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REACH Alums, students embrace the world

YOUR COMMENTS Anyway, I would be happy to donate this precious relic to the archives. I also found a small Barbzilla flag that we made in Connie Miller’s Cloth class, and a small LLF flag — a spoof group called the Lakeside Liberation Front. Oh, and in terms of some of the Godzillas that were in the duel, I remember one was Peter Jenkins, and the one in the photo you ran sparring with Frank Minard is Andrew Price. Keep up the great work. —Knute “Skip” Berger ’72

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The story, “From the Archives, Bananas vs. Plungers: Underground student newspapers took their war of words outside” (Fall/Winter 2017), prompted two comments to the writer, Lakeside archivist Leslie Schuyler.

USAN TAYLOR ’68 remembered a rivalry between two St. Nicholas School publications, possibly named Junior Jinx and Safari. If any readers know more, Schuyler would love to hear from you; archives@lakesideschool.org or 206440-2895.

Knute “Skip” Berger ’72 offered to donate several artifacts related to the melee discussed in the article between writers of rival papers The Barb and Godzilla, later merged to become Barbzilla.

OVED THE STORY in the magazine about the banana and plungers duel. I have been cleaning out storage and files and thought you might like this: one of the plastic bananas that we used in the duel. To trick the Godzillas, we brought some plastic bananas that we filled with water to act as squirt guns. We filled them with water, but they didn’t work very well. These were in addition to actual bananas. As I think I told you, the fight degenerated into a massive water fight as a result.

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REAT JOB on the very timely magazine (Spring/Summer 2018), and thanks, Ted McCagg ’88, for the cover art; it was certainly visually arresting! :) We are under a deluge of election coverage from every side, in every form (our California state primary is this Tuesday, and we have a lot of local issues in our local corner of the Los Angeles area that are stirring the pot further), so I am appreciating the opportunity to read how Lakesiders are handling these sorts of issues, both on and off campus. Thank you for keeping us informed! —Claire Modie ’88 on Facebook

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SHARED LIVES, OPENED EYES

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EDITOR’S NOTE

RCHIVIST LESLIE SCHUYLER, researching the history of global education at Lakeside (Page 14), found herself charmed by Quamer Beg ’61, the school’s first exchange student, who wrote “Quamer Speaks,” a regular column in Tatler. In 1960, the year Quamer Beg arrived from Pakistan, Seattle was only beginning to look much beyond its shores and provincial ways. Young Beg (“his facility at American slang and his ability to adjust to Lakeside mores have made him a respected and popular member of the class”) regularly shared cross-cultural insights that opened eyes of sheltered Lakeside young men. The question arose: What had become of Beg? The archives had no clues. Lakeside’s alumni relations director, Kelly Poort, reached out to G. Richard Morry, the unofficial secretary of the Class of 1961. In no time, Morry, a retired lawyer, passed along contact info for Beg, and fellow ’61 classmate Binkley Shorts recalled: “He lived with my family for that year, and I am quite confident that we got as much out of the experience as he did.” We emailed Beg to find out more about his life after Lakeside and what impact his school year here might have had on him. “It was a great year, full of fun and friendship — and the ‘values’ Lakeside instilled in me,” Beg wrote. “To be a decent human being. Every wrong turn I take I think back to 1960/61.” What had drawn him here? “The sheer magnetic pull of the U.S. Didn’t the U.S. represent the best of everything at the time? From music to cinema to sports — to “values” that gave it the right to lead the world.” Beg went on to a government career highlighted by positions as Pakistan’s federal secretary of commerce and as his country’s ambassador to Italy (where he was awarded one of Italy’s highest civil awards). He has been chairman and CEO of Pakistan Steel and was president of World Food Programme, the United Nations agency tasked with fighting hunger. Since 2008, Beg, who now prefers the first name Mirza, has divided his time between Pakistan and the United Kingdom, where he’s a visiting fellow at Cambridge University (where he’d earlier done post-graduate work), working on poverty-related issues. “The American bug never got out of me,” Beg wrote Morry, “and I managed to persuade both my daughters to go to college in the States: the elder one to Middlebury (Vermont) and the younger one (architect) to Savannah College of Art and Design.” In about 1980, “Bink” and “Cam” (their respective Lakeside nicknames; Quamer is pronounced something like “comer” as in “newcomer”) had a chance to catch up in person when Beg was on a sabbatical at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in Boston, where Shorts was an investment manager. They had fun, Beg wrote, reminiscing about Lakeside days.

The Class of 1961 included Lakeside’s f irst exchange student, Quamer Beg, center; G. Richard Morry, front row, fourth from the right; and Binkley Shorts, whose family Beg lived with his Lakeside year, directly behind Morry.

Before that, Shorts recalled, “I visited him in Pakistan in 1967 on my way back from Vietnam. … At that time, he was teaching at an elite prep school,” was politically active, and “was obviously destined for great things.”

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One of their memorable hijinks came before they went on to their distinguished careers.

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“One night a few of us were on our way home from a Lakeside sporting event and we decided that we could use some beer,” Shorts recalls. “We decided that Cam was the most likely to sweet talk a bar owner into selling a six-pack, so we sent him in to try to get this done. He explained that he was an exchange student and was used to beer as a regular part of his diet. Of course, Cam is a Muslim and had never touched a drop. The ploy failed and we came home dry.”

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One of Beg’s fond memories was from “one of the early days. Dr. Morris’ quiz that made no sense to me. Stared at my blank page for a while, then looking around the class saw one other character staring into space. ‘Looks like I am not the only dunce in the class,’ I said to myself with great relief. The ‘character’ turned out to be Allen Kyle (now deceased), the class genius, who had already done the quiz in about two minutes flat.” Beg suggested in an email to Morry: “Rick, why don’t you try to organize a reunion in Seattle? It will be fun to see what all those bright and fit young men look like 57 years later.” Morry told him it’s already in the works. The Class of 1961’s 60th reunion is coming up in less than three years. As a personal coda, I want to take a moment to thank the amazing Lakeside community. This is my final issue as editor of Lakeside magazine, as I will be retiring after nine years here. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to have been entrusted with sharing your stories. As always, Lakeside magazine loves to hear suggestions and feedback, and you can reach me until the end of December at magazine@lakesideschool.org. That email address will also work for the fortunate person who becomes the next editor of Lakeside magazine. All the best, CAREY QUAN GELERNTER

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Your comments 2 Head of school’s letter 4 Trustee news 5 Commencement 6 College news 7 Lecture series 8 Campus news 8 Lakeside admissions 9 Downtown School opens Sports 13

Alumni news

Board news 34 Class notes 36 Reunion 42 New York reception P.S./Personal Story In memoriam 46 Calendar 51

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ON THE COVER

Felix Lion ’19 joined a performance by a troupe of acrobats in Karatu, Tanzania, during a Global Service Learning trip last year. (He’s had acrobat training in Seattle.)

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HEAD NOTE

by BERNIE NOE

Going into the world with humility

HIS PAST SUMMER I visited a group of our students on a Global Service Learning (GSL) trip in Thailand, where they were working in a mountain village building earthen-walled bathrooms. Lakeside students have worked there for four summers and have built literally all the bathrooms for this village of 150 people. Several families share each bathroom, and the family I stayed with for two days was using one built in the first year. These bathrooms are ingenious structures. They are built on a concrete pad, which the students pour, and have a recycled tile roof supported by a wood-beam structure, with bamboo lattices nailed to the sides and a mixture of mud and straw (cob) applied to the lattices, making these structures very solid and durable. There is a skylight in the roof and, to provide even more light and design features, bottles are placed in the cobbed walls. Water from local wells runs into the structure so that one can take a bucket bath, and the toilet drains into a septic system. Total cost of the bathroom is $400. Four years ago, it took Lakeside students a couple of weeks to build the prototype, and this year, 13 students built four bathrooms in two weeks! During my visit, the work was in the cobbing phase, when mud and straw are mixed and applied to the lattice walls. The students worked alongside the villagers, including the village chief, who sat for hours cobbing along with everyone else. Lakeside was connected to the village, one of five belonging to the Lahu Sheleh people, through Lakeside alumna Elizabeth Scribner ’77. She founded the nonprofit Daweyu Hills, which helps the village become economically more sustainable. An important part of Lakeside’s mission is nurturing in our students “the creative minds, healthy bodies, and ethical spirits needed to contribute wisdom, compassion, and leadership to a global society,” and I was most encouraged by what I saw happening with our students in Thailand. They were learning about the issues facing the village as the forces of globalization encroach on village life. When I was visiting, they heard a village leader speak about overpopulation of 4

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the limited farmland and how few opportunities the younger generation have there. He also talked about the prejudice that Lahu Sheleh members experience in the larger Thai society. This is a small, isolated, and even idyllic village, but it is not isolated from the problems so many people face around the world. The students also experienced the joys of life in a community where extended families typically live together and spend time just being with one another. They ate all meals with their families and often spent the evening playing with local children. It was important for our students to see what life looks like when everyone greets one another and spends time in casual conversation. One student told me he started allowing more time to walk from his village home to the worksite so he could talk to those he met along the way. Students on GSL trips are

not allowed to bring electronic devices, and by the time I arrived the students had already read several books and were learning what life is like when neither viewed through the lens of a smartphone’s camera nor constantly interrupted by electronic messages. Lakeside GSL students go out into the world with a sense of humility. At ages 15 to 17, they know they have no answers to problems facing the global community. While living and working in villages around the world, they learn what they have in comTOM REESE mon with those who might appear to be very different from themselves, and also about the beauty and complexity of other cultures. And we hope they return with at least the beginning of the conviction that the true measure of their lives will be whether they have made the world a better place for others, both at home and abroad. Enjoy this issue of the magazine, everyone, and if you are in Seattle and near the campus, please stop by and say hello! ■ Cordially,

BERNIE NOE, Head of School

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HE LAKESIDE BOARD of Trustees has elected two new members for three-year terms: Bridgette M. Taylor, a lawyer and Lakeside parent, and Brandon C. Vaughan ’06, a public relations leader who’s active in the alumni association. The board also elected trustee Bertrand Valdman as its new chair. Natasha Smith Jones ’89, who as immediate past chair remains on the board, was named chair of the newly created equity and inclusion committee. Here’s more about Taylor and Vaughan, and about Julia Cho, who will participate on the board this year in her role as president of the Lakeside Parents and Guardians Association: Bridgette Taylor practiced law for nearly two decades at several prominent law firms, representing clients in a wide range of business, employment, and entertainment litigation. Her groundbreaking cases included Celador International Ltd. v. The Walt Disney Co., which resulted in a $320 million jury verdict and judgment, the largest awarded to date in an entertainment profit-participation case. She retired from practicing law in 2012 when her family relocated from Los Angeles to Seattle. Throughout her career Taylor received many awards and accolades, including being selected as a “WIN Outstanding Woman” by the Women’s Image Network and being named a “Rising Star” by Southern California Super Lawyers. Taylor has a B.A. in history with a specialization in business administration from UCLA and a law degree from the University of Southern California Law School. In keeping with her desire to serve others, Taylor was on the board of the Western Center on Law & Poverty, a nonprofit supporting low-income Californians, and was a member of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and the Langston Bar Association. Since coming to Seattle, she has devoted much of her time to volunteering at several public and independent schools. At Lakeside she’s served the Parents and Guardians Association as its vice president of community, equity, and inclusion; affinity groups coordinator; co-chair, T.J. Vassar diversity and community committee; 5th-grade class representative; and on its

nominations and allocations committees and its executive committee. She and her husband, Blair, have four children, including two at Lakeside (Classes of ’21 and ’24), and a Great Dane. Brandon Vaughan ’06 is manager of communications at OfferUp, specializing in brand management and corporate storytelling. Previously he spent two years at T-Mobile, leading consumer advocacy campaigns, and six years as a public-relations manager at Edelman, coordinating digital marketing campaigns for Xbox. He graduated from the Dodge School of Film at Chapman University with a degree in public relations and advertising in 2010. In his free time he swims competitively for the Washington Athletic Club (a passion carried over from his tenure as captain of the Lions swim team), mentors public relations students, and advises on diversity and inclusion initiatives for local organizations, including the Seattle Art Museum. Vaughan served on the board of the Lakeside/St. Nicholas Alumni Association for four years and was chair of the association’s activities committee. Julia Cho and her husband, William, have two sons, Classes of ’18 and ’20. Cho has been a dedicated volunteer at her children’s schools. She started volunteering at Lakeside in 2014, serving as 10th-grade Rummage rep, Upper School vice president, and a member of the Head’s Circle. At Annie Wright Schools in Tacoma, she served on the board of trustees (2009-2017), including as chair of the steering committee for the school’s 2016-2021 strategic plan, and as president of the Parents Association. She also volunteers with Ronald McDonald House Charities and serves on the board of the Washington Premier Football Club in Puyallup. Cho holds a doctorate of optometry from the Southern California College of Optometry and a B.S. in life sciences from Kent State University, and she previously practiced optometry and worked with underserved populations through community health fairs and clinics. ■

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Bertrand Valdman

Chair Carey Crutcher Smith ’77

Vice Chair Natasha Smith Jones ’89

Immediate Past Chair Chair, Equity and Inclusion Committee Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J.

Secretary

Mark Klebanoff ’80

Treasurer Chair, Assets Management Committee Dr. Sarah Barton

Chair, Medical Advisory Board Carmen Best Julia Cho

Parents and Guardians Association President Amy Crichton

Honorary Trustee Claudia Hung ’89

Alumni Association President Michael Larson

Chair, Investment Committee Mona Lee Locke Kathleen M. Murray Sean O’Donnell ’90

Chair, Mission and Governance Committee Artemios “Tim” S. Panos ’85

Chair, Development and Communications Committee Bridgette M. Taylor Brandon C. Vaughan ’06 David M. Victor

Chair, Schools Committee

Head Note, Trustees

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Head of School Bernie Noe, sporting bow ties bestowed by graduating seniors, hands out signs reading, “Technology Free Zone” and “Be Present.”

STAYING PRESENT with the Class of 2018

T ITS COMMENCEMENT ceremony June 14, Lakeside celebrated the Class of 2018 for myriad individual accomplishments and a “commitment to community” rooted in their “striving to see things from each other’s unique perspective.” “One of your most touching contributions,” said Upper School Director Felicia Wilks, was service on behalf of younger students. “We called on the senior leaders in this class again and again this year to help us guide younger students,” Wilks said. Seniors delivered — sharing heartfelt advice, including “about how to make friendships that last, how to stand for what you believe is right even when that position is unpopular,” and how to put college in perspective. (One senior’s counsel: “Look guys, you’re going to college if that’s what you want to do. And for those who worry about letters of denial ... well ... I was just denied yesterday. And guess what? I’m OK and you’ll be OK, too.”)

tion of smartphones” and to try to be “fully present in the moment.” He had signs for each graduate, with one side bearing their names, saying “Be Present!,” and the other side reading “Technology Free Zone.” The tech-free signs were repurposed from a not-sosuccessful effort earlier in the year to encourage students to ditch devices at lunch and in the student center. Noe said he was not giving up. “When you are fully present, Class of 2018, you will be a better friend, a better family member, later in your life a better parent, and when you get there, a better leader. … You will make

Noe: Be present, show courage

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Athletic trainer Tamra Patton accepts the Distinguished Service Award.

the world a better place for others much more through your presence in life than through your perpetual doing.” He also called on them to solidify and hew to their values and to show moral leadership in a world beset with moral failure. “You graduate into the era of ‘fake news’ where the very notion that there are facts and truth is under assault,” Noe said. “How will you respond?” He cited the #MeToo movement and its revelation of the widespread exploitation of women in the workplace by powerful men. “Did no one, for years on end, in so many different settings, not know this was happening?” he asked. “Or did they choose to remain silent, choose to not notice, to look the other way, to not get involved, to attend to their own careers and interests?” “It will be critically important in your lives, Class of 2018,” Noe said, “that you continue to develop your moral center.” Stay groovy

Representing the graduating seniors on the podium were Dagmawi Nurri Misgano, president of Upper School student government, and Helen Christine Haley and Matthew William Dobmeier, chosen by their fellow seniors to speak. Haley and Dobmeier reminisced with humor, concluding by urging classmates to “stay groovy.” Tamra Patton: Distinguished Service Award winner

As part of the commencement ceremony, Tamara Patton, who retired in June as head athletic trainer, received the Willard J. Wright ’32 Distinguished Service Award. In announcing the award, Natasha Smith Jones ’89, chair of the Lakeside Board of Trustees, shared a tribute to Patton that read, in part: “To Lakeside’s great benefit for 28 years, she has shared a unique skill set as part healer, part teacher, part administrator, part counselor, and part coach. … “She is a truth teller who gives everyone the benefit of the doubt and the benefit of her high expectations. Her no-nonsense approach is part of her charm: She cares but does not coddle. And it is her ability to care for kids physically while pushing them to stay engaged mentally within the team that makes her a coach’s dream.” Find links to speeches, the Tamra Patton citation, and a gallery of photos on the website. ■

CLASS OF 2018 BY THE

NUMBERS 145 class members

went on a Middle School Global Service Learning trip

participated in an Upper School Global Service Learning trip

26 participated in two

Global Service Learning trips

Presidential Scholar candidates

Presidential Scholar

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COLLEGE TRENDS 2018

HREE RECENT TRENDS are reflected in Lakeside seniors’ college choices.

counterintuitively, such opportunities tend to be greater at smaller liberal arts schools; no grad student competition, for one thing). But the big city, big school trend may mostly just reflect a bigger-is-better zeitgeist.

