2014 Fall/Winter Beacon

HARBOR DAY SCHOOL 3443 PACIFIC VIEW DRIVE, CORONA DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA 92625 | HARBORDAY.ORG | FALL/WINTER 2014

“IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT, YOU CAN MAKE IT.”

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IN THIS ISSUE

HEAD OF SCHOOL

HEAD’S MESSAGE ...................................................PAGE 03

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Dr. Daniel Greenwood Noelle Becker

IN THE ARTS..............................................................PAGE 13

WRITERS

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT...............................................PAGE 14

Noelle Becker Stacy Bierlein Susan Johnson (’88) Monika Matuszak Nicole Nelson

THE EVOLUTION OF THE BEACON.................PAGE 1 6

EDITORS THE CANINES OF CARPOOL .............................PAGE 17

THANKSGIVING PROGRAM................................PAGE 18

Noelle Becker Stacy Bierlein Susan Johnson (’88) Monika Matuszak DESIGN

LADIES’ EVENT.........................................................PAGE 19

Eric Neuner | RPIstudios PRINTING

SEAHAWK ATHLETIC NEWS..............................PAGE 21

Rosemont Press, Inc.

ANNUAL FUND.........................................................PAGE 22

©2014 HARBOR DAY SCHOOL (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission from Harbor Day School.

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MISSION Harbor Day School provides an academically challenging, well-balanced education in a nurturing, family-centered environment. Our traditional, yet innovative, curriculum develops eager, confident learners who think creatively and work collaboratively. Developing self-reliance, building strong moral character, and encouraging social responsibility are hallmarks of a Harbor Day education.

NON-DISCRIMINATION Harbor Day School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, or other programs administered by the School.

HEAD’S MESSAGE

DR. DAN GREENWOOD Harbor Day School students are designing the future and developing strategic problem solving skills to become future leaders of tomorrow.

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he digital world has gone 3D, and with it our students are able to solve problems through creations made first on the computer and then printed in plastic on a 3D printer. This type of problem solving that requires computer skills, collaborative capabilities, and creativity is one of the necessary skills our students will need to have in the 21st century. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills reports, “There is a profound gap between the knowledge and skills most students learn in school and the knowledge and skills they need in typical 21st century communities and workplaces.” Harbor Day continues to track and assist our students with developing the knowledge and skills necessary to become self-sufficient and successful leaders of the future. Creating Tinkerspaces, Makerspaces, coding, and 3D design classes are ways in which we are providing new learning opportunities for our students.

These types of problem-based learning experiences are provided using hands-on and collaborative methods of teaching that enables our students to become more self-directed, creative, and resilient problem solvers.

Using these strategic approaches to learning, students develop metacognitive and critical thinking skills by integrating and applying what they know, as well as locating the necessary steps and tools to solve a problem.

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ecently we hosted our first Maker Faire in an effort to foster creativity and encourage both problem solving and cooperative learning skills among our School community. The premise of the

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Maker Faire is, “If you can imagine it, you can make it.”

Using various tools, such as the 3D printer, gadgets and other materials, families and teachers crafted different objects or contraptions. This event allowed our students to debut and showcase their creations to families and friends of Harbor Day School. This is just one of many ways we are preparing our graduates to become more innovative thinkers and problem solvers.

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1st Century learning is not only taking place in the computer lab. Students learn how to function in a group discussion around our Harkness tables and write clearly and insightfully in our language arts classes. In math classes they learn how to use mathematical processes to solve problems and predict the future by measuring the past. In social studies, they learn about the world through history and geography, and in foreign language they learn how to speak the languages of the world. Perhaps most importantly, they learn how to be a person of character through our intentional efforts to teach them the PILLARS OF CHARACTER and our high expectations that they be kind and caring people.

The 21st Century is here and we are living it at HDS!

Daniel R. Greenwood, Ed.D. Head of School PAGE 3

BY STACY BIERLEIN PAGE 4

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LEFT: MR. GAPP DEMONSTRATES HOW TO DESIGN AND PRINT ON THE 3-D PRINTER. ABOVE: MR. ROWE HELPS STUDENTS SYDNEY JOHNSTON AND JILLIAN SENK MEASURE AN OBJECT.

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ast year when Forbes Magazine reported the death of shop classes in school curriculums across the country, the blogosphere nearly exploded with reactions. Retiring woodshop and metalworking teachers called it the end of an era, acknowledging that when they left, their positions would not be filled. Saws and sanders would be removed from their classrooms, they said, to accommodate additional computer stations and iPad trolleys.

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or every computer industry executive that wrote in applauding school boards for their forward-thinking decisions, another commented that the wood box he built in elementary school woodshop sat on his desk and held his pens to this day. They asked, “What about the beauty and sense of accomplishment one feels from envisioning something, then building it with your own hands?

