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calendar: what’s coming up September 2

Orientations for Middle and Upper School

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Labor Day Holiday

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First Day of School Lower School Orientations for new students

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Middle School Back to School Night

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Lower School Back to School Night

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Upper School Back to School Night

October 1-3 8-11

Upper School Theatre Production, “Almost Maine” Fall Break, No School

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Homecoming and Alumni Reunions

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College Fair Night

November 8-15 11-12

Middle School Book Fair Upper School Musical Theatre Production “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well And Living In Paris”

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Lower School Grandparents’ Day

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End of First Trimester Lower School Thanksgiving Program for Parents

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Winter Break, No School

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The Generations Award recognizes our highest level of leadership and generosity. The following donors have fulfilled significant pledges to Francis Parker School in the amount of $250,000 or more. Each of these families and organizations have made Parker a philanthropic priority and we are eternally grateful for the positive impact they have made for our students and faculty.

Where Your Dollars Go IL AN TH RO PI C PA RK ER ’S #1 PH

The Generations Award The Anklesaria Family Anonymous (6) Tom and Cathy Asmann The Ayco Charitable Foundation Bob and Pam Buie Andrew and rochelle Cohen united Jewish Federation of San Diego County Steven ’71 and Gina Considine Jack and Sandra Cook The J. Crivello Foundation richard and linda Dicker larry and Susan Favrot Amelita Galli-Curci Foundation Gildred Foundation Terry and Barbara Gooding Jack and June Greening David and linda Hale The late Bruce r. ’22 and Mary Hazard Joseph and Violet Jacobs and norman and Valerie Jacobs Hapke The late Gert and Aline Koppel John and Carol landis

Coleman and Ellen Mosley David and noreen Mulliken Art and Catherine nicholas Francis Parker School Parents’ Association Chuck and Katy Philyaw robert ’57 and Allison Price Qualcomm Incorporated The rose Foundation The San Diego Foundation The Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation J.W. Sefton Foundation Dan Smargon and Audrey Viterbi John and Cathy Sullivan Paul K. and rose Sun Tchang Family Foundation Michael and Catherine Thiemann Steve and Patsy Tomlin Carol Vassiliadis Andrew and Erna Viterbi Frances White Marty and Pam Wygod

PR IO RI TY !

PARKER FUND The Parker Fund is a volunteer-driven annual fundraising campaign to which alumni, parents and friends make philanthropic gifts that support Francis Parker School. recruiting and retaining passionate, highlytrained faculty and affording small class sizes mean that tuition alone only covers 85% of the true cost of educating our students. The Parker Fund makes up the difference and fuels the School’s programs; in fact, the Parker Fund is a line item in the School's annual operating budget. We're counting on our community!

ENDOWMENT AND CAPITAL GIVING Endowment gifts are invested in perpetuity to produce income and distributed according to the endowment distribution policy. Distribution of endowment income provides support for a specific program, student scholarship or faculty position that you have chosen. Gifts to the endowment provide support to Parker for the future.

GALA GIVING The Annual Gala is the Parents’ Association’s Spring fundraising event for the School. Proceeds support tuition assistance for students and faculty professional development. Another portion is allocated to current capital projects.

Capital gifts provide for renovating and maintaining existing buildings and campus grounds, major equipment purchases or constructing new spaces on campus. These gifts are typically given for a specific purpose or project need.

Thank you for your support and leadership!

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Editor: Cathy Morrison, Director of Communications Photo Credits: Erin Aiston, p. 36 Boyd Anderson Photography, pp. 12, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 49, 68, 76, 78, 104 Derek Emge, p. 82 Freer Family, pp. 44, 45

Contents

Forster Family, pp. 58 Lorenzo Gunn Photography, pp. 2, 5, 13, 60, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 77, 79, 87, 95, 105, 106, 107, Back Cover Birdy Hartman, p. 42 Carol Jensen, pp. 79, 80

The Dynamic Duo: Deans Dilmore and Danzo . . . . . . .43

REPORTS Opening Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

It All Started with Mr. Freer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

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Parker Questionnaire—Carol Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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Phil Kidd, p. 82

Generations Capital Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Sally Lawrence, Front Cover

Leadership Society of the Parker Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

David Marienthal, p. 69 Jack Marino, p. 83 Cathy Morrison, pp. 7, 9, 14, 17, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 69, 77, 83, 91, 93, Back Cover Mike Muckley Photography, pp. 4, 6, 15, 18, 42, 59, 60, 61, 66, 70

HONOR AND MEMORIAL GIFT DONOR LISTS

Admissions Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Honor Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Development Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Memorial Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Finance Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Parker Legacy Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Operations Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 GRANDPARENTS’ COUNCIL

Tom Paluch, pp. 35, 83, Back Cover Parker Archive, pp. 4, 44, 46, 47, 48, 86

DONOR LISTS

Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Aaron Serafino Photography, pp. 16, 38

5-year and 10-year Donor Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Grandparents’ Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Gifts: Current Parents by Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Legacy Family—Paulette Forster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Margo Sharpe, p. 20 Kristina Starkey, pp. 39, 55, 56, 57, 63, 64, 65, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 Village Studio Photography, pp. 12, 38, 41 David Wahlstrom, pp. 18, 31, 39, 40, 73, 74, 75

Gifts: Faculty and Friends

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Gifts: Alumni by Decades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Stacey Zoyiopoulos, p. 81

Gifts: Past Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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Gifts: Grandparents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Printer: St. Croix Press Accreditation Francis Parker School is a nonprofit organization governed by a Board of Trustees. It is registered with the California State Department of Education, and is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Parker is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the College Board, the Educational Records Bureau, the Educational Testing Service, and the School and Student Service for Financial Aid. Memberships American Secondary Schools for International Students and Teachers, Inc., Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, California Association of Independent Schools, California Association of Student Councils, California Scholarship Federation, College Entrance Examination Board, Cum Laude Society, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education, National Association of Independent Schools, National Association of Student Councils, National Forensic League, National Honor Society, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Western Association of College Admission Counseling.

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BOARD NEWS Lippitt Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Gifts: Corporations and Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION

ENDOWED FUNDS

President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Faculty Professional Growth Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Parents’ Association Executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Endowment Funds for Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Gala Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Program Endowments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

SCHOOL REPORTS

Other Endowed Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Lower School Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Endowment Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Middle School Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

FACULTY NEWS AND NOTES

Upper School Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Faculty Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Upper School Feature—Ayesha Bose . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Welcome New Faculty and Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

College Counseling Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Community Programs Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

New Arrivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Athletic Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Carnegie Hall—John Lown, Joan Dorgan . . . . . . . . . . .41

Alumni Profile—Tom Pulham ’94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Shoah Foundation—Jeremy Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Alumni News and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

State History Day Award—Cherie Redelings . . . . . . . .42

The State of the School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Falconer Class—Grant Lichtman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Parker People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

IronMan—Bob Gillingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Three Ways to Give . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

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The Past is Prologue KEVIN YALEY, INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL WITH APPRECIATION FOR THE SCHOOL’S PAST, AND GRATITUDE FOR THE PRESENT-DAY PARKER COMMUNITY, INCOMING HEAD OF SCHOOL KEVIN YALEY IS LOOKING FORWARD— TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR AND BEYOND.

our tradition

In two short years, Francis Parker School will become one of only a handful of schools in Southern California embarking on a second century of education. While Parker today may look like a different school than it did at its inception, the School has held true to its core values and mission.

creative thinking, passion for learning, ethical responsibility, self-reliance, community engagement, and global competence—by offering a balanced, challenging, and integrated K-12 educational program in academics, athletics, and the arts, all in a vibrant and diverse school community.

At Parker we value our teachers and their professionalism. The true measure of a Kevin Yaley Colonel Francis W. Parker (whom school rests with its creative, passionate, John Dewey referred to as “the father talented teachers and the relationships they of Progressive Education”) passed away a decade forge with students. before Clara Sturges Johnson and her husband The classroom is the center of the school; at the William Templeton Johnson first opened the doors center of every classroom is the teacher. There is to Francis Parker School. Yet his dream of no relationship more essential than the one building a school where the art of teaching and the between teacher and student. science of education would inspire greatness in our future every child was realized in December 1912 in a As we close in on the end of our first century, small one-room schoolhouse on the corner of we cannot help but ask the question: Where do we Randolph and Ft. Stockton (now the Mission Hills go from here?

Nursery).

We need to continue to offer an outstanding For Colonel Parker, the ideal school community education, inspiring excellence in every child. is one where the individual child is at the center.

We will remain steadfast in our commitment to The focus is on the development of the intellectual, preparing our students for continued success in a mental, social and moral capacities of the child. rapidly changing world, and offer each a rigorous, Further, all schoolwork is produced at the highest balanced, and global education.

We must ensure standard, positioning students to develop into that our operating model is comprehensive and thoughtful, conscientious citizens of the world. sustainable.

And we must always remain true to A school not unlike the Parker we know today. the core values of a Parker education. In the our school words of Colonel Parker: “The needs of society In the tradition of Colonel Parker, our current determine the work of the school. The supreme vision statement reads: Francis Parker School is need of a society is good citizenship, which committed to graduating students who embody demands of the individual the highest degree of those qualities essential for academic success and knowledge, power and skill.” personal fulfillment—intellectual curiosity, 4

“The true measure of a school rests with its creative, passionate, talented teachers and the relationships they forge with students.”

PARKER’S MISSION STATEMENT At Francis Parker School, our mission is to provide a superior college preparatory education in a diverse, family-oriented environment that meets the academic, social, creative, emotional, and physical needs of the individual student.

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BY WILLIAM INGRAM

mission

The mission of Francis Parker School is to provide a superior college preparatory education in a diverse, family-oriented environment that meets the academic, social, creative, emotional, and physical needs of the individual student.

SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR FY 2009-10 90%

TUITION

5%

FEES & SERVICES

5%

ANNUAL GIVING + ENDOWMENT INCOME

governance

Francis Parker School is a trust with corporate powers under the laws of the State of California. Under the provisions of the Founding Grant, the Board of Trustees is custodian of the endowment and all the properties of Francis Parker School. The board is responsible for management of the invested William Ingram funds, approval of the annual budget and setting policies that support the mission of the school. accreditation

Francis Parker School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (CAI/WASC). The most recent accreditation was completed in 2007 and will remain in effect through June 2013. finances

Francis Parker School is a $29 million enterprise.

This represents the School’s consolidated budget for operations during the 2009-10 fiscal year. The sources and uses of funds are allocated as shown in the tables in center column.

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USE OF FUNDS FOR FY 2009-10

The strategic plan of Francis Parker School is the guiding document for the work of the board of trustees.

Within the strategic plan are six primary goals for the school.

— Ensure that Francis Parker School offers each student a superior education, one that inspires excellence in academics, athletics and arts.

— Attract, retain, and develop an exceptional faculty, administration, and staff.

62%

SALARIES & BENEFITS

19%

OPERATING EXPENSES

— Develop in Parker students the skills for a healthy, balanced life.

5%

FINANCIAL AID

9%

DEBT SERVICE

— Provide and maintain first-rate facilities that meet our current and future needs.

endowment

Parker’s $11.1 million endowment provides a source of financial support for fulfillment of the School’s mission of teaching and learning. Each year, a portion of investment return from the endowment is used to support annual operating expenses. The remainder of the return is reinvested in the endowment to maintain its value over time. Of note, based on a goal of increasing the long-term value of the School’s endowment, this year the board changed the endowment policy to reduce the distribution for support of annual operating expenses. board of trustees

The board of trustees is responsible for setting policies that support the mission of the School. The committees of the board work in the areas of Strategic Initiatives & Academic Affairs, Finance, Facilities, Development, Audit and Board Governance. All members of the board serve on one or more committees, along with members of the community and administration. (Additional information about the Francis Parker School Board of Trustees can be found on pp. 60-61).

— Cultivate mission-driven and strategic practices in governance, leadership, and management.

— Strengthen the School’s financial foundation by building endowment and acquiring needed capital and operational funds.

The past school year has been one of many accomplishments and a few challenges for Francis Parker School. I would like to thank each one of my colleagues on the board of trustees for their commitment, effort, seriousness of purpose and willingness to tackle difficult issues that are critically important to the school. I would like to thank the administration, faculty and staff for providing another year of educational, artistic, athletic and social education to an outstanding group of deserving students. Finally, I would like to thank the families for their support, belief and commitment to Francis Parker School; the families that make Parker a community that is strong and unique.

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Generations Capital Campaign

THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PHASE 6 IS COMPLETE, THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS! THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE PARKER FAMILY GENEROUSLY MADE GIFTS OR MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES TO THE SCHOOL WITH GIFTS OF $25,000 AND ABOVE. THESE COMMITMENTS DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE SIX PHASES OF NEW CONSTRUCTION ON THE MISSION HILLS AND LINDA VISTA CAMPUSES, AND PARKER’S ENDOWMENT. THEY HAVE HELPED US TURN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS INTO A REALITY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BELIEF IN OUR SCHOOL!

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$1,000,000 and Above Anonymous Steven ’71 and Gina Considine J. Crivello Foundation Terry and Barbara Gooding The late Gert Koppel Art and Catherine Nicholas Andrew and Erna Viterbi Marty and Pam Wygod Francis Parker School Parents’ Association $500,000 and Above Anonymous The Anklesaria Family Tom and Cathy Asmann Larry and Susan Favrot Ted Gildred ’50 and Family David and Linda Hale Chuck and Katy Philyaw Tchang Family Foundation Michael and Catherine Thiemann The late Laki and Carol Vassiliadis $250,000 and Above Anonymous (2) Amelita Galli-Curci Foundation Rick Bosse and Jan Steinert Bob and Pam Buie Michael and Dee Anne Canepa Andrew and Catherine Clark John and Sandra Cook Richard and Linda Dicker Michael and Trudy Dunaway David Gray and Sarah White Joseph and Violet Jacobs and Norman and Valerie Hapke The Jordan Family John and Carol Landis Jon and Kathy Lauer

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Danny and Sally Lawrence Coleman and Ellen Mosley David and Noreen Mulliken Parampara Trust Robert ’57 and Allison Price The Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation Dan Smargon and Audrey Viterbi Stephen and Patricia Tomlin $100,000 and Above Anonymous (2) The Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation Tom and Coco Bancroft Caliente Group Paul and Nelly Dean Mark and Barbara DeMichele Kurt and Jennifer Eve Jack and Mary Goodall Vincent and Gloria Gorguze Howard and Andrea Greenberg Jorge and Maria Elvia Hank The late Bruce ’22 and Mary Hazard and Tom ’53 and Jo Hazard Greg and Nancy Hillgren Doug and Gail Hutcheson Bill and Julia Ingram William Jones and Cheryl Sueing-Jones Phillip Kidd and Dana Wohlford Perry, Elizabeth, and Palmer Koon Michael and Victoria LaBarre The Lezny Family Richard and Janice McElroy Ken and Kara Murray Mark and Erin Nicol Frank and Julie Papatheofanis Leslie and Marjorie Rose Elizabeth Rose Harley Sefton ’72 Jennifer Sefton Jeff ’75 and Karen Silberman

John and Catherine Sullivan Szekely Family Foundation The Stoia Family Paul and Rose Tchang Jan Tuttleman Jim and Kathy Waring Duayne and Michelle Weinger Phil and Ann White Frances White Dean and Deborah Wilson $50,000 and Above Anonymous (4) Kevin and Sherry Ahern The William and Valerie Anders Foundation Frank and Linnea Arrington David and Joan Baratta Terry and Charlene Brown Mike and Darcy Castillo Glenn and Joanne Dethloff Suzanne Katleman Emge ’83 and Derek Emge Tom and Jane Trevor Fetter ’50 Norm and Cindy Fjeldheim The Edward E. Ford Foundation Marcus and Deborah Gerber Michelle Greer Robert and Linda Hallam Rob and Lynne Hayes Donald and Paula Heye Bill and Joan Huck James and Michelle Joyce The late Joseph and Lou Anne Kellman Ali and Linda Kiran Jay and Bryna Kranzler Bertrand and Diane Liang The Lichtman Family Chris and Tracy Loughridge Ted and Jean Mahoney Members of Senior Administration Norwood Foundation Inc.

Scott and Anne Pancoast Gerald T. and Inez Grant Parker Foundation Don and Janice Pasquil Chris and Janice Penrose Dennis Ragen and Christine Hickman Ragen Robert and Kristina Reichman Jack and Carol Sanders John and Ruth Schmid J. W. Sefton Foundation The Shapiro Family Sheldon and Sandra Sherman Darryl and Rita Solberg Paul and Janet Stannard Brian and Mary Strauss Deborah Szekely Diane Szekely Bruce and Cheri Tabb Gene and Celeste Trepte Ron and Danielle Weatherford Scott and Cissy Wolfe Eric and Haengmi Zucker $25,000 and Above Anonymous (7) The Arbogast Family Tom and Leslie Adams Patrick and Jane Ahern Max and Melanie Anastopulos Lewis and Lynne Baker David and Kathy Barrett Jeff and Joanie Bernicker Joseph and Michelle Benoit Steve and Paula Black Barbara Bloom Richard Blumenthal and Louise Mettler Bruce Bower and Susan Little Bruce and Julie Breslau Robert and Perla Brownlie Joe and Ying Buechler Helen Caldwell

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Chehab and Gail Chehab Garet and Wendy Clark Tim ’58 and Sharon Considine Carina Courtright Cush Family Foundation Blair and Susan Davey Glenn and Delaine Davis Steve and Susan Davis Chetan and Trupti Diwanji John Dunn and Deanna Baker Chu and Charles Field Bob and Chrissy Fried Kelly and Laurie Gale Chris and Cindy Garrett Eddie and Deanna Goldberg Christie Golemb Josh and Elizabeth Gordon Mike and Rondi Grey Dimitri and Katherine Grigoriadis Rob and Margot Hillman John and Marcella Heubusch Brian Jaski and Cynthia Stuenkel Mel and Linda Katz Ted and Kathie Kim Steve and Linda Macaulay Charles and Jackie Mann Maurice J. Masserini Charitable Trust and Samuel and Katherine French Fund Bill and Margaret Mastrodimos Tim and Rhonda McIntire Laurence and Mary McKinley Joel and Deidre Mick Gopal and Shabnam Miglani Ron and Marti Montbleau Blake Moore and Cynthia Weiler Hudson Moore and Family The Moore Family Bob Ottilie and Sharon Spivak Paul and Debbie Nichols Vaughn and Kimberly Parker Vachas and Roja Palakodeti

Frank Partnoy and Laura Adams Bob Pickens and Erik Keskinen Daniel Pelessone and Teri Sgammato The Pollack Family Chuck and Kimberly Pretto Bill and Betty-Anne Ravin John Reed and Muffy Walker Tom Reilly Jim and Brenda Jo Robyn Eddie and Amy Rodriguez Michael and Elisa Rott Alvara and Maria Ruiz Dave and Robin Ryan Dora Saikhon Santosha Fund Ken and Celia Schild John and Donna Sheridan Charles Silver Bob ’75 and Sheryl Scarano Bill and Bette Scott Annie So Hamilton Southworth III and Mary Kathryn Kelly Warren and Meghan Spieker Deyan and Sarah Spiridonov Ken Stipanov and Julie Mebane Bob and Ellen Svatos John and Laura Thorsen Charles Tiano Gaura and Kamilah Tibbitts Waitt Family Foundation Kevin and Robyn Werner Brian White and Carmen Medina Richard and Pamila Whitney Tim and Kathy Wilson Timothy and Pamela Winslow Troy and Temple Zander

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Leadership Society of the Parker Fund THE LEADERSHIP SOCIETY RECOGNIZES PARENTS, FACULTY, GRANDPARENTS, ALUMNI AND FRIENDS WHOSE ANNUAL CASH GIFTS TO PARKER AMOUNT TO $2,500 OR MORE IN THE FISCAL YEAR. THANK YOU TO ALL THESE DONORS, WE HOPE THEIR LEADERSHIP AND GENEROSITY WILL INSPIRE OTHERS. THANK YOU! $100,000 & Above Anonymous (2) The Ayco Charitable Foundation Rick Bosse and Jan Steinert Terence and Barbara Gooding Art and Catherine Nicholas Paul K. tchang & rose sun tchang family foundation The Pronghorn Foundation Paul and rose tchang Michael and Catherine Thiemann Frances White $50,000 & Above Anonymous Tom and Cathy Asmann John and Sandra Cook Jack and Jennie crivello Gooding Family Foundation bill and betty hasler the J. crivello foundation Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego colebrooke and Karla Jordan Purdy and martha Jordan James and Michele Joyce daniel and sally lawrence Ken and Kara Murray The San Diego Foundation Carol Vassiliadis $25,000-$49,999 Anonymous The Anklesaria Family bob and Pam buie Michael and Dee Anne Canepa andrew and catherine clark Ned and Kelly Dewitt Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation Doug and Gail Hutcheson Robert ’57 and Allison Price Kalpana Singh Rhodes ’90 and James Rhodes

Theodore Tchang ’81 and Alice Mo The Thornton Foundation Geneva Thornton David and Joan Traitel Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $10,000-$24,999 Anonymous (3) Rex and Ellen Adams ahern international seeds, inc.

Kevin and sherry ahern the william and valerie anders foundation Jeff and Joanie Bernicker terry and charlene brown Gregory and Anne Bullard mary-Kay butler dick and Joan capen the capital group companies charitable foundation Mike and Darcy Castillo Kathryn Colachis Tim ’58 and Sharon Considine david and robin ryan family foundation The Dean Family Richard and Linda Dicker Alejandro and Laura Doring Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund David and Julie Gamboa marcus and deborah gerber David Gray and Sarah White howard and andrea greenberg Jorge and maria elvia hank robert and lynne hayes William and Julia Ingram William Jones and Cheryl Sueing-Jones Lou Anne Kellman Erik Keskinen and Robert Pickens Aline Koppel Jon and Kathy Lauer christopher and tracy loughridge mark e. nicol family trust

Debara Medina Watanabe Laurence and Vera Miller Thomas Morgan donovan nicol mark and erin nicol norwood foundation inc.

Frank and Julie Papatheofanis don and Janice Pasquill Daniel and Teri Pelessone Qualcomm Incorporated Dennis Ragen and Christine Hickman Ragen The Rose Foundation Elizabeth Rose david and robin ryan Sempra Energy Foundation Jeff ’75 and Karen Silberman Hamilton Southworth III and Mary Kathryn Kelley John and Catherine Sullivan Jan tuttleman Philip and Ann White Marty and Pam Wygod $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous anonymous (3) Anonymous (2) Thomas and Leslie Adams John Allcock Mark and Debra Arbogast David and Joan Baratta Gregory Bianco barbara bloom Michael Callahan and Stephanie Rossis couleur nature Carina Courtright & Courtright Family cush family foundation stephen and marjorie cushman Blair and Susan Davey steven davis and susan millard-davis glenn and Joanne dethloff Chetan and Trupti Diwanji

GIVING KEY: Names in plain text: Parker Fund » Names in bold text: capital campaign » Names in bold italic text: both Capital Campaign and Parker Fund

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James and Judith Douglas John Dunn and Deanna Baker Rolf and Deborah Ehlers suzanne Katleman emge ’83 and derek emge Kurt and Jennifer Eve Raymond and Kathleen Fidaleo charles and chu field Kelley and Laurie Gale christopher and cindy garrett Jeff and Gwen Giek Christie Golemb Michael and Rondi Grey Bill and Kay Gurtin Steve and Cathy Gustafson david and linda hale douglas ’78 and Kathleen halverstadt tom halverstadt ’75 thomas and barbara halverstadt HR Weatherford Company the huck family Mark ’64 and Amy Jackson brian Jaski and cynthia stuenkel michael and victoria labarre bertrand and diane liang Brian Malone and Jeanette Westman-Malone charlie and Jackie mann richard and Janice mcelroy laurence and mary mcKinley Merck Partnership for Giving Joel and Deirdre Mick Karen halverstadt miller ’84 and david miller Deedy Mills Coleman and Ellen Mosley Peter and Cathy Newton Michael Nicita and Susan Shane orthopedic trauma & fracture specialists Robert Ottilie Sandy and Kathy Purdon milagros Quini Eddie and Amy Rodriguez Jack and Carol Sanders Bob ’75 and Sheryl Scarano Peter and Jocelyn Schultz Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving James scott and greer Knopf Harley Sefton ’72 Jennifer Sefton

John and donna sheridan Sheldon and Sandra Sherman Charles Silver Jeffrey and Kate smith Annie So Ronald and Sharyl Solar Sony BMG Music Entertainment Warren and Meghan Spieker Sharon Spivak Kenneth Stipanov and Julie Mebane gaura and Kamilah tibbitts Stephen and Patricia Tomlin violet m. Johnson family foundation John and Cameron Volker Jeff Von Behren ’90 and Alison Alpert Ron and Danielle Weatherford troy and temple Zander $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous (2) Patrick and Jane Ahern Edward Allard and Jo Ann Taormina andrew and robin ash Bank of America David and Kathy Barrett Marian Barry David and Teresa Beckwith Joseph and Michelle Benoit marcela bianco Laurence and Karla Bloom Robert and Annika Bohl John burns Patricia Burns Helen Caldwell centre city maintenance co. inc.

Daniel and Cai Chang ted and theresa clowes Ronald and Guadalupe Cohn Thomas and Leslie Coll Michael and Elizabeth Copley Luis and Vianey Coronado Christopher and Asha Devereaux Julie and Jennifer Dunne Peter and Monica Farmar alan and marleigh gleicher vincent and gloria gorguze Daniel and Ulrika Green Michelle Greer

Brent and Kerri Gutekunst Jerry and Jan Heidt andris and Kellie inveiss Michael and Dorothy Jester John and Maria Kanegaye Ted and Kathie Kim robert and luanne Kittle Jacky and minwei lee Michael and Julie Licari Steven and Linda Macaulay Ted and Jean Mahoney Gregory and Pamela Mattson Chris Trepte McGregor ’79 and Rob McGregor Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation Inc. michael o’halloran and margaret mann Paul-Charles and Barrie Pietranico Steven Plaxe and Angela Scioscia Fred Plevin and Laura Schoenberg Steven and Jessica Reed Nicholas and Cheryl Saenz Shawn and Mary Sagart Peter salvati and robin hensley charles sanders ’94 and gabriela carrillo Luiz Sauerbronn and Flavia Pereira John and Ruth Schmid Angie Singh Scott and Sarah Stanton George and Traci Stuart Brian and Laura Tauber Lawrence and Mary Taylor Antonio and Alejandra Torres Torija Harvey and Sheryl White Peter and Laura Wile Marc ’81 and Monica Wolfsheimer

GIVING KEY: Names in plain text: Parker Fund » Names in bold text: capital campaign » Names in bold italic text: both Capital Campaign and Parker Fund

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Admissions Annual Report July 2010

BY JUDY CONNER, DIRECTOR MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL ADMISSION, AND DORI RODI SHRYOCK, DIRECTOR OF LOWER SCHOOL ADMISSION

The quality of this year’s applicant pool and the ever increasing number of inquiries about Francis Parker School are clear indicators of the role our School plays in the local, national and international educational score. We are pleased to share the good news of this year’s admissions season.

Judy Conner

Dori Rodi Shryock

“As Parker moves toward its centennial, we are ever mindful of our obligations to keep the School true to the founding family’s goals and dreams as well as assuring that Parker will continue to meet the needs of today’s families.”

The Admission class of 2010 is filled with talented, diverse, academically exceptional students from all parts of the County. Despite the continuing uncertainty of the economy here and abroad, parents are making a choice and commitment to prioritize the educational experience of their students. By choosing Parker, they’re providing not only a myriad of academic and co-curricular opportunities, but a unique and supportive community.

This year’s applicant pool was robust and final choices challenged the Admissions Committee.

The students we met were delightful, wellqualified and eager to visit and learn more about our program. Their parents were dedicated to becoming familiar with our community as well and families attended numerous admission and School events. We will open our doors in September to our largest enrollment ever. These new families who are joining us clearly appreciate the honor of a Parker acceptance and made their decisions based on our academic excellence, sense of tradition and community and dedication to sending well-balanced, socially responsible citizens on to the colleges of their choice.

We continue to recognize and celebrate our tradition as a family-oriented school by

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accepting 77% of applicants with a Parker affiliation—siblings, children and grandchildren of alumni and faculty/staff children. Community outreach and involvement, supported by our institutional commitment to remain a diverse, inclusive community, helps us attract and enroll a student body with 34% students of color. Our Board of Trustees is also dedicated to keeping Parker socio-economically diverse by making the School financially accessible. Ten percent of the School budget is dedicated to financial aid and 19% of our students receive some funding for tuition.

Current Parker families play a vital role in the admissions process. Their enthusiasm and satisfaction with their personal experience brings many prospective parents to our Open Houses and other Admissions events. Parents also serve as ambassadors by helping at events, assisting with tours and by providing that unique parent-to-parent contact in e-mails and follow-up calls. In addition, we were very fortunate to have current parents (and grandparents) host neighborhood Admission coffees for interested parents. Our special thanks go to the Arthur, Fitzgerald/Dixon, Jones, Polk, Tchang/Mo and Tibbitts families for graciously welcoming us into their homes this year.

Our students and faculty are compelling reasons to explore enrollment at Parker.

Student volunteers, Squires at Lower School, and members of ASB at Middle and Upper School lead tours, sit on informational panels and speak at outreach events about their unique

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Parker experiences. Our outstanding faculty and staff also have a critical role in the admissions process. They serve as spokespersons for and representatives of the School at Open Houses, on assessments, exam and visitation days, and weigh in on final admissions decisions. The dedication, professionalism and enthusiasm of Parker’s faculty and staff is valued and appreciated by the Admissions office.

As we look toward fall and seeing many new faces on campus, we would also like to thank the Parents’ Association for their assistance in welcoming new families to Parker. The Mentor Program continues to be very successful under the leadership of Sarah Stanton and her committee members Robin Hensley and Christina Stow with their organization, creative ideas and warmth and enthusiasm.

As Parker moves toward its centennial, we are ever mindful of our obligations to keep the School true to the founding family’s goals and dreams as well as assuring that Parker will continue to meet the needs of today’s families.

We provide unique opportunities in the arts and global experiential learning and seek the most talented, accomplished students in our community. By continued outreach and providing more opportunities for families to visit campus, we ensure an even greater demand for the Parker experience and the pleasure of welcoming additional new families into our School.

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Development Committee Report to the Parker Community

BY JON LAUER, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR, BOARD CHAIR-ELECT

Jon Lauer

This has been a year of stewardship and transition. We celebrated the close of the Generations/Vision 100 Campaign with a two-month long celebration (October through November) of our progress. The events were well attended and gave us some good information on how to start organizing our 100th Celebration, which will take place from 2012-2013. The success of the Campaign is directly attributed to the Parker community’s philanthropic support over the last several years.

Thanks to the generosity of the Parker community, our physical plant is the envy of peer schools and, more important, allows our faculty and students to soar to new heights.

“We would

We started the year with a goal of thanking, prioritizing and reorganizing. We have been successful with most of these goals. Some additional capital gifts were raised in support of scholarship and our priorities for the future have been identified. Over the next five years, the primary focus of our fundraising efforts will be threefold: Parker Fund, endowment fundraising (including a focus on planned gifts) and special (including capital) projects.

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Parker continues to operate a small Development Office compared to our peer schools and I wish to thank the team for their efforts in a very different posting such strong results.

Congratulations to Karitina Morett,

We have also had a year of transition on school if it were not for the Kristina Starkey, Abha Tirtha, Jim the Development Team. John Thorsen, our Tomey and John Thorsen for a job Director of External Affairs and generosity of the hundreds of well done. Jim Tomey is moving out Advancement, is moving back to his alma families who support Parker and of the department to take on other mater, the Asheville School. He has School responsibilities and we are accepted the position of Assistant Head of its mission on an ongoing basis.” grateful for his work on stewardship School for Advancement and moved back to and philanthropy.

North Carolina at the end of this fiscal year.

John Thorsen’s successor joined the team on Please join me in thanking the July 6, and we are excited to welcome Malcolm Aste to the Parker following members of the Development Committee: Trustees Richard Dicker, Jeff Silberman ’75, Ham Southworth, Jeffrey VonBehren ’90, family. Malcolm is the product of an independent school himself and and committee members Asha Devereaux, Julia Ingram, Bob Scarano has served several organizations as a successful fundraiser. Most ’75 and Phil White, for a job well done. recently, he was the Director of Major and Planned Gifts at the La Jolla Playhouse.

Thank you again for your belief in this great institution. We would be a very different school if it were not for the generosity of the The Parker Fund (formerly known as the Annual Fund) raised hundreds of alumni, grandparents, parents and friends who support $1,030,929 in gifts and pledges from 834 donors as of June 30.

Parker and its mission on an ongoing basis.

Accordingly, our average gift is larger and we feel good about these results. Looking ahead, we are restructuring our Parker Fund effort next year and will be working with class captains to help us share the important message of the Parker Fund with the community. We have already reached out to potential volunteers and plan to have everyone in place before the start of the 2010-2011 school year in September.

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Finance Report

BY MICHAEL LOWRY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

2010/2011 Total revenues of approximately $29.0 million included income from tuition and fees ($26,300,000), annual giving ($900,000), summer school ($420,000), income from our endowment ($400,000), and other miscellaneous income ($980,000). These sources provided the funding needed for the operations of the School.

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Total expenditures of approximately $28.3 million were incurred for salary and benefits ($17,500,000), financial Michael Lowry aid ($2,700,000), debt service ($2,800,000) and other non-personnel operating expenses ($5,300,000). These expenditures provided the resources to support the mission of the School.

Francis Parker’s endowment was valued at $11.1 million as of May 31, 2010. Annualized returns for invested endowment funds from July 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010 were a gain of 15.8% versus a policy index gain of 19.2%.

The Board of Trustees approved the release of 4.5% of the endowment to fund school operations primarily related to financial aid and professional development.

In recognition of best practices for non-profit corporations and their finances, the Board created an Audit Committee that is charged with overseeing the performance of the annual

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audit of Francis Parker School’s financial records. The Auditor’s Report for Francis Parker School’s 2008/2009 financial statements expressed an unqualified opinion, meaning that the auditors did not find any significant weaknesses or issues on the financial operations or reports of the School.

2010/2011 Revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 are budgeted to be approximately $30.0 million, an increase of 3.4% over the prior year, from the following sources: tuition and fees from 1,226 students ($27,100,000), annual giving ($1,000,000), summer school ($460,000), a 3.5% distribution from our endowment ($400,000), and other revenues ($1,040,000).

THREE-YEAR SUMMARY FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30

2008 REVENUES

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Expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 are budgeted to be approximately $29.8 million, an increase of 5.3% over the prior year. Expenses are budgeted for the normal operations of the school including faculty and staff personnel costs ($18,300,000), non-personnel instructional and operating expenses ($5,500,000), and financial aid ($2,900,000). Debt service ($3,100,000) will pay interest and principal obligations for the construction of the new facilities.

