2020 Winter Compass

Compass A MAGAZINE FOR THE CHADWICK COMMUNITY

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2019 EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR ANNIE SPALDING

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project girl to girl

educator of the year

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new chadwick trustees

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photo round-ups

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alumni profile: daniella bove-lamonica

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alumni awards

class notes

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VILLAGE SCHOOL

students harvesting leaves in the school community garden.

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COMPASS Chadwick School Magazine // Winter 2020

HEAD OF SCHOOL Dal Sohi OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Barbara Najar DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPASS EDITOR Carley Dryden MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER Marie Chao DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Kristen Adams COPYWRITING Kristen Adams Hope Arnett ’20 Megan Barnes Carley Dryden Barbara Najar Charlotte Suh ‘21 GRAPHIC DESIGN Susan Piper PHOTOGRAPHY Marie Chao Diana Feil Karin Fuire Jeff Gros Alan Hill Stephen Speranza Stephen Zeigler and community members EMAIL cdryden@chadwickschool.org ONLINE chadwickschool.org FACEBOOK.COM /ChadwickSchool TWITTER.COM /PV_Chadwick INSTAGRAM /@chadwickschool EDITOR’S NOTE: We hope you enjoy this redesign of Compass magazine and the fresh, new look, an overhaul guided by reader surveys and feedback, and best practices of the publishing industry. Our goals for the redesign were to provide a variety of story content and layouts; a clean, dynamic, photo-driven design; more student-submitted content; and a more robust Alumni section to best serve our largest reader group. To provide feedback on the redesign, notify us of a change of address, or to unsubscribe, contact Carley Dryden, Compass Editor, at cdryden@ chadwickschool.org or 310-377-1543.

ON THE COVER The 2019-20 Educator of the Year Annie Spalding

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GETTING TO KNOW DAL SOHI “CHADWICK EMBODIES EVERYTHING I LIVE BY, MAKING THIS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR ME PERSONALLY

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AND PROFESSIONALLY. I WISH MY SON, LIAM, HAD HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO HERE.”

OF ALL THE CONVERSATIONS DAL SOHI HAS HAD in his six months at Chadwick School, his conversations with students are among the most rewarding. Sometimes they are short, simple exchanges; other times, they are deep discussions. With hundreds of such conversations and counting, Sohi says this is the best part of his job.

“What I love most about Chadwick is that the kids here are not afraid to engage adults in an authentic way,” Sohi said. “They are curious, genuine, confident and there’s a great authenticity about them that I have rarely found elsewhere.”

When Sohi joined Chadwick on July 1, 2019, as its 12th Head of School, he made one promise to the community — to ensure everything Chadwick does and teaches is student-centered.

As you watch Sohi walk across the Main Lawn and you see the students waving hello to him, there’s a strong sense that his student-centered approach isn’t just a philosophy, but comes naturally to him.

“I really enjoy being with our students. Our kids are not static. They’re dynamic and they’re learning, growing and questioning, and we have to evolve with them. They’re trying to figure out where they fit in the world, and they’re changing every minute of the day. I love it when they tell me what’s working and what’s not working for them.”

While Sohi is clearly students’ biggest fan, he also speaks with great pride and enthusiasm about Chadwick’s faculty.

“The teachers here are highly skilled at inspiring the students to own their learning. There is an incredibly high level of metacognition built into classroom dialogue, where teachers have kids actually thinking about their thinking! It’s amazing to see that from the very earliest grades here. The teachers give students a voice and really listen to them. They encourage

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them, and they implement strategies for expanding and clarifying a student’s voice.”

Sohi claims that he still has a lot to learn about Chadwick, and yet in just six short months, he has a good handle on what makes Chadwick unique, which has affirmed his decision to relocate here with his wife, Dianne.

“What I truly believe about students and education is actually happening here! I believe in a holistic education with an emphasis on Core Values and Mission-driven initiatives, including character education, critical and creative thinking, leadership, global citizenship, wellness and outdoor education.

“Chadwick embodies everything I live by, making this the perfect place for me personally and professionally. I wish my son, Liam, had had the opportunity to go here.”

To find the source of Sohi’s passion for education, you can look at his more than 24 years of experience leading schools in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Canada, China and Dubai. He believes that his exposure to a variety of educational models in different countries has helped him accumulate myriad tools to generate alternate solutions. He is a self-described teacher at his core and views education as a privilege. Growing up in the small town of Williams Lake, British Columbia, his father had high standards for him and his three siblings, and college was not optional, but expected. Because his father never had the opportunity to be educated, the entire family saw education as a privilege, not a right. Today, all four siblings are involved in education and are passionate about providing opportunities for children.

But what really drives Sohi’s work are his 25 years of being a father.

“I became a better educator the day I became a dad. We all want so much

“It’s a very special community here, unlike any other, where we all work together toward one Mission. I want to sustain a place where students feel like they’ve had a great experience, not just a great education.”

for our children, and we sacrifice to make that happen. Our aspirations for our children end up surpassing our own desires, and we want them to have a future full of opportunities and joy. Every parent wants their child to be in a place where they can excel at academics, have opportunities in athletics and the arts, and be surrounded by supportive and positive influences. As parents, we want them to know that they’re in a place where the people genuinely care about them.”

Sohi’s daily schedule is full of long days involving early-morning meetings, important decisions, operational issues and regular evening events. He calls Chadwick “the busiest place I’ve ever worked!”

Nonetheless, he always schedules time for his daily conversations with students and weekly classroom visits.

“You have to give kids your full attention. You can’t give them any less than your best, because they will feel it, and they will know it, and they deserve our best every day. I put students on my calendar first, and whoever else wants to meet with me has to work around that.”

Building in time for hobbies also can be challenging, but it’s very important to Sohi.

“We tell our kids that wellness is important and that they need balance in their lives, and we must model that for them. My happy places are the golf course, the hockey rink or hiking in nature. When I’m there, I take a mental break, and I think of nothing else. I don’t do it to solve something, I do it because I love it. I’m there to make a putt, to get that puck in the net for my team, or to enjoy the outdoors. And because I’m creating space in my mind instead of trying to force an answer to something, then the clarity and insights can come through.

“Hockey, in particular, takes me back to simpler times. I grew up in a family where we couldn’t afford organized hockey so all the neighborhood kids would meet on Third Avenue and build goals with piles of snow.

We were Guy Lafleur or Bobby Orr or Bernie Parent. Street hockey was serious business that was interrupted occasionally as someone would yell

‘Car!’ and we would have to run out of the street. During those times, you simply thought about the next goal, next play or next save, and you forgot about life.”

Looking ahead, Sohi plans to strengthen Chadwick’s student-centered approach, with an emphasis on the key areas supported by Chadwick’s curricular centers: the Center for Innovation and Research; Center for Ethical, Global Leadership; and Center for Community Wellness.

“My priority is to continue to build a cohesive community with strong relationships all focused on the student experience. We want to surround our kids not just with good teachers but good people — people they can trust, people who will celebrate their successes and forgive their mistakes.

A critical part of that is supporting the parent-teacher relationship, because that’s what determines student success.

“We’re going to continue to build on the things that have already been set in motion: delivering on our Core Competencies to help students be successful in their education and in life; more opportunities to develop leadership skills; and community wellness to make sure our students are well prepared academically, emotionally and socially.

“It’s a very special community here, unlike any other, where we all work together toward one Mission. I want to sustain a place where students feel like they’ve had a great experience, not just a great education.

Every interaction and engagement — with parents, teachers and staff — contributes to that.”

There are many systems and metrics in place that Sohi will use to measure the school’s performance in key areas. But the big question is, how will he measure his own performance? For a gauge, he will go back to the simple and deep conversations with students.

“Kids are very perceptive. If there’s a hint of something that doesn’t feel right to them, they will tell you. If there’s one thing I hope the students would say about me, it would be that I genuinely care about them. Then I will know I’m doing a good job.”

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SAY HELLO! 1. Miguel Torres

2. Sylvia Tavetian

3. Irmgard Cooke

4. Rodrick Dunn

5. Adam Ruderman

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UPPER SCHOOL COUNSELOR

FIRST GRADE ASSOCIATE TEACHER

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR

TRANSPORTATION MANAGER

UPPER SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER

GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTANT

UPPER SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER

Miguel loves exploring restaurants throughout Los Angeles and reading historical fiction.

In her free time, Sylvia enjoys reading, traveling, roller skating, going to the beach, baking desserts and spending time with family and friends.

Irmgard loves traveling to experience the culture of others and learn about their interests. Her favorite season is summer, when she can walk around and enjoy the butterflies and vibrant flowers.

In his free time, Rodrick loves making pizza from scratch.

Adam enjoys ultimate frisbee, yoga, crossword puzzles, learning — slowly — to play the ukulele, and throwing pop flies to his son.

Robin’s passion is dance — she has choreographed and performed in college productions and semiprofessional Latin dance groups.

Guy is a ping-pong fanatic and recumbent bicyclist, and formerly taught Sanskrit at Harvard and Columbia universities.

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WE HAD A WONDERFUL GROUP OF FACULTY AND STAFF, WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF INTERESTS, BACKGROUNDS AND SPECIALTIES, JOIN CHADWICK SCHOOL FOR THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR. READ MORE ABOUT SOME OF OUR NEW FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS BELOW.

8. La Tonya Walker

9. Becca Marcus

10. Christine Chapman

11. Natalie Beamer

12. Marisa Ryan

13. Annie Tornabene

VILLAGE SCHOOL PROJECT MANAGER

DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL PROGRAMS

SECOND GRADE ASSOCIATE TEACHER

FIFTH GRADE ASSOCIATE TEACHER

VILLAGE SCHOOL COUNSELOR

La Tonya previously worked for President Bill Clinton in the White House, and her daughter, Cameron, broke the Chadwick school record in the 100-meter hurdles.

