Annual Report 2015–16
A Year of Introspection 2015-16 has been an incredible school year for VMS—record enrollment; major capital upgrades; exciting playoff runs in athletics; evocative theatre productions; one of our strongest ever showings on AP exams; meaningful service to our community. The list goes on, but I am, perhaps, most proud of our continued success in placing students into top-notch colleges and universities where they will thrive. In addition to these outward measures of success, this was a year of introspection. We updated our mission statement, bringing back the focus on our historic pillars of Character, Knowledge, and Community. We began our 10-year Association of Colorado Independent Schools re-accreditation. The process consists of a self-study and report that the school submitted to ACIS this summer. This November, it culminates with a multi-day visit by independent school experts from across the country who will provide objective feedback on our school. The fortuitous timing of our self-study has given us a mandate to explore where we have been, as well as where we are going with our updated mission and Five Year Vision. We are excited to undertake this important process to ensure that we continue to be a great college preparatory school rooted in the mountain culture and traditions from which we were born. We continue to push hard to provide opportunities for our students to develop character, seek knowledge, and build community. Our investments of time and resources have paid off. You should take satisfaction in your important role in the school. Your generous support and volunteerism are driving our success today and into the future. Sincerely,
Michael H. Imperi Head of School
A Year of Transformation Bold leadership, responsible stewardship of our budget, and your thoughtful support have enabled VMS to build upon the solid foundation of our predecessors. As a result, our students are reaching higher and striving farther than ever before. You should take pride in knowing that your gifts have come together with school funds to function as catalysts in this transformation. Leadership gifts, generally $25,000–$1,000,000, initiate fundraising for specific aspects of our Five Year Vision. These gifts have led the way for projects such as the Learning Common and Bandoni Alumni Field, as well as providing support for differentiated learning. Leadership gifts also endowed funds to support professional development and to reward great teachers. Without your generous annual support, VMS could not operate. Annual Fund gifts, ranging from $25–$75,000, as well as Gala sponsorships and proceeds, play an invaluable role in supporting core programs and school operating expenses such as teacher salaries, facility operations, our successful athletics teams, and our stellar theatre program. Finally, your gifts directed to specific projects along with gala paddle raise pledges from $25–$50,000 build upon leadership gifts and VMS capital funds to finalize projects such as furnishing the Learning Common, creating our new playground, building our greenhouse science laboratory, and resurfacing Bandoni Alumni Field. Leadership gifts start the process, but it takes our whole community to fully support the school. VMS is thoughtful in the way we combine our budget with your philanthropic support to expand our resources and provide new opportunities for our students. Thank you for all that you do to make VMS the incredible learning community that we are!
Sincerely,
Aaron Ciszek Director of Development
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Our Program Annual review, enhancement, and expansion of our programs is coupled with strategic professional development to ensure that we cultivate the skills and knowledge students will need to succeed at VMS and beyond. Recently, curriculum reviews encompassed science in all divisions, as well as English in lower and middle school. As a result, we have leveraged the Next Generation Standards to create a seamless K-12 science curriculum. In English, lower school is shifting the way they teach grammar and mechanics in writing, while middle school will expand the successful Readers Workshop to all three grades in the coming year. The changes to the English curriculum are a direct result of professional development attended by our teachers at Columbia University’s Teachers College, supported in part by the Borgen Family Endowment for Professional Development and the Pancratz Family Endowed Professional Development Fund. While AP tests are only a small measure of overall success, we are proud to report that our 2015-16 results were among our strongest and continued an upward trend. Students took a record number of exams with the highest passage rate of the past five years. Enhancements to the arts and athletics programs have yielded impressive results: two State Championships in soccer; a postseason showing for our first-year varsity lacrosse program; captivating theatre productions that drew record student participation; and wonderful musical performances in all divisions. Additionally, our partnership with Ski & Snowboard Club Vail grew to record enrollment and yielded two VMS students in the National Training Group this coming winter. VMS has also added several new programs in the past year. As a result of an anonymous gift, lower school technology now includes coding and robotics. To help students deepen knowledge and explore new interests, lower school piloted an extremely successful After School Academy, while in grades 6-12, academic electives, enrichment programs, and Intraterm continue to expand and flourish.
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Our Campus The VMS Five Year Vision for our facility is based upon an independent audit conducted in 2014. The goal of our vision is to both protect this incredibly valuable asset, as well as ensure that facility enhancements and expansions provide a solid educational foundation for each of our student’s futures. Thanks to your thoughtful and generous support, we have made significant progress toward this vision. Leadership Gifts totaling nearly $1,000,000 combined with the Gala Paddle Raise have allowed us to reinvent our library as a learning common. This work was based on extensive research of other library spaces, VMS student usage observations by architects, as well as input from students, teachers, and parents. Shelving and other materials from the library are being repurposed throughout the school to save money, preserve resources, and maintain the unique mountain character of our building throughout. As a result of an analysis of our real estate holdings, VMS sold the Sweetwater property to Walking Mountains Science Center, enabling them to provide outdoor science education to more local students while maintaining access to the property for VMS students and faculty. The sale provided significant capital for VMS facilities and operations. A portion of the proceeds were used to secure a permanent head of school home that will ensure our ability to attract and retain top leaders. Of the $1.2M in facilities maintenance highlighted as part of the 2014 facilities audit, a significant portion of that was for replacement of Bandoni Alumni Field. Thanks again to Leadership Gifts from three donors totaling $450,000, along with $200,000 from the VMS Capital Expenditure Budget, as well as an additional $77,000 in restricted gifts from the VMS community, we have replaced the field with one of the safest and most advanced turf systems in the United States.