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THE DESIGN LIBRARY The past few years have seen an emergence of books and games to inspire young architects and urban planners.

GAMES ONLINE American Planning Association City Gallery www.planning.org/kidsandcommunity/citygallery Architecture Basics www.42explore.com/arch.htm Plan It Green www.planitgreenlive.com Play Urban Plan www.kidsgamehouse.com/games/urban-plan

ARCHITECTURE BOOKS 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

By Matthew Frederick | Ages 13 & up The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers and Architects

By Mario Salvadori | Ages 9 & up Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids

By Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen | Ages 8-12 Bridges: Amazing Structures to Design, Build, and Test

By Carol A. Johmann | Ages 7-10 Skyscrapers: Super Structures to Design and Build

By Carol A. Johmann | Ages 7-10 Homes Around the World

By Max Moore | Ages 5-9

FUTURE-READY STUDENTS A STRONG CURRICULUM IN 21ST CENTURY SKILLS NURTURES TODAY’S STUDENTS TO BECOME TOMORROW’S LEADERS. FUTURE-READY STUDENTS ARE:

CRITICAL THINKERS PROBLEM SOLVERS SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATORS DIGITALLY LITERATE CREATIVE INNOVATORS SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATORS PROMOTERS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS FINANCIALLY LITERATE GLOBAL CITIZENS SOURCE: PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS, WWW.21STCENTURYSKILLS.ORG

Iggy Peck, Architect

By Andrea Beaty | Ages 4-8

URBAN PLANNING BOOKS City Works: Exploring Your Community Workbook

By Adria Steinberg & David Stephen Ages 12 & up A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

By David Macaulay | Ages 10 & up Underground

By David Macaulay | Ages 10 & up The Works: Anatomy of a City

By Kate Ascher | Ages 9 & up A City Through Time

By Phillip Steele & Steve Noon| Ages 7-10 City Green

By DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan | Ages 4-8

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SOURCE: Sustainable Cities Collective, adapted

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from master list curated by Renee van Staveren, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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PAGE 6: MR. ROWE WORKS ON A DESIGN WITH STUDENT NICHOLAS AYALA ABOVE LEFT: NICOLE DONAHOO PAINTS HER POTTERY PIECE. ABOVE RIGHT: LUKE NATAUPSKY CONSTRUCTS A DRONE USING A SOLDERING IRON.

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y the end of this year more than 90% of shop classes will have been eliminated from Los Angeles and Orange County Schools, both private and public. But there are some holdouts; schools like Harbor Day School where the woodshop course is steeped in tradition. Remember the California mission-style shelving you or your student built in Third Grade? What about the midcentury modern tables students maneuver into their parents’ cars in Sixth Grade? One look at the shelving might recall an entire semester of California history; one glimpse of the table might recall a month of drawing and drafting in art class because course work, even at the elementary level, does not live in a vacuum.

And this is the key, really: keeping woodshop integrated into a forward-thinking curriculum, creating a course that inspires building skills in a world of advancing technology, that introduces students not only to building, but to the complexities of the built environment. Learning to build and fix things has always fostered civic participation. When we talk about building, we talk about architecture, BEACON — FALL/WINTER 2014

engineering, cultural anthropology, and urban planning. Essentially we talk about design.

Thanks to the hard work and collaboration of Director of Technology James Gapp, Woodshop Teacher Sean Rowe, and Art Teachers Stacey Hammond and Leslie Yagar, Harbor Day School students next year will be introduced to an innovative reinvention of shop class, called Design.

In this new course, students will strengthen their planning and building skills as in a traditional woodshop class, incorporating computer skills and tablet applications. Design students will go one step further still, using their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to envision and discuss real-world applications of their work.

One of the primary goals of Design is to celebrate each student’s knowledge in core subjects like mathematics, social studies, and art by inspiring them in projects that invite them to imagine a future world.

This encourages critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, innovation, and citizenship — traits educators often refer to as 21st Century Skills. ■ PAGE 7

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PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING HELPS STUDENTS DEVELOP INDEPENDENT PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND PERSEVERANCE. ———––––––––––––––––——–––––––––––––––––––——

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entral to Mrs. Stockstill’s Upper School math classroom are the “4 Cs” that are key components of 21st Century Skills: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. The traditional methods that used to be taught in math can now be done by using Google, a computer, or a calculator. Mrs. Stockstill says, “Math problems are becoming much more open-ended and require students to think critically and strategize more than they did in the past, when they could just follow a given procedure.” Mrs. Stockstill has witnessed the changes first hand; she has been teaching algebra for 19 years at Harbor Day School and now teaches algebra and geometry. She has attended workshops at Exeter to learn how they teach math. This is the third year she has used Problem-Based Learning in her classroom.

