York School Impact Report 2021-2022

Dear York Alumni, Parents, Grandparents, and Friends,

The past two years have given all schools the opportunity to rethink education and ask crucial questions about the future of teaching and learning. York School is no different. What is the role of educators in a post-pandemic world? What should we be teaching so our students can be prepared for life after high school? How can we best serve our students as they contemplate the contributions they can make to improve their lives and our communities?

For us to answer these essential questions, we begin with our mission. We inspire and prepare a diverse community of creative, independent thinkers. Our mission is our North Star, our guidepost for making decisions, especially during times of significant change. While our mission is enduring, it does allow us to adapt to new circumstances. The needs of students are different today than they were even a decade ago. The reality is that the world has changed, and we must seize on new opportunities to provide our students with the knowledge, skills, and supportive community they need to succeed.

In 2020, The World Economic Forum produced a report on the future of education, arguing that schools across the globe must readjust their curriculum to give our children the credentials and abilities they need to be productive in the future. We embrace this challenge.

In their report, the World Economic Forum asserted that “education systems have grown increasingly disconnected from the realities and needs of global economies and societies.” Many of today’s school children will work in new job types that do not yet exist, most of which are likely to have an increased premium on both digital and social-emotional skills. Today, according to the World Economic Forum, 87% of companies worldwide report that there is or will be a skills gap in the near future. Therefore, schools need to rely more on interactive methods of teaching and learning that promote the critical and individual thinking needed in today’s innovation-driven economy to address the skills gap.

This past spring, our faculty wrote four school-wide learning outcomes that will allow us to help fill this gap. We will measure our success by producing creative, independent thinkers; effective communicators; courageous leaders and problem solvers; and global participants and community-minded citizens. Our vision for the future is to produce globally-minded students who acquire the knowledge to solve complex problems using relevant 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, entrepreneurship, and design thinking. At the center of our vision is having students develop a comprehensive understanding of the world through all disciplines and learn how to address and solve the global challenges of the future.

Inside, you will read about how we have created upward momentum to fulfill this vision for the future, whether it’s our TEDx presentations, our STEM courses, our historic role promoting Title IX or through our vibrant arts and service learning programs. York has a long and successful history of student accomplishments and achievements. Since 1959, York has flourished because of dedicated supporters in the community, supporters who believe in our school’s high-level academic experience, our promotion of multiple perspectives, our ability to teach life skills, and our nurturing of a genuine community of care. As the future unfolds, it is vital for our school to continue to develop perceptive and principled student leaders so they can better confront society’s most pressing challenges. To support our promising students is an investment in everyone’s future. We are grateful for your interest in learning about and furthering our fundamental mission. The future at York School is exciting and bright because of supporters like you.

With gratitude and excitement,

Doug Key Head of School

NEW SCHEDULE

JON ZELJO

After a year of discussion groups and surveys with students, faculty, and parents, York unveiled, with much fanfare and some trepidation, its new daily schedule. In its sixty-three years, York has changed its schedule a few times, the last being in 2012. With new educational research and best practices in 21st-century teaching and learning, York wanted to design a schedule that recognizes how students best learn and grow, and supports their preparation to be positive, productive citizens.

As a reflection of best-practices in schedule design, York’s schedule offers reduced academic periods per day and a rotation of classes over an eight-day cycle. A rotation ensures variety in terms of when an individual class meets during the eight-day cycle, which aids in student focus and engagement. Furthermore, the schedule features five academic periods per day (two 60-minute periods and three 45-minute periods), providing a balance of process- and contentoriented learning experiences, with longer periods emphasizing process and shorter periods emphasizing content. And for the first time, music ensembles, such as choir, strings, and jazz band, now join in the class rotation, providing even more balance to the student experience.

Besides benefitting the academic experience, the schedule was designed to build social-emotional intelligence and awareness, which are essential to success in the 21st-century. Our new schedule affords students dedicated time for clubs and student government, allowing for enhanced interactions around mutual interests, as well as time to practice leadership skills. There is also dedicated time for our advisory program, giving students and their

faculty advisors opportunities to go deeply into discussions on topics of character, ethics, life skills, and goal setting.

Finally, the new schedule supports student health and emotional well-being. In particular, the schedule promotes a healthier daily pace; creates opportunities to engage in joyful experiences with peers and teachers; ensures a balance of activities; and increases time for sleep, with an 8:30 a.m. start time and late-start Wednesdays. Students have noted that they are especially pleased that they have ample available periods during which they can engage in group work, meet with teachers, work independently, or simply chat with friends. Through these experiences, students have the opportunity to develop time management skills that will serve them well in college.

We recognize that a schedule is critical in delivering a school’s mission, and a great school should revisit its schedule every decade or so. Now in its second year, the new schedule has been fully embraced by both students and faculty, working to accomplish the school’s goal of inspiring and preparing a diverse community of creative, independent thinkers.

LIVE AND IN PERSON!

THE ARTS AT YORK |

SPENCER WILLIAMS

After a year of distance learning, the Arts at York came back with a blast in the fall of 2021. Within the first week of school, students auditioned for the fall musical, Frozen, Jr., directed by Arts Department Chair, Mr. Spencer Williams. In November, guests filled the Gatanaga Theater with seven sold-out shows. Each night, it snowed in the theater as Elsa, played by Lily Berrysmith ‘23, created her ice palace. Our favorite audience was the kindergarten students from All Saints Day School that came to our matinee performance.

York’s Jazz Band, directed by Mr. Stu Reynolds, was featured at Fall Fair and this year’s fundraising auction, Soirée by the Bay. In March 2022, the school had its first live concert on campus after almost two years, featuring the students in Yorkestra, Choir, and Chamber Choir. It was remarkable to share music together as a community.

The school year culminated in a wonderful outdoor concert in the Gawain Family Theater, where the school community honored and celebrated the prolific Broadway composers Rodgers and Hammerstein. Chamber Choir, Choir, String Ensemble, Jazz Band, and the Visual Arts Department all collaborated to put on a “grand night of singing.”

Special guests, direct from London’s West End, Erin Caldwell (Pretty Woman) and Glain Rhys (The Secret Garden), worked with York students over the course of the week and performed with them to an audience of over 300 friends and family. It was an incredible night of storytelling from the musical theatre history class and beautiful visual arts from the painting, drawing, and photography classes displayed in the Bishop Library. It was a true celebration and collaboration of the Arts at York School. Students and teachers are so glad to be back on stage and in studios!

FALCONS FAR AND WIDE

This past summer, 28 courageous York students left the campus to explore places unknown. From Seoul to Buenos Aires and from Toulouse to Cape Town, York Falcons flew all over the world, stretching their wings, discovering new places, learning about aquatics, K-pop culture, leadership, art, languages, and more. They have now returned home to share their newfound wisdom, self-confidence, and expertise, providing testament to the school’s commitment to develop global participants and community-minded citizens.

We are thrilled that so many of our students–the most in York’s history–took advantage of our unique partnership with the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). Over $80,000 in competitive scholarships were awarded to York students as part of the CIEE Global Navigator Scholarship Program. The school’s partnership with CIEE will expand this year as 38 sophomores travel with five York chaperones to the CIEE Monteverde campus in Costa Rica for a week of experiential learning, exploring firsthand the scientific and social causes and consequences of climate change in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve. By the end of the 2022-23 school year, more than 40% of our student population will have participated in a York curricular global learning experience. As part of the school’s Global Distinguished Scholars program, eight of these remarkable students will present on their four-year Global

“GO, AND GO WITH AN OPEN MIND AND AN OPEN HEART.”

Education journey and share their learning outcomes with the entire York community.

A s the school continues to grow Global Programs and integrate global education into the curriculum, teachers and school leaders hope to share and listen to the students’ perspectives on the value of global learning. The 28 CIEE Global Navigators shared their stories, artifacts from their travels, and more on at the CIEE Forum this fall.

–Maya Gupta-Lemus, CIEE Global Navigator, Madrid

Aires

York’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5171 competed at the Monterey Bay Regional and the highly competitive Silicon Valley Regional. After overcoming several challenges in Monterey, Team 5171’s performance in Silicon Valley was extraordinary. The team’s reliability in every facet of the competition led them to a 5th-place finish overall, where they ultimately served as captains for the 3rdseeded alliance in the quarter finals. Their achievement was the result of months of hard work, learning from failure, and collaborating as a team. Team 5171 is made up of nearly two dozen students and two dedicated mentors, York Math/Science Department Chair, Dr. Jeff Hanna, and York alumnus, Kevin Barnard ’17.

Members of York’s JETS engineering club—Juliet Oliver ‘22, Alan Yang ‘22, Ian Mahoney ‘22, and Peter Zhao ‘22—received a perfect score on their essay, “Advanced Navigation Systems for an Improved Stadium Experience,” and took first place in the TEAMS engineering competition. TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science) is an annual science, technology, engineering, and mathematics competition that challenges teams

to work collaboratively to solve real-world engineering challenges, applying their math and science knowledge in practical, creative ways. The theme for 2022 was “Engineering in Entertainment.”

In the Monterey County Science Fair, Alvin Liu ‘25 placed second in the Engineering category and received a special award from the ASM Materials Education Foundation. George Neault ‘25 was awarded first place in the Engineering category with a special award from the Industry Application Society of the IEEE. George also earned a spot in the California State Science Fair in May.

YORK WINS IN STEM

DR. JEFF HANNA

TEDXYORKSCHOOL 2022

GREATER THAN | KEVIN BROOKHOUSER

For forty years, the TED conference inspired some of the world’s most influential audiences with the most inspirational speakers right here in Monterey until 2014 when the event relocated to Los Angeles and then Vancouver. The next year, York School Director of Technology and Innovation, Kevin Brookhouser, and York School Technology Associate, Grace Khieu ‘16, launched TEDxYorkSchool to keep the format alive in Monterey. Since then, the independently organized annual event has featured astronauts, brain surgeons, stand-up comedians, entrepreneurs, scientists, and artists from across the amazing York School community of students, faculty, parents, and alumni.

The mission of the TED organization is to spread ideas, and TEDxYorkSchool serves that and York’s mission by encouraging students and community members to spread their diverse, creative, and independent ideas through the courageous act of delivering a carefully scripted, edited, memorized, and rehearsed talk in front of an audience of hundreds of people—in person and streamed live on YouTube.

Last May, the School presented the 7th annual event with the theme Greater Than, and the speakers faced the unique challenge of sharing the stage with the wonder dog, Ticket, in Pam Durkee’s captivating talk about how canine agility training provides insights toward a more successful and meaningful life. We heard from Kurrun Sethi ’22 and Hannah Xu ’23 as they shared emotional yet entirely singular stories of how COVID affected their adolescence. Frances Cardinale ’22, York’s student tech officer, demonstrated her skill at the delightfully low-tech art of bookbinding, while Maddie Gill ’23 expertly emceed the event. Wrapping up the evening, author of Popular Dictatorships, Dr. Aleksandar Matovski of the Naval Postgraduate School shared his expertise on Putin and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

You can participate in this spring’s TEDx event by attending in person, watching the livestream, and even volunteering to be a speaker mentor. Learn more about all of this and stay up to date at tedxyorkschool.org.

“LOOK AROUND—THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN STANDING NEXT TO YOU, SILENTLY HOLDING UP AN UMBRELLA FOR YOU.”

In addition to our 33 returning faculty and staff, we welcome the following teachers and support staff to York this year.

These educators bring enthusiasm, expertise, and wide-ranging experiences to our campus.

WELCOME, NEW FACULTY

JON ZELJO

Christina Nielsen (English) has taught English and humanities at several schools including Cristo Rey in San Jose and PUC Community Charter Early College High School and Louisville High School, both in the Los Angeles area. After receiving her Masters of Education from University of San Diego, she completed her student teaching at High Tech High in Chula Vista, renowned for its emphasis on Project-Based Learning. Ms. Nielsen teaches 11th and 12th grade English and co-advises the Yearbook.

Gretchen Thompson

(Director of Enrollment) joins the York Enrollment team with over 25 years of teaching and leadership in independent schools. Most recently, Gretchen was the Head of Middle School at All Saints Day School in Carmel, where she managed all operations. Previously, she was the Assistant Head of School at The John Thomas Dye School in Los Angeles and Head of Middle School at the Ensworth School in Nashville. She is also an experienced mathematics educator, serving as the math department chair at three schools.

Jenny Nadaner (Spanish; Global Programs) comes to York to teach Spanish from Seattle Academy and has worked in schools for nearly two decades, including at Catlin Gabel in Portland and Stanford Online High School. In addition, she served as an instructor in Spanish at UC-Davis while obtaining her graduate degree in Spanish Linguistics. Ms. Nadaner joins Ms. Siarny in steering our growing global programs by coordinating the Global Scholars program and helping design the new Costa Rica program.

Dr. Lurena Brubaker (School Psychologist) joins York as its first credentialed School Psychologist. Dr. Brubaker has a wealth of experience working in schools and leading district-wide efforts to support students and families, including serving as District Psychologist in Las Lomitas School District in Menlo Park, Director of Student Services and Special Education in Soquel Union School District, as well as a School Psychologist in Clovis Unified School District.

Andrew Glassco (Spanish) teaches Spanish and has experience at several San Francisco Bay area independent schools, including at Head-Royce, Athenian, and Crystal Springs Uplands. Mr. Glassco has extensive experience traveling and living in Spanish-speaking countries.

Jasmine Hsu (Mandarin Chinese) joins York as its new Mandarin Chinese teacher. Ms. Hsu previously taught Mandarin at San Francisco University High School and College Preparatory School in Oakland. In addition to her teaching duties, she works with all international students as the International Student Advisor.

Kathryn Brewer (Learning Specialist) joins York as its inaugural learning specialist. Most recently, Ms. Brewer was a learning resource specialist at Buena Vista Middle School in Salinas and at Nativity Catholic School in Menlo Park. Previously, she was an educational diagnostician for multiple schools in Texas.

Lisa Fierman (Director of Service Learning) takes over as our Director of Service Learning. In addition to being a course director and trainer for Outward Bound, Ms. Fierman has been an English teacher at two independent schools and was the inaugural Director of Service Learning at Paideia School in Atlanta.