• Early decision, higher stakes: Selective colleges

have drastically increased the percentage of their incoming classes admitted in their early decision round (now typically about 50 percent). Students admitted ED must attend unless financial aid is inadequate. Some two-thirds of Lakeside seniors this year applied ED. Making that one ED choice requires careful calculation; Lakeside college counselors help students consider risks, probabilities, best fits, and best shots.

• Financial-aid picture: Lakeside students who aren’t

• Bright city lights: Research universities in urban

settings are having a moment. Only about half as many Lakeside seniors as six years ago are being drawn to liberal arts colleges in bucolic, nonurban locales. Some envision more STEM research and internships at the large institutions (though, perhaps

among top applicants and have high financial need are having a hard time finding a school they can afford, even among public in-state choices. Colleges are prioritizing their most prized applicants in calculating financial-aid offers; their offers to the others can fall far short of realistic expenses. Meanwhile, Lakeside middle-class families are balking at paying the amounts that expensive private schools calculate they can afford to contribute. They’re looking more favorably at schools that offer their students merit aid. ■ Questions about college? Ari Worthman, Lakeside’s director of college counseling, is happy to answer. You can reach him at CollegeCounseling@lakesideschool.org.

COLLEGE CHOICES Babson College

Johns Hopkins University

Stanford University

Bard College

Kenyon College

Tufts University

Barnard College

Lewis & Clark College

Tulane University

Boston University

Bowdoin College

London School of Economics and Political Science

University of California, Berkeley 1

Brown University

United States Naval Academy 1

Loyola Marymount University

University of Cambridge

California Institute of Technology 1

Macalester College

University of Chicago

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University 2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4

Central Washington University 1

Middlebury College

Claremont McKenna College

University of Pennsylvania

intercollegiate or varsity athletics in college

Colorado College

Montana State University, Bozeman 1

University of Rochester

Columbia University

195,000 likes on Twitter for one

Cornell University

New York University New York campus

University of San Diego 4

Dartmouth College

University of St Andrews

Davidson College

New York University Abu Dhabi campus

University of Texas, Dallas

Duke University

Northwestern University

University of Vermont

Emory University

Occidental College

University of Virginia

Franklin & Marshall College

Ohio State University

University of Washington

George Washington University 2

Pitzer College

Vanderbilt University

Pomona College

Gonzaga University

Princeton University

Vassar College Washington University in St. Louis

Georgetown University

Purdue University

Wellesley College

Wesleyan University

followers of one senior’s photography-focused Instagram account

21 percent plan to play

tweet about a member of the class playing “Fortnite”

Harvard University

University of Colorado at Boulder 1 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1

University of Southern California 6

Harvey Mudd College

Santa Clara University

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Scripps College

Western Washington University 1

Smith College

Williams College 3

Indiana University at Bloomington 1

Southern Methodist University 1

Yale University

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LAKESIDE LECTURE SERIES 2018-2019

Sally Jewell to speak in spring Joins lineup that includes Jesmyn Ward

ALLY JEWELL, U. S. secretary of the interior under President Barack Obama and a former CEO of REI, will give the Dan Ayrault Memorial Lecture on March 20, 2019. Jewell will share insights from her career in a moderated Q&A format, with audience questions welcomed. The addition of Jewell completes the 2018-2019 season series lineup. The previously announced speakers (Lakeside magazine Spring/Summer 2018) are acclaimed writer Jesmyn Ward, who will give the Mark J. Bebie ’70 Memorial Lecture on Feb. 6, 2019, and Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, oncologist and author, who spoke Oct. 24. As interior secretary, Jewell led an agency that oversees some 500 million acres of federal land, including the national parks. During her tenure, from 2013-2017, her priorities included environmental sustainability, sciencebased land and water conservation, renewable energy development on public land, better relations with Native American tribal nations, and programs to connect children, particularly those historically underserved, with the outdoors. Since stepping down after the election of President Donald Trump, whom she called “the most anti-conservation president in U.S. history,” she has spoken out strongly against the Trump administration’s push for drilling in the Arctic Refuge, attempts to cut the Interior Department budget, and shrinking of boundaries and protections of various national monuments. Jewell, a petroleum

CAMPUS NEWS Re-accreditation time In October, an accreditation team from the Northwest Association of Independent Schools visited Lakeside for four days as part of Lakeside’s application for accreditation renewal. Member schools must reapply for accreditation every eight years. Mo Copeland, head of Oregon Episcopal School in Portland, Ore. (and former Lakeside physics teacher), and Jeremy 8

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Sally Jewell, U.S. secretary of the interior from 2013 to 2017, with children from the Tohono O’Odham Nation at Saguaro National Park in Arizona, on a trip to promote the Obama administration’s “Every Kid in a Park.” The program provides a year’s free entry to federal parks to all 4th graders and their families.

engineer early in her career, called the last move “the largest rollback of protections for public lands and waters in U.S. history,” tweeting, “Teddy Roosevelt is rolling over in his grave.” A one-time regent of the University of Washington, Jewell is now a Distinguished Fellow in the UW’s College of the Environment. Bebie speaker Ward is the author of two works that received National Book Awards, the first in 2011 for her novel “Salvage the Bones” and the second for “Sing, Unburied, Sing” in 2017, the same year she received a MacArthur “genius grant.”

All lectures take place on Wednesdays at Lakeside and are free and open to members of the Lakeside community. Please visit the series webpage for more information or to RSVP: lakesideschool.org/lectures. ■

Gregersen, head of The Meadows School in Las Vegas, led the team. In addition to visiting campus, team members examine Lakeside’s selfstudy of its strengths, weaknesses, and how it believes it is carrying out its mission. The team’s final report is expected in the spring.

spaces, and new equipment in Evans Theater, while St. Nicholas Hall in the Upper School was outfitted with new riggings, seats, teaching systems, and audio/visual equipment.

Renovated arts spaces In major renovations carried out over the spring and summer, the Middle School performing arts wing got a new layout, soundproofing between classrooms and performance

IF YOU MISSED IT A video of cancer researcher Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee’s October talk at Lakeside can be viewed at lakesideschool.org/lectures. Mukherjee is the author of “The Gene: An Intimate History” and the Pulitzer Prizewinning “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.”

Happy 100 to us The 2019-2020 school year will mark Lakeside’s centennial. The year will be commemorated with the publication of a book covering 100 years of the school’s history and themed events and lectures that look toward its future. Stay tuned for updates this spring. ■

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by AMANDA DARLING

Shaping learning for changing times L

AKESIDE SCHOOL has begun planning a full re-envisioning of its educational program—both the academic curriculum and co-curricular programs, including athletics, outdoor, global, and service programs. “We live in a time of unprecedented change and, as a school, we must be aware of those changes and what they might mean for our students,” says Head of School Bernie Noe.“I am therefore proposing that, while maintaining our focus on academic excellence, diversity and inclusion, and global citizenship, we begin a strategic exercise to determine what skills we think our students will need to be proficient in these three areas and thrive in the world of the future.” Preparation for the work is underway, with a series of speakers scheduled for the 2018-2019 school year who will address the community on changes they foresee and the skills they believe people will need to thrive

in a complex, swiftly changing future. Educator and innovation expert Tony Wagner was the first, opening the school year with a talk on “The Future of Work.” Afterward, Lakeside faculty, staff, and administrators joined small groups of students and a team of young alumni working in various industries to use design-thinking methods to imagine Lakeside School in 20 years. “Who are our students and what do they need?” posed Elaine Christensen, the Middle School director and director of professional development. “What are the skills and mindsets that the school will cultivate? What elements of the school program will foster those skills and mindsets?” Upcoming speakers, not finalized as of the magazine’s deadline, will address topics including artificial intelligence, robotics, and climate change, as well as new approaches to education and assessment.

The lectures, related research, and other professional development will lay the groundwork for the re-envisioning of Lakeside’s educational program that will begin during the 2019-2020 school year, which marks Lakeside’s centennial. The new initiative will incorporate and build on recent and ongoing work—including a global curriculum review (see Page 22), the 2018 Northwest Association of Independent Schools re-accreditation report (see Page 8), and Lakeside’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative, Our Work Together (see lakesideschool.org/ourworktogether). “Throughout its 100-year history, Lakeside School has continually changed as the world around it changed,” says Noe. “Continual change is a tradition at our school.” Learn more at lakesideschool.org/magazine. ■ Amanda Darling is communications director of Lakeside School. Reach her at communicationsdept@lakesideschool.org.

Who gets into Lakeside 2018-2019 PPLICATIONS TO LakeA side were up markedly this year, by 20 percent over the previous year. The admission rate dropped to 13 percent—a significant decrease from last year’s 16 percent and the previous four years’ 18 percent. For connected students, chances of admission were higher at 28 percent versus 10 percent for those not connected. The connected advantage was about the same as the previous year, when the figures were 27 percent for connected versus 14 percent for others. Connected means a student’s parents or grandparents are alumni, trustees, or among faculty or staff, or they had or have siblings at Lakeside. Total applicants: Students this year, 1,269; 1,065 last year. From single to double-digits:

This year’s 20 percent rise in applications compares with the single-digit increases of the previous three years: 3.2 percent, 4.6 percent, and 3 percent. Contributing factors may

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include the flood of newcomers to the Seattle area and a healthy economy, and that more people are realizing that Lakeside offers 5th grade, said Booth Kyle, associate head of school/director of admissions and financial aid. Applications to 5th grade last year jumped 40 percent, and the increase in numbers held steady this year: Now 22 percent of all applicants are for 5th grade. Also, Ravenna, a simplified application system that allows families to more easily apply to

multiple independent schools, is more widely used now that it’s been out for five years. “There’s a sense in Seattle that there aren’t enough seats for 9th graders so there’s a bit of a frenzy; families apply to more schools than they used to,” Kyle said. He said this year other area independent schools also reported an increase in applications. Reasons for applying: Word-ofmouth continues to be the biggest way families hear about Lakeside, with the academic program and

quality of teachers cited as the big draws. Student mix: This year’s accepted students have a similar profile to last year’s in terms of the number and kinds of schools they came from and their demographics, including gender, race, and ethnicity. Financial aid was awarded to 36 percent of the new students, with their families paying an average tuition of $5,700. (The figure is $7,900 for all financialaid recipients.) Full tuition for the 2018-2019 year is $34,940. ■ Inside Lakeside

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ORKING WITH a Stanford-based research organization, Lakeside has found that the school’s educational practices and support programs have been relatively successful in helping students reduce stress and lead more balanced lives. Lakeside partnered with Challenge Success, a nonprofit associated with the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Challenge Success encourages school communities to embrace broader definitions of success than those traditionally prescribed for many high-achieving students. Too often, the organization believes, an excessive focus on grades, test scores, and performance leaves too little time for students to “develop the necessary skills to become resilient, ethical, and motivated learners.” A group of Lakeside administrators, faculty, and staff, led by Meredith Sjoberg, Upper School counseling center coordinator, worked with Challenge Success last year. Lakeside conducted a baseline survey of all students last fall, asking about homework, extracurricular activities, free time, teacher care/support, sleep, and school stress. Survey findings suggested that, overall, Lakeside is promoting a healthy school climate with support programs and educational practices that Challenge Success lauds, including: • An advisory program that focuses on relationship-building. • An academic support program that includes having teachers available to meet with students outside of class and Middle School school-day study halls. • Homework bans over school breaks and mandated reductions in the homework load at the Upper School. • More emphasis on project-based learning; use of multiple types of assessments (grading); and allowing students to do test corrections. • The absence of student rankings, weighted GPAs, or academic-award ceremonies. • Mental health counseling and resources. Two areas where Lakeside can improve, the survey findings indicated, are in providing more parenting education and in deepening relationships and connections between students and school adults. Most Lakeside students responded that they have an adult they feel they can go to for help (82 percent of seniors; 91 percent of 8th graders), but the team wants 100

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• School stress and academic worries: 77 percent report being often or always stressed by schoolwork; 28 percent say a stress-related health or emotional problem caused them to miss more than one day of school in the past month. Girls reported more stress than boys. • Sleep: They report an average of seven hours of sleep; 37 percent go to bed at 11 p.m. or later. (The recommended amount of sleep is eight to 10 hours a night for adolescents ages 14-17.)

Middle School students: • Homework: Over 50 percent report having the right amount of homework; 87 percent said most homework (75-100 percent) is meaningful.

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Games like “tarp flip” help advisory groups like this one of 10th graders build relationships.

percent of students to feel this way. School efforts this year include continuing to encourage parents and guardians to talk to their students about their extracurricular load and help them set priorities.

SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS Upper School students: • Homework: Over 50 percent said they have the right amount; 76 percent said most homework (75-100 percent) is meaningful. • Extracurricular activities: 21 percent say they’re stressed often or always by extracurriculars; 29 percent said it is quite or extremely important to parents/ guardians that they be successful in extracurriculars. • Free time: 41 percent report having 40 minutes or less per day. They spend more time than peers at other schools with family, playing sports, and reading for pleasure. • Teacher care and support: 77 percent report having at least one adult in school they can go to if they have problems (this number rises over time, from 74 percent of 9th graders to 82 percent of seniors).

• Extracurricular activities: 17 percent report they’re stressed often or always by extracurricular activities; 33 percent said it is quite or extremely important to parents/guardians to be successful in their extracurriculars. • Free time: Almost 50 percent report having 40 minutes or less per day. There is a drop in reported time spent with family between 6th and 7th grades, and a drop in friend time between 7th and 8th grades. • Teacher care and support: 86 percent report having at least one adult in school they can go to if they have problems (this number rises over time, from 79 percent of 5th graders to 91 percent of 8th graders). • School stress and academic worries: 48 percent report being often or always stressed by schoolwork; 54 percent report that a stress-related health or emotional problem caused them to miss more than one day of school in the past month. • Sleep: Average hours of sleep per night reported: 8.66 (5th), 8.28 (6th), 7.94 (7th), and 7.49 (8th); 24 percent report going to bed at 11 p.m. or later. (It’s recommended that those ages 10-13 get 9-11 hours of sleep.)

RELATED STORY “A Broader Definition of Success: Lakeside seeks to fight perfectionism and help students focus on what leads to a truly successful life,” Lakeside magazine, Spring/Summer 2016.

The Downtown School debuts Doors opened Sept. 4 at Lakeside-affiliated high school by AMANDA DARLING

HE DOWNTOWN SCHOOL: A Lakeside School opened its doors Sept. 4 in a renovated space near Seattle Center. The high school welcomed 45 students in its inaugural classes: 34 in 9th grade and 11 in 10th grade. The school expects to add one grade each year and grow until it reaches capacity of 160 students in grades 9 to 12. The school received 150 applications for the founding classes. “We were excited by the number of students who applied and pleased that the admissions process drew in a wide range of families,” said Head of School Sue Belcher. “As prospective students and families see the school TOM REESE ‘in action,’ I think the school will have increasNinth-graders Owen T., left, and Sam S., right, were among the 45 students of The ing numbers of applicants.” Downtown School’s inaugural class gathered on opening day for their f irst assembly. Students in the two founding classes live primarily in Seattle and on the Eastside and come from 32 schools, with an almost even split between public and private schools. One-third of the students New advisory board named self-identify as students of color, and two-thirds self-identify as EuroWhile Lakeside’s Board of Trustees carries fiduciary responpean-American; Belcher hopes that as more families learn about the sibility for both Lakeside School and The Downtown School school, the student body will grow to reflect the racial and ethnic demo— which functions within Lakeside’s 501(c)(3) not-for-profit stagraphics of the region. tus — a new advisory board was named to provide oversight and The Downtown School opened with a small endowment for financial support the school’s leadership. aid; this year, 7 percent of the students receive tuition aid. Belcher has In addition to Lakeside’s Head of School Bernie Noe, who been actively working to grow the school’s financial aid endowment. The chairs the advisory board, members are: eventual goal is for a third of the students to receive financial aid. Big draw: City as a lab The idea for a new school emerged from Lakeside School’s mission to serve as many highly qualified students in the metro area as it can. Similar to Lakeside, The Downtown School emphasizes rigorous academics in an inclusive community of inspiring teachers and motivated students. It also has its own distinctive educational model and cost — tuition for the 20182019 school year is $17,500, compared with Lakeside School’s $34,940. In a survey of admitted students and families, respondents highlighted the experiential aspects of the curriculum as being a strong draw — in particular, using the city as a lab in which students engage with a network of local nonprofits and businesses that provide real applications and practical lessons for topics in the curriculum. The school opened with many local partnerships already in place, including with the Pacific Science Center, KEXP, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center, the Vera Project, the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), the Seattle Art Museum, TeenTix, and Pratt Fine Arts Center. Check out the school’s Twitter feed @DTSchoolSeattle to see students and teachers working with partners around the city. ■

Ronnie CodringtonCazeau, head of

school of The Evergreen School.

Ty Cramer ’78,

former chair of Lakeside’s Board of Trustees. Crystal Ondo ’99,

vice president of corporate affairs at Donuts Inc. and former president of the Lakeside/St. Nicholas Alumni Board.

Dr. Lelach Rave,

pediatrician at The Everett Clinic at Harbour Pointe. Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean of undergraduate academic affairs at the University of Washington and former Lakeside trustee. Bert Valdman,

president and CEO of NorthStar Energy and current chair of Lakeside’s Board of Trustees.

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Upper School history teacher Mary Anne Christy, named 2018 Washington History Teacher of the Year, teaching World History: The Human Web.

