LWHS Alumni Magazine 2013 by nancy kehoe

ALUMNI MAGAZINE

THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI OF LICK-WILMERDING HIGH SCHOOL | FALL 2013

Student Makers: Creations from Technical Arts Classes

Philip Galante 1987, Co-President Adam Gasner 1988, Co-President Marjorie Zaharin Albarran 1954 Rebecca Berry 2000 Frances Kawalkowski Bertetta 1936 Sita Brooks 1996 Anthony Grant 1987 Jason Gullion 1987 Alexander Hochman 1988 Laura Jones 2000 Wally MacDermid 1987 Angus MacDonald 1992 William Madison 2001 Frederick McCrea 1985 David Salazar 1994 Jennifer Schwartz 1989 Matthew Tolve 1998

Lick-Wilmerding Board of Trustees 2013-2014 William Mellin, President Eric Temple, Head of School Tom Chavez John Clawson Adam Elsesser Peter Engel Sam Fleischmann 1983 Phil Galante 1987 Adam Gasner 1988 Michael Goldstein Wanda Holland Greene Steven Guttmann Deirdre Hockett Pam Hommeyer Ritu Khanna John Kirkwood 1965 Wally MacDermid 1987 Fred McCrea 1985 Karan Merry Tori Peterson Nicole Sheehan Tricia Stone Irvenia Waters

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Contents

Alumni Weekend, Golden Tigers Luncheon, Annual Young Alumni Pizza Lunch

3 On Writing Message from the Head of School, Eric J. Temple 14 Student Notables Maker Faire, Spring Sports Highlights and more 18 Student Makers Creations from the Technical Arts Classes 20 Cut By Cut, Smile by Smile Building a school in Santhiou Mame-Gore, Senegal

24 New to LWHS: THE Event Featuring KR Sridhar and David Kelley

Graduation 2013 with speeches from Dr. Rebecca Hong and Sydney King, Valedictorian 2013

26 Tigers Helping Tigers Connecting Alumni 32 Facing History and Ourselves Alumnus Sam Mihara’s story 38 Alumni Board Spotlight 42 Class Notes with spotlight on Art Javier 1986 52 In Memoriam 54 Class of 2013 College Destinations 55 Alumni Calendar of Events

Alumni Authors

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MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

“Writing is personal and often public. It is a skill vitally important to communication and individual growth, but never complete.”

taught writing for twenty years, first as a graduate student to undergrads in college, and then to various elementary, middle school and high school students, I am convinced that writing is one of the hardest skills to teach, while also one of the most rewarding to see a student master (if we ever do master such a complex skill).

On Writing

hen thinking about writing I am reminded of Rousseau’s words, “However great a person’s natural talent may be, the art of writing cannot be learned all at once,” or, as

Dorothy Parker said, “I can’t write five words but that I change seven.” Simply put, writing is a laborious craft, akin to the technical arts where

and translate them into

mind that are essential to

writing?

our happiness. We know that

The path for each writer is different, but there are some similarities that authors share. For one, writing is closely attuned to knowledge of our emotional selves. This is one reason that girls are often more adept at writing earlier than boys, since girls are more closely aligned with their own internal dialogues at an

the more effort we put into something, whether it is our work or our relationships or our studies, the more satisfied we are. Writing takes time. It is difficult to rush writing, similar to the way we cannot rush sanding a piece of wood through the various grains of

life. Of course, journals have

and medicine, to how-to ideas, to

morphed and are now bites

social science, to art history. The

on our Facebook pages and

breadth of the types of writing

Twitter accounts, but a visual

represented is a testament to

journal also helps us access

both the diversity of talent,

our emotional lives and thus

we make ourselves vulnerable

and to the myriad of ways that

makes us better observers of

to the criticism or praise of

a Lick-Wilmerding education

the world which then makes us others. We share our ideas, our

reverberates in our lives once

better writers.

and persistence, habits of

to communication and individual growth, but never complete. We can always become better writers. Ultimately, writing is a life long

our hearts and minds.

literature, to fiction, to science

authors capture their passions

public. It is a skill vitally important

blemishes, and we see where

the infinitesimal details of

world beyond. But how did these

Writing is personal and often

of words, or the inner workings of

personal memoir, to inspirational

Writing also takes discipline

the paper done for homework.

product contains unintended

One of my favorite writers Cynthia Ozick states, “If we had to say what writing is, we would define it essentially as an act of courage.” When we write,

we leave Ocean Avenue for the

being graded, not necessarily

discovery is the power and magic

journal helps us to notice

we get at it and keeping a

as though he or she is personally

for finishing. If we rush, the

of these alumni range from

The more we write the better

you that a grade on a paper feels

journey of discovery, whether that

earlier age. When teaching that a student keep a journal.

student, and he or she will tell

sandpaper as we prepare it

In this addition of the Lick-Wilmerding Alumni Magazine, we highlight alumni who are writers. The works

writing, I often recommend

“I applaud these alumni authors and congratulate them on their courage and accomplishments. I hope that their writing journeys were enhanced by their time at LickWilmerding High School.”

our haste has left drips of glue, or an uneven stain, or gaps in our joinery.

feelings, and our experiences with strangers in ways not asked of practitioners in some

I applaud these alumni authors and congratulate them on their courage and accomplishments. I hope that their writing journeys were enhanced by their time at Lick-Wilmerding High School. I assure them that the work we are doing at the school today will launch many more authors to come.

Eric Temple, head of school

other professions. Ask any

the fruits of our labor does indeed translate into a refined product. Having

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Dr. Rebecca Hong started her graduation speech with a reprise of her dance moves from freshman orientation.

me to decide where to put my

to intend your consequences:

energy, but they are not at the

pausing, reflecting,

center of my message today. … historicizing, and empathizing. If you know precisely how

o the class of 2013: Yay! It’s Graduation! As you may have been

able to tell just now, I am not a dancer. But that was Marvin Gaye, and it’s a song about how you should get off the sidelines of the dance-floor, get on in there, and get groovin’. It seemed like

Graduation 2013 speeches by Dr. Rebecca Hong and Sydney King, Valedictorian 2013

to finish the sentence, “My passion is…” then I am truly glad for you. (My stupid—and

gerunds, -I-N-G- words? That’s because they are active verbs of process.

I love him—brother is one of

I started thinking about

those people. He’s a be-bop

the dangers of unintended

alto sax player in New York. Go consequences after reading figure—we grew up in Vermont a recent New Yorker article as half-Asians having dirt

about the passive politics of

fights and playing with frogs.)

an appropriate way to start off a

And if you are lucky enough

graduation speech. It’s also my

to be in the audience today

way of sharing with you quickly

and know what will always

and through my actions some

Let me begin with this analogy

be fun for you or how to stay

themes that did not make the

based on where we are. Silicon

perfectly present all the time,

final cut as leading themes for this

Valley. California. 2013.

you really need no advice. But

graduation speech: take risks, do

for the rest of you, I would

Down in Palo Alto, the framed

stuff that you’re not all that great

first like to release you from

motto, “Move fast and break

at, be a little silly sometimes.

the idea that finding your

things” is hung on the walls

passion, or finding nirvana are

all over the hallways of the

necessarily the only pathways

Facebook headquarters. CEO

to fulfillment.

Mark Zuckerberg explained this

All of those ideas are what Stephen King calls “little darlings.”

Davies Symphony Hall was the location for the Class of 2013

They are my little darlings: ideas

Graduation Exercises this June. Family, friends, students,

that delight me, that aid and

So here’s what I am going to

faculty and the graduates enjoyed the wonderful speeches as

guide me. They are ideas to

took the company public: “If

talk about. For all of you—even

which I’ve become very attached,

you’re not breaking things, you’re

for those of you who have

and I could, if prompted, talk to

passions defined, I’d like you

Silicon Valley. Today I would

you about any one of them for

to consider the dangers of

like to propose that if you

hours. But though I love them, it

unintended consequences.

spend some time and attention

well as the instrumental and choral performances. Included here are two speeches: the first by faculty speaker Dr. Rebecca Hong of the LWHS History Department, and the second by Class of 2013 Valedictorian, Sydney King.

is also King’s advice “to kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart.” As ideas, they remain useful for

philosophy more fully when he

So instead of talking about passion, bliss, parachutes, or fun, I’m going to talk about the tough unglamorous stuff that comes along with learning

Do you notice they’re all

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both anticipating and then considering after-the-fact the unintended consequences of your actions, that you will be more likely to live a rich full life.

Top: Members of the Class of 2013 embracing just before receiving their diplomas Above: A couple of the many decorated mortar boards at Graduation

not moving fast enough.” Let me say before I explain further that I like the motto—it sounds do-y and proactive and energetic and anti-establishmentarian. I like stuff like that, as many of you know. But if I stop to think about the unintended consequences that have come from all of us

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getting wired up and creating our communities online, I start to ask a whole series of questions: Why do we want to move so fast? Where are we going, and

“So let me propose another motto— and this is the real message I want to pass along today: Move slowly, and mend things.”

what are we leaving? What,

minds of the next generation

necessary thinking beyond

of your impact. So this leads

pioneer new technologies. I want

working and focusing on

your immediate interests.

me to another question: how

us to ask ourselves: What are

justice, as we always have, while

the unintended consequences of

collaborating with the technical

technological, and other forms

innovators of tomorrow.

of, progress? What does happen when we fail to consider the collateral impact of our actions?

Asking you, on the other hand, to consider the consequences of your actions as you act in

do we mend things that we didn’t make, and maybe didn’t even break?

Let me give you another example.

the world is fundamentally

An answer, at least a partial

When the Model T. was first

about asking you to focus on

one, lies in de-centering the

developed in 1908, it promised

your impact on other people.

ego. There is a Buddhist

exactly, is it that has to happen

Five-O couldn’t have made a

so quickly? What happens to

comeback. Indeed, one of my

There are over fifty billionaires and

to put America “on wheels” and

Make your consequences, both parable that I love which talks

history when we move fast,

favorite activities is to sit on

tens of thousands of millionaires in

create mass mobility. By 1922 the

large-scale and small, to the

about the importance of

does it become obsolete? What,

the couch with mom, while she

Silicon Valley. There are also record

vehicle was being sold at $250

best of your ability, intentional

de-centering the ego, and

or who, might we miss or pass

gets me up to speed on the

numbers of poor people, and, in

a piece, a price within range

and good.

relating to the world, and the

by as we zoom along? What

latest in TV.

the past two years as the cost of

for many middle class workers.

housing continues to rise, those

But what were the unintended

of oppression, traditions, backs

TV to e-mail, Facebook to

records continue to be broken.

consequences of mass production

and hearts and minds—are we

YouTube… Calling these

After the last three decades in

and automobile technology?

really okay with breaking all of

technologies progress that

which the country has become

those things?

give people a voice…doesn’t

less and less equal, the area in

that sound a little delusional?

which we all live—and in which you

about social norms, structures

Zuckerberg claims further that Facebook was, “not

Let me explain further. It

originally created to be a

seems the tech industry, along

company. It was built to

with many others, have a

accomplish a social mission—

rosy view of what will happen

to make the world more

if they just keep plowing

open and connected.” Like

forward, innovating for

earlier technologies from the

innovation’s sake. I think they

printing press to television,

want to make life easier, and

he notes, “technologies that

they are thinking hard about

revolutionize social life give

how to do that earnestly and

more people a voice. They

honestly. But ultimately, there

encourage progress. They

are big consequences here

change the way society is

that need more consideration.

organized, and they bring us closer together.”

the class of 2013, who may even

So what I’m doing is asking us all to pause, all of us

all grew up—is one of the most unequal places in America.

consequences of your actions

In the parable, the Buddhist

as an individual, as part of

priest meets a stranger, who

friend-groups, as members of

immediately upon seeing the

As some of you know, because

a college club, and eventually,

priest punches him squarely

I’ve read your research essays on

as a participant and perhaps

in the face for no apparent

these subjects, with car culture

leader in your chosen

reason. The priest doesn’t

came the rise of the suburbs, the

profession and/or industry.

know the stranger, and

isolation of American families, the

So let me propose another

he didn’t cause him to be angry, so he is, at first, quite

death of public transportation,

private-school attendance has

and global pollution. Now I’m

surged, while public schools in

not saying that Henry Ford was

poor communities—such as East

responsible for global warming.

