Annual Report 2023-2024 by Mark Day School

Innovative and full of heart, Mark Day School nurtures each child to pursue their curiosity, think critically, embrace challenge with courage and joy, and work in partnership with others to build more caring and inclusive communities.

FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

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Joe Harvey Head of School

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

To Our Mark Day School Community,

Thank you for your generosity and dedication. Your commitment has made a profound impact, and we are honored to recognize your contributions in our latest annual report.

This year, we reflect on the power of community and the tireless efforts of those who believe in making a difference every hour of every day. Your contributions—whether through gifts of time or treasure—have been instrumental in advancing our programs and initiatives.

To our Mark Day Fund donors, your unwavering support ensures our ability to sustain the educational program while implementing innovative projects each school year. Thank you for your donations during the 2023-2024 school year, which topped $1,334,000.

To our supporters who helped launch the Campaign for Mark Day School Faculty, thank you for your early gifts and pledges which will support endowment for compensation, professional development, and the intern teacher program in perpetuity. Our work on this campaign continues and will benefit the school for generations to come.

To our Spring Fundraiser sponsors and donors, your partnership and generosity made the SUPERHEROES! event vibrant and successful, enabling us to raise more than $110,000 in critical funds, including $120,000 for the Fund-a-Need. What a night!

To our volunteers, your dedication embodies the spirit of community that defines our school. Your time and skills have enriched the lives of students and teachers, creating lasting impact.

Each one of you plays a vital role in our journey towards a brighter future, and we are profoundly grateful for your support. Together, we continue to build a school community where we think critically and embrace learning with challenge and joy.

Sincerely,

Wendy Levine ‘89

FINANCIAL FIGURES

Unaudited Figures July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

2023-24 GIFT SUMMARY $1,608,976*

The Mark Day Fund................................................................$1,334,236 Special Gifts

South Africa Partnerships..................................................$101,786

Family Association.....................................................................$114,349

Spring Fundraiser’s Fund-a-Need.........................................$120,049

Endowment................................................................................$294,579

Damon Kerby Fund for Indexed Tuition.......................................................................$25,000

Endowment Campaign for Mark Day School Faculty...................................................$269,579

*Reflects cash contributions and pledge payments in 2023-24 fiscal year

ENDOWMENT**

M.V. Williams (Restricted)...........................................................$2,295,473

Faculty Salaries (Restricted).........................................................$661,290

Indexed Tuition (Restricted).........................................................$807,469

Damon Kerby Fund for Indexed Tuition (Restricted)...................................................................................$1,335,056

Making Waves (Restricted)............................................................$316,083

Eighth Grade Fund (Restricted)....................................................$613,132

Behnke/Luria Family Endowment (Restricted).....................$100,347

Professional Development (Restricted).......................................$51,573

Margaret B. MacArthur Endowment Fund for Financial Aid..........................................................................................$20,385

Funding for Indexed Tuition (Unrestricted)........................$6,064,353

Faculty Salaries (Unrestricted)......................................................$474,512

Campaign for Faculty and Staff...................................................$366,763

TOTAL......................................................................................$13,106,437

**Endowment balances reflect all money collected and earned from investments.

24 WAYS

STUDENTS EXPERIENCED CHALLENGE & JOY

IN LEARNING IN 2023-2024

At Mark Day School, students are encouraged to embrace all that comes with daily learning—the fun moments, the collaborative projects, the frustrations and mistakes, the “aha” moments when the answer finally clicks. Starting in Kindergarten, students understand that learning is both fun and challenging; they are simultaneously drawn into engaging lessons and also stretched beyond their comfort zones to grow.

The quote from alum Neha Budhraja ‘08 below sums it up well—both joy and challenge are necessary for effective and impactful lifelong learning. In the following pages, you’ll read about 24 ways in which students across K-8 experienced both challenge and joy in learning during the 2023-2024 school year.

“Challenge without the fun would have been drudgery. And fun without the challenge would not have been fun for very long. It is the balance of the two that makes Mark Day special. NEHA BUDHRAJA ‘08

1TINKERING AT LUNCH

In addition to scheduled classes and cross-disciplinary collaborations, students in grades 2-8 have the option to visit the Creativity Lab during lunchtime to work on personal projects. It’s a time when students have free access to all kinds of tools—and expert practitioners— to bring their imaginations to life. Both Tatian Greenleaf (Design, Tinkering & Technology Integrator) and David St. Martin (Tinkerer & Garden Teacher) are on hand to help students design, saw, drill, glue, and more. Projects that students have worked on this year include a skateboard, wooden spoons, a flashing light, a giant ball maze, a mask, and a model rocket.

“ It’s a time when students have free access to all kind of tools—and expert practitioners—to bring their imaginations to life.

27TH GRADE OUTDOOR

ED AT YOSEMITE

Outdoor ed is an annual favorite for students in grades 3-8. The 7th grade trip backpacking in Yosemite is particularly special— and challenging. Many students experience backpacking for the first time as they split into small groups and hike through the Yosemite backcountry for several

days. Students learn about perseverance, preserving the natural environment by “leaving no trace,” weathering through the unexpected, and proving they are stronger than they initially thought. It’s a great way to start the year in 7th grade.

3EXAMINING OUR MISSION

Mark Day School’s mission is at the heart of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. As part of the Board’s responsibility to protect and advance the mission, it regularly reviews and, as necessary, revises the mission statement to ensure it reflects the school’s unique vision and goals. In 2023-24, the Board established a Mission Statement Working Group, composed of trustees, administrators, alumni and faculty, to carry the mission statement review forward and incorporated feedback from students, teachers, parents/guardians, and alumni families. The result? So much learning—and our new mission statement.

4LEARNING WITH AND FROM KYP

This spring, we were thrilled to welcome another delegation of students and teachers from one of our two partners in South Africa, the Kliptown Youth Program (KYP). During their two-week stay, the KYP delegation taught and learned in our classrooms, shared stories, participated in lessons and activities with all constituents from our community, and developed deeper friendships. Among the delegation were a few notable individuals, both new and returning—Thando Bezana, artist-in-residence who worked with students in the music room and various grades to help teach about Apartheid, Thulani Madondo, KYP’s Executive Director, Teboraga (Tebo) Maluleka, a middle school teacher and senior tutor at KYP who spent much of her time in 1st and 5th grade classrooms, and Ms. Antoinette Sithole, who lived through Apartheid in Soweto and joined the Soweto Youth Uprising.

53RD GRADERS RESEARCHED ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS

In science, 3rd graders studied animal adaptations and had the opportunity to conduct in-depth research to learn more. The project was called “Creature Feature,” and each student was given a Marin animal to research. They found information on physical and behavioral adaptations such as their body covering, how/when they hunt or feed, body parts that assist survival, and how they interact with their habitat. Students utilized the school databases to find the information. They even saw some of the animals they researched during their outdoor ed trip to Walker Creek!

“ Students utilized school databases to find information. They even saw some of the animals they researched during their o utdoor ed trip to Walker Creek!

6G4-8 TIMED MILE RUN

Students in Upper School PE participate in the timed mile run several times per year. Running is a regular part of warming up and allows students to track their fitness progress. Students under-

stand that they are not competing with anyone but themselves. PE teachers Cody Fusco and Justin Bayer encourage students to work towards improving their mile time throughout the year.

THE MARK DAY FUND

OUR ANNUAL FUND

Donations to the Mark Day Fund are put to work right away to provide much of what makes Mark Day School special: hands-on learning, dedicated faculty, and a focus on our four cross-disciplinary literacies. These unrestricted contributions are an essential piece of Mark Day School’s yearly budget, and we are grateful to more than 500 current families, alumni families, grandparents, faculty/staff, and friends of the school who gave this year.

Mark Day Fund 2023-24 highlights include:

100% participation: Board of Trustees

100% participation: Class of 3032 (Kindergarden), Class of 2028 (4th grade)

94% participation: Current Families

Nearly 80 grandparents donated more than $100,000

Nearly 90 alumni families & friends donated $30,000

Heritage Circle

($50,000 and up)

Devin and Adam Alper

Darla and Jon Fisher

Benefactors’ Circle

($35,000 to $49,999)

Scott and Melissa Faber

Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas

Partners’ Circle

($25,000 to $34,999)

Stacey and Chris Abate

Steve Murphy and David Lowe

Christina and Emmet Peppers

Dennis Phelps

Katie and Brian Taylor

Leadership Circle

($15,000 to $24,999)

Anonymous (3)

Katherine and Winston Chan

Tiffany and Brandon Gantus

Desiree and Nathan Harbacek

Michelle and Bryan Kohm

Meghen and Ken Kurtzig*

Heather and Mark Marsella

Lauren and Jeffrey Osher

Samantha and Eric Palm

Lily and Andrew Riesenfeld

Alicia and Michael Rockefeller

Window Snyder ‘89 and Willem Pinckaers

Legare and Todd Speece

Eighth Pillar

($10,000 to $14,999)