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chosen for the Schlaepfer Family Endowed Chair in Mathematics. The award recognizes an outstanding math teacher in the Middle or Upper school. It comes with a $2,000 stipend for each year of the three years of the award term.

History Teacher of the Year: Upper School history teacher Mary Anne Christy was named 2018 Washington History Teacher of the Year Coaches like a champ: Peter Byerlein, for her “outstanding work and dedication” in Middle School soccer and basketball coach American history education. The annual prize and Upper School JV tennis coach, was is presented by the Gilder Lehrman Institute named the Play Like a Champion Today’s of American History, the nation’s leading Soccer Coach of the Year. The Catholic Youth organization dedicated to K-12 American Organization presents this yearly award in history education. Christy receives a $1,000 each sport to the coach that influences their award, an archive of American history books athletes and teams to grow toward maximizing and historical resources for Lakeside, and their potential as athletes and citizens. an invitation to attend a weeklong seminar that includes discussions with eminent historians, visits to historic sites, and hands-on work Nse Ekpo, with primary sources. As a state artist in winner, Christy also will be in the residence at running for the $10,000 National Rockland History Teacher of the Year Award. Woods. Christy, who has a bachelor’s degree with honors in history and an MBA, both from Yale, began at Lakeside in 2011. She teaches U.S. history, American Studies, World History: The Human Web, and three electives, Freedom, Crime and Law; Ancient Mediterranean World History; and History of Capitalism. Math honor: Upper School math teacher Ben McKinley has been

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The epic genre has been around for thousands of years but in the 20th century it saw a new day. VCCA Fellow Brian Culhane, in residency from Seattle, WA, will discuss the evolution of the traditional epic hero, from Homer to Wordsworth to Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Culhane received his MFA in poetry from Columbia University and his PhD in English literature from the University of Washington where he studied the epic tradition.

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Tolkien talk: Upper School English teacher Brian Culhane lectured on “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Rise of the Modern Epic” this summer in Virginia. Culhane was a fellow this past summer with the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), which partnered with a community nonprofit to sponsor the lecture. VCCA “provides creative space for the world’s best artists to create their finest literature, visual art, and music.” Artists in the woods: Jodi Rockwell, Upper School arts teacher, and her partner, Shawn Landis, have expanded their free artist residency program, Rockland, opening a branch called Rockland Woods on 15 acres of forest in Kitsap County. In a pilot launch in July, the pair hosted 18 artists from around the world, working in music, ceramics, wood, fiber, digital arts, and writing. Nse Ekpo, Upper School concert band director, was one of the hosted artists. Teacher power: Upper School history teacher Colleen Kyle is featured in “Time to Teach, Time to Reach: Expert Teachers Give Voice to the Power of Relational Teaching” by Nat Damon, published by Relational Schools Foundation, an education-based nonprofit in Cambridge, U.K. ■

SPORTS ROUNDUP

by MIKE LENGEL

FOLLOW LAKESIDE ATHLETICS

HIGH-SCORING OFFENSES POWER SPRING TEAMS TO STATE

PHOTOS BY CLAYTON CHRISTY

Anna K. ’20, left, and Lauren C. ’20 were the team’s high scorers and WSLA All-State nominees.

OOK AT SOME RESULTS of the victories earned by the girls lacrosse and baseball teams this season, and you’ll see it’s no surprise that they were two of the state’s best. Girls lacrosse jumped out to a fast seven-win start, scoring anywhere from 16 to 20 goals in each victory. Even in the state tournament, the team pulled off a dramatic, 20-goal victory over Roosevelt High School. The team would eventually finish sixth in the state, with four players — Lauren C. ’20, Grace H. ’20, Anna K. ’20, and Lucy Ackerman ’18 — named to the Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (WSLA) All-Conference team. Lauren and Anna earned WSLA All-State honors. The baseball team had an equally fast start, losing only twice in their first month of play. The team’s offense shoved aside opponents with 10-, 11-, and 12-run performances. Led by pitchers Jared F. ’19, Charlie Wright ’18, and Jackson A. ’19, and fielders Corbin C. ’19, and Zane Baker ’18, the Lions took a secondplace Metro League finish, before dropping a heartbreaker to Capital High School in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) state quarterfinal round. Baker,

Feikes, and catcher William D. ’19 received firstteam All-Metro League honors, and Baker was named the Metro League’s Most Valuable Player. “Zane was very deserving of the Metro MVP award this year,” said Kellen Sundin, baseball

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program head and head varsity coach. “He led the league in many offensive categories and was the leader and captain of the team this season.” Boys soccer and boys lacrosse, also powered by high-scoring offenses, both appeared in the state semifinal matchup, finishing in the top five of the Metro League, and top six in the state. The boys and girls tennis teams were back in the Metro spotlight, taking first and second respectively. Alan Y. ’19 won the boys singles state championship. Members of the track and field team put on a speedy show at the WIAA state meet, with the 4x400-meter relay team (Claudia H. ’21, Sherifat S. ’21, Sydney Horn ’18, and Kamila S. ’19) finishing third in the state with a time of 3:58.56, the second fastest in Lakeside history. Danny T. ’19 shot under par at the WIAA state golf meet to take second, and the boys and girls crew teams each sent a boat to the USRowing Youth National Championship in Rancho Cordova, California, finishing 10th and 17th, respectively. ■ Mike Lengel is the assistant director of athletics at Lakeside School. Reach him at athleticsdept@ lakesideschool.org.

Zane Baker ’18 lines a hit into the outf ield against Kennedy Catholic High School. His success at the plate and in the f ield helped power Lakeside to a WIAA state playoff appearance and earned him Metro League MVP honors. Inside Lakeside

On a Global Service Learning trip for faculty this summer, Middle School teacher Yvette Avila, left, teaches South African children to play basketball.

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HOW ARE PEOPLE and their cultures the same? How are they different? How do you know? Are you sure? Do you know what you don’t know? How might your biases interfere? Does living and working alongside people of other backgrounds put a different spin on how you view your own ways? These questions thread through the experiences of nearly all students and teachers who embark on Lakeside’s Global Service Learning trips. During the school-year 2017-2018, under the GSL umbrella, 97 Upper School students ventured to six countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the South Pacific,

85 Middle Schoolers spent time in Northwest rural communities, and five Lakeside faculty taught in South Africa. The past year marked more than a decade since Lakeside’s signature Global Service Learning program first began; 1,273 students to date have gone on GSL trips. And the year marks some six decades since St. Nicholas and Lakeside schools first reached beyond Seattle’s shores with fledgling cross-cultural exchanges. In this issue’s cover story package, Lakeside archivist Leslie Schuyler tells the history of how Lakeside got from there to here. Plus — students from this year’s GSL trips reveal their discoveries about religion and family, food and fun, labor and laughter. And nine of Lakeside’s many global alumni reflect on their journeys across borders and cultures. PHOTO BY BARRY WONG

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

G ING GLOBAL THE FOUNDATIONS OF GLOBAL EDUCATION AT LAKESIDE by LESLIE SCHUYLER | archivist

HE SEEDS of global education were planted many years before Lakeside students set off on the first Global Service Learning trips in 2005. To trace that development, we’ll take a close look at how and why Lakeside came to believe in the importance of global education and highlight the major milestones of the global experiences offered to students over the years. From the early 1960s through the 2000s, Lakeside fostered student exchange and travel opportunities, eventually leading to the school’s signature GSL program, which itself has evolved over time. Geopolitical events influenced these programs, starting with World War II, which led many Americans to become interested in less familiar parts of the world. In 1946, the American Field Service (AFS), an organization started by volunteers from the two world wars, launched its Secondary School Exchange Program to “perpetuate international friendships in peacetime.” St. Nicholas School began participating in the program in 1957; Lakeside jumped on board in 1960 with Quamer Beg ’61, a student from Pakistan.

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Senior portrait of Quamer Beg ’61, Lakeside’s first exchange student, who arrived in 1960 from Pakistan.

“Quamer Speaks”

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A Moscow pool was the Soviet site of a swim match between Lakeside and sister school Moscow School #20. Swim and chess matches were among the two schools’ peacepromoting exchanges during the Cold War.

Tatler featured highlights of Beg’s talks to the student body (in which he played an active role in the student council, student court, and crew team). In his column, “Quamer Speaks,” he wrote of America’s image around the world, pointing to a false but “general conviction that every American takes to drinking and smoking practically as soon as he is out of his cradle, and that in class rooms they are taught more about facts of life, dating, romancing, etc., than biology, social studies or literature.” He faulted “American blackboard jungle movies, sex-horror comics and to a lesser extent, sensational news dispatches about teenage switchblade gangs.” Beg returned to Pakistan in 1961 with an altered perception of Americans; no doubt his presence at Lakeside also changed the way many students thought of Pakistan and the broader world. AFS exchanges continued, albeit on a small scale, into the ’90s. Lakeside hosted one AFS student per year, at most, while only a few Lakeside students applied, given a lengthy application process without guarantee of desired placement.

visit the U.S. Fifteen students and two teachers from Moscow #20 lived with Lakeside families and attended classes for three weeks. Other sister-school partnerships followed, including in Uzbekistan, France, Mexico, Japan, Costa Rica, and Germany, with hundreds of Lakeside students participating through the early 2000s.

The Global Village A significant milestone of global education came in 1983, when Ayrault

chanced to meet teachers Bob Mazelow and Kathleen Sears. In Kenya, where he lived for nine years, Mazelow had developed a program at the International School to immerse his sheltered American students in Kenyan culture. Ayrault, keen to expand Lakeside students’ awareness of the larger world, hired Mazelow and asked him to expand an Upper School service program beyond campus and into the community. Mazelow, a history teacher, also partnered with an English teacher to co-teach ➢

A Moscow swimmer sports a Lakeside T-shirt.

A Cold War thaw The Cold War was the backdrop for the next wave of exchanges. In 1979, hoping to break down some of the barriers between the USSR and the U.S., Lakeside students wrote letters to students at Moscow School #20, an English specialty school. In 1983, two Lakeside students visited them while on a peace mission to Moscow with a Seattle group advocating the prevention of nuclear war. A year later, the two schools competed in a swim competition via Telex; chess and more swim matches followed. Finally, in 1986 — in what was the first lengthy high school study exchange between the U.S. and the Soviet Union — 10 Lakeside students, with two teachers and Headmaster Dan Ayrault, spent five weeks at the Moscow school. Then in 1989, Lakeside was one of 30 U.S. schools chosen to host Russian students when they were permitted for the first time to World in mind

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From left, Jonathan Milder ’89, Derek Edmonds ’86, and Andrew Miner ’86, in the Fireplace Room in 1985 playing a chess match via Telex with sister school Moscow School #20.

G ING GLOBAL a course that required students to serve at Seattle organizations and write about their experiences. It evolved into the wildly popular Global Village course on “cultures and their relationship to the places on which they depend.” Mazelow and Sears, whom Ayrault would hire for the Middle School, began leading Lakeside students on six-week trips during school breaks to Kenya; Malaysia, where the couple taught for three years on a leave; India, where they had spent a sabbatical; and Indonesia. They emphasized the complexities of communities and, from the beginning, wrestled with the idea of service and what that meant for Americans traveling abroad. Mazelow had his students read the 1968 article “To Hell with Good Intentions” by Ivan Illich, which addressed the “dangers of paternalism inherent in any volunteer service activity.” (The article is still widely assigned today to college students going abroad and sometimes to Lakeside GSL participants.)

A boost for LIP Intercultural programming would get a big boost in 1992 with a major grant from Nin18

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In 1993, convocation included the ringing of a Balinese gong, courtesy of teachers Kathleen Sears and Bob Mazelow, at center. The pair led student trips to Malaysia, Indonesia, Kenya, and India, countries where they had taught or explored. Mazelow taught a wildly popular Global Village class.

tendo of America Corp., the founder of which was a Lakeside parent, Minoru Arakawa. Nintendo directed that a third of its nearly $1 million gift go over a five-year period toward

the newly named Lakeside Intercultural Program, or LIP. (Two-thirds went to Lakeside Educational Enrichment Program, or LEEP, the Lakeside-sponsored free summer program

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Lakeside students play games with children around Lijiang, Yunnan province, in GSL’s second year. China was picked as one of the first three sites when GSL began in 2005.

Preparing for a smaller world By the 1990s, growing awareness of the forces of globalization was fueling a movement among leading schools for “global citizenship education” to prepare students to contribute empathetic, informed leadership to an interconnected, interdependent world. That idea would be reflected in Lakeside’s new mission statement, written in 1992, and in the Board of Trustees’ hiring of Bernie Noe as head of school in 1999, a move that included this charge to him: “Instill in all members of the community respect for and a commitment to a global perspective, a sense of solidarity with the global community that crosses all racial and economic boundaries and that leads to a sense of responsibility for contributing to peace and justice in ➢

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for public school students.) LIP served as the umbrella for international exchange and travel programs; while LIP covered insurance, trip fees were still mostly the responsibility of individual students. LIP trips flourished into the 2000s, with Lakeside teacher-led international trips to Italy, France, Scotland, Mexico, Japan, China, and Costa Rica, as well as Washington, D.C., and Spanish-speaking communities in Eastern Washington.

Nintendo of America founder Minoru Arakawa, right, with the late T.J. Vassar, director of Lakeside Educational Enrichment Program. Nintendo’s grant of nearly $1 million gave a huge boost to Lakeside’s intercultural programming.

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Mekhi Airhart ’18 rides a rickshaw during a GSL trip to India. India was one of the first three host GSL countries, with Peru and China.

G ING GLOBAL the global community.” In 2003, when the Lakeside community created the Lakeside Mission Focus to define the work needed to make mission ideals a reality, it identified global education as one of the three main tenets. The intent was to create a travel program that would send students on four- to sixweek summer trips to “developing countries … to nurture an ethos of global citizenship.” Service would be a central component, something that Noe felt was important. The mission of the newly created global service program, in a December 2004 document, reads: "through active service and study, the Global Service Program seeks to develop in students the awareness, respect, and understanding of different countries and cultures as well as the common issues facing our global community. Our goal is to inspire and empower students to be agents of change both in their local communities and in the 20

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Since GSL’s inception, Lakeside has partnered in Peru with Awamaki, co-founded by Kennedy Leavens ’02 to create economic opportunities for women like this woman weaver. School-year classes, as well as summer trips, now travel to Peru.

international arena." Vicki Weeks ’73, who had a background in international education, was named director of what was renamed the Global Service Learning program. Weeks, now a consultant whose business, Global Weeks, helps schools develop their global programs, had begun working at Lakeside in 1998 and headed Lakeside’s community service program, among other duties.

Launching GSL In summer 2004, a handful of Lakeside teachers set off on "reconnaissance trips" to China, India, Peru, Thailand, Vietnam, and West Africa to pick service project sites for the first GSL trips. Some sites did not have enough infrastructure and posed too much risk; some were not quite ready for these kinds of programs, and others, it seemed, would not meet the program’s goal that 70 percent of the trips be dedicated to service learning. (Service learning is defined as applying skills and knowledge to real-life situations while serving host communities.) The following summer, 38 Upper School students participated in the first GSL trips to the chosen locations: China (service involving cultural and

GSL expands

environmental issues around Lijiang), India (immersion in the Tibetan refugee community), and Peru (Andean cultural survival). Two years later, the Middle School would offer its first GSL experience at the Makah Indian Reservation on the Olympic Peninsula. An ambitious and ultimately successful capital campaign, called Living Our Mission, was launched in 2005; one of its aims was to raise enough money to enable all students, regardless of financial means, to participate in GSL, and to cover the expenses and stipends for Lakeside teachers. Today the GSL endowment is valued at $20 million, with $19 million contributed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. On another front, Lakeside led the launch of Global Online Academy (GOA) in 2011, a consortium of leading independent schools whose students can join global classrooms by taking online courses taught by consortium teachers. Founded with 10 schools, including Lakeside, the academy today counts 70-plus schools that span the United States, Asia, and the Middle East. To date, 170 Lakeside students have taken a GOA course. Two of the most popular classes for Lakesiders: Global Health and 9-11 in a Global Context. LAKESIDE ARCHIVES, 2018

Also in 2011, Lakeside brought Charlotte Blessing on board as global education director, a new title to fit a broadened role. Blessing had been director of international studies at Colorado College and before that spent 14 years in East and West Africa doing development work for nonprofits and directing college study-abroad programs. She was tasked with assessing next steps for GSL and expanding the footprint of global education at Lakeside. These expansions, developed over the next seven years, now include: • GSL school-year trips for all 8th graders. They travel to one of six Northwest rural communities where economics and environmental issues vital to these areas are studied as part of the curriculum. • Upper School school-year GSL courses. This year the school offers three, in history, environmental science, and advanced language immersion, with a travel component in, respectively, Peru, French Polynesia, and Colombia. • A continually revised mix of GSL sites. These have ranged over 12 countries on four continents. Sites shift in response to student interest, health issues, geopolitical situations, and changes in host communities and nonprofit partners. In several cases, Lakeside has partnered with nonprofits connected to Lakeside alumni, including: Elizabeth “Lizzy” Scribner ’77, who started Daweyu Hills, a project to create livelihoods for a Lahu Sheleh community in Thailand; Janet West Lotawa ’96, who with her Fijian husband started Rise Beyond the Reef to create income-generating and advance education in Fiji (Mazelow is on her board); and Kennedy Leavens ’02, who co-founded and directs Awamaki to create economic opportunities and improvement in social well-being in rural Peru. • Shifts in services that students perform. Today they range from building toilets to teaching computer skills. Blessing notes that, as the livelihoods of people in low-income countries have improved, ➢ Alice W. ’20 with a host sibling in Fiji, at a GSL site opened two years ago. Students volunteer with Rise Beyond the Reef, a nonprofit started by Janet West Lotawa ’96 and her Fijian husband to advance economic development and education. World in mind

Not every proposed tweak or change has materialized. Lakeside had hoped to start a study abroad semester in 2013 in Peru for juniors from a consortium of independent schools, including Lakeside. But it did not draw enough student interest. The idea could be revived at some future time, for sophomores rather than juniors, if planners can find a different, viable location and ways to reduce costs.