Palo Alto, just across 101 from

But what I am saying is that

Facebook’s headquarters—have

when we tell young people to

fallen further and further into

take risks and seize the moment

I don’t just mean remembering and hugs the man, recognizing what pain he must be in to to smell the flowers, nor

dis-repair, despite the efforts of

and follow passions and blisses,

am I dissing productive and

lash out so furiously without

numbers of committed teachers

they are all good messages but

ambitious lives. I am, rather,

provocation.

and bright kids in those schools.

all of these leave a key element

proposing that you make

I’m glad there are people out

out. They leave out your impact

sure to live a reflective life of

there making cool gadgets and

on other people; they leave

historical awareness.

new tools for communicating.

out the consequences. These

Now, it’s true. TV can be

But here’s the thing: New tools do

pretty awesome. Like my

technological media to build

not necessarily mean new power

mom says, without TV, Hawaii

our communities, and you,

dynamics. We need our innovative

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broken things in it.

As Silicon Valley has grown,

who use and consume

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And I’m talking about the

messages all have something in common. They all ask you to focus on yourself, and require no

motto—and this is the real message I want to pass along today: Move slowly, and mend things.

reasonably confused. Instead of acting impulsively, however, the priest pauses and thinks for a bit. He then steps forward

I imagine the concerns you may be having…you will never be able to anticipate all the

Sounds pretty sexy, doesn’t

consequences, nor hug all

it? A reflective life of historical

the people who punch you in

awareness with consideration

the face for no reason. But by living a life in which: you value

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Valedictorian Sydney King delivering her wonderful poem to her classmates and their families

moving slowly; your actions

have watched you within our

are considered before taken;

community step up to the

you assess situations based on

challenges set before you. I

all that might have happened

trust you will continue to do

slipping away softly, smoothly

prior to your arrival; you are

so, and I have no doubt that, if

creating a crescendo of small

big enough to pick up the

you so choose, you all have the

pitter-patters

slack and care for others; you

power to mend.

that turns into an orchestra, a single

may have a better chance of living compassionately and well and contributing to the

Say that we are each individual pearls,

Say that your life is your own.

My tempo helped me get my bearings

(Real Ones, with flaws included)

Say that your life belongs to the world.

much like a sloth

on a long, long string

sound, a stream of

So in conclusion Class of

thoughts, experiences, and lives.

2013…I wish you difficulty. I wish you the difficulty of

Say that we are all part of the very same song.

worthwhile pursuits, and

That when the notes fall

You can refuse to perpetuate

the difficulty that comes

from our ears into silence, they

what’s wrong about the

with taking the path full of

are replayed, remade, reborn,

world, and act in ways that

resistance. I wish you the

becoming more beautiful with each

are intentional and right. Move

difficulty of slowing down and

revision.

slowly, and mend things. Not

of caring deeply, the difficulty

world in good ways.

Say that you are the best

to induce paralysis or stimulate of commitment, the difficulty

version of human there is out there.

fear, but rather to make it habit that requires of you that you that you consider your impact

build friendships, because

Say that you are

on other people. The hard

you’ll need people who will

Homo sapien 5.0

truth is, the consequences

help you out.

of so many who came before you, intended or not, already make up your reality, and those consequences,

She solved problems

But it wasn’t.

approximately

It was on March 14th that I spent my most memorable math class in a kitchen, singing “White Christmas” while baking an apple pie.

seven-hundred times faster than I did. And that day, I found out exactly how Roger Bannister felt when he broke the four-minute mile. Shelby was my pacemaker,

Let me reiterate the fact

and we were making

that it was March.

problem-solving history.

My 6th grade math teacher’s name

After ten minutes,

was Dan.

we had finished

Dan was a kind,

well ahead of time, and

extraordinarily tall man,

with nothing better to do, we begged Dan to

waited in line for your arrival,

for Hawaiian shirts.

It was Pi Day, after all.

of purpose, the sense of

sitting for hours in a white room, or

Every other day,

My benevolent teacher

he would teach me,

scratched his head.

and twelve other classmates,

He knew that we should technically

because they didn’t quite know

Move slowly and mend things,

difficult things in life that

because there is much in the

require you to move slowly

world that is worth noticing,

and more deliberately, and to

and worth keeping, and

trust others because you must.

when or how

worth fixing. Four years spent

It is the difficult that keeps you

with you as a class, I have

from sleepwalking through

watched you experience the

your life.

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started out like any other day.

of the difficult: the sense

Congratulations; and have fun today.

ay that today is like any other day

at their homes, or going about their daily business

you would appear into their lives.

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in a small classroom that doubled as an after-school daycare center.

Say that today is like any other day,

I liked math.

where you never quite know for sure

I liked solving equations,

who you will meet

and reasoning things out.

Say that we are each separate beings, entities

or what they will mean to you

However, I did work

and that our thoughts and dreams

Say that possibility

Say that billions of people wake up while others are fast asleep.

are all our own.

is around the next bend, and you’ll have to jump the tracks to catch the on-ramp.

to work with a girl named Shelby.

and a strong penchant

by Sydney King, Valedictorian 2013

much it needs to change. I

March 14th, 2007

(okay, maybe a dozen)

doing hard work. It is the

as it is, while you see how

On March 14th, I was paired

And I wish you the pleasures

Math Class Reprise

joys of discovering the world

getting acquainted with a tree.

who had thick eyebrows

rightness that comes with

responsibility to address.

Or maybe, just maybe, it’s not.

spends twenty-four hours

Say that millions of people

connectedness, the sense of

ultimately, are part of your

Say that today is like any other day.

fairly slowly.

let us bake a pie.

start on new work. He knew that baking an apple pie wouldn’t really involve anything we were learning at the time. But he also seemed to know something else, and so he just smiled, and said: “Can you at least use math?”

I was one of those kids who worked at her own, comfortable pace.

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I don’t remember much about 6th grade. I don’t remember the quizzes or the tests or the projects. I don’t remember the nights I spent doing homework or the assignments I labored to complete. To be honest, all I remember is apple pie. All I remember

When I look back on my experience

I’m going to remember

is the valuable time

here at Lick,

half the track team coming to our

I spent with a friend.

I’m going to remember

badminton matches

the people, and

March 14th began

those singular moments

just like any other day.

the little things

March 14th began

that you can only fully appreciate

just like today.

just because of the root beer floats and making human pyramids in Robin von Breton’s advising.

when you are present.

To make a long story short (but most of all)

I’m going to remember

the times when Dr. Shimek brought her guitar

growing up with this class,

into English 3

progressing through life

to sing with us about labor unions,

with people who

or when Madame Blusseau

I never knew

But what makes the difference

bought cookies for our entire class

would mean this much to me.

between any other day

because we seemed tired that day.

The sun rose, we got out of bed, to work, to be, to try to succeed in the ways people can.

and one that is not?

So say that your life belongs to the world.

Opposite, top left: Tommy Wong’s Remember to experience enthusiasm as his name is announced things that will stay with you and he makes his way six, ten, twenty years from now. across the stage to receive his diploma Remember to make the memories Top, left: Tia Fyfe that matter. (right) with her family, including her mother, It has been my experience, that Zoe, LWHS dance instructor there are very few people Top, right: Jackson in the world Barnett with his family, who understand the importance including LWHS Dean of a well-placed of Academics and Instruction, Randy apple pie. Barnett Here’s to the people we love— So here’s to you all, Right: Erica Crew, center, with her father our classmates and companions, the people that do. John Crew and sister, our family and friends. Simone Crew 2009 Here’s to doing things To the people other than the task at hand. travel through life with.

I’m going to remember

Say that you work hard

What makes the difference

bonding with my fellow classmates

to be,

between

over the stress of Mr. Villicaña’s World

to try to succeed

something remarkable

History class

in the ways people can.

And here’s to the teachers

and something forgettable?

and watching GATTACA

But remember that your life belongs to you.

that let us.

in freshman Biology.

Remember to live for the moment, for the people you engage with,

that make our ordinary days extraordinary. Thank you, Lick-Wilmerding class of 2013. Thank you for four extraordinary years.

debate with,

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a prominent and influential role in the establishment of eugenics as a science. California in particular played a large role in American eugenics, practicing sterilization into the 1960’s. We have focused on California

Student Notables

education reform for this reason. Because California often strives to be a progressive and liberal state, it is unacceptable to leave this portion of California history While studying the eugenics movement in LWHS history

class “The Inter-War Years,”

gain this spring,

five seniors were motivated

LWHS students and

to petition state government

parents represented

to include difficult local history in California public

the school and student

school curricula, specifically

work at the Maker Faire

the eugenics movement.

Above: Jonathan Chernoguz, Eliane Holmlund, Caylyn Creager, Rachel Brodwin, and Ben Schneider petitioned the California government to add topics to the history curricula in public schools Right: Charlotte ReiderSmith has been working with the organization 10X10

unmentioned.”

2014 has been working with

Group member Jonathan

10x10 (10x10act.org) since

Chernoguz spoke at the annual

summer 2012 and interned

Facing History and Ourselves

at their New York offices this

Benefit Dinner this spring. To see

summer. 10x10, a nonprofit, is a

Jonathan’s speech, go to www.

global campaign for educating

lwhs.org/alumni.

and empowering the 77.6 million girls who are currently not in school. Educating a girl benefits

in San Mateo. The event

Jonathan Chernoguz,

was often hectic, and for

Eliane Holmlund, Caylyn

many hours our students

Creager, Rachel Brodwin

become an “extreme couponer”

and Ben Schneider drafted a

and has used his couponing skills

petition and urged their peers,

to benefit the greater good.

friends, and local community to

Nicholas has figured out how to

become “upstanders” in their

get materials and supplies for

communities.

free by researching sales and

explained projects and the mission of our school with grace and enthusiasm. Some local alumni stopped by to visit the LWHS booth as well. The most frequent comment was, “I can’t

With the music stand she made in Wood 1 sophomore year, Heidi Peterson 2014 won first place in the California State Fair

believe this is high school

for woodworking ages 16 – 18.

work!” LWHS also received an “Editor’s Choice” ribbon.

Above, top: Cameron Rosen 2015 explaining LWHS student work at the Maker Faire Above: The LWHS display at the Maker Faire Right: Music stand made by Heidi Peterson 2014

When asked why they felt this is important, Caylyn said, “Eugenics is a part of U.S. history that is often glanced over. Racial eugenics is often reserved for mention when speaking of the Nazi agenda, when in reality the U.S. played

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Charlotte Reider-Smith

not only the girl, but larger

Nicholas Persky 2014 has

communities and even countries: When 10 percent more girls go to school, a country’s GDP increases on average by three percent (Council on Foreign Relations). A girl who completes

opportunities. He has collected and then donated approximately 650 pounds of printer paper, and endless bottles of shampoo, nail polish, and other cosmetics as well as cereal and other foods to

basic education is three times less likely to contract HIV (Make it Right). Children born to educated mothers are twice as likely to survive past the age of 5 (Make it Right).

local schools and organizations,

Charlotte has been working

such as Bret Harte Elementary

to bring 10x10 to the LWHS

School in the Bayview.

community as well. On

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Senior Awards Anne Murray Ladd 1994 Memorial Award Hannah Rosenthal

interview. Jillian continued her work this summer and plans to have a completed manuscript ready to submit to a medical journal by the end of the

International Day of the Girl

Smith-Bindman. She has

(October 11, 2012), she spoke

helped with research regarding

about these global issues at

radiation dose and cancer risk

assembly and then hosted an

from diagnostic CT exams. This

activity to make signs promoting

past November, Jillian had the

the education of girls. Later in the

opportunity to present her

year, she brought a remarkable

abstract, “Demonstration of

young woman named Shabana

the National Quality Forum

Basij-Rasikh to speak at LWHS.