Candice West Barker and Todd Barker

Brooke and Michael Beck

Amber and Ryan Brown

Eve and Jason Dellinger

Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm

Heather Deixler and Mark Dunn

Ann Wang and Jamie Durrani

Sara and Nicholas Egide

Hailey and Patrick Flemming

Allison and Noah Hagey

Allison and Jeff Harper

Sophia and Robert Hee

April Underwood and Matt Herrero

Alison Marquiss and Bill Kimball

Genevieve and David Kreter

Kathleen and David Martin, MD

Aramie and Kevin McDonald

Vanessa and Taylor McKinley

Susan and William McKinley

The Okman Family

Laura Kritchever and Mondo

Sarti

*= 10+ Years Annual Fund Contributor **= 15+ Years Annual Fund Contributor

20+ Years Annual Fund Contributor

Gina and Granville Valentine

Aimee Foreman and Kevin Vosen

Founders’ Circle

($7,500 to $9,999)

Archie and Vijay Chattha*

Megan Holland and Michael Jaeger

Jennifer Swett

Sponsors’ Circle

($4,600 to $7,499)

Tammy and Craig Ackerman

American Express Members Give

Erica and Ben Applestein

Lindsay and Tony Bartsh

Suji Pathi and Eric Bava

Milana and Gregory Berguig

Sara Schwartz and Kenneth Blum**

Courtney and Shale Butler

Sarah and Brian Cason

Maryanne and Patrick Caughey

Jessica and Michael Clifton

Kimberly and Brett Corbett

The De Balmann Family

The Dendi Family

Francesca and Rob Duncan

Stacey and Mark Egide

Pamela and Bryce Emo

Kerr and Will Fellows

Wendy and Alexander Fraser*

Carin and Andrew Gidney

Jodie and Amir Haleem

Veronica and Robert Harris

Joseph M. Harvey*

Kevin Hopper

Maureen Wilson-Hwang and Boon Hwang

Deborah and Mark Johnson

Andi and Andy Kelly

Jennifer and Jonathan Kelly

Carolyn Bojanowski and Caleb Krasnor

Keala and Steve Landry

Carolyn and Bryce Lensing

Diana Maier ‘84 and Ethan Kaplan*

Paul and Megan Mariani

Nina and Ketan Mehta

Ritu and Alex Metzger*

Karen Black and Andy Meyer

Carrie and Paul Nathan

Stacy and Mark Nelson**

Cathy and Scott Parkes*

Katy and Brad Paterson

Anne and Ziv Peled

Shannon and Eric Rajewski

Hannah and Guy Raz

The Roell Family*

Roxanne Khalili and Mahdi Salek

Shalu and Hersh Saluja*

Morgan and Brian Schneider

Katherine and Patrick Shannon

Myia and Rimas Silkaitis

Linda and Fred Speece

Jessica Williams and JJ Stein

Caroline and Alexander Towery

Meghan and Brian Wells

Tin-Ei Wang and Ching-Pu Wu

Jennifer and Eddie Zalayet*

Challenge Circle

($1,000 to $4,599)

Anonymous

Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe**

Karena and Jeff Bacciocco**

Rita Tachis and Jesse Bean ‘02

Lauren and Nathan Belden

Michelle and George Bertram and River Bend Resort

Monica and Pablo Bizjack ‘82*

Joan and Nick Boodrookas***

Paul and Ann Schuyler Brenner**

Wendy and Patrick Broderick***

Nicole and Paul Bussi

Lizzy Eisenberg CassoGomez ‘98

Helen and Victor Castillo

Joseph Chan

Tonya and Bryan Crapo

Nina Wang and Christopher Cukor

Danielle Meshorer and Gregg Dessen

Rebecca and Adam Elegant*

Melissa and David Ferst

Beth Manning and Thom Finn

Beth and Adam Fliss

Virginia Yang and Walt French

Katie and Stefan Gerard

Dr. Mark and Mrs. Gail Glasser

Rika and Balaji Gopinath

Victoria Argumedo and Nick Gordon

Reetika and Sajot Grewal

Anna Semenova and Hayk Grigoryan

Kira and Bradley J. Haas**

Sara and Matt Holmes

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Howard

Amy and Harry Hunt

Laurie Hunt ‘85 and Jay Little

Chelsea and Marc Ialeggio

Donna Dolislager, MD and Alan Johnson, MD

Nicole and Andrew Johnson

Anne ‘95 and Joel Kaplan

Megan and Pete Karlen

Judee and Matthew Karson

Deana Morrow Kay ‘92

Mary and Andrew Kayser

Drs. James and Joan Kelly

Janet and Damon Kerby***

Bonnie and Lee Kirkpatrick**

May Haim Kotlarsky and Nadav Kotlarsky

Kerry Lanz

Ines Gonzalez Lehman and Christopher Lehman

Elsa Leung Leswing and Kurt Leswing*

Carole Sirulnick and Howard Levene

Patricia Seid and Bryan Lin

Diane E. Lowenstein

Betty and Don Manning

Nicole and David Martin

Devon and Hunter Marvel

Mac McConnell*

Thalia and Michael Milano

Heather and Stewart Mitchell

Moon and Sunny Fund

Maya and Alejandro Muller

Jessica Ozberker

Teresa Holway and Wade Painter

Lisette and David Parisi

Stephanie and Sam Parker*

Priya and Nikul Patel ‘97

Rebecca and Robert Paull

Sue and Bob Peisert

Kathryn and Sean ‘90 Peisert

Anne Wara and Jason Perko

Jess Greene-Pierson and James Pierson

Alison and Danny Rabb

Daniel and Ashley Reid

Kalei Colridge and Robert Renfro

Lillian and Bradon Rice

Andrea and Ori Rijo

Rebecca Mitchell and Mark Ripley

Jill and Alain Rothstein

Sally and Skip Schafer

Doan-Nhu Bui and Adrien Schmidt

Jessie and Bjorn Schroeder

Jenny Seyranian

Lena and Mark Shagoury

Laura and David Shapiro

Maia Josebachvili and Dave Skinner

Ms. Barbara Speer

Kristen and Robert Sperling

Michelle and Rob Spinosa

Jennifer and Mark Summerhays

Laura and Shawn Tabak

Jenna and Kevin Taylor

Michael and Cathy Taylor

Ms. Susan Taylor

Resa Lee and David Teakle

Marimar Torres

Vidhi and Nishant Tyagi

Sarah and Gareth Walter

Diane and Bill Wara

Cricket Wardein

Alison Littman and Jay Warshaw

Ellie and Rick Wells

Tiffany and Harrison Westwater

Ms. Lisa Westwater

Toney and Kathryn Whittley*

Grace and James Yu and The Power with Grace

Trellis Circle

($500 to $999)

Anonymous (4)

Ann Marie Algeo

Denise and Toussaint Bailey

Ruth Pelico and Juan Carlos

Barrios

Maud and Serg Berguig

Sharon and Ted Block

Mary Clare Bly ‘87 and Colin Bly*

Chris Broderick ‘06

John Broderick ‘10

Amy Carlson McConnell*

Mercy and Donny Chiu

Laika and Colin Chow

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. DeCaro

Amie Dewane**

Elle and Joe Doerr

Theresa and George Eisenberg***

Jessica Rhodes and Ian Fein

Carl Flemming

Abby and Jeff French

Kathryn Lewis and Jason Frye

Jo Ann and John Gantus

Amy Garber

April Chan and Joe Goodman

Steve and Mary Gorski**

The Zamora Goudey Family

Adrienne Low and Robin Grindley

Cari and Stephen Gundee

Angela and Ian Hopper

Ivan Ivanets

Jonathan Kehl ‘86

Jacqueline and Clark Kotula

Kovler Family Foundation**

The Lorenz Family

Alan Mainwaring

Camilla and Hunter Marvel, Sr.

Jennifer and Dan Mello

Michael and Nina Mariani-Moody

Moon and Sunny Fund

Noemi and Chuck Moore

Jessica Ngo ‘01

Barb Osher

Francoise and Alp Ozberker

Patti Park and Thomas Paterson

Lourdes Razo

Vicki and Joe Reisinger

Nancy and Ken Resnick

Lauren Morlock and Tony Russo

Samantha and Noel Scher

Julie Yang and Thomas Shin

Katie Morris and Doug Smythe

Shan Yam and Andrew Thompson

Denise and Quoc Tran

Yevgeniya and Volodymyr Valchuk

Amleset Abraha and Michael Weldeamlak

Dr. David Williams and Mrs.