What’s next? With about a decade since the first GSL trips, Blessing called this year for an outside team to review both the GSL program and how well teachers are designing courses with global perspectives in mind. The team, which spent two days on campus, conducted surveys; spoke to faculty, staff, and students; and gave Lakeside kudos and suggestions for next steps. Key takeaways: • A robust and well-resourced GSL program benefits Lakeside, particularly the 8th grade and Upper School GSL school-year classes because of how they integrate travel experience with classroom learning. • The school could better define the purpose of service, more consistently infuse multicultural, global perspective into the curriculum, and more deliberately help students develop cultural competency skills (such as empathy, tolerance for ambiguity, and cross-cultural communication). “The review team gave us lots of good ideas to consider,” Blessing says. “Now as a school we need to decide our priorities.” The team’s suggestions, along with the school initiative for diversity, equity, and inclusion, will be considered in an overall educational program review to begin next fall. (More: Page 9). LAKESIDE ARCHIVES, 2014

Gabe Ingraham-Brown ’16 in Doi Mod, Thailand, on his 2014 GSL trip. He’s since returned twice to volunteer with Daweyu Hills, a nonprofit begun by Elizabeth “Lizzy” Scribner ’77 to create livelihoods for the hill community.

G ING GLOBAL host communities are requesting more sophisticated services. But always, GSL students must apply their learning and skills to real-world situations; develop cultural awareness both of self and the host community; and examine global issues, such as climate change, poverty, and migration. • More volunteer opportunities in Seattle. As Seattle in recent years has developed into a 22

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major hub of international businesses and non-governmental organizations, GSL students have had more volunteer opportunities to continue their service locally. • Faculty teaching trips to South Africa. Begun two summers ago, these give teachers “the opportunity to develop their own global perspectives,” Blessing says. This past summer five teachers taught scholarship students for two weeks at a school similar to Lakeside (Blessing likens the program, called Sumbandila, to LEEP).

As it always has, Lakeside will continue to revisit the concept of global education in response to the challenges of the day. Today, those challenges include migration, inequality, climate change, food security, and rising forces of nationalism and isolationism. Whatever changes may come, the goal for Lakeside will remain the same as when Quamer Beg came to campus in the 1960s: to nurture in students “an ethos of global citizenship” so they are prepared to become wise and compassionate leaders in a rapidly changing world. ■ Leslie A. Schuyler is the archivist for the Jane Carlson Williams ’60 Archives at Lakeside School. Reach her at 206440-2895 or archives@lakesideschool.org. Please contact her if you have questions or materials to donate, or visit the archives webpage, lakesideschool.org/about-us/history-archives, or @archiveslakeside on Instagram.

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Middle School Director Elaine Schneider Christensen ’82 works with South African students on their writing. GSL faculty teaching trips began last year.

CROSS-CULTURAL REFLECTIONS

GLIMPSES OF A YEAR OF GLOBAL SERVICE LEARNING Students and teachers on GSL trips contribute to blogs chronicling activities and reflections. Here are a few excerpts from accounts of their trips during the school-year 2017-2018. SOUTH AFRICA: “Into the realm of the heart and soul”

Elaine Schneider Christensen ’82, Lakeside Middle School director, taught English as part of her GSL service in the Limpopo district of South Africa, in a summer school program, Sumbandila, which provides scholarships to “extraordinary children from a background of extreme poverty.”

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I am deeply committed to global citizenship and global education as critical components of Lakeside’s educational program. My experience this summer, though, took that commitment out of the theoretical and into the realm of the heart and soul. … On the one hand (my Sumbandila students) were similar to Lakeside students: curious, hardworking, balancing a commitment to study while also having normal adolescent fun. At the same time, everything about their circumstances was different. Many of them travel miles on dirt roads, on foot, and then on buses, to come to school. They live in houses with no electricity, no bathroom facilities, sometimes little food. … ➢

GLOBAL SERVICE LEARNING TRIPS SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018 182 total GSL students 97 Upper School, 85 Middle School 6 Upper School sites China, Tanzania, Ecuador, Fiji, Thailand, French Polynesia 6 Middle School sites Vernonia, an Oregon timber community; in Eastern Washington, Cloudview Farm and Broetje Orchard with the Vista Hermosa community; on the Olympic peninsula, the Elwha River watershed and the Makah and Quinault reservations. 2 Upper School school-year sites Peru, Costa Rica. (In 2018-2019, 3 sites: Peru, French Polynesia, Colombia.) 1 faculty site Ridgeway College (pre-K-12) in Limpopo, South Africa; five Lakeside faculty members taught as volunteers. World in mind

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Anjali K. ’21 and Sam P. ’20, at right, toss water balloons with children in French Polynesia, the newest GSL site. The village of Puohine celebrated “American Day” July 4 and asked the Lakesiders to share typical holiday traditions.

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The weight of expectations resting on the heads of these 13-, 14-, and 15-year-old students was palpable in the classroom. Success in this program can mean acceptance to college and scholarships, which can help them break the cycle of poverty. As clichéd as it sounds, I was overwhelmed by the way these students were profoundly the same and profoundly different from those by whom I’m surrounded in Seattle. THAILAND: “6,912 flowers to be planted”

Allison S. ’21 worked with Elizabeth Scribner ’77’s Daweyu Hills project to create livelihoods for a Lahu Sheleh community in Thailand.

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From the outside, that little tent didn’t seem like much, but a single tent requires 6,912 flowers to be planted (six large rows of 6x192 and yes, I did count). You read that correctly, six THOUSAND, nine HUNDRED and twelve flowers. That’s almost 7,000 flowers. Now guess how many people were working in that tarp. Nine (not including me). We finished planting that field in a little over an hour. That night, I came home and thought. My (host) mom leaves before 8 to work in the fields. She comes back a little after 4 to cook me dinner and then leaves again before 6 to work until 8. She plants thousands and thousands of flowers in very uncomfortable positions (standing and squatting). She works day in and day out, likely receiving very little for her work. This is her reality. I made a choice to come with her, but she doesn’t get that same

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privilege. This job puts food on the table and gives her kids an education. How many times have I walked through a store and thought about where the flowers I buy come from? The ‘bargain deal’ flowers I buy are so cheap only because they take the money out of the pockets of someone else. … Seeing and working with the people has made me see that I have to face the reality. I can’t pretend that my actions don’t have consequences. I also realize that I have the power to use my voice, to make conscious choices, and to support companies who help, not hurt. PERU: “Blisters on our soft, tender hands”

Cameron L. ’20 traveled last spring to Peru for the GSL component of his school-year history class, The Modern World and You.

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Today, (fellow Lakeside student) Leo and I went to our family’s ‘chakra,’ or farm, to harvest potatoes. … When we finally got to the terrace with our family’s potatoes on it, we were handed hoes and a pickaxe to start digging the potatoes. Leo, my host sister, and I finished what appeared to be all of the potatoes, but little did Leo and I know, it was only the beginning. We learned that one terrace was about a tenth of the potatoes that we needed to dig up. About an eighth of the way through the next terrace, Leo and I were told that we MUST stop because we both had gotten blisters on our soft, tender hands. After that, Leo and I sat around watching our host mom, dad, and sister dig up potatoes while we put them in a sack. Once all the potatoes had been dug up and sacked, we watched as our host father (who must be around 50 years old) hoisted what seemed to be about 70 pounds of potatoes over his shoulder, and hiked them down the ill-kempt path, while Leo and I held bags with about 45 pounds of potatoes. When we got to the bottom we all set our bags of potatoes down, and Leo and I were by far the most out of breath.

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The one day of the year our divided country comes together over the three most American things, in no particular order: hot dogs, explosions, and winning. Independence Day brings every American back to quintessential Americana. Dreams of white picket fences, apple pies, and baseball fill the minds of those who won’t think of them again for another 365 days. I’ve never cared so deeply about sharing ‘America’ with anyone. How is it best to impart culture on to others, especially a culture as diverse as ours? The Polynesians show us dance, feed us, teach us Tahitian phrases, and, most importantly, welcome us with open arms. Is that like us showing them football? Not every American has any interest in football, and not every Polynesian dances. Is being a Polynesian being able to make a whistle from palm fronds or speak Tahitian? Or is that like saying being American is drawing the Superman S and speaking English?

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FRENCH POLYNESIA: “Sharing ‘America’ ” Anjali K. ’21 traveled to French Polynesia in the inaugural GSL trip to that site. On the Fourth of July, the Lakeside students were asked to share their traditions with their host community on the island of Raiatea, which celebrated “American Day” in their honor.

ELWHA: “Worried about encountering a different culture”

To prepare for their trips, 8th graders work to minimize implicit and explicit biases by educating themselves, beginning with the “single story” concept explored by writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (see her TED talk). Post-trip, Eric B. ’22 reflects on how his single story changed.

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I'll be honest. As we were getting on the ferry I was excited but had a deep-seated worry about what would happen when I got over to Elwha. … I had a single story of the Native American Klallam we would encounter. I was really worried about encountering a different culture because I was concerned I would do something disrespectful accidentally. … But I took a risk. I tried to speak some Klallam to a couple of kids over near the table. It was dreadful, I’m sure. But the children didn’t mind. They were really nice about it, and pretty soon we had found a lot of common interests between us. … LAKESIDE ARCHIVES, 2018

Allison S. ’21, in orange shirt, in Thailand.

Eric B. ’22, helping with Elwha River watershed restoration.

I realized that this idea of an easily offended set of traditions had been untrue. … They were really kind, and they were here to teach us, not scold us for doing things wrong. FIJI: “Characters that look just like you?”

Claire M. ’20 was part of the second GSL trip the past summer to Fiji, where the Lakeside students work with a nonprofit, Rise Beyond the Reef, which Janet West Lotawa ’96 started with her Fijian husband.

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Have you ever opened a book and seen photos of characters that look just like you? As a white child growing up in America, this was an everyday experience. I never thought of how much I related to these characters until I came to Nanuku, where most children spend their days looking at picture books filled with foreign people doing foreign activities. Their dark skin and South Pacific lifestyles strongly contrast the American, Australian, and European perspectives shown in their literature. … I was curious as to how the school came to have so many Western books, so I went to talk to a local Peace Corps volunteer who helps manage the school’s library. She told me that as the school continues to further their English program, they search for cheap, accessible books to provide their students. Most of the books that they receive are second hand from English-speaking countries, where they have been discarded due to their condition or lack of use. … I then asked about the school’s collection of Fijian books that were written in the national dialect. I learned that there were only a few. … Lastly, I talked to the Peace Corps volunteer about English books involving Fijian characters and found that other than a couple of series, the only books were published by the government after (Cyclone) Winston to help children deal with their grief. … It shows how the only time that Fijian children get the representation that they deserve is after severe trauma, whereas America is represented as a Utopia. ■ World in mind

by PAULA BOCK

AROUND THE WORLD

WHEN WE ASKED A SAMPLING of Lakeside alums living around the globe to let us peek at the world through their eyes, they emailed from Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America with stories about surgery, snakes, Somali pirates, and quiet Sunday afternoons. They reflect on ways they’re trying to change the world — and how the world is changing them.

DAVIN BREMNER ’76 Peacebuilding and conflict resolution Netherlands and the world

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I've worked with more than a few 'freedom fighters' who were on someone's list of 'terrorists.' LIFE JOURNEY: In 1979, I went around

the world on Semester at Sea with Lakeside '76 classmates Doug Burke and Peter Most. Everything international, academic, and related to peacebuilding began with that experience. In August 1990, I found myself in South Africa, where Nelson Mandela had just walked out of prison; community conflict work during South Africa's political transition was career defining and life changing. I've visited and worked in remote places: South Ossetia; Bougainville, Papua New Guinea; Aland Islands, Finland; Gagauzia, Moldova; Kathmandu. I've worked with the Naga people, the Ogoni people, and the Cabindans.

On ‘ubuntu’ (translated as ‘I am because we are’ or ‘people are people through people’) Our humanity depends on the quality of relationships in our communities and societies. Our opportunities in life are defined by connections to other people; our problems can be solved through cooperation and mutual respect. If people have "lost" their ubuntu through violent or dehumanizing conflict, we can find it again through restoring valued relationships and harmony in the community. My work assumes a set of fundamental human needs: identity, security, understanding, participation. While the needs are universal, the social structures that 26

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Davin Bremner ’76, back left, an independent conflict resolution professional and owner of People-R.org, with Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu and African peacemaking colleagues Ntobeko Mzolo (South Africa) and Viviane Ralimanga (Madagascar) at a retreat for peacebuilders in Hermanus, South Africa, October 2017.

allow people to feel safe, recognized, and included are different in different places. Conflict transformation is a process of figuring out why existing structures are failing to allow those human needs to be satisfied (apartheid being a perfect example — the institutionalized denial of identity, security, participation); then figuring out what would satisfy those same needs in the specific cultural/social context.

On fisherman becoming Somali pirates Most people don't realize Boko Haram didn't name themselves “Western education is forbidden.” That name came from people of a different community disrespecting and mocking them. While they adhere to a fun-

damentalist doctrine, Boko Haram initially created a separatist movement to withdraw from what they saw as a corrupt society. They were radicalized after the Nigerian government killed several thousand of them, including their original leader. They have a story. The Somali pirates have a story. They were originally fisherman. But the failure of the Somali government allowed illegal foreign fishing, and worse, dumping of industrial waste into their waters, destroying the fisheries. They organized originally to defend their fishing industry and livelihoods. People can become radicalized when they have “lost their ubuntu,” when their human needs are denied. My work involves creating safe spaces for dialogue where these stories can be told, heard, shared, explored.

WITH LAKESIDE ALUMS KIA DAVIS ’95 Business leader and volunteer Dubai, UAE and Samos Island, Greece

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We have gotten used to not asking what people’s daily plans are. LIFE JOURNEY : After getting my MBA from Insead, an international business school, I lived in London for five years and spent another year working on business projects around the world. For seven years, I’ve been in Dubai, chosen as a base to work with global clients because of its proximity to Africa, Europe, and Asia. Now, however, I’m spending the summer in Greece, volunteering with the refugee crisis.

On volunteering in a community center for asylum-seekers Built for 700, the refugee camp now has nearly 3,000 people in cramped conditions. Nutrition and sanitation are poor. Lines for prepacked hot meals can be two hours long. Poor cleanliness means some people prefer to bathe in the sea rather than shower in dirty conditions. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees provides $100 a month “cash assistance” for asylum-seekers in the camp, but it doesn’t go very far.

Snapshot of a person, a place One of our volunteers who lives in the camp is a dapper Iraqi hipster with full beard and wide smile. In Iraq, he was a gym teacher and model. Here in Samos, he spends the day attending our English and other classes, and volunteers at the community center. At night, he hangs out at the seafront with friends, or briskly walks along the seafront promenade, always in his hat with a feather in it. Because of the poor conditions of the camp, he only goes back there to sleep.

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Kia Davis ’95, a global business consultant based in Dubai, volunteers with refugees on Samos Island through the organization samosvolunteers.org.

On how asylum seekers organize their days Unable to work, and with children unable to enroll in the local schools, there are very few ways to pass the time. Our community center provides an outlet during the day, but

there is very little to do and very little money to do it with. The days tend to while on, and we volunteers have gotten used to not asking what people’s daily plans are. ➢ World in mind

COURTESY KRAMER GILLIN ’02

Kramer Gillin ’02, second from left, with three herders and their sheep and goat flocks after conducting interviews with the men in summer mountain pastures in central Tajikistan.

KRAMER GILLIN ’02 Graduate student | Tajikistan

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Guests can arrive unannounced at all hours. . . . A tablecloth and thick, quilted, cotton-stuffed sitting mats are unfurled . . . . LIFE JOURNEY: I moved to Tajikistan shortly after college, hoping to launch a career in agricultural development in neighboring Afghanistan. I left the U.S. with a one-way ticket and nothing set up but was able to land a writing/editing job with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. I ended up falling in love with Tajikistan itself, made close friends,

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and acquired a veritable adoptive family there. I've been back many times, including a year and half in 2016-2017 living in a rural mountainous area to do my doctoral dissertation fieldwork on pasture management and post-Soviet changes to property law. I’m now in the dissertation-writing stage of my Ph.D. program in geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

On becoming skeptical of ‘global citizenship’ The idea of “global citizenship” frequently gets reduced to a world-asplayground globetrotter mentality for the global cosmopolitan elite. So often, isolated experiences like a year off in less developed countries or a Peace Corps stint are used as inoculations from the guilt of spending the majority of one’s time in a career or lifestyle that is not, in fact, befitting of a “good global citizen.” I strongly support substantive and sustained engagement with a particular place or handful of places, but I think

someone can become an excellent citizen of the world without ever leaving their home country. The key is not to enlarge your global footprint, but to expand who you feel responsible for and accountable to.