Francis Parker School plans, manages, and evaluates its fiscal activities using standards and principles as rigorous as in the for-profit environment.

Tuition & Fees

$23,094,000

Annual Giving, Investment Income, Other

3,498,000 26,478,000

EXPENSES Operating Surplus

114,000

Capital Contributions

8,834,000

Capital Investments

6,570,000

Debt Outstanding

39,677,000

Endowment Balance

11,701,000

TOTAL ASSETS

89,663,000

Financial Aid Grants

2,225,000

*Projected

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2010*

$24,853,000

$26,300,000

2,919,000

2,700,000

27,260,000

28,250,000

511,000

750,000

3,559,000

300,000

15,487,000

9,600,000

53,373,000

53,330,000

9,671,000

11,100,000

115,970,000

117,000,000

2,564,000

2,700,000

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Report on School Operations

BY GRANT LICHTMAN, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

In September 2009 the School completed the final major phase of construction on the historic campus renovations that have been under way since 2000. We completed work on three new buildings that now house the Middle and Upper School Arts and Music classrooms and studios, the Learning Center, College Grant Lichtman Counseling, student government and community service offices, and the School administration offices. In October we opened the 255-seat J. Crivello Hall, one of the premier performance and lecture spaces in San Diego County.

These projects were completed on time and under budget, extending the string of successful design and construction projects that the School has undertaken over the last decade.

The Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees worked with School staff to review the status of the master plans on both campuses to identify programmatic needs that may have changed since the master plans were created 7-10 years ago. Working on this list of potential future needs, the committee created a priority list of action items and commissioned cost estimates to help in the future planning of how to approach these smaller, but still important, capital improvements. The School also ordered completion of a reserve study on both campuses.

This study will identify the long-term schedule and costs of maintaining the physical plant of the School to ensure that budgets are adequate to preserve the remarkable campuses that have now been built.

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The Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees began a process of undertaking a full risk assessment and management review of the School and its operations. Risk management has become an increasingly important part of institutional operations in the last several years, and in particular at schools that offer a broad array of programs that may not have existed a decade ago. The assessment effort will include staff, trustees, members of the Audit Committee, and outside consultants where needed. The majority of the baseline work for the risk management assessment will take place over the summer and during the coming school year.

Technology is a mission-critical component of both the operations and educational program at Parker. The Information Technology (IT) team was restructured this year to include all of the School’s staff who support the key hardware, software, systems management, database, and educational technology programs at Parker. The IT team developed a detailed, results-oriented operating plan for the year, and a mid-year survey of faculty and staff indicated that implementation of the plan met the vast majority of the plan goals. The team installed a major new upgrade to the network core; expanded wireless access and controls on both campuses; completed the online system for student contracts; expanded on-line access to grades, teacher comments, and course registration; implemented a sustainable inventory management and purchasing model; and began work with teachers at all three divisions on use of next-generation mobile computing devices, netbooks, and tablet computers.

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Five-year Donors We want to thank all of our benefactors for their support and who have made Parker a priority for the last five years or more. Your continued support of our Parker Fund (formerly known as the Annual Fund) or Capital Campaign dates back to 2004-2005 fiscal year, if not before.

If we have missed your name, please contact the Development Office at (858) 569-7900.

Anonymous (6) William and Seema Aceves Rex and Ellen Adams Thomas and Leslie Adams Arthur and Denise Adler Arturo and Linda Alemany Walter and Sandra Alpert George ’56 and Sarilee Anderson Michael and Barbara Anderson Juanita Arias Octavio and Elizabeth Armas Charles and Carol Austin Steven Back ’92 John and Greti Baez Tom and Coco Bancroft Michael ’95 and Catherine Beamer Richard and Cherri Benes Steven Berenson and Deanna Sampson Jeremy and Joan Berg Michael and Diane Bergel Jeff and Joanie Bernicker Arlene Bieker Kenneth and Patricia Bitar Jeffrey and Susan Blanco Ed and Robin Blick Blumberg Foundation Inc. Matthew ’88 and Mariquita Blumberg

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Carl Bobkoski and Sara Clark Douglas and Joy Brewster Donald Brooks and Doris Schloh Brad and Laura Brown Minh and Thuy Bui Bob and Pam Buie Gregory and Anne Bullard Aaron Butler ’98 Mary-Kay Butler James and Dori Cage Helen Caldwell John and Lonna Camp Barry and Cathy Cheskaty Chris and Sue Christian David and Caroline Coats Carl and Virginia Cobb Aaron Cohn Timothy and Cynthia Condon Kevin ’82 and Sally Considine Tim ’58 and Sharon Considine Laura Crankshaw Blair and Susan Davey Christopher and Asha Devereaux Darrell and Carrie Dilmore Chetan and Trupti Diwanji Jared and Sandra D’Onofrio Earl and Deborah Dowdy Belle Keith Drouin ’89 and Brent Drouin Gina Herrera Duggan ’89 and David Duggan Michael and Trudy Dunaway Phillip and Cindy Dykstra Paul Esch Douglas and Kymberly Farkas Tom and Stacey Faulk Gregory Feldman ’01 Jane Trevor Fetter ’50 and Tom Fetter Glen and Cornelia Feye Steven and Virginia Foote Paulette Forster

Mary Lococo Forsyth ’60 and Stuart Forsyth Lou and Nancy Frank Bob and Chrissy Fried Christopher and Cindy Garrett Ed ’43 and Helen Glazener Gary and Kelli Glover Frank and Andrea Goicoechea Alex Gomez Pedro Gomez and Marcella Serrano-Gomez Antonio and Nilsa Gonzalez Gooding Family Foundation Terence and Barbara Gooding Vincent and Gloria Gorguze David Gray and Sarah White Daniel and Ulrika Green Michelle Greer Sammy Gross ’71 William and Judy Harpur Eileen Harrington Robert and Lynne Hayes Kevin ’70 and Mary Haynes John and Holly Herman April Herron Kevin Hirsch and Amy Barnhart The Huck Family Lucy Hunt 2006 Charlene Ramey Hutchins ’87 and Sean Hutchins Danielle Kaplan Igoe ’84 and Robert Igoe William and Julia Ingram The J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation Brian Jaski and Cynthia Stuenkel William and Carrie Jensen Richard and Karen Jimenez Alyson Kauth Jones ’81 William Jones and Cheryl Sueing-Jones Edward Juskelis and Leslie Gray Galen Justice-Black Barbara Karmel Jerald and Marge Katleman

Sheryl Kauth ’83 Philip Kidd and Dana Wohlford Robert and Luanne Kittle Dale and Ellen Klahn Richard and Angela Klausner Leslie Klein James and Laura Knight Kevin Kravets and Laurie Brae Christopher and Monica Lafferty John and Carol Landis Jon and Kathy Lauer Daniel and Sally Lawrence Raymond Lazenby and Janet Chambers Philip and Lori Lean The Lezny Family Grant and Julie Lichtman Margaret Cary Lieb ’40 Susie Lim-Hubbard John and Judith Lown Michael and Amy Lowry Joanne Geanoulis Mangiameli ’51 Mario Saikon Foundation Debbie Tobin Carpenter ’80 and Bill Carpenter James and Teresa Mathes Gregory and Pamela Mattson Mike Maunu Ryan McGlinn ’96 and Holly Mays McGlinn ’98 Timothy and Rhonda McIntire Steven and Karen McKinley David McLean ’81 and Cynthia Felde John and Mildred Mebane Joe Melaragno 2001 and Jennifer Ochs Melaragno ’01 Frank and Fabiola Melbourn John and Helen Melbourn Hudson Moore ’02 Coleman and Ellen Mosley Mollie Mullen Peter and Cathy Newton

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Art and Catherine Nicholas Mark and Erin Nicol Virginia Smith Oliver ’72 and John Oliver Colin and Mary Ong-Dean Barbara Escobio Ostos ’97 and Carlos Ostos Rick Ostrow Vachas and Roja Palakodeti Frank Partnoy and Laura Adams Daniel and Teri Pelessone Jeffrey Penner and Felicia Douglis Scott Peters and Lynn Gorguze Binh Pham and Xuan-Huong Bui Fred Plevin and Laura Schoenberg Jack and Patrice Powell Sandy and Kathy Purdon Raytheon Company Leonard Rodin and Denise Nagata Eddie and Amy Rodriguez Doris Ellsworth Rogers ’40 and Joseph Rogers Michael and Theresa Rote David and Robin Ryan John and Judy Saathoff Michael and Noel Sarthou Robert and Elisa Scanlan Jr John and Errett Schmid Peter and Jocelyn Schultz Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving James Scott and Greer Knopf John and Freddie Scott The Seiber Family Sempra Energy Foundation Matthew Van Keuren and Helen Shapiro-Van Keuren Margo Sharpe-Samuels John and Donna Sheridan Lon Showley Wilma Sigg Jeff ’75 and Karen Silberman Kathy Silberman Angie Singh Kim and Joni Skinner Sandra Snook Hamilton and Eleanor Southworth Jr. The Starkey/McCarty Family Dennis Stone Kristen Stone

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George and Traci Stuart Frances Styles Pete and Suzanne Suttie Paul and Rose Tchang Theodore Tchang ’81 and Alice Mo John and Laura Thorsen Thomas ’89 and Stephanie Tobin James and Annemieke Tomey Stephen and Patricia Tomlin Denise Tuohey Jan Tuttleman Kathryn Gooding Valverde ’84 and Alfredo Valverde Thomas and Jean Van Riper Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Juan and Adrienne Vargas Polly Mintzer Vaughan ’44 and Richard Vaughan Jose and Jessica Vizcaino Robert and Annie Voight John and Cameron Volker Jeff Von Behren ’90 and Alison Alpert John Watson Ron and Danielle Weatherford Duayne and Michelle Weinger Harvey and Sheryl White Donald and Mary Jo Wiggins Peter and Laura Wile Susan Moore Wintringer Caroline Rentto Wohl ’86 and Emil Wohl Tig and Anne Wohlford Chris Wonnell and Eleanor Blais Betty Workman Barry Worthington ’55 and Cathy Stephens Worthington ’59 Don and Diane Wozniak Ernest and Cristine Wright II Kevin and Shawna Yaley Troy and Temple Zander

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Ten-year Donors A true heartfelt thanks from everyone at Parker for your loyalty and continuous generosity. The following individuals and their families who are listed here, have made gifts every single year, dating all the way back to the 1999-2000 fiscal year or before. If we have missed your name, please contact the Development Office at (858) 569-7900.

Anonymous (3) Patrick and Jane Ahern Edward Allard and Jo Ann Taormina John Allcock The Anklesaria Family Timothy Armstrong and Roberta Lammers Tom and Cathy Asmann Robert and Peggy Barmeyer Gino and Christine Barra Marian Barry William ’89 and Jenn Beamer David and Teresa Beckwith Timothy and Lynn Bemiller Joel Bergsma and Marybeth Herald Walter and Estel Binder Laurence and Karla Bloom Richard and Margaret Blue Robert and Annika Bohl Larry and Linda Brady Bruce and Julie Breslau Mary Brown Paul and Ellen Buchy Ellen Burns Robert and Debra Butler Sean and Tracee Cahill Richard and Hope Campbell Michael and Dee Anne Canepa Edward and Debra Capozzoli Paul and LaVonne Cashman Scott Stewart and Giovanna Casola Edward Cass and Carol Bateman-Cass Chrysalis Ventures Foundation Gary and Patricia Clorfeine Ted and Theresa Clowes Judith Robinson Conner ’60 John and Sandra Cook The Dean Family Richard and Linda Dicker Rona Dosick Michael and Trudy Dunaway Rolf and Deborah Ehlers Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation Richard and Alis Fago

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Brian Fasig and Kimberley Price Bernie and Suzi Feldman Michael and Julia Feori JJ Fetter Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Charles and Chu Field Gordon and Marla Gerson Tony Ghironi Bob and Listy Gillingham David and Edith Glassey Christie Golemb Peter and Heather Gray Howard and Andrea Greenberg Rose Hanscom John Hansen and Cynthia Behling James and Marla Harrigan Christopher and Clare Harrington Bruce and Birdy Hartman Pamela Hartwell David and Lissa Haynes James and Victoria Helms John and Kathleen Herman Julio Hernandez-Fujigaki and Johanne Blouin Hernandez John Hulsey Laura Hulsey Mark ’64 and Amy Jackson Carol Jensen Michael and Dorothy Jester Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego Alan and Nickie Johnson David and Terri Johnson Anne Jones Rick Jones Stewart Keith ’85 and Ceri Slacum Keith ’86 Fred and Elizabeth Koehrn Aline Koppel Steven and Kathleen Kramer Irving and Catherine Lee Gordon Lillie Mark and Diane Lindsay Curtis Loer and Linda Fitts James and Denise Lyon

The Mack Family Brian Malone and Jeanette Westman-Malone Carol Manifold Mark and Brenda Mann Frank and Jean Mannino John and Andra Marino III Steve and Judie McDonald Richard and Janice McElroy Frank McGrath and Jean Kauth McGrath Chris Trepte McGregor ’79 and Rob McGregor Deedy Mills John and Anne Minteer John and Cathy Morrison Chip and Rada Neal Art and Catherine Nicholas Carol Obermeier Robert Ogle ’89 and Chaela Pastore Arthur and Leah Ollman David and Jeanette Osias Rex and Holly Panton G.K. and Kerry Parish-Philp Kathleen Pechan Chuck and Katy Philyaw Jeffrey Platt and Gina Lew Platt Steven Plaxe and Angela Scioscia Ann Pooch Linda and Jack Pope Robert ’57 and Allison Price Qualcomm Incorporated Dennis Ragen and Christine Hickman Ragen Carrel and Joan Reavis Mary Redding Kenneth and Nathalie Riis Donn and Barbara Ritchie Letty Rosado Robinson ’78 and Gregory Robinson Dori Rodi-Shryock Jan Rogers John ’84 and Desiree Romero The Rose Foundation Elizabeth Rose Paul and Lisa Roudebush Diane Ruff

The San Diego Foundation Frederick and Jenae Sanders Jack and Carol Sanders James and Nancy Schibanoff John and Ruth Schmid James Scott and Greer Knopf Harley Sefton ’72 Jennifer Sefton Sheldon and Sandra Sherman Roger and Jeanne Simmons Elizabeth Sjokvist Reggie Smith David and Phyllis Snyder Darryl and Rita Solberg Sony BMG Music Entertainment Hamilton Southworth III and Mary Kathryn Kelley William and Donna Steel Kenneth Stipanov and Julie Mebane The Stoia Family Laura Stoia Darryl and Dorothy Stow Jeffrey and Monica Strong John and Catherine Sullivan Lawrence Tannenbaum The Ruth Lane Charitable Foundation Marc and Mary Ann Thiebach Michael and Catherine Thiemann Eleanor Tobin David and Joan Traitel Carol Vassiliadis Chris ’73 and Mimi Waddell Todd and Christine Watson Peggy Watson Karen Weseloh Charles and Laura Wineholt Brent Woods and Laurie Mitchell Marty and Pam Wygod Brent and Susan Yoder Douglas and Selena Young Barry and Cindy Zamost

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Cash Gifts CURRENT PARENTS BY CLASS

Parker would like to thank the following current parents who supported our School with gifts to the Parker Fund and/or Capital Campaign during the last fiscal year.

Thank you for making Parker your philanthropic priority!

Class of 2010 anonymous Anonymous (3) Patrick and Jane Ahern The Anklesaria Family andrew and robin ash David and Joan Baratta Robert and Peggy Barmeyer David and Teresa Beckwith Kenneth and Patricia Bitar Jeffrey and Susan Blanco Rick Bosse and Jan Steinert donald brooks and doris schloh David Buckley and Beth Ross-Buckley John burns Patricia Burns James and Dori Cage Edward Cass and Carol Bateman-Cass Kevin ’82 and Sally Considine Howard Klarman and Lynn Dasteel Klarman The Dean Family Glen and Cornelia Feye Brock and Linda Fisher Gregory Gaura and Maurya Siedler Christie Golemb Daniel and Ulrika Green howard and andrea greenberg John and Holly Herman Doug and Gail Hutcheson William and Julia Ingram Chris and Emily Jennewein

William and Carrie Jensen Michael and Dorothy Jester Anne Jones Ali and Linda Kiran Jon and Kathy Lauer thomas and barbara lincoln James and Denise Lyon Brian Malone and Jeanette WestmanMalone Gregory and Pamela Mattson Steven and Karen McKinley mark and erin nicol Arthur and Leah Ollman Rick Ostrow Esteban Pedroarena-Toomey and Maria del Carmen Leal-De La Llata Jeffrey Penner and Felicia Douglis Steven Plaxe and Angela Scioscia Elizabeth Rose david and robin ryan Frederick and Jenae Sanders Peter and Jocelyn Schultz James scott and greer Knopf Patrick and Valerie Sheehan Charles Silver Ebin and Amy Smith Sandra Snook David and Cecilia Stanfel Kimberly Stewart The Stiegler Family Lawrence Tannenbaum Patrick and Randy Trimm John and Cameron Volker Ron and Danielle Weatherford Duayne and Michelle Weinger Barry and Cindy Zamost Class of 2011 Anonymous (2) Anonymous Arthur and Denise Adler

Arturo and Linda Alemany rafael alvarez and martha hough Michael and Barbara Anderson Timothy Armstrong and Roberta Lammers Tom and Cathy Asmann Gino and Christine Barra Joel Bergsma and Marybeth Herald Douglas and Joy Brewster Robert Brody and Cynthia Black-Brody Kenneth and Carol Brookins Sean and Tracee Cahill Luis and Vianey Coronado Eric and Tanya Crabb Chetan and Trupti Diwanji Gerardo and Maria Isabel Dominguez earl and deborah dowdy Albert and Colleen Ebken Paul ecke iii and Juliane hampton Rolf and Deborah Ehlers charles and chu field christopher and cindy garrett Gary and Kelli Glover Basem Harb David and Lissa Haynes Steven and Ingrid Hubachek Edward Juskelis and Leslie Gray Bruce and Valerie Kent Mona Khoury-Harb Leslie Klein Susan Koehler daniel and sally lawrence Curtis Loer and Linda Fitts Paul and Julie maffuid John and Andra Marino III Ali and Saira Mirreza Peter and Cathy Newton Art and Catherine Nicholas Todd and Lindy Norman Carl and Gayle Nuffer Binh Pham and Xuan-Huong Bui

Dennis Ragen and Christine Hickman Ragen Letty Rosado Robinson ’78 and Gregory Robinson Michael and Theresa Rote ronald and stephanie saathoff Sandra Snook Dale Speicher Paula Speicher John and Catherine Sullivan Pete and suzanne suttie Michael and Catherine Thiemann James and Annemieke Tomey Peter and Laura Wile Bobby Ross and Celeste Williams Charles and Laura Wineholt Michael and Patti Worthen David Wright Class of 2012 Anonymous (2) Anonymous Thomas and Leslie Adams Ronnie and Carol Aquino Richard and Cherri Benes Joseph and Michelle Benoit Robert and Annika Bohl Rick Bosse and Jan Steinert Minh and Thuy Bui James and Dori Cage Michael and Dee Anne Canepa Ronald and Guadalupe Cohn Ken and Lynn Collins suzanne Katleman emge ’83 and derek emge JJ Fetter Jonathan and Kris Finfer Daniel and Sharon Gardner alan and marleigh gleicher frank and andrea goicoechea howard and andrea greenberg

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Bill and Kay Gurtin Steve and Cathy Gustafson John hansen and cynthia behling John and Holly Herman Julio Hernandez-Fujigaki and Johanne Blouin Hernandez John and Lorraine Hobbs John Hulsey Martin and Lori Imhof Peter Isler Beth Faber Jacobs Edward Juskelis and Leslie Gray Mark and Lori Kretz Jon and Kathy Lauer Chris and Cheryl Lee bertrand and diane liang Brian Malone and Jeanette Westman-Malone richard and Janice mcelroy Robert and Kathleen Merkin Scott and Lisa Miller mark and erin nicol Frank and Julie Papatheofanis Daniel and Teri Pelessone Scott Peters and Lynn Gorguze Steven Plaxe and Angela Scioscia Mary Redding Walid and Marcella Romaya Elizabeth Rose ronald and stephanie saathoff James scott and greer Knopf Sheldon and Sandra Sherman Charles Silver sri and sujatha soundararajan Kenneth Stipanov and Julie Mebane The Stoia Family Laura Stoia Stephen and Patricia Tomlin Jose and Jessica vizcaino John and Cameron Volker Brent Woods and Laurie Mitchell Class of 2013 Anonymous (6) Arturo and Linda Alemany John Allcock octavio and elizabeth armas Timothy Armstrong and Roberta Lammers

Ricardo and Patricia Azcarraga Yogesh and Gemini Babla Kaveh and Soraya Bagheri David and Harriet Baker Laurence and Karla Bloom Leonard and Linda Bole Bruce and Julie Breslau David Buckley and Beth Ross-Buckley James and Julie Buechler dennis and Judy childs Richard Clark Therese Clark aaron cohn robert and lynne copeland Luis and Vianey Coronado Richard and Linda Dicker Jared and Sandra D’Onofrio Kurt and Jennifer Eve Brock and Linda Fisher William and Pauline Gaines Peter Gallagher and Eloise Foster Laura Gambucci Nicholas Gascoigne and Stephanie Bremond Partho Ghosh and Stephanie Mel Stephen and Gloria Glasser Richard and Barbara Gluck Pedro Gomez and Marcella Serrano-Gomez Daniel and Ulrika Green Michael and Rondi Grey Christopher and Clare Harrington Doug and Gail Hutcheson Richard and Karen Jimenez Robert Jordan Christopher and Elizabeth LeBaron Chris and Cheryl Lee Mike and Anita Mahaffey Carol Manifold Chris Trepte McGregor ’79 and Rob McGregor Debara Medina Watanabe Nahum and Yovana Mendoza Deedy Mills Gina Molise John and Cathy Morrison Ken and Kara Murray Peter and Cathy Newton

John and Cathy Nugent Brien and Janell O’Meara Gary and June Osborne Chuck and Katy Philyaw Kenneth and Cathleen Polk John ’84 and Desiree Romero Bob ’75 and Sheryl Scarano David and Elizabeth Schneider Mitchell and Elizabeth Siegler Jeff ’75 and Karen Silberman David and Jo Ellen Spees Pete and suzanne suttie Brian and Laura Tauber Timothy and Virginia Thomas James and Annemieke Tomey Antonio and Alejandra Torres Torija Brian and Dianne Wamsley Stephen ’66 and Alexandra Waterman Todd and Christine Watson Edward and Yalin Wei Bruce and Katherine Willey James and Melanie Witt David Wright Kevin and shawna yaley Douglas and Selena Young Class of 2014 Anonymous (3) Arturo and Linda Alemany Edward Allard and Jo Ann Taormina The Anklesaria Family Tom and Cathy Asmann David and Joan Baratta Joseph and Michelle Benoit william and Pamela bickel Laurence and Karla Bloom Yu and Qun Cheng andrew and catherine clark Kevin ’82 and Sally Considine Christopher and Asha Devereaux Richard and Alis Fago fernando favela-vara and lydia avila Rodrigo Fernandez and Diana MeraFernandez Lou and Nancy Frank David and Julie Gamboa Daniel and Allison Gardenswartz

Stephen and Gloria Glasser frank and andrea goicoechea Basem Harb William Jones and Cheryl SueingJones Sheryl Kauth ’83 Mona Khoury-Harb charlie and Jackie mann Barry and Charisse Matsumori chuck and christi miyahira Todd and Lindy Norman Geoffrey Owens and Elizabeth Orr Frank and Julie Papatheofanis Daniel and Teri Pelessone Jeffrey Platt and gina lew Platt Mark and Debbie Riley Eddie and Amy Rodriguez Paul Sager and Natalie Venezia Peter salvati and robin hensley John and Ruth Schmid Harley Sefton ’72 Jennifer Sefton Kim and Joni Skinner Ronald and Sharyl Solar sri and sujatha soundararajan Hamilton Southworth III and Mary Kathryn Kelley The Stiegler Family The Stoia Family Laura Stoia Jon Stone and Nancy Warwick Kurt and Susan Stormberg Robert and Ellen Svatos Gary and Irina Swedback Juan and Adrienne Vargas Jose and Jessica vizcaino John and Allison Walsh Brent Woods and Laurie Mitchell Class of 2015 Anonymous (3) Venk and Bina Adigopula Kaveh and Soraya Bagheri Tom and Coco Bancroft Brad and Laura Brown Gregory and Anne Bullard Donald and Sandra Carlson Timothy Casey and Lori Shellenberger

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Daniel and Cai Chang Thomas and Leslie Coll Joaquim and Mary Cruz Tony and Cindy Davis suzanne Katleman emge ’83 and derek emge Rodrigo Fernandez and Diana Mera-Fernandez Glen and Cornelia Feye Kelley and Laurie Gale David and Julie Gamboa Partho Ghosh and Stephanie Mel howard and andrea greenberg Michael and Rondi Grey John hansen and cynthia behling Kevin ’70 and Mary Haynes Vijay Hingorani Mark ’64 and Amy Jackson John and Maria Kanegaye Lisa Hill Kiy ’83 and James Kiy John and Carol Lamberti Mark and Kristi Lappe James and Carla Lee Drew and Randie Lettington William and Sandra McColl Peter and Joyce Mehrberg Paul and Lysa Meurer Thomas Morgan James Nicholas Michael Nicita and Susan Shane James ’86 and amy ogle Robert Ottilie Fred Plevin and Laura Schoenberg Kenneth and Cathleen Polk Steven and Jessica Reed Kenneth and Nathalie Riis Leonard Rodin and Denise Nagata Lucio and Danielle Rodriguez Walid and Marcella Romaya Paul and Lisa Roudebush Shawn and Mary Sagart

Pamela Smith Scott ’75 and Steven Scott Angie Singh Annie So Sharon Spivak James and Elizabeth Thompson gaura and Kamilah tibbitts Kathryn Gooding Valverde ’84 and Alfredo Valverde Brian and Dianne Wamsley Edward and Yalin Wei Donald and Mary Jo Wiggins Ernest and Cristine Wright II Douglas and Selena Young Class of 2016 Anonymous anonymous Anonymous William and Seema Aceves John and Greti Baez David and Kathy Barrett Gregory Bianco marcela bianco Thomas and Karen Capp Brenton and Elizabeth Carey Thomas and Katherine Carruthers andrew and catherine clark Michael and Elizabeth Copley James and tracey debello Christopher and Asha Devereaux Jared and Sandra D’Onofrio Tom and Stacey Faulk Christie Golemb David Gray and Sarah White Fonda Hopkins James and Laura Knight Steven and Kathleen Kramer Kurt and Kani Krasne daniel and sally lawrence Christopher and Elizabeth LeBaron bertrand and diane liang

Robert and Jenn Magbanua Krishnarao and Madhavi Nandipati Michael Nicita and Susan Shane Carl and Gayle Nuffer Jeffrey Platt and gina lew Platt Sandy and Kathy Purdon Peter salvati and robin hensley Michael and Noel Sarthou Scott and Sarah Stanton Tony and Ana Steigerwald George and Traci Stuart Lawrence and Mary Taylor Charles and Laura Wineholt Caroline Rentto Wohl ’86 and Emil Wohl Kevin and shawna yaley troy and temple Zander Class of 2017 Anonymous (4) anonymous mikal and roberta aziz Tom and Coco Bancroft Jennifer Bleakley Laurence and Karla Bloom Brad and Laura Brown Gregory and Anne Bullard Richard Clark Therese Clark Tom and Stacey Faulk JJ Fetter David and Julie Gamboa Nicholas Gascoigne and Stephanie Bremond Stephen and Gloria Glasser Josh and Elizabeth Gordon Michelle Greer Kevin hirsch and amy barnhart Anthony and Roberta Imbimbo Peter Isler Robert and Sally Javidi John and Maria Kanegaye

clay and lisa Karmel John and Carol Lamberti Chris and Cheryl Lee chuck and christi miyahira don and Janice Pasquill Chuck and Katy Philyaw Steven and Jessica Reed Eddie and Amy Rodriguez Craig and Karen Samuels John and Ruth Schmid Hamilton Southworth III and Mary Kathryn Kelley The Stoia Family Laura Stoia Michael and Catherine Thiemann Matthew and Christie Thoene James and Elizabeth Thompson Stephen and Patricia Tomlin Kathryn Gooding Valverde ’84 and Alfredo Valverde Donald and Mary Jo Wiggins Marc ’81 and Monica Wolfsheimer Brent Woods and Laurie Mitchell Ernest and Cristine Wright II Kevin and shawna yaley Class of 2018 Anonymous (2) The Anklesaria Family Avi Anklesaria ’18 David and Kathy Barrett Martin and Teresa Bastuba Mike and Darcy Castillo David and Caroline Coats Heather Costello Carina Courtright & Courtright Family Blair and Susan Davey Julie and Jennifer Dunne Eric and Sabrina Enniss George and Marie Fisher

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Josh and Elizabeth Gordon Christopher and Clare Harrington robert and lynne hayes Kevin ’70 and Mary Haynes Mark ’64 and Amy Jackson Stewart Keith ’85 and Ceri Slacum Keith ’86 Alexander and Deborah Krongard Christopher and Monica Lafferty William and Sandra McColl Frank and Fabiola Melbourn Mollie Mullen Frank Partnoy and Laura Adams John and Erin Pasha Christopher and Janice Penrose Kalpana Singh Rhodes ’90 and James Rhodes The Rogers Family Robert and Elisa Scanlan Jr. John and donna sheridan Jennifer Tuteur Ellen Waldman troy and temple Zander Class of 2019 Anonymous David and Teresa Beckwith Steven Berenson and Deanna Sampson Jeff and Joanie Bernicker andrew and catherine clark Richard Clark Therese Clark Phillip and Cindy Dykstra Peter and Heather Gray Steve and Cathy Gustafson John hansen and cynthia behling robert and lynne hayes Matthew and Kristin Heidt Kevin hirsch and amy barnhart Gordon and Dalia Hunt Richard and Jessica Lemoine Frank and Fabiola Melbourn

Frank and Julie Papatheofanis Paul and Lisa Roudebush Shawn and Mary Sagart Harley Sefton ’72 Jennifer Sefton Hamilton Southworth III and Mary Kathryn Kelley Dale Speicher Paula Speicher Scott and Sarah Stanton Tony and Ana Steigerwald Theodore Tchang ’81 and Alice Mo Matthew and Christie Thoene Kent and Christine Trimble Tamara Wall Caroline Rentto Wohl ’86 and Emil Wohl Class of 2020 Mark and Debra Arbogast Joseph and Diana Asuncion Martin and Teresa Bastuba Timothy and Carrie Burbey dennis and Judy childs John Dunn and Deanna Baker Eric and Sabrina Enniss brent and maribel fundingsland David Gray and Sarah White Christopher and Clare Harrington James and carrie hasler clay and lisa Karmel Erik Keskinen and Robert Pickens Christopher and Monica Lafferty Drew and Randie Lettington Michael and Julie Licari christopher and tracy loughridge Joel and Deirdre Mick Laurence and Vera Miller Brion and Barbara Murray Colin and Mary Ong-Dean

Paul-Charles and Barrie Pietranico Kalpana Singh Rhodes ’90 and James Rhodes Martin Sabarsky Nicholas and Cheryl Saenz Craig and Karen Samuels Robert and Elisa Scanlan Jr. Jeffrey and Kate smith Brian and Mary Strauss gaura and Kamilah tibbitts Kathryn Gooding Valverde ’84 and Alfredo Valverde Class of 2021 Anonymous Joseph and Diana Asuncion John and Greti Baez Hans and Heidi Baumgartner Steven Berenson and Deanna Sampson Kevin Kravets and Laurie Brae Thomas and Katherine Carruthers David and Caroline Coats Stephen Cook and Kristen Bentz mike and megan costa Jack and Jennie crivello steven davis and susan millard-davis Peter Dennehy and Timothy Jackson Gina Herrera Duggan ’89 and David Duggan John Dunn and Deanna Baker Phillip and Cindy Dykstra Anne Dixon Fitzgerald ’92 Jeff and Gwen Giek colebrooke and Karla Jordan James and Michele Joyce Kent and Kimberly Karras Brandon and Heather Keith Stewart Keith ’85 and Ceri Slacum Keith ’86 Jacky and minwei lee Michael and Amy Lowry

Laurence and Vera Miller Micah and Elisabeth Parzen Gary and Diana Polsfuss Warren and Meghan Spieker Dennis Stone Kristen Stone George and Traci Stuart John and Laura Thorsen Philip and Ann White Class of 2022 Anonymous Doug and Karleen Andersen David and Teresa Beckwith Jeff and Joanie Bernicker Michael Callahan and Stephanie Rossis Brenton and Elizabeth Carey Weijen Chang and Laurie Housman Ned and Kelly Dewitt Sergio and Patricia Diaz Belle Keith Drouin ’89 and Brent Drouin Peter and Monica Farmar Anthony and Laura Gee Scott and Shakha Gillin Peter and Heather Gray Darren and Samantha Hardy Christopher and Sarah Herr colebrooke and Karla Jordan Erik Keskinen and Robert Pickens Ted and Kathie Kim Alexander and Deborah Krongard christopher and tracy loughridge Steven and Linda Macaulay Serhat Pala and Zeynep Ilgaz Frank Partnoy and Laura Adams Marc Sagal and Courtney Cutter David and Killu Sanborn Jeffrey and Kate smith Dennis Stone Kristen Stone

Brian and Mary Strauss Kathryn Gooding Valverde ’84 and Alfredo Valverde Juan and Adrienne Vargas Jonathan Walters and Julia Beauchamp-Walters David Weller and Sarah Mattson Weller Class of 2023 Anonymous (2) Julie Barnes ’87 and David Feron Kevin Kravets and Laurie Brae Thomas and Katherine Carruthers Jimmy Chan and Tanja Crockett Tracy Cline and Cindi Mishkin Belle Keith Drouin ’89 and Brent Drouin Anne Dixon Fitzgerald ’92 susan hansen fox ’86 and eric fox Jeff and Gwen Giek Brent and Kerri Gutekunst Noelle Khoury-Ludwig ’91 and Timothy Ludwig G.K. and Kerry Parish-Philp Kalpana Singh Rhodes ’90 and James Rhodes Luiz Sauerbronn and Flavia Pereira Joel ’82 and stephanie smith Warren and Meghan Spieker John and Laura Thorsen Jennifer Tuteur Dan and Lori White Jason and Monica Wyly

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Cash Gifts FACULTY AND FRIENDS Thank you to Parker’s faculty (past and present) and our special friends for your charitable gifts.