(NQF) Patient Safety Measure:

(Shabana has an amazing TED

Radiation Dose of Computed

talk). In addition, 10x10 has

Tomography (CT),” at the

produced a film called Girl Rising

Radiological Society of North

as a way to build awareness and

America’s 98th Annual Meeting.

to raise money. While the movie

Jillian’s abstract tested out a

was being screened in theaters in

method of collecting CT doses

San Francisco, Charlotte screened from various medical institutions the film for LWHS students at

in order to compare them and

school.

find areas to reduce dose. Jillian notes, “The conference was an unforgettable experience.” She

Over the past two years, Jillian was likely the youngest person Keegan 2013 has been working presenting at what is the largest as a Research Assistant in the

annual medical meeting in the

Radiology Outcomes Research

world and was able to attend

Laboratory at the University

lectures by top radiologists,

of California, San Francisco

view exhibits on cutting edge

(UCSF), under Dr. Rebecca

technology, and even do a radio

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Jeanette Gaehwiler 1991 Memorial Award Gevon Taylor

summer.

Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Sydney King

Sophie Schneider 2015

Male Scholar Athlete of the Year Ryan Quinn Female Athlete of the Year Christina Gee Male Athlete of the Year Jackson Barnett

won the grade 9-12 category of the 2013 SF Giants Sweep Student Poster contest. Her winning entry—called “Recycled Sweep”—was made into posters

Tiger Spring Sports Highlights

and displayed throughout San Francisco.

Congratulations to Coach Jeff Gardiner and the 2013 Girls’ Track and Field Team for winning the NCS (North

Evan Isackson spent the

Coast Section) Championship. This come-from-behind victory

second semester last year In

capped an undefeated season.

Israel. Calling his time there “a

Carrie Dinsmore Howland transformation”, Evan is grateful 1899 Memorial Award to the school for allowing him Sofia Chavez to take the opportunity to study away from campus for

Head of School Award for the semester. During his time In Civic Engagement Israel, Evan notes “my mind was Mario Barajas-Ochoa reawakened both spiritually and

Congratulations to Bryson Lee 2014, who won the BCL with a homeland in constant turmoil, Israeli teens are faced with the reality of joining the Israeli Defense Force after high school. Evan sums up his Israel

mentally, and the most valuable

experience this way: “My time in

skill that I brought home was a

Israel gave me perspective and

new ability to zoom out and put

redefined true struggle. I was

my daily struggles into a larger

able to look through the lens of

perspective.” Evan was struck by

my Israeli counterparts, which

the distinct differences between

allowed me to reallocate my focus

the ways in which typical

on more important priorities and

American teenagers approach

not worry so much about the

their lives and typical Israeli

small things.”

Left: Jillian Keegan 2013 Above: The winning poster designed by Sophie Schneider 2015 Above, right: Members of the LWHS girls’ track team with their first place plaque and banner from NCS

West Boys’ Tennis Singles Championship by defeating LWHS teammate Jacob Shaw 2016. Bryson’s win is the first boys’ singles title in LWHS history in the BCL West. The undefeated girls’ badminton team of Whitney Tse and Natalie Sun, both Class of 2014, won both the BCL and NCS girls’ championship. Mixed doubles team Frances DeFrietas 2015 and Kiran Misra Siebel 2013 captured the BCL West Championship and came in third at the NCS tournament. LWHS received the 2013 CIF/NCS Sportsmanship Award for maintaining high standards of sportsmanship and character in athletic competition.

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STUDENT MAKERS

Student Makers:

Creations from Technical Arts Classes Here is a sampling of some of the amazing work made in the shops by LWHS students during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Above, Left: Solar Charger by Molly Dicke Left: Turned Plywood Bowls by Or Oppenheimer Above: Book by Bianca Lau

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Top, left: Pool Table by Yadira Barajas Top: Table by Tia Fyfe Above: Bench by Clay Anderson Left: Amplifier by Heidi Peterson

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CUT BY CUT, SMILE BY SMILE

weeks building a grammar school for the village. We returned this year to finish furnishing the classrooms, create storage space for school supplies, paint the walls, design and paint murals on and in the school, complete the roof, and do the finishing touches.

steel piece I cut with that terrible saw became a part

“And I realized that every time I didn’t understand ...I laughed and exclaimed “maangi jaangi!” which means “I’m learning,” sending everyone into fits of laughter...”

of a table that my younger brother Ebu might write his first alphabet on, or part of a bench that my younger sisters Neyfatu and Aida might share while they leaned to add. Little by little, we gave Santhiou

These first three days of work expected every time you see

deafening squeal after deafening

someone, and to interpret

squeal, and all I could see of

the Wolof phrases our family

the work we were doing was a

would throw at us, expecting

And I realized that every time

pile of somewhat even length

us to completely understand. I

I didn’t understand what

steel pieces. However, we kept

laughed more in those couple

my family was saying to me

chugging along, because we

of hours than I have in a very

in Wolof and I laughed and

knew that sometime in the future

long time.

exclaimed “maangi jaangi!”

we would see the impact of our

He explained his vision for the

with our assigned families. And

school, and how the entire

Emily Dwyer and I, who were in

between ten and one, and three and

remember more than 25 names

six o’clock. I worked with some of the

that we could hardly pronounce,

into the sand, wiped the sweat from my forehead,

19 Lick-Wilmerding and Drew students,

the faces of our family members,

delicately pushed the trigger, and cringed at the

teachers, and chaperones to cut the steel

the slew of greetings that are

many is that?”

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legs, while others painted, cut wood, welded, assembled the furniture, and helped out in the clinic. The year before,

“Sixty. So, three-hundred-forty more?”

and paint fumes to have lunch

energy we had left to try and

stopped to pull metal shards out of my exposed arms. “How

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of laughter, we connected

Mustafa, the school teacher.

the first three lunches were hard.

pieces that would become desk and table

sending everyone into fits

days left in the village, I had

would get a break from the saws

Mame-Gore this is how I spent the hours

screeching sound of the saw biting into steel. After the cut I

which means “I’m learning,”

a long conversation with

the same family, exerted the little

eady?” I looked for the nod of approval, dug my shoes

hope will come with it.

Between one and three o’clock we

For the first three days in Santhiou

BY Rebecca Green 2014

power and freedom that I

Weeks later, with only two

work.

Cut by Cut, Smile by Smile

Mame-Gore a school, and the

were hard. Cut after cut,

Opposite, left to right: Mustafa (school teacher in Santhiou Mame-Gore), Bix Archer, Rebecca Green and Liliana Santos. The group is standing in front of the school that was built and furnished by LickWilmerding and Drew School students. The students painted the mural this summer as well.

through our smiles and

project is a series of tiny steps towards education and change for his people. He concluded

happiness to be together. Little by little, Santhiou MameGore gave me a home and the wonderful family whom I hope to see again.

his thoughts with the proverb “Petit à petit l’oiseau fait son nid.” In English, “Little by little the bird makes its nest,” words that elegantly summarize my entire experience in Senegal. At some point after those first three days I realized that every

a group from LWHS and Drew spent two

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opportunity for current Left: Newly-retired Eleanor McBride with her spouse, Tim Lee Below left: “Golden Tigers” and family members at the annual luncheon at LWHS in May

students to meet alumni. We had 11 alumni take part in a panel discussion about their career paths, followed by more in depth discussions as alumni and students chatted in small groups while eating lunch. The Gamble House in Pasadena was the site for the L.A. Area Alumni Reception. Attendees were

The first regional event of the year was in New York with a gathering at Craftbar in Manhattan. On December 20th we welcomed alumni from decades as far back as the 1960’s to the Annual Holiday Party at Mr. Smith’s Bar in San Francisco. Owned by Max Young Class of 1983, Mr. Smith’s Bar has become a holiday tradition. Not

Alumni Events

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e kicked off the 2012-2013 year of alumni programs and events in October 2012, with a salute to long-time faculty member Eleanor McBride at Alumni Reunion Weekend. The

wanting to miss an opportunity to gather our youngest alumni, the

years ago or more enjoyed

alumnus Ted Bosley, Class of

a lunch catered by Class

1972 and Executive Director,

of 2000 alumnus Jacob

but special guest Robert

Seidman and the musical

Sanborn: current LWHS faculty

talents of current students.

member, master craftsman

We wrapped up the year with

and Class of 1970 alumnus.

Tigers Helping Tigers:

Portland was the location

An Alumni Networking

for our 3rd alumni regional

Event. This second of two

event of the year and Head

Tigers Helping Tigers events

of School Eric Temple’s first

featured a speech by alumna

chance to meet Portland

Jennifer Jew 1984 from Pixar,

area alumni. We had a really

followed by a casual and fun

nice alumni showing at THE

networking reception. This

event at LWHS in April. All in

event gave our younger alumni

attendance were treated to a

the beginning of January. This year we added a career

Kelley (IDEO and the Stanford

Lunch took place on campus at

networking component to our alumni programs and kicked it

reception at the Head of School’s house and a lovely dinner at a local

off in February with the first of

restaurant. The Classes of 1966, 1987, 2002 and several classes from the

two events: Tigers Helping

1970’s celebrated their milestone reunions on campus and at San Francisco

Tigers: Connecting Alumni

homes, restaurants and bars.

and Students created an

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Alumni who graduated 50

tour of The Gamble House by

a chance to meet alumni with marvelous talk from innovators similar career interests who and humanitarians KR Sridhar have established careers in

Annual Young Alumni Pizza

Class of 1962 was in town to celebrate its 50th Reunion with a cocktail

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not only treated to a personal

(Bloom Energy) and David

their chosen professions. You

can read more about Tigers d. School), moderated by Head Helping Tigers on page 26. of School Eric Temple. There is a lot in store for 2013The Golden Tigers Luncheon was the first of two alumni events in May.

2014, and we look forward to seeing you at our events soon!

Top: Members of the Class of 2009 with Chinh Nguyen, LWHS science teacher and 11th & 12th grade Dean Middle: Former faculty Marjorie Donalds, Kathy Jarrett and Marsha Irwin with current LWHS counselor Maureen Poppers Bottom: Angus MacDonald 1992 with Athletic Director Eliot Smith

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Left to Right: David Kelley, Eric Temple and KR Sridhar chatting and laughing prior to their discussion at THE event at LWHS in April.

with LWHS at every level. We knew we would be remiss if we did not draw on the talent at our doorstep and make it central to the event we were about to

New to LWHS: THE Event

In the spring of 2012, THE event was born. The concept was easy. Each year we would feature

school for this first annual THE

cleanest and most reliable

event, for all 300-plus guests

sustainable energy found

in attendance, and to everyone

today. Both David and KR

who supported the post-event

of Bloom Energy and former

followed their time on stage

fundraising effort—$30,000

NASA scientist, readily agreed

with one-on-one conversations in 30 Days, in support of

to be the featured speakers at

with guests at THE event

our new classes in Building

our inaugural event. Head of

reception. It was delightful to

Intelligent Machines, which is

A beautiful April night set the

School Eric Temple moderated

see the spectrum of guests,

a combination of robotics and

stage for our first production of

the discussion and eloquently

alumni from the 1970’s, 1990’s

physical computing.

We consulted parents, staff, faculty, alumni and event professionals for

THE event. Innovation, Science

led David and KR through a

and early 2000’s to current

their ideas on what an LWHS event encapsulating all these elements could

and Technology was the theme

witty, poignant and wonderfully

parents and PALs alike.

look like; the most frequently identified resource was that of the incredible

with featured guests David

engaging conversation about

professional breath, depth and talent of the Lick-Wilmerding Community.

