Spring 2013, "The Creativity Issue" by Lakeside School

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MADE YOU LOOK

Sharp aS a needle: Hard to imagine a cooler gig than

Berger’s a longtime editor and writer (currently Crosscut,

Knute “Skip” Berger ’72’s as the Space Needle’s writer-in-

Seattle Magazine; formerly publisher of Eastsideweek, editor-in-

residence. He perched a day or two a week at his very own

chief of Seattle Weekly; author of Pugetopolis: A Mossback Takes

desk on the Observation Deck and conducted interviews at the

on Growth Addicts, Weather Wimps, and the Myth of Seattle Nice). “The Lakeside connections to the Needle are extensive,” he

revolving restaurant for his book Space Needle, the Spirit of Seattle (Documentary Media, 2012), the official 50th anniversary

notes. “Many alums are from families that played pivotal roles

history of the city’s iconic landmark. And yes, “It was as fun as it

in its creation and ownership, including familiar names such as

sounds.”

Carlson, Wright, Schuchart, Pigott, Steinbrueck, and Rolfe.” ■

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ON THE COVER:

Graphic illustration by Amanda (Wood) Kingsley ’79

The courage To creaTe Need a little creative inspiration? You’ve come to the right place. Start with our cover: Pretty cool, wouldn’t you agree? Graphic artist Amanda (Wood) Kingsley ’79 created it by riffing on an image from a Web comic she’s been working on. “The dialogue I came up with for my mini-comic on the cover is inspired by my own ideas of imagination and creativity,” says Kingsley. “However lighthearted, it illustrates what I see as the heart and the purpose of art, music and folklore, which is the hunt for truth through fiction.” Like Kingsley, many Lakeside alumni live by their creative wits. Their fields of endeavor may vary, along with their means or medium of expression—palette, page, pixel, pi; but what they all share is having a rich imagination and the courage to create. For a window into their worlds, check out our “gallery” and “mixtape,” beginning on page 30, and special feature in class notes, beginning on page 43. On campus, this was a year of researching and trying new ways of enhancing creativity in students and teachers; page 20. Not surprisingly, the results in the classrooms echoed some of the lessons our creative alumni have learned and shared with us—such as the importance of risk-taking and freerange thinking. 35 And if you’re looking for ways to boost your own creativity, don’t miss the pointers and scientific research on pages 26 and 29. As always, we welcome your thoughts, by phone, letter, or email. ■

FEATURES Cover story ■ ■ ■

Creativity in the classroom Design-thinking 26 Inspired alumni 30

DEPARTMENTS Inside Lakeside

Head of school’s letter 4 Board chair’s letter 5 Legacy of Than Healy 6 New Upper School director 7 Sports 8 Lecture series 9 Distinguished Service Award Faculty kudos 10 Retirees 12 Campus news 14

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After School Special 15 Seattle Reunion 16 Regional Reunions 18 Personal Story 19 Distinguished Alumni Award Class Connections 43 In Memoriam 56

Planned Giving 62 Calendar 63

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HEAD NOTE

by BERNIE NOE

A sense of agency

had lunch recently in Menlo Park, Calif., with several of our 20-something alumni who are working in Silicon Valley technology companies. The group was creative and energetic, and it was interesting to hear the alumni describe the work environments in their respective companies. They all agreed that most projects they undertake have a life span of one to two months and that new ideas in technology, if promising, are brought quickly to market and then go through a series of iterations to make them better. Failure, they explained, happens frequently and is completely acceptable; in fact, being comfortable with the idea of failing from time to time could be helpful to one’s career. I meet each year with Lakeside School alumni all over the country, and I am struck by how many either set out to create a new business of some kind or seek out jobs in established workplaces that allow them to be creative. In the past month alone I have talked with alumni who have started dance companies, toy companies, or hedge funds; who have designed numerous new computer apps; and who have made films about how cities use public spaces or where all of our “stuff ” comes from. Recently one of my 12thgrade advisees designed a clip to manage the straps on his backpack, printed it out on one of Lakeside’s threedimensional printers, and brought it in to our advisee group to show everyone how it has improved his backpack. He went on to explain that he hoped to design, and maybe even market, a clip that would be usable with all backpacks.

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In this issue of Lakeside magazine, we explore the topic of creativity and look at how it is nurtured in our students. While we work hard to develop our students’ creative side, just how and why they become creative is still a bit of a mystery, though research is beginning to point out some directions. For example, Vander-

bilt University scholars have identified several conditions as key to promoting creative work: collaboration, cross-cultural exchange, interdisciplinary exchange, time, resources, and tolerating failure. You’ll read about some of our efforts on campus to honor and build on those values. I do believe that Lakeside does a good job of developing a sense of agency in our students: the conviction that they can do things in the world and do them now. This gives our graduates the confidence to be creative, to try new things, to experiment, to risk failure. We also do our best to be a creative institution, modeling openness to new ideas and making changes necessary to offer students a relevant education—from forming partnerships such as Global Online Academy to beginning a zero-based review of curriculum, something we do every decade or so to prepare students for the world they’ll find after graduation. We live in a very creative period in a creative nation, and we are working hard at Lakeside to develop our students’ creative capacities so they may thrive and lead in this era. I hope this issue of the magazine finds you all at your creative bests, out there changing the world for the better. And, when you are on campus, please stop by for a visit and sit in on a few classes if you have the time. ■

BERNIE NOE

Head of School

FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

Growing leaders

can remember coming back to visit Lakeside in 2003. I’d graduated a dozen years earlier. Walking into the Refectory, the first people I saw were Dale Bauer, Al Snapp, and Stephen Fisher enjoying a cup of coffee at a table. There was something instantly comforting in their familiar faces. When I graduated in 1991, I thought Lakeside was doing a good job. Coming back, I instinctively wanted to see some of the same faculty and staff at the school as proof that the good parts of Lakeside were still intact. Those three faces, and then many others during that visit, put me at ease. The departures of Anne Stavney ’81 last year and Than Healy this year are big transitions. They were both assistant heads and directors of the Middle School and the Upper School, respectively. If familiar faces are comforting, then what does it mean when two of the most familiar faces leave? The story behind both of these departures helps shed light on Lakeside and Bernie Noe’s leadership. Teachers and administrators have different career paths. For great teachers, Lakeside aims to be a destination where they can invest their careers. We support teachers in developing their craft through our significant commitment to professional development; thoughtful, regular evaluations; and salaries comparable to peer schools’. Our hope is that great teachers will see this as a place they want to stay for a long time. Dale Bauer exemplifies this to the extreme—a 50-year veteran at Lakeside whose students continue to win top honors each year at the Washington State High School Photography Competition. For administrators who want to grow their leadership skills, however, Lakeside is increasingly viewed as a

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valuable springboard. Than was a department head at Punahou School prior to being hired as Lakeside’s Upper School director. Over the past 12 years, Bernie has methodically helped Than grow his leadership role, adding more to Than’s plate each year, including oversight of athletics, Summer School, technology, building renovations, and eventually assistant head with even more responsibilities. Than has excelled in his expanded role, and he is more than ready to be the new head of Menlo School. Bernie considers that a critical part of his job is to develop great leaders. With each transition, others may be asked to assume more responsibility. For example, as Than leaves, the Board has supported Bernie in promoting Booth Kyle to oversee athletics, technology, and the Lakeside Educational Enrichment Program (he also retains his role as director of admissions and financial aid). Having a strong, distributed leadership team allows Bernie and the school to balance day-to-day administrative requirements while diving deep into important initiatives, like the comprehensive curriculum review currently underway. Lakeside’s growing reputation among aspiring administrators also makes it easier to recruit talented and ambitious new leaders. The Upper School director search attracted more than 50 highly qualified applicants, including several from outside the

country. The Board is thrilled with the selection of Alixe Callen as the new Upper School director. Last year, Elaine Christensen ’82 (promoted to Middle School director) and Birage Tandon (hired as CFO) rose to the top among equally strong fields of candidates. When Anne was in the running to head The Blake School last year, and when Than was in the running to head Menlo School this year, Bernie flagged their possible departures to the Board. We’d come to love both Than and Anne, and we asked Bernie if he wanted us to help keep them here. Bernie declined. He knew they were both ready to run a school, and this was the right next step. Bernie believes the best way to keep building a deep bench of leadership is to show the path upward and eventually onward—and the Board agrees. That is the path Than and Anne were following. And it’s the path Michael Nachbar followed in leaving his post as assistant director of the Middle School to lead the Global Online Academy. At the recent T.J. Vassar ’68 memorial, I saw See related stories many familiar on Dale Bauer (page 10), Lakeside faces Than Healy (page 6), again. One was Alixe Callen (page 7), Anne, briefly and Booth Kyle (page 14). leaving The Blake School to join in the celebration of T.J.’s life. In talking with Anne, it is clear her experience at Lakeside is helping to frame her new work at Blake. Every time we hire new administrative leaders, we benefit from the fresh ideas they bring. Anne reminded me of the reverse as well. When one of ours goes off to head another school, a tentacle of our mission goes, too, hopefully helping contribute to education that is taking place beyond our campus. ■

PEtER POlsON ’91

Chair, Board of Trustees

Head Note, Board Chair

INSIDE LAKESIDE

Than healy’s legacy

alexandra callen named Upper school direcTor

Leading with ‘compassionate candor’

Than Healy, Upper School director and assistant head, will leave Lakeside July 1 to become head of the Menlo School in California. We asked Healy and others to reflect on ways he has moved this school forward.

he greatest challenge Than Healy faced in his 12 years at Lakeside led to his biggest accomplishment: instilling a culture of “compassionate candor.” “I’m proud of the culture of the high school now; feedback is valued and compassionate candor is practiced regularly by the adults with each other.” That means teacher evaluations—“at the core of any excellent school, and at the core of this excellent school”—are rigorous but humane, Healy says. “That models how we want to give feedback to our students, too.” Candor wasn’t the common practice when he came here in 2001 from teaching at Honolulu’s Punahou School (also his alma mater and where his father was upper school principal). “Feedback was a scary thing to be avoided,” he says, and an “us against them” mentality prevailed between teachers and administrators. But he won trust. Middle School Director Elaine Christensen ’82, who as associate director worked closely with Healy, says teachers respect his clear, perceptive feedback that includes nuanced specifics about what is and isn’t excellent teaching. Christensen also credits Healy with moving the school toward curriculum that is “coherent without being rigid”: Students learn the same key skills and enjoy similar kinds of experiences whether they take the course from teacher A or teacher B, and skills learned one year lead smoothly to what they’ll need to know the next. She adds that Healy still allowed plenty of room for individual teachers’ creativity. “There are no weak links” now, she says, giving rise to what Head of School Bernie Noe called Healy’s reputation for “building the Upper School into a powerhouse among independent-school peers.” Healy has had oversight over technology, athletics, global service, outdoor programs, and renovations of Bliss and Allen-Gates, and he was the driving force behind Lakeside’s initiating Global

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Online Academy, a consortium created in 2011 that now has 32 schools. Menlo School is moving in a direction similar to Lakeside’s in embracing global perspective, diversity, and innovation in academics, Healy says, which made him an attractive candidate. The Bay Area school serves nearly 800 students in grades 6-12. ■ Than TradiTions

Lakeside students recall their favorite Than Healy habits, traditions, and qualities: •Seniors each year eagerly anticipated what word he would pick to characterize their class. The Class of 2012 was “warmhearted.” •Students looked forward to senior year, when they were allowed to call him “Than.” •He taught the hugely popular Leadership in the Modern Era class. As Cameron Kneib ’10, student-body president the year he took the class and now a Morehouse-Cain scholar at University of North Carolina says: “It has been the single most formative class of my education and the lessons imparted from it will continue to reverberate in the choices I make throughout life. “Than showed us that leaders were not defined by roles but by how they interacted with and inspired others … He challenged us to believe that we had a responsibility to be moral leaders and to make a difference in the lives of those around us. “Than led the Lakeside Upper School in many of the same ways. He lived moral leadership, and as the tallest man on campus, he held us all to the highest standards.”

fter a national search, Alexandra “Alixe” Callen was selected to become the Upper School’s new director. Callen most recently served as principal at a 2,000-student, highperforming high school in a Boston suburb where parents tend to be highly educated and place a strong value on academics. The school has become increasingly diversified, with about a quarter of the students now from families of Asian descent, most of them recent immigrants. At Acton-Boxborough Regional High School since 2008, she oversaw all operations of the school, including 200 faculty and staff. Callen was the enthusiastic choice of a search committee that included faculty, trustees, administrators, parents, and a representative of Upper School Student Government. In announcing her appointment, Head of School Bernie Noe said, “In a very strong applicant pool, she was in a class by herself.” Three finalists answered questions in open forums on campus. At her session, Callen revealed much about her views on education and her style of management. Afterward, Lakesiders were polled and voiced strong support for what they saw as her forwardthinking educational philosophy and her decisive and confident, yet down-to-earth, manner. Here are some of the questions asked and answered: What do you consider good teaching? Noting that she spends a lot of time in classrooms, Callen said she observes that three things are key: Teachers should have a strong repertoire of instructional skills and be able to draw on the best ones for the learning objectives in a given day; have ways to check for student understanding along the way and adjust the lesson if necessary; and should have built-in ways to regularly reflect on the success of their teaching and how they can improve. Do you have any hesitation about leaving public education for an independent school? Callen spoke of her deep belief in the value of public education but also her growing disil-

AlexAndrA “Alixe” CAllen Most recent job: Principal, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Acton, Mass. Education: AB in American civilization and Master of Arts in Teaching in secondary social studies, Brown University; Master of Education in administration, planning and social policy, and Doctor of Education, Harvard University. Previous positions include: Assistant principal, Needham High School, Needham, Mass.; advisor and teaching fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education; director of the regional teachers center of Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School, a progressive charter school in Devens, Mass.; humanities teacher, Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District. Her nickname: Alixe, pronounced “uh-leeks,” was what Queen Victoria called granddaughter Czarina Alexandra. (Callen’s mom was reading Nicholas and Alexandra when pregnant.) More name news: Hearing how Than Healy named each graduating class, she quickly agreed to continue the beloved tradition.

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lusionment due to government mandates she felt were more burdensome than helpful, such as extensive standardized testing associated with the No Child Left Behind Act. The Race to the Top initiative has required states to rethink other aspects of education policy as well. For instance, Massachusetts now requires that administrators perform five to 15 short, unannounced observations of each teacher per year, during which teachers are ranked on 34 elements, such as “unit design” and “sharing conclusions with colleagues.” Teachers are additionally ranked on student growth, student evaluations of them, and progress made toward goals they set. As an administrator, Callen was the primary evaluator of eight department chairs and oversaw the chairs’ evaluations of all 140 teachers. She was also mandated by state requirements to visit a minimum of two classrooms per day. On the positive side, “The amount of discussion about teaching is awesome; it changed the culture a little.” But “there’s less and less room for the collective vision of a faculty to carry a school forward. I was spending all my political capital with the faculty on doing things we ‘have to do.’ “I always imagined myself a believer in the public sector. I also believe I have to love what I do and have a chance to do the things

Your dream class: (She was asked that in her interview.) She’d love to teach a course on education policy, as a lens to look at thorny issues facing schools and society today, such as gender and race.

I was trained to do. I have a doctorate in education, not a doctorate in putting out fires.” She also noted that her suburban public high school is in many ways a private school because, in general, its students’ families have a lot of resources—given the cost of buying into that suburb—and have similar expectations of their schools as independent-school families tend to have. How does Acton-Boxborough compare with Lakeside, in such areas as 21st-century curriculum, including global learning? Callen said the school was in the beginning stages of a greater focus on global learning, as well as rethinking curriculum. She said she was excited to see those developments at Lakeside. While Acton-Boxborough has a strong AP program, Callen is not persuaded that curriculum with lots of multiple-choice content, quizzes, and tests fits the needs of the future. In the Internet age, “When every student has that knowledge at their fingertips, we need to talk about how to use that knowledge and bring that to bear to the problems that exist in the world. What are the hard and soft skills that are needed?” She’s on an advisory board of a student-travel company that’s building more project-based service learning into its pro-

gram to deepen the experiences of student travelers, and she has traveled to Peru and China on its behalf. Through its auspices, Acton-Boxborough is starting a small pilot program with a summer-school component in China. Given the school’s large number of families from China, “it seemed like a wonderful way to build our connections.” She also mentioned that Acton-Boxborough has been reaching out to local Asian-American communities by holding evening cultural programs and other events. What is the most important thing you’d want a child you cared deeply about to graduate from Lakeside knowing? She could answer that, she said, about her own boys, who are 10 and 14, adding that the prospect of them being able to attend Lakeside was one of the big attractions drawing her here. This fall, one will be in grade 5, one in grade 9. What she would want most for them, and believes it would be possible to experience here, would be “a confidence they can tackle a problem and begin to have a strategy—the competence and skills to start to make sense of it and be able to present what they find. When you see something you’ve never seen before, how do you make sense of it and communicate that?” ■ Inside Lakeside

SPORTS ROUNDUP

by TREVOR KLEIN ’03 aNd ChRIs hEIN

BBall wows at state, swimmers crowned

he Lakeside boys basketball team qualified for the state tournament for the first time in more than two decades; the boys swimming and diving team beat Mercer Island for the state championship for the second straight year; and boys basketball coach Tavio Hobson and volleyball coach Katie Wilson were named coaches of the year in their divisions. In 1991, the last time the boys basketball team qualified for the state tournament, none of the players on this year’s roster had even been born. The talent of this year’s squad, combined with the leadership of Hobson, took them all the way to the championship game with a 24-4 record, before falling in overtime to Rainier Beach High. Those were a few of the highlights in a year filled with Lion athletics accomplishments. And to top it off, the volleyball team made its first appearance in the WIAA state tournament since 1986. Check out the full recap of the fall and winter sports seasons below.

FALL SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS CROss COUNTRY Girls Metro League team champions

Girls Metro League honors

all-League 1st Team: Rebecca Delacruz-Gunderson ’14, Andrea Masterson ’15 all-League 2nd Team: Natalie Fox ’13 all-League 3rd Team: Kathryn McHenry ’13, Eileen Bates ’13

Boys Metro League honors all-League 3rd Team: Killian Pinkelman ’15

FOOTBaLL Overall record: 6-4 •Adam Hinthorne ’14 broke his own single-game passing record (256 yards) with a 354-yard performance over Renton. He also set the career touchdown passing record with 30. •Mike Padden ’14 broke multiple wide-receiver records, including the most yards in a single game (173), most career touchdowns (9), and most catches in a single game (9). •The 2012 squad set the singleseason scoring record at Lakeside with 338 points.

GIRLs GOLF Overall record: 4-3-1

BOYs GOLF Overall record: 6-4

GIRLs sOCCER Overall record: 5-10-1

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Metro League honors (Mountain

Division) all-League 1st Team: Rebecca Long ’13, Claire Anderson ’13 all-League 2nd Team: Laynee Laube ’13, Darby Mason ’14, Kate Maher ’15 all-League honorable mention: Anna Silver ’14, Kailee Madden ’15, Olivia DeJong ’15, Katie Bernardez ’16

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Junior Tramaine Isabell shoots a fadeaway jumper in the championship game of the WIAA 3A Hardwood Classic.

VOLLEYBaLL Overall record: 14-13

WIAA 3A state tournament participant Metro League honors (Mountain

Division) all-League 1st Team: Jennie Glerum ‘13 all-League 2nd Team: Nina Baek ’13, Jenny Smith ’14 all-League honorable mention: Kaylee Best ’13, Devin Callahan ’15 Coach of the year: Katie Wilson

WINTER SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS GIRLs BasKETBaLL Overall record: 15-9

Sea-King District 2 participant Metro League honors

all-League 2nd Team: Kaylee Best ’13, Christina Cheledinas ’14 honorable mention: Zoe Walker ’13, Avalon Igawa ’13, Sydney Koh ’15

BOYs BasKETBaLL Overall record: 24-5

Metro League Mountain Division champions

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The coed swimming and diving team yells the Lakeside cheer during a meet against Seattle Prep. Metro League runner-up Sea-King District 2 champions WIAA 3A state runner-up Metro League honors

all-League 1st Team: Tramaine Isabell ’14, D’Marques Tyson ’14 honorable mention: Matthew Poplawski ’13 Coach of the year: Tavio Hobson

COEd sWIMMING & dIVING dual meet record: 7-0

Coed Metro League relay champions Coed Metro League team champions Girls WIAA 3A state 3rd place finish

Boys WIAA 3A state team champions (2nd straight year) WIAA 3A state individual champion: 500-yard freestyle –

Abrahm Devine ’15 – 4:32.65 (AllAmerican consideration)

COEd WREsTLING dual meet record: 4-5 ■ Trevor Klein is digital communications specialist at Lakeside School: 206-4402955 or trevor.klein@lakesideschool. org. Statistics compiled by Chris Hein, assistant athletic director at Lakeside School: 206-440-2750 or chris.hein@ lakesideschool.org.

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by AmAndA dArling

Lecture Lineup for faLL & winter

akeside Lecture Series 2013-2014 will feature a range of speakers on how individual choices can affect global change, viewed through the lenses of ethics, economics, technology, and culture. All the Wednesday evening lectures are free and open to members of the Lakeside community. Eric liu on “truE pAtriotism”: sEpt. 25 Author, educator, and civic entrepreneur Eric Liu will be the Belanich Family Speaker on Ethics and Politics.