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Our People Teachers create the caring yet challenging learning environment in which our students excel. In an effort to recruit and reward the best, VMS has broadened our searches to include both national and international applicants, as well as securing some of the best local teachers in the valley. This new focus has also seen targeted salary increases as we work to bring VMS teachers up to the 75th percentile relative to peer schools, which include Aspen Country Day, Kent Denver, Dawson, Graland, Stanley British, Denver Academy, Boulder Country Day, and Aspen Academy. A directed anonymous endowment fund has also been used to provide bonuses for high performing faculty. In addition, VMS has improved health benefits providing lower premiums and lower deductibles to ensure our teachers and their families stay in the valley, one of the least affordable housing markets in the country. These changes have helped reduce teacher attrition rates to 6.5% and increase the average experience to 13 years. This is a significant change from times when the school battled turnover that was a result of the challenges associated with living in the valley. To ensure that our experienced staff continue to learn and grow as professionals, we have used the Borgen Family Endowment for Professional Development and the Pancratz Family Endowed Professional Development Fund, along with an anonymous multiyear restricted gift to provide specialized instruction on differentiation. This work ensures that our faculty can meet each child’s needs, whether those who require additional help, those missing extensive periods of school for extracurricular activities, or those who wish to pursue extra challenges in myriad areas of study on their way to securing acceptance at some of the most prestigious colleges and universities.
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Our Bottom Line Strategic growth has created a more sustainable school. During the past three years, we have grown enrollment by nearly 23% to fully utilize our facility, while creating wait-pools in most grades. This growth and resulting increase in tuition revenue has allowed VMS to hire more faculty and provide a wider variety of courses, including K-12 Mandarin, lower school robotics and coding, expanded AP offerings, and broader and higher caliber performing arts and theater. We have also carefully managed financial aid and reduced overall expenditures while ensuring that those who need assistance can secure it. Our aid program supports 25% of our students, which is in line with national measures and provides a sustainable means of building our unique student community. VMS has completed more than 50% of the 2014 facility audit. With the majority of projects completed, we can focus on developing new revenue streams including: 1. Creating new endowments in areas such as core academic subjects, arts, athletics, and scholarships, to generate operating support and reduce dependence on tuition income. 2. Building new summer initiatives like the dual degree program with Tsi Tsi Tianfu School in China. 3. Refinancing and exploring options for retiring the school bonds used to build our facility. 4. Expanding after school academies to add services for our students. This thoughtful growth and management provide new ways to harness existing resources – our faculty, our facilities, our investments – to ensure our students continue to prosper now and into the future.
2015-16 Operating Revenue* Tuition Less: Financial Aid
$9,698,561 ($1,081,247)
Net Tuition
$8,617,314
70.9%
Program Revenue
$608,158
5%
Annual Fund
$531,847
4.4%
VMS Gala & Other Fundraising Events
$604,379
5%
Leadership Gifts
$1,581,841
13%
Other Revenue
$206,302
1.7%
$12,149,841
100%
Total Operating Revenue
Net Tuition: 70.9%
Program Revenue: 5% Annual Fund: 4.4%
Gala & Other Fundraising Events: 5%
Leadership Gifts: 13%
Other Revenue: 1.7%
*2015-16 numbers are unaudited
2015-16 Operating Expenses & Capital * Salaries and Benefits
$6,655,917
67.2%
Instructional and Program
$1,587,790
16%
Facilities Maintenance, Technology, and Capital
$813,419
8.2%
General and Administrative
$554,947
5.6%
Advancement (Fundraising and Marketing)
$290,032
2.9%
Subtotal Operating Expenses
$9,902,105
100%
Special Capital Projects
$2,351,286
Total Operating Expenses & Capital
$12,253,391
Loss
$103,550
Instructional and Program: 16%
Salaries & Benefits 67.2%
Facilities Maintenance Technology, & Capital: 8.2%
General and Administrative: 5.6% Advancement: 2.9%
*2015-16 numbers are unaudited
The College Search: Finding Your Fit The cap and gown worn at kindergarten graduation serve not only to celebrate a significant milestone, but also to remind us that our primary responsibility as a K-12 school is to prepare students for college. A carefully planned course of study ensures that VMS graduates are academically prepared. Simultaneously, our college counseling program, focused on self-awareness and driven by fit, helps students present an authentic picture of themselves and gain admission to great schools, but more importantly, schools where they will be happy and flourish. Every single Vail Mountain School graduate has been admitted to college. The spectrum includes public and private institutions; schools in-state, across the country and around the world; art schools and women’s colleges; world-renowned research institutions and small, liberal arts colleges. Harvard, Stanford, and Yale are on the list, but so are St. Andrews, St. Olaf, USC, Middlebury, Dickinson, MIT, Scripps College, CU Boulder, Colgate, Georgia Tech, and RISD. And, over the last five years, 90% of our students, compared to 67% nationally, have graduated from the colleges that they originally chose, making this list of great schools also a list of great fits for our students. Looking beyond our numbers, the statistics show that our graduates are very much in touch with who they are and where their interests lie. This is no accident. At the heart of our college counseling philosophy is the belief that success in the search is defined not merely by the end result, but as importantly, by how thoughtfully one approached the journey. With the constant change in the admissions landscape, the external pressure of family and friends, and the stress of a process that is inherently judgemental and personal, the guidance provided by college counseling plays a more important role than ever before. It is also why self-awareness and metacognition are heavily emphasized in a carefully choreographed college counseling curriculum that spans all four years of the VMS upper school experience. Ninth graders begin by learning about the significance of their academic record and how to strategically chart their course. Then, in tenth grade, students look for emerging patterns in their interests, taking note of strengths and accomplishments, in order to begin building a resume or personal story. “What is college, and what is college for me?” serves as a catalyst for introspection. VMS College Counselor, Ms. Ferrara, also leads visits to different types of schools throughout the country, which provide an opportunity for students to gain a sense of the setting where they will be most comfortable. Discussions during the first part of junior year center on the big picture and how different elements such as essays, portfolios, standardized tests, and interviews come together to convey an authentic picture of oneself. Students and their parents also participate in the VMS College Case Studies program where visiting college admissions officers work with small groups as mock admissions committees providing a true inside perspective. During the second semester of junior year and the first semester of senior year, students participate in a formal college counseling class. There is strong focus on looking inward in order to gain a clearer sense of that to which they aspire, and why. Personal essays play a special role, supported by workshops such as College Essay Night and the Kitchen Table Voice writer’s retreat. Significant time is spent doing college research. Students and their families also work one-on-one with Ms. Ferrara during these two years, continually refining the “list” of schools they are considering, and most importantly, putting forth a thoughtful and wellconstructed application. When the time comes to commit, the goal is that students will not only have a number of options from which to choose, but also the self-awareness to make an informed, well-considered, and strategic decision. Each year, we ask our kindergarten students what they want to be when they grow up. The aspirations of last year’s group included becoming an astronaut, pop star, chef, dentist, ski patroller, pilot, police officer, veterinarian, and kindergarten teacher. These students will enter college in 2028 and whatever their passion, VMS will remain committed to preparing them with the skills and knowledge of self to thrive.