Kelley and KR Sridhar, both of

David’s innovative “design

Each person consulted remarked on the outstanding figures in science,

whom are LWHS parents, and

thinking” approach to problem

literature, performing arts, medicine, business, and technology associated

each of whom is creating a place

solving and KR’s ground breaking

one or more of our outstanding

he LWHS Development Committe and the Alumni and

alumni, parents, and PALs for

Development Office set out this past school year to

an onstage conversation with a

create a new annual fundraising event for the entire

highly engaging moderator. The

Lick-Wilmerding adult community. Our goal was to create an event that was thought-provoking, entertaining, and replicable as well as having the ability to adapt to the changing programmatic needs of the school.

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featured notables would be a professional representation of the program in need of funding.

for themselves in the annals

Above: KR Sridhar and Eric Temple listen to David Kelley at THE event in April

work developing some of the

create.

of Silicon Valley history. David, founder of IDEO and the Stanford d. school, and KR, founder

A video of THE event is available on the LWHS website

We are tremendously grateful

at www.lwhs.org/30in30.

for the time and energy that David and KR gave to the

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ALUMNI EVENTS

The Fund For LWHS Needs You! Alumni participated in the Tigers Helping Tigers networking events with students in February

Alumni Career Networking: Tigers Helping Tigers

smashing success last year and reached a record-high of more than $1 million for the first time in the school’s history. This means that our students can continue to on the movie “Monsters U.”

performing, information about

Afterward, Lick-Wilmerding’s

a new book or a magazine

youngest alumni, including

article an alumna/us has

many still in college or recently written, even snippets about

enjoy a top-notch academic program and that we can stay committed to our mission of educating students from all walks of life. We are very appreciative of the community support for the Fund.

San Francisco. After the panel

graduated from college,

new business ventures and

And now a new fiscal year has started and we need to

discussion, each alumna/us

mingled with professionally

start-ups. We encourage you

surpass our goals once again! This is the most important

hosted a table where, while

experienced alumni and

to join the LinkedIn Group,

fundraising we do each year because the money raised

eating lunch, students could

gathered job and internship

“Like” the THT Facebook

directly impacts our students. Join us today by:

ask questions in a smaller,

leads as well as networking

page and follow us on Twitter

launched Tigers Helping Tigers, a series of events and

conversational setting and

tips and tricks.

(LickWilmerding). And please

social media efforts designed to help connect alumni for

exchange contact information.

Making a donation online at www.lwhs.org/give. Tip: You may set up your donation as a recurring annual gift to make it easy for you to continue to support LWHS.

Mail a check or written pledge to the LWHS Alumni & Development Office, 755 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112 or by using the envelope enclosed in this magazine.

Become a Class Agent. We are trying to have at least one alumna/us represent his or her class. Class Agents stay connected to their classmates, help organize reunions every five years, post activities, articles, and items of interest on social media sites for the class, and encourage classmates to donate to the Fund for

n January, the Lick-Wilmerding-Lux Alumni Board

Our LinkedIn networking

professional networking purposes, as well as to assist current

The second event in our series

group, Lick-Wilmerding

students in starting to figure out potential college majors and

took place in late May, when

High School Alumni, has

more than 90 alumni gathered

grown to more than 400

in the LWHS McCullough Library

profiles and is a great spot

to hear Jennifer Jew, Class of

to easily search for alumni by

1984, discuss her alternative

organization, career field and

career path (including a stint as

city. Our Tigers Helping Tigers

a woodworker!) that led her to

Facebook Page is where you

Pixar Animation Studios, where

will find information about

her most recent project was

what LWHS alumni are doing

working as an assistant editor

right now, where to find them

career paths. Our first event, co-hosted by Lick-Wilmerding’s Center for Civic Engagement, was an alumni career panel and luncheon geared towards current seniors getting ready to start college, but not limited to them. More than eighty students from all grade levels attended and learned about the traditional and non-traditional career paths of eleven alumni representing such organizations as Google, The Sustainable Arts Foundation, Morgan Stanley, The Women’s Initiative for Self Employment and University of

The Fund for LWHS (formerly the Annual Fund) was a

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remember to keep us informed about you and your career. If you are interested in learning more about getting involved with Tigers Helping Tigers, please contact Bridget Ruiz Rivezzo in the LWHS Alumni Office: brivezzo@lwhs.org.

LWHS. Contact alumni@lwhs.org to learn more and get involved.

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ALUMNI AUTHORS

Alumni Authors We are pleased to share this selection of recent apps, articles, and books published by Lick-Wilmerding alumni.

Made By Hand Lena Corwin, Class of 1995

better solution, creates a

uproot her from Brooklyn and

we face, and the world around

specific plan, and believes it

move her to Rhode Island

us with fresh eyes and a sense

can be done.

so they can record their own

of new possibilities. Engaging

album, Annabelle feels lost.

with the right strangers is

Starting a new band isn’t

essential to unlocking our

as easy as she’d hoped, the

real potential as businesses,

school’s rival band is a bunch

organizations, and individuals.

In 2009, Lena Corwin turned the top floor of her Brooklyn and began teaching textile

Tiger Babies Strike Back

printing workshops and

Kim Wong Keltner, Class of 1987

brownstone into a studio

hosting a variety of classes taught by her artist friends. In her second book, Lena recreates and builds upon her popular workshop series in order to reach crafters beyond Brooklyn. In total, there are 26 lessons/projects, all presented with step-by-step photos.

they’re completely neglecting

memoir about being raised

Annabelle and her younger

in a household where top

brother. How can Annabelle

grades and high achievement

truly make herself heard?

intended, overall, to help

writes about learning to understand her mother, while simultaneously discovering

start a business others have not noticed. Through the power of awareness and desire for improvement, an entrepreneur sees a vision, formulates a

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via the entertainment they

Alan Gregerman, Class of 1971

consume. The book is broken up into sections like “be more

Most of us assume our

interesting,” “get smart,”

to a young daughter.

success relies on a network

and “find happiness,” and

of our closest friends and

individual lists cover things like

contacts, but what if this

“essential lessons in survival,”

isn’t the case? What if the

“podcasts for aspiring know-

real key to new thinking

it-alls,” and “movies that can

and action is strangers?

show you the way.” Aside from

Although we are often taught

this tongue-in-cheeky self-

Josh Farrar, Class of 1989

attract an opportunity, and

readers improve themselves

The Necessity of Strangers

as she is now herself a mother

all shapes and sizes they seem

world and control their destiny,

Super Pop offers nearly

what emotional cost? Kim

Rules to Rock By

a belief they can improve the

Dan Harmon, Class of 1999

50 top ten lists that are

While entrepreneurs come in

common, their mindset. It is

Super Pop!

were everything, but at

Clinton Day, Class of 1960

to have one characteristic in

so immersed in recording that

Tiger Babies Strike Back is a

new parts of her own identity

Why A Positive Attitude Matters

of bullies, and her parents are

You’d never guess it now, but

Annabelle Cabrera used to be a to look upon strangers with rock star. And not like her mom suspicion and distrust, The

improvement slant, the book is also intended to help readers

or dad called her a “total rock

Necessity of Strangers offers

find new shows/movies/books,

star” after she won a spelling

the provocative idea that

and discover new ways of

bee or something. She was a

engaging with strangers who

appreciating the things they

real rock star, the bassist of Egg are often very different than us is an opportunity, not a threat. Mountain, the most popular band in the New York music

Strangers challenge us to look

scene. But when her parents

at ourselves, the challenges

already love.

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SECTION NAME

avaricious Hermann Göring, to

Case Altrui Hilary Belle Walker, Class of 1992 This autobiographical novel is actually a series of ten comically tragic (and tragically comic) stories all linked together by a single narrator and setting: Hilary Belle Walker, a San Francisco native and longtime resident of Milan, recounts the triumphs and struggles of being “quixotic, foreign and economically precarious” in Italy’s confounding commercial

the frustrated British artist Eric Hebborn, who began forging to expose the ignorance of experts, art forgers have challenged “legitimate” art in their own time, breaching accepted practices and upsetting the status quo. Keats uncovers what forgeries--and our reactions to them--reveal about changing conceptions of creativity, identity, authorship, integrity, authenticity, success, and how we assign value to works of art.

capital.

Forged Jonathon Keats, Class of 1990 Forged explores art forgery from ancient times to the present. In chapters combining lively biography with insightful art criticism, Jonathon Keats profiles individual art forgers and connects their stories to broader themes about the role of forgeries in society. From

unscripted English, edited

App: ABC or 123 Harley Schwartz, Class of 1962

letters and words with multimedia: word, image, motion, voice when the iPad is in portrait mode, and numbers

and counting when the iPad is in landscape mode. There are six categories of items for the words and numbers: Animals, Colors, Countries, Foods, Musical Instruments, and Toys. All of the items do something animals zoom in and make a sound; colors show their opposites; countries move to

Pia D.M. MacDonald, PhD,

their place on the globe; each

MPH, Class of 1986

food does something unique;

This guidebook covers all aspects of practical field

models, written by real

learners using online tools, tap “ABC or 123” helps teach young into students’ creativity and children (and ESL students) inspire them to write about

interesting when tapped:

Methods in Field Epidemiology

for level. Authentic writing

their own experiences and opinions. Smart English A2 was developed by Brookemead ELT in the US and the UK with students contributing from all over the world, including several from LickWilmerding High School! The course includes a Student Book, Workbook, Teacher’s Guide and Video Pack. It was nominated for excellence in course innovation by the British Council.

musical instruments play a tune; each toy does an action.

epidemiologic investigation. It explains the requirements, defines terms, and illustrates many examples of how to undertake the tasks of the public health epidemiologist

Smart English A2 Anna Whitcher, Class of 1987 Co-Authored with Rebecca

during an outbreak

Robb Benne, Smart English

function of field epidemiology

generated content. In 24

the Renaissance master Andrea investigation. Unlike other texts A2 is an original course for del Sarto who faked a Raphael of its kind, it breaks down each teenagers based on studentmasterpiece at the request

of his Medici patrons, to the Vermeer counterfeiter Han van Meegeren who duped the

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to its constituent parts and thoroughly answers questions related to them.

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custom-made videos, we see them at home, at school, and at camp, speaking in

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SECTION NAME Located in Wyoming,

FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES: LWHS COURSES AND ALUMNI CONNECTION

Heart Mountain Camp is where Sam Mihara was imprisoned with his family during World War II.

Facing History and Ourselves: LWHS Courses and Alumni Connection

It was the Facing History resource book, Race and Membership: Eugenics in American History that inspired a course project examining California’s role in the American eugenics movement and attempts at justice in the “Inter-War Years” class. It was also their curriculum on race and racism that informed the spring “Race, Class and Gender” course, principally the unit examining Race and Civil Rights in American History. This unit culminated with an evening talk by LWHS alumnus Sam Mihara, Class of 1951, on his experiences during WWII Japanese Internment at Heart Mountain Camp in Wyoming.

Facing History: Interview with Sam Mihara 1951 lick-wilmerding: Please

describe your education and career background. What did you do before beginning your work as a public speaker?

LWHS: What prompted you to

begin telling your story—was there a specific experience that pushed you to do it? And what was your process for getting this

Wilmerding, my training was

presentation, and planning public

mainly preparing for college.

speaking appearances?