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TOP: EMMA TODD WORKS WITH “BASE TEN BLOCKS” USED FOR PLACE VALUE. ABOVE: SECOND GRADERS WORK ON THREE-DIGIT ADDITION WITH REGROUPING. OPPOSITE PAGE LEFT: NICOLE NOURSE MODELS AN EQUATION TO SOLVE AN ALGEBRA WORD PROBLEM. OPPOSITE PAGE MIDDLE: SECOND GRADE TEACHER MRS. GRAHAM LEADS A LESSON IN ADDITION. OPPOSITE PAGE RIGHT: MRS. STOCKSTILL FACILITATES AN ALGEBRA CLASS DISCUSSION AT THE HARKNESS TABLE.

roblem sets are her primary tool for teaching students to think critically and to collaborate. In Problem-Based Learning, students are given new problem sets almost every night.

The questions are ones they haven’t talked about yet and that aren’t modeled directly from examples in the textbook. The objective is that students learn to start “taking what they know and apply that to a problem that they’ve never seen before, and also extending it and changing it the way they would have to in the real world.”

Students are constantly adding to their skill base, and they are drawing from it as they solve the problems and later discuss their solutions in class. As Mrs. Stockstill says,“They have to integrate what they’ve done and take it to another level.”

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ALGEBRA BOARD WORK 1. A big crowd of Angels’ fans had a rally in front of Angel Stadium. 80% of those in the crowd were wearing red. Of those dressed in red, 40% were women, and 20% of those women carried rally monkeys. If 400 women were wearing red and carrying a rally monkey, how large was the crowd?

2. I have 2 cartons of eggs. 20% of the eggs in the first carton are red, while 25% in the second carton are red. If the second carton has 3 times as many eggs as the first, what percentage of my eggs (overall) are red?

3. Two-thirds of the people in a room are seated in three-fourths of the chairs.

The rest of the people are standing. If there are 6 empty chairs, how many people are in the room?

Answers: 1. There were 6250 people in the crowd.

2. Overall, 23.75% of my eggs are red.

3. There are 27 people in the room.

their work in the Lower School. Every day in Mrs. Graham’s Second Grade math lesson, students use “bar-modeling” to solve a word problem. This visual tool helps students understand what is being asked so that they can find the answer in a step-by-step process. Learning is hands-on, and concrete materials such as beans or blocks are often manipulated to help students move to the next step: a picture representation of the problem. “The key is to help them understand why they are doing something, and then they are able to use that skill in different contexts,” Mrs. Graham says.

In her classroom, there is an emphasis on understanding that math can be done in different ways. It depends on what clicks with the students’ learning style. Each day in the classroom, students are asked to “phone a friend” on their cardboard cell phones. Mrs. Graham instructs them to call a speed-dial number (number eight, for example,) and then they turn over their phone to see which classmate they will meet with to discuss their solution, building their communication skills.

Mrs. Stockstill also encourages discussion in her classroom, with the goal that students see that more than one path to a solution is almost always possible. Students share their answers on the white board, and then that leads to further discussion around the Harkness table where students face each other in a large oval. “Our goal is to create agile thinkers who can problem solve by working together and generating creative solutions to the problems of the future. This requires that they know how to work collaboratively as a group around a table and have a solid foundation in careful reading, excellent writing, and number fluency. They must also have a facility for research and turning data into knowledge,” Dr. Greenwood says. Using and strengthening 21st Century Skills in their classrooms, students move forward through the curriculum while developing important learning and innovation skills that they will need for the boardrooms, courtrooms, and classrooms of their futures. ■

LITTLE BITS OF CREATION ————— BY NICOLE NELSON —————

THE MAKER MANTRA, ACCORDING TO THE MAKERSPACE PLAYBOOK, IS

“If you can imagine it, you can make it.”

STUDENTS THRIVE IN HARBOR DAY’S NEW MAKERSPACES, LEARNING THROUGH HANDS-ON TINKERING AND MAKING.

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f you attended the Back-to-School Picnic in the fall, you couldn’t miss the Maker Faire stations setup by the entrance, where Harbor Day librarian Mrs. Mailloux and Director of Technology Mr. Gapp encouraged students and their families to participate in projects like building with Legos, designing a marble ramp, or investigating circuits with “Little Bits.”

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he Makerspace movement began at Harbor Day almost by accident last year, when the School received two 3D printers as a gift. Mr. Gapp explored how to take advantage of the tools with his students. His research into what other schools were doing led him to Make magazine and the Makerspace movement.