Faculty and Friends Anonymous (3) Michelle Adelman thomas and carolyn arthur Cecile Baker Mike and Diane Bergel Ryan and Leah Bernard Margaret Billy Ed and Robin Blick Richard and Louise Blumenthal Mary Brown Ellen Burns Lawrence and Deborah Burzynski Robert and Debra Butler Richard and Hope Campbell Barry and Cathy Cheskaty Chris and Sue Christian Christine Cole ’86 Judith Robinson Conner ’60 Stephen Cook and Kristen Bentz Harold and Avrille Copans Heather Costello Laura Crankshaw The Dean Family Sergio and Patricia Diaz Darrell and Carrie Dilmore Jared and Sandra D’Onofrio Alejandro and Laura Doring Rona Dosick Jill Ann Duehr martha duncan Bill Elliott Paul Esch Frank and Claire Falcone Douglas and Kymberly Farkas Tom and Stacey Faulk Michael and Julia Feori Leah Garland Tony Ghironi Jeff and Gwen Giek Bob and Listy Gillingham

David and Edith Glassey Alex Gomez michael and frances gonzales Peter and Heather Gray david and linda hale James and Judith hall Rose Hanscom Christopher and Clare Harrington Bruce and Birdy Hartman James and carrie hasler Lin and Jennifer Hayman James and Victoria Helms sarah henshaw John and Holly Herman rufus hixson william hoeveler Jeremy Howard Zhijian Mei and Jenny Huang John Hulsey Sam Hunt ’05 Anthony and Roberta Imbimbo Carol Jensen Andrew Kaplan don Keil Kristin Gillingham Keith ’02 and Seamus Keith Kris and Allison Klausner Richard and Angela Klausner Sara Knox Kevin Kravets and Laurie Brae Daniel and Cathy Kuiper Christopher and Monica Lafferty walter and margaret laidlaw gloria lambert Philip and Lori Lean Richard and Jessica Lemoine Grant and Julie Lichtman John and Judith Lown Michael and Amy Lowry Joan maher Mike Maunu

Steve and Judie McDonald timothy and rhonda mcintire Patrick and Susan Mitchell Kary Morett John and Cathy Morrison Chip and Rada Neal Carol Obermeier Robert Ogle ’89 and Chaela Pastore Colin and Mary Ong-Dean Barbara Escobio Ostos ’97 and Carlos Ostos Rex and Holly Panton G.K. and Kerry Parish-Philp Elizabeth Ponder Charles Pope ’93 and Mariana Haouli Jack and Linda Pope Jack and Patrice Powell Loren and Kirsten Rindal Donn and Barbara Ritchie Letty Rosado Robinson ’78 and Gregory Robinson Dori Rodi-Shryock Jan Rogers John ’84 and Desiree Romero Dennis and Jean Rose Paul and Lisa Roudebush Diane Ruff bud and rosemary rutherford Alexandra Santiago Margo Sharpe-Samuels Kathy Silberman Arthur and Judy Silverman Blair Spearn Paula Speicher Lynn Fowler Stafford ’83 Kristina Starkey William and Donna Steel Kristen Stone Daniel and Barbara Strugar Frances Styles Brooke Suiter

Bud and Gaynor Suiter nathan and larisa taylor Marc and Mary Ann Thiebach John and Laura Thorsen Abha Tirtha James and Annemieke Tomey Philip Trotter Armando and Grasiela Virgen Robert and Annie Voight David and Chanon Wahlstrom Christine Watson John Watson Peggy Watson Charles and Laura Wineholt Karen McGlinn Wintemute ’00 James and Melanie Witt Don and Diane Wozniak Kevin and shawna yaley gary young

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Cash Gifts ALUMNI BY DECADES (ELDEST TO YOUNGEST)

Alumni by Decades

Alumni giving demonstrates loyalty, commitment and gratitude to Francis Parker School and we thank all of our alumni for their ongoing support of their alma mater.

‘30s Leon Fish ’33 Eugene ’36 and Frances Lott Lois Abbott Whitney ’32 ‘40s Nancy Wessell Anderson ’45 and Owen Thomas Mary Belford Engler ’41 and Martin Engler George ’48 and Alison Gildred Ed ’43 and Helen Glazener Margaret Cary Lieb ’40 Doris Ellsworth Rogers ’40 and Joseph Rogers Polly mintzer vaughan ’44 and richard vaughan ‘50s George ’56 and Sarilee Anderson Tim ’58 and Sharon Considine Jane Trevor Fetter ’50 and Tom Fetter Thomas ’53 and Jo Hazard Joanne geanoulis mangiameli ’51 Robert ’57 and Allison Price Eloise Fletcher Thomas ’52 James ’57 and Lynne Watling Barry Worthington ’55 and Cathy Stephens Worthington ’59 ‘60s Judith Robinson Conner ’60 Cathy Coverley ’63 Mary Lococo Forsyth ’60 and Stuart Forsyth richard ’68 and louise freer

Van Meter Bailey Hord ’67 and Charles Hord Mark ’64 and Amy Jackson Ann Bennett Miller ’61 Paul Scripps ’60 Stephen ’66 and Alexandra Waterman ‘70s David Bassham ’78 Mark ’73 and Susan Brandon Sammy Gross ’71 douglas ’78 and Kathleen halverstadt tom halverstadt ’75 Kevin ’70 and Mary Haynes marcy maher Kline ’77 and don Kline hale maher ’76 Chris Trepte McGregor ’79 and Rob McGregor Virginia Smith Oliver ’72 and John Oliver Letty Rosado Robinson ’78 and Gregory Robinson Bob ’75 and Sheryl Scarano Pamela Smith Scott ’75 and Steven Scott Harley Sefton ’72 Jeff ’75 and Karen Silberman Chris ’73 and Mimi Waddell ‘80s Anonymous (2) Lori Roberts Abbott ’80 and Robert Abbott Julie Barnes ’87 and David Feron William ’89 and Jenn Beamer matthew ’88 and mariquita blumberg ann evons bossler ’87 and brice bossler Christine Cole ’86 Kevin ’82 and Sally Considine Belle Keith Drouin ’89 and Brent Drouin Gina Herrera Duggan ’89 and David Duggan suzanne Katleman emge ’83 and derek emge

susan hansen fox ’86 and eric fox Charlene Ramey Hutchins ’87 and Sean Hutchins danielle Kaplan igoe ’84 and robert igoe Alyson Kauth Jones ’81 Sheryl Kauth ’83 Stewart Keith ’85 and Ceri Slacum Keith ’86 Lisa Hill Kiy ’83 and James Kiy Amy Lamberti ’89 and John Doherty Randy Laser ’80 Debbie Tobin Mark Carpenter ’80 and Bill Carpenter Ann McDonald McGrath ’88 and Matthew McGrath David McLean ’81 and Cynthia Felde Karen halverstadt miller ’84 and david miller James ’86 and amy ogle Robert Ogle ’89 and Chaela Pastore Erika Bower Otto ’85 and Steven Otto Trevor ’89 and Shawn Rodger John ’84 and Desiree Romero mike ’83 and Kim seiber Joel ’82 and stephanie smith hilary caplan somorjai ’85 and John somorjai Lynn Fowler Stafford ’83 Daniel Sulzer ’80 Theodore Tchang ’81 and Alice Mo Thomas ’89 and Stephanie Tobin Kathryn Gooding Valverde ’84 and Alfredo Valverde Caroline Rentto Wohl ’86 and Emil Wohl Marc ’81 and Monica Wolfsheimer ‘90s Anonymous Nick ’96 and Ingrid Abdelnour Steven Back ’92 Michael ’95 and Catherine Beamer

David ’92 and Shannon Beck Aaron Butler ’98 Juli Cheskaty ’92 Michael Copans ’96 carrie gallagher crompton ’95 and seth crompton Anne Dixon Fitzgerald ’92 Amy Meier Foundos ’91 and Mark Foundos Cynthia Williams Hazard ’90 and Nathaniel Hazard Aneal Helms ’99 Rebecca Hill ’93 Christine Hunt ’99 michael Jensen ’94 brian Khoury ’90 Noelle Khoury-Ludwig ’91 and Timothy Ludwig Carin Loeb ’90 Ryan McGlinn ’96 and Holly Mays McGlinn ’98 Ryan Millay ’90 and Delkis Hernandez Jessica Lipsker Morera ’95 Ryan ’93 and Betty Olson Barbara Escobio Ostos ’97 and Carlos Ostos Tory Rodger Palecek ’93 and Jon Palecek Charles Pope ’93 and Mariana Haouli Kalpana Singh Rhodes ’90 and James Rhodes charles sanders ’94 and gabriela carrillo Sara Yellen Sapadin ’96 and Dan Sapadin matthew schibanoff ’98 Matthew ’98 and Alex Showley Tugg Snowbarger ’98 Kirsten Solberg ’97 Christopher ’99 and Catherine Torres Jeff Von Behren ’90 and Alison Alpert charles walther-meade ’95 Andrew Zlotnik ’93

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Cash Gifts ALUMNI BY DECADES (ELDEST TO YOUNGEST); PAST PARENTS; GRANDPARENTS

‘00s Anonymous (2) Jonathan Aires ’02 Kristina Bohl ’09 Joseph Brandon ’09 blake breslau ’09 Benjamin Campbell ’05 David Campbell ’07 vincent cavallo ’04 Sasha Clines ’01 Alexis Crusey ’06 Jeffrey Crusey ’01 Scott Crusey ’04 Gregory Feldman ’01 Tessa Floodberg ’05 anne gillman ’06 Andrew Hartwell ’09 Scott Hartwell ’02 José-Julio Hernandez-Blouin ’08 Jasmine Hubbard ’09 Lucy Hunt ’06 Sam Hunt ’05 Gregory Jensen ’07 Kristin Gillingham Keith ’02 and Seamus Keith Kristen Koehrn ’04 Alex McCarty ’08 John McCarty ’08 Joe Melaragno ’01 and Jennifer Ochs Melaragno ’01 hudson moore ’02 scott morrison ’09 Joshua Osias ’08 Zachary Pancoast ’07 Nicole Pedroarena-Leal ’07 Arianna Sanders ’08 alexandra schibanoff ’08 natasha schibanoff ’01 Robert Sise ’00 Tom Stipanov ’06 Marilyn Sullivan ’08

Lauren Tomey ’09 Kate Tsunoda ’04 David Weatherford ’07 Austin Winner ’05 Karen McGlinn Wintemute ’00 Louis Wonnell ’06 Emily Wygod ’04 ‘10s Avi Anklesaria ’18 Past Parents

Once a part of the Parker community, always a part of the Parker community. Your ongoing support is truly appreciated—please know you are always welcome to visit and reconnect with us!

Anonymous (2) brian and Kathy acord Kevin and sherry ahern Juanita Arias Frank and Linnea Arrington timothy and lynn bemiller Jeremy and Joan berg Mike and Diane Bergel Richard and Margaret Blue Carl Bobkoski and Sara Clark ronald and marilyn bock Larry and Linda Brady Mark ’73 and Susan Brandon Mary Brown bob and Pam buie Lawrence and Deborah Burzynski mary-Kay butler edward and debra capozzoli Paul and LaVonne Cashman Scott Stewart and Giovanna Casola Barry and Cathy Cheskaty Tamara Ching

William and Devin Chin-Lee Chris and Sue Christian Gary and Patricia Clorfeine ted and theresa clowes Carl and Virginia Cobb Brady and Carol Cole Judith Robinson Conner ’60 Tim ’58 and Sharon Considine Harold and Avrille Copans Jill Crusey glenn and Joanne dethloff James and Judith Douglas michael and trudy dunaway James and Ellen Ehlers Bill Elliott Brian Fasig and Kimberley Price Bernie and Suzi Feldman sanford and Janine feldman Michael and Julia Feori Raymond and Kathleen Fidaleo Steven and Virginia Foote Paulette Forster Bob and Chrissy Fried marcus and deborah gerber Gordon and Marla Gerson Tony Ghironi George ’48 and Alison Gildred Bob and Listy Gillingham David and Edith Glassey Terence and Barbara Gooding david and linda hale thomas and barbara halverstadt Jorge and maria elvia hank Zac and Pat Hanscom Jim Hare and Betsy McCullough William and Judy Harpur James and Marla Harrigan nancy harris Bruce and Birdy Hartman Pamela Hartwell Thomas ’53 and Jo Hazard

Diemut Heller James and Victoria Helms April Herron the huck family andris and Kellie inveiss brian Jaski and cynthia stuenkel Carol Jensen Galen Justice-Black Jerald and Marge Katleman John and Shirley Kelly robert and luanne Kittle Dale and Ellen Klahn Fred and Elizabeth Koehrn Daniel and Cathy Kuiper michael and victoria labarre Robin Lambell John and Carol Landis irving and catherine lee Grant and Julie Lichtman Gordon Lillie Susie Lim-Hubbard mark and diane lindsay John and Judith Lown The Mack Family Joan maher Joanne geanoulis mangiameli ’51 mark and brenda mann Frank and Jean Mannino Debbie Tobin Mark Carpenter ’80 and Bill Carpenter James and Teresa Mathes Steve and Judie McDonald Frank McGrath and Jean Kauth McGrath laurence and mary mcKinley Anthony Melaragno and Katherine Immerman John and anne minteer Patrick and Susan Mitchell Coleman and Ellen Mosley Chip and Rada Neal Carol Obermeier

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michael o’halloran and margaret mann Richard Orlando and Sarah RorickOrlando David and Jeanette Osias Rex and Holly Panton Lori Partrick Rich Paul and Rena Minisi Kathleen Pechan Kathryn Phipps ann Pooch Jack and Linda Pope Robert ’57 and Allison Price milagros Quini Cameron and Kathleen Rains Carrel and Joan Reavis Teresa Reed Robert and Carolyn Rentto Loren and Kirsten Rindal Rod and Sallie Rinderknecht Donn and Barbara Ritchie Mitchell and Amy Robins Dori Rodi-Shryock Jan Rogers Diane Ruff Jack and Connie Rust bud and rosemary rutherford Jack and Carol Sanders Ralph and Beverly Scarano James and Nancy Schibanoff The Seiber Family Lon Showley Kathy Silberman Arthur and Judy Silverman Michael and Beth Sise reggie smith David and Phyllis Snyder darryl and rita solberg Lynn Fowler Stafford ’83 The Starkey/McCarty Family William and Donna Steel Michael and Ellen Stefanski Jeffrey and Monica Strong Frances Styles Deborah Szekely Paul and rose tchang Stan Tsunoda and Henri Albert

Roger and Barbara Tubbesing Jan tuttleman Carol Vassiliadis michael and Polly vella Armando and Grasiela Virgen James and Jerel West James Whalen Chris Wonnell and Eleanor Blais Barry Worthington ’55 and Cathy Stephens Worthington ’59 Marty and Pam Wygod Brent and Susan Yoder Grandparents

Support from grandparents makes a difference in our school community.

Thank you for your generosity of time, talent and treasure.

Anonymous (14) Rex and Ellen Adams Amir Aghassi Nicholas and Judith Agundez Walter and Sandra Alpert the william and valerie anders foundation John and Elizabeth Armstrong Frank and Linnea Arrington Charles and Carol Austin Orlie and Gay Baird Marian Barry Werner and Annette Baumgartner Jack and Vangie Bickel Arlene Bieker barbara bloom Ilene Bonilla Larry and Linda Brady terry and charlene brown James Bruce Todd and Debby Buchholz Paul and Ellen Buchy James and Elizabeth Bullard Ralph and Barbara Burbey Vincent and Deborah Burns Benjamin and Ninfa Bustria Helen Caldwell John and Lonna Camp dick and Joan capen

Joseph and Dorothy Carletta Spencer and Nina Carlisle Thomas and Susan Carruthers Thomas and Marilynn Cassidy Bud and Gloria Clark Gabriela Coates Kathryn Colachis Lee Collins Judith Robinson Conner ’60 Tim ’58 and Sharon Considine Doug and Joan Cook John and Sandra Cook Juana Curtis stephen and marjorie cushman Jim and Mary D’Ambrosio Betty Dasteel The Dean Family Irene DeBello Dorothy des Granges glenn and Joanne dethloff Ruth Dickinson James and Judith Douglas Wil and Susan Drouin Richard Eigen Barbara Emens Jack and Frances Everton Yvonne Faber Phil Farmar Robert and Marian Faulk Jane Trevor Fetter ’50 and Tom Fetter Raymond and Kathleen Fidaleo Paulette Forster Clive and Patty Fox Juan and Ramona Gamboa Diane Gerson Hugh and Phyllis Gillen Ed ’43 and Helen Glazener Antonio and Nilsa Gonzalez Terence and Barbara Gooding vincent and gloria gorguze Julieanne Gray Nathan and Dorothy Griffith Sarv and Veena Grover Roland and Mildred Hall Roy and Carole Halle John and Joan Hammond Rose Hanscom

Zac and Pat Hanscom Eileen Harrington Douglas and Shirley Hart bill and betty hasler Jerry and Jan Heidt Paul and Patricia Heifetz John and Kathleen Herman Bruce and Mary Hill Peggy Hollandsworth Rex and Peggy Holt Ricardo and Adele Icaza J. Lawrence and Fran Irving Malvern and Frances Jester Kiehner and Elizabeth Johnson Purdy and martha Jordan Barbara Karmel Jerald and Marge Katleman The late Joseph and Lou Anne Kellman Charles and Diana Klein Aline Koppel John Kosmas Jim Kramer John and Carol Landis Connis and Sheila Lane robert and Jeanette lauer Raymond Lazenby and Janet Chambers Phil and Ilse Lee Calvin and Adrene Lewis betty Jean lichtman Joseph and Viola Lilje Gordon Lillie Roger and Carolyn Lilly Joanne Ling Kay Lochtefeld Robert and Linda Lowry Joanne geanoulis mangiameli ’51 James and Margaret Markham Ray and Allison Marks Tim Marxmiller and Diane Bonilla Peter and Leila Mattson Rita McFarland Frank McGrath and Jean Kauth McGrath David and Marjorie McNair John and Mildred Mebane Fred and Judy Mishkin Harry and Helen Miyahira

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Cash Gifts GRANDPARENTS; CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS

Bob and Kay Molise Bill and Jean Morris Wes and Jenny Mudge Mariano and Maria Narciso Ernest and Janice Newborn Nick and Bea Nicholas donovan nicol Bob and Jeanene Noren Dick and Kay North John and Lynn Osth Marion Ottilie Marilyn Palmer Emily Perry Gene and Barbara Polk Robert and Sylvia Raban Murle Ranney Rack Ron and Sandra Ray Robert and Carolyn Rentto Jean Rhodes Doris Ellsworth Rogers ’40 and Joseph Rogers Diane Ruff Art and Marilyn Russell bud and rosemary rutherford John and Judy saathoff Alan and Lynn Sachrison dora saikhon Ralph and Beverly Scarano John and Errett Schmid Arnold Schwartz Diane Schwartz John and Freddie Scott Matthew Van Keuren and Helen ShapiroVan Keuren Kishan and Meera Sharma Alvin and Linda Shwartz Mohinder and Joginder Sikand Angie Singh Elizabeth Sjokvist Denis and Carol Smetana reggie smith

Kwan and Marion So Hamilton and Eleanor Southworth Jr Anthony and Johann Spadafora Darryl and Dorothy Stow Deborah Szekely Paul and rose tchang Eloise Fletcher Thomas ’52 John Thompson Geneva Thornton Randy and Ilene Tibbitts Eleanor Tobin Milvi Tougu David and Joan Traitel Peter and Susan Tuteur Thomas and Jean Van Riper Richard and Mary Wade Charlie and Patricia Way Karen Weseloh Darlene White Frances White Harvey and Sheryl White William and Anna Winn Betty Workman Corporations and Foundations

Thank you to our philanthropic and corporate partners around the world.

Anonymous (2) anonymous ahern international seeds inc.

Ali and Linda Kiran Fund at The San Diego Foundation Anonymous Architectural Art The Ayco Charitable Foundation Bank of America Bloom Family Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation blumberg foundation inc.

Booz Allen Hamilton Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.

Cahill & Associates the capital group companies charitable foundation centre city maintenance co. inc.

Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.

Chrysalis Ventures Foundation Confirm Bio Sciences, Inc couleur nature cush family foundation at the san diego foundation david and robin ryan family foundation E2 Partners LLC Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation emge family fund at the Jewish community foundation Eurasia Capital Corp. exelon Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Gambucci Design Inc Gooding Family Foundation Goodrich Matching Gifts howard and andrea greenberg family fund at the Jewish community foundation HR Weatherford Company Hutcheson Family Fund at The San Diego Foundation I A G Seva Corporation the J. crivello foundation The J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation James and Kathryn Colachis Fund at The San Diego Foundation Jan s. tuttleman family fund at the Jewish community foundation Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego Karen and Jeff Silberman Family Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation Andrew M. Kaplan Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation

Katleman Family Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation KPMG Community Giving Campaign Kurt Stormberg, DDS, MS, Inc. ll archives Marin Community Foundation mario saikon foundation mark e. nicol family trust Merck Partnership for Giving Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. norwood foundation, inc. orthopedic trauma & fracture specialists Pace academy Paul K. tchang & rose sun tchang family foundation Price charities The Pronghorn Foundation Qualcomm Incorporated The Rose Foundation San Diego Dental Group The San Diego Foundation Scarano Family Foundation at The San Diego Foundation Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Scott & Quinn Real Estate Scripps Howard Foundation Sempra Energy Foundation Sony BMG Music Entertainment Target The Thornton Foundation topher inc Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program violet m. Johnson family foundation Watanabe & Nason LLC West Rhode & Roberts CPAs Wright Foundation

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Endowed Funds Parker’s endowment finished the 2009-2010 fiscal year with $11.1 million.

Contributors to endowed funds provide for current programs, as well as for generations to come.

Angeles Advisors manages the assets of our endowment with oversight provided by our Investment and Finance Committee. Thank you to all of our benefactors, both past and present.

faculty Professional growth grants and reciPients

Names listed below the fund descriptions are the 2009-2010 recipients of these awards.

W. Lee Pierson Endowed Faculty Summer Sabbatical Seniority Grant This endowed fellowship program was established in 2002 to honor retiring Headmaster Dr. W. Lee Pierson. The program provides summer grants for personal enrichment for faculty member on the basis of the length of their service at Parker; as the endowment grows, one grant will also be made available to the faculty member who has completed at least five years at Parker.

Stacy Faulk, Lower School faculty, 4th grade Kerry Parish-Philp, Lower School faculty, 3rd grade Annie Voight, Lower School faculty, 4th grade Frederic Skrzypek, Middle School French teacher Gordon Cantiello, Theatre Arts Department Chair

Parents’ Association Faculty/Educational Administration Professional Development Fund An endowment to provide funds for any member of the faculty and educational administration to participate in activities that will promote or enhance their teaching of or service to the student body of Francis Parker School; appropriate uses of the funds include (but are not limited to) conference and workshop fees, travel expenses, study materials, substitute time.

Lower School faculty Education Technology faculty Middle School math faculty Middle School foreign language faculty Upper School math faculty

The Academic Fund For The 21st Century Endowment

Upper School foreign language faculty

Funds from this endowment are provided to faculty for professional development and program development opportunities that will strengthen and enrich academic/cultural programs; appropriate uses of the funds include (but are not limited to) conference and workshop fees, travel expenses, study materials, and substitute time.

Lower, Middle and Upper School music faculty

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Middle & Upper School physical education faculty

The Parker Faculty Development Grant Grants from this endowment fund allow faculty members to participate in activities that will promote or enhance their teaching of or service to the students enrolled in the School; appropriate uses of the funds include (but are not limited to) conference

and workshop fees, travel expenses, study materials, substitute time.

John Lown, Upper & Middle School foreign language faculty, Upper School Foreign Language Department Chair Chuck Wineholt, Upper School social studies faculty

The Dethloff Family Endowment Established in 1993 to provide funds to faculty members for professional development and program development. Upon the graduation of their second son (class of 1993), the Glenn Dethloff family endowed this fund to recognize excellence in teaching, and is awarded annually to one faculty member from each of the three School divisions.

Heather Gray, Lower School faculty, 5th grade Binh Ngo, Middle School science faculty Rai Wilson, Upper School social studies faculty

Mulliken Endowment For Excellence In Teaching A prestigious award recognizing outstanding Upper School teachers and coaches who have distinguished themselves by a commitment to excellence, the Mulliken Endowment for Excellence in Teaching was established in 2002 by Noreen and David Mulliken. The fund provides valuable annual support in the form of cash awards for professional development to the faculty members whose dedication to students and enthusiasm for teaching uphold the highest standards.

Kiernan Aiston, Upper School social studies faculty Philip Lean, Middle & Upper School music faculty

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Cherie Redelings, Upper School social studies faculty

The Helen Vortriede Hanson Endowment Established in 1992 by Louise Hanson Marshall, Ph.D. ’26 in memory of her mother, who was one of Parker’s first teachers, this endowment provides funds for any member of the faculty and/or staff to participate in activities that will enhance their teaching of or their service to the children enrolled in the School; appropriate uses of the funds include (but are not limited to) conference and workshop fees, travel expenses, study materials, substitute time.

Kristy Keith ’02, Middle School English faculty

The Edward E. Ford Foundation Endowment An endowment established in 1989 to provide funds to Upper School faculty to encourage the development of new curriculum or the revision of existing curriculum in summer programs of research and writing.

Jenny Huang, Upper School Mandarin Chinese teacher

The Charles Pooch Math Endowment This grant provides funds for specific classroom needs in support of the math program and continuing professional development for members of the Mathematics Department. This grant was established in memory of Chuck Pooch, former Math Department Chair and esteemed member of the Parker faculty, by the Pooch family, Chuck’s friends, colleagues and former students.

(but are not limited to) conference and workshop fees, travel expenses, study materials, substitute time.

Tom Crowley, Upper School Social Studies Department Chair, Upper School visual arts faculty

The Sally and David Ramert Social Studies Endowment An endowment in support of Social Studies Curriculum Research and Development and Faculty Professional Development to encourage the development of new social studies curriculum, the revision of existing curriculum in summer programs of research and writing, or continuing professional development for members of the Upper School Social Studies Department. Awardees are selected by seniority and rotation.

Eric Taylor, Upper School social studies faculty

Chairman’s Fund This fund was established in 2006 in honor of thenBoard Chair Jimmy Anklesaria’s 50th birthday. In the future, families may make gifts to the fund to celebrate any significant event in the life of the School and/or Trustees. Endowment earnings will support Parker faculty professional development.

Ana Goldberg, Upper School foreign language faculty Alex Gomez, Upper School foreign language faculty

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Melanie Robak, Middle School math faculty

Alumni Scholarship Endowment The Philip J. Fickling Endowment Established by a grateful Upper School family, this grant provides funds to any member of the Upper School faculty for a visionary, creative cause in support of innovative educational projects that are not part of the regular curriculum at Francis Parker Upper School; appropriate uses of the funds include

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Established by pre-1950s alumni as part of Parker’s 80th anniversary celebration, this fund supports the School’s need-based financial aid program.

Esther Cleaves Award Esther Cleaves taught first grade at Parker for two decades. Upon her death in 2004, her estate established an endowment to provide a partial scholarship to a rising 6th grader who adds to the class both socially and academically and demonstrates affection for the School.

Douglas C. Crone Endowment Honoring the former Headmaster of Francis Parker School (1968-1986), this fund provides awards for students at all school levels.

Falconer Scholarship Endowment Established in 1998 by the ’97 - ’98 Falconer class in recognition of the opportunities they received at Francis Parker School, and in the hope that such opportunities may be offered to future students in need.

Adele Rice Foster ’23 Scholarship Endowment Established by Adele Rice Foster ’23 with her gift to the Pooled Income Fund.

Owen Christopher Hasler Memorial Fund Owen’s Fund was established by friends and family to celebrate the potential of young people. This fund was established in 2007 and will provide scholarship support for students at the Lower School.

The Violet Jacobs Scholarship Endowment Fund Established by Norman Hapke and Valerie Jacobs Hapke and The Jacobs Family Foundation, this scholarship provides a full scholarship for a student whose scholastic achievements, citizenship, and contributions to the School and community have earned this individual the distinction of being a Jacobs Scholar.

Henry F. Lippitt, 2nd ’29 Scholarship Endowment Established in 1994 to honor Henry F. Lippitt, 2nd, an alumnus and former trustee.

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Endowed Funds The Norman McLean Jr. Memorial Science Scholarship Endowment Fund Established by David ’81 and Cynthia McLean to provide a partial scholarship award to a promising sophomore or junior who has demonstrated exceptional talent in the study of natural sciences at Francis Parker School.

Ethel Dummer Mintzer Scholarship Endowment Begun in 1993 by Polly Mintzer Vaughan ’44 to honor her mother, the second principal of Francis Parker School. (Teacher, 1918-22; Principal, 1922-29; Director, 1929-38).

Carol Obermeier and Chuck Wineholt Endowment Established by the Wygod family in 2006, the purpose of this award is to honor all Parker employees who make a difference at our school. Each year, ten employees whose children attend Parker will be given a gift of partial tuition assistance.

Robinson Family Scholarship Endowment

Unrestricted Scholarship Endowment

Established by Ruth Whitney Robinson ’35 to provide scholarship support.

This general scholarship endowment provides funds for merit and need-based scholarships in all three divisions.

Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation Scholarship Endowment Established in 1989, this fund provides both merit and need-based scholarship funds at all school levels.

Judi Sinnott Endowed Scholarship and Sinnott Award Provides Lower School general scholarship support and supports the Sinnott Merit Award for an outstanding 5th grade student. Established by Audrey Viterbi, Dan Smargon and Aaron Smargon ’07.

Marites Quini ’83 Fund The Marites Quini Girl of the Year Award is given to an outstanding junior girl in remembrance of this member of the class of 1983 who died in her senior year at Parker.

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Established in 1988 to honor a former board member, this fund awards a partial scholarship to an outstanding junior.

Program endowments

Gifts of endowment are a vital source of income to the educational program at Francis Parker School.

Mary Louise Jackson Endowment Smith Family Academic Achievement Award This award was established in 2000 by alumni parent and current grandparent Reggie Smith and her children, Joel ’82 and Rebecca ’80. This partial scholarship is given to a junior who excels in math and science, and demonstrates good citizenship.

The Parents’ Association Scholarship Fund Provides need-based scholarships, enabling students from all economic backgrounds to fully participate in campus life.

Jorge Walther-Meade Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Eric Subin ’84 Scholarship Endowment The Eric Subin Scholar-Athlete Award was established in 1989 to recognize an outstanding Parker junior in memory of an exceptional student leader. This year, $7,000 in gifts were contributed to the fund.

Irene F. Thuli Scholarship Endowment

A bequest established by a mother to honor the memory of her third-grade daughter who died in 1931, this fund provides general operating support for the School.

Doris Larson Library Endowment Upon her retirement in 1986, this fund was established to honor the former Parker librarian, providing books and materials for the Parker libraries.

Middle School Endowment Established in 1986, this fund provides operating funds for the Middle School.

Established in the 1970s by Henry F. Lippitt, 2nd ’29, this scholarship is a tribute to his former teacher. (Teacher, 1922-1929; Principal, 1930-1950)

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The late David M. and Alice K. Miller Endowment

dynamics of discrimination; pursuit of democracy and diversity; personal responsibility.

The Millers, a multi-generational Parker family, established this fund in 2006 to honor current and future Francis Parker School students.

Unrestricted General Endowment Established by the Board of Trustees, this fund provides general support for all aspects of the School.

Hudson Moore ’02 Family Music Endowment Hudson Moore ’02 and his family created this award in 2006 in support of Parker’s guitar program.

It was inspired by his passion for the guitar program and the positive influence teachers Michael Gonzales and Andy Tirpak had during Hudson’s Parker career.

Mary Moore Musical Enrichment Endowment Fund Established upon the retirement of kindergarten teacher Mary Moore in 1988, this fund augments the Lower School music program.

The Ellen Browning Scripps Library Fund Supports the Linda Vista campus library.

Established by the Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation.

Senior Class Gift The Senior Class Gift is a special Parker tradition shared by the distinguished Classes of 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1987 and 1986.

The Tolerance and Understanding Endowment Established in 2007 by the Hillman family in honor of Laura Hillman, the fund supports an annual lecture on overarching themes and learning objectives including power of words and images;

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other endowed funds

Francis Parker School would also like to recognize the following annual cash gifts in support of scholarship.

Chuck Freer Endowment established in 2010 in memory of long-time tennis coach and mentor Charles H. Freer, for whom the annual Chuck Freer Sportsmanship Award is named.

The Coach Fred Joyce Fund, established in 2010 by Jim Joyce and his wife Michele to honor Frederick William Joyce—father, mentor, grandparent, and coach. In addition to supporting Lower School science programs, the Coach Fred Joyce Fund awards financial aid to a scholar-athlete with proven academic achievement, demonstrated financial need and an interest in the positive life lessons of athletics. This fund recognizes all Coach Joyce has meant to young people, especially his two sons.

Gert Koppel Memorial Holocaust Fund in support of need-based scholarship. In 2009-2010 funds were provided in support of eight Middle and Upper School students. These young ladies and gentlemen show special academic promise, motivation and strength of character. Mr. Koppel established the fund in 1999 in memory of the 1.5 million Jewish children who were killed by the Nazis during World War II.

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Endowment Gifts Thank you to the following donors to Parker’s Endowment funds for helping secure Francis Parker School’s future.