However, I really enjoyed math and physics. I was inclined to be an engineer during high school. After graduating from Lick-Wilmerding in 1951, I went to UC Berkeley and majored in mechanical engineering with an aeronautics option. I graduated in 1956 and was immediately hired by Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, California. While at Douglas, I went to graduate school at UCLA and earned my master’s degree in engineering. Douglas was bought out by Boeing and I retired in 1997. At Douglas and

the latter. So I consider myself a retired rocket scientist. While employed in my technical field, I made several presentations

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comfortable with public speaking.

project started, creating your

airplanes and rockets—mostly

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products, becoming very

Sam Mihara: At Lick-

Boeing, I worked on both jet

about engineering and Boeing

SM: A new museum was built and

dedicated at the Heart Mountain camp site near Cody, Wyoming, in August 2011. Just after the grand opening, the museum started to get requests for speakers with experience in the camp. I received a call asking if I would speak about what happened. The first request was from a group of Department of Justice attorneys. They were obviously too young to have participated in the 1942 to 1945 imprisonment. I felt good about public speaking and immediately became very busy creating a new PowerPoint presentation that used family photos and government images, which are mainly from UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library. That first presentation did very well and the attorneys recommended

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I tell the story to many other

should include personal stories

groups. Ever since, I have been

about my own life in camp

improving the presentation

as well as stories about what

and have been kept busy on

my close friends experienced.

the road telling my story. I have

And that I should also include

focused on speaking at colleges

the hardships suffered by our

and high schools, especially in

parents throughout the ordeal.

California and Wyoming. When

I believe including these stories

I speak, I ask for feedback from

has added reality and interest to

the audience to help make

my talk. I used my friends as a

further improvements. I also

“review board” to make certain

obtain referrals from previous hosts, including Kate Wiley at Lick-Wilmerding and professors of history at UC Berkeley and USC. The referrals really help in getting appearances with new audiences.

raising children under these

of fear, that it is our duty to

circumstances.

uphold civil rights for ourselves and those around us. He also

the facts were accurate.

American girl. While I grew

no means underscores the

up understanding the history

injustice or dehumanization of

There are so many schools and

of the internment experience

Japanese Americans in 1942.

students to try and reach, so I

of Japanese Americans, my

currently focus on speaking to

relatives and family friends,

teachers at major conferences

similar to other Japanese

who can then pass on the

Americans, did not talk about

information to their students.

this aspect of their past history.

getting this message out to the

70 presenters. Partly because

public?

of that positive reaction, I am

early speeches, I was told that I

reminder, especially in times

their lives. This however by

rated as one of the best out of

rewarding career. During my

and had the responsibility of

have been largely of a normal

creating this presentation and

and to pursue a meaningful,

past. Sam’s presentation was a

past and move forward in

Virginia. My talk there was

to persevere in education

of losing their jobs, homes,

Francisco, my experiences

own experiences) played in

the youth, in spite of hardships,

what has happened in the

chose to remember their

history educators in Richmond,

parents’ method of motivating

who bore the direct burdens

ican, born and raised in San

upbringing/ their support/ their

presentations, I have used my

to forget the significance of

account of how my relatives

at a national conference of

always been stressed. In my

eration Japanese Americans

generation) Japanese Amer-

family and friends (your

developing a career has

By Madeline Inouye 2013

As generations go by, it is easy

These stories reflect an

Last March, for example, I spoke

the value of education and

Reflection on Sam Mihara Presentation

their parents, the first gen-

Growing up as a Sansei (third

LWHS: What roles have your

SM: In my family’s background,

FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES: LWHS COURSES AND ALUMNI CONNECTION

now working on a book and a

Top: Sam Mihara Above: Sam Mihara (far right) with his family in 1941

camps that have lasted to this

classes.

a very simple message: that what happened to us could

“... I have used my parents’ method of motivating the youth, in spite of hardships, to persevere in education and to pursue a meaningful, rewarding career.”

happen again to anyone. Next time, it may not be Japanese Americans, but it could be other races, other religious beliefs or people from other countries of origin. Such a gross injustice should never happen to anyone.

generations to come.

specific injustices faced during this time period. He talked

day. Our family friend received medical vocation training as they needed medical assistants in the camps. This opportunity gave her the skills to secure a job in the medical field, which eventually became her career. They all do acknowledge that those most greatly affected by the injustices were the Issei,

Assembly Centers and how each person was referred to as a number rather than a name. Most significantly, the camps created a stigma around Japanese Americans, making it hard for them to re-integrate into American society after being released. I came to realize the importance of these details. The images and stories he shared will never leave me.

Sam’s presentation is evidence of how one person or one story can make a huge impact on its

term family “housing”, called

hearing you speak?

the life course of over 120,000

was the first time I heard

of the positive outcomes. For

friendships established in the

presidential order can change American citizens and future

were transformed into short-

will come away with after

stand how such a monumental

Sam Mihara’s presentation

times in camps, they spoke

the special community of

SM: I hope they come away with

further help others under-

about the horse stalls that

LWHS: What do you hope people

DVD for use by teachers in their

the best way to educate and

an oral presentation of the

“Sam’s presentation was a reminder, especially in times of fear, that it is our duty to uphold civil rights for ourselves and those around us.”

oral history. Hearing about one’s personal experience is

When reflecting on their

example, my aunt talks about

reinforced the importance of

listeners. I walked away confident that Sam would continue to educate and inform people about the injustices done in 1942, but I also realized that it is not enough to just be aware of the tragedies and mistakes of our nation’s past. As a country, especially in times of war, we must remain alert in speaking out for any injustices that occur and continue the dialogue about our past mistakes. I hope Sam continues to inspire people to tell their own stories so that nothing like this shall ever happen again.

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FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES: LWHS COURSES AND ALUMNI SECTION CONNECTION NAME

from camp and allowed to return home. The court then ordered all remaining 120,000 prisoners to also be released. I usually end my talks with a

Reflection on Sam Mihara Presentation By William Liang 2013

of economic and cultural

language was part of his

competition.

broader goal to set the record

I attended Sam’s talk to

question-and-answer session. One frequently asked question is what my worst and best

straight so that nothing like

experiences were during this

Japanese-American impris-

ordeal. The incarceration

Sam Mihara’s talk compli-

learn more about an event

mented our study of East Asian

that is important to me as

immigration and the broader

an Asian-American citizen.

connections between race and

Internment has always been

Sam’s talk showed me that

room. The camp’s facilities

civil rights that have been a

glossed over in my education

although a lot of important

were located up to a half

through-line of the course. Class

before Lick-Wilmerding, and legislature has been passed

Examples Sam gave such as the

readings on civil rights land-

even after studying intern-

since WWII, the challenges

post Cuban Missile Crisis and

marks like the segregation of

ment in depth at LWHS,

facing an Asian-American

post 9/11 polices suggest that

Japanese school children in San

the violation of civil rights

LWHS graduate of 2013 are

Japanese-American imprison-

Francisco gave us context for

seemed so outrageous that

remarkably similar to those

ment during WWII is not so far

Sam’s presentation by revealing

I struggled to understand

faced by a LWHS grad of

removed from our present.

a history of racism and exclu-

what it really meant. Sam’s

1951. Lick-Wilmerding ASIA

sion against Japanese-Ameri-

talk was a splash of reality

club recently attended a

cans that allowed internment

about an event that had

conference at Stanford for

to happen during WWII. Sam’s

seemed so distant; hearing

the API community called

firsthand about his depar-

“Listen to the Silence.” An

ture from his home in San

important topic at the confer-

Francisco’s Japantown, the

ence was the perception of

medical treatment that his

Asian-Americans as passive

father was denied, and the

and “doing fine for a minori-

“No Jap” signs that plastered

ty,” a racist perception that in

his childhood, I was offered

part allowed our country to

a closer, empathetic link to

imprison its Japanese-Amer-

his experience. Above all,

icans citizens during WWII

I was struck by the word

and deny them restitution

Sam used to describe his

for so long after. Apart

experience: he was impris-

from connections to the

oned, not interned; they

Asian-American community,

were prison camps, not

Sam’s talk raised the broad-

internment camps. Sam’s

er question, “Could illegal

insistence on the correct

incarceration happen again?”

presentation also considered the dynamics of citizenship and accessibility that have been a central part of our course: he spoke of the irony in imprisoning Japanese-Americans as disloyal while a total of 33,300 Japanese-Americans served in the U.S. military. The economic devastation his family faced after the war ties into a long history of government policy against Japanese-Americans we studied in class (like the 1913 Alien Land Act) that was the result of White Americans’ fear

“Above all, I was struck by the word Sam used to describe his experience: he was imprisoned, not interned; they were prison camps, not internment camps.”

onment ever happens in the

itself was not pleasant. Entire

U.S. again.

families were housed in one

Above: Sam Mihara (bottom left) with some members of his LWHS class

LWHS: What else you would

block away from the housing

like to share (a specific story,

areas and the winters could

take-away or something else)

get as cold as -28 degrees F.

with our readers?

Another worst during camp days was seeing the many

SM: In my most recent talk

signs in stores adjacent to the

at Lick-Wilmerding, on May

camp, signs that had the “J”

Sam’s talk was one example of

8, I mentioned that credit

fulfilling the LWHS mission

for our release from camp

that I can learn from. As I enter

goes to a San Francisco

college and adulthood, different

civil rights attorney named

aspirations and responsibilities

James Purcell. James had the

tug at me, and the goals that

wisdom to know that what the

LWHS has for us as graduates

government did was a major

sometimes seem to fade into abstraction or idealism. Sam’s talk, his dedication to fixing the

word and said that we were not allowed inside. But the very worst happened before the incarceration in Wyoming: in 1942 when the armed military forced us out of our homes and

onto buses and trains and we injustice of mass imprisonment. didn’t know where we were He filed a lawsuit against headed. the government naming one

historical narrative, protecting

prisoner, Mitsue Endo, who

One of the best experiences

civil rights, and doing the right

was a perfectly loyal U.S.

was receiving the letter from

thing, was proof that we can

citizen. The lawsuit asked for

President George H. W. Bush

leave Lick-Wilmerding to do the

her release. Purcell’s argument

with the words “sincere

work that our school prepares

was that loyal citizens should

apology.” And the very best

us for.

not be detained for such a long

experience was visiting the

time without due process—

towns surrounding the camp

that it was unconstitutional.

in 2011 and seeing the new

The Supreme Court decided

signs that read, “Welcome

unanimously in November 1944 Japanese Americans.” that Endo should be released

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SPOTLIGHT: ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS

Spotlight: Alumni Board Members

Marjorie Zaharin Albarran 1954

Rebecca Berry 2000

Currently comprised of 17 LWHS and Lux alumni who graduated between 1936 and

Frances Bertetta 1936

2001, the Lick-Wilmerding-Lux Alumni

Frances was the only girl in

Board has several goals within its mission: to

a class of 15 who majored

encourage engagement in and support of the mission and advancement of Lick-Wilmerding High School; to foster and enhance

in college prep at that time, taking most of her classes at Lick, as Lux primarily taught courses in the “womanly arts.”

Berkeley. He and his wife, Lori,

earned his JD from University

Sita Brooks 1996

live with their daughter, Lily,

of San Francisco, School of

Sita holds a Bachelor of Arts

in San Francisco. His cousin,

Law. Adam is an attorney

in Psychology from Wellesley

Jack (1977) and brother,

in San Francisco with an

College (2000). She moved

Michel (1989) are also LWHS

emphasis on criminal defense

back to San Francisco in 2011

alumni. Phil is a lifelong

trial and appellate litigation.

and previously held positions

musician and has performed

He is a board member and

at SapientNitro and Yahoo,

locally and internationally

treasurer of the Criminal

Inc. Prior to that, she spent

with acts ranging from a

Trial Lawyers Association of

eight years in global account

traditional Irish group and a

Northern California, a member

and business development

gospel choir when he lived

of the California Attorneys

positions at some of the

in Copenhagen, Denmark to

for Criminal Justice, and

world’s leading advertising

local punk and heavy metal

a member of the National

and PR agencies—BBDO

bands. He also enjoys cooking,

Association of Criminal

Worldwide, Porter Novelli and

yoga, Krav Maga and other

Defense Lawyers. Adam has

DDB Worldwide— in New York

martial arts, and spending

been married to his wife, Cary,

supporting a diverse array of

time with his daughter at

since 2001, and they have

notable clients.

the California Academy of

two daughters, who are both

Sciences. He has been active

students at Marin Montessori

with the LWLAA since 2007

School.

communications between alumni; and to

She studied at UC Berkeley for

preserve the history of the Lick, Wilmerding

two years, leaving to marry

and Lux Schools.

and raise a family. After her

The Alumni Board is a vibrant group of people

back to school at SF State and

Sita joined the LWLAA Alumni

who share one thing in common: they care

earned two degrees in Biology

Board in 2012. She spends

and a BA in Anthropology. She

her free time (mostly early

taught for a number of years

mornings) competitively

at Mills High School in Millbrae

rowing with the Masters

before retiring. Frances finds

Women’s Team at Lake Merritt

LWHS—means a diversity of opinions and

it very fulfilling to work with

Rowing Club. She lives in

English from Tufts University.

interests all working together in support of

other members of the Alumni

Oakland, CA.