He worked with Mrs. Mailloux to develop structured opportunities for students to experiment and build. Not even a year later, evidence of their work can be found in the computer lab, library, art room, woodshop, and even the garden.

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LEFT: EAMON NIKNAFS TESTS THE CIRCUIT BOARD HE CREATED. TOP: MRS. MAILLOUX WORKS WITH TESS PRICHARD CONSTRUCTING A SQUISHY CIRCUIT WITH PLAY-DOH. ABOVE: DRAKE MOSSMAN CONSULTS A MANUAL TO ENSURE THE WIRING ON HIS CIRCUIT BOARD IS CORRECT.

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he scope of Makerspaces encompasses Kindergarten through Eighth Grades. In the earlier grades, activities are mostly focused on tinkering— building with different materials like cardboard, glue, scissors, tape, and sticks, or designing and constructing a marble ramp, or experimenting with simple circuits. Coding is also a component, but a separate one, using the app “Codable,” which is geared toward the younger grades. Then in grades four and five, coding and building are combined with a basic robotics project, which Science Teacher Mr. Rimlinger later builds on. Mr. Gapp teaches a Seventh and Eighth Grade elective that uses the 3D printer to build components that students use in projects that involve electronics and programming.

Mr. Gapp says, “At the Upper School level, students are making objects using the 3D printer, glue, circuits, wires, bulbs, electronics—marrying woodshop with technology.” He adds with a big smile, “I am so lucky that this is something that’s popular, because this is exactly what I used to do as a kid.”

The Makerspace movement at Harbor Day School is still growing, and Mr. Gapp and Mrs. Mailloux are enhancing the program as they go along. Students can look forward to another Maker Faire coming up in the near future. In the meantime, the powerful learning through experimenting and creating will continue. ■

TOP: DASH D’AMBROSIA CREATES MACHINES OUT OF LEGOS THAT MAKE NOISES AND LIGHT UP DURING THE MAKER FAIRE. ABOVE: THE 3-D PRINTER IN ACTION. LEFT: STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN MAKER FAIRE ACTIVITIES AT THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL PICNIC.

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FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

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n 1947, the first-ever Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Junior Art Exhibit was established. This was a way to celebrate the artistic achievements and talents of young, budding artists. This past summer, Harbor Day School was greatly represented in this Festival of Arts by having ten student pieces chosen for the exhibit. These ten artists were chosen from over a thousand works of art from students across Orange County. It is an immense achievement for our School to have this many students represented in one show. This is a great example of how important arts education is for children. At the time, First Grade students Campbell Duke and Courtney McKenna received First Place for the PIMCO Award in their grade level division. Way to go, Harbor Day artists! ■

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FEATURED STUDENT ARTWORK* SUBMITTED SPRING 2014: .....................

CLAIRE CASEY (FIRST GRADE)

CONNOR COHEN (FIFTH GRADE)

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JACK COHEN (FOURTH GRADE)

FRANCESCA DARMIENTO (FOURTH GRADE)

CAMPBELL DUKE (FIRST GRADE)

KELSEN FRIEDEN (KINDERGARTEN)

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COURTNEY MCKENNA (FIRST GRADE)

MACEY MULLANE (SIXTH GRADE)

JACK RESSLER (THIRD GRADE)

1. FORMER HDS FIRST GRADER, COURTNEY MCKENNA, WINS FIRST PLACE FOR THE PIMCO AWARD IN HER GRADE LEVEL. 2. HDS ART TEACHER, STACEY HAMMOND, LOCATES HER NAME ON THE PRESENTERS’ BOARD. 3. FIRST GRADER, CAMPBELL DUKE, WINS FIRST PLACE FOR THE PIMCO AWARD IN HIS GRADE LEVEL. 4. FOURTH GRADERS, JACK COHEN AND FRANCESCA DARMIENTO, DISPLAY THEIR “BOTTLE FISH” MADE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES. BEACON — FALL/WINTER 2014

SONALI TRIPATHI (KINDERGARTEN)

* STUDENT ARTWORK REFLECTS THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR.

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: ETHAN VOVAN (‘14) ———––––––––––––––––——–––––––––––––––––––——

BY SUSAN JOHNSON

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As an eighth grader, Ethan competed in his first cube competition at Caltech in Pasadena, California, but it astonished him that no other competitions existed more locally. He thought there would be interest in Orange County, so he decided to organize a cube competition himself.

He asked Athletic and Facilities Director, Mr. Coleman, if he could use HDS as a competition site.

Once he verified he could use the School, he began organizing the event. He needed an official judge, people to help run the event, and, of course, cubes – lots of cubes!