Liu’s career spans business, media, education, and politics: He served as speechwriter and deputy domesticpolicy advisor to President Clinton; spent time as an executive at RealNetworks; is a lecturer at University of Washington; and has authored several bestselling books and written for both print and online publications, including Time and The Atlantic. In 2002, the World Economic Forum named Liu one of 100 “Global Leaders of Tomorrow.” His topic, “true patriotism,” builds on arguments he makes in The True Patriot, a book he co-authored that calls for a renewal of progressive patriotism to public life. Liu will discuss how remaining true to such principles as service, stewardship, tolerance, and equality of opportunity will help America reach its exceptional potential and promise. plAnEt monEy tEAm on “good quEstions”: oct. 23 Planet Money co-hosts Adam Davidson and Chana Joffe-Walt will be the BGI Speakers on Economics.

Produced by National Public Radio, Planet Money approaches the serious business of economics through a storytelling lens. The program, which began in 2008 as a spin-off of This American Life, produces a twice-weekly podcast and creates radio stories for Morning Edition, All Things Considered and This American Life. Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, praised the show’s attempts to explain the financial crisis “in terms the average American starts to understand.” In a lecture that blends economics

and journalism, Davidson and Joffe-Walt will discuss the importance of asking good questions—the ones that get at the messy, irrational way our economy works and the messy, irrational people who get mixed up in it. For example: What are the economic incentives for pirates? What is the business model of recycling? How do our tiny, day-to-day purchasing decisions affect the global economy? Whet your appetite for the discussion by listening to a Planet Money podcast at www.npr.org/blogs/money. WikimEdiA’s gAylE kArEn young on tEchnology And culturE: FEb. 12 Gayle Karen Young, the chief talent and culture officer at the Wikimedia Foundation, will give the Dan Ayrault Memorial Endowed Lecture.

Young has several roles at the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development, and distribution of free, multilingual, educational content. Trained as an organizational psychologist, she works in leadership development, team building, and personal and organizational transformation. She is also the board president of Spark, a nonprofit committed to increasing the investment of young people in human rights, both internationally and domestically. Young will provide insight to the intersection of technology and human rights and explore how open collaboration, gender politics, and the global accumulation of knowledge affect the stories we tell about ourselves as a culture. Young brings a multicultural perspective and adventurous spirit to the discussion of how we can expand human freedom and motivate change. All lectures begin at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) at St. Nicholas Hall. Seating is limited and is first come, first served. RSVPs are appreciated: development@lakesideschool.org or 206-368-3606. Please contact us to request special accommodations or for more information. ■ Amanda Darling is communications director at Lakeside School: amanda.darling@lakesideschool.org or 206-440-2787.

Find prEvious lEcturEs — including the rousing talk Melinda Gates gave in April — at www.lakesideschool. org/lectures.

Sports, Inside Lakeside

Faculty news

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Applause please … • KrIsTInA PETErson has been named one of six state-level finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Peterson, who teaches 5thgrade math and science and is chair of the Middle School’s science department,

is one of three finalists in the math category. The finalists, selected by a committee of content experts and awardwinning teachers, were announced by the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. •scrAPE—a string orchestra that includes Erica Johansen, assistant orchestra director at the Middle School, and two MS music coaches, Heather Bentley and Maria Scherer-Wilson—recorded its first album after raising the funds through Kickstarter. Scrape plays every second Sunday evening of the month at the Royal Room in Columbia City.

Open Container by Jodi Rockwell New Northwest: Selections from the Herb and Lucy Pruzan Collection, June 15Oct. 6. •JoDI rocKwEll, Upper School art teacher, had a solo exhibition of new ceramics, drawings, and text, Everybody’s Flesh Is Pink Somewhere, and gave an artist’s talk in December at the Helen S. Smith Gallery at Green River Community College. She showed a series of her drawings at Doe Bay Café on Orcas Island, in March and April.

Charlene Aguilar with actor Eva Longoria, fellow MALDEF board member.

•chArlEnE AGUIlAr, director of college counseling and board chair of the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF), was featured at •JAcoB ForAn, the civil-rights Upper School art organization’s teacher, will have 2013 Latino State two of his works of the Union in in the Tacoma February, which Art Museum’s was hosted by upcoming TimeWarner at exhibition Victor its New York by Jacob Foran Creating the headquarters. ■

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by Bronwyn Echols

ThE BELovED BAuErS

Lakeside honors Dale’s and Judy’s 5 decades of teaching, service

udy and Dale Bauer retire in June after serving in many roles during their 50 years on campus. Lakeside recognizes their outsize contributions with the Distinguished Service Award. The citation below tells of their unique place in Lakeside’s story.

Dale and Judy Bauer, 2013

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This citation, written by Board Secretary Bronwyn Echols, will be read at Commencement ceremonies.

ThE wIllArD J. wrIGhT ’32 DIsTInGUIshED sErVIcE AwArD June 13, 2013 Walter Dale Bauer and Judith Webster Bauer

Fifty years at Lakeside! Dale and Judy Bauer revel deservedly in this golden milestone, so rare in any of life’s endeavors. For every Lakesider who knows and loves them, though, it’s the strength of their contributions to and connections with every part of the school’s community—not the length of their service—that merits heartfelt celebration. Dale and Judy drove cross country to join Lakeside in 1963, Dale to teach in the Middle School and Judy to be the school nurse in those days when the school still had boarders. Over the next five decades and the tenures of five heads of school, their separate roles at the school have deepened; expanded; changed; explored all aspects of Lakeside’s mission;

and supported, selflessly and very thoughtfully, every responsibility, initiative, or exigency the school has faced. Dale’s work touched every part of Lakeside’s academic and student-centered purposes, from those early years of teaching algebra and English to 7th and 8th graders to instructing 10thgrade geometry; being a quarter-time Upper School director “in charge of everything but academics” and directing the Lakeside Educational Enrichment Program (LEEP) in the early 1970s; coaching cross-country; leading outdoor trips; reinventing himself in the mid-1980s as Lakeside’s photography teacher and becoming faculty dean from then until the mid-1990s; playing an instrumental part in planning Lakeside’s first-class arts building, the Pigott Family Arts Center; and shepherding his photography students to many statewide awards. Judy’s nursing ended when their two children were born, but she really never stopped working for Lakeside as she joined the Parents Association and ever since has been one of its staunchest volunteers—class rep, Rummage co-chair, president (and thus a former Lakeside trustee!), and longtime historian. Rejoining Lakeside’s staff in 1984, Judy coordinated facilities and transportation, juggling details and minutiae of bus service, room use, Dale Bauer, circa 1960s and campus rentals, all the while making herself indispensable in keeping Lakeside’s incredibly complex calendar and campus logistics on target to the minute. Dale and Judy have lived in three separate houses close to campus and both have moved offices or classrooms many times over the years, physical moves that added to their wise perspectives on the school. More important, both Dale and Judy Bauer, 1970 Judy have brought their attributes of adaptability, resourcefulness, creativity, and generous diligence to best use on Lakeside’s behalf, witnessing and participating in the school’s transformation over the past half-century. Both are blessed with an approach to life that matches soundness and stability with venturesomeness and eagerness to take on new challenges. Both model for students and colleagues a self-deprecating, absolutely dependable, tireless, and altruistic dedication to completing tasks and solving problems. Both have always understood intuitively and intellectually what independent schools can mean for their students and for the adults who teach, guide, and nurture these young people: rewarding, lifelong relationships and love of learning and doing. For 50 golden years, Dale Bauer and Judy Bauer have given heart and soul to Lakeside School, to its great good fortune and abiding welfare, and today we honor Dale and Judy with the Willard J. Wright ’32 Distinguished Service Award to recognize how deeply indebted we are, and always will be, to these two wonderful people. ■

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1960s: Judy Bauer attending to a nosebleed. She was the school’s nurse from

1963-1966, later a volunteer extraordinaire.

1970s-early 1980s: Dale led

numerous outdoor trips, was crosscountry coach, quarter-time Upper School director, and LEEP director. Courtesy of dale Bauer, 1971

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1980s-2000s: Dale reinvented himself in the mid-1980s as Lakeside’s

photography teacher and shepherded his students to many statewide photography awards.

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Lakeside schooL archives, circa 1980s

Mike Brandon with German student and basketball player Maurice Drayton ’89. Brandon taught German and coached basketball for more than 20 years, softball for 10, and golf for 3.

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etween them, Upper School history teachers Bob Mazelow and Mike Brandon have made a whole lot of Lakeside history. When they retire in June, “Maze” will have taught at Lakeside for 30 years, Brandon for 42. Here are a few highlights:

Mike Brandon:

A Herr for history

Known for: His passion and specialty in Cold War history. He taught German full time—until he took a fateful year off to teach and study as part of a Fulbright Teacher Exchange in 1989. Spending time in what was then West and East Germany and Berlin, he experienced firsthand the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as the 1989 European revolutions. When he returned to Lakeside, he easily transitioned to teaching history, starting with an elective, Emerging Europe, which drew on his personal account of seminal events of the Cold War.

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“His mastery of discussion is legendary,” as Brian Culhane, fellow Upper School teacher, puts it; he “has always inspired his students to grapple with the big ideas of history—why is there war? Is there such a thing as progress?—while at the same time requiring that they learn, ideally with his own passionate regard for particulars, the facts the discipline of history traditionally encompasses.” His rigor and red pen typically have inspired students’ initial dismay but ultimately their respect.

Brandon also took many German-language students to Germany and helped arrange subsequent visits and home stays of German high-school students to Seattle and Lakeside. Backstory: When he came to St. Nicholas School in 1970, Brandon already had a variety of experiences behind him, including three years at Princeton Theological Seminary, a year teaching at an all-African-American school in Georgia, and two years at a private gymnasium (high school) in Germany. We’ll always remember: His fondness for obscure exclamations in German; the East German guard uniform he brought back from his travels; the elaborate notes, virtually works of art, he constructed in the wee hours of the morning on chalkboards and then whiteboards. ■

Bob Mazelow teaching a class on African history, one of his specialties, with student Sean Truman ’86, leaning at right.

BoB Mazelow:

“Before global was groovy”

Known for: Taking his students to developing countries—Indonesia, India, Kenya—to learn from other cultures; bringing speakers from Africa to classes (many of whom he met at Costco); instigating student projects to raise money for schools and humanitarian projects in Africa. He taught his signature class, Global Village, for 25 years—“before global was groovy.” Its aim: for kids to understand global issues like hunger and overpopulation and then act locally on them, such as working in food banks. Backstory: His first job out of college was as assistant superintendent of Inyo County Schools, in the Sierra Nevada. Teaching Native American history to attract students from the nearby reservation, he

developed an interest in traditional cultures. He taught at an international school in Kenya but became unhappy that “the Americans lived in a gilded cage; they had no interaction with Africans other than servants.” Then the head of school let him create a program that allowed his students to live with “and experience the generosity of Kenyan people; whether cattle herders, farmers, and fishermen, they had so much to teach ‘Western’ students about their lives.” It was, he says, the first such intercultural program for an international school. After returning to the U.S. in 1983, a chance connection through a former student (who invited him to dine with then-Head of School Dan Ayrault, whose son wanted to go to Africa)

Lakeside schooL archives, 1987

led him to Lakeside. He spoke of wanting to combine service and intercultural education, and Ayrault hired him that night to expand service learning beyond the Lakeside campus into the community. First class here: The Writing Community; he had his students work at community-service sites such as bilingual centers, then interview people and write their stories (the class was co-taught with an English teacher). Later he taught U.S. history, modern African history, and 20th-century history, which was anchored in studying Africa. We’ll always remember: His experiential learning lessons, “going without electricity for a few days, sleeping on campus in a yurt, taking a group of us downtown to witness the WTO protests,” recalls Annika (Swanson) Berman ’00. ■ Inside Lakeside

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Booth Kyle named assistant head of school B

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ooth Kyle, director of admissions and financial aid, is taking on the additional role of assistant head of school. Kyle will assume his new duties in July. “Booth is a thoughtful, dedicated, down-to-earth school leader who will bring wisdom and energy to his new responsibilities,” said Head of School Bernie Noe in announcing the promotion. As assistant head of school, Kyle will serve as a member of the senior administrative team, as well as have oversight responsibility for athletics, technology, and Lakeside Educational Enrichment Program (LEEP). Before joining Lakeside in 2008, Kyle served as the associate director of admission and director of financial aid at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Mass., and as assistant director of admission at the Brooks School in North Andover, Mass.

Kyle is a graduate of the National Association of Independent Schools’ Fellowship for Aspiring School Heads. Kyle received his Master of Education from Boston University, where he conducted research in athlete satisfaction. He is on the board of the George Pocock Rowing Foundation and has served as a crew coach at Lakeside, Deerfield, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and at Boston Rowing Club. He and his wife, Colleen Kyle, who is head of the Upper School History Department, are the parents of a Lakeside Middle Schooler and an 8-year-old daughter. ■ Read more about leadership and transitions in the Board chair letter, page 5.

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pilot project to integrate service learning more deeply into classroom curriculum sent 10th-grade English students this fall to weed at an urban farm, serve dinner at a youth shelter, help at a tent city, and write about the vendors of the street newspaper Real Change. Service learning is hardly new to Lakeside. Completing service hours has been required since the 1980s, as it is at many schools nationally, and various Lakeside classes already integrate service projects. The Middle School sets aside four days where the entire school tackles a service project together. But the new twist offered by the pilot project is to make service learning in the Upper School a regular ongoing feature of all English sophomore classes. And the broader goal is for service learning to become “less an ‘extra’ curricular and more integral to the mission and the learning goals of the school,” says Upper School Assistant Director Bryan Smith. That goal, he says, came directly from Head of School Bernie Noe. The thematic focus of the 10th-grade curriculum is “home and place.” Zinda Foster, coordinator for Upper School service learning, researched organizations that address that topic and gave the English teachers examples of nonprofit organizations that work with homelessness and related issues of poverty and hunger; each teacher selected a nonprofit project.

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Weeding vegetable beds at Marra Farms in South Seattle was a service-learning activity for 10th-grade English students.

In another pilot project, this fall Spanish IV students will assist high-school-age children of farm workers at Broetje Orchards with their college applications. Broetje, in Eastern Washington, is also a Middle School Global Service Learning program site. ■

Does your organization have a service-learning opportunity that might be right for Lakeside students? Message zinda. foster@lakesideschool.org.

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by CRYSTAL ONDO ’99

TOM REESE

Upper School history teacher Bob Henry gives alumni a sample lesson of his class, 1968: The Whole World Is Watching.

From 1968 to Planet earth

After School Specials take alumni back to class

n October, the Lakeside/St. Nicholas Alumni Board hosted the year’s first After School Special, featuring Upper School history teacher Bob Henry, at Black Bottle in Belltown. Henry gave a glimpse into his new history elective, 1968: The Whole World Is Watching, which surveys that single year in American and world history. The “students” who attended—alumni from classes ranging from 1960 to 2010—completed two readings in advance and came ready to participate in what was a lively discussion about the political and cultural atmosphere of the 1960s. Alumni who grew up in that decade eagerly chimed in with their personal experiences, which made the evening particularly engaging.

In April, alumni got to experience Upper School science teacher David Joneschild ’90’s elective Planet Earth. They gathered at Gordon Biersch in Pacific Place for an interactive exploration of organismal biology. The evening was well attended by alumni from the early ’90s, who were excited to see their former classmate at work. After School Specials provide insight into the current curriculum and give alumni an opportunity to reconnect with their experiences as students at Lakeside. Visit www.lakesideschool.org/alumni later this summer for details on the 2013-2014 After School Specials. ■ Crystal Ondo ’99 is chair of the Alumni Board Activities Committee.

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SEATTLE ALUMNI RECEPTION 2013

by KELLY POORT

Members of the Class of ’90, from left, John Roach, Dan Shih, Shael Anderson, and Siri Oswald in spirited conversation.

Staying connected, getting involved

n March, more than 180 alumni, current and former faculty members, and friends gathered at 1927 Events in downtown Seattle for the 2013 Seattle Area Alumni Reception. Alumni Board President Christian Fulghum ’77 welcomed the group and encouraged everyone to stay connected to the school and get involved in the alumni association. Head of School Bernie Noe then took the stage to share an update on campus activities and initiatives. He recognized the work of the many current and former faculty in attendance and the crowd gave a rousing round of applause for Dale and Judy Bauer for their 50 years of service to Lakeside. ■ Kelly Poort is assistant director of development, alumni relations. She can be reached at 206-440-2730 or kelly.poort@lakesideschool.org.

Dale and Judy Bauer, left, Nikki Kiga ’11, and Chase Beauclair ’10.

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Illusionist Steffan Soule ’79 tries some of his magic on Rob Burgess, Lakeside maintenance foreman and Upper School drama staff member, and Michael Scott ’70.

Head of School Bernie Noe with Lakeside alumnae, from left, Leonora Stevens Diller ’03, Alexa Albert ’86, and Roxanne Brame ’86.

Members of the Class of 2002, from left, Elizabeth Killien, Donald Van Dyke, and Corie Geballe.

From left, Sandy Schneider, Middle School assistant athletic director; Aaron White, boys varsity basketball assistant coach; Jans Iverson ’87; and Bruce Bailey ’59.

Classmates from 1982, from left, Sallie Thieme Sanford, Ginger Ferguson, and Jessica Frayn Joers.

Classmates from ’86, Bejrome Hicks and Roxanne Brame.

From left, Quaintance Doelger, Fred Northup ’91, and Upper School English teacher Tom Doelger.

From left, Jessica Schott ’05, Katie Furia ’05, Calista Victor ’07, and Lauren Roth ’05.

1975 graduates, from left, Larry Knopp, Alumni Board member Emily Pease, and Lisa Haug.

From left, Denise Moriguchi ’94, Athena Makratzakis Dickerson ’94, Sarah Leung ’94, and Lakeside trustee Natasha Smith Jones ’89.

Class of ’92, from left, Elizabeth Mattox and India Ornelas.

Art Langlie ’85, left, and Tim Panos ’85, Alumni Board president-elect.

Kim Quigley ’99 and Mark Stoner ’97.

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REGIONAL REUNIONS 2012-2013

WASHINGTON, D.C., PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, and SAN FRANCISCO

Gatherings galore, from East Coast to West

lumni from coast to coast had the opportunity to gather with their Lakeside and St. Nicholas friends at four regional receptions this year. Head of School Bernie Noe enjoyed catching up with alumni in Washington, D.C. (November), Philadelphia (February), New York (March), and the Bay Area (April). At each gathering, alumni from a broad From left, Eric Ashida ’08, Anna Greer ’08, Bernie Noe, Alex Pascualy ’08, range of class years shared stories, networked, and heard an update from Nick Shaker ’08, and Cara Groden ’08 in Washington, D.C. Bernie on life at Lakeside. Special thanks to Tim Panos ’85 and Alex Panos ’88 for sponsoring the New York gathering, and to Noah Bopp ’92 for opening the doors to the School for Ethics and Global Leadership for the D.C. reception.

Are you interested in helping to plan a gathering of Lakeside alumni in your area? Contact the alumni relations office at alumni@lakesideschool.org.

Members of the Class of 2007 living near D.C., Mike Lee ’98, Middle School history teacher Meera from left, Peter Rasmussen, Morgan Pinckney, Patankar, Kari Frame ’98, Kari’s husband Andrew Wyatt Somogyi, and Erin Gray. Minton, and Bruce Wang ’98 in New York.

Members of the Class of 1988 in New York, from left, Gen Rubin, Alex Panos, and Josh Eaton, with Josh’s wife, Purdy.

David Whitridge ’62, Barbara Pettit Whitridge ’65, and Richard Neill ’67 in San Francisco.

From the Class of 2007: Lauren Tsuji, Mary Padden, Eric Smith, Riley Strong, and Andrew Gu in San Francisco.

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Shannon Fitzgerald ’94, Wendy Weiden ’94, and David Lamson ’97 in San Francisco.

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by Adrie Kusserow ’84

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ADRIE KUSSEROW ’84 is doing humanitarian work in South Sudan, focusing on girls education and Sudanese refugees. She’d love to hear from others interested in teaching or helping: akusserow@smcvt.edu.

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She is a professor of anthropology at St. Michael’s College in Vermont (with a doctorate in social anthropology and a master’s in theological studies from Harvard) Chet SCerra, CourteSy of Boa editionS Ltd.

Creating SChooLS, hope, in South Sudan

n the dusty red-clay road lined with shacks made of twigs, bamboo, and bits of sheet metal, garbage fires start to burn as the sun sets. We hear an explosion and then, oddly, cheering. This is a good sound, I learn, because down the road they are de-mining. Another bomb found and detonated. A Land Rover rips by. Apocalyptic. Like Mars, really, this town emerging from fire and war. Not the way I would like to describe the scene, but welcome to South Sudan, the newest country on planet Earth. Where girls say they need to learn to be good diggers so they can find/plant seeds when there is no food, and refugees, having walked for 20 days from the bombed caves of the Nuba Mountains, sleep 17 to a room, eat leaves, and pray for one more term of school fees paid. I am here with Africa Education and Leadership Initiative: Bridging Gender Gaps Through Education (www.africaeli.org), a nonprofit I helped start with my husband and some of the Lost Boys of Sudan resettled in Vermont. In the grungy frontier town of Yei—part Wild West, part African bush—I steer toward the outside edge of the road

so I don’t get nailed by a bike or motorcycle, part of the sixth sense I’ve developed working in South Sudan since 2007. Later that day, over a beer, I sit with Thomas Amin, a former child soldier in the Red Army who has fought in the war most of his life. His cellphone rings constantly; desperate pleas from boys and girls who have survived the journey from the Nuba caves to Yida refugee camp or Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Many of them hitch rides on military convoys or barges floating down the Nile to get to Yei when they hear of the possibility of going to school. Thomas is the “war orphan man,” trying to find schools like ours that will take Nuba refugees. Southern Sudan is mainly inhabited by Christian black Africans; the north by Muslims of mixed African and Arab blood. Since 1989, northern fighters have been waging a war against the southern rebel group Sudan People’s Liberation Army and, more recently, in Darfur in the west. The conflict has killed more than 2 million people. In 2005, the southern Sudanese signed a comprehensive peace agreement with the north and voted overwhelmingly to secede, but still the north/south

border is brutally contested and tribalism, cattle thieving, and aerial bombings from the north continue. The south contains two thirds of the oil fields, which the north wants. I first came here in 2008 to celebrate the opening of a girls secondary-education school that the Lost Boys of Sudan in Vermont and my husband built after receiving a World Bank grant. The idea for a school came after a trip to a Sudanese refugee camp in Uganda, where it was hard to escape the resounding cry for education embedded in each life history we took. “Education is my mother and my father” was a mantra heard over and over among the Lost Boys. Since then, there has been no turning back. Our latest campaign, NEST (Nuba Education Scholarship Trust) is an attempt to provide scholarships to orphaned Nuba refugee youth who have managed to make it to Yei in search of food, shelter, and education. ■

and a poet. Her second book of poems, Refuge (which focuses on her work with the Lost Boys of Sudan), is available on Amazon. You can read her poem “Skull Trees, South Sudan” on this QR code, or at lakesideschool.org/ magazine.)