For nearly 20 years, he worked

children grew up, Frances went

deeply about Lick-Wilmerding High School. The varied experiences of this collective—both their life as an LWHS student and life since

the school. Specific committees and projects of the Alumni Board include: social media

Association, presently helping with the school’s Living History Project. She notes that

history information and work on the school’s

Phil Galante 1987, she has seen the schools (Lick, Alumni Board CoWilmerding and Lux) grow President

Living History Project, and promoting and

from offering the outstanding

Phil is a banker at Wells Fargo.

encouraging participation from alumni in

education she received to

He is a San Francisco native

the brilliant and innovative

and attended Cathedral

institution it is now.

School for Boys, LWHS, and

and career networking, fundraising, school

school programs and events.

the University of California,

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and has also volunteered on the Board of Directors of the California Counseling Institute, a nonprofit in San Francisco.

Tony Grant 1987 Tony received his BA in

To get our readers artists and writers with families. better acquainted Tony joined the LWLAA Board to reconnect with old classmates with the current and to give something back to Alumni Board the most formative school he’s members, we attended. have included brief biographies on each member. Jason Gullion 1987 If you are Jason received a BA in interested in International Relations and getting involved Economics in 1991 from University of California Santa Cruz. After as a volunteer in graduation, Jason started a career LWHS alumni in Information Technology that programs and/ has spanned many Bay Area or as a member companies, including Charles of the Alumni Schwab, Genentech and Novartis. Board, please He joined Advent Software in San contact Nancy Francisco in June of 2012 as the Kehoe, Director Director of IT Service Delivery. In the late 1990’s, Jason returned of Alumni & to school to get a Masters in Development: Asia Pacific Studies and then nkehoe@lwhs. an MBA from the University of org and she will San Francisco. In his spare time, connect you with Jason enjoys walking and hiking the appropriate around Marin where he lives and alumni. spending time in the Sonoma

Adam Gasner 1988, Alumni Board CoPresident

extensively in the software

Adam is a life-long San

member of organizations large

wine country. He was very happy

Francisco resident. Prior to

and small, private and public.

to add membership on the

LWHS, he was a student

Most recently, he’s shifted

LWLAA Alumni Board to his spare

at the French-American

gears significantly as the

time activities, so that he can do

International School. He is a

founder and Director of the

what he can to support the school

graduate of Boston University

Sustainable Arts Foundation,

that has had the biggest influence

with a B.A. in English and

whose mission is to support

on him as a life-long learner.

industry, both as a founder of several businesses and as a

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SPOTLIGHT: ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS

SECTION NAME

his high school computer

several technology companies

multifamily investment firm

Middlebury College with a BA

Alex Hochman 1988

Laura Jones 2000

teacher, Wally started a career

in Silicon Valley, including

located in San Francisco. At

in History and earned an MBA

Matthew Tolve 1998

from the John E. Anderson

Jennifer Schwartz 1989

Alex earned a BA in

A graduate of Dartmouth,

in high tech that has led to a

as the General Counsel of a

Prime, Will has also served as a

Communication from The

Laura considers herself a

variety of Sales, Marketing,

digital music service. Earlier

Vice President, Investments. In

Graduate School of Business at

After graduating from LWHS,

in Economics and History

University of Michigan in

design-thinking devotee

and Business Development

this year, Angus joined the

that capacity he was involved

UCLA. Currently, Fred is Vice

Jennifer traveled down the

from Colby College in 2002.

1994. After an initial career in

and an expert in usability,

positions. Wally currently

University of California as

in transactions totaling more

President at Mellon Capital

street to San Francisco State

He then began his career as

private wealth management

conversion and brand-

runs the US operations for a

Senior Intellectual Property

than $700 million. Prior to

Management. In Addition, he

University, where she received

an economic consultant in

at Montgomery Securities and

building. Her passion is

startup based out of the UK.

Counsel. He primarily handles

joining Prime in 2008, Will

is a director of his family’s

her BA in Liberal Studies

Washington, DC, working for

then Robertson Stephens,

innovation and bringing new

He has served on the Board

worked as a research associate

business, Stony Hill Vineyard.

while pursuing a career in law

Horst Frisch Inc. and then

Alex earned a MA in Career

products to market, having

of Cathedral School for Boys

for the various campuses and

at Hall Capital Partners,

enforcement. After graduating

Charles River Associates, where

Development from John F.

helped launch products in

since 2004 and chaired both

medical centers throughout the

an investment advisor to

from the police academy in

he provided economic, financial

Kennedy University and has

the payments, e-commerce,

the alumni association and

University of California system.

families, foundations and

1996, she began her career

and valuation analysis of

put that degree to use as the

personal care and spirits

development committees.

at the San Francisco State

complex business relationships

Assistant Director of Career

industries. Currently, Laura

In addition to serving on the

University Police Department

for litigation and planning

Services at The University of

leads consumer marketing for

Alumni Board, Wally became

where she worked for ten

purposes. During that time,

San Francisco since 2005. In

Google Shopping, and heads

a member of the LWHS Board

years. Jennifer has been a

Matt completed the Chartered

2010, Alex started a food blog

cross-Commerce campaigns

of Trustees in 2012 and is

Deputy Sheriff with the San

Financial Analyst program

Mateo County Sheriff’s Office

and is a member of the CFA

since 2006 and is also a

Institute. Matt earned a law

member of the Cliff Rescue

degree in 2009 from UC Davis,

Unit and the Sheriff’s Honor

where he served as Managing

Guard. In 2007, she received

Editor of the Law Review. Since

her MS in Criminal Justice

2010, he has been an associate

from Boston University. When

in the San Francisco office of

she’s not working, Jennifer

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

enjoys playing ice hockey, and

LLP, where he focuses on

is currently the Vice-President

securities, employment, and

of the Northern CA Women’s

tax litigation. In his spare time,

Hockey League. Jennifer has

Matt enjoys spending time

been a member of the Alumni

with his wife, Mercy, and their

Board since 2007, finding it a

young daughter, Chloe, as well

wonderful way to give back

as running, biking, and playing

to the school, engage other

soccer. He joined the LWLAA

alumni, and keep in touch with

Alumni Board to connect with

her classmates.

other LWHS alums and to help

titled “Urban Stomach” that led and creative projects. She is to a position as a regular food

currently the Development

writer and guest restaurant

the Product Marketing Manager Committee Chair. Wally lives for all core Shopping products in San Francisco with his wife

critic at SF Weekly. In March

and properties, covering

Ellen, and their two boys, ages

2013, he was named as one of

usability, consumer research,

12 and 14.

four rotating restaurant critics

go-to-market planning, and

for the San Francisco Examiner.

launch communications. In her

Alex lives in Potrero Hill with

20% time, Laura developed

his wife, Pam, and daughters

and now leads a course on

Sophie (13) and Anna (10). His

Design Thinking and Creativity,

favorite part of being on the

which she teaches to Googlers

Alumni Board is helping to

around the world.

build professional networking

Angus MacDonald 1992 Angus received undergraduate degrees in Political Science and History from UC San Diego in 1996. He obtained his law degree from UC Davis in 2000.

connections between younger

Angus is the proud parent of two kids: Athena (9) and Owen (born in May). Angus loves attending Bay Area sports games where he sees his old food vendor pals, and it always reminds him of Coach Smith,

CFA charterholder and serves as an advisory member to the finance committee of the LWHS Board of Trustees.

studies at UC Berkeley, the Architectural Association (London), Harvard University and Columbia University in the fields of Architecture,

many other LWHS alumni) to

Construction Technologies.

vending while at LWHS!

Will Madison 2001 At LWHS, Will played lacrosse and soccer, and was a member of the MEAT and Environmental Clubs. He still draws heavily on his experience

and also having an excuse to

property law and spent the

Alumni Board as a way to help

occasionally come back to

Wally MacDermid 1987

first nine years of his career at

LWHS continue to provide

LWHS, scarf down a Roxie’s

Wally grew up in San Francisco

the law firm of Townsend and

the best possible high school

sandwich, and pretend he’s

and attended Cathedral School

Townsend and Crew, where

education. Will is a Vice

seventeen years old again.

for Boys, LWHS, and UCLA.

he became a partner. Angus

President, Asset Management,

Based largely on advice from

then worked in-house at

at Prime Residential, a

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an A.B. in Engineering, is a

undergraduate and master’s

Real Estate, Business and

Angus specializes in intellectual at LWHS and sought out the

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from Brown University with

David completed his

who introduced Angus (and

and more experienced alumni

endowments. Will graduated

David Salazar 1994

Fred McCrea 1985

After being away from the Bay

Fred served as Co-President of

Area for 12 years in London

the Alumni Board from 2006-

and on the East Coast, David

2010 and has been a member

was excited to return to

of the LWHS Board of Trustees

San Francisco and become

since 2010. Fred grew up in

more involved with the Lick-

San Francisco and carried on

Wilmerding community and

a two-generation tradition of

Alumni Board. David is also

attending LWHS. His father

active with the Golden Gate

Peter is a member of the class

National Recreational Parks

of 1957 and former President

Conservancy (GGNRC) as a

of the Board. His uncle Don

board member of Friends

McCrea is a member of the

of the Golden Gate (FOGG),

class of 1956, and his sister

which seeks to engender

Sarah graduated from LWHS

the next generation of park

in 1986. Fred graduated from

stewards and supporters.

Matt received dual degrees

the school continue to thrive.

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CLASS NOTES

Class Notes

1963

1967

Philip Vardara is still working

Wally Free writes, “Sent no

Greg Richardson recently

with Kaiser for more than 14

After almost 22 years with

prior class notes (oops!)... so

retired after 20 years as a Senior

years, and spent more than four

the City and County of San

here’s 50 years: 18 years with

Partner with Dixon Hughes

years working on HealthConnect, Francisco, working for the

Levin’s Auto Supply; 27 years of

Goodman LLP, and an additional

the electronic medical record.

SFMTA, Drew Howard is

college (CCSF, SF State, CSUSF,

20 years as Lt.Colonel in the

His work supports primarily

retired. He took advantage of

UNR); semi-retired for 5 years,

USAF flying F-15 Eagles. He and

pediatrics, making physician and

good health and enjoyed more

then 23 years at Washoe County

his bride of 43 years, Katy, are

nursing care safer and better.

of the great outdoors with a

moving into a home they built on

Philip says, “I still love getting

backpacking trip in the French

Whidbey Island, WA.

up and going to work every day.

Alps in September. He also says

My plan is to cut back to 50-

that “if I can convince Claire, my

60% next April when I’ll be 65

wife of almost 32 years, I want to

and have 15 years vested. We

do part or all of the Pacific Coast

shall see.” He is still married to

Trail.” In the meantime there are

Liz (for 24 years) and living on

a number of volunteer activities

40 acres in Grass Valley. Philip

in which Drew is already

lives with a friend during the

involved, where his hours will be

week in Pleasanton, and loves

increased.