Dan Rubado (English; Leadership; 8th Grade Dean) comes to York from Culver Academies in Indiana, where he served in many roles, including as chair of the technology support committee and 9th grade curriculum leader for Culver’s leadership program. Mr. R. teaches 8th and 9th grade English as well as the new “Life, Learning, & Leadership” course for 9th graders. He also serves as the 8th Grade Dean.

Dr. Dan Gurska (History; International Students) has had a wide variety of teaching and youth development positions in the Monterey/Santa Cruz area, including at Mount Madonna School, Chartwell School, and Central Coast College. Dr. G. teaches 11th grade US history and a senior elective on world religions. He also works closely with our new international students, helping them acclimate to York.

Elizabeth Siarny (History Chair; Director of Global Programs) joins us as our new History Department Chair and Director of Global Programs. Ms. Siarny recently graduated from the prestigious Klingenstein Center at Columbia University with a master’s degree in private school leadership. She has taught most recently at the Branson School in Marin County, where she also directed summer and community engagement programs.

SERVICE LEARNING AT YORK

Q&A WITH LISA FIERMAN

The new internship graduation requirement is part of the larger, school-wide Service Learning initiative designed to strengthen the community stewardship ethic and deepen learning through volunteerism and civic involvement. Similar to the previous requirement, students must complete 40 hours of service with a local, non-profit agency. However, now students must focus on one or two agencies, rather than aggregating many discrete volunteer events, by completing a minimum of 20 hours per organization. We are encouraging students to do one internship their 9th or 10th grade year and a second one in their 11th or 12th grade year. During the internship, students will keep an online journal and time log of their experiences, and upon completion of their service they will write a reflection essay.

By no means is the revised graduation requirement intended to limit student volunteerism but, rather, to impel York students towards community engagement they might not otherwise have had. And, we’re really excited about how the internship will serve different purposes for the three constituent groups involved: students, community agencies, and York. Students learn first-hand about social and environmental issues, gain experience beyond the school campus, and experience personal growth and expanded selfawareness. Community agencies benefit from expanded capacity, potential staff recruitment, and increased visibility. And, finally, York is able to support contributions to the broader community, strengthen our resource network, and nurture a service ethic in the school body.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE MISSION AND VISION SHOULD BE FOR YORK’S SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM?

I like to think about models for school service learning being either a mosaic or a tapestry. A mosaic model would employ the person in my position largely as an internal consultant, coaching teachers on service learning design and supporting project design and delivery for teachers and student leaders alike. Participation in service learning would be elective, with the exception of some form of graduation requirement, such as our internship requirement. In this model, service learning at York would occur as a collection of projects and events that engage students and teachers in varied degrees of cooperation.

But, if we were to take the longer view, my vision would be a tapestry model, which would prompt the questions: How do the service experiences of our students weave together over all of their years at York? How do we further leverage service learning to support the essential work of the school? This more cohesive model would likely require greater commitment from teachers and leadership (e.g., a modified schedule, a change in the advisory program, more time for cross-curricular partnerships). But, think about the possibilities! A tapestry model could include expanding York’s public purpose to develop or support existing initiatives that serve the greater Monterey area, for example, or adopting a portfolio system through which students direct their own service learning progress and reflection.

My goals this year are to begin to lay some groundwork for some substantive change as well as to meet and talk with all of the stakeholders about their ideas and feedback, including students, faculty, and community partners.

WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND?

I’ve spent over 30 years in experiential and classroom education, as an English teacher, school administrator (originating the role of Director of Service Learning at the Paideia School in Atlanta), Outward Bound instructor/course director/trainer, and organizational development consultant. My passions are learning and the outdoors and working with youth and youth-serving organizations. I see an incredible amount of potential at York, both with the program and with the students, and I am thrilled to join the team and engage in an exciting vision for the school!

For 27 years, Cammy was a valued, respected, and beloved faculty member and classroom teacher. Cammy started teaching at York in 1994 and held various roles during her tenure. She was the Academic Technology Coordinator, Director of Technology, Humanities Department Chair, and Dean of Faculty. She also served as the faculty representative to the board and on the admission committee. At York she taught English and her acknowledged favorite class, Psychology, along with a Technology and Information Literacy course.

For 24 years, Joyce was an integral part of the York community. She came to York in 1998 and for many years was the director of the theater program. She taught multiple levels of English from 8th to 12th grades. One of her critical roles was serving as Dean of Students, and she was instrumental in developing several key programs, including Path, service learning, and our social emotional learning curriculum. She annually revised the Family Handbook, spearheaded the work with the York Parents association, organized the 9th grade orientation, and coordinated the awards assembly and commencement.

For 20 years, Pamela was a successful Latin teacher at York and taught German for eight years. Additionally, Pamela was a thorough and supportive International Student Dean, overseeing approximately 30 international students, mostly from China. For eight years, she served as York’s service learning director, transitioning the school from a traditional community service program to a service learning model. Finally, she worked on the admissions committee, most recently assisting with international student applications.

Sean spent 15 years at York, serving as the long-time Academic Dean, Assistant Head of School, and Director of Enrollment. Among many accomplishments, Sean introduced York Advanced Studies, the global scholars program, and built a strong relationship with CIEE. During his final two years, he strengthened the admissions department by introducing revamped admissions events, increased data collection, and a more personalized application process.

For 15 years, Lei Lei taught Mandarin Chinese at York, helping build one of the first Chinese programs in the area. During her time at York, over 30 students participated in the state’s Chinese Language Proficiency Contest and received numerous awards from Honors to First Place.

York School is also grateful for the following faculty members, whose energy, enthusiasm, and expertise touched the lives of students and colleagues alike during their tenure at York:

Tritia Moneypenny, 2016-2022

Elijah Colby, 2017-2022

Josh Bloom, 2018-2022

A lexis Giachetti, 2018-2022

Nick Coburn-Palo, 2018-2022

Leah Chirinos-Aleman, 2019-2022

CAMMY TORGENRUD

JOYCE SHERRY

PAMELA CLEMENS

SEAN RAYMOND

LEI LEI BATES

MCKENNA HUNT, SPOKE CONSULTING

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

Thirty-seven words that enduringly transformed the landscape of opportunity, protection, and the pursuit of excellence for women’s academics and, profoundly, athletics in the United States on June 23, 1972—50 years ago this year.

And although 1972 was a pivotal turning point for opportunity and inclusion in this country, the fight for gender equity was well underway in the early 1970s and being spearheaded by young women like Janet Fisher ‘74, Janette Taylor LaBau ‘74, Jan Garrison ’75, and sisters Diana Doyle Van Vleck ‘76 and Suzie Doyle Mundle ‘75 at York School—five female student athletes on the golf and tennis teams who were barred from competition on the basis of their sex.

“Schools that played against us could be suspended for two years because of the way the law was written,” Suzie Mundle, former York student athlete, said. “It was illegal for girls to play. But no one ever told us that we couldn’t. We just started. Our dad, Ben Doyle, said ‘Well, of course you’re going to play golf.’ It wasn’t until someone outside of York questioned our participation that this became an issue.”

Thus began the legal fight against the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)—the governing body of high school sports in California—for all five girls to be able to play on the boys golf and tennis teams. Suzie recalls Gretchen Spohn, the girls tennis coach, as a guiding light for the girls through a very tumultuous time. “She was our person,” Suzie says. Spohn supported the girls through the entire process of their lawsuit against the CIF, which was eventually settled in their favor at the Monterey County Superior Court in early 1972, lifting the ban on co-ed noncontact sports in the state of California just before Title IX’s enactment.

According to Suzie, York School was incredibly supportive of the girls’ fight to obtain gender equity and play on the boys teams. She credits this to forward-thinking faculty and staff who ushered in a culture of equality and advocacy.

“We weren’t trying to cause trouble,” Suzie says. “We just wanted everyone to play. And so did all the faculty and students at York—the fight was about us girls, but it was also for the whole school.”

That legacy of inclusion, equity, and advocacy continues today at York throughout all facets of student life, academics, and athletics alike.

Under the leadership of Athletic Director Steve Peters, York has ambitiously expanded their interscholastic program to include boys and girls lacrosse, water polo, basketball, and volleyball, offering 13 sports in total to a student body of around 180 students. The result? A continually evolving and dynamic interscholastic program that puts an emphasis on access and inclusion. With open enrollment, at least 80 percent of York students participate in sports, with historically more girls partaking in the interscholastic program than boys.

York senior Quincy Key is one of multiple girls who play on the boys water polo team. To her, playing a co-ed sport isn’t the outlier, it’s the norm. She says being surrounded by other girls on the water polo team has allowed an environment of equal representation, free of tokenism and scarcity, and ushered in friendship, normality, and healthy competition.

“I didn’t feel like it was very different from being on a girls team,” Quincy says. “If anything, playing with the boys has pushed me and made me more confident in my skills because I have to be better to deserve my spot. We’re all friends and we all want to do well.”

Cameron Norton, York School alumni and recent Sports Hall of Famer at Canisius College recognized for her softball career, recalls a similar experience at York when she attended the school in the early 2000s.

“The environment cultivated at York automatically applied to sports and gender equality and how we treated our athletes and teams,” Cameron says. The idea of equity also applies to the balance that students are able to find between athletics and academics at York.

York junior Myra Khieu started getting involved in athletics during her freshman year, trying out tennis, basketball, and swimming. She says that York has provided an inquisitive and supportive atmosphere for her and her peers to explore their interests— whether that’s tennis or, in Myra’s case, astrophysics, which she hopes to pursue in college.

“There are times when being a student athlete is difficult, and I think York balances it in a really good way that supports your needs, whether you need time off during the season for school or to miss a class for a match,” Myra says.

Peters says that at York, students don’t have to choose one or the other. “It’s this idea that you’re going to have this palette of things that make you who you are,” Peters says. “We encourage diversity—diversity in terms of thought, but also a diversity of endeavor, so that people try new things and realize the more experiences you have, the more successful and enjoyable your life will be.”

HONOR

“IT’S AN

TO BE A PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT WORKED TO MAKE A BIG CHANGE FOR WOMEN IN ATHLETICS AND EDUCATION.”

A s a fellow female student athlete, Myra reflects on past York alumni’s monumental contributions surrounding female representation and opportunity within education and athletics for students on the Monterey Peninsula and in the state of California.

“It makes me feel honored to be a part of this community,” Myra says. “Even though I wasn’t aware of what our York alumni accomplished with Title IX rights, I’m not surprised they did what they did because of the supportive atmosphere that we’ve created at this school. It’s an honor to be a part of a community that worked to make a big change for women in athletics and education.”

According to a recent analysis of Title IX by the Women’s Sports Foundation, 3 million more high school girls have opportunities to participate in sports now than they did before Title IX. Today, women make up 44 percent of all college athletes, compared with 15 percent before Title IX. The expansiveness of Title IX also created a broad umbrella of protections for female students, including against sexual harassment and assault. Most recently, in 2021, the Department of Education expressed that it planned to extend Title IX projections to transgender students, further working to make athletics inclusive for all and determine how sports participation should be considered with respect to Title IX’s goals.

“It’s unfortunate that it [Title IX] has to be written down and not just thought about because we’re all humans,” York junior and soccer player Sam Ortiz-Naranjo says. “I don’t know where the line was crossed where some can’t have and others can, but we have to continue to speak up and advocate for ourselves because if we don’t use our voices then what else do we have? It’s pretty cool that I’m going to a school where these women had the confidence to speak up in times where they would have been told that their opinions didn’t matter. It inspires me and others to live in their example of freedom and equality for everyone.”

Fifty years later, Suzie says that she is amazed at how far we’ve come as a society in opening up opportunities for young women and girls to be competitive in sports, while recognizing there is always space to grow. From taking the state of California to court with her peers when she was a sophomore in high school to now watching her own grandchild toddle around and pick up a ball, Suzie says one thing remains the same: it’s about letting kids play. “If you just keep your thoughts focused on doing what is good, Suzie says. “Then eventually, you will succeed.”

NEW COMMENCEMENT TRADITIONS

DOUG KEY

The class of 2022 made history on May 28, 2022. They celebrated their graduation in the Gawain Family Theater, the first commencement to be held in our beautiful outdoor Greek-style amphitheater, completed in April 2019.

With a crystal-blue sky and over 300 guests in attendance, the day was perfect for making history. The graduates inaugurated a new tradition during the processional as they slowly descended along the winding Opperman Family Walkway onto the theater’s stage while York’s string ensemble students played “Pomp and Circumstance.” The processional was an emotionally inspiring moment. Additionally, York’s choir gave an uplifting performance of “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” and the seniors sang a peppy version of “Time of Your Life” in honor of their classmates.

The program also honored York’s history by having faculty members give the class charge and present our school’s top awards, along with Greg Littleton ‘82, who provided the alumni address. Most importantly, three York graduates — McGuire, Truong, and Choi — delivered poignant and personal addresses to their fellow graduates. As always, York’s commencement was focused on the graduates, reinforcing our school’s commitment to knowing our students well and a tribute to our commitment to building a caring and supportive community.

A STROKE OF SERENDIPITY

YORK CLASSMATES REMAKE MONTEREY’S STOKES ADOBE

Touting hundreds of five-star reviews and a Michelin Guide recommendation less than a year after its opening, Stokes Adobe has quickly become a culinary hotspot on the Peninsula. While some features of the restaurant tie patrons to the building’s rich history and perhaps the familiarity of businesses past–the handsome new design, fresh California-forward menu, and diverse wine and craft cocktail offerings assure patrons a novel experience.

Built in 1833, the two-story adobe in the heart of Downtown Monterey has been home to many. Some occupants include a trapper, a fraudulent doctor, military officers, and socialite Hattie Gragg who hosted extravagant parties during her time in the house from 1890-1948. The adobe has also housed many businesses and is remembered by most locals as former Restaurant 1833 and Gallatin’s.

In 2020, York School alumna Sarah Orr ’97 was looking for a location for her next restaurant concept when she learned of Stokes Adobe’s vacancy. The building had long been unoccupied and reviving it would be quite an undertaking. But where many saw challenges, Sarah saw potential. She knew just whom to call to confirm or deny her intuition–her York School classmate and friend, Merritt Palminteri ’97.

Merritt and Sarah have shared their affinity for food and hospitality for many years. While attending York, Sarah recalls staying at the Palminteri home for a few days, “Their family had a strong food culture and appreciation for food, and we really connected through that.”