Becca once got lost in the Australian Outback for 5 days and had to be rescued by helicopter. (Using a map from 1945, the group was supposed to turn at a stream (not flowing at the time), and they walked right over it and kept going ... off the map.)

In her free time, Christine can be found on the Little League field, basketball court, soccer field or in the dance studio, cheering on her three kids!

Natalie has been in the West Wing, East Wing and basement of the White House. (Her husband was in the Secret Service for 11 years.)

Marisa and her friends grew up going to summer camp at Chadwick School and are still friends to this day.

MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL ACADEMIC SUPPORT SPECIALIST

When not at work, Annie can usually be found at the beach or hiking one of the trails of Palos Verdes with her five-pound chihuahua, Churro.

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Project Girl to Girl Inspires Girls to Explore STEM

BY HOPE ARNETT ’20 and CHARLOTTE SUH ’21 On a recent Friday afternoon, a classroom at Riviera Hall Lutheran School buzzed with laughter. The 24 fourth- and fifth-grade girls giggled and gasped at a mysterious substance, termed “Oobleck” after Dr. Seuss’ imaginative story.

Along with four other Chadwick Upper School students, we explained that this odd liquid/solid of sorts is known as a non-Newtonian fluid. Initially, the substance is a foreign material that mysteriously hardens when touched, but becomes fluid when left alone. The girls discussed with each other and asked questions to wrap their heads around the new discovery. For a Project Girl to Girl workshop, this scene of scientific curiosity and joy is not uncommon.

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To young girls, STEM fields might seem unapproachable. The empowerment activities shift their views about science and mathematics from difficult and distant to exciting and accessible.

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THREE YEARS AGO, Chadwick alumni Katie Shaw ‘19 and Emily Shaw ‘19 started the Project Girl to Girl club with encouragement from a student at Harvard-Westlake. Currently, the club meets weekly to brainstorm and prepare for quarterly school visits with the goal of cultivating interest in STEM for young girls and promoting meaningful self-reflection and discussion. To these ends, each workshop includes a STEM activity and a female empowerment component, which might come in the form of a group activity or individual reflection in smaller settings.

To young girls, STEM fields might seem unapproachable.

The empowerment activities shift their views about science and mathematics from difficult and distant to exciting and accessible.

We don’t want the words “science” and “math” to evoke images of dense textbooks and insurmountable concepts; instead, we’d like the girls to consider math and science to be both complex and fun, as well as relatable to their lives.

One particularly memorable workshop last year included an empowerment activity in which each student wrote a statement about their abilities in regard to STEM. Many girls wrote, “I am bad at math.” To reinforce a growth mindset, we had the girls rewrite these statements to reflect greater hope and possibilities for improvement. For example, one student

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wrote, “I will improve in math by practicing more problems and asking for help from my teacher.” The difference between this statement and the original one illustrates the type of uplifting changes we hope to make for the girls’ perception of STEM.

This year marks a turning point for the club as we face the challenge of both modifying and maintaining it. We’ve had to rebuild a steady group of participants, since the majority of the members last year were seniors. However, we could not be more grateful for the new group we formed for the last workshop: Emily Chen, Olivia Ward, Paige Martin, Faith Arnett and our club advisor and science teacher, Kathleen Westervelt. Each person has been an integral part of planning and running each workshop, and we could not be more grateful for their help.

We look forward to continuing to be positive role models for the girls and establishing a relationship with them, with our enthusiasm for STEM driving our motivation. Regardless of the girls’ level of interest in mathematics or science, we will stay true to the purpose of the club, which is to cultivate the curiosity and problem-solving skills associated with STEM. After all, these characteristics are not only valuable in all walks of life, but are the most exciting part of science!

“WE DON’T WANT THE WORDS SCIENCE AND MATH TO EVOKE IMAGES OF DENSE TEXTBOOKS AND INSURMOUNTABLE CONCEPTS; INSTEAD, WE’D LIKE THE GIRLS TO CONSIDER MATH AND SCIENCE TO BE BOTH COMPLEX AND FUN, AS WELL AS RELATABLE TO THEIR LIVES.”

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‘WRITER’S WORKSHOP’ APPROACH HELPS VILLAGE SCHOOL STUDENTS FIND THEIR VOICE “In writing, you can express yourself by creating a new world and going through adventures that you create.”

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“I’VE SEEN STUDENTS TAKE RISKS WITH THE WAY THEY CRAFT STORIES, SO NOT ONLY ARE THEY WRITING MORE, THEY’RE WRITING IN WAYS THAT SHOW THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE THEIR STORIES BETTER.” – third gr ade te acher and instructional coach le ah lorenz ana

IN THE DIGITAL AGE of hyper-stimulating content made for ever-shortening attention spans, you wouldn’t think kids would be excited to sit down, put an old-fashioned pen to paper and write. But at Chadwick’s Village School, they can’t get enough of it.

“My students beg for more time to write, and if there is ever a special event or change to our schedule, their first question is ‘We still get Writer’s Workshop, right?’” said Dr. Amanda Hartigan, a second-grade teacher and instructional coach. “I have been teaching for 16 years, and I have never had kids beg for time to write.”

This school year, all K-5 classrooms are using the “Writer’s Workshop” approach popularized by Lucy Calkins, founding director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University, and an influential figure in the world of writing instruction.

Over the summer, Hartigan, Curriculum Specialist Erin Nordlund, Learning Specialist Penny Chau, and third-grade teacher and instructional coach Leah Lorenzana traveled to New York City for a training led by Calkins, whose method encourages individualized, independent writing and lets students explore topics of their choice.

“I think the biggest shift for me was understanding that we are teaching students skills and strategies that they can transfer from one writing piece to another,” Hartigan said.

“The focus is definitely on the process, not having a pretty product at the end. We learned to embrace the messy work of revision and celebrate how much the writer has grown.”

When the Chadwick colleagues returned home, they got to work integrating Calkins’ approach into Village School lesson plans.

“Before, we had a very lively writing curriculum where we were all doing lots of different things. Now, we have more of a coherent philosophy, skills sequence and teaching approach,” Nordlund said.

Every day, students learn a new writing technique during a mini-lesson (paragraphing, making stories come alive, describing characters’ thoughts and feelings, for example) then they write, revise, edit, and work with partners and their teachers. Students use their favorite books as mentor texts, paying attention to what authors do and how it makes their writing more powerful.

“Our goal is to focus on growing the children as writers, not just having them create perfect writing pieces,” said Lorenzana. “In the Village, we want to challenge each student in the ways they need and through writing workshop, we are able to do so.”

Students practice the writing process daily, producing a narrative, informational or argumentative piece on a topic of their choice. Topics range from historical research and informational how-to guides, to fictional stories and personal narratives.

One student, for example, wrote pages and pages about sneaking into her older sister’s room and waiting for her to wake up. A fifth-grader shared a heart-warming story about learning to love her mother’s beef stew (after she hurt her mother’s feelings with her initial reaction). A third-grader turned her experience of getting separated from her mother during a shopping trip at Best Buy into a harrowing drama, complete with a climactic resolution when she suddenly spotted her mother around the corner of an aisle.

“Her personal narrative had everything — fear in being lost, despair in not ever finding her mom again, happiness when she finally found her mom, a declaration to never want to go to a Best Buy again, and finally a revelation that unfortunately she would have to return,” Lorenzana recalled.

Another key component of the program: celebration.

Kids have opportunities to share their work, giving each other compliments and feedback.

Teachers say their students have responded well to the curriculum. They’re producing larger volumes of writing and are able to write for longer periods of time.

This school year, all K-5 classrooms are using the “Writer’s Workshop” approach popularized by Lucy Calkins, founding director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University, and an influential figure in the world of writing instruction.

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“I think the biggest shift for me was understanding that we are teaching students skills and strategies that they can transfer from one writing piece to another. The focus is definitely on the process, not having a pretty product at the end.”

–D R. A M A ND A H A R T I G A N, SE C O ND-G R A D E T E A C HE R

“I’ve seen students take risks with the way they craft stories, so not only are they writing more, they’re writing in ways that show that they want to make their stories better,” Lorenzana said. “Student choice is central to this program, which I also think has been key for increasing student motivation.”

Hartigan has seen its impact not only on her students, but on her children, who attend Chadwick.

“My daughter, who’s in first grade, talks about her stories and is constantly pointing out writing techniques in the books she reads,” Hartigan said. “My fifth-grade son, who has always been a reluctant writer, actually comes home excited about the writing he did.”

Fifth-grader Landon Park said he has especially enjoyed writing fiction.

“I liked working on my narrative writing because I learned a lot of new writing skills and techniques. I also liked doing the writing carousels because it was fun to write fictional stories and expand your imagination to bigger and better ideas,” he said.

“In writing, you can express yourself by creating a new world and going through adventures that you create,” said Lauren Spielberger, also in fifth grade.

Through Writer’s Workshop, every day, students practice Chadwick’s Core Competencies of character, collaboration, communication, courage, critical and creative thinking, and cultural competence.

Whether writing fiction or nonfiction, they learn empathy by putting themselves in someone else’s shoes.

“Writing is beautiful and so powerful because it relates to all of the Core Competencies,” Nordlund said.

She believes the Writer’s Workshop approach will not only prepare students for the demands of Middle and Upper School writing, but mold them into strong, insightful writers for life after Chadwick.

Writing is an essential and sought-after skill. According to a 2018 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 82% of employers want a candidate with strong written communication skills.

“This is all about developing strong writers. Every day we’re teaching a writing skill or strategy that students can transfer that day and every other day of their lives,” Nordlund said. “We’re trying to show our kids they have really important stories to tell.”

