken Scherer* Mrs. Sarah & Mr. Joshua Davis* Mrs. Maria Delacruz Vargas* Mr. Brian Delfosse* Ms. Diana Devirian* Mr. Joseph Diaz Mr. Craig Didden & Mrs. Lara Starr* Mr. John & Mrs. Mayuko Dilg* Ms. Casey Dodd* Ms. Mary Jane Dority* Mrs. Jacki Dresher* Mr. Jose & Mrs. Veronica Duenas* Ms. Catherine Dunn & Ms. Rebecca Valentine* Dr. Robert & Mrs. Kristin Dworkoski* Ms. Belinda Eleftheriades Ms. Anneke Emerson Dr. Stuart Ende & Mrs. Megan Marquez-Ende* Mr. Francisco & Mrs. Andrea Espinoza* Mr. William & Ms. Catherine Evans Mrs. Juli & Mr. Burton Falk* Mr. Salah Farrag* Mr. Scott Feldsher Mr. Justin & Mrs. Heather Fisher* Mr. Stephen Flanagan Mr. Brian Flores & Ms. Julia Umana Ms. Zaira Fonseca Mrs. Connie & Mr. Marc Foreman* Mrs. Katelyn & Mr. Matthew Forero Mr. Nikko & Mrs. Jean Fournier* Ms. Katie Fox* Ms. Christina Furio* Ms. Evelyn Gabriel Mrs. Mara Garcia* Ms. Diane Garza* Mr. Nana Gbewonyo*

Ms. Susan & Dr. Douglas Gellerman* Mrs. Patricia & Mr. Daniel Giuffrida* Ms. Laurie & Mr. Gary Golnick Ms. Dana Gonzalez* Mrs. Kimberly & Mr. David Gonzalez* Mrs. Joyce Goodman & Mr. Bernard Goodman* Mr. Dmitri Goudkov Ms. Gemma & Mr. Jonathan Green Mrs. Megan & Mr. Bob Grewal* Mrs. Carolyn Grisom* Mr. Jesse Guerrero & Mrs. Maria Cruz* Mr. Antonio Gutierrez & Mrs. Jacqueline Gutierrez Mr. Justin Hackitt Mr. Christian & Mrs. Claudia Hakim* Mr. Keith Halcovich & Ms. Julia Cortez Mrs. Katie Hanks* Ms. Susan Hanley Mrs. Christine & Mr. Wayne Hardenberg* Mrs. Vanessa & Mr. Mike Harrington* Mrs. Patricia & Mr. Roland Hazama* Ms. Kelly Heimsath Ms. Rebecca Heller & Mr. Thomas Gallagher* Mr. Corey Henderson Ms. Laree & Mr. Francisco Henning Dr. Kristin Herkstroeter & Dr. Babar Ali* Ms. Donna Hicks* Mrs. Ming & Mr. Gregor Hodgson* Ms. Monica Hoenig* Mr. Alan & Mrs. Melissa Howie* Ms. Caitlin Hubbard* Ms. Hilary Hunt* Ms. Kate Iacoi Ms. Julie Jacoby Mrs. Patricia & Mr. Danny Jaramillo Mr. Alejandro Jauregui Ms. Mayanthi Imbuldeniya Jayaratna ’99 Mrs. Kara & Mr. Brian Johnson Ms. Kriste Josephson ’12 Ms. Elise Kabelitz* Ms. Hetal Kapadia Ms. Mandy Kerr Mr. Gregg & Mrs. Lisa Kessler* Ms. Claudia Keuchkerian* Mr. Travis Kikugawa* Mrs. Jennifer & Mr. Kirt Kirchmann* Mrs. Lynne & Mr. William Knebel* Mr. Kieran Koehnlein Ms. Supriya Kulkarni Mr. Patrick LaBo II*

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FOUNDATIONS & CORPORATIONS Adobe Foundation AIG Life and Retirement Group Amgen Inc.* Ayco Charitable Foundation* The Marie Baier Foundation Bank of America* Sanford and Phyllis Beim Family Foundation* BLT Enterprises The Boeing Company The Capital Group Companies, Inc.* Dennis Uniform The Walt Disney Company* The Lester M. & Sally Entin Foundation ETF Portfolio Management* Alex J. Ettl Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund* First Pacific Advisors, L.L.C. The John C. Fogerty Foundation* The J. Paul Getty Trust Albert B. Glickman Family Foundation* Jeff Skoll Group JustGive The Kula Foundation LPL Financial Magna Carta Foundation The Middleton Foundation Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc. MUFG Muse Foundation* Network for Good Norfolk Southern Foundation Sempra Energy – Southern California Gas David & Judy Shore Foundation, Inc. Silicon Valley Community Foundation The Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Foundation Thomson Reuters The U.S. Charitable Trust* The UBS Foundation USA GivingStation* Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program* Wells Fargo Foundation* Willametta K. Day Foundation

* Denotes 5+ years of consecutive giving I Bold Denotes 110% Club: recognizes gifts of 110% of the previous year’s Viewpoint Fund giving

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Creating Legacy Through Endowed Chairs

By Mark McKee, Head of School

What does it mean to leave a legacy? The story of Viewpoint’s first endowed teaching chairs, the Dr. Levy Chair for Inspired Teaching and the Handley Chair for American Studies, is a three-act drama that reflects the truth that education is all about legacy, connecting the past to the far-distant future.

First, a teacher leaves a legacy by inspiring students, class by class and one by one. Most of us remember a teacher who changed our lives; some are fortunate to name several. At Viewpoint, Dr. Levy was such a teacher, and the events of his exceptional life inspired him to provide students with memorable experiences. In a great teacher’s classroom, the magic is palpable, and teachers are energized daily by the interaction of students and ideas. Yet teachers are often unaware of the lasting impression they have left on any particular student, and inspiring teachers hardly know the value of their legacy.

In Act Two, it is often years later that students reflect on the meaning and value of a teacher’s impact. In the case of Dr. Levy, a trustee strategic planning committee meeting brought his legacy into sharp focus. We were talking about how the future of Viewpoint will be driven most essentially by Inspired Teaching, and alumnus Seth Casden ’91 described how Dr. Levy had changed his life at Viewpoint. The room grew hushed, and the hair on Seth’s arms stood on end. We all felt his inspiration. Our committee had the driving concept for our strategy, and Seth felt a renewed sense of Dr. Levy’s legacy.

In Act Three, the establishment of an endowed chair enables the cycle to continue into perpetuity. The corpus of an endowment gift is preserved permanently; only investment earnings are spent each year, in this case to honor the excellence and distinction of a valued faculty member. At our recent Commencement, Seth Casden presented the first Dr. Levy Chair to English teacher Dr. Amanda Clarke, who had taught alongside Dr. Levy earlier in her Viewpoint career. Honoring the legacy of the Handley family, we also presented the first Handley Chair for American Studies to Mr. Robert Taylor of our Social Studies department.

Establishing such honors ensures a legacy at multiple levels: we ensure that teachers like Dr. Clarke and Mr. Taylor are encouraged to inspire the next generation of students, and we ensure that Viewpoint continues to recruit and develop the very best teachers in the profession.

Teaching can be a challenging profession, with long hours, hard work, and uncertain rewards. Viewpoint’s Endowed Chairs enact a continuing cycle of positive legacy, paying forward the thanks and inspiration of a great teacher, and multiplying impacts across students, colleagues, and years to come. We look to establish more endowed chairs, celebrating teachers and teaching as Viewpoint’s best quality.

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Who Was Dr. William Turner Levy?

By Mark McKee, Head of School

Teacher of Latin and English and Viewpoint Provost. Episcopal priest, soldier and author, raconteur and connoisseur. Friend and confidant to luminaries and inspiration to generations of students and colleagues.

From 1979 until his passing in 2008, The Reverend Dr. William Turner Levy was a Viewpoint legend. Dr. Levy believed in learning through experience, and his own life was filled with defining moments of history and culture. With innate intellectual curiosity and a lack of shyness, he befriended cultural icons from President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt to the poet T.S. Eliot and film director Frank Capra. His published writings included books about Capra’s films and memoirs of Eliot and Roosevelt, and he officiated at Mrs. Roosevelt’s funeral in 1962. Dr. Levy was a man whose life brought together people, experiences and ideas – our common humanity and the humanities – inspiring students with intellect and connection. As former Headmaster Dr. Bob Dworkoski wrote, Dr. Levy called his classroom “a sacred place where reason, wisdom, and beauty dwelled.”