Carol Obermeier and Chuck Wineholt Financial Aid Endowment Nancy Harris Chuck Freer Sportsmaship Award Thomas and Carolyn Arthur Martha Duncan Richard ’68 and Louise Freer James and Judith Hall Rufus Hixson Don Keil Marcy Maher Kline ’77 and Don Kline Gloria Lambert LL Archives Joan Maher Hale Maher ’76 John and Cathy Morrison Scott Morrison ’09 Pace Academy Rosemary and Bud Rutherford Gary Young Class of ’87 Endowment Susan Hansen Fox ’86 and Eric Fox Class of ’95 Scholarship Endowment Carrie Gallagher Crompton ’95 and Seth Crompton Class of ’98 Endowment James and Nancy Schibanoff Matthew Schibanoff ’98 Class of ’99 Scholarship Endowment Christopher ’99 and Catherine Torres Class of ’00 Endowment Karen McGlinn Wintemute ’00

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Class of ’01 Endowment James and Nancy Schibanoff Natasha Schibanoff ’01 Class of ’06 Endowment Anne Gillman ’06 Class of ’08 Endowment Alexandra Schibanoff ’08 James and Nancy Schibanoff Corie Jensen Scholarship Endowment Carol Jensen Michael Jensen ’94 Diane Ruff James and Nancy Schibanoff The Starkey/McCarty Family Dethloff Family Foundation Glenn and Joanne Dethloff Eric Subin Scholarship Endowment Jeremy and Joan Berg Larry and Linda Brady Blake Breslau ’09 Bruce and Julie Breslau Douglas ’78 and Kathleen Halverstadt Tom Halverstadt ’75 Thomas and Barbara Halverstadt Danielle Kaplan Igoe ’84 and Robert Igoe Karen Halverstadt Miller ’84 and David Miller Hudson Moore ’03 Diane Ruff Mike ’83 and Kim Seiber Hilary Caplan Somorjai ’85 and John Somorjai Kevin Stephenson ’84 and Laura Dubois Violet M. Johnson Family Foundation Esther E. Cleaves Endowment Ann Evons Bossler ’87 and Brice Bossler Price Charities

Ethel Dummer Mintzer Scholarship Endowment Carol Jensen Betty Jean Lichtman The Starkey/McCarty Family Polly Mintzer Vaughan ’44 and Richard Vaughan Fickling Endowment Fund for Innovative Program Development Anne Gillman ’06 General Scholarship Endowment Kenneth and Carol Brookins Brian Khoury ’90

William Hoeveler Clay and Lisa Karmel Walter and Margaret Laidlaw Drew and Randie Lettington Qualcomm Incorporated Jeffrey and Kate Smith Brian and Mary Strauss Nathan and Larisa Taylor Kent and Christine Trimble Parampara Trust Kalpana Singh Rhodes ’90 and James Rhodes

The Hudson Moore Family Music Endowment Hudson Moore ’02

Patrick Jack Acord Memorial Scholarship Endowment Brian and Kathy Acord Kathryn Phipps James and Nancy Schibanoff

Jorge Walther-Meade Memorial Scholarship Endowment Charles Walther-Meade ’95

Pooch Math Department Endowment Ann Pooch

Kirsten Rindal Scholarship Endowment Fund James and Nancy Schibanoff Marites Quini Fund Mike ’83 and Kim Seiber Mulliken Endowment for Excellence in Teaching The Ruth Lane Charitable Foundation Owen Christopher Hasler Memorial Fund Dick and Joan Capen The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Dennis and Judy Childs Brent and Maribel Fundingsland Bill and Betty Hasler James and Carrie Hasler Sarah Henshaw

Ramert Social Studies Endowment via Generations Capital Campaign Blumberg Foundation Inc. Matthew ’88 and Mariquita Blumberg Vincent Cavallo ’04 Smith Family Academic Achievement Award Carol Jensen Joel ’82 and Stephanie Smith Reggie Smith

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Faculty News & Notes MILESTONE YEARS OF SERVICE Congratulations to these 22 members of the faculty and staff!

Collectively, they’ve given 390 collective years of service to our community. Celebrating‌ Annemarie Behrens, 10

Kym Farkas, 10

Heather Gray, 10

Philip Lean, 10

David Marienthal, 10

James Partridge, 10

Annemarie Behrens, Lower School faculty, 2nd grade

Heather Gray, Lower School faculty, 5th grade Jean Rose, 10

Martin Donnelly, 15

Juan Furlan, 15

Rona Dosick, 15

Cynthia GaretsonSepich, 15

Philip Lean, Middle and Upper School music faculty

James Partridge, Upper School math and technology faculty Judith Coker, 20

Hilario Hernandez, 20

John Hulsey, 20

Nickie Johnson, 20

Judith Coker, Lower, Middle and Upper School music faculty Hilario Hernandez, Middle and Upper School maintenance staff John Hulsey, Middle School math faculty

David Marienthal, Middle and Upper School visual arts faculty

Paul Roudebush, 15

Paul Roudebush, Upper School Academic Dean and math faculty 20 years

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Kym Farkas, Lower School faculty, senior kindergarten

Arnulfo Rodriguez, 10

Cynthia Garetson-Sepich, Middle School English faculty

Arnulfo Rodriguez, Middle and Upper School cafeteria staff Jean Rose, Athletic Department Administrative Assistant

Nickie Johnson, Admissions Associate 30 years

Maria Gomez, Middle and Upper School cafeteria staff Rose Hanscom, Upper School science faculty Israel Lomeli, Lower School maintenance staff Shorty Virgen, Director, Lower School Maintenance

15 years

Martin Donnelly, Upper School science faculty Maria Gomez, 30

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Rose Hanscomb, 30

Israel Lomeli, 30

Shorty Virgen, 30

Debbie Burzynski, 35

Juan Furlan, Lower School maintenance staff

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Debbie Burzynski, Director of Transportation

Rona Dosick, Director, Parker Learning Center

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WELCOME TO NEW FACULTY AND STAFF Jason Allen joins the Lower School faculty as a Teaching Fellow in a new partnership program between Parker and the University of San Diego. Jason will be working with 5th graders in each of the three 5th grade classrooms beginning this fall.

He holds a B.A. in Business Marketing from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA and is currently Jason Allen working on his Master’s degree and teaching credential in Special Education at USD. Our new Director of Development is Malcolm Aste. A graduate of Memphis University School, Malcolm received his B.A. from the University of Tennessee and his M.A. from the University of Memphis. After serving in the Peace Corps in Togo, West Africa and teaching French in independent schools, Malcolm has spent the last twelve years of his professional life Malcolm Aste working in marketing, communications and development.

Malcolm served as the Director of Development at Lausanne Collegiate School, the Director of Scholarship and Endowment Giving at The Bishop’s School and most recently as the Director of Major and Planned Gifts at La Jolla Playhouse. Malcolm and his wife, Tina, reside in Carmel Valley with their three children Paul, Joseph and John Michael.

Trading the East Coast for the West Coast, new Head of Upper School Paul Barsky comes to Parker from the Hewitt School in New York City, where he served as Head of Upper School. He also has extensive independent school experience, including History Department Chair Paul Barsky and history teacher at the Spence School, humanities teacher at the Barnard School, and

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history teacher at the Professional Children’s School, all in New York City. In addition, he served as Program Director for the Glimpses of China summer program in Shanghai, humanities teacher with the Swiss Semester study abroad program in Zermatt, Switzerland, and English teacher at the Bi-lingual Schools in Tokyo, Japan. Paul and his wife Rima live in Hillcrest.

Becki Christensen will be an Associate Teacher in Miss Laurie Stall’s 1st grade classroom this year.

She began her work at Parker as an afterschool supervisor. With a B.A. from San Diego State University, she is now working on earning her teaching credential.

Becki Christensen As Dr. Gillingham mentions on page 67, the Lower School Spanish curriculum is expanding, so Jamie Herold joins the faculty as our third Spanish teacher at Lower School. Jamie is a graduate of the University of WisconsinMadison/Oshkosh with a B.A. in Journalism, a B.S. in Elementary Education, ESL/Bi-lingual Credential, and M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction. She has been Jamie Herold teaching in a dual-immersion program in El Cajon, previously worked as a bilingual/ESL teacher in Wisconsin, and was a participant in the Teach for America program.

This is actually a “Welcome Back” for alumna Ceri Keith ’86, who taught in the Upper School history department from 1997-1999. Ceri returns to Parker to join the Middle School faculty this fall part-time, teaching two sections in the Middle School math department. In addition Ceri Keith ’86 to teaching at Parker, she previously taught Middle School math at the Rhodes School, and

is also an active Lower School parent. Son Will is a rising 5th grader and daughter Erin will be a 2nd grader this fall. Ceri’s husband Stewart Keith is a member of Parker’s class of 1985.

Diana Lang joins the Upper School math department this fall, and comes to Parker from Yorba Linda Middle School in Yorba Linda, CA. Diana earned her M.A. in Education and her Secondary Teaching Credential in Mathematics from Pepperdine University, and holds a Diana Lang B.S. in Mathematics from UCLA. Now that Carrie Dilmore has moved into the Freshman Class Dean position, Diana will take over Carrie’s math sections. She has paddled with an outrigger canoe club, with one race spanning from Newport to Catalina. An alumnus of Carlsbad High School, she moved back to San Diego to be close to her family, who still live in North County. She said, “The opportunity to work at such a prestigious school is exciting, and I cannot wait to start!”

Cheryl Livesay will be the Associate Teacher for Lynn Stafford ’83 in her 1st grade classroom this fall. Cheryl earned her B.S. and Teaching Credential at San Diego State University. Her previous teaching experience includes working as a substitute teacher for various districts; she taught for the La Mesa Spring Valley School District as well.

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Cheryl Livesay

Completing the Lower School Spanish teaching team this fall is Fabi Melbourn, who will teach Spanish in the junior kindergarten.

Fabi specialized in Romance languages at San Diego State University, including Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. At USD, she earned a Post-baccalaureate

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Faculty News & Notes Certificate in Civil/Business Litigation, graduating with honors. Also a current parent, she tells us she was drawn to Parker “for its emphasis in educating the whole child; its insistence on academic excellence; and high expectations of both students and faculty.”

Karl Muller comes to the Upper School English

department from Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, PA where he taught Latin, Greek, English and history, and coached both JV baseball and JV boys’ and Varsity girls’ basketball. His previous experience includes serving as an AP Reader for Latin; teaching classics, history and English at the Groton Karl Muller School, in Groton, CT, where he also coached Varsity girls’ basketball and JV baseball and served as Dormitory Head; Latin teacher, Varsity girls’ basketball and Middle School baseball coach at Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, SC. In addition, he has independently organized and led ten student trips to Rome/Florence, Prague/Vienna, Paris/Provence, Istanbul/Anatolia and Spain/Portugal since 1993. Karl will also coach JV football this fall at Parker. Karl’s wife, Kim, is a middle school physical education teacher, and they have two sons, Josh (18) and Jake (15), and a one-year-old Weimaraner puppy, Dexter. He notes, “We lived in San Diego in the summers of 1997 and 1998, the first summer while I was studying ancient Greek history at SDSU and the second summer while Kim and I both worked at the San Diego airport because we simply loved living in the city and taking the boys to the zoo and the beaches (and ‘painting the truck’ at the Children’s museum!).”

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The Francis Parker School and USD Teaching Fellow partnership brings Ilana Sabban to the Lower School faculty and the 2nd grade classrooms as an Associate Teacher this fall. Ilana earned her B.A. in English Literature from St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s City, MD, and Ilana Sabban has a Multiple Subject Credential with an extended English Credential from USD. She is currently enrolled in the Master’s Program in Literacy, Culture, and Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at USD. She notes, “I did my student teaching in a Title I public school, where the focus was on testing results, and was drawn to Parker because it is a school that focuses on the whole child.”

The 5th grade classrooms are where new Lower School Associate Teacher Theresa Tran-Howard will begin her Parker career this fall.

Theresa earned her B.S. from UCSD and her teaching credential from SDSU. She has taught 2nd-4th grade for the Garden Grove Unified School District.

David Wahlstrom joined the Francis Parker School Communications Office in August 2009, and manages the School’s media relations efforts in securing print, television and radio coverage.

He also assists with other marketing and communications initiatives within the department, including

Theresa Tran-Howard

content management of the School’s new website. Prior to joining the Parker family, Dave spent the previous ten years working in college athletics, most recently as the Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations at UC San Diego. He worked in similar capacities at both Santa Clara University and his alma mater, Grand Canyon University. He has also worked for two professional sports organizations, functioning as Game Operations Assistant for the Arizona Diamondbacks and as an Account Executive for the Phoenix Suns.

Dave, his wife Chanon and daughter Aubrey live in Rancho Peñasquitos and are expecting another daughter in late August.

Alexandria Wong joined the Communications Office this spring as the part-time Website Coordinator. For the first time in eight years, Parker is launching a brand new website; Alex has been building and preparing the new site, and will work with faculty and staff Alexandria Wong to help them learn the site’s new Content Management System. She has worked as an online marketing professional and copywriter over the last five years. Alexandria graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, and since moving to San Diego, she has worked with a variety of small businesses to create and improve their websites and online communications. She has worked as an editor at a non-profit in Washington, DC and as a website copywriter in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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RETURNING FACULTY, NEW POSTS Nancy (Danzo) Anderson, Upper

School English teacher, will now be the Sophomore Class Dean, and continue to teach one section of Upper School English.

Carrie Dilmore, Upper School math

teacher will now be the Freshman Nancy (Danzo) Class Dean, and Anderson continue to teach one section of Upper School math. For more about the new Class Deans, turn to p43.

Chuck Freer, tennis coach, physical education teacher and student advisor from 1964-1986. For more on Coach Freer, turn to p44.

Brigid Williams

Izetta Wead, taught 1st grade and a developmental reading program from 1961-1965.

NEW ARRIVALS Upper School math teacher and new Freshman Class Dean Carrie Dilmore welcomed Emily Alexis Dilmore on August 1, 2010.

Middle School Mandarin Chinese teacher Pei Yu Ohren’s daughter Mia was born on May 28, 2010.

Barbara Ostos ’97, Middle School Dean of Students, welcomed daughter Lydia on April 20, 2010.

Daughter Serafina arrived in April to Alexandra Santiago, Associate Director of College Counseling.

Upper School social studies teacher Phil Trotter’s baby son John was born in June 2010.

Upper School Spanish teacher Ana Goldberg announced, “Sophia Victoria Goldberg is finally here!

She was born Tuesday, July 20 at 4:50 in the afternoon. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20 inches long.”

Brigid Williams

TRANSITIONS Richard Blumenthal, Head of School, moved to the Boston area in June to take over as Head of School the The Boston International School.

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John Thorsen, Parker’s Director of External Affairs and Development for the past eight years, has accepted a position at his alma mater, The Asheville School as Associate Head of School for Advancement.

IN MEMORIAM

Betty Ponder served as the longterm substitute teacher in Michelle Carrie Dilmore Muzzy’s 3rd grade classroom this year while Mrs. Muzzy spent the year with her new triplets Leilani, Sophia and Eadi. With Michelle’s return, Betty remains with the 3rd grade teaching team as a full-time Associate Teacher. She holds a B.A. and Teaching Credential from Point Loma Nazarene University and has taught in the San Diego Unified School District as well as various long-term assignments for the Lower School.

Betty Ponder

will be the 4th grade Associate Teacher this fall. Brigid received her B.A. from Mt. St. Mary’s College and has worked at Parker as a 1st grade Teaching Assistant, Playground Supervisor and Technology Teacher for 4th and 5th graders.

Patrick Mitchell retired on June 30 after a 38-year career as an educator. Mr. Mitchell served as the Upper School Principal here at Parker for 19 years.

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OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME While many performers dream of having the opportunity to perform on stage at Carnegie Hall, two of our faculty members actually lived the dream this spring as members of the Peninsula Singers, a community choir from Point Loma. Middle and John Lown Upper School Foreign Language Department Chair Dr. John Lown and Middle School History Department Chair Joan Dorgan traveled to New York City with the group March 11-15, where they joined more than 250 other vocalists from eight choruses across the United States onstage to perform Joan Dorgan Beethoven’s Mass in C, conducted by the renowned John Rutter. In addition to Dr. Lown and Ms. Dorgan, the choir included rising sophomore Katie Kreitzer ’13, current parents Susan Kreitzer and Cindy Garrett, and current grandparent, Dorothy Kohanowich . Their hour-long performance, accompanied by symphony, was sung entirely in Latin.

Dr. Lown, who serves as the Peninsula Singers’ President, noted, “It was a musical moment of a lifetime.”

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Faculty News & Notes the Institute’s visual history testimonies.

IN DARKNESS THERE IS LIGHT Middle School history teacher Jeremy Howard uses a unique, primary-source teaching tool with his 8th grade history students. In fact, it’s so ground-breaking, he gave a presentation to the larger San Diego community in April.

Jeremy Howard

“This presentation demonstrates a lesson with an uplifting message about the human capacity to resist a society that overwhelmingly chooses a wicked course,” said Howard, who along with three other teachers from San Diego County took part in the inaugural Leichtag Family Foundation Master Teacher Program at the USC Shoah Foundation Institute last summer.

Howard uses Holocaust visual history testimonies to shine a light on those in mankind’s darkest times who risk everything to do right. In addition, he shared the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s ongoing work to allow other teachers to utilize the vast library eyewitness testimonies for the purpose of educating future generations.

Established in 1994 by Steven Spielberg to collect and preserve the testimonies of survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute maintains one of the largest video digital libraries in the world: nearly 52,000 video testimonies in 32 languages and from 56 countries. The Institute is part of the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences at the University of Southern California; its mission is to overcome prejudice, intolerance, and bigotry—and the suffering they cause—through the educational use of

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The Institute works within the University and with partners around the world to advance scholarship and research, to provide resources and online tools for educators, and to disseminate the testimonies for educational purposes. In addition to preserving the testimonies in its archive, the Institute is working with partner organizations to help document the stories of survivors and other witnesses of other genocides. For more information, visit the Institute’s website, www.college.usc.edu/vhi.

HISTORY DAY AWARD Francis Parker School students have a stellar reputation at the county, state and national levels at this now cherished tradition of academic competition. At this year’s State competition, held in Pasadena on May 8, Upper School social studies teacher Cherie Redelings was Cherie Redelings presented with the Educator of Merit Award for her 15 years as a teacher and judge in the competition and her tireless effort on behalf of her students.

conceived by Mr. Lichtman more than a decade ago and was actually offered as a non-credit seminar class for Parker students from 1998-2002. This updated version of the seminar, specialized for these cadets, helped them learn how to analyze, adapt, innovate, and share in the creation of new knowledge to manage new situations, instead of being forced to react to it. This mode of strategic thinking is recognized by West Point as a critical new aspect of cadet training. Used as a test case this summer, this seminar may be used to develop longer-range training programs at West Point or in the larger Army training and development program.

PARKER’S OWN IRON MAN Clark Kent may be the Man of Steel, but Head of Lower School Bob Gillingham is an Iron Man. Dr. G just completed his fifth triathlon event on May 1, and was presented his very own trophy at Flagraising to go along with all those medals.

Bob Gillingham

FALCONER CLASS FOR WEST POINT CADETS For two weeks, beginning on July 26, Francis Parker School hosted ten West Point Cadets for a seminar taught by our very own Grant Lichtman. The Falconer: Tools of Strategy in an Uncertain World, was Grant Lichtman

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The Dynamic Duo: Deans Dilmore and Danzo

BY CLAIRE BRYAN ’13 REPRINTED FROM THE UPPER SCHOOL JOURNALISM CLASS PUBLICATION THE SCRIBE The advisory program has its flaws. Fortunately, after various attempts at adjusting the system, the administration has recognized that something more significant must be put in place. Next year, in addition to the advisory program, Parker will introduce two new academic deans to Francis Parker School. Math teacher

The academic deans will be available to freshmen and sophomore students during school, and will advise each individual on his or her academics throughout their first two years in the Upper School.

Mrs. Carrie Dilmore and English teacher and journalism adviser Ms. Nancy (Danzo) Anderson will begin serving the underclassman by directing them through their academic careers starting next year.

Parent surveys and other feedback indicated that the advising program was expected to be purely academic, though that was not the design. The advisory sessions every Friday are meant to simply serve as a nonacademic place to meet with peers and stay connected with a specific teacher throughout students’ entire high school experience.

In response to parent feedback, as well as the realization that the pressure of a well-rounded college resume also looms over the underclassmen, the

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administration has decided to add grade-level academic deans to the advising program.

“Admission to college continues to be more and more selective,” Head of Upper School Mr. Patrick Mitchell said. “Consequently, it’s become important that the process now begin earlier.”

Carrie Dilmore

Therefore, Mr. Mitchell and the rest of the administration appointed two academic deans for the 2010-11 school year for the freshman and sophomore classes. Mrs. Dilmore and Ms. Anderson will be filling the positions. In their junior year, students will begin working with college counselors Mr. Bob Hurley, Mrs. Terri Devine, and Mrs. Alexandra Santiago.

The deans’ responsibilities will include working with each student, keeping track of all course work, struggles, and future plans. The deans will also act as a liaison between the student and his or her parents and teachers. The deans will work closely with the College Counselors, the Dean of Students, and the Head of the Upper School. These deans will be available to students during school, and will advise each individual throughout his or her first two years in the Upper School.

This program will also relieve the College Counselors of the responsibilities of the freshmen and sophomores, allowing their main focus to be the seniors and juniors.

With the addition of the third college counselor and the new class deans, Parker’s student to advisor ratio will be between 40-45 to 1, which has become the norm for independent schools throughout the nation.

When talking to Ms. Anderson and Mrs. Dilmore, it is evident that they are very excited to get to work. They

Nancy (Danzo) Anderson

were both drawn to these positions by the hope that they will have more of an influence on the academic lives of the students, and will be able to help students beyond teaching in the classroom. They feel it is important that freshmen and sophomores have a place to go to for support when it comes to reaching for their goals and trying new things.

“It’s important for parents to have a direct adult advocate for their freshman or sophomore,” Ms. Anderson said.

Ms. Anderson and Mrs. Dilmore both taught a full schedule this year but will drop three classes each when they start their new class dean positions, in order to make themselves more available during the day. The deans will teach two of their regular classes and the remainder of their day will be devoted to advising students. Students will be able to schedule appointments to meet with their dean during these open periods. This summer the dynamic duo will complete specific training in order to learn the exact guidelines of academic advising. Ms. Anderson and Mrs. Dilmore are hopeful and confident that they will create a program that will have a positive and lasting effect on Parker’s underclassmen.

The Friday advisory period will remain for the 201011 school year, and at the end of the year, the program will be reevaluated. For this next year, though, between students’ regular advisers, the college counselors, and the new academic deans, students will have plenty of resources on campus for academic support.

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It All Started with Mr. Freer

BY CATHY MORRISON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Chuck Freer’s nearly 25-year tenure at Parker was actually his second career. He served a distinguished 22-year stint as a Naval officer. A fighter pilot in WWII, he flew 90 combat missions from the aircraft carrier St. Lo, which was sunk while he was flying on a mission in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944. His son Rich Freer ’68 said, “He was able to land his plane in an area of the Philippines held by the Allies, and returned home safely.” A war hero who retired in 1964 with the rank of Commander, he was awarded nine Distinguished Flying Crosses and 11 Air Medals. In 2003, he published a memoir about his military life, titled The Promise Aloft. It says a great deal about this man that many of his Parker students and colleagues were remarkably unaware of his “hero” status.

I really wish I had known Chuck Freer.

Those of you who had the great fortune to be taught, mentored or coached by him, and those of you who were his colleagues and friends, aren’t at all surprised. For the rest of us, we should know that he epitomized the Parker family spirit, and along with his colleague Fran Styles, helped lay the groundwork for Parker’s strong and successful athletic tradition.

For the rest of us, the stories and fond recollections of alumni, family and friends from “the Chuck Freer era” (1964-1988) at Parker will have to do.

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Lancer tennis teams coached by Chuck Freer achieved remarkable results: Southern League Tennis Champions in 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976. However, as Rich wrote, “His teams competed impressively, but he made his true mark as a role model for his players, and in fact, for all he met. He engaged everyone with his quick wit, smile and optimistic outlook. He approached each day as a gift from God, and was incapable of complaining. He encouraged everyone he met, and taught honesty and character by the way he lived his life.”

Francis Parker School was housed entirely on the Mission Hills campus when Chuck arrived in 1964. The School’s tennis courts were located on what is now occupied by the faculty parking lot at the corner of Randolph and Montecito. With the Middle and Upper School move to the Linda Vista campus in 1971, Coaches Freer, Glassey and Styles split their work days between the two campuses, starting at the Lower School in the morning, and arriving in Linda Vista in the afternoons, where Chuck taught tennis to 7th and 8th

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graders and coached the high school teams.

Current varsity baseball coach and Middle School Athletic Director David Glassey notes, “Chuck was one of the first tennis coaches at the high school level to allow girls to play on his team. The tennis team was initially all boys, but eventually became co-ed, since he’d taught the kids to play tennis since 2nd grade.” Fran Styles concurs, saying, “Parker was the only place where a girl was playing on an interscholastic team.”

tennis matches. The 1975 Tennis Championship Banner? That same spring, the Lancer baseball team was the San Diego CIF Class A Baseball Champion, with many student athletes on both rosters.

There was only one division in high school tennis then, and fewer than 100 students in the Upper School. David recounts, “La Jolla High was the powerhouse; in 1975 we came in second to them in CIF finals.” The two coaches encouraged the kids to play both tennis and baseball—they worked out game schedules so they weren’t playing at the same time on the same day. David remembers the 3rd base dugout was next to the tennis court (the tennis courts on the Linda Vista campus were located where the KiddWohlford softball diamond is now situated; home plate on the baseball field was located where —DAVID GLASSEY the electronic scoreboard stands now.)

Retired Lower School 2nd grade teacher Joan Maher said, “There’s a lot I remember with great fondness.” When asked to describe Coach Freer, she remarked, “Most people didn’t know his war history, he was very unassuming, always modest, always asked about others. He influenced so many lives.” She tells how early in his career he studied Russian, and translated documents for the CIA. He continued his study of the language throughout his adult life. When his older son Doug adopted two Russian children, Chuck was able to communicate with his new grandchildren in their native language, and even translate for the new parents.

“When I think about Chuck, it was all kind of fun.”

Joan said that on many a morning, “As he passed

by Esther Cleaves’ first-grade classroom on his way to the tennis courts, Mrs. Cleaves would call out to him, ‘Come in and lead us in the pledge,’ and he would.”

David Glassey came to Parker in 1971; Chuck was his mentor as a first-year coach. Because baseball and boys’ tennis are both played in the spring season, as coaches, they were competing for the same athletes. David says they simply shared them. Chuck came and supported the student athletes and their coach at baseball games, and David did the same for

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Two of the student athletes David recalls doing double duty in spring of 1975 were Jack Kruger ’77 and Mike Devin ’76. Chuck would ask, “What time do you need ’em for batting practice?” Afterward, David would send them back to Chuck to work on their doubles game. In those days, some student athletes played as many as five sports throughout the school year.

David got to know Chuck prior to working at Parker. Parker’s then-4th grade teacher, Mrs. Munzinger, had hired David to drive her daughter, Heidi Munzinger Shott ’74, between Parker and Imperial Beach for tennis lessons with Chuck Freer.

Although he had never played tennis before, David gained an interest in the sport from watching Chuck work with Heidi. Chuck then taught him to play, too.

He remembers, “He was so good; if I wanted to work on my backhand, I never got a shot to my forehand the entire game.”

In fact, David’s connection to Chuck extends to his own childhood. His best friend’s father served and flew with Commander Freer. David describes an experimental aircraft called a “pogo stick” that would go straight up on take off, similar to the current-day Harrier jets, saying, “Chuck was one of the first pilots to fly it. He was proud of being in the military; he didn’t broadcast it, but if you asked, he’d tell you about it. Most people didn’t realize the extent to which he’d been a part of WWII.” Chuck was known for having a calm and sunny disposition. Fran said, “He never had a frown on his face the whole time I knew him.” Also known as a faculty “confessor,” colleagues felt they could talk to him about anything from students to their own personal concerns. When David’s first wife Becky was suffering from cancer, Chuck would drive David over to Mercy Hospital, wait for him there and bring

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was there as best man at my second wedding!”

him back. David reflected, “The compassion that he had far exceeded a normal encounter with a colleague.

He really was there for you.”

Marcy Maher Kline ’77 was also schooled in tennis by Chuck. Her goal to make the boys’ tennis team was met successfully, with Chuck’s teaching, encouragement, and sense of humor. Both Joan and Hale remember that if Marcy’s effort seemed to flag, he’d mischievously tell her she was “playing like a girl,” which always renewed her competitive spirit.

David feels he learned much from Chuck about how to interact with and manage kids. He remarked, “He was comfortable to talk to, an excellent listener and gave good advice. Kids would seek him out at lunch or on the tennis court. He was a father figure to many students. He was sort of a compass for older kids and young alumni who weren’t quite sure what they wanted to do.”

One young man who saw Chuck as a father figure was Hale Maher ’76.

When Hale was 10 years old, the family moved to San Diego from Bishop, CA. Joan Maher recalls, “In Bishop, Hale had a great deal of freedom, no restriction on where he could go.” Moving to an unfamiliar, more urban environment put him at loose ends. Joan said, “Chuck always looked for somebody to give a boost; he started giving Hale tennis lessons, and their relationship grew over the years.”

Hale added, “He had a great deal of patience with me, he would meet me on Saturdays for tennis lessons. One day we got to the tennis club and it was closed.” When Chuck saw how disappointed his young student was,

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Hale further describes Coach Freer’s sense of humor: “He had a serve he called ‘The Dark Apples.’ It was so slow, generations of children were born before it got over the net.

He always announced it, but even though you knew it was coming, it just died on the court.”

Chuck with his boys’ and girls’ teams in the early ’70s.

he said, “Let’s climb the fence.” Maher chuckles at the memory of a 50-year old man and a 15-year old boy climbing a fence to get out on the tennis court.

27 years ago, Hale was a student at University of Arizona in Tucson when his own father passed away. Chuck remained a steadfast presence; Joan

recalled, “Chuck and Marj flew to Tucson when Hale graduated.” Hale said, “He was my second father throughout my entire life,” and wryly remembers, “I went through two marriages; Chuck was supposed to be the best man at my first, but couldn’t get there because weather conditions cancelled his flight. I made sure he

One of the things that made Chuck Freer special as a coach according to Maher: “He knew when to let go. A lot of tennis coaches—coaches in general—once they’ve started working with a child and that child is clearly skilled and advanced, they don’t want to let go. Mr. Freer really propelled my game, but when it came time for me to move to the next level, he said, ‘You’re too good for me now.’ He went to the top tennis coach in the county at the time, and thanks to Mr. Freer’s influence, he took me on as a

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Siblings Hale Maher ’76 and Marcy Maher Kline ’77 on the same tennis team (back row left and second from the left). The rest of the team included (front Row): Jim Cottingham, Madeleine Herrill, Jack Kruger, Scott Irving, Steve Sourapas. (back row): Marcy Maher, Hale Maher, Kent Newton, David Cook, Ken Crone. Not pictured: David Bassham, Chris Bonn, Lisa Cook and Collette Wand.

The 1976 Upper School yearbook, Cavalcade, was dedicated to Chuck Freer. The student editors wrote, “Who could better exemplify the All-American spirit than this dedicated man?

With sincere admiration and thanks, we dedicate the 1976 CAVALCADE to Mr. Chuck Freer.”

To learn more about Chuck Freer’s military career, read this feature article from the December 29, 2009 edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution: http://www.ajc.com/news/charlesh-freer-88-260037.html

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student.”

succeed as people.”

Maher says that when a player had gone as far as he could go under his tutelage, Chuck saw it as his obligation to find that next opportunity. Maher indeed had a successful tennis career—played on four Southern League championship teams, considered the top player on the team, ranked 5th in San Diego County, and earned the 1976 Carruthers Sportsmanship Award.

Hale credits Coach Freer for it all, but the Sportsmanship award in particular, saying, “He taught us never to swear, always shake hands, no matter what.”

For awhile, Hale Maher was a tennis coach himself, bringing the game to an inner-city after school program, making it possible for those students to play at the high school level. For three years, his girls’ tennis team at Morse High School made it to the CIF semi-finals, with Chuck Freer looking on.

So how do you honor someone who’s had such an enormous impact on your life? How do you pay him back? In this case, it was paid forward.

Upon Hale’s 1976 graduation from Parker the Maher family established the Chuck Freer Sportsmanship Award, which continues to be given annually to a senior student athlete who best exemplifies Chuck’s demeanor and work ethic on and off the field or court. David Glassey acknowledges, “The Chuck Freer Sportsmanship Award is aptly named. He taught people how to play tennis, but more important, he taught them how to be good citizens. Chuck’s real reward was seeing students

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These days, Hale teaches at Bell Middle School in the South Bay, and his after school program focuses on dramatic arts, his goal to help students become college-bound. The Lilac Theatre (lilactheatre.com) is now in its 11th year, and Hale says, “It’s based on what he taught me, I use the same principles. I always tell them the story of Mr. Freer, how I was one of those lost children who really needed direction. He used tennis to help me with life. This is my way of paying him back.”

One of Hale’s former pupils is now a Parker alumnus himself, working on his Ph.D at Stanford. Damien Robinson ’04 came through Maher’s 9th grade English class. Like Chuck Freer, Hale is always on the lookout for a student who is clearly ready for the next level, but needs a little help getting there. He contacted the Parker Admission Office in 2001, saying he had a student he thought

belonged at Francis Parker School. In 2004, when Damien was a Parker senior, he gave his varsity football letter to Hale in appreciation; headed for Howard University in Washington DC as a Gates Millennium Scholar, he gave an inspirational talk to Maher’s then-7th grade class. One of those students went on to Boston

University on a full scholarship; this year, she came back to speak to his current students.

As Hale Maher said, “It all started with Mr. Freer.”

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The Parker Questionnaire

BY DAVID WAHLSTROM, COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

Carol Jensen’s current title of Director of Community Programs at Francis Parker School is a designation and position very appropriate for a person who has been serving the Parker Community for more than 25 years. From her early days as a Parker parent and volunteer, to her days working in the Development Office as the Director of Alumni, Jensen has seen the Parker family grow and the school advance in nearly all areas.

This highly-respected professional recently took time out of her busy schedule to discuss many things, not all of which were Parker related, in the first edition of a series that focuses on the people who make Parker special.

Q: HOW DID YOU GET YOUR START AT PARKER? A: I brought my daughter to preschool here in 1977 and I started as a volunteer, as a room mother, that year. I then got involved with the Mothers’ Club and around that same time is when annual giving campaigns began and I was a volunteer for that as well. Early on I was the chair of all the committees. I was the chair during the re-birth of the Gala back then and the first one during my tenure was called Rock ’N Roll Sock Hop, which oddly enough is

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very similar to what they went back to for 2010.

Q: WHAT JOBS HAVE YOU DONE DURING YOUR TIME HERE? A: After continuing my volunteer work as President of the Mothers’ Club in 1985, I officially came on board as a Parker employee in 1988.

There was an opening in the Development Office, and because of all the volunteer work I had done for so many different things, I was able to step in as the Director of Alumni and Assistant to the Development Director. I was also the Liaison for the Mothers’ Club which eventually became the Parents’ Association.

Q: WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS? A: It’s hard to imagine that there is such a thing, but happiness was raising my children.

Q: WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVERUSE? A: I try to be such a positive person and supportive of other people in whatever I do, but if there is a phrase that I do use too much it would have

to be “that’s great.” Nothing profound, that’s for sure.

Q: WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE? A: Musical talent.

Q: WHY MUSIC? A: I love music and I have always loved it, but my children always begged me not to sing.

Q: IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A: I try to do too much. Perhaps being able to say no sometimes would be good, but with this job there are endless possibilities and there are always kids asking for help, so it’s

very hard to say no because the needs are so worthwhile. Actually, I don’t know that I would want to change that. I kind of like it.

Q: WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT? A: Truly, my greatest achievement was raising my children. I also feel really good about the work I have done here. Starting the Community Service program and building a lot of the programs that I have been able to bring to Parker due to my community involvement. This has definitely been fulfilling.

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Q: WHAT DO YOU MOST VALUE IN YOUR FRIENDS? A: Loyalty and honesty. I have been lucky there.