TELLING YOUR STORIES P.S., or Personal Story, is a personal essay written by a Lakeside alum. If you’re interested in contributing a short piece for a future issue, please write us at magazine@lakesideschool.org. Reunions, Personal Story

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What fosters or inhibits creativity? are creative people born or made? But where creativity comes from and how to At Lakeside, as nationally in education and business circles alike, interest in those questions is high. It’s not hard to speculate on why. Global economic pressures and the rapid pace of change mean that businesses are rising and dying faster—putting a premium on creativity. In education, critics worry the widespread emphasis on standardized testing, along with budget cuts that often hit the arts especially hard, stifles students’ creativity. That has led several states to push for “creativity indexes” to “measure” schools’ efforts to develop students’ creativity. There is widespread agreement that being creative—generating useful and original ideas—is essential to the country’s economic well-being, and creativity and innovation are considered American strong suits that give the U.S. a competitive edge.

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enhance, promote, or cultivate it, hasn’t been as well understood. Now science, particularly brain research, is beginning to provide some guidance. Emerging research, while not conclusive or uniform (see sidebar, page 26), seems to point to the importance of establishing a climate that allows creativity to take root and flourish, with factors such as support for risk-taking; practicing certain habits of mind (for example, going beyond mastering content knowledge to using the imagination to solve problems); physical exercise; and opportunities for mind-wandering. In the stories that follow, we look at two experiments on campus that explored ways to enhance the creativity of both students and teachers: the formation of a “creativity team” of teachers; and design thinking, a method for jumpstarting creative problem-solving. We also will hear from some Lakeside alumni who are using their imaginations in fields from engineering to a wide array of arts.

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Teachers Team up “in The spiriT of The playground” They will come to call themselves the Playgrounders. Upper School librarian Heather Hersey coins the name Lakeside Curricular Playground to evoke the “spirit of the playground”—that sense of freedom and adventure of childhood. It’s a reminder, too, of how curious children are full of “whys” while adults too often stop asking. The idea for a creativity team starts with Erik Christensen, head of the Upper School English department. He hatches it with his wife, Elaine Christensen ’82, after voicing a wish for more chances to share creative teaching ideas more widely (he calls Moore Hall the “anti-innovation building,” seeing its warren of separate small offices and classrooms as hampering collaboration). How about applying for a curriculum grant, she suggests, and inviting some likeminded teachers, a mix of ages, styles, genders, and subjects to join him? They settle on math (Tom Butler), science (Caryn Abrey), library (Heather Hersey), history (Mary Anne Christy), art ( Jacob Foran), along with English, a total of six teachers, including him. His hope: They’ll regularly visit each ➢ Creativity

During a critique session, Henri Hardman ’16 shares observations about another student’s self-portrait. Sculpture 1 teacher Jacob Foran, center, retooled the critique format after sharing ideas with a “creativity team” of fellow teachers. English teacher Erik Christensen, who started the team, observes. ➢ CREATIVE ENDEAVORS:

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other’s classrooms and use each other as sounding boards, fellow brainstormers, and prods. Over the summer, the teachers meet periodically to go over research, plan logistics, and meld minds—in short, to bond and gel as a team. Each shares a successful creative lesson (an online biology magazine; teaching how teams can delve into a superhard math journal and reread until they begin to understand). Each shares something they’d like to figure out how to teach more creatively and thus effectively (the immune system, “so complicated you can’t figure it out without talking and writing for three days”). In pairs and then as a group, they go over articles and books about creativity, the arts, and innovation in education, including Tony Wagner’s Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World; The Muses Go to School: Inspiring Stories About the Importance of Arts in Education, edited by Herbert Kohl and Tom Oppenheim; and Daniel Pink’s A Whole New Mind: Why Right22

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Brainers Will Rule the Future. We drop in on a bit of their conversation: • “Rebranding failure as ‘iterating’; the quickest way to get something useful is to keep on iterating—it’s all a more generous way of seeing the learning process. As opposed to: the first draft demonstrates everything about you.” • “They write about the value of daydreaming to creativity: When does that happen at school, in the classroom? Is there a way to make that happen more?” • “Pink says left-brain, analytical thinking has been favored and has got society to where it is now but that’s going to flip; there’s a need for creativity as a 21st-century skill. He says the most important skill is observing, really looking.” • “Muses talks about how artwork can enhance empathy.” • “We’re all on board for collaborating and being interdisciplinary, but at the end of the day, we have to rank kids with grades.” • “Risk aversion is so huge in high-achieving schools like ours.”

• “A lot of kids in this book about innovators were not grade-driven kids.” • “There’s a real tension between coverage and depth. You can Google anything in history. We have struggled with how to have students discover bigger questions rather than telling them the answers. Big, big-picture questions like, what sparked the civil-rights movement? Or there’s a more profound question you can ask: What does civil rights mean?” • “If it’s more profound I don’t care if it covers less.” • “You can’t throw content out; you do need certain skills. In the book there was a profile of a project manager for the first iPhone. He pointed to a series of classes, the smart product design lab at Stanford. I went and found some information about the class; it was a monster hardcore systems and electrical engineering class, and on top of that he drops a massive project to make a penny-arcade video game. It required unbelievable commitment to this class. This was old-school boot camp— there was nothing New Age fluffy about that educational model.”

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..left-brain, analytical thinking has been favored .f.avored and has got society to where it is now, .. but that’s going to flip; there’s a need for creativity as a 21st-century skill.

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Then The school year begins… From: Mary Anne Christy Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 3:34 PM To: Heather Hersey; Caryn Abrey; Erik Christensen; Jacob Foran; Tom Butler Subject: Creativity takes a dive

A report on a refusal to use Play-Doh— I thought I was being SO clever today, giving students multiple ways of expressing themselves as they told their fellow students about the basics behind the current election. I told them: “No lectures, No PowerPoint.” I gave them these options: 3-dimensional (here’s some Play-Doh), a poster or a dramatic reenactment. 100% posters. (And some of those posters look at lot like PowerPoint glued on a piece of paper.) I’m thinking now of not giving so many options next time. All Play-Doh next time. Then, all dramatic reenactments. How ironic that in order to push them to be creative I need to limit their creative options. Update to come. From: Heather Hersey Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 3:42 PM To: Mary Anne Christy; Caryn Abrey; Erik Christensen; Jacob Foran; Tom Butler

… I’m wondering if next time you could include (asking them to write) a brief reflection on why they chose that medium. It might help … or not.” From: Erik Christensen Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 4:20 PM To: Mary Anne Christy Cc: Heather Hersey; Caryn Abrey; Erik Christensen; Jacob Foran; Tom Butler

Thank you, Mary Anne, for sharing that …. Related to that, my juniors are launching the new presentation paradigm I’ve told you about and which you’ve kindly contributed to. … Friday, in the context of The Great Gatsby, the topic is “rags to riches in America” and the two students are apparently organizing the class into teams for a campuswide scavenger hunt for symbolic objects; the catch is that groups get instructions of varying difficulty to mirror gradations of social advantage. We’ll see what happens on Friday! ... Let’s continue to pool ideas as we try stuff. We can gain from

Sophia Fang ’14 explains her clay self-portrait during an art critique.

other other’s failures and successes … From Mary Anne Christy: Right! Fail early to succeed sooner! … I’ll be trying it again tomorrow. Let’s see if the smaller classes are willing to take more risks. I did have some people ask for Play-Doh immediately and then give it back once they’d started working. From: Caryn Abrey Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:28 PM To: Erik Christensen; Mary Anne Christy Cc: Heather Hersey; Jacob Foran; Tom Butler

You all are so cool! … In biology, we are giving our students ant farms and having them design experiments to figure out how ants communicate the location of food to one another. Of course, the ants happen to be big, fast harvester ants that bite. … From: Mary Anne Christy Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 9:48 AM To: Erik Christensen Cc: Heather Hersey; Caryn Abrey; Jacob Foran; Tom Butler Subject: RE: Creativity takes a dive.

PLAY-DOH rocked the second period US History today.

I gave them a little push … and four of the five groups used Play-Doh. The presentations were MUCH more interesting and thoughtprovoking. (E.g. The students who were assigned to figure out a way to present what tax rates are today made pies with pieces taken out of them to represent different tax rates in different years. Loved it!) Using 3 dimensions made them really grapple with the information to prove that they understood it. Woo hoo! Thanks, Playground People. MAC From: Erik Christensen Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 11:01 AM To: Mary Anne Christy Cc: Heather Hersey; Caryn Abrey; Jacob Foran; Tom Butler Subject: RE: Creativity takes a dive.

Yay! SO glad it worked well. Speaking of student presentations, on Monday, 4th period, my Conflict and Creation class will experience a student presentation on trench warfare. Lawrence Wilmore and Tony Gonzaga have apparently put together an out- ➢ Creativity

ence experiment, or exploration like you do in art studio—and thought this would be more meaningful for my students.” But they just got lost, and she concluded they needed more-direct guidance. But both Butler and Christy say they won’t stop trying; it was just, as they say, a first “iteration.” Other attempts offer quicker pay-off. Christensen and Abrey watch Christy’s class arrange strips of paper they’re given with facts on causes of the Civil War by importance and theme on big white sheets, which become paragraphs in their essays. They adapt the technique to help their English and biology students, respectively, organize papers.

In the trenches

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Students in this class on war literature play cards as part of a simulation of trench warfare, in an assignment designed by two students, Lawrence Wilmore ’13 (standing) and Tony Gonzaga ’13 (not visible; he’s leading the other half of the class behind the mats in “no man’s land”). ➢ creatIVe enDeaVors:

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door activity that will act as a simulation experience. We shall see. This semester I’m teamed up with Tom & Heather, but anyone is invited. Moore 23, and then, presumably, the Quad : ) … It might work, it might not, but…let’s try! Thx Ec

“IteratIons” (take chances, make mIstakes, get messy!*) *To quote Ms. Frizzle on The Magic School Bus

As the year goes on, the Playgrounders continue to email, visit each other’s classes, exchange ideas. Not everything works exactly as they hope. Math teacher Butler gets excited to try an idea after visiting Christensen and John Newsom’s teamtaught Chaos Theory and Literature class. Struck by how the students all are able to discuss the novel “with a comparable level of validity,” not usually the case in math classes, he tries to come up an equivalent discussion topic to stimulate a creative math discussion in his honors calculus class. He tries Mandelbrot sets, something all his honors calculus kids can grasp the idea of, if not the full complexity. But the discussion just fizzles. Christy watches Abrey’s students dissect pig hearts and Foran’s sculpt wood and wonders whether a student-directed method would work with her U.S. history class, where she’d assigned the 11th-graders to work with Census data. “I was thinking about a ‘lab’ approach—a sci24

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In his Conflict and Creation class, Christensen is happy with how the change-up on student presentations on wars turns out. These are meant to give students historical background before reading war novels; in the past students gave traditional stand-in-front-of-the-classroom factual talks (“always excellent but by definition passive learning” for the class). With Butler, Abrey, and Foran pushing him to take even more risk, he transforms the assignment to one that requires interactivity and involves the entire class. The first two students, Wilmore and Gonzaga, assigned to introduce the class to trench warfare, come up with the idea of dragging gym mats and foam balls onto the football field and dividing the class into two teams. Then they set up rules and several scenarios that capture the arbitrariness, danger, and endless waiting endured by World War I soldiers: The students must play cards for a while; if they peek over the edge of the “trench” (mat), they are dead; a blast of poison gas suddenly kills some; disease strikes others. Wilmore and Gonzaga show a short clip from All Quiet on the Western Front and explain how what happened in the game compared to the brutal realities of World War I. Wilmore says the students relished thinking about their topic “in an unorthodox but more cohesive way. Creating a PowerPoint wouldn’t have required that much analytical thought. It simply would have required us to learn some facts, numbers, and the general gist of what went on… When Tony and I were brainstorming about our presentation, we spent a lot of time thinking from the perspective of a soldier and attempting to deconstruct a soldier’s mental state.” And while students can tune out from traditional presentations, “forcing them to actively participate in the lesson requires them to consciously think about the topic.” In the end, Christensen concludes, even “if their ideas about the war aren’t as factually precise about the nuts and bolts of the war, they will feel and remember it better.” Agrees Wilmore: “Weeks after the course has ended, students still vividly remember the emotions and feelings that certain activities caused them to feel. Ultimately, statistics and facts inevitably fade over time, however experiences and moments tend to last. Students will always remember the feeling of anxiously waiting for what seemed to be an infinity (only five minutes in actuality) behind a blue mat, wielding nothing but a few playing cards or a foam ball. The crux of a presentation in my mind isn’t to impart knowledge, but instead, to impart understanding. And I strongly believe that this form of interactive presentation is a huge step in the direction of teaching students how to understand some of the most dense, critical issues.”

the art crItIque You might think that by definition creating art is “creative.” But as Foran says, in art, “like any other subject, being challenged to dig even deeper is essential to growth.” Influenced by Playgrounder ideas, he decides to integrate more writing into his studio art classes. “Our students are good writers and they are comfortable with it; on the whole, our culture has lot more experi-

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Mary Anne Christy had her U.S. history students mold Play-Doh to demonstrate key concepts of the 17th-century scientif ic revolution, including evolution, fluctuation, stagnation, and, as seen above, revolution.

ence and training expressing thoughts, stories, and ideas with a written vocabulary than through the visual arts.” By building on what they know best, written language, he hopes to “expand students’ understanding of visual language, and ultimately make better, more creative art.” So he adapts the time-honored art critique— students standing around a work of art, contributing their thoughts—accordingly. In his Sculpture 1 class, Foran asks pairs of students to write art reviews of another student’s clay self-portrait—describing, interpreting meaning, evaluating strengths, and giving constructive criticism; review each other’s drafts; and respond to his feedback and further questions. The idea is for them to learn how to really look closely at a sculpture. Foran asks them to particularly think about the gaze, something inspired by his summer reading about how “engaging with artwork can enhance empathy.” Afterward, Christensen, who is there taking notes, says he’ll adopt the technique of paired critiques.

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While the curriculum experiment is officially over in June, the Playgrounders say they plan to continue to rely on each other for feedback and inspiration. Christensen says, “We have no fear of diving in with each other. It’s so refreshing.”

... students relished thinking about their .their . topic in an unorthodox but more cohesive way.

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By midspring, they are looking ahead to presenting their experience more formally to an Upper School faculty meeting by the end of the school year. But already other teachers are intrigued at what they’ve heard informally. Elaine Christensen says the school administration “would be psyched” if other teachers decide to form their own small creativity teams. That seems likely. Says Christy: “There ought to be 10 pods like this.” ■ Carey Quan Gelernter is editor of Lakeside magazine. Reach her at carey.gelernter@lakesideschool.org or 206-440-2706.

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What the research shows ➦a relaxeD minD is more likely to have creative insights. Scientists monitoring electrical activity in the brains of people generating new ideas recorded alpha waves over the prefrontal cortex; alpha waves are associated with a state of relaxation. That’s why great ideas often seem to come after exercise or meditation or while daydreaming, taking a walk, or in the shower.

➦researchers at Vanderbilt University identified conditions promoting creative work as including: collaboration, cross-cultural exchange, interdisciplinary exchange, time, resources, and tolerating failure. ➦some of the most creative ideas come from making associations between remote and seemingly disconnected ideas; mixing with people in fields other than your own ups the chances of that happening.

➦a professor at The College of William & Mary found American children’s creativity scores (on a battery of tests called Torrance Tests of Creating Thinking) have been declining since 1990. ➦it’s not art classes per se that are associated with promoting creativity, or at least art doesn’t have a lock on creativity; engineering and music majors, for example, have been shown to score similarly on certain creativity tasks. Studies at Boston College are exploring how creativity-promoting “art studio habits of mind” may be transferable, including envisioning, observing, expressing, reflective self-evaluation, and stretching and exploring (which includes learning to adjust to mistakes and even capitalize on them). ➦several everal stu stuDies Dies have found a common denominator in problem-solving programs that increase creativity in children: They draw strongly and alternately on divergent and convergent thinking (very loosely, creative versus analytical thinking).

➦shaking up people’s typical ways of thinking can prime people for creativity. Two ways: having people come up with novel ways to use something, or paying attention to visual aspects of things (such as shape, size, material), aside from the objects’ usual role or purpose.

➦in one stuDy, students navigating a maze who had to find alternative solutions scored nearly 60 percent higher on a creativity measurement called the Remote Associates Test. Scientists found that being pushed to find more solutions can lead to more “insights”—flashes of activity in a part of the prefrontal cortex of the brain associated with more creative problem-solving. ➦a stuDyy of brain activity during musical improvisation showed that classically trained pianists were able to alter patterns of brain activity in a way that allowed them to ignore distraction to aid creative thought. Other studies have found a similar pattern with jazz musicians and professional dancers visualizing an improvised dance. Sources include: Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University; Po Bronson ’82 and Ashley Merryman, Newsweek; Ellen Winner, director of Arts and Mind Lab, Boston College; Evangelia Chrysikou, University of Kansas, Scientific American Mind; Shelly Carson, Harvard University; Kyung Hee Kim, The College of William & Mary; Harvard Gazette.

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Design thinking teaches ways to ramp up creativity ➦Armed with colorful pipe cleaners, stickies, glue sticks, and stacks of construction paper, Lakeside faculty and staff spent a day devising solutions to the challenge,“How might we use mobile technology to help reduce obesity in teens?”

➦In a weeklong Lakeside Summer School course taught by a professional designer, students observed shoppers at Northgate Mall to research how they might redesign the shopping experience.

➦In his 6th-grade science class, teacher Scott Jamieson added a new layer to his usual assignment to build hydraulic “pets,” urging more and wilder ideas and giving license— encouragement, actually—to “fail early, fail fast” in trying them out.

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To learn “design thinking,” Lakeside faculty and staff spent a day devising solutions to a challenge: “How might we use mobile technology to help reduce obesity in teens?” Here, one team works on its idea for a playground where exercisers are rewarded with music when they burn calories using sports equipment such as stationary bicycles.