Following careers in Army service during WWII (for which he earned a Bronze Star), in the Episcopal Church, and as a college professor of English, Dr. Levy’s career at Viewpoint as teacher and provost left a lasting impact not only on hundreds of students but also on the fabric of our community and culture. His prayers and singing framed Viewpoint’s graduations, and in all his teaching, his eloquence and life lessons embodied Viewpoint’s mission to “provide strength and direction for a lifetime.” One former student, Adam Sowlati ’06 wrote to Dr. Levy: “I learned more than Latin and English from you . . . I learned about myself, the world, the challenges that confront all of us, and the need to retain moral competency in a world that seems to lack compassion and honor.

I am a greater person for knowing you.” All his students and colleagues could say the same, and through the Dr. Levy Endowed Chair for Inspired Teaching, that legacy will continue.

Seth Casden ’91

By Monica Case ’90, Associate Director of Communications

Seth Casden ’91 started at Viewpoint in 1985 as a Sixth Grader. This past spring, he completed his third three-year term on Viewpoint’s Board of Trustees. In recognition of his more than 30-year relationship to the School, his abiding belief in the importance of education, and his deep friendship with his English and Latin teacher, the late Dr. Bill Levy, Seth decided to establish the William Turner Levy Endowment, which now supports the William Turner Levy Chair for Inspired Teaching.

Seth explained the magic of Dr. Levy’s teaching: “His class was a learning experience outside of traditional learning. He would bring in objects to the class that we had never seen before, and ask us to try to figure out how they were used, what their history was, and he would then teach us about that. He taught us more through inciting our imaginations than trying to use a book. So, if you’re interested, and you're engaged, and you’re curious, you're going to learn. Everybody always loved Dr. Levy’s class. You just knew that you would walk out of there with something new that you did not know before that was interesting. And that does not even begin to scratch the surface of the man. He had a great gift for friendship, and he struck up friendships or correspondences with every type of person, including Eleanor

Roosevelt and Frank Zappa. He was extraordinary. We were friends until he died.”

Seth has had many careers in his relatively young life – often with an entrepreneurial slant. These include working in private equity and the film business, managing a reggae rock band, building high-end spec homes in Bel-Air, and developing a theme park in Dubai. However, for the last nine years as the CEO of Hologenix, he has devoted himself to the development of their product Celliant, a material used in clothing and bedding that uses infrared technology to improve circulation and increase muscle and tissue oxygenation for health, performance, and recovery. Celliant has recently partnered with Under Armour to produce a full line of wearable tops and pants to assist in post-workout recovery.

Seth’s professional journey is evidence of his open and curious mind – qualities cultivated and encouraged by Dr. Levy. When asked why it was so important to make an endowed gift to Viewpoint, Seth replied, “I think it's a great way to have his legacy live in perpetuity. There wasn't anything really honoring faculty at this level at Viewpoint before, and for me, he's the epitome of what it means to be a teacher.”

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ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Market Values / As of June 30, 2018 Zaki Gordon ’94 Alumni Endowment Fund*

Endowment Funds are financial assets that generate income through the School’s wise investment of the principal. The investment of all Endowment and Reserve Funds is managed by the CFO/ Treasurer based on a Board of Trustees-approved Investment Policy Statement and under the oversight of the Board’s Finance Committee. Portions of Endowment income may help to fund the operating budget or be directed toward donor-designated purposes. The Endowment also serves as a permanent savings account and helps to ensure Viewpoint’s financial strength and stability. Donors may make contributions to existing funds, or establish new funds with a major gift.

Endowment funds are frequently established to honor or memorialize someone of significance to the School. We are especially grateful that these donors chose to support the Endowment because they are helping to ensure a sound financial foundation for Viewpoint School’s future.

$54,363 The Zaki Gordon ’94 Alumni Endowment Fund was founded by Ms. Jo-Ann Gordon and Mr. Dan Gordon in memory of Zaki Gordon ’94, and is governed by a document approved in March of 1994 by the Board of Trustees. The Head of School makes a recommendation and the Finance Committee directs the allocation of the Endowment’s annual investment income for the purposes of “providing items not normally included in the operating budget” to “benefit the Arts and Science Programs.”

The Joseph and Elizabeth Handley Endowment for American Historical Studies

$3,845,046

NAMED FUNDS

Faculty Development Endowment*

$55,269

NEW FUND ESTABLISHED IN 2017-18 The Board of Trustees established the Viewpoint Excellence in Teaching Endowment with the purpose of directing its annual distribution to award prizes on an annual basis to two members of the Viewpoint faculty for their excellence in teaching. The School’s long-term goal is to grow this endowment in order to increase the number of prizes and/or to establish more endowed chairs.

VIEWPOINT EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING ENDOWMENT

$231,257 2017-18 Recipients: Vanessa Harrington Lisa Kessler

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The Anderson-Cheatham Family Endowment for Music*

$57,063 Dr. Robert and Mrs. Jane Cheatham established The Anderson-Cheatham Family Endowment for Music in loving honor of Mrs. Cheatham’s mother, who fostered a love of music. Investment income of the Endowment annually supports students in the music program.

Behrens Endowment Fund*

$2,202,951 Established in 1969 with a bequest by Miss Lottie Behrens, a friend of the School, this endowment supports the general operating budget.

The Carlson Family Financial Aid Endowment*

$600,585 Established in 2012 by Mr. Steve and Mrs. Leslie Carlson, this endowment will provide annual tuition assistance for an academically qualified student in the Upper School (Grades Nine - Twelve) from a low-income family who otherwise would not be able to attend Viewpoint.

2017-18 Donors Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Carlson

The Barbara Exum Endowment for the Visual Arts*

$40,152 The Barbara Exum Endowment for the Visual Arts was established by her family in loving memory of Mrs. Barbara Exum, former Chair of the Art Department and Teacher of Art. The Endowment’s annual investment income funds the School’s Artist-in-Residence Program and purchases art books for the libraries in honor of each division’s most outstanding artist.

The Members’ Faculty Development Endowment is governed by a specific document of the donor. The corpus of the Endowment remains untouched. The annual investment income is used for faculty professional development.

Endowment for Financial Aid*

$697,524 The Board of Trustees established the Endowment for Financial Aid in 2012 with the purpose of directing its annual investment income to the operating budget to support Viewpoint’s financial aid program. The School’s long-term goal is to substantively enlarge this Endowment, as well as Viewpoint’s resources for financial aid, thus ensuring that the School can attract and enroll qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, thereby broadening the socioeconomic diversity of our School.

Edward E. Ford Endowment*

$93,105 The Edward E. Ford Endowment is governed by a specific document of the donor. The corpus of the Endowment must remain untouched. The annual investment income in any given year is used for faculty professional development of the Upper School’s teachers.

The Joseph and Elizabeth Handley Endowment for American Historical Studies was established in 2004 with a bequest from Mrs. Elizabeth Handley, a long-time friend of the School and is governed by a specific document. The annual investment income of the Endowment supports the Voyage of Discovery trip to Williamsburg, Virginia and Washington D.C.; materials, buildings, books, and technology for educational programs specifically focused on American history; and a partial scholarship each year for a promising student based on achievement and interest in the field of American history. In 2018, the School approved the establishment of The Handley Chair for American Studies to honor a Viewpoint teacher who promotes intellectual inquiry and love of learning in the history, literature, and culture of the United States.

The Handley Chair holder may be a teacher of any discipline or grade level, whose impact clearly promotes students’ understanding of our nation’s values and tradition and application of their learning.

2017-18 Recipient: Mr. Robert P. Taylor

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund*

$868,545 Established in 2010 by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, this endowment will provide annual tuition at Viewpoint School for an academically deserving student in the Upper School (Grades Nine-Twelve) from a lowincome family who otherwise would not be able to send their son or daughter to our School.

La Oportunidad Fund* General Endowment Fund*

$7,490,875 The General Endowment Fund is not governed by a specific document. The Board of Trustees may use the Fund at its discretion. Annual investment income is directed to support the operating budget.