Q: ARE THOSE THE KIND OF ATTRIBUTES YOU TRY TO INSTILL IN THE PARKER STUDENTS? A: Those, along with compassion and building awareness for the world around them.

Q: WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE WRITERS? A: Maya Angelou. She has great insight. I read from A to Z, but she is certainly my favorite.

Q: WHO ARE YOUR HEROES IN REAL LIFE? A: I’ve always considered the heroes in real life to be those with the most to overcome. The parents raising their families who have challenging situations, who don’t have certain advantages or resources, who struggle to make ends meet, but somehow they get it done.

Those are real heroes to me.

Q: WHICH HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH? A: It’s hard not to go back to my Catholic background to answer that one, but I really have never identified with any particular historical figure.

Janie Anderson was the Director of Development and she mentored me and I learned quite a bit from her about professional development and commitment to the community. I also greatly admire Patrick Mitchell, the recently retired Upper School Principal. I admire his integrity and fairness. Also, his work ethic is beyond what most people realize.

Q: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PARKER STORY? A: I was just talking to Richard (Blumenthal) at lunch today about all the students who have come through Parker and how I have enjoyed working with the scholarship students in an advisory capacity. Also, a lot of those students and a lot of the foreign students would often live with me. I thoroughly appreciated watching and living with them during their Parker experience and seeing how much they enjoyed it.

Q: ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? A: I guess my favorite thing about Parker is when we brought our kids here, we found that the family environment here reinforced values we believed to be important and found the Parker experience to be extremely supportive and rewarding.

Q: WHILE AT PARKER, WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU AND WHY? A: Well, when I first came to Parker,

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Honor and Memorial Gifts A special thank you to all of you who chose to recognize friends and loved ones with gifts. This is a meaningful way to help our School and also celebrate the life and accomplishments of those who are important to you.

Honor Contributor List Honorees are listed in brown; donors are listed directly beneath.

Andy Bickel ’14 Darlene White James and Darlene White Emily Bohl ’12 Elizabeth Sjokvist Max Burbey ’20 Diane Schwartz Mark Byrne Kay Lochtefeld

Brian Alpert ’12 Walter and Sandra Alpert

Marisa Canepa ’12 David and Joan Traitel

Zubin Anklesaria ’10 Douglas and Shirley Hart

Christie Chen ’14 Joseph and Dorothy Carletta

Karleigh R. Ash ’10 Anonymous

Elizabeth Chen ’11 Joseph and Dorothy Carletta

Hunter Asmann ’14 Tom and Cathy Asmann John and Sandra Cook

Barry Cheskaty Juli Cheskaty ’92

Jennifer Asmann ’11 Tom and Cathy Asmann John and Sandra Cook Coleman Baker ’13 Rex and Peggy Holt Madeline Baldwin ’11 Nathan and Dorothy Griffith Annemarie Behrens Colin and Mary Ong-Dean Kory Berenson ’21 Robert and Sylvia Raban Michaela Berenson ’19 Robert and Sylvia Raban

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Christine Cole ’86 Brady and Carol Cole Judy Robinson Conner ’60 Kirsten and Loren Rindal Mitch Dasteel ’10 Betty Dasteel Jackson Dewitt ’22 Ned and Kelly Dewitt The Thornton Foundation Geneva Thornton Nicole Elledge ’11 Doris Ellsworth Rogers ’40 and Joseph Rogers Phil Fickling Benjamin Campbell ’05 Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego

Stella Gerson ’16 Diane Gerson

Kennedy Kidd ’16 Anonymous

Lily Glasser ’17 Art and Marilyn Russell

Dan Kuiper Brian Khoury ’90

Jake Glasser ’13 Art and Marilyn Russell

Eric Lee ’13 Phil and Ilse Lee

Nate Glasser ’14 Art and Marilyn Russell

Gavin Lee ’21 Jacky and Minwei Lee

C J Golding ’15 Benjamin and Ninfa Bustria

Max Lee ’12 Phil and Ilse Lee

Christie Golemb The Anklesaria Family

Nathan Lee ’17 Phil and Ilse Lee

Henry Gray ’20 Harvey and Sheryl White

Blair Lewis ’11 Calvin and Adrene Lewis

Isaac Gray ’16 Harvey and Sheryl White

Ian Lillie ’21 John and Lynn Osth

Sonia Halle ’20 Roy and Carole Halle

David William Loer ’11 Curtis Loer and Linda Fitts

Rob ’87 and Kathy Hansen Susan Hansen Fox ’86 and Eric Fox

Gabriella Martin ’20 Jim Kramer

John Herman Christine Hunt ’99

Judie McDonald Ann McDonald McGrath ’88 and Matthew McGrath

Darleen Herriman Colin and Mary Ong-Dean Bill and Julia Ingram Jane Trevor Fetter ’50 and Tom Fetter Amy Irving ’13 J. Lawrence and Fran Irving Aidan Kennedy ’10 Joseph and Viola Lilje Katharine Kidd ’11 Anonymous

Pat McKenna Scott & Quinn Real Estate Bobby Ross and Celeste Williams Max Mick ’20 Barbara Emens Patrick Mitchell Tessa Floodberg ’05 Ellie Molise ’13 Bob and Kay Molise

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Honor and Memorial Gifts William Nicholas ’15 Nick and Bea Nicholas

Jack Sachrison ’18 Alan and Lynn Sachrison

Alexandra Wineholt ’11 Jack and Frances Everton

Grace Nicklin ’13 Bud and Gloria Clark

Austin Sanders ’10 Arianna Sanders ’08 Frederick and Jenae Sanders

Jennifer Wineholt ’16 Jack and Frances Everton

Dorothy Osborne Gary and June Osborne Trevor Palmer ’14 Marilyn Palmer Natasha Partnoy ’18 Rex and Ellen Adams Zachary Partnoy ’22 Rex and Ellen Adams Michelle Pond ’13 John and Joan Hammond Guy Reavis ’89 Carrel and Joan Reavis Karen Reavis ’79 Carrel and Joan Reavis Cherie Redelings Kristina Bohl ’09 Camryn Rice ’22 Clive and Patty Fox Hannah Rigsby ’10 Joseph and Betty Avakian Letty Rosado Robinson ’78 Colin and Mary Ong-Dean Paul Roudebush Joe Melaragno ’01 and Jennifer Ochs Melaragno ’01 Ben Sachrison ’16 Alan and Lynn Sachrison

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Ruth Schwartz Arnold Schwartz

Amanda Worthen ’11 Alvin and Linda Shwartz Michael and Patti Worthen

Justin Settles ’21 Roland and Mildred Hall

Joshua Wyly ’23 Julieanne Gray

Reggie Smith Carol Jensen

Those being remembered by Memorial contributions are listed in brown, donors are listed directly beneath.

Kristina Starkey Larry and Linda Brady Jane Trevor Fetter ’50 and Tom Fetter Tom Stipanov ’06 John and Mildred Mebane Pat Styles ’82 Frances Styles Matt Tannenbaum ’10 Lawrence Tannenbaum Abha Tirtha Sasha Clines ’01 Manuel Villaseñor Richard and Angela Klausner Carson White ’21 Harvey and Sheryl White Harper White ’21 Harvey and Sheryl White Rai Wilson David Campbell ’07 Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego

Patrick Acord ’97 Carol Obermeier Kathryn Phipps James and Nancy Schibanoff Linda Alessio Jane Trevor Fetter ’50 and Tom Fetter Edward Allard, Jr. Edward Allard and Jo Ann Taormina Gretchen Bennett Ann Bennett Miller ’61 John Bennett ’57 Ann Bennett Miller ’61 Richard Black Robert Brody and Cynthia Deane Black-Brody Ken Bonilla Ilene Bonilla

Jeremy Dawe ’96 Fred and Elizabeth Koehrn Carol Obermeier James and Nancy Schibanoff Maino des Granges Dorothy des Granges Phillip Dickinson Ruth Dickinson Arnold Faber Beth Faber Jacobs Chuck Freer Thomas and Carolyn Arthur Martha Duncan Richard ’68 and Louise Freer James and Judith Hall Rufus Hixson Don Keil Marcy Maher Kline ’77 and Don Kline Gloria Lambert LL Archives Hale Maher ’76 Joan Maher John and Cathy Morrison Scott Morrison ’09 Pace Academy Bud and Rosemary Rutherford Gary Young Maureen Griffith Dori Rodi-Shryock Owen Hasler Mark and Debra Arbogast Dick and Joan Capen The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Dennis and Judy Childs Brent and Maribel Fundingsland Bill and Betty Hasler

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James and Carrie Hasler Sarah Henshaw William Hoeveler Clay and Lisa Karmel Walter and Margaret Laidlaw Drew and Randie Lettington Qualcomm Incorporated Jeffrey and Kate Smith Brian and Mary Strauss Nathan and Larisa Taylor Kent and Christine Trimble

Rex and Holly Panton Dori Rodi-Shryock The Starkey/McCarty Family

Chloe Hill Peggy Hill

Corie Jensen Perregaux ’91 Carol Jensen Carol Obermeier Diane Ruff James and Nancy Schibanoff The Starkey/McCarty Family

Alan Johnson ’32 Gordon and Dalia Hunt Jill Kelsey James and Nancy Schibanoff Jack and Queenie Klein Clive and Patty Fox John Koehler Susan Koehler Lenore Krause Marilyn Sullivan ’08 Ethel Mintzer Lichtman ’40 Carol Jensen Betty Jean Lichtman The Starkey/McCarty Family John and Cathy Morrison Reta Lillie Gordon Lillie Katharine Morgan Anonymous Carol Jensen Alexandra McCarty ’08 John McCarty ’08

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Miss Sinclair Margaret Cary Lieb ’40

Pete Oswald Bob and Jeanene Noren

Ben Stephens ’82 Barry Worthington ’55 and Cathy Stephens Worthington ’59

Katie Panton Sue and Chris Christian

Eric Subin ’84 Hudson Moore ’02

James Parvin Rex and Holly Panton

Alex Szekely ’75 Deborah Szekely

Jerry and Renee Plevin Rich Paul and Rena Minisi Eddie Przybylak Dori Rodi-Shryock Peggy Reinhard Dori Rodi-Shryock Sean Robins ’02 Daniel and Ulrika Green Carol Obermeier Mitchell and Amy Robins Robert Shawler Sue and Chris Christian Dori Rodi-Shryock John Shelton ’29 Eugene Lott ’36 and Frances Lott Charles Shryock Rex and Holly Panton

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Parker Legacy Club—Planned Giving The Parker Legacy Club honors friends who have expressed their commitment to the heritage and mission of the School by naming Parker as a beneficiary of a planned gift or bequest, including —

a charitable remainder trust

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participation in Parker’s pooled income or annuity fund

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gifts of life insurance

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gifts of residential property

Smart and creative gift planning with Francis Parker School can help maximize the immediate benefits from your generosity while increasing the impact of your giving. Your personalized gift plan can help to meet individual needs, secure your family’s future, and strengthen Parker-all at the same time.

The generosity of those who support Parker will make all the difference in securing its future.

We can work with your advisors to help plan for tomorrow.

Thank you to all our members of the Parker Legacy Club.

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Janie Anderson The Anklesaria Family The late Margaret Simison Calhoun ’32 David Zlotnick and Tamara Ching The late Esther E. Cleaves Joseph and Rita Cohen The late Adele Rice Foster ’23 Daniel ’88 and Susan Frazee Michael and Stephanie Gabbard The late Rosalind Harris ’29 The late Al and Judy Hodges Julie Johnson Iavelli ’49 Helen-May Marcy Johnson Estate The late Gert and Aline Koppel The late Ethel Mintzer Lichtman ’40 Morton and Betty Jean Lichtman John and Carol Lindholm Ruth Lippitt Timothy and Rhonda McIntire Romeo and Mila Quini Dennis Ragen and Christine Hickman Ragen John ’84 and Desiree Romero Leslie Rose Kenneth and Nancy Seidel The late Jim and Reggie Smith Sandra Snook Michael and Catherine Thiemann James and Kathy Waring James and Jerel West Ira Gourvitz and Rebecca Wood

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Grandparents’ Council The Grandparents’ Council is open to all Parker grandparents. Chaired by Sharon Considine, we have nearly 100 grandparents who attend approximately four meetings per year and serve as Ambassadors for Grandparents’ Days.

The Council has created a speaker’s bureau, donates wine to the Spring Gala, and assists with program needs of the School. For more information about the Council, please call Kristina Starkey at 858.874.3382 or visit the website, www.francisparker.org and click on the Grandparent link under the Parents tab.

for Parker students. Mrs. Koppel’s Parker grandchildren are Tem Turner ’09 and Marisa Turner ’17.

Veterans’ Day 2009 Glenn Dethloff, parent of alumni Tyson ’88 and Trent ’93 and now grandparent of Parker students Bryce ’19 and Cade ’22, spoke to

students about his experience serving in the Vietnam War. Glenn and his wife Joanne are members of the Grandparents’ Council.

Leadership Change The Parker Grandparents’ Council heartily thanks Sharon Considine, who chaired the Council for the last year. Sharon and her husband, Tim celebrated the graduation of their second Parker granddaughter in June, with four more yet to commence. Thank you to Sharon Considine for her leadership and enthusiasm! Aline Outgoing chair Sharon Koppel succeeds Considine’s five Parker Sharon as Chair grandchildren for the coming year. Aline has been a member of the Council since its inception in 2003. She and her late husband, Gert, established Koppel Scholarships

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Glenn Dethloff, left, at a recent Veteran’s Day remembrance at Parker.

2010-2011 Grandparents’ Days: Thursday, November 18, 2010 —Lower School

Grandparents’ Day Friday, February 4, 2011 — Middle School

Grandparents’ Day Friday, March 18, 2011 — Upper School

Grandparents’ Day Grandparents’ Council meeting: Monday,

September 27, 2010 Mission Hills campus, 12pm. All grandparents are welcome!

Grandparents’ Council Members Sharon Considine, 2009-2010 Chair Genevieve Billings Larry and Linda Brady Bob and Shari Cairncross Richard and Joan Capen Spencer and Nina Carlisle Virginia Chamis Bud and Gloria Clark Lee Collins Judy Conner ’60 Tim Considine Richard and Nancy Crosby Steve and Marjorie Cushman Renee DeBello Mary Ellen Dennehy Glenn and Joanne Dethloff Donna Dixon Judy Dresser Jinx Ecke Jane Trevor Fetter ’50 and Tom Fetter Fran Finley Terri & George Fleming Paulette Forster Dolly Gerson Vincent and Gloria Gorguze Monique Gray Vance and Lois Gustafson Ron and Sook Hansen Phyllis Haynes John and Kathy Herman Peggy Hill Fran and J. Lawrence Irving

Richard and Cynthia Jackson Jerry and Marge Katleman Lou Anne Kellman Aline Koppel Jim Kramer Carol and John Landis Dorothy Lindsay Charlie and Ellen Mac Vean Joanne Mangiameli ’51 Frank and Jean McGrath Terence and Maureen Mulvany Bob and Jeanene Noren Dick and Kay North Jim and Sue Ogle Bob and Carolyn Rentto Mary Jane and Dean Rogers Diane Ruff Helen Shapiro-Van Keuren Rita Shine Ken and Edith Smargon Janet Hoskins Smith ’51 Oliver and Kathleen Smith Reggie Smith Deborah Szekely Randy and Ilene Tibbitts Gene and Celeste Trepte Andrew and Erna Viterbi Yolanda Walther-Meade Karen Weseloh Ann Whalen Dossy and Jack White Kathryn Zaustinsky

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Middle School Grandparents’ Day was held on February 1, 2010. More than 150 grandparents joined their Parker students for a day of shadowing in the classroom and lunch. Parker faculty welcomed guests in their classrooms and included them in the curriculum for the day.

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On Thursday, November 19, 2009 students in grades JK-5 performed their annual Thanksgiving Concert for hundreds of their adoring fans at our annual Lower School Grandparents’ Day.

Upper School Grandparents’ Day has grown to 160 guests over the last five years. On March 8, Grandparents learned about college applications and acceptances, international student trips, and student volunteerism. Then guests attended classes with their grandchildren and were caught up on current math practices, foreign language skills and much more.

The day completed with cafeteria lunch with family and friends.

The Parker Grandparents’ Council held a luncheon in February to gather wine for the Spring Gala Wine Auction. Grandparents brought fine wine to the luncheon at the home of Lou Anne Kellman in Fairbanks Ranch.

Nearly 40 grandparents enjoyed the event hosted by Lou Anne Kellman, Aline Koppel, Dorothy Lindsay, and Diane Gerson.

We appreciate the ongoing support of the Council for the Gala.

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surroundings.

Legacy Family Grateful to Parker for Support Paulette Forster has been a member of

the Grandparents’ Council since its inception in 2003. Although she lived for a time in Ohio and Arizona, Paulette made time to attend meetings and grandparent events often. Ms. Forster recently attended a Parker luncheon for parents of alumni and shared thoughts on her commitment to Parker over the years.

Ms. Forster is the mother of three Parker alumni, Glynette Kosmas Hodges ‘79, who taught at Warren Walker and then decided to enter the business world, is now a partner/director of operations working with her husband, Anthonette Kosmas Klinkerman ‘86, who now has her Master’s degree and teaches high school, and shows an entrepreneurial interest as well, and Trinette Kosmas Sachrison ‘88, who is an attorney and practices in California and Arizona.

The next generation of Parker students include Kendra Crone ‘07, who attends University of California at Santa

Trinette Sachrison ’88 with Paulette Forster Barbara, and Damara Crone ‘10, who attended Parker until the sixth grade (daughters of Glynette), Ben Sachrison ‘16 and Jack Sachrison ‘18 (sons of Trinette).

When asked why her family became a Parker legacy family, Paulette was quick to share her thoughts.

“Parker is more than academic excellence—it is a sense of community.

My family’s dedication to Parker started many years ago when we made a choice to strive for the best education possible.

Glynette Hodges ’79, Kendra Crone ’07, Paulette Forster This entailed many sacrifices by my former husband John Kosmas and me in order to educate our three daughters. It didn’t take me long to fully grasp that Parker is more than an excellent education and college prep [school].

It is community, tradition, continuity, purpose, and guidance for students. This adds another dimension to our youngsters’ growth with a solid foundation in values, character, diversity, awareness of others beyond one’s self, and of course, the coveted education.

When Trinette was widowed at the tender age of 32, with two young sons three and five years old, she needed to regroup and stayed with me for the Arizona school year to help keep the boys grounded. The school, although private, wasn’t Parker; it lacked so many of the things our family values in education. She kept San Diego and Parker in her thoughts. She wanted Parker for her boys—she knew it would help her sons with an outstanding education and make a solid connection to a larger community in their new

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Trinette and her family moved back to San Diego in 2004, and the boys started at mom’s alma mater in September.

Parker understood Trinette’s and the boys’ situation and their needs! Coach Crone (related through marriage) looked out for the boys; his familiar face was a huge comfort each day. The teachers and staff all seemed to go out of their way to welcome the boys giving lots of friendly smiles and cheery comfort! Trinette was relieved knowing her boys were now a part of the Parker family, and this gave her comfort during her working hours.

With the help of many, Parker was a reality for my grandsons!

What I really wish to convey is that Parker is more than just a college prep education. It’s a community that involves the whole family, not just parents, but grandparents as well. We want the excellence of Parker to truly be a legacy for generations to come! It is good for our grandchildren to see our interest and involvement. They are proud of their school, their school projects, their teachers, their friends, and they are learning that a Parker education and community is truly a family affair.”

Now, Ms. Forster is happy to give back to the School with her volunteerism and her philanthropic giving as best she can.

“Parker was there to help us when we needed it, now I hope to be there for Parker” concludes Ms. Forster.

The Grandparents’ Council is happy to have found the commitment from Paulette!

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2010 Lippitt Award

BY WILLIAM INGRAM, BOARD CHAIR

The recipient of the Henry Lippitt II ’29 Award was announced at the Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2010 on May 29. This award is the highest honor that Parker bestows on an adult member of our community who is not a student. Henry Lippitt II was an alumnus from the class of 1929, who demonstrated extraordinary dedication to the School through his later work as a trustee. In 1990, the Board of Trustees established this award in his name that is presented to an individual who truly distinguishes him or herself in service to the School.

This year’s honoree, Pam Wygod, joined the Parker community as an Upper School parent in the fall of 2000. She became a member of the Board of Trustees in 2002. She served on the Development Committee, which she co-chaired, in 2006.

It was a critical time for the School as we were in the midst of a capital campaign that would transform Parker’s Linda Vista campus. Pam and her husband Marty made the initial gift to our capital campaign. With their generous support, we were able to meet the goals of the campaign and raise the bar for philanthropy at Parker.

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Pam was a strong advocate for Parker on other fronts as well.

She hosted many admissions events at their home in Rancho Santa Fe and helped Parker establish a strong, visible presence in the North County.

She was instrumental in establishing a lacrosse program at Parker. Now in its seventh year, the lacrosse program involved 55 students this spring.

When their second child graduated from Parker, the Wygod family established the Carol Obermier and Chuck Wineholt Faculty Endowment, Pam Wygod which increases financial aid awards for children of Parker faculty and staff.

In a relatively short time, Pam had a tremendous impact. She jump-started the capital campaign, helped create the lacrosse program, and established an endowment to help faculty and staff children attend Parker. Her vision, energy and enthusiasm for Parker touched our community in many ways and left a tremendous legacy for the future.

As we gathered on the Lancer Lawn at Commencement, surrounded by our spectacular new facilities, it was very fitting that we honor a person who made such a lasting contribution to Parker.

It is with great respect and deep gratitude that the Board of Trustees conferred the Henry F. Lippitt II award upon Pam Wygod.

Pam was not able to join us at Commencement—she was in Baltimore, where her son Max ’06 and Parker classmate Matt Anderson ’06, members of the Duke lacrosse team, were competing to win a national title.

Lippitt Award Winners 1990—Mary Moore 1991—Ethel Lichtman 1992—Paul Barkley 1993—Phil Gildred 1994—Tawfiq Khoury 1995—Henry Lippitt II ’29 1996—Dr. Alan W. Johnson ’29 1997—Georganna Fletcher 1998—Katy & Chuck Philyaw 1999—Sharon Beamer 2000—Chuck Pooch 2001—Gert Koppel 2004—David Hale 2005—John Landis 2006—James T. Waring 2007—Carol Vassiliadis 2008—Darryl and Rita Solberg 2009—Mary Brown

“It is very fitting that we honor a person who made such a lasting contribution to Parker.”

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Board of Trustees 2009-2010 Board Members Bill Ingram, Chair Jimmy Anklesaria Tom Bancroft Richard Blumenthal, Head of School, ex-officio Annika Bohl, Parents’ Association President, ex-officio Dee Anne Canepa Richard Dicker Terry Gooding Lynn Gorguze Janice Howard McElroy William Jones Jon Lauer Bert Liang Julie Mebane Catherine Nicholas Michael O’Halloran Kathy Purdon Kirsten Rindal Jeff Silberman ’75 Hamilton Southworth Cathy Sullivan Ted Tchang ’81 Michael Thiemann Jeffrey VonBehren ’90 Brent Woods

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2010 annual meeting At the June 14 Annual Meeting, four members were re-elected for a second three-year term: Tom Bancroft (current parent), Terry Gooding (alumni parent and current grandparent), Jon Lauer (alumni parent and current parent), and Ted Tchang ’81 (alumnus and current parent).

Five new members were elected to serve their first three-year term: Shelley Benoit (current parent), Jane Trevor Fetter ’50 (alumna, current grandparent), Bill Gurtin (current parent), Julia Ingram (alumni parent and current parent), Phil White (current parent).

Tom Bancroft

Terry Gooding

Jon Lauer

Ted Tchang ’81

Shelley Benoit

Jane Trevor Fetter ’50

Bill Gurtin

Julia Ingram

To view the bios of these newly elected and reelected trustees, as well as the Annual Meeting minutes and Board Committee Reports, log on to http://www.francisparker.org and click on Board of Trustees in the About Us section. in memoriam

Former Francis Parker School Board President Mark Rhoads passed away on January 4, 2010. Mr.

Rhoads served two terms on the School’s Board of Trustees, from 1972 to 1975. His son, Craig is a member of the class of ’73.

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head of school search uPdate Trustees Jon Lauer and Dee Anne Canepa are the cochairs of the Head of School Search Committee; Trustees Richard Dicker, Kathy Purdon and Ted Tchang ’81 are also members of the committee.

In late May, they began soliciting resumes from potential candidates for the 2011-2012 school year, including key academic publications that are consulted by myriad members of academia both nationally and internationally.

In an e-mail to the Parker Community on May 21, Mr. Lauer and Ms. Canepa wrote, “The specific expectations laid out in our job description for a Head

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of School are reflective of the crucial input garnered during our richly productive meetings over recent months with members of our School’s senior administration, division heads, teachers, parents, grandparents, students and alumni. We are thankful to everyone who has taken the time to meet with us, send an e-mail or in some way communicate thoughts and wishes regarding the direction of the School and hopedfor qualities in our next Head of School. The opportunity to hear directly from members of our community has been invaluable in informing our process and guiding us in developing a set of criteria for leadership going forward.”

This summer, the committee collected and evaluated resumes with an eye toward scheduling preliminary interviews in the fall after the start of school. Once those candidates are identified, there will be another update from the committee, which will be sent by email and posted on the School’s website.

To view the job posting for yourself, we invite you to logon to the website and click the link for Head of School Search Update, which is located in the News Headlines on the home page.

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Parents’ Association Report

BY ANNIKA BOHL, PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT

The Parker Parents’ Association has now been around for almost 100 years, and enjoys a very collaborative and positive relationship with the School and with the Parker community. We work closely together to support and enhance Parker’s margin of educational excellence in four important ways: by facilitating communication between families and the School; by organizing student, parent and family activities; by providing parent education; and by raising funds for critical needs such as student scholarships and faculty fellowships.

of interest to their children’s age group, and enjoy Parker’s gorgeous new campuses. We also spearhead dozens of other gatherings such as Pet Day, which is now a half-century-old tradition; we work with the ASB to put on a truly community-building Homecoming Day for our students in grades JK through 12 and their families; and we sponsor what is arguably San Diego’s finest Halloween Carnival.

For new families who are just becoming part of the Parker community, we assign mentor families who help answer their questions and ease the transition.

Current and new parents of Parker students as well as grandparents and parents of alumni benefit from the communications of the Parents’ Association through monthly electronic newsletters packed with information about upcoming speakers, volunteer opportunities, and other items of interest to the whole parent community. We also have very professional web pages, where parents can easily access up-to-the-minute information about meetings and events, as well as an online directory of all current Parker families.

Our third goal is to provide parent education about social issues that affect our children, and this is another area where the Parents’ Association makes a huge contribution to the Parker experience. We work closely with the Lower, Middle and Upper School leadership to identify the topics that are most timely and important for their students, and then we team up with the administration and with other local independent schools to bring in experts who can address those topics for the benefit of both parent and student audiences. During the 09-10 school year, we sponsored three all-school events and hosted a dozen presentations focused on the specific divisions on topics including community service, raising a strong-willed child, teen-proofing, the influence of media on children, and bullying.

The Parents’ Association’s second goal is to promote fellowship within the School community by organizing student, parent and family activities.

Thanks to the thousands of dollars in savings generated by the recent move to electronic communications, we are able to host parent dinners by grade level where parents can get to know the parents of their children’s classmates, discuss topics

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the annual spring Gala, which despite the slumping economy, netted about $420,000 this year for student tuition assistance, faculty professional development grants, and the completion of the Capital Campaign.

The Parents’ Association also raises funds through book fairs, gently used uniform sales, and rebate programs such as eScrip, which provide a steady stream of revenue at no cost to Parker or the participants.

All of this is accomplished by an 11-person board working with 51 committee chairs, 91 room parents, and over 500 dedicated and enthusiastic parent volunteers. I’m awed and humbled by how much these amazing parents accomplish on behalf of Parker, and I invite the Parker community to share my pride in—and express their gratitude to—this fantastic network of support.

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2009-2010 PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD President

Annika Bohl

Secretary

Suzanne Emge

Treasurer

Julie Buechler

Lower School VPs

Ceri Keith ’86 and Marilyn Tobin

Middle School VPs

Shelley Benoit and Amy Ogle

Upper School VPs

Joy Brewster and Rita Waters

VP Ways & Means

Lynne Copeland

VP Parent Education

Sheryl Scarano with Stephanie BremondGascoigne

2009-2010 PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS Care & Concern Pilot

Karyn Speidel with Laura Schoenberg

Communications

Margery Squier

DADS

Bill Ganon

Rebate Programs

Deb Ehlers

Gala Chair

Karen Driscoll

Gala Auctionpay Chair

Sarah White

Gala Silent Auction Chairs

Gayle Nuffer and Sarah Stanton

Gala Live Auction Chair

Julia Ingram

Gala Underwriting Chair

Katherine Foster

Homecoming

Gayle Nuffer and Kathy Lindley

Mentor Program

Kathleen Thurman

Publications

Veronica Gerace

LS Book Fair

Caroline Coats, Katy Philyaw

LS Used Uniform Sale

Fabi Melbourn and Amie Wong-Hooker

LS Halloween Carnival

Susan Davey, Elizabeth Gordon, Iman

LS Homecoming

Deirdre Mick and Erik Keskinen

LS Mentor Program

Sarah Stanton

and Marilyn Tobin

DeGano, and Anne Dixon Fitzgerald

LS JK Pancake Breakfast

Susan Bonanno

LS Culture Week

Renee Linton-Isaacson and Wendee Pratt

LS World Art/Music Festival

Patsy Tomlin

LS Pet Day

Caroline Rentto Wohl ’86 and

MS Mentor Program

Laura Schoenberg

Susan Millard-Davis MS/US Used Uniform Sale

Andrea Goicoechea

US Float Building Dinner

Cindy Black Brody and Katherine Grigoriadis

US Homecoming Dance

Emily Jennewein

US Grad Night

Suzanne Suttie, Nancy Aul and Judy Melville

US Mentor Program

Sue Alpert

US Memory Project

Stella Weil

US 9th-Grade Reps

Chris Stow and Gail Hutcheson

US 10th-Grade Reps

Cherri Benes and Greer Knopf Scott

US 11th-Grade Reps

Valerie Kent and Stephanie Saathoff

US 12th-Grade Reps

DeAndrea Brazel and Katherine Grigoriadis

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Gala Giving School spirit was never more evident at a Parker event than at this year’s Parents’ Association Gala, Back to the Future, held on May 8. From current ParkerWear to vintage letter jackets and prom dresses and everything in between, this school dance had it all and raised more than $420,000 as a result.

As always, the beneficiaries of the gala proceeds are the endowment funds for Student Financial Aid, Faculty Professional Development and the Generations Capital Campaign. This annual spring fundraiser, produced and sponsored by the Parents’ Association, is our premiere all-school event, and we are most grateful to all the volunteers who planned, procured, promoted and produced this terrific evening. We are pleased to recognize the following donors and underwriters whose tax-deductible gifts were greater than $1,000.

$15,000 and above Bridgepoint Education, on behalf of the Clark, McAuliffe and Woodard Families Lake|Flato Architects Mr. and Mrs. Manfred Swarovski Carol Vassiliadis $10,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Eve Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hutcheson Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Miller Mr. Scott Peters and Ms. Lynn Gorguze $5,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bancroft Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Canepa Mr. David Gray and Ms. Sarah White The late Joseph and Lou Anne Kellman Ms. Elizabeth Mills Rudolph & Sletten Mr. and Mrs. Bob Scarano ’75 Mrs. Catherine Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Whalen Mr. Brent Woods and Dr. Laurie Mitchell $2,500 and above Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Benoit Mr. Rick Bosse and Mr. Jan Steinert Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gurtin Robin Hensley Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ingram Mr. William D. Jones and Mrs. Cheryl Sueing-Jones Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mahoney RBT Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Silberman ’75 Mr. Ted Tchang ’81 and Dr. Alice Mo Mr. and Mrs. Greg Velasquez

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$1,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Marty Bohl Dr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Considine ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Driscoll Duane Morris LLP Mr. John Dunn and Ms. Deanna Baker Mr. Paul Ecke III and Ms. Julie Hampton Tom & Katherine Foster Keitha Giannella Dr. and Mrs. Paulo Guillinta Narma Kaid Mr. and Mrs. Jon R. Lauer Dr. and Mrs. Mike Mahaffey Mr. and Mrs. Billy Martin Rob and Chris ’79 McGregor Mr. and Mrs. James Ogle III Mr. Michael O’Halloran & Ms. Margaret Mann Mr. and Mrs. John Pasha Qualcomm Matching Fund Dr. and Mrs. Luis F. Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sellick Sandra and Sheldon Sherman Drs. Ricardo & Nelda Soltero Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tauber Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Valencia Alfredo and Kathy ’84 Valverde Mr. Emil Wohl and Mrs. Caroline Rentto Wohl ’86

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Lower School Report

BY BOB GILLINGHAM, HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

Bob Gillingham FROM BALANCED LITERACY, TO MATH IN FOCUS, TO AN EXPANDED SPANISH CURRICULUM, THERE’S MORE TO LOVE ABOUT THE LOWER SCHOOL.

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For the first time in a very long time, the Lower School began a school year with the same faculty who had finished the year before. Consequently, grade-level and department teams were very strong, working collaboratively on wellunderstood goals, and poised for a year of great success.

was apparent to everyone that the skills learned were resulting in much more effective instruction and much deeper engagement and understanding. As we move into our third year of using this approach, we are all anticipating even greater achievements and successes.

Lower School faculty continued their training in Balanced Literacy, a combination of strategies and approaches designed to address individual students’ needs and to provide appropriate instruction and challenges, with the return and assistance of Sara Knox, the Lower School literacy specialist who had been on maternity leave. She quickly integrated herself into the life of the classrooms, guiding teachers and students alike as they all became more confident. Soon, it

Last year also ushered in a significant change in math as the Lower School adopted Math in Focus, the Americanized version of Singapore Math. The School had been looking for a program that would strengthen our students’ conceptual understanding of math to allow for a much broader range of math skills. Students had been very successful in working algorithms, but they sometimes struggled with application and problem solving in unique situations. With the adoption

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of this new program, teachers immediately saw advancements in the students’ understanding of numbers, their willingness to persevere in problem solving and their flexibility in using more than one comfortable strategy to reach solutions. Additional training and collaboration next year will allow us to advance the program even further for the benefit of the students.

will be grouped with others at or near the same level so they may be advanced or supported as required.

(For more details on the new Associate Teachers who will join the Lower School faculty this fall, see pp. 39-40.)