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A conversation with Educator of the Year

annie spalding First-grade teacher Annie Spalding has been a cherished member of the Chadwick community since 1996. Over the years, she has taught both first and second grades, served on numerous committees, and is currently the Mentor for Associate Teachers in the Village.

She was recognized as Chadwick’s 2019-2020 “Educator of the Year” by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary Club on Nov. 6, 2019.

HOW DID YOU DISCOVER YOUR PASSION FOR TEACHING? My mom was an elementary-school teacher before having kids. She read aloud to me every night until I was about a sixth-grader, so she was an early influence. During my sophomore year of college, I started working at a boarding school as a dorm mom for kids who had cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

I loved the work, especially the kids, and decided to go into special education and got my elementary teaching degree simultaneously.

WHAT DO YOU FIND MOST REWARDING ABOUT TEACHING?

WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS IN THE CLASSROOM? Oh gosh, that is a hard one. There are so many! One of my all-time favorites was when the current eighth-graders put on a fair for the community. We had a petting zoo, hayrides and a cakewalk.

Sarah Schaffner taught the students a square dance, and we had a hoedown.

WHAT HAS KEPT YOU HERE OVER THE YEARS? I have not lost the joy of teaching. Each day is different and presents its own challenge. Chadwick demands a lot of its teachers, in a good way. I don’t want to coast; I want to work in an environment that has a growth mindset. Chadwick is a great place to keep striving.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT CHADWICK SCHOOL? The beauty of the campus is incredible, but really it’s the students, colleagues and families that I love the most. I know that sounds like what I’m supposed to say, but it’s true.

Most everything, but mainly the growth that I see in the students between September and June. I also love being around little people. They are curious, smart and funny. The other day a firstgrader asked me if I’m worried about retirement!

WHAT DO YOU FIND MOST CHALLENGING? The energy it takes. My first-grade team knows not to text after 7 p.m. — I’ll be in bed!

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new s ON THE HILL “DO ONE KIND THING FOR SOMEONE ELSE EACH DAY. YOU’LL BE SURPRISED AT HOW IT CHANGES YOU.”

FIFTH GRADE MURAL Led by Village art teacher Tami Demaree and inspired by Chadwick’s canyon, fifth-grade students spent weeks painting the side of the administration building with images of plants and birds they see in the canyon. The mural not only showcases the artistic talent of our students but has been inspiring for our staff members who work in the building. Way to go, fifth-graders!

GUEST SPEAKER NIC STONE On Jan. 23, the New York Times Best-Selling author of “Dear Martin,” Nic Stone, talked to our Middle and Upper School students about activism, the importance of representation in literature, and her path to becoming an author. Students asked Stone questions on affirmative action, censorship, racism and more. Among other nuggets, Stone urged students to “Do one kind thing for someone else each day. You’ll be surprised at how it changes you.” She also joined our Black Student Union members for lunch and dialogue.

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CHADWICK’S K-12 COMMUNITY TIME This past October, Chadwick’s students, faculty and staff gathered on the Main Lawn for the first K-12 Community Time event this year.

Upper School students helped the kindergartners find their way, and students of all grades high-fived and fist-bumped as they joined their “families” — groups of fellow students from each grade, K-12.

As the first of three events that will be held this year, the activities centered around getting to know their fellow family members. They played name games and icebreakers with animal noises and favorite foods. Then, students had to work together to pass a hula hoop along the circle, while holding hands and without letting go. It was a wonderful morning of fellowship and community-building!

BUS STOP MEET-AND-GREETS With Chadwick drawing students from all over Los Angeles, it can be difficult for some families to travel to campus. Carrying on the tradition started by former CPA President Nancy Hodgkiss, our 2019-20 President Lori Doty, along with Head of School Dal Sohi and other administrators, had Bus Stop Meet-and-Greets at various stops across L.A. this fall. At the events, parents and students could grab coffee and donuts, chat with our Head of School and other employees, and with fellow parents in their neighborhood.

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BACK ROW FROM LEFT: Eden Warner, Jennifer Chou, Jason Ro FRONT ROW: Derek Roth, Patrice Harmon

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CHADWICK WELCOMES NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS

JENNIFER CHOU Jennifer Chou is a proud 1996 Chadwick School alumna. Following her years at Chadwick, Chou graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in English in 2000, a master’s degree in English in 2001 and a J.D. in 2005. Since 2008, she has served as an Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, prosecuting violent crime. After clerking for the Honorable Barry G. Silverman on the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals, she worked in Washington D.C. as a litigator with Latham & Watkins and as an attorney on Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 2008 Presidential campaign.

Chou teaches trial advocacy at USC Gould School of Law and is a member of the Stanford Alumni Association’s Board of Directors in addition to the Board of Trustees for Chadwick School. Prior to attending law school, Chou taught seventh- and 11th-grade English at Chadwick. She also founded the Chadwick Improvisors, aka “ChImps,” which has been going strong for more than 15 years and counting. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Joe Webb, and their daughter.

PAT R I C E H A R M O N Patrice Harmon is a Dutch native, and she holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on Hospitality Management from the Netherlands. She was part of the pre-opening team for Disneyland Paris and worked there for five years in various operational management positions in the resort division. Harmon later moved from Paris to Munich to pursue a career in hospitality technology with Micros Inc. This saw her traveling around the world, working

with international hotel chains in Madrid and London among other key markets. Micros Inc. facilitated her move to California in 1999, and she has been a Manhattan Beach resident since.

Together with her husband, Mike, Harmon is a current Chadwick parent to a twelfth-, tenth- and sixth-grader. During her 10 years at Chadwick, she has served as a room parent, an FOL board member, a Heart of the Village board member, a CPA board member and a Global Opportunities coordinator, among other parent leadership roles.

funds and real estate investment trusts in all aspects of office, retail, hotel and resort property acquisition, disposition, financing, investment and development. Previously, he was the Director of Business and Legal Affairs at Frontera Corporation. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from The University of Texas. He enjoys basketball, hiking, golf and travel.

E D E N WA R N E R JASON RO Jason Ro and his wife, Sarah ’95, are the proud parents of a Chadwick sixth-grader and fourth-grader, and a five-year-old. Ro is a cofounding principal of Ro Rockett Design, a design-driven architectural firm with studios in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Ro helps to lead all aspects of the firm’s involvements for projects across the country, in locations including New York, Aspen, Lake Tahoe and throughout California.

Ro earned a Bachelor of Arts in Design of the Environment and a Bachelor of Science in Economics, with a concentration in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. He also earned a Master of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2010.

DEREK ROTH Derek Roth and his wife, Monique, are the proud parents of Chadwick a ninth-grader and sixth-grader. Roth is a partner at Paul Hastings LLP in the real estate department, where he represents public and private companies, private equity funds, pension

Eden Warner and his wife, Candy, are the proud parents of a Chadwick 10th-grader and fifth-grader. Warner is an independent consultant with a solid mix of Fortune 100, international and entrepreneurial leadership experience spanning operating, financial and revenue-generating areas of responsibility.

Previously, Warner has served as the Chief Operating Officer and Founder of Payoff.com, a privately-held internet venture combining psychology and financial management to help people live happier lives. He has served as the founding Chief Financial Officer at Fandango, the online movie ticketer. His Fortune 100 experience includes financial and operational leadership at Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) and R&D and special project engineering at Northrop Grumman. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MBA in Finance from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA. Warner has extensive volunteer experience at Chadwick School, where his roles have included auxiliary chair, room parent, Friends of the Library treasurer, Admissions ambassador, and STEM and Global Opportunities committee member.

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ATHLETICS ROUNDUP FALL SPORTS ALL-PREP LEAGUE HONORS GIRLS TENNIS FIRST TEAM: Singles Casie Wooten-MVP (Senior)

SECOND TEAM Kiki Akpakwu (Junior) Stephanie Norberg (Junior)

FIRST TEAM: GIRLS Claire Buchi (Freshman) Ryan Rothman (Freshman)

SECOND TEAM Charlie Hobart (Senior) Aidan Reisig (Senior) Max Sweeney (Freshman)

SECOND TEAM: Singles Tiffany Huang (Senior)

GIRLS GOLF FIRST TEAM: GIRLS Janet Lim (Freshman) Emily Chen (Sophomore)

SECOND TEAM: GIRLS Mia Elliot (Senior) Clara Mangali (Sophomore)

CROSS-COUNTRY FIRST TEAM: BOYS Joshua Thomas (Freshman)

BOYS WATER POLO FIRST TEAM Aidan Carter (Senior) Allen Kotoyantz (Sophomore)

FOOTBALL: 8-MAN DIVISION FIRST TEAM Oryan Hamlin (Senior) Offensive MVP Jack Weiss (Senior)

FIRST TEAM: Doubles Ashley Liaw (Senior) and Amanda Liaw (Freshman) GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FIRST TEAM Amara Bagabo (Senior)

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Community Service has shown to the student body that our culture of following the ‘American dream,’ of being successful, isn’t the purpose.

We don’t go through the motions just to get to the end, but rather get to the end to help others make their journey.

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1. Chadwick Upper School students spend the night at the Los Angeles Mission on Skid Row to learn more about homelessness.

2. Lola Nash teaches special education students at Park Western School about appropriate play. 3. Sister Roberta of the Poverty Program in Wilmington welcomes Chadwick volunteers and local families to the holiday event. 4. Michael Burg encourages a member of Peace4Kids to get in the pool during International Peace Day. 5. Sustainability Council members emptied the compost bins on campus, created raised-bed vegetable gardens (made from recycled plastic) with the finished compost, and are now growing lettuce, kale and swiss chard!