School District. I will retire in January, 2014. I know it doesn’t add up, but sure was fun. I am contemplating world travel with my newly renewed passport. Then maybe write a book. Cheers and enjoy the moment.

1958

Living in the NOW.”

Above, left to right: 1966 classmates Ed Daube, Andy Wilson, Dave Rapoport, Malcolm Yuill-Thornton, Joe Garrett, Jim Pappas, David Stein, Jeff Quiros, Doug Kaye

in the US. After a year playing semi-pro ball in the city for one year, he worked in union local

Dr. Harry Merryman is

510 setting up trade shows.

the Chief Executive Officer of

A trip around the world followed, where Charlie experienced the horrors of war as a civilian. He has adopted two sons, been part

Jacqueline Wollan Gibbons, wife of Henry (Hal) Gibbons, passed away on March 28,

1966 Members of the Class of 1966

2013 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was a devoted homemaker, teacher, musician, spiritual leader, writer, poet and volunteer.

for 40 years and been active in the Bay Area music and drama scene. Charlie is also a founding

gathered in the East Bay

member of local KWMR radio

for lunch in October 2012 to

and writer for the local papers.

celebrate the 50th anniversary of their ninth grade year at Lick-Wilmerding. Joe Garrett organized the lunch, which was

1960

of the Point Reyes community

attended by nine members of the class.

At LWHS he was the sports editor of the yearbook and “Cub” newspaper where he had a column called “The Bullpen”.

Lakeview Mental Health Services, a nonprofit agency providing housing and other support services to individuals recovering from serious mental illnesses in the central Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Prior to his current position, Harry was the Director of Counseling and Psychological Services at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and Director of Counseling and Advising at Monroe Community College. His hobbies include cycling, 20th

Charlie loved seeing all the guys

Century U.S. history, and vocal

at the 40th reunion. He writes,

performance. Recent empty-

Mark O’Shea and his wife

Two years after Charlie

Sharon celebrated their 50th

“I still drive nails and do repairs;

nesters, Harry and his wife, Linda

Morgan graduated from LWHS,

wedding anniversary July 21,

when my neighbors say they

Coleman, live in Rochester, NY.

he participated in a student

2012, and on July 29th their first

haven’t seen me for a while, I say

strike at SF State (where he

great grandchild, Zavier Nelson,

‘Just break something...!’ “

played baseball) that created the

was born.

first Ethnic Studies Department

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at Kaiser Permanente as an Informatics RN. He has been

1968

going home every weekend. He says, “It’s so quiet, beautiful, and peaceful. There are always chores to do, but it’s a “good”

1969

tired, especially after sitting all

Andy Weill is very pleased

week in front of a computer.”

to announce that henceforth,

He recently bought a friend’s

in Class Notes he will also

old Harley (1991 Fatboy) and

be reporting the doings of

enjoyed getting out and doing

Abraham (Abe) Mattingly

some riding this summer. He

Weill 2013. Among other

is hoping to get back to Italy

accomplishments, Abe was on

next year, and perhaps visit the

Varsity Basketball his senior

Baltic States, too. Philip says

year, in vocal ensemble, and in

that his and Liz’s three weeks in

the school musical. Abe now

Paris, Venice, and Cinque Terra

attends Lewis & Clark University

last year by backpack were

in Portland. Andy continues

wonderful. “Every day was an

to practice complex business,

adventure.”

estate and tax planning and

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CLASS NOTES

dispute law in downtown San

volunteering with Habitat for

Francisco. He says, “It has been

Humanity. His wife works in

quite a thrill to enjoy LWHS as

health care locally, and both of

a parent... Best regards to my

their kids are away from home,

many friends in the class and the

almost through college.

LWHS community.”

1981

1970

Steve Wozniak was awarded

Like most of his classmates,

the International Game Fish

George Kewin turned 60 last

Association’s top saltwater male

year. George had a nice time

angler of the year and top overall

spending his birthday in Dublin,

male angler of the year. In the

finding 18C family roots and

2012 season, Steve set 29 fishing

surfing a little in Dalkey. He is still

world records, bringing him to a

working as an architect in New

total of 68.

York and working on high-rise hotels. George writes, “Best

1982

wishes to you all.”

Fourteen members of the Class

1972

of 1982 gathered on August 3 at McNeers Beach for a 31st

Ken Mateik says, “Well, more

reunion. Thanks go to Sylvia

years have passed by since my

vegetable garden and fruit trees

Lick-Wilmerding days long ago.

in their back yard.

My wife Karla and I are still living and working up in the Sierra foothills. The Albuquerque area is where most of her family lives,

1973

Top: Ken Mateik 1972 and his wife Karla Meadows with a Washington Lily Above: Steve Wozniak 1981 (center) with a fishing award

Johnson Duffy for organizing. Most people in attendance flew in – from Oregon, Washington, Texas, Georgia, DC, Los Angeles, Reno and Eureka.

which explains my T-shirt in

After almost 25 years, Dimitry

the photo.” On the weekends,

Struve left Oracle (Sun

Ken and Karla go on various

Microsystems) in 2012 to look

Audubon and Native Plant

for something new and different

On June 10th, 2013 Lisa Craig

hikes up in the Sierras, and he

... he is still looking. Meanwhile,

Gautier opened the Matter of

tries to sneak in some time for

he lives in Santa Cruz, where

Trust Eco-Center at 3338 17th

trout fishing. Otherwise, they

he enjoys being outdoors,

Street, between Valencia and

are tending to a flourishing

taking motorcycle trips and

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1984

Mission Streets in San Francisco. It is a big space with ecological exhibits, programs, courses, classes for all ages, birthday parties, baby showers, gift shop and more. They even have a large Expert’s Workbench for people who are skilled at doing work with their hands, and are charismatic, chatty and happy to be a living exhibit for 2-3 hours, answering questions while they tinker. They have had a mosaic tiler, muppet maker, iPad screen repairer. Lisa says, “We’d love to have one for every day if possible; please send us any

Above: Members of the Class of 1982 gathered for a 31st reunion. Back row, left to right: Sam Herzburg, Suanne Yorn Bouvier, Elaine Miller, Alex Keenan, Brendan O’Neil, John Feibusch, Sarah Kliban, Steve Karis, Sylvia Johnson Duffy, Diane Akka Brown. Front row, left to right: Andrew Salesky, Steve Kay, Eric Kirk Not pictured: Dave Benjamin Above, right: Lilah Beldner 2017 and Max Beldner, children of Catharine Clark 1985, at the Live Oak School graduation in June

Jenny McLaury returned

1985

to the Bay Area last year following a three-year stint in New Mexico as Director of

Catharine Clark says, “The

Business Operations for the

most exciting news is that my

creative design firm Marshall

daughter, Lilah Beldner, will be

Monroe Magic. In 2012 she

attending LWHS in the fall!”

and her husband, Richard

Catharine’s son, Max Beldner,

Browning, purchased the oldest

will continue at Live Oak for

residential elevator company in

middle school. Also momentous

San Francisco, Dwan Elevator

is the recent re-location of the

Co., established in 1919. When

Catharine Clark Gallery from

not helping to run the business,

Minna Street to 248 Utah Street

she keeps herself busy water

in San Francisco. The inaugural

skiing and renovating their 1895

reception took place on

Victorian home in Alameda, CA.

September 7, 2013.

Jenny was saddened to learn

recommendations! Please come

of the passing of Michelle

on by and visit us!”

Mazer Addey 1985.

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He has been awarded 14 different sets of Parachute wings Left: Doug Silverstein 1986 (second from left) with classmates Cameron Shaw and Brian Schiller—helping Brian enjoy his annual trip from Florida to San Francisco in February, 2013

from various countries around

research station/sculpture, a

the world. With his partner, he

vegetable garden, an extensive

has opened a training facility in

installation, drawings, and

southern California specializing

paintings. Emilie says, “I’m

in providing real-world oriented

hoping once we hit our 30th I can get out to SF and say hello.”

training to the Military, Law

1988

Professionals.

Enforcement and Armed

During his time in Southern California, Art took a serious

At the end of 2012, Erich

1986

the fall so I thought I would send

Stratmann completed work as

a class note. When I graduated

the music editor for the movie

from LWHS, the Paper Tiger’s

Life of Pi, directed by Ang Lee,

Doug Silverstein reports,

columnist, and our classmate

and in the beginning of 2013

“The Silverstein family is doing

Chris Hartley, predicted that

their team won a wonderful

well.” His wife, Gaby, started her

in twenty years I would be selling

handful of awards. Erich

own business in San Mateo as a

my paintings to Motel 6. Well, I

says, “our extremely talented

family therapist. Their daughters,

haven’t been selling them there,

composer, Mychael Danna, was

Elena and Julia, excelled in 9th

but I have had a very fulfilling

awarded both the Golden Globe

grade at Crystal Springs Upland

career as an artist.” Emilie has

and the Oscar for Best Musical

School and 7th grade at The

been living in New York City for

Score, and I myself won an MPSE

Hamlin School, respectively. His

about 15 years—now with her

Golden Reel for my work as the

tech marketing firm, Cypress

two boys Cosmo (10) and Luca

music editor. It’s a body of music

Consulting, is doing well. Doug

(7)—and has exhibited in NYC

of which we are very proud.”

says, “I’m having a good time as

and other places for many years.

the LWHS class rep; look out for

This year, in particular, has been

class events in the Mission and

very exciting for Emilie as she

LWHS this fall.”

has a traveling museum show titled “Sweet Corruptions”. It was

1987

at the Lynden Sculpture Garden in Milwaukee this summer and will be at the Nevada Art

Emilie Clark says, “I was

Museum and the San Jose Art

really hoping to attend my 25th

Museum in the fall. The project

reunion last year but sadly could

involves a functional aquaponic

not get back to San Francisco in

Francis Tapon is currently in the middle of his first year traveling through all of Africa. His goal is to visit every country, and he thinks it will

interest in film, and subsequently opened his own production company complete with camera, lighting and equipment rentals. In pursuing his interest in film, Art has made a name for himself as an award-winning director, producer, cinematographer and photographer, garnering almost 100 magazine credits, five major Billboard ad campaigns (most recently MGM Grand Las Alumnus Spotlight:

Art Javier 1986

awards and his induction into

fter Lick-Wilmerding, Art Javier, who has been a member

Currently, Art splits his time

of MENSA since he was a child, went on to graduate from

between residences in Los

U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Legal Studies. He joined

Angeles and Las Vegas and

the Army and served for eight years as both enlisted and an

want his updates from the road,

officer. A decorated Veteran, he trained and continues to train a

friend him on Facebook. More

long list of specialized military and law enforcement units, both

information can be found on his

domestic and international, including: the Marine detachment

Travels/Africa/

52 award nominations, seven three different Halls of Fame.

take about three years. If you

website: http://francistapon.com/

Vegas), numerous music videos,

continues to pursue his hobbies, including SCUBA diving, parachuting, snowboarding and traveling. When his busy schedule permits, he also spends

for Marine One, the Gendarmarie Nationale (or French National

time acquiring and rebuilding

Police), the Czech Special Forces, the Brazilian State Police, and

rare sports cars and motorcycles.

the Philippine National Police.