Lower School students enjoyed a very productive, successful year as they advanced significantly in In the coming year, Parent volunteerism continues to provide the fine and performing Lower School Spanish arts, in their physical incredible support for Lower School will undergo some fitness, and in their changes intended to programs, in and out of the classrooms. academics. Student advance the program meetings on the from simple exposure playground allowed various teachers and of language to a true academic curriculum with administrators to talk about a given grade level’s specific outcomes at every grade level. An additional achievements and to set additional goals. Ultimately, teacher, Jamie Herold, has been hired to allow for the students were remarkably kind to each other and daily instruction of Spanish at every grade level, both thoughtful and engaged in their community. junior-kindergarten through fifth grade. Students Student Squires informed admissions visitors about will move to Spanish as a grade level, allowing for the School; student representatives provided a differentiation among the three classes. Students student voice in student council meetings; crossing

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guards ensured the safety of pedestrians; and various groups, including the chorus, shared their talents with the greater community in concerts and programs.

Parent volunteerism continues to provide incredible support for Lower School programs, in and out of the classrooms. Traditional activities such as the Halloween Carnival, Pet Day, Book Fairs and Used-Clothing Sales are so beautifully organized, staffed and run by parents, and we all benefit. The Parents’ Association has been a close partner in so many aspects of Lower School life, and the organization becomes more efficient, effective and appreciated every year. The Lower School community is grateful for their involvement and assistance.

The Lower School teachers, staff, students and parents are all looking forward to even greater achievements and successes in the 2010-11 school year, and come September, we’ll be ready!

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Middle School Report

BY PAT MCKENNA, HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

WHAT A WHIRLWIND YEAR! THIS YEAR WENT SO FAST! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S ALREADY TIME FOR PROMOTION! These were just some of the familiar sentiments shared by faculty and students alike as we finished our school year in June, and they are great indicators of the vibrant, energetic, sometimes hectic, and always upbeat atmosphere in the Middle School. Certainly 2009-2010 was no exception, as we started the year with some significant changes, continued the positive momentum of programs newly created and implemented, and began some new initiatives in the spirit of ongoing evolution and improvement.

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As one of the “changes” this year myself, I was so fortunate to arrive at Parker last July and find a dedicated and incredibly motivated faculty and staff ready to welcome and support a new leader.

Working together with such a great team made for a smooth transition and enabled us to keep our collective energy focused on delivering the challenging, interactive and innovative program for which the Middle School is known.

Completed last August, our new Linda Vista facilities are magnificent, and the additional Middle School spaces are designed to truly meet the needs of our young adolescent learners. The Lawrence Middle School Commons quickly became the center of our community, with classes, displays, speakers, presentations and Community Meetings occurring in this multi-purpose room regularly. Middle Schoolers took advantage of our new state-of-the-art learning spaces for woodworking, ceramics, art, dance and music classes, and romped on the new Sport Court after school.

J. Crivello Hall added a beautiful and professional-style setting for performances and assemblies.

The Life Skills Program rolled out successfully in its first year, and engaged students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades. Originally conceived in response to a need to articulate and document the many ways in which

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OUR NEW LINDA VISTA FACILITIES ARE MAGNIFICENT, AND THE ADDITIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL SPACES ARE DESIGNED TO TRULY MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR YOUNG ADOLESCENT LEARNERS.

the Middle School program supported the non-academic needs of our students, this unique program provides a framework for authentically living the Parker vision of educating the whole child. Dean of Students Barbara Ostos ’97 led a full year of collaborative discussion and research on best-practices to integrate activities focused on student well-being. The resulting program, facilitated by Middle School Advisors, incorporates our grade level themes, highlights our core values, provides curricular connections, and guides students in exploring the varied social and emotional issues so critical in adolescence. Next year, using feedback from students, parents and faculty, we will continue to refine the Life Skills Program, with the goal of fully embedding it as part of the core Middle School curriculum.

performance-based assessment as well as fun competition. The math department explored ways to enable students to delve into content more deeply and to demonstrate understanding through writing and application. In its third year, the Writing Team has evolved into a Professional Learning Community of faculty dedicated to improving writing instruction through collaborating on assessment rubrics and process. As part of professional development work during the summer, Middle School faculty worked in a variety of combinations to align curriculum across the three divisions, create new interdisciplinary learning activities, to gain exposure to new teaching methods, and to further incorporate electronic and online resources as part of our program.

Our Global Education efforts culminated in another Discovery Week adventure for our eighth grade students. Three groups traveled overseas to France, Spain and China, and a fourth explored San Diego and Los Angeles for a cultural and educational experience. Tied to our eighth grade theme of “global awareness,” the program was enhanced this year with the inclusion of family homestay opportunities for students in France and Spain. The true value of this experience was brought home to all of us at the post-trip Discovery Week Share Out presentations, which were held in J. Crivello Hall. Students shared skits, journal entries, anecdotes and photos, and spoke poignantly to their parents about how fortunate they feel to be here at Parker and to have the opportunity for this type of experience. In the coming year, trip offerings will expand to include additional options related to our curriculum, including an environmental excursion to Costa Rica, and a visit to Washington DC focused on American History.

The Middle School Arts Program enjoyed an amazing year, culminating in the Spring Arts Night, with performances and displays simultaneously in three venues on campus. Middle Schoolers “rocked the house” outside on the courtyard during the Rock Project performance, and starred in the Middle School musical performance of the Broadway show 13. Our new dance program debuted with rousing success, and Middle School dancers also supported the fall Middle School drama production. Chorus, orchestra, strings and band classes displayed their talents at performances throughout the year, and the visual arts classes produced beautiful work that was displayed on campus in the Commons and Rose Art Gallery, and in Del Mar at the San Diego County Fair.

On the academic side, our program continued to thrive, and ongoing faculty focus on curriculum revision and enhancement resulted in challenging learning experiences for students. Traditional activities such as the Renaissance Project incorporated a new collaborative team approach during the research phase in the library, allowing teachers to give more meaningful feedback during this process.

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Embracing the new is part of our tradition here at Parker, with sights set on educating our students to be critical thinkers, lifelong learners, and responsible members of the global community. We anticipate another exciting and challenging year in 2010-2011, look forward to strengthening connections with the Lower and Upper Schools, delving into the role of assessment in our program, and assuring that our students have the skills and support they need to experience success in their Middle School careers and beyond.

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Upper School Annual Report

BY PATRICK MITCHELL, HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL (1991-2010) ROUTINE IS THE ENEMY OF EXCELLENCE.

Patrick Mitchell

The very important work of building a good school begins with the seemingly inconsequential task of determining school colors, mascot, alma mater, and perhaps a school crest. But this process of “branding” is crucial to establishing an identity around which the school community can rally. Although these are often the most visible traditions seen by the general public, other traditions serve to establish—on a much deeper level—the ethos of the school.

At Parker, such traditions might include Dr. Gillingham greeting and shaking the hands of Lower School students as they arrive on campus each morning, the “Coming to America” and Ikidarod projects in the Middle School, and “Do the Right Thing” and the “4 As of Lancer Excellence” program in the Upper School. These examples, and others like them, speak to the enduring values a school holds dear.

While traditions serve the very important purpose of helping to establish school identity, build community, and cement alumni loyalty, they also do so at the risk of becoming hidebound. Undue emphasis on tradition e.g., “This is the way we’ve

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daily routine of school. But now the classrooms are complete.

Good schools are, in part, characterized by their commitment to establishing and honoring a unique set of traditions. Such work is a discipline, one that effectively codifies a school’s own version of “best practices” and creates a shared culture—the foundation of a community.

Now the buildings reflect and encourage the excellence we strive for in the classroom.

The 2009-10 school year delivered on the proclamation that “routine is the enemy of excellence.” In the past year, life on the Upper School campus was seldom routine. In every respect—buildings, program, and personnel—it was witness to substantive, evolutionary change.

As Francis Parker School closes in on its centennial celebration, the School is engaged in a complete makeover, one that honors its traditions without jeopardizing its future. buildings

always done it,” can leave schools one step away from becoming moribund, their programs and public identity stagnant in the face of change.

Consequently, it behooves all organizations to embrace purposeful change.

A few years ago, I said to the Upper School faculty and staff, “Routine is the enemy of excellence.” The address was intended as a salutary preface to the inevitable disruption in a system that accompanies wholesale change in its operation. The School was nearing completion of a dramatic campus renewal, one that witnessed a razing of the existing buildings and their replacement with award-winning, state-ofthe-art facilities. From start to finish, it had been a long process, requiring many adjustments in the

The word “renaissance” implies a flowering of ideas and innovation. Fittingly, the conclusion of the Master Plan for the Linda Vista campus involved the opening of the new arts complex (music, performing, and visual). Located at the heart of the campus, the buildings now link the athletics and the academics in both form and function.

At last…there are now multiple spaces in which to train the burgeoning pool of artistic talent that exists in the Upper School. Supplementing the addition of the new classrooms were the openings of two notable venues—J. Crivello Hall and the Rose Art Gallery. There are now two more much-lauded performance spaces in which to showcase our student talent.

Meanwhile, another window on the arts at Parker was opened to public viewing with the introduction of a dedicated dance studio.

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At the risk of being immodest, it’s fair to say that the merging of program, buildings, and talent will mark a new renaissance in the arts at Parker. What was already very good became surpassingly good. In fact, it became excellent.

Program

It can be argued that a good school is characterized more by the quality of its teachers than by its program. Indeed, without the excellence of the former there is little hope for the success of the latter. Good program grows out of the work of good teachers and that was especially evident in the Upper School this past year. Change, change, and more change was the mantra on everyone’s lips:

NEW HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL PAUL BARSKY ARRIVED ON JULY 1, FROM THE HEWITT SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY, WHERE HE WAS HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL. MR. BARSKY’S EXTENSIVE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES HISTORY DEPARTMENT CHAIR AT THE SPENCE SCHOOL, HUMANITIES TEACHER AT THE BARNARD SCHOOL, AND HISTORY TEACHER

Essential Understandings for every course

ALL IN NEW YORK CITY. (TO LEARN MORE,

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Introduction of a trimester system

SEE HIS BIO ON P39).

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Elimination of first semester final exams

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One grade for the year

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Rubrics for Assessment

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Interim Program (workshops, internships, global travel: China, Colombia, Philippines, South Africa, Vietnam) Dance Program

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Smart Science, Biotechnology/Epidemiology, etc.

Program is the outgrowth of mission and the work of its teachers. 2009-10 was a benchmark year for Parker’s program in the Upper School, one in which

As we approach our centennial, Parker has never been stronger—in form or in function. This year’s outcomes, as seen in the class of 2010, speak to that strength: —

129 seniors (record enrollment)

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mean SAT numbers: critical reading = 633 math = 647 writing = 637 mean score of 1,917 out of 2,400

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21 students accepted to an Ivy League school; 38% of those who applied received acceptances vs. the national average of 10.6%.

AT THE PROFESSIONAL CHILDREN’S SCHOOL,

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In late September, I announced my retirement from Parker, effective June 30, 2010. It would mark the end of my 19-year tenure as Head of the Upper School.

there was a renaissance in thinking and action. It augurs well for the future.

Personnel

A mature campus, operating at full enrollment, should see little change in personnel. That’s especially true if the program is operating effectively, as determined by measurable outcomes— AP scores, college admission, performance, athletic competition, etc. The addition of a new dance program (Deborah Stern) and enhancement of the science program (Dr. Hima Joshi) resulted in the only classroom changes in the Upper School this year. At the same time, significant change was afoot in the administration of the School.

Just as a strong mind is essential to success in life, so too is a strong body. The class of 2010 provided the talent and leadership that would result in multiple league and CIF banners, including the State Finals in football and the Regional Finals in basketball, girls’ soccer and volleyball. In every sense it was a banner year for Parker athletics.

In last year’s Annual Report on the State of the Upper School, I began with a quote from Lord Byron: I am not now / That which I have been.

As we prepare to begin a new school year, Francis Parker School is the same, and yet it is different.

We are not now that which we have been.

At the risk of being immodest, it’s fair to say that the merging of program, buildings, and talent will mark a new renaissance in the arts at Parker. What was already very good became surpassingly good. In fact, it became excellent.

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Inspiring Curiosity

BY DAVID WAHLSTROM, COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

AT 17, SHE’S PUBLISHED ARTICLES ON HER WORK,

“IT’S REALLY FUN AND WE LEARN A LOT ABOUT

PRESENTED RESEARCH TO PROFESSIONALS,

SCIENCE,” SAID PARKER FIFTH-GRADER LAUREN

ORGANIZED A SCIENCE CLUB AND INSPIRED HACKIM, WHO ALSO EXPRESSED INTEREST IN

YOUNGER GIRLS TO CONSIDER ALL THAT THE WORLD OF SCIENCE HAS TO OFFER.

POSSIBLY PURSUING A PROFESSION IN SCIENCE.

It’s 3:30pm on March 25 in Roberta Imbimbo’s classroom on the Mission Hills campus when the bell rings. A few more girls find their way into the classroom, as do two young boys. Mrs. Imbimbo greets the girls and the boys very similarly, with one clear exception. After she says hello to both, she politely says goodbye to the boys who reluctantly leave with still-curious expressions on their faces.

When she does, smiles come over the faces of the girls because the girls know that what goes on every other Thursday in this particular classroom is only for them, and it was started by someone who inspires many things in each member, including the club sponsor.

March 21 in the New York Times, a report by the American Association of University Women sheds light on how stereotypes and cultural biases can still impede the overall success of women, despite the gains made in recent years by women in the fields of math and science.

The Science Club was started in the 2008-2009 school year by Ayesha Bose for girls in grades 3-5 at the Lower School. Bose, a member of Parker’s class of 2011, started the club in an effort to encourage a life-long love for science and learning.

While it was dubbed a Science Club, the founder wanted to encourage attendance from anyone, not just those interested in science. She tells potential club members who might not be that interested in science, “This is a huge field and there are so many things you can do if you find your niche.”

The club has averaged just under 20 participants since its inception. Those who do attend are eager to learn.

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A similar article published by Guardian News and Media in England reports the number of women who have careers in science is dwindling at an alarming pace.

“Club members experience hands-on learning that encourages them to get involved with science and science-related activities instead of sitting on the sidelines,” said Bose. “My hope is to get them asking questions, to inspire curiosity and to help bring big concepts to life.”

Inspiring girls at a young age to participate in the field of science is vital to an industry and profession that has come under scrutiny recently for its lack of women in the field.

According to an article by Tamar Lewin published

“Many of these problems feed on each other: if women are not acknowledged for the work they accomplish, there are less female role models to show to girls interested in science; if women cannot receive recognition for their accomplishments in the sciences, they may end up changing careers; if instructors and classmates believe the stereotypes about women and the sciences, women will be judged more harshly for mistakes and receive less support, increasing dropout rates; if less women graduate with degrees in science and technology, less women are available to compete for positions.”

If this statement is true, and the numbers seem to support it, then Ayesha Bose is the breath of fresh air that her chosen field requires. Her Science Club could be a model used around the country to spark a surge in numbers, not only for women in science, but for inspiring a love of learning and a curiosity that

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sparks great achievements in all fields.

While inspiring the next generation to have a passion for anything may be unexpected from most young people, for Bose, it is just part of who she is. If you know her, or simply meet her for just a few minutes, you soon realize she is a oneof-a-kind talent who will succeed in whatever path she eventually chooses. More than likely, that path will be science-related.

In addition to her starting the Science Club last year at Parker, Bose was accepted as an apprentice from the Office of Naval Research, Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP) at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) in San Diego. She received a $1,500 stipend and spent the summer of 2009 working in the robotics lab under the mentorship of Dr. Lorraine Duffy. To read the article Ayesha wrote about the experience “A Student at SPAWAR”, go to http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/imagine/20100506_INH /index.php?startid=18#/18 Following her time at SPAWAR, she presented her summer project research to some of the finest intellectual minds this country has to offer at NASA. Subsequently, Bose was asked to continue working with the NASA online learning communities, which she has done since the beginning of her junior year. She was also offered a paid residential internship from NASA with the Interdisciplinary

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National Science Program incorporating Research and Education Experience (INSPIRE) project.

TALK ABOUT BRINGING BIG CONCEPTS TO LIFE And now, not to be outdone by her accomplishments last year, Bose learned in March that she is one of 80 students from around the world invited to attend the Research Science Institute at MIT for six weeks this summer. Her selection was based on her essays, prior research experience, extracurricular activities and recommendations from her teachers.

RSI is open to selected students during the summer before their final year in high school and of the 80 students invited, only 45 are from the United States.

She was one of only two from the state of California.

According to the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE), “Each summer, 80 of the world’s most accomplished high school students gather at MIT for Research Science Institute. Invited students enjoy a six-week program designed to kick start their careers of leadership in science, math, engineering and technology.

Participants experience the entire research cycle from start to finish. They read the most current literature in their field, draft and execute a detailed research plan and deliver conference style oral and written reports on their findings.

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CEE to select RSI students solely on the basis of their accomplishments and intellectual potential.”

THINK OF IT AS A SCIENCE CLUB TO THE NTH DEGREE To say that there are many who are extremely proud of Bose and of what she has and will continue to accomplish, would be an extreme understatement. Her parents are certainly counted among those who beam with pride when talking of her.

“We are very happy about her accomplishments and express our sincere gratitude to Parker teachers for providing such a fantastic science and arts rich environment for our daughter,” said her mother Krishna Roy Bose. “The teachers make all the difference. Opportunities like the Science Olympiad, FIRST Robotics, Academic League, History Day, Girls Science club, Shakespeare seminar, orchestra and so many others provided the environment that our daughter needed to thrive.”

Ayesha’s teachers at Parker, sees no problem with that happening.

“Whenever I see her, she is all smiles and willing to help,” said Moerder. “She is one of those young women who is truly making a difference and inspiring other girls to explore the world of science.”

THAT INSPIRATION DOESN’T STOP WITH THE GIRLS IN THE CLUB “She inspires me,” said Imbimbo. “I plan on continuing to sponsor the Science Club even after Ayesha graduates next year.”

While women in science will still have significant barriers to break down for many years to come, a few cracks in the current infrastructure are becoming apparent, thanks in some part to the work being done by Bose and the Science Club. And, as Parker approaches its millennial celebration in 2012-13, Inspiring Excellence Since 1912 is exemplified by students like Ayesha Bose.

Following her amazing opportunity this summer at MIT, Bose returned to Parker for her senior year, where she will continue working with the Science Club she started as a sophomore. Her hope is to continue growing the club and getting as many young girls as possible interested in science and the future it can provide them. Susan Moerder, Upper School Science Department Chair, and one of

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College Counseling Report

BY TERRI DEVINE, DEAN OF COLLEGE COUNSELING

I THINK THE CLASS OF 2010 WILL ALWAYS HOLD

two years, dropping their admit rate to 20%, compared to 27% in 2008. Here in California, the University of California system saw record increases in applications alongside the largest budget cuts in higher education in the State’s history. As a result, our State universities were forced to enroll fewer students and several campuses began using waitlists for the first time.

A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS… For Bob Hurley and me, the class of 2010 is our first graduating class from Parker. We began as “freshmen” right along with 129 members of the class (the largest graduating class in Parker’s history) in the fall of 2006.

The students in the class of 2010 were offered acceptances at 193 different Together, in excited and nervous anticipation, colleges across the United States and around the world. They filed a IMPROV AND ORIGAMI we navigated a new campus, made new record number of applications—1,445! And, 69 seniors (53% of the ARTISTS, DANCERS, HOCKEY friends, and eventually felt at home at 6501 class) applied to at least one college through an early review program.

STARS, ACTRESSES, Linda Vista Road. While the students One hundred-ten students (85% of the class) were admitted to at least Terri Devine COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, discovered new classes and teachers, we one Most or Highly Competitive college (according to the Barron’s ROBOT BUILDERS, FOOTBALL Guide.) Twenty-one students (16% of the class) were admitted to Ivy explored new buildings, collaborated with colleagues, and worked to develop new programs and procedures. We enjoyed watching the CHAMPS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, League schools. (Three of the 21 students admitted to Ivy League class come together through shared experiences, and similarly, we TUBA PLAYERS, POTTERS, schools turned down their offers and chose to enroll at MIT and developed our own team in the College Counseling office.

POETS, PILOTS AND PASTRY Stanford instead.)

CHEFS…THE STUDENTS Throughout our four years together, we spent many hours with The class of 2010 will be attending 75 different colleges in 24 states. each member of the class discussing course schedules, extraFOLLOWED THEIR HEARTS Popular destinations include: USC (10), NYU (7), LMU (6), Brown (4), curricular engagements, summer programs, community service INTO A STUNNING VARIETY OF Oregon (4), Tufts (4) and Yale (4.) 12 students will attend UC schools options, testing plans, and more. Our message to the class of 2010 ACTIVITIES AND AMAZED US next year, and two will opt for Cal State schools. Our students also remained the same each year: Pursue the things you enjoy, challenge consider public education beyond the state’s boundaries—public AT EVERY TURN. yourselves, and find ways to share your unique gifts and talents with universities in Oregon, Michigan, Hawaii, Colorado, Arizona, the School and local communities. In doing so, the students began to discover their Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Washington will all draw students from the unique passions…and as a result, they have found their way to amazing colleges class. Four students will attend women’s colleges (Smith, Barnard, and Scripps.) and exciting career paths.

Three students will attend art schools (The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, In spite of staggering college admission statistics again this year, we are pleased Pratt, and the Rhode Island School of Design,) and one will attend The Culinary to report that the class of 2010 navigated this competitive landscape extremely Institute of America. Once again, we have a few students who are about to embark well. The class included 56 boys (43%); 73 girls (57%); 41 “lifers” (32%); and had a upon a gap year; including a professional ballet dancer who will tour with the mean cumulative grade point average of 3.9 (weighted).

American Ballet Theatre next year! Goal One in the college process is finding those colleges that fit the individual. Parker students clearly forge their own To give just a few examples of the level of competition our students faced in the paths extremely well. college admission process this year…

Dartmouth experienced a record number of applications, lowering their admit rate to just 11%. Rice saw their applications climb 11% from a year ago, and as a result, their acceptance rate drops to 20%. Duke admitted under 15% of those who applied (after an 11% increase in applications), making it the most competitive year in their history. At Wesleyan University, applications have risen 30% in last

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As the college acceptances began to roll in this year, we began to hear comments like, “Wow! You’ve had a great year in College Counseling!” And, while it makes us happy to know that things are perceived as “great,” we often wonder how the term is being measured. In our eyes, the class of 2010 is a wonderful compilation of young people who pursued greatness in every endeavor. Improv and origami

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artists, dancers, hockey stars, actresses, community activists, robot builders, football champs, photographers, tuba players, potters, poets, pilots and pastry chefs…the students followed their hearts into a stunning variety of activities and amazed us at every turn. We watched as they spent months building robots for competition, and websites for History Day, practiced for hours for championship games and dramatic performances, and spent hours painting or spinning clay on the wheel. We were amazed at their dedication that spilled over into evenings and weekends…long after the demands of an academically rigorous day. We cheered them onto victory at Qualcomm, laughed hysterically as they competed (and WON!) against professional Improv teams, fed and encouraged them during long and challenging AP exams, consoled and congratulated them during ASB elections, and openly wept at their performances in “A Piece of My Heart.”

As academics, athletes, and artists, the students rose to the highest levels of achievement, and made us all incredibly proud. We’ve had four amazing years together, and the class of 2010 will forever have a “piece of our hearts.”

Congratulations!

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Community Programs Report

BY CAROL JENSEN, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Carol Jensen WITH THE NUMEROUS ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR DEMANDS FACED BY PARKER STUDENTS, IT IS ASTOUNDING HOW THEY CONTINUOUSLY DEDICATE SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY TO COMMUNITY SERVICE. THIS YEAR, STUDENTS SET A NEW RECORD WITH 12,804 HOURS VOLUNTEERED IN THE COMMUNITY, ACROSS A WIDE DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS. WHETHER SERVING MEALS TO HOMELESS SENIORS, TUTORING LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, OR RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER, PARKER STUDENTS NOT ONLY STRIVE TO FULFILL COLONEL PARKER’S GOAL OF “GOOD CITIZENSHIP,” BUT THEY DO IT WITH ENTHUSIASM AND AMBITION.

The school year kicked off with AIDS Awareness Week, culminating in Parker’s participation in the 20th annual AIDS Walk, held in Balboa Park. The week’s events educated students about the causes and treatment for HIV/AIDS, the social stigmas surrounding the disease, as well as global issues like access to adequate care for HIV-positive patients in the developing world. Parker showed its support for the cause, organizing a team comprised of members of the faculty, staff, students, as well as family and friends for the Walk. Once again, Francis Parker School had the largest team.

One reason for Parker’s outstanding service in the community is the kids who embark on ambitious projects on their own, going above and beyond the required hours. John Papatheofanis ’12 dedicated 20 hours with the YES Program of FOCUS North America in Skid Row, Los Angeles, where he prepared and served food and clothing to the homeless population. John wrote, “I was constantly at work for those three days… I have gained much more appreciation for what I have.” In addition, John visited Tijuana, where he worked 40 hours with Project Mexico in building a house for a family of four.

As president of Teen Senior Connect, Leann Bui ’12 contributed over 130 hours, spread out week by week, tutoring and assisting senior citizens with using computers. Founded in 2006 by Erica Schild ’08, TSC provides a way for student volunteers to help seniors become familiar with e-mail and the Web, enabling them to stay in touch with friends and family. “Anyone can volunteer,” Leann says, emphasizing Parker students’ wide aptitude with computers. Leann coordinated all the events of TSC on her own, scheduling events with senior centers and student volunteers. The group has a website: www.tsconnect.org.

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McGill School of Success in North Park. McGill’s Sunrise to Sunset after-school tutoring program provided daily opportunities with a variety of programs including reading, games, and artistic expression. Parker students have been going to McGill for several years as part of the Kids Read To Kids program, where they read to kindergartners taught by Parker alumna Ellen Carroll ’90.

Upper School Social Studies teacher Phil Trotter organized a group of Parker students in his Global Issues and Social Justice class to work with the International Rescue Committee in helping refugee children. The refugee children, victims of religious or political persecution, come mostly from Somalia and Burma. Phil Trotter’s students traveled weekly to Marshall Elementary School to tutor and mentor the children.

The diversity of projects is perhaps best demonstrated by this year’s Global Education trips, which took place in the Philippines, South Africa, Colombia, China, and Vietnam. Service activities included teaching English as a second language, work at a Panda Preserve, work at an orphanage on a Buddhist monastery, and copra farming in a rural village. The trips gave students a small glimpse of life in societies in need.

Music teachers Lisa Roudebush and Phil Lean brought students to Potiker Senior Family Residence and Green Manor to provide entertainment for low-income seniors.

Art teacher David Marienthal coordinated The Memory Project again this year. Photos of orphans from El Salvador, Uganda and Bolivia are sent to Parker and the art students paint portraits from the pictures that are returned to the children at the orphanage.

ASB Community Service representative, Morgan Gerace ’11, planned the highly successful Sleep-Out Project, which addressed the issue of homelessness. She

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The time and effort these students devote to helping those in need demonstrates the commitment of the Parker community to the development of thoughtfulness, consideration for others, and appreciation for social service.

also headed the holiday Adopt-A-Family program and was president of the 3C Club that held activities benefitting the homeless community.

Also during the Interim week in February, the Francis Parker School class of 2013 engaged in service learning projects with eight local agencies, where students confronted issues of hunger and homelessness while learning the significance of their service. Representatives from the agencies visited the School and presented the class with facts about the challenges they and those they are helping face every day. The students became aware of how the agencies enable thousands of San Diegans to survive. Students learned from Fr. Joe Carroll about how those served at Toussaint Academy, a school for homeless youth, receive an education and life skills training so that they are eventually able to sustain themselves independently.

Students devoted most of the following day to the needs and betterment of the

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organizations. At Toussaint Academy, students painted the dining room, cleaned the kitchen and organized the library. At Senior Community Centers, students prepared and served food for the residents. At the Alpha Project, students organized and distributed clothing, blankets, and food to the homeless in downtown San Diego. For many of the visiting students, the experience provided a jarring first-hand glimpse of homelessness. Most had never seen or interacted with peers who are without a home, parents, or a guarantee of food and health care.

Reflecting on her experience at Toussaint, one student said the experience “made me appreciate my life more to see how these kids thrive with the little they had.”

One student said her desire to be a doctor with an NGO was reinforced by her experience. After visiting the Alpha Project, another student wrote, “These people were so kind and hopeful that we left inspired to keep helping. I definitely plan on returning to the Alpha Project and I thank everyone for the incredible experience.”

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In March, Parker participated in the 2nd Annual San Diego Walk for Water. Led

by Liza Gurtin ’12, Keerthi Reddy ’10 and Morgan Gerace ’11, Parker students organized and participated in the walk, held at De Anza Cove on World Water Day. Project Concern International, a non-profit health and humanitarian organization, enlisted the help of a team of high school students from Parker, La Jolla Country Day, The Bishop’s School, and La Jolla High to assist with planning the walk. Proceeds raised from the walk were used to build wells in rural villages in Tanzania this summer.

riding program, followed by therapy with the psychotherapists.

Thailand. She made two trips to the school, personally delivering the books and spent time in the classrooms reading to the students and conducting art projects.

Keerthi Reddy ’10, the 2010 Community Service Award recipient, used her many talents to benefit the community in her four years at Parker. She used her musical talent to help raise money for low-income students to study music. She planned a huge used clothing sale to benefit our School and the local community. As an artist and member of the Art Club, Keerthi created an art project for low-income seniors, provided refreshments and played her guitar for entertainment. As a junior, she was on the inaugural committee for Project Concern International’s Walk for Water and was instrumental in the success of the first walk that raised enough money to provide the first well for a village in Nicaragua. And in the summer before her senior year, she worked full-time for nine weeks for the National Foundation for Women Legislators.

Victoria Bry ’11 combined her love of horses and making movies to coordinate with the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association to produce a video with therapists working with military veterans in the Horses for Heroes program. The video was shot by wounded veterans from Semper Productions; with the approval of the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, Victoria and the crew interviewed and filmed five Army and Marine veterans as they participated in the

Colonel Francis W. Parker believed that students should learn by doing and be encouraged to understand and fulfill their responsibilities as citizens of the community and the nation. The time and effort these students devote to helping those in need demonstrates this commitment of the Parker community to the development of thoughtfulness, consideration for others, and appreciation for social service.

Two senior girls completed their Girl Scout Gold Award. Senior Samantha Sheehan’s project involved a book drive for the Wat Lamai Elementary School in

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Athletic Report

BY DAN KUIPER, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Our coaches encourage our student athletes to view their athletic experiences as critical to understanding how to: work together with others in overcoming adversity; make personal sacrifices for the good of others; demonstrate dedication, commitment and respect, and live a balanced lifestyle. Players and coaches alike are grateful for the opportunities available through Francis Parker School. In fact, the 2009 - 2010 school year was an excellent year for Parker athletics.

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League Championships: Western League—Boys’ Volleyball Coastal League—Football, Girls’ Golf, Boys’ Golf, Softball, Baseball, Boys’ Tennis

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CIF San Diego Section Champions: Football, Boys’ Basketball, Girls’ Soccer, Boys’ Volleyball

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State CIF Spirit of Sport Award Nominees: Rob Rosas ’10 — Football, Mackenzie Gaura ’10 —Girls’ Tennis, Andrew Greenberg ’10 —Boys’ Basketball, Bizzy Lincoln ’10—Girls’ Soccer, Vivi Mendez ’10 —Girls’ Lacrosse, and Ryan Gross ’10 —Boys’ Volleyball

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CIF San Diego Section AllAcademic Teams—Boys’ Golf, 3.64 team GPA; Boys’ Soccer, 3.60 team GPA Sailing team—Cressy National Championship (High School Singlehanded Championship), Max Hutcheson ’10 4th place.

High School Girls’ National Invitational, Parker 2nd place.

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A division).

Our varsity (co-ed) team finished the season ranked in 9th overall in PCISA (our Pacific Coast region).

This is very impressive, since the top three teams in our division were 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the National Championships.

This year’s roster was the largest it has ever been in the history of Parker with 19 sailors.

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2009-2010 Hall of Fame nominations (eligible for voting in 2014-2015) Individual Nominees: Ryan Gross ’10 —Boys’ Volleyball, Billy Evans ’10 —Boys’ Volleyball, Deon Randall ’10 —Football, Zuri Walker ’10 —Girls’ Soccer, Aidan Kennedy ’10 —Baseball

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2010 Parker Outstanding Athletes of the Year: Deon Randall ’10 and Zuri Walker ’10

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Chuck Freer Sportsmanship Award: Claire Kinsey ’10

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David Glassey Athletic Achievement Award: Zubin Anklesaria ’10

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Boys’ Volleyball—Division IV San Diego CIF Player of the Year—Billy Evans ’10 Western League Player of the Year & AVCA First Team All American— Michael Brunsting ’10;

Eleven consecutive years—CIF Champions Boys’ Volleyball now has 11 Western League Championships and 14 San Diego CIF Championships—11 straight CIF Titles ■

National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Leader Athletes: Greg Gallanis ’10, Wes Gavin ’10, Deon Randall ’10; Honorable Mention:

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Girls’ Soccer—CIF Champions and Southern California Regional Finals

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Girls’ Softball—third straight Coastal League Title

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Football—second-year Coastal League and CIF Titles

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Boys’ Basketball—1st CIF Title in 27 years and played in the Southern California Regional Finalist

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Boys’ Golf—third straight Coastal League Title

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Boys’ Tennis—third straight Coastal League Title

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Baseball—Kyle Dowdy ’11, Coastal South Pitcher of the Year

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Total number of Upper School teams—38; Middle School teams—31

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Since 1973, Lancer athletes have earned a total of 121 League Banners, 78 San Diego CIF Banners, 7 State CIF Banners and 7 California State CIF Academic Championship Banners

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Parker Upper School Athletic teams participate in the Coastal and Western Leagues

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Over 80% of Parker students participated in the 09-10 athletic program.

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In addition to the terrific on-campus facilities we are fortunate to have, Parker teams also use several off-campus sites to hold practices and games. We are grateful for the use of the following facilities: Alliant University (Baseball); Barnes Tennis Centre; Clairemont High School (Track & Field); Presidio Golf Course; Presidio Park Softball Field; Riverwalk Golf Course; Sail Ho Golf Course; Stadium Golf Center; University of San Diego (Football, Soccer and Tennis).

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Just as a strong mind is essential to success in life, so too is a strong body. The class of 2010 provided the talent and leadership that resulted in multiple league and CIF banners, including the State Finals in football and the Regional Finals in basketball, girls’ soccer and volleyball. In every sense it was a banner year for Parker athletics.

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Parker Experience Provides Foundation for Supreme Career

BY DAVID WAHLSTROM, COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

THOMAS PULHAM ’94 REFLECTS ON AN AMAZING YEAR CLERKING FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICES SOUTER AND BREYER, ADVICE HE’D GIVE TO CURRENT STUDENTS AND HOW HIS PARENTS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE WANTED TO DO AFTER COLLEGE. Landing a role as a clerk for a Supreme Court Justice is not easy. Luck and persistence often play as big a role in getting hired as the educational background and contacts in the rolodex of the candidates. The reason for this is that the job is highly selective, incredibly demanding and, more often than not, life-altering.