6. The Salinas Project enables Chadwick students to learn more about the lives of migrant families. Here, Flint Tanquary helps a second-grader with his art project. 7. Josh Goodman prepares meals to send to international relief agencies 8. Becky Noble, Cooper Powers, Janet Lim, Rohan Joshi, Mackenzie Severns, Kiley Keating and Krissi Goy volunteering with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. 9. Caroline Chu coaches a student at 93rd Street School in LA for the 7th Grade Day of Service’s Reader’s Theatre Workshop. 10. Members of the Community Service Advisory Board meet weekly to plan service activities for the student body.

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A strong feeling of belonging to each other and of belonging to the whole

family of man develops, and once a child has grasped the concept of ‘we’ as

meaning ‘old and young, rich and poor, of every color and all nations,’ he has

found himself at home in the world.

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1. Parents gather at the Families of Color Barbecue. 2. The Latinos Unidos affinity group invited Ernesto Rocha, a community organizer and TEDx speaker, to speak to the Upper School. Rocha spoke about his life growing up as a queer, undocumented Mexican immigrant in Long Beach, attending UCLA and later leading movements advocating for immigrant rights and low-wage workers.

3. The Jubilee Singers gospel choir performed on the Main Lawn at the Families of Color Barbecue. 4. Students from the Latinos Unidos affinity group read to the kindergarten class. 5. A happy moment at the Families of Color Barbecue. 6. Students had fun at the Families of Color Barbecue. 7. Ernesto Rocha’s keynote speech to the Upper School 8. Freshman Victoria Lowe had a beautiful solo as part of the Jubilee Singers gospel choir concert at the Families of Color Barbecue. 9. Upper School students who attended the Student Diversity Leadership Conference in Seattle joined the Village School Diversity Club to talk about their conference experience. 10. Deep conversations at the Families of Color Barbecue. 11. Author R. Zamora Linmark visited English classes and had a dialogue with the Asian American and LGBQT+ affinity groups as part of his L.A. book tour.

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The trip to India was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that one can never forget. India’s unique culture allowed me to see life in a different perspective from across the world. The conference was packed with incredible opportunities and activities created to meet new people from all around the world. Kiley, Nathan and I all keep in touch with our new friends!

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Sophomore Nathan Derhake rides a rickshaw with the tour guide in New Delhi. 8. Chadwick PV and CI Middle School soccer players at a tournament in CI. 9. From left Kiley Keating, Nathan Derhake and Grace O’Connell in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

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We completed a journey that involved leaving the hustle and bustle of our daily lives in the urban jungle and stepping into the world of nature. Towers of concrete became mountains of stone. The dark sky we know was set ablaze by abounding light. Those who were once just another face in the crowd are now close allies. We are not just a community but a family. If the cold harsh wind blew there was always someone to comfort you. These are all things we must remember. When we run back into our lives once more, let us all remember what beautiful things happen when we go outdoors.

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1. Instructor Ryan Mann leads the eighth grade trip to Quaking Aspen. 2. Eighth grade students on the Quaking Aspen trip. 3. Seventh grade being welcomed to Montaña De Oro by instructor Allie Talucci. 4. 10th-graders on Southern Sierra trip 5. Nina Lynn, Jean Yoo, Adeline Smith and Ava Seyranian on the Quaking Aspen trip.

6. Hayden Locke descends a rock face on the Quaking Aspen trip 7. Fireside chats on the Montaña De Oro trip 8. Samantha Solomon strikes a pose, Quaking Aspen trip 9. 10th Grade trip to the Southern Sierras led by instructor Nate Dakula.

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PERFORMING ARTS ROUNDUP UPCOMING EVENTS SPRING DANCE CONCERT Friday, May 1, 7 p.m.

CHAMBER ENSEMBLES & US ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT Sunday, April 19, 3 p.m.

SPRING VOCAL MUSIC CONCERT Tuesday, April 28, 7 p.m.

GRADE 4-5 SPRING CONCERT Tuesday, May 5, 6:30 p.m.

GRADE 6-8 SPRING INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT Wednesday, May 6, 6:30 p.m.

THEATER 3: THE FESTIVAL OF SCENES Sunday, March 8, 7 p.m.

THEATER 2: DO YOU DARE? Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24, 7 p.m.

THEATER 2: THINKING OUT LOUD Friday, May 8, 7 p.m.

CHIMPS IMPROV SHOWS Friday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.

Seeley Mudd Lecture Hall Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.

Black Box Theater Thursday, June 11, 7:30 p.m.

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1. Each piece in the fall dance concert, “Our Collective Narrative,” was inspired by a children’s picture book and was choreographed by Dance Director Kindra Windish and five L.A.-based guest artists. 2. A scene from the fall play, “Puffs,” which featured the not-so-well-known students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

3. A piece from the sixth- to 12th-grade winter choral concert, “Season’s Greetings!” 4. A scene from ”Puffs” 5. The fifth-grade instrumental music ensemble’s winter concert 6. Middle School Winter Choral Concert 7. ChImps Improv Show 8. The fall dance concert, “Our Collective Narrative,” explored themes of identity through the practice of dance. 9. A funny scene from a ChImps Improv Show 10. The fall play “Puffs” 11. The Village School Winter Vocal Concert 12. The Village School Winter Vocal Concert

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STEM is the fabric of the world. It is the nature of human endeavor. It’s both understanding everything around us and pushing our boundaries to what we can do with that.

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4. In their Humanities and Innovation block, sixth-graders conducted an experiment involving the electrolysis of water (using electricity to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen) and determining if it could be a viable way to produce oxygen in a space colony. 5. In the Makerspace, third-graders pitched ideas for the Halloween carnival booths, asked each other questions and then voted on their favorite booth concept, which Village School students created. 6. Upper School Introduction to Software Engineering class 7. First-graders worked on various coding apps on their iPads as part of Hour of Code, a global movement to celebrate Computer Science Education Week and encourage coding. 8. MS Robotics Club 9. Upper School Introduction to Software Engineering class 10. A first-grade math lesson 11. More of the sixth-grade electrolysis of water experiment

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2ND ANNUAL STUDENT FILM SCREENING Friday, May 15 6 - 7 p.m.

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Coach Carolyn Leach, Greg Crum ’00 and Laura Murphy Schneider ’03 were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.

1. Alumni Award 2. Former faculty member Johhny Marlmelstein speaks with a fellow attendee.

3. Deborah Herzik ’72 and John Fiske 4. Distinguished Alumnus Award winner Peter Swartz gives a speech 5. Carolyn Leach (L) and guest 6. Ryan Murphy ’02, Mike Murphy and Mark Wiedenmann 7. Mr. McKinney speaks with Alumni Board Chair David Cohen ’03 8. Alumni reunite at the brunch 9. Alumni Awards Brunch reception 10. Monica Buck and Laura Murphy ’03 11. Laura Murphy ’03, Dal Sohi, Carolyn Leach, Greg Crum ’00 and Peter Swartz ’89 12. Former faculty member Doug Beidenweg 13. Lauren Fox '89, Paul Elia '89, Angela Abramian-Katz '89, Peter Swartz '89, Karen Chandler Cain '89 and former faculty member Doug Biedenweg

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2019 ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND Alumni from the classes of 1969, 1974, 1979, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004 came together for a weekend of exciting events and celebrations. More than 250 alumni reunited with fellow classmates and friends on October 12 at the Alumni Awards Brunch and the special class dinners on campus that evening. Thank you to our alumni who traveled near and far for the celebratory weekend!

1. Barbara Gaynor chats with John Gaynor ‘74 2. Alexandra Storm ‘69 and her husband, John Bisignano 3. Campus tour 4. Paul Elia ‘89 5. Karen Chandler Cain ‘89 and Director of the Upper School Mark Wiedenmann 6. A birds-eye view of the reception 7. Class of 1979 members at the reunion dinner

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ALUMNI REGIONAL EVENTS Dal Sohi started as Chadwick Head of School on July 1, 2019, and he hit the ground running meeting alumni in Orange County, Los Angeles, Boston and New York City in just three months!

More than 180 alumni attended these events and had the opportunity to hear from Dal Soi about the partnership between alumni and Chadwick School. Thank you to the alumni from across the country who joined us for the regional receptions. Please contact Monica Buck in the Alumni Office if you would like to help plan a regional event in your area. alumni@chadwickschool.org

1. Boston regional event at City Winery 2. LA regional event at Farmhouse 3. Alumni mingle at NYC reception 4. Soleiman Diaz (CI), Peter Miller ‘85 and Heather Russert (CI) 5. Merrie Lee ’67 and Bonnie Cunningham ’64 6. Peter Davis ’53 and Monica Buck 7. Eric Yin, Erin Dawkins ’93 and Jennifer Chou ’96 8. Courtney Higginbotham Petit ’94 and Daniella Bove-LaMonica ’94 9. Emma MizrahiPowell '16, Shan Desai '16, Tara Doty '16, Jessica Doty '19, Alden Tetrault '19, Mateus Edwards '19 and a friend mingle at the New York City reception. 10. Dianne Sohi, Laural Boone ’83, Lawlor Kang ’85 and Dal Sohi 11. Natalie Behenna ’11 and a friend reunite 12. Courtney Bond ‘16, Xavier Proctor ‘16, and David Harris ‘14 13. Alumni reception at Nomad Hotel NYC

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ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME PROFILES

Greg Crum

GREG CRUM ‘00, entered Chadwick as a seventh-grader, where he was introduced to water polo. In Upper School, Greg competed in varsity water polo, varsity baseball and varsity swimming. He was a water polo standout, twice earning All-CIF First Team honors and named the Prep League’s Most Valuable Player. Greg excelled in the classroom, too, leading to his selection as a National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association All-American in 1999.

At Stanford University, he competed all four years on the Division I water polo team, winning two NCAA championships in that time. In key matches, Greg’s hat tricks and last-minute goals clinched Stanford’s wins.