These were three ways this year that Lakeside tried out “design thinking” to ramp up creativity. Design thinking is an organized approach to understanding and solving challenges that comes from the world of design and engineering. It has captured the attention of a growing number of business and education leaders who see it as promoting critical thinking and creativity. Based on the principles of “humancentered design,” it calls for deep listening and observation, collaboration, openness to many ideas, asking “what if ” questions, and risk-taking. Stanford University’s “d.school” (Hasso Plattner Institute of Design) has been the big driver in spreading design thinking among K-12 educators for several years now,

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Yeah Dude, an obstacle course that incorporates elements from cartwheeling to rappelling, is another team’s solution.

working closely with the influential design firm IDEO, founded by David Kelley, also a d.school founder. A number of IDEO alumni are giving workshops to organizations across the country. The concept came to Lakeside this year for two reasons. The first is that Head of School Bernie Noe attended a design-thinking workshop at a National Association of Independent Schools board meeting and was impressed. He thought design thinking could be a helpful step as the school prepares for a ground-up rethinking of Lakeside curriculum based on skills students will need for the future. So right before school began, mixed teams of faculty and staff spent a professional-development day practicing a shortened version of the design-thinking methodology. They watched a video about teens and obesity to simulate the researchobservation phase, then scribbled dozens of ideas on stickies they slapped onto big boards. They dug into boxes of craft materials, along with costumes from plastic leis to wiggly headbands, to get them loosened up. They wrote skits and built prototypes of their ideas: phone apps that offer rewards to encourage buying healthier foods and exercising; a full-scale model of a “smart” grocery cart that adds up calories and offers suggestions, recipes, and encouragement; an obstacle course incorporating elements from cartwheeling to rappelling (called “Yeah dude”). The next day they began envisioning how to use design thinking in their work in the classroom or elsewhere at Lakeside. Before the year’s out, they will apply it to everything from redesigning the Middle School library, to refreshing LEEP curriculum, to refining character education. Middle School teacher Jamieson was one who immediately saw a payoff in his classroom. Last year his students’ hydraulic pets were mostly A-frame constructions that fit his assignment requirements, including moving at least a meter, with points for speed, strength, novelty, and complexity of motion. This year, after he shared a simple version of design-thinking principles, the collaboration and creativity quotients zoomed, with pets generally becoming more complex and inventive. One duo cut off one head of their twoheaded dragon and rebuilt it as a “piñata party pet” after seeing others were building dragons. Initially, explains Ibreez Esmail, “we were planning something not so crazy; the design thinking gave us a lot more ➢ Creativity

Karen Weslander, admissions assistant, acts out what would be seen on the screen of a smartphone, as this group practices a skit to show its idea for an app that connects kids with healthy eating and exercise opportunities. ➢ CREATIVE ENDEAVORS:

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ideas, and we made a new plan.” Which included adding wings that rotate back and forth, a mouth that opens and closes, and flames that dart out of its mouth. As its look got wilder and more festive, the concept came to them: piñata. The second reason this became the year of design thinking is that Bobby Hughes, a former IDEO consultant and part-time d.school lecturer, proposed a Summer School class to introduce the concept to Lakeside students. He pitched it as a way to give students “tools to tackle messy real-world problems and be game-changers in the 21st-century.” After all, in the 21st-century, aren’t most notable problems messy? In Design Squad Circus Kitchen, Hughes, who has a master’s of science in engineering/ product design from Stanford, 28

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started students off with a blitz exercise—draw 30 circles and make as many things as they can of them (pizza, basketball, glasses, bikes, fish). Next he paired students to design a camera and glasses for each other. Hughes had them interview their partners about what was important to them—not necessarily about a camera or glasses but more broadly: hobbies, food, values, world views. Then they had to sketch and build “radical ways” to meet the partner’s needs. “Go one level deeper,” Hughes urged. “Follow up on what you heard. What stood out? What are you curious to explore more about? Put yourself in their shoes. One good way to dig deeper is to ask ‘why’? And then to that answer, ‘why?’ again.” Will Hodge ’15 found out Bella Carriker ’15 likes to draw, asked her why (“I like to capture what I see and it’s peaceful, a way to express yourself without talk-

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A model for healthy fast-food restaurants in urban areas without fresh food options. With their Healthy Meal, patrons would get recipes and a bag of seeds to start their own urban garden.

ing about what you’re feeling”), and came up with his design. “Bella needs to express herself more artistically, so my camera for her scans in a 3-D way and also connects to a printer,” Hodge said. For the final project, redesigning the shopping experience, the

students headed to Northgate Mall, accompanied by volunteer design professionals. In teams, they followed around several volunteer shoppers Hughes had enlisted. Afterward the students demonstrated their ideas with skits and

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mAttHEw RoGGE ’93 tests a 3-D printer he built that “prints” filament made from melted waste plastic. He and

two University of Washington teammates won a competition to build low-cost 3-D printers that can make large objects such as composting toilets out of waste plastic in the developing world. Breakthroughs included figuring out how to make low-cost filament from waste plastic and how to build cheap, large-scale 3-D printers that could use recycled plastic. Asked about where inspiration comes from, Rogge says: “I’m always thinking about it, and I’m open to seemingly ‘odd connections’ that others say that I would never have thought of.” On their team of three, “Everybody sees problems a little differently. Adding and iterating through those ideas got us to creative solutions that would have been really difficult to come up with on your own. We get a ‘what if’ that may not even seem possible, then stretch it and tweak it, all the while moving the idea toward something that might work. We frequently reminded ourselves to work on making people feel comfortable in throwing crazy ideas out there.”

ENGINEERING // Matthew Rogge ’93 Sent by the Peace Corps to teach science in Ghana, Matthew Rogge ’93 quickly saw the town’s biggest need as clean water and better sanitation, and that the best use of his time was to tackle it. (He trained a student to teach his classes, which “ruffled a few feathers at the Peace Corps”; the student now has a master’s in international development from Cambridge University.) The town had no running water and was a hard day’s trip from a hardware store. Rogge heated, remolded, and repurposed available PVC pipe to build water pumps—learning techniques from a man he saw selling jerry-rigged pipe fittings on the street in a provincial town—and made

well-drilling equipment with help from local blacksmiths. After a second Peace Corps stint in Panama, he confirmed his notion that engineering solutions for remote places are most workable with locally made materials and technology. Reading about 3-D printing in popular-science magazines, he thought, why not “print” needed parts on-site using waste plastic, abundantly available? When he decided to go to engineering school to learn enough about 3-D printing to apply it to needs in developing countries, he first had to spend a year at community college taking engineering prerequisites (which he hadn’t taken for his chemistry

BA or teaching MA). In his application, he told the University of Washington: “NASA does a lot of 3-D printing and it’s about survival in space; I said, that’s great, but I think we could use it to help people survive on Earth.” At UW, he teamed up with two other mechanical-engineering students and won a $100,000 international competition for their business plan to set up shops that use 3-D printers to turn waste plastic into useful objects like composting toilets (other potential items include sinks, boats, furniture, and the like) in the developing world. They headed to Oaxaca, Mexico, this spring to launch the pilot project. ➢

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Amanda (Wood) Kingsley ’79 followed a degree in anthropology at Princeton with printmaking school in Rome, then tried her hand at wrangling cattle, feature writing for The Miami Herald, and, for five years, owning and operating “a hip little restaurant and bakery in Seattle, the Hi-Spot Café (perhaps you read about it in Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest),” until, as she puts it, “things became difficult with my business partner, so I married him and together we moved deep into the woods where we live now with our two rambunctious offspring.” For years they lived in an Airstream trailer outside Port Townsend until they designed and built “the best and biggest art project with which I’ve ever been involved,” a home in a style they call Northwest Gothic. It’s her base for doing freelance graphic-design work from posters to logos to a graphic novel, for teaching art to kids, and for editorial cartooning. “I love the concocting involved in mixing juuuust the right colors, lines and empty spaces to come up with an image that will do the job. I once was asked what drugs I took to do my drawing, but it’s the act of drawing that puts me in an altered state. Sometimes it’s very hard to come back up to the real world when it’s time to go pick up the kids from school.”

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After she f inished our magazine cover, Amanda (Wood) Kingsley ’79 recalled: “It just occurred to me that my senior picture in the Lakeside yearbook was shot in four panels like a cartoon story. They show me in the chem lab mixing beakers of unknown liquids, then drinking it, then an explosion, and in the f inal frame, me still holding the beakers but wearing a big lizard mask. It’s funny when things like that end up being prophetic. I never imagined I’d actually be doing cartoons!”

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AmANDA (wooD) KINGslEy ’79 relishes “the challenge of a mission, a point to make, or a puzzle to solve,” which she thinks is what draws her to graphics and illustration over fine art. What particularly interested her in collaborating with writer Peter Gruenbaum on Coiled, a graphic sci-fi novel that started as a weekly Web comic (they’re considering publishing options), was its setting in Yesler Terrace and “the racial and cultural diversity of the characters that reminded me of the community nearby where I grew up.”

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Liza Buzytsky ’01

Born in Moscow, Russia, Liza Buzytsky ’01 earned a BFA from Pratt Institute in New York City, where she now lives and creates “one-of-a-kind objects of adornment, mementos, works on paper, ephemera.” In her current series of textile pieces, Buzytsky says she “explores the confluence of personal narrative and historical movements in abstract painting.”

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prototypes to two design professionals invited for the critique, one from Nordstrom Innovation Lab, the other a consultant formerly with the Museum of Flight. Carriker and partner Mihir Venkatesh ’16 performed a skit based on trailing a grandmother with her daughter and granddaughter. The teen and mom enjoyed themselves, but the grandmother found malls taxing and tiring. For a more inclusive family experience, the students proposed a Mall of Relaxation, with cool fragrant breezes, comfortable chairs, and a module that can summon assistance. “That’s a deep insight, that it’s about family, not shopping—the experience of the family together there,” said Ben Grossman-Kahn of Nordstrom Innovation Lab (his title there is “innovation coach/creative catalyst”). Two teams picked up on the difference between “mission driven” and “browser” shoppers. Some of their elaborate apps and tablet designs—featuring product prices and inventories and voice-directed map navigation to the items in the stores—are not far from realization, the professionals told the students. (“Should I send in my application?” quipped one. “Please do!” said Grossman-Kahn.) Also at the demonstration was Elaine Christensen ’82, the Middle School director in charge of professional development. She asked the students how they thought design thinking could improve Lakeside. The students were quick to list worthy targets for redesign: student-club fairs that are loud and crowded; a dearth of spots on campus other than the cafeteria to dump compost; a lack of quiet study spots on campus where they can also eat. But looming largest in the students’ minds were homework, tests, and choice and mix of classes. As Matthew Poplawski ’13 said, “The things you accept as seemingly inevitable, that’s where we most need rethinking with fresh eyes.” ■

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can you dance the (Nutcracker’s) ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ in December?” Jennifer Owen ’92 says, looking back. She had accomplished all her goals as a dancer when she formed her own company and began choreographing new ballets. But she wasn’t prepared for how much work it would be to raise funds and create an entire evening of new work. “Before the first performance I said ‘I’m never going to do this again.’ Then we had our performance and it went very successfully and I’m like, ‘When are we going to do this again?’”

Sophia Coco ’19, left, and Sophia Pekkanen ’19 test an early prototype of their hydraulic pet panda (“Pandemonium”). Their teacher noted his students’ collaboration and creativity quotients zoomed after he shared designthinking principles.

by SHEILA FARR & communications staff

UNAWAY IMAGINATIONS These Lakeside alumni work in different fields and are at different stages of their careers but all share a strong creative drive. We asked them to share a bit about their paths and their inspiration.

DANCE // Jennifer Owen ’92

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A trip to see The Nutcracker with her parents when she was 4 years old was all it took to set Jennifer Owen ’92 down the long, strenuous path to becoming a professional ballet dancer. “I was simply captivated by the performance,” Owen recalls. “The dancing and the music created magic for me. I knew at that moment I wanted to be doing what they were doing on that stage.” That certainty led Owen from Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet School to the School of the American Ballet in New York and far-flung parts of the world. After studying at the Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow, Owen danced professionally with the Russian State Ballet, Moscow Renaissance Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, Ballet Met (Columbus, Ohio), and even did a stint as guest artist with the National Ballet of Turkmenistan. In 2006 Owen left

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➦EmpaTHI EmpaTHIzE: Empa zE: Creating solutions to challenges requires deep understanding of people’s needs. Find out what people care about by observing and interviewing as an anthropologist would.

➦BraINSTorm: Generate lots of ideas, including wild ideas. Don’t reject any at first; collaborate, respond, and build on others’ ideas with “Yes AND (not “but”).

➦FaIl Early, FaIl F Il Fa Fa FaST: F ST Embrace the beta. Start small, often by building on something ST: that is already working.

➦BuIlD aND TEST: TEST Make ideas tangible by prototyping a potential solution to create a conversation. ➦EvaluaTE EvaluaTE:: Get feedback before you become too invested in an idea. Loop back, test again, refine. Evalua Sources include: IDEO Fellow Doug Solomon; Bobby Hughes, Aardvark Design Labs; Stanford d-school.

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Ballet Met and returned to Kansas City, where she and her husband, the musician and composer Brad Cox, have strong ties to the community. The couple co-founded Owen/Cox Dance Group. “There’s a tremendous support base here for the arts,” Owen says of Kansas City. “We’ve got an incredible art museum, strong jazz tradition, strong ballet company, symphony, and opera.” Recently the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art commissioned Owen/Cox to produce a 20-minute ballet with original music to honor a new outdoor sculpture by Roxy Paine. (In Seattle, Paine’s sculpture Split is featured near the main entrance of Olympic Sculpture Park.) With her love of foreign travel and exotic destinations, Owen never imagined settling in Kansas City but has found it a great place to live. “Funny how those opportunities arise,” she says. “Your path is not something you can foresee and then your life is shaped by that.”

PHOTOgRAPHY // Sasha Rudensky ’97

In 2003 when the Iraq War began, Matt Lutton ’03, then a senior at Lakeside, suddenly realized the importance of the international news media. He had already begun shooting pictures, but in journalism he found a purpose. At UW, he joined the student newspaper as a photographer and photo editor and on a study-abroad program in the Balkans began shooting professionally. In 2009 Lutton moved to Belgrade where he now freelances for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other international publications. His personal six-year photographic project “Only Unity: Serbia in the Aftermath of Yugoslavia” will culminate with an exhibition this fall in Belgrade. Last year Burn magazine recognized Lutton for the series with an emerging-photographer award.

When Sasha Rudensky ’97 first began taking photographs at Lakeside she discovered a new language. For a girl who didn’t speak English when she moved to the U.S. from Russia at age 11, such visual communication and the creative opportunities it offered meant a lot. “The medium’s ability to articulate something that was simultaneously truthful and fictive was powerful to me, and addictive,” says Rudensky, who earned her MFA at Yale and is now an assistant professor of art at Wesleyan University. Much of her photography explores the changing social, cultural, and political landscape of her birth country. Work from her series “Russian Women” exhibited this year in Hong Kong.

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represents “a psychological portrait of Serbs from across the Balkans as they confront a radically changed landscape,” Matt Lutton ’03 told Burn magazine. “Serbia is emerging from the hangover of the 1990s, where atrocities were carried out in their name just across newborn borders, and constructive reflection about the consequences of those years is long overdue.” This photograph was taken in August 2009, on the eve of the destruction of the Gazela refugee camps in Belgrade, where a community of Roma families was living. A fire had been set and was being doused by firefighters. In the steam and commotion, Lutton saw this girl running across a pile of refuse.

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from my ongoing series ‘Brightness’ focusing on the post-Soviet generation. I met Misha, the model, at a Moscow park where he was practicing karate moves. He had a strange birdlike way of moving, simultaneously self-aware but unaffected,” says Sasha Rudensky ’97, who asked permission to photograph him. The most challenging part of their photo shoot? “Spending time with a neo-Nazi.”

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Jim Olson ’58

Nancy Skinner Nordhoff ’50

When Jim Olson ’58 was 18, his father gave him $500 to build a bunkhouse on the family property in Longbranch, on the Key Peninsula in Pierce County. Olson, then a beginning architecture student at the University of Washington, wanted to create a structure that looked like it grew there on its own, part of the forest. “I have continued to rework and build upon this small building ever since,” Olson says of the cabin he now shares with his children and grandchildren and which was featured in The New York Times in 2004. “I think of the building almost as an extension of myself.” That modest, benjamin benschneider 1,200-square-foot cabin is the type of place Olson likes for his own use but a far cry from the luxurious residences that have become his specialty. Olson built his career on creating spaces friendly to art, from luxury homes for high-end art collectors to museums, including the recent Lightcatcher building, an addition to the Whatcom Museum complex in Bellingham. Olson’s virtuosity lies in accommodating spectacular natural settings while shining attention on top-notch paintings and sculptures, balancing the play of natural light with the need to protect fragile pigments and paper. With layered compositions of glass, reflecting pools, terracing and illusion, Olson makes living spaces that are livable—yet stylish enough to satisfy his demanding clientele. You can get a peek inside their elegant dwellings in the book Jim Olson Houses (The Monacelli Press, 2009). Some of his prominent public projects include the award-winning 1970s Pike & Virginia Building at the Pike Place Market, the airy 1997 renovation of St. Mark’s Cathedral, and the refined galleries of the Wright Exhibition Space, which opened at South Lake Union in 1999. A career retrospective of Olson’s work is on display at the Whatcom Museum (March 10-June 9, 2013) and is celebrated in a newly released book accompanying the exhibition, Jim Olson: Art in Architecture.

Nancy Skinner Nordhoff ’50 never wanted to be a writer herself. She had an urge that “wasn’t really a dream but an idea, maybe it was a vision. I wanted to help women be able to go further in their lives.” Determined to support creativity, Nordhoff focused on an art form that had the simplest space requirements. In 1988 she opened Hedgebrook, a six-cottage Whidbey Island retreat for women writers, nestled on 48 wooded acres overlooking Useless Bay. The nonprofit Hedgebrook each year receives more than 1,000 applications for its free residencies and selects 40 promising candidates. A few established writers are invited as well to enjoy the luxury of a private cottage, unstructured time, and three lovely meals a day. Now in its 25th year, Hedgebrook continues to support the careers of its far-flung alumni through programming, events, and connections. Its advisory council includes such major names as Gloria Steinem, Eve Ensler, and Mary Gordon. Nordhoff has found her fulfillment through the changes she sees in their lives. “Self-esteem, affirmation—all the very basic things we need to grow as an individual can be found there,” she says. “I’m pretty proud of that.” ➢

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“YOU CAN ImAgINE walking into this cottage—and many times a woman will say: ‘You mean this is for me?’ ” says Nancy Nordhoff ’50. Since Hedgebrook opened, it has nurtured more than 1,400 resident writers, ages 18 to 83, about half women of color. Women have come here from across the U.S. and 20 other countries for a quiet, supportive place to work. “Some have never stayed alone before and that’s not just young women but older women, too. They’ll leave saying, ‘Now I feel I’m a writer.’ ”

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I’vE HAd a lifelong interest in Asia.

The opportunity to explore things I’ve been fascinated with in terms of design, landscape, and philosophy made this project a dream come true,” says Jim Olson ’58. He featured the house on the cover of his book Jim Olson Houses, and writes, “I like to think of architecture as a tool that can help us look at art and nature. In both, I see infinite beauty.”

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How do you get from studying architecture at Yale to directing the box-office smash Identity Thief? Through Africa, it turns out. While taking a break from college, teaching at a village school in rural Kenya, Seth Gordon ’94 began documenting an architectural project in the works. It turned out the convoluted process, the corruption, and the bureaucracy, were far more interesting to Gordon than the actual construction. “I unexpectedly found my future calling in the middle of that experience,” he says. Back in the U.S., Gordon taught himself the editing and motion graphics he needed to turn that raw video footage into a story and eventually took those skills to Los Angeles, where he freelanced in various aspects of the film industry. On the side, he fed his love of video

games by shooting the small-budget 2007 documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, about a hardwon playoff for the Donkey Kong world championship. “It just took off in a viral stratospheric kind of way,” Gordon says. “That’s what opened all the doors for me in Hollywood, the underground piracy of that movie.” Since then Gordon’s career has taken off in a stratospheric way, too. Besides directing a string of mega-grossing feature films—Four Christmases, Horrible Bosses, and Identity Thief—Gordon was a producer on the Academy Award winning documentary Undefeated. Where does a filmmaker go after that kind of success? Deeper, Gordon says. “I think King of Kong had heart and comedy and a variety of tones in it and an emotional level that I would aspire to in a feature. It’s the kind of project that is hard to find in a script form, but that’s what I’m going to look for.” ➢

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“ThEy arE SO TalEnTEd and so creative and so phenomenal as people,” says Seth Gordon ’94 of Identity Thief stars Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy. Directing such big celebrities doesn’t daunt him: “I love it. Most of a director’s job is psychology and understanding people’s personalities and more specifically how much space everybody needs to do their best work. That’s something I’ve been working on across these films, figuring out that balance.”

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is a work about ghosts, seduction and memory. In Navajo mythology a skin walker is a being who can turn from human to animal form. This transformation can occur under the pelt of an animal,” says Liza Buzytsky ’01, who constructed this piece as part of the 2010 installation and performance I Don’t Live Here Anymore.

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COMPOSITION // Daniel Asia ’71

Daniel Asia ’71 wanted to play clarinet when he was a kid, but his teeth got in the way. “My teacher said your teeth protrude a little, would you like to play trombone?” recalls Asia, who was 9 at the time. “I enjoyed it and got pretty good at it.” Later, at Lakeside, his teeth got in the way again, this time because they were cinched in braces. He couldn’t play trombone, so his teacher let him conduct the brass choir instead. The experience served him well when he began composing and discovered his calling was not playing an instrument but creating the music. “As a performer you wish to enter other people’s minds very deeply,” says Asia. “I wanted to delve down deeper into my own mind and psyche and see what I am capable of.” Now a celebrated composer of modern classical music—he calls himself a “neo-romantic”—Asia weaves poetry into his compositions and explores Jewish themes in works that have been commissioned or performed by symphony orchestras around the country. Currently he is composing an oratorio based on Paul Pines’ poetry book Divine Madness. He senses the work is going well, he says, “when you don’t know whether you are writing it or it is writing you.”

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is both conscious and unconscious,” says Daniel Asia ’71. “It really is the mind working at its deepest and hardest, to combine those two realms.” Asia’s recent Of Songs and Psalms: Symphony No. 5 was commissioned by the American Israel Friendship League in honor of the 60th birthday of Israel and incorporates texts by poets Paul Pines and Yehuda Amichai, and Psalms. “The sound is oceanic and unsettled,” writes reviewer Aryeh Tepper. “[W]hen the punch comes and the dissonant, questioning lines are resolved into consonance, you experience not a hook but a well-earned high, a sacred moment.” Hear it on YouTube or this QR Code.

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Gen Rubin ’88 was taking time off from Brown University when he met the guys in the R&B/rap group Here and Now. The next day they got together and wrote the song that became the group’s second single, “Tastin’ Love Again.” That led to a publishing contract with Warner Chappell Music and, even though the song turned out to be “a total commercial flop,” Rubin says, it got him to Los Angeles. There for 12 years and the past nine in New Jersey, he has been writing songs, producing, and composing music across genres, and working with many top stars along the way, including Mary J. Blige and Aretha Franklin (the duet “Don’t Waste Your Time”) and Paulina Rubio (the top-40 hit “Don’t Say Goodbye,” which Rubin co-wrote with his wife, Cheryl Yie.) Still, says Rubin, “I get the most satisfaction from working with new artists and helping develop their sound and direction.” In 2009 he won a Latin Grammy as a co-writer for song of the year, the hit single “Aquí Estoy Yo.”