Dylan Cunningham ’16 Stanford University
Pam Gassman ’12 Bryn Mawr College
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Willy Fair ’13 >> Maryland Institute College of Arts
Holly Dowell ’10 Cornell University
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Addison Baker ’12 >> University of Colorado, Boulder Air Force ROTC
“While at VMS, my academic interests were nurtured and further developed. My teachers encouraged me to excel in a broad range of subjects and cultivated my love of learning. This was key to guiding me down the right path. I was able to excel in both academics and athletics and was encouraged to take on leadership roles in the VMS community. I believe that Stanford University will be a great fit for my skills and interests. Stanford has strong academic departments, especially in engineering, computer science, and mathematics, and I will likely major in one of these fields. Stanford is also located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and I hope to work with leaders in worldwide computing technology. Along with outstanding academics, Stanford has great athletic programs, and I plan to play club soccer there. When I visited Stanford, I felt a connection to the culture on campus, and I felt that I belonged there. Through the guidance of Ms. Ferrara and my teachers at VMS, I was able to discover my aspirations and find a college that could give me the best opportunities.”
“Going to a women’s college is a really intense decision when you are 18 and there is so much pressure to conform to a certain type of lifestyle. I was able to make the decision only after visiting Bryn Mawr, which redefined my understanding of a women’s college. I found a space focused on women’s experiences, intense intellectual commitments, and deep-rooted tradition. During my time at the college, I majored in Classics and minored in Education and held several leadership roles. Junior year, I facilitated the planning and execution of four, long-held college traditions and then worked with the president of the college and a committee to evaluate and evolve these events to better meet student needs and reflect college values. Senior year, I served as the only student representative and co-chair with the Chief Enrollment Officer, of the search committee for the next Dean of the Undergraduate College. The student and staff leaders continually served to inspire me throughout my four years on campus. I am forever grateful to Ms. Ferrara who put Bryn Mawr College on my list and empowered me to consider a direction very different than that of my peers.”
“My essay for MICA was a loose, fictional, comedy about spending a day with Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets. In the process, I showed a more realistic depiction of who I was as a person. When I was accepted, I received a handwritten letter, full of hysterical illustrations. The school accepted my true personality and played off of it. It’s a place where I am always viewed as an individual and the teachers will do anything in their power to see me succeed in my own way. I mainly focus on stop motion animation, the same subject as my junior year independent study at VMS. Developing and creating a tangible, aesthetically-pleasing world from scratch takes a wide range of skills. I have taken classes in painting, film and video, sculpture, drawing, and more. Recently, I animated motion tests for Tiny Invention’s next film “Negative Spaces” and created a “bumper” film that opened the Maryland Film Festival. I’ve also directed a collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center about gravitational lensing that has been seen by people all around the world, and I am now working on a second project with Goddard about x-ray polarimetry.”
“VMS gave me the tools to determine what aspects of school were going to be important to me. What was I hoping to get out of college and where would be best to facilitate that goal? I knew pretty early where I wanted to apply, but I give VMS a lot of credit for my empowered attitude that I could “go big” and apply to schools that fit my desired field of study and type of student body. I loved the sheer variety of options and fields available at Cornell. I had considered a few technical schools, but realized that my interests couldn’t be boiled down to that granular a level. I really valued being around people of diverse passions, from engineering to architecture, to film, to labor relations, to agriculture. Part of what made it a good fit for me was that I could easily - and simultaneously - dive deeply into different interests with the support of both the school and my peers. While at school I encountered a field I didn’t know existed - human computer interaction - and have been working in that area since graduating!”
“CU Boulder seemed to fit best so that I could stay close to home and keep doing what I grew to love. There, I found out about the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps and Detachment 105, which is one of the largest and highly awarded in the nation. I knew I wanted to be part of something bigger. I knew I would serve one way or another, to give back to the country and family that had given me the opportunities to be free, learn humility, and practice philanthropy. It became second nature to serve, and CU Boulder had one of the best possible programs to develop leaders who will be able to make a tangible, global impact. The training I received provided me with military knowledge and leadership skills that I will need to be an officer. My first assignment is Hurlburt Field, FL, where I will be a Second Lieutenant with the Air Force Special Operations Command. I will train as a Special Tactics Officer and over the next two years, will attend Air Traffic Control School, Army Airborne “Jump” School, Survival-Escape-Resistance-Evasion School, Military Freefall Training, Combat SCUBA “dive” School, and Combat Control School. As an officer, through all of training and beyond, I will be responsible for the well-being, discipline and evaluation of enlisted “Combat Controllers” on my team.”