During his college career, he was recognized with numerous honors. He played on the USA Men’s Junior National Team at the 2001 World Championships and on the USA men’s team at the 2003 World University Games.

Greg earned his bachelor’s degree in economics in 2004.

After graduation, Greg spent 18 months working in real estate before attending Loyola Law School and practicing civil litigation law. Despite his success, he couldn’t shake feeling that he was on the wrong path, and turned to lessons learned at Chadwick — “being true to yourself, putting in the work to achieve your goals and being willing to take risks.”

Carolyn Leach CAROLYN LEACH built a remarkable record of accomplishments during her 38-year career as a Chadwick School physical education teacher and athletic coach.

During her first three years on campus, Carolyn founded the girls soccer and girls tennis programs. Forty years later, the programs continue to thrive, with an impressive legacy of championships and commitment to competing with integrity.

A gifted multisport athlete, Carolyn played varsity tennis, field hockey, basketball and lacrosse at Lancaster Country Day School. At the University of Arizona, she competed in varsity tennis, basketball and field hockey. She won the Outstanding Sportswoman Award as a senior and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education.

She later earned a master’s degree in physical education at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. As an adult, Carolyn played for the American Ladies Soccer Organization from 1978 through 1989.

At Chadwick, Carolyn led the girls tennis team to CIF Southern Section titles in 1991, 2006 and 2007, and multiple

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After much reflection, Greg left law in 2014 for a career with the L.A. County Fire Department as an Ocean Lifeguard. He received a Distinguished Service Award in 2018 and became an instructor for the Lifeguard Training Academy in 2019. (He remains in good standing with the California State Bar, maintaining his eligibility to practice law.)

“Going to Chadwick reinforced how much I loved the outdoors — not just the ocean, but the entire natural world. I still count the Senior Trip as a life highlight,” said Greg. “There are so many teachers that come to mind as mentors and friends: Dr. Andrews, Dr. Spalding, Karen Stephens, Mary Ann Braus, Dr. Piercy, Bill Park, and of course, coaches John Marmelstein and Bryan Weaver. They believed in my potential even when I didn’t, and that helped give me the self-confidence to find my own path. The faculty also emphasized the importance of relationships, and I made great, lifelong friends at Chadwick.”

Greg lives in Hermosa Beach, near his mother, Susan, and sister, Megan ’04. For this multifaceted alumnus, nothing is more rewarding than having family and friends nearby, and the ocean at his back door.

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Prep League championships. During her tenure, the team was moved up to CIF Division 2, where they defeated substantially larger schools.

Carolyn was named the Daily Breeze Girls Tennis Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2009, and won Chadwick’s Fronauer-Drennen Coach of the Year Award in 2013. Carolyn continues to serve on the CIF Tennis Advisory Board.

Carolyn led the girls soccer team to their first Prep League championship in 1985, six years after founding the team. She earned her coaching license in 1985 and her National Soccer Coaches Association of America National Diploma in 1987. As a member of the Amateur Athletic Foundation/CIF Soccer Advisory Board, she also helped write the first coaching manual for high-school coaches in 1989. In 1994, Carolyn was honored by the AAF/Women’s Sports Foundation as a pioneer in women’s soccer.

Colleagues and students described Carolyn as a compassionate and inspiring educator, leading to her selection as a Pascoe Teaching Fellow. Demonstrating the remarkable patience and good humor cited by her colleagues, she was the May Pole dance coach for Chadwick Carnival (now Family Day) for 38 years. She also served as the Middle School Athletic Director and the Upper School Homecoming Coordinator.

Asked to name her career highlights, Carolyn cited her tennis coaching partnership with Rob Fronauer, lifelong friendships formed with colleagues, Outdoor Education trips with students, “and, of course, winning those tennis and soccer championships.” Now living in Laguna Woods, she enjoys outdoor adventures, playing competitive pickleball and traveling with her partner, Jeri Dipley.

LAURA MURPHY SCHNEIDER, D.V.M., ’03, was a stand-out athlete at Chadwick from her arrival on campus as a freshman.

A volleyball powerhouse, she played on the varsity girls volleyball team all four years, leading the team to Prep League championships in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Her fierce serve, numerous kills and competitive spirit helped Chadwick enjoy an undefeated Prep League season in 2002.

Laura was named Prep League Most Valuable Player in her junior and senior years and was also named to the 18 and Under Club All-Tournament team at the 2003 USA Junior Olympics Girls Volleyball Championships.

In addition to volleyball, Laura earned letters in girls swimming and girls basketball, which she attributes to Chadwick’s encouragement to try new activities. She also enjoyed participating in community service and honing her wilderness skills in the Outdoor Education program, which she called “crazy cool” experiences.

After graduation, Laura played Division I volleyball for Duke University as a freshman.

In 2004, the Division I University of San Diego Toreros awarded her a full athletic scholarship, bringing her back to the West Coast. Laura proved a key player for USD in her first season, when the Toreros went 14-0 in league play, captured the 2004 West Coast Conference Championship and reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the first time in school history. The team won consecutive West Coast Conference Championships in 2006 and 2007, and were named to the NCAA Top Ten both years. Laura earned dual bachelor’s degrees from USD in philosophy and biology and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

In 2012, Laura was awarded her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Western University of Health Sciences’ School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a smallanimal medicine and surgery internship at California Veterinary Specialists.

After several years as a small-animal veterinarian in Atlanta, Laura recently returned to the South Bay with her husband, Dr. Joseph Schneider, and their daughters, Emily and Annabelle. Laura believes that the discipline, time management and confidence she developed at Chadwick have been invaluable and hopes to add “Chadwick parent” to her many titles in the future.

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Peter Swartz ’89 CHADWICK SCHOOL’S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD IS GIVEN TO A PERSON WHOSE LIFE EXPERIENCE EMBODIES THE CORE VALUES OF A CHADWICK EDUCATION: COMPASSION, FAIRNESS, HONESTY, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY. THE ALUMNUS/A ALSO HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF OTHERS AND TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF HIS OR HER COMMUNITY IN ADDITION TO GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN HIS OR HER CAREER.

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Though he only spent four years at Chadwick, Peter said those high-school years had an enduring impact. He played varsity soccer for four years, varsity baseball for three and football for one. He was involved in community service and student government, serving as ASB President and an Admiral during his senior year. Peter has continued his involvement with Chadwick over the last three decades, hiring interns from Chadwick; contributing to campus science, technology and construction initiatives; and returning to speak at the memorial of legendary teacher P.G. Lee ’43.

The intellectual and leadership skills honed at Chadwick fueled Peter’s success at Yale University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1993. He went on to establish a successful financial career in New York City, where he lived for 20 years. Peter specialized in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector, first with Moore Capital, next as a Partner with Agnos Group and then as Director of TMT research at Galleon Group. In 2010, Peter joined Fortress Investment Group as a Managing Director and Equity Analyst for the TMT sector, and later was named Portfolio Manager of the Fortress Asia Macro Fund.

Today, Peter is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at San Francisco-based Graticule Asset Management Fund Asia, with a focus on all growth-related industries worldwide.

Peter said his relationships with faculty and the ethical framework he developed at Chadwick laid the foundation for the life he enjoys today.

While he credits his parents’ influence as well, being immersed in a community where the Core Values and “doing the right thing” were continually reinforced gave him a strong moral compass.

“Even if someone is close to their parents, as I was, it’s important to have relationships with other respected adults that you can turn to for advice and support between 13 and 18, when our frontal lobes aren’t developed and we can act like little jerks. We [students] had multiple people who were genuinely interested in who we were

and in building relationships with us, as well as incredibly knowledgeable in their specialties.

“One lesson I took away from Chadwick that has been really valuable professionally is to shun arrogance and respect the ethics and morals of an organization. Don’t think that the rules don’t apply to you. Particularly in an industry like mine where large amounts of money are at stake, it’s important to draw upon the values that you’ve been taught.

“Chadwick also encouraged me to believe in the possibilities, to believe that you can effect change if you have the commitment, rigor and dedication,” said Peter. “And I learned to always be curious — genuinely curious about what people do and who they are. That is tremendously helpful in business, as long as you’re authentically interested in the other person. Be rigorous in your preparation, but always be curious and open to new information.”

Another powerful influence was Chadwick’s Community Service program. Peter took part in the Mexican orphanage service trip all four years and was so inspired by the experience that he tried to arrange a visit to the same orphanage for his company. While the trip didn’t work out, community service remains a constant in Peter’s life. He and his family were active participants in community outreach programs at The Brick Presbyterian Church and the Robin Hood Project in New York City.

Peter, his wife, Christina, daughter, Sage, and son, Griffin, now live in San Francisco, where Peter serves on the Board of Trustees for Convent & Stuart Hall Schools of the Sacred Heart, his children’s school. He is also an active supporter of Francisco Park, San Francisco’s first privatelyfunded park, and Tipping Point Community, an organization focused on solutions to poverty.

Now back on the West Coast, Peter is looking forward to getting more involved in Chadwick alumni activities, as well as satisfying his curiosity about Chadwick’s plans for the 21st century.

WHAT I LEARNED IN MY FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE

“SIGN UP FOR CLASSES YOU NEVER IMAGINED TAKING. YOU CAN FIND A WHOLE NEW CAREER PATH BASED ON ONE PROFESSOR.”

JACK JOHNSON, a 2016 Chadwick alumnus, is now in his senior year at Elon University and is serving as the Student Government Association President. He is also a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and the Cooking Club, while majoring in Finance and Policy Studies. He offers advice to those headed to college in this column, which originally appeared on Elon University’s website.

“College always appeared scripted before I arrived. Say goodbye to parents, attend class, check out a party, cheer at a football game, etc.

This was a tried-and-true formula, concocted to deliver the best days of my life” that every older person I knew had been yapping about for 18 years.