Donna Williams

Jennifer and Nathan Winslow**

Nancy and Bruce Worthington

Victoria Peet and Steven

Zimmerman***

Blue and Gold Circle

(up to $499)

Anonymous (2)

Iliza Abbe

Drs. Lyn and Jim Adams

Prisila and Luis Almengor

Suzanne and Gary Alpert

Dawn Aotani and Robert Anderson

Rhys and Craig Atkinson

Paul Austin

Jackie Bango***

The Barad Family***

Marci and David Barnhart

Indigo Morris and Daniel Barron

Justin Bayer

Lisa Becker and Tom Schmidt***

Maggie Bendicksen

Amber and Korhan Bircan

Allyson LaBarbara and Alexis Bondaz

Beth and Kirk Bonzell**

Diane Boodrookas ‘06

Bev and Rolly Boorman***

Trenton Boorman ‘03

Sarah Janoff-Brinn and Lior Brinn

Ashleigh and Chris Brody

Malini Brown

Amy Adkins and Evan Brown

Silvia Buckley

Scott and Kristina Buer

Jessica and Darragh Caffrey

Sylvia Harris Cahill ‘01

Marco Castillo ‘14

Natalia Castillo ‘16

Tracy Caton and Howard Cummings***

Beatriz Chimal and Jose Chan

Thomas and Bella Chang

Joyce Chen

Helen Kennedy and Adrian Cheong

Kathy and Alan Clifton

Courtney and Jack Coghlan

Mary and Jamie Collie

Mary and Earle Colridge

Mary Contreras

Geneva and Jack Conway***

Maria Coronado

Dominic Cox

Lawrence Crapo

Veronica Gushin and Roger Crawford

Morgan Cronin ‘99

Sue Crowther

Dana Dacus-Hare

Susan Davia

Deborah Costello and Charles Day

Kevin Dee ‘04

Lori and Chris Deibel*

Elizabeth and Charles Dennis

Katherine Dillingham

Jessica and Stefan Duban

Margot Enbom

Katia Escobar Valenzo

Denise and Luke Esterkyn

Katy and Tim Evans***

Robin and Duncan Fallat**

Ronnie and William Feldman***

Sandy and John Foreman

Ia Forrester***

Brenda and Jairo Francia

Thrisha and Jairo Francia

Meghan Schafer Fraser ‘88 and Jonas Fraser

Pierce Freeman ‘10

Sydney and Richard Funamura

Cody Fusco

Dr. David and Wendy Galland***

Stephany Tousignant and Matt Gamble

Leslie Garber

Bobbie and Tom Garber

Michelle Mulkey and Nathaniel Garrett

Katy and Dan ‘96 Gildengorin

Hazel Gillmer

Anna Gonzalez

Maryan Graham

Tamara and Tatian Greenleaf***

Cheryl and Robert Greer

Devan Grewal ‘23

Sasha Grewal ‘19

Katrina Griffiths

Patricia Grotins

Patricia Brodeur and Mathias Gug

Savannah Guinn

Christine and John Gullette

Katherine Gutierrez ‘16

Robbie and Phil Gutierrez*

Deborah Hamon and Chris Jannes*

Marie and Richard Harbacek

Nancy H. Haugen, PhD

Teri and Brian Hauswirth***

Rita Hayes

Ashley and Andy ‘90 Hecht

Charlotte Hee ‘16

Caroline Heredia

Jennifer Anuhea Hewett

Melisa and David Hickman***

Sayaka and Zack Hill

Alex Hobbs ‘20

Will Hobbs ‘21

Sarah and Richard Hoffman

Oma Els Holway

Wes Howell

Judith Hunt

Julia Huo-Kuramoto and Ben Kuramoto

Ronell and Leonard Ialeggio

LiShan Sung and Peter Ibershof

Maurice Jefferys

Olivia and Alfredo Jiménez***

Gustavo Jiménez

Chris Johnston ‘02**

Lara Johnston ‘04**

Molly and Jeffrey Kaban

Barbara and Len Kaban

Ray Karter

Lynne Miyamoto and Andrew

Kawahara*

Lauren Kelly ‘05

Fay and Ron Kelly***

Katie Kelso

Bijani Mizell and Will Kennedy

Dana Kirk*

Karen Klier and James Leventhal***

Vira and David Klinetobe, Khema Klinetobe ‘22

Johanna and Jim La Fleur*

Ms. Barbara Lambert

Samantha LaRoy Dimmitt ‘04 and Christophe Dimmitt

Amy Leung

Jessica Levin ‘02 and Jason Levin

Meredith Levine ‘23

Wendy Morris Levine ‘89 and Marc Levine***

Wyatt Levine ‘21

Donna and Tom Lifland

Kylee Lin ‘05**

Daisy Lookinland ‘14

Frank Lookinland ‘16

Patricia Lopez

Thuy Le and Keith Lu

Mary Lucas

Chisoo and Norm Lyons***

John and Carolyn Madison***

Christine and Jim Maguire***

Remy Mansfield

Debbie and Phil Marsella

Beiry Mendez and Ilver Mazariegos

Mary Pat and Marv McCann

Ellen McMahon

Becky Mejia

Alison Becker and Adam Messinger

Christine Metzger

Victoria and Bradley Monash

Denise and Bill Moore

Cindy and Craig Morris**

Chelsea Moylan ‘02

Penn Mullin

Gowri Navaratnam

Jennifer and Richard Navarrete***

Chelsea Nelson

Margot Boorman Nerland ‘06

Elizabeth and Devan Nielsen*

Bonnie Nishihara and Chad Forrester ‘86***

Eileen O’Hare**

Kat Reisinger and Jamie O’Neil

Alex O’Neill

Janice and Leo O’Sullivan

Louise and Lawson Owen**

Tulasi Hosain and Adithya Padala*

Deb and Jim Pannell

Kirsten and Dennis Peek

Sarah and Gregg Perata

Fernanda Pernambuco and Zachary Partin*

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2023-2024

Sara Egide, President

Chris Abate

Paul Austin

Mike Beck, Assistant Treasurer

Carolyn Bojanowski

Ryan Brown

Jessica Clifton

Prathap Dendi

Ethan Dornhelm

Stephanie Dornhelm, Family Association President

Scott Faber

Aimee Foreman, Vice President

Rika Gopinath

Reetika Grewal

Joe Harvey, Head of School

Robert Hee, Trustee Emeritus

Chelsea Ialeggio

Andy Kelly

Megan Mariani, Treasurer

Christine Metzger, Faculty Trustee

Jessica Ngo ‘01, Alumni Trustee

Alicia Rockefeller

Katie Shannon

David Shapiro

Andrea Urda Rijo

Ending their terms in 2024

Aimee Foreman

Reetika Grewal

Robert Hee, Trustee Emeritus

Christine Metzger, Faculty Trustee

Jessica Ngo ‘01, Alumni Trustee

David Shapiro

Beginning their terms in 2024

Ben Barad ‘05, Alumni Trustee

Sharina Belani, Trustee

Emerita

Dom Cox, Faculty Trustee

Patrick Flemming

Quoc Tran

Erica and Christopher Pflueger

Kenneth Pledger

Whitney Polk

Zoha and Amir Prushani

Brooke and Robert Purcell

Heather Rael

Leigh and Thaddeus Reichley*

Hannah Reilly

Candy and JJ Resnick

Judith Rice-Jones

Jan Richey

Nancy Ridout

Katie Riley

Helene and William Rintala

Madeline Rogers*

Jeniffer and Luis Rossi

Annette and Charles Russo

Ms. Barbara Sacheck

Stephanie and Darin Sadow

Andrea and Semi Salmi***

Rebecca and Varun Sawhney

Megan and Mike Schenck

Maggie ‘02 and Keith Schuman

Susan and David Schwartz***

Dara Serber

Arlyn and Hector Serber

Lyell Shapiro

Sophie Shulman ‘02

Kate Silvers ‘20

Melissa and Rick Silvers

Samantha Silvers

Kimberly and Noah Simons

Leila and Mike Sinclaire

Carrie Smith

Karin Gornick and Miles Smith

Jennifer Southern

Marcia and David Sperling

Amy Rice-Jones and David St. Martin

Mandy and Scott Tachiki*

Evelyn and Horst Tauchert***

Merry Thompson

Courtney Tindall

Maeve Tran ‘23

Oanh Tran ‘00 and Carl Ma

Lydia Tuveson

Molly Tuveson

Connor Van Gessel ‘06

Rita and Steve Voss

Kathleen and Gary Vote*

Kassia Vote ‘92

Ecco Wang

Jane Grayson and Bob Warren

Jessica Wasserman Buckley and Noah Wasserman

Orna and Eddie Weisberg

Jane Williams*

Cristin Yang

Ning and Henry Yu

Lacy and Lucas Zehner

Rebecca Li and David Zeng

Amy Zimmer

ANNUAL FUND GIFTS BY SOURCE

Corporate Matching Gifts

Adobe Systems

Apple, Inc.