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a collaborative approach to music and is working on songs with fellow-Grammy winner Luis Fonsi and also Frankie J. for Universal Latin, as well as helping develop new talent including the group Medeiros (for Sony) and Seattle singer/songwriter Matt Bekker. He’s also at work with wife and fellow songwriter, Cheryl Yie, on a series of children’s e-books, centered on a character called Momo. “The biggest challenge,” he says, “is the never-ending quest for the next gig.” Listen to “Aquí Estoy Yo” here or find a link to it and other works at lakesideschool. org/magazine.

tHeater // Lily Whitsitt ’01

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Performing ma rainey’s Black Bottom at Fishkill Correctional Facility. Creating theater in a prison has plenty of challenges, Lily Whitsitt ’01 says: “Time is scarce, props can be difficult to get inside, and strict rules abound … But, of course, the greatest reward is working with the guys. Just like any theater company, there are good rehearsals and bad rehearsals, frustrations and triumphs, forgotten lines, missed blocking, and those rare unforgettable moments when a small epiphany takes place and the play opens up a greater understanding of oneself and one another.”

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Since her 6th-grade stage debut as Lady Macbeth, Lily Whitsitt ’01 has considered the theater a sacred space. “It’s my church and my playground,” says Whitsitt, a budding New York director who finds fulfillment engaging with new people and bringing attention to challenging social realities. “I’m continuously inspired by the unlikely community the theater has brought me.” After receiving an MFA from California Institute of the Arts in 2010, Whitsitt spent nine months as assistant to the director at Anna Deavere Smith Works. Smith—widely known for her roles as Nancy McNally on NBC’s series The West Wing and Gloria Akalitus on the Showtime series Nurse Jackie—fosters a style of socially conscious, journalistically inflected theater that led Whitsitt to expand her view of the art form. Last year, as a volunteer at Rehabilitation Through the Arts, she co-directed the August Wilson play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at Fishkill Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison in Beacon, N.Y. A dozen incarcerated men played all the roles, including Ma Rainey. “Working on the play was a transformative experience for me as an artist,” Whitsitt says. “The guys’ passion for the production and the work we were doing completely renewed my own creative fire.” That project inspired Whitsitt to co-found the multimedia performance group Door 10. The goal is to bring musicians, designers, actors, and audience into stimulating conjunction, Whitsitt says, “to create immersive experiences that reawaken a sense of surprise and wonder, allow people to slow down, and extend beyond the traditional theatrical form.” Door 10 is at work on its inaugural production, which will open this fall in New York.

Savan Kong ’98

Shortly after graduating from the UW with a degree in communication in 2004, Savan Kong ’98 got a phone call from a friend who was founding an online real-estate brokerage called Redfin. He wanted Kong to design the service, envisioning the way customers would navigate the website and the functionality of the tools it provided. Their goal was to transform the sometimes opaque world of real estate into a format more accessible to consumers. People in the market for a home once had to go through an agent to access listings, but Redfin allowed them to easily browse homes for sale simply by zooming in on a map on their computer screens. “Our thought, and it’s still a principle of mine,” he says, “was when you’re designing something that’s going to empower users … to make sound decisions, you’re doing something right.” Since then, Kong has explored many aspects of user experience design—helping conceive and create the experiences that customers have when using a given product. His most recent work, as a design manager on Amazon’s Kindle team, includes a project called “X-Ray” that scans e-books for recurring characters, events, etc., and creates a graphic to show where in the books those elements occur. His passion has always been using design to create meaningful solutions to big problems that people face. Since he left Redfin, he has

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the home-buying experience into a format where customers could be more involved, one of the earliest versions of Redfin.com included the first-ever online map of real-estatelistings. Savan Kong ’98 found aerial photographs of Seattle and stitched them together, overlaying parcel boundaries to create a map-based listing of houses for sale. “It was really interesting to see the evolution of the design,” he says, noting that the design process is “very collaborative and iterative.” Many of his ideas are still used at Redfin.

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been searching for projects of a similar transformative nature. He attempted to launch his own startup, Cakeshift, which would link people looking for part-time work with employers that matched their criteria. That attempt fizzled—“you only have so much runway,” he says, referring to the limited energy and resources one can commit to a startup without it getting off the ground. Having left Amazon in March, though, he hopes to bring the idea back to life. It will be an even greater challenge this time around as his first child was due in May, but he finds that challenge energizing. “That’s what keeps it fun,” he says. “I’m not one of those sit-still type guys; I’m amped up about something.” ➢ Creativity

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Joshua Weintraub ’92

After studying physics at Washington University in St. Louis and comparative religion in Australia, Joshua Weintraub ’92 became fascinated with the way art and religion intertwine in aboriginal religious experience. He remained in Australia for three years and traveled extensively in Southeast Asia before returning to the U.S. to focus on painting, earning an MFA at New York University. The flat, abstracted, almost maplike landscapes of his recent “Man or Land” series reflect the influence of Australian aboriginal art. Weintraub has exhibited at Traver Gallery in Seattle and in New York at Cynthia Broan Gallery.

InDustrIal art // Ries Niemi ’72

Since the late 1970s, Ries Niemi ’72 has been creating public artworks for projects around the country, from the installation “Forest of Chairs” in a diminutive pocket park in Ballard to large-scale installations in Phoenix, Denver, Los Angeles, San Jose, Palm Desert, and beyond. “I can’t help it, I’m always making something,” he says. “I call myself an industrial artist because I use the tools and technology of industry to make art … including welding, sheet metal, machining, forging, and all kinds of industrial fabrication.” Niemi is a hands-on kind of artist and also makes smaller, witty, idea-driven objects that involve embroidery, crochet, sewing, hand-lettering, welding, whatever it takes. “This year I wrote a little book about my early artwork for a show at the Frye Museum, sewed a dress for my wife from the Japanese pattern book Drape Drape, and hand-forged some steel spatulas. I am currently working on a 100-foot-long fence for the new Rose Hill Middle School in Redmond, and designing an artistic Ping-Pong table for a new apartment building in South Lake Union—a pretty average mix of projects for me.”

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alumni, including Brothers From Another—Isaiah Sneed ’10 and Coleman DeLeon Jones ’10—who recently opened for Macklemore, starting on page 43.

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“as a paInter and an observer I approach art this way: Does it challenge my belief system or reinforce what I already believe? A teacher once told me for a period of time to do what I did not want to do,” Joshua Weintraub’92 recalls. “I learned more and faster than I ever had before. Paint what you don’t know.” Stone Site, above, is from his “Man or Land” series.

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“I have been lucky enough to be able to make a living from art and craft,” says Ries Niemi ’72. “I am always learning new things and experimenting.” This public artwork called Eat Drink and Be Merry was commissioned by Sound Transit in 2007 for the corner of Ninth and Pine but has been moved temporarily to the corner of Forest and Airport Way, where light rail exits the Beacon Hill tunnel. When construction of the Capitol Hill tunnel is complete, the 18-foot sculpture will be returned to its permanent home downtown.

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YouTube commissioned Seedwell to produce “Rewind YouTube Style 2012,” a “music video mash-up of culturally defining moments of 2012” (which included Freddie Wong ’04). It achieved 50 million views its first week live, says Peter Furia ’00, who directed. “There were challenges, from writing to casting to production, but a memorable one occurred when we were filming the opening scene with PSY (“Gangnam Style”). He was extremely busy and we only had him in the studio for an hour. I instructed him to smash the band’s guitar as hard as he could, but on the first take he simply dented the wood. I grabbed the backup guitar and made a series of scores along the wood with a Swiss Army knife. On the second take, he swung twice and smashed it to pieces.”

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In 2007 three ’00 grads, David Fine, Peter Furia, and Beau Lewis, decided to “make a music video just for fun about our nerdy passions for computers,” says Furia. “Mac or PC” went viral and the ensuing inquiries they received from companies prompted them to quit their respective day jobs and move to San Francisco to open a digital creative studio, Seedwell. Furia, a sociology major who’d been working on major movie soundtracks, headed strategy. Lewis, a former product manager at Microsoft and Zillow, headed business. Fine, a film-studies major working in TV post-production, headed production. Over the next five years they made viral videos for the likes of Nike, Pepsi, and Google; took some less-fun corporate video jobs to help fill coffers; and managed to make time to produce a critically acclaimed feature film, Salaam Dunk, directed by Fine, about an Iraqi women’s basketball team, which won numerous filmfestival awards. But eventually all three realized “we were not happy with advertising as the foundation of our work” and that their creative passions diverged. Fine’s was to direct high-production-value films and other content; Furia and Lewis liked making funny nerdy videos, with Furia most interested in the intersection of technology and video and Lewis in engineering. By 2013 the three—still fast friends—decided to sell Seedwell and pursue different paths: Furia as video director for GitHub (TechCrunch’s overall start-up of 2012); Fine as a documentary filmmaker and music-video director; and Lewis as COO of GoldieBlox, which makes engineering toys for girls.

The beloved children’s classics of author Tor Seidler ’68 have been compared to Charlotte’s Web and The Wind in the Willows, translated into a dozen languages and awarded numerous prizes. Seidler decided to become a writer at about age 9, “mesmerized by the idea of creating your own world. I was a shy kid—it was a way for me, probably, to think I had some sort of power in the world.” His parents’ love of storytelling deeply influenced him. They founded ACT Theatre; his stepdad spun vivid bedtime stories about animals whose foibles mirrored his and his brother’s, and he promised the boys a new book for each one they read. A post-college job editing bad children’s stories (“candy-coated pills”) gave him the idea he could write better ones. At age 27, he published The Dulcimer Boy (Washington State Governors Award) and a dozen well-reviewed books followed—most for middle readers and praised by critics for wit, warmth, imagination, and depth—including Mean Margaret, a finalist for the National Book Award; A Rat’s Tale, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year,

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made into a Warner Bros. movie; and Brainboy and the Deathmaster (Parent’s Choice Gold Award). He took a period off from writing (at age 62, he became a first-time father). During that time, his friend Jean Craighead George (Newbery Award-winner for Julie of the Wolves) took him wolf-watching in Yellowstone National Park and insisted he had a “wolf book” in him. He balked (it wasn’t his idea; wolves were too violent; he was busy). But after she died last year, he began writing— starting over when he had an epiphany of how to distance the violence: Make a magpie the narrator. Atheneum publishes Firstborn next year. ■

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Sheila Farr is a freelance arts writer, author, and former art critic for The Seattle Times: sofarr@ earthlink.net. Communications staff Trevor Klein ’03 wrote about Savan Kong; Carey Quan Gelernter about Matthew Rogge, Tor Seidler, Seedwell, and Amanda Kingsley; reach them at magazine@lakesideschool.org.

Jogging one daY in New York’s Central Park, Tor Seidler ’68 noticed signs posted on trees warning dog owners of rat poison; “I began to feel sorry for the rats. Do they hate us as much as we hate them?” That sparked A Rat’s Tale. Writing fantasy well “is a matter of investing yourself in that world totally. You become a rat, you look at the world from a rat’s point of view.”

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

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Maria Eitel ’80 with journalists for Ni Nyampinga, Rwanda’s f irst magazine and radio show for girls. The Nike Foundation started Ni Nyampinga in 2011.

MArIA SoLAnDroS EItEL ’80 rEcEIvES 2013 DIStInguIShED ALuMnI AwArD Maria Solandros Eitel ’80 is the 46th recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, which honors Lakeside and St. Nicholas alumni who make outstanding contributions to their professions or communities. This citation, written by Bronwyn Echols, was presented to Eitel at the May 8 assembly, where she spoke with Upper School students. “Poverty was, and still is, the issue of our time … To truly solve the problem, we had to get to the source and find the highest point of leverage to fix it.” That’s Maria Eitel on leanin.org, describing her epiphany about The Girl Effect—the theory that breaking the cycle of developing-world poverty can best be achieved through giving adolescent girls the tools to achieve their potential. As president and CEO of the Nike Foundation since 2004, Maria has made this cause her passion, and the burgeoning of support and success stories worldwide proves its worth. Childhood marriage deferred, and thus the terrible dangers of early pregnancy; years of education increased, making dreams tangible; pathways to financial independence opened, unleashing the work ethic of young women: All of these steps to remediate grinding poverty have a huge multiplier effect, benefitting not only the girls themselves—some 250 million around the globe—but also their families and their communities. Member of a dizzying number of agency and nonprofit boards and advisory groups, Maria has been both champion and tireless communicator about The Girl Effect’s 42

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promise, focusing international conversations and action and telling the stories of young women who hope for a better future. From Lakeside on, Maria has been on a trajectory to discover and act on her convictions. Studies at McGill University in the humanities and communications and at Georgetown in international development economics led to her early work as a television producer at KING, WETA, and the U.S. Information Agency. From 1989 to 1992, Maria became a commissioned officer of the White House, directing media affairs for President George Bush Sr. Work in the corporate world followed: managing communications and community relations for MCI, directing public affairs for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and managing corporate affairs for Microsoft’s European operations. In 1998, Maria took on what looked to be an impossible challenge—extricating Nike Inc. from the mire of dreadful publicity about the firm’s overseas factories. As Nike’s first vice president for corporate responsibility, Maria headed the team effort that radically amended the company’s

business practices in its foreign operations. She also spearheaded creation of an overall corporate responsibility agenda for Nike Inc. that included environmental policies, community investments, and corporate governance. In 2004, Nike founder Phil Knight embraced her vision for the Nike Foundation, appointing her as president and endorsing her commitment to transform the foundation into a game-changing player in alleviating poverty worldwide through The Girl Effect. Recognizing her profound impact, Babson College awarded her an honorary doctorate in humane letters at its commencement in 2012. Along the way, Maria made time for Lakeside. From 2002 to 2011, she was an integral, invaluable member of the school’s Board of Trustees, putting her high-level skills to good use in helping Bernie Noe, Lakeside’s head, develop strategic initiatives for the school. Her talents really shone on the Global Education Committee, created in 2005 to respond to the Mission Focus’ priority of fostering global citizenship in Lakeside students. Maria often arrived at meetings fresh off a plane from foreign lands, brimming with new insights and excitement about the work to be done and doing her best to ensure that Lakeside students will have the potential to make this work theirs, too. The ancient Greek scientist Archimedes said, “Give me the place to stand, and I shall move the earth.” Maria Eitel has found her place to stand—her passion for improving the lives and fates of adolescent girls around the world—and, through the Nike Foundation, the lever to effect on our earth great changes for the better. For her inspiring and essential contributions to humanity’s future, the Lakeside/ St. Nicholas Alumni Association is proud to honor Maria Solandros Eitel ’80 with the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award. ■

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We heard from many alumni about their creative endeavors and those of their creative classmates. In addition to the alumni profiled on pages 30-41, you’ll find more creative alumni in the class notes below. If you want to share your news (creative or otherwise) in the next issue of Lakeside magazine, email alumni@lakesideschool.org.

1959 Tenor Melvyn “Mel” Poll began his acclaimed career after receiving his JD from the University of Washington School of Law. He debuted as Rodolfo in La Bohème in Germany, then spent several seasons with the Israel National Opera before making his American debut with the New York City Opera. Mel has appeared in opera, symphony, and concert programs across Europe, the Middle East, and North America, performing frequently as a symphony soloist with Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

1960 Sandy McKinstry Robinson keeps busy in retirement with watercolor painting and photography. Whether she and husband, Ron, are traveling across the country or just taking treks around their neighborhood, she keeps her camera handy to capture the beauty she finds in nature.

Harvey Casbarian ’50 and his son Steve in front of Bliss Hall during their visit to the Lakeside campus in August.

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Harvey Casbarian reports that “Lion Pride” is visible in his hometown of Sherwood Forest, Md., when he proudly sports either his Lakeside T-shirt or his maroon and gold letter sweater. He writes, “With its two stripes, the captain star, and the big block “L” with the football and baseball tags, I once again look like the big man on campus! Ha!” Harvey and his son toured the Lakeside campus during a visit to Seattle last summer.

1953 – 60th Reunion

In November, Dr. Sig Normann received the American Cancer Society’s National Volunteer Leadership Award. Normann has been a volunteer with the American Cancer Society since 1976. Over the years he has served the Society in numerous capacities, including a term as president of the Florida Division Board of Directors (1998-1999), national service as a delegate to the former National Assembly, and as a member of the Peer Reviewers Advisory Group, the Colorectal Cancer Operations ➢

Blue Oblique Blue by William Ingham ’62. 1962 Northwest artist William “Bill” Ingham has been showing in the Seattle area since 1974. His work has been exhibited in many leading Seattle area galleries and can be found in more than 40 corporate settings and numerous private and museum collections, including the Seattle Art ➢

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CLASS CONNECTIONS Committee, the Research Evaluation Advisory Group, and the Research and Medical Affairs Committee. Normann’s remarkable service also has included active membership on many Florida Division committees over the years, including tobacco policy, governance, field operations, public policy, and two Hope Lodge task forces. During his term as president of the Florida Division, he led the effort to create the Florida Biomedical Research Program, which channeled millions of additional dollars to medical research. Normann is professor emeritus at the University of Florida’s Department of Pathology, where he received the Distinguished Faculty Award in 2006.

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David Lycette writes, “This past September the Class of 1957 held its “50 + 5” year reunion. The class had a similar reunion 25 years ago, known as its “25 +5.” A special effort was made to reach all those who attended Lakeside during the class’ six-year term even though they may not have graduated from Lakeside, particularly those who boarded with the school and lived on campus. Bringing together the “townies” and the “boarders” rekindled some unique Lakeside memories, both poignant and hilarious, of a very different school than exists today. The class spent the day on Elliott Bay sailing the 75-foot former ocean racer “Obsession” on the most perfect Northwest afternoon in memory. Longtime sailor, racer, and crew organizer emeritus, Carl Sutter proclaimed it the best sailing in 20 years. The reunion was capped off by a dinner at the Seattle Yacht Club for class members and spouses. Class members Jerry Anches and Craig Calvert were unable to get away for the afternoon sail but joined us for dinner. Traveling from Fairbanks, San Francisco, London, Los Angeles, and Portland, the gathered class members shared tales about teachers, athletics, and dormitory roommates, and how their learning experiences impacted their later lives. One incident still remains a Class of 1957 mystery: a memorable explosion on the first level of Bliss Hall took

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Participants in the 1957 “50+5” reunion sail included, bottom row from left, Carl Sutter, Bruce Hanson, Sam Baker, Jim Dieringer, Frank Bayley, Gary Reed, Gorham Nicol (on one knee), top row from left, Carl Jensen, Ned Flohr, Jake Smith (slightly forward), Jim Addington, Neil Bell, Bill Vandenburgh, Pete VanNess, Bob Enslow, Murray Marsh, David Lycette, Cal McMune, and Bob McCall.

Alumni and friends at the annual Lakeside/Stanford dinner in October hosted by Matt Griff in ’69 and Evelyne Rozner included, clockwise from lower left, Debbie Glasband, Eli Oaks, Evelyne, Lawrence Xing ’10, Will Guyman ’09, Teryn Allen ’04, Matt, Sophie Shank ’12, Nicole Frederick ’10, Julia Purcell ’11, Andy Bench ’04, Weston Gaylord ’11, Beau Lewis ’00, and Andrew Whipple ’12. a lavatory fixture off the wall. The classmate charged with the crime continues to deny responsibility, claims to know the true culprit, but still will not disclose his identity. And so the Class of ’57 again confirms the bonds of friendship and honor forged at Lakeside many years ago.”

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John Baker writes, “My 6th-grade class of 1954 at J.J. McGilvra Elementary had

a reunion last summer at the Red Onion Tavern in Madison Park. A number of us stayed together all the way through Lakeside including Mark Mathewson, Barclay Perry, Tom Shafer, and Sandy Bernbaum. Jane Carlson Williams, Betsy Edmunds, and Cara Collins couldn’t make it but Marilyn Gandy Scherrer did. A 6th-grade reunion was pretty special.”

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Museum, Whatcom County Museum of History and Art, the Tacoma Art Museum, and the Colby College Museum of Art in Maine. A few years ago Bill had a retrospective show at the Colby College Museum of Art. Some of his new work can be found at Virginia Mason Hospital and Swedish Medical Center. Visit www.williamingham.com to see Bill’s work.

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Members of the Class of 1980, from left, Mark Anderson, Jens Molbak, John Zilly, Mark Klebanoff, and Keith Ferguson summited Mount Rainier in September. have questions, ideas, or memorabilia to share, please contact the alumni relations office at 206368-3606 or alumni@ lakesideschool.org.

Joyce Thompson writes, “How to Greet Strangers, my sixth novel and the first in 20 years, is now available in print and Kindle editions from Lethe Press. Advance readers like Karl Marlantes and Carolina De Robertis have been generous with their praise. You can learn more about the novel, its narrator Archer Barron, and me at www.archerbarron.com.”

1967 Richard Neill ’67, director of Adventure Pictures and the Shelter Media Project, writes, “One of the most interesting projects that I’ve been involved in during my career as a filmmaker has been a recent assignment

1968 – 45th Reunion

Bruce Bailey ’59, second from right, reunited with former Lakeside basketball players, from left, Bill Walsh ’84, Paul Johnson ’84, Will Shortt ’84, and John Gerberding ’83 to watch the Lions’ win over Blanchet in December.

1963 – 50th Reunion

Mark your calendar for the Class of ’63’s 50th Reunion! The Lakeside Class of 2013 invites all members of the Lakeside and St. Nicholas Classes of 1963 to be their honored guests at a 50th Reunion luncheon in the Refectory and to march with them in the Commencement procession on their graduation day, Thursday, June 13. If you

Frank Thomas writes, “In recent years I have been back and forth to the U.S. many times and lived nearly two years in Cincinnati, Ohio, integrating a company that Siemens had acquired. I have retired as V.P. Strategy at Siemens and work now as a management consultant in all strategic-business matters— starting to balance out the work-life ratio. My home is close to Erlangen in Germany.”