The commonly held belief is that the clerkship with the judges at the highest court in the land is a launching pad for the careers of the lucky few who serve in this capacity.

This too is the hope of Thomas Pulham, a Parker graduate from the class of 1994, who is currently clerking for recently retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter.

on some steps, and discussed many of the questions with me,” she said. “He just couldn’t wait to check his answers.”

Not surprisingly, he placed first in that competition.

While being a highly motivated student during his days at Parker, Pulham also participated in many other activities on the Parker campus.

Science Department Chair Susan Moerder remembers, “Tom was—and still is—an amazing individual. Besides being a straight-A student, he was heavily involved in many aspects of school life.”

Those other aspects included commitments to the Interact Club, the Head of Upper School Patrick Parker ASB, to Excalibur, in which he Mitchell knew that Pulham was Tom Pulham ’94 served as a tour guide for prospective destined for success in no matter students, and to the boys’ volleyball team, where he which field he decided to pursue. “He was a brilliant played his final two seasons under Coach John student and very driven to succeed,” recalled Herman.

Mitchell, who also cited that Pulham “was very Moerder recounted having the pleasure of teaching sharp, but self-effacing and humble.”

Pulham in AP Bio and his serving as ASB Secretary When asked about her former student, chemistry while she was the advisor. “I always knew Tom teacher Rose Hanscom quickly replied, “Tom was one would be successful in life and have something to do of my all-time favorite students.” She went on to in law or politics,” she added. “He loved to argue his recall a story about when Pulham was enrolled in points and he was very convincing. It is no surprise one of her AP Chemistry classes and how she took that he has advanced to serving with a Supreme him to a San Diego County Chemistry competition.

Court Justice.”

“He came out of the test at the competition, sat down

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Following his time at Parker, Pulham graduated from Stanford University before moving on to Yale University, where he earned his Juris Doctorate. He is one of nine Yale graduates among this year’s crop of clerks, the most of any school, including rival Harvard, who has eight graduates clerking this year.

We recently caught up with this talented Parker alumnus to ask him a few questions about his current job, how he got there and where he is going.

Q: WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT TITLE AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF YOUR CURRENT JOB? A: I am a clerk for Justice Souter. But because Justice Souter has retired from the Court, he arranged for me to join Justice Breyer’s chambers here in DC and to work for him as well. My job is basically to help the Justices in whatever way I can.

Most often this means writing memos or doing research to assist them as they prepare for oral arguments or write opinions.”

Q: WHAT ARE THE EVENTS THAT LED YOU TO YOUR CURRENT POSITION WITH THE SUPREME COURT? A: I wasn’t sure about applying at first because it seemed so unlikely to happen, but with the encouragement and support of my judges, I decided that it was worth a try. So toward the end of my second year in New York, I sent in an application. I interviewed with Justice Souter in February and had a wonderful conversation with him. It didn’t work out that year, but I actually felt pretty good about it.

After all, how many people get a chance to sit down for a talk with a Supreme Court Justice? So I continued with my work in private practice. Then, over a year later, I got a call at work. It was Justice Souter offering me a job to start the next month.

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I think it was the most unforgettable phone call I have ever received.

Q: WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB? A: The best part of my job is that I get to work with two Supreme Court Justices. I feel incredibly lucky every day.

Q: WHAT IS THE WORST PART OF YOUR JOB? A: Clerking on the Court is a fantastic job. It’s really hard to find anything bad about it.

“I learned and absorbed so much from so many of the teachers and staff that it becomes very difficult to pick one out as the most influential.

And I suspect that even if I tried, I would be wrong—sometimes subtle

Q: WHERE IS YOUR CURRENT CAREER LEADING YOU? A: I honestly don’t know. I love what I am doing now, but the job only lasts for a year. So come August, I will need to figure out what comes next.

Maybe after a vacation.

influences prove the most enduring.”

Q: WHAT INTERESTS DO YOU HOLD OUTSIDE OF YOUR WORK? A: Something I have really come to enjoy over the past few years is doing triathlons. I started when I was living in San Francisco after college and, school and work permitting, I have been doing them ever since. I think what I like best about doing them, apart from an excuse to spend time outside with friends, is that they give me an opportunity to completely forget everything else that’s going on in my life. All that matters during a race is finishing.

I don’t even worry about trying to win because somebody has already done that long before I get anywhere close. I think it’s important to have an escape like that.

hear stories about the drudgery of big-firm work, but I have to say that my first year was great. When that year was over, I moved to New York to work as a law clerk, first for Judge Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and then for Judge Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Both jobs were fantastic—I learned more than I could ever have expected and gained two wonderful mentors, as well as a new group of lifelong friends in my co-clerks.

Following my second clerkship, I returned to DC and rejoined Jenner. While there, I again had a mix of projects, including commercial litigation, some appellate practice, and even some regulatory and insurance work.

Q: FOLLOWING YOUR TIME AT YALE, WHAT DID YOU DO? A: I accepted a job at the DC office of Jenner & Block, the law firm at which I had spent the summer after my second year of law school. It is common to

Q: HOW DID PARKER PREPARE YOU FOR UNDERGRADUATE LIFE AT STANFORD AND LAW SCHOOL AT YALE? A: Each of those transitions—from high school to college, and college to law school—offers an

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opportunity to acquire new skills and further develop existing ones, but you need a good foundation to build on. I think Parker provided me with the solid foundation I needed. And just as importantly, it provided me with a great community of friends to move forward with.

Q: WHO INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST DURING YOUR TIME AT PARKER? A: I couldn’t even begin to guess. I learned and absorbed so much from so many of the teachers and staff that it becomes very difficult to pick one out as the most influential. And I suspect that even if I tried, I would be wrong—sometimes subtle influences prove the most enduring.

Q: WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR BEST MEMORIES FROM PARKER? A: I have great memories from Parker, but I think many of my favorite memories are actually from events that took place after graduation. I’ve been to my Parker friends’ weddings and baby showers, and I’ve even gone on a couple of cross-country trips with classmates. Living on the east coast, having a fairly time-intensive job, and being generally bad at keeping in touch with people, I don’t see everyone nearly as often as I would like. But I’m still making new memories with them, and I look forward to doing so for many years to come.

Q: WHAT WERE YOU INVOLVED IN AT PARKER (SPORTS, THEATRE, MUSIC, ART, ETC.)?

A: I played volleyball for four years, the last couple of which were with Coach Herman. I loved it at the time but I don’t think I actually appreciated how lucky I was to play under him until long after it was over.

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Q: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU HAVE FOR CURRENT PARKER STUDENTS? A: To keep trying. The first time I applied for a clerkship after law school, I didn’t get one. I had some interviews, but nothing turned into an offer. I had worked really hard in law school and was very disappointed at the time. But it was something I really wanted to do, so I applied again.

The second time, Judge Cote hired me, and the job was better than I ever could have imagined. And, as it turned out, that was just the first of three amazing clerkships. But none of them would have happened if I hadn’t taken the chance to apply again. Getting rejected hurts, and the idea of getting rejected a second time can make you want to give up. So my advice to current students is don’t give up—if something you want doesn’t work out, don’t be afraid to try again.

Q: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU HAVE FOR THE PARENTS OF CURRENT PARKER STUDENTS? A: I don’t think that I am qualified to give advice to parents, not being one myself. But I can share one thing my parents did that worked for me, which was to give me time to figure out what I wanted to do. After I graduated from Stanford, I just didn’t know what to do next. So I went to work in a restaurant learning to wait tables and tend bar. And after that I took a job as a temp in an office on campus. I can’t imagine that this is what my parents had in mind for me after going through seven years of private school and four years of college, but they let me do it.

Sometimes taking a little time out can be a good thing.

Yearbook photos from Tom Pulham’s Lancer days.

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Alumni News and Notes COMPILED BY KRISTINA STARKEY, DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AND GRANDPARENT RELATIONS

HOMECOMING ‘09 Homecoming and fall reunions brought more than 150 alumni back to campus. As former students toured the newly completed facilities on the Linda Vista campus, smiles were ever present and a sense of pride for their alma mater was evident. Most remembered the old Upper School Quad, class hills, and the dorms, and were amazed by the new arts classrooms, J. Crivello Hall, and the new Sports Court. Once they reconnected with their former teachers and staff, they realized that of course Parker is still the same community—family—they experienced as students.

Reunions for classes 2004, 1999, 1994, 1989, and 1984 in the evening included nearly 100 alumni and many faculty members who were anxious to see their graduated students. Several classes continued their individual gatherings at restaurants and homes around town.

The Class of 1989 held a family picnic on Sunday.

Class of 2004; Danny Irving, Andy Melaragno, Cary Mosley, Mary Alyce Reichman

Class of 1999; Front row: Bijal Patel, Leeanne Olsen, Martha Belo, Liz Stein, Lisa George, Brandi Koerner Gustafson, Monet Basler, Lacey McNeal; Back row: Stefani Wessel Seragosa, Tiffany Neal, Natalie Schaefer, Beth Oretsky, Allison Gontang Komiyama, Whitney Currier, Vanessa Otero

Class of 1984; Robin Book Inkel, Julie Barrett Parker, Lori Stanger Sutton, Kathy Gooding Valverde, Amy Swartz Zantziner, Danielle Kaplan Igoe

Class of 1989; Front row: Gina Herrera Duggan, Rebecca Anders DeSalvo, Sunny Reardon Walsh, Fiona McMillan, Matthew Marsh, Maureen Leraas Juliano, Tricia Kay Fambro, Brett Morris, Kimberly Leiker Back row: Megan Moir Bowman, Belle Keith Drouin, Derek Vosskuhler, Bob Ogle, Heidi West Barnett, Kristi Douglas, Elizabeth Reed, Will Beamer, Tom Tobin, Jim Goode, David Rentto

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Jeff Von Behren ’90, Gina Herrera Duggan ’89 with David Johnson

Class of 1994; Alison Bell, Alexis Dean, Robert Barone, Adam Strachan, Michael Jensen, David Ruyle, Allison Herr, Chad Burlingame, Fernanda Segura de Rodriguez

Chad Burlingame, Class of 1994 Homecoming King, crowns the 2009 winners

Mary Brown, Rob Hansen ‘87, Barry Cheskaty, Jan Rogers

Class of 1999, after the reception; Front row: Borzin Cyrus Khadivi, Aaron Spector, Laura McLean; 2nd row: Alfonso Gray, Greg Hoover, Vanessa Otero, Monet Basler, Rodrigo Vivar; 3rd row: Bijal Patel, Lisa George, Martha Belo, Liz Stein, Nick Carter, Myra, Beth Oretsky, Whitney Currier, Adam Silberman, Heather Kaufman, Chris Ringwwald

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Jessica Goebel ’04, Meg Peckham, Jay Fisher ’04

Derek Vosskuhler ’89 and family

Robert Barone ’94, Blair Pruett ’94, Chad Burlingame ’94, Adam Strachan ’94

Rob Hansen ’87, Robin Book Inkel ’84, Sasha Clines ’01

Bejan ‘01 and Joice Motamedi with Richard Blumenthal For more photos from Homecoming Weekend 2009, please go to http://francisparker.smugmug.com and click on the Parker Alumni gallery.

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PERENNIAL The brand new Rose Art Gallery hosted its firstever Alumni Art Show, Perennial, as part of the Homecoming Weekend and Parker Celebration festivities. The show featured work by the following alumni artists: Claudia Aires ’04, Odessa Begay ’03, Danielle Bidegain ’07, Catherine Bobkoski ’08, Sasha Clines ’01, Bob Drakulich ’00, Amy Guterman ’04, Rob Hansen ’87, Emily Kamen ’08, Alexandra McCarty ‘08, Vanessa Mitchell ’01, Chelsea Robinson ’07, Andrew Rubin ’05, Sean Szeles ’99, Nathan Tobiason ’05, Kate Tsunoda ’04, Brandon Wilson ’02, Serge Yurovsky ‘93

Odessa Begay ’03

Mr. Byrne, Andrew Rubin ’05, Vanessa Mitchell ’01, Matthew Rubin '02 and Kate Longley

Two more alumni art exhibits are planned for the 2010-2011 school year. If you would like to submit your work, please contact the Alumni Office at kstarkey@francisparker.org.

Ann Gallagher and Rita Solberg

Debra Capozzoli and Carol Jensen

Annika Bohl, Sandra Sherman, Marla Harrigan

Bob Drakulich ’00 and Judy Conner ’60

Julian and Yael Aires (daughter Claudia ’04 had work in the show)

PARENTS OF ALUMNI—MOTHERS’ CLUB AND PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION REUNION november brought nearly 100 parents of alumni back to campus. Carol Jensen, Director of Community Programs and alumni parent, hosted a luncheon in the nicholas Commons on the Linda Vista campus for parents of alumni. not only did the guests enjoy tours of the new facilities, but they caught up with one another and renewed old friendships. Current Parents’ Association President Annika Bohl spoke to the assembled group about the growth of the Parents’ Association over the last 30 years. eighteen former PA and Mothers’ Club presidents were recognized—we were thrilled to have all these dedicated volunteers return to campus.

Carolyn Rentto, Karen Hansen, Ilene Swartz CHICAGO REUNION Upper School english teacher and senior class advisor Carol Obermeier (Ms. O) traveled to Chicago in november; while there, she gathered recent Parker grads now attending college in the Chicago area. Philip Mardoum ’07 and Elliot Wolfe ’07 (University of Chicago); Scott Morrison ’09, (Lake Forest College), Jenny Brewster ’09, Devon Strauss ’09, Jasmine Hubbard ’09, Allyson Werner ’09, Jessica Nugent ’09, Kusuma Pokala ’08, Sam Hunt ’05, and Lucy Hunt ’06 (all of northwestern University) came together for a slice of pizza and a slice of home in downtown Chicago.

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a she was awarded the Americana Song of the Year from the Los Angeles Music Awards in Hollywood for Float Away. She was a featured performer at the awards singing Float Away and Girl Like This. Her violinist, Jennifer Argenti, also won an award for Instrumentalist of the Year. To see Laura’s videos: www.lauraroppe.com. She was also featured in the San Diego Reader on Laura Roppé ’88 Letty Robinson ’78, Laura Roppe December 9 having received a full ’88, US Science Department Chair scholarship to attend the Hollywood Susan Marone Moerder Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in november 2009 for an essay she submitted through member of Burpee Seedy Theatrical Company, the Keep A Breast. oldest collegiate improv troupe in the country and the start of many amazing comedic actors, including Sasha Clines ’01 and her mother, former Lower Steve Carell. Knowing that improv and sketch School music teacher Rada neal, performed at the comedy was what I wanted to do, I moved to Chicago first Alumni concert on Homecoming Weekend in to study at Second City, Improv Olympic and October 2009. Sasha is also busy writing a book Comedy Sportz, among others. titled Better in Heels, aimed toward I received top reviews for my guiding young women through their performances in two plays, first years in the business world— Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are particularly in sales. To follow this Dead and The Last of Mrs. Cheney. journey: www.betterheels.blog.com. eventually the cold became too Jacqueline Grace Lopez ’03 won the Los Angeles Vanessa Mitchell ‘01 much, and I made my way to LA. In Music Award for Best Dance Single in released her debut album the ensuing seven years, I have 2008 and was nominated again in Nice To Meet You this spring. experienced the good, the bad, the 2009. She continues to perform at You can visit the website to ugly and waited on my fair share of several local venues and her concert listen to clips, download tables! Some high points include was broadcast live on television while Letty Robinson ’78, Head of School mp3s or purchase a the CD: receiving rave reviews in the LA taping for international hi-definition Richard Blumenthal, Rada Neal, vanessamitchellmusic.com.

Times as Sergio in the play Sasha Clines ‘01 networks including Verizon, AT&T Vanessa writes, “Thank you Intervention, and being a part of the Cable, Charter Cable, Dish network, for supporting an independent artist!” In CBS reality show, Greatest American Dog. Without and broadcast to over 25 million addition to her vocal work, Vanessa also fail, I am always doing comedy, whether TV, film, viewers. Jacqueline graduated from works as a jeweler, specializing in stand-up, or sketch.

Right now, I am USC and updates alumni on her engagement rings, fine gemstones, writing/performing with my new sketch group, performances and career on Facebook restoration of antique pieces and more.

Friday night Alibi, with the Straightjacket Sketch and her website: jgracemusic.com.

Michael Piper-Younie ’96 writes, “After Society (straightjacketsociety.com). I live in the Laura Hoffman Roppe ’88 continues Jacqueline Grace Lopez ’03 graduating Parker, I went Denison Miracle Mile area of LA with my two dogs, ezzie and to celebrate her musical career. In november 2009, University where I received a BA in Theatre and was Beatty and send warmest wishes and biggest ALUMNI IN THE ARTS Parker celebrated the opening of J. Crivello Hall with a concert by jazz pianist Eldar Djangirov ’05 who performed for nearly 500 guests in two shows. eldar has been seen on national TV including the 2000 and 2008 Grammy Awards, Late night with Conan O’Brien, CBS Saturday early Show, and Jimmy Kimmel Live.

In 2008 eldar earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

His 2009 world tour highlights featured debuts Eldar Djangirov ’05 at the north Sea, Pori and Vienna Jazz Festivals, the Jazz Standard and Highline Ballroom in nYC, and concerts with Dave Brubeck, McCoy yner and the nHK Orchestra among others. eldar attended the University of Southern California and currently lives in new York City.

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support to all of my friends, teachers (who always encouraged me to pursue acting and think big with my dreams...Mr. Cantiello, thanks!!), and the future stars at Parker!

ALUMNI VISIT PARKER OVER THE WINTER HOLIDAYS

Kelsey Formost ’05 graduated Cum Laude from Davidson in ’09. She won many theatre awards during her time at Davidson both for her performances at the college and her professional work in Charlotte, nC. Kelsey has since moved to nYC to pursue her artistic career. She is currently starring in a new play at the nY Fringe Festival, and can be seen on MTV as the new face of Kmart.

Her website is: kelseyformost.com

Tom Hazard ’53 and Linda Vista campus Receptionist Monica Sawaya

ALUMNI SOCCER REUNIONS Varsity Soccer Coaches Marc Thiebach and Seth Tunick hosted soccer games on January 2, 2010 – Alumni vs. Varsity. Alumni reigned victorious for both, but the day was truly about seeing former teammates, parents of alumni and faculty. Many of the players have gone on to play soccer in college, thereby increasing their skill level. Thank you to Referees Lauer and Walker once again!

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Quan Bui ’08 and Director of Middle and Upper School Admission Judy Conner

Jackie Denysiak ’09 and Dean of College Counseling Terri Devine

Jackie Denysiak ’09, Brigitte Ehman ’10, Allyson Werner ’09

Tom Crowley, Kate Tsunoda ’06, Irina Dorfman, Diane Bergel, Sarah Maynard ’04, Laura Southworth

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RECENT GRAD FORUM Parker alumni from the classes of 2006-2009 returned to the Linda Vista campus on January 3 to give a panel presentation on college life for current juniors and seniors and their parents. Panelists selected by the College Counseling Office represented a diverse college population with students attending colleges and universities of all sizes, both private and public, from all across the country. Many thanks to our nearly 40 graduates for meeting with students and parents!

Recent Grad Group Front row: Anatolia Evarkiou-Kaku ’09, Julia Thead ’09, Alejandra Jimenez ’09, Jordan Orosz ’09, Annie Gillman ’06, Chelsea Robinson ’07, Scott Morrison ’09, Ari Sanders ’08, Kassy Lee ’08, Jacqueline Lee ’09, Callie Neilson ‘09; Middle row: Michael Wong ’08, Milia Fisher ’09, KC Jaski ’09, Josh Herren ’09, Lexi Nicholas ’08, Alex Schibanoff ’08, Analise Roland ’09, Xandra Scott ’09, Tara Alpert ’09, Marco Pallavicini ‘09; Back Row: Erica Schild ’08, Julia Polese ’08, Claire McKinley ’08, Tara Reed ’09, Devon Sampson ’08, Devyn Lambell ’09, Greg Lee ’09, Katie Sylvan ’09, Ben Gross ’09, Ellen Lee ’09 FROM THE IT’S A SMALL WORLD FILE… Jerome Fried ’08, Taylor Rodger ’98, Tory Palecek ’93, and Trevor Rodger ’89 all have something in common, according to alumni parent Robin Rodger. “I played in the national Bridge Tournament here in San Diego at the Hyatt. I won the chance to play bridge with eddie Kantar (top world player and author of many bridge books) in a drawing along with two other players. We played with eddie and it was really fun. The other two people who won the chance were Bob and Chrissy Fried. When I e-mailed my children and their spouses the pictures they said, ‘Is this the Bob and Chrissy who live in Del Mar?’ I said yes it is. Well it turns out that they are clients of Shawn’s (Trevor’s wife) and Shawn emailed me that their children went to PARKeR!! I just couldn’t believe that all three people who won the chance to play with eddie Kantar are Parker parents and thought you’d love the info.”

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ALUMNI NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY The Alumni Council and Parker DADS club sponsored an Alumni networking event in April that drew nearly 100 guests. The purpose was to introduce Parker families to alumni and present an opportunity to network in the job market. Reports from alumni have shown at least four matches for jobs and several more leads in other communities.

The Council plans a similar event again next year as well as a future job directory for alumni across the country.

Sasha Clines ’01, Mary Lococo Forsyth ’60, Erin Forsyth

Tom Tobin ’89, Jeff Von Behren ’90, Gina Herrera Duggan ’89, and Chris Ochs ’88

Herb Martin, Matt Morrison ’05, Chad Fleischer ’05

Jim and Annemieke Tomey, Patrick Mitchell

Belle Keith Drouin ’89 with family and friends

Annie Gillman ’06, Dave Campbell John Herman, Amy Meier ’07, Nick Saba ’07, and Andrew Foundas ’91, Tory Rodger Saarni ‘07 Palecek ’93, and Jon Palecek 94

Mike Keating ’05, Julia Drummond ’05, Ben Freedman ’05, Megan Prior ’05, Candice Thiem ’04, Whitney Goodall ’05, and Sasha Clines ’01

Locke Epsten, Debra Capozzoli, Susan Keating, Judy Harpur, and Annika Bohl

Erik Bergh, Jessika Ochs ’01, Bill Steel, and Mary Ochs

SUMMER REUNION HONORS RETIRING PATRICK MITCHELL The third annual Summer All Alumni and Parents of Alumni Reunion took place on June 19, 2010. More than 100 faculty/staff, parents of alumni, and alumni gathered to congratulate Upper School Principal Patrick Mitchell on his retirement and to say goodbye to Head of School Richard Blumenthal and Director of external Affairs and Advancement, John Thorsen —both of whom have moved to new job opportunities back east. Family members of all ages enjoyed the music, memories, and entertainment provided.

Richard Blumenthal, Debra Capozzoli and Kevin Yaley

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IN MEMORIAM: Jean Bell Lee ’32 died on

June 1, 2009 in Texas. She attended Parker and then graduated from The Bishop’s School and Stanford University in 1939. In 1942, she married Robert Merritt, residing in Houston until his death in 1975. In 1980, Jean married her Stanford Jean Bell Lee ’32 classmate H.B. Lee and lived in new Mexico for 25 years before moving back to Houston in 2006. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and the Junior Leagues of San Diego, Houston, and Albuquerque. She is survived by her husband, children, Jean Johnston, Fred Johnston III, and Robert Merritt, Jr., and two grandchildren.

According to her children, she loved Parker and looked forward to the Parker Magazine. She met her husband in first grade at Parker; her sister, Lucy Day Bell ’35, still resides in Pt. Loma. “She was proud of the education received at Parker and the lifelong friends made there,” writes her daughter Jean Johnston.

Ellen Webb “Webbie” Owens ’39 died on July 2, 2009 in Dallas. She grew up in San Diego and was preceded in death by her husband Harry Lee Owens.

She is survived by her sons, William Mong, Robert Mong, Christopher Brandon; daughters Susan Mitchell and Webb Bierbrier; and stepsons Robert Owens and Carl Owens, as well as fifteen grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. ellen attended Stanford and met her first husband C.R. Mong, Jr. and Ellen Webb Owens ’39 had four children. She later married Frank Carter Brandon and had a fifth child.

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Kew ’36 of San Diego. Mrs. Owens is a second cousin to Parker’s COO Grant Lichtman. She graduated from St. Paul nursing School in 1969 and specialized in cancer and hematology care. She loved the water, was an avid sailor and scuba diver.

Childrens’ Hospital and Health Center, and Director of Volunteer Services and Director of Development for the San Diego office of Children’s Home Society of California. Her return to San Diego included a return to Francis Parker School, where she became the School Historian. Her book The Francis Parker School Heritage, was published in 1985. In later years she wrote a book about her grandmother, ethel Sturges Dummer, who has been described as one of the most influential women in American history.

Ethel Mintzer Lichtman ‘40, a native of San Diego and member of the founding family of Francis Parker School, passed away on June 6, 2010. Mrs. Lichtman was born on Coronado in 1925. Her father, Murney Mintzer, was a graduate of the naval Academy, a commodore for naval supply Mrs. Lichtman is survived by ships in the Pacific during World her sister, Polly Mintzer War II, and, later, a writer and Ethel Mintzer Lichtman ’40 Vaughan ’44; her step-brother Brian Worthington; newspaper columnist in San Diego. Her mother, Ethel Dummer Mintzer, was the second principal at her three children Brad, Grant, and Ann; and six grandchildren, including alumni Josh Lichtman ’05 Francis Parker School in Mission Hills. Francis Parker School was a central part of Mrs. Lichtman’s and Cassidy Lichtman ’07. entire life. The School’s founders, Clara Sturges Ralph D. Lacoe III ’43, a 52-year resident of Johnson and renowned San Diego architect William escondido, died on December 1, 2008. He was born Templeton Johnson, were her great aunt and uncle. on April 9, 1927 in San Diego, After graduation from Parker, Mrs. Lichtman earned and attended Francis Parker her Bachelor’s degree from Stanford University. She School, San Diego High, and married Morton Lichtman, a Marine aviator in San Diego City College.

World War II, and they raised a family in Palo Alto, employment included Pacific CA. In 1972 she returned to Stanford, where she Bell Telephone Company and earned a Master’s in education. Her career was the escondido Police always centered on children and education. Her Department Parking Control. professional and volunteer resume from her Palo He served in the U.S. Army Alto days includes serving as a consultant with the Signal Corps. He enjoyed State Department of education, founding and photography, sailing, scuba serving as executive Director of the Action Center diving, hiking, and water Ralph D. Lacoe III ’43 for Citizens in education, founding the Forum for skiing. He is survived by his education, serving as the California representative wife of 55 years, Charline; brother Bruce Lacoe ’47 of to the national Committee for Support of Public San Diego, daughter Shureen of Stockton and San Schools, and serving as a member of the national Diego, daughter Suzanne Gibbs of escondido, Commission of educational Governance. daughter Debra Davis of eugene, OR, seven In 1978 Mrs. Lichtman moved back to San Diego. grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

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Class Notes 1920s The late John Shelton ‘29 was very proud of his photography exhibit and had worked very hard before his death to have it completed for an exhibit at the San Diego natural History Museum.

AERIAL PORTRAITS OF THE AMERICAN WEST: PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN SHELTON; MAY 11–INDEFINITE This photography exhibition, a retrospective of Shelton’s work, marks the first time works by the legendary geologist were exhibited for the public. A geologist filled with a love for music and machines, John Shelton is best known for his pioneering aerial photography. Formerly an associate professor of geology at Pomona College, he was intensely interested in the process of learning. Shelton’s love and knowledge of flying enabled him to reveal geologic features and processes through his aerial photographs of wondrous landscapes. His aerial photographs of north America are especially valuable today, when diminishing air quality makes some of his shots irreplaceable. http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/index.html 1970s Dr. Almeda Starkey ‘74, veterinarian of Pine

Valley, has won an uphill battle as a member of the east County Multiple Species Conservation Program Steering Committee as the representative of the San DiegoImperial County Cattlemen’s Association.

The program is intended to map out large Umstattd habitat preserves to protect threatened and endangered species. For more on her reinstatement on the committee, refer to The San Diego Union-Tribune September 27, 2009 article by Greg Moran.

1980s Elizabeth Reid Daubner ’81 entered the Ironman Hawaii-qualifying race for the last three years as well as the one in Oceanside, hoping for the chance that she might earn the lone Kona spot awarded to age-group

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winners and would have to immediately register for Hawaii, according to Don norcross in the Union-Tribune article on October 9, 2009.

Daubner was one of an estimated 1,800 triathletes who dove into Kailua Bay for the 33rd Ironman Hawaii. “In a sport that requires balancing the swim, bike and run, Daubner performs a juggling act in her Goldberg everyday life. She’s a wife, mother of two teenagers, a stepmother and a blended-family grandmother.” Daubner played volleyball and basketball at Parker. She earned an undergraduate degree in speech and hearing sciences at the University of Utah, plus a Master’s in special education. “When her daughter, Kestle, now 18, and son, Matt, 16, came along she pushed them along Mission Bay in a double baby jogger. She made her marathon debut in 2000 at the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, finishing in 3:39, fast enough to qualify for the Boston Marathon. With the children older and requiring less of her time, she sampled triathlon six years ago. Two years later, she stepped up to the Ironman’s 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and marathon run” writes norcross. For the entire article, go to http://www3.signonsan diego.com/news/2009/oct/09/kona-callstriathlete-perspective/. elizabeth finished 7th in her age group with a time of 11:28:49.

Sarah Luster Umstattd ’86 and her husband Royce, who were married last year, have a new addition, nathan Christopher Umstattd, born on April 3, 2010.

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Philip Estes ’87 and

wife, Sarah Morgans estes of San Diego, were married in 2003, and recently welcomed Henry, born May 29, 2010, to their family. Philip works in Estes ’87 managing clinical trials with an emphasis in the area of women’s health at GenProbe, Inc., a local biotech company.

Cori Goldberg ’87 is excited to announce that she has adopted a girl from Alabama. Maia Addison Goldberg was born in September 2009 and lives in Los Angeles with her mother, who is still teaching U.S. History.

Brian Keyser ’87 and Rob Hansen ’87 enjoyed a reunion in the Bay area. Update from Brian: “My restaurant, Casellula Cheeses & Wine Café, celebrated its third ’87 anniversary in May. I am opening a new restaurant, Lamb’s Quarters, in the fall, also in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of new York City.” He recently hired Parker alumnus Dimitri Saad Keyser ’87 and ‘93 to be one of our fromagers Hansen ’87 (that’s the equivalent of a sommelier for cheese).

Melissa Moore Leasure ’87 and JP Leasure ’85 live in newport Beach, CA. JP works for Pacific Life. Melissa is an active volunteer at her children’s school and in Junior League. Their children, Katie and Amanda, 12, and John, 9 all attend St. Margaret’s, an independent school in San Juan Capistrano.

Holly Bauer Seeley ’87 and her husband Wade welcomed a daughter into their family.

Stella Claire Bauer-Seeley arrived in January. They reside in San Diego in the Mission Hills area.

Marc Sherman ’88 and his wife Meisha recently visited both campuses, bringing back fond childhood memories as a Parker “Lifer.” They enjoyed lunch with his former coaches David Glassey and Dan Kuiper.

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2006. He particularly enjoyed time with his former teachers as well as the touring the new additions to both campuses.

Will Beamer ’89 is a Partner at Dowling & Yahnke,

LLC, Investment Management in San Diego. He and his wife, Jennifer and four small children reside in San Diego.

Matt Blumberg ’88 and his wife Mariquita are busy with their three children, Casey, 3, Wilson, 2, and elyse, 1. Matt founded an Internet/web development company in new York called Return Path. He is also a member of the Parker Alumni Council. Matt and his children visited with retired faculty members David and Sally Blumberg ’88 Ramert, in Richmond, VA in May 2010.

Maureen Juliano ’89 and her husband Jonathan and young daughter Maryjane reside in north Lake Grove, nY. The family traveled to San Diego for her 20th reunion in October.

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Trevor Rodger ’89 also attended his 20th reunion with wife Shawn and daughters, Reese, 19 months, and 4year-old Brooks, here dressed for Halloween. Trevor works for Qualcomm and they make their home in Bird Rock.

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Sunny Reardon

Walsh ’89 shares, “My husband, Kevin Walsh, is a loan broker and I am studying for my Marriage and Family Therapist exam to become a MFT. My daughters will be 4 and 6

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years old in March. They take tap and ballet lessons.

Savahanna is in the YMCA Indian Princesses (dads and daughters group) and they go camping once a month. I am the Girl Scout Daisies Troop leader for her troop. We live in Carmel Valley.”

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Dawe ‘92.

Taichi Komiya ’94 teaches at

Adelizzi ’90

Ryan Millay ’90 is anxious to reconnect with

classmates; in fact, USAF Major Ryan Millay recently returned from his second deployment in Iraq. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Joint Service Achievement Medal for his service as the Commandant of the Camp Dublin Iraqi national Police Training Center in Baghdad. In May 2009, he transferred from Langley AFB in Virginia to Vandenberg AFB in California, and married Miss Delkis esperanza Hernandez of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in January. He said, “I’m looking forward to getting re-acquainted with all of my old classmates and being more active in the future of Francis Parker School. I’m definitely a better man due to the education and experiences I had there. Santa Maria is a really nice place to live and the vineyards are close!” His personal business email is: rjm1971persbiz@yahoo.com.

Jeff Von Behren ’90 and his wife Alison Alpert are busy with their newly purchased Craftsman-style house in Mission Hills and enjoying their two boys, Zachary, 3, and Isaac, 1. Jeff is also the Chair of the Alumni Council.

Jonathon Beamer ’92 is Vice President of Strategy & Analysis–Digitas in Boston.

He and his wife, Heather Birks, reside in Dover, MA. Zeynep Kurmus Hurbas ’92

Walsh ’89

and her husband, Burak live

Dana Lee ’92 married Robert Brawley in May on the beach in La Jolla. Former Parker classmates attending included Karina (Gillick) Neal ‘92, Liz (Pharis) Miles ‘92, and Emily

Jim Adelizzi ‘90 and his

newborn son Thomas met up with Jon Palecek (Tory Rodger Palecek ’93 ) and his newborn daughter, Penelope—born just two weeks apart!

in Istanbul, Turkey. They have two sons, Arda who is in the fourth grade and Tunca is in first grade.

Lee ’92

an international school and is working on a Master’s in elementary education. After he becomes a qualified teacher, he wants to be a home room teacher. He hopes to visit San Diego soon. His email is: taichikom@gmail.com.

Sean Copans ’94 works at San Diego Credit Union as Community Relations Manager. He handles corporate sponsorships and non-profit support in the community.