ETHAN VOVAN (‘14) AT NEWPORT CUBE DAY, JULY 5, 2014 Although Ethan was the only HDS-affiliated student to compete during the day, several n July 5, 2014, Ethan Vovan (’14) alumni and current students assisted with the organized the first annual Newport event, including Will King (’14), Noah Martin (’14), Cube Day, a cubing competition at Eamon Niknafs, Sarah Martin, Peyton Vovan, and Harbor Day School. Approximately Makenzie Vovan. Ethan looks forward to hosting 50 Rubik’s Cube enthusiasts from a second Newport Cube Day at Harbor Day School all over Southern California (and a few from soon. He encourages all who are interested to Arizona) travelled to HDS to participate in this compete or attend. exciting day.

As for the day itself, Ethan felt it was a huge The competition began at 8:00 a.m. and success. He said, “I enjoyed the process of organincluded such events as the 2x2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4, izing the event a lot. I thought that just being able and 5x5x5 Cube speed solving, one-handed to host a cube competition for so many people solving, blindfolded solving, Pyraminx solving, was the best part.” ■ Skewb solving, and Rubik’s Clock solving. For each event, competitors had five attempts to solve the cube. Judges timed competitors and declared the person who averaged the fastest time for each event as the winner.

Ethan first learned to solve a Rubik’s Cube when he was in Fifth Grade after he attended Math Field Day with Mrs. Stockstill and witnessed people solving the challenging puzzle. He thought, “Oh, I want to be able to do that!” He immediately went out and bought a Rubik’s Cube. Two weeks later, he had learned to solve it. Gradually, with practice, he got faster. His current record for ETHAN COMPETES FOR THE FIRST TIME AT HARBOR DAY SCHOOL IN 2012. solving the original Rubik’s Cube is 9.77 seconds.

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THROUGH THE YEARS THE EVOLUTION OF THE BEACON ————— BY NOELLE BECKER —————

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he BEACON may look vastly different than it did 40 years ago, but has remained Harbor Day School’s chief publication. It continues to be an important communication piece examining Harbor Day School’s academics, achievements, and events. In essence, chronicling our School’s history.

BEACON COVERS THROUGH THE YEARS 1974-2014

n a black and white newspaper-like format, the BEACON, beginning in the 1970’s, contained current events including everything from admission updates and class trip experiences to school building projects and the coverage of HDS events. Many of these events are traditions we celebrate today like Grandparents’ Day and the Holiday program.

Important messages were featured from John Marder, former headmaster, keeping all families apprised of all school related matters. Here is an excerpt taken from John Marder, Jr.‘s “Headmaster’s Log” in June 1981: “The two essentials common to an outstanding independent school are a strong and dedicated faculty and an active and supportive volunteer force. The inde-

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pendent school structure is unable to establish itself as outstanding in the absence of either element. Harbor Day School, over the fourteen-year period I have served as Headmaster, has been blessed with both.”

Fast forward nearly four decades, and it wasn’t until 2007 that the Beacon was printed in full-color. A few years later the format and focus of the Magazine took a slight shift. In 2011, the School moved toward more electronic-based communications and the BEACON became more story driven rather than news driven.

This allowed Harbor Day School to focus its efforts on maintaining and upholding the School’s mission.

This shift is just another phase as this vital institutional staple continues to evolve. ■

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ur four-legged furry friends keep us company wherever we go, including morning carpool! Here are some of our canine friends who join their families in the carpool lineup. ■

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THANKSGIVING

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his year’s Thanksgiving Program on Tuesday, November 25 reflected work that the children have done this fall in the music room, as well as in their classrooms. The music and readings were American, folk-based, and traditional and they spoke to the values that holidays like Thanksgiving represent. Third graders gave a first person account of the First Thanksgiving and they were joined by the second graders to read Native American poetry. The program ended with the traditional Thanksgiving song, “Over the River”. ■

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LADIES ON THE LAWN LADIES’ EVENT CHAIR, DEIDRE LEWIS, HOSTED A VIBRANT LAWN PARTY SET AT THE HYATT REGENCY NEWPORT BEACH. THE LADIES OF HARBOR DAY SCHOOL ENJOYED A SUNNY AFTERNOON OF RAGTIME MUSIC AND SHOPPING, WHILE PICNICKING UNDER PARASOLS ON THE LAWN. THIS EVENT RAISED OVER $45,000 IN SUPPORT OF THE HARBOR DAY SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL.