Richard Neill ’67 f ilming at the Place of the Hidden Waters housing development in Tacoma.

Robert Saunders shares, “I’m writing to announce the marriage of my daughter, Olivia Saunders, of Brookline, Mass., to Ryan Peters of Salamanca, N.Y., on Sept. 28, 2012, at the Downtown Harvard Club in Boston. Music was supplied by my former Gypsy jazz ensemble, Sinti Rhythm. Olivia works in human resources at Boston Dynamics in Waltham and ➢

documenting the movement toward sustainable and green building on Native American lands. This project started with a phone call from a friend asking if I could meet him in Santa Fe to document the first gathering of the Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative, a group of architects, designers, urban planners, and tribal housing leaders working to change the existing paradigm of building on tribal lands across the Southwest. The success of the conference led to the expansion of a national network of case studies ➢ Alumni news

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See 1991 notes for news on Scott Larson.

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Bruce Bailey ’59 writes, “After his successful election campaign this past year, Sean O’Donnell was inducted as a judge of the Superior Court for King County in ceremonies at the King County Courthouse Jan. 18. Along with his family and many friends, Lakesiders in attendance included Chris Dickinson, Joan Steckel Dickinson’59, Ned Sander, Susan Brockenbrough ’92, and me. Michelle Chang Chen spoke to the large crowd, including all of the current sitting Superior Court judges, about Sean and his achievements. Congratulations, Sean!”

Ron Koo ’96 and Lisa Olmos de Koo welcomed Thomas Yim Koo on Jan. 24. Ryan is Web editor in the Boston corporate offices of City Sports Inc., a sporting-goods retailer centered mostly on the East Coast. They currently live in Charlestown, Mass.”

P.J. Smith, along with wife Amy, daughter Sophia, and son Logan, welcomed Olivia Jane Smith on Nov. 6.

See 1979 for news from Matt Griffin.

Congratulations to Fred Northup and Scott Larson ’89 whose RainGlobes were featured on KPLU and Evening Magazine, among other news outlets this winter.

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1993 – 20th Reunion

1969

In December, former Seattle City Council President Peter Steinbrueck announced he is running for mayor of Seattle.

1976

Roman Parker Johnson, son of Paul Johnson ’84 and his wife, Ricole.

Howard Phillips writes, “I’m married to’76 classmate Dayna Stern—just had our 26th anniversary!”

1979

Matt Griffin ’69 shares, “I bumped into Fred Buckner and his wife, Jane, in a restaurant in Havana. Fred and I remembered me writing his recommendation to Princeton almost 25 years ago. Jane was attending a medical conference in Havana. Evelyne and I were spending November riding our bikes in Cuba with Maureen Lee and Mark Busto (P’11).”

Ron Koo and Lisa Olmos de Koo are overjoyed to announce the birth of their son, Thomas Yim Koo, on Jan. 24 in Los Angeles.

Olivia Jane Smith, daughter of Amy and P.J. Smith ’91, was born Nov. 6.

Classmates Mark Anderson, Keith Ferguson, Mark Klebanoff, Jens Molbak, and John Zilly summited Mount Rainier Sept. 30.

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Ricole and Paul Johnson welcomed Roman Parker Johnson on Aug. 28.

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A bamboo boom box designed to look like an old suitcase, which caught the eye of a Seattle Times technology columnist in the “Sustainable Planet Zone” at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, comes from a company called Reveal, founded by Terry Omata. Reveal’s earth-friendly, luxury tech accessories are made from products such as bamboo and cork.

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Jude Alexander Huffman Polson, son of Shannon and Peter Polson ’91.

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Devin Erhardt married Luke Bruckner in August 2012. The wedding party included Theresa Wagner and Mayumi Matsuno. Devin and Luke met at church in 2010 after Luke moved to Seattle from Chicago. Devin works in nonprofit consulting, after spending five fun years in microfinance. She and Luke live in Southeast Seattle in the Rainier Valley and went on a threemonth international trip this spring.

1998 – 15th Reunion

Kari Frame and Andrew Winton were

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and best practices for designing and building tribal projects. During the last six months, I’ve traveled to Maine, Montana, and Washington to film four exemplary sustainable tribal housing projects. Two are close to Seattle—the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribes’ Teekalet housing development on Kitsap Peninsula, and the Puyallup Tribe’s Place of Hidden Waters development in Tacoma, which recently received a LEED for Homes Project of the Year Award as well as a SEED Award (seedinit.org). Filming interviews with the tribal leaders, architects, and homeowners and seeing the fruits of their years of planning and hard work was incredibly rewarding. My hope is that these films will help inspire others to support this trend toward culturally and environmentally sustainable building on tribal lands across the country.” The films can be viewed at www.sustainablenativecommunities.org.

John Patton ’88 gets a little help writing notes from twins Fauss, left, and Harris at the fall Annual Fund Kickoff breakfast.

Nick Manheim ’98 and Lisa Marshall Manheim ’98, along with big sister, Naomi, welcomed Josephine Marie Manheim in February.

Jennifer Lawson ’99 and husband Steve Sheahan are the proud parents of daughter Ava Simone.

Juniper Olivia, age 3, and baby brother Hawthorne Eric, born in February, children of Ciara Brady Stewart ’00 and husband Ryan.

married at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in September. Kari is senior manager for resource mobilization at the TB Alliance, a New York-based nonprofit organization seeking to develop better and faster drugs to fight tuberculosis. After working for several years as a social worker and psychotherapist in Manhattan and Brooklyn, Andrew Bryant recently returned with his family to Seattle, and cofounded a mentalhealth practice with his wife, Clarice Wirkala, a child psychologist. North Seattle Therapy & Counseling provides therapy for individual adults, couples, children, and adolescents, and runs therapeutic groups. Clarice and ➢

1969 Paul Walsh writes, “According to current neuro-mythology, it might be said that I use the left side of my brain to build and maintain websites for any organization involved with traumatic brain injuries that needs a

Haunted Lighthouse by Paul Walsh ’69. website and can’t afford the time or money to do it on their own. This frees my right side for the arts. Though an actor for about 25 years, I have long since traded in the greasepaint for a keyboard and a camera.”

1973 Leslie Brown Katz has been a tenured member of the Los Angeles Opera for some 25 years, is on the faculty at the Marrowstone Music Festival in Bellingham and has performed on various film and TV recordings. Along with her performing and recording career, she is a leading Suzuki technique teacher in the Los Angeles area. She is a featured violinist at Stephen S. Wise Temple and sometimes does special tours such as the Andrea Bocelli’s West Coast winter tour. Leslie also produced and performed the Grammy-nominated solo CD “The Jewish Violin Sings,” featuring Jewish treasures from Baroque composer Salamone Rossi to contemporary composers Meir Finkelstein and William Sharlin. ➢

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Andrew have a son, Desmond, and twin daughters, Ada and Leia. Nick Manheim and Lisa Marshall Manheim are excited to announce the arrival of their second daughter, Josephine Marie Manheim, born Feb. 25. She and her older sister, Naomi, are already the best of friends. Nick, a litigation associate at Perkins Coie, and Lisa, who will begin as an assistant professor this fall at the University of Washington School of Law, recently moved to Wallingford and are very much looking forward to introducing Josephine to their former classmates at this year’s reunion.

1999

Jennifer Lawson and her husband, Steve Sheahan, welcomed daughter Ava Simone into the world Dec. 8.

Devin Erhardt ’97 married Luke Bruckner in August. Classmates Mayumi Matsuno ’97, far left, and Theresa Wagner ’97, third from the left, were part of the wedding party.

Vanessa Brewster Laughlin joined fellow classmate Brad Alexander at the Seattle-based management consulting firm SwitchPoint, LLC earlier this year. SwitchPoint consultants help health-care and nonprofit clients make the most of strategic opportunities through a unique blend of analytic rigor, deep functional experience, and organizational sensitivity. Learn more at SwitchPointLLC.com.

2000

Catherine Buck married Chau Le on Sept. 8 at the Alderbrook Resort in Union, Wash. The couple met while working at Microsoft in Toronto and moved back to Seattle in October 2011. Catherine reports that classmates in attendance did the Lakeside “Gimme an L! Gimme another L! Gimme an L-I-O!” cheer when the “Lakeside” photo was being taken. Ciara Brady Stewart and Ryan Stewart welcomed a beautiful, healthy baby boy into the world Feb. 5. Hawthorne Eric joins big sister Juniper Olivia, age 3.

2001

Alana McGee’s business Toil & Truffle was featured in a February Seattle Times piece about the use of trained dogs in harvesting truffles. Alana works with her trufflehunting pups to track down the valuable fungi used in cooking, and supplements her income by training other canines.

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Classmates at the September wedding of Catherine Buck ’00 and Chau Le included, from left, Chris Loeffler, Natalie Phelps Martin, Jenny Mowrer Womack, Jane Nussbaum, Catherine, Chau, Spencer Harris, Cooper Offenbecher, Nick Echelbarger, and Kathleen Ferguson. Eve Russell ’01 served as groomsmen/ groomsgirl. Katie Furia ’05 was a bridesmaid. Kaci and Dan began dating in 2009 after reconnecting at the alumni soccer game at Lakeside’s Homecoming.

2003 – 10th Reunion

Nick Istre and Emily Cramer ’05 were married on New Year’s Day in Telluride. See 2002 notes for news on Dan Benedetti.

2002

Kaci Callahan and Dan Benedetti ’01 were married Sept. 22 in Union, Wash. Trevor Jensen ’01, Noah Jaffe ’01, and

Several members of the Class of 2003 traveled to North Adams, Mass., to celebrate the wedding of Josh Weiner and Lily Gray at MASS MoCA on Oct. 7. Lydia Gulick graduated from Yale University last May with her MA in East Asian studies, focused on Japan, and is now working at Japan Society in New York City.

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Photo by Trish Gallagher Niemi ’74 taken at Bennington Lake in Walla Walla.

1974 Trish Gallagher Niemi writes, “I’m a Web design/development professional living in Walla Walla. My husband, David, and I moved here from Woodinville a year ago. My original background is art photography. I have an MFA from the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, N.Y. You can see my work at www.spiracledesign.com. The scenery in Walla Walla is breathtaking and I’ve been taking some interesting landscapes. We are building a new home and would love to host an alumni and faculty evening next year.”

music community. Its releases, from hip-hop and country to indie rock, aren’t bound by genre, but by a commitment to high-quality local tunes proudly bound in gorgeous packaging. This shamelessly idealist label, which gives artists complete control over their music and packaging, is still young, but its future looks bright—and so, by extension, does that of the local talent it cultivates.” Fulghum also has a recording studio, Jupiter Studios. ➢

1976 Television writer and producer Steve Chivers has worked as a sitcom and drama writer, had screenplays optioned, and for the past few years, has been a producer in reality and documentary TV. Shows include Intervention, Addicted, The Locator, and Inspector America on The History Channel, and Richard Hammond’s Crash Course on BBC America. Steve is also co-producing his own YouTube series called “Love ’N Mo” featuring former WNBA star Margo Clark. It can be seen at www.youtube.com/LoveNMo.

1977 Alumni Board President Christian Fulghum is founder and managing member of Fin Records—named by Seattle Weekly as “best local record label” for 2012. Chris Kornelis, the Weekly’s music editor, wrote: “Fin Records has established itself as a pillar of the local

Steve Chivers ’76 is co-producing the YouTube series “Love ’N Mo,” featuring former WNBA star Margo Clark. Alumni news

CLASS CONNECTIONS Day. It was a small celebration with very close friends and family at the top of the mountain. Emily writes, “Our intrepid guests braved subzero temperatures to have the ceremony outside! We’re expecting our first child later this year, so it’s been an exciting whirlwind.” Katie Hall, a graduate-student researcher at UC Berkeley, appears in the video “Science for a Safer World: Superfund Research at UC Berkeley” about the work being done to find safer ways to clean up environmental contamination and improve health.

2007

Elizabeth Harlow came to campus to visit with students and members of the college counseling team as a Duke admissions representative in October. Elizabeth graduated from Duke in 2011 as an English major with minors in philosophy and psychology. She shared with students that one of the things she’s most proud of is the DukeEngage program, launched in 2007 through gifts of $15 million each from The Duke Endowment and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, establishing a $30 million endowment. DukeEngage provides funding for Duke undergraduates who wish to pursue an immersive (minimum of eight weeks) service experience by meeting a community need locally, domestically, or internationally. Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga is a student at the London School of Economics in a dual-degree master’s program in international affairs with Peking University. He completed his first master’s degree at Peking University in Beijing last year, focusing on Chinese foreign policy and China-North Korea relations. He wrote his first master’s thesis on the bureaucratic politics of China’s North Korea policy, based on interviews with more than 40 government officials, military officers, journalists, and scholars from both the U.S. and China, including ambassadors and foreign-policy advisors from both countries. He graduated summa cum laude from George Washington University in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in Chinese and international affairs after receiving three U.S. Department of State scholarships for

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Lakesiders at the September wedding of Kaci Callahan ’02 and Dan Benedetti ’01 included, front row from left, Quan Ralkowski ’95, Mary Moore ’02, Margaret Hardy ’02, Katie Wood ’02, Eve Russell ’01, Dan, Kaci, Katie Furia ’05, and Jessica Dash ’02. Back row, from left, Maya Ralkowski ’98, Trevor Jensen ’01, Noah Jaffe ’01, Sam Russell ’05, Trevor Watkins ’02, Dan Giuliani ’02, Will Strong ’02, Nolan Myer ’02, and Jon Bodansky ’02.

Lakesiders at the October wedding of Josh Weiner ’03 and Lily Gray included, back row, from left, Howard Wright ’72 (godfather of the groom), Reid Rader ’03, Henry Schneider ’03, Betsy McCormick ’03, Chrix Finne ’03, Jonathan Manheim ’03, and Zach Bench ’03. Front, from left: Lily, Josh, Mallory Lobisser ’03, John Yu ’03, and Moses Namkung ’03. his studies in China. He has interned for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, the Center for International and Strategic Studies at Peking University, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and now the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Nathan has published articles in numerous academic journals and prominent websites, including Korea Review, PacNet, South China Morning

Post, the European Council on Foreign Relations’ China Analysis, 38North and SinoNK, and has also been interviewed by The Associated Press.

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In May 2012, Taxi Wilson graduated summa cum laude from Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University with a bachelor of science in finance, and in

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Dillon Schneider writes, “After a strange and winding road, I ended up in Bend, Ore., in 1997. Since getting a degree in jazz studies at Western Washington University, I had been contemplating starting a music school that embraced the social aspect of music making, and when finding myself unemployed back in 2000, I decided to give it a go. Now I am the executive director of the Cascade School of Music, as well as the janitor, grant writer, and accountant. Such is nonprofit life. The school has more than 400 students of all ages and abilities and has been quite a success. I have a spectacular 7-yearold daughter and play in several jazz groups that perform in the area. A serious fly-fishing problem occupies those few moments not otherwise spoken for. Anyone coming to the glorious, and no longer grossly overpriced, Central Oregon area should stop by the school and play a tune with me.” Po Bronson’s new book, Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing, hit bookstores in March. The book, co-authored with his frequent collaborator Ashley Merryman, explores the hidden factors of performance.

1983 The third book in Stephanie Dassel Barden’s Cinderella Smith series was published in April. She writes, “I can definitely trace my love of writing to my English teachers at Lakeside who exposed me to my favorite genre and taught me to mine my own childhood experiences in my writing.”

1993 Ali Stewart-Ito writes, “Aside from being a high-school English teacher (everything from speech to creative writing), coach, and personal trainer, I have been working on my own visual and written creations. My daughter, Izumi, born in July 2011, inspired my temporary leave from teaching high-school English and allowed me to pursue other interests at the midnight hour. My creative writing and photography have been published in various publications. Unicorn of the Sea (UOTS), my Etsy store, features whimsical artistic items created both by me and my business partner here in Hawaii. I sell hand-painted bags, hats, and clothing items at a number of farmers markets on the island. Most recently, I managed to write, illustrate, and self-publish a children’s book called Be Myself By Myself, a quirky tale that follows a young animal lover in her search for an identity all her own. I have approached a few stores that plan to carry it here on Oahu and also plan to sell it on my Etsy site.”

1994 Amy Finkel recently finished her first feature-length documentary, FUREVER, and it has been making the film-festival rounds. The film, which explores the dimensions of grief people experience over the loss of a pet, was screened at this year’s Seattle International Film

Be Myself By Myself by Ali Stewart-Ito ’93. Festival. Learn more about FUREVER and look for screening dates at festivals in your area at fureverfilm.com.

1996 Meadow Linn’s The Mystic Cookbook, co-written with her mom, was published in November by Hay House. In addition to recipes, it features many of Meadow’s photos. She writes: “This project in many ways feels like a culmination of everything I’ve done up to this point. I was a passionate English student at Lakeside (I’m so grateful to all my Lakeside teachers, especially Judy Lightfoot) and an avid photographer (Dale Bauer was my advisor and I took photo classes with him all four years at the Upper School). Starting the summer I graduated Lakeside, I began cooking for large groups at retreats run by my mom, and I’ve been cooking ever since. (Inspired by my studies of French at Lakeside—thank you Mmes. Goldman, Koban, Barnett, Barlow, and Maestretti—I taught French for eight years.) Although The Mystic Cookbook contains recipes, it’s not a cookbook in the traditional sense of the word; in many ways it’s more a recipe book for eating and living well by connecting with your meals on a soul level. Eating well isn’t just about feeding our physical appetites, it also feeds our mind and our spirit.” Eli Reich thanks the thief who stole his messenger bag back in 2004 for the inspiration that led to his successful business, Alchemy Goods. The avid biker had looked at all the extra inner tubes he had lying around his apartment and was struck by the thought that he could probably build a replacement bag out of the blown-out tubes and other detritus. That fit his environmentalist values, too; he was working at the time as a windenergy consultant (he has a BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell). On his home sewing machine, he stitched up the first prototype of the messenger bag that would eventually become Alchemy’s signature item. Admiring friends wanted bags for themselves and local bike shops ➢

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CLASS CONNECTIONS July began a year of teaching English in South Korea courtesy of a Fulbright Scholar award. He was granted a deferment of his acceptance by the University of Chicago Law School, where he plans to enroll in the fall of 2013. Following their graduation from the University of Washington and Wesleyan University in 2012, Alex Pascualy and Elias Rothblatt drove more than 9,000 miles from London to Ulan Bator, Mongolia. They were participants in the Mongol Rally, an annual rally that raises funds for humanitarian causes in Mongolia. They had fun. H.B. Augustine writes, “Zach Stiggelbout and I have co-invented a technology called Taggle. Taggle is a universal way to review people and things. Based on your reviews and on cutting-edge psychological research, Taggle understands you and helps you discover people, products, organizations, and opportunities aligned with your interests and values. We have partnered with a handful of seasoned entrepreneurs and leaders who share our vision, including the Seattle company Lolly Clothing and integral philosopher Ken Wilber. If you are interested in discovering what the world says about you, visit www.taggle.im.”

2009

Devon Thorsell shares, “I am a senior at Lafayette College, graduating in May with a bachelor’s degree in international affairs. I am the resident advisor coordinator at Lafayette as well as an ambassador for the admissions office. I am currently an honors candidate and will be presenting my honors thesis at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research in mid-April. This spring I was elected to Pi Sigma Alpha, Sigma Iota Rho, and Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor societies for political sciences, international studies, and liberal arts, respectively. In the fall, I performed in Lafayette’s production of Noises Off and was nominated for the Irene Ryan acting award through the Kennedy Center. I was also extremely ➢

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Alex Pascualy ’08, left, and Elias Rothblatt ’08 in Khiva, Uzbekistan, during the 9,000 mile Mongol Rally from London to Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Elias Rothblatt ’08, left, Alex Pascualy ’08, right, and a friend celebrate reaching the f inish line of the 9,000-mile Mongol Rally from London to Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

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were also interested. Since then Alchemy has expanded exponentially in product line (products include belts, wallets, and technology cases), reach (available in stores nationally and internationally), and sources of the “waste” (REI is one). Visit www. alchemygoods.com to learn more.

1998 Ethan Rutherford’s first book, The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories, was published this month and has been named a Barnes & Noble Discover pick for summer 2013. His work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, Ploughshares, One Story, and American Short Fiction, among other places. For more information visit: www.ethanrutherford.net. Calder Gillin joined CMG Landscape Architecture in 2007. As a senior project designer with a focus on the urban public realm, he feels fortunate to work on projects of many scales. Recent projects include a street life framework plan for San Francisco’s Yerba Buena District, a new park downtown, and a cast-iron bike-rack design. He is currently working with a Seattle architecture firm on streetscape improvement projects for Eighth Avenue and Third Avenue in Seattle. Calder notes, “All my work aims to dignify people’s experience outside.” He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Jaime, and son, Cade. He pursues art and music projects in his spare time.

1999 Terry Kegel has brought what he learned producing the documentary I Speak Soccer in 2009 into his classroom at Alki Elementary where his class does a “Kindergarten Film Festival” each year; 2012’s was shown at the Admiral Theater in West Seattle.

