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IN THIS ISSUE FEATURED STORIES
17 Focus on Mission Hear from Social Studies Teacher Jeremy Levine on the ways he incorporates mission in the classroom.
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34 Students Advancing in Internship Leadership & Learning (SAILL) Step into the shoes of Marymount students’ summer internships.
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THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear Marymount Families and Friends, The 2018-2019 academic year was dynamic, not only for the individual and collective achievements of our school community, but in the affirmation of our mission within the daily life of our school. The young women who comprise the Class of 2019 are well positioned to enrich their colleges and communities through their leadership and example. Our school community will miss their persistence, creativity, insight, and unique spirit, and we are proud to celebrate our newest graduates in this issue of M. Throughout its history, Marymount has been blessed by the thousands of students, trustees, parents, alumnae, Les Anges, faculty, and staff who have partnered with the school in affirming the educational vision of our Founding Order through their generosity and care. The enclosed Annual Report acknowledges those benevolent donors whose involvement in the 2018-2019 fundraising campaigns have made such a tremendous difference in the life of our school including the ability to attract and retain outstanding faculty, and to grant an increasing amount of financial assistance to deserving and qualified students. There is no doubt that the foundation that was laid at Marymount almost a century ago continues to resonate in the hearts of our students today. We were honored to host the Global Network of RSHM Schools on our campus this past summer, and we rejoice in the vibrancy of the Marymount spirit that unites us in mission for the common good. The legacy of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary lives on in perpetuity through our students, alumnae, and their families. With gratitude,
JACQUELINE L. LANDRY Head of School
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EAD OF SCHOOL JACQUELINE L. LANDRY FACILITATES 1. HMARYMOUNT’S THOUGHT TALK SERIES M arymount’s Thought Talk series is designed to open dialogue and share perspectives between Ms. Landry and parents in a direct and dynamic environment. Over 20 mothers of current Marymount students join in the second conversation titled “Go Away (But Not Too Soon): Anticipating and Preparing for the Empty Nest and Your Daughter’s Success in College.”
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Our Student Liturgy Committee organized a beautiful Ash Wednesday service.
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H uge congratulations to the Class of 2019 for winning the overall Spirit Week Title.
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4. MODEL UNITED NATIONS
Marymount hosts 220 students from 15 schools for its Annual Model United Nations Conference.
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5. INSPIRING BOLDNESS SPEAKER SERIES
L os Angeles Parks Foundation Executive Director Carolyn Ramsay and film producer and director Amy Adrion (pictured above), known for her debut documentary Half the Picture, spoke with our community as featured guests as part of Marymount’s Inspiring Boldness Speaker Series.
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6. MOTHER-DAUGHTER LUNCHEON
O ver 180 Sailors and their moms attend our Annual Mother-Daughter Luncheon at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.
7. MARY’S DAY
Marymount celebrates Mary's Day at Mass, with a special blessing of the graduating Seniors.
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Marymount honors sixteen Seniors as they are inducted into the National Cum Laude Society.
8. FATHERS CLUB BBQ
The Marymount Fathers Club All-School BBQ remains a community favorite with wonderful food and company.
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Students and faculty take a day to celebrate and give witness to Marymount’s lived mission. This daylong annual event features speakers, workshops, and activities that focus on our school’s core values including awakening a consciousness of social justice, encouraging personal growth, fostering faith, and inspiring in each student a call-to-action. Students were deeply inspired by the day’s keynote speaker Zenon Neumark, a Holocaust survivor and author of Hiding in the Open: A Young Fugitive in Nazi-Occupied Poland.
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O ur Juniors showcase their year-long service projects at the annual Kingdom Fair.
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12. SOPHOMORE SERVICE AT A PLACE CALLED HOME
On Saturday, June 8, Marymount hosted its seventh annual all-girls leadership conference for rising 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students. The Better Self for a Better World Conference is filled with meaning, purpose and tons of fun, as Marymount students inspire and motivate attendees to be true to themselves and to make a difference in the world!
Sophomores participate in their Class Service Project: The Health and Garden Expo at A Place Called Home (Marymount's partner non-profit organization that provides a safe, nurturing environment for young people in South Central Los Angeles).
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13. CLASS OF 2019 - OFF TO COLLEGE!
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Marymount celebrates the Class of 2019’s accomplishments. These 83 young women will attend 55 colleges and universities across 20 states and 5 countries.
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T he Scrub Club is a student-led pre-med club that focuses on new medical advancements, anatomical discoveries, and occupational fields in medicine. The club aims to inspire girls to work in many medical fields and to close the STEM gender gap.
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15. MARDI GRAS & GREAT MARYMOUNT BAKE OFF
M oms join their daughters for a Mardi Gras celebration & Great Marymount Bake Off.
SR. MARGARET MCKENNA (RSHM) CELEBRATES HER DIAMOND JUBILEE! At our year-end faculty/staff meeting in June, we acknowledged the Diamond Jubilee (60th Anniversary) of Sr. Margaret McKenna, whose First Profession of Vows was in Tarrytown, New York in June of 1959. Sr. Margaret came to Marymount in 1973 and, in her ministry, she has left an indelible imprint on the heart of our school and the hearts of the students we serve. To commemorate this milestone Jubilee, we presented Sr. Margaret with a special memory book honoring the impact that she has had on our Marymount community.
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ATHLETICS Recap
BASKETBALL Both Varsity and JV Basketball were Sunshine League Champions this year. JV tied for first place with a league record of 5-1 and an overall record of 13-2. Varsity won first place with a league record of 7-1 and an overall record of 21-5. Jenna Rotheram '19 was named League MVP and was placed on the All-CIF 2nd team.
SWIM & DIVE Varsity Swim took third place in the Sunshine League, sending two swimmers and three alternates to CIF Preliminaries. Junior Reagan Whitney set a new school record at prelims in the 100 free with a time of 54.84 seconds, which sent her to CIF Finals. Senior Haley Krubert also came in second place in the League Finals for Diving, qualifying her for CIF Preliminaries.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Beach Volleyball was the Westside League Champion for the sixth consecutive season. After receiving a bye in Round One of the Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League Playoffs, our Sailors won Round 2 for the first time in team history, beating Sierra Canyon 3-0.
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Softball secured a spot in the CIF-SS Playoffs finishing 8-10 overall and 3-5 in the League. Sofia Lombardo '20 stepped into the catching position bringing her steadiness behind the plate in addition to an outstanding at bat with a .417 on-base percentage. Pitcher Devin Waddell '20 led the team in batting with a .714 batting average and six home runs, along with an incredible 2.86 ERA.
Both Varsity and JV Track & Field were Sunshine League Champions! Varsity had an undefeated record of 12-0 and JV finished with a record of 7-1. Nine girls qualified for CIF preliminaries, five girls competed, and four girls moved on to CIF Finals. At League finals, nine Sailors took first place in seven different events. Senior Skye Embray set a new school record in the triple jump with a distance of 39’5.5�.
ROWING At the Southwest Junior Regionals, Senior Sarah Fry received a gold medal for taking first place in the Varsity Pairs. Sarah and Caitlin Cowan '20 received Silver for their second place finish in Varsity 4, and Sophomore Sofia Prestine took home bronze for third place in both the Novice A4 & A8. Sarah moved on to compete at the Youth Rowing Nationals in Florida, where her Varsity 4+ boat took third place in the nation, and brought home the title of 2019 US Rowing Youth National Bronze Medalists!
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ATHLETICS Recap SOCCER Moving into the more competitive Mission League this year, Sailor Soccer faced tougher competition all season. Stepping up to the challenge, the team recorded its first-ever League win and finished the season tied for third place.
EQUESTRIAN Congratulations to Mary Wickstrom '21 for placing fifth overall in JV, fifth in Hunter Riders, and fifth in equitation riders.
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TEAMS IN PLAYOFFS / CIF PRELIMS OR FINALS
LEAGUE TITLES
SCHOOL RECORDS Reagan Whitney '20 - 100 free (54.84 sec) Skye Embray '19 - Triple Jump (39’5.5”)
LEAGUE MVPS Jenna Rotheram '19, Grace Frohling '19, Reagan Whitney '20
ALL-CIF Jenna Rotheram '19, Grace Frohling '19 , Devon Newberry '19, Devin Waddell '20
ALL-LEAGUE ALLOTMENTS
College Bound Senior Athletes
GRACE FROHLING
CAROLINE DOUGLAS
JACQUELINE KORTEKAAS
University of San Diego (Volleyball)
University of Penn (Volleyball)
Amherst (Volleyball)
DEVON NEWBERRY
SKYE EMBRAY
AVA PRUNIER HERMAN
UCLA (Beach Volleyball)
Trinity College (Track & Field)
Gonzaga University (Track & Field)
EMI SMITH
TAYLOR FOURTICQ
EMMA SAINSBURY-CARTER
UC Irvine (Soccer)
University of Penn (Volleyball)
Bond University (Surf Lifesaving / Open Water Swim)
CAMRYN CARFINO
SARAH FRY
Colgate (Volleyball)
Princeton (Rowing)
OLIVIA DEVEREUX
CHARLOTTE FULLER
Carnegie Mellon (Volleyball)
US Coast Guard Academy (Rowing)
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Every Faculty / Staff meeting throughout the school year features a "Focus on Mission" segment, at which a faculty member presents on the ways in which mission goals are incorporated into the classroom. Social Studies Teacher Jeremy Levine was honored to present at our May 2019 meeting. He spoke to colleagues about the ways in which Marymount’s mission both informs and enriches the Social Studies curriculum — a topic he also presented on at the Global Network of RSHM Schools conference in July.
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around the world during the Global Network of RSHM Schools Conference, I am awe-inspired by this Marymount family who are united as one in service to the unique mission that is shared by all of our schools. As educators, we systematically seek to break stereotypes in our collective vision to inspire young people to work as global citizens in shaping a more just world. The question becomes, how in our 21st century school do we do this?