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Alex Hochman reports that his master’s at LSE and is working at food writing career keeps taking

is finishing up her PhD in Clinical

Reuters in New York.

unexpected yet fun turns; he was recently named one of the

Psychology at UW and Antoine

samantha yard

is working as an attorney at

1990

Perkins Coie doing software

reviews roughly once per month

Rob Mitchell and his wife,

Shani Delaney reports

on Fridays. Alex continues

Helen, recently moved back to

to blog for SF Weekly’s food

the Bay Area with their 21 month

section and work as Assistant

old son, Robby. They also had a

big enough for the LWHS onesie

Director of the Career Services

second child in August. Rob and

that was given to them at the

Center at USF. Alex writes,

Helen are both cardiologists with

Seattle alumni get-together,

“As chair of the LWHS Alumni

the Kaiser Hospital system.

when she was pregnant. Shani is

San Francisco Examiner’s new restaurant critics. Look for his

patent litigation.

that her daughter, Yael, (with husband Lev Kaufman) is almost

a blast helping to organize a panel for alumni career day with LWHS students.” The event, called “Tigers Helping Tigers,” featured his classmates Nicole Levine and Nicole

1992

in the Ob/Gyn department at

Chelsea Eng is still based in

Medicine (high risk pregnancies)

SF and working professionally in

and had the wonderful joy of

Argentine Tango. She performs

delivering the daughter of two

She specializes in Maternal Fetal

1997

dance partners, and as a co-

Dayle Burnes 1991. Alex also

founding member of the all-

assisted with coordination of LWHS’ first ever “Tigers Helping Tigers” alumni networking night, at which over 85 alumni traded

female collaborative dance company Tango Con*Fusion) and teaches (on the faculty of the Dance Department

career and networking tips and

at City College of SF, and

introductions.

independently). She also coleads annual tours to Buenos

1989

Aires. Chelsea says, “I would love to network, and potentially

Tia Hunnicutt was elected

collaborate, with fellow LWHS

2014 President of the Oakland

alumni (particularly in SF and

Association of Realtors. She lives

NYC) working professionally

in Oakland with her husband of

in dance/music/theater/film/

22 years, James, son David (7),

voiceover, as well as writing

and daughter Zoe (9). Her oldest

and editing.” Contact her at

son Trevor (24) just earned his

TangoChelsea.com

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the University of Washington.

and choreographs (with male

Laborde as well as his sister

a physician and faculty member

Anya Holland-Barry

Networking Committee, I had

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Above, top: Chelsea Eng 1992 and dance partner Conrad McGreal (photo by Shell Jianb Photography)

Alex Pfeifer lives in San Mateo with Demitria, his wife of

1995

two years, and their Yorkshire

Ericka Moreno Shoemaker

up Pfeifer Insurance Brokers

continues working to provide healthy schools for our students

terrier. Alex recently opened in Burlingame, where he helps families and businesses with

of California at Gen7 Schools,

their insurance needs.

while enjoying her little ones,

After living in Boston for a good

Javier and Noe. Ericka says, “Javier is starting kindergarten this year, and I can’t believe how big he is getting! Enjoying being part of San Francisco, still calling it home.”

chunk of a decade, Rusmir Music is now in Washington, DC, where he received an MBA from Georgetown University. He is working at the International

Above, top: Ericka Moreno Shoemaker 1995 and her family Above: Left to right, 1997 classmates Chris Wong, Alex Pfeifer, Eric Gerlach. Above, top right: 1997 classmates Samantha Yard and Antoine McNamara with their daughter Sophie. Above, right: Children of Anya Holland-Barry 1997: Clara Grace and Owen.

of her classmates, Samantha Yard and Antoine private sector arm of the World Bank Group, where he helps set strategy for climate business

McNamara. Anya Holland-Barry recently graduated with her

investments in emerging

Ph.D. in musicology from the

markets.

University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Samantha Yard and Antoine She and her husband, Chris, McNamara just had their first

welcomed their daughter, Clara

child, a baby girl named Sophie

Grace, on October 20, 2012. Clara

Sterling McNamara. Sam gave

joins big brother, Owen (age 3).

birth in Seattle, WA on February

The family currently resides in

7th, 2013 with the help of her

Madison, WI.

obstetrician, classmate Shani Delaney, who is an attending physician at the University of Washington Medical Center. Sam

Finance Corporation (IFC), the

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Congratulations to Anyé Spivey

Logan Pierce is living in

pursue her dream of becoming a

and his wife, Jackie, on the birth

Cambridge, MA and in his third

veterinarian.

of their son, Massai, who was

year of medical school at Tufts

born on April 17.

University.

2000

2007

Jenny Yelin graduated from

Kelly Yun was accepted into

law school at Berkeley in 2010 firm in San Francisco, practicing civil rights and employment litigation. On March 1, she and

spend the month of September traveling around Europe before

been having a lot of fun so far!”

Paul Brooks graduated with

says, “I’d love to hear from

a BS in Mechanical Engineering

people who might be in the

from California State Polytechnic

area!”

she starts teaching English in Madrid, Spain for a year. Kelly

University, Pomona on June 15. He began full-time employment

On June 16, Drea Chicas

as a Process Validation Engineer

graduated with an MA degree

at PSC Biotech on July 1.

in Transformational Leadership from Seattle University. The program incorporates leadership

2006

theories with spirituality, peace

Katlin Cowan-Stucky

building, ethics, and social

was recently accepted into a

justice. After graduation, Drea

master’s program in archeology

planned to work in Seattle with

at Université Paris 1-Panthéon

faith-rooted organizations,

Sorbonne. This comes after

Transformational Leadership

towards community renewal. She a summer working on the aims to work towards systemic Kenchreai cemetery project

Top, left: Massai, son of Anyé Spivey 1997 Top, right: Paul Brooks 2006 in June, 2013 upon his graduation from California State Polytechnic Above: Katlin CowanStucky 2006 and her boyfriend Mathieu Boutin at the Chateau de Versailles on June 6, 2013 for Le Grand Bal Masque de Versailles

Toulouse, France and a year

2008

Above: From right to left, 2009 classmates Taylor Wong, Hanako Tonozuka, Sam Faustine, Shana Murraywolf at graduation from the University of Puget Sound on May 19, 2013

include co-authoring a poster

2013

of current research presented at

Kelsey Schlueter was an

the international Asian Lacquer Symposium and helping with the conservation of two outdoor bronze lions now installed on

5th grade literature. Kelsey

in classical studies and French

an online fashion and lifestyle

LWHS classmates and I recently

from the University of Puget

magazine, Tastevin, and oversees

graduated from the University of

Sound in 2010. Katlin says, “I

a team of more than 15 writers

Puget Sound!”

am thus thrilled to be doing a

and photographers. The

master’s which so perfecting

magazine can be accessed at

This spring, Hannah

encompasses those two

www.TastevinMag.com.

Laurence graduated

which is held in the orangerie of

a year teaching English in

attire and masks were required! It was a fun night, indeed!”

this summer, which is an

and sixth graders. She taught

Taylor Wong writes, “Some

to the masked ball at Versailles,

Collaborative San Francisco

achieving, low-income fifth

museum.

Caroline Wong launched

subjects. To celebrate we went

intern teacher at Breakthrough

academic boot camp for high

Larkin Street in front of the

Katlin graduated with a degree

systems alongside youth in the

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Minneapolis!”

2009

the chateau, until dawn. Baroque

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there are any LWHS alumni in

After moving to New York,

(archeological dig) in Greece,

Mia says, “Let me know if

studies in law in Paris, France.

taking master’s preparatory

changes in the education South-end of Seattle, WA. Drea

at the University of Minnesota.

Spanish government. She will

gmail.com.”

2005

PhD in Chemical Engineering

program established by the

Connect with me at dreachicas@

son Maxi. Jenny says, “We’ve

her husband Avi welcomed thier

Minneapolis, MN to start her

the “Cultural Ambassadorship”

asks, “Any Tigers in Seattle?

and currently works at a small

Mia Divecha moved to

says, “I highly recommend any LWHS alum in college to apply for Breakthrough, especially if they’re interested in education reform. It’s an amazing organization that is an awesome teacher training program.”

with honors from Colorado Jocelyn Chan has spent

State University with a BS

the past year working as the

in Microbiology and a BA in

Conservation Technician at

Spanish. She began attending

the Asian Art Museum of SF.

the UC Davis School of

Her recent notable projects

Veterinary Medicine this fall to

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IN MEMORIUM

In Memoriam

1924 Seymour Marcuse “His ferocity didn’t tolerate

“Coach Hall’s first day was also

basketball being undertaken

our class’s first day at LWHS.

as a half-way practice.

Coach had us do maybe 20

Though he had no shortage of

jumping jacks, maybe 10 push-

committed, talented athletes

ups, then run to the top of

on his teams, he molded

Howth Street and back.

moderately talented players into occupying the highest

levels in the league. He saw

each player’s unique gifts and distilled them into such amazingly effective behavior on the court, exhibiting an understanding

of the game of basketball that was unheard of, especially at the high school level.”

Remembering Coach George Hall This spring, the beloved LWHS coach George Hall passed away. Coach Hall worked at Lick-Wilmerding in the 1960s and

Much the way current LWHS Athletic Director Eliot Smith has made an impact on hundreds of students during his long tenure at the school,

was the wizard of Ocean

we know that George Hall

Avenue.”

was admired and respected by student-

was loved and admired by

athletes and non-athletes alike. We heard an

those students in the 1960s.

outpouring of memories from alumni who

We send our condolences to

were students of Coach Hall, some of which we have included here.

“Coach Hall was one of the two or three most influential people in my life. He

Coach George Hall’s family, his

—Glen Pritzker, Class of 1964

—Charlie Morgan, Class of 1966

When we got back, he’d sort

1930 Alfred Franceschi 1932 William Yamamoto 1937 Amy Ghazzi Hegarty

of run out of things for us to do, so he got out some basketballs, split us into teams, and we played basketball till the bell rang. And that’s

1939 Donald Unger 1941 Howard Pape

what we all kept doing for the next four years, playing basketball before school, during school and after school. I never played basketball or

tennis for him, but Coach

Hall influenced me more than any other teacher at LWHS, in that I learned about discipline and intensity and caring deeply about winning.” —Joe Garrett, Class of 1966

1941 Sigmund Schary 1942 Erla Kolbeck Larson 1944 William Wider 1947 Richard Sangalli 1958 Scott Shoaf 1959 Thomas Griffith 1959 Kenneth Walters

friends, his players and those boys in the 1960s who were greatly influenced by him.

1961 Leland Guth 1977 Douglas Taylor

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American University (3)

Pomona College (2)

Azusa Pacific University

Princeton University

Babson College

Rhode Island School of Design

Boston University

Rice University

Brown University (2) Bryn Mawr College

Rochester Institute of Technology

California Lutheran University

San Francisco State University

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (3)

Stanford University (3)

Carnegie Mellon University (3)

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art

Clark University (2) Columbia University Cornell University (2) Dartmouth College (2) Emerson College Emory University Georgetown University (2)

College Destinations for the Class of 2013

Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University (2) Hofstra University

The George Washington University Tulane University University of California at Berkeley (2) University of California at Davis University of California at Los Angeles

ongratulations the senior class on their

Ithaca College

University of Chicago

graduation and stellar acceptances to

Johns Hopkins University (3)

University of Kentucky

Kenyon College

University of Michigan (2)

Lehigh University

University of Pennsylvania

Lewis & Clark College (4)

University of Puget Sound (2)

Luther College

University of San Francisco

keep in touch. Listed below are the college

Macalester College (5)

choices for the Class of 2013. The number in

McGill University (2)

University of Southern California (4)

parenthesis indicates the number of students

Middlebury College

planning to attend that school, when more

New York University (4)

colleges and universities throughout

your adventures, studies, and fun, so please

than one.

Northeastern University Northwestern University (3) Oberlin College Occidental College Pitzer College (2)

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October 4 & 5 Alumni Reunion Weekend at LWHS

Tufts University (4)

Howard University

the country. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to hear about

Syracuse University

University of California at Santa Cruz (4)

Alumni Events Calendar 2013-2014

University of Washington Vassar College (2) Washington University in St. Louis

December 19 Annual Holiday Party in San Francisco

January 7 Annual College-Age Alumni Pizza Lunch at LWHS, Classes of 2010-2013

February 7 Tigers Helping Tigers Alumni Networking Event at LWHS with Current Students

May or June Tigers Helping Tigers Alumni Networking (Location TBD)

Wesleyan University Whitman College Williams College (2) Yale University (3)

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