Autodesk

Bank of America

Blackrock

Capital Group

The Clorox Company

Experian

FICO

Google, Inc.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Kaiser Permanente

Marsh & McLennan Companies

PG&E

Rockefeller Capital Management

Salesforce

Visa

Wells Fargo Bank

Alumni

Jesse Bean ‘02

Pablo Bizjack ‘82

Mary Clare Bly ‘87

Diane Boodrookas ‘06

Trenton Boorman ‘03

Chris Broderick ‘06

John Broderick ‘10

Sylvia Harris Cahill ‘01

Lizzy Eisenberg CassoGomez ‘98

Marco Castillo ‘14

Natalia Castillo ‘16

Morgan Cronin ‘99

Kevin Dee ‘04

Meghan Schafer Fraser ‘88

Chad Forrester ‘86

Pierce Freeman ‘10

Dan Gildengorin ‘96

Devan Grewal ‘23

Sasha Grewal ‘19

Katherine Gutierrez ‘16

Kira George Haas ‘98

Andy Hecht ‘90

Charlotte Hee ‘16

Alex Hobbs ‘20

Will Hobbs ‘21

Laurie Hunt ‘85

Chris Johnston ‘02

Lara Johnston ‘04

Anne Worthington Kaplan ‘95

Deana Morrow Kay ‘92

Jonathan Kehl ‘86

Lauren Kelly ‘05

Samantha LaRoy Dimmitt ‘04

Jessica Weiss Levin ‘02

Meredith Levine ‘23

Wendy Morris Levine ‘89

Wyatt Levine ‘21

Kylee Lin ‘05

Daisy Lookinland ‘14

Frank Lookinland ‘16

Diana Maier ‘84

Chelsea Moylan ‘02

Hadley Mullin ‘88

Margot Boorman Nerland ‘06

Jessica Ngo ‘01

Nikul Patel ‘97

Sean Peisert ‘90

Maggie Eisenberg Schuman ‘02

Sophie Shulman ‘02

Kate Silvers ‘20

Window Snyder ‘89

Maeve Tran ‘23

Oanh Tran ‘00

Connor Van Gessel ‘06

Kassia Vote ‘92

Alumni Parents

Drs. Lyn and Jim Adams

Elizabeth Adams ‘01

Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe

Sarah ‘13, Neil ‘15 and Aidan ‘17

Ashe

Karena and Jeff Bacciocco

Alexis ‘08 and Kyle ‘11

Bacciocco

Amy and Seth Barad

Ben Barad ‘05

Sharon and Ted Block

Lindsay Block ‘90

Joan and Nick Boodrookas

Alex ‘02 and Diane ‘06

Boodrookas

Bev and Rolly Boorman

Trent Boorman ‘03 and Margot Boorman Nerland ‘06

Paul and Ann Schuyler Brenner

James Brenner ‘04

Wendy and Patrick Broderick

Chris ‘06 and John ‘10 Broderick

Helen and Victor Castillo

Marco ‘14 and Natalia ‘16

Castillo

Lori and Chris Deibel

Jenna Deibel ‘13

Elizabeth and Charles Dennis

Elena ‘11 and Nico ‘13

Amie Dewane

Ramona Dewane ‘16

Theresa and George Eisenberg

Liz Eisenberg Casso-Gomez ‘98 and Maggie Eisenberg

Schuman ‘02

Katy and Tim Evans

Aidan ‘14 and Colin ‘17 Evans

Robin and Duncan Fallat

Moss Will Fallat ‘18

Bonnie Nishihara and Chad Forrester

Davy Forrester ‘22

Ia Forrester

Chad Forrester ‘86

Dr. David and Wendy Galland

Morgan ‘98 and Josh ‘01

Galland

Steve and Mary Gorski

Ana ‘14, Cate ‘17 and Alex

Gorski

Eve Zamora and Ken Goudey

Julian ‘12 and Elias ‘14 Goudey

Tamara and Tatian Greenleaf

Hope ‘21 and Abby ‘24

Greenleaf

Robbie and Phil Gutierrez

Katherine ‘16 and Max ‘19

Gutierrez

Deborah Hamon and Chris Jannes

Maddy Jannes ‘18

Joseph M. Harvey

Jed Harvey ‘18

Nancy H. Haugen, PhD

Peter ‘86 and Amy ‘87 Haugen

Teri and Brian Hauswirth

Anna ‘03 and Joseph ‘05

Hauswirth

Sarah and Richard Hoffman

Jacquelyn Hoffman Friedel ‘07

Megan and Pete Karlen

Sienna Karlen ‘23

Lynne Miyamoto and Andrew Kawahara

Sidney Kawahara ‘23

Mary and Andrew Kayser

Dylan ‘18 and Jackson ‘22

Kayser

Fay and Ron Kelly

Lauren ‘05 and Leah ‘09 Kelly

Janet and Damon Kerby

Samantha Kerby Dorsey ‘93

Bonnie and Lee Kirkpatrick

Claire ‘11 and Jack ‘13

Kirkpatrick

Wendy and Marc Levine

Wyatt ‘21 and Meredith ‘23

Levine

Karen Klier and James Leventhal

Emil Leventhal ‘20

Vira and David Klinetobe

Khema Klinetobe ‘22

Julia Huo-Kuramoto and Ben Kuramoto

Jammie Kuramoto ‘16

Elsa Leung Leswing and Kurt

Leswing

Tyler ‘10 and Sophia ‘13

Leswing

Chisoo and Norm Lyons

Ben ‘10 and Marielle ‘13 Lyons

Cindy and Craig Morris

Jennifer Morris Ginsburg ‘85 and Wendy Morris Levine ‘89

Jennifer and Richard Navarrete

Laura Navarette ‘98

Elizabeth and Devan Nielsen

Powell Nielsen ‘19

Louise and Lawson Owen

Wes ‘10 and Emily ‘15 Owen

Tulasi Hosain and Adithya Padala

Janavi Padala ‘17

Stephanie and Sam Parker

Lilah ‘18 and Henry ‘21 Parker

Sue and Bob Peisert

Sean Peisert ‘90

Leigh and Thaddeus Reichley

Gabby ‘21 and Hannah ‘23

Reichley

Jan Richey

Bode Ransom ‘21

Madeline Rogers

Kendal ‘12 and Miriam ‘15

Rogers

Andrea and Semi Salmi

Isabella ‘09, Ava ‘11 and Otto ‘11

Salmi

Shalu and Hersh Saluja

Aria Saluja ‘20

Susan and David Schwartz

Dan ‘94 and Jeff ‘99 Schwartz

Melissa and Rick Silvers

Kate ‘20 and Samantha Silvers

Karin Gornick and Miles Smith

Jasper Smith ‘22

Katie Morris and Doug Smythe

Claire Smythe ‘13

Mandy and Scott Tachiki

Jeremy ‘19 and Justin ‘23

Tachiki

Marimar Torres

Cristina Torres ‘02

Denise and Quoc Tran

Maeve Tran ‘23

Kathleen and Gary Vote

Kevin ‘90 and Kassia ‘92 Vote

Jane Williams

Alma Soria ‘22

Nancy and Bruce Worthington

Anne Worthington Kaplan ‘95 and Scott Worthington ‘97

Victoria Peet and Steven Zimmerman

Logan ‘05, Madison ‘10, Callie ‘20 and Morgan ‘20

Zimmerman

Grandparents

Ann Marie Algeo

Ryan ‘26 and Pierce ‘28 Mariani

Rhys and Craig Atkinson

Bradford Applestein ‘25

Marci and David Barnhart

Axel ‘27 and Aria ‘29 Johnson

Maud and Serg Berguig

Micah Berguig ‘25

Joseph Chan

Pierce Goodman ‘32

Kathy and Alan Clifton

Claire ‘28 and Lucas ‘30 Clifton

Mary and Earle Colridge

Piper Renfro ‘30

Lawrence Crapo

Bryce Crapo ‘25

Susan Davia

Lyla ‘26 and Cleo ‘30 Scher

Deborah Costello and Charles Day

Keira ‘27 and Aaron ‘29 Kaban

Yves and Constance De Balmann

Natalie De Balmann ‘29

Stacey and Mark Egide

Charlotte Egide ‘28

Carl Flemming

Henry Flemming ‘31

Sandy and John Foreman

Mila ‘25 and Bennett ‘25 Vosen

Thrisha and Jairo Francia

Liliana ‘26 and JT ‘29 Francia

Virginia Yang and Walt French

Jonah French ‘27

Sydney and Richard Funamura

Aidan ‘10 and Jack ‘24 Nelson

Jo Ann and John Gantus

Caroline ‘28, Caleb ‘29, and Colin ‘32 Gantus

Bobbie and Tom Garber

Ryann Jefferys ‘24

Dr. Mark and Mrs. Gail Glasser

Hailey ‘23 and Samantha ‘26

Rabb; Ever ‘29 and Hudson ‘30

Alper

Maryan Graham

Oliver ‘28 and Finnegan ‘30

Shannon

Cheryl and Robert Greer

Elsie ‘23 and Hailey ‘25

Schroeder

Patricia Grotins

Layla ‘27 and Zain ‘30 Haleem

Christine and John Gullette

Oliver Wells ‘27

Marie and Richard Harbacek

Teddy ‘29 and Ben ’31 Harbacek

Els Holway

Claire ‘28 and Lucas ‘30 Clifton

Kevin Hopper

Olivia Hopper ‘30

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Howard

Brenner ‘23, Cici ‘25 and Sloane ‘27 Emo

Judith Hunt

Elsa ‘23 and Tyler ‘26 Hunt; Cooper ‘22 and Isabel ‘24 Little

Ronell and Leonard Ialeggio

Francesca Ialeggio ‘27

Donna Dolislager, MD and Alan

Johnson, MD

Axel ‘27 and Aria ‘29 Johnson

Barbara and Len Kaban

Keira ‘27 and Aaron ‘29 Kaban

Drs. James and Joan Kelly

Tommy ‘27 and Will ‘30 Kelly

Barbara Lambert

Francesca Ialeggio ‘27

Kerry Lanz

Q ‘29 and Kerry ‘31

Carolyn and Bryce Lensing

Myles Matlon ‘31

Carole Sirulnick and Howard

Levene

Nora Brinn ‘32

Donna and Tom Lifland

Katie Caffrey ‘25

Betty and Don Manning

Ellery Finn ‘25

Debbie and Phil Marsella

Ava ‘25 and Troy ‘28 Marsella

Kathleen and David Martin, MD

Sophie Martin ‘27

Camilla and Hunter Marvel, Sr.