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1. CHAIR DEIRDRE LEWIS AND DAN GREENWOOD 2. KELLY BURKE 3. DANI GOLD, DINA MOATAZEDI, JACKI DOLLANDER, JENNY YOUNG, “B” WALBRIDGE, ALINE BLUMETTI 4. PARASOLS FOR SALE 5. ALLE TITHOF-HILL, ANDI OHILL, JUSTINE CUNEO 6. STUDENT PORTRAITS 7. AIMEE ELLIOTT AND DEBRA MORTON (’81) 8. LADIES EVENT CHALK SIGN DESIGNED BY JULIANA MCNEILL 9. SAMANTHA MORIN AND MEERA RATNESAR 10. JILL WELTON, MONIQUE TIPTON AND STACI FRANCOIS (BOTTOM FAR LEFT SIGN) SEATING SIGN BY JULIANA MCNEILL

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SEAHAWKSNEWS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS! CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIFTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL, SIXTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL AND SIXTH GRADE BOYS’ FLAG FOOTBALL TEAMS ON WINNING THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES! THE SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM REACHED THE FINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1993!

FIFTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

SIXTH GRADE BOYS’ FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM ONE

FINAL SCORE: 18-6

FINAL SCORE: 20-21 RUNNER UP

SIXTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM ONE

SIXTH GRADE BOYS’ FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM TWO

FINAL SCORE: 18-3

FINAL SCORE: 20-0

SIXTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM TWO

SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM FINAL SCORE: 24-29 RUNNER UP

FINAL SCORE: 19-17

L TO R: FIFTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM | SIXTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM TWO | SIXTH GRADE BOYS’ FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM ONE | SIXTH GRADE BOYS’ FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM TWO

FIFTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL SIXTH GRADE BOYS’ FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM ROSTER: TEAM ONE ROSTER: Mary Callaghan, Hannah Dastgheib, Maggie Dietrick, Tess Emmel, Claire Eusey, Christi Francois, Isabel Gomez, Lexie Howell, Megan Shean, Hannah Vaughan | COACH: Mr. Chatom Arkin

Patrick Beemer, Connor Cohen, Andrew Dallape, Robert Keller, Griffin Lewis, Matthew Poska, Mason Ressler, Henry Ruck, Max Sonenshine, Carson Webb | COACHES: Mr. Jeff Peters, Mr. Mike Coleman, Mr. Jon Grogan

SIXTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL SIXTH GRADE BOYS’ FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM ONE ROSTER: Natalia Bryant, Morgan Czepiel, Ashley Gehl, Lauren Gehl, Jenna TEAM TWO ROSTER: McConnaughey, Jacqueline McNeill, Izzy Morin | COACH: Ms. Katie Leshinsky

Aidan Anvaripour, Dominic Cuneo, Preston Ewing, Nick Richardson, Michael Vaughan, Alex Wainwright | COACHES: Mr. Mike Coleman, Mr. Jon Grogan, Mr. Jeff Peters

SIXTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM TWO ROSTER: Shauna Bahri, Ruby Hammond, Kelly Huai, Sabrina Neushul, Jean TEAM ROSTER: Wanlass | COACH: Ms. Cara Ducey

Sophie Beador, Alana Karro, Jenna McConnaughey, Kate Miller, Macey Mullane, Isabelle Searles, Jillian Senk | COACH: Mr. Matt Mauser

THE RESULTS ARE IN! THE CURRENT BLUE-GOLD SCORE IS . . .

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THANK YOU for your contribution to this year’s Annual Fund! We are almost half way there! If you have yet to give we hope that you will help us reach 100% parent participation by the 100th day of school for the second year in a row. We can’t thank you enough for your consideration and participation. Our Board of Trustees, Parent Council, faculty and staff have committed 100% and have shown their support already. Please join all of us as we push forward to achieve this goal by the 100th day, February 24, 2015!

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2014-15 ANNUAL FUND VISIONARIES The Argyros Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Airth Jacqueline Badger Mars Foundation GP Mr. and Mrs. Lance Jordan

BEACONS Drs. Arash and Farnoush Aftabi Mr. and Mrs. Todd Anderson Ms. Lisa Argyros Mr. and Mrs. Santino Blumetti Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cudzil Mr. David Franey and Ms. Stacie Coopman–Franey Mr. Jeff Gehl Mr. and Mrs. Jason Krotts Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCardle Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Steelberg (’88) Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Walbridge

SEAHAWKS Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brooks Mr. Michael Cavner and Mrs. Sarah Hussain Mr. Mark Czepiel and Ms. Amy Marie Paul Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Deckey Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Dietrick Mr. and Mrs. Hirad Emadi Mr. and Mrs. Darrin Ginsberg Mr. and Mrs. Cosmas Lykos Mr. Ryan and Mrs. Joyce-Ann Bishop (’91) Mahoney Mr. and Mrs. Danny McKenna PP Mr. and Mrs. Chad Peets Mr. and Mrs. Robert Searles Mr. and Mrs. Reza Shakoori Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sonenshine (’87) Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Talleur Mr. and Mrs. James Warmington, Jr.