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Merritt’s also offers a favorite story from their foodloving friendship:

Merritt was living in New York City post-college. Sarah happened to be in town, and the two decided to get together. Sarah arrived with a printed copy of the Zagat Survey and a notebook; she had quit her job and come to New York to window-shop successful restaurants in an attempt to “learn how to build a career in the restaurant industry.”

Where this love of food and hospitality manifested for Sarah as restauranteering, Merritt’s creative spirit and keen eye for style led her to a career in architecture and design.

One walk-through of Stokes Adobe in 2020 was all it took for Merritt to see Sarah’s vision for the future home of her restaurant, and the two friends became partners in reanimating the historic building and community hub.

Thoughtful design choices made the space feel fresh and current while showcasing the building as much as possible. Some nods to the past that were preserved, including

a wall cutout that displays the original adobe construction, the iconic balcony booth seating, and exposed hand-painted Moroccan ceiling tiles that had been previously covered.

A few new elements include a lighter paint scheme, a solid marble bar-top, thoughtfully curated art, gorgeous tilework, bold wallpaper, and light fixtures that are modern but somehow feel like they could have hung over Hattie’s extravagant parties.

The design aesthetic of Stokes Adobe is only made more enjoyable when you pair it with the restaurant’s exceptional hospitality and delicious food and drinks – a seasonal craft cocktail or a glass of wine, a fresh vibrant appetizer or a hearty pasta dish, or maybe all of the above.

Stokes is the kind of place you get excited to show to someone new. It’s a place to share experiences, community, and nourishment. So the next time you have family from out of town, want to impress a date, or are looking for happy hour on a sunny patio, go see Sarah and tell her we sent you!

PHILANTHROPY REPORT

LETTER FROM BOARD CHAIR NORELLE BOYCE

Dear York Community,

As we emerge from the pandemic, the York faculty, staff, and trustees are focused on continuing to provide the best collegepreparatory high school education in the area. The past year has given the school the opportunity to reflect on the school’s history and its future, enabling us to reinforce our strengths and build exciting new programs.

The Board of Trustees, in collaboration with faculty and staff, are currently crafting a bold three-year strategic plan to propel York into the next decade. The plan provides a roadmap for the school to enhance our already strong college-preparatory curriculum while implementing innovative programs that will offer our students experiences to prepare them with the knowledge and skills to thrive when they graduate. During the past year, led by Head of School Doug Key, the faculty and staff have implemented a new research-based block schedule, established a school-wide service learning day, and written school-wide learning outcomes. Last year, the school also bolstered its well-known global education programs by sending 28 students to programs across the globe through our partner CIEE and developed a distinctive one-week climate change and sustainability trip for all 10th graders to Costa Rica that will launch in February 2023.

This past spring, the California Association of Independent School’s accreditation team wrote that “York has a strong foundational reputation for being a rigorous academic program that enrolls students in top colleges…the students are engaged in their school and demonstrate enthusiasm for each others’ accomplishments…and [the team] observed evidence of student-centered classroom teaching” from our outstanding faculty. Continuing to exhibit these notable strengths depends on the incredible generosity of our donors. York has a tradition of consistent support from its many constituents to ensure that York can continue to “inspire and prepare a diverse community of creative, independent thinkers,” as highlighted so well in this Impact Report.

I invite you to become an active member of the York community so that this extraordinary school is able to continue to provide not only exceptional academics, but also a vibrant community for our students. Committing to our mission and values is essential for our future success. By investing in York, our students can become courageous leaders, active citizens, and critical thinkers.

I look forward to working with our entire community again this year, and I know I speak for the entire Board when I say that we welcome your participation to make York School an exceptional place for our current and future students. We thank you for your generous and steadfast support.

Sincerely, Norelle Boyce Chair of the Board of Trustees

DR. ATWOOD PAYS IT FORWARD

ERIN WHITE

In November 2021, York School announced a historic and transformational moment for York school: Dr. William B. Atwood, a close friend of York and a lifelong scientist and educator, donated $1,000,000 to York School, which primarily supports scholarships for deserving students.

At the time of the announcement, Dr. Atwood shared a personal message with the York community about what inspired his gift: Namely, he believes York produces the types of people who possess the education, values, and courage to address the challenges that face our society today. Dr. Atwood was also inspired by the fact that he, an accomplished physicist and dedicated violin maker, received a life-changing independent school education thanks to a generous scholarship that was given to him during a particularly challenging time in his young life. Dr. Atwood wanted to do the same for students today and in the future.

The majority of Dr. Atwood’s gift established The Atwood Family Endowment, which is designated for tuition assistance. Another portion was designated for “STEAMships,” small annual grants to fund independent and faculty-advised student projects that fall under the category of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). The “STEAMships” pilot program will commence in the 2022-23 school year.

“You have a treasure here. York is critical in providing the critical thinkers and problem solvers that we so desperately need to address the problems locally, nationally, as well as the world at large. We have to maximize the potential to find the best people to address those problems. We live on a beautiful planet and it’s up to us to save it. Investing in places like York is one way one can have an impact on doing that.”

–Dr. William Atwood

“YOU HAVE A TREASURE HERE.”

–Dr. William Atwood

“I DONATE EVERY YEAR TO THE YORK FUND SO THAT A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION CAN HAVE THE SAME WONDERFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT I RECEIVED.”

— Matthew Simis ‘88

DONATE

ALUMNI & STUDENT GIVING

CLASS OF ‘65

Frederic Tower

CLASS OF ‘66

Mark Zanides

CLASS OF ‘67 Damien Bates Theodore Haff James Holmes

CLASS OF ‘68

Mark Farmer Rawlins Lowndes Michael Wyman

CLASS OF ‘69 Robert Holmes Robert Meyer

CLASS OF ‘70 Frank Sung

CLASS OF ‘71 Winfield Sinclair

CLASS OF ‘72 Lowry Fenton Douglas Ikemi Steven Marks Melanie (Bishop) Sievers

CLASS OF ‘73 Jon McCaine Stephen Meyer

CLASS OF ‘74 Thomas Drendel Bruce Taylor

CLASS OF ‘75

Mitchell Green Felicia Mitchell Silva

CLASS OF ‘76

Julia Ajoux Tomika Anne Dew Daniel Fenton Marianne Gawain Michael Minnis Diana (Doyle) Van Vleck

CLASS OF ‘77

Sue Phan

CLASS OF ‘78 Rafe Mazzeo

CLASS OF ‘80 Laura Bennett Frank Jeffrey Page

CLASS OF ‘81 Lillian Dean Galen Lowe

CLASS OF ‘82 Eric Axelsen Kerrie Clark Denise La Barre

CLASS OF ‘83

Patricia Blackbourne Daniel Brehmer Joanna Casson

Jim Horning Tanya Khotin Peter Meryash Shauna O’Boyle William Peterson

CLASS OF ‘84 Erica Olsen

CLASS OF ‘85 Bill Funt Tuavia (Frank) Harrigan Christine Lee William Matsui Robert Poulin

CLASS OF ‘86

Timothy Ditzler Marcella Munson Clark Shishido Debra Torin-Levy

CLASS OF ‘87 Laura Curtis Laura (McLeod) Friedman Paul Manassero John Maronde Jennifer Mohlenhoff-Baggett Scott Shapley Scott Snibbe

CLASS OF ‘88

David Baird Mark Breimhorst Mitchell Evan Jacqueline (Maxner) Scott Matthew Simis Amy (Spence) Smolen Miken Wong

CLASS OF ‘89

Thomas Adcock Aaron Eppler Elun Gabriel Heidi Jones-Huffman Paul Matsui Edward Takashima Peter Tanner

CLASS OF ‘90 Ian Martin Benjamin Morgan Arik Olson Carlos Perez Melissa Smith

CLASS OF ‘91

Karen Dawson-Bowman Erin Gamble Binzee Gonzalvo Patrick Jenifer Eve Paretsky Jesus Torres

CLASS OF ‘92

Aaryn Degn Silva Meagan (Cantley-Bishop) Henderson Sharon Lu Aya Ogawa Sean O’Rourke

CLASS OF ‘93

Mona Goel Scott Nelson Windels Elizabeth (Ward) Pham

CLASS OF ‘94

Amber Degn Alison Fishman Matthew Hudson Jesse Jenkins

CLASS OF ‘96 Jennifer (Weber) Eskenazi Alice Fraser Valerie Hasselbach

CLASS OF ‘97

Barbara Hasselbach Boyle Andrea Morton-Crompton Michael Lambert Merritt Palminteri Ryan Quinnan

CLASS OF ‘98 Walter Howe Adan Perez Eric Peterson Seana Van Buren

CLASS OF ‘99 Angeline Sickler

CLASS OF ‘00

Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin Adam Rose Michael Shah

CLASS OF ‘01

Rogers Hawley

Sara (Engesser) Lukas John Peattie

Suzanne Peng Nicolas Towle

Elizabeth Welden-Smith

CLASS OF ‘02

Anonymous Catherine Bermudez Maren Christensen

Colin Deeb

Gabriel Klapman

Michaela Lozano Lewis Catherine Nelson

Irene (Bonner) Nelson Sterling Nelson Christina Willis-Ott

CLASS OF ‘03

Michael Anderson

Jacqueline Cousineau Rachel Dart Jason Jong Michael Peterson

CLASS OF ‘04

Anonymous Ashleigh Anderson Samual Hiller

Audrey (Christensen) Manganaro Andrea Marble

Cambria Minott-Gaines

CLASS OF ‘05

Marek Dorman Anna Dudney Deeb

Maximilian Falaleyev Ann Frey Kroll

Ilang Guiroy Alix Guyot Mirco Haag Joshua Kroll Andre Watts Mackenzie Zalin

CLASS OF ‘06

Ana Cuevas Falaleyev

Adrienne (Cousineau) de la

Fuente

Chelsea Esterline Chiara Giammanco

MacPherson

Jacob Hiller Giordana Rock Adrienne Rowell

CLASS OF ‘07

Anonymous Basil Saylor

CLASS OF ‘08

Blake Bennett Morgan Paull

CLASS OF ‘09

Anonymous Brian Guest Lucia Smith Caroline Yoon Amanda Zeligs Hand

CLASS OF ‘10 Forest Lurz

CLASS OF ‘11

Teo Lamiot Minju Lim Marina Nogueira Matthew Ryan

CLASS OF ‘12 Ann Marie Carrothers Andrea Cruchett

CLASS OF ‘13 Natasha Nogueira Kendall Ronzano

CLASS OF ‘14 John Lim Josh Pompan

CLASS OF ‘15 Riley Gaucher

CLASS OF ‘16 Grace Khieu

CLASS OF ‘17

Grace Baker Alexander Laney Liem Pham

Alyssa Pompan Hanna Ray

CLASS OF ‘18 Jared Aldape Duron

CLASS OF ‘19 Tristan Laney

CLASS OF ‘20 Sophia Sanico

CLASS OF ‘21 Gabrielle Schmidt

CLASS OF ‘22 Juliet Oliver

CLASS OF ‘24 Bodhi Brunings Marie-Claire Davenport David Oliver

YORK SCHOOL RECOGNIZES AND THANKS THOSE DONORS WHOSE ANNUAL GIVING SUPPORTS EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO GENEROSITY.

ANNUAL GIVING

I NSPIRATION CIRCLE - $25,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous

William Atwood

William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation

Community Foundation for Monterey County Daniel Fenton ‘76 and Denise Fenton Sheron and Robert Long Monterey County Gives! Corie and Fane Opperman

E XCELLENCE CIRCLE - $12,000 - $24,999

The Bates Family Benevity Community Impact Fund

Norelle and Rob Boyce Lowry Fenton ‘72 and Gail Greely Jeanne and Samuel Gesumaria Pam and Gifford Lehman

Leonard H. McIntosh Foundation Pebble Beach Company Foundation Nicholas Sturch Marsha McMahan Zelus

SHIELD CIRCLE - $6,000 - $11,999

Frumkin Falco Family Foundation

Michel Frumkin and Christine Falco Ellen and Paul Gaucher Beverly and Lyman Hamilton Gary Ray and Katy Castagna Bruce Taylor ‘74 and Linda Taylor Ana Toledo and Emmett Linder

PEREGRINE CIRCLE - $3,000 - $5,999

Thomas Adcock ‘89

American Endowment Foundaton Arts Council for Monterey County Peggy Downes Baskin

Damien Bates ‘67 and Vanessa Bates Chatoff Family Foundation

Aaron Eppler ‘89 and Gloria Eppler Marianne Gawain ‘76

Amy Grames and Tyler Eberly Rich Hamilton and Debra Schadeck Elizabeth and Joseph W. Heston

Natalie and Igor Karp Michelle and Doug Key Christine Lee ‘85 and Eric Vallières

Royal Little Family Foundation

Galen Lowe ‘81

National Philanthropic Trust

The Nelson-Chien Family Fana and Doug Oldfield Heather and Michael Oliver

Pacific Valley Bank William Peterson ‘83 and Jane Seto Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. Kathleen and Mike Scarr

Ken Scates and Suzanne Gibson

Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation Barnet J. Segal Charitable Trust

Clark Shishido ‘86

Matthew Simis ‘88 and Michael Gray

Larry Steiner Webster Family Hong and Yuqing Zhao

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE - $1,500 - $2,999

Mary Adams Karla and Javier Aldape

The L/G Anderson Family Foundation

Georgeann and Larry Anderson

Michael Anderson ‘03 and Ashleigh Anderson ‘04 Applied Materials Foundation

Reverend Lucinda B. Ashby and Bob McEvilly Colleen and John Bailey

Andreana and Carlo Bernardino

Marilyn and Andrew Calciano

Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County Deutsche Bank Bill and Nancy Doolittle

ANNUAL

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE - $1,500 - $2,999 (continued)

Leslie and Mike Galloway

Google Gift Matching Program

Debra Hale and Andrew Ward

Hayward Lumber

Robert Holmes ‘69

Integris Wealth Management

Patrick Jenifer ‘91

Mark Kerman ‘78

Melanie Kett Wirtanen and Alan Wirtanen Lou Lozano and Christina Courcier

Paul Matsui ‘89

Laura and Dan Neault

Ben Nurse and Alicia Brent-Nurse

Marcia and Don Pompan

Wendy and Andrew Schmidt

Jon Smock and Cynthia Schroeder

Lawrence Tartaglino

John Towle

Union Bank Vanguard Charitable Denise and Daniel Wood

RED & BLACK CIRCLE - $750 - $1,499

Anonymous (2)