On hospitality in Tajikistan Guests can arrive unannounced at all hours of the day. When this happens, family members assume well rehearsed roles that minimize the effort of entertaining. A tablecloth and thick, quilted, cotton-stuffed sitting mats are unfurled on the ground. The tablecloth may already have some snacks wrapped up in it, but, if not, a tray of nuts, dried fruit, and candy is always just feet away. A child in the family will probably take tea orders — black or green — while someone else boils tea water. The regularity with which people visit each other’s homes means entertaining is not perceived as much of a burden, and there are plenty of opportunities to reciprocate (unless you’re a visiting American without your own household …).

AVALON IGAWA ’13

On the misconception that apartheid has ended

Teacher | South Africa

The myth of the “rainbow nation” is a beautiful one but does not encapsulate the disunity of the most unequal country in the world (as determined by the World Bank). Inequality falls upon racial lines, with millions of people of color living in townships. Many white folks have comfortable homes, with access to vacation homes as well, and that is the accepted reality. Many people negatively affected by apartheid never actually received reparations and inequality is still systematically enforced through poor infrastructure and a lack of resources for those not in the wealthiest areas. Spaces we take for granted in America (universities, businesses, cities, etc.) haven’t adjusted to accommodate folks who don’t come from privileged backgrounds. The few underprivileged individuals who do make it into these spaces are continuously put through mental (and sometimes physical) hardship. Although South Africa has attempted to be progressive in reform, the legacies of apartheid live on.

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Safe, reliable, public transport that will get you to school on time is a privilege many of my students will never realize in South Africa. LIFE JOURNEY: After Lakeside, I studied at the University of

Southern California and did a semester abroad at the University of Cape Town. I was keen to return. After months of applications and visa paperwork, I started teaching at the South African Education and Environment Project, where I support underprivileged students of color in their journeys to reach and succeed in higher education institutions.

On the hardship of lawless, unreliable, unaffordable transportation

It’s very easy to live within our bubbles, especially when we’re traveling abroad, so it’s important to question our privilege: Where are we staying? Who am I talking to? What am I seeing? What am I not seeing? You can visit Cape Town and go on wine tours, dive with sharks, eat out every night, and hike the mountains, but acknowledge that you are only experiencing one side of South Africa. Once you’re able to understand your privilege, you can make more informed choices about what you want to do and why. Relish what you’re experiencing while recognizing what’s missing.

On Cape Town’s terrible drought The city was on the brink of running out of water. This meant not only turning off your shower while you’re putting on shampoo or conditioner, but also plugging the tub so you could collect all your grey water in buckets (to use to flush the toilet after a number two). Nobody flushes after going number one anymore. ➢

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Although our program is free and we give students a stipend for transportation, getting to class is still one of the biggest barriers they face daily. City buses and trains don’t reach many impoverished communities. Trains do not come on time and protests often cause entire routes to close for weeks. Privately run minibus taxis, one of the most relied on forms of transport, drive with a sense of lawlessness; route disputes can lead to violence, which can cause the whole system to shut down. All these vehicles can also be dangerous to ride alone, especially once it’s dark. This winter, buses weren’t running due to protests. Our students were queuing at 6 a.m. for minibus taxis, standing for hours in pouring rain. They were unable to attend classes when bad weather became a health concern.

On wine tours, diving with sharks, and questioning privilege

Avalon Igawa ’13, standing third from left, with her students at the South African Education and Environment Project.

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EMILE PITRE ’96 Project manager | Germany

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Law enforcement does not have to be aggressive to be effective. LIFE JOURNEY: Early in my career with the U.S. Army Corps

of Engineers (Seattle District) I changed from a chemical engineer working on environmental cleanups to a project manager executing building renovations. This allowed me to use my skills on a wide range of projects and ultimately made me more marketable to the Europe District. I’ve been with the Europe District for four years and plan to be here another three years.

COURTESY MACKENZIE RUOFF ’09

MacKenzie Ruoff ’09, in red Lakeside X-C shirt, with the Mikkeller Running Club in Copenhagen.

On the German tradition of Sunday quiet hours for rest and family time

MACKENZIE RUOFF ’09 Graduate student | Denmark

A majority of shops are closed on Sundays, except for restaurants and cafes. I live in the state of Hessen where the hours of 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. are quiet hours. Things you cannot do during Sundays and quiet hours include: mowing the lawn, recycling empty bottles in the glass recycling containers, washing your car, and running your washing machine.

Lightbulb moment Law enforcement does not have to be aggressive or confrontational in order to be effective. Rarely do I see a vehicle pulled over for a moving violation. Germany deploys a wide network of cameras to monitor traffic violations, such as speeding and red-light infractions. Violators receive a ticket in the mail with a medium resolution photo of the driver’s face and vehicle license plate. I have even received a parking ticket in the mail for a parking violation that occurred while I was sitting in the driver’s seat.

On skills students need to be global citizens Patience and assimilation. Adjusting to a new culture in a new country can be intimidating and, at times, discouraging. I was able to build a support system through work and social media, which enabled me to better understand and respect German and European cultures. A project manager in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Emile Pitre ’96 has skills needed wordwide, including in Germany.

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My life goals are so different than friends who grew up in Germany/Spain/Poland/ Denmark/Romania/Norway, etc. Living with people from different cultures really makes you think about why you have the goals you do. LIFE JOURNEY: After a month in Peru with Lakeside’s GSL program, I knew I wanted, at some point, to live outside the U.S. and experience a new culture versus just being a tourist. During college, I studied in Copenhagen for three months, and then was accepted to the University of Copenhagen for a master’s in food science and technology. I landed here knowing three people and haven't looked back; I have made amazing friends.

Possible reasons Danes are often ranked the world’s happiest people In Denmark, if you are Danish or an EU citizen, there are no tuition fees and you get paid $948 (USD) a month for being a student. Health care is provided by the government. There still is the stress of exams, but my friends are not stressing about student loans or medical insurance, or even if they cannot find a job when they graduate, as EU citizens can get unemployment benefits. There is a sense of security and safety in Danish society that I do not experience in the U.S. There is something called the Law of Jante, a group mentality where everyone is equal, but on the other hand, you never want to be above the group. It's a foreign concept to me, and I don’t pretend to fully understand it, but I am intrigued. As many Lakesiders might understand, I come from a culture rooted in individual achievement and drive. Doing your best is never enough; there is always something to work harder at. The Danes, who have been ranked the happiest people in the world, have a life perspective so different. They know how to take a holiday. Not just a week, but three or four when they do not check emails or work. Living outside the U.S. has changed my perspective on what a good life is.

On skills students need to be global citizens To get off your phone and experience the world outside of social media, and don't do it just so you can post cool pictures. When traveling, I have the most fun after my phone dies and I am forced to be present in the moment, like trying to make it back to the hostel on the street name I don't know because I dropped a pin on Google maps and didn’t bother learning the address (true story). During my surprise adventure, I got to wander parts of the city I would never have walked through otherwise. Now I always carry an old-fashioned map. Do not be afraid to be unhappy/sad/depressed for a bit. Everyone's life always looks better on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter, which sucks when you are in a new country and know no one. Make new friends. Learn about the quirks and soul of a new culture. The Danes love Christmas; it's beautiful to see all the candles in windows during the darkest days of winter.

JORDAN SWANSON ’98 Surgeon | Nicaragua

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How do you reconcile helping to strengthen one of the most impactful outcome-per-cost health care systems in the world with empowering an authoritarian regime set on disassembling democratic voice? LIFE JOURNEY: I trained as a pediatric plastic

and craniofacial surgeon, which is a cool field, and am fortunate to care for incredible patients and their families. But what keeps me up at night is that 80 percent of the world has pretty much no access to the types of treatments I can perform. I’m happiest working with my hands, but I find the most meaning in figuring out creative ways to help people. In 2015, my wife, Magda, 2-yearold son, Lazaro, and I moved to Nicaragua. I was asked by Operation Smile and Nicaraguan President Ortega to help develop a national program to treat children with clefts and craniofacial problems, and to help advance surgery in Nicaragua, the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. We are now in the second year of Surgery for the People, a program to bring essential surgery to isolated Eastern Nicaragua.

COURTESY JORDAN SWANSON ’98

Jordan Swanson ’98 (in striped cap) performs surgery in Nicaragua.

Nine months ago, my family moved back to Philadelphia. I continue work in Nicaragua part time and serve as director of surgical innovation for Operation Smile globally.

Why Nicaragua A vision, conviction, and a lucky nudge. A vision, shared with my wife to work among those most in need. Conviction in standing up to my chiefs as a graduating surgeon and say I wasn’t going to take the well-worn path to the most prestigious job. And the lucky nudge came late one night in the presidential palace, in the final hours of a weeklong trip to strategize how to build safe surgery in the country. President Ortega asked who could possibly lead the program. And looked at me.

Lightbulb moment I was in a plane taxiing for takeoff in Central America. A warning light apparently came on in the cockpit, and the pilot returned to the airport — flight canceled ’til the next day, and I missed the whole reason for my trip. Frustrated, I called my companions who were to meet me at my destination. What bad luck, I said. “Are you kidding?” they replied. "Thank goodness that warning light came on. It probably saved your life."

Travel tip Don’t visit Nicaragua right now. It has become very unstable. (Yes, my work there continues, more important now than ever, and, yes, I continue to work part time there.) ➢ World in mind

Operation Wallacea to help the Sani indigenous people resist pressures to exploit oil on their land. I have wanted to live and work abroad since participating in Lakeside’s GSL Senegal program.

[CAPTION INFO] On the Sani Reserve in the Amazon rainforest, Sophia Wood ’13 helps survey vegetation to estimate carbon sequestration. The bagre yura leaf comes from a tree with edible fruit; its bark can be used as a poultice to help coagulate open wounds. Photo credit: Bill Aviles

On the dilemma posed by rare, poisonous snakes In Ecuador, our team works closely with eight local men from the Sani community who guide scientists during data collection surveys, sharing a small camp and spending long days walking and canoeing through the Amazon. One of our guides lives deep within the jungle and frequently finds large, venomous snakes outside his house. Despite working for a conservation project alongside international scientists, including a herpetologist, his family often kills the snakes because of the danger they pose to the community. Our guide’s father recently stepped on a very rare bushmaster (the world’s largest pit viper), which his mother promptly killed with a stick before it could strike anyone in their family. Living with no internet or cell service, and about four hours from the nearest hospital by speedboat, there is no room for unnecessary risks in the Amazon. It is frustrating to see the community kill rare wildlife; however, these actions show the importance of involving local stakeholders in conservation efforts since they are the ones who bear the burden of conserving wildlife. BILL AVILES | COURTESY SOPHIA WOOD ’13

On the Sani Reserve in the Amazon rainforest, Sophia Wood ’13 helps survey vegetation to estimate carbon sequestration. The bagre yura leaf comes from a tree with edible fruit; its bark can be used as a poultice to help coagulate open wounds.

SOPHIA WOOD ’13 Communications and conservation | Chile and Ecuador

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Just two days later, his brother killed another bushmaster (pit viper) as it tried to crawl into his canoe on the Napo River. LIFE JOURNEY: In the year since graduating from Georgetown University, I’ve lived in

four different countries. After working in conservation in Fiji and joining a startup in Colombia, I settled into a communications role for Magma Partners, a seed-stage venture capital firm in Santiago, Chile, where I work 10 months of the year. From June to August, I am based deep in the Amazon rainforest, where I manage a 50-person conservation research project for

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Biggest misconception about Chile before moving there Augusto Pinochet tortured, exiled, and killed thousands of people who threatened his conservative regime, so I did not expect to run into many modern-day supporters who wish Chile would return to the far right. I once sat in a taxi where the driver told me Chile was much better under Pinochet and was falling apart under thenPresident Michelle Bachelet, who was letting crime run rampant.

Travel tip Visit in December or February. Spend a few days in Santiago to get a feel for daily life in the capital. Take a week to explore the Lakes Region — especially all the towns and volcanoes around Lake Llanquihue.

CHEN-SEN “SAMSON” WU ’92

Chen-Sen “Samson” Wu ’92, in Singapore, where he’s working as a lawyer.

CHEN-SEN ‘SAMSON’ WU ’92

Biggest mistake

Lawyer | Singapore

We should have done volunteer work as a family in some of the countries we visited. While a couple days’ efforts may not leave a lasting impact on those we try to help, the lessons to us would likely have been lasting.

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A curious palate is a real asset. People share more about themselves when you enthusiastically try local food. LIFE JOURNEY: From 5th through 10th grade, I suffered from a

potentially lethal cardiovascular condition that limited my physical activity until open-heart surgery restored my health. The period of temporary disability inspired me to take advantage of one’s gifts and opportunities. After studying medicine and practicing law in Washington, D.C., I joined GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as in-house counsel. That led to a long-term assignment to Singapore as chief counsel for our worldwide generic drugs business, leveraging my language skills and multicultural background as a first-generation immigrant to the U.S. I now counsel the chief medical officer of GSK, who has also lived in different countries.

Why Singapore My wife taught English in Thailand and went on an extended medical mission to Mexico before we met. She is committed to serving others at home and abroad, so I promised to support that passion before asking her to marry me. Petitioning my company to send us to Singapore helped fulfill that promise. We also wanted our children to experience more of the world.

Lightbulb moment I told a U.S.-educated Korean national that I bring diverse perspectives to America because I retained much of my Taiwanese heritage after immigrating to the U.S. “That was a generation ago,” she replied bluntly. “Korea has moved on. Asia has moved on.” She’s right, which makes my current exposure to Asia and elsewhere that much more meaningful in terms of what I hope to contribute back in the U.S.

On skills students need to be global citizens Lakeside teachers consistently taught the need for awareness of bias — in what we read, in what we hear, and in ourselves. Also, the ability to articulate deeply held convictions without coming across as trying to impose reasoning or moral position.

Biggest culture shock on return trips to the U.S. after living and traveling in high-tech Asia When traveling in central China (i.e., not even a major coastal city), I see locals use their smartphones to pay street food vendors. Foreigners like me, who don’t have a local bank account to link to WeChat, use cash in shame, and to the chagrin of the proprietors. In the U.S., technology does not infuse daily life to such a degree. ■ Paula Bock is innovation and communications strategist for Mobilizing Myanmar, an initiative leveraging Burma’s smartphone revolution to connect women and the poor with economic opportunity. She’s the mom of a Lakeside 10th grader. World in mind

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Meet your 8 new Alumni Board reps

HE LAKESIDE/St. Nicholas Alumni Board is pleased to welcome eight new members this year. Get to know these new representatives from the alumni community: CALDER GILLIN ’98 Family: Married with two

children. Work: Associate urban designer with Walker Macy. Education: Wesleyan University, University of California, Berkeley. Fun: Fly fishing, drawing, and music. A little more: He and his wife met in college and lived in New York and San Francisco before moving to Seattle in 2014. DAVID MANDLEY ’99 Family: Married with two

children.

Work: Raises capital for

Private Portfolio Group, LLC. Education: Santa Clara University, Arizona State University. Fun: Racing mountain bikes and skiing with the family. A little more: French is his second language. TEAL LUTHY MILLER ’87 Family: Married with two

children.

Work: Assistant United States

attorney in Seattle focusing on civil and criminal appeals. Education: Cornell University, University of Chicago. Fun: Her love of backpacking fostered at Lakeside is still alive. A little more: She moved back to Seattle in 2012 and is so happy to be home.

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COOPER OFFENBECHER ’00 Family: Married with two

children. Work: Partner at the law firm of Allen, Hansen, Maybrown & Offenbecher, P.S. Education: Connecticut College, University of Washington School of Law. Fun: Sailing and skiing with his family. A little more: He is a criminal defense attorney who started his career as a King County public defender and now is in private practice. Before law school, he spent six months exploring the Pacific coast of Mexico in a small sailboat. SCOTT REED ’85 Family: Married with two

children. Work: Senior analyst, business process manager at T-Mobile. Education: Whitman College, Seattle University. Fun: Reading, watching movies, and watching and playing sports. A little more: He has been announcing roller derby since 2010, both “in venue” and streamed on the internet. BRIANNA REYNAUD ’96 Family: Sister Darin Reynaud

Knapp is Lakeside Class of 1998. Work: Vice president at OutCast. Education: Santa Clara University, Syracuse University, study abroad in Florence, Italy. Fun: Farm-to-table cuisine, yoga and mindfulness practices, and enjoying the beautiful Pacific Northwest. A little more: She lived abroad in Newcastle upon Tyne, England; Florence; and Berlin, Germany, and says “yes” to most opportunities to explore new places.

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LAKESIDE/ ST. NICHOLAS ALUMNI BOARD OFFICERS Claudia Hung ’89

President CASEY SCHUCHART ’96 Family: Married with two

children. Work: Vice president of strategy at Schuchart. Education: University of San Diego, Seattle University. Fun: During most winter weekends, Casey’s family skis at Crystal Mountain and, in good weather, Casey can be found enjoying a game of golf. A little more: He serves as board president of the Seattle Architecture Foundation and as a board member of the Seattle Aquarium.

Elizabeth Richardson Vigdor ’85

TJ VASSAR ’94 Family: Married with three

children. Work: Senior program manager at Microsoft. Education: University of Washington. Fun: Spending time with his family celebrating the joys of life. A little more: TJ started his career at Microsoft as a C++ Programmer 10 days after graduating from Lakeside. He now leads a team of innovative engineers in the fastest growing business at Microsoft, tasked with transitioning enterprise solutions to the cloud. ■

INTERESTED IN JOINING THE BOARD?