Miles ‘22 and Josie ‘25 Marvel

Mary Pat and Marv McCann

Jaxon Paterson ‘28

Susan and William McKinley

Lucy ‘26, Will ‘28 and Grady ‘29

McKinley

Nina and Ketan Mehta

Olivia ‘28 and Quinn ‘32 Mistry

Alison Becker and Adam

Messinger

Naomi Brown ‘29

Michael and Nina Mariani-Moody

Ryan ‘26 and Pierce ‘28 Mariani

Penn Mullin

Avery ‘19, Drew ‘23 and Ellie ‘26

Kalafatas

Gowri Navaratnam

Callum ‘19 and Euan ‘27 Brown

Hella and Eli Okman

Asher ‘28 and Celeste ‘28

Okman

Barb Osher

Charlie ‘23 and Tommy ‘31

Osher

Janice and Leo O’Sullivan

Malcolm ‘20, Rowan ‘22 and Noah ‘25 Zalayet

Francoise and Alp Ozberker

Alexandra Ozberker ‘28

Teresa Holway and Wade Painter

Claire ‘28 and Lucas ‘30 Clifton

Sue and Bob Peisert

Lucas ‘25 and Lauren ’31 Peisert

Vicki and Joe Reisinger

Olivia Reisinger-Niccum ‘26, Carter Reisinger-O’Neil ‘30 and Jack Reisinger-O’Neil ‘31

Nancy and Ken Resnick

Jack Resnick ‘32

Judith Rice-Jones

Sierra ‘27 and Ruby ‘29 Ridout

Nancy Ridout

Sierra ‘27 and Ruby ‘29 Ridout

Helene and William Rintala

Avery ‘29 and Alex ‘31 Harper

Annette and Charles Russo

Olivia ‘23, Avery ‘25, Willow ‘29 and Simon ‘29 Taylor

Barbara Sacheck

Everett ‘27, Gavin ‘29 and Sterling ‘30 Peppers

Sally and Skip Schafer

Violet Schafer ‘25

Arlyn and Hector Serber

Zekai Serber-Chasten ‘28

Linda and Fred Speece

Otelia Speece ‘25

Barbara Speer

River Walter ‘25

Marcia and David Sperling

Zach ‘25 and Sawyer ‘28

Sperling

Susan Taylor

Olivia ‘23, Avery ‘25, Willow ‘29 and Simon ‘29 Taylor

Merry Thompson

Maelynn Thompson ‘28

Lydia Tuveson

Dashiell ‘28 and Pierce ‘29

Klempan

Diane and Bill Wara

Anya ‘24 and Jason ‘28 Perko

Jane Grayson and Bob Warren

Simon Peled ‘25

Lisa Westwater

Teddy ‘29 and Walter ‘31 Westwater

Dr. David Williams and Mrs. Donna Williams

Alex Stein ‘28

Nancy and Bruce Worthington

Charlotte ‘26 and Lily ‘26

Kaplan

Ning and Henry Yu

Zaydee ‘26 and Rylee ‘29 Yu

Donations made in honor of/ in memory of

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. DeCaro, in honor of Otelia Speece

Dr. Mark and Mrs. Gail Glasser, in honor of Samantha Rabb and Ever and Hudson Alper

Sarah and Richard Hoffman, in honor of Jacquelyn Hoffman

Friedel ‘07

Anne and Ziv Peled, in memory of Isaac and Clara Fleiderbaum

Kalei Colridge and Robert Renfro, in honor of American Veterans

Morgan and Brian Schneider, in honor of Ms. Reilly and Ms. Fergson

Kassia Vote ‘92, in honor of Kevin Vote ‘90

THE EIGHTH PILLAR

The members of the Eighth Pillar have given either $100,000 or more to Mark Day School since joining the community or $10,000 in the last year. They are exemplars of the unofficial Eighth Pillar of Mark Day School: Philanthropy.

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Stacey and Chris Abate

Ramesh and Julian Allen

Devin and Adam Alper

David Anderman

Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe

Toby Atterbury

Karena and Jeff Bacciocco

The Barad Family

Candice West Barker and Todd Barker

Lindsay and Tony Bartsh

Brooke and Michael Beck

Kyle and Margot Biehle

Nicolle Henneuse and Peter Billington

Joan and Nick Boodrookas

Winkie Bresler

Tim Brisbois

Wendy and Patrick Broderick

Jean and Stuart Brown

Amber and Ryan Brown

Cameron and Bruce Brugler

David, Olivia & Quentin Carrel

Helen and Victor Castillo

Katherine and Winston Chan

Patricia Callahan and David Dee

Eve and Jason Dellinger

Amie Dewane

Kristin and Andrew Dickinson

Gigi and Scott Dixon

Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm

Kate and Bill Duhamel

Heather Deixler and Mark Dunn

Ann Wang and Jamie Durrani

Sara and Nicholas Egide

The Faber Family

Judy and Jay Ferguson

Darla and Jon Fisher

Diana and Timothy Fitzpatrick

Hailey and Patrick Flemming

Wendy and Alexander Fraser

Tiffany and Brandon Gantus

Lisa and John Geisse

Louisa and Andrew Gloger, The Woodbury Foundation

Sarah and Dirk Godsey

Steve and Mary Gorski

Kira and Bradley J. Haas

Allison and Noah Hagey

Allison and Jeff Harper

Linda W. Hart and Milledge A. Hart III

Sophia and Robert Hee

Marje and Tony Helfet

Angela and JT Herman

April Underwood and Matt Herrero

Francesca and James Hetfield

Kate and Chris Hobbs

Maureen Wilson-Hwang and Boon Hwang

Valerie and Gregg Jacobs

Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas

Alison Marquiss and Bill Kimball

Jennifer and John Knoll

Michelle and Bryan Kohm

Genevieve and David Kreter

Meghen and Ken Kurtzig

David LaHorgue

Elsa Leung Leswing and Kurt Leswing

Yujing Han and David Liu

Steve Murphy and David Lowe

Karen Behnke Luria and Howard Luria

Heather and Mark Marsella

Jim Martin

Kathleen and David Martin, MD

Tracy and Andrew Matthes

Alison and Michael Mauzé

Aramie and Kevin McDonald

Vanessa and Taylor McKinley

Susan and William McKinley

Betsy and John McKinney

Monica and Andrew Midler

Bibi and Eric Moore

Sara and Jonathan Okman

Anne and Dean Ornish

Kara Ornstein

Lauren and Jeffrey Osher

Stephanie and Sam Parker

Eda and Joseph Pell

Christina and Emmet Peppers

Dennis Phelps

Kirsten and Steve Polsky

Wendy and Carl Reichardt

Lily and Andrew Riesenfeld

Alicia and Michael Rockefeller

The Roell Family

Anna and Jonathan Rothbart

Andrea and Semi Salmi

Shalu and Hersh Saluja

Barbara and Tom Sargent

Laura Kritchever and Mondo Sarti

Christine Schantz

Eileen and Christopher Sheldon

Houda and Ray Silcock

Melissa and Rick Silvers

Window Snyder ‘89 and Willem Pinckaers

Legare and Todd Speece

Katie Smith and Andrew Spiegel

Katie and Brian Taylor

Waneska and Chris Torto

Mr. and Mrs. Denis Twomey

Gina and Granville Valentine

Aimee Foreman and Kevin Vosen

Kelley and Eric Warner

Tracey Warson

Caryn and Noah Weiss

Dana Oliver and Adam Wolfson

Rene Zakhour

7MAKING ORIGINAL MUSIC

In Upper School music, students have numerous opportunities to both learn about and study existing music and also create their own music. This year, 6th graders spent several weeks learning how to create and arrange their own original music arrangements using Garageband. Students were guided through the process of how to analyze and break songs down into their different parts as well as how to program beats, melodies, and chord progressions using MIDI devices and layer pre-recorded sounds from Garageband’s built-in sample library. Additionally, 7th and 8th graders in the Working Musician Elective organized a multi-instrumental band to both learn and re-interpret popular songs as well as learn how to write and arrange an original song.

“ Students were guided through the process of how to analyze and break songs down into their different parts as well as how to program beats, melogies, and chord progressions.

8READING, READING, READING

Students at Mark Day School love to read. Our two-story Learning Commons houses tens of thousands of books for all grade levels K-8. In class, Upper Division students often meet in book clubs to discuss chosen books. Students in grades 4-8 can join the Skylion Seal Book Club, which meets weekly at lunch. And, students in grades 3-8 can create a Bizjack Reading Project, a creative way to showcase a book they’ve recently read, several times throughout the year.