Apple Matching Gift Program

Catherine Bermudez ‘02

Capital Group - American Funds

James Chu

Mary Kay Higgins Crockett

John Daniel and Larry Nordwick

Davie Community Foundation

Robert Davies and Diane Church-Davies

Lisa and Todd Dwelle

Fenton & Keller

John Ferguson and Earlene Ferguson

Lysa Filcek

Patrick Godfrey and Sydney Dacuyan

Fredric Hartzell and Janet Wilson

The Reverend Wendy and Mr. Kevin Howe

Dagmar and James Huffman

Amy and Chrisopher Hunsberger

Ron Johnson

Cecilia and Gerald Kennedy

Joshua Kroll ‘05 and Ann Frey Kroll ‘05

Carol Lowrey

Owen Mahoney

Paul Manassero ‘87

Steven Marks ‘72

Merrill Lynch

Peter Meryash ‘83 Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & Hoss Shauna O’Boyle ‘83

Sean O’Rourke ‘92

Jeffrey Page ‘80 and Lisa Berry

Michele and Ambrose Pollock

Robert Poulin ‘85 and Catherine Poulin

Cory Ray and Craig Rowell

Sean Raymond and Cameron Hunter Dottie and Clyde Roberson

Karen and Dave Rossum

Lara Sailer Long and Darrell Tate

Sea Otter Classic Foundation, Inc. Dan Shapiro and Hester Parker

Silicon Valley Bank

Melissa Smith ‘90 and Robert Hill

Amy Smolen ‘88 and David Smolen

Darrell Tate

Joanne Taylor Johnson United Way of Monterey County Whatcom Community Foundation Heather and Michael Winter Connie and Graham Yost Mark Zanides ‘66 and Yamel Zanides

CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL AMOUNTS TO THE YORK FUND, ENDOWED FUNDS, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS PROVIDE VALUABLE FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL’S PRIORITIES. THIS LIST REFLECTS COMBINED GIVING TO THESE FUNDS DURING YORK’S FISCAL YEAR 2022.

ANNUAL GIVING

COMMUNITY CIRCLE - UP TO $749

Anonymous (4)

Mary Kay Acquazzino

Julia Ajoux ‘76

Jared Aldape Duron ‘18

Melanie and Eric Allen

AmazonSmile

American Express Give2Gether Team

Brenda Aronowitz and Ray Dyck

Belinda and Kevin Avina

Eric Axelsen ‘82 and Sjoukje Axelsen

David Baird ‘88

Grace Baker ‘17

Steven Baker

Sunita Bancroft

Julie and Christopher Barlow Noema and Cesar Barragan Allison and Philip Barrientos

Matt Baughman

Jennifer and Lew Bauman Blake Bennett ‘08

Sheila Benson

Patricia and Larry Bernstein

Jennifer Berry and Rodney Smith Blackbaud Giving Fund

Patricia Meem Blackbourne ‘83

Joshua Bloom

Elizabeth Boone Hogen

Michael and Merritt Borrowman

Kennon and Roger Bowen Daniel Brehmer ‘83

Mark Breimhorst ‘88 Kassandra and François Brenot Cindy and Harold Brockman Kevin and Beth Brookhouser

Nathaniel Brown and Yana Polyakova Mr. Bodhi Brunings ‘24

Tim Brusseau and Kelly Irish Mark Bunter and Margaret Spring Fleur and Denis Burke

Angela and Robert Burks Kendra and Vicente Cabrera Damon Campbell and Gina Michaels

Lucy and Jeffrey Campen

Maria Canas

Alex and Frank Cardinale Ann Marie Carrothers ‘12

Joanna Casson ‘83

Maureen and William Chaffin

Linda and Randall Charles Ron Chen and Diana Huang Leah Chirinos-Aleman Carl Christensen and Jo Ann Novoson Linda and Craig Christensen Maren Christensen ‘02

Pamela Clemens Marina Cobb Nick Coburn-Palo Coca-Cola Give Ilse and Elijah Colby Cecelia Contreras-Luna Mr. Austin Cook ‘24 Stephane and Jacqueline Cordier Jacqueline Cousineau ‘03 Brushira Crawford-Diallo

Andrea Cruchett ‘12

Laura Curtis ‘87

Caroline and Marc Cusenza Rachel Dart ‘03

Lisa Davenport Miss Marie-Claire Davenport ‘24 Keren Dawson-Bowman ‘91 Adrienne De La Fuente ‘06 and Dave de la Fuente Colleen and James de Lorimier Lillian Dean ‘81 Colin Deeb ‘02 Linda and William Deeb Amber Degn ‘94 and Thomas Denenberg Tomika Anne Dew ‘76 and Paul Thimm Alexis Diaz-Infante and Alejandro Jiminez Timothy Ditzler ‘86 and Lynn Ditzler Alice and Richard Dixon Linda and Kevin Downey Thomas Drendel ‘74 and Terrel Drendel Hilary and Francis Duda Anna Dudney Deeb ‘05 Dunecrest Associates LLC Pam Durkee

Eddison & Melrose Catering Kristine Edmunds

Janet Ehmann-Ixtlahuac Carole and Franklin Ehrhardt Steve and Dorothy Emerson Jennifer Eskenazi ‘96 and Jack Eskenazi Chelsea Esterline ‘06 Mitchell Evan ‘88 and Silke Brendel-Evan Maximilian Falaleyev ‘05 and Ana Cuevas Falaleyev ‘06 Aidee and Antonio Farias

ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL AMOUNTS

TO THE YORK FUND, ENDOWED FUNDS, AND SPECIAL

PROVIDE VALUABLE FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL’S PRIORITIES. THIS LIST REFLECTS COMBINED GIVING TO THESE FUNDS DURING YORK’S FISCAL YEAR 2022.

Jonathan Farmer ‘77 and Sue Phan ‘77

Mark Farmer ‘68 and Jean Farmer

Jeanette Favaloro

Eric Fink

David Finkelstein

Alison Fishman ‘94 and Kevin Fishman Ekaterina Fleishman

Lazar Fleishman Nils Franco ‘14

Laura Bennett Frank ‘80 and Russell Frank Alice Fraser ‘96 and Ian Fraser

Jackie Frey

Laura Friedman ‘87 and Philip Friedman

Scott Fujita Bill Funt ‘85

Elun Gabriel ‘89 and Donna Alvah

Valerie Gaino Erin Gamble ‘91

Susan and Frank Ganzhorn Riley Gaucher ‘15

Daniel Gavrin ‘09

Jeanne and Edward Gavrin

Kirisa Gavrin ‘04

Alexis Giachetti

Chiara Giammanco MacPherson ‘06

Patricia Gillespie Mona Goel ‘93

Steve Goldberg and Robin Beckman Goldberg Jennifer and George Goncalves Binzee Gonzalvo ‘91 and Chiharu Noguchi Crispina and Sol Gonzalvo Donald and Esther Goodhue

Peter Gray and Jennifer Golden Mitchell Green ‘75

Teena Gruman

Patricia and Jose Guerrero Alix Guyot ‘05

Mirco Haag ‘05 and Ilang Guiroy ‘05

Theodore Haff ‘67 and Joy Ann Haff Monta and Russell Haisley

Melissa and Travis Hall

Louisa and Charles Hamper Jane and Jeff Hand

Jeff Hanna and Kakani Young

Nancy Harray

Tauvia (Frank) Harrigan ‘85 and Bryan Harrigan

Barbara Hasselbach Boyle ‘97

Ann and Joseph Hasselbach Valerie Hasselbach ‘96

PROJECTS

Shari Hastey

Rogers Hawley ‘01 and Merritt Palminteri ‘97 Hayashi & Wayland Lane and Larry Hayes Meagan Henderson ‘92 and Matthew Henderson Lawrence Henrard ‘90 and Lindsey Henrard Jacob Hiller ‘06

Peter Hiller and Celeste Williams

Samuel Hiller ‘04

James Holmes ‘67 Jim Horning ‘83 and Sylvie Horning Walter Howe ‘98

Matthew Hudson ‘94 and Nicole Hudson

Douglas Ikemi ‘72 Cynthia and Nelson Irvine Larissa and Edward Isabella Mio and Kunihiro Ishiguro Jeff Jackson Paula and Thomas Jamison Elizabeth and Hans Jannasch Jesse Jenkins ‘94

Emily Johnson Scot and Sylvia Johnson Melissa and David Jones Penny and Dennis Jones Reverend Eugene Jones and Mary Grace Jones Heidi Jones-Huffman ‘89 Jason Jong ‘03 Cecile and John Joyner Harold Keland Frances Kennedy Hedy and Chris Khan Grace Khieu ‘16 Tanya Khotin ‘83 and Mark Izeman Kim Kiest

James Kimball and Linda Hong Madison Kimball ‘20 Atsuko and Katsumi Kinoshita Gabriel Klapman ‘02 Lois and Douglas Knapp Lynn and Sean Kragelund Joshua Kroll ‘05 and Ann Frey Kroll ‘05 Jennifer and Kris Kuyper Denise La Barre ‘82

Teresa and Rene Lacsina Mimi and Alvin Lakind Toni and Rory Lakind

Julie Lambert

Michael Lambert ‘97 and Katherine Lambert

ANNUAL GIVING

Teo Lamiot ‘11

Xander Laney ‘17

Alida and Jeremy Laney

Tristen Laney ‘19

Michelle Lange

Douglas C. Lee

Michaela Lewis ‘02

Nancy and Robert Ley

Matt Lightner and Jodi Lynn Lili Ventura Insurance Agency

John Lim ‘14

Minju Lim ‘11

Joan and Matthew Little

Zhichao Liu and Yang Yang

Tony Lorenz and Robin Jepsen

Rawlins Lowndes ‘68 and Barbette Lowndes

Frances Lozano

Sharon Lu ‘92 and Matt Morris

Sara Lukas ‘01 and David Lukas

Forest Lurz ‘10

Lori Luzader

Susan Manchester

Audrey Christensen Manganaro ’04

Andrea Marble ‘04

John Maronde ‘87 and Jill Maronde

Gerard and Kristina Martin

Ian Martin ‘90 and Vibeke Norgaard

John Martin

Marlene Martin

W illiam Matsui ‘85 and Elizabeth Matsui

Rafe Mazzeo ‘78

Anne and Ryan McAdams

Jon McCaine ‘73 and Aracelys Gonzalez de McCaine

Vonneva and Howard McCoy

Carla and Perry McDowell

Angie McGrew Payne and David Payne

Sandra and Michael McGuire

Malcolm Mejia and Cecelia Contreras-Luna

Robert Meyer ‘69 and Kathleen Harner

Stephen Meyer ‘73 and Teri Meyer

Ikuko and Mike Minami

Michael Minnis ‘76 and Patricia Minnis

Cambria Minott-Gaines ‘04

Felicia Mitchell Silva ‘75

Jennifer Mohlenhoff-Baggett ‘87 and Jeff Baggett Tritia and Brian Moneypenny

Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin ‘00 and Daniel Montgomery

Monterey Bay Area Scent Work Club, Inc.

Suzanne Worcester and Steve Moore

Benjamin Morgan ‘90

Penny Morris

Yolanda and Ed Munoz Marcella Munson ‘86 and Ben Kolstad Marla and Charles Murphy Tom and Karen Anne Murray May and Joel Nagafuji Cat Nelson ‘05

Sterling Nelson ‘02 and Irene Nelson ‘02 Mary Lee and Jim Newman Justine Nghiem Dottie Nichols

Scott Nichols and Melinda Nakagawa Katia and Marcelo Nogueira Marina Nogueira ‘11

Natasha Nogueira ‘13

Vicki and Albert Norman Bette H. Nybakken Christina O’Brien Aya Ogawa ‘92 and Irwin Chen Mr. David Oliver ‘24

Juliet Oliver ‘22 Erica Olsen ‘84 Arik Olson ‘90

Jennifer and Javier Ortiz Noema Pacheco Eve Paretsky ‘91 and Karl Knaub Dean Partlow and Lisa Marrack Mr. Ian Partlow ‘23

Analynn and David Patterson Morgan Paull ‘08 Donald Peattie and Lise Peterson John Peattie ‘01

Suzanne Peng ‘01 Adan Perez ‘98

Carlos Perez ‘90 Steve Peters and Kristan Long Eric Peterson ‘98

Michael Peterson ‘03 Felicia and Ron Pfleger

Elizabeth (Ward) Pham ‘93 and Khanh Pham Liem Pham ‘17

Minh Pham

PlayStation Cares

Alyssa Pompan ‘17 Joshua Pompan ‘14

Dave Potter and Janine Chicourrat

Robert Pucci and Steven Baker Heidi Quinn

ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL AMOUNTS TO THE YORK FUND, ENDOWED FUNDS, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS PROVIDE VALUABLE FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL’S PRIORITIES. THIS LIST REFLECTS COMBINED GIVING TO THESE FUNDS DURING YORK’S FISCAL YEAR 2022.

Ryan Quinnan ‘97

Christian Ramos

Hannah Ray ‘17

Joan Riggs

Meryl and Stewart Robertson

Giordana Rock ‘06 and Reece Stewart

Lindsey Rockwood

Penny and Terry Rockwood

Kendall Ronzano ‘13

Adam Rose ‘00

Adrienne Rowell ‘06

Matthew Ryan ‘11

Tom and Edna Sanchez

Andrea and George Sanico

Sophia Sanico ‘20

Kelly and Robert Savukinas

Basil Saylor ‘07

Gabrielle Schmidt ‘21

Jacqueline Scott ‘88 and Michael Scott Matt and Kirsti Scott

Sea Otter Classic Foundation, Inc.