2000 Writing as Kira Brady, Ciara Brady Stewart’s second book in the Deadglass Trilogy, Hearts of Shadow, debuted in May from Kensington Zebra. Publishers Weekly gave her first book, Hearts of Darkness, a starred review, calling it “dazzling...thrilling...irresistible.” Her website is kirabrady.com. Lindsey Ross owns a DIY yarn shop in Portland called Yarnia (they custom blend yarn); writes a blog, Chronicles of Yarnia; and is CFO and director of operations for Urban Craft Uprising. She writes, “I learned to knit when I was 18 from a friend while living abroad after high school. While I got the knitting bug right away, it wasn’t until 2005 that I had the idea to turn it into a business. It started with holding knitting lessons in my third-floor apartment in Montreal, and later on, selling my finished knitting pieces at craft shows once I moved back to Seattle the next summer—which is, actually, how I originally became involved with the Urban Craft Uprising: as a

Eli Reich ’96’s Alchemy Goods recycles materials to fashion items such as messenger bags. prospective vendor. A year later, when I decided to leave Seattle for Portland, the experience I had already gained from leading the Urban Craft Uprising gave me the confidence and bravery I needed to do the same thing here, and open up a retail shop (while still remotely managing the Uprising), just quirky and different enough to set itself apart from the other 19 yarn shops in town.”

2002 Iben Falconer has been working in the New York City office of the Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) as the business development manager since 2010. The New York City office has grown from three people to 60 in three years and works on projects such as West 57th in New York City, the Beach & Howe tower in Vancouver, B.C., and the Smithsonian campus master plan in Washington, D.C. After Lakeside, Iben studied architecture history at Brown University and Yale School of Architecture. Before BIG, Iben also worked at Steven Holl Architects, Weinstein Architects & Urban Designers, and the Urban Land Institute. Fashion editorial and portrait photographer Michelle Moore celebrated the sixth anniversary of her business last fall and recently published her first digital e-book, Posing & Moore, for teen-portrait photographers (Aimee Ochsner ’12 is featured on the cover).

2005 The Better Bombshell, an anthology edited by Charlotte Austin, asks writers and artists to talk about positive female role models. Contributors include Dave Barry, Rick Bass, and Craig Childs. Information about the nonprofit project can be found at www.thebetterbombshell.com. Composer Barrett Anspach received ASCAP’s Morton Gould Young Composer Award in 2005, won New Juilliard Ensemble’s annual commissioning competition in 2008, and most recently was commissioned to write a ballet score for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 40th Anniversary Season, which premiered in November 2012. He completed studies in The Juilliard School’s accelerated master’s ➢ Alumni news

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U.S. history teacher Deb Johnston and former student Brooke Loughrin ’10. honored to be named a 2013-2014 UK Fulbright Alternate. Next year, I plan on going to graduate school.” After graduating in 2009, Mark Jahnke continued his career in competitive ice dance with three top-10 finishes at the U.S. Nationals and a nomination to the International Selection Pool. In 2011 he was invited to participate in “An Evening with Champions” with world and Olympic champion Yu-Na Kim, which raised $86,000 for the Jimmy Fund at the DanaFarber Cancer Institute. Since 2011, he has been focusing his energy primarily on researching HIV and AIDS in Iran as a part of his studies at Harvard College. In October 2012 he traveled to Iran to attend the 1st International and 5th National HIV/AIDS Congress, which took place in Tehran and Esfahan. Since returning, Mark has given several lectures on the subject sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, the Harvard College Iranian Association, and the Harvard College AIDS Coalition and wrote his senior thesis on the subject. He also traveled to Doha, Qatar, to present his research at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service In Qatar. He was also recently selected to receive a Critical Languages Scholarship to study Farsi, Dari, and Tajik in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for two months this summer.

2010

Brooke Loughrin returned to Lakeside in December and spent an afternoon sharing stories from her experience

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Former Lakeside basketball players at the December game against Eastside Catholic, Chris Pigott ’09 (front center), front row from left: Adam Harrell ’12, Theo Todd ’12, Patrick Corry ’12, Tyler Gregg ’11, John Schmale ’10, Kevin Kennedy ’09, back row from left: Sten Jernudd ’10, Henry Cleworth ’12, Adam Coppel ’09, and Liam Jernudd ’12. Lakeside defeated Eastside Catholic 81-78 in overtime.

Mark Jahnke ’09, third from the left, with delegates and Bagher Larijani, the chancellor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, at the 1st International and 5th National HIV/ AIDS Congress in Iran. as the United Nation’s first-ever Youth Observer.

2011

Graeme Aegerter appears in a short film about Children of the Wilderness, an environmental and life-skills educational program for rural children in Africa. Graeme volunteered for the organization in Zimbabwe last summer. In the video, Graeme talks about the importance of the program and is shown playing games with the children. ■

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Iben Falconer ’02, business development manager at Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, is working on the West 57th project in New York City.

program, receiving Bachelor of Music (Scholastic Distinction) and Master of Music degrees. Frank Paiva recently performed offBroadway in the hit fashion horror musical The House of Von Macramé. He spent two years as a member of The Bats, the resident acting company of the prestigious Flea Theater. Frank is currently writing companion plays about time travel through gay and lesbian history. Part 1 of the series received a workshop production at The Tank in New York City in May. He continues to write about movies for MSN.com, a job he started during his senior year at Lakeside.

2009

fall and for Macklemore at Occidental College in March. “We’ll be headlining Neumos in Seattle July 6, celebrating the release of what will then be our newest project titled ‘Tacos on Broadway.’ One of the highlights of this past tour was the overwhelming number of Lakeside alumni we saw at shows across the country. Lion pride was in full effect on the tour. We would love seeing Lakesiders come out to the Neumos show!,” writes Cole. Brothers from Another is getting some great write-ups, including this one from Andrew Matson at The Seattle Times, which Cole notes “my mother rather appreciated”: “They sound like smart kids, good students if you could tell a good student by the way he/she raps.” ■

Brothers From Another—Coleman DeLeon Jones ’10 (foreground) and Isaiah Sneed ’10— at the Showbox at the Market, as part of the Blue Scholars’ Town All Day Tour.

Cellist Julian Schwarz made his orchestral debut at the age of 11 with the Seattle Symphony. Since then he has appeared as soloist with the Virginia, Omaha, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Columbus, San Diego, Memphis, Sarasota, Springfield, Syracuse, Greensboro, Seattle, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Las Cruces symphonies. He lives in New York City, where he studies with Joel Krosnick at The Juilliard School.

2010 Hip-hop duo Brothers from Another—Coleman DeLeon Jones and Isaiah Sneed—opened for Blue Scholars’ Town All Day Tour this JAcK NEwtON

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IN MEMORIAM

ST. NICHOLAS ALUMNAE Judith donnan Boa ’56 • March 1, 2013

If you have a remembrance to share about a St. Nicholas alumna or Lakeside alumna/alumnus that you would like to have published in the next magazine, please email the alumni relations office at alumni@ lakesideschool.org or call 206-368-3606. All remembrances are subject to editing for length and clarity. Your thoughts and memories are much appreciated. The following are reprints of paid notices or remembrances submitted by family members. Burt Marshall ’61 May 2012 John Plate Jr. ’67 September 2012

Judith Donnan Boa, 74, of Las Cruces, N.M., died Friday, March 1. “Judi” was born March 4, 1938, in Seattle to Dallas L. Donnan and Barbara Ehrlich Donnan. She was a graduate of St. Nicholas School, Class of ’56, attended Centenary College in Hackettstown, N.J., class of ’58, and the University of Washington, class of ’60. Judi had been a police officer with the Seattle Police Department with more than seven years of faithful service. She was an avid golfer including two holes-in-one, enjoyed home restorations, gardening, wood-working, and traveling, but her passion was for her family. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Judi is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Ernest D.S. Boa, whom she married in Seattle on May 1, 1975, at the family home; daughter Tina Boa-Robinette and her husband Michael of Fremont, Ohio; brother Dallas “Mike” DeHaven Donnan; and grandchildren Sierra, Carly, and Kaitlyn. Judi is also survived by her nieces Dorothy Launius of Grapevine, Texas, Deborah Stamey of Seattle, and Barbara Cleventer of Arlington, Wash. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Thomas Donnan.

dr. Mary Frances Bridge ’42 • October 1, 2012

Dr. Mary F. Bridge passed away October 1. Mary was born May 28, 1924, in Seattle. She graduated from St. Nicholas School; graduated from Stanford University in Chinese Studies; and received her medical degree from the University of Washington. She practiced medicine in Washington state until 55 years ago, when she moved to New York City. She was affiliated with the pathology departments of Long Island and Lutheran Colleges in Brooklyn, N.Y. She also co-authored articles published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Her life was not only framed by her career in medicine but her patronage of the arts and the humane treatment of animals. Mary was a kind and generous person and was loved by many. We will remember her intellect and curiosity about everything from space to computers to philosophy to watch repair. She was preceded in death by her parents, James L. Bridge and Helen Criswell Bridge, and her brother James L. Bridge Jr. Survivors include her niece, Helen (Fred) Flemming of Bellingham, and three nephews, Chris (Patti) of Lakewood, Phil (Jan) of Vancouver, and Carl (Janet) of Gig Harbor, along with their extended families. Memorials may be made to Block Island Volunteers for Animals, P.O. Box 402, Block Island, RI 02807.

shelley caPretto ’68 • January 27, 2013

Shelley Capretto, 62, passed away January 27 at home with her family. Shelley was born to Frank and Fredena Capretto on June 12, 1950, and is survived by her husband, Mike Williams; her two children, Anna and Adam Williams; and her brother, Gordon Capretto. Shelley

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attended West Queen Anne School, St. Nicholas School, Queen Anne High School and graduated from University of Washington. Shelley was the founder of Village Maternity and operated the store in University Village for the past 30 years. Donations in Shelley’s memory can be made to Cycle for Survival under the team “Shelley’s Spinners.”

Mary Jarvis cocke ’40 • August 3, 2012

Mary Jarvis Cocke passed away Friday, August 3, at age 89. She was born in Seattle and lived in Chattanooga since 1953. Mary received a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s in education from the University of Chattanooga (UC). She taught English at UC and at Girls Preparatory School. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Albert Kirven Cocke. She is survived by her son David (Jerry) Cocke, of Memphis; her son Estes (Cindy) Cocke, of Chattanooga; her son Albert Cocke Jr. (Juliet Griffin), of Nashville; her daughter Maria (Dave) Mitchell, of Rising Fawn, Ga.; and her daughter Anne (Jack) Williamson, of Moffat, Colo. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 7625 Hamilton Park Drive, Suite 22, Chattanooga, TN 34721, or to the Church of the Good Shepherd, 211 Franklin Road, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350.

Jean Black garretson ’38 • October 24, 2012

Jean Black Garretson, widow of Herman J. Garretson Jr. Survived by their two daughters, Wade Garretson, of Bainbridge Island, and Ann Garretson (Ralph Sims), of Seattle; and her two sisters, Mrs. Robert Lenfesty and Mrs. F. Clinton Bloxom, both of Seattle; and their families.

eleanor Black lowe ’48 • January 26, 2013

Eleanor “Ellie” Black Lowe passed away at home January 26. She is survived by her sister Janet Wegener of Bellingham; children Antoinette Jan Harvey, Mary Lynn Riboli, Melissa Lowe Baker, and David Miller Lowe; and nine grandchildren. Ellie was born in Seattle on Feb. 22, 1930, and grew up on Queen Anne Hill. She graduated from St. Nicholas School, then attended both Northwestern University and the University of Washington. After graduating, Ellie lived in Glencoe, Ill., and Breckenridge, Colo., several years before returning to Kirkland in 1978. She worked at Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau until her retirement. The last 10 years she lived in Bellevue. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue.

katherine BuschMann Most ’36 • December 16, 2012

Kay Buschmann Most, beloved mother, grandmother, and aunt, passed away December 16 at age 93. She was the daughter of August and Mathilde Buschmann. Kay was proud of her heritage, her grandfather and father being

the founders of Petersburg, Alaska. Kay was smart, fiercely independent, and loved a good laugh. After graduating from St. Nicholas School with honors, Kay attended Scripps College and later the University of Washington, majoring in French and Spanish. She volunteered her time at the King County Blood Bank, Seattle Children’s, Seattle Art Museum, and was editor of Puget Soundings magazine. Kay spent many years developing her orchard in Seattle and managing her wheat farm in Eastern Washington. She was an avid bridge player achieving a Gold Life Master. Kay was a devoted mother, wanting only the best for her family. She instilled a love of learning in her children and worked hard to provide opportunities for them. She passed on a love of skiing and supported a myriad of activities her children

wished to pursue. Kay spent many years skiing with the family at Crystal Mountain and loved the beaches on Whidbey Island. Kay loved to travel and learn about different cultures. She also enjoyed a good round of golf and played until her knees gave out. Kay was involved with the Betty Ford Orthopedic Guild, Child Hearing League, Junior League, and Sunset Club and was a member of the Seattle Tennis Club. Kay was always thinking of others and will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack. She is survived by her children, Peter (Peggy-Paige), Charlie (Shannon), and Christie (Rich), and her six grandchildren Haley, Catherine, Alexander, Eric, Alexi, and Dylan. Donations can be made to the Arboretum Foundation or the Henry Art Gallery.

LAKESIDE ALUMNI RobeRt MoRRis ARnold ’46 • February 27, 2013

Robert Morris Arnold of Seattle, noted banking executive, venture capitalist, and philanthropist, died at his home in Palm Springs, Calif., on February 27. Bob, as he was known to his legion of friends, died peacefully after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Seattle with homes in San Francisco and Palm Springs, Mr. Arnold was prominent in Seattle banking circles as a longtime vice president and director of the Seattle First National Bank. Additionally, he was a highly regarded angel and venture investor who possessed an uncanny eye for the next great idea. He was also a very active philanthropist who supported, among other things, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Art Museum, Swedish Medical Center, and Yale University. Mr. Arnold attended Lakeside School, graduated from Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J., and received his BA from Yale University in New Haven, Conn., in 1951. After Yale, Mr. Arnold enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he received his aviator’s wings in 1952. He flew jet fighter aircraft missions from two aircraft carriers, the Yorktown and Essex, during and after the Korean War and retired as a lieutenant junior grade after his years of active-duty service and a stint in the Naval Reserve. After his time in the service, he embarked on a career in finance, steadily working his way up through Seafirst Bank. After the bank was sold in the early 1980s, Mr. Arnold turned his attention to venture financing, and it was here he achieved his greatest business success. A pioneer in the field years before it became fashionable, he was attracted to the entrepreneurial spirit and the dynamism that evolved from the hatching of new and creative ideas. Throughout his life, Mr. Arnold believed in giving back to the things he loved. Longstanding family ties to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Swedish Medical Center provided the catalyst for a lifetime of support. In his spare time Mr. Arnold devoted himself to two passions: travel and friends. His itineraries were legendary in his never-ending quest to visit every country in the world. At the time of his death, he had traveled to 172 and had a new adventure on the books. His curiosity to experience different cultures and meet their people was unquenchable.

ChRis ApplefoRd ’76 • October 17, 2012

Chris Appleford, born April 7, 1958, in Seattle, was the son of Lyle and Betty Appleford. He is survived by his parents; his wife, Marcia Bruno; children Charlotte and Elliott; and sister Barbara Beier. He attended McGilvra, Meany, Lakeside, Whitman College, and the University of Washington and received a master’s in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a highly respected senior associate at NBBJ. Chris was an Eagle Scout, avid bicyclist, hiker, skier, and outdoorsman. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made to Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98109.

lyMAn h. blACk JR. ’41 • March 15, 2013

Lyman H. Black Jr. passed away March 15. He was surrounded by his wife, Elizabeth, and three daughters, Lynn Cooper, Susan Black, and Marnie Black. Born on Bainbridge Island, Lyman was the second child of Lyman H. Black and Marion Lewis Black. Lyman graduated as co-valedictorian and quarterback of the football team from Lakeside School. In 1945 Lyman graduated from Yale University in chemical engineering and joined the Navy as a submariner. He served in the South China Sea. At 16, Lyman met Liz Smith, 15, on a blind date. They were together from that day on, married in 1944, and celebrated their 68th anniversary in June 2012. Friends say they were always in love with each other and best of friends their whole lives. Following the war, Lyman worked for Seattle’s Black Manufacturing Company, eventually as president, and later was CFO of the SeaPac Corporation. In 1968, Lyman was active in urban-renewal initiatives and the “Forward Thrust” propositions, successful at passing bonds for low-income housing and parks but losing the first drive for rapid transit. He was past president and honorary lifetime board member of the Children’s Home Society of Washington. Lyman and Liz raised their three daughters on Bainbridge Island. Both were active in many projects on the island. Lyman was involved in the Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church, where he became an elder, and helped design the Wing Point Golf & Country Club. He acted in the ➢

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➢ in memoriam: alumni Bainbridge Light Opera for 13 years. Following retirement, Lyman and Liz lived in Seattle’s Park Shore in Madison Park. He became an interfaith volunteer for the homeless, tutored children, counseled individuals about financial issues, and was a central participant in the National Prayer Breakfast. Lyman loved all gardens. He was treasurer of the Hardy Fern Society, and up until his last hour, he worked tirelessly for his beloved earth. Lyman is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; daughters Lynn, Susan, and Marnie; son-in-law John Cooper; sister Janet Wegener; grandchildren Morgan and Jonathan; and great-grandchildren Kayla, Madison, London, and Clara.

Booth Gardner ’54 • March 15, 2013

Excerpted from The Associated Press Booth Gardner, a two-term Democratic governor who later in life spearheaded a campaign that made Washington the second state in the country to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill, died March 15 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 76. Gardner was the state’s 19th governor. He led the state from 1985 to 1993 following terms as Pierce County executive, state senator, and business-school dean. He later worked as a U.S. trade ambassador in Geneva, in youth sports, and for a variety of philanthropic works. But his biggest political effort in his later years was his successful “Death with Dignity” campaign that ultimately led to the passage of a law that allows terminally ill adults with six months or less left to live to request a lethal dose of medication from their doctors. The Washington law took effect in March 2009. Gardner was born Aug. 21, 1936, in Tacoma to Evelyn Booth and Bryson “Brick” Gardner. His parents divorced when he was 4 and his mother remarried Norton Clapp, a former president of Weyerhaeuser who was one of a group of industrialists who helped build the Space Needle. Gardner had his share of tragedy early on: His mother and 13-year-old sister died in a plane crash and his father, from a fall. Clapp remained a presence in Gardner’s life, and though he was a Republican, supported both of Gardner’s gubernatorial runs. During his two terms, Gardner pushed for standards-based education reform, issued an executive order banning discrimination against gay and lesbian state workers, banned smoking in state workplaces, and appointed the state’s first minority to the state Supreme Court. The state’s Basic Health Care program for the poor was launched in 1987 and was the first of its kind in the country. In his second term, he and Chris Gregoire, then attorney general, secured an agreement with the federal government that the nuclear waste at Hanford nuclear site would be cleaned up in the coming decades, and Gardner banned any further shipments of radioactive waste to Hanford from other states. In his biography, when asked how he wanted to be remembered, Gardner responded, “I tried to help people.” In a message read at his memorial service, former President Bill Clinton said, “Throughout our three decades of friendship, he made me laugh and think. And he never stopped showing me what a noble profession public service can be.” Family members talked about Gardner’s private legacy, describing him as a humble and compassionate man. “He made everyone feel valued,” said grandson Jack Nettleton. He is survived by his son, Doug, his daughter, Gail Gant, and eight grandchildren.

John thomas Graham ’65• November 17, 2012

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was born Aug. 11, 1947, in Seattle and grew up in the Queen Anne area. He went to school at Queen Anne Elementary school, Lakeside School, and then Andover Phillips Academy in Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale University in 1969. He was the youngest child of Jack and Marjorie Graham of Seattle. Thom is survived by his three children, Ian Graham (Ponte Vedra, Fla.), Rose Graham (Asheville, N.C.), and Heather Graham (Seattle); his two grandchildren; and his two sisters, Jane Sutherland (La Quinta, Calif.), and Barbara Graham (Miami Shores, Fla.). Thom was an architect in the family firm, John Graham and Co., during the 1980s and then self-employed during the 1990s. Thom was an avid gardener, tinkerer, inventor, sculptor, bee keeper, and bread maker. When he moved to his farm in 2010, he raised cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, pigs, and more in a remodeled turn-of-the-century barn on the Olympic Peninsula. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Weston A. Price Foundation or the Washington State 4-H Foundation.

Frederick W. hayes Jr. ’73 • September 17, 2012

Frederick “Fritz” W. Hayes Jr., 57, was born May 31, 1955. Fritz was a native Oregonian born in Portland. He received a BS in chemistry from Bates College and an MBA from Seattle University. He was a recently retired IT specialist and techno guru from All Tech 1. His greatest passions were refereeing lacrosse around Oregon, sailing and kayaking, and spending time with his family. He was always in search of the best local microbrew. Fritz was a beloved husband, father, brother, son, and friend. He is survived by his wife, Maggie; three children; mother and father; three sisters; and a large extended family. Donations can be made in Fritz’s honor to the Oregon Food Bank or the Fritz Hayes tribute page on the Oregon Humane Society website.