An answer is teaching to instill a sense of creativity, courageousness, and empathy. In the Social Studies department, we approach world events with an analytical lens; mastering cause-and-effect analysis, continuities and changes over time, and other historical thinking skills. Our emphasis on factual analysis, college-level research, and writing keeps the Social Studies department grounded. In many ways, it is both our comfort and our security blanket. This past year, we focused on the mission goal of encouraging and promoting personal and spiritual growth, 18
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which lent itself to many avenues of academic integration. In the classroom, putting Mission in action is actually quite transcendent with several simple steps. The following are examples of ways in which these steps are incorporated in our Social Studies classrooms:
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PERSONAL WHILE PREPARING THE 10TH GRADE MODERN WORLD HISTORY
course unit on genocide with a focus on the Holocaust, I remembered the stories that I have personally heard from survivors who inspired the detour in my own life from law school student to educator. I remembered stories from Sidonia Lax who, as a young Polish girl, survived the Warsaw ghetto and life in AuschwitzBirkenau because she ate raw onions and garlic for nourishment, and she built muscle from breaking rocks
along the ghetto walls. But most of all, I remembered the various responses that survivors gave when asked about their relationship with God during and after liberation in 1945. It was this memory and relationship that our Social Studies faculty decided to explore in Modern World History.
CONSULT Colleagues
TEAMING WITH THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENT , we came up with the idea of bridging their established theme of “God in times of struggle” to “How does one find God in times of great despair?”
We explored the question of “How does one find God in the Holocaust?” This was the basis of a Socratic Seminar that tested our students’ abilities to cite a variety of researched evidence to bolster their own personal opinions through a question that combined both faith and history. Responses ranged from the acts of courageousness and bravery of Germans and Poles protecting and sheltering Jewish families from the marauding Gestapo/SS soldiers to acts of memorializing memories, the very act of liberation and vindication of the Nuremberg Trials to being able to educate and learn about just some of the lives of the 6 million who perished. It was this moment that as a Social Studies teacher, I witnessed the manifestation of Christian faith and spirit in the classroom.
CONNECT To our Pillar on Social Justice
DEUTERONOMY 16:20 STATES, “JUSTICE. JUSTICE SHALL YOU PURSUE.”
change-makers of the future. As a Marymount School, kept pillars of our education is questioning, maturing in faith, and exploring one’s relationship with God, in seeking fullness of life for all.
EDUCATE The whole Girl
WE TEACH HISTORY BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE FEW DISCIPLINES THAT ENCOURAGES A RETROSPECTIVE, PRESENT, AND PROSPECTIVE LENS OF THE WORLD. As Social Studies teachers, we seek to make the subject come alive to students through our passion and enthusiasm, analysis of stimulating images and text, and engaging activities that relate to real life occasions.
This past year, the Social Studies department focused on developing three simple and yet profound personal traits: courage, empathy, and creativity. Courage in discussing controversial geopolitical topics. Empathy by understanding the fears and paranoia that exist in minority populations, and creativity to cooperatively solve real-world problems with new-aged thinking. Students conducted research in vast scholarly databases to memorialize Holocaust survivors and their stories into augmented reality for future generations of students. Upon completion of this project, one student reflected upon how powerful the project was as it enabled the students to forever memorialize the memories of a time they hope to never personally witness. As teachers, we endeavor to educate on literally every fascinating, grand, transcendent event of the world per our respective subjects. As a teacher at one of our Global Network of RSHM Schools, I believe that I am in good company knowing that our students promote our shared values in the lives of one another, and on all of the other lives and communities they touch. We fulfill our mission every day, as evidenced by the comradery and morality that is exhibited by our students in the classrooms, in the courtyards, on stage, in auditoriums, and on playing fields. How blessed we are to have the opportunity to share in this mission. n
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Over 70 students participate in Marymount's Performing Arts Program, which includes acting, choir, orchestra, and dance. Our performers have ample opportunities to showcase their talent at Masses, community meetings, and more!
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DTASC SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Marymount DTASC students perform scenes from Julius Caesar, 12th Night, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Junior Taylor Thompson also performed two monologues reaching the semifinals with one. A Midsummer Night’s Dream comedy scene advanced as a finalist.
SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL This culminating event provides Marymount students the opportunity to showcase their tremendous talents as artists, musicians, actors and dancers.
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THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE This year, the Marymount Players debuted their Spring Musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a witty, fast-paced, comedic musical. Over three days, the Players performed four public showings of the Bee, which tells the story of an eclectic group of quirky adolescents vying for first place in an annual spelling bee. The musical incorporates audience participation into its plot – a first for a Players’ production!
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ELISSA KIM '20
Students learn the mechanics of building teapots in Ceramics 3D Design.
Families and teachers gather at the Spring Arts Visual Arts Exhibition.
CHAE KIM'S '19 photography piece is a Scholastics winner and a chosen Cathedral Exhibition Piece.
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JAQUELYN NEUNER '21 uses mixed media for her Advanced Visual Arts Postmodern Project: Person, Place and Thing.
AUDREY GRANT '20 uses her drawing skills for her Graphic Novel assignment, learning about storytelling and storyboarding.
ELIZABETH BRADY '19’s ode to her cousin.
BANOU NAZEMI '22's portrayal of feminism.
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CONFERENCE MARYMOUNT WAS PROUD TO HOST THE GLOBAL NETWORK OF RSHM SCHOOLS ON OUR CAMPUS THIS PAST SUMMER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CANTWELL SACRED HEART OF MARY HIGH SCHOOL AND THE RSHM WESTERN AMERICAN PROVINCE.
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Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries addresses attendees about how his experiences ignited his pursuit of justice.
L to R: Sr. Pat Connor, RSHM, Father Rob Scholla, S.J., Sr. Joan Treacy, RSHM, and Head of School Jacqueline L. Landry
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Students Advancing in Internship Leadership and Learning
Marymount’s signature Internship Program has continued to grow. This summer, 80 students were placed in reallife, work environments with top professionals in an array of fields ranging from neuroscience to law, finance to architecture, and performing arts to sports.
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2019 SAILL Placements Science & Medicine • Dr. Jay Sison, DDS Inc. • Osborne Head & Neck Institute (OHNI) - Medical Scholars Program* • UCLA CASIT: The Center for Advanced Surgical & Intervention Technology • UCLA Medical School: Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support & Heart Transplant Program • UCLA Medical School: Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care • UCLA Science Laboratories: Cancer & Stem Cell Research • UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program • USC Neuroimaging & Addiction Lab Law & Finance • Hemming Morse, LLP • Imperial Capital • Los Angeles Superior Court Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematic (STEAM) • CO Architects • Coastal Research Institute: LMU & The Bay Foundation (TBF) • USC Viterbi School of Engineering, SHINE Summer Program* Social Sciences • Emblematic Group VR/AR Internship • The Jeffrey Foundation - Child & Family Programming • The Jeffrey Foundation Youth Leadership Cohort™ • LMU’s Youth Theology Institute – Department of Theological Studies • UCLA Departments of History & African American Studies • UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital Pediatric Palliative Care Program Arts & Entertainment • Clairobscur Dance Company • The Gotham Group • NFL Digital Media *Collaborative Programs
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UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital Palliative Care Program Mentor: Gina Kornfeind Interns: Azaclarisse Trillo '20, Samantha Hidalgo '20, and Brianna Royston '20 Marymount interns work with a multidisciplinary team within UCLA’s Children’s Hospital both in the Westwood and Santa Monica campuses. They are exposed to Social Work practice, learning how to provide support, programming, and education in a pediatric hospital setting. Interns assist with the development of programmatic materials, a Sibling Support Group curriculum, and event planning, as well as attend several multidisciplinary committee meetings within the hospital.
The Jeffrey Foundation - Child & Family Programming Mentors: Marvin Espinoza, Patricia Escobar and Alma Saldivar Interns: Madeleine Attar '22, Drew Biernot '21, Emma Courtney '21, Austyn Davis '21, Francesca DiGenova '21, Caitlin Donovan '21, Shannon Dutton '20, Ava Flutie '22, Priscilla Lee '22, Bella Mac '21, Kalyn Mason '22, Alexandra Martins '21, Caroline Morris '21, Ashley Kirkpatrick '20, Jacquelyn Neuner '21, and Trisha Vasquez '21
The Jeffrey Foundation is a non-profit organization that strives to improve the quality of life for special needs children and their families through the development of community-based therapeutic, recreational, educational, and social programs. Marymount interns assist with special needs children including educational, creative, and recreational activities that foster the children’s academic, social, and behavioral development to prepare them for every stage of life.
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NFL Digital Media Mentors: Tim Brady and Elena Sidyakina Interns: Olivia Mack '20 and Kelly Sodl '20
NFL Digital Media manages NFL.com, NFL app on mobile devices and connected TVs, NFL Fantasy Football, and all the 32 teams’ websites. This internship illustrates the many roles involved in creating digital media at the largest scale. Interns participate in the production process in roles ranging from product requirements, project management, computer programming, and quality assurance.
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UCLA Medical School Department of Neurosurgery & Pediatric Neurology - UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program Mentors: UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Team – Dr. Christopher Giza, Dr. Meeyro Choe, Philip Rosenbaum, Yena Kim, Chris Sheridan, and Anne Brown Interns: Sophia Scott '21, Zoe Dantzler '20 and Samara Johnson '20
Marymount interns learn from a multidisciplinary team that consists of research scientists, clinicians, a nurse practitioner, and researchers in the BrainSPORT program. They work directly with UCLA varsity athletes while conducting preseason baseline tests, and have the opportunity to attend weekly pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury lab meetings with the BrainSPORT team, gaining valuable insight into daily operations of clinical research.
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Coastal Research Institute: LMU & The Bay Foundation (TBF) Mentors: Karina Johnston and Melodie Grubbs Interns: Karlie O'Loughlin '21, Natalie Williams '20, Joelle Villegas '21, Makaiya Bedford '21, Avery Devore '21, Alexandra Kroner '20, Sofia Prestine '21
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The Bay Foundation (TBF) and LMU’s Seaver College of Science and Engineering launched the Coastal Research Institute (CRI) in 2017 and created an expansive internship program based at the LMU campus. This program allows for students and young adults to engage in environmental education and research projects that benefit local watersheds and the Santa Monica Bay. Participants become stewards of the local environment by actively learning from area experts and intern-mentors.
Dr. Jay Sison, DDS Inc. Mentors: Dr. Jay Sison and Dr. Christie Burnet Interns: Sydney Ibay '22, Caitlin Cowan '20, and Hannah Kim '22
Dr. Sison is a practicing periodontist and faculty member at the UCLA School of Dentistry. In addition, he operates a private group practice in Los Angeles. Dr. Burnett is a pediatric dentist. This internship gives those interested in careers in the dental profession experience in general dentistry and other dental specialties. Interns work directly with the doctors to assist in surgical and dental procedures. They also have an opportunity to accompany Dr. Sison to the UCLA Dental School and interact with dental students and faculty to gain insight on life as a dental student and the admission process to dental school. In addition, interns are involved with community outreach programs and events that provide dental care to underserved populations in Los Angeles.