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HEAD'S CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. Robert Akerblom Mr. and Mrs. Jason Bryden Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cook III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dib Mr. and Mrs. David Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Kent Elliott (’84) Mr. and Mrs. Ben Francois Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gomez Dr. and Mrs. Sanjay Grover Mr. and Mrs. George Hall GP Mr. Matt Hill and Mrs. Alle Tithof–Hill Mr. and Mrs. Keith Katkin Mr. and Mrs. Emery Ledger Mrs. Deirdre Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Massey Mr. and Mrs. David Mead Mr. and Mrs. David Mossman Drs. Vinh Nguyen and Michelle Hoang Mr. and Mrs. Robert O Hill Dr. Ledford Powell Mr. Christopher Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. John Schmid Mr. and Mrs. Scott Shean Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith GP Mr. Stephen Thorp and Dr. Stephanie Thorp Mr. Bradley and Dr. Cara Todd Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ueberroth Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Von Der Ahe Mr. and Mrs. Alex Vorobieff Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Young

HARBOR LIGHTS Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bacci Mr. Philip A. and Mrs. Shelley Garner (’75) Belling Mr. Brian and Mrs. Suzi Bishop (’75) Burke Mr. and Mrs. Brian Claassen Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Cuneo Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Decker Mr. and Mrs. Richard Eusey

Ms. Debbie Fogel Mr. Chet and Dr. Amy Harrison (’84) Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harrison (’82) Mr. Robert Ingold GP Connor and Sydney Johnston

Dr. Ryan Klein (’83) Mr. Robert Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Majit Drs. Doug and Gigi McConnaughey Dr. and Mrs. James Rosing (’89) Mr. Prakash Sakraney and Mrs. Cynthia Schwarz (’75) Sakraney Mr. John Schoellerman (’87) Mr. and Mrs. Gary Vaughan Mr. and Mrs. Clark Welton (’84) Western Growers Foundation Dr. and Mrs. David Wirta Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Yoshida

100% CLUB Ms. Graysen Airth (’14) Ms. Skylar Alexander (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Arash Anvaripour Mr. Aaron and Mrs. Sally Peckenpaugh (’87) Bartz Mr. Brian Barwick (’04) Ms. Mathilda Bates (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Mark Beder Ms. Stephanie Beder (’14) Ms. Blair Belling (’03) Ms. Charlotte Belling (’08) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brain GP Ms. Katherine Briggs (’14) Mr. Bobby Briggs (’12) Mrs. Leslie Brockman Mr. Colin Browne (’91) Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bruno PP Mrs. Elizabeth Whitehead Bunce (’72) Mrs. Rachel Goodman Burch (’90) Mr. Jake Burri (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Callaghan (’90)

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Mr. Connor Chung (’12) Ms. Nicolette Cochran (’06) Mr. Brian Coleman (’92) Ms. Christina Davenport (’14) Ms. Isabella Deckey (’14) Ms. Sabrina DiGiovanni (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Tim Dollander Mr. Richard and Mrs. Natatalie Stamires (’83) Donahoo Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Duke* Mr. Chace Duma (’14) Ms. Marisa Eckenweiler (’13) Mr. Jared Eckenweiler (’10) Mr. Drew and Mrs. Chrissie (’80) Porter Emmel Mr. Peter Emmel (’14) Ms. Grace Emmel (’11) Mr. Ross Evans (’06) Mr. and Mrs. Read Fenner* Mr. and Mrs. John Fowler GP Mr. and Mrs. James Gapp* (’81) Ms. Raleigh Garner (’14) Mr. Brandon Getter (’14) Ms. Paiton Gleeson (’14) Ms. Shannon Griffin (’09) Mr. Ryan Griffin (’09) Mr. Bobby and Mrs. Kristen Coleman (’88) Hatfield Ms. Melissa Heard (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Hofer Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Humphreys Ms. Ashley Humphreys (’14) Mr. Josiah Janes (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jimerson GP Mr. Sean and Mrs. Susan (’88) Johnson* Mr. Evan Jones (’12) Mr. Keith Jones (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Karro Ms. Brooke Kenerson (’14) Mrs. Carol Kensel GP Mr. William King (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Jack King Drs. Russell Klein and Nicole Nelson (’80) Ms. Hannah Klein (’14) The Hon. Richard Lee and Dr. Carol Shi Mr. Shane Loidolt Mr. Mark Manchester (’10) Mr. Kevin Manchester (’10) Mr. Jake Marlo (’14) Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Martin GP Mr. Noah Martin (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mauser* Mr. Wilson Meyer (’09) Mr. Nolan Meyer (’06) Mr. Hogan Meyer (’01) Mr. and Mrs. Lance Miller Ms. Katherine Montgomery (’14) Ms. Emma Montgomery (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morin Ms. Alexandra Morin (’14) Mrs. Bette Morreale GP Mr. Timothy J. Morton (’13) Mr. Benjamin Most (’12) Mr. Austin Mowrey (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Adam Muchnick Mr. Chase Munger (’14)