95TH GRADERS STUDIED ENERGY IN THE CREATIVITY LAB

In an integrated unit with the Creativity Lab, 5th graders investigated electric circuits, magnets, and electromagnets to develop an understanding of how energy changes form within systems. Mr. St. Martin, Mr. AJ, and Mr. Greenleaf facilitated a solar machine project in the Lab in which students engaged in a Design Thinking process to take on one of two challenges: some students designed cars for speed and others for their ability to carry weight. Think race cars and pickup trucks— only powered by the sun!

10WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM

This year, many of our older students participated in after school athletics. We fielded 16 teams in six sports: volleyball, cross country, and flag football in the fall, basketball in the winter, and golf, track and field, and volleyball in the spring. Extracurricular athletics are a great opportunity for students to represent their school, work as a team, work on fitness, and have a ton of fun.

118TH GRADERS SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

During their unit on Climate Change in science, 8th graders identified and delved into a pressing climate change issue and created a project to address it. In addition to their projects, they engaged in various outreach activities, such as creating posters for the middle division hallway and educating 2nd graders about climate change through postcards and stories. Several students also showcased their projects at an Upper School divisional assembly.

122ND GRADERS BUILT

CROSS-GENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

As part of their year long commitment to community engagement, 2nd graders visited AlmaVia, a senior community in San Rafael, every month to build relationships with residents. Students and residents learn from one another as they do art projects and chat. The regular monthly visits allow them to get to know each other on a deeper level and understand that we each have something to teach and that we each have something to learn.

WHY I GIVE KATHERINE GUTIERREZ ‘16

Katherine Gutierrez ‘16 knew she wanted to go into the sciences as early as 6th grade, when she took Mr. Evans’ science class. In 2024, she graduated from the University of Tampa where she majored in Marine Science-Biology and minored in Sociology and Dance. Today, she works at the World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri–her dream job.

Katherine credits the support she received from great teachers at Mark Day School with getting her to where she is today. It’s in honor of these teachers that she donates to the Mark Day Fund every year.

Katherine explains, “[Math teacher] Beth Bonzell noticed I was struggling and set up meetings before class several times a week to work through the problems I didn’t understand. I so appreciate the time she took out of her day to not only make sure I understood the problems, but built up my own self-confidence that I could do hard things. Without her support, I don’t know if I’d have made it through that class, let alone become a STEM major in college and a job as a scientist post-graduation.” Another teacher that was pivotal in her growth was P.E. teacher Mr. Orwig. Katherine says, “His P.E. class was something I always looked forward to, especially when we ran the timed mile. I remember the excitement when qualifying for the “championship

mile” and getting to race against all the older girls. His continued encouragement and support at every class, cross country practice, and track and field meet meant so much to me. He even attended my last ever Nutcracker [ballet] performance!”

For Katherine, lasting Mark Day memories include looking up at the stars on their first night backpacking in Yosemite, completing the Bizjack project every year, laughing at joke assemblies, shaking Mr. Harvey’s hand every morning, and working on the science fair project in 6th grade. “Mark Day School presented challenges, both academic and social, that gave me the resilience and adaptability to succeed in high school, college, and beyond.”

When asked why it is important to her to be an alum donor, she shares, “Looking back, I recognize the incredible impact my teachers had on my life, and I want to pay that forward to the next generation. [Donors] before me…greatly impacted my time at Mark Day School, so now it’s my turn to help current and future students. I only hope that students will find the same opportunities to make memories, form lifelong connections and meaningful friendships, and have other formative experiences that help shape them into proud Mark Day School alumni!”

Katherine pictured with McGwire, a Bald Eagle

CLASS OF 2020 COLLEGE MATRICULATION

Rachel Carrere: UC Santa Cruz

Brad Chrisman: USC

Robyn Erickson: Chico State University

Jonathan Evers: Wake Forest

Mia Ginsburg: Colgate University

Gareth Harding: University of Arizona

Makenna Heselton: Colgate University

Alex Hobbs: Tufts University

Seriana Katz: Ohio State University

Antonia La Fleur: Loyola Marymount

Emma Larson: UCLA

Sammy Lee: USC

Emil Leventhal: UC Santa Barbara

Lucy Ling: Texas Christian University

Nate Maretzki: Columbia University

Aleshka McPretl: Georgetown University

Lindsay Reed: UC Santa Barbara

Abby Rees: Colgate University

Juliet Reichardt: Macalester College

Zachary Resneck: Brown University

Hannah Roell: Colgate University

Brayden Roell: Colgate University

Aria Saluja: University of Chicago

Kate Silvers: CU Boulder

Lilah Supino: CU Boulder

Parks Thommes: University of Arizona

Julia Torto: UC Santa Barbara

Olivia Williams: Gap year

Malcolm Zalayet: UC Berkeley

Callie Zimmerman: Tufts University

Morgan Zimmerman: NYU

ENDOWMENT

The endowment supports teacher salaries and professional development, brings socio-economic diversity that benefits every child, and keeps the school secure in volatile times.

Endowment funds generate income through the school’s careful investment and support the school in perpetuity. The endowment principal remains intact each year as the school uses only a portion of the return generated to fund initiatives, with the spend rate ranging between 3% and 4% annually over the past several years.

Mark Day School’s endowment contributed more than $475,000 to the operating budget for the 2023-24 school year. That means that the earnings currently lower tuition by approximately $1,250 each year for each and every student.

We are especially grateful to donors who choose to support the endowment as they are providing for the school’s future. In addition to the Unrestricted Endowment, the school has several named funds with income restricted to the following areas.

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF MARK DAY SCHOOL’S ENDOWMENT?

THE MORE THAN $475,000 EARNED THROUGH THE ENDOWMENT DURING THE 202324 SCHOOL YEAR CONTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS

Campaign for Mark Day Faculty

We thank the following earlier supporters to the Campaign for Mark Day Faculty. The gifts and pledges support endowment for compensation, professional development, and the intern teacher program in perpetuity. These contributions help our teachers continue to grow, learn, and thrive – in their calling and in our community.

Christopher and Stacey Abate

Julian and Ramesh Allen

Lindsay and Tony Bartsh

Brooke and Michael Beck

Amber and Ryan Brown

Leyla Mirzazadeh and Prathap

Dendi

Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm

GENERAL SUPPORT

Eighth Grade Fund

FACULTY SALARIES

Faculty Salaries Fund (Restricted)

Faculty Salaries Fund (Unrestricted)

The Campaign For Mark Day School Faculty

FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Behnke/Luria Family Endowment

Endowment for Professional Development

The Campaign For Mark Day School Faculty

INDEXED TUITION

Behnke/Luria Family Endowment

Damon Kerby Fund for Indexed Tuition

Making Waves

Margaret B. MacArthur Endowment Fund for Indexed Tuition

M.V. Williams

Endowment for Indexed Tuition (Restricted)

Endowment for Indexed Tuition (Unrestricted)

Sara and Nicholas Egide

Pamela and Bryce Emo

Scott and Melissa Faber

Balaji and Rika Gopinath

Reetika and Sajot Grewal

Veronica and Robert Harris

Joseph M. Harvey

Chelsea and Marc Ialeggio

Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas

Andi and Andy Kelly

Caleb and Carolyn Krasnor

Mary and Scott ‘06 Lamson

Wendy Morris Levine ‘89 and Marc Levine

Paul and Megan Mariani

Chris and Richard Mazzola

Christine Metzger

The Ngo Family

Katy and Brad Paterson

Alicia and Mike Rockefeller

The Urda Rijo Family

The Shannon Family

David and Laura Shapiro

The Vosen Foreman Family

Damon Kerby Fund for Indexed Tuition

This endowment fund was established in 2011 to honor Damon Kerby’s 24 years as Head of School and his belief in enrolling a diverse community of students and families and offering a quality education for all students.

The Tally Foundation, with Amanda Atterbury Ryan ‘93 and Elizabeth G. Atterbury

LEGACY SOCIETY

The Mark Day School Legacy Society recognizes and honors those who have included the school in their estate plans through either their will, trust, retirement, or life insurance plans. We invite you to join us as a member and look forward to working with you to ensure that the school’s legacy endures.

We thank the following Legacy Society members as of August 2024:

Ann and Paul Brenner

Bev and Rolly Boorman

Janet and Damon Kerby

Lek Suvanasarn

Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas

The following types of commitments qualify you for membership in the Legacy Society:

Including us with a gift in your will or revocable trust;

A life-income gift that names Mark Day School as a remainder beneficiary, such as a charitable remainder trust or a charitable gift annuity;

A gift or assignment of qualified retirement plan assets, such as an IRA, 401(k), or 403(b);

A gift of life insurance;

And as a beneficiary of a bank account.

If you have named the school in your estate plans or would like more information, please contact Wendy Levine, Director of Development, at 415-472-8008.

13USING LANGUAGE SKILLS IN REAL-LIFE SETTINGS

Putting language skills to the test in real-life settings is a great way to enhance learning. Eighth graders taking Spanish and 8th graders taking Mandarin both participated in field trips to local restaurants—Ayawaska and Ping’s, respectively—to practice ordering food with the vocabulary and sentence structure they’ve been learning in the classroom.