Yet, after three years, I’m here to tell you that the formula doesn’t exist! Your first year alone will offer a million different paths to choose from, and each day is a chance to pick a different one if you want to change it up. Trusting yourself enough to pave your own journey is challenging, but doing so is what college is all about.”

P.S. HERE IS SOME HARD TACTICAL ADVICE AND OTHER THOUGHTS: – To-go boxes from the dining halls are the best things ever made. No reason to go hungry in your room!

– Four-year plans are super useful if you put the time in on the front end.

– There is really tasty free food at most tailgates if you get there early enough.

– Sign up for clubs you’re interested in, but beware of joining too many.

– Over-commitment can steal your time and – worse! – clutter your email inbox.

– Everyone inevitably gets homesick. Sharing that helps.

– Spend your meal dollars regularly over the semester so you don’t waste them or feel pressured to buy $100 of potato chips on the last day of class.

– They really do tow you.

– Get the cell phone numbers of as many people in your building as you can in case you get locked out.

– Turn on notifications for your email app so you don’t accidentally show up to class when the professor has canceled it.

– Random costumes are useful.

– Your friends during freshman year may not be life long, but they are still important to your growth.

– Don’t be a +7 meal plan mooch, but also don’t be stingy if you have a +14 plan.

– Orientation will teach you more in some ways than your whole first-semester course load. Go to the events.

– Some washer/dryers are free, and others aren’t. Making good friends can pay.

– Sign up for classes you never imagined taking. You can find a whole new career path based on one professor.

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Daniella Bove-LaMonica ’94 SHE CREDITS CHADWICK, UNIVERSAL INTERVENTION FOR HER DYNAMIC CAREER IN GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE SECURITY.

DANIELLA BOVE-LAMONICA steps onto the rooftop of a Midtown Manhattan hotel unfazed by the biting 20-degree gusts, scans around at the bright lights of the city and breathes in.

“Man, I just love this city,” she says, smiling, her arms high in the air in a graceful wingspan.

Like many impactful things in her life, moving to New York City was a matter of happenstance.

If there’s one thing Bove-LaMonica has learned, it’s that the universe will always provide, often in beautiful, unexpected ways.

“My advice to my younger self would be, ‘Don’t worry so much.’ Put your best foot forward every day. Always be positive. Things will come to you. If you give the universe 120 percent every day and do it in an open and engaging way … it just works out.

The universe knows something you don’t.”

What Bove-LaMonica didn’t know when she graduated from Chadwick School in 1994 was just how winding and prolific her path to present day — serving as an intelligence analyst-turned-corporate security crisis manager — would be.

While at Chadwick for ninth through 12th grade, she was the editor of the literary journal, excelled in art class and relished the outdoor education trips — “I still have my journal from the Senior Trip.”

After graduation, Bove-LaMonica earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish literature and philosophy (“Very useful things,” she joked) from Fordham University. But it was the junior year spent abroad in Buenos Aires that would pull her into a career focused on globalism. Following her Fordham graduation, she applied for a Fulbright Scholarship.

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the universe in her life, she didn’t get it. After crying for a week, deflated, she found out she instead was granted a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship to live and study in Spain. That year was the “best year of my life hands-down,” she said.

“The Fulbright was a scripted research project.

With the Rotary, it was just ‘learn as much as you can.’ What a gift to have that. I ended up making amazing friends. The universe just knows something you don’t,” she said.

After the life-changing year abroad, BoveLaMonica came back to the States and applied to Columbia University. They told her to get more work experience. Following up with a recruiter from the past, Bove-LaMonica landed an interview with the State Department. Soon, at just 23, she was offered a job as a diplomat to Mexico.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, BoveLaMonica was scheduled to fly out to Washington, D.C. to begin her training.

“The Pentagon was still on fire when I landed in D.C.,” she said. “It was a very interesting time to be in the government.”

After spending 4 years in Mexico, the time was finally right for Columbia University, and she was admitted for her master’s.

It was there that she met Jordan Brafman, who would later become a special agent for the government and Bove-LaMonica’s husband. They have two children: six-year-old daughter, Noa, and four-year-old son, Elias.

“Our joke was that we met in ‘Globalization and Terrorism’ but didn’t fall in love until ‘Intelligence and Foreign Policy’ (the next semester),” she said, laughing.

Bove-LaMonica’s master’s in international security policy and Latin American studies led to a position at the Department of Defense as an intelligence analyst. The position required her to read six newspapers daily in the assigned language and to research the sentiment of a portfolio of countries — how was Bin Laden’s demise perceived globally? What is the analysis of political cartoons and op-eds?

“Translation services can’t pick up sarcasm, demeanor, mannerisms,” she noted.

From there, she accepted a position at Bloomberg in New York City — after a year of a “commuter marriage” between D.C. and New York — as an intelligence analyst embedded in corporate security. She managed Latin American journalists and handled travel security and access control.

For the last two years, she has been on the corporate security team at MetLife in crisis management.

“I train groups of people, executives or senior leaders, on how to deal with crises that affect their people, their infrastructure, their reputation. If a hurricane hits a major site, we make sure there is a plan,” she said.

Despite the impressive titles, Bove-LaMonica notes that she didn’t really come into her current career until the last decade.

“It was just happenstance. I love it, but now I have to be very strategic and grow in this career quickly,” she said. “I feel like I’m making up for lost time.”

And to help others who might be in similar positions, Bove-LaMonica dedicates time to mentoring women in security careers and the military.

Corporate security is still made up of 80% white men, she said.

“I want to open up opportunities and recruit and retain female talent in these male-dominated industries,” she said. “As I go up, I don’t want to forget about that piece.

“When I was looking for jobs after grad school, I didn’t have anyone to talk to about the various industries — what work was out there, what success looks like, how you negotiate a successful offer, what skills or traits are actually marketable. I had it all, but I didn’t know I had it all or how to package it. A lot of (my success) was dumb luck.”

Bove-LaMonica encouraged current Chadwick students to have confidence in the foundation Chadwick is helping them build.

“I didn’t realize how unique Chadwick was until I got into the wider world. I don’t think I realized what it meant to have faculty and administrators who are advocates for you, that are taking the time to really make sure you succeed,” she said. “I took that for granted. But I got to college, and it was effortless. That was Chadwick’s gift to me.”

When asked what advice she would give current students about the path ahead of them, BoveLaMonica responded, “It only gets better.”

“Adolescence is tough. I don’t think anyone gets through it unscathed,” she said. “But my advice is a) you have it pretty good now and b) it only gets better from here.”

“I DIDN’T REALIZE HOW UNIQUE CHADWICK WAS UNTIL I GOT INTO THE WIDER WORLD. I DON’T THINK I REALIZED WHAT IT MEANT TO HAVE FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE ADVOCATES FOR YOU, THAT ARE TAKING THE TIME TO REALLY MAKE SURE YOU SUCCEED.”

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from the early years of Ragtime to post-war Golden Age of Hollywood, set to the music of my father, Hoagy Carmichael. This truly has been a labor of love for me and my fellow collaborators on the production. The three week run was well-received by critics and audiences and we hope additional theaters will add it to their production schedules.

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1942 DAVID CHADWICK † David’s family welcomed their new grandson, Callan West Apgar. Callan was born on August 20, 2019.

David Chadwick’s new grandson, Callan West Apgar

1947 FRANK JOHNSON Life continues to be good at our Phoenix Sagewood Retirement Community, where I am deeply involved in a weekly playreading society. I’m a would-be actor going back to the time I played Prince John in “Robin Hood” at Chadwick, so playreading is right down my ally. My phone # is 480 654 6727, and I’d be happy to talk to any alumni from my Chadwick days.

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1965 TIM BRUINSMA After 45 years, I have retired from the practice of law as a corporate attorney in the international sphere. For many years, I specialized in doing business in Russia. I have recently been teaching a course on international business transactions at Loyola Marymount University. I also devote some time to my ranch in Paso Robles where we are planting vineyards.

1956 HOAGY BIX CARMICHAEL Temple Theatre in North Carolina held the World Premiere of Stardust Road in Fall 2019. This original production tells the story of friendship in America across four decades,

1965 RUSSELL COPELAN Russell is a retired emergency department psychiatrist. He graduated from Stanford University and UCLA Medical School. He originally trained in neuroanatomy and neurosurgery and completed emergency psychiatry residency and adolescent fellowship training at the University of California and University of Colorado. He was a faculty member of the University of Colorado and is currently

1955 JIM GERSTLEY My wife and I went to my Stanford class of 1959 60th reunion. We reconnected with Dorothy Ingebretsen there (also Chadwick class of 1955).

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1965 SUSAN MCNARY JOHNSON Let me start with the positive. I have been working behind the scenes with colleagues to open an elementary school for children with various learning difference. There are many children who do not qualify as “learning disabled” but struggle academically in large classrooms. These kids thrive in small individualized learning environments. Fifteen years ago my husband and I founded Renaissance School, a “school within a school” at Rolling Hills Prep. I am happy to say Renaissance School has helped many students from grades 6 to 12. I did not work there so I take no credit, but, am happy with the results. Now we are trying to help younger students with the same model. The new elementary school opening in September and is called REACH. REACH serves children age 6 to 12 and accepts all students unless their behaviors would interfere with other students’ learning. REACH is at 301 Avenue D, Redondo Beach in St. Andrews Church.

FROM RUSSELL COPELAN’S NOTE ENTRY...

THANK YOU, MARGARET LEE CHADWICK FOR INCULCATING THESE WORDS, OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER AGAIN:

“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you. If you can trust yourself when all FIGHT men doubt you. But make allowance ON!for their doubting too.” .........................