Teaching Our Teachers If you ask an educator about professional development, it’s likely that they will describe it as one of the most important ways that schools support their teachers and ensure that instruction aligns with best practices for the benefit of students. This is why, over the past four years, VMS has increased funding for professional development nearly three-fold. And while the benefits of conferences, workshops, and speakers might seem to be focused solely on our faculty, the work being done in grades 6-8 paints a compelling picture of how the investments we make in teaching our teachers directly helps individual students. Middle school has directed their recent professional development efforts toward building Professional Learning Communities, also known as PLCs. A PLC is a formal structure designed to leverage the collective interactions of teachers with any given child to help identify the student’s strengths, challenges, and ultimately provide differentiated learning. Over the past year, middle school teachers have attended in-depth training in PLCs with global experts in the field. They’ve also been learning from our own lower school teachers who have had great success with PLCs during the past few years. Every two weeks, a PLC group for each middle school grade will meet to discuss student progress across all subject areas. The goal is to identify students who are ready for additional challenges, those who are on target, and individuals who may need additional support. Another benefit of the PLC is that it helps teachers see if a given student’s performance is an isolated incident or a pattern, and develop strategies accordingly. The PLC also provides a sounding board to discuss social-emotional needs, which can help a teacher determine if a struggle is a “skill or will” gap. PLCs also work closely with Student Support Services (SSS), which can offer support for students through in-class help or one-on-one tutoring sessions in specific subjects. Simultaneous with this in-depth PLC training, Middle School Director Kabe ErkenBrack and the middle school faculty have been refining lesson plans and assessments with educational consultant, Dr. Amber Kim, who specializes in differentiated learning. She has worked alongside our faculty to help them incorporate opportunities for multisensory expression into their curriculum so that every student has the opportunity to learn and demonstrate knowledge in ways that are relevant and meaningful to them. Metacognition also plays a key role in middle school when students are already thinking so much about their identity and aspirations. Students are asked throughout the year to reflect on both process and product to gain a better understanding how they learn best, how they can make the most of their strengths, and how to work through weaknesses. Teachers have mapped their curricula and created specific targets for each quarter to help students see their progress in real-time. Learning targets correspond to individual curriculum maps and are tracked using the school’s learning management software, Haiku, where benchmarks are correlated to grades. Each quarter, students are also asked to choose a work sample or “artifact” directly tied to a goal they’ve set and provide a reflection on what it represents to them. The artifacts and reflections also help them define new goals and ultimately grow into a portfolio that not only demonstrates learning, but that also helps students, their parents, and their teachers understand how each child learns best. While the school has increased funding for professional development nearly 300% over the past four years, this commitment to our teachers has been further strengthened by targeted gifts from current and past parents. The work in middle school has been supported, in part, by an anonymous gift providing up to $150,000 over three years toward increasing differentiated instruction and assessments. This gift, coupled with the Borgen Family Endowment for Professional Development and the Pancratz Family Endowed Professional Development Fund, has provided support to better differentiate learning for each student. As a result, VMS teachers are better equipped with the tools they need to ensure each of our students move through proficiency to mastery in every subject.
Thank You Vail Mountain School has grown and prospered over the past five decades as a result of the steadfast support of our community. We are tremendously grateful to the following individuals, businesses, and organizations that have supported the school either financially or through gifts in-kind. This list represents gifts received between July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016 unless otherwise noted. ENDOWMENT AND FIVE YEAR VISION INITIATIVES $1,000,000+ Anonymous $250,000-$999,999 Anonymous Borgen Family Foundation Anne-Marie and John Keane The Resnick Family Ann Smead and Michael Byram $100,000-$249,999 Anonymous Anonymous Anthony and Agatha Precourt Tom and Susan Washing $25,000-$99,999 Anonymous Anonymous Juan Carlos and Norma Aziz John and Lisa Goldstein Josh and Christina Lautenberg Dan and Julie Leever Kaia and Misha Moritz Linda Pancratz Chris and Mary Randall $10,000-$24,999 Peter Abuisi Michele and Chris Evans Kristi and Craig Ferraro $1,000-$9,999 David and Tracey Bentley Leslie Clement Glenn and Rebecca Davis Mike and Kathimarie Imperi Sally Johnston