Anil and Priya Sethi Michael Shah ‘00 and Pari Shah

Dan Shapiro and Hester Parker

Scott Shapley ‘87 and Laura Shapley

Joyce and John Sherry

Angeline Sickler ‘99

Melanie Sievers ‘73

Aaryn Degn Silva ‘92 and Eugene Silva Mary and John Simpson

W infield Sinclair ‘71 and Julie Sinclair

Chris Campbell and Bud Smith

Lucia Smith ‘09

Robert Smith

Scott Snibbe ‘87 and Ahna Girshick

Laura Solorio

Simone Elema Melanie and Jon Stackpole

Stanford Storey

Stephen Storey

Nancy and Christopher Stout

Angie and Ryan Sullivan

Frank Sung ‘70 and Robin Sung

Roberto Szechtman and Quinn Kennedy Cortez

Edward Takashima ‘89 and Monica Takashima

Peter Tanner ‘89 and Jennifer Tanner Eileen and Michael Tanner Alice Tao Teal and Michael Taylor

Leonel Tejeda and Ana Ibarra-Castro

The Body Shop Fitness Studio

Diana and Clinton Thelander Cammy and Tim Torgenrud Debra Torin-Levy ‘86 and David Levy

Jesus Torres ‘91

Frederic Tower ‘65 and Jo Ann Tower Nicolas Towle ‘01 June Trachsel

Frank Truong and Ngoc Giang

Erin Tucker

Megan Tucker

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

United Nations Association of the USA, Monterey Bay Chapter Seana Van Buren ‘98 and Douglas Van Buren

Viacom

Karen and Brian Walsh Jean Wang

Teresa Wang

Andre Watts ‘05

Elizabeth Welden-Smith ‘01

Erin White

Christopher Wilcox Jamilynn and Mark Willaman Spencer Williams

Christina Willis-Ott ‘02 and Dan Ott Kande Williston and Rob Sherlock Nancy Willoughby

Scott Nelson Windels ‘93 and Sarah Windels Temby and Lawrence Wishnak Miken Wong ‘88 Michael Wyman ‘68 Yang Yang

Caroline Yoon ‘09 Mackenzie Zalin ‘05 Stephanie and Mark Zalin Amanda Zeligs Hand ‘09 Ali and Jon Zeljo

SOIRÉ E BY THE BAY

MICHELLE LANGE

What a night! Soirée by the Bay, the York School community’s first in-person event in over two years, was a tremendous success! Guests eagerly arrived dressed to impress and were mesmerized by the musical offerings of the York Jazz Band playing against the backdrop of the picturesque Monterey Bay. As they sipped on their champagne and wine, they were able to stroll leisurely all while chatting with friends they had not seen in quite some time. Guests perused and bid on works of art created by York students, as well as class donated auction items, and over 300 bottles of wine!

The host for the evening was Joe Heston, former trustee and parent of alum, Joe Heston ’04, who kept the festivities moving with the panache of a seasoned pro. This event, while the first soirée for the school, intertwined traditions from past York gala events along with a few new ones to keep guest on their toes.

A long-standing tradition that was kept alive was the Faculty Table sponsored by Peggy Downes Baskin. Additionally, the tradition of Denise and Dan Fenton’s king’s table which seated 28 enthusiastic guests this year, celebrated the launching of York School’s Diversity Initiative.

Another time-held tradition was Raise the Paddle. Attendees generously made their contributions using their hand-held devices (a new tradition) for much needed Classroom Renovations and a new Welcome Center at York. Volunteers and Shield Students assisted bidders to keep the momentum going. At the end of a fast and frenzied auction and Raise the Paddle, close to $210,000 was raised for York School.

Thank you to everyone who supported York School at Soirée by the Bay!

We wish to thank our 2022 Soirée by the Bay Sponsors Noland, Hammerly, Etienne & Hoss.

SOIRÉE BY THE BAY SPONSORS

Presenting Sponsors

Beverly and Lyman Hamilton York School Board of Trustees

Gold Sponsors

K SBW, ABC Central Coast & Estrella TV Tom Adcock ‘89 Pacific Valley Bank

Silver Sponsors

California Closets

David and Julia Foster-Bates HGHB Architects

Hayward Lumber Integris Wealth Management Union Bank

Bronze Sponsors

CalAm Water

The L/G Anderson Family Foundation Fenton & Keller Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & Hoss Dottie & Clyde Roberson

Reception & Dinner Wines

Folktale Winery and Vineyards Scheid Vineyards Turley Wine Cellars

Faculty Table Sponsor

Peggy Downes Baskin

SOIRÉE BY THE BAY COMMITTEE

Cecilia Kennedy, Co-Chair

Karen Anne Murray, Co-Chair

Debra Schadeck, Advisor

Diane Church-Davies

Marianne Gawain ‘76

Jennifer Kuyper

Michelle Lange

Heather Oliver

Erin Tucker

Erin White

SPECIAL THANKS TO

M aster of Ceremonies

Joseph W. Heston

Retired President and General Manager, KSBW

Auctioneer

Dan Green

Anchor, KSBW Action News 8

SOIRÉE BY THE BAY VOLUNTEERS

Alicia Brent-Nurse

Maya Brent-Nurse ‘23

Parker Brent-Nurse ‘23

Adrianna Brown ‘23

Maria Canas

Caroline Cusenza

Mark Cusenza

Linda Downey

Normandy Filcek ‘24

Emily Geiser ‘25

Erica Geiser

Matthew Geiser

Maddie Gill ‘23

Marco Guo ‘23

Charles Hamper

Louisa Hamper

Myra Khieu ‘23

Maura Kragelund ‘24 Lindsay Knight

Sean Kragelund

Juliet Oliver ‘22

Kally Savukinas

Joe Smock ‘23

Melanie Stackpole

Chris Wilcox

York Jazz Band

Joseph Zhao ‘23

Photos by Grace Khieu

GALA FACULTY TABLE TRADITION

REFLECTIONS FROM LONG-TIME TABLE SPONSOR PEGGY DOWNES BASKIN

For decades, York’s annual gala included a special tradition, the “faculty table,” a tradition that was started by educator and late trustee emerita, Mrs. Peggy Bates, and continued by, yet, another educator and trustee emerita, Dr. Peggy Downes Baskin. Dr. Baskin offers her reflections on why she thought it was important to continue this tradition in honor of Mrs. Bates, who passed away in 2010.

“Peggy Bates was my mentor on the board and I appreciated her two primary interests: helping deepen the school’s ability to offer scholarships to deserving students and supporting talented, inspirational teachers. Together these goals make York what it has always been, a premiere school of academic excellence. When she retired from the Board I was more than happy to continue her legacy of funding the table.

Having taught at both the secondary and undergraduate levels, I know teachers treasure those moments when they are publicly honored. So first and foremost I wanted to celebrate our faculty

and give other donors a chance to spend time with them as well. It was a way for me as a Board member to help shape a feeling of unity among all those who care about York.

That faculty table is always a lively bunch, and I love seeing them enjoy the festivities. Perhaps my favorite moment at each of these events is the collective round of applause when the teachers at the faculty table raise their paddles almost in unison in support of the annual project. It’s a testament to their dedication and love of the school.”

Note: Dr. Baskin’s name was omitted from the list of sponsors in the 2022 Soirée by the Bay printed program. Our sincere apologies for the oversight and with gratitude for the family’s gracious understanding.

Cammy Torgenrud at the York Faculty Table at the 2022 Soirée by the Bay | Photo by Grace Khieu

York School has always prided itself on being a very welcoming community. However, the school was in dire need of a space to reflect this statement. Our newly redesigned Welcome Center at York is befitting of this moniker.

Generously funded from Raise the Paddle donations at the spring 2022 soirée, the redesign of York’s front office as a new welcome center serves as a well-needed entry point for prospective families and visitors. It also provides current families and students a more attractive and relaxing atmosphere to conduct business with the front office.

A s part of the redesign, the new York School Welcome Center highlights the history of the school and houses the Head of School Art Collection. In addition, there is new seating, carpet, and a coffee and tea station. Most importantly, visitors to the welcome center can learn about the history of the school as well as the vision for the future.

The summer months also saw the redesign of four classrooms at York. These rooms are tech savvy, adjustable to fit the needs of any class setting, and allow students to gather to learn and share their insights into today’s world with one another.

Acme Coffee Roasting Co.

A nonymous A ntero Hot Springs

A rtisans Salon & Day Spa

Baker’s Bacon

Kevin Brookhouser

Norelle & Rob Boyce

Carmel Dog Shop

Creekside Farms

Dawn’s Dream Winery

Eddison & Melrose

Elroy’s Fine Foods

Four Sisters Inns

Fuel Cycling

A lexis Giachetti

Hahn Family Wines

Hula’s Island Grill

Ian Martin ’90

Greg Jamison

Cecilia Kennedy

D oug and Michelle Key

K im Kiest and Cindy Horning

K ipp’s

L ady Somm, LLC

L ayers

L ittle Luna Cheese Boards

Daniel Long ’98 and L aura Parmington

Los Amigos Restaurant

Lou Lozano and Christina Courcier

Main Street Bakery

Maker’s Crossfit

Camilla Mann ’91

Gerard Martin

Danielle McShane ’91

Merrill Farms, LLC

M onterey Bay Aquarium

M onterey Jazz Festival

M onterey Signs

M onterey Sports Center

M onterey Symphony

M onterey Touring Vehicles

M onterey Zoological Society

Melinda Nakagawa

National Steinbeck Center

O n the Beach

S arah Orr ’97

Passionfish

Peppers Mexicali Cafe

Jose Perez ’87

Pescadero

Pillows and Picnics

Princess Monterey W hale Watching Red’s Donuts

S alad Shoppe

S alinas Pizza Factory

S an Jose Earthquakes

Tene Shake

Signature Day Spa

John Stackpole

Stationaery Restaurant

Steinbeck House

Stokes Adobe

Storrs Family Winery

Studio Schicketanz

Sweet Heat Yoga Taylor Farms

T he Refuge

T he Spa at Pebble Beach

T he Walt Disney Family Museum

Toro Grind Bike Shop

Wahine Surf Lessons

Carolyn and Gary Walter W ild Fish

Mary Adams

Colleen and John Bailey

A llison and Philip Barrientos

T he Bates Family Teal and Michael Taylor Norelle and Rob Boyce Kassandra and François Brenot Kevin and Beth Brookhouser

Shirley Coly Shira Crawford-Diallo

Robert Davies and Diane Church-Davies

Pam Durkee

Simone Elema

Tyler Eberly and Amy Grames

Ellen and Paul Gaucher Marianne Gawain ‘76

Rich Hamilton and Debra Schadeck Shari Hastey

L ane and Larry Hayes

Elizabeth and Joseph W. Heston

A my and Christopher Hunsberger

Ron Johnson

S cot and Sylvia Johnson

Reverend Eugene Jones and Mrs. Mary Grace Jones

Cecilia and Gerald Kennedy

Melanie Kett Wirtanen and Alan Wirtanen

Michelle and Doug Key Hedy and Chris Khan

K im Kiest

Pam and Gifford Lehman

Matt Lightner and Jodi Lynn

Lou Lozano and Christina Courcier

O wen Mahoney

Carla and Perry McDowell

Ikuko and Mike Minami

Penny Morris

Tom and Karen Anne Murray

D ottie Nichols

Ben Nurse and Alicia Brent-Nurse

Bette H. Nybakken

Fana and Doug Oldfield

Heather and Michael Oliver

Corie and Fane Opperman

Carlos Perez ‘90 and Heather Perez

Steve Peters and Kristan Long

Marcia and Don Pompan

Dave Potter and Janine Chicourrat

Heidi Quinn

Gary Ray and Katy Castagna

S ean Raymond and Cameron Hunter

Kathleen and Mike Scarr

Ken Scates and Suzanne Gibson

A nil and Priya Sethi

Matthew Simis ‘88 and Michael Gray

Edward Takashima ‘89 and Monica Takashima

Leonel Tejeda and Ana Ibarra-Castro

Jill and Allen Tiongco

Cammy and Tim Torgenrud

Megan Tucker

Erin White

Kande Williston and Rob Sherlock

D enise and Daniel Wood

Marsha McMahan Zelus

GRANDPARENTS’ AND FRIENDS’ DAY

DOUG

KEY

In November 2021, for the first time in two years, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and other important friends of York students, arrived on campus for our annual Grandparents’ and Friends’ Day. As always, hosting Grandparents’ and Friends’ Day was energizing but also reassuring as we again interacted face-to-face while the world emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grandparents and other guests heard the York Strings Ensemble and Jazz Band perform; Nayeli ’23 recited the poem “I Was Once a Child” by Victoria Chang; Quincy ’23 delivered a hilarious and touching tribute to her grandmother; and Marlene Martin, grandparent, paid tribute to her son, Ian ’90, and, her granddaughter, Camilla ’22. Our guests also visited their students’ classes and many attended the sold-out musical performance of Frozen, Jr. that evening.

PARENT GIVING

C LASS OF ‘22

Sunita Bancroft

Cesar Barragan and Noema Pacheco Norelle and Rob Boyce Kendra and Vicente Cabrera Alex and Frank Cardinale Lisa and Todd Dwelle Jeanette Favaloro Hedy and Chris Khan Lynn and Sean Kragelund Ian Martin ’90 and Vibeke Norgaard Sandra and Michael McGuire Heather and Michael Oliver

Roberto Szechtman and Quinn Kennedy Cortez Melanie and Jon Stackpole Frank Truong and Ngoc Giang

C LASS OF ‘23

Cesar Barragan and Noema Pacheco Jennifer Berry and Rodney Smith Nathanial Brown and Yana Polyakova

Damon Campbell and Gina Michaels Aidee and Antonio Farias

Lawrence Henrard ’90 and Lindsey Henrard Michelle and Doug Key Toni and Rory Lakind May and Joel Nagafuji Benjamin Nurse and Alicia Brent-Nurse Dean Partlow and Lisa Marrack Felicia and Ron Pfleger Jon Smock and Cynthia Schroeder Hone and Yuqing Zhao

C LASS OF ‘24

Colleen and John Bailey Kassandra and François Brenot James Chu Stephane and Jacqueline Cordier Caroline and Marc Cusenza

Lisa Davenport

K ristine Edmunds

Lysa Filcek

Jeanette Favaloro

Patrick Godfrey and Sydney Dacuyan Steve Goldberg and Robin Beckman Goldberg Jennifer and George Goncalves

Jeff Jackson

Emily Johnson Lynn and Sean Kragelund

Anne and Ryan McAdams

Malcolm Mejia and Cecelia Contreras-Luna Ikuko and Mike Minami Scott Nichols and Melinda Nakagawa Christina O’Brien Heather and Michael Oliver Lindsey Rockwood Melanie and Jon Stackpole Nancy and Christopher Stout Angie and Ryan Sullivan Teresa Wang Denise and Daniel Wood

C LASS OF ‘25

Julie and Christopher Barlow Andreana and Carlo Bernardino Fleur and Denis Burke Damon Campbell and Gina Michaels Linda and Kevin Downey Louisa and Charles Hamper Larissa and Edward Isabella Melissa and David Jones Natalie and Igor Karp Alita Kavalauskas Lois and Douglas Knapp Jennifer and Kris Kuyper Zhichao Liu and Yang Yang Lara Sailor Long and Darrell Tate Karen Anne and Thomas Murray Laura and Dan Neault Kelly and Robert Savukinas Larry Steiner

Edward Takashima ’89 and Monica Takashima Leonel Tejeda and Ana Ibarra Webster Family

C LASS OF ‘26

Tim Brusseau and Kelly Irish Maria Canas Melissa and Travis Hall Cecilia and Gerald Kennedy Vonneva and Howard McCoy Frank Truong and Ngoc Giang Karen and Brian Walsh Christopher Wilcox Heather and Michael Winter

PARENT CONTRIBUTIONS ENSURE YORK SCHOOL CONTINUES TO THRIVE.