14KINDERGARTNERS PRACTICED PUBLIC SPEAKING

Public speaking is a regularly practiced skill at Mark Day School, whether it’s making an assembly announcement or giving a classroom presentation. For Kindergartners, they get their first public speaking experience in January, when they share their New Year’s resolutions with the community. Students stand at the microphone, introduce themselves, and then share their resolution. It’s the beginning of a long journey, building confidence that culminates with giving their graduation speeches as 8th graders—and setting each student up for a lifetime of public speaking.

15SPRING MUSICAL: BEAUTY & THE BEAST, JR.

Beauty & The Beast, Jr. tells the story of Belle, an adventurous young girl, and the Beast, her hideous captor who is actually a young prince trapped under a spell. Though many are familiar with the tale, students in grades 4-8 put on their own spin and entertained audiences of all ages in the spring.

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in grades 4-8 put on their own spin and entertained audiences of all ages in the spring.

166TH GRADERS VISITED THE CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER

At the end of their Astronomy unit, 6th graders visit the Chabot Space and Science Center. During their visit, students participated in the Mars Lander Challenge, where they had a budget (20 popsicle sticks) to buy supplies (straws, rubber bands, bubble wrap) so they could build a “lander” that would land a payload—in this case a water balloon—safely on the surface of Mars. They tested their creations by dropping them off a second story

balcony. Students also watched a live science show that demonstrated how rockets work and the difference between solid and liquid fueled engines. Additionally, they saw a planetarium show about just how vast the universe really is. In between these activities, students explored Chabot and all of its amazing space artifacts like space suits, moon rocks, and huge working telescopes.

SUPERHEROES GALA & AUCTION

This spring’s SUPERHEORES! themed auction at the Marin Center was outstanding. More than 325 guests enjoyed music, dancing and revelry as they bid on live auction items and raised paddles for Fund-a-Need in support of our campus safety and security project. Thanks to our heroic sponsors, auction donors, bidders, and volunteers, the Family Association netted about $234,000, $120,000 of which went to the Fund-a-Need.

Volunteers

Chair

Devin Alper

Lead Support

Tiffany Gantus

Tiffany Westwater

Sponsorships

Katie Gerard

Nicole Martin

Live Auction

Tiffany Gantus

Online Auction

Ines Gonzalez Lehman, Lead

Jessica Clifton, Lead

Leyla Dendi, Lead

Katherine Chan

Tiffany Gantus

Genevieve Kreter

Keala Landry

Noelle Moseley

Katy Paterson

Silent Auction Art Sale

Jodie Grotins

Socials

Christina Peppers

Thalia Milano

Noelle Moseley

Décor and Set Up

Amy Adkins

Devin Alper

Patricia Brodeur

Sarah Cason

Jessica Clifton

Eve Dellinger

Katherine Dillingham

Stephanie Dornhelm

Adeline Freedman

Brandon Gantus

Tiffany Gantus

Carin Gidney

Jodie Grotins

Ashley Kafer

Laura Kritchever

Jennifer Liu Kelly

Katy Paterson

Kirsten Peek

Alison Rabb

Shannon Rajewski

Amy Rice-Jones

Edmondo Sarti

Tiffany Westwater

Gala Night Volunteers

Amy Adkins

Adam Alper

Devin Alper

Evan Brown

Jessica Clifton

Leyla Dendi

Stephanie Dornhelm

Katherine Dillingham

Brandon Gantus

Tiffany Gantus

Carin Gidney

Sara Holmes

Laurie Hunt

Ashley Kafer

Nathan Kafer

Diana Maier

Kirsten Peek

Lyell Perry

Whitney Polk

Shannon Rajewski

Ashley Reid

Patrick Shannon

Laura Shapiro

Caroline Towery

Harrison Westwater

Shan Yam

School Support

Chad Forrester

Leslie Garber

Wendy Levine

Christine Maguire

Sophie Shulman

DESIGNATED GIFTS

South African Partnerships

Tammy and Craig Ackerman

Erica and Ben Applestein

Denise and Toussaint Bailey

Ruth Pelico and Juan Carlos Barrios

Lindsay and Tony Bartsh

Suji Pathi and Eric Bava

Brooke and Michael Beck

Lisa Becker and Tom Schmidt

Lauren and Nathan Belden

Milana and Gregory Berguig

Sara Schwartz and Kenneth Blum

Beth and Kirk Bonzell

Sarah Janoff-Brinn and Lior Brinn

Malini Brown

Amy Adkins and Evan Brown

Nicole and Paul Bussi

Courtney and Shale Butler

Sarah and Brian Cason

Tracy Caton and Howard Cummings

Katherine and Winston Chan

Archie and Vijay Chattha

Mercy and Donny Chiu

Jessica and Michael Clifton

Mary Contreras

Geneva and Jack Conway

Lisa Wilcox Corning and Paul Corning

Sue Crowther

Cara Cutter

Lucy and Anton Dawson

Eve and Jason Dellinger

Leyla Mirzazadeh and Prathap Dendi

Danielle Meshorer and Gregg Dessen

Micky and Chris Doner

Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm

Jessica and Stefan Duban

Heather Deixler and Mark Dunn

Pamela and Bryce Emo

Scott and Melissa Faber

Zoe Clark Faber

Kerr and Will Fellows

Darla and Jon Fisher

Beth and Adam Fliss

Kathryn Lewis and Jason Frye

Sydney and Richard Funamura

Stephany Tousignant and Matt Gamble

Tiffany and Brandon Gantus

Michelle Mulkey and Nathaniel Garrett

Carin and Andrew Gidney

Tamara and Tatian Greenleaf

Adrienne Low and Robin Grindley

Patricia Brodeur and Mathias

Gug

Jodie and Amir Haleem

Desiree and Nathan Harbacek

Allison and Jeff Harper

Veronica and Robert Harris

Sophia and Robert Hee

April Underwood and Matt

Herrero

Chelsea and Marc Ialeggio

Robin and Larry Jabin

Megan Holland and Michael Jaeger

Thersea Jesitus

Olivia and Alfredo Jimenez

Judee and Matthew Karson

Andi and Andy Kelly

Alison Marquiss and Bill Kimball

Donald Kirk

Genevieve and David Kreter

Meghen and Ken Kurtzig

Johanna and Jim La Fleur

Patricia Seid and Bryan Lin

Thuy Le and Keith Lu

Chisoo and Norm Lyons

Paul and Megan Mariani

Brett Martinez

Aramie and Kevin McDonald

Joseph McGuinness

Vanessa and Taylor McKinley

Jennifer and Dan Mello

Karen Black and Andy Meyer

Carrie and Paul Nathan

Stacy and Mark Nelson

Lauren and Jeffrey Osher

Jessica Ozberker

Samantha and Eric Palm

Lisette and David Parisi

Priya and Nikul Patel ‘97

Katy and Brad Paterson

Kirsten and Dennis Peek

Kathryn and Sean ‘90 Peisert

Christina and Emmet Peppers

Jess Greene-Pierson and James Pierson

Brooke and Robert Purcell

Alison and Danny Rabb

Shannon and Eric Rajewski

Daniel and Ashley Reid

Kalei Colridge and Robert Renfro

Candy and JJ Resnick

Lily and Andrew Riesenfeld

Andrea and Ori Rijo

Laura Kritchever and Mondo

Sarti

Doan-Nhu Bui and Adrien

Schmidt

Morgan and Brian Schneider

Katherine and Patrick Shannon

Laura and David Shapiro

Noelle Moseley and Brian Singerman

Brandy and Kabir Singh

Maia Josebachvili and Dave

Skinner

Carrie Smith

Window Snyder ‘89 and Willem

Pinckaers

Legare and Todd Speece

Amy Rice-Jones and David St. Martin

Jessica Williams and JJ Stein

Jennifer and Mark Summerhays

Laura and Shawn Tabak

Shan Yam and Andrew Thompson

Waneska and Chris Torto

Denise and Quoc Tran

Cricket Wardein

Alison Littman and Jay Warshaw

Jessica Wasserman Buckley and Noah Wasserman

Meghan and Brian Wells

Ellie and Rick Wells

Tiffany and Harrison Westwater

Toney and Kathryn Whittley

Jennifer and Nathan Winslow

Tin-Ei Wang and Ching-Pu Wu

Jennifer and Eddie Zalayet

Victoria Peet and Steven Zimmerman

Gifts in Kind

Devin and Adam Alper

Susan and Alastair Cumming

Samantha LaRoy Dimmitt ’04 and Christopher Dimmitt

Meghen and Ken Kurtzig

Lily and Andrew Riesenfeld

Katie and Brian Taylor

174TH GRADERS BUILT MINIATURE BRIDGES

USING MATH & ENGINEERING

In the fall, 4th graders combine structural engineering, math, science, creativity, and design thinking to collaboratively construct a bridge using wood craft sticks and glue that will hold significant weight. Prior to the project, they spend time learning about bridges around the world and how they are engineered to withstand foot and vehicle traffic. As teams of two, students also create their own companies, design logos, and follow budgets. Once the bridges are built, students test their weight until they break!