John and Doris Kirchner David Salvin and Gail Flesher Michael and Page Slevin
BANDONI ALUMNI FIELD
$100,000+ Bob and Tara Levine Tang Family Foundation $25,000 - $99,999 Chris and Ann Rozzell $5,000 - $24,999 Balz and Christina Arrigoni Borgen Family Foundation Tim Howard and Francesca Levaggi Anne-Marie and John Keane Josh and Christina Lautenberg Andy Meltz and Stacey Boltz Justin and Kerry Roach $1,000 - $4,999 Anonymous Anonymous Reg and Sue Franciose Amy Gish Tait and Sarah Johnson J.P. and Heather McInerny Dwight and Angie Merriman Pohlmann Family Foundation Paul and Leisa Sturm Kevin and Jo Tice Alec and Jean Urquhart $200-$999 Anonymous David and Tracey Bentley Bryan and Jen Bill Paul and Lindsi Bradbury
Peter and Susanna Chlipala Aaron Ciszek and Sarah Benjes Rick and Diane Cunningham Tom Daniel and Karen Rosenbach Shawn Darling and Stephanie Shaffer Chris Edrington Michele and Chris Evans Mark Fenstermacher Kristi and Craig Ferraro Andy and Meg Forstl Sean and Cory Glackin Bryan and Jill Johnson Mark and Pam Kalkus Jeff and Brenda Kirwood Alex Ness and Jessica De Linares Carol Pattison Dave Salvin and Gail Flesher Adam and Annalisa Savin David and Melissa Siderfin Michael and Page Slevin $100-$199 Bob and Nina Bandoni Roland Ecker Shoko Itakura Greenaway John Halloran and Maggie Pavlik Doug Hogoboom Ken and Annette Jaffe Dave and Patti Nelson Jesse and Becky Pomerantz Brian and Jennifer Reed Willy Wilcox and Vali Pulis-Wilcox Chad and Kelly Young Up to $99 Dave Alonzo Wade Cheatham
Up to $99 continued Travis Coggin Bobby Ecker Mark and Ellen Geldbaugh Colin Glackin Ron and Susan Gruber Todd and Lauren Harris Chris and Becca Hooper Tag Hopkins Drew Johnson Dennis and Sheila Linn Tiffany Swan Markoski James Mill Drew Roberts Gabe Scherzer Ted and Susie Vickerman
LEARNING COMMON GALA PADDLE RAISE
$10,000+ Ann Smead and Michael Byram $2,500-$9,999 Anonymous Anonymous Randi Borgen Jane and Matt Donovan Josh and Christina Lautenberg Kaia and Misha Moritz Marc and Senenne Philippon Justin and Karmen Serbinski David and Tina Wilson $1,000-$2,499 David and Tracey Bentley Erik and Kathy Borgen David and Kathryn Campbell Amy Gish Tait and Sarah Johnson Duane and Barbara Miller Jacques and Maria Payen Michael Pietrzak and Lisa Muncy-Pietrzak Kevin and Jo Tice Alec and Jean Urquhart $500-$999 Juan Carlos and Norma Aziz
Dale and Heidi Bathum Greg Ciluzzi and Karen Spall Aaron Ciszek and Sarah Benjes John and Nancy Cole Donna Giordano Patrick and Marci McCalley OC and Laurie O’Connell George and Genevieve Peirce Jake Roach and Courtney O’Brien Justin and Kerry Roach Stacey Sapp Greg and Julie Schlossinger Doug and Gayle Schwartz Damon and Samantha Snyder $100-$499 Anonymous Bryan and Jen Bill Richard and Lise Carnes Matt Carroll Gil and Jennie Fancher Kristi and Craig Ferraro Todd and Lauren Harris Lawrence and Patricia Herrington Jon and Sherri Jaksha Sally Johnston Jeff and Brenda Kirwood James Mill Frank O’Loughlin and Susan Stearns Adam and Tricia Plotkin Brian and Jennifer Reed Ross and Heather Sappenfield Zak and Gretchen Stone Jeremy and Kerri Thelen Chad and Kelly Young Up to $99 Anonymous Scott Anderson and Tracey McFadden Chris and Cathryn Cooper Marisa Ferrara Dafne and Kevin Foote Marty and Melanie Frank Andrew Lambert KC and Beth Lasher Julia Littman
Paco and Laura Meza Hunter and Laurie Mortensen Eamonn and Natalie Rooney Patrick and Patricia Rouaud Jess Szmyd Ty and Caroline Sterkel Eve Trumpower Ashley and Ned Warner Kim Zimmer and Michelle Vona
TAFT CONLIN SCHOLARSHIP*
$100,000+ Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation Louise Ingalls Gary and Susan Rosenbach $25,000-$99,999 Steve Conlin Ms. Nina Ingalls Tang Family Foundation $10,000-$24,999 Anonymous Ms. Alexandra Alger Mr. Finnius Ingalls $2,500-$9,999 Juan Carlos and Norma Aziz The Denver Foundation Ms. Rebekah W. Ingalls Craig and Julie Heaydon Marc and Senenne Philippon Tom and Susan Washing KZYR 97.9 The Zephyr $1,000-$2,499 Alpine Bank Anonymous David Barbour Roger and Margo Behler Ms. Barbara Brown Scott Brown Michael and Sara Charles Matt and Jane Donovan Kristi and Craig Ferraro Chris and Jay Hynes Redmond Ingalls David Ingalls
TAFT CONLIN SCHOLARSHIP
$1,000-$2,499 continued Anne-Marie and John Keane Seth Molina Kaia and Misha Moritz Linda Pancratz/ELM Family Foundation Chris and Mary Randall Stuart Seller and Nancy Mast Mr. Simmonds Mitch Whiteford $500-$999 Mr. Peter Abuisi Eric and Henrietta Armbruster Jimmy and Kelly Brinkerhoff Ms. Davison Robert Gaffney Barry and Cass Gassman The Gruber Family Mark and Julie Hollander Josh and Christina Lautenberg Ms. Lawrence Tradd and Weesie Newton Nick Sagar and Vanessa Kerzner Adam and Annalisa Savin Shlenker Family Foundation Dr. Tilney Mr. and Mrs. Twells Dan Virnich Wells Fargo Foundation David and Tina Wilson $200-$499 Mr. Abrams Advisory Council for Underwater Archaeology Dr. Ammon Anonymous Ms. Barclay The Baumer Family Suzanne Bellis Erik and Kathy Borgen Ms. Chaney John and Nancy Cole Ms. Davison Deb Deverell Mr. and Mrs. Edgerly