Students leave a special message on Annie Webster’s chalk board. See Angela Abramian’s note.

a reviewer for Academic Psychiatry. He is a full-time contributor to MedPage Today (forthcoming Suicidologist’s Soliloquy). His area of research interest is the impact of akathisia states on youth suicide attempts. He can be reached at Russell.copelan@emedcolorado.org. For Russell’s full article in MedPage Today, please visit: https://www. medpagetoday.com/psychiatry general psychiatry/ 81298

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1973 JOHN CALNAN We lost my closest Chadwick friend David Callan on May 23rd. He had careers in IT management and owning a restaurant in Washington state. He leaves his wife Michelle and sister Lynn. Michelle continues to run their pizza place Casper’s (his Chadwick football nickname) in Belfair, Washington. He spent his free time doing rescue work and adoption of English Bulldogs.

1974 JON GAYNOR I attended the Class of ’74 2019 reunion in October. This was my first visit to campus and classmates in 45 years. It was so nice to see several of my fellow classmates. Here are some quick facts about me: I am living in Houston, Texas and am married to Barbara Christy-Wilson. I am retired from the oil business and traveled through most of the Middle East for 20-years. I have lived in Ventura, Corpus Christi, Jakarta Indonesia, Stavanger, Norway, and Houston. Some hobbies and passions of mine are scuba diving, woodworking, metal working, photography, dogs, BBQ, and travel. I recently traveled to China, Tahiti, Alaska.

–IF, BY RUDYARD KIPLING

George Turner’s daughter Brianna Carol Turner started at Harvard University this Fall!

George Turner’s daughter Brianna Carol Turner starts at Harvard this fall!

’80s 1980 GEORGE TURNER Since graduating from Chadwick, I went to Sanford University and USC Law School. I also recently celebrated my 22nd anniversary with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. However, the news that I am most proud about is my daughter Brianna Carol Turner starting at Harvard University this fall! Fight on!!!

1989 ANGELA ABRAMIAN During the reunion dinner reception, Angela Abramian ’89; Karen Chandler ’89 and Paul Elia ’89 visited former teacher, Annie Webster’s classroom to leave a special note on her chalk board since they missed her. Annie was thrilled to return to her classroom the following week to see the note from her former students.

1989 ANTHONY RAIMONDO Anthony Raimondo owns and operates a boutique law firm in Fresno, CA specializing in agricultural labor issues, and is a longtime advocate for family farms and small business in agriculture. He was recently featured in a PBS documentary series entitled “American Grown: My Job Depends On Ag” addressing farm labor issues. The episode can be seen at https://www.pbs.org/video/american-grown-myjob-depends-on-ag-farm-labor-crisis-pfnbyu/

John Calnan ’73 with his grandson

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STORY EXCERPT AND PHOTO FROM L A TIMES OCT. 21, 2019

JOHN THORRINGTON Two years ago, John Thorrington was a general manager with very little to manage.

His team had no uniforms, no stadium, no training fields and just one first-team player. The team didn’t even have an office, so Thorrington worked from a borrowed cubbyhole on the third floor of a building in West Los Angeles.

Twenty-four months later, he presides over the best regular-season team in MLS history. In just its second year, LAFC broke the league record for points with 72, equaled the single-season best with 85 goals and outscored opponents by 48, shattering the record in that category as well.

’90s 1998 JOHN THORRINGTON The Los Angeles Times highlighted John’s achievement’s in an October 21, 2019 article: “John Thorrington has been a driving force behind LAFC’s meteoric rise.”

Jackson Marsteller ’07 and Jennifer Pett are married!

1999 BROOKE HARDY STUESSY After 10 years and the addition of her second child, Clark Briscoe Stuessy, born 11/8/18, Brooke left her position as Director of Events at Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells, to start her own Event Concierge and Design company, This n’ That by Brooke.

’00s 2003 BRET HAMMER We had a baby girl on 8/26/2019! Ynev Nöelle Molina Hammer.

2003 MATT REESE Daniel Inadomi ’03 and Matt Reese ’03 recently competed as a team at the Raw Fall Brawl in Pittsburgh, PA, an annual CrossFit competition, and came away 12th of 24 solid teams.

Ynev!

Bret Hammer’s new baby girl.

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2004 MARY CATHERINE BURDINE Mary Catherine Burdine and James Hurrion became engaged to be married on September 1, 2019 while vacationing in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The couple are planning a wedding for Fall 2020 in New York City, where they reside and met.

2007 JACKSON MARSTELLER Jackson Marsteller, class of 2007, and Jennifer Pett got married this September in beautiful downtown San Antonio, Texas. They were joined by a Pod of Dolphins from the Class of 2007, including four WOWs. 2007 JJ BOWLING JJ Bowling married Jenna Palermo in Bethlehem, PA. Eighteen members of the Chadwick Class of 2007 were in attendance.

2010 LOUIS LEMESURIER I had a fun Chadwick coincidence the weekend of November 24, 2019! I played piano at the U.S. Western Regional Oireachtas — a massive three-day Irish dance competition with thousands of competitors. It just so happened that a current Dolphin was competing at the same event, and on the very stage that I played for! So, we had a former Dolphin playing piano for a current Dolphin, as a panel of judges ranked her against other competitors. The student is Isabel Taulli, who dances under teacher Margaret Cleary.

2010 CHRISTINA LOCKETT After moving halfway across the world together to Melbourne, Australia, Christina Lockett got engaged to Jay Hewitt during an amazing vacation through Singapore, Vietnam, and Bali!

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1. Matt Reese ’03 (L) and Daniel Inadomi ’03 (R) compete at Raw Fall Brawl.

2. Christina Lockett ’10 and Jay Hewitt got engaged while on vacation.

3. JJ Bowling ’07 married Jenna Palermo. 4. A coincidental meeting of Louis Lemesurier ’10 and current Chadwick student Isabel Taulli at the U.S. Western Regional Oireachtas —a three-day Irish dance competition. 5. Dr. James R. Hurrion and Ms. Mary Catherine Burdine ’04 on the night of their engagement in the Catskill Mountains.

IN MEMORIAM BOB ROESSLER ’40 DAVID CHADWICK ’42 DEANANN HARRELL DIERKS ’56 LINDA BURTON UTSINGER ’58

SEND US YOUR NOTES!

RICHARD WARMINGTON ’60

We welcome your Class Note submissions and photos! Please submit photos as .jpg and make sure the resolution is high enough for print – 300 dpi preferred. Please send them to alumni@chadwickschool.org or contact Monica Buck at alumni@chadwickschool.org

CARL WEITZEL ’65 PAULA TAYLOR COSIO ’77

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with J O R D A N LU C I E R In the six years since his Chadwick graduation, Jordan Lucier ’13 has earned two degrees from MIT and co-founded Perch, a fitness technology company that’s been featured in Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, and adopted by college athletic programs and fitness facilities across the country.

But Lucier is quick to brush off any recognition.

“We’re just some guys trying to work,” he said of the company’s press coverage. We recently sat down with Lucier in his Cambridge, Massachusetts office to discuss life after Chadwick, his advice for young adults and his company’s plan to revolutionize weightlifting.

TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR TIME AT CHADWICK AND MIT. “I started at Chadwick in ninth grade. I played volleyball and football all four years and soccer senior year. I was on the Community Service Advisory Board and volunteered all four years.

I really enjoyed the people and am still close with a few friends from high school. I’m very grateful that I was afforded the opportunity to go to Chadwick. At MIT, I received my bachelor’s in computer science and then stayed for my master’s in computer science and electrical engineering.

I played on the volleyball team all four years and was in a fraternity.

I joined Perch in the fall of my junior year.”

TELL US WHAT PERCH IS ALL ABOUT. “Perch is fitness technology for weightlifting. The product itself is a camera and computer enclosed in housing that attaches to the weight rack or the ground in front of you. When you lift free weights, it tracks what you’re doing and gives you feedback.

Strength training these days is ‘Go lift 200 pounds for 5 reps.’ But you’re not getting the entire picture.

Now we can break down how much effort you’re putting in, your explosiveness. Technology has been sparse in weightlifting.”

WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS FOR PERCH? “The product is ever-changing. We’re trying to get better all the time. Nothing is ever finished, especially with a product like this. We want to build out the tech even more, but conserve what we have — a solid user experience. Right now, our product is only at elite strength and conditioning facilities because the coaches are there with the athletes to interpret the data and take action. Our plan is to make the technology so easy to use that it could be at the average gym. Eventually, the software will do the coaches’ interpretation itself.”

DO YOU PLAN TO START ANY OTHER COMPANIES? “I am not an ideas guy. I’m a figure-out-how-todo-it guy. I hate startups because it’s hard and very complicated and there’s no one right answer.

I appreciate challenging engineering problems.

That’s what makes me happy.”

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE FOR CHADWICK STUDENTS OR YOUNG ALUMNI?

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“Be way less sure of yourself. You’re probably wrong.

That’s the attitude beaten into your brain as an engineer — ego has no place in engineering. Just get to the right answer. It doesn’t matter who did it or how dumb you look, the point is to figure it out.

I think that applies to everything. Take yourself out of the equation and consider other angles.”

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CONNECT WITH US!

We are excited to re-launch CHADWICK CONNECT – your new and improved alumni network that provides a dedicated space for our school community to connect with each other.

We hope you will visit https://chadwickconnect.org/ to register and join the network.

Once you are registered, use the filters in the community to:

If you previously downloaded the Chadwick Connect app, you will need to re-download our new app. You may also access Chadwick Connect on your mobile device. Please go to your app store and download “Graduway Community.” Register with your email, Facebook or LinkedIn account.

EXPAND: Leverage the shared history you have with thousands of alumni and students to expand your professional networks. Meet new people and open new doors — for yourself and others.

CONNECT: Find and connect with your classmates and fellow graduates. See what they have been up to, reminisce, gather together, and stay in touch.