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Excerpts from the Student Commencement Speech ANDRIANA MARIJIC BULJUBASIC '19
As I look onto Senior Lawn, I can’t help but remember the countless Mondays in which we found ourselves quickly shuffling to communities in blazer dress uniform, giggling as our penny loafers hit the grass. Yet, here I stand in the very same spot, amongst the incredibly accomplished Class of 2019 in a celebration of our last four years at Marymount together. What a bittersweet moment! We stand on the brink of an extraordinary change that will disperse us across the country, even across the globe, away from our home here at Marymount. As one of the most one-of-akind and insanely talented classes to ever set foot on this campus, our shared experiences have bound us to one another. At Marymount, we have begun to walk along the path to discovering ourselves and what we could contribute to our world as confident, intelligent, and well-rounded young women. We have also developed the ability to apply what we learn through our united moral fiber of compassion perfectly demonstrated through our devotion to the RSHM goal of ensuring “That all may have life and have it to the full.” Whether it has been through individualized community service, explorative internships, or fervid discussions of human rights in our classes, Marymount has prepared us to use our knowledge for good and as future leaders of our world. Yet, there is one question that has never felt more real than today: what now? Bradley Whitford perfectly worded the advice I wish to pass along to my incredible class: “Take action. Every story you've ever connected with, every leader you've ever admired, every puny little thing that you've ever accomplished is the result of taking action. You have a choice. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life.” Each of you has such unique talents and callings that you have cultivated in high school and these will only continue to flourish in college. Yet, your enormous potential will hold no weight without the confidence and fearlessness we, as a class, have developed together. Believe in the power of your voice and although life will become different and difficult at times, understand that each of your inherent desires to spur true change will remain constant. Although we may not realize it, we are living during a pivotal turning point for women in our world. We see female leaders, pioneers, and role models rising up and succeeding. After all, a record 127 women were sworn into Congress this year alone. We are undoubtedly part of this change and coming from such a tight-knit community of supporting one another as young women, we will be the ones leaving our marks not only on Marymount, but on our world as a whole. We can persevere. We are equipped with the tools we need for the future. We stand ready to begin a life of our own. Embrace your potential and remember these people and this place which has inspired you to do so. M - THE MARYMOUNT MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2019
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CELEBRATING THE Class of 2019
We are incredibly proud of our Class of 2019 graduates who were admitted to over 150 college and/or university programs. Below is a list of acceptances for the Marymount Class of 2019. Numbers in parenthesis represent acceptances to each institution. Every school with a graduate attending is denoted in bold.
American University (2) Amherst College Auburn University Azusa Pacific University Babson College Bard College (3) Barnard College (3) Bates College Bentley University Boise State University Bond University Boston College (5) Boston University (3) Brandeis University Brown University Bucknell University California Lutheran University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (2) Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University (3) Case Western Reserve University Chapman University (3) Clemson University Colby College Colgate University (4) College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross (3) Columbia University Connecticut College (2) Cornell University Davidson College DePaul University (4) Dickinson College Drexel University (4) Duke University Duquesne University Emerson College (3) Emory University (2) Fairfield University Fordham University (8) George Mason University Georgetown University (3) Gettysburg College Goldsmiths, University of London Gonzaga University (3) High Point University Hofstra University Howard University (2) Indiana University at Bloomington (7) Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College
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Lafayette College (2) Lehigh University (2) Lewis & Clark College (3) Loyola Marymount University (9) Loyola University Chicago (3) Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College (2) Marymount Manhattan College Miami University, Oxford (3) Michigan State University (4) Middlebury College (2) Mount Holyoke College Muhlenberg College (2) Nagoya University New York University (2) Northeastern University (5) Occidental College (2) Otis College of Art and Design Pace University, New York City (2) Pepperdine University (4) Princeton University Principia College Providence College Purdue University Reed College Regis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Royal Holloway, University of London San Diego State University (2) San Francisco State University (2) Santa Clara University (12) Santa Monica College Sarah Lawrence College (4) Savannah College of Art and Design Scripps College Seattle University Skidmore College (2) Sonoma State University Southern Methodist University (9) St. John's University Stanford University Syracuse University (5) Texas Christian University (7) The American University of Paris (3) The George Washington University (7) The New School - All Divisions (3) The University of Alabama (2) The University of Arizona (2) The University of Montana, Missoula The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of Oklahoma
The University of Texas, Austin (6) Trinity College (3) Tufts University Tulane University (5) United States Coast Guard Academy University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley (9) University of California, Davis (3) University of California, Irvine (7) University of California, Los Angeles (8) University of California, Merced University of California, Riverside (3) University of California, San Diego (5) University of California, Santa Barbara (8) University of California, Santa Cruz (10) University of Colorado at Boulder (9) University of Delaware University of Denver University of Georgia University of Hawaii at Manoa (5) University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Michigan (6) University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of New Hampshire at Durham University of New Haven University of Oregon (10) University of Pennsylvania (4) University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego (8) University of San Francisco (3) University of Southern California (7) University of Vermont (2) University of Virginia (2) University of Washington (6) University of Wisconsin, Madison (14) Vanderbilt University (2) Vassar College (3) Villanova University Wake Forest University (3) Waseda University Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University West Los Angeles College Whitman College (2) Whittier College
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TOP ROW (L to R ): Charley Caland, Isabella Giaquinta, Taylor Fourticq, Jacqueline Kortekaas, Emma Klein, Grace Frohling, Devon Newberry, Miranda Moon, Jenna Dosaj, Anna Fotinich, Virginia Garland, Sarah Fry, Margad Bayarmagnai, Charlotte Fuller.
3RD FROM BOTTOM ROW (L to R): Eiara Fajardo, Ava Prunier Herman, Lauren Blair, Chloe Bermejo, Krysten Roges, Eugenia Baek, Amelia Dyer, Bella Zurowski, Caroline Douglas, Ava Paulson, Antonia Ashby, Jane O’Donnell, Maya Thompson, Haley Krubert, Gwyneth Leung.
2ND TO TOP ROW (L to R): Andriana Marijic Buljubasic, Camryn Carfino, Kya Shepard, Cassidy Capata, Mary McGeagh, Alexandra Korer, Olivia Devereux, Chaehyun Kim, Noel Ermer, Caroline Hawley, Nora O’Malley, Lia Cappellari, Caitlyn Caputo, Siobhan Burke.
2ND FROM BOTTOM ROW (L to R): Claire DuPont, Tessa Luini, Isabella Wright, Mia Royer, India Bland, Alexandra Maggiacomo, Alexis Westland, Anna Marguleas, Avery Smith, Emi Smith, Anamaria Marijic Buljubasic, Veronica Powers, Jacqueline Galeano, Skyler Brown.
3RD TO TOP ROW (L to R): Tara Howe, Jenna Rotheram, Amber Peters, Maggie Royer, Myers Rodberg, Bronwen Higley, Kate Scibelli, Isabella Kiene, Olivia Cuevas, Elizabeth Brady, Sophia Barr, Skye Embray, Sadie Chandler, Sophia Soderlund.
BOTTOM ROW (L to R): Jillian Neuner, Lindsey Acquistapace, Zoe Swisher, Emma Sainsbury-Carter, Kelly Kim, Sophia Rogers, Ava Campanella, Jenna Soong, Chenyu Jiang, Mariam Kamel, Karen Ogisawa, Andrea Crummy.
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SARAH FRY
KATE SCIBELLI
JILLIAN NEUNER
Marymount Outstanding Scholar Award
The Katherine Alfs Caldwell '35 Memorial Award
The Mother Butler Award
The award represents Marymount’s highest academic honor and is presented to an exceptional Senior who achieved excellence in a multitude of disciplines.
This award is presented to a Senior class leader for her initiative, devotion, commitment, and spirited contribution to her class.
CAROLINE HAWLEY
ANDRIANA MARIJIC BULJUBASIC
EUGENIA BAEK & SKYE EMBRAY
The Gailhac Award
The Marian Award
This award, named after the Founder of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, is presented to a Senior who consistently demonstrated the energy, enthusiasm, warmth, leadership, and joy that promoted the special family bond that is unique to Marymount.
This award is presented to a Senior whose devotion to the pursuit of excellence is complimented by a sincere dedication to the highest standards of character and integrity.
The Les Anges Award This award is given to a Senior who consistently demonstrated the high ideal of a Marymount education, who took full advantage of the unique opportunities of that education, and who consistently contributed to her school community.
ISABELLA KIENE
JENNA ROTHERAM
The Alumnae Association’s Marymount Young Woman Award
The Kristin Klein Keefe '88 Award
This award is given to a Senior for her dedication and service to Marymount High School and her devotion to the principles of Christian womanhood who achieved excellence in a multitude of disciplines.
Marymount’s highest honor is given in memory of the Foundress of the Marymount Schools in the United States and Europe. It is awarded to a Senior who has best integrated the ideals of a Marymount education through her academic excellence, leadership, loyalty, and supportive presence to the school community.