Mr. and Mrs. Elder Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Mr. and Mrs. Flaum Ms. Foster Fox Hollow Vet Clinic Rick and Debra Geddes Tracy Gillette Amy Gish Robb Hirsch Patrick and Carol Hurley Cynthia Ingalls Alex and Julie Iskenderian Ms. Jackle Gates and Kelly Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mr. and Mrs. McGhee Dr. Wolf and Mr. Mintling Tom and Kim Saalfeld David Salvin and Gail Flesher Lyle Shipp Michael and Page Slevin Mr. Sonnenfeld Tye and Brielle Stockton Rick and Deb Travers Ms. Trombetta Mary Turner Carroll Tyler Best Friends Veterinary Rob Zalenski $100-$199 Anonymous Anonymous Charlie and Mary Anne Baker Bob and Nina Bandoni Bill and Martha Bevan Mike and Kate Blakslee Ben Boyd Pete and Debbie Brill Jeff and Anne Brown Mr. and Mrs. Burghardt Charlynn Canada Jay and Laura Cerny Mr. Charman Peter and Susanna Chlipala
Diane Coggin Mr. and Mrs. Cunning Mr. and Mrs. Daley Tom Daniel and Karen Rosenbach Dave and Kate Drescher Ms. Dugger Eagle Vail Partners LLC Mr. Espegren Michele and Chris Evans Ms. Faulk Peter Ferraro Mr. and Mrs. Flick Ms. Foley Ms. Franck Mr. Glock Theron and Ashleigh Gore Geoffrey Grimmer Mr. and Mrs. Hancock Scott Hixon Ms. Holder Cynthia Ingalls Will and Martha Jacob Ted and Susanne Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jones Ms. Lamb Ed and JoAnn Levy Ms. Mayer Mr. and Mrs. McBride Anne McNeil James Mill Mount-N-Frame Mark and Patty Mueller Ms. Noel Ms. Osterberg Ms. Plain Janet Refior Ms. Rivera-McKinley Mr. Robinson Ms. Rome Ms. Rush Tony and Cindy Ryerson Tony Ryerson Thomas Salamunovich and Nancy Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Schlegel
John and Sharon Schmidt Ms. Schwartz Ms. Shaw Kevin and Stacy Shelden Ms. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Team Black Bear LLC Mr. and Mrs. Vangi Ms. Vollmer Mr. Watson Ms. Weinstein Willy and Vali Wilcox Jen and Chris Wright Nancy and Hap Young Mr. and Mrs. Zieher Up to $99 Ms. Albright Mr. and Mrs. Albus B’nai Vail Congregation Best Friends Veterinary Ms. Boyd Claudine Brandt Ms. Brooks Gordon Chicoine Ms. Cliver Ms. Colebrook Mr. and Mrs. Coon Amy Critz Ms. DeVries Brett and Noel Falk Jamie and Emily Farquhar Mr. and Mrs. Feighan Mr. Gile Ms. Goodrick Martin A. Gruber Veterinarian Ms. Had John Halloran and Maggie Pavlik Ms. Hennessey Ms. Hensel Ms. Somers and Mr. Idzikowski JB T-Shirts Ms. Knudson Ms. Lagoni Ms. Lane
Ms. Larkman Mr. and Mrs. Latici Ms. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Lemisch Alan and Trisha Lewis Ms. McDermott Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Mr. Mueller and Ms. Resa Mueller Ms. Ottley Mr. and Mrs. Patterson Ms. Relles Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Ms. and Mr. Robin Ms. Ellen Rome Eamonn and Natalie Rooney Pete and Lynda Sampson Mr. and Mrs. Seeb Ms. Sheahan Mr. Shelton Snowden Smith and Elena Georgouses Tyler and Caroline Sterkel Mr. and Mrs. Taft Rob and Anne Verratti VMS 3 v 3 Soccer Ms. Waldron Darren and Sarah Warner Ms. Watson Cynthia and Scott Wirth *Gifts received since scholarship’s inception.
COMBINED ANNUAL GIVING* $75,000+ Bob and Tara Levine $25,000-$74,999 Borgen Family Foundation John and Jane McCoy The Resnick Family $10,000 - $24,999 Alpine Bank Anonymous Juan Carlos and Norma Aziz Jeff and Kelli Bailey Borje and Madeleine Ekholm Haslam Family Foundation
Craig and Julie Heaydon Anne-Marie and John Keane Andy Meltz and Stacey Boltz Anthony and Agatha Precourt Jim Shim and Charlene Chen Ann Smead and Michael Byram Storr Family Foundation Kristin Tang and Mike Marston $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous Balz and Christina Arrigoni Randi Borgen Laura Cook Chris Cooper and Cathryn Cooper Sam and Nancy Gary David and Renie Gorsuch Tim Howard and Francesca Levaggi Josh and Christina Lautenberg Dwight Merriman and Angie Merriman Kaia and Misha Moritz Marc and Senenne Philippon Ron and JoAnn Robertson Jeff and Carter Sharfstein Scott Sullivan and Michele Cooper Oscar Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang Jon Tellor and Nancy Tellor $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous Anonymous Tom and Robin Burch Scott and Heather Dirvonas Fred Distelhorst Matt and Jane Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Elsner Amy Gish Paul and Susanne Graf Mark and Pam Kalkus Rod and Stephanie Linafelter J.P. and Heather McInerny Paco and Laura Meza Larry and Urs Nisonoff Perch Scott Soden and Cathy Hagerty Paul and Leisa Sturm
COMBINED ANNUAL GIVING* $2,500 - $4,999 continued Kevin and Jo Tice David and Tina Wilson $1,000 - $2,499 Doug and Liza Alrick Eric and Henrietta Armbruster Molly and Steve Avery David and Tracey Bentley Paul and Lindsi Bradbury Derek and Tracey Clery John and Nancy Cole Rick and Diane Cunningham Tom Daniel and Karen Rosenbach Carrie Dill Charles and Martina Dill Jim and Suzy Donohue Erik and Sue Dorf Michele and Chris Evans Peter and Laura Frieder Tracy Gillette Lara Green and Colin Green Ron and Sarah Hiner Frank and Dawn Holmes Joan Houlton Scott and Ami Hudgins Mike and Kathimarie Imperi Jon and Sherri Jaksha Tait and Sarah Johnson The Karsh Family Preston and Terry Kelsey David and Geneva Kerstein Skip and Emily Leever Steve and Ana Loftus Patrick and Marci McCalley Sandra Mills Alex Ness and Jessica De Linares Mike and Terri Noell Guy and Cheryl Paschal George and Gen Peirce Susan Peterson Dave Salvin and Gail Flesher Doug and Gayle Schwartz Stuart Seller and Nancy Mast