$91,716 Mr. Miguel E. Lessing and Ms. Susan Hurwitz established an endowment fund to provide financial assistance to deserving Latino students who wish to attend Viewpoint, but who are financially unable to do so. It is the donors’ wish that the Endowment created by their gift be known as La Oportunidad Fund.

This Endowment is governed by a specific document. The Endowment’s investment income annually helps to fund the tuition of an excellent Latino student from a low-income

family attending Viewpoint School. It is the donors’ hope that, in addition to enhancing Viewpoint’s ability to assist Latino students, the Endowment will inspire others to support this worthwhile goal and to contribute to this Endowment as well.

2017-18 Donors Mr. Andres Lessing ’97 & Dr. Lindsay Rosenfeld Mr. Miguel Lessing & Ms. Susan Hurwitz Mr. Antonio & Mrs. Mary Rodriquez Mrs. Virginia Smith

The Dr. William Turner Levy Endowment

$118,775 Established in 2017 by trustee Mr. Seth Casden ’91, the endowment honors the late Provost and longtime beloved teacher, Dr. William Levy Turner, who in his 29 years at Viewpoint, inspired generations of Viewpoint students to a lifetime love of learning. The Dr. William Turner Levy Endowment will provide support for two strategic enhancements to our faculty and program. The Dr. William Turner Levy Faculty Chair, Viewpoint’s first endowed teaching chair, recognizes a faculty member every two years for their exemplary work with students that, like Dr. Levy, inspired them to never stop learning.

2017-18 Recipient: Dr. Amanda Clarke In addition, The Dr. William Turner Levy Experiential Journey recognizes and supports Dr. Levy’s belief in the value of living experientially. Alumni he taught all remember fondly his recommendation to go out into the world and experience life. In addition to the stipend that accompanies the honorary endowed teaching chair, the proceeds from the endowment will provide resources for the Dr. Levy Chair holder to provide his or her students with a memorable educational experience that would not otherwise be possible.

2017-18 Donors Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Claudia Antoine Mrs. Sandy Bowne Mr. Seth Casden ’91

Liu Family Endowment Fund for Robotics

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Glenna Lovett, along with Sharon’s family and friends, established The Sharon Lovett Endowment for Music Education to support students who qualify for financial aid and wish to further their musical instruction. The Endowment is governed by a specific document of the donors. The investment income from the Endowment is awarded annually at the discretion of the Financial Aid Committee to assist students with rentals of instruments and other special costs associated with participating in the music program at Viewpoint School. Disbursements may fund instrumental music students at all grade levels and vocal or choral students in the Middle and Upper Schools.

2017-18 Donors Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Claudia Antoine Mrs. Sandy Bowne Mr. Bob & Mrs. Tiffany Lovett Mrs. Glenna Lovett Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

The Toye/Banzhaf Family Endowment Fund for Film Education*

$39,809 Established by Mrs. Sigrid Toye, a trustee emerita and former Viewpoint parent, the annual investment income of the Endowment fund supports film students of the Middle and Upper Schools (Grades Six through Twelve).

Viewpoint Patriot Scholar-Athlete Endowment*

$287,191 Established in 2013 by Mr. Keith and Mrs. Nanette Leonard, this endowment will provide annual tuition assistance at the School for an academically qualified scholar-athlete in the Upper School (Grades Nine-Twelve), who has demonstrated a genuine curiosity for learning.

Furthermore, this student will exemplify sound character, have proven financial need, and show a commitment to athletics.

The Woelfl Family Endowment*

The Meryl Staley ’06 Endowment for the Theater Arts

$44,011

$142,299 Meryl Staley ’06 had a passion for the theater arts and participated in The Conservatory of Dance and The Conservatory of Theater at Viewpoint School. In memory of Meryl, her parents Mr. Kevin and Mrs. Jayne Staley, along with Meryl’s family and friends, established The Meryl Staley ’06 Endowment for the Theater Arts. This endowment funds an award presented annually to the sophomore or junior in the Upper School who, through his or her quiet determination, selfless spirit, and commitment to excellence, inspires teamwork and morale in the practice and performance of the theater arts. The Endowment is governed by a specific document of the donors, and the annual investment income supports a stipend for the winner of the Award for the cost of off-campus enrichment.

Mr. Rudy Woelfl, a trustee emeritus and former Viewpoint parent, and the Woelfl family established this Endowment in 2002 with the purpose of instilling in Viewpoint’s students a curiosity and understanding of the biological (life) and physical sciences. The Endowment’s annual investment income funds the purchase of science equipment for the Primary and Lower Schools’ science classrooms.

2017-18 Donors Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Claudia Antoine Mr. Don & Mrs. Carolyn Berger Mrs. Sandy Bowne Mr. Kevin & Mrs. Jayne Staley

$120,294 Established in 2015 by Mr. Xiaoyong Liu and Mrs. Yunhe Li, this Endowment will provide funds to support Viewpoint’s Robotics Program.

The Sharon Lovett Endowment for Music Education*

$192,097 Ms. Sharon Lovett, a former Chair of the Music Department, choral conductor, and music teacher (1986-91, 2000-03) was dedicated to inspiring her students with an appreciation and a love for music. She embodied the many personal qualities that Viewpoint wishes to instill in its students, and her spirit enriched our lives. As a tribute to Sharon, her parents,

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*Note on Endowment Earnings and Distribution The Board of Trustees maintains a comprehensive Endowment Spending Policy based on the advice of the Finance Committee and its Investment Subcommittee. The goal of the policy is to provide predictable, regular disbursement of annual interest earnings and to moderate the cyclical nature of actual market performance. Currently the Board has a standing spending rate of up to 4% of the previous 12 quarters rolling average in each endowment account. In years where earnings exceed 4%, the excess earnings shall remain in the fund to support distributions in years of low or negative earnings and to grow the balance of the fund to maintain purchasing power against inflation.

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TRIBUTE & MEMORIAL GIFTS

Why I Volunteer for Viewpoint . . .

Elena Batsalkin / Parent of Maksim ’26 and Lyla ’28, Benefit Auction Volunteer & Viewpoint Fund Class Captain

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Viewpoint embodies everything that is important to our family including excellence in education, arts, music and athletics, and allows our children to pursue all of their passions. It is also the sense of community at Viewpoint that has truly made a significant impact on us. For that reason, with great pride I have supported the School’s fundraising efforts through the Benefit and the Viewpoint Fund. I trust that my ongoing commitment to support the School enhances current and future programs for all of our children while fostering amazing experiences for the families that make Viewpoint such an amazing community.

TRIBUTE GIFTS Mr. David Bowie “Gift to benefit digital music in his memory” Mr. Roberto Hale & Mrs. Sandra Kourchenko-Hale

Ms. Peggy Jones Mr. Bruce & Mrs. Carrie Nebens

Mr. Steven Lotwin

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“In honor of his reaching 15 years with Capital Group” The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Milestone Anniversary Donation Program

MEMORIAL GIFTS Mr. Tom Sherak “In memory of Papa” Mr. Dan & Mrs. Melissa Glasser

Mr. Ron Antoine

Mrs. Char Gailen

Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Claudia Antoine Mrs. Sandy Bowne

Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Claudia Antoine Mrs. Sandy Bowne

Mrs. Terri Bitticks

Mr. Zaki Gordon ’94

Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Claudia Antoine Mrs. Sandy Bowne

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Daniel Gordon

Mr. Morgan Wallace “In honor of Morgan Wallace and the LACoFD Recruit Class 149” Mrs. Candace & Mr. Randal Wallace

Dr. William T. Levy Mrs. Susan Boething Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Claudia Antoine Mrs. Sandy Bowne

Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Claudia Antoine Mrs. Sandy Bowne

Mr. Michael Mantell Mr. Cameron Calderone Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Claudia Antoine Mrs. Sandy Bowne Mr. Carter Hershey & Mrs. Tracy Calderone Hershey Mr. Gary & Mrs. Harmony Paticoff

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Mrs. Jennifer Cowen Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Sandy Bowne

Mr. Brian Prinn Mrs. Cathy & Mr. Neil Adelman Mrs. Sandy Bowne

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SPECIAL GIFTS

“ We are privileged to enjoy the best mentor in the world – Mr. Argano-Rush.