HE LAKESIDE/ST. NICHOLAS ALUMNI BOARD works to “assist Lakeside School in creating and maintaining a vibrant and engaged greater Lakeside alumni community” and meets on campus monthly from September to June. Each meeting includes a guest speaker panel of students, teachers, or administrators. Board members also have the chance to attend classes at the Upper and Middle schools each year. Members serve a three-year term and participate on one of three committees. The mission and governance committee chooses the Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and recruits new board members. The activities committee plans events and activities (think Classes Without Quizzes, Beers with Bernie, and alumni cooking classes). The connections committee works to build connections within our alumni and school communities. To learn more, email the alumni relations office at alumni@lakesideschool.org to be connected to a current board member.

Mission and Governance Chair Elliott Okantey ’05

Activities Chair

Lisa Narodick Colton ’93

Connections Chair MEMBERS Maki Arakawa ’93 Bruce Bailey ’59

(Lifetime Honorary Member)

Alison Alkire Behnke ’00 Emma Brillhart ’10 Ginger Ferguson ’82 Laurie Frink ’81 Calder Gillin ’98 Dahlia Liao Mak ’92 David Mandley ’99 Teal Luthy Miller ’87 Michelle Moore Morrison ’02 Cooper Offenbecher ’00 Brian Park ’88 Scott Reed ’85 Brianna Reynaud ’96 Gen Rubin ’88 Casey Schuchart ’96 Liza Shoenfeld ’05 Ben Stephens ’77 Nicholas Stevens ’06 TJ Vassar ’94

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will, or to include Lakeside in your current will, contact Carol Borgmann, director of major and planned giving, at 206-440-2931 or visit lakesideschool.org/plannedgiving. Alumni news

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Becky Burns and Lynda Meurk Anderson at the St. Nicholas Class of 1968 50th reunion class dinner.

1969 Jon Stein ’68 and Nancy Stillwagon were married May 26.

1963

After 20 years in the Washington State Legislature, Rep. Ruth LeCocq Kagi, a Democrat who represented the 32nd District, announced in March that she would not seek re-election. “The greatest honor of my life has been the opportunity to serve in the House as a champion for children and families,” said Kagi.

1968

Jonathan Stein married Nancy Stillwagon on May 26, 2018, at The First Congregational Church in Hudson, Ohio. Nancy is a retired art history professor at John Carroll College, and Jon is the vice president of sales at Skolnik Industries. They live in Sugar Bush Knolls, Ohio.

On June 30, Dr. Scot Merrick retired from the University California, San Francisco, where he was the chief of the division of cardiothoracic surgery and the Helen and Charles Schwab Distinguished Professor. He had been at UCSF since 1980, completing his general surgery residency and thoracic surgery fellowship there before joining the faculty. His colleagues noted, “Over the course of his 38 years at UCSF, Dr. Merrick has been known for his compassionate and expert care of some of the most complex patients in the hospital. … An exemplary role model and teacher, Dr. Merrick served as the residency program director for the Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program for over a decade, educating many generations of cardiothoracic surgeons. Dr. Merrick has been a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion and has contributed immensely to the lives of many students, faculty, and

Members of the Lakeside Class of 1968 50th reunion kickoff party.

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Tom Weeks ’74 and Bill Fleming ’74 are winners at the Gay Games.

staff.” He’s now working part time at one of the satellite hospitals he developed. When not there, he’s on Vashon Island, traveling, or doing global health volunteering.

1974

Tom Weeks and Bill Fleming were undefeated in the men’s doubles 60plus tennis division at the Gay Games in Paris this summer. They were both on the Lakeside tennis team in high school, and have been playing together in a league in Seattle. Congratulations on winning the gold, gentlemen!

1976

Steve Chivers writes, “In May, I joined classmates Howard Phillips and Dayna Stern for a trek through Portugal and Hungary. We started at yoga/surf camp, then toured the Douro valley, staying in a 900-yearold port distillery. A highlight was the five days we spent hiking the Fisherman’s Trail, which goes along the coastline of southern Portugal.

Matt Griff in ’69 and Evelyne Rozner hosted a group of Lakeside alumni for dinner in New York City in May. From left, Matt, Alena Pilichowski ’12, Evelyne, Lauren Whatley ’07, Julia Whatley ’13, John Thompson ’04, Jamila Humphrie ’07, Nick Donald ’07, and Elias Rothblatt ’08.

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Emily Johnston ’81 at the top of Mount Elbrus. We hiked to a different village each day, logging a total of 50 miles. Those Lakeside beach hikes turned out to be good training, even a few decades later!”

1981

Lakeside’s 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, Emily Johnston, climbed and skied Mount Elbrus in Russia (at 18,510 feet, the highest peak on the European continent) this summer, taking her Lakeside banner to the top.

1985

Greg Maestretti was recently inducted into the Washington Lacrosse Hall of Fame. The award announcement shared that Greg “started playing lacrosse at Whitman

Classmates from 1976, from left, Dayna Stern, Steve Chivers, and Howard Phillips, trekked through Portugal and Hungary in May.

College in 1985. There he was a four-time MVP, four-time PNLA all-star, three-year captain and helped lead the team to three PNLA championships. Greg played post-collegiate ball for a few different club teams, including Blue Fish, Roanoke, and the Crease Monkeys. He continues to play in tournaments around the country. Over the last 30 years, he has been a key player on a variety of championship teams. Greg has played a major role in the development of both boys and girls lacrosse in Seattle.”

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1986

John Nordstrom won his second Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition ➢

Greg Maestretti ’85, far left, and Jeff Roberts ’88, far right, were recently inducted into the Washington Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Also pictured, left to right, Jeanette Wake, Dejon Hush, and Val Torrens.

John Nordstrom ’86 won his second Emmy.

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Ann Greeley ’90 and her husband, Sami Ariaz, welcomed their daughter, Francesca, in March.

Megan Coughlin ’87, left, with Charlie Carter ’88 and Lisa Black ’88 at Explore Nor’wester family camp session. Megan is president of the Nor’wester board of directors. Megan Coughlin ’87, left, caught up with Ryan Kombrink ’90 in Copenhagen.

for a Daytime Drama Series for the CBS show “The Bold and the Beautiful.”

1987

Megan Coughlin writes, “When traveling through Copenhagen, I had a chance to catch up with Ryan Kombrink ’90. Ryan has been living in Denmark for over 20 years now.”

1988

Jeff Roberts was recently inducted into the Washington Lacrosse Hall of Fame. The award announcement said Jeff “began his player career in the early years of boys high school play in Washington

state. Starting at Lakeside High School, he was a four-year starter from 1985 to 1988. At the conclusion of his senior year, he was named a HS All-American and went on to play in the National HS North-South All-Star game. As a fouryear letterman at Washington and Lee University, Jeff earned Division III 2nd Team All-American honors in 1992 at the conclusion of his senior season. Jeff was the first Washington state player to earn NCAA postseason awards recognition.”

1990

Vaughn Allen Spearmon is the son of Shaun Spearmon ’97 and his wife, Brooke.

Jane Repass Klein ’01 and Trevor Klein ’03 welcomed William Chandler Klein in July.

See 1987 notes for news about Ryan Kombrink. Ann Greeley and her husband, Sami Ariaz, welcomed their daughter, Francesca, in March in Lima, Peru.

1991 Back row from left, Charles Meredith ’91, Steve Yin ’91, Oliver Chen, Marlene Chen ’91, Eleni Carras ’91 at the Seattle Brain Cancer walk to support Kendra Jones Kelly ’91, front.

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In May, Class of 1991 friends Marlene Chen, Eleni Carras, Charles Meredith, and Steve Yin gathered at Seattle Center for the Seattle Brain Cancer walk, supporting Kendra Jones Kelly, who was diagnosed with glioblastoma last year.

Iben Falconer ’02 and her husband, Neil Donnelly, welcomed Sof ia Donnelly Falconer in April.

1995

From left, Madeleine Lohman ’91, Anne-Christin Trost, and Cara Arndorferwith outside of their holistic wellness center in Sacramento.

Lakesiders at Ken Bensinger ’93’s July 30 reading at Elliott Bay Book Company, from left, Hana Rubin ’93, David Dodobara ’93, Emily Grossman ’93, Terry Omata ’93, Lisa Narodick Colton ’93, Ken, Ali StewartIto ’93, Steve Dodobara ’92, and Burke Stansbury ’95.

Madeleine Lohman has opened a holistic wellness center in downtown Sacramento, California, along with her two partners in business and life. Delta Mind Body Center focuses on the integration of the whole individual and the intersection of mental and physical well-being. She says, “We offer yoga and other movement classes, bodywork, psychotherapy, and a lot more! If any Lakeside alums find themselves in Sac, please stop by and take a free yoga class, on me!” Learn more at deltamindbodycenter.com.

1993

“Kickdown,” Rebecca Clarren’s debut novel, was published by Skyhorse Books in September. For almost two decades, Rebecca has written about social and environmental issues in the rural West. Her work has won the Hillman Prize, an Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship, and nine grants from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. “Kickdown” tells the story of two sisters struggling to save their family’s Colorado ranch and the Iraq War veteran who steps in to help. Her website describes the book as “a timeless and timely meditation on the grief wrought by death, war, and environmental destruction.” Rebecca is on national tour this fall around the Pacific Northwest and in Los

Angeles, Minneapolis, western Colorado, New York, and Washington, D.C. She is based in Portland, where she lives with her husband and two young sons. “Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World’s Biggest Sports Scandal,” the first book from investigative journalist Ken Bensinger, tells the inside story of the secret investigation of the FIFA corruption scandal that rocked the international soccer community (FIFA is soccer’s international organization). The New York Times called the book “an engrossing and jaw-dropping tale of international intrigue,” and The Wall Street Journal said it is “a gripping whitecollar crime thriller that, in its scope and human drama, ranks with some of the best investigative business books of the past 30 years.” His book tour brought him in July to Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Company, where a group of Lakeside alumni joined him for his reading and drinks afterward.

HER GLOW, a wellness brand for women, was founded by Ifé Thomas in 2014 while she was attending graduate school at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her final thesis project evolved into a multiservice brand based in the U.S. Ifé writes, “HER GLOW is a wellness brand for women, by women, focused on developing our inner and outer beauty. We teach women how to love themselves fiercely through our instructional workshops and curated social media content, designed to uplift and inspire women to honor and value themselves. We also offer one-onone exclusive beauty services for makeup lovers who want the HER GLOW touch of expertise to enhance their makeup and product knowledge.” More: GetHerGlow. com.

1997

Shaun Spearmon and his wife, Brooke, welcomed their son, Vaughn Allen Spearmon, on May 4, 2018. Seth Meisel recently co-wrote an article, “Protecting the brand in the era of fake news: Why brands need advertisement verification tools” in the Journal of Digital & Social Media Marketing, a peer reviewed journal based in the U.K. The article “examines how: (1) brands have been forced to adapt to a changing landscape; ➢

The Class of 1998 20th reunion family picnic at Montlake Playf ield.

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CLASS CONNECTIONS (2) to evaluate the adtech options available to brands for monitoring and blocking the placement of advertisements; (3) Google, Facebook, and adtech vendors have responded to advertiser calls for more controls; and (4) brand managers can implement a brand safety plan of their own.”

2000

Katherine Krug, founder and CEO of BetterBack, launched a new product this spring. SuperStraps can be used to retrofit your own backpack to ease shoulder, back, and neck tension. The company raised more than $725,000 on Kickstarter.

2001

Jane Repass Klein and Trevor Klein ’03 were thrilled to welcome their baby boy into the world this summer. William Chandler Klein was born July 5. The whole family is healthy and happy, and the new parents are having a wonderful time showing him all about our world.

2002

Iben Falconer and her husband, Neil Donnelly, welcomed little Sofia Donnelly Falconer in April. Iben notes, “She is a happy, healthy baby who brings her parents much joy. She is also one of the lucky babies in the world who has been held by Jonathan Bodansky.” The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Seattle City Light, has selected writer Mairead Case and illustrator

Lakeside English teacher Lindsay Aegerter, right, with Taylor Harris ’14 as she receives the Frederick Emmons Terman Engineering Scholastic Award at Stanford University.

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Aurora Gilbert ’10 and Chase Beauclair ’10, center, with members of their wedding party. David Lasky to create a graphic novel about the historic Georgetown Steam Plant. Mairead adds: “My other bit of news is that I am about to start teaching 10th-grade language arts at Strive Prep here in Denver — a path I found in no small way thanks to the difference Mr. Culhane made in my own 10th-grade life!”

2003

See 2001 notes for news from Trevor Klein.

2004

Siva Sankrithi shares, “In July, Lakeside chess players, past and present, participated in the second annual students versus alumni match! Like last year, the match was very close, but this time the students pulled out an impressive 30.5-28.5 victory, led by rising senior, International Master Bryce Tiglon ’19, who won all three of his matches (2-0,

2-0, 1.5-0.5 against our top three alumni in attendance) and rising 7th grader, U.S. Candidate Master Eric Zhang ’24, who played six of our top alumni, including two Masters, and came away with two 2-0 wins and four 1-1 draws! Rising seniors Benjamin Brusniak ’19 and Toshihiro Nagase ’19 and Middle Schoolers Brandon Peng ’24 and Toby Black ’23 also competed for the student team, playing great and gaining valuable insights against those that came before them! Returning to Lakeside for the alumni team were U.S. National Masters David Wyde ’07 and Michael Omori ’13, National Experts Darren Wu ’12 and Justin Yu ’17, new alumni Chandler Moy ’18 and Cheyenne Zhang ’18, current and former faculty leaders Brian Reiser ’09 and I, plus Thomas Thongmee ’14 and Benjamin Davis ’13. Speaking as

Participants in the second annual students versus alumni chess match included (back row, left to right) Bryce T. ’19, Siva Sankrithi ’04, Michael Omori ’13, Master Teacher Josh Sinanan, Justin Yu ’17, and Benjamin B. ’19. (Middle row) Thomas Thongmee ’14, David Wyde ’07, Darren Wu ’12, Benjamin Davis ’13, Cheyenne Zhang ’18, Brian Reiser ’09, and Chandler M. ’18. (Front row) Brandon P. ’24 and Eric Z. ’24.

at University Prep in Seattle and Jamila is working on her Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership at New York University, but plans to move home in 2019.

2010

After a successful three-year run as head boys varsity basketball coach at the Northwest School, Sam Fein was recently hired to serve as head coach of Bellevue High’s boys varsity team.

HENRY TIEU

an alum and former coach, the event is an amazing way to kick off the upcoming season. It serves as a strong motivator for current players to keep up their study and play, and to alumni to enjoy the lifelong learning that comes with chess and being a part of the Lakeside chess family.”

2005

Frank Paiva shares, “My reality show spoof web series about the glamorous world of plussize male modeling just launched. I co-created, wrote, and star in it as the Naomi Campbell of plus-size male modeling. It’s a lot of fun. Check it out at www.catwalkkings.com.”

2007

Jamila Humphrie and her partner, Emily Schorr Lesnick, celebrated their 10th anniversary and Pride weekend with a pride of Lions. Jamila and Emily met their first year at Macalester College in 2008. Emily works

Aurora Gilbert and Chase Beauclair were married in Fall City, Washington, on Aug. 12. Lakeside classmates Kristen Allison, Hector Rhodes, and Madoka Tsuji were in the wedding party, and Hector officiated the ceremony.

2012

Emily Moore was a contestant on the June 20 episode of “Jeopardy!” She shared, “I took third place, which was a disappointment after so many years playing Quiz Bowl and Knowledge Bowl at Lakeside. But I am sure that my 9th-grade English teacher, Ms. Lieberman, would have been proud of me because I did answer the Final Jeopardy question about Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ correctly!” She hopes other Lakesiders will try out and get on the show, too.

2014

Taylor Harris was the recipient of the Frederick Emmons Terman Engineering Scholastic Award for distinguished

The class of 2007 crew at the 10th anniversary celebration for Jamila Humphrie ’07 and Emily Schorr Lesnick included, from left, Nick Donald, Rachel Salia, Lauren Sanchez, Wyatt Somogyi, Lauren Whatley, Kietrie Noe, Maggie Fisher, Emily, Jamila, Morgan Pinckney, Austen Brandford, Mary Padden, and Mac Schneider.

Emily Moore ’12, with Alex Trebek, was a contestant on “Jeopardy!” this summer. academic performance at Stanford University in April. The award is presented to the top 5 percent of each year’s senior engineering class. Each recipient may invite to the ceremony a secondary school teacher who most influenced their scholastic career, and Taylor invited Lakeside English teacher Lindsay Aegerter.

2017

In May, members of the 2016 Lakeside Global Service Learning Nicaragua trip gathered for a reunion brunch at Patty’s Eggnest at Northgate. Kallin Spiller and Ravi Smith organized the reunion and were joined by fellow alumni Susanna Lapsley, Conor Ching ’18, Emerson Rogers ’18, Rocky Oglesby ’18, and Uma Dwivedi ’18, as well as current Lakeside senior Felix L. ’19. ■

Members of the Class of 2013 celebrate their 5th reunion at Golden Gardens Park beach.

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REUNION 2018

by KELLY POORT

From left, 1998 classmates Bridget Morgan, Shira KostGrant Brewer, and Mariana Coby.

Brothers Bill Bain ’48, left, and Bob Bain ’43 celebrated their 70th and 75th reunions.