FIDELIS SOCIETY

50+ YEARS

Nicholas Sturch (53)

20 - 49 YEARS

Big Sur Marathon Foundation (24)

Michael and Merritt Borrowman (22)

Kevin and Beth Brookhouser (20)

Gary Byrd and Gillian Rodgers-Byrd (22)

William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline

Dinsmore Chapman Foundation (37)

Agnes Chien and Howard Nelson (24)

Linda and Craig Christensen (37)

Carl Christensen and Jo Ann Novoson (24)

Mary Kay Higgins Crockett (29)

Keren Dawson-Bowman ‘91 (25)

Alice and Richard Dixon (24)

Bill and Nancy Doolittle (25)

Pamela Durkee (24)

E-Scrip (21)

Daniel Fenton ‘76 and Denise Fenton (26)

Eric Fink (27)

Susan and Frank Ganzhorn (21)

Jeanne and Edward Gavrin (23)

Marianne Gawain ‘76 (23)

Elizabeth and Joseph W. Heston (23)

Peter Hiller and Celeste Williams (23)

Scot and Sylvia Johnson (20)

Mark Kerman ‘78 (25)

Kim Kiest (21)

Douglas C. Lee (20)

Royal Little Family Foundation (25)

Galen Lowe ‘81 (25)

Tom and Karen Anne Murray (26)

Bette H. Nybakken (39)

Corie and Fane Opperman (25)

Donald Peattie and Lise Peterson (25)

Steve Peters and Kristan Long (27)

Robert Pucci and Steven Baker (22)

Edna and Tom Sanchez (26)

Joyce and John Sherry (24)

Matthew Simis ‘88 and Michael Gray (30)

Laura Solorio (20)

Eileen and Michael Tanner (32)

Cammy and Tim Torgenrud (26)

John Towle (23)

June Trachsel (30)

Steven Webster (26)

Temby and Lawrence Wishnak (20)

Marsha McMahan Zelus (31)

15 - 19 YEARS

Elizabeth Boone Hogen (17)

Daniel Brehmer ‘83 (19)

Tomika Anne Dew ‘76 and Paul Thimm (18)

Anna Dudney Deeb ‘05 and Nic Deeb (16)

Kristine Edmunds (16)

Janet Ehmann-Ixtlahuac (18)

Mark Farmer ‘68 and Jean Farmer (16)

Binzee Gonzalvo ‘91 and Chiharu Noguchi (15)

Teena Gruman (18)

Mirco Haag ‘05 and Ilang Guiroy ‘05 (17)

Nancy Harray (16)

HGHB Architects (16)

Jacob Hiller ‘06 (16)

Samuel Hiller ‘04 (16)

Dagmar and James Huffman (19)

Sara Lukas ‘01 and David Lukas (16)

Gerard and Kristina Martin (16)

Peter Meryash ‘83 (16)

Robert Meyer ‘69 and Kathleen Harner (16)

Marcella Munson ‘86 and Ben Kolstad (16)

Cat Nelson ‘05 (16)

Vicki and Albert Norman (17) Fana and Doug Oldfield (17) Erica Olsen ‘84 (18)

Eve Paretsky ‘91 and Karl Knaub (17)

John Peattie ‘01 and Emily Wood (16) Pebble Beach Company Foundation (19)

Adan Perez ‘98 (16)

Michael Peterson ‘03 (17)

Elizabeth (Ward) Pham ‘93 and Khanh Pham (16)

Cory Ray and Craig Rowell (17)

Sean Raymond and Cameron Hunter (15) Meryl and Stewart Robertson (18)

Adam Rose ‘00 (17)

Barnet J. Segal Charitable Trust (19)

Winfield Sinclair ‘71 and Julie Sinclair (18)

Aaryn Degn Silva ‘92 and Eugene Silva (16)

Scott Snibbe ‘87 and Ahna Girshick (19)

Frank Sung ‘70 and Robin Sung (18)

Frederic Tower ‘65 and Jo Ann Tower (16)

Diana Van Vleck ‘76 and Jon Van Vleck (16)

Kande Williston and Rob Sherlock (16)

Michael Wyman ‘68 and Carolina RosalesWyman (16)

10 - 14 YEARS

Anonymous ‘05 (12)

Anonymous (12)

Anonymous (14)

Mary Adams (12)

Michael Anderson ‘03 and Ashleigh Anderson ‘04 (14)

Eric Axelsen ‘82 and Sjoukje Axelsen (14)

Peggy Downes Baskin (14)

Lei Lei Bates (13)

The Bates Family (12)

Cindy and Harold Brockman (14)

Marilyn and Andrew Calciano (12)

Lucy and Jeffrey Campen (13)

Pamela Clemens (14)

Shirley Coly (12)

Jacqueline Cousineau ‘03 (12)

John Daniel and Larry Nordwick (11)

Adrienne De La Fuente ‘06 and Dave de la Fuente (14)

Colin Deeb ‘02 (13)

Amber Degn ‘94 and Thomas Denenberg (10)

Thomas Drendel ‘74 and Terrel Drendel (13)

Ana Cuevas Falaleyev ‘06 and Maximilian Falaleyev ‘05 (10)

Leslie and Mike Galloway (12)

Erin Gamble ‘91 and Brice Gamble (11)

Jeanne and Samuel Gesumaria (14)

Chiara Giammanco MacPherson ‘06 (14)

Brian Guest ‘09 (13)

Rich Hamilton and Debra Schadeck (10)

Fredric Hartzell and Janet Wilson (13)

Ann and Joseph Hasselbach (10)

Cynthia and Nelson Irvine (12)

Greg and Vicki Jamison (10)

Elizabeth and Hans Jannasch (14)

Blythe and Peter Kieffer (11)

Joshua Kroll ‘05 and Ann Frey Kroll ‘05 (14)

Michael Lambert ‘97 and Katherine Lambert (12)

Teo Lamiot ‘11 (11)

Leonard Laub and Yvonne Ascher (10)

Christine Lee ‘85 and Eric Vallières (14)

Michaela Lozano Lewis ‘02 and Aaron Lewis (11)

Sheron and Robert Long (13)

Lou Lozano and Christina Courcier (10)

Sharon Lu ‘92 and Matt Morris (11)

Lori Luzader (12)

Paul Matsui ‘89 (11)

Michael Minnis ‘76 and Patricia Minnis (10)

Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin ‘00 and Daniel Montgomery (11)

Sterling Nelson ‘02 and Irene Nelson ‘02 (10)

Katia and Marcelo Nogueira (14)

Marina Nogueira ‘11 (14)

Natasha Nogueira ‘13 (14)

Shauna O’Boyle ‘83 (14)

THE FIDELIS SOCIETY RECOGNIZES THE COMMITMENT OF OUR DONORS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO YORK SCHOOL FOR FIVE OR MORE CONSECUTIVE YEARS. GIFTS OF ANY AMOUNT TO ALL AREAS OF THE SCHOOL ARE COUNTED TOWARDS FIDELIS SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP.

Arik Olson ‘90 (14)

Sean O’Rourke ‘92 (12)

Ottone Leach & Ray LLP (11)

Analynn and David Patterson (12)

Marcia and Don Pompan (13)

Robert Poulin ‘85 and Catherine Poulin (11)

Gary Ray and Katy Castagna (13)

Joan Riggs (13)

Giordana Rock ‘06 and Reece Stewart (14)

Andrea and George Sanico (11)

Kathleen and Mike Scarr (14)

Matt and Kirsti Scott (14)

Clark Shishido ‘86 (10)

Lucia Smith ‘09 (13)

Melissa Smith ‘90 and Robert Hill (12)

Lawrence Tartaglino (14)

Jesus Torres ‘91 (14)

Adan and Angelina Urquidez (11)

Elizabeth Welden-Smith ‘01 (12)

Nancy Willoughby (13)

Connie and Graham Yost (12)

Mackenzie Zalin ‘05 (14)

Stephanie and Mark Zalin (14)

Mark Zanides ‘66 and Yamel Zanides (10)

5 - 9 YEARS

Anonymous (5)

Thomas Adcock ‘89 (5)

Karla and Javier Aldape (8)

William Atwood (5)

Belinda and Kevin Avina (6)

Catherine Bermudez ‘02 (9)

Jennifer Berry and Rodney Smith (8)

Diane and Larry Berte (6)

Patricia Meem Blackbourne ‘83 (7)

Maren Christensen ‘02 (9)

Nick Coburn-Palo (5)

Ilse and Elijah Colby (5)

Laura Curtis ‘87 and Andrew Curtis (9)

Timothy Ditzler ‘86 and Lynn Ditzler (5)

Ekaterina Fleishman (6)

Laura Bennett Frank ‘80 and Russell Frank (6)

Michael Frumkin and Christina Falco (7)

Frumkin Falco Family Foundation (7)

Ellen and Paul Gaucher (6)

Riley Gaucher ‘15 (5)

Crispina and Sol Gonzalvo (5)

Debbie and Andrew Hale (5)

Jane and Jeff Hand (5)

Jeff Hanna and Kakani Young (8)

Valerie Hasselbach ‘96 (9)

Rogers Hawley ‘01 and Merritt Palminteri ‘97 (5) Meagan Henderson ‘92 and Matthew Henderson (7)

Patrick Jenifer ‘91 (5)

Cecile and John Joyner (6)

Lynn and Sean Kragelund (5)

Katrina Learned ‘99 and Douglas Learned ‘99 (7) Pam and Gifford Lehman (6)

Frances Lozano (7)

Audrey Manganaro ‘04 (9)

Steven Marks ‘72 (9)

Carla and Perry McDowell (7)

Sandra and Michael McGuire (8)

Tritia and Brian Moneypenny (6)

Benjamin Morgan ‘90 (6)

Justine Nghiem (9)

Ben Nurse and Alicia Brent-Nurse (6)

Aya Ogawa ‘92 and Irwin Chen (7)

Heather and Michael Oliver (5)

Jennifer and Javier Ortiz (7)

Suzanne Peng ‘01 (7)

Eric Peterson ‘98 (5)

Ryan Quinnan ‘97 (5)

Karen and Dave Rossum (5)

Wendy and Andrew Schmidt (5)

Anil and Priya Sethi (7)

Jon Smock and Cynthia Schroeder (8)

Amy Smolen ‘88 and David Smolen (8)

Stephen Storey (5)

Peter Tanner ‘89 and Jennifer Tanner (9) Alice Tao (8)

Jean Wang (5)

Teresa Wang (5)

Jamilynn and Mark Willaman (5)

Scott Nelson Windels ‘93 and Sarah Windels (7) Caroline Yoon ‘09 (9)

Hong and Yuqing Zhao (7)

SOLAR TRACKER DEDICATION

ERIN WHITE

On October 29, 2021, COVID protocols were lifted enough to allow for the entire school to gather for the dedication of the York solar tracker, which was donated in February 2020, just prior to the pandemic. The event was followed by a celebration of York’s math and science programs on the Commons. Dr. Jim Newman, parent of Nick ’14, Ellie ’15, and Katie ’18, and key partner in the solar tracker donation, was the guest speaker. The event was covered by local media outlets and also celebrated York’s commitment to environmental sustainability, both in education and as a member of the Monterey community.

During the 2021-22 school year, Juliet Oliver ’22 and Alan Yang ’22 worked on mapping out the York solar power infrastructure to better understand the contributions of solar power to York’s overall energy use and the solar tracker’s impact on solar energy production at York. This project ties into issues such as the growing realization that an electric grid put together for traditional electricity sources may need to be re-imagined and re-designed to accommodate newer sources. Currently there are no firm plans for a community solar tracker garden at York or elsewhere in the Monterey Bay area, but it is an intriguing idea as a way for York to engage the community in shared values. Dr. Newman served as Juliet and Alan’s mentor for the special project.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 21-22

We’d like to thank the following for their service on the York Board of Trustees for the 2021-22 school year:

OFFICERS

Norelle Boyce, Board Chair

Giff Lehman, Vice-Chair

Rich Hamilton, Treasurer

David Foster-Bates, Secretary

Doug Key*, Head of School

Ellen Gaucher, Immediate Past Board Chair

BOARD MEMBERS

Javier Aldape

Brenda Aronowitz**

Rev. Lucinda Beth Ashby

Peggy Downes Baskin** Scott Fujita*

Marianne Gawain ’76** Debbie Hale Greg Jamison

BOARD MEMBERS (CONT.)