When all of this comes together, this is really an experience – the best experience I have ever had.”

– Edmund Liu ’19

Physics and Robotics teacher Lance Argano-Rush, center, surrounded by grateful members of Viewpoint’s Robotics Program.

Inspired Teaching Inspires Students and Donors On January 3, our Upper School students and faculty came together to celebrate a Ribbon Cutting for the newly reopened Robotics Lab. Fifteen families partnered with the School to invest in capital improvements to the Detterman Family Physics and Robotics Lab. Inspired by the extraordinary dedication and passion of faculty member Mr. Lance Argano-Rush and the success of Viewpoint’s Robotics Program, these families stepped forward to help make possible a dedicated learning environment furnished with state-of-the-art equipment.

The design for the Robotics Lab was influenced by years of students designing, tinkering, making, and competing. It includes the features that our teachers and students most want and need: a state-of-the-art engineering and machine room equipped with the latest tools to design and create, a dedicated Robotics Practice Field to test and iterate these creations, and a working environment that facilitates students collaborating and dreaming together.

In addition, the renovated Robotics Lab includes the naming of the Patriot Tool Room in honor of Lance. This gift not only honors Lance and his leadership, but also our successful Robotics Teams and our students who inspired the development of this signature program at Viewpoint.

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ROBOTICS LAB DONORS Mr. Jie & Mrs. Peggy Chen Mr. William Detterman '85 & Mrs. Jennifer Detterman Mr. B. Alan Geddes & Mrs. Elisa Bell Mr. Xiaoyong Liu & Ms. Yunhe Li The Luner Family Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Andrea Lux Denise & David McAdoo Mr. Mark McKee & Mrs. Cathy Shelburne McKee Ms. Sheila Morris Dr. Young Riddle Mrs. Wen Shen Mr. Douglas Sun & Ms. Nicole Lou Mr. Felix Yang & Mrs. Anna Yuan Mr. Haiyang Yang & Mrs. Guoji He Mr. Yun Zhang & Mrs. Jiaqi Tan

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Cash gifts received July 1, 2017 -June 30, 2018 Mr. Kelly & Mrs. Lisa Austin Mr. Wafik & Mrs. Gihane Bishai C.A. Rasmussen, Inc. Mr. Jie & Mrs. Peggy Chen Mr. William Detterman '85 & Mrs. Jennifer Detterman Mr. Bradley & Mrs. Tracy Friedel Mr. B. Alan Geddes & Mrs. Elisa Bell Mr. Brian & Mrs. Leigh Glicklich Mr. Siegmund Gutman & Ms. Stephanie Hertzman Mr. Jeremy & Mrs. Kimberly Helfand Mr. Dan & Mrs. Nancy Hosseini Mr. Xiaoyong Liu & Ms. Yunhe Li Mr. Robert & Mrs. Jennifer Lopata The Luner Family Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Andrea Lux Mrs. Amy & Mr. Hans Maentz Denise & David McAdoo Mr. Mark McKee & Mrs. Cathy Shelburne McKee Mr. Fred Middleton The Middleton Foundation Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Barbara Moran Ms. Sheila Morris Mr. John & Mrs. Nicole Nadolenco National Philanthropic Trust Mr. John & Mrs. Allison Nelson Mr. Dean & Mrs. Kathleen Rasmussen Rasmussen Foundation Dr. Young Riddle Mrs. Jodi & Mr. Larry Schapiro Mr. Charles & Mrs. Karen Schetter Mrs. Wen Shen Mr. Douglas Sun & Ms. Nicole Lou The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust The UBS Foundation Mr. Robert & Mrs. Julie Webster Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Jennifer Wolfe Mr. Jonathon & Mrs. Stephanie Wolfson Mr. Felix Yang & Mrs. Anna Yuan Mr. Haiyang Yang & Mrs. Guoji He Mr. David & Mrs. Christine ZeBrack Mr. Yun Zhang & Mrs. Jiaqi Tan

Viewpoint occasionally receives gifts that reflect a specific purpose. These gifts enrich the School’s programs by providing items over and above those funded through the operating budget. However, as these gifts are not available to support annual operations, they are not considered contributions to the Viewpoint Fund and thus are listed separately.

Bronson Motorsports, Inc. Mr. Jie & Mrs. Peggy Chen Mr. Robert & Mrs. Jessica Gottlieb Mr. DaPeng Huang & Mrs. XiaoWen Cai Master HongYi Huang '19 Mrs. Lore Harp McGovern & Mr. Patrick McGovern Mr. Ethan & Mrs. Marisol Penner Pursuit Systems, Inc. Regency Fire Protection, Inc. Mrs. Virginia Smith Mr. John & Mrs. Annette Such Mr. Ray Zhu & Ms. Grace Li

RESTRICTED FINANCIAL AID Anonymous (3) Dr. Nader Afshari & Mrs. Goli Vahdani Mr. John & Mrs. Maria Baier Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Pasha & Mrs. Halé Behzadi Mr. Chopper Bernet & Ms. Carrie Rheinfrank Mr. Robert & Ms. Kafi Blumenfield Mr. Robert & Mrs. Michelle Bradway Mr. Gary & Mrs. Mariam Brown Mr. Steven Brown & Mrs. Judy Gawlik-Brown Mr. Robert & Mrs. Joyce Bryan Ms. Kristen Carlson '01 & Mr. Jake Ogle Mr. Robert Carlson Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Carlson Mr. Jamie & Mrs. Michaela Carmichael Mr. Sal & Mrs. Jennifer Casola Mr. James Childress & Ms. Amy Sommer Childress Mr. Afolabi & Mrs. Aderonke Denloye

Mr. Jay & Mrs. Maria DiMaggio Mrs. Jacki Dresher Mr. Salah Farrag Mr. Brian & Mrs. Leigh Glicklich Mr. Michael & Mrs. Inga Goodman Mr. Michael & Mrs. Natalie Hale Mr. Evan & Mrs. Heather Jones Mr. Darcy Jouan & Mrs. Christina Davis Mr. Nick & Mrs. Sylvia Karapetian Mr. Ara Kazanjian & Ms. Araxie Kouleyan Mr. Howard & Mrs. Margaret Keyes Mr. Todd & Mrs. Melissa Kolker Ms. Elana Krausz Mr. ChengShing Lai & Mrs. Michelle Liu Mr. Sylvain & Mrs. Caryn Leroy Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Alison Lindgren Mrs. Amy & Mr. Hans Maentz Mr. Jay & Mrs. Erica McGraw Mr. Mark McKee & Mrs. Cathy Shelburne McKee Mr. Joseph Moraino & Mrs. Ute Bitschnau-Moraino Mr. Patrick Moyal & Dr. Kathy Chriqui Mr. John & Mrs. Allison Nelson Ms. Apryl Prose-Papariella Ms. Amy Ritz Mr. Mark Ritz Mr. Adam Robitshek & Mrs. Ryan Jordan Mr. Antonio & Mrs. Mary Rodriquez Mr. Joe & Mrs. Jessica Rogan Mr. Dan & Mrs. Jill Schecter Ms. Jill & Mr. P.C. Shaw Mrs. Sarah Spano '05 & Mr. Phil Kropoth Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Lorraine Staab Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Cheryl Stibel Mr. Zurab Tsereteli & Ms. Lola Kochetkova Mr. Frank & Mrs. Jaelee Watanabe Wells Fargo Mr. Nicolai Martin Wiest & Mrs. Vanessa Moriel Munoz Mr. Bernard & Ms. Shelly Wolfsdorf Mr. Jonathon & Mrs. Stephanie Wolfson Mr. Graham Younger & Mrs. Joanne Devereux Mr. David & Mrs. Christine ZeBrack

GIFTS-IN-KIND Each year, many individuals choose to donate items and services that fulfill a variety of needs at the School. From library books to computers, these unbudgeted items help support Viewpoint’s programs.

Ms. Laurie Allen Mr. Jason & Mrs. Caroline Derlatka Dr. Robert & Mrs. Kristin Dworkoski Mr. Rick & Mrs. Michele Granata Ms. Julie Kaufman Mr. Zhihong Liu & Dr. Min Lu Mr. Cliff & Mrs. Cynthia Lucas Mr. Aaron & Mrs. Nicole Mazzolini Mr. Michael Murphy & Ms. Inely Cassia Cesna Mr. Antonio & Mrs. Mary Rodriquez Mrs. Lissa & Mr. Richard Sholty Dr. Laurence & Mrs. Ziva Silverstein Mr. Kevin & Mrs. Jayne Staley Mr. Frank Tobe

SPECIAL EVENTS SUPPORT With sincere gratitude, Viewpoint wishes to extend special thanks to these generous families who provided resources for special events throughout the year.