This award is presented to a Senior who displayed excellence in academics and who participated in interscholastic sports with the highest standards of sportsmanship and integrity as exemplified by Kristin Klein Keefe ’88 during her years at Marymount. M - THE MARYMOUNT MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2019
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Gold Medal AWARDS
ELIZABETH BRADY Religious Studies, Social Studies
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SKYLER BROWN Visual Arts
NOEL ERMER
ISABELLA GIAQUINTA
ANN JIANG
Science
Social Studies
Mathematics, Science, Spanish
ANNA MARGULEAS
JILLIAN NEUNER
JENNA ROTHERAM
English
English, Mathematics
French
JENNA SOONG
MAYA THOMPSON
ISABELLA WRIGHT
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Religious Studies
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Ellen Smith Denise '92, Betsy Brady '19 and Margaret Smith Brady '89
Anamaria Marijic Buljubasic '19, Simone Marjic Buljubasic '22 and Andriana Marijic Buljubasic '19
Eavan Burke '16 and Siobhan Burke '19
LEGACY
Marley Capata '21, Cassidy Capata '19 and Rachel Dunlap Capata '91
FAMILIES & SIBLINGS
Tiffany Cappellari '14 and Lia Cappellari '19
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Chandler Garland '21, Gigi Garland '19 and Ruby Garland '17
Mirna Kamel '17 and Mariam Kamel '19
Cara Kiene '22, Isabella Kiene '19 and Olivia Kiene '17
Emma Korer '22 and Alex Korer '19
Juliette Luini '14 and Tessa Luini '19
Jacquelyn Neuner '21 and Jillian Neuner '19
Veronica Powers '19 and Jeanne McDonald-Powers '78
Olivia Rodberg '15 and Myers Rodberg '19
Mia Royer '19 and Maggie Royer '19
NOT PICTURED Toni Ashby '19 and Judi Ashby '17 Cami Carfino '19 and Jordan Carfino '14 Caroline Douglas '19 and Lauren Douglas '17
Zoe Swisher '19 and Anna Swisher '21
Alexis Westland '19 and Adriane Kallie Westland '81
Caroline Hawley '19 and Mimi Foley O'Keefe '59 Jacqueline Kortekaas '19, Haley Kortekaas '17 and Katherine Kortekaas '21 Devon Newberry '19 and Emily Newberry '16 Alex Rodberg '13 Lily Royer '13 Emi Smith '19 and Naomi Smith '17
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Our Women Alumnae Series
This series celebrates decades of Marymount graduates who have worked tirelessly to affect change in the world around them, each in their unique way. These women inspire us with their dedication to innovation, determination, creativity, and service, and we are lucky to call them sisters in our alumnae community. We look forward to continuing this series in each issue of M - The Marymount Magazine as well as on our website over the coming years. If you are interested in participating or nominating a fellow Marymount graduate to be featured in this series, please contact alumnae@mhs-la.org.
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CAROL
Liu'01 PROFESSION
Independent Film and VR Director, Producer and Screenwriter at U-Ma Studios
EDUCATION BA in English Creative Writing, Stanford University MFA in Film Directing and Writing, New York University, Tisch School of Arts
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hen Carol Liu '01 transferred to Marymount her Sophomore year, she remembers how she was in awe of all the class offerings, co-curricular opportunities, and the beautiful campus. To her, it was an atmosphere that inspired her and supported her to follow worthy pursuits. “There was always a spiritual awareness, more evident to me now when I reflect on it,” Carol shares. During her junior year at Marymount, she mounted an outside institutional exhibition about forgotten war crimes and the Rape of Nanking. She describes this moment as a seminal experience in which she knew she could make a social impact as a high school student. “I credit the atmosphere of service and social justice work to this school,” Carol says, and it is one that she considers a key point in the arch of her career trajectory. As an Independent Film and VR Director, Producer and Screenwriter at U-Ma Studios, Carol is passionate about using both film and virtual reality to revisit history and bring to light the untold stories of marginalized figures. Through her work, she seeks to produce original, cinematic VR content, focusing on inclusive, emotionally engaging stories to delve into unexplored narratives.
Carol is especially interested in shedding light on misunderstood and marginalized figures, with the goal of sparking imagination, inciting curiosity, and generating empathy. Carol’s groundbreaking VR experience, Marie Antoinette, delves into the true history behind the ill-fated, historically misrepresented queen. It was presented at Cannes Film Festival's NEXT Marché, Oculus Connect, and was an official selection of Busan International Film Festival. It is now in development as a cinematic VR series, The Redemption of Marie Antoinette. Carol firmly believes that the all-girls environment at Marymount allowed her to focus on her own potential more fully than a co-ed environment would have. She credits photography teacher, Mr. Tom Zimmerman, with having “opened her photographic eye,” and shares that the summer she spent learning from him was key to her development as a filmmaker. Carol encourages today’s students to “be unabashedly who you are. We each have come to this world with our unique traits for a reason, so love yourself for who you are, and all that you can be!” n
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Abram '09 PROFESSION Firefighter for the Los Angeles City Fire Department
EDUCATION BA in Psychology, University of Connecticut
CURRENT RESIDENCE Manhattan Beach, Calif.
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eeley Abram '09 is one of the 3.1% of female firefighters within the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).
A yearning to stay active and an innate curiosity for a challenge, coupled with the desire to work in the medical arena led Keeley to enter this competitive career. However, being a woman in this field has its pressures. She utilizes discipline, motivation and the anticipation of the unknown to help weather the physical, mental, and psychological rigors of training and the job. “It can sometimes be overwhelming to be one of the few women in this male-dominated field, and your actions can feel like they’re highlighted,” Keeley shares. “But to overcome this, I do everything I can to keep improving and learning so that I do my best every day.” Nonetheless, her love of the job radiates through any potential adversity. “I love that I never know what my day will be like. I always have to think on my toes,” Keeley reflects, as she discusses what excites her the most about her line of work. Among the things that Keeley most enjoys is the camaraderie and support among the crew, the challenge of bringing physical skills and mental abilities to play during emergencies, and the opportunity to provide critical, life-saving services in a moment of need.
Helping others is innate within Keeley. In addition to fighting fires, she is also a trained Emergency Medical Responder, and she takes an active role in community outreach and education. Working with LAFD’s girl camp – a camp in which girls ages 14-18 are invited to learn through hands-on experience about the job and duties of being a firefighter – has allowed Keeley to help shift the paradigm of this predominantly maledominated profession. “I love being able to pass on my knowledge and give back to young girls because I never knew about these opportunities when I was their age,” Keeley shares. While reflecting on her time at Marymount, Keeley says that she was pushed both academically and athletically to meet her potential in an environment that always empowered women. Playing volleyball as a Sailor prepared her for the mental resilience that her career now requires. While in high school, she would strive for her personal best – an ambition which has followed her through college and remains with her today. And when thinking about the ways in which she has approached her life and career, Keeley looks to future and current Sailors to take the leaps that may seem like the roads less traveled. “Try new things as much as possible,” Keeley says. “Don’t be afraid to fail.” n
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VIRGINIA Levanas '03 PROFESSION Pediatric Oncology Nurse at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
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irginia Levanas '03 knows well the empathy and care required to navigate the complexities of the medical profession. As a Pediatric Oncology Nurse at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Virginia combines the comprehensive psychosocial aspects of patient care with the clinical requirements of her career. Working with children from the time they are diagnosed and through their extraordinary recovery, as well as through the hardship of relapse and end-oflife care, she is motivated daily by the resiliency and grace of kids enduring the unspeakable. “I journal about patient experiences that I want to remember – both the good and the bad – because I feel so lucky to bear witness to such incredible human interactions,” Virginia shares. She takes solace in the ability to stand alongside families through their journey and to provide support in ameliorating their stay while in her care.
become the service-oriented, curious, team-player she is today. “Marymount taught me that nobody will make change for us – we have to actively be the agent of change. It is here that I learned that service is the one way we can directly affect change in our world,” Virginia shares. After graduating from college, Virginia worked at a non-profit organization where she helped homeless individuals find employment - it was the same nonprofit where she had volunteered for her Kingdom Fair project her Junior year at Marymount. “As I developed as an adult, I learned that service is fundamental in creating meaning in my life. Helping others energizes me and gives me purpose. It allows me to continuously give back to the community,” Virginia describes.
Mary mount taught me that nobody will m ak e change f or us, w e have to actively b e the agent of chan ge . “I had a patient who was on our unit for almost an entire year and the nursing staff fell in love watching him grow and develop,” Virginia recalls. “I remember changing the lyrics to a song so that it was all about him and he loved it! Sometimes, it would be the only thing that would make him laugh or calm down during his stressful procedures. “Pretty soon, everyone in the unit knew the song and used it as a way to ease his frustrations and pain. I'll never forget the relief on his mother's face when she would see her son smile.” Knowing that she is doing her part to improve the quality of life for the children on her floor is one of the many reasons that Virginia first came into this field. She credits her education at Marymount with helping her
“I feel so honored to stand beside kids and their families as they navigate cancer treatment and to work with an incredible team of medical professionals to deliver comprehensive, collaborative and innovative care,” she shares. Being entrusted with the lives of children is more than Virginia could ask for in a profession, and as a frequent career forum panelist and mentor, Virginia has enjoyed sharing her journey with current Marymount students. When asked what piece of advice she can give to our girls as they look toward their futures, Virginia considers her own career trajectory and how fulfilled she is in her work. “Only you know what can make you happy,” she shares. “Find something you’re passionate about and everything else will fall into place.” n
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ALUMNAE a1ndLES ANGES EV EN TS
COLLEGE-AGE ALUMNAE GATHERING We were thrilled to welcome over 20 young alumnae to campus on Jan. 9 for the annual College-Age Alumnae Gathering. Our newly-minted alumnae had a great time visiting each other, their former teachers, and current students.
ALUMNAE CAREER FORUM We are grateful to the 24 alumnae who participated in the Student/ Alumnae Career Forum on Feb. 25. Students enjoyed learning from alumnae representing a variety of different fields including public service, entertainment, business, medicine, law, publishing, and technology. BACK ROW L TO R: Jenn Zehenni '02, Hillary Brademan Del Regno '90, Gina Mooring Arrasmith '95, Jessie Cluess '03, Alex Cheney '02, Celina Kirchner '08, Keeley Abram '09, Sandra Torres Granovsky '95, Virginia Levannas '03, Alexis Sherman '04, Katrina Bisetti '99 FRONT ROW L TO R: Carolyn Alexander '92, Kristin Loberg '93, Kristin Fucci Scherlacher '95, Katie Low Anderson '00, Aline Khatchadourian Antreasyan '01, Natascha French '98, Ivana Rojas '08, Katrina Escudero '08, Nicole Garton '03, Natalie Catalan '14, Maria Blasucci '04, Maggie Harding Boyle '04
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STANDING L TO R: Hareena Johnson '18, Isabel Lund '18, Christina Fazio '18, Julia Burgess '16, Caroline Cooper '17, Clare Burgess '16, Emily Torp '17 SITTING L TO R: Victoria Sanchez '18, Marina Davis '18, Grace Gruber '18, Kellen Carpenter '18, Malina Yago '18, Kaitlyn Greta '16, Kate Wegleitner '16
EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA On Mar. 10 over 200 alumnae, Les Anges and their families attended our annual Easter Eggstravaganza. Children enjoyed the moon bounce, cookie decorating, egg dying, face painting, petting zoo, and the traditional egg hunt.