18 1ST GRADERS DESIGNED BUBBLE WANDS

As an extension of their lesson learning about the science behind bubbles, 1st graders design and create their own bubble wands in the Creativity Lab. After exploring the various materials that are available, students complete a “Design Thinking” planning page. This includes writing their driving question (“How can I make a bubble wand that will…?”) and then drawing a sketch of their proposed design. Next, students create their bubble wands, test them with bubble solution, and make iterations as needed. Skills included design thinking, problem solving, persevering, collaborating, trial-and-error, and questioning.

19CONNECTING WITH HISTORY

On March 27, Antoinette Sithole, who was part of the KYP delegation to Mark Day, joined Dr. Melba Beals, a member of the Little Rock Nine, in conversation. Dr. Beals joined the conversation virtually and she and Ms. Sithole reflected on their experiences at the forefront of combating racism. Students in grades 5-8, faculty and staff, parents and guardians, and alumni attended this remarkable event. We are grateful to have had this opportunity to bring together these two incredible women who took such great risks to stand up for what was right and transform the path of history.

20SHOWCASING ART IN THE ART SHOW

Every year, art teacher Karen Klier and an army of parent/guardian volunteers transform the art room into a gallery to showcase art created by students in grades K-6. The art show debuted just in time for Grandparents and Special Friends’ Day.

218TH GRADE MEDIA LITERACY WEEK

A long-standing and much anticipated project that has been running for more than 20 years at Mark Day, Media Literacy Week is a week in February during which all 8th graders suspend their typical academic classes and instead choose media topics of personal interest, conduct research, and become media creators. Media Literacy week is an opportunity for students to use and practice a set of skills they have developed over their time at Mark Day, and stretch and learn new skills about media production.

They begin by studying various documentary filmmakers to understand style and purpose. Then, they work together in small groups to refine their idea and get to work becoming experts on a particular topic. They are given high-quality cameras and access to other tools like a green screen, teleprompter, and online resources to make a video project with a specific message for an audience. Students also create an oral presentation, which they share with peers and faculty at the end of the week.

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6TH & 7TH

GRADERS

JOIN THE WORLD SCHOLAR’S CUP

We were thrilled to bring World Scholar’s Cup to Mark Day School for the first time this year, led by Director of Student Life, Grades 5-8 Carrie Smith. World Scholar’s Cup is a global academic competition for middle and high school students that brings together many disciplines and asks students to work together in a series of challenges. In addition to learning new content, students are encouraged to apply what they learn and relate their knowledge to the world around

them. Students participate in three-person teams in four events over two days: Collaborative Writing, the Scholar’s Challenge, the Scholar’s Bowl, and Team Debate. On April 28 and 29, we hosted 132 students—both Mark Day students and students from 15 other schools—for the Regional Round of World Scholar’s Cup. Mark Day had 12 6th grade teams and 11 7th grade teams. We are excited to continue this new academic tradition at Mark Day next year!

23VISITING REN-AI FOR THE FIRST TIME

This year, we added a new partnership to our global partnerships program. Ren-Ai (“ren-eye”) is a K-6 public school in Taipei, Taiwan, with previous experience partnering with a school in San Francisco. A group of Mark Day School 8th grade Mandarin students had the privilege of visiting Ren-Ai for the first time over our April spring break. Each student stayed with a Ren-Ai family for the full week, attended classes with their buddies, participated in special cultural activities like martial arts and brush painting, and went sightseeing. Later in the spring, we also welcomed a delegation of Ren-Ai 5th graders and faculty members to Mark Day for two weeks where they stayed with Mark Day families, learned alongside one another, and explored the Bay Area.

247TH GRADE DEEP DIVE

During the spring, 7th graders participated in Deep Dive Week—instead of their normal schedule of math, English, history, and science, students engaged in intensive, interdisciplinary and project-based learning “mini-courses” centered around a specific topic or theme. The courses offered during Deep Dive Week change with each year, inspired by what’s happening in the world around us. This year, the slate of courses included: Mark Day Central Kitchen (shopping, cooking, and delivering fresh and healthy meals to those experiencing hunger), Math-Music Connection (exploring the math aspects of music creation), The Room Where it Happens (creating a Hamilton-related performance), Take a Hike! (discovering the trails and nature of our local environment), and Game Design (learning about different types and formats of games and developing a new game of their own).

PARENT & GUARDIAN VOLUNTEERS

We salute the many volunteers who support teaching and learning in every way. The leadership of the fundraising and event volunteers supports a culture of giving, allowing philanthropy to thrive and make a significant difference in the lives of Mark Day School students now and for generations to come.

Parent/Guardian Chairs

Jessica Clifton

Eric Palm

Todd Speece

Alumni Chair

Jessica Ngo ‘01

Alumni Parent/Guardian Chairs

Stephanie and Sam Parker

Faculty/Staff Chair

Christine Metzger

Grandparent Chair

JoAnn and John Gantus

Parent/Guardian and Trustee

Volunteers

Greg Berguig

Alexis Bondaz

Ryan Brown

Amy Carlson McConnell

Brian Cason

Ethan Dornhelm

Sara Egide

Patrick Flemming

Brandon Gantus

Rika Gopinath

Ally LaBarbara

Diana Maier ‘85

Stacy Nelson

Megan Mariani

Michael Milano

Thalia Milano

Samantha Palm

Lisette Parisi

Katy Paterson

Sean Peisert ‘90

Danny Rabb

Brian Schneider

Patrick Shannon

Robert Sperling

Jenny Swett

Kevin Taylor

Caroline Towery

Andrea Urda Rijo

Class Captains

Kindergarten

Granville Valentine

First Grade

Eric Palm

Second Grade

Jessica Clifton

Third Grade

Caroline Towery

Fourth Grade

Katy Paterson

Fifth Grade

Rika Gopinath

Sixth Grade

Lisette Parisi

Seventh Grade

Greg Gerguig

Todd Speece

Eighth Grade

Stacy Nelson

FAMILY ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD

President: Stephanie Dornhelm

Executive Vice President: Ashley Reid

Treasurer: Kirsten Peek

VP Information & Technology: Beth Fliss

VP Fundraising: Tiffany Gantus, Tiffany Westwater

VP Events: Courtney Butler, Carin Gidney

VP Programs: Laika Chow, LiShan Sung

EVENTS & FUNDRAISERS CHAIRS

Amazon Smile & Merchant Cash

Back Programs

Jessica Lifland

Annual Spring Fundraiser

Devin Alper

Art Show

Helen Kennedy

Book Exchange

Amy Hunt

Andi Kelly

Faculty/Staff Appreciation

Lunch

Lily Reisenfeld

Katie Taylor

Family Association Meetings

Stephanie Dornhelm

Ashley Reid

Family Fun Run

Andy Kelly

Dan Reid

Grandparents and Special

Friends’ Day

Nicole Johnson

Ashley Reid

Kindergarten New Student

Event

Stephanie Dornhelm

Winterfest

Allison Harper

New Parent Welcome Reception

Vanessa McKinley

Mark Day Fund

Jessica Clifton

Eric Palm

Todd Speece

Welcome & Volunteer Fair

Beth Fliss

Ashley Reid

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Buddy Family Coordinator

Grace Yu

Community Engagement/UD

Holiday Giving

Heather Kessinger

Eco Paper Goods

Amy Hunt

Emergency Preparedness

Brian Taylor

Family Sunshine

Deborah Johnson

HOST Fund

Kathryn Jordan

Lost and Found

Kirsten Peek

Kathryn Reisinger

Lunch Program

Katy Paterson

Kirsten Peek

Marque Keeper

Volodymyr Valchuk

Organic Garden

Sean Peisert ‘90

FA Storage Coordination

FA Exec Board

Parent/Guardian Outreach Hikes

Kirsten Sperling

Room Parents Coordination

Kathryn Peisert

School Store & Spirit Wear

Sarah Cason

Katherine Chan

Eve Dellinger

WAYS TO GIVE

The cost of educating each child at Mark Day stretches beyond what is covered by tuition, and we rely on philanthropy from the community to fill that gap. From donating your time to naming Mark Day School as a beneficiary in your will, there are many ways to give, and all of them are greatly appreciated. No gift is too small. Every hour of time and every dollar matters. Thank you for helping to give our students an education that will propel them forward with the skills to succeed in the 21st century.

DONATE ONLINE

Visit markdayschool.org/giving to fill out the online donation form.

MAKE A PLEDGE

Visit markdayschool.org/giving to fill out the online pledge form.

IN PERSON

Come to the Development Office and ask for Wendy Levine or Christine Maguire.

VIA SNAIL MAIL

Mail a check to Mark Day School, attention Christine Maguire in the Development Office.

ESCRIP & REBATE PROGRAMS

Register your debit/credit card with eScrip to donate a percentage of your purchases and sign up for loyalty programs at United Market, Good Earth, Nugget, Woodland’s, and Sports Basement.

ATTEND EVENTS

(IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY)

Come to the Spring Fundraiser, Fun Run, and more to help our school; visit markdayschool.org/events for more info.

GIFTS IN KIND

We welcome classroom supplies, office equipment, books, and other items related to the educational program.

PLAN YOUR GIFT

Name Mark Day School as a beneficiary or partial beneficiary or make a life income gift.

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