Mr. Scott & Mrs. Victoria Beal Mr. Robert & Ms. Kafi Blumenfield Dr. Jonathan & Mrs. Maggie Cole Mr. John & Mrs. Mary Conlin Mr. Marc & Mrs. Janine Hawlitzeck The Hidden Garden Mr. Allen & Mrs. Arax Gross Ms. Peggy Jones & Ms. Parise Livanos Mr. Greg & Mrs. Amy Marella Mr. Keith & Mrs. Lesley Marvin Dr. Amin & Mrs. Nikki Nia Prop Heaven Mr. Richard & Mrs. Olga Robertson Mr. Frank & Mrs. Jaelee Watanabe Mr. Jared & Mrs. Jessica Wolfson Mr. David & Mrs. Christine ZeBrack

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1 Havana Nights 2 Greg and Amy Marella 3 Jake Ogle and Kristen Carlson ’01 4 Matthew and Melissa Oden (seated) celebrate their Live Auction win with Julie Pierce, Ryan Kaltman, Melissa Kolker, and Jessie Wolfson 5 Shelly Sumpter Gillyard, Chad and Laurel Tew, with Pasha and Halé Behzadi 6 Robyn Pomada shows off her auction win 7 Grandparents Vincent and Doris Marafino 8 Ara and Araxie Kazanjian 9 Brett and Debbie Garner, Elena and Danny Batsalkin, with Goli Vahdani and Nader Afshari

2018 Gala Chair Tammy Temkin and David Temkin

If you let yourself imagine, you were right there in Havana with the scent of hundreds of roses and gorgeous hot pink orchids everywhere! Traditional tunes from the island country greeted guests who dressed “Havana Chic” in recognition of this beautiful city known for its art and music, rum and cigars, restaurants and paladares, and vintage American cars.

The warm spring night found our Viewpoint community happily ensconced in the Four Seasons’ garden tent enjoying Cuban cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and our stellar Jazz Band, while perusing another excellent Silent Auction. Before heading into the ballroom for the evening’s festivities, guests were treated to their choice of fine cigars for after dinner.

This wonderful annual event is created by parent volunteers as a joyous celebration of the unique community and camaraderie we share as parent-partners in our children’s education at Viewpoint. In addition to the music, dining, and entertainment – there also is important fundraising associated with this event. We are tremendously grateful to all those who contributed funds, auction items, raised their paddle in support of Financial Aid, and made an auction purchase. Each gift is appreciated and makes a difference!

We are pleased to report that proceeds of our second annual Fund-A-Need paddleraise, in support of Viewpoint’s Financial Aid program, earned $171,218. In addition to our Auctions, Patronage, and Corporate Sponsorships, net revenues totaled $642,837 – another gain over the previous year’s event.

We want to wholeheartedly thank all our Gala volunteers and especially our leaders, Benefit Gala Chair Tammy Temkin, and Auction Co-Chairs, Elena Batsalkin, Melissa Kolker, and Jessie Wolfson, Logistics Chair, Amy Ritz, and Décor Chair, Nicole Mazzolini for their contributions and multiple years of Benefit service. We appreciate the team spirit of all our parents who step forward to help, including Ryan Kaltman, our beloved Master of Ceremonies. Their dedication and creativity make this event lucrative, enjoyable, and beautiful! This year’s Gala was a feast for the eyes with flowers and décor that truly transformed the venue! We are extremely grateful for the generous donations from The Hidden Garden Floral Design and Prop Heaven.

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2018 BENEFIT GALA COMMITTEE Chair: Tammy Temkin Committee Chairs: Auction Elena Batsalkin Melissa Kolker Jessie Wolfson Patrons, Business & Corporate Partners Reetu Dua Rubina Habis Cynthia Scott Décor & Table Nicole Mazzolini Entertainment Erica Friedman Hospitality Liz Jereski Caryn Leroy Marli Marafino-Finello

Special Thanks to our outstanding Auction, Décor, Student Art, and Support Committees: Nancy Alpert Afsoon Gerayli Annamarie Griffin Jill Kramer Sharmini Kumar Kerry Latour Sharon Legesse Amy Marella Jane Mass Els Mitchum Shari Nicotero Rick Requena Kala Sarvaiya Michelle Schreier Adam Scott Goli Vahdani

Student Class Art Lauren Donkar Rachel Hammelman Meredith Momoda Diane Putzer Teja Ream Sara Solis Elizabeth Yi Student Photo Favors Marcia Balbín Yvette Gastelo Venue, Vendor, & Logistics Amy Ritz

10 Paul and Gia Shurgot, Danny and Stephanie Cooper, Mindy and Frank Han, with Gigi and Wafik Bishai 11 Skee and Eva Goedhart with Skee’s art he donated to the Silent Auction 12 Valerie and Mark Sawicki 13 Fund-A-Need Donors raise their paddles in support of Viewpoint’s Financial Aid Program

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BENEFIT GALA PATRONS DIAMOND The Carlson Family PLATINUM Mr. Nick & Mrs. Sylvia Karapetian GOLD Anonymous Mr. Paul & Dr. Gia Shurgot STERLING Mr. Gold & Ms. Michelle Lee Mr. Jay & Mrs. Erica McGraw Union Bank - The Private Bank The Walt Disney Company BRONZE Mr. Jon Blanda Ms. Rachael Blanda Mr. Robert & Ms. Kafi Blumenfield Mr. James Childress & Ms. Amy Sommer Childress Mr. Geoffrey & Mrs. Helene DeStefano First Republic Bank Mr. Darcy Jouan & Mrs. Christina Davis Mr. Brad Kern '75 & Mrs. Marianne Kern Mr. Yoshiteru Koide & Mrs. Mayumi Torii Koide Mr. Jonathon & Mrs. Stephanie Wolfson PARTNER Amgen Inc. Bolton & Company Mr. Gregory & Mrs. Patricia Friberg Mr. Eric & Mrs. Jessica Johnson Mr. Sylvain & Mrs. Caryn Leroy Mr. Alexis & Mrs. Laura Maged Mr. Mark McKee & Mrs. Cathy Shelburne McKee Sage Dining Services Dr. Scott & Mrs. Samantha Wasserman VIEWPOINT FRIEND Comfort Window Co., Inc. Gorian & Associates, Inc. Mr. Todd & Mrs. Melissa Kolker Parker-Anderson Enrichment Mr. William & Mrs. Diana Putzer Mr. Martin & Mrs. Ellen Rosen Transit Systems Unlimited

CORPORATE SPONSORS The Agency Andrew Teshinsky Real Estate Group Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Tara Teshinsky Belmont Village Senior Living Calabasas Boston Private Bank & Trust Company Doctor on Demand Mr. Jay & Mrs. Erica McGraw Gaspar Insurance Services, Inc. Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Christina Gaspar Glaser Weil LLP Jet Edge International Mr. William Papariella Maxine Banks Events LLC Oak Park Dentistry for Children Dr. Yazdan & Mrs. Krista Alami QuadraNet, Inc Mr. Ilan & Mrs. Michal Mishan Wells Fargo Private Bank Mr. Abraham & Mrs. Natalie Chesed

AUCTION DONORS Anonymous ABC-7 KABC-TV Dr. Elliot Abemayor & Dr. Nina Shapiro Absolute Pilates Upstairs Alder Inn Mr. Norton & Mrs. Colette Alderson Allegra Music Academy Aloha Beach Camp Mr. Steven & Mrs. Nancy Alpert Mr. Philip & Dr. Tanya Altmann Amazing Lash Studio