He has been married for five years and has a 2-year-old daughter. His brothers are both married; Andrew ‘96 is in Los Angeles and has 2-year-old twins, and Mike ‘96 lives in new York City. He hopes that all is well at Parker—and hopes to send his daughter to Parker in the future.

Sam Yoo ’94 and wife Alice were married at the St. Regis Resort Monarch Beach in Orange County with 240 guests in attendance including classmate Shaun Copans ‘94.

Yoo ’94 Alice and Sam met in 8th grade, but did not start dating until their freshman year at UCLA. After graduating from UCLA, he moved back to Temecula, where he helped his family with businesses —a real estate development company (Ranpac) and a civil engineering company (TransPacifiic Consultants). His wife earned her MBA and started a lifestyle website, My Modern Metropolis (mymodernmet.com), which has approximately one million visitors monthly.

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Jennifer Battaglia ’95 married Joey Busalacchi and they have 2-year-old twins, Juliette and Gianluca.

Michael Beamer ’95 is Dean of Students at the Cate

School in Carpinteria, CA, where he resides with his wife Catherine.

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Nick Abdelnour ’96 and wife Ingrid welcomed their son Charles everet Abdelnour to their family on March 12, 2010. nick serves on the Alumni Council along with his brother Brad Foreman ‘98. The Abdelnours reside in Seattle.

David Mulliken ’96 married

Jennifer Schreck June 2009 in Beaver Creek, CO. David and Jennifer met while undergraduates at Dartmouth. They reside in new York City, where Jennifer is a medical student at nYU Medical School. David is an attorney working in new York. Doug Mulliken ’01 and Wes Foreman ’96 were in the wedding party.

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Erin Pates ’97 was married to Peter Preuss (Bishop’s ’97) on June 2, 2009. erin and Peter reside in Manhattan Ostos ’97 Beach, CA. Alumni in attendance at the wedding were Matron of Honor Laura Ramey Lukens

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Mitchell Barnes ’98 and faculty member, Dr. J.P. Pierce and Carol Jensen, Director of Community Programs, were guests of Bart everett SPAWAR, Technical Director of Robotics and had an invaluable experience learning about Robotics.

Barnes ’98 Giovanni Battaglia ’98

Ngo ’96 and Sorakraikitikul ’97

Barbara and has coached at San Diego Mesa College and at Parker. He was previously inducted into the Parker Athletic Hall of Fame for volleyball.

Dominique Battaglia ’99 married Christian Griffin and they have two daughters, Lennon, 2 and Gianna, 1.

Leigh Dixon ’99 was married on October 10, 2009 in a ceremony at Christ episcopal Church in Coronado, with a reception following at the Diamond View Tower downtown, overlooking Petco Dixon ’99 Park. She and her husband, Will Kenner, currently live in Seattle, WA, where both are dentists practicing in the area.

Kathy Patterson Dryden ’99

married Grace Pisaino and they have three children— Siena, 3, Tommy, 18 months, and Adeline, 6 months.

Siena will be a Parker JK student in the fall.

Emily Carlson ’97 and her husband, Jeff, live in Mableton, GA. She is a stay at home mom with a son, Jackson, 2, and Wyatt, born in May.

Carlson ’97

welcomed their daughter Lydia Sofia Ostos to the Parker family in April.

Barbara is currently the Dean of Middle School Students at Parker, but has been enjoying time with family for the summer.

’97, Brooke Resh Sateesh ’97, Jay Ramey ’91, Charlene Ramey Hutchins ’87, and John Otterson ’81.

Hung Ngo ’96 and Art Sorakraikitikul ’97 enjoyed a

dinner in Bangkok with Director of Community Programs Carol Jensen on the canal overlooking the Wat Arun Temple last summer.

Barbara Escobio Ostos ’97 and husband Carlos

Jon Block ’98 is an events producer and stages events such as Sight & Sound, ICOns, and more. Jon, who attended Parker Middle School, graduated from Torrey Pines High School. After graduating from USC with a degree in screenwriting in 2002, He and a partner formed Walk the Walk Presents. In 2009, Jon launched Jon Block Creations and is busy creating events throughout San Diego over the summer. For more: jonblockcreations.com and walkthewalkpresents.com Daniel Hughes ’98 was named Men’s Volleyball Assistant Coach at UCSD. Hughes played at UC Santa

is a Realtor and Founder/Team Leader of 71 and Sunny Real estate (www.71andsunny.com), specializing in listing Bank Owned and Short Sale properties. Kathy has been Patterson Dryden ’99 married for six years to Will, who is a pilot and owner of Coast Flight Training and Management (www.iflycoast.com). They live in Crown Point with their two children Aubrey, 2, baby Liam, and their two chocolate labs.

Jim Hazard ’99 has accepted a position of Vice President/Industrial Services with Transwestern in Dallas. He looks forward to catching up with fellow classmates and said, “I’m still unmarried (which is a feat in the South), but my sister Paige ’96 gave birth to my first nephew on August 4, 2009. Since I came home Hazard ’99 in September to spend time with her and my family, I couldn’t come back for the reunion in October; I’m sure I missed a great time! I specialize in Commercial Real estate in Dallas and focus on Office

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and Industrial Product. This new firm has recruited me and should allow me to grow my business and expand to more national clients. For new hobbies, I’ve really gotten into distance races. In June, I completed a halfIronman (70.3 miles) in Boise, ID, in 5 hours, 54 minutes and completed my third marathon in Portland, OR, in October in 3:28:23! I am not the fastest guy or anywhere near as competitive, but I love doing them.”

Allison Gontang Komiyama ’99 writes: “Takaki and I

met in 2005 at Stanford University, where we were both getting our doctorates in neuroscience (he was a few years ahead of me). We began dating in 2006, a few months before he defended his thesis and graduated. He moved to Washington DC to begin his post-doctorate at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, while I finished my PhD. I worked overtime (6-7 days a week/10-14 hours a day) to graduate in under five years and moved out to DC in Gontang Komiyama ’99 September of 2009. During that time apart we traveled to Japan, got engaged and did over 102 cross-country flights to visit one another. We were married at a Buddhist temple on Oahu on September 19, 2009, with my dear friends Derek ‘99 and Patrick Mitchell in attendance. My sister, Erin Gontang ‘96, was my Matron of Honor. 75 guests flew from all over the world to be there (my mother is Australian, my father American and Takaki is Japanese, so Oahu seemed like a good “mid-point.”)

The reception took place at The Kahala Resort and we dined and danced late into the evening! I am currently looking for a job in DC and Takaki has about two years left in his postdoctorate position. We live in Arlington, VA and hope to one day move back to California to start our family.”

Christopher Torres ‘99, a lieutenant in the US navy, recently graduated

from Seton Hall University in South Orange, nJ with a Master of Arts in Strategic Communications and Leadership. Chris is pictured with his wife Katie in front of University Chapel on the Seton Hall campus. Chris is currently a nROTC Instructor at the University of new Mexico in Albuquerque.

2000s Karen McGlinn Wintemute ’00 (a Parker Lifer) married

Mitchell Wintemute on April 17, 2010, in La Jolla. Karen is a 4th grade teacher at The Rhoades School in encinitas McGlinn Wintemute ’00 and Mitch, a custom home builder, is currently building the couple’s first home in Point Loma. Brother of the bride Ryan McGlinn ’96 served as a groomsman.

Devon Riesenberg ’00 was married in September 2008 in Balboa Park.

Classmate Mariah Burzynski ‘00 attended. After the wedding, she and her husband traveled around europe for four weeks. They started their own business in november 2008 and reside in La Jolla.

Riesenberg ’00 Richie Carter ’01 graduated from Boston College in 2005 and is now a national Academic Director of OBM Corp. in Guatemala.

Doug Mulliken ’01 received his Master’s Degree in Spanish Literature from the University of Virginia. He will spend this next year in a graduate program in Film Studies in Cape Town, South Africa.

Jennifer Ochs ’01 and Joe Melaragno ’01 were married on

July 25, 2009, with a Ochs ’01 and ceremony at USD’s Founders’ Melaragno ’01 Chapel and a reception at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. After their honeymoon in nice and Paris, they moved to new

York so Joe could pursue a MBA at nYU’s Stern School of Business. Jennifer is teaching math at Friends Seminary, a private school in Manhattan. Jennifer says that because she and Joe “spent many an afternoon on a Parker bus/van, we couldn’t resist shuttling our guests to the ceremony, reception, and hotel in the Francis Parker School bus, driven by Rocky.”

Angela Petersen ’01 writes that she is working on her Ph.D. in Baltimore, MD. She hopes to attend her 10year reunion and visit faculty and friends from Parker.

Natasha Schibanoff ’01 moved to Philadelphia for Teach for America. She taught at a KIPP school there for two years and is currently Dean of Student Support Services at KIPP elementary School she helped to found.

Melissa Arbar ’02 married Jeremiah Levine in La Jolla in August 2009. Attending the wedding were classmates Kristen Koehrn ’04, Lauren Panton Wold ’02, Kara Koehrn ’02, Joanna Calderone ’02 and

Arbar ’02 Upper School english teacher Jared D’Onofrio. Melissa and her husband are living in Silver Spring, MD. Melissa is studying nursing at Johns Hopkins University.

Steve Carter ’02 graduated from UCSB in engineering in 2006 and is a Software engineer for Microsoft Corp. in Carpenteria, CA. Annie Doulas ’02 and Jared Pearson were married in the Salt Lake City LDS temple on October 23. Annie and her brother, Jon ’01 own a few pizza restaurants, and brother James ’06 is a student. Her Doulas ’02 husband is an attorney in American Fork, UT and the couple reside in Salt Lake City.

Kara Koehrn ’02 finished her Master’s in environmental Management and Toxicology at Duke

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University in May 2008. She now lives in Arlington, VA and works in the Department of Information at the environmental Protection Agency in Washington DC. She loves her new job and still plays soccer with Davidson College former teammates who live the in the area.

Opera Workshop at University of Oregon. His wife is finishing up a psychology degree and going into nursing and midwifery. They were married in July 2009 at Orfila Vineyards in escondido, where classmates Matt Rogers ‘04 and Charles Cox ‘04 were groomsmen.

Brandon Wilson ’02 attained the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in spring 2009 from the University of California, Davis.

Hardy Ehlers ’04 graduated from emory University in 2008. He spent a year in Australia and is now enrolled in Harvard Law School.

Odessa Begay ‘03 graduated from nYU Tisch School of Photography in 2006, and is an illustrator living in new York. She also designed the card for the Perennial Alumni Art show (see p90). You can see more of her spirited and whimsical work at Odessabegay.com.

According to Huffington Post, Odessa is also a Twitter enthusiast. each Tuesday she unveils a new addition to her “Museum of Modern Tweets,” which is a drawing based on a Tweet by a famous person. http://www.huffingtonpost.com /2010/02/illustratedcelebrity-twe_n_456042.html

Kristen Koehrn ’04 is working on her Master’s in Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona. She spent the fall quarter in 2009 at Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy, continuing her Master’s work.

George Jemmott ’03 has been traveling in europe to

Basel, Switzerland, Milan, Italy, and France. He was able to join fellow classmates for the summer reunion in June but is looking for work in northern europe or San Francisco. Track his adventures on his blog: http://gjemmott.blogspot.com/ Keiy Murofushi ’03 graduated from Pepperdine with a B.S. in nutritional Science and minors in Sports Medicine and Intercultural Studies. He completed his Master’s in nutritional Science from CSU northridge, with an emphasis in nutritional genomics and HIV/AIDS-related Medical nutrition Therapy. He is currently a Clinical Dietitian at Jeffrey Goodman Special Cares Clinic (an HIV clinic) at Kindred Hospital in Los Angeles. He hopes to work on his Ph.D. soon.

Ben Corbin ’04 is working on

his Master’s in Music in Piano Performance on a GTF scholarship, playing for the

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Sarah Maynard ’04 shares that she “is working at UCSD and is involved in a very exciting lab with neuroscience and technologically advanced projects.”

She is hoping to partner with Parker students and scientists from UCSD on neuroscience projects.

Allison Panton ’04 and Brandon Least of Dallas, TX, were married in Dallas on April 10, 2010. The couple met as freshmen at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Allison, a cum laude graduate in Interior Design, and Brandon, a magna cum laude graduate in Mechanical engineering, honeymooned in Cancun, Mexico. Other Parker alumni attending the wedding and reception were the bride’s sister, Lauren Panton Wold ‘02, Kara Koehrn Panton ’04 ’02, and classmates Kristen Koehrn ‘04, Amy Guterman ‘04, Jimena Bedoya ‘04, Caitlin Smith ‘04, David Gillingham ‘04, Scott Hartman ‘04 and Danny Irving ‘04. Also attending were Allison’s kindergarten teacher, Birdy Hartman, with Lower School colleagues Kym Farkas, Linda Ruggles and Head of the Lower School, Dr. Bob Gillingham, as well as alumni parents Liz and Fred Koehrn and Cathy Smith.

The newlyweds reside in Dallas.

Aaron Stannard ’04 graduated from Vanderbilt University in May 2008 and has returned to San Diego.

He works in the Internet marketing business.

Terrell Sledge ’04 is in his second year at the Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Acting program. He received his B.A. from Yale University in 2008. His theater credits are extensive, including Much Ado about Nothing, The Duchess of Malfi, St. Joan of the Stockyards, The Wiz, and many more. He won Yale University’s AACCOLADeS “excellence in Artistry” in 2006 and 2007, the Yale President’s Public Service Fellow in 2006, and Warner entertainment Group and Trumpet Awards’ Community Spirit Award in 2004.

Candice Thiem ’04 graduated from UCLA in 2009 and co-hosted two radio shows during her final year; one at UCSD and one at San Diego State. She currently works with a food import/packaging and marketing business called “Our Foods, Inc.” She is also a location manager for an upcoming film being produced by Angelic Productions.

Kaitlin Lemei Thein ’04 and Christopher Thein ’04 live in

Providence, RI, where he owns a software consulting business, Solstice Technology, and she is in medical school at Brown University. They were married August 8, 2009. She hopes to specialize in eR trauma.

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Kate Tsunoda ’04 is currently serving in the Peace Corps in Marrakesh, Morocco. She returned to Parker over the 2009 winter break to share her experiences with seniors. If you are interested in the Peace Corps, Kate would be happy to talk with you (kate_tsunoda@alumni.brown.edu). Kate graduated from Brown University in 2008.

Austin Andrews ’05 graduated with honors from University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in Philosophy in June 2009. Austin is pursuing a Doctorate in Philosophy.

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Patrick Harrigan ’05 , 2nd Lieutenant, was married to Raquel Krivda (Rocky) on April 17, 2010.

The couple have settled in Fort Wainwright, AK. Rocky is a store manager at AT&T and Patrick is an Infantry (Stryker) Platoon Leader.

Mike Kranzler ’05 graduated from Vanderbilt University and worked Harrigan ’05 for the 2010 Super Bowl and ProBowl Host Committee in Miami. He is currently with Arluck Promotions and also writes for the Bleacher Report.

Ryan McKinley ’05 graduated in June from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. During the summer, Ryan was an intern with CollegeWorks Painting. The company hires college students to run local branches of its business.

Matt Anderson ’06 won the eLITe 88 Award from Duke University. “The eLITe 88, an award founded by the nCAA, recognizes the true essence of the studentathlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The elite 88 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average participating at the finals site for each of the nCAA’s 88 championships.” Duke also won the national lacrosse title with two Parker alumni on the team: Matt Anderson and Max Wygod ‘06.

Liana Ching ’06 was selected as Valedictorian for the USC Viterbi School of engineering 2010 graduating class. (Liana was the 2006 Salutatorian at Parker).

She completed her undergraduate degree in Chemical engineering in May and will pursue her Master’s in environmental engineering at Stanford University in the fall.

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accomplishments: http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news /2010/engineering-a-good.html Alexis Crusey ’06 graduated from Yale University this spring, and was described as the “most dominant volleyball player in the Ivy League for the past three seasons,” according to the Coast newsletter. She was the unanimous 2006 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and entered the 2009 season needing 63 digs to reach 1,000 kills for her career. Crusey is the two-time reigning Most Valuable Player of the Yale Invitational.

Annie Gillman ’06 graduated from USC with a degree in Political Science, and is going to Taiwan for a program called Princeton in Asia, where she will teach middle and high school english conversation in Taichung and Tunghai University Affiliated High School while taking Mandarin classes at the University. She was chosen for the Order of the Torch along with Sara Osias ’06. According to USC, “Being a member of the Order of the Torch is one of the highest accolades a USC student may receive. It is a life-long membership into a premiere group of Trojans. Members are seniors Gillman ’06 graduating in 2010 who exemplify the Trojan ideals in all their diverse endeavors.

Additionally, members excel in scholarship, leadership, service, commitment to USC, strong public speaking skills, and an ability to communicate the USC experience to others.”

Alli Hillgren ’06 was also a senior at USC this past year, was co-captain of the women’s volleyball team. She was named Pac-10 Conference All Academic second team for two straight years. She was named to the Holiday Inn LA City Center Trojan Invitational all-tournament team after recording 50 digs in three matches.

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Kevin Kaiser ’06 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics in June from the University of Chicago. He lives in Chicago and is pursuing a career in Actuarial Science.

Pablo Ortiz De Urbina ’06 is pursuing his degree in classical music performance, conducting and composition. He would also like to have a teaching career in the music field, either at a high school or college level. Currently, Pablo is teaching private students and in an elementary school.

Richard Stannard ’06 graduated from Southern Methodist University in December 2009.

Sydney Thomas ’06 graduated from Duke University this spring with a major in Public Policy Studies and a minor in African and AfricanThomas ’06 American Studies, and was part of the events for the Sanford Inaugural Weekend and one of three Sanford students sharing experiences at a dinner for the Sanford Board of Visitors and the Duke University Board of Trustees. Here is an excerpt from her speech: “I experienced a surprising culture shock in Ghana, where even though I looked like many of the local Ghanaians, I was singled out due to my funny accent or my weird clothes as a foreigner, an American, an outsider. Among my American peers in Glasgow, I was considered an African-American, in Spain, I was Spanish (I received very strange looks when I informed the locals of Barcelona that actually I was not fluent in Spanish), in Italy I was Brazilian and in Paris I was African. It was an amazing experience, to be able to be considered so many different races and ethnicities just because of the way I looked.”

Erin Turk ’06 graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Turk ’06 University and is a Ph.D. student studying Cancer Biology at Stanford. She was

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awarded the Stanford Graduate Fellowship. She spent summer 2009 in the lab at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland; as a stipulation of her fellowship there, her experiences were recorded on her blog: http://thinkswissreasearch.blogspot.com. navigate to 2009, and view her entries from May to August. erin says, “Greetings to the Parker community!”

Laura Vaughn ’06 finished up at

USD and is hoping to attend Vaughn ’06 University of Houston for law school. She is very enthusiastic about the American Hockey League and the prospect of a law career representing hockey teams.

Tyler Bernardini ’07 visited campus

in May. Tyler attends University of Bernardini ’07 Pennsylvania and will be a senior in the fall and is on the Penn Men’s basketball team.

Alex Dick-Godfrey ’07 was recently

highlighted in The San Diego UnionTribune. Alex just completed his junior year at Davidson College and was elected to the Honor Council as a student solicitor. The Council is a student-led disciplinary body responsible for hearing cases of alleged violations of the Honor Code Dick-Godfrey ’07 and the Code of Responsibility, according to the article. Alex is also a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and plays intramural level sports.

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Gina Farkas ’07 is a rising senior at UC Santa Cruz majoring in Art History/Art environment Studies.

Gino Gordon ’07 earned the new england Football Writers Gold Helmet Award in Gordon ’07 november 2009. He also received the Ivy League’s Player of the Week as well as the eCAC’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week awards.

Gino is a rising senior at Harvard, where he is a running back for the Crimson.

Leela Harpur ’07, a senior majoring in Corporate Communications and Public Affairs in the Meadows School of the Arts and Spanish with a minor in Italian in Dedman College (Southern Methodist University) was selected by the U.S. Department of State as a summer intern in the Consular Section of the American embassy in Rome. To read more: http://blog.smu.edu/parents/2010/03 /junior_awarded _state_department.html.

Jeff Lauer ’07 visited campus for the alumni soccer game and mentioned that he was going to spend spring semester studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Jeff is majoring in history and geosciences at Williams College in Massachusetts.

Marites Villarosa ’07 is attending UC Santa Barbara and is majoring in Biology and Geology and is hoping to earn her Ph.D. in earth Sciences.

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Amani Walker ’07 is a rising senior at UC Irvine.

Amani was named to the Soccer America Men’s Team

of the Week in September 2009 as well as being named to the College Soccer news national Team of the Week and named Big West Player of the Week. He was named the UC Irvine College Classic Most Valuable Player following then-ranked #8 UCI’s match with Cleveland State.

Kali Lindsay ’08 is a rising junior at Lindsay ’08 Stanford and performs with the a cappella group called the Stanford Harmonics. She is also performed in the Drama Department’s production of Rent. Her singing group included Francis Parker School on their spring break tour.

Alexandra McCarty ’08, a junior at Ohio Wesleyan University, joined fellow students from OWU in the Sagan Fellows course, “the Mexican Migration experience” on a trip to the interior of Mexico last April. Alex stayed with a host family in Concepcion, where her host dad is a carpenter in town.

To read more about her experience: http://connect2.owu.edu/issues /20100401/ ourTown/mexicanMigration.html.

McCarty ’08

Kristi Bohl ’09 was one of 141 seniors last spring selected as a US Department of education Presidential Scholar, and was honored at the White House by President Obama. She completed her internship and assisted in the testing and developing voice

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recognition functionality for the Warfighter’s Associate concept, using a semi-autonomous iRobot PackBot. Kristi currently attends Stanford.

Olivia Ching ’09

and fellow Parker alumni Nate Bryan ’09, CJ Grigoriadis

Denysiak ’09 and ’07, Danielle Pallavicini ’09 Bidegain ’07, Ian Yoder ’07, and Keesha Vaughn ’07 met up at University of Miami for a reunion.

Jacqueline Denysiak ’09 and Marco Pallavicini ’09 celebrated a reunion in

Jaski ’09

Poznan, Poland in June 2010.

KC Jaski ’09 attends Harvard and visited Yale (and Parker classmate Jordon Orosz ’09 ) for The Game. She’s pictured here with Gino Gordon ’07.

Jesse Kranzler ’09 is a rising sophomore at nYU. He

continues to perform with several bands and records with others in new York. During winter break he performed in San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, and will travel with his local band along with Henry Wessman ’09 and Evan Backer ‘09. Jesse writes of continued success with WITT (http://www.myspace.com/wittysn8), named after music teacher Jim Witt, saying, “During the Summer of 2010, we are going to be doing another West Coast Tour (through California, Oregon, Washington, nevada, and a teensy little bit of Canada.) I booked all of the shows again and will do the promotion as well. The only differences between last year’s tour and this year’s is that this one is a bit longer (26 days/24 shows as opposed to last year’s 19-show run) and, in addition to

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playing as WITT, every night Henry, evan, and I will be joining our friend Chris to play as Snuffaluffagus (myspace.com/snuffiq.)

WITT’s most recent release is an 8-track eP entitled There’s Blood EP and was released in early August 2009. WITT plans to record a new album this summer (title TBD) as well as an eP with Snuffaluffagus entitled “SnuffaluffaWITT” and members of WITT worked on/played on the upcoming Snuffaluffagus album Brazil Wood Poetry.

“In slightly more exciting news, I recently got us booked on a european tour in Winter 2010. This will be a 21-show tour from late December to mid-January and we will also be playing as both WITT and Snuffaluffagus. The exact tour routing has yet to be solidified, but we will likely be covering primarily eastern european countries. In early March, a PR campaign for WITT is being launched focused primarily on Germany, Italy and Benalux in order to gain buzz and get good press, so we can expect good crowds and fun shows when we are over there.

Myles Muagututia ’09 finished his freshman year at Stanford and was a leader in kills on the men’s volleyball team. He also was a member of the Cardinal football team.

Grant Thiem ’09 now attends Salve Regina University in Rhode Island, along with Chad Strong ’09. Although Grant left Parker after 8th grade to pursue his ice hockey dream, he is happy to be back in school with a Parker classmate.

LaVon Wageman ’09 is acting at nYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in the Drama Department at the CAP21 Studio. She has been crewing for The Who’s Tommy, which was one of nYU’s main stage productions. She is very busy with theatre production class, writing call, private voice lessons, and lectures.

DeMareé Harris ’10, Deon Randall ’10 and Wayman Yeldell ’09 celebrated the wedding of former Upper School english teacher Ginny Robinson to Mark Messick in June in Currituck, nC. Alex Trimm ’10

served as the wedding photographer.

We are currently trying to raise money for plane tickets and car rentals for this europe tour so we don’t have to worry so much about just trying to break even at the end of the tour. We may focus more on our music and getting it to as many people as possible. If you are interested in helping us out in any way, you may visit us at a show (the next scheduled San Diego show is October 31, 2010 at Vien Dong III on Linda Vista Road) buy merchandise (we have our CD and eP for sale as well as t-shirts and digital downloads of the albums available through our myspace,) or simply donate (we have PayPal donations, you may contact me at jessekranzler@gmail.com for details.)”

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State of the School

BY RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, HEAD OF SCHOOL (2006-2010)

SUMMARIZING THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR AT THE JUNE 14 BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL MEETING,

working with the Middle School as well.

DR. BLUMENTHAL PRESENTED THIS REPORT.

This was also arguably our best year ever in terms of college placement. Success in this area is hard to measure, since it really is most appropriately measured by the level of satisfaction of all the seniors with their eventual college destination. And I hesitate to follow the likes of the Wall Street Journal and Forbes by equating success with the number of acceptances and matriculations at what we might term the highprestige colleges. But, if I may ask forgiveness for this sin in advance, I can note that 21 different members of the Class of 2010 were accepted by an Ivy League college, for an over-all acceptance rate of 16%, and 18 have chosen to attend. These were in addition to acceptances and matriculations at the likes of Stanford, Cal Tech, MIT, and Juilliard.

Let me begin by saying that the state of the Francis Parker School is strong. A year or a year and a half ago, there was reason to be concerned about what the 2009-2010 school year might hold in store, given the general economic conditions.

And so we trimmed our sails with regard to expenses. We also took a somewhat aggressive approach to enrollment in order to guard against a possible downturn that in fact never really materialized.

While the opening of the school year may be remembered most in future Parker history for the completion of Phase VI, there were several other significant achievements in our educational program.

This was the year in which we dropped January exam week in favor of the new Interim Week, which was a great success, even in its first iteration. In addition to minicourses and internships for juniors and seniors, we were able to expand our Upper The result is a year in which we not only School foreign travel program, which this year met but substantially exceeded our bottom included trips to China, Colombia, the line budget targets, and Parker had its Philippines, South Africa and Vietnam, to highest total enrollment ever. And Dr. Richard Blumenthal which Turkey will be added next year. enrollment for the coming year looks equally strong, both in total numbers and in the quality On a somewhat parallel course, the Middle School of our incoming students. had its second enhanced Discovery Week this year, In short, the numbers continue to be unusually good.

But this was a banner year in many other ways as well, ways that are ultimately much more important.

We started the year with the opening of our (for now) final set of buildings. After what seemed like endless construction and endless fundraising, we at last had the campus so many people had envisioned and worked so hard to make a reality. It was particularly significant that in this age of cutbacks in public education, three of these four new buildings were dedicated to the arts. What a statement that makes about our belief in the importance of the creative life and about our strength as an institution!

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with trips to Spain, France and China.

In the Lower School this year, the Balanced Literacy program fully hit its stride. Because the faculty had been able over the course of several years to introduce and absorb this major change to our reading and writing programs, the way was cleared at last to begin a major transformation of our math curriculum as well.

And so this year, after considerable study and training, we introduced the Math in Focus version of Singapore Math. This roll-out also provided an opportunity for our Lower School to work with the Middle School math teachers to a greater extent than ever before, and with this as a model, our Lower School literacy specialist, Sara Knox , has started devoting some of her time to

There were numerous other high notes to the year, including one of our best ever sports seasons, with eleven banners added to the Field House, some great student performances both in J. Crivello Hall and the Galli-Curci Center, including the inaugural performances of our new dance program, and various great efforts and triumphs in many other areas, from WordMasters to History Day. Suffice it to say that this was a good year at Parker.

As this year ends and the new school year approaches, there also transitions, not so much in faculty, where only two teachers are leaving—perhaps a record low turnover—but in senior administration. These sorts of transitions can be unsettling for the community in the short term, but ultimately change opens the way for new ideas and future accomplishments. As I prepare to depart for the International School of Boston, I am confident that the school will be in good hands next

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year with Kevin Yaley in the Head’s office, Malcolm Aste heading Development, and Paul Barsky receiving the Upper School Head’s baton from Patrick Mitchell after his distinguished 19-year run.

There is an old adage that you should always try to leave a place in better shape than you found it in. Parker was certainly already a very good school when I arrived four years ago, and I think we all realize that making a better school is a job that never ends and that we can never just rest on our laurels. That being said, we have made some tremendous advances in the past four years, especially in advancing the arts and giving Parker a more global perspective, not to mention the transformation of the Linda Vista campus. As I look back on my four years here, I hope I may claim to have played a role, along with so many other people in making Parker an even better place than it was when I came.

It is particularly significant that in this age of cutbacks in public education, three of our four new buildings were dedicated to the arts. What a statement that makes about our belief in the importance of the creative life and about our strength as an institution!

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Parker People 09-10 Board of Trustees Jimmy Anklesaria, Past Chair Tom Bancroft, Chair, Finance Committee Richard Blumenthal, Head of School, ex-officio Annika Bohl, Parents’ Association President, ex-officio Dee Anne Canepa Richard Dicker Terry Gooding Lynn Gorguze Janice Howard McElroy** Bill Ingram, Chair William Jones Jon Lauer, Chair-Elect, Chair, Development Committee Bert Liang Julie Mebane, Secretary** Catherine Nicholas Michael O’Halloran Kathy Purdon Kirsten Rindal Jeff Silberman ’75 Hamilton Southworth, Chair, Audit Committee Cathy Sullivan, Chair, Board Governance Committee Ted Tchang ’81, Chair, Facilities Committee Michael Thiemann, Chair, Strategic Initiatives and Academic Affairs Committee** Jeffrey VonBehren ’90 Brent Woods

09-10 School Administration Richard Blumenthal, Head of School, Chief Executive Officer Jan Rogers, Executive Assistant Kevin Yaley, Associate Head of School Grant Lichtman, Chief Operating Officer Michael Lowry, Chief Financial Officer John Thorsen, Director of External Affairs and Advancement Judy Conner, Director of Middle & Upper School Admission Dori Rodi Shryock, Director of Lower School Admission Dr. Robert Gillingham, Head of Lower School Pat McKenna, Head of Middle School Principal Barbara Ostos ’97, Middle School Dean of Students Patrick Mitchell, Head of Upper School Paul Roudebush, Upper School Academic Dean Marc Thiebach, Upper School Dean of Students John Morrison, Director of Student Support Terri Devine, Dean of College Counseling Robert Hurley, Dean of College Counseling Rona Dosick, Director Parker Learning Center Carol Jensen, Director of Community Programs Tim Katzman, Director of Summer Programs Dan Kuiper, Athletic Director Cathy Morrison, Director of Communications Kristina Starkey, Director of Alumni and Grandparent Relations Inez Thomas, Director of Community Outreach Abha Tirtha, Director of Annual Giving Jim Tomey, Director of Stewardship

Newly Elected Trustees for 2010-2011 Shelley Benoit William Gurtin Jane Trevor Fetter ’50 Julia Ingram Phil White

**indicates term ending June 30, 2010

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The Generations Award recognizes our highest level of leadership and generosity. The following donors have fulfilled significant pledges to Francis Parker School in the amount of $250,000 or more. Each of these families and organizations have made Parker a philanthropic priority and we are eternally grateful for the positive impact they have made for our students and faculty.

Where Your Dollars Go IL AN TH RO PI C PA RK ER ’S #1 PH

The Generations Award The Anklesaria Family Anonymous (6) Tom and Cathy Asmann The Ayco Charitable Foundation Bob and Pam Buie Andrew and rochelle Cohen united Jewish Federation of San Diego County Steven ’71 and Gina Considine Jack and Sandra Cook The J. Crivello Foundation richard and linda Dicker larry and Susan Favrot Amelita Galli-Curci Foundation Gildred Foundation Terry and Barbara Gooding Jack and June Greening David and linda Hale The late Bruce r. ’22 and Mary Hazard Joseph and Violet Jacobs and norman and Valerie Jacobs Hapke The late Gert and Aline Koppel John and Carol landis

Coleman and Ellen Mosley David and noreen Mulliken Art and Catherine nicholas Francis Parker School Parents’ Association Chuck and Katy Philyaw robert ’57 and Allison Price Qualcomm Incorporated The rose Foundation The San Diego Foundation The Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation J.W. Sefton Foundation Dan Smargon and Audrey Viterbi John and Cathy Sullivan Paul K. and rose Sun Tchang Family Foundation Michael and Catherine Thiemann Steve and Patsy Tomlin Carol Vassiliadis Andrew and Erna Viterbi Frances White Marty and Pam Wygod

PR IO RI TY !

PARKER FUND The Parker Fund is a volunteer-driven annual fundraising campaign to which alumni, parents and friends make philanthropic gifts that support Francis Parker School. recruiting and retaining passionate, highlytrained faculty and affording small class sizes mean that tuition alone only covers 85% of the true cost of educating our students. The Parker Fund makes up the difference and fuels the School’s programs; in fact, the Parker Fund is a line item in the School's annual operating budget. We're counting on our community!

ENDOWMENT AND CAPITAL GIVING Endowment gifts are invested in perpetuity to produce income and distributed according to the endowment distribution policy. Distribution of endowment income provides support for a specific program, student scholarship or faculty position that you have chosen. Gifts to the endowment provide support to Parker for the future.

GALA GIVING The Annual Gala is the Parents’ Association’s Spring fundraising event for the School. Proceeds support tuition assistance for students and faculty professional development. Another portion is allocated to current capital projects.

Capital gifts provide for renovating and maintaining existing buildings and campus grounds, major equipment purchases or constructing new spaces on campus. These gifts are typically given for a specific purpose or project need.

Thank you for your support and leadership!

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calendar: what’s coming up September 2

Orientations for Middle and Upper School

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Labor Day Holiday

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First Day of School Lower School Orientations for new students

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Middle School Back to School Night

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Lower School Back to School Night

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Upper School Back to School Night

October 1-3 8-11

Upper School Theatre Production, “Almost Maine” Fall Break, No School

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Homecoming and Alumni Reunions

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College Fair Night

November 8-15 11-12

Middle School Book Fair Upper School Musical Theatre Production “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well And Living In Paris”

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Lower School Grandparents’ Day

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End of First Trimester Lower School Thanksgiving Program for Parents

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Winter Break, No School

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