Light on the Water

ALLOF THESE WORKS were made on-site, en plein air, from life. As the athlete, you are not very aware of the aesthetics of the other bodies, the blades moving around you, the sleek shells, as much as you are aware of the light, the noise, the effort, the water itself. If I couldn’t literally get in the boat to paint that feeling, I did try to put myself out on the water, in the coaching launch and far out on the point of the Log Boom Park dock, to immerse myself in that world.

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Boat Dedication

On May 13, in a moving ceremony at the Ayrault Shellhouse, new rowing shells were dedicated in honor of three Lakeside heavyweights: Zinda Foster, Latasia Lanier ’90, and Ed Ferry ’59. Speaker Bruce Bailey ’59 noted that his classmate is Lakeside’s only Olympic gold medal winner to date, while Director of Athletics Chris Hartley included this quote from Civil Rights activist John Lewis: “‘Nothing can stop the power of a committed and determined people to make a difference in our society. Why? Because human beings are the most dynamic link to the divine on this planet.’ Zinda and Latasia were and are those people.”

Students Leading

Lakeside student affinity groups are playing an ever more active role in the school’s diversity and inclusion work. This winter, members of the Black Student Union facilitated multiracial student conversations and put together all-school programming around Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month. Two stu- dents from the South Asian Affinity Groups spoke at the T.J. Vassar ’68 Alumni Diversity Event. The leaders of GLOW (the Upper School LGBTQIA+ alliance group) organized events focused on queer education and celebration. In May, LAPS (Lakeside Asian Pacific Students) collaborated with the editors of Imago on a stunning manga-style collection of stories based on their Asian heritage and identity.