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Ameci Pizza & Pasta America's Got Talent American Horror Story American Housewife American Idol AMG Fitness Amgen Aquarium of the Pacific Mr. Lance Argano-Rush Arkenstone Vineyards Arthur Murray Dance Studio of Woodland Hills Mrs. Susan Ashen ATAM – Academy of Technology, Art and Music Atom Tickets Mr. Kelly & Mrs. Lisa Austin Baccarat Hotel NYC Mr. Scott & Mrs. Renee Baio Bar Nine NYC The Barkley Pet Hotel & Day Spa Barnes & Noble Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Karleen Basch Mr. Danny & Mrs. Elena Batsalkin Mrs. Trudy & Mr. Allie Baylock BBMA the Salon Beachbody, LLC Bead Lounge Beatbike Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Ali Bernstein Ms. Lacey Bianco Mr. Greg Bisheff Bitter Root Pottery Mr. Jon Blanda Blink - 182 Mr. Michael & Mrs. Jill Bluhm Mr. Robert & Ms. Kafi Blumenfield Blundstone Blush BOA Steakhouse Boar Dough Tasting Room Boccaccio's Restaurant Mr. Emil & Mrs. Tatiana Borokhovich Mr. Brian & Mrs. Mia Boudreau Bowlero Corporation Bradford Renaissance Portraits Brandes Portraiture Ms. Brenda Brandt Brandywine Mrs. Paula Brendle Mr. Michael Broderick & Mr. Rick Requena Ms. Gabrielle Brown-Granaroli Mr. Jeff Brunski Burro Calabasas Country Club Calabasas Med Spa Calamigos Ranch Cali Camp California Pizza Kitchen California State Museum Foundation Camp Bow Wow Camp Kinneret Summer Day Camp The Canyon Club Canyon Salon Carrara Pastries Mr. Seth Casden '91 Cava Mr. Michael & Mrs. Lisa Chalfin Channel Islands Scuba The Cheesecake Factory Chef Nourish Mr. Kevin Choroomi & Dr. Afsoon Gerayli Classic Wings, LLC Clay Lacy Aviation Club Pilates Coastal Dermatology Ms. Nan Cohen The Comedy Store Compass Education Group Conejo Valley Veterinary Hospital the COOP Mrs. Megan Cooper CorePower Yoga Mrs. Alison Steelberg Corneau '97 Cornell Winery and Tasting Room Cornerstone Photography Craig's CReATE Studio CxS Designs

Daisy Dukes Daland Swim School Dance Dimensions Performing Arts Center Dance Masters Ballroom World of Dance Dawn Barnes Karate Kids Dennis Uniform Mr. Jason & Mrs. Caroline Derlatka Destination Science Devon Review Discovery Cube Disney Distant Horizons Travel Debi Dodgson at Obasi Salon Dojo Boom Mr. Adam Dombchik & Ms. Jenny Buchbinder Donut Queen Driver's Ed Direct Duff's Cakemix Duke of Bourbon Ms. Catherine Dunn Dr. Michael & Mrs. Danette Eilenberg Elite Dance & Performing Arts Center Elite Island Resorts The Ellen Degeneres Show Mrs. Megan Marquez-Ende Equinox Erewhon Market Erlinda Olvera Gary L. Etting, O.D. FACS Fitness The Factory Training Fair Hills Farms Fairies and Dragons Parties Mrs. Juli Falk Farfalla Trattoria Mr. Salah Farrag Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Allison Fields Mr. Patrick Finn & Mrs. Farnaz Fardad-Finn Fitness by the Sea, Kids' Camp Fitwall Florentyna's Flowing Springs Nannies Follett Virtual Bookstores Mrs. Connie Foreman Foundry Fine Jewelry Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea Foxen Vineyard Foxfield Riding School Mr. Brad & Mrs. Kenya Foxhoven FRENCH, Le Concept Store Fresh Brothers Mr. Gregory & Mrs. Patricia Friberg Ms. Christina Furio Fusion Academy Warner Center Futurity Farms The Gallery Restaurant Mr. Brett & Mrs. Deborah Garner Ms. Diane Garza Geffen Playhouse Ms. Susan Gellerman Mr. Paul Gembus & Mrs. Teresa Hames Gerber Kawasaki Wealth Management Dr. Neil Ghodadra & Mrs. Reetu Dua Giggles N' Hugs Mr. Ron Gillyard & Mrs. Shelly Sumpter Gillyard Mr. Brian & Mrs. Leigh Glicklich Mr. David & Mrs. Paige Glickman Glowzone GNC Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Rachael Goddard Mr. Skee & Mrs. Eva Goedhart Good to Great Mr. Robert & Mrs. Jessica Gottlieb Mr. Dmitri Goudkov Great Expectations College Prep, LLC Gregg Ruth Jewelry Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Annamarie Griffin The Grill on the Alley Mr. Bronz Grisom '02 Mrs. Carolyn Grisom Mr. Robel Gugsa & Ms. Sharon Legesse Guided Discoveries Mr. Pierre & Mrs. Rubina Habis Hair Hair Styling by Drew Mr. Michael & Mrs. Natalie Hale

Halper Fine Art Mr. Terry Hardy & Mrs. Lenore Marusak The Harmonist Dr. Sean Harper & Mrs. Stella Harpoothian Health Nut Ms. Kelly Heimsath Mr. Amir & Mrs. Kathy Heshmatpour Ms. Kimberly Hill Hilton Chicago Oak Lawn Ms. Monica Hoenig Hollywood Wax Museum Mr. Scott & Mrs. Quan Holm Hope Organizers, Inc. Horizon Limousine, Inc. Host Hotels The Hotel Wilshire Mr. Alan Howie Mr. Victor Hsu & Ms. Dreama Gose Hugo's Restaurants Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Pamela Humbert Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Ms. Kate Iacoi In-N-Out Burger Invesco PowerShares QQQ Isabel Naucino at Obasi Salon Island Packers Islands Jackeez & Nicolz Mr. Douglas & Mrs. Monique Jacobsen Jane of Tarzana Ms. Mayanthi Imbuldeniya Jayaratna '99 Jennifer McCrary Hair Jessica Simpson Collection JillyBeads Joan's on Third Mr. Eric & Mrs. Jessica Johnson Joshua Engle The Jump Around Dr. Ross & Mrs. Leslie Kaplan Karma Baker Mr. Brett & Mrs. Beth Kaufman Kelly Fogel Photography Dr. Marc & Mrs. Karen Kerner Ms. Mandy Kerr Mrs. Lisa Kessler Mr. Howard & Mrs. Margaret Keyes Mr. Edmond Khodaverdy & Ms. Yvette Gastelo Kid's Salon of Woodland Hills Kid's World and Blast City Kidz Korner Kinara Skin Care Clinic & Spa King's Fish House The Kingdom Kingfisher Road Mr. Brian & Mrs. Natalie Kirkdoffer Mr. Todd & Mrs. Melissa Kolker Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Tanya Kramer Mr. Douglas & Mrs. Jill Kramer Kramer Metals Ms. Elana Krausz Kryger Institute of Plastic Surgery KT Nails Dr. Kain & Mrs. Sharmini Kumar La Knitterie Parisienne LA Opera Education and Community Engagement Ladyface Ale Companie Lakal Jewelry Lal Mirch Indian Restaurant The Landing Grill and Sushi The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Mr. Richard & Mrs. Kerry Latour Laugh Factory Laura P Fitness Lavaggio Lemonade Mr. Andy Leonard & Ms. Teddy Seraphine Leshem Loft Mr. Fred & Mrs. Lisa Levine Mr. Jordan & Mrs. Sheri Levy Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Lori Libonati Little Valley Vineyards Mr. Robert & Mrs. Jennifer Lopata Los Angeles Ballet Academy Lovi's Delicatessen The Luner Family