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REUNION WEEKEND Alumnae from 1954 to 2014 celebrated Reunion Weekend on April 12 and 13. Alumnae and their guests enjoyed the Friday-evening reception on Senior Lawn, and the Saturday Mass and champagne brunch. Following the Mass, Victoria Sork '69 was named Alumna of the Year (see page 67) for her outstanding commitment to conservation, education, and the life sciences. CLASS OF 1969
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ALUMNA of the YEAR VICTORIA SORK '69 As a female in a predominantly male industry, Dr. Victoria Sork '69 is an advocate for educational equity, particularly in regard to women and underrepresented minorities in the field of science. As the Dean of the Life Sciences at UCLA, Dr. Sork embodies the ideals of a Marymount education - through her unshakable commitment to seeking knowledge as a vehicle for transformative change, to bettering the lives of others, and to protecting and preserving our earth's resources.
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ALUMNAE NEWS
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SEATED: Sue Bentley '72, Mary Ellen McCann Outwater '70, Julie Sweeters Carney '71, Stephanie Spillane Gatto '71, Valerie Lyons '69, Susan Myers DePrez '69, Brenda Brown McNeil '69 † , Mr. Orr, Rosalie Anchordoguy '69, Mary Spillane Thomason '69, Joan Brady Eberling Hannah '70, Bren Paul Leisure '70, Margaret Mary Maher Bradley '70 STANDING: Maureen Marten '71† , Fiona Ricci McCarthy '72, Elyse Hoytt Vosburg '72, Mary Jo McNally Hutchens '72, Raquel Robles Anderson '69, Janet Quail Garufis '71, Christopher Valllier Roe '72
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ALUMNAE: Send Us Your Notes! Our community wants to hear from you! Send us your class notes or photos electronically in a .jpg format to alumnae@mhs-la.org. If you are submitting photos, please make sure that the resolution is high enough for print publication – preferably 300 DPI. Your classmates can’t wait to see what you have been up to!
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CLASS NOTES
1960s Susan Cain Tellem '63 writes, “We lost our forever home in the Malibu Woolsey Fire on Nov. 9, 2018. We also lost our turtle hospital for our nonprofit American Tortoise Rescue. The fire burned through the rescue as well, but St. Francis saved the 50 some turtles and two roosters who sheltered in place. A miracle. His statue was the only thing that remained in front of the house debris after the fire. Bless you! See www.tortoise.com for more information about American Tortoise Rescue and its current fundraising campaigns.
L to R: Eugene Hutchins, Maria Zuccarello '91 and Elio Hutchins
1990s Maria Zuccarello '91 shares, “On the first day of the LAUSD teacher strike, as I came in from picketing in the rain with my colleagues, my husband Eugene Hutchins and I received the call we had been waiting nearly 7 years for. Our son, Elio Alec Hutchins, was born on January 13th in Ft. Pierce, FL and was available to be adopted. We immediately flew out and, with the birth mother’s blessing, we brought him home to complete our family.
2000s Natalie Wilson Barrett '10 writes, “On June 23, 2018 in Quogue, New York, I married Sean Barrett. Many of my classmates attended including my bridesmaids, Ali Dickie '10, Maya MacPherson '10, Mary Carls '10, Samantha Hirschmann '10, Emma Pastore '10, and Jenna Scilacci '10 as well as my sister-in-law, Michelle Barrett '07.”
L to R Ali Dickie '10, India Watne '10, Maya MacPherson '10, Catherine Stanley '10, Mary Carls '10, Natalie Wilson Barrett '10, Samantha Hirschmann '10, Emma Pastore '10, Viviana Rojas '10, Jenna Scilacci '10, Dani Shepherd '10, and Michelle Barrett '07
Keith Jacoby, Father of Kaitlyn Decker-Jacoby '15 and Shea Decker-Jacoby '15, shares, “Kaitlyn and Shea graduated in May from Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. Kaitlyn graduated magna cum laude and was awarded the Lawrence Fuchs CitizenScholar Award in American Studies. Shea double majored in International Global Studies and American Studies. She was also a four year NCAA Varsity Volleyball player, and she will be attending graduate school at New York University.” Grace Rector '17 writes, “This summer, I interned for Zene za Zene International (Women for Women International) doing storytelling and communications. I am honored to have been selected as a 2019 Georgetown Impacts Fellow, a fellowship that sponsors 20 Georgetown students’ summer internships with sustainable international organizations. At the moment, I am working on writing grants, designing the organization’s new website, and preparing to go into the field to interview women who have participated in programs.”
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Marriages Natalie Wilson Barrett '10 to Sean Barrett (6/23/18)
Births Archer and Lilly, to Jennifer Hruby Logan '90 and her husband, Sean (12/17/18)
Josephine Belle, to Juliana Tyson Kissick '03 and her husband, Ryan (4/6/19)
Asher Dean, to Julie Berman Grady '02 and her husband, Mike (2/18/19)
Margaret Rose, to Jacqueline Dubbins '04 and her husband, Jack (10/24/18)
Declan, to Katie Holmes McInerney ‘02 and her husband, Drew (5/29/19)
Miles David, to Katie Wood Powell '91 and her husband, Peter (1/22/19)
Elio Alic, to Maria Zuccarello '91 and her husband, Eugene (1/13/19)
Scott Preston and Bradley Robert to Robin Warfel Burrows '03 and her husband, Tim (4/19/19)
In Memoriam Julian Frances Baden, father of Geri Baden '72 and Sue Baden Hoffman '74 (1/17/19)
Edward L. Finch, father of Susan Finch Matazzoni '69 (1/17/19) Sonya Duque Green '54, sister of Dora Duque Saputo '58 (12/10/18)
Sean Bergin '73, mother of Amy Terry '05 and sister of Katie Bergin Mankiewicz '72 (4/25/19) Therese "Terry" Tilton Burton '46, sister of Sarah Tilton Fries '56 and Patricia Tilton Fleishman '49 (1/10/19)
Ann Howard, mother of Deanne Howard Winokur '62 (8/16/19) George Litto, father of Andria Litto '89 (4/29/19) Margaret Ann Leppo Meek '43 (11/7/01)
Joe Castro, father of Janelle Castro Cameron '99, Julianna Castro '06, Molly Castro '10 (5/27/19) Annette De Carlo Abernethy '72 (9/24/19)
Bryan Patrick Murphy, husband of Deborah Lindh Murphy '80 (7/3/19) James Regan, stepfather of Jill Buffano Petty '59 and grandfather of Lisa Petty Seigle '86 (7/2/19)
Barbara Farris Cole '46 (4/16/18) Monica Weil Schrade '55 (1/4/19) Dr. Richard Dion, husband of Mary O'Connor Dion '55, father of Catherine Dion Miller '84 and Maria Dion Padilla '80, brother-in-law of Marjorie O'Connor Lathrop '57, and uncle of Lara Lathrop Baskin '90 (5/29/19)
Lisa Sirianni '83, sister of Gina Sirianni Wilcox '81 (5/24/18) Bette Rogerson Smith, mother of Blaine Smith '77 and Elizabeth "Duffy" Smith Humbert '81 (3/21/19)
Bryce Preston Dolinko, son of Erin Gooley Dolinko '86 (4/2/19) Wilber A. Sweeters, father of Julianne Sweeters Carney '71 (12/18/18) Sarah Tilton Fries '56, sister of Therese "Terry" Tilton Burton '46 and Patricia Tilton Fleishman '49 (5/25/17)
Jan Baumeister Wallace '64 (3/8/18)
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Thank You
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s we enter the 2019-2020 school year, Marymount celebrates the essential role of our alumnae, donors, and supporters within our community. It is through your deep generosity that our School continues to flourish academically, spiritually and socially.
Marymount’s commitment to providing innovative education while remaining true to the Mission of our Founding Order, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM), remains strong. With your support, we are able to recruit and retain leading faculty, offer signature cocurricular programs, and provide our education to deserving students from throughout Los Angeles County. Your unrelentingly support carries the tradition and ethos of Marymount into the future, continuously building on the momentum of educating young women to inspire change as confident girls, ethical leaders, and global advocates. In the following pages, we pay tribute to our parents, Les Anges (parents of alumnae), grandparents, alumnae, faculty, staff, students, and friends. With your unwavering support, you make our educational aspirations achievable. We are immensely grateful for your contributions. The 2018-2019 list of donors includes gifts to the Annual Fund, special projects, and capital contributions. The following list reflects gifts made from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.
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We are Grateful to have received:
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FINANCIAL AND FUNDRAISING REPORT Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019 2018-2019 REVENUES
2018-2019 EXPENSES
13% Annual Support
14% Student Financial Assistance
14% Instructional*
6% Other Revenues
8% Facilities and Technology 5% General and Administrative
81% Tuition
59% Salaries & Benefits
SUMMARY OF GIFTS 2018-2019 Total Gifts Received ANNUAL GIVING General Support / Scholarships**
$1,356,026
Restricted, Special, and Other Giving
$118,295
CAPITAL GIVING
$165,400
ENDOWMENT GIVING
$650,162
TOTAL GIFTS RECEIVED
$2,289,883
* Includes Sage Dining Program and Bus Transportation. ** Includes gifts to Annual Fund, Financial Aid, and Alumnae Scholarship Fund. Note: Unaudited data for July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.
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2019-20 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers David Reilly, Chair Toni Knight, Vice Chair Charles Adams, Treasurer Kevin Crummy, Secretary Members Nadia Allaudin John Baumer Steven Berman Patricia Connor, RSHM Geoffrey Emery
Vin Di Bona William Garland III Lee Kolligian Lucinda Cuesta Mariscal '84 Steve Royer Rita Tuzon Linda Wenglikowski John T. West III Shannon Stein Wickstrom '90 Trustees Emeriti David S. Aikenhead
Richard Crowell Mary H. Flaherty J. Thomas McCarthy (in memoriam)†John Perkins Brian W. Shea Charles F. Smith Deanne Howard Winokur '62 Ex-Officio Jacqueline L. Landry Concepcion R. Alvar
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Annual Giving The 2018-2019 list of donors includes gifts to the Annual Fund, financial aid, special projects, and capital contributions. The following list reflects gifts made from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. We greatly appreciate each gift, and have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please notify the Development Office at development@mhs-la.org of any errors or omissions.