Michael and Page Slevin Slifer, Smith and Frampton Real Estate Tye and Brielle Stockton Alec and Jean Urquhart Mitch Whiteford Larry Wolfe and Jean Hadley $500 - $999 Peter Abuisi Bill and Rebecca Adochio Beck Building Company The Campbell Family Chris Chantler and Heather Gilmartin Aaron Ciszek and Sarah Benjes Elizabeth Cole Door to Door Organics The Engstrom Family Charitable Foundation Kristi and Craig Ferraro Pat Georgouses Sean and Cory Glackin Ed Hansen and Cindy Lenzmeier Mark and Shelley Herron Tom and Mandy Jaffe Calvin and Jane Johnson Sally Johnston Frank and Joan Kittredge Gates and Kelly Lloyd Griff and Pat McDonald Seth and Victoria Minkoff Dave and Patti Nelson Courtney O’Brien Brian and Jennifer Reed Justin and Kerry Roach Todd and Mandy Robison Alberto and Susan Sanchez Adam and Annalisa Savin David and Melissa Siderfin Brian and Elizabeth Sipes Snowden Smith and Elena Georgouses Damon and Samantha Snyder Heather Whiteford $200 - $499 Anonymous Heidi Archer Samten and Dechen Aungae
Katie Biggers Mike and Kate Blakslee Owen and Jordi Blakslee James and Irma Briggs Peter and Susanna Chlipala Kevin and McKenna Douglas Dave and Kate Drescher Dave Elmblad and Tsering Elmblad Mark Fenstermacher Federico Gaxiola and Sarah Schleper The Gruber Family Homer and Treva Hancock Mark Heinbaugh Gordon and DeeAnna Herwig Chris and Becca Hooper Greg and Marti Hurd Ted and Susanne Johnson Bryan and Jill Johnson Greg Jones Dale and Ingrid Lindsay Dovid and Doba Mintz Nicki Moritz-Mills John and Tammy Nordstrand Amy Novak Carol Pattison Sands and Melissa Payne Orren and Tina Pickell Mik Pietrzak and Lisa Muncy-Pietrzak Jesse and Becky Pomerantz Janet Refior John and Beth Richey Jay Sapp Justin and Karmen Serbinski Steve and Laurie Stavisky Sherri Steeves Zak and Gretchen Stone Dwight and Jo-Anne Tyson Rob and Anne Verratti Kyle Webb and Allison Krausen $100 - $199 Travis and Sierra Aldrich Dave Alonzo Anonymous Anonymous
Anonymous Roger and Mary Berdoulay Keith Bolster Charlynn Canada Bret and Rebecca Cohen Brad and Sarah Cohn Tim and Mary Conroy Brian and Jen Counselman Robert and Elizabeth Davignon Brett and Noel Falk Mark and Ellen Geldbaugh Claes and Amy Holm Bryan Houle and Stephanie McClurg Phil and Louise Hoversten Tim and Christi Howell Brad and Amy Kaemmer Collins Kelly Kathleen Leibring Doug Litowitz and Katie Forrestal Harriet Mill James Mill Sandra Mortensen David and Laurie O’Connell Scott and Emma O’Connell Scott and Jen Reed Eamonn and Natalie Rooney Sam Rosenkrantz Rick and Jan Sackbauer Thomas Salamunovich and Nancy Sweeney Howard and Jill Savin Greg and Julie Schlossinger Target Corporation Steve and Martha Teien Penny Turilli Willy Wilcox and Vali Pulis-Wilcox Reini Winter Chad and Kelly Young Up to $99 Fawn Affeldt Anonymous Allan and Adrienne Arnason Andrew Behrendt Bryan and Jen Bill Sasha Bilow
Carson Blumenreich Steve and Tanya Boderck Jeff and Shirley Bowen Joe and Kristen Calarco City Market CARES Deb Deverell Clyde and Carol Douglas Bobby Ecker Kabe and Jaime ErkenBrack Wesley and Beverly Falk John Fee and Michelle Jirenec Matthew Felser Kevin and Dafne Foote Andy and Meg Forstl Mike and Melissa Garvey Steve and Jill Gordon Eve Grenlie John Halloran and Maggie Pavlik Christa Hanley Dick and Jane Hart Betsy Heninger Scot Hunn and Jaime Walker Andrew and Nicole Hustad Innes and Lisa Isom Ken and Annette Jaffe Cami Johnson Charlotte Johnson Le Kang Andrew Lambert KC and Beth Lasher Steph Lewis Dale and Ingrid Lindsay Dennis and Sheila Linn Julia Littman Bryan and Jeanne Macsata Buck and Linda Margold Billy and Hélène Mattison Dan and Teri McKenna Michael and Karen Michalczyk Alex and Susan Mitchell Elizabeth Moreno Janice Morgan Hunter and Laurie Mortensen Debbie Quimby
Chris and Kara Robinson Patrick and Patricia Rouaud Ross and Heather Sappenfield Gabe Scherzer John and Sharon Schmidt Jess Szmyd Steven and Ashley Seeger Sarah Sibila Liana Sideli Margarete Stahl Ty and Caroline Sterkel Dwaine Tait and Kim Cope Tait Jeremy and Kerri Thelen Eve Trumpower Jen Ullman Kathleen Walsh Thomas Walsh Ned and Ashley Warner Kelly Wilson Scott Wirth and Cynthia Blancke Gary Young Kim Zimmer and Michelle Vona *Annual Fund, Gala Cash Sponsorships, SummerQuest, Restricted Gifts
IN-KIND 2015-16 GALA DONORS 4 Eagle Foundation Action Karting, LLC Adam Plummer Adrienne Arnason Agnoletto Anesthesia, Inc. Alice Goldman and The Peirce Family Allegria Spa Alpenrose Alpine Party Rentals Alpine Quest Sports Andrea Printy Ann Smead and Michael Byram Anonymous Anonymous Any Occasion Anthony Mazza- Commissary/Crespelle Aria Athletic Club and Spa Ashley Warner