M Salon M. Fredric M6 Fitness Madame Tussauds Hollywood Mrs. Amy & Mr. Hans Maentz The Magic Castle Magic Moments Luxury Excursions Magicopolis Makey Makey The Malibu Colony Company Malibu Eye Center Malibu Makos Surf Club Malibu Sanity Vineyard Malibu Wine Safaris Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, LLC Mr. Keith & Mrs. Tammy Manchester Mr. Greg & Mrs. Amy Marella Marissa Torres at Obassi Salon Mr. Patrick Marquez Mr. David Martin Marvin Steindler Photography Mr. John & Mrs. Isabelle Marx Mr. John & Mrs. Jane Mass Mastro's Restaurants Denise & David McAdoo Ms. Antonia McKee Mr. Mark McKee Ms. Odile McNally Meant 2 Be Ms. Andrea Melville Mrs. Robin Meyers Micro Kickboard Ms. Alyssa Milne Mindfulness Matters Mr. W. Spence & Mrs. Els Mitchum Mr. Brian & Mrs. Tracy Mitteldorf Modern Age Dentistry Monarch's Gymnastics Monnalisa Mrs. Laurie Montgomery Mr. Joseph Moraino & Mrs. Ute Bitschnau-Moraino MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation Mr. Chow Mr. Mitchell & Mrs. Hope Mulbarger Mr. Michael Murphy & Ms. Inely Cassia Cesna Nails 2000 Mr. Mark & Dr. Ziba Nassab Mr. John & Mrs. Allison Nelson Ms. Amy Neunsinger Mr. Bryan & Mrs. Julie Newman New West Symphony Nic and Norman’s Nickelodeon Mr. Greg & Mrs. Shari Nicotero Niky's Sports Nina Shapiro, M.D. Nobu Malibu Restaurant Nothing Bundt Cakes Mrs. Jasmine Novick The Now Massage Boutique Mr. Michael & Mrs. Nicole O'Rourke Ocean Adventure Dentistry Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Melissa Oden Olga Lorencin Skin Care Olympia Plaza Pharmacy On Location Creations Dr. Oludotun & Mrs. Opeyemi Oni OPTX by Wayne Fletcher The Orville Ms. Pam Oseransky Count Alexander & Countess Juliette Ouvaroff Pacific Festival Ballet Pacific Park The Pampered Pet Hotel and Spa Paper Source Paradise Cove Beach Cafe Parker-Anderson Enrichment Pas de Deux Dancewear PCH Scuba Pebbles Clothing Pedaler's Fork Pedego 101 Electric Bikes Ms. Melissa Pennington Ms. Lilian Perez-Rezazadeh Ms. Makenzie Perry

Mr. Bruce & Ms. Cynthia Peterson Petsmart Mr. Paul & Mrs. Julie Pierce Pinot's Palette The Pit Malibu Plata Taqueria & Cantina Mr. Brent & Mrs. Jody Polacheck Polacheck's Jewelers Popped Fresh Ms. Dianne Porchia Ms. Rosalyn Porter '82 Porter Valley Country Club Pottery Barn Teen Premier Development Academy Mr. J.J. Prince Purse Rehab Ms. Makenzie Rasmussen ’06 The Reel Inn Relevé Studios Remedy Skin + Body Ms. Roxana Rezazadeh Mr. Rick Steier Ms. Amy Ritz Mr. Mark Ritz Ms. Amber Rivero Mrs. Julie Robbins Rock Your Hair Mr. Clinton & Mrs. Kelly Rockwell Roclord Photography Studio Mr. Antonio & Mrs. Mary Rodriquez The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Room at the Beach Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Nancy Rosman Mr. David Rosner Rosti Tuscan Kitchen Mr. Clifford & Mrs. Pamela Rowe Rowley Portraiture Mr. Richard & Mrs. Anne Rubin Mr. Cary & Mrs. Raizy Rubinstein Ruby Image Group Ryan Murphy Productions Dr. Ali Saeghi & Ms. Vandidad Rasouli Sagebrush Cantina Salon Nuuvo Salon Sirenetta Santa Barbara Adventure Company Mr. Kirit & Mrs. Kala Sarvaiya Mr. Roberto Scaramuzzi & Ms. Elisabeth Jereski Mrs. Jacqueline Schaffer '91 & Mr. Jeff Schaffer Mr. Charles & Mrs. Karen Schetter Mrs. Vicki Schulhof Ms. Laura Schuman Craig Mr. Adam & Mrs. Cynthia Scott Seaglass Fine Art Photography Seaworthy Small Ships, Inc. Seed Beauty Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Peggy Sella Senna Cosmetics Sephora Mr. Alden & Mrs. Barbara Sheets Mr. Timothy Sherman Mrs. Sue Shisley Mr. Travis Shojinaga Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Nancy Shore Mrs. Michele Shumow Mr. Paul & Dr. Gia Shurgot Sienna Skin Care & Day Spa Dr. Laurence & Mrs. Ziva Silverstein Simon Rhee Tae Kwon Do Training Center The Six Chow House Sky High Sports Smiling Sea Mr. Chad Smith & Ms. Nancy Mack Smokin Bar-B-Quties Dr. Wesley Snipes Mr. Rennie & Mrs. Sarah Solis Dr. Joel Sommers & Dr. Diana Medina Soto SoulCycle Sparkles & Spikes Speechless Sprinkles Cupcakes Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Lorraine Staab Mr. Brian & Mrs. Roohi Stack

The Stadium Mrs. Brooke Stevens Mrs. Dian Steward Stonefire Grill Stretchlab, LLC Striker Entertainment, LLC Studio 92 Photography Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa Mr. Justin & Mrs. Lauren Sun Superstore Susan Sheridan Photography Sweet Arleen's Sylvan Learning Center Synergy Academics TACORI Talking DEAD Tavern 101 Grill & Tap House TB Equine Team G Tennis Mr. Howard & Mrs. Jodi Tenenbaum Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Tara Teshinsky The Middle The Talk Thomas Fallon Photography Ms. Lacey Thompson Thrive Dance Center TIFA Chocolate & Gelato Tom's Toys LLC Ms. Kelly Toovey Topanga Pet Resort Total Wine & More Toy Crazy Trader Joe’s Ms. Jennifer Tran Mr. Carl Tsai & Mrs. Hsiao-Fen Cheung Twirl Dance Boutique Ms. Karin Urban Val Surf VCA Westlake Village Animal Hospital Vera Bradley, Canoga Park Veronica Skincare Malibu Victory Cosmetic Dentistry Viewpoint School Vintage Grocers Viridian Art Academy The Voice The Wakaya Group Mrs. Candace & Mr. Randal Wallace Mr. Lewis Wallach & Ms. Cynthia Harrison Wallach Warner Bros. Television Warrior & Co. A Yoga Studio Mr. Frank & Mrs. Jaelee Watanabe Mr. Michael Watkins & Ms. Melissa Watkins Trueblood Ms. Michelle Watkins Ms. Delaney West Westlake Golf Course Wheel of Fortune Mr. Nicolai Martin Wiest & Mrs. Vanessa Moriel Munoz Wildflour Bakery & Cafe Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum Ms. Annie Wolfson Mr. Jared & Mrs. Jessica Wolfson Mr. Jonathon & Mrs. Stephanie Wolfson Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill Woodland Hills Country Club WundaBar Pilates Mr. Brian Wynn '85 & Mrs. Tina Wynn Mr. Arden & Mrs. Taline Yerelekian YogaGlo, Inc. YogaWorks Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts Mr. Steve & Mrs. Stephanie Young Ms. Kristen Kelly Zwahlen '82 & Mr. Jeffery Zwahlen

FUND-A-NEED FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIVE TEACHING At this year’s Benefit Gala – Havana Nights – our community raised in excess of $170,000 to help support Viewpoint School’s Financial Aid program. Together, the leaders below generously raised their paddles to contribute to a robust Financial Aid program, which creates accessibility to a college-preparatory education for those who aspire to a Viewpoint education, but do not have the resources to pay the complete cost of tuition. By supporting Financial Aid at Viewpoint, we demonstrate our commitment to a diverse classroom and curriculum that is rooted in a culture that reflects and values diversity, respects individual differences, and responds to a changing, dynamic world.