We are thrilled to re-launch this platform and hope that you will find it both useful and fun as you connect with your classmates and alumni across the globe.

UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS

SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020 Arizona Dodgers Spring Training

If you would like to help plan one of the city regional events below (dates have not been set), please email alumni@chadwickschool.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 3rd Annual Day of Giving Spring into action to support from anywhere regionally or internationally!

Ann Arbor/Detroit, Michigan Chicago, Illinois Dallas, Texas Portland, Oregon

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020 Charleston, SC Reception THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 Seattle, Washington Alumni Reception with Head of School, Dal Sohi WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 Chadwick Alumni Board Meeting

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Celebrating a Life and a Legacy REMEMBERING DR. DAVID L. CHADWICK ’42 1926–2020

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It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dr. David L. Chadwick ’42, the youngest son of Chadwick School Founder Margaret Chadwick, passed away on Jan. 19 at his home in La Mesa, Calif., at the age of 93.

A pediatrician and internationally recognized expert in the identification, prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect, Dr. Chadwick served as the Medical Director of San Diego Children’s Hospital (now Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego) from 1968 to 1985.

Although he nominally retired in 1997, he remained active in the child abuse prevention community, working part time for several years as a research professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah’s department of pediatrics and at the Primary Children’s Center for Safe and Healthy Families in Salt Lake City, and serving as chair of the American Medical Association’s National Advisory Council on Family Violence. He also wrote a book (The Child Abuse Doctors, STM Learning, 2011) and many articles.

Dr. Chadwick was the youngest of three children of Commander Joseph H. Chadwick and Margaret Lee Chadwick.

Chadwick School began with Margaret home-schooling her three children. With his older sister, Theodora, and his brother, Joseph, David was among the earliest graduates of Chadwick, finishing high school in 1942, at the age of 16.

He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he completed his course work in two years and applied for medical school. In January 1945, at the age of 18, he joined the Navy. He attended boot camp in San Diego, but upon completion, rather than being assigned to immediate service or specialty training, he was ordered to attend medical school. World War II ended while he was attending. He graduated from medical school in 1949 and began his internship at San Francisco General Hospital.

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David Chadwick and his beloved wife of 43 years, Michele

One of David Chadwick’s favorite pastimes was fishing.

In 1950, at the outset of the Korean War, he joined the Air Force. After Society on the Abuse of Children; and a Distinguished Scholar Award completing his internship and a summer course at Tulane University, from the Academy on Violence and Abuse. he was assigned to an Air Force epidemiological group in Germany. Dr. Chadwick was married twice, to Lois Bartholomew (in 1953) and He was discharged from the Air Force in 1954, and returned to San to Michele West (in 1976). He had four children from his first marriage (Joseph, Cathleen, James and David “Bart” Francisco for his residency. After completing his residency and working for a time as a Chadwick) and two from his second (Ted medical researcher, in 1958 he went to Los and Kate Chadwick). He was very engaged in their lives, helping raise them as children Angeles Children’s Hospital (associated with HIS MOST DISTINGUISHING USC), where he became a staff pediatrician and encouraging them as adults. He was a PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS at the hospital and a junior faculty member passionate outdoorsman who backpacked, WERE HIS COMMITMENT TO at USC. He subsequently became Director camped, hiked and fished throughout the of Clinical Services at the hospital. He left in western United States and Baja California, MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER 1968 to become Medical Director of San Diego usually with his family. He traveled PLACE, HIS INEXTINGUISHABLE Children’s Hospital (at that time known as the internationally and read widely, including not BELIEF THAT DOING SO WAS Children’s Health Center), which he helped just scientific works but non-fiction, fiction and poetry. He had a prodigious recall, and build into the primary regional children’s NOT JUST NECESSARY BUT hospital in San Diego County and a leader in could recite from memory favorite poems POSSIBLE, AND HIS REFUSAL the integration of medical services and expertise and long passages from literature. He played TO INDULGE IN SELF-PITY. guitar and often accompanied himself as he into social services and law enforcement, related sang songs. He loved music and theater, in to child abuse and neglect. particular musical comedy.

Dr. Chadwick became interested in the study and prevention of child abuse early in his His most disting uishing persona l characteristics were his commitment to career, serving as an intern under Dr. Henry Kempe (a pioneer in identifying and treating child abuse) at the University making the world a better place, his inextinguishable belief that doing so of California, San Francisco. He contributed to the original model Child was not just necessary but possible, and his refusal to indulge in self-pity.

Abuse Reporting Law, and was instrumental in its adoption in California. He retained these characteristics to his final days.

He authored or co-authored several books. He was the recipient of many He is mourned but also celebrated by his family and many friends honors for his professional work, including the C. Anderson Aldrich and colleagues. Private memorial services were held. In lieu of flowers, Award for “outstanding service to maltreated children” from the American his family requests that donations be made to Rady Foundation for the Academy of Pediatrics; a Scientific Achievement Award from the American Chadwick Center for Children and Families.

Medical Association for his pioneering work in child abuse treatment and prevention; a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Professional

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Robert “Bob” Roessler ’40 1923-2019

Robert “Bob” Roessler passed away on July 15, 2019 at the age of 96.

Born in Long Beach, Calif., Roessler was the son of Chadwick School co-founders Edna and Fred Roessler, and a member of Chadwick’s first graduating class in 1940. He came to Chadwick in 1937 as a 10th-grader, and was one of 11 graduating students in 1940. He was class president, class valedictorian, a student council member and one of six Chadwick graduates who were provisionally accepted to Stanford University. Following a successful first year at Stanford, these six students, including Roessler, helped Mrs. Chadwick acquire our initial accreditation as a K-12 school.

At Stanford, Roessler earned an A.B. degree and a Master of Science degree in organic chemistry.

Following college, Roessler enlisted in the U.S. Navy and then went to work for General Electric for two years providing services to the Atomic Energy Commission in Hanford, Wash. He spent the next decade at Bray Oil Company and Cee-Bee Chemical Co., before moving to the Purex Turco Products Division in Wilmington, Calif., where he was employed for 28 years.

In 1955, while Roessler attended a trustee meeting among Mrs. Chadwick and Roessler’s parents, Mrs. Chadwick announced the addition of a younger member to the board, and Bob Roessler became a trustee. He served as a member of the Chadwick Board of Trustees since 1955, and in recent years has served as Trustee Emeritus.

Roessler is survived by his sister, Jean Hogrefe; his daughter, Andrea Dorman ’75, and son-inlaw Don Dorman; his twin grandsons, Brandon and Daryll Dorman, and their wives, Meagan and Trish; and his two great-granddaughters Madelyn (4) and Jocelyn (3). Roessler’s wife of 60 years, Sibylle Ferling Roessler, a former Chadwick fourth-grade teacher, passed away in 2017.

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In his own words, Roessler fondly remembered the days when Chadwick was established:

“My mother was not too happy with the educational progress of my brother and sister (in the public school).

Somehow she met Mrs. Chadwick. In 1935, (my brother and sister) Mark and Jean were enrolled in Mrs. Chadwick’s school at her house in San Pedro. In 1937, I started classes at 13th and Myler on the sun porch of yet another home of Mrs. Chadwick as one of 2 students in the 10th grade. Events progressed rapidly. My parents and the Chadwicks had become friends, and they agreed to establish a coeducational boarding school. Mr. Frank Vanderlip Sr. donated 55 acres and, with my parents’ financial backing, the first four buildings were built at the present site. In 1940, the school had grown to 100 students K-12. In my three years at Chadwick, I had Mrs. Chadwick as history teacher, Mrs. Warnock as English teacher, Mr. Chadwick for math and Mr. Noble for chemistry. Mr. Noble stimulated my interest in chemistry.

Looking back, I can say that I received an excellent education at Chadwick School.”

“FOR ALL THESE YEARS, I FEEL THAT I HAVE RECEIVED AS MUCH AS I HAVE GIVEN.” – Roessler’s closing words in his speech after being named the 2009 Chadwick Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

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THE NATURE OF SCULPTURE II EXHIBIT featuring Village art teacher Christy Armstrong April 1 - Aug. 1, 2020 Los Angeles County Arboretum 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA 91007

FROM THE SERIES “THE BATHERS,” THE CHICK (UPPER), SPOONBILL (LOWER)

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND HEAD TRACK AND FIELD COACH TYSON SACCO married Vanessa Lie on Sept. 28, 2019, at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu. They honeymooned in the Maldives, Singapore and Tokyo over Winter Break! Congratulations to the happy couple!

THEATER TEACHER AND JUBILEE SINGERS DIRECTOR DAVID BLOOM and his wife, Ritza, welcomed their son, Elijah Joshua Bloom, into the world on July 12, 2019, at 5:46 a.m. Elijah was 9 pounds, 2 ounces, and 22 inches long.

The baby boy and his parents are healthy and very happy!

HISTORY DEPARTMENT CHAIR NATALIE JOHNSON, PH.D., and her wife, Rachel, welcomed daughter, Jane Johnson Baker, at 12:44 a.m. on Dec. 5, 2019. The family, including big brother, Samuel Johnson Baker, is healthy and surrounded by love.

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MATH TEACHER ERIKA AMAYA and her husband, Muru, welcomed daughter, Mila, on July 28, 2019, at 7:32 p.m.

Mila weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20 inches long. Mila is happy and healthy, and her parents are “absolutely in love with her.”

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The ultra modern and “ beautiful Chadwick Sea Side School with its dormitories and other buildings in Rolling Hills, adjoining Palos Verdes Estates, was opened yesterday.

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A look back at one of Chadwick School’s first mentions in the local news. Then considered an “ultra modern” school, we hope with the late Spring opening of the Center for Innovation and Research, our first new construction in 15 years, that Chadwick will continue to prepare our students for the future.

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