Mrs. Hallie Taketa Nath (’84) Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelson GP Mr. and Mrs. Tonny Nielsen GP Mr. Garret Nourse (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Brian Oliphant* Mrs. Sarah Weekes O'Malley (90) Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Owens Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Oxnard PP Dr. Edward Park Mr. Evan Park (’14) Ms. Catherine Peets (’20) Mr. Rowdie Peets (’16) Ms. Emma Peets (’17) Mr. Jack Percival (’08) Mrs. Sachi P. Perkins (’95) Ms. Samantha Pickell (’14) Mr. Frederick Poska and Mrs. Kimberly Valentine–Poska Ms. Sasha Pozzuoli (’05) Mr. Vincent Pozzuoli (’14) Mr. Hamilton Randle (’08) Ms. Katharine Randle (’06) Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Reposa Mr. and Mrs. Michael Riddlesperger Drs. Jose Roque and Jessica Hung–Roque Mr. William Sanderson (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Schillereff Mr. and Mrs. Marc Schwartz GP Mr. Rory Sever (’14) Mr. Jack Seybold (’14) Mr. James Skahen (’03) Capt. Jack Skahen (’99) Mr. and Mrs. Doug Sloan GP Ms. Shelley Smith (’01) Mr. Kent G. Snyder, Jr. (’81) Mr. and Mrs. Gary Specter Mr. Aidan Steinke (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stemler Ms. Lian Stemler (’14) Mrs. Maxine Stomber Mr. Clayton Stone (’99) Mr. Bradley Stone (’01) Mr. Greg Stone (’04) Mr. Scott Stone (’08) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sun GP Mr. Alec Taketa (’10) Ms. Caroline Taketa (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Byron Tarnutzer PP Mr. and Mrs. Will Tipton Mr. Brandon Tse (’14) Mr. and Mrs. Justin Vaicek (’85) Mr. Ethan Vovan (’14) Dr. and Mrs. Todd Walkow Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wanlass (’78) Mrs. Lorna Sharp Wardwell (’77) Ms. Paige Warmington (’14) Mr. Maxwell Weinberg (’08) Ms. Payton Williams (’14) Ms. Danielle Willson (’14) Mr. and Mrs. E. Justin Wilson III PP Ms. Kate Wilson (’03) Mr. Justin Wilson (’06) Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wolter Mr. Scott C. Woodard (’75)

HDS FACULTY AND STAFF Mr. Chatom Arkin and Mrs. Emily Horowitz (’98) Mrs. Noelle Becker Ms. Diane Bjelland Ms. Katie Bowker Mr. Rudy Camarena Mrs. Kelly Cambare Ms. Violeta Cambra Mrs. Nancy Chusid Mrs. Joan Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Coleman Mrs. Amelia Cortez Ms. Cara Ducey Mrs. Courtney Duke* Ms. Sylvanda Edwards Mrs. Jennifer Fenner* Mrs. Anne Foodym Mr. James Gapp* (’81) Mrs. Jackie Graham Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Greenwood Mr. Jon Grogan Ms. Casey Hogan Mrs. Pat Huff Mrs. Susan Johnson* (’88) Mrs. Cassie Keturakis Ms. Katie Leshinsky Mrs. Carole Kredel–Lytle Mrs. Molly Mailloux Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mauser Ms. Marilou McCarty Mrs. Karen Polkingharn Meier (’79) Mrs. Deb Devine Morton (’81) Mrs. Melissa Mullane Mrs. Marti Murphy Mrs. Sarah Oliphant Mr. Lorenzo Panuco Mr. Isidro Panuco Mrs. Melissa Perez Mr. Jeff Peters Mrs. Faith Pickett Ms. Meera Ratnesar Mrs. Alexa Reddin Mr. Jean–Paul Rimlinger Mrs. Katie Robinson Mrs. Kristin Rowe Dr. Sean Rowe Mrs. Siouxzie Salisbury Ms. Terra Shirvanian Mrs. Marie–France Smith Ms. Cinnamon Sparks Mrs. Erin Stephens Mrs. Meggen Stockstill Mrs. Lynette Vieira Ms. Angel Ann Waters Mrs. Yunga Webb Mrs. Leslie Yagar Ms. Courtney Zarrilli Ms. Amy Zucker *FACULTY MEMBER AND CURRENT PARENT GP GRANDPARENT PP PAST PARENT This list reflects all gifts as of November 30, 2014.

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