FUND-A-NEED DONORS Anonymous (3) Dr. Nader Afshari & Mrs. Goli Vahdani Mr. John & Mrs. Maria Baier Mr. Pasha & Mrs. Halé Behzadi Mr. Chopper Bernet & Ms. Carrie Rheinfrank Mr. Robert & Ms. Kafi Blumenfield Mr. Robert & Mrs. Michelle Bradway Mr. Gary & Mrs. Mariam Brown Mr. Steven Brown & Mrs. Judy Gawlik-Brown Mr. Robert & Mrs. Joyce Bryan Ms. Kristen Carlson '01 & Mr. Jake Ogle Mr. Steven & Mrs. Leslie Carlson Mr. Jamie & Mrs. Michaela Carmichael Mr. Sal & Mrs. Jennifer Casola Mr. James Childress & Ms. Amy Sommer Childress Mr. Afolabi & Mrs. Aderonke Denloye Mr. Jay & Mrs. Maria DiMaggio Mrs. Jacki Dresher Mr. Salah Farrag Mr. Brian & Mrs. Leigh Glicklich Mr. Michael & Mrs. Inga Goodman Mr. Michael & Mrs. Natalie Hale Mr. Evan & Mrs. Heather Jones Mr. Darcy Jouan & Mrs. Christina Davis Mr. Nick & Mrs. Sylvia Karapetian Mr. Ara Kazanjian & Ms. Araxie Kouleyan Mr. Howard & Mrs. Margaret Keyes Mr. Todd & Mrs. Melissa Kolker Ms. Elana Krausz Mr. ChengShing Lai & Mrs. Michelle Liu Mr. Sylvain & Mrs. Caryn Leroy Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Alison Lindgren Mrs. Amy & Mr. Hans Maentz Mr. Jay & Mrs. Erica McGraw Mr. Mark McKee & Mrs. Cathy Shelburne McKee Mr. Joseph Moraino & Mrs. Ute Bitschnau-Moraino Mr. Patrick Moyal & Dr. Kathy Chriqui Mr. John & Mrs. Allison Nelson Ms. Apryl Prose-Papariella Ms. Amy Ritz Mr. Richard & Mrs. Olga Robertson Mr. Adam Robitshek & Mrs. Ryan Jordan Mr. Antonio & Mrs. Mary Rodriquez Mr. Joe & Mrs. Jessica Rogan Mr. Dan & Mrs. Jill Schecter Ms. Jill & Mr. P.C. Shaw Mrs. Sarah Spano '05 & Mr. Phil Kropoth Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Lorraine Staab Mr. Zurab Tsereteli & Ms. Lola Kochetkova Mr. Frank & Mrs. Jaelee Watanabe Mr. Nicolai Martin Wiest & Mrs. Vanessa Moriel Munoz Mr. Bernard & Ms. Shelly Wolfsdorf Mr. Jonathon & Mrs. Stephanie Wolfson Mr. Graham Younger & Mrs. Joanne Devereux Mr. David & Mrs. Christine ZeBrack

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FINANCIAL REPORT

3% Investment Income 5.8% Auxiliary Programs 6.3% Annual Contributions

4.2% Administrative and General 8.3% Facilities and Campus Operations 10.3% Financial Aid

17.9% Academic Programs

84.9% Tuition and Fees 57.1% Salaries and Benefits

2017-18 Total Annual Revenues*

2017-18 Total Annual Expenses*

Operating Budget $53 million

Rob Webster / C hair, Finance Committee Viewpoint’s financial results for the 2017-18 academic year are consistent with the past several years, and reflect a solid operating surplus and strong balance sheet position.

to report that, in partnership with the Building and Grounds Committee and Administration, we took a quantum leap forward in our ability to budget and assess the adequacy of our reserves. I believe that this work will prove to meaningfully enhance Viewpoint’s financial stability in the coming years and ensure that future generations will not be unduly burdened.

These results have been achieved while honoring several long-term stewardship objectives established by Viewpoint’s Administration and Board of Trustees.

Chief among these goals is our desire to make financial investments in support of innovation and expansion in the educational programs that largely define the experience of our students. Prudent financial management allows us to fund these investments while also seeking to moderate tuition increases and preserve the accessibility of Viewpoint School to a broad spectrum of our community. As importantly, the generation of operating surpluses supports our ability to grow the financial reserves that provide for the long-term viability and security that will ensure a Viewpoint experience for future generations.

I want to close my second term as Chair of the Finance Committee by thanking my fellow trustees for their strong support and participation in our work. It has been a privilege to work closely with Mark McKee and our CFO, Lissa Sholty. Lastly, my work this year with my successor as Chair, David ZeBrack, leaves me confident that the Finance Committee will continue with both prudent stewardship and innovative thought about building for Viewpoints’ future.

For this academic year, we focused our efforts principally on a detailed review of Viewpoint’s policies regarding its financial reserves. These reserves, along with our endowed funds, collectively provide the financial safety net for our school. One of the primary requirements of these reserves is to plan and support for the maintenance and upkeep of the amazing campus facilities we have constructed over the past 15 years. I am pleased

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*Unaudited data for July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

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WAYS T O G I V E Every gift to Viewpoint is vital to the advancement of the School and to our efforts to enhance an excellent curriculum. Listed below are options you may consider when making your gift.

ONLINE

PLANNED GIFTS

Make your gift online at www.viewpoint.org/give

Donors may consider giving through such means as life insurance, bequests, or charitable trusts. Gift planning can be a way to reduce or avoid estate and inheritance taxes. We encourage you to speak with your financial planner when considering any type of planned gift.

CASH Gifts may be made by cash, check, or credit card.

STOCKS OR SECURITIES A gift of appreciated stock generally offers a two-fold tax saving: avoiding capital gains tax on the increase in value of the stock and providing an income tax deduction for the full market value of the stock at the time of the gift.

MATCHING CORPORATE GIFTS Many employers will match employees’ donations.

This opportunity presents an additional source of income for Viewpoint School and an easy way to leverage your gift into a larger donation.

Please check this informative website to see if your employer matches charitable gifts. www. viewpoint.org/giving/matchinggifts

The School is pleased to provide you, your attorney, accountant, or tax advisor with additional information and assistance. Keep in mind that this information is general in nature. Always contact your professional tax advisor to learn how this general information relates to your individual circumstances.

We are most grateful for your philanthropic support.

For more information, please contact: Michele Cole, Ed.D. Assistant Head of School for Advancement 818-591-6179 michele.cole@viewpoint.org

GIFTS-IN-KIND Items may be donated to Viewpoint, such as computers, software, professional services, and athletic equipment, which provide operational savings and meet the specific needs of Viewpoint School. The School does not assign a dollar value to gifts-in-kind.

ADVANCEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICES Michele Cole, Ed.D. Assistant Head of School for Advancement 2018-19 Trudy Baylock Advancement Coordinator Jennifer Berger Web Administrator Monica Case ’90 Associate Director of Communications Amy H. Maentz Director of Strategic Partnerships 2017-18 Denise A. McAdoo Director of the Viewpoint Fund 2017-18 Verity Patron Communications Coordinator Mary Rodriquez Director of Advancement Services Jill Shaw Director of Strategic Communications Jennifer Townes Associate Director of Research & Special Events Candace R. Wallace Associate Director of Advancement 2017-18

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL 2018-19 Cathy Adelman Head of Primary School Claudia Antoine Head of Lower School Heather Blair Director of Institutional Research & Academic Operations Robert Bryan Associate Head of School Stephen Chan Head of Middle School Michele Cole, Ed.D. Assistant Head of School for Advancement Rhody Davis Director of College Counseling Anneke Emerson Chief Innovation Officer Alan Howie Head of Upper School

VIEWPOINT SCHOOL

Heather Kruse Chief Human Resources Officer

23620 Mulholland Highway Calabasas, CA 91302 818-591-4191 phone 818-591-4473 fax www.viewpoint.org

Amy Maentz Director of Strategic Partnerships

The Annual Report of Viewpoint School is published once a year to provide a summary of the year’s fund raising efforts and to recognize gifts received in the fiscal year July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

Patrick Moyal Athletic Director/Dean of Co-Curriculum

For the purpose of this Report, donors may be listed in more than one constituency group.

The Advancement Office has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information.

If, however, an error or omission has been made, please accept our apologies and notify Mary Rodriquez at mary.rodriquez@viewpoint.org.

Lissa Sholty Chief Financial Officer

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David McAdoo Chief Operations Officer; Director of Construction Mark McKee Head of School

Jill Shaw Director of Strategic Communications

Laurel Baker Tew Assistant Head of School for Enrollment Management

Aerial view of Academic Hall and Gates Academic Center

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Dancers (left to right): Hannah Schulhof ’18, Lucia Reynolds ’20, Sarina Hamer ’18, Alex Granaroli ’20, Riley Russell ’21, (behind Riley) Persia Fardad-Finn ’18, Bailey Feinberg ’20, Kayla Hamer ’21, Mia Sawicki ’20, Stella Campbell ’20