FOUNDERS' CIRCLE ($50,000 and above)
Anonymous
Morgan Stanley
Mollie and John Baumer
Schwab Charitable Fund
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
The Stracke Family
Kathleen McCarthy Kostlan
The Villante Family
(Kathleen Leavey '53)
Roberta Weintraub† and Ira Krinsky
KLM Foundation Brenda Mahoney Lewis-Ruggiero '60 and Richard Ruggiero Lisa and Johnny Lopez
HEAD'S CIRCLE ($25,000 to $49,999)
Anonymous
The Alison and David Reilly Family
The Ahmanson Foundation
Jessica and Stephen Royer
Kathy and Chuck Adams
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary Western American Province
Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation Lisa and Paul Fitzpatrick Goldman Sachs William H. Hannon Foundation Gayle and Dave Plecha
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Adams Mastrovich Family Foundation Nadia Allaudin
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE ($10,000 to $24,999)
($5,000 to $9,999)
Christopher Hoffman
William and Pamela Anderson
Maria and Lee Kolligian
Anne Ford Foundation
Mary and Eric Kutsenda
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
The Muldoon Family
Nancy Uridil '70 and Frank Bossu
Susan Finch Matazzoni '69
The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
National Philanthropic Trust
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation
The T. Rowe Price Program for
Nancy Cho
Kay and Mike Osborn Charitable Giving
Lily Fukuda Crummy and Kevin Crummy
The Rotheram/Maguire Family
Barbara and Patrick Deming
Rick Smith
Helene and Peter Dameris
Rita Tuzon and Rick Stone
Mikelyn and Patrick Dooley and Family
The U.S. Charitable Gift Fund
Leslie Ferraro and Philip Dutton
Kimm and Alessandro Uzielli
The Elwell Family
Toni Knight and Tony Vinciquerra
Geoff Emery
Linda M. Wenglikowski
Lindy and Damon Fisher (Lindy Chandler '89)
Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program
Katie and Bill Garland
Shannon and Kirk Wickstrom
Penny and Travis Hansen
BLUE & WHITE CIRCLE
Tonya Trapani-Hoffman and
(Shannon Stein '90)
Jennifer and Karl Altergott
ChengHua and Xin Ma
Barker Family Foundation
Nicole and John Mack
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
Kim and Jim Marasco
Elizabeth and Jim Burgess
Julie Barker and Arturo Martinez
Kerry Gallagher and Barry Chamberlain
Marymount Alumnae Association
Becky and Mike Clements
Katie Sharer and Mark Mullen
Lori and Thomas Condon
Jodi and Dennis Newberry
Jody and Eric Crabtree
Randy Paulson and Teresa Battaglia
Jessica and Danny Cusumano
Linda and Bob Pierpoint
Mary Alice and Tom Davidov
The Rasmussen Family
Jillian and Patrick Dempsey
Mrs. Delia Roges and Dr. Roberto Roges
Deirdra and Jason DiNapoli
The Rowen Family
The Julia Stearns Dockweiler Foundation
Chris S. Simms
Sue Ferreira
Keri A. Simms
Meg Geddes
Drs. Christie Burnett and Jay Sison
Tim Geddes
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Smith
The Higley Family
Michelle Issa and Ed Soong
Susan and Paul Hoen
Suncoast West Foundation
Hong Gao and Weidong Jiang
Cynthia and Christian Tregillis
Chris Lattanzi
Jill and Nicolas van Dyk
Irina Lattanzi
Susan and Thomas Whitesell
Katie and Rick Lewis
Winokur Family Foundation, Inc. (Pug and Deanne Howard Winokur '60)
Karen and Wisdom Liu
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Danielle and David Ambrose
Cathie and Scott LaPorta
James Amster
Lee and David McAllister
Annette and Dan Beckerman
Jeanne McDonald-Powers and Travis Powers
Colleen and Steven Bellitti
BENEFACTOR ($3,000 to $4,999)
Joy and Michael Bergin
The O'Malley Family
Boeing Gift Matching Program
The Gerald Oppenheimer Family Foundation
The Boudjakdji Foundation Jin and Brad Brown
Jill and Stephen Petty (Jill Buffano '59)
Clare Sebenius-Cohen and Kevin Cohen
Keri and Joe Ross
Anna and Philip Cyburt
David Sands
Amy and Joaquin de Monet
Rachel Sands '15
Jean and Jamie Farnham
Kristine and John Schumacher
Lyca and Lyndon Faulkner
Tracie and Chris Shepard
Jacky and Jonathan Fox
Cathy and Matt Sodl
Patty Fry
Erin Ehrlich and Jed Spingarn
Kriege and Steve Janz
Marianna and Jean Paul Wardy & Family (Marianna Defterios '87)
Elise Kim Len Kortekaas Yolanda Kortekaas
The de Kernion Family Foundation (Mary and Jean de Kernion)
Valerie and Nathaniel Williams Tammy and Mike Winn Kay Yan
Barbara and Mark Overland (Barbara Cosgriff '62)
Linda May Glover '63
Kara Lemma and PJ Petrone
Sheila, Dave and Sherry Gold Foundation
Cali and Geoff Pierson
Haven and Company
The Prestine Family
Jane and George Hawley
The Prunier Herman Family
Kent and Jennifer Honey IBM International Foundation
Danielle and Ron Reyes (Danielle Avazian '87)
Ari and Julie Kalechstein
Elizabeth and Cameron Riddell
Monica and Joe Kennedy
Angie and CJ Rudolph
Anonymous (3)
Tamara and Kurt Kroner
Jacqueline and Colin Shepherd
Marisela Aldana
Joseph Lally
Michelle and Stan Sowa
Anne and Russell Allegrette
Jacqueline L. Landry
Nicole and Jeremy Tesoriero
Bren Paul Leisure '70
Gretchen and Mark Theodore
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Lanita and Marcus Mac
Mary L. Tokuza
Katherine and Timothy Blair
Naomi and John Mack
Cindy and Bill Williams
Nancy Buchi
Hawley Hilton McAuliffe '67
Wood Expressions
Mary McRoskey Byrnes '70
Virginia Musich
Chiou Yan
Chief Security, LLC
Lynn and Sunil Navale
Conrad Hilton Foundation
Carolyn and Mark Neuner
The Courtney Family
Northrop Grumman
The Cuneo Family
Megan O'Brien and Eric Schwettmann
Cindy and Mike Davis
Margo Leonetti O'Connell '60
PATRON ($1,500 to $2,999)
(Anne Mortensen '87)
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Valerie Dykeman Donna and Peter Eastman (Donna Viault '59)
ASSOCIATE ($500 to $1,499)
Anonymous (6) Jose Abadin The Acquistapace Family Abeer and Ali Alwash Stephanie Ang '21 The Antholis Family Darya and Michael Attar Ayco Charitable Foundation Susan Ball '64 Barrister Executive Suites, Inc. Fainche MacCarthy Batashvili '88 Leslie and Jim Belardi Denise and Eric Berger Margaret and Tim Brady (Margaret Smith '89) Laura and Evan Brau (Laura Temple '93) Stephanie Braun '86 Grabrielle and Stephen Brumbach Lisa and Raymond Bukaty (Lisa Hiltz '77) Jessie and Charles Cale Andrea and Alberto Campain (Andrea Aguirre '90) The Caputo Family Wendy Alders Cartland '72 Christina and Bryce Coleman Sue Talty and Mike Colvard Phyllis and John Conkle Jennifer Given Cooper '89 Nancy and Chris Cooper Steve Cooperman Catherine Roper Cornelius '84 Jess and Alma Cortez The Crane Family Crown Castle The Daegele Family The Dardashti Family Denise and Michael DeSantis Cara Di Bona-Swartz '90 Allyce Diehl Kathleen Duncan Mr. and Mrs. David Duplanty
Carolyn and John Menne (Carolyn Daily '52) The Moon Family
Vera and Frank Eck
La Toya Morris
Stephen Edwards
Erna Mueller
Dana and Paul Garity
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mullan
Diane Giaquinta
Tricia and Joe Murphy
Irene and Paul Gigg
Rory and Jess O'Connor
Karen and Philip Godfrey
Tricia and Jim O'Donnell
Donna Ekholdt and Ray Goitiandia Max Goldenson
Mimi and David O'Keefe (Mimi Foley '59)
Lisa and Alan Grant
Sharon O'Mahony '85
Patricia McVerry and Roger Halfhide
The Ocampo Family
Carolyn and Brian Harris
Marni and Vince Otte
Lori and John Hobson
Delia Patino
Kerry Clark Honey '89
Kathryn Mueller and Mark Potts
Kimberly and Bryce Hubner
Kelly and Rick Rielly
Younshin and Duha Hwang
Mary and James Roberts
Katie and Manny Ibay
Ann and Mark Roberts
Neena and Sudarshan Kaushik
Maria Candelaria Villegas and Louie Rodney
Sharon and Carlos Kerrick
Tammy Rodriguez
Jennifer J. Kim
Jennifer and Jason Romero
Jooyeon and Mike Kim
The Rosso Family
Judy and Bob Kim
Claudia Santorelli-Bates
Paige and David Kimball
Jenna Scilacci '10
Angela and David Kimbrough
Linda and Jim Scilacci
Keri and Joe King
The Scothon Family
Jo Ann and Robert Klein
Janet and Randall Seidl (Janet Grojean '82)
(Jo Ann Spillane '65) Shawna Skinner Knyal '94 Gretchen Von der Ahe Krylow '52 Joseph Lee Haeran and Chanjoon Lee The Leibow Family Katharine Linke '90 Madeline and Adam Loef Laura and Angelo Lombardo Daniela Taplin Lundberg '94 Haeran and Chanjoon Lee Ashley and Shane Maidy (Ashley Duffy '91)
The Severino Family Susan and Mark Share Ginnean and Dave Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Gil Shea Mary Bunster and Brendan Shepherd The Staver Family Sharon and John Stephens Peggy O'Keefe Straley '92 Jayne Sullivan Jill and Sam Swisher TCM Investments LP Laura Becker and David Thompson
Tika Martin
Faith Harper Trotman '68
Janice and Tom Mazza
Michele Velasco Trout '83
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. McCarthy
UBS
Stephanie Genter McCauley '59
Soraya and Ronald Valenzuela
Ann McElaney-Johnson
Virginia Valenzuela
Tracy and Richard McGeagh
Theresa and Alvin Vasquez
Karen and Thomas McGowan
Consuelo Zuniga-West and John West
(Karen Shea '60)