Scot Johnson, Faculty Representative

Paul Matsui ’89

Ben Nurse

Heather Oliver Ken Scates

Matt Simis ’88

Eddie Takashima ’89

Ana Toledo

Jim Tunney** Steven Webster** Hannah Xu ‘23, Student Representative

*Ex-Officio **Emeritus

FACULTY AND TRUSTEE GIVING

FACULTY

Grace Baker ‘17

Lei Lei Bates

Matt Baughman

Jennifer Berry

Josh Bloom

Michael Borrowman

Kevin Brookhouser

Leah Chirinos-Aleman

Pamela Clemens

Nick Coburn-Palo

Elijah Colby

John Daniel

Pam Durkee

Simone Elema

Alexis Giachetti

Jeff Hanna

Scot Johnson Doug Key

Grace Khieu ‘16

Kim Kiest Michelle Lange

Ian Martin ‘90

Gerard Martin

Carla McDowell

Angie McGrew Payne

Tritia Moneypenny

Vicki Norman Fana Oldfield

Dean Partlow

Steve Peters

Marcia Pompan

Sean Raymond Andrea Sanico

Cynthia Schroeder

Joyce Sherry Cammy Torgenrud

June Trachsel

Erin Tucker

Erin White

Chris Wilcox

Spencer Williams Kande Williston

Jon Zeljo

TRUSTEES

Javier Aldape

Brenda Aronowitz**

Bishop Lucinda B. Ashby*

Peggy Downes Baskin

Norelle Boyce

David Foster-Bates

Scott Fujita Ellen Gaucher

Marianne Gawain ‘76** Debbie Hale

Rich Hamilton

Greg Jamison

Doug Key*

Gifford Lehman

Paul Matsui ‘89

Ben Nurse

Heather Oliver Ken Scates

Matt Simis ‘88

Edward Takashima ‘89 Ana Toledo

Jim Tunney** Steven Webster**

*Ex-Officio **Emeritus

WELCOME NEW TRUSTEES

Louie Diaz-Infante is the proud father of five daughters, including Izabel Diaz-Infante ‘14, alum of York. He is the Senior Project Manager for Aggrigator - AMOR Acres, a local agricultural company. He previously served as Co-Chair of the Health Committee for the Los Angeles 2nd Supervisorial District, helping to foster a healthier lifestyle in one area of the country with the worst health indicators. He also served on the school sector committee for the Blue Zones Project and the Board of Directors for the Monterey Hospice Giving Foundation. He serves on the Student, Parent, Philanthropy, Faculty Experience, and Diversity Committees.

Amy Grames is an experienced leader in the nonprofit sector. She is the current Interim CEO for the Central Coast YMCA. In addition to working with a non-profit film society for seven years, she also has a twenty-twoyear working history with the YMCA. Amy has a BA in Organizational Leadership and a minor in Psychology. She is a visionary and has been instrumental with strategic planning throughout the YMCA movement, those YMCA’s include Costa Rica, Republic of Georgia, Atlanta, and the Central Coast YMCA. Amy serves on the Diversity Committee and Philanthropy Committee.

York School and Columbia University alumnus Mark Kerman ’78 brings decades of real estate, operations, and construction management experience to the York School Board of Trustees. Mark is an avid philanthropist who has leveraged his various roles to move corporate and personal dollars to a multitude of organizations committed to advancements in education, healthcare, housing, and more. Mark is the Senior Director of Construction Services at Greystar and spent much of his career overseeing residential and commercial operations at Columbia University. Mark serves on the Buildings and Grounds and Financial Stability Committees at York.

David Foster-Bates joined the board in 2015 to honor the legacy of his mother, Margaret Bates (Trustee Emerita), and to support York’s commitment to academic excellence. He served as the Board Secretary and was a member of the Committee on Trustees. He was on the team that helped recruit Doug Key as the Head of School in 2018.

Dr. Christine Lee ’85 joins the York School Board of Trustees to pave the way for future Falcons. Christine is a breast surgery specialist at the Swedish Cancer Institute in the greater Seattle area. Christine serves on the Value Proposition and Identity, the Financial Stability, and the Philanthropy Committees at York.

“I credit my years at York with helping me gain the skills and confidence needed to achieve and, in many cases, exceed my academic and career goals. The diverse and supportive community on the sunny hilltop taught me the importance of compassion, connection, and service.”

York School and Santa Clara University alumnus Matthew Simis ’88 has concluded his tenure with the York School Board of Trustees after nine dedicated years of service. We thank Matt for his unwavering support of York School through his time, talent, and 28 consecutive years of investments in The York Fund.

FAREWELL TRUSTEES

I NSPIRATION CIRCLE - $25,000 AND ABOVE

The William McCaskey Chapman and Adeline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation

Community Foundation for Monterey County

The Kavalauskas Rumsey Family Fund Monterey County Gives!

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust

E XCELLENCE CIRCLE - $12,000$24,999

Fidelity Charitable Donor Advised Funds

Leonard H. McIntosh Foundation

Pebble Beach Company Foundation

SHIELD CIRCLE - $6,000 - $11,999

Benevity Community Impact Fund

Frumkin Falco Family Foundation

PEREGRINE CIRCLE - $3,000$5,999

American Endowment Foundation

Arts Council for Monterey County

Chatoff Family Foundation

K SBW, ABC Central Coast, Estrella TV

National Philanthropic Trust

Pacific Valley Bank

Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Royal Little Family Foundation Schwab Charitable

Barnet J. Segal Charitable Trust

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE - $1,500$2,999

A pplied Materials Foundation

California Closets

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

Deutsche Bank

Google Gift Matching Program

HGHB Architects

Hayward Lumber Integris Wealth Management

The L/G Anderson Family Foundation Union Bank

RED AND BLACK CIRCLE - $750$1,499

American Water

A pple Matching Gift Program

Capital Group – American Funds

Davie Community Foundation

Fenton & Keller

Merrill Lynch

Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & Hoss

Sea Otter Classic Foundation, Inc.

United Way of Monterey County Whatcom Community Foundation

COMMUNITY CIRCLE – UP TO $749

AmazonSmile

American Express Give2Gether Team

Coca-Cola Give

Dunecrest Associates LLC

IBM Corporation Matching Gift Program

PlayStation Cares

The Body Shop Fitness Studio

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Lili Ventura Insurance Agency

United Nations Association of the USA, Monterey Bay Chapter Viacom

RECORD YEAR FOR MC GIVES!

York School was once again accepted into MC Gives! for the 2021 campaign, which ran from November-December. MC Gives! is a community-wide philanthropy effort with the mission of “making people’s lives better.” Thanks to the generosity of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, and the Monterey County Weekly all participating non-profits receive a matching gift as part of the MC Gives! campaign. Last year, York raised a record $69,100 from individual donors, plus over $10,000 in matching donations.

Thank you for your kind support!

GIFTS IN KIND

Anonymous (3)

Acme Coffee Roasting Co.

Antero Hot Springs Cabins

Artisans Salon and Day Spa

Baker’s Bacon

Bernardus Winery

Norelle & Rob Boyce

Kassandra and François Brenot

Kevin Brookhouser

California Closets

Campfire Adirondack Bar & Grill at the Hotel Saranac

Carmel Barre

Carmel Dog Shop

Creekside Farms

Darcy Russak Design

Lisa Davenport

Diane Church-Davies

Dawn’s Dream Winery

Lillian Dean ‘81

Eddison & Melrose Catering

Edible Monterey Bay

Elroy’s Fine Foods

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Fish Hopper

Folktale Winery and Vineyards

Four Sisters Inns

Fuel Cycling

Galante Vineyards

Alexis Giachetti

Grasing’s Restaurant

Hahn Estates Winery Holman Ranch

Cindy Horning

Hula’s Island Grill

Intercontinental The Clement Monterey

Greg Jamison

Cecilia Kennedy

Jerry Kennedy

Michelle and Doug Key

Kim Kiest

Kippy’s Inc.

Lois Knapp

Kombi Tours Monterey

Lynn and Sean Kragelund

Lady Somm, LLC

Layers Cakes

Left Coast Coffee Roaster

Little Luna Cheese Boards

Daniel Long ‘98 and Lauren Parmington

Los Amigos Restaurante

Lou Lozano and Christina Courcier

Main Street Bakery Makers Crossfit

Camilla Mann ‘91

Ian Martin ‘90

Gerard Martin

Danielle McShane ‘99

Merrill Farms, LLC Monterey Bay FC Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey Signs Monterey Sports Center Monterey Symphony Monterey Touring Vehicles Monterey Zoo Morgan Winery, Inc.

Michael Murphy Karen Anne Murray Melinda Nakagawa National Steinbeck Center

On The Beach Surf Shop

Sarah Orr ‘97

Pacific Monarch Transportation Passionfish

Patisserie Bechler

Pebble Beach Company

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Peninsula Glow Medical Spa

Peppers MexiCali Cafe

Jose Perez ‘87

Janice Perl

Pescadero Cocina de Baja California

Pillows And Picnics

Pizza Factory

Princess Monterey Whale Watching Red’s Donuts

Refuge at Carmel Valley Athletic Club

Salad Shoppe LLC

Salinas Pizza Factory

San Jose Earthquakes

Sardine Factory

Scheid Vineyards Inc

Tene Shake

Signature Day Spa Silvestri Vineyards

Melissa Smith ‘90 and Robert Hill

Sons & Daughters

Jon Stackpole

Stationaery Restaurant

Stokes Adobe Pamela and Stephen Storrs

Storrs Winery and Vineyards, LTD.

Studio Schicketanz

Sweet Heat Hot Yoga

Taylor Farms

The Bookworks

The Cheese Shop

The Spa at Pebble Beach

The Steinbeck House

Toro Grind Bike Shop

Turley Wine Cellars

Violet Bloom Energy Healing VisionSoft, Inc.

Walt Disney Family Museum

Wahine Surf Lessons

Carolyn and Gary Walter

Steven Webster

Wild Fish Restaurant Denise Wood Yorkville Cellars

JACOB ABDELAZIM ‘26

Lili Ventura Insurance Agency

Christian Ramos

M ICHAEL BORROWMAN

Anonymous

M AREN CHRISTENSEN ‘02

Carl Christensen and Jo Ann Novoson

AUSTIN COOK ‘24 Penny and Terry Rockwood

C ASEY ANNE CORTEZ ‘22

Frances Kennedy

B RENDAN DUDA ‘03

Francis Duda and Hilary Traynor-Duda

STEPHANY DUDA ‘98

Francis Duda and Hilary Traynor-Duda

SAMUEL ELIOT

Steven Marks ‘72

DOUG KEY

Kennon and Roger Bowen

M AURA KRAGELUND ‘24

Patricia Gillespie

RYAN KRAGELUND ‘22

Patricia Gillespie

B ENJAMIN LAKIND ‘23

Mimi and Alvin Lakind

TOBEY MALONE ‘20

Stephen Storey

AUDREY (CHRISTENSEN) MANGANARO ‘04

Carl Christensen and Jo Ann Novoson

C ELESTE MCGUIRE ‘22

Sandra and Michael McGuire

JOJO MCGUIRE ‘18

Sandra and Michael McGuire

K ENT NYBAKKEN ‘84

Bette H. Nybakken

SCOTT NYBAKKEN ‘86

Bette H. Nybakken

A NNE PEATTIE ‘97

Donald Peattie and Lise Peterson

JOHN PEATTIE ‘01

Donald Peattie and Lise Peterson

STEVE PETERS

Anonymous

SUE PHAN ‘77 Jean Wang

JOHN POMEROY Steven Marks ‘72

N ICHOLAS STURCH

Steven Marks ‘72 Mackenzie Zalin ‘05

A SYA WILSON ‘26

Vonneva and Howard McCoy

YORK’S

AMAZING FACULTY AND STAFF

Josh Pompan ‘14

ROBERT ALPERT

Celia Martinez ‘77

E DGARD COLY

Dan Shapiro and Hester Parker

A LFRED DIAZ-INFANTE

Brenda Aronowitz and Ray Dyck

Colleen and John Bailey

Agnes Chien and Howard Nelson David and Julia Foster-Bates

Gary Ray and Katy Castagna

Rich Hamilton and Debra Schadeck Nicholas Sturch Joanne Taylor-Johnson

C HARLES S. DOWNES

Steven Marks ‘72

JOANNE DOYLE

Mitchell Green ‘75

LEWIS FENTON

Joan and Matthew Little

B ENTLEY GENAUER

Anonymous

DREW GIBSON

Kristine Edmunds

A L HUELGA

Lew Bauman and Jennifer Stone

K YLAN JONES-HUFFMAN ‘90

Elun Gabriel ’89 and Donna Alvah

Penny and Dennis Jones

Jesus Torres ‘91

DR. HENRY LITTLEFIELD

David Baird ‘88

Miken Wong ‘88

LLOYD LOWREY

Carol Lowrey

JOAN MOHLENHOFF

Jennifer Mohlenhoff-Baggett ’87 and Jeff Baggett

LORNA MONROE

Lew Bauman and Jennifer Stone

B ENJAMIN PAIK ‘87

John Maronde ’87 and Jill Maronde

C HRISTIAN POLLOCK ‘06

Patricia and Jose Guerrero Michele and Ambrose Pollock

N ATALIE ROSE SANFORD ‘19

Pamela Clemens Anonymous

W ILLIAM SMITH ‘74

Thomas Drendel ’74 and Terrel Drendel

R ACHEL WAHL ‘92

Diana and Clinton Thelander

K AREN MARIE WEITZMAN ‘81 Dagmar and James Huffman

TAMARA MARIE ZACK

Analynn and David Patterson

DINGLIAN ZHANG AND GUONING HUANG

Ron Chen and Diana Huang

HERITAGE OF GENEROSITY

$1,000,000 AND ABOVE

William Atwood

Peggy Downes Baskin

William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation

Maurine Church Coburn Foundation

Willametta K. Day Foundation

David and Lucile Packard Foundation Estate of James Valentine

$500,000 - $999,999

Anonymous (2)

Constance H. Bishop Foundation

Lou Lozano and Christina Courcier Karen and Dave Rossum

$250,000 - $499,999

Anonymous

Community Foundation for Monterey County Sharon Damon

Daniel Fenton ‘76 and Denise Fenton

Gloria and Lewis Fenton

Marianne Gawain ‘76

Beverly and Lyman Hamilton

The Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation Grover Hermann Foundation

Betty and Jim Kasson

Leonard H. McIntosh Foundation Monterey Peninsula Foundation Corie and Fane Opperman Nicholas Sturch

$100,000 - $249,999

Anonymous (3)

Georgeann and Larry Anderson Susan Aqeel

Margaret Pardee Bates

Nancy Benham

Bishop Water Company

Jason Burnett ‘94 and Melissa Burnett

Linda and Randall Charles Agnes Chien and Howard Nelson Elizabeth Coats

S.H. Cowell Foundation

Mary Kay Higgins Crockett Iris and Stephen Dart Justin Dart Family Foundation

The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation Firestone Foundation

Nancy and William Fisher

Edward E. Ford Foundation

Michael Frumkin and Christina Falco Frumkin Falco Family Foundation

Jeanne and Samuel Gesumaria Gibson Family Foundation

Chuck Harmon and Elizabeth Miles William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Elizabeth and Joseph W. Heston W. M. Keck Foundation

Royal Little Family Foundation Sheron and Robert Long Galen Lowe ‘81

Catherine L. & Robert O. McMahan Foundation

Estate of Donalida Merillat Grace and Dick Merrill Monterey County Gives!