IN-KIND 2015-16 GALA DONORS continued Asian Village Antiques Avon Bakery and Deli Avon Pet Centre AXEL’S Bang’lz Bear Dance Golf Club Beaver Creek Resort Company Beaver Liquors Belmont Deli Betteridge Betty Ford Gardens Alpine Treasures Big Bear Bistro Billy and Helene Mattison Bliss Studio Blitz Blossom Bol - Solaris Vail Bravo! Vail Brenda and Jeff Kirwood Burton Calistoga Ranch Caroline Sterkel Carter and Jeff Sharfstein Casey St. John Interiors Cathryn and Chris Cooper CFV Colorado Chef Kelly Liken Michele and Chris Evans Christa Hanley Christi Howell Christopher Ralston Club at Cordillera Cole and Dainer Colorado Meat Company Columbine Bakery Conaco LLC CosBar of Vail CosBar Riverwalk Delite and Bowl Noodle House Devinder S. Mangat, MD, FACS Doggie Style Pet Grooming Doug and Lori Fugate
Dr. Gruber’s House Calls Dr. Richard Cunningham Edgartown Meat and Fish Market Edwards Express Oil and Lube Eighth Grade Parents Eleventh Grade Parents Eric Berg - Vail Catering Concepts ETown Eve Trumpower Exclusive Resorts Fiesta’s Fifth Grade Parents First Grade Parents Food By Marc Four Seasons The Remedy Fourth Grade Parents Fox Hot Tubs, Billards and Games Fresh and Folded Vail Friends of the Francis W. Parker School Frinje Boutique Frost Creek Golf Club Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory G.O.A.T. Gabe Scherzer Genevieve and George Peirce Go Pro Gore Range Landscaping Gorsuch Greg Jones Group 970 Grouse Mountain Grill Henry’s Chinese Cafe Hilde Falk Honey Invitations Ines Adina Jake and Justin Roach Jati Sports Jen Winkeller Photography Jen Ullman Josh and Christina Lautenberg Juan Carlos and Norma Aziz Julia Littman Julie Schlossinger June Terens
Justin Roach K.H. Webb Architects Kabe ErkenBrack Kaia and Misha Moritz Kara Robinson Karats Kastle USA Kathryn Weller Kathy Mikolasy Katie Biggers KC and Beth Lasher Kelly Wilson Kelsey and Sissy Biggers Kevin and Dafne Foote Kids Adventure Games Kids Cottage Kim Zimmer Kindergarten Parents Kirby Cosmos Kitchen Collage KSL Capital Partners Lacy’s Larkburger Larkspur Laura Parker Les Copains Liana Sideli Liberty Skis Corp Lindsey Vonn Lodge at Lionshead Luca Bruno Mangiare Marc Harrison Mark Ruark Dog Training Martin Manley Architects Mary Kay Cosmetics Matsuhisa Max Mara Merle Norman Michael and Page Slevin Mike and Kathimarie Imperi Mike and Terri Noell Miraval Modern Dental Associates
Montauk Seafood Grill Mort Mulliken Photography Mountain Cupcakes Mountain Dermatology Specialists Mountain Man Nut and Fruit Co. Mountain Standard Next Level Lacrosse Camp Ninth Grade Parents Nomadic Collection Northside Kitchen Oliver Compton Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Patrick and Marci McCalley Paul Leff Pazzo’s Pedal Power Pepi Sports Perch Performance Sports Pete Pattison Piece Gallery Ptarmigan Sports Pure Barre Vail Valley Red Maple Catering REWIND RMD Kwikform Robin Burch Ruggs Benedict Sarah Johnson Sasha Bilow Scott Harrison SeaWorld San Diego Second Grade Parents Seventh Grade Parents Sheila Franks and Jason Williams Six Grade Parents Skea Limited Skibase Skipper and Scout Slifer Designs Sols Vail SporTube St. Regis Monarch Beach Starbucks, Avon CO
Stella and Dot Steph Lewis Steve Gordon Stevens, Littman, Biddison, Tharp and Weinberg LLC Streamside Dental Studio 8100 Sue Franciose Surefoot Susanne and Ted Johnson Sushi Oka Hibachi Sweet Basil Taste of Vail Tenth Grade Parents Terra Bistro The Arrabelle Club The Bookworm The Golden Bear The Home Outpost The Hotel del Coronado The Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust The Sebastian The Spa Four Seasons Resort Vail Third Grade Parents Tim McAdam Tivoli Lodge Todd and Lauren Harris Turtle Bus and Tubing Vail Brewing Company Vail Honeywagon Vail International Dance Festival Vail Mountain Coffee and Tea Co. Vail Mountain School Vail Nordic Center Vail Police Department Vail Recreation Vail Resorts Vail Valley Anglers Vail Valley Animal Hospital Vail Valley Foundation Vail Valley Pharmacy Vail Vision Vail Vitality Center Vendetta’s
Venge Vineyards Vin 48 Vines at Vail Vintage Magnolia W Salon Westside Cafe Wishes Toy Store Woodward Copper Yama Sushi Yellowbelly Yeti’s Grind Zak and Gretchen Stone Zastrow Dentistry, LLC Zipline Adventures
3000 BOOTH FALLS ROAD VAIL, COLORADO 81657
Teamwork Bandoni Alumni Field sits on the edge of campus, but has been at the heart of our culture and traditions for more than a decade. Whether chasing a state soccer championship, searching for the camouflage team during Field Day, or forging friendships at recess, the field provides a venue for learning life lessons that transcend the sport and play for which it was designed. After thirteen years of service, the original synthetic turf and infill was replaced this summer with state-of-the-art materials that will ensure the safety of our students, as well as the surrounding environment. The new field is also representative of the collaboration between the school and our community that has helped transform our aspirations into reality. The replacement project was completed using a combination of leadership gifts, planned capital expenditures, and gifts from members of our community. Like all great things that VMS has achieved over the years, it is the result of teamwork.