Celebrating 3s and 8s

N JUNE, Lakeside welcomed to campus a record crowd of more than 450 alumni from classes ending in 3 and 8, current and former faculty, and friends to celebrate Reunion 2018. After a reception and class photos in the Wright Community Center, the crowd moved to dinner in The Paul G. Allen Athletics Center, where a short program celebrated groups including the Class of 2013 for their fifth reunion celebration, the Lakeside and St. Nicholas Classes of 1968 for their milestone 50th reunion, and the Class of 1998 for the largest turnout. The crowd gave brothers Bob Bain ’43 and Bill Bain ’48 a standing ovation in recognition of their 75th and 70th reunions. Class gatherings continued through the weekend (see class notes for photos from class events). More reunion dinner photos, including updated class photos: lakesideschool.org/alumni.■

Members of the St. Nicholas Class of 1958, from left, Nancy Bain Lowry, Marcy Watt Walsh, and Leanne Wilson Beane.

Classmates from 1988 Malika Fisher Klingler, left, and Michelle Moore.

Greg Ostrander ’93 looks for his alumni brick.

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Head of School Bernie Noe, left, with John Crutcher ’13.

“Soviet reunion”: Lisa Narodick Colton, Erna Stubblefield Hackett, Mark Hamachek, From left, Lakeside PE teacher Doug Porter ’80, Roy Umlauf ’78, Scott and Aditya Sood were among the Class of 1993 members who traveled to Moscow Esser ’78, and Dawn Esser. while at Lakeside.

1978 classmates celebrating their 40th reunion, from left, Fraser Black, Stephanie Harris, Brodie Bain, and Jabe Blumenthal.

From left, 1973 classmates Duncan Atwood, John Gould, and Peter Jenkins.

From left, Arianna Goodman ’08, former faculty member Stephen Fisher, Victoria Liem ’08, and Tori Borish ’08.

2008 classmates, from left, Erik Ashida, Jackie Mena, and Alexander Oki.

Celebrating their 20th reunion, from left, Stephen Brown ’98, Daniel Miller ’98, and Andrew Bryant ’98.

From left, Christopher Wright ’83, David Clarke ’83, Jane Feige Sage ’83, Tom Olbrich, and Lisa Marie Stach Roma ’83. Reunions

From left, Peter Jensen ’88, Casey Chinn ’88, Wright Dickinson ’88, Chandy Gooding McNicholas ’88, and Matthew McNicholas.

From left, Colin Smith ’03, John Yu ’03, Edmund Helmer, Cara Gray Helmer ’03, Ross McCullough ’03, Erica Coppel ’03, and Elizabeth Ehni Maine ’03.

➢ REUNION 2018

Members of the Class of 2013 back on campus for their first Lakeside reunion.

NY AREA ALUMNI RECEPTION 2018

N APRIL, alumni and friends gathered at The Harvard Club of New York City for the annual New York Area Alumni Reception. Head of School Bernie Noe shared stories about classroom innovation and Upper School Director Felicia Wilks reflected on her first year at Lakeside. Props went to Kathryn Patton Beal ’90 and Bruce Beal for hosting the New York get-together for the fourth year in a row; to Ted McCagg ’88 for his witty cover illustration for the spring issue of Lakeside magazine; and to Jamila Humphrie ’07 and Austen Brandford ’07 for starting the Lion Pride alumni gathering for LGBTQ alumni and hosting it for the past three years. To view more photos, visit lakesideschool.org/alumni and click on Alumni Event Photos in the menu bar. From left, Emily Lang ’13, Eric Basile, Annabella Sherman ’13, Anna Yusov ’13, and Michael Edmonson ’16.

From left, Marcus Brandford ’10, Gaby Joseph ’14, and Zach Siegler ’10.

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From left, Aisha Becker-Burrowes ’10, From left, Adam Sloan ’85, Alex Jamila Humphrie ’07, and Alumni Panos ’88, and Ted McCagg ’88. Board member Bruce Bailey ’59.

PERSONAL STORY

by TODD MANSFIELD ’86

A trip of a lifetime (you can do it, too)

VER DREAMED of traveling the world with your family for a year? We did it, and here are 10 tips to help you do it, too.

1. That desk job has to go. If you’re tied to a desk for your

job and aren’t willing to give it up, don’t bother packing your bags. But if you’re your own boss, a consultant, or work a job that just needs Wi-Fi access, get ready for the experience of a lifetime. I produce podcasts for brands and my wife is a consultant, so all we needed was Wi-Fi.

2. Rent your house. Line up a property manager to rent out

your house. If the renters want your furniture, you’re good to go. If not, have a big garage sale. In this market, you will make money renting your home.

3. Phone a friend. We stayed with friends in Australia, France,

Italy, Austria, and England. We also recommend house sitting or house exchanges. One of our kids’ teachers had relatives in New Zealand who helped us buy a car when we arrived and sell it when we left. In Europe, we rented a small car for three months for $400. In Australia, we used Transfercar and Wicked Campers.

4. Woofing. We used “Willing Workers On Organic Farms”

(wwoof.net) everywhere in New Zealand and it was widespread in Australia, too. Each family member works a minimum of four hours per day and the host family gives you a bed and three meals a day. You develop great relationships with the local family. We were even invited back to New Zealand for a wedding next year. If the house or relationship isn’t working for you, just leave early. If it’s great, some WOOFers stay on for months.

5. Don’t buy all your tickets in the U.S. Skip the round-trip

ticket. Buy your first leg in the U.S. and purchase others as you go. We saved thousands of dollars by waiting and buying the next leg of our journey in other countries.

6. Pack light. Bring a few days’ worth of clothes and expect to

smell a bit. You can do laundry at most places you stay. After a month, consider buying some new clothes. Bring along an extra small backpack for souvenir trinkets and, when it gets full, ship it home.

7. Follow the sun. In the Northwest, it rains eight months

of the year, so follow the sun for 12 months. It makes packing easier. No winter clothes or heavy shoes. We started in August and spent a month in Canada. Then it was off to New

COURTESY TODD MANSFIELD ’86

Todd Mansfield ’86, his wife, Laura, and their sons Connor, at left, and Drew, dressed for a local ceremony in Ubud, Bali — one stop on their yearlong world trip. Zealand and Australia for four months. We were able to see India, Thailand, and Indonesia without the weather getting too hot.

8. Write a blog. Everyone back home will thank you and you will thank

yourselves when you return and have a chance to read about your adventures.

9. Skip school. Our families thought we were crazy taking our kids

out of school for a year. Every teacher thought it was the best thing we could do. We tried to have them do schoolwork along the way and it was terrible. As soon as we stopped pushing that, the trip got better and the kids were more interested in learning. You can always get a tutor if your children need help when they get back. One of ours did. One didn’t. They catch up quickly.

10. Don’t wait. Our boys were 12 and 9 when we left. If you’re going for

a year, try to do it before they turn 14. If you’re traveling just for three to six months, half a year of high school is OK to miss. It’s worth it. They will thank you later. Bon voyage! ■ Todd Mansfield ’86 lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Laura, and two children, Connor, 14, and Drew, 11. His business, bReel Podcast and Audiobook Production, allowed him to work remotely while traveling the world, something he hopes to do again. You can find him on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Reunions, Personal Story

IN MEMORIAM

ST. NICHOLAS ALUMNAE MARGARET SCHIFF ENDERLEIN ’41 • April 23, 2018

If you have a remembrance to share about a St. Nicholas alumna or Lakeside alumna/ alumnus for the next magazine, please email the alumni relations office at alumni@ lakesideschool. org or call 206368-3606. The following are reprints of paid notices or remembrances submitted by family members. All remembrances are subject to editing for length and clarity. The submission deadline for the spring issue is Feb. 5, 2019.

Margaret “Peggy” Elizabeth Schiff Enderlein was born in Seattle on Jan. 26, 1924, to Helen Martha Harrington Schiff and Charles Armand Schiff. Peggy loved the Pacific Northwest and was passionate about the outdoors, dedicating much of her life work to the conservation of wild lands near and far. After graduating from St. Nicholas, she dedicated time during her college years (Scripps, Vassar, and Columbia) to international community service work and was deeply affected by the impacts of poverty from World War II. She met her husband, Johann Friedrich Enderlein (now deceased) of Berlin, Germany, while traveling in Sweden in 1950. They married in Seattle in 1954, raising four sons and weaving Swedish, German, and American cultures together. Peggy kept in contact with Lakeside throughout her life, expressing particular interest in the Lakeside Outdoor Program and the life skills being learned by the students. She was passionate about the importance of young adults learning the core principles of responsibility and stewardship early in their lives. Peggy believed that each young adult can make a difference in their community and the world environment. Her philosophy was that when youth spent time outdoors, they learned how to take care of their gear, what to leave behind, how to travel, that discomfort is part of life, and the importance of critical thinking in the face of adverse conditions and situations. In 1998 she was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by the Lakeside/St. Nicholas Alumni Association. The citation states, “Peggy is a true citizen of the planet Earth. Possessing a rare clarity about her passion and lifelong commitment to conservation and environmental awareness, she quietly works for the common good, year-in and year-out, be it on local trails or in parklands on another continent. Peggy’s vision, patience, hard work, and long-term dedication are a true model of what a single individual can do to effect lasting change in our world.” She is survived by her brother Charles Schiff ’45 (Janet); sons Andreas Enderlein ’75, Kaj Enderlein ’77, Christoph Enderlein ’79 (MaryClayton), and Edward Enderlein ’82 (Marcia Fischer ’83). Peggy is also survived by five grandchildren: Kyle Palmer, Colin Enderlein, Erik Enderlein, Piper Enderlein, and Miles Enderlein.

GRETCHEN NOTT GOULD ’45 • Feb. 17, 2018

Gretchen Kelahunakiani Nott Gould passed away peacefully in Bellevue, surrounded by her three children, at the age of 91. Born in Honolulu on Dec. 27, 1926, she was the second child of Frederick Dickson Nott and Anna Cate Adams, and great-granddaughter of her Hawaiian ancestor Caroline Ninihua Wright. She was the devoted mother of Kim Gould (Michelle); Rick Gould (Cindy); and Alice Gould Hanscam (Mike), and proud grandmom of Sarah, Tiriel, and Marika Gould, and

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Emily and Becky Hanscam. Gretchen was preceded in death by her loving husband, Carl, brother Fred and half brother Carter. Gretchen attended Punahou School in Honolulu and Lincoln High in Portland, graduating from St. Nicholas in 1945. She earned a B.A. in child study at Vassar College, class of 1949. Growing up in Honolulu until age 14 meant rarely wearing shoes, avidly seeking out autographs from actors who vacationed in Hawaii, playing with Shirley Temple on Waikiki Beach, attending Camp Halekipa, and practicing double-dutch jump-rope whenever possible. Sailing on the SS Lurline on Dec. 5, 1941, the family escaped Pearl Harbor. Airplane spotting during the war gave her a lifelong love of planes. She worked as a governess in Florida and met and married Carl Frelinghuysen Gould Jr. in Seattle in 1950. In 1952, she and Carl embarked on a 16-month-long bicyclefreighter-train trip around the world. Gretchen enjoyed acting for the Junior Theatre of Seattle, planning summer family trips, throwing amazing kids’ birthday parties, teaching the hula, recording genealogy, remembering and sharing many family stories and history, and playing with, teaching, and loving many children in her life — most especially her cherished grandchildren. Always proud of her Hawaiian heritage, she stood up against discrimination and unfairness wherever she encountered it. A longtime supporter of wildlife rescue, animal welfare, and public schools, and a civic activist, she lived with conviction for what she felt was right and good. Gretchen, as with her husband, will be remembered for her quiet support that had a meaningful impact on so many. Her wonderful spirit, energy, curiosity, joy, and love for children, nature, animals, and adventures will live on through her family and all those who were touched by her life.

THEODORA BRAUNSCHWEIGER HOWE ’53 • May 14, 2018

Theodora “Teddy” Braunschweiger Howe was born in New Jersey on March 25, 1935, to Theodore and Mildred Welty Braunschweiger. Teddy was raised in Seattle from age 3. After St. Nicholas, she graduated cum laude from the University of Washington with a degree in business administration. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Totem Club, vice president of Beta Gamma Sigma (national business honorary), and president of Mortar Board (national senior women’s honor society). Teddy enjoyed two careers, as a legal/administrative assistant and later as an interior designer with her own company, Teddy’s Interiors, for 20 years. She also enjoyed extensive travels, beginning with a ninemonth trip around the world at age 22. In later years, she traveled frequently with her husband, Walter Howe, especially to the south of France, where they owned an apartment in medieval Vence. Teddy was

a member of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Junior League of Seattle, a charter member of the Genevieve Henry Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital, past member of the Sunset Club, and a trustee emeritus of the Governor’s Mansion Foundation. She formerly served on the Board of Trustees of the Lighthouse for the Blind and the Alumnae Board of the UW. Teddy’s passions were her family, her lifelong friends, interior design, reading, knitting, crossword puzzles, and animals of all kinds, particularly poodles, especially her beloved Chancellor. A devoted wife and mother, Teddy cherished her family and her role as homemaker above all else. She is survived by her loving husband, Walt, who brought to her 56 years of complete love, support, and adventure. She is also survived by her two adored sons, of whom she is so

very proud, and daughters-in-law, David Howe (Barbara) and Stephen Howe (Jennifer). Also surviving her are three precious grandchildren, Victoria Howe, Daniel Howe, and Waverly Howe; her brother, Robert Braunschweiger; extended family; and many friends. She established the Theodora B. Howe Craniofacial Endowment Fund and Howe Endowment for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Research at Children’s Hospital. Her global causes, always in support of children, included financial support and advocacy of International Justice Mission. In 2008 Teddy provided funds through Seattle Rotary to build a well in Ethiopia so that young girls could go to school instead of hauling water to their villages from afar, and to provide water at a birthing center in Uganda, for which she received a Paul Harris Rotary Award.

LAKESIDE ALUMNI   JOHN HELSELL ’41 • May 16, 2018

John “Jack” Helsell, a mechanical engineer, camp director, and longtime resident of Orcas Island, died surrounded by family in the hand-hewn log house he had built on his island farm. The first of four children born to Frank and Ellen Helsell in Seattle, Jack grew up on Hunts Point on Lake Washington. He spent his summers at Four Winds Camp on Orcas Island, where he learned to sail and began to develop what would become a lifelong fascination with the design, creation, and maintenance of everything from boats to buildings to machinery. In 1941 he enrolled at Dartmouth College. Eventually, he would graduate from the Thayer School of Engineering, earning a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. His studies were temporarily on hold when he was drafted in World War II. Eager to put his love of mountaineering to use, Jack enlisted in the 10th Mountain Division until a knee injury forced his transfer and he served as an infantryman in Europe until the end of the war. Returning to Seattle, Jack took a job as an engineer at Pacific Car and Foundry (Paccar). In 1951 he married Jan McKillop, who also grew up on Hunts Point. Jack and Jan were married after three dates. The first was climbing Glacier Peak, the second, a year later, an all-night sailboat race around Vashon Island, followed closely by dinner and a double feature. After a four-month bicycle trip throughout Europe, Jack and Jan settled on Yarrow Point, where they would raise their three daughters. In 1967, Jack and Jan began a new career as camp directors. They took over the Henderson Camp on Lopez Island, renaming it Camp Nor’wester. Over the next 13 years, Jack’s kind and steady leadership touched the lives of thousands of campers and staff. Jack and Jan finally passed on the Nor’wester torch to turn their attention to creating a homestead on undeveloped family property on Orcas. Jack built a sawmill and then he and Jan spent the next 15 years building a gambrel-roofed barn, a handhewn log house, equipment sheds, and workshops, all from timber logged on his land and built with the harmony of style and craftsmanship so important to Jack. Jack keenly appreciated the natural environment of the San Juan Islands and the importance

of preservation for future generations. His deep curiosity about the world, open-mindedness, sense of humor, generosity, and kindness stayed with him his entire life. He is survived by Jan; brother Robert Helsell; daughters Mary Jane (Mark) Anderson, Susan (Ted) Kutscher, and Ellen Helsell; six grandchildren, Berit, Ellen, Sam, Will, Nell, and Evan; and his beloved golden retriever, Hank.

WALTER PHELPS ’47 • Feb. 11, 2018

Walter “Pete” Merson Phelps was born in Seattle on Sept. 27, 1929, to Dorothy Dickey Phelps McVay and Walter Phelps Jr. After graduating from Lakeside and Yale University, he received an MBA from Harvard University. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years as a supply officer and was a co-founder of Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers. Pete was quiet by nature, and was known for his honesty, integrity, and fairness. He was also known for his hobbies, including flying, painting, computer programming, and photography. Much to his family’s delight, Pete was also an accomplished French chef and enjoyed preparing many a Saturday gourmet meal. Pete is survived by Connie, his wife of almost 50 years; his children, David, Bill, Steven and Lisa, and stepson, Calvin; sister Dorothy; and seven grandchildren.