William a. helsell ’42 • December 20, 2012

William A. Helsell, age 88, passed away at home of natural causes December 20. He was born Nov. 18, 1924, in Seattle and grew up on Hunts Point in Bellevue. He graduated from Lakeside School in 1942 as class valedictorian. After one year at Princeton University, his long-held interest in flying led him to enlist in the U.S. Navy

pilot-training program. World War II ended before he finished flight school and earned his wings as a Naval aviator. After his active duty Naval service, he served in the Naval Reserve and returned to active duty during the Korean War and the Cuban missile crisis. In 1946 Bill resumed his undergraduate education at the University of Washington. In 1948 he married Barbara Ferris and entered the UW Law School, receiving his degree in 1950. His 43-year career as an attorney included service in the office of the U.S. Attorney and many years as a trial lawyer and partner in the firm of Helsell, Paul, Fetterman, Todd, and Hokanson, from which he retired in 1994. Bill was an avid skier in his younger days, participating on the Lakeside School ski-jumping team and taking many ski trips with his family. His love of flying led him to purchase and fly a 1937 Beech “Staggerwing” and a 1940 “Gullwing” Stinson, which are now in the Port Townsend Aero Museum. Bill was committed to the welfare of his community. In addition to supporting numerous organizations and programs in the Northwest, he served on the boards of directors of Seattle Preparatory School and the Museum of Flight, and he was a member of the University of Washington Futures Committee. Bill’s wife, Barbara, passed away in 1963. One year later Bill married Virginia Satterberg Pigott. They were married 29 years, raising their six children and afterward enjoying tennis and world travel together. One year after Virginia’s passing in 1994, Bill married Vivian Powell, adding her two children and their children to his family. Vivian and Bill traveled extensively and enjoyed many events with family and friends until Vivian’s passing in 2009. Bill is survived by his brothers, Jack and Bob Helsell; the eight children of his three marriages, Judy Pigott, Katherine Helsell Lazarus, Mary Pigott, Peter Helsell, Frank Helsell, Michael Pigott, Bradley Powell, and Pamela Powell Weston; 22 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and his dear friend and companion Zoe Ann Cashman. Memorial donations may be made to the Museum of Flight, Seattle Children’s, or Lakeside School.

Laurie McMahon iverson ’82 • October 5, 2012 Laurie McMahon Iverson experienced a full lifetime of joy, passion, and creative energy in her short 48 years. Her indomitable will to live led us all to believe she had more time. Despite her heroic effort, Laurie lost her seven-year battle with cancer. A wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, she enriched the lives of everyone she met with her optimism and spirit. Laurie was born and raised in Seattle. She attended Lakeside and Garfield High School, where she competed in basketball, volleyball, and crew. She attended the University of Hawaii and Washington State University and rowed crew at the University of Washington. Laurie coached middleschool and high-school basketball and volleyball in both Seattle and Portland. She was an inspiration to young women and a loving and strong role model to her players and colleagues. After moving to Portland, she was active in her children’s schools where she inspired students to create unique works promoting fundraising efforts to sustain arts-education programs. Laurie was instrumental in the creation of a fitness program to support a study at OHSU on the benefits of exercise for those in treatment of cancer. She also established a Portland branch of Team Survivor, through which women with breast cancer could participate in a variety of fitness activities. Laurie is survived by her loving husband, Tom, and two beautiful children, Emma and Tate; her parents, Bill and Gene McMahon; sister Becky McMahon (Tim McDonald); and her pets Leon, Thor, and Cuban. Laurie has a large extended family with

whom she kept in close contact, including: aunts Mikel Witte (Joe) of New York, N.Y., Elizabeth Dadi (Iftikhar) of Ithaca, N.Y., Lucy Gentry (Richard Meltzer) of Olympia, Mary Schneidler (David) of Mount Vernon, Wash., Ann Ricker (Scott Abbot) of Quilcene, Wash., Judy Ricker (Bill Nelson) of Santa Barbara, Calif.; uncles Brian McMahon (Yueli Zhang) of Port Townsend, Wash., Pat McMahon of Seattle, Tim McMahon (Cynthia Montagne) of Suquamish, Wash., Scott Ricker of Truckee, Calif.; cousins Ryan, John, Morgan, Abby, Drew, Josie, Brandon, Connor, Sydney, Rehan, Jake, Ben, and Nora. The family wishes to thank the doctors and staff at Compass Oncology for their ongoing care and friendship. Remembrances to the cancer-research initiative of your choice.

henry haMMond Judson Jr. ’40 • March 3, 2013

Henry Hammond Judson Jr., born Feb. 2, 1923, died March 3 at home of complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was the son of Henry Hammond and Martha Peck Judson. Henry attended Lakeside School and graduated from the Thacher School in Ojai, Calif., before entering Yale University. At Yale he sang in the glee club. He worked at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D. C., during World War II. His entire professional career was spent at the Boeing Co. Henry was preceded in death by Janet, his first wife and mother of his children; his second wife, Retha; his sisters, Winifred and Joan; and his daughter Margaret. He is survived by his wife, Betsy, his sons Henry Hammond Judson III and William Judson, and his granddaughter Emma. His sister, Mary Brannon, her husband, and many nieces and nephews survive him as well. Henry enjoyed boating. He was musical and played the organ and piano. When Parkinson’s disease made it impossible to play any longer, he continued to attend concerts and listen to music at home. Henry will be remembered as a bright, kind, and loyal person. He will be missed by his family and friends. Memorial gifts may be sent to Lakeside School, Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation, Yale University, or St. Mark’s Cathedral.

haroLd eugene King ’43 • March 29, 2013

Harold Eugene King, much-loved husband and father, passed away March 29 after a brief illness. Hal was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on Aug. 2, 1924, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Harold G. King. He served as a pharmacist’s mate on a troop transport during World War II. Hal graduated from Lakeside School, Stanford University, and the University of Washington Medical School, followed by a residency at the Mayo Clinic. He practiced internal medicine at Swedish Hospital for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1986. Hal was active in the Seattle Internal Medicine Society, the North Pacific Society of Internal Medicine, and King County Blue Shield. After he retired, Hal pursued many interests including attending history courses through the UW’s Access Program, traveling extensively with his wife, Joan, collecting English pewter, cutting firewood, and building a summer home at Indianola, Wash. Hal’s commitment to a well-stacked woodpile was legendary, and he and Joan spent some of their happiest times with friends and family at their cabin. Hal is survived by Joan, his wife of 63 years; his children Michael, Steven (Cathy), and Katie Keller (Tom); as well as 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Donations in Harold’s name may be made to The Foundation Fighting Blindness, P. O. Box 17279, Baltimore MD 21298.

Karen caMpbeLL Moore ’82 • August 29, 2012

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➢ IN MEMORIAM: alumni Sandra (James) Campbell in Lincoln, Neb. Karen grew up in the Episcopal Church. She later converted to Catholicism and joined Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Sparta, N.J. In 1967, the Campbell family returned to Seattle, where Karen attended Epiphany School and later Lakeside School, graduating with honors in 1982. Karen continued her studies at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga., where she earned her Bachelor of Science in biology in 1986. While attending Spelman, Karen became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. In 1986, Karen entered Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., earning her Doctor of Medicine in 1991. In June 1988, Karen married her college sweetheart Boris Moore, a 1985 Morehouse College graduate, in Seattle. From that union two beautiful children were born, Vanessa Campbell Moore and Malachi James Moore. Karen combined family and career while interning at Providence Hospital in Providence, Mich. She was honored to be included in the Morehouse School of Medicine’s first residency class in 1992. She completed her residence training at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Ga., in 1995. Karen began her professional career in Atlanta at South Fulton Medical Center in 1995 as a hospitalist in internal medicine. Karen also served as a volunteer physician at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Karen worked locum tenens stints in rural communities in Illinois from 1997-2001. Her later medical appointments included clinic work in West Chicago. Most recently, Karen served at Paterson Community Health Center, Paterson, N.J., as the clinic’s internist. Although Karen made her transition August 29, she will live on in the lives of others as her heart, liver, and both kidneys were donated to appropriate recipients. Karen will be missed but not mourned, celebrated rather than grieved, by her loving husband, Boris; daughter Vanessa (Georgetown University senior); son Malachi (Boston College freshman); parents, Willie and Sandra Campbell of Seattle; and extended family members, friends, and associates.

JOhN POwEll ’44 • March 25, 2012 John Powell slipped away Sunday, March 25, in his sleep, with family at his side. He was born July 18, 1925, in Nelson, B. C., to William Weaver and Helen Campbell Powell. He lived and loved with passion, while following his passions of music and humor. His love affair with his lovely wife, June, lasted more than 50 years. His children, granddaughter, and friends were the lights of his life. In John’s journey, he was a Big Band leader, drummer, comic, entertainment agent, and personal manager to musicians, singers, comics, and one very special baseball player. He was an entertainer at heart. Humor defined him. Laughter was ever present. His animals, especially his dogs, brought him joy. John is survived by sons Kevin William and J. Campbell; daughter Polly Ann; granddaughter Mia; doggies JuJu and Clyde. John has now joined June and his beloved daughter Leslie in Heaven. JOhN DAvID SchIck ’44 • September 10, 2012

John David Schick, 85, was born Feb. 10, 1927, and passed away on September 10 after a long illness. He was born in Lewiston, Idaho, the only child of Alexander T. and Isabel L. Schick. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Lea.

T.J. vASSAR JR. ’68 • January 25, 2013

Excerpted from The Seattle Times He was the rare leader who was comfortable with people from all

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walks of life, and whose charismatic personality made him one of the most beloved educators at Lakeside School. Thomas Vassar Jr.—everyone knew him as T.J. —died in Seattle January 25 of pancreatic cancer. He was 62. In the 1960s, Mr. Vassar was one of the first three African-American students to attend Lakeside. And after serving two terms on the Seattle School Board, he returned to Lakeside for most of his career, working to make the school more diverse. “There are just people in life you listen to, and he was one of them,” said Bernie Noe, head of Lakeside School. As a Harvard-educated black politician, Mr. Vassar’s pioneering leadership helped make the city’s largely all-white establishment more comfortable with black leaders, said Metropolitan King County Council chairman Larry Gossett. “From a very young age, he became a pioneer and an example for other young black people and what they could do to contribute and make the community better.” Mr. Vassar was born in Seattle in 1950 and grew up in the Central Area. In 1965, he was chosen to attend a free summer program at Lakeside (Lakeside Educational Enrichment Program) and later he was one of three AfricanAmerican students invited to attend full time. Mr. Vassar graduated from Harvard University in 1972, and he moved back to Seattle with his new wife, Lynda, and a growing family. In 1981 he was elected to the Seattle School Board—at 30, the youngest person ever elected to the board—and served two terms. Mr. Vassar returned to Lakeside School to run LEEP. During his years as an administrator there, Lakeside became one of the most diverse elite private schools in the country, Noe said. Mr. Vassar consulted with other private schools throughout the country to help spread Lakeside’s diversity model. One of the highlights of Mr. Vassar’s life was meeting President Obama during a fundraising dinner last year. His daughter Asha Youmans said her father had long believed that a black man would not be elected president in his lifetime. Mr. Obama gave him a signed basketball. “It was really one of his

proudest moments.” Mr. Vassar is survived by his wife, Lynda; two daughters, Asha Youmans and her husband, Jeff, of Seattle, and Mikelle Page and her husband, Jody, of Seattle; a son, T.J. Vassar III, and his wife, Elizabeth, of Seattle; his mother, Eva Vassar; and a brother, three sisters and seven grandchildren. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the T.J. Vassar ’68 Endowed Scholarships Fund at Lakeside School, LEEP, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, or an educational program of your choice.

DonalD l. WooDWarD Jr. ’46 • August 9, 2012

Donald L. Woodward Jr., 84, died August 9 in San Francisco, surrounded by his family. Although he lived many places during his lifetime, he retained a special connection to the Monterey Peninsula. He was the son of Donald L. Woodward Sr., who founded Woodward Marine in Moss Landing in 1950. The boat brokerage, marine launch, and general store were operated by his mother, Lillian B. Woodward, and his brother, Richard

B. Woodward, after his father’s death. Lillian was well known for “Moss Landing Footnotes,” a column published in regional newspapers for decades. Donald shared his family’s love for newspapers and boats. As a teenager, he worked as a copy boy at The Oregonian. Later, he wrote for the Register-Pajaronian and the Castroville Times, and edited the Folsom Telegraph, where he met his wife, Lynne Gilmer. The couple published the Sparks Tribune, Big Nickel, and Record-Courier in Nevada for many years. In retirement, he contributed to the Pacific Grove Beacon and the Monterey History and Art Association’s Noticias. He also published a compilation of his late mother’s columns, Lillian Woodward’s Moss Landing. Woodward is survived by his loving wife and children, Donald L. Woodward III of San Francisco, Andrea L. Woodward of Santa Barbara, and Whitney S. Woodward of Albuquerque, N.M.; his sister, Virginia Stone of Carmel; as well as four grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. His brother, Richard Woodward, passed away in April 2012.

FORMER FACULTY AND STAFF Frank Cunningham • March 3, 2013

Frank Cunningham, former Lakeside teacher and crew coach, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family March 3. Born Feb. 10, 1922, the son of Yvonne and Francis Cunningham Sr., he grew up in Lowell, Mass. He began a lifelong passion for Frank Cunningham rowing while a student at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Mass. At Harvard University he was the stroke of the freshman lightweight, JV lightweight, and then varsity eight. At 5 feet, 10 inches, he was the smallest of the oarsmen on the varsity, but his skill and his spirit earned him the seat as the stroke; he was responsible for setting the pace and knowing what his crew was capable of. In 1947 he and his Harvard crew rowed to a national championship and a world record. That crew was inducted into the Rowing Hall of Fame in 1975. His graduation from Harvard was delayed from 1944 to 1947 while he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He moved to Seattle in 1948 and met Lora Jane Harris while the two of them were working at Boeing. They were married in1948. They settled in Edmonds and raised three children: Laurie, Christopher (Lakeside Class of 1971), and Ellyn. After earning a teaching certificate at the University of Washington, he taught at Edmonds High School for 18 years. During that time he was also a rowing coach for the Seattle junior crew and in 1963 opened the Green Lake shellhouse to coach Dan Ayrault to establish a rowing program for Lakeside. In 1968 he began teaching at Lakeside. In 1969 Dan became headmaster and asked Frank to take over his crew-coaching

duties. In 1971, along with student rowers, Frank built the small shellhouse in Kenmore. In 1974 Frank and several Lakeside parents and rowers established the Friends of Lakeside Rowing to help fund the rowing program. Lakeside’s Endowed Fund for Rowing was renamed the Frank Cunningham Endowed Fund in 2007. As a teacher at Lakeside—in the words of Washington State Resolution 8675 passed in honor of his 90th birthday— he was devoted to “instilling in his students the values of integrity, perseverance, and the joys and beauty of the English language and literature.” Frank retired from teaching in 1980. He continued his calling as a coach at the Lake Washington Rowing Club and, as part of his efforts to keep boats on the water, established himself as Frank Cunningham Racing Shell Repair. He put much of his rowing wisdom into his book, The Sculler at Ease. He lived the remaining years of his life with an enduring passion for literature, for art, for rowing, and for his family.

Bill hanson • October 14, 2012

Bill Hanson passed away peacefully of heart failure at Virginia Mason Hospital. He was born at home to missionary parents Victor and Lucia Hanson in Shanghai, China. He came to the United States in 1937 where he attended Redlands University and Harvard Law School, class of 1950. While in Boston he met and married Elen Stella. They moved to Seattle where Bill was the peace education secretary for the American Friends Service Committee. After being admitted to the Washington bar, he practiced law in Seattle. Highlights of his career include arguing before the Washington Supreme Court for Muckleshoot tribal fishing rights and counseling many conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. Bill and Elen traveled extensively, including flying on the SST to Paris. Bill was a man of great intellectual curiosity on a lifelong quest for world peace and social justice. Bill is survived by his daughters Raina Ballard and Vicki Berman, and grandchildren David Kraljevich, Robin Ballard, Lucia Ballard, Travis Berman, and Madeline Berman. Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Elen, and daughter Emily Kraljevich McMullen. ■

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PLANNED GIVING

by CAROL BORGMANN

Sandy BernBaum ’60 A connector by nature

he Starbucks on Madison is Sandy Bernbaum’s office away from home. He and his wife, Barbara, visit the store, just down the street from where they live, every morning. There, just as he did before he retired from running The Retirement Planning Co., you’ll find him busy making connections and deals—often involving folks from the greater Lakeside community. (After being interviewed for this article, he was to meet up with a young Lakeside alum looking for investors in his startup.) Call him a connector by nature. He follows in the footsteps of his dad, a nationally known innovator in the insurance business. “My father had charm, persistence, a lot of savvy, and an uncanny ability to strike deals,” Bernbaum says. “He had guts and he made a lot of phone calls. “I like to think that I take after him.” After Bernbaum earned a degree at the University of Washington, he became a partner in his dad’s pension and profit-

To find ouT more about naming Lakeside as a beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance policy, or to inform the school that you have already done so, please contact Carol Borgmann, director of major and planned giving, at 206-440-2931. To learn more about estate planning visit www.lakesideschool.org/plannedgiving.

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sharing consulting business. He emulated his father’s persistence—the most meaningful advice his father gave him over the years, he says, was “stick with whatever you’re doing at the time until you succeed”—and his courage to strike out in new ways. His dad put together the first insurance company-administered pension plan in this area, for the Rainier Brewing Co.; negotiated one of the largest private pension funds in the country in 1954, for the Teamsters; and established Nordstrom’s profit-sharing plan. And like his father, the younger Bernbaum is active in community and charities. Lakeside is one of his focuses because of what the school has meant to him. He came to Lakeside in 1955 in 7th grade. Ask him for the names of his college profs and he’ll draw a blank, but he quickly reels off the names of the Lakeside faculty “who had such a profound impact on my life: George Taylor, Bill Dougall, Jean Lambert, Doc Morris, Vern Parrington, Doc Naiden, Fred Bleakney, Mac McCuskey, and Bob Spock.” As past president of the Seattle Association of Life Underwriters and the Estate Planning Council of Seattle, Bernbaum was a perfect volunteer for Lakeside’s Planned Giving Advisory Committee. One

Sandy Bernbaum ’60 in his condominium home on First Hill overlooking downtown Seattle.

of the committee’s founding members, he served from 2004 through last June. He was also on Lakeside’s Alumni Board from 1967-1973 TOm reeSe and was president from 1970-1972, which included serving on the Lakeside Board of Trustees. These were critical years in Lakeside’s history because of the decision to merge in 1971 with St. Nicholas School. A nice bonus for Bernbaum was that his daughter, Laurie Bernbaum ’88, could attend the same school as her dad. Bernbaum also has a son, Joel, who attended Mercer Island High School. Because planned giving is an integral part of the estate-planning process, and he spent his career helping others plan for the future, Bernbaum felt he should practice what he preached. He has designated planned gifts to Lakeside, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Swedish Hospital, Virginia Mason Medical Centers, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Lakeside is fortunate to be the beneficiary of a portion of Bernbaum’s retirement account. He selected this type of planned gift because if this portion of his retirement account were to be given to his heirs, they would have to pay income and estate tax. As a nonprofit organization, Lakeside does not pay tax on this gift. “My life has been very full and complete,” says Bernbaum, “and it only seems right to now give back to the best of my ability.” ■

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2013

2012-2013

JUNE

LAKESIDE/ ST. NICHOLAS ALUMNI BOARD

Eighth Grade Graduation

Upper School Commencement

Reunion 2013 dinner hosted by Lakeside for classes ending in 3 and 8

15 - 16 30

Christian Fulghum ’77

President

Tim Panos ’85

Reunion 2013 individual class events

President-Elect

Lisa Marshall Manheim ’98

Last day to contribute to the 2012-2013 Annual Fund

Mission and Governance Chair

SEPTEMBER

Belanich Family Speaker on Ethics and Politics featuring Eric Liu

Annual Fund kickoff breakfast and notewriting event (tentative)

Crystal Ondo ’99

Activities Chair

Cameron Colpitts ’01

Alumni Connections Chair Kelly Poort

Alumni Office Liaison

OCTOBER

MEMBERS

Homecoming 2013

BGI Speaker Series on Economics featuring Planet Money’s Adam Davidson and Chana Joffe-Walt

Shael Anderson ’90 Bruce Bailey ’59

Lifetime Honorary Member Blake Barrett ’02 Lee Brillhart ’75 Maureen Wiley Clough ’01 Nancy Anderson Daly ’80 Chris Fitzgerald ’89 Leslie Flohr ’79 Adam Hartzell ’91 Claudia Hung ’89 Phil Manheim ’00

A group shot from the 1968 Cantoria.

Bridget Morgan ’98 Ulrike Ochs ’81 Emily Pease ’75 Lindsay Clarke Pedersen ’92 Erin Pettersen ’04

REUNION 2013 June 13-16

Betsy Hawkanson Ribera ’90 Spafford Robbins ’77

Celebrating St. Nicholas and Lakeside alumni from classes ending in 3 and 8

Lakeside School will host a reception and casual dinner Friday, June 14, at Lakeside Middle School beginning at 5:30 p.m. All reunion alumni and a guest, as well as current and former faculty and staff, are invited. Reunion volunteers are planning individual class events. In addition, the St. Nicholas and Lakeside Classes of 1963 will be honored at a 50th reunion luncheon and during the Upper School Commencement June 13. Contact the alumni relations office at alumni@lakesideschool.org or 206-368-3606 for more information.

Heather Hewson Rock ’80 Donald Van Dyke ’02

Get LinkedIn with alumni!

Join classmates on Facebook

Want to network with other Lakeside/St. Nicholas alumni? Go to

Stay connected with your classmates by joining the Lakeside School Alumni group on Facebook. Interested in connecting with alumni in your city? Contact the alumni relations office at alumni@lakesideschool.org or 206-368-3606 about setting up a Facebook group or organizing an alumni gathering in your area.

LinkedIn.com and join the Lakeside School/St. Nicholas School Alumni (Official Group). It’s a great way to connect with fellow alumni as well as enhance your LinkedIn connections. Help current students and young alumni in their search for internship or job opportunities; search for contacts using keywords such as location, profession, or company; network with other members; join in discussions on the discussion board; and post and view openings on the job board.

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