Amy and Brian Whitney
Maisha and Bobby McIntosh
Marlene and John Wholihan
The McMillan Family
Catherine Fenaughty Wilmoth '86
Kathleen and Mike McRoskey
Stefanie Schwedes Wilson '83
(Kathleen Roach '73)
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FRIENDS (Gifts up to $499)
Anonymous (20)
Diane Dayton-Bleak '79 and Brian Bleak
Heather and John Devereux
Christie Muller Borges
Erin Diamond
Rebecca Bostic
Somer Dice '12
Georgene Wukojevich Boyd '52
Brett Dignam '68
The Boyle Family Trust
Disney Employee Matching Gifts
Whitney Cale Brejcha '00
Daryl Doan
Marion Bright
Maureen and Christopher Donovan
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Kristi and Trevor Drinkwater
Rachel Brown '09
Liz Driscoll
Joanne and William Browne
Anabella Driz '15
(Joanne Tanhill '56) Laura and Christopher Brunner
Megan Dunphy '77
Shawn and Emmanuel Acholonu
Robin Warfel Burrows '03
Cammy and Robert DuPont
Jennifer Stephens Acree '88
Maire O'Keefe Byrne '91
Edward Eadon
Ava Adams '17
Ginny Byrnes '98
Julie Rosso Eckert '99
Monica Mahoney-Adler '83 and Paul Adler
Michele G. Cahill '03
Edison International
The Campo Family
Doreen Dice and Thomas Elfmont
Ines and David Aguirre
Herbert Campos
Nancy O'Neill Elliott
Catherine Betti Algra '95
Rachel and Nick Capata (Rachel Dunlap '91)
Shannon Elliott '09
Thomas J. Allardice Julianne Biner Alpert
Jennifer Sadlier Caras '92
Allayne and Marshall Estrada
Concepcion Alvar
Toni and Don Carfino
The Reverend Carolyn S. Estrada
Jose and Lynn Alvarado
Katharine Carroll '14
The Everett Family
AmazonSmile Foundation
Megan Carroll '17
Rodelina and Eiord Fajardo
Shannon O'Keefe Anderson '94
The Carroll Family
Rose -Anna Thomas Familant '89
Kathryn Madden Anderson '04
Marsha and Craig Carter
Lija McHugh Farnham '01
Cynthia Angles
Sarah Carter '09
Laurie and Jon Feltheimer
Iris and Vic Antola
Raven E. Case '65
Maya Feltheimer '18
Aline Khatchadourian Antreasyan '01
Linda Ramos Casto '80
Alexandra Fidanovski
Mellicent and John Arnerich
Kathye Jacobs Citron '64
Judy Calvert Flowers '60
Christine and Alan Duke
Deborah Clark-Stewart '68
Maryann Flutie
Gina Mooring Arrasmith '95
Paula Conroy Clarkson '82
The Fotinich Family
Amber Avant '11
The Class of 1963
Carol and Bill Foudy
In and Wonkyu Baek
Gloria and Arthur Coleman
Cynthia Chase Frandsen '81
Luke Banashek
Jennifer Helin Colone '90
The Freeman Family
Natalie Wilson Barrett '10
Ann Conkle '01
Natascha French '98
Alexandra Bartholomew '06
David Conley
Michelle and Ralph Frohling
Birdie Bartholomew '05
Alexa Constantine
The Fuller Family
Melanie and Geoffrey Bates
Douglas Cooper
Estela Galeano
Kim Bathker '02
The Cowan Family
Lauren Gallant '97
Laurie Bathker '09
Brooke Bartholomew Crane '95
Anjelica Garcia '05
Barbara Welzenbach Becker '55
Steve Daggett
Sabrina Gauss '97
Gail and Jerry Belt (Gail Lemmersen '56) Emily Hull Davi '00
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Christine and Alan Duke
Keeley Abram '09
Anne-Marie Logrippo Esser '94
Erin Hellige George '96
Lynne and Vincent Belusko
Stephanie David
Gretchen Schnieders Gibson '68
Rebecca Votto Bennett '89
Candace Overland Davis '93
April Gillette-Fields '74
Sabrina Benun '07
Gennea Squire de Torres '02
Jody and Roger Glienke
Jennifer Bergstrom '83
Natalie Hall Dedina '59
Michelle Glienke '07
David Berkowitz
Hillary Brademan Del Regno '90
Claudia Gonzales
April and Dan Bibawi (April Levy '90)
Lisa G. Delanty
Jennifer Quinn Gowey '85
Ginger Reardon della Santina '58
Patricia and Craig Biggi
Courtney Overland Graff '95
Lyndsey Smith DeMuro '97
Elizabeth and Richard Bisetti
Margaret and Jeffrey Grant
Colleen and Michael Denison
Margaret and Lawrence Blair
Christina W. Graziano '05
Fadia Hefni Desmond '90
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Harriet Alders Green
Ken Kessler
Betsy Cale Martin '04
Adeana Shendal Greenlee '94
Theresa and Matt Kiene
Eleanor Martinez
Christine Gutierrez '73
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Kilroy
Gisele Motta and Aurelio Martins
Carly Memsic Hackbarth '02
Maggie Kim
Marymount School of New York
Claire Hackett
Celina Kirchner '06
Kevin Mason
Marie and Frederick Halverson
Kathi Robinson Koll '69
Linda and Jack Massopust
Rachel Grella-Harding and
Robin Zamora Kolstad
Thomas Mathews
The Kornfeind Family
Mattel Children's Foundation
Lisa Harnett '78
Betsy Koehler Korte '57
Carrie McAndrews '97
Susie McNamara Hastings '94
The Honorable Marlene Kristovich '69 (Retired)
Megan McCarthy '05
Betty-Jo Tilley and Richard Kuhlenschmidt
Eileen Martini McCranie '72
Grace Kuhlenschmidt '13
Sharon Coughlin McGahan '52
Virginia Benziger Lacy '51
Amy McGaughey
Chari Larue '66
Annette Ranftl McGuire '66
Shirley Shrader Laugharn '43
Margaret McKenna, RSHM
Henry Leiva
Medtronic Foundation
Patti Lemlein
Marcia Meier
Joanna Leon '99
Nancy Yates Mekelburg '64
Michele LeSieur '94
Theresa and Peter Menard
Kathy and George Lewicki
Blanca Mendez
Mary Melanson Lewis '71
Analia Iorio Miller '97
The Lieberman Family
Patricia Schott Milosevich '57
Linda Lieberman
Maggie Melanson Molinare '80
Michelle Curran Lindgren '84
Christina Overland Monaghan '91
Kerry Logsdon Linthicum '86
Amy Monzon '14
Andria Litto '89
Christine Alcantar Moore '02
Nancy and Doug Livingston
Monique Morgner '89
The Livitsanos Family
Emily C. Morris '07
Cindie and William Locher
Barbara and Joe Morrison
Tracee Logan
Caroline Alfs Moynagh '79
Dianne P. Logrippo '03
Casey Moynagh '09
Theresa and Frank Logrippo
Kalysha Murphey
Deidre and Philip Logsdon
Francisco Murillo
Emma Loos '11
Sarah Falkenstein Musich '97
Marla Bohana Lucas '90
Michelle Heiner Nady '56
Jennifer Germain Luft '84
Michelle Naito-Lo '10
Mary Madden '01
Karen Ogisawa '19
Ceres Madoo
National Christian Foundation California
Susan Anson and Robert Maggiacomo
Carole Neal
Holiday and Charles Maginnis
Judith and Grant Nelson
Margarita and Danilo Magno
Evie Neptune '05
Marla and Greg Malcolm
Evonne Neptune '10
Michael Harding
Cecilia McRoskey Haynor '68 Samantha Hazell-O'Brien Maureen O'Connor Heintz '70 Sally and Jim Helin Colleen and Joseph Hellige Mary Alice Orcutt Henderson '60 Bernice DeLaney Herkenhoff '50 Diana E. Hernandez '02 Vidal Hernandez The Hesse-Fong Family Vangie and Emile Hidalgo Mary Frances "Frannie" Hock '12 Dorothy Kaeber Holman '65 Lea and John Homstad Caitlin Homstad '12 Amy Lewis Hooper '89 Erin Ogilvie Howard '03 Anne Hoyt-Mallouk and George Mallouk Jennifer Bickett Hubbell '02 Susan Johnson Hull Joyce DeHardt Humboldt '61 Patricia Costello Humphreys '54 Karen Warren Hurley '59 Michelle Coffin Jacobs '87 Kimberly Foster Jansen '98 Victoria Jasuta '13 JDH Associates Mary Micevych Jerome '04 Retta Jitner '81 Jasmin Johnson Leslie Johnson Colleen Smurda Johnson '74 Sean Johnson Sharon Coyle Johnson '58 Amanda Jones Nancy Joseph Margaret McDonald Kane Sharon Kelley Kaufman '57 Marilyn and Arthur Keith The Keith Family John and Karen Keller
(Marla Witteman '79)
Victoria Silberman McCracken '02
Rose and Peter Neptune
Chadwick Maliwat
Network for Good
Colleen and Dean Maners
Joan Nicholson
Sydney Maners '12
Taffy Rohe Nolan '60
Katie Bergin Mankiewicz '72
Colleen and Patrick O'Brien
Katie Margaros '00
(Colleen Mitchell '55)
Neda Buljubasic and Jure Marijic
Julianne and Michael O'Connor
Jean and Armen Markarian
Megen O'Keefe '90
(Jean Roesch '77)
Marilyn McNeil O'Laverty '65
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FRIENDS
The Romanelli Family
Chelsea Sullivan Reza '02
The Romero Family
Suzanne Apartments
Airley Ogilvie Rooney '04
Jennifer Hutchinson Symonds '96
Jennifer Rose '11
Eddie and Karen Takata
Mary Anne and David Rose
Carrie Tannenbaum '01
Amy and David Ross (Amy Phillips '88)
Megan Tannenbaum '01
Hilary Ryan Rowe '89
Kelly Migliazzo Terborg '03
Cathy and Robert Roybal
Monica Adler-Herrera Thomas '94
Melinda Roybal '10
Olivia Thomas '17
Tara and Justin Rubin
Diane Thomas-Stasher
Ethel Rubio-Banashek Sandi N. Rush '55
Brooke and Daniel Thomason (Brooke Schepman '02)
Ann Morton Russell '68
Mary Spillane Thomason '69
Mary Ellen McCann Outwater '70
Kerry Hance Ryan '05
Stephanie Roberts Tibi
Lori and John Paillet (Lori Mitchner '80)
Laura and John Saade
Lauren Wahlquist Tigani '09
Laurie Miller Sacks '95
Laura Tokuza-Arenstein '01
Julie Rose Aberbach Palmer '67
Michele Perez and Nicolas Saignac
Sally Tooley '59
Sarah Dini Paoletti '95
Carol Jones Salatka '62
Diane Klein Parker '72
Craig Samuels
Mimi and Jon Torp (Mimi Stevens '74)
Joyce and Moises Perez
Elena Gutierrez Sapia '79
Christine Norato Treacy '91
Marisa Romano Perry '93
Dora Duque Saputo '58
Daisy Trout '15
Mari Tell and Rick Peters
Edward Saraffian
Truist
Diane and Don Philips (Diane Leson '62)
Lisa and Mark Saulino
Ashley Tschudin '06
Barbara Kirsch Savant '50
Claudia Myhers Tschudin '72
Pamela Allyson Powell '66
Lisa Schmidt '03
Mary Tsotsis
Karina Pozsar, Esq.