LEES BURROWS JR. ’47 • April 22, 2018

Lees Burrows Jr., a lifelong resident of Spokane, went to be with the Lord at 89 years of age. Lees, a geophysicist, will be remembered as president and CEO of Diamond Drill Contracting Company and as a devoted father and husband. He believed in capitalism, American ingenuity, and the power of the private sector to create jobs and lasting economic growth. Lees was born in Spokane on Nov. 21, 1928, the only son of Lees “Bill” Joslyn Sr. and Beryl Burrows. He attended Lakeside, Philips Academy Andover, and Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane. Lees’ interest in geology and diamond core drilling was piqued at an early age while traveling extensively with his father to various gold and silver mines throughout the western U.S. He worked summers as a drill helper in Washington, Idaho, ➢ In Memoriam

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and Montana, where he began to develop his capabilities. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in geological engineering from University of Idaho. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1957 and earned his master’s degree in geophysics at St. Louis University. Lees and his wife, Gayle Nelson Burrows, moved to Boston, where Lees worked as an officer in the U.S. Air Force’s Research and Development-Earthquake Seismology program, returning to the Northwest for a position as geophysical engineer at the Sunshine Mining Company, in Kellogg, Idaho. In 1959, Lees acquired his father’s business, The Diamond Drill Contracting Company, which he expanded by putting heavy emphasis on developing new types of diamond coring equipment. Lees spent a good part of his life at Priest Lake, where his family were lessees dating back to the early 1900s. His children would often quip that in his retirement years Lees was either getting ready to go to the lake, on his way to the lake, or at the lake. He completed 17 Bloomsday Runs, and enjoyed rowing a 21-foot scull and just hanging out with his kids. Lees is survived by his three children, Josh Burrows, Tana Binninger, and Kaari Davies; and one grandchild, Cali Davies. As a recovering alcoholic for the past 30 years, Lees would credit his sobriety to Alcoholics Anonymous and its 12-step program, and help from the Betty Ford Center.

ROBERT MIDDLEBROOK ’48 • April 22, 2018

Robert “Bob” Bruce Middlebrook was born Jan. 15, 1930, in Seattle. He followed his older brother, Bill Middlebrook ’45, to Lakeside. Among his Lakeside friends were Marty McDougall, Jim Everly, Harry Henke, Tom Meadowcroft, and Art Langlie. He lettered in baseball and football and served in the student government. After Lakeside, he studied engineering and architecture at Princeton University — and thus a Lion became a Tiger. He met his wife, Marilyn Jean Corl (Westminster Choir College ’52), on a blind date set up by his best friend, Princeton roommate and Lakeside classmate Art Langlie. Bob and Marilyn married in 1952. In 1954, he earned his Master of Fine Arts in architecture from Princeton. For many years he commuted by train to Manhattan, where he worked in architecture as chief of design at firms including Kelly & Gruzen, John Graham & Company, Welton Becket & Associates, and Paul & Jarmul. His many projects included The United States Mission to the United Nations; 1964 World’s Fair pavilions for Coca Cola, Ford, and General Electric; corporate headquarters for Xerox; and the Federal Office Building and Court House in Rochester, N.Y. He then moved to Rutgers University as the university architect and director of new facilities. Next he continued this line of work on Princeton’s main campus, later moving to the Princeton

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Plasma Physics Laboratory’s Tokamak Fusion Reactor project, where he worked with the project’s scientists to develop the building that housed the experimental reactor vessel and extensive physical plant required to support such a major project. As a husband and family man, Bob had a good life. He and Marilyn traveled extensively and were active in the Princeton community, where they enjoyed concerts and theater as well as taking university courses. Bob is survived by Marilyn; daughter Carol Lyn Middlebrook; son Robert David Middlebrook (Amy); and granddaughter Alison.

BRADLEY HENKE ’50 • April 15, 2018

Bradley Fowlkes Henke died peacefully at his Seattle home. A lifelong Seattleite, Brad grew up in the Mount Baker neighborhood, the son of Harry Henke Jr. and Florence Fowlkes Henke. He gave the Lakeside Class of 1950 commencement address. During idyllic summers with his family on Bainbridge Island, Brad developed his love of boating; over the years he owned several powerboats and enjoyed cruising in the Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, and Canada. Brad graduated from Amherst College in 1954, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. A strong supporter of the Armed Forces, Brad took time off from law school to serve in the U.S. Air Force as a legal officer based at Geiger Field in Spokane. He retired from the Air Force Reserves in 1968 as a captain. He enjoyed visiting airplane and war museums in the U.S. and Europe and supported the restoration of Motor Torpedo Boat PT658 in Portland. After his military service, Brad graduated from the University of Washington law school and practiced corporate law for 50 years at Skeel, McKelvy, Henke & Uhlman; Skeel, Henke, Evenson & Roberts; and, finally, Henke & Richter until his retirement. His clients included Quality Food Centers, Associated Grocers, Olympia Brewing Company, Westin Hotels & Resorts, Century 21, and Pioneer News Group. Civicminded, Brad worked on the Seattle World’s Fair and was an early volunteer at PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). He was a member of the Rainier Club for 50 years; he also belonged to the Seattle Rotary Club. A devoted Husky football fan, Brad had 50-yardline tickets, and for 50 years, he faithfully watched every game. Brad is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Judith Mott Henke; daughters Claire Cramer, Ellen Henke, and Ruth Footh; sons-in-law Victor Cramer and Charles Footh; grandchildren Sarah Footh, Jane Footh, Gus Cramer, and Nora Cramer; and his brother, Joseph Henke. Although he was a man of few words, Brad touched many people’s lives with a helping hand and words of encouragement; his notes and letters spoke eloquently for his deep and unconditional love of his family, of whom he was so very proud.

RICHARD CARPENTER ’52 • April 23, 2018

Richard Lewis Carpenter was born July 23, 1934, in Vancouver, Wash., to Dr. Lewis Carpenter and Ruth Allen Carpenter. Sensing

his potential, his parents sent him to high school at Lakeside, where he learned to study and also developed his love for mathematics. At Lakeside, he was captain of the football team and led it to a state championship. He attended Willamette University for two years and then transferred to Oregon State University, graduating in 1956 with a minor in engineering and a major in business. After graduation, he married Glenna Pearl and they had one son, Richard. In 1956, Dick joined the Navy and entered Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. He was on active duty until 1960 and a lieutenant commander in the reserves until 1970. In 1960, he went to work for Dean Witter and Company in Portland. In 1969, he married Karen Johnson and they had two children, Scott and Shelby. By 1970, Dick was introduced into the residential home building business through a friend. Never one to pass up an opportunity and always ready to work from sun up to sun down, he found his passion. Over the years, he would build more than 300 homes and apartments in the Portland area. In 1981, Dick married Jill Sorensen. They would work on many business projects together, and enjoyed traveling and playing tennis and, later, golf. They would prove to be a winning team with great love, respect, and admiration for each other. A vacation home built at Black Butte Ranch in the ’80s led to a love affair with central Oregon that would last a lifetime. Black Butte Ranch became a favorite place for family gatherings. Dick and Jill built a timber frame home in Sisters in 1995 and moved permanently from Portland. Dick had a work ethic like few others. He was very organized and got the most out of a day’s work. He never met a stranger. He was as comfortable conversing with the fellow sitting next to him at the Costco food court as he was talking business strategies with company executives. Dick was a mentor to many young people and would later learn how much his words of wisdom and experience helped them in their careers. Survivors include his wife, Jill; son Rick; son Scott (Anna Maria); daughter Shelby (Mark); three grandchildren, Ryan, Sophia, and Amina; and his four-legged friend, Sydney.

DR. WILLIAM FRIEND ’53 • April 7, 2018

Dr. William Garrick Friend – medical pioneer, gardening enthusiast, and husband of the late Linda Botty Friend – died peacefully at age 82. Born Sept. 6, 1935, in Seattle, he was the son of the late Dr. Austin Gerald and Evelyn Garrick Friend. He graduated from Princeton University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where in 1962 he received the Undergraduate Research Award in Medicine for his part in the development of the world’s first synchronous cardiac pacemaker. After six years of surgical residency training in New York City, in 1971 he returned to Seattle, where he became the first board-certified colon and rectal surgeon in Washington state. As an attending surgeon at Swedish Hospital and a clinical associate professor of surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine, he pioneered the fields of colonoscopy in 1969 and outpatient surgery in 1976, followed by laser surgery.

In 1979 he patented certain occult blood technologies that have since been used by an estimated 700 million people in screening for colon and rectal cancer. He wrote dozens of medical articles, gave hundreds of local and national medical lectures, conducted numerous clinical trials for the Food and Drug Administration as principal investigator, was president of a venture capital firm in Seattle, and was the recipient of a variety of awards. Before medical school, Dr. Friend, an expert rifleman, spent two years in the U.S. Army stationed at the headquarters of the 52nd AAA Brigade, which controlled the Nike Guided Missile Air Defense for New York City. He loved gardening and landscaping and boating on Lake Washington. He is survived by daughters Leslie Friend Ilany and Debbie Friend; grandchildren Samuel, Sarah, Nathan, Benjamin, and Caroline; and sister Carol Harper.

CAPT. BERTRAND CASSELS JR. ’56 • March 3, 2018

Bert Cassels, 80, passed away peacefully at his home in Pawleys Island, S.C., after a long battle with acute leukemia. Beez was born in December 1937 in Seattle. He graduated from Lakeside after attending grades 7 to 12. He attended the University of Washington for one year and was a member of Delta Epsilon Kappa fraternity. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1961 and began a career as a U.S. naval officer. He always felt Lakeside prepared him well for the Naval Academy, especially in math and how to study. His specialty was anti-submarine warfare. He served on six ships, including three homeported in San Diego and three in Hawaii. He rose to the rank of captain and had command at sea, which were his career goals. He served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967 and was awarded the Bronze Star with V for combat. He also earned a master’s degree from the Naval War College. His last assignments were at the Pentagon. Upon retirement in 1981, he joined a defense contracting firm in Arlington, Virginia. He permanently retired to coastal South Carolina in 1988 to enjoy the beach, boating, travel, church leadership, and civic affairs. He served two terms as county planning commissioner. He was founding member of The Abbey at Pawleys Island, where his patriotic memorial service was held. He believed the most significant accomplishment of his retirement was organizing honor flights from Myrtle Beach for World War II veterans. He directed seven flights to Washington, D.C., for a day of honor, respect, and remembrance for the vets. Bert is survived by his wife of 41 years, Georgene “GG” Cassels, and a cousin, Bill Cassels (and wife Kristy and their children).

SUSAN STROSS ’82 • April 14, 2018

Born in 1964 in Seattle, Susan Stross peacefully passed away in April. As a 12-year-old, she was a champion swimmer in Seattle Summer Swim League with dreams of Olympic games. ➢

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Her diagnosis at age 20 of multiple sclerosis while attending Lewis & Clark College changed her plans. She completed her degree at the University of Washington and taught English as a second language at El Centro de la Raza. Despite her progressive disability, she had a zest for life. She traveled extensively to Cuba, the USSR, Europe, and in the U.S. She inspired many with her brave heart, resilient spirit, and enduring optimism. She is survived by her mother, Fay Stross; sister and brother-in-law Cynthia Stross and Jeffrey Johnson; niece and nephew Sophia and Conrad Johnson; and dear friends.

NANCY MCLAREN ’87 • June 14, 2018

Nancy Jean McLaren, born May 6, 1969, to Malcolm Earl McLaren and Barbara Jean Olson, passed away at age 49. She attended the University of the Pacific and discovered her talent and passion for glass art at Pilchuck Glass School, followed by a long career crafting glass in her home studio in Ballard. Her work has made its way to every corner of the globe. More recently, she moved to a peaceful Redmond home to resume her glass work and grow dahlias. Along with her love of travel and water sports, Nancy was an avid sports fan, rooting passionately for her beloved Seattle teams while waiting for the next World Cup. She loved her adventures in Mexico and Hawaii and enjoyed surprising family and friends with unique treasures upon her return. Nancy was tremendously generous, sensitive and compassionate, with an enormous heart, often putting the needs of others before her own. Nancy is survived by her sister, Marianne Mowat ’85 (Mark) and her two nieces, Haley and Lucie Mowat; her nephew, Mac Mowat; and her half brother, Gordon McLaren (LeeAnn) and his three children, David, Jennifer, and Michael, as well as other loving family members and adoring lifelong friends. A special thank you to her cousin, Ron Rogers, who was there to watch over Nancy after her mother passed. Nancy is also survived by her loyal canine companion, Kimber. Our hearts are broken and Nancy will be deeply missed. Her spirit lives on in so many of us who cherish her friendship, her love, and her glass creations, specifically her glass hearts and icicles.

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FORMER FACULTY & STAFF MIDGE BRENNER • July 28, 2018

Midge Brenner, writing, literature, and social studies teacher at Lakeside Middle School from 1989 to 1999, died peacefully of complications related to Alzheimer’s at Sweet Golden Years Adult Family Home in Bellingham. Midge was born in 1934 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She had a passion for books and journalism that stayed with her all her life. She entered University of Colorado, Boulder, at 17, majored in international affairs and met her husband, Jack Brenner (1933-2013), working on the university paper, The Daily. They married in 1953, and after several years in San Francisco; Laramie, Wyoming; and Albuquerque, New Mexico, settled in Seattle in 1966. Midge earned her Master of Social Work at the University of Washington and was assistant coordinator with Seattle School District’s Title 1

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Desegregation Project, Office of Compensatory Programs. After Title 1 funding was cut, she became a classroom teacher, until moving to Lakeside. She loved teaching at Lakeside, talking enthusiastically at home about her students, her colleagues, and her many strategies for getting kids to love to write. She was a leader and teacher of American literature for an exchange program with the Soviet Union’s Moscow School #20, learning Russian and developing deep, longstanding friendships with several of her Russian counterparts and their families, and bringing home what seemed like thousands of painted wooden spoons, hundreds of photos, and endless stories. After Jack’s death, she moved first to Ida Culver House Ravenna, then to Evergreen Adult Family Home near Northgate, and finally to Bellingham (near her younger daughter, Jessica Nicholas). Through the loving support of Chris Poole, her companion and helper, and the commitment of a few close friends, she was able, despite Alzheimer’s, to continue to enjoy Seattle’s museums, parks, chamber series, and frequent outings for coffee and cookies, as well as to volunteer with 2nd graders at Thornton Creek Elementary School. She loved gardens and gardening, reading the newspaper, travel and living abroad, learning languages (French, Spanish, Romanian, Italian, Russian, and Bulgarian), walking around Green Lake, and all kinds of art, ice cream, and kids. Midge is survived by her daughters Lise Brenner ’77 and Jessica Nicholas (Larry); grandsons Sam (Kendra) and Andy Nicholas; great-grandson Jack Nicholas; sister-in-law Jeanette Schiel; niece Debra Jackson; and nephews Dennis and Doug Schiel.

GORDON MEESKE • June 3, 2018

Gordon Meeske was born on Jan. 9, 1926, in Yakima. He was the son of Lillian and Louis Meeske and brother of Wallace Meeske. Gordon graduated from Moxee High School, Yakima Valley Junior College, and Pacific Lutheran University. He received his M.A. from the University of Washington. He taught at Eatonville High School, Davis High School, Franklin High School, and Lakeside. Later he was the director of medical records at Meadowbrook. Gordon was a rifleman in the 97th Infantry Division and 386th Infantry Regiment, Company F, during World War II. He served in combat in the Rhineland, Ruhr Valley, and met up with Russian soldiers in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. Later he served for 10 months in Tokyo carrying out occupational duties. Gordon received a Combat Infantryman Badge, two bronze service stars for battle participation, the AsiaticPacific Theater Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), and a Good Conduct Medal. He was a lifetime member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Yakima, and of Trinity Lutheran Church in Seattle, where he served as director of the Fellowship Club coffee hour since 1993. Gordon is survived by Lena Violet Meeske and many nieces and nephews. He will be remembered by Lena, his wife of 64 years, by his many friends and neighbors, and by numerous students of his business education classes. ■

2018-2019 CALENDAR DECEMBER 21

Young alumni lunch with Bernie Noe (Classes of ’15-’18), Fireplace Room, 11:30 a.m.

JANUARY 6

Alumni basketball tournament, The Paul G. Allen Athletics Center, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

T.J. Vassar ’68 Alumni Diversity Celebration, El Centro de la Raza, 6:30 p.m.

Bay Area Alumni Reception, location TBA, 6 p.m.

FEBRUARY 6

Mark J. Bebie ’70 Memorial Lecture featuring Jesmyn Ward, St. Nicholas Hall, 7 p.m.

MARCH 13

Seattle Area Alumni Reception, location TBA, 6 p.m.

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Lakeside Class of 1969 in a 6 and 9 formation.

JUNE 13

50th reunion luncheon (11:30 a.m.) and Class of 2019 commencement (2 p.m.), Upper School campus

14 Reunion dinner for classes ending in 4

and 9, hosted by Lakeside, Upper School campus, 6 p.m.

Alumni row, alumni lacrosse game

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Dates to be announced for Alumni Cooking Class, Alumni Service Day, and Classes Without Quizzes. For more information on all alumni events, visit lakesideschool.org/ alumni. Questions? Please contact the alumni relations office of the Lakeside/St. Nicholas Alumni Association at 206-368-3606 or alumni@lakesideschool.org.

16-17 Rummage Sale, Upper School

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Dan Ayrault Memorial Lecture featuring Sally Jewell, St. Nicholas Hall, 7 p.m.

St. Nicholas School 1969 prom committee

APRIL 3

New York Area Alumni Reception, location TBA, 6 p.m.

Arts Fest, Upper School campus, 5 p.m.

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GET READY FOR REUNION 2019! June 13-16, 2019 Recognizing Lakeside and St. Nicholas alumni from classes ending in 4 and 9.

Lakeside School invites all classes celebrating their reunion to a complimentary reception and casual dinner on Friday, June 14, 2019. Reunion volunteers are needed to help plan their individual class events. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the alumni relations office at 206-368-3606 or email alumni@lakesideschool.org. In addition, the Lakeside and St. Nicholas Classes of 1969 will be honored at a luncheon and at the Upper School commencement on Thursday, June 13, 2019. Additional details to come! In Memoriam, Calendar

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