David Packard

Linda and Charlie Page Pebble Beach Company Foundation

Joan Riggs

Stephen Schulte and Margaret Cook Schulte Barnet J. Segal Charitable Trust

Doug Smith

Hugh Stuart Center Charitable Trust

The Talbott Foundation Wallace Foundation Marsha McMahan Zelus

$50,000 - $99,999

Anonymous (2)

Thomas Adcock ‘89 Applied Materials Foundation AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Youth Fund

The Bates Family Damien Bates ‘67 and Vanessa Bates Benevity Community Impact Fund

Norelle and Rob Boyce

Marilyn and Andrew Calciano Eileen and Art Chatoff

Bruce Copeland ‘79 and Lisa Copeland Estate of Lowel Figen Kate and A. Brooks Firestone John Fox ‘69 and Donna Fox Ellen and Paul Gaucher Edythe and Homer Heald Hoge, Fenton, Jones and Appel Independence Foundation

Ralph Knox Foundation

YORK SCHOOL REGCOGNIZES AND THANKS THOSE DONORS WHOSE CUMULATIVE GIVING SUPPORTS EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO GENEROSITY.

Christine Lee ‘85 and Eric Vallières

Anthony Lombardo ‘75 and Sue Snow

Patricia Lott

William McCullough Mericos Foundation

Eve and Basil Mills Family Janet Morris Bill Nicholson

Susanne Obaid

Dwight Opperman

Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation

Cory Ray and Craig Rowell

Gary Ray and Katy Castagna

Marjorie Schulte

Matt and Kirsti Scott

William and Kathy Sharpe

Matthew Simis ‘88 and Michael Gray

William Smith ‘74

Eileen and Michael Tanner

Feixiang Wei and Xuemei Liu

Carol and Phillip Wilhelm

Melanie Kett Wirtanen and Alan Wirtanen

$25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous (4) Mary Adams Jayanti and Stephen Addleman Patrice Ash

Big Sur Marathon Foundation Kennon and Roger Bowen

Nancy Burnett

Shuqi Cai and Yuefang Chen Don Chapin Company, Inc.

Mark Chesebro and Caroline Mitchel Linda and Craig Christensen E.L. Cord Foundation

Robert Davies and Diane Church-Davies Bill and Nancy Doolittle

Martha Drake

Vikram Duvvoori and Sumana Reddy Jeannine Dyer

Kristine Edmunds

Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real Katherine and Robert Ernst III E-Scrip

Lowry Fenton and Gail Greely Leonard Firestone

W. Edgar Gallwey

Corinne and Morgan Gilman

Marie (Bryant) Glavin ‘72 and Tom Glavin Terry and Edgar Haber

Anne Hammond

Fredric Hartzell and Janet Wilson HGHB Architects

Hoppin Foundation

Gordon Howie and Wilma Reichard HSBC

Mildred Hitchcock Huff Charitable Trust Dagmar and James Huffman

Ann Jackson Family Foundation

Lisa and Steve John Mark Kerman ‘78

Frank Klotz

Pam and Gifford Lehman Lee and John MacWilliams Yasuko Matsui

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Fana and Doug Oldfield Otter Cove Foundation

Henrietta Pearce Marcia and Don Pompan

Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Program Rotary Club of Monterey Edwin K.S. Ryu ‘69 and Julie Satake Ryu

Kathleen and Mike Scarr Jill and Patrick Sherwood Jamel and Richard Shimpfky Lloyd Tabb and Lisa Williams Union Bank VisionSoft, Inc.

Steven Webster

Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program E. L. Wiegand Foundation

HONORING THE LEGACY OF HOWARD GOODKIN

PROUD LATINO EDUCATOR & DIVERSITY LEADER

For 30 years, the Howard Goodkin Scholarship has been transforming Latino students’ lives on the Monterey Peninsula. This scholarship has provided substantial financial support to Latino students requiring tuition assistance in memory of Howard Goodkin, a gifted bilingual educator and publisher who dedicated his life to enhancing educational opportunities for a diverse student population.

Throughout his career, Howard was steadfast in his commitment to uplifting, supporting, and maintaining educational and leadership opportunities for non-English speaking Hispanic and Latino students. Howard parlayed his passion and experience as a teacher into a successful career in bilingual education publishing, where he influenced the lives of students and teachers worldwide through the publication of a Spanish literacy program.

| MCKENNA HUNT & ERIN WHITE

According to the 2021 U.S. Census Bureau, 60.4 percent of Monterey County identifies as Hispanic or Latino, exemplifying the pivotal necessity for resources and programs that meet the needs of a significant portion of Monterey County’s population.

Long-time friends and colleagues of Howard, Sherry Long and Sam Gesumaria, established this financial aid fund for Latino students in 1992 in memory of Howard’s legacy, and it has since grown to become The Howard Goodkin Scholarship. For 30 years, the Scholarship has positively affected a number of York students, beginning with modest scholarships that have now grown to scholarships that cover up to 80% of a student’s tuition. A hallmark of the Howard Goodkin Scholarship is that recipients receive funding for all their years at York, clearing the path to a successful graduation and providing essential stability for students and their families during their time at the school.

Sam Gesumaria, Sherry Long, and Howard Goodkin (L-R) at Point Lobos

Maria Elena Mejia Contreras ’24 is a Goodkin Scholar who says that York School has provided her with a safe, kind, trusting, and hard working community, while allowing her opportunities to grow as a student and person—free of fear of failure.

“The support I have received from the donors of the Goodkin Scholarship is the reason for which I am now surrounded by teachers and staff that allow me to grow through the work I put into my many roles on campus, my community theater, and my classes,” Maria Elena Mejia Contreras says. “I am very grateful towards the Goodkin Scholarship founders because my education and experiences allow me to learn the importance of asking for and receiving help; I would not be where I am today if it was not for their help and support.”

Before his passing, Howard had the good fortune of knowing one of the recipients of financial aid in his name at York, witnessing their growth and success. 30

years later, the impact of Howard’s life and contributions lives on through the The Howard Goodkin Scholarship and Financial Aid Endowment—adjoining York’s commitment to a diverse, successful student body, and supporting all students in their educational endeavors.

“It is an honor to reflect on the 30th Anniversary of the Howard Goodkin Scholarship at York School, and to be inspired by the extraordinary educator, Howard Goodkin, who dedicated his life to elevating educational opportunities for Hispanic and Latino students,” Gretchen Thompson, Director of Enrollment at York School said. “Howard’s life and purpose continues to resonate within the York community, aligning with our mission of being a diverse community, preparing and inspiring all students as creative, independent thinkers—York School is a stronger community because of the life of Howard Goodkin and the establishment of The Howard Goodkin Scholarship.”

Maria Elena Mejia Contreras ’24, Goodkin Scholar

“WHAT MATTERS IS NOT PERFECTION, IT IS OVERCOMING THE DIFFICULTIES, AND ENJOYING THE PROCESS OF FINDING MY PATH . . . THANKS TO THE SUPPORT I HAVE THROUGH THE GOODKIN SCHOLARSHIP, I CAN RIGHTFULLY SAY THAT ATTENDING YORK IS WHAT HAS ALLOWED ME TO REALIZE THIS KEY ASPECT OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.”

—

Mr. Howard Goodkin

ALFRED

Mary Adams

Karla and Javier Aldape

Brenda Aronowitz and Raymond Dyck

Reverend Lucinda Beth Ashby and Bob McEvilly

William Atwood Norelle and Rob Boyce

Agnes Chien and Howard Nelson

Peggy Downes Baskin Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County

Marilyn and Andrew Calciano Fund of the Community Foundation

Santa Cruz

Carl Christensen and Jo Ann Novoson

Lisa Davenport

Jesslyn De Anda Hernandez ‘18

Jonathan De Anda Hernandez ‘12

Alexis Diaz-Infante and Alejandro Jiminez Kristine Edmunds

David and Julia Foster-Bates Nils Franco ‘14

Jackie Frey

Leslie and Mike Galloway Ellen and Paul Gaucher Marianne Gawain ‘76

Brian Guest ‘09

Rich Hamilton and Debra Schadeck Chuck Harmon and Elizabeth Miles Elizabeth and Joseph Heston Krisina and Gerard Martin

Karen Anne and Thomas Murray Karina Nava Fana and Doug Oldfield Heather and Michael Oliver Corie and Fane Opperman

Gary Ray and Katy Castagna

Kathleen and Mike Scarr

Kirsti and Matt Scott Dan Shapiro and Hester Parker

Matthew Simis ’88 and Michael Gray

Bud Smith and Chris Campbell

Nicholas Sturch

Joanne Taylor

Jamilynn and Mark Willaman

Diana Van Vleck ’76 and Jon Van Vleck

VALENTINE LEGACY SOCIETY

Anonymous

Robert P. Balles

Peggy Downes Baskin

Estate of Margaret Pardee Bates

Estate of Nancy Benham

Kennon and Roger Bowen

Patrick Brent

Beth and Kevin Brookhouser

Jason Burnett ‘94 and Melissa Burnett

Agnes Chien

Marian and Gordon Clemens

Shirley Coly

Mary Kay Higgins Crockett

Jacqueline Cruz Estate of Sharon Damon

Tomika Anne Dew ‘76

Bill and Nancy Doolittle

K ristine Edmunds

Estate of Lewis Fenton

Estate of Lowel Figen

Nancy and William Fisher

Jackie and Philip Frey

Ellen and Paul Gaucher

Jeanne and Samuel Gesumaria

Estate of Cecilia Graham

Hector Grijalva

Susie and Rob Gularte

Debra Hale and Andrew Ward Estate of Anne Hammond

Chuck Harmon and Elizabeth Miles

Estate of Monte Harrington Estate of Homer L. Heald

Elizabeth and Joseph W. Heston

Joseph Heston ‘04 and Kathryn Heston

Estate of The Reverend David S. Hill

Estate of Frederick Hofsas Estate of Edda Sislain Kaudy

Blythe and Peter Kieffer

Leonard N. Laub and Yvonne Ascher

Douglas C. Lee

Estate of Lloyd Lowrey, Jr.

Estate of William H. McCullough Estate of Donalida Merillat

Stephen Meyer ‘73 and Teri Meyer

Estate of Norman William Miller Benjamin Morgan ‘90

Estate of Margaret L. Musser Mark Myers ‘73 and Barbara Myers

CONSTANCE H. BISHOP SOCIETY

The Constance H. Bishop Society honors the example of the McIntosh and Bishop families and their generosity to York School. Members of the Society are recognized for their donation of a scholarship-sized gift to fund one or more financial aid awards in the current fiscal year.

Margarite and Werner Papenhoefer

Eve Paretsky ‘91 and Karl Knaub

Jane Paulsen

Estate of Henrietta Pearce

Estate of Stanley Pearce

Estate of Robert S. Ray

Stephanie Regevig and Wes Scheibly Estate of J. Jackson Riggs

Karen and David Rossum

Edwin K.S. Ryu ‘69 and Julie Satake Ryu

Matthew Simis ‘88 and Michael Gray Estate of Pauline S. Sinclair

Christine Sinnott

Estate of William Smith ‘74

Nicholas Sturch

Lawrence Tartaglino

Estate of James Valentine

Steven Webster

Julia Wedekind

Jamilynn and Mark Willaman Nelly and Lance Wright

M ARGARET PARDEE BATES SCHOLARSHIP provided by The Bates Family

W ILLIAM MCCASKEY CHAPMAN AND ADALINE DINSMORE CHAPMAN FOUNDATION

HOWARD GOODKIN SCHOLARSHIP provided by Jeanne and Samuel Gesumaria and Sherry and Robert Long

PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY FOUNDATION

WE’D LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTORS TO THE YORK SCHOOL IMPACT REPORT 2022:

WRITERS AND CONTRIBUTORS:

Norelle Boyce, Board Chair

Kevin Brookhouser, Director of Technology and Innovation

Dr. Jeff Hanna, Math/Science Department Chair

McKenna Hunt, Spoke Consulting

Doug Key, Head of School

Michelle Lange, Philanthropy Operations Manager

Fana Oldfield, Director of Finance and Operations

Elizabeth Siarny, History Department Chair and Director of Global Programs

Gretchen Thompson, Director of Enrollment

Erin Tucker, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations

Erin White, Director of Philanthropy and Community Partnerships

Spencer Williams, Arts Department Chair

Jon Zeljo, Director of Teaching and Learning

EDITING AND PRODUCTION: Spoke Consulting

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Samantha Godoy, Spoke Consulting

PHOTO CREDITS:

Grace Khieu ‘16, Grace Khieu Photography

Ian Martin ’90, Ian Martin Photography

Felicia Pfleger, Former Director of Communications and Marketing, York Parent Andrea Sanico, Main Officer Manager and Database Administrator

Michael Troutman ’82, DMT Imaging

DISCLAIMER

York School recognizes and thanks those individuals, foundations, corporations, and organizations included in this report for their generous contributions during the Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2021– June 30, 2022). Gifts received after June 30, 2022 will be acknowledged in next year’s Impact Report.

While we strive to provide accurate recognition of our donors for this report, errors and omissions sometimes occur. If you contributed as a donor and your name was inadvertently omitted, listed in the wrong place, or misspelled, please accept our sincere apologies and contact us at 831.373.4438.

CORRECTION TO LAST YEAR’S 20-21 IMPACT REPORT:

Norelle and Rob Boyce were incorrectly listed at the $12,000$24,999 giving level for annual giving and were omitted from the Heritage of Generosity Society, which celebrates cumulative giving over time. Mr. and Mrs. Boyce should have been recognized at the $25,000+ level for annual giving and at the $25,000-$49,000 level for the Heritage of Generosity.

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