Linda and Robert E. Schmidt
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
The Pregler Family
Chris Schulte
Mary Catherine Flaherty Unis '04
Josefina and Nelson Procel
Jo Ann Healy Scott '57
United Way, Inc.
Judy and Giulio Proietto
Karen Johnson and Michael Scott
Jackie and Ron Valencia
Kerry Provancha and Cheryl Meier Provancha
Patti Sue Brossman Seeman '82
Verizon Foundation
Joan Bonness Seley '62
Rachel Votto '95
Lou Ann and Steve Selsky
Edrieanne and Frederick Votto
Joyce Miller Semple '48
Megan Hall Walker '98
Roberta Sengelmann-Keshen '84
Sue Ellen and Loc Waters
Maureen Serra '71
Cristin Brown '96 and Nathan Wenig
Mary Kay Weaver Sexton '56
Stacey and Thomas West
Dani Shepherd '10
Genna Whittell '17
Alexis Sherman '04
Julie and Randy Whittell
Allison Stabile (Allison Siddons '88)
Pamela Whittenbury
Continued
Shannon O'Neill Kaitlin O'Reilly '05 Cynthia and Timothy Oegema Eileen and Scott Ogilvie (Eileen Roach '73) Lisa and Roger Olson Suzanne Gorfain Opdyke '57 Bridget Cooper Osterhaus '95 Zoe Isabella Otedola '11
Bobbie Pyle Ralphs Angie Ramos Mary Randall and Devon Randall '02 Raytheon Company Courtney Rea '04 Betsy Rettig Estelle Reyes '96 Jayne and Michael Rhames (Jayne Alle '69)
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Krista Frelinger Tavares '05
Megan Tryon Wiese '07
Nola and Jose Silerio
Maureen Pitts Williams '89
John Rhodes
Christine Ver Halen Simon '58
Elizabeth Yahn Williams '60
Audrey Stone Rice '52
Margy Slattery '07
Candice Pestano Witek '96
John Richard
Kiphan Kan and Richard Smith
Gloria Peez Wolek '51
Cristina Quesada Richards '95
Mimi and Chip Smith
Paola Womac
Heather Gardner Rinker '99
Cynthia McCann and Lara Sowinski
Angela Wong
Jeannie Rios
Lynne St. Hilaire
Meghan Wood '02
Mildred Robbins
Pat and Ed Stanton
Elizabeth Wright
Michol Roberts '02
Savannah Stasher '06
Shawn Yang
Danielle Robinson
Carla Kerr Stearns '79
Maureen Maxwell Younkin '51
The Rodberg Family
Annabelle Stewart '04
Yevgeny Zharovsky
Ricardo and Maria Rodriguez
Elisabeth and George Stewart
Jennifer Holt Zieger '94
Laila Rodriques '15
Kim Barron Stillwell '88
Tom Zimmerman
Stacey Roen '97
Lucy Stutz and Jared Levine
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Matching Gift Companies & Foundations
Anonymous (2)
Edison International
Adams Mastrovich Family Foundation
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
The Ahmanson Foundation
Sheila, Dave and Sherry Gold Foundation
AmazonSmile Foundation
IBM International Foundation
Anne Ford Foundation
KLM Foundation
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Mattel Children's Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Medtronic Foundation
Barker Family Foundation
National Christian Foundation California
Benevity Community Impact Fund
National Philanthropic Trust
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
Northrop Grumman Foundation
Boeing Gift Matching Program
The Gerald Oppenheimer Family Foundation
The Boudjakdji Foundation
Qualcomm
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Raytheon Company
Capital Group
Select Equity Group Foundation
The Capital Group Companies
Suncoast West Foundation
Charitable Foundation
Gifts-In-Honor Marymount is grateful to have received gifts in honor of the following individuals:
Gifts-In-Memory Marymount is grateful to be the beneficiary of gifts made in memory of the following individuals:
Thomson Reuters
Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation
UBS
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation
The U.S. Charitable Gift Fund
Concentric Advisors
Verizon Foundation
Conrad Hilton Foundation
Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program
The de Kernion Family Foundation
William H. Hannon Foundation
Disney Employee Matching Gifts
Winokur Family Foundation, Inc.
The Julia Stearns Dockweiler Foundation
The Wonderful Company
Cara Burchell '20
Lindsay Leibow '21
Isabella Campo '22
Karla Nefkens MacCary '83
Natalie Diehl '13
Monique Fortunat McCartney '86
Taylor Fourticq '19
Sister Marilyn Noeltner
Charlotte Fuller '19
Kate Pregler '14 and Claire Pregler '17
Gigi Garland '19
Queen of Angels California Foundation
Harriet Alders Green
Sofia Roberts '22
Teya Janz '21
Krysten Tess Roges '19
Stevie Jasuta '08
Sadie Ross '21
Tori Jasuta '13
Hailey Shaw '21
Jennifer Kim '21
Tom Zimmerman
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Acholonu
Sally and Jim Fry
Bill and Carlotta Brademan
Elva Gutierrez
William Buckingham
Stephen Heiner
Dorothy Anne (Meier) Burke-Rumer
James Karen
Jack Butler
George Lewis
Julia Stearns Dockweiler '35
Colette McManus, RSHM
Mary Dunphy
Allison Randall '98
Lisa Salvucci Ferrare '77
Julie Anne Sadlier '89
Edward L. Finch
Betty Brittingham Tegart '65
Susie Fragnoli
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Gifts-In-Kind
Lisa and Alan Grant
Marymount Alumnae Association Council
Hotel Angeleno
Kayo and Tim Ryan
Les Anges of Marymount
Patti and Eddie Tannenbaum
Jamie and Bob Madden
Linda M. Wenglikowski
Thyme Café & Market
MOTHER BUTLER HERITAGE SOCIETY Named in honor of the Foundress of Marymount Schools in the United States and Europe, the Mother Butler Heritage Society is the deferred giving association at Marymount High School. The Society recognizes members of the Marymount community who have established a legacy gift for Marymount.
Anonymous (1) Alice Avery
Monica Lester '65†
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Kate and Ray Leung
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Audrey and Matthew Boyle
Susan Finch Matazzoni '69
Therese Tilton Burton '46†
Stephanie Genter McCauley '59
Terry O'Berry Cabot
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Dinna O'Connor and William J. O'Connor†
Deborah Clark-Stewart '68
Cynthia O'Shea
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Jo Ann Savitt-Douglas and Joel Douglas Dr. Mark Erickson
Barbara and Mark Overland (Barbara Cosgriff '62)
Mrs. Nancy Estes
Lora Lou Madsen Peeler '48
Carol and Bill Foudy
Jennifer Quail '73
Margaret and John Given
Dorothy† and Fred Quimby† Mary and Devon Randall
(Margaret Daily '66)
Brenda Mahoney Lewis-Ruggiero '60 and Richard Ruggiero
Gay Gadbois Goerz '50 Susan Grant '67
Dorothy Burke Rumer†
Christine Gutierrez '73
Christopher Utz
Gretchen Larimer Havens '59
Linda M. Wenglikowski
Diana E. Hernandez '02
Carole Whittaker '52
Patricia Kanan '65
SAILL Mentors Special thanks to the following individuals for serving as mentors in Marymount's SAILL (Students Advancing In Internship Leadership & Learning) Program.
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Tra-Mi Bao
Tom Ford
John Monterosso
Galyna Bondar
Julia Forth
Kaori Noridomi
Timothy Brady
Cary Freeny
Ryan Osborne
Dan Brower
Christopher Giza
Todd Pruitt
Anne Brown
Nina Golding
Antoni Ribas
Christie Burnett
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
Philip Rosenbaum
Meeryo Choe
Melodie Grubbs
Alma Saldivar
Robert Choi
Reena Gupta
Laurie Sefton
Anne Cieniawski
Joe Hines
Christopher Shepard
Lisa Collinson
Karina Johnston
Chris Sheridan
Brenda Stevenson Cones
Scott Kelsey
Elena Sidyakina
Christopher Cooper
Yena Kim
Jay Sison
Nonny de la Pena
Eitan Kleinman
Eric Taylor
Mario Deng
Gina Kornfeind
Lilit Tegelecian
Brett Dolezal
John Mack
Christian Tregillis
Steven Dubinette
Roslynn McGill
Joey Villareal
James Economou
Meghan McWilliams
Tess Wilen
Patricia Escobar
Parini Mehta
Alyce Winston
Marvin Espinoza
Katie Mills
Lili Yang
GIVING LEVELS FOUNDERS' CIRCLE: $50,000 and above HEAD'S CIRCLE: $25,000 - $49,999 LEADERSHIP CIRCLE: $10,000 - $24,999 BLUE AND WHITE CIRCLE: $5,000 - $9,999 BENEFACTOR: $3,000 - $4,999 PATRON: $1,500 - $2,999 ASSOCIATE: $500 - $1,499 FRIEND: Gifts up to $499
WAYS TO GIVE ONLINE: Make a gift at www.mhs-la.org/give CASH/CHECK: Make payable to Marymount High School CREDIT CARD: Visa or Master Card STOCK: Call 310.472.1205 ext. 207 for gift instructions MATCHING GIFTS: Double or triple your gift by obtaining a Matching Gift form from your employer PLANNED GIFTS: Make a gift through a bequest or trust. Email rgrella-harding@mhs-la.org to request more information
The Annual Report is published by the Development Office. Please note: this report reflects unaudited data from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. If we have made an error, please contact the Development Office at development@mhs-la.org. Marymount High School is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization−all gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. For your convenience, our Federal Tax ID number is 95-4273507.
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